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It might. If you're suffering from depression while you're pregnant, it's important for your health—and your baby's health—that you get the help you need.
Depression during pregnancy is a common problem, impacting around 10 percent of pregnant women. Still, it's often overlooked or undiagnosed by medical providers, family, and even the pregnant women who are suffering from it.
For some women, common experiences during pregnancy might resemble symptoms of depression, such as sleep disruption, appetite changes, difficulty concentrating, and lack of energy. In addition, fear of stigma or lack of information remains a powerful force preventing women from seeking help.
You might be reluctant to take anti-depressant medication while you're pregnant, for fear of exposing your baby to the effects of the medication. In fact, sometimes women who are already being treated with anti-depressants stop taking their medications once they see their positive pregnancy test. And these medications do come with some potential risks.
But untreated depression in pregnancy also bears risks, not only for the mother herself (unhealthy coping behaviors such as smoking or not following up with prenatal care or eating an unhealthy diet, for example), but also for her unborn child.
Depressed pregnant women show higher levels of prenatal stress hormone (cortisol) compared to healthy women, a possible explanation for some associated risks. Women who are depressed during pregnancy have smaller babies in mid pregnancy and slower fetal growth compared to non-depressed women. They're more likely to have premature delivery and babies with low birth weight.
Newborns of depressed moms show significantly higher urinary stress hormone themselves, compared to those of healthy mothers, which makes them more stress reactive, temperamentally difficult, and more challenging to care for and soothe.
In terms of long-term outcomes, there's some evidence that children exposed to maternal depression in pregnancy face more social and emotional problems as young children, such as aggression and other conduct problems. Negative impact on child IQ and language has also been proposed. Some researchers suggest that the outcomes are worst or only found for those children whose mothers show recurrent depression, with episodes in pregnancy and again later in development, or for those children who are exposed to additional risks, such as maltreatment.
You're likely wondering what's worse, having untreated depression in pregnancy or taking antidepressants. Luckily, we have now collected over 30 years of data on the effects of antidepressant use in pregnancy on the fetus, and perinatal psychiatric experts feel pretty confident making recommendations.
Clinical researchers have recently reviewed over 290 published studies on the impact of untreated depression on fetal and child outcomes compared to the published data on the harm posed by in-utero exposure to antidepressants. They basically found that both untreated depression during pregnancy and antidepressants may carry some risks for the developing baby. (Antidepressants may carry the risk of neonatal distress and sleep problems, for example.)
In some circumstances, the risk to your baby of your taking antidepressants may seem almost identical to the risk of untreated depression. But at other times, your depression may be so severe that you can't function or don't want to go on with your life. In this case, the risks of untreated depression to you and your child outweigh any risks from antidepressants.
A carefully obtained individual history of prior depressions and/or of family history and other risk factors for depression can help determine your personal risk or resilience. At the end of the day, you, your family and your doctor need to have an honest, personal risk-benefit discussion to determine the best treatment strategy for you and your baby.
If you're suffering from depression during pregnancy, talk with your doctor about the risks and benefits of specific medications for you in your unique circumstances—considering your stage of pregnancy, the severity of your depression, and the likelihood of relapse, for example. Explore alternatives to medications, too, such as evidence-based psychotherapy, exercise, prenatal yoga, bright-light therapy and/or mind-body modalities such as meditation or mindfulness practice, all of which are currently being heavily researched and are proven to be safe.


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Grace Metalious' once-notorious bestseller Peyton Place is given a lavish -- and necessarily toned-down -- film treatment in this deluxe 20th Century-Fox production. Set during WWII, the film concentrates on several denizens of the outwardly respectable New England community of Peyton Place.
Top-billed Lana Turner plays shopkeeper Constance McKenzie, who tries to make up for a past indiscretion -- which resulted in her illegitimate daughter Allison (Diane Varsi) -- by adopting a chaste, prudish attitude towards all things sexual. In spite of herself, Constance can't help but be attracted to handsome new teacher Michael Rossi (Lee Philips).
Meanwhile, the restless Allison, who'd like to be as footloose and fancy-free as the town's fast girl Betty Anderson (Terry Moore), falls sincerely in love with mixed-up mama's boy Norman Page (Russ Tamblyn).
And while all this is going on, white trash Selena Cross (Hope Lange) is raped by her stepfather, drunken school caretaker Lucas Cross (Arthur Kennedy).
Other characters essential to the action are wealthy Rodney Harrington (Barry Coe), who must pay the price for his dalliance with Betty Anderson; Nellie Cross (Betty Field), Selena's long-suffering mother; and the town's Voice of Reason, Dr. Swain (Lloyd Nolan).
This 166-minute soap opera (whittled down to 157 minutes before release) culminates in a spectacular murder trial which lays bare the deep, dark secrets of Peyton Place.
Filmed on location in Camden, Maine, Peyton Place was a huge moneymaker (even those who felt that the film was but a heavily laundered shadow of the Metalious original were pleased with the professionalism of it all); it not only spawned a 1961 theatrical sequel, but also a long-running prime time TV serial.
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Chris Dodd Breaking Promise Not To Become A Lobbyist Just Weeks After Leaving Senate; Joining MPAA As Top Lobbyist
from the ah,-the-lies-of-politicians-and-hollywood dept
Assuming Dodd takes the role, he's already proving himself to be perfect for a Hollywood job, because it makes him a blatant liar. Last summer, Dodd insisted that he would not become a lobbyist. He made this abundantly clear. When asked what he would do, he was explicit: "No lobbying, no lobbying." Yeah, apparently a million dollar plus salary makes you a liar barely a month after leaving the job. Of course, technically, Dodd is also barred from becoming a lobbyist for two years after leaving the Senate, but there's a kind of *wink, wink, nudge, nudge* trick that Dodd and others use to technically claim they're not lobbyists while merely running one of the bigger and most high profile lobbying organizations around.
Of course, it'll also be interesting to see if Dodd sells his soul and changes some of his professed principles. For example, he was a big supporter of "net neutrality." But the MPAA has come out against net neutrality, claiming it would hamper its efforts to "fight piracy." He was also against ISP data retention, which the MPAA has supported (again as a way to fight piracy). On copyright he was somewhat non-committal, but did talk about how fair use rights are important. I imagine that will disappear once he takes the role formerly filled by Jack Valenti -- the man who once declared that fair use doesn't exist.
Anyway, I guess it shouldn't surprise us that a politician lied and went back on his basic principles in favor of a huge check from industry. It happens all the time. The real question is why anyone would take Chris Dodd seriously in this role going forward after proving that he's in it for nothing more than the check.


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With fertilizer prices continuing to rise and fall with energy prices, producers are looking for new ways to increase the efficiency of phosphorus and nitrogen applications on their farms.
Dave Schwartz, national products manager for SFP, says that under certain conditions 75 percent to 95 percent of the phosphorus fertilizer growers apply to their soil may not make it to the roots of their plants. "Instead, the majority gets tied up in the soil by elements like calcium, iron, aluminum and magnesium," he says.
"At the same time, as much as 50 percent of the nitrogen you apply can be lost due to volatilization and leaching when atmospheric conditions are favorable for that to occur."
Schwartz was one of several speakers at this year's technology update seminars at the Sunbelt Expo in Moultrie, Ga. He talked about Avail and NutriSphere-N, which are designed to help farmers get more production from each unit of phosphorus and nitrogen applied.


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How to maximize technology trade show investments
At the IMTS Exhibitor Workshop in Schaumburg, Ill., earlier this week, the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT) and other industry experts offered advice for maximizing tradeshow investment. The one-day seminar was designed to prepare exhibitors, organizers, and vendors involved in booth planning and design for AMT's upcoming IMTS 2014, Sept. 8-13 in Chicago. At the seminar, presenters discussed best practices, including promotion, social media, booth planning and design, shipping, moving in, and tradeshow trends.
IMTS is well positioned as the premier manufacturing show, said Jonathan "Skip" Cox, president of Exhibit Surveys Inc, in an online video conference at the seminar. Research and advice can help companies understand if they have over- or under-invested in a show and learn more about potential targets, which products to bring, how many staff, and how much space is needed. For example, the IMTS exhibitor performance model helps exhibitors better understand their purpose and target, engage attendees, produce outcomes, and get results.
Trade show research
In the "What's Happening in the World of Manufacturing Trade Shows?" workshop, Patrick W. McGibbon, vice president for industry intelligence and engagement at AMT, reviewed research, developed by AMT and other associations, explaining the outcomes of tradeshows in the manufacturing sector for both exhibitors and visitors. The study concluded that attendees are largely interested in new technologies that will be used for the next few years, McGibbon said.
