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November 11, 2010
Ahead in the Count
Are the Adjusted Standings Underselling Your Team?
In 2007, the Angels won 94 games despite a third order win total of 86. In 2008, the Angels won 100 games despite a third order win total of just 84. In 2009, the Angels won 97 games with just a third order win total of 87. Going into 2010, we were left wondering whether the Angels were the luckiest team in the world or whether they were doing something that made them appear to be a slightly above average team but actually among the best in the league. A clue was thrown our way in 2010 when the Angels came back to earth, dipping to a record of 80-82. This might have resolved the issue if the Angels third order win total had been more than 72, because even a mediocre team beat the stuffing out of its third order record! The Adjusted Standings that we publish under our Statistics tab here at Baseball Prospectus are designed to give fans a clue about how lucky teams have been, but the Angels' performances have thrown some major question marks our way in recent years about the methodology of those standings.
So what is going on here? To understand this, let's first walk through what the third order standings are trying to tell us. There are three orders of luck that are gradually stripped away, and while the math is tough, the intuition is simple. In order of presentation in the Adjusted Standings:
Knowing how to calculate them would be a challenge, but understanding the intent is simple. The goal is to infer which teams were good, and which teams just won a lot of close games, and also which teams just got a lot of timely hits. Looking at third order records as more valuable implies that teams that win a lot of close games are getting lucky, and that teams that get five runs on five hits and a walk are getting lucky too. Is that really true?
So, while the Angels in 2009 clearly were much closer to their 2008 actual record than their 2008 third order record, is that true for most teams? And if so, which standings correlate the best with actual record the following year? I used the standings for 2005-10, giving me a solid 150 pairs of consecutive years to consider.
Do not be disappointed in the third order standings. The difficulty of opponents is something that is persistent, so the constant bonus added to the Orioles third order win total due to playing the Yankees, Red Sox, and Rays is not supposed to predict an Orioles resurgence the following year, because those teams are just going to keep on beating the Orioles next year. However, we see solid evidence that each adjustment adds a small something to our estimate of team skill, so even though the Angels are beating their first, second, and third order records every year, on average we are still better off looking at a team's second order record if we want to guess how well it will do the following year.
That does not mean the Angels do not have a knack for beating their first and second order records. To prove that, we would need to look at how well teams that beat their first and second order records repeat that feat the following year. If there is no year-to-year correlation of teams' abilities to beat their adjusted records, then we are left with a conclusion that the Angels are simply very lucky. That might sound like a copout, but it is not at all. There has to be one team that gets the title of "the luckiest team ever" just as someone out there needs to be flipping a coin and calling it in the air correctly 10 times in a row. One of every 1,000 people will accidentally call a coin correctly 10 times in a row without any skill (and one out of every 1,000 will guess wrong 10 times in a row). Statistically, some team needs to be the luckiest.
However, we see some pretty clear evidence that the Angels might have some skill. There is a small but real skill level in beating one's first order record. The difference between first order wins and actual wins for teams had a .079 correlation from year to year. So while almost all of the fluctuation around one's first order record is luck, about 8 percent of that fluctuation is actual skill level.
Not only that, there is a .193 correlation in the difference between second order wins and real wins, though only a .103 correlation in the difference between second order wins and first order wins.
The .193 difference comes from simply aggregating the two effects: that some teams are good at winning close games, and that some teams are good at generating a bigger run differential than their total base, hit, and walk differentials suggest.
The ability to generate that bigger run differential than hit and walk differentials suggest is actually made up of two parts which should be looked at separately. Firstly, do some teams have the ability to sequence their total bases, hits, walks, and outs in such a way that they score more runs than other teams? Secondly, do some pitching staffs have the ability to sequence their total bases, hits, walks, and outs in such a way that they allow fewer runs? The answer to the first question is more likely to be yes than the second.
The correlation from year to year of the difference between runs and EQR is .104, while the correlation from year to year of the difference between runs allowed and EQR allowed is just .055. Both suggest some evidence of a skill, while also highlighting that the majority of this comes from luck.
So, can we do any better than looking at second order standings if we want to predict next year's standings?
It appears that the most information comes from averaging the actual standings with the second order standings. There are obviously more things that could be done such as weighted averages, but these will lead to only small gains. The lesson to be learned is that although you are better off looking only at the second order standings if asked to pick just one column, there is something added by looking at the real standings, too. Adding in which teams are likely to win close games might do something. too, but this information is probably already contained when adjusting for second order standings.
For readers' information, and also to fuel discussion about the natural follow-up question of "which teams win more games than their run differentials or batting lines suggest?", I leave you with a few lists: one that answers the question of which teams have won more games than their run differentials suggest over the last six years, one that tells you how much each team has outscored their expected runs over the last six years, and another tells you how much each team has beaten their expected runs allowed over the last six years.
Matt Swartz is an author of Baseball Prospectus.
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As there seems to be some degree of skill to 'overachieving' the predicted wins, I'm curious what the results would look like if we applied this sort of analysis to managers' seasons instead of team seasons. This sort of methodology seems like it could be a jumping off point to start to come to some sort of quantitative analysis of the impact of a good or bad manager. Considering that over that 6 year sample every one of those teams had massive personnel turnover (just looking at the Angels alone, Ervin Santana and Scot Shields seems to be the only relevant contributors to both teams), it seems like the cause might be linked more in the manager or organizational philosophy than the actual players.
Nov 11, 2010 06:37 AM
Got any ideas for how to "fix" this? Those charts at the end have a huge variation. Looking at the absolute values of those charts shows that on average, the projections are off by 9.4 Wins, 52.1 runs allowed, and 45.2 runs scored.
Nov 11, 2010 07:37 AM
Tim Kniker
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Just to throw out something. This piggybacks on something Matt you looked at about 15 months ago.
Nov 11, 2010 08:43 AM
As the creator of the Prospectus Hit List, which averages the actual, first, second and third order standings to craft the Hit List Factor, I'm pleased to find further backing that its predictive value holds up just about as well as any Matt checked (.509), and incrementally better than using just the third-order standings.
Nov 11, 2010 08:46 AM
Matt Swartz
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This is definitely vindication of that method, and even more so because the Hit List tries to adjust for strength of schedule. The Orioles do have to play in the AL East every year, so even if 3rd Order Record overestimates their future performance, it more correctly states their value.
Nov 11, 2010 08:50 AM
Furthermore, having studied the matter in the past relating to the Angels, I can report that some of the persistent difference owes to bullpen management. As I reported here (http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=9529), the correlation between a team's cumulative WXRL and its D3 (the difference between actual and third-order record) is .42, whereas it's just .20 for SNLVAR.
Nov 11, 2010 08:49 AM
I understand that players switching teams should wash out, but if there existed certain roster management tendencies (not sure what they'd be off the top of my head) of teams that outperform or under perform couldn't that create a bias?
