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The discovery that a bug in the gut called H. Pylori could underpin gastrointestinal disease and also ulcer formation was one of the most important in modern GI medicine. Why however, would H. Pylori infection be relevant to Parkinson's disease patients, especially if 2 out of every 3 people on the planet carry the bug in their guts. It turns out that if left untreated H. Pylori may affect the absorption of Parkinson's disease medications, and consequently affect the overall response to treatment. In this month's What's Hot in PD? column we will explore H. Pylori infection and Parkinson's disease.
Back in 2006 an important paper by Pierantozzi and colleagues was published in the journal Neurology and almost went unnoticed. The researchers based in Rome identified and treated patients with H. Pylori infection, either with an anti-oxidant pill, or with an antibiotic regimen known to eradicate H. Pylori in the gut. The absorption of levodopa in these patients improved, as did the number of hours of "on" time. Later in 2008 in an article by Lee and colleagues from Samsung Medical Center in Korea, these results were verified. The onset of action of levodopa, the "on" duration of the medications, and the Parkinson's disease scales improved more in the group treated for H. Pylori infection.
Nielsen and colleagues in 2012 examined H. Pylori infection, and the risk of Parkinson's disease in a study published in the European Journal of Neurology. There were 4484 Danish patients included and they were drawn from the Danish Civil Registration System. The use of H. Pylori eradicating drugs was associated with a 45% increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease. Similarly, the use of proton pump inhibitors was also associated with a 23% increased risk for the development of Parkinson's disease. The authors speculated that chronic H. Pylori infections and also gastritis could possibly be related to the risk of developing Parkinson's disease, though there were many methodological issues limiting the overall study interpretation.
Last week at the International Movement Disorders Society Congress held in Sydney Australia, a group from Malaysia again raised the issue of a relationship between H. Pylori and Parkinson's disease. There were 27 of 76 Parkinson's patients in their clinic found to be positive on a breath test that was sensitive for H. Pylori infection. After treatment with oral clarithromycin, amoxicillin, and esomeprazole the onset of action for levodopa improved, and the "on" time also improved. Parkinson's disease rating scales and questionnaires measuring quality of life also showed positive trends following treatment (unpublished data from the Movement Disorders Society, Ibrahim, et. al. National University of Malaysia).
So, what do patients with Parkinson's disease and family members need to know about H. Pylori infection? First, the issue as to whether H. Pylori is a risk factor for the later development of Parkinson's disease remains unknown. Second, if an individual patient is experiencing motor fluctuations that cannot be controlled by medication adjustment this patient should consider asking their primary care doctor (or GI specialist) to check a C-urea breath test for the possible presence of H. Pylori infection. Third, the decision to treat H. Pylori should be made in consultation with the GI specialist and the neurologist, especially since the infection commonly occurs in 2/3 of the population, and the GI specialist may in some cases need to perform follow-up testing (e.g. a scope to visualize the stomach and intestines). Remember also that allergies or tolerability may alter the exact treatment regimen. Finally, motor fluctuations and medication changes should be managed by your neurologist before and after treatment for H. Pylori. It is potentially great news that for some patients with H. Pylori there may be hope for treatment that can improve the response to dopaminergic therapy.
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Pierantozzi M, Pietroiusti A, Brusa L, Galati S, Stefani A, Lunardi G, Fedele E, Sancesario G, Bernardi G, Bergamaschi A, Magrini A, Stanzione P, Galante A. Helicobacter pylori eradication and l-dopa absorption in patients with PD and motor fluctuations. Neurology. 2006 Jun 27;66(12):1824-9.
Lee WY, Yoon WT, Shin HY, Jeon SH, Rhee PL. Helicobacter pylori infection and motor fluctuations in patients with Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord. 2008 Sep 15;23(12):1696-700.
Dobbs SM, Dobbs RJ, Weller C, Charlett A, Bjarnason IT, Lawson AJ, Letley D, Harbin L, Price AB, Ibrahim MA, Oxlade NL, Bowthorpe J, Leckstroem D, Smee C, Plant JM, Peterson DW. Differential effect of Helicobacter pylori eradication on time-trends in brady/hypokinesia and rigidity in idiopathic parkinsonism. Helicobacter. 2010 Aug;15(4):279-94.
Nielsen HH, Qiu J, Friis S, Wermuth L, Ritz B. Treatment for Helicobacter pylori infection and risk of Parkinson's disease in Denmark. Eur J Neurol. 2012 Jun;19(6):864-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2011.03643.x. Epub 2012 Jan 17.
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April 2013
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March 2013
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February 2013
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January 2013
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December 2012
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October 2012
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September 2012
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May 2012
Too Many Pills: Improving Delivery Systems for Parkinson's Disease Drugs
April 2012
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March 2012
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February 2012
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January 2012
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December 2011
Placing Stem Cells in Animal Models of Parkinson's Disease: Another Important Step
November 2011
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October 2011
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May 2011
Why Patients Should be Wary of Chelation Therapy for Parkinson's Disease
April 2011
Opening the Door to Gene Therapy in Parkinson's Disease: The Need for Refinement of the Technology and Approach
March 2011
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February 2011
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January 2011
A Critical Reappraisal of the Worst Drugs in Parkinson's Disease
December 2010
Environmental Risks for PD: Manganese, Welding, Mining, and Parkinsonism
November 2010
Calling for the FDA to Revise the Eight Sinemet a Day Rule
October 2010
Dry Cleaning Solvents and Potential Environmental Risks for Developing Parkinson's Disease
September 2010
Maintaining the Balance: Why Parkinson's Disease Patients Need to Understand Drug Recalls, Withdrawals, and Safety Alerts
August 2010
Shining a Light on Parkinson's Disease: Optogenetics Has a Bright Future in Research
July 2010
Poor Medication Management of Parkinson's Disease During Hospital Admissions: Patients and Families Can Improve Their Hospital-Based Management
June 2010
Why Are Patches and Continuous Release Technology a Big Deal to Parkinson's?
