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Menacing Matchsticks X
You will need twenty-seven matchsticks for this puzzle.
Take sixteen matchsticks and arrange them into the number 188. Next, take another matchstick and place it horizontally after the 188 to form a minus sign. Finally, take the last ten matchsticks and form the number 33. Make sure each digit is at least the width of a matchstick apart.
You should have "1 8 8 - 3 3", which is equal to 155.
The goal of this puzzle is to move two matchsticks from the first term (188), and move them to the second term (33), such that the value of all of the matchsticks is as close to zero as possible.
Notice that if the two central matchsticks from the two 8s in the first term were moved to the two 3s in the second term, you would get "100 - 99", which is equal to 1. While this solution seems strong enough to be the best possible solution, there is yet another solution that is superior to this one.
Can you figure it out? How can you move two matchsticks from the 188 to the 33 such that the value of all of the matchsticks is as close to zero as possible?
There are some rules to this puzzle. You may not break, bend, remove, or stack the matchsticks. You may also not tamper with the matchstick that functions as the minus sign.
HintThe solution involves the use of a mathematical constant, as well as a caret that represents the process of exponentiation.
AnswerTake the central matchstick from the first 8 and the bottom-right matchstick from the second 8, and form a caret with them between the two 3s.
You should now have "1 0 e - 3^3". The symbol e is a mathematical constant equal to approximately 2.71828. 10e is thus 10 times e, which is equal to about 27.1828. 3^3 is 3 to the power of 3, which is equal to 27. Therefore "10e - 3^3" is approximately equivalent to "27.1828 - 27", which is equal to 0.1828, an improvement over the previous solution of 1.
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Canadian greenhouse grower JemD Farms is building its first greenhouse operation in the U.S.
The greenhouse facility in Dublin, Va., will also have a distribution center, the company's seventh one in North America.
The Kingsville, Ontario-based growers, part of JemD International, announced the project at a March 15 news conference in Dublin.
The $30 million, 50-acre operation in southwest Virginia is scheduled to harvest its first crop of greenhouse tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumbers (including some organic) next spring, according to a news release. The vegetables will be marketed under JemD's Red Sun label.
Once complete, the three-year project is expected to create 205 jobs, according to the release.
At the event, Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell said the project has been in the works for a long time.
Virginia's climate and central location for East Coast markets make the location ideal, he said in the release.
"Being able to provide quality, safe and now locally grown greenhouse produce to our retail partners and consumers is a great accomplishment for our team," Carlos Visconti, JemD's chief operating officer, said in the release.
JemD Farms currently has more than 400 acres of production.
Official groundbreaking is scheduled in April.
JemD Farms is a venture of JemD International and Agricola El Rosal, one of the largest Mexican greenhouse growers.

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A 30-year-old man has admitted stealing an undisclosed sum of cash from the Pleasure Garden Cafe, at Blenheim Palace.
John Moran, of no fixed address, admitted one charge of burglary at an appearance at Banbury Magistrates' Court on Monday.
The charge relates to an incident that took place between Friday, April 18, 6pm and 8am the next morning.
Moran has been given bail and is due back at the court on bailed May 28, at 2pm, for sentencing.


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Minutes before NBC opened the broadcast of the Houston Dynamo's first game at its new stadium, an errant soccer ball flew past the anchor desk in the south end zone's Heineken Terrace.
The wild kick during pregame warmups didn't hurt anyone, but it won't be the last time fans yell "Heads up!" at BBVA Compass Stadium, a cozy, single-concourse facility where all 22,000 spectators sit close to the action.
For the Dynamo, that intimacy defines a smartly developed facility built on a tight budget with hard construction costs of $65 million. AEG, the team's co-owner and the stadium's operator, financed the stadium and the city and county covered infrastructure costs.
After five seasons playing soccer at Robertson Stadium -- built 70 years ago for college football -- the Dynamo have brought a new form of energy to their new home on the east edge of downtown Houston in a building splashed in bright orange. In a city where the other major-league stadiums -- the cavernous Minute Maid Park and Reliant Stadium -- both have retractable roofs, the Dynamo now plays in an open-air setting that carries the feel of a large outdoor arena.
There is roof cover for most seats along the sidelines, but with no air conditioning in the bowl, the humid Gulf Coast climate can make for a sweaty experience, especially on a late Saturday afternoon in mid-May.
The trade-off is a building "where you feel like you can touch the last row," said Tim Leiweke, AEG's president and CEO, attending the game with his boss, AEG chairman Phil Anschutz. "This is as intimate an experience in MLS as I have seen anywhere around the country."
Those fans sitting in the last row up top enjoy the benefit of the breeze that blows through the aluminum mesh skin of the stadium's facade and into the seating bowl. The exterior's steely, futuristic look, the stadium's signature feature, pays homage to Houston's old industrial district and expresses the muscularity of the game of soccer, said Jeff Spear, an associate principal at Populous, the stadium's architect.
Inside the facility, the metal wrap provides shade cover on the concourse, which helps cool the stadium, said Bruce Beahm, Populous' associate principal for the project.
"We wanted to have a complete enclosure around the building," Beahm said. "The skin does a lot of things. It's working hard."
Said Spear: "Take it off, and there's really not much here. The skin adds that uniqueness and a diamond-like quality to the place."
BBVA Compass Stadium also stands out for its suites, startlingly close to event level: Its outdoor seats start at Row 9, closest to the pitch in MLS. The Dynamo made 31 of 36 suites available for long-term leases and sold the final one a few days before the May 12 opener.
Terms are $50,000 to $60,000 annually tied to three-year deals with 14 tickets for each game and 10 outdoor chairs. The cost covers all events, including Texas Southern University football games. The Southwestern Athletic Conference school is a tenant at the stadium.
In MLS, where other teams are consolidating blocks of unsold suites into larger club spaces, the location of the suites low in the bowl was a prime selling point, said Dynamo president Chris Canetti.
"We fully expect to lose a piece of glass this year with a corner kick or a side kick gone wide," said Doug Hall, AEG Facilities' general manager of the stadium. "There will definitely be a plate of nachos go in somebody's lap if they're not paying attention."
There was also high demand for the President's Club, the black-and-orange cushioned seats on the second level, midfield on the stadium's west side. Those 214 seats, supported by the stadium's club restaurant, sold out for $3,500 a year with a two-year commitment.
The cost covers all Dynamo games plus 10 other events, including this year's El Salvador-New Zealand soccer match, USA-Italy rugby and a Sugarland concert.
"We had people with $99 five-game plans at Robertson that bought four President's seats here, spending $28,000 over two years, Canetti said. "It wasn't because people didn't have the money; they just didn't see the value in the building."
The 120 field-side seats and 100 club seats on the east side of the building are protected by a roof canopy but still face the setting sun. Those patrons have access to a small air-conditioned space with a bar and grab-and-go foods to escape the heat and humidity.
