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General Hospital's loss is Bold and the Beautiful's gain. Emmy- Award winning writer Michele Val Jean has joined the writing team of B&B, Executive Producer and Head Writer Bradley P. Bell announced today. "I am pleased to announce that Michele Val Jean will be joining our writing team," said Bell. "With her vast wealth of knowledge, experience, and creativity, Michele is
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Val Jean has worked on the writing team of General Hospital for the past 18 years. Prior to General Hospital, she wrote for Santa Barbara as well as for Generations and the prime time series Jake and the Fatman.
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It is so easy to get caught up in the fast-paced world we live in. Eventually you start going through the motions without taking a moment to breathe. Meditation can be your personal daily sanctuary where you can get away from the day's stresses (children, work, husband, financial woes) and become one with yourself.
Meditation has been a practice among many for thousands of years. Today it is used to reduce stress and promote relaxation. Once you're able to clear your head of the random stream of thoughts that fill it, you can reach a state of deep relaxation and tranquility. Some believe it gives you a greater sense of awareness.
According to the Mayo Clinic, meditation's mind-body connection also has many health benefits, both mental and physical.
When you meditate, you clear the information that overwhelms your mind and creates stress, which is good for your emotional well-being. It can also help you gain a new perspective on stressful situations, build skills to manage your stress, increase self-awareness, focus on the present and reduce negative emotions.
Meditation has also been shown to help alleviate physical ailments. It's especially helpful if you have a medical condition that is worsened by stress. Some research shows that it can benefit you if you have:
- Allergies
- Anxiety disorders
- Asthma
- Binge eating
- Cancer
- Depression
- Fatigue
- Heart disease
- High blood pressure
- Pain
- Sleep problems
- Substance abuse
Meditation isn't a replacement for medical treatment, but in many cases can be used in addition to it. You should certainly speak to a doctor if you're considering starting meditation and have a medical condition.
There are many different types of meditation as well as guides on how to start. Luckily, you don't need anything to meditate; just a quiet space and yourself.


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The former alt-country darlings continue to move away from their twangy roots on their fourth album, which also happens to be their best yet. There are still occasional undercurrents of roots music here, but the overall sound is an audacious kind of richly textured, enigmatic guitar pop with an experimental edge that magnifies instead of blurring the songs' strong emotional content. 4/15/2002 - Don Yates
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Some in Congress; much of the general public outside the Mississippi River basin, and even some university ecologists and other professors aren't convinced it is a wise idea to invest heavily in upgrading the locks and dams system of the Mississippi River.
Earlier this month, Robert Criss, a professor of earth and planetary sciences at Washington University, St. Louis, wrote a commentary for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper in which he argued against an "infusion of federal funds for river engineering and maintenance projects" for the Mississippi River and Missouri River.
To condense and paraphrase, Criss had six points of complaints:
- River structures impede flow and destroy wetlands or isolate the channel from floodplains.
- Loss of shallow water and island habitat decrease fish, fowl and mussel type animal reproduction and volume.
- River structures provide opportunities for invasive river species to spread such as Asian carp.
- Barge traffic is not economical and requires constant taxpayer money to build and maintain locks and dams because barge companies don't pay expense other than a fuel tax.
- Barge traffic is problematic because of river structures such as locks and dams and bridges can be easily damaged by barges.
- Weather instability is projected to cause high differences of water level from year to year.
Criss suggested rules to reducing the length and draft of barge tows on the upper Mississippi River, make barge companies pay more costs and "de-authorize" barge navigation of the Missouri River.
What initiated the commentary from Criss was a bipartisan group of senators sending a letter to the leaders of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. The senators asked the committee to include funding and strong language for establishing a long-term strategy to expedite construction and operation of lock and dam projects along the Mississippi River, with a long-term strategy in a new Water Resources Development Act (WRDA).
U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent the letter.
"The system of locks and dams along the Upper Mississippi is in desperate need of modernization. The current system was built 70 years ago and updates are needed to fit the requirements of modern barge technology. Many of the older locks are only 600 feet in length, while most current barge tows using the waterway are twice as long. That means these goods take twice as long to get down river and into the marketplace," wrote the senators.
The senators contend the overall reliability and timeliness of using the inland waterways system is of significant national interest. Use of the river is an economic trafficway of major importance to the nation, it was noted.
After Criss' letter, Dean Campbell of Coulterville, Ill., an American Soybean Association board member, "defended the investments, highlighting the importance of the inland waterways system to the soybean industry and the contributions of the industry to the local and national economy," through an association news release.
"Dr. Criss' presumption that locks only benefit the operators on the rivers ignores the importance of soybean exports to global markets, and the positive impact those exports have on our economy," wrote Campbell.
Citing increased efficiency and reduced impact, Campbell added, "Dr. Criss suggests that we should instead use rail cars or trucks, ignoring the fact that more than 1,000 trucks—or 216 rail cars pulled by 16 locomotives—are needed to move the same soybeans as just one typical barge tow. We rely on our inland waterways to move our product efficiently and effectively to market, while helping to sustain vital local economies."
The published commentary by Criss can be read by clicking here.
The letter from the senators can be read by clicking here.


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Ten new directors have been elected to head the University of Colorado at Boulder Alumni Association.
Boulderite Steve Taniguchi, class of 1976, was elected by the board to serve a two-year term as chair. Al Gebauer of Boulder, who earned degrees in 1968 and 1983, will serve a one-year term as treasurer.
The 49-member board, representing more than 170,000 CU-Boulder alumni, oversees association activities in Colorado and nationally and internationally.
Taniguchi will bring his business skills to the board with a noted sense of humor. He replaces Don Estes of Littleton, class of 1958, whose leadership carried the association through significant changes in the past two years.
"It's been a landmark period. We've achieved many positive milestones," Estes said, noting that a new strategic plan will "build new networks to connect the university with alumni and students.
New board members from Colorado elected to three-year terms include Shawna Pollack, class of 1992, of Boulder and Dave Karpel, class of 1981, of Denver.
In addition, new ex-officio directors are Steve Barnett, class of 1976, of Boulder, representing the association's gift-giving Directors Club, and Candace Larsen, class of 1971, of Boulder, for the CU Parents Association.
The following directors have concluded their board service:
Graylon Cole, class of 1975, of Denver; Mary Gleason, class of 1970 and 1978, of Aspen; Dawn Massop, class of 1991, of Denver; Bev Nelson, class of 1981, of Boulder; Frank Prager, class of 1984, of Englewood; and Gary Sandblom, classes of 1967 and 1970, of Boulder.


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5 Job Truths From The Minds Of Career Experts
February 13, 2014
Career experts reveal five tips for those seeking a medical office manager position.
