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Lately, I've been taking time to reflect. Part of this reflection has concentrated on my career, and more often than not I'm dwelling on my failures, rather than my successes. More than a few of those failures are related to public relations, and considering they say you learn more from your mistakes than from your triumphs, a look at some of my public relations blunders should provide a little insight in what not to do in the future.
The Wrong Date
If you use a newswire service to distribute press releases, like eReleases, you usually don't have to worry about listing the wrong date; someone at the newswire service will catch it for you. However, if you send out releases out via email or snail mail without the use of a newswire service, you better dot your "i"s and cross your "t"s.
Back in early 2001, just after I had launched the DotcomScoop.com web site, I broke a very big story simultaneously via a text message and the web. At the time, I was excited and thought a press release announcing the simultaneous break would put me on some journalists' radars. I wrote a very nice press release, one I'm still proud of to this day. I dutifully spell-checked the release and BCC'd my distribution list of over 200 journalists. I then hit "send," smiling a large smile. For a few minutes.
In my haste and excitement, I put the wrong date on the press release. I was off by a year and two days. Not only that, the context of the release was my ability to deliver important and accurate business information in a timely manner. The release as bewildering as a result. Had the day been accurate, perhaps some recipients would have ignored the fact that it wasn't the year 2000. To make matters worse, I sent out a correction, which again included the wrong year. I gave up at that point and sheepishly hoped that no one would call me out for a being a fool.
The Moral: Fact-check your press releases, and if you're a solo operation, find a trusted friend or associate who will read your press release before it goes out. Re-read your press release twice, let it sit for ten minutes, and then re-read it again. When it comes to press releases, especially those you send out directly via email, there's probably nothing more embarrassing than issuing a correction.
Don't Go to the Well Too Often
When I launched my record label in 1997, I thought I scored a major coup. I announced my label to a group of friends and industry associates, including one journalist, via email. Two days later a small article about my new venture ran in a very important industry trade magazine. I was absolutely ecstatic, especially when I faxed over a copy of the article to my old boss.
As my label's first year progressed and I made more announcements, I continued to do so to friends and associates first, including the aforementioned trade journalist, and then to the media-at-large. My trade journalist friend continued to give my label publicity when appropriate, and I couldn't ask for more. Everything was going well–until my journalist friend decided to switch careers.
With my main media contact gone, I couldn't drum up any publicity to save my life. The person who took over my friend's beat had his own contacts; soon he even asked me to remove him from my distribution list. Other journalists simply ignored me, with a few telling me they'd previously felt ignored them and saw no reason to give me publicity.
The Moral: Public relations is all about relationships, and I erred by not cultivating journalists at multiple media outlets. I eventually had to hire an outside public relations firm, which sent my expenditures soaring and cut into my development costs. I was never able to build the type of relationships with the media that would have allowed me to continue doing public relations on my own, and inexpensively.
Check Their Schedule
After weeks of trying and pleading with the producer, I booked one of my co-workers on an important television show. There was only one problem — my co-worker wasn't available for the date that I booked him. I offered up another co-worker and even myself for the appearance, but my original pitch and constant nagging was so persuasive that the producer now only wanted the one person unable to attend the taping. I haven't heard back from the producer since the incident.
The Moral: Before you pitch anyone for a television or radio show or media interview, make sure you know their exact availability. In my case, my co-worker was originally available when I began pitching the appearance almost a month earlier. I didn't check back with my co-worker before finalizing the pitch, and in the end I looked like a fool in front of both my co-workers and the producer.
Careful What You Say
A few years ago, I gave an interview to a college newspaper in which I ripped a number of business executives. Had this been the New York Times, I probably would have tempered my comments. I thought little about the interview; I didn't see the actual article until about a month after it was published. And then boy was my face blue.
One of the executives, who I had moderately good relations with before the article, called me screaming one day. He was beyond mad, spit my words back at me, and had some choice words of his own for me. I could do nothing but apologize and suggest my words were taken out of context. One thing bothered me though: How did he see the article?
The article wasn't available online, and I couldn't find it in any database. The executive lived two time zones away from the college, and I even checked with a couple of PR monitoring services to see if they covered campus newspapers. I was befuddled — until a friend of the executive told me the executive's daughter attended the college whose newspaper ran my interview. D'oh.
The Moral: Your words have power, and the media broadcasts that power. Don't say anything in a media interview that you're not willing to stand by. And don't think that media interview you give to your kid's high school newspaper won't find its way to someone who actually cares.
Just the Real Facts
At the turn of the millennium, I took a new job at a dot-com, and within the first month we were lucky enough to get an important industry magazine to write a lengthy and positive article about us. The piece included background on key employees such as myself, and we were all very happy with the results. Until the phone rang.
I was out of the office when someone had called ranting rather hysterically about the article. The caller claimed my background information was false and that she had already called the magazine. As it turns out, there was a false piece of information in the article; I had only been a consultant for a company the article had called my former employer. The person at our company who had coordinated the article had given the writer inaccurate information.
The bigger problem, however, was the person who "busted" us for giving out the wrong information. This was someone who had a preexisting personal beef with me. She demanded that the magazine issue a retraction and hounded my boss about my alleged resume "stuffing." (For the record, my resume accurately reflected that I had been merely a consultant.) The end result was a rather odd correction and some undue stress for all involved. Likewise, our relationship with the magazine was soured.
The Moral: When you give background information to the media, make sure it's accurate. In the case of something like a personal profile, a public relations pro should sit down with the person being profiled and go over the background information that will be given to the media. Over the past few years, we've seen a number of executives and sports coaches busted for having stuffed and fluffed their resumes. In the end, the public relations departments look as bad as the people who lied.
This article, written by Ben Silverman, originally appeared in PR Fuel (http://www.ereleases.com/prfuel), a free weekly newsletter from eReleases (http://www.ereleases.com), the online leader in affordable press release distribution. To subscribe to PR Fuel, visit: http://www.ereleases.com/prfuel/subscribe/.


