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Day Trips from Fauzi Azar
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So you've gone on the free walking tour of the Old City, explored all the local historical and religious sites, and feasted your way through the amazing restaurants in Nazareth. Time to move on, right? WRONG.
Sounds like it's time to explore the concept of day trips.
Day trip (n): an excursion completed in one day (source: freedictionary.com)
Nazareth (especially the Fauzi Azar Inn) is pretty much the perfect place to base yourself when exploring the northern areas of Israel. Just one hour west of the Sea of Galilee, east of Haifa/Akko, and south of Rosh Hanikra, there are a multitude of locations that are perfect to venture out to, while still close enough to return to the comfort of Nazareth at the end of the day.
Day Trip Idea #1- Rosh Hanikra
What is it?
A nice drive whether you're in a rental car or on a bus, this trip takes you along the Mediterranean coast all the way to up the caves straddling the Israel-Lenanon border (you can't cross it, but feel free to take a picture of the sign denoting the division).
Rosh Hanikra boasts not only gorgeous views of the Mediterranean Sea, impressive white chalk grottoes, and plenty of sea spray- the history of the caves and their use in both WWII and the Israeli Independence War of 1948 will please both history buffs and casual observers. Plus, the steepest cable car descent in the world begins and end the journey with a sharp rush of adrenaline.
Watch the short introductory movie, wander through the caves, and marvel at the views. And since the touring of the caves themselves don't take all day, maybe plan a detour to the beach or the cities of Haifa or Acre on the way back to Nazareth. This trip is certainly worth a day's exploration.
Summer weekdays: 09:00-18:00
Winter weekdays: 09:00-16:00
Friday and Holiday Eves: 09:00-16:00
Saturdays and Holidays: 09:00-18:00
Holiday Eves: 09:00-12:00
Getting There:
By car – travel north on Road 4 to the north-western most point of Israel, which is a 10 minute ride north of Nahariya.
By train or bus – get off at the Nahariya Station, behind the train and bus stations. On Lohamei HaGettaot Street, there is a taxi stand to Rosh HaNikra and the surrounding area.
Adult: 45 NIS
Children (3-18) and Seniors: 35 NIS
Day Trip Idea #2- to Caesarea
What is it?
A day trip to Caesarea (sometimes spelled "Qisarya") should be on your list of things to do in Israel. Located halfway between Tel Aviv and Haifa, this archeological national park should not be missed.
So much of this country boasts impressive historical significance, but in the ruins of King Herod's massive city the ghosts of ancient times come to life in an awe-inspiring way.Not simply excavated foundations of old buildings, the ruins at Caesarea include mosiac floors, stone vault archways, traditional marble columns, a chariot racing arena, and the first large amphitheater of its kind in Israel. Walking around the archeological park you most certainly can imagine the bustling city it was in Roman times, and once you've explored the ruins there are nice cafes overlooking the Mediterranean to relax at. A perfect place to take kids, partners, friends, or yourself. Caesarea is also a town that houses Israel's only full-sized golf course, the Ralli Museum with (its impressive collection of South African and Salvador Dali art pieces), and a picturesque park to walk through. Plenty of activities to occupy a good day out.
October-March: 8:00-16:00
April-September: 8:00-18:00
Getting to Caesarea:
Unfortunately public transportation to Caesarea is a bit more complicated than it should be.
By car- Caesarea is located just off of Road 2, the main coastal highway about mid-way between Haifa and Tel Aviv. It is about a one hour drive from Nazareth.
By bus- Either take a bus to Hadera (about 5km away) and transfer to route 76 (the only direct public bus that goes to Caesarea- however the times bus 76 runs are rather erratic) or take a bus to Or Akiva, get off at the large roundabout on the far end of the town (tell the bus driver you want to get to Caesarea), and from there it's roughly
20-30 minutes of walking directly down the road to the park.
Adult: 38 NIS
Child: 23 NIS
Day Trip Idea #3- to the Cliffs of Mount Arbel
What is it?
Mount Arbel is a national park area that includes multiple hiking trails, scenic overlooks, picnic spots, and the awe-inspiring main attraction: Crusader castles carved into the side of the cliffs.
Whether you're interested in the adrenaline spike of clambering down the rocky mountain face, playing hide-and-seek inside the castle's many alcoves, or simply taking in the views, this day trip to Mount Arbel is highly recommended. It may quite literally take your breath away.
If you're into hiking, follow the Israel National Trail from Mitzpa (about 5km before Tiberias when coming from Nazareth) to the national park is a wonderful walk. It takes between 90 minutes and two hours to reach Mount Arbel from where the bus lets you off, and the winding path up hills, through fields, and past a Jewish cemetery (not to mention multiple cow herds) provide gorgeous views of the Sea of Galilee.
Note: To reach the Crusader structures, follow signs leading to the "Castle." Making it there will entail following the Red Trail markings down a steep cliff side, so if mobility is an issue, this part of the day trip to Mount Arbel may not be for you. The top of the mountain is still a great place to hang out for an afternoon, though.
Winter: 8:00-16:00
Summer: 8:00-17:00
Getting To Mount Arbel:
By Car- Take the Tiberias-Golani junction road (no. 77), and turn at the Kfar Hittim junction to road 7717. Turn right at the turnoff for Moshav Arbel, and before entering the moshav, turn left and it'll take you straight to the entrance of Arbel.
By Bus- Take route 431 from the stop at Mary's Well Square to Tiberias, but tell the driver you want to go to Mount Arbel. From where you get dropped off (a little ways before Tiberias), climb the hill until you reach the entrance to the national park. Alternatively, you could take a taxi from Tiberias to Arbel.
Adult: 21 NIS
Child: 9 NIS
(Entering on the Israel National Trail or through a back entrance [though not a commendable action] waives the entry fee.)
Day Trip Idea #4- to the Baha'i Gardens
What is it?
Located in Haifa (only an hour at most from Nazareth), a day trip to explore the Baha'i Gardens is an easy activity to say yes to. The Gardens are one of the most holy places in the world for followers of the Baha'i religion- a relatively new faith founded on peace and communication between people of all different cultures and backgrounds.
Take a day to meander through the utopian flora and learn a bit about the Baha'i religion at the same time.
Tours of the Upper Terrace occur every day but Wednesday in Hebrew, Russian, and English (the English tour begins at 12:00pm). The Lower Gardens are open to the public from 9:00-17:00 daily.
Inner Gardens: 9:00-12:00
Outer Gardens: 9:00-17:00
Getting to the Baha'i Gardens:
By Car- Take the road to Haifa, and the main entrance is located at 80 Hatzionut Avenue, on the north side of Mount Carmel. The website for the gardens has a great explanatory map.
By Bus- Take bus 331 to Haifa and get off at the last stop, Palmer Square (also where the train station is located). From there, cross the street and turn right, walking down the main road until you can see the garden's entrance unobstructed. Turn left and walk toward the lower entrance.
Note: To get to higher levels of the gardens fast, take bus number 23
up Mount Carmel. Or walk it if you're in the mood for some exercise.
Day Trip Idea #5- to Tabash
What is it?
The town of Tabash itself is no great draw for a day trip- what is worth a visit is the gorgeous nature reserve on the edge of town.
With multiple dirt paths running through seemingly-endless fields of flowers, cows, and tall grasses, you can spend a good chunk of your day breathing in the fresh air and stretching your legs.
And if you happen to enjoy the serenity of being completely unplugged, spending a night at the Galilee Bedouin Camp-lodge extends that vacation from modernity a bit longer.
