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Our perception is the information of the physical events collected by our sensors. Observation is a special case of transportation of stream of packages of information. The order and interval of the arrival of signals would determine the perception of the observer. One important issue to consider is, not all packages are received by the observer. We can catch more packages with high-speed recorder, however, many mores are lost, not to mention there are packages of signa...
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NL Central
Don't look now, but this division has got some quality. What we don't know yet about the Reds is what kind of road team they are. Technically their pitching should do well outside the GAB, but we won't really know until the team gets more frequent road action.
The Brewers are the hottest team in baseball at the moment. Rumors of their early demise turned out to be false. The Cardinals offense is wildly outscoring its fairly paltry OPS. No team can maintain that for long. However, the starting pitching looks great. Shelby Miller is apparently for real. The bullpen? Not so much.
Starling Marte and Travis Snider are playing well enough to make Andrew McCutchen part of an actual major league OF for the first time in his career. Yet the overall offense is still blah and the pitching isn't likely to look all that great after Wandy Rodriguez and A.J. Burnett cool off.
The Cubs have collected a pack of out machines at the plate. The pitching has been stingy with the HR so far, and with baserunners too. It's going to need to keep it up because if the arms slump at all, this team loses well over 100 games.
NL East
Apparently Justin Upton is every bit as Benihana suspected he would be. But the rest of the Braves' offense might be problematic. If Atlanta has a weakness, that's it. The team's pitching has been spectacular.
Matt Harvey, holy crow can he pitch. Unfortunately after him and Jon Niese, the rotation takes steep downhill slide. John Buck's big month will end soon, leaving David Wright as a lonesome man in the Mets lineup. The Phillies are currently being undone by Cole Hamels and Roy Halladay. If those two don't get right it doesn't matter what the rest of the does.
In a rational world, when a team is as bad as the Marlins there would be serious discussion about folding the franchise.
Meanwhile the Nats' ability to conquer the known universe (and Bryce Harper looks like he wants to do exactly that) seems bounded by the team's not-very-good bullpen.
NL West
Scary to think where the Dodgers would be right now if they hadn't traded for Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez. The infield is particularly dire. Given how bad the offense has been, this team really can't afford the Greinke injury.
We all knew the Padres offense was going to be bad even with Chase Headley, and Headley's barely played this season. We didn't know the pitching would be this bad, and that means game over for this team. Colorado has a few really good players having really good seasons. Whether you believe the pitching will hold up is a faith-based exercise, but you can't win in Denver without offense and they've got offense.
The Giants' offense continues to be better than people generally think it is (despite Brandon Belt, who needs to be smacked) and the pitching continues to be a bit worse. We'll find out in the next month or so whether Matt Cain is having actual problems or if this is just a sluggish start.
Didi Gregorius for ROY? Why not? Won't be long before Josh Collmenter takes Brandon McCarthy's spot in the AZ rotation.
AL West
Wait until the Astros' offensive stops overachieving. That's right, this team can and will get worse. So far 16 pitchers have taken the mound for this team. I'm going to set the over/under at 35.
The Angels seem to have themselves a starting pitching problem. That likely means the majority of the barbs directed at this team will go toward the lineup, which has been pretty good. Bartolo Colon was the lone bright spot in the A's rotation and he just got injured (though Dan Strailly did quite well in his first replacement start). Fortunately the A's are suddenly an offensive juggernaut, led by the world's greatest leadoff hitter ... Coco Crisp.
Waiting for the Mariners' new marketing campaign - "Avert your eyes Seattle." Or they could try - "Look! Over there! Soccer!" Seems like years of offensive offense will be continuing. The starting pitching is thin too. The Rangers have a surprisingly blah attack so far, but the pitching has been excellent. Yu Darvish might be the Ichiro of Japanese pitching imports.
AL Central
Minnesota has no business contenting for anything with its current rotation, but Joe Mauer is being mildly awesome so far and that might be enough to keep this team relevant in this division.
Detroit is supposed to win this division in a walk and it very well might, but it's got a few gaping holes in the lineup. However, the starting pitching looks kind of awesome. Kansas City has some starting pitching too thanks to the slew of new arms it added. The early returns on James Shields and Wade Davis have been excellent. The problem with the team seems to be too many kids not getting the job done at the plate.
Continuing what seems to be a trend in this division, the ChiSox are getting pitching while the offense struggles. Alejandro De Aza needs to start getting on base.
No team in baseball has a bigger gap than Cleveland between what its getting from the top and bottom of its rotations. Simply put, the Indians don't have enough non-toxic pitchers. On the bright side, Mark Reynolds, Michael Bourn and Nick Swisher are all looking like good pickups.
AL East
Did you think it was going to be easy to kill the Yankees? Of course they successfully plugged a lineup ravaged by injuries. The pitching is a bit thin, but this division is pretty bad. No reason why the Yankees can't win it again.
The Red Sox are pitching out of their minds right now. They'll need to keep it up because the lineup is packed with low OPS danger signs. The Rays have low OPS danger reality in their lineup. They can't afford David Price's early struggles or mediocrity from the artist formerly known as Fausto Carmona.
The Orioles have a rotation problem, but they're playing better baseball than last season. Chris Davis will cool off, but Adam Jones might be in for a huge 2013.
And almost everything has gone wrong for Toronto. You can't solve the problems when everything is a problem.

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We're going on our third year of giving consumable Christmas gifts. The first year we gave magazine subscriptions. Last year, we made plates of homemade red velvet peppermint whoopie pies. This year, if you're on our present list- not to be confused with the more lengthy Christmas Card list- you'll be getting these: Homemade Talavera Tile Coasters.
We also convinced one of our families that we should do the "draw the name out of the hat". We even placed a dollar amount cap on what you could spend on your "givee". If it were up to me, I'd have everyone draft up a gift registry for what they want and can use that fits within the parameters of our gift-giving rules.
I hear this takes away from the sweetness of the exchange. When one receives a gift, I'm told, they want to feel special and imagine the lengths the giver took to consider their dreams, wants, inspirations and loves. In some cases, the level of appreciation might be proportional to the heftiness of the price tag.
Sadly, for my friends and family, you guys get what you can consume, whether you like it or not. On a grander scale, we hope that the act of making gifts for people will bring us together as a family and that our loving sentiments might be imbued in the essence of the gift.
That, AND the cheaper the better. Merry Christmas.
So along those lines, my good friend and fellow Holiday Pragmatist, took me to a local pottery store. There, we found shelves of Mexican Talavera Tile for very inexpensive prices- ranging from $.67 a tile to up to $2.
We let our children pick out the tile patterns they loved the most for their family members!
We went to Hobby Lobby and found these round felt stickers to put on the bottom of each tile for a few bucks a pack.
The kids peeled the stickers and put them on the four corners of each tile.
This was totally easy for them!
You could make coaster sets of the same pattern or mix them up! The kids also enjoyed making their own mosaic patterns with the tiles while we were making the coasters.
I think they are pretty! Tied up with ribbon and they could have come from Pier One. Seriously, they could have come from Pier One for 20 bucks a set. But, for under $5, they are coming from us and they are a personalized reminder of the culture that surrounds us where we live. You cannot beat that. (Unless, of course, maybe you actually went to Pier One.)
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Webb denies, then admits, to sex with 13 year old in police interview
Lawrence Webb III initially told two Lubbock police detectives he "never touched" a 13-year-old girl who is the alleged victim of a sexual assault case, then admitted in the same interview he did have sexual intercourse with her, believing her to be of legal age.
A recording of that interview was the last piece of evidence county prosecutors offered jurors Wednesday against Webb, who is charged with aggravated sexual assault on a child.
