The purpose of a copy edit is to catch misspellings, correct punctuation, incorrect or inappropriate word choices, and correct grammar usage. I will also look for unnecessary words, repetitions, appropriate use of dialog tags, awkward or ambiguous sentences and proper submission format. I will provide notes on why changes are suggested as well as the portions of your work that I find to be brilliant and memorable. At my sole discretion, I may or may not include some light fact-checking or substantive editing at no charge to the client. This, of course, will affect an hourly rate, and that is one reason I prefer not to use an hourly rate. Rates for copy editing will be stated in advance on a per word basis, and vary depending on the degree of complexity and difficulty of the individual edit.
If your question is related to Oghma Creative Media, you can email me at dennis@oghmacreative.com.
"Last, but certainly not least, the contributions of my editor, Dennis Doty, to the integrity and accuracy of this novel have served to make it better every step of the way. His devotion to the written word and his vast knowledge of the history of the West and the world of the Western never ceases to amaze me."
When Dennis Doty agreed to take on my work, I had little faith in what I had written. I would say my work is published today because he believed when I could not. He saw the potential, the diamond in the rough, and professionally polished it to shine. His excellent editorial service and timely dedication floored me in a good way.
Working with him has been enjoyable, as he is an epitome of patience and painstakingly takes the time to explain the reason certain words and lines might not be working out well. I have found his suggestions in this regard, both educative and a perfect fit.
He effortlessly picked up on my voice as a Nigerian writer and masterfully steered my work to safe harbour.
I hope to work with him in future.
"I'm a professional editor and always use an outside editor for my own writing, so I know good editing when I see it. Dennis saw the things I couldn't because, like most writers, I was too close to it. My story is my baby, and he gave it the same respect I do. Most editors don't give many notes explaining the changes, but Dennis does, which makes it easy to see where to accept his changes and where my story wasn't clear enough, so I could revise it effectively. If you enjoy working with a professional who respects your story as much as you do, and who has the talent needed to make your story the best it can be, then I strongly recommend hiring Dennis. He is worth every penny, and more."
After two of my stories were rejected for an anthology, Dennis Doty suggested that the problem was that I had not used a professional editor before submission. I was new to professional writing and hadn't realized the necessity of this step of the process. Since then, he has edited at least half a dozen of my stories, and two of them have been accepted for publication, including one of the one's previously rejected.
Now, having him as an editor is not a guarantee of submission acceptance, but it has increased the chance with a well-polished presentation of my work. Dennis is patient and professional with his comments. He never denigrates the author, but educates with each piece. My writing style has improved over the course of the year because of his efforts.
I have, and will again, recommend Dennis as an editor.
"He very quickly recognized my voice and the tone of the piece. I never had to worry about him making suggestions that altered my vision.
I hope to work with Dennis again in the future, and would recommend him to anyone looking for a top-notch line editor." Vicki W.
I want to thank you for all you have done for my writing this past year. As you know, I faithfully enter the Flash Fiction contest that you judge and edit with comments. I have an eighth-grade education and, therefore, my punctuation, grammar, and spelling are wanting.
Though I have been a writer all my life, I have not submitted myself to tutelage of any sort nor have I sought to be published. Now that I have matured and seek to create and publish my stories and books, your comments and edits have helped me to grow.
I have found that of all the judges in these Flash Fiction challenges, your edits and comments represent the mindset of potential publishers. What I am saying is, if I had submitted any one of my pieces to a publisher, the very mistakes you found and corrected would have motivated the publisher to throw my manuscripts in the trash.
It isn't always easy to read them, but you have a knack for teaching the value of, and the how to of, keeping my stories historically accurate as well as grammatically acceptable.
I don't want to neglect to mention how much you have encouraged me over this last year.
I want to thank you and all the judges who have caused such tremendous growth in my craft. I do want to mention my willingness to be taught and persevere even when my mistakes are numerous was, as you have pointed out, essential to my growth.


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The 23 rich and famous people who received degrees from University of Essex and Anglia Ruskin University
Some of the most famous actors, politicians and athletes found their feet in Essex
Some of Essex's most famous have received degrees from the county's universities
Essex is home to two prestigious universities - and there are a few famous faces among their graduates.
From actors to politicians, musicians to athletes, the county is home to a number of stars who have lived or studied here before becoming household names in their field.
The University of Essex and Anglia Ruskin University, which has a campus in Chelmsford, Essex, are both proud to have produced such accomplished alumni over the years.
And while some studied at and graduated from the universities themselves, other notable figures from Essex have since received honorary awards for their services.
These are 23 of the most famous people to have graduated from, or received an honorary degree from, one of Essex's universities.
These famous faces all graduated from the Wivenhoe-based university with degrees in their chosen fields.
Priti Patel (Image: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
Currently the Home Secretary in Boris Johnson's Conservative government, Priti Patel is the MP for Witham.
The 48-year-old first won the seat in 2010 and has held onto it at the 2015, 2017 and 2019 General Elections.
She attended a comprehensive girls' school in Watford and studied economics at Keele University, before reading British government and politics as part of her postgraduate studies at the University of Essex.
She has also held the position of International Development Secretary during her time in government.
Alison Steadman
Alison Steadman (Image: BBC/GS TV Productions Ltd/Tom Jackson)
Most famous for her role as Pamela Shipman in Gavin and Stacey, Steadman is one of UK's most recognisable actresses.
She has been active in television, theatre and radio for around 50 years after attending the University of Essex's East 15 Acting School in 1966.
Alison took on the role of Mrs Bennet in the 1995 television adaptation of Jane Austin's Pride and Prejudice, and has more recently starred in BBC shows Boomers and Hold the Sunset.
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The 73-year-old was also awarded an honorary degree by the university in 2003.
During her time at East 15 she met Mike Leigh, a now famous film and theatre director who also graduated from the University of Essex, and the pair were married for almost 30 years.
Blake Harrison
Blake Harrison (Image: PA)
After attending the University of Essex's East 15 Acting School, Harrison shot to fame in 2008 when he took on the role of Neil Sutherland in the hit E4 comedy The Inbetweeners.
He appeared in every series as well as the two movies, before taking on roles in BBC Three comedies Him & Her and Way to Go.
The 34-year-old joined the cast of the West End musical Waitress in 2019 to expand his career onto the stage, while he also currently plays the voice of Scoop in Bob the Builder.
John Bercow
John Bercow (Image: Yui Mok/PA Wire)
Bercow served as the Speaker of the House of Commons for ten years up until November 2019.
The 57-year-old has been involved in politics for almost his whole adult life after graduating from the University of Essex with first-class honours in government in 1985.
Prior to his election as Speaker he was a Conservative MP and also held the positions of Shadow International Development Secretary and Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury during his time in office.
David Yates (Image: PA)
Yates is most famous for directing the latest four films in the Harry Potter series.
His work for the series brought him critical success including Empire, Saturn and BAFTA awards for directing.
After graduating from the University of Essex with a degree in government in 1987, Yates went on to direct a variety of films, documentary dramas and television films and is one of the household names in British filmmaking.
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James Duddridge
James Duddridge has been the MP for Rochford and Southend East since 2005.
He studied government at the University of Essex where he was also the chairman of the Wells Young Conservatives, as well as being elected as the Chairman of the university's Conservative Association in 1990.
He currently holds the position of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Africa.
The following people have all been awarded honorary degrees by the University of Essex despite not studying there.
Max Whitlock
Max Whitlock (Image: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
Whitlock is now Great Britain's most successful gymnast, winning 19 major medals.
He is also the double Olympic, World and Triple European Champion. He became a double Olympic champion on pommel and floor at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, as well as claiming the all-around bronze.
Away from performing, Whitlock has set-up a network of regional Max Whitlock Gymnastics centres that provide classes for children across the country, including one based at the University of Essex.
In 2017, he was awarded an MBE for services to gymnastics and he received his honorary degree in 2019.
Sir Trevor Brooking
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Sir Trevor Brooking is most famous for playing professional football for West Ham United, making almost 650 appearances for the club.
He was part of the squad that won the 1975 and 1980 FA Cups and he also went on to be caretaker manager at the club for a spell in 2003.
Brooking now works as director of football development in England.
From Barking, he was awarded his honorary degree by the university in 2001.
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Dame Helen Mirren
Dame Helen Mirren (Image: PA Wire/PA Images)
Dame Helen Mirren is one of Britain's most established and successful actresses of all time.
She attended primary and secondary schools in the Westcliff and Southend areas of Essex before moving to London to pursue her career in acting.
Mirren has been a star on our screens and on the stage for decades, winning an Academy Award and four BAFTAs to name just a few of her accolades.
She received her honorary degree from the University of Essex in 2004.
Griff Rhys Jones
Griff Rhys Jones (Image: Manchester Evening News)
The Welsh comedian, actor and television presenter first appeared on our screens in the 1980s and has become a firm favourite with audiences since.
He appeared on the BBC's Not the Nine O'Clock News, but also became a star on the stage after winning the Laurence Olivier award in 1984 for Best Comedy Performance in Charley's Aunt.
He would go on to win the same award in 1994.
Educated at Brentwood School, Rhys Jones was awarded his honorary degree in 2010.
Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer (Image: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)
Sir Keir Starmer is the current leader of the Labour Party.
He was awarded his honorary degree in 2011 when he was the Director of Public Prosecutions and joint head of Doughty Street Chambers.
After a career in law, Starmer has now turned to politics and was elected to take over from Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the Labour Party in 2020.
He became a Fellow of the university's Human Rights Centre in 1998.
Last year Essex cricketer and former England captain Alastair Cook was awarded a knighthood (Image: Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)
Alastair Cook is one of Essex's most successful sporting stars having captained the England cricket team for six years.
He is the country's most capped player and captained the team in an English record of 59 test matches and 69 one-day internationals and is also the fifth highest test run scorer of all time.
Having gone to school in Great Totham, Cook now plays cricket for Essex after retiring from the international game in 2018.
Cook was awarded his honorary degree from the University of Essex in 2013.
Laura Kenny
Laura Kenny (Image: Dave Howarth/PA Wire)
Laura Kenny, née Trott, is one of Great Britain's leading cyclists who was born in Harlow.
The double Olympic Champion was born a month prematurely with a collapsed lung. She was later diagnosed with asthma and was recommended by doctors to take up sport to help regulate her breathing.
She has since become a superstar on the track and is also a triple world champion in the team pursuit event.
The Essex-born cyclist was honoured by the university in 2013.
Jack Monroe
Jack Monroe (Image: PA)
Monroe is an award-winning Essex-born writer and campaigner on poverty issues.
Her blog 'A Girl Called Jack' began in 2012 and shares useful tips on how to create affordable meals on a budget of just £10 a week.
The blog was a national success and Monroe became a recognisable figure for her work as a campaigner, fronting a petition demanding politicians debate hunger in Britain.
She released her first cookbook, also titled 'A Girl Called Jack', in 2014, and was awarded an honorary degree by the university in 2015.
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Annie Lennox (Image: PA)
Lennox has achieved huge success, most notably after being named as one of the 100 greatest singers of all time by Rolling Stone magazine.
The 65-year-old rose to fame as part of the Eurythmics in the early 1980s and achieved more than 20 international hits before launching a highly-successful solo career in the following decade.
The Scottish singer-songwriter is also an ambassador for UNAIDS, Oxfam, Amnesty International and The British Red Cross.
She was awarded her honorary degree by the university in 2013.
Casey Stoney
Casey Stoney (Image: Essex Power 100)
Stoney is one of the shining lights in women's football having been capped by the England national team 130 times.
She is the current manager of Manchester United women and played for a number of clubs during her illustrious career including Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Charlton and Lincoln.
She was England captain during a spell of her career and also captained the GB team for the 2012 Olympic Games.
The university handed her an honorary degree for her achievements in 2015.
David Dimbleby (Image: BBC)
Dimbleby is one of the most famous faces on British television having presented shows such as Question Time, Panorama and the election night coverage since 1979.
He has also been the commentator for the BBC's coverage of numerous events including the State Opening of Parliament and the Queen's Jubilee celebrations.
The 81-year-old continues to play an active role in the industry and was awarded an honorary degree by the university back in 2005.
Jack Petchey
Sir Jack Petchey (Image: Essex Power 100)
Back in 2019, Sir Jack Petchey was ranked as the third most influential person in Essex, only losing out to Priti Patel and Lord Alan Sugar.
The 93-year-old is a multi-millionaire businessman and philanthropist who is also known for his foundation which rewards and praises young people to believe in themselves, raise aspirations and those who make a contribution to their society.
He created the foundation in 1999 to recognise the positives in young people.
He was awarded an honorary degree by the university in 2008.
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These people either graduated from Anglia Ruskin University or have been awarded with honorary doctorates after going on to achieve great success in their chosen careers.
Michael Ashcroft
Lord Michael Ashcroft (Image: Essex Power 100)
Lord Michael Ashcroft, also known as Baron Ashcroft, is a British-Belizean businessman and politician.
He is the former deputy chairman of the Conservative Party and was also ranked 29th on last year's Essex Power 100 list.
According to the Sunday Times Rich List 2017, Ashcroft is also the 95th richest person in the UK.
He attended the Mid Essex Technical College at Anglia Ruskin University where he obtained a Higher National Diploma in Business Studies.
Manish Bhasin
Manish Bhasin (Image: Leicester Mercury)
Following a highly successful broadcasting career with the BBC and ITV, Bhasin is now the face of Premier League Productions.
The sports journalist is well known for presenting the The Football League Show between 2009 and 2015 as well as Football Focus, and he has also been involved in the coverage of international cricket.
Bhasin graduated from Anglia Ruskin University in 1997 with a degree in communication studies with English.
Syd Barrett and David Gilmour
Syd Barrett and David Gilmour, who were childhood friends, are both widely renowned for their involvement in the progressive rock band Pink Flloyd.
The band was co-founded by Barrett in 1965, although he left the group three years later, not long after Gilmour had been invited to join the band.
They went on to become one of the most successful British bands of all time while Barrett chose to live a private life until his death in 2006.
Barrett attended the Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology, which is now part of the Cambridge School of Art and Anglia Ruskin University, and he has a blue plaque dedicated to him on one of the school walls.
Gilmour was awarded an honorary doctorate by the university in 2009.

