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Harmony. A simple word that captures the essence of what makes Trapp Family Lodge and resort such a special place. Here in Stowe, Vermont you'll discover so many different experiences, activities and opportunities to enjoy your mountain escape. And yet all this remarkable variety - hiking, swimming, tennis, birding, cross-country skiing, meetings, weddings, an indoor spa, and more - lives in perfect harmony. A vacation here will leave you rested and refreshed. Recharged and reconnected. But most importantly, it will remind you of what's truly important. A magnificent 2,500 acre resort managed by the family that inspired The Sound of Music, this New England treasure is the perfect place for your next vacation.
The Nordic center includes a retail shop along with a rental center that includes back country gear, snowshoes and skis. The trail system has been expanded to include 60km of groomed trails and 100km of back-country trails to make the ski center Stowe's largest - suitable for all ages and abilities. Be sure to make the exhilarating trip (on skis or snowshoes) to the Slayton Pasture Cabin where you can warm up on the hearth of a roaring fireplace and replenish your energy with homemade soup, sandwiches and hot chocolate.
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Wow. So I finally got my tumblr up and running… Went through the archive, found and read a lot of interesting shit. But I'm done. Done reliving, remembering and regretting. Done with all the bullshit. Everyone has come a long way for good and bad. And now its my time to do the same. And I've just realized how much of a sap I am. So many personal posts about my life and how I miss the good ol' days. Which is true. There's never a day that goes by that I don't think about the goons, prave, the niggas, sleep overs, sardines, texting, long phone conversations with friends, and sometimes even the drama. There's always going to be that little, innocent high schooler in me that I will never let go. But now, at 20, I've decided to let this blog go. Opening tumblr only reminds me of the those high school glory years and it's honestly depressing. I'm a sophomore in college. I love reminiscing about those years but I'm tired of spending late nights letting it consume me. Living through this has certainly shaped and molded me but I refuse to be stuck anymore. I live my life thinking that my glory years have already past throughout my first 18 years of life. That's an awful attitude going forward and I've decided to cease living like that.
What I'm saying is… Goodbye tumblr. It was a nice run. It was interesting. It was fun. It was full of shit. Thanks for all the good and the bad.
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West Jordan students are mourning a high school sophomore who died along with his grandmother this weekend in a crash in Box Elder County.
Copper Hills High School confirmed on Monday that sophomore Jacob Santos died in the crash, 5:30 p.m. Saturday at 750 N. Main St. in Willard.
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Santos, 15, and his grandmother, Ruth P. Nelson, 66, of Box Elder County, were traveling in a 2005 Lexus that collided with a 2006 Toyota Tundra pickup truck. The 31-year-old driver of the pickup was treated for minor injuries and released from Brigham City Hospital on Sunday.
Friends of Santos Tweeted their condolences and memories under the hashtag #RIPJacobSantos.
"He was a great friend, and he always had a smile on his face," one wrote.
"I'm grateful he was the very first friend I met when I moved to Utah," another said.
The cause of the accident remained under investigation on Monday. Results of that probe will be reviewed by the Box Elder County Attorney's Office.
However, Willard police said it was unlikely the truck's driver would be charged, since it appeared Santos, not seeing the approaching truck, drove into its path.
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Day two of the Trans-Sylvania Epic mountain bike stage race
proved to be an exciting and groundbreaking event. Exciting because Cannondale
rider Jeremiah Bishop was beaten by Kris Sneddon (Kona) and groundbreaking
because the lead of the women's race was occupied by not one but five elite
women, each with a shot at taking the top spot.
In the women's event, race leader Karen Potter (iRide
Adventures/MTBRaceNews.com/zaboo29) was joined by Amanda Carey (Kenda/Felt),
Sue Haywood (Shenandoah Bikes), Selene Yeager (Team CF), and Vicki Barclay. The
elite group, the strongest to ever compete in a U.S stage race, traded the lead
back and forth with Potter, Carey, and Yeager each going off the front
throughout the 43-mile stage.
No rider seemed to have the upper hand as the group stayed
together in the early rough and technical sections of singletrack. The Cooper's
Gap stage is one of the most technically demanding in the weeklong race and it
took a toll on the lead group.
As the riders approached the final sections of the race the
lead pack had been reduced to Potter, Yeager, and Carey. Now on the final
10-mile stretch of gravel road leading to the finish Amanda Carey was able to
use her pure power to open up a gap on her competitors.
After 43 miles Carey take the win just one minute in front
of Selene Yeager who was followed 20 seconds later by Karen Potter.
Carey had done just enough to take the leaders jersey from
Karen Potter.
Vicki Barclay finished in fourth with Sue Haywood taking
Expect a lot more excitement from the women's field the rest
of this week as the top-3 women are separated by less than one minute in the
general classification.
The men's race proved to be no less exciting. The technical
riding and competitive field led to lots of riders taking risks. Those risks
paid off for some more than others.
A fast pace was set from early on. Riders were doing their
best to get established at the front of the field but the bad luck started
early as well. First, Alex Grant (Cannondale), last year's runner-up,
encountered a conglomeration of mechanical trouble that led to him having a
broken chain, broken rear derailleur, broken spoke, and a flat tire.
He wasn't the only rider set upon my misfortune as Barry
Wicks (Kona) suffered two flats, Justin Lindine (BikeReg.com) flatted, and
Jeremiah Bishop had an untimely broken chain that ultimately allowed Kona rider
Kris Sneddon to get a gap and take the stage win.
Despite the broken chain that cost Bishop his wheel Sneddon
was clearly having a stellar day up front. Sneddon had kept a high pace all day
and unlike some of the others in the early group, he did not fade toward the
The Kona rider is an experienced stage race rider and has
titles from the BC Bike Race and TransRockies proving his prowess as a favorite
for TSE glory.
While Bishop finished just over a minute behind the Canadian
Sneddon he maintained the leaders jersey on the strength of his dominating
performance in the prologue.
The lead duo put some serious time into their closest
competitors and the race is shaping up to be a showdown between the two best
stage racers in Canada and the United States. While Bishop has never lost a
stage race in the U.S., Sneddon has won about every stage race there is in
Canada. And to make it even more interesting each rider is supported by
superstar teammate of their own: Barry Wicks for Sneddon and Alex Grant for
This should make the remaining 5 stages extremely
Race Notes
- Jeremiah Bishop rode his Cannondale 29er full-suspension
prototype for today's stage. This was Bishop's first race on the bike
- Ross Schnell, who has been riding a borrowed bike in the
first two stages, tweeted that his bike and bags had finally arrived after
getting lost on his flight to Pennsylvania
Stage III – Bald Eagle Coburn
3 is a 47-mile loop from the scout camp. Riders start on a mix of dirt
roads, scenic paved roads, and a little singletrack. The then make their way through Coburn, home of the famous
Wilderness 101, and transition to old rail grade and some singletrack along
beautiful Penn's Creek. Riders will pass through an old rail tunnel and
climb to a beautiful vista called Penn's View (2nd checkpoint location). From
there, it's more rolling dirt roads and trail as they return to camp. This
stage will cover a lot of ground and lot of history. Rolling through
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US Regional Banks. A good choice for risk averse investors?
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US Regional banks are a good pick for risk averse investors. This is because a lot of them are well capitalized. The financial strength of a bank can be evaluated looking at the Tier 1 capital ratio. The Tier 1 capital is the core measure of a bank's health: it is the core capital consisting of common stock, retained earnings and can include preferred shares (non-cumulative and non-redeemable). And the Tier 1 capital ratio is a relation of that core capital to the bank's risk-weighted assets, so it shows the risk profile of the bank. If a bank's Tier 1 capital ratio falls below the regulatory minimum it may lead to: issuing shares (diluting the shareholder's stock) or a dividend cut to increase retained earnings. So looking at high Tier 1 ratios could point to healthy banks with safe dividends and less risk of share dilution in the future.
The two regional banks I am going to evaluate in relation to their capital adequacy are: BankUnited (NYSE: BKU) and Capital Bank Financial (NASDAQ: CBF).
