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Status: Recruiting
Keywords: myotonic dystrophy , congenital myotonic dystrophy , CDM , dystrophia myotonia
IRB Number: 00066988
Specialty: Neurology
Sub Specialties: Muscular Dystrophy
Brief Summary
We propose to longitudinally characterize the symptoms and functional outcomes associated with CDM disease progression in early and late childhood to develop a model for symptom development and progression. This study will enroll sixty children with CDM and 30 control subjects with stratified recruitment into four cohorts (birth to 2 years, 11 months; 3 years to 5 years, 11 months; 6 years to 8 years, 11 months; and 9 years to 13 years, 11 months) in order to address the following Specific Aims.
To determine in a prospective manner important clinical endpoints for children with CDM and establish reliability, validity, and responsiveness of these endpoints at differing stages of the disease. These endpoints include medical morbidity and mortality, neuropsychological function, oral facial weakness, muscle weakness, respiratory function, gastrointestinal function, and cardiac conduction. These endpoints will be evaluated for feasibility, test-retest reliability, and responsiveness to change. Determining these profiles will provide accurate and impactful endpoints that may be extended to therapeutic trials.
To validate the disease specific, patient reported outcome measure developed for CDM by assessing its correlation with generic quality of life measures and functional outcome measures using the cross sectional and longitudinal data obtained in Aim 1. This validation process will assess the test-retest reliability, responsiveness of the patient-reported outcome measure-to-measure change, and the validity of the measurement compared to functional outcome measures and generic quality of life scores. In addition, analysis of the patient and parent proxy instruments completed by both parents and educators will assess the ability of various proxies to measure symptom impact and concordance between the proxy and patient instruments. At the completion of this Aim we will have a reliable, valid, and responsive patient reported outcome measure capable of measuring the aggregate symptom impact in this multi-system disease.
To evaluate potential biomarkers, including RNA splicing ratios, PGE2 levels, and lean muscle mass. Prior RNA splicing biomarkers may not be practical in young children. We will assess the ability to obtain accurate RNA splicing ratios and microRNA differences in blood samples. We will extend prior work evaluating a potential difference in PGE2 levels in CDM samples by assessing in vivo PGE2 levels in blood and urine. Lean body mass, as measured by DEXA, will be determined in a subset of children able to cooperate with this procedure. This imaging modality, which has been used commonly in other pediatric NM conditions, may be an important imaging biomarker reflecting muscle mass and may be responsive to change over time and change due to intervention.
Principal Investigator: Nicholas Johnson
Department: Neurology
Co Investigator: Amy Powell
Co Investigator: Heather Hayes
Co Investigator: Sara Woltz
Co Investigator: Melissa Dixon
Co Investigator: Sandar Reyna-Merida
Co Investigator: Robert Burr
Co Investigator: Russell Butterfield
Contact Information
Name:Becky Crockett
Phone: 8015851676
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The hardest step in your gold-making journey is going to be your first few steps. If you're continually low on cash, can't pay repairs, can't afford enchants and gems, or are just scraping by, you need to invest some time and effort into making gold. Generally speaking, gold-capped is reached through discipline and doing small tasks consistently over time. There are very few "get rich quick" schemes in life and there are very few in the World of Warcraft also. Every gold-making empire is built on doing small tasks consistently over time.
I'll be assuming you're starting from scratch with no gold and no level-capped characters. If you have some character assets to start with, great! You're ahead of the game! But what if you don't? Well, the first step is to create some. Their race and class don't matter at this point. The point is that we need something to work with on our way to gold-cap.
The Bank Alt
One of your characters is going to function as the banker for your gold-making empire. While race and class don't matter a lot, you might consider races/classes that have speed-boosting abilities. Worgen have the racial Darkflight, which grants a running speed boost. Rogues, druids, shaman and mages all have some sort of speed boost. This will help save you some time while you run around the city. It's a minor advantage, however, so don't get too caught up on it.
You'll want to level this character to at least level 5, then head to the capital city for your faction. Horde should ultimately end up in Orgrimmar, Alliance should end up in Stormwind. This will give you access to face-to-face deals with people in the future. There are also some low-level gold-making opportunities in these cities for this character to take advantage of.
The Adventurer
The second character is the one you're going to be using to adventure and make money out in the world. This might be an existing character, or it might be a new one. You'll use this character to complete quests, farm materials, level professions and generally be your "main" character. Pick a class and race that you enjoy playing. While there are some advantages for different races with different professions, they aren't so overwhelming that you need to worry about them now.
Your First Steps to Gold Cap
Now begins your journey to the gold-cap. Here are some things you should be doing with each character:
- Your first priority is getting to max level. A mix of dungeons and questing will probably be the fastest, though questing will generally provide you with more gold along the way, which should be useful for you in the future.
- Don't buy upgrades. Nothing is so difficult while leveling that you'll need upgraded gear from the Auction House to overcome it. Questing and dungeon drops provide all the power you need. Don't buy enchants or gems (levels 60+). If your class has a glyph that will help you level faster, buy it if they are reasonably priced. However, you can always come back to this later when you have more gold.
- Buy upgraded bags. Every rule has an exception. The one upgrade you should purchase is bigger bags. Netherweave are a great bang for the buck at around 10 gold on many servers. If you don't have that, there are faction bags available from the capital cities (There are 6 bags in all for each faction, from each of the playable races). These bags are 2 gold once you reach revered, which you should do in no time while questing in their zones.
- Sell everything you get. Back when I was a guest writer for this blog, I wrote an article about how to optimize the gold-making process while leveling. You should read it. Most of that still applies today. One thing that's new since then, however, is Transmogrification (or mogging for short). Mogging allows people to change the look of their armor/weapons while keeping the stats of their high-level gear. So gear for a level 85 character can be made to look like a level 30 player if you wanted to. (Note: Control-Click gear to see what it looks like on your character to evaluate if it's worth selling) There's a big market for this gear, especially:
- Head, Shoulders, Chests, Legs, Hands, Feet, Cloaks and Waist slots. These are the visible pieces of armor.
- Weapons, especially if it has a more unique look to it.
- Anything black. Black boots might be worth 3-4 times as much as green boots with the same model.
- Headpieces that show the face while active.
- Learn a gathering profession. You can learn professions at level 5 from trainers in the capital cities or other locations around the world. I'd suggest mining and skinning, mostly because I find herbalism to be the most difficult to keep up with my level. Farm as you level and you can make some good gold.
- Pick up recipes from vendors as you find them. Generally speaking, if a vendor sells a recipe and it's not bind-on-pickup, you can sell it for a profit on the auction house. Send them to your banker for sale. WoW Confidential has a pretty comprehensive list of what's out there, though the page requires Internet Explorer to see it correctly. You can download the spreadsheet version of the list directly here.
- Scan the Auction House. Get an addon like Auctioneer, Auctionator, or Trade Skill Master (I prefer Trade Skill Master with the automatic updates. Faid at Clockwork Riot has some great videos that go over how to use Trade Skill Master if you've never used it before. Your goal here is to look for good deals on items that are low-priced to purchase and resell for a higher profit. Much of my early gold-making success was built on flipping a small variety of items like low-level gems (Malachite, Citrine, etc.) for profit. The way to tell if something is underpriced is to have good auction data to work from, so scanning the auction house regularly (if you don't use the auto-update feature) is critical.
- Buy Low, Sell Normal. This post from 2009 is still applicable today and goes over the strategies to make this successful. As you look at the markets, you'll start to notice trends and get pretty good at flipping items. Snatch lists are going to be your friend here.
- Systematically sell your drops. Did you read that article I linked earlier? Read the part about using Trade Skill Master again. There's some work involved setting up the initial groups and systems, but once you do, you can re-use it for your next character that you level, and the one after that, and the one after that. You can easily make 10,000 gold on the way from level 1 to level 85 (or 90 in Mists of Pandaria) by just selling your drops. If it's green, blue or purple, chances are it has some value on the auction house.
- Check the capital city for goods to resell. The Gold Queen has a good overview of items and why this works. Again, if it's a recipe, or it has a limited quantity available (it's limited if there is a number in the bottom right corner of the icon), it's worth something on the Auction House. Find out which ones sell well on your server and focus on those things. These aren't big profit makers, but as you get started, they can help get you going quickly.
- Gold-Making 101: The Basics

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I have a database of measurements that indicate a sensor, a reading, and the timestamp the reading was taken. The measurements are only recorded when there's a change. I want to generate a result set that shows the range each sensor is reading a particular measurement.
The timestamps are in milliseconds but I'm outputting the result in seconds.
Here's the table:
CREATE TABLE `raw_metric` (
`row_id` BIGINT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
`sensor_id` BINARY(6) NOT NULL,
`timestamp` BIGINT NOT NULL,
`angle` FLOAT NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (`row_id`)
Right now I'm getting the results I want using a subquery, but it's fairly slow when there's a lot of datapoints:
SELECT row_id,
SELECT MIN(`timestamp`)
FROM raw_metric AS rm2
WHERE rm2.`timestamp` > rm1.`timestamp`
AND rm2.sensor_id = rm1.sensor_id
), UNIX_TIMESTAMP() * 1000) - `timestamp`
) / 1000 AS duration
FROM raw_metric AS rm1
Essentially, to get the range, I need to get the very next reading (or use the current time if there isn't another reading). The subquery finds the minimum timestamp that is later than the current one but is from the same sensor.
This query isn't going to occur very often so I'd prefer to not have to add an index on the timestamp column and slow down inserts. I was hoping someone might have a suggestion as to an alternate way of doing this.
UPDATE: The row_id's should be incremented along with timestamps but it can't be guaranteed due to network latency issues. So, it's possible that an entry with a lower row_id comes occurs AFTER a later row_id, though unlikely.


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|Probable Pitchers
|Won, 8-5
|@ Buffalo,
7:05 p.m.
|Laffey (5-3, 3.93) vs.
Drabek (4-4, 4.19)
|Lost, 6-3
|Won, 12-11
|vs. Salem,
7:05 p.m.
|Simms (0-3, 4.50) vs.
Light (1-2, 5.06)
|Lost, 5-1;
Won, 11-5
|vs. Delmarva,
6:35 p.m.
|Silvestre (1-2, 3.63) vs.
Vader (7-1, 3.09)
|DSL Nationals
|vs. DSL Rojos,
10:30 a.m.
|TBD vs. TBD
Syracuse 8 Buffalo 5
• Tatusko 5IP, 4H, 5R, 5ER, 5BB, 2K, HR
• Stange 2IP, 0H, 0R, BB, 3K
• Souza 2-3, 2R, 2B, 2BB, RBI
• Laird 2-4, R, 2RBI
• Leon 2-4, 2B, BB, 2RBI
Brandon Laird's two-run single capped off a four-run rally in the 9th as the Chiefs roared back from a 5-1 deficit to win, 8-5. Syracuse scored the last seven runs of the game as the offense pounded out 12 hits, with five batters notching multiple hits. Ryan Tatusko struggled with his control (90P-45K), walking five and giving up a three-run homer as the Bison got to him for all five runs in the 3rd. The 29-y.o. veteran went five innings and allowed four hits total. The bullpen combined for four shutout innings to enable the comeback. Manny Delcarmen got the win for holding Buffalo scoreless in the 8th, while Warner Madrigal struck out two in the 9th to earn his first career AAA save.
Akron 6 Harrisburg 3
• Espino (L, 1-3) 4IP, 3H, 3R, 2ER, 3BB, 4K
• Grace (W, 2-1) 2⅓ IP, 3H, 0R, 0BB, 3K, 2-1 IR-S
• Taylor 2-3, R, HR, BB, RBI
• Canham 2-4, R
If only Michael Taylor could pitch… The Senators weren't so fortunate with their second spot starter — still no official explanation — as the RubberDucks took the series finale, 6-3. Filling in for A.J. Cole, who sources have told me is actually experiencing some soreness, Paolo Espino was touched for three runs on three hits and three walks over four innings to take his third loss. Taylor extended his current hit streak to 12 games with a single and his E.L.-leading 15th HR and took a walk to lead the Senators offense, which was held to eight hits total.
Potomac 12 Salem 11
• Dickson 4⅓ IP, 7H, 7R, 7ER, 4BB, 5K, 2WP
• Suero (W, 1-1) 3⅓ IP, 3H, R, ER, 0BB, 2K
• Renda 3-5, 2R, 3B, 3RBI
• Leonida 1-2, 2R, HR, RBI, 3BB
• J. Miller 2-5, R, HR, 2RBI
The P-Nats won a slugfest Sunday Afternoon In Woodbridge.
Kannapolis 5 Hagerstown 1 — GAME ONE
• Lopez (L, 0-1) 3IP, 5H, 3R, 3ER, 3BB, 2K
• Orlan 3IP, 2H, 2R, 2ER, 3BB, 4K, HR
• Ballou 1-3, R, OF assist at 2B
• Kieboom 2-3, 2-2B, RBI
Hagerstown dropped its third straight, and sixth of seven games, with 5-1 loss to Kannapolis in the opener. The Intimidators struck for three in the 1st against Reynaldo Lopez in his second start of the season. Lopez would go two more scoreless before giving way to R.C. Orlan, who was run into the wall for two runs in the 6th. The bats were held to just five hits total, with Spencer Kieboom's second double of the game plating the sole Sun run to break up the shutout bid.
Hagerstown 11 Kannapolis 5 — GAME TWO
• Cooper 4IP, 9H, 5R, 5ER, 0BB, K, HR, WP
• Webb (W, 1-0) 3IP, 1H, 0R, 2BB, 4K
• Ballou 2-4, 2R, 2RBI
• Difo 3-4, 2R, RBI, SB
• Wooten 2-4, R, 3B, 3RBI
The Suns broke out for eight runs in the 4th to finally take one from Kannapolis, 11-5 and prevent another doubleheader sweep. The top third of lineup combined to go 7-for-12 with five runs scored and six RBI while Drew Ward homered for the fourth time. Andrew Cooper was unable to go the requisite five innings, giving up all five Intimidator runs on nine hits, including a HR. Joseph Webb got the win with three scoreless innings, allowing a hit and two walks while striking out four.
DSL Nationals — OFF DAY
After the usual Sunday off, the DSL schedule begins its six mornings a week grind with four home games against the Rojos, Red Sox, Giants and Rockies, hitting the road for Wednesday and Thursday to visit the Boston and Colorado affiliates.
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Danny Espinosa must be a really good guy, or be very talented at blackmailing his managers. I've never seen a player play such awful baseball for such extended periods of time. I remember Johnson always speaking very highly of Espinosa's commitment and intensity while he was batting around .100, but clearly very little of the effort is paying off. The more games that go by, the more clear it becomes that he's simply not a major league quality batter. His glove is great, but that's ok when he's batting .240. When he's batting .118/.193/.263 with a 42% strikeout rate, as he has over the past month, it's time for a demotion.
It's especially painful to watch as we have two perfectly capable players in Souza and Walters tearing the cover off the baseball in Syracuse. Surely Souza could fill Frandsen's super-utility role better than Frandsen is (who's also batting .200/.245/.300 over the past 30 days), and Walters could play 3B, shifting Rendon back to 2B.
Not a major defender of Danny, but I believe the thinking is:
– Walters is not a strong defensive player, and while was not given much of an opportunity, he did not hit that well either when given the chance.
– Souza plays OF, and with Zimmerman coming back this week and with Harper following him shortly, where do you play Souza? Sounds like RZ is playing LF; so, Span is going to lose at bats soon, and the Nats want Souza to play everyday.
Espinosa just kills me, but his defense is special, and the Nats really lack better middle infield options.
Walters 2013-14: .220/.289/.488
Espinosa 2013-14: .181/.230/.321
And even thought it's an extremely small sample size, Walters' defense actually rated above average across about 50 innings in the majors.
Even if you compare them in AAA last year, Walters is still distinctly better:
Walters: .253/.286/.517
Espinosa: .216/.280/.286
To cap it off, Walters is 2.5 years younger than Espinosa. We know what we have in Espinosa after almost 450 games and 1800 plate appearances, and that player isn't very good. Walters' potential is more uncertain. Giving Zach regular playing time can't hurt. It's nearly impossible to be worse than Espinosa right now (I'll politely remind you of his .114/.186/.253 and 43% strikeout rate over the past month).
Remarkably, our pitchers are even out hitting Espinosa! This year they're hitting .172/.198/.215. And they only strike out 32% of the time! I don't think his defense is a sufficient argument for keeping him. He had a lucky April which has made his numbers look much better than they are. If anything, he's been worse than last season. Rendon, while no defensive wizard, is actually quite good at 2B (he rated as slightly above average last season). Plus, Walters can also play SS in a pinch.
Also, how much longer will we wait until Taylor and Goodwin swap teams?
Goodwin has a .359 OBP in his first taste of AAA ball – he's not going anywhere after just 54 games. You don't do that to a prospect. So for now Taylor has no place to go, because the three outfielders at AAA are Goodwin, Souza (who is raking) and the forgotten man, Destin Hood – who is also raking to the tune of .339/.392/.527 (.919 OPS) in his first taste of AAA. But that's OK, because a 32.7% K rate (and four previous years of underwhelming stats) says that Taylor has work to do to prove that he's no fluke.
And with Zimmerman looking like a 1b/OF option, McLouth improving and under contract through 2014, and Hairston actually hitting well there is no room at Nats Town for an OF without even considering Harper coming back next month. Bet on Tyler Moore heading back to AAA for daily work at 1b (with Brock Peterson moving to DH/3b) when Zimmerman comes off the DL. I expect that they will see if Zimmerman can play 3b, possibly moving to LF against LHP (or to 1b with Hairston in LF) to see if his sidearm motion holds up. An IF of LaRoche, Rendon, Desmond and Zimmerman to go with Werth, Span and a platoon in LF starts to look like a real MLB offense – if the defense holds up.
Then I suppose we have to promote Souza to make room for Taylor in Syracuse's OF!
I've been impressed with Taylor's recent adjustments. He's cut down on his Ks significantly in the past month or so. April was a bit scary, where he struck out a bit over 40% of the time. But since then, he's hasn't been whiffing as much. Across May and June he's struck out "only" 27% of the time.
But look at the keep-Espinosa-in-Washington arguments here. His defense alone is justification for him to start with the Nats. Taylor, by all accounts, is also an extremely good defender. Even if he can't sustain his torrid pace in Syracuse (and I don't think he will, otherwise we'd be talking about the next Mike Trout), his defense alone will make him an extremely valuable player.
If he can keep up this pace for another month, we'd be crazy not to give him a taste of AAA to start the second half of the season.
I'm heading up to Hagerstown now. I'm going to the game tonight and making a day of it. Any suggestions for what to do in the area? I'm thinking about outlet shopping and maybe walking around the downtown area.
Oops! Was typing on my phone and made a typo on my email address for my previous comment.
Luke: cut-n-paste error the Potomac score was 12-11 not 8-1. I was all excited to see just one run allowed and then I saw Dickson's awful line (4ip, 7ER) and thought something was amiss 🙂
Luke…..exactly WHERE was Cole's soreness? He is something special from what I have heard…please keep us updated….
Chris Manno back with Nats? He tweeted back where I belong and his profile is changed back to Nationals from Reds. Anyone hear anything?
His twitter, which used to read "Pro Baseball Player for the Cincinnati Reds and a Brooklyn Boy" now reads "Pro Baseball Player for the Washington Nationals". Sounds like he's back.
According to BA's Transaction Log he was released by the Reds. I would assume the Nats have resigned him.


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Spring Academic All-Ivy Selections Announced
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The Ivy League released its list of student-athletes selected for 2013-14 Academic All-Ivy honors in its spring sports today. The 80 men and women selected were starters or key reserves on an officially recognized varsity team with 3.0 or better cumulative grade point averages. Each institution nominated five men and women from its eligible student-athletes.
Princeton's selections for spring 2014 are:Will Gillis, Sr., Heavyweight Rowing, Politics (Seattle)
Eastern Sprints bronze medalist; academic All-IRA; served as team captain.
Angie Gould, Sr., Open Rowing, Psychology (Plymouth, Mass.)
First-team All-American; first-team All-Ivy; Ivy League champion.
Lindsay Graff, Jr., Tennis, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
2014 Ivy League Player of the Year; first-team All-Ivy in singles and doubles; three-time All-Ivy in both singles and doubles.
Greg Jarmas, Sr., Golf, Politics (Wynnewood, Pa.)
2014 second-team All-Ivy; 2013 Ivy League individual and team champion; three-time All-Ivy
Alec Keller, Sr., Baseball, Politics (Richmond, Va.)
Ivy League Player of the Year; first-team All-Ivy; three-time first-team All-Ivy honoree.
Matt McDonald, Jr., Track & Field, Chemical & Biological Engineering (Annandale, N.J.)
ECAC 10,000m champion; finished seventh in both the 5K and the 10K at the Ivy League Heptagonal Outdoor Championships.
Erin McMunn, Jr., Lacrosse, Sociology (Westminster, Md.)
Third-team All-America; Tewaaraton Trophy Watch List; first-team IWLCA All-Region; named first-team All-Ivy; set four Ivy League Tournament records, including a single-game high seven goals in the Tigers' semifinals win over Cornell; scored 100th career goal and ranks ninth all-time in scoring.
Julia Ratcliffe, So., Track & Field, Economics (Hamilton, New Zealand)
Semifinalist for The Bowerman Trophy; NCAA hammer throw champion; Regional Field Athlete of the Year; Ivy champion in the hammer; undefeated season; New Zealand national record holder as well as Ivy and Princeton record holder.
Kelly Shon, Sr., Golf, Sociology (Flushing, N.Y.)
2014 first-team All-Ivy; Ivy League Player of the Year; finished career as a four-time All-Ivy honoree; three-time NCAA Regional participant; 2013 NCAA Championship participant; 2013 WGCA honorable mention All-America.
Jack Strabo, Sr., Lacrosse, Economics (Arlington, Va.)
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After Lyssa Chapman (photos below) was arrested, Lyssa was initially confronted by Leland. Sitting in the backseat of the family's Mercedes, Lyssa listens as Leland and Beth tell what happened the night before. Beth exclaims "every … f-ing news channel is calling". Lyssa confessed to Beth and Leland that she blacked out, woke up in the jail, and doesn't remember anything from that night.
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Beth and Leland then told Lyssa that she is lucky she didn't get injured or given more charges. Beth says "you were lucky you were not tasered by those officers." Leland adds "you were too drunk because you were breaking out other people's windows fighting with the police."
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Beth then confronts Lyssa with even worse news. "The cops said you were the most disrespectful person they had arrested in quite some time." Leland added "you are lucky they didn't charge you with resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer."
Back at home, Dog is furious but also in tears. "Come here Lyssa." "Dog, I don't know what happened, I blacked out." Dog responds "I turn on the TV, your mugshot is there. I look at those photos there and it says 'dog's daughter'." He adds "again I can't do this. I cannot do this. I cannot. you are going to have to be suspended for a little bit."
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For the raw vegan there are certain tools necessary for survival. Many people may start off with the basics, but will soon find it valuable to outfit their kitchens with the following 7 essentials. Though the heavy hitters like the Vitamix or Blendtec blenders and Excalibur dehydrators are costly, the newbie raw vegan will eventually find purchasing them to be a greater investment in the long run.
Just like the person who wants to deck out his apartment with new furniture, so too the new raw vegan must equip himself with indispensable tools for success in the kitchen. While there are more than 7 tools that someone may want to obtain over time, here is a list of 7 key items to get the ball rolling in the right direction.
1. Juicer - 2 types: centrifugal and masticating. A centrifugal juicer is what most people think of when they think of juicers, can range from inexpensive to pricey and is used for most hard fruits and veggies. A masticating juicer is usually more expensive, but is better for juicing leafy greens, herbs and wheat grass. In addition, it can make nut butters, pasta and bread doughs. Both are beneficial for helping with the RDA of fruits and vegetables and the recipes are endless.
2. Blender - an economical one is a great beginner, but eventually you will want to invest in a high speed blender which pulverizes foods better, turning them into a creamier consistency over a regular one.
3. Food processor - if recipes don't first call for a blender, this is the next best tool. From making sauces to nut butters to ice cream, a food processor is a foodie's must have.
4. Ceramic knives - very sharp and cut with precision and ease. Oxidization does not occur with these knives, making them a better choice for your food.
5. Dehydrator - this is the raw vegan's glorified oven. It is used for making snacks, breads, veggie burgers, fruit leathers, crackers, whatever creation you can dream up.
6. Spiralizer - a fun and easy to use tool for creating healthy raw "pasta noodles" from zucchini, yellow or butternut squash, daikon radish, carrots, etc.
7. Mason jars - important for storing fresh juices, nut milks and dehydrated snacks.
Some other items you can add later include a nut milk bag for straining nut milks, a sprouting kit for sprouting grains and seeds at home - green thumb not required, a vegetable peeler, a grinder for grinding seeds into flour, rubber spatulas and a mandolin for thinly-sliced items.
Analogy: one brand new stove is to a family home as the essentially outfitted kitchen is to the raw vegan - you do the math.


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I've been taking lessons for about 1 1/2 years so far, so I'm still very much a newbie and am still fighting through this as well.
One of the things I've be taught is to really know the chords, understand where your fingers are and where they need to be for the next chord. If one finger is in the same position for the next chord, use it as your anchor and let the rest of your fingers move to "meet the anchor" where it already is. Or even if it's only a one string or one fret difference in finger position. My instruction has drilled into me to find these anchor finger positions when changing the chords and it speeds everything else up.
This doesn't work for every chord transition, but it's helped me speed up my changes from Eminor to C for example. Or my D to an A or vice versa.
Nothing has helped my C to G transition except practice. And that's the biggest key I'm finding. When I'm practicing a lot, my transitions are faster and easier. When I go a week without touching the guitar it's like I've regressed 6 months in my skills.
And take Jim Scanlan's advice about chord jumping. My instructor gave me the same direction, to practice my chord changes without strumming. You can do it while watching "How I Met Your Mother" without annoying anyone else in the room. I've done this through an entire "chick flick" that I didn't really want to watch, but couldn't talk my way out of the room. I even had a metronome running through an earbud to help me. 2 hours, I didn't strum once. And suddenly when the movie was over and I grabbed my pick, my C to G transition was much better than before. My instructor speaks a lot about muscle memory when it comes to finding the chords and making the transitions quickly. This chord jumping seems to be one of the best things I've done when it comes to this.
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Bristol - This week's Golden Apple award winner has been teaching for decades. Betty Wilson is a second grade teacher at WR Tolar K-8 school in Bristol. During her career, Mrs. Wilson has taught every grade from kindergarten through middle school. This year is her last in the classroom. "I don't want to tell you how many... but 40 plus years," said Mrs. Betty Wilson. She has been inspiring students to learn, grow, and succeed for more than 4 decades. "I just can't think of anything I would rather be doing."
This June, she'll leave classroom life behind to retire; for a second time. She retired from teaching in California in the late 90's but returned to the classroom when she and her husband moved to Bristol. Her students are glad she did. "She inspires kids to do things. She is the sweetest lady I have ever met," said one student. "She is a really great teacher, I love her," said another.
"Mrs. Wilson is a very special teacher, it's just miraculous what she can do with children, she really brings out the best in the students in her classroom," said Kathy Nobles, the principal of WR Tolar School. Colleagues say her years of wisdom benefit other teachers as well. "We have a lot of new teachers and so she offers the experience and advice for other teachers," said Nobles.
With this, her final year in the classroom, being nominated and chosen for the Golden Apple Award comes at a fitting time. "This is the joy of my life, I am just so happy, just overwhelmed." Congratulations to Mrs. Wilson, this week's Golden Apple award winning teacher. "She is like the best teacher in the whole world," said one of her students. "I hope God continues to bless her."


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Alec Baldwin announced earlier that he would be retiring from public life. He states he will continue acting but no longer wants to be in the scrutiny of the public eyes. Baldwin in an open letter to Vulture.com wrote, "I've had a relatively charmed life. I loved to be out in the city. New York was my town. I've had people come up to me and say, "You're a great New Yorker. You've given your time and money to so many New York charities. You're a great supporter of the arts. I like some of your movies—and some of your movies suck, actually." (It's New York, so people give you their unvarnished opinion.) But people in general had been very kind to me for years.
And then, last November, everything changed." You can read the rest of the letter here. Baldwin continues saying how much he enjoyed New York and now everything has changed. Everyone has a camera in their pocket and video "vultures" are everywhere. He says that photographers and videographers have turned predatory.
Baldwin's letter is passionate, honest and frank. Baldwin will still continue acting perhaps he just means to limit his outings because "big brother" is everywhere. Disappearing right now would be near impossible. Baldwin co-starred in the heavily Oscar nominated "Blue Jasmine". The Oscars are right around the corner.
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Researchers Looking into Mechanism of Hot Flushes
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Researchers led by Dr Naomi Rance from UA College of Medicine are currently investigating the mechanism of hot flushes, a symptom suffered by millions of women during menopause, as they hope to provide a foundation for development of future treatments, a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals.
The team identified a group of brain cells known as KNDy neurons as a likely control switch of hot flushes. KNDy neurons (pronounced "candy") are located in the hypothalamus, a portion of the brain controlling vital functions that also serves as the switchboard between the central nervous system and hormone signals.
Advertisement"Although the KNDy neurons are a very small population of cells, our research reveals that they play extremely important roles in how the body controls its energy resources, reproduction and temperature," said Melinda Mittelman-Smith, who led the study as part of her doctoral thesis. "They are true multitaskers."
By studying KNDy neurons in rats, the research team created an animal model of menopause to elucidate the biological mechanisms of temperature control in response to withdrawal of the hormone estrogen, the main trigger of the changes that go along with menopause.
They discovered that tail skin temperature was consistently lower in rats whose KNDy neurons were inactivated, suggesting the neurons control a process known as vasodilation, or widening of the blood vessels to increase blood flow through the skin.
"The hallmark of hot flushes is vasodilation," explained Rance, who also is a neuropathologist at The University of Arizona Medical Center. "When you flush, your skin gets hot and you can see the redness of the skin. It is an attempt of the body to get rid of heat, just like sweating. Except that if you were to measure core temperature at that point, you would find it is not even elevated."
Although the results are not yet directly applicable in helping individuals affected by hot flushes, they mark a necessary first step, Rance said.
"Obviously we can't do these studies in women, and only if we understand the mechanism is there a chance of developing therapies. All that is known so far is that dwindling estrogen levels have something to do with it but anything after that is a black box."
"Right now the only effective way of treating flushes is estrogen-replacement therapy. If we could figure out what is causing those flushes, we could try to develop a better, more targeted therapy."
Rance said hot flushes usually last for four or five years and occur in up to 80 percent of women but also in men undergoing certain hormone treatments for prostate cancer.
"For some people it's not too bad, but it can be very severe in other individuals; they loose sleep et cetera. So the question I have been asking myself is, 'How come we haven't figured this out?'"
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Cheney's Kendyl Cone looks for an opening heading up court against Clarkston defenders.
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The Lady Hawks got a game-high 21 points from Kendyl Cone, with Katie McGourin adding 15 and Shyann Morton 12. No other stats or information was available.
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Health Department Hospice in Phillips County's professional mission is to serve those who served to protect our country. It is an honor and privilege to partner with the Veterans' Program to provide the best end-of-life care for our veterans. Giving honor and recognition to Lawrence P. Sellers who served in the Air Force from 1950 to 1953 during the Korean War. He was assigned to Unit 39 Squadron Special Forces stationed in Alaska. Veteran Sellers duties involved handling bombing equipment for the planes as well as maintaining motor vehicles. Sellers was in the Air Force when his father died at the age of 55. Therefore, his military career was shortened because he had to return home to run the farm and help care for the family. He was given an honorable discharge for hardship. Sellers had been a farmer from his youth to enlisting in the Air Force, he joyfully recalled, that he thought boot camp (basic training) was a cakewalk. He was familiar with long farming hours and hard work while the other servicemen complained how hard it was in boot camp. After three years in the Air Force, Sellers joined the reserves and served for five years. Sellers is married to his wife of 58 years, Sue and they have three children: Debby Reece, Lisa Young and Paul Jr. The Arkansas Department of Health Hospice presented Sellers, with his sister standing by his bedside, Mrs. Bettye Kerr, a certificate in recognition of his military service to the United States on Nov. 5, 2013.
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Despite the absence of several city officials at last week's council meeting, the Chelan City Council took a big step forward on the Johnson Avenue Pedestrian Safety project, awarding the construction bid to Hurst Construction in the amount of $636 thousand dollars.
The unanimous decision was reached during last Thursday's meeting, under the direction of Mayor Pro Tem, Guy Harper, filling in for Mayor Bob Goedde who was out of town attending a conference.
The council authorized staff to negotiate a change order eliminating a mid-block cross walk that was in the original plan. The Change order brings the project back within budget which had been exceeded in the first round of bidding.
Mayor Pro Tem Harper told KOZI news that the plan has been a long time coming and awarding the bid last week was a relief.
The Chelan City Council will meet again, at 6PM on Thursday, May 10th in the Council Chambers on Johnson Ave.
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Leaders held firm in each of the eight event categories after the sixth weekend of action (May 31-June 1) in the Florida State Bowling Association's 80th annual championship tournament at the 80-lane Boardwalk Entertainment Center in Orlando.
According to up-to-date, current unofficial standings, there were new names atop the leaderboard as the event heads toward conclusion on June 29.
Thomas Slusser of Bradenton remains the handicap all-events leader with a nine-game pinfall of 2,363, and he also is tied for eighth place in handicap singles with 818, and he and partner Stephen Gergle are seventh in handicap doubles with 1,523.
Matthew Gilman of Broward County averaged 245.5 for his nine tournament games, and his 2,210 total represents the score to beat in scratch all-events.
Continuing as leaders in the five-player team event were Mike's Pro Shop No. 4 of Miami in the scratch category (3,410) and Once Rivals Now Teammates of Tallahassee in handicap standings (3,778).
Jeremy Mooney of Palm Beach paces scratch singles (782), and Anthony Hampton of Ocala is No. 1 in handicap singles (851). In handicap doubles, Robert Platz and Jon Blum are on top (1,669), and in scratch doubles, Craig Montesi and Michael Moore of Orlando are No. 1 (1,481).
In addition to Slusser, other players representing the Sarasota-Manatee County USBC Bowling Association listed in the Top 60 include: Ronnie Hayes of Bradenton, 12th in scratch singles (730) and 34th in handicap singles (786); Curtis Miccichi of Bradenton, 22nd in handicap singles (798); and Preston Willis of Bradenton, tied for 22nd in handicap all-events (2,224).
While there were no lead changes, there were new names in three runner-up positions: Korey and Richard Stefanik of Jacksonville in scratch doubles (1,422); James Team of the Space Coast association in handicap team (3,648); and Flying Circus II of Seminole County in scratch team (3,207).
Over the past weekend, there were two more perfect games -- by Justin Guerin of St. Petersburg in doubles and Brett Lipkowski of Treasure Coast in team action -- bringing the six-weekend total to 10, including one by Miccichi.
The current top three in each tournament category, plus any Sarasota-Manatee County bowlers in the Top 60:
- TEAM EVENT HANDICAP: 1, Once Rivals, Now Teammates (Tallahassee) 3,778; 2, James Team (Space Coast) 3,648; 3, Mike's Pro Shop No. 4 (Miami) 3,607. [Sarasota-Manatee entrants: 6th, Fletcher's Bunch 3,523; 10th, Four Aces 3,494; tie 31st, DJ & Crew 3,419; 57th, No-Taps 3,379; 60th, Shaun Team 3,374.]
- TEAM EVENT SCRATCH: 1, Mike's Pro Shop No. 4 (Miami) 3,410; 2, Flying Circus II (Seminole County) 3,207; 3, Mike's Pro Shop No. 2 (Miami) 3,178. [Sarasota-Manatee entrants: 44th, Edward Jones Financial 2,836.]