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Top garages we've seen build recessed fluorescent lighting into the walls, to better light the sides and underneath of a car. But you always need extra shop lights to see deeper inside. So we turned to Griot's, the upper end garage supplier for guys who really like being in the Ferrari clubs. Griot's sells two lights that we think work really well — better than anything on the market. One is the Long Reach Dock Light ($180) and the other is the Professional Light Tower ($80).
Two 500-watt halogen bulbs burn brightly in the dock light, and a handle on top lets you aim at tight spots. The lamp also extends out seven feet. The twin-bulb Light Tower uses two 500-watt halogen bulbs, which will light up your whole garage on their adjustable seven-foot tripod stand. The twin lamps are removable with a simple thumb screw, and have a built-in floor stand for lighting low areas. We had to ship some big equipment downtown at the freight depot, and we saw the very same dock lights installed in every truck unloading bay.


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New Tools Help Surgeons Find Liver Tumors, Not Nick Blood Vessels
July 28, 2017 By Vanderbilt University
(Credit: Michael Miga (John Russell / Vanderbilt))
The liver is a particularly squishy, slippery organ, prone to shifting both deadly tumors and life-preserving blood vessels by inches between the time they're discovered on a CT scan and when the patient is lying on an operating room table.
Surgeons can swab the exposed liver lightly on the surface with a special stylus, capturing the shape of the organ during surgery, and a computer can match that image with the CT scan on a screen. This GPS-like ability is far better than guessing where the tumor and vessels are by feeling for them, but even this road map can be off by centimeters and leaves surgeons guessing.
Vanderbilt University's Michael Miga, Harvie Branscomb Professor of Biomedical Engineering, and his team published the potential solution: surgery-tested software that better marries the CT scan's image with the tracked tool's. It's an advance that stands to help more than a half-million liver cancer patients worldwide each year.
Their paper, "Deformation Correction for Image Guided Liver Surgery: An Intraoperative Fidelity Assessment," appears this month in the journal Surgery.
Used in a blinded, randomized 20-patient bystander study over the past two years at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, surgeons said the new technology improved the registration in more than 70 percent of cases.
"Deformation happens," said Miga, who developed the Pathfinder stylus system for abdominal surgeries. It sold to Analogic Corporation in 2014 and is in use at top cancer centers.
"The way the liver is configured in the body at the time of diagnostic imaging and the way it's presented for surgery are very different," he said. "If you're trying to get to a tumor the size of a dime and avoid a blood vessel, you need to avoid errors. The problem is, by the time a surgeon can access the organ for surgery, the CT-derived GPS map could be off by centimeters. That's dangerous, especially if resecting close to a major vessel."
The trick to fixing that error without investing in additional expensive equipment is software that makes a computer model out of the original image of the liver and simulates the forces being applied during surgery – such as packed gauze lifting the liver upward. The computer adjusts the CT-derived GPS map to better match the exposed organ shape in the OR.
In the study, surgeons were shown six or seven CT images, depending on time, for each of 20 liver tumor patients in the operating room, for a total of 125 images. The CT map would either be aligned to the original Pathfinder or Miga's new enhanced CT map that corrected for deformations. The surgeon was not told which display was being presented and would assess the alignment by touching the stylus on the patient's liver and looking at the display. The surgeon would then provide a score on a scale of +3 to -3 relative to the previous display presented. The display order was randomized and could go from enhanced to original, original back to enhanced, or held constant. The surgeon was able to detect the variations correctly in 73 percent of the 125 different evaluations.
Current procedures force surgeons to use as much art as science to find tumors and decide how much can be resected while still allowing the liver to grow back. Miga said the new research, in particular the type of study they performed, represents a historic contribution toward soft-tissue, image-guided surgery for the abdomen.
This new deformation correction technology is available to be integrated into image-guided surgery systems.


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const functions = require('firebase-functions')
const admin = require('firebase-admin')
const mkdirp = require('mkdirp-promise')
const gcs = require('@google-cloud/storage')()
const spawn = require('child-process-promise').spawn
const promiseRetry = require('promise-retry')

const LOCAL_TMP_FOLDER = '/tmp/'
const THUMB_MAX_SIZE = 400
const THUMB_PREFIX = 'thumb_'

let db
let retryOptimizeAvatar

// Return a reference to the project database
const database = projectId => {
  if (!db) {
    try {
      admin.initializeApp({
        credential: admin.credential.applicationDefault(),
        databaseURL: `https://${projectId}.firebaseio.com`,
      })
    }
    catch (error) {
      console.log('Error initializing default Firebase app:', error)
    }
    finally {
      db = admin.database()
    }
  }
  return db
}

const getUID = fileName => {
  const matches = fileName.match(/thumb_([a-z0-9]+)/i)
  if (matches && matches.length > 1) {
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const download = (bucket, filePath, destination) => () =>
  promiseRetry(retry => {
    retryOptimizeAvatar = retry
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const createThumbnail = (original, thumbnail, size) => () =>
  spawn('convert', [
    original,
    '-resize',
    `${size}x${size}^`,
    '-gravity',
    'center',
    '-crop',
    `${size}x${size}+0+0`,
    '+repage',
    '-strip',
    '-quality',
    '50',
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  ])

const upload = (bucket, origin, destination) => () =>
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  })

