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Category Archives: pregnancy #1
June 1, 2007
Last night I spent 2 hours trying on clothes at Kohl's. It has to be the most frustrating 2 hours OF MY LIFE. It's not just that I have a few extra pounds to lose from having a baby. I'm fine with that, I've accepted it, that's just how it is. And heck, it's only… KEEP READING »
May 14, 2007
battle of the baby bulge
Some of you may remember a few years ago when I had a weight-loss blog where I tracked my adventure of losing 23 pounds and a total of something like 17 inches off of various parts of my body. It took a good year to do it, but it worked. And I kept it off… KEEP READING »
April 7, 2007
Maggie's birth story
Okay, here it is! I've written this in several different sittings over the past week… hopefully it's not too choppy or random. I wanted to get everything down in words before I forgot my emotions and thoughts and little details. Tuesday morning (March 27) I had my 38 week appointment with my OB. The previous… KEEP READING »
March 30, 2007
Baby Girl Lyker arrives
As my sister posted in the comments yesterday… the baby is here! Margaret Elise Lyker – we'll be calling her Maggie. 6lbs 11oz, 19 1/4 inches long, born 12:42pm on March 28, 2007. We're in love. And tired. And happy. And overwhelmed. And it's fantastic. I'll post more later, of course. There are some fun… KEEP READING »
March 25, 2007
cervix watch 2007
Never before in my life did I think I'd say the words, "Gee, I hope I get some good news about my cervix today!" Nor did I ever thing I'd share the news so willingly and happily with perfect strangers on the internet. Pregnancy does weird things to your self-respect inhibitions. At my doctor's appointment… KEEP READING »
March 22, 2007
pregnancy brain
So today I've reached a new level of stupidity: I forgot my phone number. I was leaving a message for a customer of mine (we've been playing 'phone tag' for the last day or so) and the woman taking the message asked for my number. I have a business phone and I gave her that… KEEP READING »
March 19, 2007
the baby's room is DONE!
FINALLY. The room used to look like this. We slowly got rid of all of that junk with several trips to good will, and it turned into this. Then we did all of this: new carpet (this was actually done this summer, right before we found out about the Little Turd's existence) painted the crown… KEEP READING »
March 18, 2007
I find it amusing now that I thought I looked SO PREGNANT in this picture (taken 17 weeks ago) And now, I can't even remember what it was like to look or feel that small. I FEEL LIKE A COW. At 37 weeks pregnant, everything is just so difficult to do- even normal stuff, like… KEEP READING »
March 15, 2007
all about my cervix
Today was my 36 week doctors appointment, and my cervix got all checked out for the first time. The status? 2cm dilated. 50% effaced (or 'thinned out'). Baby's head is 'pretty low', to quote the doctor (which explains the sudden and sometimes extreme difficulty in walking- again with the 'head in the crotch' explanation) Of… KEEP READING »
March 14, 2007
this is my world
I've been such a terrible blogger lately, I know. It's the middle of March, and I've only posted 3 times so far this month! I'm so ashamed. Excuses? I don't really have any… at least not any good ones. I've been busy of course… but aren't we all? I'm still frantically working to finish up… KEEP READING »
March 12, 2007
The carseat is installed. By this weekend, I'll be considered 'full term'. Baby can come whenever she wants now, I give her full permission!
March 7, 2007
35 weeks
I haven't had a bad pregnancy, really. I've heard such horror stories from other women and read stories of 9-month-long bouts of nausea, extreme weight gain, various complications, etc. I was a little sick at first, but it didn't last much past 13 weeks or so. I've had the usual things- heartburn and sleeping and… KEEP READING »
March 5, 2007
busy weekend
So we had quite the busy weekend… so much so that yesterday I was TIRED. It seems like it always catches up with me the next day, like last weekend after the baby shower, on Monday I felt like I was hungover. We weren't even really busy with social events- just things around the house,… KEEP READING »
February 28, 2007
February 27, 2007
the transformation
Sunday was my baby shower, and it's taken me until today to recover! Amazing how tiring opening gifts and eating yummy snacks and appetizers can be :) It was a great party, my sister and mom did an awesome job and everything was fantastic (after the morning drama with the ice storm / church closure… KEEP READING »
February 23, 2007
unending support
During last night's Prepared Childbirth class, after the instructor showed us a true-to-scale diagram of the stages of dilation from 0 to 10cm: Dan turns to me, and says just loud enough for the people around us to hear: "Have fun with THAT."
February 21, 2007
nature's preparation
All of my life, I have been a Champion Sleeper. I can sleep AWESOMELY. I rarely have had a sleepless night or any form of insomnia, except for if I had a really bad cold or something. And sleeping in- something I looooooooove to do. Suddenly, with a little over 6 weeks to go until… KEEP READING »
February 19, 2007
reality starts to set in. and all is okay.
This past weekend, we spent some time with our friends who just had their third child 2 weeks ago. A little boy, and goodness he was precious! I was a little bit anxious about being around a baby right now. Which might sound weird, since I'm just 7 weeks away from having one of my… KEEP READING »
February 12, 2007
good thing about pregnancy
Eating an entire box of Kraft macaroni and cheese for lunch all by yourself. And really? No guilt.
February 7, 2007
pregnancy is so glamorous
Y'all. This is embarrassing. But. I have a tiny scab on the inside of my belly button. And by inside, I really mean what used to be the inside, and has now become more like the outside of my belly button as I get further into my pregnancy. And that sensitive skin that's been hidden… KEEP READING »
February 6, 2007
oh my aching pelvis
As I mentioned yesterday, the past few days have been crazy. Or at least, crazy for what I'm used to lately. Friday night we went out on a 'date' (we figure we'd better get them in now while we still can!) We had dinner at Thai Place and then headed to some furniture stores in… KEEP READING »
February 5, 2007
excuse me while I crash
First, you guys are doing great with the name suggestions- I'm loving this game! Some of them we've actually been considering already, others we were considering before but nixed them for various reasons, etc. But yay- keep 'em coming! In other news, I had a really long day today and I'm exhausted. So instead of… KEEP READING »
February 2, 2007
baby names
No, we didn't pick one yet. And no, we're not going to share our final choice with anyone until after the little darling is born (sorry, Corrie!) But, Janet posted a comment yesterday mentioning having a baby naming contest on my blog. I'm not sure how a contest would work since we're being all secretive… KEEP READING »
February 1, 2007
My long-time friend Kristy just had her 3rd baby last night! A little boy, named Caleb Lindsay ('Lindsay' is a family name) He was 8lbs… she pushed a few times and he was born 7 minutes after they broke her water. Both are doing well :) Hearing this news of course makes me think about… KEEP READING »
January 27, 2007
conversation snippets
Jen: I think I'll get a shower now, maybe the hot water will feel good on my hips. They've really been bothering me today. Sometimes it feels so good to let the hot water hit them and loosen them up. Dan: And let the hot water cascade over your moo-ness. Jen: I'm hungry! Why am… KEEP READING »
January 26, 2007
you know you're jealous you missed the party
What did you do on your Friday night? Me…? Well… I reorganized my kitchen cabinets, that's what. Dan and I were arguing over who was the bigger dork: me for what I was doing, or him for watching a nature show. Do we know how to party or what? You may remember a few weeks… KEEP READING »
January 25, 2007
don't mess with a hormonal pregnant woman
So do you remember those dishes I ordered? The ones that came last week, broken? We took them back to the store last week one evening (Dan had to carry them in for me, 'cause ya know, I'm all big-bellied and everything) and they accepted the return and ordered me a new box that would… KEEP READING »
January 22, 2007
taking five
I have work I need to do, work I HAVE to do, but my brain. won't. work. So instead, I'm watching Felicity Season 3 on DVD and feeling my baby girl kick inside my belly. It's way more fun.
January 13, 2007
all baby, all the time
Lots of baby and pregnancy-related stuff in the past few days! First, on Thursday I went to have my glucose screening. Overall it wasn't too bad, except I was so tired right after I drank the orange sugary stuff. I seriously could have laid down and taken a nap right there in the waiting room,… KEEP READING »
January 9, 2007
recap of my last few days. it's boring. sorry.
Hi. I'm still around, I promise. I've just been busy with boring stuff that doesn't really give me much to blog about. For example, fighting off a cold. Kinda boring. It involves me this past weekend, forcing myself to stay on the couch and rest my pregnant butt rather than do all of the things… KEEP READING »


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The lack of progress on the Nazem Kadri extension front has been making headlines in Toronto for surprisingly little time, given how important he seems to be to the Maple Leafs' future plans.
