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Health Minister Adrian Dix has bought two private MRI clinics to bring the public health care system closer to meeting demand for diagnostic scans that determine surgical need. (Black Press files)
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Province ramps up MRI machines, but what about surgery?
Sep. 30, 2018 8:25 a.m.
As Dr. Brian Day's decade-long court battle over the right to pay for your own health care grinds on in Vancouver, this is the first week of B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix's strict enforcement of extra-billing laws.
As of Oct. 1, all procedures deemed "medically necessary" under the Canada Health Act are subject to fee repayment and heavy fines for extra billing. That mean some of the dozens of private clinics that have developed over the past 20 years in B.C. may be out of business, unless they can keep going under contract with a health authority that pays the full bill from the provincial treasury.
As of this month, patients who believe they have been extra-billed can apply to the B.C. Medical Services Commission, which can recover the billed amount and impose fines of $10,000 for a first offence, $20,000 for a second.
With long wait lists for a whole host of procedures and an aging and growing population, this is a critical time for B.C. A scan through the health ministry's wait time database gives a sense of the pressure already on the system.
Here's one of hundreds of examples: as of the end of August, there were 4,244 B.C. residents waiting for surgery to repair an abdominal hernia, a painful and debilitating rupture of the stomach muscles where the intestines push through.
At most hospitals in B.C., you'll likely wait somewhere between eight and 30 weeks for that surgery, unless you're hurt on a job covered by WorkSafeBC, which sends you to the front of the line. And that's with grey-market private clinics taking some of the load from people willing to pay to end their suffering.
(Next time you hear a politician fret about over-prescription of opioid painkillers, consider why that might be.)
I caught up with Dix last week after he announced the province was taking over two private magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) clinics, in Surrey and Abbotsford. Diagnostic tests like MRI and CT scans have been exempted from federal and provincial laws banning extra billing, but Ottawa has now decided they will be included in our Cuban-style state monopoly of health care as of April 1.
That deadline was just extended by six months, giving B.C. time to add public capacity. Hence the purchase of private MRIs, along with extending operating hours and the addition of new machines, particularly in the Northern Health and Fraser Health regions.
"The federal government has decided, even though it's always been illegal to do that under the Canada Health Act, that they're not going to permit [privately paid MRIs] any longer," Dix told me. "And of course I don't personally like the two-tiered nature of it. If you can afford to pay, you get ahead of me on the next wait list when you come back in the public system, because you can afford to pay for your MRI."
MRIs assess the need for things like hip and knee replacements, another chronic wait list that grows with an aging population. Dix expects the additional MRI capacity to also take some of the load off CT scanners, which have been used instead of MRI because the wait time is often shorter.
He downplays the impact of his crackdown on privately funded health care in B.C. He argues that private surgery is a small part of the picture here, once you account for large private clinics that run mostly on public-pay contracts with health regions. We'll soon see.
Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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Anglepoise are a particular type of desk lamp and these are generally more sophisticated than those found on many students' desks. The anglepoise lamp was specially designed by a motor engineer to imitate the joints of the human arm. Usually the joints are designed to work with a spring tension which enables the user to adjust the lamp into many different positions without moving it from where it is placed. The construction of the lamp is designed to counteract the forces of gravity and prevent the lamp from tipping without the need for a clamp. This plain, functionalist design was first manufactured in the nineteen thirties and is still in evidence in many commercial and home offices today. Anglepoise lamps often come in satin finish metal as well as single colors.
Desk lamps often come with halogen bulbs as these provide a brighter light, however, these bulbs do not suit everyone and they can be overly harsh – although they often come with a dimmer switch. Many people find that a lamp with a high wattage incandescent bulb provides a less harsh illumination. Yet another option for task lighting is an LED lamp, which again will enable you to focus a strong light where you need it. Probably the best combination in a desk lamp is a daylight spectrum bulb, dimmer switch and flexible neck.
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Q: Approximating a log-power function I can't figure out how the following approximation has been done, I would appreciate any guidance:
$$y=-60+10\log_{10}\left[\frac{\left(\frac{99}{100}\right)^m}{\frac{1}{11}\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)^m+\frac{10}{11}\left(\frac{1}{6}\right)^m}\right]$$
is approximated to: $y=-49.6+4.73m$ when $m>5$ and $y=-60+7.73m$ when $m<3$. Thanks in advance.

A: Let's put $y$ in logarithm and exponential form (factorizing $\left(\frac 16\right)^m=\left(\frac 13\right)^m\left(\frac 12\right)^m$) :
\begin{align}
y&=-60+\frac {10}{\ln(10)}\;\ln\left[\frac{e^{m\ln\left(\frac{99}{100}\right)}}{\frac{1}{11}e^{m\ln\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)}\left(1+\frac {10}{2^m}\right)}\right]\\
&=-60+\frac {10}{\ln(10)}\;\left[m\,\ln\left(\frac{99}{100}\right)-m\,\ln\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)-\ln\left(1+\frac {10}{2^m}\right)+\ln(11)\right]\\
\end{align}
At this point observe that :
\begin{align}
a&:=\frac {10}{\ln(10)}\left(\ln\left(\frac{99}{100}\right)+\ln(3)\right)\approx 4.73\\
b&:=-60+\frac {10}{\ln(10)}\;\ln\left(11\right)\approx -49.6\\
\end{align}
If $\;m\gg 1\;$ then $\ \ln\left(1+\frac {10}{2^m}\right)\sim \frac {10}{2^m}\ $ may be neglected and you get $\ b+a\,m\ $ as wished.
For small $m$ rewrite $y$ as :
\begin{align}
y&=-60+\frac {10}{\ln(10)}\;\ln\left[\frac{e^{m\ln\left(\frac{99}{100}\right)}}{\frac{10}{11}e^{m\ln\left(\frac{1}{6}\right)}\left(1+\frac {2^m}{10}\right)}\right]\\
\end{align}
so that using :
\begin{align}
c&:=\frac {10}{\ln(10)}\left(\ln\left(\frac{99}{100}\right)+\ln(6)\right)\approx 7.74\\
d&:=-60-\frac {10}{\ln(10)}\;\ln\left(\frac{10}{11}\right)\approx -59.6\\
\end{align}
you will get the approximation $\ d+c\,m\ $ (this one is not very good for 'moderate' values since valid only for $m\ll 1$.

