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Tiger Woods proposes to ex-wife Elin Nordegren, report says
Posted 17 January 2013 - 01:59 PM
Golf ace Tiger Woods is trying to convince ex Elin Nordegren to marry him again with a megabucks prenup and an anti-cheating clause, the National Enquirer reports.
The shamed sportsman, who was exposed for his serial cheating behind Elin's back in 2009, is desperate to win her back, the magazine claims, offered a $200 million prenup to the stunning Swede.
And she is said to be considering the proposal, but only if he includes a $350 million anti-cheating clause.
Elin, 33, who had children Samantha, five, and three-year-old Charlie with the ace, won a $110 million settlement when she divorced Woods.
Now she is said to feel the new deal, worth more than half of Woods' $600 million, would be enough to keep him from cheating again.
The couple were divorced in 2010 after it was revealed Woods cheated on Elin with a loooooooooong list of women.
Elin is currently rebuilding a $12 million estate in North Palm Beach in Florida to create her dream home.
She has dated several men, including a wealthy financier. But the Enquirer claims Woods got down on one knee to pop the question at Christmas and even presented Elin with a ring
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by Angel crazy with over 3000 post some day
Posted 17 January 2013 - 02:42 PM
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Posted 17 January 2013 - 02:52 PM
Just seems silly. She must have the greatest pussy or give the greatest bj's
Not even close. He wants to be a family with his kids. Only thing I can think of.
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Posted 17 January 2013 - 02:53 PM
Nothing like true love.
200 million is easy to love
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Posted 17 January 2013 - 02:57 PM
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by Angel crazy with over 3000 post some day
Posted 17 January 2013 - 03:14 PM
Not even close. He wants to be a family with his kids. Only thing I can think of.
Maybe he needs to be tested for CTE.
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Posted 17 January 2013 - 09:12 PM
Not even close. He wants to be a family with his kids. Only thing I can think of.
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"Our two most painful Patriots' losses ever, are sandwiched between two Manning family Superbowl victories. Talk about being the book of squandered opportunities between two butt hole bookends."
"I just wish they didn't get lucky when they selected that arrogant cleft-chinned, super-modeling banging prick in the sixth round out of Michigan. It's amazing how much I hate Mo Lewis now."
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You have two options: You will get married or you won't get married. If you will get married then this article is for you. We will not review whether or not you should get married but we will review how to pick the right wife.
Picking the right wife is of utmost importance. Marriage is a life-long commitment and requires a great deal of forethought. Getting married without a plan and without any forethought is a terrible decision.
Getting married is a business decision. Marriage is a contract between two entities. You've got to enter into it with the ruthless mind of a determined businessman for it to work.
You've got to pick the right wife like a businessman picks a company to invest in. It shouldn't be left to chance ("love") – you've got to be pro-active, know what you want and then go after it.
Marriage isn't about love or connecting with your soul-mate. Those are inventions of TV and movies. Marriage is an exchange of resources. Your wife shall provide A and you will provide B. If you're wife doesn't, or won't, provide her share then she should not have the privilege of marriage with you.
Marriage is a contract and you've got to try your hardest to make sure that contract is re-inforced. You cannot make the best decision when you're emotionally love-sick like a 16 year old school girl. No businessman who wants to stay in business will sign a contract in an emotional state of mind and no man who wants to stay married will sign all of his power away just because he loves her. It takes rational, clear-headed planning and thinking to pick the right wife material.
There are only two reasons a man should ever get married:
1) He wants to start a family.
2) His career or political ambitions demand he has a wife (he is interested in going into politics). We will not talk about this except to say that a political wife is for show and show only. For this article we will assume the reader falls into the first category.
There is absolutely no other reason to ever get married. Love is not a reason to get married. When you get married you sign all your power over to your wife – it must be of some benefit for you to do so. That benefit is to grow old with your family.
The goals of a marriage should be:
1) Minimize the chance of divorce theft and child robbery.
2) Maximize wife's happiness with her wifely and motherly duties (the complete opposite of everything you will see, read or hear). It's not about empowerment (or any other buzzword designed to kill the modern family), she should be completely devoted to her family. True happiness for a woman comes from her family, it does not come from her career, or her "independence", or her sexually liberated point of view.
3) Have a healthy, happy family with well educated, respectful children – non-sissified sons and girlish daughters with strong family values.
Be honest about what you want:
Most men don't want an "independent, empowered" woman. That's code for bitchy slut with a chip on her shoulder.
We all want a sweet, nice, joyful, feminine woman who treats her man like a King.
Bullsh*tters will suck up to the dregs and say the opposite in a futile attempt to get some action. These poor suckers get sh*t on the most and never understand why. Hear this gentlemen – women love men who go after what they want, who don't take a woman's BS seriously, and treat her like a woman, not like a man in drag. Women hate suck-ups as much as they hate stepping in dog poop on the street. To a woman, a male suck-up is less than human.
There is no denying that marriage is a very, very bad deal. When you get married you immediately give your wife all the power over your money and your children. "No-fault" divorce really means "his-fault" divorce. If you wife is to decide she wants a divorce she can have all the benefits of being married and none of the drawbacks. Divorce is theft from the man. It's a redistribution of wealth from men to women. She can live off of your paycheck via alimony and child support and she can keep your children and raise them in a single-mother or step-daddy household. She has the complete and full support of Papa Government behind her. In the eyes of the law she can do no wrong and you can do no right. And there is nothing you can do about any of that. That's why you have to choose the right wife in the first place to eliminate much of that risk.
Steps should be taken to minimize the chances of divorce. You must take extra special precaution to choosing the right wife so you can avoid the possibility of a financially devastating and family ruining divorce.
When to get married:
The best time for a man to get married is after 30 years of age. At that age he has had a long time to live life, earn money, think of what he wants in a wife, and settle down a little bit. The ages of 20-30 are the wild years but after the 30 year mark men will tend to settle down. Most men under 30 years of age aren't mature enough to make the best decision about who to spend their life with.
Now remember, 30 years old is the starting age to think of marriage. That doesn't mean you should get married at 30 or by 30. Anytime between 30-45 is a good time to tie the knot. Between the ages of 30-45 is when a mans marriage value is at its highest.
We have spoken about the need for a good woman here. In the following section we will look at how to determine good women from bad women.
The top 12 rules for picking the right wife to maximize a happy life and minimize the chance of divorce…
1) She should be young.
The woman should 30 years of age MAXIMUM. 25 is even better and 20 is the best age.
A womans body does not age well. You want the most amount of years with your wife having a tight, young, firm body. After 30 it goes downhill fast. At around the age of 31 a woman's beauty really declines fast.
It's a trade off, she gives you her good years and you put up with her in her bad years. Never take a woman already in her bad years.
Women do not age well. "Cougars", older women that younger men find irresistable, are an invention of the movies. Single women over the age of 30 have wasted all their pretty years have a lot of random sex and now they want to find a sucker who will take care of them without having to give him any of her good years. Don't be that sucker.
A young body is especially important for bearing children. Old women cannot have and don't have healthy children. At 30 years of age a woman is already 15 years past her child-bearing prime.
But I like talking to smart women. 20 year olds are stupid.
Her IQ won't grow much with age. A dumb 20 year old is a dumb 30 year old. The difference is that the 30 year old dumb woman is a lot more bitter and has a whole lot less to offer.
2) She has to come from an intact family with original mother and father.
No step-mommies and step-daddies. Children from single mommy homes cannot be healthy. A mother simply cannot raise healthy children alone or with step-daddies. You want an emotionally healthy wife. Women who grew up with divorce have too much baggage, use sluttery as a way to get attention from daddy, and will not know how to act in a proper family setting.
3) She cannot believe in divorce or even imagine getting a divorce.
If she mentions the word 'divorce', what to do in case of divorce, praises a friend who got a divorce, or says divorce is an option then she is not a keeper. Throw her back in the water and go fishing some more.
To make a marriage work, both the man and wife must think of divorce as no option at all.
4) She must have the natural body type you prefer.
Every woman will gain a few pounds when they settle with a man. It's unavoidable. What is unacceptable is a woman blowing up to whale proportions. If a woman was once very fat, lost the weight on crash diets and ultra-gym sessions, that weight will ALL come back plus more when she gets married.
