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Two Down, Six More to Go
And another potential Angels arbitration case bites the dust in short order. The latest player to ink a quick deal rather than attempting to bargain for more based on his 2010 stats – because, really, how many of them had 2010 stats you could present as a bargaining chip with a straight face? – is catcher Jeff Mathis. Two players down, six more to go. This whole process was a heck of a lot more painful last year. Funny that. Apparently the avoiding arbitration thing is a lot easier for a team after a particularly bad season.
Angels: The deal is the deal. You will take it and you will smile for your batting average stunk up the place and don't even get us started on your WAR.
Angels player: No no, that's okay. No need to start in on the WAR. I'll take the deal and, look, I'm smiling.
(Okay, so somehow in between my brain and the blog that wound up sounding very Eddie Izzard. Tea and cakes, or death?)
I am not surprised about any part of this deal and I am not upset by it either. I am not a Mathis hater and, yes, I am well aware that merely typing that in a public forum may earn me hate mail😉. I am also not in the smaller camp that thinks he God's gift to catching. Mike Scioscia thinks he's a better defensive catcher than Mike Napoli. Most seasons the stats do bear that out, but not to such a huge degree that I think it justifies having Mathis' historically weak bat in the line up more often than Napoli's streaky but mighty one. Generally, I am happier when I flip the game on or show up at the stadium and hear that Napoli is behind the dish for the game.
Now I don't claim to be able to pick up on all of the subtle ways each catcher influences the pitching staff from my sofa or stadium seats vantage. And Mike Scioscia clearly does know as much about the relationship between pitchers and catchers as anyone currently in the game, so I've got to defer to his opinion on this and am not upset when Mathis is catching, I just don't typically hope for too much when he comes up to the plate. I was ecstatic when between the end of 2009 and early 2010 he suddenly developed a hot bat. Catching dilemma solved! Unfortunately, the broken wrist in late April did a lot more than just put him on the DL for two months. The Mathis who returned to play in June had an altered swing and committed a string of fielding and throwing errors. From my vantage, not looking to make excuses for the guy, it really looked like continuing weakness on the recently healed wrist. But who knows.
Was the whole hot bat episode just one of those weird once in a career streaks that would have had him revert to form by the end of April or so if he hadn't broken his wrist? I know what folks are saying, but seriously, who can really say. I sure hope that with the wrist completely healed, the Mathis who shows up to spring training hits like the Mathis we had on the team for most of April…and catches like him too, especially if the plan is for Mathis to catch at least half of the time.
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I didn't know there was a Mathis hater faction! Oh to be a catcher under Scioscia's watchful eye… that'd be like being the son of a president then becoming a president yourself… wait… no, judging by recent history, that's BAD!
All I know is that Napoli always hit the ball like crazy when you guys played the Yankees. Very good offensive player as far as I could tell. But I don't know about his catching abilities. I guess you have to trust your manager, since he knows all about catchers, as you said.
Jeff – Oh yes, quite a large vocal one among the Angels fan base, especially online. LOL, that must be why they don't let Major League catchers make national policy decisions. It all makes so much sense now.
Jane – He does hit the ball like crazy much of the time. That definitely makes is harder to see him send so much time on the bench…in a season where he isn't playing first of course.
– Kristen


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Here are detailed step-by-step instructions on how to use the Agricultural Trade Multiplier (ATM) calculator to generate open model multipliers.
Step 1-Select your commodities of interest using either the predefined ERS commodity groupings or the commodity selection tree. Note that you cannot make concurrent selections from both the predefined groupings and the
selection tree.
To select from among the predefined groupings (all agricultural exports, farm commodities, all crops, livestock, nonfarm commodities, bulk commodities, and high-value commodities) click the radio button to the left of the grouping of interest. Only one group from the ERS predefined list can be selected.
To instead select from the commodity selection tree, click on the box next to each commodity or commodity group. A check mark (√) will appear next to each selection. At any time, you can click checked boxes to undo selections from the list, thus enabling you to tailor your analysis to a single commodity or any combination thereof.
Once selections have been made from either the predefined groupings or the tree list, click the Next button to proceed to the next step.
Step 2-Select the type of multiplier by clicking the radio buttons corresponding to either the producer or port level of the export process. The producer level includes the activity embodied in the commodity as it leaves the farm gate or manufacturer's door before shipping and handling charges have been added. By definition, both the ERS and user margins for a producer-value multiplier are set to 100 percent for producer and zero for both transportation and wholesale/retail trade. You cannot select new margins for the producer level. If producer-level multipliers suit your needs, select Producer and proceed to step 3.
If you want to input your own trade margins, select Port. Port-value multipliers reflect the value of the commodity as it leaves the farm gate or manufacturer's door and shipping, handling, and storage charges between the farm or manufacturer and the port. The ATM calculator allows you to adjust the producer, transportation, and wholesale/retail margins to your liking. Once you select Port, the calculator will generate a table. Input your margins in the table. The three margins can range from 0 to 100 and must be a whole-integer value. The sum of the three margins must equal 100. Click the Save Margins button to confirm your margins sum to 100, save them for analysis, and proceed to step 3. If your margins do not sum to 100, a warning box will pop up and ask you to correct your entries.
Step 3-Click the Review Results button to create and display your model results table. If you selected more than 10 commodities, the table will be displayed over multiple pages. The number of pages will be noted in the blue bar at the bottom of the table. Click on a page number to display that page in the table.
All tables can be printed and/or downloaded in Microsoft Excel format.
To start over click the Start Over button.
See the Assumptions and Methodology underlying the ERS Estimates, as well as the Glossary for more information.

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Paging Dr. Melfi
Because something was definitely wrong.
No, no, it's not that oft-discussed "time to panic." But perhaps it is time to pull a Tony Soprano and hire the team its own Dr. Jennifer Melfi. Because watching our boys on that field toward the end of the game–as the Reds' lead grew, as the Mets' job grew harder–they just kind of seemed to…give up.
"It's in their heads," I told CrazyMetGirl. "The pressure has gotten to them." You can see this in the games where the Mets start off behind. I'm not sure what the numbers are for come-from-behind wins in 2008, but I don't think they'll look too good. Especially against the weaker teams, when they know they should be winning easily. What seems to happen is that each individual (with the exception of a few, yes) seems to put the burden of getting the win on his own shoulders. Rather than act as a team–or pick each other up–they each seem to be letting the pressure mess them up individually. And then, at a certain point, they lose focus and give up before the game is over–last night it was around the 8th inning. How can you even hope to come back from behind then?
What pressure am I talking about? Well, it builds with every loss. There's 1) The Collapse. No need to elaborate. 2) Playing around .500. If you take that literally, that's not winning. It's pretty much breaking even–which everyone reminds the Mets all the time is not what they're supposed to do. 3) The booing. By which I mean the fan expectations. As heard by the team every game at Shea. 4) The talking about the booing. Newspapers. TV. Blogs–all the coverage of the fan unrest gives it that much more weight. The team knows they'll have to answer questions about it every friggin' day. 5) The "Fire Willie" bomb about to drop at any moment. Can it help the boys to know their manager's job is in their hands with every at bat or defensive play?