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  const uid = getUID(name)
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    database(projectId).ref(`/users/${uid}`).update({ avatar: mediaLink })
    // Allow for three seconds to download the optimized thumbnail
    setTimeout(() => {
      database(projectId).ref(`/users/${uid}`).update({ newAvatar: null })
    }, 3000)
  }
}

const handleError = label => error => {
  console.error(`Error [${label}]:`, error)
  retryOptimizeAvatar()
}

/**
 * When a new Avatar image is uploaded, create a thumbnail and update the user data
 */
module.exports = functions.storage.object().onChange(({
  data: { name: filePath, contentType, resourceState, bucket },
}) => {
  const filePathSplit = filePath.split('/')
  const fileName = filePathSplit.pop()

  // Only act on objects in the /avatars path
  if (!filePath.startsWith('avatars/')) return

  // Exit if this is triggered on a file that is not an image.
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  // Exit if this is a move or deletion event.
  if (resourceState === 'not_exists') return

  const fileDir = `${filePathSplit.join('/')}${filePathSplit.length > 0 ? '/' : ''}`
  const thumbFilePath = `${fileDir}${THUMB_PREFIX}${fileName}`
  const tempLocalDir = `${LOCAL_TMP_FOLDER}${fileDir}`
  const tempLocalFile = `${tempLocalDir}${fileName}`
  const tempLocalThumbFile = `${LOCAL_TMP_FOLDER}${thumbFilePath}`

  // Create a reference to the storage bucket
  const bucketRef = gcs.bucket(bucket)

  // Create the temp directory where the storage file will be downloaded.
  return mkdirp(tempLocalDir)
    .then(download(bucketRef, filePath, tempLocalFile), handleError('mkdirp'))
    .then(
      createThumbnail(tempLocalFile, tempLocalThumbFile, THUMB_MAX_SIZE),
      handleError('download')
    )
    .then(
      upload(bucketRef, tempLocalThumbFile, thumbFilePath),
      handleError('createThumbnail')
    )
    .then(updateUser, handleError('upload'))
    .catch(error => {
      console.error('Error creating thumbnail:', error)
    })
})

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Welcome to your weekly fall cocktail fix, this week I'm combining colorful cranberries and spiked seltzer for a twist on an old standby. This sparkling vodka cranberry cocktail is a crisp and refreshing way to enjoy fall flavors. The recipe is below, along with a video, and more fall cocktails to wet your whistle this weekend.
Tart cranberry pairs well with vodka and a twist of lime. It's a fruity drink you can enjoy without all the sweetness. This cocktail is one that you can enjoy year round but it works really well this time of year when cranberries are in season and in every baked good available.
This sparkling vodka cranberry is made with the addition of spiked seltzer, a drink that is bubbly with a hint of fruit and not too much sweetness. I chose a cranberry lime seltzer for this drink, but you could use any flavor out there, and there are a lot! Anything from White Claw to Truly to Smirnoff this is definitely the canned beverage of the moment, it's low in calories and not overly sweet, perfect for sipping year round. You could also use a regular seltzer water to cut down on the alcohol content a bit.
Pour vodka, cranberry juice and lime juice over ice and stir. Top with sparkling seltzer and garnish with cranberries and lime twist.
This sparkling vodka cranberry cocktail will be on my menu for Thanksgiving. Our house is always warm when it's full of people simmering food, a cold refreshing cranberry cocktail will be perfect for my family to enjoy prior to our meal.
If you like this sparkling cranberry cocktail, be sure to pin it!
Now take a look at these other fall cocktails.


This page provides more detailed information for configuring a VPN in Skytap for use with a pfSense endpoint on an external network. It contains the VPN configuration parameters to enter on the Skytap VPN page, as well as the sample configuration values to enter in the web interface of your pfSense device.
The public IP address of the pfSense server.
This must match the value in the My identifier field of the pfSense web interface.
This value is entered Remote Gateway field of the pfSense web interface.
This must match the value in the Remote Network field of the pfSense web interface.
This must match the value in the Pre-Shared Key field of the pfSense web interface.
Enter the IP addresses and subnets on your external network that send and receive traffic through this VPN.
The subnet(s) should be based on the traffic allowed in the Local Network field of the pfSense web interface.
Subset of IP addresses and subnets on the external network that should be excluded from using the VPN tunnel. This is used only to define exclusions for VPN traffic from larger included remote subnets (defined above).
These are the parameters to enter in the VPN IPsec tunnel section of the web interface of your pfSense device. These values were tested on v2.3.5 and v2.4.2.
Using a pfSense Firewall/VPN/Router from the AWS marketplace?
Use the pfSense guest operating system to reset the device to factory defaults.
Delete the default VPN IPsec Tunnel configuration included with the device, and create a new VPN IPsec Tunnel configuration using the settings below.
The [SKYTAP PEER IP] value from the Skytap VPN configuration settings above.
This is entered in the Remote Peer IP field of the Skytap VPN configuration settings above.
This must match the value of the Phase 1 pre-shared Key field in the Skytap VPN configuration settings above.
Optionally, select the range of IP addresses on the local network that can send and receive traffic from Skytap VMs.
This must match the [SKYTAP VM IP RANGE] defined in the [SKYTAP subnet] field from the Skytap VPN configuration settings above.


On January 22, 2001, Officers responded to the location of 3385 Porntrace Street on a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located the victim suffering from several gunshot wounds. Investigaiton revealed the victim was attending a party at this location and came ouf of the house prior to the shooting. a vehicle drove by and someone inside the vehicle fired a gun striking the victim several times. Anyone with information regarding this case, is asked to please contact the Denver Police Department.


After semi to mostly-extensive research, I have come to this indisuputable conclusion...there is nothing on TV on Tuesday nigh....wait. WAIT. WHAT IN GOD'S NAME IS THIS BEAUTIFUL PROGRAM?!?!?
"I've given up being socially acceptable."
"Yellowstone Super-Volcano. Total Financial Collapse. Over Population. Government Takeover. Worldwide Pandemic. Skynet."
Yep, I stumbled upon "Doomsday Preppers" on NatGeo. If you are unfamiliar with this intimate glimpse into the lives of the proud and paranoid Americans who will be our post-apocalyptic overlords, let me try and give a brief overview. Quick and dirty premise: the world is going to collapse, these people are going to survive and be just fine as their preparations for this collapse will allow them to survive and thrive. It's almost as if these people were meant to live in a time and place where no one else had to interact with them...on any level. My apologies, I shouldn't call them "these people", they refer to themselves as "preppers". As near as I can tell, preppers fall into two categories. Individuals who believe that an armory larger than the local National Guard base and faith in God Almighty will save them, and individuals who believe that their solar and wind power-run organic farm will be all they need to live out their days in patchouli-scented peace. There's a third category: individuals diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia recently released from the secure psych ward of their local hospital...I'm fairly certain this category encompasses the two previously mentioned categories.
After each prepper explains the catastrophe they think will end the world, they explain how they have, and are continuing to prepare for it, how they're not crazy, and how their family (really, truly, wholeheartedly) agrees with their chosen lifestyle. Once you get to see their bunker, their bullets, and the car running on nothing but bacon grease and positive vibes, the "experts" give them a score (how they became experts is unclear).
Still reading? Good. You score high on patience. This will be needed when you have to wait for 1,000 years for radiation levels to be safe following a nuclear reactor meltdown.
All this talk of killer monkey hordes learning to talk and taking over the world got me thinking, what have I done to get ready for the apocalypse? It didn't take much time to ponder...I have a bottle of good Scotch and that's about the extent of it. I can most likely trade this for food, or be drunk for the inevitable knock on my door from the T-1000's. Do T-1000's knock?
Resigned to my fate, I sat down at my desk and started to draw up my Apocalypse Health Care Directive (I'll put one together for you for a modest $49.99).
"If (when) the birds of Earth go crazy and attack and I am left pecked and clawed but still breathing, smash my head with a brick. Do not waste your ammunition, as you will need it."
...and so it continued well into the night. The events described in the show may happen, but I believe that getting invaded by aliens, attacked by zombies, or machines evolving and using us as batteries is more likely, so I had a lot of writing to do. Personally? The sheer number of documentaries about zombie apocalypses has made me certain this will happen in my lifetime, so the zombie section was easy, if not extensive.
"If bitten, end me. Do not under any circumstances keep me locked up in a barn with other zombies while you wait for a nonexistent cure. Also, if, during the zombie apocalypse, my wife and kid turn out to be evil, soul-sucking trolls, please just let my best friend kill me."
It continued for pages and pages...like I said, extensive.
At some point, I fell asleep at my desk and began to dream about trying to save my Packers stock from a horde of Viking fan undead. It was a vivid dream even if it is often difficult to tell a zombie Viking fan from a living, breathing one. Waking up, I glanced at my Packers share hanging on the wall and had an epiphany. I may not have prepped in the crazy, tin foil hat kind of way, but I was the proud owner of the perfect post-apocolyptic domicile. As an owner of Packers, I hereby stake my claim on Lambeau Field as my doomsday bunker.
...you were given ownership of the Green Bay Packers as a gift, from someone who obviously is watching out for your well-being. If, during a zombie apocalypse, you hole up in Lambeau Field, you have an excellent chance of survival. Lambeau Field has an enormous supply of food, and if your stay there is indefinite, you will be able to grow crops and raise animals on the field. The number of cold and hot tubs, water bottles, and gatorade jugs means you will have plenty of storage for your water supplies. The security at Lambeau Field is impeccable. Franklin, you are not a zombie whose sole focus is eating brains, and you were unable to breach Lambeau's walls. You will have clear sight lines due to the height of the stadium and the open parking lots surrounding the stadium. A high-powered rifle will allow you to pick off the undead as needed. If you need to venture from the stadium, there is plenty of armor in the form of pads and helmets that will help protect you. I would recommend enlisting the support of Tom Crabtree, as he has a vote of confidence from those close to him in the event of a zombie apocalypse. Also, his Modern Warfare experience and extensive viewing of "The Walking Dead" should increase your chances of survival. If you are able to learn the intricacies of solar and wind energy, you should be able to generate enough electricity to power the HD video screen to watch movies, play video games, and watch Ted Thompson's DII scouting films to gain some distraction from the monotony of the end of the world.
All in all, you will most likely survive the zombie apocalypse in Lambeau Field, however, several others may claim the stadium as their survival bunker. We recommend that you quietly start auditioning these people to determine which will be most beneficial to you while living in Zombieland. This one has promise, but you must do the research on your own."
Those weren't direct quotes from the producers, but I'm sure they wouldn't be far off. I know some of you may also claim ownership, but this post serves as my post-apocalyptic claim. Rest assured, if you send in your proposal as to why you would make an exceptional bunker mate, I will review them all and respond in a timely fashion. Extra consideration will be given to those who can make cheese or beer. Bears or Vikings fans need not apply.
Oh, one more thing, you have to like R.E.M.
I had a dream kinda like that once. The undead Vikings fans weren't actually zombies, though. They were just Norwegian Minnesotans. You're right--it's nearly impossible to tell the difference. All you have to do to fight them off is wear a necklace with garlic or hot peppers on it. Any type of spice that brings flavor to food will confuse them to the core.
You could certainly use a jar of jerk chicken sauce as a weapon and force one of them to drive you to Lambeau while you held it to his face.
Um, might we see a new post at some point?


