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Quit Tea Ingredients
Quit Tea is a natural, healthy, smoking alternative. The herbs help to relieve stress and and anxiety, and temporarily support your willpower to get you through each craving. Some of the herbs are good for detoxing, helping to remove many of the harmful chemicals so you feel healthier sooner.
Herbs & Spices That Make Quit Tea Work!
Valerian Root
Valerian is most commonly used for sleep disorders, especially the inability to sleep (insomnia). It is frequently combined with hops, lemon balm, or other herbs that also cause drowsiness. Some people who are trying to withdraw from the use of "sleeping pills" use valerian to help them sleep after they have tapered the dose of the sleeping pill. There is some scientific evidence that valerian works for sleep disorders, although not all studies are positive. Valerian is also used for conditions connected to anxiety and psychological stress including nervous asthma, hysterical states, excitability, fear of illness (hypochondria),headaches, migraine, and stomach upset. Valerian acts like a sedative on the brain and nervous system. Early research suggests that taking 600 mg of valerian for 7 days reduces blood pressure, heart rate and feelings of pressure when under stress. Other research found that taking 100 mg before speaking in front of an audience reduces feelings of anxiety. Another study found that taking a combination product containing valerian and lemon balm night lower anxiety caused by stress at low doses but increase anxiety when taken in larger doses. There is contradictory evidence about the effectiveness of valerian for anxiety. Some people have reported that it seems to reduce stress in social situations.
Skullcap is a plant. The above ground parts are used to make medicine. Skullcap is used for many conditions, but so far, there isn't enough scientific evidence to determine whether or not it is effective for any of them. Skullcap is used for trouble sleeping (insomnia), anxiety, stroke, and paralysis caused by stroke. It is also used for fever, high cholesterol, "hardening of the arteries" (atherosclerosis), rabies, epilepsy, nervous tension, allergies, skin infections, inflammation, and spasms. The chemicals in skullcap might work by preventing swelling (inflammation). Other chemicals in skullcap are thought to cause sedation (drowsiness).
Holy Basil
Holy basil is a plant. It is originally from India and is used in Ayurvedic medicine as an "adaptogen" to counter life's stresses. It is considered a sacred plant by the Hindus and is often planted around Hindu shrines. The Hindu name for holy basil, Tulsi, means "the incomparable one." Medicine is made from the leaves, stems, and seeds. Early research found that taking 500 mg of holy basil leaf extract twice daily after meals for 60 days reduced anxiety and associated stress and depression in people with anxiety. In early research, taking 400 mg of a holy basil extract (M/s Natural Remedies Pvt. Ltd, India) by mouth in the morning and 800 mg at night for 6 weeks decreased symptoms of stress, including forgetfulness, sexual problems, exhaustion, and sleep problems.
Oatstraw (Avena sativa) is the herb of longevity in the Auryuvedic system of India. It restores nervous system integrity, emotional flexibility, and sexual flow. Oats and oatstraw are exceptionally good at nourishing heart health and moderating cholesterol. Oatstraw infusion builds deep energy for the next day, especially when you have been riding an emotional roller coaster. Oatstraw nourishes the nerves, easing anxiety and improving our ability to live with uncertainty.
Red Clover
Red clover is a low-growing, flowering plant commonly found in fields, meadows and other undisturbed grounds. Like many other members of the legume family, red clover contains isoflavones and coumarin compounds, the latter of which are partly responsible for the sweet taste of the flower tops that bees enjoy visiting and people enjoy in salads and teas. Together with the flowers, the somewhat bitter leaves are used in tea blends. Red clover flowers and leaves are also used to make infusions and extracts for use in skin and hair preparations. Red clover's constituents are thought to stimulate the immune system. (It has been a traditional ingredient in many formulas for cancer.) Red clover has also been used to treat coughs and respiratory system congestion, because it also contains resin. Resinous substances in plants have expectorating, warming, and antimicrobial action.
Sarsaparilla Root
Sarsaparilla is a term many people associate with a soft drink that was particularly popular in American west in the 1940s and 1950s. Today, however, the soda's tang is largely due to artificial flavorings rather than natural sarsaparilla root. In addition to flavor, all of the vine-like plants in this genus contain several active compounds in their roots, including a variety of minerals and antioxidants such as stigmasterol, kaempferol and quercetin. While powdered sarsaparilla is usually added to baked goods and beverages or taken in capsule form, the dried root is tinctured or used to make teas and syrups. Chemicals in sarsaparilla might help decrease joint pain and itching, and might also reduce bacteria. Other chemicals might combat pain and swelling (inflammation), and also protect the liver against toxins.
Burdock Root
Burdock is a member of the daisy and sunflower family, although its appearance immediately indicates its place in the thistle group of plants. Attractive and sturdy, burdock is most likely to be found on the roadside and other undisturbed places. The "dock" portion of its name speaks to the large, downy leaves of the plant, which are used fresh to make poultices or harvested and dried to make bitter teas and tonics. While the entire plant contains antioxidant compounds such as quercetin and inulin, they are concentrated in burdock roots collected from first year plants. In traditional medicine, the fruits, seeds, roots, and leaves of burdock have been used as decoctions or teas for a wide range of ailments including colds, catarrh, gout, rheumatism, stomach ailments, cancers, and as a diuretic, diaphoretic and laxative. It has even been promoted as an aphrodisiac.
Ginger Root
This Asian perennial is one of the world's most popular spices. The fresh root is used in Asian and Indian cuisines and also lends a pungent, spicy note to herbal teas. Because ginger root contains volatile oils with warming properties, it is sometimes used to make salves and ointments. Dried ginger is also very aromatic and sharp on the tongue, as well versatile. The chopped root is added to teas, soups and other foods, while the powdered root is a common baking spice. Research suggests that taking a supplement containing ginger, rhubarb, astragalus, red sage, turmeric, and gallic acid daily for 8 weeks does not increase weight loss or reduce body weight in people who are overweight. Research suggests that administering 120 mg of ginger extract daily for 21 days increases the number of days without ventilator support, the amount of nutrients consumed, and reduces the time spent in intensive care units in people with sudden respiratory system a failure.
Clove Buds
Clove is a spice that comes from an evergreen tree in the myrtle family that is commercially cultivated in Indonesia, Madagascar, Pakistan and Zanzibar. The clove, which resembles a nail with a head, is the dried calyx of the undeveloped flower with the embryo seed attached. They are not hand-picked as many other spices are, but are beaten or shaken from the tree. Whole cloves are used in cooking, potpourri and other crafts and to make tinctures. The ground spice is primarily used in baking. Clove buds may serve as digestive aids. Eugenol, the primary active compound in clove buds, may soothe the lining of the stomach, preventing indigestion and abdominal pains.
Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the bark of trees native to Asia and the Middle East, the grade of which depends on the species. One of the most popular spices in the world, cinnamon is used in virtually every world cuisine. Whole sticks are used in mulling spice mixes and potpourri, as well as in arts and crafts. The ground spice is use in baked goods, desserts and as a flavoring in teas, specialty coffees and other beverages. Some research has found that a particular type of cinnamon, cassia cinnamon, may lower blood sugar in people with diabetes. However, other studies have not found a benefit. Studies of cinnamon for lowering cholesterol and treating yeast infections in people with HIV have been inconclusive.
Licorice Root
Licorice is a flowering shrub-like plant in the pea and bean family found throughout Asia and now naturalized in some parts of Europe. The herb's genus name of Glycyrrhiza is derived from the Greek word glukurrhiza, which translates to "sweet root." Licorice is very soothing and softens the mucous membranes of the throat and especially the lungs and stomach and at the same time cleanses any inflamed mucous membrane that needs immune system support. . It reduces the irritation in the throat and yet has an expectorant action. It is the saponins (detergent-like action) that loosen the phlegm in the respiratory tract, so that the body can expel the mucus. Compounds within this root help relieve bronchial spasms and block the free radical cells that produce the inflammation and tightening of the air ways.
