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This Is a quick over view of what I would like to see for TNAs PPV year main events
Genesis: Triple threat elimination match for the TNA world title
Jeff Hardy(c) vs Austin Aries vs Bobby Roode
Result: Aries is eliminated 1st after Roode accidently hit him with a chair. Jeff Swantons Roode threw a table to get the pin
Lockdown: Cage Match for
Everyone knows WWE isn't going anywhere but that doesn't mean the product they are producing is good, It is watchable & somewhat entertaining but it is so boring & repetitive sometimes or most of the time that it's getting people who have followed wrestling their whole lives to not be interested. And yes I know as long as they get kids into the product they will be successful but there are
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What is this medicine?IBANDRONATE (i BAN droh nate) slows calcium loss from bones. It is used to treat osteoporosis in women past the age of menopause.
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How should I use this medicine?This medicine is for injection into a vein. It is given by a health care professional in a hospital or clinic setting.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. Special care may be needed.
What if I miss a dose?It is important not to miss your dose. Call your doctor or health care professional if you are unable to keep an appointment.
What may interact with this medicine?
What should I watch for while using this medicine?Visit your doctor or health care professional for regular check ups. It may be some time before you see the benefit from this medicine. Do not stop taking your medicine except on your doctor's advice. Your doctor or health care professional may order blood tests and other tests to see how you are doing.
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Did you hear about the man that was working in his yard and the blonde next door kept going out to her mailbox, looking in it , then slamming it shut and walking off back to her house in a huff?
After this happened 3 times, the man asked "Is there anything wrong?"
She replied "It's my stupid computer. I've got to get it fixed. It keeps telling me 'you've got mail' and it is NEVER right"
Did you hear about the Blonde who went up in the helicopter and got to cold, so she turned the fan off?
It's 5 cm, but what about home plate down there in the corner?
the funny thing is I've LITERALLY done this on a test.
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Sweet and if all they put was find X, they can't say it's wrong.
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i tried that defense, it didn;t work
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The teacher needs to be more specific. Yeah it's common sense, but technically you answered the question, didn't you?
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Same here
Generally, you've LEARNED the stuff in class before actually taking the test
Or so one should think....
Though, I'm really tempted to try that on a test
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By Rachel Hagenbaugh | Staff Writer
What started as an effort by Garrettsville's Kepich Ford to give toys to local children has grown to include about 17 business that wanted to support the dealership's Toys For Tots event, from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday.
"The more I started talking about it, the more people asked 'How can I help?'" owner Pete Kepich said. "I am so impressed with the amount of people that wanted to get involved."
Kepich said the goal is to fill five F-150 trucks with new, unwrapped toys that will be donated to local Toys for Tots charities.
"We decided to pick Toys for Tots to assist the kids who aren't going to be as lucky as other kids," Kepich said.
To help push the event, former Cleveland Browns player Hanford Dixon will be at the dealership from 5 to 7 p.m. to meet donors and sign autographs. Junior Marines and ex-Marines from the area will also attend the event to accept donations. Food and refreshments will be provided through the day.
The supporting businesses have been a huge help, Kepich said. They've done everything from collecting toys at their events, to donating toys and assisting in advertising costs for Kepich's event.
"It's amazing how people pull together," Kepich said. "I'm sure everybody wants to see as many people as possible have a nice Christmas."
Kepich Ford, located at 10301 Liberty St., will be collecting donations for Toys for Tots until Dec. 19.
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In this great city of ours, one could eat a different sandwich every day of the year—so that's what we'll do. Here's A Sandwich a Day, our daily look at sandwiches around New York. Got a sandwich we should check out? Let us know. —The Mgmt.
The Media Noche ($4) at Margon is similar to their Cuban sandwich, without the pernil and salami: it's got pickles, mayo, mustard, swiss cheese and ham. What really sets it apart is the bread. It's on a sweet potato bread, something like a Cuban brioche, especially good after its turn on Margon's sandwich press.
A little smaller than the Cuban (and much cheaper at four bucks), a media noche is traditionally a midnight snack, but it's sizeable enough for a working lunch. Which is good, because Margon isn't open at midnight.
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Cognitive Function and Electrocardiogram (ECG) During Hypoglycemia and Blockade of the Renin-angiotensin System
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Hypothesis: Treating patients with type 1 diabetes with a certain antihypertensive drug preserve cerebral function during hypoglycaemia.
Background: Studies have found that certain genetic variations leaves a subject with type 1 diabetes more prone to hypoglycaemia. It it thought to be a decline in cognition during hypoglycaemia that leaves them at risk of severe hypoglycaemia. The idea is tha when you suppress the genetic phenotype with a well known antihypertensive drug an improvement in cognition will occur and this will remove the patients tendency to severe hypoglycaemia.
Methods: The investigators want to explore whether the cerebral function is improved during hypoglycaemia in subjects with type 1 diabetes and the above mentioned genetic variation when treated with the antihypertensive drug Candesartan.
|Type 1 Diabetes Hypoglycemia
|Drug: Angiotensin II receptor antagonists (Candesartan) Drug: Placebo
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|Influence of Blockade of the Renin-angiotensin System for Preservation of Cognitive Function, Hormonal Counter-regulatory Response, Symptomatology and Cardiac Repolarisation During Hypoglycaemia in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes
- Cognitive function and brain cortical activity assessed by EEG [ Time Frame: 2 month ]
- Symptoms of hypoglycaemia assessed by Edinburgh Hypoglycaemia Symptom Score questionnaire [ Time Frame: 2 month ]
- Hormonal counter-regulatory response and substrates [ Time Frame: 2 month ]
- Blood pressure and pulse [ Time Frame: 2 month ]
- Cardiac conduction evaluated by a three channel digital Holter Monitor. [ Time Frame: 2 month ]
|Study Start Date:
|April 2010
|Study Completion Date:
|February 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|August 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Active Comparator: Candesartan
Drug: Angiotensin II receptor antagonists (Candesartan)
Seven days of treatment with Candesartan 32 mg, capsules.
Other Names:
|Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Drug: Placebo
Placebo Capsule matching the active comparator. Given for 7 days once daily.
Detailed Description:
We will include 25 type 1 diabetic patients from our outpatient clinic. They are already genotyped from another trial.
Each patient goes through two cycles with hyperinsulinemic glucose clamp induced hypoglycemia. The study is double blinded, randomised and placebocontrolled so the patients receive both Candesartan and placebo but in different cycles.
In each cycle patients will receive either Candesartan or placebo for 7 days. After 8 days patients undergo a hypoglycaemic clamp during which primary and secondary endpoints will be measured.
