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sword of the wind by heiseWatch
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Heise's new art book <mystery> just arrived ! It is a 64 pages color art book, (24 pages more than the last 3 art books) and come with a free poster, 3 bookmarks and 3 cards! It was $ 52 and now on sale for $48 FOR THE FIRST 20 SETS! If you want to buy one, please sent me a email at firstname.lastname@example.com with your zipcode, it will not last!
oh! my love. I like it
Love the power and beauty in these men!
that's pretty badass, nice work!
wow....how long does it take to make this ? O.O
Beautiful as always!
WoW .... i love it
I want to let you know that I love this picture so much I have it as my cell phone wallpaper. I hope you don't mind. I also bought your artbook during Anime Central 2012, and this is my #1 favorite!
Love this! im like so in love with all of ur Art lol
My favorite from all your art, just awesome ^^
Would be nice as a portrait or something like that, in my wall
Greeting from Brazil XD
Would be nice as a portrait or something like that, in my wall
Greeting from Brazil XD
I really love the black and the purple color combo here.
I love this. The colors are gorgeous.
This is so gorgeous! The shading and the background really brings out the strength and beauty of the warrior. T^T It's so beautiful that I can't believe my eyes! You're such an awesome artist!
this is magnificent, and the sword itself has a practical and majestic design Great job
very nice!
very nice !!!
I really love !
OMG! Okay, this is semi-creepy in that this is nearly exactly the image I had in my head for my character Wind. Simply amazing work! Thanx for this...it has stirred my creativity and inspiration.
This is just gorgeous
I really admire your work! You´re really amazing!
This is so beautiful! Stunning, I love your artwork.
Your work is Amazing!
Vrrrrr ~ He is really sexy *////*
I love your draws. Amazing & beautiful!
very awesome O.o
Hello, Heise. I'm very inspired by your creations~! The very first drawing that i seen was a Mafia drawing. I was very stunned, Could not believe it was a drawing. Looked so real. :') I need to draw more to get the same realistic quality as you do.
Wow cool power, and beauty...
I just love the way you work, Didn't saw this before, but it looks great!
Very nice colors, great texture, lights and highlights. Love the way you paint faces
wow, as always i love ur work!
incredible work
Amazing effects.
I honestly wish that I had the money to get these artbooks... Deviant art just doesn't do enough justice.
Wow ... still ... wow. I love this!
Love your artwork, simply stunning
You do just amazings things <3 I love your work!
Oh if I had money id buy you out of stock..
Perfect as always ^_^
I see that you like drawing people with weapons
Gorgeous great pose
he's... beautiful!
So freaking awesome
Awesome work... I love it!!
your artworks are great and very inspiring and impressive
god.........he is beautiful...


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Contrasting landscapes & an underpants river swim
Trip Start Jul 17, 2012
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An early wake up at 6am to enable us to be on the road by 07.30 as some really good places to take in today.
Just out of Orem we took a secondary type road up into the mountains and immediately noticed the difference in standard to the type of road that we have been riding so slowed the speed. This proved to be a good move as Glen had our first 'moment' when a car cut the corner forcing him to swerve (and swear) but thankfully no accident took place. Also on this road were cows, squirrels and a type of chicken bird that hung out in groups of 10 in the middle of the road. I also saw some deer in the bush but they left us alone.
Then we were back on better roads and enjoyed some nice mountain riding with some great views and lakes to also take in
In the title I mention 'Contrasting Landscapes' and that's what today was lush mountains full of flora and fauna to some of the most arid landscapes on earth. Pictures and videos will show what words cannot describe.
It was very much like the Grand Canyon and it was awesome scenery but also so hot it was hard to be able to really explore it. Arches National Park was fantastic to drive through and we shot some video and took some pictures, I was also watching people in their air conditioned cars with a fair amount of envy also at this time. We actually took our shirts off in the toilets and soaked them in the sink before putting them back on and I kid you not they were bone dry again in 10 minutes.
We then decided to ride down to the Colorado River and stripped down to our undies (right in front of people from the air cond cars) and jumped in for what was a fantastically refreshing swim.
Then refuelled in Moab and rode the 60 miles to our hotel 'Inn at the Canyons' in Monticello and enjoyed another swim in the pool before grabbing some Subway for dinner.
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Area Golf News: Deacon's to host Vision 54
Kristine Reese and Tiffany Yager of Vision 54 will visit Deacon's Lodge July 23-26 to host golf schools for juniors and adults.
Vision 54 is an instructional institute created by internationally recognized game coaches Lynn Marriott and Pia Nilsson and has assisted tour professionals, including Grace Park, Suzann Petterson and Annika Sorenstam.
There will be two four-hour sessions per day (8am-noon) and (2 p.m.-6 p.m.) Cost is $125 for Juniors (12-18) and $200 for adults.
There is also a reduced package price for those interested in attending all four sessions. Men, women and juniors are welcome.
To reserve your space call or email Kristine Reese (480) 225-9671 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Applebee's still leads
Applebee's defeated Bremer Bank 25.5-14.5 June 28 to build a 4.12-point advantage over Von Hanson's in the men's league at Cragun's Legacy Courses.
Von Hanson's lost to Shep's on 6th 23-21, but still leads third-place Colonial Life, which defeated People's Security 25-19.
Results from June 28:
Team results
Deerwood Bank 28.5, D&D Exteriors 15.5
American National 24, Edward Jones 20
Colonial Life 25, People's Security 19
First Security 31.5, Mulligan's 12.5
Thelen Heating 24.5, US Bank 19.5
BSN Sports 29, Halverson Law 15
Shep's on 6th 23, Von Hanson's 21
Applebee's 25.5, Bremer Bank 14.5
Team standings
Applebee's 65
Von Hanson's 59.88
Colonial Life 57.25
Shep's on 6th 54.63
First Security 53.25
D&D Exteriors 52.88
Halverson Law 52.75
US Bank 50.5
Thelen Heating 48.13
BSN Sports 46.50
Bremer Bank 45
Edward Jones 45
Deerwood Bank 42.88
People's Security 39.5
Mulligan's 38.88
Individual results
Closest to pin: Matt Cousino, Dan Meyer
Longest putt: Clayton Houff
July 12 matchups
Von Hanson's vs. Halverson Law
First Security vs. Colonial Life
Bremer Bank vs. US Bank
Shep's on 6th vs. BSN Sports
Applebee's vs. Thelen Heating
Mulligan's vs. People's Security
D&D Exteriors vs. American National
Deerwood Bank vs. Edward Jones
Legacy women
Morna Stansbury, Rita Johnson and Judy Jones carded a 27 to win the end-of-the-month scramble event June 26 on the Par 3 Course at Cragun's Legacy Courses during women's night.
Lyn Carner was closest to the pin and Davi Kirkpatrick made the longest putt.
On The Dutch Legacy, heather Carey, Teresa Puga, Angie Hanske and Rhonda Mareck carded a 32 for the win.
Sheri Peterson, Becky Butcher, Angie Sandelin and Malinda Johanneck tied with Colie Lence, Kim Larson and Jennifer Weisbrich for second.
Renee Rivard and Renee Johnson both drained long putts while Rivard and Laurie Fitterer were pin hunting.
Breezy Point men
Datam Technology captured the first-half Twilight League team title June 28 by defeating Billy's Bar and Grill 10-2 at Breezy Point Resort.
Billy's Bar and Grill finished second in front of Mills Motor, which defeated Billy's Buddies 7.5-4.5.
