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Choo, choo! All aboard the train. This high quality figure of 8 train set, features a wooden engine and coal car, plus 20 pieces of wooden track and a bridge! A wonderful introductory set to trains and is compatible with popular wooden railway systems.
This classic wooden train set set opens up a world of imaginative fun in addition to promoting key developmental skills such as fine motor, perceptual and cognitive skills.
Suitable for ages 3 years and older.
This product helps to develop Sensory Skills which are key building blocks in a child's development and influence every activity that a child does. Opportunities to engage in sensory activities help a child's brain to process all the information it is receiving from their senses, and respond in an appropriate way. Our senses include: smell (olfactory); taste (gustatory); sound (auditory); touch (tactile); seeing (visual); movement (vestibular) and joint position / deep pressure (proprioception).
Children develop sensory skills as early as in utero and continue to refine these skills well into their childhood years. Exploration and exposure to a variety of different sensations and sensory experiences is very important for a person's overall development.
This product can help develop Gross Motor Skills by improving co-ordination and muscle strength to assist a child with gross motor tasks such as walking, running, jumping and climbing. The large muscles of our bodies in our arms (biceps and triceps) and legs (hamstrings and quadriceps) are responsible for helping us perform these actions successfully, and therefore these muscles need to be strong. An important factor in developing gross motor skills is good postural control. A strong and stable core (stomach and back muscles) helps one achieve successful movement of the limbs.
Gross motor skills begin developing from a very early age and continue to develop all through childhood, culminating in a person being able to ride a bike without training wheels and swing themselves independently on a swing.
This product can develop a child's Fine Motor Skills by improving the strength and co-ordination of small muscle groups to achieve a task. The small muscles around the mouth (lips, tongue etc.) are important for speech and eating, and those in a child's hands help them to perform different grips such as tripod (the correct pencil grip) and pincer (thumb and index finger grip) to achieve tasks. Fine motor skills of the hand develop fully later on in childhood, but start with full, open hand grasping of toys as babies and culminate in a perfect tripod pencil grip when they are writing neatly at school.
Finally, scissor skills are also important fine motor skills that require the co-ordination of fingers on one hand to open and close the scissors while the other hand holds the material being cut. Using both hands together in this way to achieve a task is known as bilateral-coordination.
This product helps children develop their independence by focussing on aspects of Self Care. Getting dressed in the morning and doing up zips, buttons and laces requires good gross and fine motor skills. Brushing teeth and hair as well as toileting skills all require good body and self awareness which is promoted by encouraging self care skills.
Learning to feed oneself using cutlery (spoon, knife and fork) is a large step towards finding independence. In order to assist children to become independent, self confident little people, developing self care skills are very important.
This product can assist in developing a child's Perceptual Skills which determine how a child's brain receives, organises and interprets what they are seeing (visual sensory information). Perceptual skills are the ones we use for activities such as completing a puzzle and writing, as well as understanding concepts such as colour, size and number recognition.
More complex concepts such as knowing one's left from right side of their body (right-left discrimination), being able to recognise complete objects from incomplete ones (visual closure) and remembering visual stimuli over a short and long term period (visual memory), all fall under the category of perceptual skills.
This product can facilitate the development of Cognitive Skills which include how a child's brain develops, stores, recalls and reacts to their environment. Concentration, attention and listening skills all impact on a child's cognitive and learning ability, and this product encourages children to develop those key areas.
Problem solving, memory skills and sequencing (the order in which things happen) of tasks are very important cognitive skills to develop as a child grows up.
This product can help develop positive Social and Emotional Skills which are very important to a child's overall wellbeing. Social skills include listening to instructions and taking turns when interacting with peers and adults.
Emotions are very real for children, and being encouraged to explore and express those in a positive and acceptable way should always be encouraged.
Positive social and emotional experiences through solitary play (i.e. the ability to play alone) as well as group play and interactions with other peers and adults all contribute towards building a healthy self confidence and esteem in children.
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The news that the term "Asperger's syndrome" will soon cease to exist has some parents concerned – especially parents raising "Aspie" children.
Starting May 2013, the American Psychiatric Association's new diagnostic manual, known as the DSM-5, will go into effect, stripping the well-known condition – a condition sometimes associated with loner geniuses like Albert Einstein and Andy Warhol -- of its name.
Instead, Asperger's syndrome will simply be known as ASD-Level 1 (mild), a top rung in the ladder of autism spectrum disorders. For those who viewed an Asperger's diagnosis as light-years away from clinical autism, this new classification may feel like a fall from grace...


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Risotto BiancoAugust 24th, 2010
Risotto Bianco which is a white risotto, popular through out italy but it much esteemed here in venice. its not an old dish, its only invented in about 1922.
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As a certified financial planner back in 1990, Spenser Segal ran a retirement plan projection for a couple in their mid-50s who thought they had done everything right. They'd saved $500,000. They had no debt. But it wasn't enough to support the retirement they had dreamed about. The look in their eyes: utter despair.
"They had never had access to advice before," says Segal. "I was the first advisor they'd talked to." That meeting marked a turning point for Segal, a self-described "systems thinker." Should he go ahead, build a great practice and help a few hundred clients over time or take his talents to tens of thousands of advisors who could in turn help millions of clients?
Today, as CEO and chairman of ActiFi, the 40-year-old Segal is on the short list of industry leaders who are helping transform the way financial advice is delivered. His underlying premise: Help advisors build an exceptional business and they will have the people, processes and technology in place to serve more and more clients.
With ActiFi, the software and solutions company he formed in 2003, Segal helps financial advisors and the institutions that serve them run more effective and profitable businesses. In earlier iterations of his "calling," as he defines it, Segal was the No. 2 employee at BigCharts and served as vice president of e-commerce strategy and development at American Express Financial Advisors.
He has been called thought leader, innovator and visionary. Segal's longtime coach Doug Lennick, who co-wrote the highly regarded book Moral Intelligence, puts it this way: "I knew from the beginning that he had it. The guy is able to see where the game needs to be played. He actually understands what's wrong with the industry — and there are so many things unfortunately that are wrong. He also has solutions. He's the real deal."
And Sam Richter, ActiFi's chief marketing officer, observes: "At the end of the day, running a small business and trying to change the way things are done in big business is really, really hard. He's sunk his soul, his personal finances, everything he has into this company. It's truly his mission in life. His vision is to change the entire industry doing what we're doing at ActiFi. It's a big picture thing."
Over the years, Segal has observed that advisors who have the knowledge to build a better business don't have the time. Meanwhile, people who have the time don't have the knowledge. That's where ActiFi steps in.
"How do you bridge that gap: bringing high-level knowledge to running an efficient and effective advisory practice and make it more scalable? That's the problem we're solving with advisors and the institutions that support them. The advisor needs the help of a partner, just like clients need the help of the advisor," says Segal. "A lot of firms have great white papers and great stuff on their websites but few have taken it to the next level: becoming a trusted business partner with the advisor."
ActiFi's corporate mantra pushes people, process and technology as critical to building a scalable and efficient practice. But Segal is cautious about grading them in terms of importance. "You've got to have all three ingredients. Is it a third-third-third? I don't know. It depends on the people really. Putting the world's most fantastic whiz-bang technology in a practice with people who have no readiness to adopt it yields zero business benefits," he adds. "Yet many advisors fail to realize this."
