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Date of Stay: August, 2008
I've tried reviewing sooner, but it never seems to let me on the weekends. I believe I paid about 50 for one night. I only hooked up to a 20 amp plug as I was in a van with a small window air unit and lcd tv and no big power load. The previous night we stayed somewhere with no hookups and ran the honda all night. What I did like here was they gave me a full hook up site prorated for a water electric site and it was the second site from the shower restrooms which were unisex and that made it very ideal for us. Great for wheelchair users. On the downside they could have made the facility twice as big for the number of people that could be trying to use it. There was still at least another dozen spaces that were open on the labor day weekend. I would stay here again as it is cheaper than hotels in the area. On train subject yes you could hear it through out the night but if your used to it you don't notice it. I'm used to it. We were aqt the row past the office. If we were in the first row next to the tracks the noise maybe worse there. Just because the problem is there I deducted a couple rating points. We camped here in a van and not what it says here -->
Date of Stay: August, 2008
The guy at the house/office brings you back to the area and lets you see and know what you are getting before you pay. He told us a lot of the area where the nightly campers would have been parked was flooded so he suggested the area in the trees. NO ELECTRIC at any nightly site. All electric and hook ups are for seasonal sites and from the looks most of them are there every year and some may even live there year round. From what we did see they seem very nice. After a few hours in the spot we got tired of the mosquitoes and moved over on the other side of the area where there was more left over dried up mud from from the flood and this also allowed us to use the satellite dish for TV as it was a nice clear shot for dish network. Air TV was weak on rabbit ears, sprint air card was roam only and slow. Area was nice and flat, good for wheelchair use, but the restroom was not good to roll in the door. Showers appeared to be pay type showers, but we did not use them. Because of the distance from the seasonal sites we did run the Honda all night for electric. We were also the only ones down there so it was no problem for anyone. This could be a nice place again if the grass was to grow back and updates were made to the shower bath house. Number of sites available is unknown. Fortunately, because we have a ramp, we use that as a table so we didn't need to move a table to the new spot. There is a swimming pond that some kids were swimming in. There does not appear to be any group fire anymore, but they do still do sing alongs sometime, but we did not join in as we were tired and took it easy. We camped here in a van. Would camp here again if they can get the grass to grow back.
Date of Stay: July, 2008
If you want electric with a large RV forget it there are only 6 sites with electric and they are small sites. This is one of the oldest state campgrounds in the state and when it was built it was for tent camping only since no one new what an RV was. My lower score is based on the lack of modern updates. The restrooms and shower house building in my opinion should be tore down and rebuilt as the showers stalls are not wheelchair friendly. A wheelchair can not roll into the shower stall. The floor in the shower (mens side) felt like it needed a good cleaning, it felt somewhat mildewed. Our price was a non electric site and we did get lucky as the outside temp overnight was low 60's. But then again it was somewhat wet but that is part of the camping game. We camped out in a van with a bed in back. I asked for a good site for dish reception and the guy at the station pulled out his notebook with pictures of every site they had. and he suggested a site that was a perfect spot for dish network echo119. The rest of the sites didn't look real good for a signal. But the downside was this site had no electric. But since I had my inverter to run the TV and my Honda to run the air to cool of the inside of the van for and hour before shutting it down to sleep it didn't matter. The waterfalls near here is a good view of a nice looking waterfall. If the showers were updated I would stay here again but if the are not I wouldn't stay here and I would look at another place.
Date of Stay: May, 2008
I'm not sure on exact number of sites this place has since I did not count them, I believe it was more than 40. Web site states 10 but it is definitely more then 10. We stayed here one night in a van in a non hook up site since it was cheaper. The showers/restrooms were clean but lacked the maintenance needed such as refilling TP and paper towels hand soap at sinks. Otherwise showers were wheelchair accessible bring your own chair. The non hook up sites had a nice view of the marina where there was a small hand full of boats. Some playground equipment but nothing spectacular. Sites were level but if you are a wheelchair user don't take the short cut to the restrooms or you might take a fly out of your chair cause there are some ruts in the grass that can catch you off guard. Some picnic tables were falling apart and there was a dead critter near a fire ring that may have died some time ago and it looked like someone was poking it with a piece of pipe for some reason but never removed the critter. But hey this is the great outdoors now isn't it. The store down the road has pretty much everything you would need if you forget something and even some things to make a emergency repair of some kind. The main casino lacks the ventalation needed to get the smoke out and make it good for everyone. I couldn't last 30 seconds in there before I wanted out. The store has a small selection of machines to play on and it is smoke free. Now I would have rated this place a 5 or 6 for the critter and lack of maintenance in the restrooms, but since we got there late office was close with sign "pick a site and make good in the morning". "Ok I'm good with that." But I guess the early birds like us get the deals morning comes and office closed so we got a place to park and a couple free showers. I wouldn't mind coming back here if it wasn't so far from Duluth up 61. The only reason we stayed here because we took the 61 drive for scenic views and to drive trough Thunder Bay which is a somewhat interesting place to see from the from Mount McKay. One last thing neither of us had cell service here, Verizon, sprint/nextel power source phone and sprint aircard. But once again great outdoors right?
Date of Stay: May, 2008
Overall this is a good place for the most part. Since there was rain earlier that Sunday the camp sides were a little muddy, but they were not too bad. If you require the use of a wheelchair like my friend, you better have free carpet in your vehicle to catch the heavy wet gravel/sand that the wheels bring in. The restroom doors are hard to open because of the heavy load springs on them. But they were clean. If you like technology you might want to keep going as myself (sprint) and my friend (verizon) had no cell coverage in the campground, and of course my sprint aircard also was a no worky. A few miles down the road and magic happens they all work. A few sites had a workable southern view for a portable dish and not a roof mounted unit. The pay phone in the campground had no slot for quarters and you needed to use a credit card to use it and if you are unfamiliar with that routine forget trying cause you can make local and 1-800 calls and no charge at the ranger station. I didn't walk the miles of trails but what little I did see of them it is worth staying for that unless you are restricted to the use of a wheel chair and then you need to stick to the paved path . The roads have been redone both ways so it by no means is a rough road anymore. Now we stayed here in a van and not motor home. Fire wood was being sold for $4 a bag.
