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Welcome to day four of "Can the Dodgers clinch?"
The Padres host Los Angeles Wednesday night at Petco Park in the final 2009 meeting of the teams with the Dodgers still needing one win (or Colorado loss) to clinch the National League West title.
The Padres denied the Dodgers a chance to celebrate at Petco Park Tuesday night with a 3-1 win. A Padre win Wednesday night would be San Diego's sixth in the last nine meetings against the Dodgers this season – and give the Padres a seventh straight series win over a National League playoff contender.
DODGERS RHP JON GARLAND (3-1, 1.91 ERA with the Dodgers, 11-12, 3.90 ERA overall)
Garland vs. Padres: 2-2 career, 2.86 ERA in five starts (1-1 this season, 4.12 ERA in three starts)
Garland at Petco Park: 2-1, 3.05 ERA in three starts
Padres vs. Garland
Eliezer Alfonzo: .667 (2-for-3, SO)
Henry Blanco: .167 (2-for-12, 2B, 3 BB, SO)
Everth Cabrera: .000 (0-for-3, BB, SO)
David Eckstein: .105 (2-for-19, 2B, BB, 2 SO)
Adrian Gonzalez: .333 (3-for-9, 4 BB, 3 SO)
Edgar Gonzalez: .000 (0-for-1)
Tony Gwynn: .500 (3-for-6, BB)
Chase Headley: .333 (2-for-6, 2B)
Kevin Kouzmanoff: .231 (3-for-13, 2 2B, SO)
Luis Rodriguez: .364 (4-for-11, 2 BB, 2 SO)
Oscar Salazar: .000 (0-for-1, BB)
Will Venable: .000 (0-for-3)
Richard vs. Dodgers: 0-1 career and 2009, 8.31 ERA in one start.
Richard at Petco Park: 3-0, 2.48 ERA in five starts.
Dodgers vs. Richard
Brad Ausmus: .000 (0-for-2)
Casey Blake: 1.000 (1-for-1, BB)
Juan Castro: .250 (1-for-4)
Orlando Hudson: .667 (2-for-3)
Matt Kemp: .000 (0-for-2, SO)
Mark Loretta: .500 (1-for-2, 2B)
Russell Martin: .250 (1-for-2, HBP)
Juan Pierre: .000 (0-for-1, HBP)
1. Rafael Furcal (S), SS
2. Orlando Hudson (S), 2B
3. Manny Ramirez, LF
4. Matt Kemp, CF
5. James Loney (L), 1B
6. Mark Loretta, 3B
7. Andre Ethier (L), RF
8. Russell Martin, C
9. Jon Garland, RHP
1. Tony Gwynn (L), CF
2. David Eckstein, 2B
3. Adrian Gonzalez (L), 1B
4. Chase Headley (S), LF
5. Will Venable (L), RF
6. Kevin Kouzmanoff, 3B
7. Nick Hundley, C 8. Everth Cabrera (S), SS
9. Clayton Richard (L) LHP
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Pike County officials say the air force uses the most fuel in the country, and that's why they want their coal derived fuel to go to them.
Air force officials announced they want the synthetic fuel for the B-52 jets and Pike County leaders are ready to work out a deal.
Military Officials say every time the cost of fuel goes up ten dollars, it costs the Air Force six million dollars.
They wanted to find a better, cheaper way in the United States.
"It's a security problem and we've got the answer is these hills," Pike County Judge Executive Wayne Rutherford said.
Pike County leaders want coal to power the planes.
The Air Force tested synthetic fuel in their B-52s and determined it is safe for their planes.
They want to switch the B-52s to coal derived fuel by 2011.
"The hedge on our need for increasing reliance on foreign fuels, to provide the nation a look forward to something else," Secretary Of The Air Force Michael Wynne said.
Military officials say the type of fuel will be a 50-50 blend of coal and petroleum, the kind Pike County officials are already planning to do.
"For us to get this process and be successful and change coal to liquid fuel then it has to be marketable so we got a ready market for it," Judge Executive Rutherford said.
"It encourages us to go ahead and push forward with our planning and to have that plan in place," Roger Ford said.
Pike County officials say with funding, they can have their coal to liquid fuel built in three years and can start sending fuel to the Air Force in 2011.
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Featured: Close Corporate Tax Loopholes
Illinois is broke
Illinois can't afford to fix its crumbling infrastructure. The state has cut $1.6 billion in Medicaid coverage for the elderly, the disabled and poor parents and children. Chicago Public Schools is threatening to close 129 schools. Illinois has drastically underfunded pension programs for life-long state employees. (They are NOT eligible for Social Security.) These examples are just the tip of the iceberg of the pain ordinary people will feel as the state makes cuts.
But Illinois doesn't have to be broke.
Two –Thirds of Corporations Pay No Income Tax to Illinois!
Eighty-one percent (81%) of Illinois' revenue comes from the payment of income taxes by people like you and me and by the collection of sales taxes on the goods we purchase. ONLY 8% of Illinois' revenue comes from corporate income tax payments.
Because 2/3 of corporations pay no Illinois income tax, working people must pay higher taxes and our children, the elderly, the disabled and our state employees must bear the burden of cuts to education, healthcare and retirement security.
If corporations simply paid their fair share of taxes, the rest of us won't have to accept these cuts – which really amount to the state refusing to meet its obligations and to invest in the common good.
Tax Transparency Legislation is the First Step
We need to know which 2/3 of corporations aren't paying any Illinois income tax and why.
Tax transparency legislation passed the Illinois Senate in November with strong support for Senate President Cullerton, but was killed in the House Revenue Committee because 2 of 5 Democrats voted against the bill.
These Democrats voted AGAINST corporate tax transparency in Illinois:
Michael Zalewski of the 21st District – near southwest side of Chicago into parts of Cicero, Berwyn, Stickney, Forest View, Lyons and Summit
Frank Mautino of the 76th District – centered around Peru and LaSalle on I-80
Why would Democrats vote against a simple corporate tax transparency bill?
We have Democratic super-majority in Illinois, but our legislators believe cuts are the only solution to our budget crisis. House Democrats killed a simple corporate tax transparency bill because:
- Corporate campaign donations funneled through House Speaker Michael Madigan's offices are used to elect Democrats throughout the state AND
- The corporate lobbies like the Chamber of Commerce and the Illinois Manufacturers Association came out very strongly against this legislation.
The people of Illinois know that our system is broken. A poll by Public Policy Polling, a respected, non-partisan polling firm found that:
Nearly 80% of Illinois voters say legislation to require publicly-traded corporations to disclose how much they pay in Illinois corporate income tax is a good idea—with 75% of Republicans, 80% of Democrats and 84% of Independents saying it is a good idea—according to the survey.