Fennel Seed
Fennel is a bulbous, flowering plant that is original to the Mediterranean region and now cultivated in India, Russia and France. From the feathery leaves to the large bulbous root, the entire plant exudes a licorice-like aroma. When cooked as a vegetable, fennel is sweet. The seed is equally pleasant, lending a warm, spicy-sweet aroma and flavor to foods and teas. Fennel is used for various digestive problems including heartburn, intestinal gas,bloating, loss of appetite, and colic in infants. It is also used for upper respiratory tract infections, coughs, bronchitis, cholera, backache, bed wetting, and visual problems.
Stevia is one of a family of plants that are native to South America and have been used for centuries to sweeten drinks and foods. Stevia leaves are said to be from 30 to 300 times sweeter than sugar * though the amount of sweetness varies from leaf to leaf and plant to plant. It is touted as a natural alternative to artificial sweeteners. To date, chemical analysis and studies show that the leaf adds no calories, has no harmful side effects and is more palatable with less aftertaste than any artificial, chemical sweetener to date. Stevia has been in wide use in South America for centuries, and in Japan since the government banned the use of artificial sweeteners. To date, no harmful side effects have come to light, making stevia one of the most promising sugar alternatives available. Stevoside, made from stevia, is approved as a food additive in Korea, and is widely available throughout China, Taiwan and Malaysia.
Black Pepper
Peppercorns are probably the oldest known and most widely used spice in the world today. This table companion to salt was once so highly valued that it was used as a form of currency, giving rise to the expressions "black gold" and "peppercorn rent." Whole peppercorn adds peppery spice to sauces, soups and culinary vinegars. Ground to a course or fine texture, peppercorn, commonly referred to as just pepper, enhances the flavor of all kinds of foods, especially eggs, potatoes, tomatoes and cheeses. Black and white pepper might help fight germs (microbes) and cause the stomach to increase the flow of digestive juices. There is conflicting evidence about their role in cancer. Some evidence suggests pepper might protect against colon cancer.
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Eric Karabell (11:01 AM)
Hello all and welcome to the latest fantasy sports chat session. Lots to discuss today with the ESPN mid-May rankings coming up this week, so thanks to all for your support and interest and for showing up and let's get moving. Any questions?
brad (Australia)
Its past my bed time so help me out here. ROS Hosmer, Belt or Loney?
Eric Karabell (11:02 AM)
Ha! I'd say Hosmer still, but look at the competition. If Loney had any power... but alas he does not. The Rays can fix anyone. But I still think Hosmer has the talent to be relevant.
Shane (Atlanta)
Window to sell high on Trumbo closing quickly?
Eric Karabell (11:02 AM)
I know a lot of people that think he's not only legit, but a top-50 hitter. So I could be wrong! But I just cannot forget the second half of last season. It's not like he's taking a lot of walks.
Douglas (CBUS)
Who's a better keeper for this year, Spiller(8th rnd)or Cobb(12th Rnd). PPR lg. thanks
Eric Karabell (11:05 AM)
Spiller for sure, potential top-5 running back overall. I like Randall Cobb as well, but WR is just so deep this season. Keep the RB, especially a pass-catching one in PPR!
Eggman (Mass)
Hey EK! expect more of the same w/HBailey? or just because it was Mia? thanks
Eric Karabell (11:05 AM)
Both, really. Homer has owned Pittsburgh, too. But he's not an ace, not in my top-40 SP rankings.
Mark (South Philly)
How do you rank hitters compared to pitchers? In a daily lineup league which do you think is more valuable? Thanks!
Eric Karabell (11:06 AM)
I generally leave my best hitters alone in daily formats and don't even look at matchups, and my bench is comprised of pitchers I can stream in. I go with extra closers and leave them all active. So they're both valuable; you draft the best offense possible and then mix and match the arms.
Alex (NC)
R.A. Dickey's start last night: The start of good things, or perfect time to sell high?
Eric Karabell (11:07 AM)
I don't sell high there, but I also don't think he'll be a top-10 starter the rest of the way. If healthy is capable of great things again, and he looked healthier - threw harder - last night.
Herm (Baltimore)
EK how will Arizona OF look when A.Eaton returns? I own Kubel(not impressed so far) and Parra(doing very well). Opinions and thanks.
Eric Karabell (11:08 AM)
I think Eaton will play most of the time in center field, and everyone will lose at-bats, but mostly Pollock, which is a shame because he has been good. They really can afford to trade Kubel if they desire. Maybe for bullpen?
Q (Liverpool, UK) [via mobile]
Drop Lohse for Cashner? Lohse is solid but low Ks.
Eric Karabell (11:08 AM)
Sure based on upside, but based on durability you'll be looking for Lohse pretty soon. Cashner could be very good for years though.
Matt (Philadelphia)
Would you trade Choo for Bautista in a keeper league?
Eric Karabell (11:09 AM)
I would. Not like either is young and about to change their stats. But Joey Bats has 40-homer potential. Choo does not.
Bob Bobberson (Phullnerg, VT)
Is David Ortiz too much to give up for a closer? I have Rizzo at 1B, and Hart/Heyward will come off the DL to give me Util relief.
Eric Karabell (11:10 AM)
Yes. I don't trade top hitters for closers unless it's the final piece to winning. I'd rather have Ortiz than Hart the rest of the way, but then again, it's not about "giving up too much" it's about winning. Just make sure it's one of the top closers!
Chris (Hawaii)
Top Nationals starter at the end of the season will be?
Eric Karabell (11:10 AM)
Still Strasburg, but I bet Zimmermann is right with him.
Brandon (Cincinnati)
Randall Cobb or Larry Fitz?
Eric Karabell (11:10 AM)
I think Fitz is a top-10 WR again, and Cobb just missed.
Clark (Toronto)
Does Konerko have one good year left? Moreland a better pick up?
Eric Karabell (11:11 AM)
Wrote about Moreland today, and said they are on the same place, but I can't drop Konerko or Howard yet. Just can't.
Dersy (Milwaukee)
Ubaldo Jimenez - Do you believe he's found the solution to his problems in his mechanics? How do you view him ROS?
Eric Karabell (11:11 AM)
I view him dangerously. And wouldn't go near him.
Chris (Hawaii)
Early CY Young and MVP predictions?
Eric Karabell (11:13 AM)
Back in March I officially predicted Darvish and Wainwright for CY, and for MVP it was Trout and Harper. All are still in play!
Matt (CA)
Hi EK...Enjoyed your article on Moreland this morning...Youk...When he comes back, would you prefer him or Moreland?
Eric Karabell (11:14 AM)
Moreland there, just because I can't imagine Youkilis remains healthy, which is a shame because the skills are still there.
Dan (Seattle-ish)
If you were forced and you could only pick one keeper, would it be Harper or Kershaw?
Eric Karabell (11:14 AM)
The hitter. Harper was in my top 20 in March, and my top 10 now. And next year probably top 5.
James Loney (Tampa Bay, FL)
Obviously I'm not THIS good, but you have to give me at least a little love. What do you see from me ROS?
Eric Karabell (11:15 AM)
Congrats to the Rays. Incredible. Send Josh Hamilton there and he hits 100 home runs. I think Loney CAN hit .300 with 15 home runs. Just don't expect it.
matt (ct)
Segura hits another homer. Think this guy will finish inside the top 40?
Eric Karabell (11:15 AM)
I don't, but I believe I was by far the highest on him among the group for rest of the season ranks.
Eric Karabell (11:15 AM)
I don't, but I believe I was by far the highest on him among the group for rest of the season ranks.
Steve (Stevensville)
Torii Hunter or Daniel Nava ROS?
Eric Karabell (11:15 AM)
I think Hunter is legit, and hits .300 with 15 home runs and SO many runs scored.
Lilly (Indiana)
If Billy Hamilton keeps performing like he has for the last week (9/24 2hr, 2sb) is there a chance that he's up before the break?
Eric Karabell (11:16 AM)
Possible, but still not likely he's anything more than a September callup unless Choo got hurt.
Ike Davis (Walking back to the dugout)
I'm going to come around eventually, right?...RIGHT!?
Eric Karabell (11:16 AM)
He did last year, but it's hard to project that every season.
John (NJ)
Do you expect Beachy to come back strong when he finally gets off the DL or is the season going to just be an adjustment period?
