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Johnny Cueto-- A 6 IP no-no on top of excellent stats. Less than batter/ inning on base. Is he too short?
Carlos Fisher-- Another out of nowhere prospect/ suspect? String of shutout IP impressive, but his perephials aren't as good as other on the list.
Homer Bailey-- Two great starts, one bad one. Lather, rinse, repeat. Is he a bone fide prospect?
Phil Dumatrait-- Underappreciated among Red fans. Has done very well in AA the past two seasons. Ready for a return to AAA or is he better served to wait for the fifth starter spot in Chattanooga?
Travis Chick-- Finally, a prospect dealt for that is still that a few months later. Has he turned a corner or is this simply early season, small sample size hyperbole?
Daivd Shafer-- 12 saves and a great WHIP. Closer of the future? When is the future?
Paul Janish-- Hitting almost .400, but he's old for the league. Can he pull a Brandon Wood?
Jay Bruce-- Love his potential. Is he the only true offensive prospect in the entire pipeline?
Drew Anderson-- Look up the numbers. He's among the top five Red position players in almost all categories. Is that an indication of how poorly the pipeline has produced or is Anderson the real deal?
Comments? Others I've forgotten?


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The Digital Photo Workshop with David Black: Yosemite
A weekend in Yosemite with David Black… Sign me up! Last year at Photoshop World I had a very rare and random experience. I won a workshop pass from "The Digital Photo Workshops" team with David Black. It turned out to be a very Enlightening experience about the world of photography.
I prepared for the conference by worrying that my gear was not up to the task. I have a Cannon 20D that is pretty old but I didn't have a budget for a new one just then. I ended up borrowing a Cannon 60D from another high school and it was a good thing I did! We pushed the very limits of the 60D and I ended up wishing I had a little better model but it got the job done. Also I was very glad that I purchased a 256 GB Solid State Lacie Rugged Hard Drive with Thunderbolt 2 which made backing up go in seconds rather then minuets and when you have the opportunity to be with some of the best you need the time to ask questions not waiting on hardware. Also I bought a great bag from case logic that allowed me to pack my Wacom, MacBook Pro, and both the 20D and 60D. The only thin I regretted not having was a neutral density filter, a polarizing filter, and a shutter release for the 60D. I packed 3 batteries and ran out one day. I also had two 32GB SD cards and they were over kill but it was nice to have space. My wife bought me a nice microfiber cloth 12" X 24" which was very nice to have.
The travel to Yosemite took some planning and research. I stayed at the Cedar Lodge in a very nice room for $110 a night as opposed to $200+ to stay in the park. The drive was about 35-40 min to the main lodge on a pretty windy road. I rented a hybrid which was a great cost saver at 40 Miles to the Gallon. I flew into the San Jose Airport and drove out through Merced and In all the drive was about 4 hours.
The first night we had a meeting where we met our Instructors: David Black, Rob Sylvan, Jeff Leimbach, and Randy Van Duinen. I had met some of them at Photoshop World and I felt very welcome even though I cam in a little late. Randy did a quick lesson on how to set up a camera for HDR so we would be ready for the next day (Sunlight meets shadows…Valley). I had no idea what HDR was so it was very useful. Dave showed us some of his photos and told us his main goal was to make sure we were able to go home and do light painting. He also told use the keys to composition three across, three vertical, three deep, and then light the subject.
The next day I ended up not being able to find the group so I was late. Ugh I hate being late but there I was late twice in a row. I found the group after about an hour and I jumped in. Rob stayed behind with me so I could get some one on one training and some good pictures. The day was really great and I came away with some amazing shots for the first time I'd ever been out taking pictures.
After we had some shots we came into the classroom and we had assisted editing time where we worked on our own images and were able to ask questions about how do I do… or what do you think… How could I… it was very informal and it worked out really great!
While we were doing some editing Dave was in the other room setting us for light painting. He showed the entire group and then asked half of us to keep working on photos while he worked two stations with the other half. The whole setting was professional but casual all at the same time which was just great!
That night we went out and did some light painting in nature. Dave lined us all up on these dead bushes and was saying isn't this going to be great! We were all wondering what Dave had for lunch but we did as he said and just as the sun was down he light up the bushes with the Brinkman spot light and a 30 second exposure later… complete magic! One of my favorite shots that I brought home from the trip.
The next day it was more of the same in a different location. We did some reflection shots and some moving water. We moved back to the classroom where we set up our own light paintings with our own cameras. Then later that night we went to an old chapel and did another light painting where we had the opportunity to uses the Brinkman's to light the scene ourself. Once we were done at the chapel there was a group of us who wanted to stay and do some star trails. So I setup in a field and took 50 Exposures of 30 Sec each. I had a nice shot as it was pointed at the North star. I was looking at others shots though and well… I was jealous! Rob had a great shot with the stars over half dome and I wanted one.
I drove back to my hotel that night feeling defeated because I didn't get my star shot I wanted. I did the only logical thing I could think of and checked out of the hotel and drove back to Yosemite at 1AM. I parked in a field and spent the next three hours working on my star shot. The exposure was 61 min at 200 ISO and it came out great! I left the conference that day feeling as though I had slain the giant!
It was a great experience full of great instructors. If you get a chance to go do not pass it up for anything.

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For Yankees, all's Wells that ends Wells
Outfielder homers early, then forced to play third for first time in life
DENVER -- During a rally in the ninth that led to a 3-2 victory over the Rockies on Wednesday night, Yankees manager Joe Girardi pinch-hit for his third baseman and his pitcher. And because shortstop Eduardo Nunez is unavailable due to a rib-cage strain, Girardi had to make an unusual move.
"I don't have an extra infielder, really, because of the situation with Nuney," Girardi said. "My extra infielders are outfielders and catchers."
So left fielder Vernon Wells ended up playing third base in the bottom of the ninth and not just for the first time in his Major League career but for the first time in his life. Wells said once Travis Hafner, the first pinch-hitter Girardi used, batted for third baseman Chris Nelson, "I knew I was going to end up playing third."
Wells fielded a grounder for the second out of the ninth as closer Mariano Rivera made his Coors Field debut and earned his 12th save in as many chances this season.
Girardi said he had seen Wells take ground balls earlier this season before a game when he wasn't in the lineup and liked what he saw.
"He was going there last night if a spot came up," Girardi said. "And I told him today that you were going to go to third last night so be prepared, because it could happen with the way our roster's constructed right now."
Wells was unable to take ground balls before Wednesday's game, because a heavy rain kept both teams from taking batting practice.
Having deployed Wells at third base successfully doesn't mean Girardi is contemplating doing it again.
"It's not something I want to do on a regular basis," Girardi said. "You do it when you have a chance to win a game. And that's what I thought tonight."
Wells hit a two-run homer in the first off Juan Nicasio, but the Rockies got those runs back quickly when Todd Helton hit a two-run homer in the second off David Phelps, who gave up three hits in six innings.
Wells led off the ninth with an infield single. He grounded a ball deep in the hole that shortstop Jonathan Herrera caught; he made a jump-throw that was off the mark and that Wells easily beat.
With Lyle Overbay up, Wells broke for second on a hit-and-run with the count 2-1. He appeared to be out, but Herrera was unable to hold catcher Wilin Rosario's throw as he tried to tag the sliding Wells. After Ichiro Suzuki's sacrifice, the Rockies drew their infield in. Rafael Betancourt pitched out with a 2-0 count on Jayson Nix, but there was no squeeze play on. Betancourt then intentionally threw ball four to load the bases for Hafner and struck him out.
Brennan Boesch pinch-hit for pitcher David Robertson and hit a grounder that third baseman Nolan Arenado grabbed with a sprawling stop to his left. Boesch made a leap for the base and reached it just ahead of Arenado's throw.
"I probably surprise some third basemen in my career by hitting some balls over there as a left-handed hitter," Boesch said. "That doesn't happen too often. You can kind of get out of the box quicker as a lefty. I'm kind of a taller, bigger guy, but sometimes you can sneak up on some infielders. As soon as I hit it and saw he had to kind of dive for it, I knew it was going to be close.
