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A few years ago, Tri-County Ob/Gyn located in LaGrange, Kentucky, approached Practice Builders for help with a common problem: not enough patients. Their small-town office was practically in the backyards of thousands of potential patients, yet day after day prospects drove right by the practice and into the city 15 miles away for Ob/Gyn services. No one seemed to know the practice existed.
Adding to their frustration was the fact that Tri-County offered several important capabilities and benefits that their competitors did not:
With so many advantages, Tri-County should have been booked solid with new patients, yet they struggled to break out of their "best-kept secret" prison.
Practice Builders developed a marketing plan to build Tri-County in five key areas:
This included a new practice brochure, insert sheet, program sheets, a new logo and tagline (slogan), and periodic "Physician Updates", to present the practice as an educational resource in the medical referring community. Click on the thumbnail at left to see one of these inserts.
Practice Builders created a database of all medical referral sources in the market area who were not currently referring to Tri-County. These were all sent a "needs analysis " survey, mailed the practice's new marketing materials with a cover letter, and then followed upwith a visit from one of Tri-County's physician/owners
Tri-County also began holding evening educational sessions on topics of interest in Ob/Gyn.
To reinforce relationships with current referrers, referrers were categorized as "A" (the best, most-frequent referrers), "B" or "C". "A" referrers were met monthly and treated to breakfast, lunch or some other activity, and invited to an annual event . The goal here was to have fun – no business discussion.
Tri-County began sending thank-you cards to referring physicians for every first-time referral.
Physicians in all categories were also invited to an "open house" at Tri-County.
Postcard Tri-County started to track and record the source of each inquiry call. Staff members were trained in how to handle these calls (very important) to increase conversion to appointments and give the new patient a great first impression.
Welcome letters with the new practice brochure were mailed to all new patients. (This instills respect, a senses of excitement and reduces "no-shows.")
Tri-County mailed a postcard to its existing patient base to influence patients who might seek care in the city. Click on the thumbnail at left to see a postcard that was used.
Notice the postcard headline: "Visit a Louisville Ob/Gyn Practice Without Leaving La Grange." This promoted two of the practice's chief strengths: big-city, cutting edge capabilities, and the convenience of a local office. Does convenience seem unimportant? Practice Builders' 30 years of experience has shown us that convenience is a HUGE factor in whether a prospect chooses your practice.
The postcard reassured and comforted prospects (expectant mothers) with phrases such as, "When you welcome that wonderful new bundle of joy in the world." "heartfelt commitment", and "confidence and peace of mind", as well as "highly-experienced, well-credentialed team of specialists".
Third – and perhaps most important – Dr. McDanald began asking his patients for referrals.
Practice Builders designed a new website for Tri-County, a series of print ads, and a compelling Yellow Pages ad.
A new public relations campaign proved to be key to Tri-County's impressive success:
We arranged for Dr. McDanald to appear three times on local network affiliate TV. In each appearance, he discussed an Ob/Gyn issue of concern to women in his market – endometrial ablation, for example. These helpful and informative appearances built goodwill in the community, made Dr. McDanald much better-known, and reinforced his image as a both caring and expert practitioner.
Tri-County Ob/Gyn increased its revenue 65% in two years. And they now get more of their preferred cryablation, incontinence and advanced laparoscopic cases.
Your practice can do what Tri-County Ob/Gyn did. Follow a professionally-created marketing plan, implement it with care and enthusiasm, and you can expect better results for your practice no matter what the economy does.
At Practice Builders, we are always happy to hear about your practice's goals and discuss how we will bring you better results. Call us toll-free at 800.679.1262 now
After years of success and hard work, Dr. Howard Babushkin noticed a disturbing trend in his general dentistry practice: practice revenue began flattening out, then began to decline.
"Flattening out" was bad enough; when his revenue began to actually decline, Dr. Babushkin came to Practice Builders for help.
Dr. Babushkin outlined several ambitious goals:
Several obstacles had to be overcome first: the practice was in a very competitive marketplace (Manhattan), they were doing little marketing, and their patients were reluctant to spend out-of-pocket, tending to do only what insurance covered.
Practice Builders developed a comprehensive Marketing Plan to achieve Dr. Babushkin's goals, focusing on four areas:
Postcard Market research showed Dr. Babushkin's practice was located in the middle of a neighborhood of young urban professionals. These prospects, who tend to pay cash and be more interested in elective procedures and receiving state-of-the-art care than in finding the lowest price, were just the kind of prospects Dr. Babushkin wanted to attract. It was simply a matter of motivating them to come in.
A new promotional practice brochure, tagline ("Total comfort. Platinum service. Leading-edge dentistry"), new marketing resumes for Dr. Babushkin and his associate, new stationery, a practice folder with inserts, a pass-along invitation and a new website all worked to show these ideal prospects the unique benefits of coming to Dr. Babushkin's practice.
Dr. Babushkin was already building a new, state-of-the-art dental office, so the practice was renamed "Manhattan Oasis Dentistry" to reflect his new capabilities.
PostcardDr. Babushkin's staff was trained to track the source of every inquiry phone call. Practice Builders provided word-for-word scripts for the staff to maximize appointment bookings and conversions.
A welcome letter was developed and sent to all new patients along with the practice folder, new practice brochure and resume. These instilled high expectation and a sense of excitement in new patients, established an emotional connection between patients and Dr. Babushkin and his associate, and reduced "no-shows".
Both doctors and all staff members began to ask patients for referrals. This is one of the most effective internal marketing strategy for any practice – and it costs you nothing. Practice Builders trained the doctors and staff to listen for certain statements from patients that would allow them to ask for referrals in a completely natural, confident way.
Many of the new marketing materials were placed in the waiting room. Quarterly "golden nuggets" were emailed to all patients who had agreed to receive them.
PostcardPractice Builders developed 2 new Yellow Pages ads for placement in key directories.
All callers to the practice were directed to the new website for future consideration, even callers who did not make an appointment.
The practice's new website was registered with search engines, local Chamber of Commerce, and various associations. Their domain name was prominently featured on all marketing materials.
Practice Builders held a one-day on-site training program for all staff members. This included advanced phone skills training, an explanation of the marketing program and use of all the new marketing materials to grow the practice.
One year later, Manhattan Oasis Dentistry's revenue had increased 20%. Patient volume increased so much, they had to refer some patients to other practices. Many patients complimented their marketing materials.
What was the key to Dr. Babushkin's success? He followed a custom-designed marketing plan created to achieve his own specific goals. That was the foundation for all his later success.
Practice Builders can professionally create a marketing plan for your practice, targeted to achieve your goals, meet your needs and build the more-rewarding practice you have always dreamed of.
We did it for Dr. Babushkin. We can do it for you, too.
Call us toll-free at 800.679.1262 now to discuss how Practice Builders proven marketing methods can achieve your goals for your practice.
Onondaga Physical Therapy was a young, successful practice, with two years of steady growth to show for the hard work they had put in.
Despite their early success, however, owner Lauris S. Rigdon, PT, noticed a disturbing trend: His patient count was dropping off. Growth in his two locations had flattened, and the specific types of cases he wanted – aqua therapy, orthopedic postsurgical rehab, and neck-spine-low back pain – were only trickling in.