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The domain within your query sequence starts at position 556 and ends at position 676; the E-value for the ArfGap domain shown below is 4.58e-51.
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ArfGap
Putative GTP-ase activating proteins for the small GTPase, ARF
Putative zinc fingers with GTPase activating proteins (GAPs) towards the small GTPase, Arf. The GAP of ARD1 stimulates GTPase hydrolysis for ARD1 but not ARFs.
Proteins containing this domain include ARF1-directed GTPase-activating protein, the cycle control GTPase activating protein (GAP) GCS1 which is important for the regulation of the ADP ribosylation factor ARF, a member of the Ras superfamily of GTP-binding proteins [ (PUBMED:9446556) ]. The GTP-bound form of ARF is essential for the maintenance of normal Golgi morphology, it participates in recruitment of coat proteins which are required for budding and fission of membranes. Before the fusion with an acceptor compartment the membrane must be uncoated. This step required the hydrolysis of GTP associated to ARF. These proteins contain a characteristic zinc finger motif (Cys-x2-Cys-x(16,17)-x2-Cys) which displays some similarity to the C4-type GATA zinc finger. The ARFGAP domain display no obvious similarity to other GAP proteins.
The 3D structure of the ARFGAP domain of the PYK2-associated protein beta has been solved [ (PUBMED:10601011) ]. It consists of a three-stranded beta-sheet surrounded by 5 alpha helices. The domain is organised around a central zinc atom which is coordinated by 4 cysteines. The ARFGAP domain is clearly unrelated to the other GAP proteins structures which are exclusively helical. Classical GAP proteins accelerate GTPase activity by supplying an arginine finger to the active site. The crystal structure of ARFGAP bound to ARF revealed that the ARFGAP domain does not supply an arginine to the active site which suggests a more indirect role of the ARFGAP domain in the GTPase hydrolysis [ (PUBMED:10102276) ].
GTPase activator activity (GO:0005096)
There are 21774 ArfGap domains in 21759 proteins in SMART's nrdb database.
Taxonomic distribution of proteins containing ArfGap domain.
This tree includes only several representative species. The complete taxonomic breakdown of all proteins with ArfGap domain is also avaliable.
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Binding / catalysis: Arf-binding, activation of Arf Ras-like GTPases
Vitale N, Moss J, Vaughan M
Molecular characterization of the GTPase-activating domain of ADP-ribosylation factor domain protein 1 (ARD1).
J Biol Chem. 1998; 273: 2553-60
ADP-ribosylation factors (ARFs) are approximately 20-kDa guanine nucleotide-binding proteins recognized as critical components in intracellular vesicular transport and phospholipase D activation. Both guanine nucleotide-exchange proteins and GTPase-activating proteins (GAPs) for ARFs have been cloned recently. A zinc finger motif near the amino terminus of the ARF1 GAP was required for stimulation of GTP hydrolysis. ARD1 is an ARF family member that differs from other ARFs by the presence of a 46-kDa amino-terminal extension. We had reported that the ARF domain of ARD1 binds specifically GDP and GTP and that the amino-terminal extension acts as a GAP for the ARF domain of ARD1 but not for ARF proteins. The GAP domain of ARD1, synthesized in Escherichia coli, stimulated hydrolysis of GTP bound to the ARF domain of ARD1. Using ARD1 truncations, it appears that amino acids 101-190 are critical for GAP activity, whereas residues 190-333 are involved in physical interaction between the two domains of ARD1 and are required for GTP hydrolysis. The GAP function of the amino-terminal extension of ARD1 required two arginines, an intact zinc finger motif, and a group of residues which resembles a sequence present in Rho/Rac GAPs. Interaction between the two domains of ARD1 required two negatively charged residues (Asp427 and Glu428) located in the effector region of the ARF domain and two basic amino acids (Arg249 and Lys250) found in the amino-terminal extension. The GAP domain of ARD1 thus is similar to ARF GAPs but differs from other GAPs in its covalent association with the GTP-binding domain.
Tanaka K et al.
A target of phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate with a zinc finger motif similar to that of the ADP-ribosylation-factor GTPase-activating protein and two pleckstrin homology domains.
Eur J Biochem. 1997; 245: 512-9
We have purified a protein that binds phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate [PtdIns(3,4,5)P3] using beads bearing a PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 analogue. This protein, with a molecular mass of 43 kDa, was termed PtdIns(3,4,5)P3-binding protein. The partial amino acid sequences were determined and a full-length cDNA encoding the protein was isolated from bovine brain cDNA library. The clone harbored an open reading frame of 373 amino acids which contained one zinc finger motif similar to that of ADP-ribosylation-factor GTPase-activating protein and two pleckstrin homology domains. The entire sequence was 83% similar to centaurin alpha, another PtdIns(3,4,5)P3-binding protein. The protein bound PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 with a higher affinity than it did inositol 1,3,4,5-tetrakisphosphate, phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate, phosphatidylinositol 3,4-bisphosphate, and phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate suggesting that the binding to PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 was specific. The binding activity was weaker in the mutants with a point mutation in the conserved sequences in each pleckstrin homology domain. Introduction of both mutations abolished the activity. These results suggest that this new binding protein binds PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 through two pleckstrin domains present in the molecule.
Hammonds-Odie LP et al.
Identification and cloning of centaurin-alpha. A novel phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate-binding protein from rat brain.
J Biol Chem. 1996; 271: 18859-68
Using an affinity resin and photoaffinity label based on phospholipid analogs of inositol 1,3,4,5-tetrakisphosphate (InsP4), we have isolated, characterized, and cloned a 46-kDa protein from rat brain, which we have named centaurin-alpha. Binding specificity was determined using displacement of 1-O-[3H](3-[4-benzoyldihydrocinnamidyl]propyl)-InsP4 photoaffinity labeling. Centaurin-alpha displayed highest affinity for phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate (PtdInsP3) (IC50 = 120 nM), whereas InsP4, PtdInsP2, and InsP3 bound with 5-, 12-, and >50-fold lower affinity, respectively. Screening a rat brain cDNA library with a polymerase chain reaction product, generated using partial amino acid sequence from tryptic peptides, yielded a full-length clone. The 2,450-base pair cDNA contained an open reading frame (ORF) encoding a novel protein of 419 amino acids. Northern analysis revealed a 2.5-kilobase transcript that is highly expressed in brain. The deduced sequence contains a novel putative zinc finger motif, 10 ankyrin-like repeats, and shows homology to recently identified yeast and mammalian Arf GTPase-activating proteins. Given the specificity of binding and enrichment in brain, centaurin-alpha is a candidate PtdInsP3 receptor that may link the activation of phosphoinositide 3-kinase to downstream responses in the brain.
Cukierman E, Huber I, Rotman M, Cassel D
The ARF1 GTPase-activating protein: zinc finger motif and Golgi complex localization.
Science. 1995; 270: 1999-2002
Hydrolysis of guanosine triphosphate (GTP) by the small guanosine triphosphatase (GTPase) adenosine diphosphate ribosylation factor-1 (ARF1) depends on a GTPase-activating protein (GAP). A complementary DNA encoding the ARF1 GAP was cloned from rat liver and predicts a protein with a zinc finger motif near the amino terminus. The GAP function required an intact zinc finger and additional amino-terminal residues. The ARF1 GAP was localized to the Golgi complex and was redistributed into a cytosolic pattern when cells were treated with brefeldin A, a drug that prevents ARF1-dependent association of coat proteins with the Golgi. Thus, the GAP is likely to be recruited to the Golgi by an ARF1-dependent mechanism.
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This information is based on mapping of SMART genomic protein database to KEGG orthologous groups. Percentage points are related to the number of proteins with ArfGap domain which could be assigned to a KEGG orthologous group, and not all proteins containing ArfGap domain. Please note that proteins can be included in multiple pathways, ie. the numbers above will not always add up to 100%.
3D Structures of ArfGap domains in PDB
1dcq CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE ARF-GAP DOMAIN AND ANKYRIN REPEATS OF PAPBETA.
2b0o Crystal structure of UPLC1 GAP domain
2crr Solution structure of ArfGap domain from human SMAP1
2crw Solution structure of the ArfGap domain of ADP-ribosylation factor GTPaseactivating protein 3 (ArfGap 3)
2d9l Solution structure of the ArfGap domain of human RIP
2iqj Crystal structure of the GAP domain of SMAP1L (LOC64744) stromal membrane-associated protein 1-like
2olm ArfGap domain of HIV-1 Rev binding protein
2owa Crystal structure of putative GTPase activating protein for ADP ribosylation factor from Cryptosporidium parvum (cgd5_1040)
2p57 GAP domain of ZNF289, an ID1-regulated zinc finger protein
3dwd Crystal structure of the ArfGAP domain of human ARFGAP1
3feh Crystal structure of full length centaurin alpha-1
3fm8 Crystal structure of full length centaurin alpha-1 bound with the FHA domain of KIF13B (CAPRI target)
3jue Crystal Structure of ArfGAP and ANK repeat domain of ACAP1
3lju Crystal structure of full length centaurin alpha-1 bound with the head group of PIP3
3lvq The crystal structure of ASAP3 in complex with Arf6 in transition state
3lvr The crystal structure of ASAP3 in complex with Arf6 in transition state soaked with Calcium
3mdb Crystal structure of the ternary complex of full length centaurin alpha-1, KIF13B FHA domain, and IP4
3o47 Crystal structure of ARFGAP1-ARF1 fusion protein
3sub Crystal structure of the catalytic domain of Plasmodium falciparum ARF GTPase activating protein
3t9k Crystal Structure of ACAP1 C-portion mutant S554D fused with integrin beta1 peptide
4f1p Crystal Structure of mutant S554D for ArfGAP and ANK repeat domain of ACAP1

