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Hello. My name is Matt Sanford and I'm 35. I have done some reading on here for a couple days. This is a very informative site. I went to the hospital 2 1/2 weeks ago because I had been having vomiting and diarrhea along with being dizzy and lightheaded when I stood or bent over. I had been having non-stop problems for many months prior. I went to the ER back in May for the same problems and they checked my blood work and gave me fluids for dehydration. They said my liver function test was slightly elevated, but they didn't do anything else. I finally went in to my regular doctor a month later for the same problems. I have been a diabetic for 13 years so he and I thought gastroparesis and he referred me to a diabetic specialist. Through many different scheduling errors by the doctors office I was referred to I still hadn't seen the diabetic specialist by September. Getting back to 2 1/2 weeks ago my symptoms were getting worse and I was down to 1 meal a day, if I could even keep that down. I went to the ER again. They started fluids for dehydration and took my blood for blood work. My liver function test was terrible and I was jaundiced and itching severely. They did a CT scan and found a 5 cm mass on my liver. Since I went in on Saturday they couldn't do a biopsy until that Monday. That Thursday they had the results that I had cancer, but they didn't know what type so they had to send it to Johns Hopkins for further testing. Last Wednesday I found out it was Cholangiocarcinoma. I have my PET scan today and after that I will be scheduled for a consultation at the University of Chicago to see what the treatment options are. I'm trying to work, but it is getting harder and harder to do so. I have no energy and I am still getting dizzy and lightheaded (from my BP from sitting to standing). Looking forward to gathering helpful information and meeting you all.


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The offensive line's run blocking is AN issue....not THE issue. These fill ins are simply future journeyman that can't start.....won't start.
Mendy can't hurt. This offense is potent, and adding a good solid RB isnt' doin no harm. JMO.
Jamaal Charles had 233 yrds rushing last week, eclipsing our team total through 3 games in his one game outing.
Redman, especially is really slow. Dwyer looks quick compared to Redman but he is no speed demon either. Both of these guys are sub-backs. They need someone else to wear the defense down before they come in fresh and then they could maybe do something better. Mendenhall is needed to make the run game go. He can tire out the defense by chasing him to the edge and then when Redman or Dwyer come in, they can use their size or power to be a little more effective.
The Steeler Nation got down on Mendenhall after the Bin Laden comments. He was hated after that. Everyone forgot that he was a tremendous talent. Everyone cried for Redman. I told all that Redman limits our playbook. He is too slow to run counters, powers, sweeps etc so we have to throw out a lot of the playbook when he is in. When Mendy got hurt some fans were happy.
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when did draco malfoy put the imperius curese on madam rosmerta. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 22.214.171.124 (talk • contribs).
- Draco put her under the imperius curse before giving her the cursed necklace, which she gave to Katie Bell. -- Seth Cooper owl post! 00:14, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
Shouldn't this be moved to "Rosmerta", since no other madam's have "madam" in their title. Butterfly the rabbit 15:03, December 31, 2009 (UTC)
1996-1997 says "Harry Potter eventually cleared her name as he felt that that investigation on Albus Dumbledore's death may link to her."
Where is this indicated? Did Jo say that in an interview later? Because I don't remember reading it anywhere... EmmyG 17:13, October 5, 2010 (UTC)
- Just before the end of the book and just prior to the Ministry officials arriving at Hogwarts, Harry Potter says this to McGonagall:
- "There's one thing you should know before the Ministry gets here, though. Madam Rosmerta's under the Imperius Curse, she was helping Malfoy and the Death Eaters, that's how the necklace and the poisoned mead -" So I'm assuming this is where that came from, I wouldn't say that Harry single handedly cleared her name, just made sure that they had all the facts before passing judgement in an ensuing investigation. --BachLynn(Accio!) 17:23, October 5, 2010 (UTC)
- Ah, okay, fair enough. I would have thought that had more to do with just informing them that there was an unwitting aid to the Death Eaters in Hogsmeade who could potentially pose some further danger, but it seems consistent with his character to want to make sure she wasn't held responsible as well. Thanks for clearing that up. EmmyG 17:37, October 5, 2010 (UTC)
Move to "Rosmerta"? -- Bee T. Are50px(Call me!!) 15:42, January 9, 2011 (UTC)
- You said earlier that "no other madams have 'madam' in their title". I notice that Madam Pomfrey, Madam Pince, and Madam Hooch all have a first name in the respective page titles. My thoughts are that if the "Madam" in this page's title needs to be taken out, then there needs to be a canonical first name used to replace it rather than just "Rosmerta". Until we have a canonical first name, the title ought to be "Madam Rosmerta". But when we do know her first name, the page title should be changed. The Knights Who Say Ni 16:07, May 2, 2011 (UTC)
- Could it also be possible that Rosmerta is a given name, rather than a surname? She's often called simply 'Rosmerta' by adult characters, whereas other Madams are addressed with both title and surname, or by their first name. I think we simply don't know; hopefully Pottermore will tell us in a few years! 126.96.36.199 06:57, February 3, 2012 (UTC) Nell
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I don't think she was necessarily born in 1950 or earlier. It was only said that she was a barmaid when the Marauders were at school. This implies that she graduated from Hogwarts by the time they became third years, making her born no later than 31 August 1955. Does this make sense? I just think that we shouldn't rule out those years in between. --ACelticRose (talk) 04:38, August 5, 2017 (UTC)


