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I'm new to python so I apologize for any rookie mistakes. I followed a tutorial to scrape stock prices from python but after fixing it to work in python 3 when I tried to adapt it to other elements of the Yahoo Finance page such as P/E ratios and Beta the output was just empty square brackets.
import urllib.request
import re
symbolslist = ["aapl","spy","goog","nflx"]
while i<len(symbolslist):
url = "http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=" +symbolslist[i] +"&q1=1"
htmlfile = urllib.request.urlopen(url)
htmltext = htmlfile.read()
regex = b'"P/E "(ttm): 	(.+?)	'
pattern = re.compile(regex)
price_to_earnings = str(re.findall(pattern,htmltext))
print ("The price to earnings of " + symbolslist[i]+ " is " + price_to_earnings)
this was the output
The price to earnings of aapl is []
The price to earnings of spy is []
The price to earnings of goog is []
The price to earnings of nflx is []

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The Rockford IceHogs will welcome back three former 'Hogs and current members of the Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks Monday, Jan. 17, at the Rockford MetroCentre when they take on the San Antonio Rampage at 3:05 p.m. The special afternoon start time is because of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
Fans will have an opportunity to meet or get reacquainted with Blackhawks forwards Jack Skille and Jake Dowell, along with goalie Corey Crawford. The players will be at the game signing autographs when the doors open from 2 to 2:45 p.m. and also during the first intermission of the game.
The ticket to the game does not guarantee an autograph from the players. Because of high demand, no pictures will be allowed with the players, but patrons can take photos while standing in line. Also, a strict one-item-per-person policy will be in effect to allow as many people as possible to meet with the Blackhawks stars.
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The IceHogs will be hosting a silent auction during the game with proceeds benefiting the IceHogs Charitable Foundation and Blackhawks Charities. The Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Bears, Rockford IceHogs and other organizations will be donating prizes for the event. For tickets to the game, call (815) 968-5222, visit icehogs.com or go to the MetroCentre Box Office.
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Hotel Promenade Princess Copacabana - Rio de Janeiro
Rua Xavier Da Silveira 58 - Rio de Janeiro1-877-662-6988
Promenade Princess Copacabana offers an outdoor pool making it a great business-friendly hotel choice for your stay.
This 3 star Rio de Janeiro hotel has its own restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner where you will find a selection of items to try. If you are in need of rest and relaxation you can find a spa tub, a sauna and a steam room on offer. Guests wishing to relax with a drink will surely want to visit the bar/lounge.
Enjoy free newspapers in the lobby, where you will also find a safe at reception for your valuables. Free Wi-Fi is available. Planning a meeting? This hotel has a meeting room, as well as a business center. Other amenities include laundry facilities.
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Breakfast at Hotel Promenade Princess Copacabana
A free buffet breakfast is available between 6:30 AM and 10:30 AM.
Hotel Facilities at Promenade Princess Copacabana
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- Multilingual staff
- Newspapers
- Front desk - safety deposit box
- Front desk - 24 hour
- Luggage room
- Room service - limited hour
- Laundry room
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- Sauna
- Steam bath
- Hydromassage Jacuzzi
- Shuttle service from and/or to the airport
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- Parents traveling with a child under 18 must present the child's birth certificate and photo ID (passport for foreign visitors) upon check-in. If only one parent or legal guardian is traveling with the child, that parent or legal guardian must also present a notarized consent of travel signed by both parents. Visitors who plan to travel with children should consult with a Brazilian consulate office prior to travel for further guidance.
Check-in: after noon.
Check-out: before noon.
PolicyExtra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
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- Valet parking fee: BRL 18 per night
- Rollaway beds are available for an additional fee
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Book your business-friendly accommodation at Promenade Princess Copacabana, offering 47 guest rooms with iPod docking stations. Guests can kick back at the end of a busy day and enjoy 32-inch LCD televisions with premium cable channels. Corporate travelers will benefit from free wireless high-speed Internet access as well as desks, laptop-compatible safes and phones during their Copacabana visit.
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Distances from Hotel Promenade Princess CopacabanaCopacabana Beach - 0.8 km / 0.5 mi
Dorival Caymmi Statue - 1 km / 0.6 mi
Edmundo Bittencourt Square - 1.1 km / 0.7 mi
Copacabana Fort - 1.1 km / 0.7 mi
Girl from Ipanema Park - 1.2 km / 0.8 mi
Devil's Beach - 1.2 km / 0.8 mi
Praca General Osorio - 1.3 km / 0.8 mi
Arpoador Beach - 1.4 km / 0.9 mi
Forum Ipanema Shopping Mall - 1.7 km / 1.1 mi
Posto 9 - 1.8 km / 1.1 mi
H. Stern Museum - 2 km / 1.3 mi
Rio Sul Shopping Mall - 2.7 km / 1.7 mi
Indian Museum - 2.7 km / 1.7 mi
Shopping Leblon - 2.9 km / 1.8 mi
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Immortal Jaguar is Hugh Fox's account of his experiences with the inner worlds and ancient powers unleashed by his use of traditional South American spiritual hallucinogenics. After consuming psychoactive plants in Peru he is gripped by visionary experiences and finds the dazzling magical world of the Immortals opening up, a whirl of ancient knowledge pouring through his consciousness. On his return to academic life in the US he finds that having a shamanic gift which he is unable to switch off is something of a dangerous liability. Part memoir, part archaeology, this fusion of visions and ideas into fictional narrative is among the most excitingly readable presentations of the spiritual underworld of the Andes and its expression through sacred hallucinogens. The vision extends outward across the ancient world through language and legend, all leading to a voyage to the house of the Sun-King - Tiawanaku in Bolivia. Fox, a major authority on the Pre-Columbian Americas, and a true visionary to boot, makes a compelling case for the connection of disparate myths and cultures around the world in deepest antiquity.
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Posted by WarSlamEagle on 4/24 at 11:39 amWho do you want your club to go after this summer? What needs should be addressed in the transfer window? (And let's try to keep it realistic, please.)
(I'll update with my players and reasoning.)
1. Central Midfield: Marouane Fellaini (Everton), Thiago (Barcelona), Yohan Cabaye (Newcastle United), Victor Wanyama (Celtic), Nemanja Matic (Benfica)
2. Left (and Right) Back: Leighton Baines (Everton)
3. Central Midfield (again)
4. Left (and Right) Winger: Jackson Martinez (Porto), Erik Lamela (Roma), Andre Ayew (Marseille), Bruma (Sporting Lisbon), Adel Taraabt (QPR)
5. Goalkeeper: Asmir Begovic (Stoke City)
6. Center Back: Angelo Ogbonna (Torino), Ezequiel Garay (Benfica)
97. Falcao
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Posted by LSUSOBEAST1 on 4/24 at 11:42 am to WarSlamEagleI think TFTC has the official LFC thread wish list. I'll wait for him.