If she has to constantly diet and go to the gym she is about to blow up like a balloon when the ring is on her finger and the vows are spoken.
You must pick the natural body type you like. That means she must have the same body type her whole life, never yo-yo'ing up or down in weight.
She should have a pretty face. When her body goes the only thing that will be left is her face and you will have to see it every single day.
5) She must be image conscious.
A woman who gets pig-fat after marriage is a disgrace to herself and her family. She must be aware of her image and keep her body trim for you. Women will always gain a few pounds after marriage, but there is a difference between a few pounds and one hundred pounds. Take a look at all the women in her family, if they are all pig-fat it's a good idea to walk away as fast as you can. You will have to see your wife daily, you don't want to be thinking about skinning some bacon off of her back to cook breakfast.
6) She must be family oriented and not career oriented.
This is going to be the mother of your children and the keeper of your house. An Ass-kicker doesn't need two incomes, he can provide, what he needs is a keeper of home and heart.
Two income households leave the raising of their children to expensive day cares and schools, and then mommy goes to work so they can afford to pay for day care and babysitters.
I don't want children.
Don't get married. The only reason to get married is to have a family.
But I want a career woman.
Doesn't matter, even if she is a career woman when you meet she will not be when she is older. No woman wants to work but it takes some of them a long time to figure that out. They waste all their youth playing/working their career and then realize what a huge mistake they made and leave their jobs to take care of their (quite possibly retarded – that's what happens when old ladies have babies) child. How many 45 year old married female lawyers or other professionals do you know?
The women who work in middle age do so because they have no choice and they whine about it every day of their life. They would give anything to leave their jobs and take care of their family instead.
No woman truly wants to work. Work is a mans world and always will be. A woman's work should be in the home taking care of the home and children.
7) She must be a "good" girl.
She cannot be a drinker or a smoker or have any tattoos. She cannot have a party girl past, a sordid past, and she cannot have gone out more than a couple times drinking. You cannot turn a whore into a housewife. The more sexual partners she has had the more likely the marriage will end in divorce.
Are you saying all party girls, smokers and drinkers are sluts?
The fewer sexual partners your wife has had, the better. The ideal wife should be a virgin. Remember: The more sexual partners she has had the more likely you are to be divorced in about 6 years and lose most of your money, possessions, and your children.
If you think she needs help or that you are helping her and she is changing then you are being foolish and you are being played. It's going to end badly for you when you get hitched to a woman like this.
Always pick a good girl. That means a virgin (or close), family oriented, pleasant, eager to help, a smiler, and patient.
8) She must have no problem signing a pre-nuptial agreement.
A Pre-nup probably won't save you much money, if any, in the case of divorce but her signing a pre-nup does one very important thing for you: it shows you she is serious about making the marriage work.
9) She should change herself for you.
When a woman is in love she will change herself to please and conform with you. Her new favorite food will become steak and eggs, she will enjoy watching all six Rocky movies with you, and she will do things to please you she has never done or liked before.
I don't want a woman who flip-flops!
A woman who doesn't flip-flop is a woman who does not respect you.
Women are not men and should not be held to the standards of men. A man who changes his views on the whims of a woman is a sissy. A woman who changes her views on the whims of a man is a woman who is in love. She should not be degraded for that because that's what 'keepers' do.
10) She must look up to you and respect you.
Women marry up and men marry down, since the dawn of marriage. If she looks down on you she will leave with your money and your children. You've got to be a man that she can look up to, admire, love and respect – always.
11) She should not have any children from a previous affair.
In the animal kingdom when a Lion takes over a pride he kills the cubs of other Lions.
Raising someone else's child is cuckoldry with your full knowledge and consent.
If you raise someone else's child you will be taking care of another mans seedling and there will always be another man in the picture.
Be selfish and keep your wife and children to yourself. They should be yours and only yours. Don't settle for another mans leavings and sloppy seconds.
Here is what women with children do: They have unprotected sex with a stud, get knocked up, and look for a sucker to raise the bastard.
She has already been married, had children, and then divorced the father and left.
In each case the woman is unfit for marriage.
12) She should be a smiler.
She should smile when she sees you. Her eyes should light up. She should be excited each time she sees you and reward you with her beautiful smile.
A big, bright shining smile from a pretty girl is worth more than any university degree she has, worth more than any job she has, worth more than any other baloney modern women wrongly believe makes them attractive to men.
You want a happy woman. You don't want a frowning, nagging, pessimistic bride.
Always pick a smiling, warm, happy-go-lucky woman to share your life with.
Things to remember:
American women have been indoctrinated since birth to believe in and embrace divorce. They have been indoctrinated and instructed to believe that their feminine instincts are wrong and bad. This causes a great deal of confusion in their minds and, to put it plainly, many of them are unfit for marriage and raising a family. Especially avoid women who use psychiatric drugs and especially avoid women who go to therapy. Therapy only makes women more insane and teaches them to blame men more for their problems.
Party girls are for fun, good girls are for marriage.
If a woman cannot or will not cook daily, how will she ever care for children? She can't. To raise non-fat children you must marry a woman who can and will cook.
As a man your options do not dwindle as you age. Your options only increase with your age and wealth. Conversely, as a woman ages her options plummet. That's because men age gracefully, like a fine wine, and women age like milk. That's why you must pick a beautiful young lady. It is highly advisable for a man to wait until he is a little older to get married. 30 years of age is an acceptable starting age for a man to start thinking of marriage.
Never, ever take advice from a woman on how to be attractive to women. Be nice, be yourself, be courteous, buy her gifts only works to put you in the friend zone and rightfully so because it's pathetic behavior.
You should avoid women who have a lazy, entitled, "me-first" attitude.
Don't let your wife have complete and utter control of the home decor. You don't want to live in emasculation-station with throw pillows and doilies and dolls and flowers everywhere.
Men are not women and women are not men. Things that women should do do not apply to men and vice versa. Double standards exist. That's life.
You are the leader. She is the follower. Lead her.
When she loves and respects you she will enjoy all things about you. She will not demand and nag you into changing. If you smoke a big fat cigar and your clothes smell like an ashtray she will enjoy the smell. She should want to sleep in one of your shirts because it has your smell. That's the power you should have over your wife for her to be happy and content.
If she's a nagger before marriage then that is a sign you need to give her her walking papers. Nothing is going to get better with marriage, it will only amplify.
Marriage should be old school traditional for it to work. Pick a non-traditional woman and have some baloney non-traditional marriage and you can expect non-traditional results: Alimony payments, child support payments and seeing your children every other weekend.
Never get married just because. Have a purpose and a reason for the things you do.
Getting married is a dangerous proposition – make sure you know how to swim before you dive in head-first.
Dealing with the one who got away:
There are over 3 billion women in the world. The median age for women the entire world over is 29 years old. There are millions of women who are possible marriage material. "She" isn't the one or your soul-mate or other baloney. There are millions just like her. And if she was your soul-mate you'd still be together. Let her go and move on. There are plenty more where she came from.
Personal recommendation from BOLD & DETERMINED to find a suitable wife:
Picking a woman from your own country and culture is always the best solution. Unfortunately, there is wholesale, systematic destruction of marriage and family in many 1st world countries, especially America and England, which has narrowed the options tremendously. One may have a broader selection if he were to go abroad to another country country where marriage and family are still valued. But, and this is a big but, think long and hard before you marry a woman of another race and father half-breed children.
Remember, it is best to marry a woman of your culture and race. If that option is unappealing for the reasons described above there is a whole, big, wide world for you to choose from.
Growing old alone and with no children to carry on your name seems a worse prospect than following this checklist and picking the best wife you can.
Civilization exists because of the nuclear family. Certainly marriage has been tainted in the last 50 years, to the detriment of all, but if you make smart decisions you can cut down your risk tremendously.
If you are going to get married, do it the smart way.
If you aren't going to get married go ahead and have a beer.
Good luck and Godspeed.
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Posted 18 January 2013 - 09:36 AM
Not even close. He wants to be a family with his kids. Only thing I can think of.
He wants his kids back and there's no way that's happening with her money unless she becomes a drug addict or has documented accounts of child abuse.
