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Vol. 109, No. 12
Report of Case
Case Report | December 2009
Musculoskeletal Dysfunction and Drop Foot: Diagnosis and Management Using Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
John M. Lavelle, DO; Mark E. McKeigue, DO
From Boston University Medical Center in Massachusetts (Dr Lavelle) and from Midwestern University/Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine in Downers Grove, Illinois (Dr McKeigue). Dr Lavelle was an osteopathic medical student at Midwestern University/Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine at the time of manuscript submission.
Address correspondence to John M. Lavelle, DO, Boston University Medical Center, Rehabilitation Medicine, Preston Family Building, 5th Floor, 732 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02118-2309. E-mail: john.lavelle@bmc.org
Neuromusculoskeletal Disorders
The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, December 2009, Vol. 109, 648-650. doi:
Lavelle JM, McKeigue ME. Musculoskeletal Dysfunction and Drop Foot: Diagnosis and Management Using Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. J Am Osteopath Assoc 2009;109(12):648–650. doi: .
Drop foot arises from dysfunction within the anatomic, muscular, or neurologic aspects of the lower extremity. The authors describe a patient with drop foot who had a compressed common peroneal nerve caused by posterior fibular head dysfunction. One 15-minute session of osteopathic manipulative treatment resolved the patient's symptoms. It is important for physicians to use osteopathic manipulative medicine to diagnosis and manage this condition, particularly when it results from fibular head dysfunction.
Drop foot can arise from various musculoskeletal or neurologic etiologic processes. The condition involves the muscles of foot dorsiflexion (tibialis anterior, extensor hallucis longus, and extensor digitorum longus) and the nerves that supply them, primarily the common peroneal nerve. Common causes of drop foot include compartment syndrome, diabetes, stroke, lumbar disc protrusions, musculoskeletal compression, myopathies, neuropathies, and peripheral nerve injuries.1-3
During the swing phase of heel-toe gait cycle, the muscles of dorsiflexion work as agonists and allow the foot to clear the ground. During heel strike of the stance phase, these muscles work as antagonists and control plantar flexion of the foot. Injury to the muscles of dorsiflexion or their nervous supply can cause drop foot and corresponding steppage gait—also known as drop-foot gait. In individuals with drop foot, the plantar flexors have no resistance and cause the foot to remain in plantar flexion during swing phase, therefore not allowing the toes to clear the ground and causing them to slap to the ground during heel strike. To avoid foot drag, an individual with steppage gait will walk with exaggerated hip and knee flexion to clear his or her affected foot from the ground during swing phase.4,5
As noted by Pritchett,6 "Peroneal neuropathy caused by compression at the fibular head is the most common compressive neuropathy in the lower extremity. Footdrop is its most notable symptom." In the present report, we describe a patient who developed drop foot secondary to posterior fibular head dysfunction. However, unlike many published reports of drop foot,1,2,7 the condition was diagnosed and managed using osteopathic manipulative medicine.
A 47-year-old white man presented to the primary care office noticeably dragging his left foot. He stated that he could not lift up his left foot. He had no trauma to his left leg. However, he had driven 5 straight hours in his automatic transmission car the night before and stated that his left leg was bent for most of the car ride. On exiting the car, he noticed some numbness and tingling in his left leg. When he awoke the next morning, he was unable to raise his left foot.
The patient denied having any similar episodes in the past and denied any pain. He had not taken any pain medication for the numbness and tingling. Attempts at stretching his leg muscles gave no relief.
The patient had no history of diabetes or muscular, neurologic, or vascular problems. His medical history included hypertension and hypercholesterolemia, which were managed with lisinopril and atorvastatin calcium, respectively. The patient did not smoke tobacco and had no hypersensitivities.
Physical examination revealed a physically fit man with a pleasant disposition and stable vital signs (blood pressure, 124/78 mm Hg; body temperature, 98.2°F; heart rate, 67 beats per min; respiratory rate, 14 breaths per min). He ambulated with a steppage gait. Heart, lung, and abdomen examinations were unremarkable.
On musculoskeletal examination of the extremities, the patient had normal pulse on palpation (2+ pulses) bilaterally in the upper and lower extremities. Manual testing revealed 5/5 muscle strength throughout the right lower extremity and 1/5 muscle strength in the left lower extremity with ankle dorsiflexion and eversion. Sensation was absent to light touch and two-point discrimination along the dorsum of the left foot at the L5 and S1 dermatomes. Deep tendon reflexes were 1/4 at the Achilles and patellar tendons on the left lower extremity and 2/4 on the right lower extremity.
