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Jewellshouse, an English manufacturer, has seen its jewelry decorate necks, wrists, earlobes, and fingers of both men and women over the years. Many of its necklaces, bracelets, rings, and cufflinks are made from 925 sterling silver, which is often covered in a layer of rhodium or 24-karat gold. (An additional galvanization process protects the metal from becoming yellowed or blackened over time.) Jewellshouse pieces can also sparkle with Swarovski elements or pearls, and they can become heartfelt, personalized gifts with the addition of custom engraving.


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Souvenir shop stocking up on Groundhog Day goods
PUNXSUTAWNEY — 2012 is the year without the plush. But for those behind the scenes at Phil's Souvenir Shop, it's the people — not necessarily the items — who make a Groundhog Day successful.
"I think the tourists and the people who come into the store are the most interesting," said Mary Ann Jacobson, the shop's head clerk.
"They're all happy to be here. When they're looking at your stuff, you see them smiling and laughing, and it makes for a happy atmosphere."
The atmosphere surrounding last year's Groundhog Day celebration was very memorable for Jacobson, but not in the way she had hoped.
A Feb. 1 ice storm rolled in to town, with a second ice storm predicted for the annual celebration Feb. 2, putting a severe dent in the number of tourists who visited the store — and consequently, the number of items sold.
"Everything is based on the weather for Groundhog Day, as far as the store and how well we do," Jacobson said. "It's mainly based on how the weather is — how many people show up. Last year was our worst year."
So Jacobson, who has worked at the shop for eight years, is hoping for a major turnaround, even without one of the store's most popular items — a Punxsy Phil and Phyllis plush.
Since 2003, when the Ty Beanie Baby fad hit Punxsy, tourists and locals alike have gone crazy for the Phil plush.
Jacobson remembers her first Groundhog Day at the shop in 2005. A line of people, eager to get a new Ty Beanie Baby, extended from the shop's front doors all the way to The Medicine Shoppe.
"I'll never forget when I came to work that day," she said.
From 2003 to 2009, the shop sold Punxsy Phil Ty Beanie Babies, but when national figures started to drop off in 2009, Ty quit making them, and the Groundhog Club picked up from there in 2010 and 2011 with its own plush item.
"This is the first year in nine years that we haven't had a plush Phil to sell for Groundhog Day, so this is taking us back now to the days before, and we don't really remember what that's like," Marlene Lellock, executive director of the Punxsutawney Area Chamber of Commerce, said.
Because the ice storm took a toll on the number of plush toys sold in 2011, the Chamber still has a surplus from the sale, which is why it couldn't afford to purchase one for 2012.
"The plush always makes a big difference," Lellock said. "But with the weather last year, we still have quite a large quantity left."
Despite the setback, the shop seems to be rising to the challenge.
Since Jan. 1, the shop has filled almost 500 Web orders from its Web site, www.groundhogstuff.com.
The store has also received some new items for 2012 which are doing very well, Jacobson said.
The new items include a Groundhog Day beer stein; a soup and spoon mug; a wall pennant; and a doggie T-shirt.
Jacobson has already had to reorder more soup and spoon mugs, which debuted in the shop, located on West Mahoning Street, only a few weeks ago.
"We're always trying to think of new things," Jacobson said. "Sometimes, you think of a new item, and you want to bring it into the shop, but it's the quantity that matters. With some of the items, you are required to order mega-amounts of it, but you can't possibly do that in a small store."
The small store, however, has done quite well for itself over the years.
One of Jacobson's favorite items — the knit groundhog hat with eyes and a tail — is an item that many other people, both adults and children, fall in love with as well. It's even appeared on "The Today Show."
"It's a little bit goofy, but it has always done well for us every year," Jacobson said. "That always seems to be a big seller. And if they wear it to the Knob, it keeps their ears warm."
Lellock also has a favorite item — the real-life size Punxsutawney Phil plush with a red bandana around its neck. But she, along with the rest of her Chamber of Commerce staff, also like collecting a new T-shirt every year.
"We all pretty much have 10 to a dozen in our closets," she said.
These popular items wouldn't be around however, if people weren't there to buy them.
On a good Groundhog Day, the line from the shop extends down the block and along North Findley Street, filled with anxious out-of-towners awaiting entrance into the store.
"Each year is different," Jacobson said. "There's something unique about each year — the tourists are different every year."
Recently, Jacobson took a phone call for a group of doctors who wanted to order Punxsy Phil slippers for the big day.
But up until Feb. 2 — which is now less than two weeks away — the shop's staff will continue to fill Web orders and prepare for the onslaught of tourists.
"There's never a dull moment," Jacobson said.
Phil's Souvenir Shop will be open from 9 a.m. to midnight Wednesday, Feb. 1 and from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 2. For more information about the more than 300 items offered by the Souvenir Shop, visit www.groundhogstuff.com.

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Mary Lou Parry loves children. She also loves to read.
So it�s little wonder that Parry jumped at the chance to once again lead the Oley Valley Library�s �Story Time� at this year�s Oley Fair.
Parry, back for her third year of entertaining young listeners, will read The Cow Who Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson and Marcellus Hall on Thursday at 9:30, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. and Friday at 9:30, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. Parry says the book, in line with this year�s fair theme, �Moo-ve On Over to the Community Fair,� will be a big hit.
�I play to my crowd and I think they�ll love this book,� she said.
A retired kindergarten teacher who spent 40 years in the Oley Valley School District, Parry is, according to Oley Library Director Carin Milehosky, �a legend� in the area who loves nothing more than to have an opportunity to read to children, some of whom are the those of her former students.
�A lot of groups come -- they all know that I�m there and I can have anywhere from two to three kids to 15 or 20. I�m really proud to say that a lot of ex-students of mine have brought their kids back and it is really neat and gives me a chance to catch up with their moms and dads,� Parry said. �I just love doing story time.�
Mileshosky says story time has consistently drawn a big crowd at the fair, mostly thanks to the popularity of Parry, who also leads story time at the library. Large groups, such as the preschoolers from Friedens Lutheran Child Care Center in Oley, regularly come to the fair and stop in to participate in story time.
Mileshosky says story time has also been a boost to the library, reminding people who they are and what they do.
�When we started the Oley Valley Library project, before we even opened, we were looking for a way to have an outreach to the community, and obviously the fair is a great way to do that,� Milehosky said.
�Story time is just a nice little stop for families that are walking around the fair. They can listen to a story and do a little craft; it�s a nice break from all the walking around you do. And a nice way to incorporate literacy.�
The library is hosting a booth at the fair and will be running with the fair�s cow-oriented theme by giving away items including a cow tail bookmarker to booth visitors. They will be working with the slogan, �Oley Valley has the best tails.�
Recently celebrating their second anniversary and coming off a very successful summer reading program, the Oley Valley Library continues to grow. �It�s a slow climb, Milehosky says, �but we�ve been progressively growing our circulation and patron numbers.�
The library currently houses more than 6,000 books and 500 movies and videos. Their partnership with Muhlenberg Library also allows them access to any book, movie or video in Berks County. Free Wi-Fi is available to library patrons as well.
The Oley Valley Library is located at 17 Jefferson Street in the administration building of the Oley Valley High School. Their hours of operation are Monday and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Tuesday and Thursday from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.


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This initiative is a joint effort between the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and the Administration on Children and Families (ACF).
The Strong Start for Mothers and Newborns initiative, an effort by the Department of Health and Human Services, aims to reduce preterm births and improve outcomes for newborns and pregnant women. On February 8, 2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced the two strategies of this initiative to achieve these goals. The first is a public-private partnership and awareness campaign to reduce the rate of early elective deliveries prior to 39 weeks for all populations. The other component is a funding opportunity to test the effectiveness of specific enhanced prenatal care approaches to reduce the frequency of premature births among pregnant Medicaid or Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) beneficiaries at high risk for preterm births.