- BankUnited is a savings and loan association that was seized by US financial regulators in 2009 in one of the biggest American bank failures (it is estimated it cost the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) approximately $5 billion) amid the global financial crisis. Later, its control was transferred to a private equity group. It is currently led by John Kanas that has proven track record in building profitable franchises. The bank's Tier 1 common capital ratio for 2012 is 34.9%, well above the 11.7% average for 2011.
Other aspects that could boost growth include:
Herald National Bank's acquisition in February 2012 could generate a net loan growth in the New York area of about $2 billion annually (Signature Bank (NASDAQ: SBNY) is already growing at this pace).
An improvement in Southern Florida's economy could impact positively as BKU's business is concentrated in this area (80%).
The bank operates with excess capital of approximately $730 million but the deployment of the excess capital is unknown.
Extremely solid balance sheet due to: excess capital and loan loss sharing agreement with the FDIC.
The risks that can offset the listed positive aspects are:
Management's inability to develop New York's expansion strategy.
Private equity investors hold the option to pursue a secondary share offering, which could negatively impact the price of the stock.
A portfolio reduction in covered loans could adversely affect BKU's earnings (75% of net interest income is derived from this portfolio).
- Capital Bank Financial is a regional bank holding company, currently led by former Bank of America executives, operating 165 branches in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. This is the case of another bank bail out in the 2008 financial crisis. The Treasury Department saved the bank from collapse injecting $41 million. In 2010 North American Financial Holdings acquired approximately 85% of the company for $181 million.
The bank's Tier 1 capital ratio is 20.9% for 2012 displaying a sound financial strength. CBF has showed a good recovery from the financial crisis, especially regarding loan production: it originated a record $253 million of loans in 4Q12 (46% increase vs. 3Q12).
Although numbers are a bit distorted due to North Carolina-based Southern Community's acquisition in October 2012, let's see the encouraging features the company presents:
The company presents a diversified loan portfolio: 31% commercial RE, 37% commercial, 30% consumer.
In 4Q12 total deposits increased to $5.9 billion due to the acquisition of Southern Community.
Cost of deposits declined to 0.49% from 0.58% from quarter to quarter. Mainly due to growth in low-cost core deposits.
However, the company is subject to some risks:
Examining some of the key positive points in the last quarter, most of them are improvements related to Southern Community's acquisition. The company may have to continue acquiring in order to generate the same growth prospects. Management is less positive on future M&A.
Legacy credit expenses remain high: other real estate owned (OREO) expenses are elevated, currently at $9 million
Although well capitalized, regional banks have some risks not related to their financial strength as noted above. Between these two banks, I see better prospects for BankUnited than for Capital Bank Financial as it has experienced management, possibility to grow its loan portfolio (New York) and a very sound balance sheet. It all depends on the risks the investor is willing to take.
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This is one of our favorite dishes. We love the way the flavors come together. As soon as I see Meyer lemons in the store this recipe gets pulled out and made
Meyer Lemon Chicken Piccata
Photo: Randy Mayor; Styling: Cindy Barr
Freshen up a classic chicken dish by using Meyer lemons for the sauce. These lemons have a great tangy aroma and are sweeter and less acidic that regular lemons.
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 cutlet, 2 tablespoons sauce, and 1 tablespoon parsley)
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Recipe Time
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 214
- Fat: 7.3g
- Saturated fat: 4.1g
- Monounsaturated fat: 1.9g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.6g
- Protein: 27.5g
- Carbohydrate: 8.5g
- Fiber: 0.6g
- Cholesterol: 81mg
- Iron: 1.6mg
- Sodium: 502mg
- Calcium: 26mg
- 2 (8-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
- 1/3 cup sauvignon blanc or other crisp, tart white wine
- 1/2 cup fat-free, lower-sodium chicken broth
- 1/3 cup fresh Meyer lemon juice (about 3 lemons)
- 2 tablespoons capers, rinsed and drained
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1. Split chicken breast halves in half horizontally to form 4 cutlets. Place each cutlet between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap; pound each cutlet to 1/4-inch thickness using a meat mallet or small heavy skillet. Sprinkle cutlets evenly with salt and pepper. Place flour in a shallow dish; dredge cutlets in flour.
- 2. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 2 cutlets to pan, and sauté 2 minutes. Turn cutlets over; sauté for 1 minute. Remove the cutlets from pan. Repeat the procedure with remaining 1 tablespoon butter and 2 cutlets.
- 3. Add wine to pan, and bring to a boil, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Cook for 1 minute or until liquid almost evaporates. Stir in chicken broth; bring to a boil. Cook until broth mixture is reduced to 2 tablespoons (about 4 minutes). Stir in juice and capers. Serve over chicken. Sprinkle with parsley.
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Which is it? Ray Muller's three-hour 1993 documentary offers evidence to support both adjectives, approaching its subject "without preconceptions" and letting viewers form their own judgement on this "legend with many faces".
A year on from her death, Hitler's propagandist remains a troubling figure: a mistress of her craft who used it to promote the 20th century's most pernicious evil. Interviews with the then 90 year old find her volatile and unrepentant, bossing Muller's cameraman and stubbornly refusing to accept any blame for the Nazis' atrocities.
Clips from Triumph Of The Will, her lavish record of Adolf's 1934 rally at Nuremberg, and Olympia, her epic film on the 1936 Berlin Olympics, reveal Leni to be a cinematic visionary years ahead of her time. Still, that won't mean much to the gypsies sent back to the death camps after she used them as extras.


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Q. I know that black patent shoes are big for fall. What type of hosiery should be paired with black patent shoes? It used to be considered a fashion faux pas to pair black tights or black hose with black patent leather shoes. Is this still the case?
A. Where did you hear that fashion faux pas? I must have been too young to dress myself when that faux pas was discussed. Now that patent is such a huge trend for Fall and opaque tights are blazing a trail and finding space in everyone's drawer, it's time to enjoy your black patent with just about any color tight depending on what you're wearing on the rest of your body.
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Most online games that suffer the wrath of cheaters and hackers simply decide to swing the banhammer around, but no, not Rockstar.
Rockstar have uniquely come up with a far more interesting solution– if you cheat on Max Payne 3's online multiplayer, you will be forced to play with fellow cheaters. Offending players will be put into a "cheaters pool" where you can hack to your heart's delight. But cheating against a cheater would be rather pointless, which is why Rockstar is so clever. What's the point in being invinsible when everyone is invinsible? It takes the fun out of cheating, which hopefully will stop any further incidents.
If you are caught and decide to change your ways, Rockstar may be kind enough to let you out of the cheaters pool, however, if you are caught cheating again, you'll be banned forever.
Hackers on Max Payne 3 have been ruining honest players experiences with cheats such as modded games, hacked saves, and score boosting. Crime never pays though, and any cheater who's reached the top of the leaderboard through unfair means will have their precious scores wiped.
Rockstar is also encouraging other players to report cheaters. To do so email firstname.lastname@example.com with details of the platform you're playing on, the cheaters gametag/ID, description of what they're doing, and evidence of the crime. Unfortunately, camping is not a crime so you can't report someone because they're using lazy tactics, sorry.
Hopefully Rockstar's tactics will be successful. Cheating takes the fun out of any game, and this is a novel way of trying to deal with it
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The seat is heated. It is a one piece seat. It cost me about $650 or so. I'm asking $325.
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I only have the Corbin Seat. Very comfortable piston for back and arms. Looks great.
I ended up buying a 2012 RT in Fluid Grey.
Hi John,
Yep it was the engine.
I am definitely going back to the RT. just not sure if a '12 or the new water cooled.
I still got the GS though.
I decided to sell my GT. I've liked the bike but could never love it. I just never felt comfortable on it. I am the proud owner of multiple seats and even GTL and GT handlebars as well as foot pegs...
How do you figure that? I get the same exact gas mileage on my K1600 GT as I did on my '09 RT. 42 mpg.


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Living Alone with a Dishwasher
Cooking for One
I grew up with the convenience of a dishwasher although my young self wasn't thrilled with having to empty it every day after school as one of my household chores. But since I've left home, I've rarely lived in a place that has a dishwasher and, to be frank, I seldom use one even if it does come with my apartment, especially if I'm living alone. Do you live alone and use your dishwasher with any frequency?