Cox presented results from the 2012 survey. Looking at 68 U.S. tradeshows, the study employed executive interviews and surveys to determine preferences and the value that exhibitor and attendees received from manufacturing-related events. On a scale of 1-5, IMTS scored a high 4 – well above average, according to Cox.
Cox began with three important points from his findings:
- The most preferred city for tradeshows is Chicago, and the best time is September. As such, IMTS is well-positioned in the industry.
- More than half of shows are considered regional, with a tight attendee radius of 200-400 miles. Because regional events are smaller, it can be difficult to extract as much value from a regional event as a larger horizontal show. But attendees appreciate events that are close, and some won't make it to larger horizontal events.
- Education is critical. About 38% of attendees go to education-only conferences. Regional events often focus on education, but it is important at large horizontal shows too. Part of education and content is on the show floor, which can be a major learning component.
In addition to these top-level findings, Cox noted steep competition among exhibitors for the attention of a finite and often specific pool of attendees. Across the 68 shows analyzed, 3000 manufacturers attended each show on average. This boils down to only 11.8 attendees per exhibitor, creating tension between exhibitor and attendee attitudes about show supply and demand. Nearly 56% of exhibitors say there are too many shows, but only 28% of attendees agree, according to Cox.
In the U.S., nearly 3.6 million people are employed in the manufacturing sector, according to the NAICS 336-339 codes. Of those, about one-third are in non-production roles. According to McGibbon, one-fifth to one-quarter are involved in buying decisions. Approximately 10-15% of that buying-population attended IMTS.
Generally, attendees are coming to shows better prepared to discover what's new and to talk to suppliers. These sorts of events are the most effective forum for content marketing strategists, according to the Content Management Institute. Exhibitors need to ensure they send adequate and knowledgeable staff to shows to provide answers to often very specific questions, the presenters said.
In this way, exhibitors can help attendees meet their objectives, giving exhibitors a unique advantage over those that do not, McGibbon said. More exhibiting companies want to become speakers in the program to advance their content marketing strategy.
Cox also reviewed relevant findings about the effectiveness of horizontal shows relative to private shows. Generally horizontal shows bring in more prospects than private shows. Private shows tend to be customer centric and focus on a narrow solution set of products. About 77% of private-show attendees are existing customers, he said. The remaining 23% are mostly partners, dealers, and distributors, etc. We see a lot of customer satisfaction at private events to accelerate the buying cycle, Cox said.
At horizontal shows, however, 44% of attendees are prospects, and exhibitors indicate this type of networking as their primary goal at shows. Tradeshows are the best tool for attendees who are comparison shopping for products.
On average, attendees go to 3.2 shows. Repeat attendance is higher at horizontal tradeshows than at private events. The average turnover at tradeshows is 38%, but over half of IMTS attendees will attend for the first time.
Companies should attend a mix of private and horizontal events. But what is the proper balance? If lead and demand generations are stated goals, then companies should rely heavily on tradeshows.
Because attendees have inherent interest in products, particularly new and upcoming ones, exhibitors should emphasize those, Cox said. Only 53% of exhibitors show what's new, yet new product introductions are a huge drawing card. Exhibitors should highlight those new products or features. Because attendees require extensive information about new products, staff size and quality is also important, according to Cox. The heart of tradeshow success is engagement, Cox said.
Tradeshows as education tools
IMTS offers a real-world example of manufacturing. Local schools often plan a one-day field trip to attend IMTS. Some junior high and high schools even plan overnights. However Greg Jones, AMT vice president of Smartforce development, said that data about preshow marketing campaigns show the need to reach out to schools earlier. Since IMTS is usually during the first month back after summer break, planners should contact schools early – by April or May, Jones said. IMTS reached out to area schools in December asking them to save the date. IMTS reaches out to schools directly through social media outlets, such as Twitter, FaceBook and Pinterest. At IMTS 2014, community colleges from 17 states will build an electric vehicle with some machine parts found around the event, Jones said.
AMT and the manufacturers they represent continue to reach out to students, teachers, guidance counselors, and administrators to explain that manufacturing is a high-technology, satisfying career path with many rewards – not the dirty hazardous environment many still envision. And salaries aren't bad either. A CNC programmer, for example, can earn more than $72,000 per year, and those in manufacturing earn $57,000 on average, according to Jones.
At the show, students are offered special pricing for high-end products, like 5-axis machines, where the need and interest is greatest.
Tradeshow best practices
Beth-Ann R. Czupil, AMT meetings manager, suggested that exhibitors make themselves standout at IMTS with social media, including a pre-show strategy, to attract the right people to their booths. Building brand awareness among next-generation decision makers is a priority. Social media outlets, like YouTube and FaceBook, can serve to effectively engage younger attendees. Often a "Did you know…?" topic can garner more interest than "This is what we're selling…." A "must be present to win" set of interesting and useful giveaways can help with traffic.
Booth design and layout can also help achieve goals. Likewise staff training is also important.
Smartphone enabled scannable codes can provide information instantly even when staffers are busy. Because attendees are interested in comparing products, such technology can also help attendees track key differentiators between your products and competitors'.
Bob Ryley, GES, discussed show logistics, adding that documentation, including names of hired companies, contact names, and phone numbers, is of utmost importance at the show. Webinar training is available to ensure companies know the information required to make moving, set-up, and departure as easy as possible.
For signage, start early, follow the rules, label appropriately.
Engaging with customers
Look for sponsorship opportunities with transportation, signage, publishing services and media, and videos. See www.imts.com/promote.
For hanging signs, four people needed to be contacted in the past. Now one person serves as the single contact point for four groups. Earlier contact is better.
For booth events, be mindful of the house and of the need for hiring security before or after hours with the required paperwork. Catering and cleanup are also available services.
Lead retrieval services are available with a smartphone application integrated with IMTS onsite software. Handhelds and printers are available.
Coordinating staff
Order hotel rooms soon; visitor housing opens Feb. 3. Order online, fill out a PDF form, or call. www.imts.com/travel
Scooters are available for those with walking difficulties.
Coat and bag checks are available in three locations.
For transportation, shuttle buses are free. If you choose a taxi, be sure to say if you want to be dropped off in a different location than the South Building main entrance. Parking is available in three lots. Make sure customers know about all three because Lot A fills up by 10 a.m. daily. Pre-ordered parking passes are available.
Booth production
An official vendor logo is created for each IMTS event. It should be on all printed documents and emails. If you do not see that logo on materials from organizations who say they're official, let IMTS know.
For service requests or problem resolution texting capabilities are now available, saving time and travel for booth production answers.
Shipping partners are designated in the U.S. (Macc Inc.), internationally (Schneker), and for packages (UPS).
Be clear on needs when requesting services.
Inside the booth, vendors are available for audio visual equipment, large screens, iPad kiosks, cameras, plants, planters, floral arrangements, booth talent of many types, metal working fluids for on-floor use (free), promotional items, pre-show mailings, branded apparel, prospect and client gifts, photographer and videographer services, including indoor aerial video, cable and TV access, and upgraded WiFi.
All answers are in a Q&A book from AMT. www.imts.com/ohdidyouknow.
– Mark T. Hoske, content manager, CFE Media, Control Engineering, Plant Engineering, email@example.com.
Additional links:
www.imts.com/ETC Emerging Technology Center
www.ChooseChicago.com has resources to help promote events held in the city.
www.roitoolkit.exhibitsurveys.net The International Association of Exhibitions and Events return-on-investment toolkit


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Goldman's Legal Woes Grow
A $230 million arbitration claim by National Australia Bank alleges that Goldman Sachs Group violated industry sales practices related to mortgage-linked securities that later soured. Justin Baer joins MoneyBeat. Photo: AP.
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CARSON, Calif. -- Scoreboard watching has become a regular occurrence with the LA Galaxy as they look to move up the table in the Western Conference, but on Thursday, their focus will be on the CONCACAF Champions League.
If the Puerto Rico Islanders defeat Salvadoran club Isidro Metapán (5pm/Univision Deportes Network), then the Galaxy will secure a spot in the quarterfinals of the CCL for the second consecutive season. An Islanders victory would prevent Metapán--who are currently at three points, four behind LA's seven-- from tying the Galaxy for the top spot in Group 5 even if Metapán were to defeat LA in their final CCL match on October 25 in El Salvador.
A victory would help the Galaxy in CCL, but also in MLS play as the trip to El Salvador is sandwiched in-between LA's final two games of the season--a road fixture against San Jose Earthquakes on Oct. 21 and the season finale at The Home Depot Center against the Seattle Sounders on Oct. 28.