Eric Karabell (11:17 AM)
Like most Tommy John recovery types, command comes after velocity. Takes some guys longer, though. I'd say by July he's a fantasy factor.
Todd (CA)
Where do you rank Carpenter now at 2B? The guy is scoring runs.
Eric Karabell (11:17 AM)
I ranked him generously, but just outside top 10 second basemen I believe.
Carlos (Lynchburg)
EK, Thoughts on Gattis the rest of the year?
Eric Karabell (11:18 AM)
Not promising. He's not a regular outfielder and McCann looks great.
John (St Louis)
Can I get a Giancarlo Stanton rest of season prediction from you? i know it's dicey given the hamstring injury and thanks for all your great work.
Eric Karabell (11:18 AM)
Give him 4 months of play and he could hit 30 home runs, still. I'm not shying away from an original top-20 hitter once he's healthy. Don't care about the lineup. And thank you for reading, watching and listening!
John (Mass)
Hopping on the Billy Hamilton question, how high would you reach on him in a draft next year knowing he can win you steals in a week H2H or the season overall himself?
Eric Karabell (11:19 AM)
It's probably not me reaching because I don't think he's a sure-fire regular. But around where Bourn and Ellsbury go.
El Guapo (Santa Polco)
How down are you on Bruce in keeper formats? Ellsbury a better long-term option?
Eric Karabell (11:20 AM)
Not down on Bruce at all. He's a young, 30-homer guy still. Ellsbury is running and that's it. Seems awfully overrated right now. Same slash line as last year when we all agree he was not good. He's just stealing bases. I'm selling.
Bill (Princeton, NJ)
EK, would you deal Mariano & Cingrani for Shields?
Eric Karabell (11:20 AM)
Of course. Can always find saves and I don't think Cingrani will keep this up, or even stay healthy.
Chris (NYC)
Trust Greinke today over Samarzdija?
Eric Karabell (11:21 AM)
No, but only because Greinke will likely be on pitch limit. And I really like Samardzija. After today, probably.
David (Irvine, CA) [via mobile]
What do you think of dropping Willingham or Nava for Moreland?
Eric Karabell (11:22 AM)
I would not drop Willingham. Excellent power, excellent walk rate. Buy low there.
Paul ((Chicago))
I'm amazed at how many more questions you answer in your chats than most of the other ones. Anyways, Ike was dropped in my league, do you take him over Moreland or Middlebrooks?
Eric Karabell (11:22 AM)
Hey, it's fun! Love my job! I'd take Moreland over Ike and Middlebrooks. I'm tired of waiting on Ike and his batting average, full knowing what he did last year.
Jordan (Minneapolis)
Will Votto's power numbers come around, or would you deal him if you are in need of power?
Eric Karabell (11:23 AM)
Been discussing Votto's lack of power since March, but nobody listened! Still, elite batting average and top-5 overall in OBP formats. I don't think he'll hit 25 home runs. Probably not 20 either.
Jeff (Miami)
What are your thoughts on the Dodger closer situation? Is Jansen now the closer?
Eric Karabell (11:24 AM)
I think Mattingly is getting heat to make a change, but he sure seems like he wants League closing. After last night I'd have to say the change was made.
Better injury stash Eaton or Hart?
Eric Karabell (11:24 AM)
Huge Eaton fan, but have to go with the experienced Hart.
Sam (Seattle)
Hey EK! Where would you rank Machado among 3B in a keeper league?
Eric Karabell (11:24 AM)
Very well. Like top-5. And I ranked him in my top 50 overall, which I see puts me on an island! What more does Manny need to do?
Yano (Mass)
Do you see Kemp reaching 15 home runs this year? This guy has nothing at all right now in terms of power. He looks like a number 8 hitter.
Eric Karabell (11:25 AM)
Last night he was a No. 2 hitter, which tends to change a hitter's approach some and get them going. Yes, he hits 20 home runs and steals 25.
Joe (CT)
If I needed OF help is trading Cain to get Heyward coming off the DL OK?
Eric Karabell (11:25 AM)
More than OK. Recommended. And I'm a big Cain fan, talked to him in March and have him on multiple teams.
Nate (Should be studying...)
Are you ok with running a 5 man rotation in a H2H league when everyone else has 7 or 8 starters?? My guys are great: Darvish, Hamels, Grienke, Moore, and Lester. Also can play 5 quality closers in this case
Eric Karabell (11:26 AM)
Sure, but as great as they are the counting numbers like wins and Ks could be lacking compared to others. You only need to win saves by 1, not 5!
John (Chicago)
Have Miguel Montero in a 12-team H2H (OBP), is it time to drop him for someone like Russel Martin?
Eric Karabell (11:26 AM)
I wouldn't do that. No way.
Tom (NYC)
Picked up Lawrie after "clearing" waivers...so I didnt lose waiver priority. Smart move?? what do you see from him ROS??
Eric Karabell (11:27 AM)
Losing patience with him, Hosmer and Belt, to be honest. Seeing nothing to prove they will be what we thought. But waiting until June.
Justin (Boston)
Back end starter you taking Delarosa or Slowey?
Eric Karabell (11:27 AM)
Neither, but leaning DeLaRosa first.
Joe (CT)
Eric, I was talking about Matt not Lorenzo. Does that change your opinion?
Eric Karabell (11:28 AM)
Oh, I just assumed Lorenzo! I'd still prefer Heyward, personally. Almost always the hitter over the arm, and Cain with the home runs..only cautiously buying low there.
Jeff (CA)
Is Kazmir even a "start at home only" guy moving forward?
Eric Karabell (11:28 AM)
He wasn't that bad last night, I watched. Few bad pitches, Phillies benched a few lefty hitters. I'd say spot starter.
Mike (Jacksonville)
Any word on when T.Bauer will finally stick? hes pitched well everytime
Eric Karabell (11:29 AM)
Check his walk rate. He is not pitching well. He's been fortunate and needs to work on command. But in 2014, watch out.
Darren (Lincoln)
Has McCann's hot start off the DL changed your opinion of him or is he still outside your top 10 catchers?
Eric Karabell (11:29 AM)
Yes, I have moved him up some to that line. Clearly showing no shoulder issues, and Gattis not much threat to playing time. I don't mind admitting I make changes. Have to if you want to keep up and win leagues.
the Old Vernon Wells back??? 25/20 reasonable?
Eric Karabell (11:30 AM)
I don't see him running much, but 25 home runs and .270, I am buying. And I know I should not!
Adam Jones (Baltimore)
I'm on pace for 20+ homer, 20 steals and 100 runs but nobody talks about me, how come?
Eric Karabell (11:30 AM)
Ranked him in my top 20 overall, so not sure what needs to be said!
Heyward, Kemp or Stanton ROS?
Eric Karabell (11:31 AM)
Kemp, then Heyward, then Giancarlo. And all will be fine, though not as fine as believed back in March.
Luis (TN)
Do you see Ruggiano going 25/25 this season?
Eric Karabell (11:32 AM)
I see him going 20/20 but hitting .250, which is basically what I was saying all offseason while colleagues laughed at me. Hey, I drafted him on so many teams, so put my money where my mouth was, so to speak. I made plenty of wrong calls as well!
Wil Myers (TB)
Am I up anytime soon?
Eric Karabell (11:32 AM)
Roughly a month, three weeks. Everyone knows what the Rays are thinking here, it's financial reasons.
John (NY)
Choo's OBP is 456! How insane is that
Eric Karabell (11:33 AM)
What's insane is Choo and Votto 1-2 in OBP and the guy hitting second has half their OBP, Cozart. I defend Dusty, but on this one, just awful. Embarrassing. Put Frazier there. Your catcher. Leake when he hurls. Anyone else.
Todd (Stl)
In the 'vacuum'....Which side of the trade do you like. Butler for Lorenzo Cain & Jim Henderson?
Eric Karabell (11:34 AM)
Butler for sure. Closers are just not worth what people think. The fact they do well on the Player Rater has no bearing on this; they just own a category that nobody else contributes in.
Bob (GA)
Can HanRam still get to 15/15 this year?
Eric Karabell (11:34 AM)
He can and will. Great buy low.
