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Ambrose, who is in his fourth year as driver of the No. 9 Ford for Richard Petty Motorsports in Sprint Cup, is considered one of the best "road-course ringers" in NASCAR. The 37-year-old Australian has two career wins in NASCAR's premier series, and both of those victories occurred at Watkins Glen (2011 and '12). In last year's race there, he started on the pole and led the most laps with 51 but was involved in an accident in the closing laps, which led to a 31st-place finish.
Ambrose has yet to win a Sprint Cup race at Sonoma but has come close here in the past. He has finished no worse than eighth in the previous five events at this 1.99-mile, 12-turn course. In the 2010 race at Sonoma, Ambrose held the lead during a caution with just seven laps to go but slowed on the track and fell from his leading position to seventh after he turned his engine off in an effort to conserve fuel. That allowed Jimmie Johnson to grab the top spot. Johnson won at this track for the first time, while Ambrose ended up finishing sixth.
Currently 23rd in the point standings, Ambrose would be virtually guaranteed a berth in the Chase if he wins at Sonoma or any other track during the 26-race regular season. He has yet to make the Chase since becoming a full-time Sprint Cup competitor in 2009.
"We know that the two road races are our best chance to win a race this year," Ambrose said. "That will automatically lock us into the Chase. Clearly, there's a lot to race for at these two tracks for us.
"We've put a lot of energy and effort into Sonoma. We went out there and did the Goodyear tire test earlier in the season. We've done some road-course testing as well, so we feel we're as ready as we can be."
Ambrose has been a road-course expert throughout his racing career. He is a two-time Australian V8 Supercar champion (2003-04), winning 27 races. Ambrose won three consecutive Nationwide events at Watkins Glen from 2008-10 and had a victory in that series at Montreal's Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in 2011.
"My natural skill set obviously is road racing," he said. "I'm quite confident on the ovals but haven't had the same success I've had on the road courses. Really, it's just the years of training. It's my niche.
"I feel very comfortable road racing. I feel like I can apply myself well on the weekend. The biggest thing I try to do on a buildup to a weekend like this, there's pressure building, there's a chance to lock yourself into the Chase, which would make your season. You get a chance to win a Sprint Cup race, which you don't get to do very often."
There have been nine different winners in the past nine Sprint Cup races at Sonoma -- Tony Stewart (2005), Jeff Gordon (2006), Juan Pablo Montoya (2007), Kyle Busch (2008), Kasey Kahne (2009), Johnson (2010), Kurt Busch (2011), Clint Bowyer (2012) and Martin Truex Jr. (2013). Kahne drove the No. 9 car for Petty's team when he won here. He is now behind the wheel of the No. 5 car for Hendrick Motorsports.
Ambrose is hoping he'll be number-10 at Sonoma. It would make him the 11th different driver to win a race this season.
Richard Petty Motorsports competed in the Chase for the first time with Kahne in '09. Can Ambrose give RPM its second berth in the playoffs?
"It certainly would make our year," he said. "We know our year is not complete if you can't make the Chase. It's like you haven't qualified for the finals. I haven't made it to the Chase yet. This format will give us our best chance to do it, if we can win a race at either Watkins Glen or Sonoma. We know that. It would really make our year, no doubt about that. It would certainly make our sponsors and Richard Petty very happy."
A driver from Hendrick has won the last five points-paying races. Gordon started the streak last month at Kansas. Johnson has scored three victories in the past four events (Charlotte, Dover and Michigan). Dale Earnhardt Jr. took the checkered flag at Pocono.
Gordon holds the record for most wins at Sonoma with five, including three in a row from 1998-2000.
Forty-three teams are on the entry list for the Toyota/Save Mart 350.
Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup. Date: Sunday, June 22. Race: Toyota/Save Mart 350. Site: Sonoma Raceway. Track: 1.99-mile, 12-turn road course. Start time: 3 p.m. ET. Laps: 110. Miles: 218.9. 2013 Winner: Martin Truex Jr. Television: TNT. Radio: Performance Racing Network (PRN)/SIRIUS NASCAR Radio.


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Since arriving in Chile, I've been on a hunt for the perfect yoga studio and the perfect class. In yogaspeak, I'm looking for a power yoga or ashtanga vinyasa class because I like the flow and athletic challenge. If my writing style is any indication, I can't meditate for sh*t because my mind is too dang active. It never quiets down. Ever. Seriously. Internally, I'm like that kid you meet and wonder if their parents spike their applesauce with speed: random, awkward, anxious, and, at times, innocently putting my fingers in electrical outlets. Hence, the Kundalini classes I tried weren't what I was looking for.
In any case, I settled on a studio not far from my apartment that offers Iyengar and an, er, interesting walk home. And I liked it. I really liked it. In February. With the substitute teacher. She was so friendly and encouraging. But everyone kept murmuring "Just wait until the maestra returns from vacation…" It was obvious this maestra was quite revered.
