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The low-priced stock meme is circulating, so let's take a closer look at recent results for this intriguing idea. In a post from last July I found that, on average, the lowest-priced stocks regularly outperformed the highest-priced names. The results surprised me, because I started out trying to prove that the highest-priced stocks were the most attractive, since high-growth stocks are all trying to be like Buffett's Berkshire-Hathaway (BRK.A) and avoid splitting.
So what have you done for me lately? Or, more formally, how have low-priced stocks done since that post? The answer, it turns out, is "not too bad." The table below shows stock performance over the last six months, grouped by price....245 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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Six-Minute Walk Test Comparing Helium/Oxygen to Nitrogen/Oxygen for COPD Rehabilitation (rehabilitate)
This study has been terminated.
(Due to low recruitment rate the sponsor decided to discontinue the study.)
Air Liquide SA
Asklepios Kliniken Hamburg GmbH
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Air Liquide SA
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: May 17, 2011
Last updated: August 8, 2014
Last verified: August 2014
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Detailed Description:
The purpose of this study is to evaluate effects of inspired gas mixtures on the distance walked by patients with severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) during a Six-Minute Walk test.
|Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
|Drug: Inhalation gas Drug: Inhalation Nitrogen/Oxygen Drug: Inhalation Helium/Oxygen
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Single Centre, Exploratory, Phase II, Cross-over, Randomised Trial, Evaluating the Effect of Spontaneously Breathing He/O2 65%/35% to Either Spontaneously Breathing N2/O2 65%35% or Non-Invasive Ventilated N2/O2 65%/35% on a 6 Minute Walk Test in Severe COPD Patients
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: COPD Oxygen TherapyU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Air Liquide SA:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Distance walked [ Time Frame: 6 minutes ]evaluate the distance walked by patients during a Six-Minute Walk Test
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Assessment of the safety of inhalation Helium/Oxygen [ Time Frame: 6 minutes ]evaluate the safety of the administration of Helium/Oxygen 65%/35%
|Study Start Date:
|December 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|May 2011
|Primary Completion Date:
|March 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: Inhalation Nitrogen/Oxygen
Nitrogen/Oxygen (65%/35%)
Drug: Inhalation Nitrogen/Oxygen
Inhalated gas, Nitrogen/Oxygen (65%/35%), one time by random, 6 minutes
Other Name: Active Comparator
Experimental: Inhalation Helium/Oxygen
Helium/Oxygen (65%/35%)
Drug: Inhalation Helium/Oxygen
Inhalated gas, Helium/Oxygen (65%/35%) one time by random, 6 minutes
Other Name: Experimental He
Experimental: Inhalation gas
Medicinal oxygen 100% via NIV with FiO2 of 0.35
Drug: Inhalation gas
Inhalated gas, medicinal oxygen 100% via NIV with Fi O2 0.35, one time by random, 6 minutes
Other Name: Experimental
Detailed Description:
the purpose of this study is to evaluate the distance walked by patients with severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) during a Six-Minute Walk test (6MWT) while breathing Helium/Oxygen 65%/35% compared to either breathing Nitrogen/Oxygen 65%/35% or receiving Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV) with a FiO2 of 0.35 and to evaluate exercise related symptoms
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|45 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female aged >= 45 and <= 75 years old
- Patient with documented clinical diagnosis of stage III/IV COPD
- Patient with stable COPD defined by no significant increase in COPD medication, no treatment for COPD in an emergency, no acute intensive care setting and no intake of antibiotics in the four weeks prior to selection
Exclusion Criteria:
- Inability or contra-indication to perform pulmonary function tests
- Inability or contra-indication to perform the 6MWT with a trolley
- Any contra-indication to receive NIV
- Obese patient having a Body Mass Index (BMI) > 35
- Pregnant or lactating woman
- Female or chil-bearing potential with lack of efficient contraception
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01355809
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01355809
|Asklepios Fachkliniken München-Gauting
|Gauting, Germany, 82131
Sponsors and Collaborators
Air Liquide SA
Asklepios Kliniken Hamburg GmbH
|Principal Investigator:
|Karl HAUSSINGER, Prof Dr Med
|Asklepios fachkliniken München-Gauting
More Information
Keywords provided by Air Liquide SA:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Air Liquide SA
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01355809 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|May 17, 2011
|Last Updated:
|August 8, 2014
Keywords provided by Air Liquide SA:
Six-Minute Walk Test
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Lung Diseases
Chronic Disease
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Disease Attributes
Pathologic Processes
Lung Diseases, Obstructive
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Atwater Crossing Presents HAVA World Premiere, 7/1-29
The World Premiere of HAVA, a one-woman show by April Hava Shenkman will play Atwater Crossing (3191 Casitas Ave, Los Angeles, Calif.) from July 1-29 at 9 p.m. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online at www.atwatercrossing.com or by calling (323) 284-8265.
HAVA is a hybrid performance of art and comedy, exploring the pursuit of happiness. "HAVA," (translating to "LIFE" in Hebrew), sees life in 2012, as an extended New Year's Eve party, to the re-beginning of the world in 2013. Twenty years after making her first stage début, Hava enters a new, radical era of comedy, taking on the oath of a "true clown." Hava channels the Comedy Queens of Hollywood's golden age, for advice & wisdom. Voyage to Havawood, in this musical comedy cake, called "Life."
April Hava Shenkman (a.k.a. "Hava") is a Los Angeles performance artist, avant-garde comedian and actress, and has been performing original works of theatre and comedy in L.A. for over a decade. After studying acting at The Guildford School of Acting in England, Hava worked with Rachel Rosenthal & Co. in L.A. for several years. Hava is the creator of THE HAPPY HAPPY SHOW (ran weekly @ El Cid, & the web series). Currently, she is producing her second comedy art web series, HAVA calendar 2012, a new video is released the 1st of each month, entitled the month. Both series can be viewed on Youtube.com/AprilHavaShenkman
Tickets are $10 online & $12 cash at door. To purchase, click here, and for more info on Hava, visit www.AprilHavaShenkman.posterous.com
HAVA will play July 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th, 2012, and lasts approximately one hour.