I usually enjoy hand washing dishes, so I'm predisposed not to care too much if I have a dishwasher or not, especially if I'm living alone or cooking for one for a few days. I have a puritanical notion that a dishwasher can't be run unless it's full and since it can take several days to fill one up when you're cooking for one, things can get a little stinky in there. Plus, I have several favorite dishes and implements that I like to use frequently, so waiting until it's full, or reasonably full, isn't practical.
Of course it's a different scenario if you're washing up for a large household or you've just thrown a dinner party. But for everyday cooking for one? Usually not worth it for me.
How about you? Do you run your dishwasher when you've been cooking just for yourself?
PS. Although we did have a Hotpoint dishwasher when I was young, I promise my parents never blindfolded me while I was using it.
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i think the answer is a small dishwasher. i've heard the same claim made by many about two people and dishwasher, but we have a half one and it's perfect for the two of us. it doesn't take up much space and it only takes a day or two (depending on how much and what is cooked) to fill. i love love love having a dishwasher and don't think i will ever live without one now...but each to their own!
I cannot imagine not to use a dishwasher...I only handwash big kitchenware such as large pans or other items that don't fit in the dishwasher easily. I red handwash is more water consuming...and I can easily fill dishwasher at least once a day even when I'm home alone!
I'm currently living alone and still use the dishwasher. I run it about once a week. luckily, I have enough dishes that its never been too much of an issue of running out of anything.
My husband and I have a really small kitchen, so we actually use our half-size dishwasher to store pots and pans! It works great and we don't miss it at all. We hand-wash everything and it really doesn't take long if you just stay on top of it ... and we cook almost all meals at home. Our friends think we're crazy, but it works for us.
I live alone and run my dishwasher about once a week. I use it only for mugs plates, bowls, silverware, and tupperware. Cooking utensils, measuring cups/spoons, pots, and pans all get handwashed. I mainly just use it because it's there-I don't think I'd miss it terribly if I didn't have one. The only time I really feel like it's a huge help is if I've had a group of people over for dinner.
When I lived alone, I hand-washed everything unless I let some dishes pile up for some reason (company, pot-luck, lazy...). I happened to marry a woman who never lived without a dishwasher and can't imagine living without one. I could live very happily without one. No issues with spots, crusted on leftovers, or buying extra detergent for a single use object. I could use the extra cabinet space. We did have a home trash compactor in our house as a child, and that was worth the space.
Maybe we use a lot of dishes, but my husband and I also fill a full sized dishwasher each day. I do a lot of scratch cooking so I make several dirty dishes, but I tend to just pop one of those power tab things in the cleaner each time I empty it, and I start it almost every morning before we leave for work- it runs during the day (I set the timer) and then I put them away while I'm starting dinner that evening. I'm a 'clean as you go' type, so I like to pick up as I'm cooking. And I dish wash almost everything I can as long as it says its safe to do so.
when i lived alone, i hand washed. now that i'm living with someone else i still hand wash all large items and let the dishwasher handle smaller stuff.
I live alone and I run my dishwasher once a week. If I just have a couple things, I might wash them by hand, but if you have service for 8, it will last a week. Running your dishwasher once a week uses less water than washing everything by hand daily and everything comes out clean and sanitized. I save energy by turning off the drying cycle and propping the door open a few inches overnight to dry the dishes.
When my microwave quit, I waited a month or two before replacing it; when my dishwasher quit, they brought a new one the same day! Nuff said.
I didn't have a hard time filling up the dishwasher when I lived alone; I usually ran it a couple of times a week. But I make almost everything from scratch and I like to cook.
I live alone and have never used the dishwasher in my current rental. I think it would take me at least a week to accumulate enough dirty dishes (and I'd probably run out of dishes before this happened). I'd rather just spend 10 minutes a day washing up by hand. Hand washing also means that I don't have to worry about whether the rather old dishwasher will actually get things clean.
I never used a dishwasher when I lived alone, even when I had one. I didn't think it would be a big deal when I moved in with my husband and we didn't have one. But he doesn't do dishes (or doesn't get them clean to my standards) and I found myself getting angry at him all the time as I washed and he...didn't. Now that we live in a place with a dishwasher - problem solved! Marital peace! We run 2 loads a week of plates/glassware/flatware. I wash all cooking dishes by hand. I would never go back!
I grew up without a dishwasher so when it came time to renovate my kitchen, I knew I really wanted one. Spending 20+ minutes on most days washing dishes (that sometimes were never really clean) was dreadful. I have an 18" one which is perfect for 1-2 people and I cook quite a bit, so I run it once-twice a week. It's one of the the best investments I've made. I'd rather spend time reading or doing other tasks.
I never use it. It just doesn't make sense to pile up all those dishes in one, especially since we don't have that many.
Had a house guest last year. They stayed a couple of days in December and then again in April. They left and I couldn't figure out where their breakfast dishes had gone. They weren't in the sink. So I peeked in the dishwasher and there were the cereal bowls and spoons, along with the knife and other things they had used that past December. omg.
Had to apologize to my husband, I thought he had thrown away the knife and forks because they were missing (and he'd done it in the past).
Why is that ten year old in her underwear
@Gwendolyn, that story made me laugh!
I don't have a dishwasher but I have plans to fit an 18" one into my life very soon! I can't stand washing dishes, and it seems like it's all I ever do.
The dishwasher serves as a giant, out-of-the-way dish rack for hand washed dishes in our 2-person household. It only washes dishes when we have people over.
I live alone and have most of my adult life. I love and use my dishwasher. I only run it about 2x a week and I wash the pots & pans by hand because a) they don't fit in the DW, and b) I don't have enough not to and c)I use cast iron which I would never put in a DW. But otherwise it all goes in the sainted, sacred DW. I genuinely loathe washing dishes.
I live alone, and I HATE washing dishes with a fiery, burning, unending passion, so I use my dishwasher. I have a fairly small eco-friendly model that runs a low-water/low-energy cycle, and also has the option of only running the top rack. Very convenient!
Psyche Winters, hilarious! I wondered the same thing. And blindfolded too, shudder.
We're in the homestretch of planning a kitchen renovation and will be getting a dishwasher. Neither my husband nor I have ever had one. Any tips? It's just the two of us here but we cook a lot and host dinner for friends at least twice a month. 18"? 24"? Features to look for? I'd love any feedback. Thanks.
After so many years of living without a dishwasher, I now dishwash everything I can possibly get away with! I love my dishwasher.
Am I the only one who is slightly disturbed by the scantily-clad 10-year-old?!
I don't think I own enough dishes to fill a dishwasher!
Regarding the comments about the dish washer using less water, my understanding is that a dishwasher uses less water than hand washing assuming you hand wash with the water running. If you dishes the right way, i.e.you only run the water to rinse, I think hand washing uses less water. That theory also assumes you only run the dish washer completely full, which I would never be able to do living alone.
Hand washing dishes is the worst. If I don't wear gloves, my nails get destroyed, but as soon as I put on the gloves and get messy, the phone rings or I want to change the channel. And then there's always a film of dish crud on my wine glass (post-dinner dish-doing obviously involves wine). I also don't buy nice knives or pots because then I would feel bad when I ultimately dumped them in the dishwasher :-P
Regarding the image: the pool in the background is clearly meant to show that she's in a bathing suit. I think the whole setup is supposed to look California-cool -- you can see here that it was published in 1966, which is the same year that the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds was released. The nation had a California obsession at the time, and even dishwasher manufacturers were trying to cash in on the idea of everything being cooler there.
I hate washing dishes by hand so I always use my dishwasher. It's just me and I'm apparently incapable of cooking with out using a lot of pots/dishes so it gets used fairly often. When I bought my house last year, it was the first appliance that I upgraded since the old one was ancient and didn't work very well.
When I lived in a little apartment alone, I had a tiny oven but a normal sized dishwasher - it was crazy! However, I did use the dishwasher, at least once, but probably twice a week. I use a lot of glasses, though (Love having water nearby, hate using a glass that's been used before [not counting refilling, more like glass from the previous day]). The only catch was I would start to run out of dishes sometimes and HAVE to run the dishwasher before it was 100% full sometimes. That always made me sad.