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Happy Smoker
Pros: good clean smoke and time control
Cons: a little slow on recovery,
Mine has more than paid for itself. As with any of these types of smokers, a guy has to know their limitations and advantages. None of them will perform great if the outside temp is cold or if packed solid with meat, and you open the door every few minutes. When I smoke in cold weather, I do the smoke and then transfer to the oven. No big deal. I have smoked 50 - 60 pork butts, many ribs, Canadian bacon, pastrami, turkeys, chickens, and fish. It is a low and slow smoker, not a high heat oven. I would buy another. The Bradley forum is a good place to see how others use it.

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The original tutorial for this skirt comes from Make it and Love it. This is my version of her idea. Mine has an extra ruffly layer and I changed how I assembled my pieces.
1. Buy a t-shirt (size XL works great).2. Cut one strip from the bottom about 6" wide. This is going to form the waist band. It is a yoga style waist band and folds in half so that is why it is 6" wide. I use this piece as the waist band because I like the finished edge on it. And because I am doing two layers on the skirt it looks better to have two layers without a finished bottom rather than one finished and one unfinished.
3. Lay out this strip and cut to your desired length. This would be equal to the width of the girl you are making this for. It is stretchy (though not all t-shirts are created equal so be aware), so you will want it slightly smaller than the waist of a pair of pants of whomever you are making this for. Most of the t-shirts I have used are very stretchy and the waists have always been a bit on the big side so measure and then go a bit smaller is my suggestion.
4. Next cut your remaining strips of fabric to make the skirt. These can be what ever length you want. A longer one for the under layer and a shorter one for the top ruffle.
On this t-shirt by the time I cut the waist band and the first skirt layer I didn't have enough room on the t-shirt to cut another strip using the t-shirts side seams as my side seams. This is not a problem though.
I just cut two strips from the middle part of the shirt...
And I sewed the sides together using my serger.
Here is a handy hint to save thread while serging: instead of sewing off the edge and then cutting your thread, just bring up the other edge that you have to sew and continue sewing. It will save you a little thread everytime.
Okay so now I have a second skirt piece.
5. Sew the waist band piece right sides together as well.
6. Next you are going to sew a basting stitch around the top edge of each of the skirt pieces.
7. Pull your threads to gather the skirt tops.
(this is my top layer)8. Pin both layers together. Here is another handy tint: If you use a shirt that is long enough for you to cut your waist band and both skirt layers so that they are all the same size, then you can put both skirt layers together first and sew them together. Then sew your row of basting stitches and pull to gather the skirt pieces.
9. Next (this is important so watch closely) pin the waist band piece with the right side facing out and the wrong side facing the skirt. The finished edge should be at the bottom and the cut edge is the one you are going to sew to the skirt pieces. Adjust your skirt so that it is the same width as the waist band piece.
10. Sew these together. I am not going to lie: this is easiest with a serger, but if your machine has a stretch stitch you will want to use that (if using a regular sewing machine) otherwise your stitches will break as you try and get this on and off a wiggly body.
11. Pull the waist band up (it should have the wrong side out now)...
and fold it over. Pin in down where you will want it to stay.
12. One more handy hint: use clear thread. It is fantastic. You use whatever color as your bobbin thread and then clear thread as your top thread (it can't be seen, you don't have to change it for every new thing you are sewing and it works slick for basting stitches and gathers).
My bobbin thread is white.
13. Now stitch around the bottom of the waist band. I decided I liked this sewn down because it was always curling up and unfolding. This will prevent that. Use a stretch stitch when doing this part don't forget.
And there you have it. A perfectly springy, soft, stretchy fun skirt.


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You have definitely found your calling. You are so wonderful with children. There is no doubt in my mind that you will make a profound difference during your stay in the Congo. Thanks so much for sharing your experience with us. It is a friendly reminder to those of us who are fortunate enough to have a roof over our head, food to eat and family that loves us, that there are so many people that need simply necessities. Now if everyone would take the money that they were going to use to buy an I-Pad or new cell phone to keep up with the Jones', and use it to sponsor a child we would live in a better place. Love to you all, Kim
The orphanage houses about 600 children. 75% of which are boys. It is run by an Italian priest and a nun. As we arrived at the long road that leads up to the orphanage, there were a few children there waiting and they ran beside the cars shouting and waving greetings to us as we approached the orphanage.
We pulled in and parked our cars off to the side of the "road." By the time we could open our car doors and get out, the cars were already surrounded by children. Nick is a hero to these kids and they were all over him from the moment he opened his door. For each of us, there were 3 or 4 kids that immediately latched on to us and wouldn't let go for anything. They loved just touching us. We walked around the grounds for just a few minutes with our "posse" of kids (that was growing by the minute as word spread that Nick was there and he brought Mundeli - white people)before we headed to the outdoor chapel where mass was to be held. The children that are able to are required to attend mass.
We arrived at the chapel surrounded by about 100 children at this point. We walked in and sat where we could. Each one of the 5 in our party were sitting in a different location surrounded by dozens of kids each. They were on our laps and wrapping our arms around them. About 1/2 of them would smile when I smiled at them, but the other 1/2 just looked empty and desolate when I looked into their eyes. That tore me up the most. There was no hope in those kids. There was no joy. There was no love. There was nothing. They had even passed the point of desperation and despair.
The priest filed in with some of the older boys that were serving as the altar boys. Following them were two men carrying a tiny white casket. They set the casket down in the front of the chapel and then brought in a large white cement cross with a boys name written on it. The boy was 18 months old and had died the day before from complications of AIDS. I was horrified and shocked at the sight of the casket. The children were not phased. I later learned that they average about one funeral per month. For the first hour or so the casket was basically ignored and the service went on as usual.
