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Hi guys,
I have developed an ecommerce system and would like to give people a nice, tidy reference number when they have signed up.
At the moment the reference number is created using a combination of today's date and then a string representing their domain name - but I don't think this is very user friendly or tidy!
$ref = echo date("Ymd") . stripslashes($website);
This produces something like: 20070613www.lucidsurf.com
I was thinking, maybe it would be better to convert their domain name into numbers (serialise it?) so that the reference is all numeric - but am not sure of the best approach.
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Maybe you can use the time instead of date and thea actual invoice number, such as if its your first order it will be 12021 (using 24 hrs time) that looks good I think.
I've also favored YYYYMMDDHHMMSS# for this kind of application, where # is a counter (just in case you're issuing more than one per second; add more digits if you're doing more than 10 per second). For example, the first 3 invoices issued at this very moment would be200706131631490200706131631491200706131631492
You could easily break this up to make it easier on your users:20070613-163149-0Or even:2007-0613-163149-0
Why not give them their actual order number from your ecommerce system's database? Why do you want to create some second artificial identifier?
I guess so that a customer doesn't think that the website is new.
What , I am order number #1???
Then start numbering at 1000
Lol, I wouldn't be afraid to start with 1. Email : ~Congradulations, you are our first order. :lol:
I started one of my ecommerce sites at 1 in 2004. It's now in the 30,000's. Those first customers didn't mind at all
I like starting with 1234. It's just a fun little number
Thanks everyone.
Hi Dan, I actually have to generate the reference number before submitting the transaction to my payment gateway. The system I have only enters orders into the database if they are successfully processed, so I really need to create a transaction id at the start of the process.
I guess I could query the database and get the last successful transaction id and then + 1 to it before submitting to the payment gateway.
Although, I'm thinking that for a quick solution Kromey's idea would work pretty well.
I wouldn't mind being the first order, here is a scenario. Lets say they mess up big time and their order is hmmn, tehre doing date and time so 2106130607 the customer is going to say, I wonder if anyone else of the 2,106,130,607 people they serviced has had this same problem :-X
Careful about that - you could conceivably end up submitting the same transaction ID twice if two people place orders simultaneously.
I would add to the database, setting a flag to say "not yet processed", then use the database-generated ID as their transaction ID (maybe after adding, say, 1234 to it ).
Why do you need to give someone a reference number before they've finished checking out and paying?
When a customer on one of my sites finishes shopping, has gone through the first half of checkout, and reaches the payment stage, that's when I convert their cart into an order entry in the database. I have payment information associated with an order (is it paid? what method? reference info? when?) and not having that information means the order isn't paid for.
It's necessary to record orders in the database before payment if you intend to accept PayPal. You might get away with not doing so with other 3rd party processors if they guarantee returning the user to your site after paying, but with PayPal, payment might actually occur way out in the future -- 2 weeks sometimes for an eCheck payment -- so you definitely have to record the order first and update its payment status later.

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Item #: 6002
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Product SpecificationsMaterials:
Natural wood veneer with satin stainless steel base.
Overall: 29" h x 60" w x 16" d
Weight: 76 pounds
Natural wood veneer with satin stainless steel base.
Overall: 29" h x 60" w x 16" d
Weight: 76 pounds
Room of Choice Delivery: Free
Package Information:
Dimensions: 65" x 31 x 9"
Weight: 103 lb
Assembly Instructions:
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Sequel Return by BDI
designed by Matthew Weatherly
At A Glance:
The Sequel Return has the practically the same form as the main desk, but without any of the features and add-ons. It looks great, just like the desk, and can be seamlessly integrated into a desk and return system. The depth of the return is a bit shallower than that of the desk - which makes sense since the return is like the main desk's sidekick.
See the entire BDI Sequel Office collection.
What's To Like:
It adds space, form, and function to your existing Sequel Desk. Anytime you can add a three tool everyday player to a strong team, you've gotta do it.
What's Not to Like:
Unfortunately the plane of the return is a bit shallower - it's not as deep, and therefore not quite as friendly to larger desk objects.
The Bottom Line:
A great looking addition to a great looking desk, and a way to turn your Sequel into a complete office system.
Designed to be used in unison with the BDI Sequel Desk, the stylish Sequel Return is an excellent complement to an existing work surface or as a laptop stand. Put your printer, phone, computer speakers, or any other office accessories on this return to free your primary desk of clutter.
Back Panel Option:
The Sequel Return is shown here with the optional back panel, which can be purchased with the Return when selecting the options above. However, the back panel that comes with the Sequel Desk (sold separately) also fits the Return. Depending on which surface is against a wall, the user can configure the panel accordingly.
|The Sequel Office collection also includes the:
Sequel Desk
Compact Desk
Peninsula Desk
Bridge Desk
3-Drawer Cabinet
File Pedestal
Tall File Pedestal
Lateral File Cabinet
Lateral Storage Cabinet
Multifunction Storage Cabinet
CPU Cabinet
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Materials & Measurements
Natural wood veneer with satin stainless steel base.
Overall: 29" h x 60" w x 16" d
Weight: 76 pounds
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Assembly Instructions
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About The Manufacturer
Thoughtful design; sleek lines; material quality that is without peer. Becker Designed Inc. was founded in 1984 by Bill Becker with the goal of making top-notch modern furniture design accessible to the public. They've succeeded. With the most functional, well-engineered, and attractively designed TV stands on the market, BDI has raised the bar to an impressive height. Features like flow-through ventilation, IR-friendly glass, integrated wheels, and removable back panels are just a few of the innovative ways BDI has discovered to make the TV stand that much better. Today, BDI is best know for its home entertainment systems, but it has also applied its vision and craftsmanship in its lines of tables, shelving, and mirrors. BDI is located in Chantilly, Virginia.
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Heavily influenced by Danish modern style, Matthew studied Scandinavian design, architecture, and woodworking at Denmark's Design School and holds a degree in Industrial Design from Pratt Institute. Inspired by his love of Nature, Matthew's designs have become known for merging maximum functionality with minimal materials, always striving to do more with less.
The benefit of having the BDI Sequel Return 6002 in your office is the added space it offers. When a project is coming down to the wire and you need everything close at hand to get it finished on time, the Return provides the landing spot for everything you need to meet your deadline. It's a simple addition that gives you the room to expand your office and helps you get your work done.
The Sequel Return is more than an addition to an office. For workplaces that require a quick laptop location, the Return fits the bill. Use it as a desk, pull up a chair and crack open your laptop to get some work done. The reduced depth of the Return compared to a traditional desk makes it easy to place it anywhere in an office. Against a wall, in a hallway or in the corner of a conference room, the sleek Return is a convenient way to provide desktop space without adding another desk.
The BDI Sequel Return 6002 offers more than just another place to get some work done. The contemporary styling and sophisticated presence it offers sets a tone in your workplace. Innovative designs, like those found in the Sequel Collection, provide added space, structure, and organization to your workday. Make sure your office provides a calm and organized element to your workspace, whether at home or at work.
The BDI Sequel Return is available in the colors of natural stained cherry, rich walnut and espresso stained oak. Adding the Return to your office layout will provide you with the sleek and stylish space you need to take command of any project. Send a message to visitors that your company knows what quality and style are all about.
Shipping & Delivery
Room of Choice Delivery: Free
Package Information:
Dimensions: 65" x 31 x 9"
Weight: 103 lb
Assembly Instructions:
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Product Q&A
Q: Why would I buy the back panel?
A: The back panel should be purchased if you plan on putting the return desk in an open area of your office, as opposed to against a wall. The back panel conceals the cord management system, so it is more aesthetically pleasing when the desk is out in the open. It is not as necessary when the desk is facing a wall.
