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Showing Top rated movies from 1981
Pierino contro tutti (1981)
Rating: 4.3/10
Alvaro Vitali, Michele Gammino, Michela Miti,
Ein neues Programm von und mit Otto Waalkes (1981)
Rating: 7.9/10
Otto Waalkes,
The Fox and the Hound (1981)
Two friends that didn't know they were supposed to be enemies.
Rating: 7.1/10
Animation, Adventure, Family,
Mickey Rooney, Kurt Russell, Pearl Bailey,
The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
She was lost from the moment she saw him.
Rating: 6.8/10
Drama, Romance,
Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, Hilton McRae,
Diva (1981)
A Comedy. A Thriller. A Romance.
Rating: 7.2/10
Wilhelmenia Fernandez, Frédéric Andréi, Richard Bohringer,
Lion of the Desert (1981)
A giant of a man against a general seeking glory...a spectacular adventure of arch enemies in battle.
Rating: 7.8/10
Biography, Drama, History, War,
Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, Irene Papas, Raf Vallone, Rod Steiger,
The Evil Dead (1981)
They got up on the wrong side of the grave.
Rating: 7.5/10
Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Richard DeManincor, Betsy Baker, Theresa Tilly,
Das Boot (1981)
This is the story of 42 raw recruits caught up in a war they didn't understand, and the Captain who must lead them in their
Rating: 8.4/10
Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War,
Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch, Martin Semmelrogge,
Veshjet popullore shqiptare (1981)
Rating: ?/10
Escape from New York (1981)
The world's greatest leader is a hostage in the most dangerous place on Earth. Now only the deadliest man alive can save hi
Rating: 7.1/10
Action, Sci-Fi,
Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes,
"Amizade Colorida" (1981)
Rating: ?/10
Ariel Coelho, Eduardo Conde, Ivan de Albuquerque, Renée de Vielmond, Fernando Eiras,
Arthur (1981)
Not everyone who drinks is a poet, some of us drink because we're not.
Rating: 6.8/10
Comedy, Romance,
Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli, John Gielgud, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Jill Eikenberry,
"Smurfs" (1981)
Rating: 7.5/10
Animation, Family, Fantasy,
Don Messick, Danny Goldman, Lucille Bliss, Frank Welker, Michael Bell,
"Entertainment Tonight" (1981)
Rating: 3.6/10
Mark Steines, Nancy O'Dell, Mary Hart, Kevin Frazier,
Wielka majówka (1981)
Rating: 7.5/10
Comedy, Music,
Zbigniew Zamachowski, Jan Piechocinski, Anna Moczkowska, Ewa Wisniewska, Grazyna Szapolowska,
Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo (1981)
At 12 it was Angel Dust. At 13 it was heroin. Then she took to the streets.
Rating: 7.6/10
Biography, Drama,
Eberhard Auriga, Natja Brunckhorst, Peggy Bussieck, Lothar Chamski, Rainer Woelk,
They All Laughed (1981)
Some of them promised they'd never fall in love.
Rating: 6.4/10
Comedy, Romance,
Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazzara, Patti Hansen, John Ritter, Dorothy Stratten,
"Mi mejor amiga" (1981)
Rating: ?/10
Estelín Betancor, Eva Blanco, Luis Colmenares, Guillermo Dávila, Elba Escobar,
Mis (1981)
Rating: 8.4/10
Stanislaw Tym, Barbara Burska, Christine Paul-Podlasky, Krzysztof Kowalewski, Bronislaw Pawlik,
Endless Love (1981)
She is 15. He is 17. The love every parent fears.
Rating: 4.6/10
Drama, Romance,
Brooke Shields, Martin Hewitt, Shirley Knight, Don Murray, Richard Kiley,
Ghost Story (1981)
The time has come to tell the tale.
Rating: 6.2/10
Drama, Horror, Thriller,
Fred Astaire, Melvyn Douglas, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., John Houseman, Craig Wasson,
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
2x The Fear...2x The Carnage...2x The Terror! (Deluxe Edition DVD)
Rating: 6.0/10
Horror, Mystery, Thriller,
Amy Steel, John Furey, Adrienne King, Kirsten Baker, Stuart Charno,
Caveman (1981)
A pre-histerical comedy!
Rating: 5.7/10
Comedy, Sci-Fi,
Ringo Starr, Dennis Quaid, Shelley Long, Jack Gilford, Cork Hubbert,
History of the World: Part I (1981)
Rating: 6.9/10
Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn, Harvey Korman, Cloris Leachman,
King of the Mountain (1981)
The race. The risk. The danger. It's worth it all to be...King of the Mountain
Rating: 5.5/10
Harry Hamlin, Joseph Bottoms, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Richard Cox, Dennis Hopper,
Chi trova un amico trova un tesoro (1981)
Rating: 7.2/10
Adventure, Comedy, Action,
Terence Hill, Bud Spencer, John Fujioka, Louise Bennett, Salvatore Borghese,
Hokusai manga (1981)
Rating: 6.5/10
Biography, Drama, History,
Ken Ogata, Toshiyuki Nishida, Yûko Tanaka, Kanako Higuchi, Nobuko Otowa,
Stripes (1981)
The story of a man who wanted to keep the world safe for democracy...and meet girls
Rating: 6.9/10
Action, Comedy, War,
Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates, P.J. Soles, Sean Young,
Treinta segundos para morir (1981)
Rating: ?/10
Mario Almada, Fernando Almada, Noé Murayama, Luciana, Gloria Benavides,


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Lately I've been looking at the Weekly Standard for my U.S. presidential news, mostly because my normal outlet, National Review, happens to be having a hate-on for my preferred candidate, John McCain. Be that as it may, I found an interesting article about the death penalty and religion here. It makes some interesting points about how belief in the afterlife plays into the support for the death penalty. As well, it points out the fact that secular Europe virulently opposes the death penalty, while having almost no religious life. For the secularist, the death penalty is the truly the ultimate punishment and the end, so it must never be done. For the religious man, the death penalty is only the door to the final judgment, when God shall impose the true ultimate punishment; namely, eternal damnation.
A Bit of Latin
Sine mora curam officio dare debemus.
Sine: "without," a preposition always followed by the ablative.
mora: "delay," a noun in the ablative case
curam: "attention/care," a noun in the accusative case
officio: "duty," a noun in the dative case
dare: "to give," a verb in the infinitive
debemus: "we must/we ought to," a verb in the first person plural
Translation: "Without delay we must give attention to duty."
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Death Penalty Article on the Weekly Standard
Posted by Ben Wheaton at 10:13 p.m.
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Improving Outcomes for Underserved Adolescents With Asthma
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood. Treatment adherence by adolescents is often poor, and their outcomes are worse than those of younger patients. We conducted a quality improvement initiative to improve asthma control and outcomes for high-risk adolescents treated in a primary care setting.
METHODS: Interventions were guided by the Chronic Care Model and focused on standardized and evidence-based care, care coordination and active outreach, self-management support, and community connections.
RESULTS: Patients with optimally well-controlled asthma increased from ∼10% to 30%. Patients receiving the evidence-based care bundle (condition/severity characterized in chart and, for patients with persistent asthma, an action plan and controller medications at the most recent visit) increased from 38% to at or near 100%. Patients receiving the required self-management bundle (patient self-assessment, stage-of-readiness tool, and personal action plan) increased from 0% to ∼90%. Patients and parents who were confident in their ability to manage their or their adolescent's asthma increased from 70% to ∼85%. Patient satisfaction and the mean proportion of patients with asthma-related emergency department visits or hospitalizations remained stable at desirable levels.
CONCLUSIONS: Implementing interventions focused on standardized and evidence-based care, self-management support, care coordination and active outreach, linkage to community resources, and enhanced follow-up for patients with chronically not-well-controlled asthma resulted in sustained improvement in asthma control in adolescent patients. Additional interventions are likely needed for patients with chronically poor asthma control.