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Vintage Beinecke
Barbara Hammer
A digital project, part of Risk Pool
Barbara Hammer is a visual artist working primarily in film and video. She has made over one hundred moving-image works in a career that spans fifty years. She is considered a pioneer of queer cinema. Retrospectives of her work have been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, NY; The Tate Modern, London; Jeu de Paume, Paris; the Toronto International Film Festival; among other institutions. She's received a Guggenheim Fellowship (2013), the Leo Award from the Flaherty Film Seminar (2008), the first Shirley Clarke Avant-Garde Filmmaker Award from New York Women in Film and Television (2006), among other honors. Her work was selected for the Whitney Biennial in 1985,1989, and 1993. In 2010, her book Hammer! Making Movies Out of Sex and Life was published by the Feminist Press at the City University of New York. In 2017, she launched the Barbara Hammer Lesbian Experimental Filmmaking Grant, an annual award for self-identified lesbians making visionary moving-image art.
"Vintage Beinecke" was published as part of Triple Canopy's Internet As Material project area, which receives support from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the Brown Foundation, Inc., of Houston, the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, the Lambent Foundation Fund of Tides Foundation, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, the New York State Council on the Arts, and the Opaline Fund of the Jewish Community Endowment Federation and Endowment Fund. Issue 24, Risk Pool, was made possible through the generous support of VIA Art Fund.
Tags: Artist Project, Cinema, Death
24 Risk Pool
A Note on Risk Pool, by Corrine Fitzpatrick, Molly Kleiman & Lara Mimosa Montes
Letter to a Young Doctor, by Johanna Hedva
A Disaster of Insufficiency, by Prageeta Sharma with Ragna Bley
Illness as Festival, by Corrine Fitzpatrick
To Those Mad, Sick, Crip Selves, by Johanna Hedva
Gimme Danger, by Gregg Bordowitz
噩夢牆紙, by 藝術家:白雙全
Nightmare Wallpaper, by Pak Sheung Chuen
Accessible by Default, by Cary Potter
On and Off Again, by Kia LaBeija
If Our Bodies Are Beyond Logic, by Michelle Boulé & Kayvon Pourazar
How We Do Illness, by Theodore Kerr, Carolyn Lazard, Lana Lin, Beza Merid & What Would an HIV Doula Do?
The Difference between the Signals, by Sheree Hovsepian
The Collected Schizophrenias, by Esmé Weijun Wang, Corrine Fitzpatrick & KADIST
Vintage Beinecke, by Barbara Hammer
Wake to Dread, by Gregg Bordowitz
The World Is Unknown, by Carolyn Lazard
My Existential Limits To the Rectification of Past Wrongs, by Tiona Nekkia McClodden
A Necessary Ecology, by Simone Aughterlony & Jen Rosenblit Vanitas
The Natural Enemy of the Librarian, by Marvin J. Taylor with Andrea Geyer Vanitas
The Dynasty Handbag Show, by Jibz Cameron & Hedia Maron Active Rot
Performing an archive in a Superdyke T-shirt and a Cultural Worker jumpsuit.
by Barbara Hammer
Digital Project Published on January 16, 2019
After months of sorting, cataloguing, and packing her papers for accession into the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University, Barbara Hammer was falling into a "slump." The seventy-nine-year-old artist confessed, "Letting these boxes out my studio door after nearly fifty years of living together was not an easy thing." Then she discovered a duffel bag stuffed with outfits she used to wear for film screenings and performances. "I had a ball pulling out all the costumes and performed in them with my beloved film equipment as props. What fun to gather together a Superdyke T-shirt and a Cultural Worker jumpsuit, put them on, and strike crazy poses."
In "Vintage Beinecke," art-directed by Florrie Burke and shot by Lou Bank, the documentation of this intimate performance appears as an animation of digital photographs. The work was first presented during Hammer's lecture on living with advanced cancer and making art, "The Art of Dying or (Palliative Art Making in the Age of Anxiety)," on October 10, 2018, at the Whitney Museum in New York City.
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Korina Karampela talks to the resourcing manager of PiR Resourcing Emma Dorman about what makes an interim manager successful.
More people are choosing interim positions lately. Is it a sign of economic recession or a lifestyle choice?
It is most likely a combination of the recession, the desire to try something new and challenging, and people attempting to create a better work-life balance for themselves. In recent times, the economic recession has resulted in a large number of redundancies across a wide range of sectors. Interim management can be used as a stop gap for people who need a little more time to think about what they really want to do in the next stage of their career. Other people crave the variety that interim management can offer, or indeed the potential for part-time working, and others simply prefer being self-employed and keeping their distance from corporate politics.
What is the most common misconception about interim positions?
"To be successful, you need a great deal of knowledge and experience under your belt" says Emma Dorman.
Some people tend to assume that interim management is just a stop gap for those unable to find a permanent role. Many do not realize that interim management can also be a career choice and that a number of interims are self-employed with their own company.
Describe the profile of a successful interim manager.
A successful interim manager will have a great deal of knowledge and experience under their belt and possess outstanding project management capabilities. They will demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills; in this profession you will consistently find yourself in new companies and teams, and working with all sorts of personalities. As such, it is essential to understand how to fit in with these variables. You will be confident in your ability, leverage you network as much as possible, and invest time in self-marketing.
How can interim positions impact your resume and your long-term career?
Generally speaking I think experience in interim management has a positive impact on both. Interim management requires aptitude, expertise and focus, and employers admire these traits. It also provides the opportunity to develop new skills and learn about how other organisations operate which can offer valuable insight to potential employers. The only concern I have been faced with is whether an interim will be satisfied in a permanent role after being self-employed. The challenge usually faces those coming out of a permanent position looking to break into their first interim assignment, as they must justify that they have the capability to succeed without prior experience in an interim role.
What are the 3 'Dos' and 3 'Don'ts' that Interim Candidates need to be aware of?
DO make sure you are financially stable before embarking on the interim career path as there are likely to be times when you are out of work and looking for a new assignment.
DO keep in touch with recruitment agencies. They always have useful advice and market intelligence to share and it is good to stay at the forefront of people's minds.
DO reconnect and stay in touch with people in your network. It is one of the most powerful tools you can use when seeking new assignments.
DON'T rush into anything without doing your homework. You must consider practicalities such as setting up a limited company, getting PI insurance, travel etc.
DON'T assume your assignment will be renewed. Make sure you keep an eye on the market, and listen out for new opportunities at all times.
DON'T forget to take a holiday! It is easy to become focused on staying in work, particularly when you are only paid for the days you work, but everyone needs a rest now and again.
The bottom line: Interim management is a valid career option and increasing number of people and companies realize the benefits it offers.
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Englewood is a small town of approximately 1,500 residents, nestled in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains of southeastern Tennessee. The town was originally known as Mortimer and later as Tellico Junction and its early economy was built on its close proximity to the Louisville & Nashville Railroad (later known as the CSX Railroad.) Tourism has also played a factor in Englewood's economy, since the town is located near the Cherokee National Forest. Englewood is part of McMinn County, which is situated along the I-75 and U.S. 411 corridors between the metropolitan areas of Knoxville and Chattanooga, Tennessee. Though considered rural, the area has a significant amount of industry such as Mayfield Dairy Farms, Bowater Newsprint, Johnson Controls, J.M. Huber Corporation, DENSO Manufacturing and Texas Hydraulics. With a transportation network that includes a major interstate, two U.S. highways, numerous Tennessee State highways, and an excellent airport, traveling to McMinn County is easy. The area also offers the kind of hospitality for which the south is well known. Nearby Athens, Tennessee, known as "The Friendly City," offers shopping, restaurants and annual events such as the Annual Travelers Car Show, usually held in July.
The closest airports in the area are the Tri Cities Regional Tn Va airport (TRI) located about 6 miles north of Englewood in Bristol Johnson Kingsport, Tennessee, the Greeneville Greene County Municipal airport (GCY) located approximately 26 miles west of Englewood in Greeneville, Tennessee, the Asheville Regional airport (AVL) located roughly 65 miles south of Englewood in Asheville, North Carolina, the Hickory Regional airport (HKY) located around 71 miles southeast of Englewood in Hickory, North Carolina, and finally the Wilkes County airport (UKF) located about 73 miles east of Englewood in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina.
Ghost Town in the Sky Maggie Valley NC 71.0 mi.
NASCAR SpeedPark Sevierville TN 73.7 mi.
Dollywood Pigeon Forge TN 76.2 mi.
Rockin' Raceway Pigeon Forge TN 76.2 mi.
Cherokee Fun Park Cherokee NC 80.6 mi.
Santa's Land Cherokee NC 80.6 mi.
Pine Oaks Golf Club Johnson City TN 3.2 mi.
Elizabethton Municipal Golf Course Elizabethton TN 10.9 mi.
Tri Cities Golf Course Blountville TN 11.5 mi.
Buffalo Valley Golf Course Unicoi TN 13.3 mi.
Cattails at Meadowview Golf Course Kingsport TN 13.6 mi.
Crocketts Ridge Golf Club Kingsport TN 13.6 mi.
Warriors Path State Park Golf Course Kingsport TN 13.6 mi.
Steel Creek Golf Course Bristol TN 17.5 mi.
Clear Creek Golf Club Bristol VA 19.2 mi.
Graysburg Hills Golf Course Chuckey TN 19.3 mi.
Twin Creeks Golf Course Chuckey TN 19.3 mi.
Silver Lake Golf Club Church Hill TN 19.8 mi.
Scott County Park & Golf Gate City VA 20.1 mi.
Andrew Johnson Golf Club Greeneville TN 27.5 mi.
Baileyton Golf Club Greeneville TN 27.5 mi.
Kinser Park Golf Course Greeneville TN 27.5 mi.
River Trace Golf Course Greeneville TN 27.5 mi.
Bear Trace at Tims Ford State Park Winchester TN 27.7 mi.
Tillery Tradition Country Club Mount Gilead NC 29.0 mi.
Ski Beech Banner Elk NC 33.0 mi.
Sugar Mountain Ski Area Banner Elk NC 33.0 mi.
Hawksnest Golf & Ski Resort Seven Devils NC 34.9 mi.
Ski Wolf Laurel Mars Hill NC 38.9 mi.
Cataloochee Maggie Valley NC 71.0 mi.
Canaan Valley Davis WV 101.7 mi.
Scaly Mountain Scaly Mountain NC 107.4 mi.
Winterplace Flat Top WV 110.1 mi.
Warriors Path State Park TN 9.0 mi.
Natural Tunnel State Park VA 28.7 mi.
Western North Carolina Nature Center Asheville NC 54.3 mi.
Knoxville Zoological Gardens Knoxville TN 89.5 mi.
Greenville Zoo Greenville SC 105.3 mi.