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What I did:
I got on the PTR. Bought 5pc T16 plus trinkets and lots of gems/enchants. I ran multiple setups including forging out of spirit to full spirit and also haste and mastery variations. I then played each of the tier 45 talents to OOM as well as using the tool tips to see what the healing should be. I also used the last tier's tier to estimate over healing numbers on direct heals, hots, beacon of light, illuminated healing to get a better idea of what the rotations will look like on live. To see about what I did here is one of my sheets for a full haste build forging out of spirit using Amplification trinket:
My Summery:
Number wise you can see that the difference between Mastery and Haste is not amounting to very much. Each are nearly identical in output. There is a significant mana usage difference however on most setups. So as of now I will be sticking with Mastery > Haste but stat weight wise they are on par.
Spirit will depend on your setup. If you are running Selfless Healer you can ditch all your spirit (9k) and have great output and without all raid buffs go OOM in 4 minutes. This is about how you will fair with a full Spirit build doing SS/EF with Holy Radiance as a HP generator. If you stick with full spirit (17k) on Selfless Healer you cant go OOM if you do the rotation. At about 13k you can go 10 minutes before you are OOM. NOTE: Legendary Meta on PTR is not working so these numbers will be off to live. However, I am betting with raid buffs and the meta you can do less than 11k spirit and be able to heal full on without fear of going OOM. At heroic item levels we might be able to forge out of spirit and have enough residual spirit to never OOM. The bonus you get in Mastery and Haste doing this is substantial.
I also want to state EF and SS are not dead. The output on them is still just as good as SH except for the goofy no spirit versions. My numbers for EF account for not applying IM on the HoT and accounting for over healing and it is showing to be just as strong as rolling 3 Sacred shields or a sustainable Selfless Healer.
EF was a big nerf to our play style so I am still worried that the other options are showing to be fairly equal. We did get buffs to the baseline healing on EF/LoD/WoG as well as to Kings and haste reducing our holy shock cd but I am not sure it will be enough to compete with the likes of Disc. In the end it really isn't about us, it is just how we compare to OP/Useful mechanics like Atonement and Spirit Shell.
Last thing I want to say after spending quite a bit of time rolling through the different rotations Selfless Healer is kinda fun but it feels more like a dps than healing, but without the usefulness of the damage. When you go back to a Mastery/Spirit Build doing SS or EF it feels painfully slow. Regardless of what we end up doing healing has turned into a game of sustaining a constant healing output and less about triage and decision making.

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An opinion poll published in Bild am Sonntag newspaper on Sunday showed a majority of Germans agrees with Friedrich, a member of the Christian Social Union (CSU), the Bavarian sister party to Merkel's conservative Christian Democratic Union.
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Like it or not, the cold weather is on its way. Thursday, Unity Health System's "Healthy Start Program" held a coat and boot drive to help mothers get their kids ready for winter.
Unity collected winter gear for children of all ages, including coats, boots, hats and gloves.
The Healthy Start Program helps to provide resources to underserved woman and mothers in the Rochester area.
Program coordinator Melisa Vasquez says drives like this are important to help Healthy Start serve Rochester.
"There's a huge need for winter clothes especially right now kicking off the season, the weather is getting colder out and the women in the program have children that are between the ages of 0 to 2 years and some of the moms have older children. So we are taking winter clothing, especially for younger children," Vasquez says.
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Both sides sit directly above the relegation zone, one point ahead of Blackburn and Peterborough, ahead of the Molineux meeting.
And a win on Saturday would take either side significantly closer to safety, but Robins has urged his players to enjoy the game as he feels the pressure is on Wolves.
Speaking to the club's official website he said: "They are a huge club who are fighting at the wrong end of the table - nobody expected that.
"We will have a good vocal following and it will come down to how we play on the day. If we can repeat the Bolton performance, I believe we will have a very good chance.
"Molineux has a good surface and the lads are looking forward to it - how can you not? Everybody talks about six pointers and our last five games certainly are. We need to enjoy the last few games."


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Behind a Big Supreme Court Case
Friday, March 22, 2013
In the next couple of months the Supreme Court will issue a decision in the case of Fisher vs. University of Texas at Austin. The case may determine the future of Affirmative Action, but news coverage that centers on the sympathetic plaintiff in the case misses a fascinating back story. Bob talks with ProPublica reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones about the case.
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ProPublica reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones; Fred Freiberg, Executive Director of the Fair Housing Justice Center; and Betsy Julian, former Housing and Urban Development executive, discuss why the 1968 Fair Housing Act, which was supposed to help integrate cities, has gone largely unenforced, and what HUD should do to integrate cities. Nikole Hannah-Jones has been reporting on the topic for ProPublica, and you can read her articles here, and she's the author of a Kindle single called Living Apart: How the Government Betrayed a Landmark Civil Rights Law.


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In the report period of Sep 3 and 10, investment funds' NAV continued rising compared with the previous week, showing that NAV on each listed fund certificate surpassed far against the price on official market.
Earlier, in July, NAV of VFMVF1 reached over 2.272 trillion dong, up 7.7 percent month on month, and helping push the NAV growth of first seven months at 33.9 percent. In the latest report, VFMVF1′s Net Asset Value (NAV) climbed to 2.666,85 trillion dong up to September 10.
The listed share ratio of VFMVF1′s portfolio in July rose by 8.7 percent because the fund disbursed capital in four sectors of banking, real estate, transportation and retailing to take advantages of the correction sessions of listing market, which made VFMVF1′s cash ratio in total NAV declined from 20.1 percent on June 20 to 7.7 percent on July 31, 2009.
Investment portfolio of VF1 till the end of July 2009 included 36 investment items in the above four sectors (accounting for 59.6 percent of VF1′s NAV), particularly infrastructure and real estate 18.4 percent, banking 20.2 percent, materials and mining 12 percent, food and drinks 9 percent.
As for VF4, its July NAV surged 7.5 percent from June. Like VF1, the fund enhanced actualising 136.2 billion dong, higher 3.2 times than June's disbursement value. The fund's cash ratio in total NAV declined from 22.7 percent on June 30 down to 7.2 percent on July 31, 2009.
Four sectors posting the highest ratio growth in VF4′s investment portfolio are banking and finance services, energy, materials and mining, food and drinks at 41.6 percent, 37 percent, 27.5 percent and 27.3 percent correspondingly.
Especially, VF4 increased investment in VNM of Vinamilk. On July 31, the portfolio of VF4 included 19 investment items centralised in nine groups of sectors, in which banking and finance occupied 23.8 percent of VF4′s NAV, infrastructure and real estate 15.5 percent, materials and mineral mining 14.7 percent.
Meanwhile, in the period, Manulife (MAFPF1) last month earned 23.6 billion dong from investment operations, higher than July's 8.66 billion dong.
Previously, in the latest report of LCF Rothschild on newly emerging stock markets on June 15, NAV gross of public securities investment funds (especially foreign funds) in Vietnam during the first months of 2009 was high. In details, NAV of foreign funds increased by 31.2 percent till June 12, 2009 while VN Index soared by 58.6 percent. Highest NAV gross was posted at 65.7 percent by Blackhorse Enhanced Vietnam Inc, HLG Vietnam Fund at 54.8 percent and PXP Vietnam Fund at 55.2 percent. Three funds had NAV growth of over 40 percent, namely MAFPF1 40.2 percent, FTST Vietnam Index ETF 46 percent, and HS-VM Vietnam Index Linked Fund 40.5 percent.
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A Mermaid Love Story!
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Meet Anton Konashuk and his fantastical Mermaid Love Story! This fairytale isn't filled with the traditional happy endings, but it does seem to be a pretty realistic interpretation of the balance between the beauty, and sometimes the tragedy, that is a part of relationships…even stunning underwater goddesses struggle a little bit, too :P
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I'll Have Another and the Horses That Have Attempted the Triple Crown Since 1978
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Since 1978 11 horses have won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness and attempted to win the triple crown. Not one has succeeded. This is the longest streak since a 35-year stretch between Citation in 1948 ... Read More »
I'll Have Another's Triple Crown Scratch
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Horse racing's next Triple Crown champion will not be crowned in 2012. Early Friday morning, I'll Have Another took a light gallop around the track at Belmont Park in preparation for his biggest race ... Read More »
Union Rags Will Be I'll Have Another's Top Competition
by Ryan Phillips
I'll Have Another will enter the 2012 Belmont Stakes looking to become the first horse to win the Triple Crown since Affirmed in 1978. With Bodemeister out of the Belmont, Union Rags will be I'll Have ... Read More »
Why I'll Have Another Will Win the Triple Crown
by Donald Wood
After stealing the show with a shocking last-second win at the 2012 Kentucky Derby, I'll Have Another ran a similar race and beat the same horse to win by a neck at the Preakness Stakes... Read More »
Long Track Plays to I'll Have Another's Strengths
by Ryan Phillips
I'll Have Another has conquered both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes, and now approaches the third leg in the Triple Crown at Belmont, a track ideally suited for his strengths... Read More »
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An improved technique for positioning a balloon dilatation catheter. When the balloon catheter approaches an obstruction that is difficult to enter, a drive catheter having a rotatable head is inserted into a central passageway in the catheter. The drive catheter bores through the obstruction allowing the balloon to be inserted and pressurized to compress obstructions and widen a passageway for blood flow.