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A:Yes, the Sequel Return can be used with either the Sequel Desk or Sequel Compact Desk.Answered on 1/6/2011 by Melanie from Smart Furniture
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Offense quiet, defense shaky with Noesi on mound
Key error leads to big Royals inning; starter exits after 3 2/3 frames
CHICAGO -- Hector Noesi was not the reason for a 9-1 White Sox setback to the Royals on Saturday afternoon, marking Kansas City's ninth win in its last 10 games played at U.S. Cellular Field.
At least, the right-hander wasn't the sole reason.
Noesi (2-5) picked up the loss after allowing five runs on eight hits over 3 2/3 innings. Certainly not dominant numbers, but three of those runs were unearned due to a Leury Garcia error at third base that could have limited damage in a five-run fourth.
Meanwhile, the White Sox offense stayed in snooze mode, having now scored just three runs over their last three games. Not exactly ingredients for consistent success.
"We didn't play defense behind Hector, and that's a recipe to lose a game in a hurry," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. "It has to get better if you're going to plan on winning games, that's for sure. Hector, he's been good for us. He's always given us a chance but you have to help him out on occasion."
"When we got to the fourth, to be able to put five runs on the board was big," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "We've had a couple of big innings the last week or 10 days. Earlier in the year, we'd get something going and we'd get one or two out of it. Now, when we're swinging the bats better, we're getting four or five."
Before Ventura pointed the finger at his struggling defense, he heaped praise upon Royals starter Danny Duffy (4-5). The common theme coming from both postgame clubhouses was that the left-hander pretty much was in complete control.
Duffy limited the White Sox to five hits on this sunny afternoon in Chicago, striking out nine and walking one over seven-plus innings. The White Sox had two runners on in the second courtesy of a Paul Konerko single and a Mike Moustakas error on Moises Sierra's grounder, but Tyler Flowers and Garcia both struck out. They put runners on second and third with two outs in the fourth on Konerko's single and Sierra's double, but Flowers grounded out to shortstop Alcides Escobar. Duffy didn't yield any more viable scoring opportunities.
"My fastball command was there today," said Duffy, who threw 65 of his 98 pitches for strikes. "Really the only inning that I wasn't happy with was after the long, five-run inning, I came out and I was a little bit stale. But everything was working pretty well."
"He's got a great arm. He throws hard. He has good command," said Konerko of Duffy. "He has enough command of his offspeed pitches that when you have a couple of strikes on you, you have to respect he can throw it for strikes. That just makes the fastball that much more lively. He's one of those guys that his velocity is good, but actually seems a little bit better when you are up there."
Kansas City put together a five-run rally in the first inning against Jose Quintana on Friday, but Saturday's uprising came three innings later.
Billy Butler walked, and Alex Gordon and Salvador Perez singled to load the bases. That was followed by Garcia's fielding error on Lorenzo Cain's hard-hit, but still potential double play grounder, which scored two. Moustakas blooped a catchable single in left-center near Dayan Viciedo to score a third run, and Omar Infante's single raised the lead to five.
That inning alone would have stood up behind Duffy, but the Royals added one in the eighth on Moustakas' homer and three more in the ninth off of Daniel Webb, with Butler going deep. Noesi's two-game win streak came to an end, as he struck out four and walked one in pitching around the defensive lapses.
"I can't control that. Every team I think has a few days that are not good," said Noesi, who couldn't reach the five-inning mark for the second time in nine starts. "I made good pitches down and they hit them."
The White Sox appeared to score a run in the eighth, when Viciedo's single to right brought home Adam Eaton just ahead of Nori Aoki's throw. But a manager's challenge from Yost brought a replay review and the call was overturned, with Eaton ruled out as Perez tagged him before Eaton's hand caught the plate.
Konerko ended the shutout bid in the ninth with his fourth homer of the year and the 438th of his career, tying Andre Dawson for 42nd on the all-time list.
"If there's a highlight, Paul had it," said Ventura of Konerko, who picked up his fifth multihit game this season. "He's swinging it against lefties. It's not an easy thing to do. For him, all the accolades and everything else, this is one of those tough things he's doing and he's doing it very well."
For a team that has played pretty decent baseball this season, the White Sox have a few odd statistics attached to their name. They have an 0-11 record on Saturdays this season, not to mention a 5-12 record in three-game series and a 9-14 record in second games of those three-game sets.
Ventura's squad has never been dipped below three under .500 in 2014, where they stand now at 33-36 via three straight losses. They will have to conquer James Shields to avoid that low watermark Sunday.
"We lost a couple now, three in a row," Konerko said. "Hopefully it ends tomorrow. Good teams and good hitters are going to get their hits. [The Royals] are obviously doing that right now, but we have to try to stop the bleeding tomorrow."
Scott Merkin is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Merk's Works, and follow him on Twitter @scottmerkin. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Restaurant Profits Face Tough Times in 2013
Back in mid-November I described a behavioral shift with Millennials (aged 18 to 34) to eating out roughly once a week less than what the same age group did in 2007 per the NPD Group. As I mentioned at the time, that equated to a 20% drop in millennials eating out and my investing concern was what that would mean for the restaurant industry.
Since then McDonald's (MCD), Darden (DRI) and others have reported weaker than expected same-store sales fourth-quarter figures. According to the latest MillerPulse, an operator survey exclusive to Nation's Restaurant News, overall industry same-store sales were flat in December and traffic compressed. ...320 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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Padres pitchers, Black recall working with Yocum
SEATTLE -- Padres pitcher Clayton Richard wasn't one of the many players who had their careers saved by Dr. Lewis Yocum, though that doesn't mean Richard wasn't thankful for the for the work that he did.
"In baseball, you hear the name and everyone knows who he is," Richard said of Yocum. "Not all players have that. He left a legacy."
Yocum passed away from liver cancer last weekend at the age of 65, according to the Angels. Yocum had spent the past 36 seasons as the Angels team physician.
Richard saw Yocum in 2011 when he received a second opinion on his left shoulder, one on which he eventually had surgery.
San Diego pitcher Cory Luebke had reconstructive elbow surgery last May by Yocum. He saw Yocum in Spring Training after suffering a setback in his rehabilitation. Luebke could tell that Yocum wasn't well.
"You could tell something was going on with him," Luebke said.
Luebke might well have been one of Yocum's last patients.
"From the get-go, he was a nice, honest guy. A down-to-earth guy," Luebke said by phone Tuesday from San Diego, where he continues his recovery. "He cared about his work. He had a great passion for the game and helping athletes."
San Diego manager Bud Black, who was the pitching coach of the Angels from 2000-06, actually had knee surgery done by Yocum during his time in Anaheim.
"What a great man," Black said.
Corey Brock is a reporter for MLB.com. Keep track of @FollowThePadres on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Some of our favorite winter things can also trigger reactions. Allergic Living gives the low-down on what to watch out for.
1. Scented Candles
The thought of cinnamon or vanilla wafting through the house may be appealing, but scented candles smell of big trouble for those with allergies or chemical sensitivities.
"People who have environmental allergies such as to pollen or pets develop very sensitive inflamed nasal tissue which is hyper-reactive," explains Canadian allergist Dr. Antony Ham Pong. "These tissues then react more strongly to scents, and act as if they are allergens and mimic an allergic reaction."
Plus, consider whether soy-allergic guests will be visiting before you light up that soy wax candle. While most are made from hydrogenated oil, which won't cause an inhalant reaction, your soy-allergic guest or her child may feel uncomfortable knowing that a soy product is wafting through the air.
Advice: Use unscented, beeswax candles or opt instead for trendy fairy light strings for table décor or wreaths.