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DIY Easter bunny ears
Making your own bunny rabbit ears is an easy craft project for kids. Use our FREE bunny ears template and then decorate them however you want. You'll end up with an easy homemade dress up or Easter hat parade idea.
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What you need:
- FREE bunny ears printable template
- scissors
- 1 x A3 sheet of white cardboard
- 1 x Alice headband
- glue
Optional extras to decorate your bunny ears:
- coloured felt
- cotton wool
- coloured pencils, crayons or paints
Print out two FREE bunny ear templates.
Fold the A3 sheet of cardboard in half and place the ear templates on the fold as marked. Cut two. You will end up with two mirror image bunny ears.
Now get your headband. Glue each mirror image ear at the centre, to the underside of the headband first. When that is dry, fold each ear around the headband so that the mirror images meet up again. Glue.
Now you can decorate your bunny ears. You can either glue cotton wool all over them for a fluffy bunny look, use pieces of coloured felt to make them look fancy or just colour them in with pencils or crayons.
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Big Idea 1: Make Airplanes Rechargeable
Tesla. Prius. Volt. The auto industry is stocked with radical new designs that reduce the environmental impact of driving. The airplane industry has been incrementally improving fuel efficiency for decades, but it's maxing out the potential of current designs and will soon need to come up with a similarly transformative rethink. And it has to move fast. Air travel is set to explode—more than double by 2031—as developing nations grow more prosperous. That growth could eat away at any other improvements we may make from cleaning up cars or energy grids.
There are a number of ways to tackle the problem. NASA is rethinking airplane design by sponsoring eye-popping concepts like the MIT D Series—in which a double-cylinder body allows for rear-mounted engines and an overall fuel reduction of about 50 percent. (They're much quieter too.) Smarter navigation systems could let airlines fly shorter, more direct flight paths. And small, short-range planes could eventually become electric: The Slovenian firm Pipistrel has developed an electric four-seater, with double the mileage of a similar plane. "All these technologies are converging to produce capabilities that were not imaginable 10 years ago," says David Hinton, NASA's deputy director of aeronautics research. The sky's the limit. —Clive Thompson
Big Idea 2: Fuel the Planet with Micromachines
Harry Gray knows his electrons. In 1982 the Caltech chemist discovered that electrons "tunnel"—skip across long chains of molecules—through proteins. This trick turns out to be the animating breath of life; it's how living things convert energy into something they can use, from plants locking the energy of sunlight into their cells to pretty much every life-form burning fuels such as glucose to make power. It's all made possible by hybrid molecules called metalloproteins, which combine the shape-shifting flexibility of proteins with metals' ability to catalyze chemical reactions.
When Gray figured it out, he was already interested in solar power. If you were trying to develop a near-infinitely renewable power generator, he realized, you might try to hijack a metalloprotein-driven system like photosynthesis. But it wouldn't work. Biological machinery is too fragile and inefficient—and has to be resynthesized every few minutes to work.
If you want a molecular machine that'll make power efficiently and reliably, Gray says, you have to build it yourself. He and his colleagues envision microscale batteries with metal oxides at one end and silicon at the other, built like metalloprotein arrays in plant cell membranes. The metal oxides would absorb blue wavelengths of sunlight and use the energy to split seawater into oxygen and protons, and the silicon would absorb red light and combine the protons with electrons. That's slick, because a proton combined with an electron is actually hydrogen, which can be used as fuel. Shorter version: free hydrogen from sunlight. "The whole emphasis of our work is coming up with molecules or materials that are very robust," he says, "and will last a long time in solar fuel plants."
It might even work. Artificial water splitters are already 10 times more efficient than natural photosynthesis, though scale-up is still decades away, as researchers seek new catalysts to drive the chemistry. (The exotic metals they use today are pricey and toxic.) Still, Gray is optimistic. "The natural system had to build something that could actually live," he says. "All we have to do is make fuel." Oh, and save the planet. —Thomas Hayden
Big Idea 3: Spray Wi-Fi Hot Spots on Everything
The entire mobile economy is based on a tenuous assumption—that we'll be able to access the mobile web, whenever and wherever we want it, at ever-increasing speeds. The reality is not so rosy: We've already seen mobile carriers like AT&T and Verizon stop offering their unlimited data plans—and the struggle for bandwidth is going to be even more grueling as the number of tablets and smartphones continues to explode.
Limited access is more than just an annoyance, it's a mortal threat to innovation. By 2020, wireless technology is expected to have a global impact of $4.5 trillion. But growth depends on our ability to scale up. We need access that matches the number of devices demanding it.
Readily available Wi-Fi could help fix that problem. Internet and phone companies are already starting to deploy small cells—essentially tiny mobile phone towers that serve Wi-Fi along with 4G—in densely populated areas. But those companies have little incentive to build out the massive infrastructure required to connect the rest of the world.
One company has come up with a uniquely audacious solution—a Wi-Fi antenna in a spray can. Chamtech Enterprises has developed a liquid filled with millions of nano-capacitors, which when sprayed on a surface can receive radio signals better than a standard metal rod. With a router, Chamtech's antennas can communicate with a fiber network, receive signals from targeted satellites, and set up a daisy chain with nearby nodes, potentially creating a mesh network of low-cost, broadband Wi-Fi hot spots. Because the antennas can be painted onto any surface, there would be none of the NIMBY-ism that greets every new cell phone tower. If that's not fantastic enough, try this: No more cursing AT&T. —Rachel Swaby
Big Idea 4: Turn Deserts in Power Plants
Don't think of arid expanses like the Sahara as desolate wastelands. Think of them as near-infinite sources of clean power. In six daylight hours, Earth's deserts soak up more energy than humanity uses in a year. Now an unlikely consortium of politicians, scientists, and economists from around the Mediterranean has a plan to harness it. "Desertec" would involve hundreds of square miles of wind and solar plants in the world's deserts, hooked into electrical grids to funnel reliable, renewable, and affordable power to more sun-challenged regions. Planners are hoping to get solar power flowing from North Africa to Europe first. An estimated 1,300 square miles of North African desert could handle 20 percent of Europe's energy needs by 2050. "All of what's necessary to realize the Desertec concept is already there," the foundation's codirector, Thiemo Gropp, says. As with most massive infrastructure projects, the biggest challenges are political. North African leaders see Desertec as a job creator, but the Arab Spring left investors uncertain about the region's long-term stability. Europe's economic crisis has drained public works funding, and the continent is a tangle of incompatible power grids and regulations. Still, the Desertec concept could travel. Ninety percent of the world's population lives within 1,800 miles of a desert. China's cities could be powered by the Gobi; South America could run lines from the Atacama. Where there's light, there's hope. —Andrew Curry
Big Idea 5: Put Digital Displays in Your Eyes
Smartphones have given us an always-on connection to the world's information. But actually accessing that information requires us to stare down at our gadgets, leaving us prone to fender benders and ticked-off dining companions. What if we could tap into all that information seamlessly, without risking our lives or friendships?
Google's cofounders have talked about a direct line into our brains since 2002. So far the closest they've come is the Google Glass prototype, eyewear that projects information onto a heads-up display, visible only to the wearer. But Babak Parviz, the founder of Project Glass, who is also an associate professor at the University of Washington, hopes to take things one step further. He suggests a long-range plan to do away with the bulky glasses and build a microsystem on a contact lens. Using radios no wider than a few human hairs, he thinks these lenses can augment reality and incidentally eliminate the need for displays on phones, PCs, and widescreen TVs. "The only thing those displays do is generate a pattern on your retina," Parviz says. "So if you have a contact lens that does that, you don't need any of those displays anymore." A bonus: The lenses could act as a persistent health monitor, using tiny biosensors to analyze your eye's cells. —S.L.
Big Idea 6: Declare War on Incoming Asteroids
The movie Armageddon got two things right: First, we are woefully unprepared for an incoming asteroid. And second? The right tool for the right job. "Bruce Willis made a very significant contribution to planetary defense," says Bong Wie, director of the Asteroid Deflection Research Center at Iowa State University. See, Armageddon helped popularize the theory of subsurface explosions. And Wie has a missile—the Hyper-Velocity Asteroid Intercept Vehicle—that makes one. Up front: a "kinetic energy interceptor." In back: a nuke. The kinetic part drives into the rock, and the bomb blows it all to pieces. Hey, it sounded good to NASA; the agency gave Wie a $100,000 grant. The design addresses one of the biggest shortcomings of nukes in space. Slamming a bomb into the surface of an asteroid would cause the fissile material to melt down before it could detonate, and a stand-off blast wouldn't destroy the target. The HAIV puts the bomb inside the rock, where it creates ground shocks, magnifying the force of the blast twentyfold. Wie plans to test the system, sans nuke, around 2020, but he says he could get one airborne in less than a year if a collision looked imminent. "A lot of people in our community think whenever we need it we can just assemble the system I am talking about," Wie says. It'd cost $500 million, but that's a few grains of stardust compared with the end of civilization as we know it (and $50 million less than Armageddon's global box office take). —Ben Paynter
Big Idea 7: Build Skyscrapers Out of Diamonds
It's one of the hardest materials in the universe. It's utterly clear, virtually frictionless, chemically inert, and an excellent conductor of heat. And it's made of one of the most common elements: carbon. Diamond—just carbon crystal, really—is exceedingly useful in fields from microelectronics to water treatment. Unfortunately, large diamonds are also exceedingly rare. But imagine if the stuff were as ubiquitous as steel.
Stephen Bates might just make that happen. In addition to working for places like NASA and Princeton, the 64-year-old journeyman scientist spent a few years at General Motors, where he built a transparent piston engine using sapphire, yielding an unprecedented view of the flow of flames and gases. That sapphire motor got Bates thinking about diamond. "Anything you can do with sapphire would work better with diamond, if you could afford it," he says.
After immersing himself in research on the synthesis of crystals in thin films via a process called vapor deposition, Bates patented a method for doing the same thing for diamonds. The concept is simple: Pack diamond grit, an inexpensive industrial product, into a mold with vaporized C60 fullerene—a soccer-ball-shaped cage of 60 carbon atoms. Then blast the whole thing with a laser beam. The fullerene breaks apart, and carbon condenses between the diamond particles, effectively fusing them into a relatively solid mass.
Even if the method proves technically and economically feasible, the resulting material would be porous, and no one really knows what properties porous diamond would have. Step one is for Bates to acquire a $100,000 pulsed laser. But if it works? Imagine diamond foundations beneath your home, diamond girders in skyscrapers, diamond bones in your legs, and diamond parts for airplanes and spaceships. Just don't plan on an all-diamond house—walls made of the world's best heat conductor would make for a pretty chilly place. —Ted Greenwald


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GCI could be turned into a haven for redemption and reinvention.
Listen, I've been to two goat ropings and a rodeo, so I've pretty much seen it all.
But I saw something extraordinary a week ago Saturday.
I saw people with smiles on their faces walking around and looking for hope. In a place where hope used to go to die.
I had cycled out to the old Gainesville Correctional Institution, near the airport, for the city-sponsored open house. And it was pretty much what you would expect of a mothballed correctional facility.
Enough razor wire to secure downtown Gainesville against a zombie invasion. Fading paint warnings of "No inmates beyond this point." Sad institutional-drab walls and sagging roofs showing every bit of their 22 years. Barred windows and a pock-marked bulletin board in the old drug rehab center with a surprisingly quirky "Trick or treatment" stenciled across the top.
So why would all of that draw a crowd?
Why would politicians and civic leaders and educators and social workers and community activists and all manner of others give up a spring-like Saturday morning in January to walk the grounds of an old prison?
Because behind that grim veneer of institutional hopelessness it is easy to imagine what might be after the community rolls up its sleeves and gets to work: A haven for redemption and reinvention. A place of infinite possibilities.
Take away the razor wire and the GCI complex, backed up against a 1,200-acre state forest, almost begins to look like a college campus that has seen better days. Yet a campus whose best days may yet be ahead, if the communal will exists to make it so.
The city of Gainesville is in negotiations with the DOC to acquire the complex of 14 buildings and 70-plus acres of land. But the department's desire to maintain possession of the parking lot and one building has complicated the deal.
Initially the discussion has mostly been about using the complex to host a long-sought one-stop homeless service center and maintaining the open land for conservation purposes.
But you don't have to spend much time out there to see the potential for much more going on.
A homeless center, yes. But there is also room for community gardens. And clinics. And family intervention services. And a library. Virtually every non-profit in Gainesville that is in the human potential business might have a presence there.
With every water body in Alachua County polluted to one degree or another, the creeks and wetlands could become living laboratories for eco-restoration. There is even a fishing pond on the property.
And surely there is room for UF and Santa Fe College to collaborate on an east Gainesville center for higher learning.
Is there a role for the arts and culture? Of course.
And what else? What indeed.
"We call ourselves a community of innovation," said Randy Wells, the city commissioner who has taken onto himself the lead roll in envisioning what might be at the monument to human failure formerly known as GCI. "Well we have the opportunity here to show how innovative we can be."
But here's the thing. Even if the land and buildings are acquired for next to nothing, the job of rebuilding and repurposing is going to be monumental and expensive; the work of years. It is certainly beyond the capacity of city government to manage alone, even with the county's help.
And it may not happen at all without a community-wide collaboration on the scale that I'm not sure we've ever witnessed in this town.
"We won't be able to make this work without a large number of partners," Mayor Craig Lowe said. "A broad coalition of participants."
We're talking churches and civic clubs, neighborhood associations and businesses, philanthropists and local charities and individuals who just want to help make their community a better place; all need to come aboard.
This is exciting stuff. But Gainesville has to be all-in if we're going to turn a place where hope used to go to die into a haven for hope reborn.
Ron Cunningham is former editorial page editor of The Sun.