"I thought I was safe but kind of lost my balance trying to run as hard as I could. Had that really pretty crash landing, so I just wasn't quite sure. Sometimes my speed is kind of underestimated as a bigger guy. I don't think [Arenado] has been in the league very long, so maybe who knows, I think he thought he had more time."
Rockies manager Walt Weiss argued the call with first-base umpire Phil Cuzzi. "He said it was really close, but he thought [Boesch] beat it."
Arenado, who had yet to see the replay, said, "I didn't get the ball out in time. From what everyone says, he was out. But if I get the ball out quicker, obviously he's out."
Wells scored on Boesch's hit, and on the play, Nix rounded second too far and was thrown out to end the inning.
Rivera gave up a two-out single to Michael Cuddyer but got Rosario to fly out and earn his 620th career save, extending his all-time record. Preston Claiborne, who Girardi said is "growing up right in front of us," pitched the seventh and Robertson the eighth to set up Rivera.
"We pitched extremely well, and that's why we won this game tonight," Girardi said. "And we know we're going to have to do that."
Jack Etkin is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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FOOTBALL fans have been urged not to drink and drive ahead of the World Cup, which kicks off on Thursday.
England's first game in Brazil is against Italy on Saturday, but with an 11pm kick-off, the temptation to drive home or to drive early the following day could be high.
Fire and police services in East Lancashire have joined forces with the county's police and crime commissioner to provide safety messages to those staying up late to watch the matches.
And special awareness events have been arranged by the fire service to warn people of the dangers of drinking and driving, with demonstrations of cutting people out of cars and handing out free keyrings and air fresheners.
They will be in Broadway, Accrington, and Castle Street, Clitheroe, on Friday, and King William Street, Blackburn, on Saturday.
Chief fire officer Chris Kenny said: "If you have had a heavy night drinking, you may still be over the limit the next morning. If you drive you could be prosecuted, so don't risk it.
"Remember it takes your liver an hour to process one unit of alcohol and flush it out of your system."
Meanwhile, police have issued guidelines to pubs throughout East Lancashire in a bid to minimise problems.
Sgt Jason Middleton, licensing officer for Blackburn with Darwen, Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley, has written to a large number of pubs in the region to offer advice.
It includes the use of polycarbonate glasses, high door staff levels, extra glass collectors and checking CCTV is in working order.
The letter states that if the guidelines are not followed and there is a 'serious incident', the police could consider prosecutions.
He said: "We are not forcing these on any pub, they are simply guidelines. We are not here to spoil it or say people can't do this or that, we are saying 'let's work together'."
A poster campaign warning fans of the dangers of football-related drink and violence has also been launched across Lancashire and police will be out in force when England are playing.
Sgt Middleton said: "There will be plenty of police on duty on England matchdays. We will be concentrating on the busier premises and speaking to licensees."


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Tips on Preparing to Graduate
From Undergraduate Engineering Handbook
Prepare for a June 2011 Graduation*
Are you an undergrad School of Engineering major planning to graduate in June 2011?
Below are essential items you MUST take care of by end of winter quarter to make certain you receive your degree in the spring**. Look below for more detailed explanations on each requirement. If you have further questions after reading through all the details, (a) email Darlene at email@example.com or talk to her in the new Huang Engineering Center, suite 135, (b) confer with your major department's student services staff, and/or (c) check the Handbook for Undergraduate Engineering Programs on the Handbooks page.
Apply on Axess for degree conferral:
- Winter conferral application deadline is Friday, February 25, 2011, 5PM
- Spring conferral application deadline is Friday, April 8, 2011, 5PM
- The content on this page will be emailed to all SoE declared majors on 2/4/11.
- This handout contains directions on how to clear your engineering major. For general information on University requirements, go to the Student Services Center in 2nd floor Tresidder Union or to http://registrar.stanford.edu/students/academics/graduation.htm#hints
Actions in Brief
1. General Education Requirements – Check with Student Services Center or online.
2. AP Credit – Get your AP credits approved by the SoE Office of Student Affairs if you want to count them toward your major.
3. SoE Program Sheet – Your Program Sheet is your individual and official engineering major plan, listing all courses, units, and grades – a MUST HAVE FOR YOUR BS DEGREE!
4. Program Deviations – If you varied your program from any required courses or units in your official major plan, file the appropriate petition NOW.
5. Transfer Credits – Any courses taken outside of Stanford that you want to use for your ENGR major must be approved at both University AND School of Engineering (SoE) level by end of winter quarter.
6. ABET – ChemE, CE, EE, EnvE, and ME majors must have a minimum number of ABET units in engineering science, design, and experimentation within their Fundamental and Depth coursework.
7. Coterm Students – Assign your BS courses to the correct career or we can't use them for your UG degree.
8. Multiple Majors-Minors in ENGR – Fill out form on Registrar site and bring to Darlene in 135 Huang for signature by end of Winter quarter
Details on How to Take Action
1. General Education Requirements
Status of GERs and other University-level requirements may be checked on Axess. Direct your questions on degree progress to the Student Services Center, Suite 7 at Tresidder Union or check at <http://registrar.stanford.edu/students/academics/graduation.htm#hints>
2. AP Credit
To apply AP credits in Math, Physics, Chemistry, or Computer Science to your engineering major, you must come to 135 Huang to have your credits approved. Bring your unofficial Stanford transcript and your Program Sheet (the final version you plan to use for conferral).
3. SoE Program Sheet (PS)
The program sheet (PS) is the essential graduation application/planning tool for every School of Engineering major (find Excel and pdf templates on the UGHB site http://ughb.stanford.edu for every year and major). It must be accurately and completely filled in (use ink or computer) with all major requirements, including grades, units, and transfer courses (of course, we will fill in spring quarter grades for you). If you don't have an up-to-date Program Sheet in your departmental file you need to complete one NOW. DON"T WAIT until spring quarter! This form is what the Dean's Office and your department use to check that you have completed your major requirements. Make sure it accurately reflects course numbers/names as found on your transcript, is legible, and is in the correct 2-page format (as shown in the UGHB). You may use a program sheet template from any year you are enrolled at Stanford.
Step-by-Step Directions on How to Prepare a Program Sheet
Go to the Program Sheets page on this site and locate the correct program sheet for your major.
Save the PS file to your desktop, fill in all courses you will take for your major, adjust preset fields to show only the elective courses/units you will actually complete (deleting courses/units not being used), make sure the totals are correct, preview to make sure it will print in Portrait format on two pages (you may need to shrink the width of one of the fields to make sure content does not overflow the page and you may need to adjust rows so the second page starts at the top of the second sheet), and print. Also, see #6. ABET if that applies to you.
Take your program sheet to your departmental Student Services administrator for evaluation and next steps. Policies vary by department on who must approve your major program, but most require an administrator's and/or advisor's review and signature. Your department will keep your PS on file for you pick up when you want to file a petition or get your AP units signed off in 135 Huang.
Prepare your PS for conferral: Review the Math/Science/TIS/Fundamentals with Darlene in 135 Huang (you can do this when you are having your AP approved), and your Depth with your department and advisor. Your major department may have special requirements to prepare your PS for conferral – check with them NOW.
Did you deviate at all from your official major plan? If there is already a signed program sheet in your file but your program has since deviated in any way, you must have the change approved to graduate (see details below) and then amend or redo your PS and have it (re)signed. If you changed your elective ENGR courses but they are approved alternatives, there is no need for a petition but you should adjust your program sheet before the end of winter quarter.
The School of Engineering approval field will be signed after final clearance from the University Senate has been granted (this happens post-graduation so don't worry about this signature).