2. Festive Spores
If you have environmental allergies, a pine or cedar dominating the living room can bring you to sneezes and tears (or worse). Allergists warn at this time of year about "Rudolph the Reindeer Syndrome," literally a reaction to the Christmas tree.
"Allergic reactions can occur to any pollen from the pine cones, or to mold in the bark of the tree," Dr. Ham Pong notes. He says the tree's resin can also cause "either eczema from contact with the skin, or nasal symptoms due to the scent."
Mold is the biggest issue – some studies suggest household mold counts can increase as much as 10 times with a cut tree in the home. But an artificial tree can also harbor mold if it was stored in a damp basement.
Advice: Reduce the allergen load of a fresh-cut tree with a good blow-out – either taking it home on the roof of your car or subjecting it to a leaf blower on your front lawn. This gets rid of pollen grains and some mold. If mold is an asthma trigger, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America additionally suggests wiping around the tree's trunk with a solution of 1 part bleach to 20 parts of lukewarm water. Also, wear gloves when moving a tree or boughs to avoid contact with the sap.
Or: Opt instead for a nice faux tree. Just be sure to enclose it plastic post-season, and store it in a dry spot.
3. Up in Smoke
Watch out for a roaring wood fire when visiting. As certified asthma educator Jo-Anne St. Vincent has explained in Allergic Living magazine, that can expose those with asthma or allergies to a variety of environmental triggers, including smoke and mold.
If visiting friends in a home with a trendy enclosed gas fireplace, that's a safer bet. But even then don't linger close by. Vincent says gas-burning fireplaces still emit nitrogen oxide, which can increase inflammation of the airways.
While manufactured fireplace logs used to be infamous for off-gassing toxic chemicals (since industrial waste was part of their composition), today these logs are much more environmentally friendly. There are still two problems though from an allergy/asthma perspective:
a) smoke, no matter how "green" still irritates sensitive airways.
b) Nut allergy concerns. Several brands make "crackling" fire logs, and they use walnut or other nut shells to achieve the sound while burning. It's wise to avoid putting such proteins into the air around a nut-allergic individual.
Advice: Best of all is to ask close family to forgo the fire in the living room, if that's to be the main party room.
4. Knit Softly
A sweater is a classic seasonal present. But watch which knit you pick. For instance, put one of those great "to look at" rough knits against sensitive skin and your gift recipient will be itching to get it off – now! And it's not just the person with an allergy-prone hide: "Wool is the prickliest natural fiber known, as sheep hair has barbs," says Dr. Ham Pong.
Many people get itching and redness when their skin is directly exposed to the fabric. For those with eczema, the effects are magnified. Related to wool is lanolin, which is made from sheep fat. The emollient can cause allergic contact dermatitis and eczema flare-ups.
Advice: Check labels carefully to avoid wools that bother your gift-getter. Or go upscale and purchase alpaca, which is highly allergy-friendly and gorgeous.
5. Bathing in Itch
There's a woman on your gift list who you don't know to well. Naturally, you head to the bath products because, what woman doesn't love those? Well, that depends. If she has nut allergy, she won't love you for the macadamia-based skin-care product.
If she has contact dermatitis or other skin sensitivity, Allergic Living columnist Dr. Sandra Skotnicki, a dermatologist, says to avoid fragranced products. She also counsels opting for facial and body soaps that are mild and unscented.
Dr. Skotnicki says: "Fragrance is still the number one cause of allergic contact dermatitis to toiletry products, with an incidence of about 4 per cent within the North American population."
Advice: What smells great in the store can be highly irritating to the skin, and the airways for those with asthma. Look for unscented products rather than "hypoallergenic". The latter is widely used, but many so-called "hypoallergenic" products contain fragrance.
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The most innovated music software in the past few years has not come from Ableton or Steinberg. It's come on iOS from Smule and Khush. Although you may not make a full on slick track using these apps the technology and wowness behind LaDiDa, Ocarina, Magic Fiddle and Madpad is great. The video above explaining that the two companies are getting together is very nerdy. That nerd factor is good though because when nerds and art mix I'm happy. I hope they add pro features (midi, audio export) to all of their apps.
"Smule, makers of such fine musically-tuned iOS apps as Ocarina, Magic Piano, and I Am T-Pain, have just announced their intentions to acquire Khush, the equally music-minded company behind LaDiDa (you sing, it generates a beat) and Songify (you sing / talk / cough / howl, it bends the tune into a song). Wonder-Twin powers, activate!" – Techcrunch


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NYC to Rename Street Corner 'BARRY MANILOW Way'
The NY Daily News Reports that Barry Manilow was "absolutely floored" to hear that New York City officials planned to name a street corner of Manhattan after him. The legendary singer called the news the "biggest honor" he has ever received. Manilow is currently headlining a month-long run of Broadway shows at New York's St. James Theatre.
In recognition of the current production, a street corner in Midtown Manhattan will be renamed 'Barry Manilow Way,' beginning Tuesday, January 22nd. The singer told the Daily News, "When I found out they were going to be naming a street after me, I was absolutely floored. I flipped out and it's probably the biggest honor I've ever had."
Commenting on his decision to return to the Broadway stage after a long absence, the 69-year-old crooner said, "At first, I was like, 'I've done this twice already,' but then I remembered how much I loved it and I got the itch to do it again just One More Time before I croak."
Of his long and successful career in show business, Manilow shared, "I resisted accepting this incredible career for years until I finally decided to make Friends with it, and I have. I'm the luckiest guy in the world. I love it and I'm going to keep doing it until I die."
With Worldwide sales of more than 80 million records, success is a benchmark in popular music. Rolling Stone crowned him "a giant among entertainers... the showman of our generation," and Frank Sinatra summed up Manilow best when Ol' Blue Eyes told the British press, "He's next." He currently has 50 Top 40 hits. And now, Manilow is returning to the place where it all began, his hometown, New York City, with a new concert series on Broadway - marking his return to The Great White Way for the first time in more than two Decades with Manilow on Broadway.
Manilow's roots remain in his native Brooklyn, where music was an integral part of his life. By the age of seven, he was taking accordion lessons and playing on a neighbor's piano. Choosing a career in music while still in his teens, he attended New York College of Music and the Juilliard School of Music while working in the mailroom at CBS. He subsequently became musical director for a CBS show named "Callback" (the predecessor to "American Idol") which led to a lucrative sideline on New York's advertising jingle circuit.
Since then, Manilow has been ranked as the top Adult Contemporary chart artist of all time, according to R&R (Radio & Records), with no less than 25 consecutive Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1975 and 1983. The list includes all-time Favorites that Manilow still sings today: "Mandy," "It's A Miracle," "Could It Be Magic," "I Write the Songs," "Tryin' To Get The Feeling Again," "This One's For You," "Weekend In New England," "Looks Like We Made It," "Can't Smile Without You," "Even Now," and the Grammy Award-winning "Copacabana (At the Copa)." Manilow's Broadway show is destined to be as legendary as the man himself.
Tickets, ranging in price from $50 to $350, are now on sale. For tickets, please visit www.ManilowOnBroadway.com or call (212) 239-6200 / (800) 432-7250. Barry Manilow Fan Club tickets are available now at www.manilow.com and by calling (310) 957-5788. Citi cardmembers will have access to preferred tickets and exclusive VIP packages through Citi's Private Pass program (details at www.citiprivatepass.com).
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Cricket: New signing Rouse becomes an instant Gloucestershire hero
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By Rob Iles
11:31am Saturday 28th June 2014
By Rob Iles
ADAM Rouse became an instant hero with the Bristol faithful as he led Gloucestershire to a stunning win over Kent to reinvigorate their hopes of reaching the NatWest T20 Blast quarter-finals.
