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A Patient Reported Ocular Comfort Assessment Comparing Bepreve to Lastacaft
This study has been completed.
Cunningham, Derek N., O.D., P.A.
Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
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Derek N. Cunningham, Cunningham, Derek N., O.D., P.A.
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First received: April 19, 2011
Last updated: January 26, 2016
Last verified: January 2016
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the comfort of BEPREVE compared to LASTACAFT after instillation.
|Allergic Conjunctivitis
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Case Control
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|A Patient Reported Ocular Comfort Assessment Comparing Bepreve to Lastacaft in Patients With a History of Allergic Conjunctivitis
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|Study Start Date:
|April 2011
|Study Completion Date:
|June 2011
|Primary Completion Date:
|May 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Subjects with a history of allergic conjunctivitis.
Subjects with a history of allergic conjunctivitis.
Detailed Description:
After one drop is instilled subjects will complete a comfort assessment at 1, 3, 5, and 10 minutes after drop instillation.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Probability Sample
Study Population
Patients who are diagnosed with allergic conjunctivitis and who meet all other inclusion/exclusion criteria will be eligible to enter the study.
Inclusion Criteria:
Each patient must meet the following criteria to be enrolled in this study:
- Are male or female at least 18 years of age who are diagnosed with allergic conjunctivitis.
- Have allergic ocular symptoms within the last three days.
- Are willing/able to follow instructions from the study investigator and his/her staff.
- Have signed informed consent approved by Institutional Review Board or Independent Ethics Committee.
Exclusion Criteria:
Patients who meet any of the following criteria will be excluded from the study:
- Have known hypersensitivity to either BEPREVE™ or LASTACAFT® or to any component of the test article (including "procedural" medications such as anesthetic and/or fluorescein drops, dilating drops, etc.).
- Have active corneal pathology noted in the study eye at the screening visit. Active corneal pathology is defined as corneal pathology that is non stable, or greater than mild, or will compromise assessment of the safety or efficacy of treatment.
- Are pregnant or nursing/lactating.
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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: NCT01339507
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01339507
|United States, Texas
|Derek Cunningham
|Austin, Texas, United States, 78746
Sponsors and Collaborators
Cunningham, Derek N., O.D., P.A.
Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
|Principal Investigator:
|Derek Cunningham, OD
|Dell Laser Consultants
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Derek N. Cunningham, PI, Cunningham, Derek N., O.D., P.A.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01339507 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|April 19, 2011
|Last Updated:
|January 26, 2016
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Conjunctivitis, Allergic
Conjunctival Diseases
Eye Diseases
Hypersensitivity, Immediate
Immune System Diseases
Histamine H1 Antagonists
Histamine Antagonists
Histamine Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Physiological Effects of Drugs
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What is this medicine?FLAXSEED (FLAKS seed) is a dietary supplement. It is a source of Omega-3 fatty acids. This supplement is be promoted for heart health. The seeds, meal, or powder may also be promoted as a bulk-forming laxative to relieve constipation. The FDA has not approved this herb for any medical use.
This herb may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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The shows will be aired on Feb. 14-16, 2011 and it will be interesting to watch. I remember watching the play-by-play on the Deep Blue chess match against Garry Kasparov. It was impressive to see IBM Deep Blue win the match, but remember chess is a game that has fixed set of variables and a finite set of possible moves for each play. This endeavor competing on Jeopardy is much more complex. Using natural language processing to decipher puns, riddles, and word clues is very difficult. The range of topics in Jeopardy is enormous and the correct "questions" need to be determined in a matter of seconds. (Watson will need to buzz in within a few mili-seconds after the answer is read or Jennings/Rutter could easily win the game.)
Good luck to all, it should be an exciting game.
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Texas Zoos To Host Meetings on State Wildlife Plan
AUSTIN, Texas — Eight zoos in cities across Texas will host meetings in July to get public input about a proposed Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy, a new plan tied to millions of dollars in federal funding to conserve wildlife and habitat in Texas.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department must submit a final plan to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by Oct. 1 in order to continue to receive funds from the State Wildlife Grants program.
Last year, the federal grants program provided about $3 million dollars for Texas sea turtle conservation, coastal seagrass mapping projects, wildlife data collection and mapping, a freshwater mussel survey, and staff salaries and research to aid various nongame wildlife species and habitats such as the lesser prairie chicken and swift fox on the shortgrass prairies of the Panhandle and Rolling Plains.
"This source of funds is historic in that, while it does benefit game animals by conserving habitats, it substantially focuses on nongame wildlife species that have not had traditional conservation funding sources," said Steve Bender of the TPWD Wildlife Division, who is coordinating the Texas planning process. "This money has been appropriated to 'keep common species common' by maintaining diversity and slowing the stream of threatened and endangered species."
For the first time as part of the CWCS planning process, Texas Zoos are hosting a series of public meetings to focus on native Texas wildlife conservation.
The planning effort began last August when Texas State University in San Marcos hosted a Wildlife Diversity Conference to bring together top professional biologists and decision makers from across the state. State and federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, university professors and others discussed the state of Texas ecological regions and habitats as well as species-specific issues such as exotic species encroachment and Kemp's Ridley sea turtle restoration. Species-based working groups grew out of the conference and began drafting the state CWCS plan.
"These [working group] people know that without the help of conservation agencies and organizations like theirs that many of these species are in danger of slipping closer to needing protection under the Endangered Species Act," Bender said.
"While the ESA helps protect species, it is always better to help these animals before they need listing. Imperilment can cause people to act but by then it's often too late. A proactive strategy helps a species before it becomes rare and threatened. The other important concept is that a habitat or landscape approach is best because it helps many species."
Bender said the state conservation plan will connect with and build on the Land and Water Resources Conservation and Recreation Plan, the action plan that guides TPWD on an ongoing basis. It will list wildlife species of concern, the location and condition of key habitats, threats or problems to species or habitat, needed conservation actions and recommended species and habitat monitoring.
Anyone can comment on the draft plan at one of the meetings listed below, make comments online via the TPWD Web site, phone (800) 792-1112, ext 4427 or send mail to Steve Bender, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744.
All Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy public input meetings listed below will take place from 7-9 p.m. unless otherwise noted. All zoos, except the Dallas Zoo, will NOT have normal exhibits open for the public, since meetings are after hours.