May 2010
Is the PD SURG Trial Another Surge Forward for DBS Therapy?
April 2010
Cycling in PD in Those Who Can't Walk: Is it Possible?
March 2010
New iPS Stem Cells for PD: What Does it Mean?
February 2010
Time for Comprehensive Care Networks for PD
January 2010
Is Parkinson's Disease a Prion Disease?
December 2009
Parkinson's Disease Linked to Gaucher's Disease
November 2009
Brain Cells Keep Time Stamps: Implications for Parkinson's Disease Therapies
October 2009
Is it Safe to Have an MRI with a DBS in Place?
September 2009
Take Care of Your Bones as They Are Affected in Parkinson's Disease (Even in Men)
August 2009
Is it Time to Start Paying Attention to Pain Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease Patients?
July 2009
Glutathione Fails to Demonstrate Significant Improvement in PD Symptoms
June 2009
Keeping an Eye on Trials Important to the Parkinson's Disease Patient
May 2009
Increased Risk of Melanoma in Parkinson's Disease
April 2009
Finally a DBS Expert Consensus Statement Aimed at Their True Customers: The Patients
March 2009
Pesticides and Environmental Exposure in Parkinson's disease: Should We Stay Away From the Stink Truck?
February 2009
Is Exercise Effective Treatment and Protection Against PD?
January 2009
Why are Transplant Trials Struggling to Succeed in the Treatment of PD?
December 2008
Are Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors Disease Modifying or Neuroprotective in PD?
November 2008
Update on Gene Therapy for Parkinson's Disease
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Jan Van Quirm wrote:My main gripe with it [...] is that it just won't bloody well end. The bit on Old Treachery was obviously the big culmination and of course has to end in a huge wrecking crash,
Jan Van Quirm wrote: but the goblins still get shipped out to Howondaland? Come on! I can more or less accept Stratford doing a runner from the wreckage, but why the hell would the rescued goblins not do exactly the same and leg it back upriver with Stinky at their head?
No doubt they are also as stunned as Vimes and the rest of the crew. They are also completely cowed from a lifetime of training to believe that the humans have the right to shove them onto the boat. It's very hard to overcome that kind of training. Meanwhile, Stinky was busy rescuing Vimes from being stomped on by an elephant. It's pretty clear that Stinky had a choice: Rescue the stunned goblins and lose Vimes, the only hope for rapid change, or rescue Vimes and depend on Vimes to rescue the other goblins.Jan Van Quirm wrote:they're completely cowed and suffering from motion sickness.
Jan Van Quirm wrote: like other people are saying the bit where they retake Stratford is just plain nuts, as if Vimes would be 'stupid' enough to apparently leave his only child unguarded in an unsecured cabin on a pleasure vessel with an escaped maniac at large? And then he gets away yet again ho hum *idly buffs nails*. It's not even sloppy, just very, very annoyingly predictable.
Jan Van Quirm wrote: the voice software Terry uses. His writing's changing because he doesn't have to explain things properly or, more importantly, 'think out loud' in exposition in narrative so much. Because he's dictating in effect it's all too reliant on dialogue and action so it's thump, this happens and thump, someone says this and thump someone does that and has to talk to somebody about what they need to do about it and you don't get the effortless internal thinking through in left field where most of Terry's best work comes out any more.
=Tamar wrote:P.S. Someone much earlier complained that Vimes was no longer the "law is everything" man he used to be. I just reread Feet of Clay and found an early passage where Vimes is thinking about Suffer-Not-Injustice Vimes killing an evil king: "History had wanted surgery. Sometimes Dr. Chopper is the only surgeon to hand."
Vimes's archenemy has always been Vetinari. The difficulty is that they have to work together, and that Vimes knows, having lived through the previous administrations, that Vetinari really is better than what they had before, and very possibly better than what they will have after Vetinari dies.simmonds91 wrote:Vimes is like pacman, he's constantly nomming, the walls being the law. TPratchett should totally give Vimes a new archenemy.... His twin brother!
=Tamar wrote:Vimes's archenemy has always been Vetinari. The difficulty is that they have to work together, and that Vimes knows, having lived through the previous administrations, that Vetinari really is better than what they had before, and very possibly better than what they will have after Vetinari dies.
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I don't think that's an accurate statement. Vimes and Vetinari are not archenemies because neither one is trying to "put down" the other. They certainly don't hate each other; Vimes may not like a lot of Vetinari's political actions or the different ways that Vetinari manipulates Vimes to achieve his (Vetinari's) political ends , but Vimes also realizes that Vetinari represents the civil authorities to which he, as representative of The Law, must be subordinate.
raisindot wrote:Certainly if Vetinari went "Snapcase" on the city or broke the law Vimes would most likely arrest him (as he had to do in The Truth), but he would never force his way into the Patricianship because this would prove that "The Beast" had won.
raisindot wrote:Vimes' true archenemies are the aristocrats and shadowy power brokers who try to grab more power for themselves at the expense of the 'common people' of Ankh Morpork. That's one of his great internal conflicts--he likes to believe that he's not an aristocrat, but his elevation to peerage means he's one of them, whether he likes it or not. This conflict seems to disappear in Snuff, where he fully embraces his wealth and isn't against the aristocracy itself, only against those who abuse it for illegal or immoral purposes (like Lord Rust's son).