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Southwest's DaMonta Winbush doesn't exactly know how he got the nickname "Bama" from his football teammates and coaches other than that it came about a few years ago.
"I don't know, I've just had the name," the junior running back said. "I moved here from Mobile, Alabama, in the eighth grade and they started calling me that and it carried when I came to high school."
It sure has stuck with Winbush now that he's a standout player for the Stallions. And he wouldn't have it any other way.
"I love it," he said of the nickname, which points to the home of the nation's top-ranked college football program.
Southwest opponents certainly feel as if they are trying to defend the Crimson Tide when attempting to stop the 5-foot-9, 180-pound Winbush, who said former Alabama star and current New Orleans running back Mark Ingram is his favorite player.
Despite limited carries in Southwest's balanced running game, Winbush leads the team in rushing with 965 yards and 12 touchdowns on 80 runs.
He can surpass the 1,000-yard mark — every running back's milestone dream — on Friday night when the Stallions (7-1, 3-0 Coastal Plains 1-A Conference) visit Lejeune (5-4, 3-0).
"I need to be a leader," Winbush said. "This is a big game for us, and I need to keep everybody focused and just play this like a normal game."
Conversely, the Devilpups will need to limit Winbush's gains if they are to defeat the Stallions, Lejeune coach Darryl Schwartz said.
"He's fast, he's determined and he's a great athlete," Schwartz said. "To stop the offense we have to stop him."
Winbush is one reason why Southwest is the fourth-ranked team in The Associated Press state 1-A poll and one win shy of earning the top playoff seed from the
He is averaging 12 yards per carry, which leads the area.
Winbush often bursts through the line for huge gains early in games. Once he breaks the initial level of the defense, Winbush typically finds himself in the end zone moments later.
"I just want to make sure I'm running hard," Winbush said. "I would say I'm really not that fast. I get low and put my shoulder down."
And that's what Southwest coach Phil Padgett likes about Winbush.
"He's a hard runner with decent speed," Padgett said. "He's a pretty hard-nosed football player. When you run hard, good things usually happen."
Winbush certainly takes advantage of his touches.
Winbush is only averaging 10 carries per game, thanks to a combination of Southwest having a deep backfield and the Stallions' starters generally not seeing much playing time in the second half because of lopsided leads.
That's just fine with him.
"As long as we are winning, I'm fine with it," the 17-year-old Winbush said.
Still, Winbush wouldn't mind having another carry or two before leaving for the sidelines. While many of the top running backs from other teams have at least 100 carries, Winbush is still the area's fourth-leading rusher.
"I see what other running backs are doing and where I am at," he said. "But I see my average is better than theirs and that's what matters."
Last year as a sophomore Winbush rushed for 1,052 yards and 14 touchdowns, averaging 8.6 yards per carry. Winbush made the second team of The Daily News all-area as a running back in his first season having a big role in the Stallions' offense.
He made varsity as a freshman but didn't receive a lot of playing time. Instead, he learned what it took to be a good player at this level. Interesting enough, Winbush was elevated to varsity because the Stallions were short on linebackers.
"We thought he could step in that role and athletically he was ready to play as a freshman," Padgett said. "He took his lumps, but as a sophomore I thought it paid off because he was pretty good. This year he's played really well."
Winbush, who said he enjoys playing defense but that being a running back is his passion, agreed that playing varsity as a freshman helped him become the player he is today.
"It actually slowed the game down," he said. "As a freshman, it's so fast on the field. Everybody was fast, but I saw the game coming to me more and now I can read it better."
But while Winbush displayed that most of the time on offense, he has shown he is also a solid player on defense. He returned one of his two interceptions 50 yards for a touchdown in Southwest's 69-0 victory over East Carteret last week.
"He's been a pretty good tackler," Padgett said. "He's got a lot of talent and he's had a good season. He understands the concept of the defense we are trying to do and that's made him a lot better football player. He just need to continue to progress."


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In the years following World War II, humanity was at a precipice.
The cities of Europe were still emerging from unprecedented bombing and near-complete destruction. The horrors of the Holocaust and the atomic obliteration of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were still sinking in.
And the specter of nuclear weapons and global annihilation hung over the world like a dark, suffocating cloud.
In this context, artists stared into the void and looked at destruction as a mode of creation. An exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, aims to document and explore this effort.
"Destroy the Picture: Painting the Void, 1949-1962" captures artists' literal assault on the picture plane. The group show is a fascinating collection of artists from the United States, Europe and Japan who ripped, cut, burned or affixed objects to the traditionally two-dimensional canvas and made it an undeniably three-dimensional space.
It's also former MOCA chief curator Paul Schimmel's final effort. Schimmel was unceremoniously let go from the museum in June, after 22 years at the helm of an ambitious and widely respected art program.
