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This wakeboard is fabricated solely for the needs of cable. The Ronix District Park wakeboard has more surface area that works better for the slower speeds of cable and built-in flutes so you can ride this board finless with a cleaner lift. Sharp center rail creates a quicker edge transfer that is reliable in choppy water. It blends to a vertical sidewall in the tip/tail allowing the board to ride higher on the water with more glide speed. Rounder bevel on the inside blends to a sharp bevel on the outside for clean, progressive edge transfer and hold. Versatile rockerline feels like a continuous one with easy transitions and soft landings, plus it has the upright pop of a 3-stage rocker. District Park 134: 52.8"L x 17.2"W. For riders up to 185 lbs. District Park 138: 54.3"L x 17.4"W. For riders over 165 lbs. District Park 143: 56.3"L x 17.6"W. For riders over 180 lbs.
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Much has been written and said about the state of the nation's foreclosure crisis. South Florida has served as ground zero for much of the mess in the past few years and only recently is starting to dig out from under the mountain of foreclosure filings.
New South Florida foreclosures are down. After reporting the No. 1 foreclosure rate for two consecutive months, the metro area covering Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties fell to third in April, according to RealtyTrac Inc.
Nationwide, foreclosure activity fell to its lowest level in six years.
Meantime, several of the big banks have actually halted foreclosure sales to ensure they are complying with federal guidelines.
In his most recent "From the Trenches" video, Oppenheim about the newly passed foreclosure legislation – HB 87 – which is awaiting Florida Gov. Rick Scott's signature. Roy wrote a letter to Scott asking him not to sign the bill, pointing out that if passed it could push homeowners out of their residences without the due process to which they are entitled.
There also has been a re-emergence of the so-called "rocket docket" with the Florida Supreme Court giving its blessing to a plan that allows for lawyers to serve as general magistrates to help push the hundreds of thousands pending foreclosures through the court system.
What are the implications of this decision? Watch the video to find out.
Real estate and foreclosure defense attorney, Roy Oppenheim left Wall Street for Main Street, founding Oppenheim Law along with his wife Ellen in 1989 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He also is vice president of Weston Title and creator of the South Florida Law Blog, named the best business and technology blog by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Follow Roy on Twitter at @OpLaw or like Oppenheim Law on Facebook