Date of Stay: July, 2007
I made a reservation 2 weeks ago just to be safe and there was no problem there and I did arrive at 8pm on Friday night and the workcampers here had said they don't usually allow conversions but since there was a reservation they will honor it. There was no fuss for the weekend stay otherwise. And the guy did escort us to the site and he even seemed somewhat interested in what I had cause he knows what a factory one would have cost me to get with a wheelchair lift. We didn't use the restrooms. The sites were fairly level but not perfect as I did have to block my front wheels up 2 inches to allow the AC condensation to drain properly but that can be expected anywhere. The concrete patios at the sites were very nice that they were not raised a inch or two higher than the grass which made the transition from the concrete to the grass easy for a wheelchair. We did also go to the plane crash site and with a power wheelchair it isn't too bad going through the field with some one to give that little extra push through the ditch but don't go there after a fresh rain shower as it would be muddy and hard for a wheelchair. I personally won't stay at this CG again just cause of their thoughts about bus conversions. But overhaul it is a nice park that can handle extra long rigs with no problem and there should be enough space to accommodate a 40 foot RV plus a 20 foot trailer with a car on it and when you get there you don't need to unhook the trailer or drive the car back on it every night. I didn't use the wireless cause of the added fee and I really didn't need it anyways but the signal seems good as I could receive both of them from inside my metal bus with out using a external antenna. Not a good place for private or any good size shade trees. (My rating isn't reflecting the bus.)
Date of Stay: June, 2007
Paths were good for a power wheelchair but it might have been a little rough for a manual chair. The showers were good for wheelchair access. I don't know if 50 amp was available or not but it wasn't at our site we had 20 and 30 amp service But I am only set up for up to 30 amp anyways so it didn't matter. The price was $14 for the night if you have a state park sticker at $23 but we didn't have one and where not sure if we would be back in SD again this year so we got the $5 one day pass. The area was nicely kept clean and lots of trees where you couldn't see your neighbor at some sites and others you could see your neighbor which was nice if you like a little privacy. The pick nick table at our site was great for wheelchairs as the table extended past the seat by about 2 to 3 feet. I would stay here again even though it was only electric.
Date of Stay: June, 2007
This appeared to be a very new campground. 26 sites are suitable for a larger rig which have the full hook up and the remaining 29 look like they are just park it with no hook up or tent it. The showers and restrooms are fully accessible with a large shower area for a wheelchair with a seat that folds down and a optional shower head using either the hose on a slide bar or the head on the wall. I give this shower an A+ for quality of the set up. Waste baskets at about every other site. All full hook up sites are concrete with concrete area for picnic tables. The way the area was set up it was great for a wheelchair and the lift on our converted bus. Fire rings at every site. I suspect they might be having trouble with their cable as they have the hook up for it but they say they don't have cable. The shuttle ride to the casino runs every hour. The pond was fenced off and didn't look appealing. The pool was inside the hotel and the game room is by the pool. I really don't think this would be a good place for a family since the main activity is the casino but it might work as long as everyone stays at the campsite. Since we stayed on a Thursday night they had a .99 cent breakfast special Friday morning that was very good for the price. I would stay here again.
Date of Stay: June, 2007
We stayed here one night. Laundry was next door under gas station. Sites were all pretty flat and we did have plenty of room with a 25 foot bus. It was a bit slow when we were there and if it was full it would be a little bit tighter but would be enough room to spred out a little bit. Wireless internet was available but we couldn't get the signal from our spot. The cable was a bit fuzzy on a couple channels. Electric on half the sites on wrong side. The ground was good for the wheelchair hard packed gravel and even with the rain it wasn't full of puddles and wasn't muddy.
Date of Stay: June, 2007
Flat sites good for wheelchair. We didn't use the showers but I did look in them and they looked clean but not good for wheelchair access. Cable tv was $2.00 extra but they did have more than 50 channels. I would stay here again if in the area.
Date of Stay: June, 2007
Sites had cable but not too many channels, the wireless internet was not working properly at the time but worked in the office. The restrooms were clean in my opinion and the showers were unisex and clean and best of all there was a wheelchair accessible shower. All sites were flat which is also great for wheelchairs.
Date of Stay: May, 2007
We stayed here one night and for what I expected it was alright. We didn't use the showers but they were clean and wheelchair accessible The sites were pretty flat and the electric was 30 amp and it looked like two sites to each electric box and two sites to each water hook up. They are arranged every other one all the way down. The sites could have been bigger but since it was raining it didn't bother us. The deadwood trolley service was $1 each ride and had wheelchair lifts.
Date of Stay: September, 2006
We had stayed here in a wheelchair accessible cabin for 2 nights. Which was their last weekend of the season so we had a price of $105 per night. (the section above does not allow for 3 digits for price) The cabin had the basic pots and pans and dishes to use and the only deal was we had to clean them before checking out. The shower in the cabin wasn't the greatest for accessibility and we did have a tough time using it since it wasn't big enough for a shower chair and the built in chair wasn't big enough to actually sit on properly. The cabin was a deluxe cabin in size and the wheelchair ramp worked good except the initial landing from the grass on to the ramp needs a little work to make it a smooth transition. I don't know weather they offered cable TV or not but I can say they provided DirecTV in the deluxe cabins like the one we stayed in. I don't think they had DirecTV in the small cabins. The cabin had a refrigerator that was nice cause I made lots of ice in the freezer to fill the cooler for the trip home. It was somewhat busy there for being the last weekend of the season. All the perishable merchandise was marked down half price which then I ended up buying extra ice-cream bars and other stuff I wouldn't normally buy from a campground store but with the price it was hard not to. Their concession stand was closed for the season which for this reason I ended up ordering a pizza one night and cooking what I was able to get from the store. I would stay here again if in the area but if it is busy I wouldn't want to cause there was a lot of joy riding going on with the golf cars. They did race around on them things right past the cabin and we were next to a speed bump. If you do stay here late in the season check to see if their concession stand is open or not or plan on bringing your own food with.


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Whatever the detail of what happened at Sandy Hook there are far more questions than answers and there is quite obviously a whole other story which the official narrative is attempting to cover – as with Columbine, Aurora, Wisconsin … on and on.
All these children involved in the run up to one of the biggest Satanic ritual periods of the year – and one related to children – is no coincidence either.
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Expand your consciousness to take in the sacred enormity of the universe around you, or you shall remain forever bound and diminutive in this soul journey we call "life." Upon your death, your soul will review your life and declare, "Wow, you wasted the ultimate gift of life in a desperate bid to remain unremarkable." But you do not have to continue on that path. You can change now by casting aside conformity and seeking reality.'

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Bred by Chinese nobility to be a companion dog, the Shih Tzu is a lively, loving pet. The little dog has a low-maintenance personality with a potentially high-maintenance coat. As the sole purpose of the Shih
Tzu is companion and house pet, he should be lively, alert, friendly and trusting towards all. He requires minimal exercise, but his long, luxurious coat needs daily brushing and maintenance.
Here are three important things to know about Shih Tzus before you bring one home.
- The "coat factor." The Shih Tzu's long, flowing coat is what makes this breed so glamorous-looking. But maintaining that coat is very time-consuming. "You need to stay on top of brushing their coats," says Carlene Snyder, chairman of the health and research committee for the American Shih Tzu Club, who lives in the Tampa Bay, Fla., area. That means a thorough grooming every other day and a bath once a week. If you don't want to spend the time grooming your Shih Tzu, Snyder recommends getting the "puppy cut" that trims the coat to one-inch long. Your dog may be nearly unrecognizable as a Shih Tzu, but will be much lower maintenance.