On osteopathic musculoskeletal examination, the patient had left posterior fibular head dysfunction with tenderness on palpation of the left common peroneal nerve. The patient had tight biceps femoris muscle with lateral hamstring Jones' tender points,8 bilaterally. The patient also had hypertonic psoas major and minor muscles bilaterally.
The patient was diagnosed as having drop foot secondary to common peroneal nerve impingement from posterior fibular head dysfunction. With the patient in a prone position, osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) was applied using muscle energy for the psoas and hamstring muscles and deep articulation for the posterior fibular head.
While the fibular head was articulated, the patient noted discomfort but then stated that his foot was getting "warm and tingly." Articulation was continued for about 1 minute. Total OMT lasted approximately 15 minutes. On re-evaluation, the patient had improved sensation along the dorsum of his foot and demonstrated left foot dorsiflexion with 4/5 motor function.
The patient was directed to use exercise band routines to strengthen the dorsiflexors and evertors of his left ankle. He was able to walk out of the office without steppage gait. The next day, he telephoned the office and stated that he had complete range of motion, strength, and sensation in his left foot.
Drop foot may occur with injury to the muscles of dorsiflexion or along the nervous pathway of these muscles. The sciatic nerve develops at the lumbrosacral plexus and travels through the greater sciatic foramen, located 80% of the time beneath the piriformis muscle, and continues along the posterior aspect of the thigh. It divides to form the common peroneal and tibial nerves above the popliteal fossa of the knee.
The common peroneal nerve travels laterally to wind over the posterior aspect of the fibular neck, dividing into the superficial and deep peroneal nerves. The superficial peroneal nerve supplies the peroneus longus and brevis muscles and provides sensation to the anterolateral aspect of the leg and the dorsum of foot.9 The deep peroneal nerve supplies the anterior tibial, extensor digitorum longus, and extensor hallucis longus muscles and supplies sensation to the web space between the first and second toes.10
The common peroneal nerve runs a superficial course, close to the periosteum of the fibular neck for approximately 6 cm, covered by only skin and subcutaneous tissue, making it vulnerable to direct insult.1,6,10 For example, it could become compressed at the fibular neck after prolonged squatting.11 Although the patient in the present report was not squatting and denied leaning his left leg against the car door, we believe that the prolonged bent position of his left leg may have caused drop foot.
The fibula has reciprocal movements of the fibular head proximally and the stylus of the fibula distally. When the fibular head translates posteriorly, the stylus of the fibula translates anteriorly. This motion occurs when the foot is in plantar flexion. If the fibular head was maintained in a posterior position, then the ankle would be restricted in dorsiflexion.12,13 As described in the present report, the patient was unable to dorsiflex his foot, providing evidence that he had a posterior fibular head dysfunction.
The biceps femoris muscle has a long head, which originates from the ischial tuberosity and sacrotuberous ligament, and a short head, which originates from the linea aspera and the lateral supra condyle of the femur.14 Insertion of this muscle is on the head of the fibula and the lateral condyle of the tibia. In normal functioning, the biceps femoris muscle provides flexion and lateral rotation of the leg at the knee.14 However, hypertonicity of this muscle could place a posterior draw on the fibular head, causing the common peroneal nerve to be compressed,15 as described in our patient.
In the present report, muscle energy to the psoas and hamstring muscles and deep articulation to the fibular head resolved the patient's symptoms. Therefore, the cause of this patient's symptoms was likely secondary to his tight bicep femoris muscle, causing the fibular head to be pulled posteriorly. The posterior fibular head then caused compression of the common peroneal nerve, leading to drop foot.
In the present report, proper musculoskeletal examination identified areas of dysfunction, therefore avoiding the use of unnecessary diagnostic studies such as laboratory tests, radiography, magnetic resonance imaging, nerve conduction studies, and electrophysiologic tests.16 The patient had immediate relief of symptoms and normalization of his gait from a simple yet precise OMT technique without the need of more expensive treatment modalities, such as ankle foot orthosis, medications, or invasive treatments (eg, nerve root blocks, spinal decompression, tendon transposition).1,3 Osteopathic physicians with a strong knowledge of anatomy will be able to optimize osteopathic diagnosis and OMT, which can provide cost-effective patient care.
Financial Disclosures: None reported.
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Berry H, Richardson PM. Common peroneal nerve palsy: a clinical and electrophysiological review. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1976;39:1162-1171. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=1011026. Accessed October 13, 2009.