There was a lot of singing. Boy, can they SING! They dance and sing at the tops of their lungs. There is nothing else in the world like it. They were accompanied by a keyboard, African bongo drums, and various shakers. They were born with a rhythm I do not possess.
Various priests and ministers got up and prayed and read. The service was in French and Lingala so we were not able to follow along. Caleb had a boy on his lap that slept. The kids on either side of him figured out that if they slapped Caleb's hand, it would turn red. They thought that was prettty cool. THEN they figured out that they could write with their finger on the red and watch the capillary refill. That made them laugh out loud. So he sat for the whole hour and a half with kids slapping his hands. Poor guy. Luke had a tall handicapped boy on his lap. In the photos it is the boy in the striped pants holding Luke's hand. He had other kids piled on either side of him hanging on for dear life. Several boys were standing behind him running their fingers through his hair and making his hair do different things. It was pretty funny. EmilyFaith had so many girls crowding to be around her. They loved touching her hair and rubbing on her and petting her skin. I was a few rows behind EmilyFaith with Maurice on one side, playing body guard. He would determine who was "worthy" to sit by me and shoo other kids away if they got too close. This broke my heart. I tried to explain to him that I wanted to hug them ALL. After awhile he seemed to catch on, but he was pretty possessive the entire day of me. I was holding one baby I would guess to be about a year (it is so hard to tell because they are soooo small for their age and so tiny in diameter and delayed in development) old. The baby had on a rag tied like a makeshift diaper with a plastic grocery bag wrapped over that. The baby had no facial expressions and never made a single sound. He finally fell asleep on my shoulder. There were older boys sitting around me. They kept putting their hands around my arms and pinching and kneading my arms. I actually have bruises today! :) The girl standing behind me realized that when she ran her fingers through my hair, I would shed some hairs and they would come out in her hand. Her eyes lit up and she couldn't comb her fingers through my hair fast enough. She took some of the hairs and stuck them on her hair. They actually stuck to her hair so she walked around all day showing the other girls that she had some blonde hair. They couldn't figure out how she did that.
After about an hour, the "funeral" portion of the service began. The priest did some things over the casket and then the two men came back and carried the casket out. The priest followed the casket and all of us followed the priest. They carried the casket up the hill to a truck where the priest went with the casket to bury it. A couple of the girls wailed for the casket. They believe that there must be someone to wail and mourn when a person dies. It validates that life.
After the casket was taken away, we walked down to a grassy area and the drums were brought there. Everyone gathered in a circle and the dancing began. It was a celebration for the life of the little boy. At one point, the man that was in the middle leading the dancing began to draw people from the crowd into the center and had them dance while everyone watched. He actually grabbed Caleb and drug him in to the middle of the circle. Then he went and picked out one of the orphan girls about Caleb's height and brought her to Caleb. He placed Caleb's arms on her waist and told them to dance. If you know Caleb at all, you know what this almost made me wet my pants. He was mortified and looked at me with nothing short of terror in his eyes and asked me what to do. My answer: DANCE! God bless him, he did. The children loved seeing the mundeli boy dancing! Luke, EmilyFaith and myself all took a step or two back and tried to be invisible so we wouldn't get picked next. LOL
From here we continued on with our tour of the different buildings of the orphanage. It is built on the side of a really tall hill so all the building are spread out on different levels. The kids were still swarming us and hanging on and crowding us such that walking was difficult. We made our way to the volunteer area where the children are not allowed. We sat in there and ate some spaghetti, rice, and bread with Nick and two Italian men that were also there for the day. It was a much needed time of quiet and peace before going back out to the waiting children.
Just outside the door to the Volunteer room, there was a monkey tied up to a tree. It was awfully cute but didn't look too friendly so I stayed just out of reach. I don't know if he was a pet or dinner.
As soon as we went back outside, the kids were waiting for us. We went up to the baby ward. I couldn't believe what we saw once we got there. By this time my camera was dead and I was unable to get any photos, but I will get some when I go back, I promise. The first room we came to had no furniture or anything in it but there were babies that were sitting up on the dirty floor. Some had some clothes on, others did not. They were sitting there with a bowl of mush between their legs eating with their hands. There were hundreds of flies swarming them and flies all over their faces and in their mush. The kids had no facial expression. It was heart wrenching. The next room contained tiny, old, metal cribs with babies in them. The first I came to was soaking wet and laying in their mess. It had a lollipop in it's mouth. I noticed then that all the babies had suckers. I thought maybe this was a nutritional suppliment but found out it was not. It was just a sugar sucker. It keeps the babies from crying so they put them in their mouths. The next room we came to held the newborn babies. There were at least 7 brand new babies that couldn't be more than a week old. I was watching one when I realized the baby had no arms at all. There were Congolese workers in the building and they do what they can to keep the kids fed and changed, but they don't have time to hold the babies. It takes hours between times when the babies are changed or fed and that is the only human contact they will get. It was almost more than my emotions could take. We walked from that building to the next where the handicapped chidren are housed. Actually, it is the housing for just the severely handicapped. Those with down syndrome or who are mobile can stay in with the other children. The things we saw in that building are undescribable and heart wrenching.
After we finished that part of our tour, we needed something uplifting so Nick decided he would pass out the candy he brought. When we arrived to his car we saw that about 200 kids were already in queue there. Apparently they know his routine. When he got out the bags of candy he brought, chaos decended. The lines were gone and the kids actually stampeded. Luke and I were knocked out of the way. I was using all of my strength and couldn't get out of the crowd. It was rather scary. Once the candy was gone, we got into the cars and drove to another part of the orphanage.