Schimmel's departure could be reason enough to see "Destroy the Picture," but it's the dynamism, diversity and strength of the art that are the main draws.
The exhibit features 85 works by 26 artists from the U.S., the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain and Japan. The selection of Japanese artists and their post-World War II work is something that hasn't been seen widely by American audiences. It's a rare and revealing peek into the Japanese psyche and culture during a time of demoralization and reconstruction.
Japan's Gutai group is particularly interesting and well-represented in "Destroy the Picture." The exhibition starts with a 1950 work by Shozo Shimamoto that's made of mixed media, newspaper, oil and soil – demonstrating that he and other Gutai artists were willing to use all kinds of unconventional media in their art, including dirt. In fact, Shimamoto became known for hurling glass bottles of pigment onto a canvas – a performative approach to painting that goes a step beyond Jackson Pollock's action painting. Shimamoto also painted on starched newspaper and punctured holes into the work with a pencil – an accidental act that he turned into his modus operandi for a while.
Fellow Gutai artist Kazuo Shiraga (formerly of Zero-kai, or Zero Society) also has a number of pieces in "Destroy the Picture." He physically hung above his works from a rope and painted with his feet. The results are interesting but not astounding or aesthetically beautiful; in reality, "Inoshishi-gari 1 (Wild Boar Hunting I)," a 1963 painting on panel, is rather disgusting with its use of fur, paste and red paint made to look like blood and guts. Audiences found the piece repugnant when it was first exhibited in the 1960s.
Among the Gutai artists, other highlights are Saburo Murakami's red, peeling oil painting, "Sakuhin (Hakuraku suru kaiga)" from 1957; Shimamoto's "Taiho no sakuhin (Cannon Picture)" from 1956; and Chiyu Uemae's red paintings made of oil, wood and collage from 1958.
Another element that makes "Destroy the Picture" worthwhile is the mixture of Japanese works among like-minded American and European achievements. Though the artists in Asia and Europe didn't necessarily know they were both puncturing and slashing the canvas, those similar and simultaneous movements are often represented at MOCA side by side, regardless of country of origin.
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"Moby Dick" (1958) is a composition consisting of cloth, bandages, wood, resin and paint that Scarpitta has impressively transformed to look like whale bone. "Sun Dial for Racing" (1962) and "Racer's Pillow" (1963) are physical works with straps and hardware separating sections of the canvas like a traumatized hospital patient.


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Guard depth is the biggest need.
What do you guys think it could be? Backup 2?Michael McNamara
@McNamara247 Was just told that Demps is exploring several small deals and there is 50/50 chance something gets done by opening night. Will keep u posted
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Guard depth is the biggest need.
They need a shooter desperately. aR will take a couple years in that dept.
Brian Roberts still on the roster?
Thanks WhoDatHornet96.
And what has been Warrick been doing? Maybe they're looking for a deal involving him.
Isn't Roberts' contract not guaranteed? We can just release him if we don't want him.
I am wondering if we are trying to move X. He has been in the dog house.
"I don't know if people know I dislocated my pinkie finger. And [Tyreke] told me, 'You wanna go home or you wanna be here?' I want to be here. And he said, 'All right, then go tape it up and let's play. Let's go. We not stoppin' at no stores. Straight gas. That's what we do, just keep going.'"
Warrick is still a member of the roster as well. Although I see it as a big possibility for him to be on the trading block
Brandon Rush..... Please, Lord be BRANDON RUSH!
He is reportedly "unhappy" in Golden State because he wants to start, but they might go with Harrison Barnes. They also have Richard Jefferson at the SF position, so they are stockpiled. PLEASE be Brandon Rush!
I could definitely see something along those lines happening
Basically everything we're looking for.
Unfortunately, Demps is probably looking at a smaller type of move (i.e. pick up a shooter from waivers). I'd also love to grab Rush though.
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Speaking of Mavs, Stein says the Mavs are shopping Dominique Jones.
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"Mystery player" as u guys are calling him is a guy who has started for 4 teams now and is on an expiring. That is the last I will say on it
sounds like mo williams to me just ran through the free agency list. Can't really see anyone else
Dont intend to tease you all about this- I came out two days before the GV for Pondexter trade was going down last year because I was 100% that was going down. In this scenario, Dell is floating out a couple guys before the October 31st deadline and is also willing to listen to offers on a few guys that he would rather not move but might if the return was good enough.
The one deal I know he proposed would have been a coup for the Hornets, but he was turned down.
Point is, he is active and we have seen him do this in two consecutive offseasons, making deals right before the start of the season
I'm going to go ahead and guess that Michael is talking about Raja Bell.
He's played for plenty of teams, has an expiring contract, fulfills two needs (long-range shooting and vet presence), and is disgruntled with his current team.
I, personally, want us to go after Korver or Morrow. Surely Atlanta doesn't need both of those snipers.
Then again, they are expiring contracts too.