Any time
Getting to Tabash:
The easiest way is to take Bus #12 from Nazareth (Basilica Station), and tell the driver you want to get off in Tabash (it will take about 30 minutes). From where you're let off, to arrive at the nature reserve walk straight down the road past the town, and take a right to head down the hill to the greenery. If interested in getting to the
Bedouin Camp-lodge, also continue straight down the road past the town, but walk a bit further and after you pass a bus stop on your right, turn right and head up the hill. At the top of the hill turn left and continue on the road until you see signs for the Camp-lodge.
Nature reserve- free
Contact Galilee Bedouin Camp-lodge for prices.
Day Trip Idea #6- to Yehudiya Nature Reserve
What is it?
If hiking in the Golan Heights is on your to do list (which it should be), this day trip to Yehudia Nature Reserve is a must.
The reserve encompasses ruins, breathtaking views, rivers, waterfalls, Hexagon Pools (amazing, naturally-formed rocks shaped like hexagons surrounding fresh water that you can swim in), and enough nature to satisfy even the most hardcore outdoors-person for a day. With plenty of different hikes to choose from, there's something for every fitness level, time commitment, and terrain preference. A day trip to Yehudiya Nature Reserve cannot be recommended enough.
April-September: 8:00-17:00
October-March 8:00-16:00
Fridays and holiday eves: 8:00-15:00
(Last entry is two hours before the closing hours)
Getting to Yehudiya:
By Car- From Nazareth, head to Tiberias, and then take road 87 (Yehudiya-Hushniya road) north. The reserve is right off of road 87, roughly 7km east of the Yehudiya junction.
By Bus- Catch bus 431 to Tiberias, and from there any of the bus routes 52, 56, or 57 to Katsrin. Make sure to tell the bus driver you'd like to get off at Yehudiya, though. The trip takes about 1 hour and 40 minutes by bus.
Adult: 22 NIS
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Hated it at first glance but it grows on me everyday.
I like the dolphin but not the sun. Old sun with a smaller version of the dolphin would be ok
As I posted a couple of months ago, Bob Griese is now a shill company employee and Dan Marino not far removed from that. You can take their handicapping and toss it to the curb.
GulfCoast is exactly correct. The logo is so wide I wonder why they stopped there. Wrap it around the helmet and down the neck. My first thought every time I see the leaked version is a Big Six wheel in Las Vegas. Some know it as Wheel of Fortune. One of the biggest ripoff casino games. You spin a wheel and hope it lands within the spoke you picked. I never even noticed the spokes on our logo until this gargantuan version make them so obvious. Our dolphin extends from San Diego to Long Island. I want to grab his tail and give a big spin, a big counterclockwise spin, and take my chances.
Oh, I checked the Celtics logo history and the version I associate with them, the hooped one somewhat similar to our logo, was apparently not around when the Dolphin franchise began. It was not their official logo until the late '70s. Maybe they copied from us. Sure. Bottom line, they stayed true to their heritage with a friendly almost amusing logo. There's nothing more pathetic than peer pressure. Why be alone when I can be a clone, trembling all the way? Are they watching me? Do I look okay? That's apparently where we're headed if we think dark and aggressive is necessary.
That sould be the logo best so far
Here is an alternate of the leaked logo with the classic aqua and an orange accent stripe. No navy.
I could care less what the logo is, if we are winning games. Even if we arent winning, its not due.to a logo... however i prefer the OP's version to the one on the first page if put to task to choose.
Both of these look better, what about old sun new dolphin
I forgot to mention that Buffalo is a good comparison. They ruined their logo decades ago, in some need to look tough. When I was a kid their logo always stood out, a basic buffalo on a white helmet. Tremendously classy and distinct. It made many lists of best logos. I couldn't stop staring at their helmets when we played them.
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Wednesday, April 10, 2002Johnson City, Tenn. (Apr. 10, 2002) -- The No. 74-ranked East Tennessee State men's tennis team fell to No. 66 Furman, 7-0, in a highly contested Southern Conference match Wednesday afternoon from the Mickel Tennis Center in Greenville, S.C. Furman won the doubles point after taking two of the three matches. The ETSU team of junior Marcos Pavlovich (Otamendi, Argentina) and senior Roberto Fernandez (Cuernavaca, Mexico) defeated Furman's No. 22-ranked tandem of John Chesworth and James Cameron, 9-8. Junior Pablo Sahagun (Cuernavaca, Mexico) and sophomore Alejandro Salazar (Arequipa, Mexico) of ETSU fell to Paladins Peter Netzler and Andrew Rogers at No. 2 doubles, also by a 9-8 score. ETSU sophomores Diego Iglesias (Mar del Plata, Argentina) and Moises Serrano (Bucaramanga, Colombia) were defeated by Chris Henderson and Allen Simmons of Furman at No. 3 doubles, 8-1. The tight matches continued, but the Paladins swept all six singles matches. At No. 1 singles, ETSU's Pavlovich fell to Furman's Chesworth, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4. Buccaneer Fernandez was defeated by Paladin Cameron at No. 2 singles, 7-5, 6-4. At No. 3 singles, ETSU's Iglesias fell to Furman's Henderson, 6-1, 6-2. ETSU's Sahagun fell to Patrick Gaughan of the Paladins at No. 4 singles, 3-6, 7-5, 6-2. At No. 5 singles Salazar fell to Furman's Patrick Fillnow, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4. Serrano of ETSU was defeated at No. 6 singles, as he fell to Ryan McCarthy of Furman, 7-6, 3-6, 6-3. ETSU's record falls to 12-7, 7-1 in Southern Conference play. Furman runs their record to 10-12, 7-0 in SoCon matches. "Furman played very well today," said ETSU head coach Dave Mullins following the match. "We battled, but we lost a lot of tight matches. They won some close ones and that got them momentum as a team. We just have to regroup and get ready to face College of Charleston on Friday." The Buccaneers return to action on Friday at 1 p.m. as they face College of Charleston from Charleston, S.C. Singles matches: No. 1: John Chesworth (Furman) def. Marcos Pavlovich (ETSU), 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 No. 2: James Cameron (Furman) def. Roberto Fernandez (ETSU), 7-5, 6-4 No. 3: Chris Henderson (Furman) def. Diego Iglesias (ETSU), 6-1, 6-2 No. 4: Patrick Gaughan (Furman) def. Pablo Sahagun (ETSU), 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 No. 5: Patrick Fillnow (Furman) def. Alejandro Salazar (ETSU), 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 No. 6: Ryan McCarthy (Furman) def. Moises Serrano (ETSU), 7-6, 3-6, 6-3 Doubles matches: No. 1: Pavlovich/Fernandez (ETSU) def. Chesworth/Cameron (Furman), 9-8 No. 2: Netzler/Rogers (Furman) def. Sahagun/Salazar (ETSU), 9-8 No. 3: Henderson/Simmons (Furman) def. Iglesias/Serrano (ETSU), 8-1 Team records: #74 East Tennessee State: 12-7, 7-1 Southern Conference #66 Furman: 10-12, 7-0 SoCon
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Webber was one of six drivers paraded before the world's press to kick-start the Formula 1 weekend, and he was glad to be back home.
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"Round six, round seven, everyone's a little more comfortable with their jobs but it's the same for everyone. It's a great event – I'm looking forward to getting into the car."
There was a touch of world-weariness to Webber's answer when asked about recent critical comments from Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko: had they motivated him any more than usual?
"I've answered this question many times in recent weeks," Webber shrugged. "He has his agenda, I have mine. Everyone can have their opinions. I'm always pretty good for motivation," he said simply. "But of course I'm not any less motivated…"
He was also reminded of the special significance of this year's event – sixty years since the first Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park. And again the answer was biased towards realism rather than reverie.