The defense has indicated it intends to present at least one witness today when the trial resumes at 9 a.m. before visiting Judge Richard Dambold.
Dambold told jurors as Wednesday's session ended they probably would begin deliberations late in the morning. To speed the trial along, the retired judge from Potter County gave attorneys for both sides his draft version of the jury charge to review overnight.
With Lubbock police detective Janelle Taveau on the stand to vouch for the recording, jurors heard about 45 minutes interview she and detective Chris Farmer conducted with Webb.
Taveau, a sergeant, is one of two supervisors in the Police Department's crimes against children section, and became the lead detective on the case after Stephen Bergen took family leave.
In the recording, Webb initially tells the detectives, "I did not have sex with that girl, I swear.
"I would tell you if I did it, but I did not do it," he says on the recording.
Webb said he did not know the girl was 13 years old until her mother called him and accused him of raping the girl.
Later on in the recording, he admits to penetrating the girl, saying, "I just barely put my thing in."
The Avalanche-Journal is not naming either the alleged victim or her family members because the newspaper's policy is not to publish information that could identify the victim of a sexual assault.
Webb said his roommate, who had been involved with the girl's 18-year-old cousin, had asked the two females over to have sex.
In the interview, Webb said even though the girl said she was 17, he had some doubt about her age. At the same time, he said he was willing to believe she was 17 because of her size, in comparison to her 18-year-old cousin.
The girl, who testified Tuesday, said she didn't know how tall she was, but went along with a question from defense attorney Sara Johnson asking if she was about 5 feet, 8 inches tall. The cousin has been described in court as being less than 5 feet tall.
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■ In a related development, court-appointed attorneys for Lawrence Webb III's roommate and the 13-year-old victim's cousin told Judge Richard Dambold their clients would not be testifying in the trial.
■ Both of them have been subpoenaed, but their attorneys advised Dambold that they are both still suspects in this case, the pair would each invoke their Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination.


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Reclamation, California Department of Fish and Wildlife Announce Release of Record of Decision for Nimbus Hatchery Fish Passage Project
Media Contact: Pete Lucero, 916-978-5100
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For Release: April 10, 2013
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Bureau of Reclamation and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (formerly the California Department of Fish and Game) announce the release of the Record of Decision for the Nimbus Hatchery Fish Passage Project. Reclamation and CDFW have selected Alternative 1C, which will extend the fish ladder from the hatchery to the Nimbus Dam stilling basin and use the basin itself to hold and divert fish into the ladder and will permanently remove the diversion weir. The selected action was identified as the proposed alternative in the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report, which was released on Aug. 11, 2011.
Reclamation is the lead federal agency for the Project under the National Environmental Policy Act, and CDFW is the lead state agency under the California Environmental Quality Act. The CDFW filed the Notice of Determination with the Office of Planning and Research and prepared the "Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations for the Nimbus Hatchery Fish Passage Project," which may be viewed athttp://www.usbr.gov/mp/ccao/hatchery/index.html. Per the Findings, CDFW intends to recommend to the California Fish and Game Commission year-round closure of fishing in the area that extends from Nimbus Dam to the Fair Oaks United State Geological Survey's gaging station cable just downstream of the Hatchery. The CDFW issued a Notice of Determination on Oct. 31, 2012, which may be viewed athttp://www.ceqanet.ca.gov/NODdescription.asp?DocPK=656776.
The Nimbus Fish Hatchery is located along the lower American River, one-quarter mile downstream from Nimbus Dam in Rancho Cordova, Calif. Reclamation built the hatchery in 1955 to mitigate for the loss of spawning habitat for Chinook salmon and steelhead trout by the construction of Nimbus Dam; the CDFW operates and maintains the hatchery. The existing fish weir, which guides adult salmon to enter the fish ladder, is aging, susceptible to damage from high flows and requires annual flow reductions for operation and maintenance activities.
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A second officer then used an electronic control device to subdue the man, according to the report.
During the fight, the suspect's girlfriend grabbed the second officer's belt multiple times. They were both arrested after the incident.
While the incident was happening the large surrounding crowd surged at the officers who were forced to use pepper spray to disperse the crowd.
Travis B. Heffel, 32 of Fitchburg, was arrested for battery to law enforcement officers and resisting. Amanda M. Havens, 22 of Madison, was arrested for attempting to disarm a peace officer, resisting and disorderly conduct.


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Clothing rental for your vacation – crazy or sensible idea?
I was just reading an article on a company that is starting a new service that enables travelers to rent their clothes for their holiday. The idea is that it cuts down the need for having to carry around heavy luggage on your holiday. When I first read the article, it sounded more like an April fool's day joke to me.
The founder of the new service is Catharine MacIntosh and the company is called Zero Baggage. Maybe the idea is more appealing to women, but I wonder how many women could really travel with no luggage?
I generally travel light anyway. Most of my luggage is made up of my laptop and various accessories like cameras and other equipment. Presumably I could get these items also at Zero Baggage, but I would waste time trying to set up a new laptop how I like it. The new netbooks that are available are small and light anyway. I don't like carrying too many clothes and one pair of shoes and some sandals is generally enough.
I know many people don't like having to wait for their luggage at the baggage claim area at the airport, but even though it sometimes seems like an eternity, I am sure in reality it's usually only about 5-10 minutes. I have never understood how people are in such a mad rush to get off the plane when it lands and then they only have to wait to pick up their luggage.
If you have no luggage on a plane, especially on a long flight I would imagine that you might raise some suspicions with immigration and customs of most countries.
Imagine after landing in your new destination you have to visit a store or somewhere to try on an pick out your clothes. I believe the service is done all online, so perhaps this isn't necessary, but how many times do you try on something and it fits the first time?
From the company's website as to why the service was started:
Allowing for an environmentally responsible, anxiety-free way of living and travelling brings us closer to a state of seamless travel and weightless living. Less, truly becomes more. Movement and circulation of items create a robust new business model generating greater wealth over a longer period of time.
Is it just me or is one of the most ludicrous ideas for a travel related business?
September 17, 2009 7 Comments
Big trouble in Thailand
I just watched the first episode of the new British television series "Big Trouble in Thailand". I have seen some posts on Thailand forums arguing that it will keep tourists away and others that say it will only encourage more people to visit.
We often hear of reports how the police are corrupt in Thailand, but in most cases the foreigners involved in the incidents were drunk and out of control and pretty much all of their own doing. The warnings for drug use in Thailand are pretty clear.
The exception is the jet ski incident where a British marine rents a jet ski on the beach at Phuket, and the operator claims he damaged it. He demands 40,000 baht for repairs. There's a stand off when a senior marine tries to negotiate a lower fee. He ends up having to pay 35,000 baht to the jet ski operator.
It's probably a good idea not to ever rent a jet ski, but the same trouble can happen with motorbikes or cars. A young girl is caught by police for drug possession and faces a couple of months in jail, because she cannot pay the fine.
The program also feature the foreign tourist police volunteers. There seems a lot negativity towards them by other foreigners, but watching the program they seemed to do a good enough job. In the case of the drunk Australian guy he probably would have ended up in a police cell, if they weren't there to assist. They helped call his father, who came and picked him up.
If you saw the program, what did you think of it?
September 10, 2009 2 Comments
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Beer mat lady Annice Smoel goes free
Annice Smoel aka. "the beer mat lady" has pleaded guilty and got off with a small fine for stealing a beer mat from the Aussie Bar in Phuket.
