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LAKEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 25, 2014-- General Moly, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE MKT and TSX: GMO), a U.S.-based molybdenum mineral development, exploration and mining company, announced that the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada ("the Court") issued its Order denying the plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment which sought to vacate the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's ("BLM") November 2012 Record of Decision ("ROD") approving the Plan of Operations for the development and construction of the Mt. Hope Project and the corresponding Final Environmental Impact Statement prepared by the BLM.
The Court on July 23, 2014 issued its 31 page Order denying the plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment. A copy of the Court's Order has been posted in the section of the Company's website.
Bruce D. Hansen, Chief Executive Officer of General Moly, said, "We are pleased that the BLM's thorough and inclusive process in approving the Mt. Hope Project's ROD has been confirmed by the Court. Obtaining the ROD for the Mt. Hope Project was the culmination of six years of hard work and dedicated effort from our team and the BLM, with significant input from all the cooperating and commenting agencies and the general public. We will continue working closely and collaboratively with all of our stakeholders to develop the Mt. Hope Project in an environmentally and socially responsible manner."
Mr. Hansen added, "We are pursuing financing alternatives for the Mt. Hope Project, and continue to have substantive dialogue with potential strategic partners capable of supporting a debt package to provide the bulk of the Mt. Hope Project's capital requirements."
The ROD issued by the BLM for the Mt. Hope Project approved the Plan of Operations for construction and operation of the mining and processing facilities and also granted the Rights-of-Way for the 230 kV power transmission line. The Mt. Hope Project is a large scale, high grade molybdenum project located 23 miles northwest of Eureka, Nevada.
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General Moly is a U.S.-based molybdenum mineral development, exploration and mining company listed on the NYSE MKT (formerly the NYSE AMEX) and the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol GMO. The Company's primary asset, our interest in the Mt. Hope Project located in central Nevada, is considered one of the world's largest and highest grade molybdenum deposits. Combined with the Company's second project, the Liberty Project, a molybdenum and copper property also located in central Nevada, our goal is to become the largest pure play primary molybdenum producer in the world. For more information on the Company, please visit our website at http://www.generalmoly.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements herein that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and are intended to be covered by the safe harbor created by such sections. Such forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, anticipated, expected, or implied by the Company. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, metals price and production volatility, global economic conditions, currency fluctuations, increased production costs and variances in ore grade or recovery rates from those assumed in mining plans, exploration risks and results, political, operational and project development risks, including the Company's ability to maintain required permits to continue construction, commence production and its ability to raise required project financing, adverse governmental regulation and judicial outcomes, including appeal of the Record of Decision and appeal of water permits and estimates related to cost of production, capital, operating and exploration expenditures. For a detailed discussion of risks and other factors that may impact these forward looking statements, please refer to the Risk Factors and other discussion contained in the Company's quarterly and annual periodic reports on Forms 10-Q and 10-K, on file with the SEC. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements.


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Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI] - General Information About Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)
Endocrine system
Signs or symptoms of LCH that affects the pituitary gland may include:
- Diabetes insipidus. This can cause a strong thirst and frequent urination.
- Slow growth.
- Early or late puberty.
- Being very overweight.
Signs or symptoms of LCH that affects the thyroid may include:
- Swollen thyroid gland.
- Hypothyroidism. This can cause tiredness, lack of energy, being sensitive to cold, constipation, dry skin, thinning hair, memory problems, trouble concentrating, and depression. In infants, this can also cause a loss of appetite and choking on food. In children and teens, this can also cause behavior problems, weight gain, slow growth, and late puberty.
- Trouble breathing.
Central nervous system (CNS)
Signs or symptoms of LCH that affects the CNS (brain and spinal cord) may include:
- Loss of balance, uncoordinated body movements, and trouble walking.
- Trouble speaking.
- Trouble seeing.
- Headaches.
- Changes in behavior or personality.
- Memory problems.
These signs and symptoms may be caused by lesions in the CNS or by CNS neurodegenerative syndrome.
Signs or symptoms of LCH that affects the liver or spleen may include:
- Swelling in the abdomen caused by a buildup of extra fluid.
- Trouble breathing.
- Yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes.
- Itching.
- Easy bruising or bleeding.
- Feeling very tired.
Signs or symptoms of LCH that affects the lung may include:
- Collapsed lung. This condition can cause chest pain or tightness, trouble breathing, feeling tired, and a bluish color to the skin.
- Trouble breathing, especially in adults who smoke.
- Dry cough.
- Chest pain.
Bone marrow
Signs or symptoms of LCH that affects the bone marrow may include:
- Easy bruising or bleeding.
- Fever.
- Frequent infections.
Tests that examine the organs and body systems where LCH may occur are used to detect (find) and diagnose LCH.
The following tests and procedures may be used to detect (find) and diagnose LCH or conditions caused by LCH:
- Physical exam and history: An exam of the body to check general signs of health, including checking for signs of disease, such as lumps or anything else that seems unusual. A history of the patient's health habits and past illnesses and treatments will also be taken.
- Neurological exam: A series of questions and tests to check the brain, spinal cord, and nerve function. The exam checks a person's mental status, coordination, and ability to walk normally, and how well the muscles, senses, and reflexes work. This may also be called a neuro exam or a neurologic exam.
Complete blood count (CBC) with differential: A procedure in which a sample of blood is drawn and checked for the following:
- The amount of hemoglobin (the protein that carries oxygen) in the red blood cells.
- The portion of the blood sample made up of red blood cells.
- The number and type of white blood cells.
- The number of red blood cells and platelets.
- Blood chemistry studies: A procedure in which a blood sample is checked to measure the amounts of certain substances released into the body by organs and tissues in the body. An unusual (higher or lower than normal) amount of a substance can be a sign of disease in the organ or tissue that makes it.
- Liver function test : A blood test to measure the blood levels of certain substances released by the liver. A high or low level of these substances can be a sign of disease in the liver.
- BRAFgene testing: A laboratory test in which a sample of blood or tissue is tested for the BRAF gene.
- Urinalysis : A test to check the color of urine and its contents, such as sugar, protein, red blood cells, and white blood cells.
- Water deprivation test: A test to check how much urine is made and whether it becomes concentrated when little or no water is given. This test is used to diagnose diabetes insipidus, which may be caused by LCH.
Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy: The removal of bone marrow and a small piece of bone by inserting a hollow needle into the hipbone. A pathologist views the bone marrow and bone under a microscope to look for signs of LCH.
Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy. After a small area of skin is numbed, a Jamshidi needle (a long, hollow needle) is inserted into the patient's hip bone. Samples of blood, bone, and bone marrow are removed for examination under a microscope.
The following tests may be done on the tissue that was removed:
- Immunohistochemistry: A test that uses antibodies to check for certain antigens in a sample of tissue. The antibody is usually linked to a radioactive substance or a dye that causes the tissue to light up under a microscope. This type of test may be used to tell the difference between different types of cancer.
- Flow cytometry: A laboratory test that measures the number of cells in a sample, how many cells are live, and the size of the cells. It also shows the shapes of the cells and whether there are tumor markers on the surface of the cells. The cells are stained with a light-sensitive dye, placed in a fluid, and passed in a stream before a laser or other type of light. The measurements are based on how the light-sensitive dye reacts to the light.