Segal's best advice for advisors who wish to become true business owners? First, understand what matters most from a business point of view. What are your goals and desires as an advisor and how do you combine them with client feedback to create a business plan? Next, take that plan and translate it from a set of goals into the optimal strategy, tactics and tasks that give you the highest chance of achieving your desired outcome. Also, make sure you have the right people in place to complete the tasks. Finally, keep score and stay accountable.
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While he has never tried to convince an avowed practitioner to change stripes, Segal says: "A lot of advisors make very nice livings and are very happy just being practitioners. If there's no business when they are done, that's okay. I'm not one to pass judgment. But certainly one has more value than the other, that's unquestionable."
The endgame for Segal: the creation of a valuable and sustainable business that offers the same client experience that the founding principal can deliver in his sleep.
"You want a business that's bigger and beyond them. If you went on vacation for a year and didn't show up, didn't check email, the business would grow or be better. You would come back from your round-the-world trip and you would return to more money and deeper relationships," he adds. "The firm, the brand, represents a consistent experience."


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GLENROCK, Wyo. — Bud Grose seemed like the last person who should attract the attention of police when the 76-year-old retiree hopped on his antique tractor and rumbled through the annual parade in this small Wyoming town.
But what was supposed to be a day of fun at an end-of-summer festival ended abruptly when police shot Grose with a Taser in a dispute about where to end the parade route.
The incident nearly incited a riot as outraged neighbors rushed to his defense. Now residents of this tight-knit town of 2,400 are seething over what they see as police brutality, and town officials are scrambling to ease the tension.
The Glenrock Police Department has placed two of its seven officers on paid administrative leave and hired a consultant to conduct an internal review that began last week. Prosecutors have decided against filing any charges in the Aug. 1 confrontation, and Police Chief Tom Sweet acknowledged the situation has "highly inflamed the community."
'We're taught to respect the law, not fear it'
"To me it doesn't matter if this was a town of Glenrock's size or New York City. This kind of stuff can't go on," said Grose's son, Mike. "It doesn't matter if there's 10 officers or a thousand, this is just totally unacceptable. We're taught to respect the law, not fear it."
The fracas at the annual Deer Creek Days arose from confusion over whether members of the tractor club could deviate from the parade route shortly before it ended.
Grose wanted to head directly to the town park for a tractor pull like in previous years. But the police department had a different plan, which apparently was not communicated to the tractor drivers.
As a result, Grose encountered a Glenrock officer attempting to direct the tractors along the regular parade route. Grose said he drove around the officer. The officer said he was struck by the tractor and injured his wrist, according to a state review of the incident.
"He, for some reason, said no, and I, for some reason, thought to myself yes," Grose recounted.
The police chief said the officer then chased Grose on foot until a fellow officer joined the pursuit in a police SUV and caught up to Grose's tractor. The police pulled in front of the tractor, and the tractor came to a stop as it bumped the SUV.
That is when the officer shocked Grose with the Taser. Grose eventually managed to pull the tractor around the police SUV and to a parking area down the road. An angry crowd formed as police kept ordering Grose off the tractor. Police did not arrest Bud Grose because of the tension at the scene, Sweet said.
"At the time, it was very close to having a riot right there, and that probably would have created a full-scale riot," Sweet said.
Grose's son, Mike, agreed. "There was some very good people there ready to make some bad choices that would have affected them for the rest of their lives," he said. "That's the point it had gotten to."
'He should not be regarded as a folk hero'
A lawyer for the two officers issued a statement Monday saying the officer who fired the Taser did so only after Grose "slammed" his tractor into the police SUV, resisted police commands and kept driving.
"They ultimately de-escalated a volatile situation created by Mr. Grose's actions. If anyone violated the law that day, it was Mr. Grose," Casper attorney John Robinson said. "He should not be regarded as a folk hero."
Police fired the Taser five times, according to a state review.
Residents are not letting the matter fade quietly. Mike Grose and his wife have printed T-shirts with a cartoonish drawing of a police officer using a Taser on a tractor driver. The caption reads "If you missed Deer Creek Days 2009, you missed a shocking experience."
The police chief acknowledges that the situation could have been handled differently.
"I think there were some contributing factors on both sides, from the law enforcement side and from Mr. Grose's side that maybe could have prevented some of the problem," Sweet said. "There probably was some better judgment that could have been used by everybody involved."
An estimated 2,000 people were on hand for the parade, which is part of a festival offering cookouts, an art show, street dances, sports tournaments, car races and a Christian revival.
Mike Grose was driving a tractor following his father and managed to catch up to see an officer about to shoot his father with a Taser. Mike Grose said he yelled at the officer not to shock his father because of a heart condition. Bud Grose underwent heart bypass surgery in 2000.
"It hurt like hell," said Bud Grose, who suffered bruising on his left upper body but no serious injuries.
'It didn't have to come to that'
Brad Jones' 9-year-old son was riding with Bud Grose in the parade, helping steer the tractor. An officer removed the boy from the tractor before Grose was shocked with a Taser.
"I mean this guy's a senior citizen with heart problems, driving a tractor. Whether or not he disobeyed, it didn't have to come to that," Jones said. "If the town don't do something with the officers, I think it's going to be really bad for the town. Our last two council meetings, the whole town is in an uproar."
After reviewing the state Division of Criminal Investigation's report, Converse County Attorney Quentin Richardson said last week that prosecution was not warranted for "any individual involved in the incident."
Bud Grose, who has retained an attorney, said he was relieved by that decision. He said he hopes the police internal investigation comes to the "correct decision."
"I'm a back-row person. I'm not enjoying the attention that I'm getting. It's totally out of character for me," said Grose. "I'm getting a tremendous amount of support from people I've never met before."
Sweet, who joined the Glenrock police in February, said communication will be key to settling the town's nerves.
"There's a lot of distrust now, and I'm relatively new here, but I'm going to have to build that trust back up," Sweet said. "At some point in time, people are just going to have to trust that we are going to do the right thing and take it for what it's worth."
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Product Data Technology (PDT) Impact on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); the case of CASCADE and DEPUIS
This paper presents the cases of CASCADE (Co-operation and Standards for life Cycle Assessment Data in Europe) and DEPUIS (Design Environmental friendly Product Using information Standards), two projects that aimed at improving the eco-design of new products and services through an innovative implementation of ISO information standards. The paper presents an overview of the projects' objectives and results, thru highlighting the best practices for software manufacturers, consultants, suppliers, and customers, in improving Product Data Technology (PDT) integration during the implementation process of different manufacturing software's and applications inside their firms.
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Promanent necesitaba un nuevo diseño de botón o icono y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 13 diseños de 5 diseñadores freelance.
Kidato by Promanent
We need a set of icons and style elements for our range of e-learning software products.
Kidato Studio is a set of different tools for authoring, designing, managing and publishing productions for e-training. Kidato Studio is a complete learning development environment that combines powerful authoring tools with tight integration with Kidato Student Applications. The output of Kidato can be print (ie. book with exercise questions), interactive cd (cd with our software and your training), online training (exercise online on Kidato Live), etc..