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Use the clues to colour each square.
What happens when you try and fit the triomino pieces into these two grids?
Hover your mouse over the counters to see which ones will be removed. Click to remover them. The winner is the last one to remove a counter. How you can make sure you win?
Can you cover the camel with these pieces?
Can you find all the different ways of lining up these Cuisenaire rods?
Place the numbers 1 to 6 in the circles so that each number is the difference between the two numbers just below it.
Place the numbers 1 to 10 in the circles so that each number is the difference between the two numbers just below it.
Use the interactivity to help get a feel for this problem and to find out all the possible ways the balls could land.
Can you work out how to balance this equaliser? You can put more than one weight on a hook.
Is it possible to place 2 counters on the 3 by 3 grid so that there is an even number of counters in every row and every column? How about if you have 3 counters or 4 counters or....?
A tetromino is made up of four squares joined edge to edge. Can this tetromino, together with 15 copies of itself, be used to cover an eight by eight chessboard?
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Here are some rods that are different colours. How could I make a dark green rod using yellow and white rods?
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Can you put the numbers from 1 to 15 on the circles so that no consecutive numbers lie anywhere along a continuous straight line?
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Place six toy ladybirds into the box so that there are two ladybirds in every column and every row.
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Day after arrest, Puig homers, hits walk-off single
LOS ANGELES -- One day after his arrest, Dodgers prospect Yasiel Puig led Double-A Chattanooga to victory in extra innings.
Puig hit a walk-off single in the 11th inning to lead Chattanooga past Jackson, 3-2. The organization's top prospect added a solo home run and is hitting .333 with four homers and 11 RBIs in 14 games with the Lookouts.
Puig was activated from the disabled list before the game after missing 10 days with a sprained left thumb. The outfielder had not played since April 18.
Puig was arrested by police in Chattanooga on Sunday morning and charged with speeding, reckless driving and driving without proof of insurance. He spent a short time in the Hamilton County jail before he was released. Puig has a hearing in Hamilton County court scheduled for May 14.
Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti said Sunday the organization would handle Puig's discipline internally.
Puig signed a seven-year, $42 million contract with the Dodgers last June. He hit .517 with three homers and 11 RBIs in 27 games during Spring Training, but the Dodgers assigned him to Chattanooga because management believed he needed seasoning in the subtle parts of the game and wanted him to play every day.
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Shameless Self-Promotion
11 comments:
- Eigon said...
Deep joy - Kilvert's is my local, and I very much enjoyed your talk last year.
- 25 August 2011 at 20:10
- Steve Lamond said...
Its a tough life eh! Sounds like you'll be detoxing over Christmas!
- 25 August 2011 at 20:44
- Dan said...
Top beer/lit pairing tips:
Dunkel Weisse with Charles Bukowski
Pilsner with Henry Miller
Porter with Hemingway
and I've always found Dubbels complement Paul Auster, strangely
- 25 August 2011 at 22:01
- Tandleman said...
I'm breathless reading this Pete. You are going to be one knackered guy. Good luck with it all.
- 26 August 2011 at 07:43
- Stuart Ross said...
how on earth do you manage to hold down a proper job with all that travelling? ... *sits on river bank holding firmly on to the end of my rod*
- 26 August 2011 at 13:05
Pete, a great and exhausting schedule. Enjoy it, as I will reading about it, but matching beer with food. If you were honest about it you would admit that it is a load of bollocks. Cheffy nonesense. Beer is beautiful and what it goes with depends on where you are, what mood you are in and the weather. You are drifting towards bullshit so pull back before you damage your credibility. All the very best.
- 27 August 2011 at 21:34
- Pete Brown said...
Brian - you're wrong. Simple as that. Bewildered as to your hostility to a concept that's really helping persuade new people to try beer. Some flavours go together in your mouth. Others don't. Whatever you do with it, that's a fact. And it's good fun trying to find beers that go well with different things.
- 28 August 2011 at 10:14
- Leigh said...
looking forward to the Cask Report this year...as always!
- 28 August 2011 at 16:21
- Leigh said...
Oh, and as it happens, I was genuinely surprised to read the comments by Brian. I've had this levelled at me on a couple of occasions, but it never stops being unbeleivable that people still think this way. Why we wouldn't want to pair two great loves - food and beer - together is beyond me. Also, I can't even count the amount of people I've 'converted' (awful term but can't think of a better one) to beer - be it bottled or cask - through food. Food can often be a bridge for those people unsure about Beer and the flavour it can bring to the menu. Kudos for printing it and fighting our corner, Pete.
- 28 August 2011 at 16:24
Pete, so its a form of advertising. We all know about advertising do we not? I do take your point however that it may create a bigger audience and market for good beer so carry on and forgive my cynicism. Personally I would rather compare beers with other beers and enjoy exploring the differences. After all one chefs version of a dish might go very well with a particular beer but another chef down the road might produce a different version, as they do, which not suit the beer at all well.
All the best.
- 28 August 2011 at 16:32
- HardKnott Dave said...
Brain, I'm marginally confused. What do we know about advertising? It is a way that people who have things to sell communicate positives points about what they have to sell. If people who have stuff to sell don't do some form of advertising they sell nowt. That applies just as much to the micro-brewer as it does to global brands.
I'm not sure it's Pete's credibility that is in question here.
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ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays ended a 31-innings scoring drought by scoring four runs in the fourth inning and they went on to beat the Cardinals, 6-3, Wednesday night at Tropicana Field.
Matt Joyce slashed a single up the middle in the fourth inning, plating a pair and breaking the Tampa Bay scoring hex.
On a night when things finally broke the Rays' way, right fielder Kevin Kiermaier made the defensive play of the night with two outs and the bases full of Cardinals (34-32) in the fifth inning that helped Tampa Bay (25-42) hold on to the win.
"Spectacular defense with Kiermaier flying in the air in right-center field. That's the play of the game. That pretty much permitted us to win that game," manager Joe Maddon said.
It was Kiermaier, sprinting out and to his right as the ball left Peter Bourjos' bat, leaving his feet at the last instant, and, fully extended at the peak of his dive, somehow coming down with the ball.
"It's one of those things where, 0-2 count, I actually moved over a little bit toward the right-field line because Bourjos was having some late swings," Kiermaier said. "So I was like, 'I'm not getting beat on the right-field line.'
"He made good contact and I got a good jump on it toward the right-center gap. Those lights up there are tricky, and I lost it for a split-second. I knew I was going to have to lay out for it, and then I see it just in time to know where it was going to be. I made a dive and I was just happy to see the ball, get it in the glove and be able to secure it, even on the way down, I knew I had it. It was a crazy play."
It was Kiermaier committing highway robbery on the Cardinals' center fielder and delivering the profit to Rays reliever Brad Boxberger, who could only stand near the mound, stone-faced, right fist raised in the air.
"I just missed my spot, and off the bat, I was like, 'Oh, man, here we go,' but he came out of nowhere and made a pretty spectacular catch, something you don't see every day," Boxberger said.
And it was Kiermaier leaving Bourjos wondering where that play even came from.
"Initially, I thought if they were playing straight up that he would have it pretty easily ... I'm not sure if maybe he's shading me down the line a little bit, but he came out of nowhere to make that play. It was pretty spectacular," Bourjos said.
Just prior to the catch, in the bottom of the fourth inning, the Rays had just put up a four spot -- their first runs after being shut out in three straight games. They had gotten those four runs off Michael Wacha, who hadn't given up more than three in any of his 13 previous starts in 2014, and against a St. Louis team that had shut out three straight opponents, including the Rays on Tuesday.
Joyce had prompted the ovation with his single, which ended the franchise-record scoreless stretch, then Desmond Jennings added a two-run single to complete the four-run uprising. A team that had gone 10-for-101 with runners in scoring position over its past 15 games -- an .099 average in a 1-14 stretch -- finally got some timely hits.
It was a big hit for Joyce, who has been slumping for as long as the Rays have. "We've just got to get Matty right," Maddon had said after Tampa Bay's loss on Tuesday, in which Joyce popped out to short with the bases loaded to end the eighth inning. "Matty's been working really hard to get it right. It just wasn't working."
"Obviously it's a great feeling to really come through and kick-start the party," Joyce said after Wednesday's win.
And once they had a lead, the Rays, weren't taking any chances with it. Starter Erik Bedard, who had struggled through four innings, giving up three runs, got a quick hook, and Maddon went to his bullpen pipeline -- Boxberger to Juan Carlos Oviedo to Cesar Ramos to Grant Balfour.
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Tampa Bay tacked on two more runs in the seventh, when Evan Longoria grounded an RBI single through the right side and James Loney followed with a sacrifice fly to left.
Of course, it was Kiermaier who made sure it was a lead to be extended and not a deficit to be made up. And so it was Kiermaier who was greeted by a swarm of reporters at his locker after the game, displacing his neighbor, Jerry Sands, who expressed some mock irritation to his teammate.
"Stop playing good -- get my locker back," Sands said.
David Adler 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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FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. - Many know news anchor Devin Scillian for his work on Local 4, but country music fans from Oklahoma to Denmark also know him for his singing talents.
Scillian will bring his musical and storytelling talents to the "Stars in the Park" free concert series in Heritage Park, backed by the Arizona Son band.
Named "Best Country Performer" at the Detroit Music Awards, Scillian recorded three original country and folk albums. His album "Tulsa" led to four singles on the European country music charts and the song "Half Past You" hit number one in Denmark.
Scillian's album for children, "A is for America," was a companion to his best-selling book. He has opened for the likes of Toby Keith, Reba McEntire, and LeAnn Rimes.
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The concert, taking place on Thursday, August 9, will begin at 7 p.m. and will last until 8:30 p.m. Those attending the concert are encouraged to bring a blanket or lawn chair, as well as a picnic dinner.
Heritage Park is located at 24915 Farmington Road between Ten and Eleven Mile Roads in Farmington Hills. For more information, please call the Cultural Arts Division at 248-473-1856.
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Geronimo Stilton's cousin Trap shows up with a treasure map he found in a trunk belonging to the Stilton's adventerous Uncle Wally – a rodent Indiana Jones. Geronimo and Trap team up with Thea and Benjamin Stilton and travel to Mongolia and its famous Gobi Desert in search of the treasure. They travel by plane, bus & camel, sleep in a Mongolian gher (tent) and sample delicious Mongolian food – sausages with steamed onion and meat ravioli. Yum! Little do they know that they are not alone in the search for the buried treasure. Out in the desert – danger awaits – and it isn't just the heat, scorpions & sand storms! Everybody wants this treasure – it's huge! Author: Geronimo Stilton Illustrator: Claudio Cernuschi and Christian Aliprandi
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Two arrested: Two people previously convicted of felony drug charges and not permitted to possess firearms were arrested Tuesday by state police after four guns were found in their home. Clint Allen Matthews Sr., 31, and Jessica Ann Childs, 32, both of 108 Deerlick Station Road, Nineveh, each were charged with persons not to possess, use, control or transfer firearms, possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. State police said they went to the couple's home after receiving an anonymous tip about drug activity there. Childs answered the door and invited the trooper in. After being told about the information regarding drug activity, Childs consented to a search of the home. She also indicated there were guns and marijuana in a gun safe. Childs was advised of her rights and again consented to the search, telling troopers where keys to the gun safe could be found. A shotgun and three rifles were found in the safe. Police also found a small bag of suspected marijuana, cigarette rolling papers, pipes, scales and a container with suspected marijuana seeds in the bedroom of the home. The two were arraigned before District Judge Lou Dayich and released on $5,000 unsecured bond each. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 15.
Man charged: Joseph C. Bertovich Jr., 36, of Waynesburg, was arrested by Waynesburg police for allegedly throwing rocks at passing vehicles on West High Street at 12:40 a.m. Wednesday. Three vehicles were damaged by the rocks and the drivers of two of the vehicles were able to identify Bertovich as the person who threw them, police said. Witnesses said Bertovich was sitting along a guardrail and throwing objects at passing vehicles. Police said Bertovich smelled of alcohol, had slurred speech and was in possession of two cans of beer. He was charged with three counts of propelling missiles into occupied vehicles, public drunkenness, disorderly conduct and criminal mischief.
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It has been a week of budgets with a new budget proposed in Ontario and a new budget (which will move forward) for all of Canada. I write this post usually during the day so I won't have too many pithy comments on the Harper Government budget, but I did have a kick at the McGuinty Government budget (politics really is turning into a cult of personality these days).
The one thing that did catch my eye, aside from a lot of rhetoric, is the final demise of the Penny. I always enjoyed pennies, so I suspect there will be a farewell post written to "the copper" and it's role in my life. Given it isn't made of copper any more, I suppose it's time has finally come.
The OAS age is changing now too, for me I can receive OAS at 66 + 5 mo , which an extra 17 months for me, but for those born in the year after and later it is 67 years (so Mrs. C8j can only get her money at age 67, sorry honey!).
I will comment more on Tuesday, Monday look for a Carnival of Personal Finance post from me (haven't done one in a while, should be lots of fun).
Weekly Recap
After a busy weekend with basketball, many interesting topics this week from yours truly:
- Funny how someone breaking into my Church led me to Insurance Deductibles: where is the tipping point
- Given the long weekend's stay at a hotel it seemed normal to ask the question: Why Complain? Why not Complain?
- To help out with folks who might need advice I gave you Parenting tip #327: Large expenditures, hopefully it helped, given how sarcastic it was.
- Was the Ontario Budget fodder?, we shall see if it even passes, and if this government moves forward
And thanks to those who added me on Twitter I am now over 1050 folks who follow me, holy cow! If you join my "Twitter Posse", you might notice I am also re-Tweeting some posts from the French Media as well (hell, if I am learning the language, shouldn't we all?). I don't think I am at the level of being officially bilingual in the eyes of the Federal Government, but I am getting close.
Check out my facebook page as well (but no I won't be buying Facebook stock because of this either).
Links for the Week
With all the budgetary fun and games this week, there were a few other topics that were being discussed in the financial blogosphere as well:
- The Blunt Bean Counter talks about the Ontario Budget 2012, and his point of view on this (from an accountant's point of view).
- Larry MacDonald who most likely was locked up with all those sweaty reporters in the budget lock up, wonders if Gold stocks are selling at bargain prices, remember all that glisters is not gold!
- Mr. Money Mustache hopes he can help us Killing our $1000 grocery bill, holy cow, that is a lot of Cheezies, Pringles, and such to buy!
- Michael James points out that he made a couple of really good investments in his investing career when he Compares His Personal Yearly returns to a benchmark, that is one hell of a big bump in the middle of that graph!
- Canadian Capitalist points out that if you Own Foreign Stocks or ETFs You May Need to Add Something to your Taxes, important to read this one over if you might have foreign content.
- Our Financial Kin at My Own Advisor gives us a novel way to save (from the Wealthy Barber) Pay Yourself First – Means bill payment to Us Inc., a nifty way to make sure you pay yourself (first).
- Echo of Boomer and Echo writes something I hope my kids read, How NOT to Move Back in With Your Parents, important for all parents to leave this page open on the computer!
- Miranda at Planting Money Seeds, who seems to be making a go of her writing home business, gives us less successful folks a tip with You Need a Separate Bank Account For Your Home Business.
- Gail Vaz-Oxlade points out the importance of Teaching Your Kids to Save, hope my kids learn this one too (no moving back in with me, please!)
- Preet has sublet his blog to TuskTrader again, who gives us Not all Market News Moves Markets, but RIM's results might do a bit of that.
- I am never sure who reads this blog, so just in case Sandy from YesIamCheap gives us Nine Tax Deductions That Prostitutes Can Claim, in case there are any finance conscious Ladies of the Evening out there.
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Budgetary Quotes for 2012
"The majority of the spending review reductions relate to back office operations of government,"
– Jim Flaherty (we shall see Jim, we shall see)


