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Probably the number one question I get is: What is going to happen with Mario Williams. And what should happen?
As for the first question, it sounds like even Mario Williams doesn't know so how should I? Here's Johns McClain's write up of William's quotes, and Nick Scurfield's of the Houston Texans.
Some thoughts with this.
Taking the Texans at their word. Before these comments, my view was pretty much similar to Lance Zierlein's on the whole "Mario is our first priority thing."
But who knows, maybe it isn't just talk. Yeah, the Texans can keep things quiet within the organization but sometimes when they say something nobody else is buying, they are saying what they really think. Like that they were considering picking Mario Williams over Reggie Bush in the first place. At first, nobody believed them, including Mario Williams and his agent.
I think Williams staying with the Texans is an extreme long shot given his worth to the NFL as a 4-3 defensive end and how much money the Texans can rearrange to deal with the cap and signing other players. But if that long shot was going to happen, likely the only way it could would be to deal with Mario's big fat salary number first.
If Williams wants to stay with the Texans, he will have to decide early because late in the process, there won't be any money left. Salary musical chairs.
"Whatever happens happens." This phrase is used to describe Williams' feeling about the contract situation. I take him at his word that he would like to stay with the Texans if they can work something out. It makes sense. He owns a comfortable home, a comfortable drive away from the stadium. No state income taxes for home games in a southern urban city with a low cost of living. He has the glory position for Wade Phillips' defense, and plays for a head coach that he likes and respects. It's a stable team, one of the one's picked to do great things next year.
The question is whether the Texans can offer him anything in the ballpark of what makes sense for him and the team.
He says:
"Money is money at the end of the day, and it's really not that big of a deal for me. Whatever best fits for myself and the team, whichever it may be, then so be it. I'm not focused on telling my agent (Ben Dogra), 'Hey, do this or do that because I want to be the highest paid player, bla bla.' You know, I was the first pick, so I've had everything I've ever really wanted already, so my biggest thing is just being in a good position, being in a good fit, being in a good scheme or system and just being able to continue my career and progress.
"My goal isn't to go and say, 'I want to be this and that' or say, 'I want this and that.' It's just whatever's out of respect for the position and whatever you bring to the team I feel like is adequate."
I understand that point of view. I don't know about you, but I've passed on jobs where I could make better money but wasn't a good fit for my abilities and what I wanted to do in my life. I've also passed/quit jobs where the money was insultingly low. Money is nice to pay bills, but often is also tied up into all sorts of ego things. Ultimately, you can't analogize his situation to yours though, because most of us never had to make decisions involving millions and millions of dollars of our own cash.
Some of the teams with a lot of money to spend have that money to spend because they are messed up organizations and/or have little chance of short term success. So there's that out there. It is the only minor leverage the Texans have, and that ain't much leverage.
Ultimately, the agent works for the player. It's Mario's call (though the agent's incentive is for the most money). The question is whether the Texans can even make an offer that isn't ridiculously, laughably low for a player whose NFL market value is much higher than what the Texans will be able to spend. And likely, Williams will have to make that decision before he tests the market in free agency. It may be that the Texans have him as their first priority because if he doesn't like what they offer, they need to go to Plan B immediately, and not waste their time and resources on an option that isn't an option.
It's easy and good PR for Mario Williams' to say it isn't about the money. Just as it is easy and good PR for the Texans to say that they want Mario Williams back and he is their first priority. Whether it makes sense for each side to come to terms together is a different question.
What Should the Texans do? The Future of the Texans Defense.
A salary cap system is all about managing opportunity costs. You pay this guy, you can't pay that guy. You can try to restructure players but there's limits to that. There are teams in the NFL that have a TON of cap space. There's no salary floor for individual teams right now, but there will be in 2013.
I believe it will be a miracle if the Texans can re-sign Mario Williams, and still re-sign all the other players they want. Even if Williams' doesn't want a league highest salary from the Texans, the number he would want is likely still pretty high.
The case was made by John McClain that Mario Williams when he was playing made this defense better because he helped Antonio Smith's sack numbers, Williams' sack numbers project out to be huge and that with more talent, Phillips can do even better things. He says Wade wants Mario back, and it's hard to argue with Wade.
The case has been made by many others that the Texans ended up the year with the most balanced quality defensive performance in the NFL–2nd in overall defense, 3rd in passing defense, 4th in rushing defense–without Mario Williams for all but 4 1/4 games. This point of view suggests that given 2012's production, Williams is an unnecessary luxury for a team defense.
Rivers McCown over at the always interesting Battle Red Blog suggests that Williams' injury history also gives you pause before offering a big contract. That even when he wasn't missing games, he was often playing hurt. (I think part of this was that for most of his career he was sort of the one man band of the defensive line–that if he wasn't getting the sack nobody was–and that they didn't have much of a reliable rotation pre-Wade Phillips). Notably, however, Rivers isn't as comfortable with the idea that the Texans defense is just fine and dandy with their current situation.
Ultimately, all roads of this discussion go back to money. Yes, most people will want Mario Williams back at the right dollar figure. The worry is what that number is. That the Texans will overpay in a way that would hurt the rest of the team, in keeping other players this year and in future years.
The Future of the Texans Defense.
I think nobody disagrees that the Texans will need a pass rusher if Williams' departs. The Texans were very fortunate that they had no more injuries at outside linebacker last year given the reps that Brooks Reed and Connor Barwin played.
It also helped to feast a bit on some bad quarterbacks last year like a lot of teams did with so many quarterback situations in transition. The Texans played one quarterback in the top 5 evaluated by quarterback rating (Brees), and two more QBs in the top ten (Ryan, Roethlisberger). Much of the rest of the quarterbacks they faced were a parade of game manager to unwatchable: Flacco, Dalton, Painter, Campbell, Collins (!), Campbell, Hasselbeck, teh Gabbert. In previous years, even these quarterbacks may have completely abused them, and it is remarkable how well the defense played to support an offense with many injuries, but I'm not sure you can look at last years' defense and say it is all fixed.
Not the Texans' fault which quarterbacks they faced. (Minor aside: Funny, there's barely enough decent quarterbacks for the current set of teams, and yet the NFL sometimes make noises about expansion. I think that should be translated as: We want to talk about a team in LA, but we don't want to explicitly talk about stealing another fanbase's team, so we will talk about expansion even though it would create an inelegant number of teams and we don't really want it).
The Texans again will get the benefit of an AFC South still in transition next year but will be likely facing Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers in the regular season barring injuries. Those are the sorts of quarterbacks you need to prepare to face.
The Texans defense doesn't rank as high if you look efficiency statistics versus total defense. Over at Football Outsiders they ended the 2011 regular season with a final ranking of 8th. That number takes into account down situations and strength of opponent. That sites notes from their numbers: "Offense is more consistent from year to year than defense, and offensive performance is easier to project than defensive performance. Special teams is less consistent than either."
Another one of their principles, based on football being a game of often unavoidable injuries: "By and large, a team built on depth is better than a team built on stars and scrubs."
I'd love if the Texans could afford Mario Williams. I am sure Mario Williams would like if the Texans could afford Mario Williams. I'd be surprised if they can make it happen, and make it happen in a way that doesn't hamstring the team.
Wish I could tell you something you already didn't know about this, but really this post exists to sort of frame the discussion about Mario and the defense and just sort of time capsuling the thinking of the time. (I also am still inviting more good comments on the previous post about the Texans wide receiver position).