Results from June 28:
Team results
Thomas Law 7.5, Commander/JJ's 4.5
Mills Motor 7.5, Billy's Buddies 4.5
Datam 10, Billy's Bar and Grill 2
Dockside - Bye
Final first-half standings
2-Billy's Bar and Grill
3-Mills Motor
4-Billy's Buddies
6-Thomas Law
Individual results
Low net
0-5 handicaps: Dick Williams 32
6-9 handicaps: Mick McBrien 33
Over 10: Gaynard Brown 36, Mike Dowdall 36
Longest putts: Don Sandberg, Kelvin Kittleson, Will Stoxen, Dave Thomas, Ron Oseland
Closest to pin: Jerry Benson
July 12 matchups
Traditional Front
Commander/JJ's vs. Dockside
Datam Tech vs. Billy's Bar and Grill
Billy's Buddies vs. Thomas Law
Mills Motor — Bye
Breezy Point women
Sue Marsolas and Bugs Schmidt won the Ryder Cup event June 28 during the Breezy Point Resort women's league at Whitebirch Golf Course.
Verna Miller and Janie Pommer finished second followed by Mary Morgan and Eileen Henderson in third.
Gloria Thomas and Dee Wicks finished fourth with Martha Polsfuss and Sylvia Schmidt in fifth.
Next week's event will be colored ball and will be played on the Traditional front nine.
Madden's women
Linda Jones and Dawn Wiebusch beat out two other teams in a scorecard playoff June 26 to win the blind partner event during Madden's women's golf on Pine Beach West.
Margie Newpower made the longest putt.
The next Women's Night Out is scheduled July 12 at the Tennis and Croquet club.
Whitefish women
Barb Holubar, Myra Faust, Dorie Kaleva and Joi Brandt shot a first-place 124 to win the June 27 cha cha cha event during the Whitefish women's 18-hole league.
Barb Hanson, Joan Kantos, Diane Giefer and Marlene Anderson finished second a shot back. Enga Wodziak, Sharon Sullivan, Nancy Carlson and Sandy Meyer finished third.
A low net of 68 was carded by Myra Faust.
Susan Finley, Holubar, Kaleva and Brandt had chip-ins. Helen McGrath, Finley, Marlys Guse, Kaleva, Faust, Sullivan and Marty Moakley had birdies.
The Go Red For Women fundraiser to support women's heart health is scheduled July 25.
Muesings both advance
Andrew Muesing of Baxter qualified June 24 at Oak Marsh Golf Course in Oakdale for the U.S. Kids World Teen Championship at Pinehurst, N.C., July 26-28.
Muesing shot an 84 to qualify in the 14-year-old boys division. He will join his sister, Jenny, who previously qualified for the 15-18-year-old girls division.
This will be Andrew Muesing's first time at the championship and Jenny Muesing's third time.
finish in top 15
Cassie Deeg and Bruce McIntosh of Golden Eagle Golf Club moved up seven spots from their first-round placement to finish in a tie for 15th during the 22nd annual Mixed Team Championship June 27-28 at Pebble Creek Golf Club in Becker.
The duo finished the two-day even with an even-par 144.
Peggy Harper, Chicago, aced the 140-yard third hole at Madden's Social 9 on Tuesday, July 3, using a 5-hybrid.


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The Snooker Coaching Tools That Make It Impossible For Any Snooker Problem To Survive…
(…Special Launch Offer This Week) This material is filmed mainly at IBSF Master Coach and Coach Examiner training events.
As such, this is the first time this content has been seen outside seminars costing £2,000 or more.
This course comprises about 10 hours of exclusive online video and other files.
This online video collection will also be added to as time goes on.
Here is a sample video from some of the content covering how to play 'Straight Long Pot Stop Shots'! (…look out for the part where we try to catch a fly that lands on the cushion!..)
(The actual online videos are larger than this video and will fill your screen more – the video below is split into 3 short segments with the menu on the left side of the screen).
The contents of the snooker coaching home study course include:
The Snooker Gym's 'Perfect Snooker Lesson Process Map' video collection.
The filming was done at an IBSF Coach Examiner training that I led (which at today's prices will cost £4,290 to attend). I am discussing with the Examiners present each point mentioned below as part of their training.
This module includes the perfect coaching lesson map in printable 'PDF' format.
Coming up with this concept could only really be done after I had spent about £40,000 attending various training courses myself that helped me understand what really worked and what didn't in the learning process.
You can apply this perfect lesson map to yourself when working on any problem of your own, or use it to help others in their game – whether they are an absolute beginner or a world champion.
The topics here go through all the following modules over 2 hours of online video, and include:
Needs Analysis:
- Whether you are helping others or helping yourself, knowing what you want and why you want it is vital – this module shows you how.
Client Skills:
- Rapport and communication skills
- How to set meaningful targets
- Finding out where the client is now
- Plotting the path to their ultimate target
- What to do with the problem BEFORE you begin tackling it!
- The biggest mistake comes from assuming one common issue when listening to your own or others mistakes.
- 3 questions to help you be absolutely sure you are on the right track.
- The 2 types of 'mind reading' – both of which shipwreck any chances you or the student have on progress!
Shaking The Problem Up:
- How to get yourself or the student laughing – and uncovered here is the most powerful thing they can laugh at when working on their game…
- The totally unexpected type of coaching behavior that can work wonders…
- How sarcasm can work, and the way it definitely DOESN'T work…
- The most common thinking problem that you can ever have about your problem is…
- 'Secondary gain', what it is, how it can be used, and the best ways to find it in yourself and others…
Your Toolbox Of Snooker Coaching Techniques:
- What a shopping list can do for you in snooker.
- How to find areas to improve – even if you think you or your student is perfect!
- How to work out exactly WHAT you need to improve in your game and what you do NOT need…
- A full description of the main tools that can be utilized to dissolve any snooker problem.
- How to detect if even the best player in the world is applying their basics properly.
- Where you can find an unlimited supply of practice routines to improve any area of your game.
- 13 Coaching Principles That Can Change The Snooker World!
- Psychology masterclass – how to help a player mentally get through any snooker situation with the maximum possible mind poise. This is what Sir Jackie Stewart, three time Formula 1 World Champion, calls 'Mind Management'.
Planning Your Lesson (these techniques work almost as well applied to yourself as they do applied to another player that you may be helping):
- How to best plan (and how best NOT to plan!) a snooker lesson.
- What to look out for in your student.
- The very simple method to know for certain what the correct thing to work on is…
- More importantly, knowing what the WRONG things would be to work on…
- How to double check you have the best area of the game to work on.
- The difference between the 'Parent' problem and the 'Child' problem in a players game, and why going after the correct one of these can get you the best results five times faster than using the wrong one.
- How to know if you are going to 'Overload' a player in advance BEFORE you do it – so that you can avoid doing it!
- What to do mentally before you implement the plan you have come up with – doing this alone can double the time you spend on some parts of the session, quarter the time of others but will certainly improve your results and the speed at which you get them. All for a few seconds careful thought…
Delivering The Goods:
- The SINGLE thought that you MUST hold in your mind that can guarantee your success OR your failure (HINT: most people use the power of this single thought to guarantee failure in their game!)
- What to do with your EMOTIONS – equally as important as the point above, and equally powerful in its ability to get or destroy results.
- The 3 most powerful tools ever devised to deal with a session that is not going well. These will not only give you huge confidence to deal with any situation in your own game, but also in anyone else's game. (NOTE: these tools are also extremely valuable in life and knowing them just to apply in your own like could make the cost of this course pay for itself many times over).
Also included in the online video snooker coaching home study course are 8 hours of video covering modules from a IBSF Master Coach seminar training up to 9 coaches.
These videos include demonstration from myself, some explanations, coaching exercises and actual interventions of player problems live in front of the camera.
The topics covered here include the following:
- The hidden reason why it is important to be able to demonstrate something that is uncomfortable for you.
- 'Body Priorities' and how they are important in knowing what to work on in your own game and that of students who need help – whether they be beginners or professionals.
- When to stop pushing and know that there is no need for coaching or 'improvement'
- How to pitch your solution depending on your own, or your student's, standard.
- How to deal with difficult students.
- Screw back mastery.
- 'The Snooker Parent' syndrome, and how to build a set of rules to avoid this.
