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DENVER – Blake Coleman scored twice for Miami, but Denver road 36 Sam Brittain saves to top the RedHawks 5-2 at Magness Arena on Friday night.
The Pioneers (16-13-6, 10-10-3-2 National Collegiate Hockey) took a 2-1 lead in the season series over the RedHawks (11-19-3, 5-17-1-1 NCHC) with the result.
DU jumped ahead 1-0 just 2:15 into the contest when Zac Larraga wristed in a shot from the high slot after Gabe Levin centered the puck to him from the left corner. Cody Murphy put up a bid to tie it up on the ensuing shift, beating his man in the right wing corner and skating right in front of the net, but Brittain sprawled across the make the save.
Miami was energized by that shift and the hard-nosed play of Coleman led to the tying goal at the 4:58 mark. The junior forward broke up on outlet feed at the DU blue line to spring Austin Czarnik for a rush down the left side. Czarnik dropped the puck back to Coleman into the middle and his shot rang off the post and into the net for his 15th goal of the year, evening the score at 1-1.
The Red and White continued to pressure Brittain after evening the score up. Coleman had another strong rush down the right side towards the goal, but his shot went high. Miami kept DU pinned in its own end for consecutive shifts roughly eight minutes in. Coleman threaded a centering pass into the middle where Kevin Morris took a blast that Brittain stopped.
A Miami turnover ended up in its net with 10:28 remaining in the period as Evan Janssen slowed an outlet pass, leaving the puck for Matt Marcinew. The center brought the puck into the middle and his shot tipped off a defenseman's stick and into the net to put the Pioneers up 2-1.
A big save by Ryan McKay with about six minutes left in the first kept the Pioneers from adding onto their lead, though DU did get a power play with 4:21 remaining in the frame. DU moved the puck around effectively at times, but MU blocked all five shot attempts to kill off the man advantage and stay within a goal. The RedHawks put up a strong rush late in the period when Anthony Louis weaved down the left side and into the middle. A loose puck reached Louis at the top of the crease, but his shot deflected over the net, leaving DU ahead 2-1 after 20 minutes of play.
After combining for 25 shots on goal (13-12 Denver) in the first period, scoring opportunities were tougher to come by early in the second. The RedHawks had the better of the possession, pinning the Pioneers in their zone for a few minutes, but the few shots that were attempted came from sharp angles.
MU went to its first power play of the game with 14:14 remaining in the second, but it was DU that created the best opportunity on a transition rush. Levin had a look at an open net, but his shot went wide to keep it a one-shot game as the Pioneers held the RedHawks without a shot during their two-minute power play.
Nolan Zajac made it a 3-1 Pioneer lead with 6:50 remaining in the second when he picked the top corner on a one-timer with a delayed penalty in progress. The RedHawks did kill off the penalty to keep the deficit from getting larger and went to work on a power play of their own with 4:03 to play in the middle stanza. MU's special teams responded with an important goal as Coleman found a soft spot in the middle and wristed a shot that beat Brittain low stick side for his second of the game. Czarnik and Justin Greenberg set the play up, cutting DU's lead to 3-2 with 3:49 remaining.
A five-minute major penalty was called on Marcinew with four seconds remaining in the second period, giving the RedHawks a golden chance to stage a comeback down 3-2 after two periods.
With 4:56 left on a power play to start the third, the Red and White had a couple great looks right off the opening draw. Czarnik stepped into a one-timer from the slot that whistled just wide and the puck was worked to Coleman at the top of the crease, but Brittain stopped the attempt. Miami was caught with too many men on the ice just under two minutes into the third, erasing two more minutes off the power play. The RedHawks got another minute with the long power play, but the Pioneers killed it off and weathered the storm.
After firing the first seven shots of the third, Miami was called for a penalty 6:38 into the period. Despite going awhile without facing a shot, McKay made some saves through traffic and MU killed off its fourth straight minor penalty.
After a Riley Barber wraparound attempt was steered away by Brittain, DU regained a two-goal edge with 10:01 left in the third when Emil Romig tipped a shot off the post and converted his own rebound to make it 4-2. Denver was content to play things tight defensively, but Miami nearly drew closer when Michael Mooney's point shot deflected wide and off the boards right to Kevin Morris on the door step. With the puck bouncing, Morris quickly tried to direct it into the net, but it went right to Brittain with 3:07 to go.
Trailing by two, the Red and White pulled McKay for an extra skater to press the attack. However, it was DU's Joey Leleggia that took advantage, firing a shot from his own goal line into the vacated MU net to put the game away at 5-2.
Miami outshot Denver 38-33 and went 1-for-3 on the power play while killing off all four DU power plays. McKay made 28 saves for MU while Brittain stopped 36 shots for DU.
Coleman's two-goal outburst was his third multi-goal performance in his fifth game back in the lineup while Czarnik moved to 32nd on MU's all-time scoring list with two assists, reaching 119 career points.
The RedHawks and Pioneers conclude their regular seasons on Saturday night. Opening faceoff is at 9:07 p.m. ET.


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This is a vernier rocket motor for the Surveyor unmanned lunar landing probe, America's first spacecraft to soft-land on the Moon. It provided small bursts of thrust for mid-course trajectory correction maneuvers and attitude and velocity control before and during the landing. It produced 30-104 pounds of thrust. For protection from solar radiation, exposed surfaces were coated with very thin gold plate.
The Reaction Motors Division of the Thiokol Chemical Corporation developed the vernier which was first used operationally on Suveyor 1 that soft-landed on the Moon in 1966. Five Surveyors out of seven launched were successfully landed on the Moon up to 1968.
The motor was donated to the Smithsonian by the Jet Propulsion Lab in 1970.
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ALTAMAHAW — Dustin Rumley is leaving little doubt in the championship chase at Ace Speedway.
The McLeansville driver's fourth straight victory was secured by way of Friday night's 60-lap Late Models feature, the latest spotless chapter in a late-season surge that has moved him to the doorstep of another title.
"That's what we want. That's what we've got to do," he said, referring to his unbeaten run since the beginning of August. "Honestly, I can't believe it. I'm sitting here thinking of guys that's done stuff like (win four Late Models races in a row) before. I just didn't think I'd ever be even compared to them, and I still may not be."
What has become undeniable, though, is Rumley's tightening grasp on what would be his third championship during the last four years in Ace's premier racing classification.
Peaking despite the pressure of crunch time, he increased his lead on R.D. Smith — again the race runner-up on this night — to 16 points with only next week's 100-lap, double-points event remaining on the schedule.
"You've really got to work for it," Rumley said. "It's a close battle and R.D. is a serious, awesome competitor. He's fast. He's right there."
A sense of reality about his fading title hopes was evident in Smith's voice as he stood beside his second-place No. 16 Ford on Friday night, while Rumley, his team and supporters celebrated in Victory Lane.
"The bottom line is we needed to win the last two weeks in a row and the only person we can't have outrun us has outrun us," Smith said. "So there's nothing else we can do. We've given it all we have. It's just not there. … Unless, he has a problem, it's pretty much a done deal."
Rumley's lap of 15.772 seconds was the fastest in qualifying. His No. 88 Chevrolet started third among the nine-car field and, after overtaking early leader Brad Kurth, went on to lead the final 46 laps in routine fashion.
A single caution period and double-file restart with three laps left — brought on by Patrick Coleman's engine issue and the sparks that shot from beneath his No. 14 Ford — produced the only bump in Rumley's increasingly smooth ride at the front.
Rumley and Smith spent the latter half of the race checked out ahead of the other cars. Smith, who started in fourth position, never was able to mount that charge that disturbed Rumley.
Pelham's John Moore finished third, followed by Raleigh's Ryan Gray in fourth and Kernersville's Kurth in fifth.
-- In the 40-lap Limited Late Models race, it was mission accomplished for Boo Boo Dalton, whose commanding victory, seemingly never in question, chopped Jason Payne's points lead in half.
Dalton, the 18-year-old, two-time champion from Liberty, qualified first, started second and encountered nothing but clear sailing as his No. 50 Chevrolet maintained a vice grip on the front of the 12-car field and led every lap.
