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Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol S49 with Bag
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The Komplete Kontrol S Keyboard gives you complete control over the world's most advanced software instruments. There is no other device that will give better or more intuitive control of the Komplete software. The high-quality Fatar keybed gives you superior feel over competing keyboards and high quality encoders offer total control of all key software parameters. The Light Guide™ key illumination and Clear View display deliver a unique visual perspective on the creative process.
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With a built in light guide system located to the top of the keys the Kontrol S49 helps you identify drum cells, key switches, phrases and many more at just a glance saving you time and allowing you to absorb yourself fully in the music. Not only do the colour coded lights serve as instrument group markers but they also have the incredible ability once in scale mode to light up the notes of a desired scale allowing you to create fantastic and professional sounding melodies whether an experienced of aspiring keyboard player.
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How Well Does iTunes Actually Run Under WINE On Linux
The background: I've got a mate who got a new laptop that runs Windows 8, and he absolutely hates it. Though he's never used Linux, he approached me and asked for advice about replacing Windows with Linux. The kicker is that a prerequisite (I'll come to that later) that he has to be able to run iTunes, so I was wondering how well iTunes actually runs under WINE (WINEHQ seems to list it as rather ropey).
I said that there are plenty of programs that will sync to iDevices, but apparently not only has he got a bunch of music on there, and there are programs that sync to and from iTunes to his iPad and iPhone, so he needs iTunes - as I have never used an Apple device, nor iTunes, I don't know what it does beyond music syncing (I think it was application data?) that needs to be set up. I suggested dual-booting, but he says most of the time he uses his laptop he will sync his devices so that isn't an option, and I think this rules out running iTunes in a VM as it seems pointless and overkill to boot up into Linux then have to start a VM just for iTunes.
This is a real shame as he is really keen to try out Linux, but the iTunes issue is a show-stopper if it doesn't run well.
Thx - MH
It doesn't work at all. You can check out out the iTunes entry on appdb.
This is an actual Wine bug entry:
iTunes 11: crashes when running
I've not managed to get it running, though I admit I've not tried hard. I didn't try too hard because I cannot see any indication anywhere that anyone has managed to synchronise and iDevice with iTunes under WINE. I ran iTunes in an XP VM when it was required for the operation of my iPad and it even synched over wireless.
With that many iThings, should he not just get a Mac?
(why does the term 'gateway drug' spring to mind ... ) :p
iTunes is a piece of obfuscated bloat designed for the Mac and ported to windows. Running such a beast under Wine was never going to be easy (especially when Apple clearly don't want you to do that). It's a losing battle - he either buys a Mac or maybe Windows 7.
In my experience such people will never stick with a GNU/Linux system and will bail at the first sign of a problem - meaning that the whole enterprise will simply be a waste of your time.
However, I may be wrong so good luck anyway.
Actually have tried it, as well as running it in a VM. It doesn't work, and if you do get a version to kind of work, the chances are great that the iTunes library will get corrupted, eventually. Unfortunately, third party syncing methods also don't play nice, at least in my personal experience. Agree with the comments above.
And when I tried to do so last night, I found that it was impossible to download a 32-bit version of iTunes from Apple's websites. I'm not going to set up a 64-bit version of Wine or risk running a 32-bit iTunes from a "mirror".
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I don't even remember what the show description was about. All I saw was the word "redhead," and I knew I wanted to see Waiting With M. Godot.
"Blah blah blah redhead blah blah blah."
I have a soft spot in my heart for redheads. It's the Scots-ophile in me.
So I went to M. Godot on Tuesday night to see what the big deal was, and if there was anything other than the promise of a redhead.
Loved it!
As a writer who primarily spends my day on the right hemisphere of my cranium, I have very romantic notions of love. Sort of the French ideal of love, which is what M. Godot, the waiter, tries to teach Jackson. (I know! Waited on by Godot?! Get it?)
Unfortunately, Jackson (Nick Foreman), an engineer, views love like an item on a checklist. Godot sees it as the ultimate achievement in life. Something to be treasured, revered, embraced, not a transaction to be conducted over a questionable wine. All he knew was that he thought he loved Danni, a playwright and temp office worker.
"How did you know when you were in love?" Jackson asked Godot.
"How do you know if you have a cold or not?" asked Godot. "How do you know if you are hungry or not? You just know."
At first, Monsieur Godot was an annoyance to Jackson, an intrusion into the carefully laid plans he had created, complete with right angles and primary colors. He had a formulaic approach to the night, to the rest of his life, and it showed in what he thought of love.
Godot, on the other hand, knew that love, like life, is chaotic and unpredictable. It doesn't follow formulas, and it refuses to be tethered, like a wild horse bucking a rider. He knew that only certain wines go with love, and other wines — like a Pinot — go with redheads. (But what the hell is wrong with merlots? I like merlots.)
But Jackson doesn't like this nosy waiter, who is interfering with his vision and with his formula. He's got his plan. He's going to propose to the playwright and hope she calms down and quits being so damn loud.
"I really don't like Jackson," I whispered to the woman sitting at my table. "She's too good for him."
It's like Carmel trying to marry Downtown, I wrote in my book. Practical trying to tame passion.
"Do not pick your image of love," said Godot. "Be made by love." At least he got it.
I even shared my view of Jackson with Steve Pierce, the director, and Ronn Johnstone, the writer. They both looked surprised and hurt.
"Oh no, I mean Nick did a great job. But I didn't like Jackson as a character. He wasn't good enough for her."
"Sure, but you were supposed to like him at the end," they both said (independently of each other, mind you).
Yeah, I guess I did at the end. And I loved Waiting With M. Godot, uptight and misguided civil engineers notwithstanding.
If you like romance, then you need to see this play before it leaves the Fringe.
(UPDATE: I enjoyed the play so much, I brought my wife back to it on Thursday night. "That's what I think about you," I told her. "Who, Jackson?!" "No, Godot. I think everything about you that Godot said." Awwww.....)
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Waiting With M. Godot: A Review of Love, Wine, and Redheads
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Nope. Team had a 3.08 GPA first semester.
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Nope. Team had a 3.08 GPA first semester.
Jurkin, Perea, Hollowell, Patterson. There's 4
Smothered Chicken!
1 of whom got shown the door. The rest are academically eligible, otherwise they wouldn't be playing...
"Nobody wants to play against Tyler Hansbrough NO BODY!" ~ Frank Vogel
"And David put his hand in the bag and took out a stone and slung it. And it struck the Philistine on the head and he fell to the ground. Amen. "
For real...just leave this thread.
awesome reply
Counting down the days untill DJ Augustin's contract expires.
What are you talking about?
Post of the year. Without a doubt.
Patterson was shown the door for his grades and we got criticized for not "giving him a chance" by some, and now apparently he is on academic probation for us? Uh...the guy is currently at a JUCO and is committed to go to Cuse next year.
As far as Hollowell, it might be related to academics, but we really don't know for sure, and he hasn't played a minute since whatever "it" is has come to light.
So, yes, the "truth"
Not one player on the IU team, Hollowell included, is having academic issues. My source will remain unnamed, but he is a current IU faculty member and former classmate of mine who works with the athletic department on student-athlete issues (he was a former athlete).
Hollowell's issue, I am told (and not from my faculty member friend who is mum on this issue, but from other boards) is some unintended contact on his part with someone he did not know to be an agent but that may in fact be considered to be an agent by the NCAA.
I'm not saying this is what happened, but lets say you see some guy you recognize as a friend of your family or a friend of your high school coach, and he has lunch with you at the Union and picks up the tab. Later you find out why he looked you up- he's a shoe guy, or with a firm of licensed agents. You just unknowingly let some low-life mess up your season when you thought you were just getting treated to a personal pan pizza by someone being nice. I think it's literally something like that.
The poster "pacertom" since this forum began (and before!). I changed my name here to "Slick Pinkham" in honor of the imaginary player That Bobby "Slick" Leonard picked late in the 1971 ABA draft (true story!).
Smothered Chicken!
Hollowell and Patterson bot had a 1.9 GPA. Patterson went to Syracuse and Hollowell is now academically ineligible
Smothered Chicken!
not true, IMO
Patterson was never academically ineligible by NCAA guidelines, but did not meet the summer goals set for him bu IU. Coming off Sampson, we had to set higher goals than just getting by.
Without proof, I don't believe your Hollowell speculation even one bit
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The poster "pacertom" since this forum began (and before!). I changed my name here to "Slick Pinkham" in honor of the imaginary player That Bobby "Slick" Leonard picked late in the 1971 ABA draft (true story!).
Patterson did before transferring to Syracuse. Hollowell does now
Smothered Chicken!
Patterson isn't at Syracuse. He is at a prep school in New Hampshire. He is part of Syracuse's 2013 recruiting class. I don't see why you are using that against IU--he didn't make the grades, so he got the boot. How is that a problem for us, exactly? And we would all love to see you furnish some proof that Hollowell is ineligible.
you refuse to give any evidence whatsoever, so we all assume it to be UNTRUE.
The poster "pacertom" since this forum began (and before!). I changed my name here to "Slick Pinkham" in honor of the imaginary player That Bobby "Slick" Leonard picked late in the 1971 ABA draft (true story!).
coopdog you are really making yourself look like a fool here stop digging your hole any deeper.
Counting down the days untill DJ Augustin's contract expires.
Patterson is not currently at Syracuse. He is committed to go there next year. You're funny.
He's a troll Slick.
Well, I am not a homophobe and I am comfortable going out to dinner with just about anyone but an IU fan.... ...
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Stosur to face Ivanovic in Aussie third round
Samantha Stosur will square off with former world No.1 Ana Ivanovic for a likely shot at Serena Williams after enjoying a saloon ride through to the third round of the Australian Open.
Stosur thumped wounded Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova 6-2 6-0 in barely an hour on Wednesday night to advance to the third round at Melbourne Park for the first time since winning the 2011 US Open.
Pironkova had been on a nine-match winning streak, but was unable to challenge Australia's 17th seed after taking a medical time-out for a leg injury after dropping the opening set.
Ivanovic, the 14th seed, was equally inconvenienced in her 6-1 6-2 rout of German Annika Beck and will pose a far greater threat to Stosur on Friday.
Stosur leads Ivanovic 4-3 head-to-head, but the Serb won their most recent meeting in three sets on an indoor hard court two months in Sofia.
The victor on Friday will almost certainly run into Williams, with the world No.1 yet to drop a set in her opening two matches and a hot favourite to beat veteran Slovak Daniela Hantuchova in her third-round match.
Pironkova was expected to trouble Stosur after entering their second-round contest in the form of her life.
The 25-year-old knocked over three top-eight stars in marching to the Sydney title from qualifying last week.
But the heavy workload of eight matches in nine days - plus a first-round victory in Melbourne - ultimately took its toll on the one-time Wimbledon semi-finalist.
Stosur broke her twice to take the first set in 39 minutes and then won 13 successive points at the start of the second.
The world No.57 must have known defeat was inevitable but gallantly played on, perhaps mindful that the Rod Laver Arena crowd were short-changed the previous night when Bernard Tomic retired after just one set with a groin tear.
Pironkova won only eight points in total in the second set before Stosur put her out of her misery after 64 uncomfortable minutes on court.
Stosur finished with 23 winners to Pironkova's five and said she was pleased to have been able to maintain her intensity from go to whoa.
"You could kind of tell she wasn't moving so great and all that but, regardless of whether the trainer comes out, you don't want to take your foot off the pedal," she said.
"Look, I've played too many matches. Things can start going wrong when opponents call trainers, a little bit injured.
"I kept focused on what I wanted to do, kind of not let her have a foot in the door.
"If you can keep going and playing the way that you are and your opponent's not feeling so great, it's even easier to keep going.
"Whereas if you give them that little bit of a sniff, things can start going better, it can become a tight one."