Crikey had a good wrap of the story from the media's perspective:
Are we so prejudiced nowadays that any Aussie who is arrested for a misdemeanour in Asia is front page news? The beat up about the Melbourne "beer mat mum", Annice Smoel, suggests the Australian media will grab any chance it can to condemn the authorities — particularly the judiciary — of our Asian neighbours.
The Daily Telegraph's headline on Tuesday summed up the tone with "Beer mat mum faces Thai jail hell."
As we all now know, Smoel received a suspended sentence and a fine of just $40. She walked free from court and is reportedly on her way home this morning. The sentence was a mile away from the potential "five years in jail" mooted by the media over the last week.
I am sure the Australian Women's Weekly magazine are writing the check now for her story. For the people that wanted her theft to be dealt with more harshly, you will just have to be satisfied that she will be called the "Phuket Beer Mat Lady" for the rest of her life.
May 22, 2009 2 Comments
Australian mum arrested in Thailand for stealing bar mat
An Australian tourist and mother of three children, Annice Smoel was arrested in Phuket, Thailand for stealing a 'bar mat'. She says one of her friends put the mat in her bag as a joke. When undercover police confronted her in the bar, she left the bar, but police caught up with her and she spent the following two nights in a holding cell.
Typical outrage is going on from the Australian media, including 3aw.com.au who have some interviews with her Australian lawyer, Annice herself and her husband. Australians always seem surprised when they get caught for something overseas, that the government doesn't come running to get them out of jail.
It is a sad story – a fun night that goes completely wrong, but she now has to face the Thai justice system. Since the story has now broken and international media have picked it up, it will be interesting to see if this will help or hinder her case. She faces two to five years jail time.
There are already talks of Australians planning to boycott visiting Phuket.
May 18, 2009 4 Comments
Red Garden – Penang
I have mentioned it a few times on this blog, but I really love the island of Penang in Malaysia. Ok, the beaches aren't the best in Asia, but this is made up for the fantastic food Penang has to offer.
I have been going to Red Garden Food Paradise the past few days and I can't get enough of the place. It's an outdoor food court with food vendors selling Thai, Penang specialities, Japanese, sate and of course Malaysian food.
There's even live music and older Chinese folk enjoy a bit of dancing. It's located on Penang Road close to Penang's biggest hotels.
April 29, 2009 4 Comments
In Indonesia for a while
Sorry, for the lack of updates, but I have decided to stay in Indonesia for a while. I have a two month visa which I have now used one month of.
I have started a new website on Indonesia.
So I will be here for at least another month and then back to Malaysia for a visa run.
March 24, 2009 2 Comments
Old Penang townhouses
Penang or Georgetown would have to be one of the best places in Asia for walking tours, especially if you like old, heritage buildings. In Asia's rush for economic prosperity most of the old residential houses and buildings are slowly being replaced by modern high rises.
Thankfully Georgetown is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site ensuring its architecture will survive rampant development.
If I had the cash I would buy and renovate of these townhouses. There are still plenty of unrenovated buildings. Some of the renovated places have been made into backpacker hostels, art galleries, residences and tea houses.
This place looks like it is for sale, with a price of around 300,000 ringgit, which is less than US$100,000 – a bargain if this is right.
Another renovator's delight.
And finally in the same street a renovated place, which I believe is owned by a French guy. I had a peek inside the other day when the door was open and it looks great inside also.
February 17, 2009 7 Comments
So long Philippines
It's been almost a week now since I left the Philippines. I was thinking that it might be a place I would like to stay longer, but in some ways I was glad to leave.
Philippine food has the worst reputation in Asia, and sadly I confirm that it is true. I can spend months in Thailand eating at cheap restaurants, food vendors and hotels and I have rarely had a bad meal. Sometimes the western dishes might be a little strange, but you can't complain really with any of the local food, and if you stay anywhere near the coast you will experience the best seafood ever.
Everything in the Philippines seemed to be sugary, salty or fatty. Most of the restaurants were either American or local chains. Jolibee is local version of McDonalds and in the bigger cities, you find them on almost every corner. Also the smell of fast food restaurants seemed to linger everywhere in the streets and even in the malls.
I have read reports of foreigners getting mugged in Bangkok, but I always felt safe there. In the Philippines though, especially in Manila and Cebu I just didn't feel safe at all walking around at night. I don't know if I was just being paranoid, but you don't see any other foreigners walking around. I caught taxis everywhere, which fortunately are cheap and the drivers were pretty good, always switching on the meters.
One thing which was hard was all of the street kids begging for money at night. The Philippines is not only country in Asia which is bad for this, but there just seemed to be so many, like in Cebu city. The kids were dirty and ran around with no shoes. They slept outside on the concrete paths – it was really sad.
I stopped off in a smaller town called Iroiro, which was a six hour bus ride from Boracay. It seemed like a more pleasant place than Cebu and Manila. Boracay was nice, but crowded when I went. The islands around Palawan are supposed to be the best for beaches and for diving. I should have gone there first, but I was interested to see what Cebu was like, as I know a lot of foreigners choose to retire there. Why is this? Well, I will let you guess.
February 16, 2009 6 Comments
Happy Chinese New Year from Boracay
I have already been here in the Philippines for nearly two weeks and this is my first post. After traveling to many countries now, I have finally made it to the Philippines. Air Asia have cheap flights from Kuala Lumpur which fly into Angeles city, about two hours from the country's capital Manila.
The biggest surprise has been the level of armed security guards here. I am not sure if that makes more worried or if I feel safer. One of my first meals was at McDonalds and they had an armed guard standing out front and another one inside. These guys don't just have handguns, but heavy machine guns slung over their shoulders. Since the store was pretty small, I couldn't help staring at this guy thinking about the level of security that was apparently needed for a pretty small McDonalds.
Security staff at hotels also carry handguns and they all seem to have 24 hour surveillance.
I caught a flight to Boracay from Manila, actually a city just across from Boracay as the island is too small to have its own airport. I knew Chinese New Year was approaching, but I didn't realize it would be the same time as I was here. Lots of Chinese and Koreans here right now and all flights are booked out of the island for the next week. I might have to travel by bus to another airport if I want to leave sooner.
Boracay is your typical postcard perfect tropical beach resort. They seem to have handled development reasonably and the beach and water is still really nice. The usual touts are not too pushy. Hotels are a little more pricey than what you would pay in say Thailand. The food is not as good as other destinations in Asia, but not too bad. Americans would feel at home as there is every available fast food franchise available here, with a few local ones thrown in.
One consolation for me is that the beer is great and cheap!
January 27, 2009 2 Comments


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This study was made possible through a grant by the A.P. Møller Foundation (Fonden til Lægevidenskabens Fremme) and The Danish Medical Research Council (grant number 22-04-0495). The sponsors had no role in obtaining, analyzing, and interpreting the data. DanmarksStatistik (Statistics Denmark) is acknowledged for the help without which this project would not have been possible. D.P.A. receives partial support from the Oxford NIHR Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit and IDIAP Jordi Gol. D.P.A., R.G.F., and A.D.P. received funding from RETICEF (FEDER), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Government of Spain.
Preliminary results from this work were reported as a Plenary Poster at the last American Society of Bone and Mineral Research Annual Meeting, October 16, 2012, Minneapolis, MN.
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Background: Different studies have reported an association between HIV infection, antiretroviral therapies, and impaired bone metabolism, but data on their impact on fracture risk are scarce. We studied the association between a clinical diagnosis of HIV infection and fracture risk.
Methods: We conducted a case–control study using data from the Danish National Health Service registries, including 124,655 fracture cases and 373,962 age- and gender-matched controls. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated using conditional logistic regression.
