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Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
On-line version ISSN 2175-9790
Braz. J. Pharm. Sci. vol.47 no.2 São Paulo Apr./June 2011
The evaluation of coated granules to mask the bitter taste of dihydroartemisinin
Yasser ShahzadI,*; Syed Nisar Hussain ShahII; Shabbar AtiqueIII; Muhammad Tayyab AnsariII; Farooq BashirIII; Talib HussainI
IDivision of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield, UK
IIFaculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
IIIInstitute of Advance Materials, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
The purpose of this study was to mask the bitter taste imparted by dihydroartemisinin (DHA) by the use of different coating materials. Trial-1 and trial-2 were conducted to prepare the DHA granules. The granules produced from trial-1 were irregular in shape and smaller in size while the trial-2 granules were more regular and larger in size. The granules obtained from both trials were then coated with two different coating methods, namely A and B, depending upon coating material. The trial-2 granules showed better flow properties than trial-1 granules. In vitro dissolution studies in phosphate buffer at pH 6.8 revealed that granules of trial-2B released only 34% ± 3 DHA in two minutes compared with trial-1A (57% ± 2), trial-1B (48% ± 2) and trial-2A (53% ± 7). The pleasant taste perception (PTP) test also confirmed the taste masking efficacy of trial-2B (P < 0.05). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed the more regular and smooth surface of trial-2B granules. In addition, the differential thermal and thermogravimetric analysis (TG-DTA) confirmed no interaction between the materials and pure DHA. DHA has shown its characteristic peaks in the x-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns which were also prominent in all the granules. In conclusion, the granules obtained from trial-2B displayed considerable decrease in the bitter taste of DHA thereby fulfilling the purpose of this study.
Uniterms: Medicines/coating. Granules/coating. Dihydroartemisinin (DHA)/taste masking. Thermogravimetric analysis/medicines analysis. X-ray diffraction/medicines analysis.
O objetivo deste estudo foi o de mascarar o gosto amargo característico da diidroartemisinina (DHA) pelo uso de diferentes materiais de revestimento. Experimento-1 e experimento-2 foram realizados para preparar grânulos de DHA. Os grânulos produzidos pelo experimento-1 mostraram-se irregulares e menores se comparados aos obtidos pelo experimento-2, que foram mais regulares e maiores. Os grânulos obtidos em ambos os experimentos foram, então, revestidos por dois métodos distintos de revestimento, designados como A e B, dependendo do material de revestimento empregado. Os grânulos do experimento-2 mostraram melhor propriedade de fluxo que os obtidos no experimento-1. Estudos de dissolução in vitro em tampão fosfato pH 6,8 revelaram que grânulos do experimento-2B liberaram apenas 34% ± 3 da DHA em dois minutos se comparado com experimento-1A (57% ± 2), experimento-1B (48% ± 2) e experimento-2A (53% ± 7). A Análise Sensorial quanto ao sabor (Pleasant Taste Perception - PTP) também confirmou a eficácia do experimento-2B (P <0,05) em mascarar o gosto amargo da DHA. Microscopia Eletrônica de Varredura (SEM) revelou a superfície mais regular e lisa dos grânulos obtidos pelo experimento-2B. Além disso, Análise Termogravimétrica e Análise Térmica Diferencial (TG-DTA) confirmaram que não há nenhuma interação entre os materiais e a DHA pura. DHA mostrou seus picos característicos na Difração de Raios X (XRD) em padrões que também foram proeminentes em todas as amostras. Em conclusão, os grânulos obtidos pelo experimento-2B exibiram diminuição considerável no gosto amargo da DHA, o que era o propósito deste estudo.
Unitermos: Medicamentos/revestimento. Granulados/revestimento. Diidroartemisinina. Granulados. Análise termogravimétrica/análise de medicamentos. Difração de raio X/análise de medicamentos.
Bitter, astringent, metallic or unpleasant tastes are highly unacceptable if using the oral route of delivery, especially in the case of pediatric drugs (Roy, 1994; Szejtli, Szente, 2005). The majority of the orally administered drugs including alkaloids such as quinine, and antibiotics such as sparfloxacin or clarithromycin, are bitter in taste (Shirai et al., 1993, 1994; Katsuragi et al., 1995, 1997; Yajima et al., 1999). However, for patients, such drugs are not necessarily easy to swallow, resulting in non-compliance and a subsequent decrease in efficacy. To overcome this problem various techniques have been developed to mask the unpleasant and bitter taste of drugs including capsules, coated tablets, microencapsulation, complexation and chemical modification (Cuña et al., 1997; Barra et al., 1999). But in most cases, solid preparations like tablets and capsules are not recommended for pediatric patients, instead liquid preparations are used. It is known that only dissolved substances elicit taste sensation and substances which are completely insoluble in water are tasteless. In many cases, however, the drugs are so intensely bitter, that they are barely tolerable even at ppm levels (Szejtli, Szente, 2005).
The most effective method of achieving maximum taste masking is to coat the drug particles, thereby creating a physical barrier around the drug. This may be achieved using microencapsulation techniques such as spray-drying (Yajima et al., 1999; Wilson et al., 1994), spray-congealing (Shimano et al., 1995; Robson et al., 1999), coacervation (Chukuwu et al. 1991; Al-Omranm et al., 2002) or the solvent evaporation method (Hashimoto et al., 2002).
Dihydroartemisinin (DHA), a more water-soluble metabolite of artemisinin derivatives, is a safe and highly effective antimalarial analog of artemisinin (Chen et al., 2004). It is isolated from the traditional Chinese herb Artemisia annua, and recommended as a first-line anti-malarial drug with low toxicity (Dhingra et al., 2000). This drug has a very bitter taste and therefore serves as a model drug to evaluate taste-masking efficiency for several kinds of oral formulations.
In the present investigation, our goal was to prepare DHA granules using the wet granulation technique (Ameye et al., 2002) and to apply enteric coating by using different coating materials to mask the bitter taste of DHA. The influence of these coatings on the surface morphology of granules were then examined using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) as well as the influence on their dissolution behavior at pH 6.8 of the oral cavity. In addition, the palatability of the granules was evaluated in a pleasant taste perception (PTP) test. Finally, differential thermal analysis (DTA), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and x-ray diffraction (XRD), was used to investigate possible interactions between the components of the formulation.
Dihydroartemisinin (DHA) was a gift sample from AMSON Vaccines & Pharma (Pvt.) Ltd. Islamabad, Pakistan. Methocel® E5 was obtained from Dow Chemical Co., Midland. Opadry® was purchased from Colorcon, West Point, PA. Carbopol 934P was obtained from B.F Goodrich, Cleveland, OH, USA. Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP-K30) and isopropyl alcohol (IPA) were obtained from Fluka (Buchs, Switzerland). Acetonitrile was 99% HPLC grade (Merck, Germany). All the chemicals and reagents were of analytical grade.
Chromatographic conditions and analysis
The DHA analysis was performed on a HPLC Gradient SPD 10 A (Schimadzu) with UV detector at 209 nm. The HPLC was equipped with a 20 µL loop Rheodyne injector. A symmetry C-18 column (Waters corporation, 5 µm, 4.6 x 150 mm i.d.) was used as the stationary phase. The mobile phase was prepared by mixing HPLC grade acetonitrile and water (milli-Q) in a 35:65 v/v ratio and vacuum filtering it through a 0.45 µm nylon filter. Filtered solvents were degassed before use. The flow rate was set at 1.2 mL/min (Ansari et al., 2009).
Solubility studies
The test samples were prepared in water with an excess amount of pure DHA and placed on an orbital shaker at 100 rpm for five days in a temperature controlled room at 37 ºC. Samples were centrifuged and withdrawn with a syringe equipped with a 0.40 µm syringe filter. All samples were diluted and immediately analyzed with HPLC for drug content. Samples were prepared in duplicate (Ansari et al., 2009).
Preparation of granules
The wet granules of DHA were prepared using two trials in a laboratory-scale low-shear mixer. The formulation of each trial is given in Table I. The batch size was 500 g for each trial (trial-1: granulation with starch, PVP-K30, and IPA in 100 mL of distilled water, and trial-2: granulation with Carbopol 934P, sodium metabisulphite, and methyl paraben sodium in 150 mL of distilled water). The impeller speed was set at 100 rpm for 10 min in all the trials to mix the powders, then, during addition of the granulation liquid, the impeller speed was raised to 400 rpm for 10 minutes to wet the whole powder mixture.