In addition the poll showed that:
- 66% of voters think it hurts the state's economy that two-thirds of Illinois corporations pay no Illinois corporate income tax—including nearly 60% of Republicans;
- 68% of voters—including 58% of Republicans—say the division of taxes in our state is unfair because corporations don't pay enough taxes;
- 65% of voters think our state would be in better shape if some state corporate tax loopholes were closed—including 60% of Republicans;
- 70% of voters think most Illinois politicians put the interests of large corporations and their lobbyists ahead of the interests of the people in their district—including 71% of Republicans.
IIRON will be tackling corporate loopholes head-on in the Spring legislative session.
Loopholes we're exploring closing:
1. Decoupling from two Federal Tax Policies that allow corporations to claim tax credits for a broad range of "production activities" and to deduct the expense of new machinery and equipment from tax payments in the first year rather than over the life of the equipment. Many states have decoupled from these tax policies. If Illinois "decouples" we could generate over $400 million per year.
2. Eliminating the Vendor Discount, the state permits retailers to keep 1.75% of the sales tax we pay. This made sense when retailers had to employ people to make these calculations and remit payment to the state by hand, but in the era of computers it makes no sense. $115 million per year
3. Closing a tax exemption for off-shore drilling. $75 million per year
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This month Roger Federer worked with the NIKEiD design team to create four customized versions of the Nike Zoom Vapor 9 Tour. Coinciding with the release of the shoe on NIKEiD, Federer's four styles were put to the test on the Nike Tennis Facebook page today. Federer is asking his Facebook fans to weigh in on their favourite version. The shoe with the most likes will be worn by him during his daytime matches in Melbourne.
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Warming Up the Supercommittee's Leftovers
By Janet Hook and Kristina Peterson
Congress's deficit-reduction "supercommittee'' may have failed to strike a budget deal and gone out of business, but some of its work lives on.
The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction identified a laundry list of potential spending cuts and sources of new revenues during its negotiations. The package never materialized, but the list is being tapped by other lawmakers as they look for ways to offset the costs of their own proposals.
One potential cash cow is a supercommittee-identified proposal to raise the guarantee fees mortgage lenders pay to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The proposal, which would raise some $38 billion in revenues over 10 years, was grabbed as an offset by both House Republicans and Senate Democrats in their latest proposals to extend a payroll tax cut.
The House GOP bill, which passed Tuesday, also included two big-ticket supercommittee items: requiring federal workers to pay more for their insurance and raising revenues by auctioning broadcast spectrum.
The offset list will also be picked over by a group of Senate Republicans who Wednesday announced plans to introduce a bill to avert scheduled spending cuts at the Pentagon. Because the supercommittee didn't agree on a bill to cut $1.2 trillion from the deficit over 10 years, their failure will trigger automatic cuts of that amount in most domestic and defense programs beginning in 2013. Sen. John McCain (R.,Ariz.) and other Republicans Wednesday said they would introduce a plan in January to replace those cuts in the Pentagon with an alternative package of cuts identified by the supercommittee.
Other lawmakers are hoping to revive some of the supercommittee's super powers – specifically, the power it would have had to sidestep a slew of slow-moving congressional procedures if they had come up with a deficit plan.
On Tuesday, five senators introduced a bill that would grant future deficit-reduction proposals the same procedural protections to expedite action. Future bipartisan plans to reduce the deficit by at least $1.5 trillion over 10 years would be able to move through the chambers without the drag of amendments, filibusters or points of order. The bill was introduced by Republicans Mike Enzi of Wyoming, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Bob Corker of Tennessee, and Mark Kirk of Illinois, as well as Independent Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut.


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"Paudi showed true grit and determination to land the top prize, when the Youghal CC had their first open promotion in 18 years".
IT was billed as Youghal cycling clubs summer criterium but the current summer deluge that we have been having played its part again. A depleted field of 17 riders put their names to the sign on sheet willing to brave the elements on a fast tight technical course.
Racing for category 4 riders was cancelled due to safety reasons and right up the last minute the category 1,2 and 3 race was in the balance. With a slight improvement in the weather, race commissionaire Eddie Keogh gave the green light for riders to take to the line.From the off Paudi O Brien(Dan Morrissey/Speedy Spokes) put the hammer down and gave a masterclass in bike handling skills on the wet circuit. Gaps opened up quickly on the tight course with Robin Kelly(Waterford racing Club) and Aidan Crowley (Did Dunboyne) setting about closing the gap on the Banteer man. Riders created a great spectacle for the crowds gathered lapping the 700 meter course every minute or so. Spills and thrills were at a minium with the riders showing their bike craft at its finest. O brien soloed to a great victory with Robin Kelly and Aidan Crowley taking second and third respectively.
The club were happy in getting the race up and running after its 18 year lapse, despite the conditions and are looking forward to next years sun soaked event.
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"I thought after that length of time that the man above could have smiled on us. By all accounts everybody around the country was in the same boat. The main thing to come out of the promotion, was the consensus that Youghal is an ideal location for a crit event. I must say the club members did an excellent job and thanks also goes to all who helped in the promotion, particularly the Gardai. Next year, I'll put in a call to the man above for conditions that would suit all," – Anthony Kenneally.
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World Cup Rugby at Arsenal? Wenger puts the boot in
Arsenal manager says there's no way Emirates stadium can be used to hold rugby matches in 2015
THE OLYMPICS may be over but England is already turning its attention to the next major sporting spectacle to be held on these shores. The Rugby World Cup, the third biggest global sports after the Summer Olympics and Football World Cup, will be held in England in 2015 and tournament organisers want to stage some of the matches in the Olympic Stadium in Stratford and at some the Premier League's top club venues.
But the authorities are meeting resistance - not least from Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.
Top of the organisers' hit list is the 80,000-capacity Olympic stadium. "You would be mad not to include it as part of your thinking," said Ross Young, chief operating officer of England's organising committee.
The stadium is now standing idle in east London and Rugby World Cup [RWC] organisers want to include it in the list of 10 to 12 venues that they have to have finalised by early 2013.
Much will depend on whether the Olympic stadium is leased out in the intervening period. As the BBC reports, four bids are under consideration including one from West Ham United.
RWC organisers hope that several football stadiums will host matches, including Wembley, Old Trafford, Anfield and the Emirates.
"To get as near as we can to the three million ticket sales, we have to engage with football clubs because they are the only ones who are going to give us the capacity to drive those numbers," Young explained to the BBC. Only by selling 3m tickets will organisers reach their target of raising £100m in revenue.
However, one club reportedly not interested in doing rugby a favour is Arsenal. The Daily Mail claims manager Arsene Wenger "can't see any point" in letting his hallowed turf be cut by 30 pairs of size 12 boots.
The Emirates stadium is ideally placed to stage matches, being just a stone's throw from the mainline railway stations at King's Cross and St Pancras, but apparently Wenger is "adamant" that Arsenal will have no part to play in the 2015 World Cup.
Not only is the Frenchman concerned about the effect on the pitch but he doesn't want to risk causing disruption to Arsenal's fixture list by the staging of matches at the Emirates.
