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Helping fellow players is the goal of the Dawg Nation Hockey Foundation — as a recent charitable effort underscores.
The Littleton-based group raised a whopping $85,000 at a tournament dedicated to hockey player Dave Repsher of Silverthorne, who suffered critical injuries in the crash of a Flight for Life helicopter last July.
You can hear John Denver singing "Rocky Mountain High" at the Trading Post at Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre.
The late musician is featured prominently in a Colorado Music Hall of Fame exhibit, which includes a video of his performances at Red Rocks in the 1970s. In a room dedicated to Denver, visitors can gaze at a guitar he once played and see stage outfits he wore and handwritten lyrics he composed.
Greg Lauer describes himself as a "squeaky wheel."
The Columbine-area resident volunteers as a Court Appointed Special Advocate for Jeffco children from troubled homes.
It's a tough job, one that requires compassion, patience — and persistence, Lauer said.
The 18-year-old whom Lauer currently advocates for was recently accepted into a technical school, thanks in part to Lauer's "squeakiness."
"Let's go! Let's go!" a parent urged youngsters playing in the Jeffco Youth Charity Tournament at Chatfield Senior High last Thursday.
Four 3-on-3 basketball games were under way in the high school gym, as the youngsters played half-court in 15-minute periods.
Fifty-two teams of girls and boys in grades four through eight participated in the fifth annual tourney, which raised more than $6,000 for the Jeffco Schools Foundation.
The 2015 news landscape in Jefferson County saw everything from rescued donkeys and turtles to ambitious politicians to ruthless school district politics.
Join us now as we return to the days of yesteryear (actually, this year) …
Turtles, donkeys and mules, oh my …
Christmas came early this year for one small turtle with a huge personality.
The reptile, affectionately named Stretch by a Jeffco sheriff's officer, was discovered along with his feline cousin, Homer, when deputies responded to a call regarding a deceased person in a home.
Jeffco animal control officer Chana Guy also was dispatched to assist on the call, which came during the Dec. 15 snowstorm that closed most local schools.
Gerald Folger's career as "Santa's helper" has taken him around the world and brought him into contact with thousands of children — but it also spelled trouble for his granddaughter.
The future stars of the Foothills Park and Rec ballet programs will have a chance to shine this weekend in performances of "The Nutcracker" at Columbine High School.
This year will be special for the younger students, who've been taking classes at Foothills for several years. With many of the older dancers now graduated from high school, it's time for the next group to step up.
For Cookie, a 2-year-old Cavalier King Charles spaniel, the diagnosis was grim. The dog needed expensive surgery, or he was going to die.
But thanks to the generosity of a local veterinarian, Cookie and his South Jeffco family are looking forward to a sweet and joyful Christmas.
The feisty and playful pup has been a constant companion to the Sumner family for eight years, since Cookie was 8 weeks old. Yet Melissa Sumner knew on a recent day that something was terribly wrong with her family's best friend.
The lone synagogue in South Jeffco has seen attendance grow in the past year, and many at Congregation B'nai Chaim credit the new cantor and her Southern drawl.
Cantor Kim Harris was invited to join the synagogue as its spiritual leader in 2014 when the previous rabbi left. Since then, the Reform Judaism congregation at 4716 S. Coors Lane has seen attendance grow by more than 20 percent.
As cantor, Harris leads the congregation in worship through music and provides insight into the greater message behind the words.
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Kurtley Beale to rejoin Waratahs?
Greg Growden
February 14, 2013
Could Kurtley Beale soon be back in Waratahs colours? © Getty Images
Which Rebel has spit the dummy? And could Kurtley Beale be on his way back to the Waratahs? Greg Growden's Ruck 'n Maul brings you the best of Australian rugby's rumour mill.
Doing a 'Henry Kissinger'
Just hours after taking over as Australian Rugby Union (ARU) head honcho, Bill Pulver must have wondered what he had walked into. Shortly after getting accustomed to the ARU chief executive's chair, he had to rush to Canberra to be briefed about the Australian Crime Commission's report into sports doping and crime links within the Australian football codes. Rugby appears to have avoided the worst fallout, but Pulver still had to be on the front foot immediately, emphasising his code was clean.
That settled, Pulver now has the problem of keeping the Australian provinces happy. They are furious about Wallabies coach Robbie Deans' proposal to quarantine leading players in the lead-up to the British and Irish Lions series. Several argue that it makes a mockery of the Super Rugby season, and ruins their hopes of winning the title. Pulver says he will back Deans, but the Australian provinces are certain to apply the Bunsen burner on the boss. The relationship between the ARU and the Australian provinces - several of which love to agitate - has for some time been poor. And Pulver knows one of the reasons he got the job, following the departure of John O'Neill, was that he would have to take on a Henry Kissinger role and keep the provinces happy. He is trying to do that, putting a positive spin on everything; but eventually he will have to make a hard decision. Someone is bound to get hurt and Pulver will then discover that Australian rugby is not one big happy family. He will no doubt have to negotiate heavy cross-fire.
Ego rebelling in Melbourne
Even before the Super Rugby kick-off, there is high drama at the Melbourne Rebels. One of their biggest draw cards has made it known he is furious not to be named vice-captain. Rebels coach Damien Hill, who needs to dramatically improve his success rate this year or he will be shown the door, surprised many when announcing Gareth Delve as captain, but not naming any deputies, arguing that no-one had stood out for selection. That did not go down well with one high-profile Rebels identity, who has a very healthy, sometimes rampant, ego. In a classic dummy spit, he has told team-mates he will leave Melbourne at the end of the season. Our snouts tell us Queensland Reds are already hovering around this disenchanted player, and the Brumbies are showing interest.
Link likes the bikies?
Reds coach Ewen McKenzie is a closet motorbike enthusiast, but he is taking it to extremes by opting to look like a bikie through growing a beard. Our Reds spies tell us the players are ribbing McKenzie for his new look, arguing he looks more like the bass guitarist out of a '70s heavy metal band than the boss of a successful rugby province.
Kurtley heading home?
One of the Waratahs most controversial off-field figures is about to leave the organisation. This official, who for some strange reason holds a considerable amount of power in the Waratahs' Sydney offices, has no option but to say goodbye. There will be repercussions over this imminent departure, and with it the strong possibility of even more prominent administerial identities leaving Waratahs HQ. More encouraging news for the Waratahs is that they hold hope that Kurtley Beale will return next season. The strong prospect of Beale being sighted back in the Waratahs colours in 2014 may have something to do with Sonny Bill Williams. Fellow Rebels Nick Phipps is another potential Waratahs candidate.
Man of the Match not in spirit
Good to see Matt Dunning recruited by SANZAR to advise judicial officers on dangerous tackles and other citable offences. Steve Kefu, David Croft and John Langford will also be involved. It is pleasing to see smart, entertaining characters being lured back into the game. Dunning may not realise he was at the centre of one of the most hilarious Super Rugby moments when the Sydney press corp decided as a joke to name him Man of the Match in a tense Waratahs-Brumbies battle in Sydney some years ago. Let's just say many Brumbies hated their Waratahs counterparts; the shocked looks on the Brumbies players' faces when Dunning's name was announced over the Sydney Football Stadium's loudspeaker will never be forgotten. One Brumbies front rower came close to hurling his skull-cap into the turf in disgust.
