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What do you do when a number of colleagues ask you to support their children's fundraising efforts, especially when lots of them are for Catholic schools? If you don't contribute to each one, will they resent you?
Dear Colleague,
As someone who benefited from many years of fundraisers for chorus, dance, field trips and the like, I'm sympathetic with the difficulties schools face in raising funds, and also the difficulties families face in figuring out how to sell the requisite number of cookies or candles. However, there's no reason that you should single-handedly feel responsible for all of your colleagues' kids' extracurriculars.
When I was a kid, I was allowed to try to sell fundraiser items to anyone my family or I knew, but I had to do the asking myself. As an adult, I support this practice pretty strictly. For example, I only buy Girl Scout cookies when the scout herself is involved in the sale and not when a random adult sets up a stand in Rittenhouse Square. One option to get yourself out of these situations is to say, "I'm happy to support educational causes, but I make it a rule only to order directly from the students themselves." You risk your colleagues bringing their children to work, but, for me at least, that would show enough dedication to the cause that I'd probably be swayed to buy some caramel popcorn.
You could also decide that you have a budget for the year. You can spend, say, $50 on such fundraisers, and after that, your answer can be, "I've already reached my limit for the year on this kind of spending, but next year I hope to be able to support your son or daughter." You do, in fact, have the option to decline all such sales and to tell your colleagues, "I'm sure your kids' school will do great things with the money, but I'm sorry this isn't in my budget," or, "I'm sorry I can't help right now," or even just, "No thank you." As much as you worry about the ramifications for supporting some but not all of the causes, if you're more inclined to eat chocolate than cheese, then buy the thing you would actually enjoy and tell the next colleague that there's nothing in the catalogue that you need right now. I also suspect that even if your colleagues are keeping tabs on what you buy, they're probably not comparing notes with each other.
As for the Catholic school piece of the equation, if that's really the sticking point, then just make the decision not to get involved and use any of the above lines to decline politely. As much as this clearly feels like a peer pressure situation, you're really not required to support your co-workers' kids activities. I would say, though, that you can't avoid supporting fundraisers for Catholic schools while supporting fundraisers for public schools or Jewish schools. If you would consider distinguishing along those lines, you're better off not buying any of the stuff and finding another way to support causes you believe in.
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With one-day admission to either Disneyland or Disney California Adventure now at $92 a day, we asked readers if they could still afford a trip to the Happiest Place on Earth and, if so, how they found ways to save.
Here are some views and tips:
Stay and eat nearby, and skip souvenirs
I am the Disneyland fiend in our family, and our children (now grown) went along with it. To keep expenses down on our annual (or sometimes more frequent) visits to the park, we would:
1. Always drive rather than fly.
2. Stay in a hotel that has cooking facilities and is within walking distance of the park, so that you (a) don't incur parking costs at the park and (b) can return to your hotel for a cooked meal and rest, rather than eat every meal in the park or restaurant.
3. Only purchase souvenirs on rare occasions, so the kids never have an expectation of having them. Just the memories of our trip to the park, preserved by our photos, were the best souvenirs for us!
4. We usually just stayed two nights and made the most out of a single day with a Park Hopper ticket.
Robin Trembath
Head to the Getty; forget Disneyland
We have taken our kids a couple of times, but with the recent price hikes, I think Disneyland is now just too expensive. For that kind of money, we could do several things in the L.A. area that are much more worthwhile. One of our favorites is the Getty Museum — both locations are free (!) to visit and actually offer a culturally enriching experience.
Disneyland has definitely changed since I was a kid and is increasingly all about the money, not about the experience. Think about it — $400 for a family of four just to get in the door? Sorry, it is just not that amazing.
We will likely take our kids to Disneyland again someday, but I am now in no rush, and my wife even less so.
Matt Anderson
Use Disney points to save on tickets
Three things we do:
1. Use the Disney Visa several months out to obtain points and use them to purchase tickets. We saved enough once to get free three-day Park Hoppers. Pay off monthly to avoid interest.
2. Stay right outside the park to avoid parking fees and allow easy return to room for essentials.
3. Bring our own bottles of water and/or a CamelBak.
Ken Jamok
Old-fashioned fun shouldn't be costly
I don't, didn't and wouldn't consider taking anyone to a theme park. My approach would be to disdain them.
When I was young, my mother took us to an amusement park on the other side of the city. We hardly had the money to do that — go and amuse. I remember going only once and always wanting to go again.
I did when I was old enough to buy a ticket myself. We LOVED it! Of course, loving the city, the reality, and not venerating those Mickey Mouse ideas, definitely oppose today's ideas of amusement.
Part of the separation between me and my children and grandchildren is that they like those things. I despise them. I see them as intervening between people and good taste — grace and all.
Grace is enjoying the roller coaster and other rides, eschewing the costly booths, walking around, people watching and talking with passers-by.
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Low-fat usually means high-carb but doesn't always mean low-calorie if someone eats too many carbs, particularly processed carbs that are more concentrated in calories. Conversely, low-carb usually means high-fat. Many people who have tried this type of diet know it can be difficult to continue for a long time because a lot of good tasting fruits and other carbohydrates are off limits and high-fat goodies do get a little old after a while.
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I am facing the same problem posted 5 years ago at this forum (see link below)
I need to know the exact time (+/- 1 mS) that the relay takes to switch from open to close or vice versa. That means that I need to monitor bouncing time and be able to determine when relay stops bouncing and the time that it takes to stabilizes at its close or open position (switching time). But in my case, I don't want to capture the entire waveform but I want to take instant measurements from the acquired data directly.
If I will do like you said how to make my vi able to separate between a single pulse as noise (maybe more) and the bouncing of the signal?
We cannot answer a question like that without seeing some data. How much noise do you get? How many times does the contact bounce? Can you tell the difference when you look at a graph of the data?
By definition you cannot get instant measurement of relay contact bounce. This is because you do not know which bounce transition is the last one until "some time" has elapsed and you become convinced that it wll not bounce again. The best you can do is something like what Mike suggested. You can use a acquisition duration shorter or longer than the 300 ms he suggested, depending on your knowledge of your relay.
Since you want to know the time it takes to open or close as well as bounce, I suggest that you acquire two channels. One is the control signal to the relay coil. The second is the contact voltage. Acquire at a sampling rate of 1 kS/s or faster on each channel so that you get 1 ms timing resolution. Then switching time is the number of samples between the rising (falling) edge of the control signal and the first transition on the contact signal multiplied by the sample period. The bounce time is found from the indexes of the first and last contact transitions.
Thank you all for your ansewers,
The photo 'pic1' attached shows real data from an oscilloscope but I don't have a picture that shows the noise, I've drawn an approximative one 'pic2'
Ok then, I will tell my supervisor that we won't be able to get instant measurement of contact bounce as he was asking me to do, so we have to use the solution that you have proposed.
Hi again
I forgot to mention that the amplitude of the noise can be either positve or negative and can be greater than I've drawn, also if its width is less than 15 msec so the noise is ignored else the product is rejected.