Finally, the granules were dried at a reduced pressure at 60 ºC with an impeller speed of 100 rpm for 10 s every 100 s, while tilting the bowl to move the granules increasing the surface exposed to the evaporation process. The drying time, as a function of the amount of water used, was 25 minutes for trial-1, and 30 min for trial-2. Therefore, the total granulation time was 45 min for trial-1, and 50 min for trial-2. The granules were spread out in thin layers in a tray allowing them to cool at room temperature, then collected and sieved as described in the following section.
Coating of granules
Coating was undertaken to mask the bitter taste and to improve the aesthetic appeal of the formulated granules of DHA. For this purpose, two coating methods namely A and B were used to coat the granules of each trial-1 and 2 in conventional coating pans. In coating method A, Methocil™ E5 (60 g) was mixed in 250 g of IPA with fast stirring. Titanium dioxide (6 g) and talcum (10 g) were then dissolved in 50 mL of methylene chloride. Both the solutions were then mixed together for 10 minutes for uniformity and then filtered. In coating method B, Opadry® enteric (30 g) was mixed in methylene chloride (50 mL) and IPA (300 g) with fast stirring for 40 minutes. A small quantity of methylene chloride was added and mixed for another 10 minutes for uniformity and then filtered. The trials were designated as trial-1A & trial-1B, and trial-2A & trial-2B based on the method of coating applied to each formulation respectively. A laboratory scale coating pan (SH-506, Taiwan) was used to coat the granules. The operating speed of pan was 20 rpm with high atomization and slow air speed. The distance of the coating gun was 25 inches from the granules bed for efficient coating. The granules were dried after coating by blowing hot air.
Characterization of Granules
Granule size distribution
The granule size distribution was evaluated by sieve analysis, using a vibrating shaker (Octagon Digital, Endecotts, London, UK) at a medium vibration level for 15 min and three standard sieves (Scientific Instruments s.r.l., Milan, Italy) in the range 250-2000 um. The fractions were then collected and stored in desiccators at 30±2 ºC. The granulation tests were performed at least in duplicate and the mean of each particle size ± standard deviation (S.D.) was then calculated.
Rheological study of formulated granules
The rheological properties of formulated granules were determined by Carr's index (Leon, et al., 1986):
Where ρp is the poured density described by mass of sample granules divided by the undistributed volume in a 10 mL cylinder after filling, and ρt is the tapped density described by mass of sample granules per unit volume after tapping a bed of granules, after no change of volume was observed.
Drug content estimation
The analysis of the DHA content in each fraction was carried out by dissolving 50 mg of granules in 100 mL of phosphate buffer at pH 6.8 (within the pH range of saliva); the amount of the drug was then determined by HPLC Gradient SPD 10 A (Schimadzu) at 209 nm. Each fraction was analyzed in triplicate.
In vitro dissolution studies
In vitro dissolution tests were performed using the USP 24 paddle method (Pharmatest, Steinhein, Germany) rotating at 60 rpm. A volume of 900 mL of pH 6.8 phosphate buffer was used at a temperature of 37 ± 1 ºC to evaluate the taste-masking efficiency of the granules. Each sample contained 35 mg of DHA. The samples were taken at a pre-determined time and analyzed by HPLC Gradiant SPD 10 A (Schimadzu). The amount of drug dissolved was analyzed at 209 nm. The dissolution tests were performed in triplicate and the three absorption values were averaged and their S.D. was then calculated.
Pleasant taste perception (PTP) test
The PTP test was performed by six volunteers at the Gustatory Evaluation Laboratory of the Institute of Biotechnology, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan (Pakistan). The involvement of human volunteers in this study was ethically approved by the Gustatory Evaluation Laboratory of the Institute of Biotechnology, Bahauddin Zakariya University. To find a suitable concentration for the evaluation of the bitterness taste intensity during the comparative test, the perception and bitterness recognition threshold of pure DHA was evaluated as described previously (Beatrice et al., 2004).
To determine the threshold of bitterness, seven standard solutions of pure DHA in distilled water at different concentrations were prepared as follows:
I. 0.00% (w/v); II. 0.01% (w/v); III. 0.025% (w/v); IV. 0.05% (w/v); V. 0.1% (w/v); VI. 0.2% (w/v) and VII. 0.4% (w/v).
The volunteers were then asked to taste 5ml of solution IV by keeping it in their mouth for 5 Seconds. Then, they were required to give one of these following perceptions:
1. "I feel a bitter taste".
2. "I do not feel any difference between solutions IV and I",
3. "I feel something but I can not identify the taste",
The volunteers whose answer perception was 2 or 3 were then asked to taste solution V (having a higher drug concentration than IV), while volunteers whose answer perception was 1 were then asked to taste solution III. The results yielded the perception threshold at 0.05% (w/v) (range 0.025-0.08%, w/v) and bitterness recognition threshold at 0.08% (w/v) (range 0.06-0.2%, w/v). Subsequently, in order to have homogeneity in the sensation of the bitterness intensity among the volunteers, a trained panel evaluation was performed testing some solutions at different concentrations of DHA and the volunteers were told the bitterness scores (from 0 to 100) of these solutions.
The evaluation of the granules taste was then carried out by dispersing 250 mg of each sample in 100 mL of water to obtain a 0.21% (w/v) DHA granules suspension, which is higher than the bitterness recognition threshold. The granule particle size was the same as that used for the dissolution tests. The PTP test was performed on the granule suspension instead of the solid sample to evaluate if the in vitro drug release of the four samples could reflect upon the bitterness sensation after the same time (2 min) and also to reduce the wide variability of drug concentration in the mouth, because of the different salivation conditions between volunteers, occurring when a solid sample is used.
The volunteers were then asked to taste 5 mL of each sample as previously described and to give a bitterness score (based on a 0.21% (w/v) granule suspension bitterness score of 100). Significant differences among granules were analyzed using the unpaired student's t-test and a value of P<0.05 was considered significantly different.
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
The surface morphology of the developed formulations was examined using a scanning electron microscope (Hitachi S-6000).
Differential thermal & thermogravimetric Analysis (TG-DTA)
The thermal stability of DHA granules was studied. For this, simultaneous TG-DTA experiments were performed using a Linesis STA PT 1600 instrument under an air flow of 100 mL/min at heating rate of 5 ºC/min with an initial sample mass of 5 mg. Alumina crucibles were used for analysis.
X-ray diffraction (XRD)
X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) for DHA and granules was performed using a Bruker D8 Discover (Germany) apparatus. Measurement conditions included target (CuKα), voltage (35 KV), and current (35 mA). A system of diverging, receiving, and anti-scattering slits of 1º, 1º, 0.15º, respectively, were used. Eva software was used for the data processing (Evaluation Package Bruker, Germany). Patterns were obtained using a scan speed of 4 degree/minute with 2θ between 6º, and 35º (Ansari et al., 2009).
DHA granules were prepared by the conventional wet granulation method and characterized to confirm the suitability of granulation and coating method for reducing the unpleasant taste of the drug. DHA being a lipophilic drug showed low solubility in water as expected i.e. 0.12±0.01 mg/mL. The result obtained is very similar to a previously reported result (Ansari et al., 2009). The Carr's index for trial-1 granules was 17.4 and 12.6 for trial-2 granules which indicates the better flowability of trial-2 granules as compared to trial-1 granules. Both the trials were designed to produce granules of better quality and to test the coating technique which favors more regular shaped granules. The granules produced from trial-1 were of smaller size mainly due to the addition of PVP (Beatrice et al., 2004). The granules produced from trial-2 were bigger in size than granules of trial-1. For trial-1, the cumulative frequency percent was 42 for granules having a size of 250 µm, 35 for 500 µm and 22 were greater than 1000 µm, respectively (Figure 1). For trial-2, the cumulative frequency percent was only 19 for the 250 µm size range, 43 for 500 µm and 35 were greater than 1500 µm. Overall trial-2 yielded larger granules compared with trial-1. The yield of granules from granulation trial-1 and trial-2 was 94% (w/w) and 95% (w/w) respectively, which represents a very small loss of material during the granulation process.
