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MEQUON, Wis.- After a 20-20 halftime stalemate dominated by defense, Carroll (1-1) was the team that was able to maintain a suffocating half court umbrella while successfully attacking Concordia Wisconsin's interior to record a 56-46 win in the Buuck Fiedhouse Monday evening.
The host Falcons (1-1) were ice cold from the perimeter all night long, going 1-17 from long range so the visitors were able to concentrate on stopping junior Katie Luethe (Oshkosh, Wis.) who had totalled 16 of CUW's 20 points in the first twenty minutes of action.
Luethe ended up with 20 points on 10-23 shooting, mostly from inside, and added a dozen rebounds.
No other Falcon was able to find a scoring touch as the remainder of the team was a collective 10 of 40 (25%) from the field.
Emily DeNoyer led the Pioneers with 18 points and teammates Malory Christensen, Kelly Menden,and Breann Maryanski added a dozen each. Those four supplied all of the offense that Carroll needed.
Carroll outrebounded CUW by a slim 41-39 margin but the visitors connected on 20 of 29 free throws while the frigid Falcons were just 5 of 12 from the charity stripe.
Stacey Brunner-Jones' team heads into NAC play Saturday night when they travel to Alverno for a 7:00pm matchup.


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"No, I am your father" - Darth Vader
Let's have a little refresher. "Previously on Tales of the Visa Reapplication..."
The visas that Mr. Deep and I currently have are less than a year old. Unfortunately about six months after we arrived in South Africa, we learned that we needed to reapply for new visas due to a slight name change at Mr. Deep's company. Having to reapply would have in itself, been a total pain but the real pain for me came when due to my inadequate fingerprint quality (it's a condition that I suffer from.) I had to fly back to the US to have my fingerprints taken electronically so that I could submit them as part of an FBI background check which is needed for the visa application. The situation was outlined in this post.
After my quick trip half way around the world and back, we got the fingerprints, the FBI background checks, the chest x-rays, the updated documents and letters from Mr. Deep's company and everything else required under the sun put together. At the end of October we visited Home Affairs to submit our applications for new visas. To facilitate the application at Home Affairs, we had a local expert from an attorneys office who met us there the day we had the appointment to submit our applications. Even with his help we spent over four hours at Home Affairs that day while our "handler" visited all of the different counters on our behalf shuffled around the paperwork and called us to come up to the counter to sign various documents in the presence of the Home Affairs staff when needed. At the end of the four hours we were told it would take 3-4 months to process everything and then we would receive our new visas.
Then the day before we were scheduled to leave for the USA for our Thanksgiving holiday we received word that the visas were ready and we were told to send our passports to the lawyer to have the new visas attached. Of course we couldn't oblige because we needed our passports to be able to fly so we advised the experts that we'd send them along when we got back.
Now, do you want the good news or the bad news?
The good news is Mr. Deep's visa is a-ok and he will be getting his passport back shortly with his shiny new visa affixed. Once he receives it he can resume having a jolly good time working in South Africa and flashing his visa to anyone and everyone at any opportunity just to prove that he is official.
The bad news is that my visa is going to take a little bit longer because an error was made. Here is a snippet from the email Mr. Deep received regarding the error. "However, there is bad news in that the South African Dept of Home Affairs have messed up your wife's passport endorsement. They have stated in the visa that it is 'dependent on father' rather than husband. This has been flagged to them and they have requested the passport back to rectify. They should issue the correctly worded visa next week."
Mr. Deep wonders if it might be easier (and faster) if he and I get divorced and then he adopts me as his daughter so that the visa will be accurate.
"I feel we are all islands - in a common sea" - Anne Morrow Lindbergh
The house drama has ended as the house has been sold. But there was one last thing that happened with the previous owner/landlord that I never wrote about and like the visa situation it is so ridiculous that it needs to be shared publicly.
A day or so before the closing on the house both the new owner and the previous owner came over to take a look around and to discuss a few items that, according to the previous owner, were not included with the sale. Even though I had inquired as to what exact items were not included I was never told, so as they were looking around I too was learning what was considered extra. The purpose of all of this was that the previous owner wanted the new owner to buy these items from her or, the previous owner was going to remove these items from the house.
It turns out that the main items that were not included in the sale were pots. As in about 15 large pots with plants in them. These pots were outside in the garden and on top of the third floor roof deck. While it makes sense to me that potted plants would not be included in the sale of a home, there is something called an "aggravation dollar" which is a phrase that I learned from a very smart boss I once had. The aggravation dollar means that sometimes it is not worth it to worry about such matters because you will end up paying with your time and aggravation.
All of the pots were quite large and heavy. In order to move them the previous owner would have to find at least two strong guys to carry them for her and would have also needed some kind of truck to fit them all. Even with a bakkie (pick up truck) or an SUV, I still think several trips would be needed to collect all the pots. The new owner said she wanted a few of the pots but not all and while I liked the pots I certainly wasn't going to buy them being that at some point we will be leaving South Africa and we will not want to be lugging around a bunch of pots. So the previous owner said she would come and collect the pots that were not going to be purchased by the new owner.
After we were done looking at pots we were standing around near the kitchen area and the previous owner casually announced that the "chopping block" also was not included in the sale. Both the new owner and I were shocked. First, chopping block is not an accurate name for this piece of furniture. While yes, it has a butcher block type top and it is used for chopping food, it really is what would be considered an island as it measures 3 feet high, 5 feet long and 3 feet wide (or as we like to say in South Africa .91 meters high, 1.5 meters long and .91 meters wide.) In addition, this item clearly matches the kitchen cabinets and another non removable island in the next room.
In America we call this type of behavior on the part of the previous owner "reaching for shit."
Like, let's see if I can get these either the tenants or the new owner to pay to keep the island, (which I'll call a chopping block because then it sounds like less of a big deal.) True it would be nearly impossible for me to move this island, I mean uh er chopping block, as it won't fit through the door of the house without being disassembled and sure it was custom made to fit in and match the kitchen where it resides currently but hey, lets give it a shot. That's the definition of reaching for shit.
As everyone was so surprised to learn this bit of information the fate of the chopping block (aka island) was not finalized on that day. Later when Mr. Deep and I moved the island (before this incident we didn't even realize this thing was movable - it's that big) was saw there was a hole in the floor for an outlet of some kind thus complicating the situation because if the island was removed, the tile in the floor would also need to be replaced. A few days later the new owner asked the previous owner how much she wanted for the chopping block and was told the original purchase price was R30,000 which equals a lot of money. Also, that was the cost before people spent countless hours chopping on the thing. So the new owner said thanks but no thanks and Mr. Deep and I decided to buy a new more generic island that we could take with us when we leave here. Yes, we were sad to the see the lovely island go but what were we going to do? Just like the pots we can't be bogged down carrying an island around that is never going to match another kitchen of ours again.
Then, similar to some other points in time during the course of the housing drama, the new owner consulted a lawyer about the situation and told the previous owner, sorry but my lawyer says no way...the chopping block must stay.
And so the previous owner went off into the lovely South African sunset and was never heard from again. All of the pots and the chopping block/island remain in place for the Deep family to continue to enjoy and chop on. Unless I get deported. Then, Mr. Deep will have to enjoy these items for both of us.
|large pot with pen for scale.
|Smaller pot which is not that small.
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Maldon Court Nursery has taken the lead from the Prep School in ensuring the staff you entrust to look after your children maintain the highest standards and expectations.