Think about '06. At the beginning of that season, no one was saying the Mets had to make the playoffs or else. Willie's job was certainly not on the line. After sucking for a few years, there was just so much less pressure to win. And so they did.
Now, I'm not saying all these levels of pressure should go away. It would be nice if some of it could, yes, for the team to be able to play at their optimal abilities. But in NYC, there will always be some pressure to win, period. The question is, how can the team better deal with it? Or how can they deal with it together instead of imploding individually?
In the short term, the answer seems to be to score as many runs as possible in the earliest innings to mitigate some of the immediate stress. But what's the long term answer? Could it be team therapy?
Hey, my dad's a shrink. Mets, want to hire Zoe's daddy?
And speaking of Zoe's parents, happy Mother's Day to my mom and all moms everywhere🙂
Here are some pics from last night's game including a mom herself, CrazyMetGirl. I like the one of her and Coop dancing to the 8th inning sing-along "I'm a Believer."
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No, my mind's not changed– you're still dealing with people as people, and not as robo-athletes, slackers, symbols of class struggle, and Lord knows what else.
Tim McCarver wrote that especially in New York, you don't have a 162-game season, you have 162 one-game seasons. I'm already feeling that! It's very easy to get pulled into a tide of emotion– when they're winning, the emotion is delicious—lots of wins, a pennant race, those kinds of triumphs are intoxicating. It's addicting. We had a big shot of it and were cut off abruptly in 2006. We've had a few tastes— your dad is a shrink, Zoe, you must know about intermittent gratification. It makes those poor little lab rats crazy.
I come from Brooklyn Dodger fans, and I kicked this around a little bit with Dana Brand on his wonderful blog. My mom went to church and prayed for Gil Hodges when he was in a batting slump—she didn't boo him. Nobody would have thought of booing big Gil! That's what you did to the other team. People have told me about all the sociological and economic reasons why that's no longer the case. People repeatedly harp on how much money these guys are making, and how they're all just hired guns. I don't think all this contemplation of the larger social forces at play enters into people's minds when they boo (e.g.) Aaron Heilman. It's just hurt and disappointment converting to rage, and it converts to rage somehow quicker than it used to—with all those intensifying media forces you mention.
In his Mother's Day posting, Dana reported asking his mother how she dealt with all the years of the Dodgers losing before they got good, and then great in the late 40s and 50s. She said "We didn't care if they were good. They were the Dodgers." Even I can't imagine that!! I do want the Mets to be good. I think they are good—thus my frustration. But I don't think they are somehow deliberately cheating me. I just don't believe that these Mets are perfectly content to play poorly and lose.
Makes a lot of sense–a thoughtful comment!


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A feast of noise: Dizzy Feast and Noise New York play The Nutshell
Up next was Noise New York, who was playing for their album release party. It's hard to put a label on these guys, but if I had to it would be dreamy electronic indie pop, and maybe even happy shoegaze. The band features Noah who sings and plays the synth, Sean Liljequist on bass and Nick Roeder on drums. The trio played a remarkable set; the music transfixed you and washed over your whole body. Noah's voice is kind of baritone and juxtaposes nicely with the airy music, which he writes. They remind me of newer electronic groups like DIIV, The xx and Beach House (but more powerful) and classics like My Bloody Valentine and Broken Social Scene. I was really happy to see this kind of music at The Nutshell.
The band explained that each of the three musicians came from different musical backgrounds to form Noise New York. Noah has a deep-rooted background in jazz, Nick has a handful of backgrounds, from prog metal to Americana, and Sean comes from the post-punk scene. Nick said they "meld" what they're doing and balance it out without being constricted, "kind of like a Venn diagram," added Noah.
Their new album, "You Are Here," has six songs and all of them are really good, I don't think I can even pick a favorite because I like them all.
The band is now on tour and I highly recommend seeing them or listening to their music on Bandcamp (http://noisenewyork.bandcamp.com) and checking out their Facebook.


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On Friday, Sarah Silverman sat down with Jay Leno to talk about the incident, as well as her political videos and a new phone app in development.
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Genuine question Daz, Mark, Robin Terry and all the other Fev fans, is it possible for you guys to increase your crowds to something like a 6-7,000 average without impacting on either Cas or Wakey (not that you'll be bothered ) im not saying that 6-7,0000 is what you would need to compete in Super League, just wondering if its possible
Onward and upwards though.
Who knows? Historically there was a period of time 1960 to 1977 when all three clubs were very successful and fed off each other's success in terms of crowds for big games, especially derbies. There are obviously a large majority people whose allegiance lies strictly with one of the three clubs. Rovers have never really been big crowd pullers on a regular basis. The 1988 to 1995 period with crowds between 4 and 5K were reasonable for the period, comparable to Salford, Wakefield, etc and slightly less than Widnes, Bradford, Warrington, etc.
To find out what kind of crowds we're capable of under the current management and their marketing plans, the answer would be 'give us a go in super league'.


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24-week Trial Comparing GSK573719/GW642444 With GSK573719 and With Tiotropium in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
This study has been completed.
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First received: March 15, 2011
Last updated: November 19, 2015
Last verified: August 2015
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Detailed Description:
This is a Phase III multicenter, randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, parallel-group study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of two doses of GSK573719/GW642444 Inhalation Powder, GSK573719 Inhalation Powder via a Novel Dry Powder Inhaler and tiotropium via HandiHaler when administered once-daily over a 24-week treatment period in subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Subjects who meet eligibility criteria at Screening (Visit 1) will complete a 7 to10 day run-in period followed by a randomization visit (Visit 2) then a 24-week treatment period. There will be a total of 9 clinic study visits. A follow-up phone contact for adverse event assessment will be conducted approximately one week after the last study visit (Visit 9 or Early Withdrawal). The total duration of subject participation in the study will be approximately 26 weeks. The primary measure of efficacy is clinic visit trough (pre-bronchodilator and pre-dose) forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) on Treatment Day 169. Safety will be assessed by adverse events, 12-lead ECGs, vital signs, and clinical laboratory tests.
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Drug: GSK573719/GW642444 125/25
Drug: GSK573719/GW642444 62.5/25
Drug: GSK573719
Drug: tiotropium bromide
Phase 3
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|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Multi-center Trial Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of GSK573719/GW642444 With GSK573719 and With Tiotropium Over 24 Weeks in Subjects With COPD
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: COPD Lung Diseases
Drug Information available for: Tiotropium bromide UmeclidiniumU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by GlaxoSmithKline:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Change From Baseline in Clinic Visit Trough Forced Expiratory Volume in One Second (FEV1) at Day 169 [ Time Frame: Baseline and Day 169 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]FEV1 is a measure of lung function and is defined as the maximal amount of air that can be forcefully exhaled in one second. Trough FEV1 measurements were taken electronically by spirometry on Days 2, 28, 56, 84, 112, 168, and 169. Baseline is defined as the mean of the assessments made 30 minutes pre-dose and 5 minutes pre-dose on Treatment Day 1. Trough FEV1 is defined as the mean of the FEV1 values obtained at 23 and 24 hours after the previous morning's dosing (i.e., trough FEV1 on Day 169 is the mean of the FEV1 values obtained 23 and 24 hours after the morning dosing on Day 168). Change from Baseline at a particular visit was calculated as the trough FEV1 at that visit minus Baseline. Analysis was performed using a repeated measures model with covariates of treatment, Baseline, smoking status, center group, day, and day by Baseline and day by treatment interactions. ITT=Intent-to-Treat.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Change From Baseline (BL) in Weighted Mean (WM) 0-6 Hour FEV1 Obtained Post-dose at Day 168 [ Time Frame: Baseline and Day 168 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]FEV1 is a measure of lung function and is defined as the maximal amount of air that can be forcefully exhaled in one second. The WM FEV1 was derived by calculating the area under the FEV1/time curve (AUC) using the trapezoidal rule, and then dividing the value by the time interval over which the AUC was calculated. The WM was calculated at Days 1, 84, and Day 168 using the 0-6-hour post-dose FEV1 measurements collected on that day, which included pre-dose (Day 1: 30 minutes [min] and 5 min prior to dosing; other serial visits: 23 and 24 hours after the previous morning dose) and post-dose at 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 3 hours, and 6 hours. Change from BL at a particular visit was calculated as WM at that visit minus BL. Analysis was performed using a repeated measures model with covariates of treatment, BL (mean of the two assessments made 30 minutes and 5 minutes pre-dose on Day 1), smoking status, center group, day, and day by BL and day by treatment interactions.