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Director: William Wyler Cast: Fredric March, Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews William Wyler,
Best Years of Our Lives available in Blu-ray, DVD, VHS
The postwar classic The Best Years of Our Lives, based on a novel in verse by MacKinlay Kantor about the difficult readjustments of returning World War II veterans, tells the intertwined homecoming stories of ex-sergeant Al Stephenson (Fredric March), former bombadier Fred Derry (Dana Andrews), and sailor Homer Parrish (Harold Russell). Having rubbed shoulders with blue-collar Joes for the first time in his life, Al finds it difficult to return to a banker's high-finance mindset, and he shocks his co-workers with a plan to provide no-collateral loans to veterans. Meanwhile, Al's children (Teresa Wright and Michael Hall) have virtually grown up in his absence. Fred discovers that his wartime heroics don't count for much in the postwar marketplace, and he finds himself unwillingly returning to his prewar job as a soda jerk. His wife (Virginia Mayo), expecting a thrilling marriage to a glamorous flyboy, is bored and embittered by her husband's inability to advance himself, and she begins living irresponsibly, like a showgirl. Homer has lost both of his hands in combat and has been fitted with hooks; although his family and his fiancée (Cathy O'Donnell) adjust to his wartime handicap, he finds it more difficult. Profoundly relevant in 1946, the film still offers a surprisingly intricate and ambivalent exploration of American daily life; and it features landmark deep-focus cinematography from Gregg Toland, who also shot Citizen Kane. The film won Oscars for, among others, Best Picture, Best Director for the legendary William Wyler, Best Actor for March, and Best Supporting Actor for Harold Russell, a real-life double amputee whose hands had been blown off in a training accident.
Fredric March Al Stephenson
Myrna Loy Millie Stephenson
Dana Andrews Fred Derry
Harold Russell Homer Parrish
Virginia Mayo Marie Derry
Teresa Wright Peggy Stephenson
Dorothy Adams Mrs. Cameron
Don Beddoe Mr. Cameron
Walter S. Baldwin Mr. Parrish
Cathy O'Donnell Wilma Cameron
Roman Bohnen Pat Derry
Hoagy Carmichael Butch Engle
Howland Chamberlain Thorpe
Steve Cochran Cliff
Ray Collins Mr. Milton
Victor Cutler Woody Merrill
Gladys George Hortense Derry
Minna Gombell Mrs. Parrish
Michael Hall Rob Stephenson
Charles Halton Prew
Erskine Sanford Bullard
Pat Flaherty Construction Foreman
Ray Teal Mr. Mollett
Dean White Novak
Bert Conway ATC Sergeant
Clancy Cooper Taxi Driver
Blake Edwards Corporal
Teddy Infuhr Dexter
Robert Karnes Tech. Sergeant
Norman Phillips Merkle
Ralph Sanford Mr. Gibbons
William Wyler Director
Perry Ferguson Art Director
Hugo W. Friedhofer Score Composer
Samuel Goldwyn Producer
Julia Heron Set Decoration/Design
George Jenkins Art Director
Dan Mandell Editor
Irene Sharaff Costumes/Costume Designer
Robert E. Sherwood Screenwriter
Gregg Toland Cinematographer
The winner of seven major Academy Awards, this powerful classic explores the cynicism and despair underlying the nation's prevailing optimism and prosperity following World War II. Inspired by a Life magazine article, The Best Years of Our Lives interweaves the tales of three returning servicemen (Fredric March, Dana Andrews, and Harold Russell), each of whom has been drastically altered by his war experience and has difficulty adjusting to small-town civilian life. All three actors give legendary performances: March won the Oscar for Best Actor, and Russell, a real-life veteran who lost both his hands in a military accident, won a special Oscar for bringing "hope and courage" to other veterans. Stunning deep-focus cinematography by Gregg Tolland (Citizen Kane) and director William Wyler's subtle direction heighten the poignancy and depth of this unsurpassed social drama. A panoramic view of postwar American family life, The Best Years of Our Lives remains as relevant today as it was in 1946.
Barnes & Noble - Regina Raiford
When Samuel Goldwyn decided to make The Best Years of Our Lives, Hollywood was running away from World War II-related scripts as though the subject itself had the plague -- movies about men in uniform had been box-office poison since early 1945. The assumption was that returning veterans would be even less willing than those who'd stayed on the home front to shell out money to be reminded of their service. Goldwyn, director William Wyler, and screenwriter Robert E. Sherwood (working from MacKinlay Kantor's blank verse novel Glory for Me), and a cast from heaven (some of them, like Dana Andrews and Virginia Mayo, giving the greatest performances of their careers) proved the industry wrong, and they opened up a whole new subject area by focusing on the men giving up their uniforms, the women and children around them, and even the men who hadn't served. They ended up with a 170-minute movie whose every shot was dramatically and psychically spellbinding, embracing the relief, anxiety, pain, joy, and doubts that Americans could now express. The setting of the movie in a small city somewhere in the middle of the country gave it a Norman Rockwell veneer, while the script melded that background with some healthy cynicism and emotional honesty borne out of the movie world's new awareness of modern psychology. Thus, the film had its feet in both pre-war and post-war consciousness, appealing to two generations of filmgoers (or even three, as the World War I-era audience was still around and had hardly been served well in its own time). It not only set new standards for maturity in mainstream moviemaking, showing that you could please crowds even as you showed a few unpleasant truths about who and what we were, but also did a lot to ease audiences into the Hollywood era that produced such serious, topical dramas as Gentleman's Agreement, Crossfire, City Across the River, Home of the Brave, The Sound of Fury (aka Try and Get Me), The Wild One, On the Waterfront, and Goldwyn's own Edge of Doom.
All Movie Guide - Bruce Eder
The Best Years of Our Lives 4.7 out of 5 based on 0 ratings. 18 reviews.
Guest More than 1 year ago
Almost 60 years old, this absolutely timeless and very human film brilliantly demonstrates the effects of war on those who served and those who stayed at home and waited, while time ruthlessly marched on and the world kept spinning. Poignant and sad in spots, yet with a surprising underlying optimistic message that life is not about what we've lost, but what we have left. Superb performances by the main cast with some amazing supporting work. Pay particular attention to Roman Bohsen as Dana Andrew's father. Gets me every time! Five Stars are not enough.
Boonierat More than 1 year ago
This film deals effectively with the return of three men; a soldier, an airman, and a sailor who has lost both hands, from WWII and their trials as they attempt to reintegrate into a, not always welcoming, society. Although, the men ultimately overcome the handicaps the war has left them with and the film ends on a happy note for all, this is one of the few WWII films that deal with the aftermath of war in a relatively realistic way. PTSD, though not called by that name, is evident in all three men but especially the airman. Though, as I said, the men return to their lives in a happy way, with apparent complete resolution and "closure" of their war experience (not a reality for most of those who served in any of our wars) there is a nod to what will in 1980 be officially named PTSD. If you are looking for the "nitty gritty" of a warrior's reintegration back into society, you will not find it here. But it is a good attempt to acknowledge that warrior's sacrifice the "Best Year's" of their lives under tragic and horrible circumstances. I have enjoyed this film many times and the acting is made believable by an outstanding cast.
One of the best movies I've ever seen
This is one of my all time favorite films. The story is smartly written, It is both hugely funny at times but also addresses extremely important issues that are so relevant to our time. The first time I watched this film after it ended I watched it again. It made me laugh a lot and cry at times. It is like the MASH Series with respect that while it is wildly funny There is an underlying tension which is affecting the main characters the film addresses some very important issues which are still very relavent. James Garner is terriffic, It won for best supporting actor by a non actor veteran who was a double amputee who gave a wonderful performance. All the acting was superb. Watch this movie is my recommendation.
