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Continual Change
Barron McCann has been involved in the specification and deployment of network infrastructure in the retail sector for 40 years, and there have been many changes in the technologies that customers wish to support over that time.
One of the biggest changes to the way we deal with network requirements was the introduction of Structured Cabling in the early '90s. This meant retailers could move away from the practice of layering multiple cable technologies in their sites to support different systems, as well as the inherent issues of legacy redundant cabling as systems got upgraded.
Future Proof – If Done Properly
Structured Cabling gave us a single, standardised, resilient, high performance cable system that could support practically any technologies required, and was "future proof." Indeed, most manufacturers offered at least 15 year warranties from the outset, often extending to 25 years.
And this was truly the case – if done properly.
Category 5E cabling was introduced in the mid '90s, and was capable of supporting practically any legacy protocol, as well as up to 1Gb Ethernet to every device. And that is still completely acceptable for most of today's applications. What other IT technology is still going strong after over 20 years?
Key Design Elements for Success
However, there are some key design elements that retailers should adhere to, in order to maximise the lifetime and success of the cabling infrastructure, including:
- Flood wiring the site – installing as many outlets as possible in as many positions as possible.
- Using a quality cable system – installed to correct standards, with manufacturer warranties.
- Ongoing management – managing ongoing upgrades, IMACS.
Whilst most organisations with large scale cabling systems will have followed these practices and gained maximum benefit over the lifetime of the infrastructure, there are other user groups where this is often not the case, and all the old problems and issues of the '80s and '90s persist. This is typical of organisations with multiple, small sized locations, with limited or no local IT resource – a good example of this being the retail sector.
Problems Persist in Retail Sector
Many retailers have allowed their shops' networks to develop in an ad-hoc fashion over years, and not adhered to all (or any) of the above principles.
Today the pace of technological change in the retail sector is greater than ever, and it's critical that retailers can retain market share by implementing the latest innovations in systems and applications. If the infrastructure is not up to the job, they simply can't do this.
Wi-Fi beacons and access points, m-POS, audio streaming systems, hand held terminals, new high speed network equipment, firewalls, access control, customer information systems/kiosks, IP-CCTV, digital signage, IP lighting – all technologies that a retailer should be able to simply deploy onto their network. But this is rarely the case.
How Did This Happen?
Many retailers that might have started with limited structured wiring to support the first networked POS systems have subsequently had to install new wiring systems to support the next wave of technology, and the wave after that.
The original cabinet and patch panels often weren't sized to take any expansion, so a new cabinet is installed with new wiring just for the new application, resulting in multiple disparate cabling systems for different technologies. Same old problem!
Lack of management control of these systems also means that there are no procedures to govern who can access the cabinets and install new equipment and wiring, so the cabinets becomes an overflowing 'rats nest' of patch leads that no one dares touch.
The result is that any new technology rollout is, at best, fraught with difficulty, expensive and time consuming.
Challenges Persist Today
Barron McCann has addressed this issue for several national retailers, including a wholesale recabling of a major supermarket's 700+ store estate with a complete new cabling infrastructure.
There is still resistance within many retailers who would prefer to save money, but the issues will simply pile up until this becomes a major business problem for them.
The first challenge is to get the retailer to understand that the infrastructure is as critical to the store as the walls, roof, heating and lighting.
Then they need to accept that long-term investment and commitment is required, as well as implementing strict management practices. You simply can't 'contract out' ownership of the network infrastructure, and this mantra needs to filter right down to store level.
Key Ingredients for Success
The key points that any organisation must adhere to will ensure their network infrastructure is not only capable of coping with current demands, but stops it being a barrier to development in the future:
Ensure that cable systems are fully up to spec – develop an internal standard for premises cabling, and measure all sites against this standard. Take action to address any non-conformities.
Re-patch – Remove and replace all patch leads from wiring cabinets and replace with new, removing any redundant patch leads, cable and equipment. Use colour coded patch leads, and document the current state, ensuring there are centrally held and site held copies, ideally through a cable management application.
Maintain control – Develop and implement a management regime that ensures any and all modifications to the infrastructure are controlled:
- Allocate site responsibility to local person.
- Lock cabinet, and ensure all access and any changes are documented and signed for.
- Contractors should sign for work done and update patching schedules. 'Before and after' photos should be taken to help maintain an audit trail.
- Ensure a member if the IT team is responsible for the network infrastructure across the distributed sites, and engage them in all IT projects.
Do not cut corners! – Whilst tempting, especially where budgetary constraints apply, skimping on the infrastructure will only lead to problems and greater eventual cost further down the line.
How Barron McCann is Helping
Surveys – On a national basis, Barron McCann can carry out an infrastructure survey against an agreed set of parameters to determine the state and viability of the existing cable and network systems, and make recommendations to improve its performance, lifetime and usability.
Repatch and Document – A proactive service that removes all patch leads and replaced with new ones, colour coded, with the addition of cable management where necessary. All new connections are documented, and the end result photographed.
Cabinet Design – Where cabinets are being added or upgraded, BMC will design the cabinet layout with technical drawings to support, so that the same topology is replicated across all sites.
Recabling – In cases where the existing infrastructure is no longer viable, BMC can carry out large scale, multi site recabling projects across the UK and Eire. This would typically be to Category 6 standards and can include new cable trays, fire stopping, suitably sized cabinets, and network hardware. All existing systems can be migrated onto the new structured wiring system, and expansion capability is built in for both existing and foreseen systems.
The next few years will see massive change in the technologies deployed in retail to attract and retain customers. Now is the time for retailers to act to ensure their network infrastructure is capable and up to the job, and doesn't mean they get left behind.


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Perfect Timing
A big bravo to All in the Timing
THE ACTORS' THEATRE production of David Ives' All in the Timing, a sextet of superbly comic one-acts, is so good, so astounding, so flawless that it betokens the supernatural, devilish pacts of souls swapped for profound talent. Numerologists may check their math to assure themselves that this show is indeed one crucial digit from marking the beast. Six plays, six directors, seven actors: 667--whew, close call.
An award-winning collection of short pieces, All in the Timing is testimony to Ives' genius as a playwright. Actors' Theatre meets the dramatist on his level with a crackerjack stable of double-cast performers and remarkably concordant directors. The community of talents at work in this production bespeaks utopia.
Sure Thing is a snappy social satire depicting a pair of romantically aligned strangers bungling through their maiden conversation at a cafe. Whenever the couple capsizes with an ill-conceived stab at communion, the dialogue is comically reset by a loud bell. As the fledgling paramours, an affable Brian Bryson and Jill Wehrer (masters of the uncomfortable pause and apprehensive grimace) are commendably directed by Celeste Thomas.
This piece is the perfect introduction to Ives' often esoteric humor.
Words, Words, Words riffs on the philosophical adage that monkeys typing for an infinite amount of time will eventually result in the script for Hamlet. Actors Frankie Travis, Michael T. Galusha, and Robert Conrad appear as three primates (sardonically named Kafka, Swift, and Milton, respectively) amid a writing jag.
Costumed in Ema Phelps' Tweedle-Dee twist on monkey regalia, the performers play Ives' rapier wit to the hilt, turning the blade until one's belly aches from laughter.
Director Sheri Lee Miller's deftly interpreted The Universal Language finds lanky Ken Griffin as Don, the originator and sole instructor of the onomatopoetic language "Unamunda," a veritable linguistic love child of James Joyce and Dr. Seuss intended to unite the world. Enter Dawn (the absolutely marvelous Sheila Groves), a stutterer who pines for verbal release through Unamunda.
What follows is sheer hilarity as the players' agile oratory skills (Griffin is so adept at the nonsensical prattle he should have his tongue bronzed) are swimmingly deployed through a first lesson. Groves' characterization of the nervy Dawn is so delectably sweet it should be eaten with a spoon.
Groves also appears as the wife of the title character in director Joe Winkler's biting Variations on the Death of Trotsky, Bryson reappearing as the slain Bolshevik, a mountaineer's axe wedged in his head. Bryson is marvelous as the befuddled Trotsky enduring several possible permutations of his own death. Galusha, too, is delightful as Trotsky's nebbishy gardener-cum-assassin.
In The Philadelphia, Bryson directs Griffin and Conrad as diners who discover they are victims of a "Philadelphia"--an episode of metaphysical disorder that dictates they can get only the opposite of what they order from salty waitress Wehrer. Conrad is sublimely hilarious as Al, a brackish dime-store philosopher and apparent veteran of such paranormal inconveniences.
Closing All in the Timing is AT artistic director Argo Thompson's immaculately directed Philip Glass Buys a Loaf of Bread. The perfect crescendo to AT's lineup, Ives' piece posits what the brand-name composer would experience were he to run into a former lover at a bakery. In an astute parody of Glass' avant musical trappings, Thompson's cast (most of the above, with Bryson as Glass) launch into a operatic tour de force of voice and movement with exhilarating results.
If you can see All in the Timing, do see it; go now. This is what theater is meant to be.
All in the Timing plays Thursday-Sunday through March 21. Thursday-Saturday at 8 p.m.; Sunday at 2 p.m. Actors' Theatre, at the Luther Burbank Center, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa. Tickets are $6-$12. 523-4185.
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Movie Review
The Kitchen
Rated R for violence, language throughout and some sexual content. One hour, 42 minutes.