We understand that you need to feel comfortable in leaving your child in our care and it is a privilege that our parents do so.
We are proud to introduce you to our Nursery Team. They are an experienced, caring and highly knowledgeable group and they place a real importance on being approachable. They will be keen to share your child's earliest educational journey with you.
Nursery Manager - Mrs Kim Callaghan
I am delighted to be part of the Maldon Preparatory School team and to be managing the nursery in this wonderful school.
I have been working with children since 1994 and during that time I have had the opportunity to care for and support children's needs and development. I have managed a nursery since 2001 and led a team of staff to give the best learning opportunities to children in a fun and educational environment.
It's a pleasure to see children grow and learn in such a lovely, friendly, calm environment. Maldon Court Nursery has all this as well as having dedicated staff that have the children at their heart.
Nursery PRACTITIONEr - Miss Chloe Denyer
I have worked in early years for five years now and am proud to be a part of Maldon Court Preparatory School.
Maldon Court Nursery is a calm and fun environment where we get to know each child as an individual and support their development in the early and vitally important years of their lives.
By far my favourite part of working in the nursery is being able to see how much the children grow over their time in the nursery. To see them progress through the school makes it very rewarding.
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I have been at Maldon court Preparatory School since September 2017. I believe childcare to be such a rewarding job and I enjoy being a part of the nursery very much.
Maldon Court nursery provides plenty of activities to help children flourish with their learning and development. We also provide the best possible care to make a happy environment for children and also their families.
My favourite part of being in the nursery is seeing how excited the children arrive in the morning ready for their day!
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I am delighted to have joined Maldon Court Preparatory School in Spring Term 2018. I have previously worked in both public and private sector nurseries, day centres, nannying and working in schools in over 40 years in the childcare profession.
I am privileged to be part of the team at Maldon Court Nursery and am enjoying working in such a happy, safe and stimulating environment. I enjoy all aspects of working with the children at Maldon Court, being involved in all of their activities and building relationships with both them and their families.
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- St. Joseph's Care Centre
St. Joseph's Care Centre
St Joseph's Care Centre
Co Longford
Hiqa Reports
St. Joseph's Care Centre is a residential care home for elderly people in Longford.
St Josephs Care Centre is a Health Service Executive (HSE) facility that provides accommodation for a maximum of 74 dependent persons.
It provides care to residents from the Longford area who require rehabilitation, respite care, long-term care or who have dementia care or enduring mental health problems.
Two places are allocated for palliative care on an ongoing basis.
A general practice (GP) treatment centre, an outpatient clinic and
day-care services are co-located on the site.
The centre was built in three phases between 1968 and 1987 on the site of the old Longford Union workhouse.
It comprises of four units each with their own communal space, bathrooms, toilets and sluice facilities.
The units are named Padro Pio, St. Therèse's, Our Lady's and The Lodge, all of which are mixed gender units.
The centre is set in spacious grounds and several areas around the units have been attractively cultivated and made secure to provide safe and interesting outdoor space for residents.
A vegetable garden and recreation area had also been developed as part of intergenerational projects and community initiatives.
There is car parking for staff and visitors at the front and side of the building.
The centre is located in a residential area on the outskirts of Longford town and is approximately one kilometre from the town centre on the Dublin Road.
It is in close proximately to a large store and local shops.Information courtesy of HIQA reports and other sources.
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A copy of each report can be obtained online at:
http://hiqa.ie/social-care/find-a-centre/nursing-homes/st-josephs-care-centre-0To get further information from HIQA:
Call the advice line: 021 240 9660
Email: [email protected]
Postal Address:
The Office of the Chief Inspector,
Health Information and Quality Authority,
Social Services Inspectorate, 1301 City Gate,
Mahon, Cork. Public Bed Register: HSE Dublin Mid Leinster
St. Joseph's Care Centre | Longford Public Nursing Homes in Ireland
For further information on Irish Nursing Homes in Ireland feel free to check out the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) website.The address is http://www.hiqa.ie
Also check out some other useful services:
- Age & Opportunity in Ireland
- Older in Ireland
- Age Action Ireland
- Care
- Services for Older People in Ireland
- Assist Ireland
- Carers Association
- Irish Wheelchair Association
- Alzheimer Society of Ireland
- Care Alliance Ireland


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This is Steve's Sola SL, spec'd and delivered by our buddy Chris at Robinson Wheel Works in San Leandro, CA. Steve has already, evidently, taken it where it's supposed to go. His kind words below…
Hey Guys,
I finally picked up my Seven.
Thanks for helping walk me through getting my Sola SL. You guys are awesome. Chris at RWW is truly the King.
I can only summarize in two words. Bad ass.
It fits perfect and the ride is … What can I say. Perfect.
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New Map: We are welcoming Angel City to Titanfall 2 with a 24/7 playlist, meaning if you just want to play Angel City all day and night you can!
- Playlist will be a mix of Attrition / Bounty Hunt / Amped Hardpoint.
- We will keep it up as long as it remains popular.
- Angel City will also be added to the map rotation for other playlists.
New Titan Kits:
RONIN: Phase Reflex
- When doomed, Ronin phases out of danger.
NORTHSTAR: Threat Optics
- Enemies are highlighted while zooming in.
SCORCH: Scorched Earth
- Flame Core ignites the ground, leaving thermite in its wake.
LEGION: Hidden Compartment
- Power Shot has two charges
TONE: Burst Loader
- Aiming allows the 40mm to store up to 3 shots to burst fire.
ION: Refraction Lens
- Splitter Rifle splits 5 ways.
New Weapon "Wingman Elite" pistol
- A modified version of the classic Wingman pistol.
New Pilot Execution "Inner Pieces"
- Phase Shift into an enemy and… it doesn't go well for them.
New Content [Things you can buy]
Scorch and Ion Prime Titans:
- Stand out with fresh new looks and executions!
Titan Art Packs:
- Customize your Titan with five new Nose Arts and an exclusive Warpaint skin. Each of the 6 Multiplayer Titans have their own art pack available.
Callsign Pack:
- Includes instant access to 20 new and exclusive Callsigns Banners and 10 Callsign Patches.
Camo Pack:
- Includes 20 new and exclusive Camos that can be applied to every Titan, Titan Weapon, Pilot, and Pilot Weapon.
New Features
- Added FOV slider to console, increased FOV maximum to 110 on all platforms.
- PS4 streaming for Networks: PS4 users who are streaming will have a new icon next to them, other users can hit a button to view the stream.
- Better mod tools for Networks: Mods can now mute people for the whole room and change the room voice mode to be mods-only.
- You can now toggle between having a 2D or 3D style damage indicator in the HUD options.
- Added a new in-game store to purchase Prime Titans, Titan Art Packs, Callsign Pack, and Camo Pack. Please note, all purchasable items are cosmetic only and do not effect game balance.
- New setting to adjust aiming/ADS sensitivity separate from hipfire sensitivity.
- A new set of advanced & optional gamepad settings for fine adjustment of turn speeds, deadzones, response curves, and more.
- Added Support for EA Access, Origin Access, and free Multiplayer Trials.
- FAQ added to Multiplayer lobby. Your one-stop shop to learn the basics of Titanfall 2 multiplayer - includes in-game patch notes!
- Modified matchmaking status display to fit longer text needed for some languages.