Following LA's training session on Thursday, Marcelo Sarvas and Sean Franklin admitted that they're throwing their full support behind Puerto Rico...
SARVAS: "It's good. One of our targets is to qualify for the next stage in CONCACAF, if Puerto Rico can help us today then it'll be good and we can be focused more on our MLS games. Of course, you save travel and game time so it can help us."
FRANKLIN: "It'd be nice to get a little help from Puerto Rico, but at the end of the day, if we got to go down there and handle business then we got to do what we got to do. If we clinch today or we don't clinch and we have to go down and get a win in El Salvador, the team is prepared for that."


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Dear folks of Bedford, the response to my request for your help to fill our shelves of many needed items at Christian Ministries was over the top with your generosity. It was heartwarming to see your response.
Last week, the Congress took an important action to protect seniors from increases in their 2010 Medicare Part B premiums. I joined with a bipartisan majority in the House to vote in favor of H.R. 3631, the Medicare Premium Fairness Act. With Social Security benefits expected to remain at the same level next year, an increase in Medicare premiums would cut into seniors' Social Security.
In the early morning hours of June 26th an over three hundred page amendment was approved by the House Rules Committee and included in the infamous Cap and Trade legislation.
If there's any political entity within 1,000 miles of us that's more predictable than the Virginia Republican Party, I challenge anyone to identify it.
Here in the Year of our Lord 2009, state Republicans have come before us with their presentation for the offices of governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general in the Nov. 3 election. Who have they chosen? "Bob, Bill and Ken."
Just as it's far too early to declare Barack Obama a one-term president, so it's too soon to declare his foreign policy incompetent. However, it certainly hasn't been characterized by brilliance and just this month he made another decision that made me wonder where his head is.
Some top Democrats are now trying to paint the majority of those who oppose health care policies touted by the Obama administration as violent or racist — or possibly both.
Last week House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in referring to the national debate, made a reference the 1978 murders of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and city Supervisor Harvey Milk stating: "I have concerns about some of the language that is being used because I saw this myself in the late '70s in San Francisco."
A brief
In the Classified Advertising section of today's paper, readers will find an ad announcing that Bedford Hardware is for sale. In light of the recent situations at two other landmark businesses, Murray-Bolling Chevrolet and the Olde Liberty Station Restaurant, we felt it fitting to offer a brief explanation to our customers and friends in the Bedford area regarding our decision.
I'm proud to report that last week the U.S. House passed an amendment I offered to address early childhood education in rural areas as part of the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act. The legislation creates an Early Learning Challenge Fund, which would award competitive grants to states that implement improvements to the state's early learning system.
You wouldn't drive ½ a car, or go out half dressed would you? So don't eat half-way either. Most Americans eat enough breads and cereals but not enough whole grains.
Recently Wal-Mart shoppers learned about the importance of whole grain foods at an in-store event hosted by Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Family Nutrition Education Program.
When Barack Obama ran for president he attracted a lot of support for his articulate and consistent opposition to the war in Iraq.
Obama had been free of having to vote on the original war resolution. Therefore, he was able to maintain his 2002 position as Americans steadily turned against the alleged "pre-emptive" war in 2005 and thereafter.
Has Barack Obama been president for only eight months? It feels more like eight years!
Yes, 2012, when we will have a chance to retire President Obama, is still a long way off. In spite of approval ratings that have been dropping rapidly, President Obama still has plenty of time for that to change. Furthermore, even if the Obama administration turns out to be Jimmy Carter II, it doesn't mean that he will be a one term president.
Politicians are good about trying to put a "face" on their proposed policies. If the subject is healthcare, the Democrats will feature someone in a speech who has gone bankrupt because of a medical problem. Meanwhile the Republicans, to make their point, will share the story about someone from Canada who had to come down to this country for medical care because the government-run program in their own country wouldn't provide the care.
Making ends meet
Like many families across the country, my own family is struggling to make ends meet, pay the bills and fill up the car with gas. Now President Obama wants to tax my family even more to pay for the trillion-dollar healthcare bill. But that's not the worst of it. He is mandating that abortion be covered under the healthcare plan, meaning that my family will be paying for abortions, whether we want to or not.
On September 17, 1787, 39 delegates of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia signed their names to the United States Constitution.
Finally, President Barack Obama has done what he needed to do: state his specific case for health care reform, get Americans to understand what he would do and why it's needed, and shoot down the right-wing myths and lies that have so tarnished this debate.
President Obama's video talk to students last week turned out to be quite innocuous. He urged them to do their best in school and used his own background as an example of triumph over bad circumstances. It was appropriate for the President to do this.
The speech was preceded by a major flap. Student exercises recommended by the federal department of education included a suggestion that students write a letter to themselves explaining how they will help the President.
Help him to do what?
It's not January and while I'm not one to make resolutions, I have decided to try and get myself back into some semblance of shape, other than looking like a bowling ball — or a pear.
When I first started here at the Bulletin in 2005 I weighed in at about 190 pounds, the lowest I had weighed in years. A year prior to that I had tipped the scales at 235. That's about the time the Atkins low-carb diet craze was at its height, so I jumped in.
While we can all agree that our current health care system is flawed there are many different ideas about how to fix it. Democratic Leaders in Congress have introduced and rushed through committee, the "America's Affordable Health Choices Act". This one-size fits all proposal would steer the country toward a government-run health care system likely marked by little choice and long lines. I oppose this bill and the Democrat Leadership's mad rush to ram the bill through with no opportunity for alternative ideas. Even commonsense amendments to th
Last month the first of two articles concerning benefits available from the Commonwealth of Virginia for veterans and in some cases survivors and dependents was published in this newspaper. This month the second and final chapter on this source of benefits is presented.
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February 26, 2007
Equinix to Share Research Findings on Internet Video Distribution at Apricot Conference
Singapore — February 26, 2007 — Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the leading provider of network-neutral data centers and Internet exchange services, today announced that it will be presenting its predictions on the latest Internet video trends, poised to generate a volume of traffic that could dwarf currently peered Internet traffic.
William Norton, co-founder and chief technical liaison of Equinix, will chair the Peering Track, under the Interprovider Relationships Stream, during this year's Asia Pacific Regional Internet Conference on Operational Technologies (APRICOT). In addition, Norton will be discussing his latest research detailing the four models for Internet Video Distribution - Simple Commodity Transit, Content Delivery Networks, blending transit and peering methods and finally, the Peer-to-Peer distribution model. The cost models include network and server equipment, along with pricing models for various distribution methods. The associated whitepaper details the benefits and trade-offs of each model.
Founded in 1996, APRICOT is Asia's premier Internet summit. The event gathers the region's industry providers, enabling the establishment of peering relationships and knowledge sharing, within the Internet and content provider communities. This year's conference will take place for the first time in Indonesia, from 27 February to 1 March, at the Bali International Convention Center.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from expectations discussed in such forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to, the challenges of acquiring, operating and constructing IBX centers and developing, deploying and delivering Equinix services; unanticipated costs or difficulties relating to the integration of IXEurope into Equinix; a failure to receive significant revenue from customers in recently built out data centers; failure to complete any financing arrangements contemplated from time to time; competition from existing and new competitors; the ability to generate sufficient cash flow or otherwise obtain funds to repay new or outstanding indebtedness; the loss or decline in business from our key customers; the results of any litigation relating to past stock option grants and practices; and other risks described from time to time in Equinix's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In particular, see Equinix's recent quarterly and annual reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which are available upon request from Equinix. Equinix does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release.
Equinix and IBX are registered trademarks of Equinix, Inc. Internet Business Exchange is a trademark of Equinix, Inc.


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|The Mount Union secondary gave up some big plays
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No. 2 Mount Union turned two first half turnovers into two touchdowns and sophomore quarterback Neal Seaman tossed five touchdown passes in his first-ever start as the Purple Raiders scored a 45-28 season opening win at UW-Oshkosh on Saturday, while No. 1 UW-Whitewater had an easy time in rolling past NAIA Dakota State 70-7
Seaman completed passes to eight receivers as he was 26-of-37 for 320 yards. All-American seniors in wide receiver Cecil Shorts and tight end Kyle Miller (Elida/Elida) were his top targets. Shorts had five catches for 105 yards and a touchdown while Miller had a game-high seven catches along with 82 yards. Sophomore running back Jeremy Murray caught two scores with a team-best 69 yards rushing and junior wide receiver Brandon Brown hauled in the other scoring pass.