This is one of the best WW2 movies, especially if you want to see the emotional side of what effect war has on everyone. I have it on VHS (almost new); am looking for DVD now.
Funny how some movies become kind of your best friends. I've watched this film about dozen times and it's always as good as I saw it the first time. When I'm down and little depressed this movie always lifts me up. It's so full of warmth and human sympathy......And "Let's hope Wilma is a swell girl." Timo (from Finland)
I saw this movie for the first time this week. This movie is one of the most realistic classics because it portrays life in a way that many Americans could relate to at the time, and while being realistic, it was entertaining and thought provoking, not boring. The actors chosen were just right, all played their parts excellently. My favorite being Fredric March's character; he was just wonderful. I don't approve of drunkeness, but the scenes of him going out on the town with his family and getting drunk were very amusing and even sweet, as were the morning after scenes. Myrna Loy was wonderful as his loving and patient wife. Never a nag; loved the scene where she tallied the number of his drinks with her fork on the tablecloth at the business dinner party! Their daughter was impressive as well; very mature. Dana Andrews played well; we could really feel for him. Here he was a captain in the army and comes back to no greater prospect than resuming his pre-was sodajerk job at the drugstore. His wife was so selfish and shallow. She was not there for him as Myrna Loy was for Fredric March. I highly recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys classics that are well acted and tell a good story. Wish they still made movies as wonderful as this!!
With America at war once again, this movie reflects the soul of Americans. The story, the character and the players make this film one of the five best movies ever made.
Truly one of the classics. The experiences of the returning WWII veterans depicted in the film are as accurate now as they were then. The final wedding scene never fails to bring tears to my eyes. Don't miss this one!
This movie continues to be my all time favorite. The story line, acting and timely depiction of post WWII America is outstanding. The all star cast includes Teresa Wright who has appeard in many all time classics including Mrs. Miniver and The Pride of the Yankees. Harold Russell is a true American hero. This is a must buy and must see.
The sound quality of this dvd was perfect. I fully enjoyed watching this timeless classic. Thank you, Barnes & Noble for the great price, too!
I NEVER CEASE TO ENJOY WATCHING '' THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES''!! IT IS ONE OF THE BEST PICTURES MADE IN REGARDS TO THE AFTERMATH OF WORLD WAR II. I AM A HUGE FAN OF CLASSIC MOVIES AND THIS ONE RATES RIGHT ABOVE THEM ALL.
JCWilkerson More than 1 year ago
After World War II three military men, Al Stevenson (Fredrich March) Fred Derry (Dana Andrews) and Homer Parrish (Harold Russell), return to their lives in Boone City after stints in Europe. Adjusting to life at home isn't as easy as one would think as Homer has lost his hands, Fred goes from being a Captain to being relegated to being a soda jerk in a drug store, and Al goes back to his bank job where he has to turn down loans for fellow former soldiers. As they try to adjust to their new old lives they learn things may never be the same again. William Wyler was already a famous filmmaker before going into the military for World War II, having made films such as Wuthering Heights, Jezebel, and Dodsworth. Incorporating his own experiences as a combat filmographer into the film, Wyler made what is arguable his most successful film with The Best Years of Our Lives. After it's release it went on to win 7 Academy Awards beating out It's a Wonderful Life for Best Picture, and Harold Russell won not just one but two Academy Awards (one for Best Supporting Actor, and an honorary award "For bringing hope and courage to his fellow veterans through his appearance"), the only actor to ever win two Academy Awards for the same performance. The Best Years of Our Lives is a film that has a lot of pertinence in today's world with so many troops overseas making their way back, and it's still the best film on the subject. Wyler's attention to detail, choosing not to make things over lavish as most films in the 1940's did, and to give it more of a documentary flair help give the film more of a real world feel. And while the subject matter might seem like the film would be a darker affair, there are moments that would still make you genuinely laugh out loud, as well as other lighter more tender moments. The acting is superb from all involved. The two actors that truly stand out in my mind watching this are Harold Russell and Al Stevenson. Harold Russell, an actual physically disabled military man, shows great depth in his performance as Homer Parrish dealing with love and the notion that he needs to drive his girl away because she deserves better. Al Stevenson, also does a superb job as a former sergeant who feels guilty for having come home to find himself a good job while also dealing with family issues and his feelings toward having to away loans for former GI's who feel they deserve better. I highly recommend this movie, this is one of those rare perfect movies and to be honest, it deserved it's best picture nod over It's A Wonderful Life. Even with it's ranking on AFI's top 100 films at #37, these days this film is still criminally overlooked and underrated. If you like films dealing with WWII, great dramas, and superb acting, you should definitely give this film a shot. 5/5
I don¿t believe a finer movie has ever been made! Even though I¿ve seen this one many times, I still can¿t watch this powerful and moving film without choking up. Everything about this one is just perfect. The writing, directing, and acting is legendary. Its hard to believe that Fredric March and Harold Russell were the only actors who walked away with Oscars. And Russell wasn¿t even a professional! Dana Andrews and Myrna Loy, as well as Teresa Wright, Virginia Mayo, Cathy O¿Donnell, and Roman Bohsen were equally compelling. The story is full of so many gripping and touching moments that you can¿t watch the events unfold without being affected emotionally in a major way! I once saw an interview with Bette Davis concerning her film career. She was of the opinion that William Wyler was the best director she had ever worked with. She attributed her Oscar for ¿Jezebel¿ to his stunning talents, not hers. She also said that ¿the Best Years of Our Lives¿ was the best movie ever made! Many other fine actors attributed their Oscar successes to Wyler¿s fine direction (Greer Garson, Charleton Heston, Burl Ives, and Barbra Streisand, among others). Hugo Friedhofer¿s Oscar-winning musical score is icing on the cake! Mark this picture as a must-see film! One of my personal top-ten favorites. Absolutely unforgettable!
'The Best Years of Our Lives' is a sobering depiction of lives forever changed by WWII. When returning soldiers, Fred Derry (Dana Andrews), Al Stephenson (Frederic March) and Homer Parrish (real life amputee, Harold Russell) return from the battlefield, they find a society that has moved on without them. Fred¿s high stepping girlfriend (Virginia Mayo) is on the cusp of liberating herself in the arms of another man, Al¿s children are all grown up and Homer¿s fiancée (Cathy O¿Donnell) must readjust to the fact that her one time lover no longer has the use of his hands. The re-assimilation of these men into their former lives is genuinely poignant, heart-breaking, yet ultimately, life affirming. But the DVD transfer is an absolute travesty. Not only is the gray scale poorly rendered, with insufficient black levels and low contrast, but there is so much film grain and age related artifacts present that the film is virtually un-viewable. Worse, digital anomalies; aliasing, shimmering, edge enhancement, abound and are thoroughly distracting. The audio - remixed by CHACE sound is amply presented. A previously available version of this film distributed by HBO had a documentary on the making of the film (though there too the transfer of the film was pure junk). The re-released transfer from MGM does not include the documentary. This film will get a better transfer somewhere down the road. On this journey however, the wise DVD consumer would do best to steer clear!
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The Cowboy Way is a 1994 American action comedy western film directed by Gregg Champion and starring Woody Harrelson and Kiefer Sutherland.