We need a set of 7 application icons for at least the following tools in Kidato Studio:
1. Kidato Studio (main icon)
2. Kidato Browser (application that runs on the student's computer and runs the trainings produced with our tools, ie. like Adobe Reader vs. Adobe Acrobat, the first for showing PDf files and the second for building PDF files)
3. Kidato Director (basic tool for designing and writing your training)
4. Kidato Producer (basic tool that helps publishing your training to different platforms)
5. Kidato Toolkit (professional tool for database entry and management tool)
6. Kidato GUI Designer (professional tool for designing and tweeking the looks of your training)
7. Kidato Live (online version of Kidato)
More information can be found in the complete design brief attached to this contest.
Users of our software
Schools, universities, training institutes
Anybody wishing to do something with questions, tests and quizzes
For us a new market
We need a full set of application icons in all mayor sizes: 256x256, 64x64, 48x48, 32x32, 24x24, 20x20 and 16x16 using the color set that is applicable for these sizes. 24 bit down to 256 colors.
Icons should clearly identify each tool in Kidato Studio, but there should be no doubt that they all belong to a family of tools.
We require you to supply us with your design work in PSD Adobe Photoshop Elements format. With different style elements in different layers. This will enable us to use these elements in new icons and other design work.
The design for the icons should be attractive, have a pleasant modern look, but should also be simple to implement and fast to load. There is no style determined yet, only the Kidato logo and colours are given. You can download the logo in the original colours from this contest.
Our webdesign makes use of icons and materials from libraries. These are:
- social places icons http://www.chethstudios.net/2009/01…-icon.html
- footer icons http://www.zeusboxstudio.com/icon/l…te-edition
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text: Children's voice lessons are a great opportunity to let your kids do what they love. When you watch or listen to pod casts or videos of famous performers, you will hear most of them have major thing in common. You will hear them say "I've loved singing ever since I was a little kid". This is something that is heard from performers all over the world. Your kids dreams don't just have to be dreams. They can become a reality and even turn into a career. Sometimes there is a love for arts and music in a child from a very young age. Music soothes both the youngest infants and toddlers and the oldest elderly folk. To start your kids on a journey with children's voice lessons could be a starting point for the rest of their lives and much success. Children's Voice Lessons and Possibilities When your kid first starts children's voice lessons, they may not know what to expect or what the will learn. What they do not realize is that they are on their way to new and exciting possibilities. Learning and discovering your own unique sound is an exciting adventure. What starts when they are young could influence them through middle school, high school, college, and even into a career. There is no limit to the positive effects that children's voice lessons can have. Sometimes, kids will go through different phases and things will come and go. That is a beautiful thing in life, and should be embraced. It is how they figure out what they like and what they don't like. It also helps them figure out who they are. Sometimes, however, their love of something is a life-long journey that they are only just beginning. When you enroll them in kids voice lessons, you could be the start of that very journey. Why wait? Start the journey to success today!


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Oh, USGS. Oh, Kilauea. Masterpiece. The visuals, the music, the bits of geologic geekery – perfect. Put this one on full screen, turn your volume up, and tell people to bugger off for five minutes if you haven't already.
Am I the only one looking down in that lava lake and thinking, "You know, if we had a lava-proof boat, we could sail that sucker…"?
Muchos gracias to Michael Hill, who shared this with me on G+ ages ago. It's sad I've only just now gotten round to watching it. It's sad that this is the first time in my life I've heard of Zero-Project. It's sad I didn't know that the USGS was capable of this kind of hotness. Lava + metal = scorching. Yum!
(I'd swear one of you linked to this in comments, too, but I can't find it now. Whoever you are, thank you, too!)


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I wouldn't say that the picture is NSFW by any means nor is it pornographic.It's just yuck.Lets say there was a picture of something that really grossed you out or squicked you out. If it was a picture of a kid with a runny nose, or dogs fighting in a ring, or a creepy clown.... whatever. Is saying "Just scroll past it" really a sensitive response? Again, I know I'm being a nudge here and I feel terrible about it.... but I can't be the only one that feels that way.... can I?I suppose you're right though... it doesn't violate the rules. I'll learn to cope.
Just as a note, though, that the bar up there is a revenue source for Elliquiy and if you block all the images in there ever, people will more than likely stop paying for the bar. So there is that to keep in mind. ... but zombies squick me a little, so I had to ABP that one.
Well, blocking the folder will block all wiki images. Have had a few people complain that they can't see anything on the wiki after doing that...
I have agreed with Veks to pull the image and I will look at alternatives.
The problem with trying to limit any images beyond safe for work is there will always be someone who is turned off by it. The banner ad for Vek's Minecraft server kills my mood, for instance. (Thanks to dealing with far too many people that lose themselves in video games.) While E is a ERP site, not all RP's revolve around the E aspect. Should someone find anime or catgirls or what have you as a turn off, do those get limited as well? I will admit, I am in Dead State but honestly even of I wasn't the thought of trying to limit images to won't turn people off seems impossible.
. Maybe for the future have some stock images of inoffensive flower arrangements the winner has to choose from - oh wait. Someone might be anthophobic. Naw, better not.
Seconded.I'm in the same boat as rhev in regard to the zombie-thing, and I pretty much have learned to deal with it. I might grumble about "the fuck is so fucking popular about zombies, anyway?" from time to time, but I realize it's my hangup and I cope with it accordingly. I would honestly expect others to do the same, especially when it's not hard to control your brower content at least marginally.
I'm good so long as no one puts a black widow up there. I'd get the creepy crawlies for sure.
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The 38 play-off round winners join the ten losers from the UEFA Champions League play-offs. The clubs are split into 12 groups of four teams, playing home and away against each of their pool opponents between September and December. Two sides from each section advance, proceeding into the round of 32 alongside eight third-placed teams from the UEFA Champions League group stage.
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From the last 32 until the semi-finals, clubs play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis with the same rules as the qualifying and play-off rounds applied. In the last 32, group winners and the four third-placed sides from the UEFA Champions League with the best records are seeded, guaranteeing they will play the second leg at home. Teams from the same group or the same association cannot be drawn together. From the round of 16 onwards the draw is free.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a sweeping ban on handguns in the nation's capital violated the Second Amendment right to bear arms. A gun ownership supporter holds a placard in March outside the Supreme Court in Washington.
The justices voted 5-4 against the ban, with Justice Antonin Scalia writing the opinion for the majority.
At issue in District of Columbia v. Heller was whether Washington's ban violated the right to "keep and bear arms" by preventing individuals -- as opposed to state militias -- from having guns in their homes.
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What is influenza?
What causes influenza?
How does it cause disease?
Who gets influenza?
What are the common findings?
How is influenza diagnosed?
How is influenza treated?
What are the complications?
How can influenza be prevented?
Can the influenza vaccine prevent acute otitis media?
What research is being done?
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W. Paul Glezen, M.D.
Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Influenza, commonly referred to as the "flu," is an acute, contagious respiratory infection. The first of the human respiratory viruses to be isolated and characterized, influenza viruses have been studied the most extensively and are the best understood. The term itself, "influenza," may have come from the Latin word influo, meaning "to flow in," perhaps indicating its airborne transmission, or it may be of Italian origin, relating to an "influence," such as the weather, or mystical astrologic causes.
