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My kids left yesterday to spend half of their spring break with their dad. There is nothing in the world more bittersweet than having the house stay exactly as spotless as the housekeeper left it 24 full hours ago.*
There are traces of them everywhere: the humming of the Wii left running, the smell of teen spirit wafting from my oldest's bedroom, the T-Rex frozen in time on the Whiteboard of Glorious Correction and Societal Alignment for the Advancement of the Revolution, whom I've named Fupa. Because shut up.
The fact that I can't figure out what to do with myself when they're gone tells me that it's important they go. The fact that I have spent 12 straight hours in this same spot on my couch hyper-focused on work in the first day they're gone tells me that I need them to go.
Minutes take hours and hours pass in the blink of an eye. I check my phone and my watch and my phone again for text and right at the moment I stop waiting for them the phone finally rings, and they are short-spoken and distracted on the other end of the line, somewhere on the road between this life with me and that one with their father. I am relived. They are perfectly happy. They don't need me the way I need them. They are going to be just fine.
I have to get through six more days of this quiet, but I only have six days left of this quiet. I try to remember to save each extra fragment of time these elongated minutes give me, because it will be an even longer time before I hear this silence again. I close my eyes and try to conjure the things I like to do when I have any option in front of me. The smell of bath salts, the way the hair behind my ears clings to the cold of nighttime air, the taste of a cocktail at the audaciously early hour of 8pm.
I break the silence, turn the TV on, and catch up on
all the shows the show I like. I work and work and work and work and work and am grateful for the luxury of time to see something, anything from the beginning to the end, without once having to make the impossible choice between my children and anything else.
I pass each of their rooms and whisper goodnight to them, just like I do every night and I imagine I will continue to do so long as I am able. I crawl into my bed and drown myself in the tiny sounds I can almost never hear - the creak of the house, the chirp of the crickets, the buzz of the streetlamps. I cherish this fleeting eternity without them, and in their absence I am reminded that my choice to be some small part of their lives has always, and will always, supersede my obligation.
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Multidisciplinary Intervention for Challenging Behaviour (Agitation) in Patients With Dementia (TID)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01183351
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : August 17, 2010
Last Update Posted : December 12, 2014
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Initially the intervention group will receive education about dementia, BPSD, quality of care and use of psychotropic drugs Subsequently, staff in the nursing home will receive training in the intervention method: MID. Two or three nurses from each nursing home will receive more intensive training in the method to ensure effective implementation of the method in daily practice. After this initial period that will last for four weeks, trained research nurses will visit each nursing home every fortnight ensuring that the intervention is properly implemented and thereby assure adherence to the treatment protocol.
Description of the intervention Multidisciplinary Intervention model for challenging behaviour in Dementia, MID, consists of three stages: a registration-observation stage, a staff guiding stage, and an evaluation stage.
Registration-observation stage:
The nurses use a daily registration sheet for the actual types of behaviour that are challenging. This ensures that the behaviour is properly observed on a daily basis.
The next step in the registration-observation stage is:
- Collection of the medical history by the nursing home nurses
- Standard physical examination by the nursing home physician
- Critical review of medication by the nursing home physician
- Pain assessment (clinical), by the nursing home physician
- Assessment of the type and degree of dementia by the nursing home physician
- Assembly of the patients personal history by the nursing homes nurses After completion of the registration-observation stage (lasting 1 day up to 4 weeks) the staff guiding stage starts.
Staff guiding stage - guiding meeting The trained nurses from the nursing home set a meeting for 1-1,5 hours for the nursing home health workers. The meeting is lead by the nursing home nurses and the nursing home physician.
The meeting follows a structured agenda and is conducted following the principles of problem solving in cognitive behavioural therapy taking into account one type of challenging behaviour at a time. Results from the registration-observation stage are presented at the beginning of the meeting. (A 5-column sheet, based on classical cognitive change thoughts records, is used to structure problem solving during the meeting: 1.facts, 2.interpretations (thoughts), 3.feelings, 4. solutions/actions and 5. evaluation)
- Evaluation stage This stage starts just after the guiding meeting and is conducted by the nursing home nurses. The nurses continue the same registration of the behaviour on a daily basis as in the registration-observation stage for the next 4 weeks.
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|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
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|30 participants
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|None (Open Label)
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|Official Title:
|Pilot Study of a Multidisciplinary Intervention for Challenging Behaviour (Agitation) in Patients With Dementia
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|May 2011
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|August 2011
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|August 2012
Experimental: Psychosocial intervention
This is a single-group pilot-study
Behavioral: Psychosocial intervention
Multidisciplinary Intervention for challenging behavior in patients with Dementia (MID) is developed in clinical practice in nursing homes as an answer to the need of a systematic and simple tool for the nursing home health workers to meet agitation. The model is based on the theoretical framework of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) where human behaviour is understood as always acting under the influence of biological, social and psychological factors. The systematic and structured approach of CBT to problem solving is central and is transformed in the model to meet the specific characteristics of challenging behaviour in dementia.
Other Names:
- Agitation measured by the C-MAI (The Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory) [ Time Frame: 8 months ]
- The Cornell scale for depression in dementia (CSDD) [ Time Frame: 8 months ]
- Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI ) which measures neuropsychiatric symptoms and behaviour [ Time Frame: 8 months ]
- Lawton's self-maintenance scale (Lawton and Brody 1969), which measures function in activities of daily living (ADL) [ Time Frame: 8 months ]
- Quality of life in Alzheimers's Disease (QUALID) (Weiner et al. 2000), which measures quality of life [ Time Frame: 8 months ]
- Staff measures: Psychosocial factors in work life will be measured by a scale developed by Sund (1992). [ Time Frame: 8 months ]
- Use of antipsychotic drugs [ Time Frame: 8 months ]
- Staff measures:P-cat:Person-centered Care Assessment Tool [ Time Frame: 8 months ]Measure of the degree of person-centered dementia care in the unit
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- Patients are eligible for inclusion if they have a possible or probable dementia diagnosis and clinically significant agitation score 6 or higher (as measured by the CMAI: Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Behaviour
- A permanent stay in nursing home of at least 4 weeks
- Given verbal or written assent for participation or has written consent given on their behalf by their next of kin
Exclusion Criteria:
- Lack of consent, terminal state,unremitting pain.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01183351
|Department for Research and Development, Innlandet Hospital Trust
|Hamar, Norway, 2312
|Study Chair:
|Geir Selbaek, MD PhD
|Sykehuset Innlandet HF
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|May 2011
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The Boston Celtics have been trying to trade point guard Rajon Rondo for years, and now the Dallas Mavericks are the latest to dip their toe into this scenario.
The Mavs need a point guard, a perimeter defender, and Rondo is one of the best.
According to veteran NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski, the Mavericks have/are discussing a potential deal to bring the All-Star guard to Mark Cuban's toy. Celtics GM Danny Ainge has been dangling Rondo for more than a year as he is trying to rebuild Boston's team into something more than a giant green loser.
On paper, the Mavericks do not have enough to offer Ainge to acquire Rondo, but ... history says Mavs GM Donnie Nelson can pull one over on Ainge.
Rondo, 28, can be a free agent next summer. He averages 8.3 points, 7.5 rebounds and 10.8 assists per game this season. The Celtics are 9-14 this season, and would not be a playoff team in the God-awful Eastern Conference.
Expect the Mavericks to have to offer up first round draft picks - which they never, ever use - center Brandan Wright (8.8 ppg., 4.1 rpg. 1.6 bpg.), and likely some combination of guards Jameer Nelson, J.J. Barea, Raymond Felton, etc.
The question is not the willingness of the Mavs to do this, but rather do they have enough for Ainge to move his most valuable commodity (other than coach Brad Stevens)? No.
But ... there is history that says the Mavs can wrong the Celtics.
On Oct. 2003, the Mavs dealt Raef LaFrentz, Chris Mills, Jiri Welsch, a first round pick to the Celtics for Tony Delk and Antoine Walker. Now, all of these players made no impact on these respective teams, but the triumph is that Mavs could deal LaFrentz in the first place.
