text:
World Ag Expo is the largest annual agricultural show of its kind, featuring 1,400 exhibitors displaying cutting-edge agricultural technology and equipment on 2.6 million square feet of show grounds.
This year's event will be held Feb. 11-13 at the International Agri-Center, 4500 South Laspina St., Tulare, Calif. Show hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Thursday.
Admission is $15 at the gate children 6 and under enter free). Purchase tickets online at www.worldagexpo.com/buy-tickets.
Downloadable and interactive maps of the World Ag Expo show grounds are available at www.worldagexpo.com/show-grounds-map-printable. Be sure to stop and meet the Dairy Herd Management staff. We're located in Booth 6503 in the Farm Credit Dairy Center.
For a schedule of special events, visit www.worldagexpo.com/special-events-225
Dairy tours
While in the nation's largest dairy state, you may have the opportunity to visit some large-scale dairies through daily World Ag Expo tours.
A tour on Tuesday and Thursday includes stops at Elkhorn and Milky Way Dairies, located less than 20 miles from the International Agri-Center. The 4.5-hour tour begins at 9:15 a.m. Cost is $40, including a box lunch.
Elkhorn Dairy features a state-of-the-art carousel milking parlor, milking 3,300 cows 3X. The dairy uses solar power to provide electricity to the dairy. At Milky Way Dairy, their herringbone parlor manages two herds in tandem and milks 3X.
Wednesday's dairy tour includes stops at Curtimade Dairy and the University of California's Veterinary Medicine Teaching & Research Center in Tulare. The 4-hour tour begins at 9:15 a.m. and costs $40, with a box lunch included.
Curtimade Dairy is a 3,000-Holstein dairy with a 1,100-acre farm. The dairy has a solar mounted tracking system, which covers four acres and provides a savings of approximately $145,000 a year.
The UC facility is a leading educational and research organization for dairy production medicine and herd health. Staff will provide a look at the facility and answer questions on dairy health situations.
For more information on World Ag Expo tours, visit www.worldagexpo.com/ag-tours.
Dairy & Forage seminars
Of special interest to dairy producers, dairy, forage and other seminars will be held in the seminar tents, just south of the Dairy Center.
Dairy seminars will be held daily, with hay and forage seminars scheduled for Tuesday (see schedule below). In addition, Beef, General Ag, Irrigation and International Trade seminars, are also planned. For more information and a complete schedule, visit www.worldagexpo.com/seminars.
Driving directions
Located in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley, World Ag Expo Expo is just off Highway 99, midway between Fresno and Bakersfield.
If traveling north on Highway 99: Exit at Avenue 184 or Avenue 200 and follow the signs.
If traveling south on Highway 99: Exit at Paige Avenue or Avenue 200.
There are also free park and ride locations. Hours of operation are 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Tulare: County Fairgrounds, 215 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., and Mid-Valley Cotton Gin, 626 W. Cartmill Ave. Shuttles run every 15 to 20 minutes.
• Visalia: First Assembly of God Church, 3737 S. Akers St. Shuttles run every 30 minutes.
World Ag Expo visitors seeking transportation from Fresno and Clovis Park should make advance reservations by calling 559-641-6789 or visit www.playfresno.org/worldagexpo. Round trip is $30 per day.
For other World Ag Expo contact information, visit www.worldagexpo.com; phone: 800-999-9186 or 559-688-1030; or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Tuesday, Feb. 11 10:30-11:30 a.m. Don't Just Make More Dairy Heifers Jerry Wulf, President of Wulf Cattle, will discuss his beef cattle operation's partnerships with dairies to breed Limousin genetics to lower-ranking Jersey cows in order to produce higher-quality beef steers.
12-1 p.m. Lunch-and-Learn: Commodity Market Risk Management This macroeconomic presentation will take you through dairy, feed, currency and energy market conditions, potential price scenarios and the steps you must take when running enterprises dependent on commodity market prices. A free lunch will be provided on a first-come, first-serve basis.
1:30-2:30 p.m. Video Farm Tour: Scott Brothers Dairy Farms, San Jacinto, Calif. See how this 100-year-old family-run Southern California turns its manure into renewable diesel, producing clean water and dry fertilizer as byproducts.
Wednesday, Feb. 12
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. 2014 Milk Prices Rabobank Global Dairy Strategist Tim Hunt will present an outlook of domestic and global milk markets for 2014.
12-1 p.m. Lunch-and-Learn: What Does the Consumer Want? Find out how today's consumers fit milk and dairy products into their fast-paced, health-conscious diets. Discover how on-the-go lifestyles will impact demand for dairy. A free lunch will be provided on a first-come, first-serve basis.
1:30-2:30 p.m. Panel Discussion: A "Whole" New Market Speaker: Tim Hunt, Rabobank Rabobank Global Dairy Strategist Tim Hunt will moderate a panel discussion with milk co-op executives about the emergence of whole milk powder production in the West. Invited panel participants include California Dairies Inc., Dairy Farmers of America and Darigold.
3-4 p.m. Wisdom in Minutes Attend this session and take home a tip or trick to improve your dairy's efficiency. Session will feature mini-presentations from leading California dairy producers, nutritionists and veterinarians, sharing information on tools they've discovered to save time, money or unnecessary hassle.
Thursday, Feb. 13
12-1 p.m. Lunch-and-Learn: Commodity Market Risk Management This macroeconomic presentation will take you through dairy, feed, currency and energy market conditions, potential price scenarios and the steps you must take when running enterprises dependent on commodity market prices. A free lunch will be provided on a first-come, first-serve basis.
1:30-2:30 p.m. Video tour: Pirtle & Sons Dairy, Roswell, New Mexico See how this farming family got into the dairy business less than a decade ago. Since then, they've taken an out-of-the-box approach to dairy herd health, adopting the use of ozone gas for a multitude of on-farm applications including in the parlor, footbaths and hospital pen.
Tuesday, Feb. 11
10-10:45 a.m. Predicting the 2014 Western Hay Market Seth Hoyt, The Hoyt Report, will discuss weather conditions and their impact on the Western alfalfa hay market. The dynamics of large quantities of lower-quality hay and tighter, high-quality alfalfa hay supplies — with variations in alfalfa hay plantings and acreage — will make 2014 an interesting year for the Western alfalfa-hay industry.
11 a.m.-12 p.m. Top 5 Production Practices to Improve Alfalfa Yield and Profitability Steve Orloff, University of California, Siskiyou County Farm Advisor, will discuss how solid agronomic management increases alfalfa yield and the bottom line
1-1:45 p.m. Closing the Quality Gap from Field to Feeding Dale Hohlbauch, Hay and Forage Specialist, Garton Tractor, will review steps to adjust and operate harvesting equipment to help you close the gap between feed-quality goals and harvesting realities.
2-3:15 p.m. What's the Buzz About Shredlage? Jamey Albrecht, Corn Product Manager, Mycogen Seeds, will lead a panel discussion on Shredlage®, a new method of silage processing that shreds rather than chops the corn plant for higher digestibility. Panelists include Jed Asmus, January Innovation, Inc.; Darren Dias, Delta View Farm; Jared Fragoso, Dias & Fragoso Custom Chopping; Roger Olson, Shredlage, LLC.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 12 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. 5 Ways To Be A Better Agvocate Now Speaker: Amanda Radke, BEEF Daily Editor With social media, connecting with consumers is easy to do from the remote location on the ranch, but do cattlemen always respond to negative media attention in the best way? Here are 5 ways to be a better agvocate now.
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. A Twisted Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste…A Comic Adventure Speaker: Leigh Rubin, Beef Magazine Through his humorous presentations Leigh emphasizes the rewards of persistence and the fun of problem solving while celebrating creativity. Rubin uses cattle as a frequent foil in his cartoons, which appear in more than 400 publications worldwide.
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Catching Up to Yesterday Speaker: Wes Ishmael, BEEF Magazine The willingness and ability of industry sectors to work closer together will determine industry size. Moreover, informal strategic alliances represent vast, untapped potential for individual producers. Ishmael will detail the opportunities.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 12
9-10:30 a.m. Obamacare: Where Do Ag Employers Go from Here? Speaker: Bryan Little, Chief Operating Officer, Farm Employers Labor Service Employers will learn what they must do after the one year reprieve from the Affordable Care Act. Bryan will also present what you need to know if you are a large employer under the regulations or not, and what your options may be.
10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Sexual Harassment Training for Agricultural Supervisors Speaker: Santos Martinez, Labor Management Consultant, Farm Employers Labor Service Do you know what is at risk if you have a complaint? Do you know what sexual harassment training is required for the workers you supervise? Have you been through the training before and need a renewal, or will this be your first time?
1 p.m.-3 p.m. Implementing the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program Panelists: David Orth, General Manager Kings River Conservation Distirict; David De Groot, VP 4Creeks, Inc.; John Schaap, VP Provost & Pritchard; Casey Creamer, CA Cotton Growers & CA Cotton Ginners Associations These experienced experts have a question for you: Do you farm in the Central Valley? Do you own irrigated land in the Central Valley? If you answered yes to either, then you need to know if you are ready to implement the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program. This seminar will educate growers about the requirements of the new General Order, answer their questions, and provide direction for what is ahead for implementation of the IRLP.
3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. The Food Safety Modernization Act: What Does This Mean to Farmers, Growers, Packers? Speaker: Mary Ellen Taylor, Public Affairs Officer, US Food and Drug Agency Discuss the proposed and final rules of the FSMA; what is required by you as a grower or packer; the upcoming deadlines; import requirements, and third party audits.
THURSDAY IRRIGATION SEMINARS Presented by: International Center for Water Technology and the Irrigation Association
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Agricultural Activities of the Irrigation Association Speaker: John Farner, Irrigation Association Hear an update from the Irrigation Association.
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Good Irrigation Efficiency by Increasing Distribution Uniformity Speaker: Bill Green, Center for Irrigation Technology Learn about irrigation efficiency by increasing distribution uniformity.
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Irrigation Automation with Wireless Telemetry Speaker: Jacob Christfort, Ranch Systems As water becomes more scarce and costly, irrigation monitoring and control becomes an imperative. Partial or full automation not only saves on labor costs, but provides more precise control and data on the amount of water delivered to crops (conserving water and better controlling plant growth). This session consists of: 1) Wireless Telemetry Technology, 2) Software Overview and Demonstration and 3) Case Study results from a pistachios and wine grape grower in Lemoore, CA.
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Leveraging Irrigation Technology in Drought Conditions-Tree, Vine and Row Crops Speaker: Pat Biddy, Irrigation Matters Projections are already being made that irrigation water available to growers in 2014 to be worse than 2013. We will discuss the tools that are available to growers that will allow them to maximize their available irrigation water.
12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Volumetric Flowmeters Selection, Operation & Maintenance for Water & Irrigation Operators and Maintenance Personnel Speaker: Craig Pfaff, Seametrics Flow Meters and Controls Flow meters offering volumetric measurement have been used for many years by both water and irrigation personnel for custody transfer, system flow analysis, throughput monitoring, control system pacing, and other applications. However, the "right" meter is often selected across very divergent applications, without applying in-depth criteria or consideration as to the specific nature of the application, such as environmental temperature and humidity, media pressure and amount/size of solids, accuracy across volumetric range, or ease of access and replacement by maintenance personnel. This seminar will explore application-specific selection criteria of volumetric flow meters from the viewpoint of water and irrigation operations and maintenance personnel.
1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Pivot Applications in California Using pivot applications in California.
1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Filters and Savings for Both Sides of Your Pump Speaker: Randy Delenikos, LAKOS Filtration Systems It is no longer good enough that a filter can protect a pump or irrigation system from clogging or abrasive wear. The obvious benefits of such protection can and should nowadays extend further to assist the maximum savings possible for an irrigation system. Select products and specific savings will be detailed with quantifiable savings. Common applications and uncommon savings potential will be reviewed. Products installed on the suction of a pump and on the discharge of a pump will be targeted. Lastly, a simple checklist of criteria will be shared that can help select the right product and achieve the maximum savings potential.
2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
The Value of Educating your Field Laborers for Drip Micro Speaker: Jim Anshutz, AG H20 Today's agricultural operations rely on more sophistication and technology. Irrigation is a prime example of the need to educate field laborers in the operation and maintenance of irrigation components like filters, valves and various other components of a system. Not maintaining a drip system can cost a grower in water, power and fertilizer, say nothing about reduction of yield.
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Drip Irrigation Learn how to manage drip irrigation for efficiency.
TUESDAY, Feb. 11
10:15-11:15 a.m. Going Global Hear first-hand from a panel of international trade professionals how to develop the skills you need to lead across cultures and borders.
11:30 a.m - 12:30 p.m. The New Global Consumer Prepare your company to meet the demands of today and tomorrow's exploding number of global consumers. Learn more about the key trends driving who your next customers may be, what they want, and how to best make your company ready.
1-2 p.m. Importance of American-made Agricultural Machinery Exports to U.S. Economy U.S. agricultural equipment manufacturers face growing opportunities in many dynamic markets as well as significant export challenges. Find out how vital these exports are to U.S. manufacturers and workers.
2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. How Will the Trans-Pacific Partnership Affect Agricultural Trade? Increase your knowledge of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and its importance in eliminating agricultural trade barriers. The TPP, currently under negotiation with Australia, Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States, Vietnam and Japan, will further deepen this trade and investment.


