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See how the high expectation, high support model at Year Up works.
Year Up is a one-year, intensive training program that provides talented and motivated, yet under-served young adults, ages 18-24, with a combination of hands-on skills development, coursework eligible for college credit, corporate internships, and wraparound support.
Challenging students to reach their potential.
Our program emphasizes academic and professional rigor, setting expectations high for quality of work and professional behavior. A strong structure guides students through the steps necessary for achieving success in the classroom and the workplace.
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For the first six months of the program, students develop technical and professional skills in the classroom. Students then apply those skills during the second six months on an internship at one of Year Up's corporate partners. Students take coursework eligible for college credit, earn an educational stipend, and are supported by staff advisors, professional mentors, dedicated social services staff, and a powerful network of community-based partners.
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Two people were critically injured in an explosion and fire Tuesday morning after smoking on a catwalk over oil storage tanks in northeast Texas, officials say.
According to Van Zandt County Fire Marshal Chuck Allen, at about 3 a.m. firefighters were called to a fire at an oil storage facility north of Van along state Highway 110.
At the facility are at least six 400-barrel fiberglass storage tanks, three of which caught fire and exploded, NBCDFW reported. Multiple fire departments responded to the scene and ultimately decided to let the fire burn itself out.
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A short time later, a 24-year-old man with burns to his face, chest and arms, and a 24-year-old woman also critically injured, showed up at the Van Fire Department seeking medical attention. Both were both taken to the East Texas Medical Center in Tyler before being transferred to Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas.
The names of the victims have not been released and neither person has been identified as an employee of the storage facility.
Allen said the victims were believed to be trespassing and smoking on a catwalk above the storage tanks.
Allen added that most of the tanks had very little crude oil in them at the time of the explosion.
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San Francisco, California – Social networking sites have become reputable as avenues for meeting people online. Granted that 73% of US adults have social media accounts, it is easy to see why these are used in other ways. Its boom allowed businesses to flourish due to its higher market reach as compared to other advertising channels. Moreover, other social networking sites are integrated with other online services and are utilized as substitutes for back office support. This saves operating expenses without hurting business operations. With more people seeking connections online, RecordLinc is a website dentists can use to market and manage their dental services.
"It can be frustrating when dentists find themselves doing paper works instead of performing their duties. RecordLinc recognizes the need for a simple, consumer-friendly program that allows dental professionals to spend more time with their patients and less time performing duties from behind a desk. We also recruited leading software developers to address their needs through a working product where dentists can perform administrative tasks with ease," said Dr. Greg Burnett, DDS, the RecordLinc spokesperson. The website does not only work for booking dental services, but also as a recordkeeping system for dentists.
RecordLinc works similar to a social media website where viewers can book services of their chosen dentist. Currently, the website has over 140,000 members composed of dental professionals, making this the largest network of its kind. RecordLinc creates and saves patient records, and can be sent from one doctor to another. This proves useful when there are patient transfers among users, and when securing electronic referrals. Dentists need not worry about privacy laws as the platform is certified HIPAA-compliant. Similar to other social networking sites, RecordLinc also has a messaging system where users can communicate in real time.
The website works similar to LinkedIn, only that this is exclusive for dentists. Many already signed up, created their profiles, and are reaping its benefits. For instance,Alan Farber DDS, Frederic Norkin DMD, and Victor Sternberg DMD established an extension of their services in RecordLinc. There, patients can fill out online forms and schedule appointments even before visiting their respective clinics. Interested viewers, on the other hand, can look for reviews on how their former patients think of their services.
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After simulating in RF, I tried to import the file into Max using "Create BIN Object, but go the following error message: Invalid ID signature found in file G:\... What does this mean? Thanks.
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I don't have 3dsmax and cannot comment directly regarding this problem, but it might be that the connection-plugin is no longer fully compatible with your (relatively old) version of RealFlow. Maybe you could get an older version of the connection plugin?
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Small Globular cactus variety for your home garden.This one a member among the Globose Flattened type cacti. The cacti species is seen worldwide and most of the members of this cacti are found flowering, especially white flowers. Small cute cacti globe, but covered densely with lean long spines. The crater like part at the cacti top is usually where the cacti flowers appears if the particular globular cacti species is flowering in nature.
You know what, mature cactus stems can be kept out of soil for weeks and some upto months. Usually cactus has a lot of water content inside the leaves to overcome drought. Apart from these if roots are unable to absorb water from the soil cactus stems will absorb the moisture content from the atmosphere through its skin. Have to say intelligently designed succulents..
The small ball cactii in the garden pot. A group of garden plants which needs the least care except when a child cactii, ie the in times of replanting, growing from seeds etc these plants needs to be cared in matters of watering, lighting, soil content etc.
Cactus stems or pruned rooted cactus plants must be left in openair and the cuttings must be dried before re potting again. The cuts in the stems and roots may get affected by fungus and rot if not properly dried before replanting.
The soil needed for germination of cactus seeds must not lock moisture. A mixture of sharp sand or gravel and a very little manure content will do. Its said not to add organic contents or too much water to cactus seed pots or pots having cactus cuttings as the wet organic content may lead to rot the seeds or cactus stems. The way to manure cactus plants is let them grow and then only add manure as needed.
Cute and little.Cactus Globe!! The green spiny cacti with a white crater on top. Check with your garden plants supplier, he too may have some of these to sell.
Beside spines some of the cactus plants has fruits and flowers too. Certain cactii fruits like dragon fruits are edible and commercially produced for variety of uses in food and drinks as flavours. Cactus fruits are fleshy kiwi like fruits which has an outer covering that can be peeled off. usually weights around 300 gms. Cactii fruits are used as food dye, flavouring Icecreams, alcohol and also used in mixed fruit juices.
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I travel frequently. This year alone I've been to 37 states, many of them more than five times. But I've never been out of the continental US. Until this weekend, when I went to Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh itself is part of America, but located within the surrounding environs are Bahama Breeze and the Olive Garden. I was magically transported to both the Caribbean and Italy on consecutive days.
When we set out on Friday, we didn't know we'd end up in the Bahamas. We were originally thinking Mexico, but the only authentic south of the border eatery was "Mad Mex," and we weren't in the mood for anger. I don't know why they were so mad – NAFTA was a pretty sweet deal for them, and their soccer team is generally better than ours.
Justine, my trusty flight companion, spotted the Bahamas first. Located just a half mile from Mexico, I figured we may as well stop in. If we were going to go island hopping, we should probably eat.
The deck was the first thing I noticed about Bahama Breeze. It was covered in varnish, just like the decks in the islands. After leaving our names with the hostess and being given an authentic Caribbean pager, we walked across said deck. During our initial approach, the restaurant obscured the fantastic view of the Pittsburgh Ocean. But when we reached the end of the factory installed boards, we could see for miles. To our left, waves lapping against the sandy shore. To our right, Dick's Sporting Goods and Home Depot, (where they probably got the varnish). Before we could skip stones across the parking lot, our pager rang.
"Justin?" the hostess asked.
She must mean "Justine." Oh, that quaint island accent.
Once inside, we realized that the steel drums being piped through the standard Bahaman speaker system were actually live. The drums were so loud that it was hard to concentrate on the fresh fish being served straight from the Pittsburgh Ocean. The drummer played music from authentic Caribbean artists like Jimmy Buffett and Elvis Presley. "Ah hah hah hah hah, welcome to de islands."
Saturday, we wanted to try something new. Mex was still pissed so that wasn't an option, and though we thought of foraging for our own meal in Dick's Sporting Goods & Ocean, we didn't want to have to buy the rods (aisle seven). Instead, we settled on the Olive Garden, a real taste of Italy, conveniently located in the same shopping center as Bahama Breeze.
The sign on the door said, "Benvenuto," which means "welcome" in Italian. Beneath that it read, "Sun-Thurs, 10AM-10PM, Fri-Sat, 11AM-11PM." My Italian is a bit rusty, but I think that means "$14 for the same pasta you can buy for $1 at Walmart." Which is conveniently located in between Dick's Sporting Goods and Home Depot.
We turned in our Italian pager, which was circular unlike the square pagers often found in the Bahamas. The breadsticks were fantastic. The Manicotti was also tasty, and Justin(e) thoroughly enjoyed her salad, which came with authentic Italian dressing. And after dinner, we were treated to a complimentary mint – an Andes Candy. And even though the Andes are located in Peru, you know where they usually have Andes Candies after dinner? Italy!
If your sarcasmo meter has not exploded by now, you need some serious help. I enjoyed eating both dinners – the food was quite good. But the guise of "authenticity" didn't do it for me. And I'm not sure why it does it for other people.
I don't need to feel like I'm in the Bahamas to enjoy Caribbean cuisine (and tropical blue and pink plates don't instantly transport me). I don't ever want to eat a dish called "Tour of Italy" (and I don't imagine that fettuccini alfredo, lasagna, and chicken parm make up the complete tour). And why does Mex have to be so mad to get people to eat there?
My favorite foods are Americanized versions of ethnic cuisine: Chinese food with vegetables not actually grown in China, Italian food that may or may not have pictures of Paul Newman on the package, and Mexican food that comes from a restaurant with "Taco" in the name (Johns, Bell, Box, and Del are all fine with me).
There's no reason to belittle someone's real culture by creating an artificial, watered down version of it. I want to see a commercial for Bahama Breeze that says, "Okay, we're not in the Bahamas. We're in Pittsburgh. But man, is this fish good." If they advertised like that, I'd eat there every day. Assuming they toned down the steel drums. I like my fish sans steel drums. And my welcome sign can just say "welcome" – that way I can understand it.
If you need a new welcome sign, I hear there's a sale at Home Depot.