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Silk Impressions seriously needs to monitor the quality control of the pillow cases. I love the feel of their silk. I have even purchased the duvet. I have had silk cases for years, so not new to hand washing, etc. These cases....started fraying after the first, second wash. Very disappointed. Not worth the money.
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Was excited and willing to pay good money for these pillow cases. BUT not worth the money. Yes lots of good qualities of silk but not worth it if they come apart at the seams within a couple of months....Bad quality. DO NOT purchase and if you do take your chances. I have babied these pillow cases but both are ripping......Too bad as I'm loving the silk duvet. Please improve your quality on the pillowcases
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Nice to sleep on but very poor quality, seams frayed out after three hand washes. Purchased with the silk pillow so the pillow was not too big. Purchased four months ago but was informed that there was no warranty.
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I love the feeling of the silk on my skin. I wash them in cold water, hang to dry and they are dry in 2hrs. Standing up well, I bought them last winter. I wish they sold fitted sheets and top sheets as well, I would buy. PLEASE TSC PLEASE???
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I just love to rest my head on these lavish feeling silk pillowcases. The coolness is so comforting and it doesn't take long to warm up.There is absolutely nothing that can compare with silk especially this heavenly silk-satin. I would recommend these to anyone who wants to feel like they are in the lap of luxury. I feel totally spoiled and just love it!! They are expensive but we need a little spoiling once in a while.
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I finally put the pillowcase on my silk pillow and have only used it a week . I have not washed it yet but certainly hope it doesn't rip at the seams . I like the feel but purchased the royal blue as the ivory was sold out. I found this very expensive and doubt I will purchase this again . It is a luxury item.
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Judge: Disabilities led to Temecula student's arrest
An administrative law judge has ruled Temecula Valley Unified School District cannot expel a special needs student arrested in a December undercover sting that targeted drug sales at three high schools.
In a ruling released last week, Judge Marian H. Tully said the district left the then-17-year-old student "to fend for himself, anxious and alone, against an undercover police officer," and that his actions to procure marijuana for someone he deemed a new friend were significantly influenced by his disabilities.
Tully also found that district officials knowingly allowed the undercover officer to contact the student -- who is not being named per U-T The Californian policy -- while failing to provide him with required counseling and services needed to treat behavioral disorders linked to autism and Asperger's syndrome.
The student -- who was to be reinstated at Chaparral High School within five days of the ruling -- did not receive required counseling during the weeks in which he was befriended by an undercover officer who asked the student to sell him his prescription medication, Tully said.
After the student refused, the undercover officer gave the student $20 to buy him marijuana, according to testimony in Tully's ruling.
"Finally, the fact that (the) student's instructors and therapists were unaware that (the) district knowingly exposed (the) student to difficult social interactions with an adult undercover police officer intensified the critical need for them to have properly implemented his (individual education program) in the areas of counseling and speech and language," Tully wrote. "Accordingly, the student's conduct that resulted in discipline is directly attributable to the district's failure to implement his (individual education program)."
The student was one of 22 arrested at three Temecula high schools in December on suspicion of drug sales -- including marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy, heroin, LSD and illegal prescription drugs -- in the culmination of an undercover investigation that featured police officers posing as students.
"The Temecula Valley Unified School District continues to believe it acted appropriately and lawfully in cooperating with the Riverside Sheriff's Department's investigation and disciplining students involved in illicit drug sales to police officers at school," a district statement said. "It does not agree with the interpretation of the legal standards or assessment of evidence from the administrative hearing."
Temecula Valley Unified Superintendent Tim Ritter declined further comment.
Wendy Housman, the student's attorney, contended in a February due process hearing opened to the public by the family that the student was not a "drug dealer." She instead maintained he was a young man who has difficulty making friends and who was hoping to bond with someone "hounding" him with texts and calls.
Several of the student's teachers and therapists testified during the hearing, some indicating they believed he played up his "bad boy persona" to overcompensate for his disabilities and a lack of social skills that included slow speech and difficulties making eye contact.
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|Nice 13er
Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2010
|Nice 13er. Perfect day. Parking was a ways from the trailhead. Pictures: http://durochers.shutterfly.com/2522
|Posted Nov 2, 2011 8:03 am
|Ted Eliason
|Crunchy Crunchy Crampons
Date Climbed: Jan 16, 2009
|This trip was proof that the easiet mountain in the summer can be one of the hardest in winter--16 miles rt with a good road closure and snowstorm.
|Posted Oct 12, 2011 3:29 pm
|Success the second time
Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2011
|Last day of summer vacation, celebrated with a nice easy jaunt up to the summit. Got turned back 1.5 years ago in whiteout winter conditions. Very nice day this time around. 4 hours ctc, with a nice long break at the top.
|Posted Aug 21, 2011 4:54 pm
|couloir on north face
Date Climbed: Jun 12, 2010
|Climbed a north facing couloir from a camp at Upper Coney Lake. Traversed to Paiute and descended west of Continental Divide. Passed over the summit during a three week backpacking tour of the Continental Divide.
|Posted Dec 18, 2010 10:50 pm
|battled the winds
Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2010
|windy hike! the summit views worth it though. Had the top all to myself.
|Posted Sep 16, 2010 12:01 am
Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2010
|I wanted to do the traverse to Pauite but the winds were relentless. 40 MPH gusts made for some fun walking!
|Posted Sep 11, 2010 6:02 pm
Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2010
|perfect hike on a perfect day. nice loop with Paiute Peak
|Posted Aug 29, 2010 12:17 pm
|A first
Date Climbed: May 9, 2010
|This was my 2nd time up Audubon and my first couloir climb (Crooked). The 1st summit visit was via the standard route - probably in 2001. The first visit was probably also my first time above 13k feet.
|Posted Aug 8, 2010 10:44 am
Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2006
|Shame I dont remeber it
|Posted Aug 2, 2010 11:16 pm
|Windiest day I have ever hiked in.
Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2009
|Hiked up the standard route, almost got blown off the top and climbed point 12,706 with it.
|Posted Jul 30, 2010 9:05 pm
|loop with Paiute
Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2010
|climbed the SE ridge. spectacular!
|Posted Jul 27, 2010 1:14 am
|Pete Castricone
|Audubon Trail
Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2010
|Nice day.
|Posted Jun 20, 2010 9:32 am
|Great day!
Date Climbed: Apr 11, 2010
|Great hike in Indian Peaks. Beautiful wether as well, no wind which is surprising. Long hike from road closure round trip is approx. 13-14 miles. We were expericing some serious postholing on our way back, no snowshoes, long hike, but well worth it!
|Posted Apr 12, 2010 11:00 pm
|Epic Fail
Date Climbed: Dec 13, 2009
|Tried going for Audubon today, but terrible weather turned us back ~13000 feet (later discovered). We unknowingly walked over the summit of "Naudubon". To add to the annoyingess, we walked down the completely wrong ridge on the way down because we couldn't see anything...which meant our snowshoes we had ditched were on the Main Trail near tree line...now I have to go back up there and get them UGH!
|Posted Dec 13, 2009 9:11 pm
Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2006
|Great day hike with amazing views. Encountered bad thunderstorms.
|Posted Nov 28, 2009 2:57 am
|Audubon trail
Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2009
|A short, easy hike. Combined Audubon with Notabon, Paiute, Toll, and Pawnee for a nice loop, but the visibility was low for much of the day. Will have to return for the views!
|Posted Sep 14, 2009 11:57 pm
|Easy hike
Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2009
|A nice, easy hike up and down the mountain. The views from the summit were amazing. I got to see my objective for the following day: Longs Peak.
|Posted Aug 30, 2009 11:41 pm
|First 13er
Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2009
|This was my 6th or so 13er and my wife's first. We did it via the Mt Audubon Trail with a few hundred other people.
|Posted Aug 22, 2009 8:27 pm
Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2009
|Wife and I took the standard route on a nice, but very very windy Sunday morning. Solitude at the summit, a rare treat!
|Posted Aug 9, 2009 8:53 pm
|Nice hike
Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2009
|Old Guide and I took on this peak as part of our annual father/son climb. I won't do a 14er on the weekend in summer so a 13er was the next best bet. A beautiful day!
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The new vessels would forsake speed for the increased safety and comfort that would come with a significant increase in scale. Fittings and appointments would also be improved over the competions. Lavish staterooms, a swimmings pool, squash raquet court, gymnasium, stylish cafe and plush a la carte restaurant would attract the wealthy, while significantly improved accommodation in other classes was also provded. Millionaires might grab the headlines but it would be steerage (Third Class) and the growing middle class (Second Class) that would drive economic success.
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324 1st class passengers, 201 survivors.
277 2nd class passengers, 118 survivors.
708 3rd class passengers, 181 survivors.
885 crew members, 212 survivors.
13 postmen/musicians, no survivors.
The following 2 people were born
BENGTSSON, Mr Johan Viktor — 7th July 1885
MILLAR, Mr Robert — 7th July 1885
The following 2 people died
CHRISTY, Mrs Alice Frances — 7th July 1939
KARUN, Mr Franz — 7th July 1934
The following 4 items were published
New York Times (1911) LUCILLE, LIMITED, MANAGER PLEADS — 7th July 1911
Hackney And Kingsland Gazette (1912) CLAPTON WIDOW'S APPLICATION — 7th July 1912
New York Times (1937) FIERMONTE JAILED IN OLD SPEED CASE — 7th July 1937
Gare Maritime (2015) ANTIQUES DEALER AND FAMILY LOST IN DISASTER — 7th July 2015
Grand total of 2,208 on board for the maiden voyage only 712 survived, there were 1496 victims.
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Length: 882 feet 9 inches.
Beam: 92 feet
Gross tonnage: 46,328 tons
Propulsion: Three propellers
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Tough time for the Aztecs to not be as good as they have been.
It got to the point in the MWC semifinals against New Mexico that all Jamaal Franklin could do was smile.
A deficit that at halftime was nine points had swelled to 21 in less than four minutes of the second half, and Franklin had just been called for traveling when a 7-foot red-headed tree had essentially swatted him back to the ground, ball still in hand.
Franklin wore an incredulous grin as he looked first skyward and then at the official who made the call.
It just wasn't San Diego State's night.
It was never going to be.
Certainly not when they couldn't make a basket, fouls kept their most reliable player on the bench for 10 minutes of the first half, the officials absolutely stunk and the other team was laughably bigger inside.
"We were beat to night by a really, really good team," Fisher said of the 60-50 loss to 14th-ranked New Mexico.
The Aztecs are not that kind of team anymore, especially not against a longer and stronger opponent.
"I'm disappointed we didn't play better," Fisher said. "We weren't quite good enough today. I do believe we'll be good enough next week."
How is that? It's actually difficult to see SDSU winning a game in the NCAA tournament unless they get the unlikely draw of a team similarly sized.
Even then, they'd have to shoot better. Of course, that would be easier if not going against 6-foot-9 Cameron Bairstow and 7-foot Alex Kirk.
The Aztecs missed a whole bunch of shots inside, but Bairstow and Kirk had a lot to do with that, their closing presence turning a seemingly open rim into a nearly impossible target.
Shooting into a sea of red shirts behind the basket, SDSU made just eight of its 30 shots in the first half.
Chase Tapley played just half of the first half after being called for his second foul with eight minutes to play.
