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We had a cold front that i played when it was in the 50's and it was messing with my hand, so i figured i'd prep for actual cold when it comes. I'm a summer oriented guy. I'll go out at high noon, 115 degrees and play a round or two no problem. 50 degrees? Break out the wool.
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"The sale of our stake in OBI completes the transition of OBI from a wholly-owned subsidiary of Optimer to an independent organization. We intend to utilize the capital realized from this investment to advance the commercial efforts in support of our core business, including our new initiatives designed to increase patient access to DIFICID," noted Pedro Lichtinger, President and CEO of Optimer.
Top-Line Third Quarter U.S. Sales
For the third quarter of 2012, Optimer's top-line U.S. gross DIFICID sales to wholesalers were $18.4 million, up from $18.0 million in the second quarter. Further, 6,436 DIFICID treatments were shipped from Optimer's wholesalers to hospitals, retail pharmacies and long-term care facilities in the third quarter, up from 6,131 in the second quarter, reflecting a 5% increase.
Third Quarter Financials Conference Call
Optimer will host a conference call on November 1 at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time to review third quarter financial results and provide an update on the business. The conference call may be accessed by dialing (877) 280-7280 for domestic callers and +1 (678) 825-8232 for international callers. Please specify to the operator that you would like to join "Optimer's Financial Results Call." The conference call will be webcast live under the Investors section of Optimer's website at www.optimerpharma.com, where it will be archived for 30 days following the call.
About Optimer
Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative hospital specialty products that have a positive impact on society. Optimer developed DIFICID® (fidaxomicin) tablets and is commercializing DIFICID in the US and Canada. Optimer also received marketing authorization for fidaxomicin tablets in the European Union where its partner, Astellas Pharma Europe, is commercializing fidaxomicin under the trade name DIFICLIR. The company is exploring marketing authorization in other parts of the world, including Asia. Additional information can be found at http://www.optimerpharma.com.
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Statements included in this press release that are not a description of historical facts are forward-looking statements, including without limitation statements related to the the future closing and timing of the sale of OBI stock and Optimer's expected use of proceeds from the transaction. Words such as "believes," "would," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "may," "intend," "will," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The inclusion of forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation by Optimer that any of its plans will be achieved. These forward-looking statements are based on management's expectations on the date of this release. Actual results may differ materially from those set forth in this release due to various risks and uncertainties including, without limitation, risks relating to: whether and when the closing conditions related to Optimer's sale of its OBI stock will be satisfied, when required regulatory and administrative matters in Taiwan are completed, changes in Optimer's business that would result in unanticipated uses of the proceeds from the sale of OBI stock, and other risks detailed in Optimer's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release, and Optimer undertakes no obligation to update or revise these statements, except as may be required by law.
Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.David Walsey, Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications858-964-3418
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Proposed Amendments to the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Ordinance
Office of Public Affairs
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Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
May 12, 2003
Proposed Amendments to the
Chesapeake Bay Preservation Ordinance
On Monday, May 19 at 4:30 p.m. the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing to consider amendments to the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Ordinance and other county ordinances to implement changes to the state's Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area Designation and Management Regulations (9 VAC 10-20 et seq.).
The centerpiece of the revised state regulations is that Resource Protection Areas must now be designated around all water bodies with perennial flow. This will result in a significant increase in the extent of Resource Protection Areas throughout Fairfax County. The Department of Public Works and Environmental Services is currently performing field studies to identify perennial streams throughout the county. The county's mapping of perennial streams will be completed in late 2003. An interim guidance map has been prepared to assist those interested in determining the potential impacts of the proposed amendments on properties throughout the county.
The amendments also propose changes to the performance criteria for development and redevelopment in Resource Protection Areas and Resource Management Areas; changes in the information to be provided with plans of development; and changes to the procedures and criteria for the granting of exceptions to the requirements of the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Ordinance.
The proposed amendments and maps may be viewed on the county's Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/gov/dpwes. Click on the link to "Proposed Amendments to the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Ordinance." For more information, call the Office of Site Development Services at 703-324-1720, TTY 711 (Virginia Relay Center).


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Macclesfield Town 1 Forest Green 2
A FIRST half double from Yan Klukowski earned Forest Green all three points at Macclesfield and a place in the history books for the popular midfielder, writes Richard Joyce.
The 27-year-old bagged a stunning brace to see him become the club's all-time leading Conference goal scorer – breaking a seven season old record previously held by Alex Meechan.
A tremendous right-footed strike, and delightful header from the attacking midfielder, set Rovers on their way to back-to-back away victories for the first time this season.
Scott Boden managed to hit back in the second half for the Silkmen but they never really looked like troubling Ady Pennock's charges.
One change saw Lee Hughes return to the front line in place of Charlton Athletic loanee Bradley Jordan as James Norwood was moved into a position on the left of midfield.
Rovers got off to the best possible start thanks to the class of Klukowski, who rifled a terrific finish into the top corner within the opening two minutes.
The former Bath City man's goal was at the forefront of a bright Rovers opening, which saw Norwood test Macclesfield keeper Rhys Taylor after a well-worked throw-in move just minutes later.
Former Football League side Macclesfield were restricted to only long range efforts as Daniel Whitaker and Boden were both denied from distance.
Klukowski then notched his second of the evening on 19 minutes as he met Norwood's ball into the box with a classy header that left Taylor stranded.
Rovers missed out on a marvellous opportunity to add a third seconds before half-time.
Eddie Oshodi's initial effort was blocked on the line brilliantly and Hughes' follow up attempt was blasted horribly over the bar.
A flurry of activity around the hour mark saw the hosts hit back through in-form former Chesterfield striker Boden.
Sam Russell initially saved well from the attacker's low effort on goal and then Danny Andrew saw his pin-point header turned away by the Rovers keeper.
However, he could do nothing to stop Boden from applying an excellent finish to Andy Hall's low ball into the box moments later.
Hughes went close to re-establishing Rovers' two-goal advantage with a header that crashed against the woodwork shortly after.
And the former West Brom striker should have restored the gap between the two sides as the game reached its latter stages but he spooned over.
However, it was a job well done for Ady Pennock's outfit, who face just one more away trip this season – to champions Luton in front of a 10,000 strong Kenilworth Road crowd on Easter Monday.
Before then, though, Rovers take on Woking at the New Lawn on Saturday (3pm).
Macclesfield: R Taylor, A Hall, D Andrew, G Pilkington, S Williams, J Mackreth (D Rowe 70), P Winn, D Whitaker, P Lewis (S Kay 79), P Turnbull, S Boden (J Connor 90)
Subs not used: R Branagan, D Cowan
FGR: S Russell, E Oshodi, J Hodgkiss, D Bennett, L Oliver, A Bangura, P Green, Y Klukowski (M Kelly 61), J Norwood, L Hughes, M Taylor (D Wright 81).
Subs not used: P White, A Barry, B Jordan.
Attendance: 1,142.
Referee: Amy Fearn.
Star man: Luke Oliver.


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 For me (and I imagine many others), social media and the opportunities it brings enrich my life. Everyone is more interesting than we probably give them credit for and if you listen to their story it will be hard not to like something about them. But that's not where this story begins...

 Shortly after seeing Old Crow Medicine Show (pictured above sans one member too far left to fit in the frame) at the opening of the Oregon Zoo's 35th annual concert series, my wife and I were on a short road trip, reminiscing about the concert and the series of events that brought us there. I grew up on 60s hippie music (wearing out that Woodstock 3 record set) and came of age listening to 70s progressive rock of Yes, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, early metal from Black Sabbath (no one really appreciates Sabbath bloody Sabbath as much as it deserves) and the hard-edge rock of early Grand Funk Railroad. I've played in a band the singer not-very-jokingly referred to as "post Roman death metal".

 So I'm still surprised that I now seek out bluegrass and Americana and these are the live shows I'm most likely to attend. What the heck happened? It all started at an Eric Johnson concert. [Eric is considered one of the most respected guitarists on the planet, though I'm not sure he's strayed into my new genre much.]

 This is where it gets social, where one thread leads to another until you are no where near where you started. I find this sort of thing happening a lot when I have the time to follow links from one place to the next -- though not always with such dramatic life changes. My wife and I put this chain together as we were riding along the Columbia river.