- Austin: July 11, Texas Parks and Wildlife Headquarters, 4200 Smith School Road, (512) 389-4800, tpwd.texas.gov
- Houston: July 13, Houston Zoo, 1513 N. MacGregor, (713) 533-6500, www.houstonzoo.org
- Dallas: 1-4 p.m., July 14, Dallas Zoo, 650 South R.L. Thornton Freeway (I35-E), (214) 670-5656, www.dallas-zoo.org/home/home.asp
- Waco: July 14, Cameron Park Zoo, 1701 North 4th Street, (254) 750-8400, www.cameronparkzoo.com
- Lufkin: July 18, Ellen Trout Zoo, 402 Zoo Circle, Lufkin, Texas 75904, (936) 633-0399, www.ellentroutzoo.com
- Abilene: July 19, Abilene Zoological Gardens, 2070 Zoo Lane, Nelson Park, (325) 676-6085, www.abilenetx.com/zoo
- Lubbock: July 20, Science Spectrum, 2579 S. Loop 289 (806) 745-1216, www.sciencespectrum.com
- El Paso: July 21, Magoffin Home State Historic Site, tpwd.texas.gov/park/magoffin
- San Antonio: July 25, San Antonio Zoological Gardens and Aquarium, 3903 North St. Mary's Street, (210) 734-7184, www.sazoo-aq.org
- Brownsville: July 26, Gladys Porter Zoo, 500 Ringgold Street, (956) 546-7187, www.gpz.org
- Corpus Christi: July 27, Texas State Aquarium, 2710 North Shoreline, (800) 477-4853, www.texasstateaquarium.org
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Progressive Network Movie Night
Forks Over Knives
Nov. 22, 6:30–9:30pm
Conundrum Music Hall, 626 Meeting St., West Columbia
Learn about the great health benefits of a whole foods, plant-based diet while sampling vegan dishes at our FREE screening of Forks Over Knives and potluck!
Don't miss this film, full of crucial information but also easy and fun to watch. You will not be subjected to scenes of factory farm horror; instead you'll see evidence of health hazards caused by meat and dairy in the human diet. Watch what happens when the narrator decides to try a whole foods, plant-based diet during filming. The results are extraordinary.
Beer and other beverages available for purchase. Bring a non-veg friend. The hope is to inspire people who haven't tried a plant-based diet to move in that direction.
Film starts at 7pm. See movie trailer and more at www.forksoverknives.com. The SC Progressive Network shows free movies every 4th Tuesday.
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Mackenzie Gray Snake Travel Case
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Made to carry our Mackenzie DVD Player, this rugged travel case matches reptile style with kid-friendly functionality. It features a slither of colorful snakes outside, plus pockets inside for DVDs and a strap that holds the player in place.
- Made from rugged, water-resistant 600-denier polyester.
- Interior is lined in a lightweight, flannel fabric that gives the DVD player a scratch-resistant environment to rest in.
- Case has an exterior pocket and seven DVD storage pockets on the interior.
- Designed to match our Mackenzie Gear Collection.
- Ages 3 and up.
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Gill to run as an independent in Abbotsford-West
You can't keep Moe Gill down.
The long-time Abbotsford Councillor has been contemplating provincial politics for several years, and was considered one of the favourites to run for the Liberals in the riding of Abbotsford-South, which became vacant when MLA John van Dongen left the party.
However, in November Gill's bid for the Liberal nod was put on hold when party brass acclaimed University of the Fraser Valley criminology instructor Daryl Plecas as their candidate.
Gill claimed he had been "bullied" out of the riding.
But now, Gill is ready to throw his hat into the political ring as an independent.
On Sunday, Gill will officially announce his intention to run in the riding of Abbotsford-West.
"Originally, I was looking for Abbotsford-South because that's what I've been working on for the last few years, developing a membership in there and a relationship there," said Gill.
But he said with a Liberal and NDP candidate already running, as well as John van Dongen likely running as an independent, it was time to look elsewhere.
After talking with his advisors, Gill said it was determined he had a good following in the riding of Abbotsford-West as well.
The move will put him in competition against long-time Liberal MLA Mike de Jong.
"It will be a tight race, but I'm hoping to come out as the winner," he said.
He will also be battling NDP candidate Sukhi Dhami.
Gill's announcement on Sunday will take place at the Abbotsford Banquet Hall (33738 Laurel St.) and runs from 2-5 p.m.
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NEWPORT is to join cities across the UK in staging its own half-marathon it was announced today.
The 13.1 mile race, scheduled for 3 March next year, is organised by St David's Hospice Care and is over a flat course, making it suitable for every level of ability and for runners looking for a personal best.
Kris Broome, of St David's Hospice Care said: "It has long been our dream to host a fundraising event such as this in Newport. We have been working tirelessly with Newport City Council and various other partners to come up with a course that is both safe and interesting."
The South Wales Argus is the media partner for the event and we will keeping you up to date with news and information on the race. Digital Editor and runner Martin Wade will be writing a blog on the half-marathon from early next year.
The traffic-free race route will showcase some of Newport's best landmarks as it follows the River Usk, including the cycle path to Caerleon, before returning to the city.
The event is also timed to complement training for runners aiming to compete in the London Marathon.
Newport ex-Olympian Darren Campbell is supporting the half-marathon and said: "Running has been my life and passion and I'm thrilled to be able help open up the sport to even more people and also raise funds for St David's Hospice Care."
The race starts at 9am from the Newport International Sports Village with entries costing £22 with every runner receiving an event T-Shirt.
Registration is open on the website stdavidshospicecare.org or on runnersworld.co.uk You can also enter in person at a special launch event on Friday 14 September at the New Day Hospice Centre at Blackett Avenue, Newport between 5.30pm and 7pm.
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- November 2012. Position paper authored by CSB Executive Director George Braunstein responds to request from CSB Board, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and Fairfax County Executive to stimulate review and planning process to guide CSB in the future.
Beeman Commission Reports and Documents
- Beeman Commission website
- Beeman Commission Report to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, October 27, 2008
- Implementation Plan: Full Report; PowerPoint presentation, September 29, 2009
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The Social Network's Justin Timberlake Talks Facebook
The Social Network's Justin Timberlake Talks Facebook, the Internet, and Meeting Sean Parker
Finally! After all of the hype, The Social Network is now in theaters. Earlier this week, we got to chat with Justin Timberlake, who plays Sean Parker, creator of pioneering file-sharing site Napster and early Facebook adviser. Here's what he had to say about the Internet, meeting the man behind his role, and his Facebook prowess:
On the importance of the Internet: "There's a line that Jesse [Eisenberg]'s character [says] about it being a finals club where you're the president. It's like it's a party and you're throwing it. That's kind of the intrigue behind having your own Facebook page and creating your own profile. It's your world. I would assume that's what it is. As we've been promoting this film, I get the idea collectively that none of us are really that savvy at using Facebook or any other social networking site."
For more of what JT had to say, keep reading.
On Facebook's ultimate importance: "The accessibility and the instant gratification of having all of your photos and profile and everything lined up, I think that's probably what makes something like a Facebook or any other social networking site so great to people. I think that's the intrigue, we still wonder if it's going to create good things in the world or if we're going to waste away with it."
On meeting Sean Parker: "I briefly bumped into him here in New York one time, but we spoke for probably all of two minutes. Ironically I met him before I was cast in the role. There was a three-week period that — one of the parts of the zeitgeist that is the Internet — where I was going through and audition process and it had been announced that I was going to play the role. I went through a three-week period where it was like, 'Dammit, I better get this role since everyone thinks I'm playing it.' No, I'm kidding. But I met him before I was cast in the role of Sean Parker in the movie . . . He seemed very nice, but we didn't really talk about much."