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True Book Addict...True to Books: A Reading Life (34) -- Fall is Here (sort of)!!!
It's Fall, it's Fall! Well, it is for me. I know the official date isn't until September 23, but as soon as September 1st rolls around, my Fall kicks off. Who else is excited for everything Autumn?
I saw As Above So Below on Sunday. The kick off to my horror film season. Another reason why this time of the year is my favorite. With Halloween not far off, the horror movies are coming out in droves! Anyway, this was an excellently scary movie.
On a personal note, I've been out to sing karaoke two weekends in a row! Last weekend was my cousin Carmen's birthday and then this week, my cousin Kelsey was visiting from Memphis. I love to sing so it was a lot of fun. I didn't know how to act, going out two weekends back to back. Great times!
The read-a-long for The House of Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne kicked off today, in conjunction with Gothic September at Castle Macabre. You can find out all the details HERE.
I'm thinking about hosting a read-a-long of either Memnoch the Devil or The Vampire Armand by Anne Rice in October at Castle Macabre, in conjunction with The Never-Ending Anne Rice Challenge. Still deciding!
TuesBookTalk - We are reading two non-fiction books in September. Group members can read either/or...or both. Unbroken by Laura Hilenbrand and The Ancestor's Tale by Richard Dawkins. As you can see above, I'm reading Ancestor's Tale. We are currently voting on our horror read for October. I picked some good and scary ones this time.
Lit Collective - we are reading and discussing the works of Geraldine Brooks in August ...I extended this through September. Everyone is behind on the reading.
R.I.P. IX!!! Who else looks forward to this every year? And the artwork for the challenge is off the hook! Click here to visit my sign up post at my challenge blog.
I've been meaning to read House of Seven Gables again after 40 years -- LOL Looking forward to fall myself.
In my brain, September kicks off fall but in my heart right now, I'm hanging onto summer as long as possible. There's a lot I love about fall but our summer was so rainy and cool so much that I'm not ready to move on yet.


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George Soros' Bizarre Anti-Trump Fiat: Calls for Mutiny at Facebook after Accusing Zuckerberg of being in league with Trump.
Posted on February 24, 2020 by Rod Lampard Posted in Political Theology, Socal Media, Western CivilisationTagged Facebook, Freedom of Speech, George Soros, Leftism, Mark Zuckerberg
George Soros sent in a brief letter to the Financial Times, calling for the removal of Facebook's CEO and COO, Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg. Soros claims that Zuckerberg, who hasn't followed Twitter in banning all political advertising, is helping Donald Trump's 2020 re-election campaign in a 'kind of mutual assistance arrangement with D.T.' Soros goes on to demand Facebook take action stating, 'Mark Zuckerberg should be removed from control of Facebook.'
The F.T. posted a copy and paste transcript of Soros' proposition yesterday. Notably absent from the article was the lack of an introduction, and commentary from FT staff. The transcript was also published without any screenshot, or scanned image of the actual letter, which is strange for publishers who desire to maintain a rigorous level of journalism. Not validating the source of the original letter, casts doubt on its authenticity. However, if urban legend about the power of George Soros is to be believed, it's possible this is how he intended it, and is exactly how he wanted the letter to be presented.
This isn't the first time Soros has gone public with his desire to see the current leadership of Facebook face the business world equivalent of a firing squad.
He penned an article for the New York Times, published on the 31st January, arguing that Zuckerberg is engaged in a quid pro quo deal with Trump. As Soros sees it: the deal involves Trump protecting Facebook from government control, and in return Zuckerberg helps get Trump re-elected in 2020.
As evidence (and it's flimsy), Soros went back to 2016, saying that 'Facebook provided the Trump campaign with embedded staff who helped to optimize its advertising program. (Doing what Hilary Clinton's election team declined to do).' According to Soros, 'Facebook gave Trump an edge, marking the beginning of a special relationship.' He then stated that a recent meeting between Trump and Zuckerberg, 'raised serious questions'.
The billionaire also accused Zuckerberg of only wanting to make a profit. Claiming that under Zuckerberg's leadership Facebook was only about 'making money', not caring about 'inflammatory and false content, and failing to adequately punish those who spread false information – nor does the company warn those who are exposed to lies.'
Note that Soros never mentions Facebook's existing fact checking mechanisms when he claims Facebook isn't doing them. Neither does Soros provide adequate examples or definitions of the terms he's using. Perhaps what Soros means is that Facebook isn't fact checking and blocking content that challenges his ideology, or content that he might arbitrarily consider to be false, hateful, phobic, bigoted etc.
