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NIH Cesarean Conference: Interpreting Meeting and Media Reports (Updated, 10/2006)
SummaryOn March 27-29, 2006, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) held a state-of-the-science conference entitled "Cesarean Delivery on Maternal Request." At the end of the meeting, a multi-disciplinary panel issued a draft statement, also called "Cesarean Delivery on Maternal Request," about a commissioned evidence report and other results presented and discussed at the conference. Childbirth Connection leaders followed this process since the planning stage of the report. Childbirth Connection's Executive Director Maureen P. Corry and Director of Programs Carol Sakala, as well as several board members, attended the NIH meeting. The Panel's final statement was published two months after the conference.
This Alert is provided to help women, health professionals and others interpret the evidence report, panel statement and media reporting about them.
The panel's statement and commissioned evidence report failed to report a single study with any data about
Deeply flawed analyses used proxy studies rated as "weak" for nearly all reported outcomes. Flaws included: failure to search for and include many relevant outcomes, including numerous studies that were too small to measure specific outcomes, including numerous studies with no vaginal birth comparison groups, and including numerous studies focusing on the unique question of mode of birth for women with breech presentation (see question 2, below). These poor-quality analyses should not be used to guide policy, practice, education and research.
For help with informed decision making, Childbirth Connection refers women and health professionals to our many resources relating to cesarean section, vaginal birth and choices for women with a previous cesarean, accessible through Related Links at the end of this page.
Emphasis on "maternal request" is generating confusion in the media, within the general public and among health professionals and pregnant women. The only national data collected from women themselves has found that this was a highly infrequent occurrence among women who gave birth in the U.S. in 2005 (details below). Continuing misplaced focus on "maternal request" cesareans draws attention from the legal, clinical, financial and social factors that continue to drive the U.S. cesarean rate to unprecedented heights in an overwhelmingly healthy population.
In addition to this alert, please see
What is the background to the 2006 State-of-the Science Conference Statement?An evidence report commissioned by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality was charged with answering four key questions:
Results of the evidence report and invited papers on these and related topics were presented and discussed at a meeting in Bethesda, Maryland, on March 27-29, 2006. The panel developed a draft statement from these deliberations and issued a final statement two months after the conference.
Key Question 1: What is the extent of "cesarean delivery on maternal request" in the United States?"Cesarean Delivery on Maternal Request" was defined as a planned first or "primary" cesarean initiated by the mother with the understanding that there is no medical need. The evidence report and conference statement did not produce a single study that clarified the extent or trends of maternal request cesarean.
Several recent studies have found that there is no clear medical reason in birth certificate and hospital discharge records for a growing number of initial ("primary") cesareans. Although these data sources provide no information about women's preferences and decision-making processes, some have inappropriately claimed that all such surgeries were initiated by mothers. Lead authors of two such studies stood before the panel to underscore that their work cannot be used to provide any data about "cesarean delivery on maternal request" and to plead for proper use of such studies. Despite this clarification and request, and the evidence report conclusion that "we identified no recent data regarding the rate of [cesarean delivery on maternal request]," the panel statement used figures from such "no indicated risk" cesareans to estimate the extent of maternal request cesareans as from 4 to 18% of all cesareans.
By contrast, the first national data about maternal request cesareans from mothers themselves were available and released just prior to the meeting. The data were gathered through the second national Listening to Mothers� survey, conducted by Harris Interactive� in January-February 2006 among U.S. women who gave birth in 2005. The survey is a project of Childbirth Connection, in collaboration with Lamaze International. Of the 1573 women surveyed, just one mother said that she had had a planned initial cesarean by her own choice with the understanding that there was no medical reason.
Thus, working with a leading polling firm to ask mothers themselves results in an estimate of just 0.2% of all cesareans (1/480) by maternal request in 2005, and suggests that the panel's reported estimate of 4 to 18% of all cesareans grossly overestimates this phenomenon.
Two presenters at the NIH conference reported on the timely Listening to Mothers results: Dr. Fay Menacker of the National Center for Health Statistics in the context of overall trends, and Susan Dentzer, leader of the Health Unit of the Public Broadcasting Service's NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, reporting on consumer perspectives. Although the NIH panel statement referenced much evidence report and conference data characterized as "proxy," "weak" and of "little confidence," they did not reference the only available national data on "maternal request" cesareans according to the NIH definition, which were with reference to the most recent calendar year and collected by a respected survey research firm.
Other Listening to Mothers results also shed light on cesarean trends:
Please see the first three links at the top of this page for more details about survey participants' views and experiences with cesareans and about survey methodology.
Key Question 2: What are short-term and long-term benefits and harms to mother and baby associated with cesarean delivery by request versus planned vaginal birth?Authors of the commissioned evidence report and of other presentations at the meeting did not identify a single study that compared effects of "cesarean delivery on maternal request" with effects of planned vaginal birth.
Authors of the commissioned evidence report used a small assortment of "proxy" studies to answer the second key question. Studies included in the evidence report had very serious limitations and formed the basis for the panel's statement about this question.
Some of the more serious limitations of included studies are:
Due to these and other limitations, many studies should not have been included in evidence report analyses to measure specific outcomes, and other more appropriate studies may have been overlooked. The authors appropriately label evidence for most of the reported outcomes as "weak." Reported results are of no value as guidance for policy, practice, education and research.
Key Question 3: What factors influence benefits and harms?The evidence report concluded that evidence about "effect modifiers" that alter the impact of planned vaginal and planned cesarean birth routes is "sparse," and it failed to identify any of the many well-established clinical practices that influence the outcome of planned vaginal birth.
Established factors that increase the likelihood of attaining a vaginal birth and avoiding harms of assisted delivery (with vacuum extraction and forceps) or unplanned cesarean include:
Established factors that increase the safety of vaginal birth include:
Implementing these measures broadly would improve the quality of maternity care and the outcomes of planned vaginal birth. All mothers should have access to safest vaginal birth practices. We should not ask mothers to choose between vaginal birth with avoidable harms and cesarean section.
Key Question 4: What research is needed to inform decisions about "maternal request" cesarean versus planned vaginal birth?Because "cesarean delivery on maternal request" applies to an infinitesimal segment of the childbearing population (an estimated 2606 women out of about 4 million who gave birth in the U.S. in 2005), it is a low priority to devote further finite resources to this population. However, due to the increasingly casual use of cesarean section, including with no apparent reason at all, it is important to ensure that all stakeholders have access to valid information about relative harms of planned vaginal birth and planned cesarean in healthy mothers with no or a questionable medical need.
The panel recommends surveys of women, providers, insurers and facilities to understand the extent of maternal request cesarean. This information should be derived from women themselves, and the recent Listening to Mothers survey offers a current national measure: 1 mother in 1573 surveyed (0.06%) chose a "maternal request" cesarean by NIH definition. There will be value in monitoring trends when this survey is repeated in the future.
The panel recommends a billable CPT code (Current Procedural Terminology) for cesarean delivery on maternal request. Such coding would not be a trustworthy measure of mothers' intent and decision-making processes, and it would create a convenient mechanism for billing and reimbursement for elective surgery in the absence of evidence to support such a practice.
The panel recommends research devoted to strategies to increase the likelihood of "successful" vaginal birth. There is a critical need to implement the established factors listed above under Key Question 3 that influence the likelihood of achieving vaginal birth and of avoiding harms of numerous obstetric practices. Translational research to improve practice is a priority.
Similarly, the panel recommends further identification of factors that can improve the management of labor. This is an essential research priority to ensure that all childbearing women have access to safest vaginal birth practice.
The panel recommends large prospective cohort studies with long-term follow-up of mothers and children. Such studies offer important opportunities to measure outcomes of planned vaginal birth and planned cesarean birth. Because outcomes of interest may play out over many years with delay in needed results, great expense for follow-up, and inevitable failure to follow-up many initial participants, retrospective cohort and case-control study designs must complement prospective cohort studies. This is encompassed in the panel's recommendation to consider large databases and case-control studies for some outcomes.