Nov 11, 2010 09:12 AM
In the specific case of the Angels, their track record appears to suggest that Mike Scioscia does have some knack for bullpen management beyond most other skippers. I can't recall what the correlations were if I removed the Scioscia Angels from the study, nor did I try to identify any other skippers with similarly persistent tendencies - it's an area of study I've always hoped somebody with more time and better numerical chops would pick up and expand upon, either to confirm or explain away what I'd found.
Nov 11, 2010 09:42 AM
Colin Wyers
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I've puttered around with the Angel's Pythag before, and one of the things I've found is that there's a certain amount of over-performance built into simply having a good record for a sustained period of time. That's because the spread of Pythagorean win percentages is smaller than what we see in real life.
Nov 11, 2010 10:02 AM
Christina Kahrl
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The 2010 Astros are a particularly interesting ]case: they were dramatically awful in the first two months, particularly on offense (17-34, 155 RS, 256 RA), and performed below their Pythag. They were then significantly better afterward (59-52, 456 RS, 473 RA), both offensively and in outperforming their Pythag.
Nov 11, 2010 13:30 PM
I think you just illustrated the point that player/personnel changes shouldn't just be swept under the rug. Any self-respecting Astros fan knew that Feliz and Manzella were experiments doomed to failure, and all untested prospects have huge uncertainty. There should be some way to use a player's liklihood of actually finishing where he started to adjust the team projections.
Nov 12, 2010 06:38 AM
Morris Greenberg
The only problem with the Prospectus Hit List is that in the end, there are 5 AL teams ahead of an NL team because they are considered to have stronger competition. But, when a team like the Phillies, who had the top record in baseball this year and had a dominant team overall finishes lower than a team like the Red Sox due to schedule strength, it seems that matchups are overvalued. It seems a bit too disproportionate to have the AL be so much better than the NL.
Nov 11, 2010 20:51 PM
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Java TreeMap Tutorial: 10 Example of TreeMap in Java
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- KidCrippler said...
Great tutorial, would be very useful for novice programmers using TreeMap for the first time.
One question though - why did you call it a TreeMap tutorial and not a SortedMap tutorial?
Everything in this article can also be said about any other class that implements the SortedMap interface, and nothing about the "Tree" part of the TreeMap was mentioned.
Again, great tutorial :-)
- December 13, 2011 at 5:59 AM
- extremejava said...
I would add that TreeMap implements SortedMap interface and also extends AbstractMap class.
7 Points on Exceptions in Effective Java
- December 14, 2011 at 1:09 AM
- Javin @ spring interview questions answers said...
Indeed TreeMap extends AbstractMap and @KidCrippler thanks for your comment. Tree part of TreeMap is that it is based on Red Black Tree based NavigableMap and yes it applies to all SortedMap :)
- December 14, 2011 at 3:31 AM
- Johnny Lim said...
Rather Simple examples of TreeMap than the complex one like How to sort TreeMap on different order than natural order of element or How TreeMap works internally. to add I would say that whenever a new element is inserted in TreeMap it sort the object in order of its key. If you are intention is just to sort element than consider using TreeSet instead of TreeMap.
- May 20, 2012 at 11:33 PM
- java67 said...
See here for Difference between TreeMap and TreeSet in Java.
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- Chiranjeevi Kalimili said...
Hi Javin,
I have few questions on treemap,
1) is treemap hash based collection?
2) is our custom object used as key in treemap should implement equals() & HashCode() methods?
3) How treemap maintains Uniqueness of key's?
I am not able to get correction answer for the above question in google could you please help me with detailed explanation for my questions.
- January 30, 2016 at 2:58 AM
- Javin Paul said...
@Chiranjeevi, Please find my answers below
1) No, TreeMap is not a hash based collection instead it's a tree based collection. It internally uses Red Black Tree to hold elements. You can check get() method of TreeMap, it doesn't call hashCode() method to find the bucket location.
2) Since TreeMap is not hash based, hashCode is not mandatory, but your custom object must implement either Comparable or Comparator so that it can be arranged in sorted order in a Red Black tree. Since compare() or compareTo() should be consistent with equals(), you end up overriding equals() and hashCode() as well.
3) TreeMap uses compareTo() or compare() to compare keys. if compareTo() return 0 which it should for equal object then existing value is updated.
your questions were quite good and helped to explore TreeMap in details, so feel free to post if you have any more questions.
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Although it may seem counter-intuitive in the context of a humanitarian emergency, money can be one of the most effective mediums for saving lives during emergencies such as that unfolding across the Sahel—a crisis in which three million children are expected to become severely malnourished in the coming months. Cash-based interventions are becoming one of the most efficient means of alleviating nutritional crises and bolstering vulnerable communities, and all across the Sahel, our teams are overseeing a range of cash-for-work programs, food voucher initiatives and direct cash transfers designed to help thousands of families weather the regional food crisis in Niger, Mali, Mauritania, Burkina Faso and Chad.
"As food crises are no longer linked to food availability but to problems of economic access to food readily available in local markets, currency interventions have become more prominent in the humanitarian sector, particularly in the last five years."
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"It's usually more efficient to provide cash grants to women because that usually ensures the money is spent on food and nourishment for their children..."
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- Cash-for-Work Programs: This form of transfer provides a wage in exchange for useful work for the community, such as taking part in a road rehabilitation project. These transfers work well for families who have one or more members who are healthy enough to engage in active labor.
- Food Vouchers help families supplement their diets with nutrient-dense foods, such as fruits and vegetables for children under five who need to enhance their micronutrient consumption.
- Cash Grants: These are used predominantly to assist the most vulnerable people, such as widows or families who are unable to participate in cash for work programs.
ACF is currently carrying out cash-based interventions across the Sahel—in Mali, Niger, Mauritania, Burkina Faso and Chad—where some 11 million people are already food insecure with the goal of preventing an even greater food crisis later this Spring.
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In addition to drawing on its own expertise, ACF's innovative cash-based interventions are informed by its membership in the Cash Learning Partnership (CALP), a consortium of humanitarian organizations working to promote best practices and improve the quality of cash transfer programs around the world. The CaLP's five steering committee members include Oxfam Great Britain, the British Red Cross, Save the Children UK, the Norwegian Refugee Council and Action Against Hunger | ACF International.
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Surah Ibrahim, Verse 15
They asked for God's victory, and every obdurate tyrant failed.
There are such verses in the Qur'an. We understand from all these verses that the system of the dajjal (antichrist) and persecution would definitely fail. For instance, Darwinism-materialism will definitely be defeated, communism will be defeated, fascism will be defeated. The right, the just one, the radiant one, the good and beautiful one will definitely be victorious.
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Surat An-Nahl, Verse 128
God is with those who have fear of Him and with those who are good-doers.