4. Program Deviations
Students have the option to petition for deviations from the usual major program requirements. This means filing a petition either with your department (for Depth courses) or the Dean's office (for all other ENGR requirements) Petitions should be approved PRIOR to a student's last quarter. This gives you time to make adjustments in your schedule in case your petition is denied. Note: Having an advisor signature on your program sheet does not mean your changes are approved! See details below:
Math, Science, Technology in Society, and Fundamentals (SoE requirements):
Petitions to deviate are reviewed by the Dean's Office (OSA). Though a signature and comments from your department and advisor are required on these petitions, the change must also be approved by OSA before it is okay to use for your major. Bring your petition to Darlene in 135 Huang.
*ME Majors: If you want to deviate from the list of seven department-approved STS courses, you must have Professor Chris Edwards sign off on your selection before submitting your petition to OSA (you must also petition in 135 Huang – Prof. Edwards' signature alone is not enough).
The Kyoto Overseas Program does not fulfill your TIS requirement if you are majoring in CE, EnvE, or ME (as of 07-08). Beginning with the 2011-12 program sheets, the Kyoto option will not be valid for any SoE major.
Depth (departmental) requirements:
Petitions to deviate from depth courses are handled departmentally. Procedures may vary; students are advised to check with their departmental Student Services Office for guidance.
Directions to petition for a SoE-requirement deviation
1- Go to http://www.stanford.edu/group/ughb/2010-11/SoE%20Deviation%20Petition.pdf .
2- Open the form using Adobe Acrobat; click Highlight Fields button on right
3- Complete the form. Be sure to include the reasoning behind your request. Print.
4- Obtain approval signatures from your department student services contact and your faculty advisor (advisor should include reasoning behind his/her decision to approve)
5- Attach a completed Program Sheet (preferably, the one that will be your final version) and a current, unofficial Stanford Transcript (from Axess)
6- Submit your petition documents to Darlene Lazar in 135 Huang.
5. Transfer Credits
To transfer credit for courses taken at another institution to meet Engineering requirements, you must petition first the University and then the SoE, PRIOR to your final quarter. This ensures that if there are any problems with your transfer, there is still time to figure out an alternative. (BTW, if you plan to take a Foothill College course during your final quarter, you will not graduate that quarter – the Foothill schedule is two weeks behind Stanford's and grades will not arrive in time.)
University-level Petitions are handled through the Student Services Center, Suite 7, Tresidder Union. Go to the Stanford Registrar website for online forms.
Math, Science, Fundamentals, and TIS (SoE requirements): These courses must be petitioned for approval by the SoE/OSA. Submit your petition to Darlene Lazar in the Dean' Office, 135 Huang.
Depth (departmental requirements): These courses must be approved by your advisor. Students are advised to check first with their major department's Student Services office for guidance.
Instructions to petition for SoE transfer credit
1- Go to: http://www.stanford.edu/group/ughb/2010-11/SoE%20Petition_Transfer.pdf .
2- Open the form using Adobe Acrobat
3- Complete the form. Be sure to include course numbers and the reasoning behind your decision to take required course work elsewhere. Use only the space provided on form – no extra pages, please. Print.
4- Attach a completed Program Sheet (preferably the one that will be your final version) with transferred course numbers and titles included, a copy of the course description (taken from the other institution's course catalog), and your current, unofficial Stanford transcript (from Axess).
5- Turn in petition documents to Darlene Lazar in 135 Huang.
6- Request that the Student Services Center <email@example.com> forward a copy of your transcript from the other institution to Darlene Lazar, 135 Huang, MC: 4027
ABET is the acronym the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, an external entity that determines accreditation standards for undergraduate programs at many universities. If you are in an ABET-accredited major (CE, ChemE, EE, EnvE, ME), add the ABET units from the Engr Sci and Engr Des columns from the Fundamentals and Depth portion of your program sheet to total your ABET units. Science and Design must equal a minimum of 68 units – this number will differ from your total Fund/Depth unit count since not all courses have Sci/Des units attached to them. You must also take a minimum of 8 units of Experimentation (from Depth courses and a few Fundamental courses and science labs that also have a unit or two of Experimentation attached to them). You may obtain the correct distribution of ABET units for each course from your program sheet, by consulting charts in Chapter 5 of the UGHB, or by checking the online Science/Design Unit Allocation List under Approved Courses at <http://www.stanford.edu/group/ughb/cgi-bin/handbook/index.php/Approved_Courses>.
7. Coterms: Put BS & MS coursework into the correct career
Since we are unable to see any course that is not in your undergraduate career when we are attempting to clear your BS degree, you must ensure that courses being used for your BS degree appear on your UG transcript and those being used for your MS degree appear on your graduate transcript – check to make sure! It is common to place a course into the incorrect career, and the Registrar staff is too busy during the last few weeks of spring quarter to guarantee corrections can be petitioned, approved, and moved in a timely manner.
8. Multiple Majors-Minors in Engineering: Form and signatures needed
Complete Multiple Major-Minor form available on Registrar website <http://www.stanford.edu/dept/registrar/shared/forms.htm> and obtain approval signatures from both Darlene (Dean's Office, 135 Huang) and the department(s) of your other degree(s) IF additional degrees are outside of the School of Engineering. This form must be completed, signed and turned in to the Student Services Center in Tresidder Union not later than the first day of the graduation quarter. Minors in ENGR, see your SoE departmental student services contact for an additional departmental minor form.
The bottom line is that you should make contact with your department and the Dean's Office far enough in advance that we can resolve any problems... we want to help you graduate!


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Stable CyanogenMod 10 release brings Android 4.1 Jelly Bean to many handsets, 4.2 work begins
19 Comments
1. darktranquillity (Posts: 284; Member since: 28 Feb 2012)
Owh am in deep mad love with android:-x
3. PhenomFaz (Posts: 1236; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
How can anybody not love android, not love the Cyanogen team and not love modders :)
This party just keeps on rollin!
19. CellularNinja (Posts: 306; Member since: 27 Sep 2011)
Doesn't work for AT&T Galaxy S3 though. Keep getting Status 7 error. Others are experiencing it on other forums, but no one has any answers. Anybody know how to fix this? If not I'll just have to wait for the team to find a fix.
2. Twisted247 (Posts: 282; Member since: 12 Oct 2012)
Not the biggest fan of aosp setups, but highly respect their work. If I didn't have the gn2 then ide be more into the clean android runners.
4. Synack (Posts: 682; Member since: 05 Jul 2011)
Funny how lately Cyanogenmod releases a stable version of the current latest Android software at the same time as the next version of Android releases. They need to be a bit quicker about it.
13. bigdawg23 (Posts: 462; Member since: 25 May 2011)
Cyanogenmod has a lot of custom code built off AOSP. This is the reason for the delay.
5. speed4evr (Posts: 79; Member since: 05 Oct 2011)
Touchwhiz is nice on the newer Galaxy devices. I still like the feel of AOSP on S3.
6. robyla (Posts: 14; Member since: 10 May 2012)
No stable CM10 for galaxy s2 :(
7. tech-head (Posts: 133; Member since: 02 Sep 2011)
I have a unrooted GS2. What's the best jellybean rom for everyday use?
9. MobileCaseReview (Posts: 242; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)
go to XDA and try all of them, then pick the one you like the most.
10. speed4evr (Posts: 79; Member since: 05 Oct 2011)
Id go with Paranoid, its a good stable JB rom
11. tech-head (Posts: 133; Member since: 02 Sep 2011)
Do you loose app data when switching roms
12. kozza3 (Posts: 715; Member since: 17 Oct 2012)
i remember my first day...
14. bigdawg23 (Posts: 462; Member since: 25 May 2011)
You can root that install app back up programs like TB. Now some roms do not like it when you restore data as it causes issues.
18. MobileCaseReview (Posts: 242; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)
exactly, just back up your app...google play store should restore all your apps for you, then just restore data. my advice is to never rely on tibu to restore actual apps, best for app data.
8. OpTiMuS_BlAcK (Posts: 418; Member since: 04 May 2012)
Stable for P970 is out! F*ck my warranty!
15. droiddomination (Posts: 203; Member since: 01 Dec 2011)
so sick of these annoying pluckin pop ups on iphone arena! this site is really starting to suuk bal lz.