The next part of our visit went much more calmly. It was the areas for the older boys, maybe ages 10 and up. When they were in their little kitchen eating their small portion of rice and foufou (that's all they get, 3 meals per day) we snuck into another room and laid out cups of milk and sandwiches and cheese that Nick had brought. When the boys finished their meal, they were told to go to the other room where we were waiting. They were so excited! They drank the milk like they had never had a drink before. Many of them stuffed the food into their pockets to save for later. They were so thankful and sweet. They told us "thank you" in English, as Nick had taught them. There was one boy I met there that would mimic everything I said. He wanted to learn English words so he would copy the sounds I made. It was great. At the next building we went to, Nick handed out Milk and Rolos and chocolate to the kids.
Like I said, they only eat rice and foufou for each meal. They get no protein whatsoever. Their beds are ripped up plastic mats. Most don't have sheets and there are no pillows at all. The clothes they have are the rejects from Goodwill and places like that in the USA. Most of the children don't wear shoes. The kids just grab what they can find in the morning and that is their clothes that day. They don't own anything for themselves. With the exception of the older girls (teenagers) the kids heads are all shaved regularly for health and upkeep reasons. The kids stay there until they are 18 and then the orphanage tries to teach them a trade of some kind so that they might be able to get a job when they leave, but many of the orphans end up on the streets as adults.
Two weeks ago, Nick came to the orphanage and took about 20 kids to the TASOK campus so they could play futbol and go swimming. He fed them pizza for the first time in their lives and they took classes on music and different crafts, etc. Well, as he was leaving the orphanage with a van full of kids heading to TASOK, two 7 year old boys went running after the van because they wanted to go. Nick did not see them chasing the van. Once they left the gate of the orphanage, the two little boys were never seen again.
The 7 hours that we spent with those kids was life changing. I saw in person the horrors that we see on those "sponsor a child" commercials. I can't wait until I can go back to that place and love those kids and touch them and hold them. I want to get involved and hopefully be able to do something that will make a difference for a few of those kids.
Some of you have expressed a desire to help. I am going to try to go back and take the kids some Peanut Butter sandwiches and some fruits and veggies. Milk would also be great. Those things are super expensive here. I know Nick must've spent almost $1,000 of his own money on Sunday giving those kids what he did. Nick is leaving the DRC for the summer. I would love to pick up in his place. I do need transportation. We don't have a car here and we are dependant upon everyone else if we want to go somewhere. You can't just take a taxi and there aren't cars to hire. So that is a big prayer request right now. I will find a way to get back and to get to work there. If you are interested in helping purchase needed items for the kids, just let me know. The need is overwhelming. THIS is why we came to the Congo. I pray that we can make a small difference.
Again, I am sorry we ran out of camera early in the day. I will take more photos next time to post for you.
Dear Jennifer, Thank you so much for sharing your life there with others. It is like your friend Kim said we all need to think of forgoing the things we take for granted to help someone else. I think it is such a selfless example to your children and others that you all are following the Lords leading to serve in The Congo. The pictures you posted and your comments are very challenging to me to see where I need to make a difference. Thank you for sharing, your experiences with others. May our dear Lord bless and protect you and your family. Love in Jesus Name, Lynette
I am so thankful you are there and able to share with us what you are doing. I know you will make a differnce somehow some way with someone. I will be praying that the suffering will not over take you and yes I want to send you help just tell me what I can do. I love you and am so very pround of you!!


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Man Charged With Killing A Man And Then Eating His Heart And Brain
In less than a week, we've already seen two crazy zombie related stories. Let's turn that number into three. A 21 year old college student allegedly killed a man, then ate his heart and portions of his brain.
Authorities say that Alexander Kinyua is being held on charges of first-degree murder in the death of 37-year-old Kujoe Bonsafo Agyei-Kodie. Kinyua's father reported that Agyei-Kodie went missing last Friday after going for a jog. The investigation eventually led back to the family home.
Harford County Sheriff Jesse Bane said of the allegations against Kinyua: "I've been with the agency 40 years, and I would say this is the first time I can remember … where someone was placed under arrest in Harford County and as part of his crime he consumed the victim. I've not encountered that in this county, and I hope we never encounter it again," he added.
This incident is part of some pretty bizarre occurrences. Monday we talked about the incidents in Miami where a naked man believed to be high on synthetic drugs known as "bath salts" ate another man's face. Then we talked about the incident in New Jersey, where a man disemboweled himself and reportedly threw his intestines at police officers.
What has our world come too?
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Avg Daily Max. Temperature |
Avg Monthly Max. Rainfall |
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Fahrenheit |
Celsius |
in |
cm |
January |
45.7 |
7.6 |
5.68 |
14.4 |
February |
50.1 |
10.1 |
3.88 |
9.86 |
March |
52.6 |
11.4 |
3.51 |
8.92 |
April |
58.3 |
14.6 |
2.28 |
5.79 |
May |
64.8 |
18.2 |
1.51 |
3.84 |
June |
69.2 |
20.7 |
1.4 |
3.56 |
July |
74.8 |
23.7 |
.73 |
1.85 |
August |
73.9 |
23.3 |
1.16 |
2.95 |
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1.88 |
4.78 |
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15.6 |
3.174 |
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51.7 |
10.9 |
5.08 |
12.9 |
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5.91 |
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Main compartment can be easily divided into two smaller sections by means of an internal compartment division hood, creating the top section of 2/3 of the capacity and the bottom one of about 1/3 of total capacity. The internal hood comes with a drawstring, which partial span allows carrying long items (rolled foam pad, tripod, etc.). The backside of the main compartment has a flat hydration compatible pocket, which can also be used for carrying a laptop or small radio station. Above the flat pocket are large zip pocket, hook for attachment of hydration bag and passage hole for hydration hose or antennas. The passage hole itself is protected against water trickling down the hose or the air. The access to the main compartment is possible from the top or from the bottom through the flap closed with a thick, plastic, Wisport branded zipper. The top flap of the backpack is removable and has two pockets - also with Wisport zippers.
