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Associate Director Of Operations & Evaluation
University of California Irvine in California
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University of California Irvine
Office of Admissions & Relations with School
Associate Director of Operations & Evaluation
UCI Job No. 2014-0689
The University of California, Irvine (UCI) combines the strengths of a top Tier I research university with the benefits of an incomparable Southern California location and dynamic career environment. Since its opening in fall 1965, UCI has become internationally recognized for improving lives through research and discovery, fostering excellence in scholarship and teaching, and engaging and enriching the community. Committed to excellence through diversity, UCI currently enrolls over 27,000 students with an anticipated growth to 32,000 students by 2015.
The Position
The Associate Director of Operations & Evaluation (AD) is responsible for the visioning, coordination, and implementation of broad-based undergraduate admissions business practices for the UCI Office of Admissions and Relations with Schools (OARS). The AD provides operational leadership in initiating, scheduling, implementing, and evaluating a wide range of admissions-related operations in support of one of the largest and most diverse undergraduate admissions operations in the world. As a member of OARS executive management team, the AD provides technical, logistical, procedural, and processing expertise on all facets of OARS operations. The AD also represents the office on behalf of the Director, as necessary. The position oversees 17 staff with 3 direct reports, and 106 external readers.
• Bachelor's degree in higher education, public policy, the humanities or social sciences or related field with a minimum of 10 years of professional experience in admissions, enrollment management, or other complex organization of a related high-stakes nature; or an extraordinary record of appropriate experience may be considered in lieu of an advanced degree.
• Strong leadership skills demonstrated by the ability to teach, influence, persuade, and inspire others to take action based on a vision and strategic objectives; superior personnel management and supervisory skills.
• Outstanding communication skills demonstrated by the ability to interact comfortably with a wide range of diverse people, including professional staff, students, faculty, parents, system-wide colleagues, community partners, and media.
• Strong computer literacy for data management, organization, and processing. Must be able to analyze information and complex, multi-faceted problems, and situations in order to develop strategies for problem resolution and program planning.
• Excellent organizational skills including the ability to oversee a wide variety of activities, define problems, propose and implement effective solutions, and prioritize competing priorities.
• Significant experience writing, interpreting and revising University and department policies and procedures.
• Demonstrated ability to mediate conflict, problem-solve, and respond appropriately to student concerns.
• Exceptional critical thinking skills demonstrated by the ability to analyze information, evaluate results, and facilitate resolution of complex analytic issues and difficult challenges.
• Strong strategic planning, budgeting and financial skills demonstrated by successful experience in directing resources toward accomplishment of strategic objectives as well as a successful track record of analysis, program evaluation, budget review, fundraising, grant procurement, and risk management.
• Ability to travel outside of normal business hours to domestic and international locations.
• Ability to make a positive, cooperative work environment attuned to customer service excellence.
• Ability to maintain accuracy and attention to detail in a fast-paced environment of changing priorities.
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A resume with accompanying cover letter may be submitted via the UCI website at www.hr.uci.edu/employment.
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Acts playing the venue for the first time include Tegan and Sara, Ray LaMontagne, Counting Crows, KC and the Sunshine Band, Jennifer Nettles and Needtobreathe. Ticket prices range from $27 to $155 a ticket depending on the artist.
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The embattled popstar, 20, was grilled Thursday in a lawsuit alleging he instructed his bodyguard to attack photographer Jeffrey Binion and take his film card.
Bieber, who flew into Miami late Wednesday night for his deposition, was evasive when questions were asked regarding his and his bodyguard's attacks on photographers in different cities around the world, a source close to the case tells PEOPLE.
"When Binion's lawyer Mark DiCowden took Bieber to task regarding these attacks, Bieber stated that he simply couldn't recall the occasions," says the source. "Bieber appeared to have selective amnesia, used constant facial gestures and dropped the F-bomb during the deposition."
Bieber left the room when Binion's lawyer asked him about an incident with his bodyguard and a photographer when Bieber and Selena Gomez were together, the source says.
"This was a hot button topic, and he flipped out. He didn't answer and left the room," says the source. "His lawyers said this was harassment and advised him not to answer."
The six-hour deposition took place in Bieber's Miami criminal attorney Roy Black's office. Black could not be reached for comment. DiCowden also had no comment.
This is just one more bump in the road for the singer, who is involved in several legal battles.
In January, he was arrested in Miami Beach and charged with driving under the influence, resisting arrest and driving without a valid driver's license. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges and is awaiting a trial date.
That same month, Bieber voluntarily returned to Toronto and faced an assault complaint made by a limousine driver who had transported the singer and some of his friends from a nightclub to a hotel in the wee hours of Dec. 30. According to reports from the police, the assailant fled the scene at the time.
According to reports, Bieber was charged with assault and is scheduled to appear in a Canadian courtroom on March 10.


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In April 2005 a small group of Jewish extremists called Revava which is made up mostly of supporters of the late Rabbi Meir Kahane was given permission to hold a rally in Jerusalem. Revava—which means 'ten thousand'—announced that it planned to have a massive gathering and march to the Temple Mount. Israel mobilized thousands of police to prevent its supporters, which in fact numbered only a few dozen, from approaching the area of Temple Mount and it arrested several activists. Israel later also pressed charges against the leader of Revava for incitement to racism. Nevertheless, many Muslim leaders have alleged that the gathering was in fact proof that Israel's goal is the defilement or even demolition of Al Aksa.
The allegation that Israel is plotting to harm the Mosque has become accepted as fact in some parts of the Muslim world. Clerics routinely conclude their sermons with prayers for the protection of Al Aksa from "Zionists" who allegedly plot its violation. In May 2005 a committee of religious leaders headed by Jerusalem mufti Sheikh Ikrima Sabri warned of an ongoing "ferocious and comprehensive war" against "Al Aksa and Jerusalem." In April, Palestinian Sheik Muhammad Jamal Abu-Hannud exhorted his followers to "sacrifice their souls" in defending Al Aksa from "10,000 settlers" allegedly mustering to "storm the Al Aksa Mosque." As early as March, Damascus Sheikh Abdallah Rabih warned of "150,000 extremist Zionists" threatening to "blow up" the Al Aksa Mosque and "obliterate Jerusalem's Islamic character," adding that the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina would be targeted in the future.
Since April 2005, Muslim politicians and leaders of terrorist groups have also alleged that Israel wants to harm the mosque. Officials from the Organization of the Islamic Conference and representatives of the Iranian, Syrian and Palestinian regimes have held special meetings to discuss Al Aksa and have issued warnings and promises to protect the mosque. Ahmed Quray, Palestinian prime minister, stated that "Israeli threats to Al Aksa Mosque will lead to explosion in the region." Iran's foreign minister, after a special meeting with Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, talked of "the Zionist regime's plots and its desecration of Al Aksa Mosque." Hamas has threatened that it "will not stand idly by with regard to this aggression on Al-Aksa Mosque," and called on Muslim nations to "cleanse the Al Aksa Mosque from the occupiers' filth." Similarly, Hezbollah's secretary general told his followers that "our Al Aksa Mosque is threatened with destruction," and called for resistance against Israel and the United States.
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An Eaton Middle School student was arrested Thursday after bringing a knife to school and making threats against at least one person in the building.
Eaton Re-2 School District Superintendent Randy Miller said police did take a student away in handcuffs, but rumors of the school being in lockdown or a bomb also being present were not true, he said.
"We are dealing with the student, and he probably won't be in school for a while, but we have to let the police investigation play out before we can do anything," Miller said. "But we do take it seriously, and we will take the appropriate action."
Eaton Police Chief Art Mueller said a 13-year-old male was arrested for possession of a lethal weapon and is in custody at the juvenile detention facility awaiting advisement.
He has been detained on one charge of felony unlawful possession of a weapon on school grounds and a separate charge of interfering with staff, faculty or students of an educational facility. Mueller said the case was still under investigation and he was not ready to release the exact type of weapon the teen had.
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Whew! I never thought I'd say this, but after the last few weeks, I'm seriously considering installing a SPAM filter. Right over my mouth. That's right, I'm not referring to computers. I'm talking about comfort food, the wonderful pink stuff in the blue can.
Like most local folks, I love SPAM, always have. Lately, though, I've eaten much more than I should. More than a family of four should. But it's for a good cause. You see, at Kaunoa Senior Center, where I'm employed full time, we've just wrapped up a massive SPAM drive. Our goal was to collect 1,500 cans for Hale Mahaolu's SPAMstruction competition, and our ingenious front desk staff came up with the brilliant idea of "selling" SPAM musubi to their co-workers for more SPAM. One can gets you one musubi, with or without teriyaki sauce and/or furikake. So I've eaten lots of SPAM lately, just trying to do my part for the cause.