- PC Only - Removed "Insane" texture quality and replaced with "Max". No reduction in visual quality for those with enough VRAM, but will reduce hitches when streaming in textures.
- Display Callsigns for the top 3 players per match during post match scoreboard.
- Increased likelihood of finding Nessie easter egg in [redacted] mission that no one has found yet. Or did we?
- Multiplayer Stats menu added to view player stats history. Please note that stats have been tracked since day 1.
Balance Changes
- Killing Auto Titans will now count towards killing sprees and contribute to towards Camo unlocks.
- Fixed Bounty Titan scoring in Bounty Hunt.
- Grapple will now detach after melee hit even if person melee'ed lives.
- Ronin's Phase Dash and Phase Reflex now removes Tone's Lock-On markers.
- Attrition and Bounty Hunt - Reduced the amount of Core Meter earned by killing AI.
- Adjustments to Northstar's Flight Core.
- Overcore now starts your Titan Core meter at 30%.
- Adjusted Viper Thrusters so that in addition to moving faster during Flight Core and Northstar now moves faster during Hover as well.
- Adjusted Scorch's Tempered Plating damage reduction, and fixed issue with protecting against Fire Wall.
- Adjusted weighting on map rotations.
- Adjusted visibility of Cloak.
- Firing your weapon will now also disable Cloak.
- Additional balancing to Tone.
- Titan kills properly award weapon assist stats to assisting players.
- Tweaked parameters to reduce immediate reuse of spawn zones, but allow reusing them later in the match.
- Connected a couple of spawn zone pairs in Crashsite.
- Reduced chances of getting spawn camped.
- Spawn zones are more fair in Bounty Hunt (equalizes distance to AI camps).
- Bounty Hunt changes:
- When an AI kills a player, that AI now receives half of that player's bonus.
- Center bonus popup now shows bonus gained rather than total bonus
- Rebalanced point distribution among waves so that second wave has a larger impact on the game overall.
- Boss titans are now worth 500 points (was 600).
- Reapers are now worth 100 points (was 50).
- Stalkers are now worth 30 points (was 25).
- Score bar now shows team's total unbanked bonus as a yellow portion of the score bar.
- Modes that do not have Titans (such as Pilots vs Pilots, and Coliseum) no longer display the team titan status bar below their score bars


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Deploying Multiple Office Solutions in a Single ClickOnce Installer
In this interview Mary Lee, a programming writer on the Visual Studio User Education team, describes the topic Walkthrough: Deploying Multiple Office Solutions in a Single ClickOnce Installer and demonstrates how you can deploy multiple Office solutions in a single package to simplify the installation and update process.
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doesn't seem that integrated, i hope the next version has a more automated implementation
Does this work with VS 2008 or is it a new feature only available in Visual Studio 2010?
this is a new feature in Visual Studio 2010 Beta1. the additions to the application manifest required changes to the VSTO runtime, so this does not work in VS2008.
How does the update and deployment work after publishing newer version of Multiple Office Solution?


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Vampire Weeknd, Wu-Tang Clan, Ms Lauryn Hill also on the bill
Jack White will headline this year's Free Press Summer Festival in Houston, Texas, Spin reports.
The event will be held at the city's Eleanor Tinsley Park between May 31 and June 1. The 2014 edition will mark its sixth anniversary and will feature acts such as Vampire Weekend, Wu-Tang Clan and Ms Lauryn Hill alongside White.
More confirmed artists for the festival include:
Sky Ferreira
Drive By Truckers
The Kills
Washed Out
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Flatbush Zombies
Lord Huron
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
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Laidback Luke
Ying Yang Twins
Cage The Elephant
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Die Antwoord
The Naked & Famous
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J. Roddy Walston & The Business
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The Orwells
Robert DeLong
Destruction Unit
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Recently, Jack White shared a photo on his Instagram account of him selling chocolate on the street with a young boy. Speaking to Rolling Stone about the picture, White explained the story behind the shot. "I was trying to help break up a disagreement between two young salesmen staking a claim for the same spot," he said of the image, which was taken near L.A. Airport. "I tried to get one of them to go in front of Starbucks down the block, but he didn't think you could sell any candy there. Free business advice to youngsters is part of every American's debt to society."


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Each new flu season we seem to be bombarded with an endless crop of suggestions on ways to keep the bugs at bay: vitamins, herbs, sanitizers, vaccines–you name it. But the most effective way to prevent illness often gets lost in the shuffle (probably because it is so strikingly simple): Wash your hands!
According the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), handwashing is the best way to prevent infection and illness. And imagine–it is cheap, it does not hurt the environment, and there is no question about negative implications for our own health. It is such an obvious win-win.
The CDC recommends that we wash our hands before preparing food and after handling uncooked meat and poultry, before eating, after changing diapers, after coughing, sneezing, or blowing one's nose into a tissue, and after using the bathroom–to that I would add a good wash as soon as you or your children come home from school, work, errands, playing, etc.
Here's how to wash your hands most effectively:
- Wet your hands with clean running water and apply soap. Use warm water if it is available.
- Rub hands together to make a lather and scrub all surfaces.
- Continue rubbing hands for 15-20 seconds. (For my kids, I recommend singing a round of ABCs.)
- Rinse hands well under running water.
- When out, dry your hands using a paper towel or air dryer. If possible, use your paper towel to turn off the faucet.
- Always use soap and water if your hands are visibly dirty.
- If soap and clean water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand rub to clean your hands.
Read about what type of soap to avoid here: The Trouble with Triclosan in Your Soap
Read about making your own homemade all-natural hand sanitizer here: Theive's Oil Homemade Hand Sanitizer


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When it comes to low-cost plans in Beech Island, SC, it doesn't get much less expensive than catastrophic-only insurance. As the name implies, this type of plan only covers health care for serious emergencies. People who travel often or participate in high-risk activities will require insurance that covers visits to the ER and trips to the doctor.
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Health Maintenance Organization, or HMO, requires one health care physician to cover all of your healthcare needs. So, if you plan on seeing certain specialists, you have to first get permission from your primary care physician. Although this is one of the cheapest plans to sign on to, you have less provider flexibility since you can only have one physician.
PPO, or Preferred Provider Organization, offers a much wider network of health care providers. You can personally choose any physician within the network to treat you without any need for a referral or permission. PPO's are one of the best types of plans to choose due to the flexibility and they typically accept, co-payments, deductibles, and yearly medical expense limits.
A POS plan, or point of service plan, combines the benefits of both PPO plans and HMO plans. They offer a large network of health care providers in Beech Island, SC that you can choose from to find a primary care provider. If you stay in the network of doctors, you are not required to pay any deductibles and your copayments will be low. Conversely, if you need to visit a doctor that is not in your network, your deductibles and copayments will be a lot higher.
As far as non-traditional options, there are a few different sorts available in Beech Island, SC. Some of your choices include a Health Reimbursement Account (HRA), a Medical Savings Account (MSA), a Health Savings Account (HSA), or a Health Flexible Spending Account (FSA). With all of these accounts, either you or your employer will put money aside for only medical expenses. These accounts are all tax-exempt and similar to savings accounts. The money in these accounts can be used to pay for doctor's trips, prescriptions, surgical procedures, some over the counter medications, and other regular medical expenses. There is a lot of flexibility associated with this sort of plan. You can decide how you spend your money and your money may even roll over into the next year.