Greg Growden is a rugby analyst for ESPN Australia and you can also follow him on Twitter
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text: « Return to Search Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Welcomes Dr. Dean Eliott as Associate Director of the Retina Service February 15, 2011 Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Welcomes Dr. Dean Eliott as Associate Director of the Retina Service Boston (Feb. 15, 2011) — The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary has welcomed Dean Eliott, M.D., as the Associate Director of the Retina Service, and a member of the full-time clinical and research faculty of the Harvard Medical School Department of Ophthalmology. Dr. Eliott is an established and accomplished leader in vitreoretinal surgery. His research is dedicated toward developing novel approaches to combat retinal disease, particularly through clinical research in diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration and complex vitreoretinal surgical disorders. Before joining Mass. Eye and Ear, Dr. Eliott was a Professor of Ophthalmology, Director of Clinical Affairs and Director of Vitreoretinal Fellowship at the University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine's Doheny Eye Institute in Los Angeles. A New York native, he attended Duke for his undergraduate degree, moving on to Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Dr. Eliott completed his Ophthalmology residency at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins Hospital, followed by a vitreoretinal fellowship at Duke University Eye Center, where he also served as chief resident and faculty. Before going to Doheny, he spent 12 years as Retina faculty at Kresge Eye Institute in Detroit, where he served as Director of the Retina Service and as Vitreoretinal Fellowship Director. Dean has been awarded membership in the honorary Alpha Omega Alpha society, a prestigious Heed fellowship, an American Academy of Ophthalmology Achievement Award, and the American Society of Retina Specialists' Honor Award. He is also a recipient of several teaching awards. "Dr. Eliott will be an outstanding member of the clinical, research and education team here. His addition will help us continue our ongoing effort to develop, deliver and teach the best possible patient care," said Joan W. Miller, M.D., Chief of Ophthalmology at Mass. Eye and Ear and Chair of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School. Founded in 1824, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary is an independent specialty hospital providing patient care for disorders of the eye, ear, nose, throat, head and neck. Mass. Eye and Ear is an international leader in Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology research and a teaching partner of Harvard Medical School. For more information, call 617-523-7900 or visit http://www.masseyeandear.org/.


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Howard Stern Stars in Hilarious 2012 Super Bowl Commercial for 'America's Got Talent'
Howard Stern will fill the seat vacated by Piers Morgan on the 'America's Got Talent' judge's panel in the summer of 2012 and fans of his morning drive radio show could not be more psyched about this development. Stern is known for his frank and insightful commentary of reality talent shows during his AM gabfest, so now his voice will have weight! A 21 second spot promoting Stern's new gig with the show aired during the 2012 Super Bowl XLVI last night (Feb. 5) and it amps up the excitement!
In the commercial, a Zach Galifianakis lookalike is auditioning for a spot on 'AGT,' singing the Maroon 5 / Christina Aguilera hit 'Moves Like Jagger' but moving like a train wreck with little rhythm while wearing red and blue spandex tights. Stern doesn't offer verbal criticism. He instead blasts the hopeful off the stage with a firehose. Point taken. We're going to get no-holds-barred judging from Stern. Notice that they used a song sung by competing reality show coach Adam Levine. Was that an accident? No way!
A little girl in a pink dress is up next and she tap dances, Shirley Temple-style. Of course Stern blasts her too! No one is safe on 'America's Got Talent.'
With Stern as a judge, we cannot wait to spend our summer vacation watching this show!
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MELBOURNE, Australia - Montreal's Eugenie Bouchard needed seven match points to secure a tough win over Virginie Razzano of France, 6-2, 7-6 (10) on Wednesday to reach the third round of the Australian Open.
Vasek Pospisil of Vancouver, seeded 28th, played through severe back pain to claim a 3-6, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (9), 6-1 victory over Australian Matthew Ebden.
The Canadian needed treatment three times in the second set and at times looked finished, but the 23-year-old fought on and managed to earn the improbable victory.
The back pain has bothered him since the start of the year, forcing him to quit a semifinal in India and pull out of a tournament in Sydney.
"It's been lingering, I had to hang tough. I'm super-thrilled to get through," said Pospisil, who depended on painkillers to get him to the finish after being told by a physiotherapist that he could go on if he wished.
"Midway through the third I was not feeling very good, I took some tablets and 30 minutes later I didn't feel so much."
The Canadian next plays eighth seed Stanislas Wawrinka after the Swiss beat Alejandro Falla 6-3, 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 6-4. It will be Pospisil's first career appearance in the third round of a Grand Slam.
Bouchard will play in the third round of a Grand Slam for just the second time after reaching that plateau at Wimbledon last summer. She's the first Canadian woman to reach the third round at Melbourne since Sonya Jeyaseelan in 2000.
The 30th-seeded Bouchard faced a stiff battle against Razzano, who's ranked No. 100 in the world. The Canadian won the first set in 35 minutes but took nearly 90 minutes to win the second.
"It was kind of crazy," Bouchard said of the second set. "It became just mental and I just had to fight. I'm happy I pulled through in the end. We had some crazy points."
"She played some really good points, too, on my match points," Bouchard continued.
"It was a battle back and forth. I felt overall I didn't play as well as I know I can. But even if it's a bit ugly, still fight and try."
Bouchard, 19, is making her main draw debut in Australia after failing to qualify in 2013. She had an early break in the opening set against the Frenchwoman and pulled ahead 5-1.
But she lost a break in the seventh game before eventually taking the set on a Razzano double-fault.
In the second set, the French player fought off match points and took the set to a tiebreaker. Bouchard finally closed it out with a cross-court winner.
Bouchard, who was named The Canadian Press female athlete of the year last month, won with four aces, 25 winners and the same number of unforced errors.
"I came into this Slam seeded now for the first time," Bouchard said. "So, of course, my first few rounds I'm expected to win. I always expect myself to do well.
"I just try to ignore the outside expectations and pressure and really just focus on what I need to do. At the end of the day, I really need to perform. I can't really worry about what people say on the outside."
Bouchard had a handful of Aussie fans in matching singlets spelling out "Eugenie" cheering her on. She threw them her towel after the match and had a koala bear doll tossed back as a memento of the evening.
She next plays Lauren Davis of the U.S., who beat Germany's Julia Goerges 7-5, 2-6, 6-4.
In men's doubles, Toronto's Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia opened with a 6-4, 6-3 defeat of Germans Benjamin Becker and Daniel Brands. The eighth-seeded duo needed just 65 minutes to win with eight aces.
In women's doubles, Sharon Fichman of Toronto and Monica Puig of Puerto Rico dropped a 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 decision in their opening match to Spaniards Garbine Muguruza and Arantxa Parra Santonja.


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Another Obama green company goes belly up
Corruption Chronicles cites taxpayer losses in VPG collapse
Another company once considered a brilliant clean-energy venture – and supported by taxpayer money under Barack Obama's strategy to attack coal and oil energy – has hit the big-time, being listed among the "Corruption Chronicles" at Judicial Watch.
Oh, it's also going out a business, after taking some $50 million in taxpayer money.
"Another one of President Obama's brilliant clean-energy ventures has collapsed after taking tens of millions of dollars from American taxpayers, in this case to develop a special wheelchair-accessible 'green' van," the Judicial Watch report said.