UW-Oshkosh (0-2) sophomore quarterback Nate Wara also had a strong outing as he threw three touchdowns on 20-of-34 passing for 238 yards and rushed for a game-high 80 yards on 15 carries.
After the teams traded possessions, Seaman hit Shorts on a 35-yard scoring pass. Then two plays later, sophomore defensive end Charles Dieuseul forced a fumble and Arthur Smith recovered it to give the Raiders the ball on the Titans' 35-yard line. Dieuseul finished with a game-high 12 tackles and a sack to lead the Raider defense.
Running back Zac Lemmon then made it 14-0 as he ended a five-play drive with a 10-yard touchdown run.
Mount Union missed a field goal early in the second quarter and Oshkosh then grinded out an 11-play drive and go the score to 14-7 as Nate Wara hit his brother and wide reciever Justin Wara on a 10-yard touchdown pass.
Oshkosh was driving to tie the game when the Titans fumbled the ball again; this time forced by freshman defensive lineman Matt Fechko, recovered by defensive lineman Chris Favazzo, a transfer from Division I Kent State, and gave the Raiders the ball on the Titans' 13-yard line. On the very next play Seaman completed a scoring pass to Murray to extend the the lead to 21-7.
Later in the quarter a 44-yard punt return by Shorts gave the Raiders another short field and just four plays later Seaman and Murray connected again from 11 yards to push the margin to 28-7 with just 52 seconds left in the half.
Oshkosh quickly responded as Wara covered 64 yards in four plays in 38 seconds and hit Paul Coburn on a 6-yard strike to bring the score to 28-14 at the break.
Midway through the third quarter Seaman engineered his longest drive of the game, an 11-play, 76-yard march and moved the score to 35-14 with a 9-yard pass to Shorts.
Wara would not go away as he took the Titans 80 yards and Jeremy Roach ran in a score from 3 yards out to keep them within striking distance at 35-21 after three.
Seaman threw his fifth touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter a 14-yarder to Brown and Wara answered with a score just over two minutes later to make it 42-28. Tyler Almeida finished the scoring with a 19-yard field goal and the defense held for the 45-28 final.
For No. 1 UW-Whitewater, the win against Dakota State was its
17th in a row, as the Warhawks scored six of their eight
possessions in the first half, and 10 of 16 times in the game.
UW-W got on the board at 10:53 in the first quarter on an 11-yard run by Levell Coppage. Coppage did it again at 7:58, this time going 61 yards, which for a short time was the longest run from scrimmage by a UW-W player this season. Still in the first quarter, 5:43, Matt Blanchard connected with Adam Brandes on a 44 yard touchdown. And, with 0:24 left in the first quarter, Booker Stanley punched it in from 1 yard out to make 28-0 at the end of the stanza.
The Warhawks added two more scores in the second quarter. Blanchard hooked up with Aaron Rusch for 24 yards at 9:14. The TD is the 20th of Rusch's career, tying him for third place in the school record book with Anthony Talton (1989-91). Blanchard threw his third touchdown pass, this time to David Leaf for 75 yards at 4:45. The pass is Whitewater's longest scoring toss since Jeff Donovan hit Jordan Wells for a 77 yard score against Puget Sound on Sept. 26, 2009. Whitewater went in to the intermission leading 42-0.
Whitewater tacked on three more scores in the third quarter. Stanley ran one in from nine yards out at 12:11, Antwan Anderson scored on a one yard run at 7:02, and Stanley raced 84 yards with 5:39 left in the frame to put UW-W in front 63-0. Stanley's run from scrimmage is the longest for UW-W since Justin Beaver went 96 against UW-Oshkosh on Sept. 23, 2006.
Michael Pirtle ran 17 yards with 13:39 left in the game to wrap up Whitewater's scoring. The 10 extra points kicked by freshman Eric Kindler tied the school game record, also accomplished by Mike Chaulk vs. Lakeland in 2005.
Dakota State broke the shutout on a Paul Bagala to Stacey Berg for a 31 yard touchdown with 0:45 left in the game.
UW-W amassed 663 yards of offense, 463 of those on the ground. Stanley rushed 12 times for 159 yards, Coppage added 108 yards on 6 rushes (all in the first half), and Anderson carried the ball 19 times for 114 yards. It marks the first time in school history with three UW-W running backs rushing for over 100 yards in a single game. Blanchard went 10-13 for 202 yards and no interceptions. Leaf accounted for 96 yards on 4 catches.
The Whitewater defense limited DSU to minus-2 yards rushing on 23 attempts, with six sacks cutting into the total. Senior defensive tackle Luke Hibner had two of the sacks and three tackles for a loss. The Trojans totaled 206 yards passing on 24-41 passing, with one interception. Bagala accounted for all of the passing totals, including six to sophomore wide receiver Wes Dauz for 23 yards. Senior linebacker Joe Whealy and junior defensive back Joe Monize were both credited with nine tackles for DSU.


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As Shelby County Commissioners were asking some pretty pointed questions Monday, Sept. 9, of those vying for an appointment to the countywide school board, Commissioner Heidi Shafer told Shante Avant, one of the contenders, "We're not as scary as we seem."
"That's a matter of opinion," Avant replied.
Avant's appointment unleashed a torrent of conflict within the commission that had little to do with her or any of the others vying for the school board position.
Commissioners called each other "racist," "sexist" and "crooked," and accused each other of "character assassination" as well as trying to figuratively lynch each other, starting with the aftermath of the vote on Avant.
The commission's partisan and personal divide resurfaced at the first meeting of Commissioner James Harvey's tenure as chairman.
Integral to the division is that Harvey, a Democrat, was elected chairman by five of the six Republicans as well as his own vote and that of fellow Democrat Justin Ford.
Some, but not all, of Harvey's fellow Democrats tried Monday to replace his choice of budget committee Chairwoman Heidi Shafer, a Republican, with previous budget committee Chairman Melvin Burgess, a Democrat.
The effort, led by Commissioner Walter Bailey, fell short on a 5-7 vote, with Democratic Commissioner Steve Mulroy abstaining and Ford voting "no."
"I do take issue with her politics," Bailey said. "Her politics had her vigorously fight to
decrease the (county property) tax rate. … It was irresponsible. It suggests to me that her approach … would not be in the best interest of a sound county government budget process."
"Really, I think it's silly," Commissioner Chris Thomas countered, as he responded directly to Bailey. "I hate that you want a tax increase every time the door swings open, but I wouldn't oppose you as chairman of the budget committee."
After the vote, Shafer said she does intend to change how the budget committee operates to have less of the long sessions where the committee together goes line by line through the budget. She wants more early discussions about the budget as it is being formed and more one-on-one consultation with commissioners on particular concerns.
"I want to consider my colleagues and try to get them information as quickly as possible so we can work in conjunction with the administration to help them craft a budget," Shafer said. "Normally what happens is the executive branch just crafts the budget and they bring it to us for approval or rejection."
Shafer didn't take part in the commission debate but said before and after that she considered the challenge to her chairmanship to be a case of sexism.
"I think it's an underlying issue," she said. "It still is, with some people, sometimes an issue."
The other woman on the commission, Henri Brooks, however, said it wasn't.
"We are not setting a precedent here at all," Brooks added. "There may be some other things going on."
And Brooks termed as "sexism" Shafer's vote to remove funding from Planned Parenthood as well as Shafer's vote against the county property tax hike the commission approved.
Leaders of the budget committee have remained in place across several rotating terms of chairmen on the commission – one of the longest reigns as budget committee chairman on the commission was that of the late Jesse Turner Sr. And sometimes budget committee chairmen are rotated out. Along the way, Democratic chairman have appointed Republicans and vice versa. And commissioners haven't always agreed with their assignments. But an attempt to vote down the committee assignment of a chairman is a political rarity.
"It will calm down," Harvey said near the end of the raucous first meeting where he had the gavel. "People have taken political positions and are posturing for their own political interest. … I don't see labels and tags and core principles that violate freedoms and rights."
Harvey began the meeting by laying out his leadership philosophy in anticipation of the conflict to come.
"Woe to those of you who call evil good, for you have abused power and called it politics," he warned.
Meanwhile, the Shelby County Democratic Party's executive committee got involved in the dispute and censured Harvey at a meeting last week. And a similar complaint has been filed with the state Democratic Party.
"Mr. Chairman, you said, 'I'm a businessman, not a Democrat,'" said Dell Gill, a longtime Democratic partisan and member of the local Democratic executive committee. "We are Democrats."
Harvey brushed aside the criticism and said he remains a Democrat.