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William Duncan (born 14 March 1880 in Kilsyth, Scotland) was a Scottish association football goalkeeper who played professionally in Scotland and the United States.

Duncan began his career with St Mirren F.C.  At some point, he moved to Celtic F.C. where he won the 1909-1910 league championship.  He also played for Airdrieonians  He then  moved to the United States where in 1915, he signed with Bethlehem Steel of the National Association Football League.  Duncan and his teammates won the 1915 National Challenge Cup.  He would go on to win the Cup another three times with Bethlehem, in 1916, 1918 and 1919.  In 1919, Duncan was part of the Bethlehem Steel tour of South America.  In 1922, he joined Fall River United in the American Soccer League.  He played only three games with the team before retiring, but not before playing against the Dick, Kerr Lady Soccer Team.

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Mark Passey, Head of PE said: "What has been achieved this year is unprecedented and unlikely to occur very easily in the future.
Year Eight: County Cup Champions, South Norfolk League and Cup winners; Year Nine: South Norfolk League winners; Year 10 South: Norfolk League and Cup winners; Year 11 South: Norfolk Cup winners, League runners-up.
As part of the updating of the school entrance, a new trophy cabinet has been bought, but this is now too small with all the trophies that have been won.
Neil Collins, chair of governors, said: "Mention football to most people and they think of overpaid millionaires and a glamorous lifestyle. This is what football is really about though, your people enjoying themselves, learning about team work and putting the effort in to succeed.