Secondly, coating method A & B were considered using SEM. Trial-1A produced granules which were not sufficiently regular in shape to be considered ideal. This was also the case with the granules of trial-1B and trial-2A. However, coating method B when employed in trial-2 produced granules which were more regular in shape than any of the other trials (Figure 2). These granules were considered ideal for masking the bitter taste of DHA. The content of DHA in each fraction of trial-1 and trial-2 was also measured as described in the Methods section of this paper. Table 2 represents the actual amount of DHA in the formulated granules which was uniformly distributed in the range of 84 -88 % (w/w) of the theoretical mass for both trials.
The results of the pleasant taste perception test, performed by six volunteers, indicated that the taste-masking strategy is related not only to the granulation method but also the choice of coating material and formulation method. The trial-1A, trial-2A, trial-1B, and trial-2B granule solutions had bitter taste intensity scores of 87.5 (S.D. = 4.63; P > 0.05), 80.5 (S.D. = 4.8; P > 0.05), 74.16 (S.D. = 3.14; P > 0.05), and 47.33 (S.D. = 5.81; P < 0.05), respectively. These data confirm that the trial-2B granules successfully masked the bitter taste of DHA compared to the other formulations. The in vitro dissolution profiles of the granules were performed in phosphate buffer at 6.8 pH, which lies in range of saliva pH (6.2-7.4), and compared to those of pure DHA (Figure 3). The results comply with the findings of the PTP test. The dissolution of drug in 2 minutes is of particular interest as it suggests the dissolved amount is below the threshold of taste as observed in the PTP test. The dissolution profile of pure DHA was relatively high (64% ± 4 at 2 min) followed by trial-1A (57% ± 2), trial-2A (53% ± 7), and trial-1B (48% ± 2). However the trial-2B formulation showed the lowest in vitro drug release and only 34% ± 3 was dissolved after 2 minutes. From the result, it is clear that trial-2B granules could represent the suitable pharmaceutical form to mask the bitter taste of DHA without modifying its release which was found to be almost 98% in all trial samples.
To study the effect of formulation on the solid state of DHA, differential thermal analysis (DTA), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and x-ray diffraction (XRD) studies were conducted. Thermal and gravimetric analyses were performed at a typical storage temperature of 30 ºC to reflect the climate where this research was conducted. The DTA curves (Figure 4) revealed the thermal stability of granules at the studied temperature confirming that from 30-125 ºC, the granules are completely stable. The TG curves (Figure 5) for all granule trials were similar and with minimal decrease in weight from 30-125 ºC. These results suggest that the granules have shown significant thermal stability in relation to the pure DHA.
XRD patterns display the characteristic peaks of DHA as described in earlier studies (Ansari et al., 2009). This confirms the presence of the crystalline form of DHA and no phase transformations were seen in any of the formulations (Figure 6).
In conclusion, it was possible to reduce the bitterness of DHA using coating method B (coating material: Opadry enteric, methylene chloride and IPA) with granules of trial-2, confirmed by taste perception tests and in vitro dissolution testing. Trial-2 granules showed excellent flowability. The SEM showed a more regular coating on the surface of trial-2B granules which means an efficient coating on the surface of granules can inhibit the early escape of drug from granules resulting in less impart of bitter taste. The granules showed acceptable thermal stability and no phase transformations were revealed, therefore, no interaction was evident between the excipients and DHA itself. The present study has described a novel taste masking strategy which can possibly be used for other drugs in future studies.
The authors would like to thank Prof. Dr Muhammad Ali Shah, Director of the Institute of Biotechnology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, for the pleasant taste perception test (ethically approved) and are also thankful to Mr. Waheed Ahmed for the helpful contribution to this research. Furthermore, authors extend their thanks to Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan for providing funds to conduct this research.
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Received for publication on 26th May 2010.
Accepted for publication on 01st July 2010.
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The Labor leader is producing credible policies. But is anyone listening, asks Louise Dodson.
'Every student should be able to aspire to the top universities with every university offering places on merit." "University tuition fees are a 'tax on learning' - we will abolish them."
Sounds a lot like Simon Crean's latest campaign against the Howard Government's higher education package, doesn't it?
But no - these are not the words of Simon Crean. They are the words of Britain's Conservative leader, Iain Duncan Smith, and shadow education minister Damian Green.
The British Conservative Party is staunchly opposed to Tony Blair's higher education policy, which introduced university tuition fees and later increased them. The Conservatives' policy is to scrap tuition and top-up fees and to improve vocational and technical education.
Simon Crean and his deputy, Jenny Macklin, launched the ALP's higher education policy on Wednesday. It opposes the Government's package giving universities the ability to raise fees up to 30 per cent and to increase places for full-fee-paying students.
Labor's policy also has a strong emphasis on strengthening vocational education through increases in TAFE places.
The Australian Labor Party and the British Conservative Party are supposed to be at diametrically opposed ends of the ideological spectrum, so it is surprising that they have such similar higher education policies. What they do have in common seems to override ideology. They are both opposition parties. And these days, opposition is a battle to get noticed rather than a battle over ideology.
When the political agenda in the United States, Britain and Australia is dominated by security and terrorism, opposition parties are all looking for ways to switch attention to domestic issues such as health, education and the economy. They are all looking for policies that mark them as different from the incumbent government.
Labor's higher education package is clever politics and attractive policy.
It will place the Government under strong pressure to match the pledge of indexation for some university funding. After all, this was one of the main items on the university vice-chancellors' wish list when Education Minister Brendan Nelson was consulting them before formulating his policy.
Labor's new $2.3 billion policy, catchily dubbed the "Aim Higher", is directed at parents rather than professors - at the mums, dads and students in the suburbs Crean has to win over at the next election.
It satisfies the credibility requirement that it be properly funded, by reducing tax breaks for foreign corporate executives - surely a populist move - and reducing tax concessions for big mining companies.
Like Labor's health policy released earlier this year, it rests on the electorally potent idea that Australians already pay taxes to cover public provision for health care and higher education and should not have to pay more from their own pockets.
Labor is developing a powerful election theme that focuses on the Government's so-called "cash-for-visas" scandal, the Coalition's higher education policy (allowing full-fee-paying students with lower marks to gain entry to courses) and shortages of GPs (which encourages doctors to offer fast-tracked service for a fee).
Labor's accusation is - one system for the rich and one for the poor: "If you pay you can jump the queue to get a visa, get your kid into university, and get to see a doctor."
Labor's higher education and health policies are designed to show that it is offering voters a real alternative at the next election. The choices are public versus private provision of services; equality versus elitism.
By rejecting the Government's fee increases of up to 30 per cent, abolishing full-fee-paying student places and increasing student rent assistance, Labor's package is designed to provide access to lower and middle-income students, rather than the rich.
The measures providing $150 million to support regional, rural and outer suburban universities and a $450 million fund to offer incentives for universities to improve online services and co-operate to improve services are in stark contrast to the Government's emphasis on encouraging individual universities to aspire to become elite world-class institutions.
The flaw in Labor's policy is that it assumes the university sector can be funded by the very limited resources wrung from taxpayers.
It also seems to give up the idea of producing at least one world-class university competing with the best on offer overseas in Britain, the US and France. Instead, the policy focuses on improving the Australian university system rather than producing an elite institution able to compete in the global higher education market.
On balance, Labor's package has more strengths than weaknesses and is likely to be politically popular. The problem for Crean is that opinion polls show that voters already see Labor as having better policies on issues such as health and education. But voters see the Government as a better performer on security and the economy - and they rate these issues as more important.
Crean said this week that Labor could not afford to merely dwell on health and education. He talked up Labor's credentials on national security, including its commitment to a new coast guard service and a department of homeland security to better co-ordinate domestic counter terrorism efforts.
Opinion polls reveal the boost he received after he defeated Kim Beazley was shortlived.
Crean has produced policies that are credible and different from the Government's. He now has to prove that his claim that policies, rather than popularity, will boost his electoral stocks is correct. His leadership depends upon it.
Louise Dodson is The Age chief political correspondent.
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sbc 350 con.rod? please help
can anyone tell me how to tell what size my connecting rods are.Is there away that i can measure them to find out the size. Thank you..
If you are trying to find out if it is 6" or 5.7" etc. you can measure the distance between the large end hole and the small end hole, then add 1/2 the diameter of the large hole and 1/2 the diameter of the small hole, this will give you the rod length.
Or take the cap off, stand the rod upright on a table, and measure how high off the table the center of the small hole is. Unless the motor's still together. If it's a factory stock 350, they are 5.7". If it's been hotrodded before, it's anybody's guess as to rod length or even displacement.