Bone scan
: A procedure to check if there are rapidly dividing cells in the bone. A very small amount of radioactive material is injected into a vein and travels through the bloodstream. The radioactive material collects in the bones with cancer and is detected by a scanner.
Bone scan. A small amount of radioactive material is injected into the patient's bloodstream and collects in abnormal cells in the bones. As the patient lies on a table that slides under the scanner, the radioactive material is detected and images are made on a computer screen or film.
- X-ray: An x-ray of the organs and bones inside the body. An x-ray is a type of energy beam that can go through the body and onto film, making a picture of areas inside the body. Sometimes a skeletal survey is done. This is a procedure to x-ray all of the bones in the body.
CT scan (CAT scan): A procedure that makes a series of detailed pictures of areas inside the body, taken from different angles. The pictures are made by a computer linked to an x-ray machine. A dye may be injected into a vein or swallowed to help the organs or tissues show up more clearly. This procedure is also called computed tomography, computerized tomography, or computerized axial tomography.
Computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen. The patient lies on a table that slides through the CT machine, which takes x-ray pictures of the inside of the body.
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging): A procedure that uses a magnet, radio waves, and a computer to make a series of detailed pictures of areas inside the body. A substance called gadolinium may be injected into a vein. The gadolinium collects around the LCH cells so that they show up brighter in the picture. This procedure is also called nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMRI).
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the abdomen. The patient lies on a table that slides into the MRI machine, which takes pictures of the inside of the body. The pad on the patient's abdomen helps make the pictures clearer.
PET scan (positron emission tomography scan): A procedure to find tumor cells in the body. A small amount of radioactive glucose (sugar) is injected into a vein. The PET scanner rotates around the body and makes a picture of where glucose is being used in the body. Tumor cells show up brighter in the picture because they are more active and take up more glucose than normal cells do.
PET (positron emission tomography) scan. The patient lies on a table that slides through the PET machine. The head rest and white strap help the patient lie still. A small amount of radioactive glucose (sugar) is injected into the patient's vein, and a scanner makes a picture of where the glucose is being used in the body. Cancer cells show up brighter in the picture because they take up more glucose than normal cells do.
- Ultrasound exam: A procedure in which high-energy sound waves (ultrasound) are bounced off internal tissues or organs and make echoes. The echoes form a picture of body tissues called a sonogram. The picture can be printed to be looked at later.
- Endoscopy: A procedure to look at organs and tissues inside the body to check for abnormal areas in the gastrointestinal tract or lungs. An endoscope is inserted through an incision (cut) in the skin or opening in the body, such as the mouth. An endoscope is a thin, tube-like instrument with a light and a lens for viewing. It may also have a tool to remove tissue or lymph node samples, which are checked under a microscope for signs of disease.
- Biopsy: The removal of cells or tissues so they can be viewed under a microscope by a pathologist to check for LCH cells. To diagnose LCH, a biopsy of bone lesions, skin, lymph nodes, or the liver may be done.
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hero007 posted on Sep 07, 2011 9:17:33 PM - Report post
Tq Chris
KingKRool2002 posted on Sep 08, 2011 7:12:27 AM - Report post
Will I get banned for using the trainer in Zombie mode (sp)? Are all of the zombie maps (incl. dlc ones) playable in sp? I don't have the game yet, but I want to know if I can play zombie maps with inf. health without getting banned. Any info on this would be greatly appreciated.
ArchDuke posted on Sep 08, 2011 7:55:55 AM - Report post
If it's SP I doubt anyone can ban you.
KingKRool2002 posted on Sep 08, 2011 11:17:41 AM - Report post
originally posted by ArchDuke
If it's SP I doubt anyone can ban you.
Okay, thanks for the info. BTW, are all mp zombie maps playable in sp? I thought I read that you have to be connected to the Internet, even when you do a sp match with bots. Is this true? If it is, then has anyone been banned for sp matches?
LAUVz posted on Sep 08, 2011 1:06:13 PM - Report post
it was bug in steam friends system.
I had a to much friends in list deleted some and that fixed it.
I had a to much friends in list deleted some and that fixed it.
Kulmsr posted on Sep 10, 2011 8:35:26 AM - Report post
I figured out what was crashing the game with the trainer on my set up. I was getting the crash without the trainer running. So after much testing, hair pulling, and cursing. I finally got everything working right. Seems that the config.cfg file was somehow corrupted. Once I replaced it with a clean copy, everything is running like clockwork again.
[Edited by Kulmsr, 9/10/2011 8:37:11 AM]
abelardo1980 posted on Sep 14, 2011 6:12:56 PM - Report post
Needs an update for today's 1.14 release.
jbrand1983uk posted on Sep 15, 2011 7:52:02 AM - Report post
yep seems that using the latest trainer brings up a fatal error in the ship console though whether this is to do with the 1.14 patch i dont know as steam just downloaded the latest update today but it never tells you the patch/update version that its just downloaded
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* CreatorBacklash: According to [[https://twitter.com/Mr_Rippe/status/317329348904501248 this]], the creator of the game has stated that he doesn't feel like it's his game anymore. He also has expressed distaste with certain people that have made money off of {{Lets Play}}ing his game.
* FanNickname: Before the Effective Shopper's gender was confirmed to be female, [[ImageBoard /v/]] referred to her as [[Creator/ValveSoftware Gabe Newell]].
** Music/JustinBieber for the Irresponsible Dad's kid. [[TheScrappy There are even entire levels devoted to killing him.]]
*** The kid is also known as Timmy and some fans believe his name is [[ADogNamedDog "Little Boy"]].
*** [[LetsPlay/JackSepticEye JackSepticEye]] popularized the name "Billy" for the kid.
*** Jack has came up with nicknames for pretty much every character in the game. Such as "Betty" for the Effective Shopper, "Bobby" for Irresponsible Dad, "Segway Steve" for Segway Guy, and "Pogo Pete" for Pogostick Man to name a few.
** Explorer Guy is frequently referred to as "[[Franchise/IndianaJones Indiana Jones]]" due to his resemblance to him as well as the fact that he rides around in a mine cart.
* PromotedFanboy: LetsPlay/UberHaxorNova, who is well known for his LetsPlay of ''Happy Wheels'', provides the voice for the Pogo Stick Man.


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on June 6, 2010 - 12:01 AM
Senior discounts are still around neither as plentiful nor as big as they once were -- but still worth pursuing. Here's my overview of the senior picture for this summer.
*Air travel: Basically, nothing doing. Southwest is the only airline that still posts senior fares on all routes, and they're almost never the lowest fares that line offers. They're useful only when the lower fares for travelers of any age are no longer available. And although a few airlines say they still have senior deals, I haven't found any. That holds true for Europe and Asia, too -- senior airline deals are basically off the table.
*Rail travel: Seniors do a bit better on trains. As I've noted, Amtrak offers 15 percent discounts off most coach class tickets to seniors age 62 or older. You get no discount on sleeping accommodations, but you can upgrade from the discounted coach fare.
Via Rail Canada offers varying senior discounts, but they can be good: On the routes I checked, the senior fare was about 25 percent less than the any-age "super saver" fare. And you can get discounts on sleeping accommodations as well as coach.