 Tony Furtado opened the Eric Johnson show. I never heard of him before that night (but I'm one of those people that comes for the whole show, not just the headliner). He was amazing (and the main thing I remember from that evening). I went home and searched for more about him because I wanted to share it with my wife. I found a link to a performance he did for the Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour. Given the name and my musical background, I was a bit dubious, but watched it anyway. Also on the same program was Adrienne Young and Little Sadie. I fell in love both with one of the songs they played (Home Remedy) and their upright bass player's amazing smile.

 This led to two subsequent actions: purchasing the album the song was on (the Grammy nominated Plow to the End of the Row) and attending the Live Oak Music Festival near Santa Barbara, California where they would be performing. The Live Oak Music Festival turned into an annual trip, introducing us to many other artists along the Americana, bluegrass and Celtic path.

 My wife gets all the credit for the next link in the chain that brought us to Old Crow Medicine Show (OCMS). While we were enjoying the song Conestoga from the album, she heard a guy singing background vocals whose voice was interesting to her. A bit of research in the liner notes turned up the name Ketch Secor. Along with being a generally talented multi-instrumentalist, he's also the front man for OCMS (he was also Adrienne Young's banjo teacher). This, of course, brought us to OCMS who we saw for the first time at Stubbs BBQ in Austin, Texas (wonderful outdoor concert venue if you ever get the chance). Pretty sure this video was taken at the show we attended. Yeah, there were a lot of people there -- a lot of young people very into the high energy music of OCMS. We were hooked.

 What has kept me hooked, weird as it may sound, is the teamwork of a good bluegrass band. Many bluegrass groups work around a single microphone, moving in and out to raise their volume when it's appropriate. You can tell that they are listening intently to each other, feeding off clues, reacting to what they hear. There's a case study in teamwork there that I may chase down some day. On the Americana front, the often deep and meaningful lyrics of the singer-songwriters keep me listening and wanting more. It's a shame everyone hasn't heard of Slaid Cleaves (we own all of his albums and have seen him at least a half-dozen times).

 I'm hooked on social media and the opportunities it opens for everyone to find new things to learn about and cherish. Follow lots of different people, listen to their stories and see where it takes you.
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City council approves development in historic Winchester against expert advice
2:41pm Monday 3rd December 2012
2:41pm Monday 3rd December 2012
CITY councillors have approved building work in the heart of historic Winchester against the advice of planning experts.
A terrace on King Alfred Place has been the subject of a wrangle since the summer when the Locke family applied for a two-story extension to their home.
That application was rejected and a revised one was submitted.
The Victorian terrace is within Winchester's designated conservation area. Council officers recommended the proposal be rejected because the extension would be 'unduly prominent.'
But at a planning hearing councillors were satisfied with the alterations made to the plans after the initial rejection, and voted overwhelmingly to reject the officers' recommendations.
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ADAPTABLE Mark Flanagan insists he is willing to play anywhere for Swindon Supermarine as long as he gets a game.
The recent signing, brought in from Oxford City Nomads primarily as a left-back, has played in variety of positions over the years - including in goal - and says he is more than happy to continue in that vein.
"I feel I could play in any position, as long as I'm playing I wouldn't really care," he said.
"I've played left-midfield, centre-midfield, left-back, centre-back, anywhere really. I even played in goal for a couple of games for Oxford City Nomads inside the last few seasons.
"I'm willing to do anything and I just decided to have a go at being in goal.
"It might be beneficial to me to play in different positions as it will give me a good chance of getting in the team."
Flanagan has only turned out twice for Marine since signing at the start of the year due to the wet weather, but says that a lack of games is not necessarily a negative.
"It's been frustrating not to play, but in a way it's actually been quite good," he said.
"We've been able to do more training sessions and I've got to know the lads a little bit better and work out how they want me to play during matches.
"I'd be more than happy to play lots of games in the next few months when the fixtures increase.
"At Oxford City Nomads we played two games a week since the start of the season, so it's not something I'm particularly worried about."


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New Trends in Marketing (Jan 2013 WIM Meeting)
Women in Media - Baton Rouge
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM (CST)
Event Details
Emerging Trends in Marketing & Advertising
Wednesday, January 16th
Networking at 11:30am, Luncheon from 12pm-1pm
Juban's Creole Restaurant
Join Women in Media for the first meeting of 2013 and hear speaker Jay Connaughton with Innovative Advertising as he shares the latest trends that will affect marketing and advertising in the coming year. Come learn what's new and be prepared to ride the wave, not just get carried along with the tide.
Networking begins at 11:30am with the program starting at 12pm. Please confirm your attendance by Monday, January 14th.
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Corrections officials are investigating the death of a California Prison inmate. They say the death was a homicide and the man's cellmate is the suspect.
The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said in a statement said an inmate at that the unidentified inmate at Kern Valley State Prison was found unresponsive in his cell Thursday morning and declared dead an hour later. His cell and its contents are being processed as a crime scene.
Coroner's investigators are working to determine the cause of death.
Officials say the man's cellmate, 43-year-old Dennis John Bratton, is suspected in the killing. Bratton has been serving a life sentence since 1997 for attempted murder and assault.
The prison about 40 miles northwest of Bakersfield near Delano houses about 3,800 prisoners of every security level.


