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FOOTBALL - The Sheridan Bronc football team opens the season tonight at Homer Scott stadium against Cheyenne Central.
We heard a little about the offense yesterday on the defensive side of the ball they must replace 10 of 11 starters Head coach Don Julian.
The Broncs dominated special teams last year returning eight kicks and punts for touchdowns and Julian says this fall again they will make special teams a big part of their success.
The Lady Bison Swim team may be young and might be lacking senior leadership, but Coach Ed Von Holst has seen these kids come up the ranks from USA Swimming into middle school and now high school, so they have experience in competition, he said.
He tells us more about the team.
Von Holst said the team has traditionally had good swimmers and he expects many to qualify for State.
GOLF - The Bronc golfers win their 21st consecutive tournament winning the Buffalo Invitational Tuesday.
The Broncs took the team title by 54 shots Kamrin Allen was the overall medalist with rounds of 68 and 69.
Chris Cremer was 3rd, Cole Smith was 5th and Jack Mavarakis was 7th, Big Horn Ram Bryce Williams finished in the top ten in 6th place.
The top finisher for the Lady Broncs was Hillary Lindell she finished 6th overall.
This week the Broncs and Lady Broncs will play at tournaments Friday and Saturday in Powell and Cody.
BIG HORN FOOTBALL - Nine Tongue River football players have joined to play with Big Horn high school since their season was called off last week.
Eagle's assistant coach Colter Brantz is in charge of helping make the transition smooth for the Eagles players.
Friday is zero week for Big Horn as the Rams will play their exhibition at Thermopolis.
Head coach Bert Dow says not only do they have several new faces on the varsity roster this year in the last few days they've added the Tongue River kids as well.
The Buffalo Bison Golf Team began their season at the Wheatland Invitational on August 18 and 19.
Teams from Buffalo, Cheyenne Central and Cheyenne East, Wheatland, Torrington, Douglas and Rawlins played in the tournament.
According to Coach Chad Rose, the Bison boys had a 5 stroke lead after the first day with a score of 342 and improved 10 strokes to 332 the second day to win the tournament.
The Bison Golf Team opened their season last Thursday and Friday at the Wheatland Invite, and we'll have results as they become available.
Today and Tuesday the golf team will host their Buffalo Invite at the Buffalo Golf Club, and the team will then play in the Sheridan Invite this Friday and Saturday.
The Tongue River Middle School boys will start football practice Monday, Aug. 22, 8:00-10:00 am.
There will be a parent meeting August 30th immediately following practice (6:00 pm)
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Baby's First Photo ShootLauren Jimeson
I will be the first to admit that I am a little bit obsessive about taking photos of my kids. I don't think you can ever have enough photos of your little ones growing up. This is especially true for the newborn stage.
The moments of them sleeping most of the day and those teeny fingers and toes only last for a short while, so it's important for me to document as much as I can. I love the newborn stage so much and find myself looking back at photos of the girls as newborns all the time.
I wanted a laid back and simple feel for photos of Macks, so my good friend Lindsey came over to our apartment to capture sweet moments of our family. It was definitely much more different to try to get photos of all five of us, either Macks would be crying or my youngest daughter Avery didn't want to smile, but it shows just what life is like for our family.
Take a look at some of my favorite photos from the shoot.
Family of Five 1 of 15
Sometimes it's so hard for me to believe we are now five!
Loves His Sisters 2 of 15
I can't wait to watch and see how their relationship grows.
So Happy 3 of 15
I was worried at how they would react to having a new baby around, but they love having Macks.
Kisses 4 of 15
They try to sneak in a kiss every chance they get.
Signature Pose 5 of 15
There is something about this pose that he loves, because every time I lay him down this is the position that he moves his arms to.
My Sweet Boy 6 of 15
Words cannot express how much I love this little boy.
Hanging Out With His Sisters 7 of 15
The girls could just sit and stare at him all day. That's how much they love him already.
Kisses for My Boy 8 of 15
It's amazing how much love you can have for someone you've known for such a short time.
Family 9 of 15
He is the perfect way to complete our family.
Little Face 10 of 15
I can't believe how alert and awake he was for this entire shoot!
Profile 11 of 15
I stare at his features all day trying to figure out who he looks like. Everyday it's someone different in our family.
Happy 12 of 15
This big grin on my face just shows how happy I am to have him in my life.
Daddy's Boy 13 of 15
He is so happy to have another guy in the family!
My Kids 14 of 15
Love all three of them so much!
We Are Family 15 of 15
Our family is complete!
More from Lauren on Babble:
- Dad and Baby 'Workout' in this Adorable Video
- Video Shows the Incredible Bond that Mother and Baby Share
- We're Baby, Baby!
- 10 Dr. Seuss Inspired Outfits for His Littlest Fans
- 5 Tips to Help Your Toddler Adjust to a New Baby
- 8 Tips for Sharing a Small Space
- 11 Stylish Pregnant Moms to Follow on Instagram
Read more from Lauren at her personal blog, A Mommy in the City, where she chronicles her life living in New York City with a suburban mentality. For more updates, follow Lauren on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram!
All images via Lindsey Belle Photography

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Blow dinner wide open with the Taste Explosion Salt & Pepper Shakers. Composed of high-quality porcelain, these ballistic shakers are designed in the shape of a grenade—for adding that extra bit of boom to your dining table. Packaged in a super-cool secure ammo box (made of only recyclable materials) this set comes from the designers with a sense of humor at Thabto.
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Ham and Egg Salad Sandwiches
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Type: Sandwiches
Type: Sandwiches
Here's a happy combination of two classic sandwich fillings: ham and egg salad.
Serves: Serves: 4
- 2 hard-boiled eggs, diced
- 1 full cup (6 ounces) finely diced Dubuque 97% fat-free ham or any extra-lean ham
- 1 teaspoon dried onion flakes
- 1/4 cup Kraft fat-free mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons sweet pickle relish
- 1 teaspoon prepared mustard
- 8 slices reduced-calorie bread
- Lettuce leaves
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- In a medium bowl, combine eggs, ham, and onion flakes. Add mayonnaise, pickle relish, and mustard. Mix well to combine.
- For each sandwich, spread about 1/4 cup filling mixture on a slice of bread, cover with lettuce leaves, and top with another slice of bread.
- Serve at once or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
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I seem to have a problem with margins. I'm using revtex4 (4-1 messes up my references, but that's not the point).
The preambule is this:
And when I compile it I get this:
How to get the same amount of white space on the same sides?
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APIs are User Experience Design Too
By Ultan O'Broin Oracle UX-Oracle Paas4SaaS-Oracle on Dec 28, 2013
The developer's favorite UX guru and industry champion, Jared Spool, nails today's way of providing great user experiences in his User Interface Engineering (UIE) article "APIs: The Future is Now".
Platform as a Service (PaaS) is a platform for user experience too, offering the prospect of a seamless user experience (UX) between applications and services. UX designers are emerging as the enablers of great user experiences in the cloud, all built using LEGO-like building blocks of application programming interfaces (APIs). Those other building blocks, UX design patterns bring those integrated experiences to life making design and development for cloud solutions more productive than ever.
Jared continues with his UIE insight:
To make APIs work, they need a design. The method of designing an API isn't that different from any other user interface project, except the users are fellow developers and designers.
We're seeing a branch of UX design emerging that deals with creating easy to use and maintain APIs. They provide documentation, sandbox tools for testing functions, example code, and simple maintenance models for getting the API integrated and running quickly and effectively.
It won't be too long before our own organizations need to ask what could we build as an API for our own stuff? As designers, we can play a role in helping make our core competencies a integral part of
other applications.
Check out Jared's use of Twilio's cloud communication services as an example of how APIs solve problems for users. Twilio is also a service that makes total sense in the Oracle enterprise world of connecting people and information together when, where, and how it's needed.
Twilio example integration using PaaS
Twilio is part of an ecosystem of partners that Oracle works with to provide value-add solutions for its applications. It's part of a strategy of delivering SaaS through PaaS so that applications and partners can tailor and integrate applications to increase return on investment for customers. Customers and partners can deliver even more compelling and modern user experiences to make enterprise employees more productive and satisfied with the tools they have to do their jobs, all using a common source of truth in the cloud.
The Oracle Applications User Experience outreach and communications team provides customers, partners, and enterprise applications developments with the toolkits and guidance to build such experiences in the cloud more simply and more productively than ever.
Stay tuned to the Oracle VOX (Voice of User Experience) blog and @usableapps on Twitter for news of the latest outreach in 2014!


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Is there anything that can be said about how many attempts it will take to correctly guess a random number out of 1000 numbers? If the number wouldn't change the probability would just increase every guess, giving in the end a probability of 1.