Although the panel recommends exploring randomized controlled trials, most outcomes of interest could not be measured well or at all through such methodology. This is a poor research design for mode of birth due to the:
By definition, a randomized controlled trial cannot measure "maternal request" cesarean, as women who enroll do not have a strong preference for mode of birth and agree to join a study group by chance.
The panel highlighted the importance of better understanding about effects of mode of birth on maternal death, placental abnormalities in future pregnancies, pelvic floor outcomes, psychological outcomes, neonatal outcomes and cost implications, all of which are important matters for informed decision making.
How sound are the conclusions drawn by the panel?Panel conclusion 1: "The incidence of cesarean delivery without medical or obstetric indications is increasing in the United States, and a component of this is cesarean delivery on maternal request. Given the tools available, the magnitude of this component is difficult to quantify."
Comment: The rate of cesarean delivery with no apparent medical indication is on the rise in the U.S., but the only evidence from mothers themselves -- a national survey of childbirth in the U.S. in 2005 conducted by a leading survey research firm -- found that the component attributable to "maternal request" is infinitesimal. We must look to other factors to explain the inexorably rising national cesarean rate.
Panel conclusion 2: "There is insufficient evidence to evaluate fully the benefits and risks of cesarean delivery on maternal request as compared to planned vaginal delivery, and more research is needed."
Comment: Although no research expressly measuring this comparison was identified, existing evidence suggests that maternal request cesarean is a minor phenomenon and not a continuing priority for research and resource allocation. Focus should be directed to provider and health system factors contributing to changing standards for use of cesarean section.
Panel conclusion 3: "Until quality evidence becomes available, any decision to perform a cesarean delivery on maternal request should be carefully individualized and consistent with ethical principles."
Comment: Without clear justification based on confident results about this comparison regarding the full range of outcomes of interest, extreme caution is warranted when considering elective major abdominal surgery in healthy mothers and babies.
Panel conclusion 4: "Given that the risks of placenta previa and accreta rise with each cesarean delivery, cesarean delivery on maternal request is not recommended for women desiring several children."
Comment: As risks increase with every cesarean birth, most women desire and have more than one child, and many women lack access to vaginal birth after cesarean, primary cesareans should be avoided whenever possible. The 2002 U.S. National Survey of Family Growth clarifies that about 80% of women giving birth for the first time will go on to have 1, 2, 3 or more additional births, and a woman's future reproductive path cannot be known at the first birth. The number of children ever born to women in the 40-44 age range suggests that cesarean section should be avoided whenever possible:
Panel conclusion 5: "Cesarean delivery on maternal request should not be performed prior to 39 weeks or without verification of lung maturity, because of the significant danger of neonatal respiratory complications."
Comment: There is no fail-safe way to date gestational age in the absence of firm knowledge about conception from mothers. A study in the evidence report by John J. Morrison and colleagues found that babies born through week 39 have increased risk for overall respiratory morbidity in comparison with babies born beyond that time. And a presentation at the conference by Dr. Lucky Jain identified increased problems with newborn transition to life outside the womb with earlier birth and when babies do not experience the transition at the end of pregnancy just before labor begins and labor itself. Elective delivery in healthy mothers and babies before the onset of physiologic labor is a questionable practice.
Panel conclusion 6: "Maternal request for cesarean delivery should not be motivated by unavailability of effective pain management. Efforts must be made to assure availability of pain management services for all women."
Comment: Epidural and/or spinal/epidural analgesia is widely available and used in U.S. hospitals in women giving birth vaginally. Highly rated non-pharmacologic pain relief measures such as tubs, showers and birth balls, as well as continuous supportive care from labor companions, are often unavailable and/or underutilized in U.S. maternity care settings. To make informed decisions, women should have accurate knowledge from better-quality studies about the intensity and duration of postpartum pain, which are worse overall following cesarean delivery than vaginal birth, and in a notable proportion of cesarean mothers persist over a long period.
Panel conclusion 7: "NIH or another appropriate Federal agency should establish and maintain a Web site to provide up-to-date information on the benefits and risks of all modes of delivery."
Comment: Extensive evidence-based resources are available to provide information and guidance to women on this Childbirth Connection website, including in-depth help with cesarean versus vaginal birth, vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) versus repeat cesarean, and preventing pelvic floor problems when giving birth. The cesarean Topic is based upon results of the only systematic review to compare the full range of harms of cesarean and vaginal birth, and the VBAC Topic is based upon that review as well as results of a previous federal evidence report on VBAC. Please see related links, below, for links to the many relevant resources on this website.
What are likely impacts of the exaggerated focus on maternal request cesareans that is furthered by the recent report, meeting and panel statement?As reviewers failed to provide any evidence about incidence, trends or effects of maternal request cesareans (defined as planned primary cesareans initiated by mothers with the understanding that there was not medical need), it is misleading and confusing for NIH to retain the reference to "maternal request" in the report, meeting and panel statement.
A growing number of pregnant women, their caregivers and others are likely to believe that this is a notable and safe trend, and they may initiate maternal request cesarean as a result of this focus, thus further driving up cesarean rates. This would expose mothers and babies to unnecessary risks and drive up health care costs.
Continued misplaced focus on "maternal request" cesareans draws attention away from the legal, clinical, financial and social factors that are playing a major role in the escalating cesarean rate.
Although the verbal summary of the panel recommendations at the NIH conference underscored that it is not appropriate for health professionals to recommend cesarean section in the absence of a clear medical indication, this guidance was not included in the panel's written statement.
What factors contribute to the steadily rising cesarean rate in the U.S.?Listening to Mothers survey results suggest that maternal request plays a negligible role in driving up cesarean rates. Factors that undoubtedly play a substantial role include:
Please download our fact sheet, which provides more detail about these factors.
With appropriate attention to these factors, and to the clinical factors that alter risk and are listed above under Key Question 3, the cesarean rate in the U.S. could safely plummet to a much lower rate than roughly one mother in three at the present time. Very low rates are possible for the majority of pregnant women who are healthy. In the largest prospective studies of North American women giving birth in birth centers (Rooks et al. New England Journal of Medicine 1989) and at home (Johnson and Daviss BMJ 2005), 4% cesarean rates were achieved with no indication of extra risk from the low rates or birth settings, when compared with low-risk women in hospitals. With the will and the skill, very low rates are possible and of benefit to most women.
Why were good science and best interests of mothers and babies thwarted in the evidence report and conference process?Major resources were allocated to address the priority question of the safety of increasing casual and fully elective use of cesarean section in comparison with planned vaginal birth. Women, providers, policy makers and others would all benefit from high-quality guidance from the federal government on these matters. Unfortunately, the process and products are instead contributing to confusion and controversy.
The inside story of what happened remains to be told. Here are some important questions:
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How to Hide Nitrous OxideWritten by on March 1, 1998 Sucker the Competition
Because nitrous oxide is known for creating big power increases, it's the first item many people look for on a sleeper. If it's discovered that you're running squeeze, oftentimes the race will be called off. Thus, the trick to building a successful street sleeper involves fitting your car with nitrous--but doing it so no one can tell.
This story focuses on two ways to install a hidden nitrous system--an under-manifold system and a plate-style system--and it supplies additional nitrous tips. But because nitrous delivers such a forceful horsepower hit, be sure to upgrade your chassis and drivetrain components. Otherwise, your potent powerplant might puke your other components. (Nice alliteration, eh?)