"I voted against a Democrat today not because of party. I voted against a Democrat today from an administrative perspective," he said. "We can't run our city and our county on strictly party lines, Democrat or Republican. I embrace bipartisanship. I think after today you will find that people will start working together."
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I was thinking that, as far as I've been able to observe, [protestant denomination mentioned in article] never kiss, at least not in church. Orthodox eagerness to do so probably looks obsessive--even like idolatry. For, I must admit, we kiss a lot. We kiss icons, crosses, and Gospel Books, kiss the edge of the priest's garment and kiss his hand, kiss the chalice, and kiss each other. (Only practical concerns, I'm sure, deter us from kissing the censer.) It reminds me of being a little girl of three or four, barefoot in my white nightgown, going around at my parents' party to kiss all the guests goodnight. I could hear someone chortling, "She's a regular kissing bug!" There is exuberance and generosity in the way we Orthodox scatter kisses around, cherishing the things and people that bear God to us. St. John Chrysostom makes the charming assertion that, because we receive the holy Eucharist through our lips, our lips are most blessed, and we honor them by giving kisses. I first encountered this form of devotion a few years back at the Walters Museum in Baltimore. A selection of ancient Greek icons was on display, well-mounted and covered with protective glass. On looking closer I could see that the glass sheets over the icons were covered with many overlapping marks of kisses and lipstick. How can we honor wood and paint this way? My Mennonite friend Nancy scoffs: "If Jesus is right there with you in worship, why do you need icons to remind you?" My husband laughs, "Because we need icons to remind us!" We are like the lover in the old hit song, who complains that his girl went "leaving just your picture behind/and I've kissed it a thousand times." It's not the paper photo that he's in love with, but the person it represents. But because it does represent his love, he cherishes and honors the photo, wearing it out with kisses. The holy, invisible Lord surrounds us and we grasp for his elusive presence, kneeling down awestruck with our foreheads to the floor, tasting heaven on the Eucharistic spoon, laying kisses on His image and each other and most anything else we can get hold of. An outsider might expect Eastern Orthodoxy to be stuffy, esoteric, and rigidly ritualistic. But once inside, it turns out to be a box full of Kissing Bugs. We feel such gratitude to God for saving us, such awe at His majesty, such joy in the fellowship of the Saints, that we respond from the heart. It is not superstition requiring us to relinquish formal, ritual kisses. We find ourselves in our true home in the Church, astonished and overjoyed to be welcomed at this glorious feast. Like a child in a nightgown, secure in her Father's house, we go scattering our kisses with simplicity and love.
1) Why does the congregation turn and follow either a priest who walks around the inside of the church and censes during Vespers or the priest who walks around the congregation (during the Great Entrance?) with the bread and wine before it is consecrated? 2) What is the religious significance of kissing things (icons, the cross at the blessing) for the Orthodox? Is it part of Eastern culture or part of the faith? I was just curious because Catholics aren't so "kissy" so to speak.I don't think this is a bad thing or wrong by any means, just curious about it.3) What is the significance of bowing to one other or to the icons in Orthodox? Again, is this part of the faith, or part of Eastern culture.
Btw Tony, what is a genuflection per se (as opposed to a bow)? Being Orthodox, I've only been to half a dozen or so Catholic services in my life.
Genuflecting sounds weird (but then again, I've never been Catholic )
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Midway through a seemingly endless five-hour car trip from New York to Maine, I wondered why I'd ever thought a family vacation seemed like a good idea. My four kids, ages 1 to 7, were arguing over who had the most space in the backseats, how far down the windows should be rolled, and whether the radio should be on or off. My husband had long ago stopped talking to any of us and was keeping his (glazed) eyes fixed on the road.
So I made up a silly game for us to play. I hummed a few bars from a popular song, and whichever child guessed it first got to choose and hum the next one. This little exercise kept everyone distracted until lunchtime, when we could pile out of the car for sandwiches and a good stretch.
I've had two more children since that trip, and we still take a weeklong vacation together every summer. My secret: I've learned to plan enough games and activities to keep the kids busy en route. Here, 18 ideas for making your own family's travel time speed by:
Simple Simon says
Play an easy version of Simon Says: Ask your child to touch his nose, kick up his leg, put his hands in the air, and so on.
Sort and drop Pull out your snack bag, hand your child a cup, and encourage her to put, say, cereal or small crackers into it, one by one. (Then dump them back into the bag and start all over again.)
Sound charades Bark like a dog, wail like a police siren, or moo like a cow and see whether your child can tell you what makes that sound. Let him try to stump you, too.
Look for... Challenge your kids to find (with a little help from you) something in the car or outside the window that's in the shape of a square. Then try a circle, a triangle, and so forth. Look for colors next, then sizes.
Tune in Don't forget classic songs like "Eensy Weensy Spider," "Wheels on the Bus," and "If You're Happy and You Know It." Your toddler will love joining in on all the fun hand motions with you.
Blowing in the wind Pack a pinwheel. Let her hold it in the breeze of an open window. A napkin works well too.
I spy... Together, make a list of ten things you hope to see on your trip, such as a traffic light, a dog, and a taxi. Then try to be the first one to spot them.
Scribble art Give all passengers a washable marker, paper, and a hard surface to write on (use a book or lap tray). Have everyone draw one squiggly line on the paper, then trade with someone else. Now try to make a picture out of what's there. Can each of you guess what the other's drawing shows?
Post it Take along Colorforms and stick them to windows and lap desks. If you use the set of classic shapes, give your child specific challenges: Can she make them into a car? A horse? A house?
Handmates Take finger puppets or, with a marker, draw funny faces on your child's fingertips. Then let him put on a puppet show for you or his seatmates (a good way to keep a younger sibling entertained).
Homemade puzzles On your child's tray, break a large cracker into several pieces and see whether she can put it back together. She can make new puzzles by nibbling at the pieces!
No peeking! Tell your child to close his eyes, then fill a bag with items you've got in the car: a cup, a toy, a sock. Let him feel inside the bag and guess each object.
Twisty creations Pack a bag of pipe cleaners. What contraptions can your child invent?
You don't say... Make a list of words that no one's allowed to say, such as "car," "tree," and "Dad." When someone utters a forbidden word, she has to entertain everyone else with a silly song or story (or some other "punishment" of your family's devising).
Hue hunt Give all passengers paper and a pencil, then have each person pick a different color and print it at the top of his page. When you yell "Go!" everyone should look for passing cars and trucks in the color they chose. The first one to get ten wins. Pick new colors to start again.
From A to Z Find one object -- inside the car or out the window -- that starts with each letter of the alphabet. You can search as a team or individually.
Repeat after me Have the youngest child in the car start by saying, "I have something in my pocket, and it's a _________" (she should fill in whatever object she wants). Each subsequent player repeats that sentence and adds an item to the list. The trick: You have to name every object in the correct order or you're out.
Dig for digits Pick a number -- as simple as 4 or as hard as 102 -- and see who can be the first to find it on a street sign, billboard, or license plate.
Rosemary Black is the food editor at The New York Daily News and author of the Kids' Holiday Baking Book.
Thanks to Penny Warner, author of Great Games for Kids on the Go; Stephanie Calmenson and Joanna Cole, coauthors of Fun on the Run: Travel Games and Songs; and Laurie Waldstein and Leslie Zinberg, coauthors of The Pink and Blue Baby Pages, for many of these game suggestions.


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Shoemaker: The value of Wilderness
April 18, 2012
For many, a trip into designated wilderness is a chance to leave behind the noise, busyness and trappings of our mechanized world behind as they stroll up an inviting footpath. Soon, it is the soundtrack of nature that embraces the visitor in an increasingly rare experience – the quiet of the natural world. On a Colorado wilderness trail, one is likely to encounter a young family, perhaps with a toddler in a backpack; an angler dropping a dry fly on a likely looking pool; a group of friends who meet each fall to test their hunting skills; a birder focusing in on a species to add to his or her life list; or a lone archer quietly awaiting her chance to stock her freezer for another winter.
Wilderness is a supremely democratic (small "d") form of land protection. Only with Congressional approval and a presidential signature can new wilderness areas be created. Congress deliberately reserved to itself the right to designate new wilderness because such significant decisions must made under the glaring lights of our highest elected offices. Local congressional delegations are traditionally given great deference whether to designate an area and where to place the boundaries.
