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Hannover coach Mirko Slomka is keeping his fingers crossed that Mame Diouf will be able to lead his side's attack against Bayern Munich.
The Senegalese forward is attracting interest from clubs throughout Europe, but Slomka hopes he can convince the player to stay where he is.
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Polenta - what did I do wrong?
Well I finally got around to making polenta, to serve with pan roasted lamb chops.
I ended up with a gluey, gritty dish of glop.
I had to use canned chicken broth since I didn't have any homemade, used 50/50 with water. So some of the flavor issue is the broth, but flavor isn't the worse problem. It's the glue!!
Can anyone tell me what I did wrong?
Thanks, hounds!
re: nojunk
I've checked a number of recipes online, and quantities and time seem OK. Could the corn have been old?
re: nojunk
Four to one would be pretty standard for grits and polenta
re: scubadoo97
There's no harm in adding more liquid as it cooks. The constant hard stirring that SWISSAIRE talks about implies the final product is quite stiff - stiff enough to form a mound when poured out on to a polenta board.
re: paulj
Note the well developed muscles in the photo.
The first time I had this as a child, it fell out of the copper pan like a batch of heavy, constipated cement, Suddenly the magic of that evening crashed. As cold and hungry as I was, it tasted like cement too. Extremely hard to swallow, and in those years, in our family, you ate what you were served.
I went to bed that night thinking up some very creative and evil murder plots involving certain unammed relatives.
However, sooner or later everyone will make a batch of Polenta like that. But if one is feeding others, such as children, I would not make a habit of it. It becomes highly dangerous when thrown.
We cook ours today as soft and creamy, and above all tasty, It will harden as it cools, to the point you can do all kinds of dishes with it. Mound it, let it cool, thin slice it, and try it in a lasagna.
Like rice, Polenta left on cooking tools, pots, pans, and plates will harden into something akin to volcanic Tufa stone, which is also common to Italy. Leaving it on for a few hours further will then result in something similar to an abrasive Travetrtina, so I would suggest that you soak your Polenta cooking tools immediately before you serve and eat.
re: nojunk
For "creamy" polenta - as presented in the NYT recipe they recommend 5 cups of water to one cup of corn meal and adding extra water as needed during the process. Not sure if that would have fixed the problem, but an idea.
I've made microwave polenta in the past. It works real well with very little stirring, maybe 5 or 10 seconds, total.
Microwave Polenta from Cooks Illustrated - Jan 1998
Makes 3-1/2 cups
**** Paraphrased recipe ****
1 cup medium-grind cornmeal
3-1/2 cups water
1 teaspoon table salt
Use a 2-quart Pyrex measuring cup.
Mix the cornmeal, water and salt well in measuring cup. Cover with plastic wrap.
Microwave cornmeal, water and salt, covered with plastic wrap, at 100% power for 6 minutes.
Uncover and stir well. Continue microwaving at 100% power for 5 - 6 minutes longer, until polenta is creamy and cooked.
Where else have you had polenta/corn mush/grits? What consistency were you expecting?
I'm not sure you did anything wrong. It could be that your expectations just don't match with reality.
The grittiness means that you did not cook it long enough. The coarser the grind the longer the cooking. Also if the cornmeal is stone ground, it will never become as smooth as one made with degerminated cornmeal. Stone ground includes bits of the hull that never soften.
Depending on the liquid ratio, polenta can be creamy, even soupy, or a stiff pudding that can be sliced and fried. Or it can be something in between. Sounds like yours is somewhere in between, such that it reminds you more of glop or glue.
re: sr44
Fresh? Like harvested last fall? I've never seen a harvest date.
I haven't noticed any difference in cooking qualities between when a I first buy a batch, and when I finish it. Generally I figure on cooking my cornmeal twice the time on indicated on box or bag. Obviously this doesn't apply to stuff that I buy in bulk.
I will add, though, that degerminated has a better shelf life. Stone ground has the germ which can turn rancid.
ATK claims that a pinch of baking soda reduces the need for stirring, and may even reduce cooking time. I'm not entirely sold on that, but it's worth trying.
re: ItalianNana
And about time.
There is no quick way to authentic Polenta, as the flavour comes out from slow cooking and constant stirring.
Yes, you can use broth, cream or milk, and add mushrooms, other vegetables, or even a little meat. But constant slow cooking and steady low heat is the key to bring out the blended consistentcy and taste.
Some considerations:
1. Meal mix: Polenta can be fine, coarse, or a mix. We purchase ours just across the frontier in Italy usually coarse-fine mix. You can tell by the scattering of dark grains in the mix. And we have seen this blend available in North America.
Polenta is not limited to cornmeal, as there are some rustic varietals such as Chestnut, etc. that are highly valued.
2. How or what are you preparing your Polenta for ? As a base for meat or stew on top, one of the typical Sunday Supper meals ? To frry or bake ? To eat and enjoy alone ?
Depending on which of the above is your choice, your Polenta will need more or less liquid, seasoning, or cooking time. If it is a quick dish you want, try one of the inexpensive instant Polenta / Palenta boxes avaialble from Italian or Croation specialty markets.
3. How are your arms ? Don't laugh too hard when you read this, but if you are making this authentic-style and by hand, you slow cook your Polenta in a copper-pot ( Paiolo ) over a low fire, while constantly sitrring with a wood stick or spatula.
After an hour of this you will see and feel it in your wrists, biceps and triceps. No, you won't be able to wrestle Alligators just yet, but there will be need for the gym either !
We make ours in an oiled stainless steel pot, adding a little cream or milk, and sometimes garlic. When it is cooked ( usually 30-45 minutes ) we pour it out onto a large platter, and let it cool. It can be sliced ,or just served with a cake server, or cut and served using a Tortenmesser.
We usually serve it as a base for steamed fish, vegetables, or meat stew.
If Caroline 1 is hopefully onboard or sees this post, she can suggest a few helpful tips. She also has a household electric Polenta mixer, which a quite common in Italy.
re: SWISSAIRE
Until I made this I would ave agreed with you. But this oven-baked is, IMO, just as good.
re: nojunk
Polenta can be made with plain water. In fact, I don't ever recall using stock. I may add some milk or cream, but too much seems to mask other flavors. I don't see how the stock, canned or home made, would affect texture.
re: nojunk
How much cheese did you use?
Polenta is simple to cook but it does require time and attention. Polenta and water, polenta and stock - no matter, it all works.
Whisking the corn meal (a slow stream) into a boiling liquid is only the beginning. Reducing heat to a slow simmer and stirring frequently is important. Adding more liquid as you stir is a matter of feel but you don't want the mix to get stiff, quite the contrary. Keep stirring at frequent intervals and keep the mix loose.