That data looks very strange. What kind of relay are you testing? What circuit do you have connected to produce the voltages you show in pic1?
Why do you define the end of Toff at 0,8 rather than 0,765? What causes the "tail" in the voltage between 0,765 and 0,9?
What produces the noise that you show in pic2? Can the noise overlap in time with the switching process?
Hi Lynn,
Well I am not testing relays, I am testing steering column switch module (it contains many contacts) , but since the post that I've found with the same problem is talking about relays I thought It might be the same case.
I have defined the end of Toff at 0,8 because the signal must enter the interval [4.8 , 5.2] when my signal is going up and when it is going to low level it must enter the interval [-0.2 , 0.2]
I don't really know what produces the noise. Yes it can overlap in time with the switching process, if after 5 msec of bouncing a new pulse occurs it will be counted with the bouncing time.
How do you actuate the switches? Solenoids? Pneumatic cylinders? If you have an electrical signal which triggers or controls the actuation, you can trigger your acquisition with that signal or use it to "gate" the data around the time when switching actually occurs.
I wonder if both the noise and the "tails" are due to poor contacts? Testing at very low currents might produce results which are different than the switch performance at the actual loads. Although these days steering column switches probably do not handle lamp currents directly, I suppose. The noise could also be due to inductive pick up in the wiring, but that seems unlikely in a test setup. The fact that you get any intermediate voltages (such as the gradual decrease during Ton) makes me wonder if there is something in your test setup which is producing values other than open or closed.
03-04-2012 04:13 PM - edited 03-04-2012 04:20 PM
After the assemblage of steering column switches, it must be tested using Labview, and the switches will be actuated manually by an operator. The program must do the following steps:
read signal
if the signal starts to drop, I must check if it is a noise or it is going to bounce and than change its status to low level
if it is a noise: I must compare the width with 15 msec, if it is greater than 15 msec ==> the product is rejected else the VI continue reading data
if it is bouncing then I must calculate bounce time and compare it to 50 msec, if it is greater than 50 msec ==> the product is rejected else I must check that after bouncing the signal stays in range [-0.2, 0.2] for 100 msec without any noise if true continue reading else product is rejected
since I am new at labview I think it won't be easy for me to do it but I am trying


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Dear Members,
I read this story in Thai Dhammapada.. I can't find online in English..so I must post this story with my Thai-English..'Thinglish'.
Amaidhasi: The Poor/Pretty Slave
[Thai Dhammapada, Thai version]
Once upon a time, Visakha, the great upasika, went to the temple in Savatti. It rained that day and the monks bathed in the rain naked. Visakha thought about giving robes to monks as bath-robes. Visakha went back home to prepare bath-robes for all monks and came to give them to the Buddha. Then the Buddha preached about the great benefits of robes-dana. And he told the story of Amaidhasi...the slave girl.
In the time of Kassapa Buddha, there was a very poor woman named Amaidhasi. One day, she saw people bring robes for the monks. This inspired her to do the same, but she was just a poor slave. Her mother told her to ask her boss for an advance on her paycheck. She asked, but the boss refused. She was so sad because she thought that since she didn't give dana or perform meritorious deeds in the past lives, she was born poor in her current life.
She decided to change that by giving the robe off her own back as dana to the monk. She gathered some leaves and sewed them together to cover her body. She cleaned her only robe and took it with flowers,candles,incenses and went to the temple to make an offering to the sangha. She made a wish that her robe-dana would bless her, so she would never be born poor again until she attained arahatship.
Because of her robe-dana, her prayers were answered.7 days later King Banthumaraja, while touring the city, saw Amaidhasi carrying a big bundle of woods walking along the road, he loved her at first sight. The king took her to his palace and made her his queen.
Then the Buddha told Visakha and her people that in the far far future, Amaidhasi's last life, she would meet the Metteya Buddha and attain Arahatship as she wished.
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Hey not finishing what you start is a part of being young...try to enjoy it while you can.
When you are older and wiser you will just naturally see the added benefits of finishing any projects and it is these little things we need to do to feel the satisfaction...while in your younger years there is so much to satisfy you!!! SO MUCH !!!
Be HAPPY...do your best/thats good enough!
The bus is not going to leave without you...if you leave your dirty clothes on the floor and run out there, but it might... if you wash them and hang them first. SO...it is all about the time of your life you are currently enjoying.
It all makes sense to me. Life is for living even if you cant keep up with the little things all the time. I am talking to you instead of cleaning...it's all good.


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Aspirin During 3rd Trimester of Pregnancy
Hi guys, I wonder why Aspirin can cause prolonged delivery of child and risk of bleeding if a pregnant woman takes this medicine during the last 3rd trimester of the term even she takes it correctly. From what I understand, this medicine doesn`t stay so long in the blood so its effect should wane a few days after the last dose. Does this medicine alter metabolism or physiology of a pregnant woman or does the pregnancy alter this medicine so that it effect the length of time for delivery as well as the risk of bleeding?
It is correct that aspirin is not recommended for general use by women in their third trimester of pregnancy. The reasons for this recommendation is that aspirin can increase the risk of bleeding, prolong or delay labor, and can cause a reroute of blood flow in a baby before its born in the later stage of pregnancy.
It is also true that the effects of the aspirin only last 1 to 3 days. Since the start of labor cannot be predicted, it is best for women to avoid use when they are at highest risk of going into labor such as during the third trimester. Also some of the reasons why people commonly take aspirin such as for back pain may be early signs of labor in pregnant women.
The affect of aspirin on pregnant women are not different than other people. Aspirin may interfere with the body's ability to clot and stop bleeding in anyone taking it. Woman in the third trimester are warned against aspirin use because they are at higher risk of experiencing labor and delivery where bleeding can occur.
Aspirin also blocks the creation of what are known as prostaglandins in people. Prostaglandins are signals that have many effects on the body. Some of these are signals are sent to help start and continue labor. So aspirin use may prevent labor from starting or from it being as effective while the medication is still in the woman's body. This can cause longer labors and deliveries in women who took aspirin shortly before labor started.
Aspirin may alter the physiology of the baby in the later stages of pregnancy before it is born. A drop in prostaglandins starts a natural process where blood starts to flow to the baby's lungs. Normally this natural process is supposed to occur after birth when the baby starts using its lungs. But since aspirin blocks the creation of prostaglandins, it could cause this process to occur before the baby is born. This could cause fatal problems in the baby.
Sometimes women are told to use aspirin in their pregnancy by their doctor for certain conditions when the benefits are deemed greater than the risks, but these women and their babies are being monitored by their doctor. Pregnant women should talk with their doctor or pharmacist about what over the counter medications they recommend before taking anything.
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I don't post on here much but the events of the past week have me pretty excited about the P's future. With some of our recent trades we have decent options when it comes to acquiring some impact players and with Obie's offense and some of the rumblings around the league what are the opinions of us trying to acquire Josh Smith? He is young, athletic, and could provide a defensive presence for us. He could excel in Obie's system and I haven't heard much about his attitude since he was rookie. Thoughts? Opinions?