In contrast, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has no such concerns because he trusts the advice of groundsman Keith Kent, formerly responsible for the Old Trafford pitch and now in charge of the turf at Twickenham, the traditional venue for England rugby matches.
The Mail says Liverpool City Council would love to see some Rugby World Cup matches staged at Anfield because of the revenue it would bring to the city, but the club's owners, Fenway Sports Group, have expressed reservations.
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This disc presents a rare recording of Hekel Tavares Concerto in Brazilian Forms, Isaac Albenizs vibrantly percussive Spanish Rhapsody, Op. 70 and ambitious Piano Concerto No. 1 (Concierto fantastico), Op. 78.
Hekel Tavares - Concerto in Brazilian Forms for Piano and Orchestra Op. 105, No.2
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London Symphony Orchestra
Liner Notes:Hekel Tavares
Hekel Tavares (1896 1969) was the son of a wealthly plantation owner and lived close to the land and people of Brazil. He cared more for the evocation of the spirit of national folksong and dance than with their use as melodic material.
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Located in Chongwen, this hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Dashilan Street, Tiananmen Square, and China Museum of History. Chairman Mao Memorial Hall and Great Hall of the People are also within 2 mi (3 km).
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A restaurant, a health club, and a conference center are available at this hotel. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a business center, conference rooms, and dry cleaning are onsite.
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The hotel offers a restaurant. High-speed wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary. This 4-star property offers access to a business center and meeting rooms. 4 meeting rooms are available. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request) is offered to guests. This business-friendly hotel also offers a health club, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff.
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Tailong Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in Chinese cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
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Check-in time starts at 2 PM
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- Fee for buffet breakfast: CNY 50 for adults and CNY 25 for children (approximately)
- Airport shuttle fee: CNY 500 per vehicle (one way)
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Dealpolitik: Freeh Penn State Report — Required Reading for Directors
Every director of a public company should read six pages (pp. 97-102) of former FBI Director Louis Freeh's report on the Penn State sexual abuse scandal. Those pages contain his findings about his own client: the Board of Trustees of Penn State.
He found that that board failed to exercise its oversight and reasonable-inquiry responsibilities. And though most corporate directors will hopefully never confront the abuse of children that is the primary focus of the report, a director's responsibilities with respect to wrongdoing by corporate employees and a director's duty to set the tone at the top is no different than that of the Penn State Board of Trustees.
Indeed, in explaining the Penn State Board's duties, Freeh turned to the two leading Delaware corporate law cases on directors' obligations with respect to compliance. Both of those cases hold that:
"It is important that the board exercise a good faith judgment that the corporation's information and reporting system is in concept and design adequate to assure the board that appropriate information will come to its attention in a timely manner as a matter of ordinary operations, so that it may satisfy its responsibility [to reach informed judgments concerning both the corporation's compliance with law and its business performance]."
The Penn State board failed in these responsibilities in numerous ways, according to Freeh. Here is a summary of his findings, with some comment from me in italics:
Regular reporting procedures: The board did not have regular reporting procedures in place to ensure disclosure to the board of major risks. As a result senior university officials did not bring such risks to the board. If Penn State had been a Delaware corporation, this could be enough to meet the standard set by the Supreme Court of Delaware for director personal liability which is triggered when "the directors [have] utterly failed to implement any reporting or information system or controls."
Accountability: The board did not create what the Freeh report called a "tone at the top" environment where senior officials believed they were accountable to it. Senior officials did not make forthright reports to the board.
"Scripted": Some trustees reported that meetings felt "scripted" or that they were "rubber stamping" major decisions. Of course members of management who treat directors in this fashion would not be doing their jobs properly. But a director who permits this to happen is not doing his or her job either.
No independent assessment: Even after the investigation into Jerry Sandusky became publicly known, the board relied on management reports without independently assessing information or making further inquiry through the board's May 2011 meeting.
Lack of inquiry: In May of last year, when senior management did brief the board, it "downplayed the nature of the Grand Jury investigation" and "indicated that the investigation did not involve the University." Yet management did not explain why the Grand Jury called four Penn State officials to testify and the board failed to ask about why the attorney general sought a subpoena for emails from Penn State. And after that meeting the board did not press management about the criminal charges until November. Last November was when the charges against Sandusky exploded on to the front pages.
According to The Wall Street Journal, Penn State University Trustee Kenneth Frazier, chief executive of Merck & Co., admitted the board failed to take action. "We are accountable for what's happened here," he said at a news conference in Scranton, Pa. "People who were in a position to protect children and confront a predator" did not do so. "We are deeply ashamed."
Published reports also have indicated that lawyers for the former Penn State officials who are facing criminal charges for not telling the truth to the grand jury said that the Freeh investigation report was "a lopsided document that leaves the majority of the story untold" and that there was no effort to conceal Sandusky's behavior.
Every few days there is a new corporate scandal in the newspapers—not always as tragic as Penn State's. It is always easy in hindsight to identify what issues a director should have been focused on. Less-often is it clear in real time what will become a crisis. For this reason, directors have to have systems in place requiring management reporting and proper oversight by the board. And they need to be proactive and inquisitive and to press management even if doing so is sometimes uncomfortable. There should never be any question as to what the "tone at the top" is.
For corporate directors to rely exclusively on management to make judgments on a corporation's compliance efforts risks a board looking exactly the way the Penn State Board of Trustees looks in the Freeh report: hapless. Directors should read those pages of Freeh's report and realize that that could be them.


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Player: Cory (South Louisiana)
Touch and grip with these things is well beyond awesome. Now that i've had them for a few months the only real problem i've encountered is the front pass pad on my right boot is starting to come apart from the boot itself. Other than that, these things are freaking perfect.
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Some of the best ever - Oct 24, 2012
Player: Danny (ohio)
right out of the box, very soft upper. the stud pattern is a little long and sharp so that may take some getting used to. touch is very great because the upper is so soft. inside, the shoe has a "booty" built in so it will really lock in your foot when laced up. the suede heel liner is also very comfortable and effective at preventing blisters. order half a size larger than your normal, these will still be very snug fitting boots.
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Very comfortable!!!! - Oct 04, 2012
Player: Esteban Perez (Puerto Rico)
This cleats are the most comfortable cleats I've ever used! They look really nice too and the control pad gives you a more firm place for you to control the ball. I really recommend going up half a size in the boot, if you're a 9.5, go for a 10, with the 9.5 you'll feel your feet crushing against the boot, and with the 10 you'll have more room and feel more comfortable wearing them! I really like them.
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Durability is a concern - Sep 17, 2012
Parent: John (Chicago, IL USA)
Great shoe, my son loves it, good feel, great sole plate response. The only concern is durability. After one month of practice and game play the rubber pads on the side are peeling off. The front kanga lite material at the toe is starting to seperate from the sole plate.