16. AWiseGuy (Posts: 68; Member since: 30 Oct 2012)
Look up "Adblock Plus" for your browser. You're welcome.
17. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
I have had stable running CM10 JB ROMS on my RAZR and CAPTIVATE for months now....this is old news....now, if they mentioned that CM is bringing JB out to even more phones, then that would be news.


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Doxorubicin Beads in Treating Patients With Unresectable Liver Metastases From Neuroendocrine Tumors
Recruitment status was: Active, not recruiting
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RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as doxorubicin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Infusing doxorubicin beads into the liver, and blocking blood flow to the tumor, may keep doxorubicin near the tumor and kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying the side effects of doxorubicin beads and to see how well they work in treating patients with unresectable liver metastases from neuroendocrine tumors.
|Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumor Islet Cell Tumor Metastatic Cancer
|Drug: PVA microporous hydrospheres/doxorubicin hydrochloride
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Treatment of Patients With Hepatic Neuroendocrine Metastases Using Drug-Eluting Bead Embolization
- Tumor response (efficacy) [ Time Frame: Time to progression ]
- Safety [ Time Frame: 30 days post study exit ]
- Survival [ Time Frame: overall survival ]
- Biochemical response [ Time Frame: Time to progression ]
- Symptomatic response [ Time Frame: Time to progression ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|February 2009
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|June 2015
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: single arm
|Drug: PVA microporous hydrospheres/doxorubicin hydrochloride
Detailed Description:
- To gather preliminary data and determine the feasibility of a randomized study of patients with unresectable hepatic neuroendocrine metastases using PVA microporous hydrospheres/doxorubicin hydrochloride.
OUTLINE: A catheter is placed into the right or left hepatic artery. Patients with unifocal tumors will have the catheter or microcatheter placed more selectively into the 2nd or 3rd order branch off the right or left hepatic artery in closer proximity to the tumor. PVA microporous hydrospheres/doxorubicin hydrochloride mixture is injected into the delivery area.
Patients with less than 75% necrosis at 1 month undergo a second (and possibly a third a month later) chemoembolization.
After completion of study therapy, patients are followed at 1 month, every 2 months for 1 year, and then every 3 months for 1 year.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion criteria:
Diagnosis of hepatic neuroendocrine metastases not suitable for radical therapies (e.g., resection or liver transplantation)
- Histologically proven neuroendocrine tumor
- Tumors are hypervascular based on visual estimation by investigator
Predominant to the liver disease, but extrahepatic disease is not an exclusion
- No predominant extrahepatic liver disease
- No significant life-threatening extrahepatic disease, in the judgment of the physician
- Recent-interval progression of hepatic liver metastases
- No diffuse hepatic neuroendocrine metastases defined as massive ill-defined tumor involvement measuring > 90% tumor burden
Exclusion criteria:
- Clinically evident ascites (a radiographic finding of trace ascites on imaging is acceptable)
- Complete occlusion of the entire portal venous system
- Evidence of cirrhosis or portal hypertension
- Vascular resistance peripheral to the feeding arteries precluding passage of PVA microporous hydrospheres/doxorubicin hydrochloride
Inclusion criteria:
- ECOG performance status 0-2
Must have preserved liver function (Child-Pugh class A-B) without significant liver decompensation
No advanced liver disease (e.g., Child-Pugh C class or active gastrointestinal bleeding, encephalopathy, or ascites [trace ascites is acceptable]), meeting the following criteria:
- Bilirubin > 3 mg/dL
- AST, ALT, and alkaline phosphatase > 5 times upper limit of normal
- Serum creatinine > 2.0 mg/dL
- Albumin ≤ 2.0 g/dL
- No vascular anatomy or blood that precludes catheter placement or emboli injection
- No presence of arteries supplying the lesion not large enough to accept PVA microporous hydrospheres/doxorubicin hydrochloride
- No collateral vessel pathways potentially endangering normal territories during embolization
- No feeding arteries smaller than distal branches from which they emerge
- Not pregnant
Exclusion criteria:
- See Disease Characteristics
- Another active primary tumor
Any contraindication for hepatic embolization procedures, including any of the following:
- Porto-systemic shunt
- Hepatofugal blood flow
- Impaired clotting tests (i.e., platelet count < 50,000/mm³, INR ≥ 1.8, or PTT ≥ 39 seconds)
- Renal failure
- Severe peripheral vascular disease precluding catheterization
- Any contraindication for doxorubicin hydrochloride administration (i.e., serum bilirubin > 5 mg/dL or leukocyte count < 1,500 cells/mm³)
- Allergy to contrast media
- Intolerant to occlusion procedures
- Presence of end arteries leading directly to cranial nerves
- Presence or likely onset of hemorrhage
- Presence of severe atheromatous disease
Exclusion criteria:
- Prior anticancer therapy for hepatic neuroendocrine metastases, except previous surgical therapy
- Any continuing complication or prior cancer therapy that has not improved or resolved prior to 21 days before start of treatment, if the investigator determines that the continuing complication will compromise the safety of the patient after treatment with PVA microporous hydrospheres/doxorubicin hydrochloride
- Presence of patent extra-to-intracranial anastomoses or shunts
Use of PVA microporous hydrospheres/doxorubicin hydrochloride in the following applications:
- Embolization of large-diameter arteriovenous shunts
- Pulmonary arterial vasculature
- Any vasculature where the use of PVA microporous hydrospheres/doxorubicin hydrochloride could pass directly into the internal carotid artery or the above-listed vessels
- Concurrent enrollment in another clinical study
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00730483
|United States, Maryland
|Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21231-2410
|Principal Investigator:
|Jeffrey F. Geschwind, MD
|Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00730483 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|August 7, 2008
|Last Updated:
|October 1, 2014
Keywords provided by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center:
liver metastases
metastatic gastrointestinal carcinoid tumor
regional gastrointestinal carcinoid tumor
islet cell carcinoma
pancreatic polypeptide tumor
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neoplasm Metastasis
Carcinoid Tumor
Neuroendocrine Tumors
Malignant Carcinoid Syndrome
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Adenoma, Islet Cell
Neoplastic Processes
Pathologic Processes
Neuroectodermal Tumors
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
Digestive System Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Digestive System Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Pancreatic Neoplasms
Endocrine Gland Neoplasms
Pancreatic Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
Liposomal doxorubicin
Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
Antineoplastic Agents
Topoisomerase II Inhibitors
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Ok, folks in an effort to spur more activity and to give people a chance to participate we have created this thread as a means to briefly tell us about yourself and what you like/dislike/would like to learn or share more about. I shall kick it off.
I have always enjoyed a good BBQ as I'm sure that most of us have. Growing up my uncle would host a get together once or twice a year and all family members would take great efforts to attend. I guess that is what I got out of it- a great way to entertain family and friends and enjoy great food, drink, and laughs. Now I would like to learn more so that I can throw the events and carry on the torch as it were. I would consider myself to be a bit of a novice with only 3 or more years getting info, buying my own little kettle, and jumping into the frey with enthusiasm. Prior to this, I was strictly a once in a while burger guy. I do have a passion for it- so I enjoy it immensely, and try new and interesting things constantly. I have also recently gotten into the tailgateing aspect of grilling- a whole other world there. I enjoy everything that people contribute here, and have learned a great deal from everyone. I can actually say that I am quite pleased with the fare that I can now produce- and more importantly, others rave as well. This is the best part about it for me- to make something that you enjoy and to share it with others who enjoy it as well. All warm and fuzzy like. Please jump in and tell us a bit about how you've caught the bug, or to just say hello


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Gigalomania, LPC and updatesSaturday, March 2nd, 2013
Some of you might remember Mega Lo Mania back from the days when you could be amazed by PC speaker voice output… so if you spend way too much of your childhood playing that game (like me) you should probably stay clear of the FOSS remake called Gigalomania!
|Gigalomania now using LPC sprites
As the creator recently stated, it now uses the cool Liberated Pixels Cup contest sprites, but there is still the need to replace the castle graphics with nicer ones. Maybe *you* can help out with that?