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Holika Dahan 2018 date based on Hindu calendar and panchang in India. Holika Dahan, burning of old things, farm waste materials, woods or lighting of fire, is one of the most important ceremony during Holi festival. Holika Dahan 2018 date is March 1. This bonfire symbolically represents the victory of good over evil. On the night before Dhulhandi Holi, people light fire with old wood, sticks, branches and leaves.
The most popular legend associated with Holik Dahan is that of Demon Holika, sister of Hiranyakashipu, trying to kill young Prahlad and in that attempt gets herself killed. Young Prahlad is saved due to his unwavering and unfathomable devotion for God Sri Hari Vishnu. In some regions, people believe that Prahlad was saved by Lord Agni.
The day is observed as Hutashani Poornima in some regions. You can find more details about Holika Dahan and the story associated with it in this earlier article.
Thoughts on Holika Dahan by Hindu Blog
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April 2, 2010
TPWD proposes extension of Redfish Bay seagrass protection
AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is proposing to indefinitely extend protection of seagrass from uprooting by outboard motor propellers within the Redfish Bay State Scientific Area along the mid-coast between Rockport and Port Ingleside.
The recommendation presented to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission's Regulations Committee, which will now go out for public comment, would remove the termination date from the regulation prohibiting uprooting of seagrass within the protected area. If adopted as proposed the regulation would be reviewed periodically like all regulations to determine how well it is working or to determine if any changes are needed.
Seagrass is critical to the coastal environment in that it serves as a nursery for juvenile game fish, crabs and shrimp. It also is a source of food for sea turtles, shorebirds and waterfowl, helps with erosion control and has a biological filtering role in the fragile coastal ecosystem.
TPWD designated a large triangle-shaped area taking in all of Redfish Bay as a state scientific area in 2000. A key goal was to allow submerged seagrasses time for recovery from extensive damage caused by outboard motor propellers as well as preventing further harm to the delicate aquatic plants. When voluntary compliance with no-prop zones proved ineffective, the commission in 2006 made it illegal to uproot seagrass in the scientific area with a submerged propeller.
Extensive studies by TPWD's Coastal Fisheries Division have proven that the no-prop rule has been successful in protecting seagrass in the scientific area. By eliminating a June 30, 2010 expiration date for the scientific area set five years ago, the prohibition against uprooting seagrass would continue in effect.
TPWD staff also seeks to update the names of two species of seagrass in its regulations to be consistent with the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.
Public comment on the proposals may be made during upcoming public meetings scheduled for 7 p.m. April 20 at the Aransas County Courthouse, 301 N. Live Oak, Rockport and 7 p.m. April 27 at the Lion's Field Adult and Senior Community Center, 2809 Broadway, San Antonio or by contacting Jeremy Leitz, TPWD Coastal Fisheries program specialist, by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.
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A CARE home was accused of altering records about a dementia sufferer's treatment and offered her husband £1,000 to stop complaining, an inquest was told.
Muriel Giles, 75, died on June 1, 2012, after her health deteriorated following an operation on a fractured hip at Southend Hospital, Chelmsford Coroners' Court heard.
Mrs Giles, was staying at Elizabeth House care home in Hadleigh when she fell from her bed in the care home on April 30.
It was her second unwitnessed fall at the home, but staff did not call a GP to check her and she was only taken to hospital on May 2, where the fracture was discovered, after her husband, Ronald Giles, of Thundersley Park Road, Benfleet, demanded she see a doctor.
Mr Giles raised a series of concerns in court, from his wife not being fed properly to conflicting accounts of the incident, including the time of the fall being subsequently changed on a care home record sheet from 8.05am to 8.05pm.
He said: "The treatment she received made me keep a diary for some days before the end. She always needed changing and was never fed properly.
Missed fracture: Muriel Giles
There was a lack of staff."
He said a number of records about the incident conflicted with each other and a note was added on her file that she had been "unstable" two days after her operation.
He added: "At one stage they even offered me £1,000 to stop the complaint."
Coroner Caroline Beasley-Murray stopped him revealing more about the alleged offer. After the hearing, care home owner Runwood Homes denied making any such offer.
Dr Carlos Volkmar-Sierra, who saw Mrs Giles on May 1, told the court staff had not made him aware she had fallen.
Despite filling out a form requesting an urgent X-ray, he told the court he also missed the fracture.
He did not call for an ambulance to take her to A&E and suggested Mr Giles drive her there the following morning.
Unseen falls: Elizabeth House
She arrived at hospital on May 2 and the fractured hip was discovered and operated on.
Her health dramatically deteriorated before she died.
Former Southend coroner Peter Dean, who initially dealt with the case, did not order a post mortem.
Dr Kokulo Waiwaiku of the High Road Family Doctors, in High Road, Benfleet, registered the cause of death as dementia contributed to by a fractured hip.
Coroner Mrs Caroline Beasley- Murray recorded a verdict of natural causes, but added the fracture hip may have contributed.
She added: "Lines of communication between Mr Giles and Elizabeth House became somewhat fraught.
Natural causes: Coroner Caroline Beasley-Murray
Elizabeth House could have displayed more openness in its dealing with Mr Giles who continually got frustrated about getting information from the care home."
Mr Giles said he was notified of the fall on April 30 and at the care home at 2pm that day was shown an accident report stating she fell in the morning.
He said: "I have been given no sensible account as to why the form was altered from morning to evening and it does not appear to make any sense."
Vivian Laurent from Runwood Homes, who became manager of Elizabeth House on April 30 2012, admitted amending the time of the incident on a care home record from 8.05 to 20.05, but maintained it was only because it had been filled out incorrectly not in the form of the 24- hour clock.
He said the firm had investigated the incident and since brought in new procedures and more staff to supervise at-risk patients.
After the hearing, a spokesman for Runwood Homes, said care staff faced a difficult job, but he was confident they had acted appropriately, and elderly patients sometimes unfortunately fell in care homes. He denied a £1,000 offer was made to Mr Giles.
Critical: Ruth Hemmingway
A lawyer has criticised the coroner over her verdict following an inquest into the death of another Elizabeth House patient whose fractured hip went unnoticed.
Earlier this month, the Echo revealed how staff at Elizabeth House failed to send frail Colin Baker, 75, from Rayleigh, to hospital after he suffered two falls, fracturing his hip.
He was sent to Southend Hospital three days after the second fall, on February 18, 2012 after relatives demanded it.
The hospital discovered the fracture and a string of other problems, including bedsores, oral thrush, dehydration and his being underweight.
He remained bed-bound following an operation and died on March 28.
Coroner Caroline Beasley-Murray recorded a natural causes verdict as the cause of death which was recorded as pneumonia, chronic emphysema and heart problems.
Admitted: Southend Hospital
Pathologist Konrad Wolfe said being bedbound could have led to the pneumonia setting in, but Ruth Hemingway, solicitor at BTMK Solicitors, Southend, which acts for Mr Baker's family, said Mrs Beasley- Murray failed to explore this further.
She said: "My client is distressed the coroner did not recognise this contributed to his death.
"It is shocking the staff did not seek proper medical attention after Mr Baker's falls, or realise his hip was fractured."
After the fall on February 16, Mr Baker was lying on the floor for almost two hours as he could not reach a bed alarm. After the subsequent fall, care staff called paramedics when the family noticed he was yellow and struggling for breath.


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The dividend flow continues to be exceptional as we approach the end of dividend season, which is roughly coincident with earnings season, but a couple really stood out, making for a good case study in how to execute the dividend-capture strategy. The dividends are nearly identical, but the names could hardly be more different, creating a dramatic tension as to which is the best use of your capital.
On Feb. 27, both Lockheed Martin (LMT) and Lorillard (LO) will go ex-dividend, entitling shareholders of each to a dividend that is 1.3% of the current stock price. Lorillard will actually pay on March 11, while Lockheed will pay on March 29. If you consider stocks just a piece of paper, these dividends are identical twins. How to decide which one to capture?
The main principle to hold dear is that we do not have to make an investment thesis for either stock. We are not seeking capital gains, and we do not need the stock to go up. Similar to merger arb, our only goal is to avoid a loss. If we think we can buy the stock and sell it reasonably soon after the dividend at our buy price, then that is all we ask. As such, we are much more focused on technicals and other short-term indicators rather than the story. We don't ignore fundamentals, but they tend to play out over longer time periods, not the days or weeks that we intend to hold a stock.
With a focus on short-term technicals, we naturally go straight to the charts. In this case, Lockheed is looking far better. It took a dive earlier this year but has since stabilized. Since it has already absorbed a major hit, I feel more comfortable that it can hold around $88. Conversely, Lorillard has great momentum but this makes it more vulnerable to a reversal. With a rather large yield even after this run, clearly Lorillard is trying to not be an accidental high yielder, but I would still feel more comfortable if we were back at the levels of January.
Next I check the fundamental underpinning for the chart. Again, I am not trying to build a story, just feel comfortable that there is no risk lurking that could bite me over the next two to three weeks. Both names have solid EPS estimate trends that indicate no concern by analysts of a near-term deterioration in earnings power.
Both companies have reported earnings, so we eliminate the risk of a surprise news event during our holding period. (This will almost always be the case, as stocks rarely go ex-dividend close to an earnings release.) Lockheed reported an earnings miss on Jan. 25, which was one cause of the stock price decline, but did offer forward guidance ahead of current Street consensus. Meanwhile, Lorillard reported an upside surprise on Feb. 14, which featured sales growth of 7% on volume growth of 5%. Lorillard still faces the most regulatory risk, due to its high exposure to menthol, but this is not expected to impact sales in the near term.
Among the two names, the huge sentiment influence is obviously the sequester, which will impact the defense budget and the contractors as collateral damage. If the budget is about to decimate this group, however, you wouldn't know it from the stock price. For instance, look at the recent performance of the PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio (PPA). Appropriate to its name, it is on a rocket ride at the moment!
I suspect the reality is that because the sequester is in fact so small -- it will end up being only $45 billion in 2013, and much of the cut is a reduction in growth -- defense contractors will not be as impacted as many fear.
Weighing all the factors, you may be disappointed at my determination: I am playing both dividends. I entered long positions in both Lockheed Martin and Lorillard this week. I have higher confidence in Lorillard, as I play all the tobaccos every quarter and rarely lose on the trades. Conversely, there is still some sentiment risk in Lockheed Martin, but with that far-above-usual dividend yield and a chart that has bottomed, I am willing to take the risk on it.