The Strong Start effort to test new approaches to prenatal care is a four-year initiative to test and evaluate enhanced prenatal care interventions for women enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP who are at risk for having a preterm birth. The goal of the initiative is to determine if these approaches to care can reduce the rate of preterm births, improve the health outcomes of pregnant women and newborns, and decrease the anticipated total cost of medical care during pregnancy, delivery and over the first year of life for children born to mothers in Medicaid or CHIP.
There are 182 participating sites involved in the Strong Start for Mothers and Newborns Initiative. (List)
To view an interactive map of this Model, visit the Where Innovation is Happening page.
Two Strong Start Strategies
The Strong Start for Mothers and Newborns initiative has has two strategies:
Effort to Reduce Early Elective Deliveries
Building on the work of the Partnership for Patients, this effort will test ways to encourage best practices and supports providers in reducing early electives deliveries prior to 39 weeks. CMS is also teaming up with advocacy and professional organizations to increase current public awareness efforts and develop new ones. Learn more...
Enhanced Prenatal Care Models
This initiative will test three evidence-based maternity care service approaches that enhance the current care delivery, and address the medical, behavioral and psychosocial factors that may be present during pregnancy and contribute to preterm-related poor birth outcomes. The 27 Awardees will test one of three interventions for enhanced prenatal care: through Centering/Group Visits, at Birth Centers, and at Maternity Care Homes. Learn more...
This initiative builds on decades of work by organizations like ACOG, the March of Dimes, the National Partnership for Women and Families, the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and Childbirth Connection, showing that elective deliveries before 39 weeks increase the risk of significant complications for both the mother and the baby, as well as long-term health problems. In addition, Strong Start's goals and focus were identified with the help of experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institutes of Health (NIH), ACF and HRSA.
Babies born prematurely are a growing public health problem with significant consequences for families and an estimated cost to society of at least $26 billion each year. Each year, this is more than half a million infants in the United States, a number that has grown by 36 percent over the last 20 years.
Infants born preterm are at greater risk for mortality and many endure a lifetime of developmental and health problems. In addition to enormous medical needs, these children often require early intervention services, special education and have conditions that impact their productivity as adults.
Additional Information
- Strong Start: Effort to Reduce Early Elective Deliveries
- Strong Start: Enhanced Prenatal Care Models
- Fact Sheet: Strong Start for Mothers and Newborns Initiative
- Year One Evaluation Report: Strong Start for Mothers and Newborns - Enhanced Prenatal Care Models (PDF)
- Year Two Evaluation Report: Strong Start for Mothers and Newborns - Enhanced Prenatal Care Models
- Year Three Evaluation Report: Strong Start for Mothers and Newborns - Enhance Prenatal Care Models
- Year Four Evaluation Report: Strong Start for Mothers and Newborns - Enhance Prenatal Care Models
- Strong Start Archived Materials


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Nederland native's group will compete on NBC's 'The Sing-Off'
From the church choir stage to front-and-center on NBC's "Sing-Off" stage, Nederland native Tim Foust, joined by fellow vocal band members Home Free, will belt out rhythmic country melodies free of musical aid for a chance to win $100,000 and a recording contract with Sony.
Home Free was among hundreds of groups who auditioned for one of 10 coveted spots on the short-running season this year. The show premieres at 8 p.m. Dec. 9 on NBC.
Foust says "Sing-Off" is a show the group has always enjoyed and admired.
"It celebrates music we're in, and we've always been interested in," he said. "We decided to try out for it, and it worked for us."
It's a battle-of-vocals show that doesn't allow its participants to rely on lip-syncing or back-up bands, NBC's website says. There's no safety net.
Contestants on the show, hosted by Nick Lachey, will be judged by Jewel, Ben Folds from Ben Folds Five, and Shawn Stockman of Boyz II Men.
Home Free fans will be in for a treat, Foust says.
"The biggest change for people familiar with our work is that we've been focusing on country music these days," he said, adding that they're being advertised as the "world's first country a cappella group."
The band performs with five microphones and without instruments. They're a hometown band with the flexibility to perform for anything from black-tie events to secondary schools.
Foust, who sings bass in Home Free, said he got his start in a church choir and now performs anywhere from 200 to 250 shows a year.
The group has a soft spot in their hearts for a cappella music in public schools. In April, they performed with Nederland and Port-Neches Groves high school choirs to help raise awareness and funds for the local programs.
He said music budgets are often the first to get slashed or cut entirely.
Until their show airs, Home Free will continue to work on new songs.
Foust, who writes a lot of the music, says most of what he writes is inspired by experiences on the road, touring and being away from home.
"We're currently in the studio recording a debut country album," he said, half of which is original songs.
For Home Free, securing the win on the "Sing-Off" means exposure and reach. Their music is record independently at the moment.
Foust said there are things Home Free couldn't accomplish without record-label backing.
"These days, record companies control the radio," he said. "If we want to make a splash on market radio, we need label backing. We can get our albums into stores, and the reach that these record companies have is unparalleled."
The "Sing-Off" will run for seven episodes, ending with a two-hour finale on Dec. 23.
A premiere party for the group's appearance on NBC is scheduled at Madison's on Dec. 9.
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A phone believed to be the Nokia Lumia 800 Windows Phone 7 handset has appeared on British television over the weekend, in advertising breaks during X Factor and Downton Abbey. And, looking at the clips, it seems as if the actual device is extremely similar to the alleged press shots leaked last week - perhaps corroborating their authenticity.
With the teaser ads and leaked images, it can now be safely surmised that the outer shell of the Nokia 800 will be nigh-on identical to the Nokia N9, and that means that the new Windows Phone 7 Mango handset will have a 3.7-inch screen, a tad smaller than the HTC Radar's 3.8-inch display.
There are few other details to be gleaned from the ads however, although you can be guaranteed that the new device will sport a camera, headphone jack, volume buttons and, get this, a slot for your SIM card (microSIM, most likely) - all exciting stuff, eh?
The Nokia 800 is expected to be properly unveiled at the start of Nokia World later this week. And we'd put our houses on the product being announced during the opening keynote speech at 9am (GMT) in London on 26 October.
Pocket-lint will be there to bring you the news as it happens.
Are you excited by the Nokia 800? Will it make the impact that Nokia hopes? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below...
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25 February 2018 | Exumas, Bahamas
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21 November 2017 | George Town, Exuma
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24 April 2017 | Bahamas
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03 April 2017 | Thompson Bay
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31 March 2017 | Great Exuma
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28 February 2017 | Palm Cay Marina
Still waiting.......
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The Waiting Game
27 January 2017 | Little Farmers Cay, Exemas
Ten Top Reasons to Stay at Farmers Cay Yacht Club
14 January 2017 | Exuma Bahamas
Cruisers Helping Cruisers
26 December 2016 | Spanish Wells, Bahamas
There is Peace on Earth
19 December 2016 | Devils Cay, Berry Islands
Do We Stay or Go?
19 December 2016 | Addison NASA Bridge
Sweet Dreams
19 December 2016 | Cave Cay to Spence Rock
Ya Do Whatcha Gotta Do
04 December 2016 | Abacos Bahamas
Only a Day Away
12 November 2016 | Jacksonville Beach FL
On the Road Again
05 May 2016 | Darien, GA
Deja Vue All Over Again
23 April 2016 | Gulf Stream
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It Feels Like Home
25 February 2018 | Exumas, Bahamas
This year's cruise is different than previous ones. We are no longer the newbies, naive of winds, tides, currents and anchorages. We have more time to spend, we started in November, instead of January. We don't move unless we want to so weather is rarely an issue. For the first time we've been able to entertain guests aboard for a week's stay. And, just like the dirt dwellers home, stuff breaks and needs to be fixed. Bill, being Bill, has no problem striking up a conversation with anyone anywhere and we are reaping the benefits of renewing some of these acquaintances as we make new ones.