In July of '02, the Mavs - for some reason - signed LaFrentz to a seven-year, $67 million contract. It was one of the worst contracts in the history of the franchise, and it appeared to be all but un-tradeable.
That Nelson was able to convince the Celtics to take LaFrentz and that awful deal remains one of the greatest achievements in FW/d sports history.
Acquiring Rondo from the Celtics, given what the Mavs have to offer, seems like a reach.
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Legg Mason Inc. plans to lay off an undisclosed number of employees as it folds its once high-profile Legg Mason Capital Management unit in Baltimore into a much larger investment division based in New York.
Capital Management rose to fame under star money manager Bill Miller, whose Legg Mason Value Trust fund made headlines year after year for beating its stock market benchmark. Though Capital Management's investment team will remain at Legg's headquarters in Harbor East, the merger is a symbolic loss for the city.
"It's the latest chapter in the sad saga of the steady decline of Baltimore's once-vibrant financial community," said Daniel McHugh, president of Lombard Securities in Baltimore. "That's left T. Rowe Price, basically."
Said Jeff Tjornehoj, a senior research analyst with Lipper: "I could imagine that the public would feel a loss of identity."
Capital Management, which employs 45 workers, will be merged into Legg's ClearBridge Investments subsidiary this year.
Legg spokeswoman Mary Athridge declined to say how many workers would be laid off or where they are based. "It's a small number," she said.
Miller, who stepped down as Value Trust's manager last year, will remain in Baltimore and won't join ClearBridge.
Capital Management CEO Jennifer Murphy also won't remain with the merged operation, though she might find a different job within Legg, Athridge said.
The combination follows reports last week by both Reuters and Bloomberg News, citing unnamed sources, that Legg Mason's board spurned an offer by private equity firms and senior managers at its largest affiliates to take the investment firm private. While some analysts called such a move unlikely, Legg Mason's stock did jump for a day.
Add in the sudden resignation of its CEO last fall and Legg Mason appears to be in the midst of a big transition.
Legg Mason generally allows its subsidiaries to run autonomously, but there are limits to that independence, said Bridget Hughes, an associate director of fund analysis with Morningstar. The parent stepped in after watching clients bail out of Capital Management's funds over the years as performance suffered, she said.
At its peak in 2007, Capital Management had $70 billion in assets under management. Today, its assets are one-tenth that size. ClearBridge has about $60 billion in assets.
Cost-savings is the initial justification for merging the two operations, but whether there are other factors behind the move is difficult to say, Hughes said.
"Without a permanent CEO in place, it's really hard to guess what direction they are going in," she said.
Legg has been searching for a new leader since former CEO and Chairman Mark R. Fetting stepped down Oct. 1 after failing to stem the outflow of investor dollars. Analysts say his departure came at the urging of Legg director and activist shareholder Nelson Peltz.
As of December, Legg had $648 billion in assets under management, a drop of nearly $3 billion in three months.
For many years, though, Capital Management attracted investors worldwide, lured by the stock-picking prowess of Bill Miller, who beat the S&P 500 index for 15 years in a row.
"Legg Mason Capital Management was really built up on the back of Bill Miller, his very strong performance and his following," Hughes said. "He is something of a celebrity in the mutual fund industry."
But Miller's string of victories ended in 2006.
"When the streak was broken ... that was really when the brand started to suffer," said Lipper's Tjornehoj.
As Value Trust's performance faltered, investors bolted. Today, Value Trust has $2.25 billion in assets, down from $20 billion in 2007.
Morningstar's Hughes said Capital Management's funds have had wide swings, with soaring performance in strong markets but below-average returns in bad times.
"It's always been hot and cold," she said.
Miller stepped down as manager of Value Trust last spring and gave up his position as Capital Management's chief investment officer. Sam Peters replaced Miller in both positions.
Peters will become a senior portfolio manager and managing director reporting to ClearBridge's co-chief investment officers, Scott Glasser and Hersh Cohen.
Miller will continue to manage the Legg Mason Capital Management Opportunity Trust fund as part of LMM LLC, a separate entity jointly owned by Legg and Miller. Opportunity Trust has about $1 billion in assets.
Four Capital Management funds with a total of $6 billion in assets will join the ClearBridge lineup. ClearBridge has 14 funds.
Macrae Sykes, an analyst with Gabelli & Co., said the merger of Capital Management into ClearBridge is "just a way of creating efficiencies." The move likely won't affect Legg shareholders, he said.
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Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter has opted to continue his solo tour as planned, including a stop at the House of Blues Saturday, after the unexpected death of his 25-year-old sister.
Leslie Carter Ashton died Jan. 31, reportedly from an apparent overdose of prescription medication.
"Performing is cathartic to me and I am dedicating the rest of my tour to my sister since she loved to watch me perform," Carter wrote on his website.
Carter dedicated his song, "Falling Down," to Leslie during his performance at New York's Irving Plaza Thursday, according to eonline.com. The show was Carter's first since Leslie's death.
"I never thought I'd ever have to, but I'd like to dedicate this song to my sister," Carter said.
Heads up: Madonna is bringing her six-month global tour to the United Center September 19. The "Like A Prayer" singer visited Chicago in May to appear on "Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular" and performed two shows at the United Center in 2008. Tickets go on sale Monday. … Former Tribe Called Quest rapper Phife Dawg will perform at The Mid March 3. … "Pawn Stars" cast member Austin "Chumlee" Russell and WWE Superstar Rey Mysterio Jr. will appear at World of Wheels in Rosemont March 2 and 3, respectively. … The Roots drummer ?uestlove will DJ at The Shrine March 3.
Congratulations: Showtime announced last week that it has ordered a third season of "Shameless." The Chicago-based dramedy is Showtime's second highest-rated series behind my favorite TV show, "Dexter." "Shamless" actor Jeremy Allen White (aka Lip) will meet with media in Chicago Monday through Feb. 15 to promote the show.
Sightings: "Glee" actress Jane Lynch dined at Aurelio's in LaGrange January 30 and Prasino in LaGrange January 31. ... Actor John Cusack sat at the bar with friends at Sushisamba Rio Monday and drank a Jack and Coke. … Rapper Lil Jon hung out at Cuvee Thursday and deejayed at Enclave Friday. ... Reality TV couple Bill and Giuliana Rancic watched the Super Bowl at Quay in Streeterville. … "Inside Edition" host Deborah Norville dined at RL Monday. … Passiot Pit dined at Hub 51 February 1 before deejaying at Paris Club's upstairs lounge, Studio Paris. … The Cubs' Kerry Wood dined at Prasino in Ukrainian Village February 1. ... The Chicago Bears J'Marcus Webb had a late night snack at HUB 51 Saturday. The New Orleans Saints' Pierre Thomas was spotted downtstairs that night at Sub 51.
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By John Goralski
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For more than a century, Eleanor DellaVecchia followed her beloved Yankees as they collected 27 World Series titles, but family and friends find it more than just a coincidence that the Bronx Bombers haven't won a single title since she passed away in 2009.
If it wasn't for fans, sports couldn't exist. Without their cheers, there'd be no home field advantage. That's why members of the Southington Sports Hall of Fame committee decided to recognize the efforts of the town's biggest supporters. This is the third time that the committee will honor the town's best athletes, coaches, media members, and boosters, but this will be the first time that they'll give a special honor to a Southington fan.
As much as DellaVecchia loved her Yankees, she loved her Knights even more. This fall, the committee will honor the town's biggest supporter with a special letter of recognition.
"We have some committee members that are 15 years out of high school and others that are over 50 years out of high school, and each one of us seems to have a story about how we used to see her on the sidelines," said Southington Sports Hall of Fame Chairman Dennis J. Stanek, Jr. "She used to love to watch sports—all sports across the board in every season—so we wanted to recognize the fact that we appreciate the support that our fans have given us over the years. And we want that recognition to be public."
DellaVecchia was born in Southington in 1908, passed away at the age of 101, and followed athletics until the very end. She was a Blue Knight fan before they were even called the Blue Knights. She was a fixture at sporting events from basketball to
soccer to wrestling. She was an avid fan during her childrens' varsity careers but cheered just as loudly for her grandchildren, her great grandchildren, and their neighbors. She was a fixture in the crowd when she had no relatives playing the game, and at her funeral donations were made to the Eleanor DellaVecchia SHS Athletic Scholarship fund.