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Yanks in no rush to put Beltran back in right
BOSTON -- Now that the Yankees feel that they have added some outfield help, it is less imperative that they hurry Carlos Beltran back to right field. He will continue to toss, but the team has no reason to rush him.
Thursday's addition of Martin Prado allows the Yankees that flexibility. Beltran has not appeared in the outfield since May 12 due to a bone spur in his right elbow, and he had recently progressed to playing catch at a distance of 100-120 feet.
"We have more options -- we were carrying three outfielders for a while there," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "Carlos was the fourth, and then we were running infielders out there.
"But with Martin, who's played a lot of outfield, and then having [Ichiro Suzuki], too -- we'll make sure he's ready when he goes out there."
Ichiro had been seeing regular duty in right field, but Prado's acquisition is expected to bump Ichiro back to a reserve role. Girardi said that could help the 40-year-old veteran from a physical standpoint.
"I think at this point in the season, you kind of go day by day. But we acquired Prado to play a lot," Girardi said. "We'll go day by day [with Ichiro]."
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Once a monk approached the Buddha and stated that he had been meditating for over 30 years.
The Buddha asked, "what have you learned?"
The monk replied, "I have mastered the jhanas and now I can walk on water." The monk proceeded to walk on water across a lake and then back.
The Buddha said, "Is there a boat that can take you across?" The monk said, "yes." The Buddha asked, "what is the cost to take the boat to the other side." "One-and-a-half cents" replied the monk.
The Buddha replied, "Then the value of your miracles is one-and-a-half cents."
The Buddha continued, "you could have taken a boat across for one-and-a-half cents to the other side and spent your time developing vipassana [insight] instead; and by now you would have been enlightened."
(not sure of the exact reference, I heard it in a Dhamma talk by Ven. Muruthamure Paññaloka, Los Angeles, 2009)


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Wood fires will be banned in the Bay Area on Friday, the third day in a row that a Spare the Air alert has been called due to forecasts for unhealthy air quality.
Spare the Air alerts also are possible for Saturday and Sunday, which would give the region a record five consecutive winter days in a row with health alerts, said officials at the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.
A high pressure system in the weather this week has locked the Bay Area into a pattern of cold stagnant air at night and early morning, trapping wood smoke and other particles near the ground.
During the 24-hour Spare the Air alerts, the nine-county air pollution district bans wood fires in fireplaces, fire inserts, stoves, or outdoor fire pits.
"It's not uncommon to have long periods of cold weather at night with consecutive days of Spare the Air alerts, but five days in a row would be a record for us," said Aaron Richardson, an air district spokesman.
Friday's will be the sixth Spare the Air alert of the season.
First time offenders caught burning wood fires during alerts are required to take an online class or read materials about the health hazards of smoke, or pay a $100 fine.Second time offenders can be fined $500, and third time offenders can be fined larger amounts.
Public health experts say smoke and other fine pollution particles have been linked to asthma and other respiratory illnesses and increased risk of heart attacks, especially among the sick and elderly.
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Fab Flash: SJP Is Bitten By The Fashion Bug
Yay, it's official! We have just learned from The Daily that Sarah Jessica Parker is set to launch a clothing line called Bitten. This afternoon she will be hosting a private luncheon at the famed Indochine restaurant in New York City, for an exclusive group of editors to take a sneak peek at her duds.
For those who have been lucky enough to previously view the collection, it is being compared to the fashion line developed by the Olsen twins called The Row.
I am sorry to report that I have no further details about price point, target audience, and manufacturer just yet but I promise to share every bit of information as I learn more.
What better woman, fashion icon and role model to design clothing of her own - this news is actually making me giddy! SJP recently accompanied Alexander McQueen to last year's Costume Institute gala and she has been a muse to Oscar de la Renta and Narciso Rodriguez. In addition, in 2004, she was awarded the Fashion Icon Award at the CFDA Fashion Awards.


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Singleton spends extra time on picks
HOUSTON -- Third-base coach Pat Listach, who also handles the infielders, had rookie first baseman Jon Singleton on the field prior to batting practice on Thursday to work on scooping balls out of the dirt on throws, which is something Singleton has struggled with this season.
Listach threw balls from several angles, bouncing them just shy of the base, and instructed Singleton to catch them backhanded instead of forehanded.
"He's working to get his hands a little softer on the picks," Listach said. "When the ball comes and it's in the dirt, he's been picking and been going hard after balls, and I'm trying to get him to go a little softer. Make sure you see it and be soft with it and make those plays instead of being so hard."
Singleton understands he needs to clean up his defense when it came to picking balls out of the dirt. If a first baseman can't routinely make clean picks, the infielders have more pressure to make accurate throws.
"It's more about feeling than anything," Singleton said. "If you have a good feeling about it and you're seeing the ball, most likely, things are going to end up well. It's kind of a coin flip when the ball's in the dirt. The more you work at it, the better you get defensively."
Brian McTaggart is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, Tag's Lines. Follow @brianmctaggart on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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|Meryl as Julia
Who doesn't love Meryl Streep? With us, it's degrees of loving Meryl Streep. Over the weekend we saw her once again in "It's Complicated" with Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin. It's truly a very funny movie. Our friend Ana is extolling the virtues of her latest movie "Hope Springs" which, of course, we plan to see. Meryl takes our breath away in movies like "The Iron Lady". She even renders a turkey like "Mama Mia" watchable. But of all her recent movies, the one that combines our love for Meryl and for her subject matter is, of course, "Julie and Julia" where she is joined by the wonderful Amy Adams in a movie by Nora Ephron. This was sheer perfection.


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The Waterford Township man who died Friday after shoveling snow has been identified as Thomas McAvoy, 60.
An autopsy revealed that McAvoy's cause of death was hypertensive arteriosclerotic coronary vascular disease, a staff member at the Oakland County Medical Examiner's Office said Saturday.
First responders found McAvoy laying in his Quail Ridge Court driveway in cardiac arrest on Friday morning.
He was pronounced dead at 10:22 a.m. Friday at Huron Valley Sinai Hospital in Commerce Township.


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Hi Joyce. Very interesting about the Vietnam connections.... I sense that exposure to Agent Orange is continuing to catch up with many as well, in the form of new cancers. It is very interesting how the conflict continues to live on. I spent a couple years in South East Asia, in Laos, but my father was not in the war and has never been to the region.
My husband's grandfather also died of cc, at 72 yrs. of age, in 1998. He was a long time farmer here in the area.
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I was admiring the laptop cover created by Elizabeth of Oh, Fransson! for the Sew, Mamma, Sew! blog... and one day husband asked me when I was going to make a cover for our *new to us* Mac Book. Well, golly! I know JUST the tutorial to use! This tutorial was just the ticket, and very clear and easy to follow. I stopped by my favorite little fabric shop, chose this gender neutral home dec weight fabric called "Chippendale" from the For Your Home line by Vicki Payne. Nothing a guy wouldn't be perfectly content to carry, right?
Its already travelled with us to Lake Norris in Tennessee, and did a lovely job protecting Mac. How long will it stay clean? Odds are, not much longer, but thats ok - that means its getting used! Now go on! Make one for your laptop already!
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Tako Kichi: Kite Crazy in Japan
Museum hours, Jun 10, 2013 | $6 NM residents; $9 non-residents
An exhibition of more than 200 Japanese kites. "Stilled though these handcrafted kites may be, hanging from a wall or the ceiling, imaginations will soar during kite-flying events and kite-making workshops at the museum's Milner Plaza location." Through Mar. 23, 2014
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For AU Sweethearts, College Romance Stands the Test of Time
Amy Lessler, SOC/BA '06, and Allison Shaw, CAS/BA '05, were married this past September, but their love story –- like 2,500 other American University alumni couples -- began at AU. We talked to Amy and Allison as part of our AU Sweethearts Social Media project.
For the second year in a row, we are collecting and sharing stories of couples who met at AU. Through Facebook comments, tweets, and submissions to our website, we have heard many wonderful stories, and we will continue to showcase AU couples throughout the month of February. You can fill out this questionnaire, tell your story (include a photo!) on our Facebook wall, or share stories and photos on Twitter and Instagram using #AUSweethearts.
Describe how you met and your first impressions of each other.
Amy: I met Allison when I was hosting my roommate's 20th birthday party, and my best friend asked if she could invite a new GLBTA Resource Center work-study student. When my friend described her, I knew who she was talking about. Even though I'd never met her, I'd seen her around the Mary Graydon Center with her art portfolio (she was a graphic design major) and thought she was cute.
Allison: We immediately hit it off and had a great night. I thought she was funny, outgoing, and had beautiful brown eyes. When I was leaving the party, I "forgot" my sweatshirt so that I could come back up the next day to retrieve it—and talk more.
Amy: The following week I worked up the courage to go to the GLBTA Resource Center to ask her out. It was the first time I'd ever asked anyone out on a date.
Describe your first date.
Allison: Our actual first date was a failed attempt at a movie and dinner on Bethesda Row, but the movie sold out. In my mind, our official first date was to Ben and Jerry's on Free Cone Day in Dupont Circle. We were having such a great time that we hopped on the bus to Georgetown to the other Ben and Jerry's location for another free cone and more talking!
Amy: We still try to get to free cone day at Ben and Jerry's every year to commemorate one of our first dates.
What is your favorite AU memory together?
Allison: We both volunteered with the GLBTA Resource Center, and I remember several sing-alongs while getting work done!
Amy: There are so many! But… I have two favorite memories of concerts at AU with Allison:
My senior year, I was volunteer staff at the GLBTA Resource Center, and we brought singer-songwriter Melissa Ferrick, who was pretty famous in the world of queer women, to perform in the Tavern. I led the charge of the organizing the concert. I remember watching the show with Allison and my best friends and feeling so lucky and happy. It was such a small, intimate show, just for us at AU. All of our hard work had paid off and life was so great!
In 2008, Allison and I had been broken up for almost two years but remained friendly, so we went to a Paramore and Jimmy Eat World concert at AU with friends. It was the first time I'd been back on campus since I graduated. While we were watching the show, Allison smiled at me in a way that told me things were about to change, and I love that it happened at AU, where it all started.
Describe the proposal.
Allison: Amy planned a massive scavenger hunt all around Manhattan, taking me to all my favorite places including Cafe Grumpy and the Rose Space Center in the American Museum of Natural History. At the end, she proposed to me on a bridge in Central Park, overlooking the pond and the midtown skyline. After I said yes, we walked back to our apartment, where she had also arranged to have my parents and her parents surprise with a little reception and party!
Amy: Later, we all went out to dinner and Allison stood up to thank everyone for being there and then surprised me by presenting me with a ring that her mother had brought in anticipation of the occasion. Later that night, friends came over to continue to celebrate. It was just so perfect and wonderful!
Anything else you'd like to add?
Amy: We recently were married in my hometown of Westport, CT on September 28, 2013 with many AU alumni in attendance, five of whom were in our bridal party. My uncle who married us graduated from AU's Washington College of Law.
AU has given us both many things. It is where I learned how to channel my desire to help people into a career in non-profits where I can make a difference. It is where I felt safe to explore who I was and come out of the closet and live my truth. I know I can always come back to AU and am so happy to be getting involved again as San Francisco social and networking programs co-chair for the AU Pride Alumni Alliance, which has reconnected me with a mentor, Mindy Michels.
But most importantly, AU was where I met people I can't imagine my life without. I met some of my best friends and the love of my life at AU, and there is no way to express how grateful I am for that.