In the hyperinsulinemic hypoglycaemic clamp the patients will undergo an adjustment period towards euglycaemia. A period of approximately 1 hour of euglycemia, an hour of hypoglycemia and a period of recovery towards euglycemia. In each of these glycemic states primary and secondary outcomes will be measured.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Type 1 diabetes
- Danish spoken and written
- RAS activity score>7 - diabetes duration > 5 years
- not pregnant and safe anticonception
- Signed informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Treatment with an ACE blocker
- An ARB og a renin blocker
- Treatment with other antihypertensive drugs
- Severe diabetic late complications
- Renal impairment
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Previous reactions to study medication
- Heart insufficiency (NYHA 3-4)\
- Known ischaemic heart disease
- Epilepsy
- Alcohol and drug abuse
- Suspicion of non-compliance,
- Plasma potassium < 3.5 mmol/l or >5.0 mmol/l.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01116180
|Department of Cardiology and Endocrinology, Hillerød Hospital
|Hillerød, Denmark, 3400
|Study Director:
|Ulrik Pedersen-Bjergaard, MD, MDSc.
|Hillerød Hospital, Department of Cardiology and Endocrinology, Dyrehavevej 29, 3400 Hillerød
|Principal Investigator:
|Louise Færch, MD
|Hillerød Hospital, Department of Cardiology and Endocrinology, Dyrehavevej 29, 3400 Hillerød
|Study Director:
|Birger Thorsteinsson, Prof DMSc MD
|Hillerød Hospital, Department of Cardiology and Endocrinology, Dyrehavevej 29, 3400 Hillerød. University of Copenhagen
|Responsible Party:
|Louise Faerch, MD, ph.d.student, Hillerod Hospital, Denmark
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01116180 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|January 25, 2010
|Last Updated:
|February 4, 2013
Keywords provided by Louise Faerch, Hillerod Hospital, Denmark:
Type 1 diabetes
genetic susceptibility
Renin angiotensin system activity
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Diabetes Mellitus
Glucose Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
Immune System Diseases
Candesartan cilexetil
Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists
Angiotensin II
Antihypertensive Agents
Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Vasoconstrictor Agents
Serine Proteinase Inhibitors
Protease Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
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- 1 cup All-Bran
- 2 cups water, divided
- 2 tablespoons active dry yeast
- 8 tablespoons sugar, divided
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 5-1/2 to 6 cups all-purpose flour
- Place bran in a bowl. Heat 1 cup water to 120°-130°; pour over cereal to soften. Set aside. Place yeast in a bowl. Heat remaining water to 110°-115°; pour over yeast to dissolve. Add 2 tablespoon sugar; let stand for 5 minutes. Add the eggs, oil, salt, bran mixture and remaining sugar; mix well. Stir in enough flour to form a soft dough.
- Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1-1/2 hours.
- Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide into 24 pieces. Shape each into a ball. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes.
- Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool. Yield: 2 dozen.
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so... i've sprained all 4 ligaments in my right knee several times over the years with my MCL and LCL's being sprained 60+ times each... leaving them in a condition to where they provide nearly 0 support and my knees bend 3 degrees sideways in both directions. without a brace it takes me 6-10 days for my knee to recover (read as: swelling to go down) from 18 holes of golf. with a good brace it shortens it to 3-4 days.
my health insurance is total garbage and i know a brace wouldn't be covered in any way.
so... i need a hinged brace that provides solid support but won't break the bank (under $200). the downside is that i have really big calves and big quads but a normal sized knee. last year i was able to get a "top of the line below custom fitted" brace on clearance for $75 and it gives tremendous support but i end up with blisters on my leg from it (started with a blister on the back of the knee, so i cut the back out, then it left a blister on the calf, so i wore a sleeve under the brace, now i have like 5 blisters forming all around my calf).
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Hey he´s on my fantasy team, so I hope he doesn´t defer too much with Love and Williams around .This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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I don't think Nick Young is a ball-hog at all. Certainly not since Flip Saunders started coaching the Wizards. It was one of the best things to happen for Young, as with that offense he has no ball-handling responsibilities at all. How can you dominate the ball if you don't have it? He's a blackhole in the sense he's a finisher (a shot-hog) - he rarely passes the ball. But he doesn't dominate it either, he's a low usage player in terms of time spent on the ball.
I was very happy when Young decided to play on the qualifying offer. I'd like to see Ainge going after him next year. I think he could do very well playing next to Rondo. Very good complimentary piece, a high-scoring role-player. And Rondo's decision-making can masquerade Young's problems with shot-selection. I also like Nick Young's defense. Still a little dumb, poor team defender, but a good 1x1 defender.
As for players who keep the ball on their hands a lot, Chris Paul is basically impossible to beat.
As for those annoying ball-stoppers a la Dahntay Jones, Michael Beasley and Corey Maggette can be very difficult to watch.
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Corey Maggette this year he will win this award.
Al No Sharrington. Aka, the Bermuda Triangle of Basketball Offense.
Passes go in, and never come back out.
Westbrook is 0-10 so far tonight. No excuse for a pg to shoot this much when cold


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Loops are Not Just for Continuous Processes
Greg McMillan and Stan Weiner bring their wits and more than 66 years of process control experience to bear on your questions, comments, and problems. Write to them at email@example.com.
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Stan: Last month we talked about how to get at the size of the opportunity in process control and how the first and last thing to do was tune the loops. Where do we go from here?
Greg: Well I am going to a rodeo, but before I get a view of the best of the West, I lassoed some ideas. What first comes to mind is the big reduction in batch cycle time of 25% or more for reactors and distillation columns by the simple addition of feedback control loops. Hopefully these stories have no similarity to extreme bull riding event I am headed to see.
Stan: Nearly all of the literature on process control is on continuous processes. This would lead one to believe it doesn't apply to batch operations.
Greg: Also, the mode of thinking for batch is discrete and sequential. Even when loops exist, the batch sequence or conditional logic directly manipulates the controller output through the DDC, output tracking, or ROUT modes. While these preemptive actions can help get a loop started in the right direction or forestall problems, most of the time the actual output setting is an educated guess. The control loop needs to be set free to do its thing. The very terms "feedback" is the key to the advantage a loop has over a guesstimate of the coolant, feed, reagent or steam flow needed at a particular juncture in the batch. There are always unmeasured disturbances, whether they originate in the raw materials (concentrations), utilities (e.g. temperature), equipment (e.g. fouling), or valves (e.g. stick-slip).
Stan: A loop may need a good kick to get it going, but if it needs to be continually kicked, something is wrong with the kicker and/or the kickee. Therefore, most pre-positioning of control valves is momentary and judiciously used. Of course, once an interlock is activated, the controller output should be coordinated, and the manipulated flow held at the value consistent with the interlock.
Greg: The foremost example was a batch reactor being operated way beyond original design capacity because the product was sold out. The feeds were faster, and the total charge larger than the plant design basis. The exothermic reaction produced a gaseous byproduct that was recovered in an overhead system. The level would swell, and gases would burst into the overhead condenser and recovery system. The coolant and vent gas systems were pushed beyond their limits, particularly when the peak usage times of various batch reactors coincided or hot weather prevailed. As a result, the reactor's interlock systems would momentarily have to shut off the feeds for any one a dozen different conditions, such as high condenser temperature, high vent system valve, high reactor volume and high reactor temperature and pressure. Override controllers were put on each of the process variables that triggered a trip. The output of the controllers went to a low-signal selector that set the permissible feed rates of reactants. The amount of time each override controller was active was displayed and historized for the operator.
