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Who wouldn't have wanted to be a fly on the wall when rock 'n' roll stars Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis held an impromptu jam session at the Sun Records recording studio in Memphis on Dec. 4, 1956? It was the only time all four of them played together.
Who wouldn't have wanted to be a fly on the wall when rock 'n' roll stars Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis held an impromptu jam session at the Sun Records recording studio in Memphis on Dec. 4, 1956? It was the only time all four of them played together.
The national tour of jukebox musical "Million Dollar Quartet" allows you to imagine what it might have been like while you sit back with hundreds of other fans and move in your seat to the music.
The music, including a number of beloved hits, takes over the show, as well it should, and will take over your heart and soul, too. The unique personalities of the musicians are a delight to watch as they clash, settle each other down, and find ways to stay in the same room together, in spite of their enormous egos.
But Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux's book is inane as books for jukebox musicals typically are. It feeds us rock 'n' roll history, stays out of the way of the music (this, after all, is primarily a concert), and is bland enough to have broad audience appeal. There will be times when you'll probably think to yourself, "They didn't really say that to each other that night." Or "Surely, they were more sophisticated than that." And you might wonder what would happen if the writers had been free to cut loose with their script and words as much as the performers were with their musical chords and vocals.
But not to worry. The musical's book is not what you've come for and you'll pick up a thing or two about Sam Phillips (Vince Nappo) and the challenges of running a recording studio with such big stars and artistic temperaments. Nappo opens the show, talking directly to us with a great hillbilly twang and then moves into flashbacks that show us how he met the musicians.
The jam session begins as a recording session between Carl Perkins (James Barry), who wrote "Blue Suede Shoes" only to watch Elvis make it popular on "The Ed Sullivan Show," and newcomer Jerry Lee Lewis (John Countryman). Boy, can Countryman bang out chords on a piano, electrifying the theater. Perkins tells Lewis that he doesn't want so much piano on his record, and Lewis tells all the stars that before long they'll be playing backup for him. He knows he's good and doesn't have an ounce of humility to him. This skirmish between Lewis and the other musicians continues through much of the show.
Barry gives Perkins a lively, appealing edge as he plays a mean guitar and has moves that capture the heart of rock 'n' roll while being more jagged and powerful than Presley's silky smooth style.
Soon Johnny Cash (Scott Moreau) arrives, dressed all in black, of course, and sings a soulful "Folsom Prison Blues." Later in the show he sings a knockout, gorgeous, "I Walk the Line." Moreau has an incredibly deep, resonant, velvety singing voice so much like Cash's that you will think it is Cash singing. At times, his speaking voice could be more sensitive to nuances.
One of the key story elements is that Phillips plans to offer Elvis (Tyler Hunter) a three-year contract extension that evening, while Elvis has other ideas.
Elvis arrives with a beautiful girlfriend on his arm, named Dyanne (Kelly Lamont) in the show. She's perfectly dressed and coiffed for the period. And she sings a heart-stopping, sultry "Fever" while slowly running her hands up and down her sides, just oozing sex appeal.
Hunter's Elvis brings a calm, relaxed spirit to the jam session, and he sounds and looks just like Presley while using his signature moves, including sliding on his knees up to Dyanne as he finishes one of his songs.
There's a pleasing variety to the music with the whole company blending their voices beautifully in the spiritual "Down by the Riverside" and later singing "Peace in the Valley" a cappella.
Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" and Jerry Lee Lewis' "Great Balls of Fire" are two of the many standout numbers in the show.
In a big closing number, we're invited to get up and dance, which is impossible to resist, but it feels a bit like a producer is trying to guarantee a standing ovation. No need. The music and the impersonation of the rock 'n' roll legends are more than enough to bring people to their feet.
"Million Dollar Quartet"
WHEN: Through Oct. 20
WHERE: Citi Emerson Colonial Theatre, 106 Boylston St., Boston
TICKETS: Start at $33
INFO: 866-348-9738; www.BroadwayinBoston.com


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If you like being close to the hustle and bustle of downtown Nashville but want to escape to a more peaceful life at home, put Fairview on your list of areas to check out. Located southwest of Nashville, Fairview residents are close to Interstate 40 and have around a 35-minute commute to downtown. Fort Campbell is also nearby -- about an hour away.
This suburb is certainly a boon for nature lovers. The nearby Bowie Nature Park offers 722 acres of wetlands, grasslands and forests. There you can hike, bike, fish and go horseback riding. Fairview is also just a jaunt from the Natchez Trace Parkway, where you can hike, bike, and camp.
Fairview also keeps its close-knit community feel by offering a selection of yoga classes, organized nature walks and classes about insects and composting. The Fairview Recreation Complex also brings the community together with a wide array of amenities. It has a gym, game room, playground, meeting room, classrooms, indoor pool, wellness center, a football field and a soccer field.
Fairview's rapid growth gives prospective homebuyers in this area access to a variety of affordable housing options. Older ranch homes and brand new homes are available. But new or old, most homes have at least three bedrooms and large lots.

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Entertainment Weekly interviewed Brian K. Vaughan about the final issue of the comic, "Y: The Last Man."
On the subject of research, he said:
I love doing research. I'm a film-school geek. I know very little outside Boba Fett-related trivia. I feel like any writing is an excuse to learn more about the world. And it was just fun.


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So you heard it right, we have brought the Flash Platform to the iPhone OS for applications. In fact some of the applications are already on the Apple AppStore for you to download
We thought it was fun to put them up in secret and working with a very very small set of developers, and our engineering teams I think we've really proven that Flash can run effectively on the iPhone without changes.
The applications are:
- Just Letters
- Finger Paint
- Red Hood
- Chroma Circuit
- FickleBlox
- That Roach Game
- Trading Stuff
- South Park Avatar Creator
Enabling the Flash Platform to run on the iPhone has been a really tough task, and one that results in some limitations. Though you have told us that this is a top priority for your mobile projects, and so we've worked for over a year to build this solution.
For developers the new tooling will be made available with the Flash Professional tool, which will also be in pre-release later this year. So today you can begin your work on mobile devices targeting Flash Player 10, or Adobe AIR 2.0 Apis in time.
One caveat of this Ahead of Time compilation method is that we can only use AS3 code. AOT compilation means that we have no interpreter on the device, as per Apple's restriction. Without the interpreter you won't be able to load SWFs unless they were packaged with your application, boo Apple
This new tool set and a subset of apis from Adobe AIR will have all manner of features enabled, along with the hardware acceleration, battery, memory and rendering performance increases that we have worked on in Flash Player 10.1.
These are:
• Photo selection from file system
• Contact selection from the address book
• Camera
• Cut/copy/paste
• Accessory support
• In app purchase support
• Peer to peer
• Maps
• iPod library access
• Compass
• Push notifications
• Audio recording
• Video recording
• Parental controls
Of course because of the huge amount of work involved, and lack of public API access from Apple we have to drop a few features too.
• Embedded HTML content
• RTMPE (this was our call)
• H.264 Video (you can use URLRequest)
• Dynamically loading SWFs (containing AS3 code)
• PixelBender
So what about Flex? Well here at Adobe MAX we'll have a session specifically around Adobe Flex Mobile Framework, codename "Slider". We expect that in time we'll enable this version of the framework to run effectively on the iPhone. You'll be using the same tools, Apis and core framework elements.
Although there would be nothing technically stopping you from using Flex, you would suffer huge performance penalties, and have to re-write the components for mobile and device interactions.
Go and get started then today!


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NEW YORK, May 24 (UPI) -- All five hosts of "The View" rallied to defend U.S. conservative commentator S.E. Cupp, whom Hustler photo-shopped to look like she had a penis in her mouth.
Introducing Cupp, who was sitting in the audience, as "a friend of 'The View'" on Thursday's edition of the program, co-host Whoopi Goldberg said: "This is really going to piss a lot of you women off and I hope you're going to make your voices heard ... .
"We were not happy when we heard that Hustler magazine photo-shopped her into a fake, very explicit photograph that they published in a recent issue," Goldberg continued. "Tell me, when you first saw this picture -- and I mean it's nasty and disgusting and fake, fake, fake, we need to let you all know that -- what was [your reaction?]"
"I was horrified," Cupp said. "It was disgusting and, even though I didn't actually do that, by the end of the day, I felt ashamed as if I had. And knowing this photo will be out there forever. My children will see it when I have them one day. It's sad. I'm sad."
Cupp, 33, acknowledged the magazine clearly stated the image wasn't real and was meant as satire.
"They didn't like my politics. They don't like that I'm conservative," Cupp said.
Host Elisabeth Hasselbeck, the lone Republican on "The View" panel, said she called the National Organization for Women Thursday and had "yet to get a response from them when they have jumped on other cases."
"The outrage that we've seen for some other examples of this has not been matched and that's OK. I'm not a victim here," Cupp said, noting she has received support from Sandra Fluke and Planned Parenthood.
"Whether you're conservative or a Democrat, this is not OK," Goldberg said. "This is offensive. This is not the dialogue that we have when we disagree."
"It's not funny in any way. It's offensive and horrifying and we're sorry that they did," host Joy Behar said. "We know her for years. I love her. She's a darling girl and this is just disgusting. ... It's a humiliating photo."
"It's also describing a woman as totally submissive in a way," Hasselbeck said.
Hosts Sherri Shepherd and Barbara Walters also were supportive of Cupp and denounced the Hustler move.
Cupp writes for the New York Daily News, as well as Mercury Radio Arts, which is owned and operated by Glenn Beck.
Hustler publisher Larry Flynt defended his publication of the altered image in a statement Thursday.
"As a result of our publishing an ad parody of political pundit S.E. Cupp that depicted her having oral sex, the prudish and delusional right wing has accused me and my magazine of being sexist and waging a war on women," Flynt said.
"That's absurd. The picture was clearly labeled as satire. It was intended as humorous commentary about her politics. We stated that no such image of Ms. Cupp actually exists. Secondly, the feature, which we run every month, has previously depicted such male luminaries as Mario Cuomo, Dan Rather and, most recently, my friend Bill Maher..How misogynistic or sexist is that?" Flynt said. "The ad parody was protected free speech as decided by unanimous decision by the Supreme Court in 1988, Flynt v. Falwell, which afforded parody protection under the First Amendment. So critics, get a life. Find another horse to beat. We don't know anything about Ms. Cupp's personal life, but we do know that oral sex is practiced by the majority of adult Americans, both male and female. The fact that the picture of Ms. Cupp has generated so much flap says more about the sexual repression of the American people than it does anything else. Oral sex is a normal and healthy practice."