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We all judge others even if it isn't our place to judge, but supposedly at the end we are all judged by one!!!
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PORTLAND, Ore. (TheStreet) -- We can tell you how much a car costs, how many miles it gets to the gallon, how much horsepower it cranks out, how much cargo it will hold and how all of that information stacks up to its closest competitor, but none of that does you any good if your car spends more time in the shop than on the road.
"Reliability" isn't some intangible feature car dealers throw out there to make a vehicle sound nicer. It's an actual measurement of how often an automobile model breaks down, its frequent problems and how much all of that is going to cost you in time and repairs. For commuters, shuttlers and those who rely on their cars not only to get from Point A to Point B but to do so multiple times each day, reliability is no small consideration.
Car repair data site CarMD released its Vehicle Health Index reliability ratings recently, ranking the vehicles with the least combined "check engine" repairs and costs. It culled repair data from 151,000 specific repairs performed on model year 2003 to 2013 vehicles from Oct. 1, 2012, to Sept. 30 of this year.
CarMD ranked the Top 100 vehicles overall, top vehicles by category and the most common repairs by make. While we realize the inherent value of the vehicle list, it seemed somewhat less valuable to feature a Top 10 that included five Nissans, three Toyotas, a Mazda and a Hyundai when that doesn't tell a whole lot of the story.
Instead, we got a good look at the manufacturer rankings and saw just how much repairs for each cost, how often they're in the shop, what kind of problems are knocking them out of commission and which represents your best bet when it comes time to buy -- regardless of model year. The following 10 automakers represent the best the industry has to offer, but there's still a whole lot separating the steady performers at the top from the scrap iron at the bottom:


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Weaver's early exit shakes up Angels' rotation
ANAHEIM -- After a nearly month-long battle to stay in the Angels' rotation, the competition between Matt Shoemaker and Hector Santiago has been decided, but they both may be staying put.
Before Monday night's matchup with the Blue Jays, manager Mike Scioscia said Santiago was moving to the bullpen in favor of Shoemaker, who would start on Thursday at Texas. However, Shoemaker took over to start the third inning when Jered Weaver was removed with lower back stiffness, putting Santiago's move in limbo.
Scioscia said Shoemaker was a "long shot" to make the start on Thursday after throwing 61 pitches across 3 2/3 innings against the Blue Jays. He did not say who was likely to take that turn.
Shoemaker, meanwhile, was cautiously optimistic about his chances to start Thursday.
"I feel like I'd definitely be able to, but it's one of those things, especially at this level, you want to be at the best physical shape you can be in each start," Shoemaker said. "I feel like I'd be fine but I don't want to say I'd be fine until tomorrow. But I'd feel like I'd be good to go."
On candidate is Santiago, who is 0-1 with a 3.98 ERA in his four starts since being called up. Santiago will be available in the bullpen on Tuesday night, Scioscia said, but could return to the rotation soon.
"I'm sure that Hector's going to get a turn somewhere," Scioscia said.
Santiago was called up to take Tyler Skaggs' place in the rotation after Skaggs went to the disabled list with a strained hamstring on June 10. The Angels have won three of the four games he's started. His second stint as a starter this season was much better than his first (0-6, 5.19).
For weeks, Scioscia didn't have to choose between the two. First, it was because of Skaggs' slower-than-expected recovery and return from the disabled list. Then, once Skaggs did return, it was a doubleheader in Chicago that forced Scioscia to go to a six-man rotation.
Matthew DeFranks is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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We established an information technology partnership with Indiana to provide a connection between Indiana businesses and Ball State alumni. Through this venture, we hope to clarify the information technology needs of Indiana businesses, and to help Ball State alumni better anticipate and locate technological careers in Indiana.
We also have a career networking program, the Career Alumni Network (CAN). This networking service has been in operation since 1994 and offers a solid database of volunteer alumni career consultants.
Ball State's Career Center Web site is extensive and provides many valuable services including job listings, employment information, and services for students and alumni, resume help, career fairs, relocation services, links to other job databases, and much more.
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For a number of years the market would usually rally when Fed chief Ben Bernanke had something to say. Lately, the pattern has changed and we are seeing a negative reaction to Dr. Bernanke, even though he continues to talk in a market-friendly manner. The problem is that he no longer has the keys to the printing press and can't continue to provide the flood of liquidity to which the bulls have become addicted.
The market sold off hard after Dr. Bernanke's comments and now the SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) is working to regain its 200-day simple moving average. As I have commented before, quantitative easing programs have given the market so much buoyance in the past, but we don't have it this time. The bulls' big hope is resolution of the fiscal cliff crisis but even then we still face major worries about slowing earnings....92 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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A YOUNG thug who blackmailed a pensioner after catching his girlfriend performing a sex act on him has been jailed for two years and two months.
Christopher White repeatedly threatened the 67-year-old as he demanded money with menaces, even making him drive to the cash machine to get it.
And the 26-year-old, who was the first youngster to get an ASBO in Swindon, also beat up girlfriend Nina Austin in front of his victim after catching them together.
Tessa Hingston, prosecuting, told Swindon Crown Court how the pensioner knew Austin and sometimes lent her money.
At about 10pm on February 14 she went to his home in the Railway Village and asked if she could borrow £20.
"He said he wasn't prepared to lend her that and she offered to perform a sex act on him. He said fair enough," Miss Hingston said.
"Before that there had been nothing sexual, they were just friends. Nina Austin changed clothing and put on a negligee and performed oral sex on him."
Once they had finished she went to leave but White burst in saying he had filmed the whole thing on his mobile phone through a window in the door.
He turned on Miss Austin, kicking and punching her to the ground as she cried 'Don't hit me, don't hit me' to which he replied 'If you think I'm hitting you now wait until we get back'.
White then told the pensioner he knew he had given her £20 for the sex act saying 'Who do you think you are, that's my missus'.
He pushed the man onto a seat and when Miss Austin tried to intervene he punched her again.
White snarled 'If you think I am going away with £20 you've got another think coming. You need to get me £100'.
If he didn't get the money he said he would take his phone, laptop and TV from him and assault him, so he handed over £80.
The following day Miss Austin came to the door in the evening to apologise, but White again burst in behind her.
He told him 'You thought last night was the finish of it,' adding 'It's finished when I say so' and demanded another £100, making him drive them to a cash machine to get it.
The day after he decided to call the police .
White, of Waggoner Close, Abbey Meads, admitted blackmail, actual bodily harm and the theft of £22.50 he snatched from a bus driver a couple of days before.
He has a long history of crime including robberies, criminal damage and weapons charges.
Tony Bignall, defending, said his client had a drug problem that was out of control at the time of the offences and called Miss Austin as a character witness. She said they had been together for a year and she would stand by him.
Jailing him Recorder Ian Lawrie QC said: "Without a shadow of a doubt blackmail is a very serious offence.
"The courts, when they approach sentencing in blackmail, always take the view there are few crimes more repugnant."