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For Ellison, the anti-Shariah plank was part of a broader narrative of exclusion. "Why do they want to become the party of hate? ...They're demonstrating hatred toward Muslims. They're demonstrating hostility toward women. They act like they don't like gay people."
Keith Ellison giving Mother Jones an interview is the very definition of the Red-Green Alliance. The two of them making up a lie about the Republican platform is par for the course. Spinning that lie into claims that the GOP is the Party of Hate is their idea of fun.
The lie began with a claim from Mother Jones magazine that the Republican platform was "Anti-Sharia".
The right-wing conspiracy theory that American Muslims are engaged in a "stealth jihad" meant to replace the Constitution with Taliban-style Islamic law isn't mentioned explicitly in the Republican platform. But the document does refer to it obliquely. "There must be no use of foreign law by US courts in interpreting our Constitution and laws," the platform reads. "Nor should foreign sources of law be used in State courts; adjudication of criminal or civil matters.
It's not exactly a "conspiracy theory", unless Mother Jones considers the actions and statements of Muslim Brotherhood officials to be a conspiracy, which it is. But not a theory.
Still the Republican platform, which Mother Jones, in true leftist smear artist style, avoids fully quoting is referring to the use of foreign laws in court. Period. And when the language is quoted in full, it become obvious what the focus is.
Subjecting American citizens to foreign laws is inimical to the spirit of the Constitution. It is one reason we oppose U.S. participation in the International Criminal Court. There must be no use of foreign law by U.S. courts in interpreting our Constitution and laws. Nor should foreign sources of law be used in State courts' adjudication of criminal or civil matters.
Sharia law would fall under this, but the focus is very clearly on the commonplace use of secular foreign laws by American judges. This practice has been defended by a number of Supreme Court judges.
The next paragraph makes the issue in question very clear.
The Lacey Act of 1900, designed to protect endangered wildlife in interstate commerce, is now applied worldwide, making it a crime to use, in our domestic industries, any product illegally obtained in the country of origin, whether or not the user had anything to do with its harvesting. This unreasonable extension of the Act not only hurts American businesses and American jobs, but also subordinates our own rule of law to the legal codes of 195 other governments. It must be changed.
The Lacey Act may be obscure to the redshirts at Mother Jones, but most conservatives know exactly what the case that inspired this is.
Last August, the federal government raided a Gibson Guitar factory and confiscated property worth at least $500,000. What had Gibson Guitars done wrong? They had imported wood from India and failed to follow every "jot and tittle" of the regulatory law … not of the United States, but of India.
Thanks to a bureaucratic U.S. law called The Lacey Act, Gibson and other importers can be criminally prosecuted by the U.S. government for violations not only of U.S. regulatory law, but also for violations of other countries' regulatory laws. The Indian government didn't see a reason to penalize Gibson — but Gibson's own government did.
But just to make it so obvious that even a Mother Jones writer could understand the thrust of the platform, there was this concluding paragraph.
Just as George Washington wisely warned America to avoid foreign entanglements and enter into only temporary alliances, we oppose the adoption or ratification of international treaties that weaken or encroach upon American sovereignty.
It took a great deal of willful dishonesty from Mother Jones writer Adam Serwer to look at that and go, "Hmm clearly this is about Islam."
Now having created a false narrative, another MJ writer then interviewed Keith Ellison about the thing that MJ had made up. And Keith Ellison sniffed a piece of cut onion and turned on the waterworks.
For Ellison, the anti-Shariah plank was part of a broader narrative of exclusion. "Why do they want to become the party of hate? ...They're demonstrating hatred toward Muslims. They're demonstrating hostility toward women. They act like they don't like gay people."
Hey, you know who likes women and gay people? Muslims. They've even been known to love them to death.
But a dozen media outlets, including Dana Millbank at the Washington Post, then picked up the Mother Jones story and are running with it off the cliff.
At Time Magazine, Alex Altman lists that as one of his finds under a story headlined, "We Read the Republican Platform So You Don't Have To." That title sums up the media and why it's dangerous to let them read things for you.


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More investors are flirting with the idea of using their RRSP to pump into real estate opportunities. It sounds great on paper, but is that easy to access your funds?
Video transcript below:
Reporter: Using your RRSP to invest in real estate is encouraged, but the perceived restrictions and paperwork deter many. Is it really that difficult to access your funds and is this the best route for you? We find out in this week's episode of Investor Insight on CREW TV.
Using RRSPs to invest in real estate is nothing new. But it is only now that the average investor is doing it. Why are investors so afraid of using this strategy? And are there any truths to the bad stories?
Seane Greene, Owner, Platinum Investment Group
Seane Greene: Some of the fears they encounter or misconceptions are the fact that they believe they have to go back to their existing financial manager to move these funds or to go another type of investment company that can manage them for them. That's actually not correct. There are many ways to move your money from one RSP company to another. It's very easy, so I think again one of the misconceptions that are out there for most investors are that it's a very technical detailed event for them to have to try and go and move these funds and set up these new accounts and I can say from personal experience and personal knowledge, because I have been doing this myself personally for over 15 years, is that it's only gotten easier to obtain your own RSPs self directed accounts and move your money the way you want to move it or move it to, institutions in which you would like to have your money moved to.
Reporter: If it is so easy, then why are the big banks telling small investors this strategy is out of their reach?
Seane Greene: The current investment companies, the big banks and I say investment companies, the investment banks, the large mutual funds and REITs, I think traditionally they have made it seem to the average investor that this is above their scope, it's very technical, you don't understand it and I think they've been very good at keeping the average investor at bay feeling that they can't make any of these decisions on their own, but again that couldn't be any farther from the truth, what is actually available out there to the average investor today.
Blue Pearl Mortgage Group Inc. is expanding its footprint once again, this time with services in Ontario
Transit City Condos is a new 55-storey development located next door to new Vaughan Metropolitan Centre
For new investors, it's easy to get overwhelmed by facts, figures, formulas, and different investment calculations. Our goal today is to demystify the most important condo investing terms that you need to know


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Naughty and nice company policies
As holiday shopping and travel season move into full swing, Consumer Reports is out with its fourth annual Naughty and Nice list. It highlights companies with good policies and with bad ones.
Lord & Taylor is on the naughty list. The 25 percent off "ultimate sale" sounded great, but there are a lot of exceptions.
And Best Buy is also naughty. It tightened its in-store return policy. Even if you have a receipt, a valid photo ID is also required. And Best Buy retains the right to take information from your ID and store it in their database to track future return patterns. They also retain the right to freeze you out from making returns for up to 90 days.
On the nice list is Lands' End. It has an unconditional guarantee. You can return any item, at any time, for any reason. And that extends even to monogrammed items.
For travelers, Hampton Inn and Suites makes the "nice" list. Right at the front desk it promises, "If you're not satisfied, we don't expect you to pay."
Southwest Airlines is also nice for not charging a fee to switch your reservation. You just have to pay the difference in cost between fares. Many other airlines charge a penalty for that, and the penalty can be several hundred dollars.