We seem to divide our time between revisiting favorite places and discovering new ones. Since we decided we are not going further south until the effects of the hurricanes are abated, we are concentrating on Eleuthera and the southern Bahamas. We again spent Christmas and New Years in Spanish Wells. We had Thanksgiving dinner at Lorraines in Black Point. We joined the crowds of boaters at the First Friday in February regatta at Little Farmers Cay. We are in Black Point today for the fourth time, and love that Ida and Lorraine greet us with hugs, Mr Adderly discusses his daughter and his grandchild with us, and the guys at Scorpios remember we are Packer fans. This is one place that truly does feel like we've come home.
Over time we have gained confidence in.our skills and in our boat. We don't need to anchor only at the prescribed spots on the charts or guidebooks, but we seek out the spots near what appear to offer swimming and snorkeling. We can read the water and watch the tides to get us into spots that other boats ignore.
We just spent a week in a Pipe Creek anchorage that we bypassed several times in the past. It was unbelievably lovely. Instead of crowding into Big Major Spot by Pig Beach with fifty boats, we were ten miles north in an anchorage with three. We used the anchorage as base camp for exploring by dinghy. We tend to hit the supply towns, Staniel and George Town for a day to provision, then get back on our watery highway to find more pristine spots for swimming, snorkeling and relaxing.
A friend gave us some cocktail napkins that say "home is where the anchor drops" and that sums it up precisely.
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Heading South
21 November 2017 | George Town, Exuma
Whisper looks like a sailboat again. After five days on the hard, and two days at anchor she looks more like home... Sails up, dinghy launched, tanks filled. We still have a project list to complete while we are at anchor here in George Town, Exuma, but we are back in the island rhythm at last!
So how did we get from Milwaukee to the Bahamas this year? We left Milwaukee in the Chevy Trailblazer on October 25th heading towards the east coast. Our first stopover in Ohio we got the news that Bill's daughter, Beth, was going into labor with her first child. With only a few hours drive we were in Cumberland MD by 430pm, Charlotte Ruby was born at 3:45pm. We got to celebrate her birth with mom and dad, Toby, as well as deliver the crib from Aunt Jane.
Progressing down the coast, we visited our 2016 boat buddies, Polly and Dave in New Bern, my long time IT pal Deb and her husband, Paul in Savannah, our cruising friends, Gene and Carol, in Richmond Hills. We stopped in Green Cove Springs, FL, to set up our mailbox, then continued on to revisit St Augustine. The next day we had a grand reunion with last year's boat buddies, Kim and Brett, Barbara and Doug at Merritt Island. After all this traveling, we took a break with Bill's sister Mary in Naples for a long weekend.
But that was not an end of the reunions. Karl and Bri offered to store our car for the season so we picked them up at the Miami airport and took them to Ft Lauderdale for a dinner with Brian and Maria. That completed the circle started in Milwaukee last summer where Karl and Bri met Shelly, Brian's daughter. We love love love our small sailing community.
We finally caught the plane to Nassau, and subsequently George Town. We rented a charming beachfront house in George Town while we prepped Whisper for the season. She showed no effects from the hurricanes and only minor effects from the humid environment, we think thanks to lots of preventative maintenance last spring. After visiting a remarkable meat market and several hardware stores, we launched and moved out on anchor.
We were amazed at the small number of boats in George Town, only two dozen, compared to the 500 normally here in January-February. We enjoyed shopping in town with sufficient supplies as well as visiting Chat N Chill with no competition for dock space. We capped our visit with a lovely dink to a gorgeous beach for a hike and a swim.
We are back.
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Colors of the Bahamas
24 April 2017 | Bahamas
Once more we were awed by the rainbow of colors that greeted us as we approached Cat Island Bight from Exuma Sound. Still out in the ocean, the water was indigo... or a deep navy purple down to its thousands of feet depth. Off the shore of the island we could see a bright band of turquoise, signaling shallower water. Above the clouds we had pure blue sky. Here at anchor, the far away turquoise has changed up close to green, not just leaf green but emerald, lime jello green. Then we we dink in close to shore, the water is so clear, almost white and transparent, reflecting the white sand beneath.
We have had these OMG moments throughout our travels and the places we see each have distinct color memories. Unfortunately my camera and camera skills don't do them justice, but I'll try to show these remarkable colors in a photo blog I'm posting in the gallery.
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Southward Bound
03 April 2017 | Thompson Bay
Free at last.... That was how we felt when we finished our sea trial after the engine rebuild and we prepared to leave Nassau. "Not so fast"said the Fates. We were four hours out of Palm Cay when the engine alarm went on. Not only that but we had water over the floorboards! The bilge pump quickly clogged with gunk so Bill started bailing. When he couldn't keep up with the incoming water, he called for assistance on the radio. We were only about five miles from shore and about eight miles from two popular anchorages. We heard responses from three boats. Within 40 minutes two young men from Tenacious motored up in their rib with a gasoline pump. By this time Bill had discovered the source of the water... A water intake hose had come loose, so our only issue was getting rid of the water already in the boat. Within a half an hour we were dry and sent the crew back to their boat. Bill's Irish ancestors' eyes must have been smiling down on us this St Patrick's Day!
The rest of the trip southward was thankfully uneventful. We had following seas and wind off the nose for a change. We discovered several new anchorages to explore along the way and did a revisit to Black Point so Bill could get a haircut from Ida at the laundromat. That's they way they do it in the Bahamas!
Our plans had to change, getting to Puerto Rico on an enjoyable sail was no longer within our time constraints. Based on wind and weather predictions we headed south quickly to get to Georgetown, the last big settlement in the Exuma chain. We did it in six days of sunny skies and glorious seas. We anchored in Red Shanks, a very well protected anchorage south of the main channel and town of Georgetown. Kim and Brett on Kitty Hawk were anchored just outside the entrance to Lake Victoria as were Betty and Darrel on Majicka. It was a half hour dinghy ride to town, sometimes a very wet one, but worth it for the lovely bay we had found. At most, there were ten boats with us there.
We visited a boat yard near the anchorage and have made the decision to leave Whisper there for the summer season. The yard features tie downs for high winds security. The price was right and it puts us in a great spot to resume travels in the fall.
Having that issue out of the way, we teamed up with Kitty Hawk to explore the islands to the south and east. We sailed into Thompson Bay Long Island on March 31st and promptly wondered why we spent so much time in Georgetown. (Oh I forgot to mention the circulating water pump died while we were at Red Shanks so we had to wait for parts to be flown in....again). It is less crowded, more protected and much more Bahamian than GTown. We hope to rent a van to tour the island on Thursday (worlds second largest Blue Hole is on our list).
We intend to go to Conception Island and Cat Cay before we return to GTown for the Family Regatta featuring the Bahamian sloops. We hope to haul out the first of May.
That is the plan...... And we know better than to cast our plans in concrete!
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Changing Tropics
31 March 2017 | Great Exuma
Every mile Whisper has traveled this past week has taken her further south than she has ever been. But today was a major milestone.... She crossed the Tropic of Cancer. This imaginary line marks the most northerly circle of latitude on the Earth at which the Sun can be directly overhead. The sun will be directly over at the summer soltice in June. This year that latitude is 23 26 13.4, which is close to Williams Town, Exuma, which we passed today traveling from Georgetown to Long Island. We haven't found any special ceremonies or traditions associated with this passage, as there are when one crosses the equator. So we lifted our Kaliks in toast to the sea gods who finally let us get on our way again.