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
- emergency department
Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood, affecting an estimated 7 million children in the United States, 9.4% of all children.1 The economic and public health costs related to asthma are enormous. It results in an estimated 10.5 million missed school days, 640 000 emergency department (ED) visits, and 157 000 hospitalizations for children each year.2 In 2007, there were 185 reported pediatric deaths from asthma.2 Asthma prevalence, morbidity, and mortality rates appear to be higher in adolescents than in younger children3 and higher in minority and inner-city adolescents.4–6 Adolescents with symptomatic asthma have more physical and emotional symptoms, more activity limitations, lower perceived well-being, more negative behaviors, and more acute recurrent and chronic comorbidities than adolescents without asthma.7
The goals of asthma treatment are to achieve and maintain control of clinical manifestations of the disease for extended periods.8 When their asthma is controlled, patients are better able to prevent attacks, avoid symptoms, and maintain physical activity. However, despite the availability of clinical practice guidelines and efficacious treatment options,9–14 asthma is not well controlled for many patients,15 and poorer asthma control is associated with higher costs and increased resource use.15–18 In addition, large gaps still exist between the care recommended by guidelines and that actually provided,19–28 and there is an inadequate focus on self-management.29 A study from the Rand Corporation published in 2007 showed that adherence to 17 recommended ambulatory care indicators for children with asthma was only 46%.30 Using data from 2008, another study showed that, whereas 96% of children and their families were taught how to use an inhaler, 72% were taught to recognize early signs or symptoms of an episode of asthma, and 78% were taught how to respond to an episode, only 44% were given an asthma management plan, and 53% were advised to change things at home, school, or work to improve their asthma.2
On average, adolescent outcomes are worse than those of younger patients.2 The poor outcomes observed for adolescents may be related to the intense emotional, psychological, developmental, and social changes teenagers characteristically undergo during these years.31–34 Many adolescents with asthma, particularly those with more severe disease, suffer from anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem.32 In addition, treatment adherence by adolescents is often poor,33,35–38 with rates of adherence to controller medications as low as 25%.38
In 2003, the Institute of Medicine designated quality improvement in asthma care as a priority area.39 To date, quality improvement initiatives designed to change the behavior of patients, their caretakers, or health care providers have shown varying degrees of success. A systematic review of controlled trials found that education interventions for asthma in children led to improvement in lung function and feelings of self-control and reduced school absences, days of restricted activity, and ED use.40 Educational interventions were not associated with reductions in hospitalizations. A recent systematic review of 79 quality improvement interventions for children with asthma found that several types of interventions improved process and outcomes of care, although the magnitude of improvement was often modest.41 Of the 6 studies that exclusively enrolled adolescent patients, none showed significant improvement in key asthma outcomes, such as medication use, asthma symptom control, or use of health services. In addition, these studies often did not quantitate the process improvements that were associated with improvement in outcomes. These results suggest the need for additional studies of quality improvement interventions for adolescents with asthma.
We report here on a quality improvement initiative, guided by the Chronic Care Model,42–46 to improve asthma control and outcomes for high-risk adolescents treated in a primary care setting.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) is a large, urban pediatric academic medical center. The Teen Health Center at CCHMC provides primary care to >8000, primarily underserved and African American, youths 12 to 22 years of age. Approximately 15% carry a diagnosis of asthma.
To accelerate our learning regarding asthma care improvement, in 2007 we instituted a Tuesday afternoon primary care clinic where all the patients have asthma. All Teen Health prospective patients requesting a new patient appointment are asked if they have asthma. If so, they are offered a slot in the Tuesday clinic. If they come to their new appointment, they are added to the denominator for the clinic (and for all measures included in this article). They remain in the target population, whether they come for follow-up visits with this special clinic session or not, until they age out of the Teen Health Center (typically at 22 years of age), inform us they are receiving care elsewhere, or make no visits to the Teen Health Center for 14 months. Bringing together an unselected group of patients with asthma allows us to more rapidly test and implement changes in asthma care. On average, ∼200 patients are in the group at any time.
Outcomes of Interest
We developed a 3-level system of outcome measures. At the highest level, multifaceted outcome measures were developed to capture the overall aim of the team to improve clinical outcomes for adolescents with asthma. The primary outcome measure was the percentage of patients with optimally well-controlled asthma, defined as the best score (16) on our modified asthma control score questionnaire.47 Our score was based on the Asthma Control Test48 but was adapted to be consistent with the 2007 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute asthma guidelines.13 When CCHMC transitioned to an electronic health record, to be consistent across the medical center, we began using the top score of 25 on the original Asthma Control Test48 for our measure of optimally well-controlled and 20 for the usual Asthma Control Test cutoff for well controlled. Other measures were as follows: (1) the percentage of patients who were hospitalized and/or visited the ED, a measure of health care utilization, and (2) patient satisfaction with the clinic visit, measured by using a modified Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems question49 that measures overall satisfaction with the care patients received. For the satisfaction measure, patients were asked to fill out an anonymous, 11-point Likert scale survey at the end of their visit. The team monitors the proportion of patients giving their care the highest rating.
Within the second level of measures, which were specific to the interventions, the delivery of standardized and evidence-based care was evaluated by using the proportion of patients receiving a bundle of care elements: a written asthma action plan, severity classified, and controller medications prescribed for patients with persistent asthma. The overall outcome measure for self-management support was the percentage of patients who were confident in their ability to manage their asthma, measured during each clinic visit by using a Likert scale question developed and validated by Lorig et al50 for patients with arthritis.
The third level of measures were developed to measure the success of the numerous and targeted Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles51 used in the testing and implementation of the interventions. For example, while conducting tests to improve mental health access, we developed a process measure of the proportion of patients each week needing a mental health referral who received the new standard referral process.
The Chronic Care Model42–46 was used as the evidence-based framework to guide changes in care delivery. During the planning phase, suggestions and feedback on proposed changes were obtained from patients and families through questionnaires and involvement of the Teen Asthma Advisory Board, an adolescent focus group, and during clinic visits. The interventions implemented included delivery system redesign to provide standardized and evidence-based care, productive interactions between informed patients and prepared clinicians, self-management support, community linkages, clinical information systems, and decision support (Table 1). A quality improvement consultant coached the team in quality improvement methods and a data specialist guided the data collection process and assisted with the data analysis.
Standardized, Evidence-Based Care
In 2007 we began administering the asthma control questionnaires to teenagers and their parents at each visit and, using our modified asthma control score, assessed teenagers' symptoms, medication use, and confidence to manage their asthma. Decision-support tools and frequent feedback encouraged providers to implement evidence-based practices, such as classifying severity, developing a written asthma management plan, and prescribing controller medications for persistent asthma. In 2008 we developed and implemented a more detailed asthma assessment and treatment algorithm (see Supplemental Fig 5)52–55 based on the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute asthma guidelines.13
Care Coordination and Active Outreach
In May 2007, the parent of a child with a chronic illness was hired to coordinate data tracking, family outreach, appointment scheduling, and preclinic reminders and assessments. Two widely available electronic databases (DocSite clinical registry and Care Management Plus) were used to maintain clinical and demographic information about the patients. These databases also served as the primary data source for our process and outcomes measures. Patients in need of follow-up were tracked. Follow-up was performed by different team members depending on the specific need. For example, the parent coordinator would help patients with appointment scheduling or linking to community resources. The nurse practitioner would do clinical reassessment by phone and adjust the treatment plan as needed.