The news comes just weeks after a separate company that got nearly $200 million from the government to develop hybrid vehicles folded, said Judicial Watch. "That fly-by-night company, Fisker Automotive, had been heavily touted by the administration as an innovator that would develop two lines of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles that could run up to 300 miles on a rechargeable Lithium-ion battery. Before doling out the cash, Obama's Energy Secretary assured the cars 'will save hundreds of millions of gallons of gasoline and offset millions of tons of greenhouse gas emissions by 2016.'"
In that case, the southern California company sold only 2,000 vehicles before laying off most of its workers, following an infusion of $192 million from Uncle Sam.
"Highly unlikely that any of the money will ever be recovered since Fisker is almost certainly headed for bankruptcy," the Corruption Chronicles reported.
"Last year Judicial Watch sued the Obama administration for documents related to the Fisker scandal but there appears to be a cover up of epic proportions."
The newest "fleecing du jour," the Corruption Chronicles explained, "is like a pathetic sequel to the Fisker scandal, except the hemorrhaging got plugged sooner, after only $50 million."
The report identified the company as Vehicle Production Group (VPG), which makes special vans for the disabled that run on compressed natural gas.
Said the Chronicles report, "Here's how the Obama administration justified funding this experiment with public dollars: 'This project invests in a socially and environmentally responsible product that will create new jobs, promote the use of alternative fuels, and help the U.S. maintain its competitive edge in the automotive industry.'"
Judicial Watch said, however, Businessweek reported VPG has ceased operations and fired almost all of its employees.
"The same story quotes a Republican congressman saying that VPG's closing is another sign the clean-car program is a failure and a burden on taxpayers. No kidding! Instead of filling the ozone with hot air, why not do something about it?" the report said.
The Chronicles warned, "It's a sure bet that Obama's green ventures will continue swindling taxpayers because the administration has doled out hundreds of millions of dollars for a number of projects. The painful consequences extend beyond the car industry. Remember Solyndra, the northern California solar panel company – bankrolled by Obama fundraiser George Kaiser – that folded after getting $529 million from the government?"
WND has reported that Obama's largesse with taxpayer money isn't limited to the United States.
His administration plans to spend up to $400 million on "green" projects around the world, survey the satellite television viewing habits of Africans and simultaneously try to spark private-sector investment in the West Bank and Gaza, among other federal endeavors.
Improved access to "reliable and affordable clean energy" is the goal behind four U.S. Agency for International Development contracts targeting U.S.-designated "critical priority countries," or CPCs, of Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, South Sudan and Yemen.
The $400 million figure is the maximum that can be spent over five years via "indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity," or IDIQ, contracts awarded to Dexis Consulting Group, ECODIT LLC, International Resources Group and Tetra Tech.
Other projects are pending in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ghana, Jordan, Romania, South Africa, and other points.
Inside the United States, it was the Fisker Automotive company that was approved by Obama for more than half a billion taxpayer dollars, then laid off its staff.
It was Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., who warned Americans that if "green" agenda campaigners get their way, the biggest tax increase ever could soon be coming out of Washington.
Bigger even than the hundreds of billions of dollars Obamacare will collect. In fact, in the range of $1.2 trillion to $1.6 trillion. A year.
It was during an interview with blogger Anthony Watts of Internet channel WUWT-TV that he expressed his concern about cap-and-trade and carbon taxes.
Inhofe has spent years in the U.S. Senate fighting cap-and-trade proposals and carbon taxes, which advocates tout as an answer to their claim that man-made emissions are causing the earth to warm.
The campaigns continue, led by such personalities as Al Gore, who has invested in the industry, even though the science supporting the claim largely has been discredited. In the Climategate scandal, for example, emails were uncovered among scientists strategizing how to "hide the decline" in the earth's average temperature even while they were warning about global warming.
Inhofe takes on the issue in his book "The Greatest Hoax: How The Global Warming Conspiracy Threatens Your Future."
In the WUWT-TV interview, Inhofe recalled working 12 or 13 years ago to investigate the claims of global warming, when early proposals for a cap-and-trade tax were made. Under such a program, emissions would be capped by law, and anyone wishing to release more than allowed would have to "trade" or buy the "credits."
Shortly after that, Gore got into the business of promoting the credits, Inhofe noted.
Later came the proposal of taxing carbon emissions, he noted.
Early in the process, he said, the cost to taxpayers of a cap-and-trade program was estimated to have been in the range of $300 billion to $400 billion a year.
It was at that point that Inhofe looked into the science and found it lacking.
He noted that even though Congress has refused to adopt any such program, Barack Obama during his first term spent $68.4 billion on the global warming agenda simply by executive order.
"The Greatest Hoax: How The Global Warming conspiracy Threatens Your Future" tells all about the scam that global warming is, and who is behind it."
"If we were to do this now through regulation, the cost would be far greater than $300 billion or $400 billion a year … because they'd be doing it under the Clean Air Act," he said.
"That would quadruple the amount of money it would cost," said Inhofe, making the cost in the range of $1.2 trillion to $1.6 trillion annually.
Inhofe said not only would it be the most expensive tax hike in history, far above even Obamacare, but the effort would be a singular failure, because emissions limits would have no impact on industries outside the United States.
Significant emissions now are from the unregulated industries of Mexico, India and China, he said.
Another American failure story was A123 Systems Inc., the electric car battery maker that received a $249 million federal grant and then filed for bankruptcy protection after failing to make a debt payment.


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CFPB proffers 5/1 adjustable-rate mortgage form prototypes
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is asking the mortgage finance industry to comment on a second set of prototype mortgage disclosure forms. The forms are part of the CFPB's plan to design and reveal sample mortgages, with the aim of rolling the forms into the marketplace to simplify home loan documents for homebuyers. To date, the CFPB has received 13,000 comments from consumers and industry representatives who took the opportunity to review the first two mortgage forms, concerning the origination of a 30-year adjustable rate mortgage, featured here and here. On Monday, the CFPB rolled out two additional prototypes, this time concerning adjustable-rate mortgages (here and here) for public viewing after making minor tweaks to the pages. In a statement, the CFPB said in the first set, the back page is the same on both versions, while the front 'shopping sheet' is different. In the second set revealed today, the first page is the same on both forms, while the back page containing information on closing costs is now the central focus. All of the prototype forms combine the federal Truth in Lending Act mortgage disclosure form with the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act to remove redundant information and to provide customers with information that is more clear and concise. Write to: Kerri Panchuk.


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Following up on last week's post on the Booby Trap of an early elective birth, we asked Jennifer Block, author of Pushed: The Painful Truth about Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care, to answer some questions on this topic.
Pushed shines a bright light on the state of birth in the U.S., from the record-high cesarean birth rate to the legal obstacles to midwifery. It moves seamlessly from individual experience to research and policy, making the truth about birth accessible without sacrificing any rigor. I was particularly amazed at some of the revealing quotes Jennifer Block was able to get. Whether you're planning a birth or want to change the health care system, you'll find this a gripping read.
What's driving the increase in early elective births? What incentives are at play that make it increasingly likely that doctors will push an early birth without medical reason?