Under normal circumstances — say, if Jonathan Bernier went this deep into the summer without a contract — the local papers would normally be delivered to subscribers' homes literally on fire. That there has been no such uproar over Kadri's situation comes as something of a surprise, but perhaps the Toronto media has been so satiated by the team's acquisition of David Clarkson (the Prize Toronto-Born-And-Bred Free Agent for which they have been ravening for years) and retention of Tyler Bozak (All-Around Good Teammate (Who Also Sucks But Who's Counting?)) that no one particularly cares that the team probably doesn't have the cap space to sign Kadri, who you'll recall was nearly a point-a-game player in the NHL at age 22.
The only thing thing that's really caused any kind of an uproar in the past few days with relation to the ongoing talks was when he said, "The closer it comes to training camp, it becomes more and more of a distraction. I know I'm being pretty reasonable, taking cap into consideration, when really, that's not my job."
Again, under normal circumstances, this phenom high draft pick who was second on the team in scoring in his first full year in the NHL should have everyone in a furor, with talk-radio phone lines jammed by people screaming for Nonis' head. Instead, Damien Cox of all people(!) is actually pleading for everyone to NOT get worked up, Steve Simmons is saying that Kadri's confidence in his own abilities is what's at issue here rather than greed, and Dave Shoalts is praising Nonis for being "patient." What universe did we wake up in?
While it's reasonable, on some level, for the Leafs to hold out on giving Kadri the big money and lengthy term he's reportedly seeking — though he denies it — because, after all, it was a season in which the Leafs were exceptionally lucky, and Kadri was as well (1063 PDO, 16.8 personal shooting percentage). But the real reason the Leafs haven't locked him up, one suspects, circles back around to the thing he said with respect to the salary cap and the Leafs' lack of flexibility against it.
Let's get one thing perfectly straight here: He's right that worrying about the Leafs' cap issues are not his job. However, the problem is that it doesn't seem to be anyone's job. Nonis entered his first offseason as Leafs GM armed with the confidence instilled in him by a first-round exit and about $25 million in Cap space (having been facilitated by the compliance buyouts of Mike Komisarek and Mikhail Grabovski, which rated as competent and complete crap, respectively), and had used 80 percent of it up by the end of July.
Extension for Colton Orr? Check. Trading for Bernier while retaining half a million dollars of Ben Scrivens' salary, then giving the former an extension not commensurate with his previous performances? Check. Taking on Dave Bolland's crazy contract after he couldn't produce points alongside Patrick Kane? Check. Tyler Bozak an absurd if inevitable extension? Check. Re-signing Frazer McLaren for no reason? Check. Clarkson's head-spinningly bad deal that he'll be getting killed for a season and a half from now? Check and mate. All made without a single thought to how all these silly transactions might influence his ability to re-sign Kadri and Cody Franson, who himself is a pretty good, pretty young RFA defenseman.
As Chemmy from Pension Plan Puppets (and my partner at The Sleeping Giant) pointed out, it was like paying a lot of money for a vacation and then returning home to remember, "Ah yes, my landlord expects me to pay my rent." Left unsaid, though, was that this was like taking a luxury vacation in Paterson, New Jersey. Sure, you paid a lot of money, but you certainly didn't get your money's worth.
And somehow this is a case of the Leafs being "patient" and wise in expecting Kadri to accept a short-term bridge deal? And not, perhaps, the result of their having spent so cavalierly that they are now forced into frugality when that kind of thing comes off as imprudent? Sure, that makes sense.
There has been some talk about the ways in which teams can be successful, and the ability of GMs to sign players to "hometown discount" deals seems central to that. Kadri is apparently being expected by the Leafs' front office to do so now, when it has not insisted on anyone else — Bernier or Bozak or Orr or McLaren or Clarkson — to do the same. The fact of the matter is that Kadri doesn't owe the Maple Leafs anything; that little axiom we hear all the time about hockey being "just a business" when a guy gets traded, that's a two-way street. Kadri has every right, and in fact a responsibility to himself and whatever dependents he may have at some point in his life, to get as much money as possible every time out. If he wants to take a deal that helps the Leafs' situation, then that's his own lookout, and you can't begrudge him, but if he doesn't, he's not being selfish in a way that is bad or wrong. His idea of self-worth, as Simmons notes, is indeed holding up the contract negotiations, because he's not going to take less than market value (and "You can start with what Adam Henrique just got out of New Jersey and then go up, thanks very much," is how all future negotiations should begin and end) for the good of a team that wouldn't make the playoffs even if he improves on last year's performance, which is unlikely.
This says nothing of the contract status of the forgotten Mr. Franson, most recently involved in trade rumors that would see him shipped, well, somewhere, in favor of added cap flexibility and probably a thinner defense than the Leafs' already wan blue line. So too has the idea of shopping John-Michael Liles been kicked around, and not unreasonably. But the point is that it didn't have to be this way. In fact, under any competent general manager, it shouldn't, and probably wouldn't.
Kadri is the best Leafs forward prospect to come along in a very long time, and now they're trying to shortchange him and get him to take a team-friendly deal because they have no idea how to budget. That doesn't make a lot of sense to Kadri, or me, but then we both seem to be rational human beings and therefore unqualified to be a members of the Maple Leafs front office.


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February 12, 2009, 6:27 PM
By David Vann
A few days later hes back in touch with Kelly by e-mail. Its been some time since they spoke. He said he needed separation. But now hes back. He sends her an e-mail about three T-shirts hes bought from the Bounty Hunter Web site, including the one that says Terrorist with an AK-47.
On the twentieth, Jessica is away, so he invites Kelly over for sex. Kelly offers her place instead. She sends him an e-mail later joking that her job is driving her to the brink of mass murder. Steves been playing Call of Duty 4, a first-person shooter game. He responds that practicing with virtual weapons translates into ? and doesnt say more.
He contacts the Navy recruiter in Champaign on January 29 and says hed like to enlist. They discuss his previous discharge and use of Prozac in the past, and it seems that nothing will actually prohibit Steve from reenlisting. He thinks hell have to pass a psychiatric exam, though. And he cant be on meds, which hes been on since August.
Perhaps this is a way out. The daily structure. The discipline.
He stops taking the Prozac, and just like when he went off it in the fall, everything gets worse. His obsessive-compulsive disorder, his checking behaviors, his anxiety. Jessica recalls him sitting secretively on the couch during this period. He keeps his laptop screen facing away from her, closes it if she gets too close. Sometimes shes talking, and he doesnt even realize shes been talking. She tells him hes acting strange, she wont get off his case until finally he admits hes off his meds and tells her why. She thinks the military is a stupid waste of his education and intelligence. Steve disagrees.
January 31, he sends Kelly a link to the V-Tech Rampage shooting video game.
February 3, Steve buys extra magazines for his Hi-Point .380 pistol.
February 4, Kelly asks Steve about his weekend. Email me back if youre not busy. :).
No, Im not too busy, Steve writes back. Just plotting world domination and all. Did you hear about the man in black at Lane Bryant? Crazy World! Steve is referring to the armed robber who shot and killed five people execution-style two days before in a botched robbery of a clothing store in suburban Chicago.
The next day, he buys gear from Bounty Hunter and Top Gun Supply and writes a check to himself for $3,000 cash, then changes it to $3,001. Perhaps its harder to track that way. He also buys a spring-assisted knife.
February 5, he keeps buying. Two 9mm magazines and holsters from Able Ammo. He pays extra shipping costs for second-day air and goes to a Marilyn Manson concert that night with Jessica.
He describes the Manson concert in an e-mail to Kelly: Manson was AMAZING live. Probably the best part was him burning a bible on stage. On a hilarious side note, some of the audience members were Neo-Nazi party members and held up a 3rd Reich (Nazi) flag throughout most of the concert.
The next day, its back to Tonys Guns & Ammo. He buys a Glock 9mm and a Remington 12-gauge shotgun, a model similar to the one they trained him on at Rockville. He makes a reservation for a room in a Best Western hotel in DeKalb. He takes a cash advance against his Bank of America Visa for $5,000. He buys a Gator GC-Dread hard-shell guitar case for the shotgun, requests next-day delivery.
He goes to class on Thursday, February 7. He argues with Sandra Thompson, one of his classmates. He thinks shes annoying, tries to put her in her place for a few minutes, but the others take her side and tell him to shut up. Theyre all ganging up against him, he thinks.
Hes back on Craigslist after class, compulsively now, checking the Erotic Services section. He posts his own ad, too.