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Teff is one of the most interesting whole grains that we offer, but it often leaves folks scratching their heads wondering how to use it. Teff is quite possibly the world's smallest grain. It is a traditional staple of Ethiopia, where teff flour is used to make the flat bread Injera. You wouldn't guess it, but this tiny grain packs a nutritional punch. Because of its small size, each kernel has a higher proportion of bran and germ than other grains. A single quarter-cup serving delivers a healthy dose of fiber (4 grams), protein (7 grams) and calcium (10% of your RDA).
Teff makes a wonderful breakfast porridge, but we were craving something a bit more savory. Our Label Content Manager, Michelle (who also writes the beautiful blog Je Mange la Ville) came up with this extraordinary twist on polenta. Not only is teff nutritionally far superior to corn, it has a complex flavor that is sure to delight your inner foodie. Bonus: this recipe is entirely gluten free!
Teff "Polenta" with Sautéed Chard
Serves 4-6
- 4 cups Vegetable Broth
- 1/2 tsp dried Basil
- 1/2 tsp dried Thyme
- 1/4 tsp dried Oregano
- 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 cup Bob's Red Mill Teff
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan Cheese
- 1 tbsp unsalted Butter
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
For Sautéed Chard:
- 1 bunch Rainbow Chard
- 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 Tbsp Butter
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1/8 tsp Pepper
- 1 medium Onion, diced
- 3 cloves Garlic, minced
Optional: balsamic vinegar for drizzling and shaved Parmesan cheese
For Teff Polenta:
Add broth, basil, thyme, oregano and garlic powder to a pot and bring to a boil over medium high heat. Whisk in Teff, reduce heat to low, cover and cook 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until broth is absorbed. Stir in butter and cheese. Teff should be soft and slightly creamy. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
Spread teff out in a 8-inch (or similar) square pan coated with non-stick spray. Cool to room temperature and then refrigerate at least 2 hours (and up to 24).
When ready to finish polenta: Heat a non-stick skillet with 2 tbsp olive oil, over medium heat. Slice polenta into 4 or 6 squares and sauté in the oil about 3-4 minutes per side, until slightly golden.
For Chard:
Cut stems and center ribs from chard, discarding any tough portions, then cut stems and ribs into 1-inch pieces. Cut chard leaves into 1-inch-wide strips.
Heat oil and butter in a large heavy pot over medium heat until foam subsides, then add onions and garlic, lower heat to low, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are soft and begin to color, about 8 minutes.
Add the stems and ribs to the pot, along with salt and pepper. Cover and stir occasionally, about 10 minutes.
Add chard leaves to pot and cover. Cook 4-6 minutes until tender and wilted. With a slotted spoon, divide chard among four plates, atop a square of polenta. If using, drizzle with balsamic vinegar and a little shaved Parmesan to finish.


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In pre-clinical studies, cis-UCA was found to enhance several cellular processes known to expedite cell death in bladder cancer cells and to retard tumor invasion in the bladder. Laurantis researchers have moved the product into its first human clinical trial, which is currently recruiting patients in Finland. More information is available at http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01458847?term=cis+UCA+bladder&rank=1.
Laurantis currently has three proprietary cis-UCA based products in clinical development. The Company's lead product, cis-UCA emulsion cream for the treatment of atopic dermatitis, is currently in the final stages of phase 2 clinical development. Previously, the Company announced completion of a successful phase 1 clinical study with its cis-UCA eye drops. For bladder cancer, the product is delivered in a sterile, intravesical solution.
About Cis-UCA Technology
Laurantis Pharma's anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer products are based on the use of cis-UCA to modulate intracellular pH in the target cells. cis-UCA, an endogenous amino acid derivative, is a locally acting anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer agent that modulates the cytosolic pH under mildly acidic extracellular conditions. By acting as a proton transporter, it increases the proton concentration (i.e., decreases the pH) inside the cells. This protodynamic modulation of intracellular pH is a potent mechanism to alter cellular behavior, with important implications for inflammatory conditions and cancer.
Cis-UCA targets two major biochemical events that are critical to inflammation: blocking the production of reactive oxygen radicals and inhibiting the release of proinflammatory cytokines.


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The White Ferns beat India by 18 runs in their final warm up match ahead of the ICC World Twenty20.
The White Ferns won the toss and elected to bat but were soon reduced to 31 for three before a 81 run partnership between Watkins and Amy Satterthwaite steadied the innings.
Watkins lashed 60 off 51 with Satterthwaite hitting 34 off 35 balls.
At the end of the innings the White Ferns had taken their total through to 123 for five.
Seamer Rumeli Dhar was India's best bowler taking two for 12 from her four overs.
India made a terrible start in their pursuit of 124, losing their first nine wickets for 68.
Tailenders Priyanka Roy (28) and Babita Mandlik (13) gave their side some hope by adding 38 for the last wicket, but Roy was out off the last ball of the game as India were rolled for 106.
Medium-pacer Satterthwaite backed up her fine batting by taking 2-13 and a brilliant running catch on the boundary.
Kate Pulford claimed two for 18 with Watkins taking two for 24.
Coach Gary Stead said, ""After a poor start there was a great partnership between Watkins and Satterthwaite that got us to a good total in the end.
"There was a big improvement with our fielding and we took two great catches by Satterthwaite and Watkins.
"The bowlers all bowled aggressively all day and overall it was a step up from the England match yesterday and another good workout for us."The White Ferns first ICC World Twenty20 match is against Australia at The County Ground, Taunton on 12 June [UK time].