Stan: One of the biggest challenges in the implementation of a sophisticated control system is keeping the operator in the loop. Consider "walking a mile in his or her shoes." In designing the interface, diagnostics and metrics put yourself in the position of being responsible for operating a unit safely and profitably when you have no idea what the control system is doing. At the first sign of trouble, your tendency would be to put it in manual.
Greg: Fortunately, the operator display showed what each loop thought the feed rate could be and the time each loop's output was selected for a batch. Of course, it helped that the reactor trips were eliminated and the cycle time was reduced by over 25%. Both of these results were very visible. It also made the operator job less stressful. The restart of a batch was a major headache.
Stan: An important takeaway is that an advanced control system will operate in its highest mode if the benefits and actions are clearly displayed and understood. Often improvements in yield or cost of goods by advanced process control (APC) are not so evident to operations, especially in the short term or tspan of attention (minutes to hours). Furthermore, APC must make the operator's job easier—assist rather than interfere with corrections for abnormal operations—and keep the operator engaged. This last item is especially overlooked. Ideally, you want the operator to move to a higher level of supervision for optimization and abnormal situation prevention.
Greg: For this batch reactor application, patterns in the selected controller output (feed rates) started to become recognizable. The operator could tell when utility and vent systems were having problems and when the raw materials had changed. Also, it became readily evident that doing a good job of keeping four controllers from exceeding their set points (high constraints) could eliminate the need for eight of the override controllers. Starting with all the candidates is the right thing to do so you don't miss a governing constraint if you have the right metrics.
Stan: Good APC applications increase and integrate process knowledge in their development and deployment and add to the process understanding during their operation. Some real-time optimization (RTO) and large-model predictive control (MPC) systems have failed in this last respect by making counterintuitive and unexplained moves to the process, creating discouraging transients in process performance. In some cases, a modeling expert would have to study the models, optimization criteria and operating conditions for a day or more to figure if the moves were right and beneficial from a longer term view.
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Uninsured motorist Matthew Saunders was Tasered by police after leading them on a 26 mile night time chase.
Saunders was seen putting on a crash helmet as he sped away from a police patrol who wanted to speak to him about his poor driving.
When the 25-year-old Great Mead, Chippenham, was searched, following the half-hour pursuit, he was found to have a live shotgun cartridge in his pocket Tessa Hingston, prosecuting, told Swindon Crown Court that officers spotted his VW Polo weaving on Devizes Road, in Trowbridge, at 1am on Friday August 24.
She said when they put on their blue lights to stop him, he first put on his hazard lights then was seen waving his hands around inside the car.
"He then reached to the back seat and put on a crash helmet. After that the pursuit began in earnest," she said.
The car went from the A361, on to the A350 towards Warminster where it accelerated to stop officers overtaking so they could lay a stinger device.
Saunders then went the wrong way round a roundabout, exiting on to the A36 towards Bath.
"Officers tried overtaking again and were jockeying for position, at some points on the wrong side of the road and going into a blind bend," she said.
He went at speeds of 80mph in a 60mph zone and the police helicopter also joined the chase as it headed towards the county border.
Avon and Somerset officers managed to lay a stinger across the road but the driver just slowed down and drove across the verge to avoid it.
He then turned into Hantone Hill, a dead end road, where he was forced to stop and was so uncooperative with police they had to use a Taser to subdue him.
As well as the live shot gun cartridge, which he said he was planning to convert into a lighter, he also had an ornamental skull with blades protruding from it.
Saunders pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, no insurance, driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence and possessing a firearm while prohibited.
He pleaded not guilty to possessing an article with a blade or point, and prosecutors accepted his excuse that he was moving house at the time.
The court heard he had a long list of previous offences including getting five years for robbery on 2006, which meant he was not allowed to have the shotgun cartridge.
Mark Ashley, defending, said his client suffered from a borderline personality disorder which meant he was on disability living allowance.
He said he drove away from the police because he knew he shouldn't have been behind the wheel, but was in the process of moving.
Although the driving was bad in parts he said his client slowed down as he went through residential areas and for most of the half hour it was not dangerous.
He said should he be jailed for more than six months then he said he would lose his accommodation.
Recorder Jeremy Wright decided a psychiatric report was needed and adjourned the case to Friday, March 1, with Saunders on bail until then.


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NORTH Bradley saw their dreams of retaining the AM Print & Copy-sponsored A&B Cup end in dramatic fashion as they were beaten in a seven-goal thriller away at fellow first division side Seend United.
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With James Eatough scoring twice, Rob Manning and James Worlsey looking to have killed off Bradley before the game had really began.
However, with a change of formation and increased belief the visitors began to pose a threat, particularly through right winger Sam Weston and striker Reuben Spong.
The latter beat two men and a hit a post before another tricky run resulted in his saved effort falling to Mike Johnson, who made the score 4-1 shortly before half time.
After the break, Bradley continued to improve but Seend looked dangerous on the break as both sides coped manfully with poor playing conditions.
Spong's run was halted unfairly and he stepped up to convert the resulting spot kick, and with 20 minutes to go, the impressive Ricky Kerr beat three players on the right and crossed to the far post for Spong to prod home.
The game became a classic cup tie in boggy conditions as Bradley pushed for a leveller - the returning Rob Elliott made a great save and watched as Eatough hit a post for Seend, and Groves saved well from Spong and Weston was unlucky not to earn a second spot kick as both sides tested each other.
Seend were eventually rewarded for their incisive first 20 minute display but Bradley were very disappointed not to take the game further after their gutsy comeback.
Castle Combe 0 The Lamb 4
Richard Stevens' second division high flyers and Wiltshire Junior Cup semi-finalists the Lamb caused a minor upset with a 4-0 victory away at struggling first division side Castle Combe, who played most of the game with ten men.
Sam Stevens was the star-man for the Lamb - he opened the scoring for the Trowbridge-based side and he doubled their advantage before having the chance to score a first half hat-trick, but he saw his penalty saved by Combe keeper.
Stevens atoned for his penalty miss, grabbing his third of the game to put the Lamb within touching distance of the final eight and the victory was confirmed when Tom Blackman netted for a third successive game to complete the 4-0 win.
Semington Magpies 3 The Fleece 1
Third division Fleece FC, who received a walkover to this stage of the competition following the withdrawal of Civil Service Larkhall, saw their cup dreams come to an abrupt end away at First Fivision Semington Magpies, whose reward for their 3-1 triumph is a quarter-final tie at home to Bratton next weekend.
Semington led 1-0 at the interval courtesy of Nigel Hall's bullet header.
They doubled their advantage early in the second half when Andy Harrison scored from the penalty spot after Dan Rimmer had been brought down and they wrapped up victory when Sam Malone made it 3-0 on 65 minutes with a stunning strike from 25 yards.
Marcus Hogarth pulled a goal back for the Fleece but his effort was little more than a consolation that Dan Cass' side deserved for their efforts in difficult conditions at Littlemarsh.