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Prinny 2: Dawn of Operation Panties, Dood! – Cheats
Start with Asagi Wars
While normally it may be impossible to unlock Asagi Wars from the start, a recent DLC (Download Content, for those who don't know (including myself)) makes it possible! While over new game, press Triangle, Square, Circle, Triangle, Square, Circle, X to activate the Premium Ticket DLC and begin the game as Prinny Asagi for her story line! (You'll know this cheat worked when you hear Asagi say, "Summer Greetings, dood!" and you see different difficulty setting (% instead of chances)). Have fun, dood!
Effect Password Unlock Asagi Wars Triangle, Square, Circle, Triangle, Square, Circle, X over New Game.
Contributed By: PrinnyDyte.
Bonus Stages
Talk to the Lucky Doll NPC once you've collected enough lucky dolls to unlock the stages. Priere and Baal stages are accessible from the Dimension Guide, while the Etna battle is accessible from Etna's chamber.
Unlockable How to Unlock Baal Tower 70 Lucky dolls Etna boss battle 100 Lucky dolls Overlord Priere Stage 36 Lucky dolls
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How to Unlock Secret Prinny's
Here's way to unlocking it: Play the stage in the description, after finishing stages, go to balcony and beat the bosses in balcony (Laharl & Asagi). Finally, if you beat them, the facility becomes active. NOTE: You can unlocking them once per game, if you finished the game, after Credits, select 2nd Option, then save the Clear data. (You can unlock one prinny again once time)
Unlockable How to Unlock Prinny Asagi Load the Clear Data, then Play stage: 4,2,3. Then go to Balcony for battle Prinny Laharl Start new game, then Play Stage:3,1,5. Then go to Balcony for battle
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True Way To Unlock Asagi Wars Mode
The normal code, triangle square x triangle square x circle only shows you a preview of asagi wars mode To Truly unlock it You Must Get all Asagi Tickets which show up in every level before deploying to every level a.k.a at town
Unlockable How to Unlock Asagi Wars Mode Get all asagi Tickets In every town stage
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Easy Method to Unlock Operation V Panties
Go to the Tutorial Manager (once it's unlocked) and press triangle 100 times. The Tutorial Manager will say some things about inside information followed by "You can now head out from the Dimension Guide. Yay panties!"
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Know Something We Don't?
You can submit new cheats for this game and help our users gain an edge.
Have We Been Fooled?
You can submit a problem report for any non-working or fake code in the lists above.


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Theater Packs go on sale March 14. Guarantee Seats and Save. Only a limited quantity of each package is available.
Tickets are also available at the Kiosk outside of Bratton Theater 1 hour before each performance. We cannot guarantee availability at the Kiosk.
For sold out performances, we accept names on a waitlist which can be found at the Kiosk outside of Bratton Theater. Waitlists are put up 1 hour before each performance but do not guarantee entry.
See our Special Programming page for more events.
If you have specific dates you are interested in visiting, please select them via the calendar to your right. Otherwise, all of our events are listed below.


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La Silla Facilities
La Silla, in the southern part of the Atacama desert, 600 km north of Santiago de Chile and at an altitude of 2400 metres is the home of ESO's original observing site.
Here ESO operates two major telescopes: the 3.6m telescope, and the New Technology Telescope (NTT). They are equipped with state of the art instruments either built completely by ESO or by external consortia, with substantial contribution by ESO.
La Silla Observatory is hosting regularly Visitor Instruments that are attached to a telescope, for the duration of a run of observation and then is removed from the telescope.
La Silla also hosts national telescopes, such as the 2.2-m Max-Planck telescope, 1.2-m Swiss Telescope and the 1.5-m Danish Telescope.
On February 27, 2014, a call for ideas for the NTT has been opened, see the announcement here. The deadline is March 31, 2014.
In Case of Emergency
Quick Links
- La Silla Paranal Observatory
- La Silla Wiki
- Paranal Facilities
- Visitor Guidelines
- Visitor Instrument
- End of Mission Report
- EFOSC2 Setup Form
Contact Information
Visiting the Observatory
- Please read the details about Visiting the La Silla Paranal Observatory sites
- Read more about La Silla and its History