From July 2010 through June 2011, we focused improvement efforts on a group of 58 chronically not-well-controlled patients: those with a median score of 9 to 13 over the previous year on our modified56 asthma control score. It was discovered through this effort that these patients were less likely to come to clinic. Therefore, interventions for this group focused on improving patient contact and follow-up. They were called and texted at every known telephone number. Their schools were also contacted. If these patients could be reached, their asthma was assessed over the telephone. An in-depth chart review was performed to assess what gaps in their care could be addressed (ie, learning needs, comorbidities, referrals, triggers, barriers to care, tobacco exposure). When patients returned to clinic, these gaps were addressed. This targeted intervention was evaluated by the proportion of patients in the cohort whose score on our modified asthma control questionnaire improved by at least 2 points. A study consisting primarily of adults reported a 1.88-point change in the 25-point Asthma Control Test to be clinically important.57
Self-management Support
At the inception of the clinic, it was determined that self-management support was integral to success. Initial testing and refinement of the parent coordinator role began in 2007. In 2008 all clinical staff and the parent coordinator received training in motivational interviewing and behavior change counseling.58–60 In 2008 we designated a team member as a self-management coach to conduct self-assessments,61 set goals, and develop action plans. The coach also contacted patients between visits to assess progress. We tested and eventually began using 3 self-management tools: a patient self-assessment, a stage-of-readiness tool, and a personal action plan. The training tools were based on an evidence-based guideline previously developed at CCHMC.62 Starting in 2009, resident physicians rotating in the clinic began receiving training in the use of the self-management tools and behavior change counseling using motivational interviewing skills.
To assess general health, concerns/worries, disease and treatment knowledge, social stressors, and readiness to make a behavior change, the patient self-management assessment was administered at the beginning of the visit to every patient who had not been assessed within the previous 30 days. The stage-of-readiness tool was used to document the patient's current stage of readiness to change and the focus of the behavior change counseling at the end of the visit. A personal action plan was completed if the patient was ready to make a behavior change (all tools available on request). Follow-up was conducted by phone, e-mail, or text, according to the teenager's preference.
Community Connections
Because many teenagers were failing to achieve optimal asthma control with our evidence-based care, self-management, and care coordination interventions, in 2011 we investigated major barriers to achieving good control. We interviewed patients, parents, and hospital social workers and determined that the major, potentially modifiable barriers were lack of transportation to appointments, lack of insurance coverage for medications, and untreated mental health comorbidities. Working with families, social services, and community agencies, we developed and tested interventions to address each of these problems (Table 1).
Data Collection
The data to generate the measures and monthly reports were collected during clinic or telephone encounters and entered into an electronic patient registry (later, the electronic health record) or extracted from hospital administrative databases from the start of interventions through June 2011, which was the end of the fiscal year in which we transitioned to an electronic health record.
Statistical process control methods were used to monitor changes in care processes and health outcomes. Specifically, annotated control or run charts were developed and updated monthly. Standard industry criteria were used to determine if observed changes in measures were chance random variation (common cause variation) or due to a specific assignable cause, in this case the intervention (special cause variation).63,64 Some measures were based on the total population and used the most recent data point for each patient. Standard statistical process control criteria were not used for these cumulative measures due to the large degree of autocorrelation caused by carrying over patients' values from the previous data point if a new visit did not occur since the data were collected.
Human Subjects Protection
This initiative fell within the CCHMC Institutional Review Board's guidance for quality improvement projects that did not constitute human subjects research.
Overall Innovation Laboratory Measures
From June 1, 2007, through June 30, 2011, 322 unique patients with asthma were seen in the new clinic. The proportion of patients with optimally well-controlled asthma (ie, highest possible score on our modified asthma control score) was ∼10% at baseline and gradually increased to 20% by June 2008 after implementation of standardized, evidence-based care and outreach by a parent coordinator (Fig 1). In August 2009, after the implementation of reliable self-management support, the proportion of optimally well-controlled patients exceeded our goal of 30% and was maintained.
Figure 1 also shows when we converted to the electronic health record and began to use the standard Asthma Control Test48 as our outcome measure. We found that a similar proportion of patients had a maximal score of 25 on the Asthma Control Test as had a maximal score on our modified asthma score. The mean proportion of patients with asthma-related ED visits or hospitalizations was stable at 1.6% (Fig 2). Patient satisfaction also remained stable at 75% (Fig 3).
Results of Specific Interventions
In September 2006, only 38% of patients received the 3 following elements of evidence-based care: (1) condition/severity characterized in chart; and, for patients with persistent asthma, (2)an action plan; and (3) controller medications at the most recent visit. The value increased rapidly and, starting in June 2007, was ≥94%. Between December 2010 and June 2011, 100% of patients with asthma received the evidence-based care bundle.
After the implementation of self-management interventions in September 2007, the proportion of patients and their parents who were confident in their ability to manage their or their adolescent's asthma (rating of ≥7 of 10) increased from a low of 70% to ∼80%. This proportion increased again to ∼85% after the team began to increase its skill in providing self-management support and planned specific interventions for each adolescent with a low score in February 2009.
Between July 2008 and August 2009, the proportion of patients receiving the required self-management components (a patient self-assessment, a stage-of-readiness tool, and a personal action plan, if in action) rapidly increased from 0% to 86% and then remained steady at slightly less than 90%. These results coincided with the large increase in well-controlled patients beginning in June 2008 (Fig 1).
Cohort of Chronically Not-Well-Controlled Patients
Of the 50 chronically not-well-controlled patients who remained in the practice (8 left the practice or moved away), 60% had a ≥2-point improvement in their median modified asthma control score in the intervention year compared with the previous year (Fig 4).
Community Connections
Community connections were measured by identifying patients who needed community services and tracking the proportion of patients who were either referred or provided with information during a clinic visit. By June 2011, we achieved >90% reliability in our processes to address major family concerns.
Our quality improvement initiative is among the first to show sustained improvement in asthma control in adolescent patients. By using the outcome of optimal asthma symptom control, we tripled the proportion of patients who achieved that level of control over the course of our initiative. In accordance with the Chronic Care Model,42,44–46 our multiple interventions focused on standardized and evidence-based care, self-management support, care coordination and active outreach, linkage to community resources, and enhanced follow-up for patients with chronically not-well-controlled asthma.
We used a high bar to define asthma control, the highest possible score on our modified asthma control score. We originally chose to modify the Asthma Control Test developed by Nathan et al48 because it was not consistent with the most recent asthma guidelines from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.13 After our transition to use of an electronic health record in March 2011, we switched to using the Asthma Control Test to be consistent with other departments in our medical center. Initial results after the transition suggested that our modified score functioned similar to the original Asthma Control Test.
Several of our interventions focused on improving teenager and family engagement in their asthma care. The 3 self-management tools (a patient self-assessment, a stage-of-readiness tool, and a personal action plan) were designed to promote self-management assessment and help providers talk comfortably and productively with patients and families about making changes necessary to improve their health. The role of the parent coordinator served as a relatively low-cost innovation that allowed someone familiar with the needs and struggles of families dealing with a chronic illness to help other families navigate the care system. This valuable person, working closely with clinicians, was often able to obtain patient information that clinicians alone could not get. We suspect that the parent coordinator, herself the parent of a child with a chronic condition, could converse with parents as a peer rather than as a medical professional.
We continue to work with patients who struggle to control their asthma. We are currently testing interventions that use technology to promote active outreach and population management. We are also developing new algorithms to drive comanagement approaches with our specialist colleagues in Pulmonary Medicine and Psychology.
This small group of patients with chronically poor control may also represent a group with intrinsically difficult-to-control asthma. They are now the focus of research efforts among our pulmonary colleagues. In addition, we are spreading our successful interventions to other areas of the medical center that treat patients with chronic disease. For example, the self-management tools have been adapted for use with our electronic health record and brochures describing the 5 stages of change readiness are widely used.