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The Affiliate shall be responsible for the content and accuracy of their own website. All hotel content including descriptions, ratings, images, etc., may be used solely in the connection with the Provider.
The Partner must ensure that this integration of hotel content is always kept up to date.
The Affiliate is obliged to respect all statutory requirements in relation to any usage of the service supplied by the Provider and any advertising used. In particular this applies to any form of public relations including the creation and distribution of newsletters in which the Provider is named.
4. Payment options, commission calculation and reporting
The Partner will receive commission from the Provider for each hotel booking based on the nightly hotel rate. Booking cancellations and "No Shows" (i.e. when a customer does not check-in to the booked hotel) are excluded from receiving commission. Bookings must be made through the Partner ID (i.e. HAN = HotelAgentNumber) or directly through the Provider's website via the Partner's affiliate account. The commission rate is based on the following:
Number of bookings per month
Commission on the booking volume
0 – 49 bookings
50 – 149 bookings
150 – 499 bookings
from 500 bookings
When a higher commission level is reached, all bookings will be rewarded with a higher commission. Example: 50 commissionable bookings are shown on yor monthly invoice. A commission rate of 5.25% of the
order value will be credited to these 50 bookings. If the booking volume is 10,000 EUR you will receive
as a Partner.
The Affiliate shall not receive any commission for bookings made through the Provider's Service Centre. This includes group and meeting reservations.
Partner earnings are calculated and paid 2 months after the end of the month in which the guest checked-out of the hotel. Calculation of the order value generated through the Partner link depends on the hotel agent number (= HAN) in the Provider's system. The Partner ID (HAN) is sent by the Provider to the Partner when they register to the programme.
This booking value will be measured by the Provider according to the information provided by the linked website.
Partner commission shall be paid out monthly in euros, provided that a minimum commission of EUR50 is reached during the month in question. Amounts of less than EUR50 will accrue in your account and will be transferred as soon as a balance of EUR50 has been reached.
The Partner must ensure that his/her bank details are correct in order for the Partner commission payment to be transferred correctly. Changes to billing information must be made by sending an e-mail to
The Affiliate is an independent entity for the purposes of this agreement. It is responsible for its own tax affairs in the context of this agreement.
In the event of a dispute, both sides shall appoint an arbitrator by mutual agreement. This arbitrator shall be permitted to inspect the Provider's books to ascertain the booking value in question. If the Provider and the Affiliate are unable to agree on an arbitrator, an impartial auditor may be appointed. The costs of the audit shall be borne by the Affiliate.
5. Length of Contract
This Partner agreement commences as soon as the registration in the Partner Programme has been successfully completed and the Partner ID (HAN) has been issued. This Agreement is entered into for an unlimited period and may be terminated by either party subject to a notice period of 4 weeks from the end of the month.
In cases where the Agreement is terminated by the partner, all mutual performance and payment obligations shall end following the termination of the agreement. On termination of this Affiliate Agreement, the Affiliate shall no longer be entitled to use the information supplied by the Provider.
The contract terminates automatically after 12 months if there has been no booking activity generated by the Partner.
If no transactions have been made for 12 months, the account is considered to be inactive. All oustanding commission payments must be requested within a 12 month period, otherwise any right thereto is deemed to have been forfeited.
6. The Provider's Conditions of Use
Hotel reservations made by customers via the Affiliate's homepage or by the Affiliate itself or by its employees in the name of or on behalf of a customer shall be subject to the Provider's Terms and Conditions.
The general Terms and Conditions of the hotel at which a reservation is being made and, where applicable, any special conditions of cancellation, shall also apply. These shall be displayed online in the booking dialogue.
The Partner is obliged to inform the customer about the Provider's Terms and Conditions, the general Terms and Conditions of the hotel in question and any special cancellation conditions, if the customer has not made an online reservation independently.
The Partner is forbidden to create, or in any way be related to the creation of, any artificial traffic on the website of the Provider. "Artificial traffic" is a collective term used for artificially created clicks, leads and hotel bookings which have not been generated by an actual person but have been made, for example, by the automatic opening of intermediary links, cookie stuffing, cookie dropping (the automatic opening of one or more intermediary links in the non-visible area), clicks that have not been generated from a browser and clicks which do not originate from the actions of a unique visitor accessing a particular website. Commission is not credited for generating page views or impressions.
Clicks generated from activities that prompt the response from a user, such as the sending an SMS message, participation in a competition or in using a paid mail system, are only permissible with written approval from the Provider.
The Partner is expressly forbidden from using the search words (keywords) "hotel.de", "hotel.info" and "TravelRes" in any search engine (Google AdWords, YSM!, MIVA, etc.). This includes the extension of keywords with "www.", any misspellings and any variations in the aforementioned keywords (e.g. hotelde, hotelinfo, www.hotel). Furthermore when a Partner uses the term "hotel" with the match option "broad", "hotel.de", "TravelRes" and "www.hotel.info" have to be set as negative.
Additionally hotel.de, hotel.info or TravelRes cannot be used as the display URL or as the display website address in any search engine advertisement. This also applies to the headline and the advertising text.
The Provider's XML interface can only be used in the website registered by the Partner. The current website of the Affiliate will be checked in advance by the Provider for suitability in this respect. To this end, the Affiliate must inform the Provider of all URLs through which the XML interface is to be used. The Affiliate undertakes to publish the data received from the Provider only utilising the reservation link generated by the interface. It is not permitted to display any information without the provision of a reservation link to the Provider. The data obtained via the interface may not be forwarded to third parties. The data supplied via the interface may not be cached. Lists and information supplied by the Provider for this purpose are excluded from this restriction. The Provider has no obligation to verify the information supplied through the XML interface. The customer undertakes to relieve the Provider from any claims by third parties relating to alleged or actual breach of the law.
The Partner is not allowed to evaluate hotel content (including guest reviews and ratings) from the Partner's website(s) and/or extract a copy and store such content (e.g. using Screen Scraping).
7. Participants
The Affiliate Programme is intended for use by website providers and travel agencies which act as intermediaries for their customers either on their own or on the account of others.
The Provider has the right to reject applications without stating reasons. This shall apply in particular to websites that promote violence, include pornographic content, violate cultural and religious beliefs, contain libelous, offensive, threatening, racist or discriminatory content or other illegal content or that include links to such websites.
8. Liability of the Provider
The Provider shall not be liable for any damage caused to the Affiliate as a result of the partial or complete failure of the pages of the Provider and/or the hotel database, with the exception of proven wilful intent or gross negligence. The Provider cannot guarantee the accuracy of the hotel content.
9. Copyright
The hotel content, in particular text and image materials, made available to the affiliate by the aforementioned parties, is protected by copyright law and may not be used, reproduced or transferred to third parties in a manner contrary to this agreement.
The Affiliate undertakes to carefully verify all applicable laws and the rights of third parties and to commit no breach of these. Breaches of copyright law and/or infringements shall cause this Affiliate Agreement to be terminated.
10. Confidential information
Both parties to this Agreement undertake not to pass on confidential information that they receive from the other party to the agreement. In the context of this Agreement confidential information includes in particular, but is not restricted to, all technical and non-technical information including corporate secrets, software programs, financial information, marketing and sales strategies or customer data. This Agreement shall remain in force even after the end of the contractual relationship.
11. Special Conditions
The Provider reserves the right to make additions or modifications to parts of this Agreement at any time. The Affiliate shall be informed of any changes in writing by e-mail. The modification shall be deemed to have been accepted if the Affiliate does not terminate the Agreement in writing within a period of 30 days after publication of the modification.
Should any condition of this agreement be null and void or not possible to keep then the rest of the Agreement stays in force.
An invalid or non-enforceable condition must be replaced with a valid or enforceable condition which comes closest to the economic result of the condition to be replaced.
In the case of breaches of this Affiliate Agreement or of the General Terms and Conditions of the Provider, the Provider reserves the right to terminate the affiliation with the corresponding Affiliate with immediate effect. Termination shall be notified in writing. Transmission of messages by e-mail or fax is sufficient for requirements for the written form.
In the case of infringement of the arrangements, agreements, limitations, responsibilities and/or maintenance of the Partner Agreement by the Partner the Provider can undertake the following
Abrogate his (payment) responsibilities as in the contract
To not pay commission on any bookings and transactions made during the period of the infringement of the Partner Agreement
Apart from these conditions the Provider reserves the right to take legal action against the Partner in such instances.
12. Applicable Law
German law is applicable with the exclusion of all international and supranational contractual arrangements, especially the UN Law of Purchase. If the customer is registered as a trader, the customer should be a business person subject to the provisions of the German trading laws, a public law lawyer or a publicly constituted body then the sole place of jurisdiction of matters arising from contractual dispute - including international matters - is Nuremberg. This also applies when the Affiliate has their place of jurisdiction abroad. The Provider is, however, also permitted to place charges in the designated court of jurisdiction of the Affiliate in all cases.
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My Take: Stars Are Falling On Alabama Again
EP Editorial Staff | April 20, 2010
Much of my drive time into work one recent morning was spent in the draft of a big, yellow 18-wheeler belonging to TKX Logistics, a division of ThyssenKrupp Industrial Services.
The truck and its cordial driver reminded me of some good news I had picked up earlier in the week, about another ThyssenKrupp business—and, more importantly, where it's putting the finishing touches on a new $3.7 billion steel mill. But, first a little background…
As someone who spent almost 20 years living and working in Alabama (moving from Auburn, to Birmingham, to Tuscaloosa, then back to Birmingham, before relocating to Illinois several years ago), I start each day by checking out "all things Alabama" at www.al.com. It's where I pick up a wealth of critical information, most of it pertaining to the interests and pursuits of my adopted (and beloved) Auburn University/War Eagle family, as well as to those of the other persuasion—my good friends and associates who yell "Roll Tide." I also count on this Website to keep me informed about what's going on across Alabama from the standpoint of industry and commerce. Evidently, it's quite a lot.
Countless people who know and love Alabama—having been born and/or raised there or, like me, transplanted in as an adult due to family- or work-related circumstances—will tell you what we always knew: It would only be a matter of time before this jewel of a place for business investment was "discovered." And why not? According to the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA), the state offers, among other things, a skilled workforce (backed up by a highly successful state-sponsored, state-of-the-art industrial training network); an awesome sun-belt climate; five Interstate highways (soon to be six); seven commercial airports; five Class I railroads; and one of the finest deepwater, full-service ports in the U.S. (not to mention one of the largest navigable inland-waterway systems in the nation). EDPA could go on and on and on, promoting Alabama as the great place for business that it is. And this is not just my opinion, either.
In the March 13-19 edition of The Economist, an article entitled "Alabama's Economy After Cotton," described how the state's small cities are poised for economic recovery (perhaps more than others). A case in point is that new ThyssenKrupp mill in Mobile, which represents "the largest German investment in America ever." By the time it reaches full capacity (in 2012), the operation is expected to employ 2700 workers and turn out 5.1 million tons of carbon and stainless steel annually. The article noted something else of interest: a recent Moody's Economy.com ranking of 378 U.S. metropolitan areas by job growth. In it, the Mobile region ranked only 12th. Three other Alabama regions ranked higher. The engineering hotbeds of Huntsville and Auburn/Opelika ranked 1st and 2nd, respectively, and the Columbus/Phoenix City area (straddling the Georgia border), ranked 7th.
Achieving these enviable stats hasn't been easy. As Wayne Flynt's 1987 book, Mine, Mill & Microchip: A Chronicle of Alabama Enterprise pointed out, the journey from frontier and homestead to railroads and rocketry was not without some major turbulence. These days, the ride seems to be much smoother. While everything may not be right in Alabama, the state is clearly doing plenty of the right things. The stars falling on it today may have been a long time coming, but they're ever so well deserved.