Hale Mahaolu, a private, nonprofit housing corporation, is celebrating its 45th anniversary this year with several big community events, including the upcoming SPAMstruction competition and the recent Fourth of July fireworks over Central Maui. The yearlong theme is "Through the Years . . . Remember, Live, Dream."
My own memories of Hale Mahaolu extend beyond the 10 years I worked there. I was just a kid when Hale Mahaolu Akahi was built on Wakea Avenue, across from the Maui Pine cannery. It was the first project of its kind on Maui, independent living for seniors. I thought the sprawling, single-story apartment complex was pretty cool. My grandmother, however, did not.
She thought of it as the place where people took their elderly parents when they didn't want to take care of them anymore. To her, it was a haole concept, not for Japanese families whose sense of filial piety was deeply ingrained. She'd shake her head and go, "tsk, tsk" whenever we drove by, feeling sorry for the poor abandoned parents whose ungrateful children put them there.
Much later, my mom tried to enroll my grandmother in Kaunoa's lunch program at Hale Mahaolu Elua. After all, Obaban used to enjoy attending Kaunoa's lunch site at Good Shepherd Church when she lived in Wailuku. Now that she was living with my parents in Kahului, Elua was the closest congregate site. Obaban was still leery of the place, and Mom had to go with her and stay through lunch because Obaban was convinced that if Mom dropped her off, she wouldn't come back for her. Eventually, she refused to get in the car. But Mom continued to attend, as a volunteer and a participant. After helping to serve the lunches and dining with her new friends, Mom would take a meal home for Obaban.
Today, my mother is the main volunteer at the Elua lunch site and a resident at Akahi. Obaban passed away two years ago, just shy of her 105th birthday. I wonder what she would think of her daughter-in-law now living at the place for abandoned parents. I know what Mom thinks; she absolutely loves her new home and busy life. From her apartment, it's a short drive to her other volunteer duties at Maui Adult Day Care Center and Hale Makua. She enjoys the activities organized by Hale Mahaolu staff and residents club - when she's able to fit them into her busy schedule.
Hale Mahaolu - the home of pleasant living - has grown to include nine senior housing sites and three family housing locations, with supportive programs like personal care assistance, meals, even homeownership counseling. In partnership with Kaunoa, Maui Economic Opportunity and other organizations, Hale Mahaolu provides a wide range of services to its residents as well as the larger community. The staff organizes and participates in numerous fundraisers and community events each year.
Which brings me back to the SPAMstruction competition. It starts at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 11 at Queen Ka'ahumanu Center. Key Clubs from three of Maui's high schools will build structures from the thousands of cans collected. The winning club gets $1,500 for their school's Project Graduation, and the SPAM goes to Maui Food Bank and to Feed My Sheep.
Kaunoa ended up collecting 1,650 cans of SPAM for the cause, most of it donated by our senior participants. I'm too embarrassed to tell you how many SPAM musubis I've eaten over the past month. For the cause, of course. Good thing Hale Mahaolu is also organizing a health fair in conjunction with the SPAMstruction competition. I think I'll get my cholesterol checked. Not that I'm seriously concerned. Obaban may not have been a fan of Hale Mahaolu, but she did like SPAM.
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Love'em Bars
Total Time
Prep 10 mins
Cook 30 mins
my mom's recipe for basic bar cookies. This can be adapted very easily to many different flavors.
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 (18 3/4 ounce) box cake mix, any flavor
- 1⁄2 cup butter, melted
- 1⁄4 cup water
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (or your choice of any other add-in)
- Mix butter, water and eggs.
- Add cake mix and powdered sugar and beat well.
- Add any mix-ins desired.
- Pour into greased 9x13 pan and bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes or until test done with toothpick.
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I've made these several times and they are GREAT! The entire family loves them. Thanks for posting!
Very quick and easy and tasty, although my chips sank to the bottom, too. Use a cherry chip cake mix and choc. chips. Especially nice for when you're in a hurry.
These bars tasted quite good but mine were kind of dry and crackly on top. All of the chocolate chips sunk to the bottom which made a sort of chocolate layer - not necessarily a bad thing, they just didn't look like the photo. I would have preferred the choc chips to stay scattered throughout the bar. I used a No Name cake mix so will try this again with a brand name to see if the texture is different. Overall though, we enjoyed it and it could not be easier to do. Thx.


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In repressive regimes, it may be standard procedure for police to handcuff civilians and smash their cameras because they snapped photos and video of cops doing their jobs.
But this isn't Iran.
Thus, it's good to hear from Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey that such egregious rights violations are the polar opposite of official Police Department policy in Philadelphia.
Even though Ramsey never should have had to say it, he recently issued a department directive that made it clear police officers cannot take away the cameras of citizens who merely record their activities. (Only if they suspect there's evidence of a crime depicted on a camera can it be seized to safeguard such information, Ramsey said.)


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Top Ten Tuesday – Sport Games
[/raw] Honourable Mentions: There are so many sport games around that including all would be nearly impossible. Some of the best have not made the list, but deserve a mention for being great in their own right. Madden 11, Brian Lara Cricket, UFC3 and FIFA 1996 all added something to the genre but there is unfortunately only space for 10 games on the list. 10. Mutant League Hockey (Sega) - 1994 Mutant League Hockey (also: Mutant League Football) was a different take on the sports genre. Forget realism and anything related to it, the game offered gory fun. Players could make use of special attacks, weapons and plays in order to defeat opponents by any means possible. Exploding pucks, chainsaws (Gears of War take note) and more made this an unbelievably fun game. The actual hockey aspect wasn't too bad either. 9. NBA Jam (Sega, SNES, Arcade) - 1993 Boomshakalaka! Anyone who has never heard that phrase before has missed out on a great piece of history. The 2-v-2 basketball game from the days when SEGA ruled the planet displayed some elegant touches which inspired later games such as the FIFA Street and NBA Street games. Tricks in abundance and insane dunks were the order of the day, not to mention all the special modes and characters hiding within the game. Newer versions of the original are fun, but none quite capture the nonsense that made the original so good. 8. Fight Night Champion (Xbox 360, PS3) - 2011 EA's boxing phenomenon has come on in leaps and bounds over the years, with Champion proving to be a huge success. With an engrossing story mode introduced into the already great mechanics of the game players had the best of everything. Fight Night Champion is perhaps even more interesting than real boxing at the moment, which is going through some difficult times. 7. Top Spin 4 (Xbox 360, PS3) - 2011 Tennis games are seemingly the easiest to get right out of all the sport games. The rules are relatively simple and as there are a maximum of four people on the court at a time it gives developers a chance to concentrate on the finer details. This wasn't always the case with some very disappointing entries in recent times, but Top Spin 4 hit the sweet spot. A decent sized roster together with a riveting, in-depth career mode made 2K Sports' tennis game a master class on any court.[raw]
[/raw] 6. NHL 12 (Xbox 360, PS3) - 2011. Ice hockey games tend to be very technical and the smooth skate and shoot games of yesteryear have finally been outdone. The past simulation-oriented titles were often over complicated and felt clumsy, but EA found the perfect balance with last year's edition of NHL. The game offers a ton of content in terms of online and offline modes and is fitted with the most comprehensive Be a Pro mode ever created. 5. Rockstar Table Tennis (Xbox 360) - 2006 Not many people would have predicted that Rockstar would create a game based on table tennis. Despite taking a completely different tack from the open world endeavours of GTA and Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar pulled it off and then some. Table Tennis was an Xbox 360 launch title and did a great job of showing off the console's next-gen graphics, and also boasted frantic, accurate and entertaining gameplay. There was no need to be a table tennis fan for this one, just a fan of fun. 4. Football Manager (Multiple) - 1992 Originally under the sobriquet of Championship Manager from as long ago as 1992, the now-titled Football Manager series has seen more sales than almost all of the other sport titles. It gives players the ability to manage their favourite football team while dealing with almost every single facet of being in the driver's seat. The amount of days players have lost to this game are innumerable and a testament to its addictiveness. 3. NBA 2K12 (Xbox 360, PS3) - 2011 Over the past few years 2K Sports have taken basketball fans to giddy heights with their offerings and this was emphasized when NBA 2K12 was released. When you thought the game could not get any more detailed, when you believed the graphics couldn't get any better, and just when you were under the impression that there is no higher for the series to rise 2K Sports stepped up and exceeded all expectations, providing gamers with the most polished, near perfect sport simulation of all time. 2. FIFA 12 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC) - 2011 Another offering from EA makes the list with FIFA 12. EA took a calculated risk in changing some of the dynamics of their much loved football game. The changes to the way players collide, a change to the defending and a change to the dribbling were all introduced. It was a move which could have cost them as fans are not known for welcoming changes. Thankfully EA got it right and the changes have added a fresh dimension to an already great series. Not only did these changes improve the game, but it also provides a basis for EA to go forward on and improve even further which limits the possibility of the series going stale, hopefully for a long time to come.[raw]
[/raw] 1. PES 4 (Xbox, PS2, PC) - 2004 Deciding the top two was a difficult task, especially with the various factions of PES vs FIFA fanboys out there. Both series have their merits, both have strength and weakness and both could have been number 1. That being said, the pinnacle of football games has got to be PES 4. Konami's football game never had the licensing or the fine visuals of FIFA, but what it did have was an undeniable ability to serve up the most realistic gameplay known to footballers. The AI was perfect, the player movement was masterful. What the game did more than anything else was provide a unique experience in every match. Even after years of playing you could learn something new. Put it together with the Master League and playing a football game has never felt so real.[raw]


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Susanne reminds me that these days will happen.