"Any Grand Prix victory is special," said Webber. "I'm lucky to have had that feeling a few times now, which is great. Beside Monaco and the British Grand Prix, two very prestigious races, this is up there in the top three events a driver wants to win. Your home Grand Prix is for sure very, very special, so it would be a sensational feeling to be able to do it.
"But all the anniversaries and all of the nice fuzzy stuff is not going to make it any easier for me. We've got to put together a clean weekend and make all the right decisions. We're capable of it but we're also mindful that it's a very tricky weekend to execute, especially being the first race.
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China is a friendly cat who enjoys quality rest and relaxation. This long-haired beauty is very mellow, and one of her favorite activities is to curl up by the window to take a nap.
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Zollinger-Ellison syndrome is a rare disorder that arises from tumors and causes ulcers in the digestive system. One or more tumors form in the pancreas or duodenum (the upper part of the small intestine). Not only can these tumors lead to ulcers, they can also be cancerous, and spread to the nearby lymph nodes or liver.
About one-quarter of people with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome have a genetic disorder called multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN 1). People with MEN 1 may have additional endocrine tumors in the brain and neck.
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome is caused by gastrin-producing tumors, called gastrinomas. Gastrin is a hormone that stimulates the stomach to produce acid. Excess acid production may lead to ulcers
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Factors that may increase your chance of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome include:
In many people, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome causes symptoms similar to an ulcer or
gastroesophageal reflux disease
Symptoms may include:
Your doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done.
Tests may include:
tests may help your doctor to detect and localize the tumors. These tests may include:
Talk with your doctor about the best treatment plan for you. Options include:
Surgical removal
of the gastrin-secreting tumors may be attempted. This may not be possible though if there are multiple tumors, or if cancer cells have spread to other parts of the body.
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome may be treated with:
There are no current guidelines to prevent Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. If you have a family history of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome or MEN 1, consider contacting a genetic counselor for screening.


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29 April 2011
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Finalist Neel Patel is an 11th grade student at Oviedo High School in Seminole County and is a member of the Beta Club and Mu Alpha Theta. A science research since sixth grade, Neel is now a dual enrollment student at the University of Central Florida and has published and presented his research at various simulation and training conferences. Though he keeps busy with his studies, Neel is also an active member of his school's varsity swimming team and water polo team and enjoys swimming and surfing. He earned the rank of Eagle Scout through the Boy Scouts of America.
Neel's research project for the Ying Competition focuses on how humans absorb information, specifically graphs and patterns. Over the past three years, he has worked on various studies having to do with sonification (auditory patterns). He decided to further this by concentrating on the accuracy of comprehension and the exact processes of sonification. It is his hope that from his research we will be able to better understand how to apply sonification for everyday use such as assisting the visually impaired.


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CSU College Readiness and the Early Assessment Program
What does it mean to be "college-ready"?
Many students think that being admitted to a college means that they will automatically be able to participate in college-level coursework on their campus. However, the California State University, like all major college systems in the United States, requires incoming freshmen to show that they are ready for college-level coursework in math and English through qualifying standardized test scores on the SAT, ACT, AP, IB, or the CSU ELM and EPT exams. Students who do not show college readiness prior to admission are required to complete remedial classes in math and English before they can enroll in freshman-level math and English. These classes take additional time and money to complete, and can extend the time to graduation for students. Across the CSU system, nearly half of first-time freshmen currently require remediation in math and/ or English.
To Students, From Students: Watch a CSUM student video on the high school to college transition.
What is EAP, and how does it work?
The ultimate goal of the Early Assessment Program is to fully prepare California high school graduates to enter the rigorous academic setting of the California State University system. There are two parts to the Early Assessment Program:
Part 1: Early Assessment (11th grade)
The Early Assessment Program focuses on determining the CSU-level English and math readiness of public high school students. Starting in 2015, juniors will automatically participate in the EAP assessment as part of the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP). The tests are scored and, based upon the scores, each student receives a status.
Exempt: Student demonstrates proficiency. Student's knowledge and skills meet CSU standards for placement into baccalaureate-level entry courses. Student is exempt from the required CSU placement exam(s) (ELM and/or EPT).
Conditionally Exempt: Student demonstrates basic proficiency but must participate in a Senior Experience activity to increase and/or maintain skills. Student is exempt from placement exam(s) under the condition that he/she participates in a qualifying Senior Experience.
Non-Exempt: At the time the student took that EAP assessment in English and/or Math, the student's responses did not demonstrate proficiency. This student will be encouraged to focus on improving English and/or math skills during his or her senior year through Senior Experiences, but must take the CSU placement tests.
During the transition to CAASPP over the next two to three years, the CSU has also elected to allow students to utilize their ACT and SAT scores, in addition to CAASPP results, to obtain an EAP "Conditionally Ready" status. The cut-off scores are as follows:
CSU Readiness Cut Score
CSU Conditionally Ready Cut Score
SAT Math
SAT Reading
ACT Math
ACT English
Accordingly, the CSU will encourage juniors to participate in SAT or ACT before the end of their junior year. This will allow schools a second measure, in addition to CAASPP results, to determine senior year math and English course placement.
Part 2: Academic Preparation (12th grade)
The academic preparation component of the EAP considers the exam results and focuses on what the student must do to prepare for the academic rigor of the CSU. Academic preparation includes Senior Experiences for conditionally exempt students and other academic CSU preparation during the 12th grade year.
Each region of California hosts an EAP office at its local CSU campus; the CSUM office services Solano and Napa counties. Prospective and newly admitted Cal Maritime students are also welcome to contact the CSUM College Readiness & EAP Office for assistance.
To learn more about CSU college readiness, please e-mail email@example.com.


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So one day I was over at http://hackaday.com/ and read about a guy who used his Arduino to turn a TV on and off with one of those brainwave reading headsets. Then later on that same day I was here at Instructables and a fellow had made an office chair that twitters every time he farted. So, I got to thinking and decided to mash those two hacks into one remote that changes the TV to a random channel every time he tutes!
Plus, if you throw it in a plastic enclosure and hide it between the couch cushions, you've got a purdy dang good prank!
(As an aside, I've done some internet searching and I think this might be the first flatulent operated remote control in the history of the world... I'm happy to be an innovator.)
You asked for it, here's a short video of the remote in action.
Step 1: Parts And Sketches
Miscellaneous Parts:
Arduino (I use a Duemilanove... $30-$35 depending on where you buy it. I bought mine from Make: as part of a kit http://www.makershed.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=MSGSA which comes with a Tactile Switch. But a cheaper option might be to go to Spikenzie Labs and buy an Arduino/Switch combo from them http://www.spikenzielabs.com/Catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=12&products_id=40 is the Arduino and the switch is linked lower)
Prototyping shield ($12.50)
1/4-Size Breadboard ($4)
(Or you could replace the ProtoShield and 1/4-Size breadboard with a solderless breadboard)
1X Working TV with,
1X Working TV remote
Part One Components:
1X 10K Ohm 1/4Watt resistor ($0.99 for a 5 pack)
1X 100 Ohm 1/4Watt resistor ($0.99 for a 5 pack)
5X 15 Ohm 1/2Watt resistors ($0.99 for a 5 pack)
1X Momentary Tactile Pushbutton Switch ($0.35)
1X 38kHz Infrared Receiver Module ($3.95)
Part Two Components:
1X CH4 Methane Sensor ($29.99)
1X Infrared LED ($1.99)
(Some of the resistors from Part One; I'll explain this in a later step)
1X Plastic Enclosure (RadioShack sells them, but I was going to use one I picked up at Fry's a while back)
1X 9V battery and battery holder
Multimeter (for calibrating your CH4 Methane Sensor)
So if you're starting from scratch you're looking at about USD$86.00. I'm guessing most folks on this site and looking at this 'Ible already have the tools, Arduino and ProtoShield which would put the cost around USD$40.00 (A $34.00 CH4 Methane Sensor/IR Receiver Parallax order and a trip to RadioShack for resistors/IR LED).