Influenza is caused by strains of the orthomyxoviruses. The influenza viruses are comprised of three major types-A, B, and C-and multiple subtypes. Influenza A and B are the two types of influenza viruses that most often cause disease in humans. Influenza A and B viruses have been studied more extensively than influenza C viruses.
Influenza is most prevalent in the winter and the spring. It occurs following close contact with a person who has the illness. Spread by discharges from the mouth and nose of an infected person, the virus is then inhaled and multiplies in the newly infected person. Influenza may occur on a sporadic basis, or it may occur as epidemic influenza (i.e., involving a large, regional population) or as pandemic influenza (i.e., involving a worldwide population).
All persons may contract influenza; however, younger children (under 2 years), pregnant women, American Indians, Alaskan Natives and older adults (over 65 years) are the most susceptible to its effects. Persons at high risk for the complications associated with influenza include those with preexisting medical conditions, such as:
In young children, the most common findings of type A influenza include its sudden onset and its associated symptoms of high fever, headache, lack of appetite, fatigue, chills, and muscle aches. Common respiratory findings include a cough, a runny nose, and a sore throat. Other symptoms may include abdominal pain, swollen lymph nodes in the neck area, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
In older children and adolescents with type A influenza, the onset of the illness is abrupt, and is associated with high fever, flushed face, chills, headache, muscle aches, and fatigue.
In type B influenza, children often will have typical "flu-like" symptoms with fever; however, adults frequently will have only respiratory tract symptoms without significant fever.
Influenza C viruses cause illnesses similar to type A influenza; however, the severity of the disease is usually less, and the duration of it is shorter.
Infection with the influenza virus is diagnosed more accurately from groups of patients exhibiting the classic symptoms of influenza, rather than an individual patient. Epidemics occur each winter, and usually begin with a sudden increase in its appearance in the primary care facilities of school-age children with febrile (associated with fever) respiratory tract illnesses.
A diagnostic test called a "Rapid Flu Test" is now available in most physician's offices. Unfortunately, the reliability of these tests is variable and a person with a negative test may still have the flu. Your health care provider will often make the diagnosis of flu based on your symptoms and physical exam. In certain circumstances, your provider may decide to send a nasal swab to a specialized laboratory for a more definitive diagnosis.
For types A and B influenza viruses, the illness usually resolves itself after several days; however, fatigue and persistent coughing can last for two or more weeks. Bed rest, adequate hydration with oral fluids, control of fever and muscle aches with acetaminophen, and maintenance of comfortable breathing with nasal decongestants and humidifiers are the best courses of treatment in uncomplicated cases of influenza. A persistent cough may be treated with cough suppressants.
Preventative administration of antibiotics should be discouraged. For complicated cases of influenza, a physician should evaluate the patient, and may recommend antibiotic treatment for possible secondary bacterial infections. The neuraminidase inhibitor oseltamivir (Tamiflu) is FDA-approved for the treatment of uncomplicated acute influenza in patients 1 year and older who have been symptomatic for no more than 2 days. The neuraminidase inhibitor zanamivir formulated for oral inhalation (Relenza) is FDA-approved for the treatment of influenza in patients 7 years of age and older who, similar to approved uses for oseltamivir, have uncomplicated illness and have been symptomatic for no more than 2 days. These treatments have limited benefit and are recommended only for those HIGH RISK patients (see list above) or patients with severe symptoms.
A patient's recovery from a case of uncomplicated influenza generally is considered to be excellent.
Complications that may occur as a result of influenza include bacterial infections of the respiratory tract (particularly pneumonia), acute otitis media (ear infections), and sinusitis. Acute myositis, (i.e., severe pain and tenderness in the calves of both legs that occurs suddenly, often with a refusal to walk) may also occur.
Reye's syndrome may occur as a result of influenza, most commonly when aspirin or aspirin-containing compounds are used in children with influenza. Reye's syndrome is a constellation of symptoms that can result in degeneration of the liver and/or swelling of the brain.
Rare complications of influenza include encephalitis and other neurologic illnesses (e.g., transverse myelitis, Guillain-Barr syndrome, Parkinson disease), cardiac inflammation (e.g., pericarditis, myocarditis), and kidney failure following myositis (acute inflammation of the muscle).
Despite improvements in living standards and the introduction of antibiotics, an average of 30,000 deaths still are attributed to influenza each year. Most deaths occur in those patients with preexisting chronic medical conditions involving the pulmonary or the cardiovascular systems, in very young patients (less than two years of age), or in elderly patients (older than 65 years of age).
The influenza vaccine is the primary method for preventing influenza and its more severe complications. To be effective, the vaccine must contain antigens similar to those of the most likely current strain of the virus. In years when a new strain arises and causes widespread outbreaks, the available vaccine may contain a previous strain of the virus, which may give only modest protection from the flu.
Worth noting, the influenza vaccine does not affect the safety of mothers who are breastfeeding or their infants.
For those previously unvaccinated children who are 6 months to 8 years of age, two doses of the vaccine should be administered at least one month apart in order for it to be effective. For those children who are older than nine years, only one dose of the vaccine is necessary.
A live, attenuated (weakened) influenza virus vaccine (FluMist") administered by nasal spray is now available for healthy children over 2 years of age. Recent studies have suggested that this flu nasal spray provides better protection to children and all children between 2 and 8 years of age should receive this nasal spray vaccine. If it is not available, these children should still receive a flu shot.
The live flu nasal spray should not be used in the following populations:
Side effects to the vaccine may occur, and they include fever, "flu-like" symptoms of fatigue and muscle aches, and tenderness at the site of the inoculation (if given by injection). The occurrence of febrile convulsions, which have been associated with the vaccine in very young patients, is rare, and studies have shown no association of an increased frequency of Guillain-Barr syndrome and the influenza vaccine.
Acute otitis media (i.e., ear infection) is the most common cause for illness visits to the pediatrician in the United States, most often occurring in children between the ages of 6 months and 3 years, with the highest incidence in the 6- to 12-month age group.
Studies suggest that the influenza vaccine can decrease the incidence of acute otitis media in children, especially those children between the ages of 6 and 30 months, during the influenza season. These same studies also suggest that other vaccines against respiratory viruses may be an effective way to reduce the incidence of acute otitis media in children.
Whereas the currently available antiviral drugs, oseltamivir and zanamivir, are effective against influenza A and B viruses, recent resistance has been reported. In intravenous medication, panamivir has been approved for administration to severely ill hospitalized patients with influenza.
Information regarding influenza is available through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Web site at CDC FLU FACTS.
State and local health departments can be contacted for information regarding the availability of the influenza vaccine, access to vaccination programs, and information about state or local influenza activity.
Belshe RB, Mendelman PM, Treanor J, King J, et al. The efficacy of live attenuated, cold-adapted, trivalent, intranasal influenza virus vaccine in children. N Engl J Med 1998;338:1405-12.
Buchman CA, Doyle WJ, Skoner DP, Post JC, et al. Influenza A virus-induced acute otitis media. J Infect Dis 1995;172:1348-51.
Clements DA, Langdon L, Bland C, Walter E. Influenza A vaccine decreases the incidence of otitis media in 6- to 30-month-old children in day care. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 1995;149:1113-7.