- The best possible kind of relationship to have with the 'Worst Case Scenario'…
- 'Talking To The Toilet' – how to get your message across to a player in ten seconds or less.
- How humming can radically transform the quality of your cueing and your game.
- The perfect cue backswing…
- The perfect cue delivery…
- 'Coaching By Questions' Vs 'Coaching By Orders' – which is best (or rather WHEN is each one best?)
- 'The Finger Flower' and how it can help the worst screw back player in the world transform their screw shots in a matter of minutes.
- 'Aiming Anomalies', and when you need to just ignore them…
- A great exercise that DELIBERATELY causes discomfort in a player – but in fact can guide you to the biggest issue in their game in seconds…
- Separating the backswing from the delivery – just like the pro's do but just how the amateurs never do!
- 'The Drag Shot' explained once and for all!
- How a player can get to know in less than two minutes how they aim their best shots.
- Why deliberately touching the cue ball is 'The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread'!
- The variables in your game that can DESTROY your ability to aim and pot with side spin.
- How to pot long straight pots, and stop the cue ball over distance with the ease of the professionals (and when it is NOT possible to do so)
- How to catch a fly on the side of the table (if you read this one, you really are reading this page very thoroughly and may be very curious to see how this happens in the video!)
- Why learning aiming by SOUND is so important…
- THE MOST DIFFICULT PART IN SNOOKER COACHING AND SNOOKER LESSONS IN NIC'S OPINION – the eyes, what they do, and how to get them into a good, simple, effective rhythm in a wide variety of players.
- The MASSIVE MISCONCEPTIONS about playing from the blue to a pink when on a clearance – plus how & why to banish these ideas to the past forever!
- Your hardest problem in the game – and how to solve it simply and quickly.
- When to deliberately PROVOKE A PLAYER – sometimes anger is better than some types of negative emotion. Knowing when to0 get it from your student can be invaluable.
- Your Life's Purpose (an unexpected bonus from taking this course that could be worth millions to you financially and emotionally!)
- 'Neuro Linguistic Programming' in snooker…
- 'How To Help A Player Win A World Championship' – a case study of Nic's experience in doing just that (this module could be worth just on its own, more than the entire cost of the whole course).
So, "How Much"?
- These online videos will be added to as time goes on and as I create more video content. I have seen at least two more hours of IBSF Coach Examiner course content in my archive that I need to encode and put up in the next few weeks. (The price may also go up even more as I add more content which is another reason to buy early if you can…)
- You will gain instant access to the content as soon as you have paid – you will immediately be sent an email link with a user name and password unique to you to gain access to the materials right now.
- The beauty of this system is that it costs less to you as you don't have to pay for discs and printing an postage, but you can also watch these videos wherever you are in the world – and whenever you want to (assuming you have an internet connection).


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SEMIPRO FOOTBALL: Lumberjacks rally for preseason victory
MINOT, N.D. — Jackson Illies threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Ra Ra Jones midway through the fourth quarter to give the Brainerd Lumberjacks an 18-13 win over the Minot Maulers in a Midwest Premier Football League preseason game Sunday.
Keyante Johnson scored twice for the Lumberjacks. Johnson caught a 65-yard pass from Illies in the first quarter and returned an interception for a score in the third.
"We didn't travel with a full team because of the distance and the game being on a Sunday," Lumberjacks coach J.J. Kern said. "We only had 26 guys so we got a look at a lot of guys. Our offense looked good. We were barely missing on some plays. We're very excited and ready for regular-season play."
Minot tied the score 6-6 in the second quarter after Brainerd muffed a punt. The Maulers went up 13-12 as they scored in the fourth.
Titus Cole led Brainerd in tackles with eight and Leopold Ashley added two sacks.
Dennis Taute and Wade Steier led the Lumberjacks in rushing with 52 and 45 yards, respectively.
Brainerd plays at the Twin Cities Titans at 4 p.m. Saturday.


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A syndrome is a collection of events that constitute a specific illness. Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), also known as antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, includes a series of symptoms as follows:
The above symptoms are specifically characteristic of APS. However, there are a lot of other symptoms that are also associated with APS. Such symptoms include skin changes and low platelets.
You may have heard different terms used when referring to tests for the antibody. The more general term is antiphospholipid antibody. The anticardiolipin antibody refers to a type of phospholipid. Another test for the antibody is the Lupus Anticoagulant Test. These terms are all equivalent from the patient's point of view. In other words, they all test for the same thing. The only difference is in the type of measurement.
In the 1900s, certain people had false positive test results for syphilis. This was a curiosity without clinical importance at the time, but rediscovered in the 1940s. By the 1950s, it was concluced that this false-positive syphilis test had something to do with lupus. Today, although it is known as a clue to diagnosis, a false-positive syphilis test alone is not sufficient to make a diagnosis of lupus or APS.
In the 1950s and 1960s it was realized that the antiphospholipid antibodies had something to do with blood clots. In 1983, Hughes, Gharavi, and Harris developed a simple test for the antibodies called an ELISA. Clinical descriptions of various things that happened to people who had this antibody were also noted. In 1985, descriptions of what happened in pregnancy for people with this antibody were also noted.
Up until 1989, it was thought that APS was a subset of lupus. However, there were enough recorded cases where people had APS without having Lupus, that it was decided that APS should be categorized as a separate illness. Several names have been used to describe it, including primary antiphospholipid syndrome (PAPS), antiphospholipid antibody ayndrome, and Hughes syndrome. In 1990, the B2-Glycoprotein 1 was discovered. The importance of this protein will be reviewed later.
A phospholipid is a type of fat. It contains phosphate and lipids (lipid means fat).
Cardiolipin is a type of phospholipid. The cardio term in cardiolipin has nothing to do with your own heart. Rather, it originated from the syphilis test, which used a chemical derived from beef heart in the original test.
The Lupus Anticoagulant Test is a clotting test that measures how long it takes for blood to clot in a test tube. There are ways of measuring the reasons why the blood does not clot fast enough. For example, blood takes longer to clot if it contains an anticoagulant. For the Lupus Anticoagulant Test, blood is put in a test tube containing phospholipids. If the patient's blood contains the antibody to these phospholipids, it will bind to the phospholipids in the test tube, and the blood will not clot.
Note: Having a positive Lupus Anticoagulant Test does not necessarily mean you have Lupus.
All cells in the body have membranes that are made of phospholipids. These membranes hold the cell together. Bacteria and viruses also have phospholipids. They occur everywhere in nature.
The illustration shows that the cell has a membrane, and contains a nucleus that also has a membrane. Phospholipids make up the membrane and, as seen in the illustration, two layers are set opposed to one another on the outside and inside of the membrane. There is a difference between the phospholipids on the outside and inside. This will be an important issue in discussion below.
B2-glycoprotein 1 is bound to internal phospholipids that have flipped to the outside of the cell. Under certain circumstances, such as when a cell is excited or injured, the inside phospholipids will flip to the outside. B2-glycoprotein 1 then binds to these phospholipids.
People with infections, such as syphilis, will make antibody directed against the phospholipids surrounding the cell. But in people with APS, the immune system makes antibodies directed against the B2-glycoprotein 1, which binds to the phospholipid.
What happens when you get the antibody? The antibody may be in the blood stream for years before you see anything. Some people live a lifetime with the antibodies and show no symptoms.
One theory is that the antibody itself irritates the blood vessels. When cells are irritated, phospholipids flip from the inside to the outside. Another theory is that an infection triggers the lipids on the inside to flip to the outside of the cell membrane and trap the antibody.
Regardless of which theory is correct, the result both scenarios is that a clot forms.
We know that the antibody runs in families. It is seen in families of patients with SLE or PAPS. It is also known that women more than men have the antibody, but it is not known why. Why the antibody appears in the first place is also unknown.