The whole thing reeks of desperation. It's an anti-Trump political manoeuvre. It has little to do with Facebook, and more to do with Soros' unresolved issues over Hilary Clinton losing what was considered to be an unlosable election. If anything raises serious questions, it's his inquisition of Trump and Zuckerberg. When a billionaire such as Soros cries victim wisdom should prompt us to ask why. There's no doubt Soros lost money, and a special level of power because of Clinton's election loss.
Trump isn't protecting Facebook, Zuckerberg is. The CEO is doing what he's paid to do. He is acting in the best interests of his customers, and company, not power-hungry would-be overlords, who think the world owes total allegiance to them, and their ideology.
Soros' bizarre fiat shows that Zuckerberg is on the right track. This is probably why Soros wants his head. Zuckerberg is no longer buying what Soros is selling. Take for instance, Zuckerberg's recent defence of free speech and the reforms he's attempted to implement. They protect Facebook from the Left's creeping arbitrary control of free speech, by labelling all opposing viewpoints as "hate speech". Add to this the Left's creeping arbitrary control over who is good and who is evil.
Zuckerberg appears to be diverging from the pre-approved narrative of leftism, and their zero-sum practice of achieving political goals, which only serve the interests of those who advocate political correctness, abortion, euthanasia, open borders, the imposition of new cultural laws via the LGBT religion, policing speech, thought and undermining the Biblical Christian foundation of Western Civilisation et.al.
As a result of Zuckerberg's pro-free speech reform, Soros has called for a mutiny at Facebook. Instead of entering into a dialogue with Zuckerberg, Soros has gone behind his back in an attempt to remove him by proxy. One should ask, how this is not another coup attempt, in line with the now proven, Russian Collision hoax, and lies surrounding the attempt to impeach Trump. Soros, it would appear, is on the war path, and is seeking to take command of what he deems to be his enemy's central communications hub.
Soros' arrogance in presuming to control what happens at Facebook, must be blinding him to how much his reasoning and persistent demands here, confirm what many have suspected. That a) He's too close to the Clinton's b) He has far too much power and reach c) He funds Leftist divisive politics. Soros deliberately trying to undermine the CEO of an independent company, potentially putting that company and its employees at risk, would be enough evidence to support this.
Ironically, regardless of whether Facebook removes its CEO and COO under Soros-fiat, what he has achieved here is the opposite of what he intended. Soros has negated his questionable accusations against Donald Trump and Mark Zuckerberg by exposing himself as the real villain; a divisive manipulator, stamping up and down in frustration because he and others like him didn't get their own way in October 2016. An event that, despite the lies, false accusations and hostile, undemocratic interference, coming from Soros' own side of politics, looks set to, thankfully, repeat itself again in October, 2020.
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First published on Caldron Pool, 19th February, 2020.
Woe to us if We Are Ever Governed by the Whim of Lawyers & Activists Instead of the Rule of Law
ASIO's Annual Threat Assessment Watered Down By The ABC's Petty Political Posturing

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Today, Maria talks with Christina Oliver, Executive Director at Classroom, Inc, an EdTech nonprofit founded by Lewis Bernard from Morgan Stanley to bridge the learning gap between middle school and the workplace.
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Increasing Access to Education for Every Student Everywhere with Nina Huntemann
Today, Maria talks with Nina Huntemann, Vice President of Learning at edX where she is responsible for defining and driving their instructional and pedagogical strategy to improve outcomes for 30 million learners through collaboration with more than 150 partners worldwide.
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Today, Maria talks with Susanne Cappendijk, Founder and President of EDsnaps, a non-profit organization that wants to increase diversity in the Science Technology Engineering and Math workforce. Through partnerships and collaborations with academia, corporations, non-profit organizations and individual volunteers, they are providing free after-school and summer programs to female-identifying students through hands-on experiences and real-life interactions.
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Robert has been serving kids and families as a teacher, principal, technology director, and innovation leader for over twenty years. He brings synergy to instructional design, technology infusion, and learning space design. He believes that in this synergy is the educational gold that students need to be successful citizens in a modern world.
During this conversation, Maria and Robert dive into the book he co-authored with Rebecca Hare called The Space: A Guide for Educators. Robert shares actionable insights and best practices on how to design a flexible and agile learning space that fosters creativity, collaboration, teamwork, inclusion and empathy.