After an hour or so, the polenta should have absorbed a lot of liquid, eliminated any pebbly or grainy texture and shifted to a creamy texture. Keep the mix thin. That's when I take it off the modest heat, add the butter, cheese and salt, stir, taste and season once again.
I take a similar approach with my grits.
I just had dinner with a friend who was making polenta for a layered dish to serve tomorrow. It was taking more like an hour and a half to cook the polenta, not 45 minutes. Hang in there.
Russ Parsons of the LA Times just published a recipe where the polenta is baked. Almost no stirring and a toasty, happy result. I'm going to try it but in the meantime, here is the recipe.
re: happybaker
i learned this method years ago from paula wolfert. it's foolproof and effortless, allowing time to prep and cook everything else. it never fails regardless of liquid:corn ratios.
haven't cooked polenta on the stovetop in well over a decade.
re: hotoynoodle
Agree completely! I realize that it's not the Italian grandmother method, but it works like a charm - polenta turns out beautifully and ridiculously easy to do.
re: Nyleve
only because many homes didn't have actual ovens! villages had a communal oven that baked bread for everybody around.
re: hotoynoodle
Most still do.
You take your bread or meals you want cooked to the village oven on Sunday, just before church. While you are attending service, the oven is atended to by the local assigned baker.
When you leave your bread ( with your family marking ) has been baked and is ready.
Today with moden markets, the communal village ovens are reserved for special occasions, but they still work and are still available.
Polenta of course is made at home, and isn many cases is served as a bread substitute.
How fine or coarse was the polenta? Were you using a product labelled "polenta" or were you just using cornmeal? And did you cook it slowly over low heat, stirring more or less constantly but slowly?
If it's gritty it wasn't cooked enough; if it was gluey it might have been too fine or stirred too vigorously, although that's not characteristic of most corn I've cooked.
To be honest here, the best polenta of my experience has been American-sourced stone-ground corn grits - not hominy, just corn. Red Mule is my favorite, but I also got a great deal on a ten-pound bag through Amazon; I now have several one-liter containers of coarse-ground white corn in my fridge, each of which yields about three good batches of delicious polenta. It's also one heck of a lot cheaper than the bags of polenta from my fancy-food stores.
I make polenta regularly and though I have tried the coarse grind and fine/coarse grind (which I found had a really weird texture) my favorite is the fine corn meal in the blue box. I've tried cooking it quickly and once tried cooking it slowly and for a long time, but I always come back to half milk/half water ratio of 4 liquid to 1 cornmeal. Heat up the liquid in a deepish pan, whisk in the cornmeal in a steady stream and cook on low stirring most of the time for 10 minutes max. Add butter and cheese if you so desire along with s&p. It should be loose enough to spoon onto the plate where it should immediately form a firm puddle. I like it best with tomato sauce, fried sausage and rabi with garlic.
re: escondido123
Adding cornmeal (and cream of wheat) in a steady stream to boiling water is what I was taught as a kid. But these days I just mix the meal with the cold liquid, and stir well as it comes to a boil. And since I am using an induction burner that doesn't take very long.
My latest 'mush' dish was spoon bread - make a corn mush (polenta) with milk and butter. Let it cool a bit and add some egg yolks, and then beaten egg whites. Bake till puffed and set.
Seems like the simplest recipes can be the most complex in order to achieve sublime results and with polenta it is all about the quality of the corn meal, the balance with flavored broth/water and the technique employed.
I grew up with a grandmother making polenta at least once a week at home and within a commercial kitchen; always in sufficient quantity to have leftovers sliced and broiled or grilled the next day.
Her secrets were old school but added to the flavor from the start. Her technique was to put us to work during the long drizzle of the grains into the pot and stirring near constantly for an hour until the corn meal had cooked fully as witnessed by its tearing away from the sides of the pot.
Pot was a heavy cast aluminum, wide pot, much wider proportion than a stock pot which encouraged evaporation and the metal was at least 1/8" thick. The batton was long for leverage, perhaps 20" long with a flat bottom paddle shape.
The liquid was (half)non-chlorinated well water and (half) a rich home made chicken stock which she had reduced with several cut up leftover corn cobs for an hour before starting the polenta. In winter, she would open a can of creamed corn and mix the can liquid into the stock so the resulting polenta always started off with a flavor boost.
We would start by wiping the inside of the pot with olive oil all the way up to the top of the sides. Water and stock added and brought to a rolling boil followed by a 'handfull' of salt. Drizzling in 2 cups of corn meal to the 8 or 9 cups of liquid would take at least 10 minutes. Then a knob of butter would be tossed in and the stock turned down to a simmer.
The stirring was as near continuous as possible, easy at first and requiring much more effort as the grain swelled. In the end, polenta making was an hour long battle of endurance that challenged patience and strength
At the end, off heat, a mix of finely grated parmesean and pecorino was added along with fresh ground black pepper and another knob of butter. Occasionally some finely minced lemon zest and parsley. Turned out into a buttered bowl to shape, inverted onto a platter, sliced in wedges and covered with stewed chicken, braised oxtails, roast game birds or bolognese with sausages and mushrooms all made for fabulous dinners both at home and at the restaurant.
re: ThanksVille
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re: ThanksVille
It is already 8 PM here.
I now know what recipe my wife and I will be trying tonight.
Excellent post ThanksVille !
i make mine in the oven. i think it's a paula wolfert recipe. i use a 5 to 1 ratio. it comes out perfectly.
it does take time. and i've used all sorts of water/broth combos. i think you only stir once. then at the end you can leave it or add more flavors...herbs or cheese. whatever.
Gluey and gritty sounds like not enough liquid and not enough time.
I've tried a number of methods: stovetop, baked, microwave, and slow cooker. If I have the time, I am most happy with the slow cooker. I first read about it on the Anson Mills website, unfortunately they seem to have modified their website and I couldn't find the original post. I did find the instructions on the Epicurious site,
Here's another article that I found helpful as well,
I have a couple different size and age slow cookers. The newest one is a 2 quart that runs quite a bit hotter, so when using it, I had it on high for the first 45 min or so, and then switched to low for the next 2.5 hours or so, and then I switched it to warm until we were through with dinner.
I used local yellow stoneground grits/polenta, and a ratio of 1:5 water. Some recipes say start with cold water; others say boiling. I used boiling to start last time. And about a tsp of sea salt.
Shortly before I switched it to warm, I added in the rest of the ingredients to make a cheese and jalapeño version.