There was no question that she would be the first recipient for this special award.
"We thought it would be a great way to recognize somebody outside the normal scope of a hall of fame," said Stanek. "She was an unabashed fan—a true fan—that supported both men and women's sports through thick and thin. She supported teams in good seasons and bad seasons. She wasn't one of those people that only came when a team made a run at a title. I can remember her back in the 1980s. She would come out to see field hockey when that was a new sport. She was everywhere."
DellaVecchia will join a list of eleven former athletes, a coach, a booster, two teams, and a posthumous inductee when the committee inducts its third class to the Southington Sports Hall of Fame. The list of athletes includes Jen Gombotz-Mikowski, Tracy Ciosek-Beloin, Rob Thomson, Andy Meade, Frazer Pehmoller, Bill Lee, Dave Majeski, Chris Allen, Rick Black, Joe Llodra, Peter Gulli, and the late Phil D'Agostino. Joe LaPorte will be recognized for his off-field contributions. Former Southington High School softball coach Joe Piazza will be inducted along with his 1987 championship team, and the undefeated 1954 football team will become the second gridiron program to be entered into the hall of fame.
Stanek said that this group stacks up well with the last two classes.
"It might have been even more difficult to pare down the field this year because there are still so many deserving people, but we went through each sport and looked through the statistics to find those athletes, coaches, boosters, and media members that are on the upper crust of local sports," he said. "Because teams like football have a much longer history than other sports like volleyball, we're still playing catch-up with some of the athletes from the last 50 years, and that proves to be quite challenging."
The class will be inducted on Thursday, Nov. 8 at an award dinner at the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville. Tickets cost $50. Contact Jim Verderame at (860) 628-7335 for tickets to the event.
"This is a great thing and a great asset to the town," said Stanek. "I've heard the comment many times that this is something that's long overdue with the rich history and tradition that we've had over the decades. We have people that have contributed in all aspects to our town's success. From starting athletes to coaches or trainers or fans, many people have contributed to Southington sports."
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Investing in Reverse Logistics: It's Only Logical
With all those designer shoes, cutting-edge electronics, and trendy toys shipping into our homes via ecommerce, it's only logical that sometimes the shoes won't fit, the electronics won't work, and the kids will have already moved on to the next hot toy.
The bottom line is that some of the stuff we buy needs to be returned. And that's known as reverse logistics.


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What do you call a market that's led by the transports, the drugs and the financials? Most people would call it a bull market.
I have to tell you that I am blown away by the strength in the transports, even after a couple of huge downgrades of the rails because of the usual weakness in coal traffic. We actually have a sustained rally in the airlines, which I am blessing for a trade, especially Southwest (LUV).
As far as the drugs? I have spent a ton of time reviewing this group as part of my coverage of the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. Between the growth offered by Celgene (CELG), Gilead (GILD), Regeneron (REGN) and Biogen Idec (BIIB) and the steady performance of owning Bristol-Myers (BMY), Abbott Labs (ABT), Sanofi (SNY), Pfizer (PFE) or even Eli Lilly (LLY) (which swore up and down to me that its dividend and earnings will not be affected by the huge upcoming patent cliff), you can understand the love affair.
The financials? This is a tough one. I like the regionals best and I think that Bank of America (BAC) represents a great call on housing. But Wells Fargo (WFC) reports tomorrow and while I own it for the charitable trust, I was hoping it would sell off ahead of the quarter so if it grows its top line but doesn't make a lot of money off its net interest margin, it wouldn't get crushed.
Didn't happen. The stock has rallied right into the quarter and, as I told Action Alerts Plus subscribers, that's a nasty setup.
I like the transports and the drugs right here. And there is always a chance, albeit a slim one, that Wells Fargo doesn't actually disappoint.
Still, I think you will get better bargains on Monday than you will tomorrow if Wells Fargo disappoints because you will catch a slew of downgrades next week. That will be your opportunity.


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This will be in your morning paper, for those of you kind enough to pick one up, and it's been online a couple hours — but I figured this is one story where the full, uncut version should live on somewhere. So, here. Actually, quite a bit got left on the cutting room floor as is, because Duane Kuiper can tell a story with the best of them. I'm sure Duane will tell a few more during tomorrow night's game, and CSN will air a feature about his one and only career homer at 6:30 on Friday night that I hear is pretty good. Alright, to the off-day story, on the one homer of Duane Kuiper's 3,754-plate appearance career.
SAN FRANCISCO — When Frank Robinson took charge of the Cleveland Indians in 1975, the manager had a stern message for rookie second baseman Duane Kuiper.
"He sat me down and said, 'If you hit the ball in the air, you're not going to play.' And I believed it, because who doesn't believe him?" Kuiper said this week. "I'd hit five balls out of 10 in the air and he would pull me into his office and go, 'You're right on the edge of sitting down.'
"So I was really cognizant of just slashing it."
In a dozen big league seasons, Kuiper slashed, lined, chopped and bunted his way to a .271 average. Only one of his 917 hits, though, was a home run, and for that, Kuiper stands alone in the annals of baseball history. No player has more plate appearances with just one homer than Kuiper's 3,754. The next closest in modern baseball is Emil Verban who, to borrow Kuiper's catchphrase, "hit it high, hit it deep, outta here!" just once in 3,109 plate appearances.
The Giants and CSN Bay Area will celebrate Kuiper's rare feat Friday, handing out 40,000 commemorative bobbleheads before the series opener with the Indians, for whom Kuiper played eight productive seasons. An event like this couldn't happen unless the centerpiece has a sense of humor about it, and – this surely won't surprise anyone who has listened to Kuiper broadcast a game – the play-by-play man always has been able to laugh about pacing the club of little clout.
In the Associated Press story celebrating Kuiper's first homer in 1,382 big league at-bats, he joked: "This should put to rest forever the question of whether the ball is juiced up this year." Thirty-seven years later, he responds to a reporter's query with one of his own.
"The thing I always ask myself, and I'll ask it about this function: If I would have hit two, would there be a bobblehead?" Kuiper said. "No? Well, then this is fantastic!"
Kuiper has called thousands of homers, including Barry Bonds' 756th, but he still vividly remembers the details of his own. With one out and the bases empty in the bottom of the first on August 29, 1977, the left-handed hitter took Chicago White Sox right-hander Steve Stone deep to right.
"We were probably pretty much awestruck that he would keep that power hidden for so long," said former teammate Bill Melton, who hit a league-best 33 homers in 1971. "I was talking to Buddy Bell not long ago and we were trying to figure out which was the bigger event: The death of Elvis Presley (earlier that month) or Duane Kuiper's home run? Who was the true King?"
As Kuiper prepared for his second at-bat that August night, Melton approached him in the dugout and pointed out that the bat was a keepsake.
"He said, 'You're not going to use that bat again, are you?'" Kuiper recalls. "You might regret it if you don't ever hit another one."
Kuiper never did. Instead, he immediately went back to the style that kept him in the big leagues past his 35th birthday. In his first at-bat as a major league home run hitter, Kuiper squared to bunt before flying out.
"I'm sure I didn't fly out very deep into the outfield," he said, chuckling.
The lonely homer was a running joke in the Giants booth when Kuiper first teamed with Mike Krukow, who in a 1984 "Sports Illustrated" article, said of his future partner: "It's not that (he) lacks the power to hit a homer. It's just that he'd have to stand on second base, toss the ball in the air and fungo it."
For years, when a Giant would hit his first career homer, Krukow would pull out an old joke. "He just tied Duane Kuiper on the all-time home run list." The line ran its course, and these days Krukow — who homered five times as a pitcher — is quick to defend his partner's career, saying he was hell to pitch to. Krukow wishes more of today's uppercut-happy middle infielders would emulate Kuiper's approach.
"He was disciplined – his job was to get pitches, bunt, get the runner over, get on base," Krukow said. "Kuip gets ridiculed for only hitting one home run in 10 years, but he never tried to hit a home run."