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The winter of 2009 will go down in history as one of the most transitional times snowboarding has ever faced. Snow conditions were either the best ever or the most dangerous of all time. Out of these dark circumstances rises Standard Films new film: "Black Winter." The movie showcases the unstoppable progressive nature of snowboarding and the insatiable hunger of the riders to put down segments that will stand the test of time.
Witness the arrival of Halldor Helgason of Iceland, Torstein Horgmo from Norway, Jason Dubois from Quebec City and Lonnie Kauk of Mammoth Lakes. Heavyweight Andreas Wiig comes aboard this season with his strongest freestyle segment to date. Chas Guldemond, Eric Jackson and Mark Landvik all have their own stories to tell about their winter, from life changing contest wins to heart pounding avalanches.
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Difference in sizes of df & du
There is a scenario where there is a difference in sizes of df & du & where I had followed the steps as,
1. Checked lsof where there was deleted files
2. Executed, lsof | grep "deleted" | awk '{print $2}' | xargs kill -9 to kill the deleted processes in lsof.
but I wanted to know what will be the correct approch as a system admin to handle these type of issues in production environment where other application might also be linked with the processes of deleted files in lsof without reboot.
Any solution will be appreciated.
It highly depends on what you're doing.
There's a list of open file descriptors for a process located in /proc/<PID>/fd. "ls -l" will tell you more information about the file descriptor (e.g. which file descriptor is linked to the deleted file). You could then truncate that file to clear the file and free up some space. For example, let's say your application only has one file open (other than the default stdin, stderr, and stdout). Normally your deleted open file would be open with file descriptor 3. So you would truncate that file (pretend your PID is 12345)
cd /proc/12345/fd
As far as I know there's no good way to reestablish the hard link of the deleted file. If you need to recover the data from the deleted log you could tail -f the file descriptor
tail -c +0 -f /proc/12345/fd/3 > /path/filename
There is a github project which attempts to resolve the "restore a deleted hard link" problem called fdlink however I have not used that kernel module myself. I'd just recommend using the tail -f command and clearing the file descriptor every once in a while (because the file descriptor and the file will essentially be doubling the data produced on the HDD).
You can read more about the proc filesystem in the kernel documentation proc.txt.
See this behavior in action
You can play with this behavior using a python interactive prompt.
$ mkdir ~/sandbox
$ cat test.log
$ rm test.log
$ cat ~/sandbox/test.log
Basically you'd use lsof & fuser to check what delete files are still in use, then look at those apps and decide what to do.
This is part of being a SysAdmin, there's no exact procedure, you have to use your initiative.
If you're not sure about an app, find out who who does know and talk to them.
Make notes for future ref.
Normally an app shouldn't take up so much space that you have to resort to this anyway.
Only do this as a last resort...
Thanks for the info but how can I find the correct file descriptor no under /proc/12345/fd as there are number of numerical files in it.
I have SuSE 11 and after removing test.log I got another filename: (3 -> <dir>/.nfs0000000000f49c800002022e), and also it was not on the list of the deleted files (lsof | grep deleted). I assume those files are not really deleted, they are still in use. If you want you can use du on them or grep or whatever to identify anyone of them. Modifying those files by something like echo "" > ./3 or similar may cause problems (improper functionality?), I would rather kill that app.
cd /proc/12345/fd
Here's what I see on my Ubuntu system.
sam@farcry:~/sandbox/deleted_hardlink$ lsof | grep deleted | grep test.log
$ head -n1 /etc/issue
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 (x86_64)
I think the reason is that my home is located on an nfs drive...
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The Cuban cigar industry is expanding its Cohiba Behike line. The original Cohiba Behike, released in 2006 to celebrate Cohiba's 40th anniversary, was a one-size smoke that was virtually unobtainable: production was limited to a mere 4,000 cigars. The new Behikes, which will be on sale soon, will be more plentiful. The cigars will have an estimated production run of around 5,000 boxes.
The line is made from a blend of tobaccos that includes a large percentage of tobacco from the medio tiempo of plants grown on farms near the towns of San Juan y Martínez and San Luis. These are upper primings, thus they should be stronger and more flavorful cigars.
Rolled exclusively at El Laguito, the mother factory of Cohiba, the names of the three cigars refer to their thickness: The BHK 52 is 4 11/16 inches long by 52 ring; BHK 54 is 5 2/3 inches by 54; and BHK 56 is 6 1/2 inches by 56.
I also found out the factory names for each smoke: The BHK 52 is called a Laguito No. 4; the BHK 54 is known as Laguito No. 5, and the fat BHK 56 is called a Laguito No. 6.
All of the cigars are made with pigtails, and will come in lacquered boxes of ten. Prices are expected to be 40 percent higher than traditional Cohibas.
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Ok ok, I know I have a wee obsession with duck eggs. I am seeking proper care to cure my addiction, but in the meantime I want to share yet another showcase meal featuring the lovely oval gems. I present to you sous vide duck eggs on a bed of wilted greens flanked by butter egg biscuits and drizzled in Meyer lemon hollandaise. Sexy factor is high on this one since you've got all sorts of beautiful consistencies playing off each other for a smooth mouthful.
I am slowly but surely becoming more confident in my abilities with emulsion sauces. Whenever you have a short ingredient list yet something beloved practically the world over, you know proper technique is what elevates the dish to excellence. It is the same with hollandaise. Use only the freshest egg yolks (duck in my case), creamiest unsalted butter, and Meyer lemons if you can get them. A Meyer lemon is sweeter and less acidic than a typical lemon. This plays nicely with the custardy yolk/butter sauce because it adds just a hint of sweetness to take off the eggy edge. If the hollandaise recipe you like calls for sugar, I would omit or decrease the amount if using Meyer lemons. Once you have a nice custard-like texture to the egg yolks inside the double boiler, add butter that has been frozen and chopped into ½" cubes, whisking each cube in one at a time. You can stop adding butter when you have the consistency you like, don't keep going with the butter or your hollandaise will be runny; especially once you add the lemon juice. I never thought I'd hear myself say this, but be judicious with the salt. The sauce will already have a deep, rich flavor, and you don't want to mask it with excessive salt.
Some folks like their wilted greens braised in red wine, perhaps with a touch of caramelized shallot or garlic, but this dish has so many competing flavors I wanted the greens to serve as a backdrop. I merely steamed them for four minutes and packed them on the plates in heaping mounds. Use more than you think you'll need- spinach always wilts to nothing. The real star in this dish is the sous vide egg. Jeffrey Steingarten believes the perfect egg is one that has been prepared sous vide, and I hate to belabor the point but I agree with him. I do mine somewhere between a soft and hard boil at 150° for 45 minutes. When you crack through the skin and reveal the soft egg it will be all you can do to keep yourself from eating it before it hits the plate. Resist that urge- egg, spinach and hollandaise are an unreal combination that belong on the dinner plate together.
I flanked the dish with some fresh biscuits almost as an afterthought, but I ended up glad I did. I threw an egg into the biscuit dough this time just for fun and wow, does it ever make for fluffy bread. The baking powder I've always used makes for a predictable, acceptable leavening, but the egg addition creates a different animal altogether- like a biscuit soufflé. This dish in its entirety is knock-your-socks-off delicious- something you should probably only serve for immediate family since you don't want to be embarrassed in front of dinner guests when you inevitably lick the plate.


