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LEXINGTON — It's clear now that the Kentucky Wildcats didn't get down to business — the kind of business that had them rated preseason No. 1 — until March 14, when they opened play in the Southeastern Conference Tournament vs. LSU.
Up until then, the regular season had been nothing but an extended practice session for the freshman-dominated Wildcats, with a lethargic 22-9 record the result.
Now, after a stunning run through the Midwest Region these past two weeks, it's time to re-assess the 28-10 Wildcats as they prepare to take on 30-7 Wisconsin in the Final Four Saturday night (tip at 8:49) in Dallas/Arlington/North Texas.
I'll start this grading session (A+ through F scale) with coach John Calipari and then go to the players who are making the most impact.
I have included relevant player statistics, and my opinion on their chances of leaving UK for the NBA Draft in the coming weeks.
CALIPARI — Grade A. I believe we can all agree that Calipari had clearly forgotten how to coach and manage people somewhere over the past two seasons, but in the days leading up to the recent Southeastern Conference Tournament, he remembered.
Just in time.
The UK coach is again pushing all the right buttons. And, frankly, Calipari seems much happier on the bench, replacing the mid-season glaring and screaming with post-season hugs and smiles.
"People are saying, 'Boy, he looks more relaxed,''' Calipari said this week. "I'm more relaxed because I know I don't have to look out there and see a guy not going hard, a guy passing up a teammate ... taking five bad shots. This team has been empowered now, and now I can just coach basketball."
JULIUS RANDLE — Grade: A (15.1 points and 10.7 rebounds per game). Randle's scoring and rebounding between the regular season and post-season are nearly identical, but I feel better about the 6-foot-9, 250-pound freshman forward because it seems like lately, every rebound Randle gets is one the Wildcats absolutely had to have. Especially with 7-foot sophomore center Willie Cauley-Stein out with an ankle injury.
FUTURE? 100 percent, Randle will opt for the NBA Draft this spring. He'll be a very good pro immediately, and if he improves his perimeter shot at all, he's going to be great.
Randle may only be a third-team All American, and No. 30 in the program, but he's No. 1 in our hearts.
JAMES YOUNG — Grade: A- (14.1 ppg., 4.2 rpg.). The 6-foot-6 swingman hasn't become a Kevin Durant-type scorer in the post-season, but all his points down the stretch seem to come when Kentucky has to have them.
None of his 3-point shots were bigger than the one from downtown St. Louis, late in the 78-76 win over Wichita State. Kentucky isn't at this point without that shot.
FUTURE? I'd say it's 90 percent Young opts for the NBA Draft. He needs to get stronger and be more physical at that level, but my guess is his shooting will buy him time. Young will play in the NBA for a long time.
AARON HARRISON — Grade: A (14.1 ppg.).This past Sunday, after Harrison lifted Kentucky over Michigan, 75-72, teammate Alex Poythress called Aaron's post-season shooting prowess "cold blooded."
Down the stretch against Louisville Friday, and then against Michigan Sunday, Aaron hit big-time shot after big-time shot.
I love this guy, and have more compassion for he and his brother Andrew than I do for some of the other Wildcats because Aaron and Andrew attracted so much criticism this season. Most of it was not deserved.
FUTURE? Fifty-five percent chance he opts for the NBA Draft. He could probably make a pro team, but another year of college would land him in the first round.
ANDREW HARRISON — Grade: A (11 ppg., 3.9 assists per game, 3.1 rpg.). During a UK game late in the regular season, I heard a scout for the Denver Nuggets say of Andrew: "I see guards as good as him every night ... if he wasn't 6-6, we wouldn't be looking at him."
I'll bet that scout is not saying that now. I'm not suggesting Andrew is the second coming of Oscar Robertson, but he's making much better, more instinctive decisions of late and has become, at worst, a very steady point guard at a big-time level.
FUTURE? I'd put Andrew's odds of opting for the draft at 70 percent. He could make an NBA roster next season and grow into a good, if not spectacular, pro.
DAKARI JOHNSON — Grade: B (5.5 ppg., 3.9 rpg.). The 7-foot Johnson hasn't been as effective against NCAA Tournament competition as he had been earlier, but he's still pretty solid.
FUTURE? Forty percent chance he opts for the NBA Draft. Johnson's skills are still raw, but he could make a roster next season and be a starter in a couple years. Probably be a late first round, early second round pick if he leaves UK now. If he comes back to UK, he'll go high in the draft next spring.
ALEX POYTHRESS — Grade: B (5.8 ppg., 4.4 rpg.). The 6-8 Poythress, a sophomore, still disappears for stretches, but in post-season play, it seems like he gets every big rebound not grabbed by Randle. He can be a monster rebounder when fully engaged. Poythress has also hit some shots at critical points in recent games.
FUTURE? Twenty-five percent he opts for the NBA Draft. Poythress could probably play professionally somewhere next season, but he won't make an NBA roster unless he improves his perimeter game and gives a more consistent effort. He has shown flashes of leadership ability this season, and that could be invaluable next season if he returns to UK.
WILLIE CAULEY-STEIN — Grade: B (6.8 ppg., 6.1 rpg.). The 7-foot Cauley-Stein, a sophomore, was showing signs this postseason of coming out of a late-regular season funk until he badly injured an ankle early in Friday's game against Louisville.
FUTURE? That injury, that some have suggested is a stress fracture, makes Cauley-Stein's immediate future fascinating. I'd say it's 60-40 he opts for the NBA. But how high will NBA scouts weigh Cauley-Stein's incredible shot-blocking ability and rebounding prowess, versus his lack of physicality and inconsistent effort?
MARCUS LEE — Grade: B+. (2.4 ppg., 1.5 rpg.) The over-the-top production (10 points, eight rebounds, two blocked shots) Sunday in 15 minutes against Michigan shows that the 6-9 Lee should have been playing more all along.
FUTURE? I highly doubt Lee will put his name in the NBA Draft this spring. Make it 10 percent. I'm hoping he returns to UK. His potential is through the roof. But, you have to play him.
DOMINIQUE HAWKINS — Grade: B+. Obviously, Hawkins, a freshman guard, will be back in college next season. But if the Harrison twins return to Kentucky, and backcourt recruits Tyler Ulis and Devin Booker arrive on campus, I wonder if Hawkins will return, too.
Every college team could use a savvy defender like Hawkins. And my bet is, in another year or two, his offensive game will greatly improve. He just needs the confidence that comes with more playing time.


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Nice to hear they are doing good on youre campaign at least.
Nice to hear they are doing good on youre campaign at least.