A competitor had begun offering aqua therapy and was aggressively marketing to
Mr. Rigdon's patients and prospects. He needed a marketing strategy to establish himself and differentiate his practice from competitors.
Practice Builders designed a marketing plan to reverse the negative trends and achieve Mr. Rigdon's goals for Onondaga PT:
(To set the practice apart from competitors)
PostcardTo set Onondaga PT apart from its competitors, Practice Builders created a new practice logo and positioning-based tag line. "Helping you live, work and play better" was chosen to capture the benefits of Onondaga PT offered prospects, and to overcome the "like everyone else" identity that had held them back.
PostcardThis was the cornerstone of Onondaga PT's new marketing materials. More than merely providing a list of Onondaga PT's services and capabilities, the goal was to build an emotionally compelling reason why patients, referring doctors and businesses should choose Onondaga PT. Both copy and graphics emphasized emotional benefits.
PostcardA magnet was later created at Rigdon's request to promote an important benefit Onondaga PT offered its patients: the chance to return more quickly to a pain-free, active lifestyle.
(To reduce vulnerability to competition)
The practice's co-owner (also a PT) and one staff member agreed to function as practice representatives visiting potential referrers' practices. Visits were made on a regular basis to build name/brand awareness of Onondaga PT and build relationships with front offices. (Building relationships with front office staff is crucial, since they are often the real directors of referrals.)
Practice Builders created a series of mailings to potential referrers, each highlighting a different benefit that Onondaga PT offered the referrer and their patients. The new practice brochure with a cover letter was mailed first. Additional mailings were made at bi-monthly intervals, and were targeted to orthopedists, family practitioners, PCPs and internal medicine practices.
First, Onondaga PT prioritized all its established referrers into A, B and C categories based on current relationships and future opportunities. All received the mailing sequence described above.
Practice Representatives
The practice reps always made sure the referrer had plenty of Onondaga PT's materials on hand, to make it easy for them to refer patients to Onondaga.
(To create "raving fan" patients who would refer family and friends, increasing Onondaga PT's patient base and revenue)
Practice Builders provide trained Onondaga PT staff to track and record the source of each inquiry phone call. A new Practice Kit and Welcome Letter were sent to all converted new patients to instill high expectation, a sense of excitement and to reduce no-shows.
PT's were trained to connect emotionally with patients. Does their condition affect their work, recreation and relationships? Being sensitive to what a patient is going through goes a long way toward creating a loyal patient and ultimately, a "raving fan."
This is one of the most effective strategies any practice can implement – and it costs nothing. Onondaga's physical therapists were trained to watch for certain kinds of statements from patients that allowed the PT to ask for a referral of family members or friends – all in a natural, comfortable way. The practice is also developing "thank you" cards they can send to patients who refer.
Onondaga PT experienced a 33% increase in patient visits, and a 60% increase in net receipts after implementation of their marketing plan. This is an example of the results your PT practice can enjoy from a professionally-designed marketing plan, created specifically for your practice and put into action by your practice.
Practice Builders has assisted hundreds of PT practices like yours. Call us at 800.679.1262 and we will be happy to discuss how we can help you attract more of the specific patients you want, increase your referrals and build a more rewarding practice.
Obstetrician/gynecologist Jose Aun, MD had been in solo practice for nine years in El Paso, TX, a city on the border with Mexico. The area has a large Hispanic population and while he was seeing no shortage of obstetric patients, he wanted to attract more surgical cases, including hysterectomies and surgeries for incontinence and endometriosis. Dr. Aun had never done any marketing in the past, and was seeing few referrals from primary care practitioners. His practice was heavily weighted with Medicaid patients.
Dr. Aun and his wife Alma engaged Practice Builders in Summer 2008 to develop and implement a multi-faceted marketing plan. The goals were:
Elements of the campaign that helped deliver on Dr. Aun's goals included:
PostcardA full-color tri-panel brochure that details all the services available and conditions treated in Dr. Aun's practice, this piece became a cornerstone in both cross-selling services to existing patients and attracting new ones.
PostcardThe presentation folders included stepped inserts that each addressed a common gynecologic condition that could lead to procedures Dr. Aun wanted to grow within his practice. Combined with the Practice Brochure and a matching professional resume, these became powerful "pass-along" materials that help grow word of mouth referrals and attract new patients.
PostcardFull-color posters were hung in each treatment room. Each one touched on a common gynecologic condition that could lead to procedures Dr. Aun wanted to increase. They included incontinence, problem periods, and more. Dr. Aun notes that these motivated patients to bring up existing conditions which patients thought they had to just accept, increasing self-referrals.
Dr. Aun previously had no web presence. Patients have been extremely impressed with the website Practice Builders created for the practice. It helps generate additional referrals by establishing a 24/7 web presence, and includes interactive forms and the capability to make appointments.
Dr. Aun designated one staff member to visit potential refer source practices. Visits were made on a regular basis to primary care physician offices to create awareness of Dr. Aun's clinical abilities and build relationships with front offices. This has been a key strategy for increasing referrals from other physicians.
Practice Builders conducted training sessions to instill a marketing mentality within Dr. Aun's staff. This included tracking referrals, cross-selling services, following up on missed or cancelled appointments and other critical functions that establish and maintain a rapport with patients.
Within one year, Dr. Aun has seen a 50% increase in the number of referrals coming from primary care practitioners. His schedule is full and he has seen a 30% increase in surgical cases. In addition, he has seen a 20% increase in private pay patients and a corresponding decrease in Medicaid patients.
Dermatologist Bonnie Furner had been in practice in San Antonio, TX for many years when she decided to stop accepting all insurances except Medicare. Although her schedule was booked out a few days in advance, Medicare was becoming an ever-larger percentage of the business. It had grown from 10% to 25% in the past two years and that trend was likely to continue unless Dr. Furner created more demand from cash patients. Dr. Furner also wanted to generate more revenue by growing the cosmetic side of her practice.
With over 10,000 patient charts, a loyal patient base and an excellent reputation as a clinician, Dr. Furner should have been busier. But few referrals were coming from other physicians because she did not accept insurance. Practice Builders recommended a strategy that focused on branding Dr. Furner as the clinician of choice for "beautiful skin" procedures, generating word of mouth referrals, and reactivation of former patients. Because 80% of Dr. Furner's patients had private insurance but would have to pay cash upfront and most likely higher deductibles if they were reimbursed, marketing focused on the highly affluent patient willing to pay a premium for an elite physician and an exclusive in-office experience. Cross-selling new services to existing patients was an important strategy for building the cosmetic surgery side of the practice.
Elements of the campaign included:
PostcardA full-color tri-panel brochure that details all the services available in the practice, this piece became a cornerstone in both cross-selling services to existing patients and attracting new patients.
PostcardSent to former or inactive patients, the reactivation package included a letter from Dr. Furner, the practice brochure and a special call to action with a time-sensitive offer. It also included an incentive to share the materials with a friend.