United FC 3 Melksham Town Reserves 9
Melksham Town Reserves, who tasted cup success in 2011, cruised into the quarter-finals with a 9-3 victory away at third division FC United.
Melksham's success sets up a mouth-watering tie with local rivals Seend United at the Conigre this coming Saturday.
Steve Burns' visitors to Trowbridge led 3-1 at half time thanks to goals from Leigh Rogers, Lee Fielding and Aaron Wiltshire - Marcin Kaminski pulling a goal back for United when the score was 2-0.
The second half saw Melksham completely boss proceedings as they scored another six goals.
Matt Sharpe and Ashley Caws added two apiece, Ben Macey was also on target and a second of the afternoon from Lee Fielding completed the rout for Melksham.
Mariusz Jackiewic and Krzystof Kopacz were United's other scorers.
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Pictured here is a statue of the Children of Lir by Irish artist Linda Brunker. It stands before Lough Owel at a viewpoint over the lake.
The statue is of a flock of birds in a V formation, which when viewed from the correct angle, takes on the form of a female figure with her arms outstretched. In this shot, you can make out the outline of the profile of the female figure, and can just see the shape of her face. It was completed in 1993.
Lough Owel is one of the largest lakes in County Westmeath, and is 4km away from the major town of Mullingar. It covers roughly 2500 acres and is extremely deep, making it very popular with anglers. There is an island in the lake called Church island, and on it stands the ruins of St Lomans church and cemetery. Its been abandoned for a long time and the last burial took place in the early 18th century.
The background to the legend of the Chldren of Lir is that in ancient Irish lore, Lir and his wife Aoibh had four children; their daughter Fionnuala, and three sons, Aodh and twin brothers Fiachra and Conn.
Aoibh died, and the family despairing, Lir married another woman by the name of Aoife. She was a resentful woman, and was incredibly jealous of the love the children had for their father.
On a journey, she ordered a servant to kill the children, but he angrily refused. Aoife was infuriated and tried to kill the children herself, but did not have courage. Instead, she used her magic powers to transform the children into swans.
To break the curse, they had to spend a total of 900 years swimming the waters of Lough Derravaragh, the Sea of Moyle, and Irrus Domnann. If they were blessed by a monk during this time, they would also break free. This story is set during the time of St Patrick's transformation of Ireland into a Christian place.
For her treachery, Aoife was turned into an air demon. There are a number of alternate endings to the legend, one being that the children, trapped as swans, suffered their 900 years, and one day heard a bell. They swam to the shore and spoke with the priest on land. They asked to be blessed and turned back into human form, and the priest obliged. However, as they were over 900 years old, they immediately died, but went straight to heaven to be with their mother and father.
The title of this sculpture is The Children of Lir, but I named my shot Transformation for both the way the children transformed in the tale, and in how today 2013 will transform into 2014.
The children of Lir is a popular Irish legend, and this can be noticed by the number of sculptures depicting the tale around the country! This is the 4th that I have photographed, and I know there are still others I have not yet visited!
I wish a happy new year to everybody!
Thanks for looking
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rigoletto (34279) 2013-12-31 10:18
hi noel. are you attending an arts course? this is so powerful, dramatic and open to many readings. first i thought it could be a better idea to keep the sun behind the statue, but looking at the result for a few seconds now i prefer this. very well done. happy new year!
Subhogen (4067) 2013-12-31 11:01
Hello Noel,
Going through your note I was thinking mythology around the world are so alike...in India too we have numerous such stories about curse, penance, turning humans to animals, jealousy the elements are all the same. Had a great time reading it.
This is a fantastic statue coming from a very skillful and innovative person. I wonder how the spark of such a brilliant idea comes to an artists mind and I believe creativity is an inborn thing and cannot be inculcated. You have taken the photo from such a great POV that both the views are apparent to the viewer. With the backdrop of this brooding sky the photo itself has become very artistic. Very well managed difficult light situation.
We in India know more about England because of the 200 year British rule in India. Thanks to your fantastic photos and painstakingly typed educative notes I came to know so many things about Ireland which are absolutely new to me. So thanks for sharing and hoping to see many more such wonderful presentations in the coming year.
Wish you a very Happy and Healthy 2014 and Happy Clicking as well.
fisher (1773) 2013-12-31 12:37
nice one Noel, moody sky's are two to a penny in ireland!!! well worth waiting for the right sky to backdrop this statue.
new years greetings.
mesutilgim (98336) 2013-12-31 13:55
Hello dear Noel,
Nice capture symbolising the years end !
Amazing cloudy sky symbolising all the worse events of 2013.
Thanks God that it passes away !
TFS and all the best for the new year .
emka (113079) 2013-12-31 14:42
hello noel, I saw the sculpture in Dublin but I view of the did n't know the legend behind it. What a cruel story! spectacular view of the birds silhouettes against dramatic sky. Fantastic presentation of amazing sculpture. Let's hope the last year with its dramas is behind us and there will be peace. Happy New Year to you!
ath bhliain faoi mhaise
delpeoples (60186) 2013-12-31 18:41
Dear Noel
Happy New Year dear friend, I hope the head is not too sore from the festivities, and hope that 2014 brings you everything you wish for.
In thumbnail I thought this was a tree blown by the wind, but upon closer inspection and reading your note, see that it is a very symbolic and beautiful sculpture, just as your title is. The composition ( Rule of Thirds in The Extreme) does great justice to that dramatic sky and clouds, aswell as the beautiful pastel tones it evoke. I like how you positioned the sculpture slightly off-centre, where it looks like it has almost conjured the clouds to fly like that. Wonderful note as usual and the small bit of silvery sea makes me want to see more of it.
Warmest wishes and hugs
bukitgolfb301 (47041) 2013-12-31 20:28
Hi dear Noel
Wow you start an impressive image from the first of 2014! Very well considered framework and delight alight light / color gradation as usual.
All the best and have the first day of new year! Takero from warm and fine day's Tokyo
Kamilutka (8107) 2013-12-31 22:59
Hello Noel,
nice shot and interesting note accompanying it. I like how the statue has been placed slightly at the right and it looks almost like wind swept tree. Beautiful sky for a background and very pretty colors.
All the best in New Year!
jjcordier (79297) 2014-01-01 0:04
Comme toujours, une note détaillée et très intéressante pour accompagner cette photo originale.
Je te souhaite, à toi et tes proches, la meilleure année 2014 possible!
Tigerlily (3379) 2014-01-01 1:33
Wonderful image, beautifully taken.. nice POV....
A very Happy New Year to you,Noel.
aleXundar (1256) 2014-01-01 3:17
Hello Noel,
The sky is as dramatic as it should be... the light is as measured as it should be. I think all these were automatically set when you shot it... because YOU wanted to portray the atmosphere this way.
It's magical!
Wishing you and yours a very happy 2014,
with regards,
marabu61 (11525) 2014-01-01 3:24
Hello Noel
I must admit that I struggled a fait bit to make out the female form in this interesting statue. I think I have heard the story before, never the less it still is a strong folklore.
The silhouetted statue sits nicely against a wonderful brooding sky. The perfect motif and apply named to celebrate the passing of the years.
