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Norris shows potential beyond platoon role
PHOENIX -- Derek Norris is a force to be reckoned with these days, thanks to a new plate approach that has him consistently squaring up the ball.
The A's catcher collected three more hits Tuesday and is batting a team-leading .436 with 12 RBIs in 39 spring at-bats -- many of them against right-handers. But when the season begins, Norris is expected to resume the same platoon role he served last year, meaning John Jaso will start most games vs. righties.
"Certainly there are stretches where you have a lot of righties where it's difficult to have him sit that long, whether it's a day game after a night game," manager Bob Melvin said. "I want to keep him current, but we'll see."
"I'm a firm believer in, if you keep performing and you play to the best of your ability, you're going to force their hand more and more," Norris said. "In the past I've had my fair share of ups and downs -- more downs, but hopefully it's a step in the right direction, and hopefully I can carry this on into the season.
"I'm just continuing things that I fixed last year, most importantly trying to stay balanced and making sure I have my timing going into the season."
Norris has incorporated a leg kick in his stance, having previously struggled to be consistent with his timing because he was too heavy on his front side.
"It kind of counteracts the hands going back," he said. "It helped keep me a little more balanced and a little lighter on my front side, which allows me to slow the game down a little bit and see the ball. The biggest thing for me is not being afraid to get beat. My whole life I've tried to yank stuff on the outer half, trying to pull it to left, and I've reached a mental adjustment to kind of let the ball travel, and not being scared to get jammed is the biggest thing."
"He's had one of the more impressive springs, and we don't look too much at Spring Training numbers, but you can't help but notice the adjustments he's made," Melvin said. "He's got a very consistent approach. He's not trying to do too much as far as pulling the ball. It looks like his swing is shorter, and it might not be, but the way he has his hands now, it looks that way, and he works on it every day. He has a very good understanding now of what his mechanics are.
"He's getting just as good swings off righties as he is off of lefties."
Norris' splits were dramatic last year. He hit .320/.410/.580 in 150 at-bats against left-handers, compared with .149/.261/.184 in 114 at-bats with right-handers on the mound.
"I didn't see them much last year, and when I did, it had been weeks, and that makes it a little more difficult," he said. "I'm not making excuses for myself, but it's definitely nice to see them regularly and to get a rhythm and see both sides."
Jane Lee is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, Major Lee-ague, and follow her on Twitter @JaneMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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OWOSSO, MICHIGAN -- I came to Baker for a new start, when I got the tour of campus I fell in love, at first it was not a bad school. When classes started my hopes quickly dropped. I went for the Ultrasound program and I was told that my grades for Anatomy (B) was good enough to get into the program, and I was set. When the time came around for getting accepted into the program I was told I had no chance at all of getting in because of my low Anatomy grade. When I scheduled my classes I asked many time if I should retake the Anatomy class and get a higher grade, but they all said the same thing, "You are going to get in with that grade, all you need is a B-."
Well let me tell you this is a lie. If you do not get an A in the Anatomy classes you will not make it into the Diagnostic Program. They will tell you your grade is fine just to make sure you keep attending, but when the time comes around for acceptance you will not get in, and then you will be sucked into spending more time and money on retaking the class. DO NOT GO HERE.
AUBURN HILLS, MICHIGAN -- DO NOT GO TO ANY BAKER COLLEGE! None of your courses or a degree that you obtain from Baker College will transfer to any other College or University. Your degree from Baker College will not get you into Michigan State, University of Michigan, Oakland University or any out-of-state school. The Government needs to stop lending money to students who attend this and other "diploma mill" schools.
The school has one of the lowest graduation rates in the Country, they cannot get decent internships, the school will promise you the moon, they just want the money. Please do your research if you want to attend this school. It sucks! And if you borrow money you will owe a lot and you won't have a decent job.
OWOSSO, MICHIGAN -- Baker College Nursing exists for one reason, to enrich the college, and to weed out as many candidates as possible before you actually have a chance to graduate. The instruction is an absolute joke and in some cases hostile and demeaning. Their teachers don't teach. They expect all material to be learned outside of class and give sketchy instructions as to what they want. As far as classroom teaching goes? Forget it! None of them know the first thing about properly presenting material in a classroom setting. I would love to give names, but I probably shouldn't. Just make sure that if you want to be a nurse, go to a REAL nursing school.
Baker prides itself on its NCLEX pass rate. Yeah, because that's all that they prepare you for how to take a stupid test after you've wasted thousands of dollars on their useless school. The only thing that is worse is the incredible ARROGANCE among the staff there. They are God's gift to nursing, and don't you forget it. Petty, hard, vindictive, the absolute worst. DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES GO TO BAKER COLLEGE FOR NURSING!!!
AUBURN HILLS, MICHIGAN -- First of all, I'd like to discourage anyone who is even thinking about going to Baker College in regards to the medical field. All of Baker College medical programs sucks, and require ridiculous GPA requirements and has inadequate externship training. You're not going to learn much that will enable you to find employment.
The Registered Nurse program is 5 years, with at least a year wait list. Echocardiograph program have ridiculous GPA requirements, and during your last year; you can get kick out of a program just because a worker at one of your clinical sites complain about you, be it justifiable or not. They will kick you out and then investigate later. So, any bad word from anyone about you is your ticket out the door.
Secondly, Baker College's Career Center is another joke and sham. They won't help you find a job. Only teacher's pets get this privilege. They will help you pretty much only with resume editing. They will make you depressed and feel like it's your own fault that you can't get a job. They will tell you a bunch of lies to make you feel like you're the only one that doesn't or can't find work in your field. Total waste of life here.
Current students, you need to figure out a way to leave! The "Career Advisers" they are all salesmen and sales women, advocating for Baker College. If you don't have a clear vision of what you want to do or study for, they will manipulate you into picking useless degrees, such as their Bachelors of Health Service Administration degree, which has NO core business classes like Micro and Macroeconomics, and Accounting I and II. However, they still charge you the 4-year degree price. Really? They will steer you towards a wreck in the end. A lot of student debt, and living in poverty.
I have 2 degrees from Baker College. I spent 6 years of my life at this worthless place. Baker College sounds like a bakery school. Some place that makes cakes and creme puffs. Believe me, they'll make a cake and creme puff out of you. No one respects or even knows anything about "Baker College", especially outside of Michigan. It's a creme puff place to employers, so it ought to be a creme puff place to you too. Ask yourself, would you hire someone with an engineering degree from a place named "Baker College"? Please! LOL!
Many colleges won't even accept Baker's credits either, that ought to tell you something. That's because your so-called education is unacceptable! It's crap, they've just told you, that you'd better throw that degree in the trash and start all over! Go to a community college and grab all the cheap credits you can and can think of, and then transfer those to a reputable four year university. That's the only way to go, folks.