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2010 has been a great year with the release of Informix 11.70 and 2011 is lining up to be a busy year with plenty of activities and execution on the plans of v.next. I also hope that in 2011 we'll see even more participation from the Informix community to continue to make Informix and the solutions around it better and more exciting.
Part of making Informix and its ecosystem system better is to share ideas and be exposed to ideas that may or may not be related to Informix. If you remember, in my blog entry of October 9, I talked about where good ideas come from. It is time that I divulge the source of these comments. It came from a site called TED. That specific presentation is Where good ideas come from
Here are a few other presentations I enjoyed from www.ted.com:
- The game layer on top of the world
- Charles Leadbeater on Innovation
- Computing a theory of everything
There are many more interesting talks in there. I hope you'll enjoy these short presentations. Who knows, by exploring these presentations and others, you may come back with a new outlook on how we can use Informix to make our world a smarter planet.


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Toure Talks New Book About Nas + C.T. Vivian Talks Civil Rights Movement [AUDIO]
Jazzy T sits down with cultural critic, author and TV host Toure to discuss what it means to be Black now and his upcoming book about legendary rapper Nas!
Also C.T. Vivian drops some real Black history facts at Canisius College's "Reaching Back & Moving Forward" event.


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Please note that the Dawn Hochsprung memorial scheduled for Saturday, February 9 at 2pm The Sage Colleges has been postponed due to weather. A new date has yet to be determined.
The Sage Colleges will close Friday, February 8 at 12:30pm. All classes and activities are canceled through Sunday, February 10.


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COLUMBIA, Mo. (School release)– Missouri rallied from a 2-0 deficit to score three runs in the seventh and two in the eighth to hand the No. 17 Tennessee baseball team its second loss of the season, 5-2, on the opening night of Southeastern Conference action Friday.
The Tigers (9-7, 1-0) used two singles and a UT throwing error to tie the game at 2-2 in the seventh, and took a 3-2 lead – its first of the game – with a sacrifice fly. Mizzou strung together a single and two doubles to tack on two insurance runs in the eighth to take the 5-2 advantage.
Senior right-handed pitcher Nick Williams tossed six scoreless innings for the Volunteers (15-2, 0-1), giving up four hits and one walk while striking out four. However, the Knoxville native's pitch count was at a season-high 109 pitches after six frames. The UT bullpen, which has secured six wins and seven saves entering SEC play, was unable to hold off the Tigers.
"I took Nick out after six innings because he threw 109 pitches," said head coach Dave Serrano. "That's the most he's gone all year; I'm in this for the long haul. I put a lot of faith in our bullpen and it didn't come through for us tonight, which was disappointing.
"I just felt – and I don't know if it was because it was our first SEC game – that we're getting a little jumpy offensively. We're not showing patience like we have throughout the majority of the year and right now we've become a lot easier outs for what I feel is a very good offensive team. You have to give credit to Missouri. I thought (Brett) Graves pitched well tonight and they went to their closer, who made it tough on us. We'll have to show some character and toughness in the doubleheader tomorrow."
Graves, the Mizzou starter who came into the game with a 2-0 record and 0.98 ERA, allowed seven hits and two runs while striking out four Vols over seven innings of work to earn his third win. Keaton Steele, the Tigers' designated hitter all game came in to earn a six-out save, his fifth of the season.
Scott Price and Christin Stewart recorded multi-hit games for the Vols, who were out-hit by the Tigers by a 9-8 margin. Tennessee left nine on base and was 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position. Price delivered his team-leading third home run of the season with two down in the seventh, sending a 1-0 pitch over the right-center wall to put Tennessee on top 2-0.
Both teams put runners in scoring position in the first frame, but neither was able to plate a run. After a leadoff triple, Mizzou's Eric Anderson was gunned down at the plate by Tennessee first baseman Nathaniel Maggio. Sophomore catcher David Houser put on a perfect block and tag to get the Vols out of the jam.
Reigning SEC Player of the Week Nick Senzel picked up the Vols' first hit of the night, singling through the left side of the Missouri infield in the fourth. The single extended his reached base streak to a team-best 16 games. Following a fielder's choice by Vincent Jackson, Stewart one-hopped a RBI double off the left field wall to bring Jackson around to score from first and put UT on top 1-0. It was Stewart's team-leading sixth double of the season and his 13th RBI.
Sophomore shortstop A.J. Simcox extended his hit streak to a team-best eight games with a two-out single in the seventh.
Junior college transfer Peter Lenstrohm came on for Williams in the seventh. Lenstrohm, who picked up his first loss of the season, gave up three runs on two hits in 1/3 of an inning. Josh Peterson pitched the final 1 1/3 innings for the Orange and White.
Tennessee brought the tying run to the plate twice in the ninth, but Price and Simcox were unable to deliver as they both flew out to Tiger outfielders.
Due to expected inclement weather on Sunday, the Vols and Tigers will now play a doubleheader on Saturday at Taylor Stadium. Game one's first pitch is slated for 2 p.m. ET. The Vols will throw freshman Hunter Martin (2-0, 0.00) in game one and Andrew Lee (2-0, 3.98) in game two.