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Posted by cwil177 on 4/24 at 11:43 am to LSUSOBEAST1Isco and a real striker. But I'm not going to hold my breath.
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Posted by gideon on 4/24 at 11:47 am to WarSlamEagle
Leighton Baines
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Posted by TFTC on 4/24 at 11:51 am to LSUSOBEAST1
Im hearing stuff on twitter that Eriksen deal may be dead... I would add names, but they seem to die as soon as I mention them...
CB (maybe 2, hope carra may stay one more year)
Wide FW
edit: I hope the CB and DM are more experienced players
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Posted by LSUtiger17 on 4/24 at 11:52 am to WarSlamEagle1. Any striker with a pulse not named Torres (Falcao preferable )
2. Any DM that belongs in the premier league
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Posted by RedPop4 on 4/24 at 12:00 pm to LSUtiger17Fulham desperately need someone to replace the departed Danny Murphy. There isn't currently anyone in the squad with his vision, ability to read the game, and direct the attack. Even the old Danny Murphy at half of a match could have done work with Berba.
The lack of this CAM has forced Berba too far down the pitch.
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Posted by LSUSOBEAST1 on 4/24 at 12:08 pm to WarSlamEaglePositions where LFC need an upgrade in order of importance:
#6 Wide forward
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Posted by WarSlamEagle on 4/24 at 12:13 pm to LSUSOBEAST1Can we get some names of potential targets in those positions?
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Posted by LSUSOBEAST1 on 4/24 at 12:20 pm to WarSlamEagleYea I'll do a bigger list once I go on break from class.
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Posted by Friend of OBUDan on 4/24 at 12:52 pm to WarSlamEagleFor Arsenal we need a striker, DM, CB and GK, probably in that order.
ST - Jovetic, Villa, Falcao or Cavani (you said wish list!), Dzeko or Suarez if those clubs are dumb enough to sell (ok that probably goes way beyond wishing ), maybe Wilfried Bony
DM - I honestly have no clue. Would love to steal Luis Gustavo from Bayern but that's unlikely it seems. Not really a huge fan of other names we've been linked with.
CB - Also not sure who I want here. Angelo Ogbanna and Aleksandar Dragovic are recent names we've been linked with. We were linked with Höwedes, but he just extended with Schalke.
GK - probably going to be Valdes
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Posted by BleedPurpleGold on 4/24 at 12:54 pm to TFTC
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Posted by WarSlamEagle on 4/24 at 1:01 pm to Friend of OBUDan
He's a really good defender. Would be a great buy.
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Posted by Friend of OBUDan on 4/24 at 1:06 pm to WarSlamEagleIf we got Jovetic and Ogbanna and a halfway decent DM I would be ecstatic.
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Posted by crazy4lsu on 4/24 at 1:07 pm to Friend of OBUDanI'd rather get rid of all the dead weight at the club first before we buy anyone. We need an attacking player of real quality, whether it be a winger or a striker, though. We will see who we go after. I'm comfortable with the D as long as TV5 is comfortable being the back up.
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Posted by crazy4lsu on 4/24 at 1:08 pm to Friend of OBUDan
I'm skeptical we'll get any of them. Also I'm fine with keeping Ramsey at DM.
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Posted by RandySavage on 4/24 at 1:09 pm to gideon
Strikers are the last thing United need.
Chelsea need a striker obviously (Falcao/Cavani)
We need a wide player who can take people on with pace and whip in crosses (What Moses shows glimpses of but not nearly consistent enough)
As previously mentioned we need a defensive mid. Right now we are trying to play Lamps there but it's not natural. I think Ramires can do a good job there if paired with the right person and Mikel is just not good enough for Chelsea imo. I don't really know any specific names but somebody. I would kill to have a player like Yaya Toure on our team. What is the deal with Yann M'Vila? I know Arsenal were interested last summer but just saw he is now in Russia. Is he still a top rated CDM player or what?
When Chelsea were at their best from say 2004-2010 a lot of that was from having Makalele and then Essien back there bossing games all over the field. Since Essien's injuries slowed him down significanly we haven't been able to replace that dominating presence in the middle of the field and it, along with our striker issues, have been the reason for the consistency struggles the last two seasons.
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Posted by NOTORlOUSD on 4/24 at 1:09 pm to crazy4lsu
This is who I want:
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Posted by gideon on 4/24 at 1:15 pm to RandySavage
false, SAF requires 4 class strikers. he's always been that way.
But Randy Savage from the internet is certainly more qualified than SAF.
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Article: Prognosis and Reproducibility of New and Existing Binary Grading Systems for Endometrial Carcinoma Compared to FIGO Grading in Hysterectomy Specimens[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The current International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) grade in endometrial carcinomas requires the evaluation of histologic features with proven prognostic value but with questionable reproducibility. This study tests the prognostic power and reproducibility of a new binary grading system. Specimens from 254 hysterectomies were graded according to the new 3- and 2-tiered FIGO grading systems described by Alkushi et al. The selected morphologic parameters for the new grading system included the presence of predominant solid or papillary architecture pattern, severe nuclear atypia, tumor necrosis, and vascular invasion. The Cox proportional hazards and κ statistics were used for comparisons. On multivariate analysis, and looking at all tumor cell types, the 4 tested grading systems were independent predictors of survival, with the 3-tiered FIGO grading system being the most predictive (P = 0.005). In the subset of endometrioid tumors, the 3- and 2-tiered FIGO grading systems and the new grading system retained their statistical significance as predictors of survival (P = 0.004, P = 0.03, and P = 0.007, respectively), whereas the grading system of Alkushi et al did not (P = 0.1). In nonendometrioid tumors, the new grading system proved to be the best predictor of survival, reaching near statistical significance (P = 0.06). The new grading system had acceptable intraobserver and interobserver reproducibility assessment (κ = 0.87 and κ = 0.45, respectively). The 3-tiered FIGO grading system retained its superior prognostic power. However, available binary grading systems remain an attractive option by being highly reproducible and by eliminating the clinical ambiguity of intermediate grades of disease.International Journal of Gynecological Cancer 05/2011; 21(4):654-60. DOI:10.1097/IGC.0b013e31821454f1 · 1.94 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Ovarian epithelial carcinomas have recently been classified as slow growing type I tumors and rapidly growing highly aggressive type II tumors. The present study sought to molecularly characterize type I and II tumors using known molecular markers. Specimens from 213 patients with ovarian carcinoma were categorized as type I or type II, and evaluated by immunohistochemistry for the inflammatory markers glucose transporter protein-1 (Glut-1), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), and nuclear factor kappa B. Statistical analysis was performed to investigate