By Angela Rose for Health eCareers
If you're like most professionals seeking a position as a medical office manager, you haven't landed every job for which you've applied. In some cases, organizations may have passed you over in favor of more experienced applicants. In others, you may have lost out to candidates with networked connections. You may have even made mistakes—at least occasionally—that influenced the outcome of resume submissions and interviews. Hopefully, you have learned from all of your experiences.
Now, armed with hard-won knowledge and an even greater desire to further your career, you're ready to try again. Before you do, consider the following five job truths from the brains behind top career experts. This insider information may give you the edge you need to secure your next job.
1. Address your cover letter to a real person.
According to Anish Majumdar, Certified Professional Resume Writer and owner of Resume Orbit, you should only use "Dear Sir" or "Dear Madam" as a last resort. He writes, "I can't stress enough how much of a difference addressing the cover letter to a real person makes when applying to jobs. Not only does it leap out amongst a sea of anonymous submissions, it sends a clear message that you're willing to go above and beyond for this opportunity." Read each job posting carefully. If it does not include a hiring manager or human resource professional's name, check the organization's website. Don't hesitate to call the employer and ask for a name if necessary.
2. Avoid over-used words and phrases in your resume.
According to Jessica Holbrook Hernandez, CEO of Great Resumes Fast, "worn-out phrases" within your resume will "dull the shine of your individuality." She recommends that all job seekers—including medical office managers—eliminate the use of common phrases such as "demonstrated excellence," "proven ability to," "accomplished professional," "works well independently or with a team," "able to exceed in fast-paced environments," "results-oriented," and "excellent verbal and written communication skills." Replace them with quantifiable facts and figures that are specific to your experience and abilities. For example, if you're applying for a position as a practice administrator, say: "For the past six years, I have been employed as an administrator's assistant at the XYZ School of Medicine, managing business operations of more than 50 medical residents and 20 full-time faculty members."
3. Listen carefully to each interview question before answering.
According to Bob McIntosh, Certified Professional Resume Writer and Career Trainer, "Some people have the tendency to formulate what they're going to say before the interviewer finishes with his or her question. This causes you to take off in a direction that is heading the wrong way and is difficult to correct." For instance, if you were asked a three-part situational question concerning an irate patient in a medical practice, failing to hear the final portion of the question could result in an incomplete response. Candidates can avoid this exceedingly common interview blunder by listening carefully and taking a moment to think about their answer before beginning to speak. Writes McIntosh, "If you need clarification, ask what the interviewer meant by his or her question–just don't do this too often, lest you come across as daft."
4. Promptly send personalized thank you notes.
Ford R. Myers, President of Career Potential, LLC, and author of "Get The Job You Want, Even When No One's Hiring," recommends job seekers send thank you notes as soon as possible after an interview. "These should be personalized to each individual (not generic), and must include specific references to each person with whom you met (something they said or contributed)," he writes. "Be sure your correspondence is as professional and clear as it can be, whether via email or snail mail." For example, if the hiring manager mentioned he or she has been with the practice for 10 years, include that in your thank you: "After touring your facility and learning about the organization, it's easy to see why you would remain with XYZ healthcare organization for 10 years."
5. Ask for your interviewer's business card.
Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter, Master Resume Writer and owner of Career Trend, suggests job seekers ask for the interviewer's business card at the end of the meeting. "This ensures you have their most basic contact information, which should include their full name, title, email, phone number, and possibly even business address." Not only will this enable you to use the correct name and title in your thank you note, but it will also provide you with the details necessary for post-interview follow up.
Find your next medical practice management job by posting your resume so employers can find you!
About the Author
Angela Rose researches and writes about job search strategy, career management, hiring trends and workplace issues for Health eCareers.
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Media Release: Breastfeeding: Providing Food Security--And Security through Feeding
For Immediate Release
Contact Information: Mary Lofton, MLofton at llli.org; Mary Hurt , MHurt at llli.org.; RMagalhaes at llli.org (847) 519-7730, Extensions 271,286,260
Schaumburg, IL (October 2005)—In conjunction with World Food Day October 16, La Leche League International (LLLI) has produced a document demonstrating that human milk and breastfeeding is at the heart of the fight to end world hunger and provide global food security
It is unquestionable that breastfeeding provides food security for the infant and the family.
- Breastfeeding provides unequaled nutrition for the young child.
- Even if a woman's personal nutritional status is poor, she is still able to produce milk of good quality for her infant.
- Human milk is virtually free. World wide, infant formula can use 20% to 90% of household income. Breastfeeding saves families money that can be spent on food for the rest of the family.
- Breastfed babies are healthier and require less health care costs for the family.
In recognizing the intent of World Food Day in overcoming the problems of sustainable food sources, the document (available for downloading and distribution at http://www.llli.org/docs/WorldFoodDay.pdf) points out that the impact of breastfeeding on food security is undeniable. While exploring other options to achieve global food security, it is imperative to not overlook the simple, time-tested, readily available, low-cost and largely untapped resource of human milk.
La Leche League International is pleased to join in the celebration of World Food Day, October 16, sponsored by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. This annual event seeks to end world hunger and recognizes the need for intercultural dialogue to solve this global problem.
Intercultural dialogue takes place at the most basic level when one mother shares her wisdom and experience with another mother. Mother-to-mother sharing is at the very heart of La Leche League and ensures that one generation passes breastfeeding knowledge to the next, thus contributing significantly to world food security.
LLLI is a nonprofit organization that has been helping mothers for almost fifty years. A grassroots movement originating in a suburb of Chicago, LLLI now has a presence in sixty-five countries and on the worldwide web. For more information about breastfeeding or where to find a local group, visit the LLLI web site at www.lalecheleague.org.


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A COURT hearing to slap an ASBO on an 18-year-old from Sleaford who won half a million pounds on the McDonalds' Monopoly sticker game has been adjourned after magistrates demanded more evidence before imposing the order.
North Kesteven District Council were seeking to impose an interim anti-social behaviour order on Joshua Sargeant, of Peartree Close, Sleaford, as he was accused of 13 incidents of disturbing the neighbourhood with late night parties and noisy cars driving around between December last year and May this year.
Three incidents were currently being investigated.
Mr Sargeant, who had his windfall from the Sleaford McDonald's restaurant 18 months ago, accepted the accusation of late night music but his solicitor argued that he could not be held responsible for friends and acquaintances' actions on public roads.
Magistrates felt they required more evidence in order to apply an ASBO to protect the public as it would have been unjust and adjourned the case until July 13 to allow more time for further enquiries.