And how about Amazon? Amazon is on Consumer Reports' naughty list this year. To get free shipping, you have to spend $35, but it used to be $25. You do get free shipping with no minimum if you sign up for Amazon Prime, which costs $79 per year.
Kmart also got on Consumer Reports' naughty list. It's extending its Black Friday hours and says it will be open 41 hours straight, from 6 a.m. Thanksgiving Day through 11 p.m. Friday. That's hardly a family-friendly move for its staff, although the company says the stores will be staffed with seasonal workers and those who have volunteered to work the holiday.


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Offensive woes not lost on Long
NEW YORK -- Maybe the most baffling part for Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long is that he has seen the approach and the work that goes into each game, judging them to be satisfactory. Despite the impressive track records owned by the members of the lineup, success has not followed.
"There's obviously a lot of things that factor into it," Long said on Wednesday. "You'd have to be some kind of mad hitting scientist to go through it all and try to figure it out. I don't have all those answers. I can tell you that the work ethic is there and what we're doing and how we're going about it is the right way. It's just the results have been inconsistent."
With more than 80 percent of the schedule already in the books, most of the story on the Yankees' offense has been written. They entered play on Wednesday with 539 runs scored, only four ahead of the Red Sox, who rank last in the American League.
The Yankees do not have a hitter with either a .300 batting average or an .800 OPS, and will not have a 100-RBI player for the first time in a non-strike year since 1992, when Don Mattingly paced the club with 86 RBIs. Jacoby Ellsbury leads the Yankees with 64 RBIs entering Wednesday's action.
"Up until this point, I don't think it's fair to put it on a couple of guys," manager Joe Girardi said. "Obviously you need run production. You need big run production in your middle and you need run production throughout your lineup. And those are things that we've struggled with this year."
Long said that he was encouraged by several of the Yankees' big innings over the last week, but they have not translated into sustained rewards. He points out that the Yankees hit the ball hard often against both Rick Porcello and Kyle Lobstein during the series against the Tigers at Comerica Park, but lost both games.
"The vibe has been better, but when you don't get results on games like that -- the Lobstein game, we were all over that guy the whole game and we had nothing to show for it -- those are the disappointing games. ... It gets frustrating," Long said.
"You kind of go to those things and say, 'All right, we have been swinging the bat better, we are doing some things better.' It's just been one of those years where the results on an everyday basis aren't there."
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I'm going with Danny Granger
Honestly, I would pick David West over anyone.
Stop quoting people I have on ignore!
On a team like this it could be anybody depending on matchups
How many points do I need?
down by 2
If it's the Bulls in the 90's I want Steve Kerr. If it's the Pacers in 90's I want Reggie Miller. If it's the Lakers early in the last decade I want Robert Horry. If it's Miami I want Ray Allen. If it's OKC I want Kevin Durant.
Do we see a trend? Yeah I always want the best shooters to take the shot. Pretty simple concept. I'd probably set up a play that'd help the best shooters get open. That's how you play the game if you're smart.
So obviously for the Pacers I want Danny or Paul to shoot since they're easily the best shooters.
Whoever the coach draws the play up for.
I'm not perfect and neither are you.
Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the esteem of Elohim,
Ephisians 4: 32 And be kind towards one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as Elohim also forgave you in Messiah.
"So, which one of you guys is going to come in second?" - Larry Bird before the 3 point contest. He won.
Depends on whose shot is falling at the moment.
"Nobody wants to play against Tyler Hansbrough NO BODY!" ~ Frank Vogel
"And David put his hand in the bag and took out a stone and slung it. And it struck the Philistine on the head and he fell to the ground. Amen. "
I really WANT Paul George to have the stuff for that moment. If I'm Vogel, and this situation presents itself mid-season, I think Paul George should get a chance.
If it's late in the season or in the post-season, I'd be comfortable with DWest getting the ball and making a move IF there's time on the clock. He's hard to stop and his veteran savvy is something I trust. Danny has, at times, shown the ability to take and make the big shot, so if it's got to be quick, I wouldn't mind giving him the chance.
But, if I'm drawing up the play, I want Roy to get the ball, draw the defense, and kick it to George Hill. He's got ice in his veins and ultimate confidence in that situation.
It's a new day for Pacers Basketball.
The open man.
It depends.
In theory, I think Granger has the best range and has proven to be pretty clutch. But whenever we're at the half court or inbound play, he just can't get open. I don't know why, maybe our plays suck, maybe the teammates don't execute the plays well, maybe he's not good at freeing himself. But bottom line, I don't think Granger is the type of player who gets the ball with 5 seconds left and gives you a game winner. Or maybe he is, but not for us.
So, based on our games this year, I'd say West should get the ball. He's good at getting position. He's good at posting up (He has a crazy post up move where he dribbles low and quick and just goes inside easily). He has good faders, good mid range.
Could also be Paul George. I'm no George fanboy, but how many times did he score when the shot clock was just about to expire? I can't be the only one who watched all his crazy attempts go in.
"Josh Smith Re-building the city of Detroit one brick at a time"Originally Posted by Piston Prince
Probably Danny followed closely by DWest.
It all depends on the score for me. If we are 1 or 2 points down I like DW, or Roy. If we are down by 3 points I would say Danny, Hill or PG.
Jeff Foster.
The logical answer's whomever's open.
The emotional answer is Roy. Earn that contract.
If it is after a timeout, have someone throw it at Air Mahinmi for the dunk.
for 2 pts vs weaker inside presence - I'd go with Hibbert or West in the paint.
for 2 pts vs stronger inside presence - I'd go with Granger on a 18' jumper.
for 3 pts i'd go with Granger 1st option, Hill 2nd option.
But it depends on time left on the clock and match ups. Match ups should be the strong point of the Pacers.
Garbage players get 1st round picks, (WTF)! All of the NBA must hate the Pacers! LOL
Granger, only because he's the only current Pacer who has done it before to my knowledge.
West without question.
I question that, I wouldn't want West to launch a 3 to tie.
Garbage players get 1st round picks, (WTF)! All of the NBA must hate the Pacers! LOL


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The Church of the Transfiguration Presents A BAROQUE CHRISTMAS: THE CANDLELIGHT CONCERT, 12/14
The Church of the Transfiguration ("The Little Church Around the Corner") presents A BAROQUE CHRISTMAS: THE CANDLELIGHT CONCERT with the Transfiguration Choir of Men and Boys, Girls Choir, and Camerata with the Transfiguration Early Instrument Ensemble: Claudia Dumschat, conductor on Friday, December 14, 2012 at 7:30pm.
Works to be performed include: Antonio Vivaldi's Gloria; Marc-Antoine Charpentier's Messe de Minuit pour Noel (Kyrie and Gloria); In Nativitatem Domini Nostri Jesu Christi Canticum; Noels pour Instruments; and Two French Carols: Il est ne le divin enfant and Noel Noevelet, arr. by John Rutter.