He meets Megan that night at the corner of North Prospect and Bloomington in Champaign, just off the highway, the same crack-and-ho neighborhood where he had sex with Tracy in the fall. Shes with her friend Elyse, who doesnt look bad either. Megan gets into his car. They park behind a building near the Econo Lodge. Steve on top, she tells the police later.
The next day, Friday the eighth, he writes a check to himself for cash, $4,600, then changes that to $4,601. He buys stamps for the packages hes planning to send to Jessica. He talks with Katie. Drives to her place. Shes lit candles. He doesnt feel like talking. They have sex, and afterward, he tells her hes going out of town.
On Sunday, February 10, Steve talks with his father on the phone. He also talks with his godfather, Richard Grafer, makes plans for the next weekend. Hell visit. Theyll play chess.
He tells Jessica hes leaving tomorrow, Monday, to visit his godfather, because hes in poor health.
He meets again with Megan that night at Walgreens. They have sex in the car again. Theyre back and forth eighteen times on the phone that night, dirty talk, and Steve also calls Elyse.
In the morning, about 10:00, he tells Jessica not to go to work.
Just stay. Just hang out with me today.
I have to go to work, she says.
She doesnt know, and he cant tell her.
In their apartment, he saws off the barrel of the shotgun. The guitar case, the two new guns, the extra magazines and holsters -- hes hidden these things from her. He duct-tapes half of the inside of the guitar case, black tape -- a riddle the police will never quite figure out. He puts the Remington 12-gauge inside, loaded. Picks up the case and its not too heavy. He leaves his old shotgun in the closet. Its for skeet or birds, not designed for killing people.
Hes bought longer ammo clips for the pistols. They hold thirty-three rounds each. But the problem is theyre so long, hell have to carry the pistols in his hands. He wont be able to use the holsters and hide everything under his coat. And he wants to use the shotgun first, to create confusion. And for theatrical effect. Thats Kevins theory in hindsight.
So he leaves the long clips, leaves a lot of the extra ammo, too. Hes not going to have more than a couple minutes. After Virginia Tech, the police will come quickly. Theyre not going to screw up like that again and let someone walk around from place to place for hours.
He makes his bed, crisp, and gathers everything. He puts the pistols and ammo in a duffel bag.
He leaves in the afternoon, drives almost three hours to DeKalb, checks into the Best Western hotel. Uses his Chase Visa and goes to his room, number 134, then calls the front desk on his cell phone after five minutes and checks out after ten minutes. Something is wrong. Maybe its the credit card. He could be tracked.
The Travelodge has a big black tarp out front covering the empty pool, chain-link fence all around. The place is a dump. Steve pays in cash.
He goes to his room, sends Kelly an e-mail. Tells her hes watching MSNBC and listening to Mansons Coma White. He tells her hes going to close his e-mail account soon because of spam, asks her to call him later.
Later, Jessica calls. Its a short conversation, seven and a half minutes. He tells her, Im sorry things did not turn out differently for us. Thank you for not holding anything against me. I appreciate what you have done for me. I love you.
He never says, I love you. She thinks this is odd. She thinks hes getting depressed.
He gets a call from Kelly and talks with her for half an hour. She asks what hes doing for Valentines Day, and he says he isnt going to be around. He also says he wishes hed met her before things got so fucked up.
The next day, Tuesday, February 12, he buys books for Jessica on Amazon, all to help her with her studies. He includes the gift message, You are the best Jessica! Youve done so much for me, and I truly do love you. You will make an excellent psychologist or social worker someday! Dont forget about me! Love, Steven Kazmierczak.
He also buys her an iPhone and memory sticks, a purse, sterling-silver peace earrings, data cables, and CDs, and he wants to buy her a wedding ring. He calls her in the afternoon, but shes at work.
Jessica calls him back and they talk for a little more than ten minutes. He asks her what her ring size is and what finger a woman wears her wedding ring on. He tells her shell be receiving a package in the mail from him. She cant open it until Valentines Day or it wont make any sense.
He talks to his father for about fifteen minutes. Then he gets a call from the Navy recruiter, Nole Scoville, and puts him off, says hes too busy to come in to the office. A last chance to go another direction.
He goes straight back onto Amazon.
He orders Jessica a platinum ArtCarved Montclair six-millimeter ring for $1,400. They speak three times that evening. He tells her everything is going well with his godfather.
He talks with Kevin that evening, too, for a little more than half an hour, and its a normal conversation. He doesnt sense anything wrong with Steve, maybe a bit formal on the final goodbye is all. Steve talks with Joe Russo, too, and Joe doesnt think anything is wrong. The conversation ends as usual, with Talk to you later.
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Whether you are purchasing it as a gift
Any gemstone can be judged by cut, colour, clarity and carat.
Cut (and Shape)
Don't know what shape to get? The same shapes that are used for diamonds
can be found in other gemstones as well. Non-diamond gemstones have another shape available to them: the cabochon . A cabochon is a stone that has been polished but not cut. (That is, it doesn't have facets.) Cabochons are frequently domed stones. They often have flat backs set in ringsor pendants . Although usually used for opaque stones, a few of the translucent stones, especially members of the quartz family and amber, also look good as cabochons. Star sapphires must be polished as cabochons to make the asterism visible, and amber is often polished to show off any interesting inclusions.
Colour is another value-inducing factor of a gemstone
. It is not the colour itself that matters, but the quality of the colour, including hue (colour), tone (lightness or darkness), and saturation (purity).To accurately judge the hue of a gemstone, look at it in bright light against both black and white backgrounds. You want the gemstone to be even in hue without any cloudiness or brown or grey spots. The centre should not look pale or washed out in any way. Ideally, a quality gem will be darker rather than lighter, but it should not be darker than medium dark. Sometimes gemstone manufacturers use heat treatment to intensify or change the colour of a gemstone, but this will decrease its value and cost.
As with diamonds, clarity is measured on a scale of VVS1, VVS2, VS1, VS2, SI1, SI2, I1, I2, I3, with VVS1 being flawless and I3 being badly flawed. Spots, cracks, and inclusions (flaws) are all negative factors of clarity. Clarity and transparency is often fixed by oils, resins, and chemicals used by gemstone manufacturers. Some gemstones are more likely to possess and show flaws than others.
Most gemstone weights are measured in carats. Keep in mind that because of the different densities of different stones, a carat of one might not be the same diameter as the carat of another. When comparing many stones, use the length and width or the diameter (depending on the shape) to figure out the size of the stone.
Pearls are the ultimate classy necklace. Less showy and more feminine than diamonds, pearls make any woman more ladylike. Dress them up with a little black dress |
The solitaire is another timeless classic. This look works with anything from a v-neck jumper |
Whether it's a thick link bracelet |
A women's watch isn't strictly for function, it can be a great piece of jewellery as well. If you are buying a watch for the professional woman, consider a nice silver |
Whether a woman is high maintenance or no-fuss about her jewellery, a nice set of post earrings is great to have on hand. These can be dressed up or down, and come in simple styles such as cubic zirconia |
Buying and giving jewellery as a gift can be a gruelling process. Women have different tastes, and knowing how to recognize quality is also an important skill that many people lack. Here are some tips on how to make the best purchase:
You might think that a rock is a rock is a rock, and you can basically clean all of your jewellery the same way--but you'd be wrong. Proper care for a given piece depends on the materials and the style of the piece. Use care! Methods that get great results for one kind of gem may be devastating to another. If you are uncertain about how to clean a particular piece of jewellery, ask the jeweller or have it professionally cleaned. Isn't your good jewellery worth it?
One more tip on general gemstone care: don't be fooled by the statement, "Diamonds are the hardest substance known to man." The hardness of a mineral refers to its ability to scratch or be scratched by other materials. Diamonds can't be scratched; however, they can be chipped, cracked, or even shattered by a sudden impact. This is true of any hard stone, but diamonds are particularly vulnerable to negligence because they are thought of as indestructible. Use care when handling and cleaning your jewellery and avoid dropping it or banging it on a surface.


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London Toy Fair Report, part 4
Posted by Huw,This picture is taken from the gallery above the LEGO stand. As you can see virtually all of it was covered over thereby preventing photos from above. They really are paranoid, aren't they!
In this final Toy Fair report, I will cover Star Wars, Friends, Games and anything else I can remember. So, read on...
Star Wars
The Star Wars sets were the usual mix of the fantastic and the mediocre and ranged from must-have OT sets to obscure vehicles that nobody will recognise. However, again as usual, the minifigs in them all are stunning. Not many of them were on display, probably because they were not manufactured yet, instead all we had were pictures of them.
There will be nine sets released, not including 'power' items offered to specific retailers, which are not shown at the show.