whether these molecular markers could distinguish between type I and type II tumors. Kaplan-Meier survival curves and COX regression analysis were used to determine the prognostic effect of these markers on survival in the 2 types of tumors. Overexpression of COX-1, COX-2, iNOS, and Glut-1 was significantly higher in type II tumors (P < .05). Women with type II tumors had a poorer median survival (60 months) as compared with those with type I tumors (141 months) (P = .0001). Multivariate analysis revealed type II tumors, late stage, and age >60 years as significant predictors of poor survival. For type II tumors, median survival of patients with tumors overexpressing COX-2 was 44 compared with 85 months for those with tumors with low COX-2 expression (P = .029). Looking at both type I and II tumors, the number of markers simultaneously overexpressed in each tumor was a significant predictor of poor patient survival (P = .005). The present study demonstrates that the new proposed histologic classification of ovarian epithelial carcinomas correlates with a distinct expression of inflammatory pathway proteins. High expression of these markers may explain the different biologic behavior of these 2 tumor types and provide targets for therapy.Cancer 01/2011; 117(2):301-9. DOI:10.1002/cncr.25588 · 4.90 Impact Factor
Article: Expression of GLUT-1 in epithelial ovarian carcinoma: Correlation with tumor cell proliferation, angiogenesis, survival and ability to predict optimal cytoreduction[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: GLUT-1 is involved at various steps in the processes of tumor progression. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between GLUT-1 expression and tumor proliferation and angiogenesis in epithelial ovarian carcinoma. Specimens from 213 patients with epithelial ovarian carcinoma were evaluated by immunohistochemistry for GLUT-1, Ki-67, and vascular endothelial growth factor. Tumor microvessel density was assessed with CD34 immunostaining. We investigated the relationships between GLUT-1 expression and clinicopathologic characteristics, tumor angiogenesis (tumor MVD and vascular endothelial growth factor expression), and tumor proliferation (Ki-67). The effect of GLUT-1 expression on patient survival and on the volume of residual disease after cytoreduction was determined. There was a significant positive correlation between expression of GLUT-1, Ki-67, and microvessel density. In univariate survival analysis, high GLUT-1 expression, high Ki-67 expression and high tumor microvessel density showed a significant impact on patient survival (p=0.0001). In multivariate analysis including patients with all tumor stages, after controlling for age, race, stage, grade, MVD, and the 3 markers (GLUT-1, Ki-67 and VEGF), only age (HR 1.5; 95% CI 1-2.3), stage (HR 3.6; 95% CI 1.8-7.5) and grade (HR 2.3; 95% CI 1.2-4.5) retained their significance as independent poor prognostic factors. Tumors simultaneously overexpressing GLUT-1 and Ki-67 were less likely to be optimally cytoreduced as compared to tumors overexpressing only one or neither of those two markers (OR: 3.8, p=0.01). Expression of GLUT-1 correlates with tumor proliferation and microvessel density in epithelial ovarian carcinoma. In addition, patients with rapidly proliferating advanced stage tumors overexpressing GLUT-1 have a lesser chance for optimal cytoreduction.Gynecologic Oncology 12/2010; 121(1):181-6. DOI:10.1016/j.ygyno.2010.11.019 · 3.69 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The objective of the study was to evaluate the prognosis of ovarian cancer arising in endometriosis. We retrospectively compared 42 cases of endometriosis-associated ovarian cancer (EAOC) with 184 cases of ovarian carcinoma without endometriosis (OC). The median age in the EAOC group was 52 vs 59 years in OC (P < .05). In comparison with OC, the EAOC patients were more likely to have low-grade (21% vs 8%; P = .04) and early-stage tumors (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics I and II combined) (49% vs 24%; P = .002). Clear cell (21% vs 2%) and endometrioid (14% vs 3%) tumors were more frequent in EAOC, whereas mucinous tumors were more prevalent in OC (P = .001). The median survival (199 vs 62 months) and the 5 year survival (62% vs 51%) were better for EAOC when compared with OC (P = .038). After controlling for age, stage, grade, and treatment, association with endometriosis was not an independent predictor of better survival in ovarian cancer. As such, EAOC has a much better survival rate than OC. This could be explained by the higher prevalence of early-stage and low-grade tumors in EAOC when compared with OC.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 11/2010; 204(1):63.e1-7. DOI:10.1016/j.ajog.2010.08.017 · 3.97 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Biomarkers for early detection of cancer have great clinical diagnostic potential. Numerous reports have documented the generation of humoral immune responses that are triggered in response to changes in protein expression patterns in tumor tissues and these biomarkers are referred to as tumor associated antigens (TAAs). Using a high-throughput technology, we previously identified 65 proteins as diagnostically useful TAAs by profiling the humoral immune responses in ovarian cancer (OVCA) patients. Here we determined the expression status of some of those TAAs in tissues from OVCA patients. The protein expression patterns of 4 of those 65 antigens, namely NASP, RCAS1, Nijmegen breakage syndrome1 (NBS1) and eIF5A, along with p53 and Her2 (known molecular prognosticators) and two proteins that interact with NBS1, MRE11 and RAD50, were assessed by immunohistochemistry (IHC). NASP and RCAS1 proteins were more frequently expressed in ovarian cancer tissues than with normal ovarian tissue and serous cystadenomas and MRE11 was less frequently expressed. When evaluated simultaneously, only NASP and MRE11 remained statistically significant with sensitivity of 66% and specificity of 89%. None of these proteins' expression levels were prognostic for survival. Together, our results indicate that occurrence of humoral immune responses against some of these TAAs in OVCA patients is triggered by antigen protein overexpression.Cancer biomarkers: section A of Disease markers 01/2010; 6(1):33-48. DOI:10.3233/CBM-2009-0117 · 1.19 Impact Factor
Article: Hyperammonemic encephalopathy: a rare presentation of fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Fibrolamellar carcinoma (FLC) is a rare malignant hepatocellular tumor of unknown etiology, arising almost exclusively from noninfected, noncirrhotic liver of young adults. FLC has traditionally been considered to have better survival than hepatocellular carcinoma; however, this notion might be highly erroneous. Patients with metastatic disease at presentation have a dismal prognosis with 5-year survival of only 15%. We describe a case of highly aggressive metastatic FLC that presented as hyperammonemic encephalopathy, which has never been previously reported in the literature.The American Journal of the Medical Sciences 12/2009; 338(6):522-4. DOI:10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3181bccfb4 · 1.52 Impact Factor
Southern medical journal 10/2009; 102(10):1092-3. DOI:10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181b2f7d8 · 1.12 Impact Factor