P.S. I am a big time Arizona Wildcat fan and the draft fell on my birthday so the Bayless pick was amazing for me personally but it was the right move for THIS team and its makeup. My Uncle is a professor at U of A and said that there were grumblings about Bayless' attitude and team play.


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Nine Last-Minute Trades
1. Reds acquire Adam Dunn from White Sox for Brayan Pena and a prospect
2. Padres acquire Ryan Howard from Phillies
If Ryan Howard were a free agent, he would still draw some interest. Overbay himself nabbed a one year, $1.5 million deal last winter with the Brewers. Suppose that the Phillies were sincere about trading Ryan Howard or releasing him if they aren't able to trade him and the asking price was just some pleasant, but hopeless-case org guy who grew up near Philadelphia and who always wanted to say he was in the Phillies organization. The Phillies could essentially run a free-agent bidding war for Howard mid-season with a contract term capped at two-and-a-half years. For example, a team who was interested in Howard for the stretch run might say that on the open-market, they might sign Howard to a 1.5-year deal for $3 million. The Phillies would then eat (fresh!) the remaining portion of Howard's already extant contract. The Phillies, if they are acting rationally, would take the offer that saved them the most money. Fans would cry foul, because fans do not often understand the phrase "sunk cost."
But then I went looking for a landing place for Ryan Howard. Most of the contenders out there already have a good first baseman (or at least one who brings more value than Howard). Milwaukee could probably use a good left-handed platoon partner for regular first baseman Mark Reynolds, but... well, they already have Lyle Overbay. The Mariners are eternally waiting on Justin Smoak (who is back in Triple-A) and have installed Logan Morrison at first, but they also just traded for Kendrys Morales. Maybe a landing spot like San Diego would work, where Howard would represent an upgrade(!!!) over Yonder Alonso and could be a low-cost way for the Padres brass to convince their fans that they are doing something (look at the RBIs!) about the offense. If it doesn't work out, the financial commitment could be low enough that management doesn't feel bad about releasing him when it is convenient. —Russell A. Carleton
3. Braves acquire Wesley Wright from Cubs for a marginal prospect
4. Blue Jays acquire Asdrubal Cabrera from Indians for prospects
Nonetheless, if the return is right, it might not be a bad idea for Indians general manager Chris Antonetti to help his counterpart in Toronto upgrade at second base. You might point out that the Jays just scored 14 runs with Munenori Kawasaki hitting sixth and Ryan Goins manning the keystone, and that Brett Lawrie is expected to come off the disabled list soon, but that's just extra incentive for Alex Anthopoulos to patch a glaring hole as his club gets healthy for the stretch run.
The Indians have a luxury that the Jays don't: A good middle infielder near the top of the minor league chain. Francisco Lindor has long been ready with the glove, and he's hitting .370 since a recent promotion to Triple-A Columbus. The defensive upgrade alone should hide any downtick at the plate for Cleveland, and while Cabrera isn't lighting the world on fire with a .249 True Average, he would still represent an improvement for Toronto. The Indians are in no rush to bring Lindor to The Show, as Paul Hoynes of the Northeast Ohio Media Group wrote wrote on Sunday, but a trade exporting Cabrera could put him on the cusp of a promotion, with only Mike Aviles and Jose Ramirez in his way. —Daniel Rathman
5. Tigers acquire Stephen Drew and Andrew Miller from the Red Sox
But while the Tigers do a lot of things well, they do not have a very good bullpen. In fact, their 4.33 bullpen ERA is the fifth-worst in baseball, and it's four-10ths of a run worse than that of the next-worst team, the Phillies. Joba Chamberlain has been quite good, Al Alburquerque has been ok and the team recently traded for Joakim Soria, so there's some reason for optimism. But Joe Nathan's performance can best be summed up by this visual approximation, and the only southpaw options in Detroit's bullpen are Phil Coke, Ian Krol, and Blaine Hardy.
Adding Miller, a former Tiger, back into the fray would give the Tigers a pretty ferocious three-headed monster at the back of their bullpen, and would allow Detroit to neutralize left-handed power hitters come October. Lefties are hitting just .153/.210/.224 against Miller this year, and he has been dominant against right-handers, too.
Drew, meanwhile, gives the Tigers a plus defensive shortstop who's still probably an above-average hitter (when you adjust for position) against right-handers. He can platoon with Eugenio Suarez, or may eventually come to supplant him if Detroit values his postseason experience.
Acquiring a left-handed setup man and a platoon middle infielder may not be flashy, but it's the type of peripheral move that could pay massive dividends once the Tigers reach the postseason. —Ben Carsley
6. Cardinals acquire Dan Haren from Dodgers for a marginal prospect
We all know at this point that the Dodgers are rumored to be getting a high-end starting pitcher at the deadline, and the two names most closely associated with them are Jon Lester and Cole Hamels. What do they both have in common, besides being left-handed? They're both significantly better than Dan Haren (and his 4.49 ERA) right now. Unfortunately, the Cardinals don't have this problem. With Michael Wacha and Jaime Garcia both sidelined indefinitely, the Cardinals are running with a four-man rotation at the moment, as Carlos Martinez has been sent back to the bullpen. Haren could be a nice alternative to using Tyler Lyons or Marco Gonzales down the stretch, if they can't make a deal for one of the big starters themselves. Plus, he'd be a reliable (but not great) option to start the hump game in a seven-game series during the playoffs. What the Cardinals don't have in available cash, they do have in farm system depth--and when your trading partner is the Dodgers, we know that money is of no object. The payroll flexibility would have a significant effect on the quality of prospect involved here, but either way the talent portion of a trade like this wouldn't be prohibitive. Plus, aesthetically, it's always nice to see a player go back to the organization that drafted and developed him. —Bret Sayre
7. Dodgers acquire Koji Uehara from the Red Sox
The Dodgers entered the year with one, two, three... four... five... no, four guys who were closers in 2013; $28 million worth of bullpen, more than half of the Astros' total payroll. That's no guarantee of anything, but it looked like a great bullpen, dominant at the back with strong specialists and a couple upsidery reclamation projects. We gave them a nickname on the podcast: Blue Shield of California. It was a good nickname for a unit that never actually came together. Of the eight relievers who have thrown at least 10 innings, only three have struck out a batter per innings (the Diamondbacks have seven) and only one has struck out even two and a quarter batters per walk (six teams, including three in the division, have seven). It's so bad that Brian Wilson (5.23 ERA, 4.57 FIP) is still pitching eighth innings in high leverage. They suck. They could use Koji Uehara. They could use anybody, but Uehara in particular provides a nice little bit of symmetry:
It'd be awfully fun to see one relieve the other. As unpredictable as the game is, that combination is the closest you can get to two wins
Franklin makes obvious sense at the keystone for the A's, filling an offensive void that's plagued them for years. He's mashing Triple-A pitching to the tune of .300/.395/.465, numbers that look Herculean when compared to those of Eric Sogard and Nick Punto, the A's current second base platoon. Considering the haul they gave up in the Jeff Samardzija/Jason Hammel trade, the A's are hell-bent on a 2014 title; this is just the offensive boost they need to put them over the top.