- 75015, Corporate Alliance Tank Droid, £20, featuring a new Jango Fett (at last!) a clone trooper and a battle droid.
- 75016, Homing Spider Droid, £30, Adi Galia, Clone Trooper, Super Battle Droid.
- 75017, Yoda vs Dooku playset, £40, quite an interesting set that's hard to describe. Basically it's a battleground with various obstacles and traps and a small speeder. It features a brand new Yoda with a olive green head, a new Dooku, Dooku's pilot droid and Poggle the Lesser, whoever he is!
- 75018, Jek 14's Stealth Starfighter, £60, this is apparently from the Yoda Chronicles. It's a fairly large craft, black with red accents which looks a bit like an X-Wing without the top wings. Minifigs are Jek-14, Separatist bounty hunter, Special Forces Clone Trooper and R4-G0.
- 75019, AT-TE, £80, Mace Windu, Coleman Trebor, Clone Trooper Gunner and two battle droids.
- 75020, Jabba's Sail Barge, £100, this looks excellent. I can't say whether it's larger or smaller than the last one because mine is still MISB. It certainly looked big enough. Minifigs are Jabba, Leia, R2-D2, Ree-Yees, Weequay and Max Rebo.
- 75021, Republic Gunship, £110, although the guy on the stand said it was much improved on the last version, superficially, it looks pretty much identical and seems to employ many of the same building techniques to form the shape of the ship. Contains Obi-Wan, Anakin, Padme, Clone Pilot, Clone Trooper Officer and two Super Battle Droids.
- 75022, Mandalorian Speeder, £25, two Mandalorian super commandos and a new Darth Maul.
- 75023, Advent Calendar, £25. No minifigs for this were on display but as I said earlier, it contains Santa Jango Fett.
Three new games to be released in August:
- Chima. This looked attractive and involves collecting CHI.
- Batman. Chase baddies across Gotham City, looked to be just 'more of the same' and similar to other games.
- Story Mixer. The most interesting of the three. I wasn't quite sure how it was supposed to work, but it seems to involve collecting small vignettes, on 4 x 4 plates which represent trees, cakes, houses, trains, planes, animals and all sorts of other things, which you have to use to make up a coherent story. It was said to be equally appealing to adults and kids, and as it didn't involve any actual building (unlike Creationary) it will be easier to play with non-building grannies and the like.
Discounting the collectable bags for a moment, there will be six new sets in August:
- 41009, Andrea's Bedroom, £10, dressing table, sofa (might be a sofa bed) small table with laptop.
- 41010, Olivia's Beach Buggy, £10, beach buggy, ice cream stand, palm tree.
- 41013, Emma's Sports Car, £13, light and dark pink sports cabriolet, picnic table, signpost.
- 41006, Downtown Bakery, £25, two minifigs, similar in size and design to the cafe, but different colours: tan, dark pink, orange.
- 41005, Heartlake High, £50, very attractive looking school building, probably 48-odd studs wide, but only eight deep. Made mostly from light yellow bricks with a dark blue roof. Three figures including an African-American boy.
- 41015, Dolphin Cruiser, £60, large pleasure boat which, like many Friends sets, is a bit of a mish-mash of colours making it look a bit messy. It''s primarily white, with turquoise and pink. The top half is removable to access the bedroom and galley below deck. Three minifigs including a Caucasian boy.
The three series 3 collectable bags were on display, which feature a puppy and kennel, a fawn and a tree, and a green parrot in a open cage.
Super Heroes
I know a lot of you want more information about these but to be honest, they were very underwhelming. There were no minifigs on display, as I said, and the Marvel sets in particular were very un-memorable, I can't even tell you what they were. Pete has recalled some of the minifigs over at FBTB so if you have an interest in SH, please take a look over there.
I think that just about wraps up my coverage of the event. Hopefully more details, and photos will emerge from the German toy fair in a couple of weeks.
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Excellent Huw, thanks for your great reviews.
I sometimes wish Lego would have a whole year off making new things so it would give me a chance to catch up.
I can't wait for the LOTR and SW stuff, Super Heroes are a must for me for the figures and can never resist a new Castle theme.
Probably will have to get the Lone Ranger sets as I love western and love Licensed figures in general.
Legends of Chima, as interesting as it looks will be left out for me. Can't afford to start collecting a new theme especially as I'm now regretting spending so much on Ninjago. Friends and City I'm not interested in.
Good luck saving for the year everybody.
Thanks for a great review Huw, it has sort of helped me get first impressions on which sets to buy and pass on later in the year. I can't wait for the photos to emerge. As for Lego, I wish they weren't so paranoid as they are that worried of people seeing Lego that is being released in a few months.
I am very glad to hear that TLG came to there senses and made boy figures for the Friends as I was getting kind of tired of only being able to play as Peter (The only male figure up to now) with my daughter. I think some of these sets could have boy appeal, but with no boy figures, it would be a tough sale to boys and parents of boys. I was working on designs for boy figures for Cuusoo, but now I guess I'll have more time on my hands to most likely get that second job to be able to afford these and other 2013 sets! Well done, TLG.
(Now I can start e-mailing them about including an African-American man as a father for Andrea... Are you sure Huw that these figures are boys and not men? Could they be a teacher at the school and the captain of the boat? I hope boys...)
Thank you for these four reports and the set descriptions. I am pretty excited about loads of sets.
^ I believe photos are not allowed to be taken at this toy fair.
Thanks for your reviews, Huw! They were all an interesting read and gave me a good impression what to pass this year (there is quite some, to be honest). Right now only the Sail Barge sounds interesting to me, as I sold my old one some time ago. The SuperHeroes sets, I believe, will aim for the minifigure collectors and otherwise not offer memorable buildings or vehicles.
Urgh, shouldn't have Max Rebo been in Jabba's Palace?
Even though I think Attack of the Clones is a terrible movie, I'm pleased that they are finally making sets for it again. And Jango Fett! Definitely getting most of these.
@Huw... Are you going to be posting some info on the Technic and Creator sets?
Thank you very much for the detailed description of the Friends sets! I really appreciate your effort to include and describe all the things at the toy fair for everyone here with different interests.
^^ Aready done, in a previous installment. Make sure you read them all!
Poggle the Lesser is the Geonosian leader with the walking stick in AOTC.
I think I'll grab the Adi Gallia set and the Republic Gunship. I really need to cut down on my spending.
Poggle Lesser: Off Bricklink
Colemen Trebor: Briclink
Corporate Aliance Tank Droid: Entire Set
All Superman sets and the Batman Board Game
Most Of The Legends of Chima Including the Chi Temple.
@Huw and GREAT Reviews Huw once again!
I've been wanting a Max Rebo fig for ages. Looks like I'll be buying at least one of these. :)
Coleman Trebor? He was barely in Episode 2. This could mean he will appear in the Clone Wars TV Show.
I apologise in advance if my FBTB report does not answer all the Super Heroes questions you may have. At least it wasn't just me that thought the display was un-memorable ;)
Poggle the lesser is that Geonosian leader dude. I don't care that much about him, but he should make an interesting minifigure like the picture in this link:http://images.wikia.com/starwars/images/2/26/Poggle_HS.jpg
You're right... not sure how I missed it. Thanks!
Poggle the lesser is a Geonosian of high rank.
Coleman Trebor = very hot mints.
Ooo! Exciting news on the Jabba's sailbarge minifigs. Loving the idea of Ree-Yees and Weequay. Nesquick, Max Reebo was playing on the sailbarge too, the robot chicken take on him has his greatest hits coming out after his tragic death when it blew up.
One thought though, only 6 figures? I guess 4 less (okay 3, the carbonite doesn't exactly count, and 2 if you don't count the brick built monk) for £20 less might be about right. I'd have liked another Salacious B. Crumb though, and a C-3PO for the eye-pecking scene.
What are the US prices?
Can't wait till the Spielwarenmesse International toy fair! (For the pics)
Thanks Huw,
I think many times people think this information is just handed out and they do not realize what work goes into getting the information into our hands
Looking forward to: Corprate Alliance Tank, Homing Spider Droid, Republic Gunship from Star Wars, although I wish the clone troppers were phase 2. From Lord of The Rings: Pirate Ship Ambush.
Thank you so much for this detailed report—with no pictures allowed in the booth I imagine you did a lot of furious scribbling to get it all—we appreciate your efforts! First impressions—Must have: Chima 70008 Gorzan's Jungle Striker; City Cargo Airport sets; Galaxy Squad 70708 Hive Crawler; Lone Ranger sets—happy to have Western sets again; Lord of the Rings sets; Star Wars 75020 Jabba's Sail Barge. Disappointed: After rollout of awesome Avengers sets, the sloooww rollout of Marvel Superheroes so far and odd character selection is somewhat frustrating: Nova, Iron Fist, Dr Doom? Love the Collectible Minifigures but 'hunt the gold minifigure'… really?