People who have fear of God are high quality people. There are many people who have no fear of God. They believe in God but do not feel fear. Those who have fear of God feel a great respect and awe for God. There is a very serious respect in their manners. Those who have no fear mock others; they mock religion, they mock the Hereafter, Heaven and the angels. For instance, one might be a scholar but you understand that he doesn't have fear of God as he employs a mocking attitude which does not befit respect. A sincere Muslim on the other hand has fear of God and he refrains from unlawful acts and fully abides by the Qur'an. ".. and with those who are good-doers." Being good to everyone is a characteristic of a Muslim.
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On the day We gather them together — when it will seem if they had tarried no more than an hour of a single day — they will recognize one another. Those who denied the meeting with Allah will have lost. They were not guided.
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The Impact of Liraglutide on Glucose Tolerance and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women With Previous Pregnancy-induced Diabetes
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Tina Vilsboll
Novo Nordisk A/S
Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Tina Vilsboll, University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen
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It is well-known that women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus are in risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life; approximately half of the women develop overt type 2 diabetes within the first 10 years after pregnancy. Knowing this, we want to examine the effect of the type 2 diabetes medicine, liraglutide (Victoza), in women with previous gestational diabetes with the aim of reducing the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
|Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
|Drug: Liraglutide Drug: Placebo
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|The Impact of Liraglutide on Glucose Tolerance and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women With Previous Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
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Drug Information available for: LiraglutideU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Tina Vilsboll, University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Change in glucose tolerance [ Time Frame: from baseline to 52 wks, 53 wks, 260 wks, and 261 wks ]Changes in glucose is measured by area under the curve for the plasma glucose excursion following a 4-hour 75 g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Deterioration in glycaemic status [ Time Frame: from baseline to 52 wks, 53, wks, 260 wks, and 261 wks ]Percentage of subjects in each treatment arm with normal glucose tolerance (NGT) at inclusion who develop impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and/or impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) or type 2 diabetes; or with IFG or IGT who develop combined IFG/IGT; or with combined IFG/IGT who develop type 2 diabetes
Other Outcome Measures:
- Changes in glycated hemoglobin [ Time Frame: From baseline to 52 wks and 260 wks ]Changes in glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c). From normoglycaemic to prediabetic or type 2 diabetic and from prediabetic to type 2 diabetic
- Changes in anthropometric measurements [ Time Frame: from baseline to 52 and 260 wks ]Changes in body mass index (BMI)(kg/m2), absolute body weight (kg), and waist:hip ratio
- Changes in beta cell secretory responses [ Time Frame: from baseline to 52, 53, 260, and 261 wks ]changes in area under the curve during OGTT and isoglycemic intravenous glucose infusion (IIGI), the homeostatic model assessment (HOMA) and pro-insulin ratio
- Changes in insulin sensitivity [ Time Frame: from baseline to 52, 53, 260, and 261 wks ]assessed by HOMA-IR and Matsuda insulin sensitivty index
- Changes in incretin hormone secretion [ Time Frame: baseline to 52, 53, 260, and 261 wks ]measured as fasting plasma concentrations and plasma responses of GLP-1, GLP2, and GIP and plasma glucagon during OGTT
- Changes in incretin effect [ Time Frame: baseline to 52, 53, 260, and 261 wks ]insulin and c-peptide responses after OGTT vs. IIGI
- Changes in cardio-metabolic risk measures [ Time Frame: baseline to 52 and 260 wks ]
- Changes in subjective appetite [ Time Frame: baseline to 52, 53, 260, and 261 wks ]
- Quality of life [ Time Frame: baseline to 52 and 260 wks ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|July 2012
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|August 2020
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|August 2019 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Liraglutide
1.8 mg liraglutide, subcutaneous, once-daily for five years
Drug: Liraglutide
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Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Placebo, subcutaneous, once-daily for one year
Drug: Placebo
Liraglutide without the GLP-1 analogue
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- informed oral and written consent
- Previous diagnosis of GDM according to current Danish guidelines (mainly PG concentrationa t 120 min after 75 g OGTT ≥ 9.0 mM) during pregnancy within the last 5 years
- Age >18 years
- 25 kg/m2 < BMI < 45 kg/m2
- NGT, IFG and or IGT
- Safe contraception and negative pregnancy test
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with diabetes
- HbA1c ≥6.5%
- Patients with previous pancreatitis or previous neoplasia
- Pregnant or breast feeding women
- Anaemia (haemoglobin <7 mM)
- Women planning to become pregnant within the next 5 years
- Women using other contraception than intrauterine device (IUD) or oral contraceptives. Women who do not use safe contraception will be offered application of an IUD.
- Women treated with statins, corticosteroids or other hormone therapy (except estrogens and gestagens)
- Ongoing abuse of alcohol or narcotics
- Impaired hepatic function (liver transaminases >3 times upper normal limit)
- Impaired renal function (se-creatinine >120 μM and/or albuminuria)
- Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure >180 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure >100 mmHg)
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- Receiving any investigational drug within the last 3 months
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Novo Nordisk A/S
Rigshospitalet, Denmark
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Vilsbøll T, Holst JJ. Incretins, insulin secretion and Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabetologia. 2004 Mar;47(3):357-366. doi: 10.1007/s00125-004-1342-6. Epub 2004 Feb 13. Review.
Vilsbøll T. On the role of the incretin hormones GIP and GLP-1 in the pathogenesis of Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Dan Med Bull. 2004 Nov;51(4):364-70.
Intensive blood-glucose control with sulphonylureas or insulin compared with conventional treatment and risk of complications in patients with type 2 diabetes (UKPDS 33). UK Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) Group. Lancet. 1998 Sep 12;352(9131):837-53. Erratum in: Lancet 1999 Aug 14;354(9178):602.
Damm P, Vestergaard H, Kühl C, Pedersen O. Impaired insulin-stimulated nonoxidative glucose metabolism in glucose-tolerant women with previous gestational diabetes. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1996 Feb;174(2):722-9.
Jensen DM, Mølsted-Pedersen L, Beck-Nielsen H, Westergaard JG, Ovesen P, Damm P. Screening for gestational diabetes mellitus by a model based on risk indicators: a prospective study. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2003 Nov;189(5):1383-8.
Metzger BE, Coustan DR. Summary and recommendations of the Fourth International Workshop-Conference on Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. The Organizing Committee. Diabetes Care. 1998 Aug;21 Suppl 2:B161-7.
Lauenborg J, Hansen T, Jensen DM, Vestergaard H, Mølsted-Pedersen L, Hornnes P, Locht H, Pedersen O, Damm P. Increasing incidence of diabetes after gestational diabetes: a long-term follow-up in a Danish population. Diabetes Care. 2004 May;27(5):1194-9.
Xiang AH, Kjos SL, Takayanagi M, Trigo E, Buchanan TA. Detailed physiological characterization of the development of type 2 diabetes in Hispanic women with prior gestational diabetes mellitus. Diabetes. 2010 Oct;59(10):2625-30. doi: 10.2337/db10-0521. Epub 2010 Aug 3.
Hanna FW, Peters JR. Screening for gestational diabetes; past, present and future. Diabet Med. 2002 May;19(5):351-8. Review.