So, I'm trying not to dwell on it. I'm trying to write this day off and look forward.
I'm trying to forget the horrible look on Charlie's face while he dips half of his head into a bucket, coughing and spitting out toxic ketones.
I'm trying to forget that this could have been avoided if we woke up just one more time in the middle of the night to correct him.
I'm trying to forget how he curls up on the big, brown chair, riding out the discomfort.
I'm trying to forget that not even Christmas would get him off that chair right now.
I'm trying to forget how quickly the ketone strip darkens to purple.
I'm trying to forget purple altogether.
I'm trying to forget that Charlie's been waiting for this fun school day for weeks. Field Day.
I'm trying to forget that we had to go the school to change his site.
I'm trying to forget the phone call from the nurse, saying he's 422 - after we spent all morning bringing his blood sugar down and getting rid of his ketones so that he could enjoy at least a bit of Field Day.
I'm trying to forget that he locked himself in the nurse's bathroom, refusing to come out because he didn't want his classmates to see him crying.
I'm trying to forget that today is our thirteenth wedding anniversary.
I'm trying to forget that I took the day off from work and had something special planned.
I'm trying to forget.
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You would use the cheapest body, which would be the LS body. A 1LE would not have fancy wheels or a spoiler (one more thing to come loose and fly off the vehicle at exceedingly high speed while cornering). If its cheaper to leave the base LS interior features...then leave them. But it would
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However the LS frame can't accept a V8 as I mentioned in another post. There are physically no real differences betwen the LS body and an SS body aside from the engine cradle
The only difference between the LS and the 1LT and 1SS is the availability of certain options, the interiors are trimmed out the same, you just can't order anything on the LS. As well it doesn't have fog lights. Chck chevy.com if you don't believe me the comparison link will show you, they are all the same.
All GM would have to do to make a 1LE is to make the option code on the 1SS lock out all other options, trim it out like an LS (its all the same parts anyway), and come up with some lighter wheels that still fit over the big brakes.
GM has done it before in exactly this way, maybe for 2011 or 2012 they will do it again.
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Submitted for publication August 2010.
Accepted for publication March 2011.
Purpose: We examined the effect of β-alanine supplementation plus sodium bicarbonate on high-intensity cycling capacity.
Methods: Twenty males (age = 25 ± 5 yr, height = 1.79 ± 0.06 m, body mass = 80.0 ± 10.3 kg) were assigned to either a placebo (P) or a β-alanine (BA; 6.4 g·d−1 for 4 wk) group based on power max, completing four cycling capacity tests at 110% of power max (CCT110%) to determine time to exhaustion (TTE) and total work done. A CCT110% was performed twice (habituation and baseline) before supplementation (with maltodextrin [MD]) and twice after supplementation (with MD and with sodium bicarbonate [SB]), using a crossover design with 2 d of rest between trials, creating four study conditions (PMD, PSB, BAMD, and BASB). Blood pH, Lactate, bicarbonate and base excess were determined at baseline, before exercise, immediately after exercise, and 5 min after exercise. Data were analyzed using repeated-measures ANOVA.
Results: TTE was increased in all conditions after supplementation (+1.6% PMD, +6.5% PSB, +12.1% BAMD, and +16.2% BASB). Both BAMD and BASB resulted in significantly improved TTE compared with that before supplementation (P ≤ 0.01). Although further increases in TTE (4.1%) were shown in BASB compared with BAMD, these differences were not significant (P = 0.74). Differences in total work done were similar to those of TTE. Blood bicarbonate concentrations were significantly (P ≤ 0.001) elevated before exercise in PSB and BASB but not in PMD or BAMD. Blood lactate concentrations were significantly elevated after exercise, remaining elevated after 5 min of recovery (P ≤ 0.001) and were highest in PSB and BASB.
Conclusions: Results show that BA improved high-intensity cycling capacity. However, despite a 6-s (∼4%) increase in TTE with the addition of SB, this did not reach statistical significance, but magnitude-based inferences suggested a ∼70% probability of a meaningful positive difference.
High-intensity exercise results in the accumulation of metabolites such as ADP, Pi, and H+ in the skeletal muscle, which can have deleterious effects on skeletal muscle function and force generation, contributing to fatigue. In particular, a major cause of fatigue during anaerobic exercise is related to the high concentrations of H+, which can limit the ability of the contractile machinery to operate effectively (11,14). Under normal resting conditions, intramuscular pH is around 7.0, with arterial and venous blood pH being slightly higher at 7.4 and 7.3. However, during high-intensity exercise, muscle pH may fall to as low as 6.0 (31). At the same time, arterial and venous blood pH both decline to ∼7.0. These changes present a challenge to sport and exercise performance, and as such, any intervention capable of reducing the negative effect of intracellular H+ accumulation would be of use to athletes and athletic individuals.
Carnosine (β-alanyl-l-histidine) is a cytoplasmic dipeptide found in high concentrations in the skeletal muscle of both vertebrates and nonvertebrates, as well as in the central nervous system. Although several potential roles have been ascribed to carnosine in skeletal muscle, the one undisputable role is that of pH buffering because studies have demonstrated that carnosine has a side chain pKa of 6.83, making it a suitable buffer over the physiological pH range (3,16). Carnosine, in muscle and other tissues, is formed in situ by bonding histidine and β-alanine in a reaction catalyzed by carnosine synthetase, although it is the availability of β-alanine, rather than histidine, which seems to be the limitation to carnosine synthesis in skeletal muscle (17). Previous research has consistently shown increases in muscle carnosine concentration after supplementation with β-alanine for 4 wk or longer, which has also been shown to result in an increase in high-intensity exercise capacity and performance (for reviews, see Derave et al. (9) and Sale et al. (34)). Hill et al. (18) reported an increase in muscle carnosine concentrations after 4 and 10 wk of β-alanine supplementation, which resulted in a significant improvement in cycling capacity at 110% of maximum power output. Baguet et al. (1) reported that β-alanine supplementation attenuated the reduction in blood pH during high-intensity cycling exercise, which might explain some of the exercise performance and capacity increases previously reported. However, not all studies have shown a significant effect of β-alanine supplementation on exercise capacity and performance (for reviews, see Derave et al. (9) and Sale et al. (34)).
In addition to the first line of defense against H+ accumulation provided by several intracellular buffers, including carnosine, protons produced by the working muscle under anaerobic conditions are rapidly transported out of the muscle cell and are buffered by circulating buffers, such as bicarbonate. As such, supplementation with sodium bicarbonate has been recommended as a buffering agent against the development of metabolic acidosis (for review, see McNaughton et al. (30)). A primary role of extracellular bicarbonate during exercise is the regulation of H+ accumulation in the blood. An increase in the extracellular concentration of bicarbonate increases the pH gradient between the intracellular and extracellular compartments promoting the transmembrane transport of H+. Results of studies on the effect of sodium bicarbonate supplementation on cycling capacity are somewhat equivocal, with some showing no effect (22,33,35), despite reporting elevated pH before exercise. However, others have reported that preexercise alkalosis, induced through supplementation with sodium bicarbonate, significantly improves high-intensity exercise performance and capacity (for reviews, see Linderman and Gosselink (24) and McNaughton et al. (30)). Inconsistencies in the performance outcomes of sodium bicarbonate supplementation studies are most likely explained by the different dosing regimens, by the exercise tests used, and by the gastrointestinal discomfort suffered in some, but not all, participants. In particular, sodium bicarbonate supplementation (in doses between 200 and 300 mg·kg−1 body mass (BM)) has been shown to increase work output (28) and delay fatigue (8,21,37) in high-intensity cycling.