While the Aztecs' best player, Franklin, committed his third foul less than a minute into the second half, his playing time was never limited, both due to the fact he wasn't called for another foul until late and because, well, what would the Aztecs do without him in there?
You want to talk about desperate measures: as New Mexico repeatedly had its way near the basket, Fisher inserted 6-foot-9 sophomore James Johnson into a game for the first time since Feb. 19 and just the 13th times this season. Had Fisher seen Chargers left tackle Jared Gaither in the stands, he might have tried to put the Big Lazy in an attempt to neutralize things -- until Gaither tired and/or faked an injury.


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Since March 2011, this tiny Shorewood storefront has been abuzz with artsy activity. The Hummingbird Art Boutique showcases the work of more than 30 artists, most of them local. From jewelry to paintings to bronze sculpture, there's something for every kind of art lover -- and 95 percent of the pieces are repurposed or recycled from other materials. You'll find fashionable purses made from skirts and dresses or old book covers. Paintings surrounded by old window frames share space with surprisingly attractive jewelry made from newspaper, and toothy fish are fashioned from driftwood. Even bottle caps get a second life --they're turned into tiny works of art -- some painted with Packer logos! An old sewing-machine-turned-display-table holds "Honest Clean" cosmetics. Owners Leslie Spencer and Leslie Phillips ("We're known around here as the Leslies!" says Spencer) had relationships with a few artists already, but when they put a notice out on Craig's List to find more, they got a tremendous response. "We have a waiting list now," Spencer says. Although it's small, the space feels light, airy and unpretentious. "We really wanted it to be approachable and affordable," says Spencer, who takes time to chat with customers as they browse. She's a woodworking artist, photographer and physical therapist. "I always wanted to own my own shop, but I thought maybe a PT clinic or a restaurant," she says. When Phillips, a massage therapist, asked her to partner up and open an art store, it seemed to make sense. "I do the books and the finance end," Spencer says. Phillips, meanwhile, focuses on producing her art -- ceramic tiles, recycled print materials, mixed media -- and working with the other artists who display their work in the shop. The pair takes care to select artists who offer something unique, so that each one can be successful, and customers will have a wide variety of pieces from which to choose.


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We add a set of AFR 305 heads to our 454 to complete its transformation into a 21st-century big-block.
Last month, we tested five different key components to update an old-school 454 Rat in Joey Diorio's '55 Chevy. Once we changed from the old-tech hot rod parts to the five new pieces, we realized a total gain of 73 hp and 87 lb-ft of torque to the rear wheels.
These were not off-the-wall, pie-in-the-sky parts, just the latest off-the-shelf components from the aftermarket. We did this to illustrate how much more horsepower may be lurking in your prehistoric big-block. The first of the five changes was replacing the 20-year-old-design hydraulic flat-tappet cam with a new Lunati Voodoo solid street roller. The gains were such that the old 750 Holley double-pumper was no longer up to the task of feeding the 454. We ditched it for a new Holley 950 HP carburetor.
Going from the stock 14 volts to 18 volts of ignition power using Performance Distributors' Mini VIP gave us another 7 hp and 4 ft-lb. Switching to a Wilson Manifolds four-hole tapered carb spacer in place of a plain four-hole spacer gave us four more ponies. The last swap was getting rid of the '70s-era Weiand Team G single-plane intake for a recently redesigned version (plus 14 hp and 7 ft-lb). These five alterations also dropped the '55's e.t. by more than a second on the strip.
Today's street engines often make more power per cubic inch than '60s and '70s race engines. This is due to the technically advanced designs and manufacturing of today's automotive components. The next step to complement the aforementioned changes was swapping on a set of state-of-the-art cylinder heads. Recent offerings in cylinder heads just blow away those of yesteryear, even if those old castings received a thorough porting job by an experienced and skilled technician.
Our choice for this upgrade was a set of Airflow Research's aluminum 305cc Magnum heads. The 454's stock iron castings were the good (back in the day), high-performance, rectangular port heads. The stock rectangular port castings may have larger intake runners (315-320cc), but they offer less airflow than the AFR's smaller 305cc runners. The AFR 305s provide maximum airflow with minimum port volume for added velocity. A smaller port that flows more air is better for driveability (part-throttle response) and power production throughout the rpm range. These AFR heads demonstrated huge flow improvements at every lift value, not just at peak.
Goin' Flowin'
After receiving the AFRs at our Jersey office, we brought them to SLP Engineering in Toms River, New Jersey, for flow bench testing. We had a pair of ported rectangular port heads on hand to flow-test against the AFRs. After Joey D removed the bone-stock heads from his '55, we benefited from a three-way head-flow shootout. The AFR's average airflow numbers from .200- to .700-inch lift were 48 cfm more than the stock rectangular port heads and 44 cfm more than the ported heads. At .500-inch lift the as-cast AFR 305s produced 62 cfm more airflow than the stock castings and 54 more cfm than the ported units. (See the flow charts on page 92.) AFR now has 315 CNC-ported BBC heads that offer even more airflow gains than the tested as-cast 305s.
The AFRs are stock replacement heads with a few considerations. You'll need longer pushrods and 1-inch-longer head bolts for the four bottom exhaust boltholes. The exhaust ports are raised W-inch, which can cause header clearance issues (like on our Tri-Five with the "605" power steering box). We tried 2-inch headers made to fit a stock BBC in a Tri-Five, but they ended up hitting the block and the transmission bellhousing area. Ironically, we had to reuse the old '80s Blackjack 1 Y-inch headers that fit snugly next to the "605" steering box. For our new combination we should have been able to use 2- or 2 V-inch headers for the new, better-breathing heads. Had we been able to find such headers that fit with the power steering (Joey didn't want to do any cutting on the '55), we would have seen even more dramatic results.


