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Grilled Chicken Patty
Dana Beavers
This is one of my Dad's FAVORITE chicken burgers and trust me he is a tough cookie when it comes to "ground" chicken or ground turkey. I am not even much of a meat eater! I could almost be a vegetarian I just haven't really gone the whole way and done it. I just play around with it and then eat a bit of chicken here and there. Not a fan of turkey but can stomach it around Thanksgiving and in roll-ups and stuff. It's not like a "Oh, you're killing the animals" kind of thing, it is just I don't like it LOL.
Blue Ribbon Recipe
- 1 medium
- onion, chopped
- 2 tsp
- garlic, minced
- 1 medium
- red bell pepper or green bell pepper (chopped)
- 1 c
- fresh mushrooms (optional)
- 2 medium
- carrots, chopped
- 2 lb
- ground chicken
- 1
- egg
- 1/2 c
- fresh bread crumbs
- 1 Tbsp
- old bay's seasoning
- kosher salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
How to Make Grilled Chicken Patty
- 1One day I brought home this Tyson All Natural Ground Chicken and decided I would make a patty out of this chicken and see what I got, well this made all the difference in the WORLD in the taste of my chicken patties! This is the only ground chicken I will use. They also have an Italian Ground Chicken that I tried but I always go back to just the regular "All Natural" Ground Chicken.
- 2The other tool I use when making the "Grilled" Chicken Patty is of course A GRILL! But I am a single girl and not real fond of firing up a grill every time I want a simple chicken patty. This handy indoor grill has always worked out best for me, but I am sure any indoor grill will work out just fine, but grilling is the key to these little jewels. I tried baking and frying blah blah...but always went back to grilling :-)
- 4Lightly spray a saute pan with cooking or oil spray over medium heat. Saute the onion with the garlic first, then the bell pepper, then the mushrooms, and carrots, all to desired tenderness. Set aside and allow all vegetables to cool completely.
- 5In a large bowl, combine the chicken and vegetables. Add the egg, bread crumbs and seasonings to taste.
About Grilled Chicken Patty
Course/Dish: Chicken
Main Ingredient: Chicken
Regional Style: American
Collection: Macy's Grilling Favorites
Other Tags: Quick & Easy, For Kids, Healthy
Hashtags: #grilled, #hamburger, #patties, #grilling guru


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Let's Get Cooking! Delicious culinary experiences around the world
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Mmmmm, food! Absolute Travel clients (and staff members) routinely report that sampling local cuisine is one of their favorite aspects of traveling. What many people do not realize is that there are a number of wonderful ways to learn about […]Read More


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Week 8 Two Start Pitchers
Are you two-start pitcher streaming? If not, you're likely missing out on a great opportunity to increase your weekly strikeout total, win total, log more innings pitched, and potentially lower your team ERA and WHIP in head to head leagues that allow daily lineup changes.
Some leagues don't allow such activity by limiting the number of player adds you can make each week. However, if you can find a loophole in your league settings and add/drop pitchers all season long – you're going to have a great chance to win the whole thing come September!
For the third consecutive season, we will be tracking two start pitchers to make sure you always win your pitching categories. That way, if Felix Hernandez continues to winless deep into the month of June – you're not screwed.
Below you will find each projected two start pitcher for fantasy baseball week 8 broken down into four categories – must start, would start, could start, and don't start.
Must Start:
- Jon Lester, Boston Red Sox
- A.J. Burnett, New York Yankees
Would Start:
- Ian Kennedy, Arizona Diamondbacks
- Mike Leake, Cincinnati Reds
- John Danks, Chicago White Sox
- Aaron Harang, Cincinnati Reds
- James Shields, Tampa Bay Rays
- Aaron Cook, Colorado Rockies
- Dallas Braden, Oakland Athletics
- Randy Wolf, Milwaukee Brewers
- Scott Baker, Minnesota Twins
- Jaime Garcia, St. Louis Cardinals
- Livan Hernandez, Washington Nationals
Could Start:
- Jake Peavy, Chicago White Sox
- Justin Masterson, Cleveland Indians
- Clay Buccholz, Boston Red Sox
- Wade Davis, Tampa Bay Rays
- Brett Cecil, Toronto Blue Jays
- Joe Saunders, Los Angeles Angels
- Gil Meche, Kansas City Royals
- Jamie Moyer, Philadelphia Phillies
- Kenshin Kawakami, Atlanta Braves
- Anibal Sanchez, Florida Marlins
- Jon Garland, San Diego Padres
- Todd Wellemeyer, San Francisco Giants
Don't Start:
- Brian Burress, Pittsburgh Pirates
- Russ Ortiz, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Tom Gorzelanny, Chicago Cubs
- Jeremy Guthrie, Baltimore Orioles
- Paul Maholm, Pittsburgh Pirates
- R.A. Dickey, New York Mets
- Felipe Paulino, Houston Astros


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Princeton, N.J. (UPI) Feb 18, 2013
The search for exoplanets and alien life is generating a lot of hype but the study needs patience and refinement, a U.S. review of exoplanet research suggests.
Review author Adam Burrows, a Princeton University professor of astrophysical sciences, says despite many trumpeted results, few "hard facts" about exoplanets -- planets orbiting distant stars outside our solar system -- have been collected since the first one was detected in 1992, and most of these data are of "marginal utility."
That's because the current dominant methods for studying exoplanets and their atmospheres are not intended for objects as distant, dim and complex as planets trillions of miles from Earth but were instead designed to study much closer or brighter objects, such as planets in Earth's solar system and stars, he wrote in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
As with any relatively new field of study, fully understanding exoplanets will require a lot of time, resources and patience, Burrows said in a Princeton release Tuesday.
"Exoplanet research is in a period of productive fermentation that implies we're doing something new that will indeed mature," he said. "Our observations just aren't yet of a quality that is good enough to draw the conclusions we want to draw."
"There's a lot of hype in this subject, a lot of irrational exuberance. Popular media have characterized our understanding as better than it actually is," he said. "They've been able to generate excitement that creates a positive connection between the astrophysics community and the public at large, but it's important not to hype conclusions too much at this point."
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Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur
From Wikipilipinas: The Hip 'n Free Philippine Encyclopedia
Bayugan is the only city in the province of Agusan del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 93,623 people in 17,222 households.
Bayugan is the transportation highway nexus for the eastern part of Mindanao Island.