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Melia Calvia Hotel Sol House Plaza
Hotel Calvia Mallorca, luxury hotel Majorca 4 star hotel, Luxushotel Mallorca 4 Sterne Hotel Balearen Luxussuite, Hotel de luxe île Majorque hôtel 4 étoiles, luxury suite Majorca Hotel , Majorca Balearic Island - Hotel Spain
Av. S´Olivera, 4 Calvia Beach
E - 07181 Calvia, Mallorca
Reservation DIRECTLY at the hotel: Hotel Booking inquiry
Luxury hotel booking - 5 star hotels, five star resorts - DLW Luxury Hotels Worldwide
Hotel Melia Calvia Beach Sol Plaza
Luxury Hotel Majorca 4 star hotel Calvia Wellness Hotel
Welcome to the entertainment epicentre of Calviá. Welcome to a renewed destination.
Innovative, modern hotel just a few metres from the beach and open all year round. Enjoy a stylish stay at the hotel with the two largest hanging pools in Europe.
• Located in the heart of Calviá Beach, 15km from Palma and very near a beautiful beach with white sands and crystal-clear waters
• This modern and welcoming resort offers perfectly equipped rooms with excellent views of the Mediterranean, the mountains or the pools
• Start the day with a healthy, fresh and varied breakfast at the Food Factory restaurant and don't miss the Rooftop Nine experience in our rooftop restaurant serving innovative Mediterranean cuisine
• Admire spectacular views while you relax on the rooftop Bali beds or a sensation of flying while swimming in the floating pools
• Keep fit in the 24-hour, fully equipped Powerhouse Gym, designed to meet your fitness needs
• Take advantage of the excellent leisure, fashion and dining facilities in the new Momentum shopping centre below the hotel
Feel the heartbeat of Calvia Beach The Plaza Hotel Managed by Meliá in a state-of-the-art hotel just a few steps from the huge Calviá beach.
One of the most outstanding hotel renovations in the area, including a 200-vehicle car park, ground floor shopping area and, above it all, a state-of-the-art hotel. Located next to the pedestrian boulevard of Avenida de Magaluf with a choice of shops, entertainment, restaurants and bars with nice terraces where you can enjoy the latest culinary delights.
(*) With charge
ROOMS and suites
A selection of stylish avant-garde rooms providing comfort for all tastes. From the Plaza Rooms to the exclusive Panoramic Sea View Rooms, all perfectly equipped with unique and personal design in the most Calvià Beach-style.
Newly built rooms with a modern, fresh design measuring 25 m2. They provide twin beds (90 by 200cm) or a double bed (on request), furnished balcony, 42-inch flat-screen TV, Wi-Fi, telephone, air-conditioning, safe, minibar and fully renovated bathroom with shower and hairdryer.
• Flat-screen TV
• Satellite Channels
• Alarm Clock
• Safe
• Towels
• Balcony
These magnificent 30m2 Junior Suites offer an experience in themselves. The perfect place to stay for guests seeking different spaces for leisure and rest.
It provides a bedroom with two single beds (double bed on request) and a small lounge with sofa-bed. Additional services include a minibar and coffee machine, among others.
Enjoy unforgettable vacations in this 40m2 suite plus all the benefits of The Plaza Experience. Its spaciousness provides superior comfort during your stay in Calvià. It consists of a bedroom with a double bed and a bright lounge area, plus a bathroom with a shower.
• Flat-screen TV
• Satellite Channels
• Hairdryer
• Minibar
• Free toiletries
• Safe
Admire the Mediterranean Sea from the private terrace with whirlpool bathtub in this awesome suite. Admire the panoramic views of the Calvià coast from your Bali bed. The room consists of a bedroom and a lounge area with a sofa and armchairs. Discover the benefits of The Plaza Experience in this unique suite.
• Flat-screen TV
• Satellite Channels
• Hairdryer
• Minibar
• Safe
• Coffee machine
Admire the Mediterranean Sea from the private terrace with whirlpool bathtub in this awesome suite. Admire the panoramic views of the Calvià coast from your Bali bed. The room consists of a bedroom and a lounge area with a sofa and armchairs. Discover the benefits of The Plaza Experience in this unique suite.
Elegant and modern with a fresh Mediterranean style, the suite provides a bedroom with a double bed and a lounge for you to enjoy your holidays in this exclusive new accommodation. It also has a fully renovated bathroom with additional bathroom amenities as well as a bathrobe and flip flops.
Discover the exclusive benefits of The Plaza Experience awaiting you in this suite, such as a welcome bottle of cava, a delicious cocktail on the rooftop or sundeck, a DJ Master Class and discounts at restaurants and shops. Enjoy the benefits at the Sol House Calvià Beach resort and other Meliá hotels in Calvià.
The suite also provides a wide range of extra services such as a coffee maker, 43-inch flat-screen TV, Wi-Fi and a welcome pack full of gifts. Enjoy your spectacular furnished terrace and the sun as you lie on your Bali bed or take a dip in the whirlpool bathtub. Be seen in the most fashionable place in Calvià.
• Exclusive Social Concierge services
• Welcome drink
• Pool towel service in the room
• 24-hour reception
• 24-hour wake-up call
• Laundry service (**)
• King size bed, 4 pillows and duvet (depending on the season)
• Technology: 42-inch flat-screen TV, Bluetooth speaker and Wi-Fi
• Minibar Welcome Pack (water and bottle of cava). Restocked at extra charge
• Bottle of cava and sweets in the room on arrival
• Kettle with a coffee and tea set (replacements free of charge)
• Bathroom with shower, hairdryer, extra amenities, bathrobes, flip flops and products for sale
• Complimentary pretty organic beach bag and merchandising
• Telephone (**) (activated on request)
• Individually controlled air conditioning
• Safe
(**) With charge
New spacious, bright and very welcoming rooms, measuring 30m2 and with a very modern and fresh design. They provide two single beds each measuring 90 cm by 2 m or a double bed (on request).
• Flat-screen TV
• Satellite Channels
• Safe
• Towels
• Balcony
• Microwave
From your comfortably furnished balcony, enjoy amazing frontal Mediterranean Sea views. These newly built rooms with modern and fresh design provide a flat-screen TV and air-conditioning. The perfect setting for an unforgettable vacation.
With a sundeck and direct pool access, these amazing Junior Suites make vacations an unforgettable experience. They feature a bedroom for rest and lounge for leisure. Spacious and bright, perfect for discovering Calviá.
With privileged views of the Calvià coastline, these magnificent Junior Suites provide unforgettable experiences. Spacious, bright and with modern equipment they feature different spaces: a bedroom for rest and lounge for leisure.
Enjoy modern, unique and fun dining options at Calvia Beach The Plaza Hotel, where Mediterranean cuisine takes centre stage. Quick snacks by the pool and more elaborate dishes in a relaxed and stylish ambience.
Enjoy a unique experience in the largest floating pools in Europe at Rooftop Nine at Calvia Beach The Plaza Hotel, featuring great music, excellent modern Mediterranean cuisine and exquisite cocktails in an elegant and welcoming ambience full of light and nuances that create a delicate atmosphere to accompany the awesome views of the Mediterranean. (*) Closed from January 7 to April 11
Meetings and events
It provides 2 meeting rooms for up to 15 people each
High-speed Wi-Fi in the meeting rooms
Facilities fitted with the latest technology and audiovisual equipment (on request) (*)
Our facilities feature modern and elegant decoration
Plan your event with the latest electronic and audiovisual technology (plasma screens, wireless PA, teleconferencing, video-conferencing, etc.) (on request) (*)
Food and beverage services for working lunches and dinners, private cocktails, coffee breaks, special celebrations, parties and gala dinners
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DWTS Season 16, Rumor OR Campaign? Shannon Bex
Well, this one is interesting and I have to thank our regular reader Nathan for getting giddy because that drew my attention to this little gem much sooner than otherwise. 🙂 So, is she tossing a hint to her fans? Or is she indulging in some wishful thinking? I don't know her, so I have no clue. All I know is that she's in Danity Kane and that Nathan loves her. 😉 Shannon's web site reveals that she might be this season's ringer, if she's indeed on the show. In fact, Wiki lists her as a singer and a "professional" dancer so, I dunno. Of course, Mya was of that level, so… The only other potential drawback is that she was on NBC's reality show Fame – but since that is long over, it shouldn't be a factor.
I can't decide. That she retweeted two people leads me to think campaign…but the time is right for a rumor or two. Hell…nothing is going on so we need something to speculate on, if nothing else. What do you guys think?? (Read from the bottom up, like on twitter)


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Computer Info Tech Web Program
What does a Web Developer do?
Web Developers are responsible for creating, planning, building, and maintaining Web Sites. Their clients range from large corporations and organizations to small business and even individuals. The needs of their clients vary greatly, but all clients have a single purpose and that is to convey their need to the masses who use the internet.
Web Developers must have knowledge and skill in a variety of areas with a strong understanding of how to combine new technologies with creative innovations. These technologies include: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, and PHP/MySQL. It is a mixture of science and art with purpose. The demands on the Web Developer are as changing as the technology that drives the internet. As such, it is paramount for Web Developers to continually educate themselves on the latest technologies to keep pace.
What skills do you need?
It is essential for Web Developers to have excellent visual and verbal communications skills. Developers need to listen closely to client's ideas and visions and to capture that essence in a Web Site. It is also essential for Web Developers to understand that the web is not print and to be able to convey that concept to the client. It is your collaborative effort to produce Web Sites that optimize the opportunity the Internet provides. The Internet is a new medium.
What will you need to know?
Web Developers must have a strong understanding and skill-set which encompasses several web languages and concepts.
The most basic and predominant language of the internet is Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) -- that is the glue that holds data together. The presentation of data is provided by the language of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). The Concept of "Separation of Data and Presentation" is required for sound Web Development.
In addition to the concept of "Separation of Data and Presentation" is the understanding of "Progressive Enhancement", which allows Web Sites to expand from basic operation to enhanced functionality. Thus, Web Developers should both understand the "Why" as well as "How" to implement Client-Side languages and programming languages for the Web, such as PHP and ASP.Net.
What are the working conditions?
Web Developers can fill many types of positions, from meeting with clients to writing code and everything in between. Some may work for firms that focus their skills on specific tasks while others may work for themselves embracing the entire gamut of Web Development -- the range of work is extensive.
The work is always creative, demanding, and fast paced. The success of a Web Site, and ultimately the success of the Web Developer, is based upon performance, developing novel ideas, and creating new and exciting ways to get the client's needs across to the widest possible customer audience. It is a very demanding, but immensely satisfying and well paying profession.
What certificates and degrees can you get from LCC for a career on the Web?
The CIT Web program offers the Web Developer Certificate (Curriculum Code 0843) that is only 16 credits, which leads to the E-Business Certificate (Curriculum Code 0845) which is 32 credits, that will also lead to the E-Business Associate Degree (Curriculum Code 0839) which is 60 credits.
Who do you contact for more information?
Rebecca Lawson - 159.9 West Campus - firstname.lastname@example.com - (517) 483-1552
Dennis Pipper - 159.50 West Campus - email@example.com - (517) 483-1558