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Nike CTR360 - Sep 14, 2012
Parent: Anonymous (IL)
My son loves these shoes. Very comfortable and light weight.
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These shoes were honestly the best shoes I have ever worn for 1 day. But then the second day the upper started seperating from the sole! now they are worthless. These shoes are incredibly fragile
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CTR360 Maestri III's - Aug 29, 2012
Player: Mikey
Awesome leather cleats! They give a great touch on the ball and are great to control the ball. If you're a passer or crosser, these cleats put on bend like no other. If you recently wore the last CTR's, you'll love the improvements on these. The only negative is that they break down and get dirty fairly easily. If you're one to want nice, shiny cleats, you'll have to put a lot of work into them, including washing the laces
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Player: Ivan (Player)
Im really sorry to ask a question in the reviews, but i am really interested in buying theses cleats but i am wondering if they work well and give you traction on turf?? And will the rubbing elements fall off soon?? Please help!!
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Great Buy - Aug 24, 2012
Player: Josh
These Cleats are great I got these the other day and these are so comfy and very easy to break in. I would recommend these over the Maestri II because they're lighter and very comfortable. These have a great price too. They might be tight at first but then they get wider over time.
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Player: Ernesto (Manor, TX USA)
Great looking cleats, but Ive always weared a 10.5 and these fit a little to tight. But I encourage you to get atleast half or even a full size bigger.
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Player: Tony (PNW, USA)
Can anyone confrim that the studs have a rubber tip to them aidinig in on the ball grip? I heard someone mention this but never do any of the descriptions cover this. Thanks
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Great cleats - Aug 04, 2012
Player: Jon (Ellicott City, MD)
These cleats are great! They took barely any time at all to break in, you could wear them in a game right out of the box if you wanted. They are lighter and the material is a bit thinner than the earlier versions, but they still offer good protection, they seem like the perfect weight. I am usually size 10.5 but just like the other Maestris i had to get size 11, and they fit perfectly. The traction is the best i have ever had on a cleat, on turf the studs sink in and keep you from slipping, unlike some other cleats where the studs almost sit on top of the turf and don't hold on as well. The ACC control is basically a coating on the boot, you don't really notice it but it keeps the boot from absorbing water. I definetly recommend these for any position!
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NEW ORLEANS — Beloved by New Orleanians and Saints fans alike, Drew Brees made Forbes' list of the most influential athletes of 2013, joining company with Michael Phelps, Peyton Manning, Tim Tebow and LeBron James.
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At-home patient monitoring is one of the most common uses of telemedicine. VitalPoint, from CJPS Medical Systems, is a standalone, single unit, 4.5-lb device that can monitor multiple vital signs, including blood pressure, blood oxygen saturation, pulse rate, weight, glucose level, prothrombin time and ratios, temperature, fluid status, and electrocardiogram data, and provide the caregiver with the ability to remotely monitor patients' conditions using their laptop or cellphone. The physiological data finds its way into the unit, pictured here, through peripheral medical devices--some wired and some wireless.
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Spire Homes' first Spring Online event took place at Cyberspace in their head office.
Spire Homes, a member of Longhurst Group, have been encouraging people in Rushden to get 'tech savvy' by attending a free internet taster session as part of the national Spring Online campaign.
The event, which was held at Cyberspace at Spire Homes' head office in Rushden on 28th April, offered the opportunity for people who were previously inexperienced to familiarise themselves with using a computer and the internet.
Pupils volunteered from the Risedene Academy to offer a helping hand and educate older tenants in basic ICT skills, whilst also focusing on the benefits of getting online.
Spring Online 2014 in association with Carphone Warehouse is an award-winning digital inclusion campaign by Digital Unite. Thousands of free taster events and sessions are held each year by volunteers and organisations across the UK to help and inspire local people to achieve a lasting use of the internet.
Currently around 7 million people have never used the internet and of those around 6 million are aged over 55 (Source: ONS 2013). A recent survey showed only 53% of Spire Homes tenants had web access at home, but over the last 12 months the housing association's Getting Online initiative has focused on working with organisations, like Digital Unite, and eVolve to improve accessibility and skills to people get online.
Spire Homes tenant, Mrs Baughan, said "I really enjoyed being shown how to get information from the internet. I had never been online before and was a little apprehensive – the event allowed me to gain a helpful insight into the benefits of digital technology."
The event coincided with Spire's recent receipt of a Big Lottery Grant Fund, which was issued following on from Spire Homes' drive to support their customers who are digitally excluded.
Helen Mead, Customer Engagement Team Manager said, "We've been really pleased with the level of participation in our first Spring Online event and we have more planned throughout the year. Using the internet can bring so many benefits for tenants, from finding better deals for their energy bills and gaining access to vouchers and money off deals, to reducing loneliness through social networking. With the government's emphasis on becoming digital by default and the movement of benefit applications to online, it's vital that we help our tenants feel confident using the internet and encourage them to use it regularly so they can reap the rewards."
The next events will be held on 15th May at Carver Court and The Lodge, and on 16th May at the Spire Homes Cyber Space.
For more information about Spring Online visit www.digitalunite.com/spring-online
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H+P with focus wt loss > 5% over prior 3 months, KPS, tobacco history, neck exam for N3 disease, CBC, CMP, CT Chest to include adrenals or PET/CT. MRI for paraspinal/superior sulcus tumors. Diagnosis of lung cancer rendered by bx via transbronchial endoscopic or transthoracic FNA. Brain MRI for presumed stage II/III. Mediastinoscopy or EBUS for suspected hilar r/o N2 nodes. PFTs prior to treatment. Smoking cessation counseling.
What clinical characteristics are important to focus on to determine the nature of a solitary pulmonary nodule?
Nodule size (and whether there are changes in size in past 2 yrs), history of smoking, age, characteristics of nodule margin on CT imaging (ie spiculation)
Describe T-staging of NSCLC using 7th edition of TNM stage.
T1: ≤3cm, surrounded by lung parenchyma (T1a ≤2cm; T1b 2.1-3cm);
T2: >3cm to 7cm, +visceral pl, mainstem bronchus involved but >2cm from carina, +atelectasis to lobe (T2a 3.1-5cm ; T2b 5.1-7cm);
T3 >7cm, tumor invade mainstem bronchus <2cm from carina but not into carina, or invasion to diaphragm, CW, pericardium, mediastinal pleura, or associated atelectasis or obstructive pneumonitis of entire lung, or satellite nodule in same lobe;
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In addition to stage, name 3 other poor prognostic factors in lung cancer pts.
In addition to stage, three other poor prognostic factors in lung cancer patients are: (1) KPS < 80%. (2) Wt loss > 5% in 3 months. (3) Age > 60.
What percentage of patients present with stage IIIA disease?
~30% of all NSCLC patients have stage IIIA disease at presentation.
What percentage of patients will have occult N2 dz found at time of surgery?
25% of patients will have occult N2 dz.
After definitive treatment of a primary lung tumor, what is the time period after which is considered a second primary tumor?