1. A procedure for opening a blocked or partially blocked vessel comprising the steps of:
positioning a balloon catheter having a central passageway extending therethrough into proximity to a region of deposits that cause reduced blood flow in the blood vessel;
inserting an elongated rotatable member through the central passageway of the balloon catheter to cause a distal end of the rotatable member to extend beyond the balloon catheter and approach said deposits;
rotating the rotatable member relative the balloon catheter while bringing the distal end of the rotatable member into contact with the deposits to open a lumen through said deposits;
pushing the balloon catheter through the lumen opened by the distal end of the rotatable member to position the balloon within the deposits;
inflating the balloon to widen the lumen; and
deflating the balloon and withdrawing said balloon catheter from the blood vessel.
2. A process for opening a partially or totally blocked blood vessel comprising the steps of:
inserting an elongated dilatation catheter having an inflatable balloon at a distal end into the patient blood vessel;
routing the dilatation catheter through the blood vessel to bring the balloon into proximity to deposits that reduce blood flow within the blood vessel;
inserting an elongated rotatable drive having a rotatable head at one end through the elongated dilatation catheter to position said rotatable head in proximity to said deposits;
rotating said rotatable head relative to the balloon catheter while pushing the head into contact with the deposits to form an entryway for the dilatation catheter through the deposits; and
inserting the balloon through the entryway opened by the rotatable drive and inflating the balloon to widen a flowpath for blood to flow through said vessel.
3. The process of claim 2 wherein as the drive rotates the head and the head is pushed through the deposits the elongated dilatation catheter is used to guide the rotating head and prevent unwanted side to side movement of said rotating head.
4. A catheter system for cannulizing a blood vessel to increase blood flow through said blood vessel comprising:
(a) a flexible dilatation catheter having
(i) a balloon at its distal end for expanding the blood vessel,
(ii) an intermediate sheath defining a center passageway in communication with the blood vessel interior, and,
(iii) a proximal fitting outside a patient body having a first input in communication with the center passageway and a second input in fluid communication with the balloon;
(b) a drive catheter for insertion into the intermediate sheath of the flexible dilatation catheter and having a distal end defining a rotatable head for opening a lumen through deposits in the blood vessel, an elongated drive wire attached to the rotatable head for rotating the head, a sleeve for rotatably supporting the drive wire, a seal carried by the sleeve for impeding fluid entering a distal end of the sleeve from flowing out a proximal end of the sleeve and a coupling attached to a proximal end of said drive wire to rotate the drive wire;
(c) an adapter to mate with the dilatation catheter fitting and route the drive catheter into the central passageway of the dilatation catheter, said adapter including a seal to prevent fluid in the central passageway from leaking out the adapter along an outer surface of the drive catheter;
(d) drive means for rotating the drive catheter coupling to effect a rotation of the rotating head; and
(e) means for inflating the balloon by directing a fluid into said balloon through said second input after the balloon is pushed into the lumen formed by the rotating head.
5. The catheter system of claim 4 wherein the adapter defines a side branch in fluid communication with the central passageway of the dilatation catheter with the adapter is connected to said fitting.
6. The catheter system of claim 4 wherein the seal comprises a plastic sleeve heat treated to conform to an outer surface of the drive wire and a proximal end of tee sleeve for allowing high speed rotation of the drive wire with minimal frictional interference between the seal and the drive wire.
7. A catheter system for cannulizing a blood vessel to increase blood flow through said blood vessel comprising:
(a) a flexible dilatation catheter having a balloon at its distal end for expanding the blood vessel, an intermediate sheath defining a first passageway in communication with the blood vessel interior and a second passageway in communication with the balloon, and a fitting positioned outside a patient body when the dilatation catheter is in use, said fitting having a first input in communication with the center passageway of the intermediate sheath and a second input in fluid communication with the second passageway;
(b) an elongated drive catheter for insertion into and through the first passageway of the flexible catheter and having a distal end defining a head for opening a lumen through blood vessel obstructions, an elongated intermediate drive wire for rotating the head as the head is brought into contact with the obstructions, an elongated bearing supporting the drive wire for rotation and a coupling attached to a proximal end of said drive wire to rotate the drive wire; said drive wire and coiled wire bearing having a length sufficient to position the distal head of said drive catheter beyond a distal end of the dilatation catheter as the coupling rotates the drive wire;
(c) drive means for rotating the coupling and drive wire relative said bearing to effect a rotation of the head; and
(d) means for inflating the balloon after the balloon is pushed into the lumen formed by the rotating head.
8. The catheter system of claim 7 additionally comprising an adapter to mate with the fitting and route the drive catheter into the first passageway, said adapter including a seal to prevent fluid in the first passageway of the dilatation catheter from leaking out the adapter along an outer surface of the drive catheter.
9. The catheter system of claim 7 wherein the bearing comprises a coiled wire bearing that rotatably supports a substantial length of said drive wire.
The present invention relates to method and apparatus for positioning a balloon dilatation catheter for use in opening blocked blood vessels.
Commonly assigned patent application Ser. No. 027,186 filed Mar. 17, 1987 entitled "Catheter System Having a Small Diameter, Rotatable Drive Member" to Stevens discloses a drive catheter for use in opening a blocked blood vessel. The disclosure of this patent application is incorporated herein by reference.
Different non-surgical treatments of obstructive vascular disease are known. One of the first successful procedures receiving widespread acceptance was the use of a flexible catheter having a distensible balloon at its distal end. This so-called dilatation catheter is guided through an obstruction in the blood vessel and pressure is applied to the balloon, causing it to expand and compress lesions in the obstructed vessel.
The initial encouraging results produced with balloon catheters led Gruentzig to extend this technique to use in coronary arteries. A review of the use of balloon catheters for treatment of obstructive vascular disease in coronary arteries is presented in chapter 15 of Cardiovascular Procedures Diagnostic Techniques and Therapeutic Procedures, by Tilkian and Daily, C. V. Mosby Company, 1986, pp. 328-376. The chapter 15 disclosure of this text is incorporated herein by reference.
The method steps in conducting an angioplasty procedure are discussed in detail in the aforementioned text. Briefly, a guiding catheter is inserted and positioned so that the dilatation catheter can be guided into the region of blocked or reduced blood flow. A guidewire is inserted beyond the balloon catheter and manipulated by the physician until the guidewire enters the blocked blood vessel. The process of introducing the guidewire into an appropriate vessel can be very difficult, especially if the obstruction is complete or nearly so. The guidewire has such a small diameter and is so flexible it often buckles on impact with the obstruction.
Even if the physician successfully advances the guidewire through the obstruction, when the physician attempts to push the balloon through the obstruction, the diameter of the balloon may be such that the insertion is difficult or impossible. This is especially true, when deposits within the blood vessel that are blocking blood flow are rigid and do not yield to forces exerted by the balloon tip.
It is one object of the invention to improve the ability of a physician to open blocked blood vessels using a balloon catheterization procedure. The invention allows the balloon catheter to be more easily positioned within an obstructed region prior to inflation. As a result, vessels that were blocked to an extent heretofore untreatable with balloon catheterization can now be treated without surgical intervention.
A method of the invention includes the steps of positioning a balloon catheter in the vicinity of a totally or partially blocked blood vessel. This can, for example, be a portion of the coronary artery or other vessel. The positioning step is typically accomplished with a guiding catheter and guidewire. If the physician experiences no difficulty in pushing the guidewire and balloon catheter through the obstructed region, this is done and the balloon is inflated in accordance with accepted procedures.