His 12th victory of the season, coupled with the fourth-place finish from Haw River's Payne, trimmed Payne's advantage in the division standings to six points with only the Sept. 27 season finales remaining.
The race unfolded without the interruption of a caution period. Reidsville's Jason York came in second and Calvin Meadows of Martinsville, Va., took third.
York's runner-up showing and overall presence registered as significant. He drove Dalton's backup Chevrolet and by finishing between Dalton and Payne, that helped Dalton gain an additional two points in the title chase.
-- In the 30-lap Modifieds race, Brian King made his return from a two-month absence a triumphant one by leading every lap and delivering a dominating victory for his fifth win this season, the most in the division.
Gibsonville's King, clearly the quickest qualifier earlier in the night, handled four caution periods and double-file restarts during the first half of the race and ultimately his No. 17 car denied Speedy Faucette's bid for a fourth straight victory.
Walnut Cove's Jason Myers placed second and Corbett Ridge's Jerry Scott came in third, adding two points to his lead on Randy Butner in the championship hunt. Scott holds a six-point edge heading toward the division's Sept. 27 season finales.
Mebane's Faucette started at the rear of the 11-car field and climbed to second position in the running order. A mechanical problem in the final four laps derailed his night, dropping him to a finish of 10th.
-- In the 20-lap Extreme Cars race, McLeansville's Ben Walker picked up his third victory of the season and second in as many events while, more significantly, Barry Wilson vaulted into the division points lead.
Stokesdale's Wilson placed fifth and leapfrogged Michael Neal atop the points standings. Neal, his car affected by collateral damage from a wreck, finished 13th, which wiped away all of his 14-point lead on Wilson in the title chase.
Neal's No. 11 machine was clipped on the seventh lap, when he attempted to steer clear of a multiple-car crash on the frontstretch. Wilson holds a slim two-point edge on Neal entering the division's Sept. 27 season finales.
Walker's No. 10 car started from the pole position and led every lap. He was unchallenged at the front of the 14-car field. China Grove's Wayne Harrington and Burlington's Brandon Sharpe came in second and third, respectively.
-- Friday night's other winners at Acewere Thomasville's Michael Tucker (25-lap Mini Stocks), Corey Agee of Ridgeway, Va. (20-lap Southern Ground Pounders Modifieds) and Hillsborough's Ken Faucette (20-lap Southern Ground Pounders Sportsman).


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Results vs. Anderson (2007-10-09 16:00:00)
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|Pfeiffer Defeats Anderson 2-1
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|Misenheimer, NC---The Pfeiffer men's soccer team defeated Anderson 2-1 Tuesday afternoon in Conference Carolinas action. The Falcons used two first half goals to improve to 7-5-1 overall and 3-2-1 in the conference. Anderson falls to 4-9 and 3-4.
Matt Harris put the Falcons up early when he scored his tenth goal of the season in th seventeenth minute o give Pfeiffe a 1-0 lead.
With under three minutes to go until halftime Brad Sisk scored off a pass from Austin Knight to increase the Pfeiffer lead to 2-0 at the break.
Paulo Passini scored in the 60th minute to put Anderson back in the game.
Pfeiffer's defense held tough the last thirty minutes and the Falcons pulled out a 2-1 win.
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Prevent diabetes problems: Keep your kidneys healthy
On this page:
- What are my kidneys and what do they do?
- How can diabetes affect my kidneys?
- What are blood pressure and high blood pressure?
- How does high blood pressure affect my kidneys if I have diabetes?
- What should my blood pressure be?
- What are the symptoms of diabetic kidney disease?
- How can I find out if I have diabetic kidney disease?
- What can I do if I have diabetic kidney disease?
- Eating, Diet, and Nutrition
- How can x rays affect my kidneys?
- What is kidney failure?
- What happens if my kidneys fail?
- How does smoking affect my diabetes and kidneys?
- How can I keep my kidneys healthy?
- Pronunciation Guide
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What are my kidneys and what do they do?
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Your kidneys are two bean-shaped organs, each about the size of a fist. They are located just below your rib cage, one on each side of your spine. Every day, your two kidneys filter about 120 to 150 quarts of blood to produce about 1 to 2 quarts of urine. Urine flows from your kidneys to your bladder through tubes called ureters. Your bladder stores urine until releasing it through urination.
How can diabetes affect my kidneys?
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Too much glucose,* also called sugar, in your blood from diabetes damages your kidneys' filters. If the filters are damaged, a protein called albumin, which you need to stay healthy, leaks out of your blood and into your urine. Damaged kidneys do not do a good job of filtering wastes and extra fluid from your blood. The wastes and extra fluid build up in your blood and make you sick.
Diabetes is a leading cause of kidney disease. Diabetic kidney disease is the medical term for kidney disease caused by diabetes. Diabetic kidney disease affects both kidneys at the same time.
If kidney disease runs in your family, you are also at risk for kidney disease. Talk with your family members about their medical history and your doctor about having your kidney function tested.
*See the Pronunciation Guide for tips on how to say the words in bold type.
What are blood pressure and high blood pressure?
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Blood pressure is the force of blood flow inside your blood vessels. Blood pressure is written with two numbers separated by a slash. For example, a blood pressure result of 130/80 is said as "130 over 80." The first number is the pressure in your blood vessels as your heart beats and pushes blood through your blood vessels. The second number is the pressure as your blood vessels relax between heartbeats.
High blood pressure forces your heart to work harder to pump blood. High blood pressure can strain your heart, damage your blood vessels, and increase your risk of heart attack, stroke, eye problems, and kidney problems.
How does high blood pressure affect my kidneys if I have diabetes?
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High blood pressure is the other leading cause of kidney disease in people with diabetes. High blood pressure also is a result of damage from kidney disease. If you have high blood pressure, your kidneys may already be damaged. Even a small rise in blood pressure can quickly make kidney disease worse.
What should my blood pressure be?
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Your blood pressure goal should either be below 140/80 or 140/90 depending on whether you have kidney disease and how severe it is. Discuss your personal goal with your doctor.
Many people with diabetes have high blood pressure. However, keeping your blood pressure at your goal will help prevent damage to your kidneys, heart, brain, blood vessels, and other parts of your body. Meal planning, medicines, and physical activity can help you reach your blood pressure goal.
Have your blood pressure checked at every health care visit. Ask your doctor if you need medicine to control your blood pressure. Medicine that helps control your blood pressure can slow progression of kidney disease.
Two types of blood pressure-lowering medicines, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), have been found to slow progression of kidney disease in people with diabetes.
What are the symptoms of diabetic kidney disease?
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In the early stages, diabetic kidney disease does not have any symptoms. Kidney disease happens so slowly that you may not feel sick at all for many years. You may not feel sick even when your kidneys do only half the job of healthy kidneys. Only your doctor can tell if you have kidney disease by checking the protein, or albumin, level in your urine at least once a year.
The first symptom of diabetic kidney disease is often swelling in parts of your body, such as your hands, face, feet, or ankles. Also, large amounts of protein in your urine may cause urine to look foamy. Once your kidney function starts to decrease, other symptoms may include
- increased or decreased urination
- feeling drowsy or tired
- feeling itchy or numb
- dry skin
- headaches
- weight loss
- not feeling hungry
- feeling sick to your stomach
- vomiting
- sleep problems
- trouble staying focused
- darkened skin
- muscle cramps
How can I find out if I have diabetic kidney disease?
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The following tests can tell you and your doctor if you have diabetic kidney disease:
- Blood pressure test. Your doctor will use a blood pressure cuff to check your blood pressure. You should have this test done at every health care visit.
- Albumin and creatinine measurement. Your doctor will ask you for a sample of your urine to look for albumin. A high level of albumin in your urine may mean you have kidney disease. The urine sample is sent to a lab for a test that looks at the amount of albumin compared with the amount of creatinine, a waste product also in your urine. A urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio test result above 30 is a warning sign of kidney disease. You should have this test at least once a year.
- Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) test. Blood drawn at your doctor's office and sent to a lab can be tested to measure how much blood your kidneys filter each minute. If your kidneys are not filtering enough blood, you may have kidney damage or kidney failure. You should have this test at least once a year. The test results show the following:
- eGFR of 60 or above is in the normal range
- eGFR below 60 may mean you have kidney disease
- eGFR of 15 or below may mean you have kidney failure
If your blood and urine test results show evidence of kidney damage or disease, your doctor may suggest more tests to help find out whether you have other health problems causing the damage. Other tests can include blood and urine samples for additional lab tests and imaging tests, or pictures, of your kidneys. Your doctor also may need to perform a biopsy, in which a small piece of tissue is removed from your kidney to look at with a microscope.
What can I do if I have diabetic kidney disease?
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Once you have diabetic kidney disease, you can slow it down or stop it from getting worse by watching your blood glucose and blood pressure numbers closely to keep them under control.
If you have high blood pressure or protein in your urine, you can take an ACE inhibitor or ARB to control your blood pressure and reduce kidney damage. If you are pregnant, you should not take an ACE inhibitor or ARB.
See your doctor often. Have your urine and blood tested as your doctor advises to see how well your kidneys are working. You also may need to see a nephrologist—a doctor who specializes in kidney disease.
Eating, Diet, and Nutrition
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Your dietitian or doctor may suggest a special eating plan for you. You may have to avoid a diet high in protein, fat, sodium, and potassium.
- Cut back on protein, especially animal products such as meat. Damaged kidneys may fail to remove protein waste products from your blood. Diets high in protein make your kidneys work harder and fail sooner.
- Avoid a high-fat diet. High-fat diets are high in cholesterol. Cholesterol is a type of fat found in your body's cells, blood, and many foods. Your body needs some cholesterol to work the right way. For example, your body uses cholesterol to make certain essential hormones and maintain nerve function. However, your body makes all the cholesterol it needs. If you often eat foods that are high in cholesterol, or if high cholesterol runs in your family, extra cholesterol in your blood can build up over time in the walls of your blood vessels and arteries. High blood cholesterol can lead to heart disease and stroke, some of the biggest health problems for people with diabetes.
- Avoid high-sodium foods. Sodium is a mineral found in salt and other foods. High levels of sodium may raise your blood pressure. Some high-sodium foods include canned food, frozen dinners, and hot dogs. The amount of sodium is listed on the food label, so you can see which foods have the highest levels. Try to limit your sodium to less than a teaspoon a day, or about 2,300 milligrams (mg) a day. If you have high blood pressure or are African American, middle-aged, or older, aim for no more than 1,500 mg of sodium per day. Ask your doctor or your dietitian about how much sodium you can have.
- Ask your doctor about the amount of potassium you need. Potassium is a mineral that helps your heartbeat stay regular and muscles work right. Healthy kidneys keep the right amount of potassium in your body. However, if you have severe kidney damage, high levels of potassium may cause an abnormal heart rhythm or even make your heart stop, called cardiac arrest. Some high-potassium foods include apricots, bananas, oranges, and potatoes.
Read more about healthy eating and kidney disease in these publications at www.kidney.niddk.nih.gov:
How can x rays affect my kidneys?
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X rays that use a special dye—known as contrast medium—to give a better picture of your organs can pose a risk to your kidneys. Contrast medium that is injected into your blood vessels is the type that can cause kidney damage. If you need x rays with contrast medium injected into your blood vessels, your doctor can give you extra fluids and medicine before and after the x rays to protect your kidneys. Or, your doctor may decide to order a test that does not use contrast medium.
What is kidney failure?
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Kidney failure, also called end-stage kidney disease or ESRD, means your kidneys no longer work well enough to do their job. You will need treatment to replace the work your kidneys have stopped doing.
What happens if my kidneys fail?
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The two treatments for kidney failure are dialysis and a kidney transplant.
One way to treat kidney failure is with dialysis, which does some of the work your kidneys used to do.
One form of dialysis, called hemodialysis, uses a machine to circulate your blood through a filter outside your body. If you choose hemodialysis, you should watch how much liquid you drink. Your dietitian will help you figure out how much liquid to drink each day. Extra liquid can raise your blood pressure, make your heart work harder, and increase the stress of dialysis treatments. Remember that many foods—such as soup, ice cream, and fruits—contain water. Ask your dietitian for tips on controlling your thirst.
The other form of dialysis, called peritoneal dialysis, uses the lining of your abdomen, or the area between your chest and hips, to filter your blood inside your body.
You and your doctor will decide which type of dialysis will work best for you.
Read more in these publications at www.kidney.niddk.nih.gov:
Kidney Transplant
Another way to treat kidney failure is to have a kidney transplant. This operation gives you a healthy kidney from a donor.
A donor may be a living person. A living donor may be a blood relative, such as a parent, brother, sister, or child, or a close friend or nonblood relative, such as a spouse. A living kidney donation offers the best-quality kidney with the shortest wait time. Donating a kidney does not put the donor at risk for future health problems.
If you cannot get a kidney from a living donor, your name can be placed on the national waiting list for a deceased donor kidney, or a kidney that is taken from a person who has just died or suffered brain death. The wait for a deceased donor kidney is often longer than the wait for a living donor kidney.
Both living and deceased donor kidneys should be a good match for your body.
How does smoking affect my diabetes and kidneys?
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If you already have kidney disease, smoking can worsen any blood vessel, heart, and kidney problems. Kidney cancer is also more common in smokers.
Smoking and diabetes are a dangerous mix. Smoking raises your risk for many diabetes problems. If you quit smoking,
- you will lower your risk for heart attack, stroke, nerve disease, kidney disease, and amputation, which is surgery to cut off a body part
- your cholesterol and blood pressure levels might improve
- your blood circulation will improve
If you smoke, stop smoking. Ask for help so that you don't have to do it alone. You can start by calling 1–800–QUITNOW or 1–800–784–8669.
How can I keep my kidneys healthy?
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You can keep your kidneys healthy by taking these steps:
- Keep your blood glucose numbers as close to your target as possible. Your doctor will work with you to set your target blood glucose numbers and teach you what to do if your numbers are too high or too low.
- Keep your blood pressure numbers as close to your personal goal as possible. If you take blood pressure medicine, take it as your doctor advises.
- Eat healthy meals and follow the meal plan that you and your doctor or dietitian have worked out. If you already have kidney disease, you may have to avoid a diet high in protein, fat, sodium, and potassium.
- If you choose hemodialysis, watch how much liquid you drink. Your dietitian will help you figure out how much liquid to drink each day.
- At least once a year, have these tests for kidney disease:
- blood pressure test
- albumin and creatinine measurement
- eGFR
- Have any other kidney tests your doctor thinks you need.
- Avoid taking painkillers often. Daily use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as the arthritis-type painkillers ibuprofen and naproxen, can damage your kidneys. If you are dealing with chronic, or long lasting, pain from a health problem such as arthritis, work with your doctor to find a way to control your pain without putting your kidneys at risk.
- See a doctor right away for bladder or kidney infections. You may have an infection if you have these symptoms:
- pain or burning when you urinate
- a frequent urge to urinate
- urine that looks cloudy, reddish, or dark
- fever or a shaky feeling
- pain in your back or on your side below your ribs
- If you smoke, stop smoking.
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albumin (al-BYOO-min)
amputation (AM-pyoo-TAY-shuhn)
angiotensin (AN-jee-oh-TEN-sin)
cholesterol (koh-LESS-tur-ol)
circulation (SUR-kyoo-LAY-shuhn)
creatinine (kree-AT-ih-neen)
dialysis (dy-AL-ih-siss)
glucose (GLOO-kohss)
hemodialysis (HEE-moh-dy-AL-ih-siss)
inhibitors (in-HIB-ih-turs)
nephrologist (neh-FROL-uh-jist)
peritoneal (PAIR-ih-toh-NEE-uhl)
potassium (poh-TASS-ee-uhm)
sodium (SOH-dee-uhm)
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To find diabetes educators (nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, and other health care providers), contact
American Association of Diabetes Educators
200 West Madison Street, Suite 800
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: 1–800–338–3633
Internet: www.diabeteseducator.org
To find dietitians, contact
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000
Chicago, IL 60606–6995
Internet: www.eatright.org
Click on "Find a Registered Dietitian."