Bayugan is politically subdivided into 43 barangays.
External links
- [http://www.relitykings.com
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- 2000 Philippine Census Information
- A History of Bayugan at the Agusan–Surigao Historical Archive
Bayugan • Bunawan • Esperanza • La Paz • Loreto • Prosperidad • Rosario • San Francisco • San Luis • Santa Josefa • Sibagat • Talacogon • Trento • Veruela
Original Source
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Significantly, to protect local TV competition, the FCC's media ownership rules allow Sinclair to own only one of the four most highly rated stations in a market. In Tallahassee, Sinclair is using the Cunningham agreement to skirt the FCC's one-to-a-market restriction by owning the NBC affiliate but controlling the retrans rights of the FOX affiliate in a sidecar deal with Cunningham. In Gainesville, Fl., Sinclair plans to bypass the FCC's rule again by owning the CBS station outright but controlling the retrans rights of the NBC affiliate in a similar business sidecar deal with Cunningham. Sinclair's Tallahassee and Gainesville transactions are awaiting FCC action.
More importantly, by colluding rather than competing for retransmission consent fees, the Sinclair and Cunningham stations will be able to extract fees from pay-TV providers and consumers far in excess of what each station could get on its own.
"The FCC cannot and should not stand idly by while Sinclair increases its already prodigious market power over retransmission consent in local TV markets through coordination agreements with stations owned separately in name only," ACA's Polka added.
ACA's latest objections to Sinclair's Tallahassee and Gainesville transactions were set forth in comments filed Dec. 2 with the FCC. ACA continued to urge the FCC to consider these transactions as blatant evasions of FCC rules. Because these Sinclair deals raise novel and important questions of law, fact, and policy, ACA requested referral of the matter to the five FCC Commissioners for en banc disposition, instead of the Media Bureau's acting upon the applications on delegated authority.
ACA has demonstrated that these transactions would violate the intent of the FCC's local television ownership rule. Sinclair and Cunningham cynically designed the transactions to attempt to observe the letter of the FCC's rule, while clearly skirting its purpose and intent by allowing two nominally separately owned highly-rated Big Four affiliates in each affected market to coordinate their retransmission consent negotiations as if under common ownership.
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Haley Steed had 22 points and 12 assists to lead the BYU women's basketball team to an 81-77 win over Utah State on Tuesday in Provo.
Steed moved past Valerie Cravens as BYU's career assists leader, with 623.
Kim Parker Beeston scored 15 points for the Cougars (4-4), and Morgan Bailey had 12, while Ashley Garfield added nine points and grabbed 16 rebounds.
Jenna Johnson led Utah State (2-6) with 18 points, Devyn Christensen had 17, Jennifer Schlott 16 and Makenlee Williams 11.
Utah Valley 68, Weber State 56 • In Orem, Sammie Jensen had 30 points and 15 rebounds as the Wolverines (2-7) snapped a six-game losing streak.
Men's basketball
San Diego 67, Southern Utah 53 • In Cedar City, Damon Heuir led the Thunderbirds with 17 points in the loss.


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Tue, 7 Dec 2010 20:36:18 +0000
On #2, and setting aside any -svy- complications: If you want a correlation go straight to -correlate-. In any case, the correlation is the same regardless of which of the variables is regarded as response or outcome.
Vogt, Dawne
I have two questions related to calculating effect sizes using svyreg (pweights):
First, when doing unweighted regressions in SPSS, I like to provide effect sizes for each predictor by calculating a correlation coefficient value (r) from the t values provided in the output. I like using r because it is easy for most people to interpret. Can I do the same using svyreg output?
My second question is related to the first. Since there is no correlation option under the svy commands, I have been computing regressions of Y on X and X and Y and using the largest p value of the two sets of results, as recommended elsewhere. I've having trouble figuring out how to convert the results provided in the output to a correlation coefficient though. I noticed that the r value I get by taking the square root of the R squared is different from my own hand calculation of r derived from the t value provided in the regression output [sqrt of (t squared divided by t squared + df). I'm not sure which r is correct (or if either of them are correct).
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Benton started two games as a junior and caught seven passes for 136 yards and two touchdowns in 2011. In three seasons the former high school All-American from Bastrop, La., High has 14 catches for 239 yards, which is not close to the expectations Auburn coaches had when they signed him.
"We have standards and expectations that our football team is expected to uphold and when they do not abide by those there are consequences," Chizik said about Benton's suspension. He added that if the senior improves his behavior he will have a chance to return to the team this fall.
This preseason Benton has not appeared to be pushing for a starting spot so there was a question whether or not he would be featured prominently in the playing rotation for the Sept. 1st opener in the Chick-fil-A Classic.
Benton, who signed with LSU as high school senior before signing with Auburn, was a non-qualifier who spent the 2007 season at Hargrave Military Academy in Virginia. It took him an extra season after that to become an academic qualifier. He signed with Auburn in 2009 and played in 12 games as a freshman, catching six passes for 88 yards.
Commenting on what he saw in the full pads session on Wednesday, which featured contact work with the "best vs. the best," Chizik said, "I was very pleased with practice tonight. I feel like the intensity level was back up."
The coach added it was much better than Tuesday's practice. "They responded well,"?he said. "We challenged them and it was good to see."
Chizik said the Tigers took a step forward on developing into a physical football team, something he has been pushing for since spring drills. "We still have a long way go to,"?he added, noting the Tigers continue to put in the game plan for the Sept. 1 opener vs. Clemson.
Redshirt offensive lineman Chad Slade, who is working at both guard and tackle, agreed with the head coach. "I feel like we got better as a team today," he said. "Yesterday we took a step back. I feel like we came out with the mentality to do better and we did it."
Chad Slade was a full-time starter last season.
Slade noted the Wednesday practice as a physical one and he said the Tigers have made strides in that area since spring training.
In other news and notes:
*Chizik said the coaching staff is getting "very close" to naming a starting quarterback. Kiehl Frazier continues to get most of the first team reps with Clint Moseley limited by a sore throwing arm.
Frazier said he is seeing a lot of progress with the offense as a whole and said he believes the Tigers are getting close to being ready to play a game.
*Chizik had praise for center Reese Dismukes and defensive tackle Jeffrey Whitaker. He noted both players have changed their bodies since last year, particularly Whitaker who has dropped 20 pounds.