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We used an NOS Under-Manifold Cheater System (PN 02620) that included direct-port nitrous nozzles, tubing, fittings, a distribution block, nitrous and fuel solenoids, braided stainless steel lines, activation switches, mounting brackets, a filled 10-pound nitrous bottle, and instructions. The kit is factory-set at 150 extra hp, but it can be adjusted to deliver between 100 and 250 hp.To perform the installation, you'll need basic items such as a drill, a 1/2-inch end wrench, a tubing bender, a tubing cutter, thread-sealer compound, a marking pen, and patience.We installed our NOS under-manifold nitrous system on an Edelbrock Performer RPM aluminum intake manifold (PN 7101). Not only does this intake provide outstanding power output, but it also looks fairly stock, adding to the sleeper image of a car. Usually, dual-plane manifolds are easier to plumb because the underside of the intake runners (the area where the nozzles will be located) doesn't sit flush with the edge of the port, as is common with many single-plenum manifolds.Begin by flipping the intake manifold over so that the lifter-valley side is showing, then use a felt-tip pen to mark the nozzle locations. The nozzles should be equally centered within the base of the intake port and 5/8 inch apart from each other. Remember, each port gets one nozzle for nitrous and one for fuel.Transfer the markings from Step 4 to the underside of the intake runners. Then make a horizontal marking across each line about 1/4 inch from the edge of the intake-gasket flange. Afterward, use a hammer and a punch to mark the locations to drill holes for the nozzles. Make sure the nozzles are installed so that they don't hit anything when the manifold is installed.Drill a 1/4-inch hole at each of the eight marked locations of the intake ports. The holes should be drilled so that the nozzles will slightly face toward each other when installed.
Apply some thread sealant (not Teflon tape) to the threads of the small nozzles. Then thread in and tighten the nozzles. The small openings in the two nozzles should face slightly toward each other so that when the nitrous system is activated, the nitrous and fuel are sprayed into the center of the intake port on the head. For plumbing purposes, with the base of the manifold facing up, install the nozzles in the following order (beginning at the rearend moving forward): nitrous, fuel; nitrous, fuel; fuel, nitrous; fuel, nitrous.After nozzle installation, this is how our setup looked. Notice how the nozzle openings face slightly toward each other.Center the distribution block on the underside of the intake manifold. Usually the block will sit directly on the outside of the heat-riser passageway. The bottom row of fittings on the block will be used for nitrous, and the top row will be used for fuel. Begin by installing the nitrous lines, starting first with the closest (shortest and hardest to bend) line. Thread on the first steel tube and tighten it finger-tight.We inserted a short piece of tubing into the distribution block to serve as a template showing the level at which the to-be-bent line needs to be. In the area just past the ferrule nut, the line was bent downward until it intersected the template tubing. Afterward, a pen was used to mark where the tube needed to be bent to go to the distribution block. The lines should be bent so that they tuck up near the base of the intake to prevent any line-to-block interference when the manifold is installed.Apply a small amount of thread sealer to the 16 compression fittings and carefully tighten them into the distribution block.Using a tubing bender, carefully form the steel tubing so it matches the proper bend locations as indicated by the pen mark(s).Position the newly bent line to check the accuracy of your work. If all is correct, mark the steel line in the position where it intersects the end of the fitting on the distribution block. Then measure 3/16-inch longer and make a second mark with the pen.Use a tubing cutter to cut the steel line at the location of the second pen mark. Afterward, deburr the end of the tubing, if needed.Install a compression nut onto the tubing end, followed by a ferrule. Then properly position the tube and tighten the factory-installed nut onto the nitrous nozzle. Afterward, tighten the new compression nut and ferrule combo onto the proper fitting on the distribution block. As you tighten, the ferrule will be automatically crimped onto the steel tube.
After the first nitrous line is installed, make the next one (this second line should be the next closest line). You want to install the shortest lines first because they are more difficult to bend and properly position. As the lines get longer (for farther-away ports), the plumbing gets easier. Here, another nitrous line is being marked prior to being bent.After you've installed the eight nitrous lines to the lower portion of the distribution block, carefully check your work to make sure the fit is proper. It should look as shown in the photo. If all is correct with the nitrous lines, begin bending and installing the fuel lines.The fuel lines should come off the top row of compression fittings on the distribution block. Once again, begin making the fuel lines starting with the nozzle that is closest to the distribution block. This line will be the shortest and most tricky line to make. Here, the first fuel line has been made and is ready to be threaded on.Continue bending each fuel line (working from the next shortest and finishing with the longest) and then tighten it to the proper position. After the last line is fitted, inspect each line and give each compression nut a final tightening.Apply some thread sealer to the two 90-degree fittings and then thread them into the sides of the distribution block. Afterward, thread on and tighten the two short runs of braided stainless steel hose (one hose per side). The hoses will run to the nitrous and fuel solenoids that are hidden where they will be least noticed.There are two common ways to secretly mount the nitrous solenoids. Our favorite entails drilling two holes in the back of the cylinder block, installing the special NOS-supplied fittings, and mounting the solenoids near the back of the block. You can also drill two holes in the rear of the intake manifold and have the solenoids mounted somewhere near the firewall. However, when the lines exit the intake, a savvy car crafter might spot the nitrous system.We've been told that if you mount the nitrous and fuel solenoids about 1 or 2 feet from the rear of the engine, the added distance slows the nitrous hit, making it come on less violently. For a street sleeper, this soft hit may actually be beneficial because it won't wildly spin the rear tires. Here, this street sleeper has solenoids mounted out-of-sight under the dash.Mount your activation switch on a cord hidden in the ashtray. Let everybody check out your car, and when it comes time to use nitrous, simply open the ashtray and pull out the switch.

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in order to write secure emails (sign and encrypt), I applied for a free certificate from TrustCenter (TC TrustCenter - TC Internet ID).
After following all steps I finally ended up with a new certificate in my keychain. The new certificate works just fine with Apple Mail application.
I was wondering if I could use such certificates with my Zimbra Desktop 2.0.1 (Mac) too? Couldn't find any hint in the docs or in the forum so far.
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Here's a paragraph and a link to read the rest of the article.From yahoo.com:
Milwaukee Brewers star Ryan Braun's name is in records of the Miami-area clinic alleged to have distributed performance-enhancing drugs to a rash of baseball players, and Major League Baseball will investigate the link to the former MVP who tested positive for illegal synthetic testosterone during the 2011 postseason.
Three of the Biogenesis clinic records obtained by Yahoo! Sports show Braun's name. Unlike the players named by the Miami New Times in its report that blew open the Biogenesis case, Braun's name is not listed next to any specific PEDs.
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The 8 Session Summaries from the Desiring God National Conference
This past weekend, I had the pleasure of being hosted by Demian Farnworth at Fallen and Flawed to blog from the Desiring God National Conference 2009.
Six gifted men spoke on John Calvin and what we can learn from his passion for Christ. Each session from the conference is summarized below.
1. Julius Kim: Why we care who Calvin was
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3. Doug Wilson: How Calvin mastered the Bible
4. Marvin Olasky: How Calvin challenged conventional thinking in government and business
5. Mark Talbot: How Calvin viewed his own sin and suffering
6. Panel Discussion: Should we hold the death of Servetus against Calvin?
7. Sam Storms: 4 ways meditating on heaven will change your life [Highly recommend this one]
8. John Piper: God's ultimate goal is to glorify His grace in and through Christ
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Serena Williams never shies away from drama and it was no different in her first round match in Paris.
The 10-time Grand Slammer was on a 4-match losing streak and had not won a match on clay this year - and it showed. But after wasting eight match points ReRe converted on her ninth defeating Klara Zakopalova 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-4 and gaining revenge for her Marbella loss to the Czech. She'll next face Spanish veteran Virgina Ruano Pascual in the second round.
ReRe showed up for her match in the new Nike Dri-FIT Athlete Women's Tennis Dress ($95) in bright coral/classic charcoal/vivid pink (second option: classic charcoal/black/soft pearl.) It's a pretty simple scoop neck, color-block design and features colors that compliment each other nicely. This dress is a much better choice than either outfit she wore in Oz and maybe the best this fortnight.
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There's always a focus on Sharapova's fashion but Serena gets it right more often.ReplyDelete
I love ReRe (Miss Williams if you're nasty) very very much.ReplyDelete
But as she plays through, I can't help thinking that has to be the shortest skirt in RG history.
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Holy crap... that little girl sang the crap out of the national anthem.
I didn't watch much NBA until playoff time, but they certainly have been worth watching.
That little girl was amazing. The rest of the opening ceremonies were some of the goofiest things I've seen.
WOW, that little was amazing, didn't she like just start talking recently or something?