text:
ByHeather Haddon
UPDATED | TRENTON, N.J.—State lawmakers voted Monday to create a joint legislative committee to investigate a scandal involving potential abuse of power by the Christie administration and its allies.
The action folds separate state Senate and Assembly inquiries into one body with special legal counsel.
The New Jersey Legislative Select Committee on Investigations includes four Republican members and eight Democrats. It will be chaired by Assemblyman John Wisniewski and state Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg—Democrats who have led the inquiry into whether allies of Gov. Chris Christie closed lanes to the bridge in September as an alleged act of political vengeance.
The committee, which held its first meeting Monday afternoon, will have subpoena power but didn't issue new requests for documents. The Assembly's committee issued 20 subpoenas earlier this month to members of the Christie administration, the governor's re-election campaign and the Port Authority requesting records detailing their involvement in lane closures leading to the George Washington Bridge.
The committee's first official business on Monday was adopting language to allow the existing subpoenas to go forward. The documents requested under the subpoenas are due Feb 3.
Attorneys representing those who received the subpoenas have not asked for extensions so far, Democratic officials said.
Combing through the documents is expected to take roughly two weeks, as it did with subpoenas returned last month by David Wildstein and Bill Baroni — Christie allies who served on the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. They resigned from the agency in December.
Mr. Wildstein's documents included extensive redactions and his lawyer has been in discussions with the committee about returning documents that aren't blacked out. Those documents could come in the next few days, Democratic officials said.[wsj-responsive-more-in tag="George Washington Bridge" category="" ]
Votes to create the committee in the state Senate and Assembly were unanimous Monday, but Republicans in both houses accused Democrats on not involving them in the investigations and being overly partisan.
Assembly Republicans asked for a GOP co-chair and more party members to be added to the committee, along with greater access to the subpoenaed documents. Efforts to table the legislation and amend it were defeated in both houses.
"It would prove that this effort is more than a witch-hunt," said Assemblywoman Amy Handlin, a Republican, about the potential addition of a GOP committee chair.
Democrats said that they weren't looking to unfairly go after members of the administration but it was their obligation to follow the investigation wherever it leads
"We know one thing for certain. There has been an abuse of power," said Assembly Majority Leader Louis Greenwald, a Democrat. "The eyes of the nation are watching us."

subset: commoncrawl


text:
whynotme wrote:Bonsai Doug wrote:So where in all this would the famous Shaolin Monks fit? There's not much doubt as to their
self defense skills. Or are they too much of an aberration for this discussion?
Well, to me for monks mainly teach and learn martial art, the art to harm and to kill, is wrong action. There is case in Vinaya where monks did many wrong worldly actions, IIRC, include training fighting with weapon. Have checked, the thirteenth sanghadisesa
corrupting families... care to ellaborate?


text:
BVD testing: What's happening in the herd—acute, chronic, transient or PI? (Proceedings)
When I report back to a cattle owner that his animal is "BVD positive," before I can even begin to explain what that means, I am all to often asked "what is BDD, BV . . . what?" since I am usually talking to the rancher about a normal calf , not an obviously sick animal. So, here is a little client educational aid to help in addressing, and potentially mitigating, the various production problems that can occur in cattle operations exposed/infected with BVDV.
It is BVD, just like the underwear, and the animal is infected with a virus named Bovine Virus Diarrhea Virus. It is rarely associated with any type of diarrhea although it was originally identified in diarrhea of weanling calves. What this BVD means is that this animal is a source of infection and problems for other animals in the herd.
BVDV is a common and widespread virus that infects cattle and wild ruminants and this virus is a member of a group of viruses called Pestiviruses—very appropriate. BVD is not one virus, but 200 or more closely related strains divided between two BVD serotypes. Even the two serotypes are quite closely related.BVD virus is spread by respiratory secretions and has an incubation of about 10 days. After the virus infects the cells of the respiratory system, it invades the bloodstream and spreads to all tissues. Its favorite blood cell is the lymphocyte which transports the virus to all other organs and tissues. Unfortunately, the lymphocyte is the basis of the immune system and immune response of mammals. The immune system of the infected animal also may be compromised by BVD infection.
BVD virus has the ability to permanently infect some cattle; we call these cattle persistently infected—PI animals or BVD PI! PI calves occur when a non-immune, pregnant cow is exposed to the virus between 40 - 120 days of gestation. This may not happen with all exposed fetuses. However, during this time in the uterus, the fetal immune system may not recognize BVDV as foreign so the fetus accepts the BVD virus as part of it's normal makeup. These calves are usually normal at birth, but they are able to spread the virus to contacts through respiratory fluids. Very few PI calves reach 2 years of age! This should not be reassuring because PI animals can shed the virus until death or removal.
If the BVD invades a susceptible or non-vaccinated (not immune) cow or calf, one of several different situations may occur. 1) An exposed cow/calf can become transiently infected and shed the virus for days or weeks. This occurs more often than not without clinical signs but she still is a source of infection for herd mates during the infection. These individuals routinely develop immunity and clear the infection and are then safe to keep in the herd. 2) A susceptible (non-immune) animal, especially a calf, may develop acute signs of a respiratory infection or may just be a chronic poor doer because the virus can affect the immune system making the calf susceptible to other infections while shedding virus from 10-30+days. These animals may clear the infection and return to normal. 3) If a pregnant, non-immune cow is exposed to BVDV any of the following can occur: a) fetal resorbtion (0- 90 days gestation), b) abortion (60-200days gestation), c) a PI calf (90-150 days gestation) or d) elimination of the virus and birth of a normal calf (> 150 days of gestation).
If an immune cow is exposed to BVDV, none of the above disease situations will occur. A transient, acute, chronic or persistent infected animal coming into the lot/herd presents a danger to all herd mates. PI animals excrete more virus than the acute, transient or chronic infected animal and occasionally excrete sufficiently high quantities of virus and overcome immunity.
The most worrisome situation associated with BVD in cattle is abortion. Other presentations are chronic poor doers, weak calves and calves with signs of brain involvement. In the feedlot, poor performance and increased respiratory disease and an occasional diarrhea are associated with BVD infection.
While a PI animal is often a signal that others are present in the cow-calf herd, the prevalence of PI animals within a herd is variable but generally quite low ranging from 0.1 - 6% with the average less than 2%. Surveys have shown that upwards of one quarter of beef herds have PI animals present.