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The stage is being set for a one-of-a-kind country and rock music festival in Marsden Cove.
"We've got the fences up and we're starting to set the marquees up," says Lee Colvin, Whangarei resident and organiser of the inaugural Summer Country Music Fest, which is being held tomorrow. Ms Colvin's spent the past few days at the site - Marsden Cove Marina in Ruakaka - getting it event-ready.
"I'm really excited. It's so real now," she said.
Headlining the 11-hour event are well-known artists True Legends (featuring Gray Bartlett, Brendon Dugan and Jodi Vaughan), Suzanne Prentice and the Waratahs; joined by Rebellion, the Sou Westers, Toni Gibson, David Coleclough, The Hipshooters, as well as four Northland acts.
"This will probably be one of the biggest country festivals ever held in New Zealand," Ms Colvin said.
Some of the international acts have already arrived in Whangarei, including Australian-based rock band The Hipshooters, who are spending their days before the event at the beach.
"They [The Hipshooters] love coming here. They're the band to watch if you're into rock."
All artists will meet at the event site tonight for a powhiri "to introduce them to Northland", Ms Colvin said.
"I've been floored that these acts - many of them huge names I've known all my life - [and] have been so into the idea of a concert, by the water, in the middle of summer," she said.
While public support for the event was initially slow, Ms Colvin says it's greatly increased.
The Summer Country Music Fest kicks off at 10am tomorrow, and will be on rain-or-shine. "It's undercover - there's a huge marquee, so it doesn't matter if it rains," Ms Colvin said.
"But the weather forecast is for amazing weather and the venue itself is absolutely stunning."
The Summer Country Music Fest is being held at Marsden Cove Marina, Rauiri Drive, One Tree Point. General admission tickets cost $85, and VIP tickets cost $120. Door sales will be available.
The festival is part of the Whangarei Western Weekend, which includes the Mid Northern Rodeo on Saturday and Sunday at Kokopu Block Road, Maungatapere.
Western Weekend after parties will be held from Friday through to Sunday, at The Old Stone Butter Factory, 8 Butter Factory Lane, Whangarei.


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You must understand that perception is reality. Each of your clients will have a different perception of your customer service to them and it is based on their needs. Not yours.
To say it plainly, you think you're doing a great job. They think you're slack. This misconception can lead to ill-will on both sides.
Compounding this problem is:
1. We're a nation of small businesses.
2. You need to do more than ever before with less resource.
3. You want to have a life and not work 24 hours a day.
Yet your clients today are more demanding than ever and have access to information that can cut you out of the loop - so your customer service is an important selling point. For example financial services. Travel. Retail.
All can be easily bought online. What is perhaps stopping your client from doing so is time.
Let me give you a relevant personal example. I emailed a travel broker details to book four flights to Europe to capture a good airline deal. We communicated via email that day and then, when I had not heard back four days later, I emailed. The morning of day five at 7am I texted her. Two of the days were over a weekend, but my expectations is that her business would run 7 days a week like any travel shop you go to in a mall. Travel brokers run their businesses from home.
She responded to my text message an hour later that she had several options on hold, and would email details to me soon.
See the problem?
Her customer went from feeling anxious, very anxious, to guilty (for contacting her). On her side, she must feel she is doing a great job because she was able to secure several options.
The solution to this problem and to changing your clients perception of your customer service can easily be rectified with a simple one- two knock out approach.
1. Setting a few simple procedures for communication.
2. Using smart technology shortcuts to do it - no matter where you are or when.
Here are a few of my suggestions:
•Immediately acknowledge and thank all incoming requests (for quotes, for purchases and similar).
•Establish communication occurrences to keep your client informed. Quote with underwriter, working on it today; waiting for a response . Have it to you tomorrow.
In this instance, my travel broker could have removed my anxiety, made me feel very important and feel like she valued my business by simply texting or emailing that she had several options on hold, she caught the good fares and she'll have the quote for me in x working days.
•Always thank afterwards
•Keep communication going with newsletters/updates to get repeat business or referrals.
You do not need to spend one extra penny (if they existed anymore) on implementing these procedures. You can do my favourite - the FREASY - free and easy.
Technology shortcuts
•Keep a to do/follow up list that is available 24 hours. It can be on your phone. On a pad. On Gmail/Google calendars. On your webmail.
•Create standard text and email responses where you can plug in the appropriate information. Save them both as a note on your phone - then copy and paste into an email or text message (for minimal time and typing). Or as a signature or in Outlook (2007/10) Quick Parts. Again requiring only a quick insert and final details.
These two technology shortcuts will save you a phenomenal amount of time. Help turn you and your staff into customer service mavens. Help to turn client anxiety into delight and surely regard you with more referrals.


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The Vigilante storms the halls of The Agency, a grim expression on his face which someone else would have to pay for. A blue feminine form chases him from behind.
I need to speak to you.
Flux said.
Not now.
He growled, his temperament even darker than usual.
She felt the anger searing through him empathically, burning for release and decided to let him go for now. He was stubborn at the best of times and in his present mood civil conversation would be impossible. She watched him as he left.
You! A**hole!
He shouted, bursting through the Directors door.
What? The stout man enquired calmly, addressing the rude intrusion.
You know exactly what Im talking about...
The Vigilante seethed.
I think I might know what this is about. But Im not taking part in this discussion until you shut the door, and I think given what it involves it would suit you to close it as well. His voice so cool, calm and collected it practically had icicles surrounding each word.
Isaac closed the door and glared back across the room.
We had a deal.
The Vigilante hissed.
We did. And for some reason, you seem to feel as if YOURE the one whos been slighted. Still calm, but clearly irritated.
YOU said if I did your damned zombie mission I could spend a month on leave to go... you know... where I want to go.
Isaac accused.
Less 48 hours for quarantine. I know exactly what was said. D said. But you had only one order and you broke it.
What are you talking about? I went in there, I found survivors, I got us to the extraction point. Mission complete. Howd I break orders?
There was no order that you had to find survivors and get out. To be honest, I wasnt even sure if there would be survivors. You had one order...
What, dammit? What the hell did I do?!?
We 4, no more. D quoted.
THAT?!? That was an order? I thought orders would have some kind of weight to them, that was the last thing you said to me.
All the more reason it should have stuck in your head.
Whod I tell?
Isaac muttered to himself, coming through his voice modulator clearer than hed like.
The Director moved a mouse on his desk and the smart board sprang into life. Isaac was beginning to hate that thing.
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...just like everything on this island will be. I meant it when I said theres not going to be any cure and that this is the only rescue mission. As soon as were out theyre going to bomb this place to dust. Scorched earth... Hello D? Are you there? Do you read?
Huh... So you heard all that?
Yeah. We heard all that.
Well, in my own defence, theyd just seen pretty much everyone they knew or cared about die right in front of them. We were running late for pick-up. I had to get them to move. What was I supposed to tell them?
What were you supposed to tell them? How about ANYTHING BUT THE TRUTH? D barked, finally showing cracks in his cool. You lie. Hell, if youve been holding onto a secret identity for all this time I assume its not a foreign concept to you.
Anything. Hell, you can even tell them something worse than the truth if you want. When they come back and start pointing fingers at their government, then none of their accusations will have any base in reality and theyll be dismissed. But you dont tell them the damned truth. It costs too much money, money we dont have, to clean up that kind of mess.
They-- They are still alive, right?
D looked at him with a semi-disgusted expression on his face.
Of course theyre still alive. Were not monsters.
Silence abounds between them.
You know I cant stay here, right? Maybe I dont need a whole month, but I do need to get back. This whole draft thing got dropped right in my lap and I had nothing prepared for a lengthy stay here.
The Director held his head in his hand. Discipline was required, but it still needed a deft touch. The order hadnt been given with a great deal of weight and he had been given precious little time, none really, to deal with the changes that would come from The Agency.
One week. You get one week. If youre not back in one week you dont have a secret identity anymore.
Sensing that this was as good as it was going to get, Isaac left with what he could get. One weeks leave, at least that would be enough time to make his presence felt and make arrangements for the coming months.
We need to talk.
Flux said, just as he was closing the door to the Directors office behind him.
Gah! Werewere you waiting for me? How much of that did you hear?
Nothing. Its a very solid door. We need to talk.