Thanks HUW for the reviews! Too bad no pictures, but it only makes it that much more exciting for when the actual images and/or sets do come out. : ) I am most excited about the castle theme now that I know what the next modular will be. Other than that I honestly cannot find myself buying anything, the City Airport Cargo sub-theme I will have to take a gander at and "possibly" buy, maybe a rainy day this summer when I have nothing bettet to do. I guess its just an off year for me! : ) Good for savings and good for being able to build with what I have that is still new, bad because I won't experience that magic quite as often, you know, the magic when you bring that new box home and the world is your lego oyster sort of a deal? : )
I only really go for the starfighters and battle packs, it tends to be better for my wallet. I can't find any images of what Jek 14's Stealth Starfighter looks like and I'm wondering if it only appears in the cartoon. if anyone has an image of the ship that they can prove it's canon I would love to see it.
I also find it amusing that Coleman Trebor would appear in a scene that took place after he died.
I'll also be getting Iron Man Extremis, Iron Man vs Mandarin, and any other of the superhero sets under $20. I''m really hoping those man of steel sets turn out good and I'm curious if the superman figure will have the red tights. I know the suit in the movie does not.
I just spend a minute putting two and two together. These are the combined results from FBTB and Brickset. I got the set number, name, and minifugures matched up for all of the summer superhero sets.
76002 Superman Matropolis Showdown - Superman, General Zod (£11.99/?)
76009 Superman Black Zero Escape - Superman, Lois Lane, General Zod (£19.99/$19.99)
76003 Superman Battle of Smallville - Superman, Colonel Hardy, General Zod, Faora, Lara Lor-van (£34.99/$39.99)
76008 Iron Man vs. Mandarin - Iron Man, The Mandarin (£11.99/?)
76006 Iron Man Extremis - Iron Man, War Machine, Aldrich Killian (£19.99/$19.99)
76007 Marvel 4 - Tony Stark, Pepper Potts, MK42 Iron Man, The Mandarin, Unnamed figure (£34.99/$39.99)
Thanks Huw! I've been waiting for the larger Star Wars sets because I've been saving up but I didn't want to splurge on the Super Star Destroyer just yet. Now that you confirmed the new sets I'll be eager to get my hands on them!
Can you remember what Padme and Leia's hairpieces were? And did you see what the interior of Jabba's sail barge was like?
All these questions and comments and not a single one so far has thought to ask one of the most important questions of all?
Ok, I'll bite... Yeah I know the designs are squarely aesthetically speaking most at home with LEGO Friends, but I've just got to know, seeing as this is the first time I think they've ever made one, what does the Fawn look like? Is it just a re-use of a pre-existing animal torso like the Friends horse with a different head? Or is it all a brand new sculpt that actually looks like what a deer would look like?
I mean, I guess, is it more Bambi or is it Foal with new head syndrome?
I have no idea how I've become so enamored with the Friends line, perhaps it is the design elements chosen or just the plain fact that LEGO is offering up models and elements that haven't been seen before and the uniqueness of that has made them highly desireable, all I know is that Fawn sounds like it has a lot of potential. Hope it can live up to it. Also like the sounds of everything else mentioned Huw, thanks for the reports, it seems the school building is going to be a real treat indeed just as I had hoped.
I am really looking forward to Jabba's Sail Barge, really the only thing of interest for me atm!
I wish that there were events like this in Canada...
Not much of interest in Star Wars. I cherrypicked some of the figures I wanted from the Spring sets, but redoing the Clone Trooper hasn't helped, so I have passed on them and most of the Spring sets. I have most of my budget reserved for LOTR sets, but most of these Star Wars sets aren't brilliant, very Clone Wars geared. I already have the 2008 Gunship and 1 is certainly enough. Again, might cherrypick a figures and buy the odd set but that's about it.
Jango fett, poggle the lesser and a new jabbas sail barge! I'm so happy with that. However I believe the desert skiff would be required to get the full scene for the sail barge. shame I'm running low on money :/
@Odeinoichus, the fawn is very cartoon-y, a brand new scuplt and made to look very cute. There's a hole in its back for the obligatory bow :-)
On Man of Steel: The news that Faora and Lorvan are minifigures is the first real confirmation that they are in the movie. I don't think I have seen any other news except General Zod, so that is a bit of news. I will wait to see if it is worth purchasing, though.
The Star Wars sets sound rather good to me, I am surprised to hear that you liked the Sail Barge though Huw. Perhaps the preliminary image is just a bad picture. The rest of the sets all sound excellent, but I am left wondering quite why we are getting another Corporate Alliance Tank Droid, I cannot be certain, but I did not know that they were on Geonosis with Jango Fett, not complaining though.
I am excited for the new Super Heroes, LOTR, and Star Wars sets! I hope we Iron Man in his Extremis suit. And finally, a new Jango Fett!
Pictures can be taken at the New York toy fair I think. :D That should be happening soon, sometime in February?
For me now it all depends on the minifigs, if there good I think I'll just use 70400 Forest ambush to army build and maybe get the 70403 Dragon peak.
All I really care about are Ravens and Eagles sets so this looks good as far as there not being any for 2013.
I always wished I had bought a few of the original Coast Guard sets but if these are all junorized I'll probably just skip it...
~Galaxy Squad
Want. All. :P
Need to spend money on other things... but I do hope having a mico-fig Batgirl means we'll get her in a set sometime...
~Star Wars
75015, Corporate Alliance Tank Droid, £20 - Need Jango and for that price...
75017, Yoda vs Dooku - Well since I have the original Dooku and Yodo, I might aswell get the new one! Just to bad about the price...
~Lord of the Rings
If I can only have one it'll be 79008 Pirate Ship Ambush but I wouldn't mind all or most of the sets...
76006 Iron Man Extremis - Anything for War Machine
76003 Superman Battle of Smallville- Perfect way to get all but one fig
/76009 Superman Black Zero Escape- I want Lois but I don't need two Supermans and Zods....
~The Lone Ranger
I want 'em all but, money. Hopefully it turns out like Prince of Persia...
"I don't know the full details but it seems there is going to be one 'golden figure' in each box and kids are encouraged to 'hunt the gold figure'. This is obviously very bad news for everyone except LEGO's marketing department. I think this will start in series 11. "
*Facewall....* Great idea... Anywho, Series 10 looks pretty meh so that's good and hopefully 11 will be the same...
To sum it up I need a really good job and some good sales. :P And LEGO needs to take a year break and not make anything new except for a few bad CMF Series... :P
Is this friends yacht able to swim?And if yes what kind of hull
it use?Is this http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=62791c01pb02 or this http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=54100c02pb02 or anything new?Thanks for reply.
@legomaniac - Yes pictures are usually allowed at the New York Toy Fair. The staff demonstrate the features and there are always plenty of videos of the models as well. I seem to recall the fair is usually in early February, so not too long to wait.
@wertyjj, highly unlikely to see Coleman Trebor in TCW since he dies on Geonosis in AOTC, which is before the start of TCW.
It seems that 75016 continues the trend of including a recently killed off character from TCW in a set. I'm excited about 75022 was wondering if they're going to reuse General Grievous' legs or something new.
I actually find the release of Coleman Trebor and Adi Galia significant on the basis that it allows Star Wars fans to complete their Jedi High Council.
Consider the members of the High Council at the time
1. Yoda
2. Mace Windu
3. Obi Wan Kenobi
4. Kit Fisto
5. Eeth Koth - Succeeded by Agen Kolar
6. Ki Adi Mundi
7. Saesee Tinn
8. Shaak Ti
9. Even Piell - Succeeded by Anakin Skywalker
10. Plo Koon
11. Coleman Trebor - Succeeded by Coleman Kcaj
12. Adi Galia - Successed by Stasse Ali
Good thinking on the part of TLG IMO.
Huw, Poggle the Lesser is the Geonosian archduke with the tentacle-like beard from episode 2.
Thanks for the great reports!
wow, a new jango fett. I used to have the old one, but I lost it years ago. Probably the saddest event in my Lego experiences :(
Looks like there is to be a Lord of the Rings helm's deep board game as well. I guess it's lack of appearance probably means it's a retailer exclusive somewhere?
The Tank droids from SW were scheduled to be in Ep II but they never made it into the movie. However, it is canon that they were present during the Battle of Geonosis, just off screen.