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Updated from 7:57 p.m. ET to include commentary on Tuesday's economic data. NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average and its frustrating quest for 13,000 is getting more digital ink, but the bulls are likely paying more attention to the S&P 500 and its inexorable march higher. So far in 2012, the S&P 500 has finished up nearly 70% of the time on a daily basis, rising in 26 of 38 trading sessions. The index closed at a multi-year high of 1367.59 on Monday, staying at pre-financial crisis levels, and the intraday peak of 1371.94 was a new high for the past year, eclipsing a level last seen in early May 2011. The big question now is when will investors who have ridden this market up more than 20% since the October lows take some profits? What will the S&P 500 do now that it's coming up against some chart resistance? Things are just a bit too quiet for comfort at the moment. Both volume and volatility are low, and the violent swings that dominated market action from August through October are off the menu. Everyone's bullish from Dr. Doom to the Oracle of Omaha, who might do with a reminder from one of his old shareholder letters. "Investors should remember that excitement and expenses are their enemies," Buffett told Berkshire Hathaway's ( BRK.B) faithful back in 2004. "And if they insist on trying to time their participation in equities, they should try to be fearful when others are greedy and greedy only when others are fearful." The market sentiment right now is up, up and away for equities, i.e. greedy, and that would seem to indicate it might be smart to be at least a little afraid. Sam Stovall, chief equity strategist at S&P Capital IQ, had this take on the market's mood on Monday. "How can a more-than 4% month-to-date (through February 24) advance in the S&P 500, on top of a 4.4% gain in January, cause investors to feel a bit unnerved?" he asked. "Answer: When it comes during a more than a 24% surge off of the October low, with the last 2%+ single-day decline occurring on December 8 and the results for the second-worst month for the market have been anything but."
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Presents with Presence: A Holiday Group Exhibition of Handcrafted Artisan Items
The 10th Street Gallery-Milwaukee is pleased to present a new exhibition:
Presents with Presence: A Holiday Group Exhibition of Handcrafted Artisan Items.
Exhibition Dates: Thursday, November 21 – January 5, 2014
Opening Reception: Thursday, November 21, 6pm-9pm
"Presents with Presence," is a holiday group art exhibition featuring a variety of beautiful handcrafted artisan items by local Wisconsin-based artists that will be available for purchase.
The exhibition includes hand-knitted winter wear from Chase Stoeger and Molly Rhode, oil paintings by Christina Plitcha and Todd Mrozinski, hand-knitted scarves from Toni Nameth, silk screen prints on plywood by John Kowalczyk, hand-dyed silk scarves and Polish ornaments by Kasia Drake-Hames, acrylic paintings by luna – renée simone bebeau, hand designed dishware by Jessica Laub, and jewelry by Elizabeth Carr.
"Presents with Presence" is in conjunction with the highly acclaimed musical comedy, A Cudahy Caroler Christmas, performing at In Tandem Theatre November 29 – January 5, 2014.
The exhibition artists use a variety of mediums to articulate their vision and produce high quality artwork and affordable wearable items which will be available for purchase throughout the exhibition. The 10th Street Gallery is open Monday – Friday from 10am – 5pm, Saturdays from 12noon – 4pm, and by appointment.


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Williams learning how to juggle bullpen
WASHINGTON -- One of the toughest challenges for a rookie manager, especially one who was a position player, is figuring out the right way to deploy his bullpen. So far, Nationals manager Matt Williams has done a good job, although he's probably gone to the 'pen more than he would have liked.
The Nationals had a 2.09 bullpen ERA heading into Saturday, second only to the Padres in the Majors. But the relief corps has been busy -- with 72 appearances and 81 2/3 innings pitched, the fourth-highest total in MLB.
"The guys that have been around here a lot have told me this is unusual," Williams said. "We certainly have good starting pitching, and we rely on them a lot to get us deeper into games. There's been some games where it hasn't happened, and so that has been a tough part."
Craig Stammen has tossed 14 1/3 innings over eight appearances and Jerry Blevins has thrown 11 1/3 innings in 13 trips to the hill. Williams doesn't want to tax his relievers, but it has been a function of Washington's starters averaging just 5 2/3 innings in their starts.
"We've had a few times where our [long reliever] has been in there in the fourth inning -- and that hurts your bullpen for not only that day and the next day, but days after that," Williams said. "That's been a challenge, but it's not the norm. You just have to fight through those days -- or those weeks -- and get through it and get back on track. I want to use them a certain way, but that hasn't been the case."
Elliott Smith is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The Pfenex project has been funded in whole with Federal funds from the National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract
No. HHSN272201200033C.
Under an existing Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) contract, Pfenex has successfully developed a novel rPA that is highly immunogenic and protective in animal studies, with a scalable production process and robust yields.
"Glide Pharma is pleased to be working with Pfenex on this contract from NIAID. We believe that a combination of Pfenex's proprietary rPA-based anthrax vaccine and Glide Pharma's novel formulations and delivery technology will provide a product suitable in response to an anthrax biothreat." stated Dr Mark Carnegie-Brown, CEO, Glide Pharma.
"We are pleased to award this sub-contract to Glide Pharma. Their novel formulation and delivery technology allows us to expand our anthrax vaccine program," stated Bertrand C. Liang, CEO, Pfenex. "Leveraging the Glide SDI® technology to develop an alternative delivery method of the Pfenex anthrax vaccine further supports our efforts to provide a safe, feasible and cost-effective solution to the United States government's quest to stockpile sufficient vaccine doses to rapidly respond to an anthrax biothreat."
About Glide Pharma®
Glide Pharma® is a pharmaceutical development and device company focused on the easy, safe and convenient administration of solid dose formulations of therapeutics and vaccines. The company has a range of in-house and partnered programmes based on its proprietary solid dose injector, the Glide SDI®. Glide Pharma has a strong management team with extensive experience of the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device sectors. The company has successfully completed five investment rounds, and is supported by a consortium of institutional and private technology investors, including Invesco Perpetual, Oxford Technology Venture Capital Trusts, Oxford Capital Partners and Hygea VCT. For more information please visit www.glidepharma.com
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Now, I'm a little worried about declaring that too soon. This franchise has always found a way to take one step forward and 4-6 steps back. Facts being facts, the Ants' record is still a humble 13-14 after their 115-109 win over Maine on Thursday at Memorial Coliseum.
But I can say with certainty this team brings more effort night after night than any lineup in franchise history.
Remember, they started 3-10 before Ants president Jeff Potter, along with coach Duane Ticknor, pulled the trigger on moves that brought Luke Harangody, Anthony Richardson and Anthony Harris to town.
Knocking off Maine, which is tied for first in the East Division, was big win. It was bigger in finding out how the Ants would react to some road success upon returning home. It was bigger still because Ron Howard remains out with a knee injury for an indefinite period.
"I was a little worried how we'd come out," Ticknor said. "A lot of times after a long road trip, that first game back home you seem to struggle a little bit. We really stressed this week that just because you're home, you couldn't play with a lack of urgency.
"From the middle of the third quarter on, I thought we really played good basketball."
Urgency is a good word to pause upon. Urgency can be a tough attribute to harness in the D-League, where the money's not so great and the travel is all kinds of tiring. Urgency has been one of the rarest of qualities in the Mad Ants over the years.
Ticknor seems to have fixed that.
He's fixed it with his style of play. He's hard-driving, no-nonsense and fair. He's also fixed it with the players he's brought in.
Those who knew Harangody from his Notre Dame days expected him to do what he's been doing – play like a linebacker or fullback in basketball shorts. His numbers Thursday were typical: 29 points, 13 rebounds and a handful of dirty looks from opposing players.
But it's players like Harris, a point guard Ticknor knew from his days in Sioux Falls, that have also pushed the team forward.
With Howard out, Harris is the team's starting and finishing point guard. Tony Mitchell spells him on occasion, or at least takes over some ball-handling on a possession or two, but Harris rarely leaves the floor.
He played 47 minutes, 18 seconds Thursday, dished out 17 assists to two turnovers, scored 15 points and even blocked a couple shots. Late in the game, when he should have been fatigued, he drove the lane and threw down a monstrous dunk.
(If urgency can occasionally be measured in dunks, the Mad Ants put up some big numbers there, too. Suffice it to say Mitchell and Sadiel Rojas can rise and deliver when they see an opening.)
This is as unselfish a roster as the Ants have assembled, too. Harris' teammates nearly matched him, combining for 14 assists. Six players scored in double figures. Shooting guard Darryl Partin was hot early. He hit six three-pointers and scored 20 points and couldn't get back on the floor late in the game because the team was operating so well.
Indiana Pacers rookie Miles Plumlee arrived in town at 5 p.m., and left minutes after the game after posting 11 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks.
Plumlee is actually a good example of how this team is antsy to do things. They want to run. They go for steals and blocks. They don't take plays off.
It's urgency.
"We're playing team defense, we're playing together, we have each other's backs and we're just making plays," Mitchell said. "Guys came in and for the minutes they played, they all gave us a boost. This was a win at home we really needed."
Ticknor said earlier this week he thought the team would need to finish 15-9 or 14-10 to be sure to be in contention for a playoff spot.
The Mad Ants are 0-for-franchise history in making the playoffs.
This team seems different. Maine made a late push Thursday. The Ants pushed back. That's a relatively new concept, too.
"One of the things they talked about before I got to Fort Wayne was that they were always in games but couldn't finish games," Harangody said. "Now I think we've grown in that area. We know how to finish games."
These Ants know how to win.
Interesting concept. I kind of like watching it.Maine*28*29*25*27—109
Fort Wayne*24*35*26*30—115
Maine: Downs 9-20 3-4 24, Wright 7-14 5-7 19, VanderMeer 1-5 0-0 2, Silas 7-20 2-3 16, Barrett 7-16 2-2 16, Ayer 5-9 6-9 16, Reed 6-8 0-2 16. Totals 42-92 18-27 109.
Fort Wayne: Harangody 11-21 7-8 29, Mitchell 7-19 3-4 19, Smith 2-4 0-0 4, Partin 7-19 0-0 20, Harris 5-13 4-6 15, Plumlee 5-12 1-4 11, Porter 0-1 0-0 0, Rojas 5-9 3-4 13, Wallace 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 44-101 18-26 115.
Three-point goals: M/7-17 (Reed 4-6, Downs 3-7, Barrett 0-1, Silas 0-3), FW/9-24 (Partin 6-14, Mitchell 2-5, Harris 1-1, Rojas 0-1, Harangody 0-3). Rebounds: M/51 (Wright 12, Reed 11), FW/53 (Harangody 13, Plumlee 10, Mitchell 9). Assists: M/26 (Barrett 15), FW/31 (Harris 17). Steals: M/5 (Wright 3), FW/11 (Rojas 5, Mitchell 3). Blocks: M/4, FW/9 (Plumlee 3). Turnovers: M/18, FW/12. Total fouls: M/20, FW/21. Attendance: 2,971