So you keep saying. Alright, wheres your room, lets get it over with.
They went off to the privacy of Fluxs private room in the compound, where she shut the door behind them.
Isaac sat down on the bed and then sighed, before beginning a cold mechanical speech which sounded either rehearsed or like hed had to say it too many times in the past, particularly when coming through his voice modulator.
I apologise for any offence I may have caused when speaking to your boyfriend the other day. What I said was for him to hear alone and my comments were said in the heat of having just heard what--
Flux said softly.
Thats not why I wanted to speak to you. Well, not directly.
Well, what then? Oh. Ohhhhhhhh.
What? Oh, no. No. Eww. No.
He said, somewhat indignant.
I meant No.
Well, I didnt think so. I mean youve made it abundantly clear very early on that you didnt like me in any capacity, let alone that way. It did seem odd that Ive noticed you staring at me.
You noticed?
How could I not? Remember why Im here.
He said, tapping his temple with his index finger.
I cant carry a bus, fly or punch a hole in a solid steel wall
He stopped his sentence short, but decided he couldnt leave it there. Something in his gut growled, churned and demanded he vent once more.
We had someone for that, but as you know hes gone now.
He spat darkly.
Thats what this is about.
Flux started, she pointed at him but somehow it didnt seem accusatory.
Youre right, since you joined the Guardians I had been avoiding you. Do you know why?
Fear? Deep-seeded loathing? Because I dont view the world as being as fluffy as youd like?
He thought to himself.
Because there was something in you that I didnt like. Something base and dark and negative. Something I see in the people who we try and stop. It scared me
The Vigilante smirked, hearing his first thought of fear confirmed.
The blue Guardian continued.
Not made me afraid of what youre capable of. Afraid of what being constantly exposed to whats in you coming out in me. When they first found me, they called me an empath, what that is supposed to mean is that I absorb surrounding emotion and take on various traits. I was scared of what being around the people we try to stop out there, and then come back to Headquarters and being around the same thing in there. What that might do to me.
Isaac rubbed his cheek and pulled his balakava slightly away from it, where hair was starting to cling to it.
I trusted you, because others vouched for you. So I wasnt overly scared of what you had inside you at first. But when youre around it every day, you begin to get a greater idea of the entire tapestry of what those dark emotions are comprised of. Everything that we see when we fight those people. Fear, anger, deep vengeful moods, even envy at times in traces.
And when I yelled at Mikey, it all burst forth and you realised that if I continued to be this way you couldnt keep yourself from absorbing this negativity any further. You came to the conclusion my emotions could potentially turn you into a threat.
No. It was the first time that I picked up on something that very rarely appears in the people we fight. The first time youd let any of it out, and it was so bright it was like a flash overwhelming me. I was shocked, because Id never really picked up on a trace of it before. But it all started to make sense.
When I yelled at Mikey? Id never blown out and shown total wrath before?
It wasnt wrath. It was guilt.
Isaac remained uncharacteristically silent, but his face began to bloom red under his dark mask at what he was hearing. He remained silent, trying to keep everything bottled, but struggled.
You were frustrated with Michael not saving him because you blamed yourself for him being in that situation in the first place.
His cheeks glowed a hot crimson beneath the black balaklava.
I can only imagine that you blame yourself for not being there to help when he was fighting the big monster Endgame
Or for manipulating him into re-joining the Guardians when hed gotten out, when hed started a new life.
He thought to himself, not willing to reveal anything he kept it to himself. But Flux had done something, shed gotten to him enough to actually drag this thought into his consciousness and he contemplated it with his head down.
It wasnt your fault. There were a lot of us there and he wouldnt let us help either. It wasnt your fault.
She put her hand on his shoulder reassuringly.
He sat in uncomfortable silence for a few more seconds until Flux felt she had to repeat herself.
It wasnt your fault.
He raised his head and looked at her. She smiled warmly. He got to his feet.
I liked you better when you were afraid of me...
He left the room without another word.
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Dallas Zoo Introduces New Babies
The Dallas Zoo introduced its newest additions to the public Tuesday, including new primates, birds and reptiles.
New to Primate lace is a colobus baby boy named Mjanja. The little monkey was born Dec. 13 to LaBounee and Kirby. Colobus monkeys are native to Africa and live in treetops so you might have to look hard to find them in their habitat at the zoo.
Titi monkeys Bolivia and Cory have kept up their pace, for the last six years they've welcomed a new baby, born Feb. 19. The new baby boy can usually be seen riding on Cory's back, since while both parents take care of the young, dads provide a big portion of childcare.
Juliet, a female gerenuk born at the zoo in 2005, welcomed her fifth calf Hannah on Feb. 19. In case you're wondering a gerenuk is a slender-necked, graceful antelope whose name actually comes from the Somali word for "giraffe-necked." Hannah and her mother will be on exhibit later in the spring and you'll probably be able to see the entire family from the Monorail Safari.
There's a baby boom in the addaxes exhibit as three first-time mothers wander around with the first calves born at the Dallas Zoo since 2006. Tonks was born to Lily on Dec. 24, Colin was born to Myrtle on Jan. 9, and Argus was born to Petunia on Jan. 11. The little African antelopes can also be seen from the Monorail Safari.
The Wilds of Africa is home to two lesser flamingo chicks hatched Dec. 23 and 28 which will be on exhibit later in the spring.
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Cinematographer Thomas Del Ruth earned his 11th nomination from the American Society of Cinematographers on Wednesday, when noms were announced in two television categories for the 21st annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards, set for Feb. 18 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Century City.
Del Ruth -- who has won four ASC Awards -- was nominated for the pilot episode of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. His fellow nominees in the television movie/miniseries/pilot category are Adam Kane for the pilot of Heroes, Walt Lloyd for the telefilm The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines, Bill Roe for the pilot of Day Break and John Stokes for the Umney's Last Case episode of the miniseries "Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King."
In the episodic television category, the nominees are Eagle Egilsson for the Darkroom episode of CSI: Miami, Nathan Hope for the Killer episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, David Moxness for the Arrow episode of Smallville, Roe for the What If They Find Him episode of Day Break and Gale Tattersall for the Meaning episode of House. »
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The first watch that doesn't require adjusting throughout its lifetime, this concept piece from Cartier uses breakthrough materials (carbon crystal and Zérodur) and technologies to protect the regulating components and keep them impervious to thermal variations and magnetic fields.
Featuring a 100 per cent in-house manufacture movement, the limited-edition Kambys features manual double-barrel winding and a seven-day power reserve. The unique piece also has a secret animation activated by pressing the crown at 9 o'clock.
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Paying tribute to Officine Panerai's history, this highly technical pocket watch - the first from the brand - features the P.2005/S hand-wound movement with tourbillon regulator. The skeletonised dial reveals the movement's three spring barrels and characteristic tourbillon cage.
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Defying the conventional rules of watchmaking, the latest Opus has 59 pivoting minute hands, 11 rotating triangles for the hours and a sliding trapdoor where minutes and hours appear or vanish instantly. It also has 242 ruby bearings, more functional jewels than any other timepiece.
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Councilman Sanders Confronts PCP Problems
Polychlorinated biphenyl, or PCB, is one of the most dangerous and toxic substances that most people will encounter in their daily lives, says Councilman James Sanders Jr. Widely used throughout the 20th century in the caulking around light fixtures in city buildings, today many people are unaware of the dangers posed by the substance each time they go to work, enter a public building, or, perhaps most frighteningly, send their children to school.
Sanders has been at the forefront of the effort to raise awareness among parents of NYC public school children ever since a report was released showing highly toxic levels of PCBs in schools throughout his district. In particular, seven schools in Far Rockaway were found to have potentially dangerous levels of PCBs in light fixtures.
Councilman Sanders will host an emergency meeting on Tuesday, March 27 at the Ocean Bay Community Center, located at 5710 Beach Channel Drive, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The Councilman will be joined by representatives from NY Communities for Change who will address both the dangers of PCBs and the campaign to accelerate Mayor Bloomberg's 10 year plan to remove them completely from NYC Schools.
"I know this can be a scary and potentially sensitive issue for parents and school administrators alike," Sanders said. "Our job in government is not to scare or antagonize but to honestly inform; to present the facts and plainly and truthfully as we can in order to arm our constituents with information. That's what this meeting is all about, and I hope that parents of public school students from throughout the Rockaways will attend so they can get a full and fair accounting of the dangers posed by these chemicals and what we can do to help push them out of our schools as quickly as possible.