If only we could get a clone army builder....hmmmmmm.
Disappointed that Games did not include any new Heroica sets. Also, Story Mixer sounds a lot like the popular game Dixit http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39856/dixit
Nothing from TMNT come on is this a one time deal or is it wait for new york uuughhhhh and also why bother getting ready for this stuff my stores just got all the 2013 sets. Does this mean I only have a little while before these sets stop being sold seriously. On the bright side I love the idea of a new jango fett
Does jango have new pistols?
Are the battle droids in the geonosis sets just ordinary or are we finally getting some new geonosian battle droids in the reddish colour?
What does the Darth Maul look like? Is he shirtless with mechanical robot legs or does he have his cloak with his mechanical human looking legs?
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Cancer epidemiology |
Cancer prevention |
Clinical trials |
HIV-related malignancies |
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Andrews C.P., Ratner P.H., Ehler B.R., Brooks EG, Pollock BH, Ramirez D.A., Jacobs RL. The Mountain Cedar Model in Clinical Trials of Seasonal Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis Annals of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology 2013 May;111:9-13. |
Joyce MJ, Pollock BH, Devidas M, Buchanan GR, Camitta B. Chemotherapy for initial induction failures in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a Children''s Oncology Group Study (POG 8764) J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2013 Jan;35(1):32-35. |
Gelfond JA, Heitman E, Pollock BH, Klugman CH. Power, ethics, and obligation Stat Med 2012 Dec;31(29):4140-4141. |
Sim I, Carini S, Tu SW, Detwiler LT, Brinkley J, Mollah SA, Burke K, Lehmann HP, Chakraborty S, Wittkowski KM, Pollock BH, Johnson TM, Huser V. Ontology-based federated data access to human studies information AMIA Annu Symp Proc 2012 Nov;2012:856-865. |
Sellers RV, Salazar R, Martinez C, Gelfond SD, Deuter M, Hayes HG, Ketchum N, Pollock BH. Difficult Encounters with Psychiatric Patients: A South Texas Psychiatry Practice-based Research Network (PBRN) Study J Am Board Fam Med 2012 Sep;25(5):669-675. |
Ramirez AG, Chalela P, Suarez L, Munoz E, Pollock BH, Weitman SD, Gallion KJ. Early Phase Clinial Trials: Referral Barriers and Promoters among Physicians Journal Community Medicine & Health Education 2012 Jan;24:1-18. |
Ramirez, AG, Chalela P, Suarez L, Munoz E, Pollock BH,Weitman SD, Gallion KJ. Early phase clinical trials: referral barriers and promoters among physicians J Community Med Health 2012 Jan;2(8):173-180. |
Gelfond JA, Heitman, E, Pollock BH, Klugman CM. Principles for the ethical analysis of clinical and translational research Statistics in Medicine 2011 Oct;. |
Beuten J, Gelfond JAL, Piwkham D, Pollock BH, Winick NJ, Collier A, Tomlinson GE. Candidate gene association analysis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia identifies new susceptibility locus at 11p15 (LMO1) Carcinogenesis 2011 Sep;32(9):5792-5805. |
Ankerst DP, Pollock BH, Liang Y, Dizdarevic N, Kyrylenko S, Boeck A, Thompson IM, Leach R. Trends and co-trends of prostate-specific antigen and body mass index in a screened population Urology 2011 Jul;78(1):10-16. |
Swinney RM, Beuten J, Collier A, Chen T, Winick N, Pollock BH, Tomlinson GE. Polymorphisms in CYP1A1 and Ethnic-Specific Susceptibility to Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Children Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2011 Jul;20(7):1537-1542. |
Piwkham D, Gelfond JA, Rerkamnuaychoke B, Pakakasama S, Rebel VI, Pollock BH, Winick N, Collier A, Tomlinson G, Beuten J. Multi-Locus Association of Genetic Variants in MLL, CREBBP, EP300 and TOP2A with Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Hispanics from Texas Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2011 Jun;20(6):1204-1212. |
Holcomb JB, Weiskopf R, Champion H, Gould SA, Sauer RM, Brasel K, Bochicchio G, Cotton BA, Davis D, Dutton R, Hauser CJ, Hess JR, Hides GA, Knudson P, MacKenzie E, McGinnis RL, Michalek JE, Moore FA, Omert L, Pollock BH, Tortella B, Sugarman J, Schreiber MA, Wade CE. Challenges to effective research in acute trauma resuscitation: consent and endpoints Shock 2011 Feb;35(2):107-113. |
Holcomb JB, Weiskopf R, Champion H, Gould SA, Sauer RM, Brasel K, Bochicchio G, Bulger E, Cotton BA, Davis D, Dutton R, Hauser CJ, Hess FA, Hides GA, Knudson P, Mackenzie E, McGinnis RL, Michalek J, Moore FA, Omert L, Pollock BH, Tortella B, Sugarman J, Schreiber MA, Wade CE. Challenges to effective research in acute trauma resuscitation: consent and endpoint Shock (in press) 2011 Jan;. |
Guadalupe M, Pollock BH, Westbrook S, Redding S, Bullock D, Anstead G, Agan BK, Marconi VC, Barbieri S, Sankar V, Rebeles J, Flahive Y, Schoolfield J, Wang L, Lei X, Dow D, Yeh CK, Dang H, Infante AJ, Gao SJ. Risk factors influencing antibody responses to Kaposi''s Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus latent and lytic antigens in patients under antiretroviral therapy J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2011 Jan;56:83-90. |
Guadalupe, M, Westbrook SD, Redding SW, Bullock DE, Anstead GM, Agan, BK, Marconi V, Barbieri SL, Sankar V, Rebeles, J, Flahive, Y, Schoolfield, J, Wang, L, Lei X, Dow, D, Yeh C, Dang H, Infante AJ, Pollock BH, Gao S. Risk factors for prevalence and lytic antibody titer of Kaposis sarcoma-associated herpesvirus in HIV-infected subjects under antiretroviral therapy Journal of AIDS 2011 Jan;56(1):83-90. |
Vriens MR, Moses W, Weng J, Peng M, Griffin A, Bleyer A, Pollock BH, Indelicato DJ, Hwang J, Kebebew E. Clinical and molecular features of papillary thyroid cancer in adolescents and young adults Cancer 2011 Jan;117:259-267. |
Collins L, Zarzabal LA, Nayiager T, Pollock BH, Barr RD. Growth in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia during treatment (in press) Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 2010 Jan;. |
Sim I, Carini S, Tu S, Wynden R, Pollock BH, Mollah SA, Gabriel D, Hagler HK, Scheuermann RH, Lehmann HP, Wittkowski KM, Nahma M, Bakken S. The Human Studies Database Project: Federating Human Studies Design Data Using the Ontology of Clinical Research 2010 AMIA Clinical Research Informatics Summit 2010 Jan;. |
Vriens MR, Moses W, Weng J, Peng M, Griffin A, Bleyer A, Pollock BH, Indelicato DJ, Hwang J, Kebebew E. Clinical and molecular features of papillary thyroid cancer in adolescents and young adults (in press) Cancer 2010 Jan;. |
Carini S, Pollock BH, Lehmann HP, Bakken S, Barnour EM, Gabriel D, Hagler HK, Harper CR, Mollah SA, Nahm M, Nguyen HH, Scheuermann RH, Sim I. Development and Evaluation of a Study Design Typology for Human Research Proceedings of the 2009 AMIA Annual Symposium 2009 Dec;. |
Papagerakis S, Shabana AH, Pollock BH, Papagerakis P, Depondt J, Berdal A. Altered desmoplakin expression at transcriptional and protein levels provides prognostic information in human oropharyngeal cancer Hum Pathol 2009 Sep;40(9):1320-1329. |
Goel R, Olshan AF, Ross JA, Breslow NE, Pollock BH. Maternal exposure to medical radiation and Wilms tumor in the offspring: a report from the Children''s Oncology Group Cancer Causes Control 2009 Aug;20(6):957-963. |
Pollock BH. Cheaper, faster, better: chasing the elusive clinical trial end point J Clin Oncol 2009 Jun;27(17):2747-2748. |
Ankerst DP, Miyamoto R, Nair PV, Pollock BH, Thompson IM, Parekh DJ. Yearly prostate specific antigen and digital rectal examination fluctuations in a screened population J Urol 2009 May;181(5):2071-2075. |
Baillargeon J, Giordano TP, Rich JD, Wu ZH, Wells K, Pollock BH, Paar DP. Accessing antiretroviral therapy following release from prison JAMA 2009 Feb;301(8):848-857. |
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Pollock BH, Tomlinson GE. Preventing Cancer in Adulthood: Advice for the Pediatrician. In: Pizzo P and Poplack DE. Principles of Pediatric Oncology; 6th edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins; 2010. |
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Bansal, H, Chen, T, Lai, Z, Parsons, DW, Trevino, L, Lopez-Terrada, D, Finegold, M, Rakheja, D, Comerford, S, Hammer, R, Pollock BH, Hung JY, Bansal, S, Chen, Y, Tomlinson GE. Silencing of nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (NFE2L2) impairs growth and proliferation of hepatoblastoma cells; San Diego, CA; 2013 Nov. (AACR Special Conference "Pediatric Cancer at the Crossroads"). |
Tomlinson GE, Torres I, Thomas M, Aguilar C, Pollock BH, Tysinger JW. GRACIAS Texas! Genetic Risk assessment for Cancer in All South Texas: Implementing Professional Education Genetic Services in an Underserved Area; 2012 Oct. (CPRIT Annual Meeting; Austin, Texas). |