In Europe, France does best by seniors. Its first-class-only senior railpass costs just a bit more than the second-class any-age pass, so it's a good deal. In the United Kingdom, standard class any-age passes cost about 20 percent less than first-class-only senior passes, and standard class good enough to make you question the value of the senior pass. As an alternative, both France and the UK sell senior railcards that offer up to 50 percent and 33 percent, respectively, off most rail tickets for a full year. And senior railpasses are good deals for the Balkans, Northern Ireland and Romania.
I haven't come across any senior rail discounts in other areas of the world. But you may find a few.
*Local transportation: Some of the best senior deals around the United States are for local and regional transit service. By just showing a Medicare card, seniors 65 or older get as much as 50 percent off in many important metro areas, including Baltimore, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Honolulu, Minneapolis, Orlando, Phoenix, Portland, Ore., Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco and the San Jose area. Transit in Pennsylvania is free to seniors, except during rush hours. And you can get good discounts after first buying a senior transit ID card in Atlanta, Boston, New Orleans, New York City and Seattle. Wherever you plan on getting around on local public transportation, ask about senior deals.
In general, European and Asian transit systems do not offer special senior rates. But it never hurts to check.
*Rental cars: Although the big U.S. rental car companies offer "special" AARP rates, in my experience, they're about the same as you can get through other sources. AARP rates do, however, offer an important advantage: superior insurance coverage. I haven't seen any senior deals from rental companies outside North America.
*Cruises: Cruise lines sometimes promote what they claim are senior discounts, although it's hard to tell if the rates are really any better than those offered to other segments of the population. When you're considering a cruise, by all means, check out any senior deals you can spot. But check out the any-age prices, as well.
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Girres named 2015 Iowa 8-Man Player of the Year
March 23, 2016 GRAETTINGER — His statistics in the 2015 season were staggering—and that's likely why the Iowa Football Coaches Association selected Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire's Michael Girres as the Iowa... more »»
Laker men win first spring tourney
March 23, 2016 NORFOLK, Neb. — The Iowa Lakes Men's and Women's Golf Teams were in action for their first tournament of the 2016 Spring season at the Northeast CC Spring Invite in Norfolk, Neb. more »»
ELC competes at BVU indoor meet
March 20, 2016 By David Swartz Managing Editor STORM LAKE — The Estherville Lincoln Central Girls Track Team competed for the second time in a week at the Buena Vista University indoor facilities on Friday. more »»
Three NU players earn all-conference
March 20, 2016 ARMSTRONG: Three North Union players earned Top of the Iowa Conference West Division All-Conference honors for their play this season. more »»
Karels helps Knights
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Three Titans earn Twin Lakes Conference honors
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Midgets win three events at 2016 Lakes Indoor meet
March 16, 2016 STORM LAKE — Nic Peters won the 800- and 1600-meter runs while Kyle DeVary and Dan Christensen went 1-2 in the 200-meter dash to lead Estherville Lincoln Central at the Lakes Conference Indoor Meet... more »»
ELC girls see first competition
March 16, 2016 STORM LAKE — The Estherville Lincoln Central Girls Track Team took part in its first competition of the year at the Lakes Conference Indoor Meet at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake on Tuesday. more »»
Johnson, UNI to play in WNIT today
March 16, 2016 CEDAR FALLS – The University of Northern Iowa Women's Basketball Team heads to the 2016 Women's National Invitational Tournament today as they travel to Nebraska to face the Cornhuskers. more »»
Five Lakers earn All-Region honors
March 13, 2016 Jones named to first team Five Iowa Lakes Community College Men's basketball athletes were named to the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference Division II Men's Basketball All-Region team. more »»
Two Warrior juniors earn all-conference honors
March 13, 2016 By David Swartz Managing Editor ARMSTRONG — Two North Union players earned all-conference honors as the Top of the Iowa West All-Conference list was released recently. more »»
Off and running for ELC
March 9, 2016 WAVERLY — Four Estherville Lincoln Central track and field athletes received their first taste of competition at the Wartburg Invitational in Waverly on Tuesday. more »»
Heinrichs earns All-American honors in 4x800
March 9, 2016 By David Swartz Managing Editor SIOUX CITY — Running with the Briar Cliff 4x800-meter relay team, Estherville native Joe Heinrichs earned All-American status last week as part of the foursome that... more »»
Former Laker to play in NCAA Tourney
March 9, 2016 Former Iowa Lakes star Deondre Parks helped the South Dakota State Jackrabbits win the Summit Conference Tournament and punch their ticket to the 2016 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. more »»
Three Laker women earn All-Region XI honors
March 9, 2016 Three members of the Iowa Lakes Women's Basketball Team earned All-Region XI honors for their play this season. more »»
Loss snaps 13-game win streak
March 6, 2016 CEDAR RAPIDS — Battling for the right to go to the NJCAA Nationals, the 18th-ranked Iowa Lakes men couldn't quite come up with enough stops and shots against sixth-ranked Kirkwood on Saturday. more »»
ELC players earn conference honors
March 6, 2016 Sophomore Morgan White earned second team All-Lakes Conference honors for her play during the 2015-16 season. Teammates Carson Gjerde and Josie Condon both earned honorable mention for their play. more »»
Playing for each other leads to win
March 6, 2016 Down by nine points at halftime, the Iowa Lakes men came together in the second half. more »»
Lakers answer Bears' challenge
March 2, 2016 Playing a team you just defeated three days ago is never an easy task. Combine that with trying to beat a team three times in the same season and the task becomes even tougher. more »»
Estherville Eels head to state
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Even more disturbing finding was recently reported in a study led by Oregon Health & Science University professor, David Pollack, that revealed that 246 preschool children under the age of 5, who were enrolled in the state-sponsored Medicaid program, were receiving antipsychotic or antidepressant medications.
The review of Medicaid records, reported in the April 2006, Oregon Health News, found that 41% of the preschoolers were prescribed psychiatric drugs for ADD.
Experts say the prospect of children under 5, receiving psychiatric drugs intended for adults is alarming. Also alarming was the finding that about 50% the prescriptions were written by primary care providers and not psychiatrists.
The study was a collaboration by Oregon's department of human services, Medicaid program, and the Oregon State University College of Pharmacy.
An equally disturbing report was published in the April 25, 2005, Columbus Dispatch on an investigation of state Medicaid records that found 18 babies ranging from newborn to 3 years-old in Ohio had been prescribed antipsychotic drugs in July 2004.
In another analysis of privately insured children, by the pharmacy benefit manager, Medco Health Solutions, conducted for USA Today, the rate of children, 19 and under, with at least one atypical prescription had increased 80% in the four years from 2001 to 2005. This analysis did not include any children covered by government programs like Medicaid.
The study noted that atypical use among girls was much greater than with boys. The number of girls taking the drugs grew 103% from 2001 to 2005, compared to a 61% increase with boys.
The rate of children treated with atypicals "is growing dramatically faster than the rate for adults," said Robert Epstein, chief medical officer for Medco, in a press release.
"Doctors need to be judicious when prescribing antipsychotic drugs to children," Epstein warned. "There is evidence that the risk of diabetes and metabolic disorders from using atypical antipsychotics could be much more severe for pediatric patients than adults," he said.