To learn more about kidney problems from diabetes, contact
National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse
3 Information Way
Bethesda, MD 20892–3580
Phone: 1–800–891–5390
Fax: 301–634–0716
Email: email@example.com
Internet: www.kidney.niddk.nih.gov
National Kidney Disease Education Program
3 Kidney Information Way
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 1–866–4–KIDNEY (1–866–454–3639)
Fax: 301–402–8182
Email: email@example.com
Internet: www.nkdep.nih.gov
American Kidney Fund
11921 Rockville Pike, Suite 300
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: 1–800–638–8299
Internet: www.kidneyfund.org
National Kidney Foundation
30 East 33rd Street
New York, NY 10016–5337
Phone: 1–800–622–9010 or 212–889–2210
Fax: 212–689–9261
Internet: www.kidney.org
To get more information about taking care of diabetes, contact
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
1 Information Way
Bethesda, MD 20892–3560
Phone: 1–800–860–8747
Fax: 301–634–0716
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Internet: www.diabetes.niddk.nih.gov
National Diabetes Education Program
1 Diabetes Way
Bethesda, MD 20814–9692
Phone: 1–888–693–NDEP (1–888–693–6337)
Fax: 301–634–0716
Email: email@example.com
Internet: www.ndep.nih.gov
American Diabetes Association
1701 North Beauregard Street
Alexandria, VA 22311
Phone: 1–800–DIABETES (1–800–342–2383)
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Internet: www.diabetes.org
26 Broadway, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Phone: 1–800–533–CURE (1–800–533–2873)
Fax: 212–785–9595
Email: email@example.com
Internet: www.jdrf.org
More in the Series
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The Prevent Diabetes Problems Series includes seven booklets that can help you learn more about how to prevent diabetes problems:
- Prevent diabetes problems: Keep your diabetes under control
- Prevent diabetes problems: Keep your eyes healthy
- Prevent diabetes problems: Keep your feet healthy
- Prevent diabetes problems: Keep your heart and blood vessels healthy
- Prevent diabetes problems: Keep your kidneys healthy
- Prevent diabetes problems: Keep your mouth healthy
- Prevent diabetes problems: Keep your nervous system healthy
For free single copies of these booklets, write, call, fax, or email the
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
1 Information Way
Bethesda, MD 20892–3560
Phone: 1–800–860–8747
Fax: 703–738–4929
Email: email@example.com
These booklets are also available at www.diabetes.niddk.nih.gov.
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Publications produced by the Clearinghouse are carefully reviewed by both NIDDK scientists and outside experts. The National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC) thanks Katherine R. Tuttle, M.D., F.A.S.N., F.A.C.P., of the National Kidney Foundation, Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center, and the University of Washington, School of Medicine, for reviewing the updated version of this publication.
The NDIC also thanks the following people who helped review or field-test the original version of this publication:
For the American Association of Diabetes Educators
Lynn Grieger, R.D., C.D.E.
Arlington, VT
Celia Levesque, R.N., C.D.E.
Montgomery, AL
Teresa McMahon, Pharm.D., C.D.E.
Seattle, WA
Barbara Schreiner, R.N., M.N., C.D.E.
Galveston, TX
For the American Diabetes Association
Phyllis Barrier, M.S., R.D., C.D.E.
Alexandria, VA
Linda Haas, Ph.C., R.N., C.D.E.
Seattle, WA
Kathleen Mahoney, M.S.N., R.N., C.D.E.
Drexel Hill, PA
Randi Kington, M.S., R.N., C.S., C.D.E.
Hartford, CT
For the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Baltimore, MD
Jan Drass, R.N., C.D.E.
For the Diabetes Research Centers
Albert Einstein School of Medicine
Norwalk Hospital
Norwalk, CT
Jill Ely, R.N., C.D.E.
Sam Engel, M.D.
Pam Howard, A.P.R.N., C.D.E.
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN
Madelyn Wheeler, M.S., R.D., F.A.D.A., C.D.E.
VA/JDF Diabetes Research Center
Vanderbilt School of Medicine
Nashville, TN
Ok Chon Allison, M.S.N., R.N.C.S., A.N.P., C.D.E.
Barbara Backer, B.S.
James W. Pichert, Ph.D.
Alvin Powers, M.D.
Melissa E. Schweikhart
Michael B. Smith
Kathleen Wolffe, R.N.
For the Grady Health System Diabetes Clinic
Atlanta, GA
Ernestine Baker, R.N., F.N.P., C.D.E.
Kris Ernst, R.N., C.D.E.
Margaret Fowke, R.D., L.D.
Kay Mann, R.N., C.D.E.
For the Indian Health Service
Albuquerque, NM
Ruth Bear, R.D., C.D.E.
Dorinda Bradley, R.N., C.D.E.
Terry Fisher, R.N.
Lorraine Valdez, R.N., C.D.E.
Red Lake, MN
Charmaine Branchaud, B.S.N., R.N., C.D.E.
For the Medlantic Research Center
Washington, D.C.
Resa Levetan, M.D.
For the Texas Diabetes Council
Texas Department of Health
Austin, TX
Luby Garza-Abijaoude, M.S., R.D., L.D.
National Diabetes Education Program
1 Diabetes Way
Bethesda, MD 20814–9692
Phone: 1–888–693–NDEP (1–888–693–6337)
Fax: 301–634–0716
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Internet: www.ndep.nih.gov
The National Diabetes Education Program is a federally funded program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and includes over 200 partners at the federal, state, and local levels, working together to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with diabetes.
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
1 Information Way
Bethesda, MD 20892–3560
Phone: 1–800–860–8747
Fax: 301–634–0716
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Internet: www.diabetes.niddk.nih.gov
The National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC) is a service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). The NIDDK is part of the National Institutes of Health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Established in 1978, the Clearinghouse provides information about diabetes to people with diabetes and to their families, health care professionals, and the public. The NDIC answers inquiries, develops and distributes publications, and works closely with professional and patient organizations and Government agencies to coordinate resources about diabetes.
This publication is not copyrighted. The Clearinghouse encourages users of this publication to duplicate and distribute as many copies as desired.
This publication may contain information about medications and, when taken as prescribed, the conditions they treat. When prepared, this publication included the most current information available. For updates or for questions about any medications, contact the U.S. Food and Drug Administration toll-free at 1–888–INFO–FDA (1–888–463–6332) or visit www.fda.gov. Consult your health care provider for more information.
NIH Publication No. 14–4281
February 2014
Page last updated May 21, 2014


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AMSR-E First Light Images
January 31, 2013
The National Space Development Agency of Japan's (NASDA) Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for the Earth Observing System (AMSR-E), onboard NASA's Aqua spacecraft, began sending high quality data on June 1, 2002. Initial (uncalibrated) data gathered from the AMSR-E has delivered impressive pictures of the planet's sea surface temperature from the 6.9 Ghz vertical polarization channel (top image) and brightness temperatures (bottom image) from the 89.0 Ghz vertical and horizontal polarization channels and the 23.8 Ghz vertical polarization channel, averaged over the 3-day period June 2-4, 2002. The sea surface temperature image is indicative of the high level of detail the microwave imager will routinely provide even in the presence of substantial cloud cover. In the brightness temperature image, ice and snow cover in white and yellow, desert areas in shades of green, other land areas in dark colors, and oceans in shades of blue. Images courtesy AMSR-E Science Team, National Space Development Agency of Japan
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Volkswagen - basic company info and current lineup
Volkswagen is Europe's largest, and world's third largest car maker (after Toyota and GM).
VW life started in Hitler era, when he asked Porsche to create a people's car, aka VW Beetle. Beetle became an all time classic, urban icon of the 20th century.
VW created few more legends, biggest of which surely is VW Golf (known as Rabbit in US), which is surely world's best hatchback model ever, Polo and Passat.