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Still waiting.......
28 February 2017 | Palm Cay Marina
So what do we do while waiting? For the first time this lifestyle feels like retirement instead of vacation. We are in the same place for weeks, same scenery, same weather, some of the same people. To pass the time we are working on the boat list...that never ending project, to-do list in the back of the journal. It contains from the simple clean, wax and polish the boat items, to nit picky repair items like leaky faucets and missing screws in the swim ladder, to larger and therefore more costly items like replacing the bow navigation lights (mostly costly because of the taxes and fees to get it here from West Marine), and replacing a dodger zipper at the sailmakers.
Luckily the marina has a courtesy car that we can use for two hours at a time for getting those items needed for the projects. Our marina is about 20 minutes from downtown Nassau and ten minutes from the nearest grocery. The hardware store and the propane fill station are on the other side of the island. So yesterday was another heart stopping drive on the wrong side of the road, but now compounded with roundabouts! Apparently they were invented here as there is one every 800 meters on the main roads east to west. The US "crop circles" are bad enough, imagine having to drive through them clockwise here! And did I mention speed limits? The infrequent signs list the speed in MPH, but all the car gages are in kilometers, so you have to do math while dodging other cars. There are traffic lights at some intersections, the green light apparently signals "blow your horn" as that is what happens immediately upon a light change. On the plus side, drivers are very courteous to cars attempting to turn off or enter a roadway, you just have to anticipate the car in front of you stopping for no apparent reason. Driving the boat is so much easier!
We don't do much touristy stuff here. Much of the attractions are geared to the cruise ship crowd. We don't need a snorkel adventure or a day cruise to see the swimming pigs. Because of the reported high crime rate in the downtown area we don't stay there after dusk. With our limited transportation we barely have enough time to shop let alone sightsee. We did take a cab to watch the local regatta. It was right next to the Nassau Yacht Club, where we stopped for a drink at their beautiful clubhouse bar. The staff was very cordial, we met the club manager and office manager and were made to feel very welcome based on our YC membership in Milwaukee.
The regatta was fun, with mostly locals in attendance. The boats race off the beach where men sat at tables playing dominoes while waiting for things to get going. The atmosphere is relaxed. When we asked when the races started we were told "when enough people get here to watch". There were local food and drink stands which offered Bahamian specials, like my Sky Juice cocktail (coconut milk and rum), and my favorite baked mac n cheese.
As usual, we meet other cruisers at the cafe, the showers or the laundry room. And as usual, once we get playing the who do you know game, we find a connection. This time we found that Bill Walker (not related to Sarah) worked as an engineer at the shipyard in Menominee and knew Nuke Thompson.
We are getting restless to get underway again. We will go to the customs office on Thursday to request an extension to our 90 day cruising permit. Hopefully we will get good news this week on our engine repair and can figure out where we will sail the next couple of months.
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Today's post is from Suzanne Emberton, a mother of six and full-time IT support analyst in Tennessee. Suzanne is an avid Office user, and in this post, she explains why Office 365 Home Premium is the right fit for her busy family.
I am busy. VERY busy. Not only do I have a large family of 4 kids and 2 step kids, I work full-time and volunteer often. I'm also a self-professed geek, so I am always looking for ways to make my life easier through technology. One amazing tool I've found to help my busy life is Office 365 Home Premium. With one subscription, I get all the Office products on up to five devices! Since our family seems to have 2 or more devices per person, this gives us plenty of Office goodness to spread around.
Traditional Office applications like Word, Excel, PowerPoint and even Outlook are basics I've always known and loved. Outlook is my family planning hub. I can easily sort through work and personal email quickly and I manage my calendars and tasks lists here as well. Outlook 2013 has great features like Quick Steps that make managing email a breeze. With an account at Outlook.com, all of the information syncs to the cloud and back to my Windows Phone, so I'm always connected to this essential information. I call it my brain, because I'd be lost without it!
Word and PowerPoint are used extensively in our home as well, for school reports and projects. The kids adore the new feature that allows you to search and insert images from Bing directly into the document. With their Microsoft accounts and SkyDrive making cloud storage so easy, they have access to their documents anywhere. My step-daughter has even started work on an essay for school in Word on her Windows Phone. She saved the initial draft to her SkyDrive and opened it in Word on our desktop at home to finalize it. As the official family proof-reader, the ability to share and manage these documents anywhere makes assisting with homework a much easier task for me. We even have the grandparents helping with homework now through using Skype video chat and sharing and editing a PowerPoint presentation together. Talk about family collaboration!
The Office 365 subscription also comes with a few applications that weren't traditionally available for a Home and Student license scenario, Publisher and Access. Publisher is fabulous for creating flyers, newsletters, invitations and more. In our family, it has saved us from late night trips to the store, when invitations for a birthday party were needed by the next morning! A diverted family argument equals a happier home! Access is also great for creating databases, such as family heirloom recipes or DVD inventories. Templates on Office.com make getting started with this powerful program super easy.
My favorite program in the Office 365 Home Premium package though, is by far OneNote. With OneNote, I am attempting to go paperless in our home. I keep our chore lists, grocery lists, scans of important documents, scans and pictures of the kids art projects, scans of owner's manuals to all those electronics and appliances we seem to accumulate, scans of various teacher notes and school reminders and more. I spend a little time each week scanning this stuff into OneNote and it keeps the mountain of paperwork in our house down to a much more manageable pile.
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We have a GPS tracking software that is based on OpenGTS. Its highly custimized with many features and integrations. We would now want a clean Traccar software that will have the design and functionalities from our current software + everything from Traccar. You will work on the new Traccar software customize it and add features and when its ready
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ROYERSFORD — After making furniture for more than 30 years, Edward Schoen is sharing his expertise — by teaching woodworking classes.
Schoen, of Perkiomenville, has owned Signature Gallery LLC at 50 First Avenue since 1987. The idea for 1st Avenue Woodworking classes came about when customers started asking questions about how to make furniture.
1st Avenue Woodworking is offering seven classes: Intro to Woodworking and Cabinetmaking 1, Woodworking and Cabinetmaking 2, Kitchen Cabinet Construction, Introduction to Veneering, Spray Finishing & Hand Applied Finishes, Hand Tool Woodworking and Ornamental Wood Carving for Furniture.
People of all skill levels will benefit from taking the classes, Schoen said.
"Some experienced woodworkers are in a niche," he said. "Their skill is great, but their technique can be narrow. Some people who do finishing use the same technique they used 30 years ago."
Schoen said people can use "better and greener ways" to put finish on furniture.
Schoen received a lot of his training in furniture making on the West Coast. He took several classes at Bucks County Community College before moving to California in the 1970s. He enrolled in the Fine Arts program at the College of the Redwoods in Fort Bragg, Calif. Schoen said he worked with one of the key guys in the business and he was in his first-year class. The man that taught him, James Krenov, was in league with the furniture maker George Nakashima, Schoen said.
Schoen used to run Draper Cabinetry in Perkasie.
He said he is used to teaching people how to make furniture.
"I've hired people with little or no experience," he said. "They have the better desire to learn. They make the best employees."
Those who take 1st Avenue Woodworking's introductory course will learn about the fundamentals of furniture and cabinet making. People who have more experience in the craft will be able to hone their skills, according to 1st Avenue Woodworking's website, 1stavenuewoodworking.com.
Students will be making a bench during the class.
"All the grunt work is done," Schoen said, referring to the fact that the pieces will already be cut and ready to go for the class.