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This four-bedroom, three-bathroom home has been totally updated, remodeled and decorated with neutral decor throughout.
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The figure is a 58 per cent increase over 2007, and takes the total European Wii installed base to 14.2 million units.
Nintendo's DS also broke European records by selling over 11.2 million units in 2008, which happens to be the largest annual sales figure for any games console in European history. The DS has now sold 31 million units in Europe.
"The sales trend on both Wii and Nintendo DS, hardware and software during 2008 shows that more and more people in Europe are enjoying video games as part of their daily lives," said Nintendo of Europe MD, Marketing and PR Laurent Fischer. "This proves that Nintendo's wish to expand the gaming population has strong potential in Europe."


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Aging Services Network
The Department for the Aging (DFTA) works with hundreds of community partners in fulfillment of Older Americans Act requirements for community organization participation in aging services delivery. DFTA's community partners constitute New York City's aging services delivery network. The Department contracts with its partners using New York City's contract procurement process. DFTA monitors its community partners to ensure service quality, and also provides them with programmatic and fiscal technical assistance and training.
DFTA also maintains programmatic resources and nutrition program resources for community partners on this website.
To strengthen community-based service provision, DFTA coordinates with interagency councils and community boards and annually conducts public hearings on its Annual Plan for Service Delivery in all five boroughs. These hearings provide an opportunity for older persons, service providers and advocates to comment on and help shape the City's aging services system.
In addition to the aging services network of community-based providers, DFTA works in partnership with stakeholders in aging across a wide spectrum, from academic institutions to the business community.
Senior Center Bill of Rights
All senior centers must post and honor a Senior Center Bill of Rights that includes rights to participation in programs and governance, confidential treatment of personal information, and freedom from discrimination in violation of the human rights law of the City of New York. It also includes the right to be offered a nutritious meal during the scheduled meal service, to make a voluntary, anonymous financial contribution to the center's programming, to present grievances and to be treated courteously, fairly and respectfully.


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Veterinary hospitals can win free dog treats in contest
Greenies sponsors a dental-health photo competition with prizes for dog owners and veterinary clinics.
Apr 29, 2010
If your clients are proud of their dogs' teeth, encourage them to enter the Greenies "Show Us Your Pet's Healthy Smile" contest running through June 18. (Your hospital could win free Greenies, too.)
Dog owners can upload a picture of their pets showing off their well-managed teeth at greenies.com. The first-place-winning dog will receive a year's supply of canine Greenies chews and appear on the cover of the September/October issue of The Bark magazine and on a Times Square billboard. Second- and third-place finalists—and the three veterinary hospitals that care for the dogs—will receive a batch of canine Greenies chews.
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The Ohio High School Gymnastics Coaches Association has selected Joe Gura, head coach at Magnificat, as its 2012 Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity (SEI) Award recipient.
Gura has been coaching at the high school level for more than 25 years. Under his leadership, Magnificat has won nine state team championships and finished as runner-up six times. He has also coached 59 individual state champions and 41 individual runners-up. He always emphasizes the idea that a gymnast should not let what they cannot do affect what they can do.
"While I have never performed a routine in any of these state meets, I seem to get a lot of the credit," Gura said. "In reality, I have been blessed throughout my coaching career with young ladies who have a great work ethic and time management skills."
Gura is also very proud to have had high school gymnasts receive college scholarships. Twenty of his former athletes have competed in NCAA gymnastics.
"I hope that all of my athletes enjoy the journey, and not just the end result," he said. "A step on the landing or a wobble on the beam should never take away the accomplishments that all these girls have earned.
"I am very honored to receive this award," he added. "I would like to thank the Magnificat administration, my family, friends and student-athletes for all their support throughout my career. I hope that they all can share this award with me."