Sketches are linked on the steps that they are used in. I did my best to document and put notes into my code but I'll be happy to explain anything that isn't clear. Just ask.
What a time to be alive!:) Science!:)
so cool
i wish i had an Arduino........
Instead of connectting to a TV, one could connect to claxon horn and flash warning lights and switch on a fan. Never sneak one by again.
I am using 0021 and an Uno . I read some more on line and in the end copied into Hyperterminal. I didn't copy it right ( it was late at night) so the code didn't work right. I will try again and keep you posted .
I also wanted to compliment you on your step by step approach to putting a project like this together and testing it as you go along...very wise! It also makes it much easier to trouble shoot each step as opposed to when the project is complete and a puff of magic smoke is all there is to show for it.
Thumbs up and bravo,
Also, thank you for the kind words.
Yea Team!
Arduino coupled with good instructables ( and teachers!) make for awesome learning.
Many Thanks!
Thanks for your help with this as i was able to to decode my Sherwood RC-119 remote by disconnecting pin 11 every time I seen the NEC 32 bit code come up on the serial monitor.
It should work just like copying something from a normal word document, just highlight everything and Ctrl+C it, then go over to your notepad doc and Ctrl+V.


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The North Face Base Camp Wallet
The North Face Base Camp Wallet is a sturdy travel wallet that you can carry around, no matter where you go. This quality non-leather wallet is just the right size. It's not too big that it may seem bulky for travel and not too small, that you can't carry all you want in it. It features 1 large zipped pocket and 1 large pocket, so you can store the bulk of your notes in the secure zipped pocket and a small amount in the other pocket, for everyday use. Furthermore, it features 3 card slots, 1 small velcro pocket, to conveniently store your coins and 1 keyring loop, to secure your keys too. The North Face Base Camp Wallet fits to last for any journey you embark on.
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A KosherEye Chat with Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream
Some excerpts from our correspondence with the office of Liz Stewart, PR Extraordinaire, Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream.
When and why did the label become kosher certified?
What are the 5 top selling ice cream flavors?
How often does the company introduce a new flavor and what are the criteria behind the naming and creating of the new flavor?
Anything new in the pipeline?
KosherEye would like to share some interesting Ben & Jerry "factoids":
• Ben & Jerry's protests New Hampshire's Seabrook nuclear power plant with a Boston billboard declaring, "Stop Seabrook. Keep our customers alive and licking."
• 1992 – Take a Stand for children: Ben & Jerry's joins in a cooperative campaign with the national non-profit Children's Defense Fund; the campaign goal is to bring children's basic needs to the top of the national agenda. Over 70,000 postcards are sent to Congress concerning kids and other national issues.
• 1994 – Ben & Jerry's begins a two-pronged national search for a new CEO, by hiring a search firm and by holding a "YO! I'm Your CEO!" contest inviting 100 word applications from anyone interested in the job (First Prize) or in a lifetime supply of ice cream (Second Prize). Over 22,000 applications (many of them bizarre) flood the company's headquarters in Waterbury, Vermont.
• 2004 – In an effort to drive voter turnout among young people, Ben & Jerry's partners with Rock the Vote. RTV street teams leveraged the long lines of customers on Free Cone Day to register voters. Over 11,000 voters were registered on Free Cone Day. The biggest one day grassroots registration in Rock the Vote's history!
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Rocker SnowboardsRocker Snowboards at The House Boardshop are currently on sale. With hundreds of brands to choose from, like LibTech, Gnu, and Burton, you'll be buttering the muffin in no time! Ask our knowledgeable staff about our Rocker Snowboards and we'll help find the right one for you. We've been giving you the best gear and fastest shipping since 1982!
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Rocker. Positive Camber. Rocker + Positive Camber. It reads like the ingredients list for a mad science experiment, but for a snowboarder these are tech terms you want to understand.
Positive Camber
To see a board's camber profile, place the board base down on top of a table or another long, flat surface that extends beyond the tip and tail. If nothing like that is available, place it base down on the floor, but this works best if you can look at the board's side profile from eye level.
First, if possible, get to eye level with the board's edge so you can look straight-on at its side profile. With a camber snowboard, the area in between the bindings will be elevated off the surface. Press down on the elevated area and feel it flex to flat; when you relieve the pressure, the board recoils and the midsection is again elevated. That is positive camber.
People like positive camber boards for several reasons, including the "pop" it provides for ollies and airs, and the powerful edgehold for icy or variable snow conditions.
Rocker has become very popular over the last few years, ever since Lib-Tech introduced its Banana Technology. Now rocker is present in nearly every snowboard line, and there are several different types.
To see a board's rocker profile, lay it base down just like you did with the positive camber board. With standard rocker, the area in between the bindings is more or less flat instead of elevated, and if you push down on the midsection there won't be that downward flex or recoil when you relieve pressure off the board. That is rocker, however there are multiple types, explained below.
With Tip Rocker, the nose of the board will be elevated off the flat surface, starting from your front binding. This makes the board float more easily in powder. For example, Burton's S-Rocker uses this technology.
Tip and Tail Rocker offers a free-floating nose and tail, and that provides a very surfy ride in powder. With this combination, the board is typically flat binding-to-binding and the tip and tail then rise from outside the bindings. This combination is very good for powder, but not the best for icy conditions.
Then you have hybrid rocker. For example, rocker between your feet combined with positive camber at each end of the board. Or, positive camber between your bindings and rocker outside of them. The goal here is to offer the surfy ride of rocker with the pop and edgehold provided by positive camber. Companies continue to refine all these formulas and integrate them into their snowboard lines. Find the one that suits your style and get out there and ride.
-Mike Horn
The snowboard industry has witnessed an explosion of snowboard shapes over the last decade. This boom has allowed advanced riders to excel beyond their dreams and beginners to progress unlike ever before. Reverse camber, mustache, early rise, banana, call it what you will, rocker snowboards have made the biggest impact in the snowboard shape world. We offer hundreds of rocker snowboards for every riding ability and style. Read on for a break down of all things rocker to ensure you're next board is a perfect fit.
What is Rocker?
Simply put, the nose and tail are slightly elevated above the center of a rocker snowboard. When the board is laying flat on a surface, the rocker shape is easily noticeable. The board will also pivot and spin easily on a flat surface. Now picture a rocker board on snow with the weight of your feet splitting the center. The board will float and turn easier making for a loose and agile ride. There's much less of a chance of "catching" an edge making rocker a great choice for beginners and park riders of all levels. Rocker snowboards also offer superior float in the soft snow and powder.
Benefits of Rocker
- Increased Float in Powder – Since the nose is lifted by design, rocker snowboards naturally float through powder and become buoyant in the snow. This in turn decreases back leg burn and allows the rider to maintain a more natural stance rather than leaning back. If cliff drops are you thing, landings feel like a fluffy pillow with a rocker board.
- Park Riding Made Easy – Park riding calls for a lot of pressing – nose presses and tail presses. A rocker snowboard is already in that pressed shape, so it's a million times easier to nail that nose press down a kinked rail. Well, it's still a nasty trick that takes a ton of skill and practice! But, you get the point. Adding to fun in the park, the less-catchy nature of a rocker snowboard allows the rider to initiate spins early (making you look good!). It also yields a greater ability to recover from off-axis landings. You're park skills will progress like mad with a rocker snowboard.