If the number changes every guess tough, you just have a 1/1000th chance everytime. Can it be calculated how many attempts it would probably take, on average?
(I'm sorry, i'm not very skilled in probability maths)


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The Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Georgia State Patrol and TEAM Georgia, a safe and sober driving and boating coalition, are reminding people to refrain from drinking alcohol while driving vehicles and operating boats.
"Georgia DNR and Georgia State Patrol would like to emphasize responsibility and safety, especially during the increased traffic expected on holiday weekends," says Lt. Col. Jeff Weaver, DNR assistant chief of Law Enforcement. "Alcohol, mixed with driving or boating activities, creates dangerous conditions that can lead not only to an arrest, but also to tragedy."
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The marine environment, such as waves, engine noise, water, sun and wind, accelerates impairment and fatigue in recreational boaters. This can quickly become a hazardous situation when such fatigue is combined with the effects of alcohol. Last year, conservation rangers made 168 boating under the influence arrests on Georgia waterways, and alcohol was a factor in almost 17 percent of boating incidents.
"It is not illegal to have alcohol in an open container on a boat, nor is it illegal for a person operating a boat to drink, provided they are no less safe," says Weaver. "However, if a person is over the age of 21 and has a blood alcohol content of .10 or higher, they are presumed to be less safe and may be charged with boating under the influence."
People arrested for BUI may lose their privilege to operate a boat. These privileges are not reinstated until the successful completion of an approved Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Program. The offender will be charged with a misdemeanor, punishable with up to a $1,000 fine and/or up to 12 months in prison.
"Operating a boat is as complicated as driving a car, and a boating incident is as dangerous as an automobile accident," says Ron Fennel, chairman of TEAM Georgia. "However, many people who would never drive a car intoxicated think it is okay to operate their boat after drinking. Operating a boat while intoxicated is illegal and hazardous to themselves and others on the water."
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Colonel Mark McDonough, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Safety, said Georgia State Troopers will again this year be patrolling for impaired drivers near the state's lakes. "Past experience has shown that warm weather and outdoor recreational activities can lead to an increase in the number of impaired drivers behind the wheel," he said. "The goal of our partnership with the Department of Natural Resources is to keep you safe whether you are on the roads or on the water."
To help emphasize safe driving and boating, TEAM Georgia will reward those who register as a designated sober operator with a chance to win prizes. To register online, visit www.teamgeorgia.net .
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Eric Asimov
Eric Asimov is The Times's wine critic
I'm not a wine or food writer who tries to convince you that my job is far more difficult and unpleasant than you can imagine. I have no patience with that. How many people have the privilege of immersing themselves in what they care most deeply and passionately about?
Since I was a teenager, I've been fascinated by eating and drinking, and, by extension, ingredients and cooking. In the most enlightened households and cultures, wine belongs on the table as part of a meal. It's a staple, like bread, rice, potatoes or salt, and this is the basis of how I understand wine.
Of course, wine can be so much more. Like food, wine has a social role to play. It brings people together. It can increase happiness, amplify a sense of well-being and even comfort sadness. By evoking these simple social and emotional responses, wine can be said to have a spiritual component.
Wine is also a global commodity with ups and downs that reflect the state of the wine-drinking world's economy. It runs the gamut from mass production to artisanal craftsmanship, and so offers insight at every level to successes and failures in human organization, determination and vision. The wine business, from agriculture to winemaking to sales and education, is rich with powerful personalities.
Beyond this, wine offers culture and connoisseurship, while touching on art and philosophy. At its highest level, wine can bewitch and bewilder, transfix and inspire. Each year, new books about wine pour forth, with no end in sight, discussing and describing a beverage while using language that paradoxically struggles to articulate its appeal.
Scientists are discovering that wine can be physically beneficial. Yet wine can be dangerous, too, and out-of-control consumption can be a menace. How societies balance the benefits and the dangers of alcohol is the subject of constant revealing debate.
I find wine endlessly engaging – beer and spirits, too. Yet I don't think of myself as a connoisseur – at least, not in the way the term is generally used to indicate a stuffy concern with old and expensive wines. Good wines all have their role, especially humble, everyday wines. Great wines occupy an exalted place because of the discussions they provoke and the context they provide, but they can never overshadow the daily pleasures of a good bottle.
From grape to glass, wine is a wonderfully expansive topic. It hurts me to see it reduced so often to tasting notes, those comically over-specific efforts to capture aromas and flavors in a phrase. If you want to know whether a wine smells more like guava or jackfruit, I'm afraid I'm not your guy. Frankly, wine is greater and more interesting than that.
Selected Articles by Eric Asimov
The Pour
Modest Luxuries for Lean Times
Even with the pitiful exchange rate, France is the greatest source of wine bargains in the world.September 24, 2008 diningNews
The Pour
In Napa, Some Wineries Choose the Old Route
For years Napa Valley has been known for dense, powerhouse Cabernets, but a few winemakers are making more restrained and elegant versions.August 20, 2008 diningNews
The Pour
Ancient Messages, Hidden in a Dusty Bottle From Long Ago
When it comes to vintage wines, what's in the bottle almost matters less than the vivid historical images conjured up by the year on the label.January 3, 2007 diningNews
The Pour
Wine's Pleasures: Are They All in Your Head?
In recent months, wine consumers have been portrayed as easily manipulated victims who can be influenced by price, pretense or hype.May 7, 2008 diningNews
The Pour
Burgundy Learns to Bottle Consistency
From the smallest growers to the biggest houses, the standards of grape-growing and winemaking in Burgundy have surpassed anybody's expectations.June 4, 2008 diningNews
The Pour
Reds on Ice? It's Not Heresy
Red wine can be enjoyed at a temperature that refreshes, restores and revitalizes even the most exhausted soul.July 2, 2008 diningNews
The Pour
Too Sweet to Be Invited to Dinner
The sensation of sweetness has triumphed over the belief that fine red wines were dry bordering on tart and even somewhat austere.July 19, 2006 diningNews
The Pour
A Champagne True to Its Roots
From barely more than an acre's worth of grapes, Bollinger produces one of the rarest and, by most accounts, greatest of all Champagnes, Vieilles Vignes Françaises.June 14, 2006 diningNews
Dining In, Dining Out/Style Desk
An Italian Prince And His Magic Cellar
In a secluded back room of a hotel not far from the Trevi Fountain, a dozen glasses of Italian white wine sat before each of a small group of tasters.December 22, 2004 diningNews
Dining In, Dining Out/Style Desk
Big and Beautiful: Lafite for 12
Not just any bottle of wine can compel eight people to hop on planes and fly thousands of miles to drink it. But this was not just any bottle.October 20, 2004 diningNews
His Other Articles
Every Wine Deserves a Second Chance, Even Grüner Veltliner
This Austrian wine leaves a distinctly different impression when tried again.
August 3, 2016, Wednesday
Your Next Lesson: Albariño
This white wine from Galicia in northwestern Spain went quickly from unknown to taken for granted. What are the best ones like?
August 3, 2016, Wednesday
Searching for Soul Among Douro Reds
The wine panel sought and found some distinctive wines, but glossy modern winemaking too often took the spotlight.
July 27, 2016, Wednesday
From Etna and the Salty Sea, a White of Great Potential
The carricante grape is little known, and not much is planted, but it can make wonderfully distinctive wines.
July 20, 2016, Wednesday
Etna Fumes and Spews, but the Winemaking Goes On
The existential threat is ever-present, yet the promise proves too tough to resist.
July 13, 2016, Wednesday
There's More to Rosé Than You May Think
Once freed from the tyranny of marketing clichés, a wine shows that it has much to offer.
July 6, 2016, Wednesday
Your Next Lesson: Grüner Veltliner
Once a fad, a great summer wine gets another shot at proving its worth.
July 6, 2016, Wednesday
Paul Draper of Ridge Vineyards to Retire
Over 47 years, he has been lionized as a leading light in American wine and has made Ridge one of the world's most singular estates.
June 29, 2016, Wednesday
Revisiting Godello, a Grape That Spain Has Rescued
These white wines call to mind chenin blanc, viognier or marsanne.
June 8, 2016, Wednesday
Your Next Lesson: Rosé From Provence
Trying to separate the wine from the lifestyle.
June 1, 2016, Wednesday
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Wines of The Times: Cotes du Rhone
It is such a familiar wine, almost a synonym for a not-too-fancy French red. Yet few wines can match Côtes du Rhône in exemplifying the myriad changes that have transformed the French wine industry in the last 20 years.
20 Wines Under $20
Eric Asimov picks 20 spring bottles, all under $20.
