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1 LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS C. Mitchell Dayton Department of Measurement, Statistics & Evaluation Room 1230D Benjamin Building University of Maryland September Introduction and Model Logistic regression analysis (LRA) extends the techniques of multiple regression analysis to research situations in which the outcome variable is categorical. In practice, situations involving categorical outcomes are quite common. In the setting of evaluating an educational program, for example, predictions may be made for the dichotomous outcome of success/failure or improved/not-improved. Similarly, in a medical setting, an outcome might be presence/absence of disease. The focus of this document is on situations in which the outcome variable is dichotomous, although extension of the techniques of LRA to outcomes with three or more categories (e.g., improved, same, or worse) is possible (see, for example, Hosmer & Lemeshow, 1989, Chapter 8). In this section, we review the multiple regression model and, then, present the model for LRA. The fundamental model underlying multiple regression analysis (MRA) posits that a continuous outcome variable is, in theory, a linear combination of a set of predictors and error. Thus, for an outcome variable, Y, and a set of p predictor variables, X 1,...,X p, the MRA model is of the form: where is the Y-intercept (i.e., the expected value of Y when all X's are set to 0), β j is a multiple (partial) regression coefficient (i.e., the expected change in Y per unit change in X j assuming all other X's are held constant) and ε is the error of prediction. If error is omitted, the resulting model represents the expected, or predicted, value of Y: Note that Y=Y +ε. Thus, we can interpret the MRA model as follows: each observed score, Y, is made up of an expected, or predictable, component, Y, that is a function of the predictor variables X 1,...,X p, and an error, or unpredictable component, ε, that represents error of measurement (i.e., unreliability) and/or error in the selection of the model (i.e., mis-specification). The MRA model summarized above is applicable when the outcome variable, Y, is continuous, but is not appropriate for situations in which Y is categorical. For example, if Y takes on the value 1 for "success" and 0 for "failure," the multiple regression equation would not result in predicted values restricted to exactly 1 or 0. In fact, these predicted values would be spread out over an interval that contains uninterpretable values such as.5 or.33 and could even include negative values and/or values greater than 1. The model for logistic regression analysis, described below, is a more realistic representation of the situation when an outcome variable is categorical. The model for logistic regression analysis assumes that the outcome variable, Y, is categorical (e.g., dichotomous), but LRA does not model this outcome variable directly. Rather, LRA is based on probabilities associated with the values of Y. For simplicity, and because it is the case most commonly encountered in practice, we assume that Y is dichotomous, taking on values of 1 (i.e., the positive outcome, or success) and 0 (i.e., the negative outcome, or failure). In theory, the hypothetical, population proportion of cases for which Y = 1 is defined as π = P(Y =1). Then, the theoretical proportion of cases for which Y = 0 is 1 - π = P(Y = 0). In the absence of other information, we would estimate π by the sample proportion of cases for which Y = 1. However, in the regression context, it is assumed that there is a set of predictor variables, X 1,...,X p, that are related to Y and, therefore, provide additional information for predicting Y. For theoretical, mathematical reasons, LRA is based on a linear model for the natural logarithm of the odds (i.e., the log-odds) in favor of Y = 1 (see Appendix A for a further explanation of odds): file:///c /Webpage/LRA/LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS.htm (1 of 9) [4/23/ :31:29 AM]
2 Note that in the LRA model, π is a conditional probability of the form P(Y=1 X 1,...,X p ). That is, it is assumed that "success" is more or less likely depending on combinations of values of the predictor variables. The log-odds, as defined above is also known as the logit transformation of π and the analytical approach described here is sometimes known as logit analysis. The LRA model above is identical to the MRA model except that the log-odds in favor of Y = 1 replaces the expected value of Y. There are two basic reasons underlying the development of the model above. First, probabilities and odds obey multiplicative, rather than additive, rules. However, taking the logarithm of the odds allows for the simpler, additive model since logarithms convert multiplication into addition. And, second, there is a (relatively) simple exponential transformation for converting log-odds back to probability. In particular, the inverse transformation is the logistic function of the form: Due to the mathematical relationship, e a /(1+e a ) = 1/(1+e -a ), the logistic function for LRA is sometimes presented in the form: Due to the mathematical relation, 1- e a /(1+e a ) = 1/(1+e a ), the probability for a 0 response is: 2. Fitting the LRA Model to Data As in MRA, there are two important stages in the analysis of data. First, estimates for the parameters in the model must be obtained and, second, some determination must be made of how well the model actually fits the observed data. In MRA, the parameter estimates are obtained using the least-squares principle and assessment of fit is based on significance tests for the regression coefficients as well as on interpreting the multiple correlation coefficient. The process is analogous for LRA, although specific details of these stages of analysis are somewhat different as outlined in this section. The parameters that must be estimated from the available data are the constant, α, and the logistic regression coefficients, β j. Because of the nature of the model, estimation is based on the maximum likelihood principle rather than on the least-squares principle. In the context of LRA, maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) involves the following. First, we define the likelihood, L, of the sample data as the product, across all sampled cases, of the probabilities for success or for failure: Note that Y is the 0/1 outcome for the i th case and, X i1,...,x ip are the values of the predictor variables for the i th case based on a sample of n cases. The use of Y i and 1-Y i as exponents in the equation above includes in the likelihood the appropriate probability term dependent upon whether Y i =1 or Y i =0 (note that F 0 =1 for any expression, F). Using the methods of calculus, a set of values for α and the β j can be calculated that maximize L and these resulting values are known as maximum likelihood estimates (MLE s). This maximization process is somewhat more complicated than the corresponding minimization procedure in MRA for finding least-square estimates. However, the general approach involves establishing initial guesses for the unknown parameters and then continuously adjusting these estimates until the maximum value of L is found. This iterative solution procedure is available in popular statistical procedures such as those found in SPSS and SAS. file:///c /Webpage/LRA/LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS.htm (2 of 9) [4/23/ :31:29 AM]