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June 12, 2019 September 13, 2019 Katherine
Sara Voigt Pritchard
Winooski resident Sarah Voigt Pritchard, QKA, is excited about chairing the American Heart Association's first CycleNation event in Vermont.
"CycleNation is fitness-focused, it's in a beautiful place at a beautiful time of year, and it will raise awareness about the American Heart Association and heart and brain health," Voigt Pritchard, a senior retirement plan consultant to Pension Works, an Ascensus Company, said.
Vermont's inaugural CycleNation event will take place on Thursday, Aug. 15, from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Waterfront Park in Burlington. There will be 50 stationary bikes, and participants can form teams to cycle relay-style during the event. Cycling begins at 5:30 p.m., and a celebration of the event will begin at 7:30 p.m. Participants will raise a minimum of $1,000 per bike. Twenty bikes are already sold. Funds raised will help the American Heart Association fight heart disease and stroke.
Voigt Pritchard has been active with the American Heart Association in the past, having worked on the Vermont Go Red for Women Luncheon. Voigt Pritchard's family has been affected by heart disease. Her stepfather, Donald Ross, is a longtime survivor of heart disease and after multiple surgeries, benefits greatly from the advancement of medicines and treatments.
The 35-year-old is looking forward to continuing those advancements by bringing her peers to CycleNation, and to hosting an event in the summer.
"This is a different event, it's outside and fitness focused," Voigt Pritchard said. "It has broad appeal in the community and introduces a really fun way for people of all ages to get involved with the Heart Association for the first time."
Originally from Proctor, VT, Voigt Pritchard went to Hamilton College in upstate New York, then lived in Boston for a few years.
"I returned to Vermont so I could enjoy the changing seasons instead of commuting through them," she said. "I feel fortunate to live in such a beautiful place with a wonderful and supportive community."
In her job at Pension Works, Voigt Pritchard designs and consults on retirement plans as a third-party administrator. She and her husband, Austin, both enjoy outdoor biking (stationary during inclement weather) and camping. You will find them on the slopes snowboarding and skiing during the winter months. They enjoy being close to family and spend a good deal of time with them on Lake Dunmore in Brandon, VT. Sarah is a regular volunteer at events her company and coworkers support.
"I could not be happier to have a chair like Sarah for this event," said Nancy Luke, regional director for the American Heart Association in Vermont. "Her energy, enthusiasm, and passion for the mission are second to none!"
"Heart health affects everyone – women, men and children," Voigt Pritchard said. "I am honored to support an organization that supports and encourages a healthy community. CycleNation will raise awareness about heart and brain health. What better way to celebrate such important work than group fitness, music and the Vermont outdoors?"
Voigt Pritchard is joined by an executive leadership team consisting of:
Christopher Brown, REV Indoor Cycling
Courtney Clark, Audio Solutions at Avid
Sarah DeGray, REV Indoor Cycling
Laurie Orzech, Vermont Information Processing
REV Indoor Cycling is providing the stationary bikes for the event.
For information about CycleNation, visit CycleNation.org/Burlington or contact Nancy.Luke@heart.org.
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Orlando's Hometown National Champions
spenser1058 replied to Jernigan's topic in Orlando Coffee House
Our Knights pull out a conference road win at ECU 92-85 in OT. We improve to 11-5. Charge On!
Mills/50
spenser1058 replied to camstrang's topic in Orlando
Still no sign of Kobe Steak, but another coffee shop is on the way to 1233 E. Colonial Drive: https://bungalower.com/2022/01/16/new-coffee-shop-opening-in-mills-50/ From Bungalower Construction is just underway, so it might be a while but look for Haan Coffee Roasters.
Darren "Goldie" Robinson decommits from the Gators. Is the 2023 WR from Seminole High headed to UCF with his buds? https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/florida-recruiting/os-sp-darren-goldie-lawrence-seminole-decommits-florida-20220116-nhqextiiizfr5eorfch5h7jcfy-story.html From The Sentinel Stay Tuned and Charge On!
Just Wow
spenser1058 replied to spenser1058's topic in Orlando Coffee House
@orange87, I note some parts of coastal CT are expecting gale-force winds. I don't know if you're close to the coast but stay safe nevertheless. Meanwhile, I'm amazed @uncreativeusername could survive winter in Chicago after living in Orlando. I lived in Nashville for four years and couldn't wait to move back to the warmth. You are a better man (or woman) than I! I love Chicago in the summer but wouldn't even think about it much after Labor Day.
It's gotten quiet again so I'll sing: "And when I die won't you bury me in the parking lot of the A&P…." "Blow out the candle, turn out the lamp, and light my pyre with your trading stamps*." -From "Breaking Away" *If you don't know what trading stamps were, please ask.
Thank God for the women! UCF WBB just annihilated Duh Cows 67 - 51. Let's hear it for the women Charging On! Duh Cows may now crawl back to Temple Terrace and accept their proper place in the world.
@AndyPok1 For Mayor in 2023! His theme: "I built this city on rock 'n roll". It's a natural…
Orlando History
spenser1058 replied to spenser1058's topic in Orlando
The Yankees in Boston have been rewriting history again. Just like the first Thanksgiving by European settlers in North America was at Fort Caroline near Jacksonville, the Underground Railroad first ran south to Fort Mose near St. Augustine before it ever moved north: https://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/os-fe-joy-wallace-dickinson-0116-20220116-bfwgoygg4newfhkl6773ct737y-story.html From Joy Wallace Dickinson at The Sentinel It's also why East Florida was originally slated to enter the Union as a free state while West Florida would enter as a slave state. Politics intervened, however, and to make the numbers work East and West Florida were conjoined (despite the many cultural differences) and admitted as a slave state in 1845 along with Iowa (a free state). The Panhandle - making peninsular Floridians miserable for over 150 years. Have a memorable Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!
Gators TE Kemore Gamble to UCF. Charge On!
Our Knights were obliterated last night at Yuengling by those doggone Duh Cows. For some reason, we have an awful time winning in that arena (of course, visiting Temple Terrace is a depressing thought in general). Fortunately, we play them at home in about three weeks and are on a win streak at A+. Meanwhile, it's a conference loss so our lads have their work cut out for them. Charge On!
Downtown South (Sunrail/Amtrak, SODO, Orlando Health, Lymmo, Orange/Michigan Avenues)
spenser1058 replied to SuperMan11MS's topic in Orlando
If we're real lucky, Baker Barrios will throw in a visor!
389 North (AKA Zoi House) | 41-Story Mixed-Use [Proposed]
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Whomever cut the tree down is worthy of a new circle of h**l in Dante's Inferno.
Lake Eola Neighbourhood.
spenser1058 replied to idroveazamboni's topic in Orlando
Oudom has been exorcised of its infestations and dirt (whether by a priest or Mr. Clean, we can't say). Opening should come quickly: https://www.orlandosentinel.com/food-restaurants/restaurant-inspections/os-bz-downtown-orlando-sushi-restaurant-reopens-after-shut-down-for-9-days-20220114-rquykcb7m5ewromgir6qfwl6pu-story.html From The Sentinel
Society | 28- & 17-Story Residential [Proposed]
spenser1058 replied to Jernigan's topic in Orlando
Actually, I had someone else in mind but God help us if you have the courage in this room to call out who's delivering poor performance. Part of Orlando's problem is that, unlike Tier 1 cities, every single person ever hired here is deemed Practically Perfect In Every Way. Had Joel Greenberg been the tax collector in Orange County, many of our posters would still be defending his massive frauds as "just picking on him." It's why so much of Orlando is so mediocre compared to our peer cities. Thank God for great weather! The sad part is we were once admired and cutting edge, not unlike our state government. Entropy rules in Orlando and too much of the Sunshine State these days We should constantly evaluate those in the public sector and promote those who are improving things and sending the deadwood elsewhere. I know, what a concept.
Our Knights take down Memphis 74-64 and show Penny Hardaway who Orlando's REAL Hometown Champions are. Charge On at 10-4! Btw, Nick Anderson was also there to see.
SW Orange County: Horizon West | Windermere | Dr. Phillips
Lake Nona and Horizon West are the two fastest growing areas of OC. Here's the latest in Hamlin: https://www.orangeobserver.com/article/forecast-the-growing-hamlin-town-center From The West Orange Times Observer
They're actually going as small as 6000sf now: https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/target-smaller-stores-transformation From FOX Business Given how close SoDo and Maguire are, it might be an ideal compromise. Importantly, if they come, others will follow. Given the ineptitude of our erstwhile downtown leader when it comes to retail, it may be our only prayer.
Oudom is still closed and Scott J is wondering if there's more going on than problems with health inspectors. Personally, I think that spot is cursed. @dwSouthEola, do you know any friendly priests in the neighborhood that do exorcisms? https://www.scottjosephorlando.com/news/5921-oudom-thai-sushi-still-closed
For the life of me, I can't figure out Winn-Dixie's strategy. Their demographic targets are all over the place.
Orlando Extended Metro Developments (Volusia/Brevard/East Polk)
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Just think what will happen when you come back and run for mayor!
LOCAL and Florida Politics
"For the Stoners"
Winter Garden/Ocoee/Oakland Projects
Ocoee projects are busting out as the city and Cousin Rusty are almost to the 50,000 mark. https://www.orangeobserver.com/article/forecast-fifteen-minutes-from-everywhere-city-center-west-orange-phase-1-opening-delayed-to-2024 "Ocoee - The Metropolis of Good Living" From The West Orange Times Observer
It makes more sense - you get a lot more casual, younger voters turning out in presidential years and they tend to be more progressive.
"Market" Publii are roughly 25k. The Paramount store is slightly larger than Shine or College Park. An average "normal" Publix is about 45k.
If we get an Aldi downtown, we might even get @JFW657 to move back downtown and be a party animal again!