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Medical Treatment of Endometriosis-Associated Pelvic Pain
This study has been completed.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Information provided by:
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: September 28, 2005
Last updated: January 23, 2014
Last verified: January 2014
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Detailed Description:
The Specific Aim of this project is to compare the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of continuous oral contraceptives versus leuprolide/norethindrone in the treatment of endometriosis-associated chronic pelvic pain. This comparison will be based on a randomized, double-blind, trial of women with chronic pelvic pain who have been diagnosed with endometriosis at the time of surgery within the last 3 years. We hypothesize that, over a 12-month period of postoperative treatment, the efficacy of oral contraceptives is no worse than leuprolide/norethindrone, and that treatment with oral contraceptives is more cost-effective.
|Endometriosis Pelvic Pain
|Drug: Oral Contraceptive Drug: Depot-Leuprolide/Norethindrone
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Oral Contraceptives Versus Depot-Leuprolide Taken After Surgery for Endometriosis-Associated Pelvic Pain
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Endometriosis Pelvic PainU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD):
Primary Outcome Measures:
- pain
- quality of life
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|July 2004
- Background-Laparoscopic surgical treatment for endometriosis is typically associated with a decrease of pain on a short-term basis, but 50% of patients have pain 12 months after surgery. Often this leads to having repeat surgery to treat the endometriosis. Instead of having repeat surgery, some physicians use medications to prevent the pain and endometriosis from returning.
- The purpose of this study is to compare continuous oral contraceptives to depot-leuprolide for control of endometriosis-associated pelvic pain after surgical treatment of endometriosis. We will also be looking at the potential cost savings of using oral contraceptives compared to depot-leuprolide, as depot-leuprolide is an expensive medication.
- If the patient meets criteria, including confirmation of diagnosis of endometriosis, she will then undergo an intake visit consisting of obtaining informed consent and completion of several baseline questionnaires. This intake visit is estimated to last 1-2 hours. After informed consent has been obtained, the subject will be randomized to one of the two treatment groups:One tablet of oral contraceptives (birth control pills) everyday and an injection of saline (a sterile salt solution with no medication effect) every 12 weeks for 48 weeks or One tablet of norethindrone everyday and an injection of depot-leuprolide every 12 weeks for 48 weeks.
- The patient will be seen one month after the first injection (Visit 1) and then at 12 (Visit 2), 24 (Visit 3), 36 (Visit 4) and 48 (Visit 5) weeks. Blood pressure and weight will be recorded and a urine pregnancy test will be obtained. The Study Coordinator will review with the patient any concerns she might have and record any adverse events. Assessments of pain and quality of life will be made at weeks 4, 12, 24, 36 and 48 after the intake visit. An injection (leuprolide acetate or saline plus inert powder) will be given by an unblinded nurse at the intake visit, and at weeks 12, 24, and 36. In addition, at the end of each medication visit, the patient will be given a three month's supply of oral medication (capsules containing norethindrone acetate or a generic oral contraceptive with 30ug ethinyl estradiol and 0.15mg levonorgestrel).
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 52 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age greater than 18 and pre-menopausal.
- Pelvic pain of at least 3 months duration.
- Diagnosis of endometriosis by laparoscopy or laparotomy within three years of entry. The diagnosis of endometriosis will require either histology consistent with endometriosis or operative records indicating visual evidence of lesions consistent with endometriosis.
- Moderate to severe pelvic pain preoperatively attributable to endometriosis (average Numerical Rating Scale of 5 or more for three or more months).
- Willingness to comply with visit schedule and protocol.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Use of oral contraceptives within one month of the surgery.
- Dose of Lupron within three months if given monthly or within five months if given 3-month injection.
- Any disorder that represents a contraindication to the use of oral contraceptives (e.g. insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, history of thrombophlebitis, hypertension, history of cardiovascular disease, smoker at 35 or more years of age) or GnRH analogs (e.g., history of osteopenia).
- History of hysterectomy and bilateral salpingoophorectomy.
- Positive pregnancy test at first postoperative (i.e, intake visit).
- Significant mental or chronic systemic illness that might confound pain assessment or the inability to complete the study.
Contacts and Locations
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00229996
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00229996
|United States, Massachusetts
|Brigham and Womens Hospital
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
Sponsors and Collaborators
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
|Principal Investigator:
|David S Guzick, M.D., Ph.D
|University of Rochester
|Principal Investigator:
|Mark Hornstein, MD
|Brigham and Women's Hospital
|Principal Investigator:
|Fred M Howard, MD
|University of Rochester
|Principal Investigator:
|Sara Sukalich, MD
|University of Rochester
More Information
Keywords provided by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD):
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00229996 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
R01HD044870 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|September 28, 2005
|Last Updated:
|January 23, 2014
Keywords provided by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD):
pelvic pain
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Pelvic Pain
Genital Diseases, Female
Neurologic Manifestations
Signs and Symptoms
Contraceptive Agents
Norethindrone acetate
Contraceptives, Oral
Reproductive Control Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Contraceptive Agents, Female
Fertility Agents, Female
Fertility Agents
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
Antineoplastic Agents
Contraceptives, Oral, Synthetic
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie will start the regular season on the disabled list because of a strained oblique.
Blue Jays manager John Gibbons announced the news today in Dunedin, Fla., where the team trains.
Lawrie, 23, felt discomfort in his left side during an exhibition game March 6 with Canada's World Baseball Classic team against the Cincinnati Reds.
In 125 games last season, Lawrie hit .273/.324/.405 with 11 homers, 48 RBIs and 13 stolen bases.
The Blue Jays are scheduled to open the season April 2 at home against the Cleveland Indians.