20 Wines Under $20
Eric Asimov picks 20 autumn bottles, all under $20.
Essential Thanksgiving
Your guide to the year's most important meal, with our best recipes, videos, techniques and tricks.
Summer Drinks
Your resource for summer imbibing, with videos and recipes for cool, refreshing drinks.
20 Autumn Wines for $20
Eric Asimov selects 20 great fall wines, all at the magical price point of $20, presented here in no particular order.
The Pizza Issue
Videos, recipes and articles to help you achieve the perfect pizza or calzone at home. (And, if you must, tips on where to find a good restaurant pie.)
Wines by the Glass
Mark Bittman and Eric Asimov, the chief wine critic for The Times, on how to order wines by the glass.
A New Breed in California Pinots
Eric Asimov discusses a small rebellion taking place in California.
An Emerging Wine Region
Eric Asimov takes a look at a region of South Africa that is producing some excellent cabernets.
The New York Times Close Up
In his weekly program on NY1, Sam Roberts talks to Martin Gottlieb, Jerome Charyn and Eric Asimov.
Wines of The Times: Condrieu Interactive Graphic
In Condrieu, only the viognier grape is permitted. Beyond that, pretty much anything goes, as the wine panel learned in a recent tasting of 19 bottles of Condrieu.
Wines of The Times: Tokaji Aszu Interactive Feature
In a tasting of Tokaji aszu, the wine panel found wines to adore as well as wines that were flawed in an industry that, despite its long and illustrious history, is paradoxically very young.
Wines of The Times: Washington Merlots Interactive Feature
The tasting panel found that merlots from Washington State revealed a structure and earthiness that you rarely see in the typically plusher, softer California versions.
Wines of The Times: Thanksgiving Wines
The Dining section's wine panel held a blind tasting with a typical Thanksgiving meal, looking for wines that would provide pleasure for the long haul.
Wines of The Times: Good Buys
In the second annual tasting of wines $10 and under, the dining panel favored honesty over manipulation.
Wines of The Times: Pinot Grigio
In a tasting of pinot grigios from northeast Italy, the dining panel found wines that were balanced, lively, crisp and subtle, with mineral foundations.
Wines of The Times: Village Burgundies
In a tasting of village Burgundies from the Côte d'Or, the dining panel found reasonably priced wines, harmonious and deep with pure, elegant flavors.
Wines of The Times: Prosecco
The dining panel transcended the relatively gloomy confines of a Midtown office with a tasting of prosecco, sparkling wine from Italy's Veneto region.
Wines of The Times: Bierzo
The tasting panel found that the best red wines from the Spanish region of Bierzo are haunting, with exotic wildflower, licorice and fruit flavors.
Wines of The Times: '03 and '04 Crozes-Hermitage
In a tasting of 2003 and 2004 Crozes-Hermitage wines, the panel found a smoky, spicy expression of the syrah grape particular to the Rhone Valley.
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I can still clearly remember the morning after my left orchiectomy, on that cold day in Scranton, PA, in November 1977. Although I vaguely remembered the surgeon telling me "We removed the entire testicle." I was surprisingly pain free and comfortable.
I recognized my surgeon standing next to my mother, at the foot of my bed. Both of them looked very serious, and I realized before either of them spoke that I had testicular cancer. My doctor explained that he believed that the cancer had spread upward through my lymphatic system. He told me that I would require further surgery to remove the lymph glands, vessels, and any affected surrounding tissue in my abdominal area. He also explained that this surgery would be more serious, and that I would be sore after it for a few days.
Throughout his explanation, my mother sat stoically, trying to be brave and strong. I suppose that her demeanor had an effect on me, because I recall telling the doctor to do his best, and that I would do my best, and that together we would beat it.
I had quite a few interesting tests performed on my twenty-year-old body during the next week. I had blood drawn many times each day. The more intriguing procedures were the IVP imaging, in which dye was injected into a vein in my arm, and images of my kidneys were taken. I also remember quite vividly the lymphangiogram, during which incisions were made on the top portion of each foot. Extremely small diameter tubes were attached to lymphatic vessels in my feet, and blue dye was pumped throughout my lymphatic system. This procedure clearly showed that the cancer had spread, as the lymph glands to which the cancer had spread were clearly visible on the film.
On the morning of my second surgery, I was quite tense. My doctor had wanted me to spend the first twenty four hours after the surgery in intensive care. However, I had already been in "my" room at the Community Medical Center for over two weeks now, and had formed a bond with the entire staff. I asked the Doctor to allow me to return to my room after the operation. After conferring with the floor nurses, to my relief everyone agreed. It was only later that I realized the extra burden I had placed on my floor nurses, because after this second operation I would need an increased level of care for a few days.
The post-operative discomfort from my second surgery was intense for three days. My doctor had told me that the first three days would be tough, and he was correct. That did not stop the nurses from beginning my rehabilitation on the day after my surgery. To my amazement, three nurses marched in, disconnected my naso-gastric tube from its pump, unclipped my urine collection bag from the side of my bed, and sat me up! I remember that the initial attempts to have me walk, with a nurse holding supporting me on both sides, did not cover much ground!
Eventually the abdominal pain subsided, my naso-gastric tube was removed, and my strength increased.
Our team now included my doctor, mother and brothers, nurses and staff, and other family members and friends. One of my aunts, in particular, was at my side constantly. We were operating under the "full disclosure principle", so I always knew the status of my recovery.
I knew that my HCG and AFP levels had returned to normal after my second operation. Those of us who have battled testicular cancer anxiously await our latest HCG and AFP test results. These hormone and protein levels give a strong indication of whether we are winning the war. My doctor, who continued to follow my progress, prepared me for my meeting with my oncologist. Although we were confident my doctor had removed all cancerous tissue, he had told me that his "hands werenÃt microscopes" and that he strongly recommended that I begin a chemotherapy regimen.
In order to allow me to recuperate more completely from the operations, and to enjoy the holidays, my initial chemotherapy treatments were scheduled for early January, 1978. My oncologist had explained the course of my treatment. I was to be given high doses of the chemotherapy drugs vinblastine, vincristine, adriamycin, actomycin-d, bleomycin, and finally, cisplatin. The first two courses of treatment would require that I be hospitalized again, for two one-week periods, with some time off in between the hospitalizations. The toxicity of the chemotherapy required that my vital functions be monitored, particularly my heart and kidneys.
I was very sick throughout most of this period of my treatment. I experienced all of the side effects of which I was forewarned, including nausea, vomiting, surprisingly rapid hair loss, mouth sores, and weight loss. But I persevered. I survived the hospital treatment and progressed to outpatient status with my oncologist.
It seems strange, now twenty years later, that I can remember so fully and clearly the events of my cancer treatment and cure. I did not realize it until today, November 28, 1997, that I had begun writing this yesterday, Thanksgiving Day.
I celebrated my fortieth birthday this past October. I have been married for fifteen and one half years. My wife and I and our three dogs live in Tucson, Arizona. Carola, my wife, has just completed her Ph.D. at the University of Arizona. A fantastic achievement. I have so far earned a B.S. in Computer Information Systems, from Marywood College in Scranton, PA, and an MBA from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, MI. But the best is yet to come. I have enrolled at the University of Arizona as a Molecular and Cellular Biology major. After earning my second B.S., I will be applying to the University of Arizona Medical College, and to the Ph.D. program in Cancer Biology. My hope and goal for the rest of my life is to help others who are fighting cancer, in any form, as an oncologist, researcher, and as an example of someone who not only survived cancer, but succeeded in life.
I would like to offer a few of my own ideas about why I developed cancer, as well as describe the strategies I used to assist myself in the healing process.
From the time I entered eighth grade until the day we moved to Scranton, which was immediately after my sophomore year in high school, I experienced extreme physical and emotional stress due to the deteriorating behavior of my alcoholic father. He became more abusive towards my mother. All of us lost sleep, and I recall that every time I awoke, my hands were clenched. I have often wondered if the increased, continual exposure to stress induced chemicals and hormones during these early years could have suppressed my immune system, thereby allowing the cancer to take hold.
Another theory I have regards a particular job I held when I was between the ages 16 and 17. After school and on weekends I worked at a tire recapping plant. There were particles and strong fumes in the year continually. I wonder if exposure to the airborne chemicals there could have contributed somehow to my illness.
Regardless of how the cancer began, the important aspect of this story is that I survived. Here are a few strategies and tactics I employed which helped me to cope with the initial diagnosis, as well as all aspects of my treatment.
First, I insisted that my doctors be open and honest with me about all aspects of my condition and treatment. This attitude is driven by the personality of the patient and obviously will not work for everyone. In my case, I wanted to be an equal partner on the team, not just a "subject" or patient.