Mice models can be used to study the antibody. It is possible to immunize mice to make the antibody. Some mice develop it spontaneously. Viruses are given to mice, which forces them to make the antibody. Once mice get the antibody, we can study and measure mice pregnancies. It is more difficult to show that mice develop blood clots. Mice can also be used as models to test our treatment.
There are two different theories explaining why people develop the antiphospholipid antibody.
The first theory is that some infection causes people to make the antibody, and something else triggers the disease. Bacteria, which have phospholipids, attract the B2-glycoprotein 1. An autoimmune antibody is formed which attacks the bacterium in the blood stream, causing a clot. If the phospholipid isn't on the outside of the bacterium, then the anti-infection antibody forms and you do not get a clot.
This theory assumes that there is something about a bacterium that causes it to have the relevant phospholipid on the surface, attract the B2-glycoprotein 1, and cause clotting.
The second theory states that the antiphospholipid antibody is normally present in the body. For example, in the general population you can measure a small amount of this antibody present. It is thought these antibodies remove old and dying cells. People with APS may be abnormal because: (a) they make too much of the antibody, or (b) they make abnormal antibody, or (c) the B2-glycoprotein 1 is abnormal.
The illustration above (labeled "Dying Cell Theory 2") shows a normal cell that is dying. In dying cells, the phospholipids inside flip to the outside. Under normal circumstances, the antibody binds up the B2-glycoprotein 1 and throws the damaged cells away. When something is abnormal with the antibody or the B2-glycoprotein 1, a blood clot develops.
What happens most frequently in APS is blood clotting. Pregnancies are lost because blood clots form in the placenta. This starves the unborn child by cutting off its nutrition (food). Treatment is the use of anticoagulating medication. In pregnancy, heparin is used. This gives the fetus an 80% to %90% chance of survival, a drastic improvement from the 1980s when fetal survival was around 20%.
However, pregnancies are not normal. Normal pregnancy is 40 weeks. In APS, it is more common to deliver the baby between 30-35 weeks, and between 3-5 pounds. Heparin protects the placenta partially, but not fully so that the baby gets enough nutrition to survive longer in the mother. Once born, the babies do fine.
New work in mice – not yet applied to humans – suggests that a completely different form of treatment, based on the complement system (a sort of amplifier of the immune system) rather than on the clotting system, may be even more effective in the future.
Anticoagulation Treatment for people who clot is to also use . There are more options available in this case. Warfarin (Coumadin) can be used with blood clots. This medication is commonly used for people with strokes and heart attacks. It is used differently in use of patients with APS. People with APS must take a fairly high dose; recent work from Canada suggests that the dose of warfarin that results in an INR (international normalized ratio, a test to measure the correct dose) of 2.5 is as effective as, and less dangerous than, higher doses. The goal is to get people to the threshold of having a hemorrhage. Reaching this level of anticoagulation can virtually prevent any new clotting. Sometimes aspirin is used, but this is only partially effective; new studies question whether it has any beneficial effect at all. Other drugs are being tested.
Another treatment is an experimental therapy called IV immunoglobulin. New studies are testing safer methods of preventing blood clotting.
Does APS turn into SLE? No.
Does it cause hardening of the arteries? We used to think yes, but now the answer is pretty clearly no.
Does APS cause heart valve disease? The answer is almost certainly yes, for a small number of patients. Some SLE patients without APS also develop leaking heart valve disease, but it appears to occur more often in those with APS. We do not know why it would happen, or the mechanism by which it would happen.
There are still unanswered questions. Is it caused by infection? Science is looking into this; we do not have the answer. So far, only in mice can we produce the antibody by certain infections. Another unanswered question is the relationship between SLE and APS. Thirty percent of SLE patients have the antibody, but it is not known why. It is also not known why people with PAPS do not have SLE.
We need better treatment than we have now. We can prevent clots in people at risk of hemorrhaging. It is good that we are able to prevent clots, but we would like to do it much more safely and easily than we can right now. Also, we can salvage most pregnancies, but at the cost of having premature pregnancies. Therefore, science is looking for more things to do. In tests right now are other anticoagulant medicines, and other treatments that reduce or remove the antibody.
Learn more about the SLE Workshop, a free support and education group held monthly as HSS.
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But next week, he will be a rookie. He will face the unknown playing in his first Ryder Cup for the US team.
This could be the Ryder Cup where experience, or the lack thereof, determines the outcome at Oakland Hills, near Detroit. Funk is one of five rookies in the US team; the others are Chris DiMarco, Kenny Perry, Chris Riley and Chad Campbell.
The Europeans, determined to retain the trophy they won in 2002, also have five first-time players in Luke Donald, David Howell, Thomas Levet, Paul Casey and Ian Poulter.
Funk played in last year's Presidents Cup, but that's small-fry compared to the Ryder Cup. The spotlight, expectations, intensity and pressure the players will encounter next week remain unparalleled in the game.
Riley recently asked Jay Haas, a US veteran of two Ryder Cups, what to expect at Oakland Hills.
"I said: 'You won't believe it Tuesday morning when you walk out there for the practice rounds,"' Haas recalled. "'There's going to be 25,000 people screaming your name and "USA" and all that.' His [Riley's] face was lit up, 'Really, that's great."'
Hitting the first tee shot won't be as great. Even seasoned veterans talk of the overwhelming nerves at the start of a match. US player Stewart Cink went through it at his first Ryder Cup in 2002.
"I was wondering what it would be like to tee up that first ball and have the nerves everybody talks about. The one thing I realised when I did it was that as a pro, your habits are so ingrained. No matter how nervous you are, you still swing the club the same way. You hope, anyway," Cink said.
The Ryder Cup format also requires an adjustment. Being paired with a partner in the alternate-shot and better-ball days is a learning curve. David Toms, a US rookie in 2002, found himself leaning heavily on his playing partner, Phil Mickelson.
"Whenever I would get mentally out of it or not know what to do, not know the strategy, he was always there to help me through it," Toms said.


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I chose these shoes because the heel is a block so wider than the heels on shoes I used to wear before my illness, I liked them because they gave me some extra height (and I am in need of extra height!!) but the thicker heel distributed my weight better so made them more comfortable for me to walk in. They are available in black and red, I don't know about other colours as that's all I saw when I was browsing the different styles that are available. I brought black even though the red pair were my favourites because I knew I'd wear the black ones more, the red pair were beautiful but the deep cherry shade looked like they would be hard to style with anything in my wardrobe apart from one dress that I don't wear very much anyway.
The styling on both pairs is the same and only the colours are different, the shoes are made of leather but are covered in velvet. They have a soft and luxurious texture that doesn't look like suede even though it has a fabric look instead of a matte or shined leather finish, the inside of the shoe is soft leather that feels comfortable and cool against my feet.
The heel height is 4" but it doesn't feel that high because it's so thick, there's a small hidden platform inside the shoes but I don't think it's even a centimetre of a rise at the front of my foot so it's the chunky heel that balances out the shoes for me and not the platform. The heel and a strip of leather at the edge of the shoe have been left free of velvet and I think that's a good contrast of colours and textures, the uncovered parts have the same colour (black) but the leather isn't as deep as the velvet in shade. The heel has also been given a mottled effect and that's pretty, it reminds me of beaten metal and I think it's striking and something that says to the other girls that I'm wearing a darling designer pair of shoes!!
The bow on the toe is beautiful, I thought it was too fussy to begin with and was worried the fabric was going to fray. This is the most expensive pair of shoes I've ever owned and I considered them the same as I would a pair that cost a fifth of the price in New Look, I've had shoes with a bow embellishment before that has frayed and come out of shape very quickly (not from New Look!!) so I hoped this wasn't going to happen with these. The bow is reinforced and feels starched to the touch but still looks beautifully soft, it's a sparkly fabric that is inlaid with tiny crystals.