Glezen WP. Emerging infections: pandemic influenza. Epidemiol Rev 1996;18(1):64-76.
Glezen WP. Influenza control-unfinished business. JAMA 1999; 281:994-5.
Glezen WP. Influenza viruses. In: Feigin RD, Cherry JD, eds. Textbook of pediatric infectious diseases. 4th ed. Philadelphia: WB Saunders, 1998:2024-37.
Glezen WP, Taber LH, Frank AL, Gruber WC, et al. Influenza virus infections in infants. Pediatr Infect Dis J 1997;16:1065-8.
Heikkinen T, Ruuskanen O, Waris M, Ziegler T, et al. Influenza vaccination in the prevention of acute otitis media in children. AJDC 1991;145:445-8.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Prevention and control of influenza: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Mor Mortal Wkly Rep 1999;48(RR-4):1-28.
About the Author
Dr. Glezen is professor of microbiology and pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. His research has focused on the consequences and the prevention of respiratory viruses in children.
Dr. Glezen has published more than 125 papers and chapters related to his research. His three grandchildren, Claire, Tyler, and Meghan Gahm, have flourished under the pediatric care of Dr. Dan Feiten.
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In recent years, job satisfaction and employee engagement have become business measures that organizations use to gauge their employees and the overall future success of their business. Happiness is equally important (if not more so) than other measures because it represents a holistic approach to the idea of worker contentment. Although a happy employee and an engaged one may not be exactly the same, their drivers share some very strong correlations. This report shares case studies of how companies are cultivating happiness at work.


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The Boylston Teachers Association (BTA) rejected a memorandum of understanding that had been written at a mediation session with the state Department of Labor Relations last Thursday.
The announcement of the vote, which was said be to be by a large margin, was announced by BTA President Jennifer LaMontagne this afternoon.
LaMontagne said she sent an announcement to Superintendent Nadine Ekstrom this afternoon. She declined to comment further on the matter.
The School Committee had endorsed the agreement Tuesday night, but had remained silent on what the agreement offered teachers, citing that the union had not yet voted on the agreement.
Last Tuesday, the teachers announced a unanimous vote of no confidence in the committee. Negotiations have been ongoing for over two years.
The teachers' most recent contract expired in August 2011. That contract was a one-year deal reached after negotiations for a three-year deal were not completed when the school year began.
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Colonel James R. Pullen became the U.S. Army Reserve Adviser to the Strategic Studies Institute in October 2002. He was commissioned in 1978 through Army ROTC as a Field Artillery officer. His most recent assignment was as the Chief of Executive Communications and speechwriter for the Chief, Army Reserve, in the Office of the Chief, Army Reserve (OCAR), Headquarters, Department of the Army. Colonel Pullen earlier served as the OCAR Media Relations Officer; Assistant Public Affairs Officer (PAO) for Reserve Components/Deputy PAO at Headquarters, U.S. Army Pacific, Fort Shafter, Hawaii; Public Affairs Reserve Components Plans and Policy Officer at Headquarter, Fifth U.S. Army, Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Public Affairs Staff Officer at U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida; Field Artillery Officer Advanced Course Manager, Fort Sill, Oklahoma; and Media Relations Officer, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Colonel Pullen also served as a towed 105mm howitzer firing battery commander, a light infantry and mechanized infantry battalion fire support officer, a self-propelled 155mm howitzer battery executive officer and a mechanized infantry company fire support team chief. Colonel Pullen served as the Deputy Director of the Operation PACIFIC HAVEN Joint Information Bureau in 1996, Senior Force Public Affairs Officer/U.S. PAO for the combined/joint exercise BALIKATAN '95 in the Philippines and Chief of Media Operations for the U.S. Forces Somalia Joint Information Bureau in Mogadishu, Somalia, from October 1993 to January 1994. His military education includes the Field Artillery Officer Basic, Officer Advanced and Cannon Battery Officers Courses, the Public Affairs Officers Course, the Command and General Staff College and the Joint Public Affairs Advanced Course. He received a B.A. in History from Indiana University. Col Pullen deployed from SSI in May of 2004.
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"Bruce of Los Angeles was born Bruce Bellas in Nebraska in 1909. He became a schoolteacher and began photographing young men in the 1930s. The images were unique for the period because of their raw sexuality, but they ultimately led to Bruce's first (and only) arrest on obscenity charges. Consequently, he lost his job and moved to Southern California. He became friendly with Bob Mizer of Athletic Model Guild fame, and began shooting young bodybuilders at Muscle Beach. By the 50s, Bruce was a successful and well-known physique photographer. Bruce published 36 issues of his magazine, The Male Figure, made numerous 8mm films, and had a hand in publishing a short-lived magazine called The Private File, which featured frontal nudes and hard-ons. This was at the end of the 1960s, and by then Bruce was in poor health. He died while on vacation in Canada in July 1974.
"Bruce's work is important for various reasons, but I think its greatest accomplishment is that it presents images of men that are thoroughly unapologetic. They are of men who were open to posing for other men-no apologies, no excuses. Bruce was making images of men that had never been made before. It's impossible to imagine 20th-century photography without Bruce. He seemed to understand that the only thing to do was follow his desire. Bruce was among the very first to present homoerotic images of men that were about men first and homoeroticism second. His work seemed to say that men love to look at men and be looked at by them.
"He began his earliest photography by doing very erotic images of military guys and farm boys he'd picked up on the highway. His style eventually matured into a far more subdued type of imagery. I think Bruce went from his early "participant" approach to a more voyeuristic approach because he turned his vision into a business and, probably more importantly, because he aged. Bruce himself changed, and therefore his work changed with him."
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The rain held off and twenty girls were all smiles for the Fast and Female mountain biking event on Saturday, June 2nd, at Hardwood Hills in Oro-Medonte, Ontario.
The ambassadors for the event were Amanda Sin, Andréanne Pichette, Hayley Smith, Catherine Vipond, and Sarah Moore. All raced in the Canada Cup race the day after the Fast and Female event except for Vipond, who got caught up in the crash at the start of the World Cup race in the Czech Republic and was still recovering from a concussion.
Marie-Ève Bilodeau-Corriveau and Myriam Paquette came all the way from Quebec City to animate the event for Fast and Female, and did a fantastic job of bringing everyone together.
After the girls signed in, they went to their ambassador groups and talked about what their sport, school, family and career goals were, and what steps they needed to reach them.
"To be awesome," was one energetic 10-year-old girl's goal.
The ambassadors then introduced themselves and told the girls what some of their own goals were, and why they were so passionate about mountain biking.
Amanda Sin then stole the show with her presentation featuring her bronze medal from the Pan-American Games and the blue stuffed animal that was given alongside it on the podium. The younger girls loved the funny little animal and held it in their hands as they proudly put the medal around their necks. All of them were impressed at how heavy it was.
Sin told the girls about how exciting it was racing for Canada in front of a huge, noisy crowd and about how she managed to podium at the race.
"I focused on having fun on the course. The uphill was hard but I'd get to the top and be excited about going down the technical section," she said. "Never give up because you never know what will happen."
She said that the important thing is having fun and now she can't imagine her life without biking.
"I like being healthy and I like where sports take me. All of my friends are in sport."
Andréanne Pichette, who was recently in Europe competing for Canada in the U-23 category, told the girls about her experiences as a racer next.