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At a Glance
Why Get Tested?
To determine your blood iron level
When to Get Tested?
When your doctor suspects that you may have too little or too much iron in your body
Sample Required?
A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm
Test Preparation Needed?
You may be instructed to fast for 12 hours before sample collection; in this case, only water is permitted.
The Test Sample
What is being tested?
Iron is an essential trace element and nutrient that is necessary to maintain life. The serum iron test measures the amount of iron in the liquid portion of blood.
Iron is absorbed from food and transported throughout the body by transferrin, a protein produced by the liver. Iron is necessary for the production of healthy red blood cells (RBCs). It is an important part of hemoglobin, the protein in RBCs that enables them to carry oxygen throughout the body. Iron is also used in the production of some proteins, including myoglobin and some enzymes.
Normally, about 70% of the iron absorbed is incorporated into the production of hemoglobin inside RBCs. The remainder is stored in the tissues as ferritin or hemosiderin. If not enough iron is taken in from the diet, blood levels will drop; thus, over time, the iron stored in the tissues will be used, eventually depleting the stored iron. Insufficient levels of circulating iron and iron storage will eventually lead to iron deficiency anemia. On the other hand, absorption of too much iron can lead to progressive accumulation and damage to organs such as the liver, heart, and pancreas.
The serum iron test measures the amount of iron that is in transit in the body – the iron that is bound to transferrin. The amount of iron present in the blood will vary throughout the day and from day to day. For this reason, serum iron is almost always measured with other iron tests, such as serum ferritin and the total iron-binding capacity (TIBC), from which the transferrin saturation can be calculated. Transferrin saturation reflects the amount of iron being transported in the blood and its capacity to carry more. The use of several iron tests provides a more reliable measure of iron deficiency and iron overload than measuring serum iron by itself.
How is the sample collected for testing?
A blood sample is drawn by needle from a vein in the arm.
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Another article, Follow That Sample, provides a glimpse at the collection and processing of a blood sample and throat culture.
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Morning samples are preferred. Fasting for 12 hours before sample collection may be required. In this case, only water is permitted.
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Devkota, B. (2012 October 4). Iron. Medscape Reference [On-line information]. Available online at http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2085704-overview#showall through http://emedicine.medscape.com. Accessed April 2013.
Gersten, T. (Updated 2012 February 8). Serum iron. MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003488.htm. Accessed April 2013.
(© 1995-2013). Iron and Total Iron-Binding Capacity, Serum. Mayo Clinic Mayo Medical Laboratories [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.mayomedicallaboratories.com/test-catalog/Overview/34624 through http://www.mayomedicallaboratories.com. Accessed April 2013.
Siddique, A. and Kowdley, K. (2012). Review Article: The Iron Overload Syndromes. Medscape Reference from Aliment Pharmacol Ther. V35 (8):876-893. [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/761125 through http://www.medscape.com. Accessed April 2013.
Spanierman, C. (Updated 2011 July 27). Iron Toxicity in Emergency Medicine. Medscape Reference [On-line information]. Available online at http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/815213-overview through http://emedicine.medscape.com. Accessed April 2013.
Boyle, J. (Updated 2012 April 12). Pediatric Iron Toxicity. Medscape Reference [On-line information]. Available online at http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1011689-overview through http://emedicine.medscape.com. Accessed April 2013.
Pagana, K. D. & Pagana, T. J. (© 2011). Mosby's Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference 10th Edition: Mosby, Inc., Saint Louis, MO. Pp 594-598.
Clarke, W., Editor (© 2011). Contemporary Practice in Clinical Chemistry 2nd Edition: AACC Press, Washington, DC. Pp 536, 597.
McPherson, R. and Pincus, M. (© 2011). Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods 22nd Edition: Elsevier Saunders, Philadelphia, PA. Pp 362-363, 427, 432-433.
Elghetany MT, Banki K. Erythrocytic disorders, in Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods, 22nd ed. McPhereson RA, Pincus MR,eds. Elsevier/Saunders: Philadelphia. Chapter 32, 2011.
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Corbett, JV. Laboratory Tests & Diagnostic Procedures with Nursing Diagnoses, 4th ed. Stamford, Conn.: Appleton & Lang, 1996. Pp. 34-35, 41-43.
Frey, Rebecca J. Iron Tests. Chapter in: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, Edition One, 1999 Gale Research Group, Pg. 1648.
Witte DL, Crosby WH, Edwards CQ, Fairbanks VG, Mitros FA. Practice guideline development task force of the College of American Pathologists.
Boston University Medical Center: Community Outreach Health Information System. Available onlineat http://www.bu.edu/cohis/cardvasc/blood/anemia.htm#prevent through http://www.bu.edu.
Lyon, Elaine and Frank, Elizabeth L. Hereditary Hemochromatosis Since Discovery of the HFE Gene. Clinical Chemistry 47:1147-1156 (Jul 2001).