It has a somewhat joint history with Audi - both brands influenced the other in more than one way, and over the years.
Even nowadays, most Audi cars are using VW engines.
Current VW Lineup:
VW has presented a new Passat at Tokyo Motor Show. It's called Passat Alltrack; it's a bridge between Passat Variant and VW Tiguan.
Based on Variant, it got an inch higher ground clearance, bigger and more robust bumpers, new alu wheels and extra luxury in the interior. Its length is 4.77m, with huge trunk (603-1730l).
2.0l TDI (170bhp) and 2.0 TSI (210bhp) engines come with four wheel drive, "4motion". 1.8TSI (160bhp) is a front wheel drive, while 4motion is an option with 2.0 TDI (140bhp).
CC is a new VW model, positioned between Passat and Phaeton. New model is high class 4-door coupe limousine. All diesel engine have start-stop system, while US buyers will have a privilege to purchase sporty VW CC with 300bhp.


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AMMON — The Blackfoot Broncos American Legion season came to a disappointing end on Saturday morning as the Eastern Division leading Madison Cats came from behind for a 4-2 win over the Broncos at Hillcrest High School relegating the Broncos to a tie for fifth in the district tournament.
"We played good ball, I thought that we played good enough to get a win today," Blackfoot skipper Jeff Katseanes said. "Madison are the number one team in their district and we had a great battle with them. We have nothing to hang our heads about."
AMMON — Cole Mansanarez crushed a two run homer in the top of the third inning and Shane Parkinson launched a lead off home run in the bottom of the fifth as the boys of Bingham County collided on the diamond in a loser out affair at the American Legion District Tournament on Friday afternoon.
In the end Blackfoot were able to prevail in the thrilling game as Tyler Lindsay came through with a clutch 2-out, 2-RBI single in the top of the seventh inning to lift Blackfoot to a 8-6 victory over Snake River.
"What a game. Good pitching and some big hits," Blackfoot head coach Jeff Katseanes said. "It was a fun game to watch for a fan but not so much as a coach because it was a little stressful."
IONA — The Blackfoot Bronco American Legion squad took to the Bonneville High School baseball field for day one of the American Legion District Tournament on Thursday morning and at the end of a very long day on the diamond, Blackfoot came away with an unwanted split of the day as they knocked off the Skyline Grizzlies 7-3 in game one and then fell to the top seeded Burley Green Sox 3-0 in the afternoon match up.
AMMON — The Snake River Panthers took to the Hillcrest ball diamond on Thursday for a high noon showdown with the fourth seeded Canyon Ridge out of the western division. At the end of a rapidly paced affair, the Panthers came out on the short end of a 3-0 contest.
"We just had a couple of instances where we lost our focus a bit," Snake River head coach Tom Strickland said.
BLACKFOOT — The Blackfoot American Legion baseball squad closed out their regular season on Friday afternoon as they welcomed the Eastern Division leading Madison Cat's to town for a non conference tilt on the diamond.
At the end of the day, Blackfoot finished with a split as they picked up a 5-3 win in game one and then came up just short in their comeback efforts in game two as they fell 9-7.
THOMAS — The Snake River Panther American Legion squad returned to full strength for their regular season ending double dip with Madison on Friday afternoon. Needing a pair of wins for a shot at next weeks district tournament the Panthers got just that as they pulled a sweep with a pair of victories 7-5 and 7-4.
"I'm pretty happy with how it turned out today," Snake River head coach Tom Strickland said. "We told the kids that if they wanted to play next week that they would need to come out focused, play hard and play like they have for most of the year."
AMMON — A short handed Snake River American Legion squad took to the field at Hillcrest on Tuesday evening in a make up game between the Royals and Panthers from an earlier season rain out.
At the end of seven innings of play Snake River were unable to overcome a slow night at the plate as they fell to the Royals 6-0.
BLACKFOOT — Russ Collins and Stephan Lippiello fired a 61.25 on Saturday and then followed that up with a solid 64.5 on Sunday to take the 2012 Rupes Two-Man Golf Tournament by four shots over the second place finishers in the Championship Flight at Blackfoot Municipal Golf Course.
"I felt like I played the best golf that I have ever played," Collins said. "My drives were long and straight this weekend."
"I think that the biggest thing was that we minimized our mistakes," Lippiello said. "We did a good job of keeping it out of trouble."


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While pleased that the "fiscal cliff" package approved by Congress on New Year's Day restored the $5 million exemption level for the estate tax, much work remains on addressing the spending side of the ledger, according to a American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) news release. "Without progress on the spending side, we are on a one-way road to fiscal disaster," said Bob Stallman, AFBF president.
Unable to pass a new 2012 Farm Bill because of disagreement over the level of government spending on food stamps (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) and crop insurance, lawmakers gave the nod instead to extending certain measures of the 2008 Farm Bill.
Extension of the 2008 farm bill, however, is little more than a stop-gap measure, according to Stallman. "We are disappointed that Congress was unable or unwilling to roll a comprehensive five-year farm bill proposal into the fiscal cliff package and we will continue to insist on the kind of reforms that were included in the proposals approved by the Senate and the House Agriculture Committees during the 112th Congress."
Stallman also expressed the farm group's desire that Congress eventually provides U.S. farmers as well as all Americans "with the leadership needed to put our nation on a path toward fiscal responsibility and agricultural innovation and prosperity."
The nation's corn growers also expressed disappointment in Congress over its failure to pass a new 2012 Farm Bill. "Once again Congress' failure to act pushes agriculture aside hampering farmers' ability to make sound business decisions for the next five years, said Pam Johnson, president National Corn Growers Association (NCGA). "The NCGA is tired of the endless excuses and lack of accountability. The system is clearly broken."
National Farmers Union (NFU) issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 8, the Tax Relief Extension Act, commonly referred to as the "fiscal cliff" bill, which included a farm bill extension:
"Once again, Congress has left rural America out in the cold. An extension represents a short-sighted, temporary fix that ultimately provides inadequate solutions that will leave our farmers and ranchers crippled by uncertainty," said NFU President Roger Johnson. "The legislation that passed fails to provide disaster aid for farmers or necessary support for our dairy industry, yet continues unjustifiable direct payments."
"The bill also does not provide mandatory funding for the energy title, specialty crops and organic provisions, and new important programs for beginning farmers and ranchers," Johnson said. "Farmers, ranchers, rural communities and all Americans deserve better and would have been better served with a new five-year farm bill.


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Free Picks: Service Plays for Monday, September 23
Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Monday, September 23
Larry Ness
Pittsburgh vs. Chicago
Pick: Pittsburgh
The Pittsburgh Pirates long ago secured the team's first winning season since 1992 but still on the agenda is nailing down a postseason berth. The Pirates are "looking good" in that department, despite falling two games back of the Cards in the NL Central and into a tie with the Reds. However, there are two wild cards in the NL and the Pirates and Reds each lead the Nats by five games, with just SIX remaining. The Pirates and Reds will all but assuredly make the postseason and while both are unlikely to catch the Cards, only a MONUMENTAL collapse and an improbable perfect finish by the Nats, would prevent them from at least playing in the one-game wild card playoff.
The key there being, both teams would love to HOST that game. The Pirates finish the regular season with three games in Cincinnati this weekend, so while the Reds are hosting the Mets (Mon-Wed), the Pirates had better win at least TWO of three at Chicago vs the Cubs. Chicago comes in having lost NINE of 12 and will hand the ball to Jeff Samardzija (8-12, 4.42 ERA). He's among the top-10 in MLB with 203 strikeouts but enters with an 8.35 ERA in his previous three starts. He hasn't had much success at home, going 2-4 with a 5.76 ERA in his last 11 starts in Wrigley, and has allowed nine ERs on 17 hits over 12 innings (6.75 ERA) while dropping both home starts against the Pirates this season.
Pittsburgh's Charlie Morton (7-4, 3.35 ERA) matched a career-high with nine strikeouts against the Padres on Wednesday, allowing just one run over eight innings. However, Pittsburgh's bullpen blew the save in the 9th (I had the Pirates!). He's gone 4-1 with a 2.73 ERA in his last nine starts and I expect that he'll continue the strong work of Pittsburgh starters against Chicago this season, as that group has posted a 2.21 ERA to help the Pirates take 10 of 16 meetings.
Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Monday, September 23
Jeff Alexander
Detroit Tigers -1½ -116
I'll lay runs with the Tigers as Verlander gets the ball against a struggling Minnesota clubs he's owned. The Twins have dropped 10 of 12 with nine of these losses coming by at least two runs. Verlander is 9-0 with a 2.22 ERA in his last 11 starts versus Minnesota. The Tigers are 10-1 during this stretch, including 5-0 on the road. Nine of these wins have come by two runs or more.
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Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Monday, September 23
Jeff Benton
Monday freebie is the Pirates as the road favorite over the Cubs.
Pittsburgh just dropped 2 of 3 over the weekend to Cincinnati as the teams are now in a dead heat for the Wild Card home field advantage, and 2 games behind St. Louis for the division lead.
I like the Pirates to take advantage of the Cubs tonight at Wrigley, as Pittsburgh has won 10 of the last 16 versus the last place Cubbies.
Charlie Morton has gone 4-1 with a 2.73 ERA the last 9 times he has taken the hill. Look for him to be tough on Chicago tonight.
Jeff Samardzija will go for Chicago, and is on a 2-4 run his last 11 starts at the friendly confines with an alarming 5.76 ERA in those efforts.
Going to side with the Bucs to get themselves righted with the road win tonight.
Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Monday, September 23
Brad Wilton
Monday free play winner will be the Royals as they continue their quest to grab a wild card spot for October.
Time is definitely not on the side of the Royals, but they do head to King County winners of 4 of their last 6 games, and Kansas City has also beaten Seattle in 3 of 4 September meetings.
Rookie Yordana Ventura will make his second big league start, and he is coming into this start off 5-plus innings of one run ball in his last start against Cleveland. The rookie left with the lead, but the bullpen fell apart in a 5-3 loss in that one.
Seattle will go with Brandon Maurer who has lost his last pair of starts, allowing 7 runs and 12 hits in his 8 combined innings of work.
Maurer's 6.95 season ERA would seem to indicate that the Royals will get some offense started against the young righty.
Go with KC to keep their playoff hopes alive with the win tonight.
Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Monday, September 23
Brett Atkins
My free play for Monday night is on the Texas Rangers on the Run Line over the Houston Astros, and while I know we're having to lay money in this game by playing the run line, I still will do it in this Texas Tussle.
The Rangers have dominated this series, having won eight straight over the worst team in baseball. During the eight-game win streak, Texas has outscored the Astros, 52-24, an average final of 6.5-3.
Houston arrives in Arlington after losing four straight in Cleveland, as this will be their fifth consecutive road game in as many days and their 11th game overall in as many days.
Texas, meanwhile, returns home after a seven-game junket that took them to Tampa Bay and Kansas City. This series here couldn't come at a better time, as the Rangers are struggling terribly this month and are flirting with danger of missing the playoffs. It was just last month the Rangers had a 78-56 record, led the AL West and had only two fewer victories than American Leading-leading Boston.
Now it's time to make one last surge, and it begins against a team the Rangers have dominated.
Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Monday, September 23
Chris Jordan
My free play for tonight is on the Miami Marlins getting it done over the Philadelphia Phillies, who have sunken back into slump-mode and look horrible during this four-game losing streak.
These two teams just met last week, and the Marlins closed the series out by snapping a seven-game win streak in the series, with a 4-3 upset win. Tonight the Phils hand the ball to right-hander Roy Halladay, who has suffered through a miserable campaign that has been marred by injuries and inconsistency.
He comes in having pitched just 61-2/3 innings this season, his lowest total since his rookie season, back in 1998. And while I know he beat the Marlins last Tuesday, allowing one run on four hits in six innings, the Phillies aren't exactly playing the best baseball right now.
The Phils have lost 20 of their last 27 on the road. I'm taking a shot here with Miami.
Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Monday, September 23
Scott Delaney
My free play for tonight is on the Chicago White Sox, laying money to the Toronto Blue Jays, as these two last-place teams meet in in a makeup game of a June 12 contest that was postponed due to rain. The sad thing for the Jays is that postponement came during the early part of Toronto's franchise record-tying 11-game winning streak.
Toronto has gone 33-48 since, comes to Chicago after a 5-2 loss at Boston yesterday and now must play in what is a stop-over game before heading to Baltimore and finishing up at home against the Rays.
These make-up games out of nowhere are generally brutal on the road teams, and so it's well worth it to invest on the South Siders here.
Don't worry about listing pitchers in this game, although if the Sox go through with using Jose Quintana, we're in good shape, as southpaw Jose Quintana is 2-2 with a 2.76 ERA over his last seven starts and is 2-1 with a 2.10 ERA in four career starts versus the Blue Jays.
Play Chicago in this one.
Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Monday, September 23
Harry Bondi
Oakland / Denver Under 49
Tonight we'll go against the public and call for a low scoring game between Denver and Oakland. The Raiders have shown they can run the ball effectively in their first two games of the season and that's exactly what they will look to do tonight. The more time Peyton Manning spends on the sidelines, the better it is for Oakland so look for them to slow this game down, take the air out of the ball and try to hang close until the fourth quarter. Both games went under the total last season and in the last four meetings the total has not been higher than 46.5. We're getting some line value here because of the big points Denver put up in the first two weeks, so let's take advantage and go under.
Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Monday, September 23
Ray Monohan
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The Royals are technically still in the race and have the easiest schedule to close the season of any of the contenders - though they have the furthest to go. It is all on the road beginning with Seattle on Monday and who are they turning to ? A rookie named Yordano Ventura who has just one Major League start to his credit. I am not promising big things but he kind has the look of Pedro Martinez and I think that for one start in September he can channel that, the minor league numbers show that it is possible and he will be seeing a relatively weak Mariners lineup. The M's have been awful lately too.
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Solid Defense Leads Catawba to 3-0 Sweep; Women's Volleyball Tastes Defeat for First Time in 2011
September 6, 2011
MISENHEIMER, N.C. Solid defense led by libero Jenny Young (Roanoke, VA) and her 21 digs was one of three players in double figures as Catawba College claimed a 3-0 (25-18, 25-17, 25-19) sweep over Pfeiffer University in womens volleyball action on Tuesday night in the Merner Gym. As a team, the Lady Indians popped up 57 digs moving to 4-1 on the year while the Lady Falcons suffered their first defeat of the season dipping to 3-1.
Pfeiffer held a five-point, 11-6 lead, early in set one before Catawba reeled off the next nine-straight points to grab a 15-11 advantage. Kaitlyn Whitmer (Ferrum, VA) had a pair of kills in the spurt while Jordan Raye (Boonville, NC) added a kill and service ace. A kill by Pfeiffers Kelly Lancellot (Naples, FL) brought the hosts to within two at 17-15, but another five-point stretch with a pair of aces by Denise Grissom (Stokesdale, NC) iced set one for Catawba.
In the middle set, Whitmer helped guide the Lady Indians to a 16-7 lead with three more kills in front of a Pfeiffer timeout. The Lady Falcons crept to within a half-dozen after four-straight Catawba miscues, but two more put to the floor by Emily Richardson (Salem, VA) and Whitmer put the visitors up 2-0 in the match.
Both teams traded small runs to begin the third set as Kim Amerell (Lynchburg, VA) cut the deficit to one at 10-9, before a Savannah Thomlinson (Rensenburg, NY) kill gave Catawba a bit of breathing room at 13-11. Another Lancellot kill got the Lady Falcons again to within a point, but three straight errors gave Catawba their final bit of space. A last ditch effort in the form of two Cate Glendenning (Holly Springs, NC) aces made it a 21-19 game until a final pair of Pfeiffer errors gave Catawba the match sweep.
Whitmer led the Lady Indians with 11 kills hitting just under .300 for the set. Raye led with a match-high 29 assists while adding 11 digs with Grissoms 12. For Pfeiffer, Lancellot put down a team high six kills while Glendenning dished out 16 assists. Jordan OBryant (Reidsville, NC) paced the home team with 10 digs.