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This is the Morning Shift, our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that's actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parcel it out to you one story at a time. Isn't your time more important?
1st Gear: Paul Ryan Voted For A Bailout He Doesn't Support
The Washington Post reports on presumptive Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan's effort to spin his yes vote on the 2008 effort for a Congressional auto bailout. Ryan, a Republican congressman who represents both Janesville, home to a shuttered GM plant, and Kenosha, Wis., which had a Chrysler facility, now says he thinks the Bush and Obama administration support for the auto industry was a bad idea. "It didn't help Janesville," he said of his Wisconsin hometown during an interview with ABC affiliate 9News in Oxford, Ohio. "They shut our plant down. It didn't help Kenosha. I represent there; they shut down the Chrysler plant." Of course, Mitt Romney is firmly against the support the auto companies got.
Given the large labor populations in swing states like Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, we're looking forward to Ryan and Romney trying to angle their message. Then again, we're interested to see President Obama try to defend his support of the bailout in basically every other state.
Much as you might not like it, carmaking and politicking are still intertwined.
2nd Gear: Want To Buy Dan Akerson's Corvette?
The Wall Street Journal (sub. required) reports GM CEO Dan Akerson is parting with his 1958 Chevrolet Corvette — and if you want to own it, you can make a bid. Akerson is auctioning the turquoise beauty with the proceeds benefiting Habitat For Humanity Detroit. Details will be here. The two-seater is powered by a 245-hp, V8 engine and will be on display during this weekend's Woodward Dream Cruise.
3rd Gear: Mercedes Finally Pulls The Plug On Maybach
The New York Times reports the hammer has finally fallen on Maybach, Mercedes' ultra-luxury ultra-flop. It says the word "discontinued" appeared on Mercedes' price sheet for 2013. And so ends an effort by Mercedes to revive a legendary name, and compete with Rolls Royce and Bentley. Daimler confirmed late in 2011 that it planned to pull the plug on Maybach (pronounced MY-bock in case you didn't know). It spent $1 billion on it, but sales languished around 200 units per year, versus the 1,000 Mercedes hoped it would sell. Earlier this year, the Times says Mercedes-Benz USA offered cash rebates of up to $100,000 on two Maybach models. There have been estimates Mercedes lost $500,000 on every Maybach it sold.
4th Gear: Montreal In Shock Over Bus Accident
The Montreal Gazette says city officials are stunned at a spectacular accident in which a bus rolled over and crushed a BMW, killing the bus driver and a passenger in the car. Montreal's low floor buses are legendarily solid, and about 1,470 are on the streets during weekdays. "They aren't very easy to turn over, this is only the second time I have heard of this in 27 years," a Montreal bus driver told the Gazette. The accident, in the industrial area called Dorval, injured seven of the bus' 14 passengers.
Reverse: Car Buff Gets Biggest Autobiography Advance In History
Here's a question: which famous figure with auto industry ties got the biggest advance to write his autobiography? Nope, it's not Lee Iacocca. It's Gen. Colin Powell, who is known for his deep love of Volvos. In 1993, Powell got $6 million to write his book, My American Journey. It was the fastest selling book in Random House history. [History]
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Festool Sipo Mahogany Tenons are made from all-natural, solid hardwood for strength and stability. The Domino Tenon serves as true floating Tenon in mortise and Tenon applications such as furniture, cabinetmaking, casing and frame work, and the Sipo Tenon is ideal for outdoor applications such as decks, exterior trim, and outdoor furniture. The flat, elongated design will not rotate, ensuring perfect alignment for both edge and face gluing. Suitable for both plywood and solid wood applications, the dense Sipo Tenon will not expand or telegraph through material, leaving you with clean, flat, and consistent surfaces. The Sipo Tenon is embossed with glue pockets, and is approximately 2mm shorter than nominal length, allowing space in the mortise for glue. Sipo Mahogany For Outdoor Use.
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Welcome to Dade County
Welcome to Dade County. I don't like to use the name "Miami" because "Miami" conjures up images of beautiful women, white sandy beaches and cocaine smuggling, not much of which occurs once you venture west of I-95. What occurs west of I-95 you may ask? Well, pretty much whatever occurs in any other major American city with one glaring exception: It all occurs in Spanish. I don't mean a pocket here and a pocket there, or a charming little "Latin Quarter" we could put in the Fodor's guide. No, I mean a whole, living, breathing 11th largest American metropolitan area going about all of their day to day business in a language other than the one written on all of their street signs (that is unless you count the names given to streets to honor campaign contributors, mayor's brothers-in-law and local baseball stars). This is why being a Dade white person, or "American" as we are called here, is such a surreal experience. If you live in LA or New York or San Diego or Phoenix or any other American city with a "Latin Influence" as they so nicely put it in Newsweek, you may experience this when you venture into certain parts of town, but when you get back to Brentwood or The Upper East Side or Del Mar or Scottsdale, everyone once again speaks English and goes about their business in a manner you are comfortable with and used to.
Such is not the case in Dade County. You know how in some cities you may decide to lunch at your local Burger King and the guy at the counter speaks no English and you get really frustrated, but once you get your Whopper with Cheese you forget all about it and go about the rest of your day without this frustration again? Well, in Dade, that definitely happens at Burger King (based in Miami, actually) but it also happens when you get back to work and try and call a locksmith to fix your door. It also happens when you go the bank to open a checking account, make a dinner reservation, call your lawyer or get your car fixed. This is the price you pay for living in a city with 24-hour liquor licenses and 82 degree weather all year round. That and the hurricanes.
White people in Miami are referred to as "Americans." PC politicians would love to say that "We are all Americans," but if someone here says "Yeah, this American guy came in here last week and threw this big fit at my secretary because she didn't speak English" they mean he is white. We are not so much a minority, but more of a novelty. Have you ever gone into a store or a bar in an "ethnic" neighborhood and realized you were the only white person there? That is what happens to me when I go to Nordstrom. Go walk around Dolphin Mall or Dadeland on a Wednesday and I challenge you to find four "Americans." Drugstore? Absolutely. The DMV? Go to the English Only window in Hialeah and you'll be out of there in under 20 minutes. Santa's Enchanted Forest? May as well be called El Bosque Encontado de Santa Claus. Am I complaining? No. If you are American and you want to move to Miami, the county requires you to sign a waiver stating that you understand you are moving to a place that does not speak English, nor will it ever try and do so, and that you will not go into a tirade worthy of Michael Douglas in "Falling Down" when the guy at the deli counter doesn't understand what "3/8 of a pound" means. If you can accept these terms, Bienvenidos!
The difference between Miami and other cities with large Hispanic populations is that in those cities, though there may be a lot of Latin people, the government and economy are for the most part run by Americans. I don't necessarily mean whites, now, but Americans. In Dade, nearly all commerce and government is run by people from Latin America. This means that everything here happens pretty much like it would in El Salvador. Except the streets are a little cleaner. We had our mayoral election declared fixed a mere two years before the 2000 election debacle that made voting in Dade world famous. The fact that the U.S. presidency was decided by a voting process on par with the one that elected Daniel Ortega may explain the last five years a lot more easily.
What this has given me is a degree of empathy for minorities in other U.S. cities. If you are a Mexican living in Indianapolis, I would assume you experience many of the same frustrations we "Americans" experience here in Dade. If you are black and living in Orange County, I think you might feel much the same way we do. If you are Asian and living in Connecticut, again, welcome to the world of White Dade. Just colder. If you are white and live in ANY OTHER AMERICAN CITY (save for maybe El Paso, which doesn't really count) you will never understand what it is like to have to live your life according to another culture's rules until you move here. And not to Miami Beach or Brickell or Coconut Grove or anywhere else you've seen on the Travel Channel. Move to a numbered street in the triple digits and you'll know what I mean. The point is in Miami we are a true minority. We are not oppressed since most "Americans" in Dade have money, but we have no real political or commercial power and live life according to the way the majority feels it should be run. This is why I don't feel at all like a racist when I say that I am proud to be White or that I like doing White things. I like Latin people and Latin things too, but you should be proud to be what you are.