"I have come back to life!"- Ca-Mun-Rah/ THE DURANTULA"
I think they said the Magic have won all 7 games she has sang at ... let's make it 8!
Based on Phillips interview between the 1st/2nd quarters, and the fact the he got t'd up, I would imagine that he'll be writing another check before game 5.
Tirico said you should tune in early to catch this girl sing the anthem. Said he tears up every time he hears her.
Was it the girl who sang yesterday?
Originally Posted by LeBron
Was it the girl who sang yesterday?
Alright so Kobe just elbowed Nelson in the face, and......no call. Fisher makes the 3. bull ****
This all comes down to Dwight straight up failing his team with those free throws in regulation.
Magic had this game in regulation. What a bunch of chokers!!!
Originally Posted by BoxsterCy
Dude, you are Gameday Rulzzz and could probably post about anything.
Originally Posted by ianoconnor
This all comes down to Dwight straight up failing his team with those free throws in regulation.
And the fact that Kobe got away with another elbow to the face [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6rtMtdT-rs]YouTube - Don't Mess With Godfather Stern[/ame]
Classy dunk by Gasol to rub it in w/ the Orlando fans when he could have just let the clock run out...
"That's what I do. I drink, and I know things." - Tyrion Lannister
"Success is just failure that hasn't happened yet." - life advice from Latrell Spreewell
The Kobe elbow wouldn't have happened if Dwight could make a free-throw.
Originally Posted by jdoggivjc
Classy dunk by Gasol to rub it in w/ the Orlando fans when he could have just let the clock run out...
and classy foul by pietrus
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WALKER, Rose Marie, 77, of Wheeling died Saturday, February 16, 2013, at Liza's Place.
She was born September 8, 1935, in Moundsville, WV, a daughter of the late Henry and Creola Walters Claytor.
Rose Marie was retired from the former Moore's Lumber, was a member of St. Joseph Cathedral and was an avid bingo player.
In addition to her parents, Rose Marie was preceded in death by a brother, Percy Yates.
Surviving are her husband, Thomas Walker, of Wheeling; her six children, Delores Jenkins and her husband, Rodney, of Martins Ferry, Yvonne Stradwick and her husband Cornell, Greg Walker, Brian Walker, Dana Walker, all of Wheeling, Eric Walker, of Stockbridge, GA; 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; a special aunt, Margaret Jeffreys, of Martins Ferry, OH; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Friends will be received on Wednesday, February 20, from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the Altmeyer Funeral Home, 1400 Eoff St. Wheeling.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, February 21, at 10 a.m. in St. Joseph Cathedral with Msgr. Kevin Quirk as celebrant.
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This is the landing page for collecting PR2 related information useful for the Georgia Tech PR2 team. More information on our project can be found in Willow's blog post here.
- The PR2 must be attended while operating.
- Always have the wireless run-stop in hand before running the robot.
- Follow all Willow safety instructions (see links in the reference section)
- No screws
- No liquids
- No sharp objects
- Don't place stuff on top of the robot (ever!)
- Don't put fingers where they don't belong
- When leaving for the night, taking long breaks, etc:
- Activate the back run-stop
- Activate the wireless run-stop
- Place the wireless run-stop, and PS2 game pad on the base station table.
- Plug the robot into an empty wall socket (IMPORTANT). As the PR2 draws a great deal of power, there is a risk of fire if you plug it into an overloaded socket.
- Plug a live network cable into its WAN port
- Place the robot in an appropriate holding area:
- The preferred location is in the living room area of the lab. Please note that areas near doorways and tight corridors are especially inappropriate as it is nearly impossible/dangerous for untrained personnel to move the robot.
- Make sure that there aren't anything that will be knocked over/damaged if the robot needs to calibrate.
- Record faults/exceptions/issues that you spend any significant time fixing on this wiki.
- Be wary of the grippers and wrist joints as they are normally fairly stiff and have a number of pinch points.
- Other student's time are important. Try to minimize interruptions.
- If you have a question or problem, please Google first before blurting it out in the lab.
- If that fails then consult the wikis and mailing list histories (ros-users, pr2-users, pr2-admins, opencv etc).
- Then, if the matter is not urgent, send an email (to the appropriate list) as this allow others to schedule when to deal with your issue. Be sure to do your homework and detective work before doing so.
- Your time is important. Know when to ask others for help.
General Information
- PR2 Getting Started
- HRL PR2 Setup
- PR2/ROS/HRL Related Issues
- GT-PR2 mailing list.
- Personnel Contact Information
- Hai Nguyen is the admin.
- Advait Jain is our safety officer.
- Runnable code/demos
Support Materials
- Willow Garage support site
- Safety video
- PR2 Training Workshop materials
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MUMBAI (Reuters) – In the middle of the night, police cars were in hot pursuit of thieves on a dusty road in India, finally catching them and recovering the goods. But it wasn't gold jewellery the gang had stolen, it was eight donkeys.
The animals were being rustled from Maharashtra state and sold in neighboring Andhra Pradesh, where some communities believe eating donkey meat can increase strength and virility.
Demand for donkeys cannot be met in Andhra Pradesh itself as their numbers have been falling as farmers replace them with machines. So the thieves saw an opportunity.
The gang was selling each donkey for $152, R.R. Sayad, an assistant police inspector, told Reuters.
The thieves had modified a pick-up truck with stalls so they could nab up to 10 donkeys at a time and had made several trips in the last few months, Sayad said.
Indian farmers never secure donkeys with a rope, as they do with sacred cows or buffaloes, making the gang's job easier. Police suspect there might be more donkey rustlers on the prowl.
"Now many farmers are approaching us and informing us about missing donkeys," Sayad said.


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Salt Lake City, UT (Sports Network) - Jason Washburn tied his career-high with
26 points and grabbed nine rebounds to propel the Utah Utes to a 60-55 victory
over the Arizona State Sun Devils in a Pac-12 Conference battle at the Jon M.
Huntsman Center.
Jordan Loveridge added 13 points for Utah (11-13, 3-9 Pac-12) as it snapped a
two-game losing streak.
Carrick Felix notched a double-double of 14 points and 11 rebounds for ASU
(18-7, 7-5), which came into the contest just one game out of first place in
the conference standings. Jahii Carson chipped in 12 points but also finished
with just one assist to six turnovers. Chris Colvin provided a spark off the
bench with 10 points, six rebounds, and four assists.
Utah played very well in the first half as it outscored the visitors, 18-6, in
the paint and shot 52.2 percent from the floor en route to a 29-22 halftime
lead. The Sun Devils trailed at the break after making only 34.6 percent of
their shots from the field in the opening 20 minutes.
ASU heated up to sink 44.8 percent of its field goal tries after the
intermission while the Utes cooled off to go just 7-of-19 from the floor. The
Sun Devils looked to be in control as they held a 53-47 lead with three
minutes left before the final buzzer, but the Utes answered with seven
unanswered points, four of which came from Washburn, to go back on top for
good. Washburn and Jarred DuBois combined to go 4-of-4 at the charity stripe
in the closing 30 seconds to secure the win.
The Sun Devils lost despite holding a 33-30 edge in rebounding and outscored
the hosts, 13-6, in second chance points.
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The ladies' draw started off missing a major component: defending champ Maria Sharapova, who withdrew when her surgically repaired right shoulder rendered her unfit for the Melbourne fight. However, a slew of other eager lady ballers were already prepared to stake their claim on the first Grand Slam of the year.
Serena Williams knows what it takes to win the Oz Open crown – she's won the title every odd year since 2003 – so would fate be on her side this time around? It wasn't so clear at the outset when she fought through some scratchy patches in her opening rounds and lost the first set to Victoria Azarenka in the Round of 16. But, as luck would have it, Vika retired from their match after having been ill earlier in the day and gave safe passage for ReRe into the quarterfinals where she battled familiar foe Svetlana Kuznetsova. The 27-year old lost the first set but as luck would have it again, the scorching Aussie heat caused the Rod Laver Arena retractable roof to be closed and in turn caused ReRe's supreme game to open up.