Implementing interventions focused on standardized and evidence-based care, self-management support, care coordination and active outreach, linkage to community resources, and enhanced follow-up for patients with chronically not-well-controlled asthma resulted in sustained improvement in asthma control in adolescent patients. Additional interventions are likely needed for patients with chronically poor asthma control.
- Accepted October 1, 2013.
- Address correspondence to Terri L. Byczkowski, PhD, Division of Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, MLC 2008, 3333 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039. E-mail: terri.byczkowski{at}cchmc.org
Drs Britto and Byczkowski conceptualized and designed the project, contributed to the acquisition of the data and analysis and interpretation of the results, and drafted the initial manuscript; Ms Vockell, Ms Munafo, Ms Wimberg, and Mr Pruett contributed to the conception and design the project, the acquisition of the data, and analysis and interpretation of the results; Ms Schoettker contributed to the analysis and interpretation of the results and drafted the initial manuscript; Dr Yi contributed to the conception and design of the project and helped to draft the initial manuscript; and all authors approved the final manuscript as submitted.
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE: The authors have indicated they have no financial relationships relevant to this article to disclose.
FUNDING: No external funding.
POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST: The authors have indicated they have no potential conflicts of interest to disclose.
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Apparently they were made in WA and copied Arthur Haywards Overlander.
This has a Qld. mod plate which suggests that Molecraft weren't an approved second manufacturer like VEM.
They weren't as well finished as an Overlander. Look at the square plate the front spring hanger sits on - Overlanders had rounded corners on fittings like this.
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Reliability, sturdy construction and gentle flight characteristics make the Piper Cherokee a favorite among aircraft owners and the flight training community. The first Cherokee rolled off the assembly line in 1961 and is still in production today. There are currently close to 20,000 PA-28 Cherokees on the FAA Registry, and the FAA estimates the PA-28 fleet flew nearly 45 million hours during the years 1982-1999.
The Great Planes Cherokee sure brought back a lot of very pleasant memories for me when I saw it earlier this year. My second RC plane was a 60-sized VK Cherokee back in 1967. In 1971 I flew a 40-sized VK Cherokee Babe and fell back in love with the design. Since that time I've flown a number of different Cherokees, but none ever seemed to fly as well as my memory of those old timers. Let's see if the Great Planes version of the Cherokee can live up to my romantic performance memories of days gone by.
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Rimfire 42-50-800 Outrunner Motor
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Electrifly Power Series LiPoly Batteries
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|11.1 & 7.4
|189 gm & 277 gm
|Dimensions (L x W x D)
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|Maximum continuous discharge
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|64 amps
|Maximum output
|1060 watts
|Balance Port
|Equinox Cell Balancer
The 28-page photo-illustrated assembly manual is very good. However, new modelers or first-time builders may still need a little help from someone with some ARF building experience. The flying surfaces are all pre-hinged and pre-glued in place, and the major airframe components all bolt together. This level of pre-assembly really helps shorten the build time. Great Planes states that you can build the Cherokee in as little as 4 to 6 hours, but plan on closer to 10 to include tightening the covering, servo installation, and radio setup. Let's get started and get this puppy in the air!
The wing covering needed some minor tightening. Wing servo installation was the next order of business. I marked the front of each servo hatch cover as I removed them from the wing and noted if it was for ailerons or flaps. After removing the covering from the control horn openings, the wing servos were mounted to blocks glued to the servo hatch covers. I chose the optional Futaba S9001 coreless servos for ailerons and ball bearing Futaba S3004 servos for flaps. I needed two 9" servo extensions for the aileron servos and a Y harness for the flaps. There was a pull string taped in the wing for the aileron and flap servo leads which helped snake the servo leads through the wing ribs without incident.
The ailerons used a shorter length screw to attach the control horn than the flaps. I also had to exercise care when I drilled these screw holes because neither screw went all the way through the flight surface. The good news was that the finished model had no hardware on the top of the wing flight surfaces.
The wing halves slid together easily over the included aluminum wing joiner tube, and the anti-rotation pin aligned the halves perfectly. The kit contained an assembly addendum for the wing. The small bag with the addendum contained a nylon strap and two screws for securing the assembled wing halves.
The main gear wheel assemblies required grinding flats on the gear wire for the wheel collar set screws. The main gear were a nice tight fit in the mounting blocks on the wing. The wheel pants were a nice touch and added a lot to the scale looks of the plane. They worked fine off short grass fields, and I'd recommend you use them if possible.
The fuselage covering required a little more tightening than the wing covering. After a few minutes work with a covering iron, the fuselage looked smooth, and I was ready to work on the tail feathers. What a pleasant surprise that the rudder and elevator assembly simply bolted to the fuselage with three 6-32 bolts. There was no complicated measuring or gluing required for this assembly! Great Planes even included some extra covering material for those folks that want to cover the screw holes. The nose wheel assembly bolted to the steering block on the firewall with four self-tapping screws. This installation has proven sturdy enough for not-so-perfect landings as well as grass field operations.
The manual called for an overall length of 4-15/16" (126mm) for the motor and mount assembly. When I tested the fit of the cowl over the 126mm assembly, I had a 1/4" space between the cowl and the back of the spinner plate. This seemed like a lot of space, and the extra hole to mount the ESC plate was farther forward than shown in the manual. Here is what mine looked like at the 126mm length.
I adjusted the motor and mount to an overall length of 4-3/4" (121mm) to get a 1/16" spinner plate spacing and an ESC mount position matching that shown in the manual.
I contacted Great Planes, and they checked two new kits and found the 4-15/16" (126mm) length to be fine on both kits. I'm sure manufacturing tolerances on various kits probably account for the difference in cowl dimensions. I suggest you test fit the mount and cowl and adjust the mount if needed to get the desired spinner plate clearance. Only AFTER you are satisfied with the fit, should you use thread lock on the mount screws.
The nose wheel assembly required a slot in the cowl for proper operation. This opening was not shown in the manual. Since there was no cooling air exit shown for the electric motor version, I enlarged the nose wheel opening to 1-1/8" deep by 1-7/8" wide. This enlarged opening allowed the cooling air that entered the front cowl vents to flow over the motor and exit out the bottom of the cowl.
I used the optional Futaba S9001 servos for the elevator and rudder. The receiver battery pack was mounted next to the receiver on the servo tray. Great Planes has included a tube for 72 MHz receiver antennas between the elevator and rudder pushrod tubes. I shortened the center tube 1/4" to get some clearance for the antenna strain relief device. I have flown the Cherokee with both the Futaba 72 MHz FM flight system and with the Futaba 2.4 GHz FASST flight system. Both systems were rock solid with the recommended electric power system. I preferred the 2.4 GHz system for Fly Ins and crowded flying sites because of the freedom from interference and no frequency pin requirements.
The recommended battery for the Cherokee consisted of a 3-cell 3200 mAh battery in series with a 2-cell 3200 mAh battery. I had trouble installing the battery assembly in the provided battery compartment. I was concerned that the batteries would hit the motor mount screws that protruded past the blind nuts in the firewall and would not fit past the servo mount tray.
I contacted Great Planes and was told that the batteries would fit and clear the motor mount screws if they were installed in the proper sequence. The factory recommended that the 2-cell battery be installed first and then the 3-cell battery. The 2-cell pack had to be slipped under the servo tray and mounted below the motor mount screws. Then the 3-cell pack had to be installed above the servo tray and above the motor mount screws. Following this sequence, the batteries fit and missed the motor mount screws. I decided to remove a small section of the servo tray which allowed the battery assembly to be installed in one piece and still miss the motor mount screws.