A tumor that develops 2 years or more after definitive treatment of primary lung cancer is likely a second primary. Any time a recurrence w/ identical histology occur before 2 yrs is considered a metastasis.
What is the TNM staging that defines IIIA
What is the TNM staging that defines IIIB
T4 N2, Tany N3
What are the survival outcomes of stage IIIA disease with T3N1 vs TxN2 dz?
5 yr =20-25% for T3N1 vs 3-8% with N2 dz
Lung tumor invades the chest wall and is a superior sulcus tumor. Stage
T3 is >7 cm or invades chest wall, diaphragm, phrenic nv, mediastinal pleura, parietal pericardium, or is in the main bronchus not involving the carina.
Lung cancer that invades esophagus. T stage
T4 invades mediastinum, heart, great vessels, trachea, recurrent laryngeal nv, esophagus, vertebral body, carina or separate nodules in a different ipsilateral lobe.
Lung cancer with separate nodules in the same lobe is what T stage?
Separate nodules in the same lobe is T3. T3 can also be: >7 cm or invades chest wall, diaphragm, phrenic nv, mediastinal pleura, parietal pericardium, or is in the main bronchus not involving the carina.
A pt has a Stage IA lung cancer. What does this stage include. What are the treatment options if resected with positive or negative margins/
Stage IA is T1a or T1b. N0.
T1a is <= 2cm and T1b is >2-3 cm. If margins are negative, observe. If positive, re-resect if possible. If not possible, consider RT (cat 2B).
For tumors that are Stage IB and IIA and N0, (includes the T2b,N0) what is the recommendation after surgery for postive and negative margins
If margins are negative, you can observe or consider chemo for high risk patients. High risk patients include poorly differentiated tumors, vascular invasion, wedge resections, tumors greater than 4 cm, visceral pleura involvement, and Nx. If the margins are postive, re-resection is preferred +/- chemo or RT +chemo.
What surgery is performed for T1 lung cancer? What margin is necessary and do lymph nodes need to be sampled?
Lobectomy is preferred over wedge. If a wedge is done the margins should be > 2 cm or > the size of the nodule. When sublobar surgery is performed N1 and N2 nodes still need to be sampled
Sketch the bronchial tree showing the lymph node stations.
For pN2 lung cancer describe the adjuvant treatment recommendation for margin positive and margin negative scenarios.
For pN2 resected tumors with (-) margins: chemo then RT but the sequencing is debatable
For pN2 resected tumors with (+)margins: chemoRT. RT started early given concern for local recurrence
If a lung cancer is N2, what stage group would it fall into?
All N2 is IIIA except for T4N2 which is IIIB.
What factors determine post-operative lung cancer dosing? What is dose for: neg margins, pos margins, and residual gross disease?
Post-op (-) margins: 50.4 @ 1.8-2
Post-op ECE or micro (+): 54-60 @ 1.8-2 Gy
Gross Dz: 60-70 @ 1.8-2.0
In which Stage I lung ca patients is PORT not recommended?
In patients treated with surgery, PORT is not recommended unless there are positive margins or upstaging to N2 (see Locally Advanced Lung
Cancer below).
Which stage II-III NSCLC patients should not get PORT?
Postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) is not recommended for patients with pathologic stage N0-1 disease as it has been associated with increased mortality, at least when using older RT techniques. PORT meta-analysis 1998 showed significant adverse effect of RT on survival with an absolute survival detriment of 7% at 2 years (55 to 48%) in subgroup analysis, RT more detrimental for N0 vs N1. There was no clear detriment for N2. There was a local control improvement with PORT. Additionally, retrospective analysis of the ANITA trial suggests positive effect of PORT in pN2 and negative effect on pN1 when patients received adjuvant chemotherapy. (Adjuvant navelbine international trialist association=anita)
Describe the target and dose when PORT is used.
In PORT, the CTV includes the bronchial stump and high-risk draining lymph node stations. Standard doses after complete resection are
50-54 Gy in 1.8-2 Gy fractions, but a boost may be administered to high-risk regions including areas of nodal extracapsular extension or
microscopic positive margins.
Describe the dose of adjuvant and combined chemotherapy-rt for NSCLC
There are a number of choices and it may be tailored based on the individual patient but a standard regimen at our institution is:
Adjuvant chemo alone for patients with negative resection margins who are getting sequential chemo-rt: cisplatin 100 mg/m2 on day 1 and Etoposide 100 mg/m2 on days 1-3 Repeat q 4 wks for 4 cycles
Concurrent chemo/rt dosing: cisplatin 50 mg/m2 on day 1,8,29,36 and Etoposide 50mg/m2 days 1-5, 29-33
Peripheral T1 N0 s/p wedge of a 1cm tumor (Stage IA). What do you want to do? Patient is healthy firefighter (which to him meant I shouldn't order PFTs). No evidence of residual disease on imaging.
● Perform lobectomy and sample/dissect mediastinum.
● If additional surgery is not done you observe (no indication for chemo or RT in stage IA with negative margins). If his tumor was T2a (now IB) his Nx status puts him in the high risk category and you could consider chemo.
● If/when it recurs consider resection or definitive chemoRT
80 year-old post-op with T3N2. What stage group is this and how would you manage? First, important step has been done for IIIA which is the lobectomy and lymphadenectomy.
● ChemoRT if margin (+)
● Chemo followed by RT if margin negative
● Remember, LCSG shows improvement in local control and ANITA shows a benefit for PORT in all N2 pts regardless of whether or not they got chemo. There aren't any randomized phase II studies.
What lymph nodes stations and N-stage are invovled in this pt with NCSLCa?
N1--enlarged right hilar node, station 10-R
What lymph nodes stations and N-stage are invovled in this pt with NCSLCa?
N2, upper paratracheal, station 2
What lymph nodes stations and N-stage are invovled in this pt with NCSLCa?
Right Lower Lobe mass with an N2 subcarinal node, station 7.
What lymph nodes stations and N-stage are invovled in this pt with NCSLCa?
Axial Ct at the lung apices shows, N3, bilateral SCV nodal involvement.
What lymph nodes stations and N-stage are invovled in this pt with NCSLCa?
N3 contralat paratrach
Ways to reduce risk of pneumonitis if V20>30% and was IIIA/B tumor?
Optimize beam angles
Optimize/tighten ITV by 4DCT or inspiratory/expiratory CT scans
Induction chemo first
Re-CT after 36-45 Gy
2 diff types of mediastinoscopy?
Cervical mediastinoscopy assesses levels 1-4R
Anterior (Chamberlain) mediastinoscopy assesses 4L (L lower paratracheal), 5 (APW), 6 (paraaortic), & 7 (subcarinal)
Contraindications to surgery in III?