Musical interlude:
It's the off-season. We often go a little off topic. Please share things about the Mario thing if you wish and/or if you don't have anything to say on that, share some music with others. Here's a song called "Collect My Sunshine" from my friend Fletch, who is one of the most kind and cool people I have ever known and is part of a Houston-based band called Orents Stirner. The YouTube caption that goes with the video?
"If you stay present when you create anything, it is beautiful. Here is some improvised beauty."


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What follows is a section of my 2010 Walla Walla Spring Release Report. The report will be published in its entirety in .pdf form after the last entry is posted to the blog. See previous posts here.
Charles Smith of K Vintners continues along as an irrepressible force of nature. Much like his wines, he is almost unavoidable. In any given week, he's pictured in newspaper articles and blogs posts around the world, including a recent favorite from The Gray Market Report. One isn't even safe in the car with his visage now on three separate billboards in or around the Walla Walla Valley.
Smith has parlayed his marketing and promotional genius into a wine empire. Already far along the path to stardom with his omnipresent 'House Wine' from the Magnificent Wine Company and his highly rated micro-quantity wines from K Vintners and Charles Smith Wines, Smith rose to national prominence last year after receiving a 100 point score for his Royal City Syrah from Wine Enthusiast and being named Winemaker of the Year by Food & Wine Magazine.
K Vintners is where it all started. While Smith dabbles in a few different varietals at K, the winery is best known for its 'K Syrah' wines. The K wines are hand picked, foot crushed, and fermented with native yeasts. These wines are almost all produced in minute quantities and span a range of price points and styles. At the low end is the twenty-five dollar 'Milbrandt' Syrah. Like several of the wines reviewed here, this one comes from one of the Milbrandt vineyards on the Wahluke Slope. Smith continues to be a one-man marketing machine for the promise of Syrah from this area. The 2008 Milbrandt Syrah is as good as any from Washington at this price point and is the best K has produced from this vineyard to date. At the high end is the Phil Lane Syrah, which comes from the small vineyard adjacent to the winery in Walla Walla.
In addition to the numerous Syrahs that have made Smith famous – or did Smith make them famous? - K Vintners also produces Sangiovese ('Guido') and Grenache ('The Boy'). The latter, which hails from Christophe Baron's Armada Vineyard, is another compelling argument for the future of Grenache in Washington. This is a varietal on the way up. Other excellent examples come from Cayuse, Gramercy, Grand Reve, McCrea, and Rotie Cellars to name a few.
'The Boy' is named after a song by the same name by French artist Serge Gainsbourg. The technical sheet reads "The lyrics go, 'I am the boy who can enjoy invisibility' - a sentiment much enjoyed by Charles." While his enjoyment of invisibility might be questioned - if we can't hide from him, how can he hide from us let alone enjoy it? - his mastery of marketing, as well as irony, would not be.
K Vintners Viognier Columbia Valley 2009 $20
Rating: +/* (Good/Excellent) A bouquet of flowers along with peaches and mineral notes on an aromatic wine. Palate brings a lot of fruit and a pleasing tingle of acidity. Barrel fermented in neutral French Burgundy barrels. 14.1% alcohol.
K Vintners Milbrandt Syrah Wahluke Slope 2008 $25
Rating: */** (Excellent/Exceptional) Light in color. A very alluring nose with light floral notes, game, barbeque sauce, and red fruit. Crisp and tart on the palate. Among the best Washington Syrah found at this price point. 100% Syrah (90% Sundance, 10% Pheasant vineyards). Aged in French Burgundy barrels. 13.9% alcohol. 800 cases produced.
K Vintners Pheasant Syrah Wahluke Slope 2008 $35
Rating: + (Good) Ground cranberries, nuts, fresh berries, and lots of red fruit on the nose. Light and lithe with red fruit on the palate. 100% Syrah, Pheasant Vineyard. Aged in French oak (30% new). 15% alcohol. 193 cases produced.
K Vintners Clifton Syrah Wahluke Slope 2008 $35
Rating: * (Excellent) Lots of bright, tart red fruit along with meaty streaks and sliced olive mark the nose. Big and opulent on the palate. Shows a fair amount of alcohol at times but pulls it off. 100% Syrah. Clifton Vineyard. Aged in French oak. 15% alcohol. 213 cases produced.
K Vintners Phil Lane Walla Walla Valley 2007 $70
Rating: ** (Exceptional) Abundant floral notes along with earth and very light streaks of game. Big and packed full of tightly wrapped fruit on the palate. Capped off by a seamless finish. 100% Syrah. Phil Lane Vineyard. Aged in French Burgundy barrels. 14.5% alcohol. 141 cases produced.
K Vintners Guido Walla Walla Valley 2007 $40
Rating: * (Excellent) Nose really pops on this wine with smoked meat, Red Vines, red fruit, and high toned berries. Palate shows penetrating but elegant red fruit flavors along with umami notes. 80% Sangiovese co-fermented with 20% Syrah. Lefore Vineyard. Aged in French oak (20% new). 15.5% alcohol. 175 cases produced.
K Vintners The Boy Walla Walla Valley 2008 $45
Rating: ** (Exceptional) Aromas jump from the glass including sliced black olives, seaweed, umami, and game. Intensely flavorful on the palate with red fruit and game. A spectacular effort. 90% Grenache, 10% Syrah. Armada Vineyard. Aged in French oak. 14.5% alcohol. 318 cases produced.
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What follows is a section of my 2010 Walla Walla Spring Release Report. The report will be published in its entirety in .pdf form after the last entry is posted to the blog. See previous posts here.
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Josh Wade Says:
There is no doubt that Charles Smith is a master of marketing. He can be quite the polarizing personality in wine too. From what I've seen (and what your reviews echo) is that the quality of his wine holds up to the hype. I appreciate the fact that he makes quality wines that deliver at all price points (case in point the Kung Fu Riesling and Velvet Devil Merlot - at least the 07).
The simplicity of the black/white label stands out among the shelves lined with critters / artwork or fancy french text. While Charles has been going gangbusters among the Millenial crowd, it surprises me that he puts very little effort into social media marketing...imagine the possibilities!
How can we land him as a client?
Sean P. Sullivan Says:
Josh, thanks for the comment. I believe the variety of wines Smith makes across different price points will have the most enduring impact on the industry. The labels are immediately recognizable and say Washington State prominently. With a number of the Charles Smith Wines receiving wide distribution - such as the Kung Fu Girl and Velvet Devil - this guarantees to draw a lot of people's attention to the state's wines. Additionally, Smith has the ability to march people up the price ladder with his various offerings, something few can boast.
Interesting point regarding the Social Media effort. He certainly has taken advantage of viral marketing!
He's an embarrassment to Walla Walla.
Catie Says:
Hmmm - I live in Walla Walla and have never found Charles Smith to be an embarrassment, let alone heard he was one. Am I missing something? I am happy he is here.
Brian Says:
Embarrassment??????? Really? I have been to W2 quite a few times and have always enjoyed visiting and tasting his wines. I have bought Motor City Kitty amongst others and these wines are Good....if not excellent!
Embarrassment I think not! Irreverent? Probably, but NOT embarrassment!!!!!
I only heard Charles Smith is an asshole. A great marketer, but still...an asshole. His 'Royal City' was nice, but no one seems to know how he learned winemaking. Happy he got rich off of his elementary labels, but I hope he sticks around and adds some humility to his game. Driving a Rolls around Hicksville only means he's the big fish in a small pond. And, he ain't well regarded in Hicksville either...