"Our fans have become savvy, and they don't want to sit on the east side even though our studies show that with a 7:30 kickoff, there is very little time spent in the sun," Canetti said. "The perception is still there, so we created this indoor bar and those seats sold out."
All told, almost all of the 7,000 seats in the lower bowl have been sold as season tickets.
The party decks in both end zones, sponsored by Budweiser and Heineken, fill a growing need for corporate groups as the Dynamo competes for that market segment with the MLB Astros, its neighbor down the street. The cost is $80 a person and includes Levy Restaurants' food buffet and access to a cash bar in the ticket price. At the opener, the Heineken Terrace — on the north end and, with room for 150 people, the larger of the two decks — carried a banner with its Tecate beer brand. Still, Heineken wall graphics and a beer stand set up on the terrace frame the space.
"A lot of companies are interested in coming to soccer games, but they are not soccer fans to the point where they are going to buy a block of 40 seats and sit in the stands, so there has to be some sort of hospitality for it," Canetti said.
The stadium's eight founding partners signed deals valued at $300,000 to $600,000 annually, most of them three-year contracts. Of the eight, Mazda and Kroger supermarkets are new sponsors. Methodist Hospital and Statoil, a fast-growing Norwegian oil company doing business in Houston, sponsor the northwest and northeast gates, respectively.
The stadium's two gates on the south side are available for sponsorship as well as the West Side Club and Center Circle Lounge. Panasonic, an AEG corporate partner, supplied the stadium's video screen and LED ribbon boards, including the field-level video boards.
The Houston Chronicle sponsors the press box with a floor-to-ceiling wall display outside the room featuring newspaper covers documenting Dynamo milestone victories. The graphic plays a key role in developing a stadium that tells the Dynamo's story.
"That's why everything is orange," Canetti said.


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Jordon James has been buried in the UCLA running back rotation all season.
Then there's his hair, a shocking gold mohawk that the redshirt sophomore somehow buries beneath his gold helmet every week. James said it's earned him the nickname "Blade," la the vampire-slaying comic book hero, from coaches.
"Everybody's telling me if I cut it," he said Tuesday, "they wouldn't know who I was."
James has still enjoyed a fair amount of anonymity this season - he hasn't touched the ball more than 10 times in a game - though that could change Saturday against Stanford.
When the season began, James was behind Johnathan Franklin, Malcolm Jones and Damien Thigpen on the depth chart. Jones has since transferred and Thigpen tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee Saturday against USC, leaving James in line for plenty of looks against the Cardinal.
Relative to that of most of his teammates, it's a big week of practice for James.
"I'm not really doing anything different," he said, "just trying to practice hard, learn the defense, get ready for Saturday."
That's not entirely true. James was involved in kickoff-return drills Tuesday as the Bruins seek to replace Thigpen's 26.9 yards- per-return average, best on the team and second in the Pac-12 only to USC's Marqise Lee.
James, who has returned just one kickoff this year, hasn't been told if he will be the primary kickoff return man Saturday. But for now he's in the rotation. James said he won't reprise the slotback role he tried during spring practices.
With his close-up about to commence, he won't dare cut his hair.
"Actually," he said, the sun shining on his tall gold 'hawk, "I just cut it after the game on Saturday."


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Oh now this is cute. The Family Research Council thinks we equality activists are fearful of Peter Sprigg:
Who knew that FRC's experts could actually strike fear in the hearts of gay activists? Apparently, Peter Sprigg's mere presence at the Maryland committee was so palpable that it warranted a Twitter alert from Equality Maryland. The group spotted Peter in the hallway before his testimony on the same-sex "marriage" bill and immediately tweeted, "Watch out #Marryland–Peter Sprigg is in the Senate bldg!" Of course, we're flattered that Peter is reaching celebrity status in the homosexual movement. But the real danger to their agenda isn't Peter–it's the research he has uncovered on the harms of same-sex "marriage." In Maryland –and then 24 hours later in the Rhode Island legislature–Peter contributed to the hours and hours of testimony with compelling evidence of the long and short-term consequences of counterfeit marriage
SOURCE: Ladies and Gentlemen, Peter Sprigg Has Left the Building [FRC]
Oh, FRC. So silly. You don't even realize snar when you hear it. So here, let us help.
The reason, FRC, why Peter's mere presence earns a #mention is not because he's scary or because his "evidence" is in any way lock solid. It's not. Just look at his latest pamphlet, which we've only semi-busted up (there's certainly more there for some other committed person to take on). If we were "scared" we would do what the socially conservative movement so often does: Ignore that which is inconvenient. But we don't do that. That's not our game. We dive in head first. Expose the lies. React and repudiate rather than espouse our own preconceived narratives. Fear would've led us away from this soul-numbing fight years ago.
So no, no, FRC: The reason Peter Sprigg is noteworthy to us is because of the unbelievable, thoroughly unhinged, completely beyond the pale, hysterically histrionic things he's dared to say about us in public. Most notably, the times when he suggested gay "exportation" or criminalization would be conversations worth having:
*SOURCE: Gays seek immigration reform [Medill Reports]
If this is the kind of "celebrity status" you all seek, then so be it. But don't be surprised when our cause célèbre wins the big prize.


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Safety and Effectiveness of Lopinavir/Ritonavir in Individuals Who Have Failed Prior HIV Therapy
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|HIV Infections
|Drug: Emtricitabine/Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate Drug: Lopinavir/Ritonavir
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Pilot Study of Lopinavir/Ritonavir in Participants Experiencing Virologic Relapse on NNRTI-Containing Regimens
- Percentage of Enrolled Participants With Virologic Success at Week 24 on LPV/r Monotherapy [ Time Frame: From study entry to week 24 ]Virologic success at week 24 on LPV/r monotherapy was defined as remaining on LPV/r monotherapy at week 24 without prior virologic failure. Virologic failure was met with either of these two conditions: (i) failure to suppress HIV-1 RNA to < 400 copies/mL by week 24 or (ii) confirmed HIV-1 RNA >= 400 copies/mL after confirmed HIV-1 RNA < 400 copies/mL.
- Probability of Grade 3 or 4 Sign or Symptom, or Laboratory Toxicity Over 24 Weeks on Study. [ Time Frame: From study entry to week 24 ]Probability of Grade 3 or 4 sign or symptom, or laboratory toxicity over 24 weeks on study using Kaplan-Meier estimates of the cumulative probability of Grade 3 or 4 sign or symptom, or laboratory toxicity at week 24. Grading of adverse events (signs and symptoms and laboratory toxicities) was according to Division of AIDS Table for Grading the Severity of Adult and Pediatric Adverse Events, Version 1.0, December 2004.