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DFI LANParty UT nF3-250Gb: Overclocker's Dreamby Wesley Fink on September 8, 2004 12:05 AM EST
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Some of the most famous Abit motherboards from the past were designed by Oskar Wu, who became an engineering legend in the overclocking community with his brilliant overclocking designs. When Oskar moved to DFI last year, it did not surprise industry insiders to see DFI emerge as a new performance and overclocking board maker. DFI already was well known as an OEM manufacturer that built solid and dependable boards for others. But this new emphasis on overclocking and top performance from DFI came as a surprise to those who did not know some of the key people DFI acquired from Abit and Soyo. In the past year, DFI has built a solid reputation with the LANParty series designed for overclockers and gamers. Anyone looking for top performance and the best overclocking capabilities quickly learned to include DFI on their short shopping list.
It is in this climate that the enthusiast community has been eagerly awaiting Oskar Wu's latest design for the Athlon 64. Prototypes and samples have been out for several weeks, and the leaked results from early testing have created huge excitement. Enthusiasts who follow scores at Future Mark noticed that the new performance leader for 3DMark2001SE was suddenly a new DFI nForce3 250Gb board based on socket 754, and not the newest socket 939 Dual-Channel designs. What was this new board, and when would we see shipping boards?
That new board is the DFI LANParty UT nF3 250Gb, and DFI was gracious to provide an exclusive to AnandTech for the first production DFI nF3 250Gb. Boards are expected to begin shipments to the US this week.
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ciwell - Wednesday, September 08, 2004 - link"Overclocking for Dummies"
I like the sound of that! :D Reply
punko - Wednesday, September 08, 2004 - linkImpressive Article !
Can't wait for the first edition of Anantech's "Overclocking for Dummies"
as the whole concept of FSB and memory tweaking both interests and scares me.
Now if only I could justify to the wife retiring my current rig . . . Reply
gimper48 - Wednesday, September 08, 2004 - linkSo when is the next overclockers guide? Can we expect to see this board in it? Reply
Wesley Fink - Wednesday, September 08, 2004 - link#1 - The Asus K8N-E will be included in a roundup of new 754 boards in the next week.
#2,#4 - Corrections made
#7 - The final correct name of the series is LANParty UT, as you point out. The name has been corrected in the article. DFI considered many last minute changes - from full LANParty to bargain board. Final decisions were quite recent.
#9 - We received this production board by Express shipment direct from Taiwan on September 1, after several delays. We are told by DFI that this is the production board. DFI, like other manufacturers, will likely make further improvements during the production run. Reply
mikedustin - Wednesday, September 08, 2004 - linkI've been waiting for this board for a long time, only one problem I have with it, why did they pick yellow? I was wanting UV green. :(
Oh well, I hope it will match my green case anyway.
DFI is on the right track as a mobo maker, this board is just another big win for them. Reply
tomati - Wednesday, September 08, 2004 - linkI have read in other forum that DFI have postpose the 2 september to the 9 because of last change in the design board , so can I expect the same result as yours ?
(you told about the pre version , right?) Reply
tomati - Wednesday, September 08, 2004 - linkReply
geoff2k - Wednesday, September 08, 2004 - linkAny reason that the review calls the board the "Lanparty UL NF3 250GB" and DFI's own site calls it the "Lanparty UT NF3 250GB"?
Ecmaster76 - Wednesday, September 08, 2004 - linkTalking about weak SATA connectors...
I just built a Shuttle XPC for a friend and it had custom SATA connectors on the board and (slightly) custom cables that make things a lot better. The board connector is a lot like a USB socket, it has an outer support ring with the original SATA data pins in the center (its backward compatible). The cable has added bits on it that make it snap into the board connector. No more accidentally pulle cable. I wish the SATA mechanical specs would be revised to such a system or something similar. The electrical aspects of SATA are awesome but they didn't put much though into the connectors. Reply
kmmatney - Wednesday, September 08, 2004 - link"We were also able to complete stress testing at 300x8 with 2.5-3-4-10 memory timings. At that speed of 2.4Ghz at DDR600, we achieved the following results:
Quake 3 - 474.0
Return to Castle Wolfenstein-Enemy Territory-Radar - 104.3 "
So...with overclocking the you saw the following increases?
Quake 3: 411 up to 474
Wolf-ET: 70 up to 104.3


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Rhodes Fellowships
The Rhodes Scholarships are the oldest and most celebrated international fellowship awards in the world.
Each year 32 young Americans are selected as Rhodes Scholars, through a decentralized process representing the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Applicants from more than 300 American colleges and universities have been selected as Rhodes Scholars. In most years, even after a century of competition, a Rhodes Scholar is selected from an institution which has not formerly supplied a successful applicant.
Rhodes Scholars are chosen not only for their outstanding scholarly achievements, but for their character, commitment to others and to the common good, and for their potential for leadership in whatever domains their careers may lead. The Rhodes Trust, a British charity established to honor the will and bequest of Cecil J. Rhodes, provides full financial support for Rhodes Scholars to pursue a degree or degrees at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. The first American Rhodes Scholars entered Oxford in 1904.