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Yes the magical transports need to be scrapped. I am so fed up with coming to a city and the enemy flees on the ocean with a full stack of soldiers. The AI is better but its still super ******ed. If Jerry played this game He would even agree that one of His kids wrote the AI.
Patch 4 has improved gameplay, but decreased frame rate massively on battles where it's raining (It takes 30 odd seconds for the wait or attack option too come up)
Also, I have noticed an intermittent fault where names of settlements etc will disappear, and I have too click through several other panels before it resets.
Seige AI still isn't holding it's own properly. It has a tendency too sit there and wait to be slaughtered, even if it has superior numbers.
Also, I had my first CTD and my first BSOD on this patch.
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Please end the AI's ability to indefinitely blockade an enemy's port. Also Iceni should be able to get slaves, otherwise what is the point of the slave market other than getting ambushers for having a level 3?
I also have horrible framerates in the rain, with Patch 4 Beta. Other weather types don't seem to be a problem, but in the rain, I drop to like 1 frame per 3 seconds... it is so bad I can't even click through the settings menu or even consider deploying properly.
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AI just isn't expanding at all, 80 turns in and the next biggest faction to me has 4 settlements
looks like they made some changes to V4 beta. My version is updating right now
Hi all,
You might have seen a new download for those who have opted in the patch 4 BETA.
This has called for an update of the patch notes; the following entries have been added:
- Fix rare crash when AI initiated diplomacy with the player.
Fixed problem with slinger units being overpowered as their shots could hit multiple units and made balancing adjustments to other projectile types.
- Fixed pike phalanx single-click and double-click attack behaviour. They will now try to maintain proper distance from targeted unit instead of running into them.
- Made it much harder for enemy infantry units to move/push through a pike phalanx.
- Flaming projectiles are now set as default for naval artillery when available.
- Increased the range of torches that can be thrown to burn down gates in battles.
- Cinematic camera view in battles now works better with siege vehicles.
- Disabled damage from rolling flammable projectiles that have landed on the ground (This does not include fireball deployables)
- "Army Destroyed" event message now displays the name of the army instead of the name of the general.
- The "Food Shortage" event message no longer contains a list of provinces affected. This can still be reviewed in the Provinces panel.
- Added event message for when units defect during a civil war in Campaign modes.
- Rank up event message now contains the new rank for both characters and armies in Campaign modes.
- When attacking a door of a fort with a battery ram, the per cent of damage will now reach 100% when the door to opens, instead of 20%.
- Fixed issue where double clicking on a map in the map list in the Battle Setup screens (in Custom Battle and Multiplayer Battle modes) would make that map always remain highlighted as if it was selected.
- Fixed multiple issues surrounding certain events being fired at the same time as winning the game.
- The movie player for Campaign movies will now correctly re-initialise its full screen state between queued movies.
- Fixed reinforcing armies unit banners sometimes appearing darker and missing their outlines on the battlefield.
- Unit banners will no longer appear black when turning on unit flags in a battle after turning them off in the campaign map.
- Fixed tooltips for incident event effects in Campaign modes.
- The resources icons in the Trade & Finance tab now fit in the user interface better when multiple (over 6) different types of resources are being traded.
- Fixed face animations and audio not working correctly in the diplomacy screen when declare war, and prevented adding new offers/demands from interrupting the face animations.
- Addressed inconsistencies in the campaign Heads Up Display when selecting between enemy and friendly settlements and characters.
- Added details of the effects to "Public Order" event messages.
- Fixed text clipping issues on building tooltips in Campaign modes in some languages.
- Fixed text clipping on the campaign factors tooltip in some languages, now shows ellipsis to show text has been cut off.
- Fixed possible cut-offs of text in the "Trait / Ancillary Gained" event message in Campaign mode.
- Subtitles added to the Parthia Civil War video in Campaign modes.
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Reading his recent letter to the editor ["Agency was right to check on groups," June 7], I see that Jon Lutz doesn't get it!
It's not the IRS rules people are objecting to, it's the "out of bounds" information that was sought as a condition of the approval process.
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Thus far there have been very few upsets at the 2009 Yonex OCBC US Open, and in the mens singles there have been exactly none. Every seed, except Dicky Palyama who didn't play, has made it through to the quarter finals. I am really excited to see what happens between David Snider and Taufik Hidayat. I have no delusions about David being able to win this match. This would no doubt be the best player that David has ever played before by a long shot, however, David has gone to three games with Andrew Smith who himself went three games with Taufik. I know this is 11 year old logic, but still, wouldn't it be cool to see a close game between these two? It is of course possible that Taufik might be interested in a day trip to Disneyland tomorrow, and the pesky semi-finals might get in the way of that, it would be wise to take it easy in the quarters then right?
For the womens events I really don't know many of the players, however I do know that Anna Rice and Eva Lee have had some good battles in the past (I think so at least). Anna spent a large part of the last few months away from intense training while doing work in Africa, so it is possible that she is not quite at her best, but still she is solid. Another Canadian worth watching is Michelle Li. She is new to the international circuit, but she is very strong for her young age. With still another year left in juniors she is already the second best player in Canadian seniors. As for the womens doubles, I know even fewer players. It would appear that the Americans have a good hold on this event with the exception of the top seeds Charmaine Reid and Nicole Grether from Canada and Germany respectively.
The mens doubles appears to be the most diverse draw with players hailing from Korea, Austria, Wales, England, Denmark, Canada, and the USA. No doubt that former world champions Tony Gunawan and Howard Bach are the biggest names in the draw and certainly the favourites in my mind, despite their low seeding.
Finally the mixed doubles, I really have no clue. I would say it's a choice between any one of either Halim Haryanto, Tony Gunawan or Howard Bach for this title.
For those eager to see who plays who during this week's Djarum Indonesia Super Series 2009, here are the draws:
Djarum Indonesia Super Series 2009 Draws
Definitely some interesting match ups, ripe with potential upsets in my opinion. The most notable are:
-Simon Santoso vs Jan O Jorgensen
-Bao Chunlai vs Park Sung Hwan
-Dicky Palyama vs Rajiv Ouseph
-Sony Dwi Kuncoro vs Qualifier #3 (this will most likely be Gong Weijie, unless his default from last week is an issue)
-Eric Pang vs Boonsak Ponsana
-Taufik Hidayat vs Andrew Smith
Okay, so I know I just listed off pretty much half of the men's singles draw, but that just goes to show how much depth the mens singles draw has. I honestly believe that these could all go either way. Obviously there are some strong favourites in there, like Taufik for example, but I really do think that Andrew Smith is just on the verge of breaking through to the next level.
