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Nowadays, watchmakers have at their disposal a wide range of materials, including the ones traditionally used in horology as well as those you have probably never heard of before. Each material is highly appreciated by watchmakers for its own unique characteristics.
Enthralled with the future, watchmakers spend a lot of their time in a laboratory, experimenting with new types of materials relevant to the automotive, medical and aerospace industries. Watchmakers sitting in their atelier in the Swiss Jura Mountains are assembling parts made in high-tech environments.
As a result, watchmakers create timepieces that boast unforeseen metallurgical combinations, silicon-enhanced movements and cases produced from glossy high-tech ceramic - the material that has been used as a heat shield to provide protection to U.S. space shuttles re-entering the earth's atmosphere.
Before moving into the realms of exotic materials, let us first consider the ones that have been traditionally used in the watchmaking industry:
Steel: Steel watches are found among the most popular ones. They reflect the recent fashion trend for items produced from white metals.
Watches are produced from stainless steel that contains chromium. This material provides the case surface with protective coating and keeps it away from corrosion.
Gold: High-end watches are often produced from gold that comes in different tints. The most frequently-met tint of gold is yellow. However, if to combine gold with various base metals, such as copper or nickel, there appears white or rose gold, also known as pink or red gold.
Fineness of gold, implying the percentage of pure gold versus the percentage of base metals used in the alloy with gold, is expressed in karats. 18-karat gold (75 percent pure gold) is often used for producing watch cases. You will also come across watches produced from 14-karat gold (58 percent pure gold).
Gold-plated watch cases are produced from a base metal (for example, steel) covered with a thin layer of gold (10 microns or less in depth, with a micron equal to 1/1000 of a millimeter). The process of applying gold is known as electroplating.
Titanium: This is a white metal appreciated for its supreme durability. Titanium watches have become quite fashionable, partially due to the popularity of white metals.
Titanium as a dent-resistant material is also used for producing sports watches. It is 30 percent stronger than steel. It is characterized by two more considerable advantages - it is very light and corrosion-resistant.
It is also true that titanium is quite easily scratched, that is why watchmakers coat their titanium watches with a special protective material to lessen its vulnerability.
Aluminum: This material had not been used in watchmaking until the recent years. Today, aluminum is widely used in watch production as it boasts supreme durability and is tarnish- and rust- and corrosion-resistant.
Platinum: This precious material is used for producing most highly-priced timepieces.
Platinum is more expensive than gold. It is difficult to work with this metal. However, it is appreciated for its excellent qualities.
Platinum watches provide great exclusivity as the noble metal is 30 times more rare than gold. They will not wear out after long wearing as the platinum is more stable and denser than gold. It is extremely corrosion-resistant. One more advantage of platinum is that it is not allergenic. A wearer of a platinum watch with the skin sensitive to allergenic metals will surely enjoy wearing the exclusive and durable timepiece causing no harm to one's skin.
Carbon Fiber: This tough, lightweight material is applied for producing watch cases and dials. Actually, in watchmaking carbon fiber is used in combination with polymer for improved strength. As for the material's color, it is black or charcoal gray.
Some other materials, such as resin, plastic and rubber are often applied for producing cases of sports watches. These materials are valued due to the fact that they are sturdy, light and water- and corrosion-resistant.
All the materials mentioned above are quite commonly used in watchmaking. However, some brands enjoy experimenting with unusual materials, producing their cases and movements from most exotic metals one may think of - palladium, magnesium and a variety of arcane alloys.
Hublot is undoubtedly the leader in the field of experimenting with new materials. The brand, founded in 1980 by Carlo Crocco, commemorated its name in the watchmaking history, having introduced the first luxury gold watch accompanied by a natural rubber strap.
Initially, Crocco's gold-rubber creation aroused skepticism among the representatives of the Swiss watchmaking industry - rubber, after all, was used as the material for producing flip-flops and bottle stoppers. However, some aristocratic Europeans, including King Juan Carlos of Spain, were charmed to the avant-garde timepiece, scented with a delicate vanilla aroma. The popularity of the watch was boosted by the fact that its rubber strap was corrosion-resistant, light, supple and durable.
Finally, Crocco's revolutionary idea was knocked off by many prestige brands. By the mid-1990s, the horology world was joined by numerous sports watch models featuring rubber, or a similar composite material.
Hublot stirred up the industry again in 2005, having created its legendary Big Bang, a sporty mechanical chronograph that successfully incorporated gold with ceramic, Kevlar, tantalum, tungsten, carbon and rubber.
Hublot's chief executive, Jean-Claude Biver, has called the philosophy behind the Big Bang 'Fusion,' implying the union of traditional horological art and 21st-century watchmaking. Thus, maintaining tradition, Hublot is moving towards the future, progressing and keeping the art alive.
Inspired by the success of the Hublot Big Bang, the Swiss watchmaking brands have presently concentrated on research and development, and the metallurgical arena in particular.
Some watchmakers, including Patek Philippe and Ulysses Nardin, experiment with silicon - or silicium, as it is also called in the industry. One of the greatest advantages of silicon is that it eliminates the need for oil, and theoretically reduces the amount of friction, thus prolonging the life of a watch movement.
Following the days when heaviness of a watch implied value, today watchmakers explore the field of light metals. Watchmaking companies have built close partnership with the world of car racing with its nimbler, faster machines.
In 2006 Richard Mille developed the RM 009 tourbillon for Felipe Massa, the Formula One Brazilian driver. The watch (without the strap) weighs just 30 grams (equal to 1.06 ounces). The baseplate of its movement is made of aluminum lithium, while its case is produced from Alusic, an amazing space-age metal developed in a centrifuge.
For 2007, Richard Mille has focused its attention on strength rather than weight. The RM012 tourbillon has been crafted in an aluminum, magnesium and silicon alloy characterized by supreme corrosion-resistance and great ability to absorb vibrations.