- Exercise needs. Shih Tzus like to cuddle with their people as much as the next dog, but they are not coach potatoes and require regular exercise. But Shih Tzus adapt well to whatever situation they are in, whether they live on a farm or in an apartment building. While Shih Tzus need and enjoy exercise, they can also be trained to use "potty pads," notes Snyder.
- Health issues. To keep your Shih Tzu healthy, make sure water doesn't get trapped in their ear canals. Also pay special attention to their eyes, which are regularly exposed to dust, dirt, and their own hair. In addition, Shih Tzu's don't have very good depth perception, says Snyder. So your Shih Tzu may balk at walking on patterned rugs because he can't tell what he's about to step on.
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This web was barely visible attached to the rotting members of a pier. Dismal and flat lighting conditions presented an almost black and white appearance in the photograph.


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FLORIDA KEYS -- The Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District, the city of Marathon and village of Islamorada have formed an alliance to secure government funding for their respective sewer projects.
The group plans to complete an interlocal agreement by September that spells out how they intend to divvy up a much-anticipated $50 million second installment of a $200 million state grant.
The agreement, when signed, will be given to the group's lobbyists and state Rep. Holly Raschein, R-Key Largo, who will again make a pitch for funds to pay down debt from state-mandated sewer system construction. The Florida Keys were unsuccessful this past legislative session in securing the funding after the state's Republican leadership refused to issue money that didn't directly create jobs.
"The governor told me to pitch this as an unfunded mandate," said Key Largo district Chairman Robby Majeska. "I will call every state representative, if I have to."
Last year, a similar interlocal agreement spearheaded by Monroe County was being negotiated when county officials added payment for a "super-lobbyist" to the agreement, to be paid for mostly by Key Largo, which was expected to receive $20 million of the $50 million grant.
The Key Largo district, which already had a lobbyist working on the funds, refused to sign the agreement, which delayed negotiations among the district, county and municipalities for weeks. When the terms were finally worked out, Majeska said the Keys had no unified front in Tallahassee.
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An alliance between Marathon and Key Largo is not surprising as both use the same accountant, Peter Rosasco of Marathon, and both have mostly completed sewer systems and face large debt payments.
Majeska said Islamorada Mayor Ken Philipson and Village Manager Ed Koconis were interested in joining the alliance as Key Largo tries to draft a new funding formula based on capacity. The village, which has just begun its sewer infrastructure work, is running a pipeline to Key Largo's plant where its sewage will be treated under contract.
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Some posters have encouraged me to dust off old notes and my defense metric to post some player evaluations. I decided to start at 1901 because that's where my manuscript begins and lead of with 2B because a number of recent threads here are debating players at that position across several generations of play.
By brief introduction: the metric is position-challenge and opportunity based. I started out, taking months to map out various plays and strategies that prevailed in 1901; the equipment used; the ball quality and in-game duration; ball liveliness and batting strategies, and base running.
I started with the premise that each position has unique turf, challenges, error costs and play opportunities. An error at each position will have costs in runs and runner advancement unique to the position.
To evaluate players from 1901-2011 against peers and against players long deceased, the metric inputs had to be interactive with me as years passed and the game changed. When rating started to go beyond expectation, the model demanded adjustment. The model has been consisent overall, but has been flexible and responsive to changes in position dynamics.
Evaluations are measured to a TEMPLATE of perfection, reached by no player. The rating can then be converted to something uniform and familiar, which is why the RATINGS resemble fielding percentage. When something changes to improve defense overall, ratings rise and the template is adjusted. This allows for comparisons across generations; and as a kind of Devil's Advocate test, I can shift players out of their generations to see how well they hold up in the evolving game.
At 2B, starting in 1901, these players best spell out Phase I of the early 1900s, 1901 - 1911, when the first adjustment was made to ball liveliness. These players are best measured in the basic 1901-1912 Template and here are their RATINGS [average at this time is about .931]: their seasons are in brackets;
Nap Lajoie, .954 [1901-1912]
Hobe Ferris, .939; [1901-1909]
Johnny Evers, .931; [1903-1915]
Muller Huggins, .940; [1904-1915]
Eddie Collins, .940; [1908-1926]
Del Pratt, .945; [1912-1924]
EDIT: Had meant to include, in the first group, Bill Wambsganss of CLE [1914-1925], whose career was predominant;y before the 1921 and after live ball era. His rating = .947 against .931 average, inserted among the players above.
At .954 vs. average of .931, Lajoie [career] averaged +4.51 DR > average over the 13 seasons, or +58.6 DR.
The second group have career spans that are predominantly after the slight jolt to the ball and which enter a decent part of the live ball era during and after 1921. One significant change in the game was the increase in the DP's executed and the importance of that execution to the game. Also, between 1909 and 1922 [and ongoing] there were design upgrades in glove pockets and webbings. Fielding got better and the templates rose.
EDIT ADDED: Moreover, with the fatal beaning of Ray Chapman in 1920, the 1921 and subsequent seasons, in addition to the live ball, have the prohibition of formerly legal pitchers, with some veteran spitballers godfathered in until their career ended.
Freddie Maguire [1928-1931]; .974
Rogers Hornsby [1916-1931]; .953
Hughie Critz [1925-1934]; .977
Frankie Frisch [1920-1935]; .966
Bucky Harris [1920-1927]; .946
The average MLB rating between 1921 and 1929 varied between .940 and .961, settling around .950. Over a 154 game schedule, Hughie Critz would be around +9.4 DR above average, or +94 DR > average over the decade.
Two players with extended careers dip back into the 'teens and extend through the 1920's. They have been measured separately in groups according to their career years. Rogers Hornsby around +1.0 defense runs; +16 DR, career.
Hornsby, transposed to the 1912 template would be at .970. Eddie Collins, transported to the 1929 template would be at .921. Nap Lajoie, uprooted from 1901 to 1929 would rate .937 with all the game changes. I'm convinced he was a towering defensive force as the game moved into the 20th Century.
Some players have become established favorites of a number of defense metrics. Others seemingly are wrapped in shrouds they can't shake off. If this approach causes a few surprises, then I say OK - let it ride.
This, I hope is an opener. Comments and debates and player suggestions are all welcome.


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Primate Conservation Biology. Guy Cowlishaw and Robin Dunbar. xii + 498 pp. University of Chicago Press, 2000. $75 cloth, $27 paper.