- Number of Screened Subjects With at Least One NNRTI, or NRTI-associated Resistance Mutation at A5230 Screening. [ Time Frame: Screening ]Number of screened subjects with at least one NNRTI, or NRTI-associated resistance mutation. Resistance interpretations used the November 30, 2011 Stanford algorithm.
- Time to Treatment Failure, Defined as the First Occurrence of Death, Disease Progression, or Virologic Failure. [ Time Frame: Study entry to Week 104 ]25th percentile in weeks from study entry to treatment failure, defined as the first occurrence of death, disease progression, or virologic failure. Virologic failure was defined as HIV-1 >= 400 copies/mL after week 24 or 2 consecutive HIV-1 RNA >= 400 copies/mL after week 16 following suppression on LPV/r monotherapy.
- Number of Participants With Study-targeted Diagnoses and Clinical Events [ Time Frame: Study entry to week 104 ]Cardiac disorders, Infections and infestations, Metabolism and nutrition disorders, Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (including cysts and polyps), Pregnancy, puerperium and perinatal conditions, Vascular disorders, were specified a priori as study-targeted events by the study chair.
- Number of Subjects With at Least One New PI-associated Resistance Mutation at Time of Virologic Failure. [ Time Frame: At time of virologic failure ]Number of subjects with at least one new PI-associated resistance mutation at time of virologic failure. Resistance interpretations used the May 6, 2009 Stanford algorithm.
- Percentage of Subjects Reporting Not Skipping Medications in the Last Month. [ Time Frame: Study entry and weeks 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, and 24 ]The percentage of subjects reporting never missing medications in the last month.
- Time to First New Grade 3 or 4 Sign or Symptom or Laboratory Toxicity Following LPV/r Intensification [ Time Frame: From LPV/r intensification to week 104 ]25th percentile in weeks from study entry to first new grade 3 or 4 sign or symptom or laboratory toxicity following LPV/r intensification. Grading of adverse events (signs and symptoms and laboratory toxicities) was according to Division of AIDS Table for Grading the Severity of Adult and Pediatric Adverse Events, Version 1.0, December 2004.
- Level of HIV-1 RNA as Ascertained From Paired DBS and Plasma [ Time Frame: At study entry and weeks 24 and 48 ]Proportion of DBS samples with HIV-1 RNA level <= 400 copies/mL, proportion of plasma samples with HIV-1 RNA level <= 400 copies/mL and proportion of paired DBS and plasma samples that are concordant (both <= 400 copies/mL or both > 400 copies/mL). Results are pooled over 4 different storage temperature conditions (-80C, -20C, 4C and room temperature).
- HIV-1 Viral Sequence as Ascertained From Paired DBS and Plasma [ Time Frame: At study entry and virologic failure ]HIV-1 viral sequencing as ascertained from paired DBS and plasma
- Proportion of Participants With Plasma HIV-1 RNA Levels < 400 Copies/mL From Baseline to Week 104 [ Time Frame: At Weeks 0, 12, 16, 20, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 68, 80, 92, 104 ]
- Change in CD4+ Cell Counts From Study Entry to Week 104 [ Time Frame: Study entry and week 104 ]
|Study Start Date:
|January 2008
|Study Completion Date:
|May 2012
|Primary Completion Date:
|October 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: LPV/r monotherapy
Participants will receive lopinavir/ritonavir twice daily for up to 104 weeks. Upon confirmation of virologic failure, emtricitabine (FTC)/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) once a day will be added to their regimen.
Drug: Emtricitabine/Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate
Once daily
Other Name: TruvadaDrug: Lopinavir/Ritonavir
Twice daily
Other Name: Kaletra, Aluvia
Detailed Description:
Standard effective antiretroviral therapy for HIV infected individuals includes three-drug combinations of two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) with either a PI or an NNRTI. However, three-drug regimens may not be ideal in resource-limited settings, where viral load and resistance testing may not be readily available. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the PI LPV/r alone in treatment-experienced, PI-naive HIV infected individuals who are experiencing virologic failure on three-drug regimens.
This study will last 104 weeks. All participants will receive LPV/r twice daily for up to 104 weeks. Participants who experience virologic failure will receive emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate once daily in addition to LPV/r twice daily for the remainder of the study.
There will be 16 study visits for participants on LPV/r monotherapy and 12 study visits for participants who have intensified LPV/r with emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate. Blood collection and clinical assessment will occur at all visits; urine collection and resistance testing will occur at selected visits.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria for Step 1 Participants:
- HIV infected
- Continuous treatment with a three-drug, NNRTI-containing regimen for at least 6 months prior to study entry
- Viral load of 1,000 copies/ml or greater and less or equal to 200,000 copies/ml obtained within 30 days of study entry
- Negative pregnancy test within 48 hours of study entry
- Willing to use acceptable forms of contraception for the duration of the study
Laboratory values obtained within 30 days of study entry:
- Hemoglobin greater or equal to 8.0 g/dL
- Platelet count greater or equal to 50,000/mm3
- Estimated Creatinine Clearance greater or equal to 60 mL/min x ULN
- AST (SGOT), ALT (SGPT) and alkaline phosphatase < 3 x ULN
- Total bilirubin less or equal to 2.5 x ULN
- Ability and willingness of participant or legal guardian/representative to give informed consent
Inclusion Criteria for Step 2 Participants:
- Virologic failure on LPV/r monotherapy defined as viral load of 400 copies/ml or greater after 24 consecutive weeks on LPV/r monotherapy OR virologic failure after initial viral suppression on LPV/r monotherapy
- Estimated creatinine clearance of 60 ml/min or greater
- Negative pregnancy test within 48 hours of entry into Step 2
- Willing to use acceptable forms of contraception for the duration of the study
Exclusion Criteria for All Participants:
- Breastfeeding
- Known allergy or sensitivity to study drugs
- Active drug or alcohol use or dependence that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with study adherence to study requirements
- History of chronic hepatitis B infection
Exclusion Criteria for Step I Participants:
- Prior use of any protease inhibitor treatment
- Acute therapy for any serious medical condition within 14 days of study entry. For ongoing or chronic therapy, the participant must be on the treatment regimen for at least 14 days, and clinically stable prior to entry. If a potential participant has TB and has received treatment for more than 2 weeks, the TB treatment would have to be modified to include a rifabutin-containing regimen. TB compatible syndromes will also be carefully evaluated prior to entry.