I repeatedly told myself, and anyone who would listen, that I was not going to die. It became almost like my personal mantra. My primary objective was to not leave my mother to raise my three younger brothers alone.
I followed all instructions from medical staff involved in my care, and I listened to their explanations to my questions.
Rather than fight the chemotherapy and its unpleasant side effects, I tried to accept it psychologically and physically as my insurance against the possibility that any cancerous cells were left after the surgery. I also used visualization techniques when I received the chemotherapy, during which I would alternately imagine the chemotherapy as a white light filling my body and killing any remaining cancer.
I remained physically active and in touch with my friends and relatives, which provided much needed mental and physical respite from the treatments.
I sincerely hope that this article can be of use to patients who are dealing with cancer, and also to their doctors, nurses, family and friends, as both a source of hope and information from one happy twenty year survivor!
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I have a shapefile with a few thousand polygons, ArcGIS [9.3] (and even PostGIS). I would like to export each of those polygons into its own thumbnail image file without any real context. What is the best approach?
I know your question is tagged with ArcGIS but I thought it might be interesting to describe an approach that almost solves this problem using R (which is opensource and free). The idea is that you load in any shapefile, and then loop through the list of polygons printing each one out as a png. It is quite quick to produce each png ( a few seconds) - not sure how that compares to ArcGIS. The nice aspect about it is that the code is quite short.
Here is an example of what is produced:
I'm not certain if it is possible to directly connect to PostGIS to read the data using the same approach.
Data Driven Pages. use the shapefile for your index layer. Set up your layout so that you have no margins and it is the size of the PNG you want. To export, follow the instructions and the bottom of this page under "How to export Data Driven Pages to other formats using ArcMap": http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#/Exporting_Data_Driven_Pages/00sm00000008000000/ Notice that you can modify the filename before exporting, so you can do a lot of custom combinations to get the PNG filename you want. (If you need help, post the attributes of an individual polygon and how you want the file name built.)
You may also use ArcPy to zoom to each feature and export, see link below.
A idea but without using ArcGIS, it might be possible to do it using GDAL and more specially gdal_rasterize: http://www.gdal.org/gdal_rasterize.html
I think that you would need be able to select each polygon using a "-where" statement, so feasibility might depend on your shapefile. You would also have to write some sort of script to avoid to avoid having to export each polygon manually.


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3/5/15 - It almost seems like the Kansas Jayhawks basketball team might just lose against West Virginia on Tuesday night. Kansas was behind 18 points to West Virginia, but the team was able to tie the game and force it into overtime, winning 76-69. The win secured Kansas the top place in the Big 12 conference. Frank Mason III scored 19 points for the Jayhawks, six of which were the final points of the game. Leading scorer Perry Ellis left the game during the first half due to a knee injury, and will most likely miss the final regular season game on Saturday. However, he is expected to be ready to take on the post season during the Big 12 conference and NCAA tournament. Tickets to Kansas' final game against the Oklahoma Sooners are still available, starting at $91.
2/26/15 - Kansas is one of the best teams in the Big 12 Conference, sporting a record of 22-6. The Jayhawks are coming off a tough defeat, though. Taking on their rivals Kansas State, the Jayhawks were hoping that their stifling defense would be enough. It wasn't and they ended up losing 70-63. Even though they lost, they still have a lot to look forward to in terms of playoff basketball. In their loss to Kansas State, Perry Ellis went to score 24 points with 9 rebounds. His amazing efforts were not enough, however. After the game, Kansas State fans stormed the court. It was a sight to see, and Kansas has to recover quickly because their next game is against Texas. Tickets for the game can be bought now for $128.
2/17/15 - First in the Big 12 Conference is the Kansas Jayhawks. Their 21-5 record is quite impressive, and they are looking to pick things up as post-season basketball draws closer. Their last game against West Virginia was a great, competitive game, but they ended up losing narrowly. The final score was 62-61, but they still have a lot of things to take away from this game. In their tough loss, Perry Ellis played outstanding. He scored 19 points and had 5 rebounds. He did miss a crucial layup at the very end of the game, which allowed West Virginia to pull off the upset. Kelly Oubre Jr. also had a great game for the Jayhawks, but his efforts were not enough. Next up for Kansas is a game against TCU, which takes place this weekend. Tickets can be purchased for $123.
2/11/15 - March Madness is quickly approaching and like clockwork, the Kansas Jayhawks are once again sitting safely atop a fiercely competitive Big 12 conference at 8-2. After some early season non-conference struggles, the #8 Jayhawks are beginning to round into form in anticipation of the Big 12 and NCAA Championship tournaments. Coming off a Tuesday night shellacking of the hapless and overmatched Texas Tech Red Raiders, your Jayhawks turn their sights onto the Baylor Bears, who are coming to Allen Fieldhouse for a Valentine's Day visit this Saturday. Sparks are sure to fly as the #16 Bears are out for revenge after suffering a narrow early season home loss to the Jayhawks. Get your tickets for Kansas Jayhawks Basketball at Razorgator, where tickets are available for Saturday's game starting at just $128.
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1/26/15 - The Kansas Jayhawks are currently ranked one in the Big 12 Conference. They have had a great season thus far, with a record of 16-3. This last Saturday, they took on their inner-state rivals, the Texas Longhorns. Kansas ended up winning 75-62, and it was a huge boost for them as a team. Cliff Alexander played extremely well for Kanas, scoring 15 points and grabbing 9 rebounds. Kansas also showcased pinpoint passing that left the Longhorns on their heels. If they can keep up their efforts offensively, they are going to be hard to stop. Up next for them is a great game against TCU. Both have exceptional offenses, so it's going to be a fun one for the fans. Tickets are available for $34.
1/20/15 - The Kansas Jayhawks basketball team's winning streak has come to an end as they suffer their third loss for the season at the hands of the Iowa State Cyclones. The Jayhawks were just one step behind through the whole Jan. 17th game, ending up a measly five points behind in the end. This loss drops them to the number 11 spot, but they are already on their way back up with another victory against the Oklahoma Sooners just two days later. Kelly Oubre Jr. scored an impressive 19 points and Cliff Alexander followed with 13. It is disappointing to see them lose, but they still maintain an impressive win ratio. They will be playing a couple away games, but will return on Jan. 31st to play the Kansas City Wildcats.
1/12/15 - The Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Kansas Jayhawks basketball teams almost had the same number of wins and losses when they stepped onto the court on Jan. 13. That did not stop the Jayhawks from cleaning up, however. Continuing their winning streak, Kansas scored more than Oklahoma State in each of the two halves. The final score was 57-67, which brought the Jayhawks to 14-2 and places them in the number nine position for the league. Kansas' points were spread out among their players pretty evenly, with the leader being Frank Mason III with only 16, but this game is his 13th in a row where he scores more than 10 points. Next Kansas is headed to take on the Iowa Cyclones on the 17th.
1/8/15 - The Kansas Jayhawks are still working their way back up after their eight-game winning streak ended last month. They are up to three wins, but they nearly had to start over again when they played the Baylor Bears on Jan. 7th. After falling behind in the first half, they only managed to tie the game with three minutes remaining. Then star player, Wayne Selden, scored a three-pointer with 2:17 left and followed it up with a layup to finish the game only one point ahead with 56-55. It was a very exciting and a very close game, but the Jayhawks managed to keep their 12-2 rating alive to stay ranked at #12. They take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders next with Tickets at $19.
12/31/14 - Looking at the final score of 62-78, one would never guess how close it was between the Kent State Golden Flashes and Kansas Jayhawks basketball teams on Tuesday. The Golden Flashes had an excellent first 20 minutes, but the Jayhawks were able to shut them down before the half ended and they never really recovered. Kansas got a strong 39 points in each period, 6 more than their opponents and then 10 more. Cliff Alexander was the star with eights points, four rebounds, two blocks and one steal. This is a good return to victory after the Jayhawks had their second loss of the season last game and brings them to 10-2. They will be taking on the UNLV Runnin' Rebels on the 4th and tickets are available for $29.
12/24/14 - The Kansas Jayhawks basketball team suffered a surprising loss on Monday when they played the Temple Owls (8-4). They got off to a rough start in the first half, but was very much still in the game, only being behind by 10 points. However, the Jayhawks simply could not get a good offense together and ended the game behind 52-77. Frank Mason III scored 20 points, but no other player on Kansas' team got into double digits. This loss ends their eight-game winning, but they are still sitting at 9-2, which is excellent. They will have to build up their streak again starting with their game against the Kent State Golden Flashes (8-3) on the 30th. Tickets are available for this promising game for $24.