It's so easy to blame women. A couple years ago a study came out showing the detrimental effects of late preterm birth on infants, and the headlines went something like, "women needlessly put babies at risk by demanding earlier delivery." But I would argue that women are not driving medical trends. It is physicians' and midwives' responsibility to practice good, evidence-based medicine and to educate their patients. Our system unfortunately does not provide incentives for practicing this way. The system rewards intervention, scheduled inductions and scheduled cesareans (less time for the same insurance reimbursement, less malpractice liablity, less unpredictability). If a woman comes in near her due date complaining that she's uncomfortable, asking "can't you just induce me?" and the provider "gives the customer what she wants" rather than taking the time to educate her about why it's better for both her and her baby if they wait for labor to begin on its own, then the provider has the cover of "patient request" but the intervention is ultimately his responsibility.
What, in your view, are the top three things moms can do to avoid an early elective birth?
Women can be fully educated and know intellectually that 97% of the time, their body knows best (97% of women will go into labor by 42 weeks gestation), but it's still really difficult for women to argue with a provider who's telling them their baby might be getting too big, or their amniotic fluid looks low, or they're past 41 weeks, or whatever the reason. So I think the best thing a woman can do is to choose a provider whose values line up with hers, who values spontaneous labor and will only suggest an induction for very solid, evidence-based reasons (the above are not). And women who have had previous cesarean sections should find a provider willing to support a vaginal birth after cesarean with the above criteria.
If a mom is being "pushed" into an early elective birth by her provider, what can she do?
Women, like all adult patients, always have the right to take part in their health care decisions, and to disagree with their providers, and even to refuse treatment. Women can ask questions like, "Am I OK? Is my baby OK? If so, then I'd like to…" This isn't easy, and there have been scary cases where women are threatened with court orders and losing custody of their children for not following medical orders. That's totally wrong and unconstitutional, but it does happen. Which is why it's so so important that women really listen to their gut during pregnancy and find a provider they trust, who they know will suggest what's best and safest for them and their babies, not what's best and safest for the hospital, the malpractice insurer or anyone else.
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The Gauchos overcame a four point halftime deficit to beat Long Beach State 59-50 and clinched a first round bye in next week's Big West Tournament.
Angelei Aguirre led Santa Barbara with 13 points, matching a career-high.
Two other Gauchos joined Aguirre with double-digit scoring figures, Sweets Underwood and Nicole Nesbit were both on target for 12 points.
"We believe that anyone on our team can have a great scoring night," Aguirre said in talking about Underwood and Nesbit. "Tonight was one of those nights where we had many people step up."
Underwood recorded her 12th double-double of the season off a 12 point, 14 rebound performance. Nesbit also tied a career-high with eight assists.
The first half featured a close battle between the two teams, but the 49ers took a six point lead with 1:49 left in the half off a Lauren Spargo three-pointer. Sweets Underwood responded with a layup in the paint to lower Long Beach's lead to 26-22.
49er head coach Jody Wynn called a timeout with 22 seconds left, trying to make sure her team would have the final shot of the first. The play was designed to get the ball to Devin Hudson, who was shooting perfect 4-4 from the field at that point, but freshman Jasmine Ware took that opportunity away by stealing away an Ella Clark pass.
With Long Beach State up 26-22 to start the second half, the Gauchos went off on 5-1 run after the break. Devin Hudson retied the game at 29 off a layup and the Gauchos had to look to their bench to take back the lead.
After Kirsten Tilleman picked up a steal on the next 49ers possession, Zornig received a pass camping in the left corner and buried the long range shot to give UCSB a five point lead. She only scored two points in the first half, but her five straight points gave the Gauchos the 34-29 lead. It proved to be an advantage that the Gauchos wouldn't slip away.
Zornig finished the game with nine points, accounting for every point scored off UCSB's bench.
With her second start in a row, Destini Mason finished with nine points and five rebounds. Four of those points were unanswered and helped the Gauchos keep the 49ers at bay late in the game.
Long Beach State's Lauren Spargo missed a shot from downtown and Mason picked up the rebound and immediately took it the other way. Without a set defense in front of her, she evaded a 49er and took the ball across the baseline to finish with the reverse layup putting the Gauchos up 48-40.
After the loss, the 49ers are still seeking their first win at the Thunderdome since 2010.
Even though they have already clinched the fourth seed in the conference's tournament, the Gauchos still have to unfinished business in the regular season as they will host UC Irvine this Saturday at 2pm.
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1) attack the minotaur
2) without moving, use WEYTWUT on the minotaur; pick up the health pendent
3) stand directly above the minotaur, drink a health potion, and attack it
4) then finish with death protection
5) WEYTWUT to swap with the goblin; convert WEYTWUT
6) kill the dragonspawn and the meatman
7) drink one mana and one health potion, use fireball on the zombie then kill it
8) fireball and attack the snake once
9) convert BURNDAYRAZ, drink a healing potion, attack the snake
10) convert your mana potion and pendent of health, drink your healing potion, attack the snake
Thoughts on changes: fairly minor, but makes the actual solution a little easier to stumble upon. Realizing you need to convert your mana potion is the tricky bit.
The killer part for me was realizing I needed to use the Minotaur's knockback to break into the Serpent's chamber. I had been trying to save enough mana for two charges of WEYTWUT.
I think this particular puzzle is rather famously delicate (it has been broken more than any of the others)
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When you're known as "the Ralph Naders of the food industry," people can get edgy about inviting you to dinner. Not long ago, a favorite aunt had us over and proudly served a loaf of "natural" bread she had bought especially for us. As it turned out, the loaf was made from chemically bleached flour colored to look like a dark whole grain, and included hydrogenated oil and artificial preservatives.
However, her mistake is quite understandable. In an age when dishwashing soap boasts real lemon juice and Jell-O contains artificial lemon flavor, it's no wonder that words like fresh, light, and natural don't men what our mothers always taught us.
Yet, a mass of information appears on the packages you buy, some of it federally mandated, some voluntarily supplied. One comic noted that food labels are getting so long he saw one that said, "Continued on next package." Learning how to read food labels can help ensure that you're buying what you really want.
A Label You Can Rely On
Unprocessed whole foods — apples, for example — don't need labeling. But when foods are fabricated, the government demands that the makers tell us what they've done. (Foods sold across state lines adhere to federal regulations; products manufactured and sold within one state are subject only to state laws.) Specifically, the following information must appear — in English, even if the product is imported — on the principal display panel (the part of the label most likely to be displayed) or on the information panel directly to its right:
1. The name of the product.
2. The variety, style, and packing medium in conjunction with the name — for example, "sliced peaches in heavy syrup." (If you're cutting back on sugar, you now know to move on.)
3. If a food resembles another but is not nutritionally equivalent (as defined by the FDA), the word imitation followed by the name of the food being simulated. If the food is nutritionally comparable, however, a fanciful name may be used — for example, Salad Mate for a line of cellulose-based, vitamin-and mineral-fortified, extruded "leafy greens."
4. For some foods, the percentage of a characterizing ingredient, or the announcement that a specific ingredient is or isn't there, or the need to add ingredients.
For example, if "Juicy Fruit Drink" in fact contains no juice and no fruit, its label has to say so. If you are expected to add meat to a boxed beef-stew mix, the manufacturer must point that out.