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Hey now - he belongs to us in Walla Walla and we don't like outsider's saying bad things about him, only we are allowed. However,I met him in a professional non-wine setting once and he was quiet, unassuming and very gracious.
I forgot to mention Sean, I think your wine notes are from when we were tasting together at K-Vintners? I think I will "steal" them. Kidding. WAwineman, you know I adore you, but you don't exactly live in "Unhicksville."
Met him..... Wasn't impressed. Arrogant, pompous, self absorbed, demeaning towards others.... shall I go on? The only thing bigger than his ego is his BELLY.......


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WASHINGTON -- One of the Nationals' greatest strengths can present a problem for some of the team's relief pitchers, but it's a good problem to have.
Washington's stellar starting rotation is capable of mowing down opposing lineups and eating innings in bunches. Stephen Strasburg and Gio Gonzalez combined for 13 scoreless innings against the Marlins in the first two games, leaving minimal work for the bullpen.
Entering Thursday's series finale, three of the team's relievers had not yet appeared: right-handers Craig Stammen and Henry Rodriguez and lefty Zach Duke -- the bullpen's only southpaw.
"I can't say it's a bad thing we're doing that because we're winning, and they're pitching deep into games, which is what they want to do and actually what we want them to do," Stammen said. "The less I pitch, probably the better off our team is.
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Stammen is one of manager Davey Johnson's first options for picking up multiple innings in relief. Last year he threw 88 1/3 innings across 59 appearances, going 6-1 with a 2.34 ERA.
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I wrote about the tribute paid by National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Rocco Landesman to President Obama in "Rocco's Modern Life." Landesman hailed Obama as "the first president that [Ed.: ouch!] actually writes his own books since Teddy Roosevelt and arguably the first to write them really well since Lincoln[.]" Seeking to move Obama to an even more world-historic plane, Landesman also saluted Obama as "the most powerful writer since Caesar." I noted that It would be hard to pack so much ignorance into one short paragraph if one were really trying. .
After we wrote about it here, Landesman's speech drew a lot of attention and commentary. Now Rocco responds:
First, my comments about the President as author and the references to Teddy Roosevelt, Lincoln, et al. I'm vulnerable here and probably just wrong. [Ed.: Apparently he hasn't had time to check it out yet!]. Barack Obama wrote, on his own, the manuscript for his first book and went looking for a publisher. [Ed.:Not exactly, but let it pass.] Other presidential works have very different provenances. [Ed.: Well said!] One important one, it is generally accepted, was written by a ghostwriter without credit. [Ed.: He's so discreet!] Others were written with heavy staff input in the way of researchers and editors. [Ed.: Again, well said!] That being said, to state that these other presidents did not write their own books is unprovable and in several cases, probably incorrect. [Ed.: Probably!] And for what it's worth, yes, Grant wrote a great book, and Lincoln, an excellent writer, never wrote a whole book per se, his writings were rather collected in one. [Ed.: When you get a chance, refresh yourself on run-on sentences.] Score one for the prosecution.
If we're keeping track, I think it's more like "score ten for the prosecution." Rocco isn't much of a writer and, like the guy in the Sam Cooke song, he doesn't know much about history. But he knows Obama! And like the guy in the Sam Cooke song, he does know that he loves him.
Rocco is not done yet. He also returns to his comparison of Obama with Caesar. Rocco suggests he was misunderstood; he was just funnin':
As for Julius Caesar? I made a deliberately outlandish remark, with the delicious (for me, anyway) twist that the last thing people think of with Julius Caesar is that he was a writer. I enjoyed the conceit and never imagined that it would be taken literally. If I have to edit every remark I make because someone somewhere might misunderstand, I'm going to become very dull very fast.
So a comparison of Obama with Adolf Hitler would have served Rocco as well as the comparison with Caesar. It's a funny thing. The last thing people think of "with" Hitler is his work as an autobiographer.
Rocco really need not fear the lack of an editor. My guess is that Rocco is about as capable an editor as he is a writer. It's the bootlicking, the ignorance, and the higher illiteracy that are Rocco's problems, not the lack of an editor.
He need not worry about our losing interest in his pensées either. Those of us concerned about the politicization of the federal cultural agencies and intrigued by the phenomenon of Obama worship will continue to find Rocco of interest. Even if he loses his taste for delicious twists.
JOHN adds: At risk of piling on, this guy really is a dope. "[T]he last thing people think of with Julius Caesar is that he was a writer"? Unlike Scott, I never studied Latin, but even I know that Caesar is widely regarded as one of the greatest Latin prose writers, and that generations of Latin students have plowed through his Commentaries: "All Gaul is divided into three parts," and so on. When you talk about political leaders who were also great writers, Caesar really is the gold standard. Rocco heads the National Endowment for the Arts? Unbelievable.
PLUS, two updates to this story: IowaHawk, a comic genius, channels Julius Caesar's reaction to Landesman's comparison, in highly profane rapper-jive style. And I learned today that Rocco Landesman's aunt is lyricist Fran Landesman, who wrote the words to "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most." I'm guessing Scott didn't know that, or he might have taken it easier on Rocco.


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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The Georgia College & State University men's and women's tennis programs both landed in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's (ITA) National and Southeast Regional Rankings, as announced recently by the organization.
The Bobcat men (12-5, 5-3 PBC) fell from No. 11 to No. 14 in the national poll, while the Bobcat women (8-9, 4-6 PBC) jumped one spot to No. 30. In the Southeast, the men slipped from third to fifth, while the women held on to the seventh position.
For the women, senior Diane Danna (Paris) climbed into both the national and regional polls, claiming the 48th and 15th spots, respectively in singles play.
In singles action for the men, Max Beliankou (Minsk, Belarus) joined the best in the nation slotted 49th, while moving up from No. 16 to No. 14 in the southeast. The senior's young teammates, sophomore Jerome Leborgne (Coordimanche, France) and freshman Johan Wadstein (Helsingborg, Sweden) were also list in the region rankings at 19th and 20th, respectively.
The Bobcat women host Brenau University today (April 7) beginning at 2 p.m. Both teams are in action Thursday, traveling to Anderson University for a 3 p.m. start.
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The Valley Forge Muster Roll, a project of the Valley Forge Park Alliance, is dedicated to the memory of those who were at winter quarters from December 19, 1777 to June 19, 1778. The Continental Army used monthly muster rolls to track the army's strength. Each roll contains names, ranks, dates of enlistment, and other notes on soldiers' assignments, activities, or conditions.
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|Muster Roll Certificates are $30 each, which includes a $20 contribution to support the Muster Roll Project, a fully volunteer effort of the Valley Forge Park Alliance. Net contributions assist the Alliance's efforts in helping Valley Forge National Historical Park.
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Please contact us for additional information on how you can help us to expand this important legacy. You may also contact us if you have information that may add to what is listed on the roll.
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So family building the American dream
PK's Grill enlivens the Orange dining scene with quality
My husband and I had the usual Friday or Saturday night conversation: "Would you like to get something to eat?" "Sure, where would you like to go?" And then the stall happens when neither knows the answer for sure. Each has a taste for something, but what?