FamousAmos- I would go with the 24" if you have the space for it. And spend a little extra for a nice model that runs quietly. Otherwise, if your kitchen is near your living space, you will be competing with the tv (if you have one) with volume.
The reason I say go with the larger model is because if you like to cook at all, you'll be able to fill it no problem. We have a 24" and fill it almost every day and it is just my husband and I.
my partner and I can fill a full size dishwasher in one day. Granted i even throw skillets and small pots in there (all dishwasher safe) so those can take up quite a bit of space. I work from home so I eat 3 meals here a day and cook everything from scratch. My Partner usually packs a lunch and has a container to wash when he gets home.
I also dont pack it full tho, seems like things dont get clean if stuff is too close together
I have extremely hard water, and live alone, and when I used to use my dishwasher, I would always end up re-washing glassware and silverware. So I've cut out the middleman, and now my dishwasher is a really effective tupperware storage system :)
It's where we store stuff to get it out of the way and it's where we dry off the dishes we just washed. Haven't turned the thing on in over 7 years.
When I lived with a dishwasher, I never used it, and now that I don't have one, I don't miss it, even when I have fours sinkfuls of dishes (every sunday) By the time you pre -wash and load and unload and reclean what the dishwasher did a bad job on, it's much more time efficient to wash by hand. Plus, you save on energy costs by never using one.
Thanks LBILYEU. I wouldn't have thought about the noise level - I sort of assumed they'd all be similar. Our kitchen adjoins the dining room where we tend to linger late, finishing wine and conversations.
It's hard to gage the amount of room in an empty dishwasher in showroom. I've taken large baking sheets and skillets with me when shopping for a range. I think I'll just pack up some tall glasses and oddly shaped serving pieces and start hunting for a dishwasher.
I live alone and have had a dishwasher for about the past 10 years only and hope never to be without one again. That said, I wash most of the pots/cast iron and the 70-year old silverware by hand. I end up running it 2-3 times/week. The current machine is a Bosch model that I mostly love - 'not crazy about the arrangement of the tines on the upper shelf. Also, if you're running the machine infrequently, a quick ( 5 min) rinse option really helps, especially in the summer when food/liquid remnants on the dishes can start to ferment within a few days
Growing up, I made my little sister wash the dishes, while I dried. I run the dishwasher just for me once or twice week, adding a cup of vinegar to the rinse cycle to avoid spots and greying.
I've lived alone most of my life and couldn't imagine being without a dishwasher. My everyday dishes are not microwave or dishwasher safe so those I wash by hand. I'm talking 1 or 2 dishes a day. Everything else goes into the DW, including pots and pans. I also take breakfast and lunch into the office on most days of the week, so those containers add to the load. Cooking from scratch makes for a lot of pieces to be washed. I run a load 2 to 3 times a week. Living alone does not mean that real cooking is nil. I don't know what I'd do without this time saving gift.
Oh, and @AKAY my first thought when I saw the young girl was that she was in a bathing suit, given the pool in the background. The blindfold is a bit funny though because the DW stands alone. How can she find the cabinets to place the clean items in? Hahaha. I think today's advertising has come a long way. Or am I missing something? Okay...I got away from the subject, sorry.
I have a dishwasher but have never used it. I don't dirty up enough dishes in a week to make up a full load. Hand washing the dishes works well enough for me.
I live alone and don't have a dishwasher, and it doesn't bother me at all.
I would hate to leave dirty stuff sitting around for days until it got full. And I do cook from scratch a lot, but I still don't make enough dishes to fill a dishwasher (plus, I don't have multiples of things I use nearly every day, like the coffee machine attachments, blender, sharp knives, chopping boards...)
I'm not convinced by the argument that dishwashers are more environmentally friendly. I definitely don't run the water while I'm washing up! I have 2 sinks (washing and rinsing), and wine/drinking glasses get washed first and get an extra rinse. Dishwashers are not just about water usage, either - what about energy? Handwashing uses zero electricity.
DAY-um ! I must be an incredibly messy/inefficient/sloppy/slovenly cook ! I live alone, and always have. I got my first diswasher when I was 30-ish (a loooooooooong time ago) and never looked back. Till that point, my Mom lived with me, and cleaned up after I cooked (well, it was a joint effort, but she did the dishes). At first, it was as a break for her. Now, it's a break for me, and I wouldn't be without one. It's a small one (a "portable", since I don't have the cabinet space to give up for a built-in), but I still manage to fill it at least every other day. Usually every day. I too, hate to run it when it doesn't seem "efficient" to do so. Nonetheless, its at least every other day. For those of you that can't fill one in a week.....do you really cook? Or just reheat/nuke? Come on...a meal of protein/starch/veg takes at least 3 cooking vessels, a plate (or 2 if you have a salad or a side in a small dish), utensils, and a beverage glass (or two). If your main has a couple of steps, you'll need more cooking vessels or prep dishes. I also have 2 dogs, so there's doggie dishes in there too. Plus any glasses/cups/bowls/plates from breakfast, lunch and snacks. EASILY a full load in a small dishwasher.
Frankly, if I couldn't have a dishwasher, I wouldn't cook for myself. Much as I love cooking (and I *LOVE* cooking), that's how much I hate washing dishes.
Always thought a dishwasher was decadent .....
Never had a dishwasher, expensive to buy, expensive to run, takes up kitchen space, dishwasher cleaner/salt so expensive.
I Wash-up in the sink, one bowl ,fairy liquid,hot water. scrubbing brush ,Sorted!
Washing dishes is and always has been one of my least favorite things to do in the world. We didn't have a dishwasher when I was growing up and my poor mother would try to get me to do the dishes. I am somewhat ashamed to say that her requests were always met with tears, screaming, and then full out on the floor tantrums. I still feel exactly like that when I have dishes to hand wash.
Once I found out that (when done properly) a dishwasher is as water efficient as hand washing and I had no reason for guilt, I embraced my dishwasher wholeheartedly. Whenever I've been looking for a new apt, a dishwasher has been on my "dealbreaker" list. You could offer me a rent controlled brownstone in the heart of Manhattan with original moldings and antique detail (my idea of heaven) but if you told me I couldn't have a dishwasher, I'd say no thanks.
@MERILYNCH, oh it's still a totally goofy ad, I can just see what they were going for. The 60's were a weird time.
And you don't see these anymore, but this is a portable dishwasher. It rolls around on wheels so you can keep it anywhere. Then, when you go to run it, you wheel it next to the sink and attach it to the tap with a hose. So there are no cabinets around it because it's so convenient for easy pool-side use!!! ...or something.
I grew up with a dishwasher. I don't think my family could have survived without one. When I lived with three other girls in college, we didn't have a dishwasher and it wasn't so bad to just do the dishes I dirtied.
Then I moved out after college with my boyfriend and had a dishwasher. We would run it about once a day, maybe every other day if we didn't cook much. We recently moved to an apartment without a dishwasher. It was Hell. We moved a month later (for other reasons). Now I have a dishwasher again. Relief!
I live alone and have one of those portable dishwashers that was in the apartment when I moved in. It really serves no purpose for me other than a surface for me to put my microwave and toaster oven.
I don't think I'd know how to get it running or have enough dishes used during the course of a week to fill it. So for now, I just keep it wheeled into the corner of the kitchen. Also, it kind of smells funky inside. I'd like to store my pots and pans in there but... funky.
There are two of us and we stopped using our dishwasher several months ago during a minor kitchen remodel. We have found we are now using less electricity even though we hardly ever ran it more than once a week. I cook almost everything from scratch and we rarely eat out but have still found it is very easy to keep up with the hand dishwashing.
I just got a dishwasher this January as a gift from my inlaws...the first one I've ever had in my life (I'm 38). I didn't even know how to load it properly, or what to do with the various detergents until I read the manual. I'm married with a toddler and a baby on the way, so right now our family mainly produces lots of drinking glasses, plates, sippy cups, and silverware. There were bottles recently too, until the little guy gave them up completely for his sippy cups. We dirty enough dishes to need it several times a week, sometimes 6-7 if I'm cooking at home a lot. This week I threw my back out at 30w+ pregnant, so there's been a lot of paper plates and fast meals, and very little dishwasher activity. Still, we normally use it almost daily, and I'll never go back to hand washing! I'm the one who does the dishes 99% of the time, and it has saved me so much time and energy, especially when washing bottles, which took me forever and had to be done daily.