5. The total amount, liquid included, in the container, expressed by weight, measure, numerical count, or some combination of these. (Looked closely at those "one-pound" cans of coffee lately? Most now hold 13 ounces— for the same price.)
6. A list of ingredients.
7. The name and address of the manufacturer. If the street address is listed in the phone directory, only the city, state and zip code are required. This doesn't always make communication easy. (Points to companies who voluntarily list their complete addresses, double points for phone numbers, triple points for an 800 number.)
Our Sample Food Label Diagram pulls all this together for you.
Ingredients Labeling
To many health-conscious consumers, the list of ingredients is the most important part of the label. And in fact, ingredient labeling, which is federally mandated, is better today than it's ever been.
One of the most useful rules is that ingredients must appear in descending order of predominance by weight — that is, what there is most of comes first, what there is least of comes last. If your breakfast muffin lists sugar as its first ingredient, then your morning meal contains more sugar than anything else. If sugar is listed fourth, there's proportionately less of it. Scanning the order of ingredients is one of the best ways to comparison shop. (Who'd have thought that the primary ingredient in Lemon and Pepper Seasoning would turn out to be—are you ready—salt?)
Still, there are some lamentable exceptions to the what-you-see-is-what-you-get rule. Added fat. When fat is a predominant ingredient, the specific type must be listed. But when it is less than 10% of the product, the manufacturer can list several fats that the package may (or may not) contain. For example, the label may state "oil (contains one or more of the following: soybean, partially hydrogenated corn, palm or coconut)." This leaves the consumer in the dark about whether the oil is highly saturated (palm, coconut), technologically modified (hydrogenated) or polyunsaturated (soy, etc.).
Manufacturers argue that, since the oil they select varies with availability and market price, printing separate labels would be too expensive. But considering the current emphasis on reducing saturated fat in the American diet, the defense seems inadequate. (We suggest that all the choices be printed on the label and then punched like a train ticket to indicate which type a particular batch actually contains.)
Flavorings. By a fairly complex formula, the manufacturer must reveal the general source of the product's flavor. If the flavor is imparted by a food, no qualifiers are needed ("Blueberry Muffins"). If the flavor is usually imparted by a food, but the manufacturer has chosen to use a natural flavoring instead — for example, a distillate or extract of blueberries — the word flavored must be inserted in the name ("Blueberry Flavored Muffins"). The word natural may be included if the manufacturer desires. If any artificial flavor is used, the name must be accompanied by the word artificial or artificially flavored ("Artificially Flavored Blueberry Muffins").
On the other hand, the list of ingredients need only mention "spices" or "flavorings" in general terms; what they are doesn't have to be specified. For people sensitive to specific seasonings, shopping can be extremely frustrating.
Colorings. The label must state when coloring is added, but only FD & C Yellow #5 must be mentioned specifically, because of a high incidence of allergic reactions. Other colorings don't have to be specified (even though studies suggest their safety varies widely).
Thanks to a powerful lobby, dairy products are exempt from the regulation about colorings. Processors may add natural or artificial coloring to cheese, ice cream, and butter without troubling the consumer with that information.
Incidental additives. "Ingredients within ingredients" don't always have to be listed. For example, a product that uses a sweetened fruit as one of its ingredients may not list sugar on its label. Other incidentals include fumigants applied during storage, defoaming and clarifying agents used in production, fluoride and chlorine in water, and much more. The theory is that these additives need not be listed because they're present in "insignificant" amounts or aren't "functional." But many consumerists suspect that processors are sneaking additives in through this loophole.
Nutrition Labeling
Nutrition labeling is mandatory when a processor makes a nutritional or dietary claim on the label or in advertising, when a food is fortified with a nutrient, or when the food is intended for children under four (baby and junior foods). Otherwise, nutrition information is voluntary.
When a product is meant to be further prepared at home (for example, a cake mix) or eaten in conjunction with another food (ready-to-eat cereal), a second set of figures can be presented to show the nutrient content after preparation.
For people interested in monitoring certain nutrients — fat, protein, sodium, etc. — nutrition labeling is invaluable. However, the system can be misleading. The fact that only certain select nutrients are included often gives the illusion that a processed product is comparable (or even superior) to the real thing. The law ignores the fact that a whole food may contain trace minerals, fiber, and as yet unknown components that don't appear on a nutrition label. In fact, the current format gives fabricated foods a competitive edge if they're highly fortified or enriched.
(A fortified food has been pumped full of nutrients it doesn't possess in its natural state; adding calcium to orange juice makes it a fortified drink. Enriched foods have nutrients added to replace losses during processing. For example, white flour may be enriched with three B vitamins and iron to help compensate for the 22 nutrients lost when the bran and germ are milled off.)
Learning the Language
Perhaps the trickiest pan of reading a food label is deciphering the words it contains. Some have specific definitions established by the FDA, but others derive their meaning solely from the creative imaginations of advertising copywriters. In several areas that consumers care about, there is a mishmash of meaningful and meaningless terminology. It pays to know the difference.
Calories. A number of terms provide specific information for the calorie-conscious.
Foods labeled low-calorie contain no more than 40 calories per serving. A reduced-calorie product must be at least one-third lower in calories than a similar food in which the calories have not been reduced, and it must not be nutritionally inferior to the unmodified version. If the term diet appears with no further explanation, it must meet one of the two previous criteria.
Sugar. If a food is sugar-free, then it contains no added nutritive sweetener—no sucrose (table sugar), malt sugar, fructose, corn syrup, honey, molasses, maple syrup, or concentrated fruit sweetener. (If a food labeled sugar-free is neither low- nor reduced-calorie, it's supposed to make that clear, perhaps with "intended to reduce tooth decay" or "not a reduced-calorie food.")
On the other hand, no sugar added is not a federally regulated phrase and usually refers to sucrose alone; you may be getting ample amounts of sugar in its other forms. For example, one barbecue sauce that promises "No sugar!" lists corn syrup as its second ingredient.
Salt. Any reference to salt or sodium on the label mandates quantitative sodium labeling. In addition, some terms are federally defined. A low-sodium product has 140 milligrams or less per serving; very low-sodium , 35 mg or less; sodium- or salt-free, less than five. For a product to claim reduced sodium, it must contain 75% less than its regular version or than a competitor's.
Watch out for unsalted and no salt added; they don't necessarily mean sodium-free. Why? Because these terms don't encompass other sodium-based compounds that may have been added—for example, monosodium glutamate (MSG), sodium benzoate and sodium propionate. (Watch for the word sodium.)
Cholesterol and fat. We've all seen "No cholesterol!" emblazoned across bottles of cooking oil, as if this one manufacturer had finally succeeded in removing it; technology marches on. While the claim is true, it's not exactly news. No vegetable product contains cholesterol, which is manufactured in the bodies of animals (including ours).
Furthermore, what the "no cholesterol" claims don't point out is that saturated fat is even more likely to raise your blood cholesterol level than eating cholesterol itself. So a product that promises no cholesterol but is full of saturated fat is no nutritional bargain.
"All-vegetable shortening!" Good, you think. No cholesterol, no saturated fat. Right the first time, maybe not the second. Vegetable oils such as coconut and palm kernel are highly saturated. And even if the manufacturer started out with an unsaturated oil, if he "hydrogenated" it — added hydrogen atoms so it would remain solid at room temperature — then he turned it into a saturated fat.