His friend, Randy Pease will teach the woodcarving class.
Pease is an expert who worked with Schoen at Draper Cabinetry, he said.
During the woodcarving class, students will be learning how to create the fine details by using the basketweave and linen fold techniques. In that class, students will make a lid for a jewelry box.
The kitchen cabinetmaking class will be more involved. It will be a week-long course and cover constructing doors, drawers and cabinets, Schoen said.
Students in the veneering class are welcome to bring something in from home, he said.
The schedule for classes will depend on the students' schedule. Schoen said most classes are two days on Saturdays and Sundays, or the classes can be once a week for five weeks. The classes will have a maximum of eight students in them. Except for the woodcarving class, Schoen will be teaching them along with another instructor, making the classes four students for each instructor.
Schoen said the classes will help simplify the furniture construction process.
"When I first started (making furniture), I didn't have someone telling me what to do first," he said. "I didn't think about the steps that were in the process."
Schoen said the classes can be a fun escape for people.
"People may not want to make furniture for a living, but some people like to tinker around on weekends," he said. "(The classes) can be like a mini vacation for some people if they approach them that way."
Registration can be done on the website, 1stavenuewoodworking.com.


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JEP is a Java library for parsing and evaluating mathematical expressions. With this package you can allow your users to enter an arbitrary formula as a string, and instantly evaluate it. JEP supports user defined variables, constants, and functions. A number of common mathematical functions and...
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OnBarcode.com Java library to generate barcode images, supports Linear (1D), PDF417, Data Matrix, QACode.
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The Big Faceless PDF Library is a Java class library for creating PDF documents. The Extended Edition offers the ability to create and edit AcroForms, PDF's answer to the HTML form. Like HTML forms, PDF forms can contain text boxes, radio buttons, and can call JavaScript functions. The Extended...
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The Big Faceless Java Graph Library is a Java class library for creating graphs and charts. Version 2 of the Graph Library builds on the same full 3D platform and adds a substantial number of new features requested over the last 5 years. Enhancements include JSP Tag Library interface, to allow...
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EasyXLS is the Java component to read and write Microsoft Excel 97-2010 files. Export, import and format MS Excel reports. The library supports XLS, XLSX, XLSB, CSV, TXT, XML and HTML file formats. Microsoft Excel not required. Avoid nightmares caused by OLE/ADO. Minimize server load. Increase...
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Java library to generate barcode images, supports Linear (1D), PDF417, Data Matrix, MaxiCode, QRCode.
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The JavaBeans, Applets, Servlets and Class Libraries in this package may be used on any platform with a Java Virtual Machine, including Windows, Linux, MacOS, Unix, Solaris, HP/UX, AS/400 and OS/390 to integrate automated barcoding in Java applications. Supports Linear and 2D barcode types...
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JOutlookBar provide the Microsoft® Outlook component in Java. Even the Swing API do not provide this powerful component ... got it with the JOutlookBar.
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Java Advanced Digital Clock (JADC) is both a digital clock and a time counter (countdown or countup display, to or from a particular time).
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Daffodil DB is a SQL-99 specification compliant, capable, reliable, scalable, high-performance, embeddable, lightweight java-based relational database engine (RDBMS). Daffodil DB supports almost all constructs of SQL 99 (including triggers, views, constraints, UDT, stored procedures etc),...
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Our codes regulate the number and type of animals you are allowed to keep at home. Our codes also regulate the location of pet daycare centers and animal shelters and kennels, and animal husbandry as an agricultural use.
This ordinance does not cover animal behavior, including noise, and pet ownership; contact the Seattle Animal Shelter.
Our ordinance limitations are:
Our Seattle Municipal Code (SMC) has several rules about owning animals in Seattle.
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The first-time penalty for violating the limit on the number of animals is $150. The penalty for additional violations is $500. Inspection charges may also apply. Other animal-related violations may be subject to penalties of up to $500 per day.
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Friday, July 24, 2009
Burns family: Dad, Mom, 13 sons, and one daughter!
Up until my last child, I had one lone girl among the boys, too, though I don' t pretend that we had the proportions of the Burns family.
The photo is from http://www.ancientfaces.com/research/photo/406809
(See note on -> side of blog about this site. ) There's no more information about the family on the site, but the submitter was a Burns.
Click on the photo to see it larger.
2 comments:
- Life by the Handful said...
They all look so close in age too. I can't even imagine, this must have been one patient momma.
- July 28, 2009 at 8:10 AM
- Natalia said...
Yes, I would love to see it in better detail--they do look facially so similar and maybe only 20 years spread--it's hard to tell.
- July 31, 2009 at 2:51 PM
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Wish I could make it to lend a hand...but I am working as usual. Have a good time guys!!!
Alan! You are the man. I was planning on changing my oil this weekend anyway, so I would love to try this out. Where did you get it, what kind, how much, etc...?
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I have had these headers on for a few days now and there are working pretty good for me. I customized the header so I can run a 2½ pipe all the way down to my exhaust. Sounds really nice and did notice a HP increase :) (1 Small problem) the headers are painted black and the paint is not heat resistant. So this means after I installed the headers and turn on the car all the pain started to burn off. The smoke of the burnt pain stoped after a few minutes and the headers where left with burnt paint residue.


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By Chris Francescani
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio began selecting his incoming administration on Wednesday, naming a veteran in management and public policy to become first deputy mayor.
Anthony Shorris, 56, is former executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which manages the region's shipping terminals, bridges, tunnels and airports.
More recently he has been senior vice president, vice dean and chief of staff at the NYU Langone Medical Center.
"We are going to deliver progressive and effective leadership that sets the standard for cities across the country," Shorris said in a statement. "We have waited a long time for this progressive moment, and I am incredibly excited to join our new mayor and this team to take this city in a new direction."
De Blasio said at a downtown Manhattan news conference that Shorris will be at the forefront of his administration.
"This will be the person I turn to to run the day-to-day operations of government. This will be the person who will have my imprimatur to help make sure that our agenda is implemented each and every day in the government," he said.
Still to come are such high-profile appointments as the next commissioners of the New York Police Department and Fire Department of New York. De Blasio will be filling the top posts at more than 50 city agencies, including schools chancellor.
De Blasio, a liberal Democrat who won his new job in a landslide election last month, takes office on January 1, succeeding three-term Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Shorris comes to the job with a substantial resume, having also served as director of the Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management, professor of practice at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School Public Service at NYU and chief operating officer and executive vice president of Healthfirst Inc.
Shorris also was a commissioner of finance for the city, deputy chancellor for operations for the city's Department of Education and deputy budget director.
De Blasio also named Dominic Williams as Shorris' chief of staff. Williams has been de Blasio's own chief of staff in his current role as the city's Public Advocate.
He also named Emma Wolfe as director of intergovernmental affairs. She was his deputy campaign manager and political director.
(Writing by Ellen Wulfhorst; Editing by Gunna Dickson)


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Built by a Japanese customization specialist from the backstreets of Tokyo who prefers to shun the limelight and instead let his creations do the talking for him, the SR400 Boogie Single Racer epitomizes those crazy summer Sundays spent tearing around a secluded beach while competing in a sand race.
This is the first time that a model in Yamaha's new Sport Heritage segment has been customized by a Japanese bike builder and therefore marks a return to very roots of the project. It was the thriving Japanese custom bike scene that provided the inspiration for Yamaha to launch the Sports Heritage concept and the B.S.R perfectly encapsulates this new segment's spirit with its 'less is more' approach.