Oh, and ours is one of those portable ones. They are still very much around. It takes up precious space in our tiny kitchen, but it's worth it.
I live (mostly) alone and probably run the dishwasher once or twice per week, when full. I hate washing dishes by hand - just a personal preference with a few exceptions for All Clad and other high end pots and pans. It is on my "must" list for an apartment now - second only to cat friendly. And between the cat and I, we can usually make a decent number of dishes.
Oh, and I just showed my hubby how to use it last night for the first time...he's going to be doing a lot of dishes on his own while I'm recovering from having the baby, so he'd better start learning now :)
I can't imagine not using a dishwasher. I throw everything in it except cookware (dishes, drinking glasses, coffee mugs, wine glasses, pet food bowls, plastic containers, sponges, scrub brushes) and I usually need to run it 2-3 times a week. It definitely uses less water than I would use to wash all those things as I use them (because I'm not letting them stack up until I can run a big sink of water to wash a bunch at a time). Is it "less expensive" when you factor in the electricity on top of the water? Well, my time is money, so...
I got a compact countertop dishwasher and it made my life much easier for years while I lived alone. Agree that it's tough to fill a full size one, but the tiny ones fit just 6-8 place settings or 2-3 and other prep stuff like small pots, pans and cooking utensils. Highly recommend for anyone who lives in an apartment without an installed dishwasher if they do a lot of cooking. They run about $300 last I checked. Mine was made by edgestar...it was easy to use and ran very quietly.
My only word of caution is to make sure your dishes fit the interior well...I had somewhat large dinner plates from crate and barrel that were a tight squeeze. Friends who bought one from the same company since say theirs is much more spacious and didn't have the same issue.
I live alone and I've owned a dishwasher for the last probably 20 years. It's an older Kitchenaid model that does not require pre-rinsing. So I simply load it gradually durning the week, then run it whenever it gets full. I run it on average about once a week, more If I get into serious cooking. I think it's indespensible.
I live alone, and I rinse the dirty dishes as I go; not really clean but nothing on them that would mold or attract bugs. And yes, it takes about a week to fill the dishwasher generally. But I am so grateful to have it when I have company; when Mom and Dad come to visit I end up running it once a day!
I haven't used a dishwasher since I was in college. My last apartment, where I lived for 2 years, had one and I used it as a drying rack. My house now doesn't have one and I could care less.
I live alone and don't have a dishwasher in my apartment but even if I did, I probably wouldn't use it much. I just don't dirty up that many dishes in the course of a day.
I'm usually only cooking for one or two, and way too neurotic to leave dirty dishes waiting until the dishwasher fills up. I tend to wash by hand, but like a couple of other posters use the dishwasher as a drying rack to save counter space.
It is really great to have as an option after dinner parties and such, though.
When I remodeled my one-bedroom condo I saved the old dishwasher and had it reinstalled to save money. It works quite well, but is really, really noisy! I was told by a repairman (in to look at the washing machine) not to replace it, because it has no electronic parts and will last for far longer than any newer, quieter one I could replace it with. I hand wash almost all of my dishes, and most of the time i enjoy it. I only use the dishwasher after a dinner party. And then - because of the noise - I run it the next day when I'm out of the house!
When I lived in a house with 5 other girls for 1 year in college we had a dishwasher, but aside from that I've never had one. Since I didn't grow up with a dishwasher I've never considered it standard and don't miss it.
Now that I live alone it's not a big deal at all to do the handful of dishes I generate. When I cook things get a little messier, but I just try to wash as I go along.
I don't have a dishwasher, my kitchen is tiny, and I despise washing dishes. This is one of the main reasons I rarely cook. I would like to cook more but just can't handle the thought of all the resultant dirty dishes.
I live alone and I actually generally run the dishwasher daily. The only things I handwash are my knives, everything else fits into the dishwasher (including my 8 qt stock pot).
I live alone and really miss having a dishwasher. I probably ran it once a week at my old place. In my next apartment this will be a requirement.
I feel like the answer to whether a person living alone uses their dishwasher or not really depends on whether you cook a lot and/or take your lunch to work. I make and take my lunch to work every day... which means I have a lot of dirty plastic tupperware. So I use my dishwasher maybe once a week but the top rack is fully loaded with plastic containers that I put my sandwiches, yogurt, grapes, etc. in.
Yes, of course I use my dishwasher. I run it about one a week, usually on Saturday mornings.
I mostly handwash, using my dishwasher as a dishrack. I use its top as a work surface, in that the counter was installed over it.
My kitchen is way too small for a dishwasher. I hate the idea of unwashed pots hanging around the place for more than an hour. There are two of us so every day we use roughly four plates, a few knives and forks, two mugs, two glasses plus cooking stuff. It would take us ages to fill a dishwasher. Even then, we'd be unlikely to do so as we have four of everything only.
Yes, the ad is pervy.
I keep a dishpan full of water in the left side of my double sink. I scrape off leftovers into the plastic tub I keep in the freezer until it's full enough to put in my balcony compost bin.
I rinse off the last food bits so the dishwasher doesn't get stinky as it slowly fills. I run it when it's full.
I use the food-bit fill dishwater to water plants. The microbes in the soil break down the green waste into stuff that's good for the plants.
As someone noted, running a dishwasher once a week or so consumes far less water than washing each dish individually, especially if your hand-washing method includes keeping the hot water running as you wash and rinse a pile of dishes.
*food-bit filled dishwater
I live alone and love my dishwasher. In fact, the lack of a dishwasher was probably the #1 reason I moved forward with a kitchen remodel. I cook nearly all of my dinners from scratch and love to entertain. In a typical week, I will run my dishwasher 1-2x. If I have a dinner party, that dishwasher gets completely filled and run immediately. Who wants to throw a party if it means you have to spend an hour cleaning up by hand? I find it much easier to make space for a dishwasher than to keep a large drying rack on my limited counter space. For the person that asked about dishwasher size, I would second the recommendation to go with a standard 24" if you have the room. The selection of available models is much smaller in the 18" size and they are much more expensive.
I can also kind of see the argument some folks have when it sounds like they have old dishwashers that don't work properly. If we are comparing handwashing to a modern, working dishwasher, I'll go with the dishwasher every time.
When I was living with two roomates a dishwasher was invaluable to me. I was the only one doing the dishes! But since it has just been just me and my boyfriend I have come to only handwash.
Currently I don't have running water- so we actually don't have a lot of dishes to do. We keep a large tub and carry spoons and mug to wash several times a week, but I still handwash when we get there!
I am moving into an apt.without a dishwasher..and I sickened by the thought of standing at the stupid sink washing dishes, bowls, cups,tupperware and utensils..and catfood bowls......................live alone and used my dishwasher every week, with rinsed off 'foodware'. I will have to figure a way...I already 'got yelled at' by mentioning that I will get tons of paper plates at least..arghhhhh..ugh...LAST thing I want to do after long day/drive after dinner...and my beautiful hands and manicure!!!!! (not)
The little girl in the ad is wearing a bathing suit, not underwear. Bathing suits in advertisements in those days were meant to evoke a feeling of leisurely luxury. As to the impact of dishwashers versus hand-washing dishes, I've done my homework -- dishwashers actually save energy and water if run only when full. Otherwise, hand-washing wins. I used to like hand-washing because it felt good to my arthritic hands, but muscle and joint problems have forced me to rely on the dishwasher. It was never a problem to fill up for my hubby and myself because I enjoy cooking and he enjoys eating!
I live with my partner in a tiny apartment with a small drawer dishwasher. We have used it once, found it didn't do a very good job of cleaning half the dishes, so cleaned it out, and now use it as our drying rack for when we hand wash the dishes!
P.S. I found washing dishes by hand is far less gross when I wear rubber gloves.
I will get rubber gloves...(for the maid ; ) ) THANKS MIAMI'S ELAINE..
I have never understood the value of a dishwasher. It takes 10 minutes to wash dishes. And it isn't exactly heavy labor...