Featured Vocalists: The Men and Boys Choir; Girls Choir; Camerata
Soloists: Amy Bartram, soprano; Bryan DeSilva, countertenor; Christopher Preston Thompson, tenor. Lesley Zlabinger, soprano; James Barbato, tenor; Peter Van Derick, baritone.
Featured Instrumentalists: Vita Wallace, baroque violin; Sang Joon Park and Laura Thompson, baroque flutes; Virginia Brewer, baroque oboe; Rick Erickson, organ and harpsichord
This is an Arnold Schwartz Memorial Concert. For a full schedule, please visit:
Again the event will take place on Friday, December 14, 2012 7:30 pm at The Church of the Transfiguration "The Little Church Around the Corner" located at One East 29th Street (between Fifth and Madison Avenues), New York, NY.
Tickets are priced at $25; $15 for students and seniors. For Reservations & info please call 212-684-4174.
Subways: 1, N, R or 6 to 28th Street; B, D, F or M to 34th Street Herald Square
By bus: M1, M2, M3, M5, M6 or M7
The Choir of Men and Boys is the oldest such choir in the United States and the only one not affiliated with a school. It consists of 16 boys, ages 8-14, auditioned and selected from the New York metropolitan area, with diverse ethnic and economic backgrounds. The boys rehearse several times each week and not only are paid but also receive incremental scholarships through the Anthony J. Mercede Scholarship Fund, based on their years of participation. The full Choir of Men and Boys sings every Sunday morning at the 11:00 am Mass. The style and sound of the choir began in the great cathedrals and collegiate choirs of England, where the uppermost musical line was written specifically for the timbre of boys' treble voices. Eight professional adult men sing the alto (countertenor), tenor and bass parts with the boys. The music they sing is from the English and European choral tradition: Bach, Byrd, Stanford, Willan, Haydn, Rorem, among others.
About The Arnold Schwartz Memorial Concert Series: Tonight's concert is part of a series created by Marie Schwartz in honor of her late husband, Arnold Schwartz (1905–1979), who was born in Brooklyn and lived in New York City all of his life. Understanding that education and good health were needed in order for a young person to compete and succeed here, he gave generously to many educational and health-related institutions. Because he loved music, he extended his generosity to many musical institutions, such as the Metropolitan Opera. Mr. Schwartz was also a trustee of the New York University Medical Center. Mrs. Schwartz also made it possible for Transfiguration to commission one of the finest pipe organs recently built for a New York church. Designed and built by the C.B. Fisk Company of Gloucester, Massachusetts, the Arnold Schwartz Memorial Organ (Opus 92) was finished and dedicated in 1988. A tracker, or mechanical-action organ, it was designed largely in the 18th century North German tonal style but with an extensive 19-century French Cavaillé-Coll type swell division. This is an instrument eminently fit to perform the organ literature of all periods, as well as presenting and accompanying traditional Anglican liturgical music.
The Church of Transfiguration is known throughout the country as The Little Church Around the Corner. It got this name in 1870, when a local actor died and his friend Joseph Jefferson went to the rector of another church to see about a funeral. Upon hearing the dead man had been an actor, the rector said that he could not possibly bury him. The astonished friend asked if there was someplace else where he could arrange for his friend's funeral. The clergyman replied, "I believe there's a little church around the corner that does that sort of thing." For one hundred and sixty years, the church has been a very visible worshipping community in an urban setting that has welcomed all classes, all races, and particularly all those marginalized by society.
For more details, please visit: www.littlechurch.org
Notes on the program:
Gloria in D RV589 - Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741) composed this Gloria in Venice, probably in 1715, for the choir of the Ospedale della Pietà, an orphanage for girls. The Ospedale prided itself on the quality of its musical education and the excellence of its choir and orchestra. Vivaldi, a priest, music teacher and virtuoso violinist, composed many sacred works for the Ospedale, where he spent most of his career, as well as hundreds of instrumental concertos to be played by the girls' orchestra. This, his most famous choral piece, presents the traditional Gloria from the Latin Mass in twelve varied cantata-like sections.
Messe de Minuit - Marc-Antonin Charpentier (1634-1704) was one of the most outstanding musicians in late seventeenth-century France. As a young man he had spent three years in Rome studying with one of the leading Italian composers of the day, Giacomo Carissimi, with whom he acquired valuable first-hand experience of opera and oratorio - both relatively new forms at that time. On returning to his native Paris he put these skills to effective use,
composing a number of operas and bringing the dramatic oratorio to France for the first time.
Charpentier was particularly drawn to writing Christmas music, producing instrumental carols, Latin oratorios on Christmas themes, French pastorales and a Christmas mass - the delightful Messe de Minuit pour Noël. This piece dates from around 1690 and was probably composed for the great Jesuit church of St. Louis in Paris, where Charpentier held the important post of maître de musique.
The use of popular carols in church music had long been an accepted practice. In England carols were more often sung than played, but in France noëls figured prominently in the substantial French organ repertoire. The liturgy of Midnight Mass permitted the singing and playing of these Christmas folksongs, and by Charpentier's time quite complex instrumental arrangements were commonplace. However, Charpentier's idea of basing a whole mass on these songs was completely original.
Also by Charpentier: Noels Pour Instruments are exactly what they say - popular French Christmas tunes arranged by instruments and played by our excellent early instrument ensemble.
In Nativitatem Domini Nostri Jesu Christi Canticum, from the mid 1670s, is best defined as an oratorio. ("Canticum" means song, or dramatic scene). The work combines French and Italian traits. It respects the simple prose of the Latin Vulgate Bible, being especially faithful to the text of Luke 2:8-16. At the same time, the emphasis the pastoral elements of the Christmas story, brings to mind charming French nols. Italian elements include the bel canto angel aria (#3), the recitatives, and the stile antico contrapuntal style of the rapturous shepherd's chorus (#4). On the other hand, the prelude/postlude, dance rhythms, and solochorus repetitions of the shepherds' air (#7&8) are from French sources, as is the general atmosphere of childlike sweetness, simplicity, and innocence that pervades this whole work.
Claudia Dumschat (Conductor) is the Organist and Choirmaster at Church of the Transfiguration. She received her Doctor of Musical Arts from the Manhattan School of Music and studied conducting with Dennis Keene and Giampolo Bracali. Her repertoire includes orchestral and choral music, chamber music, oratorios, and operas by major composers in the Western tradition up to the present day. Theatre/dance collaborations with neXus Arts and/or the Church of the Transfiguration include Britten's Curlew River, Noye's Fludde, Company of Heaven; Menotti's The Unicorn, the Gorgon, and the Manticore; Händel's Saul and Athalia. World premiere performances include Victor Kioulaphides' The Gilded Cage and The Vision of Perpetua, Brian Schober's Dance of the Stones, and the NY premiere of Stephen Hartke's Tituli. Dr. Dumschat was Music Director of The Play of Daniel last December and The Prodigal Son in March here at Transfiguration.