12/16/14 - The Jayhawks go for their eighth win in a row on Saturday, as they face off with the Lafayette Leopards. Kansas narrowly defeated no. 13 Utah last weekend, 63-60, after leading by 18 points at halftime. The Utes did not give in, cutting the lead to single digits with 14 minutes left in the second half on a three by Brandon Taylor. Utah took the lead with 4:39 left in the game, 55-53, but Kansas Jayhawks basketball would not be denied. Frank Mason III tied the game with a pair of free throws, and Kansas retook the lead for good on a jumper by Perry Ellis. The Jayhawks host Lafayette at the Allen Fieldhouse on Dec. 20, where they will try to improve to 4-0 this year. Razorgator is your source for great prices on tickets for the game, with seats starting at just $57!
12/9/14 - Kansas Jayhawks basketball looked to be in dire straits versus Florida on Friday night, trailing the Gators by 15 points at halftime. Following the break, UK sophomore Wayne Selden Jr. keyed a big run his team, sparking the Jayhawks to a 47-point second half en route to a six-point victory. Kansas improved to a 6-1 record on the season with the win, moving to a perfect 3-0 at home and climbing one spot to no. 10 in the AP national rankings. Freshman forward Cliff Alexander came off the bench to chip in 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Jayhawks, who will face the Big East-leading Georgetown Hoyas on Wednesday. Razorgator is your ticket in the door, with great seats still available starting at just $23!
12/3/14 - It's shaping up to be another great season for Kansas Jayhawks basketball! The Jayhawks look for their fifth win in a row Friday night versus the Florida Gators, after knocking off #20 Michigan State 61-56 on Sunday. Following a loss to top-ranked Kentucky in their second game of the season, Kansas has rattled off four straight victories by an average margin of nearly 16 points, led by junior forward Perry Ellis' 15 points and 7 rebounds per game. The Jayhawks will look to the Allen Field House faithful for support as they try to remain undefeated at home, and you can be a part of all the action and excitement! Tickets are still available from Razorgator starting at $85, but hurry because they won't last long!
11/25/14 - After suffering a crushing defeat at the hands of the #1 Kentucky Wildcats, your Jayhawks are looking to regroup and refocus for the remainder of their non conference slate. For Coach Bill Self and the Jayhawks, the goal is always the same: to capture the Big 12 title and to make it to the Final Four. With upcoming home contests against ranked opponents such as #8 Florida and #25 Utah, opportunities abound for the Jayhawks to redeem themselves against quality non conference opponents. Come out to the hallowed grounds of iconic Allen Field House to cheer on the Jayhawks to victory. Razorgator has the very best selection of tickets at the best prices. With seats starting at just $24 for upcoming contests, there is no better time than now to support Kansas Jayhawks Basketball live and in person.
11/20/14 - The #5 Kansas Jayhawks won their 42nd straight season debut at Allen Fieldhouse last Friday, defeating the UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos 69-59. Devonte' Graham led the way with 14 points, Perry Ellis had 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Frank Mason III contributed 12 points in the win. The Jayhawks struggled with their shooting and ball handling through parts of the game, but managed to put away the pesky Gauchos with a 14-4 run late in the second half. Many challenges loom for the Jayhawks this season, with no fewer than 8 games scheduled against teams ranked in the top 25. Current top 25 foes include powerhouses Kentucky and Florida, and Big 12 rivals Iowa State, Oklahoma and Texas. The Kansas Jayhawks basketball program is steeped in history and excellence. Buy your tickets today to be a part of it all!
11/11/14 - One of the better teams in college basketball over the years has been the Kansas Jayhawks. Their potent offense, particularly behind the 3-point line, was stellar last season. They ended up going 25-10 last season, and were first in the Big 12 conference. They will be looking to have similar success this season, which is certainly feasible for the 5th ranked team in the nation. Their leading scorer last season, Andrew Wiggins, moved on to the big leagues this year. They will need more players to step up in place of his absence, and this Jayhawks team is more than willing to accept the challenge. Their first game of the season takes place against UC Santa Barbara on Friday November 15, 2014. The Jayhawks are expected to come out with the win, but they will need to keep up their guard to prevent the upset from taking place. Tickets for the game are available now, which start out at $62.
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2/7/14 – Before losing to No.25 Texas Saturday, the Jayhawks had penned seven straight wins, five of which were against Top 25 teams - No.25 Kansas State, No.8 Iowa State (twice), No.9 Oklahoma State, No. 24 Baylor. Currently leading the Big 12 standings, the 17-5 Kansas Jayhawks have their sights set on their tenth straight Conference title! The Jayhawks tough schedule should prove beneficial come March; their experience under pressure and against elite programs will give them an advantage over teams who played an easy-breezy non-conference schedule and compete in a mid-major. 7-foot Center Joel Embiid has emerged as a potential No.1 draft pick; but the 19-year old from Cameroon has expressed interest in staying in Lawrence. Will the final five games of the 2014 season be Jayhawks fans last chance to see Embiid and Parker at Allen Field House? Let's hope not, but why miss it?! Kansas Jayhawks tickets (5 games) are averaging $206 to close the regular season.
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6 Popular Children's Books That Teach Kids Horrible Lessons
#3. Because Your Daddy Loves You
From award-winning children's book author Andrew Clements, Because Your Daddy Loves You is a sentimental father-daughter tale that has been praised by School Library Journal and the American Library Association. It's all about a cartoon dad who is the patron saint of patience and loving support.
The Horrible Message:
In case you were wondering how much of a jerk this awesome dad isn't, the story helpfully contrasts all of his loving reactions with the petty, impatient thing he could have said but didn't. In fact, Dad never once says "No," or "You could do that yourself," or otherwise actually teaches the child any self-sufficiency in the slightest. The girl's every whim is obeyed unquestionably by the slave/father, whether reasonable or not. Sure, it starts out harmlessly enough, with Dad not being a total dick about story time:
"... even words like 'the' and 'palimpsest' and you should probably start reading on your own now."
But soon he's carrying her around like Cleopatra on a palanquin with basically no provocation ...
And if you wake up frightened of the dark, he doesn't reassure you that those are just dreams -- after all, they scared you, and you're the super-importantest in the whole world, so Daddy is going to take your bad dreams very seriously and hold your hand until you nod off safely.
And you're going to sleep with a nightlight for the rest of your life to ward off the terrors because of it.
He doesn't teach you to value your stuff, or how to clean up after yourself, or how to treat people like human beings with compassion and empathy; he teaches you that you're the only thing that matters and Daddy is just a drone ant in a form-fitting sweater.
"I don't know why you want this portable stripper's pole packed."
Why, a less saintly man might start to resent the spoiled, entitled child he's inadvertently raised ...
Yes, dear. Daddy may drown for your ball, but he will never speak a word of warning to you about the dangers of the ocean. In fact, Daddy doesn't want you to worry about the big bad dangerous world at all. He wouldn't want you to fret about things like riptides or looking both ways in traffic or feeding yourself; Daddy will worry about that for you. Why, if something happened to you, Daddy wouldn't know what to do with himself. He'd be left all alone, with only his sweet, sweet freedom for company ...
"He doesn't, because he's sharpening his knives."
#2. Maggie Goes on a Diet
"... and finds an awesome magic mirror guarded by some dude with a face in the back of his head."
Poor Maggie is an overweight teenager with bad hair and no friends. Self-conscious, teased at school and clumsy at sports, this girl needs to somehow get healthy and learn to love herself. And because this is America, it's time for a workout montage! So after four months of sensible diet and exercise ...
In which she pulls down the Iron Curtain ...
Maggie gets herself a badass body upgrade ...
Holy shit.
The Horrible Message:
Wait, what the hell? Four months and she lost a whole other person? The girl looks to have dropped at least 100 pounds. Is this realistic? Is it even safe?
Who cares!
"We're worthwhile people now!"
Maggie looks amazing. Even her stupid hairstyle looks cute now, and everybody is her friend (now that she looks good). Besides, the story itself explains that she only shed a mere 30 pounds -- well within the safe guidelines. And if the kids -- who probably do not have a concept of weight by pounds, but only by appearance -- get confused about how much they should drop safely, so what? We are in an obesity epidemic. With so many 14-year-olds one bag of fried Oreos away from Type 2 diabetes, it's time for some tough love. There's nothing wrong with a little superstar body image incentive to help husky teens get those pounds off.
Oh wait, teens?
You thought this book of simple language and colorful pictures is supposedly for teens? Or even pre-teens? Ten-year-olds would feel talked down to by these cutesy rhyming couplets.
"And she peed all over the floor. And then she paused, and peed some more."
So unless we're trying to tackle that oft-neglected demographic of overweight semi-illiterates, this is clearly meant for a much younger reader. While the character in the book is 14, the target audience is nowhere near that old.