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Ototoxicity (Ear Poisoning)
Sometimes, kids who take high doses of medicines for cancer, infections, or other illnesses develop hearing or balance problems (or both) as a result of taking the drugs. This is called ototoxicity or "ear poisoning."
Ototoxicity damages the inner ear — the part of the ear responsible for receiving/sending sounds and controlling balance. The degree of damage depends on what type of drug a child is taking, how much, and for how long. Some kids may have no problems or very minimal hearing loss and "ringing in the ears" (tinnitus). But other kids might have major problems with balance and/or profound hearing loss (deafness).
When ototoxicity is caught early, doctors can work to prevent problems from becoming worse and get kids the rehabilitation they need to deal with any damage that's been done.
Signs and Symptoms
The symptoms of ototoxicity can come on suddenly after a course of medicine or show up gradually over time.
Some kids may notice obvious hearing problems, usually in both ears (called bilateral hearing loss). They may have trouble hearing certain things, from high-pitched sounds to talking if there's background noise. Or they may have tinnitus, which can cause annoying ringing in the ears as well as other strange sounds like hissing, buzzing, humming, and roaring.
Sometimes, though, there's only limited damage, and kids might not even notice a problem. Or they might just have a hard time hearing high-frequency sounds while everything else sounds perfectly clear.
Signs of hearing problems in kids include:
- limited, poor, or no speech
- being frequently inattentive
- having problems in school or difficulty learning
- constantly turning up the volume on the TV or stereo
- not responding to conversation-level speech or noises as expected (in babies and pre-verbal children, this would mean not startling or turning their heads when they hear a loud sound)
- becoming tired more quickly or more often after hours of careful listening (such as after school)
When balance is affected, kids may fall a lot and have symptoms of disequilibrium — an unsteady "woozy" feeling that makes it hard to stand up, walk, or climb the stairs without falling. They may walk with their legs too far apart or be unable to walk without staggering. And walking in the dark can also be tricky.
In the most severe cases, vision can be affected. Kids may see images that bounce, jump around, or look blurry whenever they move their heads (this is called oscillopsia).
These balance and vision problems might cause frequent headaches, and kids also may feel lightheaded, dizzy, or disoriented. They might have reading difficulties, such as needing more time to adapt their vision when switching from reading a book to reading something at a distance. Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and changes in heart rate and blood pressure also can happen.
There's no way to test if a drug has caused ototoxicity, but doctors have a pretty good idea of which medicines can increase a child's risk. Before your child takes any new medicine, ask your doctor about any potential side effects so that you know what to expect and look for.
If the doctor tells you that a drug has a major ototoxicity risk, he or she may recommend that your child regularly see an audiologist (hearing specialist) or vestibular therapist (someone trained in treating balance problems), who can watch for potential problems. Be sure to follow the testing schedule the doctor gives you, even if you don't notice any change in hearing or balance. Regular, repeated testing is the best way to catch an ototoxic effect early.
If your child might be affected, the doctor may check hearing or balance abilities, or refer you to an audiologist or otolaryngologist (ear, nose, and throat specialist) for tests. These can include:
- Behavioral hearing tests. These involve careful observation of a child's response to sounds like calibrated speech and pure tones. Pure tones are the distinct pitches (frequencies) of sounds. The tests are used to monitor the thresholds of hearing for various sounds.
- Auditory brainstem response (ABR) test. Tiny earphones are placed in the ear canals and electrodes (small stickers) are placed on the scalp and behind the ears. The electrodes measure the responses from the auditory (hearing) nerve and from other important auditory centers in the brain stem.
- Otoacoustic emissions (OAE) test. A tiny probe is placed in the ear canal, then many pulse-type sounds are introduced and an "echo" response from cells in the inner ear is recorded. A normal recording indicates that sounds are amplified normally by the inner ear. This test, along with the ABR, is commonly used on newborns, babies, and young children.
- Electronystagmogram (ENG). To assess balance, a computer monitors involuntary eye movements (called nystagmus) while a child is asked to focus on a visual target, or while hot or cold water is injected into the ear canal. The head may also be moved into different positions while doctors observe eye movements.
- Posturography. This test measures a child's ability to balance while standing on a stable or unstable platform.
- Balance questionnaires. A child who is old enough to describe a medical problem might be asked about the level of dizziness experienced throughout the day while doing different activities.
While these tests can diagnose hearing or balance issues, most problems from ototoxicity usually go undetected. That's because kids may have very minimal hearing loss with symptoms that don't seem worth telling parents or doctors about. Some may not notice anything at all.
And balance problems can be even tougher to spot, because kids have a much harder time than adults recognizing and describing balance problems.
Research continues on ways to prevent or reverse ototoxicity, but so far there's no sure way to reverse it.
The good news, though, is that the ear might just need time to heal. And some kids may have no further hearing or balance problems if they can stop taking the medicine that's causing their symptoms.
Also, doctors might change the dosage or the medicine. However, that's not always an option — certain drugs are crucial to fighting specific infections or diseases. When switching to a different drug or reducing the dose isn't possible, kids may benefit from auditory or listening therapy and speech (lip) reading.
Kids with serious damage to the inner ear also may need an amplification device, hearing aid, or cochlear implant:
- An amplification device called an FM system can help reduce background noise. FM systems, sometimes called "auditory trainers," may be provided in the classroom to improve hearing in group or noisy environments and also can be fitted for personal or home use. Other assistive listening or alerting devices may help older kids.
- Hearing aids come in various forms that fit inside or behind the ear and make sounds louder. They are adjusted by an audiologist so that the sound coming in is amplified enough to allow the person to hear it clearly. Sometimes, the hearing loss is so severe that the most powerful hearing aids can't amplify the sound enough. In those cases, a cochlear implant may be recommended.
- Cochlear implants are surgically implanted devices that bypass the damaged inner ear and send signals directly to the auditory nerve. A small microphone behind the ear picks up sound waves and sends them to a receiver that has been placed under the scalp. This receiver then transmits impulses directly to the auditory nerve. These signals are perceived as sound and allow the person to hear.
Kids who have balance problems will undergo balance therapy (also called vestibular rehabilitation) with a physical or vestibular therapist. This may include training exercises that help strengthen balance skills and coordination. Exercises may involve bending down, standing or walking with eyes open and then with eyes closed, or having a therapist reposition the child's head at different angles to move fluid or debris out of certain parts of the ear.
Early Detection Is Key
The earlier a child is diagnosed with ototoxicity, the sooner treatment can begin.
In the very young, it's especially important to catch it early. That's because babies and toddlers need to be able to hear voices and conversations clearly in order to fully develop their speech and language skills. For older kids, hearing problems can affect how they socialize and communicate with others and how they do in school. And balance problems can have a huge effect on kids of any age, especially since it can put them at risk for dangerous falls.
If your child is having hearing and/or balance problems and is taking high doses of medicines, talk to your doctor. Be sure to mention all of your child's symptoms, whether they seem related or not. For instance, you might not think things like trouble walking or paying attention in school could have anything to do with the ears, but they might.
If you're concerned about any medicine your child is taking, always contact your doctor — never change the dose or stop giving your child a medicine without talking to your doctor first.