I really like this method. For me, it's about 3.5 hours start to finish, but only a short amount of active involvement, checking it and stirring about every 20 to 30 to 40 minutes, whenever I think of it.
re: souvenir
I second the slow cooker recommendation. We tend to start it in the morning, cold water and polenta, 5:1 ratio. Stir it every 15 minutes or so, once it starts to thicken, reduce heat to low, cook all day (no stirring necessary). Stir in some butter if we are feeling decadent before serving, but not really necessary. Creamy for dinner, but leftovers firm up in a loaf pan and can be sliced for casseroles or griddling.
re: eLizard
I tried it once, using the pot within a pot method. I started it in the conventional way until thickened (about 5 minutes), then transferred to an insert. But it's been some time, and I don't recall any special results. This was for a coarse grind (Bobs grits/polenta) that otherwise requires a couple of hours.
Oh, and I've also tried Indian Pudding in the PC. Again, start on stove top, and finish in the PC instead of the oven. But Indian pudding is best with the browning and crust that you only get with a long low oven bake.
an update....
the sliced & fried leftovers on Sunday morning were YUMMY! just grilled them in a little olive oil & the cheese browned to a crusty exterior, the inside was creamy (finally!) & it was great. conclusion...maybe I'm just not a creamy polenta person.
but i'll try again. probably with just water/mlk next time, fresh corn, 5:1 corn/liquid ratio, more time.
for those who asked, I bought the corn at my local veggie market. it's a local product, stone ground (so hulls were part of the texture issue), course. it's sold from the fridge & I store refrigetated at home.
thanks, all!
re: nojunk
Thanks for a timely thread, nojunk. Just before you posted, I'd made polenta with locally stone ground corn (that I'd kept in the freezer), and was dismayed at the grittiness after an hour of stirring and cooking. It was the hulls, I suspect. They seemed to soften noticeably between the end of cooking and eventual serving (cooled, cut in pieces, dusted with cheese, and broiled -- served with roasted eggplant-tomato sauce).
re: SWISSAIRE
Meaning that serving it in some other fashion that piling it on a wooden board is "inauthentic"?
re: ellabee
I first read about serving polenta on a board in an Italian (English translation) cookbook for Venice and NE.
"After about three-quarets of an hour - when it begins to detach itself from the sides of the pan and it becomes increasingly difficult to stirr - the polenta is cooked
Tip itout onto a wooden chopping-board and cover with a clean tea-cloth. Bring it to the table on the board, along with the wire traditionally used to slice it."
However the book also has recipes where the polenta is baked, or formed using a ring mould, served in 'little heaps', cut shapes, etc.
re: ellabee
In the Italian and Ticiniesi traditional manner, if you like.


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5:30 P.M.- Dinner,Breaded Pork Chops, Turkey with dressing and all the trimmings.
7 to 11 P.M.- Music
$25 - Call Ted Gorney for reservations on 716.675.4396
Canajoharie Anniversary
3 P.M. Initiation by the State Officers
5 P.M Cocktials
6 P.M. Dinner of Ham, Potatoes, Peas and Carrots, Coleslaw, Rolls, Dessert for $10
7 P.M Music
Please call the Aerie at 518-673-3846 if you plan to attend.
PGWP Melvin L. Fry's sister-in-law Edna Morrow passed away this morning after a courageous
battle against cancer. Her request was for cremation so there will be no funeral services. Cards
may to sent to Mel and Margaret at their home address: 333 Old Mill Road Carlisle, Pa. 17015
Sad news from Waterown.
Worthy Secrerary Richard Cooper passed away on October 29, 2013. "We are very sad to hear about
Dick Cooper's passing. He was a devoted secretary and always thought about the members first. No
matter who you were, if you were a member of the Eagles, you could count on his help and assistance.
Dick will be missed. Thanks to the Watertown Assistant Secretary, Gary Pechey for stepping in."
Don Yanchunis, NYS Aerie Secretary
Hoosick Falls Annversary- POSTPONED
New date to follow
Binghamton Joint Anniversary
Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres at 5 p.m. Roast beef and roast turkey dinner at 6 p.m. Please RSVP and
send payment to Jant Heatherman, Aux. Secretary, 26 Church Street, Lisle, NY, 13797 by November 15th.
Rochester Joint Anniversary
Past Presidents Ceremony will be at 4 p.m. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. with a choice of Roast Beef,
Chicken Breast or Ham .Please call for Reservations by November 19th at 585-235-3180.
Ithaca Joint Anniversary
Past Presidents Ceremony at 4:30, pot roast or vegetarian spaghetti dinner at 6:30, music to follow.
Auburn Anniversary
Choice of Vegetarian Lasagna, Chicken or Roast Beef, $15.00. 5 P.M. Cocktail Hour, 6:15 P.M. Dinner.
Ithaca Aerie 1253 Eagle Chatter October and November 2013 Newsletter (PDF) and Calendar (PDF)
Eastern Regional 2013 (PDF)
Ithaca Aerie 1253 Eagle Chatter August and September 2013 Newsletter (PDF) and Calendar (PDF)
Subject: My recent visit to Various NYS Aeries
Brothers, I recently had the opportunity to combine business with pleasure and visited several Aeries in New York. In my travels, I stopped at Aerie # 3773 in Troy(Landsingburgh) where I met the Worthy Secretary of the Auxiliary. I then proceeded north to Glens Falls Aerie # 2486 and met both Tracy Suttle, Madame President of NYS Auxillary, and the Worthy President, I then headed south to the Saratoga Springs Aerie # 2586. There, I met with Donald Yanchunis, both the state Worthy and local Worthy Secretary
I would like to thank you all for your hospitality. It is great to know that I can be welcomed and feel comfortable in many locations. I am proud to be an Eagle. I would also like to thank all the Aeries,once again, that sent us donations for Hurricane Sandy Relief. We were able to disburse over $3500.00 to those that needed help desperately.
Fraternally Yours, William Powers Worthy Secretary Aerie # 3128 267-980-0701 firstname.lastname@example.com
State Aerie Officers
State Aerie Information Sheet
New York State Auxiliary Newsletter June 2013 (PDF)
Ithaca Aerie 1253 Eagle Chatter June and July 2013 Newsletter (PDF) and Calendar (PDF)
New York State Auxiliary Newsletter May 2013 (PDF)
April Membership Results
April Report on Members that have passed away
Frank Trombley Passed Away Long time friend and a member in several Aerie's in New York State, Frank Trombley passed away this afternoon. Frank was taken to the hospital from church four weeks ago yesterday with serious health issues.