Unfortunately, as per usual I don't have much to say about the other events, but I promise you that I am working on finding some people to help me write about and comment on the other events, I swear! If you think that could be something you could help me with please check out our jobs page.
Here is the men's singles draw for the Aviva Singapore Super Series 2009:
AVIVA SINGAPORE SUPER SERIES 2009 Draws
The top two seeds are Lee Chong Wei and Peter Gade. Gade has a big challenge first round against Dicky Palyama, as Palyama beat Gade at the All England's in 2008. Chong Wei plays Englands top star Andrew Smith. I'm just waiting for Smith to have his first big upset, but I'm not sure that this is the place. Any bets people???
It would be silly of me to predict any other result that a Lee Chong Wei vs Taufik Hidayat final. I'll go with Lee Chong Wei for this one. What could be interesting is if Andrew Smith makes it to the semis and play Taufik. I know I talk about this kid a lot, and he hasn't had a top 10 win yet, but it's coming I promise. He did just beat Wong Choong Han, so he is legitimate.
I think the guy to look out for on the other side is Hafiz Hashim. He is suffering from a low ranking, but he is incredibly talented, as is his brother Roslin. This tournament is going to be a lot of Malaysians kicking butt for the most part.
India Open Badminton 2009 Draws
Unfortunately for Andrew Smith my prediction regarding his semi-final result was shattered by Chen Jin today. Chen crushed Smith 21-10, 21-5! Ouch, that hurts, especially since he has done well against the Chinese before. Maybe next time.
As for the rest of the semi-finals, well Lee Chong Wei beat Taufik Hidayat again, but this time it was much closer with Lee sneaking it out in 3 games, 21-23, 21-12, 21-19. Surprisingly Lee's opponent will be the rising star of Denmark, Jan O Jorgensen who defeated Sairul Ayob Amar 21-18, 21-16. On the bottom we'll have Chen Jin playing Lin Dan who beat Hsieh Yu Hsin 21-16, 21-14.
Lee Chong Wei is a pretty safe bet, but Chen Jin could beat Lin Dan. My money is still on a Lee vs Lin rematch of last week.
Wilson Swiss Open Super Series 2009 Draws
After the first rounds of the Wilson Swiss Open Super Series Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei looks to be the strongest challenger to the title. Lee won his first round match fairly easily by defeating Japan's Kenichi Tago 21-18, 21-12. Lin Dan on the other hand really struggled against his opponent Arvind Bhat. Going three games Lin Dan managed to just pull off the victory. Canadian player Stephan W. has a post on it over at his website if you want more details.
No real surprises so far, but I'm sure the next round will be a little more interesting. Simon Santoso lost to Wong Choong Han, and while that isn't that big a surprise, it shows that Wong still has it, even if he is on the way out. The match I'm interested in tomorrow is between Wong Choong Han and Andrew Smith. I predicted a semi-final for Smith, so this is a big one for me : )
Unfortunately Peter Gade broke his toe or something so he had to pull out. Once again, Stephan W told me about this. Come back tomorrow for more updates.
Wilson Swiss Open Super Series 2009 Draws
It's very difficult to not be persuaded by the strong performances of Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei last week while making predictions for this week's Swiss Open. Of course they are the favourites to make the finals, but we need to account for fatigue, these players played much more badminton than the rest of the players.
I will however make one startling prediction for this event, even if only for the entertainment value. I predict that England's Andrew Smith will make it to the semi-finals of this event by defeating Sony Dwi Kuncoro (possibly by default as Sony withdrew last week), Simon Santoso and most importantly beating either Chen Jin or Bao Chunlai in the quarter-finals. This is an absolutely audacious prediction that requires 3 upsets, but I think he is up for the challenge.
Otherwise, my prediction is a repeat of last week's All England finals with Lin Dan defeating Lee Chong Wei in the finals of the Swiss Open.
Wilson Swiss Open Super Series 2009 Draws
Not to boast or anything, but I knew that Gong Weijie was going to beat Chetan Anand. This kid is good, and were it not for Chen Long's stellar performance against Wong Choong Han, I would say he's a shoe in for the finals. I do however still think he will beat Chen Long, but like I said in my last post, I haven't seen Chen Long play so I can't really say for sure.
The only quarter-final that did not go to three games was Eric Pang's match against Korea's Hong Ji Hoon. Pang won 21-8, 21-14 and now faces Bao Chunlai in the semi-finals. Bao defeated England's top ranked player in the world Andrew Smith in three games 21-11, 14-21, 21-7. Smith is a strong player, but he hasn't quite cracked that next level where he's beating top 10 players yet, but once he gets that first win it will certainly give him that confidence.
Bao Chunlai def Andrew Smith 21-11, 14-21, 21-7
Eric Pang def Hong Ji Hoon 21-8, 21-14
Chen Long def Wong Choong Han 9-21, 21-19, 21-16
Gong Weijie def Chetan Anand 19-21, 21-19, 21-12
The quarter finals lineup for the 2009 German Open is set. There are no surprises really in my mind, everyone who should still be in, is still in. Here is the line up:
Bao Chunlai vs Andrew Smith
Hong Ji Hoon vs Eric Pang
Chen Long vs Wong Choong Han
Gong Weijie vs Chetan Anand
I have never seen Hong Ji Hoon, or Chen Long play, so I can't comment on them, but I'd actually be surprised if either of them won their matches. The one upset that I will predict here is that Gong Weijie will defeat Chetan Anand. Gong Weijie is a very good player, and only that Chen Jin is SOOO good, has he not had more opportunity to play in the big events. I'd be willing to say that he will start getting more chances now that Chen Hong is gone, and China needs to start preparing for Bao and Lin Dan to go eventually.
Anyway, here are the draws:
German Open 2009 Draws
Day one is done in Mulheim, and while there were few big upsets, there were some really tight matches, and it just shows how much depth the men's singles has. I don't really follow the other events (if anyone else would like to help me out and write about the other events PLEASE contact me!), so I can't really comment on them, but I'm loving the men's singles these days.
First off I'll start by commenting on my buddy and fellow Canadian David Snider. David came sooo close to beating England's Andrew Smith. Andrew won the match 23-25, 21-19, 21-16, and that is great for a kid who is still only 20 (I think David is 20, correct me if I'm wrong).
I probably should have commented on this first, but that doesn't reduce the hugeness of this upset for Rajiv Ouseph who knocked out Dutch player Dicky Palyama who was the 8th seed. Ouseph won 21-14, 21-18. This kid is a strong player, he brought Gade to three games at the last French Open Super Series.
Should be some very exciting second round matches, so keep following the results! Here are the draws:


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|Low plasma concentrations of arginine and asymmetric dimethylarginine in premature infants with necrotizing enterocolitis.