Bian X, Gao P, Xiong X, Xu H, Qian M, Liu S. Risk factors for development of diabetes mellitus in women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus. Chin Med J (Engl). 2000 Aug;113(8):759-62.
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Forbes S, Taylor-Robinson SD, Patel N, Allan P, Walker BR, Johnston DG. Increased prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in European women with a history of gestational diabetes. Diabetologia. 2011 Mar;54(3):641-7. doi: 10.1007/s00125-010-2009-0. Epub 2010 Dec 12.
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Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Foghsgaard S, Vedtofte L, Mathiesen ER, Svare JA, Gluud LL, Holst JJ, Damm P, Knop FK, Vilsbøll T. The effect of a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist on glucose tolerance in women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus: protocol for an investigator-initiated, randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blinded, parallel intervention trial. BMJ Open. 2013 Oct 30;3(10):e003834. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003834.
|Responsible Party:
|Tina Vilsboll, Dr. Tina Vilsbøll, DMSc, University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01795248 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
2012-001371-37 ( EudraCT Number )
|Study First Received:
|February 18, 2013
|Last Updated:
|October 24, 2016
Keywords provided by Tina Vilsboll, University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen:
gestational diabetes mellitus
glucose homeostasis
type 2 diabetes mellitus
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Diabetes, Gestational
Glucose Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
Pregnancy Complications
Hypoglycemic Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
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John Cena doing Ace Ventura is as bad as it gets.
by, 05-16-2012 at 10:40 AM (5124 Views)
I love Ace Ventura, I love Old School Jim Carrey.
It has NO PLACE on Raw or any WWE show. God knows Cena must have a million corny promo's under his built down the years. Corny, boring, dull, same old same old 10 year old friendy promo's - Classic Cena Promo Basically.
His biggest career failing/character failing is the fact he simply can't, or stubbornly refuses to take ANYTHING SERIOUSLY. Everythings a joke. He just wrecks anykind of serious work or angle that's happening by ironically being himself. As bad as Johnny Ace is as a poor mans Vince he beat up Cena last week and what does Cena do in response?
Act like an obnoxious, lame, cringingly unfunny idiot. It was embarassing. By the time he was gurning like Carrey I wanted to wretch. It was beyond painful to watch.
WWE's spin doctors might have released a statement saying the reason he was SO CORNY was because after his personal troubles they wanted him to just have fun.
John Cena having fun horrible to watch and listen too. The man is a baby.
He acts like a baby 99% of the time.
John Cena is 35.
Do you think he ever watches the show when he gets back to the hotel room to see how it went? How the angle or storyline is going? Does he actually watch himself?
Can you actually imagine being a fly on the wall watching John Cena, whose there with his friends/family/co-workers evaluating 'THAT PROMO' from Raw. Watching it with them.
What must they all think?


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Topic: Resection recovery
Hello All,
My mom had her resection 11 days ago and is still in the hospital. She has a drain for the blood and bile that has not been removed yet and she is having a problem urinating. They have to insert a catheter in her every 4 hours. They say it is because of the pain meds so my crazy mom stops taking them just Motrin and she still can not viod and she is in crazy pain. Now depression is setting in. Months ago she ran a marathon and today she can do a couple loops around the hopital floor. The surgery was a success because they did get the whole 7cm tumor but there was lymph node involvement and microscopic cells left behind. I worry that we had her do this only to extend her years of chemo scans and worry. Is there anyone out there that had a resection and had lymph node involvement as well? Just curious to your experiences. I am just sad today I was there a week but had to come home. My parents both sound defeated. Thank god for Cathy who has been visiting and feeding them:)


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A LEADING councillor in Todmorden has urged health bosses to provide clarity on a controversial shake-up of emergency services in Calderdale.
Coun Janet Battye, Liberal Democrat group leader and a Calder ward member, has spoken out amid fears Calderdale Royal Hospital's A&E unit may be shut and its caseload transferred to Huddersfield Royal Infirmary.
And while a wide-ranging review may provide extra services at Todmorden Health Centre, Coun Battye wants NHS chiefs to come clean about their intentions.
She said: "Two weeks after the proposals became public, information is still dribbling out but with no real explanation or dialogue with local people.
"All we've been offered so far is 'engagement' over the summer and consultation at some vague time in the future.
"A real consultation process needs to be put in place as a matter of urgency."
"Some of the changes and improvements in the presentation do sound useful and interesting – the promotion of self care and integrated support, the notions of locality teams and community hubs.
"Some people think that this may mean that we're getting a modern version of a 'cottage hospital' in Todmorden."
The councillor said it was not surprising that a campaign had now begun to save the A&E department.


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I think I must live in a black hole. It's as simple and as convoluted as that.
I lose something every day; many days I lose many things. I don't consider myself to be absent-minded, and I'm not really very forgetful (though I do have my moments). But the fact of the matter is I've become a fairly good hunter of things that have gone missing.
• It's a known fact by those close to me that I lose my keys at least once a day. That pretty little keyring holds all the keys to my world — my home, my vehicles, the office, my mom's house ... Anything that requires a key to get in is on that keychain. I probably have duplicates somewhere, but quite frankly, I have no idea where I've put them.
• Scissors ... I know I have four or five pairs of scissors at home, but for the life of me, I can never find one pair when I need them.
• My cell phone ... If it was as "smart" as it claims to be, it would find me, but I usually misplace it a couple of times a day, and I have to have another person call my number so I can find it.
• The remote control ... Who knows how or why the remote ends up in the places I find it, but I've quit trying to figure it out. All I know is that it's gone, and since I have no idea how to change the channel without it, it has to be located before my leisurely evening can continue.
• My car ... OK, this is a big one, especially if I'm missing my keys at the same time, since I can't push that little "panic" button to help me find the car in the middle of a packed parking lot.
• My grocery list ... I spent a good long time making that list, so I won't buy unnecessary items and I can get in and out of the grocery as fast as possible. After a 10-minute search through my other black hole (otherwise known as my purse), I resign myself to using my memory — which is really stupid because if I can't remember where the list is, I'm clearly not going to remember what was on it.
• My coffee cup ... Being the coffee drinker I am, I usually have a cup of coffee with me at the office most of the time — at least in the mornings. Who knows where I left it? Fortunately, the BCR staff recognizes my cup, and someone usually brings it back to me.
• Phone numbers ... You would think I would learn, but I have this habit of writing down a telephone number of someone I need to call or someone whose call needs to be returned, but I forget to write down the name next to the number. So I end up with all these little scraps of paper with telephone numbers of people, but I have no idea who they belong to. Worse ... I misplace the little scrap of paper.
• My purse ... This one is another big one, right behind misplacing my car. More than once I've left it in the shopping cart at the grocery or another parking lot. Thank God for honest people. Of course my purse has everything in it I need to maneuver through my day, so you can imagine the dilemma and the panic.