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A Liberty County girl accidently ran over her younger sister on Tuesday at her family's home, authorities said.
The 12-year-old got into a car shortly after 8 p.m. to drive from her house to a barn on the family's property along the 200 block of County Road 604, Liberty County sheriff's officials said.
The girl told her sister, 4, to stay away from the car before driving the 40 yards from the family's house to the barn, authorities said.
When she stopped, the young driver found her sister pinned beneath one of the tires.
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Ever wondered what a LEGO Man looks like on the inside? Wonder no more. Grab your scalpels, people, it's time for some gross anatomy lessons — minifig-style.
These remarkably detailed cutaways are the work of Jason Freeny, a Manhattan-based artist widely recognized for his anatomical interpretations of everything from Gummi Bears to balloon animals. The three LEGO men pictured here each stand 18" tall, and are the result of an incredibly meticulous crafting process. He's documented the entire undertaking on his facebook page, which you'll find here, but we've included a few of our favorites below.
An undissected specimen (note the soda can for size reference)
Freeny fills the head and body cavities with polyurethane foam, which he allows to set before carving it into the desired organs.


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Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight Electronics has announced the availability of the EHP-B02, a RGB full color LED in a new SMT package. The EHP-B02 combines the benefits of high power and high efficiency, and each LED has sufficient brightness to replace a lighting fixture consisting of neon lights, CCFL and LED arrays.
The Everlight EHP-B02 LED consists of three chips mounted onto an aluminum-cored printed circuit board (PCB). It produces three watts of power with typical light flux output of 35 lm (green color), 25 lm (red color), and 8 lm (blue) at 350mA. The EHP-B02 is a RoHS-compliant component and meets green environmental initiatives. With its 130-degree viewing angle and low thermal resistance, the EHP-B02 is suited for a variety of applications, including decorative, entertainment, architectural lighting, TFT LCD display backlight, signal and symbol luminaries for orientation marker lights, and exterior and interior automotive illumination.
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HERE is a bottle I've been dying to try. Did you watch Channel 4's Neil Morrissey's Risky Business? If so, you'll already know that actor Neil Morrissey and chef mate Richard Fox achieved the impossible. Thanks to a combination of Richard's catering expertise and Neil's celebrity string-pulling, they bought a pub, set up a micro-brewery in a shed, and got a supermarket to stock their very own bottled blonde ale. If you missed the series, I highly recommend you watch it, so you can see the blood, sweat and beers that went into this bottle.
This one cam from my local Tesco who took until now to get a batch. It's also a special Red Nose Day 09 edition where 25 pence per bottle goes to Comic Relief. So there's no reason not to give Morrissey Fox Blonde a try.
Around the neck of this generic, brown bottle is one of the funnier neck labels you'll ever see.
Look closely at the two lions on the crest. Don't look quite right, do they? That's because their faces are in fact, the faces of Neil Morrissey and Richard Fox. What's more, the Richard lion is holding a knife – because he's a chef. Obviously. And the Neil lion is holding a pint glass. Because he likes drinking ale. If the programme was anything to go by. Witty symbolism or freakishly deformed anthropomorphism? Comments in the usual place please.
The front label is the one we saw Neil and Richard shoot during their programme. Except this one has them both wearing Red Noses. The idea that their creative agency came up with was to dispense with the traditional roundel. Instead drawing on their celebrity status by having photos of themselves sporting milk-moustaches from the head on their ale. It is self indulgent and traditionalists will hate it. For those reasons and for how different it looks, I like it.
At the bottom of the label, squished between the Comic Relief small print are the basics. And that's good. Because on too many bottles, the basics are hard to find, and you're left wandering if you'll like it.
They describe it as "light and refreshing with a full body and flowery nose". It's a 500ml bottle. Just like most other bottles on the shop shelf. And it has a modest alcoholic volume of 4.2%.
The back label is equally informative. And with high-contrast white-on-black print, it's one of the easiest to read beer labels you'll ever see. Have a look at this.
Because this is a Red Nose Day 09 version, what it says is worth reading. But you'll have to buy the bottle to get the warm fuzzy feeling from 25 pence going to Comic Relief.
Further down are the small print details. Serious ale fans, you will like this. They have all the details you want to know. The ingredients list for example, isn't just a summary. Morrissey Fox Blonde was made with "Finest aromatic hops, malt, barley and water". It's "best served larder chilled" and power "with respect". Vague and precise, both at the same time.
Then they slip in a word about their pub: "Also available on draught from our own microbrewery at Ye Olde Punch Bowl Inn Marton cum Grafton, North Yorkshire". If I can summon the courage to go oop north, Ye Olde Punch Bowl Inn will be a must see. Have you been? Leave a comment with your opinion in the comments at the end of the post.
Being clued up in all things publicity related, they have a website. A professional and good looking website. The address is www.morrisseyfox.co.uk. If their aim was to make me want their forthcoming seasonal brews, then they succeeded.
For those who insist on reading every last detail on a beer label, here it is. The 4.2% alcoholic volume in this 500ml bottle brings it to a reasonable 2.15 UK units alcohol. Another reason to feel virtuous is that half of the bottle is made from recycled glass.
With every last word read, you now have no excuse not to crack up the bottle. What does Morrissey Fox Blonde taste like? Will I adore it as much as Neil Morrissey and Richard Fox? The only way to find out is to do this…
It looks golden and delicious. But you won't get a milk-moustache from the head. Mostly because there isn't one. A couple of minutes after the pour, and a slim layer is on one-half of the glass.
How does it smell? The labels described it as "flowery" with "aromatic hops". Are they right? Yes. In a word, it smells good. Spicy hoppi-ness and flowers are what it smells of. Both together, it has an excellent smell of, erm, well, ale. It smells good and beery. Summery too.
How does it taste? A couple of gulps in, and I'm liking Morrissey Fox Blonde. The flavour is light and gentle. It tastes, mildly, of citrus, flowers and other nice, natural thing. Then, just as gently and mildly, the aftertaste comes and goes. It passes so quietly, you'll hardly know it was there. What it leaves is the mildest of pleasant, spicy hop finishes.
The label went with "light and refreshing with a full body". Morrissey Fox Blonde has flavour and taste, but are they strong enough to count as a "full body"? I'm not so sure. As for light and refreshing, it is certainly both of those things.
Half-way through now, so what am I enjoying about Morrissey Fox Blonde? I'm liking how easy it is. Easy on the nose. Easy to drink. You would need to be as timid as a mouse to be put off by Blonde. That's partly because of the quality of the ingredients. You can just tell that good, natural things went into this. None of the artificial taste you get with nigh-name lagers and ciders.
What am I not enjoying about Morrissey Fox Blonde? There are a few issues. The other day I went off on a rant about the lack of imagination from small breweries. It seemed that everyone was making light ales for the two-weeks of the year that we call summer. Blonde isn't an exception. Yes, it's doing a few things differently, but is it all that different to other light and summery ales? Really?
Besides the big abstract issue, there are a few smaller ones. Some people will love how easy and gentle it is. It stops you from hating it. But wouldn't it be great if it took risks with bold, unusual flavours? Throw in some pineapple, carrot and hazelnut and come up with something truly inspired. Remember, 10 people loving something is worth 100 people liking it. Besides that, it's not particularly strong and difficult to find in shops.
To sum up, Morrissey Fox Blonde is an easily drinkable, light, summery ale made by celebrities. Even if you've never heard of Neil Morrissey or Richard Fox, you'll struggle to hate Blonde. But, you'll struggle to love it either. If it's a sunny day or you want to get your girl into ale, Blonde is an excellent choice. If you want something off-the-wall, keep looking.
Rating: 4.05
Have you tried Morrissey Fox Blonde? Have you been to Ye Olde Punch Bowl Inn? What did you think? Do please leave your opinions, corrections, requests, recommendations and places to buy here in the comments.