The one that did clear the fence produced plenty of memorabilia. Kuiper kept the ball, the bat and the jersey and even tracked down the stadium seat his homer dented. It sat in his attic for 25 years before his kids had it pulled down a month ago in preparation for the bobblehead night. For a while, Kuiper even had a black shirt that read: "Official Duane Kuiper Homerun T-Shirt," but it was swiped from his bag during a road trip.
The greatest keepsake, though, was a memory still fresh in Kuiper's mind. The Monday night game was nationally televised, giving Kuiper's father, who lived in Wisconsin, the rare opportunity to watch his son play. He witnessed a once-in-a-career moment, but four years later, Kuiper almost altered his place in longball lore.
He again was facing Stone, who by then was a Baltimore Oriole and coming off a Cy Young season. In his first at-bat that night, Kuiper hit one off the very top of the fence, settling for an RBI double. Earl Weaver yanked Stone a batter later.
"He kind of gazed at me like, I can't believe you almost did it to me twice," Kuiper said. "I remember thinking, 'God, I wish it would have gone out.' But for his sake, I'm glad it didn't.
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 498 diseños de 159 diseñadores freelance.
"Commit" is a new training center focused on teaching web development skills, languages and tools. We make a big effort to have the best active professionals on the market as teachers and we have classes with smaller number of students and longer duration than usual to assure the best learning experience and knowledge retention.
FYI, The name "commit" was chosen not only because of it's meaning, but also because it's the command programmers use to save important parts of their work under version control
Our main target are middle and upper class students and newly graduated professionals. A Considerable part of the students want to train to work on a digital agency such as Crispin Porter, RG/A, Razorfish, etc...
We need a great-looking logo design for Commit.
I believe the logo should include a mark that relates to technology and web. It should look contemporary and modern.
It must translate well on websites and online materials such as co-brands and landing pages, as well as print advertising.
I don't like to break the name in "comm" and "it" - all the letters on the commit world should be on the same size, color and type face.
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Opinion: ICE Buys NYSE
Assistant editorial page editor James Freeman on a merger of trading giants. Photo: Associated Press
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Born in a farmer's family in a remote village, Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu went on to emerge as one of Andhra Pradesh's tallest politicians. The 55-year-old, who died in a road accident in his native Srikakulam district early Friday, was the Telugu Desam Party's (TDP) most familiar face in the national arena.
A four-time member of parliament and a member of Andhra Pradesh assembly as many times, he always remained loyal to the party which he joined at its inception.
He was in the forefront of the TDP's protests on people's issues. An affable person, he was always accessible to people in his constituency.
Born on Feb 23, 1957, at Nimmada in Srikakulam district in north coastal Andhra, Yerran naidu came up the hard way and went on to become one of the most popular leaders in the backward region.
The leadership qualities in him were evident in his student days. Yerran Naidu, who obtained a law degree from the Andhra University in Visakhapatnam, joined the TDP in 1982 when it was floated by popular Telugu actor N.T. Rama Rao.
In 1983, he was elected to the state assembly from Harishchandrapuram in his native district. Belonging to Koppula Velama, a backward caste in the region, he was re-elected in 1985. Denied a TDP ticket in 1989, he fought as an independent and was re-elected to the assembly. He later returned to the party fold and was elected for the fourth consecutive term in 1994.
He backed Chandrababu Naidu when the latter led a revolt against N.T. Rama Rao and became chief minister in 1995. He was the government chief whip from 1995 to 1996.
Popularly known as Yeranna among TDP circles, he was fielded by the party in 1996 parliamentary elections. Elected to the Lok Sabha from Srikakulam constituency, he emerged a key TDP leader in national politics. With TDP joining the United Front government, Naidu became a minister at the centre, holding the portfolio of rural development and employment.
He retained the Lok Sabha seat in the1998 and 1999 elections. Two days before polling in the 2004 elections, he survived an assassination bid by Maoists in Srikakulam district. Re-elected to parliament, he was made the party leader in the Lok Sabha.
In the 2009 elections, Yerran Naidu was defeated by the Congress party's K. Krupa Rani, who was inducted into the union ministry last Sunday.
A leader with in-depth knowledge of various issues, Yerran Naidu was a bitter critic of the Congress party and led a fight against alleged 'misrule' and 'corruption' when Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy was chief minister.
He had also filed a petition in the high court against Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's alleged illegal assets, which led to the court ordering a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Yerran Naidu is survived by his wife Vijaya Kumari, a daughter and a son.


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Decrease with Slip Stitches or by Stopping Before the Last Stitch
You can make a decrease in your crochet with slip stitches or by stopping before the last stitch — if you need to decrease at the beginning or end of a row of stitches. These two methods are simple ways to decrease crochetwork.
Decreasing with slip stitches: To decrease at the beginning of the row, you can slip stitch across the number of stitches that you want to decrease. When you reach the stitch designated to be the first stitch of the row, you make the turning chain and work across the row as you normally would.
You use this method when you need to decrease more than just one or two stitches, typically for shaping the armholes or neck edges in a garment. The resulting look is a squared-off corner.
Stopping before you reach the end: You can decrease stitches at the end of a row by simply stopping before you get to the last stitch. This method gives you a rather squared off look and is quite often used when shaping garments.
Work across the row until you have the number of stitches that your work requires, then, turn your work, leaving the remaining stitches on the current row unworked.


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Are you an angler who loves video games? Do you work somewhere that allows you an extreme amount of time on the computer? Whatever the reason, you now have the opportunity to hone your skills in cyberspace. Sure, you might have seen some of the old PC games with bad graphics, but with today's technology, they now look like the real thing.
Experiencing The Animation
When you're out in the real world, you never know what may be lurking all around. With free fishing games online you get to build everything into the program. If you want animals sipping on water, it can be done. Want cabins and boats sitting around lakeside? It can happen. Trees, grass, hills, mountains, planes, choppy waters, and much more are all at your disposal.
Inventing A Game Of Your Own
In today's world, many of these free fishing games are more then just fishing. Here, you literally have the opportunity to purchase RVs and roam across the country from tournament to tournament. Want a weekend to yourself and enjoy the surrounding scenery that has engulfed you? Then stop and relax for a day or so. Bring the family along on a trip that can turn your dreams into online reality.
Interactive Play
Once you get the hang of everything, it's time to tackle the rest of the online anglers out there. See just how good you've become by entering yourself into tournaments that others from around the world will be in as well. Earnings can bring you into the realm of new gear, new boats, new tackles, and substantial amount of sponsors. It's the closest thing we've ever seen to real life fishing.
Owning Your Own Business
Sounds crazy right? Once you become a national icon and there is nothing else for you to win it's time to move on to bigger and better things. Whether you find partners or go out on your own, it's extremely fun to build your own fishing business. Charge whatever you want, just remember if the prices don't compete then no one will come to visit.
Fill the waters with whatever fish you choose to have and bring other anglers from all around the world. It could be a fly-in fishing destination, lake or streams but whatever it is, we know you'll have a good time and so will they. Best of all, these are free fishing games so you won't be spending an arm and a leg to enjoy the experience. Have fun!


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10 great debate moments
As maddeningly scripted and disciplined as presidential campaigns are today, there still remains one potential wild card in the long road to the White House: the debates.
They are among the final opportunities candidates have to make their cases to tens of millions of voters -and no matter how prepared the contenders are, they just can't think of everything. There they stand alone for 90 minutes on a stage- without staff, without the ability to walk away, and without notes.
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On Wednesday, Oct. 3, in Denver, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will launch a four-debate series (including one vice-presidential debate). Each man comes to the podium with his own baggage and landmines. The two-minute answer and controlled discussion format doesn't suit the president's professorial style. He must be concise and and resist talking down to Romney. As for Romney, an awkward candidate who sang his way through his primary campaign appearances, he won't be able to break into a verse of "God Bless America" if he gets stuck. He must demonstrate a knowledge of governing- and empathy with the middle class.
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Most debates in a general election are pretty polished affairs. But some in recent elections have been game changers. These memorable debates, however, turned not only on command of facts — but on behavioral mistakes as well.