If, however, the catheter can not be readily inserted through the obstructions, the guidewire is withdrawn from the catheter and a small diameter drive catheter is inserted through a passageway previously occupied by the guidewire. The drive catheter is energized and as its tip rotates at high speeds, the physician pushes it through the obstructions to create a passageway or lumen. As the drive catheter is pushed through the obstructions, the balloon catheter acts as a guide. The energized drive catheter is pushed through the obstructions a short distance, and then the balloon catheter inserted a short distance so that the drive catheter never extends too far ahead of the balloon. Once the drive catheter has opened a passageway through the deposits, the balloon is positioned within the deposits and inflated to compress those deposits and open a larger passageway for blood flow.
A drive catheter constructed in accordance with the invention includes a drive shaft supported within a flexible sheath and having a distal rotatable head for opening the initial passageway through the blocked region of the blood vessel. This rotatable head can be formed from a flattened end portion of the drive wire or alternately comprises an enlarged flattened tip attached to the drive wire. At the proximal end the drive catheter has a coupling for attaching the drive shaft to a motor for rotating the drive catheter tip at high speed.
From the above it is appreciated that one object of the invention is a new and improved catheterization technique allowing accurate and safe insertion of a dilation catheter through blocked regions of a blood vessel. This and other objects, advantages and features of the invention will become better understood from a detailed description of the invention which is described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic representation of a guiding catheter routing a dilation or balloon catheter into a blocked region of the left coronary artery;
FIG. 2 shows a drive catheter approaching a blocked region of a blood vessel;
FIG. 3 shows a balloon catheter that has been pushed through obstructions within the blood vessel and inflated to compress those obstructions;
FIG. 4 is a partially sectioned, elevation view of a balloon catheter;
FIG. 5 is an enlarged, partially sectioned view of the distal end of a balloon catheter having a drive catheter inserted for guiding the balloon through blood vessel obstructions;
FIG. 6 is an elevation view of the proximal end of a balloon catheter with a drive catheter inserted;
FIG. 7 is an exploded view of the FIG. 6 balloon catheter proximal end showing the components of a drive catheter and an adapter for connecting the drive catheter to the balloon catheter;
FIG. 8 shows an alternate drive catheter adapter for use with a balloon catheter that includes a side branch for dye injection, flushing, and blood pressure monitoring;
FIG. 9 is an enlarged partially sectioned view of the proximal end of the drive catheter;
FIG. 10 is a view as seen from the plane defined by the line 10--10 in FIG. 9 and illustrates a seal located at the proximal end of the drive catheter;
FIG. 11 schematically depicts a drive motor for energizing the drive catheter.
Turning now to the drawings, FIG. 1 schematically shows a dilatation or balloon catheter 10 including an inflatable balloon 11 as an attempt is made to insert the balloon catheter 10 into a branching coronary artery 12 exhibiting a reduced blood flow due to a severe blockage obstructions 14. To insert the balloon catheter into this branching vessel 12, a physician inserts a guide catheter 16 to an entrance 18 of the coronary artery and then inserts the balloon catheter through the guiding catheter 16. Once the guiding catheter has been positioned, a guidewire 20 extending through the balloon catheter is used to guide the catheter 10 to the branching vessel 12.
The FIG. 1 illustration of the balloon catheterization insertion technique shows a prior art method. The deflated balloon is pushed through the obstructions 14 with the aid of the guidewire 20. When the obstructions 14 are rigid, it is difficult or impossible to properly position the catheter 10 for inflation.
FIGS. 2 and 3 illustrate the present invention and its use of a drive catheter 30 for forming a pathway through the obstructions 14 to allow insertion of the balloon catheter 10. The drive catheter 30 is pushed through a central passageway in the balloon catheter 10 (occupied by the guidewire 20 in the prior art technique) and guided into the branching vessel 12. At its distal end the drive catheter 30 defines a rotatable head 32 that is used to bore an opening through the obstruction 14. A tapered distal end or tip 33 of the balloon catheter 10 is used as a guide to prevent this rotating head from moving from side to side as the head bores through the obstructions 14. The drive catheter 30 is opaque to x-radiation and the catheter 10 includes tip markers 49 so that as the drive catheter 30 is routed through the obstructions 14, a physician can monitor progress of the head as well as the balloon catheter.
Turning now to FIG. 4, a conventional balloon catheter 10 having a bifurcated "Y" proximal fitting 34 defines two passageways leading from the proximal fitting 34 to the distal balloon catheter tip 33. An outer sheath 10a and an intermediate sheath 10b of the catheter 10 defines an air passageway 40 (FIG. 5) leading from an air inlet 42 to the balloon 11. A side arm 43 coupled to the bifurcated proximal fitting 34 of the catheter 10 includes a leur hub fitting 44. When the balloon is properly positioned compressed air is injected into this passageway 40 to inflate the balloon 11.
A second in-line branch 45 coupled to the proximal fitting 34 includes a second leur hub fitting 46 and defines a central passageway 47 passing completely through the balloon catheter to the catheter's distal tip 33. This passageway 47 accommodates a guidewire during insertion of the balloon and in addition, can be used to inject dye through a center passageway 47 into the blood vessel via the catheter tip 33. Radio-opaque markers 49 are seen (FIG. 5) positioned along the distal end of the catheter 10 to aid a physician in monitoring the balloon catheterization procedure.
Additional details regarding the construction of balloon catheters and alternate designs for these catheters are found in the aforementioned and incorporated text to Tilkian et al.
In the event the physician conducting the balloon catheterization procedure experiences difficulty in properly positioning the catheter 10, the drive catheter 30 is substituted for the guidewire 20. Since in certain circumstances, the physician would already be aware that difficulty in placing the catheter is to be anticipated, the balloon catheterization procedure can also begin with the drive catheter 30 in place.
An elongated drive catheter 30 extends through a leur fitting adapter 60 (FIG. 6). The adapter 60 defining a through passage to accommodate the drive catheter 30 and includes a connector 61 that defines an internal thread to engage a flanged end 46a of the leur fitting 46. The drive catheter 30 includes a drive wire 62 rotatable mounted within a sleeve bearing 64 that passes through the adapter 60. The flattened rotating head 32 is formed at the distal end of the drive wire 62 and a drive bushing 68 is crimped onto the proximal end of the drive wire 62.
The drive catheter 30 can be constructed to include a range of diameters and utilize rotating heads 32 of different shape and size. In one embodiment of the invention, the rotating head 32 comprises a piece of stainless steel hypodermic tubing that is flattened and welded at the distal end of the drive wire 62. In other application, the end of the drive wire is flattened to form the rotating head. Since the catheter 30 must fit within existing passageways in conventional balloon catheters, an O.D. of 0.016 inch or less is used.
The sleeve 64 comprises a tightly coiled wire wound on a mandrel and coated with a thin (0.001 inch) teflon coating 67 (FIG. 10) to make the sleeve 64 lubricious so it slides through the balloon catheter passageway 47. Once the wire has been wound about the mandrel and teflon coated, it is separated from the mandrel and defines a flexible tube or sheath having a central passageway for receipt of the drive wire 62. When so formed, the drive wire is inserted through the sleeve 64 and the rotating head 32 and drive bushing 68 attached (or formed) at opposite ends of the drive wire 62. Additional details regarding the drive catheter construction are disclosed in the aforementioned and incorporated patent application to Stevens.
The drive bushing 68 is also crimped to a motor coupling 69 having a cylindrical opening 69A to accommodate an output shaft of a small drive motor 70. The motor 70 is mounted in an easily manipulatable handheld unit 71 (FIG. 11) having a switch actuator 71A and a conventional low voltage d.c. battery 72. A motor output shaft 73 is inserted into the coupling 69 and tightened by locking a locking screw 74 to transmit rotational motion to the drive wire 62. Rotational speeds of up to 30,000 rpm. are deemed to be desirable in guiding the balloon catheter through obstructions and commercially suitable motors having either variable speed adjustments for constant speed outputs are known.