3 To distinguish them from parameters, we denote the MLE s as a and b j. Given that these estimates have been calculated for a real data set, tests of significance for individual logistic regression coefficients can be set up as in MRA. That is, for the hypothesis, H: β j = 0, a statistic of the form z = b j /S j can be calculated based on the estimated standard error, S j, for b j (SPSS and SAS report χ 1 2 = z 2 and label these values as Wald statistics). Similarly, the usefulness of the model as a whole can be assessed by testing the hypothesis that, simultaneously, all of the partial logistic regression coefficients are 0; i.e., H: β j = 0 for all j. In effect, we can compare the general model given above with the restricted model Log e (π /(1-π )) = α. This test, that is equivalent to testing the significance of the multiple R in MRA, is based on a chi-squared statistic (SPSS labels this value as "Model Chi-Square"). Finally, different LRA models fitted to the same set of data can be compared statistically in a simple manner if the models are hierarchical. The hierarchy principle requires that the model with the larger number of predictors include among its predictors all of the predictors from the simpler model (e.g., predictors X 1 and X 2 in the simpler model and predictors X 1, X 2, X 3 and X 4 in the more complex model). Given this condition, the difference in model chi-squared values is (approximately) distributed as chi-squared with degrees of freedom equal to the difference in degrees of freedom for the two models (e.g., for the above example, the degrees of freedom would be 2). In effect, this procedure tests a conditional null hypothesis that, for the example, would be: H: β 3 = β 4 = 0 β 1, β 2. That is, the values of the logistic regression coefficients associated with X 1 and X 2 are unrestricted, but the logistic regression coefficients associated with X 3 and X 4 are assumed by hypothesis to be 0. If the models are specified in a series of "blocks" in SPSS, an "Improvement" chi-square value is computed for each successive model and this can be used to test whether or not the additional predictors result in significantly better fit of the model to the data. 3. Interpreting the Fitted LRA Model We may interpret the results from a LRA at three different levels. First, each term in the equation represents contributions to estimated log-odds. Thus, for each one unit increase (decrease) in X j, there is predicted to be an increase (decrease) of b j units in the log-odds in favor of Y = 1. Also, if all predictors are set equal to 0, the predicted log-odds in favor of Y = 1 would be the constant term, a. Second, since most people do not find it natural to think in terms of log-odds, the LRA equation can be transformed to odds by exponentiation: With respect to odds, the influence of each predictor is multiplicative. Thus, for each one unit increase in X j, the predicted odds is increased by a factor of exp(b j ) If X is decreased by one unit, the multiplicative factor is exp(-b j ). Note that exp(c) = e c. Similarly, if all predictors are set equal to 0, the predicted odds are exp(a). Finally, the results can be expressed in terms of probabilities by use of the logistic function. With estimates substituted the equation above becomes: Although this form of the model may seem simplest because it results in predicted probabilities for Y = 1, there is no simple interpretation for the logistic regression coefficients in this form. However, for the case of a single predictor, X, a plot can be generated with X represented by the abscissa (i.e., horizontal axis) and P(Y X) represented by the ordinate (i.e., vertical axis). The resulting curve is S-shaped and is illustrated in one of the exemplary analyses presented below. 4. Illustrative Examples The database used for purposes of illustration is provided with SPSS and is based on 50 premature infants, some of whom did not survive infancy. The SPSS setup for this database, including the raw data, is contained in Appendix B. The outcome variable is dichotomous with "1" representing survival of the infant and "0" representing death of the infant. For the first exemplary analysis, a single independent variable, weight at birth in kilograms, was utilized. For the second analysis, three additional predictors were entered as described below. (1) Single Predictor Example Using birth weight as the predictor, the logistic regression equation for log-odds in favor of survival is estimated to be (the SPSS LOGISTIC REGRESSION printout for this block is provided in Appendix C): To estimate odds per se, the equation is exponentiated: file:///c /Webpage/LRA/LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS.htm (3 of 9) [4/23/ :31:29 AM]
4 Finally, the probability of survival is obtained by applying the logistic transformation: In the database, birth weight, in kilograms, ranged from 1.03 to 3.64 (i.e., from 2.27 to 8.02 pounds). Thus, for the lowest weight recorded, 1.03, the log-odds in favor of survival are , the odds in favor of survival are.1640 and probability of survival is.14. At the other extreme, for birth weight of 3.64 kilograms, the log-odds in favor of survival are , the odds in favor of survival are and the probability of survival is.94. The relation between birth weight and survival of infants is displayed in Figure 1. This graph was constructed by systematically varying birth weight from 1 to 4 kilograms (shown on the abscissa) and calculating the estimated probability of survival (shown on the ordinate). Note from reading the graph that infants with a birth weight of slightly over 2 kilograms (actually, 2.07) have an estimated odds of 1:1 in favor of survival (i.e., for π is estimated to equal.5 for a birth weight of 2.07 kilograms). The estimated logistic regression coefficient for birth weight is and the exponential of this value is e = This indicates that for a one kilogram increase in birth weight, the odds in favor of survival are estimated to be increased by a multiplicative factor of 5.7. The reported standard error for b is.5786 and statistical significance can be assessed by the Wald chi-squared statistic, (1.7406/.5786) 2 = 9.05, that, with 1 degree of freedom, is significant at conventional levels (the empirical two-tailed p-value is reported to be.0026 in Appendix C). Thus, this study supports the conclusion that birth weight is a useful predictor of infant survival. To aid in interpretation, a classification table can be constructed by predicting the survival or death of each infant based on whether or not the odds for survival are greater or less than 1.0, and comparing these predictions to the actual outcome for each infant. As