The rest, as they say, was history as were her opponents including Sveta, semifinal foe Elena Dementieva, and Dinara Safina in the final. She earned her second consecutive Grand Slam, a 10th career major moving her past Monica Seles on the all-time list, regained the keys to the WTA Penthouse, and topped the list of career prize-money earners in all of women's sports (surpassing golfer Annika Sorenstam) by winning the doubles title with sister Venus and making the final. ReRe will be on the short list of faves for Roland Garros and if she grabs that one too watch out!
Dinara entered Melbourne with a some matches at the Hopman Cup and a finals appearance in Sydney but her form, particularly the serve, were still off. She needed needed 3 sets in 3 of her matches including her fourth round tussle against Frenchie Alize Cornet. After going down 2-5 in the third set, the Russian found the range on her groundies and saved 2 match points along the way to make her first quarterfinal in Oz. Unfortunately for D, she got spanked by ReRe in the final 6-0, 6-3 but it was a solid effort nonetheless for the new World No.2.
There's a big difference between reaching No.1 and actually staying there. Such is the problem for sister Serbs Jelena Jankovic + Ana Ivanovic. After a 2008 breakout season which saw both lady ballers rise to the top spot and both make a Grand Slam final - JJ in Flushing Meadows and Ana at Roland Garros where she grabbed her maiden major – their games have tailed off considerably. Like Nole, outside concerns may be to blame: JJ switched clothing sponsors from Reebok to ANTA, was rumored to be leaving Prince, and battled a flu at the JB Group Classic that left her short of matches. Ana had her off-season romance and on-season breakup with Fernando Verdasco and announced she was no longer working with adidas baller development coach Sven Groenefeld though they reconnected during the fortnight.
In most winning scenarios, consistency is THE key and these issues seemingly left them with no confidence and both lost early – JJ to Marion Bartoli in the fourth round and Ana to the unheralded Russian teen Alisa Kleybanova in her third rounder. Let's hope their focus turns back to tennis or their slippery Serbian Slide may have no end in sight.
Breakout Performance (tie): Jelena Dokic's inspiring run to the quarterfinals, taking out 11th seeded Dane Caroline Wozniacki in the fourth round; Borna Bikic and his arms making their welcomed appearance in her baller box
Most Disappointing Performance: Venus Williams second round debacle, going down to Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro after winning the first set, leading 2-5 and holding a match point in the third
Kudos also go out to Elena Dementieva who came in with two warm up titles under her belt and reached her first Oz semifinals; Bart for schooling JJ, Alisa for schooling Ana; Vera Zvonareva for serving 4 bagels in her early matches before going down to Dinara in the semifinals; and Carla for making good on her defeat of V and reaching her second major quarterfinal (surely one to watch during the upcoming clay-court season.)


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The election to recall 2 elected members of the state legislature over their pro gun control vote earlier this year is today. I sure hope both of them are sent home. They are not in my area so I can't vote, but a big turnout is expected. Lots of out of state $$$ has been spent, especially by Bloomberg's anti gun Mayors group from New York.
Hope this is the start of a trend reversing all this anti gun stuff here in Colorado!


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I am currently trying to get a refund from MLB.tv. Don't believe the ads that say, "Watch all the games on your favorite device". I have all the requirements needed to watch games. I have an HTC phone with Android 2.2. They are now saying this phone will not be supported. Also the tablet I have was just able to get games.
If you want to go to MLB.tv, go to their support forums and make sure your "Favorite Device" can actually do everything they promise.
I have a Roku and have had a bad problem with rebuffering. The Panasonic Smart tv I have doesn't have any of the extras they promised, such as watching 2 or 4 games at once. They didn't tell me thayt until AFTER the date I could get a refund. My internet download speed is a consistent 8 Mps. The minimum they require is only 3 Mps, but it still rebuffers at least once an inning.
Some people have had a lot of luck, hope you do too!
Sorry you've had problems with MLB.TV. I've had absolutely no rebuffing issues on my PS3; the Roku isn't quite as good. No rebuffing, but sometimes the picture goes to what looks like wide-screen SD for a second or two before switching back to HD. Even in HD the PQ on the Roku isn't as good as on the PS3.
The PS3 was actually a really good investment for me; not only does it play games, but it doubles as a great blu-ray player and it's a gateway to Hulu plus the NHL, MLB and (this fall) NFL Sunday Ticket.
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Increasingly, trials exist in a very competitive environment, where multiple trials are vying for a limited pool of potential participants. This is especially true of cancer and cardiology trials. It has become necessary for trial directors to view recruitment as a marketing effort, just as one would market a product or a service. They must focus on the positioning and messaging that differentiates the trial and the compound being studied from other compounds currently in testing or on the market.
Public relations has become an important part of the recruitment and enrollment effort for clinical trials. Unlike advertising's "paid" media, PR has the credibility of "earned" media. PR is also far less expensive than advertising. A broader and richer strategy featuring a range of tactics and channels that stretch beyond newspapers and magazines, public relations is able to not only educate patients but also alert them to the existence and benefits of trials. And the Internet, a valuable PR tool that has been growing in use and reach, provides a host of specialty sites that channel information and news regarding medical information to people interested in specific topics.The Other Lung Cancer
Recently, a Manning, Selvage & Lee client, a large biotechnology company in Cambridge, needed to recruit patients with bronchioloalveolar cancer (BAC) for a Phase II clinical trial. BAC is a relatively rare subtype of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); it makes up about 20 percent of the NSCLC patient population—or about 30,000 patients.
Unfortunately, in addition to being rare, BAC is also frequently misdiagnosed. It has a unique "masked" presentation, it frequently strikes non-smokers and other low-risk populations, and is often mistaken for pneumonia or other inflammatory conditions of the lung—at least until antibiotics and other treatments fail.
Taken together, these factors increased the difficulty of recruiting patients for the BAC trial.
This particular recruitment effort was focused on five larger markets—Boston, Seattle, New York, Chicago, and Atlanta—with principal investigators already in place, a presumably larger patient pool, and plenty of traditional media providing recruiting opportunities. Interestingly, as we developed the PR side of the recruiting effort, we found that the most effective and efficient way to reach our target audiences was online through a variety of Internet sites and channels—listservs, blogs, and chat rooms, as well as patient advocacy sites.
BAC on the Web
With the knowledge that much of our outreach was going to be conducted online, we developed an informational Web site to use in recruitment efforts. The site itself was rudimentary—a simple single page that contained the same information as the print flier for the trial. But, the benefit of the Web site was that we were able to change the information as needed. For example, when the protocol changed mid-trial, we were able to reflect those changes immediately, while the fliers that had already been distributed continued to contain the outdated information.
We found that many Web sites we were interested in—including local chapters of the American Cancer Society and Gilda's Club—were unwilling or unable to post direct links or direct information about one particular clinical trial. There were, however, some Web sites created explicitly for this purpose, including NexCura and the clinical trials pages of the National Cancer Institute. Most patient-focused Web sites were more than willing to link to these clearinghouse sites.


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Must-Try Sandwiches (Part Deux)
by Julie Besonen
(From left) Bien Cuit's Athens sandwich, photo by Jorge Garcia • Minetta Tavern's French dip, photo by Riad Nasr
Since our last survey, a fistful of new sandwich specialists have cropped up all over NYC. There's Parm, a spin-off of Torrisi Italian Specialties in Little Italy; Zito's Sandwich Shoppe, which channels the spirit of Little Italy in Brooklyn; Queens Kickshaw in Astoria, which raises grilled cheese to a level of art; and Murray Hill's The Cannibal, which serves up a luscious grilled cheese with bacon and pork belly. That's to say nothing of the great ham-and-cheese at Dickson's Farmstand Meats at Chelsea Market and the blissful pastrami sandwiches at Boerum Hill's Mile End and Katz's Delicatessen on the Lower East Side. All those options are sublime, but our slideshow highlights some lesser-known greats you'll also want to sink your teeth into. Click through to read more (preferably not on an empty stomach).