Chances are that Al Gore didn't plan on sighing way through his debate with George W. Bush – but his theatrics made him to look arrogant and condescending. And poor Admiral James Stockdale. He couldn't figure out the controls on a new hearing aide which made him the butt of jokes for months.
Here's are our top 10 memorable debate moments of the last half century:
1. A Lesson in Visuals
The first televised presidential debate between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon in 1960 was a pivotal moment in a close election. Kennedy appeared with the benefit of a golden tan, and exuded charm and confidence. Nixon had just gotten out of the hospital and looked shifty and pale. He had applied drugstore pancake makeup to cover his 5 o'clock shadow—which drew attention to his heavy perspiration under the steamy lights.
The result was a Republican vice-president who came across as edgy and uncomfortable, while the senator from Massachusetts looked relaxed and ready to be president. So at ease was Kennedy, the moderator had to remind him at one point to get up from his chair and go to the podium.
A well-regarded debater, Nixon was thought to have prevailed in the debate by those listening on the radio. But for the nearly 70 million viewers, it was Kennedy hand's down.
2. Say What?
From 1960 to 1976, presidential candidates opted to avoid debates after Nixon's painful performance. But when little-known Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter challenged embattled President Gerald Ford, both men believed they had much to gain by allowing the public to see a faceoff. Their first debate was marked by a bizarre 27-minute sound gap, during which both candidates stood at their podiums like mannequins-each afraid to leave the stage.
But the turning point in the election came during the second debate, when in response to a question about the Soviet influence in Eastern Europe, Ford unequivocally declared: "There is no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe." Moderator Max Frankel of The New York Times looked like he was going to fall out of his chair. "I'm sorry, what?" he stammered, incredulously. "Did I understand you to say, sir, that the Russians are not using Eastern Europe as their own sphere of influence in occupying most of the countries there and making sure with their troops that it's a communist zone?"
Ford dug in and the answer haunted him for the remainder of his career and the gaffe was thought to play a significant role in his defeat to Carter.


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Rayanne Graff From My So-Called Life Is Now a British Countess
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A.J. Langer, who played party girl Rayanne Graff on My So-Called Life, has married into British nobility and recently inherited a castle. According to the U.K.'s Telegraph, Langer's official title is the Countess of Devon, thanks to her marriage to C… Read more


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2015 GMC Yukon and Yukon XL Review
GMC's Yukon and Yukon XL account for nearly one-third of General Motors' large-SUV sales, with more than 60,000 units being moved in 2013. Styling, equipment, and pricing separate the GMCs from their Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban siblings. Like them, the 2015 GMC Yukon and Yukon XL have just undergone their first redesign since 2007, one that see these big SUVs grow bigger, better, and more expensive.
Size L and XL
Only one version of the Yukon has XL in its name, but it's an apt descriptor for both. The standard-wheelbase Yukon, like its Chevrolet Tahoe doppelganger, rides once again on a 116-inch wheelbase. Sitting astride a 130-inch wheelbase is the even more grandly proportioned Yukon XL, née Suburban. New styling with freshly creased sheetmetal, square-cornered windows, and a towering grille make these trucks look even more massive than before, and indeed both variants now stretch an additional two inches from stem to stern and are an inch and a half wider. The pursuit of aerodynamics, however, has them crouching 2.5 inches lower, at just over 6 feet, 2 inches.
GMC's exterior design distinctions from its Chevrolet siblings include its hood, front fenders, grille, wheels (sizes 18, 20, and 22 inches), headlamps, and taillights. The top-spec Denali versions get their own unique chrome mesh grille, HID headlights, Denali-specific 20-inch wheels, and illuminated power-retractable running boards.
New V-8s, same displacements
The Yukon is again powered by normally aspirated V-8 engines of 5.3 or 6.2 liters. Although their displacements are the same as in the previous Yukon, these engines have been redesigned and now incorporate direct injection, variable valve timing, and what GM calls active fuel management (the ability to switch off four cylinders under light load to save fuel). EPA figures improve by 1 or 2 mpg for most models: With rear-wheel drive, the 5.3-liter delivers 16 mpg city/23 mpg highway. With four-wheel drive, the 5.3-liter Yukon drops to 16/22 mpg, and the XL gets 15/22 mpg. The larger 6.2-liter V-8 in combination with rear-wheel drive is rated at 15/21 mpg in either truck. The 6.2-liter/4WD combo is the thirstiest, at 14/21 mpg for the Yukon and 14/20 mpg in the XL. On the subject of fuel economy, note that the Yukon Hybrid has been dropped.
In addition to fuel economy gains, the new engines offer improved performance. The 5.3-liter's output increases from 320 hp to 355 hp and from 335 lb-ft of torque to 383 lb-ft. The 6.2-liter, which didn't really need more power, nonetheless adds 17 hp and 43 lb-ft of torque, bringing its totals to 420 hp and 460 lb-ft. A six-speed automatic transmission returns to handle the shifting duties; a plus/minus button on the column shifter allows for manual shifts, but unfortunately the driver must first move the lever out of D and into M.
On the road
While the smaller engine is the same one found in the Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban, the 6.2-liter is exclusive to GMC, specifically to the top-spec Denali, where it's standard. (Well, not completely exclusive—the Cadillac Escalade gets it, too.) The 6.2-liter gives this lineman-sized SUV the quickness of a running back. With it, the Denali sprints from 0 to 60 mph in 6 seconds; the 5.3-liter is about a second behind. Both engines are commendably smooth, slipping into and out of fuel-saving four-cylinder mode with no indication beyond the readout in the instrument panel. Maximum tow ratings range from 7900 to 8500 pounds; surprisingly, the 6.2-liter's ratings are slightly lower than those for the 5.3-liter.
Besides the larger engine, the Denali also has active noise cancellation and GM's magnetic ride control (the latter is on the LTZ version of the Chevrolets as well); both are new this year. The 2015 trucks switch to electric power steering, and it's a well-tuned setup. We also were impressed with the improved pedal feel from the redesigned brake system.
Inside story
The interior has been significantly upgraded. You'll find generously padded door panels and armrests, including the one topping the deep storage bin in the wide center console. The dash is no longer shared with the pickup trucks, and the broad, plain expanse of the previous model has been junked in favor of a richer design with soft-touch surfaces separated by metal and wood trim. An 8-inch central touch screen is standard on all GMCs, but, happily, there are still lots of physical buttons and knobs for many of the most-often-used functions. The Yukon also features a configurable screen in the instrument cluster. The highlight of the enhanced infotainment system doesn't arrive until this fall, when GM will offer OnStar AT&T 4G, which allows the car to act as a wireless hot spot (provided you subscribe to an OnStar data plan or add the car to your existing AT&T data plan).
All Yukon variants can be had with bucket seats or a three-man bench in the roomy second row. (You can even order a front bench seat, but only in base-spec cars.) A third row is standard in both the Yukon and the Yukon XL, but the accommodations differ dramatically. The Yukon's third seat is barely useable even for small kids. Blame the solid rear axle, which prevented engineers from carving out any legroom. (The similar-sized GMC Acadia, which has an independent rear suspension, has a far better third-row seat.) The Yukon XL, thanks to its 14-inch longer wheelbase, can fit even medium-sized adults in its third row. With either model, climbing into the back is slightly easier due to a larger rear door opening; there's also an available pushbutton release that tumbles the second-row seat out of the way. Power folding of the third- and second-row seats is a new feature, as the third row is no longer removable; instead, it folds flat to the cargo floor. To make that possible, however, the cargo floor had to be raised by roughly six inches, resulting in somewhat diminished luggage capacity. For the Yukon XL, that hardly matters—there's still 39 cubic feet of cargo space behind the third row, 76 cubic feet with the third seats folded, and a max volume of 121 cubic feet. The smaller Yukon, though, now offers only 15 cubic feet with all seats in place; behind the second row there's a generous 51 cubic feet, and 94 cubic feet with all seats folded.