High-tech ceramic has also become really popular among watchmakers due to its light weight, scratch-resistance, durability and smooth touch. IWC Schaffhausen watchmaking specialists opted for high-tech black ceramic for the case of the IWC 2007 Top Gun edition of the Pilot's Watch Double Chronograph, while the operating elements of the timepiece are crafted in matte gray titanium.
Rado became the first brand to use scratch-resistant materials in 1962 when it introduced the DiaStar crafted in a titanium and tungsten-carbide alloy.
That breakthrough initiated the use of a great variety of materials, including high-tech ceramics in the 1980s. In 2007, Rado turned back to ceramics, having developed an all-white timepiece - the True White Pure Jubile.
Anonimo's Polluce watch is housed in a case produced from a bronze alloy, a mixture of bronze, aluminum, iron and nickel, often used for making torpedo flanges and airplane propellers. The case of the timepiece is tough and corrosion-resistant.
Ulysse Nardin and Custos belong to a few watch brands that offer watches with palladium cases. Palladium is a metal from the platinum family. It is greatly appreciated for its high luster and extreme durability.
The Ultime watch introduced by Villemont boasts a case produced from an unusual alloy also called 'Ultime'- palladium, platinum and ruthenium.
New Zenith Defy Xtreme sports watch collection comprises timepieces with the movement's bridges, balance and pallet cocks containing Zenithium, an exclusive, ultra-light and ultra-shock-resistant alloy, a combination of titanium and hyper-density steel for greater strength, and niobium for its form memory. The brand describes its innovative Zenithium as indestructible.
The Gerald Genta Octo Black Spirit has plates and bridges produced from Arcap, an alloy composed of zinc, copper and nickel. The brand's watchmakers galvanized the movement with blackened gold.
Ref. 5197 developed by Breguet has become the first watch ever to use silicon for the anchor, hairspring and escape wheel.
Hublot Mag Bang boasts a case, bezel and case-back produced from magnesium.

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What follows is the original story Katherine, Mary Beth, and I wrote several years ago to introduce the alphabet, the saints, and some wonderful stories to our little boys. We wove lessons of all sorts around an alphabet theme: science lessons, readings from childhood favorites, an author study for every letter, hands-on art and art history, and much more. Now, we have a new crop of 4- to 7-year-olds and some bigger sisters who are reluctant to be left out of the fun we have planned. So, it's time to dust off the Alphabet Path and to fondly re-tool it and bring it to life again. Below, will find enough to keep you and your little one busy for two weeks, working and reading at leisurely, cozy pace. I plan to use these lessons and revise them as I go, all in real time, about every two weeks or so. All the older lessons are catalogued here, every letter from A-Z. We've noticed some dead links and we're going to add some bright, new things, too. We'd be happy to have you along as we skip down this path and I hope you'll let me know what you are doing in your home. You'll find all the books recommended in the 52 weeks worth of lessons, organized and catalogued here.
Once upon a time there was a little boy named Michael who lived with his family in a cabin at the edge of a beautiful woods. One day Michael's mother was having a birthday and he set out in search of the perfect present. "What shall I give my mother for her birthday?" he wondered. He began to walk, searching for just the right thing. He looked in the flower beds that wound their way around the front of the cabin and saw beautiful tulips, roses and daisies. They would make a lovely bouquet for his mother, but he knew that he wasn't allowed to pick flowers from the beds.
As Michael continued to walk along the flower beds he heard a soft rustling in the woods behind his house. "What was that? Probably just a squirrel" thought Michael as he went about his search. Suddenly from behind an Apple Tree there appeared before him a beautiful lady. She wore a flowing dress decorated here and there with plump, red apples. They were so beautiful that Michael had trouble telling if they were real apples or only pictures. But whatever they were, there was definitely something familiar about her dress.
The beautiful lady held out her arms, bidding him to come. Slowly he began to walk toward her. "Who are you?" asked Michael in a small, shy voice. The beautiful apple lady lowered her head and Michael could see a band of green leaves holding back the loose curls which framed her lovely face. "I am Mrs. Applebee. I live here with my children in this magical woods." Michael couldn't believe what he was hearing. How could she live in the woods? There was no room for a house within all of those towering old trees. And what children was she talking about? Michael had never seen a child anywhere near the woods.
"I don't understand," Michael replied politely. "How could you live in the woods and where are your children? I've never seen any children around here." Mrs. Applebee smiled and answered, "That's because you don't know where to look." Suddenly there was a gentle flutter of what sounded like wings up above their heads. The soft sound came from the branches of the Apple Tree. Michael looked above and saw two tiny little creatures sitting on the branch among the apple blossoms. At first look they seemed to be beautiful butterflies, but as he focused his eyes he saw that they were tiny children with fairy wings and they sang a beautiful song.
"These are my children the Apple Blossom Fairies. They live in the Apple Tree and protect the sweet baby blossoms from the wind and cold" said Mrs. Applebee, before Michael had a chance to ask. The older of the two fairies flew down to Michael and when she landed on the soft ground, made a little curtsy and said in a high, sweet voice, "I am the Apple Blossom Fairy and my name begins with the Letter A. I am the first of my mother's children." Suddenly Michael knew what was familiar about Mrs. Applebee's dress. From the tip of her collar down through the lines of her dainty apron, the form of a Letter A was visible through the folds of her apple dress.
The little fairy handed Michael a beautiful Apple Blossom. "This would be nice to add to your mother's birthday bouquet. I'm sure my brothers and sisters will offer you many more if you like." Michael smelled the sweet, fragrant blossom and looked at Mrs. Applebee with hopeful eyes. "Of course I will take you to meet my other children" Mrs. Applebee agreed. And as she nodded her head her apple earrings bobbed up and down against her golden hair.