"Every parent wants their child safe at school," continued the Councilman. "Only by publicly discussing this matter can we hope to get the truth about the dangers, and perhaps, the myths about PCBs."
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Veteran Bollywood villain, Gopal Bedi aka Ranjit, will soon be seen in a comic role in Tota Weds Maina that's currently on air on SAB TV. He will play the part of Thakur Ghamashaan, who dotes on his three sisters.
In the show, one of his sister's will fall in love with Tota aka Gaurav Gera, after which Ghamashaan will kidnap Tota for his sister.
Talking about the show, Ranjit says, "Kavita Kaushik (who plays Maina) is an impressive actor. So I grabbed this opportunity to work with her. I have also seen Gera's way of working and I enjoyed shooting with both of them."


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Growth rate, root development and nutrient uptake of 55 plant species from the Great Plains Grasslands, USA
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Empirical and theoretical studies have highlighted that plantcompetition and species diversity are substantially affected by interactionsamong plant growth and nutrient uptake rates, root lateral spread, rootplasticity, and small scale soil nutrient heterogeneity. This study wasdesignedto (a) experimentally estimate parameters regarding rootscaling patterns, root biomass allocation, growth rates, nutrient productivity,and root nutrient influx rates of 55 plant species common to Great Plainsgrasslands; and (b) determine if grasses and forbs can beclassified into statistically distinct groups based on these characteristics.Wefound that: (1) In all species root lateral spread, rootlength, and root surface area had significant allometric scaling relationshipswith root biomass, but that the relationships were unaffected by Navailability.(2) Reductions in the supply of N increased the root:shootratio in 62% of the species. (3) The frequency distributionandmean values of maximum relative growth rates were very similar for grasses andforbs/shrubs, but mid successional grasses had a higher relative growth ratethan late successional ones. (4) In 78% of the species tested,N productivity was increased by reductions in the N supply.(5)When subjected to a high N supply, the N and P productivity of grasses was, onaverage, higher than that of forbs/shrubs, and the N and P productivity ofC4 grasses was, on average, higher than that of C3grasses. No differences were found under a low N supply. (6)Nodifferences on the average maximum N and P influx rates per unit of rootsurfacearea were found between grasses and forbs or between C3 andC4 grasses, but both were correlated with maximum relative growthrate. (7) The set of parameters we measured were able toseparate grasses and forbs/shrubs into statistically distinct groups that tendto follow in broad terms the "coarse" vs. "fine" scaleforaging strategies hypothesis.


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Also a generally FYI, not all states have discounts based on age. I know for a fact at least Washington does not.
I will say though, I had a accident on my record (single car) and my wife had an accident (single car) and 2 speeding tickets <20 over and they all went past the 36 month point this year and our insurance dropped from 210 a month to 120. Also moved to NY from WA, dk if that had any effect. 2011 wrx and 04 civic.


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Treasurys Rebound
The 10-year Treasury note rebounded from a steep slide, supported by news that Bank of Japan would start buying dollars and U.S. debt. Both Asian and European retail did most of the buying today. The 10-year closed at 100 19/32, up 8/32. Its yield was at 4.17%. Treasury action was option related, as players adjusted ahead of option expiry on Friday. Many option positions were being adjusted ahead of what is expected to be a thin market as a result of the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Victoria Beckham's Jeans
Ah, Vicky. So proud of her jeans line. What is Victoria doing with her profits from schilling jeans? For a start, she has reportedly bought David a £300k car for Christmas.
The former Spice Girl has apparently bought her husband the world's most expensive Rolls-Royce – the Phantom. It has already been delivered to their Hertfordshire home ready for their return, says the Sunday Mirror.
"Victoria's absolutely delighted with the car," a source told the paper. "And she is convinced it will be the perfect present for David.
"Everybody knows David is car-mad and she believes she's found a really, really special one for him this year."
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Rebel Brass: The Confederate Command System
€ 16,99
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August 1993
BeschreibungThroughout the years of its existence the Confederacy was caught up in a massive war effort that finally touched all elements of life in the South. In the way it was fought the Civil War was unlike any wars that had preceded it and thus presented special strategic challenges to military leaders. In Rebel Brass, Frank E. Vandiver discusses the nature and effectiveness of the Confederacy's high command - the men who composed it, the decisions they made, and the influences that shaped their policies. Vandiver presents not only a concise description of the machinery of the Confederate high command but also sharp analyses of the figures who dominated the system. His portraits of Jefferson Davis, George W. Randolph, James A. Seddon, and Stephen R. Mallory are among the best sketches we have of these Confederate leaders. Vandiver contends that the South's strong adherence to the principle of states' rights had a profound impact on the war effort, affecting the strategic thinking of its leaders and impeding efforts to form an efficient, centralized command system. Nowhere was the lack of a strong central command more evident than in logistics, the complicated process of moving, provisioning, and quartering troops. Throughout the war the South's management of logistical operations was often confused and inept. In the end, Vandiver finds, it was the nature of the southern character and southern culture that spelled doom for the Confederate cause.
Untertitel: Louisiana Pbk. Sprache: Englisch.
Verlag: LOUISIANA STATE UNIV PR
Erscheinungsdatum: August 1993
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Relative value within positions has nothing to do with overall point leaders. You were obviously in a QB heavy scoring league so the QBs score more points overall than other positions. And last year was the first year ever that there was such a huge separation between the top few QBs and the rest of the QBs. Think of relative value as replacement value. The gap between the top few RBs and the next tier of RBs typically has the largest drop off among the different positions. So if you don't get a top 3 RB you are usually starting off with a huge disadvantage. The drop off after the Top 3 QBs historically has never been as larger as last year and typically is very minimal to the point you can get a very good QB in the later rounds that will post similar statistics to the top 3 QBs taken. Also as QB is usually one of the more stable positions in terms of performance and injury the risk of taking a QB in round 4 or 5 and having them be a flop for your fantasy team is most likely the lowest risk out of any of the skill positions. On the other hand while you have a very small chance that a RB taken after round 2 might have a breakout year and jump into the upper tier of RBs that vast majority of them will not add any significant to your FFB team.
I understand what you're saying, but the last three years Rodgers has been my keeper and the last three years I've picked up a RB on the waiver wire that has exploded/provided #1 type of points:
2009 Jamal Charles
2010 Peyton Hillis
2011 Demarco Murray
I will take my chances of keeping the #1 QB in points (I let Lesean McCoy go back into the draft this year) and pick up a RB that breaks out - there is always one.
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The Sheriff's Office has arrested 30 year old JAMES CODY BUCHANAN of rural Mountain Home after investigating a report filed on August 3rd about an incident that occurred at 3331 Highway 5 North.
On that date, it was reported to the Sheriff's Office that JAMES BUCHANAN had gone to the residence of his ex-girlfriend and entered the premises without invitation for the purpose of engaging in a confrontation with her. While inside, he assaulted her, causing injury, and he also attacked a man who was inside with her.
When the homeowner stated she was calling the police, JAMES BUCHANAN fled from the scene. Sheriff's Investigators obtained an arrest warrant for BUCHANAN, and he was booked into the Detention Center on the afternoon of August 6th on charges of:
Residential Burglary – Felony Domestic Battery 3rd Degree – Misdemeanor Battery in the 3rd Degree – Misdemeanor
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The wireless router is easy to set up. Simply connect the Internet cable to the WAN port of the wireless router, and power adapter and you're done. To access the router's configuration menu, you can either connect via wirelessly (look for NETGEAR SSID) or via a LAN cable. The latter is more advisable as the router will need to reboot after you have made any necessary changes to the configurations and settings, and after it reboots, you will have to reconnect to the router if you were doing so via wireless.
To access the router's configuration menu via web browser, simply go to the URL address http://www.routerlogin.net/ (or http://10.0.0.1/). When prompted for username and password, key in "admin" for the username field and "password" for the password ield. (You can change the default username and password to a more secured one within the configuration menu and it is highly advisable to do this).
Upon reaching the router configuration menu, the N150 WNR1000 will first check for any firmware upgrade automatically. When it has confirmed the firmware is the latest, then you are allowed to proceed to change the settings.
If you looked at the screenshot, there are window panels – on the left is the menu, the centre shows the various settings available as per the choice from the menu, while on the right is the explanation for the corresponding settings.