Although studies have shown significant improvements in exercise capacity and performance after supplementation with β-alanine and sodium bicarbonate separately, no study has yet examined the effects of cosupplementation on high-intensity exercise capacity. Therefore, the aim of this investigation was to examine the effect of β-alanine supplementation, with and without sodium bicarbonate supplementation, on high-intensity cycling capacity. We hypothesized that the intracellular pH-buffering action of carnosine and the extracellular buffering action of bicarbonate would be additive, resulting in an increased protection against the acidosis produced during high-intensity cycling, thus contributing to a further improvement in high-intensity cycling capacity above that shown after either sodium bicarbonate supplementation or β-alanine supplementation alone.
Twenty physically active males, who regularly participate in high-intensity exercise, volunteered for the study and were split into a β-alanine group and a placebo group (Table 1), matched for maximum cycling power output (Wmax). Participants were fully informed of any risks and discomforts associated with the study before completing a health screen and providing informed consent. The health screening procedure was repeated before each laboratory visit to ensure the health status of the participants had not changed. Participants had not taken any supplement in the 3 months before the study and had not taken β-alanine for at least 6 months before the study because of the long washout period for muscle carnosine (2). Participants were also requested to maintain similar levels of physical activity and dietary intake for the duration of the study, and compliance with this request was verbally confirmed with subjects before commencement of the study. None of the subjects were vegetarian and therefore would have encountered small amounts of β-alanine in their diet from the hydrolysis of carnosine and methyl derivatives of this in meat, typically 50-400 mg·d−1. The study was approved by the institution's ethical advisory committee.
Participants attended the laboratory on five separate occasions. The first two visits were for the determination of each participant's Wmax and habituation. The remaining visits were for the completion of the main trials. One main trial was completed before and two main trials after a 4-wk double-blind supplementation period of either β-alanine or placebo (Fig. 1). Participants were supplemented with either 6.4 g·d−1 β-alanine tablets (CarnoSyn™; National Alternatives International, San Marcos, CA) or an equivalent amount of placebo tablets (maltodextrin; NAI). The β-alanine dosing regimen consisted of the consumption of two 800-mg tablets four times per day at 3- to 4-h intervals or the same regimen for placebo tablets. Participants completed a supplementation log to verify compliance, with the degree of compliance being reported at 95% in the β-alanine group and 98% in the placebo group. Supplementation with β-alanine at this level has consistently been shown to increase muscle carnosine concentrations by around 60% (17,18), with others reporting no nonresponders to β-alanine supplementation (2,10,18). Overall increases have been shown to be between 40% and 80% depending on dose (between 3.2 and 6.4 g·d−1) and duration of administration (between 4 and 10 wk).
For the presupplementation trial, participants ingested maltodextrin, and after the 4-wk supplementation period, participants ingested either sodium bicarbonate or maltodextrin in a crossover design (Fig. 1). Two days of recovery elapsed between the postsupplementation trials during which time β-alanine supplementation was continued at 0.5 of the dose (i.e., one 800-mg tablet four times per day) to prevent any decline in carnosine levels during this period. As such, the study comprised four experimental conditions: placebo + maltodextrin (PMD), placebo + sodium bicarbonate (PSB), β-alanine + maltodextrin (BAMD), and β-alanine + sodium bicarbonate (BASB). β-alanine tablets were tested by the manufacturer before release for the study and conformed to the label claim for β-alanine content. All supplements were tested by HFL Sports Science (Cambridge, UK) before use to ensure no contamination with steroids or stimulants according to ISO 17025-accredited tests.
In total, participants consumed 0.3 g·kg−1 BM of sodium bicarbonate in gelatine capsules made up individually for each subject. This total dose was based on that used in numerous other studies (29,39). The total dose of the maltodextrin placebo was ingested in the same number of opaque gelatine capsules. The total dose of sodium bicarbonate was split, with participants ingesting 0.2 g·kg−1 BM of sodium bicarbonate (SIS, Blackburn, UK) or maltodextrin (SIS) with a standardized breakfast (three slices of toast with jam) taken at 9:00 a.m. The remaining sodium bicarbonate (0.1 g·kg−1 BM) was ingested at 11:00 a.m., with the CCT110% commencing at 1:00 p.m. Each dose of sodium bicarbonate or maltodextrin was ingested with 500 mL of plain water. Participants were supervised during the ingestion of sodium bicarbonate and maltodextrin supplements to ensure 100% compliance. A split-dose strategy for sodium bicarbonate ingestion was used to minimize the gastrointestinal discomfort often associated with supplementation at this level. Of the participants, 15 subjects reported no gastrointestinal discomfort after sodium bicarbonate ingestion. However, two participants did report mild gastrointestinal or other symptoms (one had a light headache and the other experienced bloating) and three subjects reported severe symptoms (including stomach cramps, headaches, and diarrhea) with the ingestion of sodium bicarbonate only.
Height (Seca, Birmingham, UK) and BM (Seca) were recorded on arrival at the laboratory. Wmax was determined by completing a graded cycling exercise test to exhaustion (Lode Excalibur, Groningen, Netherlands). Exercise intensity was increased by 6 W every 15 s (ramp rate of 24 W·min−1) from a starting power output of between 100 and 150 W depending on the perception of the participants' fitness. Participants maintained a constant pedal cadence throughout (mean ± SD = 87 ± 8 rpm, median = 90 rpm, range = 75-100 rpm), until volitional exhaustion. Wmax was defined as the maximum power output averaged during the final two stages.
The habituation and main trials comprised a 5-min warm-up at 100 W, which was followed by 2 min of self-selected stretching. Participants then completed the cycling capacity test at 110% Wmax (CCT110%), a test completed at a fixed work rate determined as 110% of the previously determined maximal power output (17). The position on the cycle ergometer (Lode Excalibur Sport) was determined before the habituation session and was recorded and maintained for all subsequent trials. The participants' feet were securely attached to the pedals using toe clips and straps. As the intensity of the test was high and participants were not highly trained cyclists, the first 30 s was incremented at power outputs corresponding to 80% Wmax for the first 15 s, 95% Wmax for the second 15 s, and 110% Wmax until volitional exhaustion. The test was designed to ensure that all subjects would reach volitional exhaustion between 120 and 240 s.
During the test, subjects were verbally encouraged to cycle at, or as close to, a comfortable pedal cadence, which was maintained for all subsequent trials. Volitional exhaustion was quantified as the point when subjects' power and cadence dropped 20 rpm−1 below the required cadence; this would usually happen within a period of 10-15 s, at this point subjects were instructed to stop pedaling. Time to exhaustion (TTE, s) and total work done (TWD, kJ) were recorded as the outcome measures for all tests.
Before the main trials, participants abstained from alcohol and caffeine and completed a food record for the 24-h period before the initial trial. They adopted the same diet and abstained from strenuous exercise for 24 h before each subsequent trial. Participants arrived at the laboratory, in a fasted state, 4 h before the commencement of the CCT110%. A resting finger-prick arterialized blood sample was taken, and the participants consumed the standardized breakfast and commenced maltodextrin or sodium bicarbonate supplementation, as described above.
To determine the reliability of the CCT110% test, we conducted a further test-retest study on 27 participants (age = 23 ± 4 yr, height = 1.79 ± 0.07 m, BM = 77.7 ± 9.1 kg, Wmax = 294.9 ± 50.1 W) who completed the CCT110% test on two occasions separated by 2 d. Both tests were completed in a fasted state (12 h), with no caffeine or alcohol having been consumed for the previous 24 h. There was no significant difference in TTE or TWD between tests 1 and 2 (P ≥ 0.05). The intraclass correlation for between tests 1 and 2 was r = 0.94 for TTE and r = 0.97 for TWD, with a coefficient of variation being 4.43% for TTE and 4.94% for TWD.
Arterialized finger-prick blood samples were taken immediately before, immediately after, and 5 min after the CCT110%. Finger-prick blood samples were collected into lithium-heparin-coated collection tubes (Radiometer, Crawley, UK). Blood samples were analyzed for lactate (Lactate Pro; Arkray, Kyoto, Japan), blood gases, hemoglobin (Hb), and pH (ABL 400; Radiometer). In addition, bicarbonate and base excess were calculated. Bicarbonate was calculated from PCO2 and pH values according to the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation, and base excess was calculated according to the following equation: (1 − 0.014[Hb]) × ([HCO3−] − 24 + (1.43[Hb] + 7.7) (pH − 7.4)).