"But wait!" The Apple Blossom Fairy crossed her ankles, spun around and sat down gently on the mossy ground. "Before you go, first let me tell you a story about a special friend whose name also begins with the Letter A." The Fairy reached behind her wings and pulled out a red book. "This book is where we keep letters from our heavenly friends and the first letter is from the grandmother of Jesus and mother of a Blessed Mother. She's your heavenly grandmother and her name is St. Anne. "
Apple Blossom Fairy began to tell Michael the story of good St. Anne, who with St. Joaquin prayed for a child to raise and dedicate to God. The fairy smiled and said, "You know Michael, she is your special grandmother too and she likes to hear what' s on your heart. Talk to her often." Michael looked down at the sweet flower in his hand as it shone with the fairy dust, and the joy in his heart welled up into a great smile.
"Come along, Michael," sang Mrs. Applebee, "we have many more children to meet and flowers to collect. And this bouquet will be a most wonderful gift for your mother because five of the flowers are very special." Michael looked down at his Apple Blossom and realized that the stem of the flower was pure gold. "Five of my children have golden stems and the first is the Apple Blossom. A is a very special letter, you know."
With a wink Mrs. Applebee turned and as she stepped her dainty foot onto the floor of the woods, suddenly a grassy green path appeared. "Follow me and we'll greet my other children and you'll have a gift for your mother before the end of the day." She held out her graceful hand and Michael took it, one hand holding Mrs. Applebee's and the other holding the Apple Blossom for his mother. And all the while he was wondering who they would next meet along the grassy path.
Lesson Plans
Presentation: You can download the watercolor of Mrs. Applebee here (Download mrs_applebee.pdf ) and use it as a visual when you tell this story.( Download meet_mrs. Applebee.pdf)
Language: Use the Letter A on Mrs. Applebee's dress to teach letter formation to a beginning writer. Let the child trace the letter with a finger. Maybe the child would like to practice the Letter A by drawing a Mrs. Applebee of his or her own. (It's a fun artistic challenge for older children as well.) Use the Song as copywork for the week. And learn the song from the CD.
Also, write letters in sand, or salt, or on a chalkboard. Build letters out of wooden pieces. Craft an "A" out of playdough and out of fleece.
Read the story "Meet Mrs.Applebee" to your child and use it for reading practice. Download meet_mrs. Applebee.pdf of the story and add it to your personal Alphabet Path Storybook
Nature Study:
(Don't try to do it all--these are options for science and nature study)
- After the story has been told, spend some time on the Flower Fairy site. (if you need help navigating the new Flower Fairy site, click here for a tutorial) You can research the botanical information and plant idenification and record them in a sketchbook or main lesson book. Or perhaps you would prefer flower storybook paper for letter writing practice and copywork. (An older child can do this independently, but a younger child can give an oral narration which you write or keyboard for him or her.)
- With your older child, you might choose to work through Apologia's Discovering Creation with Botany. Read a section and then ask your child to narrate the information in his main lesson book. Always encourage your child to illustrate his narrations. Work on the experiments that you feel would be most beneficial for your child. Take a picture of the finished project and add it to his main lesson book. The pace at which you move through this book is not as important as the child having an opportunity to really understand the material. Go at your child's pace. I highly recommend the notebooks to go with the botany book, for both older and younger children.
- We've had great success encouraging older children to take their flower narrations well beyond what is provided at the Flower Fairy site. These children are able to truly appreciate the vast varieties of flowers and to see God's creativity when they consider the lilies of the field.
- For some children, a living books/picture book approach seems to resonate and be more meaningful than any other approach. Consider choosing meaty picture books to teach the same concepts. If you choose to pursue this course of study, here is a science-themed picture book study for this letter:
Storybook Science: A is for Apples:
How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a wonderful online story and lesson for all ages that further elaborates on Cezanne, the author introduced with this letter.
Using the illustration in The Flower Fairy Alphabet Book, ask the child to sketch the The Apple Blossom Fairy in the main lesson book. A younger child can color the The Apple Blossom Fairy in the Flower Fairy Alphabet Coloring Book . Perhaps on another day the child could model the fairy or flower with modeling beeswax. (Sources of excellent quality modeling beeswax can be found on the right sidebar.)
For this week's picture study, Museum ABC focuses on APPLE on the A page.
It's interesting to look carefully at just one segment of the painting in the book. The children can discuss what they think the rest of the painting might look like before you show them the print. The full image of Paul Cezanne's Apples is here .
Really look at the picture. Soak in the details. Ask your child to narrate with a prompt such as, "Pretend that I am going to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the first time and want to find this painting. What details could you give me so that I could more easily find it?" Keyboard the narration and ask your child to sketch the work of art. A younger child can copy the painting while an older child can narrate from memory and discover how much detail he remembers by attempting to sketch it from memory. Over the course of this unit, consider collecting the narrations and sketches in a single album and create your own family art history book.
(The goal of Picture Study is to train the eye toward the beautiful. Biographical information about the artist is secondary. Set the work of art as your family computer's wallpaper or screen saver or print the painting on card stock and display it on the refrigerator. After spending time with a picture and really taking the time to look at it, your child will make a connection. There is no need to explain a great deal, especially to a young child. Allow the child to make his own connection with the art. )
An Alphabet of Catholic Saints: St. Anne. Learn the rhyme this week. (This book is temporarily out of stock as it is being reprinted to include the beatification of Kater Tekakwitha.)
An Alphabet of Mary: This lovely book is a new addition this year. We're so excited to create a Mary notebook, with the children making a page for every letter, learning titles of Our Lady and how to love her more as we go. Angel's Joy is the title for <<A>>.
Read about Guardian Angels in Letters from Heaven. Letters from Heaven offers a scripture verse at the bottom of the page. Look it up with the children and commit it to memory. (Letters from Heaven introduces saints from the Eastern Orthodox tradition.)