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If you're like many Corvette hobbyists, you want your car to be a "10" in every aspect of its presentation. But with so many perfect Vettes at racetracks, car shows, and, of course, in the pages of VETTE magazine, how do you give your car the character it needs to rise it to the top? In search of that answer, we tracked down one Corvette cognoscente who has reached the exponential level-10 to the third power to be precise-with his 1,000-plus horsepower '99 fixed-roof coupe.
"My Corvette is the fastest automatic-trans C5 in the country, but it wasn't always that way," says Mike Rumain, a professional bodyguard from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. "In 1999, I was just looking for a new Corvette to buy. I testdrove two of them-a fixed-roof coupe and a base coupe. The FRC had a much tighter feel to it, and I liked the lines of it better. It had a tougher look than the coupe, in my opinion."
Rumain made a great choice when he chose the FRC for his initiation into the C5 community. From 1999 to 2000, Chevrolet offered the car as an entry-level Corvette, one designed and marketed to entice new buyers at a lower buy-in price than either the base coupe or the convertible. Only 6,021 FRCs were built during the two-year run, accounting for a meager 11 percent of total Corvette production.
Thanks to the FRC's lighter weight and stiffer chassis, word began spreading that it was the Corvette to go racing with. Though Rumain didn't yet know that his Corvette would become one of the quickest C5s ever to be featured in VETTE magazine, it didn't take him long to recognize the car's considerable performance potential.
"I took the showroom-stock C5 to a track the first week I owned it, and it ran a 13.0-second e.t. at 110 mph," he recalls. "Over the next few months, I beat on the car pretty badly-one quarter-mile at a time, mostly. Before it was even six months old, I needed a new clutch, and that's when I decided on its first major mod: nitrous."
Loaded with a 100hp shot of speed juice, Rumain won his first major competition, the Corvette Challenge, at Englishtown Raceway near Old Bridge, New Jersey, in October 1999. Excited that he could take his C5's horsepower to even loftier levels, he then treated its LS1 engine to a head/cam package (yielding 425 rwhp), and removed the nitrous. The result was consistent 11.50 e.t.'s.
By 2001, Rumain was ready to sign up his car for more speed. He stroked the LS1 to 415 cid, which tacked on another 100 rwhp and allowed him to set an unofficial national record for naturally aspirated strokers.
But even that was not enough for this fixated speed aficionado. "In late 2002, there was a lot of competition among the New Jersey/New York LS1/LS6 engine performance shops to see who could get into the 9s first. I decided it was going to me," he says.
Before Rumain could claim that honor, however, he still had some serious upgrades to do. The factory's T-56 six-speed manual transmission had a nasty habit of destroying drivetrain parts when subjected to 500-plus lb-ft of torque. To rectify the situation, he installed an RPM Transmissions 4L60-E four-speed automatic. He also needed more power, so out came the 415 and in went a 410ci iron-block/LS6 heads combo with a direct-port 200-shot nitrous system, which dynoed at 750 rwhp in his car.
In 2004, Rumain decided to earn his Corvette another honor: the first naturally aspirated 9-second C5 in the area. He installed a 441ci C5-R block with LS6 heads and achieved a 9.95-second e.t. at 138 mph, at Atco Raceway in Atco, New Jersey. Determined to make his Corvette even more powerful, he destroked the C5-R to 388 ci, lowered its compression to 9.0:1, and installed a Cartek-modified STS rear-mount single-turbo system, which propelled his C5 to a 9.33-second e.t. at 149 mph, again at Atco.
"The performance of that combo really opened a lot of eyes as to the potential of rear-mount turbos," Rumain says. "It was the first rear-mount turbo Corvette to run in the 9s."


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The Village of Levelock is a progressive community providing a variety of services to 36 households and approximately 84 residents. Those services include septic pumping, garbage haul, a public washeteria, electricity and fuel sales. All the homes and infrastructure are serviced by private wells and septic systems. The landfill is an unclassified dump and is operated by a solid waste manager. Garbage is collected three times a week. The solid waste management is part of the IGAP grant program. Sewage is pumped from the septic systems and dumped into a trench within a fenced area just the landfill. Lime is added to the trench. The costs of these services are subsidized by the Lake and Peninsula Borough Community Revenue Sharing funds to help prevent the septic systems from becoming a problem for the community. An active survey of the community, listing the age of each home, age of the septic system, and if there is a known problem, is maintained at the village office and is said to be current. There are currently 11 homes in need of new septic tanks and repairs to leach fields. Water in this area has a high mineral content. In recent years the community has had new infrastructure and housing projects. New wells that were drilled to a depth lower than in past projects. The new water tables appear to be producing a higher than normal mineral content. The Village Council has an active and current Alaska Energy Authority Revolving Fuel Loan.
RUBA Status & Activities This Qtr:
On April 19, 2010 RUBA staff visited the community to conduct a RUBA management assessment. The assessment was at the request of the Village Council in preparations for requesting construction funding for replacement of failing septic tanks and leach fields and well water softeners on individual wells. RUBA staff met with the village staff and received documentation requried for the assessment. The village council office is well staffed and organized. Recently a new administrator was hired and is creating the budget in QuickBooks. She has also completed eight months of bank reconciliations. The IGAP program funds are used to manage the community's solid waste program. RUBA staff met with the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation staff regarding projects in the region and learned that Levelock was reported to have funding for planning for new wells, septic systems leech fields and a sewage lagoon.
RUBA Activities for the Coming Qtr:
RUBA staff will remain available to provide assistance per the request of the council.