Commenting on Dismukes, a Freshman All-SEC selection last year, Chizik said, "I am just really proud of him--he dropped weight, he is moving quicker, he is a tough guy that shows up to practice and goes to work every day. He is the guy who is going to have to anchor that line. He has been very consistent and that has been very good to see.
"Jeff Whitaker, I?think, has made some strides on the defensive line," the coach said. "Without question I think he has really worked to improve his game."
*Offensive line coach Jeff Grimes said he is still evaluating players for the five starting spots up front. He noted that because there are close battles he could play six guys for the five OL spots in the opener. The position coach said he hopes to come up with a starting lineup by the end of this week.


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Male mammals show a diverse array of mating bonds, including obligate monogamy, unimale and group polygyny and promiscuity These are associated with a wide variety of different forms of mate guarding, including the defence of feeding and mating territories, the defence of female groups and the defence of individual receptive females. Female mating bonds include long-term monogamy, serial monogamy, polyandry and promiscuity Both male and female mating behaviour varies widely within species. Variation in male mating behaviour is related to the effect of male assistance in rearing young and to the defensibility of females by males. The latter is, in turn, related to female ranging behaviour and to the size and stability of female groups. Much of the variation in mammalian mating bonds and systems of mate guarding can be attributed to differences in these three variables.
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Java virtual machine is not found when installing Decision Management Modeler Extension Libraries.
Technote (FAQ)
When installing Decision Management Modeler Extensions on RHEL, the above error is seen. Regardless of environment variable updates or pathing updates made we continue to encounter the java virtual machine is not found.
You will want to add the LAX_VM as a parameter to the binary installer. An example is below although your path to JDK may be different.:
./SPSS_Decision_Mgmt_Mod_lib_lin.bin LAX_VM/usr/jdk-1.5.0_19/bin/java
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Change the Clock. Change the Batteries.
The State Fire Marshal is urging you to make it a priority to ensure your home is equipped with working smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors as you spring forward to Daylight Saving Time and set your clocks ahead one hour on Sunday.
Daylight Saving Time officially begins on Sunday morning at 2 a.m.
Rich Miller says the risk of dying from a fire in a home without working smoke alarms is twice as high as in a home that has working smoke alarms.
Miller says many homes still have only one smoke alarm and that's simply enough. He says there should be working smoke alarms on every level of the home, in every bedroom and in the basement.
Miller recommends buying newer models of smoke alarms with lithium batteries that will last the life of the unit. Replace all smoke alarms every 10 years or sooner if they do not respond properly when tested. Test all smoke alarms at least once a month by using the test button and replace batteries once a year.
According to the National Fire Protection Agency, your risk of dying in a house fire is cut in half with a working smoke alarm. Approximately two-thirds of home fire deaths resulted from fires in properties where no smoke alarms were present or were not working properly.
Smoke alarms usually fail due to missing, disconnected, or dead batteries. People often remove or disconnect batteries because of nuisance activations - a chirping sound that warns of a low battery.


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OS X and Fonts: Apple's Illogical Settings
Last year, I discussed how to make fonts bigger in OS X in a Macworld article. While many of these techniques work, they're not good enough for people who don't have 20:20 eyesight.
I continue to be amazed at some of Apple's settings, or lack thereof. Two of them in particular surprise me.
The first is in Mail, which, arguably, has a wide range of font and size settings. But there's one place where you can't change the font or size, and that's in the message list, if you're not using the "classic" layout. In the three-column layout, the message list has tiny fonts, and the logic of having the sender's name in bold – rather than the subject of the emails – escapes me. I'm more likely to want to read what someone says than who says it; the bold text on the senders' names distracts from reading subject lines, which display in a thin, tiny font.
And, there's a setting to Display unread messages with bold font, which has no effect on unread – or read – messages, at least in this view. This only applies in classic layout, where the messages appear in a list at the top of the window. Because of this, it should be dimmed if you haven't checked the classic layout option.
The second setting that surprises me is confusing, and has been so for a long time. If you want to change the size of the sidebar in Mail, to make the names of your mailboxes larger, do you know where to go? What if you want to change the size of the fonts in the Finder sidebar? Or iTunes? Or iPhoto? To change all of them, you go to the General preferences and click on the Sidebar icon size menu.
This is illogical, and most users never find this setting. You expect to find all settings for an application in that application's preferences, and this is one of the most confusing settings that Apple has in OS X. In addition, I may want my mailboxes in a small font and my Finder sidebar in a larger font. I don't see why I have to apply the same setting to several apps.
Apple needs to do more to allow users to adjust their fonts and sizes. Young developers who don't wear glasses need to be made to understand that other people see the world differently. There are millions of Mac users who would benefit from more font options.


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As much as I needle Online Financial Advisors (aka Robo-Advisors) for making missteps lately, I have to say one thing… online is coming to finance.
And to quote Brett King over at my new favorite blog, Bank 2.0:
I guess with a title like Branch Today, Gone Tomorrow it's no surprise that a lot of people think I'm anti-branch. I'm not anti-branch, I just don't drink from the branch kool-aid fountain that goes something like "if only we could find the right formula we'd reverse this trend of not visiting the branch and customers would flock back to our physical space". I think most Bankers and Credit Union executives, instinctively feel there is a change in the importance of the 'channel mix', but as often as I hear questions about how quickly this is going to occur, I hear executives talking about how customers used to behave. "But don't customers need to come into a branch for lending products; to talk to a loan officer about more complex products?" This is a legitimate question in the old world, but it's light on today in respect to the facts, which don't actually indicate the branch is central to lending.
The fastest growing lending institutions in the country right now aren't the big banks, community banks or even credit unions. The fastest growing lenders certainly aren't mortgage brokers. The fastest growing lenders in the United States at the moment are actually peer-to-peer (online) social networks, namely Prosper and Lending Club…
You really have to read the rest of his post, it's brilliant. He lays out the entire roadmap. And if you didn't know, former CEO and Chairman of Morgan Stanley, John Mack, just joined Lending Club's board. He ain't no dummy.
And, meanwhile, I'm going to tell you this right now, timestamp it, in 10 years the sales forces of the Wall Street banks are going to be MUCH smaller. Things are going to be headlong into looking very different. I could be wrong, but my finger-in-the-air number is about 30% smaller. Why? Technology, people. It's going to level the playing field in about 5 more years. How? Well, I'm so glad you asked…
Costs Matter
Right now the Wall Street banks are sitting on 80,000 branches. That's a lot. And probably 70,000 too many. Ok, 40,000 too many? Even if it's 20,000 too many, that's still 25%.