Whenever an Aerie was in trouble Frank would volunteer and help. For all he has done for us, Frank was inducted into the New York State Aerie Hall of Fame several years ago. Past State President Doug McDermott and PGMP Iris McDermott attended the Vermont State Convention and presented Frank with the Hall of Fame Award.
The Jr. Past State Aerie President, Dave Cook, State Aerie Secretary Don Yanchunis and State Chaplain Bob Yager visited Frank at the Indian River Nursing yesterday.
Cards can be sent to Betty at: 8 Lockburn Ave., Fair Haven, VT 05743-1124 (Other details to follow)
Sunday Brunch May 5th 9am to 2pm The Auxiliary 1253 161 Cecil A Malone Drive Ithaca, NY will be hosting a brunch serving eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, french toast, strada, quiche, ham, roast beef, sausage gravy and biscuits, chicken a la king, salads, etc. The cost is $10, with proceeds benefiting Hospicare. Please join us! Poster (PDF)
Ithaca Aerie 1253 Eagle Chatter April and May 2013 Newsletter (PDF) and Calendar (PDF)
New York State Auxiliary Newsletter April 2013 (PDF)
New York State Auxiliary Newsletter March 2013 (PDF)
New York State Aerie Newsletter March 2013 (PDF)
Join the Johnstown Aerie for this Special Event: Friday, March 15th, 2013
Starts 6:00pm "Sweet Water" band will be playing in the lounge No cover charge for the band. Rubin sandwiches offered for a small fee
All welcome to come and join us for the fun and games.
New York State Auxiliary Newsletter February 2013 (PDF)
March 9th 2013 Rotterdam Eagles 38th Anniversary Party 6PM to ???. Poster (PDF) NEW UPDATED INFO
Ithaca Aerie 1253 Eagle Chatter February and March 2013 Newsletter (PDF) and Calendar (PDF)
Anyone interested in rooms for the Depew Lancaster Auxiliary Anniversary and Aerie Past President's Dinner February 16th
Rooms have been blocked at the following:
Red Roof Inn Buffalo-Niagara Airport 146 Maple Drive Bowmansville, NY 14026
phone 716-633-1100 Please mention Eagle
Depew Auxiliary Anniversary &Aerie Past Presidents Appreciation Dinner Information:
February 16th, 2013 at 4pm will be a Joint Past President's Ceremony followed by 5pm Cocktail hour. 6PM Dinner,
Music by the Screaming Pineapples at 7PM till 11PM.
Cost is $25 for dinner and open bar during music. Auxiliary will have their annual Chinese Auction.
ANYONE interested in attending please reserve a ticket with Pamela Rivers @ 1-716-531-0459 or email her @ email@example.com
New York State Auxiliary Newsletter January 2013 (PDF)
Past News and Information 2002 to Present
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Every Sunday night, the editorial staff of the SI Golf Group conducts an e-mail roundtable. Check in every week for the unfiltered opinions of our writers and editors and join the conversation in the comments section below.
1. Inbee Park steamrolled the field at Sebonack for her third straight major title of 2013, but despite her amazing season, Park has barely moved the attention needle. What's the bigger problem here? Flat-line personality? Lack of a glamorous look? Lack of excitement in her swing/game? Media burnout with successful Koreans?
Mark Godich, senior editor, Sports Illustrated: The problem isn't Park. It is the LPGA's. I'm not sure it would matter who had won the first three majors of the season. And that's really sad, because Park is far and away the best player in the world. She finishes eight under and wins by four on in an event where only two others break par? Wow!
Michael Bamberger, senior writer, Sports Illustrated: That list is an impressive start. You can blame the media, but it's deeper than that. It's society. If she looked like Natalie Gulbis or even Nancy Lopez, it would be a whole different thing.
Jeff Ritter, senior producer, Golf.com: It's probably a little of everything, but I for one have seen enough: it's time to take notice and enjoy what's happening here.
Joe Passov, senior editor, travel, Golf Magazine: Should we tap into a PR specialist--or a psychologist--to answer this one? Obviously, the answer is e) all of the above, but if I had to pick one for me, it's the personality. Park drains so many awesome long putts, and responds with that itty bitty smile and an even smaller wave of the hand. I emote more when I successfully swat a fly. I can respect her (immensely) all day long, but I'm not caring that much.
Gary Van Sickle, senior writer, Sports Illustrated: Park's problem is she isn't glamorous and she plays on the LPGA tour, which gets precious little major network TV exposure. This win might start to expand her image. Or it might not.
Stephanie Wei, WeiUnderPar.com: She was actually quite charismatic in the trophy presentation. I think to a certain extent her flatline/robotic demeanor is why she's so darn good. And I think that with women's sports -- whether it's right or wrong -- beauty and glamour are part of what makes an athlete popular. It's just a superficial part of our culture that people don't like to talk about, but it's true.
2. This season the LPGA reclassified the Evian Championship as a fifth major. If Park gets to four, is that enough for you to call it a Grand Slam? Where would four out of five rank among golf's all-time greatest seasons? What if she sweeps all five?
Godich: Win at St. Andrews and give her the Grand Slam. I don't think anyone will much care how she fares at the Evian -- win or lose.
Passov: Try as they might, the LPGA never gets this right, and probably never will. The Ladies Canadian Open, formally known as the Peter Jackson, was converted from regular to major, then back again...and if you didn't win it when it had "major" status, then you didn't win a major. They eventually granted the Dinah Shore "major" status, long after everybody knew it was a major, then they renamed it, with a commercial entity in the title, which just screams "major." Women's British? Only recently acquired "major" status. And the Evian? As Brandel Chamblee wryly observed on the wrap-up show, if you can't remember whether or not you won it, it can't be a major. No Grand Slam for me, no matter what she does, because the requisite pressure of winning four long-accepted majors isn't in place. Win the first four, however, and Park deserves to mentioned alongside Hogan's '53 season. Win 'em all, and it will rank with Nelson's 11 in a row and Jones' Slam.
Bamberger: She wins the British, she has the Grand Slam. If she wins Evian, it's a nice win and a nice paycheck. But winning the Big Four? That would make this season one of the all-time great seasons in golf. Period. The only thing lacking would be intense interest by the public. Inbee can't control that. But she can control her ball, and that must bring her a deep satisfaction.
Van Sickle: You can't just dub something a major. The Evian isn't a real major and won't be until it stands the test of time. If Park wins the other four, that's a slam. This is a terrific achievement for her. That said, she's doing it at a time when women's golf seems a little light on great players. What future Hall of Famers is she beating? I don't know, maybe none, but she is beating them.