Despite their role as beasts of burden that carry cargo, tow trailers, and schlep kids, the Yukon, Yukon XL, and particularly the Denalis are now trimmed and equipped more like luxury vehicles. Additional new features include: keyless ignition, adaptive cruise control, lane-departure warning, audible park assist for both front and rear, and a second video screen in XL models. At the same time, they're also priced more like luxury vehicles. Base sticker prices are up by $3000 to $4000, and the bottom-line number for a Denali is likely to start with a 7. Even so, GMC says the Denali versions of these trucks -- both the Yukon and the Yukon XL -- are more popular than the base SLE and mid-level SLT combined, accounting for 60 percent of total Yukon sales. Living large isn't cheap, but at least the upgrades to the 2015 GMC Yukon and Yukon XL make them more convincing as luxury vehicles.
2015 GMC Yukon / GMC Yukon XL
- On sale: Now
- Base price: $47,330â$69,375
- Engines:
- 5.3-liter V-8
- Power: 355 hp @ 5600 rpm
- Torque: 383 lb-ft @ 4100 rpm
- 6.2-liter V-8
- Power: 420 hp @ 5600 rpm
- Torque: 460 lb-ft @ 4100 rpm
- Transmission: 6-speed automatic
- Drive: Rear- or 4-wheel
- Curb weight: 5466â5784/5687â6009 lb (Yukon/Yukon XL)
- Cargo capacity: 94.7/51.6/15.3 cu ft (Yukon, behind 1st/2nd/3rd seats); 121.1/76.7/39.3 cu ft (Yukon XL, behind 1st/2nd/3rd seats)
- Towing capacity: 7900â8500 lb
- Fuel economy: 16/23 mpg (Yukon/Yukon XL 2WD), 16/22 mpg (Yukon 4WD), 15/22 mpg (Yukon XL 4WD), 15/21 (all 2WD Denalis), 14/21 (Yukon Denali 4WD), 14/20 (Yukon XL Denali 4WD)


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Pals, van de
Pals, van de(r), and collateral branch van Gilse van der Pals, a Dutch Mennonite family found in Rotterdam, Holland, from the early 17th century. Most of them were well-to-do merchants and brokers, and some were deacons of the church. After Gerrit van der Pals in 1786 left the Mennonite Church to join the Reformed, a number of relatives followed him. The Mennonite branch of the family died out in the 19th century. The name seems to indicate that this family stemmed from the Palatinate, Germany, but this could not be ascertained.
Nederland's Patriciaat V (1914): 312-16.
|Nanne van der Zijpp
|Date Published
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MLA style
Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Pals, van de." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 20 Oct 2019. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Pals,_van_de&oldid=109202.
APA style
Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1959). Pals, van de. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 20 October 2019, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Pals,_van_de&oldid=109202.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 113. All rights reserved.
©1996-2019 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved.


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IUP::Item - [GUI element] item of the menu interface element
Creates an item of the menu interface element. When selected, it generates an action.
CREATION - new() method
$item = IUP::Item->new( TITLE=>"Item text" );
Returns: the identifier of the created element, or
undef if an error occurs.
NOTE: You can pass to
new() other
ATTRIBUTE=>'value' or
CALLBACKNAME=>\&func pairs relevant to this element - see IUP::Manual::02_Elements.
For more info about concept of attributes (setting/getting values etc.) see IUP::Manual::03_Attributes. Attributes specific to this element:
(non inheritable)
Enables the automatic toggle of VALUE state when the item is activated. Default: NO.
[Motif and GTK Only]
If enabled the item cannot be checked, since the check box will not be shown. If all items in a menu enable it, then no empty space will be shown in front of the items. Normally the unmarked check box will not be shown, but since GTK 2.14 the unmarked check box is always shown. If your item will not be marked you must set HIDEMARK=YES, since this is the most common case we changed the default value to YES for this version of GTK, but if VALUE is defined the default goes back to NO. Default: NO.
[Windows and GTK Only] (non inheritable)
Image name of the check mark image when VALUE=OFF. In Windows, an item in a menu bar cannot have a check mark. Ignored if item in a menu bar. A recommended size would be 16x16 to fit the image in the menu item. In Windows, if larger than the check mark area it will be cropped.
[Windows and GTK Only] (non inheritable)
Image name of the check mark image when VALUE=ON.
(non inheritable)
Item text. The "&" character can be used to define a mnemonic, the next character will be used as key. Use "&&" to show the "&" character instead on defining a mnemonic. When in a menu bar an item that has a mnemonic can be activated from any control in the dialog using the "Alt+key" combination.
The text also accepts the control character '\t' to force text alignment to the right after this character. This is used to add shortcut keys to the menu, aligned to the right, ex: "Save\tCtrl+S", but notice that the shortcut key (also known as Accelerator or Hot Key) still has to be implemented. To implement a shortcut use the K_* callbacks in the dialog.
(non inheritable)
Image name of the title image. In Windows, it appears before of the title text and after the check mark area (so both title and title image can be visible). In Motif, it must be at least defined during map, it replaces the text, and only images will be possible to set (TITLE will be hidden). In GTK, it will appear on the check mark area.
(non inheritable)
Indicates the item's state. When the value is ON, a mark will be displayed to the left of the item. Default: OFF. An item in a menu bar cannot have a check mark. When IMAGE is used, the checkmark is not shown. See the item AUTOTOGGLE attribute and the menu =item RADIO attribute.
WID (non inheritable)
In Windows, returns the HMENU of the parent menu.
The following common attributes are also accepted:
For more info about concept of callbacks (setting callback handlers etc.) see IUP::Manual::04_Callbacks. Callbacks specific to this element:
Action generated when the item is selected. IUP_CLOSE will be processed. Even if inside a popup menu when IUP_CLOSE is returned, the current popup dialog or the main loop will be closed.
Action generated when the item is highlighted.
The following common callbacks are also accepted:
Menu items are activated using the Enter key.
In Motif and GTK, the text font will be affected by the dialog font when the menu is mapped.
Since GTK 2.14 to have a menu item that can be marked you must set the VALUE attribute to ON or OFF, or set HIDEMARK=NO, before mapping the control.
The element IUP::Item is used in the following sample scripts:
0-basic/dialog2.pl - IUP::Dialog example
0-basic/item.pl - IUP::Item Example
0-basic/layoutdialog.pl - IUP::LayoutDialog example
0-basic/menu.pl - IUP::Menu example
0-basic/separator.pl - IUP::Separator example
0-basic/submenu.pl - IUP::Submenu example
0-basic/tray.pl - IUP::Dialog + TRAY / TRAYTIP / TRAYIMAGE example
1-apps/app-mdi.pl - IUP app example
1-apps/app-sample1.pl - example used for screenshot - IUP.pod
1-apps/app-sample2.pl - example based on the original sample.c
1-apps/app-simple-demo.pl - example used for screenshot - IUP.pod
IUP::Separator, IUP::Submenu, IUP::Menu.
The original doc: iupitem.html


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Brad Keselowski: on the brink of becoming the first Dodge NASCAR champion since 1975...and perhaps the last Dodge NASCAR champion (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
By Mike Mulhern
HOMESTEAD, Fla.
Let's put this in some perspective:
The last time Dodge won the NASCAR championship, Bill Gates was only 20 years old, and he had just created a company he called Micro-Soft.
Fast-forward from 1975 to Sunday morning November 18th, 2012 -- with Brad Keselowski and Roger Penske on the brink of winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup title, in Dodge Chargers.
It looks to be a very historic day, for Kes, the Captain, and Dodge-Chrysler-Fiat...and reflect back to the vision in late 1999 that Ray Evernham and Dodge execs had when they packaged a new return-to-NASCAR effort, to be backed by Dodge's thousands of car dealers around the country.
That effort debuted officially at Daytona in 2001, with Bill Elliott (he qualed on the pole and finished fifth). Evernham's goal was to win this championship, and he made major changes in the traditional organization of stock car teams. Evernham won 13 times as official team owner, with Elliott, Kasey Kahne and Jeremy Mayfield, before that operation went into fizzle, in that complicated, and not very pretty, reshuffling with George Gillett.
Evernham never got to celebrate that Dodge championship....
And now, 432 Cup races after that 2001 debut, Dodge is officially putting this NASCAR operation on the corporate chopping block.