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From the May 2014 Desktop News | The Southeastern Conference announced in April that Dr. George C. Rable, a professor in the Department of History and the Charles G. Summersell Chair in Southern History, won the 2014 Faculty Achievement Award. Rable was one of only 14 professors across the SEC to be chosen for the award.
SEC Faculty Achievement Award winners receive a $5,000 honorarium from the Southeastern Conference and become his or her university's nominee for the SEC Professor of the Year Award.
A native of Lima, Ohio, Rable received his bachelor's from Bluffton College, his master's from Louisiana State University and his doctorate from Louisiana State University. He taught at Anderson University in Indiana before coming to The University of Alabama in 1998, where he teaches courses on the 19th century South, slavery, emancipation and the Civil War. He served as president of the Society of Civil War Historians from 2004-2008.
His books include Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg! (University of North Carolina Press, 2002), which won the Lincoln Prize, the Society for Military History Distinguished Book Award in American Military History, the Jefferson Davis Award, the Douglas Southall Freeman History Award and was a History Book Club selection; The Confederate Republic: A Revolution Against Politics (University of North Carolina Press, 1994), which was a History Book Club selection; Civil Wars: Women and the Crisis of Southern Nationalism (University of Illinois Press, 1989), which won the Julia Cherry Spruill Prize and the Jefferson Davis Award; and But There Was No Peace: The Role of Violence in the Politics of Reconstruction (University of Georgia Press, 1984).
His latest book, God's Almost Chosen Peoples: A Religious History of the American Civil War (University of North Carolina Press, 2010), won the 2011 Jefferson Davis Award and was a Choice Outstanding Academic Title.