The Mariners are a trickier equation to solve. They need help almost everywhere: first base, the outfield, the rotation, and the 'pen. They also don't want that help if it means mortgaging the farm. The combination of Milone, Reddick, and Overton is the perfect median between these two mandates.
Milone bolsters a back of a rotation that has been pedestrian this season, and would otherwise call on promising but unproven rookies Taijuan Walker and James Paxton for reinforcements. He's also stuck behind a bevy of A's jockeying for a back-of-the-rotation spot, so Seattle won't have to twist Billy Beane's arm on this front.
Reddick is a fan favorite in Oakland, but his actual on-field value has fallen off a cliff in the last few seasons. Craig Gentry and Sam Fuld could conceivably exceed what Reddick would produce over the remainder of the season (although Gentry's trip to the DL makes that math a bit dicier). Despite his mediocre play, Reddick's offensive numbers would instantly make him Seattle's second-best outfielder behind Michael Saunders. (Remember, this is a team that's let Endy Chavez see the field 45 times this season. Anything helps.)
Overton underwent Tommy John surgery last year and hasn't pitched yet this season, constituting a big gamble at an already risky position. During last year's draft, though, he was touted as an eventual middle-of-the-rotation starter with a polished fastball-changeup-slider mix. He also signed a bonus that rates as significantly under his draft slot due to the injury, meaning the Mariners would pick up a future piece for dirt cheap. Oakland might balk at parting ways with their medium-upside steal, but World Series titles don't come without sacrifices. —Nick Bacarella
9. Yankees acquire Justin Masterson from Indians
Masterson has struggled this year. He's posting a 5.51 ERA and a 12.4 percent walk rate. He's currently on the disabled list with a knee injury that may have been nagging him all year. He's due to come off soon and could start as soon as Friday. The Yankees are unlikely to land an impact starter in the Cole Hamels, Jon Lester, David Price class. They don't have the equity to make such a move. Masterson can be had at a discount, however as the Indians are both eager to move him and he will be a free agent at years end. There's pressure on the Yankees to make the playoffs every year, that's what comes with the territory. Making a trade for Masterson is the type of move that could pay off much like Brandon McCarthy's acquisition already has for New York. I believe Masterson can still be an impact pitcher, and this would be a solid get for the Yankees. —Mauricio Rubio
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Dillon Overton has pitched this season, actually. He's been dominating the AZL and has a 31:3 strikeout to walk ratio in only 22 innings.
Jul 30, 2014 05:44 AM
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You're correct, apologies for the oversight. Control numbers that impressive, small sample or no, would definitely work in Oakland's favor.
Jul 30, 2014 06:51 AM
No apologies needed. I didn't expect him to stay in the AZL as long as he has during his rehab. I would also have assumed he'd move into short-season or Low-A by now based on his age and success at this juncture, so it's easy to forget he's playing.
Jul 30, 2014 06:58 AM
Even though Masterson is not at the Price level, do Yankees really have the equity to swing a deal for him? Would they give up Severino? Seems like he has emerged as their top prospect. I wouldn't do it. This team is bad, a lot worse than their record, with little resources on the way next year. At some point, they have to stop the madness and rebuild their player development pipeline.
Jul 30, 2014 09:43 AM
Cardinals get Masterson, how do you rate James Ramsey?
Jul 30, 2014 12:31 PM
Curious: Should the Royals sell Shields to a team now who can sign him for a bat - especially an OF bat - and rely on what they have on the farm to provide a starter to finish the season?
Jul 30, 2014 12:45 PM
But the Padres already have a bad, LH 1B. They don't need more.
Jul 30, 2014 13:27 PM
Sam Fuld is on the Twins not the Athletics, though I am quite Oakland could get him for a very reasonable price.
Jul 30, 2014 20:03 PM
Are you Billy Beane in disguise? He just traded Tommy Milone to Minnesota for Fuld.
Jul 31, 2014 08:04 AM
Nope, I am Terry Ryan in disguise, I am pretty sure that Billy reads BP and would see my comment.Worked like a charm!
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Free standing fridge freezers offer plenty of storage space for both fresh and frozen food. They tend to be widely available in a range of colours and sizes and are often cheaper than either integrated models or American style food centres.
Also known as side-by-side or US Style food centres, big capacity American style fridge freezers mean you can store more and need to shop less. They're bigger than normal models - brilliant for larger families and if you love cooking for friends and relatives. Some models have 4 doors whilst 'French door models' have a 2-door fridge above the freezer drawers.
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Study Evaluating Safety, Tolerability, And Immunogenicity Of ACC-001 In Subjects With Mild To Moderate Alzheimer's Disease
This study has been completed.
Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy (JAI) Research and Development, LLC
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First received: May 24, 2007
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To assess the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of ACC-001, an investigational active immunization, in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease.
|Alzheimer Disease
|Biological: ACC-001 + QS-21 Biological: ACC-001 Biological: QS-21 Drug: Placebo: Phosphate buffered saline
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Phase Iia, Multicenter, Randomized, Third-party Unblinded, Adjuvant And Placebo-controlled, Multiple Ascending Dose, Safety, Tolerability And Immunogenicity Trial Of Acc-001 And Qs-21 Adjuvant In Subjects With Mild To Moderate Alzheimer's Disease
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Genetics Home Reference related topics: Alzheimer disease
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Percentage of Participants With Treatment-emergent AEs or Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) [ Time Frame: approximately 110 weeks, including a 6-week screening period, 52 weeks of dosing and 54 weeks for follow-up after the last dose. ]An AE was any untoward, undesired, or unplanned clinical event in the form of signs, symptoms, disease, or laboratory or physiologic observations occurring in a person given study drug or in a sponsor's clinical study. The event did not need to be causally related to the study drug or the clinical studies. A treatment emergent AE was defined as an event that emerged during the treatment period that was absent before treatment, or worsened during the treatment period relative to the pretreatment state. An SAE was an AE resulting in any of the following outcomes or deemed significant for any other reason: death; initial or prolonged inpatient hospitalization; life-threatening experience (immediate risk of dying); persistent or significant disability/incapacity; congenital anomaly.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs) of Anti-A-beta Immunoglobulin G (IgG) Total Using an Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) at Weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 14, 16, 24, 28, 30, 40, 50, 54, 56, 66, 78, 91, and 104 [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 14, 16, 24, 28, 30, 40, 50, 54, 56, 66, 78, 91, and 104 ]The lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) was 100 U/mL and when the assay result was below LLOQ (100 U/mL), 50 U/mL was imputed for IgG.
- GMTs of Anti-A-beta Immunoglobulin M (IgM) Using ELISA at Weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 14, 16, 24, 28, 30, 40, 50, 54, 56, 66, 78, 91, and 104 [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 14, 16, 24, 28, 30, 40, 50, 54, 56, 66, 78, 91, and 104 ]The LLOQ was 50 U/mL and when the assay result was below LLOQ (50 U/mL), 25 U/mL was imputed for IgM.