Other Outcome Measures:
- Change From Baseline (BL) in the Mean Shortness of Breath With Daily Activities (SOBDA) Score for Week 24 [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 24 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]The newly developed SOBDA questionnaire assesses dyspnea or shortness of breath (SOB) with daily activities. The SOBDA questionnaire is made up of 13 items completed by the participant (par.) each evening prior to bedtime, when the par. is instructed to reflect on the current day's activities. The daily score is computed as the mean of the scores on the 13 items (>=7 items must have non-missing responses for this to be calculated). The par. is assigned a weekly mean SOBDA score ranging from 1 to 4 (greater scores indicate more severe breathlessness with daily activities) based on the mean of 7 days of data (>=4 of 7 days must be completed for a weekly mean to be calculated). Change from BL is the mean weekly SOBDA score minus BL. Analysis was performed using MMRM with covariates of treatment, BL (mean score in the week prior to treatment), smoking status, center group, week, week by BL and week by treatment interactions. This MMRM analysis only included Weeks 4, 8, 12, and 24.
|Study Start Date:
|March 2011
|Study Completion Date:
|April 2012
|Primary Completion Date:
|April 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: GSK573719/GW642444 125/25
125/25 mcg once-daily
Drug: GSK573719/GW642444 125/25
125/25 mcg once-daily
Other Name: GSK573719/vilanterol trifenatate
Experimental: GSK573719/GW642444 62.5/25
62.5/25 mcg once-daily
Drug: GSK573719/GW642444 62.5/25
62.5/25 mcg once-daily
Other Name: GSK573719/vilanterol trifenatate
Experimental: GSK573719
125 mcg once-daily
Drug: GSK573719
125 mcg once-daily
Active Comparator: tiotropium bromide
18 mcg once-daily
Drug: tiotropium bromide
18 mcg once-daily
Detailed Description:
This is a 24-week, Phase III multicenter, randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, parallel-group study. Eligible subjects will be randomized to GSK573719/GW642444 125/25mcg, GSK573719/GW642444 62.5/25mcg, GSK573719 125mcg, or tiotropium treatment groups in a 1:1:1:1 ratio. Treatments will be administered once-daily in the morning by inhalation using a Novel Dry Powder Inhaler (Novel DPI) and HandiHaler. There will be a total of 9 study clinic visits conducted on an outpatient basis. Subjects who meet the eligibility criteria at Screening (Visit 1) will complete a 7 to 10 day run-in period followed by a 24-week treatment period. Clinic visits will be at Screening, Randomization (Day 1), Day 2, after 4, 8, 12, 16, and 24-weeks of treatment, and 1 day after the Week 24 Visit (also referred as Treatment Day 169). A follow-up contact for adverse assessment will be conducted by telephone approximately 7 days after Visit 9 or the Early Withdrawal Visit. The total duration of subject participation, including follow-up will be approximately 26 weeks. All subjects will be provided with albuterol/salbutamol for use on an "as-needed" basis throughout the run-in and study treatment periods. At screening, pre-bronchodilator spirometry testing will be followed by post-albuterol/salbutamol spirometry testing. Post-albuterol/salbutamol FEV1 and FEV1/forced vital capacity (FVC) values will be used to determine subject eligibility. To further characterize bronchodilator responsiveness, post-ipratropium testing will be conducted following completion of post-albuterol/salbutamol spirometry. Spirometry will be conducted at each post-randomization clinic visit. Six hour post-dose serial spirometry will be conducted at Visits 2, 6, and 8. Trough spirometry will be obtained 23 and 24 hours after the previous day's dose of blinded study medication at Visits 3 to 9. All subjects will be provided with an electronic diary (eDiary) for completion daily in the morning and the evening throughout the run-in and treatment periods. Subjects will use the eDiary to record peak expiratory flow (PEF) each morning, dyspnea scores using the Shortness of Breath with Daily Activities instrument (SOBDA), daily use of supplemental albuterol/salbutamol as either puffs/day from a metered-dose inhaler (MDI) and/or nebules used per day, and any healthcare contacts related to COPD. Additional assessments of dyspnea will be obtained using the Baseline and Transition Dyspnea Index (BDI/TDI) which is an interviewer based instrument. At Visit 2, the severity of dyspnea at baseline will be assessed using the BDI. At subsequent visits (Visits 4, 6, and 8) change from baseline will be assessed using the TDI. General health status will be evaluated using the subject-completed EQ-5D questionnaire at Visits 2, 4, 6, and 8. Disease specific health status will be evaluated using the subject-completed St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) at Visits 2, 4, 6, and 8, and the subject-completed COPD Assessment Test (CAT) at Visits 2, 6, and 8. The occurrence of adverse events will be evaluated throughout the study beginning at Visit 2. SAEs will be collected over the same time period as for AEs. However, any SAEs assessed as related to study participation (e.g., study treatment, protocol-mandated procedures, invasive tests, or change in existing therapy) or related to a GSK concomitant medication, will be recorded from the time a subject consents to participate in the study up to and including any follow up contact. Additional safety assessments of vital signs (blood pressure and pulse rate), 12-lead ECGs and standard clinical laboratory tests (hematology and chemistry) will be obtained at selected clinic visits.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|40 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- outpatient
- signed and dated written informed consent
- 40 years of age or older
- male and female subjects
- COPD diagnosis
- at least 10 pack-year smoking history
- post-albuterol/salbutamol FEV1/FVC ratio of <0.70 and post-albuterol/salbutamol FEV1 of less than or equal to 70% predicted normal values
- score of greater than or equal to 2 on the Modified Medical Resarch Council Dyspnea Scale (mMRC)
Exclusion Criteria:
- women who are pregnant or lactating or are planning on becoming pregnant during the study
- current diagnosis of asthma
- other respiratory disorders other than COPD
- other diseases/abnormalities that are uncontrolled including cancer not in remission for at least 5 years
- chest x-ray or CT scan with clinically significant abnormalities not believed to be due to COPD
- hypersensitivity to anticholinergics, beta-agonists, lactose/milk protein or magnesium stearate or medical conditions associated with inhaled anticholinergics
- hospitalization for COPD or pneumonia within 12 weeks prior to Visit 1
- lung volume reduction surgery within 12 months prior to Visit 1
- abnormal and clinically significant ECG at Visit 1
- significantly abnormal finding from laboratory tests at Visit 1
- unable to withhold albuterol/salbutamol at least 4 hours prior to spirometry at each visit
- use of depot corticosteroids within 12 weeks of Visit 1
- use of oral or parenteral corticosteroids, antibiotics for lower respiratory tract infection, or cytochrome P450 3A4 inhibitors, within 6 weeks of Visit 1
- use of long-acting beta-agonist (LABA)/inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) product if LABA/ICS therapy is discontinued withing 30 days of Visit 1