Discussing your goals with your mortgage broker will help ensure the find the best mortgage product for you.
The journey of getting a mortgage begins when you decide you want to buy a home, and realize that you will require a loan to do so. Once you've found your desired property, reach out to a Vancouver Mortgage Broker to kick start the mortgage process and find out what kind of loan you can qualify for.
In order for your mortgage broker to help you select the right mortgage product, you'll need to inform them of your current financial situation and your upcoming goals. Are you planning to move in the next few years? Expecting a large inheritance? Thinking of retiring? Or starting a family? Big life changes like this will greatly influence what type of mortgage product suits your needs, so sharing these details with your mortgage broker is very important.
Next, your mortgage broker will have you sign a standard service agreement. This outlines all the services they will perform for you, and authorize them to pull your credit report in order to begin your mortgage application.
Current job income proof via T4, pay stubs, or employment letter.
Are you using your own money? Provide bank statements for the last 90 days.
Are you using the Home Buyer's Plan (HBP) Provide proof of a withdrawal from your RRSP account.
Are you using a gift? Provide a gift letter that states the money is not required to be paid back.
An inventory of all your assets of value.
An inventory of all existing liabilities.
Estimates of property taxes, condo fees, and heating costs.
A copy of the MLS listing of the home.
A copy of the agreement of purchase and sale.
The faster you get the requested documents to your mortgage broker, the faster they can send your application to the lender to be reviewed, and ultimately approved.
Not all mortgages are created equal. Your mortgage broker researches and compares many mortgage products, and presents you with only the best options.
At this point your mortgage broker has a good idea of your financial landscape and your goals for the near future. With this information they can begin researching the products available from all of the lenders that they work with. In addition to looking for the best rate, your broker is reviewing things like terms, amortization length, special deals, and prepayment options.
It is important to note that if you were to go to a bank for you mortgage, this step would be omitted, as a bank only has access to their own limited range of mortgage products.
After comparing all mortgage products your mortgage broker likely has 2-3 options for you to choose from. They will explain the pros and cons of each mortgage product and move forward with the one you feel is the best fit. The mortgage broker will input all the information you provided to them into an electronic software, and submit it to the selected lender for review.
1. Credit – This is a very important factor. Your credit report gives the lender an idea of your repayment history. The lender uses this to gauge how likely you are to make future payments.
2. Capacity – The ability to repay the amount borrowed. The lender will calculate your debt service ratios to determine if you would actually be able to afford the mortgage payments.
3. Collateral – What the lender has as security if you were to default on the loan. For mortgages, the collateral is the property. They will review the property's location, characteristics and value.
4. Capital – How much you have personally invested in the property, ie. the down payment.
5. Character – In general, how trustworthy you seem as a borrower. Length of employment and credit utilization are two examples of things that establish character.
If the application successfully goes through the underwriting process, the lender will provide a conditional commitment. This means that they will fund the mortgage IF you meet their list of conditions. A common condition given by lenders is that the funding is subject to an appraisal.
Once the lender's conditions have all been met, the mortgage should be approved. You will be notified as soon as this happens. If there is a subject to financing on the purchase and sale agreement, it can be removed at this time.
There is a gap of time between when the lender approves your mortgage, and the mortgage actually closes. During this time a lawyer will prepare to register the mortgage with the Land Titles Office and transfer the title of the property over to you. You'll need to meet with your lawyer to sign documents, and provide the down payment and closing costs. It is extremely important that nothing to do with your employment or finances changes during this time gap. Because the funds have not actually been transferred, the lender could back out.
The last and best step in the mortgage process is of course, the closing. At this time the lender will transfer the mortgage funds into the lawyer's trust account, who will disburse it to the parties who are supposed to receive it. At this point in time the loan is closed, and usually your realtor will give you the keys to your new home!
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Iranian of the Day
Khosrow Sobhe
Persian carpet specialist
While two assistants flipped through a dazzling inventory of hand-made carpets at his Los Angeles shop, Dr. Khosrow Sobhe paused the display on one particular Varamin carpet.
"This is a hand-made reproduction," Sobhe said. "I found the original on an old man who was carrying it and asked if he would sell it to me. The man said 'no.' I said I will pay you whatever you want. The man said 'this carpet has been in my family for 150 years, and it's not for sale.' I said, I'll give you a blank check; fill it in with whatever amount you want right here in front of me; a million Tomans, two million, whatever. He said 'no.' Finally I asked if I could take a couple of pictures so that the rug could be reproduced. The old man was OK with that."
It took three weavers 6 months to reproduce the carpet (shown in photo above), to say nothing of the time and effort of getting the right materials and colors together.
Award winning Persian carpet specialist Dr. Khosrow Sobhe, known also as "Dr. K," is the editor in chief of Farsh Dastbaf Iran, the quarterly magazine of the Iranian Hand-made Carpet Producers and Exporters Association. In this Tehran Bazaar based magazine I looked for articles about the craft of carpet weaving. There was plenty of discussion about arts and crafts, but the quarterly is also a fascinating account of the economics of the carpet trade with in depth discussion of duties, taxes, inflation, government policies and such. The insights in these articles about the carpet trade carry over to other non-oil export production in Iran. Here's a translated excerpt from one of the editorials in the magazine:
"We [carpet industry] did all the work, together hand in hand, with no help from any government...we birthed ourselves. No aid, no support package, no academic courses, no research on our behalf. It was as though they did not see us or take us seriously. Why? Because they had oil and gas and mines. Only when they run into trouble with these God given blessings do they remember that we exist and that in corners, here and there, perhaps a million or so (!), are busy grazing animals, spinning, collecting dye plants and fruit skin, weaving, exporting, and bringing in foreign exchange revenue."
Dr. Sobhe keeps a blog on his Varamin carpet website where he writes about his daily experiences as a rug expert and merchant.
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Learn more about Baltimore Corps
Rodney Foxworth
What is Baltimore Corps?
Baltimore Corps connects talent to opportunity in one of America's greatest cities. We do this by organizing and running a number of programs in Baltimore. Through the Baltimore Corps Fellowship, we recruit highly talented, mission-driven professionals and connect them to cause leaders to work full time scaling social impact. Baltimore Corps is also dedicated to creating opportunities for Baltimore's young people and high skill volunteers through Play More B'More. Our mission is to invest in strong leadership and double down on solutions that work—if we do that, we can make Baltimore the social change capital of the nation.
How did Baltimore Corps start?
Fagan Harris and Wes Moore co-founded Baltimore Corps in 2013, working from the central insight that talented Millennials could be recruited to tackle a post-industrial city's biggest challenges and retained to grow its important population of next generation leaders. Baltimore Corps was founded in partnership with the Straus Foundation and The Aspen Institute Franklin Project Summit on National Service. The first class of ten Baltimore Corps Fellows began work with their host Visionary Cause Leaders in October 2014.
Why Baltimore?
Baltimore is the front line of social justice in America. We have urgent challenges that demand fresh solutions, as well as the potential to overcome them and rewrite our city's narrative. The country looks to Baltimore, both as an epicenter of social problems and a hub of leaders pioneering new strategies and models. We believe that if we can drive meaningful progress in Baltimore, we can shine a light for communities everywhere. In short, one of our core tenets is that Baltimore is the best place to solve the country's hardest challenges.
What are the advantages to being a Baltimore Corps Fellow?
Each Fellow has the opportunity to work closely with Baltimore's most effective leaders of social change. Baltimore Corps also holistically supports the professional development of each Fellow through retreats, personalized coaching, community dinners, and 360º degree feedback designed to amplify each Fellow's professional and personal growth.
Baltimore Corps Fellows are welcomed into an extensive network and a supportive community dedicated to promoting each Fellow's long-term success in Baltimore City and beyond.
What does Baltimore Corps look for in prospective Fellows?
Baltimore Corps seeks Fellows who are as dynamic as our city. All of our Fellows are capable leaders and critical thinkers who have strong visions and passion for social impact. While a typical Fellow has 5 to 10 years of professional experience, some Fellows are recent college graduates or bring non-traditional career and educational backgrounds to our community.
If I am not accepted, can I apply again next year?
Absolutely. Each year we collaborate with a growing number of social entrepreneurs and cause leaders whom we hope to connect to talented Fellows passionate about building and scaling social enterprise. Every year, our partners' needs evolve, so even if we are unable to place you this year, you may be a perfect fit in future program years.
What is a Visionary Cause Leader?
A Visionary Cause Leader, or VCL, is a partner organization that is tackling Baltimore's biggest challenges. A VCL can be a nonprofit organization, for-profit social enterprise or government agency that hosts a Baltimore Corps Fellow for one year. The list of our current Visionary Cause Leaders can be found here.
How does Baltimore Corps choose which Visionary Cause Leaders to work with?
Baltimore Corps identifies promising, effective, purpose-driven leaders who are powerfully impacting our city from the ground up. We work with a range of early-stage, mid-stage, and established organizations. Baltimore Corps is passionate about identifying those leaders who are building and leading initiatives and organizations that tangibly and meaningfully improve the lives of city residents.
We have an online application for interested organizations to apply. In reality, most of the decision process takes place offline as we follow up with each applicant and have personalized discussions about all aspects of the Fellowship, and we are rigorous in identifying the organizations and roles in which a Baltimore Corps Fellow could generate the greatest impact.
What is the timeline?
Baltimore Corps Fellows commit to one year of full-time work, to begin in October. The Fellowship application opens in January and closes in mid-April. Fellows are typically accepted by mid-June.
The application for prospective Visionary Cause Leaders also opens in January and submissions are accepted through mid-April.
How many Fellowship applicants does Baltimore Corps accept?
The Baltimore Corps Fellowship is a highly selective program. For our second program year, we were able to accept less than 20% of applicants to the placement stage. Likewise, we could only partner with roughly 25 of the 80+ organizations that applied to be Visionary Cause Leaders.
Please do not let these numbers discourage you from applying. Though we cannot place every applicant within the Fellowship, we are currently piloting a new program that will allow us to offer ongoing support and facilitate connections to Baltimore employers for more candidates. Likewise with organizations, though we cannot place Fellows with all applicants every year, we hope to build relationships and find other ways to support your work throughout the city.
Does Baltimore Corps plan on expanding to other cities?
Eventually, we would like to expand the Baltimore Corps model to other cities, particularly other cities throughout the Rust Belt that possess challenges similar to Baltimore. However, that is a long-term ideal. For the foreseeable future, our plan is to fine tune the model and focus on having as great an impact as possible in Baltimore.
How is Baltimore Corps funded?
Baltimore Corps is funded through a combination of grants from foundations, donations from individual sponsors and small giving. Fellows' stipends are funded by host Visionary Cause Leaders.
How can I donate to Baltimore Corps?
You can visit our donation page here.


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Dale Ellis (born August 6, 1960) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). At various points in his career, Ellis held the record for the most career 3-point field goals made, until Reggie Miller surpassed him. His 1,719 career made three-pointers ranked 2nd in NBA history at the time of his retirement.

Playing career
After his time at the University of Tennessee, Ellis was selected ninth overall in the 1983 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks. His time as a shooting guard with the Mavericks was rather unremarkable as he played scant minutes and was often relegated to sitting on the bench.

Ellis' fortunes changed dramatically after he found himself traded to the Seattle SuperSonics for Al Wood on July 23, 1986. His playing time increased significantly, and his regular season scoring average reflected this as it jumped from 7.1 points per game with the Mavericks to 24.9 points per game with the SuperSonics. In his Seattle debut, Ellis scored 23 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in a 127–110 win over the Trail Blazers. Ellis' rise with the SuperSonics was recognized around the league, which awarded him the NBA Most Improved Player Award in 1987.