Pagana, K. D. & Pagana, T. J. (© 2007). Mosby's Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference 8th Edition: Mosby, Inc., Saint Louis, MO. Pp 574-577.
Clarke, W. and Dufour, D. R., Editors (© 2006). Contemporary Practice in Clinical Chemistry: AACC Press, Washington, DC. Pp 407-408.
Wu, A. (© 2006). Tietz Clinical Guide to Laboratory Tests, 4th Edition: Saunders Elsevier, St. Louis, MO. Pp 634-635.
(Modified 2009 March 13). About Iron. Iron Disorders Institute [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.irondisorders.org/Disorders/about.asp through http://www.irondisorders.org. Accessed June 2009.
(Updated 2007 August 24). Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Iron. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements [On-line information]. Available online at http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/iron.asp through http://ods.od.nih.gov. Accessed June 2009.
Rathz, D. et. al. (Updated 2009 February 02). Toxicity, Iron. eMedicine [On-line information]. Available online at http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/166933-overview through http://emedicine.medscape.com. Accessed June 2009.
Chen, Y. (Updated 2009 April 05). Iron Deficiency Anemia. MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000584.htm. Accessed June 2009.
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In a ruling released Monday, Justice Susan Griffin said the B.C. government's replacement legislation, passed in 2011, is as unconstitutional as the 2002 law called Bill 28 that removed class size and special needs support from the BCTF contract.
"The court concluded that the government did not negotiate in good faith with the union after the Bill 28 decision," Griffin wrote. "One of the problems was that the government representatives were preoccupied with another strategy. Their strategy was to put such pressure on the union that it would provoke a strike by the union. The government representatives thought this would give government the opportunity to gain political support for imposing legislation on the union."
The ruling strikes down the portions of the new legislation that have not already expired.
BCTF president Jim Iker said the ruling returns contract language that was in place in 2002, and he expects that the province's 60 school districts will have to rehire teachers and special need assistants to reduce class size.
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Education Minister Peter Fassbender said he is "disappointed" by the ruling, and ministry staff will study it before deciding on a possible appeal.
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Thanks Jeremy. Those were the ratings I was hoping for.
I'll be fairly happy to see those rating affect my overall rating, but I'll be even happier to see last year's Brandenburg Open scores go away from my ratings.
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I've probably asked this before, but if I did I don't remember the answer...how long does a score stay on your rating?
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Total CO2 or bicarbonate is different than the partial pressure of CO2 (PCO2). Learn about PCO2
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Why Get Tested?
As part of an electrolyte panel to identify or monitor an electrolyte imbalance or acid-base (pH) imbalance
When to Get Tested?
During a routine physical or as recommended by your doctor if you are experiencing symptoms such as weakness, confusion, prolonged vomiting, or respiratory distress that could indicate an electrolyte imbalance or acidosis or alkalosis
Sample Required?
A blood sample drawn from a vein in the arm
Test Preparation Needed?
The Test Sample
What is being tested?
The total CO2 test measures the total amount of carbon dioxide in the blood, which occurs mostly in the form of bicarbonate (HCO3-). Bicarbonate is a negatively charged ion that is excreted and reabsorbed by the kidneys. It is used by the body to help maintain the body's acid-base balance (pH) and secondarily to work with sodium, potassium, and chloride to maintain electrical neutrality at the cellular level.
Measuring bicarbonate (or total CO2) as part of an electrolyte or metabolic panel may help diagnose an electrolyte imbalance or acidosis or alkalosis as the result of a disease process or condition.
How is the sample collected for testing?
A blood sample is drawn by needle from a vein in the arm.
NOTE: If undergoing medical tests makes you or someone you care for anxious, embarrassed, or even difficult to manage, you might consider reading one or more of the following articles: Coping with Test Pain, Discomfort, and Anxiety, Tips on Blood Testing, Tips to Help Children through Their Medical Tests, and Tips to Help the Elderly through Their Medical Tests.
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Sources Used in Current Review
Pagana and Pagana. Mosby's Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests. Fourth Edition. Pp 152-154.
MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia. CO2 blood test. Available online at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003469.htm. Accessed September 2011.
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Thomas, Clayton L., Editor (1997). Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company, Philadelphia, PA [18th Edition].