We happened to be traveling down Strickland in Orange and passed what looked like a busy restaurant, PK's Grill. I mentioned that there always seemed to be cars in the parking lot each time we passed going to do our normal errands. And we turned the car around and headed back to try the food for ourselves. What a delight. I have since returned to take my daughter and her husband to enjoy the delicious food we discovered almost by accident.
We were greeted promptly and seated at a beautifully appointed table with real cloth coverings and napkins. There was not a plastic-covered booth in sight. Every server was dressed in black and white and looked clean and neat. I was impressed already, and then our server brought the menu along with hot Southern styled biscuits and butter for us to munch on while making our choices.
My husband chose the seafood platter and I spotted a large Greek salad, a favorite of mine. I was delighted when the salad arrived with just the right touch of flavor and freshness. Nestled on top of the really fresh, crisp greens, delicious black olives, cucumbers, tomatoes, cheeses, imported Arezzo pepperocinis, capers, and croutons and other treats, was a boiled shrimp beckoning for me to go ahead and begin eating. When my husband's seafood platter arrived, we were shocked at the size of the portions and admittedly, I had to taste several things before the evening was over.
The seafood platter included fried shrimp, catfish fillets, fried oysters, stuffed shrimp, stuffed crab, and his biggest surprise, more than 50 (yes, he counted them) fried crawfish. Our server, Tammy Yawn, verified that the tiny battered morsels were, in fact, crawfish. They were delicious and none of that picking the meat out from the whole crawfish. My husband could not eat the entire offering and had a nice sized meal to take home for the next day's lunch.
We enjoyed the meal immensely and will be returning to PK's as often as we are hungry for really good food in a local environment.
David and Jenny So, originally from Cambodia, began the restaurant as their American dream some 18 months ago. David has been in America for about seven years getting his college degree in business administration, and Jenny joined him six years ago. They decided that with a lot of hard work, really good and reliable recipes, a good staff, the freshest ingredients, and a dream in their hearts, they could succeed in America. This young couple has proved that they are not afraid of hard work. Both work seven days a week. Jenny said they have a lovely 2-year-old daughter, Kasey, but are blessed to have Jenny's parents live here, too. "My parents keep Kasey for us, so we can work for now," she said. "Some day when the restaurant is a success, maybe I can stay home with my child more."
The Sos live in Beaumont but realized that there were a lot of good restaurants there, so they branched out when looking. "We knew exactly what we wanted," said David. "We needed something that would seat a good number of customers and we wanted to guarantee 'a fine dining experience,' said Jenny. "We know you can get burgers and shakes in many places. We strived from the beginning to build a business that would be a pleasing experience to all of our customers." The couple took turns telling of finding the building that formerly housed Southern Magnolia Tea Room on busy Strickland in Orange. "We met with the owner and were able to work out the deal to purchase the restaurant," said Jenny with pride.
David supervises the kitchen staff and is an excellent chef himself. On a recent Friday night, David was working the kitchen with the air of an Army general, turning out meal after meal. The Sos have been most fortunate in employing and keeping an excellent staff. At least four of the employees have been with them since the doors opened and have no plans to go anywhere else. Judy Wilson, who retired from Dupont Chemical Company in Orange, was the bakery chef for Southern Magnolia, and she stayed on with Jenny and David. "They are just the sweetest folks you'd ever want to meet or work for," said Wilson. "I hope they do well here in Orange and stay for a long, long time."
Brandon Poole is a music education student at Lamar and appreciates his job at PK's Grill. "I am so fortunate," he told me. "The Sos work with me on meeting my schedule, and I know I am blessed to have this job." Tammy Yawn, a personable server, agrees with Poole. "Yes, we are blessed to be on this team. They are just good people, the food is great, and we are building friends in the community." The attractive young lady that greets you at the door is Abby Cole, who has also been on the team since the doors opened.
What the Sos have created while building their American dream is a convenient, upscale restaurant in Orange. Jenny said, "We want our customers to have a fine dining experience every time they come in to eat with us." David added, "We respect our customers and want to count them as friends." And those two sentences might be the secret of their success. The Sos provide employment for between 14 and 20 people in Orange.
PK's offers party accommodations, room for showers, corporate gatherings, dinners for families, and are open seven days each week. One of the dining rooms seats 46 while the other seats 80. Monday through Saturday, PK's is open from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. and on Sunday from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Bring a copy of your church bulletin in and get a 10 percent discount. There is a lunch menu available from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. daily.
Brenda Cannon Henley can be reached at (409) 781-8788 or at brendacannonhenley [at] yahoo [dot] com.


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Your most pressing style questions answered
How often do I need to clean my suits?
Not as often than you think, but that doesn't mean they don't require maintenance. Unless a suit is visibly stained it probably shouldn't be dry cleaned more than twice a year, provided it is well looked after. This involves keeping it neatly folded on a proper hanger, hanging it up somewhere it can air for 24 hours after you wear it, not wearing it more than once a week, brushing it with a clothes brush after each wear, and storing it in a place with enough space for it not to be creased.
How do I care for my shirts?
Assuming they're made of cotton, wash them at 30 or 40 degrees, hang them up to dry and, ideally, iron them while they're still damp. It's best if you can then store them on hangers, since folded shirts inevitably end up creased, especially if they're not completely dry when you put them away.
How do I care for my ties?
First, by thinking long and hard before you order spaghetti or douse your salad in dressing. Both are highly likely to end up staining your tie and, once that's happened, it's almost impossible to clean it. Second, when you take off your tie roll it loosely and store it that way overnight, before transferring it to a hanger or somewhere it can hang. Knitted ties should be stored rolled.
How do I care for my leather shoes?
They need time to dry on shoe trees after each wear if they are to maintain their shape; this is why they shouldn't be worn on consecutive days. They also need to be kept well polished, as this feeds the leather, which keeps the water out and means they stay looking good. If all this seems like an expensive hassle, remember that good leather shoes will last a decade if well maintained, so it is worth the effort.
How do I wash my jeans? I've read that you're not meant to wash them.
It is incredible that trousers originally designed to be worn by Californian miners are now treated with so much care. There aren't many reasons why a pair of cotton trousers can't go through the washing machine, but raw denim will shrink, so consider that when choosing a size. If you want to minimise fade then use a special detergent like Woolite. Should we mention that there is talk in fashion circles of a return to heavily faded denim?
What is the best way to avoid visible sweat marks on a shirt?
A white shirt is the most obvious answer and, perversely, a thick white shirt will actually mask the sweat better. If you can find one with an airy open weave, that would be ideal. Alternatively a pattern, like a madras stripe on a substantial oxford cloth, or a gingham check, will also help disguise moisture. Solid but pale colours will show dampness most clearly.
With military precision, I change over my wardrobe twice a year. What do I need to do to keep the moths away from the half of my clothes that are stored in the loft?
Make sure that everything you're storing is completely clean. Suits should be hung up in insect-proof, but not airtight, suit carriers. If you have seen moths on your clothes, then dry cleaning is a necessary step, but will not kill the moths' eggs; you'll also need to have the garments cleared by a company such as Thermo Lignum. Once the clothes are clean, the liberal use of Colibri anti-moth sachets should act as a preventative.
How to avoid sweaty feet and smelly shoes in summer: leather soles and uppers; secret socks, or whatever you call them.
The best way to bring on a sweat is to wear something in an artificial fibre, so make sure your socks are cotton and your shoes are all leather, including the sole; leather-lined shoes are far slower to smell than anything with a fabric lining. If your feet do sweat but you want to go sockless try tracking down things called 'sockettes', which cover the sole of the foot, but only attach to the toes and the heel so they are invisible once your shoes are on. Use of a foot powder like Mycil should prevent both smells and skin problems from developing.