Callers to the office heard on-hold messages that described the cosmetic procedures performed in the office and the results that could be achieved as part of the boutique experience.
Postcard Full-color posters gave a visual of the results that could be achieved from those targeted cosmetic procedures that Dr. Furner wanted to grow in her practice.
Underscored the importance of delivering a high-end experience, enhancing the perceived value of every visit. Cross-selling was also an important concept for staff.
Through application of the above strategies, Dr. Furner doubled her revenue on the cash-pay side of her practice. And although cosmetic procedures are only 25 percent of the services she performs, they account for 50% of her income. Word of mouth referrals generate 90% of her new patients. She notes that her practice is as busy as she wants it to be, in a highly competitive marketplace.
Dr. Furner has been so pleased with her results, she is once again turning to Practice Builders to assist her with building her website. Her primary goal is to establish a web presence that maximizes exposure for her boutique practice and grows it to the point where she takes on a partner.
As a solo physical therapist in the St. Louis area, Mary Openlander, PT, had experienced years of lackluster growth. By the time she relocated her practice in 2008, the deepest recession in 80 years had gripped the nation. Mary was virtually starting over at the worst possible time.
Knowing she had to do something to put her Physical Therapy Innovations practice, which was perhaps the best kept secret in her area, back on the map, Openlander turned to Practice Builders for help. Earlier in her career, she had enjoyed a brief positive experience with Practice Builders, and she believed they could help her again.
Her goals were simple and straightforward:
Mary faced several obstacles. Her new practice was in an abandoned cinema building in a competitive marketplace (St. Louis). She was doing very little marketing, and the patients she wanted to attract were completely unaware of her. Mary also had no support staff.
But she found one at Practice Builders. Practice Builders developed a comprehensive Strategic Marketing Plan to achieve Openlander's goals, focusing on four areas:
PostcardMarket research showed that Openlander's practice was located in a neighborhood of young urban professionals. These prospects, who are more interested in elective procedures and receiving personalized care than in finding the lowest priced care, were just the kind of prospects Openlander wanted to attract. It was simply a matter of telling her unique practice story and motivating them to come in.
A new promotional practice brochure, (branding tagline: "relieving pain and restoring life . one person at a time"), a new marketing resume for Mary, new letterhead and business cards, a presentation folder, a pass-along special-offer invitation and a new branded website all worked to show ideal prospects the unique benefits of seeing Mary (a certified Trager practitioner).
PostcardPractice Builders taught Mary how to track the source of every inquiry phone call into her practice. Practice Builders developed scripts to help Mary maximize appointment bookings and conversions.
A welcome letter was sent to all new patients along with the practice presentation folder, new brochure and a marketing-style resume. These instilled high confidence and a sense of hope in new patients and established an emotional connection between patients and Openlander.
All callers to the practice were directed to the new website for future consideration, even callers who did not make appointments. The practice's new website was registered with search engines, local Chamber of Commerce and various associations. The domain name was prominently featured on all marketing materials.
Mary also began to ask patients for referrals. This is one of the most effective internal marketing strategies for any practice – and it cost Mary nothing! Practice Builders trained her to listen for certain positive feedback statements from patients that would allow her to ask for referrals in a completely natural, confident way. Mary also used her new pass-along special offer invitation to facilitate the patient referral process.
Practice Builders developed a 2-day on-site Practice Representative training program that was completely customized for Mary herself, as she had no support staff. This included advanced phone skills training and real-world practice rep training experiences with her trainer at her side. These experiences gave Mary confidence in her ability to step outside her personal comfort zone and act as her own practice rep. It also gave her the knowledge she would later need to train someone else for that position.
In July, 2009, Mary had her highest grossing month since August of 2001! She also enjoyed her second highest grossing third quarter ever in 2009, nearly doubling her gross income from the third quarter of 2008.
Mary's practice followed a steady upward trend in terms of gross income and client contact hours from February through July of 2009. Amazingly, this occurred while the United States was experiencing its worst recession in 80 years! Mary was also able to hire a new practice rep. This allowed her to focus all of her time on patient care.
"I've gained a new level of skill and knowledge about practice marketing," said Mary. "I love the support I receive from Practice Builders."
What was the key to Mary Openlander's success? She listened to her PRACTICEBUILDERS marketing team and followed a custom-designed strategic plan created to achieve her own specific goals. That became the foundation for her success.
PRACTICEBUILDERS can create a strategic marketing plan for your practice, targeted to achieve your goals, meet your needs and build the kind of practice you have always dreamed of. We did it for Mary Openlander, PT. We can do it for you, too.
Call us toll-free at 800.679.1262 now to discuss how PRACTICEBUILDERS proven marketing methods can achieve success for your practice in any economic climate.


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In spiritual terminology, piety is a virtue that can mean religious devotion, spirituality, or a combination of both. A common element in most conceptions of piety is humility.
The word piety comes from the Latin word pietas, the noun form of the adjective pius (which means "devout" or "good"). Pietas in traditional Latin usage expressed a complex, highly valued Roman virtue; a man with pietas respected his responsibilities to gods, country, parents, and kin.
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Filial Piety
Respect for and responsibility to care for one's parents.
How important is Piety to you?
In Buddhist terms a person who has pietas and practices piety could be interpreted as someone who respects his responsibilities to the Three Treasures, (inlcuding support for the Sangha and monks), responsibility to care for one's country that one lives in, responsibility to care for one's parents, as well as being responsible to care for and support one's family and children.
How important is piety in your life?
How do you view responsibility and practice.
Do good for others is the third Pure Precept.
How does Piety, filial piety, and Pietas fit into that for you?
-from wikipedia on filial piety http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filial_piety" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;In Judaism and Christianity, one of the Ten Commandments is to Honor your father and your mother. Lee et al. argue that filial piety is rarely practiced in the Western world and most children from a Judeo-Christian background do not honor and care for parents to the extent of those from Eastern backgrounds. They contend that in Western cultures, the individual is more important than the family, and when an elderly parent becomes a burden to an adult child, his/her needs to be burden-free supersede any feeling of obligation to care for the parent.
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Karen Angelo
Caroline Stark never thought she'd be working in a laboratory solving real problems so early in her college experience. But she got to do just that this summer after completing her freshman year.
"I worked on a study about the treatment course for children with cerebral palsy," says Stark, an exercise physiology major who is participating in the university's Co-op Scholar program. "Working with this caliber of research is more than I could have expected of my first-year college experience. I've learned new software, therapy techniques and how to get approved for research involving human participants, all which is extremely gratifying."
Under the direction of Exercise Physiology Asst. Prof. Winnie Wu, Stark and fellow student Kayla Chan measured muscle and brain activity to find out how much exercise is enough to be efficient, but not be detrimental, to people with cerebral palsy.
"We used multiple electromyography sensors, as well as a robot and an EEG to detect muscle and brain activity," says Chan. "Dr. Wu has been wonderful to work with because she understands that we are upcoming sophomores who aren't familiar with the equipment and procedures. She has guided us all along the way. I'm glad that I decided to come to UMass Lowell because the research co-op has been a great experience."