Publication date: Aug. 9, 2019
Review by Peter Canavese
Released: (2019)
"You're the smart one," Ruby tells Kathy. Of the three women, Ruby starts out with the thickest skin from facing sexism and racism as a black wife in an Irish crime family. Claire feels the weakest but has the most fiery motivation to build her strength after years of domestic abuse, saying, "I am not getting knocked around ever again." For most of the film, the women are defined by their singular character trait and their shared mission: to remind the men (and a sour matriarch played by Margo Martindale) "what family means" and prove that if the men won't look out for them, women can do it for themselves.
Perhaps because culture has acclimated to top-notch long-form drama on television, "The Kitchen" feels too sketchy in its plotting and character development. The raw materials are here for an interesting look at male-female power dynamics but what's pieced together from them rarely connects with the audience in any meaningful way. This story could have something interesting to say about what it means to rise up in a man's world. Does it mean behaving like men? Proving there's a better way? Declaring independence from men or declaring truces? Yes, yes, yes and yes. To the extent that the film answers these questions, it does so in a fashion more muddy than complex. When the script does get pointed, it also gets stupidly blunt ("I've never felt stronger," Kathy tells her dad. "You're a criminal, Kathy," he replies).
What begins as a seemingly kinder, gentler neighborhood protection racket becomes better living through guns and a vaulting ambition to expand beyond Hell's Kitchen. Because of its hurried pacing, the film doesn't quite make us feel the potentially Shakespearean sweep of this arc, either, and the leading performances feel similarly hemmed in by the script's limitations. These women are both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth to themselves and each other, which could be fascinating stuff.
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A recent conversation at my house - the words with dashes were spelled orally by the speaker.
Miss M: Can we play R-o-c-k B-a-n-d after lunch?
Me: No, because your brother needs to take a -N-a-p first. Maybe afterwards, though.
Mr C: How about B-i-b-l-e?
We cracked up...it's the only word he knows how to spell - but it's a good one to know!


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A Devonshire classic - light and airy scones with sultanas and a subtle hint of vanilla.
Preheat the oven to 180'C. Split the vanilla pod in half and scrape out the seeds.
Sift the flour into a bowl and add the vanilla seeds, baking powder and salt. Cut the butter into dice, add the to the flour and rub with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. This will take about about 5 minutes. Add the sugar and then make a well in the centre. Add the cream and the milk to the well and then, using your hand, draw the breadcrumbs over the liquid from each corner and start to incorporate. Add the the sultanas at this point. Bring the dough together but take care not to overwork the mixture.
Flour your work surface and then roll out the scone dough so it is an inch to an inch and a half thick. Use a pastry cutter to cut the scones from the dough. Place on a baking sheet and brush with milk. Transfer to the oven and bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and leave to cool on a wire rack.
These scones are best enjoyed fresh with clotted cream and jam.
«Overworking the dough will result in a dense chewy scone. You just want to bring the mixture together.»


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Preparing a budget for your social media marketing campaign is a challenging task in the present year 2013. Gone are the days when we can hire a college graduate with specialization in communication to deal with our social media accounts. Today, social media marketing is an integral part of SEO. The social media platforms have potential to build and destruct the brand image. They are an inevitable part of any business marketing campaign.
So, how you can manage and budget your social media stuff?
Well, the first thing to do is identify and locate your social media marketing resources, usually a SEO company. Once you know who your social media service provider is, you can assign them their roles and share your purpose or goals. Social media marketing isn't a one time process, but it is a consistent and constant chain of processes or better say activities. Make sure you have a dedicated team of social media or SEO professionals who daily work on your social media pages.
Below are the 3 basic considerations that will help you create an efficient social media budget in 2013:
This is the first thing you should take into account before you define the budget. A social media marketing strategy is like a road map, which is essential to reach the right destination. You may hire a social media consultant or an SEO agency to help you define an effective strategy for your business. Make sure the company you hire is capable of successfully executing your social media strategies. The cost of the consultants or SEO companies may vary largely based on their experience, expertise and location.
To implement your social media marketing strategies, you will first require to create custom pages on different social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google Plus and LinkedIn. You will need to hire professional graphic designers to create the landing pages or fan pages of your company on these social networking sites. Your social media pages should be optimized for a powerful online branding of your brand.
Once you set up accounts in all social media platforms, you need to constantly post compelling content in your social media pages. Content development involves professionally developed text, videos, images and audio development. You will need an experienced social media manager to deal with all these stuff; the person should also be responsible to ensure that the content in your profile or page is of high quality, engaging, fresh, and inclusive of SEO keywords for your brand. Some most common examples of social media content include blog posts, infographics, online videos, whitepapers, reports, podcasts, articles, professional photography of products or live events, webinars and webcasts.
Social Media Campaigning is a huge investment involving planning, designing, content writing, managing, research and account administrating. If you want to cut down on your overall expense in social media marketing and branding, without compromising on the quality and quantity of the services, it is recommended that you hire a professional SEO company based in India.


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Reduce Court Involvement in Family Law Cases
Many people facing the emotional stress and interpersonal conflict of a pending separation, divorce or custody issue don't realize that they have options. They often believe that their only recourse is to request a court hearing and take their case to trial.
This is not true. Alternative dispute resolution options such as Mediation and Collaborative Practice can help you resolve the issues presented in your case effectively and while minimizing the financial and emotional impact of the process.
At the Law and Mediation Services of Lana M. Shearer, we help clients explore their full range of options available to them to resolve their legal issues and find lasting legal solutions without having to go to Court. Our office is based in East Elk Grove, just outside Sacramento. We serve clients throughout Sacramento County and the surrounding areas.


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I have waited for this all my life.
Yet already, I grow weary.
It is not that I am wishing for something else. I do not regret the room of simultaneous horror and joy that I have found.
But I realize that this process imitates the nature of a marathon; I need to pace myself accordingly.
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I feel guilty for feeling the way that I do—for feeling the need to take a break, for feeling the need to retreat.
And yet, just as the body needs time to recover from extensive physical exertion, so the mind and heart need times of rest and recuperation from periods of intense and prolonged emotional exertion.
The past ten months have indeed been a marathon of emotional toil and labor. And that's in addition to the preceding seven years of emotional perplexity and strife as I searched for those whom I have now found.
Again, it is not that I am despairing or lamenting.
It is not that I am second-guessing.
It is simply that I am completely exhausted and enervated.
I want to be full of excitement and thrill. I want to be bubbly and happy, and somewhere underneath this haze, I believe I am.
But right now, I see an image of myself in my mind that has the look of a woman with her head and shoulders slumped over, heels dragging, legs quivering, and eyes heavy.
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I need to write a letter back to my Omma.
I need to fight to keep in contact with my Appa.
I do not want to lose the connection that has been so delicately and carefully forged. And yet, I seem barely able to find the strength to lift my mind and to take hold of my heart long enough to build the words and fortify the emotions necessary to continue.
I know that eventually I will.
Ultimately, I want this to last.
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For now, I just need to take a deep breath, close my eyes, and find the rest for which my mind and heart are aching.


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TechnipFMC's Deep Blue vessel embarks on Peregrino job
TechnipFMC's flagship deepwater pipelay and construction vessel Deep Blue is embarking on a major subsea project laying pipeline on the Peregrino Phase 2 Project in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil.
TechnipFMC was awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and installation contract by Equinor, then Statoil, for the Peregrino Phase II Project back in September 2017. The contract was for the execution of the subsea pipeline connection for the new production platform in Peregrino Phase II Project.
The Peregrino oil field is located in licences BM-C-7 and BM-C-47, approximately 85km offshore Brazil, in the Campos basin, in water depths of 100m. The field is Equinor's largest international operation outside Norway, and Phase II involves the addition of a third fixed wellhead platform to the field, extending its main productive life and adding 273 million in recoverable reserves.
The Peregrino field consists of two fixed wellhead platforms and a floating production storage and offloading unit. A third fixed wellhead platform is now being added to the field.
TechnipFMC said on Tuesday said that the Deep Blue would install rigid and flexible pipelines as well as PLET structures in water depths of 100 meters about 85 kilometers off the coast of Rio de Janeiro.
The Deep Blue will participate in an installation phase that will take place across two campaigns. Mobilizations for these will be carried out at the Evanton Spoolbase in North Scotland. Another vessel from TechnipFMC's fleet will also take part in the project at a later date.
As a deepwater pipelay and subsea construction vessel, the Deep Blue uses the reel-lay and J-lay pipelay methods to install all types of risers and flowlines and can lay umbilicals and flexibles from below-deck carousels.
According to the latest AIS data, the Deep Blue is currently anchored off the coast of Rio de Janeiro.
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Frank Allart #0850
Shown is the Frank Allart 0850 locking cremone bolt in satin chrome finish.
Also available in polished brass, lacquered or unlacquered, polished or satin nickel, polished or satin chrome, antique brass, satin brass, real bronze or imitation bronze. For a complete selection of Frank Allart finishes click
Available for any height door.
This cremone bolt is not handed. Handing is done at installation time by flipping internal cartridge.
Provided with a variety of strike plates to accomodate different door conditions.
Rod size: 14mm x 8mm.
Lever height must be specified.
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Happy to have the blues
Plump, refreshing wild Maine blueberries baked inside our award-winning, flaky pastry crust.
American Pie Council Award Winner:
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Pie varieties may vary by location. Pie availability may vary by season. Our pies are produced in a facility that processes milk, egg, tree nuts, wheat, peanuts and soybeans.
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This homemade dark chocolate peppermint bark is delicious! It was super crazy simple to make and not only is pretty but it is yummy too. It is great for cookie exchanges or to wrap up festive and give as a gift. I got everything I needed at World Market, of course. Being an ambassador for World Market really makes my life so much sweeter.
First step…gather your stuff.