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Grammy Award-winning artist John Mayer will launch his first major tour in three years. This marks John's first tour in support of Born and Raised, his latest studio album, and will run through the fall, with one dollar from each ticket sold benefitting NCIRE's work supporting returning Veterans. American Idol winner Phillip Phillips will open for John along the tour route.
About John Mayer...
Released in June 2012, Born and Raised, the fifth Columbia Records album from seven-time Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and guitarist John Mayer, debuted at Number One in six countries--Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Denmark, Netherlands and the United States--while hitting Number One on iTunes in thirty territories worldwide.
3801 Rock Quarry Road
Raleigh, NC 27610
(919) 831-6400
All roads lead to Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek located in Raleigh's Walnut Creek Park just southeast of Raleigh and just two miles off I-40 and I-440. Many shows attract very large crowds and to avoid traffic delays we advise that you arrive at your designated I-40 / I-440 exit no later than 1 and 1/2 to 2 hours prior to the start of the show.
From the West:
Take I-40 East to Raleigh, Exit #300 - Rock Quarry Road.
From the South and East:
Take I-95 North to I-40 West to Raleigh, Exit #303 - Jones Sausage Road.
From the North and East:
Take US 64 West to Raleigh on to I-440 Inner Beltline (South), Exit #15 - Poole Road.
There are 9 lots adjacent to amphitheatre.
A parking fee is included in the price of each ticket. There is no payment for parking when you arrive at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek.
VIP parking, close to the gates, is available for $30.00 per car.
Parking lots generally will open 1 hours prior to show time. Please call our administrative office for exact time.
Tailgating / Alcohol in the Parking Lot
-There is a City of Raleigh open container ordinance that is in effect in all parking lots.
-This City ordinance specifically prohibits open containers of beer or wine.
-The State of North Carolina laws also restrict open consumption of liquor of any kind.
-Officers from the Raleigh Police Department, Wake County and State of North Carolina Alcohol Beverage Commissions regularly patrol parking lots.
-Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek welcomes fans who want to picnic before shows; however, cars must occupy only one parking space. Grills are not permitted on sidewalks, in roadways, near buildings or in any area where guests or property may be damaged.
-Glass bottles are also discouraged.
-Beer, wine, and mixed drinks are served inside venue with proper I.D.
-Please always drink responsibly and appoint a designated driver.
Box Office Numbers
(919) 831-6400 Administrative Office
Box Office Hours
Located adjacent to Main Gate.
Hours are Monday-Friday 10am to 4pm
Box office open on show days 5pm to 9pm
Select Saturdays for on-sales only from 10am - 12 noon
There is a ticket service charge at the Box Office of $6.00 for most events.
Types of Payment Accepted
Cash, Visa, Mastercard, & American Express (There is a $6.00 ticket service charge at the Box Office.)
Will Call
Located at the Box Office. Available after the gates open on Day-Of-Show ONLY.
Accessible Seating
This venue is accessible.
General Rules
We want you to bring everything you need to make your visit to Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek the best. The items below may vary from show to show, but this listing can be useful as a general guide. If a certain item (listed or unlisted) is essential to your concert enjoyment, please call our administrative offices at 919-831-6400 on the show day for specific information on the show you plan to attend. Our list of items to bring or not bring are designed to be fair to everyone and meet a combination of safety goals including providing smooth access into the venue when we have large crowds. Our goal as your host is to provide an atmosphere that allows for the maximum enjoyment of the entire audience and we apologize in advance if some restrictions may cause you any inconvenience.
-Seat Cushions
-Ponchos or Rain Jackets
-Umbrellas (small tote size only please)
-Water: One sealed bottle of water allowed per patron.
-Strollers. Please note that strollers are welcome through the gates and on the lawn but cannot be taken into the reserved seating area. Fans may check them at our Guest Service Booths.
-Low sitting lawn chairs (seat no higher than nine (9) inches off ground)
Camera Policy: Personal cameras are allowed in the venue. Flash photography, video and removable lens cameras are not permitted without venue approval.
-Illegal Drugs.
-Laser Pointers
-Lawn Chairs with seats higher than nine (9) inches off of the ground.
-Pets (except service animals)
-Recorders (audio or video)
Children Rules
Kids Under 2:
-Children under the age of 2 years will be admitted free to all events as long as they sit in the Adult patrons lap and do not utilize an additional seat.
-This policy applies to both the lawn seating area and the reserved seating areas.
This is an outdoor amphitheatre.
All seats are subject to weather conditions.
For information on restaurants and hotels and possible discounts contact Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau at (800) 849-8499.
**CONCESSIONS: A full assortment of snacks, hot foods, hot & cold beverages available. Beer and Wine served with proper ID.
**VIP BOXES/SEASON TICKETS: Interested customers can call 919-719-5521 and ask for Evan Frazer Director of Premium Seats
For more information: www.livenation.com


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Infinity Ward Blames Sony For Modern Warfare Hacks
Although every Call of Duty is riddled with bugs, exploits, and cheaters, the PlayStation 3 versions are especially susceptible.
Infinity Ward has spoken out on the issue, blaming Sony and the recent PS3 hacks. "Sony has recently acknowledged a breach in security on the PS3 which resulted in games to become exposed to exploits and hacks," says Infinity Ward community strategist Robert Bowling.
"Modern Warfare 2 is no exception to this security exploit and we understand that some of you have experienced problems with stats and other issues associated with this," he continues. "Games rely on the security of the encryption on the platforms they're played on, therefore; updates to the game through patches will not resolve this problem, unless the security exploit itself is resolved on the platform. Regretfully, Call of Duty games are receiving the bulk of the hacker's attention, due to its high player counts and popularity. However, the number of legitimate players severely outweighs the bad apples."
Call of Duty is under siege from all manner of exploits, including aimbots that allow perfect accuracy and the ability to shoot through walls.
"If you are concerned about playing with players who are hacking, I encourage you to play exclusively with friends by utilizing the party or private match options in Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty 4 to avoid such players as much as possible until this issue is resolved by Sony," says Bowling.
Sounds like the series is too far gone to save on the PlayStation 3, and when the creators of the game's only advice is to play by yourself, why even bother?


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If you haven't gotten your mail yet, odds are you're in for a big surprise. There are some, IMO, fairly major changes to seating prices. Some prices are going way up, while others are going way down.
I wish I could post this new seating map, but I don't have a scanner. The letter states that they're letting us know before the general public.
It goes on to say that 56% of tickets will be increased (by an average of 9.7%). Which, of course means that 44% will stay the same, or go down.
I'm gonna try and break this all down, but so much has changed, I'm having a hard time keeping it all straight. It's more than just the prices changing, because parts of sections have changed price levels as well.
$230/$250 on baseline, $150 behind basket
$120/$175 on baseline, $150 behind basket
$94/$96 (club level)
$92/$108 on baseline, $150 behind basket
$72/$74 (club level)
$69/$75 in corner, $150 behind basket
$60/$62 (club level)
$45/$45 or $30 (sec. 207, 210, 223, 226)
$32/$30 on baseline, $20 in corners
$18/$30 on baseline, $20 behind basket, $10 in corners
That's the best I can figure it out, comparing the chart I have to the one on Conseco: http://www.consecofieldhouse.com/pacersseatingchart.asp
As to be expected, for the most part people in the lower level got screwed, while many people in the balcony are either decreasing a little or a lot. For example, I'm not sure where in 222 Jay sits, but either way, he made off like a bandit (surely to combat his ever increasing gas bills.)
That's it. I'm sure this will go public in the next week or two.
[edit]Note, these are season ticket prices only. The last couple years, PS&E has moved towards these prices being slightly lower than per-game pricing. You can note the difference on the link above, which last year looks to be either $5, $2, or $0, depending on the price level.
I like shooting guards that can shoot.