With Christmas coming up it seems that my event calendar seems jam packed with work events (despite being on maternity leave) and parties organised by family and friends. Despite the fact that my daughter will be around a month old I am already hesitating attending a lot of the functions which are pencilled in to my calendar. However, family is different and of course my daughter will be very much a part of the festivities. I have recently started to add a few items of clothing to my new yummy mummy wardrobe and as I have been working so hard for my other half since being on maternity leave he treated me to a pair of shoes out of the blue which I received a few weekends ago.
Now, he knows what I like and don't like but it was still a big risk to buy the shoes without me knowing and to be honest I am surprised he got my shoe size right but it was the thought that counts and he really pulled it out the bag with these shoes he'd even wrapped them up and put them in a gift bag. What an easy way to get on a woman's good side - buying them shoes!
The gorgeous shoes in question I have been told are solely for the Christmas period and even though I have worn them everyday in the house so far I am not to wear them outside until December which is fine by me I just can't help trying them on and looking at them! They are from one of my favourite brands, Carvela. Apparently he didn't find this hard to figure out as there are numerous Carvela boxes around the house!
Anyway, the gorgeous shoes are called Grow and as I said are by Carvela. They come in either black or red and are a made of a soft velvet material which has a delicate jewelled bow on the front of the shoe.
What Carvela say about Grow:
"Grow by Carvela is a sumptuous court following many of the catwalk styles with its trendy block high heel. Featuring gorgeous bow covered in jewel detailing and finished in a plush velvet fabric this is the ultimate evening shoe for the season!"
The shoes are definitely for evening wear and I wouldn't wear them to work however tempted I would be! The velvet material is a lovely fabric which gives these shoes a very luxurious finish and I don't think I have seen any velvet shoes recently which is definitely a good thing having a pair of shoes which is a bit more unique is always a good thing as there is nothing worse than turning up in a pair of shoes which are the same or very similar to everyone elses. However, velvet fabric needs to be protected and Carvela do recommend that you purchase a protective spray to use on the shoes which can help look after the velvet and keep them looking at their best.
The lining to these shoes are black leather which again make these shoes a bit more comfortable as it isn't synthetic like a lot of linings. There is a decent amount of padding in the footbed and the heel of these shoes which provide an extra bit of comfort which will no doubt come in very useful when wearing these shoes during party season!
What I like about these shoes most is lovely jewelled fabric bow on the front of the shoe it really does add some glitz and glamour to the shoe and is definitely the main feature. The little jewels are quite small which I think gives a better overall effect rather than using larger jewels which can be a bit garish.
The heel is quite high at 11cm which for some is a bit too high but I find that because the heel is quite chunky that the height doesn't seem as high and you get a bit more support from a wider heel than you would with a stiletto heel. Also having a chunkier heel means that the heel tip won't need to be replaced as often as a stiletto heel as the block heel covers more of a surface area. The shoes don't have a platform unlike a lot of shoes which is nice but there is a little padding in the footbed to make them that bit more comfortable.
Despite only wearing these around my house to wear them in I have found them incredibly comfortable to wear with no rubbing whatsoever. The fabric body of the shoe is soft and sturdy but supple enough for them to move with the natural movements of your foot and the round toe gives some much needed room for your toes. They are incredibly easy to walk in despite have quite a substantial heel but as I said above because it is a block heel they don't seem quite so high when walking in them.
Grow are available at Carvela retailers both in store and online (John Lewis, House of Fraser etc) and I was naughty enough to find out how much they cost! They will set you back (or your other half!) £150.00 a pair which is quite a substantial amount of money especially on the run up to Christmas and even though I would have bought a pair I probably would have waited for the sales! But they are incredibly gorgeous.
For me these shoes are definitely going to add some glamour to my new yummy mummy status (as my other half calls it!) and I can't wait to wear them during the festive season and I have no doubts that they will resurface from my wardrobe and worn at every opportunity as they are an incredibly sexy pair of shoes which are more refined than the average platform shoes.


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A deep chlorophyll maximum nourishes benthic filter feeders in the coastal zone of a large clear lake
Limnol. Oceanogr., 57(3), 2012, 735-748 | DOI: 10.4319/lo.2012.57.3.0735
ABSTRACT: Water column profiles demonstrated that a deep chlorophyll maximum (DCM) in the littoral zone of Lake Ontario intersected the benthos during the development of stratification. We hypothesized that elevated food supply near the lake bottom may be nourishing littoral-zone benthic suspension feeders during this time. Chlorophyll fluorescence was monitored at three heights above the lake bottom, together with near-bottom water velocity using down-facing acoustic Doppler current profilers (ADCPs), at three coastal stations along a cross-shore transect. Concurrently, growth rates of quagga mussels (Dreissena bugensis) caged at the lake bottom were compared with mussels suspended 2 m above the bottom. Over a 3-month period beginning April, caged lake-bottom mussels grew rapidly (mean biomass-specific growth rate = 1.08 yr−1), while over a 3-month period beginning July, bottom mussels experienced a decrease in biomass (−0.74 yr−1). Suspended mussels always grew significantly faster than bottom mussels (2.3 and 2.2 yr−1 in Apr and Jul experiments, respectively), affirming previously predicted growth inhibition on the lake bottom due to seston depletion. The different growth rate between seasons of the caged-bottom mussels was most likely attributable to differences in near-bottom chlorophyll concentrations. There was significantly higher chlorophyll a concentration near the lake bottom during the April experiment (average of two stations closest to shore = 2.7 µg L−1) relative to the July experiment (0.21 µg L−1 at the same stations). We suggest that littoral-zone quagga mussels are nourished during the onset of stratification via development of a DCM.


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El personal era fantástico, amable y eficiente. Las habitaciones eran espaciosas y limpias. Ubicación ofrece opciones de caminar comer mall.
Nos gustó todo. El personal te hace sentir en casa y hace lo imposible para asegurarse de que tu estancia sea perfecta. Fue un gusto verlos por todo el hotel. Las habitaciones eran impresionantes y siempre está limpio! Nos alojamos por segunda vez para nuestro aniversario y pienso continuar alojándome aquí.
The place was gorgeous for the money I spent. Staff were helpful. There is a Starbucks in there!! We reserved thru Kayak. The fine print states cannot guarantee 2 double beds. We were traveling with our older children and they had to sleep on sofa beds in each room after traveling for 12 hours via car.The Ice machine did not work on second floor. The housekeeping came and tossed sheets and blankets at us. I told her you come back and fix these sofa beds. We were tired I just wanted to jump in a bed and sleep but I was having to deal with the bed situation.
It was very clean. All of the staff was very nice. It has a beautiful hotel and in a great area for visiting the zoo. The only thing I didn't like was not having a complimentary breakfast. But the breakfast at River City Grill was very good just a little over priced
I liked how they worked with me to find my reservation since booking.com didn't give a hotel confirmation number. But the hotel overall was very nice. Quiet, helpful, and in a good location of the town.
We stayed at this Drury Inn on our way home to Nashville from Destin. After driving with 3 little ones (6 and under), we were very thankful not to have to go out for dinner. The kickback reception had very simple, but tasty food, and was extremely convenient. My husband was thrilled to have "ballpark nachoes," and I was able to make salads with pasta or a baked potato for the kids. I also really appreciated the glass of wine! The room smelled very clean upon opening the door. I can't say that about many hotels. Even the pricey beach home we were coming from lacked in cleanliness. But everything was very clean, the bathtub was appreciated as well. Everyone had a decent meal and good tubby before bed. The bed was decent, better than the Hampton Inn in Montgomery that we stayed in on the way down. Breakfast was good as well, and at both "meal times," the manager Christopher was present to schmooze and greet guests, which I found to be very surprising. The way he was conversing with some of the guests made me feel as though several of the people staying were frequent guests. I take that as a very good sign. We will be staying here again. A little far off I-65, but worth it for the extra comforts.
Staff was nice and helpful.... rooms were very clean... Suite was pricey with jaccuzzi , couldnt relax and view tv while in the jaccuzzi...expected to be offered future discount to come back and stay with pricey monies spent originally...