My girls love to shave the chocolate bars. Once it gets to be this size, we eat the remaining bar.
It is so easy to make. Here is the recipe.
- 12 oz Meltable White Chocolate
- 12 oz Meltable Milk Chocolate
- 12 oz crushed peppermint candy
- 2 World Market DARK chocolate bars
- Use a peeler to shave chocolate bars and set shavings aside.
- Line a square baking dish with parchment paper.
- Pour layer or white chocolate and let harden. (Can speed up in freezer)
- Pour layer of milk chocolate (saving about 1/8 cup for drizzle) and then pour candy while it is still soft so it will stick. Let harden.
- Drizzle remaining milk chocolate over candy and sprinkle on dark chocolate shavings.
- Let harden then break into pieces.
- HINT...the stuff that falls off and apart when breaking it up is GREAT on top of hot cocoa and whipped cream!
It is pretty, don't you think?
These little gift boxes and tags are perfect to use with an Expressionery stamp to create baked goody gifts.
Happy Making Holiday Sweet Treats and CHEERS to #allthecandycanes !!!


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Neomobile launches new HTML5 games service in Mexico
Neomobile announced today the launch of their HTML5 mobile gaming service, Jokoo, in México. The collection of Jokoo games includes top casual games, trending games, worldwide hits, and all-time classics.
Discover all the details here in our official press release below.
Press Release
Neomobile launches new HTML5 games service in Mexico
The Mobile Commerce Group offers the Mexican market a new service, called Jokoo, with which users can access a rich catalogue of HTML5 games available for their smartphones.
Mexico City, October 14, 2014 – Neomobile, the global mobile commerce group, announced today the launch of the brand new subscription service, Jokoo, in Mexico which gives users unlimited access to HTML5 games. The users can play directly on their mobile phone, without the need to download any content.
Jokoo is the result of Neomobile's strong investment in HTML5 technology for browsing games on mobile. This technology and its social features are key factors, which boost usage and consumer engagement.
The service gives users the possibility to access a rich portfolio of HTML5 games, including top trending casual games, games with acclaimed global success and classic games.
Jokoo is an important brand in Neomobile's portfolio which has already been successfully launched in many European countries such as Italy, France, Germany and Spain. It has also been successfully launched in Latin American countries such as Ecuador, Colombia and Peru. After today's launch in Mexico, the Company plans to launch the HTML5 service in other Central America countries within the following months.
Mexico is one of the key markets for Neomobile Group both in Latin America and worldwide. There are currently more than 100m active mobile subscriptions in Mexico. This translates to a mobile penetration rate of 87%. Smartphone usage grew by almost 50 percent in 2013 compared to 2012. As a result, eMarketer projected 6.1 million people will be added to Mexico's population of smartphone owners. Given this projection, Mexico could reach approximately 33.3 million smartphone users, which is more than one-quarter of the country's population.
About Neomobile
Neomobile is the leading Mobile Commerce Group, operating on a global level. Established in 2007, today Neomobile is a mobile monetization enabler for digital companies and adnetworks. We help them monetize their digital products, services and traffic, through carrier billing: consumers can discover and purchase digital goods with a fast, secure and easy way through a one-click flow. The Company's carrier billing solution is based on mobile direct billing, thanks to the integration with more than 200 mobile operators in 70+ markets worldwide. The Company has 300 professionals in mobile payment, content and technology in 12 offices in Europe and Latin America, providing a local presence while maintaining a global focus.
For more information www.neomobile.com/neomobile-business – www.neomobile-blog.com
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Tribute bands are always performing somewhere, but they rarely have a direct association with the original act. That's what makes this Salute to Glen Campbell show a must-see for fans of the legendary Arkansas entertainer who died in 2017 after a long public fight with Alzheimer's.
The unique concert, coming to the Redlands Bowl on July 9, includes ample hits and anecdotes.
"It's got credibility. We're not John Denver last week and Rod Stewart next week like some tribute bands. We have a connection to Glen and his music," said Jeff Dayton, who spent 15 years (and did nearly 4,000 gigs) with Campbell as guitarist/bandleader.
Dayton often brings along other past Campbell musicians, so there's "more than one version of the story," he said. A couple of them will be joining the group onstage in Redlands. "People say they love to hear the songs again and [especially] the stories. We talk about The Wrecking Crew, the TV show, what it was like on the road, time spent on the golf course and the kind of guy he was."
A Minneapolis native, Dayton studied jazz music at the University of Minnesota (where he backed up Dizzy Gillespie) and briefly played in a band alongside Prince and the Revolution drummer Bobby Z. Dayton earned a music degree at Arizona State University, segued into folk/country music and had a song placement on George Strait's platinum album, "Does Ft. Worth Ever Cross Your Mind."
While living and touring around the Grand Canyon State with the Jeff Dayton Band during the late 1980s, he landed an opening slot for Alabama and Merle Haggard in Phoenix. Campbell attended, liked what he saw, jammed with JDB at a private golf event and invited them on tour.
During Dayton's tenure with Campbell, they performed at local venues including the Mission Inn Hotel & Spa, National Orange Show, Dinah Shore Golf Tournament, Marriott Desert Springs, Orange County Fair with Mark & Brian from KLOS-FM, Crazy Horse Saloons and the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts. Dayton can be heard playing on 1990s efforts "Live! His Greatest Hits" and "Christmas with Glen Campbell."
The genesis for the special live tribute concert came to Dayton around late 2015.
"I'd had several requests to sing a night of Glen's music," he said. "I talked to his management. They were all for it and said, 'If anybody's going to go out and do his hits, you're really the guy to do it.' It's really been a wonderful, growing thing. People really love Glen's music and everywhere I go, they have a lot of obvious joy, great memories and questions."
In addition to well-known tunes, which Dayton called "the big mountains," he also does a solo midsection "where I talk about his work in the studio" and all the songs he played on that people might not realize. "Glen put out over 60 albums. I used to kid him and say, 'We could do a whole show of your hits and do another show and not repeat one song of your B hits.' He'd reply, 'What do you mean? They're all A hits!'"
Those in attendance in Redlands also can expect to hear Dayton's touching original Campbell-inspired composition, "Long Slow Train Out of Town."
"That song really hits a nerve in people," he said. "I've had grown men who I don't even know walk up to me after a show and just sob on my shoulder because it affected them so deeply. I'm really grateful for that connection with people and that they respond. Every songwriter wants somebody to find something [relatable] in their material. This one seems to be doing that all across the board."
Besides the Campbell connection, Dayton's career has included touring stints during the 2000s with Kenny Chesney and Lee Greenwood, writing for Doug Stone and Montgomery Gentry and, more recently, as an extra on the TV series "Nashville" and actor on "Hawaii Five-O." He also developed the interactive songwriting experience Making Music Nashville Style, produces up-and-coming musicians, performs and records with his own band and regularly does benefits for Alzheimer's and dementia organizations.
On a related note, longtime Campbell enthusiasts have had some worthy new archival releases to choose from over the past year. "Sings for the King" is a collection of rarely heard Campbell-sung tunes ("Spinout," "Easy Come, Easy Go," "Clambake," "Stay Away Joe") from 1964-68 that were originally made as demo recordings for Elvis Presley to record. It includes a new studio-constructed duet of both artists on the gospel song "We Call on Him."
Capitol Records just put out "Glen Campbell – The Legacy (1961-2017)," an impressive four-disc, 78-song box set that touches upon nearly every one of the singer/guitarist's albums. The physical edition sports an embossed cover, 60-page booklet chock full of rarely seen photos, complete session credits and an informative essay by veteran San Francisco music journalist Joel Selvin.
The collection provides a complete picture of the artist beyond the best-known hits. Most notable: several duets with Anne Murray, Bobbie Gentry and Rita Coolidge; the Brian Wilson-penned and produced "Guess I'm Dumb"; "Good Time Hour" variety show renditions of "MacArthur Park" and Conway Twitty's "It's Only Make Believe."; the final career recordings of tunes by Green Day, Foo Fighters and Paul Westerberg of The Replacements.
A version of the article originally appeared in the summer 2019 issue of Redlands Magazine.
Jeff Dayton's 'A Salute to Glen Campbell'
Where: Redlands Bowl, 25 Grant St., Redlands
When: 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 9
Admission: Free
Information: redlandsbowl.org


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We don't have summer schools over here but the idea of learning something that interests you during the lazy summery days is very attractive to me. So, with Sandy's nudge (read: she found this in the first place) I decided to jump in and take a ride with surface design.
In the next six weeks I'll be getting three briefs to work with and design a pattern for. The first one is already printed out and being slowly worked on in my head. We have to make a pattern to use on summer wear with emphasis on swim wear and the theme is Retro Geometric. Quite fun I must say.
I've never done anything like this before so I'm looking forward to this challenge. I just hope I'll be able to keep up with it. Do wish me luck :)


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| Wally
ミツル Mitsuru
Art from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
|Eye color
|Ice blue
|Hair color
|Tea green
|Petalburg City
|Wanda (cousin), unnamed aunt and uncle, unnamed mother and father
|Trainer class
|Pokémon Trainer
| Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, Masters
|English voice actor
|Unknown (Masters)
|Japanese voice actor
|Ayumu Murase (Masters)
|Manga counterpart(s)
Wally (Japanese: ミツル Mitsuru) is one of the two rival characters in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, Emerald, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire, the other being Brendan/May. He is the first rival not to be the player's first battle, and the first rival not to receive a starter Pokémon from the selection of starters presented to the player. In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Wally in his later battles possesses a Gallade that can Mega Evolve with his handmade wooden Mega Pendant, which holds his Key Stone. The Mega Pendant is shaped like a Gallade's head.