On a related note, the LPC coding results are finally in, congratulations to the winners! I hope Bart will make a nice review on the quite awesome games here on FG soon.
Other recent updates not to be missed:
- Today a new Alpha 13 of Unvanquished was released, marking the one year aniversary of their first alpha release. As usual it comes with a bunch of new nice features and fixes.
- You can now download automatic snapshots of the development version of Megaglest. And there seems to be finally some progress in updating the graphic capabilities of the engine.
- O A.D. continues to amaze with news updates about development progress and music creation.
- And last but not least: the awesome Xonotic mod Overkill now has a website!
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This week, most city dweller's minds will turn their attention towards Lincoln Center and all of the goings on of New York's Fashion Week. What will Marc show? Will Oscar go glam or casual? And which star of Gossip Girl is going to get a front row seat this year? (Hint: all of them). But for the rest of us who crave cultural sustenance outside of heels and handbags, this week is equally exciting. From the start of the Broadway season to the launch of Martin Scorsese's first television show, the back-to-school culture season is in full swing, and there is so much to do that Fashion Week might even seem passe. Fashion may be easy on the eyes, but artistic enrichment is good for the soul. Here are our top picks for ways to rival the runways.
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THEATER: Mrs. Warren's Profession (Previews begin Sept 9)
Actress Cherry Jones is Broadway royalty—she won a Tony for her riveting performance as a conflicted nun in Doubt in 2005 (a role later captured on screen by Meryl Streep)—and any theater lover worth their salt follows her every move like a hawk. This season, she stars in a revival of George Bernard Shaw's suspenseful drama Mrs. Warren's Profession, alongside British darling Sally Hawkins (who you might remember from her utterly charming 2009 Golden Globes meltdown speech). The play tells the story of Kitty Warren, who makes a heartbreaking sacrifice for her daughter Vivian, and the two come to blows in one of the best alpha-female battles ever written for the stage. Fans of strong women, great acting, and plays that are sure to be mentioned constantly at the Tonys should take note.
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The local newspaper may have printed controversial comments about aboriginals, but a University of Manitoba lecturer in native studies says the residents he met in Morris Tuesday were friendly and open-minded.
Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair took a day off work and went to Morris on Tuesday hoping to meet with the publisher of the Morris Mirror.
Sinclair said the publisher, Reed Turcotte, had already emailed him before he went, saying he didn't want to meet with Sinclair at this time.
Sinclair went anyway, but after being greeted by a locked door and lights off in the paper's offices, he taped a letter on the front door of the Mirror's office that he's hoping the paper publishes. He then met with residents of Morris, including Mayor Gavin van der Linde and a local school principal.
"I spent over two hours in -40 weather waiting," he said. "I still want to meet with (Turcotte)."
Sinclair had nothing but praise for the Morris residents he met.
"The people of Morris are incredible," he said. "They are some of the most open people I've ever met. I've yet to hear anything of any concern. They're all positive and interested in a dialogue.
"And the mayor is phenomenal. He was incredibly positive and inspiring," said Sinclair.
Last week, the community paper published an editorial listing thumbs up and thumbs down for various issues, including a thumbs down for the country's and province's aboriginal community "who are demanding unrealistic expectations of the government and who in some cases are acting like terrorists in their own country.
"Indians/Natives want it all but corruption and laziness prevent some of them from working for it," wrote Turcotte.
The newspaper later printed an apology, but it also included more than a dozen letters to the editor in favour of the paper's original position.
Turcotte could not be reached for comment.
Mayor van der Linde said he was surprised Turcotte didn't meet with Sinclair.
"I don't know what he's afraid of," van der Linde said Tuesday.
"He should have had a discussion with him. It should be an open and honest discussion to understand the First Nations issues. He could hear from him and he could still disagree.
"This just shows ignorance."
Van der Linde said he doesn't know what will happen with the newspaper's advertising or circulation, but "I think the community and the advertisers will speak for themselves."
Progressive Conservative MLA Mavis Taillieu has decided to pull all her advertising.
"I try to support the local newspapers in my constituency," Taillieu said. "They have only their advertising to rely on because they give away their papers for free... but I have notified the newspaper I am pulling the ad.
"I initially said I wanted to see what type of retraction he would have, but once I saw (the paper), even though he seemed to have a lot of support, I could not agree with his comments," said Taillieu.


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"Evolution is on the way out" claims an article in the Education Guardian, 15 Aug 2006. A survey of over a thousand UK students by Opinionpanel Research found "more than 30% believe our origins have more to do with God than with Darwin - evolution theory rang true for only 56%." Belief in creation and/or intelligent design was highest amongst students who identified themselves as Muslim or Christian, but even 10% those who claimed no religion believed in intelligent design. The rising number of students who believe in creation is disturbing university biologists. Steve Jones, professor of genetics at University College London, recently gave a lecture to the Royal Society entitled "Why evolution is right and creationism is wrong". He has been visiting schools and teaching evolutionary biology for 20 years. For the first 10 of those he found less than one student in 1,000 expressed creationist beliefs, but now he commented, "Now in any school I go to I meet a student who says they are a creationist or delude themselves that they are."
Editorial Comment: In a recent BBC radio debate against John Mackay, Professor Steve Jones claimed that evolution was proven a century ago and there was no need to have this debate. The survey described above proves him to be wrong. Much to their frustration, evolutionists are finding that you cannot bluff all the people all the time, AND the long term results of our work in schools and universities over the past few decades is paying dividends they can no longer ignore. (Ref. education, media, surveys
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In our Chinese tradition, the thirteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month (鬼月), in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the hell? During the Qingming Festival the living descendants pay homage to their ancestors. On Ghost Day, the deceased visit the living. Ooooo.....
Anyway, we celebrated this month with lots and lots of Ko Tai performances too. Our dear Yinyin also in the Ko Tai team. This year is her first year in Ko Tai, but I think she hit it off quite well! She is borne to be a Star! I really wish if I can perform like her, so I can also earn some pocket money from this festival.
How many Ko Tai you've seen this month? You should go and watch it if you haven't...GREAT show. I've just watch once near my house, seeing Yinyin perform makes me jealous leh.... How I wish I can be like her.
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Taco Cabana bets on the Spurs
Updated 9:02 pm, Tuesday, June 18, 2013
The bets are flying — and now a local restaurant has jumped into the mix.
Taco Cabana is putting it all on the line for the San Antonio Spurs, while sister restaurant Pollo Tropical in Miami is waging its bets on the Heat as the two teams headed to Game 6 of the NBA Championships Tuesday night, according the Fiesta Restaurant Groups, which owns both restaurants.
The losing restaurant will send an executive team to work at the winner's restaurant busing tables, wearing the opposing teams' jerseys.
"The executive teams at both concepts wanted to show some support for their hometown teams while having a little fun," Tim Taft, Chief Executive Officer of the Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc. said in a news release.
Also, for Spurs fans, after a win Taco Cabana gives away a free taco to those who show the free taco coupon that can be found on Taco Cabana's Twitter or Facebook page; fans can print it out or show it on their smart phones. Fans have a choice of bean and cheese, chorizo and egg, potato and egg, or a bacon and egg taco all day from midnight to 11 a.m. Limit one per customer.
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Pronovias's bridal spring 2014 runway show was unveiled on one of the many catwalks of Barcelona Fashion Week (bfw) and Fashionising.com was there to capture each look.
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The Gardaí have the powers to arrest without warrant people guilty of the following offences under the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act, 1994:
As can be seen from the above, the Gardaí are given a power of arrest without warrant for almost all of the offences contained in this Act.
For the offence of riot, violent disorder or affray, the bystander test is applied. This means that if a bystander was present at the scene of the event or offence while it is being committed, they would fear for their own safety or the safety of someone else.