That's right: This is an inspirational diet book for grade schoolers.
Amazon.com currently recommends it for ages 8 and up, but even that's a revised age recommendation to quiet a crap storm of controversy: Initially, this was hawked to ages 4 to 8.
The lazy eye demographic.
A diet book. For 4-year-olds.
Put down that juice box, you fat fucking toddler; it's high time you learned to count calories, even if we have to teach you to count first.
#1. Arthur's Nose
A hammer and bone crunchingly awesome adventure!
From the schoolroom to playtime to life at home, Arthur the Aardvark's cumbersome nose gets in the way of everything. So he decides to see a plastic surgeon. But wait, don't change yourself, Arthur! You need to love who you are!
The Horrible Message:
And he does!
We lied to you, there's no horrible message here. Much to his friends' relief, Arthur decides that he wouldn't be himself without his nose. He thanks the doctor for her time and leaves intact, resolved to love life the way he is.
No, the only thing seriously wrong here is that the dangly-nosed Arthur from this story ...
His sniffles take 30 seconds and exhaust the oxygen from the room.
... is the same wildly popular Arthur from the PBS children's television and picture book series. You know: The cute, bespectacled, anthropomorphic third grader considered one of the greatest cartoon characters of all time.
Cargo pants! He's leveled up to a Bro.
Did you know he was an aardvark? No? Why would you? He doesn't have a dang nose! He looks more like a deformed clementine than any aardvark we've ever seen.
So he didn't go through with the procedure in the first book, but he clearly had it done at some point. We accept that cartoon characters get revised over time -- early Homer Simpson looked like a seizure drawing of a jaundiced penis -- but if the first book in the whole series is specifically about your character's long nose and the consideration of surgery to remove it, you can't just phase it out later without comment. Because if kids starting from the beginning read that 1976 debut all about loving what you are, then read the rest of the books in order, they're going to watch Arthur nurture a massive, decades-long, unhealthy obsession with drastic cosmetic surgery.
We don't like making comparisons, but someone should really check his police record.
The message is pretty clear: Kids, you have to learn to love yourself just the way you are!
And then you can change it completely, until everybody else loves you, too.
For more horror that we fed to our children, check out 7 Horrifying Moments from Classic Kids Movies and The 13 Most Unintentionally Disturbing Children's Toys.


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I'm trying to make up an example of a quotient of a free group to check if I understand quotients properly. I do for the usual cases but I've not seen free groups before. So here I go:
Let $F = \langle x, y \rangle$ and let $N$ be the group that is generated by the element $x^5 y^{-2} = 1$, i.e. the relation $x^5 = y^2$.
Is it right then that
$F/N = \{ x, x^2, \dots , x^5, \dots, x^6y^3x^6, \dots, x^6y^{-3}, \dots\} / N = $ $\{ x, x^2, \dots , x^5, \dots, x^6y^3x^6, \dots, xy^{-1}, \dots\}$, i.e. all the elements in $N$ get reduced to $1$, even if they're sandwiched between two expressions?
Thanks for your help!


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For participants in CU-Boulder's Global Seminar in Tanzania the past two summers, the program is long over. Yet several of the students were so inspired by the experience, they're still engaged with the program.
They're working to bring a safari guide they met during the program, which focuses on conservation and indigenous peoples, to campus this spring for the Conference on World Affairs.
The guide is Maggie Duncan Simbeye. She is one of only five female safari guides in Tanzania among thousands of male counterparts. She's vastly familiar with the area's ecology. And she's the founder of DARE, a Tanzanian foundation for women that provides outreach on HIV/AIDS, ecology, youth education and micro lending.
The students hope the visit will not only reunite them with Simbeye, but also help her increase her organization's impact providing benefits to women and children in Tanzania.
During the Global Seminar in Tanzania, Simbeye assists faculty leader Laura Deluca, a CU-Boulder anthropology lecturer who directs the program. Simbeye drives one of the Landrovers that carries students and camps with the groups, teaching them about wildlife ecology and sharing insights about local cultures.
"Maggie is an amazing woman who has the power and dedication to change and educate many," said Morgan Geiger, CU-Boulder sophomore in education and psychology, and a 2013 participant in the Tanzania global seminar. "She has a light and hope about her that all people should experience."
While CU-Boulder's Global Seminars are administered through Study Abroad Programs in the Office of International Education, they're designed and led by faculty in a number of countries and fields, from doing business in China; and gender, race and tourism in Cuba; to human rights and democracy in Israel; and ecology and evolution in Ecuador. The seminars offer small-group learning with other CU-Boulder students and typically are a few weeks long during the winter or summer.
"The Global Seminar gave me a new view on the world around me," said Geiger. "At the same time, the program opened my eyes to a Swahili expression, 'Wote tunaona anga moja,' which means, 'We all see the same sky.' In other words, we're all human."
Geiger plans to participate this summer in another Global Seminar focusing on entrepreneurship in Cape Town, South Africa. She also aspires to be a Peace Corps volunteer.
The Global Seminar in Tanzania alumni are holding two fundraisers to bring Simbeye to campus for the Conference on World Affairs:
- Tanzanian Tapas -- Saturday, Jan. 25, from 5 to 7 p.m. at 916 11th St. in Boulder. The event will include food, tea, music and chapatis-making (flat bread). The suggested donation for community members, faculty and staff is $15 and up. The suggested donation for students is $7 and up.
- Comedy Improv -- Friday, Feb. 7, 8 p.m. at the Hale Science building, room 270. The event will be hosted by Left Right Tim, CU-Boulder's student improvisation comedy troupe.
For more information about CU-Boulder's Global Seminars visit http://studyabroad.colorado.edu or the Office of International Education in room S355 of the Center for Community.
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Surgery Overview
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy are surgeries that remove the tonsils or adenoids . These surgeries are:
- Used to treat obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children.
- Rarely used to treat snoring in adults.
- Not used to treat snoring in children.
The surgeries typically require a stay in the hospital.
What To Expect After Surgery
You may need close monitoring after surgery. Your doctor or surgeon will watch:
- For throat swelling, nerve injury, and sleepiness. The surgery itself and the medicines that are used during surgery can cause this.
- Your blood oxygen levels during the first 2 to 3 nights after surgery.
Children who are younger than 3 years and who have other medical conditions, such as Down syndrome, are more likely to have complications, especially difficulty breathing. These children may need oxygen therapy or continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy after surgery.
Why It Is Done
Your doctor may suggest tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy to treat sleep apnea if you have enlarged tonsils and adenoids that are blocking your airway during sleep. This is often the first treatment option for children, because enlarged tonsils and adenoids are usually the cause of their sleep apnea.
How Well It Works
Children who have a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy to treat sleep apnea usually have a noticeable improvement in their symptoms within 6 months of the surgery. Parents have reported decreases in:
- Snoring, coughing, and colds.
- Overactivity (hyperactivity) and other behavioral problems.
- Restless sleep.
In children, these procedures appear to be successful in treating obstructive sleep apnea 75% to 100% of the time, even if the child is obese.1
After a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, your throat will be sore. This can make eating and swallowing difficult for a few days. Other possible complications after surgery include:
- Infection.
- Excessive bleeding. (Some bleeding is expected.)
What To Think About
Snoring is not always considered a medical problem, so your insurance may not pay for treatment.
Simply looking at the size of your tonsils and adenoids cannot predict whether you will have snoring or breathing problems.
If you have other health problems, your doctor may have to treat them before you have this surgery.
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy are the most common treatments for children who have obstructive sleep apnea.
- Children who have certain health problems that cause bony deformities of the face and head, such as dwarfism or Down syndrome, may need close monitoring before surgery. Also, children who have nervous and muscular disorders, such as cerebral palsy, or who have a head injury may need to be monitored closely before surgery.
- Children who have other conditions, such as asthma, upper respiratory infections, and heart problems, need to be treated for those conditions before and after surgery to reduce the risk of complications.
Complete the surgery information form (PDF)(What is a PDF document?) to help you prepare for this surgery.
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Primary Medical ReviewerAnne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine
Specialist Medical ReviewerMark A. Rasmus, MD - Pulmonology, Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine
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World's Coolest Hot Rod Motorhome - The DecoLinerWritten by Brandan Gillogly on December 6, 2012 Two days with Flash Gordon's Motorhome
"Is it an Airstream?" "Does it float?" Randy Grubb's handbuilt DecoLiner draws all sorts of questions from gawkers, and there's usually a gaggle of them. The polished-aluminum teardrop fuselage seems to attract a crowd and elicit smiles no matter where it's parked or driven. We had to see what it was all about.