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USA County Highpoints > U.S. State Highpoints > White Butte > Climber's Log
White Butte Climber's Log
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Date Climbed: Jul 28, 1986
|In the midst of our two-year blitz of state highpoints, we drove up here and hiked to the marker the day after summiting Harney Peak in SD. It was number 13 of my 49 state high points and Vanessa's 39.
|Posted Jul 3, 2009 2:54 pm
|I like it on top
|White Butte
Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2009
|Short and quick summit before the long haul back to Billings MT. No snakes, but the ticks and mosquitos were out in force.
|Posted Jun 30, 2009 3:12 pm
|Peaceful except for that rattling sound
Date Climbed: May 16, 2009
|We drove up from our camp near Harney Peak, SD on a day with perfect weather. Two other highpointers were leaving as we arrived and we saw no other people, but lots of wildlife. There were too many pheasant to count, a huge jackrabbit, antelope, and one rattlesnake angered by our close proximity. HP21
|Posted May 21, 2009 2:50 pm
|Feisty cattle
Date Climbed: Sep 5, 1996
|Had to keep moving to stay ahead of the cows. Cool little mountain with views in all directions and no crowds.
|Posted Mar 18, 2009 1:45 am
|No snakes
Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2008
|Highpoint #5, "summited" around 3pm. Very windy but no snakes. You can see the den maybe 30 ft away from the marker but none came out to play. Maybe it was too windy.
|Posted Feb 10, 2009 1:00 pm
|Mud Central!!!
Date Climbed: May 24, 2008
|Living half the country away, it's difficult to pinpoint weather conditions in advance; you hope for the best, and work with the conditions as best you can. My wife accompanied me to White Butte a couple hours before sunset, but unfortunately there was a major storm which hit that morning and another major one approaching while we were there (so we had little time to "hang out"). The ground and slopes were slick!!! We were covered in that milky gray-white mud, which is like cement, and we could have glissaded down the slippery slopes if we wanted to. No rattlesnakes, but TONS of pheasants, rabbits, quails, and field mice... and even one badger (which was pretty cool to see).
|Posted May 26, 2008 5:33 pm
Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2004
|Posted Feb 7, 2008 12:40 pm
|The $20 Summit
Date Climbed: May 25, 2002
|As we drove to the house at the trailhead, a yappy little dog greeted us, followed by an old woman with 2 teeth. The twenty dollar donations she solicited from highpointers obviously did not go towards her dental care fund.
|Posted Nov 9, 2007 9:05 pm
|Heading East
Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2004
|Unfortunately I was forced to move from Utah to Ohio for a year and a half, but at least I was able to climb a few fun mountains on the way east.
|Posted Sep 27, 2007 12:44 am
|Hot day, decent little hike
Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2007
|Really hot, sunny day...good short hike, though. Lost my footing on the way down and nearly face-planted in the chalky dust. No snakes.
|Posted Sep 5, 2007 12:23 pm
|Not as it seems
Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2007
|Somewhere I read that you can drive to the old farmhouse. What?? No way you can drive to that. It's like two old dirt tire tracks with grass in the middle that hasn't been cut in ten years. It looks like the owners of the house don't live there. I put a $7 donation in their mailbox. I couldn't open the gate, so I just jumped it. Also nowhere did it say that you cross the fence later on in the hike, though you just step over it. I was all paranoid about the rattlesnakes, especially with that high grass, but didn't come across any. It was windy on the top. Hot as well.
|Posted Jul 23, 2007 5:30 pm
|White Butte
Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2007
|Reached the farm at 9:00 PM. Looks like nobody lives in the house anymore. Dashed to the top right before dark. Hiked with my wife and sons Ryan and Brett. Hike took about 1 hour roundtrip. Forgot my headlamp in the car, but had no trouble finding our way back in the dark. Did not see any rattlesnakes as mentioned in the Highpoint guidebooks. We viewed many pronghorns, rabbits, deer, a skunk, pheasants, and a coyote. Left donation and thank you note in the mailbox. HP #23.
|Posted Jun 11, 2007 12:38 am
|The edge
Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2002
|Nice path to the top;
The white sand dunes were simply gorgeous...
We brought gaiters and ice axes for the rattle snakes...
We could hear them in the distance...
|Posted Mar 14, 2007 3:17 pm
|Forgot film
Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2003
|Got half way up the butte when my film in camera was used up and realized I left film back in the truck. So this is the only state highpoint without a picture of us on the summit.
Perfect weather for a short hike.
|Posted Dec 6, 2006 4:44 am
|Met Ms Van Daele
Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2002
|Three days after a 4-day Granite Peak (MT) climb, I was here to visit the ND apex. Met the late Ms. Van Daele and paid my $20. Hike was no trouble but on the way down I slipped and covered myself in that milky, silty, chalky mud. Clothes were shot and I spent 20 minutes at a bathroom on the interstate trying to wash the crud off my skin. Like cement.
|Posted Oct 19, 2006 8:10 pm
|mad maximus
|Deep snow
Date Climbed: Jan 5, 2006
|A couple feet of snow dumped on the dakotas just before we climbed. The road leading to the trailhead had 2 feet. We ended up snowshoeing from the car to the trailhead then to the base of the monster! ;)
It was just above zero and sunny. Nice day to hike through waist deep snow.