Clean, quiet, friendly staff. Sofá sleeper think mattress not too confortable.
Hated the place!!! smelled really bad!!!!!!! never stay or recomend that place!! Such waste of money!
Breakfast always ready in the morning, staff was informative and extremely helpful. Most comfortable be I have ever slept on in a hotel. They could use a more advance fitness area.
Everything but the fridge was very noisy there was no coffee pot but I liked my stay will use them again
Location to airport. Location. Next to Freeway and noise all night long. Ate at the restaurant and it was horrible, along with probably the worst waitress I have ever had in my life. The carpet and walls and doors of the hallways was very dirty looking. Really needs updated. The inside of the rooms was surprisingly not bad. I would not recommend this hotel
Close to airport free shuttle service Poor windows Breakfast staff is not top motivated
Staff was great. Very friendly. Hotel is just in bad shape. I got the impression that the staff there cleans and prepares rooms the best they can, but ancient carpets and facilities limit what they can do. It's a musty old building in a questionable part of town. Hotel got us by for a night midway through a road trip, but definitely wouldn't book rooms here as a destination. It's a place to sleep behind a locked door.
My flight was cancelled and I needed a place to stay in order to catch an early morning flight. I wanted to stay somewher close and this was the place. The location is a little iffy but the staff was great. The room was clean and the food was good. All in all, it was a good place to stay for a night but i would look elsewhere if staying longer.
Although an older building, the rooms look like they've been renovated within the past 5-10 years. They offer extended parking for a week and a shuttle service to the airport. Friendly staff, friendly drivers. Not a bad place to stay for the night and catch a ride to the airport early the next morning. Exterior and hallways / size of doors indicate the overall age of the building. (see pro addressing comment). Area is what you'd expect from a hotel near the airport.
Staff was very friendly and helpful! Great location next to the airport. Room was very clean and comfortable. Reataurant staff was extremely slow! Food not bad but they definitely are not in the food service business. We were the only table and it still took us forever to be even recognized.
The staff was friendly and accommodating. The hotel is conveniently located near shopping and food. The hotel is old and you can tell. They are remodeling but it still has that "old" smell. The air in my room didn't cool and it was very humid. The humidity made the musty smell of the room more prominate.I could also smell cigarette smoke. I think it was from when it was allowed in the building and the humidity made it seep from the walls. The neighborhood is a little sketchy. There were several people who hung around outside the building. They didn't have a continental breakfast but a buffet that was $9.50. That's a bit ridiculous! I was there for a week on business so no breakfast on site was inconvenient and I wasn't paying that much for the buffett. It wasn't too bad of an experience (i have stayed at worse) but it wasn't the normal Holiday Inn experience that I'm use to.
The entire staff at the front desk were all extremely helpful and very friendly! Especialky the manager and the shuttle driver. They even accommadated us with an early check in after an 18 hour drive from New York! Not the end of world, but we did find previous guests empty beer bottles and food wrappers that seemed to have been pushed under the end of both beds. Over all, room was still very clean. Also, there was a coffee maker but no coffee, filters, or cups.... we like our coffee.
Great location in downtown. We decided to stop in during a long road trip for the night and it was a great stay. The staff was friendly and helpful and there were many restaurants in walking distance. There was also and indoor pool to keep our kids occupied and full breakfast in the morning. The beds were a little on the firm side for my liking, but that's just me personally.
clean, comfortable room but the coffee maker did not have a basket to hold the coffee and filter so we could not make coffee when we got up. The price seems a little high for the quality of the room and for having to pay an additional $10 to park in the adjacent parking garage.
Muy cerca de Birmingham y a un buen precio
El personal es muy complaciente y atendió la reserva y nos dieron excelentes recomendaciones de comida.
Las habitaciones están limpias y el personal es amable. Las camas eran cómodas también!
Room was clean and available when we arrived. Due to it's proximity to a major highway, try to get a room on the back side of the hotel. Highway noise from 18 wheelers at 3:00 am seemed to be a normal occurrence. Breakfast was very good, plenty of food and choices.
Very clean...staff are wonderful!! Food and drinks were great!! We will Definitely be returning to the Drury!! We don't have any complaints at all!
Hotel staff is very accommodating and the extra amenities such as the free dinner and breakfast are nice. Not enough handicapped parking spots.
I really enjoyed the 5:30 Kickback and the beds were very comfortable. The bathroom is quite cramped. Staff could have been a bit friendlier upon arrival.
Gran estancia y el personal era muy agradable.
La habitación era muy limpia y tranquila. El desayuno estaba por encima de la media. No tengo ninguna queja.
El personal era increíble, buen hotel, entorno estupendo
Friendly staff helped us to switch to a more preferable room and allowed me to use the computer and printer behind the desk when the business center wasn't working. Everyone at the front desk was great the whole stay. Low price, free wifi, free breakfast. Breakfast was a bit crowded at times.
Clean Hotel. Convenient location. The room was close to the highway. I kept waking up all night because of the noise from the highway. The AC also made noise every time it turned on. I had to switch it off in the middle of the night because I couldn't take it anymore. The front desk lady didn't allow me to change the rooms even though the hotel was literally empty!!
Staff was excellent and room was awesome for the price!
The hotel was very nice, so was the front desk clerk. Very easy to find off of highway. The first room we were given after we checked wasn't clean....but the front desk took care of it and everything was fine.
Friendly, helpful staff. Recommended a great place to eat. Clean, comfortable rooms. Good breakfast.
The location is good for Hoover. Deep V's are good for shirts, not for beds. I felt like I was funneled into the middle of an old mattress for no reason. How about a mattress that wasn't around when Sugar Ray was relevant?
It's quite. Staff was great. Attentive. Would I stay again? Yes. We didn't like the beds. A double bed is to small for two grown adults....and we're not plump people either. Blankets....a bit skimpy.
Clean, quiet, comfortable beds. Great place to stay overnight while on a long drive. Better value than other hotels we called that were >$100. I don't know if it was just missed or if they don't provide it...? No soap or shampoo in the room. I thought that was strange. The room was also really hot when we checked in. It cooled down over time but was really really uncomfortable when we first walked in.
The room was nicely decorated and spacious. I liked the waves sound on the TV, but ended up not using it to sleep b/c it gave off too much light. I don't think the room was cleaned well - crumbs on carpet, dirty washrag in bathroom. makes me wonder if everything else was truly clean. BIG DEAL - no microwave or fridge in room b/c it had two double beds. I didn't ask for 2 double beds & wouldn't have had I known it didn't give me the fridge - I had to use the one in the receptionist office for something that needed to stay cold. I also couldn't microwave my dinner I brought to the room, so ate it lukewarm. The room was plenty large enough for a fridge and microwave. Office staff seemed harried - not unfriendly, but not friendly either. Seemed understaffed. Parking near a door was difficult too. Pool water was a bit murky and green, so didn't swim as had planned. Could not turn A/C below 65.
Very comfortable bed. Lobby was very inviting and had a modern feel. Breakfast was good and replenished quickly. Our room (especially the bathroom) had a very bad odor. There was dog food left on the floor. We had a waterbug in our room. Doors in the rooms did not lock. Not enough towels in the room.
The room was very clean & and roomy. The free breakfast was very delicious. The best part of the breakfast was that the area was very clean and neatly organized.


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Map of Portland and vicinity, 1900
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Many of the neighborhoods shown on this map had existed for many years, but had been separate towns or communities. Stroudwater, for example, still has many houses dating from before the American Revolution.
Other areas, like the one around Baxter Boulevard, developed new neighborhoods at the beginning of the 20th century. In all these cases, the city limits of Portland expanded to accomodate them.
Bridges connected the peninsula to these areas, while technology, such as the horse-dawn and electric trolleys, encouraged people to build homes off the peninsula.