AUBURN HILLS, MICHIGAN -- I have attended Baker College of Auburn Hills for almost 5 years, just trying to obtain my Bachelors degree. I do have to say that they've had some amazing instructors and I wish them the best. However, Baker College is a scam and a joke. They advertise affordable tuition and classes that fit the working adults schedule. HA!!! Those are lies. The financial aid advisors are uneducated about student problems. They are improperly trained and the head of the department condones this!
When it comes to class availability, that doesn't happen. I had 5 classes left including and internship and they weren't offering them at all, except during fall quarter when they offered all 5 on the same night. I was told that I should have scheduled better and there was nothing they would do. I spoke to the Dean and he told me there were 3500 other students they were worried about and I was not one of them.
I registered a complaint with the BBB and Baker told them there was nothing they could do for me. I should have taken the classes when they were offered. It's hard to take 5 classes in one night! I was told I would have to travel to a different campus that was 45 minutes away if I wanted to graduate. I was finally able to get 2 of my classes that I need after much stress and frustration.
I was recently sick with the flu and could not make it to the class. The assignment was stated in the syllabus as worth 10 points. I figured that it wouldn't hurt my grade too much to miss it or hopefully should would work with me on doing something to make it up. She emailed me 12 hours after I sent the email and 2 hours after the class started saying that the assignment was worth 100 points and not 10. It was going to drop my grade significantly and that I should be advised.
I will say that this class was an independent study because no one else, at this time, was able to take this class. This school dishes out threats, false advertisements, and poorly trained staff. Please beware that you will not get a good education here. You will be too busy trying to get what you're paying for!
ONLINE, MICHIGAN -- I graduated form ground campus, with AA degree on General Business on 2009. When I register with them, they told me they are going to help me to find a job. But at that time I did not need it because I was working, but when I lost my job and I need it/them to help me, they were not there for me. They just direct you to their websites, where suppose different companies they are hiring, but I don't see to get hired. So I decided to get back to college to get my BA degree but this time I am taking online classes.
Again according to their advertisement, it say that the online classes are flexible, which when I got in I thought it was okay, until I got some instructors who don't give you credit for the work because is five minutes late - so I don't call that flexible. If a class is six week, or 12 weeks, the student should be able to tuned their work at any time before the weeks are over, like Phoenix University do it, because most online students are adult working student.
Yes you do the time management, but there are days that things don't work the way you planned. For example you have sick children, or you are six, and if you attend it halfway in class and you get sick, you have no choice but to drop out and don't get any money back. But if the student turned the work before the weeks are over, it gives the student more time to do their home work. For example, most of us, we have two days off work - in those two days, most students spend it to catch up with the homework and assignment.
There been many classes I have to drop out because of the "Flexibility"! I have five more classes to graduate with BA degree, and I don't expect them to find me a job, especially now I lived in Florida, because they already told me that they don't work with companies out of Michigan where their home state is.
I attended Baker College Online for three years and I obtained my Bachelors Degree last Spring. Although I had a pretty good experience, looking back on it, I would have gone to a traditional college or university had I put more thought into it. The good thing about Baker is their curriculum can be compared to that of a top 10 university or college, I know this because I work at one. I didn't attend school there because they don't offer online degrees.
All of the professors that I had at Baker held at least a Master's degree; most of them had a PhD. I had a few bad instructors, one did not interact with the class at all and the other two were just messy. That is a vague word, but it is the only one I can think of to describe them right now.
I do feel like the quality of the education I received at Baker was excellent; however, Baker is not flexible and this is what many adults are looking for in an online setting. The participation requirements become unreasonable especially when you have a professor that wants detailed responses (150-200 words minimum) at least two times a day, 5 days a week. Since participation often makes up 30-40% of your overall grade, you can receive really bad scores because of this. THAT IS A MAJOR DOWNSIDE TO BAKER COLLEGE. In addition to this, some of the professors expect you to submit homework assignments 4-5 times a week and this is extreme for an online school.
The other downside to Baker is the cost. They boast about how their classes are cheaper than most institutions, and they are BUT you have to have more credit hours to graduate so it ends up being a little bit less or about the same in cost. It will also take you much longer to graduate unless you are constantly going to school all year with no breaks because they operate in quarter hours. I had an OK experience at Baker and as stated before, I learned a lot. I already have a job making twice the amount that I earned before I graduated; however, I would not recommend the school to working adults with families at all.
CLINTON TOWNSHIP/ALLEN PARK, MICHIGAN -- After 3 years of getting poor advice from academic advisors, financial aid, and instructors alike, I felt dejected and so ripped off! Not only money, but time as well. I am an older student going back to school, but after last semester I am no longer willing to affiliate with Baker College. I have transferred to another school and I hope to apply for 3 different programs this coming February.
Waste of time and money. Baker is horribly run with some of the worst instructors (I cannot believe some of them are seen fit to teach grade school level much less college level). I had a few good ones, but mainly inadequate and obviously not qualified. Academic advisors telling you to drop a class "immediately, like today or by noon tomorrow" and then having an instructor give out 50+ points in the 10th week, basically handing people entry into a particular program - being lied to outright by the acting Dean of Health Sciences because the original Dean left last minute. It was a terrible experience and would not suggest anyone waste 1 minute going to Baker.
Add to it, they keep anything you don't use in financial aid and it supposedly "goes back into the pool to help other students." After 3 years of looking, I could not find any "other students." Save time, energy and money and go to OCC, WCCC, or MCCC. You'd be better off in the long run.
MICHIGAN -- A prior review mentioned they felt Baker's claim of 98% of their graduates are employed. I went to Baker College in Cadillac for over two years about five years ago. At the end of my certificate program, I took a required course called "Career Strategies". During this course, a fellow student mentioned this claim to the speaker (**) and her response amounted to: the 98% doesn't necessarily mean in your field of study!!
I went to Baker thinking I would be working in Medical Billing when I became certified. The ad's are so convincing....but what a crock! If you are employed when you start at Baker, you're already in that 98% and one of their great success stories. It's a wonder they haven't been sued for false advertising.
When considering pursuing admission into a "Limited Enrollment/Restricted Enrollment" medical program at Baker College, make sure you fully understand the criteria for gaining admittance. Ask questions upfront. Don't make assumptions. Make sure you meet with the Dean or Program Director to determine how well you need to do on the prerequisites, expected performance on the entrance exam, impact of transferring in classes from another university and the impact of repeating any prerequisite courses.
If entrance is based on a total point count, inquire what the range was for the highest and lowest student admitted to the prior year program start up. That way, you'll know what you have to target in the way of your performance. Do not strictly accept an answer that admission is based on competitive standing amongst the applicants. Dig for feedback. The economy has pushed many people back to school. Competition is strong amongst peers. You may be surprised how well you need to perform in order to get in to the program of your choice. Best of luck to you!


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Six candidates declared their intentions to run for four open seats on the Mountain View City Council in the Nov. 6 election. Following are the candidates' positions, outlined via email correspondence with the Town Crier.
The candidates run in alphabetical order. Text has been edited for brevity.