Article: Aspiration biopsy cytomorphology of primary pulmonary germ cell tumor metastatic to the brain[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Extragonadal germ cell tumors are uncommon and such tumors originating from the lung parenchyma are extremely rare. This is a case of 68-year-old female who was admitted with complaints of right-sided weakness, inability to maintain her balance, right-sided headache, and bloody sputum. Her workup revealed two enhancing brain lesions and large lung mass involving the left lower lobe. Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of the lung followed by craniotomy was performed and the patient was initially diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma metastatic to the brain based on the cytomorphology of the lung FNA and histology of the brain mass. However, retrospective investigation revealed markedly elevated alpha fetoprotein (AFP) of which the cytopathologist was unaware at the time of diagnosis. A review of the cytology and surgical specimen slides, as well as immunohistochemistry (IHC) on the brain tumor and FNA cell block were preformed. On the basis of the slides review, clinical findings, and immunostaining results, a diagnosis of primary pulmonary mixed germ cell tumor, containing choriocarcinoma and yolk sac elements, with brain metastases, was retrospectively made.Diagnostic Cytopathology 10/2009; 37(10):715-9. DOI:10.1002/dc.21089 · 1.52 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Although microstellite instability (MSI) is a prognostic marker in colorectal cancer, it's relation with prognosis in the endometrial cancer is controversial. The goal of this study is to identify the correlation between MSI and clinicopathologic markers along with survival in high grade endometrial carcinoma EC. Between 1995 and 2004, we identified 119 patients (57 type-I, and 62 type-II) diagnosed with high grade EC and underwent hysterectomy. Sections were immunostained using antibodies against MLH1, MSH2, and MSH6. Semi-quantitative scoring of immunoreactivity was based on percentage of tumor staining and staining intensity. Statistical analysis and survival were assessed using the Kaplan-Meier method and Cox regression. Tumors were considered microsatellite unstable (MSI) when at least 2/3 markers tested negative on IHC. Overall, there was no statistically significant difference in survival between patients with MSI tumors and those with microsatellite stable tumors (MSS) (p value=0.70). However, MSI tumors which tested negative for all three markers had markedly poor survival (median survival 3 months vs 71 months, p=0.04) when compared to MSS tumors. The risk of death was 13.2 times greater among women with MSI tumors (with 3 negative markers) compared to women with MSS tumors (OR=13.20 95% CI 3.50-49.76). Although this study has its limitation due to the small sample size, it raises the question of the prognostic significance of MSI in high grade endometrial carcinoma. It also points to the importance of evaluating three mismatch repair genes (MLH1, MSH2, and MSH6) as a prognostic indicator.Gynecologic Oncology 04/2009; 113(2):153-8. DOI:10.1016/j.ygyno.2009.02.004 · 3.69 Impact Factor
Article: Accuracy and Added Value of Triage Beyond Segregating Potentially Neoplastic Effusions in Immediate Wet Preparation[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: To sudy the accuracy and value of immediate wet preparation (WP) procedure on effusion and washing cytologic specimens. Two hundred specimens were identified over 3 months in our cytology laboratory, including 102 pleural effusion, 59 peritoneal effusion, 28 pelvic washing and 11 pericardial fluid specimens. WP slides were prepared, stained with toluidine blue (TB) and .. evaluated. Findings were reported as negative, suspicious or positive for malignant cells. For negative specimens, the remaining prepared slides were stained together. For suspicious or positive interpretation, slides were stained separately. Accuracy and additional benefits from this immediate triage step were studied. Interpretation ofslides resulted in 152 negative, 34 positive and 14 suspicious for malignancy. Analysis for additional values resulted in immediate interpretation relayed to clinicians, additional fluid centrifuged for adequate sediment in samples with scant cellularity, selection of bloody specimens for acid washing procedures, selection of cases to optimize cell block preparation when pivotal histologic evaluation or immunohistochemistry was anticipated and selection of cases for potentially needed ancillary studies. Accuracy, sensitivity, specificity and positive and negative predictive values were high. WP using the TB is accurate, sensitive and highly specific and has considerable value beyond segregating potential neoplastic cases.Acta cytologica 01/2009; 53(1):71-6. DOI:10.1159/000325086 · 1.56 Impact Factor
Article: Fine needle aspiration of head and neck masses in the operating room: Accuracy and potential benefits[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Fine needle aspiration (FNA) in the operating room is a convenient optional diagnostic approach. Our objective of this study was to evaluate the accuracy and study the potential benefits of fine needle aspiration in the operating room. Retrospective review of all intraoperative FNA that were requested and performed by pathologists over 20-month period was carried out. Immediate smears were interpreted by the cytopathology team after staining with Diff Quik stain. All cases were reviewed and correlation with subsequent tissue diagnosis was done. Accuracy was calculated and potential benefits were discussed. The number of aspirates was 32. Adequate material for immediate and final interpretation was achieved in 31 cases (sensitivity 97%). In 20 cases (63%), malignancy was diagnosed while a benign diagnosis was rendered in 12 (37%). All cases had a follow up tissue diagnosis. No false-positive cases were identified (specificity 100%). The information gained from this approach was considered helpful to the surgeons. We concluded that FNA of head and neck masses in the operating room is an accurate and sensitive diagnostic approach. The service provides helpful information to surgeons and is an additional optional diagnostic approach.Diagnostic Cytopathology 06/2008; 36(6):369-74. DOI:10.1002/dc.20813 · 1.52 Impact Factor
Article: Primary testicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with atrial mass as an initial presentation of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The association between human immunodeficiency virus HIV infection and the increased incidence of testicular tumors is a recent well-recognized phenomenon. Testicular tumors in the setting of HIV infection are most frequently of germ cell origin, less commonly lymphomas. We are presenting a unique case of testicular non-Hodgkin's B-cell lymphoma with associated atrial mass and mediastinal lymphadenopathy. The patient was not known to be HIV positive at the time of presentation. The initial clinical, radiological, and gross pathologic impression was that of seminoma. Discussion of the differential diagnosis and appropriate work up is presented.Saudi medical journal 09/2007; 28(8):1278-80. · 0.55 Impact Factor
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This is evidently not a joke, but an actual screenshot from an application to Bellevue College in suburban Seattle:
Via MyNorthwest.com:
Instead of the standard "Male" and "Female" boxes that one checks on applications, there was the question: What is your 'gender identity'? And seven different options: Feminine, Masculine, Androgynous, Gender Neutral, Transgender, Other and Prefer Not To Answer.
Under that is the question: "What is your sexual orientation?" Where you can then check Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Queer, Straight/Heterosexual, Other or Prefer not to answer.
The purpose, according to the college:
"It's about being able to track how well GLBTQ, and gender variant students, are doing in school and how we can design better services, better classes, better programs to make sure these students succeed."
Unfortunately regular people will just have to succeed on their own — unless of course they belong to some privileged group favored by the liberal ruling class other than the psychosexually abnormal.
On a tip from David O. Cross-posted at Moonbattery.