The year 2000 witnessed the first recorded extinction of a primate taxon: Miss Waldron's red colobus was pronounced extinct after surveys by J. F. Oates and colleagues in Ghana and on the Ivory Coast failed to find any remaining individuals. Primate populations are threatened by the loss of more than 125,000 square kilometers of forest annually and by extensive commercial and subsistence hunting. Thus it is very encouraging to see a new conservation book focused on this order of mammals.
In the first section of Primate Conservation Biology, authors Guy Cowlishaw and Robin Dunbar review the voluminous literature to provide readers with background information on the basic biology of primates. This is illuminating; readers should come away with an understanding of behavioral ecology, community ecology and population biology that is detailed enough to construct informed management plans. Chapters in the second section discuss the extinction process, analyzing the two main threats primates are facing: habitat disturbance and hunting. In the final section, strategies that have been used to conserve primates are reviewed and critically evaluated.
Included in the extremely detailed literature summaries in every chapter is a considerable amount of useful, difficult-to-find information that has been presented only at scientific meetings or in newsletters. The conservation community is indebted to the authors for their valiant efforts to find such material; often population declines are described at symposia or in newsletters but are not considered sufficiently general to warrant submission to peer-reviewed journals. The chapters are also peppered with statistical analyses that offer insight and reveal generalities.
It would have been nice to see more discussion of how to take a well-thought-out strategy and make it a reality. Field biologists are not trained in this area, but it is critical if we are to see our work used. All too often, the tactics of conservation biologists fail to take into account social or economic realities, or the biologists lack the tools to implement their plans.
This field is in its infancy; there are few detailed descriptions of primates living in disturbed habitats. Primate field researchers have traditionally attempted to find a "pristine" study site, so that observations will represent the animal's natural behavior. The accumulation of more detailed studies in habitats modified by humans will no doubt challenge some of the findings presented in this volume. However, it represents the state of our current understanding and should prove extremely valuable both to the growing number of field biologists addressing issues of primate conservation and to the managers of parks and reserves.
This fine work clearly illustrates that academics have a great opportunity to contribute to primate conservation by documenting patterns of change, understanding cascading effects of primate removal, predicting how different functional guilds will be affected by different types of human activities, understanding mechanisms determining primate abundance and evaluating different conservation approaches. Cowlishaw and Dunbar have provided us with a road map for future investigations and actions. I predict that this book will have a significant impact on primatology and primate conservation.—Colin A. Chapman, Zoology, University of Florida, Gainesville, and Wildlife Conservation Society
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This is my first post here on this forum and i would have a question.
There is scrapyard by my place that has SRT-8 seats. If they are in good condition, i would consider them.
I have a 2008.5 GC Laredo CRD , i assume they direct bolt on, but are the wire connectors the same for the electric seat and the airbags and heated seat. Are they plug n play?
Also how do i know if the SRT's are heated? They are from a 2007 SRT8.
I live in Quebec Canada where it's plenty cold, so i always have my stock ones on. Sooooo, i don't want to install non heated.
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they will be a different color from your jeep bro. They will be medium slate grey...which is a light grey. They will set right in perfect...but the harness for each seat will probably be different. I put 07 SRT seats in my 2006 and the drivers side was plug and play. The pass. was plug and play as far as the airbags...but I had to wire the power for the seat. If you have heated seats now...the SRt seats will be heated...if the plugs match up ok. Youll just have o go look at them ad compare the plugs. You can solve that though by getting a piece of the harness and plug from the donor jeep
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Thanks Scott
I will check it out and pick your brain again...
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i have 08 srt seats in my 05 and all of the harnesses switched between 07 and 08. you will just have to take the seat pads off the frame and put them on your stock frame and they will all be plug and play(super easy). if i were you i would look for 08-10 seats that are black. JW how much are they selling them for?
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Good price? I haven't seen them but apparently they are clean...
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300 is a steal!!!!
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i would buy them if i were you, it is an easy swap.
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I would buy them and if you can't figure it out or don't want them, just put them up on here. I'm sure someone would pick them up for $300 for sure.
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All the sedum plants have been cut back (all of them well sprouted, same as some hostas!). I also cut back all the dead branches on the asters, tall boneset, the Johnson's blue geranium and the many Walker's Low catmint. Same with the phlox. And EVERYTHING is sprouting. Should I worry about winter's return? What good would that do? *sigh* I'm just going with the flow. Nothing tender, however, will be put out. And nothing heavy enough not to haul into the sunroom when temps tank.
I also raked back all the leaf mulch on the veg bed so the soil can warm up and dry out. I'd like to get it tilled this week.
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194 miles. 36 cities. 21 hours. THE RELAY Race Report.
Early in January, DT sent out an email to the Stanford Running Club mailing list about a race which seemed incredibly crazy..
I was intrigued. 24 hours. 200 miles. And the name seemed familiar to me. And then it dawned on me. This was the race Dean Karnazes ran all by himself. Team Dean. One man show. It's no joke. He's run it ten times and improved his time each year too. His record for the 199 mile course is 46 hours 17 minutes – a 13:95 pace.
Hell, I wasn't going to let this chance go by. I wanted in. I promptly sent out an email to DT and mentally started preparing. I would run in Dean Karnazes footsteps. Another dream would come true.
31st March'11
First team meeting. Race legs decided. I call runner two. Also volunteer to buy food for the race with CD. Like the other runners already. Cheerful and enthusiastic bunch of people.
29th April'11
Day before race. Food run to Safeway with CD. While we're bagging dozen of power bars and bread packets, the shocked woman behind us exclaims, 'Is that all you guys eat?' We smile and explain we have a race next day and show her the bags of bananas and gatorade.
30th April'11
11 am : Met the team at the Tressider Bollards. After a brief round of introduction, we were on our way. We expected to be there around 2 pm. We stopped for lunch at Subway en route and I had a fake sub. While everyone else had a real one with meat on it. Sigh.
2 pm : We turn on to Silverado trail along the Eastern edge of Napa Valley, about ten miles from the starting point in Calistoga. Its one of the most scenic routes I've seen. We pass vast acres of beautiful vineyards set on rolling hills, picturesque meadows with cows lazily grazing in the afternoon sun, amazing wineries of various architectural styles. It seemed so surreal. It was pretty much how I would picture driving through France. Except for the steady stream of runners in the opposite direction on the side of the road. Suddenly everyone in the van was wide awake and pumped. We were excited. Hell Yeah! As we passed the runners, we excitedly planned how we'd overtake all of them in the next coming hours. The way it works is that the slowest running teams start around 6:30 am in the morning. They usually take more than 24 hours to complete. And the faster teams start last. We were part of the last group to start at 3pm along with Google, Facebook etc.
3 pm : Off goes our first runner – CD. He blasts off. We jump into the van and head to the exchange point. The next leg is mine. I start warming up.