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You think, after doing this job for a couple of months, that you're pretty much inured to the worst clothes they can throw at you. And then you see the Fox All-Star Party at the Santa Monica Pier and you realize just how much you have to learn. Maybe I should have been tipped off by these two words: Bobby Trendy. But the guest list was so bizarrely eclectic - Glenn Close and Leven Rambin, anyone? - that, really, it would've been hard to make any assumptions. You'll just have to see for yourself, after the jump. (And don't say I didn't warn you.)
Not Completely Awful (But Still Bad):
Glenn Close: not gonna win any innovation awards with this one - but then, she's not trying to.
Actress Dichen Lachman. Not too bad, right?
Catherine Dent. Again, nothing mind-blowing, but in this case that's a good thing.
What? Nothing wrong with Niecy Nash's separates.
The Bad:
American Idol contestant Ryan Starr: oy.
I don't know how to refer to Joely Fisher's turquoise garment - jacket? blouse? tunic? - so let's not talk about it.
At first glance, Leven Rambin's dress seemed okay. The more you look, the uglier it gets. I was going to say something about Dorian Gray, but it didn't actually make sense.
I grew to respect Gretchen Bonaduce while watching Breaking Bonaduce a few years ago. However, I dislike her crummy-looking suit intensely.
I guess I can see what Tamara Taylor was going for here, and maybe it could have been engaging were it not for the shocking sash. Yes, it shocks me.
Maybe if you live in Hollywood, as Crista Flanagan presumably does, and you go to these events every day, eventually it's like being in the Twilight Zone and those clothes that were bad become good, and who's to say they're not, if everyone else is wearing them too? I mean, is there a platonic truth?
The Ugly:
Yup. Bobby Trendy!
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Job Information
Intermountain Healthcare Registered Nurse (Experienced RN) - Med/Surg - Heber Valley Hospital in Heber City, Utah
Job ID:246809
Park City/Heber area
About Us
Being a part of Intermountain Healthcare means joining a world-class team of over 37,500 employees and caregivers while embarking on a career filled with opportunities, strength, innovation, and fulfillment. Our mission is: Helping people live the healthiest lives possible.
Our patients deserve the best in healthcare, and we deliver.
To find out more about us, head to our career site here .
Job Description
The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care of patients. The staff RN utilizes the nursing process by use of technology, therapeutic intervention, evidence-based practice and coordination of care with other health team members.
Essential Job Duties
- Performs appropriate assessment of physical, social, and psychological status (including cognitive, communicative and developmental skills as appropriate).
- Seeks and evaluates information acquired from other members of interdisciplinary team: patient, family, physician, non-nursing disciplines, support staff, others.
- Uses assessment information and critical thinking skills to collaboratively develop individualized plan of care.
- Actively seeks patient, family, team, and physician involvement to develop plan of care including needed education.
- Collaboratively plans and prepares patients for further support needs once the current episode of care outcomes are met (i.e., teaching, referrals, and follow-up).
- Directs the interdisciplinary care team via delegation, coordination and collaboration as appropriate.
- Provides or delegates care consistent with plan of care, guidelines of care and professional licensure provisions.
- Demonstrates the ability to set priorities and to coordinate and organize patient care delivery through effectively managing time, supplies, and resources.
- Evaluates patient response to interventions through review of achievement of goals, clinical outcomes, patient and family satisfaction.
- Revises plan of care as indicated, and reassesses changes as appropriate.
- Promotes nursing profession and participate in development of others.
- Integrates legal and ethical standards into practice: complies with regulatory standards, practices within scope of licensure, provides accurate & timely documentation, and understands legal implications of care delivery.
Posting Specifics
- Benefits Eligible: Yes
- Shift Details: Day/Nights, Holidays, Weekends, Mostly nights to start with
- Department: Medical and Surgical
- Additional Details: This position will qualify for a 5% geographical differential in addition to the base hourly rate.
Minimum Requirements
- Current RN License in state of practice.
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Basic computer skills.
- ** RNs hired on or after January 1, 2019 who have 12 months or less of working experience as an RN prior to joining Intermountain must obtain their BSN degree on or before June 1, 2024.
- *RNs hired on or after January 1, 2020 who have 12 months or less of working experience as an RN prior to joining Intermountain must obtain their BSN degree on or before June 1, 2025.
Physical Requirements
- Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
- Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
- Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
- Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
- Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc).
- May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.
Preferred Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN). Education must be obtained from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified.
Please Note
All positions subject to close without notice. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Additional Details:
Working Hours 24
Primary Work Location Heber Valley Hospital
Expertise Nursing
Job Type Part Time
Location US-UT-Heber City


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Street eats, and food explains the world
This is a superlative gallery of street food from around the world. Terrific pictures, great atmosphere, you can almost smell the fried, baked and spiced goodies. A must-see gallery provided by Foreign Policy magazine.
In 'How Food Explains the World' the main article to which the delightful Street Eats is attached, we're informed about China's strategic pork reserve and a future where insects are the new white meat.
Kimchi: When kimchi prices began soaring in late 2010
because of poor weather conditions and a bad cabbage harvest, Koreans predictably freaked out. As prices increased nearly fourfold – it normally costs $4 to $5 for a meal – consumers began referring to the dish as geum-chi, the Korean word for gold, and demanded the government take action.
Pundits lambasted President Lee Myung-bak for suggesting that Koreans try eating cheaper North American cabbage. To head off potential unrest – or even a kimchi revolution – the Seoul city government began a kimchi bailout program, assuming 30 percent of the cost of an emergency supply of cabbage it purchased from rural farmers.
The national government also grudgingly reduced tariffs on imported Chinese cabbage, betting, successfully, that more cabbage would bring prices back down. Fear of Chinese dominance over their national food supply, it turned out, didn't trump Koreans' love of spicy vegetables.
Insects: Many environmentalists advocate vegetarianism – or at least eating less meat – as a solution. But the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is asking consumers to consider another option: eating insects. An insect-based diet could provide just as much protein as meat (plus key vitamins and minerals) with far fewer emissions, the FAO says.
Breeding insects such as locusts, crickets, and mealworms emits one-tenth the amount of methane that raising livestock does, scientists say. The idea isn't as far-out as one might think. More than 1,000 insects are already known to be eaten in about 80 percent of the world's countries, though the idea remains a source of revulsion in the Western world.
The FAO is putting its money where its mouth is, investing in insect-farming projects in Laos, where locusts and crickets are already popular delicacies. A world conference on insect eating is planned for 2013.


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Here we go – four remaining posts for the Ultimate Blog Challenge for July–here's post #28! I'm re-posting one of my most popular posts with the highest number of views.
I am a big fan of Joyce Meyer, one of the most well-known Bible teachers and motivational speakers of her era, who is also a #1 New York Times bestselling author with more than 80 inspirational books, as well as thousands of audio teachings and a video library. Her down to earth, practical teaching is such a unique blend of common sense and amazing revelation that it often leaves you laughing, crying, or both – or simply saying, "Huh!"- as you wonder why you never "got" it before!
One of her many books that I own is The Confident Woman Devotional. In this day and age when so many aspects of life seem to be on shaky ground, it's often difficult to build or maintain confidence in our abilities, ourselves, and our lives. Instead, we often get hung up on the failures of the past and worry about the future, which impairs our ability to live successfully in the present.
Here are 10 of my favorite confidence-building quotes by Joyce Meyer from the above mentioned book (and it was hard to choose ONLY 10!):
"What is confidence? I believe confidence is all about being positive concerning what you can do – and not worrying over what you can't do."
"Confident people do not concentrate on their weaknesses; they develop and maximize their strengths."
"Doing what is right when we don't have feelings supporting us builds strong character in us. Intelligence and talents are God's gifts, but character is developed."
"Our thoughts and words about ourselves are tremendously important. In order to overcome the negative thinking and speaking that have been such a natural part of our lifestyle for so long, we must make a conscious effort to meditate on and speak positive things about ourselves."
"If you will do what you can do, God will do what you cannot do. Doors will open, a way will be made, and creative ideas will come. You will also inspire others to do what they can do, and even though each person can only do a little, together we can make a big difference."
"Besides the huge disappointments that occur when we fail to get the job or promotion or house we wanted, little disappointments can create frustration, which in turn may lead to bigger problems that can produce a great deal of damage. Practice dealing with disappointments as they come, and they will not pile up into a mountain."
"Insecurity, self-doubt, and fear can totally prevent us from ever reaching our full potential….where there is potential, all the parts necessary for success are there, but they are not yet put into action. Potential cannot manifest without form. What stands in the space between potential and manifestation? I believe it is three things: time, determination, and hard work!"
"We need to have a sense of triumph. Sometimes our confidence is shaken when trials come, especially if they are lengthy. We should have so much confidence in God's love for us that no matter what comes against us, we know deep inside that we are more than conquerors. Be confident that during the trial, you will learn something that will help you in the future."
"If we really understood the power of words, I think we would change the way we talk. Our talk should be confident and bold, not fearful. Fearful talk not only affects us in an adverse way, but it affects those around us. Don't underestimate the power of words."
"Your pain can become someone else's gain. Your mess can become your ministry if you will have a positive attitude and decide to let everything you go through prepare you for what is ahead."