Health insurance premiums are the amount paid each month to receive coverage. The premiums paid are not returned to you, even if the subscribers do not use the insurance benefits. Deductibles are additional money that must be paid to healthcare providers for services received where the health insurance company doesn't cover the whole cost of the procedure.
Out of pocket costs are treated differently than deductibles. Health insurance providers require a minimum amount to be paid by a subscriber before they will begin to pay for services; this is what's referred to as the deductible. Out of pocket refers to the amount of money that must be paid by the subscriber before their health insurance will pay 100% of medical costs incurred. Both the out of pocket and deductible amounts paid reset each time the plan renews, which is generally annually, and are not eligible to roll over to the next year. While this is a general rule, there are some health insurance plans in Beech Island, SC that allow an exception for deductibles paid in the previous year may count toward the deductible amount only for the first quarter of the new plan year.
Health insurance co-pays and co-insurance refers to the subscriber's responsibility to pay certain amounts for a medical visit or for a given procedure. As an example, if the PCP co-pay on a health insurance plan is $25, then the subscriber can expect to pay $25 each time he or she visits their primary care physician. The insurance company will cover the balance of what the physician charges for a visit and the co-pay amount.
Most health insurance companies that provide coverage in Beech Island, SC will have an allowance for a maximum lifetime benefit under their plan. This amount is usually quite large and doesn't come into play for most subscribers and is meant to protect the insurance company from being responsible exorbitant medical expenses. Once this maximum amount is met, the insurance provider will not make any further payments for the subscriber.
In today's market, the subscriber's employment status determines which health insurance plans may be available to purchase. Large employers will generally provide health insurance as a benefit of employment. The employer shares part of the premium costs making this method of access to insurance more affordable than most. Employees are not required to participate in the group plan sponsored by their employers, but it benefits them in most cases.
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Wowzers, October, where'd you go?? This was my month to focus on social media and growth in my blog happiness project... and, guys, I feel like I've failed a little bit. I think I've fallen short of the goals I had for myself at the beginning of the month. I wanted to be allll over twitter convos and sharing all kinds of crazy awesome stuff on facebook. Ok, I did a little (did you see the ghost dog pic on facebook?? Classic!)... but I wanted to dominate my social media channels! I wanted to be a social media BULL (i.e. a big, strong social media force).
Oh perfectionist, over-achieving self. There's only so much I can do in a day... and if I learned anything this month, it's this: for ANY social media sharing to be effective, it has to be genuine and authentic. Aha moment: it's the same as the blog - just a mini version. I can't make myself post more, because that's how it will come across - forced. Sure, I can have the intention to post more, but if the inspiration doesn't come? Don't post.
Here are some of my favorite bits of social media wisdom I've acquired this month:
- use (reasonable) hashtags. I thank Louise of Laid Off Mom for that one. I whined, "but I like to hashtag things like #cantsayno to hot chocolate 'grams and #superdeepthoughts to my Be Happy Linkup posts." While that's allowed, it's not the most #effective use of a hashtag. Ok, agreed.
- Louise also shared these words of advice: no matter what platform you're using, "there has to be some MEAT to what you put out there in the social media-verse. Don't just post, just to post." Amen, sista!! Well-said.
- get creative! Start a hashtag trend on twitter or instagram. Invite a blogger to be a guest pinner. Host a Pinterest or moodboard contest. Host a twitter chat. Social media (and your mind) is an infinite field of possibilities.
The funny thing about my exploration into social media - it all comes down to having FUN. If you're having fun, your posts will be fun, and your readers will have fun too. So, really, it comes down to being happy... oh that Gretchen, she's good.
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Population Growth in Egypt - A Continuing Policy Challenge
Mona Khalifa, Julie DaVanzo, and David M. Adamson
Recently, some Egyptian scholars have questioned the continuing need for government support of family planning programs. High fertility and population growth, they contend, are no longer serious concerns in Egypt.[1] Notwithstanding President Hosni Mubarak's public expressions of support for family planning policies [2] and recent increases in the government spending for family planning programs, there is evidence of complacency among some policymakers and scholars regarding the need to reduce fertility and population growth rates. For instance, it is widely believed that current engineering projects designed to increase the amount of arable land will relieve the consequences of high population density in the Nile Valley, [3] further reducing the need to reduce birth rates.
One statistic commonly cited as evidence that population growth is no longer a pressing policy concern is the declining fertility rate. Egypt's total fertility rate (TFR) has fallen from 7.2 children per woman in the early 1960s to 3.4 in 1998. United Nations population projections suggest that the TFR in Egypt will decrease to three children in the 2000-2005 period and to two children by 2020-2025.[4]
However, deeper examination of current trends suggests that population growth should still concern Egyptian policymakers. If the fertility declines of recent decades are to be sustained and the government of Egypt is to achieve its goal of reducing fertility to replacement level by 2016, [5] it must support a strong family planning program that can continue to provide high-quality services and reach more potential users. Financing this program will increasingly depend on the Egyptian government's resources.
Using existing demographic research, this paper examines demographic trends and their implications for Egypt. It addresses three questions:
- What are current population challenges in Egypt?
- How will addressing these challenges benefit Egypt?
- What are the future challenges?
SOURCE: United Nations (Population Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: the 1998 Revision).
Figure 1--Additions to Egyptian Population (in selected years)
Fertility Rates Are Still High
According to the total fertility rate in 1998, the average Egyptian woman would give birth to 3.4 children in her lifetime--well above the rate needed to reach population stabilization. Fertility rates are especially high in the poor rural areas of Upper Egypt, which are least able to support rapid population growth. A third of Egypt's population and nearly half of the Egyptian poor reside in Upper Egypt.[6] Rural Upper Egypt has the lowest annual GDP per capita in the country (£E 2,353 in 1994-1995, compared to £E 3,461 for the country as a whole[7]) and the highest infant mortality rate (68.5 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, compared to 50.4 for the country as a whole[8]), and the average woman will give birth to 4.5 children in her lifetime.[9] This region is especially likely to have its socioeconomic development hampered by high fertility rates.
High fertility can impose costly burdens on Egypt: As discussed in more detail below, it can hinder economic development, increase health risks for women and children, and erode the quality of life by reducing access to education, nutrition, employment, and scarce resources, such as potable water.
Population Momentum Will Also Contribute to Population Growth
Even after the country reaches replacement-level fertility--just over two children per woman-- the population of Egypt will continue to grow for a number of years. This is because of population momentum. Momentum occurs when a large proportion of women are in the childbearing years. When this is the case, the total number of births can increase even though the rate of childbearing per woman falls. Momentum is a powerful demographic force; it is predicted to account for about half of Egypt's population growth over the next 100 years. The sooner fertility rates are reduced, the smaller will be the number of people added to the population through momentum.
The share of reproductive-age women (15-49) was 23.1 percent of the total population of Egypt in 1986 and increased to 25.7 percent in 1996. This number is expected to rise to 26.5 percent of the total by 2025. This large proportion of women in the reproductive ages means that the number of annual births is likely to increase, to 1.8 million, by 2010.