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Intravenous Gammaglobulin for Sickle Cell Pain Crises
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified January 2017 by Deepa Manwani, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Inc.
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Deepa Manwani, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
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First received: November 8, 2012
Last updated: January 31, 2017
Last verified: January 2017
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Detailed Description:
The purpose of this study is to determine whether intravenous immune globulin is safe and effective in the acute treatment of pain crises in sickle cell disease.
Funding Source: Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Orphan Products Development (OOPD)
|Sickle Cell Disease Pain
|Drug: Immune Globulin Intravenous Drug: Normal saline
|Phase 1 Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Phase 1-2 Trial of Gamunex (Intravenous Gammaglobulin) for Sickle Cell Acute Pain
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics: sickle cell disease
MedlinePlus related topics: Sickle Cell Anemia
Drug Information available for: RhophylacU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Deepa Manwani, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Time to end of vaso-occlusive crisis [ Time Frame: Number of days from start of study drug infusion to end of crisis, average 4 days and maximum 30days ]Time to end of vaso-occlusive crisis as measured from start of study drug infusion to end of VOC end of VOC defined as 12 hours from the last dose of parenteral opioid analgesia for the treatment of VOC prior to hospital discharge
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Total opioid use in equivalent of mg of IV morphine [ Time Frame: From study drug infusion to end of crisis, average 4 days and maximum 30days ]End of VOC end of VOC defined as 12 hours from the last dose of parenteral opioid analgesia for the treatment of VOC prior to hospital discharge
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|November 2008
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|July 2020
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|September 2019 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Immune Globulin Intravenous
IVIG used in the trial is the GAMUNEX brand, at doses up through 800 mg/kg in Phase 1 and at 400mg/kg in Phase 2.
Drug: Immune Globulin Intravenous
A single dose of intravenous immune globulin or saline placebo administered within 24 hours of hospital presentation. The maximum dose in Phase I was 800 mg/kg. The dose for Phase II is 400mg/kg.
Other Name: GAMUNEX (Talecris Biotherapeutics)
Placebo Comparator: Normal saline
An equivalent volume (weight-based)of normal saline
Drug: Normal saline
A single dose of normal saline administered within 24 hours of hospital admission for uncomplicated pain crisis.
Other Name: Placebo
Detailed Description:
Patients will be randomized to a single dose of IVIG versus normal saline placebo during an uncomplicated pain crisis. Length of VOC and other secondary endpoints will be monitored.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|12 Years to 65 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Documented diagnosis of sickle cell disease (SS or S-β thalassemia genotype)
- Age 12-65 years for Phase 1, 8-21 years for Phase 2
- Uncomplicated acute pain episode requiring hospital admission and parenteral narcotics
Exclusion Criteria:
- Increased stroke risk as assessed by transcranial Doppler or magnetic resonance imaging (all subjects undergo testing)
- Concomitant acute process, including fever > 38.5° C with clinical suspicion of infection
- Increased ALT > 2X ULN
- Serum creatinine ≥1.3 mg/dL, >300 mg/dL protein in spot urinalysis, or known condition associated with renal dysfunction
- Hb > 10 g/dL and Hct > 30%
- Known IgA deficiency or known allergy to gamma globulin
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding
- Vaccination with a live attenuated virus in the preceding 6 weeks
- Documented history of illicit (eg. heroin, cocaine) drug abuse or drug-seeking behavior
- Current participation in another investigational drug study
- Current treatment with chronic transfusion
- Prior thromboses or current estrogen use
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: NCT01757418
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01757418
|Contact: Deepa G Manwani, M.D
|Contact: Karen Ireland
|United States, New York
|Montefiore Medical Center
|Bronx, New York, United States, 10467
|Contact: Deepa G Manwani, MD 718-741-2342 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Deepa G Manwani, MD
Sponsors and Collaborators
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Inc.
|Principal Investigator:
|Deepa G Manwani, M.D
|Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Inc.
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Keywords provided by Deepa Manwani, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
Shi PA, Manwani D, Olowokure O, Nandi V. Serial assessment of laser Doppler flow during acute pain crises in sickle cell disease. Blood Cells Mol Dis. 2014 Dec;53(4):277-82. doi: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2014.04.001. Epub 2014 May 21.
Manwani D, Frenette PS. Vaso-occlusion in sickle cell disease: pathophysiology and novel targeted therapies. Blood. 2013 Dec 5;122(24):3892-8. doi: 10.1182/blood-2013-05-498311. Epub 2013 Sep 19.
Manwani D, Chen G, Carullo V, Serban S, Olowokure O, Jang J, Huggins M, Cohen HW, Billett H, Atweh GF, Frenette PS, Shi PA. Single-dose intravenous gammaglobulin can stabilize neutrophil Mac-1 activation in sickle cell pain crisis. Am J Hematol. 2015 May;90(5):381-5. doi: 10.1002/ajh.23956. Epub 2015 Apr 1.
Chang J, Shi PA, Chiang EY, Frenette PS. Intravenous immunoglobulins reverse acute vaso-occlusive crises in sickle cell mice through rapid inhibition of neutrophil adhesion. Blood. 2008 Jan 15;111(2):915-23. Epub 2007 Oct 11.
Turhan A, Jenab P, Bruhns P, Ravetch JV, Coller BS, Frenette PS. Intravenous immune globulin prevents venular vaso-occlusion in sickle cell mice by inhibiting leukocyte adhesion and the interactions between sickle erythrocytes and adherent leukocytes. Blood. 2004 Mar 15;103(6):2397-400. Epub 2003 Nov 20.
|Responsible Party:
|Deepa Manwani, Director, Sickle Cell Disease Program, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01757418 History of Changes
|Obsolete Identifiers:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
FD-R-005341-01 ( Other Grant/Funding Number: FDA, OOPD )
|Study First Received:
|November 8, 2012
|Last Updated:
|January 31, 2017
|Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
|Plan to Share IPD:
Keywords provided by Deepa Manwani, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University:
Sickle Cell Disease
Immune Globulin
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Anemia, Sickle Cell
Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital
Anemia, Hemolytic
Hematologic Diseases
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
Rho(D) Immune Globulin
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
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Dating A Jerk? Time To Dump Him Or Her
Are you tired of dating a jerk?
It's easy to get stuck in a relationship which isn't working, with somebody who's – let's face it – a bit of a jerk.
This is the week for you to take action during "Dump Your Significant Jerk Week."
Make the decision to move forward with your life and find somebody who's a bit nicer – and less jerky.
But how should you go about breaking up with your jerk boyfriend or girlfriend?
Couples counselors suggest you prep yourself for a breakup.
Grab a mirror and practice what you're going to say.
It's like that old adage, "Practice makes perfect."
This way you can hopefully avoid slip ups, but even more importantly, build your confidence — especially if you're dealing with an over confident jerk.
And since honesty is the key to a good relationship, experts say it's also the best way to a smooth ending.
They warn, however, that dumping someone by email, texting, Facebook or Twitter is a big no-no.
Get some guts and do it face-to-face.
It's best not to beat around the bush when ending a relationship.
Instead, just speak plainly and to the point.
The worst tactic experts say is suddenly stop taking his or her calls, hiding behind trees when you catch a glimpse of them on the street, and generally pretending he or she never existed.