- Change From Baseline GMTs of Anti-A-beta IgG Subtypes Using ELISA at Visits Where an IgG Total Response is Measurable (at Weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 14, 16, 24, 28, 30, 40, 50, 54, 56, 66, 78, 91, and 104 if Applicable) [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 14, 16, 24, 28, 30, 40, 50, 54, 56, 66, 78, 91, and 104 ]IgG subtypes were not assessed
|Study Start Date:
|May 2007
|Study Completion Date:
|January 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|January 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: 1
arm 1: ACC-001 (Vanutide Cridificar)+ QS-21
Biological: ACC-001 + QS-21
Vanutide Cridificar (3, 10, 30µg) + QS-21 (50µg), IM on day 1, month 1, month 3, month 6 and month 12
Active Comparator: 2
arm 2: ACC-001
Biological: ACC-001
Vanutide Cridificar (10, 30µg), IM on day 1, month 1, month 3, month 6 and month 12
Placebo Comparator: 3
arm 3: QS-21
Biological: QS-21
QS-21 (50µg), IM on day 1, month 1, month 3, month 6 and month 12
Placebo Comparator: 4
Drug: Phosphate Buffered Saline (PBS)
Drug: Placebo: Phosphate buffered saline
Phosphate buffered Saline (pH : 7.4), IM on day 1, month 1, month 3, month 6 and month 12
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|50 Years to 85 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's Disease with Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score of 16-26 (except Germany: 21-26)
- Brain MRI consistent with Alzheimer Disease
- Concurent use of Chloniesterase inhibitor or memantine allowed if stable
- Other inclusion criteria apply
Exclusion Criteria:
- Significant Neurological Disease other than Alzheimer's disease
- Major psychiatric disorder
- Contraindication to undergo brain MRI
- Clinically significant systemic illness
- Other exclusion criteria apply
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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: NCT00479557
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00479557
|Groupe Hospitalier Pitie-Salpetriere
|Paris, Cedex 13 (MRI), France, 75651
|Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière
|Paris Cedex 13, Paris, France, 75651
|Hopital Pellegrin-Centre Mémoire de Recherche et de Ressources
|Bordeaux, France, 33076
|CHRU de Lille
|Lille (MRI), France, 59037
|CHRU de Lille
|Lille, France, 59037
|Hôpital Sainte-Marguerite
|MARSEILLE cedex 5, France, 13385
|CHU Hôpital Gui de Chaulliac
|Montpellier, France, 34295
|Groupe Hospitalier Broca-La Rochefoucauld
|Paris, France, 75013
|Clinique de L'Union
|St JEAN, France, 31240
|Hôpital LA GRAVE
|TOULOUSE Cedex 9, France, 31059
|Chru Purpan
|Toulouse, France, 31300
|Clinique PASTEUR
|Toulouse, France, 31300
|Unversitätsklinikum Freiburg
|Freiburg, Baden- Württemberg, Germany, 79106
|Klinik fuer Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin
|Berlin, Germany, 14050
|Zentralinstitut fuer Seelische Gesundheit
|Frankenthal, Germany, 67227
|Klinik fuer Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie
|Goettingen, Germany, 37075
|Zentralinstitut fuer Seelische Gesundheit
|Mannheim, Germany, 68159
|Universitaetsklinikum Muenster
|Muenster, Germany, 48149
|Universitaetsklinikum Muenster
|Muenster, Germany, 48165
|Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Klinikum rechts der Isar
|München, Germany, 81675
|Hospital del Mar
|Barcelona, Spain, 08003
|Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
|Barcelona, Spain, 08025
|Hospital Clinico y Provincial
|Barcelona, Spain, 08036
|Hospital Universitario Clinico San Carlos
|Madrid, Spain, 28040
Sponsors and Collaborators
Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy (JAI) Research and Development, LLC
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|Pfizer CT.gov Call Center
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Additional Information:
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Keywords provided by Pfizer:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
Additional Information:
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Pasquier F, Sadowsky C, Holstein A, Leterme Gle P, Peng Y, Jackson N, Fox NC, Ketter N, Liu E, Ryan JM; ACC-001 (QS-21) Study Team. Two Phase 2 Multiple Ascending-Dose Studies of Vanutide Cridificar (ACC-001) and QS-21 Adjuvant in Mild-to-Moderate Alzheimer's Disease. J Alzheimers Dis. 2016;51(4):1131-43. doi: 10.3233/JAD-150376.
|Responsible Party:
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00479557 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
B2571004 ( Other Identifier: Alias Study Number )
2006-002061-39 ( EudraCT Number )
|Study First Received:
|May 24, 2007
|Results First Received:
|May 6, 2014
|Last Updated:
|November 30, 2015
Keywords provided by Pfizer:
Alzheimer's Disease
active immunization
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Alzheimer Disease
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Neurocognitive Disorders
Mental Disorders
Adjuvants, Immunologic
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
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Bourbon Rules!
This year, the fans of the Big Smoke closing spirits and cigars seminar got their wish—bourbon in their glasses. Every year, moderator and senior features editor Jack Bettridge has polled the audience to find out what they wanted to drink. The call repeatedly went out for bourbon.
Bettridge responded with a resounding selection of five bourbons, rather than the traditional three. Immediately after the Super Roll judging, the Venetian waitstaff began filling the empty glasses set in front of each audience member with heady amber liquor: Makers' Mark, Woodford Reserve, Wild Turkey Russell's Reserve, Eagle Rare Single Barrel Ten Year Old and Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage 2000. The audience opened their bags to remove the two tasting cigars, a Carlos Toraño Exodus 1959 Toro from Honduras and a C.A.O. La Traviata Divino from Nicaragua.
Bettridge typically does his seminar solo, but on this day he was joined on stage by a pair of cigar experts: Charlie Toraño, representing the Carlos Toraño cigar family, and Tim Ozgener, president of C.A.O. International Inc.
David Savona prepares the crowd for the final seminar—and a stiff drink.
Bettridge enjoyed the match of Toraño cigar to the Maker's, taking a sip and a puff and pronouncing the combination to be a fine one.
The next bourbon was Woodford Reserve, a top-shelf brand made by Brown-Forman. Woodford uses quite a bit of rye, which Bettridge noted upon his first sip. "It's a lot tarter—that's the rye," he said. The Toraño didn't match as well with this whiskey.
Russell's Reserve, created by Wild Turkey master distiller Jimmy Russell, is a 101 proof bourbon, which is the distiller's comfort zone. "101 is the magic number for Jimmy Russell," said Bettridge. It paired very well with the Toraño.
Charlie Toraño told Bettridge and the crowd that he was no bourbon expert, but his cigar—a Top 25 cigar from year's past made with Honduran, Nicaraguan, Dominican and Costa Rican tobaccos—proved to be a fine match with many of the bourbons. "Not that you have to have a glass of whiskey to enjoy Charlie's cigar," said Bettridge, "but it helps."