text:
Shout out to JDRevenge
April 24 2008 02:47PM
A big shout out to our boy down in Calgary JDRevenge, a loyal citizen of the OilersNation—though he has to live in Calgary, work with Calgarians and drink Calgary tap water. We know that work must be a great place today for you, JD. The bets you've collected for the SJ win should pay for beer through to 2012.
—Do you want a shout out on the Nation? Too bad, Lame-O. But if you have something to say, e-mail us at firstname.lastname@example.com
I'd like to thank the oilers dynasty for providing me fodder to sling in the eye of my eternal oponent. I have silenced them and i shall continue to silence them forever and for always.
I would also like to thank Wayne Gretz for the props.
Thank you Oilers for giving me hope.
April 24 2008, 07:12PM
Now THAT is how you accept a shout out people. Note the class and the lack of swearing, and the failure to mention anyones "Mom"


text:
Groundbreaking Ceremony for Rain Garden
Fairfax County Office of Public
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
June 14, 2005
Groundbreaking Ceremony for Rain Garden
at Providence District Office to be Held on June 21
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors will conduct a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, June 21, at the Providence District Office. The ceremony celebrates the installation of a demonstration project to filter and retain stormwater before it becomes runoff.
The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. in the parking lot of the Providence District Office, 8739 Lee Highway, Fairfax. Providence District Supervisor Linda Q. Smyth; Jimmie D. Jenkins, director of the county's Department of Public Works and Environmental Services; and Sally Ormsby, a member of the board of directors of the Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District, will deliver remarks.
Reducing the amount of polluted stormwater that reaches county watersheds is a priority for the Board of Supervisors. Its 20-year environmental vision plan, which was adopted last June, encourages the use of practices such as rain gardens and green roofs.
This demonstration project employs a system of integrated practices for stormwater management that includes the installation of a rain garden and permeable pavers with an underlying gravel infiltration bed to retrofit a portion of the currently impervious parking area. In addition, a green roof has been installed on a nearby storage building. This integrated system of practices will be the first of its kind in the county.
Instead of allowing rain to flow directly into the stormwater sewers or streams, pollutants such as gasoline, motor oil and fertilizers will be filtered and a portion of the stormwater retained, allowing it to slowly infiltrate into the ground.
The project is expected to significantly decrease stormwater runoff from the site, as well as reduce pollutants washing into the stormwater sewers and waterways. Baseline measurements are being taken to gauge the current volume of runoff at the site.
This project could set the standard for new commercial and residential construction in the county. County officials will be monitoring this demonstration project, along with others, to gain important knowledge as they move forward with incorporating these evolving practices into the county's Public Facilities Manual, which guides the design of everything from sewers to sidewalks.
Formally called "Demonstrating Innovation: A Stormwater Retrofit at the Providence Supervisor's Office," the project is financed by a $40,000 grant from the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. The Providence District Office, the county's Department of Public Works and Environmental Services, and the Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District collaborated to implement the project. Additionally, three local businesses donated materials, including the permeable pavers, rain garden plants and innovative erosion and sediment control products.
The increase in impervious surfaces poses the top threat to county streams, according to the vision plan. Impervious surfaces, such as asphalt, rooftops, driveways and parking lots, prevent water from being absorbed into the ground and filtered. As the amount of impervious surfaces increases, the volume of stormwater runoff increases, causing streams to carry a higher volume of water at higher velocities, resulting in erosion within the stream and potential flooding. The increase in impervious surfaces also results in more pollutants reaching waterways. The county is covered by 62 square miles of impervious surfaces — or an area roughly equivalent to Washington, D.C.
For more information about the ceremony, the retrofit or directions, contact Joan Maguire, Providence District Supervisor's Office at 703-698-4827, TTY 703-207-9407. Directions can also be found on the county's Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/gov/bos/pd.


text:
Endothelial Function and Vein Graft Remodeling (EFVGR)
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified April 2016 by University of California, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
University of California, San Francisco
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: January 27, 2009
Last updated: April 1, 2016
Last verified: April 2016
- Full Text View
- Tabular View
- No Study Results Posted
- Disclaimer
- How to Read a Study Record
Biospecimen Retention: Samples Without DNA
The purpose of this study is to better understand why some vein bypass grafts develop narrowing. Evidence suggests that there is a relationship between inflammatory markers in the blood and the narrowing that occurs in blood vessels. In this study, we will look at inflammatory markers in the blood and how well the vein graft functions.
|Peripheral Arterial Disease Cardiovascular Disease
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Endothelial Function and Vein Graft Remodeling
Further study details as provided by University of California, San Francisco:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Successful early vein graft remodeling [ Time Frame: 3 Months ]An increase in vein graft lumen diameter at three months
Biospecimen Retention: Samples Without DNA
A segment of vein that would usually be discarded will be taken to a lab for testing of endothelial reactivity and quantification of endothelial coverage through CD31 staining.
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|January 2009
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2017
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|May 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|22 Years to 89 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
Vascular Surgery clinic
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age > 22 or < 90 years
- Undergoing lower extremity (infrainguinal) bypass using autologous vein for the treatment of disabling claudication or critical limb ischemia secondary to chronic atherosclerotic occlusive disease
- Able to understand, give, and take part in the consent process
Exclusion Criteria:
- Age < 22 or > 90 years
- Grafts employing prosthetic or other non-autologous vein material in any part (e.g. composite grafts). [Patch angioplasty of inflow and outflow vessel permissible with any material]
- Vasculitis, trauma, acute embolic disease as etiology of limb ischemia
- History of diagnosed hypercoagulable state
- Evidence of active infection - pneumonia, urinary tract, etc., requiring medical therapy
- Evidence of significant local sepsis in foot or limb prior to bypass
- Patients taking immunosuppressant medications (steroids, chemotherapeutic agents)
- Other concurrent significant illness within 30 days
- Non-English speakers
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00831090
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00831090
|Contact: Diana Kim, M.P.H.
|United States, California
|San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center
|San Francisco, California, United States
|University of California, San Francisco
|San Francisco, California, United States
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of California, San Francisco
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
|Principal Investigator:
|Christopher D. Owens, M.D., M.P.H.
|University of California, San Francisco
More Information
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|University of California, San Francisco
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00831090 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|January 27, 2009
|Last Updated:
|April 1, 2016
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Cardiovascular Diseases
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Peripheral Vascular Diseases
Arterial Occlusive Diseases
Vascular Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


text:
Looks Ripe for a Short Spec Play
A short-term channel trade is setting up on the daily chart of Praxair (PX), a producer of industrial gas and coatings. The stock has been moving sideways in a $7 consolidation range for the last five months, and this has offered a series of short and long entry points. Upper-end resistance is being tested once again, and the technical indicators reflect an overbought condition.Praxair (PX) and Air Products and Chemicals (APD) -- Daily Charts Source: StockCharts.com View Chart »
During consolidation periods, the best indicators to use are oscillators, such as stochastics and the commodity channel index. The stochastics indicator, a bounded oscillator, has made a bearish crossover above Praxair's overbought level. At the same time, the commodity channel index, an unbounded oscillator, is at a level seen at previous range highs. Volume and money flow improved at the end of last month after an earnings report that met analysts' expectations, even despite lower fourth-quarter guidance. ...173 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
There's no substitute for a trading floor to get great ideas, so Jim Cramer created a better one at Real Money and blogs there exclusively. We then added legendary hedge fund manager, Doug Kass, with his exclusive Daily Diary and best investing ideas. Staffed with more than 4 dozen investing pros, money managers, journalists and analysts, Real Money Pro gives you a flood of opinions, analysis and actionable trading advice found nowhere else, and allows you to interact directly with each expert.
Already a Subscriber? Please login.


text:
Ferndale fire officials are investigating suspected arson fires at two houses next door to each other in Royal Oak Township that happened one day apart.
Ferndale Fire Chief Kevin Sullivan said his department is working with investigators from the Oakland County Sheriff's department and Michigan State Police. Ferndale contracts to provide fire service to the township, which is on the city's west border.
"It's hard to say if it's the same person involved in both fires," he said. "We are interviewing people in the area to see what's going on so we can stop this before someone gets hurt."
The first fire was reported at 12:07 a.m. Sunday at a vacant house at 20407 Reimanville. The second fire broke out around 11:30 p.m. Monday at a house next door where a man lives with his children at 21392 Reimanville.
Sullivan said no one was home when the second fire was reported. The fires at both houses started inside a bedroom, he said.
Oakland County arson investigators were at the scene of the fires with a scenting dog Tuesday.
Sullivan said fire officials are waiting for lab test results before determining how each of the fires was set.
He would not release details about how investigators believe the fires were started or possible motivations.
"We have suspects and we are investigating this to the full extent because we do not want someone running around starting fires," Sullivan said. "Fortunately, no one was injured."
The fires gutted both houses. Officials estimate damage to the vacant house at about $20,000. The fire at the house where the family lived caused a total of about $50,000 in damages, including the family's belongings inside the house, officials said.
It's possible that people had been squatting inside the vacant house, which has been empty for about six months, Sullivan said. There was some vandalism at the vacant house before the fire.


text:
ROBINS boss Alun Rossiter will be hoping he has finally settled on a guest for tonight's visit to Leicester.
Sam Masters is the latest rider to sign up to replace Troy Batchelor, who is absent for GP qualifying, after both Davey Watt and Daniel Nermark were injured after accepting the bookings.
Peter Kildemand is also in Croatia for GP qualifying, with rider replacement covering the Dane.
Leicester are without Jason Doyle, Mads Korneliussen and Nicolai Klindt for the same reason.


text:
Police raise concerns about care of 9-year-old Brockton rapper 'Lil Poopy'
Brockton police have filed a child abuse and neglect complaint against the father of Luie Rivera Jr., a 9-year-old Brockton boy who raps under the name "Lil Poopy,'' an officer said today.
Rivera, a member of the rap group Coke Boys, stars in several online rap videos, such as "Coke Ain't a Bad Word,'' in which he is shown gambling and engaging in sexually suggestive activity with adult women.
Brockton Police Lieutenant William Hallisey said his department filed a 51A report petitioning the Department of Children and Families to investigate Luis Rivera, the boy's father, for child abuse or neglect in relation to the videos.
"He's not doing anything wrong. He's acting,'' Rivera told the Brockton Enterprise.
Nobody from the Rivera family or Coke Boys rap group could be immediately contacted.
There are no criminal charges against Rivera, Hallisey said.
Cayenne Isaksen, a spokeswoman for the Department of Children and Families, said the department had received a 51A report regarding Rivera and is pursuing an investigation.


text:
Cilantro Salsa Dip Recipe
1 large bunch of cilantro, 4-6 oz.
2-3 green onions, cut into pieces
1 T red wine vinegar (or slightly more)
1 T fresh-squeezed lemon juice (or slightly more)
2 T olive oil (or slightly more)
2 T water
1 tsp. hot pepper sauce or more, to taste (I used Green Tabasco sauce)
salt to taste
Toasted Pita Chips:
South Beach Suggestions:
More Cilantro Dips, Salsas, or Pestos
Cilantro Pesto from Is It Edible?
Salsa Fresca from Bakingsheet
Fresh Cheese and Cilantro Dip from Chocolate and Zucchini
Cashew Curry Sauce or Dip from Je Mange la Ville
Eggplant Dip from Poco-Cocoa


text:
Posted 6 years ago
(72 items)
The Velveteen Rabbit Promotional Poster. I received this poster for free from a George Winston concert I attended a few years ago. I have a few posters that I've been meaning to get frames for but I've been busy and time just slips on by. Maybe someday.