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The big one skins are no longer stored in the seperate "skins" dir they are now considered as Addons by XBMC and are located in your userdata "addons" folder.
For Sanity and easy location we would like you to name your skins folder skin.(skinname) eg: "skin.confluence" this isn't actually needed but its good practice all the stuff xbmc needs is in addon.xml
2) Changes to skin.xml
This file is actually deleted and not used anymore in its replacement is addon.xml Its pretty similar to skin.xml but with a few extra bit needed for addons.
Example https://xbmc.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot.../addon.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
provider-name="Jezz_X, Team XBMC">
<import addon="xbmc.gui" version="2.11"/>
<extension point="xbmc.gui.skin"
<extension point="xbmc.addon.metadata">
Confluence skin by Jezz_X. (XBMC's default skin)
Confluence skin door Jezz_X
Jezz_X开发的Confluence皮肤
<description>Confluence is the default skin for XBMC 9.11 and above. It is a combination of concepts from many popular skins, and attempts to embrace and integrate their good ideas into a skin that should be easy for first time XBMC users to understand and use.</description>
<description lang="nl">Confluence is de standaard skin voor XBMC 9.11 en hoger. Het combineert de concepten van andere populaire skins, waarbij het tracht hun goede ideëen te integreren in een skin die gemakkelijk in gebruik is.</description>
<description lang="zh">在XBMC 9.11之后的版本中Confluence是默认皮肤。它集合了许多流行皮肤的创意,力求把这些优点融合到一个皮肤中,使得首次使用XBMC的用户能更容易上手。</description>
<disclaimer>Confluence is the default skin for XBMC, removing it may cause issues</disclaimer>
<disclaimer lang="nl">Confluence is de standaard XBMC skin, het verwijderen van Confluence kan leiden tot problemen.</disclaimer>
<disclaimer lang="zh">Confluence是XBMC的默认皮肤,删除它可能导致故障。</disclaimer>
id = This has to be a unique id that is used for your skin in the addon manager internally. In this case for simplicity and sanity its the same as the folder name.
version Is used by the update manager so it can tell if the skin has changed version and tell people there is an update possible keep this in the 0.0.0 format (MajorVersion.MinorVersion.Other)
name Is the Title displayed though XBMC for your skin it can have spaces and pretty much any valid character in it
<requires> this is needed so xbmc knows what it needs the only real thing to change here is the internal xbmc skinning engine compatibility version number of your skin
<extension point="xbmc.gui.skin" the stuff included in here is pretty much what was included in the old skin.xml
<extension point="xbmc.addon.metadata"> This is all the fluff (meta data) that XBMC will display when people see your skin in the addon manager
3) skin XML file changes
New Files Added:
AddonBrowser.xml This is the main Browser window for installing and removing addons Its pretty much like other media windows (video, music) example here https://xbmc.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot...rowser.xml
DialogAddonInfo.xml Is an information dialog for the addons that lets you view the meta data for addons and enable, disable, update, and check the change log example : https://xbmc.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot...onInfo.xml
DialogAddonSettings.xml This window is a renamed DialogPluginSettings.xml with a few extra id's to allow groups of settings new controls are 8 for a default slider control for the window, 9 for a grouplist for the catagory buttons, 13 the default button template for catagorys (works like SettingsCatagory.xml) example: https://xbmc.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot...ttings.xml
DialogTextViewer.xml pretty much a renamed DialogScriptInfo.xml and is basically a big textbox and header used for viewing stuff like change logs of addons
Old Files removed:
DialogPluginSettings.xml replaced by DialogAddonSettings.xml
DialogScriptInfo.xml replaced by DialogTextViewer.xml
MusicOSDVisSettings.xml replaced by DialogAddonSettings.xml
MyScripts.xml has been merged into the MyPrograms addons
DefaultScript.png not needed since they all use DefaultAddon.png if they have no icon of their own
Current Files with Changes:
DialogSelect.xml Has had a new container added with an id="6" This is used for selecting the new addons in parts of the skin and contains a little extra meta data than the old dialogselect view. You now get ListItem.(icon, label, label2) where Icon = addons icon, Label = addons name, label2 = addon summary
MusicOSD.xml <control type="selectbutton" id="503"> is no longer needed and has been replaced by DialogSelect to select vizualizations
4) New Command to use
Skin.SetAddon(setting_title,addon_extention_point) This is used Instead of Skin.SetFile() to set links to addons like scripts example "Skin.SetAddon(VideoScript_Path,xbmc.python.script)" will open up DialogSelect.xml with a list of all addons with the script extention point and set it into the "VideoScript_Path" skin string
Addon.Default.OpenSettings(xbmc.player.musicviz) this is used to replace the old "<onclick>ActivateWindow(121)</onclick>" or "<onclick>ActivateWindow(VisualisatioSettings)</onclick>" commands from MusicOSD.xml file to open up the Settings for Visualizations
5) changelog.txt (not needed but desired)
This is basically a text file to place in the root of your skins dir (next to addon.xml) that will be read and shown when users click the button in Addon Information. Its probably best to keep this in nice plain text easy for end users to understand and doesn't really need to contain every detail of changes you have made
6) Extra Images (not needed but desired)
You can now add these image in your skins root folder (next to addon.xml)
icon.png is the thumbnail that will show for your skin in all things addon related (try not to make it huge because it will effect where it is hosted 512x512 is plenty big)
fanart.jpg Is a fanart image for your skin (don't feel you "need" to have one because heaps of 1080p will slow down repo browsing as it downloads them for every single addon)
7) Extra Icons
DefaultAddon.png Default icon used for addons before their proper icon has downloaded
DefaultAddonNone.png Icon used for the "None" value when selecting addons in DialogSelect.xml (eg: picking a screensaver)
8) Player.SeekOffset
New string added. Can be used to indicate the seek offset after a seek press (eg user presses BigStepForward, player.seekoffset returns +10:00, user presses StepBackward, player.seekoffset returns -0:30)
9) Scripts window can be removed
Replace with Programs window, linked via ActivateWindow(Programs,Addons,return). Note that Addons works as a quick path in all windows that can have addons (music,videos,pictures,programs) and the return parameter works everywhere now.


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Goins optioned to Buffalo
The TORONTO BLUE JAYS have optioned 2B RYAN GOINS to Buffalo of the International League (Triple-A). A corresponding roster move will be completed tomorrow prior to the Blue Jays game in Kansas City.
GOINS, 26, is batting .150(9-60) in 24 games for the Blue Jays this season with one home run and one RBI.


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What would be answer in reference to the "how it should be trained"-set of the Vinaya?
Hanzze wrote:Of course Ven. Appicchato, but my own conclusion could be very wrong as well, couldn't it?
Thanks retrofuturist for your thoughtful care, I also took it in that way.retrofuturist wrote:I suspect venerable Appicchato might be suggesting that what's in the texts and what happens "on the ground" are often quite different....
retrofuturist wrote:thus, "how it should be trained" will depend on whether one feels obliged to teach from the texts or teach the local status quo.
Hanzze wrote:May I ask you how it holds from your present view in regard to the OP question as I guess you also have some deeper knowledge of the Vinaya texts?
Hanzze wrote:Maybe you like to tell it in a different way ...
retrofuturist wrote:Not really. I don't think I could advance what I said any further, or with more clarity.
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