You may know Randy by the Blastolene moniker (see Blastolene.com), the source of the famed Tank Car now owned by Jay Leno; it's a huge roadster powered by a 30.0L V12 Patton tank engine. I met Randy at SEMA 2010, where his previous build, the Piss'd Off Pete, was on display. The chopped, bare-aluminum Peterbilt was equipped with a two-stroke 12-71 GM diesel that had an exhaust note that made Randy the Pied Piper of gearheads. Each time Randy revved the Detroit Diesel, car guys would flock, but he noticed that while certain show visitors were enthralled with the truck, others wouldn't even glance at it. Something about Pete just didn't strike a chord with everyone. That's not the case with the DecoLiner.
I spent two days with Randy and Jeannette Grubb at their home in Grants Pass, Oregon, and told them that I wanted to experience the DecoLiner, a handbuilt mashup of a motorhome and a '50 White truck. Randy decided that the best way to show it in its element was to bring it to a car show. We stepped into the cab, Randy fired up the V8, and we drove 30 miles down Interstate 5 to Medford, Oregon, for the Thunderstruck motorcycle and car show. Despite the amazing motorcycles on display, the DecoLiner was easily the star of the show, as dozens of people, young and old, walked through the interior, climbed up to the flying bridge, and peppered Randy with questions that he was more than happy to answer.
It's a trick chassis. It's ridiculously light. — Randy Grubb
After wiping nose prints from the porthole glass, Randy and I headed back to Grants Pass, tearing up the Oregon Interstate at 75 mph. Randy didn't seem to be bothered by the crosswind, he just kept both hands on the steering wheel to keep it going straight, except when he waved to passing motorists who slowed to get a better look at the massive aluminum freakshow and take photos with their cell phones. Randy explained, "I used to get a thumbs up, now I just get a device."
The DecoLiner is a bit loud because of the flex fan that's right below the cab floor, but there are no other squeaks or rattles, and the engine runs cool. Thanks to the portholes and rear windows in the stairs up the spine of the DecoLiner, visibility isn't bad, either. The base of the DecoLiner is a '73 GMC motorhome. That means it's got an Oldsmobile 455 with a front-wheel-drive TH425 transaxle like an Olds Toronado. It just might be the coolest front-wheel-drive vehicle ever, and yes, we're including the EM-50 urban assault vehicle from Stripes that was based on the very same GMC motorhome. Due to the extensive use of aluminum, the DecoLiner only weights about 7,000 pounds—much less than the 12,500-pound GVWR of the GMC chassis—yet the body is so rigid that it can be jacked up by only one corner.
When he found out I was visiting, Randy called the cadre of craftsmen from southern Oregon who helped on the DecoLiner build. John Huring, whom Randy describes as a perfectionist and amazing problem solver, helped line the interior with birch door skin, which fits with the Art Deco style of the build. We checked out John's small-block-Ford–powered E-Type Jaguar and his under-construction '32 Vicky. Attention to detail was obvious in all of his work. Next, we dropped by to see Don Tippet, who was also working on a Ford hot rod. Randy calls Don his "line guy," and he was instrumental in helping get the proportions and lines of the DecoLiner just right. He also pinstriped the massive streamlined beast inside and out. While Don was spraying a sedan in his paint booth, Randy and I poked around his art studio and marveled at how Don is able to paint in several different styles from classic portraits to noir to Diego Rivera–style murals. Our last stop was to Ron Crume's paint/machine shop, where he keeps his under-construction '57 Chevy and repurposes heavy shop machinery to manufacture precision ball-and-seat valves.
I had nearly wrapped up my visit and was already thinking of my 800-mile drive home when Randy reminded me that he hadn't shown me the Liner's flying bridge yet. Perhaps it's because it looks like it's supposed to be there, but driving from the flying bridge didn't seem at all unnatural until I actually climbed the teak stairs to ride shotgun while Randy piloted the DecoLiner around the back roads of Grants Pass—from the roof. Only when I got to the top did I realize that this roadster we were sitting in was piggybacking a fullsize motorhome. It's just a little bit insane. Before I had any second thoughts, Randy explained that he installed beefy antisway bars front and rear to keep body roll to a minimum. They worked. Even though we were several feet above the vehicle's centerline, body roll was minimal, I never felt queasy, and the view was amazing. You do need to keep an eye out for tree branches, though.
So what's next for Randy? He's building version 2.0 of his Decopod scooter, and soon he'll be collaborating with his favorite artist on a top-secret automotive build, again using aluminum. The DecoLiner is for sale, and he has to make room in his shop before he can start on the next big undertaking. He hinted that he already had a few ideas in mind, and based on his last few builds, we won't have to go too long before there's another aluminum-skinned SEMA debut that will have everyone talking.
Randy's Metal-Crafting History
Although he spent much of his professional life as a glass artist, Randy's got a long history of building cars. When he was 12 years old, Randy bought a neighbor's Honda motorcycle, assembled it, and traded it back to his neighbor for a Ford flathead. His father gave him a Model A frame and helped him buy a '31 roadster body. He had it running when he was 14 and soon bought a '40 Ford pickup that he drove throughout high school.
A. The icebox is a reproduction soda vending machine; the contour of the front panel was too close to the White truck cab's inner door panels to ignore.
B. The rear panel of the vending machine was removed to create the cupboard door.
C. A futon folds flat and creates a boat-like V-berth. There's a large storage area underneath.
D. The floor tiles are cork.
The GMC chassis allows for low step-in height and more than 6 feet of headroom while still keeping the flying bridge low.
A. Randy had 3⁄4-inch aluminum sheet water-jet cut to form the ribs of the DecoLiner's body. The oval holes allow for a rivet buck. Randy spaced them toward the inside edge so that they could be shown off once the insulation and birch plywood were installed.
B. '53 Pontiac speaker grilles house speakers and a vintage clock.
C. The top of a vintage space heater conceals a modern 12-volt car stereo head unit.
D. A structural rib in the roof hides the wiring for the overhead lights. E. Insulation from DEI keeps the interior from turning into an aluminum oven, but the 455 Olds engine puts out a lot of heat and it has to go somewhere, so the interior can get toasty. An HVAC unit is underneath the wraparound bench seat.
Here's the telescope steering linkage connected for driving from the flying bridge.
A. Ford-banjo steering wheel.
B. Peterbilt column bell.
C. Floorboard/fan shroud
D. Fully framed windows, factory on the '50 White 3000 COE. E. '36 Ford glovebox door.
Not shown: Two Mastershift consoles—one up top, one down below—control the TH425. One is locked out of operation when the other is in use.
The Build
One of Randy's friends spotted a White 3000 COE truck in a field and sent Randy a photo, which got the gears turning. Sketches followed and were honed by artist/pinstriper Don Tippit, who helped Randy with the critical design details and getting the lines of the DecoLiner just right. From there it was just a matter of building an entire 26-foot body and skeleton from scratch. No big deal, right?
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Randy reshaped much of the aluminum body for Piss'd Off Pete and created a custom, semi-elliptical leaf-spring rear suspension. It was featured in both Truckin' and Diesel Power magazines. He sold Pete to start work on the DecoLiner.Ron Kimball shot Randy's B702, the GMC V12-powered roadster, for the July '08 issue of HOT ROD. It features an aluminum body and was built from scratch in Randy's home shop.
02. 5/23/2010: Randy selected a '73 GMC motorhome as the basis of the DecoLiner for several reasons. The front-wheel-drive chassis allowed for a low floor, which would help keep the flying bridge low and preserve the profile, and its age meant that it would be smog exempt in many areas, which means fewer snags when selling the vehicle in the future.03. 6/2/2010: The stripped GMC chassis shows the benefit of the front-drive setup. The rear wheels ride on bogies that bolt to the frame and ride on airbags. Since there's no beam between them, the floor remains low and flat. The front suspension uses torsion bars.04. 6/5/2010: Once word got out that Randy was looking for a White COE, several people chimed in with info. The first two leads wound up dead ends, as the trucks had been sold for scrap only weeks earlier after sitting in the same field for years. Luckily, this truck was found, and although it was banged up, it was nearly complete.05. 7/10/2010: What looked like a solid cab was actually an abused work truck. The rust near the driver-side windshield was replaced, and a stud welder was used to help pull the numerous dents from the truck's fa�ade. Since the cab would feature a pass-through, the rear wall was removed.06. 8/4/2010: Here are the rear-wheel bogies, fresh from a brake rebuild and coat of paint.07. 9/22/2010: Sheets of particle board were set on the recently painted chassis and were marked with tape to help visualize the DecoLiner's silhouette. Gertie the German Shorthaired Pointer keeps Randy company.08.  10/22/2010: Flat steel was fabricated into an upswept, tapered tail for the frame.09. 10/31/2010: Art deco trim for the cab front and flying bridge were mocked up with the new grille and headlights.10. 12/2/2010: The skeleton comes together, as solid 3⁄4-inch 6061 T6 aluminum plate was water-jet cut to form the ribs and handrail posts. The oval cutouts in the ribs are to allow for a riveting buck to be inserted when the rivets are hammered from the exterior. The rear steps have window openings in the risers.