shown in Appendix C, the percents of correct decisions are 56.5 for infants who survived, 74.1 for infants who died, and 66.0 overall. This overall result can be compared with a rate of 54.0% that would be obtained by simply predicting death as the outcome for every infant (i.e., since 27 of the 50 infants died, this is the prediction with the greater likelihood of being correct). (2) Multiple Predictor Example Building on the previous example, the following three predictors, in addition to birth weight, were included in the model: gestation age, sex of infant, and the APGAR score (a measure of infant well being). Using this set of four predictors, the logistic regression equation for the log-odds in favor of survival is estimated to be (note: the SPSS LOGISTIC REGRESSION printout for this block is provided in Appendix D): To estimate odds, the equation is exponentiated: Finally, the probability of survival is obtained by applying the logistic transformation: Unlike the case of a single predictor, there is no simple graphical display that can be used. However, log-odds, odds and probabilities can be calculated for various combinations of the predictors. In the present case, there is more interest in deciding whether or not the three predictors, in addition to birth weight, have improved the predictive efficiency of the model. The Wald chi-squared statistics, as taken from Appendix D, are non-significant for age, sex and APGAR (i.e., p-values of.23,.60 and.58, respectively), whereas the chi-squared value for weight is significant at the.05 level (i.e., p-value of.02). Thus, given that the other predictors remain in the model, removing weight as a predictor would result in significantly poorer predictive efficiency, although removing any of the other predictors does not have a significant impact. A second, global way of comparing the single and multiple predictor models is based on the improvement chi-squared value that is reported as based on 3 degrees of freedom This value is non-significant at conventional levels and, thus, we conclude that the predictive efficiency of the 4-predictor model is no greater than that of the 1-predictor model. It should be noted that the classification table results are exactly the same using four predictors as for using only a single predictor (e.g., 66.0% correct classifications overall). file:///c /Webpage/LRA/LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS.htm (4 of 9) [4/23/ :31:29 AM]
5 Suggested References Fienberg, S. E. (1980). The Analysis of Cross-Classified Categorical Data (Second Edition). Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press Fleiss, J. (1981). Statistical Methods for Rates and Proportions (Second Edition). New York: Wiley Hosmer, D. W. & Lemeshow, S. (1989). Applied Logistic Regression, New York: Wiley. Appendix A: The Meaning of Odds Odds represent the relative frequency with which different outcomes occur. Odds are sometimes expressed as a ratio of the form a:b. For example, odds of 3:1 in favor of the first outcome means that the first outcome occurs 3 times for each single occurrence of the second outcome. Similarly, odds of 5:2 means that the first outcome occurs 5 times for each 2 occurrences of the second outcome. Odds are directly related to probabilities and can be translated back and forth using these relations: Probability = a/(a+b) when odds are expressed as a:b; or Probability = Odds/(1 + Odds) when odds are expressed in decimal form (e.g., 3:1 becomes 3.0 and 5:2 becomes 2.5) Odds = Probability/(1 - Probability ) Some examples: The probability of rolling a 1 with a true die is 1/6 = The odds in favor of rolling a one are 1/6 5/6 =.20, or 1:5. Viewed the other way, the odds against rolling a 1 with a true die are 5:1, or 5.0. The odds in favor of not drawing a face card from a standard deck of playing cards (i.e., drawing a card other than a Jack, Queen, King or Ace) are 36:16 or 9:4. The corresponding probability is 9/(9+4) = 9/13 = Appendix B: Exemplary Database (SPSS Syntaz) TITLE 'RDS: Respiratory Distress Syndrome'. DATA LIST /CASEID 1-2 SURVIVAL 4 TREATMNT 6 TIME 8-10(1) WEIGHT 12-15(3) APGAR SEX 20 AGE PH 33-35(2) RESP 37. RECODE SURVIVAL (1=2) (0=1). VARIABLE LABELS SURVIVAL 'Infant Survival' TREATMNT 'Treatment Administered' TIME 'Time to Spontaneous Respiration' WEIGHT 'Birthweight in Kilograms' APGAR 'APGAR Score' SEX 'Sex of Infant' PH 'PH Level' RESP 'Respiratory Therapy'. MISSING VALUE RESP(9). VALUE LABELS TREATMNT 1 'Tham' 0 'Sodium Bicarbonate' /SEX 1 'Male' 0 'Female' /RESP 1 'Yes' 0 'No' 9 'No Answer' /SURVIVAL 2 'Survive' 1 'Die'. BEGIN DATA file:///c /Webpage/LRA/LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS.htm (5 of 9) [4/23/ :31:29 AM]
6 END DATA. Appendix C: Exemplary SPSS Analysis for a Single Predictor Total number of cases: 50 (Unweighted) Number of selected cases: 50 Number of unselected cases: 0 Number of selected cases: 50 Number rejected because of missing data: 0 Number of cases included in the analysis: 50 Dependent Variable Encoding: Original Internal Value Value Dependent Variable.. SURVIVE Beginning Block Number 0. Initial Log Likelihood Function -2 Log Likelihood * Constant is included in the model. Beginning Block Number 1. Method: Enter Variable(s) Entered on Step Number 1.. WEIGHT Estimation terminated at iteration number 3 because file:///c /Webpage/LRA/LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS.htm (6 of 9) [4/23/ :31:29 AM]
7 Log Likelihood decreased by less than.01 percent. -2 Log Likelihood Goodness of Fit Cox & Snell - R^2.214 Nagelkerke - R^2.286 Chi-Square df Significance Chi-Square df Significance Model Block Step Variables in the Equation Variable B S.E. Wald df Sig R Exp(B) WEIGHT Constant Beginning Block Number 2. Method: Enter Variable(s) Entered on Step Number 1.. GESTAGE APGAR SEX Estimation terminated at iteration number 4 because Log Likelihood decreased by less than.01 percent. -2 Log Likelihood Goodness of Fit Cox & Snell - R^2.239 Nagelkerke - R^2.319 Chi-Square df Significance Chi-Square df Significance Model Block Step Appendix D: Exemplary SPSS Analysis for Multiple Predictors file:///c /Webpage/LRA/LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS.htm (7 of 9) [4/23/ :31:29 AM]
8 Variables in the Equation Variable B S.E. Wald df Sig R Exp(B) WEIGHT GESTAGE APGAR SEX Constant file:///c /Webpage/LRA/LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS.htm (8 of 9) [4/23/ :31:29 AM]
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Ocean Food Web By Katherine Kendall
Ecosystems are when nonliving and living things interact with each other. On the other hand ecosystems can also be a food chain. A food chain is when one living thing eats a nonliving or living thing. Ecosystems make the world a good place for animals to live. That means that if one thing goes away almost everything else will go too.
In the ocean there are mostly fish, like Billfish, Salmon, Sardines,and the Tetra. Other creatures that live in the ocean are sharks, dolphins, sea urchins, and the sea otters All creatures in the ocean need water just like us!!!