So if/when Keselowski and Penske hoist that championship trophy here Sunday evening, it will be a bittersweet moment for this sport.
And sad, really. Especially for those stock car fans who well recall the MoPar legend....
Dodge execs have pretty much washed their hands of NASCAR, rejecting offers from Penske to keep things going in some way. They don't even go to the track much any more. They skipped last Sunday's championship key in Phoenix, and it's unclear if they'll be here to celebrate this historical moment either.
Yes, there has been some speculation that Dodge might return to NASCAR in 2014, if it can find some top operation to back.
However there really hasn't been much enthusiasm apparent up there in the corporate offices.
And in this sport, the line is 'When you're gone, you're gone, baby, gone.'
Ray Evernham, the legendary crew chief turned car owner, who brought Dodge back to NASCAR prominence (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
Which brings us to Howard Comstock, one of the key engineers in the Dodge racing operation, a sturdy, long-time fixture in the NASCAR garage. A straight-shooter.
Howard Comstock is one of the good guys in this sport. He's been around for maybe 30 years now.
And he wants to keep the Dodge dream alive.
There was no hint really of this Dodge dropout back in March. Even with Penske's announcement moving to Ford, and all those questions raised about how in the world Dodge execs could have let Roger Penske get away, there was considerable enthusiasm when the 2013 NASCAR Dodge was unveiled at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
And Comstock and Dodge men have continued with the 2013 project throughout the year.
NASCAR's big-picture 2013 is a radical philosophical shift for the sanctioning body, which has given Toyota, Ford, Chevrolet and Dodge considerable leeway in developing the new, 'character-driven' models.
Yes, the NASCAR 2013 is way, way behind schedule, and new rules are being written weekly. But the project itself has drawn praise from the car makers, whose collaborative efforts are cloaked in much secrecy.
Howard Comstock, a veteran NASCAR engineer, and head of Dodge's NASCAR programs...for at least one more day (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
While Dodge execs aren't interested in any official NASCAR effort next season, men involved in this effort have hopes at least of some smaller, perhaps 'privateer' effort.
"The 2013 Dodge is approved, and we have all the parts made in CAD, and we've fabricated parts, though we haven't stamped anything (in steel)," Comstock says.
"Right now we don't have plans yet to stamp the parts. Yet. But if the decision is made to stamp the parts (to allow a team to build some cars), we'd have parts available."
Or an outside vendor could stamp the parts.
And these particular parts Comstock is referring to are really only a small part of any Sprint Cup racing effort.
Engines? Penske has some, and so does Joey Arrington. "They're actively building and developing engines," Comstock says.
"There is a tremendous amount of really good quality, high-tech stuff on the market today.
"We haven't thrown everything in the dumpster."
The 2013 NASCAR Dodge, unwrapped at Las Vegas Motor Speedway back in March. But will it ever see a NASCAR race? Or will it become a footnote to stock car racing history? (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
Now down at the technical level of these four 2013s, there is increasing pressure on NASCAR and the car makers to come up with a set of solid rules, since each driver will need about 14 or 15 cars for the new season, and that's a lot of construction.
Comstock points out this 2013 is a major project.
"It's a brand new design concept, remember," Comstock says, referring to the dramatic shift away from the 'common template' philosophy of the car-of-tomorrow (which first ran in 2007) to the 2013s which are to have maybe only 10 percent of the body parts in common design.
"It is a great engineering exercise.
"But look at the current car; we've all been developing it for the last five years....to get to a package that we're still not happy with.
"So being able to solve the 2013 equation in a couple of tests is probably not realistic."
Ray Evernham. A bittersweet weekend at Homestead for the man who brought Dodge back to NASCAR (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
Aero-matching such a diverse collection of cars, and trying to incorporate design features for better racing, particularly at the mid-sized 1-1/2-mile tracks, where racing this season has been so downright boring, has been a challenge.
"NASCAR is trying to do a lot of things here -- and it's really a dual development project: one, design a new car, and two, develop a new aero package," Comstock says.
"There have been suggestions from all sides. Some have worked, some have not.
"As we get closer, we can zero in on a rules package.
"But the car itself - the body -- is fixed, and we could go build race cars. Now the under-trays (radiator pans) might be a little different, the front splitters might be a little different, the spoilers might be a little different....but mostly those are bolt-ons.
"So teams can go forward with building cars.
"This is going to be a better race car. It looks better, and it will drive better.
"But it's been a big project. And there are a lot of opinions. And everyone is trying to be fair to everyone else.
"These cars are not the same as the current cars. They are very different cars. And to hone the rules so no one gets an advantage is a very big job.
"And as the new season starts, there may be more adjustments."
Bill Elliott: put that first NASCAR Dodge on the Daytona 500 pole (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
Comstock has a suggestion: that NASCAR change the way it measures a car's ride-height. "We drive these cars on 'bump-stops' now, and that's not good.
"We need to be able to drive these cars on springs and shocks the way they are intended. If we do that, grip levels will go up, and the racing will be better.
"Right now we're putting little-bitty springs in the car, to hold the car up as it goes through inspection. Then watch as the cars roll down pit road afterwards -- they already back on the ground.
"That's wrong. Let the teams run the springs the car will race on.
"Watch these cars go through the corners on bump-stops on bumpy tracks (like Kentucky) -- it's terrible."
Maybe that's worth a try at the next 2013 test, at Charlotte in three weeks.
Kasey Kahne (L) and general manager Sammy Johns: part of Evernham's Dodge brain trust...back when (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
Adding a 'wicker' hook-lip to the rear spoiler is a possibility, in adding rear downforce.
But NASCAR is still dead-set against the two-car drafts at Daytona and Talladega, and engine cooling aspects are being set to keep drivers from running nose to tail.
In another interesting twist here, the front and rear bumpers of the 2013s will not necessarily align, as they currently do. The current bumpers match so perfectly that cars can push each other around the track without spinning out.
The 2013s however are not held to any particular bumper-high rules.
Some brands might opt for higher rear bumpers, to increase downforce. That in turn could, if a rival's front bumper is 'mismatched,' lead to more spinouts.
Which brands are going in which direction?
Comstock laughs: "Keep watching. You'll find out when someone gets looped."
Brilliant weather for Brad Keselowski and Roger Penske...and Dodge's last NASCAR run (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
What about horsepower?
NASCAR has been testing 2013s with as much as 200 horsepower less. Current engines have 900 horsepower.
"I think the 150 pounds of mass we're taking out of the car is a huge step in the right direction," Comstock says.
"And I understand the horsepower situation is something NASCAR has to look at. But I personally don't think that's the way to go. You're going backwards; the corner entry speed is lower but the speed in the middle of the corner is higher.
"I'm not saying less horsepower won't work; I'm saying you have to be careful with the aerodynamic package you put with it.
"And I don't think in the couple of swings they've taken at it that they've got it right.
"Each week out here who is the fastest guy? It's not the guy who's fastest at the start-finish line; it's the guy who's fastest in the middle of the corner....getting grip."
Ray Evernham always dreamed of bringing Dodge that long-elusive NASCAR championship... (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
And that's the state of this NASCAR 2013 project as the Sprint Cup 2012 season comes to a close...and as stock car crews prepare for the next round of 2013 tests.
But for Comstock and the rest of the NASCAR-Dodge guys?
Well, unless Sergio Marchionne, the big boss (in Austin, Texas this weekend for the Formula 1 race), changes his mind about marketing his street cars through NASCAR racing, it could be the end of the line.
That makes Sunday's Homestead 400 perhaps too sadly memorable.
And if indeed nothing happens?
"Guess I'm going fishing next year," Comstock says slowly, painfully.