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Redken All Soft Shampoo Reviews
Works!Oh my gosh, it really does make your hair soft and manageable! — 4 years, 9 months agoEricaC123 | 458 reviews
Great, but...This shampoo is everything it promises to be! It left my hair SO soft and gorgeous, it definitely would have been worth the price to purchase (I had samples). Unfortunately, using my samples of the All Soft line, I discovered I am allergic to Redken products. I recommend testing these out in advance, if you can! — 5 years, 5 months agotallredamanda | 433 reviews
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Keeps your hair healthyThis product is the best for keeping your hair healthy and shiny. It doesn't strip your hair of the moisture. It actually gives you moisture. — 9 years, 5 months agoPamela937 | 542 reviews
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Really goodThis is probably one of the best shampoos if not the best I've tried. It's not cheap, but I generally have had a lot less hair issues since I started using this product. I occasionally have trouble with it weighing down my hair, but not too bad. Sometimes, my hair just seems to be ridiculously course no matter what, but I believe its mostly excessive heat styling causing that. I like it with and w...read moreithout the corresponding conditioner. But you definitely should use conditioner with it if your hair is dry. I love that this seems to have added a lot of needed shine to my formerly dull hair, and I am considering repurchasing once this bottle runs out (soon, it's been at least four months of use now). — 5 years, 7 months agoshinyandiknowit | 99 reviews
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Very goodI had some samples some years ago and I'd say it definetely left my hair silky and smooth, but that was before I dye it so I don't know how it will work for dyed hair. — 3 years, 7 months agoRaonei | 44 reviews
Love it!This has been my go-to shampoo for more than five years now. I have mid-length thick, curly-ish hair that is also regularly colored and highlighted. Overall, my hair is strong, but it tends toward dry and can be frizzy if I'm not careful. All Soft is reasonably priced, smells great and works. — 4 years agoJCS | 31 reviews
Bad shampooI am a hairstylist and I hate this stuff... When you use it your hair WILL feel soft because it takes the cuticle right off your hair! I used to use it on my clients and I noticed it made my hands dry and crack! If you have color this will def strip it. — 4 years, 4 months agomegdoesmyhair | 33 reviews
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Lives up to its name!I've always been the type of person that often changes brands of shampoo and conditioner, until now. I absolutely love the way the All Soft line makes my hair feel. I live in Florida, where we tend to have chlorine in our water, which dries out the hair. This stuff has made that no longer an issue for my hair. I am even purchasing a set of the shampoo and conditioner for a friend's birthday gift. I see many more bottles of All Soft in my future! — 5 years, 2 months agoDessiree_Barnes | 2 reviews
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it was okayi noticed a bit more softness after using this,but it made my hair feel kinda heavy and made my hair flatter. i have thick hair,so if you have thin/fine hair stay away from this if you care about volume. i stopped using it since i'm a volume maniac — 5 years, 2 months agoForeverBrunette | 7 reviews
Dry hair meet your match!Accutane dried out my skin and hair to the point I had to start washing my hair every third day vs. twice a day previously to taking the medicine. My hair was unmanageable without it. Only downside is you need to use a clarifying shampoo once a month or you will start to notice a oily build up on your scalp. — 5 years, 6 months agocrystal_williams | 5 reviews
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The Atlanta Braves will retire Chipper Jones' No. 10 jersey and induct him into their Hall of Fame on June 28, the team has announced.
Jones, who retired after the 2012 season at the age of 40, played his entire 19-season major league career with the Braves. He was the first overall pick in the 1990 draft and made his major league debut in 1993.
Jones finished with a .303/.401/.529 slash line and 468 homers and 1,623 RBIs. He was the 2008 NL batting champion and the 2009 NL MVP, in addition to being an eight-time All-Star.
Although he has spent some time with his former teammates in camp recently as an instructor, Jones maintains he has no desire to return to the field as a player.