In the ecosystem there are different types of animals. Such as mammals, fish, amphibians, reptiles, and insects. You can also section them by using decomposers producers, consumers.


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In secret, behind locked gates, our Nation's Oldest City dumped a landfill in a lake (Old City Reservoir), while emitting sewage in our rivers and salt marsh. Organized citizens exposed and defeated pollution, racism and cronyism. We elected a new Mayor. We're transforming our City -- advanced citizenship. Ask questions. Make disclosures. Demand answers. Be involved. Expect democracy. Report and expose corruption. Smile! Help enact a St. Augustine National Park and Seashore. We shall overcome!
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Mayor JOSEPH LESTER BOLES, JR. and ex-Mayor CLAUDE LEONARD WEEKS, JR. were not asked a single question by a single City Commissioner last night about their sweetheart $1332.21/month lease for 81 St. George Street. Their 25 year lease for the City-owned property is up on July 25, 2014, one month before the August 26, 2014 Primary, in which BOLES is opposed by J. Kenneth Bryan and Nancy Shaver. Not one fellow Commissioner asked a question about the lease. Not one City staffer has said a peep about the lease. It needs to be ended, or renegotiated at a fair market rate. BOLES and WEEKS sublease the property to the current owners of Florida Cracker Cafe and Savannah Sweets for an undisclosed amount. This good-ole-boy rental rate means that other small businesses are faced with unfair competition created by their own government, a possible violation of Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914 and our antitrust laws. What do you reckon?
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If ye Abide in Me
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. John 15:7
Do you have the kind of faith that when you ask God for something you know it is done? This is the kind of faith I am striving for. Some people might think that they will ask for a million dollars and it will be done. Well, I don't agree with the polluted prosperity teaching that is still going around, but I do believe that the scriptures are true. If you were to ask for a million dollars just to have it obviously your heart is not in the right spot and you are probably not abiding in Christ.
I am not saying that Christians are never blessed with finances. What I am saying is that when we abide in Christ we can ask what we will and it shall be done unto us. This scripture is full of power! Here are the definitions of the word abide.
Definition of ABIDE (from Merriam-Webster Dictionary)
transitive verb 1: to wait for : await 2 a : to endure without yielding : withstand b : to bear patiently : tolerate <cannot abide such bigots> 3: to accept without objection <will abide your decision> intransitive verb 1: to remain stable or fixed in a state 2: to continue in a place : sojourn — abid·er noun — abide by 1 : to conform to <abide by the rules> 2 : to acquiesce in <will abide by your decision>
Synonyms: 1stay, dwell, hang around, remain, stick around, tarry
Antonyms: bail, bail out, bug out, buzz (off), clear off [chiefly British], clear out, cut out, depart, exit, get off, go, go off, leave, move, pack (up or off), peel off, pike (out or off), pull out, push off, push on, quit, shove (off), take off, vamoose, walk out
Wait on the LORD: be of good courage , and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait , I say, on the LORD. Psalm 27:14
Waiting on the Lord is definitely an example of abiding in Christ. Dear Heavenly Father, I pray that we as Christians can abide in you and you in us. I pray that you will give us the faith and courage we need to be able to remain in you. Keep us from temptation and deliver us from evil. Thank you for your word and all your blessings you provide. In Jesus' Name Amen.
I agree that we should not ask God for money itself. If we have money problem, we can ask the Lord on how to solve the problem.
Nicely done...and I really loved your picture.
There's a big difference between what seems to be "everyday" Christianity and True Christianity--that of taking up our cross and following, that of abiding. Thanks for distinguishing between the two, Sky!
Paul said faith is all things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen.Great hub SKy, I voted up and awesome.
Finding your spiritual freedom is the best natural high you will ever feel. When you do something good even if it is some small positive gesture you will feel that natural warmth or high within. You are going in a good direction keep up the good word in your writing!


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We are from Chile and is our second year in MoonBots challenge. We have six years of experience in robotics and some of our members have participated in FLL, FTC and FRC tournaments. In 2010 we were honored to participate in the FLL world festival in Atlanta, representing Chile after winning our country tournament in 2009. We believe that the development of our country is intimately related to technology and robotics. We are very excited to participate in this competition and in the process learn in an entertaining way more about space exploration and robotics.
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Practical training on "Managing the content and timing in MS Project"
The purpose of the training: Learn how to develop schedules and manage projects in MS Project.
Results of the training:
- The portfolio of projects.
- Project schedule of the company (Gantt chart).
- Technological project schedule.
- Templates of typical projects of the company
Duration: 2 Day
Software: MS Project Professional 2010/2013
Number of participants: unlimited
Participants: Project Manager (Project Manager), the project coordinator, the staff of the project office, the key project participants.
Theory / Practice: 20/80
As a result of this training, your employees will learn to:
- Develop a corporate registry projects.
- Forming strategic plans for the project in MS Project.
- To form the company's portfolio in MS Project.
- Create a corporate calendar projects
- Develop plans for technological projects.
- Describes the product with the help of project milestones
- Establishes a link between the objectives of the project
- Save the basic project plans,
- Do updating and rescheduling of the project.
- Create a colorful and informative reports in MS Project.
- Create and work with project templates
- To create and work with tables and views MS Project
- And also many other subtleties and tricks of working with MS Project
The benefits of this training
- The training is conducted in the format of coaching when employees do develop a project schedule
- The coach has a great experience in training on the use of MS Project in companies of various types, both in Ukraine and abroad
- Carrying out control testing of employees and performance of homework.
- Fixing the price for the training. You pay for the time the coach, not the number of students
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Liverpool Basketball Club
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The photos included here are just 'tasters' and we encourage you to check out the above page & channel, in which you will find team photos, action photos and videos stretching back over a number of seasons.
The photos in the gallery and on Facebook have been reduced in size and are generally not as high quality as the originals. This is to reduce the overall upload time and allow them to be downloaded quickly when you view them.However, if there are any particular photos that you take a fancy to & want a high quality copy of, please contact us because we can produce them from the originals.