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- 1/2 cup Marzetti® Original Slaw Dressing
- 4 medium cooked potatoes, cold, pared and diced
- 2 eggs, hard boiled, shelled and chopped
- 1/2 cup celery, chopped
- 1/4 cup sweet pickle relish
- 2 tbsp. fresh red bell peppers, diced (optional)
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As James Wagner ably reported this week, Matt Williams will run a regimented spring training, which will be something of a break from the recent past.
One of the most noticeable differences so far between Williams and former manager Davey Johnson has been their spring training philosophies. Johnson, a veteran manager at a different stage of his career, believed in easing players into spring training, being more lenient with veteran players, and holding shorter workouts in the morning so that players could leave before lunch time to rest. That approach worked in 2012, after the Jim Riggleman era and when the Nationals won the National League East crown. Williams, on the other hand, has talked about working hard in spring training and planning every minute.
"I don't know if it's going to be tough," Williams said. "Regimented, yeah, that's a good way to put it. I get all bunched up if I don't have a plan. Oftentimes, that plan is completely wrong but at least I have a plan. It'll change and we blew it and all of those things. But at least we know going in we have it all mapped out."
Will this make a difference in April? Who knows. Craig Stammen told Wagner that the team maybe "got a little too relaxed and … came into the season a little too loose" last year, while Jayson Werth argued that last spring "wasn't anything different than what we did the year before when we won 98 games."
Regardless, put principal owner Mark Lerner in the "maybe it'll help" camp.
"I think that the way we handled spring training [in 2013] was not as good as it could be," Lerner told 106.7 The Fan's Holden Kushner last weekend. "I think it wasn't as disciplined as it could be. I think we'll go into this year, Matt is very meticulous and like the Marines he has every day planned out, and I think you need that. You've got to play every game from April 1 like it's a playoff game, and you just can't go in there [thinking] you'll get moving in May, June. It doesn't happen that way. So I think it was a lot of lessons learned by everybody in the organization, that you have to come in 1000 percent prepared."
Later, Lerner talked about meeting with the five finalists for the managerial position; Kushner asked if he had a standard first question, and spring training came up again.
"Mike [Rizzo] kind of led the thing, and we just talked about them and their backgrounds," Lerner said. "I was especially interested how they would handle spring training, how they would make adjustments during the season, certain things during a game, just to hear how they would approach things. And Matt just blew us away: he was so prepared, and just had every duck in a row. I just think that he hands-down won it, and I think that the fans will love him. Like I said, he has that Marine way about him.
"I call him my Bill Cowher in a baseball uniform, because I've always been a big fan of Bill Cowher and the way he approaches things, a no-nonsense kind of guy," Lerner said. "I think the players respect him, one because of his long career and his successful career, but he's paid his dues. He's been in all levels of the game, including being a broadcaster. So he's ready, and I think he'll take us to the next level."
Lerner also hastened to reassure Kushner that Williams was not no-nonsense in an aggressive way.
"He's a pussycat. He really is," the owner joked. "But it's funny, the first time I met him was last summer behind the batting cage at Nationals Park when the D-backs were in town. Twenty seconds. Mike introduced me to him. And sometimes you meet a guy and you shake his hand, look him in the eye and say, I'd like to know more about that guy or he's an impressive guy. And that's the impression I got from Matt. Not even thinking about managers at that point; just as a human being. He just blew me away. Just hi, how are you, nice to meet you, but the way he looks at you, he has an air of confidence about him that is unmistakable. I think we made the right choice, no doubt about it."
Kushner also asked Lerner if it's again World Series or Bust in 2014.
"I'm not touching that one," Lerner answered. "Obviously we go into every season wanting to win, and we take 'em one game at a time, but I'd be disappointed if we didn't make the playoffs this year, personally. But I think we have the team to do it."
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'Our largest archaeological project ever" is how Israel's national museum has described its new exhibition featuring King Herod. James Snyder, the museum director, proudly announced that no fewer than 30 tons of material have been brought from one archaeological site alone — Herodion, one of Herod's palaces and the location of his recently discovered tomb.
On the face of it, an exhibition dedicated to one of the most significant figures in the region's history is a natural choice, particularly considering that many discoveries from the past few decades have not been placed on public display.
But interest in Herod and the West Bank site of Herodion has not occurred in a vacuum. Since Herod's grave was unearthed, the site and the historical figure have enjoyed an unprecedented revival in Israel, particularly within the settler movement.
Last April, for example, a model of a reconstructed mausuleum was unveiled in Herodion in the presence of government ministers, Knesset members and settler leaders. Environmental Protection Minister Gilad Erdan asserted that "of all his magnificent provinces, Herod chose to be buried nowhere else than Gush Etzion," referring to the adjacent block of settlements.
Members of Knesset Ze'ev Elkin (Likud) and Otniel Schneller (Kadima) explicitly underscored the connection between the historical site and local Jewish construction. The head of Gush Etzion's settelments' Regional Council, David Perl, added: "Herodion is a national site illustrating our right to this land and the ancient Jewish history that took place in this region."
Herod himself would no doubt be amused by this turn of events. After all, this Roman suzerain has been an especially hated figure in Jewish memory: The Sanhedrin sages poured contempt on his Edomite origins, and he oppressed them while methodically assassinating the descendents of the last Jewish royal family, the Hasmonean dynasty.
The early Zionists, secular as well as religious, also despised Herod, and it's no coincidence that not a single street in Israel is named after this great builder and renovator of the Second Jewish Temple. But now his grave, an official "national heritage site," is becoming an asset for settlers, part of the argument for developing the larger settlement bloc.
When it comes to asserting ownership over this or that acre of land, Herod is conveniently transformed into a Jew among Jews, if not some prototypical settler who "chose to be buried nowhere else than Gush Etzion."
Before the Israel Museum joins the celebrations and appropriates the antiquities of Herod, it would be wise to stop and ask to whom do these treasures belong. The region's heritage belongs to everyone who lives in that region, Palestinians and Israelis alike.
Old synagogues in the West Bank and Gaza, Herod's grave in Herodion and the Samaritan temple on Mount Gerizim are also part of the Palestinians' cultural and historical heritage, just as mosques, churches and Roman ruins in the pre-1967 borders are part of Israel's.
Since Herodion and Herod's palaces in Jericho are located in the territories that Israel occupied in 1967, they are — according to international law, the codes of ethics for the preservation of antiquities, and even the Oslo Accords — supposedly under Palestinian control and responsibility.
One could imagine a very different scenario. The exhibition at the Israel Museum could have been based on joint Israeli-Palestinian research, performed both in Israel and in Palestine, and, as is standard throughout the world, it could and should have loaned the artifacts from the Palestinian Antiquities Authority. Instead, the museum opted for the dominant "no partner" approach and simply appropriated tons of artifacts from West Bank sites, as if this were merely a matter of transferring Israeli property to its rightful place in the national museum. Indeed, the museum preferred to partner with the so-called "Civil Administration," which runs the occupation of the West Bank and turned Herodion into a profitable settlement (from which Palestinians are barred). Visiting the massive exhibition will probably offer some insight into the cultural world of King Herod, but it will also offer a lesson about the cultural world of those Israeli institutions that have been trusted with the past's treasures.
Yigal Bronner is a professor at Hebrew University. Yonathan Mizrachi is an archaeologist and a member of Emek Shaveh, an organization focused on the role of archaeology in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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The UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team has announced its official roster for the 2013 Amgen Tour of California. Among the eight riders scheduled to compete for the Team in the annual race through the Golden State are Philip Deignan (IRL), Lucas Euser (USA), Chris Jones (USA), Jake Keough (USA), Marc de Maar (CUR), Jeff Louder (USA), Aldo Ino Ilesic (SLO), and John Murphy (USA).
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The U.S. based Pro Continental unit heads into the eight-day, 730-mile race that beings on Sunday, May 12, in Escondido, on the heels of a tremendously successful six-week block of racing in America. During this recent stretch, the UnitedHealthcare Blue Train has compiled an impressive 17-straight podium appearance streak in the U.S., including podium-placing results in all five stages of last week's Silver City's Tour of the Gila as well as USA CRITS Speedweek.