Ellis continued to star for the SuperSonics in the late 1980s. Ellis made four-point plays in a win against the Sacramento Kings on January 26, 1988, becoming the first player in NBA history to complete two four point plays in one game. His scoring average peaked at 27.5 points per game during the 1988–89 season, which would be a career high. That season, on January 5, Ellis scored  49 points in a 120–106 victory over the Kings. The 2,253 points he scored that season broke Spencer Haywood's franchise record of 2,251. Ellis was selected to the NBA All-Star Game during the same season, and scored 27 points for the West. Despite success in Seattle, Ellis' tenure was tumultuous, and included a drunk driving accident in which he was hospitalized, a fist fight with teammate Xavier McDaniel, and a bizarre fight between Ellis' wife, Monique Ellis, and Alton Lister's wife.
In all, Ellis spent four and a half seasons with the SuperSonics before once again being traded, this time to the Milwaukee Bucks for Ricky Pierce.
While he was again a bench player with the Bucks, his minutes still remained relatively high and Ellis still made large contributions to the team with his scoring ability. Following the conclusion of the 91–92 season, he found himself traded to the San Antonio Spurs for Tracy Murray. As a member of the Spurs, Ellis once again found himself in the starting lineup playing slightly more minutes than he did as a Buck. Although his production largely remained the same, he was doing it more efficiently, shooting nearly 50% from the field as opposed to 46% with Milwaukee.

After signing with the Denver Nuggets, and then later in his career traded to the SuperSonics once again, the Orlando Magic (for whom he never played), again to the Bucks, and the Charlotte Hornets, he saw a more reduced playing role. The Hornets traded him to the Miami Heat after the 1999–2000 season; but was waived prior to the start of the next season.

Ellis played in 1,209 games and had career averages of 15.7 points per game, 3.5 rebounds per game, a .479 field goal percentage, and a .403 three point field goal percentage. He set the NBA record for most minutes played in a single game when he scored 53 points in 69 minutes (out of a possible 73) for the SuperSonics in a 155–154 quintuple-overtime loss to the Bucks on November 9, 1989. His 1,719 career made three-pointers ranked second in NBA history at the time of his retirement.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas
| 67 || 2 || 15.8 || .456 || .414 || .719 || 3.7 || .8 || .6 || .1 || 8.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas
| 72 || 4 || 18.3 || .454 || .385 || .740 || 3.3 || .8 || .6 || .1 || 9.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas
| 72 || 1 || 15.1 || .411 || .364 || .720 || 2.3 || .5 || .6 || .1 || 7.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Seattle
| 82 || 76 || 37.5 || .516 || .358 || .787 || 5.5 || 2.9 || 1.3 || .4 || 24.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Seattle
| 75 || 73 || 37.2 || .503 || .413 || .767 || 4.5 || 2.6 || 1.0 || .1 || 25.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Seattle
| 82 || 82 || 38.9 || .501 || .478 || .816 || 4.2 || 2.0 || 1.3 || .3 || 27.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Seattle
| 55 || 49 || 37.0 || .497 || .375 || .818 || 4.3 || 2.0 || 1.1 || .1 || 23.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Seattle
| 30 || 24 || 26.7 || .463 || .303 || .738 || 3.1 || 2.1 || 1.1 || .1 || 15.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Milwaukee
| 21 || 0 || 29.7 || .486 || .441 || .707 || 3.9 || 1.5 || .8 || .2 || 19.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Milwaukee
| 81 || 11 || 27.0 || .469 || .419 || .774 || 3.1 || 1.3 || .7 || .2 || 15.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio
| 82 || 76 || 33.3 || .499 || .401 || .797 || 3.8 || 1.3 || 1.0 || .2 || 16.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio
| 77 || 75 || 33.6 || .494 || .395 || .776 || 3.3 || 1.0 || .9 || .1 || 15.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Denver
| 81 || 3 || 24.6 || .453 || .403 || .866 || 2.7 || .7 || .5 || .1 || 11.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Denver
| 81 || 52 || 32.4 || .479 || .412 || .760 || 3.9 || 1.7 || .7 || .1 || 14.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Denver
| 82 || 51 || 35.9 || .414 || .364 || .817 || 3.6 || 2.0 || .7 || .1 || 16.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Seattle
| 79 || 0 || 24.5 || .497 || style="background:#cfecec;"|.464* || .782 || 2.3 || 1.1 || .8 || .1 || 11.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Seattle
| 48 || 5 || 25.7 || .441 || .433 || .757 || 2.4 || .8 || .5 || .1 || 10.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Milwaukee
| 18 || 0 || 18.0 || .465 || .354 || .667 || 1.9 || .3 || .3 || .0 || 6.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Charlotte
| 24 || 5 || 10.0 || .328 || .400 || .750 || .9 || .3 || .3 || .0 || 2.3
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 1,209 || 589 || 28.8 || .479 || .403 || .784 || 3.5 || 1.4 || .8 || .2 || 15.7
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| All-Star
| 1 || 1 || 26.0 || .750 || 1.000 || 1.000 || 6.0 || 2.0 || .0 || .0 || 27.0

Playoffs

|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1984
| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas
| 8 || – || 22.3 || .325 || .083 || .750 || 5.3 || .5 || 1.3 || .3 || 7.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1985
| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas
| 4 || 1 || 17.0 || .435 || .400 || .500 || 1.8 || .8 || 1.0 || .0 || 5.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1986
| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas
| 7 || 0 || 9.6 || .409 || .583 || 1.000 || 1.0 || .3 || .3 || .3 || 4.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1987
| style="text-align:left;"| Seattle
| 14 || 14 || 37.9 || .487 || .361 || .815 || 6.4 || 2.6 || .7 || .4 || 25.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1988
| style="text-align:left;"| Seattle
| 5 || 5 || 34.4 || .482 || .250 || .724 || 4.6 || 3.0 || .6 || .4 || 20.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1989
| style="text-align:left;"| Seattle
| 8 || 8 || 38.0 || .450 || .405 || .727 || 4.0 || 1.3 || 1.4 || .1 || 22.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1993
| style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio
| 10 || 10 || 30.5 || .451 || .313 || .813 || 3.5 || 1.1 || .4 || .0 || 12.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1994
| style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio
| 4 || 4 || 28.5 || .395 || .294 || .600 || 2.5 || .3 || .8 || .0 || 10.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1995
| style="text-align:left;"| Denver
| 3 || 0 || 24.3 || .357 || .308 || .923 || 4.7 || 1.0 || .7 || .3 || 12.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1998
| style="text-align:left;"| Seattle
| 10 || 0 || 17.0 || .377 || .423 || .833 || 1.3 || .6 || .2 || .0 || 5.6
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 73 || 42 || 27.1 || .443 || .351 || .784 || 3.7 || 1.3 || .7 || .2 || 13.8

See also
List of National Basketball Association career games played leaders
List of National Basketball Association career 3-point scoring leaders