Panelists Charlie Toraño (left) and Tim Ozgener join the bourbon and cigar tasting.
Eagle Rare, made by Buffalo Trace, Kentucky's oldest operating still, was distinctive for its value—approximately $28 for a bottle of 10-year-old whiskey. To create the brand, Bettridge said the distillery "picks the barrel they think is best and puts it into bottles."
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Bettridge, Toraño and Ozgener toast the crowd.
At the very end of the seminar, after nearly all the guests had left and the Venetian staff had begun the long cleanup process, two guests stood toward the back of the room, soaking it all in.
They were Glenn and Steve Rasmussen, father and a son, here together from Washington State. It was their first Big Smoke. The son had bought his father the Big Smoke weekend tickets as a present for his 60th birthday. The father, who had smoked cigars for many years, never truly had a smoking buddy until his son began smoking cigars on a trip to Mexico. The two bonded over cigars, and the Big Smoke.
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No team goes into spring training with every thing figured out.
Concerns, questions and issues follow each club to Arizona and Florida, where each hopes to find answers over their six-plus weeks in training. Usually things work themselves out and by the time camps break and the regular season begins, there are no major lingering uncertainties.
Usually, but not always. With a week to go until this year's opening day, some situations remain cloudy and clarity doesn't seem all that close.
Five of the biggest unresolved issues as teams prepare to enter the regular season:
1. How will the Yankees score runs?
New York is accustomed to finishing at or near the top of the American League's runs leaders, and last season it set a franchise record with a major league-high 245 home runs.
But by the time the Yankees met the Detroit Tigers in the American League Championship Series, no one could find a hint of that offensive prowess. The Yankees scored six runs in four games against Detroit and concerns about the team's offense became evident.
Those issues will linger into the 2013 regular season. Injuries to Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Curtis Granderson and Mark Teixeira are likely to sap run production, and outside of Robinson Cano, no one currently in the lineup has looked like he is prepared to swoop in and save the day. Compounding those injuries, the Yankees lost 94 home runs among five players (Nick Swisher, Russell Martin, Raul Ibanez, Eric Chavez, Andruw Jones) to free agency.
MORE BAD NEWS: Jeter likely headed to DL
The Yankees are hoping to catch lightning with Vernon Wells, whom they appear close to acquiring in a trade with the Los Angeles Angels, but that is betting on a long shot. The move doesn't make the Yankees any younger it and makes them a little more expensive, both of which were concerns even before this deal.
The Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Rays and Baltimore Orioles could all seriously contend for the AL East title as well as a wild-card spot. If the Yankees can't figure out where their runs will come from, they might miss the playoffs for just the second time in 19 years.
2. A black hole for the boys in blue
The Los Angeles Dodgers have not had an everyday shortstop since Rafael Furcal in 2010, and that's stretching the term since Furcal spent so much time in the trainer's room that year. Last season they thought they were set at the position with Dee Gordon, but he did a good job of convincing everyone he wasn't ready.
They also believed Hanley Ramirez was the answer, and maybe he can be despite his suspect defensive abilities, but he won't be available to the team for possibly two months suffering after a thumb injury in the World Baseball Classic final.
That leaves Luis Cruz to man the position. Cruz is serviceable, but he isn't a long-term solution.
Ramirez's injury also leaves a hole in the Dodgers' lineup. Ramirez was expected to hit fifth, immediately behind Matt Kemp and Adrian Gonzalez. Even if Ramirez doesn't hit for a great average, his power can be a deterrent to pitching around those other two. Now, the Dodgers have to hope Andre Ethier can hit left-handed pitching well enough to take that spot on a daily basis.
Ramirez will eventually be back, but it's more bad luck for a position that has cursed the Dodgers recently.
3. From World Series contender to who knows what in Texas
At this time a year ago, the Texas Rangers looked like one of the best teams in the AL. And for a good chunk of the summer, they were exactly that. After an ugly finish to their season, capped by a loss in the wild-card play-in game, and a bad offseason, the Rangers are looking like an enigma.
The Rangers looked to be favorites to land the best free-agent position player and pitcher in the offseason, but Josh Hamilton and Zack Greinke decided to take the money being offered in Southern California, leaving the Rangers empty-handed. With what the Angels have done—they won over Hamilton—and with the Oakland A's clearly a threat, the Rangers will break camp looking like the third-best team in the West.
Their rotation doesn't strike much fear and they never replaced Hamilton's bat. They also lost a lot of pop when Mike Napoli signed with the Boston Red Sox. On top of that, there is a pending MLB investigation that could result in a 50-game suspension for right fielder Nelson Cruz, whose name is included in the documents of a South Florida anti-aging clinic (Biogenesis) that may have sold performance-enhancing drugs to players.
Clearly, this isn't the same Rangers team that went to the World Series in 2010 and 2011. That's about the only thing that is clear for this club right now.
4. How good is the Blue Jays' pitching?
Toronto transformed itself into a legitimate contender in the offseason on the strength of two blockbuster trades. Most of the optimism in camp is due to a remade rotation which features newcomers R.A. Dickey, Josh Johnson and Mark Buehrle along with incumbents Brandon Morrow and (likely) Ricky Romero.
Pitchers can be a gamble, though. It would be a lot to expect Dickey to outdo his 2012 season, in which he won the National League's Cy Young Award with the New York Mets. Johnson is hoping to recapture the top-of-the-rotation form that made him a valuable commodity. The Jays also need Romero to return to his 2011 numbers (2.92 ERA, 225 innings) rather than the ones that made him one of the worst starting pitchers in the majors last year (5.77 ERA, 181 innings, 1.67 WHIP).
We can't read a lot into spring training numbers, but Morrow, Buehrle, Romero and Dickey all have Grapefruit League ERAs well above 6.00, and only Johnson (two earned runs in 10 2/3 innings) has looked good in camp. They all may dominate once the regular-season bell rings, but for now it's still a question as to how good this group can be in a hitter-friendly division.
5. The Biogenesis cloud
Baseball's investigation into the clinic is a concern for several contending teams, such as the Washington Nationals (Gio Gonzalez), Blue Jays (Melky Cabrera), A's (Bartolo Colon), Yankees (Rodriguez), Rangers (Cruz) and Milwaukee Brewers (Ryan Braun).
Those players were named in initial reports about Biogenesis' alleged practices. Teams and players aren't privy to what baseball has uncovered, but people inside the commissioner's office have said MLB won't go easy on anyone involved.
Until the findings are announced, those players and teams will be holding their breath.
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Quarterfinal 1 - #1 Jair Benitez (83% votes) def. #8 Fabian Castillo (17% votes)
Quarterfinal 2 - #5 Je-Vaughn Watson (56% votes) def. #4 Mauro Diaz (43% votes)
We're into the bottom half of the bracket and today's matchup is certainly an interesting one with two of the most memorable goals of the season, but for very different reasons. Michel made headlines across the league as he burst onto the scene early in the year with his trademark free kicks and corner kicks, but none was better than his olimpico in Seattle. One of the most rare goals you'll see around the world, Michel's driven corner eluded everyone including Seattle Sounders goalkeeper Michael Gspurning to dramatically tie the game 2-2 at CenturyLink Field.