text:
Sign into our member site to view your information online.Forget your username or password? Not registered? Register here
botulinum toxin type a (obsolete) (generic name)
It is used to treat moderate to severe frown lines on the face
Table of Contents
Top Learning Centers(Recursos en Español)
What is this medicine?ONABOTULINUMTOXINA is a neuro-muscular blocker. It is used to treat moderate to severe frown lines on the face.
What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine?They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
How should I use this medicine?This medicine is for injection into a muscle. It is given by a health care professional in a hospital or clinic setting.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. Special care may be needed.
What if I miss a dose?This does not apply.
What may interact with this medicine?
What should I watch for while using this medicine?Visit your doctor for regular check ups.
This medicine will cause weakness in the muscle where it is injected. Tell your doctor if you feel unusually weak in other muscles. Get medical help right away if you have problems with breathing, swallowing, or talking.
This medicine contains albumin from human blood. It may be possible to pass an infection in this medicine but no cases have been reported. Talk to your doctor about the risks and benefits of this medicine.
This medicine can make your muscles weak. And, this medicine can make your eyelids droop or make you see blurry or double. If you have weak muscles or trouble seeing do not drive a car, use machinery, or do other dangerous activities.
What side effects may I notice from receiving this medicine?Side effects that you should report to your doctor or health care professional as soon as possible:
Side effects that usually do not require medical attention (report to your doctor or health care professional if they continue or are bothersome):
Where should I keep my medicine?This drug is given in a hospital or clinic and will not be stored at home.
Remember, keep this and all other medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medication only for the indication prescribed.


text:
The 2012 Hyundai Sonata SE that rolled into the Car Tech garage this week was not very different from the 2011 Sonata SE that I tested previously.
It's got the same coupelike profile and Fluidic Sculpture design that I described as swoopy and polarizing in 2010. Although, after a year on the road and when compared with the Sonata Hybrid's fish face, its aesthetic is not nearly as polarizing as it was at its debut.
In the cabin, the fit and finish haven't changed much. The dashboard tech is essentially the same and is still a pretty darn good value. Hyundai's subscription-based BlueLink telematics system is new to the Sonata and is now standard, giving users an OnStar-esque set of connected features for a monthly fee.
However, the silver-and-blue 2.0T badge on the rear deck hints that this 2012 example of the Sonata SE is hiding something new under its hood. Compared with the 2011 model that I tested, which was powered by a 2.4-liter engine, this 2012 model loses 0.4 liter of displacement and gains a twin-scroll turbocharger and a heap of horsepower. Does more power make it better? The obvious answer is yes, but I hopped into the Sparkling Ruby 2012 Hyundai Sonata SE 2.0T to put that hypothesis to the test.
Performance: 2.0-liter turbocharged engine
The Sonata's power plant starts with a 2.0-liter four-cylinder block, adds a head with direct-injection technology, and finishes up with a twin-scroll turbocharger. Power is rated at a maximum of 274 horsepower at 6,000 rpm when boost tops out at 17.4 psi. The maximum torque of 269 pound-feet comes on at much lower engine speeds, being available between 1,750 and 4,500 rpm. Power builds in a fairly linear fashion and there isn't much of what I'd consider to be turbo lag. However, there is a definite delineation at about 4,000 rpm when you can feel the engine coming to life, pulling the sedan forward with surprising zest. There's not enough grunt to snap your neck, but there's plenty to induce a grin.
Power flows to the front wheels via a single-option six-speed automatic transmission. The gearbox features a manual shift mode that allows the driver to chose gears by pushing the shift lever forward and back or by smacking the plastic paddle shifters located on the backside of the steering wheel. Before you turn your nose up at paddle shifters on a front-drive "sport" sedan, know that the Sonata's paddles have a great, clicky engagement and trigger reasonably quick shifts. I must have spent most of my driving time playing around with the paddles, which defintely explains the low fuel economy averaged during our testing.
The EPA estimates the Sonata 2.0T's economy at 22 mpg in the city, 34 mpg on the highway, and 26 combined mpg. After a week spent aggressively using the manual shift mode to keep the turbo spinning with almost no highway cruising to balance things out, the trip computer reported only a 16.6 mpg average.
Drivers looking to get closer to that 26 mpg average should leave the gearbox in its automatic mode and be more gentle with their right foot when driving. However, if you lack self control, Hyundai has equipped the Sonata with an Active Eco mode. Activating this mode adjusts the shift program of the automatic transmission, favoring higher gears and lower engine speeds. Active Eco also remaps the throttle response, digitally lightening your lead foot. The result is a duller ride and slower acceleration, but better fuel economy.
Compared with the entry level GLS trim and the top-tier Limited levels, the Sonata SE 2.0T model features a firmer, sport-tune for its MacPherson strut front and independent multilink rear suspension. The SE uses the same 24mm front stabilizer bar as the GLS/Limited, but a thicker 17mm rear stabilizer bar (versus the standard 15mm bar). The Sonata SE also upgrades with 18-inch wheels and wider 225-width performance tires. So, the Sonata SE has slightly more mechanical grip than the other trim levels.


text:
LAKEPORT -- A part-time Lakeport firefighter and paramedic began a five-month international trip this week for his full-time job: building action-sports ramps.
"I enjoy what I do because I'm good at it, I've done it for a long time, I have some really good partners now and I have some really good guys working for me," John Tyson said Thursday.
Known to friends as "J.T.," the 40-year-old Tyson has been in the trade for more than two decades, constructing ramps and equipment for skateboarding competitions and other big-time events around the world.
This time around, Tyson and other crewmembers from his company, California Rampworks, will travel to four countries from March through August, laying the groundwork for ESPN's X Games.
The group will set up and take down skate and bicycle motocross (BMX) courses for the most recognizable action-sports competition in the world. Tyson said this is his 19th year building ramps for the X Games.
Working behind the scenes is a source of pride for Tyson, who said he enjoys "the fact we can go in there, look at this blank canvas and figure out how to make it work. It's kind of the mystery and mystique of entertainment."
He left Lake County Friday for the X Games stop in Foz do Igua?u, Brazil. He will then travel to the ESPN events in Barcelona, Spain, Munich, Germany and Los Angeles.
Tyson's company also designs sets for "America's Got Talent," theme-park performances and special events. He helped construct the ramp skateboarder Danny Way used to jump over the Great Wall of China.
Of all the structures he has completed worldwide, Tyson said the 10-story MegaRamp used at the X Games stands out the most.
"That's definitely the scariest one because one false move, and instead of cutting your finger off, you're going to fall 100 feet and die. The consequence for failure is pretty severe there," he said.
Tyson works from home in Lakeport for his Carlsbad-based company, which earns contracts for events that allow him to travel across the United States and the world.
A San Diego-area native, Tyson moved to the Bay Area in the 1990s. He and his wife relocated to Lake County 12 years ago. They have two young children.
"I kept seeing ads in magazines for lakefront property up here ? We got an agent up here, found a place we really liked and bought a house," he said.
Six years ago, he decided to follow through on a childhood dream, entering and later completing paramedic school and the fire academy.
"It's something I've always wanted to do," Tyson said. "I really like the camaraderie and the fire-rescue stuff. I used to be in search and rescue for a long time."
Tyson, who now works part-time for the Lakeport Fire Protection District, said he found it easier to mesh with a small-town department rather than one in a more densely populated area.
"In a big city fire department, you're more of a number. Here, you're a name and a face," he added.
Acting as an emergency responder allows Tyson to fulfill a deeply held desire to serve the public.
"It's a way for me to go see someone on the worst day of their life ? they can't breathe or every issue is wrong with them ? and I can go, ?I can help you, get you to the hospital, fix some things here and just get you to where you need to go next,'" he said. "It feels good to give back."
Tyson's X Games crew features three other Lake County residents, including his former captain from the Kelseyville Fire Protection District. Tyson also works for the ESPN medical staff during the world-renowned competition.
Jeremy Walsh is a staff reporter for Lake County Publishing. Reach him at 263-5636, ext. 37 or email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter, @JeremyDWalsh.


text:
Homepage > ... > Transportation > Safe Routes to School > About Safe Routes to School
How the Safe Routes initiative beganOn the International level: The term "Safe Routes to School" was developed due to a very successful initiative in Denmark in the 1970's to reduce the number of accidents while walking/biking to school. It spread internationally to Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and finally the United States.In the United States: The National Center for Safe Routes to School Program (NCSRTS) was launched in 1997 in the Bronx, NY. The National Department of Transportation (DOT) funded two pilot programs in 1998 – Arlington, MA & Marin County, CA ($50K each). Within the next year many more grassroots programs were launched all over the country. In 2005, Congress officially established a National Safe Routes to School Program. They authorized $612M to fund these programs from 2005-09. Each state receives funds in the form of grants from the Federal Government. All 50 states and D.C. participate in the Safe Routes to School programs, benefiting children who live in urban, rural, and suburban communities. As of August 2012, the Federal Safe Routes to School Program has funded nearly $1.15 billion nationwide, benefiting more than 13,000 schools. Furthermore, in July 2012, congress passed a new transportation bill called Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21). Beginning in October 2012, Safe Routes to School (SRTS) activities will be eligible to compete for funding alongside other programs, including the Transportation Enhancements program and Recreational Trails program, as part of a new program called Transportation Alternatives. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is charged with putting the legislation into practice, and it provides information about MAP-21 on its website.In the City of Roseville: The City of Roseville is one of many cities in California to receive one of those grants for a non-infrastructure program. The grant funds have initially been awarded to the Dry Creek Elementary School District because of high enrollment and proven interest in this type of program. The schools included in this program are Coyote Ridge, Heritage Oak, Quail Glen Elementary Schools & Silverado Middle School. Since 2006, the Safe Routes to School staff have been working with these four schools in organizing Walk to School Days, Stop & Walk, Walking/Biking Clubs, Bike Rodeos, helmet safety courses, and much more. With the success of this pilot program grant, the City of Roseville recently applied for another Safe Routes to School grant to be used by more schools within the city. In 2012, the City of Roseville was awarded the grant to be used by four elementary schools within the Roseville City School District, including: Cirby, Junction, Diamond Creek, and Stoneridge Elementary Schools. The City of Roseville is hopeful that other schools in our area can utilize this website to help their schools benefit from the work and ideas that come out of the programs in the Dry Creek Joint Elementary and Roseville City School Districts.National LinksNational Center for Safe Routes to School Walk to School Federal Highway Administration Safe Routes National Partnership - Snell Memorial Foundation, Helmet Safety CA Department of Public Health CA Department of Transportation America Walks Megans Law - CA Registered Registered Sex Offenders Roseville Safe Routes to School In the News: International Walk to School Day - Woodcreek News, October 2012Roseville Kids take it to the streets - Roseville Press Tribune, October 3, 2012Students get in step with 'Move It' campaign - Roseville Press Tribune, March 24, 2010Walking to school - Roseville Press Tribune, March 19,2010