Margaret Capriles
Age: Not given
Education: University of San Francisco, Bachelor of Science in information systems management
Data quality consultant
Years living in Mountain View: More than 40
Personal: Married, four children, nine grandchildren
More information: www.margaretcapriles.com
Why are you running?
I want to keep Mountain View a great city and to work toward its growth and improvement. From my perspective, it's the city that leads as a role model in forward-looking management for many other communities. I want us to maintain that role.
What are your qualifications?
During 27 years at Hewlett-Packard, I was a business and data analyst and owned a small business as well. I gained an understanding of how to obtain efficient operation.
This background prepares me to foster economic development initiatives, which will provide revenue for city services.
I have participated in many community organizations. This background makes me aware of areas in our city that require improvement. I've volunteered for the YMCA as branch board member, Fund Development Committee chairwoman and Advisory Board member.
Currently I am co-leader of the grants committee for the El Camino Hospital Foundation Hope-2-Health Initiative. I am a member of the League of Women Voters and the Sierra Club.
What is the city's biggest challenge?
Fulfilling the housing need at all income levels, providing infrastructure for alternative modes of transportation and maintaining a balanced budget to support these requirements.
Name three goals.
• Define an action plan with budget to implement a transportation infrastructure with bicycle and pedestrian access and a possible community shuttle.
• Implement the initial plans for the El Camino corridor, San Antonio and North Bayshore areas.
• Identify areas in the budget that allow us to continue to provide quality services to the community and equitable benefits to its employees.
Why should we vote for you?
I will use my extensive experience in business, hands-on involvement in nonprofit management and leadership positions to help Mountain View to continue its visionary work in Silicon Valley. I have the experience, passion and commitment to be a strong representative for Mountain View. I am prepared to tackle upcoming challenges head-on and work collaboratively on issues.
Chris Clark
Age: 29
Education: Stanford University, Bachelor of Arts in political science, minor in economics
Occupation: Business development director at tech company
Years in Mountain View: 5
Personal: Single
More information: www.ElectChrisClark.com, www.facebook.com/ElectChrisClark
Why are you running?
I've been interested in public policy and serving the community since I was very young. Though I work in the private sector, I got involved in the Mountain View community by serving on the Human Relations Commission and now the Environmental Planning Commission. My goal is to make our city a better place to live for present and future generations. Serving on the city council will allow me to provide a unique perspective on land use, fiscal management, public policy and a broader set of issues.
What are your qualifications?
My years of commission experience combined with extensive community involvement through organizations like the Community Health Awareness Council qualify me to serve on the council. Mountain View voters can vote for four candidates in this election. We should consider diversity along with experience. As a younger resident who rented in Mountain View neighborhoods and recently made the leap to homeownership, I understand the challenges facing a large demographic that is currently underrepresented. We need at least one councilmember who can represent young families and residents just putting down roots in the city.
What is the city's biggest challenge?
Prudently managing Mountain View's finances. We have been well managed in recent years, and we need to continue controlling spending, budgeting conservatively and maintaining a competitive and dynamic community for residents and the businesses that serve them.
Name three goals.
• Fiscal discipline – through conservative budgeting, cost restraint and addressing long-term structural deficits. Do what we can to preserve our status as one of the most fiscally well-managed cities in the state.
• Balanced growth and development – I helped craft the General Plan that just passed, and I will implement it as a councilmember.
• Transportation and infrastructure – Improve connectivity via all modes of transportation throughout the city. Solve the transit issues for North Bayshore and keep options on the table for that initiative. Transit and infrastructure are key components of our economic engine. We must reduce congestion through better infrastructure, alternative forms of transportation and innovative incentive structures.
Why should we vote for you?
I bring a unique perspective to the council. Mountain View has a large population of young workers, families and those who are just starting to put down roots. I think it's important that we have at least one or two councilmembers who represent this unique and important perspective.
John Inks (incumbent)
Age: 63
Education: Georgia Tech, Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering; Stanford University, Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Occupation: Retired aerospace engineer
Years living in Mountain View: 37
Personal: Single
More information: www.ElectInks.com.
Why are you running?
In my first 3-1/2 years on the council, I have developed a solid record as a policymaker and have been responsive and dependable in assisting residents and businesses. I have served on a council that appears to have selected the right candidates for the three appointee positions and balanced budgets for four fiscal cycles. Not to be immodest, but Mountain View needs my kind of leadership and constituent support.
What are your qualifications?
Experience, aptitude for policymaking and effective constituent support. I served seven years on the Parks and Recreation and Environmental Planning commissions. I interact well with residents, project applicants, opponents, neighborhoods, interest groups, city staff and my council colleagues.
What is the city's biggest challenge?
Mountain View is a built-out community. There continues to be needs for additional housing, offices, open space, day care, senior facilities and many other services. We are entering an era of more control on development and more stringent regulatory requirements. We need flexibility, as the General Plan must be implemented as the city transitions from existing zoning to meet the varied needs.
Name three goals.
• Continue to have structurally balanced budgets every fiscal year. Additional revenues should come from economic growth, not increasing fees or taxes.
• Contain the planning process and fees and cost recovery, especially for small property owners and businesses.
• Reduce the council workload by having fewer standing committees, ad hoc committees, initiatives and goals.
The council used to meet twice a month. Now we meet almost every week. Council workload must be reduced to attract more diverse candidates.
Why should we vote for you?
I have a solid record protecting taxpayer dollars, a commonsense approach to zoning and regulatory policy and have been available, reliable and dependable in supporting constituents with city matters.
Mike Kasperzak (incumbent)
Age: 59
Education: Lewis and Clark College, Bachelor of Arts; UC Hastings College of the Law, Juris Doctorate
Occupation: Mediator
Years living in Mountain View: 35
Personal: Married, one grown child
More information: www.kasperzak.org
Why are you running?
We accomplished a lot with the General Plan, now we need to begin implementation. Experience with the process and the city is needed. Three experienced members will "term out" in two years, and there will be at least two new members this year, so there is a need for experience.
What are your qualifications?
I have served on the council 12 years with a two-year break after my first eight years. I served as mayor in 2003 and again this year.
I was president of the League of California Cities this past year and have gained a perspective on how cities function. I served on the Parks and Planning commissions and am an attorney and mediator.
What is the city's biggest challenge?
Municipal finance will continue to be a significant issue due to the economy and the cost of labor. Traffic congestion, commutes and the environmental and social impact are important issues that need new and creative solutions.
Name three goals.
• Begin development of an innovative transportation solution to connect the North Bayshore with the rest of the city, and address traffic congestion.
• Ensure that the city is fiscally sustainable.
• Increase the supply of housing and more particularly affordable housing.
Why should we vote for you?
I have the knowledge, experience, demeanor and skills required to represent the citizens of Mountain View.
I have a proven track record representing them locally, statewide and nationally.
John McAlister
Age: 59
Education: UC Berkeley, Bachelor of Science in business administration
Occupation: Certified public accountant; co-owner of Baskin-Robbins franchise and Stepping Stones Preschool
Years living in Mountain View: 55
Personal: Married, with children.