• My reporter's notebook ... This one might not sound like a big deal, but when you've just done four or five interviews, it's critical. No, I don't use a tape recorder. I've written everything down, and now, the idea of having to call all those people I interviewed (if I can find their phone numbers which is doubtful) and tell them I can't find my reporter's notebook is horrifying.
• My camera ... Ditto with the reporter's notebook, except this time I have to tell someone I lost a camera that belongs to the company. Ugh!
I could go on and on ... but you get the idea. I have no idea where all these items go, and furthermore, I am equally surprised when they mysteriously show up. Welcome to my world or what I like to call ... my black hole.
BCR Editor Terri Simon can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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UNIQUENESS and creativity in all its forms were celebrated across Swindon during World Autism Awareness Day.
The campaign this year cast the spotlight on the talent and artistic flair demonstrated by people diagnosed with autism in a bid to dispel prejudices and the persisting myths about the condition.
The international day of action centred on a simple message of acceptance and understanding: 'It is ok to be different."
As part of the awareness campaign, charity Discovering Autism Spectrum Happiness (DASH) invited five artists, photographers and sculptors with Asperger Syndrome to showcase their work at West Swindon Library. The exhibition will close on Saturday, April 12.
Anne Billingham, DASH secretary said the organisation was determined to focus on the positive side of autism and its ability to unlock people's more creative side.
"We wanted to celebrate the talent of adults with Asperger," she said. "It's really to say that it is ok to have Asperger and you are in no way defective. In fact, it might even be useful in art.
"It is ok to be different and we wanted to celebrate that difference. I think events like the Paralympics have changed people's perception of the condition. But some people still think autism is a mental illness. And we want to try and change people's stereotypes and perceptions."
People with Asperger, a form of autism, are often above average intelligence but their difficulties lie in interpreting the world around them, especially social interactions.
Photographer Chloe Grubb, 22, of Purton, was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome at the age of 18 but has made sure not to allow her condition to hold her back.
"Doing photography helps take me away from my anxiety," said the UWE graduate. "I get quite anxious about daily tasks like how to say things to people without offending them. When you have Asperger you sometimes struggle to read facial expressions, body language or people's tone of voice.
"But I would not see Asperger as a negative. I was diagnosed when I was 18 and it is a lot better now that I know. It doesn't stop me and I want to make people understand the condition and that it is possible to follow your dreams with Asperger."
Young people living in supported accommodation and cared for by charity the White Horse Trust in the town also gathered in East Swindon to show just how fulfilling their lives had become once they had been allowed to not only embrace their difference but use it as a strength.
Karen Wallace, service manager at the charity, said: "I think people still have a lot to learn about autism and to appreciate people with autism as individuals with needs, wishes, preferences and able to make choices.
"Our aim is to celebrate their uniqueness and they need to be valued for it. Autism Awareness Day is about focusing on the positive and recognising people's strengths and enabling them to develop. It is also about acceptance from the public but also about people with autism themselves accepting that they have autism. It is very important."


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Minutes 10-14-2008
James Kennedy Public Library
Board of Trustees
Minutes of the October 14, 2008, Meeting
The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees of the James Kennedy Public Library was held on Tuesday, October 14, 2008, in the Hoffman Community Room. Present: Angela English, Dan Boice, Joyce Bries, Dorothy Digmann, Barb Heitzman, Brenda Ingles, Karen Knepper, Becky Schwendinger, and Library Director Shirley Vonderhaar. Sally Brant was absent.
1. The meeting was called to order at 6:47pm by Board President Angela English.
2. Agenda: Becky MOVED "Approval of the Agenda as posted," which motion was seconded and CARRIED. Ayes: Boice, Bries, Digmann, English, Heitzman, Ingles, Knepper, Schwendinger; Nays: None; Absent: Brant.
3. Agenda Consent Calendar:
• Minutes of the September 10th Regular Meeting
• Correspondence & Communications: None.
• September Librarian's Report: The Board noted the continued increase in usage.
• Bills:
September Claims Report
General Library Claims for October
September/October Credit Card Claims
• Budget Reports:
September City Report
September Library Report
• Trust Account Reports:
September Bank Statement
September Balance Report
Trust Account Expenditure Report
• September Gift to Library Trust Account
Donation: $200.00
From: Ellen Tilley
In memory of: Kay Thier
Restrictions: Consult with the Thier family
Donation: $2500
From: Dubuque Racing Association (Grant)
Restrictions: Early Literacy Stations
Angela expressed the Board's thanks to these donors for their generosity.
• Program Reports
September Report on Programs & Attendance
Report on Summer Adult Reading Program: postponed until November.
October Calendar of Events
Schedule for Upcoming Programs:
• Grants: Shirley reported that she had applied for a "Picturing America" grant, in which the Library receives reproductions of important American art works, and provides programming in conjunction with the displays.
• Friends of the Library: The Taste of the Midwest was another success, with 273 tickets sold in advance and 90 sold at the door, nearly the same total as 2006. The New Book Fair will be held the first week of November, using Scholastic Books materials. For matching unsold used books with dealers, Shirley noted that she plans to use volunteers or community service workers for this labor-intensive project.
Dorothy MOVED "Approval of the Agenda Consent items, which motion was seconded and CARRIED. Ayes: Boice, Bries, Digmann, English, Heitzman, Ingles, Knepper, Schwendinger; Nays: None; Absent: Brant.
4. Library Holiday Schedule: Barb MOVED "Approval of the proposed schedule," which motion was seconded and CARRIED. Ayes: Boice, Bries, Digmann, English, Heitzman, Ingles, Knepper, Schwendinger; Nays: None; Absent: Brant.
5. Finance Committee: Angela reported that work will soon begin on the FY09-10 budget. Shirley said that Mick has asked for the budget by December 31.
6. Personnel Committee: No report.
7. Furnishings Committee: Becky reported that Angela, Betty Anne Scherrman, and she had visited with Beth Bird to examine some of her works. The Committee members had been struck by "Iowa Corn Goddess," an etching with paint, and proposed buying it for the Library at a cost of $1,000.00. After describing the work, Becky MOVED, on behalf of the Committee, "That the Board approve purchase of the work," which motion was seconded and PASSED. Ayes: Boice, Bries, Digmann, English, Heitzman, Ingles, Knepper, Schwendinger; Nays: None; Absent: Brant. The Committee had also discussed with Beth Bird the idea of commissioning a work specifically for the JKPL, and she will get back to the Committee on this.
8. Policy Committee: No report.
9. Strategic Planning: No report.
10. Marketing Committee:
• Preliminary Plans for Library's 50th Anniversary: Brenda related some of the ideas for a celebration that the Committee had discussed, including a film festival, celebration of "best books of the past fifty years," and a wine tasting. The Board expressed great support for the wine tasting, and the Committee will proceed with this project, which may involve a matching grant as well. The Board also felt that the Library could incorporate other projects too.