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Comment posted on Major environmental groups seriously compromised by wind developers' cash by Karl Hughes
Hi…surely it is up to the developer to 'assess the impact of the argyll array' and up to the developer to consult with the local community…we ask the questions based on available information and in some cases have to draw on the mass of pro and anti information available…why? because trying to get answers from SPR, Marine Scotland, Historic Scotland, SNH, RSPB,A&B council or the Scottish Government is worse than trying to squeeze blood out of gabbro…
'There is some evidence that wind farms alter their local climates. The latest report is evidence of slight warming at night under them. But the evidence is weak and equivocal.'…I suggest you check the available facts..the size and location of existing wind power stations that have had study's relating to nano and micro climate change completed 'prior' to construction…
In regards to rhetoric we are seeking answers to questions that have not been answered…trying our best to bring the subjective into the light of objectivety.
You might also like to investigate the unique nature of both the Tiree Array and it's geographical relationship to an Island community…that may be forced to live in it's wind shadow…I also refer you to the letter I have posted in For Argyll.
You may not be aware that there is currently no provision in any future EIA for study of local climate change implications and there is currently no legislation that states this should be investigated.
Scottish Power Renewables are doing their best to comply with only bare minimum of existing legislation…this is a corporate fiscal decision and has nothing to do with the expansion of a responsible development of the existing environmental licensing framework.
Given their corporate stance on climate change and Scottish Power Renewables much publicised green credentials, I would have thought the company would embrace the opportunity to ensure that any 'possible' future consequences to the climate of Tiree would be of some importance to them.
To negate the issue once it has been raise by a community that they are duty bound to consult with, is deeply disturbing…if a perceived problem is highlighted: it is a recognised corporate responsibility issue to both investigate it with vigor and, openly discuss it with the possibly affected party, in this case the: 800 or so folk who live on Tiree.
I also refer you to BBC News today: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17871300 Wind farms affect local weather
This is an issue we will pursue with total commitment, it is an issue which could directly affect our agricultural sector.
I would have prefer to expand on the issue of 'local micro climate change' via consultation with the developer, the community have tried their best to get SPR onboard, but again no two way consultation is offered by either SPR's Tiree based liaison officer or SPR's ghuru's in Glasgow.
I am a deep believer in cause and effect…and as with the Great Northern Diver issue I will also pursue this issue to what I view is a satisfactory conclusion…the GND issue was highlighted by NTA and may have indeed caused the delay recently announced by SPR…hopefully this issue will also make sure they step up their game…or at least start communicating with Tiree…
Hounding SPR and the governmental licencing agents over issues that will completely change our home isle should be part of a democratic system. If SPR and the powers that be show that there is no reason to object to the Array…so be it. But what would you have us do ? sit back and watch our home change and just say 'Yes' ?…be neutral and take whatever comes our way ? this is not how the real world works…SPR have come to our home uninvited…we intend that we dictate the route of any change by saying 'NO'…
plus or minus 1c is the difference between freeze or thaw, liquid or boil…how much is the global climate expected to change during the next 8 years ?
Karl Hughes also commented
- THE chief executive of environmental campaign charity Friends of the Earth Scotland will leave the organisation next week.
Stan Blackley has been at the helm of the organisation for just a year, after he took over from former chief executive Duncan McLaren. He will leave on Tuesday. "During this period, Stan has also improved the organisation¹s financial situation, maintained its public and media profiles and delivered considerable campaigning activity.
Anotherone bites the dust…and this comes upon Iain Grays sensible retort in regards to the SNP renewables policy being out of touch with reality…(Alex…whan questioned about the viability of his renewables crusade simply 'winked' and said "believe"…YOU COULD NOT MAKE THIS UP
- "Scotland's top civil servant has been accused of acting like "an SNP lackey" in a fierce attack on his political impartiality. In rare public criticism of a leading mandarin by all three opposition parties, Sir Peter Housden, the Scottish Government permanent secretary, was accused of "failing to uphold" the impartiality of the civil service".
Do they all dance to the tune ? When a number of NTA members managed to get a meeting with the civil servants of Marine Scotland…we were told the following when we pointed out a long list of failings in the current licencing system…"…we are understaffed, over worked & under pressure from upper government (SNP) to be the open stop shop for offshore wind…" Just what is going on in Hollyrood…are we really heading into the realms of power facism…it seems this SNP government is even ignoring the civil service…?
- Totally agree with this point…if we want change we know it is going to hurt…integrated public transport and only one car per household would start to put things on the right track…
We are all barking up the wrong tree…dancing to the needs of big business and not the needs of the planet.
- Unfortunatelly the weather is horrid here.
Lateral thinking ?
Maybe the simplest policy for all is that all windfarms however big or small are decided on a case by case basis…by the affected encumbant communities or land users. They should decide on 'if' they want a development on their doorstep, in their hills or on their shores. ? what benefits they require in exchange…and though this might cause an explosion of replies (playing the devils advocate)remove all tax payer subsidies from all power manufactures…and impose a Tax for energy waste on all home and business owners, all architects and all designers of modern electrical appliances. Lower duty on hauliers, and public transport companies…and seriously investigate why a family of 4 living in the same house needs 4 cars…
And while we are on it BAN all high octane motor sports much as we have banned smoking ! maybe that will get somebodies attention…
This would remove much of the debate…and prick up a few ears !
I am just throwing some questions out into the ether.
- Or Alternatively we could have 'small group of under 16′s seriously compromised by wind developers' cash' get real webcraft
This was an idea the kids came up with…good effort I say, they must have got the idea from the wee eck…for he is leading by example…ultimately they could be the people who have to live with the consequences for the next 30 or so years…!!
Given the 3 or so years of stress we have already had on the island (something that is being noted by the islands medical proffessionals) and no doubt affects our children too…I think it shows the strength of feeling in our community when 80% of the children are against the array…
Its only a junior version of phoning a foreign owned news group for votes or supporting a foreign developers purchase of a links for golf development.
As it happens…the windfall fund (Community turbine) has generated some of the cash instead…obviously Iberdrola can't or won't afford to help them at the moment !
But I will save your suggested headlines just incase. Thanks
Or Alternatively we could have 'small group of under 16′s seriously compromised by wind developers' cash' get real webcraft…you really do get up in the mornings and have windmills with your porridge don't you ?
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- Price of Salmond's London ego-tripping is opposition kerchings in Scotland
Its a fact that the SNP can expect to win the majority of Scottish seat… and lets face it the tories, libs and labour now have have little power north of the border…
I believe in the Union…always will… but I also believe in decentralisation through out the whole of the uk…London is a state of its own… and its time a British parliment was re- established else where…Lancaster ???? Manchester ??? Leeds ???
If it takes the SNP to change British politics, and drive the decentralisation I crave I am happy with that… but like I say I will always vote for Union…
My fear for the elections is not that the SNP will hold the balance of power…but that of a Labour/ SNP coalition… I would be pleased with a Tory / SNP coalition because we need brains and braun… not yawn and braun.
A vote for the SNP would be a vote for change throughout the whole of the Union and throughout messed up politics in general, I would hope ?… they get my X in the box this time around to represent our country…but don't expect a X in any future referendum other than to say NO.