"The use of these drugs," Dr Epstein warned, "can have the pediatric patient trading a behavioral condition for a lifelong metabolic condition that can lead to significant health complications."
Critics say the increased use of atypicals with children is most troubling because the dangers associated with the drugs, in adults and children, has been evident in the scientific literature since before they came on the market.
In the book, Mad In America, award winning author, Robert Whitaker, reports that one out of every 145 subjects who entered clinical trials for Zyprexa, Risperdal, Seroquel, and Serdolect died. By using the Freedom of Information Act to gain access to FDA data on the drug trials for the atypicals he determined:
(1) One in every 145 patients died but the deaths were not mentioned in the scientific literature.
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The Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program comprises three academic years of undergraduate study and three calendar years of professional graduate study. The undergraduate portion of the curriculum is done as an exercise science major in the Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences. Students who follow the first three years of the exercise science (ES) curriculum will have completed all the prerequisite coursework for the DPT program.
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Ancelloti won't lose Chelsea's diamond
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Carlo Ancelotti insists he still has belief in his system as league leaders Chelsea look to end their poor form away from home.
The Blues have turned Stamford Bridge into a fortress this season, with just one goal conceded since the opening day of the campaign but they are suffering on their travels, where they have lost their last two games.
Defeats at Wigan and Aston Villa temporarily blighted their good start under Ancelotti but victories over Atletico Madrid, Blackburn and Bolton at home have restored confidence in the 'diamond' formation.
Their 4-0 victory over Wanderers on Wednesday night was achieved without numerous first-team regulars. They will all return against the same opposition today for a game that will again test Chelsea's character and Ancelotti's system away from home.
"We want to maintain the same system," said Ancelotti. "I said before that for this season, we follow this way at home and away.
"The last two matches away were not good for us, but we don't want to change because of that. I think this system is very good away from home.
"This will be a different game to the game in the Carling Cup. I think that Bolton can play different, but we want to play at the same level. We will pay attention to their quality, but we will put our best qualities on the pitch.
"Bolton will want to change something from Wednesday. We want to play the same, because we played well. We stayed compact over the 90 minutes, which is important against Bolton.
"To win this Premier League is a very long race. If it's possible to maintain being top of the table, as we are, then that's good.
"It means we've started the season well. But the race is very long and will only finish at the end of the season."
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Breastfeeding, Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Colostrum, and Infant Mental Development
BACKGROUND: Breastfeeding has been associated with improved neurodevelopment in children. However, it remains unknown to what extent nutritional advantages of breast milk may explain this relationship.
OBJECTIVE: We assessed the role of parental psychosocial factors and colostrum long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (LC-PUFA) levels in the relationship between breastfeeding and children's neurodevelopment.
METHODS: A population-based birth cohort was established in the city of Sabadell (Catalonia, Spain) as part of the INMA-INfancia y Medio Ambiente Project. A total of 657 women were recruited during the first trimester of pregnancy. Information about parental characteristics and breastfeeding was obtained by using a questionnaire, and trained psychologists assessed mental and psychomotor development by using the Bayley Scales of Infant Development in 504 children at 14 months of age.
RESULTS: A high percentage of breastfeeds among all milk feeds accumulated during the first 14 months was positively related with child mental development (0.37 points per month of full breastfeeding [95% confidence interval: 0.06–0.67]). Maternal education, social class, and intelligence quotient only partly explained this association. Children with a longer duration of breastfeeding also exposed to higher ratios between n-3 and n-6 PUFAs in colostrum had significantly higher mental scores than children with low breastfeeding duration exposed to low levels.
CONCLUSIONS: Greater levels of accumulated breastfeeding during the first year of life were related to higher mental development at 14 months, largely independently from a wide range of parental psychosocial factors. LC-PUFA levels seem to play a beneficial role in children's mental development when breastfeeding levels are high.
Several studies have reported positive associations between breastfeeding and children's cognition. Parental factors are thought to explain a large part of this association. However, the potential role of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (LC-PUFA) content in breast milk remains uncertain.
This study is the first to assess the association between LC-PUFA levels in colostrum and children's mental development in a large population-based study. LC-PUFA levels seem to play a beneficial role, particularly in children who are breastfed for longer durations.
Although several observational studies have reported positive associations between breastfeeding and children's cognitive development,1,–,13 randomized trials with infant formulas supplemented with long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs) have generally not found any clear effects.14,15 Factors related to parental characteristics such as intelligence quotient (IQ), education, or social class,1,2,6,8,16as well as factors associated with the feeding environment, including physical and psychological contact between parents and children,10,17,–,20 have been postulated to explain associations between child cognition and breastfeeding. Despite the inconclusive results of trials, the nutritional advantages of breast milk, in particular its greater content of LC-PUFAs than infant formulae, could also partly explain these associations.21 Conversely, breastfeeding is a potential source of exposure to synthetic persistent lipophilic compounds, such as organochlorine compounds, which could potentially undermine the beneficial effects of this natural practice.22
Given the public health impact of breastfeeding, identifying biological and social factors that explain its effects on child health, including cognition, will enable the development of appropriate and effective recommendations as well as interventions to improve breastfeeding practices. We aim to assess the role of 3 sets of potential explanatory factors in the link between duration of breastfeeding and children's neurodevelopment at 14 months: parental factors such as IQ, education, and social class; psychological influences on the feeding environment, as reflected in parent-child attachment and parental mental health; and colostrum LC-PUFA levels.
Design and Study Participants
A population-based birth cohort was established in the city of Sabadell (Catalonia, Spain) as part of the INMA (Infancia y Medio Ambiente [Environment and Childhood]) Project.23 Between July 2004 and July 2006, pregnant women who visited the public health center of Sabadell for an ultrasound in the first trimester were recruited, providing they fulfilled the inclusion criteria (age older than 16 years, intention to deliver at the reference hospital, no problems of communication, singleton pregnancy, and no assisted conception); 99.5% of Spaniards have public health insurance, and an estimated 70% to 90% of women use public health services during pregnancy.24 The participation rate was 60%. They were followed up during pregnancy, and their children enrolled at birth and followed up through 14 months. Colostrum samples were collected at delivery in a random subsample. Informed consent was obtained from all participants, and the study was approved by the Clinical Research Ethical Committee of the Municipal Institute of Health Care (Barcelona, Spain).
Child Neurodevelopment Test
Mental and psychomotor development of the children was assessed at ∼14 months of age (range: 12–17 months) using the Bayley Scales of Infant Development.25 The mental scale consists of 163 items that assess age-appropriate mental development, including performance abilities, memory, and early language skills. The psychomotor scale consists of 81 items assessing fine and gross motor development. All testing was done in the health care center in the presence of the mother, by 2 specially trained psychologists. Psychologists were not aware of any exposure information. Bayley tests were performed on 568 children. Nine tests were excluded because of specific pathologies. Psychologists also flagged children difficult to evaluate because of less than optimal cooperation (n = 24) who were classified as having neurodevelopment tests of uncertain quality. Raw scores were standardized to a mean of 100 and an SD of 15. We applied a strict protocol, including interobserver trainings and 3 sets of quality controls. The interrater reliability was estimated by intraclass correlation with 0.90 for mental scale and 0.96 for psychomotor scale. To determine the internal consistency, Cronbach's α coefficient was calculated as 0.78 for mental scale and 0.73 for psychomotor scale.