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As an education administrator, Rolin has been leading people towards a shared vision of equity and access in learning environments, specifically distance education and educational innovation. He has worked closely with formal and non-formal learning institutions of all sizes, designing and implementing programs and strategies to enhance learning and teaching.
Together, they unpack the manifesto Rolin wrote against EdTech during the recent emergency online pivot, and he shares his experience harnessing the power of people and the importance of communication, customized training and hands-on support.
Tune in to learn from a scholar, practitioner and innovator who believes that "the best education environments provide ample opportunities for learners to engage and for experts to facilitate, fill knowledge gaps, further skill development, and stay out of the way".
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Today, Maria talks with Abby Falik, an award-winning social entrepreneur and the founder & CEO of Global Citizen Year - a nonprofit using the power of a global immersion between high school and college to unlock curiosity, conviction, and courage in our next generation leaders. Global Citizen Year has pioneered a model that wraps education and instruction around real-world experience, that offers young leaders the empathy, humility and vision to see opportunities where others see challenges.
During their conversation, Abby explains why we need to reframe the gap year as a bridge year - an experience that builds self-awareness, global skills and grit through learning and social impact. They also talk about how, during the COVID-19 pandemic, they launched the Global Citizen Academy to empower emerging leaders to become changemakers who will help address our shared global challenges.
Tune in to learn from a recognized expert on social innovation, leadership, and the changing landscape of education who has been profiled by The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, and The Chronicle of Higher Education. Abby has been named one of the Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company in 2016, one of America's Top 25 Philanthropy Speakers by The Business of Giving in 2018, and one of Goldman Sachs' Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs for the third consecutive year in 2019.
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Kinetic Crush
Margaret Kirkland gives a Buckhead couple's light-filled oasis a vibrant refresh.
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"It was so much fun to work on this project, in large part because the clients were very involved in terms of pushing the envelope," says designer Margaret Kirkland. A sizable modern painting over the sofa influenced the color palette of the kinetic living room. "They have a house in the California desert and go to a great art show every spring," she says of the homeowners. "They come back with all kinds of fun finds." In fact, the coral Rogers & Goffigon glazed linen used on the upholstery was largely inspired by their beloved California-cool vibes.
The dining area is unified with the living space thanks to an oversize area rug. Here, in addition to high-impact pieces, Kirkland added accents such as a pair of Mr. Brown by Julian Chichester speckled lamps procured from Holland & Company and a midcentury brass palm tree sculpture from Parc Monceau.
The unit's entry walls were painted in a silver strie by Atlanta artist Brian Carter with a coordinating Phillip Jeffries paper on its ceiling for added drama, creating a chutelike effect as visitors pass through to the residence's combined living-and-dining area. The large painting at right is a creative collage of family portraits. The graffiti-patterned fabric on the chair seat is Pierre Frey.
The study's walls remain upholstered in the handsome chocolate-brown houndstooth Carithers originally chose, but the built-ins are freshly painted gray, with a terra-cotta backdrop. Kirkland decided to swap their existing store of tomes with the vast collection of pottery previously installed at the homeowners' mountain house. Here, the silhouettes pop against the rusty hue. This color also graces a group of vintage chairs in a Romo velvet. The wooden panels were sourced from The Signature in Buckhead.
The master bedroom retains much of Dan Carithers' original touch, particularly in the upholstered walls, which buffer sound between this residence and the neighbors'. "My favorite change to this room was switching out a tall, dark antique linen press—because TVs don't need to go in armoires anymore—and replacing it with a beautiful, leather-wrapped console from Thomas O'Brien," Kirkland says.
Kirkland calls the original abstract pattern artist Brian Carter created for the master bathroom a kind of "noodling" effect. The couple loves the motif's uniqueness—and that they won't have to worry about heat and moisture damage, as they might with a traditional wallcovering.
The guest bedroom is the perfect place for the homeowners' grandchildren to enjoy brief respites. Previously chocolate brown with sisal flooring, this room has been refreshed with bright colors, contemporary art and plush wall-to-wall carpet. The bed skirt and window treatments were fashioned from a Peter Fasano fabric called Paperclips.
It was a little more than a decade ago when a fun-loving pair of retired empty nesters downsized from their Brookhaven family home to a light-filled condo at Buckhead's Park Regency. At the time, they tapped Atlanta design doyen Dan Carithers to decorate, and the scheme was classically his. Margaret Kirkland, then an up-and-coming designer at Carithers' company, assisted.