Exclusion Criteria for Step 2 Participants:
- Active opportunistic infection, including tuberculosis (TB)
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00357552
|Y.R.G Ctr, for AIDS Research and Education (11701)
|Chennai, India
|University of North Carolina Lilongwe CRS (12001)
|Lilongwe, Malawi
|South Africa
|Wits HIV CRS (11101)
|Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
|Kilimanjaro Christian Medical CRS
|Kilimanjaro Region, Moshi, Tanzania
|Chiang Mai University ACTG CRS (11501)
|Chiang Mai, Thailand, 50202
|Study Chair:
|Nagalingeswaran Kumarasamy, MBBS, PhD
|Y. R. Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research and Education
|Study Chair:
|John Bartlett, MD
|Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|AIDS Clinical Trials Group
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00357552 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
1U01AI068636 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|July 25, 2006
|Results First Received:
|May 23, 2012
|Last Updated:
|January 10, 2017
Keywords provided by AIDS Clinical Trials Group:
Treatment Experienced
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Emtricitabine, Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Drug Combination
HIV Protease Inhibitors
Protease Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-HIV Agents
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 25, 2017


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I realize this will be about my third post on this issue, but the things people are writing about 401(k)s just get more and more absurd, and it's tough to sit by and let this go unchallenged.
Now the editors of The New York Times are claiming that "Even with recent stock market upswings, account balances are roughly 25 percent lower than before the crash."
I'm not sure where this number comes from (no source is given), or even if it's true, or if they think that by saying "roughly" they can get away with whatever round number they like. Nevertheless, even if there was a day before the downturn when balances were so high that they are still, at this point, down 25%, it's precisely this type of peak-to-trough analysis that I was complaining about a couple weeks back.
Looked at from the end of 2007 through June of this year, the Employee Benefit Research Institute estimates that the median defined contribution plan balance was down by a less-dramatic 16.4%. With the stock market up even further since June 30, the current number is likely even lower. And all of this in the wake of the worst markets in more than 50 years.
Beyond being frustrated by incomplete and selective use of data that is used for effect—as opposed to analysis—I guess what I struggle with most in these pieces is understanding what exactly the folks writing this stuff think they are going to accomplish for people.
At one point, the editorial says that proposed 401(k) "reforms" would "shift risk that is currently borne by individuals onto corporations and the government." I'm sorry, but who exactly do they think is backing the risks borne by corporations and the government? Have we learned nothing in the last year? It's not like the shifting of risk is such that running it through corporate balance sheets or government accounts makes it disappear. Individuals are still ultimately going to bear it. The only question is which individuals.
Shifting risk doesn't eliminate it; it just focuses it on a narrower group. Maybe that sounds like a good thing now, but when this narrow group of investors becomes far wealthier than other groups as a consequence of bearing these risks, we'll have different issues.
The Times editorial also cites an analysis illustrating both the perils of saving at a rate of 4% as well as the inequities/differences in hypothetical 401(k) balances at retirement for investors who started saving in different years. What allows anyone to expect to accumulate a decent retirement account balance by saving only 4% of income is simply a mystery to me. What's more, Vanguard's data on 401(k) plans shows median deferral rates that are 50% higher—at roughly 6% of salary—and employer matches add another 3%.
And in terms of the "inequity" in balances when people retire: When will we recognize that no one's financial situation in retirement is determined once and for all, in one fell swoop, on the day, or in the month or year, he retires?
The reality is that people who retired with any invested wealth in late 2007 or 2008 are very likely to have maintained an exposure to the market through today. Almost no one converts his or her 401(k) balance into an immediate annuity in one single transaction. Even people with traditional pension plans, who don't have "balances," generally prefer to take a lump sum at retirement—presumably to invest it. Retirees' portfolios fell significantly in value last year, meaning less spending and some real pain for some people who needed to spend all of that money in early 2009. But most people didn't spend all of their retirement wealth between October 2008 and March 2009. For example, if you were a moderately aggressive retiree in Vanguard Balanced Index Fund (which holds 60% of its assets in stocks) as of July 31, 2008, as of July 31, 2009, your total return for the year was –8.73%. For some investors who were a bit more conservative, results were even better.
Maybe the real risk we should worry about is investment-risk fearmongers frightening retirees into cashing in their assets at a single point in time and permanently locking in a low stream of income.
Last year did make it crystal-clear that Social Security plays a vital role in providing a financial backstop for retirees. It does a vital job of protecting people who because of financial or other misfortune find themselves in a situation in which their wealth has crumbled and cannot support them late in life. What's more, it does this in a way that is standardized and relatively efficient. But it was never designed to be the sole source of income for retirees. In fact, Social Security is very well complemented by the 401(k) and other individually directed savings and investing programs that allow a broad section of the public to not just bear the risks that corporations and other entities take in their operations, but also to share directly in the rewards. Historically, these rewards have appeared on average and over time, and have been subject to broadly diversified risk.
In 2008 and early 2009, we all saw what that risk was all about, and it absolutely had real consequences for many people. But the "40% declines" in the stock market wildly overstate the change in the overall value of the wealth most retirees held, which included their Social Security benefits as well as their 401(k)s and their homes.
If we don't think Social Security benefits are adequate, then by all means, let's debate the merits of not only restoring long-run actuarial balance in the program but also potentially expanding it. But there's absolutely no need to gut the 401(k) system to do this. I have yet to see any supposed benefit of "radical 401(k) reform" that would not be more efficiently achieved by changes that would somehow expand Social Security. So I am still at a loss as to what explains the fixation on "fixing" 401(k) plans—which simply aren't in need of radical repair.
P.S. The comments on my last post reveal that I could have been clearer about the issue of the market crash and investor surprise. Of course, everyone was stunned by the market crash last year; no one expected such a disaster. My point was only that given those events, there weren't many people who were shocked that their k-plan balances were also down. I love behavioral finance as much as the next guy, but I simply don't accept the notion that a significant portion of 401(k) investors with stock market investments are unaware that they have an exposure to the market.
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Sixth grader Mo…A+ student, fry cook, best friend to Dale, arch enemy of Anna Celeste, kid to the Colonel and Miss Lana…turns detective when her town's least likable citizen turns up dead. Who would want to kill Jesse Tatum? It's true that nobody liked him much, but kill him? It can't be anyone in Tupelo Landing can it?
A hot shot city detective shows up and ratchets up the anxiety by asking a lot of uncomfortable questions. Questions that start to point to the Colonel, and even Dale, who's just a kid!
Starr studied us for one cold, flat minute. "Don't leave town," he told the Colonel. Then he nodded to me and headed for the door. We watched him climb into his Impala. "He's going to be trouble," the Colonel said, unplugging the jukebox. "Yes, sir," I said, thinking of Dale. "If you ask me, he already is." (page 84-85)
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Tracking Point scopes
Gimmick or revolutionary? Don't know how many have seen this but it is a scope eith a rangefinder built in. It is supposed to allow you to consistently make hite up to 1000 yards even without holding perfectly on the target. I would like to have a conversation about this. Do a search for tracking Point. Maybe some engineers on here can explain exactly how it works (if it does).
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I'm not an engineer and after watching a 4 minute YouTube video I'm certainly no expert but I'll vote "Gimmick" for this gadget. It won't track targets moving faster than 10 MPH and if I understood him correctly the gun fires itself after the shooter has marked the target? That raises more problems than it solves in my opinion.