The wicketkeeper, making his first appearance at Bristol after signing a one-month deal, struck an unbeaten 35 off just 16 balls, hitting the winning runs off Australia international Doug Bollinger from the last ball of the match to move Gloucestershire to within two points of fourth-placed Sussex, who they face in the South group at the County Ground next Friday.
Gloucestershire needed 62 off six overs to reach their target of 151 with five wickets left when Rouse came to the crease and when Will Gidman was bowled by James Tredwell for 22 in the 16th over with the score on 101 the game looked over.
Some clean hitting by Rouse and Jack Taylor kept them in contention, though, and a big six by the trialist over the leg side boundary off the last ball of the penultimate over, which had to be completed by Adam Ball after Dave Griffiths injured himself in the process of bowling Taylor (19), proved decisive, leaving Gloucestershire requiring 12 to win off the last over.
Tom Smith (4*) scored three off the first two balls before Rouse struck consecutive fours to level the scores.
He could only hit a full toss straight back at Bollinger from the next ball, but when served up a similar delivery at the death he hit it over the fielders on the leg side for four.
Rouse's innings made amends for dropping Sam Northeast on two when standing up to Will Gidman in the sixth over before the Kent batsman went on to score 75 off 49 balls, including a second-wicket partnership of 65 with Daniel Bell-Drummond (32) in their total of 150-6.
However, Gloucestershire's bowlers reined Kent in from what looked to be a dominant position, Graeme McCarter the pick of the bunch with 2-26.
Gloucestershire's batsmen struggled to get going with Mitch Claydon (3-24) doing the most damage, removing openers Alex Gidman (8) and Chris Dent (8) within three balls of each other before returning to dismiss the dangerous Benny Howell (26), but that only succeeded in bringing Rouse to the crease and the rest is history.
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Can a lacunar infarct cause cerebral atrophy?
I am a 53 year old woman with a history of major depression and anxiety. I just had an MRI and the findings said that I have had a lacunar infarction and there is evidence of "mild supratentorial cerebral atrophy". Was that caused by the infarction? Does this put me at risk for Alzheimer`s/some other form of dementia? Will the atrophy get worse over time? Thank you...
The mild supratentorial atrophy is a nonspecific finding and because it is mild it is probably a subjective finding by the radiologist. There are multiple causes for the atrophy. Your physician must evaluate you for the causes. Again, since it is mild it is possibly a subjective finding. The incidental finding of lacune also warrant further investigation. Your physician must evaluate you for all the risk factors (hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol for stroke, over weight, tobacco smoking, alcohol consumption etc...). He should also initiate work up for the cause of the lacunar stroke though it was asymptomatic. You should self start by modifying the risk factors that include weight loss, exercise, low fat diet, abstain from tobacco, hydration etc..) The lacunar infarction and the mild atrophy are possibly not related. If the atrophy is real, then the cause will determine prognosis for further atrophy. The bottom line evaluation must be initiated for both the atrophy and lacunar stroke. This might be a red flag and prompt steps might alter the course. Best regards and hope the above helps.
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May 31st Soñar Despierto ("Daydreams"), an apostolate for high school
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Before you swallow that new drug prescribed by your doctor, wouldn't you like to know whether the drug's manufacturer recently treated your physician to an all-expenses-paid golf junket to Pebble Beach or Hilton Head to extol its miracle properties?
The pills-for-perks dance is commonplace in modern medicine, where based on appearances alone, one might easily conclude that the tail is wagging the dog.
According to an analysis by The New York Times, about 1 in 4 doctors take cash directly from drug companies or medical device makers and 2 out of 3 take free food for themselves and their staff. And it works: according to the Times, those who ride the gravy train are more willing to prescribe drugs in unapproved or potentially risky ways.
Is your doctor prescribing the drug because he or she truly believes it's the best course of treatment for you? Or is it because Maui's Royal Kaanapali is the course they've always dreamed of playing?
Soon, you won't have to wonder. Healthcare reform architects are about to shine a spotlight into this ethical back alley by requiring all drug companies and makers of medical devices covered by Medicare or Medicaid to disclose all gifts or payments they make to doctors.
According to the Tampa Bay Times, every financial expenditure, from golf junkets to coffee and donuts for the doctor's office, will be posted by the federal government on a public website.
The bipartisan reform, sponsored by Sens. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa and Herb Kohl, D-Wis., was one of numerous consumer protections included in the Affordable Care Act.
Will public disclosure of the longstanding pills-for-perks practice end it? Hardly. The pharmaceutical industry isn't about to abandon one of its most cost-effective income-generating strategies, even if some doctors may beg off lest it cost them prestige and/or patients.
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Colts get back on track in a big way. Colts 35 Browns 17
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Colts get back on track in a big way. Colts 35 Browns 17
Smothered Chicken!
Weeden outshines Luck. Browns 24 Colts 17
Colts 27 Browns 17
Colts will be tough at home this season for just about anyone I think. Weeden is an easily rattled QB. I think you will see a couple costly false starts and delay of games on the Browns.
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Colts 27
Browns 24
Hopefully it will be sold out by 1PM tomorrow
Ugh, forgot about that. Hopefully it is.
No guarantees...it's the Browns after all
Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
Browns 30 Colts 24
Browns have some momentum, Colts don't. And Colts D I believe will devolve into routinely playing more like last week than some of it's earlier decent showings.
I'd rather die standing up than live on my knees.
-Emiliano Zapata
Hardesty was is nothing to sneeze at either.
I mean with our Run D we tend to make no names look like Barry Sanders.
Colts just had a bad loss, probly pretty mad about it.
Browns just had first win, probly gonna come down off that.
It's at Indy.
Indy's strength thus far has actually been pass defense, we're 3rd in the league, and V Davis is supposed to be back. That matches up well with a rook QB on Cleveland's side and some iffy receivers.
Indy's weakness, run defense, is facing a dinged up Trent Richardson and Cleveland's run game is actually worse than Indy's.
We do have Mathis and Fili out, and Redding and Angerer are questionable. So that will have a bearing on how our D looks.
I feel like there's a lot pointing to a Colts win.
If Redding and Angerer play, I think we win this one pretty handily. 30-14.
If we don't have Redding and/or Angerer, it might get closer. Our run defense was incredible worse without Redding in the last game.
Either way, this should be a win. Only way it isn't is if we wet the bed again.
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
Colts- 31
Browns- 20
The Luck to Wayne connection is restored and Reggie has a big game. Avery has a long touchdown reception. We play solid but not spectacular D and stop the run as a first priority. Weeden throws a pick in the 4th quarter and we play a little ground and pound with our young RB's and salt the game away.
No score prediction but I will predict the game will be on television in the local market. Yes my friends the Luke did sell out so there will be Colts football if you didn't have a ticket.
You know how hippos are made out to be sweet and silly, like big cows, but are actually extremely dangerous and can kill you with stunning brutality? The Pacers are the NBA's hippos....Matt Moore CBS Sports....
I truly fear what Trent Richardson can do against our non existent run defense. If Green can drop 100+ game on us I cannot imagine what Trent could be capable of. If we can slow him down and force Weeden to throw the ball we should be able to force him into mistakes early and often.
Joe Haden is back and I am sure will be lined up with Reggie all day. Reggie is going to have to win his match up because outside of him our WRs are pretty average so he will need to be the one making plays.
Colts - 17
Browns - 13
According to Indystar's Mike Chappell, here's an injury breakdown for the game:
OUT - Mathis, Butler, Redding, Tevaseu, Brown, Moala
IN - Angerer is expected to play limited snaps; Vontae Davis is expected to be back as a starter.
Take me out to the black, tell 'em I ain't coming back. Burn the land and boil the sea, you can't take the sky from me.
Getting Davis back will be nice. Not having Mathis and Redding is a huge hit. They're our best pass rusher and our best run stuffer. The Browns just got some good news.