All data are presented as mean ± SD for 10 participants in each group, with the exception of the blood data, which are presented for 9 participants in each group because of blood analyzer malfunction. An independent-samples t-test was used to compare performance of the two groups before the supplementation period and subjects characteristics between groups. Performance data (TWD and TTE) were analyzed using a two-factor ANOVA (group × trial), and blood responses were analyzed using a three-factor ANOVA (group × trial × time; Statistica 8; Statsoft, Tulsa, OK). Tukey tests were used for post hoc analyses, and effect sizes were calculated using Cohen d (7). Statistical significance was accepted at the P ≤ 0.05 level.
There was no significant difference in TTE (P = 0.54; placebo: 137.8 ± 23.2 and β-alanine: 143.1 ± 13.4 s, d = 0.29) and TWD (P = 0.69; placebo: 45.5 ± 9.8 and β-alanine: 44.0 ± 7.1 kJ, d = 0.18) between the placebo and β-alanine groups before the supplementation period. There was no significant improvement compared with before supplementation in TTE and TWD after PMD (TTE: post hoc, P = 0.99; TWD: post hoc, P = 0.99; d = 0.1) or PSB (TTE: post hoc, P = 0.48; TWD: post hoc, P = 0.46; d = 0.4). After BAMD, TTE (Fig. 2) (+17.2 ± 14.0 s; group × trial interaction, P = 0.03; post hoc, P ≤ 0.01; d = 1.1) and TWD (+5.8 ± 5.0 kJ; group × trial interaction, P = 0.03; post hoc, P ≤ 0.01; d = 0.9) were greater than before supplementation. BASB supplementation resulted in a significantly increased TTE (Fig. 2) (+23.3 ± 18.2 s; post hoc, P ≤ 0.001; d = 1.2) and TWD (+8.1 ± 6.2 kJ; post hoc, P ≤ 0.01; d = 1.0) compared with the presupplementation trial. With coingestion of β-alanine and sodium bicarbonate (BASB), 6 of 10 showed a further increase in TTE and TWD (with the seventh unchanged) compared with BAMD. However, in neither case did the results reach significance (TTE: post hoc, P = 0.74; TWD: post hoc, P = 0.70).
Baseline blood pH, bicarbonate, and base excess were similar between all trials (Table 2). There were significant increases in blood pH, bicarbonate, and base excess between baseline and before exercise in both trials where sodium bicarbonate was consumed (PSB and BASB) (trial × time interaction, P ≤ 0.001; post hoc, P ≤ 0.001). Increases were shown in all subjects with sodium bicarbonate ingestion. In the two conditions where sodium bicarbonate was not consumed (PMD and BAMD), there were no significant alterations to blood pH, bicarbonate, or base excess from baseline to before exercise (Table 2).
In all trials, pH, bicarbonate, and base excess were significantly reduced from baseline immediately after exercise and after 5 min of recovery (P ≤ 0.001). In trials where sodium bicarbonate was ingested (PSB and BASB), blood pH, bicarbonate, and base excess were significantly higher than in the trials where maltodextrin was ingested (PMD and BAMD) (trial effects, P ≤ 0.001).
Blood lactate was not significantly different between trials at baseline or before exercise (Table 2). Blood lactate was significantly increased from baseline immediately after exercise and after 5 min of recovery in all trials (P ≤ 0.001) and was significantly higher after sodium bicarbonate ingestion (interaction trial × time, P ≤ 0.001; Table 2). There was no difference in lactate response between the β-alanine and placebo groups (P = 0.4).
This is the first study to our knowledge to examine the effect of coingestion of β-alanine and sodium bicarbonate on high-intensity exercise capacity. The main findings from this study were that there was a significant increase in cycling capacity after β-alanine supplementation but, in the 10 subjects studied, cosupplementation with β-alanine and sodium bicarbonate did not confer any further significant benefit.
Four weeks of supplementation with β-alanine alone significantly increased TWD during high-intensity cycling exercise by 14.6%. This compares favorably with the data reported by Hill et al. (18), which showed a 13.0% increase in TWD after 4 wk of supplementation and a 16.2% increase after 10 wk of supplementation with β-alanine, using the same CCT110% test. The CCT110% test was originally designed (18) to provide a high-intensity cycling test that lasts between 120 and 240 s. Presupplementation cycling times in the present study were 137.8 ± 23.2 s in the placebo group and 143.1 ± 13.4 s in the β-alanine group, which also compares favorably with the 156.5 ± 4.3 s reported by Hill et al. (18) and lies within the expected time frame for the test.
The two possible explanations for the improvement in high-intensity cycling capacity with β-alanine supplementation are increased calcium sensitivity in muscle fibers that could augment force production and TWD (4,12,23) and an increase in intracellular buffering capacity. We believe that the latter is the most likely explanation of the exercise capacity improvements seen in the present investigation, with a seventh increased skeletal muscle carnosine content resulting in an attenuation of the reduction in intracellular pH during high-intensity exercise. In this regard, the present study concurs with the findings of Hill et al. (18) and Baguet et al. (1).
Previous studies have indicated that intracellular H+ accumulation with high-intensity exercise can affect metabolism, contributing to fatigue (36). In particular, the accumulation of H+ in the skeletal muscle might disrupt the resynthesis of phosphorylcreatine (15), inhibit glycolysis (38), or interfere with the contractile machinery directly (11,14). In addition, there is some evidence to suggest that accumulation of H+ in the blood results in an increased perception of effort during high-intensity intermittent exercise (32), which might also contribute to the early cessation of exercise. In support of an effect of H+ accumulation on the development of fatigue, numerous studies have shown an association between an increase in muscle buffering capacity and an improvement in high-intensity exercise performance and capacity (6,13,41), although not all agree (40). However, as reported by Hill et al. (18), we cannot exclude the possibility that the increase in high-intensity cycling capacity observed with β-alanine supplementation was caused by some of the other purported physiological effects of elevated muscle carnosine concentrations (for a review, see Sale et al. (34)).
Contrary to the effect of β-alanine on high-intensity cycling capacity, sodium bicarbonate ingestion alone did not significantly increase TTE or TWD during the CCT110%. From our data, power analysis was completed using G*Power based on effect size and showed that 90 subjects would be required to see a difference in cycling capacity with sodium bicarbonate supplementation. Blood analyses confirmed that sodium bicarbonate ingestion was successful in significantly increasing pH, bicarbonate, and base excess in line with previous studies of sodium bicarbonate ingestion (22,33,35). Previous studies have also reported no significant effect of sodium bicarbonate supplementation on TWD or delayed fatigue during cycling of around 2 min (20) or longer (25). However, these studies both supplemented participants with relatively low doses of sodium bicarbonate (between 100 and 200 mg·kg−1 BM) compared to the total dose given in the present study. Those studies using a higher dose of sodium bicarbonate (300 mg·kg−1 BM) have tended to report significant delays to the onset of fatigue in cycling tasks lasting between 3 and 7 min (21,37). These results are in contrast to the results of the present study, although it should be noted that the duration of the exercise in the present study (around 2-2.5 min) was slightly lower than in these previous investigations, and the intensity of exercise was slightly higher (110% of maximal intensity vs 95% of maximal intensity), which might explain some of the differences in the findings. Lactate concentrations were significantly elevated during and after exercise when ingesting sodium bicarbonate compared with the ingestion of maltodextrin. This finding is consistent with an increased lactate efflux from the skeletal muscle as a result of increased pH and bicarbonate in the extracellular fluid (19,26,27).
This study was based on the premise that coingestion of β-alanine with sodium bicarbonate would result in an increased skeletal muscle carnosine concentration (not determined directly here, as mentioned above) and increased circulating bicarbonate concentration. As such, the intracellular pH-buffering action of carnosine and the extracellular buffering action of bicarbonate were hypothesized to be additive, resulting in an increased protection against the acidosis produced during high-intensity cycling, as suggested by Hill et al. (18). We hypothesized that this would result in a further improvement in high-intensity cycling capacity above that shown after either sodium bicarbonate supplementation or β-alanine supplementation alone. The results of this investigation provide support for an increased exercise capacity after coingestion of β-alanine and sodium bicarbonate above that of bicarbonate alone but not compared with β-alanine alone (TTE: P = 0.74; TWD: P = 0.70). Although no significant differences were shown in high-intensity cycling capacity between β-alanine alone and β-alanine in combination with sodium bicarbonate, it is possible that, in performance terms, a further increase of 6 s in TTE might be important. Calculation of the magnitude-based inferences (5) shows that there was a 69% and 71% probability that the magnitude of the difference in TTE and TWD between β-alanine and β-alanine plus sodium bicarbonate was meaningful. This suggests a potentially meaningful increase in high-intensity cycling capacity when combining β-alanine and sodium bicarbonate supplementation over the ingestion of β-alanine alone.