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Arda Ocal & Jimmy Korderas caught up with Road Warrior Animal on Right After Wrestling – just minutes after being announced as the latest inductee (along with his former partner/manager, Hawk & Paul Ellering) into the WWE Hall of Fame. Here are some highlights:
His initial reaction on being announced as the newest inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame (1:15)
The honor of being a future Hall of Fame inductee with his partner Hawk and manager Paul Ellering (2:20)
"Well you know how it is. Jealousy is the greatest equalizer (in our business) sometimes. Guys who don't get invited to it…it's just jealousy. You look at the path people take in this business, and I knew it was going to be sooner-or-later."
On writing his speech and the content of what he will say at the Hall of Fame ceremony (3:45)
The possibility of a physical Hall of Fame being built in the future (4:30)
"WWE is looking at a big building in Tampa. I'm gonna donate some of my gear there – maybe some of my spiked-shoulder pads will go in the Hall. They're getting stuff from everybody. And it's gonna be an attraction – some place where fans can go. It's gonna be like the pro-football hall of fame"
Who he will bring to the WWE Hall Of Fame ceremony (5:25)
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Arda Ocal & Jimmy Korderas caught up with WWE Hall of Famer and the only man to ever appear at every WrestleMania event since it's inception – Howard Finkel. Here are some highlight:
How the name "WrestleMania" initially came about (16:10)
The feeling of going into the first WrestleMania and being the 1st true employee of the WWE/F (17:30)
His favorite celebrity to work with and celebrity involvement at WrestleMania (21:00)
"Where do I begin. Of course, Muhammad Ali. At that time, he was to boxing what Hulk Hogan was to wrestling. Years to years, I worked with Joan Rivers in 1986 and enjoyed meeting her. Donald Trump – how could you go wrong with Donald Trump. What an entrepreneur he is and a class-act that he was. A lot of these celebrities were fans – some weren't. But once many of them 'got the rub' from the WWE/F machine, they became fans from then on"
On how unique WrestleMania is as an event and why it continues to deliver (23:04)
"It's classified as 'expecting the unexpected'. There is no other event – on the face of this Earth, in my humble opinion – that can give you bang-for-your-buck every year, consistently. You want the very best of events – in entertainment – it's WrestleMania."
What he thinks are Shawn Michaels' greatest matches in his career (26:02)
What the Fink felt was his defining moment in his career and at WrestleMania (28:20)
"Personally, WrestleMania 3 – Pontiac Silverdome, 1987. To stand in the middle of the ring and look around at 93,173 people looking down at us – myself, and the WWF superstars, that was the greatest moment for me. And just to know all those people were there to have a good time and I had to perform – to ring announce – for those people…that'll never happen again. I don't think I'll ever work in front of crowds that huge – that 'landmarkish' – ever again. I was absolutely filled with pride for Vince (McMahon) on that day."
What other jobs did he do within the WWE, besides ring announcing (32:30)
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ATLANTA BALTIMORE BIRMINGHAM BOSTON BROOKLYN BUFFALO CHARLOTTE CHICAGO CINCINNATI CLEVELAND DALLAS DENVER DETROIT JACKSONVILLE KANSAS CITY LOS ANGELES MINNEAPOLIS NEWARK NEW ORLEANS NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA HASKINS & S E L LS CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS BULLETIN E X E C U T I V E O F F I C ES 30 BROAD STREET. NEW YORK PITTSBURGH PORTLAND PROVIDENCE SAINT LOUIS SALT LAKE CITY SAN DIEGO SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE TULSA WATERTOWN BERLIN LONDON MANILA PARIS SHANGHAI HAVANA MEXICO CITY MONTREAL VOL. X NEW YORK, FEBRUARY, 1927 No. 2 The Joy of Accomplishment THE busiest man often is the man who has time for one more thing. His is the will to stretch his capacity for work as occasion demands. Capacity in most cases seems to be a matter of physical endurance and disposition. A prominent physician once said that no other machine in the world, under like circumstances of attention received, gives such good service as the human body. While this may be a fact it should not constitute sufficient reason for gambling on the endurance possibilities of nature. Melvil Dewey's philosophy is more to the point. Dewey's theory is that hard work never will hurt any person provided that person does not continue at work too long without interruption. What with all the notions and observations concerning human behavior, it is recognized generally that physical endurance comes of adequate rest of the right sort, proper food taken in moderation, and physical exercise, even though the amount is limited. But something more than physical ability is needed for that added piece of work. The picturesque darky who suns himself on a bale of cotton usually has plenty of physical ability. His difficulty is that the sweetness of life would disappear entirely if he were required to exercise it. The force that does the extra job, or that accomplishes the unusually difficult task, is generated by the will. With the inclination to do, the intelligent individual usually finds a way. It may not be Galbraith's "one best way," but it is a way. In this process, temperament plays an important part. The disposition to undertake, and do it cheerfully, is second only to the will to accomplish. The man who believes he can work out of a complicated situation is the man who is likely to succeed. The busy season for the accountant is a season of drive for everyone concerned. It is a season when pleasure, recreation, and the ordinary diversions have to go by the board; when everything has to be subordinated to work. If during this season the accountant is required to have added physical stamina, it is well that he should give heed to his rest and food and exercise. If he is required to play a part of good nature under trying circumstances, let him cultivate cheerfulness and poise. The ability of the accountancy profession to respond to the seemingly impossible is measured by the ability and capacity
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A brazen burglar took what he wanted from a San Diego home while people were swimming in the pool outside Sunday, even stopping to enjoy a glass of iced tea, the homeowner said.
Rick Nunez said he arrived at his East County home at around 3 p.m. Sunday to find the cupboards open in the kitchen. At first he didn't think much of it, because his friends were escaping the heat wave with a dip in his backyard pool.
Then he heard something in the back of the house.
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"At the same time someone is in our house and jumps through the back window and my friend sees him from the pool and starts chasing him," Nunez said.
The burglar, who Nunez believes entered his Granite Hills Drive home through a garage door that didn't have a deadbolt lock, ran to a black Ford Taurus parked right in front of the house on a sidewalk and drove away, the homeowner said.
"As he was driving down, he had the nerve to wave and poke his face out and wave at my dad," friend Joseph Zizzo said.
San Diego County sheriff's deputies pulled over the driver of the car on N. Ivory Drive about 20 minutes later.
The suspect, identified by officials as Jere Eugene Bunnell, Jr., was arrested and charged with burglary.
Deputies said they found a large amount of stolen items in the back of the car, including a camera and jewelry.
Nunez, still in disbelief, said he's planning to upgrade his home's security system with video and alarms. The entire incident, including the thief's thirst quenching move, made the family feel violated
"He had a glass of iced tea because the pitcher of tea is on the counter, which my wife says that was not out," Nunez said. "So I think he made himself at home."


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It's no secret that your information online is not secret and numerous stories have been published on the Web and aired on TV that tell of what happens if you don't protect your identity. But much of that information is public.
Now there's an iPhone app that lets users instantly run background checks on that public information. But is it worth the download?
Appropriately named the Background Check App, it gives anyone the power to "search people and their criminal history, property records, current contact info, relatives, neighbors and more!"