Soprano Amy Bartram has sung a wide range of music from ancient Greek chant to premieres by emerging composers, and jazz. She has performed lead roles in baroque and contemporary operas, and her oratorio solo credits include works by Bach, Handel, Purcell, Respighi, and Vivaldi. Her numerous performances at the Church of the Transfiguration include Mozart's Coronation Mass (soprano soloist) and the role of Josabeth in Handel's Athalia. A specialist in early music, Amy gives frequent recitals of 17th c. song with lutenist Ekko Jennings and directs the medieval ensemble, Machicoti. Her solo recordings of 16th c. French songs and of John Stone's contemporary art songs are available on iTunes and Amazon. Her recording
of Stone's song "Daybreak in Alabama" was selected for the "Song of America" radio series broadcast nationwide in 2011-12. Amy has sung with ensembles such as Clarion Choir, Musica Sacra, and Vox Vocal Ensemble, in venues including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Miller Theatre. Upcoming performances include holiday concerts with Vox at the Guggenheim, and the Play of Daniel at the Cloisters, in which she sings and plays medieval lute. For more information visit www.amybartram.com.
Countertenor Bryan DeSilva's operatic roles include the title role in Handel's "Giulio Cesare in Egitto," the Sorceress in Purcell's "Dido and Aeneas," and Orfeo in Gluck's "Orfeo ed Euridice." In December 2005 Bryan debuted as the alto soloist in Bach's Magnificat with the Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia, earning praise from the Philadelphia Inquirer. In April 2008 he made his debut with the Reading Choral Society and orchestra as the alto soloist in Handel's Utrecht Jubilate Deo and Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass for which the Reading Eagle acclaimed Mr. DeSilva's "warm and honeyed tone."
In the Spring of 2010 Bryan was the alto soloist in J.S. Bach's Mass in G Major in Reading, which also featured renowned soprano Julianne Baird. The Reading Eagle called his duet with Ms. Baird "particularly memorable", praising his "otherworldly voice [which] complemented hers so well."
Christopher Preston Thompson, Tenor, described as "versatile, funny, game and attractive…obviously well-trained singer" for his performance in Grammy nominee, David Chesky's new opera, The Pig, The Farmer, and the Artist, Christopher Preston Thompson ranges in experience as both singer and actor, with specific focus on Early Music and New Music. New York Concert Review deemed his recent performance in the title role of Benjamin Britten's The Prodigal Son (Church of the Transfiguration, NYC) as "superb", hailing him "a fine singing-actor…singing with dramatic intensity, great sound and crystal-clear diction". Upcoming engagements include roles in Gothic Early Music Scene's production of The Play of Daniel at the Cloisters and Britten's Curlew River at the Church of the Transfiguration, a solo concert at the American Church in Paris, as well as performances with the New York Virtuoso Singers at Carnegie Hall and the Pro Arte Singers. Other NYC credits include roles with Encompass New Opera Theatre (Anton, The Theory of Everything), the Bronx Opera (Remendado,Carmen; Mercury, Orpheus in the Underworld), dell'Arte Opera Ensemble (Snout, A Midsummer Night's Dream; Basilio/Curzio, Le Nozze di Figaro), and Nicu's Spoon Theatre (Prince Edward/Lord Stanley, Richard III), appearances with the New York Virtuoso Singers, and resident positions with the Marble Collegiate Sanctuary Choir and The Good Pennyworths. Regional credits include roles with the Great River Shakespeare Festival (title role, Cymbeline), Opera Company of the Highlands (Goro, Madama Butterfly), and Crested Butte Music Festival (Dr. Cajus, Falstaff). In addition to his singing career, Christopher can also be seen as an Early harpist in performance with The Good Pennyworths and with his Medieval trio, Concordian Dawn. Please visit www.christopherprestonthompson.com for more.
Soprano Lesley Zlabinger is quickly becoming known as a Baroque specialist. She has performed as a soloist in several Bach cantatas at the Church of the Transfiguration in Manhattan and at Queens College. She has also performed the soprano roles in Handel's Messiah with orchestra at Queens College and York College, Buxtehude's Membra Jesu Nostri at the Church of the Transfiguration, and Vivaldi's Gloria in Mineola.
Equally at home in opera, Ms. Zlabinger has performed roles from the Baroque era through the 21st century. Highlights include Virtù in Monteverdi's L'Incoronazione di Poppea, Belinda in Purcell's Dido & Aeneas, the Countess in Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro, Sophie in Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier and Blanche in Poulenc's Dialogues of the Carmelites. Ms. Zlabinger has also originated roles in three new operas: Cupid in Cupid & Psyche and Parisatis in Alexander the Great, or the Rival Queens, both by Matthew Pittsinger; and Soprano Soloist in Brian Schober's Dance of the Stones, produced by neXus Arts.
A seasoned chorister, Ms. Zlabinger has sung with a variety of touring, recording, and professional choirs. She is a member of the professional choir at Corpus Christi Church in Manhattan, the choir-in-residence of the Music Before 1800 concert series. She also sang with the Queens College Vocal Ensemble on its recording Selected Partsongs of Hamish MacCunn (2010), some of which had never previously been recorded. Additional choral credits include the Bel Canto Voices, Minneapolis, MN; Grinnell Singers, Grinnell, IA; and the Studentenkantorei, Freiburg, Germany.
Ms. Zlabinger is also an accomplished recitalist. Past recital repertoire includes Debussy's Quatre chansons du jeunesse, Argento's Six Elizabethan Songs, selections from Wolf's Italienisches Liederbuch, and Schubert's Der Hirt auf dem Felsen. She also presented a variety of sacred and secular Baroque duets at the Church of the Transfiguration in New York City on its mid-day concert series.
Ms. Zlabinger holds an M.A. in Vocal Performance from Queens College / CUNY and a B.A. in German from Grinnell College. She teaches voice privately and through the Great Neck Arts Center. Please visit www.LesleyZlabinger.com for performance listings, audio clips, and more.
Baritone Peter Van Derick made his Metropolitan Opera debut in April 1995 in John Corigliano's The Ghosts of Versailles, and returned for seasons singing roles in Die Zauberflöte , Solome, Midsummer Night's Dream, Capriccio and Andrea Chenier. In March 1997 he portrayed the title role in fourteen performances of Gianni Schicchi with the Metropolitan Opera Guild. In January of 2004, Van Derick conducted the Idaho Falls Opera Theatre's production of THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO. In New York, he has conducted Menotti's THE OLD MAID AND THE THIEF with the Champagne and Candlelight Opera, and Don Giovanni, I Pagliacci, and Il Tabarro with Dive Opera. Mr. Van Derick has maintained a private voice studio in New York City for over 20 years, teaching both classical and musical theatre. He has been on the faculty of The Lee Strasberg Institute, Collaborative Arts Project 21, and presently teaches at Marymount Manhattan College in the Musical Theatre Department. At Marymount he has served as music director for the Freshman Show '10 and Mark Morris' BEDTIME for the Dance Department's Spring Gala '12. and ALL SHOOK UP! in the fall of 2012.