There was a degree of individual variability in the exercise capacities of participants after β-alanine and β-alanine plus sodium bicarbonate ingestion, which might explain the lack of a significant finding. Indeed, three subjects improved more on β-alanine alone than on the combination of β-alanine plus sodium bicarbonate. Each of these participants responded to sodium bicarbonate ingestion with an increase in both blood pH and bicarbonate concentrations. Furthermore, although some subjects experienced mild (n = 2) and severe (n = 3) gastrointestinal symptoms, these did not occur in those subjects who showed the greatest improvement with just β-alanine.
In conclusion, the ingestion of 6.4 g·d−1 β-alanine for 4 wk resulted in an increase in high-intensity cycling capacity, confirming the previous findings of Hill et al. (18). However, coingestion of β-alanine and sodium bicarbonate did not confer any further significant benefit to exercise capacity despite a further 6-s (∼4%) increase in TTE, although magnitude-based inferences suggested a ∼70% probability of a meaningful positive difference.
No funding was received for this work.
The authors thank National Alternatives International, San Marcos, CA, for providing the β-alanine (CarnoSyn™) and maltodextrin supplements.
The results of the present study do not constitute endorsement by the American College of Sports Medicine.
β-ALANINE; SODIUM BICARBONATE; CARNOSINE; HIGH-INTENSITY CYCLING CAPACITY; BUFFERING
©2011The American College of Sports Medicine
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GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- It's a funny thing about knee injuries. They're never what they appear to be.
Grady Sizemore injured his left knee sliding into a base over 10 months ago. It didn't seem serious. Just a bruised knee, but he still can't run the bases or play center field as the Indians open spring training Thursday with their first official workout for pitchers and catchers.
Then there's catcher Carlos Santana. On Aug. 2, at Fenway Park, Ryan Kalish slid into Santana's left knee at the plate. Santana was waiting on a throw from right fielder Shin-Soo Choo as Kalish tried to score from second on a single.
Catching is a difficult job. Taking a throw from right field with a runner trying to score from second ranks high on a catcher's list of hard tasks. It's hard because the catcher can't see the runner coming as he waits for the ball.
Santana caught Choo's throw and turned to block the plate by putting his left leg in front of it. Kalish almost jumped into Santana's leg with his own legs, knocking him head over heels. The force of the collision was so great that Santana was literally knocked out of one of his shoes.
Somehow Santana held the ball. Kalish was out, but so was he. At worst, the injury seemed to be career-ending, at best career-altering.
Surgery followed both injuries. Sizemore underwent microfracture surgery on June 4. Santana had surgery on Aug. 6 to repair a torn lateral collateral ligament on the outside part of his knee. Sizemore, who looked like he hardly mussed his hair, sustained the most damage. Santana, literally run over, is scheduled to go through Thursday's workout without restrictions.
"God bless modern medicine," said manager Manny Acta.
The only thing Santana hasn't done is slide. "When he does that, he'll be just another guy in camp," said Acta.
Acta means that in the best way possible. Santana will never be just another face in the crowd for the Indians. He's their switch-hitting, middle-of-the-order run producer of the present and future. Acta put him into the No.3 spot in the lineup when he made his big-league debut on June 11. That doesn't happen to most rookies, but most rookies don't hit .290 (518-for-1,787) with 122 doubles, 75 homers and 360 RBI in 526 minor-league games.
"Carlos was born to hit in the middle of the lineup," said Acta during the off-season.
Santana did not get his easy in the collision. Except for two weeks during Christmas when he went home to the Dominican Republic, he spent the rest of the winter at the Indians' spring training site in Goodyear working on the knee.
"My knee right now is very strong," said Santana. "Everything is fine. I can run, hit and catch in the bullpen. Everything is OK. I've hit from both sides of the plate. Everything is great."
Santana has already been working on blocking the plate with Sandy Alomar Jr., the Indians' catching coach.
"I've watched that play sometimes," said Santana. "My positioning at home plate will improve as I get more experience.
"The ball is coming. The runner is coming. It's bang bang. For me, I'm thinking I just want to get the out at the plate."
Santana hit .260 (39-for-150) with 13 doubles, six homers and 22 RBI in 46 games before the injury. He started the year in Class AAA Columbus, where he hit .316 (62-for-196) with 14 doubles, 13 homers and 51 RBI in 57 games.
"He just flat-out made an impact on our lineup," said Acta. "That was in a year when we didn't have Grady Sizemore getting on base in front of him and causing chaos. Where Asdrubal Cabrera wasn't 100 percent."
Santana still needs work. He hit only .146 (7-for-48) against lefties. He was in a 6-for-34 slump when he was injured, so the Indians didn't get a chance to see if he could hit his way out of it.
Not surprisingly, they're willing to wait.


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Dialed In retired, to stand at Darby Dan
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Dialed In, last year's Florida Derby winner, has retired from racing to enter stud next year at John Phillips's Darby Dan Farm in Lexington.
A group headed by Darby Dan general manager Robert Hammond and Doug Cauthen have acquired the colt's breeding rights, but Robert LaPenta, who campaigned Dialed In, will retain an interest in the 4-year-old Mineshaft colt.
Dialed In, a winner in his first two starts, won the Grade 1 Florida Derby and the Grade 3 Holy Bull Stakes last year en route to the Kentucky Derby, in which he finished eighth. He ran fourth in the Preakness. Trainer Nick Zito later discovered that the colt had a chip in his right knee and said in late June 2011 that he would undergo surgery. Dialed In came back to make one more start in March this year, finishing fourth in an optional claiming race at Gulfstream.
LaPenta bought Dialed In for $475,000 at Fasig-Tipton's Saratoga select yearling sale in 2009. Bred by Will Farish, Madeleine Pickens, and Skara Glen Stables, Dialed In is out of the Storm Cat mare Miss Doolittle, a Grade 2-placed mare who also has produced stakes winner Broadway Gold and stakes-placed Mambo Master by Seeking the Gold and Kingmambo, respectively.
Dialed In won 3 of 7 lifetime starts and finished second once for career earnings of $941,936.
Another one bites the dust. We're closing in on a complete retirement of last years 3 yr old crop lol.
Dialed End !!!!!!
I remember some people freaking out about this horse after his first race including the announcer at Churchill.. Very overrated.


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For holiday travelers, Charleston International has rolled out an online resource to guide them through the temporary construction zone at the state's busiest airport.
The website, www.chs-trip.com, was launched in September. It's designed to help passengers find out what's going on with the $189 million redevelopment project and plan accordingly to avoid delays and navigate the building.
The website can be reached at chsfreewifi inside the terminal.
It features work alerts as well as an overview of the two-year construction plan, progress reports, a timeline, photos, contact information and a video.
Airport official are advising holiday passengers to arrive early for the best parking.
Statewide, air travel is expected ot be down 1 percent from last year, to about 44,000 passengers, according to AAA Carolinas.


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Dans une maison de charme au cœur d'un petit village provençal, à proximité du centre historique de NIMES (8Km), Agnès et Patrice vous accueillent dans un havre de paix à l'abri des regards. Cette maison du XVIIème siècle a été rénovée en 2012. D'une superficie totale de 230m², nous laissons à votre disposition tout le rez de chaussée comprenant un appartement pouvant accueillir 2 à 4 personnes et /ou une chambre d'hôtes pour 2 à 4 personnes. Sa piscine en "L" et son patio équipé d'une cuisine d'été sont vraiment les atouts charme de cette demeure calme et authentique. Entrées privées et séparées de la partie réservée aux propriétaires! pour plus de liberté et d'indépendance. Bonne visite!
5 sur septembre 07, 2015
We were the last August (2015) the whole family (2 adults and 2 children aged 6 and 4) in the house and it was really fantastic in all senses. Agnes and Patrice gave us wonderful and exceptional welcome , the rooms and the house are very cozy, comfortable and clean...and all this together with a delicious breakfast every morning ... at all recommended !!!!! Montse and Carles
5 sur septembre 16, 2014
We were very late to our check in but were greeted wonderfully and sat down with a glass of wine with the hosts to chat. They also helped us find a nice area for dinner which we enjoyed walking around Nimes at night, just minutes away. The included breakfast was very tasty and filling. The bedroom and bathroom are large and comfortable. I loved the pillow so much I've asked my husband to buy me a new pillow at home just like this one. We slept so well here and it was an excellent base for our day trips. Thank you to our excellent hosts. We really enjoyed meeting you.