A bit of a shame that FA has become an anti SNP rag…. the polar opposite of WOS etcetera… there seems to be very little unbiased journalism available on the web anymore….
- Council Planning Committee meeting on 21st January promises to be lively – as 2 MSPs call for postponement
I voted NO….and do not see us been led by a bunch of "cheats"…. I see us been led by a democratically elected UK government….
In regards to the SNP, they are a nationalist cause, always will be…and I accept that…. you have to accept that 55% voted NO…against indy and that the majority have to be seen as right…. get over it and move on….
SNP will take a majority in Scotland….and the rhetoric will continue….as for using this majority in some sort of westminster coalition … it ain't gonna happen.
- North Sea caught in a nutcracker
The oil battle is one thing….lets see if Saudi remains a stable entity…full stop.
- Council Planning Committee meeting on 21st January promises to be lively – as 2 MSPs call for postponement
However cold a fact it may seem…. its a logical enough reason, if we are to have nukes to keep ( in the unlikely event of an incident/ accident ) collateral damage to a minimum…..
Regarding cancer clusters….you might want to look into age and lifestyle of the population…plus as in localised clusters in the SW of England…Radon.
- Council Planning Committee meeting on 21st January promises to be lively – as 2 MSPs call for postponement
LOL…. come on MM…. trench in the channel…. yep that would be great. ????
One of the many things you seem to miss is the fact that the reason submarines work for nukes is STEALTH…. once out of the Clyde and into nearby deep water these subs disapear….. if they are made to stay in a "trench" in the channel are they not going to stick out like the proverbial " balls on a dog"… get real.
In regards to Scapa….???? la la land…. where is the existing land infrastructure for logistical support…. and the Pentland Firth ain't exactly cozy in a blow…I see no direct road or rail link to the rUK…. Aye, lets unload the ship…give the containers a quick shuffle and send them on the way…you are living in La'la Hornby model railway land…
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"A fun and interest take on death and angels"
I really enjoyed this take on death and having an apprentice. The world is portrayed in an interesting way and even the battle of good verses evil.
"A roaring good time."
I love after Atticus's story to his dog about Genghis Khan that for the rest of the book the Oberon wanted to gather the hoards and get his harem of poodles. Also the part were he kills the man in front of the widows house was hilarious.
when everything continued to get worse as Atticus realised that everyone was playing/using him for their own plans.
Loved it. It is full of adventure and comedy from Atticus's character to the comments of his friends it is a great book, and though I don't have it in print now I am going to buy it soon to add it to my collection of books.
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Welcome to Mt Todd Gold Mine
The Mt Todd mine site is located approximately 50km north of Katherine and 250 km south of Darwin. The site covers a mine tenement of 160,878 ha, which includes both the Batman and Quigleys gold deposits.
The site was acquired by Vista Gold and its wholly owned subsidiary Vista Gold Australia in 2006.
Currently not in production, Vista Gold is working with the authorities to obtain the necessary permits for the mine prior to making a final investment decision on the project.
A favourable investment decision could lead to a two-year construction phase employing approximately 450 people with an ongoing workforce of 350 during operations.
Vista Gold announced on 18 March 2013 that the Batman deposit is now estimated to contain 7.40 million ounces in gold in the Measured and Indicated (M&I) categories and 1.73 million ounces in the Inferred category, a 285% increase from 1.92 million ounces in 2006.
Wet season release from RP3
Vista Gold has commenced releasing treated water from Mt Todd's Batman Pit (RP3) in accordance with our Waste Discharge Licence (WDL178-4).
Water is released when there is sufficient flow in the Edith River and, as more rain is forecast, we are anticipating that the release of water will be the start of a significant reduction of the water inventory held at Mt Todd.
Water collection and storage is the biggest environmental issue facing the Mt Todd site.
Since the mine ceased operations in 2000, mine effected water has been collecting in the Tailings Storage facility (RP7) and the Waste Rock Dump Dam (RP1). As required this water has been pumped and stored in RP3.
Regardless of the when the mine goes ahead this water requires treatment and release from site as there is a net positive historical 1.5GL of water for Mt Todd Mine Site each year. Hence the need to release water each wet season.
During a release of water the regulators take samples and ensure compliance with our licence.
A copy of the Waste Discharge Licence Report 2014 is now available on this website, go to Environment/Waste Discharge Licence.
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Sunday, March 15, 2015
Predictions for 2015
I think they break even. 81-81. It's only a 2 game improvement from the 2014 season. The starting rotation will have a ton of no decisions. And there will be a lot of nights that we're excited to watch the club based on the starting pitcher.
I think the difference from having a really bad season will be Harvey and deGrom pitching to expectations. The bullpen seems shaky, especially if Terry Collins expects to use them for 3 innings on most nights. I'm already worried about Wheeler. And I just don't think the offence is there. There's still too many holes. I also think we'll get a good look at Matt Reynolds at some point this season. On paper, it should look better, but I don't think it will play out that way.
81-81 will have the team mentioned in the playoff race, but it won't be enough. But 81-81 is better than we've seen in a long time.
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Sunday, January 11, 2015
Retired Numbers
There's been a great debate among Mets fans, at least in the social media age, about what numbers the Mets should retire and why they haven't had a new one since Tom Seaver in 1988. I don't remember if I've written about this before, but I had some new thoughts about this. I should mention that I walked in about 15 minutes late to the hour-long panel.
I have 2 paths of thought on retired numbers. This is aside from the largely ceremonial numbers 37, 14, 42 and Shea.
One is that nothing should change with the retired numbers they have, and that the Mets Hall of Fame is considered the honor (though I think the Mets Hall of Fame should honor accomplishments as much as individual players - imagine Johan Santana No Hitter Day). Maybe if a player comes up through the Mets system, as Tom Seaver did, and has a Hall of Fame career, as Seaver did, even if they didn't finish their career as a Met, as Seaver, they should get their number retired. I don't think David Wright is destined for the Hall of Fame, but if he was, he'd be the candidate for this.
The other is that the Mets should open the floodgates and retire the numbers of several players. Then where do you start? Piazza when he gets into the Hall of Fame (he just had his Mets HOF day at the end of the 2013 season)? But what about Gary Carter, a Hall of Famer who spent a few years with the Mets including being a leader of the 1986 World Champions? As as noted in the panel yesterday, Keith Hernandez might be paired with Carter and might even go first, based on his tenure as a Met. Then what about Doc and Darryl? And why stop at the 1986 Mets when Buddy Harrelson and Jerry Koosman of the 1969 team might be even more deserving (longer tenures as Mets for sure). And if we're looking at long tenures, what about Eddie Kranepool and John Franco? Can you retire a number symbolically for multiple players (31 for Franco & Piazza...45 for Franco & McGraw)?