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Daniel Hargis
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Signs and balloons decorated the stadium for lone senior Anastasia Muratalla, but the women's soccer team dropped a 2-0 decision Saturday to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in what was a tightly contested match throughout.
It was senior night for the Leopards. They played an Athena team that they fell to in overtime by a 3-2 margin on Sept. 28 in their first matchup of the season.
"I think we controlled most of this game," coach Eddy Geenen said. "There were little mistakes we gave up to concede the goals and that is what haunted us."
The first half was controlled by La Verne with relentless chances in the attacking half of the field.
They forced CMS to clear the ball back to the Leopard defenders or out of play.
However the Athenas could never regain possession or momentum for a long spell that spanned the majority of the half.
La Verne found its strongest chances beginning in the 34th minute.
Sophomore forward Marisella Macias managed to pick the pocket of an Athena defender.
Macias broke away from the trailing defense and charged towards the goal and finished the play with a shot that ended up in CMS freshman goalkeeper Molly Freed's arms.
Two more chances for the Leopards followed in the next two minutes.
In the 35th minute junior midfielder Kristina Roche sent a dangerous cross in from the right side with multiple Leopards looking to send the ball to the back of the net.
However, the ball was safely cleared by the defense.
The next minute, a race for a loose ball by Freed and a Leopard almost gave the home team the lead.
But Freed managed to win the narrow race.
"It just doesn't go our way," Macias said. "It's not like we're a bad team but it doesn't go our way."
The last threatening chances for either team were in favor of the Athenas in two consecutive minutes as well.
In the 43rd minute, gasps filled the air when an Athena shot pounded the crossbar.
In the 44th minute a cross by CMS sophomore forward Kerry Moller found its way directly in front of the Leopard goal.
The ball was surely going to be converted into a 1-0 lead for the Athenas.
Miraculously the ensuing shot was tipped up and over the goal by freshman goalkeeper Delanie Pacheco.
Coming out of halftime CMS found their share of chances early on and finally converted in the 59th minute.
Pacheco sent a ball into the midfield that was won by Athena sophomore midfielder Shaundra Ullman.
Ullman then passed it off to junior forward Madi Shove.
Shove took a few strides with the ball before she struck a low shot from the right side of the goal that was narrowly missed by Pacheco and broke the scoreless tie.
"I don't know, I wasn't placed right," Pacheco said. "It kind of just slid under me. Very unfortunate."
From the moment CMS scored the Leopards turned it on and earned their most threatening chances.
Those chances included a 61st minute corner and a 70th minute cross by sophomore midfielder Christine Camacho.
Another corner in the 76th minute was sent away after soaring into a crowded penalty box.
In the 80th minute freshman forward Tara Cofer shook free of the defense and took a shot that narrowly dipped in over Freed.
Freed matched Pacheco's effort and barely managed to tip the shot over the goal.
The following corner was again cleared and Cofer had another shot in the 83rd minute swallowed by Freed.
"We're just missing that polished finishing touch in front of goal," Geenen said. "We are making chances it's just the last touch."
In the 85th minute CMS put away an insurance goal.
Shove made a strong move into the box and scored an impressive shot high to the nearside from a poor angle.
Despite the loss, Geenen was proud of the team.
"The spirit is always there," Geenen said. "Every game the ladies play their hearts out. Skillfully and technically they're getting better. We want to continue the progress we've made over the last five weeks."
La Verne traveled to Orange to face off against the Chapman Panthers on Wednesday, falling 3-0.
The Panthers scored their first goal in the 13th minute by way of freshman midfielder Emma Castleton and did not find the net again until the 68th minute with a finish by freshman midfielder Olivia Do.
Chapman ended the game with an 84th minute goal by junior forward Aimee Evans.
La Verne was led by Macias and Cofer with two shots a piece.
Pacheco went the distance in goal, accruing six saves for the day.
The Leopards finished with five shots and one corner kick compared to the 19 shots and five corner kicks by the Panthers.
With one game remaining in the season and in their Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference season, Macias is looking to improve and keep focus.
"Just learn from the previous games and keep looking ahead," Macias said.
"Practice the way we would play in games to prepare for the last two games."
The Leopards, who hold a 2-12-3 overall record and a 1-10 SCIAC record, next play at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Redlands in the season finale.
Daniel Hargis can be reached at email@example.com.


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Sacramento Kings Apparently Fail At Publicity Stunts Too [Video]
Sacramento Kings fans rejoiced last month when the Maloof brothers sold the franchise to billionare Vivek Ranadive. This meant the team wold remain in Sacramento, and fans now had a friendlier owner. All of this, despite the fact that their team hasn't been good in years. In an effort to excite the community, new Kings ownership held a publicity stunt. Like everything else with the Sacramento Kings, things didn't go as planned.