Results: A total of 50 (0.40/1000) patients in the fracture group and 52 (0.14/1000) controls had an HIV diagnosis. The risk of any fracture was thus significantly increased among HIV-infected patients (age- and gender-matched OR = 2.89, 95% CI: 1.99 to 4.18). Similarly, significant increases in the risk of hip (OR = 8.99, 95% CI: 1.39 to 58.0), forearm (OR = 3.50, 95% CI: 1.26 to 9.72), and spine fractures (OR = 9.00, 95% CI: 1.39 to 58.1) were observed.
Conclusions: HIV infection is associated with an almost 3-fold increase in fracture risk compared with that of age- and gender-matched uninfected patients. HIV patients are also at an almost 9-fold higher risk of hip fracture.
As highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for HIV infection allows patients to live longer, many are being confronted with additional health challenges related to ageing.1 Apart from the classical risk factors, there are morbidities not classically considered to be HIV related that have been associated with ongoing HIV replication, chronic immune activation, and long-term HAART.1,2
In these lines, a number of studies have reported a decrease in bone mineral density (BMD) among HIV-infected patients.1,3,4 A meta-analysis1 of 12 cross-sectional studies in HIV-infected adults found that the probabilities of osteopenia and osteoporosis were 6.4 and 3.7 times higher, respectively, in HIV-infected than in uninfected patients. However, the consequences of low bone mass on fracture risk among patients diagnosed with HIV infection are not well known, as data are still limited and in some cases contradictory.
We have therefore used the nationwide Danish health registries to explore the existing association between HIV clinical diagnosis and fracture risk using a case–control design.
The extensive nature of registers in Denmark covering contacts to the health sector offers good possibilities for studies on the occurrence of fractures.5 Using the unique 10-digit civil registry number that is assigned to all Danish citizens shortly after birth, a complete hospital discharge and prescription history can be established for each individual and valid linkage between population-based registries can be obtained. The unique civil registry number is used in all registers, that is, if a person buys a drug on prescription, the drug is registered as bought by this individual and the same applies for admissions to hospitals and contacts to general practitioners for reimbursement purposes. Because of the extensive nature of the registers, only a few values were missing for socioeconomic status, such as civil status, working status, and income.
This case–control study was performed within the Danish population that constituted approximately 5.3 million individuals during the study period.
The study was subject to control by the National Board of Health and the Danish Data Protection Agency.
This study was designed as a classical case–control study. Cases were all subjects, both genders and all ages, who sustained a fracture during the year 2000. Controls were matched subjects without a fracture in the same year using the criteria below. Exposure was use of drugs and diseases before the date of fracture or a matched index date in the controls. Information on fractures and diseases before the fracture was based on hospital records of in- and outpatients.
In Denmark, The National Hospital Discharge Register covers all contacts (on in- or outpatient basis) to the hospitals.5 The register was founded in 1977, but outpatient records were first completely incorporated from 1995. The files of The National Hospital Discharge Register include information on the civil registry number of the patient, date of discharge, and discharge diagnoses, assigned exclusively by the physician at discharge according to the Danish version of the International Classification of Diseases, eighth revision (ICD-8) until the end of 1993, and to the Danish version of the ICD, 10th revision (ICD-10). The register has nationwide coverage of public hospitals with an almost 100% completeness of recordings and a high precision of diagnoses,6,7 particularly for fracture diagnoses.8 Using The National Hospital Discharge Register, we identified all subjects, who had sustained a fracture between January 1, 2000, and December 31, 2000 (n = 124,655). The following end points were assessed: any clinical fracture, hip fracture (neck and pertrochanteric), distal forearm fracture, clinical spine fracture, and/or any nontraumatic fracture (any fracture not presenting with an accident mechanism code signaling a trauma of more than a fall at the same level or less as fracture energy). Based on accident codes and admission codes (eg, hospitalized from home), incident fractures were identified and separated from readmissions.
Using the Civil Registration System, which has electronic records on all changes in vital status, including change of address and date of death for the entire Danish population since 1968, we randomly selected up to 3 controls for each case, matched by gender, year of birth, and region. The controls were selected using the incidence density sampling technique.9
Patients with a diagnosis of AIDS/HIV according to ICD-8 code 07983 and ICD-10: B20, B21, B22, B23, and B24, were identified from the National Hospital Discharge Register.10 Date of HIV clinical diagnosis was accounted for in time-varying models.
Using The National Hospital Discharge Register,6 we gathered information on the number of days spent in hospital the year preceding fracture (year 1999) and history of a fracture in the period 1977–2000. Similarly, data from the National Bureau of Statistics were obtained for a more accurate patient characterization, including income, social status, working status, and educational status in 1999. The National Health Organization Register information was then used to study number of contacts to general practitioners and practicing specialists for the period 1996–2000.
Information on alcoholism was collected as appearance of a diagnosis of alcoholism in the National Hospital Discharge Register or in the Psychiatric Central Register6 or a prescription of disulfiram in the Prescriptions database. Data on use of drugs with a potential effect on bone metabolism and/or fracture risk (corticosteroids, sedatives, opioids, antidepressants, anticonvulsants, and antipsychotics) were gathered from the Prescriptions database.
Data from different registers were merged at the National Bureau of Statistics, and for each subject, the 10-digit civil registry number was substituted by a unique anonymous ID.
The analyses of the association between HIV status and fractures in the year 2000 (cases versus controls) were carried out using crude and multivariable conditional logistic regression. The latter were adjusted for the following a priori–defined potential confounders: previous fracture, alcoholism, annual income in the previous year, use of corticosteroids, and sedatives. Furthermore, this logistic model for any fracture was adjusted for use of an a priori–defined list of drugs potentially involved in the causal pathway: opioids, antidepressants, anticonvulsants, and antipsychotics.
In addition, separate analyses for hip, forearm, and spine fracture cases and matched controls were also performed using these same methods. Stratified analyses for age strata (young age <40 years, middle age 40–60, and elderly >60 years) and gender were carried out, and potential interactions with these were tested for introducing multiplicative terms into the logistic model.
Finally, we studied the effect of time from HIV diagnosis on any fracture risk using a categorical variable for HIV-infected patients (up to 2 years, 2.1–4 years, 4.1–6 years, 6.1–7.5 years, and beyond 7.5 years) and fitted a smooth spline plot for visualization of this effect.
All these analyses were performed using STATA 12.0 (STATA Corp, College Station, Tex) and SPSS 19.0 (SPSS Inc, Chicago, Ill). SPSS was used to generate the datasets from raw data and check the completeness of data, whereas STATA was used for the actual statistical analyses.
No informed consent was required for this study, as we used exclusively routinely collected data.
A total of 124,655 fracture cases were identified in 2000 in Denmark, and 373,962 controls were matched on age and gender. Hence, both cases and controls had similar age [mean (SD) = 43.4 (27.4) years], and 51.8% of both populations were women. Controls had significantly higher annual income, were more likely to be married and actively working, and less likely to suffer alcoholism and to use antiepileptic drugs, sedatives/hypnotics, and corticosteroids. In addition, controls also had less comorbidities and less commonly a fracture history (Table 1).