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This game was classified by the community with the following category scores - Violence=1/3, Sex=3/3, Mature Content=1/3. Can you help the Witch get what she needs!?! A short but exciting 2D Platform Action game for one player With random elements so each game will differ from the last!
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Category: dying names
One of my favorite poems, for reasons that will soon be obvious, is called "Mourning the Dying American Female Names," by Hunt Hawkins. You can read the whole poem here, but I'll give you a few choice lines:
Many names are almost gone: Gertrude, Myrtle,
Agnes, Bernice, Hortense, Edna, Doris, and Hilda,
They were wide women, cotton-clothed, early rising.
You had to move your mouth to say their names,
and they meant strength, speak, battle, and victory.
While many of the names Hawkins mourns do indeed seem to be dying, a few he goes on to mention — Ada, Florence, and Edith— are stirring back to life.
But then there are the new names headed toward obscurity, my own among them.
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Kidney Donor Outcomes Cohort (KDOC) Study (KDOC)
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
James Rodrigue, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: August 30, 2011
Last updated: March 14, 2017
Last verified: March 2016
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Live donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) is important because its outcomes for recipients are superior to those of deceased donor transplantation, and it yields significant cost savings to the healthcare system overall. Despite efforts over the past few decades to enhance understanding of the short- and long-term outcomes of living kidney donation, it is clear that investigators have more knowledge in some areas (e.g., surgical and medical complications) than in others (e.g., psychological outcomes, financial impact). While the transplant community and changes in federal regulations have brought attention to the need for more systematic study of living donor outcomes, there remains a paucity of scientifically rigorous multisite, prospective outcome studies. The long-term goal of this research program is to characterize the short- and long-term surgical, medical, functional, psychological, and financial outcomes of living kidney donation. The objective of this study is to establish a multisite prospective cohort of living kidney donors, their recipients, and a healthy comparison group. This cohort will be used to examine three primary aims: (1) to assess donor outcomes (surgical, medical, functional, psychological, financial) over a 2-year period initially, with the intention of examining these outcomes over a more extended time period in subsequent years; (2) to identify the donor, recipient, and center variables that are most predictive of donor outcomes; and (3) to identify disparities in donor outcomes and their predictors. To accomplish these aims, six kidney transplant programs, representing six states (Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, New York, Iowa, and Arizona) and with experience and expertise in caring for living donors and transplant recipients, will participate in the study. Donors, their recipients, and healthy controls will complete comprehensive assessments at baseline (pre-surgery) and at 1, 6, 12, and 24 months post-donation. This study will extend the investigators considerable preliminary work by simultaneously examining outcomes that are of importance to donors, recipients, healthcare providers, and policymakers. The rationale for this research is that, once these outcomes and their predictors are known, investigators can further develop and refine educational strategies and informed consent processes for both living donors and their intended recipients, as well as provide systematic data to inform policy discussions and clinical care practice.
|Living Donor Nephrectomy
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Kidney Donor Outcomes Cohort (KDOC) Study
Further study details as provided by James Rodrigue, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Surgical Outcomes [ Time Frame: 1, 6, 12, and 24 Months Post-Surgery ]Multiple surgical outcomes will be measured, including: operative time, surgical complications, re-operation, hospital length of stay, wound pain intensity, surgical scarring, and hospital readmissions.
- Medical Outcomes [ Time Frame: Baseline (pre-donation), 1, 6, 12, and 24 Months Post-Surgery ]Multiple medical outcomes will be measured, including: blood pressure, creatinine, body mass index, serum creatinine, 24 hr creatinine clearance, 24 hr protein, 24 hr albumin, fasting glucose, hemoglobin, total cholesterol, LDL, and HDL.
- Functional Outcomes [ Time Frame: Baseline, 1, 6, 12, and 24 Months Post-Surgery ]Several functional outcomes will be measured, including: health-related quality of life, fatigue, physical activity, and return to work/school.
- Psychological Outcomes [ Time Frame: Baseline, 1, 6, 12, and 24 Months Post-Surgery ]Multiple psychological outcomes will be measured, including: donation pressure/coercion, mood, body image, donation benefits, life satisfaction, fear of kidney failure, decision stability, and donor-recipient relationship.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Costs [ Time Frame: Baseline, 1, 6, 12, and 24 Months Post-Surgery ]We are assessing the financial impact of living kidney donation by assessing both direct and indirect costs associated with donor evaluation, surgical recovery and rehabilitation, and long-term recovery.
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|August 2011
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|February 2018
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|February 2018 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Living Kidney Donor, Transplant Recipient, Healthy Control
Living kidney donors and their transplant recipient will be enrolled. Also, a smaller cohort of healthy controls (potential donors who were medically suitable but not used) will be enrolled.
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
A total of 280 living kidney donors, 280 LDKT recipients, and 160 healthy comparison subjects meeting all eligibility criteria will be enrolled.
We will enroll both English and Spanish speaking participants into the study. All questionnaire outcomes will be translated into Spanish using conventional translational procedures and we will ensure that an interviewer at BIDMC is fluent in Spanish. It is important to emphasize that not all of the questionnaires used in this study have been validated in Spanish or with Hispanic patients. While this is an important limitation, we feel that this limitation is outweighed by the potential benefits of including primarily Spanish-speaking participants in the study.
Inclusion Criteria:
- at least 18 years old
- residential or cell phone service
- written informed consent
- medically cleared for donor nephrectomy (donor)
- medically cleared for transplant surgery (recipient)
- did not progress to donation, although medically eligible (control)
- completed preliminary labs (control)
Exclusion Criteria:
- inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent
- inability to speak and read English or Spanish
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01427452
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01427452
|United States, Arizona
|University of Arizona
|Tucson, Arizona, United States
|United States, Iowa
|University of Iowa
|Iowa City, Iowa, United States
|United States, Maine
|Maine Medical Center
|Portland, Maine, United States
|United States, Massachusetts
|Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States
|United States, New York
|Montefiore Medical Center
|Bronx, New York, United States
|United States, Ohio
|Cleveland Clinic
|Cleveland, Ohio, United States
|United States, Rhode Island
|Rhode Island Hospital
|Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Sponsors and Collaborators
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
|Principal Investigator:
|James R Rodrigue, Ph.D.
|Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
|Principal Investigator:
|Didier Mandelbrot, M.D.
|Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
More Information
Additional Information:
Keywords provided by James Rodrigue, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|James Rodrigue, Professor, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01427452 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
R01DK085185 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|August 30, 2011
|Last Updated:
|March 14, 2017
Keywords provided by James Rodrigue, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center:
Live Donor
Kidney Donation
Living Donation
Live Donor Kidney Transplantation
Donor Nephrectomy
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Silver Star Mountain (Skamania) > Climber's Log
Silver Star Mountain (Skamania) Climber's Log
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|Route Climbed: ? Date Climbed: summer mid 90's
|Hiked this with my dad. He's a bit of a wildflower fanatic, so we were both pretty happy, I scouted out the volcanoes, he puttered among the plants. We went up a road and down a trail. The Indian pits are very cool to see, great spot for a vision quest. Has anyone tried rock climbing on sturgeon rock? It is of passing quality. This hike has a very good view/effort quotiont.
|Posted Dec 16, 2002 8:45 am
|Route Climbed: #172 from the south Date Climbed: July 5, 2002
|My 4 year old son and I started up at Grouse Creek Vista in the late morning on a sunny day. I had to rent a child carrier for the few steep sections. He was thrilled when we arrived to the summit, and he hiked about 2 of the 4 hours round trip. He slept in the carrier the last 30 minutes on the way down. As this is a short approach, my son and I have yet to challenge the easier, longer trails to the summit, maybe next summer. After all, this is his first mountain summit.
|Posted Dec 15, 2002 2:47 pm
|Brian Jenkins
|Route Climbed: South Ridge Date Climbed: November 29, 2002
Date Climbed: Nov 29, 2002
|11/29/02 Started out kinda cloudy and cold but cleared up once I got to the Indian pits. Was very cool area. I hunkered down in one as it got really windy but figured that was not too respectful and left pretty quickly after a few photos. Awesome views. Hit the summit and talked to a few people there who hiked in from the north. On the return trip I scrambled up Sturgeon Rock and then back the Tarbell Trail. No real views of the waterfall though. Beautiful day and great areas. There appear to be tons of trail linking this with other mountains to the north.
March 4, 2006 - With Natasha and Anette. Saw the goat! Lots of snow. Great sunny day.
May 9, 2009 - With Luna. Great views, lots of snow still.
June 6, 2010 - With Luna. Socked in and drizzling all day. Snow still above around 3600-3800 feet. Up in 1 hr 40 mins, down in 1 hr 15 mins. Moist, very most.
5/13/12 - With Luna. Snow from about 3500 feet on up, about 5 feet in places. Fun day though.
6/3/12 - With Grover and Luna. Grover's first summit. Went up South Ridge Route from about 1600 feet. Old abandoned road in decent shape. Basically this is the next ridge east from the normal route. Went up trail to the one that goes on the backside of Pyramid Rock and hit the summit of the mound to the south of it. Then back and up the steep slopes below point 4010 where the Indian pits are. Dogs loved it, they romped all day. Good and tired when we got back home. Suggestion though, do this route before mid-June or the shrubs and trees are going to make a lot of the trail a struggle.
6/20/12 Dogs and Denyers via South Ridge Old Road.
11/25/12 Back with the dogs, snow already from about 3500 feet up. Lots of people on the main summit as it turned out to be a sunny nice day (was predicted to be rainy) so we hit the sub-summit and then bushwhacked our way down to the South Ridge Trail. Thought it was post-hunting season but lots of gunfire on the way down so put the dogs on leash. They were tired and sacked out into the next day.
Spring 2013 - 2 or 3 times with the dogs, decided not to take them this way anymore due to too much redneck factor with people shooting guns nearby.
7/7/13 - With Luna, finally did Ed's Trail up and the Silver Star Trail back down. Not sure why I've never done this route until now, maybe I thought it was too short or not enough elevation gain but easily the most bang for your buck on Ed's Trail. The scenery is amazing and July is perfect to catch the rainbow of flowers on display. Crapass road to get there and I was about to say passenger vehicles can't do it but there were a couple at the completely full and overflowing parking area. (Did see a Prius bit the dust on the side of the road. I would not recommend anything but high clearance vehicles drive this shitty road.) Scrambly near the arch, be careful with dogs. But what an amazing scenic route.
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Pomeranz not getting caught up in spring stats
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The three hits, two runs and two walks that Rockies left-hander Drew Pomeranz issued in two innings during Saturday's Spring Training opener against the D-backs were of less concern to him than anyone paying keen attention to the stat line.
Pomeranz, 24, who went 2-9 with a 4.93 ERA last season as a rookie, is vying for the fifth spot in the rotation, but he's refusing to limit his vision to merely protecting his numbers in an effort to make the team.
"Spring Training, you're supposed to get ready for the season, so I'm out there working on things I'm not so good at, instead of stuff I'm already good at," Pomeranz said. "I already know what I can do, what my bread and butter is. The next step for me is to be better at the things that I struggled at last year."
Pomeranz said he toyed with pitch sequences. Eventually, he plans to devise a strategy that will make him less predictable.
"I don't want to pitch everyone the same way, like I did at times last year," Pomeranz said. "I was pretty happy with what I did. I had two walks, but those were not balls by much -- they were close calls. That's what this is for.
"It's not to say I'm not taking it seriously. I'm taking it more seriously, making an effort to get better. That's something I didn't realize my first two Spring Trainings. It's a step in a better direction than going out there and getting everybody out with my strengths right now. I'm trying to make the team and make the rotation, obviously, but I'm not going to do that if I can't do things I couldn't do last year."