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Research Briefs
Research Activities, August 2011, No. 372
Anderson, W.G., Chase, R., Pantilat, S.Z., and others (2011, April). "Code status discussions between attending physicians and medical patients at hospital admission." (AHRQ grant HS10597). Journal of General Internal Medicine 26(4), pp. 359-366.
When interviewed by a hospitalist for hospital admission, few seriously ill patients are informed about their code status options (e.g., cardiopulmonary resuscitation [CPR] or not in certain circumstances), prognosis, and goals of care, despite years of recommendations by bioethicists and professional associations, found this study. Only 19 of the 80 patients had these discussions with the admitting hospitalist at two hospitals in the same system. Discussions were more frequent with older or seriously ill patients (terminal illness or likely to die or be admitted to an intensive care unit in the next year). Yet 66 percent of seriously ill patients had no discussion of code status, CPR, or prognosis. Also, existing conversations were brief. The researchers suggest that hospitalists discuss these issues with patients most likely to need CPR during their hospitalization or those likely to have a worse-than-average outcome.
Atkins, D., Chang, S., Gartlehner, G., and others (2011, April). "Assessing applicability when comparing medical interventions: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Effective Health Care Program." Journal of Clinical Epidemiology [Epub ahead of print]. Reprints (AHRQ Publication No.11-R052) are available from the AHRQ Publications Clearinghouse.
Existing guidance on conducting comparative effectiveness systematic reviews has focused insufficient attention to applicability, assert the authors of this study. They define applicability as the extent to which the effects observed in published studies are likely to reflect the expected results when a specific intervention is applied to the population of interest under "real-world" conditions. The authors outline specific steps to ensure that systematic reviews describe and characterize the evidence so that users of a review can apply it appropriately in their decisions. In identifying the characteristics of individual studies that may affect applicability, they develop The Patient, Intervention, Comparator, Outcome, Setting framework as a useful way of organizing the review.
Beukelman, T., Patkar, N.M., Saag, K.G., and others (2011, April). "2011 American College of Rheumatology recommendations for the treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis: Initiation and safety monitoring of therapeutic agents for the treatment of arthritis and systemic features." (AHRQ grant HS16956). Arthritis Care & Research 63(4), pp. 465-482.
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is one of the more common chronic diseases of childhood, with a prevalence of approximately 1 per 1,000. In developing recommendations for the safest and most effective treatment of JIA on behalf of the American College of Rheumatology, the authors focused on the initiation and safety monitoring of various agents such as nonsteroidal antinflammatory drugs, intraarticular glucocorticoid injections, nonbiologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), biologic DMARDs, and systemic glucocorticoids for the treatment of the systemic features of systemic arthritis. The evidence and consensus-based recommendations offered in this article are meant as a guide to health care providers caring for children with JIA and are not meant to take the place of individualized care or to serve as health care coverage guidelines.
Crandall, W., Kappelman, M.D., Colletti, R.B., and others (2011, January). "ImproveCareNow: The development of a pediatric inflammatory bowel disease improvement network." (AHRQ grant HS16957). Inflammatory Bowel Disease 17(1), pp. 450-457.
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is estimated to account for more than 700,000 physician visits and 100,000 hospitalizations each year. Data from studies of pediatric IBD patients show significant variations in care, including variation in diagnostic interventions such as stool tests for pathogens and imaging of the small intestine. In addition, treatments were not started at the recommended doses and many underweight patients did not receive nutritional interventions. The authors report on the design and development of an approach to overcome these gaps. The ImproveCareNow Network model includes three components: (1) creating multicenter collaborative networks of pediatric subspecialists, (2) sharing of performance data collected in patient registries, and (3) training in quality improvement methods. As of 2010, patients are being enrolled at 24 sites. Results will be reported separately in future publications.
Davies, S., McDonald, K.M., Schmidt, E., and others (2011, April). "Expanding the uses of AHRQ's Prevention Quality Indicators. Validity from the clinician perspective." (AHRQ Contract No. 290-04-0020). Medical Care [Epub ahead of print].
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Patient Quality Indicators (PQIs) are measures of potentially preventable hospitalizations. The 12 indicators for adult patients span both chronic and acute conditions. Each indicator was evaluated for 3 potential uses based on 3 potential levels of analysis and reporting (residents of geographic areas, enrollees of health plans, and patients of large physician organizations). Sixty-four clinician panelists were split into Delphi and Nominal Groups. Panelists showed more support of the usefulness of the PQIs for internal quality improvement within large physician groups than for other applications. Three indicators (diabetes short-term complications, asthma, and congestive heart failure) earned "full support for use" from both groups. Panelists fully supported the usefulness of two indicators for comparative reporting (asthma, congestive heart failure) and no indicators for pay-for-performance applications.
Dougherty, D., and Clancy, C. (2011, May/June). Transforming children's health care quality and outcomes - A not-so-random non-linear walk across the translational continuum." Academic Pediatrics 11(3S), pp. S91-S93. Reprints (AHRQ Publication No.11 R047) are available from the AHRQ Publications Clearinghouse.
The authors discuss the contributions that the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) makes to overcoming what they have characterized as the third translational block between sufficient knowledge of clinical effectiveness and reliable delivery of safe and effective services at every patient's bedside. They suggest that for substantial improvements to be made in children's health care and health, additional attention must be paid to all components of the translational continuum. The authors suggest that the quality portions of CHIPRA contribute greatly to overcoming the third translational block between clinical knowledge and improved care quality and outcomes. But that to make even more substantial improvements in children's health care and health, more attention to children's clinical research is needed.
Dougherty, D., Schiff, J., and Mangione-Smith, R. (2011, May/June). "The Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act Quality Measures Initiatives: Moving forward to improve measurement, care, and child and adolescent outcomes." Academic Pediatrics 11(3S), pp. S1-S10. Reprints (AHRQ Publication No.11-R045) are available from the AHRQ Publications Clearinghouse.
This article introduces a journal supplement on quality measures initiatives for the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act. The supplement aims to make available useful information about issues surrounding the initial core set and key concepts for moving toward improvement of children's health care quality measures, children's health care quality, and children's health outcomes. Included in the set of articles is a detailed description of how the identification of a balanced, grounded, and parsimonious core set of children's health care quality measures was accomplished by an open, public process combined with an evidence-informed evaluation methodology. The introduction briefly summarizes the content of other articles in the supplement. Finally, it focuses on setting priorities for measurement in the areas of inpatient care, specialty care, health outcome measures, and inequities in health.
Finkelstein, J., Barr, M.S., Kothari, P.P., and others (2011). "Patient-centered medical home cyberinfrastructure. Current and future landscape." American Journal of Preventive Medicine 40(5S2), S225-S233. Reprints (AHRQ Publication No. 11-R055) are available from the AHRQ Publications Clearinghouse.
The efforts to promote patient-centered medical home (PCMH) principles are especially important in the light of recent health care reform initiatives that call for greater emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention. The major aspects of PCMH related to its information infrastructure were discussed at a panel organized by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The authors summarize the panel discussions along four major domains: (1) PCMH as the evolving model of health care delivery; (2) health information technology (IT) applications to support the PCMH; (3) Current health IT Landscape of PCMH; and (4) future health IT landscapes of PCMH: Federal initiatives on health informatics, legislation, and standardization. They conclude that health IT has enormous potential to improve primary care delivery, and will play a pivotal role in implementing the PCMH model.
Gerhard, T. (2011). "Clopidogrel and proton pump inhibitors: A clinically meaningful interaction?" (AHRQ grant HS16097). Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety 20, pp. 214-218.
Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAT) with clopidogrel and aspirin has been shown effective and is widely used for patients with acute coronary syndrome or percutaneous coronary intervention. Because both drugs increase the risk of bleeding, current guidelines generally recommend proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) to manage the risk for serious gastrointestinal bleeding in patients treated with DAT. Some studies suggest that PPIs diminish the effectiveness of clopidogrel, but these and studies suggesting otherwise are the subject of controversy and debate. The author provides a brief overview of the evidence and takes an epidemiological perspective to discuss alternative potential causes for the conflicting findings reported in the literature. He concludes that the question whether the interaction between clopidogrel and PPIs is clinically meaningful is not yet conclusively answered.
Glance, L.G., and Dick, A.W. (2011). "In reply." (AHRQ grant HS16737). Anesthesiology 114, pp. 1243-1255.
The researchers reply to a letter raising a question about their earlier article on perioperative outcomes in patients with modified metabolic syndrome (mMetS) who undergo cardiac surgery. The author of the letter raises the issue about whether their study proves the increased risk of mMetS or simply proves "that the perioperative presence of two independent risk factors (and one protective factor) is more significant than having one protective factor." They respond that their analysis does not indicate whether the increased risk for cardiac, pulmonary, renal, and central nervous system complications associated with the mMetS is due simply to the additive effects of diabetes, hypertension, and obesity. Furthermore, they believe that whether their findings represent an additive effect or an interaction effect is less important than the simple recognition that mMetS is associated with a significantly higher risk of major postoperative complications.
Groeneveld, P.W., Polsky, D., Yang, F., and others (2011). "The impact of new cardiovascular device technology on health care costs." (AHRQ grant HS18403). Archives of Internal Medicine 114, pp. 1243-1255.
The researchers assessed the overall impact of drug-eluting coronary stents (DESs) on Medicare expenditures in a nationally representative cohort of 1,981,088 Medicare beneficiaries with coronary artery disease. In this group, 4.5 percent had a recent acute myocardial infarction (AMI or heart attack), 3.4 percent had a recent noninfarction acute coronary syndrome (ACS), and 92 percent had no recent ACS. The authors' estimates implied a DES-attributable increase in annual expenditures on patients with AMI of $657, on patients with noninfarct ACS of $999, and on patients without ACS of $146. This observational study could not establish whether the association between increased DES use and cost growth was causal. DESs added $1.57 billion in annual Medicare expenditures among beneficiaries aged 66 to 85 years.
Harrison, T.R., Morgan, S.E., King, A.J., and others (2011). "Promoting the Michigan Organ Donor Registry: Evaluating the impact of a multifaceted intervention utilizing media priming and communication design." (AHRQ grant HS08577). Health Communication 25, pp. 700-708.
Michigan has the fifth lowest rate of joining the organ donation registry, despite being the eighth most populous State in the country. In order to increase this rate, an intervention was focused on Secretary of State branch offices (the Department of Motor Vehicles equivalent in Michigan) in three Michigan counties in 2008. The campaign consisted of a mass media component (billboards and radio), point-of-decision materials, and an interpersonal component (volunteers staffing branch offices and interacting with customers). The successful campaign accounted for an increase of over 14,672 new registrants on the organ donor registry, compared with baseline data from the previous year. The rest of the State in the same time period experienced an increase of only 6,600 new registrants.
Holden, R.J. (2011). "Lean thinking in emergency departments: A critical review." (AHRQ grant T32 HS00083). Annals of Emergency Medicine 57, pp. 265-278.
The need for improvement in emergency departments (EDs) with respect to the cost of care, the speed of service, crowding, and patient safety is now widely accepted. Lean thinking is a bundle of concepts, methods, and tools derived from the Toyota Production System, the production philosophy of the Toyota Motor Corporation. Its success in manufacturing and in the British National Health Service and other health care systems has led to a strong push for introducing it to the ED. The author critically reviewed 18 articles describing the implementation of Lean in 15 EDs in the United States, Australia, and Canada. Patient care usually improved after implementation, with many EDs reporting decreases in length of stay, waiting times, and proportion of patients leaving the ED without being seen. Also, there were some indications of positive effects on employees and organizational culture.
Honore, P.A., Wright, D., Berwick, D.M., Clancy, C., and others (2011). "Creating a framework for getting quality into the public health system." Health Affairs 30(4), pp. 737-745. Reprints (AHRQ Publication No. 11-R053) are available from the AHRQ Publications Clearinghouse.
Efforts to define, measure, and uphold quality have shaped health care delivery for individuals for more than a decade. Yet similar improvements have not extended to the broader realm of public health. The authors discuss a recent report by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Consensus Statement on Quality in the Public Health System, which defines for the first time, what is meant by public health quality and clarifies its associated aims. They also review priority areas in need of quality improvement as identified in another HHS report, Priority Areas for Improvement of Quality in Public Health. Finally, they provide illustrations of applications for these aims and priorities, particularly in the context of implementing the Affordable Care Act.
Kappelman, M.D., Crandall, W.V., Colletti, R.B., and others (2011, January). "Short pediatric Crohn's Disease Activity Index for quality improvement and observational research." (AHRQ grant HS16957). Inflammatory Bowel Disease 17(1), pp. 112-117.
Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic, relapsing disorder of the gastrointestinal tract that affects nearly 50,000 children in the U.S. Disease activity indices, such as the Pediatric Crohn's Disease Activity Index (PCDAI) have been developed and validated, but because the PCDAI requires the determination of height velocity, analysis of laboratory tests, and components of the physical exam that are not always completed during patient encounters, the feasibility of this index in observational studies has been called into question. The aims of this study were: (1) to determine the feasibility of completing the PCDAI, an abbreviated PCDAI, and their individual components in the context of routine clinical care, and (2) to create a Short PCDAI by retaining and reweighting the most practical and informative components. The study found that in 66.5 percent of visits, the Short PCDAI was completed (compared with 16.7 percent for the PCDAI and 44.1 percent for the abbreviated PCDAI). They concluded that it was a practical and valid tool to measure pediatric CD activity.
Kendall, B.A., Varley, C.D., Choi, D., and others (2011, March). "Distinguishing tuberculosis from nontuberculosis mycobacteria lung disease, Oregon, USA." (AHRQ grant HS17552). Emerging Infectious Diseases 17(3), pp. 506-509.
To determine whether tuberculosis (TB) and nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infection patients could be distinguished from one another with limited information, the researchers conducted a population-based study comparing the demographic and clinical features of TB and NTM patients in a region of low TB incidence. They found that birthplace outside the United States, age, and the presence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can accurately categorize 98 percent of patients in whom NTM disease is suspected. Because definitive identification of mycobacterial species can take several weeks, the ability to quickly distinguish NTM from TB on clinical grounds could help public health officials make decisions regarding contact investigations and isolation.
Landman, M.P., Shelton, J., Kauffman, R.M., and Dattilo, J.B. (2010, November/December). "Guidelines for maintaining a professional compass in the era of social networking." (AHRQ grant T32 HS13811). Journal of Surgical Education 67(6), pp. 381-386.
The researchers studied the use of social networking by all faculty in the Department of Surgical Sciences and all general surgery residents at Vanderbilt Medical Center in November 2009. They found that of the 88 residents and 127 faculty, 56 (64 percent) and 28 (22 percent), respectively, have pages on Facebook. Of these, 50 percent are publicly accessible. Thirty-one percent of the publicly accessible pages had work-related comments posted, and of these comments, 14 percent referenced specific patient situations or were related to patient care. The potential for misuse of these Web sites suggests the need for expanding professional guidelines to address this situation. The authors present a number of guidelines to preserve a balance of personal freedom and individuality with professional responsibility.
Mangione-Smith, R., Schiff, J., and Dougherty, D. (2011). "Identifying children's health care quality measures for Medicaid and CHIP: An evidence-informed, publicly transparent expert process." Academic Pediatrics 11(3S), pp. S11-S21. Reprints (AHRQ Publication No.11-R046) are available from the AHRQ Publications Clearinghouse.
The authors present a brief summary of the processes used to identify an initial recommended core set of children's health care quality measures and the key steps that will need to be taken to successfully implement them on a widespread scale. This process was mandated by the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act. The authors also provide an overview of the measures selected. Seventy of the 119 nominated measures met criteria for validity, feasibility, and importance, according to Delphi scoring. After further prioritization, 25 measures were recommended for the initial core set. Twelve of the recommended measures focus on preventive care and health promotion, including prenatal/perinatal care, well-child care, immunizations, screening for developmental delays, obesity, sexually transmitted infections, and receipt of preventive dental services.
McCormack, L.A., Treiman, K., Rupert, D., and others (2011). "Measuring patient-centered communication in cancer care: A literature review and the development of a systematic approach." Social Science & Medicine 72, pp. 1085-1095. Reprints (AHRQ Publication No.11-R054) are available from the AHRQ Publications Clearinghouse.
One of the more problematic aspects of assessing patient-centeredness is the conceptualization and measurement of patient-centered communication (PCC), which is arguably a primary means through which patient-centered care is accomplished. The authors present a brief critique of current approaches for measuring PCC in patient-clinician interactions. They then propose a conceptual framework for assessing PCC. Their study, which included a literature review, interviews with cancer patients, and consultations with experts, identified key domains and subdomains of PCC that can serve as the foundation for future PCC measure development. These domains are organized under the six core functions specified in the PCC conceptual framework: exchanging information, fostering healing relationships, recognizing and responding to emotions, managing uncertainty, making decisions, and enabling patient self-management.
Meyers, D. (2011). "Using the evidence: PCMH and patient-centered outcomes research." Journal of the American Pharmacists Association 51(2), p. 155. Reprints (AHRQ Publication No.11-R056) are available from the AHRQ Publications Clearinghouse.
The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) has emerged as an attractive model of care that holds the potential to improve the quality, safety, and effectiveness of health care. Patient-centered outcomes research helps patients confront everyday decisions about care under real-world circumstances. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) supports PCMH by advancing its evidence base and by convening and working with government and private stakeholders to ensure that the best ideas are shared broadly. AHRQ's role in patient-centered outcomes research is also well-established. AHRQ has conducted and supported this research since the creation of the Effective Health Care Program in 2005. The program already has produced much research that is of great interest to pharmacists, such as guides on medications to reduce the risk of developing primary breast cancers and on the use of insulin analogs.
Pronovost, P.J., Marsteller, J.A., and Goeschel, C.A. (2011). "Preventing bloodstream infections: A measurable national success story in quality improvement." (AHRQ grant HS14246). Health Affairs 30(4), pp. 628-634.
The number of patients in U.S. intensive care units suffering a central-line infection declined by 63 percent between 2001 and 2009. The authors present information about the combined public-private effort to reduce bloodstream infections in U.S. hospitals. The effort serves as a case example to describe how multiple forces can align to effectively disseminate successful quality improvement interventions. They describe the lever of managing change and the efforts to channel external pressures to create accountability, including social pressure from withholding payment when complications from bloodstream infections arise, and regulatory pressure. Although each of these pressures may have a relatively weak association with improved outcomes, they can have a bigger impact when combined.
Sharkey, S., Hudak, S., Horn, S.D., and Spector, W. (2011, April). "Leveraging certified nursing assistant documentation and knowledge to improve clinical decision making: The on-time quality improvement program to prevent pressure ulcers." (AHRQ Contract No. 290-05-0020). Advances in Skin & Wound Care 24(4), pp. 182-188.
The On-Time Quality Improvement for Long-term Care Program (On-Time) was developed to embed health information technology into quality improvement at the frontline of care and incorporate culture change, workflow redesign principles, and current best clinical practices to prevent pressure ulcers (PrUs) in long-term care facilities. This paper describes the three main components of On-Time: (1) leveraging documentation and knowledge of certified nursing assistant (CNA) staff, who serve as primary informants to licensed staff; (2) supporting collaborative clinical decisionmaking of a multidisciplinary team using clinical decision support tools that summarize information from weekly reports; and (3) establishing practices for proactive risk identification and early intervention to prevent PrUs as part of a frontline caregivers' daily work.
Siminoff, L.A., and Step, M.M. (2011). "A comprehensive observational coding scheme for analyzing instrumental, affective, and relational communication in health care contexts." (AHRQ grant HS13152). Journal of Health Communication 16, pp. 178-197.
This article describes a computerized program to facilitate the analysis of health care conversations, the Siminoff Communications Content and Affect Program (SCCAP). This new program is designed to be adaptable to the goals and patterns of diverse health care contexts. The SCCAP builds on other well-known observational systems, but emphasizes verbal and nonverbal communication behaviors drawn from the communications research literature. Specifically, the program captures the following: (a) task-driven information exchange among multiple interaction partners, (b) the affective and relational communication activities of all communicators, and (c) the social-influence tactics used in health care settings that contribute to decisionmaking.
Sturmer, T., Funk, M.J., Poole, C., and Brookhart, M.A. (2011). "Nonexperimental comparative effectiveness research using linked healthcare databases." (AHRQ grant HS17950). Epidemiology 22(3), pp. 298-301.
The authors discuss the advantages and possible disadvantages of using large linked health care databases in performing nonexperimental comparative effectiveness research in pharmacoepidemiology. These databases have unique advantages for epidemiologic research. Most are population-based and therefore are less prone to the healthy selection that is virtually unavoidable when recruiting participants for randomized trials or cohort studies. Linked health care databases include continuous service dates rather than interval assessments. Continuous assessment of exposure and outcomes allows researchers to be specific about timing. Such databases contain information about almost all drugs prescribed or dispensed in an outpatient setting. On the downside, they lack data on important confounders, on drugs administered during hospitalization or purchased over the counter, and on sensitivity and specificity of various algorithms to define outcomes.
Tipton, K., Launders, J.H., Inamdar, R., and others (2011, June). "Stereotactic body radiation therapy: Scope of the literature." (AHRQ Contract No. 290-02-0019). Annals of Internal Medicine 154(11), pp. 737-745.
Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is derived from the techniques of stereotactic radiosurgery used to treat lesions in the brain and spine. SBRT delivers a high dose of radiation to an extracranial target in the body in a single dose or a few fractions and requires fewer treatment sessions. Thus, it is likely to be attractive to patients. The authors' review of the SBRT literature identified a total of 124 relevant studies. No published comparative studies addressed the relative effectiveness and safety of SBRT versus other forms of external-beam radiation therapy. The review identified 50 ongoing SBRT trials, including metastatic breast cancer, as well as primary cancer of the biliary tract, kidney, liver, lung (principally non-small cell lung cancer), pancreas, prostate, and unidentified sites. Only one trial involved a direct comparison of SBRT with a different form of radiation therapy.
Wittenberg, E. (2011). "The effect of time of onset on community preferences for health states: An exploratory study." (AHRQ grant HS14010). Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 9(6), pp. 1-8.
Health utilities are cardinal values that represent the strength of the individual's preferences for specific health-related outcomes. This paper addresses one specific aspect of utility elicitation—the time of onset of illness—and how its inclusion in health state descriptions developed specifically for the elicitation of community perspective preferences affects how patients verbalize those preferences. The researcher conducted a survey of community-perspective preferences for hypothetical health states among a convenience sample of healthy adults recruited from a hospital's research volunteer pool. She found that the standard gamble scores from 368 completed surveys were not significantly different across times of illness onset described in the health-state descriptions, regardless of health condition severity and controlling for respondent characteristics.