Dodge's Brad Keselowski, on the eve of the final race of the NASCAR season...and Dodge's final NASCAR race (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
Great article/story as usual from you Mike !! It's been a great 11 years of following my beloved Mopars on their "comeback" march, and I wish so much that they would not leave. By competing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, I was able to go to attend 3 Daytona 500's to help cheer them on.... I live in Washington State....NASCAR not welcomed here by others ! I was there at Daytona when Ward Burton won and when Ryan Newman also won, both in Dodge's. I was proud to hold the Dodge banner high and I still am, thanks to Mr. Penske, Brad K. & the entire Penske organization. Also thanks to Ray Evernham, Petty Enterprises, Ganassi Racing, Melling Racing, who first made the vision happen. Thanks to all the reporters who ever covered the stories on the Dodges, good or bad; at least we got some ink time !! Thanks also to ALL the drivers who ever got behind the wheel of a Dodge/MOPAR powered machine, I appreciate your efforts !! Thanks too to all those of you competing in Chevys, Fords & Toyotas.....I know us Dodge/Mopar people are a pain in the butt to you, LOL !!! And finally to all the Dodge/MOPAR fans out there, I know it's tough, hopefully we'll be back soon, but keep the faith !! For me now, I won't be watching anymore NASCAR, so now I'll FINALLY have more time to enjoy my 1955 Plymouth Belvedere or my 1968 Charger R/T or my 1967 Dart GTS big block convertible.....so long race fans everywhere !!!!
As a long time (retired) Chrysler employee and huge racing fan I know I won't be in front of the TV as much next year. I will miss watching Dodge compete in NASCAR. Thank you to all the dedicated employees and the teams who have run Dodge and Brad I'll be wound up watching the race today. GO DODGE!!!!!!!
Could Not Have Been Better Said Ray I Agree, Now I Also Say Bye To NASCAR
Think Dodge is doing the right thing...mabe Ford and and Toyota will either leave or cut back...Just because Dodge won this year...Nascar is still and GM sport....having people in key positions like Chief Judge John Middlebrook who is long time 39yrs GM and employee and Hendrick Crony....does nothing to bring 'new car fans" to the sport....what you have now is bacically the GM dwindling GM fan base ..who have all there heros...Jeff Gordon, Dale JR, Jimmy Johnson to win without penalty!!!! The former car fans of other brands have left the building a long time ago....
I will take a year off of attending NASCAR races, without any MOPARS to watch. Probably wont view many on television either. Hopefully NASCAR and dodge will get on the same page for the 2014 season. And car owners/ teams with only two dodges in the lineup for the 2012 season versus all other 41 cars in the field, look who came out on top! Wake up car owners..! For now I will spend more weekends at the truck pulls. Pulling my 93 DODGE 1 ton 493 cu inch MOPAR! Hope to see a return soon.
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5 Infamous Games Gone Missing Which Eventually Launched - The Gist
Here are five famous vaporware games that were eventually released after years and years of development issues and delays.
Here are five famous vaporware games that were eventually released after years and years of development issues and delays.
Gearbox is making a new Duke Nukem, gamers still prefer physical over digital games, and the New Horizons space probe has a piece of the PS1!
The voice behind Duke Nukem, Jon St. John, gives us some wise insight into Duke's thought processes, and how the video game voice acting business has evolved since Duke 3D.
In an interview with IGN, Geambox president Randy Pitchford openly expressed an interest in revisiting the Duke Nukem Franchise.
The Vocabularium is back with a term for all you Duke Nukem fans: development hell!
This week, we feature great demos for Gotham City Imposters, The Darkness II, and UFC Undisputed 3, as well as call out new Liberation and Piazza maps for Call of ...
Johnny gets on his soapbox and takes a look at the state of intellectual property in the games industry. Warning: contains silliness.
A visual journey through 2011 through the eyes of a gamer.
The DLC pack Duke Nukem Forever: The Doctor Who Cloned Me is now available!
Guy brings you news of the first Duke Nukem Forever DLC and Microsoft's new headset. Meanwhile, Jane checks out Avatar Kinect.
We have Call of Duty: Black Ops - Annihilation, Journey, Comic - Con 2011, and June NPD sales! Yay!
This week, we feature trailers, including one for Gears 3, eShop for 3DS purchases, and new titles such as Trenched.
Duke runs around avoiding some big guns from a hulking brute.
Duke gets ahead after a field goal.
Rolling around in a cute little RC car is right up Duke's alley.
Duke Nukem Forever will forever have taken hours of Kevin VanOrd's life; find out how to avoid a similar fate in this video review.
Duke takes an RC car out for a spin.
Repel some brutes that bust in through a casino ceiling.
Propain can be deadly if swallowed without a healthy round of bullets.
Get your Sync on with Jody Robinson as she chats about Alice: Madness Returns, Duke Nukem Forever, Child of Eden, and more.
Duke heads to the studio for the Damn It's Late Show.
We bring you the first few minutes of gameplay from the long-awaited Duke Nukem Forever.
Duke takes a conference call and kicks some alien arse in the Duke Cave in this gameplay clip for Duke Nukem Forever.
The power is out in the Duke cave, and there are all manner of alien nasties in Duke's way in this gameplay clip from Duke Nukem Forever.
Duke wanders around the Duke Museum in this gameplay clip from Duke Nukem Forever.
That's right folks, Duke Nukem Forever is set to launch on June 10 (unless you're in the US, in which case you have to wait)!
That's right folks, Duke Nukem Forever is set to launch June 14!
After an 11-year wait Duke Nukem Forever is almost here! Check out this latest trailer to see The King's unique calling card.
Duke Nukem Forever is packing a pretty varied arsenal. We go in depth with the guns of Duke in this video preview.
This week we feature a PlayStation Network update, D&D Daggerdale, a Halo Reach demo, and tons of videos.
This week, we check out Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale, downloads such as Your Shape Fitness Evolved, trailers for Modern Warfare 3, and much, much more.
Jody gives us the scoop on Duke Nukem Forever, Modern Warfare 3, Ghost Recon Online, and more.
Tom Mc Shea and Ryan Mac Donald hail to the king with this retro Now Playing honoring Duke Nukem.
Duke Nukem's release date is approaching, and we've got the latest look behind the scenes at its development.
Check out the Duke Nukem Forever first access demo available June 3.
This week, we feature a demo for Red Faction:Armageddon, an explosive title by the name of Gatling Gears, and free identity protection from Sony.
This week, we feature Gatling Gears; editor's choice downloads, including Vanquish and Dirt 2; and a demo for Red Faction: Armageddon.
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Pat Foote: Retired U.S. Army Brigadier General
Foote remembers the way she was discouraged from math and forced into home ec as a girl.
Pat Foote
Brigadier General, U.S. Army (Retired)
Pat Foote on integrating women into the military and the ongoing fight.
Brigadier General Evelyn "Pat" Foote is a retired U.S. Army general. Her groundbreaking achievements include being the first female Deputy Inspector General of the Army, being the first female brigade commander in Europe, being the first female faculty member of the U.S. Army War College, and being the first female commander of Fort Belvoir, Virginia. She is a champion for women's advancement in the armed forces and extinguishing sexual assault and harassment within its ranks. Foote was born in 1930, in Durham, North Carolina. She graduated from Wake Forest University with a degree in sociology, working her way through college, in part, as a file clerk for the FBI. After graduating, she held a series of jobs in Washington, DC, including again at the FBI, at the Washington Daily News, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Grayline Sightseeing. Continually frustrated by the glass ceilings and pay discrepancies in these positions, she joined the Women's Army Corps at the age of 29, lured by the equal pay for men and women. Foote rose through the ranks and, in 1967, she was sent to Vietnam to be the first female public relations officer in Saigon. During her thirty-year career she commanded at the company, battalion, brigade, and major installation levels. She lobbied hard for the recruitment of greater numbers of women into the armed forces after the draft ended in the 1970s, and commanded one of the first sex integrated training battalions. In 1986, she became one of only four female generals in the Armed Forces. Ever since her retirement in 1989, General Foote has stayed involved in military life as an advisor, non-profit board member, and public speaker. She was temporarily called back to duty in 1996, to serve as the Vice Chair on the Army's Senior Review Panel on Sexual Harassment. She was appointed by President Clinton to serve on the American Battle Monument Commission and served on the original committee charged with the site selection, architectural competition and construction of the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall. In 1998, she became the founding president, now President Emerita, of the Alliance for National Defense, a non-profit formed to be a reasoned voice for women serving in the armed forces. She also serves on board of the Army Women's Foundation and is a founding member of the National World War II Memorial Foundation.