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
8 in the box baby
Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
Pinkstons blood clot in his lung, he remains in hospital
Posted by Darin Gantt on October 19, 2012, 4:27 PM EDT
We mentioned earlier that Browns left guard Jason Pinkston was hospitalized with a blood clot, and would miss at least this weeks game with the Colts.
With more details emerging, whether he plays again this year becomes less and less important.
According to Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Pinkston has been admitted to the Cleveland Clinic with a blood clot in his lung.
As we go through next week, well determine if hes going to miss an extended period of time, Browns coach Pat Shurmur said.
Pinkston was taken to the emergency room Thursday where the clot was discovered, and he was immediately admitted to the hospital, where hes getting aggressive treatment with blood thinners.
He was seen getting sick on the sidelines last Sunday, but he thought he had pneumonia. He then tried to practice Wednesday, but couldnt make it through.
At this point, were more concerned with Jasons well-being than anything else, his agent Neil Schwartz said. Were taking it one step at a time.
Teammates have visited him, and tried to keep his spirits up.
Hes definitely been struggling with something for a couiple of weeks, so there obviously a concern just to find out what was going on, left tackle Joe Thomas said. Hopefully theyve got it under control and are able to help him start feeling better here shortly. Hes definitely in our thoughts and well definitely keep him in our thoughts as long as hes out.
Hell remain in the hospital while doctors try to determine what caused the clot in the first place.
Do any of you know if it sold out?
Super Bowl XLI Champions
2000 Eastern Conference Champions
Nevermind, they did.
Super Bowl XLI Champions
2000 Eastern Conference Champions
Come on Ponies, I need a win to take my mind off some things...
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If the Colts play eight in the box, they be destroyed.....
Ballard looks pretty good early in this one.
Nice opening drive, Colts! That was a good mix of plays.
Take me out to the black, tell 'em I ain't coming back. Burn the land and boil the sea, you can't take the sky from me.
That was a bs penalty
Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
what the penalty was that on hughes?
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Damien Hirst
The Complete Spot Paintings 1986–2011
January 12 - March 3, 2012
Damien Hirst, 8-Bromoguanine, 2005, household gloss on canvas, 54 × 54 inches (137.2 × 137.2 cm) © Damien Hirst and Science Ltd. All rights reserved, DACS 2011
Opening Thursday, January 12, 2012
I was always a colorist, I've always had a phenomenal love of color… I mean, I just move color around on its own. So that's where the spot paintings came from—to create that structure to do those colors, and do nothing. I suddenly got what I wanted. It was just a way of pinning down the joy of color.
—Damien Hirst
Gagosian Gallery is pleased to present "The Complete Spot Paintings 1986–2011" by Damien Hirst.
The exhibition will take place at once across all of Gagosian Gallery's eleven locations in New York, London, Paris, Los Angeles, Rome, Athens, Geneva, and Hong Kong, opening worldwide on January 12, 2012. Most of the paintings are being lent by private individuals and public institutions, more than 150 different lenders from twenty countries. Conceived as a single exhibition in multiple locations, "The Complete Spot Paintings 1986–2011" makes use of this demographic fact to determine the content of each exhibition according to locality.
Included in the exhibition are more than 300 paintings, from the first spot on board that Hirst created in 1986; to the smallest spot painting comprising half a spot and measuring 1 x 1/2 inch (1996); to a monumental work comprising only four spots, each 60 inches in diameter; and up to the most recent spot painting completed in 2011 containing 25,781 spots that are each 1 millimeter in diameter, with no single color ever repeated.
In conjunction with the exhibition will be the publication of The Complete Spot Paintings 1986–2011, a fully illustrated, comprehensive and definitive catalogue of all spot paintings made by Hirst from 1986 to the present. Published by Gagosian Gallery and Other Criteria, The Complete Spot Paintings 1986–2011 includes essays by Museum of Modern Art curator Ann Temkin, cultural critic Michael Bracewell, and art historian Robert Pincus-Witten as well as a conversation between Damien Hirst, Ed Ruscha and John Baldessari.
The third issue of the Gagosian App for iPad will also launch January, providing an interactive, in-depth look at the series that features more than ninety spot paintings.
"Damien Hirst: The Complete Spot Paintings 1986–2011" precedes the first major museum retrospective of Hirst's work opening at Tate Modern in London in April, 2012.
Damien Hirst was born in 1965 in Bristol, England. Solo exhibitions include "The Agony and the Ecstasy," Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, Naples (2004); "A Selection of Works by Damien Hirst from Various Collections," Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (2005); Astrup Fearnley Museet for Moderne Kunst, Oslo (2005); "For the Love of God," Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (2008); "No Love Lost," The Wallace Collection, London (2009); "Requiem," Pinchuk Art Center, Kiev (2009); and "Cornucopia," the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco (2010). He received the Turner Prize in 1995. His work is included in many important public and private collections throughout the world.
Hirst lives and works in London and Devon, United Kingdom.
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Image: Ken Ward Emu Egg Side 1
This egg shows scenes of stockman activities, which were also popular among Aboriginal carvers of wooden objects, such as boomerangs from the 1930s to 1950s.
Ken Ward is a non-Aboriginal artist who often carves pastoral scenes. He worked as stockman-jackaroo and overseer on sheep and cattle properties in New South Wales and Queensland before acquiring his own property near Bourke, New South Wales. The farming industry owes a great debt to Aboriginal people as they provided the backbone of labour and taught new arrivals how to survive harsh conditions in many parts of the country. Ken worked closely with many Aboriginal stockmen, learning to carve emu eggs prior to World War II. Notable recipients of his work include H.M. Queen Elizabeth II and former US president Ronald Reagan.
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Ten candidates for the Feather River Recreation and Park District board fielded questions from a media panel at the Oroville Exchange Club Candidate forum this week in the State Theatre. Chico Enterprise-Record and Oroville Mercury-Register Editor David Little, Linda Watkins-Bennett of KHSL Channel 12 News and Kim Weir of Northstate Public Radio posed the questions.
OROVILLE — Feather River Recreation and Park District candidates this week faced questions about whether any group in the district is underserved, if divisiveness is a problem on the board, and how it can be resolved.
Ten candidates sat at a table on the stage at the State Theatre facing the audience Wednesday.
Incumbents included Chairman TJ Jensen and Director Chris Poblano, both seeking four-year terms; and Director John Allen and Vice Chairwoman Jan Hill, seeking two-year terms.
New candidates included Marcia Carter, Victoria Coots, Virgle Gage, Eva Lincoln, Patty Norton and Karen Whitlow, all seeking four-year terms.
Whitlow said the district spans 700 square miles and people in outlying areas are likely underserved. She wants to hold some board meetings in those areas to find out what people need and how those needs can be met.
Whitlow noticed the divisiveness when she first attended a board meeting a year ago and became concerned. She was "appalled" at the behavior of a small group of people who had attempted to recall the whole board, four of whom are now running for the board, she said.
Poblano agreed more services are needed in outlying areas. With restricted finances the district needs to find other funding sources to provide those services.
Poblano said divisiveness is a problem the media has focused on in meetings. The district needs more positive rather than negative publicity from the media, he said. Conducting business is difficult with all the disruptions and extended talking during meetings. He said more communication is needed.
Norton said adults, seniors and older youth are underserved, as well as people in outlying areas. She would use her resources as an after-school program coordinator to collaborate with agencies and provide more programs to these groups.
She said a small group of people who have been coming to meetings are hostile, rude and disruptive. She said trust between this group and the board needs to be established.
Jensen said the district needs to grow programs and facilities it already has to serve more people including softball, baseball, trails, basketball and soccer and look to other programs when more revenues available.