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Wheeler struggles in fourth start at Triple-A
NEW YORK -- The dominance the Mets hoped to see from Zack Wheeler this season has yet to surface at Triple-A Las Vegas. Wheeler walked six batters over 4 1/3 ineffective innings in his fourth start Friday night, giving up four runs in a loss to Sacramento.
"That's a red flag," Mets manager Terry Collins said. "I don't want to see walks from those guys."
With 12 walks in 18 1/3 innings this season, that red flag has surfaced more often than the Mets would like, resulting in a 4.91 ERA and quieting early calls for his promotion to the big leagues. Wheeler walked only 59 batters all year in 2012, earning a late-season promotion from Double-A Binghamton to Triple-A.
"There's got to be a reason for it," Collins said. "He's got good enough stuff that if he pounds the zone, he'll get people out."
Collins had yet to discuss Wheeler's latest outing with Triple-A manager Wally Backman by Saturday morning, but said he planned to. In the interim, he chalked much of Wheeler's early struggles up to the hitter-friendly environment in the desert.
"When you're pitching in Las Vegas, due to the ballpark, sometimes you overthrow because you just don't want to get hit," Collins said. "Sometimes in those parks, guys pitch away from contact because contact means danger in those little parks [where] the ball flies."
Anthony DiComo is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @AnthonyDicomo. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A 68-YEAR-OLD man has died after being hit by a lorry on the M61 in the early hours of this morning.
The man was hit by the vehicle on the M61 northbound, just north of Rivington Services between junctions 6 and 8 at about 1.30am.
It is thought that the man, who has been named as Stephen Hayes from Blackpool, was on foot on the motorway after earlier visiting Rivington Services.
Mr Hayes is the second person to be killed while walking on that stretch of the motorway in just over a week.
His death follows that of 30-year-old Gary Wood, from Blackburn, who was hit by a car as he travelled home from a Tinie Tempah gig in Manchester.
Police are now investigating the circumstances of the incident and are appealing for anyone with any information to come forward.
Sgt Finn Quainton, from the road policing unit, said: "We are still trying to piece together exactly what has happened and why Mr Hayes has come to be on foot on the motorway.
"I would urge anyone who was in the area at the time, who may have any information, to come forward.
"We have informed Mr Hayes' next of kin and specially trained officers have been with the family and continue to offer their support through this very sad and difficult time."
The motorway was closed between junctions 6 and 8 of the M61 northbound overnight.
Lanes two and three were later re-opened, then the motorway was fully reopened by 9am.
Glen Jolley, a manager at Subway at the services, said: "I have just seen traffic starting to move for the first time about five minutes ago.
"It looks like the police have opened two of the three lanes, and the services are now open again."
The lorry driver has not been arrested.
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Samardzija gets work accomplished in 'B' game
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Cubs Opening Day starter Jeff Samardzija threw 66 pitches over four innings in a "B" game on a back field against the Rangers on Wednesday and survived.
"They like to hit the fastball in the Minor Leagues," said Samardzija, who served up a home run among six hits.
His slider, which was "garbage" in his last outing, was "very good today."
"It's really hard to evaluate this," he said of the workout. "You just want to get your pitch count up, work on your routine a little bit, and have a little bit of fun out there, to tell you the truth."
For example, he tried different combinations with his pitches, working with catcher Steve Clevenger.
"The ball the dude hit for a homer, we were working on elevating the ball up in the air, and I elevated it for him, and he hit it out of the park," Samardzija said of Zach Cone's three-run shot. "Certain things like that, you look at it, and the result doesn't necessarily dictate the means.
"Obviously, you want to throw up zeros anytime you're on the mound," he said. "You look at how the pitches went and how everything went and go from there. The way my arm feels, for me that's most important. You have a 10 o'clock game, you want to make sure you get your body warmed up, your arm warmed up."
Cubs manager Dale Sveum was happy with the workout.
"He came out and threw strikes," Sveum said. "It was a controlled atmosphere we wanted to put him in where he got up and down four times. He was working on some stuff you wouldn't do in a regular game. His secondary stuff was good and he was getting strike one, and obviously, getting too much of the plate with his fastballs."
The Rangers had called the Cubs about playing a "B" game, and Samardzija drew the short straw for the long, early drive.
"Situations like that, you can work on one certain aspect, work out of the stretch," he said. "You can kind of control the environment a little more."
Named the Opening Day starter, Samardzija said the good thing is he knows when he'll be pitching -- April 1 against the Pirates.
"I've just been keeping an eye on that date, and making sure all my pitches and windup and stretch and all the little things are right where they need to be for that date," he said. "It just changes things a little with the lead-up to it. You know what the intensity of that game will be. You just take it easy and not let your emotions build up over the next few weeks."
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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On March 20, Iranians and the Persian diaspora will celebrate the new year and the arrival of Spring with celebrations all over the world.
On the eve of Norouz, Louisa Shafia, author of Lucid Food and the upcoming New Persian Kitchen, shares her insights into Persian food and hospitality.
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Chuck Kennedy wrote:If an advertiser is willing to spend say $10 per 100 viewers, how many spectators are needed to justify a sponsor putting in $1000?
You're misunderstanding the fundamentals of advertising, here.
100 views isn't just spectators. It's every set of eyes that gets laid upon the advertising piece. The players, the TDs, the park staff, the spectators, everyone.
How is it that local clubs like the Motor City Chain Gang can get multi-hundred dollar sponsorships including cash to be added to the purse AND oodles of free product, appearances by Hooters Girls, Monster Girls, promotional vehicles, gift cards, shirts, hats, key chains, other merch, etc. that all add up to well over a thousand dollars (gas for the vehicles, wages for their staff, food/drink costs, etc.) for a tournament with 65 players, yet the PDGA is crying about how hard it is to get sponsors for their world championships?
You're doing it wrong. You need to admit that the people you've got trying to get sponsorships are NOT effective sales people, and look to bring someone on board who can get the job done.
As far as my ratings being wrong, my PDGA number is 36307. The tournament I've been trying to get on my ratings since May 2008 is the Thrills at the Mills from May 17, 2008. I took 2nd in Rec, but the TD spelled my name wrong, and that apparently caused you guys not to be able to figure out who he meant without my PDGA number.
The tournament link on your site is http://www.pdga.com/event?TournID=7659
NOW can you tell me why I've been calling about that since June, 2008 and have been told each of more than half a dozen times (I think with this post, I'm officially at 8 times notifying you guys of the error) that the problem would be corrected, and yet it's still on the wrong name, and still not on my PDGA record? Do you guys just shrug off when people who aren't famous pros call to say you need to fix your incorrect ratings data, or is your system so complex that you need to call in someone like me (btw- I'd be more than willing to gut your current database/ratings system and develop you one that doesn't suck) to figure out how to update the ratings?