Plot
The Cowboy Way follows two championship rodeo stars and lifelong best friends, Pepper Lewis and Sonny Gilstrap as they travel from New Mexico to New York City in search of their missing friend, Nacho Salazar, who came to the city to pay for his daughter's trip to the U.S. from Cuba. When they discover that he's been murdered, the pair set out to find the killer.

Cast

In addition, Travis Tritt makes a cameo appearance.

Reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, The Cowboy Way has an approval rating of 20% based on 15 reviews, with an average rating of 4.2/10.

Joe Brown of The Washington Post said, "The Cowboy Way is a weak rehashing of the Crocodile Dundee gimmick: two modern-day cowboys taming the Wild East. The tired formula may still have some life left in it, but not this 'Way'. This dud ranch is saddled with the charisma-free teaming of dumb guns Woody Harrelson and Kiefer Sutherland."

Year-end lists
 5th worst – Robert Denerstein, Rocky Mountain News
 Top 10 worst (listed alphabetically, not ranked) – Mike Mayo, The Roanoke Times
 Dishonorable mention – Dan Craft, The Pantagraph

Box office
The Cowboy Way debuted at number 5 at the US box office and went on to gross $20 million in the United States and Canada and $25 million worldwide.

Soundtrack
 Good Guys Don't Always Wear White - Bon Jovi
 The Cowboy Way - Travis Tritt
 Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys - Gibson/Miller Band
 Blue Danube Blues - Cracker
 No One to Run With - The Allman Brothers Band
 On Broadway - Jeff Beck & Paul Rodgers
 Days Gone By - James House
 Candy Says - Blind Melon
 Too Far Gone - Emmylou Harris
 Sonny Rides Again - George Thorogood & The Destroyers
 Free Your Mind - En Vogue
 Suicide Blonde - INXS

References

External links

1994 films
1994 action comedy films
1990s buddy comedy films
American action comedy films
American buddy comedy films
American Western (genre) comedy films
1994 Western (genre) films
Country music films
Films set in New Mexico
Films set in New York City
Films scored by David Newman
Films produced by Brian Grazer
Universal Pictures films
Imagine Entertainment films
Rodeo in film
1994 comedy films
Films directed by Gregg Champion
1990s English-language films
1990s American films
1990s Western (genre) comedy films

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One of the things that struck me most about Stephen Guise's very helpful book called Mini Habits for Weight Loss is a critical few paragraphs about shame and weight loss. His point is a simple one. If we feel ashamed of what or how we eat or how much we weigh or what we look like, those negative feelings make it very hard to use food in a healthy way. Instead we use it to punish ourselves for bad behavior or to numb out from those bad feelings. I know that when I'm in shame around my body or food, I can go from zero to f–k it in a nanosecond around food. Guise says that coming from confidence and pride in our efforts can make all the difference in how successful we are at staying on our food plan.
While guilt (feeling bad about something we've done to harm another) can be useful (making amends), shame about ourselves is rarely helpful at all. When I'm in shame around food (just had two cookies, got on the scale, had a third helping), the shame doesn't make me stop. It's just the opposite. I already feel terrible and I don't know how to stop feeling terrible, so if I eat more, I won't feel anything.
Living in a shame and blame culture the way we do, fasting from shame isn't easy, but it may be one of the healthiest things we can do for our bodies.
What might help you give up shame around food and your body?
I am one of the luckiest people I know. Why? Because I have an exercise buddy. About 12 years ago, I convinced my backyard neighbor to start going to the gym with me. I wasn't coming from a place of I love it and you'll love it too. Far from it. I was coming from I don't like it but I want to be healthier and I need support to do that.
I'm so grateful she said yes and since then, with some exceptions for out-of-town travel and the occasional cold virus, we've been going 2-4 times a week all these years. We don't actually work out together. We drive over together, do separate routines on the treadmill and weight machines and stretching mats, and then come home. Recently, we've started doing water aerobics one day a week.
Do we love it now? No, not really. But even though we groan abut, we don't mind going. We feel better afterwards and we are committed to being ambulatory at 90. Have we lost weight doing it? Not much. But we are strong and a lot fitter than we would be without, and we both look better for it. All that's worth a lot.
How might you find an exercise buddy?
Although many of us want this to be complicated, it's not. And it's not low-calorie, or low-fat, or low-carb. It's not about that obsession with macronutrients that fuels more products out of the food (aka obesity industry). No, the most reliable food plan is natural, whole foods prepared simply. While this may not be what our minds or our mouths currently desire, accustomed as we are to more complicated and hyper-palatable dishes, it's definitely what our bodies want most. Whole foods, prepared simply.
Fresh vegetables, eaten raw or lightly steamed or roasted with minimal oil. Frozen vegetables are okay if they're naked.
Whole grains, processed as little as possible (think shredded wheat vs. frosted flakes or steel cut oats vs. granola). Most flour isn't a good idea because it doesn't come by itself, except in whole wheat pasta. Brown rice is better than white.
Just water. And lots of it. Green tea can be helpful too.
Nuts and seeds as unprocessed as possible; nut butters are okay if they have nothing but salt added.
Beans, especially those you cook yourself.
Clean dairy products (curiously, moderate intake of full-fat dairy products showed less weight gain than low-fat products in two large studies (one of men and one of women).
No chemicals, preservatives, added sugars, artificial sweeteners, unnecessary oils. Read labels. If it gets long or complicated, you're looking at a processed food.
Most of us will not over-eat these whole, natural foods because they satisfy our bodies in ways that processed and sugared foods won't. Of course, an immediate overhaul of your kitchen and cooking habits is probably not feasible. But this is a great direction to move in.
I recently read an interesting article that reported on sleep habits and weight loss in a small study (10 people). Sleeping less than six hours a night caused the participants to gain weight but when they slept seven to nine hours a night, they didn't gain weight and some even lost weight. An interesting feature of this study is that they used the same 10 people for both groups. They all ate the same thing and for part of the study, they slept less, and for part of the study, they slept more.
In a much larger study (more than 1000 people), most of those who slept under six hours weighed considerably more than those who slept eight hours or more.
Chronic lack of sleep makes us hungrier and we tend to make poorer food choices. If you don't sleep well or long enough, it may be time to take that sleep study or change your habits to promote more rest.
Yes, you read that right. I've been reading studies of how people regain the weight they've lost or struggle with losing in the first place and I found some interesting things. They may not make you happy but attending to these could make you slimmer.
Consume artificial sweeteners. While these chemicals do not contain calories and there is no irrefutable evidence they cause cancer, research is showing they do contribute to weight gain. First, they stimulate the brain to want real sweets (their sweetness isn't satisfying to the brain), keeping the cravings for sugary foods alive in us. Second, they increase the risk of diabetes and metabolic syndrome, playing havoc with our ability to lose weight. Letting them go once and for all is the best approach. It can be impossible to lose and keep the weight off if you keep consuming them.
Eat ultra-processed foods like power bars, cookies, crackers, chips, bottled salad dressings and other sauces, and most foods with a long shelf life. There's a big difference between how our bodies process and react to whole, natural foods and how they process and react to ultra-processed foods. While these processed foods may start out with real ingredients, most of them are altered beyond recognition. The heated and chemically transformed flour, sugar, fruit, etc., does not have much nutrition that's available to the body. It does, however, have a lot of calories and chemicals to confuse the body's metabolism further.
Consume foods made with high-fructose corn syrup or soybean oil. Neither of these laboratory-made "foods" is good for us. Our bodies don't like them and they provoke inflammation in us.
Reading labels and not consuming these foods can go a long way to getting us the healthy, slimmer bodies we want.
A friend was telling me recently that she was having cravings for comfort food (mac and cheese, meat loaf, grilled cheese sandwiches). She'd been having a rough few weeks and these foods from her childhood were calling to her. I realized as I listened to her talk that most foods are comfort foods for me. Not just those high-fat kid foods but anything I eat in order to comfort myself.
Food as comfort is not a good idea for me. As I mentioned a few posts back, I have to cultivate other effective soothers for those times when I'm sad or lonely or unhappy or stressed. The more I can remove emotional connections from what I eat, the better off I am. This isn't easy as many of our memories are associated with food and being fed. I just have to find non-food ways to feel comfortable and while that takes more effort than food does, it's a better route to what I want.
What is your relationship with comfort foods?
In the course I'm taking on purpose and vocation, we have been examining the role of the ancestors in our lives. In my immediate family, my father welcomed my birth and my mother not so much (she was still grieving the loss of the daughter before me). I can see how this has given me an ambiguous feeling about myself and my place in the world. I can also see how this given me an ambiguous relationship with welcoming and being welcomed.
Yet for real healing around food and body to happen for me, I have to welcome both the problems and the solutions. I have to welcome myself just as I am and at the same time welcome the possibility of how I would like to be. I have to welcome the difficulty, the cravings, honor them, and let them go rather than responding to them.
What in your life needs a deeper welcome?
I recently had a reading with a new astrologer. I learned many interesting things I can consider but one of the things she said was a confirmation of something I'd been thinking about for a while. She said that although Student is one of my primary identifications in this life, I need to learn from myself now, not from others. I need to go inward.
In that synchronous way things come to us, a few days later I read a suggestion that true healing lies in three actions: Embracing the unknown. Stepping into mystery. Releasing the need to control. In order to go inward, we have to do these things. In order to let go of food as crutch, we have to do these things. In order to do these things, we have to incorporate stillness into our recovery.
What might happen if you stepped into stillness and took the three actions?
Holiday hype is a big stressor for many of us. So since we don't want turn to food to soothe us, here are some other ideas that I included in my book, Candy Girl.
Keep a daily meditation book/reader handy and read one page slowly.
Email or text a friend and ask how they are and tell them you appreciate them. Don't say anything about yourself.
Organize something for five minutes (a drawer, a shelf, a file).
Run cold water on your hands and splash it on your face.
Carry an object that has some peaceful significance for you: beads, a smooth stone, a small velvet pouch. Handle this object when you are stressed and imagine pouring your stress into it. Breathe deeply as you do this.
Get outside for five minutes: Walk, stretch, breathe deeply, sing out loud. Remember to set a timer if need be.
What other soothers work for you?
One of the hardest parts of food recovery for me is the fact that I cannot just be abstinent from food the way I am abstinent from alcohol. It's not physically possible. I can be abstinent from certain foods and I am. Sugar and all other sweeteners. Processed and canned foods that use sweeteners as preservatives.
But I have to eat to live and that's a big complication for a food addict. And it keeps me in the need to control what and how much I eat and then wrestling with my rebellion against that, that whiny kid in me that wants to eat what I want whenever I want it.
How can we create such a sweet life between meals that the meals aren't important?