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Yep, times have changed.jmdirt wrote:I'm old and getting crankier by the day, but I consult and/or direct youth sports programs so that keeps me thinking younger, like them, since I'm around them all of the time.
Being old and cranky I have a similar view of the sports from the X Games - never cared for them, never will. But I've just learned to accept that they will irreversibly be a part of the Olympics now, us old-timers remember when the Winter Olympics used to be such a small and intimate affair. (Now they're more like a rock concert, starting with the endless, opulent opening ceremony.)
Anyhoo, as long as snowboarding doesn't completely replace the more traditional sports I'll be content.


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ForexMinute.com – In the wake of the Silk Road Bitcoin auction, Bitcoin has seen its share of the surge. Meanwhile, it is time for looking at the other coins in the market – among which most are going through a severe phase. Litecoin, for instance, is weakening with each passing day; and Darkcoin has also stepped on to a banana with a size of a football stadium. In tough words, both coins are falling miserably from last 24 hours. Unlike the way we have predicted, the Bitcoin auction only brought some good news for Bitcoin, while Litecoin this time was not able to reap the benefits of Bitcoin's rise.
The second most traded cryptocurrency has severely crashed after facing the few hiccups in recent days. Most of the experts are calling it the impact of Bitcoin that has lured many investors towards it. But the fall is such huge that it looks like that someone just snatched a huge investment out of the market; probably by getting frustrated with the slow pace of Litecoin in recent months.
On the other hand, Darkcoin continued to lose its legs as it too crashed superficially in the last 24 hours. It seems like the community is finally giving up the ongoing testing procedures to implement RC3. It might be also because of no new updates from the Darkcoin development team in recent days.
Here is the full report:
After rising almost like a superhero, the BTC/USD finally slipped right before the closing of yesterday's trading hours. Earlier that day, the pair opened at around $640 and continued its momentum further by reaching to the peak of $656 in later hours. It although fell a little with no specific reasons but was yet in its comfortable zone. The BTC/USD ultimately closed at around $643. At press time, the pair has dropped a few dollars in the last 24 hours and is currently trading at around $644. It is expected to stay between $5640 and $650 for the rest of the day.
A disaster in making if one looks at the Litecoin's price charts. The LTC/USD saw a depressing fall during the yesterday's trading hours, probably because a massive chunk has been taken out of the market. It opened comfortably on the same day at around $9, but closed at $1 dollar less than its opening value. The exact reason of this drop is still unknown. At press time, the LTC/USD is being trading at around $8 and has fallen over 10% in last 24 hours.
Unlike Litecoin, the DRK/USD has already been trending downwards in recent days due to the aforementioned reasons. Even in the last 24 hours, the pair continued on its path and dropped magnificently to embarrassing numbers. The DRK/USD opened at around $8.992, and closed at $7.95. The coin still can rise if it developers come up with a stable masternode payment system as promised. The ongoing escalation in Bitcoin prices is surely attracting maximum eyeballs, thus creating it difficult for Darkcoin to stay stable for long. At press time, the DRK/USD is being valued at $9.01 and has dropped 11.5% in last 24 hours.
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The Scientific Method in Education?
As a child in elementary school, I learned reading through the magic (to me) of phonics. This secret code to written language gave me the tools I needed to master any piece of text I came across. I taught my son to read the same way, and at the age the five he could tackle at the least the sound of the words in any writing he encountered, if not always the sense of those words.
Today's children don't often have that same pleasure. Sometime in the past twenty-five years, the principle of "whole-word" reading gained ascendancy and reading success scores have steadily eroded ever since. This teaching method requires the learned to grasp the meaning of words strictly from context and to memorize their spelling and meaning for future use. How does such a reader ever decipher or look up an unfamiliar word? Furthermore, how do such readers make sense of a statement like "f u cn rd ths, u cn gt a jb in crt rprtng"?
In this article on The Empire Page, author Onkar Ghate identifies the logical flaw in the thinking of the proponents of whole-word reading and argues that reading scores will never improve until educators abandon the approach completely.
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art = praxis
noun | prax·is \ˈprak-səs\
: action, practice:
a: exercise or practice of an art, science, or skill
b: customary practice or conduct
: practical application of a theory
The exhibition concept focuses on art as a living entity that can invite the viewer into a silent dialogue. The process of mindful, experiential engagement with the art is designed to evoke memories, raise questions, arouse curiosity, and invite the viewer to solve the enigma posed by the symbolic composition, resulting in a perceptual shift or realisation.
The symposium features talks by artists and scholars exploring this question from different perspectives, from its use in ancient sacred practices, its utility as a method for inner work and healing, to its potential for social change on small or larger scales.
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Final programme
9:30 Doors open
10:00 – 10:20 Dr Sasha Chaitow
Welcome & introduction: Ideasthesia and how art changes us
10:30 – 10:50 Cavan McLaughlin
Art and the Other: Concealing and revealing the incommunicable
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The Fin-de-Siecle Magical Aesthetic of Austin Osman Spare
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Tarot as Art and Practice
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"'Among the Rigs o' Barley': British Folk Horror as a form of Cinematic Re-enchantment"
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Severed head and nymph: icons animated and animating
14:00 – 14:20 Dr Christina Oakley-Harrington
Creating Ritual: Words Fishing for the Ineffable
14:30 – 14:50 Dr Sasha Chaitow
Open discussion and Closing remarks
Move to Glastonbury Galleries
15:30 Stained by the Light exhibition tour with Sasha Chaitow. Participants will receive a signed original print of selected artwork.
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The Apple Logic Studio 9 Upgrade offers Logic Express owners a chance to fully explore all that Logic has to offer at a discounted price. While Apple Logic Express gives you many of the same tools that you'll find in Logic Studio 9, it doesn't give you everything. Logic Studio 9 is a complete set of professional audio applications for writing, recording, editing, mixing, and performing your music. Logic Studio 9 also boasts an enormous collection of modeled instruments, sampler instruments, effect plug-ins, and audio loops in a single box. With this Apple Logic Studio 9 Upgrade it's easy to get amazing sounds and amazing-sounding recordings. Tackle any stage of your audio projects"without losing your inspiration along the way.