Focusing on simplicity and the overall flow of the bike's lines, the B.S.R not only has an elegant yet purposeful silhouette, look closer and you will discover stunning attention to detail. The handcrafted petrol tank mirrors the flowing lines of the SR400's tank, however its volume has been reduced to create the perfect overall visual impression of balance while accentuating the air-cooled single cylinder engine's presence. Hand etched markings on the wheel rims, tank and oil tank cap identify the B.S.R as a truly unique project while classic touches such as the Ceriani forks and H-shaped vintage wheel rims make it stand out as a piece of moving art.


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The following is a sampling of calls received by the Town of Niagara Police Department between Dec. 12 and 17. During that time period, 109 calls were received.
Wednesday, Dec. 12
•3200 block of Bellreng Drive, assist citizen. Patrol interviewed a resident who has been receiving calls from supposed representatives of a law firm advising her that there is litigation against her and asking for her personal information.
•400 block of D Street, noise complaint. Patrol investigated the complaint and knocked on the trailer door several times before the owner came and stated that his family was watching a Christmas show and may have had the surround sound up too high.
•2500 block of Military Road, burglary. Patrol responded to an alarm to find the front door glass of the business had been broken with a large rock.
Thursday, Dec. 13
•7000 block of Lockport Road, suspicious vehicle. Patrol observed a vehicle parked near the senior center in the town park and interviewed occupants who said they were just "watching a movie." Subjects advised to leave the park.
•2300 block of Military Road, suspicious person. Patrol responded for a woman lying behind a dumpster at a business. The woman said she had an argument with her husband.
Friday, Dec. 14
•Military Road, Porter Road, Tuscarora Road and Lockport Road, traffic tickets. Patrol issued traffic tickets in 11 incidents for offenses including, driving erratically, passing a vehicle on the left in a no passing zone, running a red light, speeding, failure to notify DMV of an address change, expired inspection, brake light out, going through a stop sign and no seatbelt.
•3000 block of Petroleum Street, removal. Caller requested removal of his wife's son; was upset he was bringing her alcohol.
Saturday, Dec. 15
•Porter Road, traffic ticket. Patrol issued ticket for speeding to driver doing 69 mph in a 45 mph zone.
•1900 block of Military Road, vandalism. A Hamburg man complained that while he and his family were shopping in the mall someone put streaks of what appeared to be white paint on his pickup truck.
•1705 Fashion Outlet Boulevard, removal. Sabre Park security guard reported a male told him he was helping a friend remove the flooring from his trailer and had permission to be at the site. Property manager reported the man did not have permission.
•6700 block of Elsa Place, hit and run. A Liberty Avenue man was issued two traffic tickets after he admitted backing out of a driveway, hitting a car across the street and leaving the scene.
•1900 block of Military Road, larceny. A mall employee reported she purchased Christmas gifts valued at $3,581, put them in the back seat of her vehicle in the south lot and went to work. When she returned the passenger side window was smashed out and the gifts gone.
Sunday, Dec. 16
•4700 block of Isherwood Drive, EMS. Patrol assisted Niagara Active Hose Volunteer Fire Co. and Rural Metro Ambulance with a woman having difficulty breathing. Patrol also assisted with a call for a male having difficulty breathing in the 1000 block of Sunnyside Drive.
•Military Road, traffic stop. Patrol stopped a driver towing a dark-colored trailer without any working taillights at night. Owner said, "I don't know when I last registered it. I don't use it all the time."
Monday, Dec. 17
•3200 block of Military Road, larceny. A business owner reported that someone stole two metal and wood benches, each valued at $100, from the front of the business.
•1600 block of Military Road, larceny. A victim reported that someone entered the employee office area at a business and stole her wallet. She reported two males between the ages of 17 and 24 had entered the store, immediately separated, walked around and left abruptly. Her bank called and reported suspicious purchases were on her credit card at two other Military Road businesses within 15 minutes of $109.90, $211.90 and $210.88. While interviewing the victim patrol also was informed that $120 from a store cash drawer also had been stolen. Store videotapes were obtained at the locations.
•4400 block of Military Road, traffic tickets. A driver determined to be at fault in an accident in front of a grocery store on Military Road told patrol she was leaning over to get a tube of lip balm when she saw the brake lights of another vehicle and could not stop in time. She was ticketed for driving too closely, driving with a suspended license and expired inspection and not having valid proof of insurance. A witness who left the scene also said she was talking on her cell phone at the time of the accident.


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Spring is here and in DC that means the Cherry Blossoms are blooming, which brings to mind my favorite thing…the color pink. We are now into the season where bright colors come back into play for weddings and other such events. So, in honor of the occasion, I pulled a few of my favorite pops of pink together into a delightful spring inspiration board. Enjoy.
All the little bits:
Fantastic pink invites from Alee and Press via 100 Layer Cake; tulle skirt by Ouma via Mindy Weiss; pink/bright tablescape by Amy Osaba via Southern Weddings.
S'more pops via Southern Wedding; Lemon cake with pink bunting from Berry Lovely; Candle/Bouquet/Table Cards via One Wed.


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The course will examine the current legal regime governing both domestic and intercountry adoption. It will also delve into historical and current policy debates in the field, and explore how the current practice of domestic and intercountry adoption adheres to, and deviates from, the purposes of the laws and regulations applicable to the field. The course will also explore issues of human rights and children's rights, exploring whether current law protects the interests of the parties, and how adoption necessarily involves complex issues of class, race, gender, and economic disparities. This course is practical and valuable for those who wish to practice family law, as well as those who serve populations of women that would consider placing children for adoption, and international populations that might be at risk of exploitation.
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ARM CTO calls for architecture scaling for 2020 soln's
Keywords:microprocessors? Internet of Things? microcontrollers?
In his keynote, Muller compared the original ARM design of 1983 to that of today's microprocessors. Major advances have been made regarding systems, hardware, operating systems and applications but he outlined the needs of architecture scaling for 2020 solutions from tiny embedded sensors through to cloud based servers which together enable the Internet of things.
Muller provided a quick overview of the PC, from the very start when it was a hobby to when it became "the" platform for computing. "Then, we saw the beginning of the mobile dawn and mobile voice with the transition to 32bit microcontrollers, meaning the advent of clean architecture," he said.
Source: ARM and Asymco
Technology scaling has enabled performance improvements but in parallel power is becoming a primary constraint in the current designs, especially as we move toward an increasingly connected world.
Near-Threshold Computing (NTC)
Muller noted that operating in the sub-threshold yields large power gains at the expense of performance but he rapidly moved to Near-Threshold Computing (NTC), a design space where the supply voltage tends to equal the threshold voltage of the transistors. In contrast with sub-threshold conduction, NTC provides significant power savings without compromising on the performance.
Seeking the utmost in power reduction, Muller stated: "In the energy scavenging world, you don't have the energy to do what you have to do. Run fast and stop is the easiest way. For aggressive power reduction, run fast and then power gate is most efficient but with a slow clock comes the need to control intra-cycle leakage. Sub-clock power gating minimizes leakage for slow clocks but you need to recalculate the logic on each new clock cycle."
Muller then proposed the sub-clock power-gating technique for reducing leakage power in digital circuits. The technique works concurrently with voltage and frequency scaling and power reduction is achieved by power gating within the clock cycle during active mode unlike traditional power gating within the clock cycle during idle mode. ARM Cortex-M0 65nm proved 25x more energy efficient.
Source: ARM
In 2020, Muller said, the Internet of things will represent 100 billion units, and the mobile industry has a direct impact on the hardware software value chain.
Software still uses the same 1986 technology of compilers, noted Muller. "The software is moving to frameworks and new languages—Agile, HTML5, Ruby on rails, Java, JavaScript, UML, Android. We have done compilers and have no idea what's next. I don't see anything approaching a revolution. I see no relevant solution except massive system reuse. We are going to have to go to the hardware world and bring software."