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Archived: Final Recommendation Statement: Hepatitis B in Pregnant Women: Screening
Hepatitis B in Pregnant Women: Screening
Download Final Recommendation Statement (PDF)
This Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement was first published in Annals of Internal Medicine in June 2009 (<em">Ann Intern Med 2009;150:869-73. https://www.annals.org). Select for copyright and source information.
An estimated 24,000 infants are born each year to women in the United States who are infected with HBV. Between 30% and 40% of all chronic HBV infections result from perinatal transmission. Chronic HBV infections increase long-term morbidity and mortality by predisposing infected persons to cirrhosis of the liver and liver cancer.
The principal screening test for detecting maternal HBV infection is the serologic identification of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). Immunoassays for detecting HBsAg have a reported sensitivity and specificity greater than 98%.
Benefits of Detection and Early Intervention
The USPSTF found convincing evidence that universal prenatal screening for HBV infection substantially reduces perinatal transmission of HBV and the subsequent development of chronic HBV infection. The current practice of vaccinating all infants against HBV infection and providing postexposure prophylaxis with hepatitis B immune globulin administered at birth to infants of mothers infected with HBV substantially reduces the risk for acquiring HBV infection.
Harms of Detection and Early Intervention
The USPSTF found no published studies that describe harms of screening for HBV infection in pregnant women. The USPSTF concluded that the potential harms of screening are no greater than small.
The USPSTF concludes that there is high certainty that the net benefit of screening pregnant women for HBV infection is substantial.
This recommendation applies to all pregnant women.
Screening for HBV infection by testing for HBsAg should be performed in each pregnancy, regardless of previous hepatitis B vaccination or previous negative HBsAg test results.
Timing of Screening
A test for HBsAg should be ordered at the first prenatal visit with other recommended screening tests. At the time of admission to a hospital, birth center, or other delivery setting, women with unknown HBsAg status or with new or continuing risk factors for HBV infection (such as injection drug use or evaluation or treatment for a sexually transmitted disease) should receive screening.
Infants born to HBV-infected mothers should receive hepatitis B vaccine and hepatitis B immune globulin within 12 hours of birth. Infants born to mothers with unknown HBsAg status should receive hepatitis B vaccine within 12 hours of birth, followed by hepatitis B immune globulin as soon as possible (but not later than 7 days after birth) if the mother tests positive for HBsAg.
Pregnant women who test positive for HBsAg should be referred to an appropriate case-management program and should be provided with or referred for counseling and medical management of HBV infection. Counseling should include information about prevention of HBV transmission to sexual partners and household contacts and reassurance regarding the safety of breastfeeding in infants who receive appropriate prophylaxis.
Screening for HBV infection in pregnant women is necessary but not sufficient to prevent disease transmission to newborns. To realize the maximum benefit from screening, primary care clinicians and delivery settings must establish effective systems for the accurate and timely transfer of maternal HBsAg test results to the labor, delivery, and newborn medical records.
Research Needs/Gaps
Research is needed to assess the effect of long-standing universal childhood hepatitis B vaccination on the magnitude of benefit of screening for HBV infection in U.S.-born pregnant women. Research is also needed to determine the net health benefit to the mother and infant of treating pregnant women whose chronic HBV infections are identified by prenatal screening.
In 2004, the USPSTF reviewed the evidence for screening for HBV infection in pregnant women and found that the benefits of screening substantially outweighed the harms.1 In 2008, the USPSTF performed a brief literature update2 and determined that the net benefit of screening pregnant women for hepatitis B continues to be well established. This update included a search for new and substantial evidence on the benefits and harms of screening. The USPSTF found no new substantial evidence that could change its recommendation and, therefore, reaffirms its recommendation to screen pregnant women for hepatitis B at their first prenatal visit. The previous recommendation statement3 and evidence review, as well as the current summary of the updated literature search, can be found at https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/.
The American Academy of Family Physicians strongly recommends screening for HBV infection in pregnant women at their first prenatal visit.4 This recommendation is available at https://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/clinical/exam.html.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends routine screening of all pregnant women with HBsAg.5
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends HBsAg testing for all pregnant adolescents "at the time a pregnancy is discovered, regardless of hepatitis B immunization history and previous results of tests for HBsAg and antibody to HBsAg."6 This recommendation is available at https://aapredbook.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/2006/1/2.9.2.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that all pregnant women be tested routinely for HBsAg during an early prenatal visit (for example, first trimester) in each pregnancy, even if they have been previously vaccinated or tested.7 This recommendation is available at https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5416a1.htm?s_cid=rr5416a1_e.
Members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force* are Ned Calonge, MD, MPH, Chair (Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver, Colorado); Diana B. Petitti, MD, MPH, Vice-Chair (Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona); Thomas G. DeWitt, MD (Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio); Allen J. Dietrich, MD (Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire); Kimberly D. Gregory, MD, MPH (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California); David Grossman, MD (Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington); George Isham, MD, MS (HealthPartners, Minneapolis, Minnesota); Michael L. LeFevre, MD, MSPH (University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri); Rosanne M. Leipzig, MD, PhD (Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York); Lucy N. Marion, PhD, RN (School of Nursing, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia); Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN (Arizona State University College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation, Phoenix, Arizona); Virginia A. Moyer, MD, MPH (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas); Judith K. Ockene, PhD (University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts); George F. Sawaya, MD (University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California); J. Sanford Schwartz, MD (University of Pennsylvania Medical School and the Wharton School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); and Timothy Wilt, MD, MPH (University of Minnesota Department of Medicine and Minneapolis Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota).
*Members of the Task Force at the time this recommendation was finalized. For a list of current Task Force members, go to https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/current-members.
Disclaimer: Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of the U.S. government. They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
This document is in the public domain within the United States.
Requests for linking or to incorporate content in electronic resources should be sent via the USPSTF contact form.
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American Academy of Family Physicians. Summary of recommendations for clinical preventive services. AAFP Policy Action, revision 6.4. Leawood, KS: American Academy of Family Physicians; 2007.
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Caterpillar Celebrates 90 Years on the New York Stock Exchange
December 17, 2019 at 8:30 AM EST
NEW YORK, Dec. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Caterpillar Inc. Chairman and CEO Jim Umpleby will ring the opening bell today on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to mark the 90th anniversary of the company's listing on the NYSE, which is considered the world's foremost securities marketplace. Of the approximately 2,200 companies listed on the NYSE, Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) is among only three percent that have been consecutively listed for 90 years or more.
"I am proud of our entire Caterpillar team. Every day, they create solutions to help our customers build a better world," Umpleby said.
"Our team's relentless focus on executing our strategy for profitable growth, including the advanced technologies that we are showcasing at the NYSE today, has given the company a strong balance sheet and the ability to return a significant part of our free cash flow to shareholders. Since 2017, we have repurchased about $7.1 billion in stock and paid about $3.5 billion in dividends."
As part of the celebration, Caterpillar today is giving Wall Street traders the opportunity to handle an Advanced Construction Excavator Simulator System. Through a panel of video monitors and remote-control technology, traders will have the chance to take a turn at the excavator's controls and attempt to dig virtual trenches, footings and more. There will also be a variety of Cat machines on display in front of the NYSE including a wheel loader, wheeled excavator, industrial loader and compact loader, all of which have played a part in Caterpillar's historical success.
Listing on the NYSE is a globally recognized signal of corporate strength and leadership, reserved for companies that meet the NYSE's stringent requirements for income, market capitalization, cash flow and ethical practice.
Caterpillar Inc. - 90 Years on the New York Stock Exchange
An investor buying one share of Caterpillar Tractor Company at $56.25 in 1929 would have an investment worth about $70,000* today, accounting for share price growth, stock splits and dividends over the past 90 years. (*As calculated at close on December 2, 2019)
Caterpillar's total shareholder return has sustained an annual compounded growth rate of 8 percent since the company listed in 1929.
On December 2, 1929, the first listing day, 1,882,240 shares were outstanding, and 400 shares of Caterpillar stock were traded. On December 2, 2019, there were more than 550 million shares outstanding, and about 3 million shares traded.
Caterpillar was founded in 1925 and had its initial public offering in 1925 listed on the Pacific Stock Exchange (now NYSE Arca, Inc.). Our primary exchange listing on the NYSE began on December 2, 1929.
About Caterpillar:
For more than 90 years, Caterpillar Inc. has been making sustainable progress possible and driving positive change on every continent. Customers turn to Caterpillar to help them develop infrastructure, energy and natural resource assets. With 2018 sales and revenues of $54.722 billion, Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. The company principally operates through its three primary segments - Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Energy & Transportation - and also provides financing and related services through its Financial Products segment. For more information, visit caterpillar.com. To connect with us on social media, visit caterpillar.com/social-media.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS Certain statements in this press release relate to future events and expectations and are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "believe," "estimate," "will be," "will," "would," "expect," "anticipate," "plan," "forecast," "target," "guide," "project," "intend," "could," "should" or other similar words or expressions often identify forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding our outlook, projections, forecasts or trend descriptions. These statements do not guarantee future performance and speak only as of the date they are made, and we do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements.
Caterpillar's actual results may differ materially from those described or implied in our forward-looking statements based on a number of factors, including, but not limited to: (i) global and regional economic conditions and economic conditions in the industries we serve; (ii) commodity price changes, material price increases, fluctuations in demand for our products or significant shortages of material; (iii) government monetary or fiscal policies; (iv) political and economic risks, commercial instability and events beyond our control in the countries in which we operate; (v) international trade policies and their impact on demand for our products and our competitive position, including the imposition of new tariffs or changes in existing tariff rates; (vi) our ability to develop, produce and market quality products that meet our customers' needs; (vii) the impact of the highly competitive environment in which we operate on our sales and pricing; (viii) information technology security threats and computer crime; (ix) inventory management decisions and sourcing practices of our dealers and our OEM customers; (x) a failure to realize, or a delay in realizing, all of the anticipated benefits of our acquisitions, joint ventures or divestitures; (xi) union disputes or other employee relations issues; (xii) adverse effects of unexpected events including natural disasters; (xiii) disruptions or volatility in global financial markets limiting our sources of liquidity or the liquidity of our customers, dealers and suppliers; (xiv) failure to maintain our credit ratings and potential resulting increases to our cost of borrowing and adverse effects on our cost of funds, liquidity, competitive position and access to capital markets; (xv) our Financial Products segment's risks associated with the financial services industry; (xvi) changes in interest rates or market liquidity conditions; (xvii) an increase in delinquencies, repossessions or net losses of Cat Financial's customers; (xviii) currency fluctuations; (xix) our or Cat Financial's compliance with financial and other restrictive covenants in debt agreements; (xx) increased pension plan funding obligations; (xxi) alleged or actual violations of trade or anti-corruption laws and regulations; (xxii) additional tax expense or exposure, including the impact of U.S. tax reform; (xxiii) significant legal proceedings, claims, lawsuits or government investigations; (xxiv) new regulations or changes in financial services regulations; (xxv) compliance with environmental laws and regulations; and (xxvi) other factors described in more detail in Caterpillar's Forms 10-Q, 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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