Each week we will be making a Wee Felt Saint or two. Or perhaps you'd prefer to paint saints as Jessica did.
There is much opportunity for narration and notebooking for all ages in reading lists of the Faith section. Read the selections aloud to all ages of children. Assign chapter book biographies to older children. Draw pictures and record narrations of the lives of each saint. Then, when the feast of that saint is celebrated in the life of the Church, revisit an old friend and have a a little party at tea time. These are stories to read and read again.
Brother Bartholomew and The Apple Grove
Read about these saints in the Loyola Kids Book of Saints:
St. Anthony of Padua
S.t Augustine
St. Ambrose
Read about these saints in the Loyola Kids Book of Heroes:
St. Albert the Great
St. Ambrose
St. Anthony and the Christ Child
The Flower Fairy site also offers an exhibit of Cicely Mary Barker's Christian art.
Suggested Books for Read-Alouds and Narrations
Childhood Favorites
Angelina Ballerina
The Little Auto
The Art Lesson
The Little Airplane
Meet the Author--Allen Say:
In The Children's Book of America, read:
Johnny Appleseed
The Bravery of Abigail Adams
In The Children's Book of Heroes, read:
Honest Abe
Read "Apple Song" on page 239 in Favorite Poems Old and New. Recite daily and make notebook page.
Writing Instruction:
Young children are encouraged always to narrate aloud the stories which have been read to them. Occasionally, keyboard those narrations as the child tells it and allow him or her to illustrate the printed narration.
For more structured writing lessons for children who are in the 3rd-5th grades, IEW Fables, Myths, and Fairytales Writing Lessons dovetail nicely with the Alphabet Path theme.
Serendipi-Tea Time Recipes
Letter A Apple Pie or grain-free apple crisp served with apple juice or apple cider
Fun for the Little Ones
Visit Jessica for more "A" ideas
Stamping Apple Slices
Bake and Paint Letter A's
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| April 30, 2012, 11:37 am
At Conundrum Hot Springs Cow Palace, you choose your cow from six head!
Some context, according to the Aspen Daily News: "The cows are believed to have sought shelter in the cabin during an early-winter snowstorm, but became too packed inside to get out, causing them to perish.
"A rancher with a grazing permit in the nearby Gunnison National Forest reported that 29 of his cattle went missing in the fall, possibly explaining where the animals came from. There are believed to be multiple other dead cows in the area, but it's unclear how many."
So: You don't need to stun it! It's already frozen!
You cut your own steak! You cut your own sirloins, tips, blades and roasts!
You pick your cow! You cut it as big and thick as you want it!


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Bush Sr. Downplays Son's Speech
President Bush's inaugural address, with its emphasis on spreading democracy and battling tyranny anywhere in the world, was not meant to signal a new direction in U.S. foreign policy, his father said Saturday.
"People want to read a lot into it — that this means new aggression, or newly asserted military forces," former President Bush told reporters during a visit to the White House briefing room. "That's not what that speech is about. It's about freedom."
Some who heard the speech on Thursday said it appeared to chart a new course for U.S. relations with other countries, especially those that keep democracy at arms length and have poor records on human rights.
Some Asian nations, for example, expressed concern that the address pointed to a more aggressive foreign policy that could worsen global tensions.
In the address, Bush said: "We will persistently clarify the choice before every ruler and every nation: The moral choice between oppression, which is always wrong, and freedom which is eternally right."
His father, a seasoned diplomat who was president during the first Iraq war, told reporters that he no longer is up to speed on every detail of foreign relations.
Nonetheless, he said, no one should think the president was being arrogant when he spoke of confronting oppressive leaders as a way to protect U.S. security.
"They certainly ought to not read into it any arrogance on the part of the United States," the former president said.


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The Denver Post Twitter feed sent more than 100 tweets of old news on Tuesday afternoon in the span of several minutes before Twitter's own limits prevented the account from sending any more.
Users responded, predictably, with a mixture of anger, confusion and — to our relief — a bit of humor. Most who follow us regularly know that we send a few tweets per hour, with a mixture of breaking news, blog posts, multimedia and feature content. An exception is breaking news, such as our coverage of the Aurora theater shooting and, more recently, the bombings in Boston, where we sometimes sent five or more tweets per hour.
Tuesday's issue was related to a company called Visual Revenue, whose services we have been evaluating to help us better understand where to place stories and other content on our home page and how effective our efforts on Twitter are, using it to schedule a handful of tweets in advance. The Post's mobile editor, Eric Lubbers, who was manning our Twitter and Facebook accounts at the time, had three tweets scheduled for publication when we realized the tool was sending out tweets we had already published weeks ago.


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Changes Aim to Strengthen Military Health System
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- Last Updated: Saturday, 03 March 2012 05:58
- Written by Administrator
Woodson, a vascular surgeon, said it's been a transformative decade for the nation and the Defense Department.
"Our defense health program budget was about $19 billion in 2001, [and] this year's budget is about $53 billion," he said. "So we clearly need to not only focus on accessing quality care, but [also on] producing value for the amount of money we're spending on health care."
As the health care budget grows and the Defense Department's top-line budget shrinks, Woodson added, "a natural tension is created in terms of being able to train, man and equip the force, yet provide for quality health care." He said everything possible must be done to reduce costs in the military health care system before adjusting fees for medical services.
The effort began in June, Woodson said, when then-Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III established an internal task force to review the military health system's governance. The task force reported back in September, evaluating health system governance options as well as options for the governance of multiservice medical markets and of the national capital region's health system.
Based on the report and on consultations with the services' top civilian and military leaders, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other senior Defense Department officials, the current deputy defense secretary, Ashton B. Carter, now has directed that three reforms be instituted in the military health system.
One involves creating a defense health agency to take on the functions of the TRICARE Management Activity and assume responsibility for implementing shared services across the system. TRICARE is the civilian care component of the military health system.