Pilots that fly in warmer climates may need some additional cooling for the ESC and batteries. I noticed that the batteries were getting pretty warm on our 100 degree flying days here in Texas this summer, and the Cherokee needed additional cooling airflow through the firewall and across the batteries to cope with high ambient flying temperatures. I drilled six 3/8" holes in the firewall to get additional airflow across the ESC and batteries. I then cut a 2" long by 1-1/4" wide opening in the bottom of the fuselage to allow the cooling air to exit the fuselage cavity.
After these additions, the motor, ESC and batteries were barely above ambient after each flying session. If you live in an area with 100+ degree summertime temperatures, you may want to consider these additional cooling openings.
The completed Cherokee, RTF, weighed exactly 6 pounds and 12 ounces. I checked the center of gravity, and with the flight battery all the way forward, the CG was 1/8 behind the recommended location but well within the recommended CG range. I set the control surface throws at the recommended amounts for low rates and for maximum deflection for high rates. I programmed in 25% exponential on low rates and 30% on high rates. I then set flap points at 30 degrees and 45 degrees flap angles. In addition, I set a mix with full flap (45 degrees) with 15 degree upward aileron deflection. This is sometimes referred to as "Crow". It's used with sailplanes to slow them down for landing without tip stalling. Its sometimes used on power planes to reduce takeoff roll distance. I've used this mix on a number of planes including warbirds and trainers with good results, so I thought I'd see what it would do on the Cherokee.
The Cherokee was a joy to fly. It was rock solid in all flight attitudes. It never felt twitchy or on the edge. The tricycle gear made takeoffs and taxiing easy. The recommended 10x5E prop seemed to rev pretty high, but it flew the Cherokee with authority through all its maneuvers. The optional 11x5.5E prop allowed the plane to maintain altitude at lower throttle settings and really added some zip to aerobatics. However, the larger prop reduced flight times by about 20%.
The Cherokee looked and felt as rock-steady as its full-size counterpart on takeoffs and landings. Without the flaps, the takeoff climb out was steady, and the landings used about half of the runway. If you choose the fixed flap option, Id recommend that you add some drag to the main gear wheels to shorten up the landing rollout on paved runways. With partial flaps, the takeoff roll was shortened and the landing speed was reduced. Full flaps were impressive! As solid as the Cherokee flew, the flaps seemed to add to the stability while slowing the plane down.
The Cherokee felt right at home looping and rolling and stall turning. It was very steady snap rolling and flying inverted as well. Touch-n-Goes and landings were pure pleasure. The 10x5E prop was just right for beginners to try out and practice all these maneuvers. The optional 11x5.5E prop added some zip to these aerobatics and held knife edge flight much better.
Remember that "Crow" function I described earlier? Theory has it that raising the ailerons increases the washout of the wing tips and adds drag to slow down the plane. In practice, actual landings were really short and slow in the Crow configuration. The plane was so stable in Crow, that it would just bob up and down rather than stall at really slow speeds (See 1st Video). I had to try a short field takeoff in Crow mode. I gave the Cherokee full up elevator and applied full throttle. The nose wheel lifted almost before the plane began to roll and the main gear lifted off in less than 10 feet! See the 2nd video for a short field takeoff.
The Cherokee was a great flight platform to learn all about how to use flaps. I was able to dial in various amounts of flaps and see how each amount affected the flight and landing characteristics of the plane without any fear of getting in trouble. This was a much better learning tool than trying to get things right on a touchy warbird.
Yes! However, a beginner may need a little help building the Cherokee. Even a true beginner should be able to fly the Cherokee on a buddy box with the help of an instructor pilot.
Ronnie Pope's pictures from the 3DHS Fly-Low-In Event
The Great Planes Cherokee has all the great flying characteristics of its full-size namesake. It's an easy flying beginner plane with tricycle gear and forgiving manners. It's a perfect step up from the traditional high-wing trainer. With a simple change in prop, the plane becomes an aerobatic trainer or a great looking Sunday flyer that can loop and roll with the best of them. The Cherokee will make you look good without getting out of your comfort zone.
If you're looking for a scale plane that will get as many compliments for the way it flies as it does for the way it looks on the flight line, then the Great Planes Cherokees is just right for you.
How does the Great Planes Cherokee stack up against my benchmark VK Cherokees? The Great Planes Cherokee compares very well. It flies as easy as my original 60-size Cherokee and is almost as aerobatic as my Cherokee Babe. The Great Planes ARF builds a whole lot quicker and looks a lot better than either of my earlier planes. The GP Cherokee is a keeper in my book!
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I have had my eye on this offering since it was first made available. The LHS has TWO of them on the shelf and I have most of the components to finish it lying around here. And then along comes this review!
I particularly like the way you modified the model to improve the cooling. That is probably something we all need to pay a little more attention to? Your photo with the caption "End of a Great Day" really captures the enjoyment of flying this plane and other general aviation aircraft. Thanks for the review Mike!
You're very welcome, Jon. Now clear off the workbench and get started on your Cherokee! You're gonna love this plane.
Thanks Guys. This Cherokee now has an assigned parking place in my hanger. I think I'll order another kit and keep it for a backup just in case my thumbs get dumb or the earth reaches up and grabs it during one of my low inverted passes. Like I said, this one is a keeper.
Hey Mike,
Another great review, full of incredible mesmerizing detail. Following along the step-by-step assembling process made me feel like I was alongside with you.
You always do that to me, whenever I read your reviews. What skill you have for clarification. Your photos portray the process handsomely and that last "Beauty" shot is outstanding.
Thanks Mike, well done!!!!!
Nice review Mike. I find when I buy a spare kit the original lasts a lot longer. You might want to get the little brother to this plane for indoor/low breeze days. PDA4you is reviewing the Kyosho mini Piper Cherokee coming out in September with ailerons. Enjoyed the review. Mike H
Very nice review! I also have this model and I can't say enough good things about it! It is a great plane to take out and do touch and go work along with mild acrobatics! This one has a permenant place in my hangar! My setup is quite different than the recommended/reviewed setup. I have an E-flight Power 32 brushless outrunner with a 60 amp Turnigy ESC powered by 4S 4000mah battery turning an 11 X 7 prop. After 8 minutes of flying, including touch and go work and acrobatic work, I put aproximately 2200mah back into the battery. Motor and batteries come down barely warmer than ambient temperature. I too will be ordering a spare model just in case I get stupid!
Thanks for the kind words. This GP Cherokee is a real jewel. Don, I learned my photo skills from the best - Napo and Dawnron. One of these days I may even be able to trade in my old Brownie for a real DSLR.
Mike Herr, You're right about the longivity of planes with backups. I'm still flying my 8-year old Funtana - I've got a NIB backup still waiting. I think this Cherokee is going to be so popular that it will be in the Great Planes lineup for a long time to come. However, I'm getting my backup on order so I don't have to wait for the UPS truck before I can start rebuilding. I'm looking forward to Mike L's review of Mini.
Troy, that's an interesting setup. Glad to hear it's flying well for you.
Mike McD
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Great review!! I fellow club member has her, glow powered, and it's a floater with the flaps down. Just a word of warning to folks flying in warmer area's, cover her with a towel when just sitting at the field between flights. My friends canopy warped badly at the bottom from sitting in the sun. All that "glass" makes for nice hot house in the cockpit!!
Great review! I really appreciated the narration during the videos; sometimes it is a bit hard to tell what what the intended manuever is supposed to be, what the next one coming up is, or more importantly if there are anything that surprises the pilot.
Great job!
This might just be my first step outside of the park-flyers genre if I could retrofit a more up-to-date cowl! (Never have liked the 140's nose)
As always, nicely done! I really like the attention to detail and how you pointed out the small yet important modifications that need to be done for the E-conversion.
Nice flying, too! I liked your "this was a bit lower than I expected" comment during your inverted pass.