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|PMID: 17381965 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|Several studies have described reduced plasma concentrations of arginine, the substrate for nitric oxide synthase (NOS) in infants with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). No information on the plasma concentrations of the endogenous NOS inhibitor asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) in patients with NEC is currently available. We investigated whether plasma concentrations of arginine, ADMA, and their ratio differ between premature infants with and without NEC, and between survivors and non-survivors within the NEC group. In a prospective case-control study, arginine and ADMA concentrations were measured in ten premature infants with NEC (median gestational age 193 d, birth weight 968 g), and ten matched control infants (median gestational age 201 d, birth weight 1102 g), who were admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. In the premature infants with NEC, median arginine and ADMA concentrations (micromol/l), and the arginine:ADMA ratio were lower compared to the infants without NEC: 21.4 v. 55.9, P= 0.001; 0.59 v. 0.85, P=0.009 and 36.6 v. 72.3, P=0.023 respectively. In the NEC group, median arginine (micromol/l) and the arginine:ADMA ratio were lower in non-surviving infants than in surviving infants: 14.7 v. 33.8, P=0.01 and 32.0 v. 47.5, P=0.038 respectively. In premature infants with NEC not only the NOS substrate arginine, but also the endogenous NOS inhibitor ADMA and the arginine:ADMA ratio were lower than in infants without NEC. In addition, low arginine and arginine:ADMA were associated with mortality in infants with NEC. Overall, these data suggest that a diminished nitric oxide production may be involved in the pathophysiology of NEC, but this needs further investigation.
|Milan C Richir; Michiel P C Siroen; Ruurd M van Elburg; Willem P F Fetter; Freeke Quik; Robert J Nijveldt; Hugo A Heij; Bert J Smit; Tom Teerlink; Paul A M van Leeuwen
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|Title: The British journal of nutrition Volume: 97 ISSN: 0007-1145 ISO Abbreviation: Br. J. Nutr. Publication Date: 2007 May
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Months after digesting the Phillies collapse this year, I keep coming around to the same conclusion. I have to place it squarely on the shoulders of Cliff Lee. sure the bats went silent and the bullpen burped, but, Lee has to carry the torch for the Phillies abrupt stop in 2011's post season.
All the moves the Phillies have made during the off season, have been to support a nucleus that will eventually win it all again in 2012. More big bats and live arms would be great, but to tear this team down would be a mistake. Keep the head cases out and bolster the roster with "lunch pail" players that will bring a renewed hunger back the club.
Rueben Amaro has spent the owner's money wisely. It will serve everyone well in the end. Prediction for 2012 (not going way out on a limb here) Phillies will win it all in 2012, wild card will come from the East, and the Cardinals will finish just ahead of the Astros in the Central.


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This area of the wiki is for those who have tried getting a Windows or Linux game running on PC-BSD. Those who wish to add their results may do so in the table below.
The promise of non-native games on PC-BSD
It is well known that a constant stream of games arrive on store shelves for Windows and that a few titles sometimes are available for Linux, but that does not mean BSD is left without options. There are two main methods that can be used to access games, and both are through some kind of emulation or compatibility layer. FreeBSD (and therefore PC-BSD) has a Linux compatibility layer. There are a number of emulators, and a program (Wine) containing a subset of Windows capability that has been ported to BSD. It is hoped that through this list more games may be discovered that work but do not (or cannot) exist as PBIs, and also perhaps, by way of this information, assistance might be given to increase the amount accessible to PC-BSD.
Note: This page pertains to PC-BSD version 9.x.
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Steam.msi (Microsoft ) can be installed on pcbsd with the last Wine version (1.5.19)
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Table: Games that have been attempted. How well does this version of the game run?
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Nina made sure to point out that one of the hats in her bag is made by Gents, and a big portion of their proceeds goes to raising awareness of kids with Hodgkin's lymphoma. Love that!
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Cake was . . . a band, kind of like 311, like one guy who liked hip-hop and two guys who were really into Primus, and then one guy who said, "Hey, my uncle is dating a girl who does A&R," and then for decades afterward, they all have Jacuzzis no matter what. At the HOB.
ALSO: Des Ark floats out of Engine Down's last show at Chain; Tom Petty keeps free falling at Verizon Wireless; probably should have interviewed the Cowboy Junkies for their show at the Coach House but spent too much time with actual junkies to make deadline; Mickey Dolenz of the Monkees appears slightly uncomfortable at 5:30 p.m. at Lake Forest's Pittsford Park—this is not a fake show.
Buy me a soda, buy me a soda, buy me a soda and try and molest me in the parking lot!
Catty headcases Dinosaur Jr. finally reunited once they didn't have enough energy to fight and enough money to pay their mortgages: this kept Sam and Dave together for years, just like it's keeping Oasis and the New York Dolls together now, and soon enough it will bring the Libertines back to us, trailing sticky saline bags and mispronouncing their own lyrics. Related news: one of the first shows I saw was Sebadoh in like 1994, and even then, Lou Barlow and Jason Loewenstein paused mid-set to dig up some good rocks from behind the stage—this is in Arizona, where concerts start only after all the rattlesnakes have been swept out—and whip them at each other's heads. You can imagine how disappointed I was when I actually listened to the Sebadoh tape I bought. At the Grove with the glory of Drunk Horse.
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"If Osama Bin Laden ever buys a rap album that isn't Master P's Only God Can Judge Me," said the New York Daily News' gossip column last year, "he'll probably start with a CD by KRS-One," which wouldn't be a bad idea if you, like Bin Laden, don't know much about hip-hop but would like to learn more—Osama, also check out the Ultramagnetic MCs and K.M.D. if you get a chance, and see you at the Vault! Plus: this is KRS-One's 40th birthday, which probably makes Osama Bin Laden feel old. Related: in the same column, the News reported that Paris Hilton (per The OC's Mischa Barton) is a "racist plus an idiot," and certainly everyone knows she's probably kind of a cokehead, so around here, we call that . . . R.I.C.H.
ALSO: Cass McCombs and Travis Graves (as Mt. Egypt) actually play at Detroit: Cass just got off a tour with R.E.O. Pavement arena rockers Modest Mouse and maybe he'd like an experience that's a little more human.
Great new reality show this fall: Henry Rollins, Ian MacKaye and H.R. from Bad Brains all have to run a Baskin-Robbins in a crummy part of D.C. Salad Days—this fall on F/X, after H.R.'s promo tour at the Coach House. Related: last time H.R. came to town, he supposedly spent the entire set videotaping . . . himself. The Paris Hilton Sex Tape of hardcore!