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Our kick-off battle came down to one vote. Congrats Victrola — your cool still rules. Though I'm posting this from the Montlake Fuel, I am not bitter. The people have spoken. BTW, you can track the ongoing Tourney here.
3 thoughts on "Day 1 wrap-up: 1 vote margin"
Seriously? Victrola? Victrola is horrible! If I wanted my barista to treat me like a dickhead every time I ordered a drink, I would've voted for Victrola. As it is, I don't enjoy being treated like shit so I voted for Fuel.
Get with the program, folks. Victrola is over.
Consider the possibility that you ARE a dickhead.
Fuel is a bit sterile for my taste. I like coffehouses that have lots of dark wood and old stuff in them. Not gleaming chrome, etc. Nothing against the peeps at Fuel – they're cool and their drinks are fine.
Victrola's only downside is that they're slooooooooow.
Victrola is clearly not horrible, silly Anonymous I.


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ATLANTA - The 49ers are back in the Super Bowl, ending a 17-season absence after erasing a 17-point deficit Sunday for one of the greatest comebacks in NFL playoff history.
Sunday's 28-24 win in the NFC Championship game merely required the 49ers to shake off a terrible start at the Georgia Dome and stave off a last-ditch drive by the Atlanta Falcons.
"Winning the George Halas Trophy, it's a huge accomplishment," 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh said. "It's another flag, another trophy. You want to win as many trophies as you can."
The Lombardi Trophy will be on the line, as will the 49ers' 5-0 record in Super Bowls, when they play Feb. 3 in New Orleans against the Baltimore Ravens, who are coached by John Harbaugh, Jim's older brother. The Ravens upset the New England Patriots 28-13 in Foxborough, Mass. for the AFC Championship.
To reach the Super Bowl, only the 2006 Indianapolis Colts climbed out of a bigger hole, rallying from 18 points down to win 38-34 over the New England Patriots.
Not until Frank Gore's 9-yard touchdown run - on a beautifully executed read-option play by quarterback Colin Kaepernick - did the 49ers (13-4-1) climb into the lead, 28-24, with 8:23 remaining.
Gore, the 49ers' all-time rushing leader who's weathered many storms in his eight-season tenure, couldn't wait to express his joy to reporters. He interrupted Kaepernick's news conference, saddled up next to the second-year quarterback and declared: "We deserve this."
"It's been a long eight years," Gore added. "We've been struggling and struggling and struggling. We've got the right guys in front of us to lead us."
Leading the way is Harbaugh, the second-year coach whom players praised for "keeping his cool" and conducting "business as usual" when they entered their locker room with a 24-14 halftime deficit.
Tight end Vernon Davis also spoke up at halftime, telling teammates: "Let's get this. We made it this far. Finish strong."
What a finish it was. The Falcons followed up Gore's go-ahead touchdown by marching 70 yards to the 49ers' 10-yard line. They got no farther, as Ahmad Brooks batted down Matt Ryan's third-down pass and NaVorro Bowman broke up a fourth-down throw to Roddy White.
Earlier on the nail-biting drive, Kaepernick had a message for the 49ers defense, doing so during a replay-challenge break that upheld a 22-yard, third-down reception at the 49ers' 28-yard line.
Said Kaepernick: "I went out and talked to them, told them, 'This is for the Super Bowl right here.' They said, 'We've got you.' I mean, I take a man at his word."
Once that mission was accomplished, the 49ers sideline resembled a Bourbon Street celebration, even though 1:09 remained and the 49ers offense couldn't get a first down on its ensuing drive. The 49ers chewed up all but six seconds, however, and the game ended on a 24-yard catch by Jones at the 49ers' 35-yard line.
A parade of players immediately streamed to congratulate defensive tackle Justin Smith on making it to his first Super Bowl in his 12-year career.
After playing in his second straight game with a partially torn left triceps tendon, Smith called the win "unreal," then added: "We have one game left. It's all for naught if you don't go and take care of that one."
The top-seeded Falcons (14-4) couldn't take care of a sizable lead for the second straight game at home. They blew a 20-point fourth-quarter lead against the Seattle Seahawks before advancing to the NFC title game on a late field goal by Matt Bryant for a 30-28 win.
The Falcons, who led 20-0 at halftime of that playoff opener Jan. 13, followed that same script against the 49ers, starting with a 46-yard touchdown bomb from Ryan to Jones on the game's seventh snap.
That lead climbed to 17-0 when Jones nabbed a 20-yard touchdown catch to open the second quarter. But the 49ers answered with a touchdown drive that offensive coordinator Greg Roman credited for their overall comeback.
"Our first touchdown really eliminated the need to get anxious, greedy or get out of our game plan," Roman said. "Those first points broke the ice."
Rookie LaMichael James' 15-yard run accounted for that ice-breaking touchdown midway through the second quarter, for a 17-7 ballgame.
It wasn't easy sledding thereafter, but with Kaepernick showing remarkable poise and vision, and with the 49ers defense forcing a couple turnovers, the second half belonged to San Francisco.
Gore contributed with a 5-yard touchdown run on the first series after halftime, and his 90-yard rushing total capitalized off the Falcons' focus on Kaepernick's running ability.
"We felt we could pierce the middle of their defense, be patient and wear them down," Roman said.
Gore credited much of the offense's revival to Kaepernick, who completed 16 of 21 passes for 233 yards with no interceptions and one sack. Kaepernick scrambled only once, for a 23-yard gain.
"Man, he's a different quarterback," Gore said. "If it wouldn't have been for him, it would have been a tough day."
Davis had his best day of a subpar season, coming through with five catches for 106 yards and a second-quarter touchdown. That production offset the limited role of Michael Crabtree.
Playing under the cloud of sexual-assault allegations, Crabtree did have a team-high six catches, but for only 57 yards. He fumbled at the Falcons' 1-yard line early in the fourth quarter, then redeemed himself with an 8-yard catch to set up Gore's go-ahead touchdown.
"It's hard to break us," Gore said. "We're not going to give up."
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As Colin Kaepernick's end-zone pass to Michael Crabtree sailed incomplete, effectively sealing a gut-wrenching Super Bowl defeat, 49ers fan Jimmy Sandford could only put his hands over his head and stare blankly down at the Superdome field.
"Absolutely heartbreaking," said Sandford, who traveled from Tracy for the game. "Tough to take. I thought we were going to win it. We were so close."
Instead, a late 49ers' drive came up short, and the result was a 34-31 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. It was a bitter end to a thrilling, seesaw game that included a bizarre 34-minute delay to the country's biggest sporting event because of a power outage that plunged the dome into darkness.
"We had three shots to get five yards," added Los Altos' Soleio Cuervo of the game's deciding moment. He shook his head, still sitting in the upper deck as confetti fluttered down on the champion Ravens. "Five yards short."
From The Big Easy all the way to the Bay Area, 49ers fans everywhere were trying to process a painful loss where so much happened. They saw their team dig a 22-point hole, only to come roaring back and nearly stage the biggest rally in Super Bowl history.
As a glum mood descended upon 49ers fans in the Superdome, hard-core fans who had attended Super Bowl house parties and packed restaurants and sports bars throughout Northern California wrestled with their disappointment. There was one silver lining. It was quiet immediately after the game in San Francisco -- where there was triple the number of police on duty as authorities had been bracing for a potentially rowdy victory celebration.
"It was a good game," said Ryan Manning, 27, a San Francisco resident who was standing outside the emptying bars in North Beach, his eyes wet. "I may or may not have cried."
His girlfriend, Ketelyn Schlick, 26, draped an arm around him and added, "I'm here for emotional support. He's pretty die-hard."
It was no less painful for Oakland resident Illy Silva, who buried her face in her hands and pounded The Phoenix bar floor with her fist after the loss.
"I feel like I got shot in the head," she said. "I've never been shot in the head, but I guarantee you this hurts."
It's going to take some time to get over this one. The 49ers, playing in their first Super Bowl since 1995, had been undefeated in their five previous appearances. And this game pulled the fans' emotions in every direction possible.
The Bay Area was abuzz in the hours before the game with the expectation of another title. At Blush Japanese restaurant in San Jose, 50 years of friendship were gathered as four women watched the national anthem on a big-screen television from an outdoor table.
"I was 12 years old when I became a Niner fan," said Cathy Trujeque, 56, a retired auto worker for the old NUMMI plant in Fremont, taking credit for getting her friends to climb aboard the 49ers bandwagon.
In the end, the 49ers came up short. Down 34-29, Kaepernick's last pass hit the ground -- count Sandford among the San Francisco fans who thought a penalty flag should have been thrown on the play -- and it was basically over, although the 49ers got two more meaningless points on a safety in the game's final seconds.
Steve Breaux, 34, a San Francisco native and a doorman at The Phoenix bar, is superstitious. He woke up late for work today.
"When I woke up late, I knew something was going to go wrong," he said.
"We're still a championship team," said George Duran, 30, back in San Francisco. "Next year, we got this."
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A NASCAR weekend awaits Police Lt. John Naulty, who has won a statewide competition hosted by Toyota/SaveMart for "Hometown Heroes."
The contest was open to active or retired military, police, firefighters, emergency responders or teachers who were nominated for their for acts of bravery and service to their country or community.
Dozens of men and women were nominated, their photos and brief bios were posted on Toyota's Facebook page from May 2 to 31. The public then had 12 days to vote. The winners were announced Monday.
Naulty was nominated by his daughter, Kalynn, for his bravery on March 19, when he confronted an Oregon fugitive moments after the man shot and killed Mendocino County Sheriff's Deputy Ricky Del Fiorentino in Cleone.
Deputy Del Fiorentino, Lt. Naulty, Police Chief Scott Mayberry and Sheriff's Lt. Greg Stefani stopped the heavily armed fugitive before he could enter Fort Bragg. In so doing, it is certain they prevented further bloodshed.
As the grand prize winner, Lt. Naulty will wave the green flag at the Toyota/SaveMart 350 race this Sunday, June 22, at the Sonoma Raceway, in addition to gaining entry to the full weekend of NASCAR events.
He'll also watch the Sunday race from the "Hero Hospitality Chalet" and drive the track with three friends and a NASCAR driver in the introduction parade lap on Sunday.
"Unbelievable," said Lt. Naulty, in an email Wednesday. "Thanks Kalynn, what a Father's Day present. Thanks to everyone who voted every day, and those who reminded everyone to vote every day. I never imagined I would be starting a NASCAR race. Thanks to everyone who voted, family, friends, Fort Bragg Community and those who we don't know."
The dozens of inspiring hometown hero nominees represented all corners of California. The winners' photos, names, professions and profiles can be viewed on the Toyota Fan Zone Facebook page.