"You get to see so many things traveling for races that you wouldn't normally get to see. Most people only go to the big cities in Europe but we go to the underground places."
The Canadian women's mountain bike team is currently ranked number one in the world and Pichette said that was incredibly motivational for her at the first World Cup races this year.
"There were three [Canadian] women in the top ten. It gives you so much energy when you see these people do well," she said. "It's the best mix ever. The best people, traveling and biking," she added.
She told the girls not to be scared of dreaming big and that they could all reach their goals if they wanted to.
"Sometimes people think your dreams are too dreamy but stick with them," she said.
After the girls gave their presentations, it was time for the dance portion of the event. The high-speed dance routine was almost harder than the mountain bike ride but just as fun. Everyone let loose and tried to follow superstar dancer Myriam Paquette as she flew from one position to the next.
"One more time, and faster," she would say, before adding a new move to the choreography.
"If I keep going to these Fast and Female events I might get good at dancing," said Sin after the dance.
The dance served as the perfect warm-up for the mountain bike portion of the event. The four groups went off in different directions to practice their mountain bike skills on the Hardwood Hills trails with their ambassador groups.
The hour-long bike section went by in a flash and everyone came back with a smile on their face. The next day many of the girls even came back to Hardwood to cheer on the ambassadors in the Canada Cup race.
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Social media company plans West Michigan operations center
Data-driven social media jobs are coming to West Michigan.
The state's marketing arm, the Michigan Economic Development Corp., said this week that the state's Michigan Strategic Fund has approved a $350,000 incentive for San Francisco-based Topsy Labs.
Comstock Charter Township v. Canada
Topsy Lab, a social media analytics company, plans to invest $170,000 into developing a network operation center in Comstock Charter Township and create 35 new jobs, according to an MEDC announcement.
Comstock Charter Township also plans to offer support to the project in the form of a property tax abatement.
Michigan was chosen over competing sites in Canada.
Social analytics
Topsy allows consumers and businesses to explore any question or topic using "the world's largest index" of real-time public social media data.
Global brands, advertising agencies, media organizations and technology companies use Topsy as their day-to-day social dashboard, MEDC said.
"It's great to be working with Comstock Township. We look forward to becoming part of a vibrant business center in this historic community," said David Berk, Topsy VP of operations. "We also owe a big thank you to Jennifer Owens and the team from Southwest Michigan First for all their tireless support helping us make the decision to expand in Comstock Township."
"We are grateful for the company's decision and certain Topsy will quickly appreciate Michigan's world class workforce," said Michael Finney, MEDC president and CEO. "It is through the efforts of Southwest Michigan First and Comstock Charter Township that this expansion is taking place."


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California Soccer Moms Face Off against Monsanto
In November, California voters will decide whether or not retailers will be required to label foods made from genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The choice they make on Proposition 37 will have ramifications for the future of food across the United States.
In one corner of the ring are corporations with deep pockets and a stake in maintaining the non-labeling status quo: Monsanto, a manufacturer of GMO corn and soybeans; Dupont, which makes pesticide and herbicides; and companies like Coca Cola, Pepsi, and General Mills, all heavily reliant upon GMO crops.
On the other corner are small organic farmers, environmental organizations, and a grassroots army of thousands of volunteers. It's Big Ag versus the people of California.
So what's the big deal with GMOs? The debate over the harms or lack thereof associated with these crops could occupy an article ten times the length of this one, but a few key points are worth repeating. Genetically modified organisms aren't just wheat with a few tweaks. Some of the "modifications" seem straight out of a science-fiction nightmare, like Monsanto's GMO sweet corn. Spliced into the genome of this plant is bacterial DNA that causes it to produce its own insect-killing poisons. The safety of these products is questionable because no testing has been done to determine what happens when these mutant foods enter the human body. And the effects we do know about aren't encouraging. Increasing numbers of peer-reviewed studies show clear-cut health risks associated with GMO products, including allergic reactions.
Previous attempts to label foods that contain GMOs in the United States have ended in failure. Nineteen states attempted legislation; none passed. A petition delivered to the FDA earlier this year with over one million signatures received a tepid response that amounted to, "Don't call us, we'll call you."
Proposition 37, on the other hand, is quickly gathering steam and has companies like Monsanto worried. The ballot initiative process isn't beholden to regulatory agencies stuffed with former industry insiders. It doesn't need approval from politicians hungry for campaign donations. Proposition 37 will be decided solely on the basis of what voters do on November 6. And because California is such a large market (10 percent of the country's population lives in California), corporations know that a GMO-labeling initiative passed there will likely have national implications.
An Army of Moms Takes Action
And all this from a California mom with no political organizing experience whatsoever.
"I started this in January of 2011," says Pamm Larry, founder of the Right to Know campaign, "because I was tired of the collusion of government and business hiding what was in our foods." There seemed to be no way forward, she recalls, "except for the people of California to be able to vote to get GMOs labeled. I had no experience, no funding, no connections. I just started and traveled around the state, talking to folks and eliciting their support for action on the streets."
Getting an initiative on the ballot in the state of California is no small task. In order to qualify, supporters have to gather 500,000 signatures. The Right to Know team got more than double that. Now, with the campaign in full swing, the Right to Know team still consists of only a few paid staff working out of a small office in Oakland. Pamm describes a team of 130 volunteer leaders and co-leaders who have never worked on anything political before—an army of moms knocking on doors up and down the state of California.
Currently, the Yes on 37 campaign enjoys a sizable polling advantage. A recent poll from Pepperdine University showed 65 percent of California residents in favor of GMO labeling. A lead of that size will be difficult for the opposition to overturn by November 6. But that doesn't mean they're not going to throw everything they've got into the fight. Mostly, what they've got is money.
A Tsunami of Funding
The No on 37 campaign has raised $22.5 million dollars to defeat Proposition 37, relying on slick PR flacks and deceptive ads that play on fears of increased food costs and big government intrusion. The No on 37 campaign points to inconsistencies in labeling requirements and exemptions, and assures us that GMO products are perfectly safe.
"I'm really fussy about food, but have not seen any credible studies about negative impacts from GMO foods," said Paul Betancourt, a California farmer aligned with the No on 37 campaign. "I would think, they've been used on such a wide scale for such a long time now, that we'd be able to isolate problems if there were any."
Supporters of the labeling initiative are cautiously optimistic that voters will not be swayed. Statewide polls show wide support, and nationwide polls have shown support for GMO labeling as high as 90%. Despite the likely ramp-up in attacks from the No crowd, Yes on 37 backers remain confident that California voters will affirm their right to know what's in their food come November.
Taking the Fight to Monsanto
Proposition 37 is just one effort in a broader movement against GMOs. Groups like Occupy Monsanto and Millions Against Monsanto are working around the world to raise awareness about genetically modified organisms.
Occupy Monsanto provides a decentralized space for organizing efforts exposing the company. An action at a Whole Foods franchise in August saw activists parking cars in the store's lot with signs and banners warning customers that Whole Foods products contain GMOs. The police showed up, customers were curious, and a few mental light bulbs lit up about the presence of GMOs in a purportedly "natural" grocery store. Millions Against Monsanto, created by the Organic Consumers Association, provides a research base and advocacy platform for concerned consumers.