He said a small group of people including candidates now running for the board are divisive and keep staff and the board from conducting business and focusing on programming.
Lincoln said seniors are underserved and the district should partner with people and groups who want to provide programs including health and wellness.
She said the divisiveness could be resolved by transparency, politeness and the board serving the citizens, not themselves.
Hill said seniors and new parents are underserved. She suggested offering a wider variety of classes.
Hill said the voters will decide how to resolve the divisiveness. She said staff should be more cooperative with public and other requests, and she often has trouble getting items placed on the agenda.
Gage said people in outlying areas should have more parks and programs, as they pay taxes.
Transparency is the real problem causing divisiveness, he said. He said the questions coming at meetings are from a group of "concerned citizens," and they should be answered.
Coots said she would like to visit the outlying areas and conduct surveys to find out what they need.
Coots said voters will have the opportunity to decide how to resolve the divisiveness in the election. More than 6,000 people signed her recall petitions, she said.
In addition, honest communication and complying with public information requests would help, she said.
Carter said they need more parks and in outlying areas when children can be active.
Openness and complying with public information requests would help resolve divisiveness, she said.
Allen said people in outlying communities like to do their own programs, but what they need is facilities. He suggested collaborating with schools and finding grant money to help provide facilities.
He said it's often hard to conduct business during meetings with all the divisiveness. "I would like to see less talk and more action on all items," he said. He said the public comments just end up in angry discussions that don't accomplish anything.
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Topic: Advance in Cancer Immunotherapy ---Vaccines and Adoptive Cell Therapy
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This is really interesting. Cant wait to see hiw this kind of approach may apply to CC. My 88 year old Mom is in remission from bladder cancer after immunotherapy using the tuberculosis bacterium. They woukd flood her bladder w liquid containing inactive TB. have her hold it for a couple hours before urinating. this triggered immune response to attack bladder linkng (source of induced infection) which would attack and kill the cancer cells too. So cool!
I think immunotherapy will be the next good thing for cancer treatment in the future. I think if it can use together with systemic chemotherapy like chemo-sensitizing radiation that are using now, the benefits will be much clear in both the short and long term. ( like using vaccines and build up the immunity for cancer while the patient is in remission and use adoptive cell therapy like TIL for patient who have metastatic ,unresectable cancer) .
God bless.
Thanks for this Percy, and also for your easy to understand version that you posted as well!! Fingers crossed that much good will come from this.
Stay warm!
And you have email Percy.
Thank you Percy. Fascinating. I have a degree in molecular biophysics and when I got cholangio and started researching treatments I could not imagine we were not further along. (I went on in economics and then ended up working professionally as a musician so I was out of the field for many years). Thank you so much for all your posts.
Hi, Holly,
You are the lucky few that can have surgery by Dr. Kato due to the fact that you responded to the chemotherapy so well and so soon to allow you such amazing opportunity to have surgery and radioembo to follow. You are truly God's Grace in action.
From molecular biophysics to professionally musician ,and had studied economics in between shows the adaptability and determination you have been in your genes; well fitted to research , fight and help others in the same situation as us.
BTW, may I ask what instrument you play, I played French horn in high school but now I completely forgetting how to play again.
I love to hear your assessment about the radioembo experience you had after you had the CT scan done .
I will be in DC on 4/5-6 and if you have time , I would like to meet you to see how things going.
God bless.
Thank you for your uplifting and kind words, Percy! I am a violinist, a teacher and lover of chamber music, and I also play a little piano for myself. Music has always been my life, and my students my joy. I take them from 3 or 4 years old through high school. I am passionate about them and about bringing along the next generation of chamber music players! Sadly, since I have CC I find my energy so drained that I have had to reduce the size of my studio and kept only the most advanced students. I just feel my life force goes to them and I need to be selfish and keep more for myself these days. You know it is so hard to fight this cancer.
I would very much love to meet you and yes I will be here on friday during the day this coming week April 5th. I have tentative plans to be away on saturday so friday would be best, but I might be here saturday if I am too sick from chemo to go away. (you know how you never know with this business!) Please call me at home 202-333-0401 or on my cell 202-907-3568. I live right in the city near American University (northwest DC).
I will go post right now about my experiences in February. I have been too tired until now but I do think my experiences might be useful to someone else.
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We've really been on a, ahem, roll around here lately and let me just say that we're not done yet! We've got one more new item to tell you about later in the week and, yep, you guessed it, we're going to give some away, too!
If you've never been able to try our extra thick rolled oats before, now is your chance. These oats are rolled extra thick, making them heartier and chewier than our old fashioned rolled oats and light years away from quick and instant rolled oats. Extra thick rolled oats are a truly old-fashioned oatmeal. As Bob would say, "This is what oatmeal should taste like." Our conventional extra thick rolled oats have long been a customer favorite in our line, which is why we're so excited to be able to offer them to our gluten free customers, as well.
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WHAT'S A FEMALE MONARCH butterfly to do when she's infected with the deadly parasite Ophryocystis elektroscirrha, which can be passed on to her young? New laboratory research from Emory University suggests she will lay her eggs on a species of milkweed that produces chemicals toxic to the parasite. Monarchs are famed for depositing eggs on milkweeds that in turn become food for their young, which absorb plant chemicals that give the insects a bitter taste discouraging to predators. In the lab experiments, infected females preparing to lay eggs selected particular milkweed species that would provide larvae with chemicals for killing off the parasites, while uninfected females showed no such preference. "We believe our experiments provide the best evidence to date that animals use medication," says Jaap de Roode, the evolutionary biologist who headed the research. Such studies may reveal chemicals useful for the treatment of human diseases, says Mark Hunter, a chemical ecologist at the University of Michigan who participated in the research.
Surveys of sea turtle nesting beaches conducted last year in Florida by state Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission biologists add up to good news for leatherback and green turtles, both of which continued positive long-term trends in the number of nests on Sunshine State beaches. Researchers turned up 8,870 green sea turtle nests, a tenfold increase since counts began in 1989; leatherback nests tallied at 552, up from 45 in 1989. The surveys account for about 34 percent of Florida's known leatherback nests and 74 percent of statewide green nests. "They're doing great," says Anne Meylan, a biologist with the conservation commission. Good news may be on the way for loggerheads, too. After reaching a peak of 59,918 nests in the 1998 survey, loggerhead nesting declined 25 percent during the past 12 years. Last year, however, researchers turned up nearly 48,000 nests, which is above the 10-year average. "This is a welcome piece of data and may be the beginning of a positive change in the trend, but more good nesting years like 2010 will be needed to confirm that," Meylan says.
A blue whale's single mouthful of krill (tiny crustaceans) can add up to 450,000 calories (enough to feed about 230 men of average size for a day), according to a new report in the Journal of Experimental Biology. That's roughly 240 times the energy that the whale burns—about 1,900 calories—in getting the food. This calculation suggests that these massive baleen whales—the largest animals on Earth—are the most efficient feeders of all creatures.


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Hey everyone,
Once again, sorry if this has already been addressed; couldn't really find anything on it here.
So since wrong speech includes frivolous talk and idle chatter, does this mean that every time I engage in small talk at the office water cooler, I'm breaking the fourth precept?? The examples of frivolous speech in some sutta are only those in which the speaker seems to be hyperbolic, but it seems to me that many other different types of conversation would come under the heading of "frivolous". I can see that I'd be breaking this precept if I indulged in small talk--e.g. as a means of avoiding work or something--but some have theorized that small talk is actually an important mode of human communication. The content is basically meaningless, but the form is important for getting to slowly get to know someone, to lubricate social situations, etc. (aka "the medium is the message").