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I *virtually* tested one of these at the NRA convention this year. Is it a gimmick? Well, that depends on your definition. Does it work? Yes. Will many people be able to afford it? No.
You cannot just buy the scope. It is connected to and only works with one of their rifles so you are purchasing a package. You also must use their ammo because it is what the scope is calibrated for (and no, you can't recalibrate it for your own handloads or other factory ammo).
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My understanding is that it uses tracking and firing technology from fighter jets. Once you mark the target it shoots when the gun is correctly positioned on target. Thats not marksmanship, and it would be no fun at all after the first couple shots.
E.T.A ^^^better answer than mine. Thanks for the specifics. Still don't want one.
You can't fix stupid....however ignorance can be cured through education!
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|June 13, 2013, 02:34 PM
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False. You still must hold directly where the scopes algorithms say you need to in order for the shot to be made (and thus the hit). The scope does not guide the bullet, it merely does not allow the rifle to be fired until it is in the correct firing position for a hit. And 2nd, it allows for hits at greater than 1,000 yards.
That's really what I meant but I sometimes type things incorrectly after the 6th Knob Creek.
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|June 13, 2013, 02:55 PM
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It looks like a really cool system but I'm still voting gimmick. Of course I thought that about keyless entry on vehicles too but now that I own one....it's pretty nice
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Trackingpoint Is an evolution, not revolutionary system, and is not a guided bullet. DARPA and at least 1 small company I'm familar with have shown some success using a pulsed laser to actually guide the bullet to within about 1" of the aim point out to long distances.
I don't believe Tracking Point works on moving targets.
But it's the next step down the line.
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I still haven't seen any videos where the dot on the screen actually tracks moving targets. Instead, the "tracking system" appears to lase a spot and keeps track of where the spot is relative to the scope, but if the object spotted actually moves, the spot does not.
In looking at the video here, it looks like the unit definitely does NOT take motion into account. At about 38 seconds, a 'target' is identified that looks like a hog and the shooter 'tags' the target with the red dot, squeezes and holds the trigger until the crosshairs cross the tag again for the rifle to fire. The only problem is that the tag was put on the shoulder of the hog and the hog moved and the tag mark covered the side of the belly forward of the rear leg. So the tag not only does not track the target that is tagged (but apparently tags a digital location in the FOV of the scope itself), but will not follow the moving target. So if the bullet is going to the tagged point which is what is explained, then the good shoulder shot turns out to be a gut shot on the hog.
Here are more hunting examples. Note that all the targets are stationary
The point here illustrates that it really does track a point and does NOT track a target. Fighter jets track targets, at least what I know of their combat systems (versus bombing systems).
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The 16-year-old daughter of reality star LuAnn de Lesseps sparked controversy when she was seen dropping the N-word and rolling a cigarette in a YouTube video. LuAnn, who stars on Bravo's "The Real Housewives of New York City," says she is dealing with the matter behind closed doors, but would like to issue a public apology on her daughter's behalf.
"I am the parent of a teenager, and as any parent can attest, teenagers go through periods of doing things that are wrong and not appropriate and that are later regretted," she tells PopEater.
LuAnn, 45, adds that since the incident, her daughter "knows that the behavior she exhibited was unacceptable. I have chosen to deal with this as a private family matter and an opportunity to discuss consequences of our actions."
Fellow "Real Housewives" star Ramona Singer brought extra attention to the incident when she tweeted about the controversial video on Jan. 5. "The countess's daughter rolling a cigarette swearing n-----! Fast forward to 4.12!," she wrote. (The video and tweet were both later removed.)
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Armstrong, 41, will give a limited confession to Winfrey and will not provide details of the doping that anti-doping officials have said occurred throughout his career, said the two people, who did not want their names published for fear of jeopardizing their access to him.
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06-04-2011 02:55 PM - last edited on 06-04-2011 04:32 PM by bananaman
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Machine wont boot. Black screen, z icon and power plug icon only. Cd spools nothing. Pulled memory, hard disk, no display. No beeps.
Prior to dead state machine was running hot, would crash during games, temp was getting hot (91c then shutdown). Opened up, vacuumed out heat sink. Installed tpfancontrol. Never had a crash between then and death. Fans ran ~2600rpm.
type 6459-CTO
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Not in warranty. If I can upgrade it with better replacement parts let me know. has t9600 cpu, nvidia graphics.
If it's easy to replace MB then I can do that, otherwise I'd prefer to mail it in to a lenovo place.
I don't know what motherboard to get or where to get it from. I read someone said Lenovo wanted $850 for a replacement MB. That seems overly expensive.
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How do I even contact support?
Do you have any advice as to how I can find out which motherboard I had?
Any locations to buy used online?
I searched and read for hours what I could but cannot find a decoder of my laptop model to the exact replacement board online. For instance, 44C3928, PLANAR NVIDIA GS W/AMT . Don't know what that means.
I like to know what I have. Seems like online mobos are $359. If I went that route I'd want the high end nvidia that I had and the high end display. Both required for what I use it for.
It's a nice little laptop that I'd like not to toss, because getting a laptop which does > 1920x1080 is expensive.
Already took it apart a couple times. Much easier than my Toshiba Satellite.
They will charge at least 400 for it.
06-12-2011 06:40 PM - last edited on 06-13-2011 05:17 AM by Maliha
I still need help determining what the id is of the motherboard. It seems like there are replacement motherboards available online. I just need to specify the proper id to ge the right one. When I opened the laptop the space where the FRU label goes is empty. There is nothing there. I have my longer serial number which was listed below it, followed by the mac address.
t61p type 6459-cto, serial XXXXXX
15.4" 1920x widescreen
t9600 cpus I believe...
I see other people on the list being provided help for a similar system but I don't know if it applies to my serial. I understand there are some issues with the graphics, so if there is an old and new mobo fru I'd appreciate it. At least I have some options.
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I still haven't fixed my poor laptop.
I'd like to fix it and was curious if there has been any updated information on the process I'd follow. Is there any new information on this?
I figured out that it's a 44c3931 because it was written inside the battery compartment.
I mentioned that shortly before the computer died it was running hot. When I turn it on now I don't get beeps and the only sound it makes is trying to boot the dvd player. Is it possible the computer wont progress because the fans wont spin?
Can just the graphics card be replaced rather than the whole motherboard?
I'm sure the fans are dusty and will clean them with whatever repair I need to do...but was wondering if maybe I just need to clean the fans to get this working again?
Originally I thought because it was having heat issues that the graphics got burned out.
If there is a guide or something I can follow to get this working, I'd appreciate it. I couldn't get the parts link to work either when I retried it just now. 6459-cto...
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Can just the graphics card be replaced rather than the whole motherboard?
The simple answer is No, the motherboard needs to be replaced. A more percise answer is with a machine that cost as much as some new cars, you can replace the graphics processor on the board, but doing so isn't a simple thing.