More information: johnmcalister.org
Why are you running?
I have deep roots in Mountain View. I grew up in Mountain View. I went to schools in Mountain View. I'm raising a family in Mountain View and I am a business owner in Mountain View. I want Mountain View to have the same character and feel as the city I grew up in. And I want Mountain View to have local control on how it grows.
What are your qualifications?
My all-around perspective of living in Mountain View. Professional training – CPA and business owner. Leadership – five years on the Planning Commission. Education – bachelor's degree in business from UC Berkeley. Community commitment – youth sports, school involvement, Rotary Club member.
What is the city's biggest
• Budget – We need one that is sustainable and keeps Mountain View financially strong.
• Transportation – We need transportation that is efficient and comprehensive that ties into regional systems.
• Growth – We just approved a new General Plan that allowed higher density.
Name three goals. See above.
Why should we vote for you?
I have the time and the energy to be fully committed. I will be the residents' voice and make sure residents' views and concerns are heard.
Jim Neal
Age: 48
Education: Master's degree, business
Occupation: System administrator
Years living in Mountain View: 7
Personal: Married, four grown children
More information: www.facebook.com/nealformountainviewcitycouncil
Why are you running?
Because I attended several city council meetings and was very dissatisfied with many of the decisions of the city council and their handling of the city budget. The council is not responsive to the voices of the people and wants to rule them rather than protect their rights. Mountain View has enough real issues to manage without micromanaging its citizens.
What are your qualifications?
I have one qualification: Real life! I am a proud graduate of the School of Hard Knocks! I am a well-educated, self-made man of many talents and skills. I do not believe that the role of government is to create additional burdens. I spent approximately seven years working in restaurants and two in the military, so I understand how to serve the people, the true role of government.
What is the city's biggest
Short-term, the budget is the biggest challenge. The city cannot continue to spend more than 83 percent of the general fund on salaries and pensions. The percentage increases every year. If unchecked, it would soon devour the entire budget and result in the bankruptcies filed by three California cities. Pension reform is needed.
Long-term, high-speed rail. This threatens both the finances and the character of Mountain View. Only approximately 20 percent of the project is funded, which leaves the remainder to the taxpayers and the cities. With the economy already in a quagmire of debt and default, this is the last thing California should impose.
Name three goals.
• A balanced budget that includes pension reform.
• A ban on bans.
• Mountain View's joining the fight to oppose high-speed rail.
Why should we vote for you?
I will represent your interests, values and concerns when I am on the council, not those of special interests.
I am the one voice that is different from the chorus that seems to want to pursue projects with city dollars attached.


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The Greece international blasted the refereeing of set-pieces in the Bhoys' first-leg defeat and has called on referee Firat Aydinus to stamp out excessive holding on Wednesday
The Bhoys lost the first- game at Parkhead 3-0, but were left aggrieved by the close-quarter defending that they were subjected to by the Italian giants' defenders which went unpunished by the referee much to the disbelief of the Celtic players and manager Neil Lennon.
|Celtic are 250/1 with Coral to beat Juventus 4-0 in the Champions League
"It wasn't fair, I think everybody saw that," the 28-year-old told reporters.
"It is how they defend set-pieces, like most Italian teams.
"Hopefully, the referee will have his eyes more open tomorrow and see clearly what's going on and it can be a fair game."
Celtic face a mammoth task to overturn a three-goal deficit away to the current Italian Champions and Serie A leaders.
However, the former Manchester City forward, who has scored in all three of the Glasgow side's European away games this season, says his side will attempt to play attacking football in order to pull off an unlikely comeback.
"We will play the same way as we did in the first leg, try to move the ball, play attacking football and create chances," he added.
"If we score the first goal you never know. In football everything can happen."


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seabas22 wrote:Feeling of the disc is heavy momentum being thrown through the target apex like throwing a hammer. I'd word it pinch down(thumb/index) hard rather than grip down(all fingers). I think I pinch toward the end of the power zone as the elbow chops and lower arm extends. It's hard to explain it. I'd say experiment with the pinch timing anywhere in the power zone out.
archimedesjs wrote:...I used my body to throw the disc like on my drives with a relaxed arm, but I stopped short on my follow through, although I still allowed my wrist to extend. The disc came out like a rocket...nstead of following through the wrist extension with my arm, should i allow the disc to fully pivot, and release with my wrist extending, THEN follow through with my arm?...
seabas22 wrote: Beware your footwork. Going from the x-step to the plant your hips open and stomp the plant foot so you are shifting your weight from in front of you. You want to close the hips going from the x-step to the plant and land more backwards and closed landing toe to heel so your weight transfers from behind you. 9
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Sensorcaine-MPF Side Effects
Generic Name: bupivacaine
Note: This document contains side effect information about bupivacaine. Some of the dosage forms listed on this page may not apply to the brand name Sensorcaine-MPF.
For the Consumer
Applies to bupivacaine: parenteral injection
Side effects include:
Adverse CNS and cardiovascular effects, respiratory paralysis, underventilation. (See CNS Effects and also see Cardiovascular Effects, under Cautions.)
For Healthcare Professionals
Applies to bupivacaine: compounding powder, injectable kit, injectable solution, intrathecal solution, intravenous solution
In general, reactions to bupivacaine (the active ingredient contained in Sensorcaine-MPF) are typical of those associated with other amide-type local anesthetics. A major cause of adverse reactions to these drugs is high plasma levels, which may be due to overdosage, rapid absorption from injection site, diminished tolerance, accidental intravascular injection, or slow metabolic degradation.