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Apr 22, 2013, Vol. 18, No. 30 • By CATHY YOUNG
A sexual assault case involving several teenagers in Steubenville, Ohio, last fall turned into a national story—and, for many on the left, a vehicle to indict America as a misogynist "rape culture." While the two defendants were convicted in March, there remain unanswered questions about the case (currently the subject of a state investigation). But one thing that emerged clearly in the media coverage is the disturbing influence of radical gender politics.
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In the Steubenville case, the radical feminist narrative got a boost from the facts. The 16-year-old victim, who became severely intoxicated at a party and was at times unconscious and at others barely conscious, was stripped and subjected to sexual abuse that included penetration with fingers (classified as rape under Ohio law). Overnight, nude photos of the girl and a video capturing some of these acts showed up in the social media (though the video was soon deleted); one of the perpetrators bragged about his exploits to friends in crude text messages.
Trent Mays and Ma'lik Richmond were arrested on August 22, eleven days after the incident. But from the start, some charged a cover-up to shield other culprits. The rumors were fueled by the fact that the defendants were stars of the Steubenville High football team, and many other current and former players attended the party. The football program, "Big Red," is the pride of the town of 18,000. Head coach Reno Sacoccia appeared as a character witness for Mays and Richmond at a preliminary hearing.
At the end of the year, as the story went national with a front-page article in the New York Times, a group that dubbed itself "KnightSec" and "Occupy Steubenville"—an offshoot of Anonymous, a group of hackers with a far-left agenda—went on the warpath. The "hacktivists" posted the names, addresses, dates of birth, voter IDs, and other personal details of 50,000 Ohio residents and threatened to do worse if more rumored perpetrators were not jailed. In January, a KnightSec-affiliated website, LocalLeaks, released a mass of lurid allegations from the Steubenville rumor mill—all unsupported, and sometimes directly rebutted, by evidence at the trial three months later.
In the LocalLeaks version, the victim was deliberately set up for rape, drugged, kidnapped, repeatedly raped and sodomized by at least four attackers, urinated on, and finally dumped unconscious outside her parents' home. (In fact, she willingly left the party with the boys and spent the night on a couch in the house of a friend of theirs.) The site further claimed that the attack was part of a larger conspiracy: A self-styled "rape crew" of football players supposedly assaulted women with the complicity of an adult male mentor, the owner of a private fan site for the team. As "proof," the online vigilantes touted a photo from one of the man's hacked emails, supposedly resembling the victim in a sexual assault case involving two lacrosse players some 300 miles away. The son of Jefferson County prosecutor Jane Hanlin—who had recused herself from the case because of her son's football team membership—was also named as part of the "rape crew."
Despite KnightSec's criminal actions and uncorroborated smears, the group was given a platform by some mainstream media outlets including a blog on the website of the Atlantic magazine, the Atlantic Wire, and Anderson Cooper's CNN show 360˚; HLN talk show host Nancy Grace also showcased onetime TV star and KnightSec ally Roseanne Barr, who amplified the baseless claims.
The actual facts were enough to convict the two defendants; three other boys received immunity for testifying. There was no evidence that anyone else witnessed the sexual assaults, which happened in a car and at the house where the girl spent the night.
There was plenty of evidence of reprehensible conduct—including an infamous video in which a young man mocks "the dead girl" and makes a string of rape and necrophilia jokes (to raucous laughs from a couple of boys and disgusted protests from two or three others). While the video was not, as some reports implied, a commentary on the rape in progress—the boys were not at the scene, and the sick jokes were based on rumors they may not have taken seriously—it was unquestionably repulsive. Both the clip and the other postings in the case paint a depressing picture of youth culture, whether one blames misogyny or a more general failure of values (as the victim's mother and attorney have done). And far too many adults seemed more concerned with the football program than with the athletes' wrongdoing.
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ACS Presidential Symposium on Ensuring the Sustainability of Critical Materials and Alternatives
Natural resources derived from the Earth's lithosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere are the building blocks of a sustainable human society. Like energy and water, the availability of metals is critical to the world economy. Although the United States (US) is one of the world's largest producers of minerals, it imports more than 70% of its needs for important metals, many of which have been listed as critical minerals by the U.S. National Research Council. During the last 5 years, the sustainable supply of critical metals has been the subject of intense discussion worldwide. However, only a few workshops and reports have been devoted to the key role of separations science and engineering (SSE) in the sustainable extraction, recovery, recycling and replacement of critical metals.
During its recent SusCHEM workshop, the National Science Foundation identified research in SSE as a key priority for ensuring a sustainable supply of critical metals. Building upon the results of the SusCHEM workshop, a 1-day symposium was held on Tuesday August 21 during the 2012 Fall Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Philadelphia: "Ensuring the Sustainability of Critical Materials and Alternatives: Addressing the Fundamental Challenges in Separation Science and Engineering."
This symposium featured a series of presentations and a panel discussion on critical materials and their sustainable extraction, recovery and purification. It was co-sponsored by the American Chemical Society (ACS), the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and the National Science Foundation (NSF). Dr. Catherine T. Hunt (Dow Chemical Company) and Prof. Mamadou S. Diallo (KAIST and Caltech) were co-chairs of the symposium. See results from the symposium below:
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Australia is a continent located between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean. The total area of the country is 7,741,220 km2 with a population of 22,015,576 as of July 2012.
Western Australia (WA) occupies the entire western portion of the country and is the largest state of Australia with a total area of 2,529,875 km2. It had a population of 2,239,71 in 2011, an increase of 14.3% over 2006.
Western Australia has a GDP of $238.9 billion, which equates to 16.2% of the national GDP.
Australia as a nation and Western Australia in particular has abundant and diverse natural resources, which enables the country to gain high levels of foreign investment. Consequently, the mining industry is the single largest contributor to the GSP, accounting for roughly one third.
Through WA's Department of Commerce, their Industry, Science and Innovation Division promotes, supports and forsters science and research and development in their state. They focus on applied research that is end-user driven that wil benefit the local economy.
Nanotechnology is a versatile field with vast number of applications in a multiple industries. The major nanotechnology companies based in Western Australia are listed below along with a brief introduction to each of them
Antaria- Antaria was first formed in 1997 to commercialise advanced materials technology originally developed by the University of Western Australia. The technology was first scaled-up via a joint venture with Samsung Corning Co. Ltd, of Korea (2000 to 2004), and then as a stand-alone operation.
Antaria has expanded from its original research-based foundations to the development of a broader range of advanced materials opportunities. Antaria's core skills now include the development, scaling-up, manufacturing and marketing of innovative products based on a range of proprietary advanced material technologies and manufacturing processes.