• Status of Library Logo & Motto: The Committee distributed a design created by Amy Wilhelm, which the Board appreciated. Board members noted that it would be good to offer participation to professional graphic designers in the community, as well, and the Committee was instructed to approach Tim Cahill, Carolyn Danner Walls, and Lynne Bradshaw about their help for the project.
• Basket: The Committee displayed the basket of local goodies put together for the ILA silent auction.
14. Meetings and Training:
Upcoming: The ILA Conference will be this week Wednesday through Friday.
November 13th: Shirley will pursue getting a local site for the ICN session on "The Engaged Library."
Recently Attended: Shirley said that the ARSL meeting was an outstanding experience, and will provide a fuller report later.
11. Oral Presentations: The "Imagine 2020" kickoff will be in a couple of weeks, and Angela urged Board members to be involved.
City Council liaison Molly Evers noted that she had been with a group of Divine Word College students who had visited the Library, and that Shirley had done a wonderful impromptu welcome and tour of the Library.
Joyce noted that the Naperville, Illinois, Public Library sells its used books for $0.50 for hardcover and $0.25 for paperbound, and does lots of business.
Shirley briefly discussed the latest Hennen report on public libraries, noting that the JKPL had moved up from 4th to 3rd in our size, so that we are again ranked as the best library in Iowa. Shirley was especially pleased that our total numerical score had increased. The Board asked her to distribute this information to members of the City Council.
12. The next regular meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, November 12, at 6:45pm.
13. Barb's motion to adjourn was seconded and CARRIED at 7:52pm. Ayes: Boice, Bries, Digmann, English, Heitzman, Ingles, Knepper, Schwendinger; Nays: None; Absent: Brant.
Daniel Boice, Secretary


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WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. - Between 1961 and 1966, Los Angeles Dodgers left-handed pitcher Sandy Koufax won three Cy Young Awards and led all National League pitchers in wins three times, earned-run average five times, strikeouts four times, shutouts three times, and complete games and innings pitched two times each. He was clearly the National League's dominating pitcher in the early and mid-1960's.
At Wesley Chapel High School, left-handed pitcher Brandon Mumaw has displayed a similar domination. This season, he finished with a 10-1 record and a 1.33 earned-run average, while striking out 72 batters. Beginning in his sophomore year, he had a streak of winning 18 straight games.
A first-team Pasco Tribune all-county selection, he was the first baseball player in school history to be selected to participate in last month's Florida Athletic Coaches Association State All-Star game.
In the fall, he will be attending Saint Leo University on a baseball scholarship.
Read more about Saint Leo Baseball's newest pitcher in Cliff Gill's article by clicking here.


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Group for fans going to the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps.
Going to the 2012 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps
This topic contains 238 replies, has 105 voices, and was last updated by Nick 4 years, 9 months ago.
11th October 2011, 17:59 at 5:59 pmKeymaster
Discussion area for people going to the 2012 Belgian Grand Prix.
20th October 2011, 12:20 at 12:20 pmParticipant
I'm going. It will be my first visit to Spa, and I cannot wait. I'm a veteran of Silverstone but have never been to any of the other tracks. It would be good to get some tips on campsites, grandstands, food availability outside the track and of course local bars.
I'm planning on traveling by car from the UK on the Thursday, and leaving again on the Monday. At the moment, I'm thinking the Elephant campsite looks good. It seems pretty close to the Eau Rouge side of the circuit, which is where I am likely to go for a grandstand seat.
22nd October 2011, 20:36 at 8:36 pmMember
Hi Narv
try to get there in time for the pitlane walk at 4pm! If you need any info or help on elephant camping then let me know!
Can't wait for 2012- just booked my tockets! Whoop!
22nd October 2011, 21:16 at 9:16 pmParticipant
@siberianlady Hey, i'm thinking of going to Spa with a few friends next year, i was just wondering where do you usually buy your tickets from as i'm not sure where to get them. Thanks
22nd October 2011, 22:05 at 10:05 pmMember
Hi Nick
always buy my tickets from here:
Never had any problems with them and their folks pretty helpful if you need to change delivery address etc.
Remember 20% discount still till November 1st so book early if you want a really good deal!
23rd October 2011, 7:07 at 7:07 amParticipant
@siberianlady Thanks for your help! :)
23rd October 2011, 10:10 at 10:10 amParticipant
O.K. listen i am going to tell you something and dont laugh. I'm from Belgium and never have been to the Grand Prix.
16th November 2011, 19:16 at 7:16 pmParticipant
I am going to stay with a friend from Brussels, and taking the train to spa. What is the best way to get any accomadation. I really hate camping, anyone know of any hotels or B&Bs that would have any vacancies for 2012? Also, do you really need to get grand stand tickets, or is general admission the way to go. I have only been to Canada and Monaco, and you had to get seats, or you cannot see anything. I am going on my own, so I would prefer to be able to just walk all around the circuit
16th November 2011, 19:32 at 7:32 pmKeymaster
@daver Might be better off asking here:
17th November 2011, 4:15 at 4:15 amParticipant
I've just decided to go to Spa and Monza next year. Haven't really decided on a stand, & have no idea where to stay or how to get to the circuits. Recently returned from Singapore ( easy), Japan ( arduous) and Korea ( testing) and have decided to do some European races.
17th November 2011, 9:14 at 9:14 amParticipant
Went to the belgium gp in 2011 and going again in 2012, thought i would share some of my experiences. Bought tickets from the official site (www.spagrandprix.com), and had no problems at all. Tickets arrived several months in advance. I camped on the official yellow camping and had tickets for silver 2. Read several reviews on both yellow camping and silver 2 grandstand and was a little worried before I arrived as neither was favourable. Finding the campsite was a nightmare, the instructions supplied just took me to a locked gate that am sure would be open come raceday but not on the thursday when i arrived! For yellow camping, when arriving on thursday just head into francorchamps and ask someone. The campsite was basic, there were showers in the football club and a portacabin, they wernt the cleanest ive been in but they did the job. Toilets were the usual thunderboxes but they were emptied every morning until sunday, by monday morning they were nasty! Read reviews of people being charged extra for taking too much space and people coming round with tape measures, but I saw none of this! They did cram us in pretty tight but no worse than any other campsite at a big event. Noise levels at night were never a problem, I slept every night. It was a short walk through francorchamps to the track, with the added bonus that you could look out for drivers making their way to the track. The grandstand seat I had was excellent, you could see the cars all the way down the straight and up eu rouge, Although the debris fence did obscure the view a little so taking pictures wasnt the best. Has a good wander around the track and boy is it a hard track to walk round, the tv does not do justice to the elevation changes, Eu rouge is a hill not a slope! Food at the track was basic and expensive, so I took food with me, drinks were just ridiculous prices so again took it with me. Had no problems taking food and drink into the track, nothing was ever checked to see what I had in my bag. It rained for most of the weekend, I got wet too many times, but would I do it again? O yes! Am going again in 2012 and have already booked gold 9 seat and yellow camping again, but this year am heading from spa straight down to monza.