Then, a few years after Kirkland founded her own firm, the lady of the house phoned, recalling Kirkland's good taste and their excellent personal rapport. (Kirkland had first met the former floral designer at a friend's wedding years before and has long remembered her as "the life of the party.")
When it came to their interiors, the septuagenarians, who love to entertain, essentially gave Kirkland carte blanche. "The husband was very clear," she says. "He said, 'I want you to make all the decisions, but they have to be the right ones.' He said we had to have a definitive vision, and I said, 'No problem.' "
"I told them they were going to be like the Annenbergs, and Dan [Carithers] would definitely approve," Kirkland adds of her tribute to the coral shades of Sunnylands, the famous Palm Springs estate near the the couple's own California residence. "In our decorating changes, we would ask ourselves, 'What would Dan think?'"
The playful color payoff is apparent upon entering this modern residence, where visitors are greeted by a vibrant glass bowl that the husband commissioned from a favorite California artist.
In the main volume of the apartment, color continues its reign. Kirkland's go-to decorative painter, Brian Carter, created the swirling motifs in the master bath (in a shade matched to the wife's nightgown) as well as the boundary-pushing geometric pattern in the living room. This room is anchored by a modern painting the couple picked up at a California art festival and features splashes of aqua, graffiti pillows by Pierre Frey and a plush rug that marries the space to the adjoining dining area. There, a slab of Cambria quartz tops a midcentury table surrounded by streamlined Lillian August armchairs. A quad of mod paintings by yet another Golden State talent accents the custom waterfall-edge console beyond.
In the master, Kirkland kept the upholstered toile walls her former boss installed but updated the room with modern lighting, Jonathan Adler nightstands and a sleek desk that doubles as a dressing table. The guest bedroom, in contrast, received quite the refresh, its towering four-poster replaced by a headboard in poppy-hued Schumacher linen, with jaunty glass balloon sculptures mounted above. The handsome study bears many hallmarks of Kirkland's touch, but the man of the house specifically requested the metallic pewter leather armchairs. "He wanted me to match his Gucci loafers," the designer says.
INTERIOR DESIGN Margaret Kirkland, Margaret Kirkland Interiors. (404) 550-7476; margaretkirklandinteriors.com.
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EASTON, Mass. (June 14, 2019) – Stonehill College has announced the hiring of Craig Martin as its next head coach of the volleyball program. The announcement was made today by Dean O'Keefe, '94, Director of Athletics at the College.
"We are excited to welcome Craig Martin to the Stonehill athletic family as our new head volleyball coach," said O'Keefe. "Coach Martin possesses tremendous coaching experience as both a head coach and assistant at the collegiate level, and his sincere commitment to developing student-athletes both on and off the court will undoubtedly benefit our program. He is a true teacher of all facets of the game, and we are eager to have Coach Martin arrive in Easton to begin mentoring our student-athletes as the program prepares to reach new heights."
Martin, a 2007 graduate of Southern New Hampshire University, where he was a member of the men's volleyball club, will bring a range of knowledge as he has worked with NCAA Division I and III programs around New Hampshire and Massachusetts. He takes over as the 13th head coach in the Stonehill volleyball program's 40-year history, after Kathleen Colpoys recently took over as head coach at her alma mater, College of the Holy Cross, in Worcester, Massachusetts after four years in Easton.
"First I would like to thank the Director of Athletics, Dean O'Keefe, Associate Director of Athletics, Steve Fitzgerald, Senior Associate Director of Athletics, Cindy MacDonald, and the rest of the search committee for believing that I am the right person to continue to lead this program into the future," stated Martin. "I'm very excited to have the opportunity to head the women's volleyball team and work with the incredible staff of Stonehill College. Hearing the dedication that the players are expecting to put forth as well as the support that we will be getting from administration, athletic training, and the entire Stonehill community is more than I could have asked for.
"Stonehill has a fantastic academic and athletic reputation and with the health of the program left by Coach Colpoys, I am very eager to begin the ongoing challenge of developing these student-athletes into tremendous young women and volleyball players."
Martin comes to Stonehill after spending the 2018 season as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator with the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Martin assisted head coach Resa Provanzano with training middle hitters and all blockers, as well as scouting and match preparation, practice planning and implementation, community and alumni engagement and student-athlete welfare.
Prior to working with the River Hawks, Martin spent seven years as the head coach of the men's and women's volleyball programs at Mount Ida College in Newton, Massachusetts, also serving as the intramural director. He led the women's program to 78 wins and three Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) tournament appearances in his time.