Mitchell (MD)
ERA under 3.2 and a WHIP around 1.00 a reasonable expectation for Weaver when he returns?
Eric Karabell (11:34 AM)
He was having some issues statistically before breaking his arm, so I am cautious on him. Still good, but more like 3.50 and 1.15.
Brian (WA)
Follow up on Jansen, if he is the closer where do you rank him ROS?
Eric Karabell (11:35 AM)
If Dodgers commit to him, top-10 for sure, and could be like Kimbrel-lite. But Dodgers won't commit. They'll say "for now" he's closing while League works on things. Nothing League can do, he is what he is.
Hank (VA)
Getting frustrated with Josh Johnson. Still worth leaving on DL? He is never healthy and seems far from the former ace self.
Eric Karabell (11:36 AM)
He made 31 starts last season, so I think the use of the word "never" is harsh! I'm buying low, but it makes sense to move on. It's not obvious he'll thrive.
Sam (Boston)
Still think Domonic Brown only hits 15 HRs this year?
Eric Karabell (11:37 AM)
I'd say roughly 18-20 now. I like that he's doing well of course, but still doesn't get a lot of hits or walks, and it's clear he has no intention of stealing bases. But 20-70-.260 is worth owning. About time!
Curtis Granderson (Bronx)
You buying me the rest of the season?
Eric Karabell (11:37 AM)
Of course. Could easily be best home run hitter in the game from this point on.
Keleka (Boise)
Would you trade Frieri for Cingrani or keep the saves?
Eric Karabell (11:38 AM)
I'm just not buying Cingrani. I know everyone loves him, but he's a deception guy and we now know his shoulder hurts. Not going to end the way most people think.
Stephen (Kansas)
Todd Frazier isn't hitting that well recently. Does this slump change your projections of him? Was last year his baseline or high end?
Eric Karabell (11:39 AM)
I was never high on Frazier, ranked him worse than everyone else, but he's mountains better than Cozart for the No 2 lineup slot. I could see 20-70-.260 on him as well.
Yovani (Gallardo)
Why am I a shell of my former self?
Eric Karabell (11:39 AM)
Buy low, metrics say all is well.
Jon (KC)
How do you feel about Rutledge ROY?
Eric Karabell (11:39 AM)
Top rookie is Shelby. But Rutledge should pile on the counting numbers in homers and steals, make a run for 20/20. Doesn't make him a good hitter!
Boomer (Philly)
Which OF do you have more faith in for the rest of the season? Saunders or McLouth?
Eric Karabell (11:40 AM)
More faith in Saunders, for obvious reasons. But I also don't think McLouth is a fluke. He's getting on base against right-handers and running. That's all. And he does it well enough.
Joe (NY)
you said you are a big Eaton fan. Projections ROS?
Eric Karabell (11:41 AM)
In March I would have said .280-12-50-30, so now, let's say he hits .280 with 8 homers and 20 steals. Not awesome. Major crowd in Arizona outfield.
John (NJ)
Who is a better potential keeper at SS for next year? Profar or Segura?
Eric Karabell (11:41 AM)
Profar still. Love Segura, but let's stay under control here!
Bill (KC)
What would YOU ask for in fair return if you're trading Stanton in an OBP league? I'm in 9th place and falling fast, need to make a move.
Eric Karabell (11:42 AM)
When I offer trades I don't forget about March projections, so I'd be going on the notion Stanton is a top-20 player. In expert leagues, we all expect that. I wouldn't trade Stanton for Ross Detwiler. Would have to be far better. People are way too low on Stanton and Heyward and injured guys. They'll hit when they return.
Matt (NC)
To elaborate on your Ellsbury response... would you trade him for allen craig straight up in a vacuum? Would you rather get jay bruce for him if the owner will deal?
Eric Karabell (11:43 AM)
I'd rush to trade Ellsbury for either. He's a steals guy showing no power. We should all forget about 2011. Can't explain it, no notion it will result in him hitting even 15 homers. I like Bruce a bit over Craig, but about even.
Rob (MA)
In a points league, would you dump BJ Upton and Uggla?
Eric Karabell (11:43 AM)
Not a chance. Each will get better, especially Upton. A top buy-low choice.
Jon (KC)
Should we be unloading Matt Moore? Underlying numbers aren't nearly as good as the superficial ones.
Eric Karabell (11:45 AM)
That is indeed true, talking about his 7-0 record and walk rate. I'd put the name out there for sure, and Moore is a guy I thought would be last year's top rookie, so I always believed. But not this much.
John (Boston)
Who do you prefer ROS? Trout or Harper? Have an offer on the table to get Trout. Not sure if I should pull the trigger!?
Eric Karabell (11:45 AM)
I rank each in the top 10, but Trout third overall, Harper 10. So I'd go with Trout. Still more steals, still hits for power, average.
Mike (San Diego)
Tell me how excited you are now that Carlos Zambrano is on his way to pitching for your Phillies!
Eric Karabell (11:46 AM)
I might cry.
Randy (Sarasota)
What's Vernon Wells' role now that Granderson is back? He's playing too wells (bad pun intended) to sit on the bench, right?
Eric Karabell (11:47 AM)
Blogged about this today. I'd sit Ichiro if I managed Yankees. Wells probably is DH with Hafner out, but he can't sit otherwise. Only right-handed power bat.
Matt (Ca)
So you're saying not to stash Big Z? JK
Eric Karabell (11:47 AM)
Minor league deal, hard to expect he'll actually pitch for the Phillies at some point. No risk. Like Delmon. Somewhat.
Mike (San Diego)
Does Hosmer get to double digit HR? I'm not being facetious.
Eric Karabell (11:48 AM)
I hope so. I see a lot of Hosmer questions in here and want to mix things up, and perhaps I'm missing something in his evaluation. I watch. He's showing nothing. But we know he has the skills to be terrific.
Eric Karabell (11:48 AM)
Yes, he does hit 15 home runs.
Alex (PDX)
Dude, I offered Granderson AND Alex Gordon for Stanton a week ago and was turned down. Would you take that in keeper?
Eric Karabell (11:49 AM)
I'd take the Grandy/Gordon side there, but other owners are under no obligation to make the correct move in a trade!
Joe (Ann Arbor)
Hey Eric, Danny Espinosa has a banged up shoulder and hasn't got a hit since August of last year...when will the Nats replace him with Anthony Rendon (who is mashing in AA)?
Eric Karabell (11:50 AM)
I would drop Espinosa, who clearly has issues, but I see the Nats using Lombardozzi regularly. Doesn't have to make sense! And by the way, Rendon didn't mash in the majors when Zimmerman was hurt, so don't expect he'd be the obvious answer.
Josh Donaldson (Oakland)
Is my start for real? Would you start me every day over Middlebrooks?
Eric Karabell (11:50 AM)
Definitely. Moving into my top-10 3B now.
Geo (Las Vegas) [via mobile]
EK, does Goldschmidt get to 30 hr's and 15 sb? Potential MVP in 2013?
Eric Karabell (11:51 AM)
Yeah, I think he does. A guy I was wrong about, but he hits right-handers well enough, hits on the road, has decided to keep running. Excellent player.
Todd (ATLANTA)
My hitting is terrible but I have Kershaw and Felix. Is Adam Jones for Felix a fair deal or should I get more for the King?
Eric Karabell (11:51 AM)
Definitely fair. Go for it.
Lawrence (French Lick, IN) [via mobile]
Would you drop a 2nd tier closer like Street to pick up a "probable" closer like Jansen?
Eric Karabell (11:52 AM)
No, probably not. Gotta own both.
Rachel (Raleigh)
Why is Juan Francisco owned in 5% of leagues? Final Line?
Eric Karabell (11:52 AM)
I'll say .230, 12-45. He's not a special player. The 5 walks versus 33 strikeouts is a bit of an issue.
John (NYC)
Move Ortiz now while he's still healthy, or can he mash all year?
Eric Karabell (11:53 AM)
He's a masher. No concerns.
Matt (IL)
Donaldson over Arenado?
Eric Karabell (11:53 AM)
Me (Maryland)
Is there anything more frustrating than inactive owners?