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- Uveitis, the inflammation of the interior of the eye, is responsible for numerous new cases of legal blindness every year. Uveitis can be caused by Beh(SqrRoot)(Beta)et s disease (BD), a chronic inflammatory disorder that can affect the eye, mucous membranes, and other body organs such as the joints, intestinal tract, blood vessels, and central nervous system.
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- Individuals who have a diagnosis of BD and are enrolled in another NIH study.
- Individuals who are willing to donate blood for the purposes of this research study and who are willing to have their blood stored for possible future/other research purposes.
- As part of the study, blood samples will be drawn from participants when an exacerbation in disease activity occurs and before and after any significant change in treatment for BD.
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|Behcet's Disease Uveitis
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Time Perspective: Prospective
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|Immunogenetic Mechanisms in Behcet's Disease
- Establishing evidence for serum biomarkers associated with BD and establishing demethylation differences between ocular and non-ocular BD participants and controls. [ Time Frame: Ongoing ]
- To explore associations between disease severity and treatment response with observed epigenetic modifications and biomarkers. [ Time Frame: Ongoing ]
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Uveitis is responsible for approximately 30,000 cases of new legal blindness in the United States and 2.8-10% of all cases of blindness. Beh(SqrRoot)(Beta)et s disease (BD) is a chronic relapsing multisystem inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology that is characterized by intraocular inflammation, oral and mucosal ulcerations, cutaneous lesions and inflammation that may affect other body organs such as the joints, intestinal tract, epididymis, blood vessels and the central nervous system (2). The need for a safer and more effective therapy for patients with ocular manifestations of BD refractory to or intolerant of systemic immunosuppressive therapy warrants further investigation. Reports define a specific role for interleukin (IL)-17A in the pathogenesis of Beh(SqrRoot)(Beta)et s disease.
This protocol will evaluate immune mediators including cytokine profiles (soluble and intracellular), lymphocyte phenotyping and regulatory T-cells in participants with BD. Epigenetic modifications will also be studied.
Additionally, it has been suggested that American/Western BD patients may have different disease characteristics than their Mediterranean counterparts. The disease characteristics of American/Western and Mediterranean BD patients will be compared and evaluated. Blood samples from BD participants that have participated in other NIH protocols where participants consented for other or future use of samples has been obtained will be collected (particularly from current participants of NIH protocol 03-AR-0173 in which NEI is a collaborator). In summary, the results will be analyzed with respect to disease in different ethnic groups, and clinical features of the disease (e.g., ocular vs. non-ocular involvement, active vs. quiescent disease).
Anonymous blood samples (matched for race, age and sex) will be obtained from the NIH clinical center (CC) blood bank and will be compared to the diseased samples.
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Eligible participants who do not wish to donate their blood sample or undergo a blood draw for the purposes of this research study.
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Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC) ( National Eye Institute (NEI) ):
Behcet's Disease
Intermediate Uveitis
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Behcet Syndrome
Uveal Diseases
Eye Diseases
Mouth Diseases
Stomatognathic Diseases
Uveitis, Anterior
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Skin Diseases, Genetic
Skin Diseases
Skin Diseases, Vascular
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Wednesday, 9th March, 2011, 10:35 PM #1
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"Necessary Evil" OOC
Hi, everyone!
This is the OOC of my Superhero Campaign. It is an adaption of the Necessary Evil campaign for Savage Worlds.
Current players:
Thanee - Sorceress
Voda Vosa - Helis the Destroyer
Jemal - Siren
What is it about:
Necessary Evil: Explorers Edition
When all the super heroes of the world are blown to kingdom come by an army of invading aliens who will save the day? Evil…
The only forces left to take on the alien menace are the crafty and self serving super villains!
Necessary Evil is a supers game for Savage Worlds.
I would like the characters to be surviving heroes or petty thieves and robbers, not innocent-killing maniacs.
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Wednesday, 9th March, 2011, 11:20 PM #2
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Ok, my concept is a warrior from the old days, who was trapped in the underworld forever; and was resurrected to fight the alien menace. He'll probably be a weapon master, so lots of different attacks and stuff
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Here's the crunch for Filipo AKA "Helis" the Destroyer.-
Abilities ( 32 pp)
Strength: 30 (+ 10 )
Dexterity: 18 (+ 4 )
Constitution: 18 (+ 4 )
Intelligence: 14 (+ 2 )
Wisdom: 14 (+ 2 )
Charisma: 10 (+ 0 )
Combat ( 24 pp)
Attack Melee: 12
Attack Ranged: 12
Defense: 5
Initiative: 12
Hypastes: + 12 Attack for DC: 24 Range: Melee
Phyla: + 12 Attack for DC: 24 Range: 5ft reach
Toxotes: + 12 Attack for DC: 24 Range: 125 ft range
Shockwave: + Area Attack for DC: 20 Range: 10x10 cone
Saves ( 11 pp)
Toughness: 10
Fortitude: 7
Reflex: 7
Will: 7
Skills ( 10 pp)
8 ( 4 ) Acrobatics
10 ( 0 ) Athletics
6 ( 4 ) Concentration
6 ( 4 ) Craft
4 ( 4 ) Intimidate
6 ( 4 ) Medicine
6 ( 4 ) Notice
8 ( 4 ) Control: Ride
6 ( 4 ) Sense Motive
8 ( 4 ) Stealth
6 ( 4 ) Survival
Feats ( 16 pp)
Power attack
All out attack
Evasion 2
Accurate attack
Improved critical (Hypastes) 1
Move by action
Improved initiative 2
Elusive target
Instant up
Quick draw 2
Takedown attack
Stunning attack
Ultimate effort (T. saves)
Powers ( 60 pp)
Weapon Master Array
>Hypastes (Strike) 8
>>EX: Penetrating, Autofire"
>>PF: Split attack (2)
>Phyla (Strike) 8
>>EX: Penetrating, secondary effect
>>PF: Thrown, Reach (1)
>Toxotes (Blast) 8 1
>>EX: Autofire 0
>>PF: Precise, Improved Range
Heracles Armor (Hard to lose device) 8
>Protection 6
>Shield 10
>Immunity (Critical hits) 2
>Enhanced Strenght 12
>Super Strenght 1
>>Shockwave 1
>Absortion 2
Drawback ( -3 pp)
Fire vulnerability (Moder, common) 3
Thursday, 10th March, 2011, 08:26 AM #4
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Just checking in. No time to start reworking Octavia yet though.
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I might just be interested in this, now that I'm not playing much else........we'd be using M&M 2E basically, yes? Plus whatever changes you've presented in your other thread....... Should we be using Ultimate Power when it comes to designing characters/powers, or the M&M 2E core rulebook?