PHOTO BY: Bob Ellis
During his time as an undergraduate at Southern New Hampshire University, Martin assisted the men's and women's volleyball programs at Rivier University from 2005 to 2011. At Rivier, Martin assisted the team to six GNAC championships - four with the men and two with the women.
Stonehill wrapped up its 2018 season with an 11-11 overall record, including a 7-7 Northeast-10 Conference mark. Senior Allyson Hughes was named to the NE10 All-Conference third team, while freshmen Abby Remick and Lauren Wilke earned All-Rookie team honors.
With 21 intercollegiate sports, Stonehill boasts one of the top athletic and academic programs in the country. Stonehill has won the Northeast-10 Conference Presidents' Cup five times, all coming within the last 14 years. The Skyhawks have received the NCAA Division II Presidents' Award for Academic Achievement each of the first eight years of the program's existence of honoring institutions with an Academic Success Rate (ASR) of 90-percent or better. Stonehill has earned a 96% Academic Success Ranking (ASR) by the NCAA, which considers the academic success rate of the institution based on the graduation rate of student-athletes, good for seventh among all NCAA Division II institutions, with eight Skyhawk teams receiving a perfect rating of 100%. In addition, the Skyhawks are ranked 11th in the National Collegiate Scouting Association (NCSA) Power Rankings for Division II used to assess the academic and athletic standards of all NCAA and NAIA athletic programs.
Stonehill College: Named Craig Martin volleyball head coach.
August 7, 2019 Volleyball Earns Fourth AVCA Team Academic Award
July 2, 2019 Volleyball Welcomes Five to Class of 2023
June 14, 2019 Martin Named Stonehill Volleyball Head Coach
April 23, 2019 Colpoys Named Head Coach at Holy Cross
April 11, 2019 Poveda Named to Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar Second Team
November 16, 2018 Dunlavy Earns First Google Cloud® Academic All-District Honor
November 7, 2018 Volleyball Trio Tabbed on All-Conference Teams
November 6, 2018 Dunlavy Named NE10 Libero of the Week
November 3, 2018 Volleyball Concludes Season with 3-1 Win Over Pace
November 2, 2018 Volleyball Drops 3-1 Decision to Adelphi
October 27, 2018 Le Moyne Wins Five-Set Thriller Over Volleyball
October 26, 2018 Volleyball Falls to Saint Rose, 3-1
October 23, 2018 Volleyball Bounces Back Against Southern N.H., 3-1
October 19, 2018 Southern Connecticut Takes 3-1 Decision Against Volleyball
October 13, 2018 New Haven Tops Volleyball, 3-0
October 9, 2018 Volleyball Shuts Out Assumption, 3-0
October 6, 2018 Volleyball Tripped Up By Saint Anselm, 3-1
October 4, 2018 Volleyball to Host Dig Pink Match
October 3, 2018 Remick Earns NE10 Rookie of the Week Honor
September 29, 2018 Volleyball Wins Fourth-Straight with 3-0 Victory Over Saint Michael's
September 28, 2018 Volleyball Takes Three Sets Over Bentley, 3-0
September 22, 2018 Career Highs Send Volleyball Over Franklin Pierce, 3-1
September 18, 2018 Wilke Earns Second NE10 Rookie of the Week Honor
September 15, 2018 Volleyball Powers Past Merrimack, 3-0
September 11, 2018 American International Blanks Volleyball, 3-0
September 8, 2018 Volleyball Drops Two, East Stroudsburg and LIU Post
September 5, 2018 Volleyball's Wilke Named NE10 Setter and Rookie of the Week
September 2, 2018 Volleyball Takes Three Straight Against Georgian Court, Merrimack
September 1, 2018 Volleyball Sails Past Felician, 3-0, in Home Opener
August 26, 2018 Volleyball Blanks Southern N.H., 3-0
August 25, 2018 Volleyball Falls in Opening Matches
August 14, 2018 Volleyball Ranks Ninth in NE10 Preseason Coaches' Poll


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5,000 Cuban migrants stranded in Costa Rica
By Rafael Romo, Senior Latin American Affairs Editor, and Djenane Villanueva, CNN
Updated 1413 GMT (2213 HKT) December 15, 2015
Cuban migrants wait at a shelter in Guanacaste province, Costa Rica, last month.