One of their products, nanoZ™ is a transparent industrial zinc oxide nanoparticle dispersion for functional coating formulations to protect wood, plastics and textiles from UV and microbial degradation. nanoZ™ provides the industrial coatings market a solution to the problems with the long term stability of the current transparent organic-based UV absorbers.
Cristal - By increasing their global presence, staying at the forefront of new titanium technologies, protecting the environment, and giving back to the communities where they work, Cristal strives to be a model corporate citizen and a name synonymous with the benefits of titanium products. In May 2007, Cristal acquired Millennium Inorganic Chemicals, combining the two companies' diverse manufacturing platforms to become one unified global producer. The acquisition propelled Cristal to be the world's second largest producer of titanium dioxide (TiO2).
pSivida - pSivida is a leading provider of miniaturized, sustained-release drug delivery products and is continuing the evolution of these systems. Their proven proprietary technologies enable them to achieve highly focused, long-term delivery of therapeutics. pSivida is developing a series of additional miniaturized, bioerodible, sustained release systems to deliver a range of proteins and small drug molecules to virtually any site in the body. One of these systems is Tethadur®, a nanostructured bioerodible material.
Quickstep Holdings Limited - QHL is an Australian-listed company which, through its subsidiary company Quickstep Technology Pty Ltd, has investments in advanced composite manufacturing facilities in Australia and advanced composite manufacturing technologies for the global market. Quickstep is the largest independent aerospace-grade advanced composite manufacturer in Australia. They manufacture using both traditional autoclave and leading edge out-of-autoclave production technologies.
Western Australia, Australia is home to many world-class universities offering research and educational opportunities in nanotechnology. Given below is a list of universities and academic institutions in Western Australia, Australia that are involved in research covering distinct applications of nanoscience in concrete, smart textiles, and biomedical fields.
Curtin University – is involved in a variety of research activities related to nanotechnology through its various facilities.
The Nano Arts Laboratory seeks to investigate the impact in arts and culture of continuing developments in nanotechnology.
The Nanochemistry Research Institute (NRI) conducts research in the field of Pharmaceutical Science and Medicinal Chemistry-including Nano-Drug Delivery.
The Nano-Drug Delivery research group aims to utilize colloidal science and nanotechnology to design, synthesise and formulate novel biodegradable delivery systems for controlled and enhanced delivery of therapeutic molecules (drug, vaccine, peptide and protein).
The University of Western Australia - offers a Bachelor of Science (Nanotechnology) degree. It also promotes the Centre for Strategic Nano-fabrication (CSNF), which is a world leader in the use of process intensification for the production of nano-materials. CSNF looks at the whole life-cycle of nanotechnology developments. The Centre for Strategic Nano-fabrication is another center involved in nano-research
Murdoch University - is a public university based in Perth, Western Australia. It offers BSc. Physics and Nanotechnology.
The 5th International Symposium on Functional Materials was organized by the University of Western Australia between 17 and 20 December in 2012. It was the first time that this symposium was held in Australia. Previously, the symposium has been held in Singapore, China, Korea, and Japan, indicating the importance of the symposium within the Asia-pacific region. The international advisory committee consists of members from USA, Belgium, Australia, Canada, Germany, Singapore, Chain, Japan and S. Korea.
In November 2012, two Ph.D. students at the University of Western Australia won fellowships from the Australian Nanotechnology Network to travel and further their research on bionanotechnology.
In March of the same year, Prof. Yinong Liu, also of the University of Western Australia co-authored a paper in which he and his fellow researchers had created a super strong NiTi metallic composite utilising the extraordinary properties of nanowires. This breakthrough opens the door for many new and innovative applications.
While there is some nanotech activity going on in Western Australia, there is no doubt that that state will continue to be dominated by the mining industry due to the vast natural resources present there. WA will continue to be involved in nanotechnology but will always struglle to rival eastern states such as NSW and Victoria in this field.
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ACM's Committee on Women in Computing
The mission of ACM-W is to engage in activities and projects that aim to improve the working and learning environments for women in computing. This includes promoting activities that result in more equal representation of women in CS such as mentoring or role modeling, monitoring the status of women in industrial and academic computing through the gathering of statistics, providing historical information about women's accomplishments and roles in CS, and serving as a repository of information about programs, documents and policies of concern to women in CS.
American Association of University Women
The American Association of University Women is a national organization that promotes education and equity for all women and girls. Through widely respected research, the AAUW Educational Foundation and the Association have drawn national attention to the problems girls face in school and offer solutions to these problems.
Black Data Processing Association
Since 1975, BDPA has served as a conduit between the information technology and African American communities. Through more than forty local chapters across the country, they offer career counseling, technological assistance, networking opportunities, workshops, computer competitions and more to students eager to join the information age and IT professionals seeking advancement.
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The Center for Education, Employment, and Community (CEEC) within Education Development Center, Inc. works to build the capacity of communities to create systems that help students learn to high standards, workers advance in their careers, and citizens improve their communities. CEEC staff help communities develop policy and design effective practices; and to develop successful partnerships, programs, curricula, assessments and professional development initiatives.
Community Technology Centers Network
Community Technology Centers' Network (CTCNet), a network of over 350 grass-roots technology centers in storefronts, libraries, and community-based organizations that are providing people in their communities with access to computers and related technologies.
Digital Sisters, Inc.
Digital Sisters (DS), Inc. is a non-profit organization that was created to provide support and facilitate interest in technology by women of color. Digital Sisters offers programs that promote women of color to be fluent users, inventors of technology and providers of content.
DigitalEve is a global, non-profit organization for women in new media and digital technology. As a women-focused and community-based organization, DigitalEve draws upon the collective strength of its rapidly growing worldwide network of local chapters to create a united voice that recognizes and emphasizes the influence of women in the field of new media technology - at all levels of involvement, ages, cultures, and abilities.
Engaging Middle School Girls in Math & Science (Online Course)
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November 27, 2015
Geneva city school Supt. Jim Bixby describes it as phenomenal growth. This school year his district has seen an increase of 45 new students.
Thirty-nine of the new students are going to school at Mulkey Elementary.
The larger numbers have allowed the district to hire two new kindergarten teachers, and an extra fourth-grade teacher.
Geneva native Olivia Stacy is one of the new instructors.
The growth has made it possible for her to start her goal as a teacher.
"Being a teacher is important in my life. I want to instill what others have instilled in me in getting kids to learn and I enjoy working with parents," said Stacy.
By having more students, the school district receive an increase in per pupil spending it receives from the state department of education.