Wally is a young, sickly boy who just moved to Petalburg City. Despite his illness, his dream is to train Pokémon. In his room, in Petalburg City, there are a lot of books about how to raise and battle with Pokémon covered in sticky notes, a notebook which has been written and erased again and again and a terrestrial globe with pins in places in the Kalos and Unova regions, suggesting that he has been wanting to go outside and catch Pokémon for a long time.
His illness is never explained, but his symptoms appear to clear up in clean air, suggesting that it is either acute bronchitis or asthma.
- 1 In the games
- 1.1 Trainer's Eyes/Match Call
- 1.2 Pokémon
- 1.2.1 Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald
- 1.2.2 Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
- 1.2.3 Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon
- 1.3 Quotes
- 2 Artwork
- 3 In the anime
- 4 In the manga
- 5 In the TCG
- 6 Trivia
- 7 Names
In the games
In Pokémon Ruby, and Sapphire, Emerald, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire, Wally is a sickly young boy who first appears in Petalburg City, asking Norman, the Petalburg Gym Leader, to help him catch a Pokémon before he moves to Verdanturf Town to live with his aunt and uncle. Norman asks his child, the player, to assist Wally and loans Wally a Zigzagoon. Using this Pokémon, Wally is able to capture a Ralts. In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, after catching his Ralts, Wally will give the player a new app for their PokéNav as thanks, the PlayNav.
Wally shows up again later in Mauville City, pleading with his uncle to let him challenge Wattson. He battles the player to prove his strength, but loses. He decides his uncle is right but says he will train to become stronger.
Wally eventually runs away from home and challenges the player at Victory Road, seemingly recovered from his illness. In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, he remains at Victory Road and can be rematched after the player has entered the Hall of Fame.
In the remakes of Ruby and Sapphire, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Wally's Ralts eventually evolves into a Gallade instead of a Gardevoir. At some point in the game, Wally also obtains a Key Stone and Mega Pendant, allowing his Gallade to Mega Evolve. He is also revealed to have obtained all eight badges before the player meets Wally at Victory Road as he becomes a Certified Trainer at every Gym. The player can follow Wally's progress on the Hoenn News Network and see his name on the Gym statues starting from the time Mt. Chimney is explored.
In the Delta Episode, Wally is being harassed by CourtneyAS/MattOR who attempts to steal his Key Stone. Wally thanks the player when the player defeats Courtney/Matt, but reveals that his Key Stone had already disappeared before the Admin had arrived. At the end of the Delta Episode, Wally leaves his home again, with his Key Stone having been returned by the player.
Later on, Wally arrives at the Battle Resort with an S. S. Ticket from Norman and grows stronger through his time at the Battle Resort. Wally re-battles the player at the Battle Maison but can only be battled again once the player has beaten one of the Battle Chatelaines in a Super Battle. Wally can also be selected as a partner for the Multi Battle challenge at the Battle Maison. Through his time at the Battle Maison, Wally is revealed to have met a lot of people who have helped him grow as a Trainer. He is revealed to be a strategic, enthusiastic Trainer who studies various move combinations and the allocation of base stats, who is willing to change his team make-up and Pokémon's moves to become stronger.
In Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, Wally appears in Alola's Battle Tree as an opponent the player can battle and subsequently recruit.
Trainer's Eyes/Match Call
PKMN Trainer WallyRS / PKMN Lover WallyE / Pokémon Trainer WallyORAS
- Strategy
- We let it all hang out.RSE / We put everything we have into it!ORAS
- Trainer's Pokémon
- The 1st Pokémon I caught.RSE / The first Pokémon I ever caught.ORAS
- Self-Introduction
- Pokémon and I have grown stronger together.RSE / My Pokémon and I have grown stronger together.ORAS
Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald
Capture tutorial
Norman loans this Pokémon to Wally to show him how to catch Pokémon.
Caught in tutorial
|Ralts♂ Lv.5
First battle
Second battle and rematches
In Pokémon Emerald, the rematch battles are available after entering the Hall of Fame.
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Capture tutorial
Norman loans this Pokémon to Wally to show him how to catch Pokémon.
Caught in tutorial
|Ralts♂ Lv.5
First battle
Second battle
Third battle
Wally will only appear once the player defeats a Battle Chatelaine in a Super Battle at the Battle Maison.
Fourth battle onwards
Wally has a 1% chance of giving the player an Ability Capsule upon being defeated.
Battle Maison Multi Battle
Wally will always use these two Pokémon as the player's Multi Battle partner.
Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon
Wally's Pokémon are kept in Ultra Balls.
Battle Tree
Wally uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double Battles, and two in Multi Battles.
Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald
- Petalburg Gym
- "Um… I… I'd like to get a Pokémon, please…
- "I'm going to go stay with my relatives in Verdanturf Town. I thought I would be lonely by myself, so I wanted to take a Pokémon along. But I've never caught a Pokémon before. I don't know how…"
- "Oh, wow! A Pokémon!"
- "Oh, wow! Thank you!"
- "<player>… Would you really come with me?"
- Route 102
- "<player>… Pokémon hide in tall grass like this, don't they? Please watch me and see if I can catch one properly. …Whoa!"
- "You throw a Ball now, right? I… I'll do my best!"
- "I did it… It's my… My Pokémon! <player>, thank you! Let's go back to the Gym!"
- Petalburg Gym (after catching tutorial)
- "Thank you, yes, it did. Here's your Pokémon back. <player>, thank you for coming along with me. You two are why I was able to catch my Pokémon. I promise I'll take really good care of it. Oh! My mom's waiting for me, so I have to go! Bye, <player>!
- Before battle
- "Aww, Uncle, please? I want to challenge this Gym and see how much better I've become. Please? May I, please?"
- "I'm not pushing it. If I combine forces with Ralts, we can beat anyone!"
- "Oh! Hi, <player>! I've gotten a lot stronger since we met. <Player>, I want you and my Uncle to understand that. <Player>, please, will you have a battle with me?"/"<Player>, please! Battle with me, please."
- Yes: "<player>, thank you. Okay… Here I come!"
- No: "Oh… If you won't battle me, <player>, my Uncle won't know that I've become really strong."
- Being defeated
- "… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … I lost…"
- After being defeated
- "Uncle… I'll go back to Verdanturf…"
- "<player>, thank you. Being a Trainer is tough, isn't it? It's not enough just to have Pokémon and make them battle. That isn't what being a real Trainer is about."
- Match CallE
- "Oh, hello, <player>! I just wanted to tell you that my uncle bought me a PokéNav! Now I can get in touch with you anytime, <player>!"
- Wanda's house (Verdanturf Town)
- "I lost to you, <player>, but I'm not feeling down anymore. Because I have a new purpose in life. Together with my Ralts, I'm going to challenge Pokémon Gyms and become a great Trainer. Please watch me, <player>. I'm going to be stronger than you. When I do, I'm going to challenge you to another battle."
- If talked to once again
- "Please watch me, <player>. I'm going to get stronger than you. When I do, I'm going to challenge you to another battle."
- Before battle
- "Hi! <player>! I bet you're surprised to see me here! I made it all the way here, and it's all thanks to you! <Player>, losing to you that time made me stronger! But I'm not going to lose anymore! I'm going to win! For the Pokémon who gave me courage and strength! Okay… Here I come! "
- Being defeated
- "Wow! <player>, you are strong, after all!"
- After being defeated
- "I couldn't beat you today, <player>, but one of these days, I'll catch up to you!"
- Victory Road (post-gameE)
- Before battle
- "Hi! <player>! I've gotten stronger since that last time! I wanted to show you, <player>! Okay… Here I come! "
- Being defeated
- "Wow! <player>, you are strong, after all!"
- After being defeated
- "I couldn't beat you this time, too… But one of these days, <player>, I'm going to catch up to you…And challenge the Pokémon League!"
Match CallE
- After registering Wally in the Match Call
- "Oh, <player>! I've been getting healthier and more physically fit. I hope I can become a trainer like you soon, <player>!"
- After connecting the two halves of Rusturf Tunnel
- "<player>, hello! After Rusturf Tunnel went through, Wanda's been very happy!"
- After receiving the Heat Badge
- "Oh, <player>! I…I left my uncle's place in Verdanturf without telling anyone. I wonder if he's furious with me… <player>, you understand how I feel, don't you?"
- After defeating Shelly at the Weather Institute
- "<player>? It's me, Wally! The world of trainers is amazing! When I have my Pokémon with me, all sorts of people say hi! It's as if everyone's getting connected through Pokémon!"
- After defeating Maxie at the Magma Hideout
- "<player>? It's awesome! That Ralts we caught together? It evolved, <player>! Maybe I'm talented…Oh, but I shouldn't get a big head like that! After all it's the Pokémon that should be praised!"
- After defeating Wally at Victory Road
- "Oh, <player>! Before I met you, I hardly ever left my house…But now, I'm on my adventure with my very own Pokémon…<player>…Thank you…"
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
- First time
- "Um… E-excuse me… I…I'd like to get a Pokémon, please…"
- "Y-yes… I'm supposed to go stay with my relatives in Verdanturf Town for a while. But I thought I might be lonely by myself, so I wanted to bring a Pokémon with me. But I've never caught a Pokémon by myself… I'm not sure if I can."
- "Oh, wow… Your Pokémon, sir?"
- "Th-thank you, Mr. Norman! Um…<player>? You will… You will come with me, right?"
- After catching tutorial
- "Yes, it did! Thank you! Let me give you back your Pokémon, sir."