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Sustainable Indicators:
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Essential Indicators
All revenues and expenses for the utility are listed in the utility budget.
The utility has adopted a balanced realistic budget.
Monthly financial reports are prepared and submitted to the policy making board.
The utility is current in paying all water/wastewater electric bills.
The utility has on hand a year's adequate fuel supply or it has a financial plan to purchase an adequate supply.
The utility is receiving revenues (user fees or other sources) sufficient to cover operating expenses.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility is receiving revenues (user fees or other sources sufficient to cover operating expenses and Repair & Replacement (R) costs.
YTD revenues are at a level equal to or above those budgeted.
YTD expenditures are at a level equal to or below those budgeted.
A monthly manager's report is prepared.
Budget amendments are completed and adopted as necessary.
Finances Comments
The council adopts a solid waste management budget yearly. Administrative staff provides the council with a detailed monthly financial report using QuickBooks accounting software with year-to-date amounts compared to the budget. Budget amendments are completed and submitted as necessary. Funding for the utility is from the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (IGAP). The utility does not charge user fees and is subsidized by community revenue sharing money received from the Lake and Peninsula Borough. The village council administrator is developing an entity-wide budget to inlcude all funding sources and programs. The council has a revolving Alaska Energy Authority loan that is utilized for fuel. Fuel is traditionally received in the spring and fuel tanks are topped off with the last barge of the season. Residents purchase gasoline and heating fuel from the village council fuel facility.
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Essential Indicators
The utility has adopted a collection policy and actively follows it.
The utility bills customers on a regular basis.
An accounts receivable system is in place which tracks customers and reports past due accounts and amounts.
An accounts payable system is in place.
The payroll system correctly calculates payroll and keeps records.
A cash receipt system is in place that records incoming money and how it was spent.
The utility has a cash disbursement system that records how money was spent.
Sustainable Indicators
A chart of accounts is used that identifies categories in a reasonable, usable manner.
Monthly bank reconciliations have been completed for all utility accounts.
The utility has a purchasing system that requires approval prior to purchase, and the approval process compares proposed purchases to budgeted amounts.
Accounting Systems Comments
Some of the essential indicators are not marked because they do not apply to the management of the village's accounting system. The residents are not billed for the garbage haul or the septic pumping, as it was the vote of the council to subsidize the services for the residents with general funds. The decision was made to haul garbage in order to keep the community clean and assist in preventing residents from self hauling, and burning or placing things in the dump that should not be put there. The fire hazard and uncontrolled burn threat to the community during summer months is high. The thought is to stay proactive to provide the level of service deemed necessary to keep the community safe and healthy. The septic hauling was subsidized to assist with maintaining the septic and leach fields and to better be able to monitor those systems that are failing before it becomes a problem for the community. The council staff does bill for fuel services and electricity. The village council has adopted and actively adheres to its Policies and Procedures Manual which covers Administration, Council Members, Employees, Finance, Procurement and Property and a Council Code of Ethics. QuickBooks Premium is utilized for all accounting practices. Bank reconciliations are up to date and balanced. Pay as you go electric metering is being looked at for the electric utility.
Tax Problems
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The utility has a system to accurately calculate, track, and report payroll tax liabilities.
The utility is current on filing tax reports.
The utility is current on making tax deposits.
If there are any past due tax liabilities or recorded tax liens, a lien release has been issued or a repayment agreement has been signed and repayments are current.
Tax Problems Comments
Staff maintains an effective and accurate payroll processing system based on QuickBooks accounting software. On May 15, 2010 Levelock was deemed non-compliant by the IRS for not filing tax returns for the two periods. On June 22,2010 the State of Alaska Department of Labor Employment Security Division has granted tax clearance through the time period ending March 31, 2010.
Personnel System
Essential Indicators
The utility has a posted workers compensation insurance policy in effect.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility has adopted and uses a Personnel Policy, which has been reviewed by an attorney, AML or Commerce for topics and language.
The utility has adequate written job descriptions for all positions.
The utility has adopted and follows a written personnel evaluation process that ties the job description to the evaluation.
The utility has an adequate written hiring process.
The utility has personnel folders on every employee that contain at least: I-9, Job Application and Letter of Acceptance.
The utility has a probationary period for new hires that includes orientation, job training/oversight, and evaluations.
The utility provides training opportunities to staff as needed and available.
Personnel System Comments
Workers compensation insurance is purchased through Alaska National Insurance Company with a coverage period through October 1, 2010. The employer's notice was posted as required. On July 8, 2010 the Division of Workers Compensation verfied coverage was active. RUBA viewed the personnel and office procedures manual adopted by the council with assistance from the EPA Indian Government Assistance Program. The manual was prepared and presented to the council in a training workshop of the Acturus Group LLC. The procurement section of the manual was prepared and presented in a training workshop by SCS LLC. The manual is well written and includes a safety policy section, allows for a probationary period for new hires and allows and supports training opportunities for all employees and council members. Personnel files contained an I-9, job application and letter of acceptance or the section of the council minutes offering the job. The policy is adequate and appropriate for the level of staffing in the council office.
Organizational Management
Essential Indicators
The entity that owns the utility is known; the entity that will operate the utility is set.
The policy making body is active in policy making of the utility.
The policy making body enforces utility policy.
The utility has an adequately trained manager.
The utility has an adequately trained bookkeeper.
The utility has an adequately trained operator or operators.
The utility has adopted the necessary ordinances (or rules and regulations) necessary to give it the authority to operate.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility has adopted an organizational chart that reflects the current structure.
The policy making body meets as required.
The utility complies with the open meeting act for all meetings.