Eric Karabell (11:54 AM)
Yeah, owning Josh Hamilton and Hosmer and Halladay on the same team. Hand raised.
Mel (LA)
A lot of call up questions..any chance we see Yasiel Puig anytime soon?
Eric Karabell (11:54 AM)
Not unless an outfielder gets hurt. And even then, who knows.
Mike (San Diego)
Would you trade Machado for Ortiz?
Eric Karabell (11:54 AM)
I would not. Can't believe I just typed that.
Luke (Twin Cities)
Will A. Soriano outperform Willingham ROS? Thanks EK
Eric Karabell (11:55 AM)
No, but each should be owned in 10-team leagues.
Kurt (NYC)
Would you drop Pedro Alvarez or Paul Konerko?
Eric Karabell (11:55 AM)
Bob (LA)
What do you think about Ryu going forward? Should we expect to see him get hit a little harder as he makes his way around the league again?
Eric Karabell (11:55 AM)
Some regression coming, but has the stuff to strike out 175 guys in 200 innings.
Zack (NYC) [via mobile]
Are you buying Hisashi Iwakuma?
David [via mobile]
What is 'ROS'?
Eric Karabell (11:56 AM)
Really outstanding socks. Or rest of season.
Connor (Koreatown)
Buying or selling Dexter Fowler?
Eric Karabell (11:57 AM)
He's hurt. But not buying.
Mike (Minny)
Come on Eric, is Kenley the closer or not?
Eric Karabell (11:57 AM)
Mattingly doesn't even know. That's the truth.
Jon (KC)
Ervin Santana's K/BB is a ridiculous 6.5 - 3 times higher than his career norm. Sign of regression or improvement?
Eric Karabell (11:57 AM)
Motivation. I'm buying it.
Bruce (Big D)
Gambling at bottom of my pitching staff. Rank these latest "flavor of the weeks": Wood, Kazmir, Feldman, Fernandez?
Eric Karabell (11:58 AM)
Travis Wood ... then the rest. Wood, Fernandez, Kaz, Feld.
Justin (Los Angeles)
Drop Adam LaRoche, or stick it out?
Eric Karabell (11:58 AM)
Eric Karabell (12:00 PM)
OK, that is all the time I have been given for today, so thanks for showing up and asking questions, best of luck in your leagues and have a great day!
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I appreciate the misunderstanding I have had with Nature over my perennial border. I think it is a flower garden; she thinks it is a meadow lacking grass, and tries to correct the error.Sara Stein
It takes a while to grasp that not all failures are self-imposed, the result of ignorance, carelessness or inexperience. It takes a while to grasp that a garden isn't a testing ground for character and to stop asking, what did I do wrong? Maybe nothing.Eleanor PerÈny
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I do hope I hold up as well as my mom. I chuckled a little while watching the oscars. People were talking about how Liza looked younger than 67 or 68. My mom is 68 and looks 20 years younger than a person who has had a face lift. She has started to age faster since my dad passed. She went from 3 or 4 gray hairs mixed in with her almost black locks to salt and pepper sides. Her wrinkles her minimal. Her skin is still so smooth in several places and she has the healthiest glow. I have a hard time realizing she is close to 70 at times. Not saying that is prehistoric by any means. She just looks like most 50 year olds.
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Much of the criticism has focused on Wilson himself, by far the most visible figure in Defense Distributed's collection of 15 on-and-off volunteer designers and engineers spread across the world. He's received more than a dozen death threats, along with many wishes that someone would use his own 3-D printed weapons to kill him. Wired included Wilson in its list of the 15 most dangerous people in the world . The Coalition To Stop Gun Violence calls him a "hardcore insurrectionist" who advocates anti-government violence. "This guy is basically saying 'print your own guns and be ready to kill government officials,'" says Ladd Everitt, a CSGV spokesperson. "The fact that we're not talking about [him in those terms] after the Boston bombings is incredible."
But Wilson denies advocating any sort of violent revolt in America. Instead, he argues that his goal is to demonstrate how technology can circumvent laws until governments simply become irrelevant. "This is about enabling individuals to create their own sovereign space…The government will increasingly be on the sidelines, saying 'hey, wait,'" says Wilson. "It's about creating the new order in the crumbling shell of the old order."
Wilson doesn't deny that his gun could be used for murder or political violence. "I recognize that this tool might be used to harm people. That's what it is: It's a gun," he says. "But I don't think that's a reason to not put it out there. I think that liberty in the end is a better interest."
He prefers to think of his Liberator in the same terms as its namesake, the one built for distribution to resistance fighters in Nazi-occupied countries in the 1940s. That plan was conceived in part as a psychological operation aimed at lowering the occupying forces' morale, Wilson says, and he believes his project will strike a similar symbolic blow against governments around the world. "The enemy took notice that weapons were being dropped from the sky," he says. "Our execution will be better. We have the Internet."
On a blazing Saturday afternoon, Wilson returns to the remote firing range where he first tested the Liberator. None of his Defense Distributed compatriots have joined him this time – John the engineer is away at the annual meeting of the National Rifle Association in Houston. But Wilson is accompanied by his father, Dennis, a lawyer from Little Rock, Arkansas who has flown in to witness a historic moment: His son plans to fire a fully 3-D-printed weapon by hand for the first time.
Wilson has spent the last few days tweaking the Liberator's CAD file and re-printing its barrel, hammer and body to realign its firing pin and solve the misfire issue. But he becomes quieter as the moment of testing approaches. His father asks how far it is to the nearest hospital: a 45 minute drive. We consider how to make a tourniquet if things go badly. "You guys are going to make me lose my nerve," says Wilson, smiling nervously.
Everyone but Wilson falls back behind him. Wilson opens the case holding the newly-printed pieces and assembles them, then loads the gun and inserts ear plugs into his ears.
He inhales sharply, aims the Liberator, fires it, and then exhales, in quick succession.
"Outstanding," says Dennis Wilson. "Congratulations, my son."
Wilson visibly relaxes. He shakes his father's hand with his own fully-intact digits. Later he'll examine the gun and find no obvious signs of damage other than a cracked pin used to hold the barrel in place.
For a few moments, Wilson seems lost for words. His expression is hidden behind his sunglasses. Then he says the first thing that comes to his mind. "Well, there are going to be some changes around here."
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I have a 2002 zx3 Ford Focus with a manual transmission that has been giving problems for months.
After a clutch replacement, when I would shift, sometimes the stick would pop right out of gear and go back to neutral. Fast forward a few months and now when I shift, nothing.
I've pulled the trans, and everything appears to be okay inside of it (I'm no certified mechanic, so I say "appears" with a grain of salt). I'm thinking of replacing the slave cylinder and see if that does anything. also was wondering if I should replace the cables going from the shifter to the trans. If so, where would I get them?? Any more Ideas on things I should check? or replace lol
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Doug Weibel (U. Wisconsin) "Regulation of bacterial biochemistry at strained bacterial membranes"
We are exploring an evolutionarily conserved mechanism for the localization and regulation of biochemistry at strained membranes in bacteria and mitochondria. In this talk, I highlight this mechanism by discussing the regulation of the universal and widely conserved DNA-repair protein, RecA. An emerging picture of bacterial organization is that membrane curvature causes strain in the bilayer that leads to the accumulation of intrinsically curved, anionic phospholipids at the bacterial poles. We have discovered that a large fraction of RecA in Escherichia coli cells is not associated with DNA during normal growthit is temporally localized at the cell poles through its interaction with anionic phospholipids. Fascinatingly, this interaction inhibits the ATPase activity of RecA, which turns the DNA repair activity of the protein off. When cells are stressed and DNA repair is required, RecA dissociates from the membrane, rapidly diffuses to the mid-cell where DNA is concentrated, and forms active nucleoprotein filaments. We have traced the regulation of RecA function back to the C-terminal region RecA, which forms a known autoregulatory domain.
Early studies in this field demonstrated that large amounts of RecA associate with membrane fractions during DNA damage (Garvey et al. 1985, J. Biol. Chem. 285, 18984). A fundamental unanswered question is why does RecA bind the membrane. We have pursued this question using an approach that fuses biophysics, biochemistry, and engineering. Our data supports a model in which the cell prevents unproductive RecA-DNA interactions by storing protein at a DNA-free region of the membrane when its enzymatic function is not required. These and other studies in our lab are enabling us to decode spatial and temporal control of biochemistry in bacteria and mitochondria.