- use of ICS at a dose of >1000mcg/day of fluticasone propionate or equivalent within 30 days of Visit 1
- initiation or discontinuation of ICS within 30 days of Visit 1
- use of tiotropium or roflumilast within 14 days of Visit 1
- use of theophyllines, oral leukotriene inhibitors, long-acting oral beta-agonists, or inhaled long-acting beta-agonists within 48 hours of Visit 1
- short-acting oral beta-agonists within 12 hours of Visit 1
- use of LABA/ICS combination products only if discontinuing LABA therapy and switching to ICS monotherapy within 48 hours of Visit 1 for the LABA component
- use of sodium cromoglycate or nedocromil sodium within 24 hours of Visit 1
- use of inhaled short-acting beta-agonists, inhaled short-acting anticholinergics, or inhaled short-acting anticholinergic/short-acting beta-agonist combination products within 4 hours of Visit 1
- use of any other investigational medication within 30 days or 5 drug half-lives (whichever is longer)
- long-term oxygen therapy prescribed for >12 hours per day
- regular use of nebulized short-acting bronchodilators
- participation in acute phase of pulmonary rehabilitation program
- known or suspected history of alcohol or drug abse within 2 years prior to Visit 1
- anyone affiliated with the investigator site (e.g., investigator, sub-investigator, study coordinator, employee of a participating investigator or study site, or immediate family member)
- previous exposure to GSK573719, GSK573719/GW642444 combination, GW642444 (vilanterol), or fluticasone furoate/GW642444 combination
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Decramer M, Anzueto A, Kerwin E, Kaelin T, Richard N, Crater G, Tabberer M, Harris S, Church A. Efficacy and safety of umeclidinium plus vilanterol versus tiotropium, vilanterol, or umeclidinium monotherapies over 24 weeks in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: results from two multicentre, blinded, randomised controlled trials. Lancet Respir Med. 2014 Jun;2(6):472-86. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(14)70065-7.
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The Regency Assembly - Historical Dance
We learn and perform dances which were popular in
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If you have read novels by Jane Austen or enjoyed films such as Pride & Prejudice, perhaps you have wondered what it must have felt like; being invited to attend an elegant Ball in a grand assembly room. See lady's wearing attractive Empire Line dresses or to dance with a gallant gentleman in his Regiment's uniform. Would you like to be formally introduced to an elegant Lady or charming Gentleman before being asked to dance?
We learn dances at our classes, so as to be proficient when attending Balls in Lichfield or elsewhere in the country.
Dances of this period are social dances, you do not need to bring a partner as we all dance together.
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After cancellations on Thursday and Saturday, the Stetson men's soccer team finally got its final exhibition match of 2013 in on Sunday night. The Hatters tied Florida Tech by a score of 1-1 at the Athletic Training Center in their final outing before the season opener on Aug. 30.
"It's good to see a bunch of new guys get to actually play together," Stetson head coach T. Logan Fleck said. "We still had a bunch of new people in new positions, but I was very happy with the defense. Andreas [Schnabl] in goal and the back four are starting to solidify themselves."
Stetson got on the board first on Sunday. Senior Raffaele Centofanti received a ball down the left side, took it to the endline, and crossed it right in front of the goal. A sprinting Gianluca Carbone timed it perfectly to one-time it past the Panther goalkeeper and give Stetson a 1-0 lead in the 12th minute of play.
"It was a beautiful ball by Rafa, served in behind the back, and Gianluca came across with great composure," Fleck said. "The young freshman, with all his energy, went in and got his first goal. So that's great."
Despite solid play out of the back for the Hatters, Florida Tech was able to tie the game up at 1-1 in the second half. Joe Barber played a long ball into the box, which was when Drake Hillman controlled it, and finished it off to even the score in the 60th minute.
Stetson nearly took the lead again with just 18 minutes to play when senior Steven Saballos threaded a ball through the defense to a streaking Ross Morison. The tall freshman, composed himself and laid the ball off to senior JJ Bostic. After taking a touch, Bostic just missed putting the Hatters on top, forcing Mitch Thorn to make a save.
It was the Panthers who had a chance to take the late advantage just over four minutes later. A foul in the box gave Florida Tech a penalty attempt with 13:20 to play in the second half. Having just entered into the game about a minute earlier, freshman Paul Ladwig made a tremendous save to stop Barber's penalty, and kept the game tied.
That's how the game would end, as the two teams decided not to play overtime in the exhibition match. Stetson will begin regular season action on Friday, Aug. 30. The Hatters host UMass-Lowell at 5:00 p.m. at the Athletic Training Center.


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"When It's Time for the Easter Bunny"
In case you haven't heard, dear readers, the crookedly gangsta guh'v'nuh of my state with the perfectly awful forehead hair will resign… well, sorta… I mean, he will resign only if it's obvious he is unable to govern the state. And despite the current melee of federal charges and bipartisan disgust for all things Blagojevich, good old Rod thinks he can still do a darn good job of governing for the people of Illinois — the people he's been dying to to talk to. According to Blago himself, he's "a fighter", which is more than we can say about his precious Cubs, who are quite comfortable getting swept and humiliated in the NLDS two years in a row now. But not Blago. Nah, he ain't going down without a fight, gobdangit!
Sam "Don't-Call-Me-Boston-Lager" Adams, one of criminal defense guru Ed Genson's Chi-town cronies, enlightened us all by saying that said resignation wasn't necessary now as we approach the Christmas season. Beside erroneously assuming all Illinoisans are of the Christian faith, Mr. Adams went on an unnecessary tirade punctuated by a guarantee that if it was obvious Blago couldn't govern "when it's time for the Easter bunny" that we could all look for a resignation then.
Gee, that seems fair.
Hijack the highest political post in Illinois for three (or four? who knows?) months until it's absolutely certain that he is the jerkwad we all know he is?
Damn. Sure feels good to be Joe Taxpayer. Who's with me?
The only reason I'm not punching someone in the face right now is because deep down, this Blago drama is better than anything on television right now — and until the baseball season starts, I could use that bit of drama.
Just think of all the excitement that will have gone down "when it's time for the Easter bunny":
Mark Teixeira will be rich.
The St. Louis Cardinals will be destined for another year of mediocrity.
Barack Obama will be the president.
Manny Ramirez will be rich… and weird.
The San Diego Padres will be awful.
A republican sex scandal most certainly will have stolen the Blago thunder.
Kyle Farnsworth will still be crying.
The ten inches of snow in my front yard will almost be gone.