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Respiratory drug sales climb as asthma, COPD cases rise
The global respiratory drug market is projected to exceed sales of $44 billion by 2010, according to market research firm Kalorama Information.
As the incidence of lung and breathing-related illnesses climb around the world, drug sales in the segment have continued to rise as well. Kalorama researchers report that sales have increased at the rate of 11 percent annually, from $19 billion in 2000 to $32 billion in 2005.
Asthma, a leading respiratory disease, was diagnosed in 19.8 million people in the United States in 2003, with 11 million experiencing an asthma attack in the previous year, according to the most current statistics from the Centers for Disease Control. In 2002, asthma accounted for 12.7 million doctor visits, 1.2 million hospital outpatient visits, 1.9 million emergency room visits and 484,000 hospitalizations.
An illness that affects the lungs, asthma is the most common long-term disease of children. Symptoms include wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness and nighttime or early morning coughing. Asthma always is present, but a patient will suffer attacks only when the lungs are stimulated. Triggers include: tobacco smoke, dust mites, air pollution, cockroaches and their droppings, furry pets and mold. Also, physical exertion, high emotional states or extreme temperatures can lead to an attack.
Treatments fall into two categories: long-term control drugs and quick-relief drugs, such as inhalers. Asthma cannot be cured.
Meanwhile, another respiratory disease that often is confused with asthma is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and that afflicts another 20 million Americans.
Top-ranked treatments for asthma and COPD posted strong global sales results last year. Advair grew 11.7 percent to $6 billion, Singulair climbed 20 percent to $3.6 billion, Zyrtec rose 12 percent to $2.5 billion, Spiriva shot up 48.5 percent to $1.6 billion, Pulmicort rose 11.2 percent to $1.3 billion and Flixotide increased 4.5 percent to $1.2 billion, according to market research firm Wood Mackenzie.
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During 2012, Gov. Bobby Jindal spent almost one day of every four — at least 86 of 365 days — out of the state, mostly campaigning for Republican candidates around the nation and speaking to conservative political groups.
Various GOP supporters and campaigns paid for Jindal's hotel rooms and airfare for the campaign trips. Louisiana taxpayers, however, paid $65,000 to feed, house and, often, fly his security team. Those taxpayer dollars also often ensured that the governor's luggage arrived ahead of him, allowing him to quickly move through airports.
Though Louisiana held no major statewide balloting in 2012, it was a major election year elsewhere in the nation, and Jindal stumped for Republican presidential candidates Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Mitt Romney.
During the same time, Louisiana entered its fifth year of budget cuts because the state doesn't have enough revenues to pay for services. Jindal shepherded a sweeping overhaul of the state's public school system, pushed legislation that changed retirement for future state workers and began efforts to privatize the state's public hospitals.
On many of his trips out of the state, Jindal campaigned for Republican candidates: North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple; Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker; U.S. Sen. Dean Heller, of Nevada; U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, of Colorado; and Bill Maloney, the GOP candidate for governor in West Virginia, among others.
He addressed state Republican party organizations in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Alabama and helped raise money for Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's Opportunity Virginia PAC.
Jindal spoke to the American Federation for Children, a national group pushing legislation to allow public tax dollars to help pay tuition for private schools.
He also spoke to the Conservative Political Action Conference and attended several Republican Governors Association events and the annual Red State Gathering, as well as other events.
He was out of Louisiana at least 86 days, making stops in more than half of the 50 states, according to State Police records and statements from the Governor's Press Office.
Not all of the trips are represented in the available records.
For instance, Jindal flew to Grand Island, Neb., on July 14 to address the Nebraska Republican Party State Convention at a $500-per-person event. He called President Barack Obama "the most liberal president" and "the most incompetent president" since former President Jimmy Carter, according to reports published in The Grand Island Independent. He returned that night, according to a statement by his press office and newspaper reports.
Lt. Doug Cain, a spokesman for the Louisiana State Police, said when the governor flies to an event and returns the same day, overtime often is not used and other expenses aren't incurred, making reports for those trips unnecessary.
State Police and Jindal's press office statements show that in 2012, the governor took seven trips to Iowa, where party caucuses are the first presidential preference contest every four years, and three trips to New Hampshire, where the first presidential primary election is held.
The governor's travels included trips first in support of Perry, then for Romney after Perry failed to secure his party's nomination, according to the documents.
Jindal also went on a family trip to Miami and attended Mardi Gras festivities in Washington, D.C., a White House dinner and a number of Republican Party events, the records show.
The governor declined an interview request to talk about the reasons for his travel and its costs.
His press office instead released a prepared statement quoting Jindal as saying: "The state does not pay for my unofficial travel out of state. As far as State Police, they have a legal duty to provide protection. As far as how, when, and where they do that — that's up to them. We leave all security determinations up to the State Police. I trust them to do their job — and I am grateful for their service. I wouldn't want anyone else interfering with their security determinations."
Much of Jindal's travel expenses are detailed in records provided by State Police, which is tasked with guarding the governor, his wife and children. The records were made public at the request of The Advocate.
State Police Col. Mike Edmonson said he tries to keep down costs by avoiding overtime and by asking other states to help with the governor's security when Jindal leaves Louisiana.
"I've been very frugal," Edmonson said. "I utilize people that are on the scene."
He said Jindal remains the governor even when he is outside Louisiana. That status, Edmonson said, requires protection.
Shortly after New Year's Day 2012, Jindal flew to Iowa, the records indicate, in an attempt to help boost Perry's lagging poll numbers ahead of the state's pivotal presidential caucuses. Perry blanketed Iowa with television advertising — the most of any candidate — and 500 volunteers, according to newspaper accounts at the time. Jindal recounted in speeches how Perry sent planes to help evacuate Louisiana hospitals during hurricanes Gustav and Ike. Jindal also said Perry, who had not lost an election since 1984, was an executive who could create jobs.
Perry came in fifth in the Iowa caucus balloting.
The cost to Louisiana taxpayers for that Iowa trip was $1,642.03. State troopers ate meals, tipped bellhops, slept at a Sheraton hotel, rented a vehicle, bought gas and paid $60 in airline luggage charges.
A Jindal family trip to Miami after the Iowa caucuses was more expensive. Jindal paid for his family's travel and lodging.
For that trip, State Police records show, the luggage charges were $770 to fly the family's bags ahead of them on an earlier flight for their vacation.
Edmonson said it is standard security procedure to avoid making a top level official wait for luggage at an airport.
"He goes right to the plane," he said.
Troopers bunked where the governor's family slept, paying nearly $500 a night for a room at a hotel, the name of which is blacked out on State Police records.
In April, three months after Perry suspended his campaign, Jindal announced his support for Romney, the former Massachusetts governor who hoped to oust Obama from the White House.
Jindal made a number of appearances on the campaign trail for Romney, including a trip around the Fourth of July to Ohio and Pennsylvania. Jindal and former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty were dispatched to counter a campaign trip through the area by Obama.
According to reports from newspapers in Ohio and Pennsylvania: Jindal and Pawlenty stopped by Handel's Homemade Ice Cream stand in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; told University of Akron student Alyssa Bailey to volunteer to work on political campaigns; attacked what Jindal called Obama's broken promises to a crowd of about 20 in Maumee, Ohio; talked over chanting protesters in Parma, Ohio, to say Obama was "the most liberal and incompetent president since Jimmy Carter"; and ordered a turkey and cheese sandwich at Primanti Brothers restaurant, a Pittsburgh institution.