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Every generation's brides are inspired by a handful of style icons. Our grandmothers had Grace Kelly. Our mothers had Diana. We have Duchess Kate.
And now, Bella Swan too.
When a wedding is a cultural phenomenon, it's only natural to expect ... fast and furiously. The "Twilight" saga is proving to be no exception.
Bridal design house Alfred Angelo just released its exclusive "Twilight" bridal gown on Monday. The original gown, designed by Carolina Herrera and worn by Kristin Stewart's character, was seen by the public for the first time in "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1," which racked up $139.5 million in domestic box office over the weekend.
The designer's creation elegant gown boasts 152 covered buttons down the back and is made of French lace and satin. At the the Los Angeles premiere, Herrera said the inspiration for her design came from Stephenie Meyer's novel.
The design is about "the magic and the moment that is the wedding, and also about her (Bella's) personality, which is very important in a wedding gown," Herrera told the Associated Press. "She is this very innocent girl that is believing in her first true love and there is romance and there is fantasy and mystery. I took all that into consideration."
The replica
Unlike Kate's wedding dress (an Alexander McQueen original, the details of which were protected like the crown jewels until the big day), Bella's gown was shared with the design team at Alfred Angelo by the film studio which produced the movie. Since the "Twilight" franchise licensed the design to Alfred Angelo exclusively, other designers will have to wait until after the movie to begin sketching and sewing.
The Alfred Angelo gown will be a replica of the one worn by Kristen Stewart's character in the film, available in sizes 0 to 30W, on sale for $799. The dress has fewer buttons (132) than the designer creation and uses a less-expensive variety of lace.
As Twihards who stormed theaters over the weekend now know, the movie features both a real wedding gown as well as a fantasy wedding gown. Denise Walsh, VP of marketing for Alfred Angelo, said that while they are only copying the real gown, "we have a few beautiful styles in the Alfred Angelo line that look a lot like the fantasy dress (without the blood, of course!)."
Emilie Spiegel, 26, a grad student writing her master's thesis about media constructions of young women in "Twilight" and "Hunger Games", said: "I'd totally wear the dream-sequence sweetheart neck dress in a heartbeat (get it? Vampires don't have those). But I think the real wedding dress would be really hard to pull off."
Bluebloods vs. vampires
Alfred Angelo is no stranger to re-creating iconic wedding dresses. Most recently, the design house — together with ostensibly every other bridal designer on the planet — crafted a copy of Duchess Kate's instantaneously legendary dress. In fact, the design house has an even longer history of recreating iconic dresses: In 1950, they sold a replica of the "Father of the Bride" wedding gown Elizabeth Taylor wore in that film, a hit in its day.
Twihards are not likely to rest until they can sink their teeth into their perfect version of Bella's gown — from Alfred Angelo, or elsewhere. While bridal behemoth David's Bridal might be expected to cater to the dark side, Brian Beitler, CMO at the bridal chain, issued a disclaimer: "David's Bridal does not have any plans to make a dress inspired by the Twilight movie." Still, considering the thousands of reasonably priced dresses available at David's, we bet vampire fans will still be able to find something close.
Something borrowed
And even if the dress isn't exactly their style or a full copy would be a little much, Twihards can still borrow Bella's bridal style in other ways. Her gorgeous, antique-inspired hair comb is already available for purchase at Hot Topic. And if your undead Prince Charming hasn't yet popped the question yet but you love , you can always do what Bella probably did — casually leave a picture of it on your open laptop screen.
Are home rooms are a little more your age bracket than honeymoons? Don't worry: Alfredo Angelo has begun to roll out a Twilight-inspired line of prom dresses.