The versatility and depth of the 2013 squad is evidenced by the fact 10 different riders have produced a Top 3 result in the U.S., including one general classification (GC) win (Phil Deignan – Tour of the Gila) and two Team overall wins (Team GC at Tour of the Gila and Team overall and top three spots on the final podium for Speedweek).
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The boys hope to carry the momentum generated during this recent stretch, right into California, where they will once again go head-to-head with the best the sport has to offer.
When asked about the Team's return to the eight-day trek across California's scenic roadways, coastlines and iconic settings, General Manager and Team Director, Mike Tamayo, said, "Racing in the Amgen Tour of California is always special. The organizers do a great job putting together a world-class race and we are honored to be competing in it again this year."
Tamayo continued, "Our guys are ready. They are focused and racing well as a Team. The performance at last week's Tour of the Gila as well as the past couple of months overall is a sign that all of the preparation is timed well. We are excited to get underway in California."
"Our title sponsor, UnitedHealthcare, and all of our sponsors are extremely supportive of our Team and are very involved with the sport. We are excited to represent them in the best possible way and make this a great experience for all involved," Tamayo concluded.
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MARIJUANA. P. Heroin. Ecstasy. Life-destroying drugs that control your body and your brain.
They are illegal, and for good reason.
But there is another drug, hidden in the thick brown liquid consumed by people all over the world that we call coffee. Caffeine is a drug that has just as much ability to control your life as the frowned-upon drugs of today.
Caffeine comes from the leaves and seeds of 63 plants, some being cola nuts, cocoa beans, guarana berries and, of course, coffee beans. Although it has been declared a safe food product by the US Food and Drug Administration, it makes you wonder how safe it really is when it is used as a pesticide with the ability to paralyse and kill insects.
How many of us have drunk a soft drink, V, Red Bull, coffee or tea, or eaten chocolate? We have all felt the positive effects of caffeine on our moods, our energy. It quickens the connections between body and brain and, for 30 minutes to an hour, we feel like we could conquer the world.
But what our conscious brain doesn't pick up on is that our body can begin to rely on this addictive drug.
When caffeine enters the bloodstream, it quickens our heart and nervous reactions and generally makes us feel better.
It also thickens our blood, irritates the stomach lining, makes us produce more stomach acid, slows down the digestive system, makes it hard to sleep and overworks the organs.
Yet people don't know about these hidden side effects. So they start the day with a coffee.
They have another at morning tea.
They wash down their lunch with a Red Bull. On the way home, they nip into the dairy to grab a chocolate bar.
And for their final drink of the day, they have a "relaxing" coffee while watching Desperate Housewives. They are then surprised when their heart rate increases and they can't sleep.
Many people feel they can't function properly without coffee and some people complain of headaches until they have their daily dose.
And those are only the effects on yourself and your life. Coffee in society has changed our social interactions so much that the most common place to meet friends is the local Starbucks or other coffee shop.
Since 1683, when the first coffee shop was opened in Venice, coffeehouses have been popping up on street corners and in malls at an alarming rate.
And because of this people's lives have changed to meet the needs of their coffee addiction.
Coffee-drinkers who get a cup-to-go from a local coffee shop before work will wait in line nearly 45 hours each year, and some will spend thousands of dollars a year on coffee.
Most people our age are just beginning to discover coffee and its feel-good effects, which is why I am warning you about it.
Before you let your body get hooked on caffeine, consider what it could do to your body, your lifestyle and your wallet.
Yes, anything in moderation is fine, but once you start drinking that delicious hot drink that rule disappears from your mind.
You want another and another.
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With Rio de Janeiro having one of the hottest starts to a summer in recent memory, its residents are not the only ones struggling to cope with the heat.
In the city's zoo, trainers are taking extra measures to make animals feel as comfortable as possible in the high temperatures.
Rio's Zoo is the oldest in Brazil and it's comprised of more than 2,000 animals.
There, with daily temperatures reaching 40 degrees Celsius, the monkey's and chimp's menu favorite is Brazil's traditional frozen ice cream.
Paulinho, the chimpanzee, will eat about three of those in addition to a variety of extra cool fruit, in addition to three liters of juice or water.
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Zisa sentencing is rescheduled
HACKENSACK — Former Police Chief Ken Zisa will have to wait another month before learning his punishment on charges of official misconduct and insurance fraud, a courthouse official said.
Zisa's sentencing was tentatively rescheduled to Sept. 20 from Thursday because of conflicts with Superior Court Judge Joseph Conte's schedule, the official said Monday.
Conte also needs more time to deliver his opinion on a 98-page motion that Zisa's defense attorney, Patricia Prezioso, submitted last week seeking to overturn the guilty verdict.
Conte has tentatively scheduled to deliver a decision on that motion on Sept. 12, the official said.
Prezioso argued that there were several problems with the seven-week trial, including insufficient evidence that Zisa did anything improper when he inserted himself into a 2004 investigation involving the teenage sons of his former girlfriend, Kathleen Tiernan, and when he removed an allegedly intoxicated Tiernan from the scene of a drunken driving crash four years later.
Prezioso also argued that Zisa's and Tiernan's convictions for insurance fraud should be overturned, among other reasons, because Zisa's insurance company at the time did not have a policy against reimbursing clients for damages to their cars caused by drunken driving accidents.
Zisa and Tiernan stated on their claim for $11,000 in damages that Tiernan swerved to avoid an animal, an account Prezioso said Zisa still stands by.
Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Daniel Keitel has said that all of Prezioso's objections were dealt with extensively during the trial, and there is no reason to overturn the jury's decision.
He also has pointed out that Zisa was acquitted on three counts — a sign, he said, that the jury carefully considered every issue put before it.
Zisa, a former assemblyman whose family is considered a Hackensack political dynasty, was convicted on three counts of official misconduct, one count of insurance fraud and one count of a pattern of official misconduct.
Two of the misconduct convictions carry mandatory minimum sentences of five years, which must be served consecutively.
Tiernan was allowed to enter the state's Pre-Trial Intervention program in lieu of a sentence.
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Presuming the more likely parts of the last-ditch plan work out, the Warriors will be left hoping one of two giant upsets occurs in the final round of the NRL.
Awful Parramatta will need to beat the Knights in Newcastle, or the almost awful Wests Tigers must overturn the North Queensland Cowboys in Townsville if the Warriors are to make the playoffs.
Game over Warriors, according to every pundit. The Knights and Cowboys have too much to play for, the Eels and Tigers are not up to the job. But wait - we have found glimmers of hope.
The Wests Tigers are a bogey team for the Cowboys - the Tigers' outstanding record includes beating the Cowboys in the 2005 grand final. The Cowboys suffered a huge blow in the last round when the game's best prop Matt Scott suffered a finger injury which rules him out for weeks. The Cowboys also have a clutch of good forwards missing, including their dummy half Ray Thompson who suffered a smashed jaw two rounds ago.
The struggling Tigers have shown recent glimpses of their trademark free-flow football and are led by one of the NRL's most respected competitors in Robbie Farah. They gave the powerful South Sydney Rabbitohs a decent hurry up in the last round. Benji Marshall, in his last game for the Tigers, might find a few extra drops of petrol in the tank and pull out one last array of tricks. And the Tigers have nothing to lose.
On to the Eels. Ah ... to be honest, it's hard to find any hope here. The Eels are shockers. They are a club in disarray. Their grumpy, stressed-out coach Ricky Stuart gave a host of players the don't-come-2014 slip in June.
They beat the hopeless Dragons, but club loyalty can't be high.
The Knights will know exactly where they stand by game time tomorrow. The Eels are paying up to $9 a win which says it all. If the Warriors need an Eels win to make the top eight, they'd be better off relying on a salary cap scandal, or Cronulla getting chucked out.