Sen. Mark Udall's current proposal to designate more than 200,000 acres of backcountry lands in the Central Rockies as wilderness fits in with the spirit of the Wilderness Act. It is built on the work of local residents who believe in protecting the environmental values that make this area such a beautiful place and popular destination. Three county governments, hundreds of businesses and thousands of residents living in the affected area have publicly endorsed the Udall proposal or an earlier version of it. And the senator is now seeking additional public input before crafting legislation to add to the legacy of conservation that is so much a part of Colorado's culture.
Congress had a much broader vision than simply recreation when it enacted The Wilderness Act, expressly providing that "wilderness areas shall be devoted to the public purposes of recreational, scenic, scientific, educational, conservation, and historical use." In fact, Congress specifically stated that wilderness is one of the multiple uses intended on public lands. Specifically, the Multiple Use-Sustained Yield Act says: "The establishment and maintenance of areas of wilderness are consistent with the purposes and provisions of this Act."
Wisely, the Wilderness Act makes provisions for rescues. Land managers routinely use helicopters, snowmobiles or other motorized vehicles in wilderness emergency rescue situations. I know firsthand; as a member of Mountain Rescue, I've landed in a helicopter in designated wilderness to evacuate injured climbers.
And, to the question of whether wilderness somehow impeded access that could have otherwise halted the bark beetle epidemic so apparent all around us, the U.S. Forest Service Bark Beetle Incident Commander said (in a separate context), "all the access in the world would not have stemmed this epidemic."
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Three different surveys conducted in the last five years consistently show that most Coloradoans favor strong protection of public lands. Research firm Talmey-Drake found in 2007 that 70 percent of West Slope residents favor designating more wilderness on lands near them. A 2010 survey by RBI Strategies found that nearly 70 percent of people living the 2nd Congressional District, which includes Eagle and Summit counties, favor designating more lands in Colorado as wilderness. And, Colorado College's 2011 State of the Rockies report finds that nearly eight in 10 Colorado voters view having a strong economy and protecting land and water as compatible.
These instincts are confirmed by multiple studies of wilderness' economic effects published in peer-reviewed journals. Research nearly unanimously shows that wilderness counties have much more robust economies than non-wilderness counties across the west. Eagle, Summit and Pitkin counties bear witness, each containing marquee wilderness areas and robust local economies. (For a six page annotated bibliography, see http://bit.ly/I4D3Q5)
By protecting our backcountry, we ensure our Western heritage, the wild landscapes that so define who we are as Coloradans, is maintained for us and our great grandchildren. What could be more important?
Sloan Shoemaker is executive director of the Wilderness Workshop, a Carbondale-based nonprofit that works to protect Colorado's backcountry.
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Ida A. Sparaco, 80, of Mount Pocono, passed away at home on Thursday morning, Feb. 7, 2013.
Born on Feb. 15, 1932, in Bronx, N.Y., she was a daughter of the late Arthur Carl and Theresa (Carrano) Benson and lived in Pennsylvania since 1970.
On June 1, 1957, she married the love of her life, Dominick J. Sparaco, at St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church in Bronx, N.Y. Dominick died on Jan. 22, 1992, after 34 years of marriage.
She was a member of St. Mary of the Mount Roman Catholic Church in Mount Pocono. She also worked elections in Mount Pocono and volunteered at Pocono Central Catholic High School.
Ida loved to play bingo, especially at Our Lady of Victory Church in Tannersville and also enjoyed going to casinos and listening to music. She was very happy to have met Johnny Mathis on her 80th birthday.
She was a very kind, compassionate, giving, loving person and her family meant everything to her.
Surviving are a daughter, Donna Sparaco of Mount Pocono and her fianc�, Anthony "Tony" DeGeorge, of Tannersville; a son, Dominick Sparaco and his wife, Kathy, of St. Cloud, Fla.; three grandchildren, Joseph M. Sparaco, Ryan D. Sparaco and Cody L. Sparaco; a sister, Caroline LaCalamito of Yonkers, N.Y.; and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
She was preceded in death by a grandson, Richard "Ricky" Sommers, and a sister, Theresa "Tessie" Bloom.
There will be a viewing from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, and from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11, at the William H. Clark Funeral Home, 1003 Main St., Stroudsburg. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11, at St. Mary of the Mount Roman Catholic Church, 27 Fairview Ave., Mount Pocono, with the Rev. Joseph R. Kopacz as celebrant. Burial will follow in Laurelwood Cemetery, Stroudsburg.
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Ida A. Sparaco, 80, of Mount Pocono, passed away at home on Thursday morning, Feb. 7, 2013.


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New skin for the back of my iPad 2: I used the image of Elijah and the Chariot of Fire, painted by Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640). I really like this painting; although it's roughly 400 years old, the style looks quite contemporary in my opinion--almost like something out of a modern comic book. I found the image in the Accordance Gallery of Bible Art and I uploaded it to skinit.com who made the final vinyl print. Very pleased with the outcome.
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While they may not put the major credit card issuers out of business anytime soon, credit unions are convincing more of their members to carry union-issued plastic.
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Callahan & Associates, a financial consulting firm, released a report last month that found that credit card penetration rates at credit unions reached 15.3% in 2013. That number is 55 basis points greater than 2012 levels and 95 basis points more than five years ago.
But while the overall gains are modest, the report notes that some individual credit unions claim credit card penetration rates of up to 65%, suggesting that unions that emphasize credit cards could make major gains in the future. Still, some industry analysts question whether credit unions are willing to offer cards that truly rival those offered by major banks.
Credit unions that have succeeded with credit cards
For credit unions, credit card market penetration refers to the number of members who have a credit union-issued card. For example, the industry average of 15% means that 15 of every 100 credit union members have a credit card affiliated with their institution.
According to Callahan & Associates, the credit union with the best market penetration can't be found on the list of the nation's 50 largest credit unions. Instead, it is Taupa Lithuanian Federal Credit Union in South Boston, Massachusetts. The 33-year-old institution only has 1,200 members, but more than 65% of them carry a Taupa Lithuanian credit card.
Nationwide, the analysis found that at least of half the members at the following credit unions had a credit card opened through their institution.
- Taupa Lithuanian in Massachusetts: 65.66%
- Valley One Community in Ohio: 60%
- O.A.S. Staff in the District of Columbia: 58.18%
- Napus in Virginia: 53.6%
- Entrust in Virginia: 51.83%
- KUE in Kentucky: 51.31%
- Houston Police in Texas: 51.25%
- School Employees Lorain County in Ohio: 50.66%
The need for more competitive terms
While credit unions have made some progress with their credit cards, their terms may still not be attractive enough to lure customers from their big-brand cards. That's according to a report from card-processing organization Card Services for Credit Unions, which notes that institutions may have to offer more if they want to compete with cards offered by major banks.
Among the strategies suggested in the report is the adoption of zero-interest teaser rates and the development of rewards credit card programs that are on par or better than those offered by banks. However, the rewards might not have to be anything extravagant. At Taupa Lithuanian, the incentive they use to convince members to open an account is a $10 coupon to the SBLCA Lithuanian Kitchen.
The first step, however, may simply be to get credit unions to offer credit cards. Callahan & Associates says that during the first quarter of 2013, only 54% of credit unions offered credit cards to their members.
While credit unions may incur some expense in setting up a credit card program, Card Services for Credit Unions argues it could be even more costly for institutions to ignore customer demand for credit cards. With banks offering attractive deals for customers who open both credit card and deposit accounts, credit unions may lose members who decide to consolidate their business elsewhere.
But if the numbers from Callahan & Associates signify a trend, credit unions who take the plunge may be able to count on more customers at least considering their credit card.
The original article can be found at Money-Rates.com:Credit union credit cards: a threat to big banks?


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From Mary Chmelar of Washington:
"Maggie's Revenge"
Maggie was a basset hound that grew up with my brother's family. Eventually the children moved away, as most children do.
My brother and his wife were left with Maggie who was growing quite old and had reached the point of being incontinent. Eventually the sad day came when they took Maggie to the vet to have her euthanized.
The vet asked if they would like the body disposed of. My brother and his wife wouldn't hear of it. They took Maggie home, wrapped in a blanket, to give her a proper burial.
They found a lovely spot with dense foliage near a corner post on the farm. They dug a hole, laid faithful Maggie in her final resting place, and said a few words. Maggie was pain free at last.
Two or three days later, my brother and his wife started itching. It was ferocious for both of them. They scratched and itched and did not sleep for several days.
No, it was not fleas. It was poison ivy from Maggie's burial plot. They came to call their miserable malady, "Maggie's Revenge."
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From Roger and Judy Gaston, of northern Missouri — who have a Farmington, Iowa, address:
We have a pet graveyard here on the farm with more than 20 years of memories. The newest grave is named "Tommy T-3," as he is the third Tom, Thomas, and now Tommy, tomcat. All different, all loved.