The main advantage of the Raccoon 45 backpack is fully adjustable FAS Plus ergonomic military carrier system. The system allows adjusting the backpack while on the move, depending on the angle of descent or ascent. This feature is also helpful when wearing any extra equipment such as a tactical vest or plate carrier.
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"Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous patience."
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"Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow."
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"I know quite certainly that I myself have no special talent; curiosity, obsession and dogged endurance, combined with self-criticism, have brought me to my ideas."
Albert Einstein
"A step in a day, will take you somewhere in a weeks"
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"He that can have Patience, can have what he will"
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"Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake."
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Steamboat Springs Most of the 88 official constellations in the sky represent mythological characters passed down to us from the Babylonian, Greek and Roman civilizations thousands of years ago. This includes many of our familiar constellations like Orion the Hunter and Ursa Major the Great Bear. Others are more recent additions to the sky, only a few centuries old, like Antlia the Air Pump and Horologium the Pendulum Clock. (Yes, those are real constellations.)
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There are only two constellations, however, that can be traced back to actual historical figures. One is Coma Berenices, a spring constellation representing the hair of Queen Berenices of Egypt. The other is the summer constellation named Scutum Sobiescianum, or just Scutum for short.
It represents the shield of John Sobieski, the Polish king who defeated the Turks in the 1683 Battle of Vienna. By chance, King Sobieski was a friend of famed Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius, and seven years after the Turks were defeated, Hevelius invented the constellation of Scutum Sobiescianum, Sobieski's Shield, to honor his king.
Hevelius is credited with inventing seven of our 88 constellations. In addition to Scutum, he invented Canes Venatici (the Hunting Dogs), Lacerta (the Lizard), Leo Minor (the Little Lion), Lynx (the Lynx), Sextans (the Sextant) and Vulpecula (the Fox).
Scutum is an obscure little constellation, to be sure, with no star brighter than fourth magnitude and ranking only fourth in size among all the constellations. Even so, it is an easy constellation to find in the summer sky and well worth the effort to locate because it includes one of the brightest patches of the summer Milky Way within its borders, the so-called Scutum Star Cloud. Only the Sagittarius Star Cloud, located farther to the south, outshines the Scutum Star Cloud.
On any dark, moonless summer night, the Scutum Star Cloud stands out prominently against the black sky. Look for it this month in the early evening, high in the southern sky on a line about midway between the two bright summer stars Altair and Antares.
An ordinary pair of binoculars will magically transform the Scutum Star Cloud into thousands of glittering stars, and you should be able to spot the famous Wild Duck star cluster. Discovered by Gottfried Kirch in 1681, the Wild Duck cluster became the 11th object in Charles Messier's famous catalogue of star clusters, galaxies and nebulae in 1764 and is often referred to by its Messier number, M11.
The brightest of M11's 3,000 stars form a distinctive "V" shape, resembling a wedge of flying ducks. These twinkly ducks and the rest of the Wild Duck cluster stars are winging their way through the Milky Way at a distance of 6,000 light-years from Earth.
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The Locker Room
The UP Maroons' locker room at the Philsports Arena is equal parts cinema and sauna. Aboy Castro sits serenely in front of the rectangular room. How he does it is anyone's guess since the airconditioning unit isn't working and he looks unperturbed. Either he's in a zen-like trance or he's lost in anticipation of the game to come. Almost all the players view highlights of UST, their opponent for the day. A few who sat behind the laptop are tying the laces of their sneakers. There are taped messages of support and belief by their school brethren or news reports in the media on almost every locker. There's a chair-laden with fruits for anyone to dip into. Hardly a word is said and if there are, they are in whispers. After a few minutes, Castro stands up and discusses the game pan one last time. He asks how the team will defend the Tigers' Dylan Ababou and he is met with initial silence. Whether the team is unsure of themselves is anyone's guess, but Paul Sorongon raises his hand to answer. Then Jay Agbayani segues in. Castro then points to the white board located at the back of the room and everyone turns around to look at the pointers.
By the same taken, there is reported unrest in the UP locker room. A disgruntled player or two have been quoted as saying that they are sick and tired of Aboy Castro referring to last year's woes and comparing them to this year. Whether true or not, losing sure brings out the worst in everybody. A couple of players had to be pulled away from each other after an argument inside the locker room. But I pity the team, they've had positive gains this year and it's a shame that some have not redoubled their efforts. I was planning on writing something again about this team but decided against it. Who wants to write about one's diatribe against another?
The only one with no gripes against their coach is DLSU (or are there).
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We've talked about skip counting before, about why it's so important and why it's emphasized so much in schools. It sets the stage for other math concepts, specifically multiplication. Mastering skip counting will benefit your child so much. You can read all about skip counting here at Math Homework 101.
Luckily, skip counting can actually be quite fun and there are so many hands-on and active ways to practice. Today, I'm so thrilled to get to share with you these fun and fantastic skip counting puzzles.
My lovely friend Kim at Life Over C's is the creator of these puzzles and she is so generously letting me share them here in my space. My girls have always been a fan of this type of puzzle. When they were younger, I would search all over to find this type of puzzle to print. It was just one of the tools I used when they were learning to count. Luckily this format lends itself so well to skip counting and we can continue to use them as they get older.
This spider themed pack contains 5 different skip counting puzzles. You'll find counting by 2's, 3's, 4's, 5's, and 6's. All you need to do is print them out and cut the pieces. It's so simple. Mix up the pieces and let your kids use skip counting to put the puzzles together.
Thanks again to Kim at Life Over C's for sharing this with us! You can find all of Kim's awesome printables here at the Life Over C's Store. Also, make sure to stop by and check out her spider themed puzzles for double digit addition that go along with these skip counting puzzles.
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Hundreds of people have been arrested after deadly protests in opposition strongholds over President Goodluck Jonathan's weekend election victory.