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Happy Quilting!!
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Summertime top finished
Happy Quilting!!
9 comments:
- Barb said...
oooohh! how exciting to have a new machine. My friend loves hers too.
Summertime is a great name for your pretty new quilt.
I didn't know there were wild crocuses - pretty!
- May 9, 2017 at 5:07 PM
- Joyful Quilter said...
I have the same same Juki and love it...warning, it is finicky with variegated threads. Mine also has a love hate (most hate) relationship with pre-wound bobbins...okay to piece with but not to FMQ with. I think you will find it is a work-horse.
FYI, LOVE LOVE LOVE your quilt. The cream border is perfect.
- May 9, 2017 at 7:44 PM
- Kyle said...
Summertime is fresh with its soft warm colors and fabrics. The light thin border was the perfect choice. The red would have looked too harsh. Congratulations on a new machine. It think you've got lots of quilting fun ahead.
- May 10, 2017 at 6:57 AM
- Debbie Huber said...
Congratulations on the finishing of your top, Summertime. I do really like the white border for the same reasons you spoke of. That floral print is beautiful with all of your pieced blocks. It really looks wonderful.
Have fun with the new sewing machine.
- May 10, 2017 at 12:36 PM
- Dawn said...
Sweet spring flowers!
You will love your machine. I have the Pfaff version. It handles very fine thread so the machine stitching can pass for hand. I don't use it often but it is a nice option.
- May 10, 2017 at 1:16 PM
- Every Stitch said...
Congratulations on your new machine purchase - am sure it will make all the difference when you come to quilt this beauty. I well remember wrangling a large quilt under a normal domestic machine - quite a workout! Love the Spring flowering crocuses - so delicate!
- May 10, 2017 at 2:12 PM
- Wendy Caton Reed said...
It's funny how we think one thing and then find that another works better. I too LOVE the cream inner border and I probably would have tried red first. Have fun with your new machine. How exciting!
- May 12, 2017 at 9:12 AM
- Karen said...
I like the block construction on these as they have a circular look without being a circle. Well done.
- May 13, 2017 at 9:26 AM
- Lori said...
I love seeing the first signs of spring!
Congrats on the juki! I look forward to hearing how the machine quilting works out for you. I LOVE that quilt and it screams summertime!
- May 17, 2017 at 1:49 PM