Dumb Cub fans will be repeating their perennial mantra "this is our year" despite the fact that it — like every other year — clearly is not.
Sam "Don't-Call-Me-Pumpkin-Ale-Either" Adams will have swallowed his own tongue while watching his client — coiffed hair, lynch-mobbed and all — walk away in handcuffs.
I'm just sayin'…don't hate me 'cuz I'm right.
Jeffy "So-What-If-I-Sit-At-Home-Alone-On-A-Friday-Night-Drinking-Cherry-Wheat" Lung
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Who knows maybe by the time the Easter Bunny comes Chicago politics will have leaked over into MLB and the commish will "offer" the bleeping NL pennant to the bleeping highest bidder and the Cubbies fans can all bleeping pitch in..?
Well Jeffy, perhaps what you need is for Mr. Cashman from the Yankees to come in and he could buyout the Governorship of Chicago. Then he could install Scott Boras (The Yanks have made him rich enough!) as the interim governor until a new election could be held in say, 2018. (You know those long contracts that Boras likes!) And don't feel bad, I'm sitting here with the family, watching the snow fall and having a glass of a lovely spanish red.
Jeff, I understand that the most interesting man in the world doesnt always drink fruit beer, but when he does – he prefers "Cherry Wheat".
btw, I took your advice and, after some good natured flirting, inquired of the young serving wench at my local tavern if she could recommend a Sam Adams "wheat"; without hesitation she replied "Jerkwheat!" Apparently they were out of stock, as one never arrived, but I'll be back and let you know how I make out. Cheers!
Tom — That would be scary considering the Wrigleyville faithful tend to be trust-fund kids and Lincoln Park yuppies who bleeping have the cash to make it happen. However, the Cubs have been throwing money into their team with little results past playoff duds.
Julia — Cashman in Chicago! What an idea! Imagine the White Sox buying free agents like crazy only to go 8 years without a WS championship! He'd never survive here. Oh, and pass the Spanish red.
Matt — Jerkwheat might be the best of the bunch. Make sure you go back there to see how well you "make out".
You sound really, really depressed, Jeff. I'm thinking perhaps some Zoloft in that Cherry Wheat?
Thanks for the advice, Jane. I'd been putting Lexapro in there, but maybe Zoloft is a better way to go; I mean, they do have those cute little commercials with the saddened cartoon characters and if it works for cartoons, it might work for me!


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- Title
- Parallax of PSR J1744-1134 and the local interstellar medium
- Author(s)
- Toscano, M.; Britton, M. C.; Manchester, R. N.; Bailes, M.; Sandhu, J. S.; Kulkarni, S. R.; Anderson, S. B.
- Abstract
- We present the annual trigonometric parallax of PSR J1744-1134 derived from an analysis of pulse times of arrival. The measured parallax, pi = 2.8+/-0.3 mas ranks among the most precisely determined distances to any pulsar. The parallax distance of 357+/-39 pc is over twice that derived from the dispersion measure using the Taylor & Cordes model for the Galactic electron distribution. The mean electron density in the path to the pulsar, n_e = (0.0088 +/- 0.0009) cm^{-3}, is the lowest for any disk pulsar. We have compared the n_e for PSR J1744-1134 with those for another 11 nearby pulsars with independent distance estimates. We conclude that there is a striking asymmetry in the distribution of electrons in the local interstellar medium. The electron column densities for pulsars in the third Galactic quadrant are found to be systematically higher than for those in the first. The former correlate with the position of the well known local HI cavity in quadrant three. The excess electrons within the cavity may be in the form of HII clouds marking a region of interaction between the local hot bubble and a nearby superbubble.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing
- Source
- Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 523, no. 2 (Oct 1999), pp. L171-L175
- Publication year
- 1999
- FOR Code(s)
- 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences; 0305 Organic Chemistry; 0306 Physical Chemistry (Incl. Structural)
- Keyword(s)
- ISM; PSR J1744-1134; Pulsars
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Publisher URL
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i wonder when did madara got susano. and why dint he use it against hashirama??? :confused:
i dont know if someone had already posted something about this... so let me know
He did use Susanoo on Hashirama, and he got it when he unlocked MS, and it became PS when he got EMS, which he got when he took Izuna's eyes.
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He did. They didnt show anything in the generations Madara vs Hashirama fight if thats what youre reffering to
you are talking about Hashirama he is entirely made of his own DNA ..!! lol (if you know waht i mean)
It was used. It was defeated.
Who says he didnt use it?
Its just ol' Hashi is a beast.
he did use it. its heavily implied in the manga.
why susanoo if u can have 9 tails .
The fight from Generations isn't the actual fight that took place
who said he ddnt O.o
its either he was too anxious when he was fighting or he didnt know he had it
how can mandara be able to fight on per with hashirama without sussano?.....get real even with it he still lost
we havent even seen the fight
Who said he didn't.
who says he didn't use susanoo
it was the end of the fight and it was said that they fought all through the night so even if ps doesn't cause any strain on the body it still takes some chakra to use it and i doubt madara could keep it up that long
in other words madara probably just didn't have enough chakra at the end of the fight the showed in the anime to keep up susanoo in the end of the fight(we only saw the end of the fight)
Just face it Hashi bested Madara with full susanoo...
ok lets say (hashi>full susano) but we cant 100% aprove that if we havent seen a scene madara fightin him with susano
we haven't seen it.. but he already stated it indirectly in the manga that he did
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Yet, from a glance, you can tell she's up to something. That her brain's soaking up everything around her and storing it away for future use.
She looks like she should be lounging around a coffee shop, sipping a latte with beret-wearing hipsters, because, well, she looks like an artist. That's probably due to the fact that she is one.
And a notable one at that.
"When I was a kid, I would always doodle," Garcia remembered. "It wasn't anything fancy, but when I started to get really serious was when I went to Coastal Bend College in Beeville."
Garcia remembered, "I was taking my basics first at CBC, and that was the point when I was asking all these questions, like 'what am I going to do?' 'what field am I going to get into?'
"It was really important for me to try and figure it all out. That's when the art professor there, Jayne Duryea, saw my sketches, and she sort of drove me in that direction.
"I was originally thinking forensic science and going that route. And she said, 'No, I think you'd be great in this field.'
"So, I said, 'OK, I'll just go for it and try it out.' I just took her advice, and it's working out pretty good so far."
And, as it turns out, she is quite the painter also.
Having run across some of her work online and some even hanging up at friends' houses, it was evident from even the first glimpse of some of her early work that she was on to something.
Starting off by drawing comic book and cartoon characters, she eventually began embracing all aspects of the art realm and used that knowledge to form her own unique style.
Garcia said, "I really like the differences between realistic art and mixing that with illustration or abstract art. So, a lot of my stuff is kind of a mix, because I like it all."
So, after graduating from CBC, she set her sights on a bigger, more culturally-diverse school, The University of Houston.
"When I went to the University of Houston, all my professors were all about abstract art," she said.
"So, I guess in that sense, I learned how to make art that wasn't so literal or with a literal narrative."
"It was a different experience. The art program there is amazing. I had a good time there."
When asked if there was any sort of culture shock leaving Beeville and entering Houston, she gave a word answer.