May the new year bring happiness, joy and health to you and your family.
carlo62 (59844) 2014-01-01 3:48
Buon anno Noel
bella scultura, molto interessante la sua costruzione, la descrizione della nota è ottima per apprezzarla.
Un cielo molto drammatico fa da sfondo all'opera, in una bella composizione.
Felice anno nuovo
Romano46 (18472) 2014-01-01 6:53
Ciao Noel
una immagine emblematica e drammatica come la storia che racconti nelle note.
La contrapposizione tra la struttura metallica che assume un duplice significato e il paesaggio che, al sereno ed al chiarore dell'orizzonte, contrappone nuvole che fanno presagire una tempesta imminente, è perfetta.
Non potevi fare di meglio per illustrare una simile località e il
tutto senza dimenticare le regole di una buona fotografia e della composizione.
Complimenti e - di nuovo - auguri di un felice anno nuovo.
Fis2 (113036) 2014-01-01 8:39
Witaj Noel!
Interesting statue.
I like composition and colors.
Excellent light.
Photo ha climate.
Happy New Year to you and your family.
nikkitta (17068) 2014-01-01 10:07
Hola Noel
Not easy to see the feminine figure, but found it and enjoy reading your note about this Irish legend
Like the composition mainly of contrasts with the silhouette well positioned and that storming sky giving an special light at the art work
Hoping to see and learn more about Ireland
Gigidusud (21285) 2014-01-01 11:15
Hi dear Noel,
Beautiful composition at Sunset with nice sculpture in silhouette. Well done!
Thanks for the wishes and Happy New Year to you and your!
ourania (51103) 2014-01-01 11:22
Hello Noel,
a lovely minimal image that captures and enhances the magic of this popular (and now familiar to me) myth. The silhouetted sculpture interacts superbly with the sweeping clouds and the stunning depth of your picture. I like very much the subtle lighting, the deep, moody colours, the association of the children of Lir with this great space and with the changing of the year. Let's hope we won't have to wait hundreds of years for a positive transformation:) Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a wonderful year,
divail (8334) 2014-01-02 13:33
Bonsoir Noel,
Ce ciel est magnifique, et la sculpture est très bien présentée de cette façon.
Je vous souhaite une très bonne année 2014!
m (0) 2014-01-03 8:44
Hi Noel,
interesting sculpture, it looks even more eye-catching the way you captured it all black against the glaring sun. The sky seemed to follow the mood and provided a most dramatic sweep for the backdrop. Lovely.
Miguel82 (27752) 2014-01-20 5:15
The statue is like a tree deformed by the winds and the leaves are actually birds, good inspiration Noel, the sunset is splendid, thanks, see you
fabbs99 (17179) 2014-01-25 7:45
Hello Noel,
Remarkable shot of the clouds in the sky and the statue of the Children.Lovely colors and excellent sharpness.Very well done.TFS.
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- Date Taken: 2013-12-31
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The Nets are going to win this game barely trying.
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The Nets are going to win this game barely trying.
At least I knew not to get too high with the Heat win
fool me once...........
This is a F****** joke !!!!!
It's a shame that we're not getting it together tonight, the fire just doesn't seem to be there.
Yay, we don't know what we're doing as a franchise! thanks PG!
We're getting beat by a team that played Johan Petro, Sundiata Gaines and Gerald Green. That's just too ****ing depressing. To the fridge for another beer.
Who's asking for sellouts? How about just not being LAST in the league in attendance? How is 7th best record in the league mediocre?
What a joke. Doesn't help when the regs take granger out of the entire game.
"We've got to be very clear about this. We don't want our players hanging around with murderers," said Larry Bird, Pacers president.
1. Our intention to find Roy in this game has been a joke.
2. No production from any of our wings besides George.
3. Not enough defensive stops.
This is their 6th game in 9 days. Their last 4 games have been a back to back to back and the Heat. They look/are tired.
But spend lots of $$$ to come see them play or else you are a bad fan!!!
I'm so frustrated with George Hill right now that I prefer we let him walk at season's end. Terribly inconsistent. Definitely can't run an offense.
The next writer that talks about how big the Heat game was needs to add an asterics and mention that they laid this nasty stank egg the very next game. They could have crapped out to the Heat and killed the Nets and ended up with the same record.
at least atlanta is going to lose
We've missed so many open 3s tonight and just not been careful enough with the ball.. one of those frustrating nights your gonna have from time to time. Don't get ticked about it, deep breath. Then onto the next one.
That's a crap excuse. This is an inconsistent team. Some of that falls on youth/players. Some of that falls on Vogel.
We haven't played well, it's true. But the Nets have played really really well tonight and they're getting all of the bounces.
Why haven't the Pacers gone through Hibbert?
"We've got to be very clear about this. We don't want our players hanging around with murderers," said Larry Bird, Pacers president.
1) At the moment, no. When I wrote it I saw the Nets remembering that they are supposed to tank.
2) So? The Bobcats never did anything. The Wizards never did anything. Yet they have way more fans than we do. Apparently, Indiana basketball fans prefer watching IU, Purdue or any other college than the Pacers.
You have guys from all over the world that spend their entire nights in front of their PCs watching your hometown team playing. And you don't want to support them? Seriously? I simply don't care about what those fans have to say.
Stop shooting threes :<
I guess I don't understand why everyone is freaking out? This is the NBA. **** like this will happen.
The most important thing that we have to ask ourselves is can we compete in the Playoffs? And I say yes. That's what matters.
This will be the Nets' biggest win of the year. Their previous high was a 13 point margin.
I'd just say, its hard to beat a team 4 times in one season, the Heat found that out against the Pacers on Monday.
"It's just unfortunate that we've been penalized so much this year and nothing has happened to the Pistons, the Palace or the city of Detroit," he said. "It's almost like it's always our fault. The league knows it. They should be ashamed of themselves to let the security be as lax as it is around here."
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Absolutley nothing from GH, the guy everyone on here wants to take over as the starting PG. What a joke. This makes the third game he's laid an egg in, DC has never once done this his entire time here.
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I normaly watch a fight a week on HBO or Showtime tonight i am watcting a 46 year old Bernard Hopkins and i must say he still has it was a pretty decent card tonight with Jean Pascal vs B-Hop as the main event.
Looks like old man Hopkins might win
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I normaly watch a fight a week on HBO or Showtime tonight i am watcting a 46 year old Bernard Hopkins and i must say he still has it was a pretty decent card tonight with Jean Pascal vs B-Hop as the main event.
Looks like old man Hopkins might win
Hopkins makes history oldest Champion ever older than George Foreman by 100+ days
B Hop is the greatest defenseive fighter of his era.
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So pumped for the Ortiz Mayweather I got Money in a decision
If Mayweather wins He has to fight Manny next it just has to happen anyway it should be a decent fight tonight.
Mayweather just cartoon KO'd Ortiz, Ortiz is a moron. The ref said fight, FIGHT!
Its a damn boxing match no less. Stop apologizing for your moronic head butt and fight.