I think I have a few villains or antiheroes that I designed for my Vanguard-'Verse setting that might be fun to play in this sort of campaign. These are the ones that are probably most-appropriate.......the other villains or antiheroes are too violent/ruthless or too specialized. If none of these fit, I might just try a hero that survived the aliens' slaughter. Let me know what ya think on these.
The so-called Spectre is a former spy who became a thief after the fall of his home country's powerbase, but resumed spywork after he discovered a ragged old cloak suffused with magic. The Spectre's dark cloak allows him to assume a ghostly, incorporeal form at will. The shift between forms is quite sudden, and is very useful to Spectre in combat, though he prefers to avoid fighting. In his ghostly form, Spectre is a transparent, dark, humanoid shape that can pass through nearly anything. Energy effects have a minor effect against Spectre in his ghostly form, while magical forces are almost fully effective against him then. Spectre wields throwing knives when needed, but also has the power to unleash bolts of life-enervating energy while wearing his cloak, but not when in ghostly form. In his spectral form, the Spectre can unleash anti-magic blasts at the expense of weakening the cloak's current stored energy. The cloak slowly regenerates its magic if inactive and exposed directly to moonlight. The man himself is of fairly average physique and intellect.
A burly and stubborn criminal, Icebreaker robs the toughest banks, jewelry stores, art galleries, and weapon depots, leaving nothing but frozen shards of broken vaults. He has consistently resisted arrest and escaped the attempts of superheroes to pin him down. His strength is superhuman and his body is as tough as a glacier. Impervious to cold and able to exhale gusts of freezing wind, Icebreaker freezes and shatters anything in his way. Icebreaker sometimes carries an oversized, double-bladed, frosteel axe from Jotunheim, 10 feet long in the haft with blades 4 feet wide, cold-forged and impervious to cold like himself. He wears black leather and blue-white clothes with a ski mask, but often has to replace them after battling one superhero or another. Icebreaker stands 8 feet tall with pale skin, blue hair, and a blue beard, the son of a frost giant jarl and a human woman, though his father only temporarily shrank himself with a spell to take his bride. Icebreaker's mother is long dead, and a frost giant midwife raised him until he was old enough to stand among the other frost giant children, though still much smaller than them. For whatever reason, he has left Jotunheim and roams the human world, pillaging any place valuable enough to warrant his attention, and selling his spoils to accumulate gold, silver, gems, and precious stones, which fascinate his greedy, giantish side.
The antiheroine known only by the alias of Kunai-Hime is a frequent prowler of the Japanese islands, and occasional foe to villains, heroes, and rich tycoons the world over. Kunai-Hime spends most of her time spying on people to learn where villains, heroes, and valuables are coming and going, and the rest of her time is spent hunting down those three targets. Kunai-Hime slays any heroes that she considers too reckless and dangerous to the common people, but her primary targets are supervillains that kill innocents or steal objects of great value. Once she has dispatched a supervillain, or finds that she cannot overcome them, Kunai-Hime escapes with whatever items of value she can carry, to sell off later on the black market or at pawn shops and importers around the world. On occasion, she will assist superheroes or innocents in need, but is always wary of people who may seek to capture her for executing her own, strict form of justice.
A japanese teenager, Kunai-Hime was trained in the martial arts of karate and ninjutsu since her early childhood and resented her family's rural, backwards lifestyle. However, she experienced a life-changing crisis when her family was killed by a freak accident, the stray energy burst from a supervillain who was fleeing a few superheroes. The blast was meant as a distraction, and yet the villain had killed her family for such a minor reason without any thought. Kunai-Hime survived only by the sudden awakening of her own mutant gift, a psychic talent for limited matter manipulation. She converted the air around her into a dense shield of carbon-fiber, purely on impulse, and then lost consciousness from the strain.
Kunai-Hime abandoned the crater that was once her family's house in the country, and wandered through the city nearby until she could come to terms with what had happened. She gradually developed some control over her power, which had been inaccessable at first, and Kunai-Hime slowly learned what she could do. All the while, she had to steal to survive, and had been presumed dead in the same explosion that disintegrated her family. After nearly two years, Kunai-Hime mastered the basics of her power and decided what she would do. Choosing an alias that suited her abilities and goals, Kunai-Hime set out to avenge her family and other victims of supervillains, but also to strike down the supposed heroes who had so recklessly put her family in danger. Within months, the supervillain was dead, and so were the small team of Japanese superheroes that had chased him, all slain by Kunai-Hime's vengeful knives. Her ninjutsu is strong.
The powers of Kunai-Hime are fairly minor and straining, allowing her to psychically alter matter on and around her in a brief, limited fashion. Kunai-Hime is primarily limited to manipulating her own outer flesh, turning it into a diamond-like carbon-fiber carapace, forming blades of high-grade steel along her arms and legs, and launching barrages of steel or carbon-fiber darts. The more refined and durable her creations, the more effort it takes and the more it strains her psyche, so Kunai-Hime usually limits herself to average and good-quality steel blades and darts. Hardening her flesh and materializing a thin armor out of the air can protect Kunai-Hime sometimes, but she cannot convert her whole body, and thus receives only limited protection from this defense. She wears stolen black spy gear.
Kunai-Hime's power only creates temporary changes in matter, and they revert back to normal within seconds or less, although she can maintain a creation for several seconds longer with great concentration and effort. She has not been able to create other materials as of yet, and is still a fledgeling mutant. Kunai-Hime has, however, learned to change the surface of her flesh and clothing into different colors and patterns at will, with only moderate concentration and effort, lending her a chameleonic quality that is her only long-lasting matter manipulation. She has quickly grown familiar with the technologies and trappings of cities, having never cared for country life.
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Icebreaker sounds nice and straightforward and I like Spectre... , but there are 3 characters coming from my old game. One is a powerarmor with an extra twist, but the others: one got invisiblilty and the other is a powerhouse, so I would prefer Kunai-Hime, to keep the characters more different. Please post her sheet here, so I can review it.
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Hey there!
I would be interested in playing M&M 2nd for a change.
Conceptwise, how does the idea of a computer game character (the Diablo Sorceress), who somehow became real and started exploring the real world (starting with the mindset, that everything around her is monsters and loot, but slowly realizing that there is more to it), sound? So, a character based on the Magic power, probably using an ice magic theme.
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Oh boy. New players I haven't had the pleasure of being in a game with. Have some XP.
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Ok, so we're in a superhero/modern game, and for character concepts, I've heard:
- ancient weapon-master with Herculean armor
- frost giant
- diablo sorceress
We also have...
- my character, designed with a Valkyrie theme
- perrin's Dark Angel, wings and all
... do we play fantasy much, or what?