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Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Nate Robinson scored 35 points and nailed five
3-pointers to lead six Chicago players in double figures as the Bulls ended
the New York Knicks' 13-game winning streak with a 118-111 overtime victory on
Jimmy Butler and Carlos Boozer each recorded double-doubles with 22 points and
14 rebounds and 13 points and 15 boards, respectively, for the Bulls, who
became the second team to snap two 13-plus game winning streaks in the same
season (Suns in 1990-91). Chicago also ended the Miami Heat's impressive 27-
game win streak on March 27.
Luol Deng, who had missed the previous two games due to injury, supplied 16
points and eight rebounds, while Richard Hamilton and Kirk Hinrich had 14 and
11 points, respectively, in the victory.
Carmelo Anthony scored 36 points and has a six-game streak of netting at least
that many points. Kobe Bryant is the last player to accomplish such a feat,
doing so in nine straight games in 2003.
J.R. Smith added 28 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, while Anthony pulled down
a season-high 19 boards for the Knicks, who defeated Washington on Tuesday to
clinch the Atlantic Division title for the first time since 1994.
New York was searching for its longest winning streak since a 15-game run from
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Well, I like where this is going. The one problem I have, and I am pretty sure that it is a holdout from doing layout, is that white on the road. I think that all the other colours work well together.
Nice job.
I am currently working on a modified Kingmaker adventure path campaign, and have already posted in the Regional/World Mapping section for maps I have created that fall into that category. I have also begun working on a city map for the campaign, and would like to share that as well.
In the campaign, the players have recently founded their capital, naming it Knight's Keep. Anyone familiar with the adventure path knows that city-building is also a part of the game, and so I've begun work on a city map for the capital. Incorporating structures they decide to build, I've decided to ignore the grid layout the adventure path provides, going instead with a more organic growth in a true environment. This map displays the Lord's Keep on the hill for which the place is named, and the start of a village and dock area along the shores of the lake below. I plan to add some farmland to the north and northwest, plus a cluster of tents to the west representing the people arriving in the area, but not yet settled into housing. I will post more maps as the city develops.
Well, I like where this is going. The one problem I have, and I am pretty sure that it is a holdout from doing layout, is that white on the road. I think that all the other colours work well together.
Nice job.
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The white part of the road was intentional. It indicates the actual road, which I envisioned as a sort of paved gravel (a little advanced for the time period, but there is a reason for it). The rest of the roads are cleared and pressed dirt. Do you think the main road is simply too white? I'd like to keep separation between them, and am open to suggestions, but I think it will read better once I have placed the tent and farming areas.
I think that the white is still too white. Even marble chips have trouble staying that clean. I suspect that making the gravel a little lighter than the natural dirt will go a long way. Perhaps a white specked texture over a base that is between the current white and the natural earth.
A quick check of google images show gravel roads to be more of a medium grey for the most part.
A new crushed shell road would be that white, just not too durable.
Good luck.
So far it is looking good.
While it may look better a tiny bit darker I don't mind the road too much - it makes it nice and clear. The part that looks a bit odd to me is where it goes up the hill. I think it needs a bit of shading on the right side because the road looks flat compared to the hill around it.
I have pretty much completed the first map of Knights Keep. I made some major revisions when I realized that at the point in the campaign where this map will be revealed to the players it is the heart of winter, and so I covered the land with snow. As suggested I also darkened the road a little and added a little shading in spots. The hill upon which the keep sits becomes a little hard to read, and I might do some more work there, and the camp in the field to the west of the keep might not read as well as I'd hoped, but otherwise I'm pretty happy with it.
I plan on jumping back to the previous version when spring or summer arrives for the next major update.
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I think this looks great! A point about snow....It REALLY hides contours well so do not look to add too much to the "lay of the land" atm. Save that for the Spring Thaw reveal
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1. A White Dress
Maybe it's an old-fashioned, old-school rule. Maybe the bride is super cool and doesn't even give a sh*t. But wearing a white dress to a wedding just makes you look like an asshole. Really, you couldn't choose any other dress?
2. A Super Short Dress
Hey, when you're attending a wedding single—and you're ready to mingle with some hot groomsmen—you might feel tempted to throw on your vag-grazing mini-dress. But you should definitely resist that temptation.
3. A Super Tight Dress
If we can see your belly button, areola, and/or cameltoe outline through your dress—newsflash!—it's too tight to wear to a wedding. Save it as leotard for Prancercise?
4. A Super Short, Super Tight White Dress
Do you want the grandmother-of-the-bride to have an aneurism? Do you?
5. Anything Backless That Reveals Your Bra
When you're a grown-ass woman, you're kind of expected to find grown-up undergarments. Unless of course you're totally cool with teenage junior groomsman snapping your bra on the dance floor.
6. More Makeup Than a Cirque Du Soleil Acrobat
Your friend/family members/frenemy's wedding may seem like a theatrical event. But you are not its star
7. A Loud, Wild Print that Could Double as J. Lo Concert Wear
Unless the bride has asked you perform a rousing rendition of On the Floor to get the reception going, you should never show up to a wedding looking like you take your fashion cues from a Lisa Frank sticker.
8. Club Attire to a Country Club Wedding
Okay, we could see how you might have seen the words "club" on your invitation, then interpreted them to mean that your backless, string-secured number would be the perfect dress to wear. Wait. Actually, no, we don't. It's J. Crew time for this one.
9. A Plunging Neckline and No Bra
We get it. You have great tits. But unless you got a +2 to this wedding, leave the girls at home. (Or just, you know, tucked into a more appropriate dress.)
10. Jeans
Ah, the Canadian tuxedo. Wearing jeans to a wedding is like refusing someone's advances during an orgy—it offends everyone!
11. Anything that Reveals Your Belly Button
Unless the wedding you're going to is a pool party, get that inner outie here. (See what we did there?)
12. Anything that Reveals Your Thong
Sisqo may wanna see your thong tha-thong-thong-thong—and the bride's creepy Uncle Jimbo might, too—but no one else does.
13. A Chain Wallet
Even if you're Johnny Depp. Just don't.
14. A Super Sparkly Dress
If it looks like something Tonya Harding would have LOVED to wear to the '94 Olympics, it's probably not right for your college friend's wedding. This is not your day to shine, sister.
15. A Short-Sleeve Dress Shirt
Guys, we feel you. It's 94 degrees outside and, under that suit, your boxer briefs are pooling with sweat while all of us ladies flit around perspiration-free in our cocktail dresses. But does one foot of extra fabric really make a difference? Don't make like George Costanza and just wear a real dress shirt.
16. A Hooded Sweatshirt.
In what world does a hooded sweatshirt = "dressy?"
17. Head-to-Toe Black
Unless you're crashing your unrequited ex's nuptials hoping to make a "statement," it's better not to dress as if you're heading to a funeral.
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Installation help for group & sitewide forums
I'm using: WordPress 4.1.2, BuddyPress 220.127.116.11, SelfHelp.on.ca
Ran into an obstacle. I am at the step of installing Group & Sitewide Forums. No. 7 of the instruction has me stuck. I stopped after adding the Forums page with the code in it to, to the menu. There is a picture to the right of the instruction depicting how step 7 should go, but I don't ever see that screen when I try to do step 7. I even tried adding a new page called Group Forums and I don't even see the option to change from 'forum' to 'category'. See instructions below
• Create a new Forum as the "parent forum" for all of your Group Forums.
• Go to Forums > Add New
• Add Title, e.g. Group Forums
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Ottawa, ON (Sports Network) - Chris Neil's second-period goal proved to be the
difference, as the Ottawa Senators held off the Buffalo Sabres, 4-3, on
Tuesday at Scotiabank Place.
Erik Karlsson, Chris Phillips and Daniel Alfredsson each scored once, while
Peter Regin added a pair of assists for the Senators, who snapped a two-game
Craig Anderson saved 20 shots in the triumph.
Jordan Leopold registered a goal and an assist, while Tyler Ennis and Jason
Pominville also lit the lamp for the Sabres, who have lost three straight and
seven of their last eight since opening the season with back-to-back wins.