- "And you, <player>… Thank you so much for coming with me. It was all thanks to you two that I was able to catch Ralts. My very own Ralts… I will always, always treasure it! …Oh! I know! It's not much of a thank-you, but…um…<player>? Will you let me see your PokéNav Plus for a second?"
- "OK, that and…ummm…there!"
- "I read in a book how you can use the PlayNav to take care of your Pokémon and train them. And there's even supposed to be this thing called the PSS, where you can meet up with other Trainers and battle friends and more! I've wanted to have my own Pokémon for so long…and do all those kinda things together… So I've had all these kinds of apps installed on my PokéNav Plus for ages! Embarrassing, huh? I'm going to try my best together with Ralts. You do your best, too, <player>! Oh, but my mom's waiting for me. I've got to get going! I hope we'll meet again, <player>! And you, too, Mr. Norman!"
- Route 102
- "<player>… Pokémon hide in tall grass like this, don't they?"
- "P-please stay there to watch and see if I can catch one properly."
- "Wh-whoa!"
- During catching tutorial
- "I'm su-supposed to try to weaken the Pokémon before I throw my Poké Ball, right? I read that in a book recently."
- After catching tutorial
- "I did it… It's my… My own Pokémon! Thanks so much, <player>! Let's head back to the Gym!"
- Mauville City
- First time entering the city
- "Wow! So this is Mauville City!"
- "No, thank you! I want to challenge the Gym right away!"
- "Let me see… I'm pretty sure the Gym is…"
- "Yup! Straight ahead this way! Just through the inner courtyard!"
- Front of Mauville Gym
- "Uncle, I'm begging you! I want to challenge this Gym to see how much stronger I've become! Please! You'll let me, won't you?"
- "I'm not pushing it! If it's me and my Ralts, we can beat anyone!"
- "Ah! <player>! Ralts and I have gotten a lot stronger since we first met. Growing together! I want to prove that to you and my uncle both, <player>."
- "Please…help me once more… And have a battle with me!"
- Yes: "Thank you, <player>. OK. Here we go!"
- "We're going to win this, Ralts! We have to!"
- No: "But if you won't battle against me, <player>… I don't think my uncle will believe that I've really gotten stronger."
- After refusing and talking to again
- "<player>, please! Battle with me!"
- Being defeated
- "Wow… You really are strong, <player>!"
- After being defeated
- "Uncle… I'll go back to Verdanturf…"
- "<player>, thank you… Being a Trainer is tough, isn't it? It's not enough just to battle with your Pokémon. I can't become a true Trainer like that… Not really…"
- "…"
- "…Yes, Uncle."
- "<player>…"
- "I… I'm definitely… I'm going to get stronger. Much, much stronger! I feel like I learned a lot from just one Pokémon battle with you… About my own limits…and Ralts's…"
- "So…um… That's why… <player>… If it's all right… Could I…"
- "Could I call you…my r-riv—"
- "Ah, never mind! S-sorry! It was nothing! Please forget about it!"
- "Guh…good-bye!"
- Arriving after obtaining the Balance Badge
- "Phew… It's actually pretty far, isn't it? All the way here to Mauville…"
- "So that must be Route 118 ahead… I wonder what kind of Pokémon I'll meet there. I can't wait to find out!"
- "I'll see you later, <player>! I'm going straight to Route 118! Let's definitely have a battle next time we meet! It's a promise, OK? And you can't break a promise!"
- First time
- "Ah! <player>! Mr. Norman!"
- "I haven't seen the two of you in some time. What a coincidence! I just came back to my parents' house to grab something I'd forgotten."
- "R-really? You really think so? Hehe… Thank you! That's so nice of you to say!"
- "Yes, sir! I will do my best to become as strong as <player>, sir!"
- "I guess I had better start out, then. I'm off for now, Dad! See you next time!"
- "Um. Come on, <player>! Let's go together!"
- "OK! We're off!"
- "Mr. Norman told us to keep going beyond Route 118, didn't he… Let me check my AreaNav…"
- "Route 118 is the one east of Mauville City, huh? <player>! Since we're both here anyway, let's go to Mauville together! I'm definitely planning on going to check out Route 118 like your dad said!"
- Before battle
- "Ah! <player>! I bet you must be surprised to see me in a place like this! That promise that we made back then… Thank you for keeping your end of it. It was really all thanks to you that I could make it this far, <player>. It was only because I lost to you back then that I could become even stronger. I'm sure that you and your Pokémon must have had to overcome a lot, too… To make it all the way here. Right, <player>? Everyone's grown so much… And now we'll get to see just what we all can do. Standing here facing you again gives me chills… …But I won't give up! I won't lose anymore. My Pokémon have given me the courage and strength to fight. I have to win for their sake! So get ready… Here I come!"
- Being defeated
- "… I've lost…"
- After being defeated
- "… … Arghhh!!! … … …Hah. <player>, you… And your Pokémon, too… Thank you for not holding back when you battled against us… For not holding back when you beat us… And… Gallade… Everyone…. Thank you so much… I feel like I've been able to take another step forward thanks to you! Oh! I know! I'll give you this to keep. I hope it will always remind you of your battle with me… and with Gallade and the rest of my team. If you have a male Kirlia as one of your partners, <player>, I hope that you might use that Dawn Stone on it for me. I couldn't beat you this time, <player>. But I'll stay here and continue training. And one day… Look out! I swear I'll catch up to you one day! When I do, promise we'll battle again! That's a promise I intend to live up to!"
- Upon entering the Battle Resort for the first time
- "Ah! <player>! So you came, too! Mr. Norman actually gave me a ticket as well. I just got here a little while ago. So this is the Battle Resort… A tropical paradise that only the lucky few get to visit…"
- "I'm getting pumped just standing here! Let's check it out!"
- "I'm s-sorry, ma'am, sir…Running into you like that…"
- After encountering Team Aqua/Magma
- "Wow… Incredible…"
- "Challenge?"
- "Oh, is that right? But where can we battle?"
- "No, I don't…"
- "Thank you very much. We will be sure to do that!"
- "The Battle Maison…"
- "I'm curious about what kind of place it is, but I think I'll take a look around the island first. I've never been so far from home before, and I've never visited anything like a resort! So I'll be off exploring, <player>… But I'll see you later! I hope we can battle again, here in this resort!"
- When selected for the Multi Battle challenge
- "I hope you can bear with me, <player!> I'm going to take this chance to study how a Champion fights from right up close!"
- After ending the Multi Battle challenge
- "O-oh… That's too bad… I hope you'll ask me again someday…"
- After 20 consecutive wins at the Multi Battle challenge
- "Thank you so much, <player>! Me and my Pokémon both gained a lot from being able to fight beside you!"
- After losing the Multi Battle challenge
- "I'm s-sorry… I guess me and my team just got in your way…"
- After the monument is built
- "This monument was built to commemorate you, wasn't it? That's amazing! You really are Hoenn's top Trainer, <player>."
- "Umm… You are…?"
- "That many?!"
- "I see…"
- "So there are still other Trainers who are that passionate about Pokémon battles… Wow! I feel like trying harder seeing that. I'm sure I can still become stronger! I'll see you later then, <player>! I'm going off to train some more!"
- Before battle (first time)
- "<player>! How are you doing? I've been training nonstop—so I was taking a short rest. Since I managed to run into you, <player>, it seems like this will be a perfect chance to see how much I've improved!"
- Being defeated (first time)
- "Ugh. So this is my limit."
- If talked to after being defeated
- "I knew my team makeup was still off. Then…I guess I need to take this guy out. No, if I do that, I'll be wide open for… Hmm… Then if I replace this move here… Yeah… Yeah, that should do it! Oh! Excuse me! I couldn't help myself! But you're just as brilliant in battle as ever, <player>! Still, don't you count on me just losing to you forever. I've met a lot of people who have helped me grow since coming to the Battle Resort, and it has reminded me all over again how much fun it is to really go all out in battle! Thanks again, <player>! Let's battle again sometime!"
- Before battle (rematch)
- "<Player>! Please see how much my training has accomplished! This time my team is the best it can be!"
- Being defeated (rematch)
- "Gaaahhh!"
- If giving the player an Ability Capsule
- "Hah…hah… Here, <player>… Take this, hah, with my thanks."
- If talked to after being defeated (rematch)
- "Hah…hah… Maybe I need to start again from scratch. But you performed as well as I'd expect, <player>! You even beat the best team I could put together! And, well, Pokémon battling really is great, isn't it? When I get to spend every day training and battling like this, I really can't help thinking, so… I enjoy every day so much that I really think I finally found where I belong. I…I'm going to keep getting stronger! So please battle with me again!"
Delta Episode
- Petalburg City
- "I don't have it, I tell you!"
- "Argh! Are you even listening? I've been telling you— Ah! <player>!"
- "Thank you so much, <player>. That strange womanOR/manAS suddenly attacked me, demanding that I hand over my Key Stone. The truth is I couldn't give it to herOR/himAS even if I wanted to. My Key Stone is gone… I left it in the house when I went out, and it just disappeared. What in the world is going on? If someone like that ever shows up again... I've gotta protect my mom and dad. You be careful, too, <player>!"
- Inside the house
- "Who in the world would steal my Key Stone…"
- End of episode
- "I'll be leaving, then. Good-bye, Mom! Bye, Dad!"
- "Of course! My Pokémon and I are fit for anything! See, <player> got my Key Stone back for me. And Mr. Norman gave me a ticket to a resort that sounds really neat. I can't wait to go and check it out!"
Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon
- Before battle
- "I trained in Hoenn to take on the world. Please have a look at my results!"