Joseph Henry Room · 12:00 p.m.– 1:00 p.m.
Condensed Matter Seminar- Johnpierre Paglione, Univ of Maryland-Separation of magnetism and superconductivity in rare earth-doped CaFe2As2 by pressure
Traces of a high-Tc superconducting phase with transition temperatures approaching 50 K have been stabilized by the substitution of light rare earths for Ca atoms in the iron-pnictide material CaFe2As2 [*]. I will present our recent studies of the evolution of superconductivity and magnetism in single crystals of La-doped CaFe2As2 under both quasi-hydrostatic and hydrostatic applied pressures by means of transport, magnetic, and neutron scattering measurements. Upon pressure increase, we find evidence that the "50 K" superconducting phase is an intrinsic property of the materials. However, unlike transition metal-doped 122 iron-superconductors where superconductivity happily coexists with AFM, the little coexistence of SC and AFM appears to mimic that found in 1111 iron-superconductors, suggesting a similar phase diagram. I will discuss this unusual dichotomy between lower-Tc systems that happily coexist with AFM and the tendency for the highest-Tc systems to show phase separation.
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A Comparison of Hemorrhagic and Ischemic Strokes Among Blacks and Whites (GCNKSS)
|Tracking Information
|First Received Date ICMJE
|March 19, 2008
|Last Updated Date
|May 11, 2017
|Start Date ICMJE
|July 1993
|Estimated Primary Completion Date
|April 2020 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|mRS [ Time Frame: 30 days ]
modified Rankin Scale
|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Change History
|Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00642213 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
|Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|mortality [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
entire patient population checked for possible death record
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|Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Brief Title ICMJE
|A Comparison of Hemorrhagic and Ischemic Strokes Among Blacks and Whites
|Official Title ICMJE
|A Comparison of Hemorrhagic and Ischemic Strokes Among Blacks and Whites: A Population-Based Study in Cincinnati, Ohio
|Brief Summary
Our primary goal is to study temporal trends in the incidence rate, causes, treatment, and outcome of stroke among a large biracial metropolitan population of 1,349,351, of whom 215,611 (15%) are black (2000 Census). Such data are critical for the planning, intervention, and evaluation of public health efforts to decrease the mortality and morbidity due to stroke in the United States.
We have completed this goal for 1993-94, 1999, 2005, and 2010. We ware in the process of collecting this data for 2015. In the 2015 study period we will also be ascertaining 3 year recurrence rates for all incident stroke events.
|Detailed Description
For calendar years 1993-94, 1999, 2005, 2010, and 2015 we will identify every hospitalized or autopsied stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) at all regional hospitals in our region. We will also estimate the number of non-hospitalized strokes and TIAs by screening for potential cases at more than 100 outpatient sites throughout five counties in Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky. We plan to identify and abstract detailed information from the medical record for every potential case. These results will be compared with data from all stroke patients identified by similar methodology in all study periods.
In addition, we have interviewed 1500 ischemic stroke patients and/or their families in the study periods 1999-2010 to obtain detailed information including demographic information, functional outcome and quality of life, access to and type of rehabilitation therapy, social support, caregiver availability and health status, access to post-hospital care, health insurance status, current health status, medications, prior risk factors, and knowledge about stroke signs and symptoms. We also obtained genetic material via a blood sample for most of this cohort.
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|Non-Probability Sample
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Prospective cohort:Ischemic stroke patient in 1999/2005/2010 that resides in the GCNK area.
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|Active, not recruiting
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|April 2020
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|April 2020 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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|Brett Kissela, University of Cincinnati
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|University of Cincinnati
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|National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
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Absolutely beautiful cars. How about some more Amulet Red TTs? Also, I saw a cool and large size TURBO insignia on the back on one of the TTs. Where are these available from?
Quote, originally posted by hughett » Absolutely beautiful cars. How about some more Amulet Red TTs? Also, I saw a cool and large size TURBO insignia on the back on one of the TTs. Where are these available from?
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Hey sharon, love the custom paint on the TT - looks really nice with the body work too!
Just wanted to post my story (pics to come once I've uploaded them to my page).
2002, Lake Silver Roadster, 225hp, 6MT, with baseball-optic amber leather seats. So far, only K&N filter, Orbit ring around shifter installed; cold cathode angel eyes in progress. Exterior: 18" OZ Superleggera on GoodYear F1 rubber. Looking for hardtop. Next upgrades planned by summer are big brake kits F&R, then ECU upgrade.
I ALWAYS loved the TT, from its concept days but then I saw the roadster premiere on M:I2 (Thandy Newton was driving it in the opening sequence) and became obsessed. It was then I decided that I HAD to have it - a few years later on a whim went to local Audi dealer and there she sat with the exact specs I wanted, fully loaded, minus the Nav. Nobody believes I've had her for 4 years (though her build date is May 02).
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Bone Stock 2002 TTQR
Bone stock? what just the motor? those brakes look nice! not a big fan of roadster, but really feeling that blue top!
nice engine bay!
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Here's mine
no heavy mods yet
Intake-18" ASA Rims-Delete kit
More to come I can't wait!!
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what wheels are those?
01.5 B5 S4 - Stage 3....... Thanks to Daz and Country Dubs
13 B8.5 S4 3.0T - Daily
11 Touareg TDI - Family Truckster
new pic, new mods.
apr stg. 3+
south bend dxd stage 3 clutch
nuspeed exaust
3in test pipe
oem body kit
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Modified by ttuner at 10:22 AM 1-29-2007
hot damn thats beautiful. lemme know when you want to trade, you can have the big turbo and all....
sheesh, i thought i hated red.
edit: i see you have stage3 plus now, no need for my little gt30r nice car though. you notice any difference in light output with the tinting of your lenses? or is that just the way the light looks in that pic? any shots of the rear?
Modified by formulanerd at 7:59 AM 1-30-2007
haha thanks. no the lenses arent tinted, i just have smoked corners so it makes the head lights look really dark.
heres an old pic of the rear, this is before the drop and spoiler.
i see, the lighting almost makes it look like you smoked your headlight lenses, car looks good though, whenever you get new rear pics, post them up.
that is Audi porn
winter photo at Setauket Harbor, NY
01.5 B5 S4 - Stage 3....... Thanks to Daz and Country Dubs
13 B8.5 S4 3.0T - Daily
11 Touareg TDI - Family Truckster
I have seen your car on Audiworld and saved all of the pics I found.. I love your car, and I think RED is the hottest color!!!!!!
I have the ALMs in AVUS SILVER and wish I had red so I can rock those FLIKs, love them...
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So I had to post my most recent snow pic:
Still virgin, but parts are ordered, I know the front plate looks gay but I'm in Germany and the guy before me ran the "USA" plates over here, i'm running the D plates full size in front and small in back so I have to take the damn statesize bracket off the front. Got quite a few parts ordered. May will be suspension and Chip, then Exhaust a little later. Gonna do the complete fluid swap but I'm recovering from a Surgery right now so I can't do more than the simple cleaning. I'll wax it, and take better pic's once I heal up, should be good enough next weekend. Putting my summer tires on soon and I'll be hitting the "Rings" very quickly, decided to leave the brakes stock till I find out how much they need, I ran 9.4's on the front of my GTI and a Euro setup for the rear and it held fine for the Ring with stainless lines and hawk pads. Thinking that's all I'll do to this one, but time will tell Glad to get some pic's hosted finally.
I've got alot of plans, Disco Potato for one, but we'll see, I'll probably do custom as I have access to a tig welder and well hell, i'm in Germany. I know, she needs a drop and New Rims, but I'm going to wait on the rims due to shipping cost.
Sold my Fleet
04 330i doing OEM+ and fixing the last guys screwups.
w/ 25 & 15 mm spacers
Looks really good but I would hide the intercooler, it's too flashy with such a black car. Of course, this is my taste and only based off the pictures. I think it looks BA though, what suspension are you running because I like the height.