01. 1/10/2011: An Olds 455 and a TH425 transaxle powered the GMC. Randy just cleaned and rebuilt them. The canted radiator is shrouded by the floorboard and the sheetmetal shown here.02. 3/7/2011: Ron Crume finished the paint and the cab joined the frame for the final time.03. 4/3/2011: Two weeks after starting the aluminum skin, the bulk of the exterior panels have been fabricated.04. 5/12/2011: The buck for the fender pods was made from the particleboard used for the design phase. Ratchet straps kept everything in place for welding.05.  5/30/2011: An English wheel and planishing hammer were used extensively through the build to shrink and stretch the 5052 aluminum. This piece is the front of the flying bridge.06.  6/5/2011: The flying bridge was held in place with Clecos prior to riveting. The spotlight, a marine unit, was a swap-meet find.07. 8/16/2011: Porthole windows of decreasing diameter were cut from the fuselage and blown-glass hemispheres were made locally at the Glass Forge (GlassForge.com ).08. 8/30/2011: Don Tippit pinstriped the entire DecoLiner, including hand-fabricated HVAC dash bezel. The gauge bezel is a sand-cast aluminum piece Randy designed.


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Which books from ESRI Press can you recommend? Anticipate your suggestion that i should give a specific topic I just want to know what can you recommend as you like the most (can be any topic- because ESRI Press has the most books related to GIS topic).
Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop: for learning the BASICS of GIS
Designing Geodatabases: Case Studies in GIS Data Modeling :This book provides a good introduction of steps and principles in designing geodatabases
A to Z GIS: An Illustrated Dictionary of Geographic Information Systems: AN ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY OF GEOGEPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS.
The ESRI Guide to GIS Analysis Volume 1: Geographic Patterns & Relationships The ESRI Guide to GIS Analysis: Volume 2: Spatial Measurements and Statistics :An extremely basic, starting point for any would-be GIS Analyst
and maybe more....
Getting to Know ArcObjects An awesome book that I still reference regularly.
Need something of a similar standard, but updated around .NET instead of VBA. (VBA is being deprecated)
I have not read this but have heard good things ... Lining Up Data in ArcGIS: A Guide to Map and your going to need to know about projections.
Fun with GPS: on the lighter side, it has lots of ideas for doing GPS with kids (and kid-minded adults)
Semiology of Graphics: Diagrams, Networks, Maps is excellent, and is the most popular non-GIS book published by ESRI.
GIS for Decision Support and Public Policy Making is a must-read for anyone interested in GIS for local governments. The authors go over specific case studies for 27 jurisdictions and shows the specific ROI they experienced from their GIS projects.


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Malls with loads of working shops/restaurants/cinemas/pubs/nightclubs and where you could drive in it with a car or bike =)
Also to able to get drunk in multiplayer just for shits and giggles.
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I would love to just have an enviroment in which your able to loads of things with even little things like actually pick locking a car! From what I have seen from the trailer it looks ace I loved the convertable car and its roof folding back into the trunk that was awesome I seriously cant wait for the next trailer
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I would love to see Max Payne's shoot-dodge as a game mechanic you can level up to or as a cheat in GTA V.
Shoot-dodging off the higher places in MP3, like the helipad in chapter 2, made me think about how much fun it could be in a huge open world.
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More and more I get the feeling that Rockstar just put out that trailer to keep GTA fans happy for another year or so. Honestly the silence about this game is telling to the overall completion of development.. No follow up trailer? This is absurd now.
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The only thing I can come up with is maybe the release of the trailer was more for Max Payne 3 than GTA V. I think they were possibly going after some GTA fans who weren't planning on purchasing MP3. I don't even know if this would work, but I seriously can't think of another reason.
It was very odd how they did marketing for both games. Rockstar didn't start marketing MP3 until right after the GTA V debut trailer. They showed that little bit of GTA V, and then it was basically silence for that game, and then on to the Design & Tech videos and interviews for MP3 every month. It's almost like they used the GTA V trailer as the first bit of marketing for MP3.
The reason why we haven't heard or seen anything else about GTA V is because that type of marketing only works if they stay completely silent about GTA. The marketing isn't for people who were going to get MP3 no matter what. It's for people who showed up for GTA V, but have only been getting MP3 for the last six months. It's like they got people hungry for their favorite food, but then fed them something else that tastes pretty good.
I bet it actually sold more copies of MP3, if for no other reason than the amount of added traffic to Rockstar's site. And just think about what the very last bit of GTA V information was. "Form crews in Max Payne 3 and keep them going in Grand Theft Auto V"
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More side quests like the previous games or Chinatown Wars, slinging drugs, building up an empire, taking over territories. Why these things were missing from IV was beyond me. Imagine doing side quests from The Truth where you have to cultivate weed so it can be processed and sold, or it being important for your cartel to have certain buildings and chemicals for distribution, then consider doing the same missions from the side of law enforcement, finding and stamping out those fields The Truth put so much work into, or busting meth labs out in the boonies in Vigilante missions that affects the news and perhaps the over-arcing storyline.
A return of bicycles, I kid you not some of my favorite moments in San Andreas was coming out of a heated police chase, gang battle, or particularly hard mission just to wheel around the beach or country or even inner city on one of the bicycles, it provided a nice change of pace to the "Go! Go! Go!" of the rest of the game, plus it gave you time to slow down and enjoy just how much work was put into the AI and animations the R* team put into creating a living breathing world.
A return to car improvement/modding, custom paintjobs, upgrades, rims, maybe a little something extra like spending some ungodly ammt. of money (Say a million or so) to upgrade it to bulletproof, or lighter and better handling, faster.
A return of Police Motorcycles: HPV-1000 and Wintergreen were my favorite vehicles in Vice City and San Andreas, having them cut to the multiplayer in The Ballad of Gay Tony was a let down.
Police Helicopters with a working spotlight that just kind of locks onto peds or cars the game thinks you might me looking at based on where the camera is would be nice, turn it on/off like you do with high beams.
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Max Payne 3 multiplayer style Weapon Upgrades, adding lasers, scopes, replacing internal parts to make it a lighter loadout or silencers to weapons logically able to accept them.
Less modes: One thing I think I noticed from GTAIV was that almost no one wants to rank up playing the other modes, I for one have sat for the better part of twenty minutes waiting for someone, anyone to show up for Cops and Robbers, Red Dead Redemption style Free Mode had it so it was all fairly centralized, and choosing those modes by going into the turf you want to capture and challenging everyone else to take it from you was pretty boss, don't really need to say more about it than that but I really liked the way that was done, with lobby toggles for turf modes perhaps because you know one idiot will sit there and challenge everyone every two minutes for three hours straight. >.>
Better police AI, sorry but the appropriate answer to bumping into a police vehicle isn't three cops with shotguns turning the inside of your car into a fine red mist. D: Then again LCPD is kind of rough... but yeah.
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If we're gonna have car customization in this game, I want a system like Saints Row--you customize a car, it's yours forever. If it's destroyed, you can pay to get it fixed back up. It's why I never customized any cars in SA until I had a boatload of cash to waste.
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Seasons, meaning Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall =)
They had it in Mafia II and it would be awesome with a long epic adventure spawning over several years where the seasons change.
In the winter it cold and loads of snow, people slides and fall, cars slides and crash more often and so on..
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There are surrounding hills and such...
And this could be in GTA VI.
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The Energy Saving Fund has been set up for Birmingham City Councils Corporate Buildings, this is an innovative fund created to save energy by loaning monies internally within the Council for energy saving improvements.
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The June 2007 issue of School Reform News reports on rallies in Florida, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania in support of school choice options. All told, more than 6,500 parents, students, religious leaders, and others carried placards, chanted slogans, and made their voices heard!
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- On the last day of its legislative session, the Georgia legislature delivered for Gov. Sonny Perdue's signature a voucher measure offering choice--and hope--to the parents of special-needs students.
- By contrast, the Utah state board of education defied the state legislature by voting not to implement a law that would allow the state's new universal voucher program to take effect this autumn.
- Federal Way, Washington school administrators refused to show Al Gore's movie, An Inconvenient Truth, in classrooms, saying it could not be shown unless opposing views were given equal time.
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