Prevalence of HIV infection was 0.04% (n = 50) among cases and 0.01% (n = 52) among controls (P < 0.01), equivalent to an overall unadjusted (age and gender matched) odds ratio (OR) of 2.89 (1.99–4.18). Similarly, 3 out of 10,530 (0.03%) hip fracture cases had a previous HIV infection, compared with 1 out of 31,535 (<0.01%) matched controls: OR = 8.99 (1.39–58.0). The prevalence of HIV infection among forearm and spine fracture cases was 7 out of 20,035 (0.03%) and 3 out of 3364 (0.09%), whereas the proportions of HIV-infected matched controls were 6 out of 60,030 (0.01%) and 1 out of 10,079 (0.01%), respectively, equivalent to age- and gender-matched ORs of 3.50 (1.26–9.72) and 9.00 (1.39–58.1), respectively. Adjustment for fracture history, alcoholism, use of corticosteroids, use of sedatives, and annual income attenuated the observed associations for all but for overall fracture [multivariate adjusted OR = 1.99 (1.31–3.03)] (Table 2). This latter association stood for further adjustment for use of opioids, antidepressants, anticonvulsants, and antipsychotics: OR = 1.76 (1.14–2.71).
Stratified analyses by gender demonstrated similarly increased prevalence of HIV among fracture cases in men and women: 45 (0.07%) male and 5 (0.01%) female cases had a history of HIV infection, compared with 48 (0.03%) and 4 (<0.01%) controls. Estimated ORs were therefore 2.73 (1.78–4.19) for HIV-infected men and 3.75 (1.48–9.50) for women with a clinical diagnosis of HIV. Age-stratified analyses offered comparable results in the young and middle-aged populations [OR = 2.76 (1.57–4.86) and OR = 3.12 (1.80–5.41), respectively] but no significant increase in HIV prevalence among elderly fracture cases: 1 (<0.01%) case aged 60 or older had a history of HIV infection and 2 (<0.01%) controls had an equivalent HIV infection status [OR = 1.50 (0.14–16.5)].
The excess risk associated with HIV infection increased with time from diagnosis: for the HIV-infected cases for up to 2 (median 0.84) years, adjusted OR 1.20 (0.53–2.73); for 2.1–4 (median 3.11) years, OR 2.30 (1.12–4.72); for 4.1–6 (median 4.98) years, OR 2.10 (1.06–4.16); for 6.1–7.5 (median 6.64) years, OR 2.5 (1.14–5.67); and for >7.5 (median 9.62) years, OR 3.00 (1.39–6.47). According to the smooth spline produced, the effect increases rapidly in the first 2–3 years after the diagnosis of HIV infection to then continue increasing less steeply (Fig. 1).
We report a significantly increased prevalence of HIV infection of almost 3-fold among fracture cases, compared with gender- and age-matched controls from the Danish health registries. This is, in our data, independent of potential confounders, including fracture history, alcoholism, use of potentially involved medications (sedatives, opioids, antidepressants, anticonvulsants, antipsychotics, and corticosteroids), and annual income.
Even more importantly, we demonstrate an age- and gender-adjusted 9-fold higher risk of hip fractures in HIV-infected patients. Similarly, risk of clinical spine fractures seems to be 9 times higher in patients diagnosed with HIV. A lower effect size (but still significant effect) was observed for the association between forearm fractures and HIV status, with a 3.5-fold increase among the HIV-infected patients. This last association was though attenuated after multivariable adjustment for potential confounders.
The strength of the associations observed between HIV status and fractures is similar for men and women and in younger and middle-aged populations. By contrast, no such relationship was seen among patients aged 60 years or older, possibly because of a reduced number of HIV-infected cases and controls in these strata. In a study by Bonjoch et al,11 male gender was reported as an independent factor for bone loss in HIV patients. Triant et al12 analyzed fracture prevalence among HIV and non-HIV patients. Instead, we compared the prevalence of HIV in fractured patients versus matched controls. Despite this, the general conclusions of the study are similar to our findings, where HIV infection and fracture seem to be associated.
Most previous reports on the association between HIV infection and fractures studied exclusively American patients. In contrast, our data come from a Northern European population, with different representation of ethnic groups and probably different risk factors. Nonetheless, the results highlighting an association between HIV infection and fractures, even, once adjusting for different risk factor, are similar.
Finally, we report for the first time a time-varying association between HIV infection and fracture risk: the excess risk associated with HIV infection seems to increase rapidly in the first 2–3 years after diagnosis and then continues increasing more slowly. Other studies like the one by Yin et al13 have found that fracture risk is highest in the first 2 years after HAART initiation. Again, whether bone deterioration is the consequence of HIV itself or HAART remains controversial.
Despite the evidence of an association between fractures and HIV infection was inconclusive until recently, a number of studies have now consistently pointed to an increased risk in the HIV-infected patients. A just published retrospective cohort study carried out by our group reported similar results, with age- and gender-adjusted hazard ratios of 6.2 (95% confidence interval: 3.5 to 10.9; P < 0.001) and 2.7 (2.01 to 3.5; P < 0.001) for hip and clinical major fractures, respectively, among patients from Catalonia (Spain).14 Other population-based studies support these findings.12,15,16
Although the causal pathways for such associations remain obscure, different potential factors have been described in the literature. Collin et al17 demonstrated an increased incidence of all fractures in a cohort of HIV-infected men and women on HAART for 10 years, raising concerns of undesired effects of HAART on bone metabolism. In a recent study by Womack et al,18 a similar association between fractures and HIV was described, but this was no longer significant after adjustment for body mass index and comorbidities, suggesting that these might explain the increased risk of fractures in HIV populations. Smaller studies, with more restricted samples,4,19 have suggested that HIV infection is independently associated with BMD reductions in aging men and with increased fracture risk in these patients.
There is therefore a growing body of evidence that indicates that people with HIV are at high risk for osteoporosis and fractures. However, the pathogenesis responsible for this excess risk remains unclear. Many studies show that the early bone loss seen in HIV patients can be attributed to the use of certain antiretroviral therapies, such as protease inhibitors and/or tenofovir.20–22 In a substudy of 214 patients included in the SMART trial, BMD decreased further in the group receiving continuous HAART when compared with those on intermittent therapy. More recently, Bedimo et al23 have reported a cumulative effect of continuous tenofovir and lopinavir/ritonavir use on osteoporotic fracture risk. Notwithstanding this, other studies have suggested that the chronic immune activation produced by HIV infection might also play an important role in the development of osteoporotic fractures among HIV-infected populations.24,25 Various mechanisms might explain the effects of the virus on bone metabolism, including increased production of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor alpha26 or interleukin 6,27,28 and altered vitamin D metabolism in untreated HIV patients, which lead to excessive bone resorption.29 This narrow interaction between the virus and the patient's immunological status is indeed relevant, as an association between nadir CD4 counts and fractures has been consistently shown.15,21,23 Our study has many limitations, the main one being the scarcity of detailed information on HIV infection and antiretroviral therapies. In addition, we could not investigate other potential confounders, such as BMD, smoking, or body mass index. And, HAART medications are not available in this dataset, as these drugs are not dispensed in community pharmacies but in hospital settings. However, we have used highly validated nationwide data, and our study includes a big and representative sample of patients, with information gathered during routine clinical practice. We also expect low recall bias, as HIV infection is likely to be accurately registered because of the relevant consequences that the coding of this disease has for patients' access to appropriate therapies.
In summary, our study suggests that HIV-infected adults are at highly increased risk of hip and other bone fractures, compared with the general population. This finding is in line with other recent publications and adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting that HIV-infected patients should be assessed for fracture risk as part of their routine care.
epidemiology; HIV; fratures; bone; osteoporosis; electronic health records
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Free workshop offers insight on starting your own business
The City of Redlands will present the latest in a series of free Small Business Workshops, "Starting a New Business: Where Do I Start?" sponsored by SCORE Inland Empire on Wednesday, Nov. 14.