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Apologies if this has already been posted here, I looked around and didn't see anything on it.
The link at the bottom offers a selection of books including quite a few Theravada books. They will ship them free of charge (they do of course accept donations).
They have an online order form, if you fill it out and copy/paste it into an e-mail you should hear back quickly. I had an e-mail confirmation within three days and the books arrived about 2 1/2 months later -- they sent all five that I requested and six other Theravada selections.
Also, the list of available titles changes, you might want to bookmark it and check in with them periodically.
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Tirupati Channel SVBC Live Online with Live TV, Videos and photos from Tirumala Tirupati Balaji Temple
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) is now airing the spiritual and live programs that are aired on SVBC (Sri Venkateswara Bhakti Channel) on a dedicated website. The website has live online programs from
. Including all the important programs aired on SVBC channel plus recorded videos of important programs. The website also has a dedicated photos section with images of important pujas, rituals and festivals held at the temple. Tirupati Temple
here at the official website of SVBC.
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Young Texans linebackers needing to step up as injuries mount
Updated 8:53 pm, Wednesday, November 28, 2012
HOUSTON — Injuries have left the Houston Texans thin at linebacker.
With star Brian Cushing (knee) out for the season and starter Brooks Reed out indefinitely with a groin injury, young players Whitney Mercilus and Darryl Sharpton will be counted on to keep the defense rolling as the Texans (10-1) play for postseason positioning.
"How far we go, how well we play, how we hang on here and keep working has a lot to do with how they play," coach Gary Kubiak said. "We have confidence in them."
Adding to the trouble, inside linebacker Bradie James, who has started every game for Houston this season, is day-to-day with a hamstring injury.
"That's the way this game is," said James, a 10-year veteran. "I've never been around a team that had that many injuries in one position like we've had this year. But we're big boys. That's the NFL. Guys will step up, I'm sure."
Sharpton missed the first nine games of the season after tearing his right quadriceps in October 2011. He had seven tackles against Chicago before starting against Detroit and finishing with six.
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Kubiak has been impressed with Sharpton's effort but said he and the other young guys have some things they need to work on this week.
"We need to eliminate some mistakes we made last week," Kubiak said. "We're trying to really isolate those guys. Sharpton's getting a ton of practice."
Tim Dobbins missed last week's game after injuring his left shoulder against the Bears. He is practicing again, and his return should be a boost to the group. Dobbins has started four games in Cushing's old spot since he was injured Oct. 8.
The Texans have turned in two of their worst defensive performances of the season in the past two weeks, both overtime wins. They have allowed 983 yards and 68 points in the past two games after yielding 28 points in their previous three.
The Texans will try to shore up the unit by putting rookie first-round pick Mercilus in at starter on the weak side this week and moving Connor Barwin from the weak side to the strong side to fill in for Reed.
The 6-foot-4, 254-pound Mercilus was a defensive end in a 4-3 scheme at Illinois but has moved to outside linebacker in defensive coordinator Wade Phillips' 3-4 alignment. He has appeared in each game this season, but his first start will come this week.
He has 17 tackles, has forced two fumbles and has defended one pass this season. His teammates have seen enough of him to believe he will fill in fine as a starter.
"I'm fully confident in Whitney," Reed said. "He works very hard, and now he's going to get his chance to show why we drafted him in the first round. I think it will be fun to watch to see what he can do."
Kubiak liked what he saw from Mercilus against the Lions and said he is improving each week.
"Whitney did some good things in the game," Kubiak said. "He has played his best football for us the past month, and we need that to continue."


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The successful management of almond orchard pests is critical to protect the quality and yield of California Almonds, both for the current year and for years to come. A good pest management program also helps prevent potential food safety issues while keeping almond crop inputs from becoming environmental concerns. Resources for information on pest management in almonds: UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines.
Integrated pest management (IPM) is an ecosystem-based approach that emphasizes the balanced use of multiple tactics (nonchemical and chemical) to effectively manage pests. IPM focuses on preventive practices first because prevention is the first step in minimizing pest problems. The next step is to use recommended practices for monitoring pests and their symptoms as the basis for deciding if and when to control them. And finally, practices have been described for the effective and safe use of tactics to control economically damaging pest populations.
Control tactics may include mating disruption, cultural or biological controls, beneficial insects and the judicious use of pesticides, when necessary. Newer, softer pest management materials and non-pesticide options allow almond growers to plan an IPM program that protects not only this year's crop, but also the long-term life of the orchard and surrounding environment.
The Almond Board of California has funded pest management research since 1973 in order to provide almond growers with science-based, IPM solutions for many pest problems. The results of these award-winning research programs are available to growers through this website as well as University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources publications and online pest management guidelines.
The navel orangeworm (NOW) is the primary insect pest of almonds in California. It poses a high risk to an almond crop because the worms bore into the nut and feed on the nutmeat. Not only is the nut damaged, but the feeding opens the door to Aspergillus molds, which can produce aflatoxin contamination. Aflatoxins are considered a serious food safety issue and are regulated throughout the world.
Growers must take four critical steps in their IPM program to minimize navel orangeworm damage and risk of aflatoxin:
In addition to navel orangeworm, almonds are subject to an array of insect and mite pests, including peach twig borer, San Jose scale and web-spinning mites. Information on these pests is included in the above resources.


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Like your own miniature sun shining down you from above, the lights from the Lambert collection by Hudson Valley Lighting are just as awe inspiring. The epitome of grace and elegance, these orbed lights seems almost magical. Unabashedly refined, yet somehow seemingly uncontrived. Express your personal style, as well as your good taste, with these lamps.


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I just spent my weekend learning the different dying techniques online.I made my stencil with the contact paper on the disc and tried two different techniques on my INNOVA VALKYRIE DX that were both very unsuccessful. The first technique i tried was to pour the rit dye in a bucket of hot water and float the disk face down on the liquid for 20 minutes. After that totally failed i tried mixing 2 parts liquid rit dye with one part rubbing alcohal (a method i found in a youtube video) and painting it on the disk. That was unsuccessful as well.
Im just wondering if its me doing something wrong, or is this disk is just undyable. Also, what are the best disks for dying??


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Let me tell you this first off: I did not expect the Pacers to win. I've seen too many bad things this year to get excited over anything, and frankly I am surprised.
But let me tell you this also. I have never been more proud of this team than I am right now. We have disproved the critics, we have confounded the league, and we will be playing Detroit. All I can say is hell yeah. Hell ****ing yeah.
I have not seen us play this well since we were 7-2. We just did everything great. I mean, we looked CLEAN and smooth. Offense was great, terrific shooting. Terrific ball movement.
But what won this game? Defense. We have FINALLY found it again. Just great defense. Terrific TEAM defense, great covering, double teaming, closing off lanes. Individual defense was also great. And once we started hitting shots in the second, defense was the best it has been all season.
Individually, EVERYONE played great. Not a single person did bad.
Jermaine- FINALLY, FINALLY, FINALLY started passing the ball. He did a fantastic job finding the open teammate rather than forcing it and getting bad shots. And whenever he did shoot the ball, they were great shots.
Jamaal- Had absolutely no trouble running the offense. More importantly, he did not try and shoot the outside shot. The dribble penetration was great, and he looks much better. He will continue to progress during the Detroit series.
Dale- What can I say, he is a beast. Great defense on Walker, and he even hit his outside shots, which was pretty hilarious.
Reggie- Nothing spectacular, but just efficient. Hit a couple timely shots.
Stephen- He was due for this game. Finally started hitting his shots, and no one, I repeat no one can stop him when he gets going.
Fred- Good for him! Finally got his shots going in. Poor guy, that hand had to be bothering him so much. But the key was that he was very confident, and that showed as he hit his shots. And that proved great on the defensive end, where he kept Ricky under check. Good for him, I hope that he will continue that, and he will continue to be my favorite Pacer. Hopefully he will get healthy fast, we WILL need him during the next series.
James- This guy is good. That one shot where he came off a screen and shot the fading jumpshot, I was like, is that Reggie? We have to resign him, even at the cost of losing Dale. We MUST re-sign him.
Foster- I believe he should start, though I have no problems with Dale. The guy is just so amazing at finding the ball. Not to mention he was hitting his shots, which surprised me. He has a terrific form for his shot, and I wish he would work on it. Because he really can shoot if he practiced.
Croshere- Nothing special, but solid. He should play more during the Detroit series, I think that he is finally getting healthier.
AJ- Once again, we have one of the best backup PGs in the league. He is very solid, and did a good job getting out of the ball pressure. Timely shots, and I'm glad we signed him long term.
Pollard- God this guy is funny.
Right down the line, everyone performed.
All I can say is, if we play like we did TONIGHT, we will give Detroit all they can handle. I hope we can keep our cool when we play them. It worries me.
Reggie still lives on.
But forget that for now, GO PACERS!!!!