If anyone is curous about how this is done, you can watch the proceedure being done here...
That's kinda a cheezy commercial but it shows the board being heated and the GPU removed and resoldered, however this won't fix the chip, you'd need a new chip, unlike other conditons where it's only cracked solder connections that need to be fixed, these chips are actually failing internally.
12-17-2011 04:22 AM - edited 12-17-2011 04:30 AM
Here is the procedure for replacing the faulty nvidia GPU on the T61p (note the instruction is in chinese, so you may need google translate or bing).
There are cheap Infra red reheat station that costs 300 to 500 dollars (and there are 30000 dollars one that optically track the reheating process and temperature gradients).
But the problem with this replacement, is the lack of Nvidia GPU that has the revised bump material.


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This is nothing more than giving him some looks at 4, mixing things up and moving players around could be a good thing. Harder to make game plans against. I have no doubt Artest will be the starting 3, but sliding him to 4 in a small lineup to mix stuff up could be exciting and give teams a hand full. We have a young energetic lineup, I want to see Rick use it. Glad to see them doing this.
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The fruit-dominated aromas and flavors of so many Beaujolais are due in part to fermentation via carbonic maceration, in which the whole bunches go into the vat unbroken and some or most of the fermentation takes place within the uncrushed berries. By minimizing contact between the juice and the skins, carbonic maceration brings much lower tannin levels and emphasizes the fruity character of the Gamay variety.
Ten villages in the northern end of the Beaujolais region--Brouilly, Chenas, Chiroubles, Cote de Brouilly, Fleurie, Julienas, Morgon, Moulin a Vent, Regnie, Saint-Amour--are allowed to show their names on the label. These crus, most of which feature soils rich in granite, have proven to be the best sites for producing wines with greater complexity and character. Beaujolais-Villages is made from a few dozen additional villages that are felt to offer somewhat lower potential quality, while wines simply labeled Beaujolais are generally less serious and intended for drinking young. Beaujolais Nouveau, which can legally be released the third Thursday of November, barely two months after the harvest, is a very fresh wine that provides cash flow for its producers and instant gratification for consumers. But way too much Beaujolais Nouveau is overchaptalized (i.e., too much sugar has been added) or overprocessed.
France is the fountainhead of the grape varieties most craved by North American wine drinkers: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Chardonnay, and Sauvignon Blanc. In fact, these grapes are widely referred to as "international" varieties because they have been planted and imitated all over the world. Of course, one of the most exciting developments in wine over the past generation has been the growth of intriguing local styles of these varieties, such as Pinot Noir in Oregon and New Zealand, or Syrah in Australia, South Africa, and California. But most cosmopolitan wine-lovers -- and even winemakers -- would agree that French wines are the archetypes.
France enjoys the perfect geographic position for the production of a wide range of fine wines. Its relatively northerly location ensures long hours of daylight during the summer months and an extended growing season, allowing for the slow and steady accumulation of flavor in the grapes. Although the country as a whole enjoys a temperate climate, conditions can vary significantly within a limited land mass: cool and Atlantic-influenced; continental, with very cold winters and hot summers; warm and Mediterranean, with wet winters and dry summers.
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France began classifying its best French wine-producing sites more than 200 years ago. Its detailed appellation controlee system, designed in the 1930s, has served as the model for classification systems adopted by other countries in Europe and elsewhere. Appellation d'Origine Controlee (often abbreviated to AOC), means "controlled place name" and is the consumer's assurance of the origin and authenticity of any French wine whose label bears these words.
AOC laws, administered by France's INAO (Institut National des Appellations d'Origine), establish the geographic limits of each appellation, permissable grape varieties and methods of production, minimum alcohol level, and maximum crop level (or yield) per hectare. Just beneath the highest category of appellation controlee is the comparatively tiny category of VDQS (Vins Delimites de Qualite Superieure), wines which may eventually be promoted to AC status and which are most commonly found in the Loire Valley and the Southwest. The third category is Vins de Pays, or "country wines". This latter category gives producers, including some of the more adventurous French wine growers, an escape route from the straitjacket of AC regulation in terms of higher permitted yields and less restrictive geography, a wider range of legal grape varieties, and fewer restrictions as to method of production and minimum age of vines. Finally, at the bottom of the pyramid, there are Vins de Table, or simple "table wines."
And yet, despite France's illustrious wine history and the fact that it is still the world's leading producer of wine, the country is struggling to compete in the international market. Today, France faces fierce competition from New World wine producers. U.S. imports of French wines actually declined, in number ofcases, between the end of 2002 and early 2006 -- this during a period when overall wine consumption in the U.S. grew by more than 50 percent.
Today, the French government is agonizing over how to help French wine producers, who are also facing homegrown challenges such as changing domestic drinking habits and an aggressive anti-alcohol abuse program. Wine producers in some regions of France are coming to view the AC system itself as an obstacle to selling wines to North America and other important export markets. Among the changes being considered are loosening restrictions on what can be planted where and on how wines can be made, and allowing producers in certain areas to indicate the grape variety or varieties on their labels -- rather than simply the place name, which is less meaningful to consumers in many of France's key export markets.
Gamay is the primary grape of Beaujolais, a region administratively considered part of the Burgundy wine growing region, but one that has a climate closer to that of the Rhone. Wine produced here appears in your glass in essentially three forms:
1) Nouveau: Released to the public every year on the third Thursday of November, this is not a wine that's had much time to develop any finesse; sometimes it's even bottled while still fermenting. It doesn't have any body, and in bad years, the flavor reminds us of paint thinner. The excitement it causes, at restaurant events timed for its release, can best be attributed to harvest frenzy, coupled with some very shrewd promotion on the part of the growers.
Nouveau doesn't really taste like other wines. There's something fresh and assertive about the flavors, and the bouquet is often strongly chemical. The explanation for this is the unconventional (and fortunately, unique) nature of vinification:
What happens is that grapes from the field are loaded into a tank and covered with an atmosphere of carbon dioxide. Under the blanket of gas, the grapes stay alive and begin to metabolize their own sugar into alcohol without the help of yeast. The grapes can produce as much as two percent alcohol all by themselves. While they're at it, they also produce byproducts like glycerol, methanol (wood alcohol), and acetylaldehyde, which can sometimes give the wine a paint-thinner aroma.
Meanwhile, down at the bottom of the tank, some of the grapes have been crushed by the weight of the ones above. Their juice comes in contact with the yeast on the skins, and a regular fermentation starts. After a week or so, the tank is emptied, and all the grapes are crushed and the juice collected. The juice that fermented inside the grape is mixed with the stuff that was already fermenting, and the whole tank ferments rapidly to completion. The process is called carbonic maceration. It preserves a lot of the freshness of the grapes and accounts for the cidery vigor of the wine. Its power to create a whole slew of flavor chemicals is why the Nouveau tastes so peculiar.