The most common side effects that require immediate countermeasures are related to the central nervous system and the cardiovascular system. These reactions are generally dose related and due to excessive plasma levels. Accidental subarachnoid injection may result in underventilation or apnea. Hypotension caused by loss of sympathetic tone and respiratory paralysis or underventilation caused by cephalad extension of the motor level of anesthesia may occur and may lead to cardiac arrest if untreated. Elderly patients over 65 years of age, especially those with hypertension, may be at higher risk of hypotensive effects. Factors influencing plasma protein binding, such as acidosis, altered protein production due to systemic diseases, or competition with other drugs for protein binding sites, may decrease tolerance.[Ref]
Nervous system
Nervous system side effects following epidural or caudal anesthesia have included spinal block (including high or total spinal block); hypotension secondary to spinal block; urinary retention; fecal and urinary incontinence; loss of perineal sensation and sexual function; persistent anesthesia, paresthesia, weakness, paralysis of the lower extremities and loss of sphincter control all of which may have slow, incomplete, or no recovery; headache; backache; septic meningitis; meningismus; arachnoiditis; slowing of labor; increased incidence of forceps delivery; shivering; and cranial nerve palsies due to traction on nerves from loss of cerebrospinal fluid. Neurologic effects following other procedures or routes of administration may include persistent anesthesia, paresthesia, weakness, paralysis, all of which may have slow, incomplete, or no recovery. Central nervous system side effects have included excitation and/or depression, restlessness, anxiety, dizziness, tinnitus, blurred vision, tremors, convulsions, drowsiness, unconsciousness, respiratory arrest, nausea, vomiting, chills, and pupil constriction.[Ref]
Cardiovascular side effects have included myocardial depression, decreased cardiac output, heart block, hypotension, bradycardia, ventricular arrhythmias (including ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation), and cardiac arrest.[Ref]
Respiratory side effects have included respiratory paralysis or underventilation (due to upward extension of the level of spinal anesthesia) and may lead to secondary hypoxic cardiac arrest if not treated.[Ref]
Other side effects have included a high spinal (characterized by paralysis of the legs, loss of consciousness, respiratory paralysis, and bradycardia) following accidental subarachnoid injection.[Ref]
Hypersensitivity side effects have included allergic-type reactions including signs such as urticaria, pruritus, erythema, angioneurotic edema (including laryngeal edema), tachycardia, sneezing, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, syncope, excessive sweating, elevated temperature, and possibly, anaphylactoid-like symptomatology (including severe hypotension).[Ref]
Gastrointestinal side effects have included nausea and vomiting during spinal anesthesia.[Ref]
1. "Product Information. Sensorcaine-MPF (bupivacaine)." Astra-Zeneca Pharmaceuticals, Wilmington, DE.
2. "Product Information. Marcaine HCl (bupivacaine)." Hospira Inc, Lake Forest, IL.
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The drought is still gnawing on the nation's midsection, but a wet winter storm has brought renewed hope to the region. Thursday's massive snowstorm came too late to be included in this week's Drought Monitor report, but its impact will likely finally show improvement in the drought on the Plains.
Currently 55.82 percent of the continental United States is in moderate or worse drought, up minimally from last week's report of 55.73 percent.
Another fairly dry week last week didn't do the Plains any favors. Seventy-five percent of the state of Kansas is in extreme to exceptional drought, and 77 percent of Nebraska is in exceptional drought. Both states have struggled against intense dryness over the last several months, making it difficult for wet systems to fully soak the area.
Other states with a high percentage of exceptional drought include Oklahoma (42 percent) and South Dakota (30 percent). Drought conditions are also growing in Texas, Colorado and Wyoming.
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Thursday's snowstorm and another wet system forecast for the region early next week should help ease drought conditions as reported in upcoming issues of the Drought Monitor.
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Capps out of bullpen running, may go to Minors
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Reliever Matt Capps left the Indians' complex on Monday morning after being informed that he would not be making the club's Opening Day bullpen. Cleveland has expressed an interest in keeping Capps in the Minors, but the pitcher has yet to accept or decline that invitation.
"He's taking some time to think through it," Indians general manager Chris Antonetti said. "We should have more information in the next day or two."
Capps entered Spring Training as a candidate for Cleveland's bullpen, which still has a couple vacancies with roughly two weeks left in camp. The Indians signed the 29-year-old right-hander to a Minor League contract over the offseason, hoping the former closer would be able to earn a role as a middle reliever.
If Capps chose to remain in the Tribe's farm system, he would be eligible to receive a $100,000 retention bonus and an opt-out clause for June 1.
Last season, Capps was limited to 30 games with the Twins due to issues with his right shoulder. He went 1-4 with a 3.68 over 29 1/3 innings, during which he had 18 strikeouts against four walks. Over eight seasons in the Majors, between tours with the Pirates, Nationals and Twins, Capps has fashioned a 3.52 ERA with 138 saves in 444 appearances.
Capps' best season came in 2010, when he had a 2.47 ERA to go along with 42 saves in 74 outings for the Nationals and Twins.
Antonetti said Capps (4.50 ERA through four Cactus League games) was feeling good with his shoulder this spring, but indicated that the pitcher had yet to reach full strength.
"He's feeling healthy," Antonetti said. "He's just working back to getting to the point where he has full strength in his shoulder and is capable of pitching the way he can pitch. We think he's headed in the right direction. We just felt there may be some other guys ahead of him come Opening Day."
As things stand, the Indians' Opening Day bullpen projects to include closer Chris Perez (if he can return in time from his right shoulder strain), setup man Vinnie Pestano, lefty Rich Hill and right-handers Cody Allen and Joe Smith. Righty Matt Albers is a leading candidate for a job, considering he is out of Minor League options. Other candidates include Nick Hagadone, Scott Barnes, Bryan Shaw and David Huff.
Jordan Bastian is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Major League Bastian, and follow him on Twitter @MLBastian. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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POLICE are investigating a major Facebook fraud after a North Yorkshire couple were left £1,000 out of pocket when they booked a holiday home that did not exist.
Laura Parks, who lives in Thirsk, booked a holiday lodge on the shore of Loch Ness as a Valentine's surprise for her husband, Sean.
The lodge was advertised on Facebook and through a professional-looking website.
But when the couple arrived at their romantic destination, they were dismayed to find the lodge was not there.
Instead of enjoying a candlelit meal overlooking the famous loch, the pair ended up shivering in snowbound Perth Services. They were forced to seek overnight shelter after blizzard conditions made it impossible to return home.
Scottish police confirmed they were investigating claims of an internet fraud. Detectives are examining claims that the bogus company is run by an individual from Middlesbrough.
Laura, 21, said: "I feel such a fool but the lodges seemed completely believable. I didn't just book a lodge on the basis of a Facebook page.
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The fictitious lodge cost Laura £375 but with petrol expenses, meals and emergency accommodation, the couple are almost £1,000 out of pocket.
Other potential victims of the same scam have emerged from across the country.
Laura said: "When I tried to get our money back I found the Facebook page gone and the company website no longer existed. It turned out that the photos of the lodge had been taken from another legitimate website that had nothing to do with the firm we dealt with.
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USC offered one of its worst offensive performances in history on Monday and pretty much summed up an awful season with a 21-7 loss to Georgia Tech in the Sun Bowl before 47,922 at Sun Bowl Stadium.
The Trojans (7-6) managed just four first downs in the first three quarters. School records only went back to 1962 and showed seven first downs against Washington in 1990 as the fewest.USC eventually got its seventh midway through the fourth quarter.
This loss was even worse than the 1998 Sun Bowl, when TCU beat USC 28-19. The Horned Frogs featured future NFL star LaDainian Tomlinson. This Georgia Tech team featured no such stars.
But it appeared the Yellow Jackets were more fired up for the game, especially after Coach Paul Johnson yanked his team from a joint dinner earlier in the week because the Trojans were late.
The Trojans' season was personified on Georgia Tech's third touchdown that gave the Yellow Jackets a 21-7 lead. Quarterback Tevin Washington rolled out on third-and-17 from the 17-yard line and found tailback Orwin Smith in the flat, who was then completely missed by cornerback Nickell Robey, which allowed Smith to go into the end zone on third-and-17.