Going against Michel is Walker Zimmerman's header against Sporting KC. While the goal may not be the most technically gifted on the list, it might have been the most dramatic moment at Toyota Stadium this season as FCD came from two goals down with two late strikes to earn a 2-2 draw against the MLS Cup finalists.
So do you go for the amazing olimpico or the dramatic equalizer? Let us know in the comments below who you voted for and come back tomorrow for the fourth quarterfinal.


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Topic: So depressed
John is getting sicker everyday, he is taking Tarceva that isn't working because he's still loosing weight.
He can't sleep flat due to the extreme burping, gas and pain associated with the chemo. He needs a hospital bed because he's trying to sleep propped up and isn't getting enough rest.
The Dr. won't give him a hospital bed unless he is on Hospice which he is fighting tooth and nail to avoid.
My youngest daughter was just arrested for not finishing community service for a ticket she got, her 10 month old and 3 year old sre with my other daughter, I had to borroe 3,000 to pay her fines and I am going out of my mind.
I'm seeing my dr. to get my meds upped in strength. I just can't take anymore. All I want is 1 day of total peace. I want John to realize he needs hospice. My God help me.
I'm sorry to vent like this but I can't take much more.


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Cosplayer Flaming-Goddess > Costume of Lucy Heartphilia (Fairy Tail)
- Most Recent Photo
- 11-01-2012
- Series
- Fairy Tail
- Character
- Lucy Heartphilia
- Year Completed:
- 2013
- Construction Difficulty:
- Normal
- Costume worn at:
- A & G Ohio 2012
- Anime North 2012
- OhayoCon 2012
About this Costume
- Construction Details:
I am so glad I managed to get this done! Lucy is probably my favorite character from Fairy Tail. She's so adorable and hilarious! The cosplay itself was pretty easy to make once we got the pattern all figured out. I used stretchy material for the shirt so I wouldn't have to put in darts, and dyed the same fabric for the blue stripes. (I still have to redye this fabric, as it didn't come out quite right.) The skirt was a basic pleated skirt that was also dyed for the right color. The keys were made as a present from a wonderful friend, and the boots were a thrift store find!
- Personal Thoughts:
- I love cosplaying Lucy, just because I find myself identifying with her a lot. We have very similar personalities, and frankly I think she's just adorable. So I'll definitely be bringing her to many upcoming conventions! :D
Wig Details
- Styling Notes
- First I had to straighten the curls out of the wig (Heat-resistance RULES). Then, being my perfectionist self, I had to get Lucy's hairstyle just right, which proved to be a little difficult with the wefts. Eventually after enough fiddling I got it.
- Wig Review
- The wig itself was pretty thick and photographs well, but trying to keep wefts from showing, the large cap, and the rough fiber was a little less than ideal.
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I'd just buy Ranchos and deal with them being overstable at first. I'm sure you can find some used ones via trade, eBay or used sporting goods stores if you want to. That or just use the Ranchos a lot until they get beat up.Rocaholic74 wrote:So Ontario Rocs are better for noobs to throw and San Marino's are better for experienced players. Would it be beneficial for a noob who is very interested in improving his game in every aspect, to stock up on San Marino Rocs so when he does become more experienced he has the discs available? Or should I just buy a bunch of Ontario Rocs and wait until I'm experienced to buy the San Marino Rocs?
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Earlier this year we profiled North Texas' Randy Potts, whose grandfather was anti-gay evangelist Oral Roberts.
Randy Potts is gay, and so was his uncle, Ronnie, who committed suicide in 1982. Now, using a letter to his deceased uncle as a backdrop, Randy has recorded an "It Gets Better" video message to LGBT youth.
Potts lives in Farmers Branch. He moved to the area to be near his three children. He has little contact with the Roberts family although last year he did attend his grandfather's funeral. In the video, he describes how, in front of 4,000 mourners, his mother told him he'd be going to hell.
NPR's "The Story" interviewed him for an upcoming episode. He expects it to run later this year on the anniversary of his grandfather's death.


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Time to Assess the Data?Trick brain teasers appear difficult at first, but they have a trick that makes them really easy.
You are a topnotch professor at Harvard University. People all over the world know your name and would be delighted to possess only a fraction of your intelligence. However, today, on a casual weekend at your house, you are extremely befuddled.
Your dilemma is that you are unable to locate your television remote. After performing a quick search of your family room and realizing, because of your great intelligence, that it isn't there, you decide to write out what rooms you were recently in and where the remote might accidentally have been left. Here are your journal entries:
Yesterday 14:31-
Went to master bedroom to retrieve student essays. Remote may have been taken along accidentally. If in master bedroom, probably kept inside southeast drawer of desk.
Today 5:21-
Woke up late today. After brushing, went downstairs and saw that daughter, Joanne, had already turned on TV. May have taken remote later on to kitchen when in process of preparing breakfast.
Today 11:12-
After being nagged by wife about not doing laundry (NOTE TO SELF: build robot to end wife's pestering for one that will do chores), took hamper to the laundry room. It is possible that the remote accidentally dropped inside the washing machine or dryer.
Now, you really want to watch an educational show that starts in five minutes on the Science Channel and need to decide what your plan of action should be. What should you do?
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Regulation Of Maternal Fuel Supply And Neonatal Adiposity
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
University of Colorado, Denver
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
University of Colorado, Denver
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: January 21, 2009
Last updated: April 12, 2017
Last verified: April 2017
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Detailed Description:
The purpose of this study is to determine whether unrecognized maternal hyperglycemia and postprandial lipemia early or late in gestation predicts excess neonatal adiposity.