Investigating Antibiotic Resistance
Clinical Laboratory Sciences major Kevin Twombly gained a deep understanding of how to conduct research using state-of-the-art equipment during his research co-op with adviser Asst. Prof. Susan He. Twombly investigated how certain strains of bacteria are affected by different antibiotics.
"The research co-op was truly an outstanding learning experience," says Twombly. "I was able to work hands-on with laboratory equipment and clinical bacterial isolates. I feel that having this research experience so early in my education is very beneficial and will set me apart. It was really exciting knowing that we were performing some of the same laboratory tests that clinical scientists do on a daily basis."
Twombly worked alongside co-op scholar Brandon Am to research the effects of garlic and ginger on the human gut microbiome. Since antibiotic resistance is a major problem, they studied whether these plant extracts could enhance the activity of certain antibiotics that have become less effective over the years.
"We will continue to work on our proposal for the second research project over the rest of the summer, and hopefully, into our second year at UMass Lowell," he says.
The Co-op Scholar program places high-achieving students in positions both on and off campus. The students, who were offered spots in the program before they started their freshman year, earn money while getting professional experience in their chosen disciplines.


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Added support for DLC The Tyranny of King Washington: The Redemption.
Guards will no longer be equipped with Washingtons sword.
Tyranny of King Washington intro videos now pause if controller is unplugged.
Fixed incorrectly displayed stealth icon sometimes appearing when leaving Wolf Cloak.
Increased Wolf Pack effectiveness versus firing lines.
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WATERVILLE, Maine - On the final day of competition at the New England Division III Championships at Colby College on Saturday afternoon, the MIT women's outdoor track and field team finished in first place with 126.50 points, leaving a sizeable gap between them and second place-finishing Tufts University with 93 points. The Engineers, who finished in second place last year behind Williams College, moved up two places from yesterday to take the win.
To start the day, junior Jaclyn Konopka (Novi, Mich.) competed in the remaining three events in the heptathlon. She finished fifth in the Long Jump (15-08.25) and Javelin Throw (93-06) and third in the 800m (2:29.78), holding onto her first place finish from yesterday. Konopka wrapped up the meet with 4,420 points, almost 300 points ahead of the second place finisher.
Sophomore Michelle Johnson (Glendora, Calif.) came in fourth place in the Triple Jump with a jump of 36-07.75, while classmate Veronica Szklarzewski (Chicago, Ill.) was 16th with a 33-11.50 and freshman Katharina Ross (Port Jefferson, N.Y.) was 21st with a jump of 32-09.50. In the High Jump, sophomore Preethi Vaidyanathan (South Windsor, Conn.) had a strong fifth place finish with a jump of 5-02.25. Konopka came in tied for ninth with a 5-00.25.
In the Discus Throw, junior Christine Labaza (Rochester, Mich.) came in ninth place with a throw of 122-04, freshman Isabella Stuopis (Amherst, N.H.) was 18th with a 110-02 and sophomore Ashley Wheeler (Milford, N.H.) was 23rd with a throw of 103-01. Stuopis went on to finish fourth in the Shot Put with a throw of 41-08.50, bettering her MIT freshman record, and Labaza was ninth with a 36-07.75.
For the fifth time so far during the outdoor season, senior Lauren Kuntz (Pittsburgh, Pa.) was victorious in the Pole Vault with her vault of 12-07.50. Freshman Cimran Virdi (Walnut Creek, Calif.), who came second to Kuntz at the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) championship last weekend, came third with a 11-07.75. Classmate Sherry Wan (Ann Arbor, Mich.) was sixth with an 11-01.75.
Junior Martina de Geus (Los Altos, Calif.) finished in second place in the 3000 Steeplechase with a time of 10:52.03. Senior Brooke Johnson (Shoreham, N.Y.) won the 1500m with a time of 4:33.05, breaking the facility record that was set back in 1992. Freshman Sarah Quinn (Watchung, N.J.) was fifth with a 4:36.26 and junior Louise van den Heuvel (Nashua, N.H.) came sixth in 4:36.79. Classmate Alexandra Taylor (Harbor Springs, Mich.) finished in fourth place in the 800m with a time of 2:15.26.
The 5,000m was a strong event for MIT, who took the top four spots. Brooke Johnson led the way, winning her second event of the day, with a time of 17:31.05. Sophomore Elaine McVay (San Ramon, Calif.) was second in 17:43.50, Quinn was third with a 17:46.96 and de Geus came in fourth with a 17:52.13. Freshman Nicole Zeinstra (Holland, Mich.) and junior Kaitlin Allen (Bedford, N.H.) also competed in the event, coming in seventh and 11th with times of 18:11.62 and 18:22.13 respectively.
To end the day, the Engineers competed in the 4x800 relay that finished in third with a time of 9:14.56. The relay was composed of sophomore Cindy Huang (San Jose, Calif.), van den Heuvel, sophomore Margaret Coad (Arlington, Va.) and Taylor.
The Engineers will return to action at the NEICAAA Championships at Stonehill College in Easton, Mass. from Thursday through Saturday, May 9-11.


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Shortly after returning from the Civil War, Mr. Geo. D. Warthen entered the mercantile business in partnership with Jeff A. Irwin, Sr. and began business in a building on West Haynes St. (Present location of Karol's).
In 1871, a rear corner of the building was partitioned off and they entered the banking business under the name of Warthen & Irwin, Bankers, private bank, not incorporated.
This firm grew and continued to operate until 1915, at which time Mr. Jeff A. Irwin Sr. withdrew from the partnership. Subsequently, Mr. Warthen operated under the name of The Geo. D. Warthen Bank, private bank, not incorporated, until his death in 1927.
Early in 1928, a state banking charter was obtained and the bank continued to operate as The Geo. D. Warthen Bank. In 1932, a national charter was obtained and the bank's name became The Geo. D. Warthen National Bank. The bank continued to operate as a national bank until the mid-fifties, when the national charter was surrendered and a new state charter obtained. The bank has operated as a state chartered bank since that time.
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Aushiker wrote:il padrone wrote: We used a Telstra broadband modem and had reception for this everywhere we had mobile phone reception.
Was that an Elite modem?
Not exactly the same, as my mate had had it for a year or so, but essentially it functioned the same. A simple USB plug-in device like that one.


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Spezza to return to Senators lineup for Game 3
Jason Spezza doesn't have much time to return to form if the
Ottawa Senators want to extend their season.
The star forward hasn't played since Jan. 27 after undergoing
back surgery for a herniated disk. He'll rejoin Ottawa's lineup
Sunday for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series with
the Senators trailing 2-0 to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
"I'm excited to have a chance to play again," Spezza said. "I
feel ready to play."
The 29-year-old will immediately add depth to a struggling
offense and power play.
"We're excited about the skill that he brings back to our team
and we're looking forward to it," said Senators coach Paul
MacLean. "We certainly feel that he's going to give us some help
on the power play, for sure. He can help us quite a bit
The Senators' power play has gone 1 for 7 through the first two
Spezza's minutes will be monitored, and MacLean suggested his
time on the ice could vary depending on the number of power plays
the Senators get.
Spezza is expected to line up with Milan Michalek and possibly
Colin Greening.