It does look like a very nice plane. I've been considering eventually building a bigger plane, and this one does look like a nice option.
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Chapter One.
There shouldn't be a six in the morning on a Saturday unless you stayed up for it after an exhausting, exhilarating Friday night. It was a rule somewhere. If a person were demented enough to get up before daybreak on a weekend, there were only three acceptable reasons: a newborn, a paycheck, or a fire alarm. Answering the door didn't make the list. Nobody should ever knock on someone else's door at such a perverse hour. It was uncivilized, but since the moron in question seemed to be unaware of this polite societal convention, it was up to Sydney Richardson to educate him. Possibly with a brick to the cranium.
She had planned this Saturday down to the minute, and she needed every second of it. Her precise schedule was supposed to start with her alarm going off at six fifty-two, allowing her a single eight-minute snooze cycle before she rolled out of bed at seven on the dot to hit the shower. This was the first weekend in a month that she hadn't pulled an extra shift or two, and neither Saturday's nor Sunday's to-do list had "answer the door before sunrise" on it.
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Sure, now she was awake a whole hour early, but she'd stayed up half an hour later than she intended to the night before and watched an old
M*A*S*H re-run after she'd come home from a girlfriend's birthday party at Yellow Fin Sushi. Sydney had told her body it could sleep until seven, and now it got back at her for lying by walking her into the open closet door. Dammit. After grabbing her robe and feeling her way out of the bedroom, she ricocheted off the wall between the framed Beverly Hills Cop and Raiders of the Lost Ark posters on the way down the hall. At this rate she might not make it to the door.
Her cupcake nightshirt didn't matter, she thought as she limped through the house. Her red hair pulled into a Pebbles Flintstone-style ponytail on the top of her head didn't matter. The plastic framed glasses she had to jam on to find her way down the main hall since she wasn't stopping to put in her contacts didn't matter. What mattered was making the pounding on her door go away so she only had to deal with the Japanese drumming group inside her skull. Sake was evil.
She peeked through the peephole and spied a man in a black tuxedo. A suit she would have ignored, but the shock of a tuxedo woke her up a little. She squinted and took a second look: tall, dark hair, light eyes. He was very handsome in a movie star kind of way. At least, Sydney assumed he was handsome. The fish-eyed view and lack of caffeine might have been coloring her perception. "Who are you?"
"Your slave for the day."
It was much too early for this. "What the hell are you talking about?"
"I'm Chris Peck."
"You look like him. Kinda. Why are you at my house?"
"I'm really Chris Peck. I play Zeus on
Olympus. You entered the show's sweepstakes on the network website and won first prize of a Greek slave for the day, namely yours truly. You got a confirmation call to expect your slave from sunrise to sunset today."
Her synapses started to fire. Slowly.
Olympus was a hit primetime cable drama about a group of Greek gods on Mount Olympus during the decline of Greece's golden age. It was part Spartacus, part Game of Thrones, and part Hercules. She had submitted a ton of entries to the sweepstakes. They were offering a $1000 DVD library of historically-based television shows and documentaries as second prize. The first place prize never even registered because she wasn't a diehard fan of the show.
She watched it semi-regularly. She liked a lot of the actors but despised one in particular, so it came out a wash. To be honest, the only ones she made sure not to miss were the episodes where her favorite drama actor was guest starring as Dionysus. Seeing the defunct FBI show's once team leader playing the god of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll in a toga was a beautiful thing to behold. Sydney enjoyed splashing around in the shallow end of the pool on occasion, and she wasn't ashamed to admit it.
She hadn't paid much attention to the show's lead actor. In hindsight, that might have been a mistake, because the king of the gods was standing on the other side of her front door, and—from what she could tell—he was heavenly.
Sydney flipped the deadbolt off and cracked open the door, leaving the security chain on. She rubbed her bleary eyes and repositioned her glasses. It was definitely him. Chris Peck. Zeus. The peephole didn't do this guy any favors. He was much cuter in person than he looked on television. Taller too. And not in a toga. Whoever had said that a well-tailored suit was to a woman what lingerie was to a man hadn't been kidding. His tuxedo was giving her some naughty ideas about going back to bed that had nothing to do with an extra hour of shut-eye. It had been a very long while, but she was pretty sure when a clean-cut, brown-haired, hazel-eyed Greek god magically appeared on a woman's doorstep, sleep was not the first thought that should come to mind. It wasn't. Unfortunately, tingles or no tingles, she had too much on her to-do list to waste any time on a toga party fantasy, let alone on an actual god at the door. Sydney tilted her head and stared at him. "Wow. You really are Chris Peck."
She was rewarded with a blinding smile. "And you are Sydney Richardson. At least I hope you are, because if you aren't this is really embarrassing."
"What do you mean I got a call? Nobody called me," she insisted. If she'd won a prize, they should have at least contacted her to make sure she'd be home for delivery. This was a hell of a delivery.
"Yes, they did. My assistant says she did. She left a message confirming the date and time. And she sent flowers."
"No, she didn't."
"Yes, she did."
Tuxedo Boy was going to argue with her before she'd had any coffee? "I'm pretty sure I would have remembered somebody telling me I was going to have a slave show up at the butt crack of dawn on a Saturday," she snapped. There was no way in hell she
would have agreed to this Saturday. Next weekend, or the one after that, would have been much more convenient. Today was absolutely not an option.
The suicidal actor opened his mouth to defend himself again when Sydney waved him off. "Wait a minute." It was difficult to push through the fog without any caffeine, but there was something there. "Is your assistant's name Kristin?"
"There was a message on my machine, on Wednesday, I think. Some girl named Kristin said she was cancelling my regular nine o'clock appointment on Saturday. She didn't leave a number. Since I don't know a Kristin, and I didn't have any regular appointments scheduled, I didn't worry about it. I think the message is still on my voicemail." Sydney smiled in victory. She had a memory like a steel trap. A rusted trap, on occasion, but it was working fine this morning.
"Oh, crap."
"It sounds like my fight trainer got a dozen roses and a note saying I was looking forward to my day of servitude."
She wasn't pleased to be awake, and this whole waste of time was a pain in the ass, but that was pretty funny. "Maybe she likes roses."
"His name is Russ, and he's former navy. I'm thinking not. So how can I serve you this morning?"
Sydney stood corrected. This was hilarious. It was always good to begin the day with a laugh. It set the tone for what followed. Now that she was up she had the chance to get a jump start on her list. With some juggling, she could shift her first appointment of the day forward, which would gain her about half an hour. Her schedule had been tight to the point where a couple minutes could have cost a bus connection and thrown off her entire afternoon. This could work in her favor. All she had to do now was send Zeus on his way.
Sydney stifled a yawn. "You could leave. I'm sorry about the missed message confusion, but today isn't going to work for me. Maybe you could have your assistant contact me again and we could reschedule. Happy Valentine's Day."
She shut the door in his face. If this was a regular hangover hallucination, she'd have to drink sake more often.
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Leather & Chevrons: Redefining the Rustic Table Setting
When we think "rustic," we often think in terms of barns and log cabins, burlap and lace… or perhaps driftwood and twine, succulents and moss. But you can easily bring this traditional theme into modern times, all without breaking out another mason jar.
Southern California event designer Jesi Haack styled this rustic table with an unexpected detail — rich, jewel-toned leather. Having that beautifully distressed wood to work with doesn't hurt either, but the leather elements really tie it all together, from the chevron table runner to the utensil wraps, and even down to the leather cords around the plates. I especially love the clean, modern lines of the dinnerware and glassware, which show that rustic doesn't always have to mean vintage.
To see more from this shoot, visit Ruffled for the full gallery.
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• Stone Creek Camp: A Rustic Modern Retreat in Montana
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They've been described as Minnesota's Tupperware parties for wine tasters.