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Topic: Just of Concern About the Ways to Find Treatment.
Hi, everyone,
Knowing that ourselves or our love ones have Dx of CCA is worse; but trying to do or obtain the same treatment that someone just mentioned on this message board that may fit our situations are of concern if not concur with our oncologists or 2nd opinions. and the results may be worsen than before.
Please remember, nothing come easy if we do not gain knowledge thru studying this disease, even so,it dose not guarantee we will find a cure soon.
The following steps that I learned may be of help if interested.
Diagnosis of CCA
Usually start with oncologist, but ask them to refer you for a surgical consult too.
1. Surgery consult first if possible by liver surgeon
(A)-----Resectable ,then surgery and follow with chemoradiation ,adjuvant chemotherapy or Targeted agents treatment ,CT or PET ( oncologist choice). (B)-----Unresectable , then
2. a. consult with interventional radiologist(IR) --( for RFA, microwave ablation, IRE, chemoembo ,radioembo or cryoablation,) and/or
b. consult with oncologist radiologists (radiation as SBRT,IMRT or PDT etc)
3.GI specialist to put in stents if needed to relieve symptoms of jaundice,itching ,ascites etc.
4. Medical oncology consult with an oncologist,both for resectable (usually after 2-3 month of the surgery) and for unresectable CCA for cancer chemotherapy to extend the life of the patient.
When current treatment plans exhausted ( either too much side effects or the therapy don't work ); ask oncologist to recommend a clinical trial that may fit your situation the best. Or you can contact the clinical trial coordinator.
5. for planning future treatments, consider a "next-generation sequencing" (NGS) genomic profile which offer by the large teaching hospitals in the States.
6. other palliative treatment or hospice as advised by medical professionals at the end of the journey.
7. DO not forget "No treatment "is another option too for "quality of life" rather than "quantity of life" in treating this disease.
Since recently , cancers treatment by the top cancer centers are using " Next generation sequencing genomic profile" as the tool to help oncologists to provide a more custom fit and personalized treatment for the specific patient. And more and more of the clinical trial agents are based on " targeted gene mutation or over expressions". It may be of benefit to get one done as a road map for future Treatment.
Yes, patients can join any clinical trials they are qualified. But if you know or your oncologist know which one is a better trial for you, than you will save time and prolong your quality of life much better.
In short , I hope the above steps and comment helps; and as always,consult your doctor before change any treatment plans.
If you want all the above, the best way is to get a multidisciplinary team approach consult for CCA, thru Mass General,Mayo Clinic, UCSF, USC, or MD Anderson at Houston, Washington University in St. Louise ,Columbia Presbyterian in New York,others like John Hopkins, Sloan-Kettering , Emory in Atlanta,can do the same if asked.
God bless.


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I keep coming back to a phrase I first studied in 100-level college psychology: cognitive dissonance.
It's defined roughly as the anxiety that comes from holding contradictory beliefs or thoughts at the same time.
For instance, how can we have a hunger problem in the U.S. while at the same time be battling unprecedented obesity? How does food waste factor in this?
It's true that food stamp enrollment has never been higher, while obesity rates continue to climb, and as modern agriculture makes food more accessible and less expensive, the hottest trends are toward costlier, less efficient growing methods, like local and organic and grass fed.
Food shouldn't be so political, but it is.
I think one of the biggest problems the U.S. has when it comes to the politics of food is that so many first-class minds are too removed from actual food production and sales.
Media ignorance
Fresh produce growers constantly deal with hedging crop sizes, dealing with weather complications and the supply-and-demand forces.
It's second nature, and when U.S. citizens were more involved in food production, these market forces wouldn't need to be explained.
It seems like food ignorance is getting better as consumers pay more attention to what they eat.
I remember in the spring of 2010, how absurd it was that the Florida strawberry industry had to fight a public relations battle after winter freezes.
In January that year, low temperatures set the stage for a market glut two months later, when tons of berries ripened at the same time. Prices fell well below the cost of production as Florida growers came to market at the same time as California was getting started.
Growers were forced to leave berries in the field. They don't want to be in this position.
But then came the ignorant mainstream media, as a late March program on ABC News attacked Florida growers for destroying their fields instead of donating the berries to the hungry.
Do-gooder consumers wrote nasty e-mails to the Florida Strawberry Growers Association, after which executive director Ted Campbell had to explain how markets work, not to mention that hunger fighting groups did organize some gleanings to help feed the hungry.
Thankfully, we see much less of this now.
Misunderstanding food waste
Sometimes, the misunderstanding of the market system is confusing.
Take blogger Dana Gunders, who is listed as a scientist of food and agriculture for the environmental group the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Her biggest concern is food waste, judging by her blog topics. In her Dec. 13 post, she lays out how dire a situation U.S. consumers find themselves in.
"At a time when over 50 million people are food insecure and we face an obesity crisis, it's a shame that 40% of food is never eaten. A closer look shows us that Americans are tossing 52% of the nation's nutritious fruits and vegetables — wasting produce, more than any other type of food product, including seafood, meat, grains and dairy, at nearly every level across the supply chain."
Later in her post, she acknowledges that farming is risky because of weather changes, which is a normal part of business.
She says growers are mostly not to blame for this waste — consumers are.
"Our finicky preference for perfect-looking produce not only forces some fruit and vegetables to be voted off the marketplace, it drives down the price of even slightly misshapen, smaller, or scarred fruit."
The solution she says is complicated, but several different things can help.
- First, consumers should buy imperfect produce
- Second, businesses (presumably retailers) should offer consumers less-than-high quality product;
- Third, policymakers should fund more studies into the problem and give tax credits for donations; and
- Fourth, gleaners and food rescue operations should keep up the good work.
Where do I begin with these "solutions"? First, consumers have the freedom to buy lots of different kinds of produce, and retailers do offer levels of product, but they won't sell product that could sicken people, and consumers throw away food that passes its expiration date.
This is a good thing.
More studies would be great if you worked for someplace like the NRDC, huh?
And gleaners and food rescue operations do an excellent job, as do the companies who already get tax deductions for donations.
Of course more charity is a good thing. Do we need a study for this?
The Wall Street Journal also ran a Dec. 26 column called "Hungering for a Solution to Food Losses," written by Anna Lappé, the author of "Diet for a Hot Planet" and founder of the Real Food Media Project, and Danielle Nierenberg, co-president of Food Tank: The Food Think Tank.
It essentially urged more innovation in Third World countries and more mindfulness in advanced countries of environmental and food security problems from food waste.
Might I suggest a novel thought to these smart people with apparently too much time on their hands?
Let the free market work, and even invest your own time and effort into it.
Those in the produce industry know that supply and demand tend to even out pretty quickly. And there's nothing wrong with throwing out bad food. We'll make more.
What's your take? Leave a comment and tell us your opinion.