Figure 2--Projected Population Growth in Egypt,
Many Egyptian Women Want Greater Control over Reproductive Decisions
Around eight in ten married women in Egypt want no additional children or want to delay the next birth for at least two years.[10] Yet a sizable percentage of these women do not use contraception. Data from the Egypt Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) in 1998 suggest that the percentage of Egyptian women of reproductive age who want to limit family size or have no more children but are not using contraception is 16 percent. This is a sizable number of women and represents the target group that family planning programs are trying to reach. The gap between stated preference and actual behavior is a measure of what demographers label the "unmet need for contraception," which refers to the behavior of women who want no more children or want to delay their next pregnancy but do not use contraception. Demographers categorize unmet need in two types: a need for birth spacing and for limiting family size. As shown in Figure 3, the unmet need for contraception is especially high in rural Upper Egypt, where nearly a quarter of women of reproductive age say they want no additional children or want to delay the next birth for at least two years but are nonetheless not using contraception.
Figure 3--Unmet Need for Family Planning,
Enabling women to achieve their reproductive preferences will increase their age at the first birth, increase the spacing between their births, reduce the number of unintended pregnancies, reduce fertility rates, and decrease the rate of population growth. These changes in turn will yield benefits for individual women and their families and for the country as a whole.
Reduced Risk of Maternal Mortality and Morbidity and Fewer Abortions
Reductions in fertility can reduce the risk of mortality and morbidity associated with childbirth, a risk magnified by many successive pregnancies. Maternal mortality in Egypt is high. In 1992 a national survey reported a maternal mortality rate of 174 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births (compared to rates of 6 per 100,000 in Canada and 12 per 100,000 in the United States).[13] The large number of births occurring annually (over 1.5 million) means that more than 200 maternal deaths occur each month, or about seven per day.
Maternal mortality and morbidity can also be reduced by enabling women to delay first births until age 20 or later and to space births at least two years apart. Women are more likely to die or suffer serious injury during pregnancy or childbirth when pregnancies occur before age 20 or occur very close together.
Reducing the incidence of unintended pregnancy will reduce the number of unsafe abortions, which may follow such pregnancies, and in so doing reduce the maternal morbidity and mortality associated with these abortions. Abortion in Egypt is illegal except when medically necessary. A recent study by the Population Council has shown that approximately one out of five patients of the obstetrics/gynecology department of public-sector hospitals were admitted for treatment of postabortion complications. The findings suggest that approximately 28,000 women seek postabortion treatment in Egypt in public-sector hospitals each month.[14]
Improved Health for Children
Lower fertility produces healthier children. Closely spaced children (less than two years apart), children with many siblings, and children born either to younger or older mothers are all more common at higher levels of fertility and all face higher mortality risks.[15]
Figure 4--Infant Mortality Rates by Length
Improved Life Options for Women
Allowing women more control over their fertility can enhance their choices in settings where educational and economic opportunities are expanding. For example, the major reason behind the high dropout rate among Egyptian schoolgirls is economic.[17] Families with inadequate incomes and large numbers of children are more likely to withdraw their children from school. Moreover, if the family's economic circumstances are so difficult that only some children can be educated, girls--older girls in particular--are likely to be withdrawn from school first so that they can help care for younger siblings.[18] Girls from larger families and from less educated families are especially likely to be caring for younger siblings. A recent study in Alexandria examined the relationship between family size, the level of education of the father, and gender equity in child care. It showed that 52 percent of girls from large, less literate families spent time caring for younger siblings, compared with only 15 percent for girls from smaller, low-literacy families (and only 5 percent for girls from smaller, more literate families).
Recent efforts have aimed to provide basic education to deprived groups through establishing Single Class Schools. The focus is on primary school dropouts to enable them to achieve literacy. Women who have many children are less able to take advantage of these educational opportunities.
Reduced Burdens on Schools
Reducing the proportion of school-age children in the population reduces the burden on schools. Reducing child dependency also allows families and nations to invest more in education, improving the quality of the future labor force. A recent projection estimated that there would be 3.8 million fewer primary students in 2026 if current fertility trends continue than there would be if the fertility rate were to remain at its current level.[19] This change could reduce the primary class size, which was 44 per class in 1994-1995, and combined with increases in public expenditure should lead to improvements in the quality of education.
Reduced Pressures on the Environment and Public Services
Achieving the fertility-reduction goal of the Egyptian government, i.e., reaching replacement-level fertility in 2016, will reduce pressures on the environment and provide a grace period for dealing with other kinds of pressures. The projections comparing continued fertility decline with the situation if such decline does not take place estimate that by 2026 per capita income would be 18 percent higher than it would be if fertility remained at its current level.[20] As a result of a lower population growth rate, 2.4 million fewer new jobs would have to be created for the new entrants into the labor force over the entire period.
A reduced rate of population growth would provide the opportunity to provide such public services as piped water and sanitation to a greater number of households. In 1995, 17 percent of households in the country (and 44 percent in rural Upper Egypt) did not have access to piped water.[21]
Population trends will also have a significant impact on the amount of water available per person in the future. The aforementioned projections show that, at the current level of fertility, the annual amount of water available per person would be reduced to nearly half of today's levels by 2026--falling from 980 cubic meters per person per year today to 570 by 2026. However, the available amount would drop only to 670 cubic meters if reduced fertility is achieved, which would allow each person to consume 100 extra cubic meters, or 18 percent more water per year. The standard yearly requirement for water consumption per person is 1,000 cubic meters.[22] Given that more than 90 percent of Egypt's water supply originates outside its borders, reducing water consumption could also reduce the harmful effects of disruptions in supply.[23]
The results of efforts in the past two decades to increase the amount of cultivated land lagged behind population growth.[24] The average individual's share of cultivated land fell from 3.1 carats in 1981 to 2.7 carats in 1994.[25] Agricultural projects in Egypt aim to increase the area of cultivated land by about 50 percent during the next 20 years. If fertility remains at its current level, however, the per capita share of cultivated land will also remain at today's level. The projects designed to increase the area of land on which the Egyptian population lives from 5.5 percent of the total area to 25 percent in the next 25 years are expected to relieve high population density in the Nile Valley. However, this relief will not be available in the short term.
Economic Benefits
Another way in which lower fertility can promote socioeconomic development is by reducing the proportion of dependent children in the population. At present, children under age 15 constitute 24 percent of the total population of Egypt. Reducing fertility to replacement level by 2016 will reduce this percentage to 21 percent. On the other hand, continuing at the present fertility level will raise the proportion of children to 30 percent of the total population in 2016. A lower ratio of children to adults will reduce the current dependency ratio (that is, the proportion of children under 15 and older people over 60 compared with the number of population in the age group 15-60) from 0.71 to 0.40.
With fewer children, families will have more disposable income to save or invest. This constitutes a "demographic bonus," which may help to spur economic growth, create jobs, and in turn reduce unemployment. In 1995, the unemployment rates were 31.5 and 11.8 percent among secondary school and university graduates respectively.[26] However, some caution is in order when drawing connections between lower fertility and socioeconomic development. The "demographic bonus" is not automatic but depends on appropriate policy in other areas. Savings must be spent wisely.
The decreases in fertility that have occurred in Egypt since 1965 attest to the success of family planning and related efforts to improve the education of women.[27] The reduction in fertility from 7.0 children per woman in 1965 to 3.4 in 1998 was accompanied by an increase in the contraceptive prevalence rate (the percentage of married women of reproductive age who use contraception) from 7 percent to 51.7 percent. Egypt's family planning program has led to sharp increases in the use of a variety of contraceptive methods, including intrauterine devices, birth control pills, and condoms. A major contributor to this achievement has been the comprehensive support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) since the early 1970s. Operations research and other studies sponsored by USAID have played a major role in shaping program operations and interventions.