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With Logic Studio, you've got the perfect music creation and writing tools, no matter how you like to work. Whether you're improvising a three-chord pop song, making beats, assembling and reshaping loops, or composing for video, nothing will break your creative flow.
The ultimate way to record
Logic Studio gives you everything you need for a professional recording session. Seamless punch recording. Automatic take management. Marker creation. It's all easy to do, and everything can be undone. And it works just as smoothly for a two-hour symphony as for a simple singer/songwriter demo. With more than 200 audio tracks available and the ability to run hundreds of plug-ins, you'll never have to upgrade in the middle of a project.
You're about to love editing
Now you can polish performances without getting sidetracked by details, because Logic Studio features the best set of editing tools yet. Assembling the perfect comp from multiple takes has never been so fast. And now you can quickly perform complex edits, like correcting timing errors and bending time, that took dozens of steps before.
Pro mixing, in all its glory
Hundreds of input channels. Dozens of mix groups. Plenty of sends and auxiliaries. Dynamic channel strip creation. Powerful automation and track management. And full surround capabilities. Logic Studio brings it all together in a straightforward, customizable layout that makes it easy to focus on any part of your project.
Even better live
Logic Studio 9 lets you turn your Mac into an incredibly powerful live stage rig. You can travel light and still use all your studio instruments and effects. Setup and teardown are blazingly fast. Your gear is incredibly easy to control. You can sound as big as you want with live loop recording and backing tracks. And you can use all your favorite hardware controllers.
Logic Pro 9
You already know how to write great music. Logic Pro 9 streamlines the technical side of things, so you can record, edit, and mix it, too. Whether you work in a state-of-the-art studio or in your garage, now you can easily put the power of the most advanced tools to work for your projects. Tap into a huge collection of instruments, sounds, and loops for inspiration. Get set up and recording quickly. Perform complex edits in a fraction of the time. And mix down projects of any scale with full automation and surround capabilities. It's a pro studio that's not just for pros.
Calling all gear hounds
Amp Designer and Pedalboard are two new plug-ins that give you an astonishing collection of gear. Amp Designer lets you mix and match 25 amp heads, 5 EQs, 10 reverbs, 25 speaker cabinets, and 3 mics that you can position freely around the speaker cone. So you can faithfully re-create almost any legendary sound. And Pedalboard features 30 stompboxes, all meticulously crafted to reproduce the tones and responsiveness of the originals they're modeled after. The Pedalboard interface makes it easy to re-order and swap your pedals, and to creatively route your signal for thousands of combinations and virtually unlimited sounds. And because it all lives on your Mac, it's easy to bring your killer sounds with you to the stage.
Studio effects
The new Logic Studio 9 adds a live loop recorder to the long list of plug-ins you can use to enhance any recording session, live show, or post-production project. New Warped Effects let you break the rules of reverb, transforming your sound with movement, texture, ghost rhythms, and much more. Delay Designer has an intuitive, multitap interface that lets you get as creative as you want with delay. And you can bring just the right touch to your project with professional EQ and dynamics plug-ins, pitch correction, modulation, filters, and distortion.
Studio instruments
The large collection of software instruments is complimented by the new-to-the-series Playback, a live-performance plug-in that turns your Mac into a flexible, reliable backing track player. You also get a complete range of drum sounds, synths, and vintage keyboards. A powerful sampler. And the world's most advanced component modeling instrument.
Studio instruments
All six Jam Pack collections
The Voices collection lets you build songs with lead vocals, rappers, backup singers, an entire choir, or even software instruments based on the human voice and body. Remix Tools gives you everything you need to work with beats, sound effects, synth sounds, bass lines, and the rhythms of classic Roland drum machines. Rhythm Section brings together a solid foundation of drums with sets of fills, grooves, and groove variations " along with dozens of playable strings, basses, and drum kits. Symphony Orchestra lets you conduct full brass, percussion, string, and woodwind sections. And the World Music Jam Pack gives you an unprecedented collection of world loops, ethnic percussion, exotic strings, and regional wood instruments.
More than 20,000 Apple Loops
Royalty-free Apple Loops let you build a rhythm, grab a melodic phrase, or simply sketch out an arrangement. Any loop you choose will automatically change key and tempo to match your project. Real Instrument loops, also known as blue loops, are integrated into your project as audio files and can be edited like any audio region. And Software Instrument loops, or green loops, allow you to fully edit the instrument, effect, and original MIDI performance. Apple Loops give you plenty of creative fuel " you can even use Apple Loops Utility to create and tag your own loops.
More than 1700 sampled instruments
Logic Studio 9 is packed with beautifully sampled EXS instruments. Build your song with authentic strings, horns, woodwinds, guitars, pianos, basses, harp, choir, synthesizers, electric and pipe organs, acoustic and electric drum kits, orchestral percussion, world instruments, textures, and soundscapes.
More than 4500 presets for plug-ins
You don't have to be a sound engineer to take advantage of the enormous range of plug-ins that come with Logic Studio 9. Just rely on the plug-in settings (designed by sound engineers) to get great sounds right out of the box. Plug-in settings can also speed up the production, mixing, and mastering process if you use them as templates for your instrument and effects combos and tweak them from there.
MainStage 2M
Love the sound you got on your recording? MainStage 2 makes it easy to bring all the same instruments and effects to the stage. You can even expand your show with live loops or prerecorded backing tracks. With the Mac as the core of your live rig, setup is faster, teardown is faster, and everything in between is more reliable. You can completely customize your layout, from the number, type, size, and color of the controls to the parameters they manipulate. And you can instantly assign onscreen controls to the faders, knobs, and switches on your hardware for hands-on control.
Soundtrack Pro 3
Whether you're creating audio for a web video or a feature-length film, Soundtrack Pro 3 provides the perfect bridge to Final Cut Pro. The application is loaded with powerful tools that let you make precision edits, polish dialogue quickly, restore audio, create stunning sound effects, and mix in surround. And you can do it all in a single, streamlined interface that's designed to help you fly through audio post production.
Production Utilities
The utility applications in Logic Studio let you re-create the acoustic profile of any space you like. Turn audio files into Apple Loops. Author everything from a quick demo disc to DDP files, professional premasters, and Red Book-standard CDs. And encode pristine audio and video in a full range of industry-standard formats.