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Isolated Erythrocyte Membrane Susceptibility to Photo-oxidative Stress in Alzheimer's Disease
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High lipid peroxidation and altered antioxidant defenses have been frequently reported in Alzheimer's disease patients.
The purpose of this study is to investigate susceptibility to photo-oxidation of isolated erythrocyte membranes, in patients affected by Alzheimer's disease and age- and sex-matched, non demented subjects.
|Alzheimer Disease Oxidative Stress Adrenocortical Hyperfunction
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Case Control
Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
|Official Title:
|Isolated Erythrocyte Membrane Susceptibility to Photo-oxidative Stress in Patients Affected by Alzheimer's Disease and Healthy Controls
- Malondialdehyde assay [ Time Frame: At the time of recruitment ]Isolated and purified red blood cell membranes will be in vitro exposed to oxidative stress by UV-B radiation. The extent of cell membrane damage will be quantified by the fluorometric determination of malondialdehyde.
- Relationship between urinary excretion of cortisol and levels of malondialdehyde [ Time Frame: At the time of recruitment ]Hyperactivity of the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis has been frequently described in Alzheimer's disease. Recently published work reported an association between high secretion of cortisol and oxidative stress. We will investigate the relationship between 24 h excretion of urinary cortisol and the level of malondialdehyde, produced by isolated and purified red blood cell membranes, in vitro exposed to oxidative stress by UV-B radiation.
Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|June 2015
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|January 2017
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|September 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Alzheimer's disease
|Non demented subjects
Detailed Description:
The study hypothesis is that high lipid peroxidation and decreased antioxidant defenses characterize the natural history of Alzheimer's disease.
It will be evaluated the release of malondialdehyde (MDA) from ex-vivo photo-oxidized erythrocyte ghosts, through a very easy and convenient lab procedure for the preparation of erythrocyte membrane samples.
Isolated and purified red blood cell membranes will be in vitro exposed to oxidative stress by UV-B radiation. The extent of cell membrane damage will be quantified by the fluorometric determination of MDA.
Induction of oxidative stress through ultraviolet rays, unlike that obtained by chemical oxidizing agents, is fully controllable, since it produces effects only during irradiation. Moreover, using isolated erythrocyte membranes allows for a greater specificity in the evaluation of MDA produced, and reduces the amount of blood required for the assay.
A portion of the blood sample (500 µL) will be sent to the laboratory of Lipinutragen (spin-off of CNR- National Research Center Bologna, Italy) where an erythrocyte membrane lipidomic analysis will be performed for the characterization of membrane phospholipids, in order to determinate the different lipid components (saturated fatty acids, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated, trans fatty acids), each one characterized by a different oxidative reactivity.
Recently published papers showed a striking association between urinary excretion of cortisol and the increase of some markers of oxidative damage of DNA and RNA (in humans). This finding provides further support to the idea that chronic psychological stress, who is associated to hypercortisolemia, can lead to an acceleration of the aging process.
The brain is a major target of the effects of glucocorticoids (CCS). The harmful consequences of cortisol on the hippocampus (one of the first brain areas affected by Alzheimer's disease) are well known. Some studies showed inverse correlations between cortisol levels and neuropsychological performance in patients with depression, dementia as well as in people treated chronically with CCS.
Alzheimer's disease is associated with states of hypercortisolism. Nonetheless, so far, its correlation with the level of oxidative stress has not been studied. We will investigate the relationship between 24h excretion of urinary cortisol and the level of malondialdehyde, produced by isolated and purified red blood cell membranes, in vitro exposed to oxidative stress by UV-B radiation.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|50 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- Outpatients of both sexes diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease according to NINCDS-ADRDA criteria.
- Age and sex-matched elderly subjects without dementia.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Recent neoplasia (< 1 year)
- Vitamin B12 deficiency, positive serology for syphilis, thyroid function abnormalities considered to be significant by the care provider.
- Use of vitamin or mineral supplements.
- Diagnosis of malnutrition (based on body mass index and total protein levels)
- Metabolic syndrome or diabetes.
- Hormonal replacement therapy.
- Smoking
- Chronic inflammatory disease (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis) and any other acute illness.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01707719
|Contact: Raffaele Antonelli Incalzi, M.D.
|Contact: Francesco Maria Serino, M.D.
|Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico
|Rome, RM, Italy, 00128
|Contact: Raffaele Antonelli Incalzi, M.D. +39-06-225411 email@example.com
|Contact: Francesco Maria Serino, M.D. +39-06-225411 ext 9123 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator:
|Francesco Maria Serino, M.D. PhD
|Doctors in Italy
|Principal Investigator:
|Chiara Fanali, PhD
|University Campus Bio-Medico
|Principal Investigator:
|Laura Dugo, PhD
|University Campus Bio-Medico
|Principal Investigator:
|Simone Grasso, PhD
|University Campus Bio-Medico
|Study Chair:
|Ettore Bergamini, M.D.
|University of Pisa
|Principal Investigator:
|Francesca Ursini, M.D.
|University Campus Bio-Medico
|Principal Investigator:
|Fabrizio Vernieri, M.D.
|University Campus Bio-Medico
|Study Director:
|Marina Dachà, BS.Pharm
|University Campus Bio-Medico
|Principal Investigator:
|Silvia Bernardini, M.D.
|University Campus Bio-Medico
|Principal Investigator:
|Valentina Pasqualetti, PhD
|University Campus Bio-Medico
|Responsible Party:
|Raffaele Antonelli Incalzi, Professor, Campus Bio-Medico University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01707719 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|October 1, 2012
|Last Updated:
|March 31, 2016
|Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
|Plan to Share IPD:
Keywords provided by Raffaele Antonelli Incalzi, Campus Bio-Medico University:
Alzheimer's disease
Oxidative stress
HPA axis
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Alzheimer Disease
Disease Susceptibility
Adrenocortical Hyperfunction
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Neurocognitive Disorders
Mental Disorders
Disease Attributes
Pathologic Processes
Adrenal Gland Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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All clubs, associations and referee branches are required to have a Member Protection Information Officer (MPIO). This position is usually a voluntary position.
An MPIO is the first point of contact for persons with member protection or child protection enquiries or complaints. MPIOs provide information to participants about the options available to them. MPIOs can also provide information to clubs about member protection and related policies. MPIO's remain impartial and do not mediate or investigate complaints. There is an MPIO in every club, association, branch, referee branch within Football NSW and a State MPIO at Football NSW Head Office.
For insurance purposes MPIOs need to register on My Football Club CLICK HERE
For communication purposes please register in the FNSW MPIO register CLICK HERE
- MPIO Training course (PBTR on-line & workshop)
- Child Protection course (PBTR on-line)
- Harassment & Discrimination (PBTR on-line)
- Complaints Handling (PBTR on-line)
- Child Safe Training Courses (NSW OCG on-line)
- Becoming a Child Safe Organisation (NSW OCG on-line)
MPIO Contact Details
All participants need to be able to contact the MPIO at their club and/or association. The name and phone number of the MPIO (of a club/association/referee branch) must be made available without question to any person requesting it. The MPIO's name and contact details should be listed on the organisation's website and included in club Newsletters and player and parent notices.
For information about Member and Child Protection refer to:
- FFA National Member Protection Policy
- FNSW Working with Children Check webpage
- Play By the Rules website
- E-Safety - cyberbullying & social media
- NSW Office of the Children's Guardian
All children should feel safe at home, in sport, school and any community organisation. If anyone makes you feel unsafe or scared or is hurting you, it is important that tell someone that you trust. Even if the person who is making you feel unsafe tells you not to tell anyone or said it was a secret, you still need to tell someone.
Who can you talk to?
Talk to an adult that you trust. You can even talk to more than one adult that you trust!
Here are some of the people you can talk to about what is worrying you or what is happening: Mum, Dad, Grandma, Grandad, Aunty, Uncle, school teacher, team coach, team manager, club committee people, Doctor, Dentist, Nurse, Police Officer or anyone else that you trust. It is probably not ideal to tell the person who is hurting you, it is better to tell someone else.
If you don't feel happy telling any of these people, then please talk to someone else about it.
Who else can you talk to?
Child Protection Helpline on Phone 132 111 (available 24 hours a day)
Kids Helpline webchat CLICK HERE
Kids helpline Phone 1800 55 1800
Football NSW Member Protection Phone 02 8814 4402 or to send an email CLICK HERE
NSW Police Help Line 131 444
More Information
Help for kids aged 5 - 12 yrs old CLICK HERE
Help for young people 13 - 25 yrs old CLICK HERE
Help for parents CLICK HERE
If you are being bullied it is important that you tell someone so they can help to stop the bullying.
You should report it to Mum, Dad, Grandma, Grandad, Aunty, Uncle or anyone else that you trust. If someone at school is bullying you, you can also tell a teacher or school counsellor. If someone at football is bullying you, you can also tell your coach, manager, Member Protection Officer or a club committee person.
If you are being bullied on Facebook or any type of Social Medica, you should report it to the same people listed above.
You can also report it to the Kids Cyber Bullying Safety Centre. To report it CLICK HERE
For more information about Cyber bullying, what you can do and how to stop it visit these websites:
- Cyber Bullying Safety Centre
- ThinkUKnow - Information for Parents, clubs, schools and teachers
- ThinkUKnow - Information for youth aged 11 - 17 years
- E-Safety - Commissioner for e-Safety website
- FNSW Social Media Policy
To report child abuse or neglect, call the Child Protection Helpline on 132 111 (24 hours/7 days) or CLICK HERE for more information
Contact the MPIO at your club or local Association
Contact FNSW State MPIO on email email@example.com or Phone: 02 8814 4402.
The Safeguarding Children program developed by the Australian Childhood Foundation has created seven unique strategies to help your sports club or association keep children and young people safe from abuse and exploitation by staff, volunteers or other relevant related individuals.
The strategies are evidence-based and form an important part of the Safeguarding Children organisational accreditation scheme.
While strategies are quite easy to understand they can involve quite a comprehensive review and assessment of your club or association's policies and procedures that protect children.
The strategies are:
1: A commitment to safeguarding children Strategy
2: Personal roles and conduct Strategy
3: Recruitment and screening practices Strategy
4: Personal induction and training Strategy
5: Involving children and parents Strategy
6: Child abuse reporting and allegations Strategy
7: Supporting a child-safe culture.
To assist you in starting this process and fleshing out some of the details for each of the strategies, Play by the Rules has designed a free template in the form of a PowerPoint presentation. The presentation is ready to use, provides example strategy statements, and can serve as a planning document as well as a presentation/workshop tool. You can download the presentation template at www.playbytherules.net.au
For more details on these strategies and to register for the full online Safeguarding Children program visit http://safeguardingchildren.com.au
Common Issues
There are some common issues that arise and which MPIOs need to be aware of:
Insufficient Game Time
This is not a child protection issue and can be resolved through mediation. It is a decision for the coach of a team to determine how much game time players receive however some clubs do have policies relating to amateur football game time. Contact your local club to enquire whether they have a game time policy.
Football is a team sport and time on the bench is an accepted part of being in a football team. The strategies used by coaches are many and varied in their efforts to try and provide players with fair game time but equal time is not always possible particularly where the games are closely contested and where player fitness, endurance, ability and team cohesion are factors in player selection, rotation and positioning.
Non Selection in team or squad
This is not a child protection issue. The selection of players is a decision for selectors. Players are generally selected into teams and squads based on skill, strength, stamina, physique, fitness, sportsmanship, commitment and a willingness and ability to learn and improve. A good behaviour record both on and off the field, is also beneficial.
Our team is not winning - my child is not scoring goals
It is interesting to note that a study on children's sport found that the top 3 reasons children play amateur sport are: To make friends; To have fun; and To play the game.
Winning is not always a priority for children and just playing with their friends, having fun and kicking the ball is often what they base their good experience on. Parents should support their children and encourage good sportsmanship no matter the outcome of the game - win, lose or draw.
Sport is often the only outlet a child has from the pressures of school and life in general so it is important to ensure they are allowed to enjoy their football and have a good experience.
Failure to release a player from a contract
This is not a child protection issue and is a matter for resolution between the club and the player involved.
Behaviour of the Coach
Inappropriate behaviour in football is unacceptable and clubs and associations are responsible for taking appropriate action where they consider the behaviour of their team officials to be in breach of the Coaches Code of Conduct. Associations also have a level of jurisdiction over coaches and team officials which can result in those persons appearing before the tribunal and sanctions applied.
Penalties imposed for serious breaches of the Code of Conduct can include a lifetime ban from football.
Options for Breaches of the Code of Conduct
Options which clubs may consider when responding to breaches of the Coaches Code of Conduct:
- Speaking with the coach about their behaviour
- Monitoring the coach to observe the reported behaviour
- Mentoring the coach on how to improve his/her behaviour
- Mediation between the aggrieved parties
- Required to complete the Play By The Rules on-line training
- Required to complete an accredited coaching course at Football NSW
- Issue of a written warning to the coach about their behaviour
- Taking disciplinary action
- Suspending the coach from his/her duties for a period of time
- Dismissing the coach
OR a combination of these. Any action taken is at the discretion of the club or tribunal. The complainant DOES NOT determine the penalty. An offender should also consider offering an apology as this can often result in a favourable outcome.
Complaint Options
It is up to a complainant to decide if they wish to proceed with a complaint. If a person is unsure what to do then they may consider the following options:
Do nothing
Consider what may happen if nothing is done.
Direct Approach
Consider whether speaking to the person directly may resolve the matter. If the person knows about the concerns they may recognise the error of their ways and alter their behviour. In most cases it is only fair that the person is provided with an opportunity to resolve the problem themselves.
Seek mediation
Mediation is where a club official or another person may act as a mediator between to two parties involved. For example: If a parent is having a problem with a coach, a meeting may be arranged between the parent and the coach with a club official acting as mediator. This way the problem can be discussed and resolved politely.
Verbal Complaint
The matter could be discussed with the MPIO, Secretary, President or another official of the club. This may provide the club an opportunity to monitor the situation. A club may request that a written complaint be lodged before they take any further action.
Complaint by a child
Where a verbal complaint is made by a child to an adult then the adult is obliged to note and report the complaint. A complaint by a child should never be ignored. Where the safety or welfare of a child is of concern, these matters should be reported to Football NSW. Reports of child abuse or welfare concerns of a child can also be reported to NSW Family and Community Services or phone 132 111 (24hr helpline).
Official Complaint
An official complaint should be in writing and addressed to the Club Secretary. The person who signs the complaint must be able to be identified and be contactable. It is important to note that the person being complained about will be informed of the complaint and may be provided with a copy of the complaint as it is their right to be notified of any complaint made against them. An unsigned complaint, anonymous complaint or a rumour cannot be acted upon.
Complaint Handling
Clubs have a duty to respond to all complaints and follow appropriate complaint handling procedures. Clubs should always endeavour to act in the best interests of all parties involved and respond to a complaint as quickly and effectively as possible. Clubs should manage all complaints fairly and effectively
Contact Information
Contacts - Football NSW Associations
Websites - Football NSW Associations
Football NSW State Member Protection Officer:
E: firstname.lastname@example.com Ph: 02 8814 4402


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Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray will enter the season as a Hesiman candidate, but it won't be because the Bulldogs are pumping up an award campaign.
On the contrary, there won't be such hype for Murray—until or unless he creates it for himself this season, says Georgia associate athletics director of communications, Claude Felton.
"The most important things in my view are name recognition, being on television, and playing well when you are on TV," Felton told the Macon Telegraph. "Name recognition is not an issue with Aaron, who has been around now four years."
Georgia opens the season against Clemson, and also has South Carolina and LSU early. It could be in that stretch that Murray makes or breaks his Heisman chances.
Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater has said that he does not a Heisman campaign, and would rather his play speak for itself. On the contrary, Northern Illinois is launching a big push for quarterback Jordan Lynch, who'll be on television less often and has less name recognition.