Poor PFTs
T4 or extracapsular disease
Multi-station N2 disease
Superior mediastinal involvement
Relative: pneumonectomy required
Any of the above has <10% OS even after GTR
None of the above has 20-30% OS after GTR
59-year-old man with ptosis of the left eyelid and pain radiating from the left shoulder to the medial two digits of the left hand but without motor dysfunction. Describe the image.
Superior sulcus tumor in a (a) Axial computed tomographic (CT) image at the apex of the thorax obtained as part of a neck CT examination shows a superior sulcus tumor (SST). The mass clearly abuts the neurovertebral foramen, but the presence and degree of any extension into the foramen are difficult to determine. T = trachea, V = vertebral body
3 yr OS for superior sulcus tumors
50% (better than other sites)
Pt is s/p surgery for pT3N2 NSCLca
Post-op RT indications?
Close (<5 mm)/+ margin, ENE, or N2
Pt goes to surgery. No preop chemo.
pT3N2, -margin
How do you sequence postop chemo & postop RT
Margin-, N2+: chemo x2-4c -> mediastinal RT
NCCN: what is the pre-op chemo/rt dose recommended?
In the preoperative chemoradiation setting, a total dose of 45-50 Gy in 1.8 to 2 Gy
fractions should be used to treat all volumes of gross disease, although
preoperative chemoradiotherapy should be avoided if a pneumonectomy is
required, to avoid post-operative pulmonary toxicity.
In the definitve chemo/rt setting, what dose of RT should be used?
n the definitive chemoradiation setting, a total dose of 60-70 Gy in 1.8 to 2 Gy
fractions should be used to treat all volumes of gross disease.
Is a complete lymphadenectomy recommended in patients with N0-N1 patients? What study supports answer?
The American College of Surgeons Oncology Group randomized trial
(ACOSOG Z0030) compared systematic mediastinal lymph node
sampling versus complete lymphadenectomy during pulmonary
resection in patients with N0 (no demonstrable metastasis to regional
lymph nodes) or N1 (metastasis to lymph nodes in the ipsilateral
peribronchial and/or hilar region, including direct extension) NSCLC
disease. In patients with early stage disease who had negative nodes
by systematic lymph node dissection, complete mediastinal lymph node
dissection did not improve survival.129-131 Thus, systematic lymph node
sampling is appropriate during pulmonary resection; one or more nodes
should be sampled from all mediastinal stations.
Should N2 patients have surgery?
treatment, it is essential to carefully evaluate for N2 disease using
radiologic and invasive staging (i.e., endobronchial ultrasound-guided
procedures, mediastinoscopy, thorascopic procedures) and to discuss
whether surgery is appropriate in a multidisciplinary team (which should
include a board-certified thoracic surgeon).135 Randomized controlled
trials suggest that surgery does not increase survival in these
While most N2 patients should not have surgery, what is the exception?
Most clinicians agree that resection is
appropriate for patients with a negative preoperative mediastinum and
with a single positive node (< 3 cm) found at thoracotomy.
Is thorascopic lobectomy an appropriate surgical approach? What are the advantages?
Based on its favorable effects on postoperative
recovery and morbidity, thorascopic lobectomy is included in the NCCN
NSCLC algorithm as an acceptable approach for patients who are
surgically resectable (and have no anatomic or surgical
contraindications) as long as standard principles of thoracic surgery are
not compromised. Acute
and chronic pain associated with thorascopic lobectomy is minimal;
thus, this procedure requires shorter length of hospitalization.155,156
Thorascopic lobectomy is also associated with low postoperative
morbidity and mortality, minimal risk of intraoperative bleeding, or
minimal locoregional recurrence.157-161 Recent analyses show that
thoracoscopic lobectomy is associated with less morbidity than
lobectomy by thoracotomy
Why is the dose of pre-operative xrt 45 Gy?
Surgery in a field that has had 60 Gy is difficult,
because the landmarks disappear with high doses of radiation. Thus,
surgeons are often wary of resection in areas that have previously
received RT doses of more than 45 Gy, especially patients who have
received RT doses of more than 60 Gy (i.e., patients who have
received definitive concurrent chemoradiation). Therefore, the
radiation dose should be carefully considered if patients might be
eligible for surgery.
For stage I NSCL compare survival and local control between conventional fractionation and SABR.
With conventional
treatment, 3-year survival is only about 20%-35% in these patients.216
There is a high rate of local failure in patients receiving conventional
RT. However, local control is increased after SABR.217,218 In patients
with stage I NSCLC, SABR provides a significantly longer 5-year
survival than 3-D conformal RT.209 SABR yields median survival of 32
months and 3-year overall survival of about 43% in patients with stage I
disease; patients with T1 tumors survive longer than those with T2
tumors (39 versus 25 months).219
Describe management of a single brain met in a patient with lung cancer and good performance status.
Many patients with NSCLC have brain metastases (30%-50%), which
substantially affect their quality of life.234 Surgery followed by whole
brain RT is recommended (category 1) for select patients (those with
good PS) with a single brain metastasis (see the NCCN NSCLC and
the Central Nervous System Cancers algorithms).235-238 SRS is another
option after surgical resection, although there are only a few
retrospective case series supporting this option.235 Patients with a
single brain metastasis who cannot tolerate or refuse surgery may be
treated with SRS with or without whole brain RT.234,239,240 Note that
recent data suggest that erlotinib may be useful to manage brain
Does whole brain RT decrease neurocognitive function in patients with brain mets?
A study in 208 patients with brain metastases
found that patients who responded (with tumor shrinkage) after whole
brain radiation had improved neurocognitive function and that tumor
progression affects neurocognition more than whole brain radiation.245
In 132 patients with 1-4 brain metastases who received SRS with or
without whole brain RT, survival was similar in both groups.240 In a
subset of 92 of these patients who received SRS with or without whole
brain RT, controlling the brain tumor with combined therapy was more
important for stabilizing neurocognitive function. Li, JCO 2006
Is there any potential value to PCI in NSCLCa?
Prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) does not appear to improve
survival in patients with NSCLC; however, it may be considered in
individual patients. Although it closed early because of poor accrual, a
randomized phase III trial (RTOG 0214) of PCI for patients with stage
III NSCLC showed that the incidence of brain metastases was
decreased in patients who received PCI (18% versus 7.7%); however,
overall survival was not improved.249 Impaired memory (immediate and
delayed recall) was reported in these patients receiving PCI.250
What is the preferred approach for a solitary brain met?
Advances in surgical technique have rendered upfront resection
followed by WBRT the standard of care for solitary brain metastases.
What does WBRT add to surgery for a solitary brain met? Is there a survival difference?
Patchell and his group conducted a study that randomized 95 patients
with single intracranial metastases to complete resection alone or
surgery plus adjuvant WBRT.223 Postoperative radiation was associated
with dramatic reduction in tumor recurrence (18% vs 70%; P<0.001)
and likelihood of neurologic deaths (14% vs 44%; P=0.003). Overall
survival, a secondary endpoint, showed no difference between the
arms. Survival is worse if no surgery.