"He's such a skilled playmaker that if you're on the ice with
him you know to keep your stick on the ice because he finds a way
to get the puck to you," Zack Smith said. "When you're playing
with guys like that, you're just more prone to go to the net and go
to those areas and be more confident."
Spezza hopes his timing comes back quickly.
"Basically I'm just going to go out and work hard and be
smart," he said. "I expect to play well.
"I wouldn't play unless I felt I could help the team and
Spezza had two goals and three assists in just five games during
the regular season.
"It's going to be important to be in his face right away and
make sure he doesn't have time and space," said Pittsburgh's Kris
Letang. "He's got good hands, so he can make you look really bad.
So if you're in his face and have a good gap, you have a better
chance of having success against him."
The Senators are undefeated at Scotiabank Place in the playoffs
this year.
"We need to play to our identity," MacLean said. "We have to
try and establish our game first. What hurt us in the first two
games is not getting off to a (good) start, and we're down in the
first three minutes of both games and catch-up hockey is losing
Despite being pulled after allowing three goals in Friday's
game, Craig Anderson will get the start Sunday.
"They're going to be desperate and we know this is going to be
the toughest test yet," Sidney Crosby said. "We need to start
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Friday last saw the launch of the first annual 'Ablevision Ireland International Film Festival' and 'The Rory Staunton Memorial Award' in Drogheda. Over 20 films were entered into a competition on the theme of disability and integration. 6 of these were short listed and these came from the UK, Boston and Ireland. The winning entry was from S.O.S Kilkenny for the film 'Earn It.'
As the name suggests, 'Earn It' is about earning respect for those with disabilities. The central character is faced with conflicting emotions on both the right and wrong route to gaining respect and indeed although the wrong route is much easier he opts for the right one in the end. It reflects the life of Rory Staunton who always had a keen sense of social justice.
Rory passed away at age 12 in April 2012 after being misdiagnosed at NYU Langone hospital in Manhattan. He had led the fight in his school to end use of the word "retard."
The launch of the Rory Staunton Memorial Award started off the evening at 6 o'clock in the Drogheda Arts Centre. MC for the night was Orlaith Carmody, former RTE journalist and a prominent media spokesperson. Prior to this was a short reception in which the excitement of the atmosphere was strongly felt as the crowds arrived. The event was sponsored by Aer Lingus.
Orlaith introduced and gave an overview of the six finalist films before showing them. After seeing these films which touched on themes of respect and integration there was a difference in the atmosphere felt within the room, which for me as an onlooker, was one of solidarity, no longer was it ability and disability, us and them. We were all together sharing common problems.
Alisa Carbonne an 'Ablevision' Boston representative travelled over to Ireland for the launch and spoke about the common themes that cross national boundaries.
Ablevision Ireland's film 'Joe and Sarah' was premiered for the first time to the anticipatiation and delight of all those involved. The film was centred on a love story between two adults with Down syndrome who decide to run away together when their parents disagree with them dating and indeed had a happy ending with the buying of their own apartment, much to the distress of the girl's father! The film was written by the Ablevision crew and directed by Frank Kelly and completed within a timeframe of six weeks.
The various different groups were sitting at the edge of their seats awaiting results of the 'Rory Staunton Memorial Award' competition by the time Rory's uncle 'Minister of State' Fergus O'Dowd took to the stand to announce the results. Fergus read from a letter from Judy A. Dorn Regional Director of Special Olympics New York in which she wrote about Rory. 'Embodied is his very being was an innate moral compass that compelled him to champion the rights of those less privileged financially, physically, mentally and emotionally.' This was certainly true of Rory's character as he took on the Special Olympics New York campaign entitled "Spread the Word to End the Word" to his school and community at just 9 ½ years of age.
The award presented to the delighted winning group was centred on an old Irish folklore tale 'The Children of Lir' originating in Co. Mayo, the home of Rory's father Ciaran Staunton and a place where he felt strongly about revisiting his cousins every summer when he returned home to Ireland.
On the top of the statue is a swan which is indicative of Rory's interest in flying and his dream of becoming a pilot. One of Rory's first cousins Ronan Staunton from Mayo who was there on the night mentioned seeing Rory's picture on the widescreen during the memorial award ceremony as being a somewhat surreal moment in which he had to pinch himself just to remind himself that Rory was no longer there in the room.
The values of what he stood for certainly were present within the room though and leaving the building there was strong sense of togetherness. A number of visitors on the night noted that the Film Festival highlighted issues of intellectual disability that they were unaware of. Rory, we know, was already aware of this world.
A series of workshops on film making by Frank Kelly, a Drogheda born script writer, also ran throughout the day for students involved in media modules to showcase their work.


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SOUTH WHITLEY — Whitko's boys soccer team lost a narrow contest to visiting Manchester Wednesday.The Wildcats dropped a 1-0 contest to the Squires in a match that Coach Jason Ehrman said showed how far his team has come."They're a great team," he said. "Just to compete with them, from where we started, is great."The one goal came with just under 15 minutes left to play in a somewhat fluky situation. Manchester scored on a throw-in when Whitko's goalkeeper, Jacob Helton, had the ball slip out of his hands for the score."Every now and then one like that slips in," Ehrman said. "That's why you want one of yoru own so that doesn't happen, so that one slip doesn't beat you."Ehrman credited the consistently excellent play by Helton. To read the rest of this story, see the Sept. 19 issue of The Post and Mail. Don't have a subscription? Call (260) 244-5153 or subscribe to our e-edition. For breaking news, sports updates and additional coverage, bookmark the homepage and find us on facebook and twitter.


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George Flanigen IV, award-winning music video director/producer and chairman of the board for the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, will launch the 2012-13 "Get Inforumed" music industry speaker series on Monday, Oct. 1 at 5 p.m. in Nunemaker Auditorium in Monroe Hall. The forum, which is part of the Department of Music Industry Studies at Loyola University New Orleans, is free and open to the public and will be streamed live online at http://www.cfmae.org/category/forums/.
Flanigen will discuss his education, specifically the things he found most valuable while at college, and the things he learned in the music industry profession itself. Additionally, he will discuss the evolution of his career and the ways he developed as both an important and unique visual artist and a vastly successful commercial director. Flanigen will also address how he came to be in NARAS, why the organization became important to him and how he arrived where he is today.
NARAS is underwriting Flanigen's appearance at Loyola. Flanigen is also donating his speaker's honorarium to pay for a scholarship for 40 Loyola students to join the Recording Academy's GRAMMY U for a year. A unique and fast-growing community of full-time college students who are pursuing a career in the recording industry, GRAMMY U helps prepare students for their careers in the music industry through networking, educational programs and performance opportunities. GRAMMY U is designed to enhance students' current academic curriculum with access to recording industry professionals to give an "out of classroom" perspective on the recording industry.
Also on the board of the GRAMMY Foundation, Flanigen is a former national trustee and Nashville chapter president for the Recording Academy. He has directed the opening sequence for Monday Night Football since 1989, and his tv/film and production company, Deaton Flanigen, has won major awards, including the Clio Award, Emmy Awards, CMA Video of the Year and CMT Video Directors of the Year, among others. Deaton Flanigen Productions was also honored four times with GRAMMY Award nominations for Best Short Form Music Video.