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Thacker Mountain Radio returns to Off Square Books
OXFORD TOWN – This week, Thacker Mountain Radio will be back at Off Square Books to celebrate the great migration of black Americans in the mid-20th Century when they left the Jim Crow South in pursuit of a life with dignity. The broadcast will feature author Isabel Wilkerson (pictured) and musical guests The Mighty Gospel Warriors. Page 12 in this week's issue of Oxford Town has complete details of this week's Thacker Mountain Radio broadcast. (February 17, 2011, Page 12)


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NAMM 2014: Those lovely folks at Martin gave us a guided tour of their stand over in Anaheim, and left us seriously impressed.
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Martin DRSGT
The latest Road Series guitar (£949) is the first DRS model to have a gloss top and a USB output.
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The existing Performing Artist Series gets three new models with shaded gloss tops, similar to the recent 17 series. This retails at £1,279. The other two are a dreadnought, and a deadnought cutaway.
Martin D-35E Retro
Using Martin's own 1967 D-35 as its inspiration (with three-piece rosewood back), the latest in the Retro Series gets the high performance neck shape and Fishman F1 Aura system preloaded with a sound model of the original guitar (£2,749).
Martin Retro Strings
Martin is now making nickel-alloy acoustic strings again in a wider range of gauges (only recently available in the 13-56 Tony Rice set). Called 'Monel' in times gone by, they're rebranded 'Retro'.
Martin OM-ECHF Navy Blues
Clapton's latest collaboration with Hiroshi Fujiwara is his first 'long' scale (25.4 inches) OM, limited to 181 pieces: the number of years Martin has been in business (£4,999).
Martin Custom Shop CS-00S-14
A 00 12-fret with a torrefied (a special process of drying and ageing) Swiss spruce top, Honduras rosewood back and sides and a carbon strengthened neck with no truss rod (£6,299).
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The Activiti Eclipse BPMN 2.0 Designer project provides the necessary functionality to design BPMN 2.0 processes and run these processes on the Activiti Engine.
The foundation for the Activiti Designer is the Eclipse Graphiti project (http://www.eclipse.org/projects/project_summary.php?projectid=modeling.gmp.graphiti). We currently use Graphiti 0.9.0.
The installation of the Activiti Eclipse BPMN 2.0 Designer is very simple and contains the following steps:
- Download an Eclipse Indigo or Juno distribution at http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ (Note that Helios is not supported)
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Is this or could this be leveraging the BPMN 2.0 Metamodel Implementation for Eclipse provided by Reiner Hille-Döring?
Good you mention this! It already does use this BPMN 2.0 Metamodel. I'll add it to the project description.
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Hi, I wish there was support for eclipse helios j2ee version rather than the classic. Thx


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Prairie Lakes offers a 9 hole golf course and a full service restaurant and hotel. Hotel and Golf packages available and banquet facilities. Golf opens daily at 7:00am and the restaurant is open 11:00am - 10:00pm daily. Call for seasonal hours.
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Confucious heard about an old farmer who lived on a distant mountainside who was gaining a reputation as a sage. He told his disciples to pack up. They were going to try and find this fellow. Making inquiries at temples along the way, the famous teacher and his entourage finally arrived at the farmer's poor, but tidy place. The old wife did her best to make the guests comfortable, and put a large pot of water on for tea. "Yang Shan is out on the mountainside digging bamboo shoots," she said. He will be in before dark.
Coming in with his hoe and bag of shoots, the old man was astonished to find all the people waiting for him. Tea was served and enjoyed in silence.
Then Confucious introduced himself and explained that he had heard rumors that Yang Shan had achieved enlightenment. "I've come to see for myself," he said. "Tell me, who were your teachers? What is your practice?"
Yang Shan bowed to the great philosopher. "I just sit and forget," he said.
Confuscious was astonished. He put his teacup down and turned to his disciples. "I'm going to become this man's pupil," he said.


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2011-12 UH System Scholarship Application
The scholarships available here are open to students who are admitted and/or are attending any of the ten campuses of the University of Hawaii System.
Online application is expected to be open from Jan. 3, 2011 to Mar. 1, 2011.
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Jan Serfontein will make his long awaited starting debut for the Bulls against the Brumbies this weekend.
Bulls coach Frans Ludeke has seen the light and will start the young centre for the first time, replacing Francois Venter in the 12 jersey. Serfontein is one of three changes to the backline alone as Jurgen Visser starts ahead of the injured Bjorn Basson and Morne Steyn is back at pivot ahead of Louis Fouche.
The loose trio is left unchanges as Deon Stegmann recovered from his injury, which will allow him to face off with George Smith in the loose, a lip smacking battle indeed. In the second row, Juandre Kruger replaces the injured Grant Hattingh with the flown in cover in Wilhelm Steenkamp sitting on the bench.
The front row of Mellett, Ralepelle and Kruger is also unchanged as the Bulls hope to gain ascendency up front and finish off their tour with a win.
Bulls: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Lionel Mapoe, 13 JJ Engelbrecht, 12 Jan Serfontein, 11 Jürgen Visser, 10 Morne Steyn, 9 Jano Vermaak, 8 Pierre Spies (captain), 7 Dewald Potgieter, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Juandrè Kruger, 4 Paul Willemse, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 1 Morne Mellett. Substitutes: 16 Willie Wepener, 17 Frik Kirsten, 18 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 19 Arno Botha, 20 Ruan Snyman, 21 Louis Fouche, 22 Francois Venter
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With two outs in the top of the 14th, Miami's John Crummy singled and was replaced by pinch runner Marcus Makuch. After Ryan Elble was hit by a pitch, Dan Walsh lofted a fly ball that was dropped by the centerfielder, allowing both runners to score.
But in the bottom of the frame, Miami (14-13, 7-2) returned the favor. Elble couldn't handle a roller to second, then a double put the tying runs in scoring position. Shane Kriss, who came on in the 13th, got the first out, but gave up a game-tying triple by Jared Turocy off the wall in right field. Brandon Adkins replaced Kriss and gave up an infield single then hit a batter, before Bryan White delivered the game-winning single up the middle.
The Zips (6-23, 3-6) tallied six runs in the bottom of the first, but couldn't hold on early. They started the game with a walk and consecutive singles to open a 1-0 lead. After two straight fielder's choice plays that got runners out on the bases, an error by Walsh allowed another run to score.
But Akron capitalized even more, stringing together three hits in a row and getting a balk call to bump the lead to 6-0.
Miami didn't quit, though. The RedHawks tallied a run on a two-out, bases-loaded single by Matt Honchel in the second, then tied the game with a five-run third.
Kevin Bower walked before two straight infielder errors -- the latter on a sacrifice attempt -- loaded the bases. After a balk plated a run, Crummy singled through the left side for an RBI. Akron threw out a runner at home on a ground ball and got a fly ball, but then reloaded the bases by hitting Chad Sedio. Honchel drew a four-pitch walk for an easy RBI, then Alex Johnson tied the game with a two-run single to center.
Seth Varner, who spelled starter Nathan Williams in the second, kept the Zips at bay until the sixth, when he hit the leadoff hitter, then fell victim to a perfect bunt. After a stolen base, Miami opted to turn a double play and surrender the run, giving Akron a 7-6 lead.
Miami tied the game in the eighth when Sedio reached second on Akron's fifth error of the game. Honchel followed with a double to deep center field, allowing Sedio to trot home. After a sacrifice bunt by Johnson, Zip reliever Matt Larocca struck out Bower and got Nate Bowles to fly out to keep Miami from taking the lead.
Miami's relievers were outstanding in the contest. After Varner, who allowed two hits and a run in 4.1 innings, Charles Zubrod went a scoreless inning and Ryan Powers scattered four hits in five innings, from the eighth through the 12th.
Crummy finished the day 3-for-7 with an RBI and two runs scored, while Honchel and Bower each had two hits. Honchel drove in three.