It's free to download and comes with three free checks of information in public records per week. After that, users have to buy a subscription of about $8 a month. In just the first three days it was released, BeenVerified's app made it to the 12th most popular spot on the iTunes list of free utilities. The app will even use the contact list on your iPhone to run backgrounds checks on everyone on the list.
The app's description explains that it: "Also comes with free email search to find out what social networks they're on. Check out their online photos, websites, blog posts amd entire online presence."
If that's not enough to sell you the tool that many would say is an invasion of privacy, it also comes with this push to download: "Spook your friends by telling them what books they read, music they listen to and more!"
Haven't they heard of Facebook?
Beenverified suggests the app would be good for anyone ranging from online daters to real estate agents to "anyone hooking up with some shady guy."
Their disclaimer explains that all they have done is gathered the database of publicly available sources of information compiled them into a searchable databse but that doesn't make the concept of the app any less scary.
The app has gotten pretty poor reviews -- from the concept to the performance.
The app also does a nationwide criminal search. But one reviewer claiming to be a cop says, the "app works, kind of" and goes on to explain that running the names of known criminals didn't return information reflecting their shadiness.
Another reviewer passes along this pretty useful advice:
"For those of you thinking this app will help you find out any real information about the questionable people you come across, think again and then go Google the person."


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Original Trinity Hymnal, #334
Come, my soul, thou must be waking;
Now is breaking o'er the earth another day:
Come to him who made this splendor;
See thou render all thy feeble pow'rs can pay.
Thou, too, hail the light returning;
Ready burning be the incense of thy pow'rs;
For the night is safely ended,
God hath tended with his care thy helpless hours.
Pray that he may prosper ever
Each endeavor, when thine aim is good and true;
But that he may ever thwart thee,
And convert thee, when thou evil wouldst pursue.
Think that he thy ways beholdeth;
He unfoldeth ev'ry fault that lurks within;
Ev'ry stain of shame glossed over
Can discover, and discern each deed of sin.
Only God's free gifts abuse not,
Light refuse not, but his Spirit's voice obey;
Thou with him shalt dwell, beholding
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Nansok Sallah, 46, news editor of the government-owned radio station Highland FM, was found lying face-down in a shallow stream under a bridge less than 200 meters (650 feet) from a military checkpoint in the central Nigerian city of Jos, Highland FM General Manager Terzungwe Wua told CPJ. Wua said the journalist's body bore no bruises, but a wound on the back of his right ear was noticeable. Sallah's colleagues told CPJ they suspected he had been murdered because his valuables, including 6,100 naira (about US$38), were not stolen.
Sallah produced a weekly call-in program called Highland Profile, Highland FM Head of News and Current Affairs Nanbam Go'ar told CPJ. The journalist's colleagues told CPJ that he had not reported any threats and that the motive of the murder remained unclear.
"We mourn the death of Nansok Sallah, and extend our condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues," said CPJ Africa Advocacy Coordinator Mohamed Keita. "Authorities in Jos must pursue all leads in tracking his killer, and bring those responsible to justice."
Wua described Sallah as a "cool-headed man who did his job diligently." Prior to joining Highland FM three years ago, Sallah worked for Cool FM in Abuja, the capital, as well as Plateau State Radio and Television, he said.


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"Little Picard" states that if a complex function $f(z)$ is entire and non-constant, then the set of values that f(z) assumes is either the whole complex plane or the plane minus a single point. The original proof used modular functions.
I'm wondering if this has been generalized to other open complex manifolds. I don't expect them to be true for all complex manifolds as the trivial counter example $\mathbb{CP}^1-\text{points}$ indicates maybe that is not possible.
However, I still want to know what condition/structure on complex manifolds will force functions on it to assume all value expect one or two points.


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There is no doubt that the ability to summon extraordinary eloquence during a debate provides a compelling tendency for endorsement of any reasonably valid argument in which opposite and contradictory opinions on certain details are discussed. Furthermore, we routinely tend to side with the "underdog," and will more willingly support minority opinions, especially when such opinions deal with a sector of our population for whom we are genetically and evolutionarily conditioned to protect, namely our children. In their rendering of an opinion on integrated sleep centers, Owens et al. demonstrate in a superlative manner the persuasive nature of such skills and circumstances. However, in spite of an almost relentless inner drive to cede to my esteemed colleagues, I will try to delineate some of the drawbacks of the proposal they so eloquently formulate.
Under the auspices of the most recent consensus focused on indications for PSG in children with respiratory symptoms,1 and similar guidelines originating from different countries and medical disciplines over the last decade,2–9 and with the ever increasing awareness among pediatricians and primary care physicians on the importance of healthy sleep in children's well-being, it is indeed predictable that a progressive increase in the utilization of sleep services will occur in the pediatric age range. The major problems with this proposition are that access to pediatric sleep specialists is quite limited in the US, and even further restricted in other countries around the world. As such, the access to care will be further compromised particularly considering that only a very small number of pediatricians are formally trained in sleep medicine on a yearly basis. Therefore, although relying on a different perspective of medical practice, I will wholeheartedly agree with Owens et al. that demand will definitively increase for pediatric clinical services. What remains unclear is whether such services will require in-laboratory PSG, or whether similar to the current trends in adult sleep medicine, we will witness a progressive transition to alternative diagnostic methods relying on polygraphic respiratory recordings at home10 or on innovative urine biomarkers.11 Such uncertainties are likely to dampen any "business-oriented" initiatives to expand the current capacity of sleep laboratories. However, the increased demand in a setting of declining activity around adult patients will, at least temporarily, shift the current trends to increase the current proportion of children being evaluated in sleep medicine centers around the country. Under such circumstances, there is no doubt that the accrediting bodies will have to incorporate improved methods for ascertaining the adequacy of resources and capabilities embedded in the accreditation process of sleep laboratories and centers that evaluate and manage children. In other words, the accreditation process is not in need of change, but rather the specific content as it relates to children will need to gain more specific attention during the accreditation and reporting process.
The conceptual framework of patient centered care and medical home is not novel but has received more recent attention in the context of the emerging radial changes in the delivery of healthcare in our country.12 As part of this trend, the AASM has indeed fostered a vibrant discussion process that is still in its initial operational implementation stages.13,14 Under such conceptual framework, there is clearly a need for revising the current accreditation standards and implementing a new revised set of well-validated and standardized definitions and metrics for assessing health outcomes, in the context of the full spectrum of sleep disorders. There is no doubt that lack of inclusion of any specific constituent into the overall operational set of guidelines may have detrimental effects and result in substandard care for patients. However, the concepts enunciated are not exclusive of children or geriatric patients or any other specific patient group, and therefore, we need to operate as collaboratively as possible to ascertain that the common goals are fulfilled and that specific differences pertaining to any special group of patients or diseases are addressed. Efforts in this direction have clearly been implemented in many of the practice guidelines documents emanating from the AASM, whereby pediatric experts have consistently been included and have contributed to the content and specific items prescribed in such guidelines.