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conebeckham wrote:I trust that it is apparent that both Madhyamaka, and Tathagatagarbha, are at least conceptually-relevant, in reference to these quotes, and especially to the one above, from "The Summary of Maitripa's Mahamudra." It should be apparent to those with discernment that Gampopa did not "add Tathagathagarbha" features to Mahamudra anew.....but that the heritage of the transmission includes both an understanding of Sunyata of the Conditioned, from the Madhyamaka, as well as the ineffable, inconceivable, Primordial Wisdom beyond Extremes, which is the subject of the Tathagatagarbha teachings.
No, all your quotes are based on the luminous nature of the mind etc. found in the tantras.
The dohas are based on the tantras.


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HD-DVD headlines
Rumor: Devs already working on "new Nintendo platform"
Videogamer reckons it's heard that developers are already working on a "new Nintendo platform" ahead of a possible announcement by Nintendo at GDC.
UK PS video store update - Action in HD
The EU PS Blog has updated the UK video store, and it's full of action-packed goodies in HD. There's also a few in there for the ladies too, like King Arthur and horsey-flick Hidalgo. Read below to see what else is on offer.
Forrester Research analyst calls 3D reports "mostly hype"
James McQuivey, Forrester Research analyst and VP, has weighed in on all the 3D tech and news floating about, and has labeled it nothing more than "hype", citing that not even one million US homes in 2010 will own a 3D capable television.
Halo Legends gets a date with Blu-ray, DVD
The Halo Legends DVD has a date with North America and Europe on February 16, and will come in a standard edition, a two-disc special edition, and Blu-ray.
Dille: Sony to reposition PS3 as "a total entertainment solution"
Sony's Peter Dille has said that the company is repositioning PS3 as the "total entertainment solution". The massive ad campaigns rolling out in September will focus more on the Blu-ray, movie download capabilities, "mums and families," and less on games. "We have been a game company for years and we would never walk away from […]
PS3 movie store may allow "one-time courtesy" download if you delete
Despite the fact the US PC movie store clearly states in its terms and conditions that downloaded content stays deleted if you deleted it, Arstechnica's reporting the SCEA is, in fact, a little more lenient than advertised with its DRM policy. "If a consumer deletes a purchased movie from their PS3, they will not be […]
Xbox 360 HD DVD drives selling for €9.99 in Ireland
According to this Engadget piece, Xbox 360 HD-DVD drives are now selling for €9.99 at some Irish retailers. The drive comes with the 360's Media Remote bundled, so this isn't as stupid a buy as it may seem. Click through for all the details.
Best Buy gives $10 million to HD-DVD adopters
US retailer Best Buy is to give away $50 credit notes to anyone who bought into HD-DVD, according to this, an initiative likely to cost up to $10 million. Anyone that can provide a receipt saying they bought a now defunct HD-DVD player from the firm will be eligible for the gift. Circuit City is […]
Microsoft dismisses discs as "historic phenomenon", says downloads are the (near) future
Xbox Europe boss Chris Lewis reckons "shiny discs" are going to be cast aside in the media race far faster than people suspect, and that Microsoft and Xbox 360 are in the perfect place to take advantage of the trend. "Going forwards, digital downloads is really where it's at," Lewis said. "More and more people's […]
Toshiba to take $1 billion hit on HD-DVD
The Nikkei's reporting the Toshiba is likely to write down just under $1 billion in its failed war on Blu-ray. The company has refused to comment on the report, which has hit the firm's share price to the tune of 2.3 percent. Toshiba is still expected to post a 250 billion yen operating profit for […]
Xbox 360 HD-DVD player discontinued
Here. Apparently Microsoft will still support and repair your player based on the standard warranty, but seeing as the only reason you're going to be buying one or keeping the one you have is to show your grandchildren how l33t hardcore you are, there's probably not a great deal of point.
Toshiba announces discontinuation of HD-DVD businesses
As predicted, Toshiba's confirmed a "discontinuation" of its HD-DVD businesses. In a statement, the company said: Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has undertaken a thorough review of its overall strategy for HD DVD and has decided it will no longer develop, manufacture and market HD DVD players and recorders. This decision has been made […]
HD-DVD press conference at 8am GMT today
According to this, Toshiba is about to hold a press conference detailing the fate of HD-DVD, as reported by Nikkei. Don't blame us if we've got the time wrong. It's 6.30am and there's no coffee in the house. As reported yesterday, Toshiba is expected to announce a complete withdrawal from the next gen disc business. […]
Toshiba to announce HD-DVD death tomorrow: Nikkei
Please, let it end. According to this, the Nikkei is now reporting that Toshiba president Atsutoshi Nishida will be announcing the final discontinuation of HD DVD tomorrow, as well as halted sales of hardware and media by March. Like, within two weeks. According to that Engadget report, Toshiba is planning to just pull all HD-DVD-related […]
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Dille: Sony to reposition PS3 as "a total entertainment solution"
PS3 movie store may allow "one-time courtesy" download if you delete
Microsoft dismisses discs as "historic phenomenon", says downloads are the (near) future
Toshiba blanks HD-DVD death reports as shares surge on the news
Heavy price-cutting on US Blu-ray movies as news of HD-DVD back-out spreads
That was the news – Week 7, 2008: Death of HD-DVD leaves way open for explosive PS3 sales in late 2008
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Four FY2010 Budget Community Dialogue Sessions to Be Held Sept. 20
Sept. 15, 2008
News Highlights
- Community dialogue sessions will be held at four libraries.
- 16 other sessions scheduled through November.
- Comments also welcome by phone or online.
More Information
Fairfax County residents will have an opportunity to provide their input on the Fiscal Year 2010 Budget (which runs from July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010) to county leaders in a variety of ways this year. The county, in conjunction with Fairfax County Public Schools, has scheduled 20 community dialogue sessions, established a budget hot line and created an online budget feedback form.
The first four of the community dialogue sessions will be held Saturday, Sept. 20, from 9:30 a.m.-noon at:
- Chantilly Regional Library – 4000 Stringfellow Road, Chantilly.
- Reston Regional Library – 11925 Bowman Towne Drive, Reston.
- Sherwood Regional Library – 2501 Sherwood Hall Lane, Alexandria.
- George Mason Regional Library – 7001 Little River Turnpike, Annandale
The inputgathered from the public will be used as a key factor to help guide the development of criteria for making budget decisions, providing the public with greater opportunity to help shape the budget before County Executive Anthony H. Griffin presents his proposed budget to the Board of Supervisors in February. Residents will still have an opportunity to provide feedback in March and April to the board at the budget hearings as in previous years.
Residents are encouraged to call the budget hot line at 703-324-9400, submit comments online or attend one of the community dialogue sessions (registration required online or by calling 703-324-2391, TTY 711). For more information, visit the budget Web page or call 703-324-3187, TTY 711.
Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director of Public Affairs
703-324-3187, TTY 711, Fax 703-324-2010
Media Pager: 703-324-NEWS (6397)
Fairfax County is committed to
nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in all county programs,
services and activities. To request this information in an alternate
format, call the Office of Public Affairs at 703-324-3187, TTY 711.