Tenor James Barbato trained at the Eastman School of Music and the Boston University Opera Institute. His operatic appearances have included roles with Florida Grand Opera, Central City Opera, Opera New Jersey, and Ash Lawn Opera. As a concert soloist, he recently performed Stravinsky's Les Noces with Charles Dutoit at Tanglewood. Other festival appearances have included residencies with the Marlboro Music Festival, Aldeburgh's Britten-Pears Programme, and the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence Académie européenne. Mr. Barbato was a finalist in the 2012 Liederkranz Song Competition, and has frequently been presented in recital as a guest of Cornell University's Historical Performance Program. He was also honored to perform earlier this year on the Schubert & Co recital series in New York – an inaugural endeavor that is presenting the complete songs of Schubert in 31 recitals throughout this season. Formerly a staff tenor at Boston's Trinity Church at Copley Square, Mr. Barbato has also been a soloist for many oratorios, including Handel's Messiah and Mozart's Requiem, Coronation Mass, and Mass in C minor.
Flutist Sang Joon Park was the recipient of the prestigious 2005 Samuel Baron Prize awarded at SUNY Stony Brook University where he earned his Doctor of Musical Arts Degree under Carol Wincenc. He studied with distinguished Baroque flutists such as Wilbert Hazelzet, Sandra Miller, Janet See, Stephen Schultz, and Jed Wentz. He is the artistic director of the Baroque trio Aula Harmoniae, and is a member of Baroque chamber groups including Rossignols Amoureux, The Soul's Delight, Ensemble La Sylva, La Donna Musicale, Catacoustic Consort, Bacchanalia Baroque, Empire Viols, Concert Royal, and The Grand Tour Orchestra, with performances in Peru, the Netherlands, Taiwan and the United States.
Laura Thompson, Flutist, pursues a career on both modern and historical instruments. She has won grants from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council for her work with Bacchanalia Baroque Ensemble, as well as from the Northern Manhattan Arts Association for a recording of early American flute music. Laura Thompson graduated cum laud from the Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College, CUNY, where she earned both her Masters and Bachelor's degrees in flute performance. Her principal teachers there were Samuel Baron and Keith Underwood with further studies on baroque flute with Jed Wentz in Amsterdam, Holland. Laura performs regularly with the Strathmere Festival Orchestra, The New York Chamber Players, and The Grand Tour Orchestra. Recent chamber music performances include concerts with Bacchanalia Baroque Ensemble, Mondonville Baroque, and the Zephyr Trio. MS. Thompson's love of opera has led her to perform with the Lyric Opera of New York; Opera Ozarks; Di Capo Opera; New Opera Festival di Roma; and the Amato Opera. She has also appeared as renaissance flutist in the opera productions of the New York Continuo Collective!"
Vita Wallace, Violinist, is known as a powerful, sensitive, and versatile musician. The New York Times has recently noted her "fine" and "potent" interpretations of music from the 13th to the 21st centuries. She is a member of the Baroque ensembles Anima, ARTEK, the Dryden Ensemble, and Foundling, and has been a guest artist with Parthenia, Festival Scarlatti in Sicily, and numerous other medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque ensembles and festivals. Vita and her brother, Ishmael, have performed, recorded, and taught extensively as the Orfeo Duo. They recently recorded all of the Beethoven sonatas for violin and piano on period instruments for the Frederick Collection of Historical Pianos; Early Music notes that the Orfeo Duo's "sense of ensemble and communication is impeccable... These are singularly passionate performances."
Virginia Brewer, Oboist, started the 2012-13 season with performances of a Handel chamber music program as part of the Leaf Peeper series, followed by 12 performances of John Gay's The Beggar's Opera with the Phillipstown Depot Theater Company, staged and directed by GorDon Stewart. Ms. Brewer looks forward to performances of Handel's Messiah and the Bach St. Matthew Passion with the St. Thomas Choir of Men and Boys, John Scott director. In addition, Ms. Brewer continues her role as principal oboist of the Bach Vespers series at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church near Lincoln Center. Ms. Brewer can be heard on Nonesuch, Titanic and L'Oiseau Lyre Records, among others.
Rick Erickson, Organist & Harpsichordist, has performed as organist, conductor, and hymn-festival leader throughout the USA and Europe. He has appeared at conventions of the American Guild of Organists, the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians, Pastoral Musicians, and Hymn Society of America. He served as co-editor for the choral edition of Bach for All Seasons, and has recorded for Augsburg Fortress, Naxos and JAV, among others. His choral arrangements are published by Augsburg Fortress and Kjos Publishers, and he appeared in the acclaimed film 13 Conversations About One Thing. This past year (2006) he arranged and directed music for the play The Orphan Singer, produced by Making Books Sing, which will be published by Boosey and Hawkes. He is also an Associate in Ministry in the ELCA.
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Optical Gas Imaging Redefines Industrial Gas Leak Detection
EP Editorial Staff | September 1, 2010
Gas leaks have been affecting peoples' lives since ancient times. Now, there's no excuse for many of them.
In ancient Greece, people traveled from far and wide to listen to the Oracle of Delphi, who claimed to be in direct contact with the god Apollo. They came in hopes of gaining special knowledge about themselves and their futures (including, for example, when to plant their crops). What would those trusting knowledge-seekers have thought if they had known that instead of speaking to and for Apollo, the Oracle had simply been exposed to harmful ethylene gas? This is just what modern-era researchers discovered: The Oracle's prophecies and popularity were associated with an ancient gas leak.
These days
While we no longer seek the council of Apollo, as a global society, we are still using a great deal of ethylene. Wikipedia defines ethylene glycol as an "organic compound, widely used as an automotive antifreeze and a precursor to polymers. In its pure form, it is an odorless, colorless, syrupy, sweet-tasting liquid. There appears to have been no commercial manufacture or application prior to World War I."
Some of the characteristics of ethylene—a greenhouse-gas emission that is both odorless and colorless—are common to many other industrial gases, thus making leaks hard (some would say tricky) to find. That's why a chemical called mercaptan is added to methane (perhaps the most widely used gas) to give it that sulfur-like or rotten-egg odor with which many of us are familiar. But often times, natural gas sold to industrial facilities does not contain mercaptan and remains odorless.
Industrial gas leaks tend to occur within a mass of valves, flanges and piping. It is not uncommon to have thousands—sometimes tens of thousands—of potential leak points that stretch for miles.
Adding to the difficulty is the highly flammable nature of many of these industrial gases. From one of the world's worst industrial gas leaks ever (the 1984 explosion in Bhopal, India), to the more recent Texas City Refinery explosion in 2005 in which 15 workers died, industrial (and even residential) gas leaks continue to cause large-scale financial and human losses.
Game-changing technology
In June 2005, FLIR Systems introduced the GasFindIR infrared camera, today called the GF-Series and referred to by industry and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as "optical gas imaging." Why is optical gas imaging such a game-changer for maintenance and reliability professionals? The answer is simple: For the first time in history, we have a means by which to see what had previously been invisible—colorless gas vapors. Prior to optical gas imaging, the Toxic Vapor Analyzer (TVA) was about the only tool available for the task.