To achieve the government's goal of reducing fertility to replacement level by 2016, it will be necessary to increase contraceptive prevalence to 70 percent.[28]Most of this increase can be achieved by meeting current unmet need, estimated in 1998 to be 14.5 percent of all women. However, meeting current total demand for contraception (which equals the 51.7 percent current users plus the 14.5 percent who have an unmet need for contraception--see Figure 5) would only increase contraceptive prevalence to 66.2 percent. Program efforts will face a challenge in reaching an additional 3.8 percent of women who do not currently express a desire to space or limir their births.
Strategies to Reach Couples with Unmet Contraceptive Needs Have Not Been Fully Implemented
Operations research and data such as those collected by the DHS have shed light on the reasons why, in spite of not wanting to have another child (soon), a number of Egyptian couples are not practicing contraception. This research has shown that the three main barriers that Egyptian women most commonly cite as reasons for not using contraception are concerns about side effects/health problems, concerns about having to have a vaginal examination, and difficulty in getting the money to pay for contraception.[29]
Figure 5--Contraceptive Use and
A Sizable Cohort Is Now Reaching Childbearing Age
Egypt has an extremely young population. According to the 1996 census, 46 percent of the population was 20 years of age or younger, up from 42.7 percent in 1960. Nearly 13.3 million females were under age 20, and about one-third of them were in Upper Egypt. By 2020, 14.3 million women will be in the prime childbearing ages of 20-40, compared with 9.2 million in 1999. It also means that population growth will be highest in the poorest regions of Egypt. The number of women of childbearing age will continue to increase before it gets smaller. This means that the family planning program will need to serve a larger number of people. (Even if contraceptive prevalence rates and fertility preferences don't change, a greater number of women will be wanting to practice contraception, and the number with unmet need will be larger as well.)
Access to Contraception Is Also Important for Reducing Unintended Pregnancies and Unsafe Abortions
Even in regions where fertility is relatively low, access to contraception is still important because it can help reduce unwanted pregnancies and the unsafe abortions that sometimes follow them. As noted above, unintended pregnancy is still prevalent in many parts of Egypt (especially those where fertility rates are relatively low), and there are many unsafe abortions.
The Population Council study mentioned above found that less than 3 percent of the postabortion patients in public-sector hospitals were counseled about family planning.[31] As those women leave the hospital, they become once more subject to the risk of an unwanted pregnancy and another abortion. It is clear that repeated abortion causes a heavy burden on the health and well-being of Egyptian women. This finding also suggests that scarce medical resources are being used to treat a condition that could be avoided through provision of family planning services.
Current Projections Assume Continued Success of Family Planning
Current population projections assume that fertility will drop--that is, that family planning programs will continue to increase the use of contraception. Therefore, if family planning programs do not continue their success, the projections will not be met and the actual population size in the future will be greater than expected.
Family planning programs have enjoyed widespread success and popularity in Egypt. However, the continued levels of unmet need for contraception in several areas of Egypt and the increase in the number of women reaching childbearing age indicate that the work of family planning is not finished. Current trends suggest that Egyptian family planning programs need to strengthen efforts to meet unmet need and to provide more explicit links between contraceptive services and postabortion counseling to reduce unintended pregnancies and the need for abortion.
However, the current policy climate raises concerns about the future of family planning in Egypt. The Ministry of Health and Population is shifting to a more integrated approach to women's health.[32] This shift may be misinterpreted by some scholars and by the public as a shift away from family planning. There is a need to emphasize among health care providers that effective family planning contributes to women's health. Effective use of contraception can reduce the need for some kinds of maternal health care, including postabortion care after unsafe termination of unintended pregnancies, which would allow focusing of scarce medical resources on other medical needs.
Program funding and management may also be at a crossroads. USAID has been the largest contributor to Egypt's population-assistance programs since 1975. USAID's population assistance to Egypt, including family planning, will face gradual reduction during the next ten-year period. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), which has also been an important supporter of the Egyptian program, recently faced sharp reductions in support from the United States and as a consequence is unlikely to maintain its past levels of support. Given the uncertainty of future donor funding levels, Egypt must be prepared to assume a greater share of the burden and anticipate playing a larger role in program operations. The Egyptian government needs to intensify its efforts to make this transition happen smoothly. These efforts, with cooperation from the private sector and nongovernmental organizations as partners, will be required to build upon the prior success of family planning programs.
[1] Sobhi El Hakim, "The Truth of the Population Problem in Egypt," public lecture delivered at Cairo University, 1999.
[2] President Mubarak continues to regard moderating population growth as an important issue. On May 6, 1999, he formed a ministerial committee on population to oversee controlling population growth. On September 16, 1999, in his election speech to the nation, President Mubarak said that population growth is an important issue: "It is true that we are planning for land reclamation and that the rate of population growth has declined, but this is not enough."
[3] Abdel Magid Farrag, "Toshki and the Ten Commandments," in Al Ahram (the daily official newspaper), January 27, 1999.
[4] United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, World Population Monitoring, New York: United Nations, 1997.
[5]The National Population Strategy, National Population Council, Cairo, 1991. Replacement-level fertility is just over two children per woman.
[6] Institute of National Planning, Egypt Human Development Report, 1996. Egypt is composed of six demographic regions: Urban Governorates: four governorates all classified as urban and inhabited by 18.6 percent of the total population; Urban Lower Egypt: urban areas in the Nile delta and inhabited by 12 percent of the total population; Rural Lower Egypt: rural areas in the Nile delta and inhabited by 31.6 percent of the total population; Urban Upper Egypt: urban areas around the Nile south of Cairo and inhabited by 11.6 percent of the total population; Rural Upper Egypt: rural areas around the Nile south of Cairo and inhabited by 24.9 percent of the total population; Frontier Governorates: the governorates on the borders of Egypt and inhabited by 1.4 percent of the total population.
[7]Egypt Human Development Report, 1996. One Egyptian pound (£E) = approximately U.S. $0.29.
[8]Demographic and Health Survey, 1998.
[9] Fertility data are from the Demographic and Health Survey, 1998.
[10] Enas Mansour and Faten Abdel Fatah, "Profile of Women with an Unmet Need for Family Planning from a Child Survival Perspective," in Perspectives on the Population and Health Situation in Egypt, National Population Council and Demographic and Health Surveys, Macro International, Inc., 1998.
[11] El Zanaty and Associates and Macro International, Inc., Egypt Demographic and Health Survey, 1995, National Population Council and Macro International, Inc., 1996.
[12]Demographic and Health Survey, 1995.
[13] Ministry of Health, Child Survival Project, National Maternal Mortality Study, Egypt 1992-1993, 1994.
[14] Population Council, "Postabortion Case Load Study in Egyptian Public Hospitals," 1997.
[15] In Egypt, the Child Survival Project identified high-risk newborns through the four "toos." These are
- too young: mother less than 18 years old,
- too old: maternal age over 40,
- too many: five or more births, and
- too soon: less than 24 months since the last delivery.
[16] Ministry of Health, Child Survival Project in Cooperation with USAID, "Low Birth Weight, Qalyoubia Governorate," Egypt, 1995.
[17] Institute of National Planning, Egypt Human Development Report, 1996.