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My Rating: 5/5
Netflix or Hulu? Netflix
Synopsis: Inspired by Sophia Amoruso's best-selling book, this series follows the rise of Amoruso's multi-million dollar fashion empire, Nasty Gal. Britt Robertson plays the starring role of Sophia, a rebellious, broke anarchist who decides to start selling vintage clothing online. As her passion — and retail fashion empire — begins to grow, Sophia unexpectedly becomes a businesswoman, who starts realize the value (and difficulties) of being the boss of her own life. (via Google)
Young & Hungry
My Rating: 5/5
Netflix or Hulu? Netflix
Synopsis: Feisty young food blogger Gabi is desperate for a job. When she finds out wealthy tech entrepreneur Josh needs a personal chef, she wants the position. But Gabi must prove herself to Josh's aide, Elliot, who would rather have his boss hire a famous chef. Gabi gets help from best friend Sofia and Josh's housekeeper, Yolanda, in order to turn the opportunity into employment … and maybe love. (via Bing)
The Carmichael Show
My Rating: 3/5
Netflix or Hulu? Both (S1 & 2 are on Netflix and S3 is on Hulu)
Synopsis: Follows the life of stand up comedian Jerrod Carmichael as he navigates through life with his therapist in-training girlfriend and his heavily opinionated family. (via Bing)
Girl Meets World
My Rating: 5/5
Netflix or Hulu? Netflix
Synopsis: More than a decade after Boy Meets World (1993), Cory and Topanga Matthews are married and have two children. Their daughter, Riley, faces life lessons through her family, friends, and school–where her father is her history teacher–as her parents did when they were younger. (via Bing)
The Good Place
My Rating: 5/5
Netflix or Hulu? Both (S1 is on Netflix and S2 is on Hulu)
Synopsis: The Good Place is a town where those who have been good throughout their lives go once they have passed away. When Eleanor arrives at the Good Place, she realizes she has been mistaken for someone else, and seeks help from a new friend to earn her spot in the Good Place. (via Bing)
Don't Trust the Bitch in Apt 23
My Rating: 5/5
Netflix or Hulu? Netflix
Synopsis: Chloe is a New York party girl with the morals of a pirate. She causes trouble for her naive small town roommate, June, and Chloe's best friend, James Van Der Beek. (via Bing)
Baby Daddy
My Rating: 4/5
Netflix or Hulu? Netflix
Synopsis: A year after hooking up with a girl, Ben Wheeler, finds out he's a dad. The baby is dropped off at his doorstep and Ben must now seek help from his brother Danny, his mom Bonnie, his best friend Tucker and his childhood friend Riley. Baby Emma helps Ben become a mature young man and father. Meanwhile feelings are being developed and some have long been there and a love triangle is created, who ends up with who? (via Bing)
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Mariners Acquire Kendrys Morales From Angels
The Mariners have acquired first baseman/designated hitter Kendrys Morales from the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for left-handed pitcher Jason Vargas.
Morales, 29, has played his entire career with the Angels, batting .281 (455×1620) with 79 home runs and 265 RBI across six Major League seasons (2006-2010, 2012). In 2012, the Cuban native batted .273 (132×484) with 26 doubles, 22 home runs and 73 RBI in 134 games.
"We have been focused on adding offense this off-season, and feel that Kendrys will be a middle-of-the-order bat for us. He's a switch-hitter with power who has played, and hit, in the AL West," Zduriencik said. "He's familiar with the teams and parks and is a proven run-producer. We hate to part with Jason, and really appreciate everything he's done for us, but we are in a situation where we had to give up talent to acquire talent."
After a career-best season in 2009 in which he recorded 43 doubles, 34 home runs, 108 RBI and finished 5th in the American League MVP voting, Morales was limited to 51 games in 2010 and missed the entire 2011 season. He suffered a fractured lower left leg following his walk-off grand slam May 29, 2010 vs. the Mariners. At the time of his season-ending surgery, Morales ranked amongst the American League leaders batting .290 with 11 home runs and 39 RBI.
"Kendrys gives us a veteran presence and a proven, middle-of-the-order bat, with power from both sides of the plate," said Mariners manager Eric Wedge. "Adding him to our line-up immediately makes us a better offensive club."
Morales originally signed with the Angels as an International Free Agent on Dec. 1, 2004. He defected to the USA on June 8, 2004 after a storied career in the Cuban National Program. As a Cuban amateur he combined to bat .330 (287×871) with 37 home runs and 170 RBI. He was the first teenager to play for the Cuban National Team since Omar Linares in the 1980s.
Vargas, 29, has pitched the last four seasons with the Mariners, combining to go 36-42 with a 4.09 ERA (319 ER, 702.2 IP) in 119 games/110 starts. The left-hander has logged consecutive 200.0 inning seasons, combining to go 24-24, 4.04 ERA in 65 starts in 2011-2012. Last season, Vargas led the Mariners in wins, going 14-11 with a 3.85 ERA (93 ER, 217.1 IP), and ranked 4th in the AL with 22 quality starts.
Morales' Career Highlights:
- Safeco Field – Career .292 hitter (35×120) with 7 home runs and 23 RBI in 34 games at Safeco Field (.346 OBP, .558 SLG).
- Switch Hitter – As left-handed batter (.290/66 HR/207 RBI)…As right-handed batter (.250/13 HR/62 RBI).
- Positions – Appeared at first base (312 G/286 GS), designated hitter (110 G/108 GS) and right field (18 G/5 GS) during MLB career…in 2012 started 92 games as designated hitter and 28 games at first base.
- Playoffs – Appeared in 16 postseason games with the Angels in 2007 (ALDS), 2008 (ALDS) and 2009 (ALDS, ALCS).
- Homered from both sides of the plate and had 6 RBI in the 6th inning July 30, 2012 at Texas…became the 3rd player in MLB history to homer from both sides of the plate in the same inning (also, Carlos Baerga w/ CLE, April 8, 1993 & Mark Bellhorn w/ CHC, Aug. 29, 2002).
- Dating back to 2009 (and despite missing a season and a half), has hit the 8th-most home runs (67) amongst MLB switch-hitters.
- In 2009 he ranked amongst AL leaders in slugging percentage (2nd, .569), extra base hits (3rd, 79), home runs (T6th, 34), RBI (T5th, 108), doubles (T8th, 43), total bases (6th, 322), OPS (8th, .924) and batting average (12th, .306).
- Named AL Player of the Month (August 2009) and two-time AL Player of the Week (July 27-Aug. 2, 2009) & April 19-25, 2010).
- On the disabled list from May 30, 2010 to the beginning of the 2012 season after suffering a fractured lower left leg.


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poetic Thai word meaning "elephant," which explains why there are images
and motifs of elephants throughout the hotel. The Cacha Hotel, which
was converted from an old shop house, combines the unique style of the
industrial look of modern Thai design with the rustic charm of wooden
logs taken from an old railway, which were used to build our hand-drilled
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In order to create a truly unique and atmospheric art hotel, we collaborated with seven renowned South East Asian street artists, who created the beautiful artwork featured in all the rooms and the public areas of the hotel.
|At Cacha Hotel we have five different types of rooms with unique designs and features. Our rooms range from a cosy traditional Thai style to a large room with a balcony. Every unit also features beautiful work by well-known Thai and international urban artists created especially for Cacha.
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Capellini wrote:I'm finding the third book to be hella tedious. Could anything less interesting than those goddamn mulefas and that pain in the ass doctor be contrived? I don't think so.
I think the whole trilogy peaked in the first book and has been sliding down hill since then.
I think differently.
The mulefa were one of my favourite parts of the book. I was extremely annoyed every time Lyra's story was interupted to talk about Mary, don't get me wrong, but the mulefa's world provided a contrast to the dark and scary world of Christianity.
They existed, apparently untouched by the "evil" of the Church, and they are a prime example of how things should work, without the negative effects of Christianity(in the novel).
They are also important to the overall plot.
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Just Don't Touch My Records…Ever.
I'm a great fan of Barry Levinson's directorial debut, Diner. Love all the talking, all those actors (how Paul Reiser practically steals the movie in a small role).
Here's one of my favorite scenes, about a young couple that don't really understand each other. What I really like about it is that you can appreciate where both the husband and the wife are coming from, how deep the divide is between them. Doesn't hurt that Daniel Stern and Ellen Barkin are in top form.
Man, I love this movie.


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Pac-12 Team Preview: Washington State CougarsPosted by Connor Pelton on October 23rd, 2013
Today we continue unveiling our team-by-team breakdowns, in roughly the reverse order of where we expect these teams to finish in the conference standings.
Washington State Cougars
Strengths. What this Washington State team lacks in talent, it makes up with effort and outside shooting ability. The Cougars feature a solid backcourt, headlined by a pair of juniors who will share duties at the one and two. Royce Woolridge and DaVonte Lacy both averaged double figure scoring last season, and true freshman Ike Iroegbu out of Oak Hill Academy (VA) will add some depth, but may not be able to be counted on right away. The challenge will be finding a good distributor for the trio. Junior point guard Danny Lawhorn, the nation's leader in assists last year at San Jacinto Junior College, was supposed to be that guy, but he left Washington State two weeks ago after being suspended for a violation of team rules in late September.
Weaknesses. Like I said above, this team has a serious lack of talent. The Cougars only won 13 games last year, and that was with guys like Brock Motum and Mike Ladd on the roster. The four and five spots will be the weakest for Washington State, as head coach Ken Bone will have a tough time finding players who can consistently produce. They will rely on Iowa State transfer and Beaverton, Oregon, product Jordan Railey at center, and senior D.J. Shelton returns to start at power forward. Former walk-on Will Dilorio will see a lot of time at the three, and that should give you an idea of just how thin the Cougars are up front.


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LDN Wrestling and RDW have just signed PWG Star El Generico to appear on their shows. Generico who currently is enjoying a week in France after the gruelling PWG weekend in europe will be fighting some of the top names in LDN and RDW.
Saturday 25th February - live at the Central Park Leisure Centre, Romford Essex.
El Generico vs. Ice XVII vs Ashe vs. Tex Benedict
Sunday 26th February RDW IN Grimsby
Other late additions to the card include 1PW and FWA sensation Stevie Lynn and 3CW and 1PW star Ice xvii.


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How pleased is AMD? So pleased. Pleased enough with its video card accomplishments to issue a press release—and pretty product shots!—about its 1 gigahertz ATI Radeon HD 4890. There's just a slight catch.
The new ATI Radeon HD 4890 GPU does get to say "First!" to reach those speeds straight from the factory, but AMD does note that processor is overclocked, running at a higher speed than it was originally designed for. (In the 4890's case, the standard speed was 850 megahertz.)
But in AMD's defense, it is using plain old air-cooling techniques to keep the card from having a meltdown, not some fancy liquid-cooled solution that some aftermarket providers offer and PC modders go for. And look how pretty it is! All red and fancy!
So good on you, AMD. You've got the FLOPS to back it up. All we need now are seven sample cards. Wait, make that eight.