4,4 sur septembre 16, 2014
We had a great stay at Bleus Matines in July 2014 with our family of 5, including our 3 children aged 4, 6 and 9. Agnès and Patrice truly went out of their way to make all of us feel welcome, relaxed and at home in their wonderfully restored and beautifully decorated Bed and Breakfast. The spacious courtyard with the nicely situated swimming pool and laid-back chairs offered a wonderful place to relax, enjoy a good glass of wine and tune-off after a long drive from Switzerland on our way to the Costa Brava. Agnès was so kind as to recommend and make reservations in a very nice local restaurant only a few minutes walk away from Bleu Matines where we enjoyed a wonderful family-dinner in an open courtyard-setting. Breakfast was delightful with fresh baguettes, home-made jams, fruits, freshly made coffee and fruit juices. Bleu Matines offers an idyllic retreat for both overnight travelers as well as to guests wanting to explore the country-side surroundings over several days. Good wifi connection completed our picture perfect impression. We'll surely make another visit in the years to come. Many thanks to Agnès and Patrice for both their hospitality and their company. Fam. Versteeg Eindhoven - The Netherlands
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Thank you for your very nice review : with so nice guests I know why I love to have a B and B !
Chambre de 23M2, Télévision écran plat, bouilloire, sèche cheveux. Accès direct à la piscine. Lit BB possible.
Prix par nuit: EUR 85 - EUR 95
Prix par nuit: EUR 85 - EUR 95
Chambre annexe de la chambre principale; séparée et indépendante; accès possible vers l'extèrieur
Panier d'agréments, Barbecue grill, Jeux de société, Internet
Cafetière/Bouilloire, Réfrigérateur , Sèche-cheveux, Micro-ondes, Entrée indépendante, Wi-Fi, Internet par câble
Agnès et Patrice
Anglais, Français


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Xen.org Releases Xen 4.2
Xen 4.2 offers new features and improvements and supports a wide range of guest operating systems.
Xen.org has announced the availability of version 4.2 of its open source hypervisor – a fast, secure code base for operating system virtualization. This version includes new features and improvements in areas of security, scalability, performance, and documentation.
XL is now the default toolstack. According to the announcement, significant effort has gone into the XL toolstack for this release, and it is now the default. Additionally, the underlying libxl library has been improved and now supports the majority of the most common toolstack features, and the API has been declared stable.
Xen 4.2 now supports even larger systems, with up to 4095 host CPUs and up to 512 guest CPUs. And, according to the company, toolstack features such as the ability to automatically create a CPUPOOL per NUMA node and more intelligent placement of guest VCPUs on NUMA nodes have further improved the Xen experience on large systems. Additionally, security and documentation have been improved, with the XSM/Flask subsystem seeing several enhancements, including improved support for disaggregated systems and a rewritten example policy.
Xen 4.2 supports a wide range of guest operating systems including Windows, Linux, Solaris, and various versions of the BSD operating systems. For more information, visit http://www.xen.org.
Issue 192/2016
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Nextcloud Announces Raspberry Pi-Powered Home Cloud Box
Innovative system adds a hard drive and Ubuntu Core to the RPi for an IoT hub.
Linus Torvalds Confirms the Date of the First Linux Release
Linux is two weeks younger than we thought!
End of OpenOffice?
The Apache Software Foundation considers retiring OpenOffice
Adobe Gives New Life to NPAPI Plugin for Linux
Adobe won't kill the plugin in 2017
LinuxCon North America Convenes in Toronto, Canada
Linux Foundation's big event celebrates the 25th anniversary of Linux
Linux Turns 25
Linux has evolved from "won't be a professional" project to one of the most professional software projects in the history of computers.
Mirantis Joins Hands with SUSE To Offer RHEL Support; Red Hat Not Happy
Competitors get in the game with RHEL without Red Hat
Linux on Windows 10 Poses a Security Risk
Security researchers have already notified Microsoft; some fixes are available
Mirantis to Refactor OpenStack Fuel for Kubernetes
The company is collaborating with Google and Intel to use Kubernetes as an engine for Fuel
Canonical Joins Document Foundation Advisory Board
The upcoming release of LibreOffice will be available as a snap package


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Two mayoral hopefuls jump into race
The race is on to become Red Deer's 26th mayor.
Two mayor hopefuls have declared their intentions to run in the October 2013 municipal election.
Matt Chapin, a 26-year-old student, confirmed his intentions in October.
And Chad Mason, also 26, who works at Manor Management, recently voiced his political aspirations.
Chapin says he is no longer the little-known "Joe candidate" who first threw his hat in the mayoralty ring in 2007.
Chapin earned 559 votes when he ran for mayor in 2007. He received 1,625 votes in 2010 when he ran for city councillor and 2,439 votes for Red Deer Public School District board trustee.
"I think I have a better chance with an open field with no incumbent running," said Chapin. "I can make a voice for myself for the younger people in the city."
Mayor Morris Flewwelling will step down at the end of the current term after 21 years in politics.
Chapin said he would represent the needs of the younger generation in Red Deer, something he says is missing on the current council.
He said one of the issues in his platform is to change the way the city spends its money on capital projects. He noted renovations to the G.H. Dawe Community Centre were too costly and the backtracking on the bike lanes was a waste of money.
"This is a big worry," said Chapin. "Since 2008, there has been a worldwide recession. The city, however, wants to spend more and go further in debt. That's a concern if we keep going in debt, it will take more years to pay it off."
Chapin has worked to increase voter turnout in past elections.
He was a member of the Red Deer Royals Marching Band and is an active community volunteer.
"I care about this city and I want to see it grow in the future," said Chapin.
There has been speculation that veteran councillors Cindy Jefferies and Tara Veer will also vie for the top job. Jefferies said she will announce her intentions in early January while Veer has said it's too early to start talking about the next election.
Mason was not available to comment.


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April 28, 1945 - March 11, 2013
Lawrence T. Bergman, "Bergie", age 67, passed away on March 11, 2013 peacefully at his home in Fallon, Nevada.
He was born on April 28, 1945 in Algona, Iowa.
He was a retired Master Chief (USN) and Federal Civil Servant.
He loved his career, his country, and family.
Lawrence is survived by his wife, Nancy; children, Patrick, Stephanie, and David; grandchildren, Katie, Cody, Kaelyn and David Roman, Samantha and RJ Bergman; sisters, Donna Derner and Meredith McClish; four nephews and six nieces.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence and Marion; brothers, Emmett Dean and Kenny; brothers in law, Leland Derner and Denny McClish and grandson, Raymond Joseph Roman.
His grandchildren were the light of his life.
Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Patrick's Church in Fallon on Friday, March 15, 2013, at 11 a.m. Inurnment with military honors will follow at the Northern Nevada Veterans Cemetery in Fernley, at 1 p.m . Arrangements are with Smith Family Funeral Home in Fallon, 423-2255.


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Oddworld: The Hand of Odd revived, Stranger's Wrath HD delayed
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Major patches, improvements coming to Oddboxx
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Oddboxx launches with PC enhancements, more to come
Free soundtrack sampler available here. At long last, the Oddworld PC collection known as the Oddboxx has... posted Dec 20, 10 7:34pm
Oddboxx priced at $25, launching December 20 with 50% discount
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Oddboxx on track for the holidays
Though by now it seems the Oddboxx we've mentioned wouldn't see the light of day this year as assured, Oddworld... posted Dec 6, 10 4:42pm
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Topic: MacBook
Bottom of MacBook Pro revealed; more last minute specs, pricing
10/14/2008, 09:10 am
Some new photos reveal even more of Apple's new MacBook Pro casing, including its underside and battery cover. Meanwhile, some last minute specs for the 13-inch MacBook and MacBook Air have hit the web, in addition to confirmation of an $899 24-inch LED Apple display.
$900 MacBook would grow Apple's addressable market by 67%
10/13/2008, 01:10 pm
Shares of Apple are on the rise after Bernstein Research upgraded the Mac maker and said a new MacBook priced at $900 would broaden the company's potential notebook customer base by 50 percent in terms of both units and revenue.
New MacBook case leaks question FireWire's future
10/12/2008, 12:10 pm
Clearer, more detailed leaks of Apple's next-generation MacBook and MacBook Pro cases have surfaced and reveal that Apple's once-preferred FireWire may be on the way out for its entry-level system.
Apple install guide slips out new MacBook, MacBook Pro
10/12/2008, 11:10 am
An Apple support file unearthed on the weekend confirms that at least two portables will get an update in short order.
Apple dumping Intel chipsets for NVIDIA's in new MacBooks
10/11/2008, 05:10 pm
Apple will announce as part of its special media event Tuesday a new family of MacBooks that will abandoned Intel's integrated graphics chipsets for those part of NVIDIA's new mobile platform, AppleInsider can confirm.
NVIDIA platform claimed likely for new MacBook line
10/10/2008, 08:10 pm
Stoking the fires just days before Apple revamps its portable line, the origin of a previous claim now believes NVIDIA's mainboard and discrete chipsets will form the backbone of the MacBook range update.