Impulse Response Utility
Re-create the sonic responses of your favorite spaces with a multitrack audio recording, editing, and deconvolution utility. You can create your own mono, stereo, discrete surround, and B-Format surround impulse response files and use them in Space Designer, the state-of-the-art convolution reverb plug-in that comes with Logic Studio 9. And with Impulse Response Utility, you can do all your work in a single window that includes all the parameters and functions you need, including Waveform, Energy, and Spectogram display modes for detailed editing.
Apple Loops Utility
Apple Loops Utility lets you convert any audio file to an Apple Loop. You can add metadata to note the attributes of your files, which makes it easy to find them using the Apple Loops browser in Logic Pro and Soundtrack Pro. You can also add tags to describe the rhythmic elements of your files. Generated from analysis and transient detection, these tags allow for real-time stretching of audio data in any application that supports Apple Loops.
WaveBurner 1.6
This CD mastering and authoring tool is simple enough for you to quickly turn out demo discs, and powerful enough for you to deliver professional premasters, Red Book"standard CDs, and Disc Description Protocol (DDP) files. The professional effects in Logic Studio make it simple to master the perfect disc. WaveBurner features an intuitive layout with large waveform viewers. Advanced editing and navigation tools. Separate region, track, and plug-in panes. And now graphic parameter automation. WaveBurner 1.6 also has major interface enhancements like Mix Lane, which gives you a real-time graphic visualization of all your edits, including region and parameter changes.
Compressor 3.5
Compressor simplifies content delivery, giving musicians, producers, and engineers a complete set of tools for encoding pristine audio and video in all the most popular formats. It's the engine behind the powerful audio and video export functions in Soundtrack Pro. And in Logic Pro 9, it allows you to encode and preview in the industry-standard Dolby Digital AC-3 surround format. Besides working with dozens of built-in encoders, you can use third-party encoders as plug-ins. Logic Studio also includes QuickTime Pro, which gives you even more export options.
New-to-the-series features
Flex Time is a collection of features that lets you manipulate timing and tempo quickly and creatively
Flex Tool lets you push audio around with your mouse by clicking and dragging anywhere on the waveform
Audio Quantize isn't just for MIDI"now you can conform the timing of an audio region to a musical grid, or to the feel of another track, instantly correcting a performance
You can use Slicing Mode with drums and you won't compromise a single attack"edit across a set of grouped multitrack drums and everything stays locked perfectly in phase
Varispeed: slow down or speed up an entire multitrack project effortlessly, whether you want to try out different tempos or take it slow while you play a difficult solo
Flex Modes: whether you're editing a solo vocal, a rhythm guitar, or multitrack drums, Flex Time has a mode designed to give you the best results
Speed Fades: get creative by adding turntable-style starts or stops with the kind of precision that would impress even the best DJs
Now the audio you import can automatically conform to the tempo of a project you're working on
New production tools allow musicians to tackle any part of the recording, editing, and mixing process they want in a fraction of the time.
Selective Track Import: to transfer setups and track content between projects, simply select the individual components you want to import on a track-by-track basis
Expanded take folder editing: Logic Pro 9 gives you access to your important edit tools and Flex Time features"right alongside Quick Swipe comping
Drum Replacer: now you can replace or double less-than-perfect drum tracks with triggered samples in just a few clicks
Convert to Sampler Track: in one step, turn an audio region into a sampler instrument with a MIDI track to trigger it, then you can modify and resequence the part
Bounce-in-Place feature makes effects rendering much quicker and easier, whether you're bouncing a single region or an entire track
Create guitar tablature or detailed scores using a library of more than 4000 chord grids (or your own custom grids) and new ornaments for hammer-ons, bends, and more
Jam Pack: Voices"Build your song with a lead vocal, rappers, backup singers, an entire choir, or even software instruments based on the human voice and body
Warped Effects for Space Designer: More than 450 warped impulse responses radically transform what Space Designer can do, allowing you to give ordinary sounds a bizarre, other-worldly quality
Now you can mix and match amp heads, EQs, reverbs, speaker cabinets and mics"then creatively route your signal through an impressive new collection of stompboxes
Amp Designer: build your dream rig by mixing and matching 25 amps, 25 speaker cabinets, and 3 mics you can position freely around the speaker cone
Pedalboard: Fire up 30 stompboxes that deliver lush effects like Overdrive, Distortion, Fuzz, Delay, Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Tremolo, Treble Boost, and Wah
Classic tones: Hundreds of presets give you Amp Designer and Pedalboard sounds that are ready to go. Start exploring with classic tones, genres, or characteristics like clean, crunch, and distorted
Apogee GiO support: USB audio interface and control device (sold separately) lets you operate Pedalboard hands-free and works with Logic Pro 9 and MainStage 2 right out of the box
MainStage 2 lets you hit the stage with all the same instruments and effects you used on your recording, and adds a backing track player and live loop recorder
Playback: with this new plug-in, your Mac becomes a flexible, reliable backing track player so you can fill out your sound with a simple stereo track or a set of separate, mixable stems
Loopback: modeled after the tape-based devices you know and love, this live loop recorder lets you create spontaneous arrangements onstage
Multimapping of controls: set things up so that one knob controls multiple plug-in parameters so you can dramatically change your sound with the turn of a single knob
Grouped controls: Drag-and-drop entire sets of knobs, dials, faders, meters, and more into your layout so you can easily customize the type, size, and color
Full ReWire support: Run MainStage with applications like Reason and Live, trigger and sequence your instruments from MainStage, and route your signals straight into the mixer
Record performances: Route your audio to a designated stereo output and choose from all the standard file formats, including Apple CAF for concerts of almost any length
DVD containing Logic Pro 9, MainStage 2, Soundtrack Pro 3, Studio Instruments, Studio Effects, WaveBurner 1.6, Compressor 3.5, Impulse Response Utility, Apple Loops Utility, QuickTime 7 Pro, and required contents
Mac computer with an Intel processor
1GB of RAM (2GB or more highly recommended)
Display with 1280-by-800 or higher resolution
Mac OS X v10.5.7 or later
QuickTime 7.6 or later
DVD drive for installation
PCI Express, ExpressCard/34, USB, or FireWire-based audio interface recommended
Additional recommendations
At least 2GB of RAM for large EXS instruments
USB musical keyboard (or suitable MIDI keyboard and interface) for instruments
Logic Node requires a Mac computer with an Intel Core processor
Available disk space
9GB to install all applications and required content
Additional 38GB to install all optional content (large content packages can be installed on separate disk):
10GB for Jam Pack collections
16GB for sound effects
6GB for surround music beds
6GB for other optional content


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English translation of 'Vicario de Cristo'
Vicario de Cristo
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Vicar of Christ (the Pope)
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VICTORVILLE � More than three years after the murder of a 27-year-old Hesperia man, his family may soon get to feel a sense of closure.