[18] Nora Guhl Naguib, "Who's Absent from Egyptian Schools? An Update on Gender Differences in Education," in Perspectives on the Population and Health Situation in Egypt, National Population Council and Demographic and Health Surveys, Macro International, Inc., 1998. Seham Ragheb, "Family Size and Gender Equity in Child-Rearing," National Population Council and University of Alexandria, 1998.
[19]Moving Forward, POLICY Project, March 1999.
[20]Moving Forward, POLICY Project, March 1999.
[21] Institute of National Planning, Egypt Human Development Report, 1996.
[22] See Nichiporuk, Security Dynamics of Demographic Factors, RAND MR-1088, 2000, pp. 23 ff., for a discussion of these issues and further references.
[23] Peter H. Gleick, "Water and Conflict: Fresh Water Resources and International Security," International Security, Vol. 18, No. 1, Summer 1993, pp. 79-112, cited in Nichiporuk, op. cit.
[24] Institute of National Planning, Egypt Human Development Report, 1996.
[25] Institute of National Planning, Egypt Human Development Report, 1996.
One carat = 175 square meters.
[26] Institute of National Planning, Egypt Human Development Report, 1996.
[27]Ibrahim Khodair Osheiba, "Fertility in Egypt: An Analysis of Proximate Determinants and Socio Economic Determinants," Cairo Demographic Center, Working Paper No. 34, 1993.
[28]Moving Forward, POLICY Project, March 1999.
[29]Egypt In-Depth Study on the Reasons for the Nonuse of Family Planning. National Population Council and Demographic and Health Surveys, Macro International, Inc., 1997.
[30] Ibrahim Kodair Osheiba, "Fertility in Egypt: An Analysis of Proximate Determinants and Socio Economic Determinants," Cairo Demographic Center, Working Paper No. 34, 1993.
[31] Population Council, "Postabortion Case Load Study in Egyptian Public Hospitals," 1997.
[32] The USAID FY 1998 congressional presentation. Available at http://gopher.info.usaid.gov/pubs/cp98/ane/countries/eg.htm
Mona Khalifa is the head of the Department of Demography at the Institute of Statistical Studies and Research at Cairo University, Egypt, and consultant to the POLICY project. Julie DaVanzo is director of the Population Matters program and a senior economist at RAND. David M. Adamson is communications director for the Population Matters program and a communications analyst at RAND.
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[Four Men on Matthews Ranch Land]
Description: Photograph of four men on Matthews Ranch land. A note written on the bottom left of the note mentions the location, the address, the date, and the photographer. The man, left, is an unidentified young man in a coat and a large hat. The man with the paper to the left is identified as Merry Howard. The older man in the three piece suit is identified as Judge J. H. Matthews. Most of the fourth man is obscured by blurred white space.
Date: May 11, 1926
Creator: Hans, O. E.
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Stopping a T cell from running out of breath
Nature Immunology
September 30, 2013
An important factor controlling the process in which T immune cell responses become progressively weaker during chronic viral infections is reported in a study published online in Nature Immunology this week. Manipulating the activity of this factor may be beneficial in certain chronic infections, such as HIV, and cancers.
Ananda Goldrath and colleagues looked at mouse T cells with elevated amounts of HIF-1-a transcription factor with a well-established role in the response to cellular hypoxia (lack of adequate oxygen supply). They found that the T cells produced greatly enhanced responses to viral infection and failed to become exhausted during a normally chronic infection. T cells in these high HIF-1 expressors were also far more efficient at controlling experimentally induced cancer. These enhanced responses, however, come at a cost since these mice are also vulnerable to uncontrolled inflammation.


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Lately I've been getting a lot of questions about trail running and the transition into competing in trail races instead of road races. First, let me say that prior to this year I only had done a couple trail races, the New Orleans Track Club's Spillway Classic, held once a year in the summer. This year, after doing one trail race held by Q50 Trail Races, my running journey changed forever.
I remember that one of my running buddies, Ben "Santo Loco", was training for his first Ultra Marathon earlier this year. It was a 39 mile trail race held by Q50 Trail Races in Bogue Chitto State Park, about an hour north of New Orleans. I had followed his training up to the race through social media and was cheering him on to do well at the race. After the race was over, I saw and read how much fun he had at the race and how it empowered him to achieve bigger dreams in his life. When I finally saw him in person, after not seeing him since his last local race, we had a great talk about his accomplishment and about trail races. He encouraged me to try a "Q50 race" and I said I would love it. He also told me that I also have the talent to do well and compete at a high level.
Prior to that talk with Ben, all I knew about Q50 Trail Races was that the race director and founder was always at road races on his bike encouraging and pushing runners to do well. One day, I decided to search Q50 Trail Races to look at their race schedule. When I searched online for the race website, I came across an article about the founder Cesar Torres in Runner's World magazine. After reading it, I fell in love with what he stands for and why trail running is better than road running. I continued to search for the website and found it.
I saw that on the schedule that he had a race coming up soon on the beach in Grand Isle, LA. I took a leap of faith and signed up for the mini-marathon (6.5 miles). After I signed up, within 30 minutes, Cesar called me himself to thank me for registering and said that I would have a blast at the race. Going into the race, I really didn't know how to train for it or what to expect. All I knew was to invest in the right footwear and gear. Race day arrived and I was nervous as hell. When I arrived at the race site, I remember Cesar on his megaphone saying "joining us today from Honduras, Wilfredo... Thank you for coming out today!" That's when I knew this race was going to be different. I saw a few people that I knew from road races and the ones that I didn't know who were very friendly. The atmosphere at the race blew my mind because the only time I felt this way around a group of runners was at one of our "Shake Out" runs on Monday nights. That helped me so much before the race and took all my nervousness away. It also helped me during the race because I was relaxed and was able to focus on the race. I ended up finishing 3rd overall and winning an award. More than anything, I loved the family atmosphere after the race. That stuck out the most to me. On my way home, I told myself that this was a "sign" from God and this was a "calling" for me to run more trails".
After that race, I ended up signing up for the next race called the "Cinco de Mayo" and won the 6 mile event. That confirmed to me that I belonged on the trails. Since then, I've signed up for all the Q50 Trail races up to this point and other local trail races in the area. My most recent trail race was a night race at Fontainebleau State Park in Mandeville, LA. I had never run a night trail race yet, but I felt confident that I would do OK. The entire race was in the rain and the course was tough due to the weather. The race turned out to be an awesome event despite the weather and tough course. All who participated had a great time and enjoyed how much fun it was to run on a course with glow sticks leading us along the way. The evening turned out to be one of those running "magic moments" a runner might experience a few times in their running journey.
It's hard to put into words how much trail running is on a whole other level than road running. The more a person runs on the trails, the more it becomes natural. You will get to the point that all you want to do is listen and run in nature, see the beautiful sights and listen to the wilderness as your running playlist. If you're at a point with running that it has become boring, try running on a trail near you. We have a few in our local area that you don't have to travel far to enjoy. I hope this answers a lot of questions about trail running and thank you for taking the time to read this entry. Until we meet again, El Capitan out!


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In 1991, when Bish's RV first opened its doors in Idaho Falls, we had no intention of evolving into the largest RV Dealer in the State of Idaho. Being family owned and operated, the owners wanted to incorporate the same ideals and values that were applied within their family. Among these were honesty when dealing with others, treating others like you would want to be treated, and always be available to provide service when it is needed. With these values in mind, the Bish's RV Mission Statement was born.