So much for language that's at least partially meaningful. In the advertisers' lexicon there are other terms that have no reliable meaning whatsoever. They suggest, entice, and sometimes mislead.
Light. Sara Lee, the dieter's nemesis, has come out with Light Classics French Cheesecake. Before you dig in, the bad news is that it has more calories than the original version.
How can this happen? The words light and lite are unregulated in all but meat and poultry products, food companies can use them any way they want to. Some "light" products are reduced in calories — which is what we all expect — but they're just as likely to be lighter in color (as in "light" oil) or taste, or lower in other ingredients (salt, sugar, breading, alcohol). By "light" cheesecake, Sara Lee was referring to texture.
Natural. Since the term has no official definition, almost anything goes. At one time it was an indication of quality; now it's a warning flag.
"Natural" cheeses can contain artificial coloring and preservatives; "natural" ice creams are not only loaded with sugar but often include vegetable gums and mono- and diglycerides; "natural" breads may be made of refined white flour and fortified with synthetic nutrients; some "natural" cereals are more highly sweetened than processed ones; foods that are "naturally flavored" may also contain artificial flavoring, preservatives, thickeners, and colorants. Even margarine, a totally fabricated product, has been labeled "natural" by some manufacturers.
In fairness to the consumer, "natural" should be limited to a product that could be duplicated in a typical well-equipped home kitchen.
Organic. The federal government places no restrictions on this term when applied to produce. So consumers who buy food labeled "organic" in the belief that it has been raised without pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, or other related chemicals may or may not be getting what they paid for. (Thirteen states do have legal definitions of the term.)
The USDA does not permit the word on meat or poultry labels. If the animals were raised on feed and water free of pesticides and chemical contaminants and were treated with drugs only for illness, the meat may be labeled "naturally grown." But the USDA also allows "natural" to describe meat and poultry products that contain no artificial flavoring, coloring, and preservatives and are only minimally processed. Many consumers mistakenly interpret this to mean no hormones, antibiotics, or feed additives.
Fresh. You may begin to wonder about the term when it's applied to canned clam chowder, vacuum-packed salad with a two-month shelf life, and aseptically boxed milk. The USDA ruled recently that "fresh" can apply to refrigerated processed foods that contain previously cured, canned, or frozen components, and can even be used in the names of cured, canned, or frozen products— "as long as it remains clear to the purchaser that the product is not fresh."
The "y" words. Watch out for foods that are "fruity," "chocolaty," "buttery" or anything else ending in "y." According to the dictionary, the suffix means "something like." A "fruity" drink need contain no fruit.
Flavor. When the word follows a specific source, it means the flavor, not the source, was added. "Cherry flavor" tells you that the product has the flavor of cherries (synthetic or real), not cherries in the flesh.
Tastes like. When Brand X "tastes like" real peanut butter, don't assume it has any.
Creme. The real stuff is spelled "cream." Creme is usually made from corn syrup, gelatin, hydrogenated shortening, milk derivatives, mono- and diglycerides, artificial flavoring, and more. And don't get your hopes up; it's no lower in fat.
At our house, we maintain a museum of champion food labels. Our favorite is Roddenbery's Butter-Maple Syrup. Guess what, folks? No butter. No maple syrup.
Nikki and David Goldbeck are the authors of six books on food, most recently The Goldbeck's Guide to Good Food (New American Library, 1987).


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First of all: Sorry to make this post in English, but unfortunately I don't speak french or dutch, and as a foreigner I would like to have some help in my situation.
I've received from the Police, a "Convocation" asking me to go to the Police Office. There are some days and hours that I can select to go there.
The letter says that I have to present myself with my ID + "permis" (which I believe it is my drive license). The letter has a space to explain WHY they are inviting me, but this part it is in blank!
I did not commit anything serious. I had some fines in the past, but was absolutely nothing like "driving 160 in a highway which the maximum is 120", and by the way, those fines were a long time ago...
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Clippers guard Chris Paul was elected president of the National Basketball Players Assn. on Wednesday as an important step, and an unexpected dose of name recognition, in the union's attempt to find stability after more than a year of public infighting.
The outcome, part of the NBPA summer meeting in Las Vegas, was a surprise after reports portrayed Roger Mason Jr., a free agent who played with New Orleans last season, as the only declared candidate and likely winner. Instead, Paul became the rarity of a star atop the organization, the first since Patrick Ewing ended his term in 2001, and the most-visible face of the organization entangled by the controversy that led to lawsuits and executive director Billy Hunter being fired in February.
Paul said he has been thinking about running for a while and talked to members about the executive committee, including Mason, about a possible candidacy. The priority, his said on a conference call shortly after the election, is to get more players involved in the union.
"Right now is a big time for us as players and our union and moving forward," Paul said. "I think I have a lot of experience in being around and knowing what's going on. The other thing is, moving forward, the union is not about me. It's not about the president or the first vice president or any one person. It's about the players as a whole, as a body. That's what we got out of the past two days in our meetings, what we can do moving forward to grow the game and build the game.
"Obviously, we're restructuring a few things, just trying to make sure everything is set up properly. Everything is about checks and balances. I think we've got to give a lot of credit to the staff at the players' association. They've been through a lot over the past year or so. It's going to take a lot of work. But like I said, we have an outstanding executive committee, a great group of guys, board of directors, who are going to be ready and excited to move forward."
Mason was elected first vice president Wednesday, replacing Jerry Stackhouse, who resigned and, according to the NBPA, is expected to take a new internal role. Additionally, Steve Blake of the Lakers and Anthony Tolliver of the Bobcats were elected vice presidents, filling the spots vacated by Paul and Mason.
"For me personally, I believe the union's in a great place right now, especially after the past two days," Paul said. "Obviously there were ideas and brainstorming and things like that, and right now it's our job – the committee and the staff and myself – to move forward. No one said it was going to be easy, but that's why we're in this position. Stackhouse and the other guys, Roger Mason the first vice president, and the executive committee, we're excited about the road ahead."
Hunter was ousted amid evidence of mismanagement, including conflicts of interest in deals between his family members and the union. He then sued Derek Fisher, Paul's predecessor as president, and the NBPA for defamation and breach of contract. A hearing on a motion to dismiss the case is pending.
Meanwhile, the union is without a permanent executive director to run the day-to-day operations. The search firm looking for Hunter's replacement gave an update in Las Vegas, followed by Paul saying, "For us, there's obviously no rush. Obviously we would love to get someone in that seat. But for us, we think we want to make sure our house is in order and make sure we have everything is in the right place so that executive director can come right in and can hit the ground running."
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A year of anomie or achievement?
By David Shribman
JewishWorldReview.com | New year, new challenges. These challenges come for a political system that is in disrepute, in a world that is in upheaval, in a society that is undergoing fast and fundamental change. The year is only a dozen days old and already changes are sweeping through Washington, the Middle East and Russia.
And yet we know that the changing of the calendar year is an artificial event, driven by our need for order, by our impulse to organize events and by our notion, probably faulty, that the seasons of nature are in a cosmic, or perhaps a divine, alignment with our earthly concerns.