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Sounds like... but if we take the two we would have
VV = Weaponmaster (with a bit power armor)
Thanee = Mystic
jkason = Brick
herobizkit = Powerarmor
Arkhandus = Chemical Transformer
Octavia = Mystic 'Striker'
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Fresh from European shows, BabaJack will headline as local bands Uke in Hand and Supreme Awesome Dudes also take to the stage for the Hope Support Services event at Broome Farm, Ross-on-Wye.
Describing themselves as "roots/blues/folk fusion" sound, the band have even secured a slot supporting rock legends Status Quo on an upcoming tour date.
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Khaltazar wrote:
I envy you. I am taking CS439 here at UT, and I work on homework for this class for ~30 hours a week. Combined with my other classes, I have no time for sleep.
CS439 I'm guessing is Computer Science - Operating Systems? If so, I too feel your pain.
My class name is CECS 420. (Computer Engineering & Computer Science)
If you are in Computer Science have you taken Automata Theory yet? Brutal.
Currently taking the following classes and they all require 30+ hours of homework a week which if you add up the hours it means you have to prioritize certain classes each week or give up sleeping like you said.
Plus 2 other non-major classes required for graduation that aren't worth mentioning.
Finally, next semester I am completely in CECS classes. Unfortunately, they are all 500+ level courses.
Yes, CS 439 is operating systems. It is a real pain. We are currently working on pintos, and finally have virtual memory working pretty much correctly. I tend to spend entire weekends (1 PM to 1 AM on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, at least) and as much time as I can spare otherwise in the computer lab. At least the University just built a really nice new CS building (with $200 chairs) for us to work in, which eases the pain a bit.
Automata theory isn't required here anymore, I don't think, so I don't plan to take it. I have heard really bad things about it, though. I'm sure it would be brutal, and I may have to take it as even registering for upper divisional CS classes here is really difficult (they were literally all closed by the time I was able to register for next semester) and that will likely be one of the few open ones.
I'll soon be done with all of my non-cs classes (I have stats (3 hours), physics (4 hours), and foreign language (12 hours over 2 classes) left to do), so it will be all CS after that. After that, it'll be 4 CS classes (at least) a semester if I can get into them, otherwise, I won't be able to be full time.
I'm not sure what 500+ level classes are (here, that would mean 5 hour, but I assume that isn't what that means there), but it sounds tough. We've got pretty open choices from here, but I am required to take algorithms still, I believe. After that it is all CS electives. I'll probably take a more advanced OS class, a networks class, compilers, programming languages, and several others.
anjelicapaul wrote:
Am I the only one who only does assignments at the last minute, but somehow get good marks?
You too? Nice. Luck and skill are with us.
iblessall wrote:
I beg to differ, my friend. It's always better to experience things yourself than just watch other people experience them. I'd rather go through the happiness of a relationship, get made fun of, get broken up with or be bored in real life than just watch someone else do all that.
Don't get me wrong, I agree with you completely. But there are countless social experiences every single day, and from experience, most of them are boring and/or bad. The thing about anime is that it touches on subjects that we couldn't possibly do while somehow being so relatable and real at the same time. If it was possible to go through some of the experiences we see here on Crunchyroll, believe me, I would be all for it.
This season is simply swarmin' with smexiness.
Am I the only one whose bad luck seems to come in 4's instead of 3's?
The Closet became boring.
Am I the only one who doesn't have an anime crush or in general doesn't have wild fantasies about anime characters?
The Closet became boring.
Stonewolfe wrote:
Am I the only one who doesn't have an anime crush or in general doesn't have wild fantasies about anime characters?
Probably not.
Clearly, I don't know what I'm doing.
tehstud wrote:
stoner789 wrote:
theres something you don't understand including the other person who replied to you, you have dreams, you probably dream all the time, you just don't remember, with the way our sleep stages work, from what i learned about the four stages, is to really remember them you have to wake up during REM sleep to remember your dreams which can happen a few times depending on how long you sleep
Or maybe I never enter the REM phase
I would think that's impossible but who knows know days they have an illness or mental illness or condition for everything but as far as I know everyone enters REM phase to get proper sleep whether they remember there dreams or not, Theres ways you can try to remember them, theres also a thing called lucid dreaming, easiest way to remember them or go into lucid dreaming is to try to remember something or think about the same thing every night before you sleep and then try to remember that as you are dreaming, there was a time when I didn't remember my dreams for a few months on end until i tried that.
That being said everyone is different so who knows, always worth a shot right
meh -_-
Am I the only one who can go without sleep for more than two whole days?
Kamui: I'll kill you!
am i the only one who still makes my bed in the morning?
Sometimes I think about how I've had this account since I was 13. //late replies
Am I not the only one asking about being the only one
Sorry, will be back soon
Am I the only one who thinks that high school is fundamentally messed up the way it is (in America)?
Am I the only one who doesn't "ship" anything? Whether it be actual people or anime characters or humans?
Am I the only one that hates everyone on CR yet comes visits everyday, responds to threads and resubs every month?
Am I the only one who has 32 pet geese, 1 chicken, 2 ducks and 20 quail? Am I the only one?
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Am I the only one who doesn't "ship" anything? Whether it is actual people or anime characters or humans?
No. I'm with you on this. It gets old fast. It's that type of fanbase that ruins good shows.
I like when romance happens on it's own or if the author wants a certain romance from their creations, but it seems most people just can't let it happen any other way than what they want. It's like they lose the ability to speculate and become childish and demanding about their dumb little shippings, right?
I wish for the day that Hikaru no Go is added to CR.
Am i the only one who appreciates "feels" that anime gives me?


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Kotobukiya continues to offer great statues of their various licenses, and at Toy Fair showed that plenty of cool Marvel stuff is on the way. In addition to showing off the previously announced Daredevil Fine Art Statue and Kitty Pryde Bishoujo Statue (not to mention several other current offerings), two big things were newly revealed. First off, the Hulk! This new Fine Art Statue got to the show late, but it was worth the wait. A massive statue even with the Hulk hunched over, this new piece has tons of detail and looked fantastic. Expect more information on this green giant very soon.
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WEST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Hy-Vee announced that it has enlisted the help of celebrity chef Curtis Stone to develop a series of recipes designed to bring families together for meals.
Under the exclusive agreement with Hy-Vee, Stone, who stars as an investor/mentor on NBC's "America's Next Great Restaurant." will be featured in the company's TV commercials, print ads and in-store promotional materials over the next two years, said Randy Edeker, president and COO of Hy-Vee.