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STATESBORO - Erk Russell, who built Georgia Southern into a Division I-AA football power, cut ties to the school over the firing of his son.
Russell, 77, retired in 1989 but remained a fund-raiser and prominent symbol of the Eagles program. He was miffed by the dismissal of his son, defensive coordinator Rusty Russell, last month.
Erk Russell insisted he was angry not because his son was fired, but because of the way Georgia Southern handled it.
``If Rusty has gotten fired because he was a sorry coach or did something irresponsible, then I'm the first one that will tell you that the head coach has the authority and the responsibility to do what he thinks should be done,'' Erk Russell said. ``That is not what this is about.''
Rusty Russell was fired after a 7-4 season in which the Eagles' defense allowed 21 points per game and gave up fourth-quarter leads in three of its losses.
His father was upset that head coach Mike Sewak said he talked with Erk Russell about the firing, making it sound as though he knew it would happen. In fact, Russell said, the meeting with Sewak came at his insistence and only after his son was told his fate.
``It read as if we had met on the matter, discussed it, and that's the way it came out,'' Erk Russell said. ``But that's not the way it was.''
Erk Russell says he doesn't know if he'll ever attend another Georgia Southern football game or any school function with his former players.
``At this point, I'll never say never,'' Russell said. ``I'm not really thinking about things like that. I'm just trying to shake this. When the time comes, we'll see what happens.''
Sewak and Georgia Southern athletics director Sam Baker issued statements on Russell's decision but wouldn't comment further, school spokesman Tom McClellan said.
``I have the utmost respect for coach Erk Russell, but I support our head coaches' prerogative to make difficult decisions regarding their program,'' Baker said.
Sewak worked two seasons as an assistant to Erk Russell in the mid-1980s, and Sewak and Rusty Russell were the top candidates for the head coaching job at Georgia Southern when Paul Johnson went to Navy after the 2001 season. Sewak, the offensive coordinator, got the job.
``I feel for the position coach .125Erk.375 Russell is in,'' Sewak said in his statement.
Erk Russell, who came to prominence during 17 years as Georgia's baldheaded defensive coordinator, moved to Georgia Southern when the school launched its football program. He won Division I-AA championships in 1985, '86 and '89.


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Radiation Therapy Plus Fludarabine in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced Cancer of the Mouth, Pharynx, or Larynx
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Rooftop Runners are brothers Benedikt and Tobias MacIsaac, they hail from Berlin originally but are now based in Western Canada. 2012 saw them release their debut EP We Are Here. 2013 promises to be a year of successful touring and new releases. Rooftop Runners are building upon recent successes which saw them tour the UK, Switzerland and Germany, including a performance at Club NME. The indie duo put on great live performances and the energy of their live act probably stems from the fact that Benedikt is an accomplished choreographer and Tobias is a dance professional.
Their debut LP is in post-production right now and promises to make an impact. Rooftop Runners recently shot a new video for their track Energize which you can check out below. The song is reminiscent of much of xx's eponymous debut album. Energize is a downtempo, gritty track that draws the listener in with its hypnotic bassline. Benedikt directed the video himself and it is definitely worth a watch. Further listening is available of the band's Soundcloud site.


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One Giant Adult Playground
"The first time I walked into the Shark Club Gaming Centre I thought, 'Wow! This is like an arcade for adults!' The lights and sounds brought me back to a time of playing PacMan in the 80's, but this new iteration is way more sophisticated." – Paul Vieira (WindCity creator)
Against the backdrop of flashing neon lights and socially energized patrons having a great time, Shark Club is a giant adult playground, making it the perfect rendezvous location for our WindCity characters.
Located right next door to the MTS Centre in CityPlace mall, Shark Club Sports Bar, Grill and Gaming Centre is one of downtown Winnipeg's newest additions. Incredibly innovative and diverse, Shark Club offers fun and exciting entertainment options to share with your friends.
Jets game tonight? Meet up for a drink before the puck drops, or enjoy the game on one of the 57 high-definition TV's and a state-of-the-art sound system. Not into sports but love a social atmosphere? Come down on a weekend for live DJ music and dancing. Shopping downtown? Take a break and enjoy some delicious eats prepared by a world-class chef. After dinner, try the experience of gaming with friends! Shark Club has slot machines, Blackjack and Roulette tables.
Regardless of your fancy, there is something for everyone to enjoy at Shark Club.
Check out http://www.sharkclubs.com