Cuban migrants hoping to make it to the U.S. are stuck at the Costa Rican-Nicaraguan border
Nicaragua and Guatemala have refused to give them free transit
The migrants say they're grateful for everything Costa Rica has done to help, but they want to continue their journey
San Ramon, Costa Rica (CNN) Their dream is to reach the United States. But about 5,000 Cuban migrants have been stranded in Central America for the past month because two countries, Nicaragua and Guatemala, have refused to give them free transit through their territory.
CNN reached the migrants at a government shelter in San Ramon, a town about two hours northwest of San Jose, the capital. Most say they are desperate, even though the Costa Rican government has been feeding them and housing them in shelters.
Armando Quesada, one of about 300 at the shelter in San Ramon, said the group is running out of options. "Being smuggled by traffickers is not what we wanted, but we've been seriously considering that alternative since last night," Quesada said.
The largest group of Cubans has been staying at a shelter in La Cruz, in Guanacaste province, which borders Nicaragua.
First chance in decades to leave Cuba
Cuba has recently eased travel restrictions, allowing many in the island nation to travel for the first time in decades.
Most of the Cuban migrants now stranded in Costa Rica started their journey in Ecuador, a country that does not require visas for Cubans. From Ecuador the migrants traveled north by land through Colombia, Panama and Costa Rica.
The problem started when the first waves entered Nicaragua. The government sent police and soldiers to not only detain them but send them back to Costa Rica in buses. Now Nicaragua has sealed its borders, and the migrants say they don't want to stay in Costa Rica.
Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solís eased the migrants' worries by reiterating that his country will not send them back to Cuba in a message posted Wednesday on YouTube.
"Some of you are worried that the government of Costa Rica might negotiate a forced return of all of you to Cuba. That's not going to happen. I'm not going to do that," Solís said.
'A very sad situation'
The president also criticized Nicaragua's decision to block the Cubans.
"It has certainly been regrettable that that government of Nicaragua, in a move that is still incomprehensible to me, has denied free transit through its territory. This attitude, in my opinion, harms the spirit of integration and fraternity of Central America. It also constitutes for me a very sad situation in a Central America that I believed was more united."
For the most part, the Cubans say they're grateful to the Costa Rican government, but they still want to continue their journey north, according to Ivan Oliva, one of the migrants at the San Ramon shelter.
"We would like to thank Costa Rica for everything it has done for us, the help for children, the elderly and pregnant women; but we don't want to stay in Costa Rica. We want to go on toward the United States," Oliva said.
The government of Nicaragua accused Costa Rica of generating "a serious crisis" and of "violating treaties, borders and rights."
Costa Rica replied it's not the cause nor the origin of this situation and that its role is simply to protect these migrants as they travel through its territory.


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Тестовое задание для программиста instudies.com
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1) Введение
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Цель задания - разработать часть функционала для панели управления сайтом instudies.com. Описание всего функционала админ панели [тут](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MBIF_xqHA098bZ2zUCnICD-R35rdLdhXc8QiZ8Atdqg/edit). В рамках этого задания необходимо реализовать только часть фуникций. Функционал панели управления находится в AdminBundle. В SiteBundle находятся Entity. [Тут](http://d.pr/f/OC4E) находится дамп базы данных. Задание необходимо выполнить в созданном вами публичном репозитории, склонировав этот. Внешние библиотеки в репозитории не содержатся, установить их нужно командой "bin/vendors install". Front-end разработан заранее и находится в ./web/assets/index.html, работает на twitter bootstrap. Админка и все ее разделы открываются внутри /admin/

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2) Безопасность
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Необходимо обеспечить безопасность ограничив доступ ко всем страницам /admin/* с помощью Http Authentication. Логины и пароли администраторов можно указывать прямо в конфигурационном файле.

3) Управление - пользователи
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В /Instudies/AdminBundle/Controller/Management/UserController.php на половину реализован функционал редактирования страницы пользователя. Созданы шаблоны, форма поиска пользователей по id и email. Необходимо оживить форму редактирования профиля, опираясь на шаблон.

4) Статистика - счетчики
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Создать контроллер для статистики, и действие для вывода счетчиков (подробности описаны в документе).

5) Меню
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"Оживить" меню в шапке. Реализовать подсветку активных пунктов в зависимости от раздела админки.

6) Рецензия кода
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Написать небольшой отзыв/рецензию на написанный мной код в AdminBundle и SiteBundle. Указать слабые стороны и что можно было бы переделать. Можно устно.

7) Завершение задания
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После выполнения задания, присылайте письмо на zuzle@instudi.es с ссылкой на репозиторий, описанием трудностей, комментариями, укажите сколько потратилось времени на выполнение.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub