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How the Rich Get Thin: Park Avenue's Top Diet Doctor Reveals the Secrets to Losing Weight and Feeling Great Hardcover – Dec 27 2005
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Klauer's diet plan isn't revolutionary, but her approach is noteworthy. The author, a research fellow at St. Luke's–Roosevelt Hospital with a practice on Park Avenue, has a clientele comprising primarily successful businessmen and -women, "ladies who lunch" and celebrities—people with the drive to do whatever it takes to succeed, in the boardroom, in social circles or on the gym floor. They understand and practice Klauer's "nonnegotiables": daily exercise, the consumption of protein and calcium, the management of food cravings and the elimination of processed food. Although some readers won't be able to follow all of Klauer's advice—a personal trainer isn't within everyone's budget, nor can everyone choose the healthy Manhattan chain Better Burger over McDonald's—but there are many useful suggestions here. Try grilled shrimp over lentils with a cup of steamed broccoli for dinner, with a side of mineral water, and when traveling, beware the hotel minibar (the Park Avenue mindset creeps in with such lines as "better groups, such as... the Ritz Carlton and Four Seasons, allow special meal requests that can be preordered"). Sticking to Klauer's strict regimen isn't easy, but neither is life on Park Avenue.
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--The New York Post
"A healthy alternative for busy people."
--Maria Bartiromo, managing editor and host, The Wall Street Journal Report
"A practical plan for healthy weight loss."
--Atlanta Woman
"Deprivation level: Nothing a new Balenciaga suit can't cure."
--New York Magazine
"Eat less but eat well."
"A high-calcium, high-protein diet...[that] can work even for those without a Park Avenue budget."
"Whether you're rich or poor, it takes work, no excuses."
--Salt Lake Tribune
"A simple plan that, within a mere few days, will make anyone look--and feel--like a million bucks."
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The title to the book sounded a bit gimmicky so I was surprised as I read the book to read alot of solid information. She stresses the importance of daily exercise, how protein can help suppress appetite, why calcium can increase your metabolism, how prescription drugs can cause weight gain and more. There is a lot of good information in this book and Dr. Klauer spells it out; weightloss takes effort and determination. She also includes a simple method to help with cravings that can really come in handy. (Set a stopwatch for 15 minutes, drink water, eat protein to normalize your blood sugar and wait it out.)
But despite the excellent information Klauer shares, the bottomline is "How The Rich Get Thin" is a high protein, low carb diet that will be very difficult to stay on. There are two phases. Phase 1 is the "Get It Done Phase". You follow this phase till you are within 5 pounds of your goal weight. Typical day: Breakfast: 2 omega 3 eggs with 1 ounce of low fat cheese and 1/2 cup of berries, coffee or tea. Midmorning: A cup of green tea. Lunch: A large mesclun salad with 4 grilled shrimp and lemon juice, tea, water. Afternoon snack: Caprese Salad, water, green tea. Dinner: Mixed green salad with 2oz Parmesan cheese and lemon juice, 4-5 oz red snapper, steamed asparagus, yogurt with cinnamon for desert. Phase 2 maintenance adds in some carbs but not many.
Not a lot of food. And you are also expected to exercise for 1 hour each day. My guess is anyone who can follow this plan is either already thin or will likely regain any weight they lose from following it. It's simply too restrictive.
Dr. Klauer intersperses her text with little quips and Park Avenue tales..these range from interesting to pretty silly.
For example she tells how embarrased one of her patients, Amber, was when she told her date to order dinner for her and then left to use the restroom when he ordered. When she returned she complimented him on his choice of the salmon only to be told it was not salmon but was a very rare, expensive wild Arctic char fish. "Amber was mortified and for the rest of the evening said very little to avoid making any other faux pas". Seems to me that a grown women who is "mortified" by mistaking one fish for another needs a little head examination..not a weight loss doctor.
Dr.Klauer also suggests you reach for the very fine quality food items and avoid processed foods. I am fine with this but as an example she would have you reach for the "20 gram presentation of Caviar Tsar Imperial Beluga" instead of the lumpfish from a tin. When I took a peek at prices for the Imperial Beluga..well lets just say that at $175 for a 50gram serving, most of us will be sticking with Chicken of the Sea tuna.
Dr. Klauer makes the case for avoiding processed foods and also encourages you to add more calcium to your diet. She says many of her patients enjoy Viactiv calcium chews. Main ingredient in the chews, corn syrup. Second ingredient, high fructose corn syrup. Not a good choice for one avoiding faux foods.
The 268 page book includes recipes such as Lauren's Marinated Tuna, Black Soybean Salsa with Cod, Greek Lamb Meatballs with Yogurt Tahini Salad, Baked Pears with Walnuts and Figs and Yogurt Cheesecake. Her preference would be you use organic eggs, fresh herbs and spices and and whole wheat flour when called for. It should be noted that splenda is used instead of sugar in the recipes.
The back of the book lists resources including mercury levels in fish, also restaurants and shops in New York where you can purchase high quality foods and there is reference section.
Bottomline..good overall information but unreasonably strict diet for the short or long haul no matter how much money you have.
Now, as for the plan. The reason I gave this book only 4 stars is because the author does advocate giving up certain foods such as bread and dried pasta. Yes, this is a high-protein diet and carbs are restricted, even though the author never comes right out and says this.
The author suggests that you put forth a plan of action for losing weight, which includes exercising at least an hour per day and adhering to her minimum amount of calcium per day (note that you have to space out your consumption of calcium during the day due to our bodies natural tendency to only absorb a maximum of 500 mg at any one time...a little tidbit explained in the nutritional section, so please read it!). All processed foods are OUT. The author advises you to purge your fridge and cupboard of anything processed and anything that has ingredients you cannot pronounce. She also advises you to throw out all dried herbs and use only fresh herbs. Costly, yes. However, according to the author, your health is worth the added expense.
All in all, this book was a great read for me and I will be incorporating the plan into my lifestyle. The author's tone is friendly, authoritative and encouraging without being too overbearing. Anyone who has read and enjoyed books on the French lifestyle (i.e. Fat Fallacy, FWDGF, etc) will find that this book fits nicely into their library - it will even put to use those yogurt machines we all purchased after reading French Women Don't Get Fat!
After a few years of attempting the other Dr. "Klauer's" (Clower's) French diet, where slow eating small portions and no snacking supposedly add up to more pleasure and a smaller waistline, I found this Park Avenue Dr. Klauer's phase 1 diet to be flush with good choices (of course only real food prevails here-no processed foods allowed) that more than adequately satisfied both my nutritional needs and food satiety for the day. Plus, a strategy actually exists that takes into account what we know about nutrition today; instead of epitomizing the clueless American merely observing the French who apparently luck out on their eating alternatives, Klauer tells you why certain combinations will work for you and provides menus that allow you to accomplish your goal with greater understanding that hopefully will offer no-brainer, non-weight increasing options while you are in the maintenance phase.
Yes, some of the reviews have deemed this plan to be stringent and some of the food ideas exorbitantly expensive, but I think you need to judge that and the results for yourself and simply substitute less lavish food selections. A three day "jump-start" kicks off the diet with the objective of driving your metabolism into high gear while shedding some of the bloat and maintaining muscle mass. An all-important hour's worth of exercise performed before eating breakfast gets your body moving even if you are only willing or able to walk. Strictly high protein, this three days of omega-3 eggs, low-fat yogurt, low-fat cheese, canned tuna, fresh grilled or baked fish, salad, water, green tea and raw vegetables will ready your body for the longer "Get It Done" Phase 1 of the Diet.
Until you are within 5 to 7 pounds of your goal weight, Phase 1 expands the food selections found in the Jump-Start without any nutritional deprivation. A daily quotient of food includes the three basic meals with the addition of two snacks-one actually providing something more substantial than a cup of green tea. For example, breakfast consists of a complete meal -- berries, eggs and low-fat cheese, coffee or tea with low-fat milk if desired. A mesclun salad with balsamic vinaigrette and 4 grilled shrimp provides an adequate lunch followed by a mid-afternoon snack of mozzarella, basil and tomato salad. Dinner includes 4 to 5 ounces of grilled fish, served with salad and asparagus and finished with a dessert of low-fat yogurt spiked with cinnamon and Splenda. (Caveat: Forego the Splenda. The author's recommendation of Splenda as an engineered sugar substitute sets this reviewer's teeth on edge as this is a relatively new product and thereby unproven as safe.) Prior to bedtime two calcium citrate capsules insure at least 1200 mg of calcium absorption on a daily basis.
The author goes into such great length discussing the merits of including calcium in the form of dairy to each meal that at times I wondered if she was being funded by the American Dairy Association. I checked on her data with my own health care provider and yes, it seems that not only does added calcium in this format help to lower blood pressure and reduces cancer risk; it helps one dieting to lose weight on a significantly higher percentage level than one might expect.
Note that during phase 1 of the diet, one's protein choices are limited to fish, low-fat dairy and omega-3 eggs. When goal weight nears fruition, the introduction of other good food choices becomes paramount on a weekly basis. Week 1 substitutes some chicken, turkey and meat for the fish. Week 2 adds a piece of fruit to the mid-afternoon snack. Legumes make their reappearance in week 3 as do sweet potatoes in week 4. Week 5 reintroduces nuts - always a bone of contention with me as I love them so, but don't feel that they help me maintain my weight----Klauer provides a nice sidebar which explains the nuts per calories ration. During week 6 complex carbs like whole grains and breads may be included 2 to 3 times a week. A modicum of wine can be included only after achieving goal weight.
Klauer rounds out the dieting plan by including information-rich chapters on the drug-weight connection, exercise, stress relief, and anti-aging nutrition and finishes with nearly 70 pages of recipes, on-line organic food sources and Manhattan restaurant suggestions just in case you find yourself powering your way through the Big Apple.
Bottom line: Forget the title, the Park Avenue shmaltz and the suggestions to indulge in caviar at $200 an ounce. Follow the plan and constantly refer to the sidebars which will fill your head and stomach with good sense options that will keep your food choices from getting boring. Recommended to anyone who wants to lose weight using the most effective and sensible plan out there at any age.
UPDATE!: I have now been following Dr. Klaur's plan for 3 months and have lost 40 pounds and 4 clothes sizes. I feel great!
ANOTHER UPDATE: Ilost 60 pounds and have kept it off. It has been one year since I started following the plan in this bood.
While I read a bunch, this is my first review of any book on Amazon. I feel so positively about this author, this book and my desire to help friends, I am urging you to change your life style, as I was able to do working with this book's approach.
It's not just our lives that depend on boomers changing their habits, it's our nation's health. Klauer's book, put plainly, works. It's well-written and interesting. You will find yourself marking pages that you want to re-read to keep yourself on-track.
Maybe others have written more scientifically and elegantly, but this book makes common sense (her notions of sodium and calcium, dairy and protein). So what if there is nothing new, books are written and published every day that are a particular author's take on a subject.
Maybe the Manhattan references will bug you. Listen, I live in the country. Regardless of our addresses or income levels, we must be willing to change and change permanently to see results. My results?
I started the diet on March 9, 2006. Five months months later, I had lost 25.5 pounds. That sounds exact, but when I get up in the morning (for the last several weeks) and read the same numbers on the scale, I know that something has been accomplished by someone with someone's else help.
Oh yeah, I exercise, but not nearly as much as I used to when I was much heavier and trying to stay in good shape. I don't have to. I regularly exercise, but it is not ardous-need-a-nap-afterwards work. It's fun. My joints feel better than they have in many, many years, and I can run again. And, I have long left behind my junk food cravings.
If your stuck, willing to commit to a change in life style, want a huge accomplishment to write about in your journal, or simply know it for yourself, this book worked for me. I can't wait to see my doctor's face when I visit for my annual check-up, and personally I am interested in what my blood chemistry will look like.
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More minor shaking…
I woke up at 5:30 this morning to let the cat out (he has me trained really well) and thought that I might
have felt a minor tremor. Just now, I thought to look back and see if there was one. Yep! 2.8 on the Richter at 5:37 AM,
same location as the earlier ones, but smaller amplitude.
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Zito keeps his Bart Pass, pockets some extra change…
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Left-handed pitcher Barry Zito has agreed to a seven-year, $126 million contract, according to The Associated Press and other sources.
I'm gonna have to start measuring my salary in millizitos.
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Just a couple of seconds ago, I was cutting some salmon and we had a bit of a quake. Very little ground shaking, but all the windows rattled pretty well. Usually, I access the finger server to get real time updates when such a thing happens, but I found out that the USGS has discontinued this old friend. Quel dommage.
Nevertheless, here's the event as recorded on their website.
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Addendum: My neighbor Sam informs me that the USGS does still have their finger server running. I was misled! Oh well. 3.7 on the Richter scale. Very close, right on the Hayward fault. But no damage.
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Y'all know how much I love a slow cooker recipe… but sometimes I want something a little lighter. So how about some Slow Cooker Chicken Lettuce Wraps? These are the perfect snack for watching the big game or the ideal weeknight dinner if you've got a busy calendar. I can't wait to hear if you guys love them as much as we did at Chic HQ!
Throw everything into the bowl of your slow cooker except for the lettuce, water chestnuts, scallions, rice vinegar and sesame oil.
Cover and cook on low for about 4 to 6 hours or on high for 2 to 3 hours. At some point, halfway through, make sure to give everything a stir and break up the ground chicken somewhat.
Once cooked through add the scallions, rice wine vinegar, and sesame oil. If you have any leftover cooked rice from the night before (or if you want to cook rice on the stove just for this) you can add it to the filling at this point. It gives the filling a little more body and allows you to stretch the filling out to feed more people.
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- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
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- 1/4 cup sliced scallions
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- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
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- Combine the chicken, onion, garlic, bell pepper, hoisin, soy sauce, salt, and pepper in the bowl of your slow cooker. Cook on low for 4 to 6 hours or on high for 2 to 3 hours until the chicken has cooked through and the sauce has thickened. Make sure to stir every once in a while.
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Mon, Mar. 21, 4:19 PM
- MicroVision (NASDAQ:MVIS) plans a stock offering of yet-undetermined size and pricing, and expects the underwriter (Northland Capital) to be given an overallotment option equal to up to 15% of the offering's shares. Net proceeds will be used for "general corporate purposes."
- MicroVision is down 6.3% after hours to $1.65. The projector tech developer had $7.9M in cash at the end of 2015 (down $3.3M Q/Q).
- Did someone know about the offering in advance? Ahead of the announcement, shares fell 7.9% in regular trading on volume (948K shares) that was over 4x a 3-month daily average of 227K.
Tue, Mar. 8, 9:25 AM
- MicroVision (NASDAQ:MVIS) is up 1.8% premarket to $2.90 in spite of missing Q4 estimates and reporting its backlog fell by $2.5M Q/Q to $11M. The projector display engine provider's cash balance fell by $3.3M Q/Q to $7.9M.
- Product sales totaled $1.5M vs. $2.1M in Q3 and $334K a year ago. Royalty revenue rose to $388K from $309K in Q3 and just $14K a year ago. Contract revenue amounted to just $7K.
- Gross margin fell to 20.5% from 24.4% in Q3 and 25.9% a year ago. GAAP operating expenses rose by $1.2M Y/Y to $4.7M, with R&D spend totaling $2.5M and SG&A $2.1M.
- MicroVision states "a number of OEMs" are developing products featuring the display module produced by its Fortune Global 100 client, with several of the products due to launch in 2016.
- CEO Alexander Tokman: "The company ... has programs in place that are expected to improve gross margin through improved efficiency and reduced cost in the production of its key components. Looking to new markets for growth beyond 2016, MicroVision is investing in internal development of its PicoP scanning technology for new 'beyond projection' applications. The company believes emerging products for augmented reality and 3D sensing and imaging can benefit from the unique ability of its technology to integrate projection and sensing capabilities in a single, tiny module."
- MicroVision's Q4 results, earnings release
Nov. 5, 2015, 11:57 AM
- MicroVision's (NASDAQ:MVIS) product sales (projector components) totaled $2.1M in Q3, down $100K Q/Q and up from just $16K a year ago. Royalty revenue fell by $15K Q/Q to $309K. and contract revenue was just $11K after totaling $1.5M in Q2.
- Gross margin fell to 24.4% from Q2's 29.4%. R&D spend fell by $200K Y/Y to $2.2M; SG&A spend rose by $300K to $1.9M.
- Backlog fell by $1.5M Q/Q to $13.5M; MicroVision expects it will be fulfilled in Q4 and 2016. The cash balance fell by $3.9M Q/Q to $11.2M.
- MicroVision notes its Fortune 100 client is "manufacturing display engines incorporating MicroVisions PicoP display technology, started selling a companion pico projector in the US, Latin America and most of Asia." Sharp, meanwhile, has launched a robot smartphone (seeing is believing) that uses a MicroVision display engine.
- Q3 results, PR
Jul. 29, 2015, 2:44 PM
- MicroVision (NASDAQ:MVIS) is selling off after reporting (thanks to orders from its Fortune 100 client) revenue rose over 4x Q/Q and 6x Y/Y in Q2 to $4M. Component sales totaled $2.2M, royalties $300K, and services contract revenue $1.5M.
- The backlog fell by $3.7M Q/Q to $15M, after rising over 3x in Q1 on account of the aforementioned orders. MicroVision expects to fulfill the backlog in 2H15 and 2016. The company says it "continued to engage in cooperative business development activities with its Fortune Global 100 customer," and "continued to make solid progress developing product opportunities for pico projection and other applications."
- Financials: Gross margin was 29.4%. Not counting a year-ago gain on inventory sales, GAAP operating expenses rose by over $300K Y/Y to $3.96M - R&D totaled $2.01M, and SG&A $1.95M. MicroVision ended Q2 with $15.1M in cash, and no debt.
- Q2 results, PR
May 5, 2015, 10:46 AM
- MicroVision (NASDAQ:MVIS) has entered into a $6M at-the-market stock offering agreement with boutique i-bank Meyers Associates. The agreement gives MicroVision the right to "offer and sell shares of its common stock having an aggregate value of up to $6 million" through Meyers subsidiary BP Capital.
- The deal comes a month after MicroVision received $2.5M through a warrant exercise. The pico-projector module developer had $16.7M in cash at the end of Q1, and no debt.
- Last week: MicroVision falls post-earnings; backlog at $18.7M
Apr. 30, 2015, 2:18 PM
- Following today's post-earnings selloff, MicroVision (NASDAQ:MVIS) is down 23% from a March high of $4.24, set amid euphoria over its $14.5M component order announcement. Shares are still up 86% YTD.
- Though the company received an $8M license fee during Q1 from its Fortune Global 100 client, revenue will be recognized over the lifetime of the license deal. Thus reported Q1 revenue only totaled $0.9M, mostly from component sales.
- Backlog, on the other hand, jumped to $18.7M from $5.1M at the end of Q4 thanks to the aforementioned component orders. The license fee and $2.3M in stock/warrant proceeds led MicroVision's cash balance to rise to $16.7M from $8.3M. R&D spend fell by $600K Y/Y to $1.9M, while SG&A spend was nearly flat at $1.9M.
- Q1 results, PR
Apr. 30, 2015, 9:19 AM
Apr. 22, 2015, 3:18 PM
- Today's notable tech gainers include mobile game developer Glu Mobile (GLUU +8.2%), Chinese mobile app developer Cheetah Mobile (CMCM +8.1%), pico projector module developer MicroVision (MVIS +7.6%), Chinese analog/mixed-signal chipmaker Vimicro (VIMC +11.5%), IT services firm WidePoint (WYY +6.2%), mobile ad network owner Millennial Media (MM +5.6%), data discovery software vendor Datawatch (DWCH +15.7%), and RF backhaul hardware vendor Ceragon (CRNT +11.3%). The Nasdaq is up 0.4%.
- Notable decliners include Chinese solar module vendor/project developer Yingli (YGE -5.1%) and U.S. solar installer Solar Power, Inc. (OTCQB:SOPW -5.1%). Most solar peers are higher.
- Cheetah Mobile and Vimicro have joined several other Chinese tech firms in surging following an overnight rally in Shanghai. Glu's gains come ahead of the company's April 29 Q1 report. Datawatch's gains come after the company posted nearly in-line FQ2 results and stated has laid off almost 15% of its workforce; shares had tumbled in January thanks to an FQ1 warning.
- Previously covered: SolarCity, ASML, Cree, Broadcom, Angie's List, Yelp, Adtran, Novatel, SuperCom, Tremor Video, Dolby, Procera, Castlight, Zhone, CalAmp
Mar. 27, 2015, 9:16 AM
- MicroVision (NASDAQ:MVIS) has received the $8M up-front license license fee the company announced on March 5 it would be receiving (to go with royalties) as part of its licensing deal with a Fortune Global 100 firm. The payment bolsters a cash balance that stood at $8.3M at the end of 2014.
- MicroVision also notes it has received over $18M in component orders from the Fortune 100 firm. $14.5M worth of orders were announced on March 16.
- Shares are up to $3.70 premarket. Though having retreated from a March 18 high of $4.23, they're still up 76% since the licensing deal was announced.
Mar. 27, 2015, 9:13 AM
Mar. 18, 2015, 12:15 PM
- MicroVision (MVIS +14.4%) has continued soaring since announcing on Monday its Fortune Global 100 client has placed $14.5M worth of PicoP projector module component orders in the wake of its recent licensing deal.
- In an article now out of embargo, SA Pro author Eskela compared the licensing deal to Universal Display's 2011 OLED agreement with Samsung. "That agreement was game-changing, and validated AMOLED screen technology in much the same way that Microvision's technology is being validated now. However, the market dynamics of the two situations are entirely different ... whereas the fundamental change for OLED was well-anticipated, I don't think that's been the case for MVIS."
- He cautions MicroVision now needs to ramp PicoP component production, but is also optimistic about the company's efforts to improve brightness/color replication, and notes MicroVision also has vehicle OEM deals and has stated a second Fortune 500 client "plans to introduce an innovative smartphone in the second half of 2015."
Mar. 16, 2015, 12:45 PM
Mar. 16, 2015, 9:16 AM
- MicroVision's (NASDAQ:MVIS) Fortune Global 100 client has placed $14.5M worth of display module component orders that are expected to be shipped in 2H15 and 2016.
- The announcement arrives less than two weeks after MicroVision licensed its PicoP pico projector tech to the client. $3.8M in component orders were placed last year - they're currently being fulfilled - along with $1.9M in services orders.
- Shares have soared to $3.18 premarket, making new 52-week highs in the process.
Mar. 16, 2015, 9:14 AM
Mar. 10, 2015, 1:19 PM
- Following a 2014 in which revenue fell 40% to $3.49M, MicroVision (NASDAQ:MVIS) says it's aiming for "significant" Y/Y growth in 2015, aided by component sales and the licensing of its PicoP projector tech. As it is, the 2-analyst 2015 revenue consensus is at $7.85M.
- The company also hopes to follow up on its deal with a Fortune Global 100 client by developing "new OEM/channel opportunities for display engine manufacturing partners that are incorporating PicoP display technology."
- Thanks to orders from the Fortune 100 client, backlog rose to $5.1M at the end of Q4 from $2.1M at the end of Q3. Operating expenses fell 30% Y/Y to $3.53M, helping EPS meet estimates in spite of a revenue miss - R&D spend totaled $1.92M, and SG&A $1.62M.
- MicroVision ended Q4 with $8.3M in cash, down from $10.9M at the end of Q3. A license fee payment from the Fortune 100 client is expected later this month.
- Q4 results, PR
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As the 50th anniversary of Colorado Mountain College approaches, the school has never been on firmer footing.
As the first new trustee to be elected in more than three years, I have joined a board of seven trustees. Five have worked together with two presidents and one interim president. Wisely, the board three years ago commissioned a new strategic plan. Shortly thereafter, following an extensive professional search, the trustees approved hiring Dr. Carrie Hauser as president of CMC.
As a member of the CMC Foundation board for five years, I have been able to actively follow the transition of CMC through regular reports to the foundation board from all three presidents. I have attended every public CMC trustee meeting since May 2015.
After five years of working closely with CMC, I feel well qualified to state that Colorado Mountain College has been very well led by our current president. The college has been moved from a state of uncertainty to profound stability. Today the college is positioned to adapt efficiently and effectively with changing economic conditions.
Along with the success that CMC is experiencing comes increased responsibility for CMC's governing board. Change often is wrongly viewed as disruption. The trustees must be willing to hold themselves accountable. The board must commit to move forward in a timely and competent way in order to grow and to change with new populations and needs of our communities in an uncertain economy.
Throughout my term as a CMC trustee, I intend to support our strategic plan, our president and the trustees who share my commitment to assure CMC's excellence, relevance and financial stability far into the future.
Patty Theobald
Trustee, Colorado Mountain College
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — DeMarcus Ware said the Denver Broncos are being "precautious" with him by holding him out of practice with a lingering bad back.
Ware didn't take any snaps during the offseason program and began training camp Thursday on the non-football injury list even though he said his back is much better than it was in the playoffs, when he had a dozen quarterback hits and 3½ sacks.
"To be honest with you, I was probably around 70 percent," Ware said after Thursday night's walkthrough. I was around 70 percent in the playoffs. Now, knowing everything is right and having some time off in the preseason to get everything stronger and a lot more stable, I'll be at 94 percent when all said and done."
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Shortly after the Denver Broncos began training camp Thursday with Jay Z's "On To The Next One" blaring over the loudspeakers, their safeties and cornerbacks donned actual blinders.
"It's about focusing on one thing at a time and focusing on what you're supposed to be focused on," safety T.J. Ward said. "You're supposed to be reading the quarterback and supposed to have your eyes on the receiver. Just training your eyes."
Defensive backs coach Joe Woods wanted his guys to see what was in front of them and not be distracted by anything in the periphery.
It was an especially timely initiative given coach Gary Kubiak's opening-of-camp message to put Super Bowl 50 behind them and focus solely on what lies ahead.
"I told them we're not defending anything; we're chasing the next one," Kubiak said.
Quarterback Trevor Siemian took the admonition to heart, declaring last year "was a heck of a ride. But that team's dead, so to speak."
"Dead? No, there's still a few of them out here," Kubiak said. "But I think that's the big thing is that it's over, it's gone, it's a new group."
One that's embarking on a new journey with eyes wide open and staring straight ahead like all those DBs.
It was apparently easier for players to put the Super Bowl in the rearview than it was for Broncos fans to let it go.
The crowd, which was quite a bit smaller minus Peyton Manning as the marquee attraction, serenaded star linebacker Von Miller with chants of "MVP! MVP!" when he emerged on the field for warmups.
Miller was in uniform for the first time since being named the game's most valuable player after leading Denver past Carolina 24-10 on Feb. 8.
He eased his way into action after missing the offseason because of a contract stalemate.
Linebacker DeMarcus Ware (back) and cornerback Aqib Talib (leg) were held out but did some light jogging and are expected back soon.
The biggest question facing the champs is who will succeed Manning, who retired in March, 48 hours before his backup, Brock Osweiler, signed with Houston.
Mark Sanchez started Thursday and looked sharper than Siemian, a second-year pro who has the most experience in Kubiak's offense.
"It was a great start," Sanchez said, "but it's only a start."
Rookie Paxton Lynch was inconsistent, overthrowing at times as he continues to make the leap from the spread he operated at Memphis to Kubiak's West Coast offense.
One of the requirements for winning the QB job is taking care of the football — much like, yes, last year, when stellar defense fueled Denver's title run.
GM John Elway and Kubiak have both said they expect to be better on offense this season regardless of who's under center. They have a refurbished O-line to go with reinforcements in the backfield and at tight end.
"The good thing is the system hasn't changed and we have a year under our belt with that," running back C.J. Anderson said. "The talent hasn't changed. We still have the same talent — minus 18 — and the same playmakers."
One of them is wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders, who said his agent and the Broncos are still going "back and forth" in contract talks long after Miller and linebacker Brandon Marshall signed their deals over the summer.
"It's not frustrating. It's actually a blessing," said Sanders. "We're talking millions and millions of dollars that I can earn just by the game that I love."
Sanders has back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons, 11 100-yard games, 15 touchdowns and 26 catches of 25 or more yards since joining the Broncos as a free agent in 2014.
"I said it from Day 1: I'm not trying to break the bank. I want to be here," Sanders said. "But I also want a fair deal and I want a fair deal for the production I've been putting out, so we'll see how it goes."
Notes: The Broncos waived TE Manasseh Garner (non-football illness) and signed TE John Phillips, an eighth-year pro who spent the last three seasons with the Chargers. … Kubiak is allowing veterans to sleep in their own beds this summer but if they're tardy they'll have to report to the team hotel for the remainder of training camp.
NEW YORK — Daniel Descalso took a calculated risk in a big spot.
And it paid off big time.
With his team trying to rally against Mets closer Jeurys Familia, the Rockies first baseman stepped to the plate with runners on first and second and nobody out.
After fouling off his first two sacrifice attempts, he found himself in an unenviable position against the NL's save leader.
Rather than swing away with two strikes, he squared to bunt again.
The usually steady Familia stumbled for a second straight game, allowing two runs in the ninth inning and Colorado beat New York 2-1 Thursday for their seventh win in eight games.
Less than 24 hours after Familia's streak of 52 consecutive regular-season saves was snapped, the right-hander entered in the top of the ninth with a 1-0 lead, and couldn't hold it.
Trevor Story had a leadoff single and stole second. After fellow rookie David Dahl walked, Descalso bunted up the first base line. Mets catcher Rene Rivera watched as the ball spun toward foul territory but it stopped fair, loading the bases with no out.
"I knew it had a lot of English on it and I was looking back to try to see if it was going foul and I guess it stopped right on the line," Descalso said.
"I didn't want to hit into a double play. He's got a good sinker and if I put it in play good chance it's going to be on the ground, so I decided to take a chance and get the bunt down 0-2."
With one out, Familia (2-3) got pinch-hitter Cristhian Adames to hit a slow grounder to the right side.
First baseman James Loney misplayed the ball and Story scored to make it 1-all. Familia then threw a wild pitch, allowing Dahl to cross the plate with the go-ahead run.
"Familia is as good as there is in the game," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "Their staff overall, you're not going to come in here and put up big innings and big crooked numbers. You've got to scratch and claw for everything."
Dealing with a rare early start to open a series because of a camp day at Citi Field, neither offense was able to do much against starters Jacob deGrom and Tyler Anderson.
DeGrom allowed only one runner to reach second base in seven scoreless innings.
Rivera drove in the only Mets' run in the second inning with a double into the right-center field gap, but was easily tagged out at third trying to stretch it into a triple.
Anderson struck out five and walked none, allowing seven hits over six innings.
"The goal every time is to try to give up zero runs," Anderson said. "You do realize in a game like this that if you give them up you've really got to try to limit them."
Jordan Lyles (3-3) pitched a scoreless eighth for the Rockies, and closer Carlos Estevez had a perfect ninth for his 11th save.
New York loaded the bases with no outs in the seventh inning off of reliever Jake McGee. Right-hander Scott Oberg came on to retire three straight batters to end the threat.
Colorado had been 0-41 this season when trailing after eight innings before Thursday's win, a victory which snapped a 10-game road losing streak against the Mets.
"That's one of the better wins of the year, if not the best," Weiss said. "Really proud of our guys."
Rockies catcher Tony Wolters and Descalso collided in front of home plate in the bottom of the fourth, both going after Wilmer Flores' popup. The ball started in foul territory, but drifted fair. Each fielder fell to the ground after the collision, with Wolters holding on for the out. They both remained in the game.
Dahl has hit safely in his first four games in the majors, including his first multi-hit game on Thursday.
Mets: 3B Jose Reyes missed his third straight game with a strained left ribcage, hurt during his final at-bat in the first game of a doubleheader on Tuesday. "He was pretty sore last night when he left here," Mets manager Terry Collins said before the game on Thursday. "I talked to the trainers before I left and they said there's just no way he's going to be able to play tomorrow." … OF Yoenis Cespedes was not in the starting lineup due to a flare-up of a right quad injury first sustained on July 8. "Last night he came in when the game was over and said it was starting to bother him pretty bad," Collins said. Cespedes was walked intentionally as a pinch-hitter in the seventh inning and was promptly lifted for a pinch runner.
Rockies: OF Gerardo Parra (sprained left ankle) is set to begin a rehab assignment with Double-A Hartford on Friday. He was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Jun. 17, retroactive to the 15th.
Rockies: RHP Tyler Chatwood (9-6, 3.65) takes the hill on Friday night. He is 2-0 with a 1.57 ERA in four starts against the Mets. The 26-year-old won on Sunday against Atlanta, allowing no runs over five innings despite walking eight.
Mets: LHP Steven Matz (8-6, 3.36) earned the win on Sunday in Miami, his first since May 25.
The Earthbeat choir has seen plenty of change since Karen D'Attilo founded it 30 years ago, but the spirit remains the same.
No longer under the umbrella of the Windstar Foundation, the kids' choir doesn't draw as heavily on the work of John Denver — although you can probably expect at least one of his songs at its big performance 10 a.m. Sunday at Mountain Fair. A second camp opened up in Glenwood in 2000, around the same time Earthbeat became its own nonprofit. D'Attilo passed the baton to KC Johnson, who in turn retired at the end of last year. New to the director position is Cailey Arensman, who has been involved with the organization since she was 7 years old, first as a participant, then a junior staff member, and then paid staff with a few years off while she studied music education at the University of Northern Colorado.
"I would not be the person I am today without Earthbeat," Arensman said.
"I think that programs like Earthbeat are so essential to igniting that love and interest in music at a young age," she added. "Even if they don't all join high school choir, they are learning the performance and leadership skills that will serve them for a lifetime."
The songs themselves run the gamut from reggae to folk, sometimes with a few tweaks to keep things relevant or kid friendly. There's usually a medley featuring a specific artist, and this year will focus on the Beatles. There are also some originals by Earthbeat students and staff.
"When I hear the kids sing my songs, it makes me really proud," said longtime program violinist and guitar player Ellen Stapenhorst.
She's noticed that a lot of the songs that seem to resonate have a common theme.
"They seem to connect in a really heartfelt way to songs about peace and making the world better," she said.
The program itself also focuses more on fun and cooperation than reading music or other music specific skills.
"We try to sneak in the technical side," Arensman said. "Your average Earthbeat camper may not be able to tell you what fortissimo means, but they'll be able to do a crescendo, and that's impressive."
Mostly, 9-year-old Katie Huttenhower knows she's enjoying herself and meeting new people.
"Singing is something that I do a lot because it makes me feel free," she said. "It's a way to express feelings in a way that's more fun than just talking."
Indeed, she's considering becoming a mentor in the program someday.
Libby Claassen, 13, already took that step.
"I loved Earthbeat when I was little," she added. "You get so many fun experiences, you learn so many great songs, and you have a great performance at the end."
"Being a role model was something that I always wanted to do," she added. "It just give kids more confidence when an older kid is helping."
Arensman thinks that's part of what gives the program such strength and continuity.
"Many, many kids return year after year," she said. "A bigger challenge is reaching out to new families and getting new people involved. We really try to make it accessible."
Johnson agreed.
"How often do teenagers get a chance to become leaders and mentors to other kids?," he said. "I feel like I was blessed to be able to be a part of Earthbeat for 21 years and have the chance to inspire and work with so many talented young kids."
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Due to the great largess of friends and people in the wine business, I have been afforded the opportunity to taste some wines that have a little age on them.
Not ancient wines, or even wines from, say, before I took my first steps, but rather some wines that had their genesis in the summers of my youth in the 1970s and 1980s.
First, let me say that when I can sniff, sip and contemplate a wine from a time gone by, I love to try to remember my personal state at that time.
For example, while once looking at the burnt-orange rim of a '71 Domaine Gros, Richbourg, I recalled that I was entering high school as the grapes in that glass were being harvested. My go-to wine at the time, if you could call it that, was Mateus Rose, a slightly sparkling Portuguese number that I had read was popular with Rod Stewart, who had recently released his third solo LP "Every Picture Tells a Story," with the hit "Maggie May."
But I digress, as anyone who knows what an LP is will surely tell you.
Savor the past
The point is that for many of us, the opportunity to taste the wines from the historic vintages of the past is one that should be savored. Old wines — similar to old people — have achieved texture, character and beauty that is a result of having been afforded time to mature.
Not all old wines, of course. But there are special wines sourced from grapes born in vintages in which the sun and the seasons smiled softly upon them and were crafted by winemakers whose deft hands gently persuaded them to perfection. These are wines that have been nurtured by owners who kept them in pristine condition for decades — never too warm, nor too cold. Just right, as they awaited the moment when the twisting of the cork and the rush of air through the bottle's neck would announce that it was time for the wine to be drunk.
My greatest old wine experience came from a bottle of Syrah from the Northern Rhone. Hermitage, to be precise. And it was not all that old. But the 1990 Hermitage Cuvee Cathelin, Domaine Jean-Louis Chave was one of those wines that demonstrated why having the patience to cellar and keep a wine for some time — in this case two decades — can be so rewarding. This was a wine from an outstanding vintage in a place that is as regarded as a mecca for lovers of Syrah.
'The old is better'
J.L. Chave Hermitage is a family-owned Domaine based in Mauve, France, that has been growing vines and making wines in the northern Rhone since 1481.
Throughout those 500 years, the responsibility for the grapes and the fine wines that are made from them has passed from father to son, from one generation to the next.
The reins and that responsibility are now held in the hands of a brilliant winemaker named Jean-Louis Chave, who is widely regarded as the 21st century's master of Syrah. This wine was made by Jean-Louis's father, Gerard, who was the 15th generation of the family to be involved in the production of wines.
The Cuvee Cathelin is made in only exceptional years. I remember the nose was still fresh with floral notes, as though I were smelling a field at the base of the mountain where the fruit was grown.
It was complex, structured, fruity, leathery, smoky, spicy and rocky. There were berries, peppers, a little chocolate and a hint of vanilla. In short, there were all of those things that make great Syrah such a pleasure to drink.
The intensity and richness were overwhelming. For more than an hour, I savored my glass of wine and observed subtle changes with each sip.
I still have the empty bottle in my wine rack as a reminder of the experience, though the moment is etched in memory.
While I do not know the Bible well, I do know a passage or two that relate to wine. This one, Luke 5:39, kind of sums up the experience:
"No man also having drunk old wine straightway desires new: for he said, The old is better."
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John Muir is one of my favorite authors to read. I appreciate his body of work because so much of it is based on his experiences in the outdoors. He eloquently captured those moments when the peacefulness of nature allows the mountains to speak to us. They whisper that we're all part of the circle of life, and our short existence in this universe is just a small blip on a bigger radar.
Contemplating life's purpose through nature is why Muir speaks to me. I admittedly didn't even know about him until I moved to Colorado. I spent most of my childhood reading Indiana poet James Whitcomb Riley, a regional Midwestern favorite, who also had his share of appreciation for nature. My Aunt Patty taught me to recite lines from his 1885 "Little Orphant Annie" by the time I was 4. And his poem "The Ripest Peach" is one I love to read when I need a smile. It reminds me of my Glenwood artist friend Renick Stevenson, who once painted the prose on paper as a gift when I left for Flagstaff to live. I always remember Riley's poignant words, "The ripest peach is highest on the tree."
That can be said for many things in life, especially love.
As a naturalist as well as a writer, Muir specifically spoke of his love for the mountains. His quote "The mountains are calling and I must go …" is one of the more famous, and one many outdoor lovers wildly appreciate. It originates from one of many letters written to his sister, Sarah Muir Galloway, about his North American travels. The full quote is: "The mountains are calling and I must go, and I will work on while I can, studying incessantly."
Muir was constantly learning about the environment and discovering areas of the west that had rarely been shared with the others lacking the drive or opportunity to explore as Muir did. I often think of his bravery and determination to follow a passion that obviously burned deep inside his soul. It was one that led him to climb mountains, raft rivers, and fend for his own food before many of the national park trails had even been blazed. I love to think about how still and quiet the areas sat, even as Muir made his human presence. Luckily we still have such serene wilderness spots to offer solitude, especially here in the Roaring Fork and Aspen valleys.
Like Muir and other preservationists, I would love to see that remain.
Now that I've lived in the Rockies, which will always be home to me, "The mountains are calling and I must go" is a message I keep in the back of mind whenever life seems too hectic or impossible to navigate. The quote would surely make a great tattoo, or maybe on one of those wooden signs people craft at wine-and-paint parties and hang in their bathrooms.
I can relate to that fire inside Muir that attracted him to the mountains like a twirling, barefoot dancer to Mountain Fair. Being back in the mountains this week reminds me of that pull so magnetic it can make a heart ache when away and feel full as it ever could get when near. Mount Sopris has that impact on me, and as I sit and stare at her — there are many of us who believe she has strong female qualities — I can't imagine a world outside of Colorado.
Being from Indiana and living in Colorado meant I made yearly, and sometimes more, treks back to my birthplace to see family and friends. When I traveled between my two homes, I realized living in the mountains felt as if I were protected by a bubble. Not in terms of hardships — I often felt the tightening of a mountain lifestyle budget and a fear that comes with not being able to support oneself. There were also times I felt alone, especially when I suffered those infamous mountain dating woes.
So much so I wanted to be out of the protective bubble.
That's where I am today. Returning to a world in which I pleasantly existed has shown me that although I followed a care-free lifestyle with few responsibilities, I was likely missing out on life experiences the mountains couldn't provide. The calling to be a mother, and to be closer geographically to my own, caused a different kind of tug at my heart than Mount Sopris could ever have. Moving back home, especially as my family experienced the loss of my grandparents, was a life calling I now know was destined. But I do know the mountains will always be calling. And I will always figure out a time to go.
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Ah, Mountain Fair.
My parents met there. I grew up having my face painted, performing in the Earthbeat Choir, and generally viewing it as the major event of the waning summer. I was even there for the great fireball and power outage of 1998.
In more recent years, I've savored the occasional escape from the sea of humanity and the drunks howling outside my window at 3 a.m.
This will be my 27th fair, and while I'm still not quite ready to skip it entirely, I'm pickier about what I catch and what I pass up. You probably have a list of your own, but here are my do's and don'ts.
If you can make it the drum circle, do. I realize that 4 p.m. on a Friday is a rough time slot for the working class.
Still, ever since the big ball of fire and power outage, the drum circle has set the tone for the weekend. Even if you don't drum, it's a powerful communal experience and just plain fun to watch.
Do find a competition and participate, but don't take it too seriously. As the person generally picked last for kickball in third grade, I learned to quash my competitive side. Still, there's something to be said for pitting yourself against your friends and neighbors, particularly when the stakes are low and there's no one to let down but yourself.
Last year, I tried my hand at hula hooping and discovered that, while my skills might be good for Rams Day, they're not even passable for Mountain Fair. I had fun anyway. Someday I'll gather the courage to tackle woodsplitting, though my father set a fairly high bar on that front.
Then, of course, there's the pie competition. I won't be judging this year, but I still urge anyone with a passion for baking to enter.
It's an opportunity to showcase something a little unusual or perfect an old favorite— anything that showcases the subtleties of taste, texture, crust and presentation that make pie the ideal battleground.
Submissions have been down of late, and it's a shame. For one thing, there's a lot more fun and prestige in judging when there's a wide variety.
There's also a lot more satisfaction in winning, although I honestly can't remember how many competitors there were when my brother and I got a ribbon in the kids' contest.
Most importantly, it's a venerable and tasty tradition that I'd hate to see go the way of hand drilling.
Do buy a T-shirt, but don't wear it yet. The unspoken purpose of fair swag is to show that you've been attending longer than the other guy. Like wine, they're fine new but better aged. Raffle tickets, however, are best bought early, since drawings take place throughout.
Don't stay in one place. The main stage is always hopping, but there's plenty going on around the park and downtown.
Check the program for a variety of programming for kids and adults at the Oasis. Catch your favorite band again in the intimate setting of Steve's Guitars.
Patronize local businesses as well as booths.
Do plan on running into your middle school gym teacher, high school crush, the surgeon who removed your tonsils and everyone else you've ever met.
Don't expect to move quickly through the tide of friends and acquaintances.
Most of all, do enjoy yourself and let others enjoy themselves.
Will Grandbois may also try to sample HeyDays this year. He can be reached at 384-9105 or email@example.com.


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Virulence affected by assay parameters during grapevine pathogenicity studies with Botryosphaeriaceae nursery isolates
Version of Record online: 11 MAR 2013
DOI: 10.1111/ppa.12051
© 2013 British Society for Plant Pathology
Plant Pathology
Volume 62, Issue 6, pages 1214–1225, December 2013
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Billones-Baaijens, R., Jones, E. E., Ridgway, H. J. and Jaspers, M. V. (2013), Virulence affected by assay parameters during grapevine pathogenicity studies with Botryosphaeriaceae nursery isolates. Plant Pathology, 62: 1214–1225. doi: 10.1111/ppa.12051
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- Issue online: 6 NOV 2013
- Version of Record online: 11 MAR 2013
- Manuscript Accepted: 22 JAN 2013
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This study assessed the symptoms that developed when 114 Botryosphaeriaceae isolates from grapevine nursery plant materials were used to inoculate excised green shoots and 1-year-old rooted canes of Sauvignon blanc. The experiments showed that all isolates and species were able to produce lesions. Overall, the Neofusicoccum species were shown to be highly pathogenic in both tissue types while the Diplodia species were highly pathogenic on canes but not on green shoots. Isolates of the most prevalent species, N. luteum and N. parvum, showed varying lesion lengths on excised green shoots and canes. An evaluation of the factors associated with lengths of lesions showed that they were significantly affected by experimental batch which reflected inherent host and environmental factors over time. Reisolation from inoculated canes also indicated that most isolates of all species except D. seriata were able to spread internally beyond the lesions. Genetic variability analysis using UP-PCR showed that N. luteum isolates were genetically diverse but no association was observed between the phylogenetic group and degree of pathogenicity caused by the isolates. This study demonstrated that all Botryosphaeriaceae species from grapevine nurseries were pathogenic to grapevines and that the lesion lengths varied between species, among isolates within a species and among nursery sources, and was affected by the test method.


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A search for squarks in R-parity violating supersymmetry is performed in \(e^{\pm} p\) collisions at HERA using the H1 detector. The data were taken at a centre-of-mass energy of 319 GeV and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 64.3 pb-1 for e + p collisions and 13.5 pb-1 for e - p collisions. The resonant production of squarks via a Yukawa coupling \(\lambda'\) is considered, taking into account direct and indirect R-parity violating decay modes. No evidence for squark production is found in the multi-lepton and multi-jet final state topologies investigated. Mass dependent limits on \(\lambda'\) are obtained in the framework of the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model. In addition, the results are interpreted in terms of constraints on the parameters of the minimal Supergravity model. At the \(95 \%\) confidence level squarks of all flavours with masses up to 275 GeV are excluded in a large part of the parameter space for a Yukawa coupling of electromagnetic strength. For a coupling strength 100 times smaller, masses up to 220 GeV can be ruled out.
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- Title
- Search for squark production in R-parity violating supersymmetry at HERA
- Journal
The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields
Volume 36, Issue 4 , pp 425-440
- Cover Date
- 2004-08
- 10.1140/epjc/s2004-01982-2
- Print ISSN
- 1434-6044
- Online ISSN
- 1434-6052
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
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