"One of the things we looked at is whether new MHS governance could produce greater efficiencies and savings," Woodson said. The main structure being proposed, called the Defense Health Agency, "looks to do a better job administering what we call shared services," he added.
"Right now we have essentially three administrative structures -- the Army, Navy and Air Force -- that run health services," the Defense Department's top doctor explained. "The thought is that we would combine functions that are common to the services, and thereby produce savings."
He cited health information technology as an example, noting that it is extraordinarily costly and is common to all of the services. "There [is] no reason why the services should develop their own products," Woodson said. "This can be done in a shared fashion and produce savings." Other common areas, he added, are medical education for physicians, nurses, medics and pharmacists, and medical logistics.
Another proposed reform will establish market managers for multiservice medical markets, except for the national capital region. The managers' enhanced authorities will allow them to create and sustain a cost-effective, coordinated and high-quality health care system, Woodson said.
The third reform involves transferring responsibility for running military treatment facilities in and around Washington, D.C. -- including Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland and Fort Belvoir Community Hospital in Virginia -- to a national capital region directorate within the new Defense Health Agency.
Carter also is establishing a planning team, Woodson said, with leadership nominated by the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness and Joint Chiefs Chairman Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, to ensure timely implementation of the governance plan after it's reviewed -- first by the Government Accountability Office and then by Congress.
Each organization has more than 100 days to review the proposal, so changes in the medical system's governance, if approved, probably would not be instituted until early next year, Woodson said.
"The whole idea is to look forward," he said, "understanding that we need to bend the curve of the health care budget to look at a governance structure that makes us more effective, more agile and adds value to the services and their ability to deliver high-quality care."
Related Sites:
Military Health System [ http://www.health.mil/default.aspx ]
Related Articles:
Military Health System Has Courage to Change, Official Says [ http://www.defense.gov/News/NewsArticle.aspx?ID=67036 ]


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Tuesday, December 7, 2010
online shop now up!
The Julietta, Betty White and Helene are all on sale for today and tomorrow only. So if you're in the market for a gown, it's a deal to jump on!
6 comments:
- ediot said...
wonderful news leanne! so happy for that. if / when i get married it's hopefully gonna be in one of your fantastic designs. loved your aesthetic since i saw you on project runway
stay brilliant!
- December 7, 2010 at 1:27 PM
- magdamagda said...
I love the way you "think" your designs and invite the viewer to "think" - it's not only a feast for the eye but also a challenge for anyone's creative mind to discover the intricacies and their dance! splendid dress in the pic!
- December 7, 2010 at 8:07 PM
- Leanne said...
Magda and ediot,
thank you so much for your comments and kind words! I try my best! ;)
- December 7, 2010 at 8:39 PM
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- December 9, 2010 at 5:01 PM
- Love Your Way said...
i'm really excited! found your information on bowie bride and she spoke so highly of you! i checked out your shop and it's absolutely beautiful....i will definitely be back!
(so sorry - someone hacked my blogger profile and changed my name and site! all better!)
- December 9, 2010 at 5:07 PM
- Erin said...
utterly breathtaking.
- December 14, 2010 at 5:31 PM


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features real dark brown colored leather with dark chocolate rails and footboard. Optional underbed drawers can also be added for additional storage. Made from solid plantation grown rubberwood (no rainforest lumber is used) and is available in several hand rubbed finishes. Solid hardwood slats make up the foundation of the platform offering greater strength and support than softwood slats. 10 Year manufacturer warranty. Stocked in the USA. Free shipping.
Outside Dimensions:
- 42 1/3" x 76" (made for a 39 x 75 mattress)
- 57 1/3" x 76" (made for a 54 x 75 mattress)
- 63 1/3" x 80 3/4" (made for a 60 x 80 mattress)
- 79 1/3" x 80 3/4" (made for a 76 x 80 mattress)
Cal King
- 75 1/3" x 84 3/4" (made for a 72 x 85 mattress)
Manufacturer: Night & Day Furniture
Country of Origin: Asia
Materials: Rubberwood Hardwood. (Maple Wood Family)
Delivery & Lead Time:
This furniture is stocked in Vancouver, Washington USA. The manufacturer processes each order pulling the product and shipping it out typically within 5 business days. Most Night & Day Beds are shipped in multiple boxes for easier handling. Many beds can ship FedEx, those too large for FedEx will instead ship standard curbside delivery with appointment. Once shipped allow an additional 3-7 days for delivery. Tracking provided once shipped.
Slat Support System:
This Night & Day Furniture bed uses a slat support system. Individual wood slats rest on ledges designed into the rails of the bed. These slats are able to accommodate most brands of mattresses. The slats also feature center support beneath the bed. This consists of center support legs that help to distribute weight more evenly beneath and across the bed. This slat support system comes standard with all beds from this particular manufacturer.
Night & Day Assembly Instructions:
Night & Day wood beds are assembled from several boxes which contain a headboard, footboard, two side rails, and slat support system. Night & Day provides several documents with your new bed which contain both images and text showing how to assemble the bed. The following is the document you would find included here in PDF form:
Assembly Guide for P-Series Beds
About Night & Day Furniture:
Founded by Mike Gallawa, Night & Day's earliest focus had been futon furniture. With innovations that included Shoe Fittings™, Snapper™, Sea Horse™ and futon operating system, the manufacturer was able to carve out their own unique niche in furniture design from within the futon industry. Night & Day expanded on futon offerings by creating a new line of bedroom furnishings. Collections of beds, nightstands, dressers, chests and mirrors are available in a variety of designs. Night & Day believes in bringing furniture to people that they themselves would want in their own homes. Construction methods that include mortise and tenon joints ensure that your furniture will last.