But she embraced the changes in stride – even without a car with which to get around, she made her way through the bustling city streets and did her best to seek out new and exciting art.
"It's easier in a big city to find shows – gallery shows – and promote yourself.
"The first thing I wanted to do was just get my work out there and get exposure at the different galleries."
During the grueling school semesters, the professors would sometimes make students crank out about eight paintings in a single month.
"That was intense," Garcia said with a laugh.
"It was good practice but very labor intensive. My class was about nine hours every day plus additional hours after class, because they want you to continue working. It was constant work.
"But, when you finish, you feel accomplished, because you have so much art."
And the university has a history of embracing the students and really giving them a chance to have their work seen.
"We had a senior show, and all the senior painters had their own little gallery show.
"It wasn't at the school; it was at an actual gallery, and it was really a great turnout.
"A lot of people went. And I got a lot of feedback from my work as well."
But Garcia's art interests didn't only pertain to the front of the canvas.
Working and maintaining a gallery is intensive and can be daunting without proper training.
"I had an internship at Diverse Works art space, and they taught me how work in a gallery and what it takes to have one.
"So, I learned the business part of that, and you meet all your contacts, and they would have a show, and you'd meet all the artists and see the background part of it."
And where do tattoos come in to the picture?
Sure, she has a few and is a fan of old school traditional tattoo art, but when a friend asked if she was interested in making a little money on the side, she saw another chance to broaden her artistic horizon.
"A friend of mine knows that I draw pretty good, so he decided he wanted to help me out financially," Garcia mentioned. "He said I could get the apprenticeship and makes some extra cash, and I said 'OK,' and I went for it.
"So far, it's at a standstill, because I had to come back home, but he's still willing to continue with that. I'm slowly learning."
But she was still hungry, so she decided to take a bite out of the Big Apple.
But why do a show in a little gallery with small canvases when you can have huge electronic billboards in Times Square?
"I entered an online art competition, and there were thousands of artists who entered it and a couple of hundred got picked," she recalled.
"They would pick two out of about nine pieces of your work and displayed them on two big screens in Times Square.
"It was a big deal, because they broadcast it online, and there's a lot of people in Times Square."
So, while she just moved back to Beeville after her two-year stint in Houston, she has her sights on moving on and getting her career in line.
"I guess, as a career, I really wanted to do gallery work, but I also want to teach," Garcia laughed. "I'll be working for my teaching certificate. Soon hopefully."
But in the meantime, she continues to hone her craft and get better at what she loves to do.
"I'm always striving to get better. I'm a really big critic of myself. I see my paintings, and I'm like, 'This could be totally better,'" she said.
"I always feel the need to have it perfect, and nothing's ever perfect, so it doesn't ever really work out for me.
"It can take months to try and finish a painting, depending on the size."
But trying to adjust to the quiet life back in her hometown doesn't really seem to faze her much.
She's going about her day-to-day duties while entering as many art competitions as possible.
"Right now I'm just trying to find a job, because I have crazy student loans that I have to pay," Garcia laughed.
"I'm more worried about that as of now. I've just been checking out competitions. I'm looking into an art competition in Dallas right now.
"Hopefully, something good will come of that.
"You have to drive yourself and motivate yourself every day to produce work, and I say, the more you do it, the better you get.
"I'm telling you, practice is everything. My first paintings were atrocious. They were bad. But I'm getting better and learning as well."
Whether she's taking life lessons or art lessons, Garcia is growing as an artist and as a young lady.
Even though she seems quite capable of teaching both of those lessons herself.
Two of Garcia's painting are currently on display at the Beeville Art Museum as part of the 2012 Texas Artists Exhibition. The exhibit runs from Aug. 4-25.
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Former Community College Chancellor Jack Scott among the speakers at forum on gun violence
By Nick Smith 01/10/2013
Recently retired California Community College System Chancellor and veteran local lawmaker Jack Scott personally knows the emotional pain caused by the death of a loved one due to gun violence.
Scott, a former assembly member, state senator and Pasadena City College president, and his wife, Lacreta, lost their youngest son, Adam, 20 years ago next October in an accidental shooting at a party. In the incident, a friend of 24-year-old Adam Scott, who had recently graduated from the USC Law School, was showing off a shotgun when the weapon went off.
"My son was attending a party and the host of the party had several guns in his home," said Scott, a graduate of Yale Divinity School and an ordained minister. "Unfortunately [one of them] was loaded, and he [the host] pulled the trigger. It killed my son instantly."
In the wake of the Christmas Day gun-related murder of longtime community activist Victor McClinton, and before that the massacre of students and teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., All Saints Church in Pasadena is hosting a public forum on gun violence at 7 p.m. tonight at the church, 132 N. Euclid Ave., Pasadena.
Along with Scott, who is now a scholar in residence at Claremont University, also expected to speak are the Rev. Ed Bacon, rector of All Saints, and Pasadena Health Department Director Dr. Eric Walsh.
Following the death of his son, Scott went on to become a major gun control advocate, authoring Senate Bill 1670, requiring safety lock attachments to guns.
Scott said the shooting death of his son did not change his views on gun control. "But it did increase the intensity of my feelings about it," he said.
"I'm not someone who wants to confiscate someone's gun. I'm just someone who says there ought to be some sensible laws. We don't need clips that fire 100 rounds without reloading. Those are military weapons, not weapons you should be hunting with," said Scott.
"People with differing views are invited [to attend the forum] and are quite welcome to express their views on the matter. Some people will feel differently from the way I feel," he said.
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As a circumstance most eloquently established within America's corporately owned politicians and "news (i.e., propaganda)" media, the beloved low-rent satirist and comedian Ron White has established that -- fundamentally -- you just can't fix stupid.
Wrong place, wrong time ... wrong "friends," (i.e., stupid, gun-wielding friends) ~ there's really not too much difference between this and having had a car-driving "friend" who stupidly kills somebody else with their bad driving habits. As a consequence, should automobiles only be a government-restricted tool of society? Nope, there is no perfect world, and sometimes you're just caught between the wrong-time rock of reality and that just-as-uncompromising wrong hard-place fate resulting from selectively flawed personal decisions.
During the most formative times of our Constitutionally defined Republic, EVEN THEN, when the breach-loading musket was also THE most state-of-the-art chemically powered, personal assault weapon used on planet Earth by its top military forces, yup, them "Bill-of-Rights" nation-builders KNEW that -- statistically -- an extreme minority of the population was irresponsibly going to have access to this multiple-casualty weapon (if breach loaders couldn't kill many people in a short amount of time as possible for the era, then governments would have never used them during war).
So, Mr. J. Scott had a child that ended up being at the wrong place at the wrong time. My condolences for his loss … tell me, how many other times had this happened to him, and why should EVERYBODY else legally owning guns while never having stupidly victimized anybody be punished because his child got killed by a stupid gun owner? He could just as easily blame himself for failing not to teach his child who NOT to pick as a friend. Here's a small missive written by M.R.
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~ Last year, 1082 more Americans were killed by drunk drivers than by gun owners, yet nobody calls for taking cars away from all drivers for the crimes of a minority. Everyone recognizes that the cars are not the cause of drunk driving. There is a drug involved, alcohol, that impairs the brain. And it is already illegal for anyone to operate a car while on that drug.