So does that sort of stuff actually fall under the fourth precept? Am I supposed to fix my coffee in silence or change the topic of conversation to the dhamma? (lol)


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Beliveau rejoins Rays as Ramos goes on leave
DETROIT -- Rays reliever Jeff Beliveau's time away from the club was so short, approximately 24 hours, that he didn't even check out of the team's hotel.
Beliveau was optioned to Triple-A Durham on Thursday. But when fellow lefty Cesar Ramos was placed on paternity leave Friday, a roster spot for Beliveau opened right back up. MLB's rule that players sent to the Minors must remain there for 10 days does not apply in cases of paternity leave.
"You just have to be ready to pitch," Beliveau said of his tenuous claim to a 25-man roster spot. "Keep your phone on.
"I'm not really surprised by anything that comes my way."
Rays manager Joe Maddon made Ramos earn his paternity leave Thursday night during an 8-1 loss to the Tigers.
Afterward, Ramos retreated to the clubhouse and checked his phone, waiting for word from his wife, Melanie, who is "ready to pop at any time."
"I guess it's just comfortable or cozy in there," Ramos laughed, using the impersonal pronoun because he has chosen to wait to find out the baby's gender. "She's supposed to go in Saturday morning to get the process started."
Bill Chastain is a reporter for MLB.com. Matt Slovin is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A Pilot Study of Acupoint Injection for Primary Dysmenorrhea (DAT)
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Many women, particularly adolescent women, suffer from painful menstrual cramps, medically referred to as dysmenorrhea. Common treatments for menstrual cramps are non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and oral contraceptives, but both have side effects that limit their use. Injection of vitamin K into an acupuncture point has been used as treatment for dysmenorrhea at the Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital in Shanghai, China since at least 1985. More research is needed on the effectiveness of this treatment and its acceptability to different women. The objective of this study is to examine the feasibility and effectiveness of acupoint injection of vitamin K1 for the treatment of severe primary dysmenorrhea in the United States. Twenty participants will be randomized to receive either 1) vitamin K1 injection into an acupuncture point at the start of their menstrual cycle followed by a saline injection in a non-acupuncture point two months later or 2) saline injection in a non-acupuncture point followed by vitamin K1 injection into an acupuncture point two months later. The primary outcome measure will be change in pain intensity measured before and after each treatment. Data on other menstrual symptoms will be collected by telephone or a web-based survey. Three additional participants will be recruited to receive vitamin K1 injection into an acupuncture point and have blood samples drawn before and after injection to determine absorption of vitamin K1. The aims of the study are to collect preliminary data on the efficacy and safety of vitamin K1 injected in an acupoint for the treatment of severe primary dysmenorrhea; assess the feasibility and acceptability of the treatment among U.S. women; and test the blood absorption of vitamin K1 following acupoint injection treatment.
The investigators hypothesize that:
- Vitamin K1 acupoint injection is a safe treatment for women with menstrual pain.
- Vitamin K1 acupoint injection reduces menstrual pain more than placebo saline injection does.
- The treatment of vitamin K1 acupoint injection is acceptable to U.S. women.
- Vitamin K1 is absorbed into the blood thru acupoint injection.
|Dysmenorrhea Pain, Menstrual
|Other: Vitamin K acupoint injection Other: Saline Injection
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: Single (Participant)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Randomized, Crossover, Pilot Trial of the Feasibility and Safety of Acupoint Injection of Vitamin K for Treatment of Primary Dysmenorrhea
- self-reported pain [ Time Frame: 3-5 months ]
- medications used during menstrual cycle [ Time Frame: 3-5 months ]
- activity restriction [ Time Frame: 3-5 months ]
- vitamin K content in blood [ Time Frame: 1-2 months ]
- Cox retrospective symptom scale [ Time Frame: 3-5 months ]
|Study Start Date:
|October 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|July 2011
|Primary Completion Date:
|June 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Vitamin K acupoint injection
Participants will receive the vitamin K intervention within 2 days of the onset of painful menstrual cramps.
Other: Vitamin K acupoint injection
Vitamin K will be injected into an acupuncture point within 2 days of the onset of painful menstrual cramps. Injections of 5 mg/0.5ml of vitamin K1 will be administered in bilateral acupuncture points. A single shot of vitamin K1 is 10mg/ml. Five mg/0.5ml will be drawn twice from one ampule and injected into each bilateral site, for a total dose of 10mg/ml of vitamin K.
Sham Comparator: Saline Injection
Participants will receive the saline treatment within 2 days of the onset of painful menstrual cramps.
Other: Saline Injection
Injection of .5ml saline bilaterally into both legs within 2 days of the onset of painful menstrual cramps.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 25 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Young women age 18-25
- Severe primary dysmenorrhea (defined as severe, recurrent painful periods for 6 months or more, that are not due to any other diagnosis, and that have not been relieved, or have been only partially relieved by any other treatment)
- Nulliparous
- English speaking
- No acute or chronic conditions diagnosed or suspected
- Not on hormonal contraceptives
- Regular menstrual cycles for at least 6 months
- Has a working phone or pager
Exclusion Criteria:
- Use of hormonal contraceptives, or intra-uterine device
- Pregnancy
- Dysmenorrhea due to any other suspected or recognized causes
- History of abdominal surgery
- Participation in other concomitant therapy for acute or chronic pain
- Current treatment with anti-coagulant drugs for any reason
- Previous treatment with vitamin K acupoint injection
- Plans to be out of area during next 5 months
- Under age 18
- Known allergy to Vitamin K.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00995917
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|Mount Zion Outpatient Unit
|San Francisco, California, United States, 94115
|Principal Investigator:
|Maria Chao, Dr PH, MPA
|University of California, San Francisco
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|University of California, San Francisco
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00995917 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|October 14, 2009
|Last Updated:
|April 18, 2012
Keywords provided by University of California, San Francisco:
menstrual pain
menstrual cramps
vitamin K1
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Menstruation Disturbances
Pathologic Processes
Pelvic Pain
Neurologic Manifestations
Signs and Symptoms
Vitamin K
Vitamin K 1
Growth Substances
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Antifibrinolytic Agents
Fibrin Modulating Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
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Yes I know we have a great team record. Yes I am aware we are the best defensive basketball team in the history of the NBA. But we no longer have an excuse for the offensive inefficiencies and scoring droughts this team is incapable of avoiding.
No longer is it an excuse that Coach Vogel has not implemented his offense. No longer is it an excuse that this team has a revolving door of player personnel. No longer is it an excuse that this team is young when two of our core players have multi all star appearances.
Pacers can ill afford to go six minutes at a time without "buckets." Coach Vogel has to figure out how this team can score more consistently or it will cost us in the playoffs.
We cannot rely on George Hill scoring 37, DWEST not missing a shot, and cool Rasual carrying our 2nd unit. Before anyone chirps about Bynum we cannot rely on him to even see the court or be apart of this team after March 1.
These BS excuses about Paul George being tired is a cop out. He is playing as many minutes as most stars in the NBA and its not an excuse that he has to guard the other teams best player. I highly doubt you would hear Kobe say well I sucked on offense because I was focusing on D. BS. Sure a game here or game there Paul George is going to struggle but were going on about 10 games now in a row. The weariness of looking forward to the all star break is complete crap as well.
We have 4 current all star level players in our starting lineup, we have 2 former all star level players and soon to be 3 in our second unit. Our Defense is so darn good it should be dictating our offensive domination as well and it has at times but no where near the consistent level we are going to need in order for this Franchise to hang a BANNER from the rafters of the Fieldhouse.
George Hill has proven he is a capable scorer way before last nights offensive explosion. For the life of me I cannot figure out why he is not more consistent even if he is playing unselfishly. Right now I have no idea where Paul Georges shooting touch has gone to. And Roy Hibbert at times has simply become very hesitant to score in the post due to lack of balance and poor footwork on the block. The second unit is still a work in progress so I can live and let live with them until the playoffs roll around but our starting 5 has got to find a way to score the ball consistently.