The Trojans got down to the Georgia Tech 4-yard line in the fourth quarter but Wittek was intercepted in the end zone.
The first half was unimpressive as neither team looked sharp, perhaps because of the wind. Wittek struggled much of the half, completing 7 of 13 passes for 58 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Georgia Tech (7-7) does not pass much and it showed as quarterbacks Tevin Washington and Vad Lee were 3 for 6 for 31 yards with a touchdow and interception.
USC tailback Silas Redd caught a nine-yard pass from Wittek and dove into the end zone to tie the game, 7-7. That followed Georgia Tech quarterback Vad Lee's 3-yard touchdown pass to David Sims that gave the Yellow Jackets a 7-0 lead.
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In pregnancy Restless Legs Syndrome(RLS) is more common than in the general population. During pregnancy iron tablets are the only available safe medication but their efficacy is rather poor. It is the aim of this study to examine the efficacy, practicability and safety of the drug Ferinject® containing the active agent Ferric carboxymaltose for the therapy of Restless Legs Syndrome(RLS) during pregnancy in the case of iron deficiency or anaemia.
20 women with RLS and iron deficiency and/ or anaemia in the third trimester of pregnancy will receive intravenous Ferric carboxymaltose in one or two single doses. Repeated blood tests, pre-and post-therapy actigraphy as well as repeated answering of questionnaires concerning Restless Legs Syndrome(RLS)-symptoms and sleep quality will show the effect of iv-Iron supplementation on Restless Legs Syndrome(RLS)-symptoms during pregnancy.
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|Restless Leg Syndrome Iron Deficiency Anemia
|Drug: ferric carboxymaltose
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Exploratory Study of the Efficacy, Practicability and Safety of Intravenous Iron Supplementation Therapy in Moderate to Severe Restless Legs Syndrome With Iron Deficiency or Anaemia in the 3rd Trimester of Pregnancy
- Primary endpoint: = 50% reduction of RLS symptoms as measured by International Restless Legs Study Group (IRLSS) [ Time Frame: 3 days, 7 days, 14 days, 28 days, and 60 days after iron infusion ]
- Reduction of Periodic Limb Movements in Sleep (PLMS) ≥50% as measured with actimetry [ Time Frame: screening, 7 days, 14 days after iron infusion ]
- Improvement of sleep according to the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Questionnaire (PSQI) [ Time Frame: screening, 7 days after iron infusion, 14 days post partum ]
- Improvement of sleepiness using Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) [ Time Frame: screening, 7 days, 14 days, 28 days after iron infusion, 14 days post partum ]
- Improvement of fatigue using Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) [ Time Frame: screening, 7 days, 14 days, 28 days after iron infusion, 14 days post partum ]
- Safety of ferric carboxymaltose during pregnancy in the 3rd trimester [ Time Frame: Day 1, Day 3, Day 7, Day 14, Day 28, 14 days pre partum, 14 days post partum ]Recording of adverse events
- Parameters of the newborn baby (apgar, umbilical artery pH, weight, mode of delivery) [ Time Frame: 8 weeeks ]
|Study Start Date:
|October 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2012
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: ferric carboxymaltose
Hb> 11 g/dl and Ferritin < 35 (controlled by CRP): 500mg to correct iron deficiency Hb ≥ 10 and < 11g/dl; Ferritin < 35 (controlled by CRP): 700 mg Hb ≥9 and < 10 g/dl; Ferritin < 35 (controlled by CRP): 800 mg Hb < 9g/dl; Ferritin < 35 (controlled by CRP): 900 mg
Drug: ferric carboxymaltose
20 women with Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) and iron deficiency and/ or anaemia in the third trimester of pregnancy will receive intravenous Ferric carboxymaltose in one or two single doses.
Other Name: Ferinject
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion criteria:
- Pregnant women, singleton pregnancy, in the 3rd trimester
- Iron Deficiency (Anaemia) defined as Serum Ferritin < 35ug/l with or without Hb < 11g/dl.
Fulfilling the 4 criteria of the International Restless Legs Study Group (IRLSS)
- Uncomfortable and unpleasant sensations in the legs
- An urge to move the legs due to this discomfort and worsening of the symptoms when resting
- The unpleasant sensations are being relieved by movement such as walking or stretching
- Worsening of the symptoms in the evening or night
- RLS score > 20 (defined as modest to severe RLS symptoms) or RLS symptoms = 3 times per week
- Patients = 18 years
- Signed informed consent provided
Exclusion criteria: Criteria
- Age < 18 years
- Multiple pregnancy
- Depression, psychiatric disease
- Severe internal underlying disease, that causes fatigue and sleepiness and thus may confound the outcome measures
- Abuse of alcohol, coffee or drugs
- Medication (antipsychotics, antihistaminics, tricyclic or SSRI/SNRI antidepressants, L-Dopa, antidopaminergic medication, medium to strong opioids, antiepileptic medication).
- RLS not due to iron deficiency: RLS secondary to other central nervous system disease or injury. Such disorders included peripheral neuropathy, neurodegenerative disorders and multiple sclerosis
- RLS secondary to chronic kidney disease
- Relevant chronic pain syndrome of the extremities other than RLS
- Known proneness to allergic reactions
- Known hypersensitivity to Ferric carboxymaltose
- Relevant disorders of iron metabolism of other aetiology than iron deficiency (e.g. hemochromatosis, hemosiderosis)
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01245777
|Neurocenter of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale Civico
|Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland, 6903
|University Hospital Zurich, Neurology
|Zurich, Switzerland, 8091
|Principal Investigator:
|Claudio Bassetti, Professor
|University Hospital Zurich, Neurology
|Principal Investigator:
|Claudio Bassetti, Professor
|Neuroenter of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale Civico, Lugano
|Responsible Party:
|University of Zurich
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|Study First Received:
|November 19, 2010
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Psychomotor Agitation
Restless Legs Syndrome
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Hematologic Diseases
Iron Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
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Nervous System Diseases
Psychomotor Disorders
Neurobehavioral Manifestations
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Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic
Sleep Wake Disorders
Mental Disorders
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ALBANY, N.Y. -- Under public pressure, the New York State Thruway Authority on Friday postponed a meeting that was expected to include a vote to increase tolls for truckers by as much as 45 percent. Now an assemblyman warns of a bait-and-switch.
"I think once again this public authority got caught with its hand in the cookie jar," GOP Assemblyman James Tedisco said.
He and other Republican assemblymen from upstate had warned of Friday's meeting, saying it was hastily called and no agenda was released for it. They said the timing was disgraceful, coming as public and media attention is riveted on Superstorm Sandy recovery and a post-election dispute over control of the state Senate.
"This is really close to secret government," Tedisco said. "I think some of the members started to back off."
Now, he said, he worries the Thruway Authority whose leaders are appointed by Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo will vote for a toll increase that is less than the proposed 45 percent, yet still hefty, while the board or Cuomo call it a reduction.
"What they are trying to do is skin this thing through," Tedisco said.