In the Act a number of offences are included which only become offences if they are committed in a public place. For example, offences under Sections 4 to 9 of the Act are limited to a public place. The definition of a public place is contained in Section 3 of the Act and includes almost all places. It is one of the widest definitions of a public place in the criminal justice system.
You can read more about public order offences by clicking here.
Under the Adult Cautioning Scheme (introduced in February 2006), a number of public order offences are included in the list of offences which may be dealt with by way of caution under the Scheme. If you are cautioned under this Scheme it means you are not brought into the court system. The public order offences which can be dealt with by way of caution are:
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March's Why-I-Love-Books RoundupMarch 31, 2010 • 3 Comments • category: Algonquin Books Blog
I was inspired this month by all the great books with "March" in the title: Middlemarch, The Ides of March, The March… There's a wealth of month-centric literature out there, just waiting to be discovered! Your assignment for next month is to read something with "April" in the title (awesome suggestion).
1. Book Snobs. I'm not ashamed to admit that I am a book snob. I like big words and ironic titles and covers that belong in MOMA. When people reference the latest teen fantasy craze, I pretend to be ignorant. Likewise afflicted? The Lit Life Blog on Elle.com has the tag line: "a blog for fiction junkies with great taste." Perfect.
2. Quality Control. If you're going to be a good book snob, then you must also surround yourself with strong, critical, literary-minded people. Jessa Crispin gives us a little lesson called "How to Screen Dates with Books." It's number 4 that can be a real deal-breaker.
3. Book Rights. You know that one book that you found, abandoned in a hotel room or a bus station, that you read to pass the time? And you loved that book and cherished that book and no one has ever heard of it? Well, now you can get on The Neglected Books Page and start advocating for the appreciation that your precious story-orphan deserves.
4. Title Freaks. It would be really great if there was some sort of annual prize for the most bizarre book titles…click.
5. Self-Help. 25% of adults reported reading zero books last year. Tragic. And if that statistic isn't enough to scare you straight, then check out these 26 Major Advantages to Reading More Books! Turns out, reading saves you money and reduces stress and makes you a better conversationalist (and then the ladies/gentlemen will like you).
6. For Writers. This is a little shout-out to those of you who are doing the good work, writing the stories, engaging the minds and hearts of literature-lovers–this is for those of you who could paper the walls of your studio apartment with rejection slips. Chin up. We need you.
7. WORDBIRD. As a lit blogger, I spend a lot of time shamelessly stalking other lit bloggers. I want to share Wordbird with all of you. Madeleine is a young reader, writer, and critic who actually reviewed The Girl Who Fell From The Sky (see?) this month, which is why I started reading her blog. And now I can't stop.
8. The Cover-Frame. I ended last month's roundup with a ReadyMade link, and I think I'll do the same this month, because these people just really love mutilating books for home decor. Here, they make an old book into a nifty picture frame!
March, you came in like a lion and…are…also…going out like a lion. Good job.
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Dog-friendly Brighstone, 3 Dogs & 6 People
This beautiful detached Georgian house dates back to the 1700s and stands elegantly within its own well maintained gardens. Peacefully located along a quiet rural lane country lane, The Mill House offers spectacular far reaching views across fields to the Downs, and is only 10 minutes' walk to the sea.
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The Sheboygan Area School District is the only district in Sheboygan County to have this wonderful, nurturing program for our students
Fosters grandparents work individually or in small groups with children with the main focus on reading and math. They spend 15 to 30 hours each week helping students meet academic and social needs.
Foster Grandparents provide personal one-on-one attention, under the direction of the classroom teacher, to students in need of extra help with their studies. The program makes a remarkable difference in the lives of children served. Students look forward to the extra attention and the "special time" they get to spend with an older adult during the school day.


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Looking for a beautiful specimen tree or shrub that will give you outstanding color from flowers, foliage, and even its bark? Try one of the lovely hardy crape myrtles, Lagerstroemia indica.
The crape myrtle is an exceptional deciduous ornamental that has a long blooming season of showy flowers, a stunning fall season of blooms and colorful autumn foliage, and a winter season of dramatic architectural beauty highlighted by distinctive cinnamon-colored exfoliating bark.
Crape myrtles from containers can be planted spring through early fall. Balled-and-burlapped crape myrtles should be planted in early spring or early fall. Late August and September are excellent times to plant crape myrtles. This gives them time to get established before winter.
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To perform their best, crape myrtles need full sun, especially the newer varieties. The red flowering varieties will lose some of their red coloring if they are not grown in full sun.
Well-drained soil:
Crape myrtles prefer well-drained soil and will grow well in sand, clay, or loam. They do not like wet feet or poorly drained areas so be sure to add plenty of good organic material to the soil when you plant - especially if you have clay soil. Once established in the garden, these magnificent trees and shrubs are heat and drought tolerant.
The mature height of crape myrtles can be categorized into the following groups:
Pick the correct height to fit your space. This will greatly reduce pruning. Height will also vary depending on your pruning practices, which may be in part determined by how cold the winter temperatures reach. Severe cold can damage trunks which may then require renewal pruning. See pruning tips below.
Certain types of crape myrtle show off beautiful exfoliating bark. This showy bark pattern is best seen in 'Natchez', 'Acoma', and 'Tonto'. After 3 - 5 years, the bark becomes more and more attractive.
Watch Mark's video tip on color in the winter landscape featuring the beautiful exfoliating bark of crape myrtles.
Crape myrtles generally require little pruning if you choose the right variety and right size.
All major pruning of crape myrtles should be done in May after they have broken dormancy and you can see any winter damage.
Watch Mark's video tips on pruning crape myrtles in spring.
In late August through fall, any pruning should be limited to trimming off the finished blooms (unless you have a reblooming type).
Watch Mark's video tip on late pruning of crape myrtles.
The National Arboretum has introduced several wonderful varieties of disease and mildew resistant crape myrtles that are hardy to USDA Zone 6. Once established these magnificent trees and shrubs are heat and drought tolerant.


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Olive Garden manager earns recognition for second time
Collins named Lanier Tech's first Allied Health dean
Metro Gainesville's unemployment rate rose to 6.5 percent in June, the Georgia Department of Labor announced today.
Whitworth to head Times' distribution
Tradition in the South is important, and of all the summertime traditions like beach vacations, family reunions and going to the farmers' market, finding the perfect watermelon is a real treat for most of us.
Felton joins Norton Agency realty group
Entrepreneur named premier Allstate agency
Lake Lanier Islands Resorts earns TripAdvisor award
Fessler to head marketing firm's Birmingham office
Peach State Bank & Trust named ICBA top performer
BAINBRIDGE - In the heart of the nation's peanut zone, farmers are putting substantially more runners into the ground than they did last year. And in the eyes of some industry experts, that boom might spell doom.
Haynes joins Pay It Forward Scholarships as new administrator
Gainesville's Pascual a member of Ga. agency earning national award
Northeast Ga. Health System honors employee of year, 50-year veteran
Hall County's unemployment rate increased to 5.6 percent in April, up one-tenth of a percentage point from 5.5 percent in March, the Georgia Department of Labor announced today.
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>Running 101>Am I doing my training runs too fast?
I was wondering if someone might be able to look at my training log. I think I might still be doing my runs too fast. I did a Half Marathon in May in 1:54, so a 8:36 pace. I guess that would put my marathon pace at 9:00/mile. Most of my runs are between 9:00 and 9:30/mile. Granted they have been a little slower recently because of the heat and humidity. So am I treating all my runs as tempo runs? My weekly average # of miles is currently 30-40 miles. So for me the million dollar question is how do I drop my marathon pace from 9:00/mile to eventually 8:00/mile. Thanks
Based on McMillan, a 1:54 half (which is actually 8:42 pace) converts to a 4:00 marathon (9:09). I am not sure how you came up with a marathon goal time of 3:30, does not seem to be any logic in that. The McMillan prediction is in fact optimistic, as the calculator is based on "proper" marathon training, which typically involves closer to 50-60 mpw, and typically over a longer period of time. Not sure if you are already on a formal plan, but my 2 cents is your best bet is to work in increasing your total mileage volume.