For the past two years, a consultant with the Traveling Vineyard, a Massachusetts company operating in nearly 30 states, would come to your home. Along with friends, you'd sample a pinot or chardonnay, and then fill out a form if you wanted to buy some.
And here's how the regulators are going to kill it:
On Tuesday, state authorities raided a landmark Minneapolis liquor store, Surdyk's, seizing about 40 cases of wine in an effort to shut down the Traveling Vineyard. Surdyk's ships prepackaged and prepaid orders from the company to its customers.
The state alcohol enforcement division says the Traveling Vineyard can't legally sell wine without a license.
Texas, Washington and Massachusetts will be taking some form of regulatory action against Geerlings & Wade, which owns the Traveling Vineyard, to change or stop how it does business in those states because it is violating licensing laws, according to a search warrant filed Tuesday.
Minnesota would be the first state to attempt to present a criminal case against the company. Misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor charges are expected to be filed by the Minneapolis city attorney's office today, Kjelsberg said.
"We aren't aware of any other business in the state that operates like the Traveling Vineyard," she said. "They are taking sales away from legitimate retailers."
"I hope this will be the end of the company, but that remains to be seen," she said.
The alcohol industry deserves a heap of scorn for its position on these types of issues. I regularly get industry publications where an article defending "personal responsibility" runs next to an article defending the three-tiered wholesaler system because, the argument goes, alcohol is special and deserves that extra layer of regulation. Consumers can't be trusted to buy direct from wholesalers, Internet proprietors, or companies like the Traveling Vineyard, alcohol executives say. It's just too cheap! We'll drink too much.
In truth, of course, the retailers just like the fact that most states have laws in place that protect them from competing business models. The three-tiered system is a racket that protects antiquated business models from wholesalers like Costco and Sam's Club, and from innovators like Traveling Vineyard.


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(Showy Meadow Beauty - Pale Meadow Beauty)
Rhexia mariana Var. mariana (L.)
Syn: R. mariana Var. exalbida michaux
Melastomataceae (Melastoma) Family
The Maryland Meadow Beauty may also be known as Handsome Harry and Meadow Beauty.
The plant is an upright, slender, somewhat delicate perennial to 28 inches. The stems are solitary to few, branched, unequally 4-angled in the basal portion with 2 wide, rounded sides and 2 narrow, flat or indented ones. The preferred habitat is marshy areas, bogs, ditches and moist meadows. Distribution is throughout the Escambia region.
The leaves are opposite on the stem; consisting of one whole part; very short leaf stalk. The leaf tapers to the tip with sides less than equal, or may form an angle to the left with the tip pinched. The margin teeth are fine. The leaf shape is usually lance-like or linear, widest in the middle.
The flowers are usually solitary or paired, rarely clustered. Each flower is bisexual in nature and symmetrical in form; 4 sepals, 4 petals; white or pale rose; eight stamens that are bent to one side near the tip. Flowers occur in the summer.
Fruit is a capsule.


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In order for us to being playing on Sunday (please note that this session will be brief as I've not had much time to prepare), I need for the following information to be linked (as in…copy and paste the links into a comment to this post, so that I can easily find your information) to me:
- Find your character's profile in the wiki section and edit it with any public information. If you have private information that you'd like to share with me, email it to me (email@example.com) and I'll add it to the DM-only section of your profile. You must include name, race, class, local or visitor (if so, why?), occupation/profession/what you're doing in town.
- Pictures are good. If you can find a nice picture, add it to your character's wiki profile.
- Fill in the blank: "I want ________ out of this campaign."
Thank you gentlemen. See you at 2pm tomorrow. We'll meet around the Boni lounge and decide where to go.
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Delhi Fashion Week to combine luxury with creativity (Preview)October 13th, 2008 - 11:34 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Luxury and creativity will be exhibited in full throttle at the inaugural edition of the Delhi Fashion Week (DFW) that starts at the Emporio Mall here Tuesday, bringing together an eclectic mix of designers ranging from industry top-notches to emerging youngsters.Organized by the newly created Fashion Foundation of India (FFI), the five-day DFW will run parallel to the premier Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) to be staged at the Pragati Maidan exhibition complex Oct 15-19.
"This event is a combination of luxury and creativity that will provide a platform for designers to showcase what they have always believed in," said fashion impresario Sumeet Nair, a consultant to the DFW.
"The aim of this event is not just to focus on designers who have already made a mark, but to create and promote a young pool of talent. It is all about how good and creative you are," Nair told IANS.
The event will feature five shows a day starting at 1 p.m., except for Oct 15 when there will be just four shows and Oct 17 when there will be three shows due to Karva Chauth - a day on which Hindu wives fast for the wellbeing of their husbands.
Like WIFW, the event has two Main Show Areas (MSA), a lounge and an exhibition area. The event will feature 33 designers, of whom 22 will showcase on the ramp and 10 will display in the exhibition area.
The event will see established designers like Anamika Khanna, Raghavendra Rathore, Rohit Bal and Tarun Tahiliani showcasing their lines in company with upcoming talent like Abhijeet Khanna, Alpana and Neeraj of label Azara, Jason Anshu, Atsu Sekhose, Gaurav Gupta, Lecoanet Hemant, Malini Ramini, Meera Ali, Preeti Chandra, Priyadarshini Rao, Rahul Reddy, Rajvi Mohan, Savio Jon, Sonam Dubal, Varun Sardana, and Vineet Bahl.
The accessory designers who will also be part of the event are Alecca Carrano, Amrita Hans, Bai Lou, Curio Cottage, Meera Mahadevia, Nivedita Swarup, Peachy Bawa, Pashma, Yasmine Rana, Nivedita and Deepti Sudhindra.
"The preparations for the fashion week are going on in full swing. I am all geared up to showcase my vision and am hopeful of attracting buyers with my line," said designer Gaurav Gupta.
As the event clashes with the WIFW, many believe this was deliberately done to draw attention away from what has emerged as India's key business-to-business event for the fashion industry - but Nair vehemently disagrees.
"We are basically looking at the international model. Every international fashion week has many events running parallel to the main event," he explained.
"The whole idea of this event is to make India a fashion destination. We believe in getting designers from all over the country who are young, talented and creative. The event will definitely see new buyers. It will be a win-win situation for both fashion weeks," Nair maintained.


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Historic Willamette Falls Locks is located on the west bank of the Willamette River in West Linn, OR. Visitors can watch vessels moving up and down the river through the rock-walled locks, spend time in the project?s historical information center or lunch at the picnic tables on the grassy area near the lock office. The historical information center is in the original lock master?s office and includes exhibits describing life in the Willamette Valley before and after construction of the locks.
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Pitchblack Games and the Prime: Battle for Dominus team have published details about the professions that will be featured in the game and have released new information about the crafting system as well. There are seven available professions that players can choose from in addition to the six classes per faction.
There are seven professions, and players can choose to master one, or gain some skill in all of them. The options are Harvester, Armortech, Weapontech, Chemist, Inventor, Biotech, and Soldier For Hire.
Most of the professions can be defined by their name - the Weapontech will create weapons, for example. Many people have been intrigued by the Soldier For Hire profession, which today was unveiled as a type of player who can be hired by other players (and paid by in game mechanics, not by the hiring player himself) to serve as a guide or protector in the worlds of Prime.
Read more about the professions to be featured in Prime: Battle for Dominus.


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Similar Species: Ladyfish, E. saurus (mouth terminal, at the very front of head)
Size: Up to 18 pounds; rarely more than 10 pounds
Inshore fish inhabiting shallow waters often less than one foot deep, usually over lush seagrass flats, but occasionally over white sand
Bonefish have deeply forked tails that provide power for chasing prey in lush grass beds. Keen eyesight and a skittish nature make these fish a prized trophy for saltwater anglers. They travel in small schools prowling grass beds and sand flats for shrimp, crabs and other invertebrates. Average size is 3 to 5 pounds but fish weighing more than 10 pounds can be found in Florida. Spawns offshore.