I've been talking to commercial real estate people who are already hearing from brokers that if you buy something with a bank in it, get ready for them to try to negotiate only occupying the front-half of their leased space somewhere in the very near future. The front half. Can you imagine how much fun that's going to be for the poor strip mall owners? And right now, those sunk costs for the banks, that are being tied up in real estate… they're being spent by younger, faster companies building online business models with the latest infrastructure and open architecture. Banks have 56,000 employees. These new companies have 56 and are ready to hire, the best & the brightest.
Online Works
I went to the SnapEngage website to check out their chat-client for my company to use. It's beautiful. It works perfectly with our contact manager for record-keeping. And it's smart. If it notices someone getting stuck on a page while visiting our website, it asks, very politely, if you'd like to chat with someone. None of that old school virtual assistant pop-up stuff, all clunky and awkward, annoying you on just about every page. This is very thoughtfully done.
I got stuck on their site, and Mike popped up & helped me. He was awesome. He actually redirected me to certain pages on their site by magically switching the screen to the places with the answers I needed. And he was warm, friendly, and easy-going. No pressure, no judgements that I was wearing flip-flops and jeans at the office. He was also located in the US, if that floats your boat. At least I think he was…
And you know what? I signed up for their service. Because SnapEngage gave me service, and it was the product I needed. And because I'd done a little bit of research beforehand, I was also able to make an educated decision. Especially with the last mile of Q&A I had with Mike. Bam. I wasn't sold. I was coming to buy. Can I get an Amen?
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Here's what almost everyone in the Robo-Advisor space is missing in this whole John Henry/Paul Bunyan debate in the great Forbes post by Mike Alfred of BrightScope. People should not be removed from finance.
Look at like this: we've got robots trading major percentages of the markets now. We've replaced our exchanges with computers to talk to the robots. And the money we spend on our iPhones and iPad is talking to other computers who are talking to the banks' computers. We're pretty darned efficient. Let's forget just for a minute that Wall Street, is in the beginning stages of getting absolutely knee-capped by this technological shift. What happens when something inevitably goes wrong, or you don't understand something? And, the answer isn't on the FAQ section of the zen-like help desk…
Who do you call?
The point of technology is to be "the bicycle for the mind", as Steve Jobs said.
You'll move faster and further with less effort using technology, but you'll notice someone's mind is still involved in that masterful analogy. People are an important part of the financial world & investment/banking process. The, "reluctant father of all things i" used to be adamant about still doing some things in-person.
And here's the thing, I've tried all of the online financial advice services who are marrying asset management. Almost all of them are lacking something. Even ours. Some are providing too much too soon, or not enough, some are clueless, some are chasing the wrong rabbit, some are playing the same games with a different wrapper. And all of them are being designed with some of the best technology people in the business. But you'll notice something very telling. You'll see it, occasionally, if you follow them on Twitter or the blogs they comment on. I definitely see the quiet admission on every online company's site.
When push comes to shove, they all have a phone number & hours of operation somewhere on their site.
Why? When markets start to hemorrhage for days in a row again (have we forgotten already) I think I'll want to do more than just send pop off an email to firstname.lastname@example.com to hold my virtual hand. This is my money, fool. You better pick up the phone. I want to talk to somebody. Right? And, any service that is striving to completely remove that from the financial world, is completely removed from reality. Especially if they're dealing with the unsophisticated investor. That last mile rule is just in effect, whether it's my $3,000 & certainly if it's my $50,000,000. At least until my Google glass Siri assistant can tell me about something better. Ultimately people are the ones who are still supposed to save the day & still provide service. Otherwise the Apple Store in your mall would be full of Siri-enabled iPhones with credit card slots.
And even though the class of 1.0 and 2.0 Online Financial Advisor models are pushing online really hard, there's going to be FA 3.0. And these firms are starting to figure out how to empower people in finance, advisors & clients alike, using technology more smartly than the legacy Wall Street firms. How to scale it properly and smartly. It won't happen by gutting the entire value proposition of advice or people. It will happen by re-valuing a hybrid of the two, a better marriage of technology and people. People are not the problem. Technology alone is not the solution.
And when you combine the stark reality of the secular shift to online beginning with charts like the one above, and the greying of the entire industry (because who in their right mind would be doing this) you can bet that the smart ones are going to begin quickly swimming toward more electron-charged waters.
So, yeh — I'm thinking the next five are going to look a bit different. Actually, I'm betting on it.


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Perhaps you struggle to keep up or have a problem like dyslexia, which means you find it harder than other people to learn in school?
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"I don't worry about school, but I understand if people do because there are bullies in schools. I feel really sorry for people if they are worried about school."
Alice, 11, Essex, England
"I worry about school at the moment because SATs are coming up and I am getting really stressed. I can't sleep. I need some stress tips badly!"
Sarah, 11, Essex, England
"There are a lot of good things about school, but forgetting your homework is a problem!"
Kirsty, 12, London, England
"School is cool because I get to see my mates - lessons are dull!"
Kathryn, 13, Wiltshire, England
"No, I don't. I like school, learning new things and stuff."
Isabelle, 10, New Malden, England
"Nobody should worry about school. I don't."
Matthew, 8, Willington, England
"We get too much homework! And I often stay up till 1am to finish it and almost fall asleep at school! It's really hard to finish projects because they give us too many to do at once! And you often have to worry about keeping good grades!"
Natsumi, 12, London, England
"I don't need to worry, even though I have my SATs in two weeks time. I'll just try my best and hope for the best."
Jessannie, 11, Essex, England
"Yes, definitely! I worry mostly about my grades. I am in advanced classes and sometimes it's really hard to keep up. Sometimes I have three tests in one day!"
Katie, 14, New York, America
"Every school year we have assessment in autumn, English and maths progress tests in spring and main exams in the summer. Lots of my friends get very uptight, but I'm fine!"
Meg, 11, Bury St Edmunds, England
"In my class, there are loads of younger ones so it's like they get more attention and it worries me because I've got SATs coming up soon."
Elish, 9, Halifax, England
"It's just over a week for SATs and pressure is piling up. If I want to stay at the top I have to get the level 5. :("
Alana, 11, Manchester, England
"Recorder practice worries me. The teacher expects me to play on my own, but I'm useless."