At the router status screen, you can find out details of the router and your connection including firmware version, mac address, and the wireless information (SSID, Channel, Mode etc).
We go into the Wireless settings which allow you to set the SSID, Region, Channel, Mode (up to 150Mbps) and the wireless security – WEP, WPA-PSK (TKIP), WPA2-PSK (AES), WPA-PSK (TKIP)+WPA2-PSK(AES). If you are unsure of what each setting does, you can refer to explanation on the right window panel, or the user's manual included on the CD.
One unique feature of the N150 WNR1000 wireless router is the Push 'N' Connect (WPS) . If your wireless clients support Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can use the feature to configure the router's SSID and security settings, connect the wireless client securely and easily to the router.
WPS can automatically configure the SSID and wireless security settings for the router (if the router is in its default state) and broadcasts these settings to the wireless client. And if the router has already been configured with either WPS-PSK or WPA2-PSK security, a wireless client can be connected quickly by using the WPS method of connecting to the wireless network. The router will keep its existing wireless settings and broadcasts them to the WPS-capable client.


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Although Benedict Cumberbatch would seem to be busy with his burgeoning movie career, as well as his ongoing comedic ballet with a bothersome umbrella that refuses to stay closed, causing many a delightful bumble-stumble through Covent Garden, the actor and merry-andrew says Sherlock is indeed confirmed to return for a fourth season. The revelation was made by Cumberbatch himself, who rashly, impudently, told RadioTimes that he and the (also seemingly booked solid) Martin Freeman had "agreed to two more series, but I could get into trouble for saying that," likely then casting a quick sidelong glance at a nearby bobby, who shook his baton at Cumberbatch as a warning. Provided Cumberbatch avoids being hauled off for his impertinence, he says he's "doing these three [episodes of the upcoming series] and another three," making for six more Sherlocks in all. Cumberbatch then excused himself to chase after his disobedient brolly, which had again flown open and begun cartwheeling recklessly toward a melon stand. [via Collider]
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Digital Cribs goes to Film School
At the early stages of the development of Digital Cribs we knew that we wanted to do a project with several leading film schools to see how aspiring filmakers would interpret the"Digital Cribs" mission. We very quickly settled on two of the top programs in the world, NYU Kanbar Institute of Film & Television and USC School of Cinematic Arts.I recently visited both campuses to attend the students treatment pitches. For two days I felt like a high-powered production executive with the ability to greenlight a project or doom it to an early death. This feeling of power was short-lived when I couldn't find anyone to get me a soy, double mocha latte or secure me a reservation at the Rainbow Room or the Ivy. Nothing brings you back to earth faster than realizing you don't have any"people" to do your bidding. Alas I returned to my normal life as a Cisco marketer.A project like this is fraught with uncertainty. You're relinquishing control (and final edit) and placing it in the hands of a group of people that certainly have potential for great things and budding capabilities, but lack the inate understanding of the program and the eventual audience. On the other hand, you are able to release the creative energy of a diverse group of emerging storytellers capable of taking the program in a fresh new direction. The problem is that at the outset you have no idea which of these two outcomes you're going to get. As a result it gets a little stressful.Thankfully I was very impressed by the performance of the students. They were able to develop compelling story arcs and pitch their ideas in creative ways. Most impressive was the casting decisions that the students had made. By leveraging their personal networks and in some cases cold calling strangers they were able to line up an impressive list of subjects including:1. An Emmy award winning composer2. A New York Times best selling author3. An up and coming Hollywood director4. A rap group on the rise5. A popular comedianetc.The students have until mid-December to complete and submit their final film. In total they will create (16) episodes. To determine the winners from each school we will be hosting community voting on the Digital Cribs site from mid-December to the end of January. Prize money awarded will be proportional to the percentage of votes that each film receives from visitors to the digitalcribs.com site.Click here to check out the current episodes of Digital Cribs.
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when near someone press X (xbox) or square (ps3) they cant be moving like crazy though.
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I'm half Nigerian and a quarter Cherokee Indian and sprinkles of black American and Italian. I have done many music videos, I am currently working on a couple independent projects.
Here are a couple of links to my past work:
This is a dramatic short film I did called Lov3rs, written and directed by Derek Pollard. Total prodution time... less than 24 hours. http://vimeo.com/20791269
www.vimeo.com/19880011 is a music video/ short film called Saga of the Dirty Street Kids... Directed by Randal Kirk II. And I played a lead and did the stunt fighting choreography for the video. Artist: The Pirate Signal.
www.vimeo.com/19303788 this is an independent Nike Commercial by Avayan productions, which displays the extraordinary... check this out you'll love it.
http://vimeo.com/17017342 Music video/ short film that I star in and also a choreographed fight scene by me. Artist: Ankoma.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Frszc4Vn4a4 this is a screen test from the TV series Knights of October.
http://vimeo.com/11312741 this is the Music Video by Electric 6 called Bodyshot... I play the Voodoo warrior in the neon body paint.
www.vimeo.com/4209849 this the behind the scene from the Sydney Portier shoot... from the Jadore Magazine and Alexandria LaMarsh as the make-up & stylist and Anne Park as the photographer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df7DjMSXJ4I& and for fun this is an improv video shot with me and my Bestie Alejandro Matias.
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The Capital District Educational Opportunity Center will host a free consumer credit information session at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25 at its facility at 30 Russell Road, Westgate Plaza, Albany.
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Dear Statalist users!
I try to analyze the relation between two continuous biological markers (y, x) in a study population, where -y- depends on -x-. Other data indicate that this relation is significantly influenced by a genotype z (two outcomes: 0, 1). The hypothesis is that the regression coefficients (y, x) differ between z=0 and z=1.
As -y- in censored (due to lower detection limit of the measurements) -tobit- instead of -reg- seems to be adequate.
Would the following analysis be correct to test my hypothesis?
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Does anyone know, how to handle this question.
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Located close to Revolution Park, the 3-star JI Hotel Xi'an Railway Station features accommodation with free Wi-Fi. It houses a tour desk and a business centre. JI Hotel Xi'an Railway Station is only 0.6 miles from Renmin Square, 1.1 miles from Bell Tower and 4 miles from Terracotta Army. Xianyang International Airport is about 16.8 miles away. Fitted with wooden flooring, each room comes with cream-coloured shades. It offers a flat-screen cable TV, an electric kettle, a work desk and a seating area. The en suite bathroom has a hairdryer, free toiletries and a shower. Guests can make use of the printing, fax and photocopying facilities at the business centre. The tour desk helps with travel arrangements and ticketing services. A safety deposit box can be requested at the 24-hour front desk. The on-site restaurant serves daily breakfast for guests to enjoy.


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We really do see men and women differently, scientists have revealed.
A new study has found that our brains process images differently, depending on which gender we are looking at – regardless of whether we are men or women.
The team behind the research say it could help explain why women are often the subject of sexual objectification.
The research, published in the European Journal of Social Psychology, found in a series of experiments that participants processed images of men and women in different ways.
When casting our eyes upon an object, our brains either perceive it in its entirety or as a collection of its parts.
When presented with images of men, people ten- ded to rely more on ''global'' cognitive processing, the mental method in which a person is perceived as a whole.
Images of women were more often the subject of ''local'' cognitive processing, or the objectifying perception of something as an assemblage of its various parts.
The team say the distinction is rather like the way we view pieces of a jigsaw compared to how we view the completed image.
The study is the first to link such cognitive processes to objectification theory, said Sarah Gervais, the study's lead author and assistant professor of psychology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
''Local processing underlies the way we think about objects: houses, cars and so on,'' she said.
''But global processing should prevent us from that when it comes to people.
''We don't break people down to their parts – except when it comes to women, which is really striking.
''Women were perceived in the same ways that objects are viewed.''
In the study, participants were randomly presented with dozens of images of fully clothed, average-looking men and women.
Each person was shown from head to knee, standing, with eyes focused on the camera. After a brief pause, participants then saw two new images on their screen: one was unmodified and contained the original image, while the other was a slightly modified version of the original image that comprised a sexual body part.
Participants then quickly indicated which of the two images they had previously seen.
The results were consistent: women's sexual body parts were more easily recognised when presented in isolation than when they were presented in the context of their entire bodies.
But men's sexual body parts were recognised better when presented in the context of their entire bodies than they were in isolation.