- Being defeated
- "I've lost…"
- If the player is defeated
- "Let's battle again sometime!"
Pokémon Masters
- Menu interface (voice clips)
- After being recruited
- "N-nice to meet you! I'm Wally. My Pokémon and I are always moving forward together, little by little, day by day!"
- Sync pair viewer
- "I-I'm definitely going to get stronger. Much, much, stronger."
- "I won't give up. My Pokémon have given me the courage and strength to fight. I have to win--for their sake!"
- Upon leveling-up
- "All right. We're even stronger now."
- Upon reaching max level
- "When my Pokémon and I work together, we're unbeatable!"
- Upon unlocking a new level cap
- "We'll keep pushing past our limits, you'll see."
- During conversation
- "Yes."
- "Hey!"
- Battle interface (voice clips)
- VS screen
- "We're going to win this!"
- Battle start
- "Do it!"
- Using Pokémon move
- "Right there!"
- "Go!"
- Using item
- "Here goes!"
- Using Trainer move
- "Perfect timing!"
- Using Sync Move
- "Get ready, here I come!"
- Defeat
- "*groan*"
- Story Event - Serena's Dessert Party
- On the Hunt for Berries
- "Go for it, Gallade!"
- "What? You missed? Well, that's OK. Everyone has off days."
- "Ahhh! Serena?! I-I'm sorry. I was so caught up in our training..."
- "I am! Our goal is to train together and get stronger, after all!"
- "But he seems a little out of it today."
- "Usually, he understands exactly what I'm thinking..."
- "Um... Could I help out with that party, too?"
- "I'm always relying on Gallade. This is my chance to help him out for a change."
- Surprise Setback
- Time to Join Forces!
- "She's right!"
- "In fact, it's thanks to you that we're working hard to do something nice for our Pokémon."
- "Someone might've seen the thief take them."
- "A-are we going to fight them?"
- If You Play with Fire
- "So, give them back to us!"
- The Sweetest Cure-All
- "Gallade seems to be back to his old self again, too."
- "He should be able to understand exactly what I'm feeling now!"
|Official artwork from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald
|Encountering Jirachi with May
| Conceptual artwork from
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
|With his Mega Gallade and Mega Pendant
| Sprite from
Generation III
| Back sprite
from Gen III
| VS model from
Generation VI
| VS model with Mega Pendant
from Generation VI
| In-battle model from
Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon
| VS model from
Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon
| Overworld sprite
from Gen III
| Overworld model
from Generation VI
| Overworld model with Mega Pendant
from Generation VI
| Battle Maison icon
from Generation VI
|Overworld model
Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon
|Model from
|VS Model from
In the anime
In the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer
Wally briefly appeared in the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer as part of a team with Silver and Hugh.
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
- Main article: Wally (Adventures)
Wally appears as a major supporting character in Pokémon Adventures.
In the TCG
Artwork from the cards:
|Raising his Pokémon
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Wally or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
| Wally's Pokémon
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a silver background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
| English
| Japanese
|Cosmic Eclipse
|Dream League
|Cosmic Eclipse
|Dream League
| English
| Japanese
|Wally's Training
|T [Su]
|EX Sandstorm
|Miracle of the Desert
|EX Emerald
|Roaring Skies
|Emerald Break
|Roaring Skies
|Emerald Break
|PokéKyun Collection
|Ultra Moon Deck Build Box
- In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, Wally challenges the player near the exit of Victory Road, whereas in Emerald, he is met after crossing the first bridge. Despite this, the rematches with him occur near the end of Victory Road, regardless of the game.
- In the Generation III games, it is possible for the capture tutorial to end with Ralts fainting. This can only happen if Zigzagoon is generated with 11 Attack, and the wild Ralts has a Nature that lowers Defense, an IV of 3 or less in HP, and 5 or less in Defense. With all this, Zigzagoon can do a maximum of 10 damage with its first Tackle, and after Growl is used on it, 7 with its second. This makes for a total of 17 damage, just enough to knock out Ralts. However, the game continues on as if it had been caught. The probability of this occurring is (182/800)*(4/25)*(4/32)*(6/32)*(5/16)*(7/16), or about 1 in 8574.
- In the Generation III games, it is also possible for Wally to catch a Shiny Ralts in the tutorial. However, it will not stay Shiny in subsequent battles.
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- In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, after the player defeats MaxieOR or ArchieAS at Mt. Chimney, Wally is listed as a certified Trainer at all Hoenn Pokémon Gyms.
- As the player visits Lavaridge Town after these events, all Gyms from that point onward (including the Petalburg Gym) list Wally's name first, while Wally's name appears after the player's name at the first three Gyms.
- In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, when Wally is battled on Victory Road, he gets his own battle theme, unlike in the original games. This later becomes his encounter theme when he is rematched at the Battle Resort.
- Wally shares his Italian name with Grant: they both go by the name of Lino.
- Prior to Sun and Moon, Wally shared his Chinese name with Dawn.
- Before the catching tutorial, Wally is given a Poké Ball by Norman, as he appears to not have any. In Generation III, this is true, but in Generation VI, Wally is shown to have 15 Poké Balls in his Bag during the tutorial.
|ミツル Mitsuru
|From 蔓 tsuru, vine. May also be from 鶴 tsuru (crane), in reference to the act of folding one thousand origami cranes.
|Possibly from Walter, meaning "ruler of the army". Could also be from "Wallace" meaning "foreigner" or "stranger".
|Possibly from timide, timid
|Diminutive of Heinrich (German cognate of Henry), meaning "home ruler"
|From Λῖνος Linos (the personification of dirge or lamentation in ancient Greek mythology) or lino (flax)
|From blass, German for pale
|민진 Minjin
|Possibly from 閔 min (to grieve; to urge on) and 進 jin (progression). Coincidentally, his name may also refer to 珉 min (jade-like stone) and 榛 jin (hazel). Both are objects with shades of green similar to Wally's color pallet.
|Chinese (Mandarin)
|滿充 / 满充 Mǎnchōng *
|From 充滿 / 充满 chōngmǎn (brimming)
|小光 Xiǎo Guāng *
|From 光 mitsuru. Literally "young light"
|Chinese (Cantonese)
|滿充 Múhnchūng *
|From 充滿 chūngmúhn (brimming)
|小光 Síu Gwōng *
|From 光 mitsuru. Literally "young light"
|Уолли Uolli
|Transcription of English name
|มิสึรุ Mitsuru
|Transliteration of Japanese name
|Transliteration of his Japanese name.
|Rival characters
| Blue • Silver • Brendan/May • Wally • Barry • Cheren • Bianca • Hugh • Calem/Serena
Shauna • Tierno • Trevor • Hau • Gladion • Trace • Hop • Bede • Marnie • Klara • Avery
Ronald • Paulo
|Non-player characters in the core series games
|Characters appearing in Pokémon Masters
|This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.


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An American Medical Association analysis found that South Carolina has one of the country's least competitive health insurance markets.
The country's leading lobby group for physicians said South Carolina has the seventh least competitive commercial insurance markets after Alabama, Hawaii, Michigan, Delaware, Alaska, and North Dakota. A single insurer accounted for a majority share of the health insurance market in each state.
The AMA report said Blue Cross and Blue Shield holds 60 percent of South Carolina's health insurance market, with Cigna next at 15 percent.
North Carolina's Blue Cross and Blue Shield plan holds nearly half the state's insurance market, followed by UnitedHealthcare at 18 percent. The two-thirds share held by Blue Cross and UnitedHealthcare is down from about 80 percent in last year's AMA report.
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Elevating Responsive and Responsible Teaching
Experienced teachers know that supporting their students' learning means understanding and incorporating their lives outside the classroom. But what concrete practices can teachers employ to ensure that their teaching is personally and culturally responsive to their students' needs?
Join us Friday, March 2nd for our half-day symposium Elevating Responsive and Responsible Teaching. Together with exemplary local teacher leaders, including current and past Oregon State Teachers of the Year, we'll explore ways to ensure that students are greeted by teachers and learning environments that nurture and engage their personal and cultural histories.
Combining panel discussions with the unique opportunity for participants to meet one-on-one with classroom practitioners, this symposium enables you to learn directly with other teachers, to share experiences, and to establish lasting professional relationships that will continue even after the symposium concludes.
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>Wow, are you guys out of touch with reality or what! > >In case you hadn't noticed, Netscape is running on almost 5 million desktops >with a 60% market share. Most of the Web page designers that I work with, and I >work with many, include Netscape extensions without thinking twice about it. > >In this case, the tail is definitely waving the dog. Those who ignore dominant >market share in an increasingly commercial WWW are bound to be swept right off >the playing field. If Netscape designs the playing field, expect it to have incompatible grass that changes colour 15 times before you've got onto the pitch. Oh, and you've got to use a square ball (although it might have to be hemispherical in the next release, if they think that's cooler). regards, -- Jon Wallis Senior Lecturer in Information Systems Engineering School of Computing & I.T., University of Wolverhampton, UK - WV1 1SB Tel/Fax +44 (0)1902 322203/322680 http://www.scit.wlv.ac.uk/~cm1906 ------------Opinions are mine, not those of my employer--------------Received on Wednesday, 19 July 1995 02:39:30 UTC
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What is Network Marketing: Network Marketing Now
It is a shame that people who claim to be doing network marketing forget the 'networking' aspect and therefore should just call it 'marketing'. The usual strategy employed by 'network marketers' begins with leads generation of some sort, whether by purchase or leads capture devices, and then contacting the leads via telephone and/or email.