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It's been like this all season.......why? I don't know.
The Pacers are a "Tale of Two Teams"......average Dr.Jekyll Team that looks like they are trying to figure out how to play in the 1st half....then totally goes Mr.Hyde on the opposing Team and becomes a nightmare of a Team in the 2nd half.
NOTE - hoosierguy, I'm not criticizing you with my below comments...I'm agreeing with you
To highlight one of the Themes that you ( SPECIFICALLY ) have been trying to point out all season long ( see, I do pay attention to your posts ) is that the Pacers can't do this against an elite Level Team in the Playoffs.
Maybe...they can get away with it for one or two games ( cuz of the ELITE Defense ), but they have to be Mr.Hyde for the majority of a game...if not series...in order to win against Top Tier Teams. Even if we end up playig like this on a regular basis....I am hoping that the improved play of the Bench will make up for this and will allow the Team to get the extra edge when it comes to the Playoffs.....but I think that we can lose a critical game by a sliver's margin by playing like the way that we played in the first 1.5 QTRs of a series. And we all know....a single game..can make a difference in a 7 Game series.
Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
Luckily Cleveland is playing a back to back as well. Didn't help us against Toronto. But hopefully the guys get it together. Good win, could be spoiled by coming out flat tomorrow.
I know Luis is an offensive beast, CJ is consistent and Ian has the defense, but I can also see how Granger gives the bench new dimension and depth. Just like evryone has mentioned, Granger, an all-star on the bench just makes other teams fear us.
Pacers + Colts + Seahawks = Game mode on!
Only includes Danny, Scola, Ian, and Watson
27.5 ppg
+/- 25.4 on average
Don't know what it was prior, and don't really want to take the time to find out.
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I'm positive Danny will get his first 20+ points of the season this month. Hope it's against Sun or Warriors.
Pacers + Colts + Seahawks = Game mode on!
Off topic. I just tuned it to local radio station (here in the Philippines), and the DJ talked about Pacers being the #1 in NBA right now. Also the Pacers have been regularly appearing to newspapers/sports oriented TV show (that they barely made before this season). It's just so much fun to be a Pacer fan especially after all the dark years.
If only I can watch live in BLF. Maybe, after two years of hardwork and I can afford to get my *** to America and watch a Pacer game. Hopefully.
Pacers + Colts + Seahawks = Game mode on!
Great game and nice to see the real Pacers show up in the 3rd. I wish Paul would cut back on his volume of shots. It would have been better for the team if he scored less and took about 10 less shots tonight. I'm starting to think he just wants to lead the team in scoring every night when it would be better if he focused on D first and didn't worry about it.
You have until mid-June to save $$ to get yourself to Indy. That's what I am aiming for.
Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
Danny interviewed on NBATV after the game: http://www.nba.com/video/channels/nb...nk-granger.nba. "Thay, what's up baby??"
I'm okay with PG24 leading the Team in FGA...tha's his role on the Team....he's the leader. What I want him to do is take more mid-range jumpshots and attack the basket more as opposed to take 3pt attempts. The only time I want him to take a 3pt shot is when he's wide open. He's a far more efficient and effective scorer when he tries to score from inside the 3pt line.
Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
That was sweet... very interesting to hear Danny and "Tay" talking about PG and Lance as the "young guys" that needed to develop. It is so much fun to watch players grow up right in front of you.
This space for rent.
Dahntay has been killing it on NBATv when they've had him on lately. Hopefully that continues unless Dahntay gets a call from a team.
"Nobody wants to play against Tyler Hansbrough NO BODY!" ~ Frank Vogel
"And David put his hand in the bag and took out a stone and slung it. And it struck the Philistine on the head and he fell to the ground. Amen. "
Slow starts is just a Pacer thing. Last year it was the same way, but they weren't good enough offensively to keep the runs going and blow teams out and just grinded away.l
IMHO it speaks volumes about their maturity and basketball IQ. They make adjustments and then are able to implement them on the fly, especially on the defensive end.
Danny is a great fit with this team. I can't imagine having the rollercoaster of a career he's had here, and going from the main guy on a bad to upcoming team, getting injured and then having to watch the team explode while you sit there rehabbing. Danny has handled all of this like the professional he's always been. It just adds another layer to the whole story.
Just because you're offended, doesn't mean you're right. ― Ricky Gervais.
Pacers + Colts + Seahawks = Game mode on!
I honestly would prefer for Lance to take that shot....cuz I am fairly confident that he'd drive to the basket and try to score on a layup or some circus shot that somehow goes in.
Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
I'm just aiming for the first 2 Home Games that they play in the series....with the new 2-2-1-1-1 format.....it's not worth it to fly out for 1 game ( well, on the surface it is...but not from a $$$ POV ).
Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
Pacers + Colts + Seahawks = Game mode on!
Not like he was taking bad shots out of the flow of the offense. Just happened to have 24 decent looks this game.
I thought the same. Better presence than Zeke; and I don't hate Zeke.
This space for rent.
It's amazing how much better this team is than last year's. And last year's was obviously pretty damn good with the 49 wins, massacring of the 54 win Knicks, and 7 game series with Miami.
PG has turned into a top 5ish player. Lance has made an astronomical leap. I think that Roy and Hill are mostly where they were last year. West's production has fell off a bit from a year ago, but I think that's mostly because we aren't as dependent on him for offense as we were last year without DG. This team just has so many more options right now with the improvements of PG/Lance and the massive upgrading of the bench. Hopefully this means that West will be good and fresh for the playoffs.
Along with the rise of PG and Lance, the bench is obviously the most drastic improvement on this team. We've gone from Green/Hansbrough/Augistin to Granger/Scola/Watson. That's just an insane leap in quality. When you combine that with the improvements of Lance and PG, it's pretty remarkable just how much better this team is than last year's. Having a team this talented is pretty rare.
Lance is finally home. Whether he becomes our starting PG or he's 6th man, he's getting big minutes and he's here to stay. #llortontnia


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Car meets are what keep the heart of this hobby pumping. For many of us, we see the weekly car meeting as our escape from the office, real life, and all the burdens that come with it. This "escape" is even more delightful when it comes on an annual basis and can lure fellow car junkies from faraway places. In the case of the National El Camino Association, the Gainesville gathering on May 11th has established a successful second year event with hopes to return next year.
The night before, some of the gang met up at the local Cody's Roadhouse to get acclimated with some of the members. If you're not active on any car forums, then you don't know how refreshing it can be to put a face to the name—username that is. Sharing stories over some food and beverages will always lay the path to a good time and, in this case, it spilled over to the event the next day.
Arriving early in the morning before the gates opened, some of the Camino posse was gathering in a line to get through the gate. This is where we bumped into Steve Saunders, one of the head organizers for the National El Camino Association. "We like to get the group together a few times a year to catch up and just have a good time," he proclaimed. There were several other Camino gatherings that coincided with the one in Florida across the country. These undoubtedly ensure the strong bond they all share for the same cars.
Once the gates of Florida's Auto Plus Raceway—formerly Gainesville Raceway—opened, the eager racers, enthusiasts, and spectators spilled in. Steve led the pack to a designated area under tree cover to set up shop for their private party. In total, over 25 El Caminos popped their hoods for the show. After the meet-and- greet from the night before, the transition into the next day was seamless, as some members wished to put their money where their mouth was and go head-to-head down the strip.
We caught up with David Mercer from Lady Lake, Florida, and his beautiful '59 El Camino. He told us about some of the benefits he has experienced being a part of this car community. Unless you own one, you probably haven't attempted to look for 1959 El Camino parts—well there aren't too many out there. But, with the help of these members, David was able to find the crucial parts he needed to revive his classic Chevy. It's stories like this one that show us that niche car organizations keep the spirit of classic vehicles like the El Camino alive.
Thankfully, the clouds cooperated with us at Gainesville Raceway before the flood gates opened. This kept the sun at bay, and the heat low. Special thanks to Steve Saunders for inviting us out and providing some of Gainesville's best BBQ - Terrell's Bar-B-Que! Without further adieu, here are some pictures we captured at the event.