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Google has bought Wavii, a Seattle startup behind an application that condenses online content for time-pressed Web surfers.
Both companies confirmed the deal Friday. As with most of its acquisitions, Google isn't disclosing how much it paid for Wavii.
Wavii's technology grasps the context of language so it can summarize the main points in news stories and other content.
Although Wavii's app is shutting down, CEO Adrian Aoun says the startup's technology will be used in other Google products.
Google Inc., which is based in Mountain, View, Calif., declined to discuss its plans for Wavii. The natural-language technology could be useful for Google's Knowledge Graph, an 11-month-old feature that summarizes information in boxes that appear alongside some of Google's search results.


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Barbara and her team will be manning the Clumber Spaniel stand on both Saturday and Sunday..
If you are thinking of getting a Clumber Spaniel it is always a good idea to meet some adult dogs first – all puppies are adorable, especially Clumbers, but you need to know what they will be like when they grow up.
Clumber Spaniels will be at various 'Meet the Breed' events throughout the year with their owners who you can talk to about owning a Clumber. Events such as Discover Dogs and Pet Shows mainly focus on pet ownership and allow you to get up close to some Clumbers and talk to the owners. At Game Fairs and Country Shows the focus is on the working abilities of the breed.
At both types of event the people on the stand will be happy to tell you all the good things about owning a Clumber and will also be honest about some of the not so good points! And we will explain about the health issues that you need to consider before choosing your puppy. Information will be available that you can take away about the breed, and the various activities you can take part in.
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Afraid to make the jump into Facebook? Wondering what all the fuss is about or how Facebook can work to the genealogist's advantage? Come along for a journey through this exciting social media application. If you've decided to set up a Facebook account not only to stay in touch with family but to expand your genealogy experience, you will learn the basics of the program including how to protect your privacy, how to make friends on Facebook, and how to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience.
Join webinar host Geoff Rasmussen and speaker Thomas MacEntee (author of Google for Genealogists, Backing Up Your Genealogy Data, Building a Research Toolbox, Dropbox for Genealogists, and Google Docs for Genealogists and Google Forms for Genealogists) for this 90-minute free webinar, Facebook for Genealogists.
The live webinar is scheduled for Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 2PM Eastern U.S., so register today to reserve your virtual seat. Registration is free but space is limited to the first 1,000 people to join that day.
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Thomas MacEntee is a professional genealogist specializing in the use of technology and social media to improve genealogical research and as a means of interacting with others in the family history community. Utilizing over 25 years of experience in the information technology field, Thomas writes and lectures on the many ways in which blogs, Facebook and Twitter can be leveraged to add new dimensions to the genealogy experience. As the creator of GeneaBloggers.com he has organized and engaged a community of over 1,800 bloggers to document their own journeys in the search for ancestors.
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Spacious, modern and clutter free living room is a desire of every individual. You must also be one of them who wished for decorating their home with minimum furniture and accessories. Modern design is trending these days that has emerged with a concept of providing a minimalist modern home. This idea has been successfully implemented by the experts and also adopted by many people.
Minimalism is an ace of all designs and can help you in deciding what to have and what to let go from your home. Need not to worry, in case you are not aware of how to implement the concept. Here, we have listed a few designs that will aid you to acquire a minimalist modern living.
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The Dracut girls eighth-grade travel basketball team improved its record to 19-1 as the Lady Middies cruised past Salem, N.H., 42-25. Dracut dominated all aspects of this game as Julia Otoski (10), Melissa Iannuzzo (9) and Jaxy Marquez (8) bombed away from the outside with some excellent shooting and.Meghan Carney (10 points and 14 rebounds) controlled the action inside the paint. Lilly King (4) and Ashley Armano (1) also scored for the short handed Lady Middies. Andrea Guerrero (4) and Meghan Cox (2) picked up some key rebounds throughout the game.
The Dracut seventh-grade boys grabbed three more wins to up their record to 23-8. The Middies ambushed Andover Gold 50-39 as Mitchell Monette, hot from downtown, lit up the scoreboard with 14 points. Jaeden Yylton scored 4 with Kevin Carney boxing out well with 6 rebounds.
Dracut unraveled and blew a halftime lead against a fired up Billerica squad in a 54-48 loss. The Middies just couldn't match the spirit and complete team play of the Chiefs. Aise Pream scored 12 points and Trevor Usher pulled down 5 rebounds in this frustrating defeat.
Dracut bounced back with a commanding 58-44 blowout over Nashua as Cam McCullough exploded for 24 points. Colby Manzueta (7) and William Peters (2) contributed to the final score as every one of Dracut's players scored against the five-man Nighthawks team.
The Middies ended their week with another strong victory as they routed Reading 47-35 in a very chippy and physical game. Michael Patterson (6), Jeremy Gray (3) and Matt Rossetti (2) got on the scoreboard for the undermanned Dracut team.