- More Maneuverability – With the tip and tail elevated, initiating turns takes far less effort. With contact points being in the tip and tail, as in a camber snowboard, it is more difficult to get that turn going. The increased mobility works great in tight trees and for buttering turns.
Who Should Ride Rocker?
Anyone! Overall, rocker snowboards make for an easier ride with less fatigue. Beginners, park riders and anyone looking for some more fun on their board in any terrain will dig a rocker snowboard. Add one to your quiver today!
A three stage rocker that's equally fun from park to pow, V Rocker features a center rocker between the feet with additional rockers outside each foot that lift the tip and tail completely off the snow. Along the channel zones, Burton added Frost Bite Edges, formerly known as Pressure Distribution Edges, for enhanced grip and power that balances the board's loose and forgiving skate-like feel. Together the Burton V Rocker package energizes edge control while disengaging the tip and tail contact points to create a catch-free feel that's incredibly forgiving, floaty, poppy and fun on all terrain.
V Rocker. Loose the camber completely. Go with continuous rocker between and outside the feet and you get V Rocker – with it's peak to park catch free float and playfulness. Frostbite edges enhance power and grip, balancing the board's over all loose and forgiving feel.
This has been a part of the Burton Technology articles.
S Rocker is the next best thing since sliced bread. Well, maybe since Rocker… It's the real deal. For float through powder while maintaining speed, stability and powder, S Rocker is the way to go. As turns were made and word spread, it's popularity has gone through the roof in the past year. Why? Because it's a totally fun. Plain and simple.
Here's a quick scenario on why you need S Rocker. You get off the gondi at the top of the mountain. You slip into the trees to catch some freshies. You're riding and riding and riding for about a half hour having the time of your life. You haven't gotten stuck in snow and you're snowboard seems to be surfing the snow. And then it's time to dip back onto a groomer to get down to the lift. Hmm…now you're board isn't so fun. It's just not digging into turns as deep as you'd like. That old dude on skis just passed you. With camber beneath the bindings and a kicked up nose, you can float through powder in the trees and really drive into turns when you're on groomers. The added camber also drastically helps you maintain speed and stability in deep snow and variable conditions. Make sense? It's really the best of both worlds and we're pretty certain that you'll dig the Freebird, Spliff, Barracuda, Fish and Fishuit as much as we do.
S Rocker offers a spring loaded blend of camber and rocker that's freeride focused for maximum speed and float. Entry rocker extends from the nose to under your front foot, then transitions to camber between your feet. Compressing the camber causes the entry rocker to naturally lift the nose, thus improving float while maintaining momentum and stability through deep driving pow turns and variable conditions.
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Vol Invasion
What's it like to ride a 22,000-pound military vehicle down Kingston Pike? Our fearless reporter climbs into The Big Orange Tank to find out.⢠UT Football Issue Continued: Brothers on (a
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by Kevin Crowe
"You sure you're up for this?â" asks John Black, who, for all intents and purposes, is the second-in-command of the Big Orange Army. We pull into a parking lot alongside Parkside Drive. The Big Orange Tank, affectionately nicknamed â"Huey,â" lumbers across the asphalt. It rolls to a halt, which is followed by an earsplitting bang, like cannon fire, as Huey burns out a couple of spark plugs. We're not going anywhere.
â"The wiring in it is worthless, just like any British vehicle,â" says Mark Brakebill, the official driver and unofficial mechanic of the Big Orange Tank. â"She's just mad because she's been sitting out here for a couple of weeks.â"
Brakebill's wearing a fireproof jumpsuit, and even in the 100-degree weather, he's barely cracking a sweat. Once a Marine, always a Marine. Brakebill's already pulled out his toolboxes, digging into Huey's innards with surgical precision.
â"Anytime you let an engineer have his wicked way with a vehicle, it's gonna get screwed up,â" he says flippantly. â"This is the highest-maintenance vehicle that the British military has ever had. We found that one out not too long agoâ. Right now it gets two miles to the gallon, if that.â"
â"It doesn't go that fast,â" Black continues. â"It's probably the most underpowered vehicle in the city. It has about 166 horsepower. It weighs 22,000 pounds.â"
Even at rest, the Big Orange Tank turns heads. Folks walking by stop and stare, searching the orange six-wheeler as if to ask, What the hell is that? â"Here's your caption,â" Brakebill shouts, throwing his hands into the air in surrender. â" For sale by owner. CHEAP! â"
But after nearly half an hour of pleading, Huey finally screams back to life, the original Rolls Royce Mark II engine purring as it begins to guzzle through the fuel reserves.
â"We'll have to fill her up,â" Brakebill says. There's never a single moment of serenity when he's driving the tank. â"My biggest fear is someone pulling in front of me. They think it'll stop on a dime. It won'tâ.
â"A biker pulled right in front of me once and stopped. He was almost a grease stain on the road. This vehicle will drive through virtually anything on the road.â"
She's a 1958 British Saladin, an armored vehicle designed for urban combat, so she handles fairly well on the street, all things considered. Brakebill climbs down into the driver's seat, a maneuver that looks like a New-Age return-to-the-womb exercise. Huey fires up, grumbling loudly when idling.
Slowly, we approach Parkside Drive. I'm poking through the turret, a veritable Michael Dukakis as we come screeching to a halt, trying to turn left against noontime traffic. Finally the traffic stops, and we pull out. I give a half-hearted salute, not knowing what's an appropriate way to say thank you from the turret of a tank. And we chug along, toward Cedar Bluff.
The horns are relentless. I can't separate the joyous honks from those of the truly pissed-off motorists who are unlucky enough to get stuck behind this slow-moving behemoth. A line of cars snakes down the road until it finally opens up into two lanes. Brakebill shifts his weight forward, enough to poke his head out of his tiny window. He's just making sure there's no one in his blind spots. And with the Big Orange Tank, there's hardly anything but blind spots.
We pull into a Shell station. I jump out of the tank, trying to look like I've done it a thousand times.
â"Where y'all taking that?â" a man asks.
â"We're just trying to get it home,â" I say.
â"How fast does it go?â"
â"Wanna race?â"
We put $70 worth of petrol into the tank, and Huey screams back to life, inching forward around the pumps. People watch with a sense of both excitement and fear, praying that Brakebill knows what he's doing as he steers around a few parked cars.
â"I'm an attention hound,â" he admits. Deep down, in spite of the constant maintenance and extreme inefficiency, Brakebill loves every minute behind the wheel of the Big Orange Tank.
We pull out onto Kingston Pike, slowly chugging up the west hills. The honks are few and far between now, with most drivers doing their best to get around the big orange roadblock. From the turret, I soldier on. There's nothing else I can do.
"Our goal is to build the biggest fan force in college sports,â" Black explains. Last year, the Big Orange Army teamed up with Action Sports Media, a collegiate sports marketing company headquartered in nearby Alcoa. â"We wanted something that everyone can be a part of,â" Black explains. â"If you're a Vol fan, we want you.â"
State Sen. Tim Burchett, no stranger to superfluous politicking, with the help of John Wilder, the speaker of the Senate, issued an official proclamation on Feb. 16, 2006: â"I, John S. Wilder, Speaker of the Senate of the One Hundred Fourth General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, at the request of and in conjunction with Senator Tim Burchett, do hereby proclaim that we recognize and honor the Big Orange Army and all of its members.â"
â"When you come to UT,â" Black says without cracking a smile, â"you come to battle.â" Face it, if you owned a tank, you'd probably take home games a little more seriously, too.
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Good route runner. I might shelve him even this week, but come after the bye he should be ready full go.