References

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Casa Blanca is always closed from April 1st until October 1st. We do not start to take reservations for the new season until September 1st.
Casa Blanca was one of the largest Victorian style farmhouses in the area. It was built of double adobe (24-inch thick walls) with a typical tin roof and a large veranda. The house passed through many families over the years until it was purchased by Phoebe Wood in 1988.
The home was opened as a bed and breakfast in 1989 and has been operating continuously ever since. Assistant Innkeeper, Phil Norton, was Manager of the Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge from 1986 through 2000.
Casa Blanca is a GREAT place to stay. Phoebe and Phil have an expansive knowledge of the area and the refuge. The breakfasts were excellent, and included some home made breads. And, oh, the ever full cookie jar.
They even made sure that I got to see the eclipse.
Great hosts and always very knowledgeable about the area.
We've been staying with Phoebe and Phil for many years and have always found them to be gracious hosts and a great source of information about the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. We highly recommend them and their accommodations to anyone who wants to enjoy the area and the wildlife.
Perfect location when visiting Bosque del Apache.
Off the main street, so very private and quiet except for freight train(never heard it at night). Bed was very comfy with nice sheet and excellent bath towels. Plenty of hot water. Nicely furnished common area to read. Host are very nice and helpful. Full breakfast in the morning after a quick before dawn trip to the Bosque. Great selection of freshly made breads. They have coffee to go in the am with snack for the before dawn birding. Very thoughtful. Host make wooden turned beautiful bowls at an excellent price.
Phoebe and Phil were gracious hosts! They were also oh so very flexible & supporting. They were chock full of good information & advice about the area (& beyond). They also helped out daughter with her "World Fair" school project that was due the week after we returned home.
Breakfast was great. The room was clean & comfortable. I just wish we had been able to spend more time visiting with inn keepers & relaxing at Casa Blanca.
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Ever since the iPhone launched here in Sweden we have been in love with it. Considering that we here at Pingdom deal with servers, networks and the Internet on a daily basis, we have evaluated a lot of iPhone apps aimed specifically at sysadmins and webmasters.
In our opinion, the iPhone can be extremely useful to administrators responsible for keeping servers, networks and websites up and running. Loaded with the right applications, it becomes an on-the-move toolbox for when work needs to be done but there's no computer nearby.
This article lists 12 applications that will turn an iPhone into a veritable Swiss Army knife for any sysadmin, webmaster or network technician.
Perform connectivity tests like ping, traceroute, port scanning and check website availability.
Get information about domain names and DNS servers, perform WHOIS queries, find the location of servers, etc.
Access servers and routers remotely with SSH and Telnet.
Control your computer remotely with VNC.
Test the speed and quality of your iPhone's Internet connection.
So, lets' get started. Here are the iPhone applications that any sysadmin or webmaster will be happy to have on his/her iPhone.
As simple as they come, this application does exactly what its name implies. It shows you the WHOIS information for a domain name. It can be useful for finding out who owns a domain name and what DNS servers it's using. If you want an app that does nothing but WHOIS queries, this is a good choice.
If you're dealing a lot with domain names, this is a great tool for you. You can instantly check if a domain name is available, you can perform WHOIS queries to get information about existing domain names, and there's even a nice little function that will let you email the results.
This is a similar tool to Domain Scout, but it has some additional functionality such as viewing information about servers (hostname, location, etc) and you can also ping servers with it.
This is a network test tool that will let you ping and do traceroutes to IP addresses. It can even ping entire subnets and also includes a Telnet console for simple remote access to servers and routers.
This is another network test tool. It will let you ping servers and also lets you do TCP port scans, get WHOIS and IP address information and see where a server is geographically located.
Sometimes you may want to test the performance and quality of your iPhone's connection to the Internet, including your download and upload speed. This application will let you do just that. It will also keep track of your test history.
This is another application that will let you test the quality and performance of your iPhone's Internet connection, just like Speedtest above. An interesting feature of this test is that the results can be voluntarily uploaded to a special website that collects results from its different users, and you can also view graphs of your own results over time.
Previously called Teleport, this is a VNC client that will let you control your computer remotely from your iPhone no matter where you are. It supports high-resolution displays and will let you zoom in on the relevant area of the screen workspace.
This is another VNC client, useful for when you want to access your computer remotely from your iPhone. There is a free, slightly limited version available (Mocha VNC Lite).
As probably anyone can guess based on the name, this is an SSH client for the iPhone. It will let you connect remotely to for example routers and servers, your iPhone acting as a Telnet terminal.
Another terminal application, this one provides your iPhone with an SSH, Telnet and raw TCP client. It is based on the famous desktop client PuTTY.
This is definitely a niche application, but it can prove highly useful to network technicians. It will let you calculate IPv4 subnets extremely easily, instantly giving you information such as how many hosts you'd get per net, how many network bits you are left with, what the broadcast address is, etc.
We hope you found this list both interesting and useful.
It might be worth pointing out that we have only included applications that are available on the iPhone App Store. No need for any jailbreaking. Most of these applications are also supposed to work on iPod Touch.
There is a certain amount of overlap between the features of some of the applications we have included, which isn't a bad thing. We allowed it since it gives you some extra options. What fits one person may not fit another, and sometimes it simply comes down to taste.
Now every sysadmin out there WITHOUT an iPhone has an excellent excuse to ask their boss to get them a company-sponsored one. 😉 You can thank us later.
If you feel we overlooked any good applications, let us know in the comments.
Great post, but oh man… Now I REALLY, REALLY want an iphone!
Thats are great application for my iphone.
The iSSH app is excellent, great when I need to restart a service or some small thing when I'm on the road.
I use TouchTerm for ssh, its free, can use/generate keys for key based auth. Very handy.
iNag is a great app If you use Nagios to monitor your networks. Please add it to your list.
I love Gage for iPhone. Other speed test utilities allow me to test the overall speed of my internet connection. But as a Software Developer Gage lets me test a specific file on a specific server and display realtime results. I use it alongside Speedtest and find it indispensable!
A very cool applications indeed. This just shows how people in different walks of life can depend on new technologies and certain programs. Things and tasks are getting better, lighter and more excited due to this new web and mobile applications.
A very cool and exciting applications indeed. This just shows how people in different walks of life can depend on new technologies and certain programs especially of the iPhone apps . Things and tasks are getting better and lighter due to this new web and mobile applications.


Underarm Exfoliator is a quintessential part of Underarm Whitening process. Very similar, to the face whitening therapies, where exfoliation plays a huge role before applying any whitening serum or a whitening cream. Exfoliation removes any dead cell layer on the surface and makes the cream easy to be absorbed deep into the cells. It is very important for the cream to go deep inside so that the ingredients can work to their maximum capacity. The dead cells if not removed, absorb all the nutrient from the ingredients and thereby making the cream look least effective.
The exfoliator is a well calculated composition of Kojic Palmitate, Glycerine, Olive Oil, Aloevera and mild exfoliator amongst many other calculated ingredients. The exfoliator specifically for the underarms has to be meticulously formulated, particularly as the area of application is very soft and any adverse reaction in underarm area may be very irritating and uncomfortable. So, the scrubber added is very mild and least likely to cause irritation.
Use the Underarm Exfoliator after cleaning the armpits properly and before applying the Underarm Whitening & Sweat Reduction cream. Take a liberal amount and gently rub for 40-50 sec on both underarms. Wash off thoroughly.