At least 80 people have been killed in major cities alone and thousands displaced by the violence. Mr Jonathan's rival, a northerner and ex-military ruler, Muhammadu Buhari, said Saturday's poll was rigged.
Supporters of the ruling party have been stabbed, hacked and shot dead by youths; churches, homes and mosques have been set on fire.
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SafeNet, a global leader in data protection, announced today the appointment of Dave Hansen, an information security and cloud veteran, as the company's new President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Hansen will also join the company's board of directors. Mr. Hansen succeeds current President and CEO, Chris Fedde, who has been with SafeNet since 2001.
SafeNet appoints new CEO, Dave Hansen (Photo: Business Wire)
Dave Fishman, a Partner at Vector Capital and a member of SafeNet's Board of Directors, said, "We want to thank Chris for the strong leadership that he has demonstrated throughout his tenure at SafeNet. During that time, the company has transformed from a diversified vendor of security tools into one of the industry's leading, pure-play data protection and rights management companies. Under his leadership, SafeNet significantly enhanced its market leading product portfolios and positioned itself to capitalize on the fast growing data protection for cloud and virtual markets."
"I have enjoyed the opportunity to work at and lead SafeNet over the past eleven years. I am proud of all that we have accomplished, particularly the company's transformation into an industry-recognized data protection market leader," said Mr. Fedde. "SafeNet is a company with tremendous opportunities and I look forward to its continued success."
Dave Hansen has a successful track record of creating and executing innovative IT strategies and solutions for the enterprise. He arrives at SafeNet from BMC Software (NASDAQ: BMC), where he most recently served as Vice President and General Manager. Mr. Hansen joined BMC Software through its acquisition of Numara Software, a global leader in service, asset, and mobile device management for IT professionals, where he served as the company's President and Chief Executive officer, and was responsible for creating and driving the company's successful cloud strategy.
"Dave is a known innovator within the security industry that brings strong strategic and execution skills, a proven ability to lead high performing management teams and a successful track record of driving growth for multi-national corporations" continued Dave Fishman. "We look forward to working with Dave and believe that his leadership and strong operational expertise will build upon SafeNet's culture of innovation and help drive SafeNet's evolution and growth forward."
Prior to Numara Software, Mr. Hansen spent more than nine years at CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA), where he successfully led the development and execution of CA's Enterprise Solutions and Cloud Strategy, overseeing the creation of the company's portfolio of cloud products and enterprise solutions, which helped enterprises seamlessly migrate and manage their IT across cloud, on-premise, and hybrid environments. He also led its Security Business Unit, where he delivered new versions of market-leading enterprise identity and access management solutions. Prior to that, Mr. Hansen served as the company's Chief Information Officer, where he was responsible for implementing the company's global IT strategy, applications development, and IT compliance.
"SafeNet has undergone a tremendous transformation over the past five years, and is uniquely positioned to solve the most complex security issues facing CIOs and CSOs today," said Mr. Hansen. "With SafeNet's market-leading data protection and rights management portfolios, and the recent introduction of game-changing cloud and virtualization products, the company is set to lead the way in securing access and data for the cloud and from the cloud. I'm very excited to join SafeNet and I look forward to working with SafeNet's talented team to further build upon the company's momentum, and continue to deliver strong value to customers and drive growth across the company."
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Founded in 1983, SafeNet, Inc. is one of the largest information security companies in the world, and is trusted to protect the most sensitive data for market-leading organizations around the globe. SafeNet's data-centric approach focuses on the protection of high-value information throughout its lifecycle, from the data center to the cloud. More than 25,000 customers across commercial enterprises and government agencies trust SafeNet to protect and control access to sensitive data, manage risk, ensure compliance, and secure virtual and cloud environments.
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Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced that they have entered into an agreement to sell up to 26 S-76D™ Helicopters helicopters to Bristow Group to perform the offshore oil transport mission. The S-76D is powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada's compact and light-weight PW210S, which delivers the best in class power-to-weight ratio and fuel burn with excellent payload and range benefits. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).
Sikorsky and Bristow marked the agreement with an acknowledgement ceremony at the Heli-Expo industry show in Las, Vegas, Nev., one of the biggest trade shows of the year.
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"This agreement represents the S-76D helicopter's introduction into operations in the Gulf of Mexico and other international arenas later this year, and it also further strengthens the more than 40-year relationship between the Bristow Group and Sikorsky Aircraft," said Sikorsky President Mick Maurer. "Bristow has consistently shown its consideration for safety, leadership, and commitment to its worldwide customers by seeking the latest state-of-the-art equipment, and their choice of the S-76D affirms their commitment to providing the best value to its customers."
Bristow Group President and Chief Executive Officer Bill Chiles said the S-76D helicopters will join Bristow's worldwide fleet of more than 500 aircraft. "Without question, the intensive offshore oil and gas transportation mission requires a reliable aircraft that is ready to work an aggressive schedule and the S-76 has continuously proven itself in that role. Bristow's objective is to provide the safest, most reliable and efficient service to our clients and we look forward to putting the new S-76D with its enhanced capabilities into our operations around the world."
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Holo-shed is a room that can give off holographic projections of whatever you want. There is one in the Nimbus in Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch and one in the Planet Express Ship in Robot Robin Hood although the second one could just be non-canon. Sometimes, the holo-shed can malfunction causing the projections to come to life and attack anyone they come in contact with.
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Assalamulaikum & salam sejahtera. Bertemu lagi dalam ruangan penawar hati. Pada kali ini penulisan ini memerihalkan sejarah pencapaian peradaban umat Islam silam. Diharap dapat memberi manfaat kepada para pembaca
The Islamic hospital served several purposes: a center of medical treatment, a convalescent home for those recovering from illness or accidents, an insane asylum, and a retirement home giving basic maintenance needs for the aged and infirm who lacked a family to care for them. It is unlikely that any truly wealthy person would have gone to a hospital for any purpose, unless they were taken ill while traveling far from home. Except under unusual circumstances, all the medical needs of the wealthy and powerful would have been administered in the home or through outpatient clinics dispensing drugs. Though Jewish and Christian doctors working in hospitals were not uncommon, we do not know what proportion of the patients would have been non-Muslim.