So why do people like Piers Morgan (aka, J. Scott) want to take all guns away from law-abiding citizens, and steadfastly refuse to address the fact that at least 90% of "mass-shooting" gun crimes involved people either on or withdrawing from prescription anti-depressants? If alcohol, and not the cars, cause drunk driving, it is time to understand that SSRIs, not guns, cause mass shootings and violence.
Let's look at this another way. Child Porn has become a major problem. Yet nobody is suggesting taking away everyone's computers, digital cameras, and scanners. You are 9000 times more likely to be killed by medical mistake than by a gun, yet nobody is calling for all doctors and hospitals to be banned.
Collective punishment of a population is a war crime under the Fourth Geneva convention and numerous other treaties signed by the United States. Yet that is precisely what people like Piers Morgan and Joe Biden are calling for; collective punishment on all gun owners for the crimes of a tiny minority of SSRI-addled shooters. ~
The second Amendment of America's Bill of Rights was composed by people who were far smarter than Mr. Scott, and I prefer keeping my civil rights safe from such emotionally injured, stupidly anti-constitutionalists as he.
Gun control will increase crime in the US http://xrepublic.tv/node/1701
Piers Morgan is getting on television every night and flat out lying to the American people about gun control. Nearly every statistic that he quotes is inaccurate and he fails to acknowledge a whole host of statistics that would instantly invalidate the arguments that he is trying to make.
Psychiatric Drugs, Not A Lack Of Gun Control, Are The Common Denominator In Murderous Violence


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May 22, 2013 —
The Pike County Commissioners joined officials in 41 other counties in the state when they voted to abolish the commissioner of jurors positions at the county meeting on May 15. Pike has two such commissioners: Republican Marjorie Wassmer and Democrat Getrude Smith.
Wassmer and Smith would have been running for their positions again this year and would have been on the ballot in November, but now that their positions have been eliminated, they will leave their positions at the end of the year. Each is paid $4,000 per year.
The commissioner of jurors system has been in place for more than 100 years, and the commissioners are responsible for, among other things, overseeing lists of potential jurors and welcoming jurors to service. Pike County Commissioner Richard Caridi said the commissioners of jurors are no longer needed because most of the work of the office is now done by the courts.
Another reason that county officials give for eliminating the positions is that now, lists of jurors can be randomly generated by computer; thus the oversight of the commissioners is no longer needed to ensure fairness.
The law that allows counties to abolish the position, says that if they do so, it becomes the responsibility of the county commissioners to ensure that lists of potential jurors constitute a "representative cross-section of the community."
The Pennsylvania Association of Jury Commissioners has said that it may take legal action over the matter, because in that organization's view, the office is part of the judicial branch of government and cannot be eliminated by county commissioners, who have legislative and executive responsibilities, but no judicial responsibilities.
Some 25 counties in the state, including Wayne, have decided not to eliminate the officials because they have determined that their commissioners of jurors perform tasks that are needed by the county, and without them, in the case of Wayne County, a new full-time employee would have to be hired.


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Do I need to make reservations to visit the Museum? No. Reservations are not required to visit the Museum or for teacher-guided tours. However, reservations are required for private tours and school tours. Please see Tours in our Education section for more information.
What are the hours of the Museum? The Museum is open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m., Friday and Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Sunday 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and closed on Tuesday.
I need directions to the Museum. The Norton Simon Museum is located at 411 W. Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena, California, on the corner of Orange Grove and Colorado Boulevard at the intersection of the Foothill (210) and Ventura (134) freeway. For Directions, please see Directions & Parking.
Do I have to check my bag? Yes. All bags and parcels larger than 11 by 15 inches must be checked in. To help avoid waiting, we encourage you to leave such items in your vehicle(s). Please see Policies for details.
May I sketch in the galleries and gardens? Yes. Museum visitors are permitted to sketch in the following ways: a dry medium only, a location that does not obstruct an entrance or exit, a location that does not compromise the safety or security of the artwork and/or other Museum visitors and/or a location that does not obstruct the view of the artwork.
The Museum does not allow visitors to work in any wet medium (including oil, acrylic and watercolor paints), and no three-dimensional copying is allowed.
Equipment such as stools, chairs, tripods and easels are not permitted in the galleries and gardens where they may block movement.
Are tours available? Yes. The Norton Simon Museum offers several tours including Audio Tours, Friday Evening Public Tours, Private Tours, Exhibition Tours, and School Tours. Additionally, there are Family Days - interactive tours for Children and Families. For more information, please see in the Education section or visit our Special Events section.
How do I make arrangements to bring in a large group? No special arrangements are needed to bring in large groups, however arrangements are necessary for school and youth groups, please see School Tours in the Education section.
Do you discount admission or tour fees for non-profit organizations? No, we do not offer non-profit organizations discounts on admission or private tour fees. The Museum keeps its admission fee low and does not charge admission fees for any student who presents a student I.D. Tour fees help to support the school tour program, which provides engaging, educational tours led by Museum Educators to our nation's junior and senior high schools at no cost to the schools.
We do offer free admission for staff of other museums and one guest upon presentation of staff identification.
How long should I plan to spend at the Museum? The average length of a visit is between 2-4 hours. Keep in mind, the collection is extensive with over 800 objects on display.
May I bring food into the Museum or gardens? No, we do not allow patrons to bring food and drink to the Museum. You may purchase light refreshments during your visit and enjoy them in our garden. No food or beverages are allowed in the galleries.
Is the Sculpture Garden open during the winter? Yes, the Sculpture Garden is open year-round. However, during heavy rains, the garden is closed. Sections of the garden can remain closed for several days following rains.
May I bring my pet on to the Museum grounds? No, pets are not allowed on the Museum grounds. Service animals that are specially trained to assist disabled persons are allowed.
Do you have wheelchairs available? We have a limited number of complimentary wheelchairs available on a first come, first served basis. We cannot accept reservations.


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Didn't the championship clubs give up (for a 1 off lump sum) their sky share years ago to do the half winter season? And so they could persue their own TV deal? Or is my memory tricking me? (happens...often...)
And, in retrospect, do you think that was a wise move. Maybe we would still have Bramley and Blackpool if they hadn't signed away their share from Sky. And whilst we are on the subject, Parksider quoted Oldham as a semi pro disaster. If I recall there downfall came when they were in SL.


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High School: Westmont High School
College: University of Pittsburgh
Other Journalism Experience: KUSA 9News Denver – 32 years
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What is your favorite part about living in Madison?
Living near my family and being a part of a great news organization
What is the biggest news story that you've covered?
I've been for fortunate to cover 3 Super Bowls, 2 Summer Olympics and National Political conventions, but producing a documentary about Pope John Paul II and shadowing him during Holy week at the Vatican was my most memorable assignment.
What do you like to do in your spare time?
Spend time with family, play golf and cheer for my Pittsburgh sports teams
What is your favorite kind of ice cream?
Chocolate chip
What is the funniest thing that's ever happened to you?
I managed to shoot an entire football game between Notre Dame and the University of Miami at the old Orange Bowl in 1990 from the sidelines AND get locker room post game interview without a press pass. I was supposed to have one but when I arrived they didn't have one for me. I managed to creatively get in. Some would say I sneaked in. It all worked out.
What is your favorite place to vacation?