James, 9, Garmouth, Scotland
"I worry about homework."
Billy, 6, Hull, England
"I don't worry about tests, but that is because I am bright. But I do worry about moving up to secondary school because my best friend is going to a different one!"
Claire, 11, Sheffield, England
"Like the boy in your Why Worry? programme, I was taken out of school, but at 13. I have autism, which makes it very hard for me to cope with other people and I struggle with language. This meant I got severely bullied at secondary school. I'm just glad I'm out of there now. I do up to degree-level in art and maths, but year 7 English language. I don't have to do exams now I'm in home education, but I think more should be done about autism in mainstream schools, especially secondary schools!"
Kaytee, 15, Devon
"We have a lot of tests, but I don't really feel under pressure. It's a part of school, and is what we should expect."
Abigail, 12, London, England
"Worry? Of course I worry! My SATs are next week and I'm worrying my hair off! I can't stop revising because I want to do really well. Revising stops me worrying and I'll know I did my best."
Sara, 14, Hertfordshire, England
"I don't worry about school, but I think it is very important. It dictates what sort of a job you get in the future."
Abi, 11, Wakefield, England
"I get worried in my French class because I really can't do French! Our teacher goes so fast and I can't remember anything! It's so embarrassing when she asks me something in front of everyone and I just sit there and go bright red."
Olivia, 12, Surrey, England
"I worry at school because sometimes I don't get the results of a test and I get worried if I've done well or not."
Grace, 11, Reading, England
"There is no need to worry about SATs as they are only there to help you. The mark isn't important. SATs are just there so your secondary school can identify your strong and weak points."
Beth, 13, Harborough, England
"I don't worry about school. In end- of-year exams I always do fine."
Lauren, 10, Penarth, Wales
"I worry about school because I'm scared of not getting good marks on my SATs, which will mean I won't get a good job when I'm older."
Brogan, 10, Manchester, England
"I think it's going to be hard if you're not that wise in school."
Chloe, 11, Glasgow, Scotland
"I worry about school because next year is when I start to do standard grade, which is worrying me because I'll have to work a lot and if I'm off I'll be behind in work. Then there's exams, which is making me more worried."
Heather, 13, Glasgow, Scotland
"I get really annoyed about exams."
Yikanzi, 11, Tokyo, Japan
"I worry at school when my work is wrong, because people copy me."
Deborah, 6, Essex, England
"Yes, I hate all the exams in school. They make me really stressed and it's not fair!"
Beth, 14, St Helens, England
"I think SATs are only necessary for year 6, not year 9 when the next year you've got GCSEs. It's plain stupidity."
Ruhi, 13
"Yeah I worry about school because next year is when I start to do standard grade. Which is worrying me cause I'll have to work a lot and if I'm off, I'll be behind in work. And then there's exams which is making me more worried."
"Ever since I have moved to the US I have found school easier, but back when I lived in England I found school very hard and the teachers always put pressure on us about our SATs and gave us extra homework when we were close to our SATs."
Danielle, 13, Miami, USA
"I like one thing about school. Seeing my mates. Everything else is rubbish. I don't really care about SATs that I'm taking in two weeks, it's GCSEs that I worry about."
Tanya, 11, Lancashire, England
"Yes I do worry about school, especially in exams. We have a test coming up in about three weeks and it's really stressing me out!"
Chloe, 11, Rhyl, Wales
"I worry about school a lot, especially tests. We get lots of tests and it is putting too much pressure on me and my class mates. I am worried that I am not smart enough. My class mates are always getting higher marks than me!"
Kate, 12, London, England
"I think the tests are alright, but sometimes they are hard because we do tests in other classes as well so we can have four in a day!"
Abaidur, 12, Hampshire, England
"I worry about exams even when I revise everything, but when you actually do them they are not that bad."
Hrachik, 11, Hertfordshire, England
"Yes, I am worried about school. I do struggle at learning when I think something is hard. I think that my mum will be disappointed in me if I get a low score in a test like the SATs."
Katie, 10, Manchester, England
"I don't really worry about school because I usually come top even in Irish, even though I only moved to Ireland 4 years ago!"
Aisling, 10, Galway, Republic of Ireland
"I am not worried about school so I am fine."
Angharad, 10, Dorchester, England
"I worry a bit, but not much. If I was really worrying about school, I would try to get more help."
Kathryn, 11, Hebrides, Scotland
"I don't feel pressurised at all! I just try my best."
Tracy, 12, Leicester, England
"At my old school, every day we did a test and it got lots of kids really stressed!"
Olivia, 11, Bury, England
"I worry about tests, this week we had a test - it is really worrying whether you have done good or not!"
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If the moralizer knew just when to stop moralizing, how much longer the flavor of his philosophy would endure.
The moralizer was touched by a grenadier with the butt end of his musket, so that the "spirit fell into the ditch."
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The old man looks eastward, and (for he is a moralizer) frames a simile of the stage coach and the sun.
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Brooke laughed softly, as he watched the water run down the moralizer's nose.
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Adoption of innovative products on Australian road infrastructure projects
Rose, Timothy M. & Manley, Karen (2012) Adoption of innovative products on Australian road infrastructure projects. Construction Management and Economics, 30(4), pp. 277-298.
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Product innovation is an important contributor to the performance of infrastructure projects in the construction industry. Maximizing the potential for innovative product adoption is a challenging task due to the complexities of the construction innovation system. A qualitative methodology involving interviews with major construction project stakeholders is employed to address the research question: 'What are the main obstacles to the adoption of innovative products in the road industry?' The characteristics of six key product innovation obstacles in Australian road projects are described. The six key obstacles are: project goal misalignment, client pressures, weak contractual relations, lack of product trialling, inflexible product specifications and product liability concerns. A snapshot of the dynamics underlying these obstacles is provided. There are few such assessments in the literature, despite the imperative to improve construction innovation rates globally in order to deliver road infrastructure projects of increasing size and complexity. Key obstacles are interpreted through an open innovation construct, providing direction for policy to enhance the uptake of innovation across the construction product supply network. Early evidence suggests the usefulness of an open innovation construct that integrates three conceptual lenses: network governance, absorptive capacity and knowledge intermediation, in order to interpret product adoption obstacles in the context of Australian road infrastructure projects. The paper also provides practical advice and direction for government and industry organizations that wish to promote the flow of innovative product knowledge across the construction supply network.