Turning now to FIG. 7, the exploded view of the adapter 60 shows an interior seal 80 within the adapter for preventing the escape of fluid within the center passageway 46. A plastic bushing 82 fits over and is fixed to a plastic tube 83 through which the drive catheter 30 extends. During fabrication of the adapter 60, the drive catheter 30 is pushed through the tube 83 and a teflon sleeve 84 is slipped over the drive catheter 30 and then heat treated to cause it to shrink about the catheter 30. The teflon sleeve 84 is then pressed into the tube 83 and forms a fluid seal between the tube 83 and the teflon coated sleeve 64 of the drive catheter 30. The plastic bushing 82 is then solvent bonded to the adapter 60 to secure the teflon sleeve 84 within the adapter. The drive catheter 30 is then free to slide back and forth through the adapter 60 but fluid in the center passageway 46 does not leak through the adapter 60 along the outer surface of the drive catheter sleeve 64.
A second seal 86 (FIG. 10) at the proximal end of the drive catheter 30 prevents fluid that may enter the drive catheter from leaking from the drive catheter. This seal 86 comprises a teflon sleeve heat shrunk around the drive wire 62 and the proximal end of the sleeve 64. The seal 86 extends approximately one or two inches along the sleeve 64. High speed rotation of the drive wire 62 is minimally impeded by frictional contact between the seal 86 and drive wire 62.
Both the hand-held unit 71 and drive catheter 30 are stored in sterilized packages and are intended to be disposable so that for each new procedure new sterilized equipment is used. This reduces the chance of contamination from one procedure to the next.
FIG. 8 illustrates an alternate adapter 90 for routing the drive catheter 30 into the balloon catheter 10. This adapter 90 includes a seal 84', plastic bushing 82', and tube 83' to prevent fluid from leaking past the drive catheter. In addition, the adapter 90 includes a side branch 92 which leads via a tube 94 to a fitting 96. The fitting 96 includes an end cap 98 which can be removed to allow radio-opaque dye to be injected into and through the center passageway 47 in the balloon catheter 10 as the drive catheter is rotated at high speed to open a passageway. In addition, suction can be applied via this side branch 92 to remove debris and deposits which may break loose during the insertion of the drive catheter. Finally, the side branch 92 can also be used to monitor blood pressure in the obstructed vessel.
A physician conducting a balloon catheterization procedure encounters difficulty placing the balloon 11 through a blood vessel obstruction and this placement will be facilitated by practice of the present invention. The drive catheter 30 is withdrawn from a sterilized package and inserted into the proximal end of the catheter 10. Since the drive catheter sheath 64 slides back and forth through the adapter 60, the adapter is attached to the leur fitting 46 and the physician pushes the drive catheter 30 through the passageway 47 and out the distal tip 33 of the balloon catheter 10. Throughout the procedure, the balloon catheter 10 is used as a guide for the drive catheter 30. The rotatable head 32 is brought in proximity to the obstruction and energized by activating the motor. As the rotating head 32 rotates at high speeds, the physician brings it into contact with the obstruction 14 to open a passageway for balloon catheter insertion. Both the balloon catheter tip 33 and rotating head 32 are pushed ahead in a coordinated fashion. First the rotating head is pushed into the obstruction and then the catheter 10 pushed forward. This coordinated movement of the two catheters allows the balloon catheter 10 to guide the driven catheter 30 in movement through the obstruction. Once an entryway has been formed by practice of the invention, the balloon catheter is placed in a bridging configuration and pressure applied to the balloon to inflate and compress lesions within the blood vessel.
Throughout the procedure, suction may be applied to remove pieces of the obstruction as they are dislodged and both pressure monitoring and dye injection can occur through the side arm adapter 90. It is also anticipated that different size drive catheters 30 will be available for use in different applications. It is also contemplated that different diameter drive catheters 30 be used in the same procedure as needed. Once the balloon has been inflated to widen a passageway for blood flow, it is deflated and both the drive catheter 30 and dilatation catheter 10 are withdrawn. Since the drive catheter need not be in place during balloon inflation it may be withdrawn prior to this step to create a wider passageway for dye injection, pressure monitoring, or suction.
The present invention has been described with a degree of particularity. It is the intent, however, that the invention include all modifications and alterations from the disclosed design falling within the spirit or scope of the appended claims.
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The ship is named in honor of Sergeant Alfredo Gonzalez,
(1946-1968), U.S. Marine Corps, who was awarded a posthumous
Medal of Honor for conspicuous courage and dynamic leadership of
his unit during the Vietnam War.
The Honorable John H. Dalton, Secretary of the Navy, will be
the principal speaker for
the ceremony. Mrs. Dolia Gonzalez, the ship's sponsor, will
commission the ship named for her son. She will give the first
order to man our ship and bring her to life.
Distinguished guests attending the ceremony will include:
Texas Congressional representatives, Kika de la Garza and Solomon
Ortiz; the Honorable Joe Ochoa, Mayor of Edinburg, Texas; Vice
Adm. Douglas J. Katz, Commander Naval Surface Force, U.S.
Atlantic Fleet; Vice Adm. Alexander J. Krekich, Commander Naval
Surface Force, U.S.
Pacific Fleet; Rear Adm. George A. Huchting, Program Executive
Officer for Surface Combatants/AEGIS Program; Rear Adm. Dennis R.
Conley, Commander Mine Warfare Command; Maj. Gen. Ray L. Smith,
Deputy Commanding General of the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force;
Rear Adm. Wayne E. Meyer (Retired), Father of AEGIS; Mr. Allan
Cameron, President, Bath Iron Works; and Mr. Joseph T. Threston,
President, Lockheed
Martin Corporation, Government Electronic Systems.
Gonzalez is the 16th of 35 Arleigh Burke Class destroyers
currently authorized by
Congress to be built. These multi-missioned ships are equipped
with the Navy's modern AEGIS combat weapons system, which
combines space-age communication, radar and weapons technologies
in a single platform for unlimited flexibility while operating
Forward...From the Sea.
Aegis destroyers are equipped to conduct a variety of
missions, from peacetime presence and crisis management to sea
control and power projection, in support of national military
strategy. Gonzalez will operate with aircraft carriers and
battle groups in high-threat environments and will also provide
essential escort capabilities to Navy and Marine Corps amphibious
forces, combat logistics ships and convoys. The ship will carry
Standard surface-
to-air missiles and Tomahawk cruise missiles launched from
forward and aft vertical launching systems; two fully automated,
radar-controlled Phalanx close-in weapons systems; Harpoon anti-
ship missiles; one five-inch gun; and electronic warfare systems.
Following its commissioning, Gonzalez will join the U.S.
Atlantic Fleet with Cmdr. Frederick D. Allard, Jr., a native of
Fort Belvoir, Va., as the commanding officer. The ship will be
homeported in Norfolk, Va., with a crew of 26 officers, 24 chief
petty officers, and 291 sailors. The ship is 505 feet in length,
has a waterline beam of 66 feet and displaces approximately 8,422
tons when fully loaded. Four gas-turbine engines power the ship
to speeds of 20 knots.
For information related to the commissioning, contact Lt.
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ABCbodybuilding - View Single Post - Sugar and other high GI Carbs - are they the Enemy?
Sugar and other high GI Carbs - are they the Enemy?
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Re: Sugar and other high GI Carbs - are they the Enemy?
After saying this, he said, "but I still follow it." I think, because there is research showing that by eating foods said to have a low glycemic index, the chances of diabetes does decrease.
lol. But I have to somewhat agree w/ his sentiment.
The main point I think is that sugar, at least up to 20% of your diet based on the research, is not going to increase incidences of metabolic syndrome.
But low fiber diets and excess calories appear too.
Naturally, if you include fiber in your food, this will lower the GI. So I don't think you can have a completely high GI carbs, and have the amount of fiber you need to have. Hence, why I think generally having low / moderate GI foods is a good thing.
I think its especially a solid recommendation for the general pop, because they don't consume nearly enough vegetables as most bodybuilders do.
Based on this research, the main thing I would say is that I don't think we should fear having high GI carbs around our workout. And as long as we include adequate fiber, I don't think we should worry about moderate GI carbs, either. I.E. brown rice, popcorn (which rocks!), rice cakes...As long as you have your fiber. I have been adding broccoli for instance to most of my carb meals.
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A man has been arrested in connection with the bombing of a Planned Parenthood office in Wisconsin over the weekend. Local authorities in Grand Chute, Wisconsin made the arrest last night:
Police say they have arrested the person they think placed a homemade explosive device that went off Sunday and damaged Planned Parenthood's Gillett Street clinic.