Wei: I wouldn't be surprised if Inbee wins all five. She's absolutely amazing and unflappable. And if she wins the Women's British Open, I'd consider it winning the Grand Slam. What fifth major? It's so contrived. Even if she only wins four out of five, it has to be the greatest season of all time. Remember, she's also the defending champion of this new fifth major, the Evian.
Ritter: If she wins the British Open that's four in a row, and that's a Grand Slam. End of story.


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Make sure your remodel will actually increase the resale value of your home
By Andrea Campbell
You want to add "engineered value" with a renovation, but if you overdo -- if the upgrade is not woth the price -- it may be money wasted. There are generally two ways in which a property is assessed: by market value and market price. Current market value is derived by taking the selling price of homes in the vicinity and averaging them for a value figure. Market price, on the other hand, is more emotional; it is the price someone will pay for a particular home.
- What You Need to Know
- Get a real estate comparison of homes similar to yours for a current market value.
- Look for an assessment of which renovations will add value, adjusted for age and condition of your home.
- Obtain cost estimations for completing desired renovations using three price bids from experienced contractors. Subtract the added-value renovation -- or the engineered value -- from the costs to see if it will pay off.
- Create a budget plan, including material costs and labor.
Step 1:
Visit area open houses to get a feel for what's on the current market in your neighborhood. Call local real estate agents for ideas on what contemporary homes offer for the money, pick up listing sheets and find out what typical selling prices are.
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Figure out your best ROI or "return on investment." Work on the home's shortcomings first. For example, a home with only one full bathroom could use another bath -- or even just a powder room -- for added value.
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Paint with fresh neutral colors, give kitchen cabinets a face lift with new fronts or hardware, or update with new flooring versus the original '80s vinyl you already have. These types of cosmetic fixes, your low-cost renovations, may be all you need, and many such projects fall into the do-it-yourself category.
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Choose upgrades carefully. Nix any taste-specific or extravagant upgrades. Over-priced, top-of-the-line appliances may be nice but not necessary. Don't expect to recoup your outlay, whereas with new siding, homeowners can expect an average 83 percent return on investment. Homeowners who simplify details can save money; for example, a backsplash can be painted temporarily, saving $1,000 dollars or more. This is a logical choice, as you can always add a tile backsplash later.
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Redo important rooms, such as the kitchen and bath, which will help to augment the price. Remodeled kitchens typically return 75 to 100 percent of their costs, and bathroom renovations fare even better, returning 100 to 104 percent of your investment at selling time.
- Tips & Warnings
- Improve and restore are good methods for a new aesthetic. For instance, steam cleaning a rug can help to salvage a perfectly good carpet.
- A new vanity, tub or tiling can make a midrange room look remodeled.
- Buy appliances with package discounts, or choose basic box cabinets and add new trim to save thousands. Avoid high-end fixtures like pot-filler faucets that are more fancy than they are functional.
- Move-in condition generally means neutral colors and standard contemporary looks. While wine coolers are nice, they are not typically necessary and are more of a design choice.
- Don't take away a garage for a bonus room if it leaves no reasonable parking.
- Yard cleaning, grooming, and the addition of new plants may be of more value than an expensive, full-blown landscaping. Weigh your options carefully.
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Warmer temps needed to assess wheat freeze damage kansas
For the week ending April 21, the cold spell continued across Kansas, with average temperatures at least ten degrees below normal for most of the state, and lows dropping below freezing in many areas, according to USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service, Kansas Field Office, April 22.
Warmer temperatures are needed for farmers to assess the freeze damage to their wheat crop. Rains in most of the eastern half of the state early in the week helped replenish some farm ponds, but halted early corn planting. Moisture accumulations between one and two inches were common, with isolated areas in far northeast Kansas reporting more than three inches of much-needed precipitation. Topsoil moisture supplies were rated 15 percent very short, 23 percent short, 53 percent adequate, and 9 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies were rated 33 percent very short, 35 percent short, 31 percent adequate, and 1 percent surplus. Producers averaged 3.0 days suitable for fieldwork last week.
The winter wheat crop was 43 percent jointed, behind 96 percent a year ago and 63 percent average. The condition of the crop was rated as 16 percent very poor, 21 percent poor, 33 percent fair, 27 percent good, and 3 percent excellent. Farmers in the western third of state are still evaluating the impact of freezing temperatures on their crop, with more than half of the state's acreage reported as having no damage.
Corn planting was 5 percent complete, behind 30 percent last year and 20 percent average.
The condition of Kansas range and pasture was rated as 39 percent very poor, 29 percent poor, 25 percent fair, 6 percent good, and 1 percent excellent. Nearly 75 percent of hay and forage supplies were very short and short as it was rated as 36 percent very short, 35 percent short, 28 percent adequate, and 1 percent surplus. Stock water supplies rated 28 percent very short, 29 percent short, 42 percent adequate, and 1 percent surplus.
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Known as a pious and prayerful child. Salesian missionary priest. He worked at Macao, China, then in Timor, and then on 18 May 1929 in Shiuchow, China. On 25 February 1930, while travelling with his bishop, Saint Luigi Versiglia, his ship was boarded by Bolshevik pirates who planned to abduct and enslave the girls on their ship; Callistus and Luigi fought to prevent them. One of the Martyrs of China.
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10. Call (Winona Ryder), "Alien Resurrection"
We'll be honest -- we've completely forgotten everything about this movie outside of Winona Ryder's role as an android. (Who knew Joss Whedon wrote it?) Ryder joins a long line of cool androids in the "Alien" franchise. But unlike Bishop, her sexy robot form isn't ripped apart by the alien queen. Plus, she's the only android who once dated the lead singer of Soul Asylum.
9. Fembots, "Austin Powers" movies
Scantily clad Fembots have turned up in everything from the "Six Million Dollar Man" to the Vincent Price/Frankie Avalon classic "Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine." But only the "Austin Powers" variety fires bullets from their bikini tops. Ah, the days when Mike Myers was funny.
8. Eve (Renee Soutendijk), "Eve of Destruction"
Eve is a government-created robot built in the image of a sexy scientist (the never-seen-again-in-America Dutch actress Soutendijk). It's up to actor/dancer Gregory Hines to stop her from blowing up and taking everyone with her. Perhaps he can stop her with some perfectly timed jazz hands.