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Great but skint: Norwegian Jade Cruise Review by Andrew Price
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Destination: Europe - Western Mediterranean
Embarkation: Barcelona
Why have they stopped Ocean Village cruises?
I must firstly state that the Jade was a fantastic ship and we thoroughly enjoyed our week with a few exceptions, the cost of drinks, the hard sell from staff, the cost of onshore trips and the tipping policy.
I must state we are by no means big drinkers but like a few beers during the long hot Mediterranean days, wine with our meal and then out for a few drinks in one of the numerous bars afterwards. With a beer averaging approximately $7.00 and a glass of wine $10.00 and a bottle anywhere from $40.00 upwards or a bottle of water between $6.00-$7.00 you easily rack up a bill of $100+ a day without thinking. This was something I was not prepared for and wish this information was available More beforehand. If you were aware of this from the start you would not spend the first 2 days analysing every thing you buy.
On top of the published prices you then have the 15% gratuity and VAT added on top. Now being British, tipping is not in our nature. When you are already paying $12.00 per person per day for tips a further 15% on all beverages your tips that should get distributed among the staff were in the region of $350-$400. In pounds £300.00 this is a ridiculous amount of money to hand out, I have friends that pay this for a weeks holiday!
You also need to be aware that on your first few days the serving staff must be on a large amount of commission. You cannot walk further than 5 yards without someone trying to explain the benefits of drinks packages, water packages, picture packages and on and on. They want you to purchase there and then, the friendly smiles soon disappear when you don't want to listen.
On Shore excursions. If you are like me and want to get the most out of the places you visit, but prefer the option of using the cruise company for excursions, consider the fact you will need up to $1000 per person if you go on an excursion every day. Again, a staggering amount of money when you consider what is on offer. On our trip into Rome, using the frequent trains, Metro and the local guide at the Colosseum, we paid 70€ for 2 people. NCL were wanting £70.00 each for a bus trip only into Rome. This was a simple procedure and allowed us to visit the amazing Trevii Fountain, the Spanish Steps and still be back on board by 4.30pm. We also went on the Ferry to Capri, had lunch at the harbour, go on boat trip to the Blue Grotto for considerably less than the basic trip NCL have on offer.
Please do no let this put you off going on the Jade, she is a fantastic ship with great staff and wonderful facilities. Just be aware if you want to have a good time and visit some fantastic places this can cost you a serious amount of money. Please do your research before hand for each port (I didn't and we got by) before you go. Have a bit of an adventure and enjoy the savings you make spending it in these wonderful places. if the vast majority of passengers were to adopt this I am sure the prices would soon come down.
On the other hand it would be great if NCL stopped ripping us off which is essentially a captive audience.
Would we use NCL again? Yes. Less
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During the first few weeks of classes, there will be plenty of errand-running, from finalizing classes with the registrar to picking up boxes from the auxillary services and dropping off paperwork. We want to be able to enjoy the beautiful weather while being realistic. We have so many hills in the valley that even wedges and pointed flats sometimes won't cut it. Comfort is key, but we can work our style around comfortable pieces.
I ran into this week's Fashionista styled a cohesive look that seemed effortless. Nothing says comfy-chic more than her silky jumpsuit. Minimalists would agree that the jumpsuit is enough to stand alone, so even if the temperature starts rising and she feels the need to take off a layer, she'll still look great. Other jumpsuits up for grabs are the Topshop silk wrap cami jumpsuit, which shows the beauty of simplicity, and the more daring mechanic jumpsuit by Free People.
Her flip flops make the look casual and errand-running appropriate. She contrasts this with a Free People printed jacket that adds more structure to her outfit and pulls her look together. To assist the structure that the jacket adds, she cuffed her jumpsuit hem to blend these casual and structured pieces. But what is my favorite accessory of hers? It has to be her adorable dog.
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A. G. Cook and C. R. Schulz. Reduction of Enamines with Secondary Amines.
A. G. Cook and W. M. Kosman. Homoconjugate Addition of Morpholine to Bicyclic Ketones.
R. B. Callen. Ionization Potentials of Three Hydrides of Phosphorus.
R. K. Bretthaur and R. K. Haroz. The Association of Ribonuclease with Yeast Ribosomes.
M. Martinez-Carrion and D. Tiemeier. Structural Differences between Heart Cytoplasmic and Mitochondrial Glutamate Aspartate Transaminases.
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Game Questions & Answers (Q&A) service lets you ask questions about video games for game consoles or PC games. So ask your The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim - Dawnguard question for Xbox 360 and get answers from real gamers or answer questions and share your insights and experience with the rest of the gaming community.
- Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
- Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
- Genre: Role-Playing
- Release: Jun 26, 2012
- ESRB: Mature
Question & Answers
Dawnguard on Disc?
Is Dawnguard going to be an expansion that will be released on disc, or will it be a normal DLC only?
Answer from: Striking Zealot
I've Tried to Contact Bethesda with this same question, but they always say its up for grabs. i would bet on it being in a game of the year edition at least.
Answer from: auron
I hope they put it out on disc cuz i have no way to get DLC otherwise. Todd Howard said Dawnguard is 20 hours plus of content...to most poeple that's an entire game! So i'm hoping the pure size of it will justify an actual disc....i hope.
Answer from: Brockatron
I would say that Beth will probably do what they usually do. That is include two or three of their DLC's on disk once they've been released and come out with a special edition that include all DLC when they've moved on to another project. Kinda what they did for Oblivion, Fallout 3, and Fallout: New Vegas.
Answer from: Six
They will release the dlc on disc around the 26th of august about one month after all the other games console and pc downloadable content has been released (my uncle is a programmer for Bethesda)
Answer from: 97
Yea that's what I'm guessing too but it's really inconvenient for skyrim lovers without Xbox live. I hope they come out with a skyrim that has dawnguard included without downloading...
Answer from: DamnFly321
They have an expansion disc at gamestop for $19.95 in arkansas I don't know about other states or countries *you need a hard drive to get addon content*
Answer from: Auron
Is it and actual disc there selling or a code card to download it on xbox marketplace or whatever ps3 is called? cuz i've been down this road with the #$$%^& at gamestop before.. no offence to anyone who works there. They put out game cases like there real discs but there not..got fooled with the ashs to ashs DLC for mass effect 3 and it broke my heart.