This free workshop is for entrepreneurs who want to start their own business and have no idea where to start or what to consider. Topics will include: defining reasons why you want to start a business, your business concept or ideas, and what start-up factors to consider. These factors will range from a wide variety of topics such as ownership, financing your business, recordkeeping, understanding your competition, marketing, and the basic business plan. This workshop will give you the opportunity to decide if being in business is right for you!
Presenter Ann Oliver's background includes participating in all aspects of membership development, fund raising, human resources, legislative issues, conferences, conventions, education programs, as well as separate "for profit" organizations. She has also been an active Real Estate Sales Associate and sold residential, commercial property all over California for over 30 years.
The workshop series is co-sponsored by SCORE Inland Empire and the U.S. Small Business Administration and designed to help small businesses in areas such as starting a small business, marketing and financing.
The Nov. 14 workshop will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. at the City Council Chambers, 35 Cajon St. This workshop is free, but registration is required. To register, visit the SCORE website at http://inlandempire.score.org/localworkshops. You may also contact Heather Smith at email@example.com or call (909) 798-7629. Free parking is available in the parking structure on the corner of Citrus Avenue and Sixth Street.


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I think it's safe to assume that the tag on this 2000-2002 Saturn SL1 came from another vehicle. The SL1 does not even have the dual-cam engine in my SL2, so this car has never been THAT hot!
One Hot SaturnAugust 18, 2009
2002 Saturn SL2August 6, 2009
This page will be updated occasionally as service, maintenance, repairs, etc. are made to my "Project Saturn". It is not really intended for anyone to read, but feel free to browse if you really do have nothing else to do. No national security secrets here…
Flashback Friday 14: Truckin' Part 3April 4, 2008
In Flashback Friday 7 you saw my first old Chevy pickup, now we have the second. I was having a big time with the new Miata, but they aren't that great for hauling trash, or anything else. I had also made some improvements to the Miata and had it like I wanted it. But I had an itch to have another project, and I had some cash. I wanted another truck, and I knew what I wanted. Read the rest of this entry »
Back to the FutureApril 3, 2008
No need to tell the history of this car. I shouldn't even need to mention it's name. But then again, most people only know it as a "De Lorean" which is only the brand name, not the model. It is actually a De Lorean DMC-12, but since this is the only model that De Lorean Motor Company built it is fine with me if you just call it a "De Lorean". Read the rest of this entry »
Gas Classic: 1984-94 Ford TempoApril 2, 2008
I haven't seen one of these in a while, and since I took these photos I have seen 3 more. That always seems to happen when I find something for the site. After becoming an expert on Ford Tempos (five minutes on the Internet) I am amazed at what a huge seller this thing was. In it's first year sales of the Tempo and it's twin sister Mercury Topaz were 531,468. Read the rest of this entry »
1951 Chevrolet StylelineMarch 20, 2008
To make up for yesterday here is a double dose of S.O.T.S. I found this 1951 Chevrolet Styleline for sale last week. The sign (see photo) tells the interesting story of this survivor. If one of you out on the Interwebs wants this car, the area code is 205 so call the guy at the number on the sign. But be careful, it looks like he has a bit of an attitude! Read the rest of this entry »
4DSCMarch 18, 2008
With the new 2009 Maxima wearing 4DSC stickers at the New York I thought it was ironic to find an original 4DSC for sale. Well not exactly, since this one has an automatic transmission. But still, if everything works this is a great car for $1,200. Read the rest of this entry »


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Aubrey speaks with MTV about the Drakeberry incident that went down back in April.
"I'll never forget the night, man, when I went up to Hot 97, and it wasn't scheduled," Drake explained. "It wasn't like, you know, 'Drake's coming up here Tuesday.' It was literally like, 'Funk Flex wants to meet you,' and bam, like, two seconds later, it was like, 'Let's go on the radio and just kill New York.' I'll never forget how nervous I was. It was such a rookie hip-hop moment — and, obviously, the controversy of me pulling out my phone and rapping off my phone because I just wasn't prepared. A lot of people don't know the difference between freestyle or off the top and coming to a radio show knowing you got to go there, so you got verses cued up in your head, whether they be off your upcoming album or verses just that you have laying around. A lot of artists get that preparation time."
Drake said the moment was an important steppingstone.
"That moment, just as far as hip-hop, as far as MCing goes, that moment was one of those ... it was just, 'Whoa! I'm really here and I got to get better. I got get to be better than this. I can never be caught off guard again,' " Drake said. "That was probably one of the most interesting moments of my life this year. I'm a writer, man. I appreciate the elements of hip-hop. I appreciate a guy like Common who goes city to city and just spits at the crowd for 10 minutes about everything he sees. I admire talent like that, because that's just not my creative process. So, you know, as far as moments this year go, though, I've had amazing stories. I don't want to tell them all in interviews, because then Thank Me Later will just be empty, so I think I'm going to tell them in this album as vivid as I possibly can."


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Credit/No Credit
The Credit/No Credit (CR/NC) is an option for graduate students seeking to take a course outside of their degree or certificate program. No course graded CR/NC will count toward the satisfaction of any graduate degree or certificate requirement. Degree requirements include, but are not limited to, courses taken to fulfill the Research Skills and Responsible Scholarship for doctoral students. It is the student's responsibility to check with the department about the appropriateness of CR/NC.
If a student elects to take the CR/NC option, they must make this election during the CR/NC time frame, which can be found in the Registrar's current Academic Calendar». This period typically begins after the last day to add a class and extends for approximately two weeks. This process must be initiated in the COGA office.
Please note these additional restrictions on the use of Credit/No Credit option:
- Students can elect only one class per semester as CR/NC.
- Graduate students must earn a grade of "C" or above in order to receive credit. A grade of "C-" will not count for credit.
- Courses graded CR or NC will not count toward your GPA.
- Students must be enrolled in the course prior to electing for CR/NC.
- If the student wishes to void the selection of CR/NC, this must be completed within the CR/NC period by returning with the CR/NC receipt to the COGA office.
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The County should either [1] establish an Internet web site or [2] add web pages to an existing web site that will communicate response and recovery information of interest to disabled people after a disaster. The County should publicize the existence of this information resource to the disability community in advance of a disaster and to the entire community immediately after a disaster. The County ADA coordinator should recommend information to appear on the Internet site, encourage disability service organizations to submit pertinent information, and periodically update information prepared in anticipation of a future disaster.
Radio and television stations should
Companies that have airborne blimps with message boards should work with the County ADA coordinator in order to publicize major disability information resources and to provide other disability related information as feasible. (This form of communication is effective for people with hearing impairments, and is reassuring for everyone.)
The County Sheriff's Emergency Broadcast System announcements should include brief notices about major sources of disability related information, as well as TDD telephone numbers that can be passed on to hearing impaired persons.
The County Info Line (a telephone information service) should consult with County staff and increase Info Line holdings of information on disability disaster resources, and make greater efforts to publicize the availability of this information in advance of a disaster.
The "People Guide" published by the Interfaith Hunger Coalition immediately after a disaster should include information about the accessibility of food distribution sites and alternative means by which disabled people can obtain food.
Telephone companies should consult with the County ADA coordinator in order to add information about disaster resources, preparedness, and response pertinent to people with disabilities to the white pages of telephone books.
Telephone companies establish an 800-number voice information system for blind and reading impaired people to hear the white pages disaster information; and the system should have an option for listening to response and recovery information following a disaster.
Agencies with information on disaster preparation and response on videos should add captioning for hearing impaired people and audio description for visually impaired people.
The County should urge major distributors of such videos to only market videos with captioning and audio description.
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Francis Cunningham papers, 1968-1975
Cunningham, Francis, b. 1931
Active in New York, N.Y.