7. Tie: Arcee (Susan Blu), "Transformers the Movie" and "Alice" (Isabel Lucas) from "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen"
The sole female Transformer, Arcee is basically the Smurfette of the franchise. Her introduction in the 1986's animated "Transformers" movie (the one with Orson Welles) led boys to have uncomfortable feelings towards a curvy 2D pink robot. Meanwhile, Alice looks like any sexed-up coed from the Michael Bay school of casting until the metal tail comes out. Even with a robot tongue, she's more convincing as a human being than Megan Fox.
6. Cherry 2000 (Pamela Gidley), "Cherry 2000"
"Cherry 2000" is one of those futuristic sci-fi movies from the '80s where everything kind of looks like the '80s. Nonetheless, it's a fun bit of nonsense with Melanie Griffith as a punk rock "tracker." Gidley plays the blonde, perfect robo-wife of the title who freezes up while making out her with husband on a wet, sudsy floor. That'll really put a crimp in your evening.
5. Tie: T-X (Kristanna Loken), "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines", and Cameron (Summer Glau), "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles"
Loken's sexy Terminator was the best part about "T3." And she's bisexual. (Loken, not the robot. Terminators only have eyes for John Connor.) Meanwhile, watching Cameron struggle with her innate desire to terminate weak human flesh was a huge part of the short-lived "Sarah Connor"'s appeal. Plus, Cameron often forgets everyday human etiquette like not walking around naked in front of teenage John Connor.
4. Maschinenmensch (Brigitte Helm), "Metropolis"
Eerie and surreal, with iconic pointy robot boobs, "Metropolis"'s lady-bot is beloved by pretentious film majors the world over. It's the only time you can display a naked robot on your wall and not look like a creepy weirdo.
3. Tie: Pris (Daryl Hannah) and Rachael (Sean Young), "Blade Runner"
Is being a replicant really all that bad? You get to tussle in dimly lit rooms with Lita Ford, er, Daryl Hannah's "pleasure model" Pris and fall in love with Sean Young in her prime. So why won't Decker embrace his robot-ness? Come on, the unicorn! He's a replicant.
2. Number 6 (Tricia Helfer), "Battlestar Galatica"
Helfer, the queen of Google Image Searches, successfully turned Cylons from clunky Stormtrooper rip-offs into objects of desire. We would gladly sell out the human race for even five minutes with Helfer.
1. Tie: Rosie the maid from "The Jetsons" and Aqua (Bernadette Peters), "Heartbeeps"
What guy didn't have a crush on motherly, quippy Rosie in his youth? (She was like Alice from "The Brady Bunch" with a built-in feather duster.) Meanwhile Aqua, as portrayed by the adorable Bernadette Peters, is also a servant robot who gets to hang out with robot Andy Kaufman. It was the early '80s, folks.
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the replicants from blade runner are not robots. they are biologically-engineered humanoid beings.
also what makes you think that number 8 is hot!
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Kristanna Loken wins this hands down.
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Vettel signs performance role with Infiniti
28 March 2013 – Reigning World Champion Sebastian Vettel has increased his partnership with Red Bull title sponsor Infiniti by becoming the automotive brand's Director of Performance.
Having joined Infiniti as an ambassador in 2011, the German has already played a role in the creation of the Infiniti FX Vettel Edition and the all-new Infiniti Q50, with his renewed ties set to put more emphasis on the development of future car models.
"I am really happy to extend my relationship with Infiniti and become their Director of Performance," Vettel said of his strengthened agreement. "Helping to develop the Infiniti Q50 was a very different type of driving duty for me but I approached it in exactly the same way as I do my Formula 1 car.
"I am looking forward to working closely with Infiniti in developing more of their road cars into the future."
According to Infiniti, Vettel spent time in Japan analysing data with engineers to develop the Q50. The 25-year-old then tested early versions of the car with Red Bull reserve driver Sébastien Buemi at the Nürburgring and the Circuit de Catalunya.


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Whoever said beauty fades hasn't seen Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss and these other catwalk legends lately
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What little difference two decades make for Moss, whose waifish frame and seductive, black-and-white Calvin Klein campaign made her a household name in the early '90s. This year, she picked up right where she left off, going pants-less for Stuart Weitzman and playing up her lean physique and sultry pout.
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- Army or Air Force. Installation commander and the appropriate U. S. Army Corps of Engineers district engineer.
- Navy. District public works officer of the naval district involved.
- Veterans Administration. Director, Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C.
If Federal lands are donated for highway purposes, and the value of the donated Federal land/easement exceeds $500, a Minute Order accepting the donation is required (see Legal Requirements to Accept Donation (for State).)


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The Drift Innovation HD170 Stealth gives you the satisfaction of a highly professional HD video. It provides the picture in 720 pixels. It has a wide angled lens which is 170 degree as the name suggests. It is one of the best mini action cameras and it provides the action in a highly effective way. It is water resistant and quite rough and tough to bear the jerks and pushes while shooting the action. It can be attached to the helmet or can be used as an attachment to any sports gear. Drift Innovation HD170 can be easily connected to the TV or PC.
Drift Innovation HD170 Stealth Review – What is it?
The Drift Innovation HD170 Stealth is an all in one video camera which is useful to shoot action sports giving a quality which is highly effective. The real action can be captured in this camera and the camera has everything from a LCD screen to a remote control in order to operate from far. Moreover its high resolution and SD card memory is quite effective. It has a goggle mount as well as a handlebar grip to firmly hold the camera while shooting. This camera has all the latest technology like the WI-FI button, the SD slot, the HDMi connection. Drift Innovation HD170 Stealth is the latest video camera with a stylish and sleek appearance.
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The Drift Innovation HD170 Stealth is a sleeker and stylish version of the Drift series. It is lighter and has a lot of features which are compatible to today's technology. The digital zoo and rotatable wide angle lens helps to shoot the action as it is without being limited to a certain angle. It is provided with helmet grip, universal grip and Velcro strap hence enabling the camera to be attached anywhere while you are busy in the action. It has a long lasting lithium battery. Moreover the standard connections enable it to perform normal functions effectively and Drift Innovation HD170 Stealth is a highly effective action camera.
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Drift Innovation HD170 Stealth is not very small in size and hence it can be a deterrent in capturing action scenes. When placed on helmets it may not be exactly the right size and may bulge out. Check out for all the connections and accessories to insure there are no issues as occasionally connectivity issues have been noted due to the small connections. Drift HD170 model is not able to deliver 1080p video. For this it has been updated with a newer model, the Drift HD action camera which may limit supply of the HD170.