Answer from: Auron
So i called around today to see if it was realy comming to disc around Aug. 26 and nobody knows anything about it. so not saying it's a lie just saying for the benifit of poor sob's like me waiting on that date..i would'nt get my hopes up. again not looking to start a fight.. just stating the facts i have... peace.
Answer from: Black-Rain arg.
Yea 97 I hear ya It's kinda a bit of a low blow for us that love it. I personally have well over 300 hours in at least 4-5 characters to see which character type can take ful advantage of the game. Ive used Orcs, a wood elf once a few Kajit and an ocassional Argonian. (since I got it a week after it came out) but what I love about is it's A game with so much to do that dosent involve very much (if any ) online/live inconviences so many other games have. Where you can only really do campains and such. To not enjoy the live stuff that is expencive enough as it is already. As I'm shure most of us do. So to sum it up I'd be very dissappointed/sad if they at least try to make dawnguard/mabey 2-3 more factions to join and do. but Im not going to hold my breath for a month.
Answer from: Bombshell
No is only on xbox live for download there is no disc, sorry
Answer from: auron
We know.. the debate now is the lie somebody who shal remain nameless was caught in.....
Answer from: Guest
That's not the debate at all, I like how you say it was not a lie and you don't want to caused fights, yet in the next comment you make you appear to say and want both. Silly, you must be a teenager.
Answer from: auron
I like how you think it's ever right to get poeples hopes up like that. and no if i was a teen i'd be in call of duty with the rest of the kids.
Answer from: Maul
I hope they will put it on disc because I mainly want it to turn my spouse into a vampire because my friend's game his spouse ages he doesn't because he is a vampire it is like twilight he built a house in the woods and lives there
Answer from: auron
It's not gonna happen. i wrote them and asked about it straight up. never been told to go f#$k myself so nicely in my life. gonna end up buying GOTY like i always have to.
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Local roundup: West Mifflin rides Maha to section win
Ryan Maha continues to showcase his ability to carry the West Mifflin boys basketball team.
Maha, the junior guard who came into the week sixth in WPIAL Class AAA in scoring (19.8 points per game) padded his stats with a game-high 28 as the Titans (14-3, 9-1) remained a half-game behind Thomas Jefferson in Section 4 with a 61-36 win over Belle Vernon. The Jaguars hold the head-to-head advantage; they won the first matchup between the teams Jan. 15.
West Mifflin only has two section games remaining: at Steel Valley on Friday then at home against Thomas Jefferson on Feb. 8.
East Allegheny 70, Elizabeth Forward 64 — A few days ago, EF looked like a team that could pull off a surprise win or two in the WPIAL Class AAA playoffs. It appears EA has taken that mantle.
Jordan Williams scored a game-high 22 points, and Shawn Adair added 21 as East Allegheny (9-9, 4-5) moved into the fourth and final Section 4 playoff spot with a win over Elizabeth Forward (10-9, 4-6).
JaQuan Davidson led the Warriors with 21.
Mt. Pleasant 62, Yough 47 — Dom Miele scored a game-high 17 points, and Ben D'Amico had 12, but it wasn't enough as Yough (6-12, 3-6) slipped 2 1⁄2 games behind Derry for the fourth and final Section 3-AAA playoff spot.
Thomas Jefferson 76, Ringgold 52 — Chase Winovich led three Jaguars (13-6, 9-0) in double figures with 21 points as they stayed a half-game ahead of West Mifflin in Section 4-AAA.
McKeesport 73, Woodland Hills 70 (OT) — Carlitto Acie has come up with his share of clutch shots, but he was about as good as he could be against the Wolverines.
Acie hit the game-winning 3-pointer as time expired in overtime for McKeesport.
Acie scored 15 points for the Tigers (12-5, 8-3), who have lost two of their last three Section 2-AAAA games since they rolled through the middle of the season on a seven-game win streak.
Charles Tarrant led Woodland Hills (4-14, 0-11) with 26 points.
Steel Valley 53, South Allegheny 50 — Jeiron Lewis made six 3-pointers and scored a game-high 21 points, but the Gladiators (6-13) fell in a nonsection game.
Ajan Smith led Steel Valley (10-6) with 16 points.
Girls basketball
Woodland Hills 63, McKeesport 33 — Rachelle Price-Wheeler scored a game-high 16 points as the Wolverines (6-12, 3-7) remained in WPIAL Class AAAA playoff contention.
Steel Valley 76, South Allegheny 35 — CeCe Dixon scored 24 points as the Ironmen (12-6, 6-3) rolled to a running-clock nonsection victory.


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Continental Brick Co. Settles Alleged Violation of Toxic Chemical Reporting Rules
Release Date: 10/30/2001
Contact Information: Bonnie Smith, (215) 814-5543
Bonnie Smith, (215) 814-5543
PHILADELPHIA – EPA today announced that Continental Brick Co. has settled an alleged violation of federal toxic chemical reporting requirements at its brick manufacturing plant in Martinsburg, W.Va.
EPA cited the company for violating the Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), which requires companies that manufacture, use or process more than a threshold amount of listed toxic chemicals to file an annual toxic chemical release form with EPA and the state. Companies must also report both routine and accidental releases of toxic chemicals, as well as the maximum amount of any listed chemicals at the facility and the amount contained in wastes transferred off-site.
In a consent agreement with EPA, the company has agreed to pay a $3,199 penalty for its alleged failure to report its 1999 releases and the incidental manufacture of hydrogen fluoride. NOTE: This case involves a reporting violation, and not an unlawful release of this chemical.
The settlement penalty reflects the company's prompt compliance efforts and cooperation with EPA. The company agreed to resolve this matter without a formal complaint being issued.
As part of the settlement, the company neither admitted nor denied liability for the alleged violations, but has certified that it is now in compliance with EPCRA requirements.
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I had the privilege of attending Sunday night's premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides at Disneyland, which saw not just the film's cast in attendance but also stars ranging from Steven Tyler to Andy Garcia and Martin Short along with press and hundreds of screaming fans hoping to get a look at (or even better an autograph from) Johnny Depp.
Rather than the usual red carpet, the premiere had a black carpet running nearly a 1/4 mile long through downtown Disney to the outside theater where the film was screened in 3D. It was one of the most surreal experiences of my life to walk the black carpet with my girlfriend as hundreds of fans waved at us thinking we were someone else other than a couple of folks fortunate enough to be invited as guests of the studio.