What is the appropriate treatment if >3 brain mets? What dose?
All patients diagnosed with more than three metastatic lesions should
be treated with WBRT as primary therapy. The standard regimens for
WBRT are 30 Gy in 10 fractions or 37.5 Gy in 15 fractions, but no
significant impact to survival was reported with variations in
fractionation and dosing according to a meta-analysis of nine
randomized trials.257 For patients with poor neurologic performance, a
more rapid course of RT can be considered (20 Gy, delivered in 5
fractions). SRS may be considered in select patients (eg., four small
Best predictor of survival at time of diagnosis in lung cancer.
QOL assessment at diagnosis
– Best predictor of survival!
• Analysis of phase III RTOG 9801 study involving randomization to
+/- amifostine
• Movsas et al. J Clin Oncol. 2009 Dec 1;27(34):5816-22.
Does screening for lung cancer with CT scans lower mortality? Describe
The National Lung Screening Trial (NLST)
– Prospective randomized study of high-risk individuals
(≥ 30 pack-years, ages 55 to 74 years) in which
individuals were randomized to CT scans or chest xrays
annually for 3 years.
– Recently announced results demonstrated that CT
scan screening decreased lung cancer–specific
mortality by approximately 20% and reduced
all-cause mortality by about 7%
• N Engl J Med. 2011 Aug 4;365(5):395-409.
What constitutes stage group II NSCLC?
all T1-T2 that is N1. and T2bN0
What is the role/benefit for adjuvant treatment for stage II-III NSCLC?
All N+ patients have a survival benefit from adjuvant chemo of 5-15%.
1998 was a bad year for PORT--the lay media got the impression that radiotherapy kills people. What did the meta-analysis show?
PORT showed a 7% survival decrement for N0-N1 patients who got PORT. The decrement was not seen for N2 and there was a LC benefit.
What did the ANITA trial add to our understanding of PORT?
ANITA was a chemotherapy trial but institutions could add PORT. A retrospective analysis of results showed a detriment to adding PORT to N1 patients but an actual benefit for N2 patients.
Tumor less than or = to 5 cm invades the visceral pleura. What is T stage
T2a--once the visceral pleura is penetrated a tumor of less than 5 cm becomes a T2a. If it goes through the visceral pleura into the parietal pleura, it then has penetrated the chest wall and become a T3
How does proximity to the carina change the T stage of a lung cancer?
If it is >2 cm from the carina, it can invade the trachea or mainstem and still be a T2 (if it makes it by size). If it is within 2 cm of the carina, it becomes a T3, even if small.
Lung tumor is causing obstructive pneumonitis of entire ipsilateral lung. What T stage?
T3--can even cause atelectasis of the entire lung and still be a T3.
A lung cancer is compressing the SVC and involves the carina. What T stage?
If SVC is invaded, it would be T4. Involvement of the carina makes it T4 anyway.
What makes lung cancer M1a?
malignant pericardial or pleural effusions, met in contralateral lung
RML lung tumor measures4 cm and invades mainstem within 2 cm of carina. bilateral path pos mediastinal ln. stage?
T3 b/c w/in 2 cm of carina. N3 b/c contralat mediast ln. IIIB


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Prolacria (diquafosol tetrasodium ophthalmic solution) for dry eye disease failed in clinical studies, said Inspire Pharmaceuticals.
Trial using 2% diquafosol tetrasodium 03-113 was a six-week, randomized, placebo-controlled trial in 490 patients who had a fluorescein staining score of three in the central region of the cornea at baseline, using the National Eye Institute scale of zero to three.
The primary endpoint was the proportion of subjects receiving Prolacria, administered four times daily as eye drops, that achieved clearing, or a staining score of zero, in the central region of the cornea in the study eye at the six-week trial endpoint, compared to those receiving placebo.
The secondary endpoint was the proportion of patients receiving Prolacria (diquafosol) that achieved greater than or equal to a two-unit reduction in staining scores at the six-week trial endpoint, compared to those receiving placebo.
"We have provided the top-line results from this trial to our partner Allergan and we will be conducting a thorough review of the program before determining next steps, if any," stated Christy L. Shaffer, Ph.D., President and CEO of Inspire.
Inspire is a biopharmaceutical company focused on researching, developing and commercializing prescription pharmaceutical products for ophthalmic and pulmonary diseases.
Inspire's most advanced compounds in clinical pipeline are Prolacria (diquafosol tetrasodium ophthalmic solution) 2% for dry eye and denufosol tetrasodium for cystic fibrosis, which are both in Phase 3 development, and Azasite (azithromycin ophthalmic solution) 1% for blepharitis, which is in Phase 2 development.
Inspire receives revenues related to the promotion of Azasite for bacterial conjunctivitis, the co-promotion of Elestat (epinastine HCl ophthalmic solution) 0.05% for allergic conjunctivitis and royalties based on net sales of Restasis (cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion) 0.05% for dry eye.


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Definition of claw in English:
1A curved pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot in birds, lizards, and some mammals.
Example sentences
- Stalls sold everything from dried lizards and birds' claws to spanners, nails and toothpaste.
- The limbs are only moderately long, and the feet are narrow, with four main digits and short claws.
- Lured into a folk chemist, I ducked beneath lizard claws and snake skins, dodged the birds' feet and goat horns.
talon, nail
technical unguis
1.1Either of a pair of small hooked appendages on an insect's leg.
Example sentences
- Since the claw flexor muscle in insects has no antagonist, claws and arolium are moved back by elastic recoil of stretched exocuticle.
- In other words, they can grab a piece of food with the little claws on their feet, taste it, then bring it up to their mouth and taste it again.
- To hold on, insects, including ants, rely on small claws or on sticky foot secretions.
1.2The pincer of a crab, scorpion, or other arthropod.
Example sentences
- Please find attached two pictures that I took of a crab with four pincers on the one claw.
- In some species, large males may use their major claw to kill smaller crabs.
- They look like scorpions without tail or claws, and they live from animals' droppings.
technical chela
1.3A mechanical device resembling a claw, used for gripping or lifting.
Example sentences
- This he replaced with a mechanical claw plated with a non-tarnishing gold alloy.
- It took the huge mechanical claw of a giant bulldozer just 35 minutes to crush it to a pile of dust.
- They resembled green humanoid lizards, except for the black bodysuits and mechanical claws.
1 [no object] (Of an animal or person) scratch or tear something with the claws or the fingernails: the kitten was clawing at Lowell's trouser leg figurative bitter jealousy clawed at her [with object]: her hands clawed his shoulders
More example sentences
- I kept on yelling, while scratching and clawing at something in my back.
- They rolled around on the floor, angrily scratching and slapping and clawing at each other.