Infante TD. Realizing enhanced student inter-professional education through clinical teamwork (RESPECT); 2011 May. (7th Annual Innovations in Health Science Education Conference Proceedings). |
Beuten J, Piwkham D, Gelfond JAL, Collier III A, Pakakasama S, Pollock BH, Tomlinson GE. Association analysis of candidate genes in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia Washington, DC; 2010 Nov. (60th Annual American Society of Human Genetics Meeting). |
Beuten J, Piwkham D, Gelfond JAL, Collier III A, Pakakasama S, Pollock BH, Tomlinson GE. Association analysis of candidate genes in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia; 2010 Nov. (Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Innovations in Cancer Prevention and Research Conference). |
Aguilar C, Perez Prado, Luz, Thomas, Martha, Langevin AR, Shah S, Pollock BH, Tomlinson GE. Pilot Study of the Genetic Epidemiology of Childhood Cancer: A Profile of Patients (POSTER) San Antonio, TX: Department of Pediatrics, UTHSCSA; 2010 May. (Pediatrics Research Day). |
Infante TD. Realizing enhanced student inter-professional education through clinical teamwork (RESPECT); 2010 Feb. (2010 American Dental Education Association Annual Session Conference Proceedings). |
Review Article |
Pollock BH. Incidence and trends of pediatric melanoma in the United States: 1973-2009 Pediatrics. |
Electronic/Web Publication |
Shuz, J, Grell, K, Kinsey, S, Linet, MS, Link, MP, Mezei, G, Pollock BH, Roman, E, Zhang, Y, McBride, MM, Johansen, C, Spix, C, Hagihara, J, Saito, A, Simpson, J, Robison, L.L., Dockerty, J, Feychting, M, Kheifets, Frederiksen, K. Extremely low-frequency magnetic fields and survival of childhood leukemia:an international follow up study 2012 Jan. |
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Welty, LJ, Carter, RE, Finkelstein, D, Harrell Jr, FE, Lindsell, CJ, Macaluso, Mazumdar, M, Nietert, PF, Oster, RA, Pollock BH, Roberson, PK, Ware, JH. Strategies for Developing Biostatistics Resources in an Academic Health Center Academic Medicine 2013 Jan;(88):454-460. |
Kurtzberg J, Asselin B, Bernstein M, Buchanan GR, Pollock BH, Camitta BM. Polyethylene Glycol-conjugated L-asparaginase versus native L-asparaginase in combination with standard agents for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in second bone marrow relapse: a Children''s Oncology Group Study (POG 8866) J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2011 Dec;33(8):610-616. |
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Gelfond JA, Heitman, E, Pollock BH, Klugman CM. Power, ethics, and obligation Stat Med 2012 Dec;31(29):4140-4141. |
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Funding Agency | National Institutes of Health |
Title | N-Acetylcysteine and Milk Thistle for Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy |
Status | Active |
Period | 8/2009 - 7/2014 |
Role | Co-Investigator |
Grant Detail | To test the effect of combined supplementation of N-acetycysteine and Milk Thistle flavonolignans on proteinuria, redox imbalance and monocyte function in patients with diabetic nephropathy. |
Funding Agency | Dept of the Army |
Title | A Civilian/Military Trauma Institute: Resuscitation-Monitoring-Metabolic Control |
Status | Complete |
Period | 9/2007 - 9/2013 |
Role | Co-Investigator |
Grant Detail | Establish procedures to identify upon admission to the emergency department those patients who may require a blood transusion. These procedures will be uniformly implemented at all three Level 1 trauma centers, UTHSCSA, BAMC AND WHMC. The measures to be employed to asses coagulation status of patients with traumatic injuries upon admission will include point of care assessment of aactivated clotting time (ACT) and INR, and laboratory thrombelastography (TEG). The purpose of this effort is to improve patient care and reduce resource utilization. A Department of Defense grant supporting a wide variety of research projects directed towards resuscitation, metabolic control and physiologic monitoring during critical illness. |
Funding Agency | NIH/NCRR |
Title | Institute for Integration of Medicine & Science (IIMS): A Partnership to Improve Health (Project Number Changed to TR000149) |
Status | Active |
Period | 5/2008 - 4/2013 |
Role | Co-Principal Investigator |
Grant Detail | ABSTRACT: The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) has established the Institute for Integration of Medicine and Science (IIMS) as the home for our Clinical and Translational Science Award [CTSA). Our mission is to achieve optimal integration of clinical and translational research, education, training, and career development across all UTHSCSA schools and among our partner organizations in the South Texas region. IIMS will focus existing and newly developing resources and intellectual capital on advancing the discipline of clinical and translational research for the improvement of human health. Meaningful bidirectional community participation has promoted buy-in from all stakeholders and will remain a key principle as IIMS continues to evolve. IIMS partners have brought together major talent and a broad array of resources to create synergies that add value to all participating organizations, residents of our region and the CTSA network. Key function working groups have developed many innovative approaches to providing optimal support for IIMS investigators and programs. Distinctive features of IIMS include: 1) thriving partnerships with key public and private organizations (academic, health care, public health, military), 2) major investments in research resources and infrastructure, 3) the largest cadre of military health care and biomedical research operations in the US, 4) one of the worlds largest primate research colonies, 5) a 46,000 square mile service area populated by predominantly Hispanic residents comprising some of the countrys poorest people, plagued by high rates of health disparities, providing an opportunity, challenge and obligation for us to make a significant impact on human health. Within the context of our collective resources, community focus, and unique regional demographics, we have identified four Specific Aims as the core elements of our CTSA application: Aim 1- To support transformative clinical and translat |
Funding Agency | NIH |
Title | Prevention of Prostate Cancer Progression using Omega-3 Fatty Acids |
Status | Active |
Period | 4/2007 - 3/2012 |
Role | Contributor |
Grant Detail | The overall objective of this study is to assess omega-3 fatty acid modulation of processes that are linked to the Akt kinase pathway, and determine how this modulation effects prostate cancer progression to a state of hormone independence. |
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Funding Agency | CPRIT |
Title | Environmental Determinants of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in South Texas |
Status | Active |
Period | 12/2011 - 11/2014 |
Role | Principal Investigator |
Grant Detail | Our long‐term goal is to fully describe the patterns of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) occurrence in South Texas, and to assess the joint effects of hepatitis and lifestyle exposures in order to improve our ability to detect the incremental effects of environmental exposures. |
Funding Agency | National Center for Research Resources, NIH |
Title | Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Study Design Program, Institute for Integration of Medicine & Science: A Partnership to Improve Health |
Status | Active |
Period | 5/2008 - 4/2013 |
Role | Co-Investigator |
Grant Detail | |
Funding Agency | National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHHD) |
Title | National Childrens Study |
Status | Complete |
Period | 9/2007 - 7/2012 |
Role | Co-Investigator |
Grant Detail | UTHSCSA will serve as the South Texas Center for the National Childrens Study (NCS). This study is a long-term longitudinal study of broad-based environmental influences on children. There will be three sites in south Texas - Bexar County, Hidalgo County and Travis County. The protocol is set by the National Steering Committee and will enroll participants prior to or early in pregnancy and then follow the children for 21 years. |
Funding Agency | National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH |
Title | Cooperative Multicenter Reproductive Medicine Network |
Status | Active |
Period | 9/2007 - 7/2012 |
Role | Co-Investigator |
Grant Detail | |
Funding Agency | National Cancer Institute |
Title | Childrens Oncology Group as a Community Clinical Oncology Group (CCOP) Research Base |
Status | Active |
Period | 6/2007 - 5/2012 |
Role | Principal Investigator |
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The Mustangs bounced back from Thursday's loss to Bradley Central with a 54-6 win over Cordova and ended the night with a 38-27 victory over Cookeville.