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A TEENAGE boy has been charged with robbery after a man was attacked while walking home.
The 34-year-old victim was walking home from Leigh station wearing headphones when a group of men approached him from behind in Flemming Avenue, Leigh.
He was attacked before one of the group snatched his phone and wallet containing a small amount of cash.
Police appealed for information in the Echo following the attack, which took place omidnight and 12.15am.
Officers have now charged a 16-year-oldfrom Norwich with robbery. He has been released on bail prior to his first appearance at Southend Youth Court on September 2.


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Fantasy Tiered Rankings
First Basemen
Next up on the tier rankings is first base. Below you'll find the tier breakdown at the position.
For those just now stumbling upon the series, and for those who need a refresher, the tiers are broken down by stars. Five-star players are the studs at their respective positions. In general, they are the players who will be nabbed in the first couple of rounds of the draft, and they'll fetch auction bids in excess of $30. Four-star players are a cut below the studs. They will also be early round selections, and they're projected to be worth more than $20 in most cases. Three-star players are the last tier in which players are projected to provide double-digit dollar value in auctions, and two-star players are projected to earn single digits in dollar value. One-star players are late-round sleepers and roster placeholders. As was the case with our positional rankings series, the positional tiers aren't simply a regurgitation of the projected PECOTA values.
We retained last year's roster requirements for the positional tier series. Dollar values come from our PFM using a 12-team, standard 5x5 scoring format, with 23-man rosters and the following positions: C (2) 1B (1) 2B (1) 3B (1) SS (1) CI (1) MI (1) OF (5) UT (1) P (9). The minimum bid for players is $1, and, as we did last year, we'll allocate $180 of a $260 budget to hitters. Players needed to play in 20 games at a position to qualify there. The PFM is customizable, so if your league uses a different format, you can adjust it to match your league settings and see how it impacts players' dollar values.
Dollar values for players reflect the position at which they are most valuable. Therefore, catchers who are first-base eligible, such as Buster Posey and Joe Mauer, will have higher dollar values than they would posting their projected numbers as exclusively first-base-eligible players.
Five Stars
This trio of first basemen won't make it out of the first round of many drafts, and they serve as excellent options to build a team around. An argument could be made for any of the three topping the list. PECOTA is willing to overlook Pujols' "down year" in 2012, and fantasy owners should be as well. A dreadful start couldn't prevent him from reaching 30 homers and surpassing 100 RBI.
For the first time in his career, thanks to reducing his strikeout rate yet again, Fielder walked more often than he struck out in a season. His top-shelf pop is now backed with a high average, and hitting behind reigning AL MVP Miguel Cabrera has its perks as well.
Five-Star Value Pick: In leagues that use OBP, either in addition to batting average or in place of it, Votto is the new top dog at first base. It's also possible that he's poised to surpass the great Pujols in standard leagues this year as well. On July 16, he went on the disabled list with torn meniscus. He had surgery and was activated from the disabled list in September. Prior to the injury, he was turning in a big season, slashing .342/.465/.604. He was also on pace for 25 homers, had he received 650 plate appearances and performed at his pre-injury rate. Basically, the career .316 hitter is Joe Mauer with much better power, and the addition of high on-base outfielder Shin-Soo Choo this offseason should provide him with the opportunity to increase his RBI output.
Four Stars
The four-star first basemen are an interesting mix of promising young players, guys who enjoyed 2012 breakouts, and a player who once was in the five-star tier. At his current draft cost, Goldschmidt is going to have to take another step forward to justify the pick. He has the raw power to top 30 homers, but an increase in power may only serve to offset some lost stolen bases from his position-leading total of 18 in 2012. He's a better target in long-term keeper leagues than yearly leagues, as people are overpaying for an offensive explosion that would essentially result in breaking even on his draft day cost.
Encarnacion drilled 42 homers last year, and fantasy players are taking notice. He was one of just six players to pass the 40-homer plateau last season, and while projecting a repeat is ambitious, his flyball approach and steady playing time should yield 30-plus home runs again this year. In fact, among batters who received over 400 plate appearances last year, Encarnacion ranked sixth in flyball rate at 37.8 percent. The lineup additions the Blue Jays made this offseason, in addition to a returning Jose Bautista, should help bolster Encarnacion's counting stats.
Gonzalez isn't likely to return to five-star tier production this season. Anyone banking on a full-scale bounce back to peak years for Gonzalez will probably be disappointed, but those in the other extreme camp of avoiding him altogether are taking things too far. He's a different player now, but that doesn't make him a bad one. It just means that if he's going to see his power bounce back, he'll need to hit the ball in the air more often. Gonzalez has a fly-ball rate under 30 percent over the past two seasons, and not coincidentally, he has failed to hit 30-plus homers in those years. And his batted-ball data isn't all that has changed: he's also traded some of his power for contact. His contact rate has been on the rise each season since 2008, and Gonzalez is making the most of his bat-to-ball skills by swinging at more pitches. PECOTA's projection is reassuring. Should Gonzalez exceed his projected homer total, it will likely come at the expense of his batting average, and should he hit for a higher average, it will likely cost him a few taters.
Four-Star Value Pick: For a guy with a longer track record than all but Gonzalez in this tier, it's a bit surprising to see Butler getting picked behind the rest of the four-star first basemen in many drafts. Butler began building his impressive big-league resume at the young age of 21, and while he's been in the bigs since 2007, he'll turn just 27 this April. His homer total exploded to 29 last season, eight more than his previous single-season best of 21, set in 2009. Another year brought Butler closer to his peak power period, but little changed in his batted-ball profile. His fly-ball rate last season was actually at its lowest since 2008, and a few more flies could help offset regression in his HR/FB rate in 2013. Butler's profile looks a lot like Gonzalez', at a lower draft-day cost in most cases. He's also a better pick than Craig, who is almost two years older than Butler.
Three Stars
The three-star first basemen understandably come with more questions than the guys ranked above them, but a few have the upside to outperform their four-star peers. Most of the power at the position, such as that provided by Ike Davis, Trumbo, Chris Davis, and Howard, comes with the risk of a low batting average.
Freeman and Hosmer are higher-upside alternatives than the slugging first basemen mentioned in the paragraph above. Freeman doesn't offer as great a potential payoff as Hosmer does, but he's coming off a better season in 2012, and the safer bet. Hosmer disappointed owners tremendously last season, failing to build on his rookie campaign. The 2012 numbers themselves don't provide much reason for optimism, but his previous success and youth are reason enough to take a chance at a depressed draft-day cost.
Three-Star Value Pick: A retooled swing helped Rizzo fare better against big-league pitching last year than he did in his debut in 2011. He slashed his strikeout rate substantially, whiffing in under 17 percent of his plate appearances, and the increased contact didn't cost him any power. If these tiers weren't a reflection of our Pre-Season Positional Rankings, and were my own, Rizzo would rank with the four-star first basemen. Perhaps I'm being too ambitious, but I expect Rizzo to hit north of .275 with around 30 homers. He struggled with southpaws last year, but he didn't demonstrate the same struggles in Triple-A in the past two years. Don't write him off as a player who can't handle lefties just yet.
Two Stars
Questions about when Ortiz will be healthy enough to play for the Red Sox knock him down from the three-star tier. If reports are more positive and concrete on your draft day, nudge him up a tier.