He and the business group Unshackle Upstate say any toll increase will raise prices for New Yorkers and business operators beyond the trucking industry. They want audits to show the need and any spending cuts that could avoid a toll increase.
"The postponement of the Thruway Authority board meeting doesn't change the fact that they're still considering an irresponsible toll hike," said Brian Sampson of Unshackle Upstate. "Until we hear otherwise, there's no good news to be had.
The authority board rescheduled its meeting from Friday afternoon to Tuesday.
Thruway Authority spokesman Dan Weiller said the meeting wasn't postponed because of Tedisco's criticism. Weiller wouldn't comment further on the reason or say whether a toll increase will be considered at Tuesday's meeting.
In May, the authority proposed what it called a "modest" 45 percent toll increase for commercial trucks. It held several public hearings during the summer and initially planned to have the higher toll in place this fall. The agency said the increase would bring New York in line with higher tolls already charged by neighboring states.
The authority in an extensive report blames past administrations for fiscal problems during the recession that require more revenue to keep the agency fiscally sound. A credit ratings agency backs up the need for more revenue, which could include higher passenger car tolls.
Tolls were last raised in January 2010.
Currently, the toll for a three-axle truck traveling from Buffalo to New York City is about $88. Under the proposal, that could increase to $127. In June, a rating agency said "aggressive" toll increases for truckers and eventually all drivers might be needed to keep the authority fiscally sound, even though a multiyear phase-in of toll increases for car drivers ended in 2010.


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Diesel prices headed north for the first time in a month, rising 1.0 cents to $3.820 per gallon, according to the Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration.
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Diesel prices headed north for the first time in a month, rising 1.0 cents to $3.820 per gallon, according to the Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration.
Prior to this week's gain, the price per gallon for diesel had fallen 2.5 cents, 6.2 cents, 4 cents, and 1.2 cents per gallon, respectively over the previous four weeks. And before that month of declining prices, diesel saw a cumulative 9.9 cent gain over a three week period. Current prices are 32.4 cents below the 2011 high of $4.124 per gallon the week of May 2.
The current price per gallon for diesel is at its second lowest point since the week of February 28, when it was at $3.716 per gallon. The price per gallon for diesel fuel has not exceeded the $4 mark since the week of May 16, when it hit $4.061.
On a year-over-year basis, diesel prices are up 88.2 cents per gallon. And in its recently-revised short-term energy outlook, the EIA is calling for diesel prices to average $3.83 per gallon in 2011 and $3.96 in 2012, with oil pegged at $95.71 per barrel in 2011 and $101.00 in 2012.
The price per barrel for oil is currently trading at $87.34 on the New York Mercantile Exchange and is up 7 cents from Monday, due in part to a Department of Commerce report which showed that consumer spending in July was up 0.8 percent, which represents the largest single month consumer spending gain in five months.
With oil prices remaining in the $80-to-$90 per barrel range, prices are still well above last year's average of $79.64 per barrel, which means gasoline pump prices should remain higher than last year's levels, according to a recent Associated Press report.
And while diesel prices have been below the $4 per gallon mark, shippers and carriers have told LM the still relatively high prices remain a concern. . While many have indicated that prices at current levels are still digestible, they cautioned that could quickly change depending on how quickly prices rise.
And even with declines in prices in recent weeks, the focus from a supply chain perspective for managing fuel price ebbs and flows—for shippers—is more on utilization and efficiency by doing things like driving empty miles out of transportation networks.
According to the results of an LM reader survey conducted earlier this year, 93 percent of roughly 250 shippers said they expect to pay higher fuel surcharges in the coming months, and 70 percent said that if prices go up steadily they would raise or adjust their budget to cover higher than budgeted fuel prices.
About the AuthorJeff Berman, Group News Editor Jeff Berman is Group News Editor for Logistics Management, Modern Materials Handling, and Supply Chain Management Review. Jeff works and lives in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, where he covers all aspects of the supply chain, logistics, freight transportation, and materials handling sectors on a daily basis. Contact Jeff Berman
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This Week's New Pitching Lines, 5/16
Monday was ridiculous. There were 10 games, so 20 starters, and 20 starting pitching lines. Of the 20, nine were brand new. This is absurd. I don't believe we've had a day with more than seven unique lines yet this year, and many have only two or three, and those are with full schedules. Forty-five percent of Monday's games were historic! And, strikingly, many of them look unstriking:
Only one of the nine was due to unearned runs. The starts by Floyd and Hernandez (very similar to each other) both look as common as any of the starts that I look at with 20 or 25 precedents. Peacock's is strikingly banal: no partial innings, no unearned runs; only the strikeouts stand out at all, and if he'd K'd 10, nine, eight it would have been a repeat. Lewis' doesn't look hard. Lincecum was one out away from having a repeat line. Zimmermann was one out away from a very common line, with 10 precedents. I guess what I'm getting at is this: When I first looked at new pitching lines two years ago, I set the boundaries for our expectations thusly:
So there are two different kinds of new pitching lines. The ones that break those limits, lines that exist out in the infinite space of the multiverse, the infinite possibilities of which will never be exhausted. And the earthbound lines that fall within those parameters, and that, eventually, if we play enough baseball, we will use up. Eventually, we will plug all the holes and everything baseball could be expected to do will be done. Every one of these nine lines is a hole-plugger. What about the rest of the new lines this week? We'll skip to
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Three infinity lines, and 20 within our boundaries. So the boundaries are holding up pretty well. And the holes are filling in.
Stephen Strasburg line of the week: Well this is sure disappointing. Strasburg's 7/8/3/3/0/6 is very common, the 18th in major-league history. He's trending toward normal. I guess this happens to us all, one day at a time until we wake up and all of our t-shirts are farmer's market giveaways and the only political issue that we'd march for is protecting Medicare Part D. Here's Strasburg's record this year:
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Gunn and Palo Alto high schools will host formal ceremonies on campus Wednesday, May 29, at 6 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. respectively.
The earlier time frame is due to a shift in the Palo Alto Unified School District's academic calendar, which moved the school year to an earlier start in August in order to squeeze in the full first semester before the December holidays.
The last day of school this year for all students except seniors is May 30. Last year it was June 7.
Three Paly seniors were chosen to be graduation speakers after auditioning Tuesday before a faculty panel. Students were asked to spend three to five minutes sharing "a story that reveals your unique experience at Paly or in the (school district) and perhaps a thought or insight you will take with you."
Preceding Paly's graduation will be a baccalaureate ceremony Sunday, May 26. Though traditionally held at Stanford University's Memorial Auditorium, the event has been moved this year to Flint Center for the Performing Arts in Cupertino to accommodate the crowd, said Paly Student Activities Director and Japanese teacher Matt Hall.
Main baccalaureate speakers will be senior class president Michael Wang and Stanford head football coach David Shaw.
On Tuesday, May 28, Paly seniors will board buses and leave campus for the traditional all-day senior picnic.