3:30 pm : We soon see a bobbing head in the distance. It's the google guy. Damn he's fast. Oh wait. There's CD right on his tail. Damn. He ate up 4.8 miles in 30 mins flat. Thats a frigging 6.25 pace. Oh boy. I feel the pressure already. I grab the baton and starting chugging. I have 4.7 m to run. In a couple of mins, the team van passes me honking as the go. I give them a thumbs up and put up a brave face. I can do this. Hell yeah.
After ten minutes, I feel sweat rolling down my calves. F**k its blistering hot. Running in Napa valley at 3:30 in the afternoon on a Saturday. Excellent choice of hobby, I mutter to myself. I look around me and try to enjoy the scenic view of the vineyards and the meadows, but it all seems like a blur now. All I can think of is water. Damn, reading a book about Dean running in some desert seemed so easy. Sigh. By this time, I begin motivating myself by telling myself it could be worse. At least I wasn't cramping up etc. And right at that time, something I had totally forgotten about, happened. I got over-taken. He came so fast, I didn't even hear him. He just swooshed in and whooshed out. Hell, he didn't even look out of breath. At this point, for me, two simultaneous things happened.
First my brain had a brief debate with my legs. My brain thought I was Usain Bolt and should match the guys pace. This argument was promptly settled by my lungs, who threatened to shut off oxygen supply to my brain if it suggested any more crazy ideas.
Second, I realized an interesting phenomenon. And I'm not talking about the Doppler Effect. I'm talking about the Local Conservation Of Energy (LCOE) that took place between the guy and me. As he took one step ahead of me, he gained a joule of energy and I lost one. He literally was faster because of my energy. In my later legs, I would overtake other people and would sense a feeling of exuberance which would confirm my theory. I should mention that this energy exchange is a short-range phenomenon and dies off exponentially with distance. I call this the Hartoise Effect.
Anyway, long story short, another runner overtook me. I crawled over a hill. Flew down a hill. Turned a bend and caught sight of the exchange point. Handed over the baton to the next runner, JK and checked my time. 36 mins. Whoa a 7.65 mile pace. Not bad. Not bad at all.
6:30 pm : RK, the sixth and last runner from our van had just handed over to the baton to TP from the van2. We had each finished a leg each and had a couple of hours of rest till the other six runners flew through the course. We stopped at a gas station and had freshened up as best as we could. By the time we drove down to the next exchange point, The Cheese Factory in Petaluma, it was already dark.
The Cheese Factory compound was like a picnic ground. There were about a hundred odd vans parked in rows with runners huddled around in blankets and reflective vests. Some people had set up tents and were sleeping. We were in the mountains and there was no network. So, we estimated we had about an hour before van2 arrived. We decided to take a nap for 30 mins. CD was the next runner so he got the last seat all to himself. The rest of us squirmed and wiggled in our uncomfortable reclined seats trying hard to catch some shuteye.
10:30 pm : CD was off again. He was running strong when we passed him in the van on our way to the next exchange. I was next. CD ran 6 miles in 38 mins. A 6.3 pace. In fact, we had learnt that van2 runners had all run impressively fast with most of them running a sub 6 pace. Whew. Thats a lot of pressure on me to make sure I don't let them down.
I took the baton and started running. Compared to my afternoon run, this one was freezing cold. It didn't help that my food intake since my last run has been half a sub,a PB&J and one granola bar.
I have to admit that running in the dark was quite amazing. My leg was through Nicasio Valley and was 5 miles long. I was wearing a reflective vest and a headlamp. I could only see about five feet ahead of me. The rest was pitch dark. The narrow road was lined with gigantic oak trees on both sides. It was pin-drop silent. Except for the steady thuds from my feet. I saw a faint red glow in the dark ahead and would soon overtake a runner. That was the best feeling in the world. And then another runner over took me. Sigh. It goes on.
Later on when I would narrate this story to B, she asked me what I was thinking while I was running all alone in the dark. I replied, 'Chicken'. She laughed, thinking I was kidding. I was dead serious. Don't believe me? Try being a vegetarian after 23 years of chicken hogfest and run on an empty stomach. Tell me the first thought that comes to your mind then.
I finished in 41 minutes – an 8.2 min per mile pace. Faster than I expected for sure.
2 am : Parked at the Golden Gate Bridge. Waiting for BK. Its been more than ten hours since we've started running. Its chilly and all of us are sore. More from being cramped up in the van than running. BK finishes and we hand over the baton to van2 and head back to campus for some shut-eye before the third leg early in the morning.
5:30 am : We barely get about an hours sleep. CD is off again. I get ready. I gobble down a banana and a power bar and call it breakfast.
6:00 am: I wait inside a Starbucks. Its so chilly outside. Brr. I think this is the earliest I've ever woken up on a Sunday morning. CD comes thundering down and I run outside, grab the baton and am off. Here we go for the last time.
I decide to go all out. Its a short run, 4.2 mile. And I'm running behind campus, on Junipero Serra. For many reasons this was the best leg for me. I ran hard. It was dark when I started but pretty soon I could see a streak of light across the sky. The sun was just rising when I passed by the Stanford Dish. This was the leg where I passed nine people. Every time I'd over-take some one, I'd tell them Good Job, give them the thumbs up and let the Hartoise Effect take care of the rest.
I sprinted towards the end. Handed over the baton to JK and threw up. Ah. Throwing up after a run never felt so good. I had done an 8 min/mile pace.
12 noon : Eleven hungry, sleep-deprived and sore runners wait for their last runner. Its been 20 hours since we've been on the road. The finishing line is at Swanton Berry Farm in Davenport, just a little north of Santa Cruz where I was surfing a week before in the Pacific Ocean.
Project Mayhem finish first (19:39), DSE Racing Team second (19:54), Google third (20:00) and Ooyala fourth (20:19).
Last year the Stanford Running Club finished seventh. This year we hoped to make it to the top five.
As we wait on the hill waiting anxiously for JX to come running in, we hear that Team 911 was also expecting their runner any second now. Suddenly we spot to runners in the distance about a mile away. We find it hard to believe that a race over 194 miles and 21 hours would end in such an epic manner. As soon as it became clear that the red tee-shirt was leading, we went crazy. We ran down to meet JX and all of us crossed the finish line as a team. A couple of seconds later, Team 911 crossed the line.
Stanford Running Club finished The Relay fifth in 21 hours and 27 minutes.
It was an honor running as part of the Stanford Running Club and I look forward to running with you guys next year. Thanks to CD, JK, IB, RC, BK, TP, MB, AX, DT, DL and JX who made this awesome weekend possible.
People can't understand why a man runs. They don't see any sport in it. Argue it lacks the sight and thrill of body contact. Yet, the conflict is there, more raw and challenging than any man versus man competition. For in running it is man against himself, the cruelest of opponents. The other runners are not the real enemies. His adversary lies within him, in his ability, with brain and heart to master himself and his emotions.