Breastfeeding Definition
Detailed information about child feeding was completed by interviewer-administered questionnaires with mothers at 6 and 14 months (Supplemental Fig 3).
Cumulative Intensity of Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding intensity was defined as the percentage of breast milk feeds among all formula or milk-based feeds.26,27 Monthly breastfeeding intensity was calculated for each of the first 14 months of life. Cumulative intensity of breastfeeding was the sum of the monthly intensities of breastfeeding over this 14-month period. A 1-unit increase in this variable represents the equivalent of 1 month of full breastfeeding, whether accumulated in a single month or over several months of partial breastfeeding.
Exclusive Breastfeeding Duration
Exclusive breastfeeding was defined as receiving breast milk only but allowing supplementation of nonmilk liquids (eg, water or water-based drinks such as sweetened and flavored water, teas, infusions), fruit juice, oral rehydration salts solution, drops, and syrup forms of vitamins, minerals, and medicines.28 Duration of exclusive breastfeeding was categorized into 4 groups: children who were breastfed but never exclusively (reference group), short-term (≤4 months, according to the Spanish law that provides for maternity leave of up to 16 weeks), long-term (4–6 months, according to the World Health Organization recommendations), and very long-term (>6 months).
Women who chose not to breastfeed were excluded (n = 41 [7.5%]) because the focus of this study was on the duration of breastfeeding.
LC-PUFA in Colostrum
Colostrum was collected the first 48 to 96 hours' postpartum at the hospital by an experienced nurse. The sample was collected in the morning and at the end of the feeding, in sterile polypropylene tubes, by mechanical expression of 1 breast using a breast pump. Milk was transported to the laboratory in ice boxes <2 hours after collection, where samples were stored at −80°C until analysis. Fatty acid methyl esters were prepared with sodium methylate and methanolic boron trifluoride and extracted into hexane following the method developed and validated by Moltó-Puigmartí et al.29 Fatty acids were then separated and quantified by using fast-gas chromatography with flame ionization detection. During the method validation, between-day precision values for the different PUFA (relative SD of the percentages obtained analyzing the same sample in consecutive days) ranged between 0.37% and 6.51% for PUFA, showing a low assay variation.
Thirty-eight fatty acids were identified and quantified, including the fatty acids of interest for the present study: α-linolenic acid (ALA; C18:3n-3), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, C20:5n-3), docosapentaenoic acid (DPA, C22:5n-2), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, C22:6n-3), linoleic acid (LA, C18:2n-6), γ-linolenic acid (GLA, C18:3n-6), dihomo-γ-linolenic acid (DGLA, C20:3n-6), arachidonic acid (AA, C20:4n-6), adrenic acid (ADA, C22:4n-6), and osbond acid (OA, C22:5n-6).
Other Parental and Child Variables
Information on parental education (in years), social class (using the UK Registrar General's 1990 classification according to parental occupation by ISCO88 code), country of birth, age, maternal height and prepregnancy weight, parity, diet, and marital status were obtained through questionnaires during the first trimester of pregnancy. Maternal social class was coded from the longest-held job during the pregnancy or, if the mother did not work during pregnancy, the last job before the pregnancy. When social class could not be derived, the last job of the father was used (n = 49). Information regarding maternal tobacco and alcohol use, secondhand smoke at home or in the workplace, and use of a gas stove at home during pregnancy were collected through questionnaires during the third trimester of pregnancy. Information related to the child's gestational age, gender, anthropometric measures, and Apgar score at birth was obtained from clinical records. In a subsequent interview at 14 months, data on main caregiver, nursery attendance, child secondhand smoke exposure, and infections during the first year was collected. All questionnaires were administered face-to-face by trained interviewers. When children were 14 months of age, parental IQ were assessed by using scales 2 and 3 of Factor "G" of the Cattell and Cattell test, which seeks to measure nonverbal IQ.30 Parental mental health assessments used the 12-item General Health Questionnaire, recommended as an easily administered and accurate screening tool for common mental disorders.31 Parental-child attachment was assessed through the self-administered Condon questionnaire, which scores parent's emotional response to his or her infant.32,33 Levels of organochlorine compounds (hexachlorobenzene, β-hexachlorocyclohexane, dichlorodiphenyl dichloroethylene, and polychlorinated biphenyls) were analyzed in maternal serum extracted in the first trimester of pregnancy, using methods described elsewhere.34,35 Total mercury levels were analyzed in cord blood, using thermal decomposition, amalgation, and atomic absorption spectrometry.
Statistical Analysis
Only subjects with complete neurodevelopment and breastfeeding data were included. Among these subjects, multiple imputation of missing values for the remaining variables was performed using chained equations in which 100 completed data sets were generated and analyzed by using the standard combination rules for multiple imputation (Supplemental Table 8, Supplemental Table 9, Supplemental Table 10, and Supplemental Table 11).36,37
Generalized additive models were used to assess the linearity of the relationship between breastfeeding definitions and infant mental development by graphical examination and likelihood ratio test. Multivariable linear regression models were performed to examine the relationship between both cumulative intensity of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding duration and children's mental development at 14 months of age as a continuous normal variable. Models always included exact age of the child (in days), psychologist, and quality of the neuropsychological test. Cumulative intensity of breastfeeding was also adjusted for age of solid food introduction. To assess the influence of each maternal and paternal psychosocial factor (social class, education, IQ, attachment to the child, and mental health), a series of models were run adding these variables 1 by 1. Moreover, a model adding persistent toxic compounds measured in mother and cord blood was performed to explore if the breastfeeding coefficient was modified. Finally, a multivariable-adjusted model was performed including all parental psychosocial variables plus additional confounders identified as specified in the following description.
Second, to assess the relation between PUFAs (high versus low levels dichotomized at the median) and mental development, multivariable linear regression models were performed using PUFA levels in colostrum as the exposure variable. Also, to assess the hypothesis that increases in infant mental scores were associated with higher PUFA concentrations in breast milk as well as with total breast milk intake, a variable combining PUFA levels (high versus low) with tertiles of cumulative intensity of breastfeeding were created. The reference group was subjects within the lowest tertile of cumulative breastfeeding who also had low PUFA levels. Interaction terms between cumulative breastfeeding duration and colostrum PUFA concentrations were also tested.
To assess the effect of potential explanatory factors on coefficients for associations with each exposure variable—cumulative intensity of breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding duration, and PUFA levels in colostrum—a series of models were run for each exposure to assess the effect of additionally adjusting 1 by 1 for the characteristics of interest, after adjusting for several core confounders included a priori. Core confounders included key predictors of test scores (children's exact age at testing, psychologist administering the test, and quality of neuropsychological testing), as well as parental education, social class, attachment to the child, IQ, and mental health. These core variables were included in all models because a primary objective was to assess whether associations with breastfeeding variables remained significant independent of these key characteristics. Additional variables included in the final multivariable-adjusted models were those related to mental scores (P < .20) that also modified the coefficients of 1 of the exposure variables by >15%. These additional confounders were maternal age, maternal alcohol use during pregnancy, and use of gas cooking at home during pregnancy.