Where do you draw the line for this honor? What is the qualification for it? Every franchise has different qualifications. Every franchise has a different history too. That's why I lean towards the 1st train of thought that the earned retired numbers (only Seaver) is the highest honor for "The Franchise" and nobody else, and the Mets HOF is the honor equivalent to what we think retired numbers should be. That's the debate. And it wouldn't be any fun to have if we didn't have the debate.
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Saturday, September 27, 2014
For 6 Months There Is Baseball
Six months when there is baseball really does seem like a long time to me. I look back at things that happened on Opening Day and ask if that was THIS season. Yes, it was. Highlights from June seem like a long time ago to this brain sitting in the end of September.
Six months when there is no baseball can either seem really quick, or really long. Those 6 months include a full month of post-season. Someone else's baseball. Those 6 months also include about 5 weeks of exhibition games before the next 6 months start and maybe 2 weeks of Spring Training practice reports before that. So it's not as long as it seems. 6 months when there is no baseball is really 3 1/2 months plus some baseball that doesn't really count for us.
Six months when there is baseball really is better. From what I remember, it's more fun when your team wins and you can count on them. But social media makes it fun too. Or at least tolerable. Certainly enough to keep me from jumping off the Shea Bridge.
But just as I like having the change in seasons, I like having baseball capped at 6 months on and 6 months of some degrees of off. I don't think I could take any more than 6 months of it being on. I certainly can't take any more than 6 months of it being off.
I'll see you all tomorrow at the ballpark to say 'goodbye'. I like doing that more than I like going to Opening Day to say 'hello'. And then I'll see you in St. Lucie.
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Saturday, September 13, 2014
Get Your Tickets Here
I'm not here to complain about the on-field state of the 2014 Mets. That ship has long since sailed. Instead, I'm trying to make up my mind about renewing my ticket plan for the 2015 season. For the few seasons before 2014, I had been going to my fair share of games (almost exclusively on weekends) mostly on an adhoc basis. I would have one game with my dad, there might be one or two groups that I would join, and the rest I'd go to and either meet a friend with an extra ticket or pick one up at the box office. There was never a ticket plan to suit my needs. I liked the freedom (for most of the games) to decide to go or not to go, and on a weekend, to decide to go on Saturday or on Sunday. I liked having a lot of flexibility.
Then new for 2014, the Mets came up with a new idea of a flexible ticket plan. I got a sales call one day over the winter and the rep started telling me about this flexible ticket plan. I could choose whatever games I wanted (minimum of 10) and at each game, whatever seat(s) I wanted. It had to be a consistent number of tickets per game on the plan (getting a second ticket for a game with my dad was basically a separate order, a separate delivery, and a ticket not in season ticket holder stock), but otherwise, I had all kinds of flexibility. I didn't even HAVE to by Opening Day or the Yankees. Committing to 10 games well ahead of time may not make it worth it (what if my plans change), even with the discount on ticket prices and merchandise for being a plan holder, but there was one last detail which had me sold. Up to two times before the game, and up to two times after the game, I could exchange an unused ticket for another game. So if I had a Sunday ticket and wanted to go on Saturday, I could do that...twice if I wanted to. That had me sold. There were a few games I was locked in to no matter how I got tickets, and many other likely candidates for games (since I really only go on weekends and generally not twice on a weekend), and there's only so many home weekends in a 6 month season, so I decided to buy the 10 game plan, and pick my games (this was in February, so kind of close to the season).
I did choose Opening Day and a Yankees game thinking I could sell them and then only have to commit to 8 actual games. I went to Opening Day to see people and had tons of trouble selling a Yankees game. Otherwise, I have been very happy with this plan. My rep and I have talked a few times during the season. I went to Citi Field in February for a tour (I missed a few stops on the tour because of snow and ice on the field, seats, and outdoor concourses). We met up a few other times at the ballpark. I had to miss a game early in the season with a giveaway that I really really wanted, and not only did my flex plan allow me to switch the game for another one, but my rep held the giveaway for me and gave it to me (along with one or two other goodies) at another game. He's tried to give away free tickets, sometimes successful. My rep has been great to me. This plan has been great to me. Despite all of the Mets problems, I want to renew this plan for next season.
In in September, as the 2014 season ends, I get the renewal info for 2015. And my rep followed up with a phone call to tell me about some of the changes in 2015. That never sounds good. Now I didn't get any packet of information in the mail or online for the renewal. Just that I should go to the ticket management website. These were the big changes that he told me about.
|2014 option
|2015 option
|10 Game Flexible plan (as I described) for sale
|10 Game Flex plan no longer for sale, but current plan holders will be grandfathered in
So now it's time to think.
I haven't had interest in seeing the Yankees in Queens since 1998. It's hard for me to take the day off for Opening Day (and in 2015, it's just a Home Opener and not a true Opening Day) so soon after returning from my vacation to Spring Training. And I don't have a great interest in it anyway. The Red Sox are a bit of a curiosity to me, but I'd rather see that matchup at Fenway Park than Citi Field. But I know that Red Sox fans travel well. I was wrong about making money on the Yankees in 2014, but I really think the Red Sox could sell out Citi Field for 3 games in 2015. Only having to choose 7 games from outside of the marquee ones appeals to me more than 10 games does. Possibly wasting my limited flex options to get rid of tickets that I don't necessarily want doesn't appeal to me. And for that matter, choosing games more than 6 months before the season even starts doesn't appeal either.
In the end, the discounts will probably be worth it, and I think I can choose 2 Red Sox games to sell high to offset the other costs. Maybe this will work out in the end. But I'm not sold yet. I think there's a strategy that I need for selecting games to try to maximize potential swaps. I know I can always add a game later on at a discount price if things work out better than anticipated.
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Friday, September 5, 2014
We Love Kevin Burkhardt
Ya, that's me. With Kevin Burkhardt when he crashed my 35th birthday party at Citi Field. Actually, I think I was at his Celiac Awareness event/game in 2013.
And we're losing him. He's leaving SNY at the end of the Mets season (which is rapidly approaching) for a full-time position at FOX Sports. And he has a very high profile position there too. He was hired last season to call NFL games on FOX and impressed everyone there enough to be given an NFL Playoff game assignment (the network only has 1 such assignment that's not for their top broadcast team), and was promoted up to the number 2 announcer for this season. And after a few appearances filling in to call games for MLB on FOX, "KB" as he's known was hired this season to be not a play-by-play man (like he is for the NFL), not a reporter (like he is for SNY), but the primary host of MLB on FOX, including the All Star Game, MLB Playoffs, and World Series. And we hear that he's going to call College Basketball games on FOX. (It should be noted that some of his FOX Sports duties are on the FOX television network and some are on FOX Sports 1 and maybe FOX Sports 2 on cable).
That's a mighty high profile gig. Or as I see look at it, our little Kevin is all grown up.