|Posted Jun 16, 2006 5:02 am
|nice 45-minute hike - not so nice mud - spent 4 hours getting unstuck
Date Climbed: Apr 29, 2006
|I picked a good day to hike this one, but a bad day to drive all the way to the end of the two-track trail. The day of the hike was sunny/partly cloudy with a good breeze, but it had rained alot the previous night or day and after the hike my four wheel drive Chevy Trailblazer (a rental) got stuck while I was turning around at the trailhead. If it is wet, avoid driving through the puddles!
|Posted May 1, 2006 12:27 am
|Tie-Dye Mike
|Thanks to this site
Date Climbed: May 27, 2005
|I printed the exact front page, and had no problem achieving the HP. Had incredible wind, 50+ mph! But, a beautiful climb in May, and was my first HP.
|Posted Apr 8, 2006 10:08 pm
|Getting lost in a field
Date Climbed: Oct 9, 2005
|This day was so foggy that I couldn't see the butte from where I parked. I got lost walking towards (what I thought was) the butte. Once I was on top I couldn't see farther tahn 30 yds to know if I had actually reached the top. I didn't realize how much you rely of being able to look up and see the top to guide you in many situations. There are so many "ruts" on top that simply following the trail didn't work for me.
|Posted Mar 7, 2006 1:18 am
|Route Climbed: from the old farmstead Date Climbed: Sept. 4, 2005
|Well, I followed the excellent directions from this very website and easily found the top of the high point of N.D. But I did get lost trying to find my way out and accidently drove down several farm roads that dead ended or went on forever through wheat fields. Finally I met another driver on a road who couldn't find the "trail head". I was able to show him the way and in so doing I found the way out.
It was a lovely wind-swept top of the state. Thanks to the owners for allowing acess.
|Posted Sep 8, 2005 7:36 pm


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Five players commit to Pfeiffer
April 21, 2009
Misenheimer, NC -- Head Womens Volleyball Coach Ben Guiliano announces five players have committed to competing at Pfeiffer University beginning with the fall 2009 season. The Falcons will add two outside hitters, one defensive specialist, and one middle blocker.
Cassie Byerly will travel to Pfeiffer from Lewistown, Montana. Byerly is a 56 defensive specialist coming out of the Lewistown Volleyball Club and Fergus High School, a two-time Montana Class A State Champion team. Also able to play as an outside hitter, Byerly was named to the All-Conference second team. In the classroom Byerly has excelled as a member of the National Honor Society, Academic All State participant, and is a five-time Kiwanis Award winner. Byerly is also a middle school volunteer volleyball coach.
Abigail Ovbey joins the Falcons from West Montgomery High School in Troy, NC. Ovbey is a 511 middle blocker who is a four-time All-Conference recipient, three-time MVP award winner, and was named Player of the Year in both 2007 and 2008. She was also named Max Preps/ ACVA Player of the Week in September of 2008. Ovbey is a member of the Tri-County club team, participates in the Jr. Air Force ROTC, and is a mentor for the Big Brother/Big Sister program.
Jordan OBryant is a 511 outside hitter from Reidsville, NC. At Rockingham High School, OBryant was named team MVP in 2006, All-Conference in 2007 and 2008, and Offensive Player of the Year in 2008. OBryant plays for the Pannix club team and is also a member of her high schools track team. OByrant is active with her local 4-H club and volunteers at her local hospital.
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As Jaime Brown of Mount Holly ordered a caramel iced coffee at Starbucks on Wednesday, she had no idea a music icon was in line behind her.
Dave Matthews soon ordered his coffee and then stepped aside as a few locals began to recognize him.
Brown was excited to see the celeb inside the Target store on Cox Road in Gastonia. She soon spotted his black tour bus in the parking lot, waiting to take the mellow musician to his concert at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Charlotte.
"I said, 'I bet that's him,'" she said. "I leaned over to the girl next to me and said, 'Let's get pictures with him.'"
She approached Matthews, camera in hand, and asked for a snapshot.
"He was really nice about it," Brown said.
Brown works as a hairdresser at Burton Hills Family Hair Center on East Ozark Avenue in Gastonia. After rubbing elbows with Matthews, she wanted to attend his concert but had a customer coming to have her hair colored.
"I begged her to reschedule," she said.
The woman agreed, and Brown said she had a good time at the show, despite rain showers.
The Dave Matthews Band has enjoyed success for two decades, winning fans with songs including "What Would You Say" and "So Much to Say," the latter winning the group a Grammy Award.
Spotting the star
Brandi Costner was also ordering coffee at the Starbucks counter around 1 p.m. when she spotted Matthews. He was wearing a black T-shirt, shorts, and tennis shoes as he waited for his order.
Costner, a waitress at Texas Roadhouse in Gastonia, tried to keep the celebrity spotting inconspicuous, so as to not draw attention to the singer.
"It was just crazy. I don't know why I recognized him, to be honest with you," she said. "It just dawned on me that it was him. I said, 'It's got to be him. It's got to be.'"
Matthews posed for a picture with her, and she said he was kind to other fans who were staring.