In supplementary analyses, we confirmed that excluding infants not born at term (<37 and >42 weeks) (n = 18) did not meaningfully change results (data not shown). Statistical significance was set at α < 0.05 (2-tailed). Statistical analyses were conducted by using Stata 10.1 (Stata Corp, College Station, TX).
A total of 657 pregnant women were recruited at the first trimester of pregnancy and then followed up during pregnancy (Fig 1). A total of 622 (94.7%) children were enrolled at birth, and 582 (88.6%) were followed up through 14 months. A total of 504 subjects with complete neurodevelopment and breastfeeding data were included. Between the 504 children included and the original 622, no differences in characteristics—including age, maternal alcohol and fish consumption during pregnancy, paternal education, parental country of birth, gestational age, or child's gender—were found (P > .05). However, children not included had lower parental social class, lower maternal education, higher maternal smoking use, and lower mean birth weight. Children missing colostrum PUFA levels had a higher maternal social class, higher paternal education, low birth weight, and fewer siblings (P < .05). No differences in mental and psychomotor development, breastfeeding, parental IQ, mental health, attachment to their child, and the rest of variables were found.
Child, maternal, and paternal characteristics of the study population are shown in Tables 1, 2, and 3, Supplemental Table 12, and Supplemental Table 13. Mean mental development scores increased among tertiles of cumulative and groups of exclusive breastfeeding, whereas no association was found with psychomotor development scores (Table 4). Cumulative intensity of breastfeeding was linearly and positively associated with mental development scores (increase of 0.37 points [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.06–0.67]) on mental developmental score per each accumulated month of breastfeeding, whether accrued in a single month, or over several months of partial breastfeeding) (gain of linearity, P = .45) (Supplemental Figure 4). Duration of exclusive breastfeeding was also linearly and positively associated with infant mental development (increase of 0.37 points [95% CI: 0.14–0.88]) on mental development score per month of exclusive breastfeeding) (gain of linearity, P = .47) (Supplemental Figure 4).
Adjusting individually for maternal education, social class, and IQ only slightly attenuated the association between cumulative intensity of breastfeeding and mental development (Table 5). Paternal social class and educational level had a weaker attenuating effect, whereas paternal IQ, both parent's attachment to the child, and parental mental health had no meaningful effect on this relationship. Moreover, after adjusting for maternal levels of organochlorine compounds at the first trimester of pregnancy and mercury levels in cord blood, results remained almost identical. Children exclusively breastfed for >6 months had on average an increase of 5.48 points (95% CI: 0.96–10.00) in mental development score (Table 5), whereas no significant association was shown at smaller durations of exclusive breastfeeding (increase of 2.23 points [95% CI: −1.26 to 5.72] for exclusively breastfeeding <4 months and 1.76 points [95% CI: −1.62 to 5.14] for exclusively breastfeeding between 4 and 6 months). Similar results for exclusive breastfeeding were obtained after adjusting for each of the parental characteristics examined, with the exception of paternal IQ, which had a somewhat stronger attenuating effect than those revealed on cumulative intensity of breastfeeding variable.
Except for DHA/OA ratio, all n-3/n-6 PUFA ratios were <1, signaling a higher content of n-6 PUFAs in colostrum (Table 6). In general, higher levels of n-3 PUFAs and higher ratios between n-3/n-6 PUFAs were positively associated with infant mental scores, whereas most associations with n-6 PUFAs were negative, although none of these associations reached statistical significance). When PUFA levels were combined with tertiles of cumulative intensity of breastfeeding (Fig 2 and Table 7), we observed a stronger positive gradient between tertiles of cumulative breastfeeding and infant mental development scores in the group with high versus low n-3 PUFA levels. Moreover, subjects with high levels of total n-3 PUFAs and n-3/n-6 PUFA ratios in colostrum who also had a longer duration of breastfeeding had significantly higher mental scores than did subjects with low levels of these PUFAs and short breastfeeding duration (Fig 2 and Table 7). Among children with longer breastfeeding duration, associations with mental scores were stronger when breast milk had a higher content of n-3 PUFAs. However, perhaps due in part to the modest sample size, interactions between breastfeeding duration and the PUFA concentrations did not reach statistical significance (P > .05 for all interaction terms).
The present study is, to our knowledge, the first to assess the association between LC-PUFA levels in colostrum and children's mental development in a large population-based study. Higher cumulative breastfeeding during the first 14 months of life was related with an increase in mental development scores at 14 months. Moreover, higher levels of various n-3 PUFAs in colostrum and high ratios between n-3 and n-6 PUFAs had a beneficial effect on mental development especially when children received high levels of breastfeeding. In this analysis, maternal education, social class, and IQ did not fully explain the association between breastfeeding and mental development. Adjusting for paternal education, social class, and IQ had little effect. Parental attachment to the child and mental health had no confounding effect. Xenobiotic levels in maternal serum did not change these findings. No relation was found between breastfeeding and psychomotor score at 14 months.
Several systematic reviews have summarized the literature on the effect of breastfeeding on cognitive development using different approaches.1,–,12 The great majority of published articles have important methodologic issues and, as some reviewers note, it is not yet possible to fully understand this relationship. The main limitations of previous studies are poor design and data quality (as a consequence of retrospective data collection), small sample sizes, and insufficient adjustment for critical potential confounders such as maternal IQ and parenting skills. Perhaps most importantly, the majority of studies also suffer from poor treatment of the breastfeeding variable, as most have examined effects of any versus no breastfeeding, without taking into account both duration and intensity, which are essential for estimating children's cumulative exposure to breastfeeding. Our results are from a population-based birth cohort study with prospective data collection. We incorporated multivariable adjustment for a large array of key factors including parental IQ, education, and social class, parental attachment to their child, parental mental health, and infections during the first year of life, organochlorine and mercury levels during pregnancy, and PUFA levels in colostrum. We also obtained accurate information on child feeding during the first year of life and examined breastfeeding patterns, taking into account both duration and intensity.
Although colostrum PUFAs were used as a proxy of breast milk fatty acid profiles during lactation, fatty acid percentages in breast milk have been reported to vary during the course of lactation.38,39 Despite typical decreases in LC-PUFA percentages over the first month of lactation, the increase in milk total fat content38,39 permits LC-PUFA concentration to remain fairly constant.38
Another weak point is that we did not have PUFA concentrations in colostrum for all mother-child pairs. Nevertheless, multiple imputation of missing values allows taking into account the entire sample in the analyses and provides similar results that complete the case analyses (Supplemental Table 9, Supplemental Table 10, and Supplemental Table 11). A second limitation was that we did not have information among partial breastfeeders on the amount or types of PUFAs provided by infant formulae, which may have highly variable composition. However, because there is still not enough evidence that LC-PUFA fortification of infant formula is beneficial for neurodevelopment,12,14,15,40 adjusting for LC-PUFA content in formula is unlikely to meaningfully change our results. In addition, an important limitation of the exclusive breastfeeding definition was that all partial breastfeeders were classified together as nonexclusive, regardless of whether their level of breastfeeding intensity was relatively high.