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The results of the Cash 3, Cash 4, Fantasy 5 & Georgia Five drawings for December 12, 2013 are as follows:
Midday Cash 3
2- 4- 1
Midday Cash 4
1- 6- 6- 5
Midday Georgia Five
1- 9- 7- 1- 4
Drawing data:
The Payout for the Midday Cash 3 was $478,205
The Payout for the Midday Cash 4 was $87,900
The Payout for the Midday Georgia Five was $7,164
Note: Everyone loves a second chance and so does the Georgia Lottery. Right now there are second chance opportunities for the instant games Maximum Green and $100 Million Lucky Fortunes. You can enter those non-winning instant game tickets for a chance to win $10,000, $1 million and $7 million respectively.
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Now Georgia Lottery players can maximize their winning with a new feature on the Mega Millions game. For an additional $1 per play winning tickets excluding the jackpot prize are multiplied by two, three or four times to prize amount. During each Mega Millions drawing a Megaplier will be randomly selected. If you have a winning ticket with the Megaplier feature added you win the corresponding Megaplier prize. Winning tickets with 5 out 5 numbers with the Megaplier feature wins $1 Million.
Evening Cash 3
8- 0- 5
Evening Georgia Five
0- 5- 5- 3- 0
Evening Cash 4
0- 0- 4- 6
Fantasy 5
14- 27- 28- 37- 38
One player in Tallapoosa matched all five white balls to win $100,000. The Fantasy 5 jackpot resets to $100,000 for the next drawing.
Drawing data:
The Payout for the Evening Cash 3 was $184,390
The Payout for the Evening Cash 4 was $98,200
The Payout for the Georgia Five was $4,787
Now you can play the Georgia Lottery at Special events throughout the State. The Georgia Lottery will host a fan booth at the Gwinnett Center in Duluth during the entire Gwinnett Gladiators hockey season. You can sign up for Mega Millions mania, a game where one fan could win 20 free Mega Millions plays.
The Midday drawing is held daily at 12:29 p.m. The Cash 3 Evening & Georgia Five is drawn at 6:59 p.m. The Cash 4 Evening and Fantasy 5 drawing is held at 10:59 pm on Sun., Mon., and Thurs.; 11:34 pm on Tue., Wed, Fri. and Sat.
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James F. Meehan, of Fairless Hills, died on April 27, 2011 at his home. He was 87. Born in Brooklyn, Mr. Meehan was a long time resident of Mineola before moving to Fairless Hills in July of 2008. He was a graduate of St. John's University in New York.
Mr. Meehan was employed with Western Electric for 25 years until retiring in 1981. He served as an M.P. in the U.S. Army during WWII.
Mr. Meehan enjoyed playing the drums and was a member of several musical groups. He was a member of the Barber Shop Harmony Society. He was also a member of St. Joseph the Worker Parish.
Mr. Meehan was the beloved husband of Joan A. (Tattan) Meehan for 57 years. He was the loving father of James J. Meehan and his wife Patricia, Barbara J. Steck and her husband Edwin, Teresa M. Meehan, Janet F. Drohan and her husband James, John C. Meehan and his wife Kristen, Julia A. Newman and her husband Robert, Catherine E. Murphy and her husband Robert and the late Raymond F. Meehan. He will also be sadly missed by 14 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Arrangements were made by the James J. Dougherty Funeral Home, Levittown, PA. Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Joseph the Worker Church. Rite of Committal at Long Island National Cemetery at Pinelawn. Condolences may be posted at www.doughertyfuneralhome.com.


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The SF Signal Podcast (Episode 028): Interview with Legendary Author David Drake
In episode 28 of the SF Signal Podcast, Fred Kiesche and Patrick Hester sit down to chat with legendary science fiction and fantasy author, David Drake! Drake has a long and storied career with dozens of novels, multiple short stories, collections, anthologies and collaborations.
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Tadalafil and Nesiritide as Therapy in Pre-clinical Heart Failure
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This study is being done to determine the effects of subcutaneous (under the skin) injection of human BNP (B-type natriuretic factor), Natrecor (nesiritide), a hormone produced by the heart, in combination with Tadalafil on:
- The pumping function of the heart
- Kidney function
- Hormonal function (levels of different hormones in your blood) in persons with lower pumping function of their heart.
Congestive Heart Failure
Drug: Nesiritide
Drug: Tadalafil
Drug: Placebo
Drug: Saline load
Phase 1
Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|To Define the Role of PDEV in Mediating the Decreased GFR and Attenuated Renal Sodium and cGMP Excretory Response to Acute Saline Volume Expansion in PSD and PDD With Renal Dysfunction.
- in urinary sodium excretion at 60 minutes [ Time Frame: Baseline, 60 minutes after saline load ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Change in glomular filtration rate (GFR) at 60 minutesChange [ Time Frame: Baseline, 60 minutes after saline load ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Change in urinary cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) at 60 minutes [ Time Frame: Baseline, 60 minutes after saline load ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Study Start Date:
|February 2012
|Study Completion Date:
|August 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|August 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: Tadalafil plus placebo, then tadalafil plus Nesiritide
Drug: Nesiritide
10 ug/kg
Other Name: NesiritideDrug: Tadalafil
5 mg or 10 mg
Other Names:Drug: Placebo
the pharmacy will create a placebo subcutaneous injection volume to match the volume of Nesiritide doseDrug: Saline load
Normal saline 0.9% 0.25 ml/kg/min for 60 minutes
|Experimental: Tadalafil plus Nesiritide, then Tadalafil plus placebo
Drug: Nesiritide
10 ug/kg
Other Name: NesiritideDrug: Tadalafil
5 mg or 10 mg
Other Names:Drug: Placebo
the pharmacy will create a placebo subcutaneous injection volume to match the volume of Nesiritide doseDrug: Saline load
Normal saline 0.9% 0.25 ml/kg/min for 60 minutes
Detailed Description:
In the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology classification of heart failure (HF), stage B is defined as patients with abnormal heart structure/function (systolic or diastolic dysfunction) without symptoms. This concept of preclinical HF is based on the fact that abnormal heart structure/function can be detected by complementary methods before the development of symptoms.Patients with those abnormalities may progress to heart failure and are at increased risk of adverse cardiac events. Preclinical systolic dysfunction (PSD) is the initial compensated phase of left ventricular systolic dysfunction without symptoms of HF. We have established that diastolic dysfunction is common in the general population being present in approximately 25% of the population over age 45, the majority of whom are asymptomatic i.e. preclinical diastolic dysfunction (PDD). Cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) is the second messenger of the natriuretic peptide system (NPS) and the nitric oxide system (NO) and plays an important role in the preservation of myocardial, vascular, and renal function. Hence, disruption of this signal transduction process may contribute to the development of cardiorenal dysfunction. Type V phosphodiesterase (PDEV) metabolizes cGMP and is abundant in the kidney, vasculature, and has been recently reported in the heart. We and others have demonstrated that renal PDEV is up-regulated in experimental HF and may lead to the attenuation of renal cGMP generation in response to both endogenous and exogenous BNP, thus serving as a mechanism for renal resistance to BNP. Furthermore, in experimental overt HF, 10 days of PDEV inhibition treatment resulted in reduction of left ventricular (LV) mass, increased LV fractional shortening and cardiac output but did not improve renal function. However, chronic PDEV inhibition did enhance the renal actions of exogenous BNP, specifically improving glomular filtration rate (GFR) and renal cGMP generation. PDEV inhibitors are FDA approved for erectile dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|21 Years to 90 Years
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
Group1 (PSD)
- an ejection fraction of less than 40% with no clinical signs or symptoms of congestive heart failure;
- a minimal distance on 6-minute walk of >450 meters
- calculated creatinine clearance of equal or less than 90 ml/min and greater than 30 ml/min, using the MDRD formula assessed within the past 24 months. If the creatinine clearance is > 24 months a creatinine test can be drawn at screen/enrollment visit.