"The team and I'm sure the coaching staff was let down by our performance Thursday. It's good to get back on the mat and let's work out some of the issues we need to work on," Morris said between matches.
"Cordova only brought so many guys, but they are tough. They have some good athletes. Our guys did what we expected them to do here. We will just have to see what happens."
Walker Hood picked up the first of two pins for Walker Valley at 285 pounds. Chase Gregory earned a pin at 170.
The Wolfpack notched pins at 145, 182 and 195 pounds but gave up 42 points in forfeits.
The Mustangs spent the rest of the weekend wrestling marathon in tournament action at Soddy-Daisy where both teams they faced Friday participated.
"All the teams here tonight with the exception of Cleveland will be at the tournament this weekend. Cookeville and Cordova will be at the Soddy-Daisy tournament. We will see how all that works out. We will get a little bit of an idea about what to expect down the road," said Morris.
"It's just good for us to be back on the mat. We still have to go one day at a time and one match at a time. We're just going to keep working."
No individual result information on the Cookeville match was available at presstime.
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106 — Nicolas Carter (CO) dec. Jordan Caylor, 8-2: 113 — Jacob Stiles (WV) win by forfeit; 120 — Byron Smith (CO) major dec. Braxton Brewer, 13-4; 126 — Joseph Munoz (WV) win by forfeit; 132 — Tyrus Hamrick (WV) win by forfeit; 138 — Caleb Langford (WV) win by forfeit; 145 — Dedrick Mays (CO) pinned Lawrence Cotton, 1:52; 152 — Ryan Hager (WV) win by forfeit; 160 — Qy'Re Brown (WV) win by forfeit; 170 — Chase Gregory (WV) pinned Drequan Adams, 1:29; 182 — Tyree Daniels (CO) pinned Chazz Fulford, 5:48; 195 — Jordan Davis (CO) pinned Ric Kennett, 0:29; 220 — Billy Raulston (WV) win by forfeit; 285 — Walker Hood (WV) pinned Ben White, 1:26.


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Skinny and stylish, e-readers like the iPad and Kindle are the hip new way to read. But whether they're more eco-friendly than traditional bound books isn't as clear as their illuminated screens. Two e-reader life-cycle analyses have turned up contradictory results. "E-readers could have a major impact on improving the sustainability and environmental impact of the publishing industry, one of the world's most polluting sectors," concluded Cleantech, a market research firm that studied carbon created during the life of the devices. Yet when considering the use of fossil fuels, as well as water and minerals, a paper book has a much smaller effect, found author Daniel Goleman and Harvard lecturer Gregory Norris. For instance, a book made of recycled paper requires two-thirds of a pound of minerals (primarily gravel for road construction), whereas an e-reader uses 33 pounds for its electronic components and infrastructure. As a result, they conclude, e-reader owners would have to read 40 to 50 e-books to break even on most of the environmental costs. (The average e-reader owner buys 31 books a year.) For now your greenest bet is a loaner from the library. Back to Top


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BHOPAL: The Upper Lake water will not be used for drinking purposes from January 2013. In an attempt to maintain the water level in the Upper Lake, the Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to stop the use of the lake for drinking purposes.
"It took six years for the Bhadbhada gates to open. We draw around 10 million gallons per day (mgd) water from the Upper Lake each day. If we stop using water from the Upper Lake for drinking purpose, the water level can be maintained and during every monsoon, the lake will reach its full tank capacity," BMC commissioner Rajneesh Shrivastava said.
"The 10 mgd water will be compensated with the Narmada and Kolar water," he added. "We have drafted a basic plan for the same. This is expected to be implemented from December 2012 or January 2013," he said.
There is another reason to stop usage of water in the Upper Lake for drinking purposes. "Last week, some experts from Washington were consulted in regards to the condition of water in the upper lake. As per their observation, the water in the Bholjtal is stagnant, since it is a still water body in the middle of the city. If the gates of the Bhadbhada dam are opened every year, the polluted water from the lake can be easily released," the commissioner said.
"When polluted water from the bottom of the lake will be thrown out, the lake water will be less polluted and this will improve the quality of water in the lake," he said.
25% areas receive water from lake
Sewage from nearly 200-300 houses is directly flows down into the Upper Lake. Waste from Kahnugaon is also directly let into the Upper Lake. Nearly 1/4th of the city receives water from the Upper Lake.
Udit Garg, in-charge, upper lake conservation, said, "During monsoons, the nullahs are not diverted to the waste water recycling plants. They directly flow into Upper Lake. However, during other seasons, the nullahs are diverted to waste water recycle plants from where the water is let into the Upper Lake. Around 14 nullahs lead to the Upper Lake.
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There will be no boating in the Upper lake after 6 pm .Though it's an old rule, the administration will now follow it strictly. It would be applicable both for private boats, speed boats and other boats operated by Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation (MPSTDC) failing which strict actions will be taken against them, said collector Nikunj Shrivastava.
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Start vacuum sealing meat and collecting vast supplies of navy beans. Surely you have several crates of batteries lying in the basement still after the Y2K scare 12 years ago too, and make sure that you clear all the alcohol from the bomb shelter haphazardly built during those frantic times. In just less than a month, it could have a far more important purpose.
Earlier this week Tiger Woods announced that he'll be playing in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am for the first time since 2002. Although he improved as last season came to a close, Woods' play has declined over the past year or so since he stopped compulsively fornicating with women not named Elin, and then struggled with injuries.
But Woods at any tournament is still a massive draw, so naturally when he announced his intention to play, organizers of a tournament best known for Bill Murray's afternoons strolling in long grass immediately began to think of an appropriate celebrity playing partner for golf's biggest celebrity. The possible conclusion of that search is so obvious, yet so very frightening.
Tim Tebow.
Yes, it was nice living in this world, wasn't it? Tell us about our impending doom, Global Golf Post:
A highly placed source at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am confirmed Thursday that the tournament is strongly considering issuing an invitation to Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow. The source also told Global Golf Post that if Tebow accepts, the tournament's first choice as a partner for Tebow will be Tiger Woods.
The tournament is slated to begin Thursday, Feb. 9, so even in the highly unlikely event that Tebow takes the Broncos to the Super Bowl, there still won't be a scheduling conflict, with the most important football game in the universe slotted for Feb. 5. The Global Golf Post also reported that Tony Romo is another potential partner for Woods, but that's a tired NFL/PGA crossover.
We might not be able to handle Tebow and Woods sharing the same fairway, or the same space anywhere ever. But we have to be strong, mostly because watching Tebow morph into Wolverine on every tee block and unleash his blinding fury on tiny white balls will be terrific.
It wouldn't be Tebow's first foray into the world of giggling celebrity golf. He was paired with Jack Nicklaus, Jason Taylor, and Kenny G last year at the Honda Classic. One of those things is not like the others, and none of them are like Tebow. No one is.
Tebow may be able to smack balls onto golf courses located in neighboring states, but Happy Gilmore probably has a better short game.
Thanks, Andrew Bucholtz


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Accessories for roof air intake units
Suspension profiles
We produce suspension profiles used to henging rectangular ventilation ducts.
We offer profiles in 4 sizes
Flexible insulated aluminium duct
Flexible insulated aluminium duct - used in air transportation in ventilation and air-conditioning. Applying these pipes reduces noise and vibrations of the instalation and need to use fittings.
Pipes constraction sustains of:
Inner layer - narrowly perforated pipe
Izolation coat - mineral wool 25mm
Outer protection is built with the multi-layer coat of the laminated aluminium strengthened with the glass fibre
Furthermore construction comprises additionally the steam-proof inner layer of the polyester foil.
Profiles and angles used in the production of ventilation ducts
In July 2006 we began production of profiles P20 and P30, corners S20 and S30 made of zinc steel. These profiles are used in production of ractangular ventilation ducts. Way of profiling used gives profiles P20 and P30 high rigidity also while using 0,7mm steel sheets. We are producing profiles also made of stainless steel. Soon our offer will be widened by profile P40
Novelty in our offer is grating slat made of zinced as well as stainless steel shets. The grating slat is used in production of ventilation gratings.
In February we exhibited our products at the Polish stand at Baufach Trade Fairs in Lipsk (Leipzig). Baufach is a reputable, local event, which is targeted at customers from eastern lands of Germany. These Fairs are organised in new and impressive buildings. The Polish stand together with the accompanying Polish – German forum constituted a strong accent during this event.
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