text:
Process simulators aren't just for training
From design to startup and beyond, operator training simulators certainly appear to be worth all the trouble, especially since they can save time and money throughout a process plant's entire lifecycle.
AT ONE TIME, the major purpose of a process simulator was to train operators. Simulation technology has come a long way since then. Today, simulators are beneficial during a plants entire lifecycle from initial design through construction, control system development and startup, and onward, all the way to replacing the control system many years down the road.
Barry Hu, a process engineer at Genencor International in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is using Mimic simulation software from Mynah Technologies to ease his facilitys update. "Mimic has been a tremendous troubleshooting and training tool for us as we migrate our automation platform from RS3 to DeltaV," he says. The plant produces industrial enzymes using fermentation. "By using Mimic to simulate our fermentation batch processes, I was able to detect problems in batch programming and control algorithms that would have caused production loss. The operators were comfortable with the new system because they trained on Mimic for three months before it came online. We were prepared to dump three batches during the start-up, anticipating glitches in the new system and the new programs. We dumped none. Mimic simulation cut our start-up time by at least three days, and saved us tens of thousand dollars in raw material and utility costs."Simulation pays for itself, it seems. Process simulation can be applied through each significant stage in a projects lifecycle, says Mike Lane, an engineer with Autopro Automation Consultants, a systems integrator in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada. Through a series of successive steps, from concept and design through training and operation of the process, simulation can generate return on investment. The cumulative effect of ongoing cost savings and improved operating rate can be substantial, and typically returns the initial simulation investment within the first year of operation. It will continue to contribute to our profitability on an annual basis.
Simulation Progress
Simulators used to be just for training operators, says Gregory McKim, director of operator training simulators and services for SimSci-Esscor. Today, a simulator is often part of a larger project, usually a DCS upgrade, where not just operators need training, but I&C personnel as well. In addition, part of the drive for simulators is their control checkout capability. This is often used as an economic justification for buying the simulator.
The use of operator training simulators (OTSs) has increased in recent times, he adds. Five to 10 years ago, every simulator project was for a plant that already had a well-established control system and operating procedure. Now, most DCS upgrade projects have a requirement for a simulator as part of the overall program.
Sometimes simulation is required, says Glen, a control engineer with a major paper company. Were building a greenfield plant in Brazil, where the people who will be running it have zero experience, he says. There are half a dozen other mills in the region, and every one used simulators to train operators. So, when we contracted to buy a DCS for our new mill, we made simulation part of the deal.
Patrick Rossi, process automation project manager at Mead Johnson in Zeeland, Mich., adds, Our plant is very integrated, and somewhere around 50 production and clean-in-place process unit operations must function both synchronously and asynchronously. Work instructions are embedded in the control system to create a seamless operation. Quality assurance, field connections, and automated sensors are brought into the control system. Lean staffing forces us to use technology to help train people. Operators have standard operating procedures they must sign-off on before being allowed to work. Simulation gives us the means to prove that operators are trained in automation before theyre turned loose.
Chuck Marsh, senior project engineer at Siemens Energy and Automation, says several trends are driving increased use of simulators. Because of the Brain Drain, many of a plants most knowledgeable resources from operations, maintenance, and engineering are transitioning out of the workforce, he says. Operators are being asked to do more with less formalized training time, and there is pressure on engineering personnel to reduce costs, avoid unplanned downtime, minimize disruptions to the process, and reduce installation and commissioning times.
Were witnessing significant growth in customers using simulations, says Jim Siemers, educational services manager at Emerson Process Management. As customers examine their businesses for profit opportunities, theyre increasingly looking toward operational efficiency. Simulation technology provides measurable results.
Training is still the crux of the matter, he adds. Operators have received more interest in the last few years. Knowledgeable plant and production managers realize the importance of simulation in the design and implementation phases of their projects, and so theyre training their operators on scenarios and procedures to reduce incidents related to operational errors. Our customers want a process-specific simulation operated with their graphics and courseware to help educate their entire staff, not just operators. A recent customer used its DeltaV OTS purchase to train its entire operations department to facilitate effective communications throughout the department when discussing the process.
Marsh says not everyone is convinced. Orders typically come from companies that have already incorporated simulation into their production lifecycle, he says. For companies that havent yet discovered the benefits of simulation, the seemingly higher upfront cost is often a major obstacle. In some cases, simulation capabilities are added to a project as an afterthought. Unfortunately this typically doesnt result in the best ROI.
Join the discussion
We welcome your thoughtful comments.
All comments will display your user name.
Want to participate in the discussion?Register for free
Log in for complete access.
No one has commented on this page yet.
RSS feed for comments on this page | RSS feed for all comments


text:
All students, faculty, and staff are issued a University of New Haven Campus Card. The card includes the following features: picture ID, 16 digit ISO number, proximity chip, access to online and in-house University of New Haven library services, and optional paid access to dining, vending, and third party vendor services. All students are required to have a current Campus Card and must keep the card with them when on campus to identify themselves as a member of the University of New Haven community. Some events may require ID to be displayed to gain entry. Once issued, the card is valid for 4 years or until you leave the University. Upon leaving the University the card must be returned.
Your card is issued at no charge; however, the lost card replacement cost is $20.
Lost cards will be replaced by the Campus Card Office in the Campus Bookstore. Make
lost card payment at the Campus Card Office using Charger Cash. You can add twenty
dollars to your Charger Cash using Visa or Master Card by logging in here
First-year and transfer students are photographed for their Campus Card during SOAR (Student Orientation and Registration). Students are now being offered the opportunity to submit their initial photo online, provided it meets specific requirements. Cards are issued at the beginning of the Fall semester for those students. Other incoming undergraduate and graduate students, as well as faculty and staff, are issued throughout the year as needed.
If Charger Cash has been added to the card, it can be used to make purchases at the University of New Haven Bookstore, the Post Office in Maxcy Hall, and a number of local businesses including Subway, CVS, 7-Eleven, Dunkin Donuts and other locations.
Your card should be treated as a debit card- if you lose secure possession of the card, report it immediately. The university is not responsible for funds lost as a result of the loss of your card.
If the card is lost, login to eAccounts and deactivate your card immediately or report the loss to the Campus Card office during business hours (203) 932-8324, option 3.


text:
At Spice Market, keep your eye out for the Warm Rice Pudding ($7), a new and worthy addition to the dessert menu. Here rice pudding meets creme brulee with a crackly caramelized surface and spoonful of sweet basil seeds. Crack through the top then make your way deep into the pudding bowl, luxurious and comforting. The creamy pudding is studded with golden and black raisins, fruity pops with each mouthful. To complete, an accompaniment of puckery-sweet passionfruit sorbet neatly tucked into the fresh fruit shell. Thumbs up all around.
Note: also new to the dessert menu are moist and petite Mango Upside-Down Cakes with a scoop each of complementing basil and mango sorbets.
Spice Market
403 W 13th Street, New York, NY 10014 (map)
About the author: Originally from Honolulu, Kathy YL Chan writes A Passion For Food, where she chronicles her eats and travels adventures between Hawai'i, New York and beyond. She firmly believes that there is always room for dessert.


text:
Hi All
I am delighted to announce that the AX Road Shows are back, details below:
AX Partner Road Shows – Registration open!
Microsoft TVP, Reading - 12th December 2012
Manchester Regis – 13th December 2012
The UK AX Road Show is back with the latest news about Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2. In this partner focused event you will get all the information you need about ERP business in the UK, product roadmap, R2
features, Developing Windows 8 Apps Leveraging RapidStart in your deployments, marketing update, pricing & licensing plus a chance to see new and exciting ISV solutions. It's also a great opportunity to share ideas and network with
the UK AX team and other Microsoft Dynamics AX partners and ISVs.
Registration below:
Please book early to avoid disappointment!!!


text:
Basil Vinaigrette for Drizzling on Tomatoes, Veggies, Chicken, or Fish
This Basil Vinaigrette is good on so many things, that when fresh basil is in season I find myself making it over and over. Here are just a few ideas for using it, see more after the recipe.
(This favorite easy recipe for Basil Vinaigrette was updated July 2008 and again in May 2016.)
Basil Vinaigrette for Drizzling on Tomatoes, Veggies, Chicken, or Fish
(Check after the recipe for other uses for Basil Vinaigrette. If anyone has other good suggestions for using this, please share them in the comments.)
3 parts of your favorite low sugar vinaigrette dressing
(I love to make this with Le Parisien Vinaigrette, which is only sold in Utah and surrounding states. Another good choice is Newman's Own Olive Oil and Vinegar Dressing.)
1 part basil puree (see below) or Fresh-Frozen Basil
How to make the basil puree:
1 cup (tightly packed) fresh basil leaves, washed and dried well
1/2 cup (or less for stronger basil flavor) best quality extra virgin olive oil
South Beach Diet / Low-Carb Diet Suggestions
As long as you choose a vinaigrette dressing with not more than 2-3 grams of sugar per serving, my favorite summer dressing is low-carb and South Beach Diet friendly. With the right dressing this basil vinaigrette can easily be gluten-free, vegan, and Paleo as well.
Find More Recipes Like This One:
Nutritional Information?
More Ideas from Kalyn's Kitchen for using Basil Vinaigrette:
Tomato, Olive, and Fresh Mozzarella Salad with Basil Vinaigrette
Whole Wheat Spaghetti Salad with Italian Sausage, Tomatoes, Olives, and Basil Vinaigrette
Hearts of Palm Salad with Tomatoes, Olives, and Feta and Basil Vinaigrette
Green Bean Summer Salad with Italian Sausage, Olives, and Basil Vinaigrette
Brown Rice Salad with Olives, Bell Peppers, Peas, and Basil Vinaigrette
Butter Bean Salad with Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Kalamata Olives, Feta, and Basil Vinaigrette
Roasted Cauliflower Salad with Italian Sausage, Tomatoes, Kale, and Basil Vinaigrette


text:
Pure hidden free Gameplay 1 iOS / Android
Pure hidden free
By: OUAT Entertainment
Genre: Arcade
Video Tips
Let's play Pure hidden free! This is part 1 of my walkthrough guide for the iOS game, Pure hidden free by Ouat Entertainment.
I will update this post with more tips and tricks, so please bookmark this page and keep on checking in!
If you have any questions, feel free to ask for extra help in the comments section.
Hit like if this helped you!
Visit Pure hidden free walkthrough page for level videos, tutorials, cheats and more.
Gameplay Questions
Questions related to gameplay of Pure hidden free iPhone game.