Police said today they identified the man after reviewing surveillance footage.
The man was booked into the Outagamie County Jail on Monday evening on a probation violation. No charges have yet been referred to prosecutors.
"The focus today is to determine what else we can discover that might link this person to the situation," said Grand Chute Police Chief Greg Peterson.
Police identified the man through his vehicle, a white SUV, which was involved in a crash later that night close to the site of the Planned Parenthood office, and towed away. They tracked down the owner of the vehicle and he matched the description on the surveillance tapes. So good police work contributed to the arrest.
The man has not yet been charged. In addition to local law enforcement, the FBI, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), and the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division have opened investigations into the case. The DoJ investigation falls under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act.
The Planned Parenthood clinic reopened today. This is but one of several thousand incidents of violence at abortion clinics or women's health clinics over the past 30 years.


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Just a reminder that Girl Scout Express in Barrington will be closed May 24 -26, 2014. Also, all GSNI Service Centers will be closed in observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 26, 2014. When we return, there will be changes to our operating hours that will be in effect through September 1, 2014.
Each year, we set aside time to recognize an amazing group of young women who have earned their Girl Scout Gold Award. What is the Girl Scout Gold Award, you ask? The highest Award in Girl Scouting, the Girl Scout Gold Award has had several names since its debut in 1916 as the Golden Eagle of Merit. It has also been known as the Golden Eaglet, Curved Bar, First Class, and the Girl Scout Gold Award. It marked the beginning of a long tradition of recognizing the outstanding achievements of extraordinary girls.
Help us celebrate GSNI's Top Cookie Sellers at our Super Seller-bration event at Camp McCormick on May 31, 2014 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. We are looking for volunteers to help with the following:
Camp registration is still open. There are still openings in many sessions, but they are filling fast! Check out some of the available sessions:
Experiment Extravaganza
Camp Dean
June 22-27
Entering Grades 5-7
Movin' On Up Camp
Camp McCormick
July 16-18
Entering Grade 6 (Note grade change from original camp book publication)
Canoes, Kayaks, and Rafts
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July 13-18
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The SPDR SSgA Multi-Asset Real Return ETF (RLY) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 101,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 33,000. Shares of RLY were trading flat on the day.
Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Monday were Van Eck Gold Miners ETF (GDX), trading off about 0.4% with over 5.2 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE), up about 0.2% on volume of over 2.7 million shares. SPDR S&P International Energy Sector (IPW) is the component faring the best Monday, higher by about 0.8% on the day.


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David Stern
NBA Labor Negotiations Break, With 'Very Huge Day' Ahead
After a lockout that has lasted more than three months, whether the NBA season starts on time could come down to one "very huge day" in labor talks.
On Day Camps Should Begin, NBA Negotiators Talking Again
With perhaps days left to avoid further damage to the NBA schedule, negotiators for owners and players are talking again in hopes of ending the lockout.
With Eye On Clock, NBA Owners, Players Seek Deal
Without at least getting very close to the framework of a new collective bargaining agreement this weekend, hopes of the 2011-12 season starting on time would be all but lost.
NBA Takes Legal Action Against Locked-Out Players
With locked-out NBA players threatening to file an antitrust lawsuit, the league beat them to court.
Union: 'Adequate Basis' To Question NBA Financials
The NBA players' association will keep doubting the league's financial losses, since it made inaccurate projections before.
Toucher & Rich: Gary Washburn On The NBA Lockout & Who's To Blame
The NBA collective bargaining agreement expired and now we have another lockout on our hands. Gary Washburn spoke with Toucher & Rich about the main things that David Stern wants, is this worse than the last lockout and who's to blame?
Felger & Mazz: Are The Refs Closing The Celtics' Window Of Opportunity?
Broadcasting live from Hurricane O'Reilly's, Felger & Massarotti were joined by Jermaine Wiggins to discuss the Celtics 102-91 loss to the Heat. Who do you blame for the loss?
Toucher & Rich: Adrian Wojnarowski On David Stern's Control Over NBA Officials
Adrian Wojnarowski from Yahoo Sports spoke with Toucher & Rich about the way David Stern handles things in the NBA.
Felger & Mazz: NBA Protecting The Referees?
William Spooner said to Timberwolves coach Kurt Rambis "he'd 'get it back" after a bad call. Spooner dropped a lawsuit against AP reporter, Jon Krawczynski, regarding a tweet about the alleged event. Did the NBA ask Spooner to drop the lawsuit to protect the NBA officiating?
T&R Podcast: 7/13 Hour 2
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Closing Ceremony - MineCon 2012
We bid farewell to MineCon 2012 with the Closing Ceremony.
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This is rediculous that this crap gets so much coverage.
Why is this game for slightly adults, and five year old children so popular. This is a a glorified lego game, based on 20 year old technology. You boring fools have deluded yourselves into thinking this is a creative game. get a life and build some lego in real life, and quit dumbing down this industry by diverting attention and money away from creative talent making quality games for adults
ugggh so many Minecon vids.....brain hurting.......I want to go to Minecon next year so I can prevent this from happening again. By ANY means necessary. Even if it means poisoning all the GS reporters and strangling the camera man, It must be done for the good of gamerkind!
Mojang ran out of money to rent GameSpot further more. Yay!
Minecraft definitely inspires creativity among the user base. Kudos to that. But this whole Minecraft presentation seems so half assed and amateurish. While Notch is extremely nice and very pleasant, his whole demeanor just seems to be someone that just doesn't care. any longer. I mean, his physique has gone to the birds and , dude, you have 20 million dollars now, get your teeth fixed. Also, for crying out loud, please give Indiana Jones his damn hat back!
Notch is a fraud.. He took another game and tweaked it a little bit. Although a great a polite person. But he will no longer be making another great game. As the best game he has to offer, is still not even complete. So what makes you think he is going to make another good game... that is even complete?
WooHoo!!! GameSpot SHOUTOUT!!!
Thank GOD this is over. You realize GameSpot, that you ran sixteen (16) articles on this little event?!
y is it just one weekend :(
@zheimers Your mind is small and shallow. You need to feed it and take it to the deep end. Don't worry, one day you will grow up and stop caring about if you are "cool" or not.
@jthotty He could have stopped with half of the content of Minecraft and still it would have been a great game. Then he could have sold DLC updates and still have fallen short of the amount of gameplay that this masterpiece has become. Had he done it the way you have suggested, sir, he would have made a lot more money then he could have cashed out all of his new found wealth and fame and put it into a shallow, over hyped clunky console port like so many other game publishers we know. OOOOOR he could do what he actually did do having real vision and integrity and create an epic masterpiece reminding everyone why the gaming market is in decline. Being smart and greedy does not a good game maker make. Being a Gamer in heart and soul does. We need more publishers and developers out there who care about more than just their wallets.
@SlayerX13 @zheimers but if needs to feel his mind wouldn't he need a microscope!!!
*audience laugh*
thank you I'm here all night :P
you're right, the only way this game would cease to exist is if all the dumb people smartened up..and we both know that's not going to happen anytime soon
the issue is there is nothing else to read/watch. it's a total blackout of quality coverage for quality games. There are so many things going on in the industry that aren't being covered now.
@Gelugon_baat Have you every heard about jokes and sarcasm in general?
A crapload of Minecraft-themed articles in a row is a solid proof for me.
It all about money, thay won't make a game that dose not make money. If millions of people paid money for this game, thay must be doing something right.
you can pretend all you want that it's about being bitter or some sort of simplistic narcisism. It won't change the fact that more and more developers are making dumber and dumber games to cash in on the casual market's demand for simplistic games. Which of course reduces the number of technologically advanced games for the not so dumb gamers out there. Who in their right mind wouldn't be annoyed by that. What if all there was to listen to was justin beiber and katy perry. Would you think i'm bitter just because i want higher quality music.
@moc5 @Gelugon_baat I perfectly understand that Minecraft is a PC game and GameSpot is a gaming web site. I just think I missed the point when GameSpot became MineSpot.
@Techn1c4l @Gelugon_baat Minecraft is a world wide hugely popular PC game. I just dont get WHY GS would cover that being a website all about fishing... how's my sarcasm doing? ... And the joking?


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2006-07...Finished 16th in the 100 Back at the Atlantic 10 Conference Championship...Was a member of the sixth-place 200 Medley Relay and fourth-place 200 Free Relay at the Conference Meet.