On September 17, Millions Against Monsanto and Occupy Monsanto will be teaming up for a global day of occupation at Monsanto sites. All told, the organizations list over 60 events, ranging from protests to dances to seed exchanges, a truly international affair stretching from Warsaw to Moscow to Honolulu.
Less than a month later, Proposition 37 comes up for a vote.
"This is a unique moment in time," said Mark Kastel of the Cornucopia Institute, an agricultural policy research organization based in Wisconsin. "It won't be influenced by lobbyists, or federal campaign funding. [Proposition 37] is totally in the hands of California citizens. This is winnable."
Genetically modified organisms have been hiding in plain sight for decades. But with pressure coming at Monsanto and GMOs from so many angles, it seems likely that grassroots activism will provide a clear-cut victory for California consumers over the bankrolls of Big Ag.


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CryoSat-2 ready for launch
Following yesterday's launch dress rehearsal and the debriefing today, the Russian State Commission has given the go-ahead to launch ESA's ice mission tomorrow at 15:57 CEST.
Today's go-ahead marks the last milestone along the road to launch the long-awaited CryoSat-2 satellite. By measuring the tiny variations in the thickness of ice floating in the polar oceans and changes in the vast ice sheets on land, the mission will provide scientists with hard evidence on the speed at which ice is diminishing.
This information will lead to a better understanding of the role ice plays in the Earth system and climate change.
"After the loss of the original CryoSat in 2005, we are extremely happy to have reached this point after four years rebuilding the satellite, including a number of improvements on the original," said Richard Francis, ESA's Project Manager, speaking from ESA's European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany.
"We are now very much looking forward to a successful launch and then delivering the data the scientific community so badly needs to build a true picture of what is happening in the fragile polar regions."
The go-ahead to launch follows yesterday's dress rehearsal of the countdown at ESOC and Baikonur. This 9-hour exercise was a full simulation of the launch procedure to ensure that the all-important operation and communication sequences and procedures are in place for tomorrow.
The ground stations in Kenya, Antarctica, Norway and Sweden were also connected via voice loop and data lines, making the operation as realistic as possible. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), who provides further support, was also involved.
Preparations for launch continued today with a 'pre-launch briefing' at ESOC to ensure everyone involved in the launch and critical early operations is fully informed of the latest status of the satellite and the Dnepr launcher.
It was attended by the engineers, scientists and operations experts who will be 'on console' in various control rooms or sitting at specialised workstations or network centres at ESOC starting some nine hours before launch.
CryoSat-2 will be launched on a Dnepr rocket from an underground silo at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 15:57 CEST (13:57 UT).
The launch can be watched live via ESA's CryoSat website.


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Fletcher MultiMaster Framer's Point Driver
Fletcher's MultiMaster uses new MultiPoints for framing. MultiPoints's extremely tight bend angle allows flush fitting to the frame for quick and easy removal of even the tightest fitting glass, artwork, and matboard. The points feature a unique twin barb design with 50% more rigidity. The A-Frame shape of the points increases their overall strength, while the points themselves increase surface coverage by over 40%. This reinforces holding power, therefore reducing the number of points required for each frame by 20%. MultiPoints penetrate deeply into all types of wood, displaying excellent performance in hardwoods. This point driver is excellent for attaching stretched canvases and liner moldings, by firing a point into the liner and attaching it to the frame with a screw. The driver has tension adjustment so that its firing power can be modified based on the density of the wood. The easy-to-load magazine holds approximately 167 points, firing one at a time without feeding or jamming. A rear stabilizer stands it upright. The ergonomically designed rubber grip handle eliminates hand fatigue and increases comfort and ease of use. MultiPoints can also be used as hangers for frames up to 5 lb (2.2 kg). Note — Points are not included. Order separately.


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That year 18 bicyclists set out on a four-day ride from Florham Park, New Jersey to Washington D.C. raising $18,000.
Since then, thousands have participated in the annual tour, raising a total of $15 million. That money has gone toward helping to support families of officers that have given the ulitmate sacrifice and the national law enforcement police officers memorial.
This year's tour will take place in May. We spoke to Marlboro NJ Police Sergeant Nicholas Szymanski and Patrolman James Caulfield about their participation. (This weekend is Marlboro's 3rd Annual Salute to Community Excellence Charity Gala which raises money for the tour.)
Our gratitude to WPIX-TV (PIX11) for the opportunity to speak on the Police Unity Tour.


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Great Hall Art Exhibit: Don't Get Hung Up on the Details
Name: Great Hall Art Exhibit: Don't Get Hung Up on the Details
Date: August 6, 2018
Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM EDT
Event Description:
A Group exhibit by the Magic of Watercolor for Adults Class. Water is alive with a mind of its own—making watercolor a unique medium for painting. If we let go of trying to control it, and not get hung up on the details, it will surprise us with beautiful dreamy results—almost doing all the work for us. Exhibit and class sponsored by the Montague Cultural Council, the Recovery Learning Community, and the MCSM Women's Center.


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In the previous installment, we discussed the popularity of display kitchens and the many issues that should be considered to determine whether a display kitchen is desirable for a given operation.
For argument's sake, let's say that you did your homework and have determined that a display kitchen is the way to go. You did do your homework … right? Now we are going to look at some of the features of a well designed display kitchen.
Layers of Activity
The visual impact of a display kitchen is significantly enhanced when there a variety of activity that occurs at different levels of depth perception. In other words … it looks really cool when there is a whole bunch of stuff going on simultaneously in different parts of the display kitchen. On way to achieve this is to incorporate pieces of equipment with constant activity. Rotisseries, open hearth ovens, charbroilers, and even six-burner ranges are good examples of equipment that have constant activity.
This concept can be taken a step further when the stations are strategically located. For instance, picture a display kitchen with a pick-up counter at the front, an expediter's station on the chef's side behind that counter, with an island cooking suite behind that (lots of activity there), and an open hearth oven with a constant flickering flame behind that. This layout has the potential for a variety of activity to occur simultaneously, one behind the other. This is the concept of "layers of activity."
How's the View?
The objective of a display kitchen is to prepare food in front of the guest. It would make sense, then, that the display kitchen be located so that it can be easily viewed from the dining room. In certain scenarios it is appropriate for the display kitchen to be visible from as much of the dining room as possible, while in other situations the display kitchen may only be visible from a portion of the dining room.
There is no right or wrong answer, rather such a decision depends on the overall concept. The location of the display kitchen, however, is an important issue that can affect the facility's design and should be addressed early in the design process.
Yes, I am going to talk about flow … again. In previous columns, I have addressed the importance of flow within a foodservice facility in depth. Flow is even more important for display kitchens, primarily because the interface between the service staff and kitchen staff occurs in full view of the dining area. Under normal circumstances, this interface can be chaotic at times. In display kitchens, chaotic conditions simply aren't an option.
The service staff and kitchen staff need to meet, but never cross paths. The culinary staff should be able to access all support areas and produce their food without interruption from the servers. The servers, likewise, should be able to access all required areas without having to navigate the culinary staff. Because display kitchens are often divided, with some areas in full view and others concealed, achieving proper flow patterns can be more challenging than in traditional configurations. Proper consideration should be given to the final layout.