"Get Inforumed," a weekly forum throughout the year featuring experienced music professionals from across the industry, is organized by Loyola students with a mind for arts and entrepreneurship. Each forum is designed to excite the community of creative minds and art entrepreneurs through conversations with the most experienced, sincere and relatable professionals in the industry.
Other speakers scheduled for the fall "Get Inforumed" series include:
October 8
Terry Ellis – Co-founder of Chrysalis Records
During his long tenure in the music industry, Ellis has gained one of the most successful track records for discovering and developing new recording artists. Born in Hertfordshire, England, he began booking concerts while at university. After getting into business with Chris Wright, Ellis ventured into artist management and music publishing and founded Chrysalis Records, a company that handled the management and booking of well-known acts such as Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin, Clouds and Ten Years After. By 1974, Chrysalis Records was noted as leading the pack in the independent record company world. Ellis was particularly good at launching new talent such as Billy Idol and Pat Benatar, and in 1980, Ellis was elected as chairman of the Recording Industry Association of America. He went on to work with the British Phonographic Industry, International Federation of Phonographic Industries and BMG.
October 29
David Shulman – Music Performance Medical Specialist
Since 1978, David H. Shulman has provided compassionate physical therapy and is recognized for his innovative approach to treatment. As a retired professional woodwind player, his knowledge of music-making combines with an understanding of the body to help patients avoid problems with repetitive motion injuries. This powerful combination allows him to more accurately and sensitively diagnose and treat elite musicians with overuse problems. For more than 25 years, Shulman has focused his work on music students, professional musicians and music teachers.
November 5
David Henry Hwang – Playwright, Author of "M. Butterfly"
Throughout his career, Hwang has explored the complexities of forging Eastern and Western cultures in a contemporary America. He is best known as the author of "M. Butterfly," which ran for two years on Broadway, won the 1988 Tony, Drama Desk, John Gassner and Outer Critics Circle Awards. It was also a finalist for the 1989 Pulitzer Prize. The play enjoyed a one-year run on London's West End and has been produced in more than 40 countries to date. Hwang's play "Golden Child" premiered Off-Broadway at the Joseph Papp Public Theatre, received a 1997 OBIE Award for playwriting and subsequently moved to Broadway, where it received three 1998 Tony Award nominations, including Best New Play. His play "Yellow Face," which premiered at Los Angeles' Mark Taper Forum and New York's Public Theater, won a 2008 OBIE Award and was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. In 2011, Time Magazine named his play "Chinglish" one of the top 10 plays and musicals of the year.
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In Chinese culture, 2007 was the Year of the Pig. For kids' DVD lovers, it was the year of the pig, spider, muppet, rat...we could go on. Here, the best of the best DVDs, chosen by Parenting's judges, along with a team of moms and kids across the country.
Bruce Kluger, Parenting's DVD reviewer and a contributing editor, also writes for USA Today and National Public Radio.
Our Judges
This year's panel, headed by Bruce Kluger: Greg Fagan, managing editor, Barnesandnoble.com video; Donald Liebenson, children's DVD reviewer, Barnesandnoble.com, and freelance entertainment writer, Chicago Tribune; Shannon Maughan, children's audio/video editor, Publishers Weekly, and kids' librarian.
Babies are drawn to bold graphics, bright colors, and music that has a simple, steady beat. Screen time for children under 2 should be limited to 15 minutes or so -- enough time for you to answer a few phone calls and savor a cup of coffee.
Artsee Smartsee
In this sparkling computer-animated collage, brightly colored shapes and patterns mix and morph to lilting classical music. Ideal for stop-and-start play and guaranteed to keep your baby rapt. ($15, Artsee Fartsee; artsee-fartsee.com)
Baby Einstein: Lullaby Time
The granddaddy of baby-friendly entertainment has another winner: Set to sleep-friendly tunes by Mozart, Brahms, and Bach, this pageant of placid, soothing images -- fluffy clouds, floating bubbles, lapping ocean waves -- is perfect for helping little eyelids grow heavy. Just make sure you don't fall asleep first. ($20, Baby Einstein)
Baby IQ: The World Around Us
A baby's eye-view of everyday images, with oodles of color-drenched eye candy: animated paint droplets, puppets, and even a toddler twosome eating ice cream. ($18, The Brainy Baby Company)
Toddlers like to see other kids doing familiar things: singing, clapping, dancing, and playing with puppets or pets. Watch with them -- and talk about what you see -- and you'll reinforce on-screen lessons.
Charlie and Lola, Vol. 3: My Little Town
In six episodes of this witty Brit import, the charming brother¿sister pair settle in for more sibling revelry -- and rivalry. Kids'll giggle at the pair's silly squabbling and maneuvering; parents will find their antics all too familiar. ($15, BBC/Warner)
Go Potty Go!
A sweet, animated toilet-training tutorial, in which a pair of pandas give the inside poop on potty etiquette, from knowing when it's time to go to tips on the wipe-and-washup. Rhyming verse and darling ditties drive the lesson plan, which at one point features a cute parading posse of panty-clad animals. ($15, Mazzarella Media; bigkidsvideo.com)
Little Einsteins: Legend of the Golden Pyramid Playhouse
Disney's quick-thinking brainiac quintet journeys to the sands of an Egyptian desert to solve a musical mystery. Also on the itinerary: kite-flying along the Great Wall of China and a daring rescue in the skies above San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. ($20, Disney)
A Treasure in My Garden
Otherworldly animation and dreamy melodies grace this collection of toddler music vids. Best of the bunch: "For You, I've a Lake," a seaside love fable, and "Apple Song," a sweet lullaby featuring floating fruit and a baby with popcorn hair. Simply marvelous. ($15, Ryko; Thesecretmountain.com)
Preschoolers can follow simple storylines and grasp basic skills, such as sharing and counting. They also enjoy watching their favorite discs over and over again, so man your stop button accordingly.
Bop Along With the Bop-a-Lots
Are they bear cubs? Chipmunks? Doesn't matter -- they're a hoot. In their first DVD outing, this cuddly trio of "Imagining Playmates" shimmy and shake to clever arrangements (from Dixieland to mariachi) of popular children's songs, inspiring small viewers to get up on their feet. As cute as cute gets. ($20, with bonus CD, Wonderfun; bopalots.com)
Gustafer Yellowgold's Wide Wild World
This solar alien just may be the coolest little space invader since E.T. Musician¿illustrator Morgan Taylor's compilation of eight wonderfully whimsical story-songs (think "Yellow Submarine") about purple moons, green bees, and friendship are a hip and trippy sunsation. Parental warning: You, too, will become hooked on the tunes! ($17 DVD/CD, Apple-Eye Productions)
Little Playdates, Vol. 3: Critter Friends
In its third installment, the award-winning series tracks a pack of real-life toddlers as they ogle, pet, and cuddle a menagerie of cute creatures, including puppies and kittens, starfish and parrots. The underlying message is a nice one: Caring for animals isn't so different from caring for friends. ($17, Little Playdates/Starlight; littleplaydates.com)
Open Wide, Tooth School Inside...and 4 More Fantastic Children's Stories
Leaping from the pages of Laurie Keller's delightfully daft storybook, 32 animated "students" (eight incisors, four canines, etc.) congregate in a classroom, where they learn about dental hygiene and anatomy -- plus the perils of being the tooth fairy. Four other toothsome tales are also included. ($15, Scholastic)
By now, children are learning -- and keenly prone -- to sort right from wrong, so stories that include a lesson or moral are especially compelling. Fun learning programs, such as sing- and dance-alongs, are also favorites.