Live alone, and yes, I use my dishwasher. I only run it once or twice a week, but I cook a great deal, so I have plenty of pans and bakeware that needs washing too. Washing dishes is the number one chore I hate, and it's great to know I need only rinse and go.
I live alone and use the dishwasher about once a week. Otherwise I end up washing everything by hand while the washer is just standing there. Besides, washing dishes in a washer saves water!
First dishwasher just one year ago, already used to it and it is a real relief ;) and having a lot more time for other activities. Really worth when you are two or more to share a kitchen.
The girl isn't "scantily clad", she's filling the dishwasher then going for a swim with all the free time she used to spend washing up.
I've never had a dishwasher, we have a routine of me washing up, my husband drying and putting away and my son bringing the plates to me and clearing the table and worktop. I'd probably want a dishwasher if I didn't have all that help.


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This is pretty sweet. Cliff May just states more-or-less explicitly that the whole utility of "Islamic fascism" as a turn of phrase is that it makes it easier to conflate disparate groups into a single menace. Intriguingly, I think May's Corner colleague Mario Loyola actually makes a good point about all this. In the past, we saw no need to make up names to call our enemies. "Fascist," "Nazi," and "Communist" are all just the terms that Fascists, Nazis, and Communists used to describe their movements. They're perjorative terms today just because people generally don't like Fascists and Nazis and Communists. But to call a Communist a "Communist" is no insult to him and never was. Nevertheless, we seemed to get along just fine.
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Recipe from The Lady & Sons Savannah Country Cookbook. Read about them here.
|Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Dissolve yeast in water and set aside.
Mix together flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, and sugar. Cut shortening into the dry ingredients. Mix in yeast and buttermilk.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to desired thickness. Cut out with a biscuit cutter. Place biscuits on a greased/sprayed baking sheet. Bake for about 12 minutes. Yields about 3 dozen biscuits.


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The following are answers to common questions concerning our Emergency Department
What will happen when I arrive in the Emergency Department?
First, you will see the triage nurse... When you arrive at the Emergency Department, triage personnel will evaluate your condition and determine the first step in your care. Please be prepared to give the following information:
- Reason for your visit
- When you had your last tetanus shot
- Names and doses of medications you are taking
- If you are allergic to any medications
- If you think you may be pregnant
- Previous medical history
The triage nurse has special training to assess how quickly you need treatment and in which room your care needs to take place. The triage nurse will ask you questions about the reason for your visit to the Emergency Department and about your general health. He/she will take your pulse, blood pressure, temperature, and breathing rate, and take note of any allergies you may have and current medications you are taking. If you feel you need to speak to someone privately, please ask. We know that the Emergency Department can be noisy and crowded. Check with your nurse before eating or drinking. Some tests require you to have an empty stomach. Leave your personal belongings and valuables with a friend or a relative.
Next, you will be registered...
The triage nurse gives your information to a registration clerk. The clerk will ask you for your name and address, insurance card and photo identification, your family doctor's name, and an emergency contact number. It is important that we have accurate contact information from you in case we need to reach you to discuss test results that return after you are sent home. The clerk will make up your chart and give you an identification band. If the triage nurse feels you need to be seen immediately by a physician, a family member can register for you. You will be seen at triage and registration on a first-come, first-served basis. Patients remain in that order unless their chief complaint or the severity of their condition requires a more urgent response. Then a patient may be taken out of order and seen ahead of those who may have come before them. If your condition worsens while you are waiting to be seen, you should immediately tell the triage nurse so you can be re-assessed.
After registration, you will receive treatment...
Depending on your medical condition as assessed by the triage nurse, you may be sent to the appropriate area of the Emergency Department to be seen by a physician or you may be asked to stay in the waiting room until an examination room is available. In the treatment area, a primary nurse will assess your condition and be responsible for your care while you are in the Emergency Department. Tests or procedures will be ordered as needed. Test results and diagnostic procedures can take time to be completed and for the results to be available. If you are able to go home, it is important to follow through with the plan of care outlined in our aftercare instructions. This includes follow-up with your primary doctor and other specialists. If you do not have a primary physician, referrals may be provided to doctors or clinics in the local area. Occasionally, you may be asked to return to the emergency department for a re-check or ongoing testing. Your emergency team will discuss this with you and provide you an opportunity to ask questions.
Why is the wait so long?
We do our best to let you know when you will be seen. Things can change quickly in the Emergency Department and delay your care. Patients requiring the most urgent care must be treated first. There may also be delays while we wait for your test results from the laboratory or x-ray departments.
Please understand that our aim is to provide you with the most efficient service possible. If you do have to wait, a nurse will be nearby to answer your questions and monitor your condition. Your patience is appreciated.
Mason General and St. Peter Neurology Partner in New Stroke Technology
If you suffer a stroke in Mason County it is important that you get medical help as soon as possible ‒ and go immediately to Mason General Hospital ‒ as time loss is brain loss.
MGH is staffed 24/7 by board-certified emergency medicine physicians who are trained in stroke diagnosis and treatment. And now, thanks to Providence St. Peter Hospital, Olympia, there will be a neurologist in the room via two-way video camera and a remote telehealth robot. Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics has joined the Telestroke Network, a southwestern Washington hospital partnership set up by St. Peter that allows access to neurologists, 24-hours-a-day, through advanced video technology.
"This technology puts the neurologist right in the room with the patient and emergency medicine physician," said Dean Gushee, M.D., director of emergency services for MGH & FC. "When needed, this new technology will allow the neurologist to be present when the patient arrives at MGH's emergency room. Faster diagnosis and immediate treatment can often reduce or eliminate the debilitating results of a stroke. It is critical that people know the symptoms of a stroke, and get to MGH as quickly as possible." The new technology allows the neurologist to see and talk with the patient and family as well as MGH emergency medicine physicians by way of remote video conferencing.
With two-way video cameras and remote maneuvering, this technology allows a neurologist from the certified Stroke Center at Providence St. Peter Hospital, Olympia, to work remotely with board certified physicians and patients in MGH's emergency department to quickly provide stroke treatment. In addition to emergency bedside consultation, physicians will be able to electronically share brain scans and discuss treatment options.
"When it comes to stroke, every minute is critical," says James McDowell, M.D., medical director of Providence St. Peter Hospital's Stroke Program. "Being able to share our expertise in 'real time' will help patients receive a more favorable diagnosis and treatment."
The diagnosis and treatment protocols for stroke patients have been a two-year long cooperative endeavor between MGH &FC physicians and staff, St. Peter staff, and emergency medical services personnel, aiming to perfect techniques and protocols that will speed up diagnoses and treatment. The use of video conferencing enhances that team effort ‒ to minimize the effects of a stroke and increase the likelihood for a good patient recovery.
Mason General Hospital Wins "T-System National Award for Emergency Department Excellence in 2011
Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics was recently chosen from more than 1,700 hospitals nationwide to receive the 2011 T-System Client Excellence Award. T-System, Inc., an industry leader in clinical, business and IT solutions for emergency medicine, annually recognizes hospitals that have most effectively used its solutions to improve the quality of patient care, operational processes and financial results in the emergency department (ED).
"We are thrilled to receive this prestigious award as a result of the hard work and progress made over the past year to improve our emergency department and the professional lives of our dedicated emergency medical staff," said Dean Gushee, MD, medical director at Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics. "Using T-System solutions has helped our physicians, nurses and staff to increase our efficiency, reduce length of stay, and improve patient contact and coordinate care between providers."
In addition, Tom Hornburg, chief information officer at MGH & FC added, "The T-system solution highlights our continuing effort to provide exceptional medical care while taking advantage of the latest technologies."
The Emergency Department of Mason General Hospital is known for high quality and efficient care. The hospital has leveraged the experience of T-EV in deploying technologies to the rest of the facility. T-System provides a best of breed model to compare with enterprise documentation solutions.
"Congratulations to Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics for being chosen as a 2011 T-System Client Excellence Award recipient in demonstrating superior patient care and financial improvements in attaining their goals," said Sunny Sanyal, T-System chief executive officer. "Their commitment to the use of technology to enhance the practice of emergency medicine is an inspiration to all hospitals. Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics' deployment, use of our solutions and outstanding collaboration with T-System employees is both exemplary and a best practice in emergency medicine."