Complicated offense, I think armstrong gets more production this week. Fisher doesnt blitz often so.expect to hit them deep when tannehill gets out of the pocket. Rams are slow
Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth
Some idiot tweeted that "He is working with the starting recievers" whatever the hell that means.


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Last weekend more than 300 of the country's top high school racquetball players headed to the Multnomah Athletic Club in Portland for the 2012 USA Racquetball National High School Championships. In the girls' singles bracket, Team HEAD Penn's Lexi York, playing with the HEAD YouTek Submission racquet, fought off players representing 30 high schools from across the country to win her first High School Girls' Singles National Championship.
York is a freshman at La Salle High School, the same Oregon school that produced three-time High School Boys' Singles Champion, reigning College Men's Singles Champion and fellow Team HEAD Penn player Taylor Knoth.
In the Girls' Singles Championship Match, York defeated Krystle Boyle (Beaverton High School – Beaverton, Ore.), who also plays on the HEAD Penn team.
While competing for different schools at the high school level, York and Boyle have teamed up as doubles partners to win the 2011 National Title in the 14 & Under Girls' Doubles division. The duo went on to win the World Championship last fall in the Dominican Republic.


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Saturday, April 03, 2004JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Apr. 3, 2004) - The Western Carolina Catamounts took both ends of a doubleheader from East Tennessee State by identical 8-4 scores Saturday from Cardinal Park in Johnson City, Tenn. The Bucs (13-18, 4-10 Southern Conference) took the lead early in game one, scoring three runs in the first two innings of play. Sophomore center fielder Matt Traylor (Knoxville, Tenn.) led off the bottom of the first with a solo home run, his fifth of the season. After a two-out single by sophomore third baseman Greg Roberts (Douglas, Ga.), sophomore second baseman Josiah Glafenhein (Knoxville, Tenn.) hit a mammoth two-run homer over the center field wall. Buccaneer sophomore righty Jeremy Hall (Gray, Tenn.) was cruising along until the Catamounts (14-16, 4-7 SoCon) struck for five runs on five hits in the top of the sixth. First baseman Jared Greenwood doubled to lead off the inning then designated hitter Jimmy Cochran walked. Left fielder Chad McKown then came to the plate and tied the score with one swing, hitting another homer to deep center field. Second baseman Todd Roper also hit a sacrifice fly in the inning and Greenwood was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to force in a run. WCU ran their lead to 8-3 with two runs in the seventh and one in the eighth. Shortstop Wayne Kilmer hit an RBI single in the seventh, followed by a sacrifice fly by Roper. Pinch-hitter Brian Sigmon hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth to conclude Western Carolina's scoring in game one. ETSU's final run came in the bottom of the eighth as Glafenhein led off the inning with his second home run of the game, a solo shot to right-center. Western Carolina's Caleb McConnell (1-1) went the distance to earn the victory. Over his nine innings, McConnell allowed four runs on nine hits while walking one and striking out five. Hall (4-5) was charged with the loss, going the first five innings and allowing five runs on seven hits. Hall also walked five and struck out five. "Caleb McConnell is a great competitor," said ETSU head coach Tony Skole following today's doubleheader. "He knows what his abilities are and he shut us down after the third inning." Matt Nelson led the catamounts with three hits on the afternoon while McCown went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and three RBIs. Glafenhein went 3-for-4 for the Bucs with two runs scored and three RBIs. Western Carolina opened the scoring in game two with a run in the top of the first. Roper doubled to right with one out and with two down, designated hitter Denver Edick doubled to center to drive him in. The Bucs answered, taking the lead with two runs in the bottom of the first. With two outs, junior catcher Caleb Moore (Knoxville, Tenn.) singled up the middle and sophomore first baseman Blake Church (Roswell, Ga.) was hit by a pitch. Sophomore designated hitter Steven Calicutt (Spartanburg, S.C.) then laced a double to center to score both runners. WCU went back on top with two runs in the top of the third. Kilmer led off the inning with a solo homer to right field. Roper then singled to the pitcher and advanced to second on a throwing error. After moving to third on a single by third baseman Chris Davis, Roper would cross the plate on a sacrifice fly by Edick. But again, the Bucs countered, tying the game with a run in the bottom of the frame. Moore led off the inning with a single and advanced to second on a single by Calicutt and to third on a fielder's choice by sophomore right fielder Shane Byrne (Johnson City, Tenn.). Then with two outs, Byrne stole second and the throw got into center field, allowing Moore to score from third. Western Carolina scored twice in the fourth to take the lead for good. McKown led off the inning with a single and moved to second as left fielder Brandon Zollman reached on an error. Kilmer singled to drive in McKown while Zollman would cross the plate on a sacrifice fly by Roper. The Catamounts put the game away with a run in the seventh and two more in the eighth. Roper led off the seventh with a single then scored on an RBI double by Edick. Roper struck again with a two-run single in the eighth to score McKown and pinch-hitter Alex Gary. ETSU put their final run on the board in the bottom of the eighth as freshman left fielder Stephen Douglas (Kennesaw, Ga.) singled, stole second and scored on a sacrifice fly by Glafenhein. Brad Josey (2-2) earned the win for the Catamounts, going 6.1 innings and allowing three runs (two earned) on eight hits. Josey also walked two and struck out six. Jeremy Ellenburg earned his first save by allowing one run on one hit over the final 2.2 innings. ETSU senior lefty Tim Turner (Marietta, Ga.) was charged with the loss (4-5). Turner allowed six runs (four earned) on 11 hits and struck out five while walking none. Roper went 4-for-4 for the Catamounts, scoring three runs and driving in three more. The Bucs were led by Moore and Calicutt, who each had two hits on the evening. "It is disappointing to get swept in a doubleheader at home," said Skole. "Western Carolina just played a lot harder than we did today. They made the pitches, made the plays and got more big hits. Southern Conference games are going to be close, and we have not been very good in crunch time this season." The Bucs and Catamounts conclude their three-game weekend series Sunday afternoon at Cardinal Park in Johnson City, Tenn. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m.
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En español l Wilson Medical Center has served the residents of the small, leafy town of Wilson, N.C., for almost 50 years. But now this profitable 294-bed hospital — the only hospital in the county — may have to become affiliated with a larger medical system.
Rick Hudson, Wilson's chief executive, has hired a consulting firm to advise the hospital on its options. He thinks the hospital may not survive if it remains independent. "It would be malpractice on my part as the CEO not to do what I can to make this hospital thrive and grow."
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Wilson is part of a sweeping national trend that has hospitals making vital changes — from joint operating agreements to outright takeovers by larger hospitals and hospital systems.
Facing tremendous pressures to cut costs, hospitals also are forming partnerships with doctors' practices and other health care providers — all of which means medical care is becoming more concentrated in fewer institutions.
What can patients in Wilson — and other communities — expect when their familiar local hospital suddenly has a big new partner?
Higher prices for patients
While hospitals typically maintain they are merging or affiliating for greater efficiency, higher quality of care and increased savings, the most common consequence for patients is higher prices for medical care, according to several decades of research.
A hospital merger boom in the 1990s, for example, increased patient costs by 5 to 40 percent in areas where only a few hospitals dominate, according to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Large systems with a number of hospitals tend to charge higher prices in communities where they outnumber their rivals, says health economist James C. Robinson of the University of California, Berkeley.
But Delos Cosgrove, M.D., president and CEO of the Cleveland Clinic, which now has an extensive hospital system, champions the wave of mergers and acquisitions as a way to improve patient care and expand services.
Here's a look at what millions of patients in small towns and big cities across the country are facing as U.S. hospitals undergo fundamental changes.