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Welcome to our coverage of the WWE Royal Rumble! We will be updating this page throughout the night with results from the show, so check back often!
The pre-show was the usual taped "Free For All" going over the card for tonight. They played up Cena having an "abdominal injury" from the Umaga attack on Raw, so I guess they are backing away from the "ruptured spleen" idea.
The Royal Rumble opened with a video package putting over the history and importance of the Royal Rumble and how it leads to the main event at Wrestlemania. It then hyped this year's event, and the three title matches on the card, with emphasis on Umaga's attack on John Cena from Raw last week.
All three announce teams were positioned at ringside, and welcomed us to the show.
MNM (Joey Mercury & Johnny Nitro, with Melina) vs. Matt & Jeff Hardy.
Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler handled commentary for this match. They replayed the injury from Armageddon after MNM entered, and a month later, it is still nasty to watch. Mercury is still sporting his protective mask. As the Hardys entered, they showed MNM's attack on Matt Hardy from Smackdown two weeks ago. They said Hardy suffered a dislocated jaw from that attack.
Matt dared Mercury to start the match, but Nitro jumped him from behind. Nitro beat Matt down, then tagged in Mercury to continue the assault. Mercury hit a kneelift and went after his jaw with punches. Nitro tagged in and worked over Hardy in MNM's corner. Hardy fought back with forearms, but Nitro tagged Mercury, who rammed Matt into a turnbuckle. Matt fought back with bodyshots, as Mercury covered up his face. Jeff got the tag and hit a slingshot kick to Mercury. However, Mercury got Jeff into his corner and tagged out to Nitro. Jeff tripped Nitro and hit a legdrop to the groin for a two count.
The Hardys hit a double back elbow and elbow/backsplash combo on Nitro. Mercury ran in and Matt suplexed him. Matt gave Nitro a neckbreaker for a two count. Matt went for a slam, but Nitro floated over and decked Matt with a punch to the jaw. Mercury tagged in and punched Hardy in the jaw twice, hurting his hand on the second punch. Nitro tagged in, and worked over Matt with forearms, then choked him against the middle rope, where Mercury kicked him in the head. Nitro scored a two count, then applied a cravate. Matt tried to fight out, but Nitro hit him with a knee to the gut. MNM gave Hardy a double facebuster to their knees. Mercury mounted Matt and punched at his face, then gave him a short arm clothesline for a two count.
Mercury applied a rear chinlock, but Matt fought out of it, only to be yanked down by the hair. Mercury went for a second rope elbow, but Matt moved out of the way. Matt punched Mercury in the mask, hurting his hand, and tagged Jeff. Jeff ran in and cleaned house, giving Nitro a gourdbuster for a two count, then Whisper In The Wind, but Mercury broke up the cover. Matt ran in and gave Mercury a back suplex. The Hardys gave Nitro a double suplex. The Hardys went to the top rope for a splash/legdrop combo. Nitro got his knees up, so he blocked Jeff's splash, even though Matt's legdrop hit. Jeff and Nitro were the legal men, and Matt had to leave the ring. Nitro rolled to his corner and tagged Mercury.
Mercury worked over Jeff's now hurting midsection with knees, then dropped an elbow. Mercury worked over Jeff in his corner, then Nitro tagged in for a running knee to the gut for a two count. MNM hit a double legdrop on Jeff and Mercury got a two count. Mercury applied a waistlock, but Jeff elbowed out and grabbed a cradle for a two count. Mercury responded with forearms to Jeff's midsection and tagged in Nitro for a double gutbuster. Nitro covered, but Matt broke it up. Nitro kicked Hardy in the gut twice, then applied a bodyscissors. Jeff elbowed out of it, but Nitro used a front facelock to keep Jeff away from his corner. Jeff backdropped Nitro and tagged Matt, but Mercury distracted the ref, and the ref didn't see the tag. As Matt argued with the ref, MNM used this opportunity to drag Jeff back to their corner.
As MNM went to double team Jeff, he managed to throw Mercury into a charging Nitro, then gave Nitro a mule kick and made the hot tag to Matt. Matt cleaned house on both men, hitting a clothesline/bulldog combo on both men and getting a two count on Nitro. Matt hit an elbow to the back of Nitro's head from the second rope for a two count. Matt went for a backdrop, but Nitro kicked it away. Mercury lifted Mercury for a Snapshot, but Jeff broke it up. Air Hardy on Mercury, but as they went to do it on Nitro, he ducked, Jeff hit the corner, and Nitro grabbed Matt in a cradle for a two count.
Matt hit a Side Effect on Nitro, then a Twist of Fate. Mercury charged Hardy knocking them both from the ring. However, as they fell through the ropes, Jeff tagged himself in. Jeff hit the Swanton Bomb on Nitro for the three count at the sixteen minute mark.
Winners: The Hardys.
Backstage, Theodore R. Long was bragging to Jonathan Coachman about Smackdown's dominance in the Royal Rumble in recent years. Kelly Kelly was there as the "official tumbler". Edge entered and made fun of Kelly Kelly's name, saying her parents named her twice so she could remember it. Kelly responded "At least it is my real name". Randy Orton entered and he and Edge drew their numbers. Edge said to Orton "I'll show you mine, if you show me yours". King Booker entered and said "Tell me you didn't just say that".
The history leading to Bobby Lashley vs. Test was shown.
ECW Champion Bobby Lashley vs. Test.
They locked up at the bell, and jockeyed for position. Test broke on the ropes, then slapped Lashley in the head. Lashley tackled Test down and choked him, but Test grabbed the bottom rope and the referee forced a break. Test hit Lashley low and choked him against the middle rope. Test hit some elbows in the corner and choked him with his boot. Lashley reversed a whip, but ran into a Test back elbow. Test then ran into a Lashley T-Bone suplex.
Lashley hit a delayed vertical suplex, going one handed at one point. Test rolled to the floor, grabbing his back. Lashley went after him, rolling Test back in. As Lashley got on the apron, Test hit him with a shoulderblock between the ropes. Test then rammed Lashley into the ringpost, and Lashley fell to the floor. Test rolled Lashley back into the ring and covered him for a two count. Test applied an armbar with a chinlock. Lashley got to his feet and broke out of it, but ran into a Test boot. Test hit an over-the-shoulder armbreaker for a two count, then went back to the armbar.
Test hit some knees to the arm, and continued to work him over with the armbar. Lashley punched and shoved out of it, then ran into a Test back elbow. Test charged Lashley, and Lashley backdropped him. Lashley hit a clothesline and a pair of shoulderblocks with his good arm. Lashley went for a press slam, but his bad arm gave out on him. Lashley was doubled over in pain, and Test charged him with a big boot for a two count. Test complained to the referee that it should have been a three count. Test went for a TKO, but Lashley floated over it, hit a belly to belly suplex, then hit a clothesline and Test rolled to the floor. Test got to his feet, started to get into the ring, then changed his mind and walked away, getting counted out at the seven minute mark. Seriously, he just walked away.
Winner: Bobby Lashley.
Lashley chased Test down the aisle, dragged him back to the ring, and gave him a running powerslam.
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Beautiful genuine rabbit fur coat.
Please keep in mind that any requests for custom work needs to be paid for in full before I start working on the order.
I have many quality fur items for sale at discounted prices - Less expensive than you'll see in retail shops throughout New Zealand. If you do not see what you want on my website please send me an email and I'll do my best to show you something similar that me or a team member can make for you. Many fur items are custom made so please be patient as shipping could take a little longer. I promise it will be worth the wait. I always answer emails usually within a couple of hours and will be happy to answer any questions you might have. Sorry, these are custom made - no returns on fur items.
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) Minnesota's offense has a simple focus: Adrian Peterson. The Vikings aren't scheming to surprise opponents by throwing 50 passes per game.
That doesn't mean offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave doesn't have plenty to work on. Just because the Vikings have a straight-forward, no-frills style doesn't mean Musgrave hasn't had to dig deep in the playbook to find combinations, alignments and calls that work to keep the attack balanced and the defense guessing at least some of the time.
Coaches and players have credited Musgrave for his ingenuity, particularly over the last month as the Vikings won four straight games to force a rematch this Saturday with Green Bay in the playoffs. In last Sunday's win over the Packers, Musgrave unveiled several wrinkles that proved effective.
In the second quarter, wide receiver Jarius Wright lined up as a fullback in front of Peterson before running to the flat and snagging an 8-yard touchdown pass. In the third quarter, fullback Jerome Felton, who had two receptions and no carries over the first 15 games, lined up as a receiver and was wide open for a 17-yard reception during a drive that reached the end zone.
``As the ball was in the air I was like, `Hold on, is that coming to me?''' Felton said.
The Vikings accumulated a season-high 444 yards against the Packers. Coach Leslie Frazier, without prompting, credited Musgrave and the other offensive assistants for the plan.
``He's so intelligent and so creative in what he does, and obviously with Adrian there are only so many runs you can create and do, but he still finds new ways to get him the ball and obviously that's working,'' quarterback Christian Ponder said. ``In the passing game, finding ways to get guys open and create different throws and play actions and all these different things. He has such a great understanding of defenses. I think that's the biggest thing that impresses me.''
Musgrave's system hasn't always worked so smoothly. The Vikings netted 120 or fewer yards passing six times this season, though they won four of those games. As the offense sputtered early in their worst loss of 2012 - a 36-17 setback at home against Tampa Bay - one agitated and inebriated fan in the crowd started yelling toward the coaches' box, ``Hey Musgrave! Three and out! Three and out! Three and out!'' (Musgrave stands on the sideline during games, so the complaint was misdirected.)
Wide receiver Percy Harvin acknowledged earlier this season that his frustration with the organization, expressed publicly during minicamp, stemmed from a lack of clarity about his role and said the communication from Musgrave last year wasn't consistent. One of the reasons Frazier hired Musgrave in 2011 was the work he did in Atlanta with quarterback Matt Ryan, the 2008 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, but Ponder regressed at midseason and looked lost until a recovery last month.
After that first game in Green Bay, when Ponder threw two costly interceptions deep in Packers territory, Musgrave tried to take some of the mounting pressure on the quarterback, asking him to make throws the next two games that were even safer than usual. With a couple of important victories to help Ponder's confidence recover, he played more assertively the last two weeks.
``As players we go out there and execute and actually make it happen, but you need coaches to put you in positions to be successful,'' center John Sullivan said. ``I think Bill's done a great job of that.''
Musgrave is a soft-spoken as coaches come, holding pleasant but unrevealing news conferences each week with reporters and rarely showing emotion on the sideline during games. Even so, he has a bit of the mad scientist in him. He wrote a quarterback's handbook years ago, with 100 rules to live by for those playing the position at all levels, based on his own insights, beliefs and experiences. Musgrave said earlier this season that Ryan memorized it his rookie year with the Falcons.
In training camp this year, after a lethargic practice, Musgrave tried to motivate his group by putting a bunch of leaves and sticks on a table during a meeting and lighting it on fire, visual evidence of the offense's responsibility to be the spark of the team. He had a garbage can of water nearby to safely extinguish the flames.
Five months later, and Musgrave is still finding ways to ignite the Vikings.
``He tries to put us in the best position possible to make plays,'' wide receiver Michael Jenkins said. ``You're pretty excited to see what's in the playbook when you come in for the next week. It's a fun offense to play in.''
AP Sports Writer Jon Krawczynski contributed to this report.
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This is just in from a contemporary of my father who also recalls volunteering at the church welfare bean farm. I remember as a 2nd-grader playing with his children, since their home was two doors down from us on 55th NE in Laurelhurst, on Lake Washington in Seattle. Don has some interesting recollections about the cannery, where children aren't part of the volunteer work force.
This is an prime example of how 2 eye-witnesses can provide different perspectives on the same topic. I'll bet if you and your siblings discussed growing up in the "XYZ household" your views would have much in common, but there would be some interesting additional highlights brought forth by listening to the stories of others. This is why we must look for all available evidence on each ancestor, in order to gain a greater understanding of his life and times.
Myrt :)
From: Don C. Wood, Jr. firstname.lastname@example.com
DearMYRTLE, Thank you for the copy of your column titled "Picking green beans yesterday" See: <http://www.dearmyrtle.com/05/0429.htm>. It really did bring back memories of the bean farm, and also the church welfare cannery. Did you ever get to go over there? I think it was in Bellevue [WA] but my memory often has ragged spots or holes so that might be erroneous.
I distinctly remember one night when we were processing and canning strawberry jam We did not raise the berries but purchased them. My assignment was to stir the huge half-hemisphere shaped copper bottomed kettle where the berries, sugar and pectin were boiled up prior to being canned. I had a large wooden paddle to stir with.
They put in about 100 Pounds of berries, a 100 pound sack of sugar and a couple of cups of pectin, and I stirred until it was boiling hard. It was heavy, hot work but we all enjoyed our jobs and we all enjoyed the thought that someone would benefit from the fruits of our labors. On this one batch someone put the pectin in at least twice and it got gelled so rapidly that we had a hard time getting it into the cans before it set up. One of the other fellows opened a can of it a couple of days later at his home and said that he had to get the jam out with an axe.
That sounds a bit far fetched but I also got a can of it and he was not far off the truth. It was very hard to get out of the can. Ahhh – memories of old times. They are good to muse over now and then to make us appreciate the times and places we have come from as well as where we are now and the great technological advancements we have to make our lives easier.