2) Beaujolais Villages: Carbonic maceration and fresh fruit flavors are also characteristic of this more refined drink from the hilly central part of the Beaujolais district. The extra finesse comes from better vineyards, lower yields, and also from its not being pressed early and hurried through fermentation. If the wine is no more than a year or two old, you can usually count on a reliable, tasty drink at a bargain price. Serve at 50-55F (10-12C).
Incidentally, the Loire Valley regions of Gamay, Vouvray, and Anjou are also good sources for inexpensive, fruit-driven wines made from Gamay. These are good proxies for Beaujolais Villages wines.
3) Cru Beaujolais: Vastly under appreciated, these wines come from the best vineyards in the north-central part of the region. They can show remarkable concentration and longevity while still boasting a bundle of Gamay flavor. At this writing, they are about twice as costly as a Nouveau Beaujolais and are, for the fruity-wine lover, a great bargain. These cru Beaujolais can take on Pinot-like characteristics, and pair well with foods like roast chicken or grilled salmon.
Unfortunately, they usually don't carry the name Beaujolais on the label. To find them, you will have to remember their individual names: Brouilly, Cotes de Brouilly, Chenas, Chiroubles, Fleurie, Julienas, Moulin-a-Vent, Morgon, Regnie, and St. Amour. Our favorite producers here include Domaine Marcel Lapierre and Domaine Louis-Claude Desvignes.
2011 had 6 regions scored 95 or above. Port and Northern Rhone got the highest score, with a 99 and 98, respectively.
Other regions that scored 95 points or higher were Sauternes, Bolgheri (Tuscany), Loire, and Mosel-Saar-Ruwer (Germany).
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How To Make Mashed Potatoes for Just Two People
Mashed potatoes are one of the easiest no-recipe dishes we know. It's the simplest thing in the world to make up a batch for just one person, or two, or three. And if you're cooking Thanksgiving dinner for just two, you can easily whip up mashed potatoes without making a Thanksgiving-sized pot-full. This method here also requires no masher, no ricer, and a bare minimum of equipment in general.
We actually received a question on this from reader Karen. She writes:
Since it's just my husband and me, most recipes or mixes for mashed potatoes are just way too much. How can I make mashed potatoes out of one large russet or the equivalent? Should I just adjust the ingredients down, or do I need to modify technique in any way?
Well Karen, you're in luck. Making mashed potatoes for two is even easier than making a big batch for a crowd. Here's how I do it. Take a look and add your own tips and suggestions for fluffy, creamy mashed potatoes
What You Need
2 teaspoons salt
1 large Yukon Gold potato per person (about 1/2 to 3/4 pound apiece)
1 tablespoon butter, or more as desired
1/2 cup milk or cream, or more as needed
1 ounce cream cheese (optional)
Freshly ground black pepper
3-quart pot (or larger)
Wooden spoon
1. Fill a pot with water and stir in 2 teaspoons salt. Bring to a boil over high heat. Decide how many potatoes you want to use. (I was making enough for two people, with some leftovers, so I used about 1 1/4 pound Yukon Gold potatoes.)
2. Peel the potatoes. Cut them in half, then in quarters, lengthwise. Then cut the quarters into thin strips. You can chop them finer, if you feel like it; the finer they are, going into the water, the easier they will be to mash later. Slip the potatoes into the boiling water and cook for 15 to 20 minutes, or until they are falling-apart tender.
3. Meanwhile, choose and warm your dairy. Now, this is decision time. For modest weeknight mashed potatoes, a tablespoon of butter (or a little olive oil) and 1/2 cup of milk per pound of potatoes will be plenty of dairy. It will help the potatoes be creamy and smooth, and bind everything together. But if you want a more decadent experience, then by all means, dial it up! Switch out the milk to cream, and add an ounce of cream cheese or even a dollop of sour cream. It's up to you. The more fat, the creamier they will be. But whatever you choose, warm it first, before adding to the potatoes. Warm the milk or cream in the microwave, and let any cream cheese or sour cream warm to room temperature.
4. When the potatoes are quite soft, drain them completely and return them to the pan over medium heat. Add the butter and cook for a few minutes over medium heat, stirring the potatoes rapidly and vigorously to help any residual water evaporate. You also want to break the potatoes up and smash them with the spoon. You can employ a fork to help, if you like, but you shouldn't need a ricer or a masher unless you want ultra-smooth potatoes. Just cook, stir, and smash.
5. When any remaining water has evaporated, and the potatoes are quite smashed up and smooth, it's time to add the warm milk or cream, as well as any other dairy you'd like to throw in. Pour the milk in slowly, stirring constantly. Keep stirring and cooking until the potatoes are quite hot, creamy, and smooth. Turn off the heat, season to taste with pepper and salt, and dish them up! (You can also keep them warm in the top half of a double boiler.)
Additional Notes
• Once all the milk is incorporated you can use a heavy whisk, if you like, to break up the last chunks of potato.
OK, your turn! How do you make mashed potatoes? Do you ever make enough for just one person, or for two? Do you add chives or other herbs into a basic recipe like this? Or cheese, perhaps?
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SATURDAY specialist George Chaloner can strike again at Beverley this afternoon.
The high-flying Malton apprentice won last Saturday's Northumberland Plate on Angel Gabrial, a victory which came hot on the heels of Baccarat carrying him to victory in the Wokingham Handicap at Royal Ascot just one week earlier.
Chaloner may not have another showcase prize to bid for at Beverley, but he does have every chance of figuring on the score-sheet on at least two of his rides.
Bondi Beach Boy lines up for the featured £12,000 Coachman Caravans Quality Handicap with Chaloner in the saddle and James Turner's sprinter is fancied to resume winning ways. The gelding proved a revelation last season, scoring no fewer than seven times.
He has found it tougher this term, but he has now dropped to a mark of 77, which he won off at Thirsk last August. A horse who loves to bowl along at the head of affairs, Bondi Beach Boy is well-berthed in stall two to do just that and he is fancied to provide Chaloner with his 20th winner of the campaign.
In the Powerpart Fillies' Handicap, Chaloner is reunited with Miss Lucy Jane, trained by his boss Richard Fahey.
The three-year-old won over this course and distance 11 days ago with Chaloner in the saddle and a 6lb higher mark may not prevent her from doubling-up.
Sir Michael Stoute sends Adore to Beverley for the Eltherington Handicap with Paul Mulrennan booked for the mount.
The three-year-old got off the mark at Leicester last time out and may be open to further improvement. She warrants respect, despite a wider than ideal draw.
The nap vote is awarded to World Record, a beaten favourite at Thirsk last month when he found Orpsie Boy too strong over seven furlongs.