The prosecution delivered its opening statement and began putting witnesses on the stand Monday morning in the jury trial of Hesperia's Troy Dante Fava, one of four defendants in the shooting death of Adam Atencio.
In March 2008, Fava � along with Peter Michael Lewis, Christopher Shane Rivera and Charles Bruce Carr � went to confront the other victim, Lucas Buckingham, at his apartment in the 8900 block of E Avenue in Hesperia. Carr testified in Rivera's trial last year that Fava wanted to beat up Buckingham for threatening his family.
Atencio was visiting Buckingham and hanging out in the living room when Fava, Lewis and Rivera suddenly walked into the apartment and into Buckingham's bedroom, Deputy District Attorney Jill Gregory said.
The prosecutor told jurors that what happened next is not all clear.
Buckingham testified last year that he and Fava got into a physical fight in the bedroom. Then they heard a thud, and Fava and Lewis headed to the living room. Buckingham said he heard gunshots, and when he peeked in the living room, he saw Lewis shooting at Atencio.
But according to Carr's testimony, Rivera said he shot Atencio because the victim wouldn't stop shooting.
After the four defendants left the apartment, Buckingham rushed over to Atencio lying on the floor, bleeding from his chest, and watched him die, Buckingham said.
Buckingham, a skinny and pale 25-year-old walking with a cane, took the witness stand again Monday, escorted by several investigators for protection. About 20 supporters from both sides attended Monday's trial, where some of them got reprimanded by a court deputy for expressing emotions.
Cliff Peters, Fava's attorney, reserved his opening statement until later in the trial.
Fava, 27, is charged with the murder of Atencio while the principal is armed with a gun and the burglary and robbery of Buckingham.
Rivera and Lewis have both been convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to 33 years to life in prison.
Carr accepted the prosecution's offer and pleaded guilty to being an accessory under the condition that he would testify in the other defendants' trials. He was released last year after serving two years in custody.
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Nuovo chipset da SiS per processori AMD
SiS annuncia un nuovo chipset AMD con supporto FSB 333 e, ufficialmente, memorie DDR400di Andrea Bai pubblicata il 09 Gennaio 2003, alle 08:44 nel canale Schede Madri e chipset
SiS ha annunciato, nella giornata di ieri, il lancio di un nuovo chipset per processori AMD. Si tratta del chipset SiS746FX, il primo a supportare front side bus a 333MHz, così come il supporto ufficiale alla memoria DDR400, interfaccia AGP 8x e il bus di interconnessione proprietario MuTIOL 1G.
"TAIPEI, TAIWAN, Jan. 7, 2003 - Silicon Integrated Systems Corp. (SiS), a leading supplier of core logic and graphics chipsets, today introduced SiS746FX, its latest AMD core logic chipset. The SiS746FX is the first of its kind to support functions such as 333MHz front-side bus, highly effective DDR400, AGP8X interface, and SiS MuTIOL 1G technology. It is the only AMD platform chipset equipped with these four top specifications in the current market.
SiS746FX logic chipset integrates top specifications with major improvements in processors, memory, and graphics interface functions. Its 333MHz front-side bus is the latest and most important specification in the AMD K7 CPU series. Its high-speed DDR400 memory controller will speedily become a mainstream product by next year after obtaining JEDEC certification. Furthermore, an AGP8X graphics interface makes the platform a complete and excellent one which not only significantly increases the computational speed of the system, but also provides users with a better operating platform for users.
The SiS746FX chipset represents SiS's leading position in AMD platform technological development. In order to enhance our market share in AMD platform market, we hope to further introduce products with pioneering specifications, outstanding performance, and to create a revolutionary, competitive edge for customers." said Michael Chen, Senior Vice President, Integrated Products Division of SiS.
The SiS746FX is paired with the South Bridge SiS963L, which features MuTIOL 1G technology, USB 2.0/1.1, Dual ATA133/100/66 IDE Channels, 5.1 Channel AC'97 Audio, 10/100Mb Ethernet and Home PNA2.0. The MuTIOL 1G is an SiS proprietary technology with 1GB/sec transfer speed and bi-directional 16-bit data bus at 533MHz operating speed, allowing a seamless bridge between the North Bridge and South Bridge. Utilizing SiS's MuTIOL 1G technology, the SiS746FX and SiS963L combination provides the widest data bandwidth yet to achieve high-transfer-rate requirement."


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Life Jacket Loaner Program - Lakeside Kiosks
Open water drownings most often occur within a few feet of safety. Most drowning victims had a life jacket available and chose not to wear it.
Ryan Thomas was an active 21-year-old who knew how to swim. He was an experienced boater. But one warm October day, Ryan drowned 20 feet from the dock. Investigations could not conclude what caused Ryan to drown. The only thing his family knows is that he might not have lost his life if he had worn a life jacket.
The DPCA has partnered with the Ryan Thomas Foundation to collaborate with other state and local entities to establish life jacket loaner stations at several lakes and rivers in Arizona. The stations will be located near the dock of each lake and will allow boaters to use a life vest from the loaner station and return it at the end of the day. The stations will not only provide life vest to those who do not have them, it will also serve as a reminder for all individuals to put their life vest on.
Thanks to your support, Arizona Game & Fish Department and the Ryan Thomas Foundation have established 18 lifejacket kiosks across Arizona.


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