Morneau was able to stay on the diamond last year, and he tallied over 500 plate appearances for the first time since 2009. His final stat line wasn't eye catching, but he ripped righties to the tune of .290/.371/.531 and slugged 17 of his 19 homers against them. Of course, that means he struggled mightily with southpaws. Prior to his concussion problems, Morneau hit better than .275 against lefties in each season from 2008-2010. If he's able to find some semblance of his previous success against lefties, he'll have a chance to provide excellent value to his owners.
Lost in the hubbub of Dunn's rebound from a putrid 2011 season was how badly he faded after a hot start. Prior to June, Dunn looked like his old self, slashing .230/.378/.556 and launching 16 homers in 222 plate appearances. From the beginning of June until the end of the season, Dunn tallied 427 plate appearances, hitting a ghastly .191/.309/.424 with 25 round-trippers. Buyer beware.
Two-Star Value Pick: Carter began to shed his Quad-A label last season for the A's, and now he'll look to further distance himself from it with the Astros. Strikeouts will drag down his average, but he has the type of light-tower power necessary to crush more than 30 homers this year. An added bonus to Carter's value is that he's expected to see time in the outfield, and he should pick up that eligibility at some point this season. Carter should be ranked higher in leagues that count OBP.
One Star
At a certain point, gambling on Teixeira makes sense, but his revelation that his wrist injury is more serious than initially reported means that it's a higher-risk gamble than it was a few days ago. Jones and Lind are draftable platoon options in leagues that allow daily roster changes. Colvin's inclusion at the bottom of the tier awards me the chance to remind drafters that he's just one year removed from hitting a pitiful .150 with six homers in 222 plate appearances for the Cubs. Coors Field likely aided his breakout last year, but so did his .364 BABIP. He's still playing for the Rockies, but last season's stats offer a best-case scenario, and I'm not buying that there will be an encore performance.
One-Star Value Pick: As I mentioned in my appearance with Ian Miller to preview the Giants on the Effectively Wild podcast, I'm still on the Belt bandwagon. Belt has the power to hit the ball out of any park, but the swing he used last year isn't conducive to tapping into his raw power. Much was made about his mechanics last year, and Scott Willis discussed an early-season change to close a hole in his swing here. It remains to be seen where his development path will wind up, but Belt is one of the few first-base options in this tier with upside.
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Nice list Josh and a lot of sense written concerning Paul Goldschmidt.cheers
Mar 20, 2013 07:00 AM
A little less love for Mitch Moreland than Ron Washington has shown. You expect Berkman to get more PT than Moreland?
Mar 20, 2013 07:19 AM
Moreland received less than 400 plate appearances last year, and he rarely faces lefties. He doesn't hit righties as hard as other platoon first basemen such as Garrett Jones and Adam Lind. The presence of Mike Olt in Triple-A would have me a bit concerned if I owned Moreland as well. Overall, I'm just not a fan.
Mar 20, 2013 12:26 PM
I'm starting to find PECOTA more and more laughable. E5 is a career .264 hitter with back to back seasons of .270+ (which seem to be supported by his batted ball data and hitter profile). PECOTA isn't projecting him to get injured, which appears to be the only historical benchmark for his low batting averages.
Mar 20, 2013 07:44 AM
Oh, but nice write-up overall.
Mar 20, 2013 07:44 AM
Thanks for the kind words about the write-up. For what it's worth, had E-5 hit just 30 homers instead of the 42 he hit last year, and those 12 flyballs resulted in outs, he'd have finished with a .258 average. I used the 30 homers because that is what PECOTA projects him to hit this year. I am more optimistic about how he'll perform this year, but I can understand why PECOTA projects his average to fall below .260.
Mar 20, 2013 12:30 PM
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but does that mean we can ignore the averages of .251, .225, and .244 from the three previous seasons? those also came in seasons where he demonstrated similar walk and strikeout rates.
Mar 20, 2013 08:23 AM
No one from BP seems to answer this type of question lately (i.e. how is PECOTA doing?) A post-mortem on last year would be great. My apologies if I missed it.
Mar 21, 2013 09:10 AM
There was a link that compared it with about 7 other projection sets from 2012 and it came in second in most of the comparisons. One was better at projecting the hitting, while a different one had a better pitching projection, so in all, the takeaway was that PECOTA had better all-around projections.
Mar 21, 2013 10:22 AM
Who is Adam Lind's platoon partner? He's crushing the ball this spring. I know, it's only spring training...
Mar 20, 2013 08:53 AM
The Blue Jays depth chart shows a revolving door at DH when Lind isn't play (http://www.baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/dc/index.php?tm=TOR) and I think that makes sense. You could see Bonifacio play a variety of positions in the field, and the regulars receive a partial day off serving as the DH.
Mar 20, 2013 12:36 PM
Thank you. Could we expect to see Lind spell E5 at 1B too? The depth chart shows Lars Anderson and Mark DeRosa.
Mar 24, 2013 05:58 AM
Am I totally missing something on Berkman? He didn't crack the honorable mentions in the positional rankings and scrapes the bottom of the 2-star barrel here. I know there's the health concern, but he appears to be playing every day in spring training and he's slated to DH. He was born to hit a baseball and he's moving to a park made for hitting baseballs. And while much has been made of his declining production vs. lefties, in an absolute sense (.800 OPS vs. LHP in '11, .777 career) it's far superior to what Rizzo, Ike D or Hosmer have shown. Last weekend I got Berkman at CI for $7 when Ike went for $15, Hosmer $18 and Rizzo for $24 (those reflect post-keeper inflation). I kind of wanted Ike myself but not at double the price of Berkman. I have another draft Saturday and will probably do the same. Am I not aware of just how serious his knee problems might be, or has Wash declared he will be in a strict platoon at DH or something?
Mar 20, 2013 09:56 AM
I still like Berkman, but I think he carries risk. You mention the fact he's coming off an injury marred 2012 season, and that hurts his ranking. He's also getting long in the tooth (37), so there is some risk of a cliff season. Toss-in that he had a crummy 2010 season before rebounding in 2011, and there are enough questions that a higher ranking could lead to disappointment.
Mar 20, 2013 12:39 PM
Curious about Morales being in a lower tier. He's projected for 24 homers which, I am coming to learn, is nothing to sneeze at anymore. Finding 25 homers in fantasy is harder to come by. Anyone else see 24 homers for $16 as great value?
Mar 21, 2013 08:36 AM
While I was generating a comprehensive draft board, I noticed something that gave me some pause. In the OF ranks, Swisher is ranked #49 while Davis is ranked #50. But, in these ranks, Davis is ranked a 3-star (#16) while Swisher is ranked a 2-star (#25). How do I reconcile this on a comprehensive draft board? Are the ranks specifically individual to the author and unrelated? Or, are the tier ranks considered a new update? I'm not complaining here...just want to finalize my "Big Board."
Mar 22, 2013 11:52 AM
Some articles are "groupthink" by the staff and some are put together by individuals. They are not intended to always agree, but instead give various opinions on players to be fused by the reader.
Mar 22, 2013 14:17 PM
Swarmee pretty much hit the nail on the head. I stayed true the the group rankings for the top 15 (with the exception of dropping Teixeira/Ortiz due to injury), but I didn't cross reference the first basemen that were eligible at other positions against those lists.
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But why go though all the trouble to bring your sounds into ADM when there probably are easier ways within your DAW to play drum hits? ADM's internal sequencer allows for the strongest swing I have heard yet. You can also click and hold the Pattern button to access a menu that allows you to randomize patterns. Lastly, ADM has some wicked FX and filter mangling toys to further shape your beats.


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I was given two awesome feeling and looking champystar orcs recently. They are way more overstable than I expected! I hear that these used to be considered some of the ultimate distance bombers in their heyday; although, i'm wondering if anyone still carries them despite the emergence of super speed drivers.
Furthermore in the current super fresh state of the two I have been given, they seem like a good more overstable sPD's being that i don't have any fresh pd's to compare with them, any thoughts? How do they beat in?