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Night & Day platform beds are beautifully finished with automated and hand-rubbed techniques for a rich and durable finish. Made from solid eco-friendly plantation grown rubberwood which is a member of the maple family of woods and has a dense grain which helps in the kiln drying process. This hardwood species is sourced from the rubber tree. These trees are economical and easy on the Earth's eco-system and here is why. After 30 years, a decline in latex production has made only tapping rubber trees for their sap uneconomic. The trees are removed by hand and replaced with new seedlings. In the past, felled rubber trees were either burnt on the spot or used as fuel for locomotive engines, brick firing or latex curing. The wood is now used in the manufacture of high-end furniture. It is valued for its dense grain, stability, attractive color and acceptance of different finishes. It is also prized as an "environmentally friendly" wood, since it makes use of trees that have been cut down at the end of their latex-producing life cycle and are always replaced with new seedlings. Night & Day platform beds and casegoods make full use of this eco-friendly species of hardwood that can be found in every bed and casegood. Night & Day beds come complete with 10 pcs of 1x4" solid wood mattress support slats, and are supported down the center with a rail and foot support system. Made in Malaysia.
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WASHINGTON -- Nationals manager Davey Johnson sat down for his first pregame press conference of the season on Monday and confirmed that this will be his last Opening Day as manager.
"It's my last one sitting right here talking to you," Johnson said. "I don't know what's in store for me. I have no idea. My wife talks about traveling, and then she also wonders what I'm going to be doing for a job. She wants me to keep working; she wants to retire. So that's another little battle going on. I want to keep working, so we'll see."
Johnson previously has said this will be his last season as the Nationals' manager. When asked if there are any combination of circumstances that could lead to him returning as manager, Johnson said, "probably not."
"I've mentioned it before, I think I'm the person for the challenge this year," Johnson said. "I think the development of this ballclub can culminate in the end of this year. Then I'll probably turn it over to a younger, more energetic manager. That's my thought."
Johnson could likely stay on with the team as a consultant, as he was before former manager Jim Riggleman abruptly resigned in 2011. Or he could leave baseball entirely. Even Johnson, as of Monday, sounded unsure about what his future holds.
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Chicago, Ill. -- Positively Aware magazine's 17th Annual HIV Drug Guide is now available, in print and online at www.positivelyaware.com. Widely recognized throughout the country as the "must-have" reference tool for HIV service providers and consumers alike, the Positively Aware HIV Drug Guide provides important information to individuals living with HIV as well as their caregivers on how to best manage their treatment.
This 76-page issue of Positively Aware devotes a full page to each approved HIV medication, where readers will also find detailed information on side effects, drug interactions, and current trends in HIV care and treatment. In addition to the 31 medications now approved for use in HIV, four investigational drugs are also included in the Drug Guide. The pullout HIV Drug Chart, sponsored by Walgreens, includes dosing information on all of the drugs, as well as food and liquid requirements, alongside a photo, which can be used to help quickly and easily identify each medication.
Approximately 25% of people living with HIV are also co-infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). For the first time the drug guide includes a section on hepatitis B and C, including a look at the current standard of care, as well as drugs in the pipeline. This year's HIV Drug Guide has an updated and expanded section on pharmaceutical co-pay and patient assistance programs, with an easy to read chart, which includes for the first time information on how to help pay for not only HIV drugs, but those used to treat hepatitis B/C, and other drugs commonly used by people with HIV.
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Report Intends to Ease Spouse Employment Barriers
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Obtaining a license in a new state is a "huge headache" and one of the most significant employment barriers for spouses seeking to maintain their careers, Navy Capt. Brad Cooper, executive director of the White House's "Joining Forces" military-support campaign, told reporters yesterday on a conference call.
Since each state sets its own licensing requirements, the report explains, these requirements often vary across state lines. A lack of license portability -- the ability to transfer an existing license to a new state with minimal application requirements -- can cause spouses to bear high administrative and financial burdens as they attempt to obtain a license, the report says.
"Because military spouses hold occupational licenses and often move across state lines, the patchwork set of variable and frequently time-consuming licensing requirements across states disproportionately affect these families," the report says. "The result is that too many military spouses looking for jobs that require licenses are stymied in their efforts."
The unemployment rate among military spouses is double that of their civilian-life counterparts, Deputy Treasury Secretary Neal Wolin noted on the call, and licensing and certification requirements are part of the reason for that discrepancy. "It places extreme financial and emotional pressure that's completely unnecessary," he said.
The report highlights the magnitude of this challenge. More than 100,000 spouses -- or 35 percent of military spouses in the workforce -- are in nearly 50 occupations and professions that require a license or certification, the report said.
"Military families are asked to move again and again," Cooper said. The report indicates that military spouses are 10 times more likely to have moved across state lines in the past year than their counterparts in civilian life.
This report, the captain said, offers a roadmap for states to begin to address these employment challenges.
Cooper lauded the 11 states that already have adopted laws to aid spouse license portability, and the 13 that have legislation pending or waiting to be introduced. Officials would like to see every state pass legislation streamlining licensing processes by 2014, he added.
States can help to break down these employment barriers, the report suggests, by:
-- Facilitating endorsement of a current license from another state as long as the requirements for licensure in that jurisdiction are substantially equivalent to the licensing state;
-- Providing a temporary or provisional license allowing the military spouse to practice while fulfilling requirements needed to qualify for endorsement in the licensing state or awaiting verification of documentation supporting an endorsement; and
-- Expediting application procedures so the state official overseeing licensing has the authority to approve license applications for the boards or the licensing boards have authority to approve a license based simply on an affidavit from applicants that the application information is accurate and they've requested verifying documentation.
Marcus Beauregard, chief of the Defense Department's state liaison office, told reporters this issue has been a long-standing concern for DOD officials. Each year, the department chooses 10 issues of importance to present to state policy makers, he noted, and this issue has been making the cut for many years.
"Our focus has been to find ways to get spouses to work more quickly," he said.