Lets not even take into account that this team despite the chemistry we have is still a turnover machine on the road and against elite competition. Listen, I get players are going to have off nights, PG, Luis, and even DWEST at times but we are simply too darn talented to have 6 minute scoring droughts every other road game or against elite competition.
Whose to blame for the inconsistent lack of scoring production. Is it Coach Vogel or are the players simply not executing.
Point blank, we are too darn talented with the first and second unit to be an average offensive team! Coach Vogel must find a way for our offense to score points in a more consistent manner or it may come back to bite us when it matters most.
Anyone have a valid clue what the hell is wrong with our offense excluding the turnover issues.


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Sen. John Polk to Speak at WCU Graduation
Hattiesburg, Miss., May 10, 2013 - Sen. John Polk will speak at one of William Carey University's commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 18, at 9:30 a.m. in Smith Auditorium on the Hattiesburg campus. Nearly 800 students will graduate from WCU in four ceremonies. This ceremony is for students receiving undergraduate degrees from the school of arts and letters, school of nursing and school of natural and behavioral sciences.
Sen. John Polk, owner and chairman of the corporation for Polk's Meat Products, Inc., was elected to a four-year term in the Mississippi State Senate in 2011. He serves District 44, representing parts of Forrest, Lamar, and Perry Counties. In August of 2012, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves appointed Sen. Polk as Chairman of the Senate Universities and Colleges Committee. He has served on multiple other committees as well, including Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency, Education, Elections, Energy, Finance, Housing, Ports and Marine Resources.
Originally from Prentiss, Sen. Polk graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a bachelor's in communications and radio-television-film in 1971. He began his career as news director of WHSY radio in Hattiesburg, and then worked for the USM Office of Public Information before joining the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics in Jackson as its first staff assistant for public affairs. In 1973 he married Jan Barrett and in 1974, they bought their current business, Polk's Meat Products, Inc. Through the years Sen. Polk has also owned and operated a radio station, been involved in cattle farming, tree farming, a pizza restaurant, and dabbled in interstate trucking.
Sen. Polk has served on the board of directors of the Southern Miss Alumni Association, the University Foundation, and is a past president of the International Alumni Association. In 1998 he was inducted into the University of Southern Mississippi Alumni Hall of Fame. He and Jan live in Lamar County and are members of Temple Baptist Church where he sings in the choir. They have two children; Brian Polk and Julie Polk Breazeale, and three grandchildren: Barrett Blake, and Olivia.


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In addition to milk, dairies are also constant producers of beef. This is a huge reason why USDA's latest monthly Cold Storage report should factor into their summer management plans.
The June report issued last week said that, as of May 31, beef and pork supplies were at their lowest levels in 5 and 2+ years, respectively. In addition, this spring the number of beef cattle on feed was pegged at its lowest level in six years.
The only thing preventing this situation from being a financial windfall for livestock owners is poultry. The Cold Storage report also said chicken supplies were up 9 percent from a year ago.
Even so, strong international demand for meat, combined with lower U.S. production, presents opportunity for dairy producers for at least the next several months. With milk prices still relatively weak, culling lists mean more than just income. They also represent herd improvement potential in several ways:
- Reproduction. Now is an ideal time to "cash out" problem breeders and low quality animals that drag down a herd's overall genetics.
- Milk quality. Mastitis and staph cows have never been worth more to send down down the road. Culling a load of them could have a huge impact on overall herd somatic cell count.
- Herd health, especially if Johne's disease is in your operation. Odds are that you do because, according to the 2007 National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) study, 68.1 percent of all U.S. dairies have it. Testing and culling is the best and fastest way to eliminate Johne's.
- Overcrowding. At some point, adding more cows to a group reduces production per cow. This means more than just wasted feed; research is increasingly showing it also causes lower reproduction, more lameness, and more health problems.


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Elston Turner's last-second three lifts Texas A&M men over Washington State, 55-54
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Elston Turner was determined to take the final shot.
Didn't matter that he'd hit one of his first 12, or that Washington State was switching its defenders in the frantic final seconds to prevent Texas A&M's top player from deciding the game.
So when he had enough room to let loose a 3-pointer, Turner popped it from the top of the key, and it ripped through the net with 2 seconds remaining in the game, giving the Aggies a 55-54 victory over the Cougars in Tuesday night's consolation game of the CBE Classic.
"I just kind of waved everybody off," Turner said. "I didn't want to go overtime. I wanted to win the game. It was really a team win, though."
D.J. Shelton had a chance to ensure at least overtime for the Cougars when he went to the foul line with 17.5 seconds remaining. Shelton managed to make the first free throw but missed the second, leaving his team clinging to a two-point lead as the Aggies (4-1) raced up court.
J'Mychal Reese got the ball in the hands of Turner, the Aggies' best player, and he cleared out the right side of the lane as if he was planning to drive for a tying basket.
Instead, he launched the deciding 3-pointer.
"The shot was amazing," said Ray Turner, who led the Aggies with 14 points. "That's Elston — he needs to shoot that, especially when he's got a mismatch."
The Cougars' Royce Woolridge could only get off a half-court heave that fell short, and the Aggies stormed the court to celebrate one night after getting trounced by Saint Louis.
Dexter Kernich-Drew had a career-high 16 points for the Cougars (2-3), who were blown out by No. 12 Kansas the previous night. Brock Motum added 15 points and five rebounds.
"Tough loss. Tough loss for us," Cougars coach Ken Bone said. "Our guys battled really hard, left it on the court, and we appreciate that, how hard we worked, after coming back to the arena 20 hours after getting crushed by Kansas. I thought our kids showed a lot of character."
The first half was an exercise in frustration on the part of both teams.
Texas A&M missed every 3-pointer it attempted, Washington State made only one of them, and they combined for 11 turnovers against just six assists.
Little wonder that the Cougars only managed to pry open a 21-16 lead by the time the halftime buzzer sounded, and it was even less surprising that the roughly 1,200 fans on hand for the tipoff did more cheering for the third- and fourth-grade girls who played during the break.
"It wasn't pretty," Bone conceded.
Things began to heat up early in the second half, and it was the Aggies striking first.
They were trailing 26-22 when Elston Turner picked the pocket of the Cougars' Mike Ladd, and Ladd grabbed him from behind for an intentional foul. Turner made both foul shots, and then Ray Turner was fouled while scoring off a nice feed from Elston Turner. He also made the free throw to finish off a five-point trip down floor and give Texas A&M a 27-26 lead.
They finished off a 15-5 run when Elston Turner found Ray Turner under the basket.
"When we went into halftime, I thought we were playing tentative," Texas A&M coach Billy Kennedy said. "That was where we won the game, the first five minutes of the second half."
Kernich-Drew put an end to the surge when he scored with 15:02 left in the game, the first of 12 points he'd score over the next 10 minutes. The sophomore from Melbourne, Australia, added a 3-pointer on the Cougars' next trip, and another 3-pointer with 8:13 left for a 44-38 lead.
"Without Dex hitting some of those 3s," Bone said, "we're probably not in the game that last minute or two."
Reese started to heat up for Texas A&M, which at that point was 1 of 9 from beyond the arc, hitting a pair of 3-pointers in a span of three possessions. Ray Turner then converted a couple of foul shots with 2:34 left, making it 51-50 in favor of the Aggies.
It remained close until the final seconds, when Elston Turner hit the shot of the night.
"Obviously we were very fortunate we made a shot. Both teams were struggling offensively," Kennedy said. "It was a great team win."