- DOUBLES HANDICAP: 1, Robert Platz and Jon Blum (Citrus County) 1,669; 2, Lauren Bland and Mike Mojzak (Orlando) 1,602; 3, Craig Montesi and Michael Moore (Orlando) 1,567. [Sarasota-Manatee entrants: 7th, Tom Slusser and Stephen Gergle 1,523.]
- DOUBLES SCRATCH: 1, Craig Montesi and Michael Moore (Orlando) 1,481; 2, Korey Stefanik and Richard Stefanik (Jacksonville) 1,422; 3, Israel Velasco and Carlos Hernandez (Miami) 1,368.
- SINGLES HANDICAP: 1, Anthony Hampton (Ocala) 851; 2, Jason Rowles (Orlando) 845; 3 tie, Garnett Ferguson (Broward County) and Dallas Smith Sr. (Jacksonville) 832. [Sarasota-Manatee entrants: tie 9th, Tom Slusser 818; 22nd, Curtis Miccichi 798; 34th, Ronnie Hayes 786.]
- SINGLES SCRATCH: 1, Jeremy Mooney (Palm Beach) 782; 2, Michael Moscato (Space Coast) 767; 3, Tyson Kurth (Ocala) 762. [Sarasota-Manatee entrant: 12th, Ronnie Hayes 730.]
- ALL-EVENTS HANDICAP: 1, Tom Slusser (Bradenton) 2,363; 2, Lauren Bland (Orlando) 2,349; 3, Robert Davis (Greater Citrus) 2,292. [Sarasota-Manatee entrant: tie 22nd, Preston Willis 2,224.]
- ALL-EVENTS SCRATCH: 1, Matthew Gilman (Broward County) 2,210; 2, Michael Moore (Orlando) 2,175; 3, Bobby Walters Jr. (Broward County) 2,154.
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--RHP Kip Wells turned in his third quality start Friday night in his sixth start with the Padres to pick up his second win. He allowed two runs on five hits and two walks over six innings. The three quality starts equals the most Wells has had in a season since 2007.
--CF Cameron Maybin had an RBI double in four at-bats Friday night as he returned to the starting lineup. Maybin had missed eight straight starts because of a sore right wrist.
--RHP Tim Stauffer reported to the Padres' year-round base in Peoria, Ariz., Saturday to continue his rehab. He has thrown two bullpens and could appear in an inning of a Arizona Rookie League game before next weekend. Stauffer has made only one start this season because of a right elbow strain.
--RHP Anthony Bass has started a throwing program. He has been on the disabled list since June 21 because of an inflamed right shoulder.
--LHP Joe Thatcher was unavailable Friday night because of a sore right knee. Thatcher is a sidewinder who puts a lot of torque on his right knee, which is his landing leg.
--RHP Brad Brach struck out three while allowing a hit over the final two innings Friday night. Brach has worked seven straight scoreless innings.
9 -- Consecutive wins by the Padres over the Marlins in South Florida dating back to April 26, 2010.
"Funny, sometimes you don't really know what the tell-tale inning is going to be. The fifth turned out to be the pivotal point of the game." -- Padres RHP Kip Wells, who worked out of first-and-third, no out jam in the fifth without allowing a run at a time the Padres were already trailing 2-0. The Padres then scored five times in the top of the sixth.
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Comics Time: ACME Novelty Library #19
ACME Novelty Library #19
Chris Ware, writer/artist
The ACME Novelty Library/Drawn & Quarterly, October 2008
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My ability to track who visits this blog for what reasons is beyond rudimentary, but I know that there are horror fans who aren't interested in the comics material, and comics fans who aren't interested in the horror material, and general genre fiction fans who aren't particularly interested in either, and so on. I'd like you all to stay tuned because this book concerns all of you. But first let me throw the superhero fans a bone by talking about Nightwing for a second.
A while ago there was a storyline in one of the Bat-books where the ex-Robin named Jason Todd (he had been dead, but he got better) spent a year pretending to be Nightwing, the current crimefighting alter ego of fellow ex-Robin Dick Grayson, and no one knew the difference. In real life this would be totally ridiculous, because a domino mask isn't enough to prevent you from telling the difference between two different people. But in comics, you can't hear people's voices, and character likenesses from artist to artist, and sometimes even panel to panel, are so inconsistent that any two characters with the same basic skin tone and hair color might as well be doppelgangers. In other words, this is a story could only be done in comics is because it takes advantage of comics' unique weaknesses.
The reason Chris Ware's stories can only be done in comics, the reason Chris Ware is the best cartoonist in the world, is because he takes advantage of comics' unique strengths. His is the most naturally comics way of seeing the world I've ever come across. For example: With a few meticulous lines he reduces the descent of a rocket through the Martian atmosphere to a silver circle, a red dot, and an expanding cloud. Through tricks of scale and perspective he then uses that same basic visual vocabulary to depict a ball in mid-flight, a button on an instrument panel, a door, a window, a helmet, a planet, thumbtacks, faucet handles, a tiny illuminated patch in a sea of darkness, a shining flashlight blown up to gargantuan proportions, the entire universe shrunk down and crushed between the silhouetted of two colossal fingers. And far from empty formalism, it's done in service of a vicious, thrilling science fiction*/horror story about a sociopath--in other words, someone innately incapable of properly ascertaining scale and perspective in his own emotional life and that of those whom he hurts. (Perhaps the ancestor of this story's omnipresent circle imagery is HAL 9000, then? Certainly the closet comparison I can think of to ACME #19's horror images--world-class stuff involving freezing, corpses, dismemberment, and isolation--is the cabin-fever coldness of Stanley Kubrick's 2001 and The Shining, and that's even before we get to more specific points of similarity.)
In essence, these circular pictograms--and now that I think about it, Ware's unique, complex, trademark panel layout and sequencing, the very stuff of his comics--have no inherent meaning; we determine their meaning through context and assign it to them. But that means that if we falter or get it wrong or simply say "fuck it," it's all quite literally meaningless, as devoid of worth and value as the bogus maps and video communications are to the story's Martian colonists--or as human life is to murderers, or as existence itself is to those who've given up trying to make it mean something.
But there's more. Ware then applies the same shifting-scale trick he's done with the visuals to the entire story itself. He pulls back to reveal the story behind the story, that of its in-fiction author. Now we learn the source of this story's seething rage and deadpan but visceral horror, providing it with context (loved the reveal of why the sci-fi story's description of its female lead didn't match her visual depiction) even as it continues to dismantle the semantic underpinnings of the very notion of context. In much the same way that the sci-fi story's protagonist becomes morally adrift following a dual crisis in confidence over his mission and his fellow missionaries, his author is pushed to the emotional brink by his futile attempts to understand and possess his mercurial "romantic" interest, by his own inability to place his relationship's true emotional content in the proper scale and perspective. Throughout this meta-narrative he literalizes this failing of vision, both physically (our hero's glasses are shattered, leaving him looking at the world in part or in full as an assemblage of Benday dots--those circles again) and psychologically (a flashback sequence in which our hero's life is depicted as leading inexorably toward this ill-fated series of sexual liasons, here viewed as the connection of soul mates).
The business we see in the author's life is small beer compared to the life and death struggles and cosmic forces at play in that of his fictional protagonist, but that's exactly what makes it so devastating. If all it takes to untether us so completely from the notion that our lives have and tend toward meaning is a shitty relationship with an emotionally unavailable and damaged person, what hope do any of us have? By the time you reach the alarmingly proficient prose sci-fi pastiche that ends the collection (it's about time travel's dissolution of the meaning of time and therefore life), or the uncharacteristically blunt and brutal political swipe on the back cover (it's about how the causes, goals, means, ends, and legal framework of torture are completely nonsensical), you've already gotten the point. Gotten it, in fact, the first time you failed to tell the difference between the surface of a world and the tip of a finger.