McMillan also suggests long run pace of 9:05-10:25 and tempo pace of 8:10-8:27. The LR pace is a big range as there are a lot of factors. But you should run them slowly enough that you are able to get through them without requiring extensive recovery afterwards, to allow you to maintain your total weekly mileage & get the most out of your speed workouts.
Good luck.
DaveP, I don't see anything about a 3:30 marathon.
Ckerr, your easy runs should feel easy. That, however imprecise, is probably the best gauge. A 9:30 may be easy one day, and another day it's a 10:00. I see you have runs in both ranges, so maybe you are worrying needlessly. Just don't run at a pace that begins to wear you down, or worse, causes injury. Concentrate on developing a smooth, efficient, quiet stride and form during your easy runs.
Well at least someone here is making relevance to the subject. - S.J.
DaveP, I don't see anything about a 3:30 marathon.
Check his siggy.
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Right. Hmm. But s/he is talking about a 9:00 pace.
I'm no expert or even close but it seems like you are running some of your training runs too fast to me.
You ran a 15 miler in mid April at a 8:40 pace and then ran a half marathon race in early May at an 8:36 pace. Either it seems like you had a poor race or you were racing that 15 mile workout I would think.
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Current PR's: Mara 3:14:36* (2017); HM 1:36:13 (2017); 10K 43:59 (2014); 5K 21:12 (2016)
Thanks everyone. As you can see from my log I have been really struggling with my running lately. Been trying to break the 40 mile a week barrier now for 4 months. Was suppose to do a long run today, but with the heat and humidity today the temperature is in the low 90s. So instead of doing 13 miles, did a short 6 miles tonight. A ran a lot slower then usual to allow me to complete the run. 10:20/mile. Yes I agree the 3:30 marathon won't be happening this fall. I will be lucky to break 4:00 on my first marathon. Will need to run 12 miles tomorrow to hit the 40 mile a mark. Not going to happening when the temperature is 90F+
I am about 17 weeks out from my half with a predicted time of 1:53-ish based on my 25:12 5k time a month ago.
My Running Wizard plan has me doing long runs in the 10:35 pace range right now. My 8.5 mile run today was around 10:10 and felt easy for 90% of the time due to the low 70s temp and light drizzle. I kept telling myself I needed to slow down but was never successful! RW has me running a lot slower than I am used to but I feel better doing it than I have on previous plans.
Right now, it has me doing the tempo runs, known as out-and-back, in the 9:50 range. I'm not really supposed to be doing 9:00-9:30 runs until much later in the plan. I think you probably are running a little fast right now, especially if you are feeling beat up.
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I just ran a 1:54 half this spring... 4 weeks prior I ran a full marathon off a peak of 60mpw in 4:28, both on flat courses with great weather.
Since that half I've been running 40-45mpw and I can tell my fitness has improved. Goal for the next marathon is around 4:15 which will certainly be challenging for me and require focused training up until the race. I plan to get up to around 60mpw this time but spend more training weeks in the 50s than I did last time around.
Unless your 1:54 was not really a full-out race effort, I don't see how you are going to run 4:00 on less than 40mpw.
Will need to run 12 miles tomorrow to hit the 40 mile a mark. Not going to happening when the temperature is 90F+
Have you tried sacrificing pace instead of mileage in the heat? I ran an 11 miler this week under similar conditions. I did run it on a trail with a lot of cover. My pace was slow in the 9:50s. But I feel I got a lot more benefit than I would have gotten from a 7 miler faster.
Fall 2013 Goals: Doable sub 22:00 5k; Challenging Sub 21:00 5k; Unlikely Sub 20:00 5k.
I think the McMillan calculator needs to be taken with a huge grain of salt if you are new to running, have never run a lot of mileage, and have only run a handful of races. If your log is accurate, you started running less than a year ago and have only had a couple of months where you were over 120 miles for the month. It's not clear to me at all that you are doing most of your training too fast--you just need to do more of it. Now if you're not able to complete runs then, yeah, slow down.
My first woefully under-trained marathon I think I averaged 8:25 per mile. My second, 18-months later, was 7:15 per mile. Over the next dozen or so years I lowered my PR marathon pace to under 6:28 per mile. Throughout all of that time my average easy run pace has really not changed much--somewhere in the 7:20 to 8:20 range. Certainly closer to the 8:20 end in hot, humid weather.
Training in the heat sucks. It saps your will to live and makes everything way harder. It's really, really hard to increase mileage in this weather--I know as I'm trying to do that right now. I wouldn't draw too many conclusions based on training runs in this stuff. Get up early and do as much of your mileage before it gets too hot as you can and just grind it out.
The answer to your million dollar question is really simple: run more. How much? I dunno, you have to figure that out for yourself. The answer is different for each of us. But I suspect to get to where you can run 8:00 pace for 26.2 miles, you'll need to get to where 200 mile months are normal for you.
Runners run.
You have been running consistently for entire 2013. a week in march, tapering and recovery after race were your only easy weeks. It might be fatigue due to running a lot. I would take a week off.
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IT is little wonder that when Disney Pixar were searching for the perfect, authentic singing voice to feature in the Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA winning Brave, the worldwide hit animated film set in the ancient highlands of Scotland, their research led them to one of the Western Isles' true contemporary treasures - Julie Fowlis.
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Thread: A little grumble back at you
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A little grumble back at you
Right, so here's a thing.
A repeated refrain on these forums is to claim that RPS is not, in some form, As Good As It Used To Be. Generally these claims tend to centre around our no longer posting as much of X as we used to, instead focusing too much on Y. Invariably these protests aren't based in fact, as we post more of everything than we ever have before. However, it would also give the impression that there would be a louder voice of interest when we *do* post things that don't fall into the grumble zones. But quite the reverse is true.
So if we post about Diablo III, as we jolly well should, discussion threads go hundreds of comments long, with all the regulars mixed up with passersby and occasionals, often having excellent chats and arguments. If we say that DRM is bad, which we should and always will, we can expect a lively/rude/repetitive thread of much chatter.
But when we so frequently post the subjects people like to imagine we don't any more, obscure indie games, peculiar obscura, general silliness, invariably the comments are few and lacklustre. The regulars go quiet, and the post appears mostly ignored by our community.
As the most recent example, two hours ago I posted about one of the most impressive games I've seen this year - Gateways - and it's so far had a grand total of six comments, most of which aren't primarily about the game.
I think, if the NAGAIUTB threads are going to be so frequent and vociferous, it only makes sense that those grumbling act as if they mean it. Clearly people can comment on anything they wish, and if a post goes un-commented-upon, then that's absolutely fine. But it's not so fine, I don't think, that there should be what I can only perceive as a confusing hypocrisy from those who moan.
Honestly, I despair that a game as fantastic as Gateways isn't getting people chatting, excited, or arguing. There's not even a suggestion for how to get past that bastard puzzle I described. Just the appearance of complete disinterest from readers. Fortunately we're too stubborn to back down on posting about these unknown and fantastic games, but you know what - I'd really find it a lot less galling if I weren't so frequently being told I'm not doing it in the first place.
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I'm not part of the NAGAIUTB brigade but I probably post much, much less than I used to on RPS articles having been a regular replier for a couple of years I'd guess. I still read nearly all of them (exceptions being the odd regular feature which don't do much for me and ones about games I know I'm not interested in), but I post less. I suspect this is because the site is much busier these days and the big long comment threads led me to feel I was just one posting amongst dozens or even hundreds of replies, which reduced the odds of anybody bothering to read it (I assume) and therefore not seeing the point in bothering to comment at all.
I find it a small shame that this is the case as when it was a smaller group of mostly-regular readers you'd usually get the same few folks discussing stuff in article comments. But that's not something that makes the site NAGAIUTB, quite the opposite. It's a sign that one of the few sites I still visit every day and a site whose articles I read a much higher percentage of than any other is doing brilliantly. I think I'm now just out of the habit of posting comments.