"I said I was sorry, that I didn't want to make a big scene," she said. "He said 'No, that's fine, that's great.'"
She's a fan of Matthews' music and acting career, including his role in the 2011 movie "Just Go With It," in which he acted alongside Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston.
Exciting encounter
Derek Baker works in the electronics department at Target. A fellow employee at the front of the store called him to say she thought a celebrity was at Starbucks.'
Baker, 19, said he immediately recognized Matthews.
"It was really exciting because we don't see too many famous people come in here," he said. "It was really interesting to meet one at work."
He remembers when country crooner Naomi Judd walked the aisles of the store in February. She was in Gastonia filming a Hallmark Channel movie.
Baker said he's heard of other actors and musicians stopping by the store for coffee. But spotting Matthews — and posing for a picture with him — was an unexpected thrill.
"You're not expecting famous people to come to your store," he said. "It's really cool."
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She went in for a routine colonoscopy, feeling healthy, not experiencing any symptoms and was unexpectedly diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer.
This is a battle, but Nancy Bailey is a fighter.
"I immediately felt numb," said Bailey, a 65-year-old buyer at LabCorp in Burlington. "I was speechless, which is unusual for me. It was just hard to believe because I had not felt bad at all, they had to tell me I was sick for me to know it."
From there the doctors ran a couple of tests and found that the cancer had spread to her liver. Chemotherapy was the only option.
"I'm doing it because my doctor told me that's what I need to do," Bailey said. "And I trust him."
"We knew it wasn't going to cure her cancer," said Nancy Bailey's daughter Lisa. "But they are trying to do everything to prolong her life."
After undergoing regular chemotherapy treatments and checkups for a year at Alamance Regional Medical Center's Cancer Center, the doctors found more tumors. The cancer had spread to her small bowel, and she had to start a new chemo treatment in May.
"It's marked on the calendar as 'spa day, and I just tell everybody I sit back in a recliner and watch TV and everybody takes care of me," Bailey said.
Despite the setbacks, Bailey's attitude remains positive.
"She's been very upbeat and she's never negative or 'why me,'" Lisa Bailey said, "She goes to her chemo treatment and hasn't really missed any time from work and I think that's helped keep her going."
One of the most pressing issues that has come along with the diagnosis was that the cancer was caught so late. Doctors at the American Cancer Society and the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force recommend that people receive colonoscopy screenings every 10 years, beginning at age 50 to prevent colon cancer.
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"The most challenging part of going through this is knowing I have to deal with it every day," Bailey said, "and really getting a grasp on the fact that it isn't ever going to go away.
"I'm going to be dealing with this the rest of my life and I plan on fighting it for a long time," Nancy Bailey said. "I'm not planning to give up anytime soon."
Facing such hardship, it would be easy to be depressed, but Bailey refuses to let it get the best of her.
"I just say 'well it wouldn't do any good to walk around moping because that would just make me miserable and make everyone around me miserable,'" she explained.
This isn't an easy battle to fight, but thanks to the love and support of her family Bailey isn't fighting it alone.
"These two keep me going," she said, pointing at her daughter, Lisa, and her son, Wes Tolle. "I have to do it for them and all those people out there supporting me.
"The outpouring of love that has come from everybody has just floored me. People have just come out of the woodwork and people I don't even know are donating."
Friends, family and the community have been the basis of support for Bailey. They have organized fundraisers and donated their time and money to enhance her care.
"Some of our friends have gotten together to set up a fundraiser to help her with medical expenses," Lisa Bailey said. "Even though she has health insurance chemo isn't cheap. And that's not something that's going to stop."
They've organized a big event with barbecue, live bands, and a raffle, to help raise money for Bailey's journey. The fundraiser will be in downtown Mebane between the Stumblin' Pig and 4th Street Bootleggers on Sunday starting at noon.
"I'm in the fan club of some of the bands and I'm most excited to see everybody and hear the music," said Nancy Bailey, who referred to herself as somewhat of a granny groupie. "It's going to be a good time, and I enjoy having a good time."
"The community and the people at LabCorp and her friends have just been amazing and the donations that people have given," said Lisa Bailey. "It's great that our community is how it is, you know people we don't even know are helping."
About the fund-raiser
What: Nancy's Journey: Don't Stop Believing BBQ/BandFest/Raffle
When: Noon, Sunday, July 14, 2013
Between The Stumblin' Pig and 4th Street Bootleggers
Cost: Tickets: $12
What else: Huey's barbecue plate at The Pig
Drink specials at both bars
Eight live bands featuring: Megan Doss (Acoustics), Absent Theory, The Ends, Sentenza, Odds and The Ends, Down-n-Dirty, Back Porch Orchestra, and Too Far Gone.
Raffle tickets for items donated by local merchants and T-shirts will be sold
More: Lisa Bailey Martin — 336-213-3741


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