Mayweather was gonna win no matter what. If the fight between him and Pac Man doesn't happen soon, well I was gonna say I'm never gonna watch boxing again, but I pretty much never watch it now so... Yeah just give us one good fight please.
Ya it will happen there is no much money for it not too. It really should of happen 5 years ago and we should be on Mayweather Pacman 2 or 3 right now. If Mayweather refuses he wont have a legacy the only way he becomes a real legend is if he fights Pacman and beats him JMO. My favorite fight was read head Saul Alvarez versus Gomez. Gomez really fought well almost pulled the upset. Erik Morales and Pablo Cesar Cano was amazing sad that the ref had to stop it it was a hell of a battle by both men and they were both hurt. But the whole under card was very very good I though ever fight was good except the main event.
Floyd Mayweather's an undefeated title holder in FIVE weight classes. He can never fight again and he's a legend. I want to see Floyd vs Pac Man as much as anyone but he's more than earned the right to demand what he's asking from Pacquiao. He never fights him he's not going to be some forgotten fighter.
His legacy would be tainted like Barry Bonds is. He has been fearing Pacman for way to long. He is already know as a guy who only picks fights he knows he can win. He is very very selective which is smart I guess but not great for fans. I feel we should be on Mayweather Pacman 3 not debating if we will ever get a 1. I mean yeas he will be known as a great fighter but his legacy would be tainted in my eyes. He is one of the greatest fighters i just dont know why he is afraid he needs to quit running and fight Pacman. Pacman just doesn't want to get blood tested on fight day. (i can understand that it is ridiculous to blood test someone on the day of the fight.) Mayweather needs to grow a pair and fight Manny.
One, comparing his legacy w/o a Pac fight to Bonds is beyond ridiculous. Comparing him to Hakeem or something could make sense, winning titles w/o beating the best could make sense, but BONDS? C'mon dude.
Two, I honestly have no dog in the fight between the two, but why's it ridiculous to get a blood test on fight day? I understand how some people could see it as Floyd dodging Pac and everything, and I'm sure that's a part of it (which is one of your rights as an undefeated multiple weight champ). Pac's made a pretty crazy rise up the ranks seemingly adding KO power at every stop along the way, Floyd fan or not you've got to understand some suspicion. Fight day blood tests are what they do in the Olympics, no?
Like I said, I want the fight as much as anyone but it's pretty odd to me how Floyd and his camp want to make the biggest boxing match in....at least a decade? unquestionably legitimate, a sport that's highly dubious in legitimacy, and he somehow gets painted as the bad guy.
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I sure could use a weekend swell! Right now Sunday is showing potential, so keep em crossed :)
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I sure could use a weekend swell! Right now Sunday is showing potential, so keep em crossed :)
looks like monday..y gunna stick around for a day or two.
sunday not looking so hot, but now it looks like were ON for tomorrow afternoon (Thursday).
Of course, I can't get on it tomorrow... So take some pics for me so I know what I missed :)
I'll try to get some pics of tomorrow. I don't have any fancy gear so don't expect much. I may carry my arse back to the OBX for Sunday!
Nice - thanks Chris!
Latest projections really have this sunday/monday storm intensifying offshore. Take a look at the wave maps, and check out how strong those offshore winds are going to be behind the system.
Here's the conditions for Delaware for Monday (as of the Thursday morning):
Conditions: Clean with W winds 30-35kt in the morning shifting WNW 40-45kt in the afternoon.
Yikes - 40-45kt !!! thats blows - literally :)
how does this afternoon look?
Off today and getting ready to head down to catch a few when it cleans up. Will it ?TWC is saying SW 10+ mph?
Anyone up for meeting up.
Ya, Monday.
Looks like things are cleaning up as we speak.
things were good for a few hours then the wind switched to a NE ! I thought SE I guess the wind gods told us who is in charge.
Pretty fun for a good two hours then the tide....then the wind switch. No complaints though it was fun.


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Canasa (rectal)Pronunciation
Generic Name: mesalamine (rectal) (me SAL a meen)
Brand Name: Canasa, Canasa Pac, Rowasa, sfRowasa
What is Canasa (mesalamine rectal)?
Mesalamine affects a substance in the body that causes inflammation, tissue damage, and diarrhea.
Mesalamine rectal is used to treat ulcerative colitis, proctitis, and proctosigmoiditis. Mesalamine is also used to prevent the symptoms of ulcerative colitis from recurring.
Mesalamine rectal may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
What is the most important information I should know about Canasa (mesalamine rectal)?
Do not take mesalamine rectal by mouth. It is for use only in your rectum.
Stop using mesalamine and call your doctor at once if you have severe stomach pain, cramping, fever, headache, and bloody diarrhea.
What should I discuss with my health care provider before taking Canasa (mesalamine rectal)?
You should not use this medicine if you are allergic to mesalamine or salicylates (aspirin, Nuprin Backache Caplet, Kaopectate, KneeRelief, Pamprin Cramp Formula, Pepto-Bismol, Tricosal, Trilisate, and others).
To make sure mesalamine rectal is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have:
liver disease;
kidney disease; or
heart disease.
FDA pregnancy category B. Mesalamine is not expected to harm an unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment.
Mesalamine rectal may pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby. You should not breast-feed while using this medicine.
How should I use Canasa (mesalamine rectal)?
Follow all directions on your prescription label. Do not use this medicine in larger or smaller amounts or for longer than recommended.
Mesalamine rectal comes with patient instructions for using either the rectal suppository or the rectal enema. Follow these directions carefully. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.
Do not take mesalamine rectal by mouth. It is for use only in your rectum.
Try to empty your bowel and bladder just before using mesalamine rectal. It may be best to use this medicine at bedtime.
Wash your hands before and after inserting the rectal suppository.
Remove the wrapper before inserting the suppository. Avoid handling the suppository too long or it will melt in your hands. Lie on your back with your knees up toward your chest. Gently insert the suppository into your rectum about 1 inch.
For best results, stay lying down for a few minutes. The suppository will melt quickly and you should feel little or no discomfort while holding it in. Avoid using the bathroom for at least 1 hour after using the suppository.
Shake the rectal enema liquid well just before each use.
For best results from the enema, stay lying down for at least 30 minutes to allow the liquid to distribute throughout your intestines. Try to hold in the enema all night if possible. Avoid using the bathroom during this time.
The rectal enema liquid may darken in color after it has been removed from the foil pouch. This should not affect the medicine. However, throw away any enema liquid that has turned dark brown.
Store at cool room temperature away from moisture and heat.
What happens if I miss a dose?
Use the medication as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and wait until your next regularly scheduled dose. Try to use the medicine at a time when you can lie down afterward and hold the medicine in. Do not use extra medicine to make up the missed dose.
What happens if I overdose?
Seek emergency medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222.
What should I avoid while taking Canasa (mesalamine rectal)?
Avoid getting the rectal suppositories or enema liquid on clothing, flooring, painted surfaces, vinyl, marble, granite, and other surfaces. Mesalamine rectal products may stain surfaces.