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During the LHC design and construction, a tremendous effort was made to define processes, to agree upon key conventions and standards and to specify and develop the appropriate software tools. All these quality related documents were released under the auspices of the LHC Project Quality Assurance Working Group and assembled in the LHC Project QAP. Many are those who still have a copy of this binder in their offices. Since 2005, quality management related activities were focussed on the procurement processes and templates. Many A&T Sector programs, projects, studies and activities are still relying on QAP prepared for the LHC Project while the latter came to completion in 2008. Frédérick Bordry, as a newly appointed Director for Accelerators and Technology, decided that a committee and an entity should take care of upgrading the LHC Project QAP so that it becomes suited to the activities at large that are on going in the A&T Sector. Early this year, the LHC Project QAWG was revived and promoted to the rank of committee with as a core mandate the definition of a strategy in matter of quality management suited to the sector; a section (EN-MEF-QOP, QOP standing for Quality and Organizational Processes) was also created to take care of the editorial tasks. In almost two decades, quality management practices have evolved and are still evolving. The aim of this seminar is twofold: presenting the organization set up by the A&T Sector Management to move towards a modular and scalable quality management and systems engineering framework suited to the programs, projects, studies and activities on going in the A&T Sector, framework which shall supersede the long lasted LHC Project Quality Assurance Plan; presenting some key concepts derived from modern quality management practices that should or will be part of this quality framework. A particular insight will of course be given to program/project management and systems engineering practices, but also on key technical managerial aspects such as product lifecycle management and information management, that are known to be major key drivers for organizational efficiency and effectiveness.
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A VOLUNTARY euthanasia debate is being hosted by the Wheeler Centre at Melbourne Town Hall on Wednesday evening. Under discussion will be the sometimes ghastly indignities that some of the dying are forced to endure, against their specific and considered wishes, on the journey towards their certain death.
Take former journalist Steve Guest, for example. Mr Guest had oesophageal cancer, which prevented him from swallowing. Unable to enjoy any of his favourite meals and beverages, fed by stomach tube and on painkillers that he likened to pouring concrete in his head as the cancer spread, he argued passionately in the media for law reform to permit a legal choice of a peaceful and dignified doctor-assisted death.
A compassionate doctor, Dr Rodney Syme, consulted with Mr Guest and provided him with advice and medication that gave Mr Guest control over the end of his life. Dr Syme has stated so on the public record. Before his death in 2005, Mr Guest recorded a message of very profound thanks to Dr Syme for lifting a huge weight off his shoulders through the mere availability of choice, and bringing dignity back into the last phase of his life.
Six years on, the Victorian Parliament is still mute on the subject, having rejected both a bill and a motion for public consultation, both brought by Greens MLC Colleen Hartland. More than 80 per cent of Australians, including Victorians, want responsible law reform to allow choice according to the individual's own circumstances and conscience.
Premier Ted Baillieu has publicly voiced his personal support for voluntary euthanasia law reform, yet the government and the Parliament do nothing but obstruct the will of the people.
Only a handful of our political representatives have the courage to actively embrace the issue. This is partly because in the debate ''sweepstakes'', misinformation and fear campaigns are common from vocal opponents of assisted-dying law reform. Here are three examples.
First, Els Borst, the Dutch health minister who introduced their 2002 assisted-dying law, remains proud of and satisfied with that reform. I interviewed Dr Borst in the Netherlands in June and she again confirmed this view. Yet opponents, on the basis of flimsy and refuted ''evidence'' continue to claim that she regrets it.
Second, the rate of non-voluntary euthanasia (a doctor-hastened death without a current explicit patient request) in the Netherlands has not risen as predicted by opponents but dropped to the same level as it is in Britain. The UK is recognised as the global gold standard for palliative care practice and has no assisted-dying law. Despite this scientific evidence, the website of the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne still states that 1000 doctor-assisted deaths occur in the Netherlands, while the Sydney Archdiocese website states that it's 500. Who's right? Both of them. What neither admits is that the 1000 figure is before, and 500 is after euthanasia law reform. And it has since dropped even further.
Nor do either of them mention that the rate of doctor-assisted in Australia, when studied here, was five times the Dutch rate. Assisted-dying law reform doesn't degrade medical practice, it improves practice by establishing visible standards.
Third, opponents repeatedly assert a slippery slope for supposedly ''vulnerable'' people, ignoring the published research that shows predicted ''vulnerable'' groups use assisted-dying law far less, while it is used far more by white, educated folks with health insurance. Why don't opponents shout that ''white, educated folks with health insurance are vulnerable!''? Perhaps they know how those folks will respond.
Refusing rational, dying Australians the right to choose what for them is a dignified death is a failed policy. As Catholic philosopher Dr Jacques Pohier points out, it is not a choice between living and dying, but between different ways of dying. Such has been the case for Steve Guest and many others.
Attorney-General Robert Clark, like Rob Hulls before him, has refused to refer the issue to the Victorian Law Reform Commission for public consultation. But Liberal MP Philip Davis, in speaking against Hartland's motion for that referral, specifically advocated referral to a parliamentary committee instead.
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November 2, 2011
For Additional Information:
Allison Kaptein, Meridian Parks and Recreation
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Meridian Teens Host Meridian Candidate Forum
Public Encouraged to Come Watch and Listen as Candidates Share their thoughts on Meridian
Meridian, ID – (November 2, 2011) – The Meridian Mayor's Youth Advisory Council (MYAC) will be hosting a Mayoral and City Council Candidate Forum on November 7, 2011, at 7 p.m. in the Mountain View High School auditorium. The candidate forum will be moderated by local radio host Nate Shelman.
The public is invited to attend this free event to hear from the various Mayoral and City Council candidates. This will be the last opportunity to have questions asked and answered before the election held on November 8, 2011.
"The candidate forum is just one of many ways MYAC members are engaged in local government issues in their service to Meridian," said Meridian City Council Vice-Chairman Brad Hoaglun. "While many of the members are under the age of 18, they are still active and involved in working for a better community."
Questions for the forum can be submitted in advance on the MYAC Facebook page (Facebook.com/MeridianMYAC) or at the event. For further information contact Allison Kaptein at Meridian Parks and Recreation at 888-3579.
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The City of Meridian is located at the center of the Treasure Valley in southwest Idaho, minutes from the State Capitol. Founded in 1893 and incorporated as a city in 1903, Meridian is now one of Idaho's largest and fastest growing communities. As the home to many young families, Meridian is a vibrant community whose mission is to be a premier city to live, work and raise a family and was selected in 2010 by Family Circle Magazine as one of their Top 10 Best Cities for Families, by Money Magazine as one of its 100 Best Places to Live, and by America's Promise Alliance and ING as one of the nation's 100 Best Communities for Young People For more information about Meridian, visit www.meridiancity.org.