What's happening to our hospitals?
Independent hospitals like Wilson are going the way of the corner drugstore and neighborhood bank — with many taken over by a larger rival or by a chain.
More than 100 hospital deals took place in 2012, double the number just three years earlier. Of the 5,724 hospitals in the United States, about 1,000 will have new owners in the next seven years or so, predicts Gary Ahlquist, a senior partner with the consulting firm Booz & Company. And hospitals that want to remain independent will have a harder time staying afloat.
"The days of the stand-alone community hospital, in large part, are numbered," says Larry Scanlan, author of Hospital Mergers: Why They Work, Why They Don't. He compares today's independent hospitals to the beloved hoagie sandwich shops that once dotted Philadelphia streets: "The hoagie shop has disappeared. If you want a hoagie now, you go to Subway."
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Pennsylvania Cuts Medicaid Coverage For Dental Care
Originally published on Sun July 15, 2012 6:41 am
Marcia Esters needs crowns fused to six of her bottom teeth and new dentures. But because of changes made to Medicaid in Pennsylvania, she now has to pay for it all herself.
"It's thousands of dollars' worth of work that I cannot afford," she says.
Esters also uses a wheelchair. Because she couldn't get get her teeth fixed, she has spent the last few months eating pureed food and avoiding people.
"I don't go anywhere unless I have to," she says. "If you could look or feel halfway decent, it just helps, it really does."
Medicaid, a program funded jointly by the federal government and the states, covers the poor and disabled. Coverage varies by state.
Most states don't pay for any dental care. Pennsylvania does. But Republican Gov. Tom Corbett has reduced the coverage for 2 million adult Medicaid patients to basic dental care.
The changes have eliminated coverage for root canals and periodontal disease work, and limited the number of dentures a patient can receive. The plan now covers little more than cleanings, fillings — and extractions.
The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare estimates it is saving $42 million this year. "We can't keep up with the spending that is going on," spokeswoman Anne Bale says. "So we have to limit the number of procedures people have so we can ensure the program for the future."
The state allows people to petition for help. Since last fall the state has received more than 7,500 appeals. Most have been denied, including one filed by Esters.
Surveys show people with disabilities have a harder time seeing a dentist than any other group. Part of the problem is cost: Many dentists don't take Medicaid since it doesn't bring in a lot of money.
And there are other issues. A dentist's office may not be able to easily accommodate someone in a wheelchair. Patients with behavioral issues may require sedation that only an anesthesiologist can provide.
Lynne Taiclet, who runs the Center for Patients with Special Needs at the University of Pittsburgh's Dental School, says these are actually relatively new problems for dentists.
"Patients that live in group homes and in their families' homes now didn't do that 40 and 50 years ago. They were institutionalized at a young age, and the institutional setting took care of their medicine, their dentistry, all of it."
Esters is hoping that a charity will help with her dental expenses or else she'll have to have her remaining bottom teeth removed.
This story is part of a reporting partnership that includes Essential Public Radio, NPR and Kaiser Health News.
Now, while the Affordable Care Act will expand Medicaid, dental care for adults is not offered with Medicaid in every state. Pennsylvania is one of the few places that has provided it. But because of budget cuts, the state is now offering only the most basic dental coverage for adults on Medicaid. Essential Public Radio's Erika Beras has the story of one woman affected by that change.
ERIKA BERAS, BYLINE: Marcia Esters gets around in a motorized wheelchair because of a spinal disorder that got worse after a workplace accident. Last fall, she went to her dentist. He told her she needed crowns for six of her bottom teeth, and her top dentures were wearing out. And because of changes made to Medicaid in the last budget, she would now have to pay out of pocket.
MARCIA ESTERS: It's thousands of dollars that I cannot afford. I have one income, and my family is poor.
BERAS: Over the last few months, her teeth have gotten worse. She can only eat pureed food, and she's isolating herself.
ESTERS: I don't go anywhere unless I have to. You know, people look at you when you're in a wheelchair, or have to have the kind of assistance I have, anyway. But if you could look or feel halfway decent, it just helps. It really does.
BERAS: Medicaid coverage varies by state. Most states don't cover any dental care. Last year, Gov. Tom Corbett reduced dental benefits for Pennsylvania's 2 million adult Medicaid patients to just basic dental care - eliminating root canals, periodontal disease work; and limiting the number of dentures a patient can receive. The plan now only covers cleanings, fillings and extractions. The state estimates this is saving $42 million a year. Anne Bale is from Pennsylvania's Department of Public Welfare.
ANNE BALE: While we know we have a good benefit, we have to limit it, somehow and someway. We can't keep up with the spending that is going on with this dental benefit. So we are looking to limit the number of procedures that people have so we can, you know, ensure the program for the future.
BERAS: The state allows dentists to petition for additional funds if the dental condition will severely worsen a patient's chronic illness. Since last fall, the state has received more than 7,500 petitions. Most were denied, including Marcia Esters'.
Surveys show people with disabilities - with both private and public insurance - have a harder time seeing a dentist than any other demographic. That's because most dentists don't take patients on Medicaid. There are other issues as well. Patients with behavioral issues may require sedation for basic care, that only an anesthesiologist can provide. Not all dental offices are able to accommodate someone in a wheelchair.
LYNN TAICLET: This is a Hoyer lift, if somebody's - can't transfer from a wheelchair to a dental chair. You actually have, like, this...
BERAS: Lynn Taiclet runs the Center for Patients with Special Needs at the University of Pittsburgh's dental school. She says many dentists never had to learn to work with this population.
TAICLET: Patients that we see, who live in group homes and in their families' homes now, didn't do that 40 and 50 years ago. They were institutionalized at a young age. And the institutional setting took care of their medicine, their dentistry - all of it.
BERAS: Marcia Esters is hoping that a charity will help with her dental expenses. She's already struggling with digestive issues and depression, but treatment for those is covered.
For NPR News, I'm Erika Beras.
RAZ: This story was produced in collaboration with Pittsburgh's Essential Public Radio, and Kaiser Health News.
RAZ: And you're listening to ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, from NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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daverupa wrote:But now it's a choice between someone who doesn't care, and someone who not only likes meat but doesn't want to give it up. Neither one was denoted at first, so how can either one be the specific group I meant?
So which specific group did you mean? I'm still not clear. On the face of it there seems to be 3 possibilities:
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Patriot Bob,
Thanks for working with me on this. I look forward to your response.
Patriot Bob,
Thanks for working with me on this. I look forward to your response.
Patriot Bob,
I got some time to test out the 3.04 firmware today. As you can see below, it has very good results.
I also, rechecked my 3.05 performance (in case something may have changed) and the result is still an unacceptable write rate of 12-15 MB/s.
Have you heard anything from the firmware team about what may be the issue?
It looks like 3.000 and 3.004 were more performance-oriented. 3.000 addressed some channel management issues from before and 3.004 improved the power cycling during use.
Version 3.011
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Fixed Power cycling issue
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Firmware v2.006 doesn't support Active Protection feature in Lenovo laptops. Firmware 2.008 fixed it by enabling Active Protection identify bit.
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Firmware v2.006 has power on and loading Windows XP issue with some NVIDIA chipsets. Firmware v2.008 fixed it by changing default setting to MDMA mode 2.
In Apple Mac Book and Mac Book Pro, sometimes SSD with Firmware v2.006 will fail in reboot. Firmware v2.008 fixed this issue.
Hey Ben, VL, Bob!! Hope all is well w/ y'all.
Say, my 2 32GB SSD's have slowed to an unbearable pace. Not so much on the READ; BUT, the WRITE is way to slow for an OS and Cache. They are NOT Full either. They were at 48% Cappacity in RAID 0. I now have them as seperate Drives for Testing and Fixin'.