Canasa (mesalamine rectal) side effects
Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Stop using mesalamine rectal and call your doctor at once if you have severe stomach pain, cramping, fever, headache, and bloody diarrhea.
Common side effects may include:
rectal pain;
mild nausea, gas;
fever, flu symptoms; or
acne, mild rash.
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
What other drugs will affect Canasa (mesalamine rectal)?
Other drugs may interact with mesalamine rectal, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products. Tell each of your health care providers about all medicines you use now and any medicine you start or stop using.
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Topic: very light coloured stools
Hello all, mum had a bile duct stent put in end of last month. It seemed to have cleated up tge jaundice. Now her stools for the past 3 days have bee been v light coloured. Should we be letting the gp know? She has also had a dull ache on her lower right side around her back for a while but has only now told us about this.


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Blue Jays batter Vogelsong in short start
Two errors help fuel five-run first; right-hander gives up two homers
TORONTO -- The Giants experienced a case of deja vu in Wednesday's blowout loss to the Blue Jays.
A night after Toronto's six-run first-inning sealed San Francisco's fate, the club allowed five runs in the opening frame of Wednesday's rout and was once again unable to overcome the large deficit. The Giants took themselves out of both contests early after allowing a combined 20 men to the plate and 11 runs and making four critical errors during the first innings of their two-game set.
Ryan Vogelsong's rough season continued, as the right-hander turned in his shortest start of the year, lasting just two innings in an easy 11-3 victory for the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.
"That's unlike us," manager Bruce Bochy said. "I can't think back to when we had two games, identical games, where we made mistakes there in the first inning. The big number there killed us, took us out of our game.
"It's hard to explain."
San Francisco surrendered 21 runs over the two-game sweep after allowing just four runs in its previous three contests. It was an uncharacteristic performance for the defending World Series champions, who allowed double-digit runs in back-to-back contests for the first time since April 26-27, 2008, against the Reds.
Vogelsong retired Tuesday's hero Melky Cabrera to start the game, but things fell apart for him immediately after that. The Blue Jays batted around in consecutive first innings for the first time since 1994, Wednesday's big blow Adam Lind's two-run homer. None of the five runs that Vogelsong allowed, however, were earned, as errors by Marco Scutaro and Angel Pagan helped open up the floodgates.
But the second inning wasn't much friendlier to Vogelsong, as he gave up three more runs, including two on a mammoth homer by catcher J.P. Arencibia, his 10th of the season, to make it an 8-1 game.
Vogelsong, who needed 64 pitches to get through two innings, forced Bochy's hand with his high pitch count. Bochy didn't want him throwing that many pitches over such a short duration and yanked him early.
The 35-year-old Vogelsong allowed six hits and eight runs (three earned), walked two and hit a batter.
"It's not always sunshine and roses out there," a visibly upset Vogelsong said.
Things have not gone in his favor this year.
Vogelsong hasn't earned a victory in six starts, with his lone win of the season coming in an April 11 outing against the Cubs.
Wednesday's outing marked the sixth time this season that Vogelsong has allowed five or more runs in a start, and his numbers continue to trend in the wrong direction. He has the highest ERA among qualified starters at 8.06, his 11 home runs are tied for the Major League lead and his .333 opponents' batting average is tied for the highest mark in the National League.
Vogelsong, who was out of the Majors from 2007-10, has overcome adversity before and said he needs to remind himself of that to get through his current misfortunes.
"That's what you have to lean on when things are going rough," said Vogelsong, who has one quality start in eight outings. "You have to look at how things have gone in the past and continue to grind.
"Things have got to turn in my favor here eventually."
Bochy insists Vogelsong's stuff is not the problem and that he's simply falling victim to poor command. But he didn't exactly give him a vote of confidence when asked if his starter will take the ball his next turn in the rotation.
"I'm not going to guarantee anything right now," Bochy said. "We'll talk about this internally. I don't have much to say right now about what we may do, our options or whatever. He's fighting, I'll say that. I know he's taking it hard."
Chad Gaudin, who relieved Vogelsong in the third, lasted 3 1/3 innings, allowing four hits and three runs while walking three and striking out two.
The Blue Jays, meanwhile, continue to roll, scoring 10-plus runs in three consecutive games and winning a season-high four straight.
San Francisco had no answer for Toronto's Ramon Ortiz, who made his second start of the season and surrendered one run on six hits over seven innings to earn his first win as a starter since 2007.
"I'm so happy to be here and pitching," said the soon-to-be 40-year-old Ortiz, who has been filling in as an emergency starter due to injuries. "I know I can pitch, I know I can throw strikes, I knew I had an opportunity to come back here."
One of the few bright spots for the Giants came in the ninth inning when Scutaro hit a single to extend his hitting streak to 14 games.
San Francisco will continue its six-game road trip Thursday night at Coors Field against the Rockies.
Chris Toman 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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Impact of a Computer-Assisted SBIRT Program in an HIV Care Setting (SBIRT)
This study has been completed.
University of California, San Francisco
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|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- reduced substance use among HIV-positive people [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
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- technological innovation to improve the quality of medical care [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
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|July 2010
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The specific aims of the study are:
- To assess the feasibility of conducting SBIRT using (1) a patient self-administered intervention embedded in a web-based Personal Health Record (PHR) compared to (2) a provider-administered SBIRT intervention guided by the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) during clinic appointments.
- To examine the acceptability of web-based PHRs to conduct and communicate SBIRT compared to EMR-activated SBIRT conducted by clinic staff, from the perspective of the patient and the provider.
- To assess the impact of SBIRT on risky drug and alcohol use in an HIV/AIDS population and subsequent effects on sexual risk behaviors and antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence.
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Study Population
primary care clinic patients
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18 years of age
- confirmed prior HIV+ serostatus
- ability to provide informed consent to be a participant over a 6 month period
- English or Spanish speaking
Exclusion Criteria:
Inability to answer questions with interviewer assistance. Not receiving primary care in clinic.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01300806
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SAP has been trying hard to demonstrate the business case for its in-memory, RDBMS-killer--Hana. A key issue has been proving both Hana's scalability and appropriateness for serving as an analytical platform for large SAP transactional systems. The case for both of these proof points appears to have been significantly advanced by the results of recent internal benchmarks on Hana that SAP shared with me this week.
The results are unverified and therefore must be viewed in light of the on-going Oracle-SAP marketing war. But at a minimum, the data puts the onus on Oracle to match or better, if it can, what look to be relatively impressive numbers.
Here's a summary of this latest Hana scalability test: 100 billion records of relational data, representing five year's worth of SAP sales and distribution data, were loaded into Hana, which compressed the original 100 terabytes of disk data down to 3.8 terabytes of RAM. The Hana system was running on a commercially available IBM X5 16-node cluster, which is four times as large as the platform used for SAP's previous Hana scalability test. The cost of such a system would be around $600,000, SAP says.