If it takes six months to obtain a license and perhaps another six months to find a job, spouses have very little time to work and progress in a specialty, Beauregard said, particularly since they're asked, on average, to move every two to three years.
In 2011, he explained, DOD officials proposed the initiatives outlined in the report being released today: current license endorsement and temporary licenses.
Regarding endorsement, many occupations require recent work in the field as a test of competency, Beauregard said, which is difficult for military spouses who may not have been able to work in their specialty recently due to assignments overseas or in locations without employment opportunities.
Colorado officials suggested continuing education units as a possible substitute for recent experience, he said. "We've taken that issue in terms of endorsement to the states," he added.
Temporary licenses while spouses seek jobs and fulfill licensing requirements also can help to streamline the process, Beauregard said.
The response from states is promising, he noted.
"We've been very excited to see how willing policy makers are to consider these new concepts and to approach their licensing boards to make accommodations in their states," he said.
Aiding spouses with employment can have a resounding impact, both on a families' well-being and on military readiness, the report noted. A spouse's employment plays a vital role in the financial and personal well-being of military families, the report continued, and their job satisfaction is an important component of service members' retention.
"Without adequate support for military spouses and their career objectives, the military could have trouble retaining service members," the report said.
Officials hope this spotlight on spouse employment will spur positive changes. "Our military spouses support the well-being and safety of our nation, and we can best appreciate their sacrifices and unique challenges by adopting practices that lessen the burdens of their frequent moves," officials wrote in the report. "They have a compelling need, and we are suggesting tangible solutions. All that is needed is the willingness to take action."
While the report marks progress on the spouse employment front, much work remains to be done, Cooper noted.
The first lady and Biden will present this issue to all 50 state governors and their spouses later this month at the National Governors Association Conference here, he said. They'll also rally professional organizations and advocacy groups to engage on this issue at a state level, he added.
Meanwhile, today marks another milestone in honoring military spouses "who have given us so much," Cooper said.
*Related Sites:*
Special Report: Strengthening Our Military Families [ http://www.defense.gov/home/features/2011/0111_initiative/ ]
Special Report: Military Family Support [ http://www.defense.gov/home/features/2012/0212_familysupport/ ]
Joining Forces Campaign [ http://www.whitehouse.gov/joiningforces ]
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Scientists have taken a step closer to creating artificial human organs and using them for transplants after 3D printing produced clusters of stem cells.
In the short term, the technique could be used to generate tissue for drug-testing currently carried out on animals.
The 3D printing technology relies on an adjustable "microvalve", which builds up layers of human embryonic stem cells.
Such cells, which originate from early stage embryos, are blank slates with the potential to become any type of tissue in the body.
In the long term, the new printing technique could pave the way for those cells to be incorporated into transplant-ready laboratory-made organs and tissues, said researchers at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh
The technique's breakthrough is in its gentle handling of the delicate cells which gives them a greater chance to thrive, they said.
Lead scientist Dr Will Shu told Sky News: "We found that the valve-based printing is gentle enough to maintain high stem cell viability".
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Taking a cell from a patient and using it in the 3D printing process should enable scientists to implant the generated tissue back into the patient without triggering an immune response.
Jason King, of the stem cell biotech company Roslin Cellab, which participated in the research said: "Normally, laboratories grow cells in 2D but some cell types have been printed in 3D.
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Below you will find the address to Playing Field Downes Field (oval) for BRONOTES: From Rt 9 eastbound ("Boylston Street"), turn right at Mobil station onto Cypress. Near the end of the street, Cypress merges with High Street for a block or two. Follow to the end of High Street, and take a left on Chestnut until you reach a small rotary; go 3/4 way around onto Pond Av. Immediately on your right is a very small parking lot. The field is on the left, along Pond Ave. Park in the lot or along Pond Ave and walk to the field. (Parking is very limited on the streets directly adjacent to the field.) Oval field (5A) is inside the track, with a synthetic surface.
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|Downes Field (oval)
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|50 Highland Rd
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A teenage girl had to be rescued by firefighters after getting stuck in a storm drain while trying to retrieve her mobile phone.
The girl, named locally as 16-year-old Ella Birchenough, squeezed down the hole to try to fetch her phone in Eaves Road, Dover, Kent.
But she became stuck fast in front of a group of onlookers, including her mother, according to witness Tim Richards.
Mobile phone shop employee Mr Richards, 22, was driving home with his mother when he saw Ella up to her waist in the drain, and they pulled over.
He said: "It's not the type of thing you see every day. It was pretty weird. She was more concerned about getting her phone back rather than getting herself out of the drain."
Mr Richards said Ella at one point managed to inch herself out - but promptly went back in before becoming "completely stuck".
"My mum knows her mum and she went to call on her. She was a bit panicky thinking Ella was going to sink, but when she came down to see she saw the funny side," Mr Richards added.
He went on: "We tried to pull her out a couple of times but it wasn't happening. She was quite calm and relaxed and saw the funny side of it.
"The drain was no more than a foot-and-a-half both ways. How she thought she was going to get her phone, I have no idea."
Ella's efforts proved to be in vain - because the phone is broken. She revealed the first thing she did when she emerged was to dash home for a bath.
She told KentOnline: "I was talking to somebody and I went to put my phone in my pocket and it fell down the drain.
"I thought to myself, 'I'm not leaving this' and I jumped down to get it. I wasn't really even stuck, I just needed somebody to help lift me out but my mum got all panicky.
"When they pulled me out I ran straight home and jumped in the bath. I think it was just water but I wasn't taking any chances."
A Kent Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said one fire engine was sent to deal with the incident at around 7.15pm yesterday.
He said: "A teenage girl was released by firefighters from a storm drain where she had become stuck in Eaves Road, Dover.