- A 6-minute walk distance of 450 meters
Group 2 (PDD)
- ejection fraction of greater than 50% with moderate or severe diastolic dysfunction as assessed by Doppler echocardiography,
- who do not have any signs or symptoms of congestive heart failure
- minimal distance on 6-minute walk of >450 meters
- calculated creatinine clearance of equal or less than 90 ml/min and greater than 30 ml/min
Exclusion Criteria:
- Current or anticipated future need for nitrate therapy
- Systolic blood pressure < 90 mmHg or > 180 mm Hg
- Diastolic blood pressure < 40 mmHg or > 100 mmHg
- Resting heart rate (HR) > 100 bpm
- Patients taking alpha antagonists or cytochrome P450 3A4 inhibitors (ketoconazole, itraconazole, erythromycin, saquinavir, cimetidine or serum protesase inhibitors for HIV).
- Patients with retinitis pigmentosa, previous diagnosis of nonischemic optic neuropathy, untreated proliferative retinopathy or unexplained visual disturbance
- Patients with sickle cell anemia, multiple myeloma, leukemia or penile deformities placing them at risk for priapism (angulation, cavernosal fibrosis or Peyronie's disease)
- Contraindication to nesiritide.
- Patients with an allergy to iodine.
- Valve disease (> moderate aortic or mitral stenosis; > moderate aortic or mitral regurgitation)
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Infiltrative or inflammatory myocardial disease (amyloid, sarcoid)
- Pericardial disease
- Have experienced a myocardial infarction or unstable angina, or have undergone percutaneous transluminal coronary angiography (PTCA) or coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) within 60 days prior to consent, or requires either PTCA or CABG at the time of consent
- Severe congenital heart diseases
- Sustained ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation within 14 days of screening
- Second or third degree heart block without a permanent cardiac pacemaker
- Stroke within 3 months of screening or other evidence of significantly compromised CNS perfusion
- Patients with severe liver disease (AST > 3x normal, alkaline or bilirubin > 2x normal)
- Serum sodium of < 125 mEq/dL or > 150 mEq/dL
- Serum potassium of < 3.2 mEq/dL or > 5.7 mEq/dL
- Prior diagnosis of intrinsic renal diseases including renal artery stenosis of > 50%
- Peritoneal or hemodialysis within 90 days or anticipation that dialysis or ultrafiltration of any form will be required during the study period
- Less than 21 years of age
- Pregnant or nursing women.
- Women of child bearing potential who do not have a negative pregnancy test at study entry and who are not using effective contraception
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01544998
|United States, Minnesota
|Mayo Clinic
|Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55902
|Principal Investigator:
|Horng H Chen, MD
|Mayo Clinic
Additional Information:
No publications provided
|Responsible Party:
|Horng Chen, MD, Mayo Clinic
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01544998 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|January 24, 2012
|Last Updated:
|September 11, 2014
|Health Authority:
|United States: Food and Drug Administration
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Heart Failure
Cardiovascular Diseases
Heart Diseases
Natriuretic Peptide, Brain
Cardiovascular Agents
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Natriuretic Agents
Pharmacologic Actions
Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitors
Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Therapeutic Uses
Urological Agents
Vasodilator Agents
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on November 24, 2014


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Camel coats are endlessly chic, and this one has a nubby boucle texture that makes it feel modern. In addition, the funnel collar lets you get away without a scarf, if you so choose. Alexis Boucle coat, up to size 18, $175; monsoon.co.uk.
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For months, dozens of people could not use their keyless entry systems to unlock or start their cars whenever they parked near the Hollywood Police Department. Once the cars were towed to the dealers, the problem miraculously disappeared.


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The PowerCheck Guard Tour System from Morse Watchmans of Oxford, Connecticut, features multiple tour capabilities, integrated functions, and reporting options. The computerized system is comprised of a hand-held data recorder, checkpoint stations, and reporting software. Security personnel can input incident codes on site, using the built-in keypad and display. The Tour-Pro Data Sorting Software converts the data recorder information into custom reports. Paperwork is minimized with 99 user programmable incident codes. The Auto Pilot feature prompts guards to visit the next station and can be programmed for random tour sequences. Checkpoint stations have a lifetime warranty and are designed for indoor and outdoor use. Their compact design and size blend well into any environment.
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text: Sam Arbesman and I have a new paper out as part of a research series using 30 years of Inc. 500 data. Below is a map of movements from all the founders included in the analysis from the location of their last degree to where they started their companies. It's messy but it gets the point across—these founders are moving at high rates and the list of places they are coming from and moving to is long and diverse. See the full paper here.


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Monticello is giving visitors an inside look at what Christmas was like for Thomas Jefferson.
Limited-time evening tours offer the chance to see the historical home after dark, in a holiday setting.
But guests won't be seeing twinkling lights and decked out Christmas trees. Holiday celebrations were more modest in Jefferson's time.
"I kind of expected Christmas lights, and we found out that wasn't the case back in the day," said tour member Janice Day.
Christmas trees and colorful lights were not yet traditions, but tour guides say Jefferson might have had a "kissing ball" hanging at Monticello, similar to today's mistletoe. Other common threads include good food and good music.
The holiday evening tour is quick moving so visitors have enough time to travel upstairs to see the dome room -- a space not accessible during all regular tours.
The special tour gives visitors an image of what Jefferson's holiday home was like, from a new perspective.
Tours will continue December 26th through the 30th. For more information about the tours and times, click HERE.
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