2005-06...Placed eighth in the 50 Free at the A-10 Championships...Member of the record-setting sixth-place 200 Medley Relay, the record-setting fifth-place 200 Free Relay, the fifth-place 400 Medley Relay and the fifth-place 400 Free Relay...Established top times in XU history in the 100 Back, 100 Breast, 50 Free and 100 Free...Received Dean's Award and Top Scholar Athlete for Women's Swimming.
2004-05...At the conference meet, placed 16th in the 100 Back and competed in the 200 IM and 200 Back...Was a member of the fifth-place 400 Free Relay...Recorded top 10 times at XU in the 100 Back, 200 Back and 100 Free as well as top 20 times in the 200 IM and 50 Free.
High School...Came to XU from an established high school (Bloomington North) and club program (Donner Swim Club)...As a senior, she placed eighth in the 200 and 400 Free Relays at the Indiana State Championships...Accomplished best times of 53.83 in the 100 Free and 1:01.14 in the 100 Back.
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David Filner on Classical Music
David Filner assumed the administrative leadership of the San Antonio Symphony in November, 2012. Led by Music Director Sebastian Lang-Lessing, the San Antonio Symphony is celebrating its 73rd year this season.
Monthly Archive for October, 2011
Happy Halloween
The San Antonio Symphony had our annual Halloween Spooktacular Family Concert yesterday at Laurie Auditorium. The kids got all dressed up and so did the orchestra. Here is two scary examples: But the photo below shows the scariest encounter of them all — Beethoven meets Darth Vader! Now that I've seen this, I have to […] [Read More]
Meet Akiko Fujimoto
The San Antonio Symphony has a new assistant conducdtor — Akiko Fujimoto. Music Director Sebastian Lang-Lessing announced on October 28, 2011 that Akiko Fujimoto will be the new Assistant Conductor of the San Antonio Symphony. She begins her appointment in the beginning of January 2012. Her initial appointment is for the second half of the […] [Read More]
Should music be happier?
There have been two letters to the editor recently published in the Express-News that suggested that the San Antonio Symphony should play more "happy" music. The writers believe that if we played more music that people recognize and was more upbeat it would solve all problems. This is an argument I've heard countless times. I […] [Read More]
Pianist Bernd Glemser
The San Antonio Symphony's guest artist this weekend is pianist Bernd Glemser. I sat down with him before rehearsal and asked him about his upcoming performances: Glemser is well known for his recordings –Thirty-two highly-acclaimed CDs, television recordings, 15–20 worldwide radio broadcasts a year (in concert with big-name conductors such as Blomstedt, Chailly, Welser-Möst and […] [Read More]
Today's Daily Deal: Family Halloween Concert
This Sunday, the San Antonio Symphony opens its Family Series with a Halloween Spooktacular at Trinity University's Laurie Auditorium. Today (Wednesday) we are the daily deal on the mysa.com web site. Visit http://dailydeal.mysanantonio.com/ for a great family deal! The Family concerts begin with an Instrument Petting Zoo at 1:30 p.m. The one-hour concert starts at […] [Read More]
Dance of the Dead
The San Antonio Symphony's commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Franz Liszt continues this weekend with a work for piano and orchestra called Totentanz. Totentanz means Dance of the Dead. It gets this name because the main tune is based on the 13th century Gregorian Chant melody Dies Irae. The Dies Irae […] [Read More]
Applause begins with Part
Sebastian Lang-Lessing has programmed the Symphony's Applause Series (the second of the two Classics series) to open this weekend with a work by Arvo Pärt (pronounced arvo pært). Pärt is not a composer that is performed often by the Symphony, but is enormously popular with choral groups. He is an Estonian composer, who lived in […] [Read More]
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan
Arts San Antonio and the City of San Antonio's Office of Cultural Affairs are presenting the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan at the Lila Cockrell Theatre on Tuesday, November 1 at 7:30 p.m. Arts San Antonio's web site has this description. The staging really sounds interesting! Cloud Gate's rich repertoire has its roots in […] [Read More]
Brackenridge Park on Sunday
A day-long jazz festival will take place in Brackenridge Park on Sunday. The Symphony plays at 7:30 p.m. in the Sunken Garden Theatre. Here is what is on tap: October 23, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. SAN ANTONIO SYMPHONY FREE CONCERT Sunday in Brackenridge Park: Jazz Family Showcase October 23, 2011 7:30 pm Sunken Gardens Stage, […] [Read More]
Rachmaninoff next weekend
This Sunday, the Symphony plays a free concert featuring jazz at Brackenridge Park at 7:30 p.m. Next weekend is the opening of the Symphony's Applause series. The concert includes one of the most popular works for piano and orchestra — Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. The program will be: October 28 and 29 […] [Read More]
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Ten-man Audley upset odds to set up meeting with Town
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PLUCKY Audley showed true grit to win a place in the final of the Leek Cup.
The Town Fields outfit had to play much of the second half of their last-four tie at Redgate Clayton with 10 men, having had a player sent off for a second yellow card.
But they came through a tough test of character to earn a shot at the silverware.
Shaun Searle gave Audley the advantage and the visitors looked to be well on course when Danny Meek made it two after 32 minutes.
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But Redgate halved the deficit before the break thanks to a Jimmy Garside spot-kick and when Audley were reduced to 10 after only 53 minutes, there was still plenty to do.
But they hung on to their slender lead and will now play Hanley Town in the final.
Theo Stair fired Hanley in front at home to Ball Haye Green and Danny Tainton's goal after the break was enough to seal victory.
Cheadle Town took advantage of Hanley's involvement in the cup to stretch their lead at the top of the Premier Division.
Matt Pearson's strike before half-time was added to by Jake Alcock and Dan Rooksby in a 3-0 victory at struggling Stone Dominoes.
Abbey Hulton United are now second, and they remain unbeaten after seeing off Eccleshall in fine style.
Lee Cropper scored twice and there were other goals for Nick Aitkin, Shaun Rhodes and Chris Baker.
Newcastle Town made a lightning start to their match at home to Stretton.
Jordan Cole's double was backed up by Jack Harrison and Darren Twigg as Town went into the break four goals to the good.
Stretton scored a second-half consolation, but a comeback was never on the cards for the Burton-based side.
Kieron Ball and Matt Kinsey both struck twice in a goal spree at Norton.
Ryan Meredith and Mark Lawton were also on target, while bottom club Florence replied through Lee Hollins, Craig Stephens and Luke Standeven.
Jordan Eardman put Alsager ahead at Keele, but the visitors hit back to win it through Dan Brundrett and Michael Hewitt, while Wolstanton United edged a tight verdict at Kidsgrove thanks to Matt Hancock and Ryan Myskiel.
With games involving the top three in Division One postponed, Redgate Clayton Reserves completely fluffed their chance to close the gap on their rivals.
Danny Wooliscroft and Craig Bachelor put Foley two-up early on, but it looked as though Redgate would come storming back when the home side were reduced to 10 men. However, Lee Goodwin made it three for Foley and, though Matt Barlow pulled one back, Wooliscroft went on to complete his hat-trick and Bachelor rounded off a 6-1 win in the last minute.
Ryan O'Reilly and Dan Beuhler scored three apiece as Congleton Athletic put Bradwell to the sword, while two goals from Kyle Cooke and another from Simon Dale saw Chesterton AFC cruise to a 3-1 win at home to Bradeley Town.
Wayne Hinks netted twice as Hall Heath stay top of Division Two. Louis McDowall was also on the mark in a 3-2 success at Stapenhill.
Richie Shankland and Adam Bradley grabbed the goals which earned Norton Reserves a 2-1 triumph at Florence, while Liam Dyche (2), James Hornsey and Liam McKay were on the scoresheet as FC Vibromax won 4-0 at Longton.


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Senate Majority Leader Rodney Tom, chairing a higher education legislative advisory committee earlier this month, suggested shutting down the GET program, because he believed it was underfunded and would eventually drain the state's general fund.
But Tom was wrong. State Treasurer Jim McIntire and state actuary Matt Smith told the Legislature that reform measures already implemented have stabilized the program. If colleges and universities do not raise tuition for the next two years, or if the state increases its share of funding for higher education, the program could reach complete solvency in as little as two years.