Organizational Management Comments
The decision was made to subsidize garbage haul by a council motion and vote. The village council staff provided the organizational chart. The council has adopted and adheres to a work plan. The utility manager is also the trained operator. RUBA staff spent time with the manager and discussed his participation in training as well his membership in the Tribal Solid Waste Advisory Network group that provides on going college courses. The utility bookkeeper has received training and actively stays current with updates to computer software through the Bristol Bay Native Association and other federal programs.
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The utility has a preventative maintenance plan developed for the existing sanitation facilities.
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The manager receives a monthly O&M report from the utility operator and routinely "spot checks" the facilities to see that the maintenance items are being completed.
The utility has a safety manual and holds safety meetings.
Utility facilities have not suffered any major problems/outages due to management issues that are unresolved.
The utility is operating at the level of service that was proposed.
The operator provides status reports to the manager on a routine basis.
The utility has completed and distributed its "Consumer Confidence Report".
The utility is not on the "Significant Non-Complier" (SNC) list.
The utility maintains an inventory control list.
The utility maintains a critical spare parts list.
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Upcoming talks in NY and Washington states
Both talks are part of symposia with other interesting speakers.
August 18: Student Organic Seed Symposium, NY Finger Lakes Region
October 28: minisymposium (with Emma Marris, author of "Rambunctious Garden: Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World") on "Saving Nature and Improving Agriculture: Where does Nature's Wisdom Lie?" Washington State University, Pullman


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The Chargers officially cut ties with LaDainian Tomlinson today, arguably the greatest player in team history. From a personal standpoint, it must have been a difficult decision for the Chargers to make. From a football standpoint, it couldn't have been easier. At this point in his career L.T. wasn't going to be anything more than an overpaid backup in San Diego.
So where do the Chargers go from here?
Restricted free agent Darren Sproles would be the in-house solution. He's an electrifying back and a fan favorite. He shows flashes of greatness, but he's also only 5'6″. No matter how talented he is, he has physical limitations which will prevent him from being effective over the course of the season. Even with just 93 carries in 2009, Sproles was held to 3.7 yards per attempt – not exactly a number that should have the Chargers excited about his prospects should the workload be doubled in 2010.
Another option would be to address the need in free agency. The top unrestricted free agents are Willie Parker and Chester Taylor, but they're 29 and 30 respectively. It would seem like an odd move to cut ties with Tomlinson only to bring in another veteran on the decline.
That could leave the Chargers with the draft as their only option to fill their hole at running back. We've had C.J. Spiller headed to San Diego in our mock draft for a while now, but there are numerous other options. Spiller makes the most sense because of his versatility. The Chargers used Tomlinson extensively as a receiver, a role which Spiller could immediately fill. The downside is that he has a similar skill set to Sproles. With Spiller as the starter, it would undermine Sproles' ability to be effective as a change-of-pace back.
Another option would be Jonathan Dwyer. He's the top-rated running back on our board, but also could be gone by the time the Chargers are on the clock. As a strong, downhill runner Dwyer would make an excellent compliment to Sproles. The downside, however, is his lack of experience as a receiver. He comes from Paul Johnson's triple-option at Georgia Tech and would need to learn an NFL offense. That may slow his ability to make an immediate impact and fill Tomlinson's shoes in the passing game.
Fresno State running back Ryan Mathews is also an option. He has a similar skill set to Dwyer, which brings about the same positives and negatives. He may be a slight reach in the late 1st-round, but is the safest bet to still be on the board. The lack of quality unrestricted free agents puts the Chargers in a difficult position.
Its rare that a playoff team needs to fill such a key role in the draft, but that could be the position the Chargers are in this April. It will be very interesting to see how it unfolds. GM A.J. Smith must be kicking himself for letting Michael Turner walk two years ago…


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Cooking Method
"Floating a jalapeño in a simmer sauce adds tremendous flavor," says Amy Anderson of Madd Momma and The Kid. Here's an example.'
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According to the waiters at Sanamluang, this noodle dish is named for the restaurant's former parking attendant whose authoritarian ways were legendary. Any kind of mixed meat can be used, although to stay true to form requires leftover roast duck, beef meatballs and squid.
With salsa overtaking ketchup in sales volume in 1992, it made sense that the ketchup makers would fight back. There are several dozen brands of hot and spicy ketchup on the market these days, and more to come. This recipe will keep indefinitely.
Rabbit is not as gamy as you might think and makes a delicious enchilada. If it is not available, substitute turkey dark meat. You can also substitute cheddar cheese for the jack if you wish.
The vegetable sold as "morning glory" in stores like Silom is sometimes called "water spinach"—the leaves are slightly bitter, but taste absolutely perfect with a handful of burning red Thai chiles. The exact quantity of each ingredient in this dish is somewhat variable; I like to use approximately the proportions given here, but Sanamluang's version is a little more salty and less spicy. I'm not sure where the name comes from, but perhaps the red chiles have something to do with it.
This Southwestern caesar salad with chipotle dressing may sound strange, but it tastes wonderful.
Here it is, the ultimate Bloody Mary designed for the ultimate peppery cocktail snob. Canned tomato juice is permitted only when fresh, vine-ripened tomatoes are not available.
This recipe is an adaptation of a recipe originally printed in the Officers' Wives Club Cookbook from Clark AFB in the Philippines. If desired, boneless chicken breasts could also be added (or substituted) to the recipe. (This recipe requires advance preparation.)
This fresh red pepper paste is popular among those Russians who like spicy foods. Use this as a condiment to accompany grilled meats, or stir a tablespoon or two into soups and stews, as a flavor enhancer. You can find other recipes and read about the Russian Far East in the article Siberian Hot Stuff By Sharon Hudgins
The ingredients of this specialty from Russia are similar to the