John Quinn's gelding now steps up to a mile, which should suit him and with that race, which was his first for some time, under his belt, he is fancied to go one better in the C.G.I. Handicap. Ian Brennan, who requires just one more winner to lose his apprentice tag and join the ranks of fully-fledged jockeys, takes the mount.
All eyes will be on Sandown tomorrow for the showpiece event, the £450,000 Coral Eclipse Stakes, in which the weather could have a big say.
The Fugue is selected to win this Group One event, and follow-up her sensational success over Magician and Treve in the Princess of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot, but if the rain comes and the ground eases it could compromise her chances. By contrast, rain is required for Derby runner-up Kingston Hill, set to be teamed up with Frankie Dettori for the first time, to get the green light to run.
The Fugue is a proven class act - she was a brilliant winner of the Yorkshire Oaks on Knavesmire last August - and she is taken to come out on top, with fingers crossed for a dry forecast!
The drop back to five furlongs on this course last time counted against Royal Seal, who will be much more at home back over the seven furlongs, at which she previously won at Yarmouth, in the Gary Tuck Memorial Handicap, which opens the Sandown card. Sir Michael Stoute has equipped the filly with a first-time hood, which looks significant.
Steps, an unlucky loser of the Epsom Dash, has since run a blinder to finish a close-up sixth in the King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot. Roger Varian's high-class sprinter is selected to resume winning ways in the Coral Charge in the hands of Kieren Fallon.
Racing selections
Beverley today
1.55 Flatcapper, 2.30 Adore, 3.05 Faraajh, 3.40 Bondi Beach Boy, 4.15 World Record, 4.50 Miss Lucy Jane, 5.25 Royal Connoisseur.
1.30 Royal Seal, 2.05 Steps, 2.40 Russian Realm, 3.15 Belle D'Or, 3.50 The Fugue, 4.25 Whiplash Willie.
Today's other meetings: Carlisle, Haydock, Leicester and Nottingham.
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Effect of Acupuncture and Pain Medication on Radicular Pain Using QST
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In this aim, we propose to conduct a double blinded, placebo-controlled, and randomized clinical trial to compare the clinical effectiveness of radicular pain relief by either acupuncture therapy or a course of pain medication (e.g., Gabapentin) using Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST).
|Other: Acupuncture or Sham Acupuncture Other: Gabapentin or Placebo
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|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)
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|Effect of Acupuncture and Pain Medication on Radicular Pain Using QST
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Further study details as provided by Jianren Mao, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Changes in QST measures in response to acupuncture or gabapentin [ Time Frame: 3 weeks ]Changes in response to heat stimulation stated as pain, sensitivity and tolerance. Responses are measured with a quantitative sensory testing (QST) device. Measurements are taken before, during, and after acupuncture treatment and throughout the gabapentin medication regimen.
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|Study Start Date:
|December 2012
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|July 2017
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|January 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: Pain subjects receiving acupuncture
Pain subjects with radicular pain receiving acupuncture or sham acupuncture.
Other: Acupuncture or Sham Acupuncture
Acupuncture is when the needles go into the skin. Sham acupuncture is when the needles do not go into the skin. We will compare results between the two acupuncture therapy groups.
Active Comparator: Pain subjects receiving gabapentin
Pain subjects with radicular pain receiving gabapentin or placebo. Medication treatment groups will titrate up to the standard clinical treatment dosage for one week and maintain that dosage for 1.5 weeks.
Other: Gabapentin or Placebo
Gabapentin is a commonly prescribed drug used to treat neuropathic pain. The placebo will be used to mimic side effects common to gabapentin. The two medication treatment groups' results will be compared to each other.
Other Name: neurontin
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Subject will be between ages 18 to 75 years. Both male and female subjects will be recruited.
- Subject should have had cervical or lumbar radicular pain for at least two months. This requirement is to avoid the uncertainty of an unstable pain condition and to minimize the study variation.
- Subject has a pain score of 4 or above (visual analog scale, VAS: 0 - 10 from no pain to worst pain).
- Cervical or lumbar radicular pain will include, but is not limited to, such clinical conditions as disk herniation, spinal stenosis, and post-laminectomy syndrome.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subject has detectable sensory deficits at the site of QST. Sensory deficits refer to such conditions resulting from neurological diseases or medical conditions causing peripheral polyneuropathy and sensory changes, which include but are not limited to diabetic neuropathy, alcoholic neuropathy, AIDS neuropathy, severe thyroid disease, and severe liver or kidney disorders.
- Subject has scar tissue, infection, or acute injury at the site of QST.
- Subject is pregnant.
- Subject tests positive for illicit drugs.
- Subject has a pacemaker.
- Subject is currently taking gabapentin.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01678586
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|Contact: Arissa Opalacz, B.A.
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|MGH Center for Translational Pain Research
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Keywords provided by Jianren Mao, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital:
Pain management
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ATHENS, Texas — The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center has a new fly fishing pavilion thanks to the efforts of the Timber Framers Guild of Becket, Massachusetts.
Four instructors and a dozen students from as near as Dallas, Texas, and as far away as Ontario, Canada, made chips and shavings fly for a week as they shaped huge southern yellow pine beams and joined them. The result was a 28-foot by 40-foot pavilion to anchor TFFC's Wetlands Trail and provide a venue for fly fishing instruction and other programming.
The Timber Framers Guild erected a similar structure at the beginning of the Wetlands Trail in 2001. The workshops provide students wishing to learn timber framing a hands-on experience while producing a valuable structure for public use.
Students carry away a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment as well as woodworking skills and knowledge. "I'm very tired, but I feel very good about having been part of this," said Don Lawler, a firefighter from Shreveport, Louisiana, as he stowed his tools after the last beam was put into place. Students pay a fee to attend the workshops in order to learn how to build their own timber frame structures.
The Timber Framers Guild is a nonprofit educational membership association, and community-service building projects are at the heart of their mission. "We develop and provide opportunities for adventure, education and accomplishment through community-service building projects around the world," said Joel McCarty, co-executive director of the guild. "Our partnership with TPWD-currently at three buildings and counting-is a testimony to the persistence of TFFC director Allen Forshage, who has proven adept at smoothing the way for these kinds of events. The guild's educational mission goals have been well met by our Texas projects, and we'd love to do another in two years."
The Timber Framers Guild now counts some 1,800 men and women from all over the world among its members.
Timber frame construction uses a few massive beams fastened together with wooden pegs to support a structure instead of the many smaller pieces of lumber nailed together in conventional balloon frame construction. The construction technique was brought in colonial times from England to America, where an abundance of wood made timber framing popular until balloon framing was invented in Chicago in 1833.
Balloon framing allows houses to be built much more economically by relatively unskilled workers. These techniques developed on the back of technological innovations of the early Industrial Revolution, including the engine-powered sawmill and the wire nail. Renewed interest in timber framing arose in the 1970s as part of the environmental movement and has continued to grow at a modest but steady rate.
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