Breast milk has a high content of LC-PUFAs, critical nutrients for brain development. Human and animal studies indicate that dietary insufficiency of LC-PUFAs is associated with impaired learning and neurodevelopment.12 Some studies have reported an association between higher levels of maternal fish consumption or n-3 LC-PUFAs supplementation during pregnancy and cognitive development.41,–,43 However, results of studies on maternal supplementation during lactation have been inconsistent.44 Meta-analyses of randomized clinical trials of formula supplemented with LC-PUFAs reported that there is not enough evidence to conclude definitively that LC-PUFAs supplementation is beneficial for neurodevelopment.12,14,15,40
In our study, higher levels of various n-3 PUFAs and high ratios between n-3 and n-6 PUFAs were positively associated with infant mental development, especially among children with high levels of cumulative breastfeeding. We found positive associations with several LC-PUFAs hypothesized a priori to play a beneficial role in mental development, including the n-3 fatty acid DHA, the ALA/LA ratio, and the DHA/AA ratio. Gustafsson et al45 reported finding colostrum LC-PUFA levels to be significantly associated with cognitive development at 6.5 years of age, specifically reporting beneficial effects of DHA and the DHA/AA ratio, and a negative relationship with AA, albeit in a very small sample (n = 28). The study of individual fatty acids is complex because many of these compounds form part of the same metabolic chains. Moreover, infant levels of various n-3 and n-6 fatty acids depend not only on maternal levels but also on metabolizing enzyme activity as well as levels of preceding fatty acids in the same chain. Genetic polymorphisms influencing maternal and child activity of enzymes involved in PUFA metabolism, such as the genes FADS1 and FADS2,46 play an important role in determining PUFA levels in breast milk47,48 or in infants' ability to convert precursor fatty acids into their long-chain derivatives. Caspi et al49 found that the association between breastfeeding and IQ was modified by a genetic variant in FADS, which supports the effect of fatty acids on neurodevelopment. Future studies examining breast milk fatty acids in relation to child development should take into account mother and child genetic variation in LC-PUFA–metabolizing enzymes.
Higher levels of accumulated breastfeeding during the first year of life were associated with an increase in infant mental development scores at 14 months. LC-PUFA levels in colostrum, specifically high n-3 versus n-6 fatty acids, seem to play a beneficial role in child neurodevelopment when infants receive large amounts of breast milk during the first year of life; parental psychosocial factors explained only a small part of this association. The follow-up of our birth cohort will allow us to explore if this effect on cognitive development seem stronger at older ages. Overall, our results suggest that the effect of breastfeeding in child neurodevelopment seems to be driven in part by breast milk's LC-PUFA content.
This work was supported by grants from the Spanish Ministry of Health (FIS-PI041436); Instituto de Salud Carlos III (Red INMA G03/176 and CB06/02/0041); the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science and the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (AGL2008-04124/ALI and AGL2009-09730/ALI); the Generalitat de Catalunya-CIRIT (1999SGR 00241); the EU sixth framework project NEWGENERIS (FP6-2003-Food-3-A-016320); and the Fundación Roger Torner.
We acknowledge all the study participants for their generous collaboration. We are also grateful to Silvia Folchs, Anna Sànchez, Maribel López, and Nuria Pey for their assistance in contacting the families and administering the questionnaires. A full roster of the INMA-Sabadell study investigators can be found at www.proyectoinma.org/cohorts/sabadell/en_membres-sabadell.html.
- Accepted June 29, 2011.
- Address correspondence to Mònica Guxens, MD, MPH, PhD, Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology, Carrer Dr Aiguader 88, 08003, Barcelona, Spain. E-mail: mguxens{at}creal.cat
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE: The authors have indicated they have no financial relationships relevant to this article to disclose.
COMPANION PAPER: A companion to this article can be found on page e890, and online at www.pediatrics.org/cgi/doi/10.1542/peds.2010-3153.
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invests money like the way you invest in the stock market. there can be profitable plays and plays that have a total loss. icge owns stakes in a lot of companies and most will go under. the ones that survive may be worth a bit of money, but i don't believe it is enough to cover their debt of 280m. i don't think their cash of 90m will last long enough to keep them afloat.
just look at the vertical net and the other companies they have a stake in. they are all cash burners. revs don't mean anything until you can make a profit
suffer exhaustion soon from its moonshot run. Your option straddle on the cubes seems reasonable given the churning we've been experienceing for quite awhile now. S&P is trapped in range between 1040 and 992 since mid-August and until one of those boundaries is broken you have to assume more of the same.
Good morning Tech!
I just bought some Nov 35 Q puts to hedge my Dec 30 calls, whats your opinion?
Did you see my question RE: RMBS? I'd be interested in your take on that as well.
Sincerely, Previper
cash or anywhere near it. They had about $60M on 8/7/03 of which $3M was restricted, per the CC that day. My guess is they'll show about $40M at the next CC in early Nov. minus however much they've spent on buying back debt, which I suspect is not very much.
i wonder how many of the strong buy people have lost money on icge and they want payback by telling unsuspecting people to buy icge so they won't feel stupid by themselves. The penny stock pimps suck!I doubt all of the strong buy people actually know anything about the company.
why didn't any of the strong buy people ever correct me. they could at least correct any of the bashing i do.
I agree with your recommendation however by referring to ICGE as a "company" you give it WAY too much credit IMO.
Hats off to Buck et al. for fleecing so many willing sheep. I have nothing but the utmost respect for what management have accomplished with ICGE as their personal bank machine/entertainment source. Just as long as they can avoid jailtime, I see no reason they shouldn't be lauded for their achievements!
Even a scam company is called a company. I just never knew there would be so many sheep.
You just made my ignore list for cluttering up the board with you foolishness.


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Oklahoma City Thunder
Northwest Division
Oklahoma City Thunder Power Rankings - 2015-16
|Power Ranking
|Week 24
|The second-to-last game of Kobe Bryant's career takes him to see triple-double machine Russell Westbrook on Monday night in OKC, scene of Kobe's last playoff game. The hardest part to process, though, is that it happened nearly four years ago, way back on May 21, 2012, with Kobe ringing up 42 points in a Game 5 second-round loss. That was the season, of course, that the Thunder went to the NBA Finals.
|Week 23
|Through the first three quarters of games, OKC is plus-232 for the season in the first, plus-107 in the second and plus-208 in the third, better scoring margins than any team other than Golden State and San Antonio. Yet in the fourth quarter, thanks to the Thunder's well-chronicled struggle to hold leads, they're stunningly minus-6, as helpfully tallied by the tireless Micah Adams from ESPN Stats & Info.
|Week 22
|As we marvel at OKC's 15-0 record in games that featured a triple-double from Russell Westbrook -- compared to a mere 7-4 record in such games last season -- it's also looking like the top four seeds are essentially set in the West now. According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index, each of the West's current top-four teams is a 99.6 percent bet or higher to finish where it is.
|Week 21
|We had some harsh words in this cyberspace last week for Russell Westbrook thanks to his recent fourth-quarter struggles, as well as a fairly steep three-spot drop down for his Thunder, but you still have to acknowledge that Angry Russ is a one-of-a-kind force of nature even when his late-game touch has been lacking. Triple-double No. 14 of the season, in Saturday night's win in Indiana, marked Westbrook's 11th triple-double in the past 30 games alone. According to Elias, Michael Jordan is the only other player with that many triple-doubles in a 30-game span since the NBA/ABA merger in 1976-77.