"We are excited to be teaming with one of world's most popular chefs to help our customers prepare and serve fresh, wholesome meals for their families," Edeker said. "Hy-Vee's partnership with Curtis Stone came about because we share the same passion for making mealtime a celebration of food, family and fun."
According to the company, Stone's recipes for Hy-Vee will emphasize fresh, high-quality, seasonal ingredients and ease of preparation. New recipes will appear each month in the company's print ads, on its website and in stores. Television commercials will feature Stone shopping for ingredients in Hy-Vee stores and helping customers cook and serve the featured dishes at home.
Hy-Vee said it is in the process of shooting the initial series of TV commercials starring Stone, which will debut in early May. The first recipes in the series focus on the "Food, Family, Fun" theme, featuring ideas for summertime grilling and casual entertaining.
In addition to his role on "America's Next Great Restaurant," Stone has appeared on TLC's "Take Home Chef" and on NBC's "Celebrity Apprentice." He's also the author of several books, including Relaxed Cooking with Curtis Stone, and is a regular guest on NBC's Today and The Biggest Loser.


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SARASOTA, Fla. -- Though the Red Sox's split-squad lineup on Friday wasn't exactly filled with regulars, Orioles manager Buck Showalter still preferred not to give Boston an early look at starter Miguel Gonzalez.
Instead, Gonzalez will pitch four innings against a Double-A squad in front of pitching coach Rick Adair at Twin Lakes. The Orioles are currently in the midst of a stretch in which they play seven of nine games against either American League East rivals or the Twins, whom they face in their home-opening series.
"Power pitchers, relievers, whatever -- who depend a lot on velocity and stuff -- I don't really care about them. It's no secret what's going to happen," Showalter said. "But when you get into guys who depend on pitch sequences and multiple pitches -- the [Jason] Hammels and [Wei-Yin] Chens and Gonzalezes -- I don't like [them facing division foes]. We're going to face them enough during the year."
If it seems like Showalter is being overly cautious, he does have another reason for sending certain starters to Twin Lakes instead of using them in Grapefruit League contests -- which he will do again with Chris Tillman on Saturday and Chen on Monday.
"It's also because you control the pitch counts down there," Showalter said. "If he throws 15, 20 pitches in an inning, we can say, 'That's enough.' So we know he's going to reach the perfect pitch count and innings pitched over there. He's not going to all of the sudden have 30 pitches in an inning and we have to sit him down after two innings here. So we control the environment."
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This event honors the county teacher of the year, district teacher of the year, as well as others who have positively impacted education in Lake County.
The event includes hors d'oeuvres and dessert provided by Bellisimo Wine Country Catering, a no-host wine bar and entertainment.
Master of ceremonies is Doug Rhoades, a Lake County attorney and supporter of education and the arts.
This year's honorees include:
* Teachers of the Year -- Richard Schaut, teacher of the year for Lake County and Middletown Unified School District; Marlene Henry, Konocti Unified School District; Valerie Duncan, Upper Lake Elementary School District; Stacy Holland, Lakeport Unified School District; Teresa Dunne, Upper Lake Union High School District; and Matthew Carpenter, Kelseyville Unified School District.
* Classified Employee of the Year -- Dan Swaney, Lakeport Unified School District; Deanna Goff, Kelseyville Unified School District; Pat McBride, Upper Lake Union High School District; Holly Ingalls, Konocti Unified School District; Veronica McGee, Middletown Unified School District.
Honorees also include Sara Brucker, recipient of the 2012 "Leading the Field Award" for early childhood educators.
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What do Paris Hilton and the average American family farmer have in common?
The answer: A hefty estate tax that will soon dramatically increase if Congress fails to act.
While Hilton may have no trouble paying 55 percent on the estate she is set to inherit, many of the country's aging agricultural producers, whose children could be facing the same tax rate as Hilton, would be forced to question the future of food production and face the potential end to their multi-generational farm or ranch.
"If we are burdened with millions of dollars of estate tax, it forces the break-up of ranches and farms. And it's not good for the environment; it's not good for future generations; and it's not good for America in general," California rancher Kevin Kester told Fox News in a recent interview.
Kester, like 97 percent of the nation's farmers and ranchers, will be dealt a serious blow if death tax rates are allowed to jump from 35 percent on estate worth at least $5 million to 55 percent on estates valued at $1 million and up.
When Kester inherited a 22,000-acre ranch from his grandfather two decades ago, he paid the Internal Revenue Service $2 million. Now, if the death tax is allowed to skyrocket, Kester's children could pay more than $13 million on the same 22,000-acre ranch, the Fox News story said.
"There is no way financially my kids can pay what the IRS is going to demand from them nine months after death and keep this ranch intact for their generation and future generations," Kester noted.
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LITTLE ROCK (AP) - Arkansas lottery players don't have to worry about lower payouts being introduced but college students whose scholarships are funded by the lottery proceeds will receive lower payments for most of their time in school.
In the just-completed session, Legislators turned away a bill that would have required the lottery to have a 25 percent profit margin. Lottery Director Bishop Woosley said that would have meant cutting prizes, which would have lowered sales and reduced future money for scholarships.
Legislators were already faced with having to lower scholarship amounts. They decided on $2,000 for freshmen university students, with the amount increasing $1,000 per year to $5,000 their senior year.
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Yates gives up go-ahead RBI and Escobar commits two errors
BALTIMORE -- J.J. Hardy's RBI single in the seventh turned out to be the game-winner, but the Rays' sloppy play had already set the tone for their 5-4 loss to the Orioles Thursday night at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
"When we score four runs we normally have a pretty good chance of winning that game," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "We normally aren't that benevolent."
The Rays (65-69) lost three of four while in Baltimore to finish their road trip with a 3-4 mark. When the Rays arrived in Baltimore, they trailed the American League East-leading Orioles by 10 games. They will begin Friday night's action 12 back with 28 games left in the season.
The Rays took leads of 2-0 and 4-2 and both times they gave those leads back in the Orioles' next turn at bat thanks largely to less-than-stellar work in the field.
The Rays got off to a quick start when Desmond Jennings doubled off Bud Norris to lead off the game and moved to third on a groundout before scoring on Matt Joyce's sacrifice fly. Evan Longoria added his 17th home run of the season to put the Rays up 2-0.
But the Orioles answered in the bottom half of the inning when Steve Pearce homered off Jeremy Hellickson.
Later in the inning, with runners on first and third, Nelson Cruz took off to steal second. Catcher Jose Molina threw to Yunel Escobar to try to nab Cruz. The Rays shortstop took the throw then fired home to try and get Adam Jones at the plate. The throw beat Jones, but Molina could not hang on, allowing the Orioles to mint a double steal.