In recognition of Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinic's accomplishments, T-System will make a donation to Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinic. MGH & FC will also receive a commemorative plaque and special recognition at the 2012 T-System user conference.


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Day 5: Cloud forest
This morning we drove to Altos de Campana National Park (over 1.5 hours away), where we ascended the mountain to the cloud forest. Yves led us on a hike to summit the peak, as in he literally bolted up the mountain with one backpack strap over his shoulder (casual). The hike today was amazing… very misty and moist. At some points, you literally had to climb on your hands and knees. We even used a vine for support like Tarzan, and scaled bare rock to reach the peak.
Eating lunch at the peak
A cross at the top of the peak


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Developing an Effective Exit Strategy When Selling a Pharmacy
What is an exit strategy? This word has been bandied around so often - it seems to be a catchphrase if you want to sound knowledgeable about investments. In terms of an independent pharmacy, it describes the way in which the owner recoups his investment by selling the pharmacy.
For most independent pharmacists, this happens when they are preparing to retire. To get the most out of the long hours spent building the pharmacy, an independent pharmacist wants the best price possible for his pharmacy. This is often an emotional question: what is the value of the countless hours and effort it took to get to this point? The assets and goodwill represents a substantial part (sometimes the only part) of the seller's retirement fund. In the past, the owner usually sold their pharmacy to another pharmacist who will continue at the same location. Sometimes a son (or daughter) would gradually take over the pharmacy, other times another pharmacist might become a junior partner. This requires that the value of the pharmacy is measured and updated regularly, to measure the financial impact of the partnership and adjust payments accordingly.
Nowadays, it is not quite so simple. With most of a community pharmacist's personal net worth tied up in their business, the timing of selling becomes critical because of the impact of external factors like market conditions. This is why planning your eventual exit up to 10 years in advance has become so important. During that time, you want to maximise the value of your pharmacy, so that the invested proceeds from the sale will supplement your Social Security during retirement. Independent and small chain pharmacies are valuable small businesses, despite decreasing margins and growing third party prescriptions. Their value lies in their sales and profits, asset base and market share within their communities. Selling an independent pharmacy is best done by executing a careful plan which matures slowly, like good wine.
The basic steps to get to a practical exit strategy for selling pharmacy are:
Review your business documentation. Discuss the current value and competitive position of your business with Aventine Group pharmacy brokers. Consider different options to add value to your pharmacy in the short and long term. Perhaps some (more) patient care services like diabetes education and (travel) immunizations can increase your footprint in your community and attract new clients. Your Aventine agent can advise on these and other opportunities. Decide on a time-frame to implement these new ideas. Keep track of market trends and how your pharmacy's value changes over time. Include this information in a business plan and keep it current. Perhaps include a scenario of what to do in case the time-line needs to be shortened for whatever reason. Plan ahead and decide how you want to invest the proceeds from the sale of your pharmacy. There are many different options. Your preferred investment option might change the way in which you want to structure the sale.
You want to keep your pharmacy's reputation intact and enjoy a smooth transition to a new owner. But you also deserve to reap the benefits of the time and effort you put into your pharmacy when you want to sell. Both objectives can be achieved with a bit of planning and professional help. At Aventine Group, we look forward to helping you on your way.


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O'Brien free to ride pending appeal
Joseph O'Brien
(Healy Racing Photos)
That hearing is reportedly set for Monday and in the interim O'Brien can take three mounts on Friday's seven race programme.
The aforementioned Massabini will be one of his rides again when John Coleman's charge goes in the 8.50.
In the opener, the Tipperary teenager is on Black N Brew for John McConnell whilst in the finale he teams up with his mother and father's El Salvador – a winner here two weeks back. (EM)
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Misinformative in that case, since it's clearly not true.
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Misinformative in that case, since it's clearly not true.
Yes! Bought! Finally a blue Hordak after all these decades!
Disappointing reveals, but fortunately the rest of 2015 should be great as long as Toyguru has been honest about finishing the vintage line.
It would have been nice to see them next to vintage figures in the SDCC display case for clarity of scale.
Yep. And now I really want an Attak Trak.
Wow. Just wow. :shgrin:
Colonel Blast.
That would make me 210.
Issue clearly not resolved.
1. It's not Sagitar.
2. People who buy subscriptions to sell or scalp toys and then complain if they don't retain their value aren't the people that any toyline should be humouring.
It's interesting that either ToyGuru has been replaced by a Mattel ghost writer, or he's finally using an editor or proofreader. This was a good, clear, professional post.
If 2015 actually looks like that, it will be the best year of MOTUC, hands down.
A great new toy - one of the best revelations in ages. Does anyone else think it looks like he killed a Lego skeleton and shoved its skull in his staff. :sktung:
I don't see that at all.
If He-Man's sword could change shape it would have been a far better explanation for the 200X sword than the moronic "electronic sword" idea. And then it could have been done again for New...
My biggest issue with this figure is the stupid staff. They could have included just about anything else and it would have been better.
If it is Filmation Hordak, there are all sorts of potential alternate appendages that he could have for SDCC - buzzsaw, cannon, jackhammer, rocket, etc. Likewise there could be some Imp...
Who writes the WTFWTK answers? Has Neitlich has started writing about himself in the third person?
Agreed - Leo Faker is up there with Filmation Hordak for best easy future variant. Even just a Leo head and orange havoc staff as a pack-in with a future release or weapons pak would be brilliant.
Following on from this post...
There once was a spaceship: Collector.
She was beautiful, then He-Man wrecked her.
She just sits there today,
Merely rusting away.
Yet she still thanks the stars...
There once was a woman from Boulder
Who hated that Hans Hammer Holder.
Though she feared for her health,
She told him herself.
"At least I'm not Spector," Hans told 'er.
Non-removable is definitely better than the status quo.
No Leo Faker is a travesty! We need Skeletor's armour and staff in orange as well as an emo mascara head for Faker!
No Leo Faker, your face-a I brake-a! :fakwink:
The worst thing about the toy is its impractically-heavy green blast of magic. Everything else is just below-average.
This is by the best piece of media MOTUC has produced. It makes me want all the toys (which is what a minicomic is supposed to do.) A great use of both sets of Create-A-Characters, and I...
As the nemesis of Spector, he should be called Fan-Dom.
Yes. I would have preferred this to Classics in the first place.
Blast Attak.
I love it. My favourite revelation from NYTF.


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The hacker-activist group Anonymous is claiming responsibility for taking down a government website Saturday. NPR's Giles Snyder reports for our Newscast unit:
"The group says it hijacked the website of the U.S. Sentencing Commission to avenge the death of Aaron Swartz, the Internet activist who committed suicide earlier this month. The hackers also claim to have infiltrated several government computers and are threatening to make secret information public."
Family and friends blamed federal prosecutors for aggressively pursuing Swartz for allegedly downloading millions of academic articles with the intention of distributing them for free, Snyder says. Just 26 at the time of his death, Swartz was a co-founder of the social media website Reddit.
Visitors to the government agency's home page saw a message saying a line had been crossed. Anonymous claims to have "infiltrated several government computer systems and is threatening to make public secret information," Snyder says.
As of this writing, pages at http://www.ussc.gov/ were still not available.


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WOONSOCKET ŌĆō Police took a bite out of illegal drug sales this past week, executing search warrants that resulted in the arrests of two city men on drug distribution charges.
Police seized two bags of marijuana, a quantity of Hashish, and 20 pills of oxycodone during the Special Response Team raid at 25 and 27 Founders St. early Thursday morning, according to Det. Thomas Beargeon.
The SRT team made an entry at the apartment at 7:10 a.m. and found several adults and three children inside.
The adults were secured for further investigation and the children were turned over to another adult coming to the apartment to get them, Beargeon said.
The warrant for the raid had been obtained after undercover officers made several purchases of crack cocaine from the apartment, Beargeon said.
The target of the raid, Jose Miguel Diaz, 33, told police he makes money to support his family by selling crack cocaine but did not have any cocaine in the house at the time. Police located $2,723 in cash in the apartment as well as three cell phones, a narcotics press, scissors and sandwich bags, police said. Diaz also told investigating officers he sold the oxycodone pills for $5 dollars after being able to purchase them for $3 per pill.