State Record: 16 lb 3 oz, caught near Islamorada
Fishing Tips and Facts: Live shrimp or jigs tipped with fresh shrimp are the best baits for conventional fishermen. Fly fishermen patiently pole through shallow flats stalking these elusive fish. Bonefish are very seldom eaten and should be carefully released.
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Over the years I have created a Halloween playlist that I listen to almost exclusively during October. Some are obviously Halloween songs, some just have a creepy or spooky vibe to them, some just have a title or lyrics that are vaguely Halloweeny enough for me to include them.
If you have any suggestions, please leave them in the comments!
This is Halloween - The Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack
I'm Your Boogieman - White Zombie
The Monster Mash - Bobby "Boris" Pickett
I Put a Spell On You - Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Witchy Woman - The Eagles (Cher's version is definitely worth a watch)
Boris the Spider - The Who
Feed My Frankenstein - Alice Cooper
Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon
Dead Man's Party - Oingo Boingo
Welcome to My Nightmare - Alice Cooper
Do They Know It's Hallowe'en? - North American Hallowe'en Prevention Initiative
Ghost Town - The Specials
Hell - Squirrel Nut Zippers
Hocus Pocus - Focus
Thriller - Michael Jackson
Twilight Zone - Golden Earring
Oogie Boogie's Song - The Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack
This is Halloween - Marilyn Manson
Fire On High - Electric Light Orchestra
Ghostbusters - Ray Parker, Jr.
Night On Bald Mountain - Modest Mussorgsky, composer
A YouTube playlist for all the videos linked can be found here and is embedded above.
Happy listening, and Happy Halloween!
This post is an update of a previous post originally published in 2014.


text: Jessica Carroll, owner of Jessica's Garden, is an award-winning landscape designer who brings her knowledge of landscape design and horticulture to her clients. Jessica has studied Arboriculture with the Connecticut Tree Protective Association. She has earned her Certified Landscape Manager's license from the University of Massachusetts Green School, a comprehensive training school for the green industry. She is an accredited Nursery Professional with the Connecticut Nursery and Landscape Association.


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CLINTON, S.C. – Presbyterian College head baseball coach Elton Pollock announced the additions of assistant coach Gil Walker and volunteer assistant coach Marshall McDonald to the program's coaching staff on Monday.
"It is with great excitement and great anticipation that I announce the hiring of both Gil Walker and Marshall McDonald," said Pollock. "I developed a relationship with Gil Walker years ago, and I've always felt that he would be an outstanding recruiter at this level. He has been around the game for number of years and brings with him a wealth of knowledge that we look to exploit in our program. He will coach our infielders as we look to take the next step toward a conference championship.
"Marshall McDonald will work with me to implement our hitting philosophy and an offensive approach that works for each guy. In addition, he will coach our catchers and assist with our corner infielders. His confidence and work ethic are second to none. I am extremely excited to have him on board."
Walker comes to PC after spending two seasons as the volunteer assistant coach at his alma mater, Samford University. There he worked primarily with hitters and catchers, while also working with pitchers on arm strength development and recovery. The Bulldogs saw seven players sign professional contracts and seven earn All-Conference honors in Walker's two seasons with the program.
"I have been extremely fortunate in my short time in this game to have played and coached under excellent men, and this is no different with Coach Elton Pollock," Walker said. "His leadership style and commitment to his players is something I believe in, and am grateful to be a part of. I'm ready to start investing in our players here at Presbyterian, giving them the best chance at success on the field, in the classroom and in their personal lives."
Prior to his time at Samford, Walker spent two seasons as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Lawson State Community College in Birmingham, Ala., serving under former Blue Hose head coach Doug Kovash. He served as the team's hitting coach in addition to coaching the team's infielders and catchers. During his time with the Cougars, 19 players went on to play at four-year schools, including seven at Division I programs, with the team making the conference tournament for the first time in school history in 2015 as the No. 3 seed.
Walker, a native of Birmingham, Ala., capped off his playing career with two seasons at Samford in 2011 and 2012, after two seasons at Wallace State Community College. He was member of the 2012 Bulldog team that is considered one of the best in school history, as they won 41 games en route to a SoCon Championship and an NCAA Tournament Appearance, advancing to the final of the Tallahassee Regional against Florida State. He graduated from Samford in December 2012 with a bachelor's degree in sports administration. His father, Tommy Walker, was inducted in to the Alabama Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame in 2014.
McDonald comes to PC after four seasons at Catawba Valley Community College in Hickory, N.C., including three as hitting coach. There he led the team to a school record for home runs in each of his three seasons as a full-time coach, culminating with 63 last season compared to just 13 prior to his arrival. He coached the NJCAA National Player of the Year Chandler Jenkins, who batted .460 with 18 home runs and 74 RBIs last season, and two Region 10 Players of the Year in Jenkins and Ty Andrus.
"It is an honor to join the PC staff," McDonald said. "I am looking forward to working and learning alongside Coach Pollock and the rest of the staff. I could not be more grateful for this opportunity."
McDonald has also spent time coaching in the collegiate summer leagues throughout the past three seasons. He served as associate head coach of the Statesville Owls in 2015, head coach of the Lenoir Oilers in 2016 and assistant coach for Lexington County Blowfish in 2017. McDonald led the Oilers to the CVCL Championship as the head coach in 2016, as the team compiled a 39-17 record and led the league in home runs (50), doubles (112) and RBIs (357).
As a player, McDonald spent one season at Catawba Valley Community College, earning All-Region X honors, before playing his final two seasons at Montreat College. As a Cavalier, McDonald was named a team captain as a senior and earned a spot on the Appalachian Athletic Conference All-Academic team as a junior. The native of Red Springs, N.C. graduated from Montreat in 2012 with a bachelor's degree in communications.


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Reading the report of World
Reading the report of World Bank entitled "Getting a grip on the climate change of the Philippines." It was impressive that today's administration has made an act, The 2009 Climate Change Act, and it was set for NFSCC which will later then be an overall parameters for developing the NCCAP. The government has still a lot of problems and issues to fix but it was good that they have faced this thing. Some people may not see it as important like the other problems of the government. But, if we are going to look deeper and reason out, this should be the priority of our government. With this act as it was enumerated in the report it will help lessen poverty. If this will really be applied and followed by the leaders surely, we will be able to lessen the problems with regards to typhoons and any other calamities. If calamities will be lessened the progress of our country will just arise. More jobs, infrastructures, investors, and works will be available to the business sector of the Philippines.


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well it's not really home anymore because home is here in Hoedspruit, but it's where home used to be….once. Yep, that's right, The Bean and I are leaving tomorrow for Johannesburg to spend our Christmas with family.
I really don't enjoy going to the city but the call of all things family, and Christmas with loved ones overrules the dislike. I am really so excited to see them all and feel the warmth and love that surrounds the festive season in my family home.
So, to all of you, I would like to wish you a really fantastic festive season, a merry Christmas (if you celebrate it) and an awesome new year filled with love and laughter.
Photo: Graeme Robertson/Getty Images Dec 23, 2003
I will try to post as often as possible during the next week, however it certainly won't be everyday.


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[Regular] Extract the content of the zipped file to pCars\Vehicles\Textures\CustomLiveries and overwrite.
[Advanced] Use crowtrobot's Custom Liveries Tool and follow the instructions to manually add the livery to the roster of the existing Ginetta G55 skins.
Ginetta G55 GT3 - Rollcentre Ginetta #18 - 2011 British GT 1.0
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