For all the folly of doing so, still we attach outsized meaning to the changing of the calendar and to the labels we affix to it. The four digits "1914," which were employed for 365 days a century ago, are heavy with one meaning alone. So are the digits "1939."
So what are the digits "2014" destined to mean?
It is, of course, impossible to say, though we do know that the forces that will produce the answer are already well in train, and that in looking back upon 2014 we will see the roots of its meaning in a political crisis that began years earlier, or in a movement that started with an unnoticed slight in a place faraway, or in the inspired imagination of a loner innovator in a remote garage.
Nonetheless, there are collision points we can foresee even in the middle of 2014's first month, tensions that must be addressed, crises that must be confronted, barriers that must be breached. Here are some of them:
• The president's mysterious persona.
Barack Obama came to the White House promising a new beginning, beyond party and partisanship, and yet his five years have been mired in a partisanship that has no equal in modern times.
But his biggest problem involves promises breached and promise unrealized. He promised to work with his rivals and yet rammed through his biggest social program without a single Republican vote, a symbol of his approach to governing.
He showed unbounded promise as a communicator; indeed in the 2008 campaign he seemed like the Great Communicator 2.0, with an uncanny and unequaled intuitive ability to read the public, to speak for the public and to lead the public. And yet the public man has disappointed even his most fervent backers.
Americans very likely would vote again for the man who ran against John McCain in November 2008. They very likely would not vote again for the man who has occupied the White House since January 2009.
• The political paralysis on Capitol Hill.
In 1964, a half century ago, the Senate was hung up for more than two months in the longest, most vicious filibuster in American history — and yet in the end it passed the Civil Rights Act that transformed the United States. But amid that political rancor, Congress also passed a landmark mass transit act that would change the face of urban America, an economic opportunity bill that would launch the War on Poverty, a wilderness bill that protected 9.1 million acres of natural beauty. That last piece of legislation required 60 drafts, and yet the lawmakers came to final agreement, and the country was better for it.
Breathes there a soul alive today who thinks that the 113th Congress would have the patience or forbearance to work through 60 drafts of anything, except of course a fund-raising appeal? Or that these lawmakers could go from filibuster to fulfilling their governing responsibilities without throwing the country, the financial markets and the most vulnerable among us into disorder, confusion and chaos?
• The crisis of the political class as a whole.
Any sober nonpartisan evaluation of the agenda for 2014 would conclude that the country needs a budget, a revenue plan, an overhaul of its tax system and a comprehensive evaluation of its entitlement programs. What are the chances even one of those will be accomplished?
The term "anomie," developed more than a century ago by a French sociologist, is defined variously as "a condition in which society provides little moral guidance to individuals"; "social instability resulting from a breakdown of standards and values"; and "a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms." The political class is guilty as charged, and so, while we are at it, is the business community.
• The world beyond our borders. Crises loom, as they always do, in what the French used to call the Levant and what the English used to call the Holy Land. Russia is in turmoil and is a threat to global stability, as always. Europe is sparring, as always.
But the new thing for 2014 — the fighting in Fallujah, the surge in al-Qaida power in Iraq — might not be so new after all. It is, to be sure, part of an old fight, but it may be another piece in an old pattern that Americans have been unwilling to confront, until now.
This inconvenient notion goes against every orthodoxy of 20th century liberalism and 21st century conservatism, but isn't it true that when U.S. forces remain in place (in divided Korea, in divided Europe) the peace, or at least the status quo, is maintained, and when American forces depart (in Vietnam and, now, in Iraq — and, almost certainly, in Afghanistan when our troops leave in December 2014) chaos and killing follows?
A war-weary, exhausted nation doesn't want to think about that, and of course there was plenty of chaos and killing, much of it tragic and unnecessary, when American troops were engaged in those lands of crisis. But a country that finds itself eager to disengage from hot spots must consider the consequences, or, more precisely, the nature and length of its commitment when it decides to engage in those hot spots.
Since the chances of confronting budget, revenue, tax structure and entitlement policy are just about nil for 2014, how about a national debate on our national security profile and priorities — in a year in which Iran and North Korea remain deadly threats, terrorism may be a resurgent danger, China will assert itself commercially and perhaps militarily, and Russia may be emerging as an even more unsettling rival.
Anomie has a cure, and it is serious engagement in vital questions.
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With Edmunds very "interesting" survey coming out and with so much material on how everyone hates haggling, I figured it would be a good time to offer a perspective from the other side of the coin. The salesman. Now I won't speak about all salesmen, just because I don't know everyone and I didn't know everyone's motivation I worked with. However, myself and a few of my fellow salesmen were very like-minded in their disgust at the same thing you are all disgusted with, haggling.
It's been a few years since I sold cars, but I do remember it vividly. Why, because I hated it. I worked for three different dealerships. All sold different cars, in different price brackets, and with different people at the helm of the dealerships. But all three had the same idea of how to sell cars, be pushy. When we followed this idea, we ended up losing many customers.
When you first start at a dealership and are put into training, the first thing the training salesman tells you to do is when a customer comes up on the lot walk right up to them as quickly as possible and engage them. This is to ensure they don't just come and look, they are instead obligated to talk with you. Like a helpless fly in a web. It's a way for dealers to get a hold of you and keep you at the dealership longer than you may want to. You may have also encountered the dealer holding the keys to your trade in to try and convince you to stay and buy a car. This is probably not news to you all; everyone has a dealership horror story.
What is news is the salesman you are dealing with probably doesn't have a choice in engaging you that quickly. It's beaten into our heads and they make you think you won't get a sale unless you are relentless. And being that most dealerships only pay commission, or at least my three did, that means unless you sell, you aren't eating that week.
After you break the customer down and finally get them to the table to discuss the purchase, you enter the haggling zone. Here's how it breaks down. First, you find the car you want, hopefully, I saw many people influenced into buying the wrong type of car. At one point in my work for one of these dealerships a young guy came in to get a new car. Nothing outlandish or much to write home about, then he began the financing. He was underwater on three separate cars, just rolling over the debt he has incurred onto a new car. His credit was so bad from all the other previous car sales that neither of his parents could cosign. At this point, I would have thrown his ass to the curb, but my manager encouraged the other salesman to see if anyone could cosign for him. Even when they brought up their hesitation noting that he shouldn't even do this, they still pushed. This guy's bright idea, his 87yr old blind and infirm grandmother, who at present resided in a nursing home. The kid walked out with a brand new car and most likely his grandmother's credit going to hell in a hand basket.
Now I bring up this story for two reasons. First, to illustrate dealerships can be assholes, and second and more importantly, some of us salesmen don't like the game either. Throughout my tenure with these dealerships, I saw many versions of this same story and most just made myself and a few others sick to our stomachs. But these pathetic stories aren't the only things that can turn a salesman's stomach.
The entire process of haggling is as many of you know rigged. Rather than giving you the best price available, the two parties will go back and forth trying to come up with a number that suits mostly the dealer. After a salesman leaves the table with the customer's offer they go to the sales manager and present the offer. You as the customer, see them talking about what you think is the price, when really they are just stalling and coming down maybe a few hundred to at most a grand. Every time I did this, all I could think of was why can't we just have a set price and be done with this?