Diaz was charged with three counts of possession of narcotics with intent to deliver, maintaining a drug nuisance, and distribution of controlled substances near a school, police said.
In a raid conducted at 10 a.m. on Wednesday at a 226 South Main St. apartment, a stolen .22-caliber gun and a box of bullets were recovered from a safe in the dwelling.
Det. Jon Theroux said the search warrant was obtained after undercover officers made several purchases of crack cocaine from the apartment.
After observing Misael Alicea, 21, leaving the apartment with another man during a surveillance assignment at 10 a.m. Wednesday, detectives opted to detain the pair before they could leave the area, according to Theroux.
Police believed the pair might be armed and took the appropriate precautions in securing the subjects, according to Theroux.
Alicea told police he did not have any crack cocaine in the apartment but had made sales of the contraband during street trafficking. As members of the detectives division conducted the search of the dwelling, an assortment of drug paraphernalia was found inside, including baggies and digital scales. A quantity of marijuana roaches and four pills of oxycodone valued at $40 were also located.


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On to Brooklands
The next morning, as tall and lanky Chris Parkington worked to install the new engine in our Saab, I realized that from now on, no matter what else transpired, the mere fact that we would make it to the start was going to be a miracle. Later that morning, Parkington took our Saab around the block a few times as he changed jets in the carburetor to adjust them to the new engine. By mid-afternoon we were on our way to Brooklands, to sign in and take the car through scrutineering. Our hastily assembled kit of rally gear passed the technical inspection, and we were in. The rally would start at 9 a.m. the next morning.
Sunday, a cold pale dawn faced the hundred or so competitors who would start from the Brooklands racetrack. Most of the prewar cars entered in the event were starting here, and they looked to be an amazingly uncomfortable way to travel more than a thousand miles through ice and snow and night. Most were open cars, and their crews were decked out in fur-lined leather jackets, leather flying helmets and goggles. Cars began arriving by the dozens--MGAs Triumph TR3s, Alfa Romeo coupes and British sedans of every description. We were the only Saab entered in the event and drew our share of the crowd, especially when I lit the three-cylinder off and it idled with its characteristic ring-a-ding sound.
The first car to leave was a 1939 Lancia Aprilia. We waited our turn and finally got underway almost an hour later, the second to the last car to leave Brooklands. The Union Jack waved, the crowd cheered and we were on our way.
On the Rally
Driving in England in a classic car is always a treat, and not just because you are on the wrong side of the road. The British have a true appreciation for old-timers and honk and wave when they see something they like. After a brief drive we reached the entrance to the Eurotunnel train that would take us under the Channel and on to France. So far our replacement engine was running fine, but it didn't have the performance that our sport-tuned engine had delivered.
Through the rest of the day and into the evening, Peter Pleitner and I worked our way across central France to the city of Nancy. Whenever we stopped for gas, a group of French enthusiasts would gather and ask us about our car. They seemed very knowledgeable about Saabs and the two-stroke models that dominated rallying for a time in the '60s. Finally, we arrived at our hotel in Nancy at 11 p.m., tired but happy to have made it through the first day.
Uphill and Down
The next morning saw us on the road again by 6:30 a.m. It was very cold and clear outside, but our Swedish-built automobile started immediately with a cloud of two-stroke smoke. Almost immediately our Halda Speedpilot rally odometer stopped working properly. This was a serious problem--route following on this event is difficult under the best of circumstances. Maybe that's the reason we spent a lot of the day in frustration. The route took us into the foothills of the Alps, and some of the ascents were very steep, especially for an engine that displaces only 841cc. It was nearly impossible to stay on time on the uphill, and we would try o make up time while going downhill when gravity acted as our friend.
I began to understand how these cars could do so well in their day. The handling was superb, even with a very heavy load and running on skinny winter tires. Our ability to stay on time was also hampered by getting lost a few times. In all, it wasn't a great day for competitiveness, but the clear blue skies and brilliant sunshine, coupled with spectacular views of the mountains almost made up for it. We arrived in Aix-les-Bains, a famous stop on rallies in the old days and found the car park filled with cars that were being repaired.
A Bit of Bother
Driving old cars as hard as was necessary to keep up with this event inevitably means some of them need major surgery at the end of the day. In our case, although the car was running perfectly, the left rear wheel showed signs of brake fluid from a leaking wheel cylinder. After realizing we didn't have a puller to remove the brake drum and check the problem, we went for another solution. Peter Banham, one of the hard-working mechanics provided by the event organizers, bent some surplus brake lines and a fitting to block off the fluid pressure to that brake. It meant I would have only three brakes for the rest of the event, but it was better than losing all of my brake fluid at the top of some mountain pass. Others had much more severe problems, and there were engines, transmissions and rear axles under repair throughout the parking lot of the posh headquarters hotel.


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Favorite Find Friday: 1-Day Acuvue TruEye Lenses
Written on August 30, 2013 at 9:00 am , by Molly Ritterbeck
Contact lenses are one of those products that straddle the line between the beauty and health categories. I've been wearing them for over 15 years, never straying from my two-week disposables, and getting along just fine, but I always wondered how those few (ok, several) times I forgot to clean the case or the times I missed changing them on the right day could be affecting my eyes. It turns out, common mistakes like that could have seriously negative consequences, including infection and, in serious cases, blindness. Um, scary! So I consulted with my optometrist and decided to give 1-Day Acuvue TruEye Lenses (prices vary, acuvue.com) a try. This one-wear version is made of a super-breathable Hydrogel material so they feel comfortable without drying out your eyes. Another bonus: They offer the highest UV protection (blocking at least 96% of UVA and 99% of UVB radiation) available in a daily disposable. The best part for me was that you wear them for the day, then toss them; no cases or solution required. This makes them perfect for travel—just throw a few packs in your bag and go. I even trained for a triathlon wearing them, which anyone who swims knows that water inevitably seeps through even the best of goggles and into your eyes, and I had no issues with stinging or irritation. It seems pretty ironic that I couldn't see what I've been missing all these years—until now!
Categories: Beauty On the Go, Favorite Find Friday | Tags: contact lenses, contacts, eye health, eyes
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Olympian Allyson Felix Chats with FITNESS
Written on June 14, 2011 at 10:10 am , by Fitness Magazine
Last week we had the privilege to sit down with Olympic silver and gold medal-winning runner Allyson Felix to discuss everything beauty and fitness! Sweeter than words, the world-champion runner is volunteering to mentor for the winner of the ACUVUE Brand Contact Lenses 1-DAY Contest (click the link for information on how to enter). Felix said she trades in her glasses for 1-DAY ACUVUE® MOIST contacts in order to feel comfortable during her workouts and competitions. Here's a peek at our conversation:
—By Amanda Downs, beauty intern
Categories: Beauty On the Go | Tags: Acuvue, Allyson Felix, Beauty, contact lenses, Fitness, Olympian, runner, running
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Your Best Beach Accessory
Written on June 30, 2010 at 8:44 am , by Fitness Magazine
Whether you're heading to the sand or just kicking it poolside this weekend, you know that sunglasses are a MUST for protecting the delicate, wrinkle-prone skin around your eyes. But did you also know that the sun's rays can damage your actual eyes? We chatted with Dr. Eliot Grossman, LensCrafter's eye expert, for his best tips on staying protected during this summer:
- Look for sunglasses that block at least 99 percent of UVA and UVB rays. If you're not sure if yours are blocking the rays, see your eye doctor (the assessment only takes about a minute).
- Wear contacts? While some lenses provide UV protection, they don't cover your entire so you still need to slip on the shades.
- You still need to wear sunglasses when it's overcast outside (radiation passes right through clouds) or if you're in shady areas. Your eyes will still be exposed to rays that bounce from buildings, roads, water, sand, etc. Better to be safe than sorry!
Want more surprising sun protection scoop? Check out our Boost Your Sun Savvy story in our June 2010 issue. http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/beauty/sun-care/skin-cancer-prevention/boost-your-sun-safety/
Categories: Beauty On the Go | Tags: contact lenses, eyes, sun, uv
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