"He kind of ran that well, Yuni did, he turned it in time, he gave it up in time, and bang-bang, Jamo wasn't able to hang onto it," Maddon said. "And I thought there was a chance for Jamo to have a tag out at home also."
Longoria's sacrifice fly in the fifth scored Ben Zobrist and James Loney's double to left scored Joyce from first base to put the Rays back up 4-2.
Mimicking the first inning, the Orioles answered in the bottom of the fifth. Jeff Beliveau took over for Hellickson with one out and the bases loaded and got the prescribed ground ball, getting Davis to ground to first. Loney threw to Escobar for the force at second and Escobar threw wild to Beliveau covering at first, giving Escobar his second throwing error of the game. Two runs scored on the play, tying the score at 4.
"I kind of had a late break, but I beat [Davis] to the bag," Beliveau said. "I don't think he's that fast. I beat him there and as soon as I got to the bag, I looked up and [the ball] was about 20 feet over my head.
"You can only hope for the best. You got the one out in there, you can't assume a double play. Would have been nice to get the back end of that and been up two runs still."
Maddon is never one to stray from the positive regarding his team, but he did allow that "we kind of gave that to them."
"That's why we're in the situation we're in," Maddon said. "Beliveau comes in, does a wonderful job, gets the ground ball. And that's a play that we normally do make and should make. And it turns out to be two runs and that really alters the strategy for the rest of the night."
Kirby Yates started the seventh for the Rays and recorded two quick outs before Cruz doubled to left. The Rays elected to walk Davis to bring Hardy to the plate. Davis entered the game hitting just .190. Hardy confessed he was a little bit surprised that Davis was walked.
"But I was just thinking about hitting the ball hard," Hardy said. "Didn't happen but it worked. I try not to let emotions get a hold of me and just hit the ball hard."
The count reached 1-1 when Hardy blooped a single into shallow right. Kevin Kiermaier charged the ball as if he had a chance to make a throw to the plate, but he bobbled the ball and Cruz raced home with the winning run.
"To take three out of four was big," Hardy said. "I think we are playing pretty good ball. I think after that Cubs series [when they got swept] we all just kind of forgot about that and moved forward. We are playing pretty good."
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I started right at the end of August. I played with mostly putters and mids until a few weeks ago. Then I started to add in steps, I somehow developed really nasty OAT. Today in the field I fixed it for the most part and I had my buddy film me so I could get some more help. I know I'm going pretty slow, but that's because if I go any faster I lose control, I just need more practice. For the most part, the discs all went roughly where I was throwing them. I don't know exactly how far they went, roughly 200' - 270'. Most were probably clumped in the 220ish range. (I used the stride distance calculator and googles conversion of fraction of miles to feet so not super accurate). This is only a few throws. I didn't want to post 3 minutes of me throwing 20 discs.
If at all possible I'd like to know what I'm doing wrong, what I'm doing right and what I need to do (not necessarily in that order).
Things I already know:
I think I need to take bigger strides, which is part of going faster.
I think I need another step in there, Left, Right, Left (behind right) Right (plant foot) is that correct?
I know I need to pivot on my heel, I just found this out and I'm not sure how to get that to be natural. I busted a lace today pivoting on the front of my foot, I need to get some waterproof shoes for winter!
I know you guys are observant and before someone thinks (or mentions) the grip bag. No I don't like to waste money, I just happen to have a girlfriend who wanted to spoil me for my birthday. When I asked why she spent so much she replied "I did some research and it seemed like it was one of the best, it has a lifetime warranty!". What am I going to do, say no?
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Today's Mosin Shooting
Hi All,
I did a few more tweaks to my favorite Mosin and took it out to verify the sights.
Turns out it was shooting a little high, so I settled down to get it about 1/2" high at 50 or 60 yards. This will put me on at 100 yards.
After trying to figure out why I was shooting high no matter what I did, it occurred to me that I'd been predominately shooting at humanoid targets most of my life, and that I was, in my attempt to shoot COM, actually shooting the bottom of a color transition on the target. I made a new target and ended up with this:
I need to get out and see where it's at at 100 yards, now. I have a feeling I'll have to lower the front sight, but at this time of year long shots on anything are rare, so I'm not overly concerned. Coyote season doesn't start for a bit, and I might try a scout 'scope from Brass Stacker for that this year.
I've read that the average engagement distance in WWII was 50 yards, anyway, and that was part of the reason the assault rifles came to be.
I'm out of match bullets for loading and will have to get more before I go about doing much more testing.
Speaking of which, does anyone know what the terminal effect(s) is of a Hornady BTHP match bullet? I know it's not designed to expand, but I figure it will either shatter or pencil on through.
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|June 23, 2012, 09:38 PM
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Don't know about the Hornady BTHP, but WOW! Great shooting! Your mosin must have a like new bore on it.
I also bought a brass stacker, just need to take the time to put it on my mosin.
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I still need to settle down and see what it does with a 'scope! I did a quick installation and firing test for them, here:
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It's a good setup that I look forward to experimenting with more.
I grew up with 'scopes, though, and am having fun with the iron sights.
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The answer: All of the animals remain right here at the zoo!
In the old days (the 1960s and 70s), the zoo shipped many of its animals to other facilities for the winter, but that practice was abandoned decades ago.
By keeping the animals here year-round, we can provide professional care 365 days a year. Only the ponies, which are owned by a private concession vendor, leave us in the fall to spend the winter on a local farm.
"We are committed to providing exemplary care throughout an animal's entire life," says zoo director Jim Anderson. "And that means we deliver excellent, consistent care all year long ."
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Our year-round staff of about 90 people stays busy in the winter months, providing animal care and planning for the coming season.
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The city of Bordeaux has an outstanding architectural heritage that is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Gironde is France's biggest département and covers 10,000 sq. km. The Gironde Estuary, formed where the Garonne and Dordogne rivers meet, is wide enough to merit the description of "European Mississippi". Gironde is also home to Europe's highest sand dune, the 112-metre-high Dune du Pyla, a string of lakes, Europe's largest expanse of forest in the Landes de Gascogne area and 1 million hectares (2.5 million acres) of vineyards with a myriad of appellations and prestigious wines.
With its 2,750km (1,700 miles) of hiking paths, 1000 km (620 miles) of sign-posted cycle paths and 127 km (80 miles) of coastline, Gironde has a lot to offer in terms of sporting activities: hiking, cycling, surfing, water skiing, sailing, horse riding and golf courses.


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Jazz vet Giuffre's music has evolved through the years from Swing and 50s West Coast jazz to his own minimalist free jazz, which he recorded with Bley and Swallow in the early 60s. They began playing together again as a trio in the late 80s, and this new recording shows their improvising skills are as strong as ever. 7/15/1996 - Don Yates