After making our way down the carpet, we grabbed dinner at Cafe Orleans (complete with Pirates cookies) before taking some pics with the usual Disneyland suspects (including Chip & Dale, Jack Sparrow and Goofy, who my girlfriend playfully slugged after he tried to steal her churro). Just to make the night even cooler, Disneyland had closed to allow premiere attendees to enjoy certain rides and attractions without lines or waiting. We were able to go on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride and into the Haunted Mansion before the outdoor 3D screening began (albeit a little over an hour later than scheduled).
The seats were assigned, but we lucked out in getting aisle seats along the side of the mid-section. Our seats were better than Kevin Sorbo's (who showed up in Pirates garb) and Taboo's (one of the most amusing but awkward moments of the pre-screening was when the Disneyland pop group playing for the waiting crowd broke into a Black Eyed Peas cover and all eyes in the crowd turned to Taboo).
The stars (Depp, Penelope Cruz, Geoffrey Rush, Ian McShane, Keith Richards, Sam Claflin, and Astrid Bergès-Frisbey), producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Rob Marshall then introduced the film to the crowd. Due to the studio's embargo, I can't tell you what I thought of the film (and, no, I won't be the one reviewing it), but I will say that Disney sure knows how to put on a helluva show: Just as the end credits rolled, fireworks were set off in the distance of the park. Check out some official photos from the premiere below.


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Turkey Tarragon Quiche
Another great weeknight dinner, this comes together fast, pop it in the oven and you have 35 minutes to take care of other things while dinner bakes. This was delicious and satisfying. The tarragon smells heavenly as the quiche bakes.
1 (9-inch) baked pie shell
3/4 cup (3 oz.) shredded Swiss cheese
1/2 cup chopped cooked turkey or chicken or 1 can (5 to 6 3/4 oz.) chunk turkey or chicken
1 can (4 oz.) sliced mushrooms, drained
1/4 cup chopped green onions with tops or I tablespoon instant minced onion
6 eggs 1 1/2 cups non-fat milk
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1/2 teaspoon tarragon leaves, crushed
Preheat oven to 375ºF. Sprinkle cheese, turkey, mushrooms, and onions into pie shell. In medium bowl beat together remaining ingredients until well blended. Pour into pie shell.
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Avnet names new vice president of sales
Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), a leading global technology distributor,promoted Steve Gomez to senior vice president of sales, Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, effective immediately. Most recently, Gomez served as vice president, area director of the West and Latin America areas within the region. A 28-year industry veteran, Gomez will be responsible for components sales and related strategies within the… Read More →
GPEC puts together a science and technology strategy
Even when the state was known for copper, cattle and citrus, Arizona has relied on being an innovator to drive its economy. "Arizona's economic position has historically been defined by science and technology," says Steven M. Shope, president of Mesa-based Sandia Research Corporation, "especially if you look back to the 1940s and 1950s, when the… Read More →
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As you do your shopping this holiday season, would it help to know exactly which toys, electronics, food and other items are better for the environment? A prominent researcher at the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University is helping to develop a system that will tell retailers, manufacturers, and eventually consumers,… Read More →
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Trainer Tim Martin departed England last night a shattered man after his crack colt Exceed And Excel produced the worst run of his career in the group 1 July Cup at Newmarket on Thursday.
Martin was at a loss to explain the shock failure of the dual group 1 winner on his international debut for new owner Darley Australia in Britain's premier summer sprint.
Sent out favourite for the 1200-metre dash, Exceed And Excel, with Australian jockey Kerrin McEvoy aboard, shot straight to the front from his inside gate. But he was unable to sustain his run and faded over the concluding stages, beating home only one runner in the race won by the James Fanshawe-trained Frizzante.
"That was very disappointing to say the least," Martin told the Racing Post. "I feel defeated and deflated. This horse has run way below his best.
"I don't know what was to blame. It could have been the ground or the fact we had to play catch-up after he was forced to miss Ascot. We had 10 days to get him ready for the July Cup. He'd been working well, his blood was terrific going into the race. All the Ts were crossed and Is dotted but he was gone before the three-furlong [600m] pole."
Exceed And Excel had been aiming to go one better than Australian sprinter Choisir's gallant second in the July Cup last year. However, Exceed And Excel's English preparation was hampered by a virus leading up to Royal Ascot, forcing him to miss that carnival.
Martin hopes Exceed And Excel, which Darley Australia bought for a reported $22 million earlier this year, gets another chance to prove his sprinting prowess before going to stud.
"Whether he will join Godolphin or another trainer, I don't know," Martin said. "It was a good field of sprinters [in the July Cup] but he is much better than he has shown and I hope they continue to race him."
Frizzante's win rounded out a great week for Fanshawe as on Tuesday his galloper Soviet Song upstaged boom filly Attraction to win the Falmouth Stakes.


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We welcome a new Professional Relations Committee (PRC) Chair-elect, Roger Klein, and our returning Committee members, Jean Amos Wilson, Stephen P. Day, Rajyasree Emmadi, Daniel Farkas, Andrea Ferreira-Gonzalez, Roberta Madej, Shelby Melton, Jan Nowak, Vicky Pratt, and Daniel Sabbath. We also welcome Iris Schrijver, as AMP's President-elect. We thank Timothy O'Leary for his help this past year and will keep him informed in his new position as AMP President.
Last Fall, a coalition of nine professional organizations (including AMP) requested to meet with the FDA to discuss regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs). The meeting, held November 22nd, discussed the following topics: What constitutes an LDT? How can unique advantages of an LDT continue within FDA regulation?; Registration and Listing - Forum to discuss various alternatives to registering clinical laboratories as a medical device manufacturer and listing LDTs; and FDA Regulation of LDTs in a CLIA Framework - Forum to discuss the overlaps, gaps and possible efficiencies. PRC members Vicky Pratt, Andrea Ferreira-Gonzalez, Mary Williams and I participated in panel discussions. The FDA was not able to provide many specifics, although they emphasized a risk-based approach. We are waiting for their draft guidance document.
In January, we provided comments to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality on the draft Technology Assessment (TA), Update on Horizon Scans of Genetic Tests Currently Available for Clinical Use in Cancers. In summary, we commented on their broad use of the term "genetic", requested authors to consult with subject matter experts prior to finalizing the report, requested that tests be described based on their molecular entities rather than using brand names, and requested that the TA be modified to distinguish between test manufacturers and clinical laboratories developing LDTs.
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