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Dangers of Krill Oil for Dogs with CancerBy
Recently, there has been a lot of discussion about giving krill oil to dogs with cancer. Let's take a closer look. Facts reveal that giving krill oil to any dog with cancer could be dangerous and make the cancer worse.
Krill are tiny shrimp known as crustaceans or shellfish. They are a rich source of omega 3 fatty acids and the antioxidant, astaxanthin. Persistently high cancer rates in the European Union are thought to be the result of shellfish consumption, specifically shellfish incorporating diarrhetic shellfish poisoning toxins such as okadaic acid. A 2009 report from 73,224-participants in the Shanghai Women's Health Study also found high shellfish consumption to be associated with increased risk of colorectal cancer.
Krill live next to icebergs and feast on algae and plankton. After they eat the plankton, they fill with feces. The extra weight of their feces causes them to dive to consume more plankton. Larger crustaceans such as shrimp contain an allergy causing protein called tropomyosin. This is the protein that triggers allergies. However the amount of tropomyosin in large shellfish such as shrimp is much less than the amount found in krill. As such, krill trigger far more allergic reactions than other shellfish. A dog with cancer has a weakened immune system, and no matter how rare, an allergic reaction such as this can cause more severe reactions in a dog with cancer than in a healthy dog.
Even if your dog is not allergic to tropomyosin, krill contain high amounts of flouride in their shell. Flouride is a toxic carcinogen. Because they are so tiny, shells from krill must be mechanically removed. No matter how much a manufacturer tells you that toxins have been removed, it is impossible to remove all of these tiny bits of shell. The first long term effects of this fluoride-containing shell is brown mottling of the teeth. Even worse, flouride is a cancer causing, tumor proliferating substance.
Dr. William Marcus, Senior scientist at the Office of Drinking Water, won over $250,000 from a whistle blower's law suit against the Environmental Protection Agency over the fluoride cancer connection. He was fired in 1990 for telling the truth about fluoride and calling for an independent review board. "In point of fact, flourine causes more cancer death, and causes it faster than any other chemical." (Dean Burk, Ph.D. former head of the National Cancer Institute's cytochemistry section chief chemist emeritus at the U.S. National Institute.)
It is important for dogs with cancer to get enough essential fatty acids know as EPA and DHA. It is true that these fatty acids are easier to absorb with krill oil, however you must take a lot more krill oil to absorb the same amount of essential fatty acids than with fish oil.
Krill oil is filled with ocean pollutants and toxins such as mercury and other heavy metals. Despite what manufacturers tell you, krill oil is not free of these pollutants.
There have been thousands of studies of the benefits of fatty acids from fish oil, but few about the risks and benefits of krill oil. Krill oil is potentially dangerous and could possibly proliferate cancer. High quality fish oil is molecularly distilled and independent laboratory tests show it to be free of toxins that are found in krill oil. Krill oil costs much more than fish oil. About five times more.
If your dog has cancer you need to avoid adding additional toxins to their diet at all costs. Krill oil does not meet this criteria. It also does not mix well with other supplements such as CoQ10. Fish oil mixes well with these other supplements providing better absorption.
If your dog has cancer I strongly suggest that you remove any cancer causing chemicals from their diet. Krill oil contains cancer causing chemicals. High quality fish oil does not. In addition, fish oil provides more essential fatty acids which are beneficial in fighting cancer than krill oil does.
I recommend avoiding krill oil if your dog has cancer at all costs as it proliferates the growth of cancer cells. More research needs to be done on krill oil. This research has already been done on fish oil proving it does not accelerate cancer and is not toxic. Do not feed your dog with cancer krill oil if you want to give them the best chance for survival!


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By CLAIRE ST. JOHN
Jamestown Elementary School District trustees on Wednesday finally got to meet Bernie Hanlon, the superintendent of California Virtual Academy.
Until now, they had only ever talked to Hanlon on the phone even during the process of adopting the program.
The charter school program, which began for Jamestown this school year, serves 27 homeschooled students.
However, outgoing Superintendent Marty Minners told Hanlon he expects the charter school's numbers to rise significantly next year, because the school can serve counties contiguous to Tuolumne making the potential student body enormous.
The California Virtual Academy is operated by K12, a 4-year-old Pennsylvania-based corporation that starts charter schools nationwide under the direction of William Bennett, former U.S. secretary of education.
K12 sends participating families all the equipment they need to homeschool their children, from a computer to access the on-line curriculum to construction paper and pencils for the wide variety of parent-led activities and lessons.
Statewide, K12 serves 900 students from San Diego to Jamestown.
Jamestown trustees expected more than 50 students to use the charter school, but Hanlon said lower enrollment is fine for K12 right now, because growth in the year-old California program has been so rapid.
The school district doesn't make much money from children enrolled in K12. State average daily attendance (ADA) funds go to K12 for the charter school, except for 1 percent, which goes to the school district for sponsoring the program.
But Jamestown School officials are happy to be able to offer the K12 program to parents who are already homeschooling, partly because their in-class students also benefit.
Jamestown is the only district in the county that will be able to also use K12's curriculum in its classrooms. The company has offered the school 10 computer stations with the curriculum for use in regular classes.
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Last week I had a business trip to Topeka that required me to use a downtown parking meter, which expired while I was hung up in a construction project meeting. When I returned to my car, the notice on my window said that my mistake was being forgiven this time as only a warning, since I was a visitor to Topeka.
What a novel idea. I left there with such a pleasant impression of their city for that simple reason, and they don't even have an entertainment district to try to entice me back.
Hey, Kansas City. Ever heard of the "long nickel vs. the short dime?"
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Sixth Man of the Year: Manu Ginobili, SAS
Rookie of the Year: Damian Lillard, POR
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Scoring Title: Kevin Durant, OKC
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December 1, 2015
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) - A Tampa Bay-area man was charged with driving under the influence after authorities say he rear-ended a deputy.
The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office reports that 40-year-old Michael Patrick Scivally was driving behind the patrol car on U.S. 19 Thursday afternoon when he ran into it. The deputy sustained minor injuries, but Scivally was not hurt.
Deputies say Scivally failed a field sobriety test and had Oxycodone.
Scivally was arrested and charged with DUI, DUI with personal injury, DUI with property damage and felony possession of a controlled substance. He was later released on $3,500 bail.
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How Did You Get All This In Your Hooves?
:shock: Seriously! Picked out T'Khasi's hooves today, boy were they packed with dirt! Popped him back in his nice clean box to finish his evening feed. Went to wash my hands. Came back, and he had managed to poop and stomp in it! And then presumably walked through his hay too. Result: hooves crammed again! :lol:
Keeps me busy... Anyone else have a horse that does this?