Gunn's baccalaureate ceremony was held Sunday, May 19, and featured a large cast of student musicians and artists as well as speeches by students Doron Kopelman, Derek Lee and Andrew Mell.
Gunn students, like their Paly counterparts, will board buses for an all-day senior picnic Tuesday, May 28, at an undisclosed location.
Following Wednesday's graduation ceremonies at both schools, grads will head for grad night parties. Buses are scheduled to return to Paly Thursday, May 30, at 2:30 a.m. and to Gunn at 3:30 a.m.
When buses return to Gunn, parent volunteers will host and provide hot drinks at a "firepit reception" to give students "extra time ... to wind down and spend additional moments with their friends in a different atmosphere," according to organizers.
Paly grad-night organizers, a committee of parent volunteers, solicited donations to a scholarship fund to raise money for confidential scholarships for the senior picnic and grad-night party, which together were priced at an early-bird price of $215. At Gunn, two parents offered to underwrite any remaining unfunded scholarship needs so needs of all requesting assistance could be met.


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It's going to be a BIG show—young artists with big dreams and unlimited futures! Latino Arts celebrates the opening of The Big Idea II: Making Connections, a special exhibition of artwork created by students from Bruce-Guadalupe Community School, on Thursday, June 26th from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. in the Latino Arts Gallery. The young artists created art as a part of their experiences in the ALMA (Avanzando Lectura y Matematicas a través del Arte [Advancing Reading and Math through Art]) Program.
ALMA is a research project funded through the U.S. Department of Education under the Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination Grant Program. The United Community Center; Latino Arts, Inc.; and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Peck School of the Arts partnered in this project with the intention of increasing student achievement in literacy and math through the integration of culturally relevant, standards-based arts into reading, language arts, and math.
The opening reception for The Big Idea II is on Thursday, June 26th from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m., and the exhibition will run through September 26th. Exhibitions in the Latino Arts Gallery are open to the public Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. for a suggested donation of $1.
To see or hear a preview of an upcoming exhibition or performance in the Gallery or Auditorium, visit www.latinoartsinc.org. Connect with Latino Arts on Facebook at www.facebook.com/latinoartsinc.


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Fresh off her successful Off Broadway debut in NYC and a European Tour, this Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter brings her utterly unique voice and instantly identifiable sound to the stage. She became an international sensation with hit songs, "Luka," "Marlene on the Wall," and "Tom's Diner." Now, with seven studio albums to her credit, Suzanne is reinterpreting & re-recording her catalog in a stripped-down retrospective called The Close Up Series. Tickets range from $45-$55. The concert will take place at the James D Moncus Theater. For more info, please visit http://www.pasa-online.org.


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Let's be clear - all runners should be engaged in a regular program of resistance training. Further, the exercises incorporated into the program need to include those for both the upper and lower body. A common misconception among runners is that they do not have to lift with their legs because of all the running they do.
Generally speaking, there are two primary reasons your weekly training time should include a planned program of weight lifting. First, lifting weights increases the strength of the muscles in the legs and upper body, which makes it easier for runners to manage more intense workloads while actually running. Second, weight lifting is not only good for your skeletal muscles, but it also serves to strengthen all of the connective tissue in the joints. Tendons (connect muscles to bones) and ligaments (connect bones to bones) are the connective tissues that play a crucial role in maintaining joint strength and integrity, and many of the lower body overuse injuries commonly suffered by runners could be significantly reduced if the tendons and ligaments were strengthened.
Several recent studies indicate that only six weeks of weight lifting can significantly reduce or completely eliminate the pain associated with the patella bone in the knee joint, or "runner's knee". The strength benefits of weightlifting can also diminish the recurrence of many other common injuries, including hip and low back pain. By increasing major muscle group strength in the legs, hips, and upper body, as well as their associated connective tissues, weight training will aid in both injury prevention and also help to reduce the severity of injury when it does occur.
Consistent weight training has also been shown to improve running performance and lower race times! Studies have shown that twelve weeks of weight training can decrease 10K race times by approximately 1 minute and enhance running economy, which is defined as the amount of oxygen used for a consistent speed of running. Increased running economy will prolong the time to exhaustion for a runner, which will translate into less muscle fatigue in the later miles of a long race, like a half or full marathon.
Putting together the most effective and time efficient weight training program requires attention to training concepts many runners do not often consider. However, the benefits in running performance are worth the time invested. The key is utilizing a progressive resistance program that incorporates body weight, free weight, and machine exercises. Once a program is designed (see sample program below for an example), the following general guidelines should be adhered to each week:
It is not necessary to have a gym membership in order to begin your resistance training program. Some simple dumbbells and a sturdy bench at home are all that is necessary. You may wish to add a balance ball to more fully train your core. During every exercise pay close attention to your posture, be sure to keep breathing while doing the lifts, and never perform the repetitions too quickly.
Quadriceps, gluteals, hamstrings, and hips: Squat down onto chair or bench, and walking lunges. To make these two exercises more difficult, add weight to your hands by holding the dumbbells.
Calves:Standing heel raises. To make this exercise more difficult, do the raises on a stair step and let your heels fall below the step and/or hold dumbbells in your hands while doing the raises.
Shoulders and upper back: Shoulder shrugs. Try to lift your shoulders up to your ears with dumbbells in your hands.
Back: Dumbbell rows. Put your left knee and left hand on the bench to support your lower back. Let one arm dangle down while holding a dumbbell. Pull the dumbbell up as if trying to start a lawn mower. Make sure to keep your back flat and your arm close to your body as you pull the dumbbell up. Reverse with your other hand.
Chest: Push-ups with your feet up on a chair or bench. Lower yourself until your chest nearly touches the floor. Keep your back straight and your stomach tight.
Biceps: Dumbbell Curls. Stand tall and curl the dumbbells up, one arm at a time.
Triceps: Triceps kickbacks. Same position as dumbbell rows, then extend one arm back with a dumbbell in your hand.
Lower Back: Superman exercise. Lie stomach down, lift your legs, lift your arms straight out in front of you and your neck as if you were flying. Hold the "flying" position for 20 - 30 seconds three times.
For each exercise do 2 - 3 sets of 12 - 15 repetitions. Increase the weight slightly when you are able to complete 15 repetitions on the last set of an exercise. Keep your rest periods between 30 and 90 seconds between sets. Remember to breathe in as you lower the weight and breathe out as you raise or push the weight.
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I recently got a small "pen" which you put in a cup of water and it shines a UV light for 30 seconds to kill any nasties in the water. While I have not tried to test it on infected water, I presume that it works.
So it seems it makes sense to me to install this sort of UV tube in the fresh water tank of RVs. Run it from time to time, and particularly after a fill, and be sure the water is clean. Indeed, with an appropriate filter, and a 2nd pump, such an RV could happily fill its water tank from clear lakes and streams, allowing longer dry camping which should have a market. Though of course the gray/black water tanks still will get full, but outside showers and drinking do not fill those tanks. A urination-only toilet could also be done if near a stream or lake.