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"That's not who I am, and I think it lays out a very good contrast," Wolf said.
With just a week left before the Democratic gubernatorial primary in Pennsylvania, all eyes are on Tom Wolf. Wolf, of course, is the York businessman and Democrat who has outspent his opponents with a self-financed campaign and currently holds a double-digit lead in the polls. He's been the subject of attack ads by several of his primary opponents and Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett.
Wolf says he doesn't intend to start running negative ads. "That's not who I am, and I think it lays out a very good contrast," Wolf told WHYY Senior Reporter Dave Davies. "I was in the peace corps in India and understand and have read a lot about Gandhi. Gandhi felt that you can't separate means and ends, that you can't pretend to serve noble ends by getting there through ignoble means. And I think that's true of politics and a democracy."
Still, Wolf wouldn't promise that he won't run any negative ads if he wraps up the Democratic nomination. "At some point, I guess ... you want to hit back, but I am defending myself, even now, and saying no, this isn't true, that's not who I am. I don't think that's a negative ad."
Wolf responded to separate criticisms from Democratic opponents Rob McCord and Allyson Schwartz. McCord's criticism centered on Wolf's failure to distance himself from a former mayor of York days after he was charged with second degree murder in connection with a race riot in 1969.
"I did what I did," he said, referring to his willingness to stay on as honorary campaign chairman for York Mayor Charlie Robertson, "and a short time after that, the mayor withdrew from the race, and his campaign ended ... and I think sometimes we have to recognize that leadership is about making hard decisions, not about chest thumping or making pronouncements, and that judgment actually is a lot more difficult than maybe some people are giving judgment credit for."
Schwartz has been critical of Wolf's business narrative. She says his story about lending money to his own business to keep it afloat leaves out the company's continued debt after Wolf sold it. "As you know, there was a big worldwide recession that happened that reduced everybody's business ... No one saw that coming."
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If there were a local boys basketball player of the month award for January, Rincon/University's Asha Esprit would have won it.
The 6-foot-6 University High senior averaged 29.4 points and 13.0 rebounds in nine games. He scored a career-high 38 points on Jan. 22 against Tucson and snagged a season-high 17 rebounds at Marana on Tuesday.
And basketball isn't Esprit's No. 1 priority: his education is. He has a 3.5 weighted GPA, got a 2,100 on his SAT and a 28 composite on his ACT.
The Star sat down with the three-year starter to find out more about him:
What kind of player would you describe yourself as?
A: "I'm just a banger in the post I guess, and a driver. The biggest two ways I score are just catching it on the block and just going to the bucket or catching it at the elbow and driving. And if they don't give me too much space, I'll shoot it from 15 or 18 feet."
How is life in the classroom?
A: "I have a lot of fun in school with my friends just learning things. ... There are classes I really enjoy and I'm really academically motivated. I like to learn things I'm interested in and that's why I decided to go to UHS, all the academics are great and really putting me on the right track for college."
What are your college plans?
A: "I just started playing basketball in the eighth grade and it's taken off a lot for me and I'm having a lot of fun with it. I've really started to love it lately and I definitely want to continue playing in college.
"As far as college, being academically motivated and athletically motivated, I'm looking for the right balance between the two. I want to find a school that I can be challenged academically and develop as a player."
Where do you think you'll rank among the recent greats in Tucson such as Bryce Cotton, Tim Derksen, Michael Perez and Terrell Stoglin?
A: "I wouldn't personally want to put myself on any level necessarily, but I do consider myself a good player and I do want to be able compete with players like that and I would love to be mentioned in the same sentence with guys like that."


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60 underage drinkers cited at Lake Oswego party; girl found unconscious
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. - Police and agents with the Oregon Liquor Control Commission broke up a Lake Oswego house party where they said dozens of teenagers were drinking Saturday night.
A 17-year-old girl was found unconscious in the basement. Medics rushed her to a hospital. Details of her condition were not available.
Around 60 kids received citations at the party. Most were minor in possession of alcohol (MIP) citations handed out by OLCC agents. One person was cited for giving minors alcohol and a place to drink it.
Officers called the Oregon Liquor Control Commission after they responded to a noise complaint near the house on Knaus Road. Police called the OLCC when they saw there were too many people at the party for them to handle.
"The larger the gathering, the greater the risk of more risky behavior," said Lake Oswego Police Sgt. Tom Hamman. "So in an incident like this when you have 60 or so people, a lot of drinking going on, there's much more peer pressure, more alcohol being consumed."
Most, if not all of the party goers were Lewis and Clark College students. Christie Scott with the OLCC said the students were partying at a rented house that they thought was far enough away from the college that campus security would not be able to find them. Neighbors told investigators that there had been several recent parties at the house.
Scott said several kids at Saturday's party were 17 or younger.
One neighbor complained to police that the kids damaged their fence while trying to run from police. Another neighbor told KATU he found vodka bottles smashed in his driveway.
Scott said the OLCC and Lewis and Clark College have had a partnership to fight underage drinking for several years. According to Lewis and Clark, there were 13 hospitalizations during the 2011-2012 school year. After the college started working with OLCC, during the 2012-2013 year, there were nine.
Correction: A previous version of this story said there were 30 hospitalizations. That information came from the OLCC. But it is not clear where it got that number. Lewis and Clark says 30 is incorrect.


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Experience and degree combo may help CMU grads in job market
Colorado Mesa University will graduate 1,342 students Saturday and send them out into the working world.
A recent analysis conducted by The Associated Press found a bachelor's degree guaranteed a position in a graduate's desired field only half of the time for bachelor's degree-holders under the age of 25. The other 50 percent of young college graduates in the United States are either unemployed or underemployed, working in part-time and/or low-skill positions.
The Mountain West region, including Colorado, has the highest percentage of jobless or underemployed young degree-holders, at 60 percent, according to The Associated Press.
Some students are looking to increase their odds of finding a dream job by searching outside the area. Derek West, who will walk Saturday with the university's first nine graduates from the CMU-University of Colorado mechanical engineering partnership program, said he hasn't searched for jobs much yet but is confident his in-demand degree will earn him a spot somewhere. He's looking here as well as in bigger markets in Denver, Virginia and possibly California.
"There are jobs here, they're just filling up quickly," West said.
Jill Cordova, head of the university's kinesiology department, said she tells her students they may want to stay in Grand Junction for the outdoor opportunities, but they will find more opportunities in the health and fitness job market if they branch out. Graduates in all departments also can improve their chances of finding a job if they have something other than a degree on their résumé, she said.
"The ability to make connections while in school is huge," Cordova said. "Networking is huge, but also internships and doing practicum sites."
CMU Business Instructor and Phi Beta Lambda Adviser Deb Parnum said upperclassmen in the business student organization have networked with local businesspeople at events sponsored by the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce for the last five years. Although the students attend the events to make connections to promote Phi Beta Lambda, Parnum said the connections made at those events have helped students find internships and eventually jobs in some cases.
The Chamber is hoping to create more connections between students and local businesses through the recently created Future Workforce Committee. Chamber President and Chief Executive Officer Diane Schwenke said the future of Grand Junction's workforce depends on businesses welcoming more students and recent graduates to intern at local companies.
"It gives them a leg up and it also gives the employer a chance to really try out somebody" before hiring them full-time, Schwenke said.
Those connections won't help every job-seeker, though. With the local employment rate at 9.5 percent as of March, Schwenke said seasoned professionals who have experience on top of a degree will be hard to edge out for a job. Most of the 235 job orders currently listed by the Mesa County Workforce Center require a minimum of a year's experience, according to Workforce Center Business Services Manager Suzie Miller, which makes gaining experience outside the classroom while in school even more important.
"In certain sectors, employers are saying real-world experience can be just as critical as a degree," Miller said.
Some students will seek another degree before they seek a job. That's a likely track for graduates with a bachelor's in a liberal arts major such as history, according to Colorado Mesa Psychology Professor Jessica Herrick, who oversees the departments of social and behavioral sciences. Herrick said more students are heading away from "interest-based" majors toward "skill-based" degrees, which is why the university is adding a minor in social work this fall. That movement correlates with The Associated Press' finding that zoology, anthropology, philosophy, art history and humanities graduates are the least-likely to find jobs related to their degrees.
The odds of finding a job increase for computer science, accounting, nursing and teaching graduates. Valerie Dobbs, head of CMU's teacher education department, said she's not worried about her graduates finding jobs because so many baby boomers are retiring from education. But Dobbs said many teacher education students are still waiting to hear where they will land a job this fall as districts scramble this month and next month to figure out how much money they will have in their budgets for new positions.
"In the past, a lot of them had job offers by this time," Dobbs said. This year, "They have interviews lined up and they are waiting for them to happen. It is nerve-wracking."
Students in any program who do not have a job lined up by the time they don their caps and gowns this weekend should not panic, Parnum said.
"If you're not settled into a job after graduation, don't worry. It usually takes four to six months before graduates are settled in the jobs they're looking for," she said.


text: So I was in the woods and as I'm leaving what is running through the woods? A boar, when I yelled it changed it's path (thankfully) but how do I keep this big guy away from me and my plants? I know they will attack sometimes. I would hate to be the asshole who got killed by a hog near his plants or to have the big guy just walk through my plants.