If the prospect becomes a customer, then they would be directed to a site where there is 'canned' documentation, FAQs, resources, etc. The more sophisticated program sites might have teleconferences, webinars or forums where to some degree there would be 'networking' within the company for management and membership.
The best definition of 'networking' however is 'to be known without having an agenda'. This would then be in reverse order to the usual techniques used in network marketing. The leads would be generated from sites where people are having conversations interactively and establishing relationships prior to trying to sell anybody anything. If someone is interested in getting more information or buying something, they would request it and be contacted privately.
With the advent of social networks becoming popular in the recent past, it seems as though the latter model is coming to fruition. It was about time, too, as thanks to miscreant trolls and spammers on the Internet, everyone is being inundated with unwanted, unsolicited advertising. This creates chaos and disrupts a productive environment in which business is conducted in an orderly way.
It seems even when a company swears that they will not share your information with anyone, somehow you begin to get spammed as soon as you sign up for a program. Not clear if the systems are hacked or how email addresses and phone numbers begin to be abused by 3rd parties. Surely this is not the 'network' anybody legitimate envisioned.
The result of the pitfalls surrounding email is that people are becoming immune to anything sent via email. The easiest way to navigate a flooded inbox is just to delete everything without even looking at it. Even the companies that we do sign up for can be abusive in that they will send something every single day to hound you to 'upgrade now'. After a while, again, the only way to deal with it is to ignore it or delete it. This can't be conducive to sales in the network marketing environment. Last 3 posts in All About Network Marketing and MLM
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1. Make sure whatever directory you are installing to is running PHP5. See this page: http://faq.1and1.com/scripting_languages_supported/php/5.html for more information.
2. FTP all the files up to your 1and1 hosting directory. I went with version 1.7.3 available at http://elgg.org/download.php.
3. Create a 1and1 database for your Elgg installation.
4. Write down all your database information: username, password, database name, and host name.
5. Create your "Data" directory outside of your Elgg installation directory and open up the permissions on it. If you SSH into your hosting environment, you can CHMOD 0777 the data directory. If you FTP to your site via Windows, just right click on the folder and set the permissions.
6. Manually edit the "engine/settings.php" file. I think the wizard will now walk you through these settings, but I like doing this the old fashioned way. This is where you tell Elgg how to connect to your database. Enter your credentials from step 4 above. Make sure you don't leave the brackets "{}" in there. (Seems like there were multiple brackets which might lead one to believe they should only remove one set.)
7. Set up your .htaccess file (VERY IMPORTANT). It seems like this is where most people blow it. It's just an htaccess file. It can't hurt you. Remember that you are setting it up in relation to where you're installing it and not your root directory. For instance, I have it set to "/elgg/" and not "/hobbub/elgg/" as I have it sitting in a subdirectory of this site.
8. Okay, you should now be ready to set up your site. Try navigating to you site via the browser of your choice. If you did everything correctly, you should see a page like the image below. You're still not done. The installer makes a best attempt to figure out your settings, but it is still up to you to verify them. In particular, my "site url" was wrong and had to be edited. The "full path to the location where files will be uploaded…." is really looking for the path to the "data directory" you set up in #5 above. I just copy-pasted from the textbox above and edited the last directory.
Note about Elgg Email on 1and1 servers: the Elgg registration process sends a "verify your account" email. These emails seem to get spam filtered (no matter how I changed the content) when coming from an address attached to my domain like *email@example.com* – but an address like "email@example.com" (sent from same server) made it through all the spam filters. This is anecdotal – no real research – perhaps subject of a future post…
9. Set up your admin account and you are done!
10. "I did everything you said and it didn't work!" Troubleshooting is what makes this kind of stuff fun, right?
Did everything get FTP'd to your site? When I sent the zip file via command line and unzipped via SSH I had no issues. When using the Windows drag files and drop em FTP method I timed out and had to re-upload. Just for kicks, it failed when it was trying to copy the "language" directory. I hit the site to see what would happen and got the following error:
"Everything transferred, but it still doesn't work!" I'm willing to bet at about 9-1 odds that it is your htaccess file and mod rewrite. If you can hit the install.php file but you're getting 404 errors when you try to continue, or you're getting 404 errors in general, it is probably due to Mod Rewrite. (The install.php sits in the root and doesn't rely on Mod Rewrite.)
Final Note: Beware of the "Action" gotcha. When troubleshooting an ELGG install, first timers almost invariably stumble on this – and it's natural. "The thought process is: I'm getting a 404, so the page doesn't exist, what is the url?" You then see in your browser that it is attempting to navigate to "yoursite/action" or "/elgg/action/blahblah". You then look at the Elgg directory structure and notice that there isn't an "action" directory, but there is an "ACTIONS" directory. You then curse the Elgg developers as idiots and wonder how there could be such a silly error in a release.
STOP. It's supposed to be that way. It's your Mod Rewrite that's bad. These Elgg guys must have a great sense of humor. The internet is littered with people who've stumbled onto this "revelation" and given up. If anything, it keeps competing sites down. Check your htaccess file. It's okay? Check it again. Good luck.
Wise Man Say, "Change One Thing at a Time to Troubleshoot."
Oh yeah, the site is at http://www.hobbub.com/elgg/ – feel free to check it out if you want to see what a base install looks like. I don't even mind if you get yourself a couple backlinks, just don't spam it up too much. Make It funny.
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Americans Have 'Enduring Commitment' To Respond To Crises, Help Those In Need
In this opinion piece in the Kansas City Star's "As I See It," Nancy Lindborg, USAID assistant administrator for democracy, conflict and humanitarian assistance and a guest speaker at this week's International Food Aid and Development Conference in Kansas City, discusses food aid and highlights USAID's response to last year's food crisis in the Horn of Africa. She writes, "None of this would have been possible without the hard work and generosity of the American public, and especially the farmers, manufacturers and shippers that I am honored to meet with again this week in Kansas City."
"As we gather this year in Kansas City, a new drought is pushing millions into crisis on the other side of Africa, in the dry lands that stretch from Senegal to Chad," she continues, adding, "As Americans, we have an enduring commitment to responding to crises and helping those in need." She concludes, "For the last 50 years, millions of people around the world have been nourished by bags of food from the American people during their toughest times. As crises continue, we will continue to respond" (5/8).


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Stu ya Gotz? Week 5 NFL picks
NFL Week 5 is already here, and that can only mean one thing… a NEW Stu ya Gotz!
In this week's SYG: Peyton Manning's arm has not fallen off yet, the Falcons will go 16-0, and the woes of Colin Kraepernick.
Check out Stugotz's picks below if you're feeling adventurous:
Seahawks at Bengals -1
Broncos at Raiders +5.5
49ers at Giants -7
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by Thomas Ricker,
Our brothers in gadgetry over at Engadget Chinese are at ASUS' Eee Top unveiling in Taipei. They've already been hands-on with the 15.6-inch all-in-one touchscreen PC and consider the build quality to be "ok," consistent with the traditional (read: non-S101) Eee PC netbooks. And while it includes an "Easy Mode" UI that runs on top of XP, launch anything other than an ASUS-built application and you're right back into XP's less finger-friendly interface. That's where the included stylus (hidden in the keyboard) comes into play. We also have a price: 18,900 Taiwanese dollars which is a tax inclusive price of about $580 in the US. It's available today in ASUS' home of Taiwan — everyone else will have to wait for their local announcements. 'Till then, pics, plenty of pics.
Update: Today's announcement is only for model ET1602. The ET1603 with better graphics and battery (whose existence is in dispute based on contradictory press reports and product specs) is still not available.
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Marc Destrubé – Solo Violin Music from the 17th and 18th Centuries
Wentworth Villa
Event Details
This rare program of solo violin music 'without bass' from the baroque period includes some of the earliest such music, music which set the stage for Johann Sebastian Bach's extraordinary solo sonatas and partitas, including his famous Chaconne, considered the greatest of all works for solo violin.
Victoria native Marc Destrubé enjoys a diverse international career performing on historical and modern violins, as soloist, chamber musician, concertmaster or director/conductor. He is co-concertmaster of the Orchestra of the 18th Century (Amsterdam), first violinist of the Axelrod String Quartet (Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC) and of the Vancouver quartet Microcosmos, and is a regular guest director and soloist with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, the Australian Haydn Ensemble and Lyra Baroque Orchestra.
In Vancouver he has been director of the Pacific Baroque Orchestra, concertmaster of the CBC Radio Orchestra and first violinist with the Purcell String Quartet. He performs regularly for Early Music Vancouver, is Artistic Director of the Pacific Baroque Festival (Victoria), a member of the Turning Point Ensemble, and concertmaster of the Oregon Bach Festival Baroque Orchestra. A highly-respected teacher, he has been a visiting artist at the Paris, Utrecht and Moscow Conservatories, the Banff Centre, University of Indiana, Case Western University and Australian National University. He is on the faculty of the Berwick Academy at the University of Oregon and course co-director of the Twin Cities Baroque Instrumental Programme.
Recital Program
Thomas Baltzar - A Prelude for the Violin
Thomas Baltzar - Three Pieces for solo violin
Nicolo Matteis - Three Pieces from 'Ayres for the Violin, Book 2' (1676)
Heinrich Biber - Passacaglia in g minor 'The Guardian Angel' from the 'Rosary' or 'Mystery' Sonatas (1676)
J. S. Bach - Partita in d minor, BWV 1004 from Sei Solo a Violino senza Basso accompagnato Libro Primo (1720)
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Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir is relishing the opportunity to play in New Zealand and Australia and says he is getting back to his best after his suspension ended.