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Topic: I give up!!
About everytime I park my Maphrodite ...that's his nickname ,,Honda Hybrid,,
Always some one always comes up and asks where do I plug it in ??,,as first I thought
they were joking but ,,NO!! so I explain the Honda's car and how much I save Petrol
One Guy got a bit nasty and told me ,,he wouldn't buy one of those New Fangle Things
So I said the car has another feature,
'' Can run on Wind and if you keep talking I'll have enough reserve of Wind''.
I think it's the area where I live lots of Retired-Has-Beens,,whine about everything


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Recent breakdown during emergency run brings issue to light
An ambulance recently broke down twice on the same call with a patient inside, bringing to light problems that the South Shore Fire Department is having with its equipment.
Fire officials told 12 News' Terry Sater that they have been asking to replace aging ambulances for several years, but the village of Mount Pleasant keeps postponing. WISN's reporting partner, "The Patch," has been reporting about the delays for more than a year.
Mark Pierce, interim South Shore fire chief, showed Sater one of the crew's six ambulances. The 15-year-old model was not the one that broke down last week with a patient inside.
"Our ambulances are tired," Pierce said. "Our newest ambulances are eight years old, and the average life expectancy of a suburban ambulance is 10 years."
"I would get rid of the two '05s," said Shawn Mayer, a certified emergency vehicle mechanic. This is a first generation six-liter, and they've had problems since they got them."
But Pierce said the village has delayed buying new ambulances for several years, which compounds the problem.
"Well, actually (it's) beyond embarrassment," said Board President Jim Majdoch. "It could be quite serious. I know in the budget this year, we did budget for a new ambulance."
The chief said one ambulance won't fix the problem when his department needs several new ones.
"Somewhere along the line decisions aren't being made for the people's benefit," said resident Ken Otwaska.
Funding for the ambulance is jointly controlled by the village of Mount Pleasant and the village of Sturtevant.
Sturtevant's board president told Sater on Monday night that he is frustrated that the issued has been held up by Mount Pleasant for three years with people's lives on the line.