1st December 2011, 17:06 at 5:06 pmParticipant
We are hoping to go to spa next year and it will be our first overseas race – are we best to book a package or sort something ourselves – would prefer to be staying close to the circuit.
We usually camp at Silverstone so like the idea of arriving and then not having to drive anywhere all weekend.
Any tips would be gratefully appreciated
18th December 2011, 21:57 at 9:57 pmParticipant
we are going for the first time, and have booked thru http://www.motoexpress.co.uk – it's a package deal, hotel Thursday thru til Monday with transport on Quali and Race Days, our tickets are for Eau Rouge grandstand. We are SSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited and would love any tips/info/secrets that you care to share
28th December 2011, 12:37 at 12:37 pmParticipant
Well ive just booked my tickets for Spa, First ever GP had to make sure it was Spa!! Love it…Anyway planning on flying over to Colonge and to hire a camper for a week few days in germany then over to Spa, Anyone reccomend any rental firms?
29th December 2011, 9:23 at 9:23 amParticipant
Hi Guys
Got my tickets ordered and the elephant camping sorted for next year – can't wait.
Hoping someone can put my mind at rest,
I got my tickets from spa-tickets.be
I know realise that this isn't the official site
but has anyone else ever got tickets from these guys and was everything okay?
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PHILADELPHIA – Penn capped the 2013-14 regular season with a pair of wins, taking care of some neighborly business along the way. Early in the day, Penn traveled to historic rival, Princeton, and tamed the Tigers, 22-9. To close the day, the Quakers crossed 33rd Street in West Philadelphia and downed Drexel, 20-10.
The wins push Penn to 8-6 overall and 7-4 inside the EIWA.
The victory over Princeton was important – as are all wins over the University's storied foe. This one kept the Quakers in second place inside the Ivy League with a 3-2 overall record against Ivy schools.
Freshman Caleb Richardson began the dual with a 14-6 major decision over Ryan Cash. It was Cash who struck first, but that lead was short lived as Richardson rallied with a reversal and two sets of nearfall to lead, 6-2, after one. The third period saw Richardson work to expand his lead, adding three nearfall near the end of the period to secure the major decision – which would be Penn's only bonus points over 14 wins during the two duals.
The dual with Princeton was tight through the first four matches, with Princeton securing wins from Garret Frey at 133 and Adam Krop at 149. Frey held on against freshman Ken Bade, escaping in the third for the decisive point in a 7-6 decision after a Bade takedown in the third tied the match. Krop scored the only takedown of his match with Andrew Lenzi in the third period for a 3-0 win.
Sandwiched between the two losses was an 8-5 decision for Jeff Canfora at 141. A busy first period saw Canfora concede two takedowns, but score one of his own before the end of the opening stanza to bring the bout to the second tied, 4-4. After no score in the second and a full ride from Canfora, the Quaker tacked on three more points in the third period with an escape and a takedown for the win.
After the loss at 149, Penn won four matches in a row to build a 19-6 lead and secure the dual. The highlight of that run was a 6-4 decision for Brad Wukie over Ryan Callahan at 174 pounds. Wukie led, 3-2, after one period and it was a takedown in the third period which provided the difference for the senior. Before that win, Ray Bethea downed Kevin Moylan, 9-7, on the strength of four takedowns. Steve Robertson stepped in for an under the weather Casey Kent, and came through with a 10-4 decision over Judd Ziegler at 165 pounds. Robertson also had four takedowns in the match, scoring twice in the first and third periods
No. 11 Lorenzo Thomas knocked off Brett Harner, 6-3, at 184 pounds to seal the win. Harner led, 3-2, after a late takedown in the first answered a Thomas score. In the second, Harner rode the entire period, but was unable to finish an armbar he had in and turn Thomas. The third period saw Thomas escape to tie the match and then add a takedown for the win.
Two Blair Academy products met at 197 pounds and Abe Ayala used a penalty point from Frank Mattiace in the rideout periods to snag a 3-1 decision in tiebreakers. After Mattiace was hit for stalling in the second period of tiebreakers, Mattiace was forced to cut Ayala out and couldn't find the tying takedown.
Steven Graziano secured a win to cap the dual with a 3-2 decision over Ray 'Donnell at heavyweight. Graziano scored the decisive takedown midway through the third period.
It was a quick turnaround for the Quakers to head back to Philadelphia and dual with Drexel, and that showed early on. Penn was able to shake the cobwebs, though, and again ride a win streak from 157-284 to lock down a 20-10 decision and claim the first-ever Abner's Cheesesteak Trophy to honor the winner of Philadelphia's college wrestling rivalry match.
It wasn't pretty – but then again, situations involving neighbors rarely are. The Quakers and Dragons share a border along 33rd and Market Streets in the University City district of Philadelphia – it is 0.3 miles from Penn's Palestra to Drexel's Daskalakis Athletic Center where the dual was held.
The Quakers won seven bouts – each by decision and only one by more than three points. The results were similar to the Princeton dual in that Penn again picked up victories at each weight except 133, 149 and 197.
Again, Richardson started the dual with a comfortable win, downing Tanner Shoap, 8-3. Richardson had three takedowns in the bout, including two in the first period to build a 4-2 lead on the way to the win.
After a major decision loss at 133, Jeff Canfora regained the lead for the Quakers with a 4-3 decision over David Pearce. Canfora scored a takedown at the buzzer in the first period to build an important 2-0 lead. In the third period, Canfora connected on a second takedown in the waning moments of the match to take the lead after Pearce rode out the second period. Pearce would escape twice in the third, and add riding time, but it wasn't enough to deny Canfora.
Andrew Lenzi was within one of Noel Blanco after two periods, 4-3, but Blanco scored two takedowns in the third period to pull away for an 8-5 decision to five Drexel a 7-6 lead.
That was the last lead Drexel would have, though, as the Quakers again rattled off four consecutive wins at the middle weights to pull away. This time, it was Robertson at 157 who started the run. He defeated Austin Sommer, 7-5, building a 4-1 lead after the first period and snagging the win via a third-period takedown after Sommer had tied the match in the second.
Bethea followed with a 4-2 decision over Jason Fugiel at 165 pounds. Bethea needed the whole match to find his takedown, but did so in the third period and added two backpoints to record the win. Brad Wukie continued the momentum with a 6-3 decision over Kevin Matyas at 174 pounds. Wukie led, 2-0, after one period and 4-3 after two. In the third, an escape for Wukie just before he lost riding time was enough to put up the win and sweep his weekend.
No. 11 Lorenzo Thomas needed patience against Alex DeCiantis and it paid off for a 4-1 decision. After a scoreless first period, Thomas escaped in the second and picked up a stalling call on DeCiantis from neutral. The third period saw DeCiantis get a quick escape to tie, but he again failed to initiate offense and was called for stalling a second time to give Thomas the lead. Thomas would circle for an insurance takedown late in the period.