- He was holding onto the thick leg of an armchair, but tiny, scratching hands were clawing at him, forcing him to loosen his grip more and more gradually.
scratch, lacerate, tear, rip, scrape, graze, dig into
1.1Clutch at something with the hands: his fingers clawed at the air
More example sentences
- It was a pitiful thing to find fortunate, but at that point she would grab and claw at anything that could possibly brighten the atmosphere.
- He threw himself back in suffocating agony and began to claw desperately at his throat.
- She fell to her knees gasping for air, her hands clawing at her throat.
1.2 (claw one's way) Make one's way with difficulty by hauling oneself forward with one's hands: he clawed his way over a pile of bricks
More example sentences
- He has a number of technical limitations, but he makes up for it by scrapping and clawing his way forward.
- So I crawled, dragging myself over the ground, clawing my way forward because I couldn't bring myself to give up.
- Not wanting to go down without a fight, he continued to claw his way forward, continually hoping that he was heading the right direction.
1.3 [with object] (claw something away) Try desperately to move or remove something with the hands: rescuers clawed away rubble with their bare hands
More example sentences
- But he acrobatically clawed the shot away only for the rebound to be slapped over the line.
- How could I when you were practically clawing my hand away every time I tried to steal a bite?
- It was like pulling off a giant plaster, each hair being slowly ripped from my body, no matter how quickly she clawed the strip away to lessen the sting.
get one's claws into
- informal Enter into a possessive relationship with.Example sentences
- Most of the girls in the class looked as if they planned to get their claws into him already.
- How do you manage to get your claws into all the good ones?
- There's no point in telling a jaded, modern reader a story about something that happened 1,600 years ago unless you can give them enough detail so that the reader can get their claws into it and feel it and smell it and taste it.
Phrasal verbs
claw something back
- (Of a government) recover money disbursed in the form of an allowance or benefit, typically by taxation.Example sentences
- The government had promised the lump sum would never push an individual into a higher tax bracket, which could result in 40% of the payment being clawed back.
- But again this will be clawed back sharply for all but the lowest earners.
- The silence from high-street tills could prove deafening as that cash is clawed back.
clawless adjective
- Example sentences
- Indeed, before the season began, any resemblance between last year's fearsome Wildcats and this year's clawless kittens was supposed to be no more than fleeting fabrication and pure whimsy.
- She tried to scratch him with her clawless paws, but her attempt was enough to make him draw back.
- The fur color of the Cape clawless otter varies.
Old English clawu (noun), clawian (verb); related to Dutch klauw and German Klaue.
Words that rhyme with clawabhor, adore, afore, anymore, ashore, awe, bandore, Bangalore, before, boar, Boer, bore, caw, chore, cocksure, comprador, cor, core, corps, craw, Delors, deplore, door, draw, drawer, evermore, explore, flaw, floor, for, forbore, fore, foresaw, forevermore, forswore, four, fourscore, furthermore, Gábor, galore, gnaw, gore, grantor, guarantor, guffaw, hard-core, Haugh, haw, hoar, ignore, implore, Indore, interwar, jaw, Johor, Lahore, law, lessor, lor, lore, macaw, man-o'-war, maw, mirador, mor, more, mortgagor, Mysore, nevermore, nor, oar, obligor, offshore, onshore, open-jaw, or, ore, outdoor, outwore, paw, poor, pore, pour, rapport, raw, roar, saw, scaur, score, senhor, señor, shaw, ship-to-shore, shop-floor, shore, signor, Singapore, snore, soar, softcore, sore, spore, store, straw, swore, Tagore, tau, taw, thaw, Thor, threescore, tor, tore, torr, trapdoor, tug-of-war, two-by-four, underfloor, underscore, war, warrantor, Waugh, whore, withdraw, wore, yaw, yore, your
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Copying 200 GB Takes Forever and a Half
Tonight while applying Windows patches I wanted to make a backup of all our Vision servers so that I can install them on an ESX server in engineering and do a few test upgrades. The total size of all the VMs involved is about 200 GB. So far I'm pushing 3 hours copying all that stuff on the 2GB/s fibre-channel SAN.
I can't wait to see how long it will take to copy all that stuff over the WAN from our colocation site to our corporate office. I should be ready to start testing in a week or so.
2008-01-17 at 11:45
Never underestimate the bandwidth of a portable usb hard drive . . .
2008-01-17 at 16:06
Depends on your WAN speed too I suppose. If it's tin can and strings, sending a usb drive back and forth via courier might be faster even with the copy-to and copy-from usb times involved.


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Skip to comments.California Recall Live Thread
Posted on 10/07/2003 5:34:25 AM PDT by Sabertooth
Do it California. Post here.
That appears to be the majority sentiment here. If neither YES nor NO is punched, there is theoretically no voter for that question, even though the same person may be a voter for Q2 and/or 53 & 54. The law says a majority of voters must vote YES for recall to succeed, and my question is basically what constitutes a voter for that purpose. You are saying teh person is a voter on Q1 only if either YES or NO is punched, otherwise, the person is not a voter for Q1. The contest is betwen YES chads and NO chads, not between YES chads and total ballots.
Just that he/she have more votes that their opponants. with ~130 candidates the winner could be the new gubbner with 2% of the votes cast.
RECALL: No - 57%, Yes - 43%
Bustamante - 33%
Schwarzenegger - 30%
McClintock - 17%
My source is my cousin's best friend's lover's mother-in-law. That's all I can say.
|You are saying teh person is a voter on Q1 only if either YES or NO is punched, otherwise, the person is not a voter for Q1. The contest is betwen YES chads and NO chads, not between YES chads and total ballots.
Correct. Let's say there are five voters, with two not voting on Recall, two voting for, and one voting against. The Recall would pass, 2-1, even though there were three voters who didn't vote yes.
And much less likely to poop on your carpet...
My source is my cousin's best friend's lover's mother-in-law.Wait a sec, is this the gay lover or the straight lover. It makes all the difference!
Many Republicans are still at work.
No, but they should, and fingerprints too.
It should be difficult to vote legally, and near impossible to vote illegally.
Guaranteed! The winna will have ~1/3 the votes, No on recall will have about 40-45%
Or are you George Carlin? I always forget...
|God help us, if this is true!
Dick Morris was predicting a Bustamante win.
I guess the McClintock voters may have achieved their desire, instead of Arnold beating Bustamante: 50% to 30%, we end up with Gov. Bustamante.
$3 million of Indian gambling money. Like Judas' 30 pieces of silver....
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Rick Snyder, former CEO of Gateway Computers, is the lead off speaker for "Celebrating Entrepreneurship," at GVSU's Loosemore Auditorium in Grand Rapids. (Press Photo/Lori Niedenfuer Cool)
Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder shelled out millions more than his rivals to win the GOP primary.
That's according to new campaign finance reports.
Snyder spent $7.6 million on his campaign, including more than $6 million out of his own pocket.
Mike Cox spent $3.3 million and Mike Bouchard spent $2.2 million.
Gubernatorial candidate Virg Bernero won the democratic nomination spending just under $1 million.