Collection size: 25 items (on partial microfilm reel).
Collection Summary: A resume, letters, price lists, and three exhibition catalogs.
Biographical/Historical Note: Painter; New York, N.Y. Also Known as Dick Cunningham.
Donated by Hirschl and Adler Galleries via President Stuart Feld. Hirschl and Adler represented Cunningham for a time.
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Parting Schotts
College Hockey Slap Schotts: Possible 2015 Team USA WJC coaching candidates
The United States Under-20 hockey team didn't defend its gold medal in the World Junior Championship in Malmo, Sweden. It was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Russia. The U.S. was coached by the University of Minnesota's Don Lucia.
Lucia most likely won't coach the team next year. USA Hockey probably won't begin a search for a head coach for the 2015 team for a couple of months. But there are a few college hockey coaches who could fill the spot when the tournament is played in Montreal and Toronto next season.
I have my dart board out. The darts are in my hand, and I ready to toss them at the board. Here are my possible candidates, in no particular order, to be the next Team USA head coach.
Nate Leaman
Leaman, the Providence coach and former Union coach, was twice an assistant coach for Team USA in the 2007 and 2009 WJCs. The 2007 squad won the bronze medal. He helped Union reach national prominence in eight years with the Dutchmen. In his third season at Providence, Leaman has done the same thing with the Friars. He would be an excellent choice.
Rick Bennett
Bennett took over for Leaman in 2011, and he guided the Dutchmen to the NCAA Frozen Four in his first year, and nearly got them there last year. The Dutchmen have won back-to-back ECAC Hockey tournament titles, and were the 2011-12 regular-season champions.
Seth Appert
Appert, the RPI coach, has international coaching experience. He was an assistant coach for the 2007 U.S. Under-18 Select Team that competed in the Ivan Hlinka Tournament, and was the head coach of in 2008 and 2011.
Rand Pecknold
Quinnipiac's head coach guided the Bobcats to their first ECAC Hockey regular-season title and Frozen Four appearance last year. His teams like to play an up-tempo style. It would be fun to see if he could do that in the WJC.
Bob Motzko
The St. Cloud State coach took his team to its first Frozen Four last year. The Huskies were the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com/NCAA hockey poll for one week last month. Motzko served as an assistant coach on this year's WJC team.
Jerry York
The legendary Boston College coach has a resume that would eliminate the interview process for the job.
Colgate wins Mariucci
Colgate went into the Christmas break losing two straight games at home to UMass. The Raiders faced a big task coming out of the break as they would play top-ranked Minnesota in the first round of the Gophers' Mariucci Classic. The chances of Colgate beating Minnesota and, eventually, winning the tournament, were remote, at best.
But this why you play the games, because you never know what will happen.
Colgate captured the Mariucci in stunning fashion. First, the Raiders tied the Gophers, 2-2, but advanced to the championship game by winning the shootout. In the final, they blanked No. 2-ranked Ferris State, 3-0, to win the title.
Colgate (8-9-3) has had some impressive wins this season. It came from behind to beat Union, 5-3, Nov. 8 at Messa Rink. The following weekend, the Raiders swept the North Country trip to Clarkson and St. Lawrence.
"We're a young team that's still trying to figure out who we are exactly," Colgate coach Don Vaughan told USCHO.com after the Ferris State game. "I think a weekend like this can go a long way in giving our guys confidence and knowing that you can play with the best teams."
Goalie Charlie Finn made 36 saves in 65 minutes against Minnesota, plus two more in the three-round shootout. He stopped 19 shots against the Bulldogs, who blasted RPI, 6-2, in the other first-round game.
Wild game
The wildest and strangest contest of the Christmas break took place in the third-place game of the Ledyard Bank Classic last Monday in Hanover, N.H.
Apparently, Dartmouth and Northeastern gave the defense the day off. The teams had an old-fashioned shootout, playing to an 8-8 tie.
Neither team did a good job protecting the lead. Northeastern had leads of 2-1 and 4-2 disappear. Dartmouth wasted leads of 1-0 and 8-4.
The Big Green erased the Huskies' 4-2 lead by scoring six straight goals, the last coming from Andy Simpson at 6:02 of the third period. Seemingly, the Big Green had the game in hand.
That wasn't the case.
Cody Ferriero started the comeback with a goal ay 8:28. Just under five minutes later, Adam Reid scored to make it 8-6.
Northeastern coach Jim Madigan pulled goalie Bryan Mountain twice in the final two minutes, and it worked each time. Dalen Hedges made it 8-7 with 1:18 left. Then, 19 seconds later, Mike Szmatula got the tying goal.
Breaking down the stats, Dartmouth had 14 of its 18 skaters record at least one point, while Northeastern had 13 of its 18 skaters do that. Three players had two goals (Szmatula and Dartmouth's Josh Hartley and Eric Neiley).
It was the second time this the season that the Big Green have allowed eight goals in a game. The other was against St. Lawrence on Nov. 9.
Union moves up in polls
ECAC Hockey-leading Union, which hasn't played since Dec. 14, jumped one spot in Monday's USCHO.com/NCAA top-20 poll.
The Dutchmen (8-1 ECACH, 12-3-3 overall) moved from fifth to fourth in the poll, earning 823 points. They are the highest-ranking ECACH team in the poll.
It was the second straight week Union moved up despite not playing. The Dutchmen return to action Friday at No. 7 Quinnipiac.
Union moved up from seventh to fifth in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll, earning 361 points.
USCHO.com/NCAA poll
Team (First Place Votes) Record Points Last Poll
1 Minnesota (42) 13- 2-3 989 1
2 St. Cloud State ( 8) 11- 2-3 922 3
3 Ferris State 15- 3-3 876 2
4 Union 12- 3-3 823 5
5 Boston College 13- 4-2 804 6
6 Providence 13- 3-4 763 4
7 Quinnipiac 15- 3-4 715 8
8 Michigan 10- 4-2 667 7
9 Massachusetts-Lowell 14- 5-1 637 9
10 Yale 7- 3-4 495 10
11 Clarkson 12- 6-2 467 11
12 Cornell 8- 4-3 387 15
13 Miami 9- 7-2 383 12
14 Wisconsin 11- 6-1 361 13
15 Notre Dame 10- 8-1 300 14
16 Northeastern 11- 6-3 254 17
17 Denver 10- 6-4 190 16
18 Vermont 10- 6-3 148 20
19 Lake Superior 11- 8-1 103 18
20 New Hampshire 12-10-1 71 NR
Others receiving votes: Minnesota State 36, Maine 27, Ohio State 24, North Dakota 22, Colgate 13, Nebraska-Omaha 11, Bentley 4, Air Force 3, RPI 3, Bowling Green 1, Western Michigan 1.
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll
(First-place votes in parentheses)
Rank School Last Week's Ranking
1. Minnesota, 510 (34) 1
2. St. Cloud State, 454 4
3. Ferris State, 418 2
4. Boston College, 387 6
5. Union, 361 7
6. Providence, 349 5
7. Quinnipiac, 314 8
8. UMass Lowell, 287 10
9. Michigan, 273 3
10. Yale, 173 11
11. Clarkson, 136 9
12. Cornell, 116 13
13. Miami, 115 12
14. Wisconsin, 94 15
15. Notre Dame, 52 14
Others receiving votes: Northeastern, 16; Minnesota State, 9; Vermont, 6; Denver, 5; New Hampshire, 3; Colgate, 1; Maine, 1.
My vote
I have a vote in the USCHO.com poll. Here is how I voted.