So the fans over the last couple months of the season have been showing their love to KB, both on twitter and in person (I know of a couple that on separate occasions, fans sought out Kevin to meet up and get a photo with our beloved broadcaster during a Mets west coast road trip by connecting with him on twitter). And with that, for Kevin's last game at Citi Field in front of the home fans (September 17), there is a happening with fans gathering on the Shea Bridge for the game as a way to say goodbye to Kevin in person (and hoping that he obliges the fans and stops by for a few handshakes, hugs, and autographs).
So for what I jokingly refer to as "Kevin Burkhardt Night", I have assembled a list of fake events that we, the fans, will hold in his honor. It goes with the twitter hashtag #FakeKevinBurkhardtNightEvents.
- Kevin will be in the kissing booth for the first 2 innings. Fans are encouraged to come say goodbye in person.
- (SNY fill-in Mets reporter and fan non-favorite) Steve Gelbs will man the dunk tank all night. That event is sponsored by the recent #ALSIceBucketChallenge.
- During the 7th inning stretch, Kevin will run through the "carwash" on the Shea Bridge (the "carwash" has become a thing in the Mets dugout after a Mets player hits a home run or has a productive at bat, with the player being honored running through a sea of white towels held by his teammates). That event is sponsored by the 7 Line.
- In the top of the 9th, the fans on the Shea Bridge will serenade KB with the Boyz II Men hit End of the Road.
- And as Kevin interviews the Mets player of the game on the field for SNY and the fans in the stadium, the entire Mets team will come out and hit Kevin with shaving cream pies (a popular thing usually reserved for the player being interviewed).
- And finally the fans will once again serenade Kevin with another Boyz II Men hit It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday.
Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen, KB!
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Posted by DyHrdMET at 7:57 PM
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Forever the Voice of the Mets
Bob Murphy was born 90 years ago this September. Born in Oklahoma, he got into broadcasting after serving with the Marines during the War. He started out calling games for the Muskogee Reds in his native state as well as for the Tulsa Oilers before getting the call to the big leagues in 1954 when he joined Boston Red Sox radio broadcasts along side the legendary Curt Gowdy. He stayed in Boston for 6 seasons and then moved down to Baltimore for another 2 honing his craft before finding a home with the expansion New York Mets in 1962. He called New York Mets games for their first 42 seasons, retiring after the 2003 season, his 50th in the Major Leagues. He also called Oklahoma Sooners (NCAA) Football in the 1950s and 2 seasons of the AFL's New York Titans as well as radio broadcasts for the Orange Bowl in the 1980s. He might be best remembered for, in 1973, hosting "Bowling for Dollars" in New York.
When the Mets were starting up in 1962, they wanted a broadcasting trio that consisted of a network guy (Lindsey Nelson), a former slugger (Ralph Kiner), and a straight up play-by-play man that would rotate between TV and radio. Bob Murphy won the job beating out a couple hundred applicants. The original trio remained in tact through the end of the 1978 season and were inducted together into the Mets Hall of Fame in 1984. The TV/radio rotation remained through the 1981 season.
Starting in 1982, Bob Murphy was the lead radio broadcaster for the New York Mets, a position he would hold until his retirement in 2003. Bob Murphy shared a booth with Steve Albert, Bob Goldsholl, Art Shamsky, Steve LaMar, Gary Thorne, and finally starting in 1989, Gary Cohen. The first generation of Mets fans grew up with the Nelson-Kiner-Murphy trio, while a whole other generation (including my own) grew up listening to Bob Murphy calling games on radio where he was cemented as "the voice of the Mets"
In the summer of 1994, after 40 years in the majors, Bob Murphy was presented with the highest honor among baseball broadcasters when he was awarded with the Ford C. Frick award and inducted into the broadcaster's wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Bob Murphy was known for being a homer, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. After all, he was the voice of the METS and not a network broadcaster. He was upbeat in his broadcasts when the Mets were good, and he showed the despair when the Mets were on the brink. That was evidenced in his description of maybe the most roller coaster inning in Mets history. From being on the brink of elimination to coming back and winning the game, you can tell just by listening to the tone in his voice what was happening.
When I think about the history of the New York Mets (at least until 2003), I hear it in Bob Murphy's voice. I've listened to some interviews where he'd be asked about something and then breaks into a narration of the moment. Someone could probably pull together enough interviews to get a pretty decent narration of the first 40 years of the Mets. He had a different inflection in his voice than most broadcasters and he had a unique way of using adjectives and adverbs. I don't know if it was his Oklahoman accent or his diction or what. Listen for yourself to a few random soundbytes from the 1999 and 2000 seasons:
July 31 marks 20 years since he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, and August 3 marks 10 years since Bob Murphy passed away. Take a look at the MLB.com tribute page on Bob Murphy after his passing. In my mind, Bob Murphy will be forever the voice of the Mets.
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Posted by DyHrdMET at 9:35 PM
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Heart Versus Head
The heart versus the head. That's actually paraphrased from a line I remember from the movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory ("Where is fancy bred, in the heart or in the head?"; which out that's a line from William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice). It's an internal struggle that a lot of people are facing right now (I think I'm there too).
In our collective heads, we know that this Mets season is going nowhere, this team sucks, the Wilpons need to sell, and many other bad things (I've even been surprised at some of the people who sound fed up with the Mets these days). Logic should dictate that we all just walk away from the Mets and either give up being baseball fans or go find another team to fall hard for. I'm sure a few have.
But I think deep down in our hearts, I don't think many of us can really walk away. I liken being in love with this team to the way a man falls in love with a woman or vice versa (or however it works for you). In a sense, we all are in love with the New York Mets. We each fell in love at different points in our lives and at different times in the team's history. But we've all fallen hard and we can't get up. So we keep coming back game after game and year after year only to have our hearts ripped out and stomped on. It's kind of toxic.
Should we abandon ship, like logic (head) would seem to dictate, or are we all just that much in love (heart) with this ball club that we just can't give it up? It's like that girl/guy that you're just so head-over-heels in love with even though it makes no sense that you should be together or even though there are obstacles in the way, but you just can't help yourself but be in love.
Even if ratings are down and attendance is down, it still seems like the diehards like myself and a lot of the people I know in "#MetsTwitter" are still there. We keep watching and we keep coming back for more. Maybe we need to take a timeout from this relationship, but we always seem to come back.
Why? Are we all crazy Mets fans in love with the club?
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Roving Reporter #22 - Fr. Maximilian Dean: Entering the Contemplative Life
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Ave Maria!We caught-up to Fr. Maximilian Dean in Carmel, IN at his last concert just prior to his entry into our new contemplative community in Tuscany, Italy near Florence last Fall. Father talks about his active ministry in music, producing Cornerstone videos and being Superior of Mt. St. Francis Hermitage. He then explains the importance of the contemplative life which our Lord calls the greater part and which has called him away from this activity into silence. Farewell, Father, and keep us in your prayers. Ave Maria!
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