We always hear that women are reduced to their sexual body parts; you hear about examples in the media all the time.
''This research takes it a step further and finds that this perception spills over to everyday women, too,'' Gervais said.
''The subjects in the study's images were everyday, ordinary men and women… the fact that people are looking at ordinary men and women and remembering women's body parts better than their entire bodies was very interesting.''
The team also found both men and women have the same issue, and that regardless of their gender, perceivers saw men more ''globally'' and women more ''locally''.
''We can't just pin this on the men,'' said Gervais. ''Women are perceiving women this way, too,'' she said. ''It could be related to different motives.
''Men might be doing it because they're interested in potential mates, while women may do it as more of a comparison with themselves.
''But what we do know is that they're both doing it.'' – Daily Mail


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Your laugh fills my heart with intangeable joy.
Your kindness is too great to describe.
You're intoxicating, addictive and utterly crazy.
You're wonderful, beautiful and always happy.
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text: The Web Service binding (binding.ws) can be applied to SCA services and references. It does the following: *For service bindings, publishes "Plain Old Java Object" (POJO) "services" as Web Services. *Parses the binding.ws element and generates a WSDL of the service to be published or the reference to be invoked. (This includes policy references.) *Publishes the service as a JAX-WS Web Service. *Accepts request for the published services and performs reference invocations to the Web Services. Specifies a reference to the security policy to use. The following security mechanisms are supported: *Username token with message protection (WS-Security 1.1) *X509 certificate authentication with message protection (WS-Security 1.1) *Anonymous with message protection (WS-Security 1.1) *ID Propagation using SAML token (sender-vouches) with message protection (WS-Security 1.1) *Username token over SSL *SAML token (Sender Vouches) over SSL Valid properties are: a) weblogic.sca.binding.ws.sdoSchemaFile - property to specify the location of the schema file for SDO bindings. Used (and required) only if using databinding=toplink.sdo in binding.ws. The path must be relative to the application root, and the schema file must be bundled with the app b) weblogic.sca.binding.ws.externalCustomizationFile - property to specify an external databinding customization XML file. This can be used to provide additional information on the web service binding One example scenario of the use of the customization file is when your contract class for a SCA service contains overloaded methods that you want to expose as web service operations. In this case, the customization file can be used to disambiguate operation names for the web service. The path must be relative to the application root, and the customization file must be bundled with the app. c) weblogic.sca.binding.ws.referenceWsdlCacheTimeoutMins - property to set a timeout (in minutes) for wsdl caching when invoking references. References to wsdls are cached by default to provide better performance for high volume applications. If this property is unspecified, the timeout (i.e. refresh interval) for cached wsdls is assumed to be 60 minutes. This property can be set to zero to disable caching d) weblogic.sca.binding.ws.usingOwsmPolicies - property to indicate whether the PolicyReference supplied in binding.ws is an OWSM policy or not. This property is optional and defaults to false. For sca:service, indicate the port name to use for the service endpoint. For sca:reference, specifies the WSDL port that this reference points to in the external Web Service. This should be of the form namespace uri#wsdl.endpoint(servicename/portname) Required for sca:reference bindings only. Specifies the location (that is, URL) where the external reference can be found. The WSDL must be made available by appending ?wsdl to this location. The soapVersion of the web service - valid values are 1.1 and 1.2. Defaults to 1.1. The type of databinding to use - defaults to "toplink.jaxb", other options are "glassfish.jaxb" and "toplink.sdo" (Note that the schema required for SDO databinding will be supplied as a property in the binding) The EJB session bean binding can be applied to both SCA services and SCA references. Binding to Services: When binding.ejb is configured on an SCA service, an implementation of the service interface becomes available in JNDI when the application is deployed. That service can then be invoked using the EJB programming model. For example, this allows a client to look up and invoke the service as if the underlying service were a deployed EJB. This may be useful in a situation where you want to replace an existing EJB service with an SCA implementation, without requiring clients of the legacy EJB to be updated. Only the EJB3 programming model is supported for EJB session bean service bindings. Use the uri attribute of binding.ejb to specify the JNDI name. All EJB service bindings are remote and can therefore be looked up and invoked remotely. Remote service implementations are clusterable. You can configure a client timeout for service bindings. To specify a client timeout, edit the EJBServiceDelegateImplRTD.xml file located in the binding.ejb jar file. Binding to References: When binding.ejb is configured on an SCA reference, the target EJB is resolved and invoked without any knowledge of the EJB programming model. (WebLogic SCA Runtime determines the programming model of the target EJB based on whether the object returned from the JNDI lookup implements javax.ejb.EJBHome.) The target EJB is resolved lazily, that is, it is resolved at runtime as necessary to service an invocation. This allows an SCA POJO implementation to invoke a deployed EJB in the same way it invokes any other SCA reference. WebLogic SCA Runtime looks up the target EJB from JNDI and delegates any method calls to the EJB. Using binding.ejb in this way provides the flexibility to replace an EJB service with a non-EJB service without having to update the dependent component implementation. No longer in use. All EJB bindings are now considered remote and the implementation completely disregards the "remote" attribute. Optional. Specifies the name of the binding. For Web Service bindings, if supplied, it will be used as the service name for the web service in the WSDL Required. For EJB bindings on references, uri specifies the JNDI name of the target EJB. For EJB bindings on services, the uri value is the JNDI name at which the EJB is bound. Advanced CORBA name URIs are not supported. The following two simplified patterns are supported. Both result in the service implementation being bound to the JNDI name ejb/MyHome: * uri="corbaname:rir:#ejb/MyHome" * uri="ejb/MyHome". For Web Service bindings, it is required for sca:service bindings only. 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I have a question regarding building a large soffit to enclose an I-Beam, ductwork, gas line, water line, etc in a basement finishing project.
The soffit size is roughly 15' L x 7' W x 1.5' H. The floor joists above are engineered or I-Beam style.
My current plans are to build a frame with 2x4's then finish with drywall.
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Hmmm....I would have thought this would have been jumped on by now. Everyone must be asleep.
1. Nails or screws if using lumber. I prefer screws when using steel.
2. Not my choice. I much prefer steel. Lighter and faster IMPHO.
3. Build perimeter walls first then build your sofits to meet them. Typically build a ladder type sofit wall on each side the connect the two with your material of choice. I use steel wall track, steel studs and then hat track to connect. Some like to use 1\2" plywood and actually build a box around them. Never tried that way.
Is that a union at the end of your gas line, may want to check with your local AHJ on enclosing that, need a permit anyway for insurance liability and electrical anyway. http://publicecodes.cyberregs.com/ic..._24_sec022.htm
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Kepler's surprise: Planet hunter also found supernovas
Now-defunct telescope captured five stellar explosions as they happened
By Andrew Grant, 15:52 PM January 14, 2014
OXON HILL, Md. — NASA's premier planet-hunting telescope had an unexpected talent: spotting the cataclysmic demise of giant stars. The Kepler space telescope detected at least five supernovas, giving astronomers a rare look at these calamitous explosions from the start.
From May 2009 until May 2013, when a critical piece of equipment failed (SN: 9/21/13, p. 18), the Kepler telescope found at least 3,500 likely planets orbiting other stars. Kepler's planet-hunting prowess stemmed from doing one...
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Adjunct Associate Professor Naomi Dwyer
Adjunct Associate Professor Naomi Dwyer is CEO of South Australia's Women's and Children's Health Network. She relocated from Queensland to South Australia in 2014 to take up the wonderful opportunity to lead this state-wide health network responsible for the delivery of quality healthcare to the State's babies, children and women.
Naomi has extensive senior executive experience in the leadership of large complex health services, having been Chief Operating Officer of Gold Coast Health Service, one of Queensland's largest health services, during the planning and commissioning of the new $1.7 B Gold Coast University Hospital. She also has executive leadership experience in the private sector, having been part of the Executive team which successfully established Australia's first private medical program at Bond University.
Naomi believes that making a long term difference in the health outcomes of any community requires a focus on the first 1001 days of life, leading the translation of science into practice, and engaging consumers and the community authentically in how their healthcare is designed and delivered. She is very proud to lead the dynamic and distinguished team of health professionals at the Women's and Children's Health Network.
Naomi holds undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications in Business and Law, holds academic appointments at University of Adelaide and Griffith University, and is Vice President of Children's Healthcare Australia.
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Last updated: Monday 21 September 2015