Notes of interest on recent Apple MacBook case leaks
10/09/2008, 07:10 pm
Lost among the flurry of speculation surrounding new MacBooks are a number of noteworthy observations about the portables that may lend insight into their design.
Piper Jaffray says new MacBooks could be priced from $899
10/09/2008, 02:10 pm
The stars are aligning for Apple to transition its 13-inch MacBook family into more of a premium product while simultaneously slashing prices on new models by as much as 18 percent, according to investment bank Piper Jaffray.
Apple makes October 14th MacBook event official
10/09/2008, 12:10 pm
Apple will hold a special event next Tuesday to introduce new Mac notebooks at its Cupertino-based campus after all.
Sources: latest MacBook Pro photo is the real deal
10/09/2008, 10:10 am
A photo of a mysterious notebook leaked on the Internet Wednesday is indeed one taken of Apple's next-generation MacBook Pro casing, AppleInsider can confirm. Meanwhile, some additional photos of a similar, but still unauthenticated 13-inch notebook have since surfaced.
Window for rumored October 14 Apple event closing
10/08/2008, 10:10 am
With less than six days to go before Tuesday, October 14th and not a peep from Apple, chances of a much-rumored media event on that day to introduce new Mac notebook offerings is growing slim.
NVIDIA allegedly showing new MacBooks to staff
10/04/2008, 02:10 pm
A new rumor claims that Apple's long-rumored new MacBooks are making the rounds among NVIDIA's workers as evidence of its hardware prowess, and adds that the public itself might not have to wait much longer for its own turn.
Big banks say Apple will weather financial storm
09/30/2008, 08:09 pm
Citi and Goldman Sachs have rebutted notions that Apple is in danger due to the US economic collapse and say that strong iPhone sales, new MacBooks and continued healthy growth should keep the company successful in the long term.
Apple to unleash first builds of Snow Leopard since WWDC
09/30/2008, 07:09 pm
Apple is quietly preparing to equip some of its developers with the first pre-release copies of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard since an inaugural build was issued to attendees during its annual developers conference in June, AppleInsider has learned.
Next-gen MacBook, MacBook Pro spotted in matching outfits
09/25/2008, 11:09 am
Production ready versions of Apple's next-generation MacBook and MacBook Pro notebooks have surfaced stateside in matching attire, according to reports.
Placeholders for new Macs showing up in retail systems?
09/24/2008, 04:09 pm
Some Apple Authorized Resellers may be getting the nod from their Apple reps to begin preparing their inventory systems for the arrival of several new Mac models, according to a new rumor.
Next-gen MacBook shipments begin ahead of 'sharp ramp'
09/15/2008, 04:09 pm
The first shipments of Apple's next-generation 13-inch MacBooks have left China ahead of a large-scale manufacturing ramp scheduled for later this month, according to investment bank Citigroup.
Apple notebook overhaul rumored for mid-October
09/10/2008, 04:09 pm
Apple may be planning to hold its final media gathering of the year a little over a month from now to usher in much anticipated overhauls to its MacBook line of notebook computers, according to a new report.
iPods, MacBooks, iMacs up next on Apple's 2008 roadmap
08/27/2008, 04:08 pm
With a multinational iPhone 3G launch now successfully under its belt, electronics maker Apple Inc. is preparing to close out the year with a final phase of product introductions that will stretch over the course of the next two months.
Consensus builds for rumored Sept. 9 iPod event
08/25/2008, 08:08 pm
Spurred on by his own leak from the past weekend, Digg founder Kevin Rose has pegged a more specific date for Apple to unveil its new iPods and is garnering support from additional sources.


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Back-to-back typhoons ravaged the Philippine Islands during the month of September.
Damaged roads and washed-out bridges cut off many communities from desperately needed relief aid. That is until a team from the Christian Broadcasting Network's Operation Blessing International set out to help people in the most remote inland areas of the country.
Some of the people the team helped had never visited a doctor.
The Aurora province in the Philippines could be the called the gateway to typhoons because that's where most storms make landfall.
The most recent storm washed away part of a major bridge, making it extremely difficult to bring relief to hard-hit areas.
Despite this obstacle, an OBI team drove 16 hours over rough terrain, crossing mountains and streams to bring disaster relief and medical help to typhoon victims in the town of Aurora.
CBN News Asia Correspondent Lucille Talusan was with the team when they arrived in the town.
"The medical team served more than 600 families in a school hall. There were a lot of old men and women, children, a lot of babies. And for some of them, this is the first time they've been attended to by a real doctor," Talusan said.
One man named Lopog and his family were among the first to come to the medical mission. He was grateful that his family could get medical care despite the difficult circumstances.
"The clinic is far and it always rains. We cannot cross the rivers. I thank God you came to us. I am very thankful that the doctor can check my baby. This is our first time to be visited by real doctors," he explained.
"Thank you for the medicines. Your team saved our lives," Lopog said.
Humedica, a German Christian disaster relief organization, partnered with OBI to give necessary aid to the local people.
"We have a lot of partners around the world, but working with CBN is really easy. They are well prepared and they know the needs of the people. And they have a church network with many pastors they can talk to," said David Hoffmann, a Humedica coordinator.
Operation Blessing carried out disaster relief operations and medical missions to 20 other villages in the Aurora province. They served thousands of families and demonstrated that Christian compassion cannot be hindered by long distance and impassable roads.
Find out how you can help Operation Blessing's disaster relief efforts.
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A blow job. Often used as a nicer sounding word than "oral sex". Made popular by Kane from "The Kane Show" on Hott 99.5
Her boyfriend asked her to give him a special kiss.
Guy: "can i have a kiss?"
Girl: "sure"
Guy: "How about a special kiss?"
Girl: "fine"
Guy: "can i have a kiss?"
Girl: "sure"
Guy: "How about a special kiss?"
Girl: "fine"
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Can you define these popular missing words?
Defined as, giving your partner that special treat that they usually only get on special occasions.
If your parenter has been well behanved, he or she may recieve "special kisses"
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A special kiss is a kiss that is more special than a normal kiss because it is special. It can be a peck or making out.
The people shared a special kiss after looking at the stars.
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Lomography Meets Lifesmyle // Photography Meets Design2013-11-28 1 Share Tweet
Lomography Berlin has fallen in love. With Lifesmyle. To celebrate the happy marriage of the two brands in our store in Friedrichstrasse, we're throwing a huge opening party today!
Be there when colourful lifestyle products join with analogue cameras to create the most exciting store in Berlin!
You'll find all Lomography products as well as our film service, analogue design pieces, gadgets and books alongside cool lifestyle products and gift items. Exhibits, workshops, and events will, of course, still have plenty of room in the new store!
Come and celebrate with us on the 28th of November! We're bringing you:
- Photo exhibit "EAT MY HEART OUT, UTAH" from Kate Bellm
- Music from DJ Sven Hausherr
- Drinks sponsored by Beck's, Our/Berlin Vodka, Thomas Henry & Unglaublich
Don't miss out!
Lomography Berlin meets Lifesmyle
Friedrichstr. 133
10117 Berlin
Stay up to date on News & Store Events! Sign up for our Newsletter, become our Fan on Facebook or follow us on Twitter. Find out more about Lifesmyle at lifesmyle.de!
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If you've ever wondered where Aaliyah would stand in today's music world if she were still alive, just ask Ginuwine.
Aaliyah and Ginuwine were thick as thieves back in the late '90s -- along with Timbaland, Missy Elliott and the rest of the original Supafriends. Since Aaliyah's death in 2001, a favorite debate among R&B listeners about who carries her legacy always crops up.
Ginuwine's answer? He told AOL's The Boombox that it's Beyonce.
The Boombox, March 21: "Aaliyah was in a class by herself," Ginuwine tells The BoomBox. "If you're talking triple threat of a writer, singer and actress, that would probably be Beyoncé. If Aaliyah were still here, she and Beyoncé would be neck and neck."
While the Aaliyah comparisons with newer artists still float on today, Ginuwine says it's nothing to shun. "Ain't nothing wrong with that," he says. "I think everyone should aspire to be someone great, and that was one of the greats. Aaliyah was one of the great ones."
Hmm. Well, let's compare Aaliyah and Beyonce's similarities.
Both were involved with Roc-a-Fella's finest. Aaliyah at the time of her death was dating (or engaged to, depending on your source) to Roc-A-Fella Records Chairman Damon Dash. Beyonce eventually married Roc-A-Fella's lead artist, Jay-Z.
Both hawked for Tommy Hilfiger:
...and that's where I'd say the similarities end. But what do you think?