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Re: a simple question of weight ratios (v2)
The public demanded it, so how can I not comply? Well, you have to know these things when you're a king, you know.
Hope these look more like coconuts
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Samsung is the largest handset manufacturer by shipments in all the land, pushing Nokia to second, followed by Apple in third place, according to Strategy Analytics. The numbers come after Samsung today reported net profit for the first quarter of $4.46 billion, nearly doubling year-over-year.
Consolidated revenues hit $42 billion, while operating profit was pegged at $4.7 billion.
Samsung just barely edged out Apple in smartphone shipments last quarter but blew by the iPhone maker in its most recent quarter. According to Strategy Analytics, Samsung sold 44.5 million handsets in its first quarter. Apple this week reported selling 35.1 million iPhones during its second fiscal quarter of 2012.
While Samsung saw a dip in revenues from its core semiconductor business on weaker-than-expected PC demand, the company's mass market and high-end Galaxy S II and Galaxy Note smartphones all saw strong sales. Smartphone sales were up 30 percent sequentially, while average selling price (ASP) also rose.
Looking to this coming year, the company expects demand for entry-level smartphones and tablet PCs to increase significantly, while the growth momentum for feature phones is expected to remain flat. Samsung said that emerging markets and the spread of LTE will be major drivers for smartphone growth going forward.
Samsung's breakout performance for the quarter meant yet more bad news for Nokia. After being downgraded by both ratings firms Moody's and Fitch, Standard and Poor's today announced that it downgraded Nokia to a 'BB+' from 'BBB-' and its short-term corporate credit rating to 'B' from 'A-3', with a "negative"' outlook.
According to Strategy Analytics, Samsung now holds 25.2 percent of the total handset market, followed by Nokia (22.5 percent) and Apple (9.5 percent).


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Melvin Henderson
October 22, 2013
Melvin oliver Henderson died peacefully, on october 4th, at his home in nevada City, CA.
In a life that spanned almost 91 years, he was an army air corps pilot in WW II, a gold miner, sculptor, conceptual artist,
and a professor of art at san Francisco state University. He was also a beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and a teacher who continually opened the door of possibilities to a richer life for all who met him.
Born in Colfax, CA november 10th 1922, and raised in nearby Iowa Hill, his art always expressed his deep connection to the land as well as strong ideas surrounding issues of peace and justice. during his lifetime, his generous, supportive, and creative spirit touched countless students, friends and family.
A remarkable whistler, he loved classical music, fresh corn, and watching the birds.
He is survived by his wife, susan rannells, his sister, evelyn skeels, his daughters Jilline Henderson and Kate rannells, his son, Thayrn Henderson, nieces simone skeels and Judy Lee, nephew ron Henderson, and granddaughter, Jozi Gullickson.
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UTEP Drops Exhibition Opener to Eastern New Mexico, 75-64
Nov. 3, 2011
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Curtis Wilkinson had a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds, and Eastern New Mexico placed four players in double figure scoring in a 75-64 exhibition victory over the UTEP Miners on Thursday at the Don Haskins Center.
The Greyhounds started the second half with an 18-4 run to build a 58-36 lead, then withstood a late rally by the Miners, who closed the gap to 11 points (63-52) with 9:27 to play but couldn't get any closer.
"We looked like a team that had one guy on the floor who played last year," UTEP coach Tim Floyd said. "We knew our youth would be an issue, and it is going to be an issue particularly this early in the year. As a result, I'm not going to read too much into it too early."
ENMU hit nine three pointers and outrebounded the Miners 43-34. UTEP shot 39.6 percent from the field and also struggled from the free throw line (19-for-32).
"I thought their shots were basically in the paint and if they weren't they had uncontested looks outside. Individually our defense was poor and collectively it was not real good," Floyd said. "Offensively we were plain vanilla. We ran one offense all night long. We have other things that we will run throughout the course of the season that we elected not to use in this particular game, because the core of what we're going to do is what we were in. They've got to be able to do something right and learn from it and have some tools to go take from this and try to build on it. It will be a helpful film session for our guys."
The Miners took their largest lead at 16-12 on a three pointer by Jalen Ragland with 12:03 remaining in the first half. Stefan Mirabal, who scored 16 points, gave the Greyhounds the lead for good, 18-16, on a three pointer with 11:35 left in the period.
Freshman Cedrick Lang posted 13 points and 11 rebounds to lead UTEP, and sophomore Michael Perez added 11 points. Freshmen Darius Nelson and Julian Washburn chipped in with nine points each.
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Asamoah Gyan aware of Ittihad threat in Champions League clash, sure of Al Ain triumph
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Al Ain striker Asamoah Gyan wants to write his name in the history books of the UAE club when they clash with Al Ittihad in Tuesday's AFC Champions League match.
The Ghana captain admits that the first-leg of the quarter-final clash  with their arch rivals from Saudi Arabia will be tough but has no doubts that Al Ain will triumph.
The United Arab Emirates side, Al Ain, were held to a 1-1 draw by their Saudi Arabian opponents in their home clash in the group phase of the competition before Ittihad won the return leg 2-1.
The rivalry between the two sides is intense after the two teams clashed in the 2005 Champions League final, with Al Ittihad winning 5-3 on aggregate.
Gyan, who is the competition's leading scorer with 10 goals, admits the match will be tough but he is confident they will triumph.
"Al Ittihad is a very good side but not better than us,†Gyan said.
"It's going to be a difficult game for us but I am sure my goals will see us through.
"I know the traditions of these two sides and for me to be part of this history my goals must do the talking so our fans will have the bragging rights this time round.â€


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Some adults and children with acute leukemia could benefit from certain transplants of blood stem cells, but the benefits are not equal across all cases of leukemia, according to a new review of 15 studies.
Acute leukemias -- classified as either acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) -- are fast-moving cancers that attack the bone marrow and blood. Along with chemotherapy, the treatment for the disease can include transplanting stem cells that can replenish the body's supply of healthy blood cells.
The new stem cells can come from donors, such as a patient's sibling, whose blood cells carry matching molecular markers to the patient. The transplant can also be made using some of the patient's own stem cells.
Stem cell therapy is an alternative treatment that could "reduce the risk of relapse or even cure the disease when chemotherapy alone fails to eradicate the disease," said review co-author Yen-Fu Chen, Ph.D., of the University of Birmingham, in England, and project leader from the West Midlands Health Technology Assessment Collaboration.
However, the transplants, used in place of or along with chemotherapy, have varying rates of success "depending on the type of leukemia and certain risk factors that individual patients possess," said Khalid Ashfaq, M.D., the first author of the review.
The review is published in the latest issue of Health Technology Assessment, the international journal series of the Health Technology Assessment program, part of the National Institute for Health Research in the United Kingdom.