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Hearty Red Beans & Rice
Total TimePrep/Total Time: 30 min.
Makes6 servings
- 1 pound bulk Italian sausage
- 1 medium green pepper, chopped
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 can (16 ounces) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 can (15 ounces) pinto beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed tomato soup, undiluted
- 1 cup salsa
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- Hot cooked rice
- In a Dutch oven, cook sausage, green pepper, onion and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add beans, soup, salsa and Italian seasoning; heat through. Serve with rice.
Freeze option: Cool and place in a freezer container; freeze up to 3 months. To use, thaw in refrigerator. Transfer to a large saucepan; heat through. Serve with rice.
Nutrition FactsNutrition Facts: 1 cup sausage mixture with 1/2 cup rice equals 403 calories, 10 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 30 mg cholesterol, 1,031 mg sodium, 57 g carbohydrate, 8 g fiber, 19 g protein.
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Excellent recipe! I leave out the green pepper (which I do not care for).
Feb 26, 2015
Very quick, hearty and delicious! I used chili beans (pinto beans in chili sauce) undrained and also added a bit of cajun seasoning for an extra kick. It was a hit with the growing boys in my house!
Mar 18, 2014
My husband and I are trying to get more beans in our diet and this is a delicious recipe to do that. I increased the salsa by about 1/2 cup and added some chopped cilantro. I will definitely be making this again.
Mar 4, 2014
This was actually quite good, even though I goofed...I used turkey breakfast sausage which had sage in it, and it tasted kind of strange at first. I also made my own red beans (just dump dry red beans into the crockpot, cover with water, and cook on low all day long...no pre-soaking necessary..and this also eliminates the salt that is in the canned beans). I didn't use pinto beans at all. I only had red pepper, and used that. It sat in the fridge for a couple of days before I finally had a bowl (without rice), and it's so yummy I can't stop eating it. I added a little Sambal Olek (super hot chili paste) to it today, and it was even better. I'll definitely make this one again.
Feb 26, 2014
Haven't tried it; think my fellowship would like it. My two cents: tready2 means the tomato soup is responsible for the high sodium content. If you can buy Trader Joe's organic creamy tomato soup, substitute that for the condensed variety, so you'll be avoiding corn syrup, or you could make your own, which I haven't attempted but have pondered.
Feb 25, 2014
All the salt can be found in all the canned beans and the tomato sauce. We cook our red beans from scratch, using dried beans.. That way we can control all the salt. Quite easy, but maybe not for the ones that do not have the time. However, you could use a slow cooker, and do it overnight. Just a suggestion. Good luck with all the salt.
Feb 25, 2014
This sounds delicious but where does all the salt come in? Too much!
Feb 2, 2014
great recipe loved the flavor will be making it again . family really enjoyed it .
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So easy and filling! My husband loved it
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Backlash: Dino tails lethal weapons
DRAWING BY DEBORAH DERR McCLINTOCK
Q. Speculating a little, what really weird thing might dinosaurs have done with their tails? –H. Hefner
A. It's not hard to imagine spiky tails used as weapons, or weighty tales used for balance during running or hopping, says R. McNeill Alexander in Dynamics of Dinosaurs & Other Extinct Giants.
But mull this: The long tapering tails of Diplodocus and Apatosaurus might have found application as formidable whips for striking an enemy predator. "Is it too wild a speculation to wonder whether Diplodocus could crack its tail?" Then flicked like a circus whip, its tip-end would race above the Jurassic plain supersonically, unloosing a miniature sonic boom.
Q. Can computers crack funny jokes? –G. Carlin
A. Computer whiz Kim Binsted created the program JAPE (Joke Analysis and Production Engine) for generating punning riddles– by the thousand! The program uses templates such as "What do you get if you cross an X with a Y?," and fills in from lexicon lists.
Most of these are duds, but a few are indistinguishable from jokes making the rounds. See if you can pick the two from JAPE and the two from Kaye Webb's Crack-a-Joke Book: 1. What do you call breakfast food that murders people? A cereal killer 2. What do you give a hurt lemon? Lemonade 3. What kind of tree can you wear? A fir coat 4. What runs around a forest making other animals yawn? A wild bore Answer: 1 and 3 are JAPE's japes.
Q. If the professional dance troupe "Out of This World" ever tours the colonized moon, what happens to leaps, turns, tapping in one-sixth Earth's gravity? Could the show get off the ground there? –N. Armstrong
A. Book them at the new Lunar Theater– the one with the very tall ceiling, because the same-leg strength for a two-foot, .7-second Earth jump will take a moon dancer 12 feet up and floating (atmospheric bubble) four full seconds, says Dickinson College physicist Kenneth L. Laws. Just imagine the tricks that might be performed before landing!
Pirouettes are tricky, since the lesser gravity reduces friction between feet and floor and saps spin torque force– about one-sixth for Earth dancers– making for some lazy turns. Think slow-motion choreography, with leapers seeming to soar in the air and take forever. Too long, maybe– the effect might be one of sluggishness, movement lost in time and space and music.
Toe-tapping and heel-slamming in the lax gravity will demand a lighter touch, or the dancer may simply be launched, adds University of Illinois physicist George Gollin. It will be tough to keep firmly planted on the floor, in control of movement and direction– no fast-feet Michael Flatleys there!
How to speed things up? More friction could help, says Laws: "So that's why the Lunar Theater stage has a ceiling 30 feet high and molasses on the floor!"
Q. Surprise: Sunshine actually has weight. How much? Is it good for anything? –G. Harrison
A. "Weight" is a slight misnomer because weight implies mass, and mass can't move at the speed of light (Einstein). But sunlight's speeding photons do exert a "radiation pressure," evident in space dust pushed backward from a comet and lighting up as the tail, away from the sun.
Figure this pressure at about .00000000048 lb./sq. in., for an incident solar power of 0.1 Watt/sq. cm. on a nonreflective surface. That's roughly a gram (1/454 lb.) of sunshine falling on an area the size of a soccer field, says Yale physicist Janet Pan.
Doesn't sound like much, but take it out into space, and its effects are far from theoretical, where one day solar pressure on large solar sails may propel humans to distant points in the cosmos. The gain of solar sails is they're lightweight, provide a sustained acceleration force with speed building, and there's no fuel to carry.
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Stronger Canadian trade links with Asia are no threat to Canada's largest trading partner, the United States, U.S. Ambassador David Jacobson said Tuesday.
If it's good for Canada to diversify its trade offshore, then it's also good for the U.S., Jacobson said in an interview in Vancouver. The U.S. ambassador is in the city to attend the annual Pacific Energy Summit on the potential for deepening energy ties between Asia and North America.
"We expect that Canada will sell its goods and services and natural resources where the markets need them, and that if Canada prospers as a result of that, then the United States will be one of the beneficiaries," said the ambassador.
"As Canada increases its export markets, that's good for the United States. One of my favourite statistics is that 25 cents of every dollar that Canada exports is U.S. content. For every dollar you export, we get a quarter. And the other 75 cents? It's there for trade between United States and Canada. It's there to buy stuff in the new Target stores that are opening, and to buy iPods. And the same applies in the other direction."
Jacobson also said that the Canadian focus on building liquefied natural gas facilities in B.C. for Asian markets is not so much a race between the two countries, as a competition based on economics. The region that does it better will benefit, he said.
"The thing that makes us both strong is that we compete, for the most part, based on the economics of the situation, not on trade restrictions. If Canada succeeds or the United States succeeds in any particular transaction it's because they do it better, they do it cheaper, they do it more expeditiously.
"As long as the competition is fair, we are prepared to let the chips fall as they may."
However, Jacobson said that despite the growth of trade between Canada and Asia, it is dwarfed by the trade between Canada and the U.S., where everything from markets to integrated supply chains facilitate the free movement of goods and services. The U.S. economy is rebounding, he said, and Canada will benefit as a result.
"Last year, exports from Canada to the United States grew by $41 billion. Exports from Canada to China grew by $4 billion. I think that puts the economic relationship between our two countries in perspective," he said. "It is the largest trading relationship between two countries in the world. We have incredibly integrated supply chains. We don't just sell things from one to another; we make things together. It is one of the great economic successes between two countries."
Jacobson, who has been ambassador to Canada since 2009, has made expanding bilateral trade between the two countries one of his prime objectives, along with improving border security and efficiency. He also believes in striking a balance between utilizing Canadian energy resources and environmental protection.
However, he offered no opinion on how one of the hottest energy-versus the environment battles — the Keystone XL pipeline proposal to transport bitumen from the Alberta oilsands to the U.S. Gulf Coast — will unfold.
"It will not surprise you if I tell you that I am not going to jump the gun on the President of the United States. There is a process with respect to the pipeline, and we are going to respect that process."
Jacobson said the dramatic growth of natural gas reserves in North America over the last five years has "huge implications" for not only energy exports but also the environment, the economy and geo-politics. Innovations in unlocking gas and oil from shale formations have changed America's energy future. As those reserves are developed, the U.S. is expected to overtake Russia as the world's largest gas producer by 2015, and Saudi Arabia as the world's largest oil producer by 2017, according to projections by the International Energy Agency.
"It is one of the most important things that has happened in North America in quite some time. As we become more self-sufficient with respect to energy, we are going to have to import less, and eventually none, from some of the least stable places in the world. That's good. It is going to have significant impact on the on-shoring of manufacturing as we become the place with the lowest, or one of the lowest, energy costs anywhere in the world. That is an enormous competitive advantage in the United States and Canada. It is one of those things that is going to have a huge impact across the board in ways that I think we are going to have to watch play out in front of us over the next few years."
Already, lower natural gas prices in the U.S. are attracting European manufacturers. German chemicals manufacturer BASF has pumped $5.7 billion into new investments in the U.S. since 2009.