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Over the past few years, U.S. government debt held by the public has grown rapidlyto the point that, compared with the total output of the economy, it is now higher than it has ever been except during the period around World War II. The recent increase in debt has been the result of three sets of factors: an imbalance between federal revenues and spending that predates the recession and the recent turmoil in financial markets, sharply lower revenues and elevated spending that derive directly from those economic conditions, and the costs of various federal policies implemented in response to the conditions.
Further increases in federal debt relative to the nations output (gross domestic product, or GDP) almost certainly lie ahead if current policies remain in place. The aging of the population and rising costs for health care will push federal spending, measured as a percentage of GDP, well above the levels experienced in recent decades. Unless policymakers restrain the growth of spending, increase revenues significantly as a share of GDP, or adopt some combination of those two approaches, growing budget deficits will cause debt to rise to unsupportable levels.
Although deficits during or shortly after a recession generally hasten economic recovery, persistent deficits and continually mounting debt would have several negative economic consequences for the United States. Some of those consequences would arise gradually: A growing portion of peoples savings would go to purchase government debt rather than toward investments in productive capital goods such as factories and computers; that crowding out of investment would lead to lower output and incomes than would otherwise occur. In addition, if the payment of interest on the extra debt was financed by imposing higher marginal tax rates, those rates would discourage work and saving and further reduce output. Rising interest costs might also force reductions in spending on important government programs. Moreover, rising debt would increasingly restrict the ability of policymakers to use fiscal policy to respond to unexpected challenges, such as economic downturns or international crises.
Beyond those gradual consequences, a growing level of federal debt would also increase the probability of a sudden fiscal crisis, during which investors would lose confidence in the governments ability to manage its budget, and the government would thereby lose its ability to borrow at affordable rates. It is possible that interest rates would rise gradually as investors confidence declined, giving legislators advance warning of the worsening situation and sufficient time to make policy choices that could avert a crisis. But as other countries experiences show, it is also possible that investors would lose confidence abruptly and interest rates on government debt would rise sharply. The exact point at which such a crisis might occur for the United States is unknown, in part because the ratio of federal debt to GDP is climbing into unfamiliar territory and in part because the risk of a crisis is influenced by a number of other factors, including the governments long-term budget outlook, its near-term borrowing needs, and the health of the economy. When fiscal crises do occur, they often happen during an economic downturn, which amplifies the difficulties of adjusting fiscal policy in response.
If the United States encountered a fiscal crisis, the abrupt rise in interest rates would reflect investors fears that the government would renege on the terms of its existing debt or that it would increase the supply of money to finance its activities or pay creditors and thereby boost inflation. To restore investors confidence, policymakers would probably need to enact spending cuts or tax increases more drastic and painful than those that would have been necessary had the adjustments come sooner.
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OROVILLE — The prosecution has rested in the trial of a man charged for a fatal stabbing outside a B Street residence in Oroville in 2012.
Patrick Orlando Torres, 60, of Oroville is charged in Butte County Superior Court with a count of murder for the death of Yashoe Walker, then 41, of Richmond, on Aug. 20, 2012.
The final witness for the prosecution was Butte County sheriff's detective Matt Calkins, who recounted his interview with Torres following the incident. Torres said there was animosity between him and Walker and he acted in self-defense.
Under questioning by deputy district attorney Kennedy Rizzuto, Calkins said Torres told him he had moved from Fairfield to south Oroville to stay at his sister's about four months before the incident. Torres was concerned about Walker, also known as Michael or "White Boy," particularly how he treated his sister and the residence.
Calkins said Torres put an emphasis on an incident where he was upset about something Walker did to a bathroom and shower Torres had spent hours cleaning. He reportedly spoke to his sister about it and she said they just needed to get along.
Torres chose to move to his stepmother's house nearby on the 2300 block of B Street. He stayed in the room of Walker's deceased former girlfriend, which purportedly upset him.
Walker reportedly called Torres disparaging names, particularly in front of women. Torres tried to ignore the comments, but ultimately decided to confront Walker.
About a month before the stabbing, Torres told Walker to stop.
Several witnesses have testified about that earlier confrontation. Miriam Collins said Friday she saw Torres ride his bicycle toward a parked car where Walker was looking for a compact disc. Words appeared to be exchanged between the two before Collins said a friend called out that Torres had a knife.
Walker reportedly said he needed to get a knife of his own, but Collins said it sounded like he was kidding.
On the day of the stabbing, Collins said she was in front of the house where Torres was staying with Walker and others. She had briefly gone to her own adjacent house when she hear Torres yell he had something for Walker which led to some arguing between the two.
Collins rushed back outside because she was worried Torres had a gun instead of a knife. She heard Walker tell Torres about going "toe to toe" in a fight.
Collins later saw Walker standing with his empty hands out and blood on his white shirt. She said she heard Torres tell Walker, "I told you to stop (expletive) with me."
Under cross-examination by defense attorney Kevin Sears, Collins said she saw Torres try to walk away, but she confronted him. Torres reportedly didn't believe Walker was dead, but said he would wait for police.
Sears asked detective Calkins about Torres' comments about what led to the stabbing. Torres reportedly told the officer that Walker had previously threatened to kill him.
On the day of the stabbing, Walker purportedly told Torres that today was the day if Torres wanted a fight.
Torres said Walker punched him first, causing him to fall to the ground. Torres got his knife out, but it was tossed away.
Torres was able to move between Walker's legs and retrieve the knife. He used the knife in a upward motion while getting up from the ground.
He told Calkins that events happened very quickly and he acted to defend himself. Torres said he believed Walker would hurt him with his bare hands.
Torres' employer, Floyd Byrd, also testified. He said Torres discussed having difficulties with someone picking on him, but didn't say who or what was said.
On the day of the incident, Byrd said he had dropped Torres off from a painting job about two hours before Walker died. He recalled Torres calling him from a police car. Torres reportedly said he stabbed the guy picking on him and that he wasn't going to let anyone talk to him like that.
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