Jhonas Enroth allowed four goals on 24 shots in the setback.
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Rail traffic up for week ending March 12, according to AAR
March 18, 2011
Railroad volumes continued trending in the right direction, with volumes up again for both carload and intermodal for the week ending March 12, according to data from the Association of American Railroads (AAR).
Carload volume at 292,164 was up 1.3 percent compared to the same timeframe last year, but trailed the week ending March 5 at 303,953 and the week ending February 26 at 296,252. Carload volume was down 2.8 percent in the East and up 4.2 percent out West.
On the intermodal side, volumes were up 6.5 percent with 216,828 trailers and containers, which was ahead of the week ending March 5 at 214,343 and behind the week ending February 26 at 220,589.
These volumes are the most recent evidence of railroads continuing to show both annual and sequential growth although, as LM has pointed out, the percentage levels of annual gains are decreasing, due to the fact that 2010 was being compared to 2009, which was a low point for freight transportation volumes. Rail prospects for 2011 remain very encouraging, though, as railroads have been able to maintain solid pricing power in conjunction with volume increases.
The AAR said that 12 of the 20 commodity groups the AAR tracks saw annual growth for the week ending March 12, with metallic ores up 105.3 percent, pulp, paper, and allied products up 17.9 percent, and motor vehicles and equipment up 17.7 percent.
Estimated ton-miles for the week were 33.0 billion for a 2.5 percent annual increase, and on a year-to-date basis, the 323.3 billion ton-miles recorded are up 6.6 percent.
Robert W. Baird analyst Jon Langenfeld wrote in a research note that current volume levels are "roughly in line with seasonal trends compared to average [fourth quarter] levels," adding that the "recent softer volume growth is worth monitoring, though multiple signs exist that the industrial economy has been strong/topic/tag/AAR to start 2011."
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Welcome to our TWO-day event!
You should be joining me from Lesley's blog, if not then head to the beginning on the Unity Stamp Co. blog.
With all the blog-swaps that are happening out there lately, I can't think of one more exciting than when the amazing women of SPELLBINDERS get together with the rockstars of UNITY STAMP COMPANY!
We can't wait to show you a special line of coordinating products featuring SPELLBINDERS dies and SAMANTHA WALKER for Unity Stamp Co. rubber stamps!
Not only are we thrilled to be collaborating on such a special 2-day event, but ONE of you will win ALL of the coordinating stamps and dies from the Samantha Walker collection! We will also have 1 winner each day from the comments that will receive 1 Samantha Walker stamp set and coordinating dies.
So be sure to enjoy our hop both days, leave comments on all of the blogs each day and check back to see if you won!
(winners will be posted on Wednesday, October 19th on the Unity Blog and Spellbinders Blog)
I got to use the {Cuckoo Clocks} spellbinders set for todays card...how cute is it!!!
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MenScience Androceuticals was founded in 2004 and since then, the brand has changed the way men approach their morning routines. Most men want a fuss free personal care regimen that's easy and fast but produces results. All MenScience Androceuticals products contain clinical grade formulas that can dramatically change the health and function of the skin and body. All of this is done without fluff and fancy packaging that is typical of products for the female shopper. With an emphasis on shaving needs, MenScience Androceuticals also offers a full line of skin care products for different concerns and issues.
Shaving is one of the biggest sources of skin irritation for men, and the Menscience Androceuticals collection was originally developed to address its side effects. Today, the brand is considered a leader in shaving products, offering a line of scientifically formulated after shave treatments and shaving lubricants that promote a close shave with less of a risk of razor burn, ingrown hairs and razor bumps. With the shaving products in the collection, you can protect your skin without compromising the smoothness of your complexion.
Healthy skin requires more than good protection while you shave. That's why the Menscience Androceuticals collection includes a full range of daily skin care products to help keep you looking your best. Cleansers from the brand remove sweat and impurities while toners and clarifiers normalize oil production to keep skin's pH within optimal range. Moisturizers round out the daily care offerings, helping you to fight the dryness that can lead to uncomfortable itching and unsightly flaking. In addition to daily care products, the skincare range also includes treatment products for common problems like acne, under eye circles and skin discoloration caused by sun damage.
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ODFL opens up new service center in Wyoming
December 15, 2010
National less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services provider Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) said it has opened up a new service center in Casper, Wyoming in an effort to better serve shippers in this area.
Company officials said the new 10-door facility is located on a two-acre site in Evansville, Wyoming, east of Casper's city center, and it will have seven employees—one terminal manager, one sales representative, and five drivers. ODFL now has 213 service centers in the lower 48 states.
"The Casper service center opened so that Old Dominion Freight Line could complete full service coverage for the state of Wyoming," said Chuck Powell, vice president of the Pacific Northwest region for ODFL, in an interview. "Construction had been planned for about a year. The new service center will improve transit times and allow us to provide direct service to customers, making the shipping process faster and easier."
Powell said that ODFL estimates the new service center will accommodate approximately 200 customers per week.
Prior to the establishment of this new service center, ODFL shipments in this region were directed through a service center in Cheyenne, Wyo. or were handled via interline.
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I just downloaded the source (zcs-3.0.M1_21) on my MacOS X 10.4 system and noticed that there were no build instructions. At this point I have compiled all the java source and attempted to build the C/C++ code in the ZimbraNative directory, but failed with errors.
Just to document what I did, from the source base directory:
ant -f Ajax/build.xml
ant -f ZimbraCharset/build.xml
ant -f ZimbraServer/build.xml
ant -f ZimbraWebClient/build.xml
cd ZimbraBuild
cd ../ZimbraNative
Are there any instructions? What is the minimum I need to build to get a working install?


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When I was a little girl, I would absolutely revel in the stories that my parents would tell me about their childhood growing up in Czechoslovakia; especially the ones that centered on how they celebrated Christmas time. These stories were so comforting to me as my parents would each recount special memories with a playful smile; there was always some air of mischief involved in these stories, some recollection of either themselves, a sibling or a cousin getting their hide tanned for some shenanigan or another. ... {more please!}
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I am looking into Zimbra Desktop as a replacement for our small company's e-mail client. Currently, all employees have a POP account with our ISP.
I'd like to investigate using the ZCS for all non-email tasks (calendar, contacts, etc.) but keeping the actual e-mail portion with the ISP. Since we don't have dedicated IT staff if there were issues with a locally hosted mail-server it could be quite catastrophic. Calendar and contact data, however, is not business critical.
Ultimately I think it would make sense to either go with a third party server host, or run our own server (i have succesfully installed and configured a Zimbra test server) but I would like to know if anyone else has experienced doing a staged transfer of services to ZCS.


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Superstorm Sandy, One Year Later
Redesigning our coast to hold back a hurricane
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When Superstorm Sandy rolled across the Northeast last Oct. 29, it was among our worst nightmares –– a historic tempest that inundated entire swaths of coastline, pushing the Atlantic Ocean past points that we did not believe floodwaters could reach. In a day, Sandy wreaked $68 billion in damage to homes, businesses, roads, bridges, tunnels, subways, railroads, harbors and beaches.
In Sandy's wake, with no electricity and heat and with winter just weeks away, we felt desperate. We were far more exposed to nature's destructive elements than we had thought.
Writing for The Washington Post, Brian McNoldy, a senior researcher at the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, noted in an essay last November that Sandy was the second most powerful hurricane in terms of the kinetic energy that it produced, after Isabel in 2003. (Katrina was third.) According to McNoldy, Sandy generated as much kinetic energy as two World War II-era atomic bombs.
Long Islanders spent months reconstructing their homes and businesses after Sandy. Many still have not rebuilt.
The question is, when everyone is restored, do we simply move on, pretending that nothing happened? Or do we remake our coastline to ensure that our structures and infrastructure are protected in another Sandy?