For what it's worth, Gateways looks bloody excellent. I just haven't said so as once I would have.
EDIT: Bit of a mindvomit there. Hopefully what I'm saying makes sense.
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I read to the end of the Gateways piece and realised that I have absolutely nothing to say until I've played it, and despite the fact that this is the internet, when I have nothing to say, I say nothing. Unless saying something would be funny. Or I'm in one of my weird moods.
I haven't played Diablo 3, and I'm not sure I even intend to, but I can still contribute to discussions about that (at least in broad theoretical terms). There really is nothing I can say about Gateways until I've played it, except that I intend to play it, and no-one cares whether or not I intend to play it, so that'd be a pretty non-contributing comment. I guess my point is that Diablo 3 got more comments not only because it is popular, but also because it is easier to talk about. So I'm not sure how meaningful the number of comments is as a measure of anything.
Then again, I've never been a NAGAIUTB either.
I suspect a great part of that isn't so much that nobody's reading the articles about indies and esoterica but that since there's nothing to argue over or complain about, comments are few. All boards reinforce themselves negatively.
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Nalano is probably right. I'm much more likely to comment if there is something to argue or rant about. For instance if you look at my contributions on the Sunday Papers threads it is probably 70% "This article is dreadful and wrong!", 25% "This article is great because it says how last week's article was dreadful and wrong!" and about 5% "Quite liked this article."
I'm too new to think this place is not as good as it used to be.Irrelevant on further examination of the rest of the thread.
Johnwalker, on posts that have no controversy to fuel the comments machine, here is what you must do to foster discussion:
You must reply personally to the first, second, and perhaps third comment that is even partially worth replying to. The joy on a child's face when he gets a red comment under his post, is a lesser motivator than venting/inducing rage, but still significant! When we see that if we post a comment on this particular half-buried golden nugget of a thread -- that our comment has a chance of being read or even (gasp) replied to by Johnwalkerhimself -- I think it will infuse the discussion with a horrible, artifical animation! Or maybe it's just that the red background is pretty and shiny and people want their words to be associated with it.
Obviously not possible for every thread, but for super-special ones, a bit of biased TLC may give the necessary boost. Right now all you have is a comment by that Adam Smith guy and he doesn't even have a red background so his comments are basically garbage.The Secret of Gargoyle Manor, a browser point-and-click adventure about retrieving your lost hat whatever the cost, is something you could play!
I skim read most of RPS these days, I used to read it all, take care from that what you will. Other indie games get about 50 posts. But gateway looked really crap.. Maybe you could not post ugly screen shots?I am once again writing a blog, vaguely about playing games the wrong way
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RPS is, in my opinion, the best it's ever been and getting better. I'm subscribed to the RPS RSS feed and reading each article followed by checking out forum threads is a central part of each day. I read nearly everything and comment on almost nothing. Any reduction in the coverage of indie games would change RPS' identity for me and be significantly disappointing.
You guys are the heart of the art of games. I hope you don't get discouraged. If you're determined to get a response from someone like me to a particular article, I'm thinking you could ask an emphasized question at the bottom of the article. Something like "Question for discussion: Will this game sell?" Or "Discuss below: Is this a new idea?" Or whatever. I'd respond if I felt it was important to you.
I can say that I often hesitate to state a negative opinion because I know that many game creators pay attention, and even respond, in the threads below the article about their game. I understand that constructive criticism can be vital, but I often defer to silence rather than to risk hurting someone.
You've been doing this long enough to know that people in general, myself included, are rabble. We liberally grouse and complain and can rarely find a positive thing to say. So to repeat: RPS is the best it's ever been and getting better.
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I think I just feel your views have drifted far from mine now. It's probably just that my tastes have changed, probably in part because of your recommendations.
Massive coverage of Diablo III. As you say, you probably should cover it I suppose. Although it doesn't need the attention, all of your readers know about it (psst! write about RO2!). I guess I was just expecting a few articles on it in the negative too. An alternate viewpoint as to why it's mindless crap. It's fair enough that you guys like it, I'm just a bit disappointed.
This was the place I came to for alternative things. But now a huge amount of it is about the latest and greatest. Which again is fair enough, but with so many articles posted now it's very difficult to find the other stuff, it gets lost in the spam.
Everything isn't as good as it used to be though, because of nostalgia. Because RPS isn't omg-have-you-read-this-site-it's-great! good any more as it's been around for years. But I'm pretty sure the writing has only got better as you've gone along.
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John, I think the odds, sods, indie and quirky coverage (and end results of that coverage for the developer) is better and stronger than ever and I appreciate it a great deal. Not just the games but running Brendy's stuff on the scratchierware end of the spectrum is valuable. I've got first hand experience of the difference RPS makes from the game coverage, the ability to nudge platform holders with that coverage if you need to and, ultimately, how even a bargain bucket post can reignite some interest in a game. So yeah, I'll thank you for that now and point out that you do make a difference. Still. And more so with the larger readership.
It's sometimes incredibly hard to sit through the amount of negativity in the comments sections over a lot of indie games (and other games) without wanting to just shoot yourself though. When you've got people banging on about "hipsters", "neckbeards" or whatever else, it's fucking draining to read after a while even in the slender amounts it appears on site.
I appreciate your call out but fairly often, I actually appreciate the lack of comments on posts also because it invariably means there'll be comments about the game in there not about whoever having said this to whatever on a Tuesday, the bastard. It's odd because it doesn't really get to me anywhere else but then anywhere else isn't somewhere I care about that much, I suppose.
But of course, there's also the fact that if you want a more positive voice on a site, you have to be part of that positive voice. So, yeah. That does mean commenting on stuff like this and point taken and acknowledged.
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More people play the big games so can comment usefully on them.
With something like D3, threads about the DRM, etc, can be contributed to by people who haven't, or even have no intention, of playing it.
With an obscure indie game, most of us aren't in a position to just give it a go right away. We're at work, or have other things to do. And it's hard to contribute meaningfully to the discussion without having played it in that case.
Are people on the forum really complaining that RPS isn't what it used to be? I've see it in the comment threads but not so much here anymore.
The nature of niche is that it's niche. People don't want you posting about obscure indie games because they want to try every single one. They want you to post about more obscure indie games because one out of five of those will be interesting to them, and one out of ten will be one of the greatest things they've ever played. And everyone's one in ten will be different.
I only recently became a regular reader of RPS, and this is strictly because it seems to me to focus on obscure games. I have seen all the Diablo coverage, and wish my browser could filter it out, but at least there is plenty of stuff about indie games.
I read the Gateway article but didn't comment. Strangely I considered it because of the Primer fanfare going on... love the movie. Also I thought of maybe mentioning it was cool they have a Dark Side of the Moon poster in one of the screenshots, but decided I really didn't have anything to say about the game...which doesn't really interest me at this stage.
I don't have anything to say about Diablo III except I wish it wasn't any good at all so it would disappear.
But basically RPS, to me, seems to slide more toward the indie and obscure games than the AAA titles I can read about all over the place. And the "vibes" I get from RPS staff is that they seem more interested in these smaller titles anyway. Which is why I prefer RPS over any other PC gaming site... though there seem to be very few with regular updates.
Incidentally the reason I don't comment much if at all these days is that I read articles via RSS and so don't even get the comments unless I specifically load them up for the lulz. But I still love you RPS people and all the RPSing that you do.
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Just read your article on Gateways. I read about it on Indie Games 2 days ago. Maybe others did too? - http://indiegames.com/2012/05/smudge...beta_for_.html
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I'd rather more game report style writing and less previews/news/review pieces . But writing opinion pieces is easier than exploring the narrative potential of a game, so maybe I expect too much.I am once again writing a blog, vaguely about playing games the wrong way
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Take that Day Z mod for instance. How many articles has RPS posted on it? RPS do this too often for certain games/mods in my opinion.
As for bloody Diablo III? Here's another from tonight - http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012...ct-diablo-iii/
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