Over the years, our customer base has swelled as folks have come to recognize through their dealings with the Bish's RV Family, that this company is exceptional. We are dedicated to providing quality products and services that exceed the expectations of our customers, and to create an atmosphere where our customers can enjoy a positive experience as friends of our family business.
We believe that memories and the experiences you have with your family and friends will last a lifetime. Over the last 25 years, we've been dedicated to helping families across the State find that perfect RV that helps them create those memories.
At Bish's RV, the business-to-customer relationship is more intimate. On one occasion, a satisfied buyer was quoted as saying "With the genuine caring, friendship and service I receive at Bish's, it feels more like I am a member of the family than a customer". Hence, the "Bish's RV Family" concept was born.
I was sold my first Bish's RV 9 years ago in Twin Falls by Troy. I am on my 4th RV from Bish's and would like to say thanks. Marc and the staff did a fantastic job helping my wife and I to find the exact unit that would work great. We love our Cougar. Also Ron again went way above to help us off to a great start. I know it is always easy to hear the bad but you need to hear the good that your people do. Hope to stop and say hi one day soon.
I would like to add to the testimonials how much I appreciate dealing with a business that is honest and excels in customer satisfaction. We recently had a few problems manifest that went back to when we first bought our trailer. Bish's RV fixed the problems at no expense to us and treated us like we are their customer. Thanks to Jeff and Kahn. We really appreciate dealing with you.
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Done. Boom. Never again.
The half marathon is done. I crossed the finish line with Brodie which almost made up for the misery of the previous 13.1 miles. Almost.Things didn't start well when I realised I had forgotten to pick up my Nike+ sensor which rendered my iPod, well just an iPod really. It meant I would have no idea about my pace or distance as I made my way around. But Caroline, you're thinking don't they have mile markers to tell you how far you've run? Why yes they normally do, but not when you are in the last few people running and therefore everyone wants to pack up and make their way home so they take away the helpful things like direction arrows and mile markers. I'm gutted that I didn't log the 13.1 miles as well - think how pretty that would have looked on my graph! I really struggled with not knowing what my pace was. Two weeks ago I ran 10 miles in 1hr45min so I reckoned I could do that last 3 miles in 45 mins easily. Bwa ha ha ha. Yeah, not so much. I picked this particular run because of its proximity to home and so I wouldn't disrupt my family too much. I didn't really put too much stock in the fact that it was a small event, almost entirely made up of 'serious' runners. These people were not fun runners if you know what I mean, not that I had fun, don't misunderstand my use of that word. The course itself was mostly along a cycle track and involved a big loop. The scenery was mind numbingly boring on the way out and forget about the way back. What saved me was my Dad appearing on his bike around mile 8. Had he not been there I think I may have sat at the side of the M8 til someone came looking for me. After that I felt disoriented as there were no markers or landmarks to follow and because of the small numbers and my slow pace I ran pretty much the whole way on my own. Occasionally a dog walker or cyclist would pass me and look at me quizzically. Didn't the rest of the runners pass by an hour before this? The mental part of keeping going when I had idea how far I'd run, how far I had to go and if I was running 48 minute miles (it sure felt like it) were kind of disheartening. Yesterday I was confident my training would get me there. I should have researched the route more thoroughly so I knew what to expect, I should have chosen an event with more atmosphere and less bog of eternal stench cycle path through Blackridge. I should never have let those two people pass me on the final 200 yards, sprint finish where were you? I'm happy though. I set out to finish and I did. I ran and ran and ran until I thought my wee legs were going to give in on me. It didn't matter that I was last to finish the line. My lovely sister-in-law sent me this Thanks Lou! Could this be any more appropriate? I think not.
Also my bruv crossed a triathlon finish line yesterday which is amazing. Really, that is dope Bro.
Well done Kerry the Bullet Bell and Vikki the slightly slower Bullet Snedden, you are really way better friends that I probably deserve for making you do this.
I'll get back to you on the 'never again' part..........


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Apple Squares
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 35-40 minutes
Recipe makes: 16 squares
What you need:
- 2 medium apples
- 3/4 cup whole-wheat flour
- 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 1/2 cup low-fat yogurt
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Equipment and supplies:
- 8"x8" baking pan
- Cooking spray
- Two large mixing bowls
- Knife and cutting board
- Vegetable peeler (optional)
- Wire rack for cooling
What to do:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (176°C). Coat an 8"x8" inch pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Peel, core, and chop the apples.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flours, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
- In another large bowl, whisk together sugar, oil, yogurt, egg, and vanilla extract.
- Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture and stir until just combined. Fold in the chopped apples. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and spread it out evenly.
- Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven and cool in the pan on a wire rack. Cut into 16 even squares and serve warm or at room temperature.
Nutritional analysis (per serving):
- 140 calories
- 2g protein
- 5g fat
- 0.5g sat. fat
- 23g carbohydrate
- 1g fiber
- 10mg cholesterol
- 85mg sodium
- 13g sugars
Serves: 16
Serving size:1 square
Reviewed by: Meredith Parkinson, RD, LDN
Date reviewed: November 2015


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Blackhawks to expand retail flagship on Magnificent Mileby Chicago Blackhawks / Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks announced today plans to more than double the team's 333 North Michigan Avenue retail space, the Blackhawks Store, transforming it into a two-floor flagship store at one of the most highly-trafficked locations in the city at the intersection of Wacker Drive and Michigan Avenue. The project, conceived by Chipman Design Architecture, will be officially unveiled in fall 2014.
"This is an incredible opportunity to engage with our fans on the Magnificent Mile, a world class location on one of the most iconic streets in the world," said Blackhawks President & CEO John McDonough. "We envision the Blackhawks Store will become a must-visit destination for locals, tourists and fans alike."
"We are very excited for this unique opportunity to work with the Chicago Blackhawks and Wirtz Realty on designing a premier retail facility on Michigan Avenue for our defending Stanley Cup champions," said Daniel Tessarolo, Principal and COO of Chipman Design Architecture.
The Landmark 333 North Michigan Avenue Building is one of the city's most treasured art deco skyscrapers, designed in 1928 by the world-renowned architectural firm of Holabird and Root. It is ideally located, at the southern end of the Michigan Avenue Magnificent Mile retail district, and just a block north of Millennium Park, one of Chicago's top tourist attractions. The Landmark Building's exposure to Michigan Avenue, Wacker Drive, and the Chicago River, make it an ideal location for world-class retailers. The building is undergoing a $48 million renovation that includes the creation of a multi-level retail parcel, fully renovated office suites above, and restoration of the building's historically significant features.
"We are up for the challenge of restoring one of the city's most important Landmark buildings in one of the most highly-regarded locations in Chicago," said Don Vitek, SVP of Wirtz Realty. "We are able to provide something that many other properties do not: a first-class location with fully updated services and amenities, and with Historic Landmark appeal. We are creating multiple opportunities for world-class retailers in an unbeatable location, while offering fully updated office suites, with restored Landmark interior features. This is a very exciting opportunity for us."
In addition to the Chicago Blackhawks flagship store, the 362,210 square foot structure will provide four levels of retail space, with a mix of luxury retailers and restaurants, and a wide variety of fully updated office suites on the floors above.
About Chipman Design Architecture
A visionary architecture and interior design firm, Chipman Design Architecture specializes in retail, restaurant and hospitality. With its corporate headquarters in Chicago and offices in Los Angeles and New York, the firm is recognized nationally for its innovative conceptual design services and visualization technology.


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