An Islamic hospital was called a bimaristan, often contracted to maristan, from the Persian word bimar, `ill person', and stan, `place.' Some accounts associate the name of the early Umayyad caliph al-Walid I, who ruled from 705 to 715 (86-96 H), with the founding of a hospice, possibly a leprosarium, in Damascus. Other versions, however, suggest that he only arranged for guides to be supplied to the blind, servants to the crippled, and monetary assistance to lepers.
The earliest documented hospital established by an Islamic ruler was built in the 9th century in Baghdad probably by the vizier to the caliph Harun al-Rashid. Few details are known of this foundation. There is no evidence to associate the construction of the earliest hospital with any of the Christian physicians from Gondeshapur in southwest Iran, but the prominence of the Bakhtishu` family as court physicians would suggest that they also played an important role in the function of the first hospital in Baghdad.
In little more than a hundred years, 5 additional bimaristans had been built in Baghdad. According to some accounts, directions were given by a vizier in the early 10th century to provide medical care to prisons on a daily basis and visits by doctors with a traveling dispensary to villages in lower Iraq. The most important of the Baghdad hospitals was that established in 982 (372 H) by the ruler `Adud al-Dawlah. When it was founded it had 25 doctors, including oculists, surgeons, and bonesetters. In 1184 (580 H) a traveller described it as being like an enormous palace in size.
In Egypt, the first hospital was built in the southwestern quarter of present-day Cairo in 872 (259 H) by Ahmad ibn Tulun, the `Abbasid governor of Egypt. It is the earliest for which there is clear evidence that care for the insane was provided. By the end of the century, two hospitals were also said to have been built in Old Cairo (Fustat), though the evidence on this point is questionable. In the 12th century, Saladin founded the Nasiri hospital in Cairo, but it was surpassed in size and importance by the Mansuri, completed in 1284 (638 H) after eleven months of construction. The Mansuri hospital remained the primary medical center in Cairo through the 15th century. The Nuri hospital in Damascus was a major one from the time of its foundation in the middle of the 12th century well into the 15th century, by which time the city contained 5 additional hospitals.
Besides those in Baghdad, Damascus, and Cairo, hospitals were built throughout Islamic lands. In al-Qayrawan, the Arab capital of Tunisia, a hospital was built in the 9th century, and early ones were established at Mecca and Medina. Iran had several, and the one at Rayy was headed by al-Razi prior to his moving to Baghdad. Ottoman hospitals flourished in Turkey in the 13th century, and there were hospitals in the Indian provinces. Hospitals were comparatively late in being established in Islamic Spain, the earliest possibly being built in 1397 (800 H) in Granada.
Of the great Syro-Egyptian hospitals of the 12th and 13th centuries, we possess a considerable amount of information. They were built on a cruciform plan with four central iwans or vaulted halls, with many adjacent rooms including kitchens, storage areas, a pharmacy, some living quarters for the staff, and sometimes a library. Each iwan was usually provided with fountains to provide a supply of clean water and baths. There was a separate hall for women patients and areas reserved for the treatment of conditions prevalent in the area -- eye ailments, gastrointestinal complaints (especially dysentery and diarrhoea), and fevers.
There was also an area for surgical cases and a special ward for the mentally ill. Some had an area for rheumatics and cold sufferers (mabrudun). There frequently were out-patient clinics with a free dispensary of medicaments. The staff included pharmacists and a roster of physicians who were required at appointed times to be in attendance and make the rounds of patients, prescribing medications. These were assisted by stewards and orderlies, as well as a considerable number of male and female attendants who tended the basic needs of the patients. There were also instructors (mu`allimun), possibly aspiring medical students, who trained the non-professional staff. The budget of such institutions must have been considerable, and in fact the budget of the Mansuri hospital in Cairo was the largest of any public institution there. Over the entire staff and responsible for the management of the hospital was an administrator who was not usually trained in medicine. In most instances he was a political appointment, subject to the unpredictable fluctuations of political favor, for the position of controller of a hospital was a very lucrative one. The chief of staff, on the other hand, was a medical man.
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Individual organs drawn in inks and opaque watercolors. Two of six leaves of anatomical drawings appended to a Persian translation of an Arabic medical compendium. On the righthand page are the liver with gallbladder, the stomach with intestines, the testicles, and detail of the stomach. On the left are a composite rendering of the tongue, larynx, heart, trachea, stomach and liver; a composite drawing of the ureters, urethra, kidneys, testicles, and penis; and a composite rendering of the bladder with female genitalia, womb and foetus. Undated, probably 18th century India. NLM MS P20, fols. 556-557a
All the hospitals in Islamic lands were financed from the revenues of pious bequests called waqfs. Wealthy men, and especially rulers, donated property as endowments, whose revenue went toward building and maintaining the institution. The property could consist of shops, mills, caravanserais, or even entire villages. The income from an endowment would pay for the maintenance and running costs of the hospital, and sometimes would supply a small stipend to the patient upon dismissal. Part of the state budget also went toward the maintenance of a hospital. The services of the hospital were to be free, though individual physicians might charge fees.