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Brilliant, Sean!
Nineteen was certainly the most formally innovative Acme since the "World's Fair" issue or so. Ware once again gave us a whole new way to see the world. And despite the usually facetious self-deprecation, I had started to believe he really was getting tired of his own style with seventeen. Then he blows us all away again with this one. It's like he just discovered that sumptuous shade of red. I'm sure that exact tone has appeared in thousands of comics I've read, but when Ware finds something as simple as the perfect color for his purposes, I'm forced to re-evaluate how I see.
I was going to scan in some of the pages with simple circles standing for pens or planets for my own comic creation class site with regards to style. I wanted to show how this move only works because of the "simplistic" (god, that's the wrong word) cartooning style Ware chose from the get-go. The photo-realist doesn't get to employ these world-shaking moves. Your discussion, however, makes me realize the limitation of my own approach to discussing comics. In burrowing so deeply into decisions of craft and intent, I had ignored the ramifications of these decisions on the overall story. I had, of course, realized that Ware wanted the viewer to note the similarities in these disparate objects, but I had not considered that these were POV shots revealing a huge flaw in the character: equating pens and planets and gauges and humans lit by flashlights and one's own severed fingers as just things external to oneself DOES explain Brown's isolating depression and the protagonist's pathology. Well done! Tying in the printing dots to the circle leitmotif was revelatory as well! And opening with a Nightwing discussion! What, you thought the horrendous "Dog/James/Logan" Origin sucker punch was growing stale?
Perhaps I'll scan a few pages for visual reference, but then I'll just link to this tremendous article. Well done, sir!
P.S. Hey, looks like we finally have an answer to "Will nothing meet our exacting standards?"


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If you believe there would be no consequences to pumping hydraulic fluid into underground sand deposits to flush out oil deposits, you would be simply ignorant or uncaring about the consequences. People in the petroleum business would do most anything to keep on pumping until there is not a drop remaining. That is why we can't get unglued from fossil fuels. The industry and lobbyists keep us hooked.
When news comes that Oklahoma is suddenly having earthquakes, coincident with fracking, that should not be surprising. It happened in Virginia a few years ago. Fracking most likely triggered an earthquake in the nation's capital that was so strong that they are still making repairs.
The long term damage is what fracking chemicals and sludge is doing to the groundwater supply. People can't seem to get it through their heads that we are spoiling water and the air that humanity needs to live. We are at a tipping point climatewise. The damage is monumental and not reversible at a sufficient rate to prevent global calamities.
What is the state that is northeast of Oklahoma? That would be Missouri and home to New Madrid. New Madrid is the location of a large and unstable fault. Keep messing around underground and see how everything connects. One thing leads to another.
So far, New Madrid quakes only effect these states: Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi. Maybe add another.
Science Magazine reports the fracking and Oklahoma earthquake connection.
"A substantial number of earthquakes in one region of Oklahoma over the past several years can be linked to the process of hydraulic fracturing, i.e., fracking, according to a new study from Science magazine."
Scientists are comparing data and are converging in agreement. Fracking and mining operations are increasing the likelihood of earthquakes in America's heartland. It is way past time to change America's energy paradigm and advance to renewables ASAP.
"In May, National Geographic reported on a conference at which a group of scientists and seismology researchers said the danger could be greatest across in America's Southwest and Midwest regions because earthquake fault lines in those areas of the country have not been as extensively mapped as in areas that are prone to naturally-occurring quakes."
"It's possible that hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, could have played a role in causing temblors, but there's no way to be sure until the USGS files its findings, Myers said. It does that once a month.
Fracking is controversial and has split public opinion. CNN explored the process in-depth in an August 2013 special.
In short, fracking works like this: A well is typically drilled between 5,000 to 20,000 feet into the earth's crust, then turns 90 degrees and continues horizontally for several thousand feet to where shale containing natural gas is believed to be.
A mix of water, sand and chemicals is pumped at high pressure into the well to create long, narrow cracks or openings in the earth through which gas can escape.
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The most important thing to remember is that, although you call your apartment home, your landlord owns the property. You should inform your landlord immediately about anything involving damage or potential damage.
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If there's a problem that can easily be resolved without the landlord, try to resolve on your own. This includes tasks like changing a light bulb or furnace filter or moving furniture around.
The top thing renters said they would be most embarrassed to call their landlord to fix was a clogged toilet. It also happened to be the top reason renters had to call their landlord for maintenance. Try pulling up on the toilet handle several times if the water level is rising to keep the toilet from overflowing. Our advice to renters of any age is swallow the embarrassment and make the call for this problem if you can't quickly resolve the issue to avoid water damage.
Another reason many renters call their landlords is because they are locked out of their apartment. This is especially prominent among millennials. Forty-six percent of those surveyed who have locked themselves out of their apartment were age 18 to 32. Our advice to renters is to leave a spare key with a friend who lives nearby. Plan ahead so you won't have to make the call to your landlord for this problem.
Although parents worry about their children living on their own, they are often most concerned about daughters living alone. Although some female renters call maintenance for simple problems including changing a light bulb, one in four female renters surveyed said they have never had to call their maintenance staff to fix common household issues in their apartment such as unclogging a toilet, changing a light bulb or removing a rat or mouse.
Our advice for parents is to teach their daughters and sons to perform simple maintenance tasks including changing a light bulb, moving furniture or changing a furnace filter. As for the mouse or rat removal, renters should let their landlord know there's a problem either before or after removing the mouse since mice or rats will damage the property.
An overwhelming 78 percent of renters do not tip their general building maintenance staff when they provide routine maintenance. Those who do tip generally tip $10 or less. Those who tip generally tip their doorman or concierge. Only 18 percent believe it's appropriate to tip their landlord. If your landlord goes above and beyond, helping with small tasks, feel free to tip or provide a suitable gift at the holidays. Millennials are more likely than those age 33 and older to tip their maintenance staff.
While 79 percent of renters are aware that their smoke and carbon monoxide detectors need to be checked annually, they are less aware of other annual maintenance tasks including flushing hot water heaters, oven cleaning, sealing tile grout and cleaning of dishwasher drain bins.
Sixty-five percent of renters believe they must receive approval from their landlord before hiring a service professional to perform maintenance on their apartment. More than 60% of renters feel the most comfortable having their building staff assess and fix things around their apartment. Our advice is to check your lease and ask your landlord whether it's required to have the maintenance staff assess the problem before you fix it.
Although only 44 percent of those who took the survey were completely satisfied with their current apartment maintenance, more than a quarter of respondents were not willing to pay more for better service.
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Thank you David for everything, for remaining classy through this whole process.
If there's a Knick who deserves our appreciation it's David Lee.
Thanks for all the memories, for representing NY at the last All Star game for the first time since we stopped being a competitive team, for being one of the players that fans weren't ashamed with!
Best of luck with the Warriors, i'm definitely gonna keep an eye on them!
Thank you David for everything, for remaining classy through this whole process.
Ya David Lee was the man. I like his game. I'm glad hes makin his money. gl have fun in cali
ya talk about a player that grew on me. Best of luck out in Oaksterdam....hit up those coffee shops
Thanks for going to war with us when we had the least weapons.