1. Would re-flashing the drives "Refresh them" if so Should I stay w/ 3.011? (I'm afraid it may have disabled TRIM or GC causing the drives to slow over time)
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Individual Sewing Basket - Shelf-ready sequential sewing activityMost classrooms need several sets for older children to use when designing their own sewing projects. Developed by an experienced Montessori teacher, the set includes suggestions for presentation and extensions. Learn More
Child's First Needlepoint Kit - Beginning needlecraft kit from Harrisville DesignsChildren will be delighted by how quickly the canvas fills with color! Step-by-step graphic instructions for small-scale projects, and enough easy-to-handle materials to make two mug rugs and a bookmark. Learn More
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My Big Bead Box - Fon-Fon Bead Box Kit from Bead BazaarBoys and girls with basic threading skills can craft 12 necklaces or bracelets with this inviting set of wooden beads and charms. Includes wooden storage box (11¾" x 7¾" x 1¼") with sliding lid. Bead assortment may vary. Learn More
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The Community of Disc Golfers and About All Things Disc Golf
I am trying so many new discs lately, It is probably a little ridiculous.... But, I have learned to appreciate certain plastics from it. First and Foremost, Discraft's FLX Plastic. If they made every disc in their lineup in FLX, I would be in HEAVEN. My close 2nd is Lat 64's Gold Line plastic. Feels Mmmmm Mmmmm GOOD.
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YIELD: Makes about 1 lb
ACTIVE TIME: 25 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 1 1/4 h ours
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/3 cup water
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/2 cup mild molasses
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
Line bottom and sides of a 13- by 9-inch baking pan with foil, then butter foil.
Bring sugar, water, butter, and cream of tartar to a boil in a deep 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved, then wash down any sugar crystals with a pastry brush dipped in cold water. Boil without stirring until syrup registers 265°F (hard-ball stage) on a candy thermometer, about 10 minutes. Add molasses (don't stir) and continue to boil undisturbed until syrup registers 295°F (hard-crack stage), 4 to 5 minutes. Remove pan from heat and sift baking soda over syrup, then whisk to incorporate. (Use caution: mixture will bubble vigorously.)
Immediately pour syrup into lined baking pan and cool completely. Lift candy in foil from pan, then discard foil and break candy into pieces.
Cooks' note: Candy keeps, layered between wax paper in an airtight container, 1 month.
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- Calories978
- Carbohydrates213 g (71%)
- Fat17 g (27%)
- Protein0 g (0%)
- Saturated Fat11 g (55%)
- Sodium1,610 mg (67%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat1 g
- Fiber0 g (0%)
- Monounsaturated Fat5 g
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Classic cycling bibs designed for women
The Women's ¾ Bib Shorts use a durable, fleece-backed fabric to ensure maximum comfort. The bibs are made from a luxury mesh material with a large cutaway section in the back to prevent overheating. There is also an elasticated pocket at the back of the bibs for small items.
The shorts use the same female-specific Cytech pad as the Women's Shorts for total comfort. The shorts have a high-rise front chest panel for additional support that uses a softer fabric than the leg panels. The front zip has a soft Lycra guard for the lockdown puller.
The ¾ bibs have flatlock stitching throughout to prevent chafing and are finished with cream binding and soft gripper around the legs. Reflective tabs behind the knees provide added visibility.
A recent invention, 'three quarters' were the brainchild of Edwig Van Hooydonk and played a key role in the Belgian hardman's successful bid to win the Tour of Flanders in 1989. Riding in cold, nasty conditions, he found that conventional shorts aggravated a recurring knee problem. His solution was a pair of cycling shorts that stretched below the knee and offered an elegant alternative to the wrapped bandages used at the time. The new look gained further international exposure when Van Hooydonk returned to Flanders to win again in 1991.


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Is there any sort of tool that could, say, automatically archive all emails in my Gmail inbox tagged with a certain label that are older than 2 days old? This would be a big boost toward inbox zero, since certain time-sensitive labels would automatically clear out daily.
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Depends how automatic you would like it... As a first step - a carefully designed gmail bookmarklet would be a start - I designed this link to show emails in a gmail inbox that are older than 24 hours - and by slightly changing the search string you'd have all the emails you wanted to archive there for you...
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During his over 25 years experience in Plastic Surgery, Dr. Blau has built a reputation for achieving the aesthetic results his patients have sought. He is recognized both domestically and internationally for his surgical skills, as well as his natural talents in the art of painting and sculpting, abilities conducive to his chosen profession. Dr. Blau has great compassion and concern for all his patients who have made a commitment to go forward. He prides himself on his results and strives to exceed each and every one of his patient's expectations. Dr. Blau operates primarily in his own state-of-the-art surgical facility, fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (http://www.jcaho.org).
Dr. Blau specializes in the following surgical procedures in his Westchester County, New York practice:
Cosmetic (Aesthetic) Plastic Surgery | Body Lift | Tummy Tuck | Breast Implants / Breast Augmentation | Breast Lift | Breast Reduction | Male Breast Reduction | Gynecomastia | Brachioplasty (Arm Lift) | Blepharoplasty (Eyelid Surgery) | Liposuction | Otoplasty | Rhinoplasty | Facelift | Chemical Peel | Botox & Injectable Fillers
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Your preliminary consultation is designed for the purpose of discussing all aspects of your intended surgery. Dr. Blau devotes as much time as necessary to establish a trusting and caring relationship between himself and his patient. In his gentle manner, he will answer all your questions pertaining to the procedure/procedures and alleviate any anxieties you may be experiencing. He will explain, in detail, what you can expect before, during and after your surgery. At that same time, Dr. Blau will evaluate your needs, alternatives and realistic expectations and fully inform you about common risks, operative techniques, after-care instructions and anticipated results. Dr. Blau and his staff strive to provide each patient with only the best and most personalized care. As such, each patient is provided with ample, user-friendly documentation customized to his or her specific procedures. These pre- and post- operative booklets are just one component of Dr. Blau's individualized approach to each patient. The office staff is friendly and caring and always ready to accommodate your needs. They can provide you with literature pertaining to your procedure, answer any questions regarding pre-operative testing, available financing or post-operative instructions/requests (notes to your employer, etc). Our goal is to make sure that each patient feels fully confident in his or her decision to move forward.
Dr. Blau performs all surgery in the operating facility at his office in White Plains, which is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (http://www.jcaho.org). The Joint Commission accredits nearly 80 percent of U.S. hospitals. Dr. Blau's decision to undergo such a rigorous and voluntary certification process is a mark of his commitment to cleanliness, quality and strict medical procedures. Our operating staff is comprised of registered nurses, medical technicians and board-certified anesthesiologists.
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Planting for the Planet Seed Paper Matchbook
Here's a Seed Paper Matchbook designed especially for kids. We know that kids can make a big difference, so this Seed Paper Matchbook encourages them to "Be Earth's Hero" and grow wildflowers. The packet includes 20 sticks of seed paper to plant and grow wildflowers that help the bees and birds in their natural habitat.
Size: 3 x 2 inches folded
See pictures of the wildflower seed paper growing in pots indoors and outside in gardens.
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(From left) David Calhoun, Gene Fife, Virginia Tech President Charles W. Steger, Elizabeth Flanagan, and John Lawson appear before the screen that revealed the total amount raised during The Campaign for Virginia Tech: Invent the Future.
The Campaign for Virginia Tech: Invent the Future came to a successful close in 2011 and was covered extensively in the winter 2011-12 issue of Virginia Tech Magazine and the winter 2011 issue of Impact Magazine.
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