[ Want to read more from Josh Greenbaum on SAP? See SAP's Success And Looming Challenges. ]
What's impressive is that SAP is claiming that not only does this configuration deliver sub-second response times--300 to 500 milliseconds for a set of standard SAP Business Warehouse-like queries--but that this is the identical query response time it got when it ran Hana on the smaller 4-node X5 cluster. Equally impressive is that these response times were achieved with no database tuning; the data were partitioned at load time, but nothing in the way of typical RDBMS tuning tricks were used to achieve these results. The test also included ad hoc (as opposed to BW-like) analyses that compared customer data across different time periods with equally impressive results. Being able to do this without using material views is another potential feather in Hana's cap.
The benefits don't just accrue to analysts looking to leverage data in the SAP Business Warehouse or a generic data warehouse. SAP is also counting on a tool called Landscape Transformation, which replicates data from the SAP transactional system to Hana, to let customers analyze real-time transactional data alongside their BW data using Hana.
There could be two possible and important effects from the results of these scalability tests, once they're independently verified. The first would take the Hana scalability issue off the table and drop it squarely in the competition's court. And the second is that these results make the business case for Hana center on relative functionality and price/performance, making it a potential winner for both the business user and the IT department.
I've placed the caveats around this data for an important reason: SAP needs to have these results independently reviewed, and, once reviewed, Oracle and any other competitor that feels threatened by Hana should be given the opportunity to respond with scalability data of their own. If SAP's data holds up under independent scrutiny, it will shift the competitive conversation in SAP's favor. And that, in turn, will be further proof of the waning importance of relational technology as a cost-effective and functionally superior approach to modern analytics.
Josh Greenbaum is principal of Enterprise Applications Consulting, a Berkeley, Calif., firm that consults with end-user companies and enterprise software vendors large and small. Clients have included Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, and other firms that are sometimes analyzed in his columns. Write him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Something About April is the supremely smooth new album of cinematic, throwback soul/funk/R&B from self-taught musician and recording engineer Adrian Younge, previously known for his excellent original score/soundtrack to the 2008 blaxploitation flick Black Dynamite. Performing for this record under the Venice Dawn hat, Younge cooks up consistently solid, moody, sexy, psychedelic soul with the help of some sultry female vocalists and balances everything out with groovy analog-heavy instrumentals that carry a smoky hip-hop foundation and are impressive in their own right. 1/23/2012 - Alex


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I noticed an article in the beta that displayed a photo on the nation page, but not once you clicked through to the column. Thought I'd upload one myself and see if it was a fluke or not. Photo I took earlier this year from the home field of the 2012 World Series Champion Cleveland Indians: do other beta users see it? And please file a bug report if not.
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Money may not buy true happiness, but Contra Costa County's five elected supervisors probably wouldn't turn down a hefty cash windfall right about now.
Despite the improving economy, the supervisors still face fiscal misery as they negotiate public employee union contracts that cover nearly three-quarters of the county's 9,332 employees.
What do workers want? Money.
Week after week, county employees line up behind the microphone during the board's public comment period and lay their financial hardships at the supervisors' feet.
Pay cuts coupled with no raises, higher pension contributions and premiums that are expanding faster than grandma's sourdough starter are pushing them to the breaking point, the workers say.
The supervisors' February vote to give County Administrator David Twa a 16 percent in annual wage and benefit hikes was the proverbial salt in the wound.
"What about us?" the workers ask week after week.
Yes, the testimony is strategic.
The unions hope the pressure will remind the electeds of labor's political influence and counter the public's lack of sympathy for people who have what many of them don't — jobs, insurance and pensions.
Appropriate pay and benefits for public employees at all levels is a legitimate debate, but no one can deny that for the county's lowest-paid workers, the effect has been hard. Consider these actual paychecks:
That leaves the librarian with $2,484 a month take-home after taxes. For context, per RentJungle.com, the average apartment rent within 10 miles of Concord is $1,518 a month, almost two-thirds of his or her monthly income.
The reality, though, is that supervisors don't have enough money to give everyone a raise unless they relax fiscal policies such as minimum reserve levels intended to keep the county on balanced budget ground.
The county estimates that a 1 percent across-the-board raise would cost $6.5 million a year, but those same experts say the county will take in less than $5 million in new general purpose dollars next fiscal year.
In addition, the supervisors are bracing for another blow.
The Contra Costa County Employees Retirement Association recently lowered its projected investment return rate, which means the county and its workers will pay more starting July 1, 2014, to cover the gap.
So, money may not buy happiness.
But for supervisors, librarians, nurses and everyone weary of this unrelenting recession, even a superficial respite sounds good.
women lead: March is National Women's History Month ¿– the perfect time to recognize two East Bay leaders.
Orinda City Councilwoman Amy Worth is this year's chairwoman of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, which hands out billions of road and transit dollars.
Clayton Mayor Julie Pierce is vice president of the Association of Bay Area Governments, and she's shepherding the regional blueprint for where to build houses, jobs and shops.
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AND FINALLY: The Contra Costa Elections Office, at 555 Escobar St. in Martinez, is now officially the Stephen L. Weir Elections Office, in honor of the retiring clerk-recorder, per a vote last week by the board of supervisors.
Weir will retire at the end of March after serving nearly 25 years in the post.
In classic Weir style, he immediately acknowledged his staff, who gathered for the ceremony in the board chamber.
The best quote, though, came from Weir's spouse, John Hemm, after the retiring official told the audience that his partner had two new knees, two new hips and was about to get a new shoulder.
"When I die, they will take my body to a pick-and-pull," Hemm joked.
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Topic: Need to VENT!!!!!!!!!
Mom's been on home hospice at my sister's house for almost 2 weeks now. I have two kids in school and a work-from-home job, my sister has two youngsters and has cut her hours as a home hospice nurse to 2 days a week. I'm here to help on Mondays during the day, on Tuesdays and stay overnight into Wednesdays.
My Mom has had more nausea the last 24 hours (Haldol helps), her confusion has increased a bit again today, and she's sleeping more and eating/drinking less. My Dad, who has vascular dementia, is having a particularly bad day (meaning even more confused than usual). We had the talk again about Mom's terminal diagnosis, and once again it was like it was the first time Dad heard the news. He just keeps saying her wants to take her home, and I keep trying to explain why we can't. Now he's worried that the nurse isn't coming til tomorrow, he's afraid she'll die today. She's not close yet.
Between the two of my parents, I was up 8 or 9 times during the night. To top it all off, I got a call earlier from the health room at my 6th grader's school that she's there with a bad tummy ache and needs to be picked up. On her THIRD day of middle school! I'm 30 minutes away, and couldn't get a hold of my father-in-law or neighbor to pick her up. ARGH!!!!!!!!!
Things did settle down, I eventually tracked down my neighbor and my daughter is safe and sound. So I didn't have to leave my parents alone to go get her. My sister will be home just in time for me to leave and meet my 4th grader at his bus stop.
But really, how much more can a family take? I'm really having one of those "why God?" days, which I usually don't, or try not to have. Sigh.
OK, Pity Party is over, we now resume our regular programming...
my mother lost her 16 month battle with CC 9/26/10
"Mothers have as powerful an influence over the welfare of future generations as all other earthly causes combined."