Sold my Fleet
04 330i doing OEM+ and fixing the last guys screwups.
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Kids can be cruel, and with the name game getting stranger by the minute, playground teasing is likely to get even worse. Remember all those years of taunts–plain Jane, Josie grossie, skinny Jimmy or wacky Jackie? Now imagine your name is Fifi, Pixie or Peaches!
Hollywood's penchant for quirky names has certainly reached new heights. What started with Apple and Coco has quickly become Audio Science, Jermajesty and Pilot Inspektor. This Monday, July 14th you can learn all about the wildest trends in celebrity baby names on VH1's Awesomely Wacky Celebrity Baby Names. Or, for proof that peculiar baby names exist well outside the realm of Los Angeles, check out this list from the State of Georgia–all of these children were named after some kind of food item, from Ambrosia to Teriyaki!
If you know a mom-to-be who is planning to jump on the crazy baby name bandwagon and you absolutely cannot keep your objections to yourself, take a tactful approach to the issue. You can playfully remind her that kids in school used to call her "Scary Mary" and then ask what torment little Keyboard Sunshine will receive. Or, you could simply show her these beautiful birth announcements and remind her that her new baby will have a sparkling style all its own, whether she names him plain old Jason or Oatmeal Denim!


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If you've got all the shopping done for the ladies in your life and you're still struggling to find something awesome to give the men in your life, don't stress. Check out our top picks for men's gifts this holiday season below! It's too late to get your goods in time for Christmas, but you can gift-exchange on New Year's Eve if you order by December 27th and choose express shipping.
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I have to agree. The dealer has to make the owner whole again if they are liable for the damages (which I think they are). Making him whole means repairing his car to pre-accident condition and compensate for a loaner vehicle during the wait period. I have not seen an insurance company that would pay for diminished value due to an accident and I've dealt with a couple of them due to idiotic drivers deciding to hit my cars.
For those who may care, diminution in value is recognized by courts in FL as long as the insurance policy does not expressly preclude it. Coincidentally, I'm in the middle of negotiating a "proper" settlement for a friend of mine whose rebadged Toyota (SC 430) was hit by a woman who was painting her nails while driving
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9/11 anniversary casts shadow for Muslims: author
By Pauline Askin
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The approaching tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks is casting a long shadow for U.S. Muslims, many of whom are dreading the approaching anniversary because they fear a resurgence of prejudice and hate, said author Mona Eltahawy.
Egyptian-born but U.S.-based, Eltahawy said the attacks on New York and Washington were a shocking and negative introduction to Islam for many in the United States, compounding the difficulties for Muslims already struggling with their identities in the diverse, secular nation.
Despite the fact that African American Muslims had been in the nation since slavery days, public awareness of Muslims in general had remained low.
"A lot of Americans were totally unaware of what a Muslim is until 9/11. The first introduction to Islam was a very negative one," Eltahawy said from Melbourne, where she attended the Melbourne Writer's Festival.
"Now that we're coming up to the tenth anniversary of 9/11, it's a time to say we're here and we're not going anywhere, we're Americans and Muslims too. It's been a difficult ten years and a lot of us are dreading this tenth anniversary because it brings out a lot of hate and prejudice."
Eltahawy, a former news agency journalist turned essayist and columnist, left the security of an office job for the hazards of freelance work just around the time of 9/11.
While she didn't personally experience any hostility, which she attributed largely to the fact that she doesn't wear a head scarf or "look Muslim," the heated atmosphere -- and all the years since -- have made her question what that phrase actually means.
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Vital Images (VTAL ) lowered its fourth-quarter estimates to a loss per share of 1 cent to 4 cents, including a tax benefit, on $5.1 million to $5.4 million in revenue -- below analysts' expectations. Separately, the maker of 3D medical imaging software agreed to acquire HInnovation. Pacific Growth downgraded to equal-weight, from overweight.
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LILLY LEDBETTER FAIR PAY ACT OF 2007--MOTION TO PROCEED--Resumed -- (Senate - April 23, 2008)
Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, Lilly Ledbetter was the only female manager working alongside 15 men at a Goodyear tire plant in Gadsden, AL. One day, she learned that, for no good reason, she had been receiving hundreds of dollars less per month than her male colleagues--even those with far less seniority.
Unfortunately, the wrongs done to Lilly Ledbetter are familiar to far too
many women who work every bit as hard as men do but take home a smaller paycheck.
We must continue to fight to guarantee equal pay for women everywhere and justice for those women who are discriminated against.
It is disgraceful that women still make just 77 cents for every dollar earned by men. In fact, yesterday marked Equal Pay Day--the symbolic day on which a woman's average pay catches up to a man's average earnings from the previous year. Think of all the hours of work done since January 1--those are hours that women have worked just to bring home the same amount of money as a man. It is equivalent to months of working with no pay--something I am sure the bosses doling out unequal paychecks wouldn't stand.
Unequal pay for women is an injustice whose poison works on multiple levels. Women aren't just paid less for doing the same work--they are also given a none-too-subtle message that their thoughts and efforts are less valued just because of their gender.
I have two wonderful daughters, Alex and Vanessa. Alex is a filmmaker and Vanessa is a doctor. If it weren't for the women who came and marched before them, they wouldn't have had the access to high school and college sports that made such a difference in their development. But that cause isn't yet complete. The progress isn't yet perfected. We are fighting today so that they are never told that a man deserves a penny more for doing the same hard work they have done.
In the face of injustice, Lilly Ledbetter and many women like her have had the courage to stand up to sexist bosses, demand her legal right to equal pay for equal work, and say ``enough is enough.'' The trial was difficult, but Lilly stood strong--and the jury awarded her a large legal settlement.
Then Lilly's case ran head-on into a group of men--and one woman--above whose heads she could not appeal: the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court's 5-to-4 ruling went against common sense and most people's sense of basic fairness. They ruled that the Equal Rights Act of 1964 requires an employee to file a discrimination claim within 180 days of a boss's decision to discriminate--rather than 180 days from the last discriminatory paycheck. Amazingly, Lilly Ledbetter didn't just lose her settlement and her standing to seek justice--she also lost future retirement benefits which will now be awarded according to decades of discriminatory pay.
The ruling goes against common sense and the practical realities of the workplace. It goes against our basic sense of fairness. People often don't know what their colleagues are being paid and thus don't find out for some time that they are being discriminated against. Many never find out at all that they have been discriminated against for a lifetimeand many who do choose to stay quiet rather than rock the boat, confront their bosses, or be perceived as angry when they have every right to be.
As Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote, ``In our view, the court does not comprehend, or is indifferent to, the insidious way in which women can be victims of pay discrimination.'' The Court's only woman took the rare and defiant step of delivering her eloquent dissent out loud.
Five male Justices denied justice to thousands of women who could now be denied legal standing in similar cases, not because these women hadn't been discriminated against but because too much time had passed between the moment when their bosses started discriminating against them and the moment they either found out about it or took action to stop it. In effect, it rewards bosses for stringing out their deceit.
One of these five male Justices was Samuel Alito--against whose hasty confirmation I waged a lonely filibuster battle for which I was widely criticized back in 2006. Back then, I worried and warned that Alito would create a 5-to-4 majority to deny hard-working Americans their day in court. Which is exactly what happened to Lilly Ledbetter. I don't regret my filibuster one bit--it was an important statement drawing a line in the sand against this administration's radical judicial nominees. I just wish we could have won that fight.
Would Sandra Day O'Connor, the woman Alito replaced, have voted this way? I strongly suspect not. And so, with Sam Alito's decisive vote, our judicial branch struck a major blow against justice, against fair treatment for all, and against women's rights. The good news is that Congress still makes the laws--and we have the opportunity to make clear the intent of our fair pay laws and ensure that female victims of pay discrimination have their day in court.
The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act clarifies what the Court ought to have known--that the laws against pay discrimination apply to every paycheck a worker receives--not to the moment a boss begins discriminating. A person only gets 180 days to file a discrimination claim--and the clock should be reset to zero every time a discriminatory paycheck goes out. We should make it easier for discrimination to be rooted out not harder.