Pittsburgh, PA
Who is your hero and why?
My father is my hero without question. He taught me that character and integrity matter.
What was your favorite band when you were in high school?
The Eagles
What is your favorite sport to play or watch?
I love to play golf and hockey and I enjoy watching those sports as well.
If you could possess one superhuman power, what would it be?
Time travel, so I could spend a few more minutes with my parents.
What are you really bad at that you'd love to be great at?
I am perhaps the worst basketball player on earth. When my son (who inherited my basketball skills) play a game of horse it can take days for either one of us to make enough shots to win.
What is your most memorable travel experience?
My wife and I spent 18 days in Europe for our 30th wedding anniversary and toured Italy, Spain, France and Greece.
What is the worst job you have ever had?
I worked at a car wash during the winter after graduating high school. No fun.
Who would you most like to interview alive or dead, and why?
I would love to interview Abraham Lincoln to gain his perspective of leading this country during the most challenging of days.
What is your favorite tradition around the holidays?
My family has a quirky tradition of watching the movie "Christmas Vacation" on Thanksgiving Day.
What is your favorite song of all time?
That's easy: Brad Paisley's "Mud on the Tires"
What is your favorite movie of all time?
Steven Spielberg's, "Lincoln"
What is your favorite book of all time?
"Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
What is the best piece of advice you have ever received?
From my father I learned there are no shortcuts in life. If you want to be successful you have to outwork the other guy.
If you could relive any moment...what would that be?
I would want to relive the birth of my son.
Where were you when September 11, 2001 occurred?
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More to the storyNovember 13,2013
More to the story
This is in response to the article by AP reporter Lara Jakes in the Nov. 1 Times Argus, titled Iraqi PM: Terror found a second chance, in which the prime minister of Iraq is asking the U.S. for aircraft, missiles, interceptors and other weapons as well as possibly military special forces and additional CIA advisers to help train and assist Iraqi counterterrorism troops in order to beat back a bloody insurgency.
What reporter Jakes neglects to tell us is that in 2004 the U.S. Congress/Rumsfeld provided Gen. David Petraeus and former Col. James Steele up to $2 billion to replace the Iraqi police force with torture centers and uniformed Shiite militia death squads using torture tactics and operations similar to those that Steele had used in a similar capacity in El Salvador in 1980s in its civil war that left 75,000 civilians dead.
With this $2 billion, Steele and Petraeus also oversaw the training and operation of the Shiite torture and death squads and even provided them lists. The Shiite death squads were to get revenge for atrocities of Saddam Husseins Sunni regime prior to the 2003 Iraq War. This tactic apparently did take the pressure off the U.S. occupation forces, but it also was one of the main causes of the ongoing full-scale sectarian civil war now continuing in Iraq.
This and further information can be found by viewing the website of the Democracy Now news report of March 22 or online viewing of the British BBC documentary titled Searching for Steele by former Guardian award-winning foreign correspondent Maggie OKane.
The following are established facts: 1) Iraq had nothing to do with the destruction of the World Trade Center buildings; 2) Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction; 3) Iraq was no threat to the United States; 4) Iraq was anti-al-Qaida before the U.S. invasion; and 5) Iraq has the worlds largest underground oil supply and the multinational oil companies remain in business in Iraq.
The latter must be what White House spokesman Jay Carney was referring to when he said that continued U.S. aid to Iraq is necessary and denying that assistance would be contrary to our interests.
Jakes article seems to be an example of a recurring pattern of U.S. covert involvement being misrepresented to the public in order to justify further U.S. entanglement with Iraq. We evidently need to look further than the mainstream media and the AP for accurate and objective news reporting.
William Rice
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fun., The Black Keys And Mumford & Sons Rule The 2013 Grammys
fun., The Black Keys and Mumford & Sons dominated the 55th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, sweeping up eight of the top honors between them.
The "Gold on the Ceiling" rockers were already double winners as they headed into the Staples Center in Los Angeles after "El Camino" was named Best Rock Album and "Lonely Boy" Best Rock Song in the early announcements prior to the main ceremony, where they added Best Rock Performance for "Lonely Boy," while frontman Dan Auerbach picked up a Producer of the Year trophy.
Pop stars fun. were crowned Best New Artist and took home Song of the Year for "We Are Young," but Mumford & Sons trumped both bands to claim Album of the Year for "Babel" at the end of the glitzy ceremony.
Record of the Year went to Gotye and Kimbra for their infectious "Somebody That I Used to Know," which also earned the pair the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance trophy.
The awards show was full of hot performances and collaborations - Taylor Swift kicked off proceedings as the sexy ringmaster of a circus-themed set while belting out her Record of the Year nominee "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together."
Her new tour mate, British singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran, teamed up with Sir Elton John for a special duet on The A Team, while the "Rocket Man" also led the Zac Brown Band, Mumford & Sons, Alabama Shakes and T Bone Burnett in a tribute to late The Band star Levon Helm.
The Black Keys rocked out with blues icon Dr. John and New Orleans' beloved Preservation Hall Jazz Band in memory of late jazz musician Dave Brubeck, and Bruno Mars, Sting, Rihanna, and Ziggy and Damian Marley came together for a show-stopping tribute to reggae legend Bob Marley.
Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z joined forces for the first TV performance of their new single "Suit & Tie" and the "SexyBack" hitmaker also debuted another track, "Pusher Love Girl," on music's big night, while event host LL Cool J closed the show by returning to his rap roots and teaming up with Chuck D, drummer Travis Barker and Tom Morello for an explosive finale.
The full list of winners is:
Record Of The Year - Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye featuring Kimbra
Album Of The Year - Babel by Mumford & Sons
Song Of The Year - We Are Young by Fun. featuring Janelle Monae
Best New Artist - Fun.
Best Pop Solo Performance - Set Fire To The Rain (Live) by Adele
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance - Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye featuring Kimbra
Best Pop Instrumental Album - Impressions by Chris Botti
Best Pop Vocal Album - Stronger by Kelly Clarkson
Best Dance Recording - Bangarang by Skrillex featuring Sirah
Best Dance/Electronica Album - Bangarang by Skrillex
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album - Kisses On The Bottom by Paul McCartney
Best Rock Performance - Lonely Boy by The Black Keys
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance - Love Bites (So Do I) by Halestorm
Best Rock Song - Lonely Boy by The Black Keys
Best Rock Album - El Camino by The Black Keys
Best Alternative Music Album - Making Mirrors by Gotye
Best R&B Performance - Climax by Usher
Best Traditional R&B Performance - Love On Top by Beyonce
Best R&B Song - Adorn by Miguel
Best Urban Contemporary Album - Channel Orange by Frank Ocean
Best R&B Album - Black Radio by Robert Glasper Experiment
Best Rap Performance - N****s In Paris by Jay-Z & Kanye West
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration - No Church In The Wild by Jay-Z & Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean & The-Dream
Best Rap Song - N****s In Paris by Jay-Z & Kanye West
Best Rap Album - Take Care by Drake
Best Country Solo Performance - Blown Away by Carrie Underwood
Best Country Duo/Group Performance - Pontoon by Little Big Town
Best Country Song - Blown Away by Carrie Underwood
Best Country Album - Uncaged by Zac Brown Band


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