Charlotte's Web
Exquisitely crafted and impressively faithful to the beloved book, this retelling of E.B. White's timeless spider-and-pig tale reminds small viewers that, even in a barnyard, love and friendship rule the roost. Julia Roberts voices the title role with pitch-perfect passion, all but guaranteeing viewer sniffles during those sad final moments. ($20, Paramount)
Flower Child: Beautiful Poetry for Beautiful Children
Give the Hannah Montana episodes a rest and try this breezy batch of classic poems (think Whitman and Dickinson), read aloud and set to clips of real-life kids at play. It celebrates the beauty of language and nature, and features a rich backdrop of folk and world music. A perfect intro to the world of verse. ($20, flowerchilddvd.com/Big Kids Productions)
The Muppet Show: Season Two
Still hailed as family TV's finest hour, Jim Henson's landmark variety show pulled out the stops in its sophomore season (1977-78), with hilarious send-ups like "Pigs in Space" and "Swedish Chef," and a faux-serious sit-down with the felt superstars themselves. Guest hosts include Steve Martin, Julie Andrews, John Cleese, and Elton John. ($40, four discs/24 episodes, Disney)
Since tweens adore stories that reflect daily life, movies about school and even some documentaries are prime fare. They can also untangle knotty plots, so tales of adventure and intrigue are often a big hit.
A Night at the Museum
Aimless divorced dad Ben Stiller battles with Attila the Hun, a giant dinosaur skeleton, and a mischievous monkey when he mans the mystical graveyard shift in Manhattan's Museum of Natural History. Stiller's besieged buffoonery is laugh-out-loud funny -- and the special effects are outrageous. ($30, Fox)
The Original Nancy Drew Movie Mystery Collection
They're black-and-white and nearly 70 years old, but this vintage set of four hour-long whodunits -- starring Bonita Granville as the savvy, sleuthing teen -- is wonderfully acted, snappily paced, and blessed with ample doses of slapstick relief. Even better, the films may inspire viewers to pick up the original books. You go, girl! ($25, two discs, Warner)
Ingeniously crafted and endlessly engaging, this delicious parable about a Parisian rat-turned-superchef manages to cram everything onto its menu: terrific performances, wily dialogue, a valuable moral, and, for those watching carefully, even a few recipes. Claws down, the year's best kids' flick. ($30, Pixar/Disney)


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Henry Box beat Witney rivals Wood Green 3-2 in a penalty shoot-out to lift the Oxfordshire Under 16 Cup at Carterton FC.
The final finished 1-1 after extra time, and Tom Allen, James O'Sullivan and Dan Townsend converted from the spot in the gathering gloom to give Henry Box a dramatic victory.
Henry Box had the better of the first half and Cain Campbell went close with a header, while George Lambourne made a series of fine saves in the Wood Green goal.
Wood Green took the lead five minutes after the restart, when Henry Macke took advantage of a mix-up in the Henry Box defence to fire home into the empty net.
Henry Box piled on the pressure with Calum McGinness and Dan Townsend denied by Lambourne, before McGinness fired home the equaliser after 65 minutes from just inside the area.
Wood Green came closest to winning the game in extra time when they struck an upright before Henry Box triumphed in the penalty shoot-out.


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College announces commitments, challenges of $13.2 million in support of Athletics
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Wofford College honored Mike Ayers for his 20 seasons as head coach of the football team with a celebration dinner and roast on Saturday, March 15. The nearly 600 attendees from across the country included retired Air Force Academy football coach Fisher DeBerry (Wofford class of 1960), Appalachian State University head football coach Jerry Moore, Spartanburg High School head football coach Fred Brown (Wofford class of 1991) and numerous former players and friends.
In anticipation of Ayers' 20th anniversary, a specific athletics endowment campaign was begun 18 months ago. During that time, $6.7 million has been committed to the athletics endowment. Wofford President Benjamin B. Dunlap's special announcement of a $1.5 million leadership challenge highlighted the evening. The challenge calls on friends and supporters to raise an additional $3 million in endowment, which if successful, could raise the total to $11.2 million.
Two gifts for athletics facilities, $1 million from Joe Taylor of Columbia, S.C., and $1 million from Jerry Richardson from Charlotte, N.C., were also announced at the celebration. The total amount of committed and potential funds announced for the support of Wofford Athletics is at least $13.2 million.
"The celebration honoring the career of this remarkable man was a very special evening," said director of athletics Richard Johnson. "For those of us who know Mike, the best way to honor him is to provide him with endowed scholarships and facilities to take the program to the next level."
"What's most remarkable and altogether typical of Mike Ayers is that he's not looking to negotiate a multimillion-dollar contract for himself, replete with year-end bonuses and buyout clauses," said Dunlap. "The reward he's hoping for is more scholarships and better facilities for his players. In that regard, he's a throwback to the days of great selfless coaches like Knute Rocke, who also prepared their players for the game of life. He's one of the finest teachers we've got."
A $1.5 million challenge from Wofford College trustees Harold Chandler of Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.; Ed Wile of Atlanta, Ga.; and local philanthropists Jimmy and Marsha Gibbs was announced. Wofford has been challenged to raise $3 million for endowed athletics scholarships, which will be matched by the $1.5 million. A focal point of the challenge will be contributions to the Mike Ayers Endowed Scholarship Fund.
The leadership challenge is the first step toward the long-term goal of endowing all athletics scholarships at Wofford. Football will be the area of initial emphasis but all sports are to be included.
This approach is patterned after the Reeves Challenge issued by trustee Ed Reeves of Summit, N.J., to endow professorships for distinguished faculty at Wofford.
Wofford alumnus and South Carolina Secretary of Commerce Joe Taylor has donated $1 million for the Joe E. Taylor Athletics Center. The Taylor Center will feature a 7,000-square-foot strength and conditioning facility and offices for athletics department staff. It will be located next to Gibbs Stadium with its renovations to begin this summer. The strength and conditioning facility will provide all student-athletes at Wofford the opportunity to develop physically and competitively in athletics and in their careers beyond.
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Brie Apple Crostini
Note: please adjust portion due to the party size accordingly
For this below yields about 10 slices
10 sliced crosswise baguette
1 apple, cored, thinly sliced
10 sliced ripe brie
1 tsp dried lavender
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup sugar (add more if you like sweet)
- Put a small sauce pan on medium heat to make lavender syrup. Add water, sugar, and lavender. Bring it to boil and simmer until it looks syrupy. Don't take it out too soon because we want to develop lavender flavor.