PS - He is only in temporarily as on antibiotics for a minor infection. Back out 24/7 as of Thursday, fingers crossed!
Sometimes shoes help with the packing. I've seen this before many times, yes. Not much you can do except always pick them. Or take the shoes off and let the sole build up so there's not as much concavity for him to get stuffs stuck.
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My horse has an extremely deep groove (correct me if that isn't the word.. I honestly had to look it up because I've never used the word) that is ALWAYS packed. Putting shoes on him made it even deeper. I just pick daily, and am cautious of thrush. He's moving to a box stall soon, which should prevent as much wet mud from getting in.
I have seen advertisements in horse magazines for a hoof packer? Apparently it's something you pack the hoof with that keeps it cool and prevents wetness? I don't know much about it, but someone else may be able to give you more information.
My mare is kept in a paddock, trimmed every 4 to 6 weeks and kept barefoot. I clean out her hooves weekly (sometimes more often if there's an issue such as an abscess) and before and after each ride or lunge session. Hooves get dirty - I don't know if shoeing would make them less or more prone to picking up muck.
I also use a scrubbing brush with diluted apple cider vinegar to give things a really good clean every few months.
My boy gets very compacted, dirty hooves. Quite often, I will find a clump of dirt with the perfect mould of his sole in it lying around in the paddock, or it will fall out when I walk him to where I tack up. It's pretty awesome to see, but it can be really annoying to dig out. I always have to check his feet as he is prone to thrush.
Today, he had a ridiculous amount of grass stuck in his hooves, amid plenty of poop... I much prefer it when they're packed with mud!
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LG's latest 'smart +' LED LCD monitors, the E50series, open a new era for computer monitors
LG announced yesterday in Korea a new Series of LED LCD with the E50 Series. All available in Full HD, these new monitors comes with with LG's IC ENgine (Image Clear) and aimed to professional looking for the best image possible at an affordable price.
"With the LED monitor market growing so quickly, LG has responded with the innovative, eco-friendly and smart function-embedded E50 series," said Mr. H.S Paik, President of LG Electronics Gulf FZE. "In particular, the E50V model of the E50 series has been awarded environmental certification from UL – a first for the monitor industry. The E50V model uses LG's super resolution technology to produce a super-sharp picture to rival anything on the market."
Exceptional Picture Quality and Super Plus Resolution
The flagship of LG's LED computer monitors, the E50 series offers Full HD picture quality with mega contrast ratio. Along with such high-performance entertainment features that customers expect from LG's LED technology, the E50 series also delivers the functionality they need in a computer monitor.
The picture quality gets even better on the E50V. Thanks to its mold-breaking Super Plus Resolution technology, the E50V produces an even more realistic picture while also enhancing SD-level content to HD standard. The secret behind LG's Super Plus Resolution is the IC (Image Clear) Engine chip, which uses a Full HD-compatible single-frame algorithm to get rid of frame delay without the need for any external memory or software. The IC Engine also includes a shoot control function that suppresses overexposure in photographs to produce a more natural and refined finish. Altogether, Super Plus Resolution converts mediocre pictures into the highest resolution, while delivering realistic images for both games and movies.
Less Energy, Fewer Pollutants
Besides their outstanding technical features, LG's E50 monitors are also more eco-friendly: they contain no halogen or mercury at all. In addition, the E50 series also uses up to 45 percent less power than previous models and being extremely light and slim, means far less e-waste.
The 23-inch E50V's outstanding ecological credentials have recently been endorsed by UL, which awarded the monitor Sustainable Product Certification. After rigorous, independently monitored testing, the E50V was deemed to meet the IEEE 1680 environmental requirements for consumer electronics, which includes ENERGY STAR® requirements for energy efficiency.
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|Extracerebellar MRI-lesions in ataxia telangiectasia go along with deficiency of the GH/IGF-1 axis, markedly reduced body weight, high ataxia scores and advanced age.
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|PMID: 19898915 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|Ataxia telangiectasia (AT) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by progressive ataxia, neurodegeneration, immunodeficiency, and cancer predisposition. Pathoanatomical studies reported a degeneration of cerebellar Purkinje cells as the striking feature of the disease. Although recent studies suggested the involvement of extracerebellar structures such as the brainstem and basal ganglia, this has rarely been studied in human AT. Thus, we performed a detailed cliniconeuroradiological investigation of 11 AT patients, aged 8 to 26 years by collecting clinical neurological data, ataxia scores, growth status, body mass index (BMI), growth hormone (GH), and insulin-like-growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and correlated them to extracerebellar neuroimaging findings in human AT. Neuroimaging was done by cranial and spine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with T1- and T2-weighted spin-echo and fluid attenuated inversion recovery sequences. We compared clinical and neuroradiological findings of six patients with IGF-1 levels and BMI below the third percentile to five patients with normal IGF-1 serum levels and BMI above the third percentile. Three of the six first mentioned patients older than 20 years and two patients older than 12 years showed noticeable high Klockgether ataxia scores above 25 points. Three of these patients presented with marked hyperintense lesions in the cerebral white matter of T2-weighted MR images. Interestingly, all six patients suffered from marked spinal atrophy. Two of the patients presented with severe extra-pyramidal symptoms, but only one patient showed associated MRI abnormalities of the basal ganglia. MRI in patients with normal IGF-1 levels showed the expected cerebellar lesions in four patients, whereas spinal atrophy was found only in two patients. There was no affection of the cerebral white matter or basal ganglia in this group. We conclude that central cerebral white matter affection, spinal atrophy, and extrapyramidal symptoms are more often present in patients with pronounced deficiency of the GH/IGF-1 axis accompanied by markedly reduced body weight and high ataxia scores. This may point to a major role of IGF-1 and nutritional status in neuroprotective signaling.
|Matthias Kieslich; Franziska Hoche; Janine Reichenbach; Stefan Weidauer; Luciana Porto; Stefan Vlaho; Ralf Schubert; Stefan Zielen
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|Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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|Title: Cerebellum (London, England) Volume: 9 ISSN: 1473-4230 ISO Abbreviation: Cerebellum Publication Date: 2010 Jun
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|Created Date: 2010-05-10 Completed Date: 2010-08-12 Revised Date: -
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|Nlm Unique ID: 101089443 Medline TA: Cerebellum Country: United States
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|Languages: eng Pagination: 190-7 Citation Subset: IM
|Department of Pediatrics, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany.
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Ataxia Telangiectasia / pathology*, physiopathology*
Basal Ganglia / pathology
Body Mass Index
Body Weight / genetics, physiology*
Cerebellum / pathology*
Disability Evaluation
Growth Hormone / deficiency*, genetics
Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / deficiency*, genetics
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