Jindal rode on a "Romney for President" bus, but Louisiana taxpayers paid $2,672.22 for his security detail's meals, tolls, parking, hotels, airfare, fuel and car. Included in the tab was $125 for luggage.
Right before Jindal left on that campaign trip, his administration learned of the impact of a Congressional decision to slash the federal government's share of funding to the state for its Medicaid program for the poor and uninsured. The administration had to figure out how to make up about $859 million in lost money. The congressional action led to LSU announcing dramatic cuts in services at the state's 10 public hospitals.
October was particularly busy for the governor. He was out of state nearly half the month, raising money for Republicans, campaigning for Romney, attending a presidential debate and making appearances at Republican Governors Association events.
In the 55 days prior to the Nov. 6 presidential election, Jindal was out of state for 24 days visiting the battleground swing states of Iowa, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, Virginia, Nevada and Wisconsin. Jindal also visited the firmly Republican states of Georgia, Indiana and Montana, as well as the Democratic states of California and New York.
After the election, from Nov. 13-16, Jindal went to Nevada, where he was elected chairman of the Republican Governors Association.
He also met with billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, according to The Wall Street Journal. The sitdown with Adelson fueled speculation in the national media that Jindal wants to run for White House in 2016.
Adelson is a prolific campaign contributor, who according to Forbes Magazine donated $53 million to GOP candidates during the most recent election cycle.
The cost to Louisiana taxpayers for the Nevada trip was at least $3,600 because of airfare, luggage, meals, hotel rooms, tips, fuel and a $99 tour ticket stamped with the name Bellagio, a luxury hotel and casino in Las Vegas.
The governor closed out the year with a trip to Washington, D.C., to attend an education event at the Brookings Institute.


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Lady Gaga has pulled a song she recorded with rising rapper Kendrick Lamar from his debut album after refusing to allow his label bosses to "compromise" her music.
The pop superstar struck up an odd friendship with Lamar earlier this year (12) and they hit the studio together to record the track Partynauseous over the summer (12).
The tune was expected to appear on the hip-hop newcomer's upcoming release good kid, m.A.A.d city, but the title was missing from the album when the tracklisting was released earlier this month (Oct12).
Gaga has now opened up about the reason behind the song's absence, blaming a disagreement with executives at Lamar's labels Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records for her decision to scrap the song.
However, the Poker Face hitmaker insists she bears no ill will towards Lamar's team and has encouraged her own fans to pick up the album when it's released later this month (Oct12).
In a blog post on her LittleMonsters.com website, she writes, "I apologize to the fans that this situation with Partynausous (sic) is confusing. To it clear it up I must explain this. When I collaborate with an artist I work solely with them, not with their camps or management. Its (sic) purely organic and creative.
"I love Kendrick dearly as a friend, but was not willing to compromise musically to the changes his team was making to my music.
"This is why I am not (on) his record. I have a very specific vision as a producer and songwriter, and I always have. That song will be released at a different time, for a different project. I love you, and think you should check out his stuff because he is truly great."


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Fuchsia jersey dress with gathers
Added Jul 1, 2013
by liliv-1
Athens, Greece
Hi!!! This is the first project I photographed in Athens, I already feel nostalgia for the gardens of the house I just left forever!!!! The model is number 105 from the fantastic burda issue 12-2004 (shown at the last pictures). I didn't discovered now this model: I had made it several times and I totally adore it! This particular dress was made 5 years and 8 kilograms ago:) Thanks God I never throw anything away!! I had some pieces of the fabric left and I added a triangle at the front to make more room. Now it is wearable again!
Edit: The added piece is marked at the last picture!
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Jul 11, 2013, 05.21 PMby katya katya
You did a good job, I love this colour!
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Jul 11, 2013, 06.15 PMby liliv-1
Thanks katya! I love it too:)
Jul 10, 2013, 07.21 PMby vinia789
Me like very very much.
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Jul 10, 2013, 09.04 PMby liliv-1
:) thank you vinia!
Jul 4, 2013, 02.45 AMby zsyzu
This is really well done. I love the color and it fits you so well!
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Jul 4, 2013, 07.19 AMby liliv-1
Thank you:)
Jul 3, 2013, 05.18 AMby Mary P.
Πέφτει επάνω σου τέεεελεια!!!
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Jul 3, 2013, 08.14 AMby liliv-1
Ευχαριστω Μαιρη!
Jul 2, 2013, 10.56 AMby Kocotte
it is one of my favorite color. I like this model and I think that I should have this old Burda.
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Jul 2, 2013, 12.06 PMby liliv-1
Thanks! It is a very nice model and I think that it will suit you!
Jul 2, 2013, 05.43 AMby frederi
So nice! The color and the shape suit you very well. You are so smart to adapt is so it can be worn again! You look great and so do the pictures!
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Jul 2, 2013, 05.52 AMby liliv-1
Thank you so much!!
Jul 2, 2013, 01.54 AMby velvetribbon
Hi liliv! You look gorgeous on this dress. I love this color on you and the shoes are pretty too. Nice work as always:)
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Jul 2, 2013, 05.32 AMby liliv-1
Thanks sweet velvetribbon!
Jul 2, 2013, 12.27 AMby rita61
Looks nice on you. Fits you nice as is. I have two young ladies that would take that dress in that colour and your shoes!! :-).
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Jul 2, 2013, 05.32 AMby liliv-1
Thank you:)
Jul 1, 2013, 11.46 PMby BeeZee
Lovely as usual my dear! I can't see where the added 'triangle' is – good work! Brilliant idea too.
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Jul 2, 2013, 05.31 AMby liliv-1
Thank you dear! The trianle is visible in reality, but does not look weird.
Jul 2, 2013, 10.11 PMby BeeZee
It certainly doesn't look weird – I can't even see it! Can you give me a clue where to look for it – I think I may want to use your triangle method in some of my own out-grown projects!!!!! :)
Jul 2, 2013, 10.32 PMby liliv-1
At the first left picture it is slighly visible at the center front. It is about 10-15cm wide
Jul 1, 2013, 08.53 PMby Oksana Starzhynska
It really was a fantastic issue, that red dress is still in my dreams:) It is so unusal to see you in pink but I must say this hue of the colour suits both you and the pattern and all the proportions are nice:)
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Jul 1, 2013, 09.15 PMby liliv-1
Thanks a lot for your comments. I think it is still tight and I think about adding a second triangle at the back. What's your opinion?
The red dress is in my dreams too, I hope I will manage to make it in black this winter. I also plan to make the model 107 from this isuue these days:) I also like the plaid coat with the ruffles. I must hire a seamstress:P
Jul 2, 2013, 04.04 PMby Oksana Starzhynska
If you don't feel comfortable enough in the dress but yet is going to wear it, then, of course, it's worth making some more repairing. But as for my personal experience, re-made things are not much in use, I wear them a couple of times and it always reminds me about some patches or whatsoever, and then they are buried in bottom of the wardrobe to wait for lost weight or some other occasion which never comes:)
Among dresses of that issues my favourites are #105(our dreamt red dress) and #101 with fur stole, of course:). #103 seems to be universal and can be made of any fabric. I also like #107 and thought about making it but I think there can be a trouble with the decollete, the joint of the sleeve and neckhole can fit poorly so the neckline can puff up.
Jul 2, 2013, 06.27 PMby liliv-1
I love the models you mentioned: The model #101 is elegant and the #103 is in my wish list. Very soon we will know if the #107 has trouble. I guess you are right about the decolte but I want to give it a try because I love this neckline. I had traced it in 34 back in 2004 but never made it. Now I will retrace it in 38:)
Jul 2, 2013, 08.13 PMby Oksana Starzhynska
I'll be eagerly waitng for the result. The dress is worthy, no doubt:)
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