- Lay sliced baguette on baking sheet and run it under broiler just until a bit toasted.
- Place sliced brie on top of the toast and run under broiler again for a few mins.
- Place sliced apple on top and drizzle with lavender syrup.
- That's it!
|Sliced apple with lemon juice
|Lavender syrup
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Focus on the Big Three When Buying Seed Corn
By Bill Mahanna and Ev Thomas
Now that the harvest season is nearly complete, mailboxes and computer inboxes will be filled with seed catalogs and silage plot results. We thought it might be helpful to offer a silage plot report primer to help sort through all the data. For dairy producers, focus on the important traits:
- yield (adjusted to a common dry matter)
- starch content
- fiber digestibility
Tonnage is primarily a function of plant density, plant height, and starch content. Starch drives the majority of the energy concentration in silage and, given the current cost of grain, must factor heavily in hybrid decisions.
Meanwhile, fiber digestibility, as measured by neutral detergent fiber digestibility (NDFD), tends to be the measurement of most interest, especially among nutritionists. However, as we pointed out in our September 10 column on page 565, while small NDFD differences do exist among conventional silage hybrids, the biggest driver is the plant's growing environment during vegetative growth. Also, when evaluating NDFD, be sure you note the incubation time point (24, 30, or 48 hours) when comparing absolute values across different plot reports.
Some growers also like to evaluate milk per ton and milk per acre values. These are calculated index values developed by the University of Wisconsin. Similar issues apply to reports which contain energy estimates such as Net Energy of Lactation (NE-L). While they can be useful in ranking hybrids, it still makes sense to look individually at the "big three" traits that most influence these index values. Sharing the relative importance of the "big three" with seed representatives can help them better sort through their lineup to suggest a suitable hybrid rather than selecting a hybrid based off an index value.
Less Important Traits
Traits like crude protein and oil content are less instructive simply because there are minimal genetic differences among commercial hybrids. Sugar also is another trait found on some plot reports. Difference in sugar is primarily due to maturity differences between hybrid entries. Sugar is translocated and deposited in the kernel as the plant matures, and those hybrids higher in sugar are typically more immature as evidenced by higher moistures and lower starch content.
Fiber values such as the quantity of ADF and NDF are important in ration formulation. However, their importance in evaluating hybrids in a silage plot is minimal because their values are simply an indication of dilution by starch and sugar.
Some nutritionists have also been requesting starch digestibility values on silage plot reports. We know of no university or seed company plot programs which currently provides these values. This is understandable given the fact that starch digestibility, as influenced by the amount of hard or vitreous starch in the kernel, is a trait also lacking in significant variation among commercially available hybrids. This especially holds true when harvested at typical corn silage kernel maturities. Furthermore, the amount of time silage kernels are exposed to the fermentation environment also changes starch digestibility values. While starch digestibility is an important measurement for nutritionists switching from long-stored corn silage to new-crop silage, it is not a trait that should be given much consideration when selecting which silage genetics to plant.
Ask for Adequate Data
Research by corn breeders suggest that to be 95 percent confident in selecting the best hybrid for silage yield or nutritional traits, a minimum of 20 direct, side-by-side comparisons (in the same plot) are recommended. Hybrids also should be compared within the same maturity, seed treatments, technology segment, planting population, and chop height. It is also desirable to compare hybrids in multiple environments and growing seasons to have a better understanding of how the hybrid will perform if exposed to extremes in growing conditions.
Data from a single plot, while certainly of interest to growers wanting to know how a hybrid may perform on their farm, is almost meaningless from a statistical perspective due to the variability that can be caused by factors such as soil compaction, previous crop history, fertility/manure history, soil type, water availability, tillage, and insect damage.
SECURE AS MUCH INFORMATION as possible on silage hybrids. Seed companies serious about corn silage will be able to provide absolute values for important silage traits.
This is no different than the risk of evaluating a bull by the performance of one daughter milking in your herd. To overcome this tendency of a "one-year wonder," some of the university silage programs also show multiple-year data if the same hybrid was entered in their plots more than one year.
Most university silage plot programs also offer statistical parameters to help evaluate the robustness of the comparison data. Typically, this is in the form of an average (mean) value for the trait and a least significant difference (LSD) which is used to determine if the hybrids are statistically (rather than just numerically) different. If the difference between the two hybrid values are equal to or greater than the LSD value (at the 10 percent level), then you can be sure that 90 percent of the time the hybrids are statistically different for that particular trait.
It is best to secure as much information as possible on the performance of a silage hybrid. Do not be satisfied with catalog scores, ranging from 1 to 9, for example. Seed companies serious about silage will be able to provide absolute values for important silage traits compared against their own hybrids, as well as competitors. Finally, be cautious about putting too much credence in "beauty pageant" forage contests where yield is not measured and there is no way to ensure harvest consistency for factors such as chop height.
Used by permission from the November 2011 issue of Hoard's Dairyman. Copyright 2011 by W.D. Hoard & Sons Company, Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.


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Wembley Stadium has two press boxes with a combined capacity of 400 people and can be found on Level 1, in the lower tier of the North Stand. High speed internet connections and power outlets are available at each seat, as well as on-desk plasma screens that are shared between every two seats. The press boxes are adjacent to the East and West media lounges which are on the Mezzanine of Level 1 (1M) where catering facilities can be found. A working room is located next to each lounge with 100 wired internet connections in each. Wireless internet is also available. There is direct access from the lounges to the mixed zone area and press conference room.
The mixed zone is located adjacent to the press conference room and players' area on pitch level (B1). The area has a capacity for 120 people and wireless internet is available.
The press conference room is located adjacent to the players' area on pitch level (B1) and has direct access to the media lounges. The area has a capacity for 180 people and wireless internet is available.
There are two radio commentator booths on Level 1M located between the two press boxes. One of the booths holds ten people and the other five booths have a capacity of two people in each. Wireless and wired internet connections are available in each booth. A radio interview room is located on pitch level (B1) in the players' area, next to the press conference room. Wireless internet is also available in this area.
The photographers' lounge and adjacent work room are located on pitch level (B1) with easy access between the lounge and pitchside via the north east tunnel. The lounge and working room provide space and facilities for photographers and technicians (combined capacity is 120). Catering can be provided in the lounge and lockers are also available. Toilets can be found in the corridor outside the lounge. There are 98 wired internet connections in the lounge and work room, as well as wireless internet in these areas. There are also internet connections at the pitchside photographer positions.
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There's a New Kid On the Block, Thom Stark, So Watch Out Now
Look at the advanced praise for Thom Stark's book, The Human Faces of God: What Scripture Reveals When It Gets God Wrong (forthcoming with Wipf & Stock Publishers). This is some very good stuff, reminiscient of James Barr's book Beyond Fundamentalism. The only reason evangelicals still exist is because most of them simply do not read. Those who do read don't read works like his. The few who do read works like his don't do so to learn anything. They already have their blinders on from a few years of indoctrination in an evangelical college of their choice. In my opinion when it comes to understanding biblical scholarship the phrase "educated evangelical" is an oxymoron.


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