text:
BLACKBURN wallpaper manufacturer Graham and Brown has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with the creators of Moshi Monsters to launch a new range of wallpaper.
Moshi Monsters is a free, online game where players adopt and nurture virtual pet monsters and complete puzzles, earn currency, shop and send messages to friends.
The site is one of the world's fastest growing for children and has over 80 million registered users in 150 countries.
The Moshi Monsters franchise has expanded to include a TV programme, music, DS video games, books, a number-one selling magazine, trading cards and toy range.
Alongside the new wallpaper range is wall art, window stickers, wall stickers and interactive wall panel.
The new design will form part of its expanding kids décor range, that will be launched in the UK, USA, Australia and New Zealand.
The Blackburn–headquartered business, led by CEO Andrew Graham, said its partnership with Moshi Monsters highlighted its plans to further develop the children's décor market in response to growing customer demand.
Mark Radford, design and marketing director of Graham and Brown, said: "Children's décor is one of the fastest-growing areas of home decoration, as more parents encourage their children to embrace their creativity.
"This new collaboration with Moshi Monsters shows our commitment to developing on-trend products for our customers with some of the world's most powerful brands. We're confident this will be a huge success."
Darran Garnham, chief business development officer at Mind Candy - the company behind Moshi Monsters, said: "Graham & Brown's global footprint and expertise in kids décor makes them the ideal partner for Moshi Monsters. We can't wait to see the new range hit the shelves. It gives our fans another way to bring the world of Moshi Monsters to life. "


text:
Get started by creating your FREE Vedic Account Login with Google Login with Facebook Sign Up using Email
Screen Shots
Astrology, Matching, Remedies and More - at a finger's click - All Free Login with Google Login with Facebook Sign Up using Email
"This website is very usefully primarily due to its accuracy. Additionally the user interface is also very good as it's extremely easy to navigate and understand. In short, from my vantage point, you guys are doing a great job! :)"
"EXCELLENT WORK..!!! Its really Great Work and Trend Setter. Keep doing such Good Work Please...Today's World needs such committed and dedicated individuals! GOD Bless all those who are directly and in-directly involved in this initiative. Best Wishes"
"Excellent website created with all the relevant information provided , my search for a good astro website is finished."
"Amazing Interface and easy to use controls. Amazing thought."


text:
SISTAS Plays Midtown Theatre Fest July 11-23
Sistas, written by Dorothy Marcic, and directed by Christopher Burris
Musical Arrangements by Germono Toussaint
Sistas is the story of African-American women told through popular music, from "God Bless the Child" to Destiny's Child, taking us
on the journey from "Mama Said" to "Mr. Big Stuff" & from
"Tyrone" to "Single Ladies."
Featured in the cast are Jasmé Kelly & Angela K. Thomas
DATES: Mon, July 11 @ 6pm, Thurs, July 14 @ 5pm &
July 21 @ 8:30pm, Sat, July 23 @ 1:45pm,
Fri, July 29 @ 8:30pm & Sun, July 31 @ 3pm
THEATRE: June Havoc Theatre ~ Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex
312 West 36th St. ~ 1st Floor
TICKETS: General Admission $18/Students & Seniors $15
The Midtown InterNational Theatre Festival, now in its twelfth year, celebrates the diversity of theatre. The MITF welcomes theatrical storytelling across a broad spectrum of genres, forms, identities, cultures, and appetites. The MITF seeks to nurture these new ideas, perspectives, and stories on its stages, with an eye set on guiding these productions toward future success and longevity. The festival, traditionally held in summer, represents a fantastic, often paradoxical, adventurous and intriguing cross-section of the forefront of the Theatre World. The MITF proudly hosts production companies from across the country and around the globe, uniting talent in one of the biggest theatre capitals in the world. John Chatterton created the MITF in 2000, a Midtown alternative to other theatre festivals, as a way to present the finest off-off Broadway talent in convenience, comfort, and safety. In 2008, the Festival added two 99-seat theatres and inaugurated the Commercial Division for upwardly mobile shows with commercial ambitions.


text:
A boy with a medical condition that makes wearing a shirt uncomfortable has been out of school for a year because he was not allowed to wear a polo shirt.
Carina O'Mahoney decided to take Sean, 12, out of Ormiston Rivers Academy in Burnham last July because he was told he would have to wear a T-shirt underneath a short-sleeved school shirt.
He has sensory impairment, dyspraxia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and is on the autism spectrum, and had previously worn a polo shirt at primary school.
A doctor had asked Ormiston Rivers if he could be exempt from wearing a shirt because certain materials against his skin can be extremely irritating, which then affects his behaviour.
In the last few weeks, Sean has been given a place at Castledon School in Wickford, which caters for children with special educational needs, from September. He will be allowed to wear a polo shirt.
* Full story in tomorrow's Standard.


text:
Lemur for iPad has arrived and interestingly it's now from Liine (Gareth Williams, John Acquaviva, Richie Hawtin, etc…). There is a Mac/PC editor, scripting language, OSC & Midi over WiFi, CoreMidi, Camera Connection Kit support, 17 types of objects and a dose of the future. I can't wait to see what people are going to do with this. Bring on touch screens of all sizes.
"Lemur is a professional iOS controller app that doesn't cut any corners. It lets you control anything, any way you want. Total flexibility means it can go as deep as you need it to. Lemur can control DJ software, live electronic music performance software, studio production software (DAWs), VJ software, visual synthesis software, stage lighting and more." – liine.net
For more info: liine.net/en/products/lemur


text:
The Abhidhamma holds that only the sense of touch is accompanied by pain or pleasure, while feelings arising at the other four sense doors are invariably neutral (quoted from Satipatthana pg 171 by Analayo).
The question that comes up is what distinguishes in pleasant or unpleasant feeling tones?
Thank you for any commentary on this.
Milen and Izabela


text:
but we are better with more Paul George.
I think these last couple games are showing us what Paul can do when empowered and given more opportunities and George Hill is the primary man who eats into that within our current rotation.
So while no, I am not advocating less George Hill necessarily but I am advocating more Paul George. Likely this is at the expense of Collison but then again he also is having a nice stretch here as well.
So how do we better make this happen? Good question. And also what a good problem to have.


text: Tall long-sleeve garment-dyed T-shirt Item E6780 Color: HIGHLINE GREY Size: TALL MEDIUM All sizes are US sizes. TALL MEDIUM Size Charts Quantity: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Prices do not include taxes. Add to Bag Wishlist Add to Bag Add To Wishlist share: size & fit For the taller guy, this T-shirt is 2" longer in the body and sleeves. Product Details We're pretty proud of these T-shirts—they're made in LA from garment-dyed cotton, which means each one will have a perfectly imperfect color and will softly fade over time, capturing the laid-back lifestyle of their California roots (where a T-shirt is practically a daily uniform). Go behind the design. Cotton. Rib trim at neck. Chest pocket. Machine wash. Made in the USA. Online only. Due to the saturated color of this garment, we recommend washing separately and wearing with similar or darker shades, as color transfer may occur on lighter garments. Item E6780.


text:
The Weekender: Spring Break Edition
Where you can catch her this summer: SXSW, Kanrocksas
Key track: "Waitin'"
What she wouldn't leave home without:
1. Benetint by Benefit. Benetint is one of the few makeup products I've purchased on more than one occasion. It smells amazing and can snap you and your face out of a hangover in a couple quick swipes. It's a good way to ease into your day with gradual application.
2. Blue saltwater sandals. These are my favorite things! When I was a kid we always wore them with socks. They're so comfortable and they match all of my Hawaiian shirts.
3. Favorite Hawaiian Shirts. In warmer weather I pretty much live in Hawaiian shirts. I throw a blazer on in the evening to rock that casual Weekend at Bernie's look. Pretty flowers and no fuss. I think my favorite's an old Tommy Bahama.
4. Clinique Mild Clarifying Lotion. I keep a little spray bottle of this on hand when I travel. It's a nice spritz in the middle of the day. I don't re-apply tinted moisturizer as much when I use this just because of how nice it feels.
5. Hampstead Rosehip Hibiscus Tea. This tea is amazing hot or cold (like if you accidentally leave it steeping overnight) and it perks me up without any caffeine. Delicious, fragrant, and immune-boosting as hell.
Where you can catch them this summer: SXSW, Ultra Music Festival, Governor's Ball Music Festival, Lollapalooza
Key track: "I Love It (feat. Charli XCX)"
What they wouldn't leave home without:
1. Headphones from Molami
2. Lipstick from Nars
3. Eyeliner from Chanel
4. Skincare products from REN
What We Love About March


text:
A GROUP of travellers could be kicked out of the site it has called home for more than five years.
Families living on the The Pear Tree site, in New Park Road, Hockley, face an uphill battle to save their homes after planning officers recommended they were denied permission to stay.
Three adults and their children were given temporary leave to keep two caravans and a mobile home on the land in 2008.
However, the families now want to allow extra relatives to move in permanently and position another two caravans on the site.
Councillors will make a final decision on Thursday, but the issue has already driven deep divides between the families and their neighbours.
One nearby resident, who did not want to be named, said: "We have had to put up with litter and noise coming from this site for years.
"If the people living there really claim they are homeless, then they should go through the normal process like everyone else, not try to get around the planning system."
But Hanna Doran, who was one of the original travellers to move to the site, said they simply wanted a place to call home.
"Some members of my family are very sick, and my children go to school here now," she said.
"Everyone deserves the right to have a home, and we have one here.
"We hope the councillors will give us permission to stay."