Last October, just before Halloween, a male border collie was dumped at a neighbor's house. For days, he lay by the mailbox, watching toward the east, waiting to be picked up, but no one came.
Then he began roaming house-to-house looking for food. All the neighbors pitched in and fed the poor dog, that was quite friendly. But winter was coming on. My wife and I decided to take him in.
We provided a warm box stall in our old barn, and took him to the vet. The dog had a computer chip that had not been registered, but it did indicate that he was 6 years old and came from a shelter in Ottumwa.
We named him Max. Max followed us around the farm all winter and early spring.
One night at a meeting, I heard a fellow tell how his border collie, plus two other dogs from Keosauqua, came up missing. I told the fellow about Max, and asked if he would come out and see if Max was his dog.
My wife and I really didn't want to give up Max, he was such a nice dog, but we also wanted to do the right thing. The next day, the fellow and his family arrived. Before we could greet them, Max went crazy with excitement.
Their little boy hollered, "Curly!" Max ran to him and they began rolling on ground, with Max, or Curly, licking his face. There was no question as to who the dog belonged to.
The fellow offered to pay us for the care of Curly, but I told them that the look on their son's face when he saw the dog, was payment enough.
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Note from Curt:
I thought I lost Buddy the other day. I had taken him for his usual morning walk. I then laid the leash down while I fed the squirrels, watered the roses, and filled the bird bath.
I went to retrieve Buddy, and he was gone! He couldn't have gone very far pulling the retractable leash. I searched and hollered for about 15 minutes. No Buddy. I began to panic and was praying.
I turned around, and there he was. Like a miracle! The leash was broken, or more likely, he had chewed it in two. I now keep a little better eye on ol' Buddy Boy. You better believe it.


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David Klebanov
Born: November 1, 1907
Volkovysk, Poland
Born in the town of Volkovysk when it was part of Russia, David was the son of middle-class Jewish parents. When the family's life was disrupted by World War I and the Russian Revolution of 1917, they moved to Borisov and Kiev before finally settling in the Polish city of Bialystok. After completing secondary school in 1925, David studied medicine at Stefan Bathory University in Vilna.
1933-39: After medical school I served one year in the Polish army. Then I practiced obstetrics at a beautiful hospital in a small Polish town. When war broke out on September 1, 1939, I was called up for service and was captured by the Germans on September 3. The Germans had me treat wounded Polish prisoners. After a month, I was allowed to return as a civilian to Bialystok, which by then was occupied by the Soviets.
1940-44: I joined my fiancee in Kovno. On June 22, 1941, the day after our wedding, the Germans invaded. Deported to Riga, I treated the ghetto's few survivors as best I could with no medicine. Secretly, I tried to contain a typhoid epidemic--the Germans would have sooner killed typhoid patients. My SS commandant valued me because I knew how to perform abortions--on women he had slept with. Meanwhile, I tried to save other women by terminating their pregnancies; the Nazis killed pregnant women and newborn children.
After the war, David worked in a hospital treating concentration camp survivors and later specialized in the effects of hunger and severe emotional stress on women.


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High Density Storage System Addresses Growing Data Management Needs of Cisco Unified Computing System Customers
High Density Storage System Addresses Growing Data Management Needs of Cisco Unified Computing System Customers
THOUSANDS OAKS, CA--(Marketwire - Nov 1, 2012) - Nexsan®, a leading independent provider of data storage systems, today announced that its E-Series high density SAN storage solution has been certified on both the Cisco Unified Computing Systems (UCS) B-Series and C-Series server lines. The Nexsan E18, E18X, E48, E48X, E60 and E60X products are now all supported on Cisco UCS B-series and C-Series via fibre channel. Nexsan and Cisco have a strong and close technology partnership and this certification enables Cisco UCS customers to leverage all the power, efficiency and price performance of the Nexsan E-Series SAN via the UCS platform environment. Customers opting for the enterprise-class Cisco UCS servers can now enjoy complementary dense storage for unprecedented volumes of compute power and storage capacity in the least amount of space.
"We use the Nexsan E-Series today with Cisco UCS internally and have implemented it with great success for several of our customers as well," said Doug Renner, founder and CEO of Peak IP Solutions, a partner of both Nexsan and Cisco, and an expert in Unified Computing, Unified Communications and Data Management solutions. "The E-Series is highly efficient, reliable and you can't beat it for price performance. Nexsan often doesn't get the look it deserves when competing in the storage industry. Now that it is certified with the UCS platform, it's a great option for Cisco UCS customers."
The Nexsan E-Series™ is an advanced SAN storage system for organizations needing an extremely dense and highly reliable solution. It delivers industry-leading density and power efficiency for the smallest storage footprint with up to 3X the capacity in the same space as a typical array while consuming up to 85% less power and cooling when idle. A fault tolerant and highly reliable architecture ensures enterprise-class data protection and innovative ease-of-use functionality makes deploying and managing storage a simple task for the resource constrained IT administrator. It also comes pre-configured so it can be up and running in 10 minutes or less with intuitive wizards -- no professional services required.
Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) is a next-generation data center platform that unites computing, network, storage access, and virtualization into a cohesive system designed to reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) and increase business agility. The platform is certified for leading enterprise applications, virtualization, and operating systems.
"Nexsan's expertise in capacity-optimized storage has led to industry-leading efficiencies at the lowest possible cost-per-terabyte for applications like disk backup or cloud storage," said Victoria Grey, senior vice president, marketing at Nexsan. "Cisco UCS users can take advantage of the superior TCO from both UCS and the E-Series, as demonstrated by density, energy efficiency, and reliability of the combined solution."
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Nexsan® is a leading provider of innovative data storage systems with over 11,000 customers worldwide and one of the highest customer satisfaction ratings in the industry. Nexsan's pioneering Hybrid Storage systems combine solid-state technologies, disk storage and advanced software to deliver radically new levels of performance and capacity at lower cost. The company's advanced technologies enable organizations to optimize traditional, virtual and cloud computing environments for increased productivity and business agility. With more than 33,000 systems deployed since 1999, the company delivers its data storage systems through a worldwide network of cloud service providers, value-added resellers and solution integrators. Nexsan is based in Thousand Oaks, Calif. For more information, visit www.nexsan.com.
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Monday, May 7, 2012
Mystery Monday - A Love Triangle
© 2012 Denise Spurlock
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Wow -- this is too big for just Mystery Monday -- this could consume Mystery Week or even Mystery Month! Why is it the most interesting ancestors seem never to have real records that you can put your hands on. I'm hoping you will be able to post a follow-up soon.ReplyDeleteReplies
There are so many possibilities here...I do have some more information that I'll be posting in the next couple weeks.Delete
Great mystery!ReplyDeleteReplies
I'm glad I discovered it. If I hadn't been trying to prove my 2nd great grandmother's relationship to her father, I probably would never have learned about the "other" story about Tamson.Delete
How about this... I scanned a photo of Tamson at my wife's mother's home a few weeks ago. Her great uncle was John Vernon Kirby and Tamson's name was written in his handwriting on the back of the photo. I also, have a picture of Robert Phares Kirby and a picture of Phoebe Graham his first wife in Illinois.ReplyDeleteReplies
That is so cool! Would you be willing to send me a copy of both photos (and the backs if you scanned them also)? I would really appreciate it. My email address is dspurlock(dot)ancestraltrees(at)gmail(dot)comDelete


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In honor of St. Patrick's Day, and because we've been feeling a throwback vibe lately, we're going to dedicate this post to retired Irish pro cyclist Stephen Roche and his magnificent 1987 season. In this magical year, Roche won the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de France and finally the World Championships to become only the second ever cyclist to complete this remarkable trifecta (sorry, no points for guessing that Eddy Merckx was the only other Triple Crown winner)!
Roche's run started with the Giro d'Italia, where he won 3 stages but had to out ride his own teammate, Roberto Visentini, to win back the maglia rosa and take the title:
Exhausted but elated to be the first Giro winner from outside mainland Europe, Roche was the narrow favorite to win the Tour de France. Roche won the individual time trial (one of his specialties) on stage 10, but later in the race almost committed an epic blunder on a mountainous stage 20, which crossed the famous peaks of the Galibier and the Madeleine before finishing at La Plagne. Roche attacked early and was in a breakaway for hours, but on the final climb he was caught and gapped by his biggest rival, Pedro Delgado. At one point in the climb, Delgado established a 1 minute 30 second lead over Roche, but the tenacious Irishman clawed his way back to only lose 4 seconds on the day. Roche then went on to win the final 35km time trial, making up a 30 second deficit to Delgado, to take the final maillot jaune by 40 seconds and become the first Irish Tour de France champion.