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Weight: 10.55 oz/299.087 g
Type: Sandals
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Customer Engagement
Security First Insurance improves customer service with personalised interactive videos from Pitney Bowes.
Pitney Bowes EngageOne Video helps Security First Insurance explain individual policies to each customer.
Client profile
Privately owned Florida insurance company
About 125 employees and more than 250,000 policyholders
Offers homeowners, condominium owners and renters insurance
Business goals
Help customers better understand policies
Improve customer service
Increase customer engagement
55 percent of customers contacted watch their personalised videos
76 percent of those viewing the video watch for at least four minutes
Customer service, engagement and loyalty improved
Technologies used
EngageOne® Video - Interactive Real-Time Content
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"Customers get unhappy when their homes are damaged, they need to file a claim, and they don't have the coverage they thought they had." Ben Bomhoff
Vice President of Enterprise Systems
Security First Insurance
In a marketplace crowded with regional home insurers offering low-cost policies, Security First Insurance wanted to distinguish itself via the customer experience it provides. In short, Security First Insurance wanted to make and keep its customers happy. But that can be challenging when many consumers have a hard time reading long, complicated homeowners policies and are sometimes disappointed in their coverage as a result.
Business need
Security First Insurance wanted to create a customer experience entertaining enough to make customers want to learn about the coverage and limitations of their policies. The company also wanted a product that would help engage customers throughout the policy lifecycle. Security First Insurance felt that personalised videos could help meet these goals.
Pitney Bowes EngageOne® Video, part of the Pitney Bowes Customer Engagement Suite, helps organisations deliver personalised, interactive communications to their customers. Consumers can control and interact with these videos, determining which parts they'd like to view, and when. Video capabilities can also help drive behaviour across the customer lifecycle through targeted "best next engagement" recommendations: directing viewers to read a company's blog, contact one of its sales representatives, or visit an online customer service centre, for example.
Working with Security First Insurance, Pitney Bowes developed an animated seven-minute personalised interactive video targeting policyholders insuring single-family homes. The video begins with a friendly spokes-character addressing the customer by name and inviting her or him to explore personalised information on coverage types, deductibles, billing processes and available discounts. The video then discusses the viewer's coverage and its limitations, explaining technical terms in the process. Hyperlinked buttons appearing on the screen allow the viewer to navigate from section to section. The conclusion invites viewers to access the company website and home safety blog.
"Working with Pitney Bowes, we were able to produce a personalised video ... that connects with people, one that they actually want to view." Ben Bomhoff,
Vice President of Enterprise Systems
Security First Insurance
Pitney Bowes EngageOne Video has improved the customer experience at Security First Insurance by helping consumers better understand their coverage and by improving customer engagement.
Customer response rates
The company has emailed 52,000 links to personalised videos over the last year. The open rate is 55 percent, according to Ben Bomhoff, Vice President of Enterprise Systems. Seventy-six percent of those opening the email watch the video through to about the four-minute mark, receiving the video's most important coverage messages.
Forging deeper connections
At a deeper level, the video engenders stronger ties between the insurance company and its policyholders by directing viewers to the Security First Insurance customer portal and blog. As consumers continue to check in with the company, their feelings of loyalty to Security First Insurance may grow, making them more likely to renew their policies.
Building upon success
Building on the success of its video for consumers with single-family homes, Security First has also produced a personalised interactive video for customers buying condominium insurance. It plans to soon produce videos for people buying renter's insurance and for renewal customers. Eventually, the company hopes to use personalised interactive videos to attract new policyholders, emailing video links to prospects who request quotes via the corporate web site.


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NORTH HILLS, CA -- Meridian Sports Clubs California LLC, which operates 12 upscale health clubs under the brand name Meridian's Bodies in Motion, has received $10 million of senior secured debt from Praesidian Capital Investors, New York.
Meridian Sports Clubs ranked No. 41 in this year's Top 100 clubs list by Club Industry's Fitness Business Pro. Meridian reported revenue of $30 million in 2008.
"We are very proud of what Meridian has accomplished to date and also very excited about our future prospects," Chuck Grieve, Meridian CEO, said in a statement. "Praesidian understands our business and this gives me great confidence that they are the ideal partner to help us continue our growth."
Of the 12 Bodies in Motion clubs that Meridian owns, 11 are in California and one is in Hawaii. Meridian also manages 12 other clubs."This is a business with a resilient and stable revenue base," Jason Drattell, managing partner at Praesidian, said in a statement. "We are very pleased to be working closely with this proven management team, which has consistently grown in sales, both organically and through acquisitions, while effectively managing costs."


text: Ring in a 2019 season full of high hopes by browsing the latest Las Vegas Raiders hats in various styles from the ultimate sports store. You're certain to find the best officially licensed Raiders hat to rock for the new season here at Fanatics, including the freshly released line of Las Vegas Raiders sideline hats for the 2019 season, rocked by coaches and players alike. There's no doubting your allegiance to the Las Vegas Raiders when you wear a Las Vegas Raiders hat from Fanatics, featuring all the popular styles and brands including Raiders knit hats, snapbacks and dad hats. Celebrate NFL100 during the NFL's iconic 100th season and browse all the newest Las Vegas Raiders hats stocked at the ultimate sports store, Fanatics.com.


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county [Fr., comté,=domain of a count], division of local government in the United States, Great Britain, and many Commonwealth countries. The county developed in England from the shire, a unit of local government that originated in the Saxon settlements of the 5th cent. By the 11th cent. the shire system was fully established throughout most of England, with each shire being ruled by a shire-reeve, or sheriff, appointed by the crown. By the 14th cent. the office of justice of the peace had developed; in each county a court of three or four justices, also appointed by the king, assisted the sheriff in the administration of local affairs. With the passage of the Local Government Act of 1888, power passed from the king's appointed officials to the newly created county councils, elected by local residents. The county system of government was adopted in most of the nations settled by the British.
In the United States there are some 3,100 counties (254 in Texas alone); most are rural or suburban, but except where, as in Virginia, a city may be independent (not part of a county), every part of a state is also part of a county. Some cities, like New York (where the five boroughs are also counties) comprise more than one county. Louisiana, influenced by the French, has instead parishes, which are essentially similar to counties; Alaska has boroughs. The major functions of county government in the United States include law enforcement, the recording of deeds and other documents, and the provision and maintenance of public works such as roads and parks. Some states, though, notably Connecticut, have abolished almost all county governmental functions.
See H. S. Duncombe, County Government in America (1966); J. C. Bollens, American County Government (1969).


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daydream about (someone or something)
To fantasize or imagine scenarios while one is awake (as opposed to dreaming while one is asleep). She's probably daydreaming about the boy she has a crush on, considering she's doodling his name all over her notebook. I can't believe that I'm singing on Broadway tonight—I used to daydream about that all the time when I was a kid!
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daydream about someone or something
to have daytime fantasies about someone or something. Poor Alice is always daydreaming about Albert. John is daydreaming about running away to Tahiti.
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'Who do you barrack for?'
Nothing unites or divides people as much as the tribal loyalty of AFL supporters. Combining passion for the game with a talent for words, seventeen writers explore the full range of supporters' emotions, from the fervour of a convert to the weariness of the long-term sufferer, the guilt of the turncoat to the joy of the flag-winner.
These writers know what it's like to barrack and can always find a good story – and the game itself offers scenarios that are sometimes stranger than fiction. Jean Bedford's return to football might have been prompted by a life-size papier-mache model of Plugger; Sean Gorman remembers only too well when a field umpire unexpectedly took a neat chest mark; and Tony Wilson tried in vain to prolong his playing career with the Hawks by tutoring Shane Crawford in maths.
From the Dockers to the Doggies, every club gets a guernsey – but beyond the team allegiances, this is a book for those who love footy. You'll find more than a little of yourself in the true appreciation these writers have for our national game.
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe) Publication Date: 28/07/2010


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RALEIGH — More than 100 state House members have signed a letter opposing any attempt by a federally recognized tribe from outside North Carolina to build a casino with land inside the state.
The letter that circulated Tuesday in the House is signed by Speaker Thom Tillis and leaders from both parties. It seeks to counter talk of a potential casino by the Catawba Indian Nation. A Cleveland County leader says local officials met with an adviser to Gov. Pat McCrory in July to talk about the idea. The McCrory administration later downplayed the idea.
The letter to U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said legislators would have "serious opposition" if her agency attempted to make North Carolina lands eligible for gambling.
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has a western North Carolina casino.