Henk Ovink, director-general of national spatial planning and water affairs for the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, is "on loan," he says, to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development this year as a senior adviser to HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, who reports to President Obama. Ovink is helping to oversee Rebuild by Design, a program initiated by the president that aims to build greater resiliency into our coastline to hold back the ocean and protect our communities in a hurricane. Ovink, who arrived in the U.S. in April, is staying for a year, in part to spread the word about the need to rethink how we design our cities and suburbs in flood zones.
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Finally we have engaged the experts! There was an article in the New Yorker magazine right after Sandy describing how the Dutch have learned to tame the water and I was hoping that the US will follow the process. Good to hear that they brought Henk Ovink to spearhead this important task. Those hard-working taxpayers who complain as to why their money should be used to sponsor such programs-quit whining and realize that the reason people have a great standard of living and are generally happy in the countries such as Nederlands, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark is precisely because they have strong social support systems, trust in the government and an understanding that having most of the country live comfortably is better than to have 1% living excessively.
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San Diego atheists believe in billboards
Thursday in eastern San Diego, a mile from a church sign that reads, "The grass withers and the flowers fall but the word of our God stands forever," a billboard will rise to promote the opposite view.
"Atheism," it will say. "A personal relationship with reality."
Reality? Really?
I had other questions, of course, when I learned of the billboard's imminent arrival this week. The philosopher in me — or maybe the comic? — wanted to know if it meant seeing wasn't believing.
I called the billboard's local sponsor, and she called me back immediately. Turns out that's what atheists do. Beside billboards, journalists are the best way to get their message out.
Their billboard wasn't up Wednesday off state Route 94 west of the College Avenue exit when I went looking for a church, any church, nearby. My quest didn't take long, and the pastor of the San Diego Reformed Presbyterian Church pulled up in his vehicle as I exited mine.
Was it chance or divine intervention? Maybe this column will help us figure that out.
Debbie Allen, coordinator of the San Diego Coalition of Reason, told me that her umbrella organization has bought a billboard only once before — for four weeks in late 2009 along Interstate 8 in La Mesa for $6,200.
"Don't Believe in God?" it asked. "You are not alone."
In part because of the publicity, the coalition has grown from nine groups to 18. It now boasts about 2,000 members; the county has 3.1 million residents.
"We're hoping this will spur on another period of growth locally," Allen said. "We would like billboards on every highway to reach everybody, but that's beyond our budget."
Atheists in other cities have installed a dozen or more billboards at one time to combat the bigotry some of them feel. In October, 15 went up in Portland, Ore., showing pictures of everyday people with the tag line, "This is what an atheist looks like." Someone drew horns on one of the faces. In December, 12 billboards around Chico advertised, "Don't believe in God? Join the club." A week later, someone ripped the word "Don't" from one.
San Diego's first atheism billboard was not vandalized, though, and Allen hopes the worst thing that happens to the new one is the weed-whacking she might do herself.
For $4,000 over four weeks, the billboard will show a stack of books holding up a curtain, with a blue sky behind the curtain and in front of it. I saw the image on a computer and didn't get it right away, either, so let me save you from scratching your head as you speed past the sign.
"I think it's very clever," Allen said. "Obviously, we want to get across the message that when you pull up the curtain on the universe or on reality, first of all you do so through education, science, etc., which is what the books symbolize. But on the other side, it's just the natural world. There are no wizards or goblins or supernatural beings behind the curtain."
As we talked, Allen acknowledged that people might not understand the image and pinpointed the word "atheism" as the billboard's most provocative element. She had this message for anyone who considers the billboard confrontational: "I would like them to think about what is it that we're confronting, and what we're confronting is the assumption that there is just one way to be in this world, that there is just one right way to think in this world."
Even atheists have different world views. Consider the billboard that went up in Times Square over Christmas, when the New Jersey-based American Atheists received more than $25,000 from a private donor to proclaim, "Keep the Merry! Dump the Myth!"


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Lineups: DLR vs. Vanden Hurk
The middle game of the Royals weekend set with Florida falls on Military Appreciation Day at the K. Come out to the ballpark early for the special pre-game show and to check out all the military vehicles stationed in the parking lots.
Tonight – 6:10 p.m. start – Kansas City turns to Jorge De La Rosa (4-6, 4.73 ERA) while the Marlins look to rookie right-hander Henricus "Rick" Vanden Hurk (1-2, 8.61). We've dropped the middle game in each of our three Interleague series this season, will we break the pattern tonight? Here are your lineups…
For the Royals:
DeJesus – CF
Cortez – 2B
Teahen – RF
Sweeney – DH
Gordon – 3B
Shealy – 1B
Buck – C
Pena – SS
Gathright – LF
De La Rosa – P
For the Marlins:
Amezaga – CF
Uggla – 2B
Ramirez – SS
Cabrera – DH
Willingham – LF
Hermida – RF
Olivo – C
Boone – 3B
Wood – 1B
Vanden Hurk – P


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Nautilus Lifeline USB Cap
A vitally important part, the USB cap protects the Nautilus Lifeline's USB port from being flooded with seawater. Salt water is incredibly corrosive to electronics, and when left in the port can cause damage over time. A 3-cap pack is always a good thing to have in case of cap loss, cap damage, or the cap being bent out of shape.
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I'm trying to import a PST backup file into Zimbra using the ZCS Import Wizard. I set the hostname using port 80, and the appropriate username/password. After i've selected the PST and start the process it errors out saying
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You've probably heard of all the great benefits of juicing as a way of consuming fresh, raw foods in your daily diet. Sounds simple enough, right? Extract all the nutrients inside fruits and vegetables, drink them and reap the health benefits. But selecting the right kind of juicer can be a bit tricky for the juicing novice.
We've broken down three of the most common types of juicers on the market to find the one that works best for you:
1. Breville Juice Fountain Compact, 2. Omega Nutrition Center Heavy-Duty Juicer, 3. Krups Silver Art Citrus Press
Centrifugal Juicers: This is generally the most affordable kind of juicer and therefore the most popular type on the market. They're great for juicing most fruits and vegetables quickly and efficiently. However, they're not as effective at yielding high volumes of juice from grassy and leafy plants such as wheatgrass, spinach, lettuce and other greens.
Centrifugal juicers usually have large feeding chutes allowing you to take the whole or half the fruit without the need for cutting them into smaller pieces.
The juice from these types of juicers typically has a very short shelf life and should be consumed right away to get the most nutritional value.
Masticating Juicers: Also known as single-gear juicer, this breaks up the plant cells resulting in more fiber, enzymes and trace mineral yields. These are generally more efficient than Centrifugal juicers in extracting more juice (i.e. the pulp comes out drier), and are great at juicing greens/leafy vegetables. However, they are more expensive than centrifugal juicers.
These operate at lower RPMs (rotations per minute), meaning there's less foam and heat conducted, increasing the shelf life and nutrition yield per serving. Masticating juicers are also more versatile since they can homogenize foods to make sauces, baby food, ice cream, sorbets, nut butters, etc.
Citrus Presses: An electric citrus press works similarly to manual ones but more quickly and yields more juice per fruit. Some of the benefits of fresh-squeezed citrus juice versus the store-bought kind are: a fresher taste, fewer or no additives and preservatives, and more nutrient integrity. Remember, as soon as the juice hits the air, oxygenation begins to degrade the nutrient content. That's why treating yourself to fresh-squeezed orange or grapefruit juice every day with a balanced breakfast is by far the healthier option!
Drink up for a healthier you in 2013!


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Letter from Carolyn Smith
At Priest Creek we have been studying Negro history. we learned about the Amistad revolt and the role of the American Negro in the struggle for freedom. We have learned the names of famous Negroes such as Georges Cinques who led the revolt, Salem Prince and Peter Salem who fought at Bunker Hill, Crispus Attucks who fell in the Boston Massacre, and Nat Turner who led a slave rebellion in Virginia in 1831. We have studied African history also and have learned that African countries were civilized and in the 15th century had universities and libraries, intellectuals and doctors.
At Priest Creek we fell that the younger generation has more get up and go than the older generation had. If the previous generation had forgot harder for freedom we might have had a Civil Rights Bill thirsty years ago.
Carolyn Smith
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