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In a sign that Hewlett-Packard is running short on compensation-based expenses to eliminate - or that its executives simply abhor flying commercial first class – the PC vendor said it's now cutting private jet perks for top executives.
The world's number one PC vendor told government regulators on Monday it will no longer provide top boss Mark Hurd and other HP executives with extra pay to cover individual taxes incurred when corporate aircraft are flown for personal use.
HP said in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission that under its previous policy, Hurd got compensated for any taxes associated with "the first 25 hours of personal usage (which usage could have included his spouse or other guests) during each fiscal year." The company also extended the benefit to other executives for spousal travel, "if the spousal travel was requested by HP."
The executive wing-clipping arrives several weeks after HP announced it would impose across-the-board pay cuts to staff. US laws let HP's pay cuts pass without much legal fuss state-side, but EMEA employees are required to give written permission. HP said if it couldn't get enough of its European workers to agree to having their wages reduced between 2.5 and 15 per cent depending on job status, the company would be facing tougher times ahead.
Hurd has said the wage reductions are an attempt to trim the fat without resorting to further layoffs. In February, the company reported that for its first fiscal quarter of the year, HP had $28.8bn in sales but only managed to put $1.85bn in its pockets.
It's earnings were buffered by HP's $13.9bn purchase of the IT services giant EDS in 2008. While PC sales are slumping (and expected to stay slumped throughout 2009) the services biz is surprisingly resilient to the economic climate. In fact, HP announced Monday that it inked a $1bn agreement with Aviva, Britain's largest insurance company, to update and manage two data centers in England.
But Hurd is certainly not one to shy from employee culling. The EDS acquisition absorbed the company into HP's already notably large services business – resulting in its plans to lay off 24,600 employees as part of the deal.
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LAKE STEVENS — State psychologists say a mentally ill man still is unable to assist his attorney to defend against a murder allegation.
It has been more than a year since Phillipa Evans-Lopez, 20, was found tied up in her Lake Stevens home. Prosecutors allege that Anthony Garver, 26, stabbed her two dozen times and slit her throat. Investigators have not released a motive for the killing. The pair may have just met the day before at an Everett McDonald's, court papers said.
Garver was arrested July 2, 2013, at that same McDonald's, about two weeks after Evans-Lopez was killed. He allegedly was connected to the slaying through genetic evidence found on the electrical cords used to bind the young woman.
Garver has denied killing Evans-Lopez. He reportedly told police his DNA was in her house because he helped her move some furniture.
The case against Garver is on hold as doctors treat him at Western State Hospital. He has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Garver was deemed incompetent to stand trial. His treatment had been delayed because Garver refused to cooperate with doctors.
A Snohomish County Superior Court judge in May authorized state doctors to treat Garver with anti-psychotic drugs, against his will if necessary. The case was further delayed when Garver had to wait about six weeks for a bed to open up at Western State Hospital after he was moved from the hospital to the Snohomish County Jail to attend his court hearing in May.
In a letter submitted to the court earlier this month, a state psychologist concluded that Garver continues to suffer from "symptoms of his diagnosed mental disorder." He lacks the ability to understand the first-degree murder charge against him and is unable to consult with his lawyer, Jon Scott of Everett, the psychologist wrote.
A few months after his arrest, Garver demanded a new lawyer, saying he couldn't work with his then-assigned public defender. He argued that his constitutional rights were being violated. He was given a new lawyer.
The doctor reported that Garver was "guarded and suspicious" and avoided eye contact during a brief interview on Aug. 8. As soon as the doctor explained the purpose of the conversation, Garver "digressed into a nearly incomprehensible narrative about his dietary needs." He said a sandwich wasn't enough food for him, court papers said.
The psychologist said Garver has shown some improvement since July and has been taking medication. He is nearly halfway through the 90-day hold approved by the court.
Another status hearing is scheduled for October.
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SAMJ: South African Medical Journal
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SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. vol.99 no.11 Cape Town nov. 2009
Primary health workers' proficiency in using malaria rapid diagnostic tests in Limpopo province
Devanand MoonasarI; Ameena Ebrahim GogaIII; John FreanV; Philip KrugerVI; Rajendra MaharajIV; Daniel ChandramohanII
IMSc (Clinical Parasitology), DrPh. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
IIMB BS, MSc, PhD. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
IIIMB ChB, DTM&H, DCH, FCPaeds, MSc (MCH), MSc (Epidemiology). Medical Research Council of South Africa, Cape Town
IVMSc (Entomology), MSc (Infectious Diseases), PhD. Medical Research Council of South Africa, Cape Town
VMB BCh, MMed, MSc, DTM&H, FACTM, FFTM RCPS (Glasgow). National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg
VIDip Public Health. Limpopo Department of Health and Social Development, Polokwane, Limpopo
To the Editor: Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) have been used for the diagnosis of malaria in Limpopo Province since 2001. A key determinant of the effectiveness of malaria RDTs is end-user proficiency. Since this had not previously been assessed in the area, we undertook a cross-sectional survey among randomly selected end-users of RDTs at primary health care settings in January 2007. Only 9% of participants checked the expiry date of RDTs, 32% did not add the correct volume of buffer, 24% did not wait for at least 15 minutes before reading the test result, and 24% were unable to read the test correctly. The percentage of participants who correctly interpreted RDT positive results was 85% (177/200), and the percentage who correctly interpreted RDT negative results was 96% (24/25). To achieve the full potential of RDTs as a tool for diagnosis of malaria, end-user proficiency must be improved.
The misdiagnosis of malaria can lead to severe illness and death, or to unnecessary exposure to antimalarial drugs, which may lead to drug toxicity and resistance and, in turn, lack of confidence in health care services.1 Malaria RDTs provide results quickly, do not require sophisticated technology, are easy to use and therefore a useful diagnostic tool in remote areas where malaria diagnostic laboratories are sparse or nonexistent.1 However, the quality and usage of RDTs depend on several factors, including manufacturing standards, storage, transport and end-user performance.2,3
In South Africa, malaria treatment is initiated after a definitive diagnosis by microscopy or RDT. Limpopo Province, one of 3 malaria-affected provinces in South Africa, has been using RDTs for malaria diagnosis since 2001. We undertook this study as RDT end-user performance has not been rigorously investigated in the area.
The study was conducted in the Vhembe District of Limpopo Province among end-users of RDTs in clinics and health centres. Based on the average annual number of malaria cases reported from 2004 to 2006, all clinics and health centres (N=50) were classified as low transmission (10 -19 malaria cases per year), medium transmission (20 -50 cases per year), and high transmission (>50 malaria cases per year) clinics. Fifty per cent of clinics and health centres (N=25) were randomly selected from each group (11/22 from low; 5/10 from medium, and 9/18 from high). From each clinic/health centre, one RDT end-user (participant) was randomly selected and their demographic and professional experience data were collected. Their ability to perform RDTs was assessed by using a nonpatient volunteer and a checklist of observations adapted from a previous study,4 and their ability to interpret test results was assessed using photographs of 10 (4 strong positive, 4 weak positive, 1 negative and 1 invalid result) pre-prepared RDT results. Ethical permission was obtained from the University of Limpopo Research Ethics Committee, the Limpopo Department of Health and Social Development, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Characteristics of participants
The median age of the participants was 40; 18 were qualified nurses and 7 were nursing assistants. All participants had performed RDTs previously (median years of experience = 5) but only 18 had any experience in treating malaria. Only 24% (6 of 25) of participants had received RDT training from the malaria control programme; the balance of 76% had received in-house training from colleagues.
Adherence to RDT procedures and interpretation of RDTs from a non-patient volunteer
Adherence to the recommended RDT procedures was not optimal (Table I). Although 20 (80%) of participants assembled the kit properly, only 9 (36%) checked its expiry date, and 2 (8%) recorded the patient's identity on the kit. Only 19 (76%) used a sterile lancet to obtain blood; of these, 16 (84%) disposed of the lancet correctly; 8 (32%) did not add the correct volume of buffer; 24% did not wait for at least 15 minutes before reading the test results; and 24% were unable to interpret the test correctly.
Interpretation of the pre-prepared battery of tests
The ability of participants to interpret correctly the true strong or weak positive results (sensitivity) was 85% (177/200), and 96% (24/25) for correctly interpreting the true negative results (specificity). Consequently, the false negative rate was 15%, and the false positive rate was 4%. The positive and negative predictive values of the participants' interpretation of test results were 99% (177/179) and 57% (24/42) respectively.
We showed that end-users were not totally proficient in performing and interpreting RDTs. Participants did not use the recommended sterile procedures, and many used a needle to collect blood rather than the lancet included in the kits, which is of grave concern, given the 11.1% HIV prevalence in the Vhembe district.5 Inadequate amounts of buffer were used, and results were read before the stipulated 15 minutes had elapsed. Participants who used a needle (instead of the lancet) to collect blood stated that pricking with a lancet usually yielded insufficient blood. However, we observed that many participants used too much blood for the test, which leads to false negative results, particularly among weak positives in the early stages of the infection.1 The use of inadequate amounts of buffer, and/or reading the RDT prematurely, can also produce false negative results.
The 15% false negative interpretation of the pre-prepared battery of tests was mainly misinterpretation of weak positive RDTs; participants believed that the strength of the test and the control lines on the strip should be equal to declare a test positive. Our rate of observed false negatives was similar to that found in other studies of end-users' RDT proficiency.6-8 In low malaria transmission areas such as South Africa, most early infections are symptomatic and rapidly progress to severe disease. Such early infections often have low parasite density and may yield weak positive RDT results, which end-users may interpret as negative - with harmful consequences.
The strength of our study lies in our inclusion and observation of routine health care staff in a high-risk malaria district. However, we acknowledge the following limitations: direct observation might have biased performance in either direction; photographs may not be the best gold standard to determine end-user proficiency in RDT interpretation - in particular, photographs of weak positive results might have appeared lighter than they truly were, which could have distorted end-users' interpretation of the results; and our sample size was small. Our study results must therefore be interpreted with caution. However, our sample was carefully chosen, using multi-stage stratified random sampling, and is therefore representative of RDT end-users in the study area. Moreover, our study raises similar concerns about weak positive results as other studies.6-8 Our findings may therefore be relevant to similar settings in South Africa and indeed in Africa, where RDTs are used.
RDT end-user proficiency must be improved because enduser training is critical in improving their RDT proficiency.1 The impact of job aids, such as wall charts illustrating all possible test results, and on-the-job training in performing and interpreting RDTs, needs to be evaluated1,6,7 in all settings where RDTs are used. RDT end-user proficiency should be regularly assessed, and interventions to improve proficiency should be implemented and evaluated.
1. World Health Organization. Malaria Rapid Diagnosis, Making it Work, RS/2003/GE/05(PHL). http://www.who.int/malaria/cmc_upload/0/000/016/750/rdt2.pdf (accessed 30 June 2006). [ Links ]
2. Bell D, Peeling RW. Evaluation of rapid diagnostic tests: malaria. Nat Rev Microbiol 2006; 4(9): Suppl S34-38. [ Links ]
3. Moonasar D, Goga AE, Frean J, Kruger P, Chandramohan D. An exploratory study of factors that affect the performance and usage of rapid diagnostic tests for malaria in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. Malar J 2007; 6: 74. [ Links ]
4. Tavrow PEA, Knebel E, Cogswell L. Using quality design to improve malaria rapid diagnostic tests in Malawi. Operations Research Results 2000; 1(4). [ Links ]
5. Statistics South Africa. Provincial Profile 2004 Limpopo. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa, 2006. [ Links ]
6. Rennie W, Phetsouvanh R, Lupisan S, et al. Minimising human error in malaria rapid diagnosis: clarity of written instructions and health worker performance. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2007; 101(1): 9-18. [ Links ]
7. Trachsler M, Schlagenhauf P, Steffen R. Feasibility of a rapid dipstick antigen-capture assay for self-testing of travellers' malaria. Trop Med Int Health 1999; 4(6): 442-447. [ Links ]
8. Funk M, Schlagenhauf P, Tschopp A, Steffen R. MalaQuick versus ParaSight F as a diagnostic aid in travellers' malaria. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1999; 93(3): 268-272. [ Links ]
Accepted 29 December 2008.
Corresponding author: D Moonasar (firstname.lastname@example.com)


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