Businesses have nothing to fear from this bill--unless they are acting disgracefully, in which case they should be afraid--they should be very afraid. But employers will not be asked to make up for salary difference from decades ago--current law, rightly or wrongly, limits backpay awards to 2 years before the worker filed a job discrimination claim. This bill wouldn't change that limit.
We should and must do whatever we can to chip away at discrepancies that still exist in pay between men and women. When the Equal Pay Act of 1963 passed, women were making 59 cents a dollar. Forty five years later, that number is 77 cents. In other words, women are narrowing the gap by less than half a penny a year. We must do better.
If I am lucky enough to have them, I don't want my future granddaughters and great-granddaughters to wait another 45 years for equal wages.
In so many ways, discriminatory pay contributes to our worst shortcomings as a society. It discriminates against children in poverty--who are far more likely than other children to be raised by single mothers. It also discriminates against women of color--who are more likely to live in households without a male income-earner.
Each paycheck and each discriminatory raise compounds injustice upon injustice. Unfortunately, the pay gap runs across industries and education levels. This isn't something that fixes itself at higher levels of income. Comparing men and women with comparable education, work title, and experience, over the course of their lives, women with a high school diploma earn $700,000 less. Women with a college diploma earn $1.2 million less. And women with advanced degrees earn $2 million less over time.
To our enduring shame, it was once true that American slaves were treated as three-fifths of a human being. But it remains true today that women are paid as just three-quarters of a man.
We can't unravel or erase hateful attitudes toward women in a single day or with a single vote. But we have a bill before us today that will restore women's right to seek equal justice under the law. We should pass the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act today and do all that we can to live according to the truth that, while self-evident to Thomas Jefferson, remains elusive to employers everywhere: that all of us are created equal.
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Anyone who's interested in photography as a hobby will want a bit more versatility in their camera than is offered by a simple point-and-shoot compact. Many will opt for a digital SLR, but for those whose budgets are a little more restricted, or who don't want the hassle and bulk of a kit bag full of lenses and accessories, there are a number of high-specification super-zoom cameras that offer almost the same level of performance and sophistication. These usually feature lenses of 10x or more optical zoom, covering the whole range from wide angle to extreme telephoto, as well as numerous creative options including manual exposure controls, advanced metering and multiple focus options. Because of the size of the lenses, most super-zoom cameras are relatively large and have SLR-style handling.
Panasonic has been a key player in the super-zoom field since the launch of its impressive Leica-lensed Lumix DMC-FZ1 back in 2002, and has maintained this position with a series of well-received models in the same series. Today I'm taking a look at the latest in the line, the FZ18, which offers a tempting specification for anyone with £300 to spend. It has an 8.1 megapixel CCD, 2.5in 230k LCD monitor, RAW mode shooting and a massive 18x Leica zoom lens with optical image stabilisation and a 28-504mm equivalent focal length range. There are few cameras on the market that even come close to matching a features list like that. The closest contenders are the slightly disappointing Olympus SP-550UZ (£255), or Fujifilm's Finepix S8000 fd, although that camera isn't even available until September. The current super-zoom heavyweights, the Canon PowerShot S5 IS (review coming soon), the Fujifilm Finepix S9600, the Sony DSC-H7 and even the previous holder of the "biggest lens" title the Samsung Pro815 can't match that huge zoom range.
Panasonic has taken few chances with the design of the FZ18. Its overall shape and layout are little changed from its popular predecessor the 12x zoom FZ8, although it is a few millimetres larger in every dimension. In fact the basic style of Pansonic's super-zoom FZ range has changed little since the FZ1, but it was a pretty sound design to start with, so if it ain't broke there's little point in fixing it. The FZ18 has the classic SLR shape, with a simple rectangular box-like body that protrudes both left and right of the large lens barrel, a prominent rubberised handgrip and a large electronic viewfinder set into a pentaprism-like turret above the lens, a feature which also houses the pop-up flash. The comprehensive control layout is also similar to a digital SLR, with a large and well-stocked mode dial on the top panel and numerous buttons providing external controls for most common shooting options.
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It's been almost a year since the publication of this review. So, I think the ratings need to be updated. My ratings would be like this:
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Value 7
Overall 7
Well, you can't use the zoom while recording video unlike MANY compacts. The audio is HORRIBLE. VGA video is unacceptable for a camera of so much potential, particularly when they already have pieces like the TZ5/50 etc with the new Venus engine 4. Noise is visible THROUGHOUT the iso ranges due to their disgustingly tiny sensor. Also, it needs to be mentioned that it is STILL not available (officially) in many countries (at least in India, where I live). I wish Panasonic releases a venus engine 4 counterpart of this model with better video and audio, and making the zoom available while recording video. It is NOT too much to ask.
Get a life!
It's video/sound quality is much the same as most compacts,if you want better buy a video camera!
My FZ18 produces great 10x8s,and,although my Nikon D40 can outperform the FZ18 at bigger blowups,the FZ18 is so handy to take with you,whereas my D40 two lens kit is often left behind because of its weight.
For travelling,and holidays,the FZ18 is ideal,and hard to beat,packed with features,with a great lens,as was proved to me on my own recent holiday.For the first time I wasn't weighed down with a bulky camera bagwhich pleased my wife!,and yet I came back with sharp,colouful,photoes as good as most I have taken in the past,even a couple of quite good video clips!
I keep it on a low ISO setting,as I know the limitations of small sensors,and how Panasonic pack it all is amazing.
So if your forte is exhibition prints,get a modern digital SLR,or if your into videos,get good video camera.
You can't expect too much from a tiny camera like the FZ18,but it can turn out great photoes,and the advantages well outweigh any percieved shortcomings you have.
I have been a keen photographer for 40 years,and these modern compacts are a revelation,offering so much,for so little!!
I've got to agree with Doug on this one.
I have just purchashed this camera and have had some time to play with it. Is it perfect? No, of course it isn't, but it's 'only' 𧶀. If I wanted a system for excellent video & sound, I'd use a camcorder. If I wanted a system for excellent photograph quality in any environment, I'd spend a whole lot more on a dSLR.
As it stands, I had a budget of 𧶔 and needed a camera that would give ease of use for quick photo's, can be perform reasonably in most lighting conditions, have enough functions to be able to custom set-up the camera to the way i want it (without the necessary complexity of dSLR's) and have a good zoom capability.
The FZ18 meets all of these criteria. Personally, I'm more than happy with it.
Audio "horrible"? OK, it's not exactly my Linn system but it's certainly better than what my Canon 8mm analogue camcorder delivers. The picture quality is too but I regard the video function on the FZ-18 as a bit of a bonus to a camera that seems to have a better brain than mine as it consistently turns out results on its iA setting that I'm totally satisfied with.
For two hundred quid odd, the FZ-18 is not just a steal, it's grand larceny! Can't praise it enough and I can only stand slack-jawed in amazement at the technology that went into this unique and remarkable camera.
I was going to make a comment about the fz 18s versatility as a take-everywhere camera, but found that Doug has got it about right. I took a while to think out the best camera to take on a short break, and eventually settled for my Lumix fz 18 instead of a DSLR (canon 40D). The results of the trip photographically have been better than expected and the great advantage of this compact is that you really don't miss any photographic opportunity at all: the quality of the image is outstanding for such a tiny piece of kit, the only downside being that you probably take many more pics than you would normally, but then you don't have film prices to worry about. So far as the small sensor is concerned, well what do you expect - such a camera with its astonishing spec is bound to be the result of a tradeoff in that area. And, for me the crucial factor is the quality of the lens: barrel distortion such as you experience on the Canon G9 for example (with a 35mm equivalent to the fz 18s 28mm equivalent WA end, is unacceptable. In the end, the lens and the results determine the success of a camera, so for me the Lumix fz 18 gets pretty much full marks throughout for all ratings. Now if Lumix come up with something which improves upon that, then expect Canon and Nikon with their current DSLR prosumer range to take a seriously sharp dip in sales.
What's this with criticizing some cameras for their "small" sensor and not so for others? It seems that most of this style of camera has a small sensor... so why not downgrade all of them? Appears these cameras are top notch in their own right...
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