Using a point contact-sensor or wand, a TVA would be placed near a suspected gas leak or next to a valve or flange. The instrument would then absorb a portion of the gas and provide a reading—which explains why TVAs are still commonly referred to as "sniffers." While relatively effective and widespread in its use, TVA technology has some significant limitations.
Fig. 2. Leakage from a failed ruptured disk
With a TVA, the wand must be placed fairly precisely to where the gas is blowing. If there is wind or air movement and the wand is even just a bit off, the instrument will not detect the leak. More importantly, since operators frequently don't know the exact locations of gas leaks, this "sniffer" method involves a great deal of guesswork.
The optical gas imaging infrared camera operates much like a consumer video-camcorder. It provides a real-time visual image of gas emissions or leaks. One simply scans an area and watches the video. Gas leaks will appear as black smoke on-screen. In this manner, gas leaks can be seen even if the camera is 30 feet away. Moreover, the GF-Series camera can see exactly where the leak is occurring, helping to pinpoint its source.
Fig. 3. Leaking LPG treater
For a TVA to pay off, a worker must position the wand next to hundreds of valves and flanges, and do so with pinpoint accuracy—yet there may be no feedback or knowledge as to whether a leak even exists. Such efforts can require significant amounts of manpower and time, coupled with considerable room for error. With gas imaging, however, a worker just pans and scans to instantly see leaks. (Refer to Figs. 1, 2 and 3 to see what different leaks look like through optical gas imaging.)
The benefits
Many industrial operations either use industrial gases as part of their process input or produce gas as a by-product (or even an end-product). Gas leaks are an ongoing concern for many reasons. From a regulatory perspective, companies must reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, and workplace safety/OSHA standards must be met. In many instances, the gases themselves are expensive—whether they're a process input or final product. Gas leaks, therefore, are equivalent to lost profits. In addition to all the other reasons to find and stop them, companies also have a strong financial incentive to do so.
To date, many gases have been tested with this new optical gas imaging technology by an independent third-party testing laboratory (see Sidebar).
In December 2008, the EPA issued a final ruling in the Code of Federal Regulations, specifically 40 CFR Parts 60, 63 and 65. In this ruling—often called the Alternative Work Practice to Method 21—the agency cited the fact that optical gas imaging can now be used instead of sniffer (or TVA) technology for leak detection.
Acceptance among end-users, first in the petrochemical industry, has been swift. In fact, most large petrochemical facilities now make wide use of optical gas imaging technology. From the supplier side, FLIR is working to help accelerate the technology acceptance curve by making GF-Series infrared cameras available for short- or long-term rental.
Looking into the future
Having been introduced only five years ago, it's not hard to envision optical gas imaging technology expanding in use across a wide range of industries, as well as into residential markets. It's also not hard to imagine that new rules and regulations will be issued with regard to gas leaks and the deployment of this game-changing technology in detecting them more quickly than in times past. MT
David Francoeur, director of Marketing for FLIR Systems, Inc., is based in Billerica, MA. Telephone: (978) 901-8227; e-mail: email@example.com.


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By Peter Franzen
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From: Phoenix, AZ
Oct 22, 2006
|I found this to be really fun, if a bit greasy. It did feel a bit cruxy getting on to the second block from the ledge.
By David Wade
Oct 11, 2008
|Beautiful route, though the layback crux seems mild for a 10b. Two lessons learned: rack all you draws on the left side, and don't bother setting a toprope for the second, the swing is a killer.
By Ian G.
From: PDX, OR
Feb 14, 2010
rating: 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
|I usually don't complain about bolts...but at one point I had one at my foot, one at my waist, and I was clipping a third. Still, a unique climb and pretty fun!
By Monomaniac
From: Morrison, CO
Feb 16, 2010
|So you're saying there are too many?! Some of the worst/most dangerous falls I've ever seen were on this route. I guess the problem is more a lack of clipping stances than a lack of bolts.
By DJ Reyes
From: Northern Nevada
Jul 11, 2010
|Fantastic route. The clip for the first bolt on the second block is pleasantly pumper! The moves above provided the crux for me. Balancy and delicate to be sure. I wonder if it is better not to transfer to the rest above the first block and just go for it as getting reestablished on the route is hard and seems contrived.
By Toby Butterfield
From: Portland, OR
Oct 18, 2011
rating: 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
Definitely better not to stand up on top of the first block--you're just setting yourself up for a bunch of downclimbing or an awkward transition.
That said, don't be shy about weaving back and forth between the arete and face. One of my favorite routes at the grade at Smith, and a big reason is that everyone has different beta!
By Heather V.
Dec 18, 2011
|this thing is a total greasefest! Ugh!
By richard magill
Jul 3, 2012
Interesting comments, and a really different route at Smith. Greasy slippery feet and nothing for the left hand, but usually a very solid right hand on the arete. There are kind of a lot of bolts for Smith, but on the other hand every clip is a bit dicey since your feet could go at any time. So frequent bolts might make sense, so you don't have too much slack out if you blow a clip...
I liked it.
By Jeremy Y
Jul 28, 2013
|I made the mistake of climbing this in 90+ degree heat. The face is in the shade, but even so this thing is so greasy that the feet on the arete were unusable. If it could be cleaned it seems like a really fun route, but I suffered up it.
By another Chad
Sep 18, 2013
I guess I'm just use to slick basalt because Double Trouble didn't feel particularly greasy/dirty/sweaty to me. I mention this because it would be a bummer if someone skipped over this fun climb because of the comments here.
By raybrd10
Feb 23, 2015
|Just climbed 2/22/15. Not greasy at all! Just a really fun line.
By Trevor Vichas
From: Strawberry, CA
May 14, 2016
rating: 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
|Better to climb this route on a cold day, as it greasefest on the hot days.


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The development of the smartcard, proposed by Wiltshire Lib Dems' spokesperson for transport and highways Coun Magnus Macdonald, will soon begin with the hope it can bs used to pay for parking, public transport and a number of other services across the county.
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Topic: An update. It's been a while!
Hey all,
Well I haven't posted on here in a while but I do check in as much as I can. Life is so hectic this side of the pond that I hardly have time to breathe at the moment.
Recap on Mum's treatment to-date. Diagnosis: ICC stage 4 - contained within the liver at present. Three rounds of gem/cis - stable disease. Then a little wait to have some more scans and consider the ALPPS procedure (two-stage liver resection), but in this time a few more satellites grew, so surgery is currently out.
Next stage, today, our surgeon is considering SIRT, and the board meet in two weeks to consider Mum for this treatment. They want to see whether they can downsize the big tumour on one side of the liver, and then remove it. Then another dose of SIRT on the other side of the liver, to hopefully downsize and remove. I guess that this would be the absolute best case scenario but we're not holding our breath as nothing has worked out so far!
Anyway, i'm wondering whether anyone has any positive experiences with SIRT? From what i've read on here before, there are some variable views as to how effective it is. Saying that, we currently have no other options as the NHS is pretty limited it seems.
In good news however, Mum continues to be symptom-free. Long may this continue!
Best wishes to all,