Kriss took the loss to fall to 1-1, while Samuel Trecaso got the win by pitching the final four innings for the Zips.
The RedHawks wrap up their road swing Tuesday and Wednesday when it competes in the Fifth Annual Joe Nuxhall Classic. The opening round features Miami against Wright State at 3 p.m. followed by host Cincinnati and Xavier at 7.


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TANK the sequel!!!
Next years draft class may be weak overall, but its one strength is it's big men!! I think that we just need a placeholder at center for this year and then we can grab one in the draft. I mean, we are rebuilding. Th
The top centers for next years draft class are (If they all declare for the draft) Cody Zeller, Nerlens Noel, Isaiah Austin, Rudy Gorbet, and Steven Adams. We should take one of these players if we have a lottery pick.
6-11 PF/C Nerlens Noel: Nerlens Noel is being seen as Anthony Davis, if he were a center. He is a shot blocking menace, he's going to UK, and he has a signature look. His offensive game is not as strong as Davis's, but he is regarded as an arguably better shot blocker. This is crazy considering Davis was just the NCAAB Defensive Player of the Year. If the Hornets got high enough in the lottery, they could get Noel, and with him, potentially one of the most defensively dominant front courts in the history in the NBA.
6-11 PF/C Cody Zeller: Cody Zeller is one of the top players to return to college for a sophomore campaign. If he had come out in this years draft, he would have been a lottery pick. What sets Zeller apart is that he is a great passer for his position and can shoot the ball very well also. Cody, like his brother Tyler, runs the floor at an elite level. He has a high I.Q. and is very quick. He would be a great pairing next to Davis because of how advanced his offensive game is. Him and Noel would make a dominant duo for many years.
7-1 C Rudy Gorbet: Rudy Gorbet is this years top international prospect. He impressed many scouts in the French U-20 vs the Eurocamp Allstars game. Gorbet posses a high motor and a HUGE 7-9 wingspan!!! He runs the floor well and has very good hands for a man his size. He is a good rebounder and leaper. Let's just say that if the Hornets drafted Gorbet to pair up with Davis, they would have a long front court.
7-0 C Isaiah Austin: Austin is a true 7-footer with a rare combination of ball skills and great mobility. Offensively, he possesses a versatile skill set because he can make plays on the perimeter, has range on his jumper out to 19 feet, and can drive to the basket. He also demonstrates a jump hook with soft touch and good extension that few can challenge. Defensively, he is a presence in the paint, blocking shots and protecting the rim. Davis and Austin would make an interesting pair, seeing as they are both similar players.
6-11 PF/C Steven Adams: Adams is a physical specimen. He's an amazing rebounder, using his athletic prowess, incredible strength and strong hands. He has a soft touch around the basket and can run the floor very well. He uses his long arms and strength to bully opposing players, on offense or defense. Adams would be a great pair with Davis, because he could bring that physicality that Davis doesn't have.
If we could get one of these players, our front court would be set for years.
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I don't think nerlens is gonna be good and the hornets won't be in the top 14
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Sorry meant to put that these are the players we should go for if we're in the lottery.
Davis is an all-timer of a shot blocker at the major college level. Saying Noel is at that level is presumptuous at best, we'll see how it plays out but I doubt it. I do like what I've heard about Steven Adams as a complement to Davis and Cody Zeller is a bonfire best. Hated his brother as a prospect but love him.
Davis himself has said that Noel is the better shot blocker.
Where do you guys think Nerlins Noel will go in the daft? I know it to early, but predictions?
2013-1014 is the season the Pelicans fanbase grows!!!!
Top 6, his potential is to great for GM's to ignore, even if he doesn't have an amazing season.
I know we are set for an awesome rebuild, the question is would you guys trade a playerlayers for a pick this offseason? It's easier to get a pick early before a team know how the season will end..
I didn't say he will be a better shot blocker, I said that he's arguably, hear that, arguably a better shot blocker.
I'm staying away from the draft until about March.
"Every fight is a food fight when you're a cannibal."- Demetri Martin
The might Noel has never averaged more than 3.9 blocks in high school.
Davis averaged 7, as well as his 33 points and 22 rebounds per game.
Davis averaged a full block more IN COLLEGE than Noel's best year IN HIGH SCHOOL. Noel might be bouncier (though not by much if at all), but he doesn't have half the motor or half of the defensive instincts of Davis, nor close to the same offensive skills.
Jeff Goodman said that Noel is the best shotblocker he has ever seen at the HS level.
So the argument in 'arguably ' is that Jeff Goldman said it, so it's true? This is hyperbole season in the draft world. Their write ups will invariably be more positive than they will be ten months from now. Personally, I don't see what makes Noel a C and Anthony Davis not a C. Noel is half an inch taller, has a shorter wingspan, and is even lighter than Davis. I'd rather a strong 7 footer with a more developed inside game to complement Davis, who I see developing more of a face-up game in the NBA.
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He plays Center that's his natural position and Davis's natural position is PF. I was just stating an analyst who said that Noel is an amazing shot blocker, one who has watched Noel much more than you. Noel's wingspan is the same (Both 7-4) and Davis has had a year of a college weight lifting program. I was just stating the top big men in next years draft, what their strengths and weaknesses are, and how they would fit in with Davis. I never said that Noel would be the best pairing with Davis.
Last edited by coltsguy510; 07-02-2012 at 07:56 PM.
No need to discuss next year's draft this early.
I actually appreciate the post. I was discussing my take on the pairing. And you're right that Goodman has seen more of Noel than me as has anyone who has seen more than 2 highlights. It'll be interesting to see how his freshman year goes, but I'd be willing to bet quite a large sum his block/foul ratio oesn't come close nor will his total blocks. There have been a ton of great big men to play as freshman. The last as good as Davis was Ralph Sampson.
Noel has been known as a PF/C not a pure C, which is what it should be. I agree that he won't be playing C full time. I personally don't think that Noel will have better numbers than Davis, I took that part from a large amount of recruiting analysts have said. Noel won't be as good, but his shot blocking "could" be as good.
Theres like 10 true centers left and i think im being generous. Dwight howard would be a PF in the 80s and early 90s.
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Jake White is toying with the idea of Bryan Habana as a centre. NO JAKE. Leave him on the wing.
The Rapport newspaper, following an interview with White, speculated that a Habana move infield was on the cards to give the Bok backline more creativity. Hopefully White was throwing a bit of bait and isn't serious. If ever we needed reminding of just who should be playing at No 13 for the Springboks Jaque Fourie reinforced the view that he is as good as any outside centre in the game.
When White played Jean de Villiers and Fourie as his test midfield combination, they were comfortably the best option we have seen in Bok rugby for some time.
There seems a reluctance to play our best players in their best positions. And it is ridiculous. The Cats wasted Fourie on the wing for much of the Super 14 and the Stormers also sent De Villiers back to the wing to accommodate De Wet Barry at inside centre.
De Villiers is our most creative inside back and it is time he is entrusted unreservedly with this role. Outside of him Fourie provides the perfect foil. Shifting Habana infield would negate his impact. He needs space and his strength is his finishing and not his creativity. To borrow from soccer to emphasise the point, we don't need to turn one of the best strikers into a decent midfielder.
If Habana is to be moved from the wing, then the position to give him a run at is fullback. He has a good kicking game, he understands defence and his pace will be maximised and not stifled if wearing No 15.
Marius Joubert showed he is trading on yesterday's headlines against the Sharks, while Barry was honest without ever being influential in the final 10 minute flurry when the Stormers could not create anything to break down the Sharks defence.
Of the other midfielders on display Ronnie Cooke is an exciting prospect at No 13, but he is not better than what's there at the moment (read Fourie) and Brad Barrit has something special about his play as an inside centre option.
But to shift Habana now would be dangerous and White would be making the same mistake John Hart made when he moved Christian Cullen from fullback to wing and then to centre for the 1999 World Cup. Cullen was not bad at centre, but he would have been so much better at fullback. The same applies to Habana. He would never disappoint playing at No 13, but he would not be the factor he is at No 11.
Keep your best finisher on the wing Jake.