Amir spent five years on the sidelines after getting himself involved in the 2010 spot-fixing scandal in England but returned to international cricket when Pakistan last visited New Zealand.
Pakistan are coming off the back of a resounding series win over the West Indies in the UAE and will be visiting Australia and New Zealand.
Pakistan will play two Tests in New Zealand the first of which gets underway on November 17 in Christchurch.
Amir said of his form: "Five years is a long period, so I am gaining my rhythm and I am looking forward to trips to New Zealand and Australia. I have been to both countries earlier and pitches there help fast bowlers.
"With the exposure of playing at tracks like in the United Arab Emirates you definitely get a lot of confidence to do well in Australia and New Zealand."
The left-arm quick conceded that his fitness is yet to reach the levels expected of an international player but committed to working hard on it.
Amir added: "I did face some problem with fitness which was expected after five years absence. It is very tough for fast bowler especially to come after such a long period and be there at once.
"Outings in New Zealand and Australia and performing there in those conditions will give me immense confidence."
The quick was happy with the decision to rest him for the second Test against the West Indies.
Amir said: "I am playing from last one year now and I think fast bowler needs rest and he should be taking rest if there is a chance.
"Secondly, we have bowler sitting at bench and you never know me and Wahab can be injured at any stage."
Since returning to the game Amir hasn't quite extracted the levels of swing he did before his ban but felt that with time this would return.
He said: "You can't reach there in days as you need to keep on performing. I still have a long career ahead of me and I am working hard to get there where I left in 2010.
"Since my comeback I was playing T20 cricket where bowling is totally different and I was going wide of the crease earlier but now I have minimize it and worked on my arms and its working in my way."
Pakistan will jet across the Tasman sea after their series in New Zealand to face Australia in three Tests and five ODIs in a tour that will stretch from December 15 until the fifth ODI which will be contested on Australia Day in January 2017.
The hosts need eight more wickets.
Reece Topley also recalled four years after his last appearance.
England host Ireland on Thursday, Saturday and Tuesday at the Ageas Bowl.
The seamer reduced the Windies to 10 for two at stumps on Sunday evening.
Vince is expected to be included when England name their ODI squad to face Ireland on Monday.
Broad took six wickets on the third day at Emirates Old Trafford.
A total of 1,000 spectators were admitted to Surrey's friendly with Middlesex.
Broad hounded the tourists out for 197 in the morning and returned to take two more wickets in their second innings.
Bowler is three wickets shy of 500.
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Amongst my favorite memories as a child, there is one particularly cherished of which only a small vestige remains. I was no older than age seven when I conferred to do everything in my power to make my great-grandfather, whose age had just surpassed ninety at the time, happy: He had lost his wife in the springtime many years prior, and as memories often do, his sadness awakened in temporal fashion, with the melting snow and brightening sun. For hours, in hopes of drawing a smile, I danced around the front lawn while he sat on the staircase, cane in hand. With the dirt covered hands of a child who pays no mind to what is clean or proper, in concentrated effort, I climbed into his lap, legs swinging below, and placed flowers in a crown-formation atop his still jet-black hair. The kind man that he was, he slouched down to ease his head for my short arms' reach. As my hand looped below, a flower meant for his crown accidentally swatted into his eye. Though shrapnel from an exploding bomb in the Second World War would cost him the privilege of two seeing eyes, of all chance, I had the misfortune of poking "the good one". As he rubbed hastily, instead of a smile, I had inadvertently drawn a tear.
"When a person is poked in the eye, watering is a common response," says Dr. James Stoyan, head optometrist at Stoyan's Optical, easing my childhood worry as I recall my memory in conversation with him. He pauses for a moment; then, with the depth and clarity that only an optometrist of his lofty expertise and distinguished experiential stature could achieve, he details exactly what to do should a similar situation ever arise, noting from his lengthy practice that most of us — myself included — are completely unaware of proper protocol: "In a surface injury, a poke doesn't penetrate the cornea (a protective layer of tissue on that covers the iris, the coloured part of the eye, among other mechanisms integral to our ability to see). The cornea has five layers and if an injury goes past the second layer, I might tell my patient to use artificial tear drops and cover it, and it should get better." A common mistake, says Dr. Stoyan, is rubbing eyes after an injury, which can worsen potential cuts by causing 'corneal abrasions'. If the cut becomes penetrating, however, which sometimes occurs through rubbing, "infection might set in and without the use of a steroid, antibiotic or antiviral, blindness can occur." And with that, he answers my ever-lasting question of why my great-grandfather, now deceased, went blind after the shard of metal entered his eye: "Nowadays, if a flake of stainless steel enters the eye, doctors might choose to leave it in because it doesn't rust. Other substances, however, can badly damage the eye, through infection or rust, so I always recommend safety goggles if welding or for certain outdoor activities."
Being cautious about what enters our eyes in the outdoors is not only privy to shards of metal, however, but everyday substances such as grass, trees, and sand: "Grass and trees have the potential of giving you a fungal infection if they enter the eye. If so, you'll have to be treated with an anti-fungal. If it's sand or dirt in the eye, you might get a viral or bacterial infection. If [a substance enters the eye], the first thing you should do to prevent infection is to wash the eye out thoroughly in cold water immediately and continuously for 10 minutes. After that, you have hopefully washed out all of the pathogens, but to be extra safe, if the eye still looks red or the patient feels something, see an optometrist or ophthalmologist."
Though Dr. Stoyan recommends thoroughly washing one's eyes with water, he cautions not to keep our eyes open underwater for too long, particularly if spending the summer months in swimming pools:
"The tears of our eyes have a pH of 7.3 or 7.4 out of 14. If you put water in your eyes, which is slightly more acidic [meaning the pH, a measurement of acidity, is less than 7.3], it burns a bit. A small amount of acid is put in swimming pools to keep them clean, and if you're in there long enough, your cornea swells and you may feel burning. It's best to wear under-water goggles if you swim repeatedly, because it would otherwise be constant exposure to acid in the eyes."
While mild exposure to swimming with our eyes open rarely cause long-lasting damage, Dr. Stoyan warns it's bathing of another variety which is the source of major harm to our vision: Sunbathing.
"Years ago, when I was a kid, we didn't wear sunglasses; no one suggested it. Now, we suggest that all kids wear them because for those who didn't and are now turning 60, we are seeing the development of cataracts. When a child wears sunglasses, they may age to 80 or more without cataracts or retinal damage."
Why does sun exposure increase the damage to our eyes? The optimal amount of light intensity for our eyes (measured in units called foot-candles) is 150-200 foot-candles. In retail environments, such as shopping malls, the light intensity soars up to 1,000 foot-candles, which tends to make everything look brighter and therefore much more aesthetically pleasing. On a cloudy day outside, the light intensity is roughly 3,000 foot-candles, but in broad daylight, it can go as high as 12,000 foot-candles, nearly six times more than what knowledgeable specialists like Dr. Stoyan would consider optimal intensity for our eyes. To further complicate matters, the infamous 'UV radiation' is strongest in summer months (May to August) which can not only cause skin cancer, as dermatologists often warn, but also damage eyes, causing cataracts, macular degeneration and even solar burn – literally, a sunburn inside the eye.
"I had one patient who had his vision reduced after the solar eclipse because he was looking at it for more than 10 seconds… This caused what is known as 'solar burn', which left a scar in the back of his eye, permanently reducing his vision," Dr. Stoyan recalls. "We're told not to look at the sun, but we still do because of a false idea that sun-gazing is healthy for our eyes, but this isn't the case."
So, how do we protect our vision from the damaging effects of the sun? Besides seeing a qualified optometrist for eye tests (Dr. Stoyan recommends once a year for children, every two years for adults aged 20-40, and yearly checks thereafter), wearing appropriate protection can make all the difference:
"When you put sunglasses on, your pupils (the opening of the centre of our eye in which light enters) dilate to allow more light in, to produce a better image. When sunglasses do not contain UV protection, the UV radiation has even greater exposure to the naked eye through the dilated pupils, producing damage." In other words, wearing sunglasses without UV protection would be the equivalent of your bare skin burning in the sun for hours on-end, with no sunscreen in sight. Though all sunglasses must have UV protection as mandated by Canadian law, Dr. Stoyan notes "the difference between the sunglasses you can buy at drug marts and convenience or retail stores versus Stoyan's Optical is in the lens. Cheaper sunglasses use one UV coating, but better quality sunglasses can use up to 14 coatings. The quality of the cheaper glasses won't cut out the UV as well as better quality glasses and won't produce a clear image." The lesson here is to get into the habit of wearing high quality sunglasses, preferably purchased from a store staffed with certified opticians like Stoyan's Optical, whom you know and trust, and, of course, wearing your sunglasses whenever outdoors.
Dr. Stoyan also recommends an unlikely source of keeping eyes healthy: Exercise. Proven by scientific research to prevent the degeneration of neural cells in the retina (which cause a condition known as 'macular degeneration'), there may be no better way to spend the outdoors than getting eye healthy by dancing around your own front lawn.
Dr. Stoyan's Quick Tips for Eye Health
• Get regular eye examinations by a qualified and certified Optometrist.
• Invest in high quality sunglasses, with help from a trusted Optician, and wear them as often as possible.
• Get children into a habit of wearing sunglasses early.
• If a substance enters your eye, wash it in cold water for 10 minutes, avoiding rubbing. If it is still red or painful thereafter, see an optometrist, ophthalmologist or go to the hospital.
• If macular degeneration runs in your family, wear sunglasses, take vitamins, (particularly lutein and zeazanthin), and exercise.
Written By: Mariana Bockarova