A Happy Medium
Display kitchens, due to their intricate planning, configuration, and expense, do not typically provide a great deal of flexibility. Concealed, back-of-house kitchens are better suited for equipment configuration changes or substitutions. So, they can limit flexibility despite their higher costs. Fortunately, there is a happy medium when a display kitchen is desired but the cost and limitations are prohibitive. The answer … display stations.
Instead of having an entire kitchen in full view of the guest, it is possible to incorporate a remote display station within view from the dining area. The idea behind such a station is to offer the ambiance and interactivity unique to display kitchens, while limiting the expense and increasing the flexibility of the facility. In such a configuration, the main kitchen (i.e. hot and cold production, food pick-up areas, and service support stations) would remain in the back-of-house. Only a limited amount of production would be in view of the guest. Dessert stations, for example, are well-suited for such a configuration.
Picture a station with one or two culinary team members assembling desserts. Perhaps there is an open hearth oven for baked desserts to offer the constant activity desired. Guests will be able to see the chocolate sauce generously added to each plate and watch the chefs pull fresh baked desserts form the oven. Imagine the smell that would emulate form this station and drift throughout the dining room. Mission accomplished!
As we have seen, display kitchens can significantly enhance the dining experience when properly planned and coordinated. Stop and read that word five or six more times … coordinated. Display kitchens require a tremendous amount of coordination, as they feature unparalleled integration of form and function. If a display kitchen is to achieve its desired function, coordination is critical. Every detail must be analyzed and conceptualized. When properly planned, display kitchens can be a feast for the eyes!


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6' 1", 219 pounds
BORN: Winnipeg, Manitoba
NICKNAMES: The King of Old School
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Steve Corino has criss-crossed North America, wrestling in a multitude of independent leagues, but perhaps is best remembered for earning the tag "the King of Old School" in Extreme Championship Wrestling.
Corino lived in Winnipeg until he was five years old, when the family picked up and moved to Philadelphia.
In 1994, Corino was trained by wrestler Tom Brandi at a wrestling school in Pennsylvania. Corino cites Tully Blanchard, Shane Douglas, Eddie Gilbert, The Midnight Express and Jim Cornette (who has also helped him along in his career) as his idols.
In his first full year in the industry, Corino wrestled in both the IWA (winning the Junior Heavyweight Championship) and ECWA (where he and Lance Diamond teamed to win the Tag Team titles twice).
In September 1996, Corino appeared on WWE Raw, albeit not in a wrestling capacity. After defeating Freddie Joe Floyd (Tracey Smothers), Crush attacked a ringside fan. That fan was Corino.
Corino returned to his barn-storming ways, wrestling in the indies and picking up titles (mostly Light Heavyweight and Tag Team Championships) along the way, including a victory over Adam Flash on March 14, 1997 to win the NWA World Light Heavyweight title. In October 1997, Corino traveled to Puerto Rico and defeated Halcon Negro for the WWC Junior Heavyweight title.
In 1998, Corino took part in the WWE's Funking Dojo training camp, joining such alumni as Kurt Angle, Christopher Daniels and Devon Storm. Corino would also appear on several episodes of WWF Shotgun, losing each time out.
By the end of 1998, however, Corino had left WWE for ECW. After bursting on the scene in ECW, motor mouth Corino laid the verbal smackdown on everyone from the veteran Tommy Dreamer to World Heavyweight Champion Taz. It was here where Corino earned the moniker of "the King of Old School". ECW had built its reputation on 'hardcore' wrestling. It was a reputation Corino wanted to tear down. If it was up to him, there'd be no more steel chairs, tables or barbed wire in ECW. Corino wanted to turn back the clock to the eighties when pro wrestling was honorable, wholesome, family entertainment. Corino even crashed a Limp Bizkit concert in Peoria, IL to berate their fans for their love of hardcore music.
After a feud with "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes (Corino defeated Rhodes in a bullrope match at 2000's Living Dangerously PPV), Corino seemed to take his wrestling career more seriously, and began to focus on his matches instead of being a manager to the likes of Rhino and Tajiri.
He even managed to get the fans on his side, turning his back on Don Callis' network, which led to his brief reign as ECW World champion, which began at November to Remember 2000, defeating Justin Credible.
After a tour of Puerto Rico's IWA promotion, what began in November, ended in January when Credible lost the ECW title in a three-way match at the Guilty as Charged PPV, with Sandman triumphing over both Corino and Credible in a "TLC and Canes" match.
After ECW closed its doors, Corino went back to the independent circuit and quickly found more success. On April 24, 2001, Corino defeated Mike Rapada to win the NWA Heavyweight Championship. He would hold the title until October's NWA 53rd Anniversary show when, while wrestling Shinya Hashimoto, he would be deemed unable to continue and the title would be held up. In a rematch on December 15th, Hashimoto defeated Corino for the title.
Corino had previously announced plans to retire at the end of 2001, and decided to turn his attention to commentating. He did some commentary for the Ring of Honor organization and had an unsuccessful tryout with the WWE to become a colour commentator.
Corino's "retirement" didn't last too long, as he signed on with NWA-TNA, and was part of the "Gauntlet for the Gold" on the premiere episode, being eliminated by Brian Christopher. Corino, however would still appear on various indy shows until returning to TNA in February 2003, for a short run highlighted with a victory over Low Ki.
Corino would be more active in Major League Wrestling, Pro Wrestling World and Ring of Honor through the rest of 2003 and much of 2004. He would form the Extreme Horsemen with Simon Diamond and C.W. Anderson and the stable would compete in several different organizations, even competing in a WarGames match against the Funkin' Army, led by Terry Funk at MLW WarGames in September 2003.
Heading to Japan in September 2004, Corino competed for Zero-One and suffered a broken jaw in December, but still competed through the end of the tour. Back in North America, Corino continued to work for Ring of Honor before quitting in March over a dispute with one of the bookers. However, his schedule of independent dates continues to be as impressive as ever, wrestling for such organizations as Pro Wrestling Unplugged, the American Wrestling Association and IWA MidSouth/NWA No Limits.
On June 11th, 2005, Corino defeated Takao Omori in Bay City, Michigan to win the AWA World Championship and while the AWA Championship doesn't carry the weight it did twenty years ago, it does make Corino only the third man in history to hold both the AWA and NWA Championships (Pat O'Connor and Gene Kiniski were the other two). Two weeks later, Corino defended that title against former AWA Champion Larry Zbysko. Since that victory, Corino has retained the title against Nickie Sixx, Robby Royce and Balls Mahoney.
On September 24, 2005, Corino defeated Mahoney once again, this time picking up the UXW Championship, only to lose the UXW title moments later after an impromptu match against Homicide.
Corino continued to barnstorm, defending the AWA Championship as he went as well as (unsuccessfully) challenging American Dragon for the ROH Championship and Jay Lethal for the JAPW Championship.
Although Corino lost the AWA Championship to Shinjiro Ohtani on January 22, 2006 on a Zero-One Max show, it did little to stop Corino's momentum. He would work shows for NWA Upstate, CWF Mid-Atlantic and German Stampede Wrestling. On May 27, he also worked a 1 Pro Wrestling show, where he defeated Abyss and Christian Cage to win the 1PW Championship.