|Week 20
|The Thunder have led entering the fourth quarter in eight consecutive games, yet we're guessing you're fairly aware by now that they've only won three of them. Defense continues to be the biggest culprit, but there's no dodging the fact that Russell Westbrook's late-game struggles are an issue, too. Russ, for example, is 0-for-11 on 3s in the fourth quarter and OT in those eight games.
|Week 19
|It's one of the stats of the season and hasn't fully sunk in even after making the rounds for days: OKC is tied with lowly Philly for the league lead in games lost (10) when entering the fourth quarter with a lead. The Thunder, despite Sunday's much-needed victory at Milwaukee, are just 3-6 since the All-Star break, and among many issues at the minute, they have slipped big-time on D in that stretch.
|Week 18
|Thursday's rematch in Oakland gives the Thunder an immediate opportunity to prove they haven't been spooked for good against Golden State after what happened Saturday night. Yet it's clear OKC, having dropped four of five, has been rocked by recent events. And understandably so, given the tragedy (Monty Williams) and injury (Mo Cheeks) that have robbed coach Billy Donovan of his top two assistants.
|Week 17
|Hard to believe LeBron James is now 17-4 in head-to-head meetings with Kevin Durant (including the playoffs) after the Cavs came to OKC and won by 23. The Thunder suddenly need a win in Saturday night's showdown with Golden State to avoid just their second three-game skid at home, with both KD and Russell Westbrook dressed, since the dark days of Russ' rookie season in 2008-09.
|Week 16
|Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook are on course to join LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, as well as Bob Pettit and Cliff Hagan, on the short list of duos in league history to finish among the top three in PER in any given season. Yet even after the amazing first half they've shared, that's as much basketball as we can get into here in the wake of the Ingrid Williams tragedy.
|Week 15
|On one hand, OKC's second-half comeback in Oakland might not have been as encouraging as it seemed, since Steph Curry and Klay Thompson shot a combined 2-for-14 on 3s, which basically never happens. On the other hand, OKC did show you just how dangerous this team can be, for all its flaws, now that KD and Russ happen to be playing the best ball of their lives at the same time.
|Week 14
|Carmelo Anthony's knee soreness denied Kevin Durant an opportunity to improve his (ugh) 2-11 lifetime mark against Melo, but KD has now scored at least 20 points in 41 of his 42 games this season, something we've only seen from Michael Jordan (1986-87, 1988-89) and LeBron James (2012-13) over the past 30 seasons. OKC's next project: improving its 11-9 record against the East.
|Week 13
|Let's help coach Billy Donovan out with some bulletin-board material after a rough night in Brooklyn: Even with Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook simultaneously playing some of the best ball of their lives, ESPN's Basketball Power Index says there's a 74 percent chance that the Warriors and Spurs meet in the conference finals ... and a 94 percent chance one of those teams wins the West.
|Week 12
|Who else wishes Kevin Durant didn't walk back his anti-media rant from Friday night? Who else enjoys it when KD finds his inner Russ Westbrook to double the Thunder's angry quotient? The answer, of course, is that no one outside of state limits wants to see those two anywhere near each other; OKC is up to 27-8 with Durant in uniform and outscoring opponents by 10.6 PPG in those games.
|Week 11
|The home defeat to Sacramento that began the week came with an alibi: Kevin Durant sat out with a sprained big right toe. The late fade Sunday night in Portland was harder to take, with Durant and Russell Westbrook side-by-side, but OKC is a rather solid 23-8 when KD is in uniform while trailing only the Warriors and Spurs in nightly point differential (plus-7.7).
|Week 10
|The media's obsession with Golden State, as well as the tendency to focus on Cleveland and San Antonio on those rare occasions our eyes do stray, has surely been a welcome development for Billy Donovan, giving the rookie coach extra time to settle in out of the spotlight. Very quietly: OKC is 13-2 since Dec. 6 ... and a tidy 16-2 overall against the West.
|Week 9
|The loss at home to Chicago was particularly galling, since it dropped the Thunder to 6-8 against the East and wasted a second straight 25+ points, 5+ rebounds, 5+ assists, 5+ steals Christmas performance from Russell Westbrook. The consolation: OKC is 10-2 in its last 12 games and has outscored opponents by 12.7 PPG in that span.
|Week 8
|Stat that might surprise you: LeBron James upped his career record in head-to-head showdowns with Kevin Durant (NBA Finals included) to 16-4 when the Cavs narrowly held off OKC last week. On the plus side: Russell Westbrook (30.2) and KD (29.4) are Nos. 2 and 3 in PER this season, trailing only Steph Curry (33.1) and ahead of LeBron (27.5).
|Week 7
|The longest active win streak in the NBA suddenly belongs to OKC, with four of its five wins in a row coming since we most recently got together here. Better yet for Billy Donovan's Thunder: They've allowed just 94.3 PPG on 42 percent shooting in the past 10 games, compared to 105.2 PPG on 44.1 percent shooting in the first 14 games.
|Week 6
|Russell Westbrook keeps messing around and getting triple-doubles, while Kevin Durant delivers increasingly frequent reminders of his return to peak form. The Thunder, though, can't escape the fact that their fourth-quarter execution has frankly been as spotty as ever and, worse, doesn't seem to be getting any better.
|Week 5
|The Thunder validated the Committee's thinking in the wake of our decision last Monday to bump them up to No. 4 largely on the strength of Kevin Durant's looming return. With KD back in uniform, OKC posted three double-digit wins to move to 7-3 this season when No. 35 is available to team up with the one-man cyclone known as Angry Russ.
|Week 4
|Judging the Thunder without Kevin Durant is always tricky, but all signs point to his return this week after KD missed six games with that hamstring strain. And while team defense remains an issue, OKC is second in offensive efficiency and No. 3 in the West in nightly point differential at plus-4.5, so things could be far more unsettling than they are.
|Week 3
|Not even two more triple-doubles from Russell Westbrook, nor some hopeful words from Kevin Durant about his hamstring, can hush the sense that this opening month of the Billy Donovan era has been bumpier than expected. Sunday's second-half capitulation to Boston is OKC's second eyebrow-raising loss at home.
|Week 2
|Struggling to pick between the Thunder and Bulls in terms of which team can claim to be the first we jinxed this season. Though OKC's schedule certainly wasn't very friendly in the past week, its frailties on D (and, yes, some bogged-down O) suggest that we might have bumped them into the upper crust the rankings too quickly.
|Week 1
|It didn't take long to get our first glimpses of Angry Russ and, of surely greater comfort to Thunder fans, Silky KD. OKC has looked as vulnerable on defense as those same fans feared, but the offense is humming early and Billy Donovan seems to be just fine with Westbrook and Durant commanding the team's media spotlight.
|No team has more riding on the outcome of this season than the Thunder. And no fan base is sicker of that snap take than this one. The good news: Kevin Durant shot nearly 60 percent from the floor in his preseason comeback and couldn't have looked much better. As stressful as the next nine months will be for everyone in OKC ... inspiring start.
|Training Camp
|There's no getting around it: Kevin Durant's uncertain future and the buzz it'll generate figure to smother Billy Donovan's debut season in the pros. Yet you can also rest assured OKC, if it relocates health to go with newfound depth, is going to make that No. 5-in-the-West peg from #ESPNForecast look foolish.