The most attractive characteristic of our field of sleep medicine is the fact that we operate in a multidisciplinary contextual setting, whereby the classic specialties are incorporated into the overarching umbrella of sleep. A potential consequence of requiring specific and distinctly separate sets of operational guidelines and accreditation standards in the context of pediatric patients could create a domino effect, whereby all the "silo" subspecialties represented in AASM may see as pertinent the need to segregate and formulate separate documents and rules. In other words, do we need then specific sub-accreditations for a sleep program or center, if patients with neurological, psychiatric, psychological, cardiovascular, pulmonary, etc…diseases are evaluated and treated in such center? I firmly believe that the AASM, as the leading organization responsible for establishing professional guidelines in sleep medicine, should merge all of these silos and provide a set of standard guidelines for accreditation that are operationally sound, protect the welfare of the patient, promote optimized outcomes, and overall improve health. If any specific unpredictable adverse consequences result form such efforts in the context of the continuous self-critical evaluation and appraisal process that is implemented as part of such efforts, then, and only then, specific corrections will be needed.
Before I address each of the 7 arguments enunciated as being detrimental to the outcomes of pediatric patients, I will have to point out that none of such arguments relies on objective data that have been critically assessed, and as such, they are more akin to a "gut feeling" rather than being based on specific facts and figures.
Owens et al. contend that if pediatric sleep studies are inappropriately conducted, interpreted, or scored by sleep medicine providers inadequately trained in pediatrics, then excessive healthcare costs will result, and that therefore the implementation of specialized pediatric accreditation standards would substantially reduce this risk. The problem with this statement is that there is absolutely no evidence to support this contention. For example, ~90% of all children with habitual snoring are currently undergoing evaluation and treatment by Ear Nose and Throat specialists in the absence of any evaluation by Sleep Medicine physicians.15 However, there are no studies documenting that the outcomes of such pediatric patients are worse than similar patients being evaluated in pediatric sleep centers. Furthermore, there is no evidence that habitually snoring children referred by pediatricians to either sleep centers or ENT practices present with significant differences in the prevalence of PSG-diagnosed sleep apnea.16 In addition, I could contend that implementation of PSG in children in the US alone to establish the definitive diagnosis of OSA among the estimated 500,000 habitually snoring children undergoing adenotonsillectomy each year, would not only be unfeasible when considering the current number of sleep centers that are proficient in pediatric sleep issues, but would also undoubtedly and excessively delay access to treatment, potentially aggravating end-organ morbidity, and furthermore increasing the already elevated healthcare costs among these children.17–19 One could further propose that increased access to the existing large network of accredited adult sleep laboratories in the US could markedly reduce the current resistance to include a PSG as part of the diagnostic process, and thus overall favorably impact the outcomes in the pediatric population.
There is no doubt that the statements regarding the difficulties and challenges regarding delivery of optimal sleep medicine services to pediatric populations are correct and point out the formidable barriers that will need to be overcome. Most, if not all of the arguments advanced regarding the training experience acquired during fellowship and the scarcity of comprehensive pediatric sleep centers available as well as the high degree of variability in experience by physicians and technologists encompass likely contributions to the less than optimal standard performances by most sleep centers that are not extensively engaged in pediatrics. However, requesting specific accreditation standards that can not be pragmatically implemented due to the lack of appropriate training opportunities will not change the current reality. Instead, a more realistic evolutionary process that implements a set of desirable performance milestones and quality control supervision by the AASM might provide a more tangible solution and resolve some of the more acute problems in this area.
In this area, reason and extensive experience in pediatrics clearly mandate the implementation of requirements to enable adequate facilities and accommodations to the family unit during diagnostic and treatment phases of children. Although the current prescriptive requirements for accreditation do not mandate a detailed set of guidelines, there is no doubt that most of these requirements should be easily delineated and could become rapidly enforceable in sleep programs aiming to expand their pediatric scope of clinical activities.
The premise that accredited adult sleep labs would be allowed to restrict the scope of clinical services to exclusively testing for sleep disordered breathing is not a viable proposition. However, we could contemplate the option that many of the screening and post-test functions could be assumed by physicians with expertise in pediatrics, whereby the lab unit performing the test would be responsible for providing a "dry assessment and interpretation" of the test, rather than integrating the test results into the conglomerate of complexities associated with each individual patient. This approach alone could clearly reduce the substantial bottleneck and waiting periods associated with pediatric diagnostic ad treatment services. One could further argue that the training and certification of sleep physicians has clearly endorsed the view of sleep as a continuum from prematurity to geriatrics, and that therefore we should believe that medicine is not practiced by professional associations, but is rather practiced by individual physicians, such that the burden of responsibility and accountability falls on the sleep specialists to deliver the best possible care and ascertain optimal outcomes. Thus, one could easily view the evolution and emergence of hierarchically structure sleep programs, in which the degree of complexity in both the diagnosis and management would enable provision of different levels of service. Of course, such service structure may not be ideal and will likely evolve over time. However, improved timely access to diagnosis is the first step of the process, and one that, as discussed earlier, is markedly deficient in pediatric settings.
It is not only evident that both primary care pediatricians and other specialists are deficiently trained in the diagnosis and management of children with sleep disorders,20 but it is further disappointing that the vast majority of such physicians do not adhere to the existing professional guidelines.21,22 Therefore, before we blame those who wish to help children in "adult-oriented" facilities, we first need to fix things at home.23
Mandating accreditation standards for the delivery of sleep services for children by the AASM will not solve the extreme shortages in well-trained pediatric sleep specialists, and the unique disparities to access to care that are pervasively engrained in our society and healthcare systems.
The future of pediatric sleep medicine is dependent on those of us who will assume the leadership roles of promoting Sleep Medicine to our students, our colleagues, and our own pediatric professional organizations, through stringent demonstration of evidence and progress across the translational planes. If we believe that children are our future, then it is on us to make sure that those of us who have chosen the path of caring for children will build and prepare their future as best as we can. In this regard, I am confident that the AASM will prove to be a valuable and worthy partner in such efforts.
This was not an industry supported study. Dr. Gozal has indicated no financial conflicts of interest.
Gozal D. Con: Specific pediatric accreditation is not critical for integrated pediatric and adult sleep medicine programs. J Clin Sleep Med 2012;8(5):477-479.
Dr. Gozal is supported by National Institutes of Health grants RO1 HL-065270, RO1 HL-086662, and 5P50HL107160.
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It's not that sports cars are necessarily fast. It's not like they're the only cars that can slide through turns. It's not like they're the be-all, end-all of performance driving. But there's something great about owning a sports car.
At least, that's what comes across when you watch this video by Jalopnik reader feather-throttle-not-hair and his 350Z. He puts the whole thing very simply.
Hi guys, here's a little video I made of some of the more sideways moments in my life. Sliding a car is a wonderful feeling.
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Madre. Maman. Mãe. Oma. Inay. Mutter. Mum. Mor. Mama. However you say it, in whatever language, the word for "mother" has a thousand and one subtle variations, most of which usually translate, at one time or another, into something like: "Thanks for everything, mom."
Here, on Mother's Day weekend, LIFE.com offers a selection of portraits of famous moms (Jackie Kennedy, Shirley MacLaine) with their kids, famous kids (Liz Taylor, Sophia Loren) with their moms and, in a few instances, famous kids with their famous moms.
[See TIME.com's "Top 10 Movie Moms We Wish Were Ours."]
The focus of the gallery, however, is most decidedly not meant to suggest that famous moms are any more worthy of notice than any other mothers anywhere in the world who feed, clothe, encourage, protect, challenge and, ultimately, unconditionally love their children. Rather, this gallery is, quite frankly, a simple acknowledgement that, like most everybody else, we're more or less fascinated by fame.
"Let me tell you about the very rich," F. Scott Fitzgerald once wrote. "They are different from you and me." An observation to which he might well have added: "And the famous? They're a whole lot stranger."