Frank Mattiace was unable to knock off No. 17 Brandon Palik at 197 pounds, dropping a 3-2 decision. Palik scored the only takedown of the match in the first period, and Mattiace tied the bout in the second period on a locked hands call on Palik and an escape. In the third, Palik escaped for the crucial point and Mattiace was unable to get through on a shot to try and take the lead.
Graziano finished his personal sweep of the day with an overtime win over Joe Giorgio, 5-3. Graziano escaped and scored a takedown in the third period to overcome a 2-0 deficit following a technical violation and escape from Giorgio in the second. Giorgio would escape after the takedown to tie the match and force sudden victory. In the extra period, Graziano went back to a low single and pushed through for the win at 7:34. After the bout, an unsportsmanlike conduct call on Graziano resulted in a team point deduction for Penn.
The Quakers are off until the EIWA Championships at The Palestra March 8-9.
Penn 22, Princeton 9
125 – Caleb Richardson (Penn) MD Ryan Cash (Princeton), 14-6 Penn leads, 4-0
133 – Garrett Frey (Princeton) dec. Ken Bade (Penn), 7-6 Penn leads, 4-3
141 – Jeff Canfora (Penn) dec. Jordan Laster (Princeton), 8-5 Penn leads, 7-3
149 – Adam Krop (Princeton) d. Andrew Lenzi (Penn), 3-0 Penn leads, 7-6
157 – Ray Bethea (Penn) dec. Kevin Moylan (Princeton), 9-7 Penn leads, 10-6
165 – Stephen Robertson (Penn) dec. Judd Ziegler (Princeton) 10-4 Penn leads, 13-6
174 – Bradley Wukie (Penn) dec. Ryan Callahan (Princeton), 6-4 Penn leads, 16-6
184 – Lawrence Thomas (Penn) dec. Brett Harner (Princeton), 6-3 Penn leads, 19-6
197 – Abram Ayala (Princeton) dec. Frank Mattiace (Penn), 3-1 (TB) Penn leads, 19-9
285 – Steven Graziano (Penn) dec. Ray O'Donnell (Princeton), 3-2 Penn leads, 22-9
Penn 20, Drexel 10
125: Caleb Richardson (Penn) dec. Tanner Shoap (Drexel), 8-3 Penn leads, 3-0
133: Kevin Devoy, Jr. (Drexel) MD Ken Bade (Penn), 10-2 Drexel leads, 4-3
141: Jeff Canfora (Penn) dec. David Pearce (Drexel), 4-3 Penn leads, 6-4
149: Noel Blanco (Drexel) dec. Andrew Lenzi (Penn), 8-5 Drexel leads, 7-6
157: Steve Robertson (Penn) dec. Austin Sommer (Drexel), 7-5 Penn leads, 9-7
165: Ray Bethea (Penn) dec. Jason Fugiel (Drexel), 4-2 Penn leads, 12-7
174: Brad Wukie (Penn) dec. Kevin Matyas (Drexel), 6-3 Penn leads, 15-7
184: #11 Lorenzo Thomas (Penn) dec. Alex DeCiantis (Drexel), 4-1 Penn leads, 18-7
197: #17 Brandon Palik (Drexel) dec. Frank Mattiace (Penn), 3-2 Penn leads, 18-10
285: Steven Graziano (Penn) dec. Joe Giorgio (Drexel), 5-3 SV Penn leads, 20-10*
*Penn was deducted one team point following the 285-pound bout for unsportsmanlike conduct


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Registros de Imigração no Brasil
Record Description
This collection of immigration cards from Brazil dates from 1900 to 1965.
This collection of immigration records contains cards issued by Brazilian consulates around the world granting permission for a person to enter Brazil. The qualification consular cards needed to be presented at the port of entry by each foreigner visiting or immigrating to Brazil. Cards include a picture of the immigrant. The years are not in chronological nor alphabetical order. The text is in Portuguese.
The immigration process in Brazil was of great importance for the formation of the Brazilian culture. Portuguese colonists exploited the vast land, and the country became quite wealthy, which was reason enough for the great immigration of other nationalities, which began in 1818. In 1819, the first group of immigrants came from Switzerland and were assigned to settled in the area known now as Rio de Janeiro, which they named then Nova Friburgo. The Germans arrived later in 1824 and were settled in Rio Grande do Sul, colonizing the cities they called Novo Hamburgo, São Leopoldo, Santa Catarina, Blumenau, Joinville, and Brusque. People from Ukraine and Poland settled the area of Paraná. The Turks and Arabs settled in Amazonia. The majority of the Italians settled in São Paulo, as also did the Japanese and Spaniards.
After the abolition of slavery in 1888, the Brazilian government encouraged European immigration, because the skills brought by immigrants were needed for the progress of the country. Since then, the largest groups of immigrants to Brazil came from Italy and Germany.
As immigrants arrived at the port of Rio de Janeiro, they were registered by the Central Agency for Immigration (Agencia Central de Imigração). After disembarking, the immigrants were taken to the Isle of Flores (Ilha das Flores) and processed at the House of Emigrants (Casa dos Imigrantes). If the immigrants' destination was São Paulo, they usually continued on to Santos, which is the port city for São Paulo (many ships went directly to Santos). The port authorities who registered and handled immigrants in Brazil were known as the Hostelry of Immigrants (Hospedaria de Imigrantes).
According to the census demographic statistics, Brazil reached a population of about 17,438,434 in 1900. In 1920, the population had almost doubled in number. By 1940, the population had increased to 41,236,315, and in 1960, Brazil reached a population of 70,191,370.
About 171,157 German immigrants arrived between the years 1900-1960. About 1,243,633 Italian immigrants arrived between 1876-1920. The largest group of Italian immigrants came from the areas of Vêneto, Campânia, Calabria, and Lombárdia. The smallest group came from Ligúria and Sardenha. The major Japanese immigration occurred between 1940 and 1950 with the majority of about 132,000 Japanese settling in São Paulo. The next largest group of Japanese settled in Paraná, and some 1,000 Japanese settled in Rio de Janeiro. Smaller groups of less than 1,000 were distributed in other nearby areas.
Once you are able to locate your ancestor, the card information will help you determine where he or she came from, the date and place of birth, and the parents' names. This information will let you prepare a family group record for the family. You can then start searching in the records from the place of birth and residence for other members of the family.
The immigration registration was necessary to keep a record of all immigrants settling in the country. These records were used to track the movement and settlement of two groups: immigrants who came from countries other than Brazil, and migrants who moved from places within Brazil.
The information came directly from the immigrant or a traveling companion, usually a family member. Realize that incorrect information was sometimes given, and mistakes were occasionally made in recording the information.
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- Parents' names
- Profession or occupation
- Place of residence in country of origin
- Names, ages and gender of children traveling under 14 years of age
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- Signature of the immigrant
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