|Fetal Macrosomia Gestational Diabetes
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Regulation Of Maternal Fuel Supply And Neonatal Adiposity
Resource links provided by NLM:
Further study details as provided by University of Colorado, Denver:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Change in neonatal adiposity by maternal Triglycerides, Glucose [ Time Frame: 14-16, 26-28 weeks gestation ]Prediction of neonatal adiposity by maternal Triglycerides and Glucose
- Change in maternal postprandial lipemia [ Time Frame: 26-28 weeks gestation ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Change in maternal postprandial lipemia [ Time Frame: 14-16, 26-28 weeks gestation ]
- Change in maternal postprandial glycemia [ Time Frame: 14-16, 26-28 weeks gestation ]
- Prediction of neonatal adiposity by placental and maternal adipose tissue lipoprotein lipase (LPL) activity [ Time Frame: 26-28 weeks gestation ]adipose tissue biopsy/Neonatal adiposity by Dual x-ray Absorptiometry (DXA)
- Correlation of neonatal adiposity and fetal growth [ Time Frame: 28-30 weeks gestation ]Neonatal adiposity by Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA)
- Correlation of neonatal adiposity and fetal growth [ Time Frame: 36-37 weeks gestation ]Neonatal adiposity by Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA)
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|October 2007
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|October 2017
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Healthy, pregnant women with BMI of 20 - 26 kg/m2
Healthy, obese pregnant women with BMI 30 - 38 kg/m2
Detailed Description:
Mounting epidemiologic evidence suggests that maternal obesity and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) independently influence size at birth and disease susceptibility later in life. A major gap in the understanding of fetal programming is the knowledge of whether and how exposure to excess maternal fuels in the absence of frank hyperglycemia impacts fetal fat accretion. The investigators hypothesis is that neonatal adiposity results from unrecognized maternal hyperglycemia and excess lipid availability in gestation, in part caused by excessive lipolysis in the white adipose tissue of obese women, some of whom will be subsequently diagnosed as having GDM. In Aim 1 the investigators will test the hypothesis that in obese women, some of whom will later be diagnosed with GDM, increased lipolysis and unrecognized hyperglycemia and hypertriglyceridemia occur earlier in gestation than in lean women, resulting in increased plasma non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA), glycerol, triglycerides (TGs), and glucose available for fetal metabolism. In Aim 2 the investigators will test the hypothesis that fetal adiposity by ultrasound and neonatal adiposity by Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) are strongly correlated with excess lipid and glucose availability in obese mothers early in gestation, regardless of GDM status, and that fasting biomarkers of neonatal insulin sensitivity will correlate with neonatal adiposity. In Aim 3 the investigators will test the hypothesis that the in-vitro suppression of lipolysis in white adipose tissue correlates with excess NEFA and TG availability in-vivo and is predictive of neonatal adiposity. The elucidation of specific derangements in both glucose and lipid metabolism and their timing in gestation in mothers who deliver infants with excess adiposity could challenge our current screening methods and entirely redirect our treatment to target the responsible maternal fuels. On a public health level, this research is instrumental to the investigators understanding of how an intrauterine environment may deliver excess glucose and/or lipids to the fetus and contribute to the genesis of the pediatric obesity epidemic. Such information may result in new treatment strategies in pregnant women to normalize fetal growth.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 35 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
Lean (BMI 20-26 kg/m2)and Obese (BMI 30-38 kg/m2) pregnant women (age 18-35 yr) without chronic medical conditions or obstetric complications will be enrolled at 12-14 weeks gestation.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 18 - 35 yr
- Pregnant (12-14 weeks gestation)
- Lean (BMI 20-26 kg/m2)
- Obese (BMI 30-38 kg/m2)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Age < 18 or > 35 yr
- Pre-existing diabetes
Chronic medical conditions:
- hypertension,
- hepatitis,
- Human immunodeficiency Virus (HIV),
- Thrombophilias,
History of:
- thromboembolism,
- renal disease,
- neurologic diseases,
- rheumatologic disorders,
- gastrointestinal disease,
- cardiac dysfunction, or
- pulmonary disease
Obstetric conditions:
- history of stillbirth,
- severe growth restriction,
- severe preeclampsia, or
- placental abruption
Medications known to affect lipid or glucose metabolism:
- Metformin,
- glucocorticoids,
- beta agonists or blockers, or
- antihypertensives
- Use of recreational drugs, alcohol or tobacco.
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00826904
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00826904
|United States, Colorado
|University of Colorado Denver
|Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Colorado, Denver
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
|Principal Investigator:
|Linda A Barbour, MD, MSPH
|University of Colorado, Denver
More Information
Keywords provided by University of Colorado, Denver:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|University of Colorado, Denver
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00826904 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
R56DK078645 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|January 21, 2009
|Last Updated:
|April 12, 2017
Keywords provided by University of Colorado, Denver:
Fetal programming
Fetal macrosomia
Fetal health
Gestational diabetes
Maternal health
Maternal obesity
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Diabetes, Gestational
Fetal Macrosomia
Pregnancy Complications
Diabetes Mellitus
Glucose Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
Fetal Diseases
Pregnancy in Diabetics
Diabetes Complications
Birth Weight
Body Weight
Signs and Symptoms
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The city of Ukiah has long known about an osprey nest situated on top of a light pole at its softball fields east of Highway 101 on River Drive.
"For the most part, we stand back and let them do their thing up there," said city Community Services Assistant Taylor Janowicz, who oversaw activities at the softball fields in May.
The nest has been perched atop the light pole there for about five years, and three or four chicks joined the male and female adults sometime in May, according to Janowicz.
"I haven't heard any complaints; it's a lot of oohs' and aahs.' A couple of people have hit softballs up there ... and of course people booed them," Janowicz said with a laugh.
The birds can be seen circling the field from time to time, and for the most part are seen as part of the landscape.
"They're like a part of the field now," Janowicz said. "It wouldn't be the same if they weren't there."'
Ospreys nest in high places such as tree forks, rock outcroppings or utility poles near water, where they can easily access their main food source: fish. They reach maturity and begin to breed at 3 to 4 years of age, and typically live to be 7 to 10 years old.
Tiffany Revelle can be reached at email@example.com, on Twitter @TiffanyRevelle or at 468-3523.


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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- The past year has been a ripe environment for initial public offerings; certainly the Facebook ( FB) IPO in May brought with it fervor for new issues that we had not seen in quite some time. Of course, once Facebook did not take off for the stratosphere, as many hoped that it would, a pall of sorts was cast over the IPO markets.In fact, Facebook now trades 47% below its IPO price, and is facing two more lockup expirations, tomorrow and Dec. 14, which combined, could put another 1.2 billion shares into the float. We could see some interesting days ahead for this name. But while Facebook garnered the bulk of the attention in IPO land, not all recent offerings have crashed and burned. In July, discount retailer Five Below Five Below ( FIVE), went public at $17 per share, and is up about 75% from the IPO price, making it the third-best performing new issue in the past 6 months. That's despite pulling back from the $40 range in late September. While I like the concept, and the stores are very popular in my household, this entire story is predicated on growth from the current 226 stores, to 2,000 stores. Consensus estimates are calling for earnings to begin ramping up, and the stock currently trades for about 44 times 2014 consensus estimates. While too rich for this value investor's blood, I will be following the story because I believe this is one of the most interesting concepts in discount retailing. The question is whether the growth, much of which appears to be priced in, and earnings will follow. FIVE data by YCharts
Other winning IPOs in the past six months include cloud-based solutions company Workday ( WDAY), which is up nearly 70% from its $28 IPO price. Shares began trading last month, and are actually down a couple of percent from the opening price of $48.05, once again proving that IPOs can be lucrative, if you can actually get shares at the IPO price. Shares of Chuy's Holdings ( CHUY) which operate a chain of Mexican restaurants are up 62% since debuting in July. That's despite falling 25% since July. Chuy's shares currently trade for about 32 times 2013 consensus estimates, also too rich for my blood. This chain is very small at this point with 37 locations, and not likely to give Chipotle ( CMG) a run for their money in the near future.