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We love this chainThe rooms are very nice and very big, the staff was very friendly |
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Nice placeThe humans weren't happy that they had no restrooms close, but met some great pals here |
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I love this storeGreat selection of pet items and the staff are so friendly and they even gave me a treat |
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This is pretty farAway from downtown San Diego, the rooms were not very well lit |
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Rooms smelledVery cramped, there are other pet friendly places in the area, we will not stay here again |
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September 9th, 2013, 12:52 PM | #21 |
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I understand completely
I get bashed for the 100 calorie candy box I eat. I know it isn't good for me, but 100 calories!? c'mon. That's my dirty little habit. I do need to cut the carbs back though |
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September 9th, 2013, 01:00 PM | #22 |
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Some info I wish I knew before my diagnosis. T-2s generally start out insulin resistant and have to over produce insulin to keep sugar in check and this leads to pancreas burn-out. - like a T-1. A walk for around 20min a day 4-5 days a week really help lower insulin resistance allowing the pancreas to have a "break" and help the body run more efficiently over all. Cutting back to 50 to 60 grams of carbs per meal and 10-20 grams per snack help stave off those insulin spikes too. !00 calories isnt too bad, You could go wayyyyy over that with a MCDs meal or up to 700 calories in a slice of pizza! Food Nazis are guilty of all kinds of diabetes inducing habits but scream in self righteous hypocrisy when you dare pick up a piece of chocolate.
September 9th, 2013, 01:08 PM | #23 | |
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I'm not quoting idiots who promote unsafe recovery strap techniques anymore. :miff: |
September 9th, 2013, 01:16 PM | #24 |
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September 9th, 2013, 05:47 PM | #25 |
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I'll have to look into it for the GF. Thank you for the support it means a lot to her and I!
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September 9th, 2013, 05:51 PM | #26 | |
Fucking Zen as Shit
If i do a lot of exercise (like i have the last few weeks), i've noticed i need to up my carb/sugar intake as well as my blood sugar was getting dangerous low. |
September 10th, 2013, 06:40 AM | #28 |
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Was dx last December with T2. With meds and diet change keeping it under control. Would like to do the walk, but do not have the time. My oldest has a birthday party that day.
September 11th, 2013, 01:16 PM | #29 |
been T1 since I was 16 :)
Back when I was diagnosed they actually taught people how to take care of it and manage it. I knew how to write meal plans, work exchanges, mix insulin if I had to, you name it. The result was always controlled and a1c results every 6 months that came back no higher than 6.5 averaging in the low 5.0 range. I was taught "you can take care of it, or die unnecessarily" Last edited by ovrlnd; September 11th, 2013 at 01:20 PM. |
September 12th, 2013, 05:45 PM | #30 |
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So I'm changing my position.
FUCK the omnipod! The company is screwing the patients. Here is how it works. There is a PDM (remote control) that you keep and controls your disposable pumps. PDM is $4200, or for my insurance (20% copay) it is $850. Then you get disposable pump pods that don't require tubing. These are $75 each and last 2-3 days each then get thrown in the trash when empty. So every 2 days it costs me another $75, and that is not even including the insulin. I got a PDM about a year ago. I just got replacement pump pods in the mail and they are a new model that doesn't work with last year's PDM. In fact, they don't even make or sell the pump pods anymore that work with last years PDM. But the do have a new PDM available... The patient has the option to either buy a new PDM through insurance (another $850 out of pocket) or for those without insurance who want to buy direct they are offering them for only $500. Yep, they change their technology making their PDMs invalid for their $75/2 day pumps, and force the customer to fork out another $500. FUCK YOU INSULET. I'm switching to the Medtronic device. I don't like the tubing, but I'm not giving another $500 to you when you fukc your customers like that.
I'm not quoting idiots who promote unsafe recovery strap techniques anymore. :miff: |
September 12th, 2013, 06:35 PM | #32 |
bitter clinger
Fuck Diabetes!
That sucks, I use the Animas Ping and I'm quite happy with it. I'm on a D forum where most of the pumpers are on the Medtronic. Never heard a complaint about Medtronic. Considered the omnipod, glad I never went to it. May try Medronic next go around.
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By Steve Sternberg and Jack Gillum, USA TODAY
No vacationer plans on getting sick, but many do fall ill, and seriously. All too often they land at hospitals that are anything but temples of healing.
In the popular sitcom Royal Pains, ritzy folks in the Hamptons hire a concierge doctor to tend their ills rather than an inept local hospital. In reality, it's no comedy. A USA TODAY analysis finds two dozen hospitals near popular travel destinations, as compiled by the National Travel Monitor, have death rates among the worst in the USA. A separate analysis shows that one of every four hospitals with high death rates for heart attack, heart failure or pneumonia — 94 of 402 — are near state parks. 'DOUBLE FAILURE': Needless deaths at U.S. hospitals
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Once, such information was impossible to come by. Data now available on USA TODAY's website and the U.S. government site Hospital Compare (hospitalcompare.hhs.gov) allow vacationers to check in advance, especially those with chronic medical conditions. The hospital analysis, by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, calculated death rates for heart attacks, heart failure and pneumonia at more than 4,600 hospitals across the USA. "When people make travel plans, they look at many different things: hotels, restaurants, shopping, amusement parks and beaches," says Dia Kuykendall of Visit Florida, the state's public-private tourism agency. Hospitals are "something else to consider," especially if you're traveling with someone who might need medical attention. The newspaper's analysis of hospitals near top travel destinations shows that poor-performing facilities are scattered nationwide, from the Central Valley in California to the East Coast, from the Outer Banks of North Carolina to Myrtle Beach, S.C., to the Florida beaches. Hospitals with high death rates for heart attack, heart failure or pneumonia can be found in big cities, such as Las Vegas, Dallas and San Diego, and near treasured landmarks, such as Zion National Park. An ailing visitor to Las Vegas who rolls the medical equivalent of snake eyes may end up at University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, where the heart attack death rate of 21.1% tops the U.S. average of 16.6%. In the San Diego area, four hospitals from La Mesa to Oceanside have high death rates for heart failure or pneumonia. Brian Terry of The Healthy Traveler Clinic in Pasadena, Calif., says travelers abroad may find quality medical care with guidance from U.S. Embassy staff. But in the USA, travelers could be on their own. Poorly rated hospitals near travel hotspots
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