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So, where is the Buddha? And he is the cause of the cosmos?Judai wrote:tiltbillings wrote:Not much to mull over. The gods found in the suttas are kamma bound beings, which is considerably different from a singular omniscient, omnipotent, permanent, independent, unique cause of the cosmos, which the Buddha rejected.Cittasanto wrote:personally I believe this misrepresents Theravada as there are gods found in the texts, how Buddhism Vissions Gods may not be in the same light, but that doesn't mean that they aren't included.
I will do a more detailed responce at a later point but just thought I would throw it out there for everyone to mull over.
hey Tiltbilling
the Buddha is the teacher of gods and all living beings(which is what the suttas state)
so buddhist do beileive in gods,now you say these gods are different than the = singular omniscient, omnipotent, permanent, independent, unique cause of the cosmos[/i], which the Buddha rejected.
YES BUT these qualities dont fit the gods in buddhism THEY FIT THE BUDDHA.minus the omnipotent.
Their is a reason why the Buddha was called Bhagavan at the begining of ever sutta.


text: New database helps pair local charities with unsold merchandise. Retailers in the U.S. have more than $65 Billion worth of inventory annually in an overstocked position, causing a drain on profits and taking time and focus from personnel. The Retail Orphan Initiative (RetailROI) has launched an online charity locator to match up retailers looking to


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ATLANTA, Ga. - A Georgia death row inmate's execution is set to go forth unless he gets last-minute relief from a court or the state pardons board.
Warren Lee Hill's execution is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday. Hill was serving a life sentence when he was convicted in the 1990 death of a fellow inmate.
His lawyer argues Hill is mentally disabled and shouldn't be executed. The state has argued the defense failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Hill is mentally disabled.
Hill has a petition for a stay of execution pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. His lawyer has also asked the state Board of Pardons and Paroles to stay his execution and commute his sentence.
A state court judge on Monday declined to reconsider Hill's case.
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More than anything, and I'm not totally sure why, these people reminded me of this.
Cespedes supporters
Darvish supporters
Parker supporters
Milone supporters
Well gosh I guess they're all in the conversation.
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Nathan Aderhold
According to the mavens at InternetSlang dot com, FOH is an acronym for "F*** Outa Here", which -- of course -- doesn't help at all.
Oct 03, 2012 08:59 AM
I have a couple of buddies who are this....opinionated...and I both hate/love talking about things like awards with them. It's extremely frustrating because there's absolutely nothing you can do to make them change their minds, but at the same time fascinating that they can't see things outside of their team's rose colored glasses.
Oct 03, 2012 09:21 AM
John Geer
I can't understand this. No one is close to Trout all-time, much less this year. (My position changes if the above tweets are from people who think Trout should win MVP and thus shouldn't get ROY. Wrong, but better logic than simply 'Darvish/Cespedes have been just as good,' which is patently false.)
Oct 03, 2012 10:55 AM
I like the mistype that "Darvish has been just good this year."
Oct 03, 2012 11:18 AM
Maybe it just seems like a recent thing, but the new obsession with down-ballot choices puzzles me. Keith Law still gets flack to this day from St. Louis fans because he didn't have Adam Wainwright high enough on his ballot one year... and they weren't even complaining that he should win.
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tuesDAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
Dodgers 4, Braves 2: Dan Haren pitched six solid innings and sparked the go-ahead rally with a single, leading the Dodgers to another win over skidding Atlanta.
Pirates 4, Tigers 2: Edinson Volquez allowed two runs over six innings, and Pittsburgh jumped on Detroit early. Volquez improved to 6-1 in his past seven decisions. Detroit has lost six of seven.
Red Sox 3, Reds 2: Yoenis Cespedes hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning, lifting Boston to a win against Cincinnati. Cespedes hit his 19th homer of the season and second with Boston — one in each of the past two games.
Orioles: Third baseman Manny Machado has a right knee ligament strain. The injury could land Machado on the 15-day disabled list.
Astros 10, Twins 4: Chris Carter homered twice and tied a career high with five RBIs to lead Houston over Minnesota. Carter, a former Athletic, leads the majors with 15 homers since July 1 and his six multihomer games this season ties a franchise record set by Lance Berkman in 2006.
Angels 7, Phillies 2: Kole Calhoun homered and had an RBI single during a seven-run sixth inning, and the Angels' struggling offense rebounded against Philadelphia.


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Kiehl Frazier wasn't the answer. Neither was Clint Moseley.
So Auburn is turning to freshman Jonathan Wallace.
Auburn coach Gene Chizik announced Tuesday that the freshman will get his first start at quarterback for Tigers on Saturday against New Mexico State.
In Saturday's 63-21 loss at home to Texas A&M that dropped Auburn to 1-7, Wallace saw extensive playing time with Moseley suffering an ankle injury early in the game and Frazier being ineffective. Wallace ran the ball 13 times for 71 yards and, after throwing just a single pass in his previous appearances, completed 6 of 9 attempts for 122 yards and two touchdowns—a pair of 27-yard tosses to tight end C.J. Uzomah and receiver Emory Blake.
"We thought after going back and looking at the film, that he really played well," Chizik told reporters Tuesday. "We're going to forge ahead with that."
Frazier has completed just 54.4 percent of his passes and thrown eight interceptions with two touchdowns. He's also struggled with sacks—the usually mobile QB has lost 28 yards on the ground this season. Moseley has completed 63.3 percent of his passes, but has three picks and just a single TD pass. He's also been plagued by sacks, losing a net of 74 yards on the ground. Auburn is 116th out of 120 teams in the country in sacks allowed.
Wallace will become the fourth quarterback to start for Auburn since Cam Newton led the Tigers to the 2010 BCS title. Moseley and Frazier started games this season, while Moseley and Barrett Trotter both started last season.
Most expected Wallace to use a redshirt season, but he was inserted into the Sept. 22 game against LSU and ran three times for 15 yards from the Wildcat formation. He's played in every game since.
Frazier, who's also been battling injury issues, will be available Saturday and Chizik said freshman receiver Ricardo Louis will be the team's emergency quarterback.
Wallace has 106 yards rushing on 27 carries this season. He's 7 for 10 passing for 133 yards.


text: W.Va. to test prescription drug abuse tracking system By Eric Eyre January 7, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Within weeks, West Virginia plans to start testing an upgraded database that will be used to crack down on prescription drug abuse across the state.The database of 30 million records will help law enforcement identify people who obtain large quantities of narcotic drugs, and doctors who over-prescribe controlled substances such as OxyContin and Lortab.The drug monitoring system will be up and running by March, state lawmakers learned during a joint House-Senate interim committee meeting Monday.A state advisory committee is establishing how the database will be used to investigate possible prescription drug diversion crimes. The committee will set up database search criteria to identify "red flags" -- signs that narcotic drugs are being prescribed or purchased illegally."They will be coming up with the parameters, the outliers, the [doctors] that are clearly over-prescribing," said Mike Goff, who administers the controlled substance monitoring program at the West Virginia Board of Pharmacy.Last year, state lawmakers passed Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's sweeping substance abuse reform bill. The legislation included changes to the controlled substances database.The records include the names of patients, doctors and pharmacists, as well as drug quantities.Under the new law, people who have prescriptions filled must present a government-issued photo ID at pharmacies, making it more difficult to use fake names. The controlled substance monitoring system also now tracks customers' payment methods."This is getting a little more information into the system," said David Potters, the pharmacy board's executive director. "We're been working to add the additional [data] fields. The new system is supposed to be set up to do data-driven searches." The system is separate from the new multi-state "NPLEX" system that tracks pseudoephredine sales. The popular allergy and cold medication is also used to manufacture methamphetamine.After the pharmacy board's advisory committee establishes database search criteria used to identify unscrupulous doctors and prescription drug abusers, a separate "review committee" will pass along information about suspicious prescriptions and purchases to law enforcement authorities.West Virginians on average receive 2.5 prescriptions per year for narcotic drugs -- one of the highest rates in the nation.Currently, 15 State Police officers and regional drug taskforces have access to the state's controlled substance monitoring database.Cabell County Sheriff Tom McComas told lawmakers Monday that sheriff departments also would like to be able to tap the system. Deputies can request prescription drug data, but they must do so through State Police or a drug taskforce member.McComas said many rural sheriff offices don't have deputies on regional taskforces. "More than 30 people should have access," said McComas, who also serves as president of the West Virginia Sheriffs Association. "We're asking for another tool to help serve the people in our communities."State Police Cpl. Wendy Comer warned lawmakers that wide-open access to the controlled substance database could lead to numerous problems and improperly target people who obtain painkillers for legitimate health issues -- or doctors with valid reasons for prescribing narcotics."The more people who have access to it, the more chances of misuse," Comer said. "It's just a tool. They have to have a reasonable suspicion to run someone's name."Reach Eric Eyre at email@example.com or 304-348-4869. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Innerviews: Dual-identity surgeon riding high in horse racing world 2 Huggins, WVU tap South Florida hoops talent 3 WVU seeking improvements during off week 4 Former State Police captain now chief in Winfield 5 Rod Run and Doo Wop brings classic cars, music to Boulevard for 12th year Ohio residents admit role in rest-area robbery Previous Story Juvenile services director seeks guidance on Salem youth home Next Story