But why just read when YouTube can provide this video of the final week of the 1987 Tour (set to a rockin' Top Gun soundtrack, no less!):
To cap off his memorable year, Roche won the World Road Race Championship in Austria, even though he was really only marking a breakaway for his countryman Sean Kelly. But when no one was able to bring back the break, Roche was in the right place at the right time, and attacked with 500m to go to win the rainbow jersey:
So on this day of all things Irish, we tip our cap to Stephen Roche and his amazing 1987 Triple Crown. These days Roche is still active in the cycling world as a commentator, charity fundraiser, cycling camp operator and proud father of current pro cyclist Nicholas Roche! In fact, it was in the capacity of proud papa that the parents of this blog's author bumped into Roche at the 2010 World Road Race Championship in Mendrisio, Switzerland, where he happily stopped to pose for a snapshot:


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...I made a cake, of course!!!
This was a wedding cake for the little sister of my very good friend, Rebecca. The request was to have an Oregon Forest-looking waterfall with a little bench and outhouse incorporated. I followed instructions. In the picture, the water looks black...weird lighting, I guess; but I assure you the waterfall was a dark blue.
You can see, in the background of this picture (in my kitchen just before delivery) that I used icecream cones to form the trees. I also mashed up fresh brownies to form the boulders, and poured gelatin to give a running water look.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
So, what did I do on the first day of the first year without my cake business....?
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Cisco WAAS Troubleshooting Guide for Release 4.1.3 and Later -- Troubleshooting the Generic AO
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This article describes how to troubleshoot the Generic AO.
Generic Accelerator Troubleshooting
The Generic accelerator optimizes traffic that is pushed down from the other AOs because they cannot optimize the traffic. The generic AO performs TFO optimization only. (DRE and LZ compression optimizations are performed by the SO-DRE component)
The generic AO receives connections under the following conditions:
- Failure case: An AO determines that it cannot handle the connection after sensing that the data is incomprehensible to it. For example, if the CIFS AO senses encrypted data or unauthenticated content, it will not be able to handle it and will push down the connection to the generic AO.
- Multiple protocol handling: For instance, the video AO could accept all connections that are related to multiple protocols like WMT, RTSP, and so on. However, the video AO currently provides only RTSP optimization, so it will not handle the connections that are related to other protocols and it will push down these connections to the generic AO.
Common scenarios in which connections are pushed down to the generic AO include the following conditions where there is connectivity that the AO does not understand or cannot optimize:
- Unauthenticated CIFS
- SMB-signed CIFS
- Encrypted MAPI
- Non-RTSP video
One way to check if the generic AO is being used is to look at statistics from the other AOs. For example, the CIFS AO reports connections that are pushed down to the generic AO as follows:
WAE674# sh stat accelerator cifs detail CIFS: Global Statistics ----------------- Time Accelerator was started: Tue Jul 14 11:55:09 2009 Time Statistics were Last Reset/Cleared: Thu Jul 16 04:16:35 2009 Total Handled Connections: 32 Total Optimized Connections: 1 Total Connections Handed-off with Compression Policies Unchanged: 24 <-----Pushed down to generic AO Total Dropped Connections: 0 Current Active Connections: 0 Current Pending Connections: 0 Maximum Active Connections: 4 Number of local reply generating requests: 3388 Number of remote reply generating requests: 415 The Average time to generate a local reply (msec): 25 Average time to receive remote reply (ms): 2147
You can also check connection statistics to see what optimizations are being applied to connections. In the show statistics connection output, a "G" indicates the connection was handled by the generic AO as follows:
WAE674# sh stat connection Current Active Optimized Flows: 2 Current Active Optimized TCP Plus Flows: 2 Current Active Optimized TCP Only Flows: 0 Current Active Optimized TCP Preposition Flows: 0 Current Active Auto-Discovery Flows: 5 Current Active Pass-Through Flows: 0 Historical Flows: 100 D:DRE,L:LZ,T:TCP Optimization, A:AOIM,C:CIFS,E:EPM,G:GENERIC,H:HTTP,M:MAPI,N:NFS,S:SSL,V:VIDEO ConnID Source IP:Port Dest IP:Port PeerID Accel 3722 10.10.10.10:2162 10.10.100.100:445 00:14:5e:84:24:5f TCDL 3924 10.10.10.10:2464 10.10.100.101:445 00:14:5e:84:24:5f TGDL <-----Look for "G"
If you take a closer look at the connection above, you will see that CIFS was configured but the generic AO was applied as follows:
WAE674# sh stat connection conn-id 3924 Connection Id: 3924 Peer Id: 00:14:5e:84:24:5f Connection Type: EXTERNAL CLIENT Start Time: Thu Jul 16 06:10:44 2009 Source IP Address: 10.10.10.10 Source Port Number: 2464 Destination IP Address: 10.10.100.101 Destination Port Number: 445 Application Name: WAFS Classifier Name: CIFS Map Name: basic Directed Mode: FALSE Preposition Flow: FALSE Policy Details: Configured: TCP_OPTIMIZE + DRE + LZ Derived: TCP_OPTIMIZE + DRE + LZ Peer: TCP_OPTIMIZE + DRE + LZ Negotiated: TCP_OPTIMIZE + DRE + LZ Applied: TCP_OPTIMIZE + DRE + LZ Accelerator Details: Configured: CIFS <-----CIFS configured Derived: CIFS Applied: GENERICAO <-----Generic applied Hist: CIFS
To view similar information from the Central Manager, choose the WAE device, then choose Monitor > Optimization > Connections Statistics. Connections handled by the generic AO look as follows:
- Figure 1. Connection Statistics Report with Generic
You can use the show statistics accelerator generic detail command to see more details about connections being handled by the generic AO as follows:
WAE# sh stat accelerator generic detail Generic: ------- Time elapsed since "clear statistics": 1days 18hr 25min 20sec Time Accelerator was started: Tue Jul 14 11:55:02 2009 Time Statistics were Last Reset/Cleared: Tue Jul 14 11:55:02 2009 Total Handled Connections: 366 Total Optimized Connections: 366 Total Connections Handed-off with Compression Policies Unchanged: 0 Total Dropped Connections: 0 Current Active Connections: 1 Current Pending Connections: 0 Maximum Active Connections: 2 . . . Global Generic AO connection statistics ======================================= Total number of connections handled: 366 <------------ Total number of active connections: 1 Total number of bytes transferred from client: 12055 Total number of bytes transferred from server: 12492 Global Generic AO connection error statistics ============================================= Source connection closed: 730 Destination connection closed: 0 Source connection aborted: 0 Destination connection aborted: 0 Source connection error: 0 Destination connection error: 0 Out of memory: 0 Kernel Queue abort error: 0
If you are seeing a large Total number of connections handled, some kind of configuration or communication error might be causing a large number of connections to be pushed down.
Generic AO Logging
The following log files are available for troubleshooting generic AO issues:
- Transaction log files: /local1/logs/tfo/working.log (and /local1/logs/tfo/tfo_log_*.txt)
- Debug log files: /local1/errorlog/genericao-errorlog.current (and genericao-errorlog.*)
For easier debugging, you should first set up an ACL to restrict packets to one host.
WAE674(config)# ip access-list extended 150 permit tcp host 10.10.10.10 any WAE674(config)# ip access-list extended 150 permit tcp any host 10.10.10.10
To enable transaction logging, use the transaction-logs configuration command as follows:
wae(config)# transaction-logs flow enable wae(config)# transaction-logs flow access-list 150
To set up and enable debug logging of the generic AO, use the following commands.
NOTE: Debug logging is CPU intensive and can generate a large amount of output. Use it judiciously and sparingly in a production environment.
You can enable detailed logging to the disk as follows:
WAE674(config)# logging disk enable WAE674(config)# logging disk priority detail
You can enable debug logging for connections in the ACL as follows:
WAE674# debug connection access-list 150
The options for generic AO debugging are as follows:
WAE674# debug accelerator generic ? all enable all GENERIC accelerator debugs connection enable GENERIC accelerator connection debugs misc enable GENERIC accelerator miscellaneous debugs shell enable GENERIC accelerator shell debugs stats enable GENERIC accelerator stats debugs
You can enable debug logging for generic AO connections and then display the end of the debug error log as follows:
WAE674# debug accelerator generic connection WAE674# type-tail errorlog/genericao-errorlog.current follow