The researchers found that treatment using a sibling's stem cells might be more effective than chemotherapy in children and adults with AML who have entered their first remission from the disease. "This is the case except in some adults, who have a good risk profile," said Chen. Adults with ALL in their first remission also live longer and suffer fewer relapses with the stem cell transplants, they found.
When using the patient's own stem cells, however, stem cell treatment generally fared no better -- and sometimes fared worse -- than chemotherapy, according to Chen and colleagues.
The 15 analyses reviewed by the researchers, which comprised more than 2,000 patients, revealed several significant gaps in the evidence about stem cell treatments. For patients who had suffered more than one relapse of their leukemia, for instance, there were not enough data to say whether a stem cell transplant would be a better treatment than chemotherapy.
Decisions surrounding the specific techniques used in the transplantation, "such as to what extent the patient's blood generating system needs to be destroyed before the transplant, using different conditioning regimes," Chen said, might also play a role in how well a stem cell treatment works. Yet, "there is not enough good-quality evidence to really be able to make a recommendation at the moment," he added.
"It is encouraging that several clinical trials addressing this issue are underway, and we will have much more evidence to answer the question in a few years' time," Chen said.
The study also looked into whether stem cell transplantation for treating acute leukemia "is of good value for the money" under various health services plans internationally, but there was not enough information on cost "for a comprehensive assessment," Ashfaq said.
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As the man himself walked out after the hearing session, the crowds intensified
their efforts; causing the officers to cover him and wrestle to keep them back from the
path--helping him make way towards the heavily guarded, black SUVs.
In terms of age, Edison was about sixty; a physically fit man who appeared
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I recently received a small package from Wiley. I opened it to find a copy of my book (Professional Visual Studio 2005 Team System.) Only this copy seemed… different. Why is Anaya Multimedia also listed on the cover? Why is "Professional" spelled "Profesional"?
It turns out our friends at Anaya in Madrid have been at work translating the book into a Spanish language edition. Very cool!
Everything from the chapter content, screenshots, and code comments, to the bios and acknowledgements have been translated. Need a chapter on unit testing? Try "Preuebas unitarias con el framework de pruebas unitarias"! Test case management? "Administracion de un caso de prueba".
It's a strange yet interesting thing to see your words when they aren't your words.
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One of the more intriguing bands to release an album this year is the synth-goth duo of Trust. The band unleashes a surprisingly interesting mix of weirdo vocals but with infectious, yet gloomy dance-riddled beats.
Now the group out of Toronto, has released a new video for the 80s-infused house track "Sulk." Appropriately, the track takes places in a club but the year is not immediately apparent. Studio 54? Possibly. Coked-out Eastern European disco circa late 80s? Also possible. Williamsburg, Brooklyn? Could be totally true.
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BeschreibungThis book is a compelling and balanced history of the California missions and their impact on the Indians they tried to convert. Focusing primarily on the religious conflict between the two groups, it sheds new light on the tensions, accomplishments, and limitations of the California mission experience.James A. Sandos, an eminent authority on the American West, traces the history of the Franciscan missions from the creation of the first one in 1769 until they were turned over to the public in 1836. Addressing such topics as the singular theology of the missions, the role of music in bonding Indians to Franciscan enterprises, the diseases caused by contact with the missions, and the Indian resistance to missionary activity, Sandos not only describes what happened in the California missions but offers a persuasive explanation for why it happened.
PortraitJames A. Sandos is Farquhar Professor of the Southwest, University of Redlands.
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Today U.S. Congressman Dean Heller (R-NV) announced his support for Speaker-Elect John Boehner's efforts to reduce Members' office budgets by 5%. Also known as the Members Representational Allowance (MRA), Heller has been an advocate of a congressional office budget freeze and introduced the Reduction of Irresponsible MRA Growth Act (H.R. 3189) on July 13, 2009.
"I commend the Speaker-Elect for recognizing that Members of Congress need to lead by example. Washington has isolated itself for too long -- avoiding difficult decisions that many Americans have to make every day. The proposed cuts to congressional office budgets would be a meaningful step towards true fiscal responsibility and would show the American people that no federal spending will be exempt from scrutiny. I am pleased to join Speaker-Elect Boehner's effort and will cut my budget by 5% regardless of the vote outcome," said Heller.
Speaker-Elect John Boehner announced today he plans bring up a vote to cut the budgets of House leaders, committees and member allowances by 5% early in the 112th Congress. The Reduction of Irresponsible MRA Growth Act (H.R. 3189), which has bipartisan support, was introduced by Congressman Heller to prevent the MRA from increasing during times of high unemployment and public debt.
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2013 Subaru Outback gets EyeSight Safety System
EyeSight safety system will debut next month at the New York International Auto Show on the 2013 Subaru Outback, and on its sedan sibling, the 2013 Legacy.
Today, Subaru announced that its new EyeSight safety system will debut next month at the New York International Auto Show on the 2013 Subaru Outback, and on its sedan sibling, the 2013 Legacy.
Subaru says EyeSight includes three distinct safety subsystems: Pre-Collision Braking Control and Collision Mitigation, Lane Departure and Sway Warning, and Adaptive Cruise Control.
Pre-Collision Braking Control and Collision Mitigation works to detect obstacles ahead of the vehicle and can pre-charge the brakes, or apply them for the driver if it detects an obstacle in front of the vehicle and an imminent collision. The system functions at speeds less than 19 mph, and is capable of fully stopping the vehicle. Above 19 mph the system will apply the brakes if an object is detected and the driver takes no evasive action in an effort to minimize any potential damage.
We're pretty familiar with Lane Departure and Sway Warning, and Adaptive Cruise Control, two new-to-Subaru technologies. Lane Departure and Sway Warning monitor the road to make sure drivers stay in their lane, while Adaptive Cruise Control locks onto a car ahead of the Subaru at speeds up to 87 mph and maintain a set distance.
Rather than using a bumper or grille-mounted radar that Subaru believes is easily damaged, the automaker goes the Volvo-route and mounts two cameras in the center-upper edge of the windshield. The stereo cameras are capable of identifying vehicles in front, other obstacles, and different lanes of traffic. That video information is than fed to the vehicle's EyeSight computer, where it's fed to the braking system and electronic throttle control.
There's just one detail that makes us a bit nervous. According to Subaru, if EyeSight detects an obstacle in front of the vehicle but the gas pedal continues to be pushed, the system will cut the throttle. Subaru says this could come in handy if a driver accidently shifts into Drive rather than Reverse while backing out of a parking space, but those who find the system overly intrusive while mowing down zombies can simply turn off the system.
Subaru claims the system will be relatively affordable. When asked, the automaker wouldn't confirm a price but did mention it would be less than the comparable complete $2100 City Safety package from Volvo. EyeSight will debut in New York next month on the 2013 Subaru Legacy and 2013 Subaru Outback, two cars that may see other minor updates at the show.
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