But whether rich or famous (or neither); whether strange or perfectly, unpretentiously, refreshingly normal, moms deserve recognition simply because — as all of us will readily admit in our more brutally honest moments — moms rule the world. And while devoting one measly day a year to celebrating and honoring mothers everywhere might be a rather feeble way to express our gratitude and love . . . not to worry. They're moms. They understand.
Still, would it kill you to pick up the phone once in a while?
Liz Ronk, who edited this gallery, is the Photo Editor for LIFE.com. Follow her on Twitter at @LizabethRonk.


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Teamwork is the key to success, especially when team members have the ability to phase through walls or literally bend time and space. When superheroes get together and form a team, it usually results in a stronger whole, with the different powers complementing each other and helping eradicate the worst scum in the universe. However, sometimes the teams of multiple superheroes are terrible. This goes against all logic, but groups of super-powered individuals can suck - either because the members are ridiculous, or ill-suited for one another, or because the team is nothing but a bunch of pets. Here are the 9 worst superhero teams of all-time.
The original X-Force was a Rob Liefield-created posse of loud muscular guys who thought coolness was determined by the number of pouches strewn across your massive build, with names like "Shatterstar" and "Warpath," led by King Pouch-Enthusiast, Cable. It sold tremendously well and helped to ruin superhero comic books for a little while. After a few different grim-n-gritty reboots, the series was given to the freewheeling team of Peter Milligan and Michael Allred, who promptly killed the whole team in an explosion and came up with their own. In their hands, X-Force became an spectacularly biting meta-commentary on the comic business, featuring a team of self-obsessed, dysfunctional, fame-addicted assholes whose sole purpose is to cause flashy carnage in order to sell merchandise, based on the whims of their managers and a fickle consuming public. Unpopular characters would be killed in the field, so each team members would do everything in their their power to stay relevant, at the expense of the team (one subplot centered around the token black character trying to prevent another black superhero from joining for fear that he'll be killed off as soon as he's no longer the minority, while another centered around two characters grudgingly striking up a gay love affair to drive up their popularity).
By the end of the Milligan/Allred run, the entire team (renamed "X-Statix," to be sufficiently x-treme) had been murdered several times over, and sales had dropped precipitously, despite the creative team giving the Marvel audience exactly what they apparently wanted. The reins were handed back to Liefield, because testosterone must flow.
Consisting of a rapist, a god, a rich sociopath, a poor sociopath, an aging racist, and some nice normal folks, the Crimebusters of Alan Moore's Watchmen lasted all of about two memorable pages before utterly dissolving. Not coincidentally, the first (and last) meeting of the Crimebusters is the only time all of the ostensible "heroes" of Watchmen are together in the same place at the same time. It's a testament to Moore's aggressively deconstructive vision of American superheroes that the most they accomplish as a team is to heap scorn and derision on a middle-aged man trying to make a stand for Greatest Generation values, and then set his meticulously created display on fire. The next time an attempted collaboration would be this short-lived yet catastrophic, it would be called Loutallica.
The Wonder Twins are Zan and Jayna, and they're aliens from the planet Exor. When they bump fists and say "Wonder Twins powers activate!", Zan can turn into water, and Jayna can transform into an animal. So yeah, at face value, these guys only kind of suck, but dig a little deeper, and you'll discover to your surprise that they really, really suck. Here's why:
1.) Turns out they don't even have to say "Wonder Twins powers activate!" to transform. They just like to, which is extra creepy, considering they're saying it in unison. As a catch phrase, it falls short of "clobberin' time" by about a mile.2.) They've got a space monkey named Gleek as a sidekick. Here's what Gleek brings to the equation: He provides the bucket in which Jayna in bird form carries Zan in water form to get them from place to place.3.) To emphasize: they're superheroes, and they get around by bird-drawn bucket.4.) They have a Teen Trouble Alert wristwatch, which goes off whenever there's a nearby teen in trouble, meaning they're about as far-reaching and effective as a suburban police department.5.) Between the costumes and the haircuts, they look like they got kicked out of Sha Na Na for not being edgy enough.
Simply being dumb doesn't make a superhero team bad, and a bad team isn't necessarily a dumb one, but the Wonder Twins are unequivocally both.


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Levobunolol Hydrochloride Ophthalmic drops, solution
What is this medicine?
LEVOBUNOLOL (lee voe BYOO noe lole) is used in the eye to treat open-angle glaucoma and high pressure in the eye.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine?
They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
history of heart attack or heart disease
lung disease like asthma of emphysema
thyroid disease
an unusual or allergic reaction to levobunolol, other beta blockers, medicines, foods, dyes, sulfites, or preservatives
pregnant or trying to get pregnant
How should I use this medicine?
This medicine is only for use in the eye. Do not take by mouth. Follow the directions on the prescription label. Wash hands before and after use. Remove contact lenses. Shake well before use. Tilt your head back slightly and pull your lower eyelid down with your index finger to form a pouch. Try not to touch the tip of the dropper to your eye, fingertips, or any other surface. Squeeze the prescribed number of drops into the pouch. Close the eye for a few moments to spread the drops and apply gentle finger pressure to the inner corner of the eye for 1 to 2 minutes. Use your doses at regular intervals. Do not use your medicine more often than directed. Do not stop using except on the advice of your doctor or health care professional.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. Special care may be needed.
Overdosage: If you think you have taken too much of this medicine contact a poison control center or emergency room at once.
NOTE: This medicine is only for you. Do not share this medicine with others.
What if I miss a dose?
If you miss a dose, use it as soon as you can. If it is almost time for your next dose, use only that dose. Do not use double or extra doses.
What may interact with this medicine?
medicines for colds and breathing difficulties
medicines for high blood pressure
phenothiazines like chlorpromazine, mesoridazine, prochlorperazine, thioridazine
Do not use other eye products with this medicine without asking your doctor or health care professional.
This list may not describe all possible interactions. Give your health care provider a list of all the medicines, herbs, non-prescription drugs, or dietary supplements you use. Also tell them if you smoke, drink alcohol, or use illegal drugs. Some items may interact with your medicine.
What should I watch for while using this medicine?
Visit your doctor or health care professional for regular checks on your progress. Ask your doctor or health care professional if you should continue to use this medicine if you injure your eyes, get an eye infection, or need eye surgery.
You may get drowsy or dizzy. Do not drive, use machinery, or do anything that requires mental alertness until you know how this medicine affects you. To reduce the risk of dizzy or fainting spells, do not sit or stand up quickly.
If you wear contact lenses, ask your doctor or health care professional if you can wear your lenses while you are using this medicine.
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Side effects that you should report to your doctor or health care professional as soon as possible:
changes in blood sugar
cold hands or feet
difficulty breathing, wheezing
dizziness or fainting spells
irregular heartbeat, palpitations, chest pain
skin rash, itching, peeling skin
slow heart rate
swelling of the legs or ankles
Side effects that usually do not require medical attention (report to your doctor or health care professional if they continue or are bothersome):
blurred vision
burning stinging or itching of the eyes or eyelids
increased sensitivity of the eyes to light
This list may not describe all possible side effects. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Where should I keep my medicine?
Keep out of the reach of children.
Store at room temperature between 15 and 30 degrees C (59 and 86 degrees F). Do not freeze. Protect from light. Throw away any unused solution after the expiration date.
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