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Former Labor factional kingpin Eddie Obeid and his family stood to increase their "massive benefit" by tens of millions of dollars if a coal mining lease is granted at Mt Penny in the NSW Bylong Valley, a corruption inquiry has heard.
Mr Obeid's son Moses has already agreed the family could reap at least $75 million from decisions taken by former NSW Labor minister Ian Macdonald.
But this figure could escalate because the Obeids retain a 9.3 per cent share of Cascade coal as a result of Cascade defaulting on a second $30 million payment to them, the inquiry was told on Friday.
Counsel assisting the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), Geoffrey Watson SC, suggested to Moses Obeid that the Mt Penny holding, 150km west of Newcastle, was valued at $500 million when it was the subject of an exploration licence, but could be worth $1 billion if a mining licence is granted.
"Possibly," Mr Obeid said.
The Obeids' share could jump from $50 million to $100 million, Mr Watson said.
"If you like," Mr Obeid replied.
Mr Watson suggested the "massive benefit" to the Obeid family that all started with information from Mr Macdonald could be $75 million or "a bit more ... $175 million".
Mr Obeid said the price of coal had fallen to half of the $160-a-tonne it was fetching when the previous valuation was made.
But when Mr Watson asked whether a mining lease would make their holding much more valuable, Mr Obeid replied: "I'm not disagreeing with you. I hope you are right."
Mr Obeid said his 69-year-old father was not actively involved in the family business, and was happy for his sons to run and control it.
"At his age he's not interested in the mechanics of particular deals," he said.
The ICAC is investigating claims that Mr Macdonald rigged a 2008 tender process for coal exploration licences in the Bylong Valley.
It is also investigating whether Eddie Obeid and his family gained substantial financial benefit from it.
Moses Obeid was unable to explain in earlier evidence on Friday how highly confidential government maps of the Mt Penny coal tenement came to be in the family's possession.
When Mr Watson suggested that pencil marks on one map, reflecting the redrawn boundaries of the tenement on land the Obeids later purchased, might have been made by Mr Obeid after a conversation with Mr Macdonald, Mr Obeid replied:
"They might have been drawn by Jesus Christ."
Mr Obeid faced further accusations of telling lies. At one point Commissioner David Ipp asked whether he was prepared to lie only to protect the family's privacy in business, or whether he would lie to shield his father's involvement in business dealings. Mr Obeid said he would not.
Eddie Obeid's wife Judith gave evidence, but despite being a director of the family company she said she knew nothing of its financial transactions, left everything up to her sons and her memory had been affected by surgery to remove a brain tumour.
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Students present research at sociological conference
A group of Muskingum College students presented their research findings at the North Central Sociological Association's annual meeting, held recently in Dearborn, MI.
Amanda Summers '09, Marcus Lambright '10, Katrina Housley '11 and Lindsey Martin '11 presented team research titled Unearthing the Past: A Cemetery Demography Study.
Ryan McClain '09 presented his senior study, Us, Them and Wii: Using Video Games to Bridge a Generational Divide.
Sarah Shooter '09 presented her senior study, Aging Out of Care: Youth Experiences Emancipating From Foster Care.
Ellen Hine '10 and Theresa Gratsch '10 served as invited panelists in a session called Advice from Undergraduates: What makes a good teacher?.
Professor of Sociology Dr. Steven McGuire presented Producing Sociology on YouTube, and Assistant Professor of Sociology Dr. Sandra E. Schroer presented two papers: They are NOT 'Kids': Motivating College Students and Red Hot and Kewl: Controversy and Control in the Human Sexuality Classroom.
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DETROIT - Make no mistake, Kwame Kilpatrick wants to be rich – filthy rich. Meet the man who says he will make it happen.
Florida attorney Willie Gary says in the next 10 days he will file a lawsuit in Mississippi that could set the record for the largest award in history. He says kwame Kilpatrick will be a multi-millionaire: not $10 million or $20 million not $100 million or even $500 million. He says he will deliver a $ 1 billion dollar verdict to Kwame Kilpatrick.
Willie Gary knows a lot about money. He lives in this incredible $10 million 25,000 square foot waterfront mansion in Florida.
He knows a lot about making other people money. The last time he was in Mississippi he won an anti trust case worth $500 million. Now he's going back to Mississippi to sue Skytel on behalf of Kwame Kilpatrick.
Recently a Federal Court sent the Kilpatrick case to State Court. Gary says it could increase Kilpatrick's payday ten-fold
Kwame Kilpatrick was convicted of perjury, forced to resign as mayor of Detroit. Right now he is charged in a 38 count federal racketeering indictment; Gary says that doesn't mean he doesn't deserve millions of dollars from Skytel.
Skytel released thousands of Kilpatrick's messages, including dozens of sex messages to his secret lover Christine Beatty, to an attorney who gave them to the media.
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Detroit Tigers reliever Al Alburquerque was so excited to induce a rally-killing comebacker in the ninth inning of his team's 5-4 win that he kissed the ball before tossing it to first baseman Prince Fielder.
And that didn't sit well with the Oakland A's, who now trail 2-0 in the best-of-5 ALDS.
Video: Alburquerque kisses ball
Numerous A's players commented on the unprofessionalism of that antic following the game. Among them was reserve outfielder Jonny Gomes.
"He must not believe in baseball gods. Baseball gods take care of that stuff," Gomes said, according to USA Today.
The move also irked A's right fielder Josh Reddick.
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"I didn't appreciate it. I think that's immature and not very professional," Reddick said, according to the A's website.
Alburquerque, who got the win after the Tigers plated a run in the bottom of the ninth, faced only one batter. Yoenis Cespedes tapped the ball back to Alburquerque, who sealed the deal with a kiss.
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We give them Artest, Tinsley and Foster
We get B-Diddy, Pietrus and a 1st
http://www3.realgm.com/src_checktrad...radeid=2802400 (successful)
How it helps us:
It gets Tins and his health troubles out but brings back B-Diddy and his troubles(none recently that I know of though) Gives us scorers of 1.JO 2. B-Diddy 3. Jackson (pretty potnent) I think this would really elevate our in and out game. Gives us a young SG that has D in his game. Opens up Harrison to develop.
How it helps GS:
There coach is already "at odds" with B-Diddy and there is fear that he and Artests games won't mesh. Tinsley has no problem letting Artest and J-Rich be the scoring options. Improves there D. Foster gives them a big moveable body downlow that they need.
Doesn't help us cut contracts but I think this could get us back to the top of the East this year!!!
Let me know what you guys think. I am kind new to this.