I coulden't agree more. David Lee the Knick of the 2000's. He had HEART. Never complained, NEVER, He just did what he was told and he gave it his all. Not like some of the primadonnas that we have seen taking it to the press when **** doesn't go their way. Lee, he just worked harder. RESPECT.
David Lee was argubly the knicks best player, but i strongly believe he's over rated. His shine came from the lack of true talent on the team because D.Walsh ditched all the talented players for cap space. Lee is a role player, nothing more. If Duhon is not in the game he's just an average player, ( watch, you'll see it in Golden State) And, the NY Media will blow any body up. If he was truley a franchise player or one of the top...NY would have won more games than they won since he was there...It was smart of them to not keep him for that amount of money...its about time they did something right.
Thanks for everything David. You worked your ass off. You got better. And you will continue to get better. Good luck in Oakland.
Salute to david lee....represented the orange and blue night in and night out.
david lee, keep representing white people who can ball
He gave us heart, he might have not played defense well, but he played with heart and he always had his head in the game...Who can forget the tip-in!
To David Lee-
I love you. You will always be welcomed back in New York with open arms. Hope to see you back in where you belong very soon, a New York Knicks uniform.
David Lee will always have respect from me. He did so much for the Knicks night in and night out. I good person that never complained and we lost a great player and person because a punk who took the easy way out. D.Lee is welcome to NY anytime and he will be missed.


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One of the most attractive features of the commodity space is its cyclical returns. While it may make it difficult for long-term investors, traders who know the patterns of certain hard assets can often turn a nice profit simply based on the natural price movements of different commodities. Crude oil is no exception to such patterns, as savvy investors have been profiting from the fossil fuel's trends for years. Though crude has been exhibiting weakness with questions about its long-term future, its short-term seasonal trend may be a ripe opportunity for traders everywhere.
Crude Oil Seasonal Patterns
As the US enters the summer months, the world's largest oil consumer will see peak demand for the energy source. This often translates into a pretty noticeable price trend for the commodity. According to the five-year seasonal trend, crude tends to make a top just before the month of May, when it will then experience a week or two of weakness. The commodity hits a major low around mid-May and then charges higher for the remainder of the summer.
A peak is typically reached a few days into August, when crude begins to pull back as demand does the same. Both five- and 10-year averages find early August to be a peak month, solidifying a decade-long trend for this hard asset. Below is a chart, courtesy of Signal Financial Group, displaying crude oil's five-year seasonal trend.
As we move into mid-May, it seems that a buying opportunity for crude is presenting itself. Those wishing to make a play on crude have a number of options to play the market. Below, we outline three ways for traders to utilize crude's clear seasonal trend.
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By: Matt Burkholder
FRESNO, Calif. - Fresno State football fans are invited to vote for second-year head coach Tim DeRuyter for the 2013 Liberty Mutual Insurance Coach of the Year Award.
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DeRuyter has led the Bulldogs to a 5-0 start heading into their first bye week of the season. The unblemished start marks the 15th time in school history the Bulldogs have started a season with five-straight wins without a loss and is the first time the 'Dogs have been off to a 5-0 start since 2001. DeRuyter's team is posting 47.4 points per game and 538 yards of offense while the defense has forced 12 turnovers heading into the break.
Fresno State's head football coach has not only been an exemplary leader on the field, but he has become a valued figurehead within the San Joaquin Valley in his time since joining the Bulldog family. DeRuyter openly participates in a number of charity events from the Special Olympics to working with kids clubs to attending events that benefit the Children's Hospital Central California plus many others.
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Now through Dec. 3, fans can visit CoachoftheYear.com to cast their vote for their favorite coach. The top 15 coaches with the most fan votes in each of the four college football divisions advance to an evaluation process to determine the finalists.
Additionally, fans can also vote for the first time on Facebook at Facebook.com/LMCoachoftheYear, where they also are encouraged to rally support for their coach through their social community.
Winning coaches will be announced Jan. 6, 2014, prior to the national championship game.
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Dec. 10 - 10 FBS finalists are announced in conjunction with the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame Class of 2014 induction in New York City.
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04/10/2014—Two months after the Lexus RC coupe's debut at the Tokyo Motor Show, Lexus introduced the latest addition to its F performance line, the RC F, a distinctive high-octane version of the vehicle. It's a car, in the words of its chief engineer, "that's made for the track."
Despite its implied adrenaline-charging sensibilities, the Lexus RC F[1] isn't simply a super-powered version of the RC coupe. Rather, it's a significant milestone in the ongoing Lexus design language—the latest thrust of Lexus's ongoing commitment to premium performance design.
It's also a story years in the making, and it begins, in part, with a secret project that began 10 years ago.
Back in 2004, after a career spent working on the first and second Lexus LS, and the first Lexus GS, Chief Engineer Yukihiko Yaguchi had set his sights on a new challenge: create a high-performance Lexus sports sedan that could compete.
With a small team and a limited budget, Yaguchi set to work modifying the existing IS sports sedan into something much more potent, replacing the powertrain and reworking the body until it breathed fire.
To set the model apart from the rest of the lineup, Lexus created the F series, a special designation that emphasized performance above all else. Lexus gave the F series its own logo, stylized to resemble the many turns at the world-famous Fuji Speedway in Japan, and Lexus named this new sedan the IS F—Lexus's first high-performance production vehicle.
From that point, and on a separate performance-design track, Lexus unveiled something different altogether that, like the IS F, would eventually lead to the new RC F: the LFA supercar, itself the product of 10 years of intensive performance research. By the end of the LFA's production run in 2012, Lexus had banked some serious performance credibility, and began applying supercar attributes to new concepts and models.
Enter the LF-CC in 2012, a concept vehicle whose flavor directly hinted at the two new vehicle designs that would become the RC and RC F. By this time, nearly every model had adopted the more expressive styling of the new Lexus design direction, embodied by the spindle grille that debuted with the launch of the fourth-generation Lexus GS. Even so, there was something different about the LF-CC. The design was bolder, and the interior showcased high-tech design enhancements, such as an enormous touchscreen center console.
Not surprisingly, Lexus Chief of Design Takeshi Tanabe indicated that the LF-CC represented a new era of Lexus design. More than that, though, the concept was shaped with the confidence that comes with experience—it almost screamed that something new was coming to the production line, which arrived first in the form of the Lexus RC.
When the RC F arrived soon after, it was clear that Chief Engineer Yaguchi—the very same mind that brought us the first IS F 10 years ago—had taken both the best of Lexus's IS F performance thinking (the RC F draws from his previous creation with its bulging hood and swooping fender vents) and the forward-thinking LF-CC aerodynamics.
Like the LF-CC, the RC F sports enormous air intakes, along with the sleekness of a two-door body and the LF-CC's protruding spindle grille; it also holds the distinction of being the first completely new production model to come with the spindle grille.
And there are, of course, signs of the LFA as well—the RC F will be offered with available carbon fiber parts, and the instrument panel design and speed-sensing rear spoiler (which helps hold the vehicle to the ground at speeds above 50 mph) also pay homage to the Lexus supercar.
Although the Lexus IS F, LFA, and LF-CC all form part of the RC F's DNA, Yaguchi designed the RC F to stand on its own and influence future models. It's the future of Lexus performance, the purest form of the new Lexus design language, and the next chapter in Lexus's ongoing reinvention.
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