Customer's would come in and pay drastically different prices for the exact same car. It was highway robbery. Inevitably most customers would get upset with the lack of actual savings and would storm out. I think most salesmen would gladly give up this game too because all this game of haggling does is drive down your monthly sales.
Recently I purchased my FR-S and had one of the best experiences you can have on a car lot. The salesman was unbelievably nice and let me sell myself on the car rather than push me one way or the other. After all the paperwork was done and I had my keys, I asked him why he sold cars this way, and what he told me is something all dealers and salesmen should take to heart. He said that he had been doing this for too damn long to not understand the one thing that turns off a potential buyer, being a pushy jerk. He said he got far more sales letting the customer talk themselves into buying the car. He just handled the paperwork really.
This experience is very similar to what you would find at a Tesla dealer and the reason why so many dealerships are pushing back against Tesla's model of sales. At Tesla the price you see is the price you pay. The salesmen at typical car dealerships are scared that people might want to get rid of them all together if they follow in Tesla's haggle-free footsteps. And according to the results of the Edmunds survey, their fears may be true. But we can live in a world where both are happy, that is if dealerships can learn that being a pushy asshole to the customer is not the way to do business.
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Villas Sonja, a different and relatively new approach to the fenced community, was constructed in Nicaragua in 2007. The design and financing was made possible by, among others, Peder Kolind and Lars Kolind. The idea was to create an undisturbed society with its own police station where the citizens can break free of the negative social heritage. An important effort in a country where unemployment, wife beating and abuse of children are everyday occurrences.
However, until late 2008 there was a snake just outside their paradise. The unstable supply of water and electricity caused enough troubles in itself, as the community often endured water and power outages that lasted for hours and sometimes several days, but the worst part was the theft of water from the pipe outside the community fence. The community guard could not stop it and 40% of their total monthly water expenses were for people that stole water from the pipe.
With financial support from the Poul Due Jensen Foundation and Grundfos in Denmark, Mexico and USA, an SQ Flex system was installed inside the fence. Since then the community has been independent of the public water supply and have only been paying for their own water.
The community houses more than 350 people in 101 houses. They all pay rent, but those who have fewer resources than others have the opportunity to get jobs inside the gated community to pay their rent. The available jobs include shop managers, gardeners and the like. In this way less privileged families, which usually cannot live in a community like this, get the opportunity to live in the attractive Villas Sonja. Here they can enjoy their daily lives in calm and hygienic surroundings.


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 433 diseños de 36 diseñadores freelance.
Florida Hospital (www.FloridaHospital.com); Healthy 100 (www.Healthy100.org); CREATION Health (http://www.CreationHealth.com)
ABOUT FLORIDA HOSPITAL — For over 100 years the mission of Florida Hospital (FH) has been: To Extend the Healing Ministry of Christ. Opened in 1908, FH is comprised of 8 hospital campuses housing over 2,200 beds and twenty walk-in medical centers. With 17,000 employees—including 2,000 doctors and 4,000 nurses—FH serves the residents and guests of Orlando, the No. 1 tourist destination in the world. FH cares for over one million patients a year. FH is a Christian, faith-based hospital that believes in providing Whole Person Care in mind, body and spirit. Fast facts include:
• LARGEST ADMITTING HOSPITAL IN AMERICA — Ranked No. 1 in the nation for inpatient admissions by the American Hospital Association.
• HOSPITAL OF THE FUTURE — At the turn of the century, the Wall Street Journal named Florida Hospital the "Hospital of the Future".
• ONE OF AMERICA'S BEST HOSPITALS — Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as "One of America's Best Hospitals".
• SPORTS EXPERTS — FH has an enduring track record of providing exclusive medical care to many sports organizations including: The Orlando Magic NBA team, Disney's Wide World of Sports, Walt Disney World's Marathon Weekend, the Capital One Bowl, the World Cup and the Olympics.
• HEALTHY 100 — FH is leading a new national movement to help people break the age barrier and live to a Healthy 100. Find out more at http://www.Healthy100.org.
Our primary target audience is women interested in inspiring stories and insights of how to live life to the fullest. Florida Hospital's mission is not only to provide healing services to our patients, but also to encourage them on a journey to optimal health. This book will share heart touching stories by women for women in connection to a healthy mind, body and spirit.
This book will be made available for sale to church groups, businesses, and major on-line retailers such as Amazon. The book will also be featured on TV, print, and radio advertising.
NOTE: This design competition has two parts. Part 1 is this cover design. Part 2 will be to design the interior pages for the book. The second competition begins after this one ends and will use the winning cover design as a jumping off point for the interior design. Both parts of the competition are open to all.
FEEL: Would like this book to have a similar "feel" as our other CREATION Health material, while still being unique and distinct. Namely, we'd like a clean, bright design with fresh, vibrant, bold colors and concepts that look like it fits in the same family of products. You can look at the web design for http://www.CreationHealth.com for ideas. Also see designs for some of our other products by clicking on the "products" tab, then the sub-tabs called "Seminar Materials" "Marketing Materials" "Guides & Assessments".
IMPORTANT: Design should have a "gift book" feel.
1) Avoid a "clinical" (i.e. boring) look
2) Avoid typical "health" cliché images such as an apple, joyful person jumping in the air, etc.
3) Avoid obvious religious imagery such as a cross.
-Title: CREATION Health Devotional for Women
-Subtitle: 56 Heart-Touching Stories for Living Life to the Fullest
-Author Info: With Contributions from: Karen Kingsbury, Jean Thomason, Elizabeth George, and many others
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-CREATION Health logo on bottom
BACK (keep it simple):
To receive love, give love.
To receive joy, live joyfully.
To receive grace, bestow grace.
-CREATION Health logo & website
NOTE: For each design, please submit 2 FILES: 1) the cover alone; 2) the front, spine & back cover together.
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New Regulations Automate Burial Payments for Veterans' Survivors
July 7, 2014, 08:00:00 AM
July, 7 2014
New Regulations Automate Burial Payments for Veterans' Survivors
Estimated 62,000 Surviving Spouses Benefit from Regulation Changes
WASHINGTON – New burial regulations effective today will now allow the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to automatically pay the maximum amount allowable under law to most eligible surviving spouses more quickly and efficiently, without the need for a written application.
Under former regulations, VA paid burial benefits on a reimbursement basis, which required survivors to submit receipts for relatively small one-time payments that VA generally paid at the maximum amount permitted by law.
"VA is committed to improving the speed and ease of delivery of monetary burial benefits to Veterans' survivors during their time of need," said Acting VA Secretary Sloan Gibson. "The recent changes allow VA to help these survivors bear the cost of funerals by changing regulations to get them the benefits more quickly."
This automation enables VA to pay a non-service-connected or service-connected burial allowance to an estimated 62,000 eligible surviving spouses out of a projected 140,000 claimants for burial benefits in 2014. Surviving spouses will be paid upon notice of the Veteran's death using information already in VA systems. The burial allowance for a non-service-connected death is $300, and $2,000 for a death connected to military service.
This revised regulation will further expedite the delivery of these benefits to surviving spouses, reduce the volume of claims requiring manual processing, and potentially make available resources for other activities that benefit Veterans and their survivors.
For more information on monetary burial benefits, visit http://www.benefits.va.gov/compensation/claims-special-burial.asp.
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