text:
OpenWetWare:Mailing lists
From OpenWetWare
There are a number of mailing lists that pertain to the OpenWetWare community. The names of the lists postcripted with @openwetware.org are the mailing addresses of the lists. Information about each of these lists is below.
- This list is for those who especially enjoy dealing with account management.
- It has restricted membership with posting allowed by members only.
This list has been deprecated. Its functionality is now handled by accounts, discuss and feedback lists. Its archives are still accessible by the list members.
This list is to make announcements that affect the entire community such as down-time and major new features. This list will be used very sparingly.
This list has open membership and is moderated. You can sign up here.
Find the public archives here.
This list is a general list for discussing issues relating to the OpenWetWare community (including software and hardware).
This list has open membership and is unmoderated. You can sign up here.
Find the public archives here.
This list for people to submit feedback regarding OpenWetWare. To submit feedback, click the Feedback link on the toolbar on the right and fill out the comment form.
To receive messages sent to the feedback list and respond, sign up for the feedback list.
Or alternatively, browse the public archives
This list is for submitting and suggesting news and media highlights for OpenWetWare. You can sign up or submit suggestions for highlights here.
This list is for discussing possible software extensions and/or new technical functionality in OpenWetWare. You can sign up or submit suggestions for highlights here.
all wikilists
Wikilists are lists maintained on the wiki. You must be an OWW user. Just create a link to your user page on any page under the List: namespace, e.g. List:Foo. Then foo at openwetware.org will automatically be sent to that list (no other configuration is necessary!)
- List:Biobricks
- List:Boston
- List:Cog
- List:Discuss
- List:Extensions
- List:Hiring
- List:Igem-mit
- List:Igem-mit-under
- List:Iseem
- List:Nerdbook
- List:News
- List:Open-science
- List:OpenWriting
- List:Openscience
- List:Outreach
- List:PythonBook
- List:RFC4
- List:Registryofstandardbiologicalparties
- List:Reviews
- List:Reviews/Directed evolution/Library construction
- List:Softwaretools
- List:Synberc-chassis
- List:Synberc-devices
- List:Synberc-humans
- List:Synberc-parts
- List:Synbio-admin
- List:Synthetic biology education
- List:Test
- List:UA Biophysics
- List:Wikilist
- List:Wikilist-discuss


text:
Rock Hudson seldom got to play roles of substance; he was stuck with the "pretty boy" leading man image all his life. John Frankenheimer's brilliant and sadly forgotten film, Seconds (1966) offered him a chance to do something more than his usual action film, or romantic comedy. Seconds — as in "I'll have seconds, please," or the "seconds" of one's life, or a "second chance" — is about an aging man, Arthur Hamilton (John Randolph), who is suddenly offered the chance to live his life over again, in a new body, and to disappear from his desperate and mundane suburban existence. All he has to do is to sign over everything he owns, and he'll wake up with a new identity, thirty years or so younger, and a whole new lease on life. Or so he thinks.
Tricked into signing over all his worldly possessions and agreeing to the Faustian bargain only under duress — the company that will do the makeover drugs him, then stages his participation in a faked pornographic film, so that it's impossible for him to change his mind — Hamilton wakes up after the surgery as Rock Hudson, and is given a new identity as a beach bum artist, but as he soon discovers, nothing comes without a price — in this case, one that will obliterate him – in either persona – entirely. Unremittingly bleak and downbeat, the film was, not surprisingly, a financial failure at the boxoffice, but Seconds is nevertheless a film that speaks directly to the cult of eternal youth that is being pushed relentlessly in the media today, and remains one of Frankenheimer's most resonant, and successful films.


text:
Reindeer RescueLogic Grid puzzles come with a handy interactive grid that will help you solve the puzzle based on the given clues.
Whilst delivering Christmas presents, Santa became stuck in different chimneys and became very behind schedule. At what time was Santa rescued from each chimney, which child was he delivering what present to and which reindeer hauled him out?
Santa was not delivering the Train Set to Craig.
Rudolph hauled Santa out of one chimney exactly 1 hour before Santa was rescued from Diana's chimney.
Building Blocks were delivered to Ryan after 1:30a.m. but before 4:00a.m.
Blitzen hauled Santa out of one chimney exactly half an hour after Donner hauled him out of another.
Comet helped Santa when he was stuck in Jerry's chimney: this was not the last chimney that he was stuck in that morning.
The Teddy Bear was delivered directly before the Doll, but not to Diana and wasn't with Santa when Rudolph pulled him out.
Prancer did not help Santa when he was stuck in the chimney with Drums.
No reindeer helped Santa out of a chimney with a toy having the same initial as the reindeer's name.
Times: 1:00a.m, 1:30a.m, 2:00a.m, 2:30a.m, 4:00a.m.
Reindeer: Blitzen, Comet, Donner, Prancer, Rudolph
Child: Craig, Diana, Jerry, Ryan, Sadie
Toy: Building Blocks, Doll, Drums, Teddy Bear, Train Set
AnswerReindeer / Child / Time / Toy
Blitzen / Diana / 2:30a.m / Drums
Comet / Jerry / 1:00a.m / Teddy Bear
Donner / Ryan / 2:00a.m / Building Blocks
Prancer / Sadie / 4:00a.m / Train Set
Rudolph / Craig / 1:30a.m / Doll
What Next?
See another brain teaser just like this one...
Or, just get a random brain teaser
If you become a registered user you can vote on this brain teaser, keep track of
which ones you have seen, and even make your own.
Back to Top