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Apple chief Tim Cook admitted Monday that iPhone 5C sales had been disappointing.
Cook said that demand for the colorful and cheaper iPhone "turned out to be different than we thought," he commented during a quarterly earnings call on Monday. Although he said that Apple doesn't break down sales of each model, Cook said that its reception considerably less than it expected. iPhone sales peaked at 51 million in the fourth quarter, but didn't meet Wall Street expectations, according to Apple Insider.
While Cook didn't say that Apple planned to scrap the plastic phone, as was reported in the Wall Street Journal, he did say that Apple could make changes to its offered models especially after the 5S did so much better than the 5C.
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"I think the 5S, people are really intrigued with Touch ID," Cook said in the earnings call. "It's a major feature that has excited people. And I think that associated with the other things that are unique to the 5s, got the 5s to have a significant amount more attention and a higher mix of sales."
While sales may not have been as high as expected, Apple still reached a new high of 51 million iPhone sales. It also should hold onto the 5C for a while to see if the cheaper model takes off in Asia and Africa.


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Over 100 years ago, the Wright brothers took a chance and created an invention that would change the world and history. As we celebrate the anniversary of the development of aviation, send this Aviation Day card to everyone you know! Use this special day to honor the hard work and dreams that gave flight to humanity and to celebrate the people who continue to work in aviation today!
How many times have you flown above the clouds? Have you ever stopped to think about the history of aviation? On August 19, celebrate the beginning of flight with this Aviation Day card! Remember the people who have come before you to make your travel possible and the brothers who started it all. Send this Aviation Day card to celebrate air and space travel today!
Throughout the world, millions of people fly from place to place every single day. Though common in today's world, flight was nearly impossible just 100 years ago. To celebrate this incredible achievement, send this Aviation Day card to everyone you know on August 19! Learn about the Wright brothers and their incredible achievements. Make this special date a day to remember just how far we've come.
In 1939, Franklin D. Roosevelt declared August 19 as a day to commemorate the development of aviation. This year, we celebrate the 78th anniversary of flight and discovery. To mark this revolutionary development, send this Aviation Day card to your friends and family! The sweet picture reminds us of the importance of flight and the dreams of two young boys that made it happen.
Since 1939, Americans have celebrated aviation and the beginning of flight on Oroville Wright's birthday, August 19. As this date draws near, use this occasion to celebrate the start and evolution of flight with this Aviation Day card! Honor the ingenuity, sacrifices, and hard work that made air and space travel possible for us today by sending this Aviation Day card to your loved ones!


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Dodgers kick off program to bring kids to games
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Dodgers are launching Kids 4 Dodgers Baseball, a community program designed to bring low-income youth and their families to Dodgers games.
The club will host 250 youngsters at 51 Dodgers home games this season. They will be bused to Dodger Stadium and receive a game ticket, a voucher for a Dodger Dog, a beverage and a Kids 4 Dodgers T-shirt.
"It is our pleasure to launch Kids 4 Dodgers Baseball and host children at our games who otherwise may not get the opportunity to experience 'Blue Heaven on Earth'," said Dodgers owner Magic Johnson. "Our success on the field is just as important as how successful we are off the field in the L.A. community. I believe Kids 4 Dodgers Baseball is a very special addition to the Dodgers' community outreach programs."
Each Kids 4 Dodgers Baseball group is preselected and chosen through an application process. Groups interested in being considered for the Kids 4 Dodgers Baseball program can contact the Dodgers' community relations department by applying online at www.dodgers.com/K4DB starting Friday or by calling 323-224-1435.
On Friday, 250 youngsters from Catholic Charities of Los Angeles will attend the game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.


text: Encompassing the meaning of the French acronym, 'BCBG', meaning 'good style, good attitude', BCBGeneration features casual everyday style, glamorous evening looks and workwear pieces to form the modern city girl's wardrobe. The younger sister brand of BCBGMAXAZRIA, renowned globally for its contemporary and effortlessly stylish looks, BCBGeneration is the latest label to launch from designer Max Azria's Los Angeles-based fashion house. Mirroring the personalities of the women that wear the line, the collection features on-point, quirky, contemporary pieces with a tough edge. For a quick and easy update to your style, look no further than BCBGeneration's range of statement necklaces. From cute charm styles to quirky chokers, the BCBGeneration necklace collection will effortlessly complete your look.


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On Saturday, August 10, 2013, Carrie Ann Inaba, a nominee for this year's Teen Choice Awards, presented an exclusive musical showcase and red-carpet event at the Gibson Guitar Showroom in Beverly Hills. Proceeds from the event benefit her charitable initiative, The Carrie Ann Inaba Animal Project (CAIAP).
"I'm grateful to my alma mater, UCLA, and the Anderson School of Management, for selecting the CAIAP as the charitable beneficiary of their Showcase," said Carrie Ann Inaba. "I'm looking forward to an evening that perfectly combines two of my passions - music and animals. This showcase of talent, in a unique venue like the Gibson Showroom, will provide a win-win for us all. While we will enjoy great entertainment, we will also be raising much needed funds to save more lives and provide support for our beloved animal friends."
The private event featured musical performances by "The Voice" contestants Sonia Rao and Connie Lim, "American Idol" finalist Michelle Delamor, Blush (produced by Quincy Jones) buzz bands Dig The Kid, Native Alien Tribe and Native June, as well as special guest artists and dance performances. Celebrity presenters Mayte Garcia, Aiden Turner, Karen David, Tony Maserati and Emcee Frazer Smith hosted the benefit and introduce the performers throughout the night. A silent and live auction included unique items, with all proceeds going to the charity.
Attendees from the entertainment industry, and global executives and alumni from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and its partner program at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School were educated on CAIAP's mission, and heartwarming images of rescued animals will be displayed. The event was organized in partnership with Dwight Holcomb CEO of LifePet Organic and Vice President of the UCLA Anderson Alumni Network, Mark Nguyen, Founder of Planet LA Records and UCLA-NUS Global Executive M.B.A. candidate and event producer Mia Coblentz.
Presenting sponsors included Gibson Guitar, Whole Foods Market, LifePet Organic and Hubert's Lemonade. Event partners included Kala Brand Music, Kona Brewing Company, M. Kantor & Associates LLC, PetGensys, Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day, Original Penguin Clothing, Popchips and Tesla Motors. Other supporters included Architecture For Dogs, Chocolate and Steel Jewelry, Hawaiian Natural Tea, Hawaiian Springs Water, Healthy Spot, Just4MyPet, Kahoy Collection, Lyric Culture, Michelle Jonas Travelwear, Mrs. Bella's Dolls, Pawla Pet Photography, Pretzel Crisps, Set.fm, Ultimate Ears, VeeV, Waikiki Parc Hotel, ZICO Coconut Water and more.
The CAIAP was founded in 2012 by Carrie Ann Inaba, the female judge on the ABC mega hit, Dancing With The Stars. She launched CAIAP to support the rescue, welfare and well being of animals. Besides her well known love of dance, her love of animals and their love in return has been a strong source of inspiration in her life. This has been her ongoing goal since starting her career in the entertainment industry, 25 years ago – to help animals in need. The CAIAP is a sponsored program of Heaven on Earth Society for Animals, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
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Who isn't used to double-talk? We see/hear it in the news every day; it's all around us.
I belong to a close-knit group of women; every once in a while we take time to vent our frustrations about what takes place on the job, in relationships, with family, etc. The following is one of our attempts to turn into a game the things that annoy us and decipher fact from fiction. … [Read more]