1) Minnesota
2) Union
3) Ferris State
4) St. Cloud
5) Providence
6) Boston College
7) Quinnipiac
8) Michigan
9) UMass-Lowell
10) Yale
11) Miami
12) Cornell
13) Wisconsin
14) Clarkson
15) Notre Dame
16) Denver
17) Northeastern
18) Minn. State
19) Lake Superior
20) Vermont
Daily Gazette/ECACH Four Stars
Time for my four stars of the week.
Player of the Week — Mark Naclerio, Brown
The sophomore forward scored twice in the third period to help the Bears earn a 3-3 tie at No. 16 Denver on Friday, and then had a goal and an assist in Saturday's 4-2 win at Colorado College.
Goalie of the Week — Charlie Finn, Colgate
The freshman made 36 saves against top-ranked Minnesota in the first round of the Mariucci Classic, and stopped all 19 shots he faced against No. 2 Ferris State in the title-game win.
Rookie of the Week — Josh Hartley, Dartmouth
The freshman defenseman scored twice against Northeastern, and had an assist in Friday's 1-1 tie at Vermont.
Team of the Week — Colgate
The Raiders winning the Mariucci Classic earns them the honor.
If you have any comments, post them below, or e-mail them to me at email@example.com. You can follow me on Twitter @slapschotts. Also, please become a fan of two Facebook pages — The Daily Gazette On Ice, and my "Slap Schotts" college hockey segment page.
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This condition comprises defects in the nasal half of visual fields, usually incomplete. This condition is due to lateral involvement of chiasm; it presupposes bilateral lesions.
1. Bilateral occipital lesion (thrombosis)
2. Chiasmic arachnoiditis, postneuritic optic atrophy, and bilateral retrobulbar neuritis of multiple sclerosis
3. Damage to chiasm
4. Drusen of optic nerve (see p. 559)
5. Fusiform aneurysms-arteriosclerotic or congenital-of internal carotid artery
6. Glaucoma
7. Meningiomas, especially from the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone
8. Nasal quadrant peripheral depression of glaucoma-bilateral and reasonably symmetrical
9. Pituitary tumor with third ventricle dilatation pushing laterally
10. Retinal damage
11. Severe exsanguination
12. Sclerotic plaques of internal carotid artery or anterior cerebral arteries
13. Symmetric lesions in the temporal halves of both retinas, such as severe retinal edema associated with diabetic retinopathy
14. Trauma
Cox TA, et al. Unilateral nasal hemianopia as a sign of intracranial optic nerve compression. Am J Ophthalmol 1981; 92:230-232.
Harrington DO, Drake MV. The visual fields: text and atlas of clinical perimetry, 6th ed. St. Louis: CV Mosby, 1990.
Pau H. Differential diagnosis of eye diseases, 2nd ed. New York: Thieme Medical, 1988
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Belos Paradox EP
- Artists X-NoiZe, Hipnotix, Xerox
- Release Date 2011-06-08
- Labels Noya Records
- Catalog NYEP08
Hipnotix are brothers Adam and Yaki Belo, from Tel Aviv, Israel.
The Belo brothers began their "Trancey" musical career as DJs hitting the deck over a decade in Israel and world wide. In 2003 they started to produce & create music as Hipnotix, under massive influence from progressive-electro-rock bands such as Xerox & Illumination and X-Dream. Their hypnotic sound brings a unique style that's best described as melodic full-on trance blended with psychedelic atmosphere melted into powerful groove. The ep includes a collaboration with label mentor Xerox and a remix from the power house of X-noiZe. Hipnotix's tracks are supported by well known psy-trance DJ's like?Xerox & Illumination, X-noiZe, Chakra and Eyal Yankovich and Chakra.


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Cabrini has a limited number of work experience placements for Year 10 students from December each year. Work experience gives Year 10 students time at Cabrini to learn about an occupation or industry by observing others or completing tasks under supervision. It is an opportunity for secondary students to develop skills and networks and to decide what they would like to do in the future. It's an opportunity for Cabrini to showcase the many and varied occupations there are in health and potentially attract future staff. Students are placed with Cabrini primarily to observe and learn – not to undertake activities which require extensive training or expertise. Not all areas allow or have the resources to accommodate work experience students.
Benefits of work experience;
- insights into what a job involves
- structured, supervised, hands-on experience
- useful work skills that are recognised in the workplace
- confidence in the ability to learn and become competent at new tasks
- work/life skills such as communicating effectively or working in teams
- a chance to demonstrate how the student can contribute in a work environment
- an understanding of the working world
- an opportunity to demonstrate commitment and reliability
Work experience plays a vital part of the student's time at school. It allows them to 'test the waters' and experience what it is like to be working '9 to 5' instead of just school hours.
Conditions of acceptance of the work experience program at Cabrini
In order for a student to be considered for Cabrini's Work Experience Program:
- The student must be in Year 10 and 15 or 16 years of age whilte on work experience (we do not accept Year 11 or 12 or university students)
- The student's educational institution must provide indemnity cover for the duration of the placement via the appropriate Victorian government form
- The work experience student will be paid at $5.00 per day
- An application for placement must be made via the Online Work Experience Application Form only
- The department must be willing and able to accommodate the placement.
Please contact the Work Experience Coordinator for all placements. Please do not contact individual managers
Formal requests for work experience placements
ALL work experience applications from Year 10 students must be received by the Work Experience Coordinator, in Human Resources in December/January for a placement in the next year (e.g. put in an application via the online form in Dec 2016 for the 2017 school year). Placements for the entire year fill up very quickly. We strongly suggest that students apply to more than one organisation for work experience as Cabrini cannot guarantee a placement.
- Download the Cabrini Health Confidentiality Policy here If you have specific questions about our program please contact:
- Email: email@example.com OR
- Post: Work Experience Co-ordinator, People Services, Cabrini, 183 Wattletree Road, Malvern 3144
For the 2017 Work Experience Program: applications will only be accepted from 9 am on Thursday 1 December 2016 until the close of business (5 pm) on Sunday, 15th January 2017. No early or late applications will be accepted. For the 2017 Work Experience Program - you will be notified in late February or early March 2017 if you will be offered a placement or whether your area(s) of preference are full. The Work Experience Coordinator can be reached by telephone on (03) 9508 5313 or by email at email@example.com during business hours of 9 am to 4 pm Monday to Thursday only. Again, we strongly suggest that students apply to more than one organisation for work experience as Cabrini receives far more applications than it has placements.
Please note:
- Only one student per department in any one week
- No back-to-back placements in one department – if a department has a student one week, they will not take a student placement the next week
- Students must be flexible with their placement dates
Additional information
SHADOWING A DOCTOR - Cabrini receives many requests from students to shadow a doctor on rounds, in Theatre or in the Emergency Department for a day or week but we are unable to accommodate these requests. No students are permitted to attend theatre areas, the Emergency Department or accompany a doctor on ward rounds at any time.
MATERNITY / CHILDREN'S WARD - Cabrini does not allow students in these areas.
ALLIED HEALTH (PHYSIOTHERAPY AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY) - These areas are unable to take work experience students at this time
CONSULTANT DOCTORS - Work experience students who wish to have a placement with a private consultant with an office at Cabrini should speak directly with the consultant's office as Cabrini is not responsible for placing students with them.
CODE OF DRESS – Students are required to dress neatly with sensible shoes. No shorts, thongs, short dresses, bare midriffs or jeans – we are a hospital and students should be dressed appropriately.
PAYMENT - Cabrini pays the students $5.00 per day which is paid in cash on their last placement day if working on the Malvern campus. If they have a placement on another campus, a cheque is sent to them at their home address