text:
BP Comment Quick Links
|Strength of Schedule Report
July 15, 2013
Baseball Therapy
I Thought He Was Gonna Get It
Ozzie Smith is widely regarded as the best defensive shortstop (and somewhat by extension, the best defensive player) of his era. Anything that was hit into that no-man's land between second and third was gobbled up by the Wizard. In a game that adores offensive numbers, there was something so special about Ozzie's glovework that he ended up in the Hall of Fame despite a career .262/.337/.328 triple slash line.
Plenty of plus-glove shortstops have played in the big leagues over the past few years. Some of them were of the plus-plus-glove, minus-minus-bat variety (Brendan Ryan, Paul Janish), while others have been of the plus-glove, just enough bat to make people believe he's a leadoff hitter type (Andrelton Simmons). And then there's Manny Machado, who has yet to actually play at short in the big leagues.
Teams have always seemed to understand that a particularly good defender is worth a lot, especially at shortstop. Neifi Perez and Felix Fermin played for years, and it certainly wasn't because of their offensive prowess. It hasn't been until recently that we've been able to fully appreciate the value that a good defender can bring. After all, I own t-shirts that are older than the first edition of The Fielding Bible.
Defensive metrics (and baseball metrics in general) still have one big problem. While we can estimate how many outs a fielder personally contributed based on the number of balls he did or did not get to, fielding, unlike hitting, is not an individual endeavor. It's not quite basketball, where all five players on a team might be involved in the play at any time, but what one player does on the field might impact what another does. If the shortstop has a lot of range, it might affect where the third baseman plays. If a center fielder covers a lot of ground, it might make the men on his left and right look better than (or not as bad as) they really are.
In 2000, former BP writer Keith Woolner posed this question as one of baseball's unanswered problems. Can we quantify the secondary effects that a good fielder has on his teammates? Seems a shame to leave an unanswered question unanswered.
Warning! Gory Mathematical Details Ahead!
I limited the sample to all ground balls with valid hit location data. I looked only at grounders that made it to the dirt part of the infield, and possibly further. For each position, I looked at ground balls that were hit to the main zone of responsibility (so, for the shortstop, the '6' zone on the Project Scoresheet chart), and the zone immediately to the right and to the left. I figured each fielder's success rate in reaching balls hit into those zones. (Later, I changed it to whether the out was recorded. It didn't affect the overall results much.) This served as a rough range factor for each fielder present on the diamond.
I also figured the pitcher's BABIP on ground balls for the year, the batter's BABIP, and the BABIP in general for balls hit on the ground to that particular zone. In this way, we'll be able to control for hitters who hit the ball really hard, pitchers who give up a lot of hard contact, and the fact that some balls are harder to get to than others. All rates were converted to the natural log of the odds ratio.
I then selected all ground balls that were in the "first baseman" area (i.e., the '3L' zone, '3', and '34'). I created a binary logistic regression that controlled for BABIP on grounders to that specific zone, the batter and pitcher BABIP, and of course, the rough "range rating" created above. Then, I entered the range ratings that the other three infielders had for ground balls hit into their zones. As you might have guessed, I repeated the process for the three other infield spots. Only ground balls that featured a pitcher who had given up at least 100 grounders, a batter who had hit 100, and four infielders who had each seen at least 100 grounders in their general area were included in the regression. I later dropped that to a minimum of 50, and it didn't make much difference.
Remember that the set of ground balls under study here are all aimed mostly toward the first baseman, so while there might be some effect for the second baseman, we surely wouldn't expect the fielding chops of the shortstop to come into play here, right? The theory has always been that having an elite defender for a teammate who stands near you makes it easier for you to cheat a little bit away from him and to concentrate your efforts on a different part of the diamond. In doing so, a guy who is actually just pedestrian might look like a pretty good defender on paper.
Surely enough, there was a significant effect of having a defensive whiz for a teammate. A negative one.
Yes. A significant negative effect. Having an elite second baseman actually made the shortstop a little worse, and this in a regression that controlled for the location of the ball, batter, pitcher, and the shortstop's own talent. Even after controlling for all those variables (which all pointed in the direction that they should), there were still significant (and negative) effects for other fielders. Second baseman and shortstops got in each other's way. Oddly enough, a good second baseman actually made the third baseman worse, and vice versa.
In fairness, there was one exception. A good second baseman seemed to make the first baseman more efficient. There were also a few non-significant findings, such as shortstop and third basemen having no effect on each other in either direction. But I was a little shocked by this. I thought that there might be some quirk of my methodology that produced these weird results. However, I tried lowering the inclusion criteria to 50 grounders per actor. I tried including only one "extra" fielder at a time in the regression. I tried pulling out the pitcher and batter controls. I tried changing the "range" variable of whether the infielder got to the ball into a "defensive efficiency" that required an out to be made. I tried penalizing the third baseman for a ball in the '56' hole that the shortstop got to. I tried not penalizing him. I tried rewarding him. I used raw percentages as inputs rather than logged odds ratios. Same basic results each time.
An elite infielder can actually make the fielders around him worse, and at least from 1993-1999, that's what he did, on average. Now, let's talk about matters of scale here. It's still worth it to add an elite defender to a defense. I looked at the effect of raising the second baseman's efficiency by five percentage points, which would take a second baseman from below average to Gold Glove territory. It zapped about a percentage point from the shortstop from what we might expect of him given otherwise equivalent circumstances. The rest of the effects were of a similar size.
We Have an Emergency!
I have to wonder if something similar is happening on the infield. Sure, on paper, having a good defender on the infield allows the other infielders to shift their positioning a little to cover a bit more ground. But that ignores the reality of what goes on in someone's head. People do not often make decisions based on maximizing efficiency, but instead on minimizing cognitive load. If I don't have to worry about something, I won't. If the shortstop gets to anything within five miles of him, then I don't have to work really hard at third base. It wouldn't often take the form of a fielder just refusing to go after a ball. In the "injured man" scenario, someone from the group usually helps him, but the response times are longer. Maybe that's what happens here. There's a small lag in the reaction time. And on ground balls, a couple tenths of a second of reaction time can mean the difference between a groundout and a single. It's not like infielders have five minutes to get to the ball.
What I think is telling is that good fielding second basemen have an effect on third basemen (and vice versa). In response to knowing that one of them has good range, the shortstop probably does cheat a little bit, perhaps away from Mark Ellis at second base. The third baseman knows that Ellis is a virtuoso at his craft, and he knows that the shortstop is cheating a couple of steps toward him. It might not even be something that he's aware of. And on the flip side, that same regression tells us that the third baseman who knows that the rest of the infielders have limited range might take it a little more upon himself to get to that ball.
And maybe there's something to be said about baseball's fascination with guys who "go all out" and who "only have one speed: full throttle." A guy, perhaps, who treats every ball like he's the one who's supposed to get it and the fate of the free world depends on him getting the job done. Managers have sung the praises of such players for years. And for the longest time, we've just kind of assumed that while such efforts were cute and made for a great story, they were inefficient—kind of like we've always assumed that a good defender made everyone else around him better. Maybe that take-charge attitude is a natural counter to the diffusion of responsibility and has a real benefit.
I will be the first to admit that the diffusion of responsibility piece is conjecture, but it's not bad conjecture. Let's go with the point for a moment. There has been work done on how to get past the diffusion of responsibility, and mostly, it comes down to pointing out the tendency to diffuse and saying "No really, you need to act." In one area where it really counts, the identification and reporting of child abuse, there are even laws that require that people in certain professions must report (under penalty of jail time for a withheld report). This is one case where awareness of the issue might help quite a bit. Above, I spoke of teams bleeding off a percentage point's worth of efficiency on ground balls. (A quick reminder: one percentage point is 10 points of BABIP!) If a team can recover even some of that, it's value that comes at the cost of a couple (free) conversations.
Russell A. Carleton is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @pizzacutter4
12 comments have been left for this article.
BP Comment Quick Links
Steve Givarz
Do you still not believe your results?
Jul 15, 2013 07:33 AM
There is part of me that worries that there's a methodological Jamie Quirk that I didn't see. Maybe the model is over-fitted. Maybe the bias in the Project Scoresheet files (they were done by human stringers) is systematically biasing the results. I actually agonized over whether to go to press with this, because it's so counter-intuitive. But after a bunch of different runs, the results kept coming up the same way.
Jul 15, 2013 08:02 AM
Pat Folz
Very interesting! I was just wondering about this the other day, particularly in regards to outfielders, where I'd think the effect might be even greater. Did you look at outfielders at all while you were doing this?
Jul 15, 2013 08:14 AM
Great stuff, as usual, Russell.
Jul 15, 2013 09:45 AM
Stuart Wallace
In evidence based medicine we have the Cochrane Reviews - it sounds like gweedoh565 wants a Carleton Reviews.
Jul 15, 2013 09:52 AM
This has been attempted from time to time, although not so formally. Something of an annotated bibliography of Sabermetric findings. Part of the problem comes from the fact that for a lot of concepts, even broader concepts, there aren't multiple guys who do a lot of research on it. For example, with my effects of coaching work, when I looked around for people who had done similar work, there wasn't a lot out there.
Jul 15, 2013 11:48 AM
That would also be an amazing resource, though I was thinking smaller scale, like even just a summary table of the things just you have found so far this year, just to use as reference instead of having to track back through all your columns to remind myself how, for example, the effect of coaching compares in magnitude with the "Zobrist" effect.
Jul 15, 2013 18:42 PM
Good work, but count me in the skeptic's corner as well. Not that I would have expected there to be a benefit to having elite fielders - I would have expected no effect at all. But, a negative effect? It doesn't smell right to me. I suspect it is bias in the data.
Jul 15, 2013 22:26 PM
Fielding ranges overlap to a certain extent--maybe not for sharply hit balls, but they certainly do for slower ones. So being next to a great fielder could reduce your own fielding stats. If the great fielder has more range than average, then your own range would effectively decrease as more of the balls hit between you would be collected by the great fielder.
Jul 16, 2013 08:31 AM
Right. Russell, can you clarify if you were only looking at in-zone plays? And what happens if a ball was hit right at the shortstop, but the third baseman scooped it up? Would that count as an 0-for-1 for the shortstop and an 0-for-0 for the third baseman? That was my understanding from your methods.
Jul 16, 2013 10:13 AM
I looked only at in-zone, as best as I could. So for example, when looking at the third baseman, I looked at balls to the '5L' '5' and '56' zones (even though the last one is a "shared" zone). If the shortstop scooped a ball in the third baseman's zone, I tried different ways of handling that (penalize, non-event, success). Didn't really matter either way.
Jul 18, 2013 10:44 AM
Not a subscriber? Sign up today!


text:
Hello Pali friends,
First the essential part of article from Margaret Cone's dictionary:
ārammaṇa, n. (and mfn.) [cf S. ārambhaṇa, BHS ārambaṇa; cf also S., BHS ālambana] (pl. nom. ~āni, ~ā; acc. ~āni and perhaps ~e),
1. (n.) basis, starting-point (for producing or initiating activity), footing; basis of meditation; object, object of concentration, sense-object; ...
2. (mfn.) being a basis or object; ? ...
And now some suttas where one can see both 'footing' and 'starting-point' meanings:
"One attached is unreleased; one unattached is released. Should consciousness, when standing, stand attached to (a physical) form, supported by form (as its object), landing on form, watered with delight, it would exhibit growth, increase, & proliferation.
Upayo bhikkhave, avimutto, anupayo vimutto, rūpūpayaṃ vā bhikkhave, viññāṇaṃ tiṭṭhamānaṃ tiṭṭheyya, rūpārammaṇaṃ rūpappatiṭṭhaṃ nandūpasecanaṃ vuddhiṃ virūḷahiṃ vepullaṃ āpajjeyya,
(similarly with other aggregates)
"Were someone to say, 'I will describe a coming, a going, a passing away, an arising, a growth, an increase, or a proliferation of consciousness apart from form, from feeling, from perception, from fabrications,' that would be impossible.
Yo bhikkhave evaṃ vadeyya: ahamaññatra rūpā aññatra vedanāya aññatra saññāya aññatra saṃkhārehi viññāṇassa āgatiṃ vā gatiṃ vā cutiṃ vā uppattiṃ vā vuddhiṃ vā virūḷhiṃ vā vepullaṃ vā paññāpessāmīti netaṃ ṭhānaṃ vijjati.
"If a monk abandons passion for the property of form, ... feeling, ... perception, ... fabrications, ...
consciousness, then owing to the abandonment of passion, the support is cut off, and there is no landing of consciousness. Consciousness, thus not having landed, not increasing, not concocting, is released. Owing to its release, it is steady. Owing to its steadiness, it is contented. Owing to its contentment, it is not agitated. Not agitated, he (the monk) is totally unbound right within. He discerns that 'Birth is ended, the holy life fulfilled, the task done. There is nothing further for this world.'"
Rūpadhātuyā ce bhikkhave, bhikkhuno rāgo pahīno hoti, rāgassa pahānā vocchijjatārammaṇaṃ, patiṭṭhā viññāṇassa na hoti, vedanādhātuyā ce bhikkhave bhikkhuno rāgo pahīno hoti, rāgassa pahānā vocchijjatārammaṇaṃ, patiṭṭhā viññāṇassa na hoti, saññādhātuyā ce bhikkhave bhikkhuno rāgo pahīno hoti, rāgassa pahānā vocchijjatārammaṇaṃ, patiṭṭhā viññāṇassa na hoti, saṃkhāradhātuyā ce bhikkhave bhikkhuno rāgassa pahino hoti. Rāgassa pahānā vocchijjatārammaṇaṃ patiṭṭhā viññāṇassa na hoti. Viññāṇadhātuyā ce bhikkhave, bhikkhunā rāgo pahīno hoti. Rāgassa pahānā vocchijjatārammaṇaṃ, patiṭṭhā viññāṇassa na hoti, tadappatiṭṭaṭhitaṃ viññāṇaṃ avirūḷhaṃ anabhi saṅkhacca vimuttaṃ, vimuttattā ṭhitaṃ ṭhitattā santusitaṃ, santusitattā na paritassati aparitassaṃ paccattaṃ yeva parinibbāyati. 'Khīṇā jāti, vusitaṃ brahmacariyaṃ, kataṃ karaṇīyaṃ, nāparaṃ itthattāyā'ti pajānātīti.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka ... .than.html
So, when used in conjunction with 'viññāṇā', 'ārammaṇa' means some element of 'nama-rupa' (which contains four other aggregates), on which consciousness lands and proliferates.
Dhammasangani lists types of 'ārammaṇa' according to sense door:
1. Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṃ samaye kāmāvacaraṃ kusalaṃ cittaṃ uppannaṃ hoti somanassasahagataṃ ñāṇasampayuttaṃ rūpārammaṇaṃ vā saddārammaṇaṃ vā gandhārammaṇaṃ vā rasārammaṇaṃ vā phoṭṭhabbārammaṇaṃ vā dhammārammaṇaṃ vā yaṃ yaṃ vā panārabbha, tasmiṃ samaye phasso hoti, vedanā hoti, saññā hoti, cetanā hoti, cittaṃ hoti, vitakko hoti, vicāro hoti, pīti hoti, sukhaṃ hoti, cittassekaggatā hoti, ...
And 'dhammā' as an objects of intellect (mano) are explained as 'dhamma-arammana':
Dhammāti nibbānaṃ muñcitvā avasesā dhammārammaṇadhammā.
Culaniddesa-atthakatha 72