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Different types of colitis
Most of the time when someone refers to IBD, they are talking Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. However, there are other unrelated types of colitis, such as collagenous and lymphocytic colitis. Until I started this blog, I wasn't aware that there were other forms so I thought I would share what I have learned.
Both collagenous and lymphocytic colitis are also referred to as microscopic colitis because they aren't visible by colonoscopy. As the name suggests, this type of colitis can only be diagnosed by looking at a biopsy sample under a microscope. Not surprisingly, many times these types of colitis are misdiagnosed as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) because it is hard to detect.
Collagenous colitis occurs when more collagen protein than usual is present in the colon. Collagen helps form the structure of the inner lining of the colon. Lymphocytic colitis occurs when there are more white blood cells than normal in the colon, which results in an elevated immune response and increased inflammation.
Unlike ulcerative colitis, chronic diarrhea without blood is the main symptom of microscopic colitis. Whereas ulcerative colitis patients are diagnosed as early as childhood, most people are diagnosed with these types of colitis after sixty. Collagenous and lymphocytic colitis were thought to be relatively rare, yet recent studies suggest that it is more common that once thought because of the high rates of misdiagnosis. Similar to ulcerative colitis, there is no known cause or cure, but many of the same anti-inflammatory drugs used for other types of IBD are used to treat microscopic colitis.
I found this interesting because I know a lot of people that have "stomach issues" that have never been diagnosed with anything in particular. I'm not suggesting that there is a clear answer for everyone's symptoms, but it doesn't hurt to be knowledgeable concerning the possibilities.


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Corbett resists setting up health-care exchange in Pa.
President Barack Obama's re-election means the Affordable Care Act will move forward, but Gov. Tom Corbett says he sees no reason to rush to implement one of its centerpieces: a health-care exchange in Pennsylvania.
States mulling whether to plan their own health-care marketplaces or turn the process over to the U.S. government recently received an extension.
They now have until mid-December to submit a "blueprint" for how the federally mandated health-care exchanges will work. Will it be planned by just the state, just the federal government, or both?
Corbett says he hasn't made a decision as far as Pennsylvania's concerned, and he hardly considers the new Dec. 14 date a deadline.
He says the commonwealth could still switch to a state-run exchange even if it were to begin under federal control.
"Let them start a program and then we can opt in later," he said. "So I'm keeping my options open at the moment."
Corbett says he is not convinced the health-care exchange is a good financial decision for Pennsylvania.
"I'm concerned about (the way) they say, 'Well. it's free.' Nothing in government is free," Corbett said. "And I want to drive that home."
The federal government has awarded a grant to Pennsylvania for exchange-planning costs, and has promised federal funding for exchange-related costs until 2015.
After that, all exchanges must be self-funded.
Several Republican governors have announced they'll forgo the state-run exchange.
Corbett, who is heading to the annual meeting of the Republican Governors Association this week in Las Vegas, said he will compare notes with his colleagues in other states.
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Improving Household Air Quality in Homes With Children (ProjFreshAir)
This study has been completed.
San Diego State University
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Melbourne Hovell, San Diego State University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: July 2, 2012
Last updated: April 13, 2016
Last verified: April 2016
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The purpose of this study is to determine if real-time feedback (lights/sounds) from small smoke particle monitors and brief coaching will encourage parents to reduce young children's secondhand tobacco smoke exposure in their home.
|Lung Diseases Asthma
|Behavioral: Real-Time Intervention Behavioral: Usual Education
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|Innovation for Smoke-Free Homes: Real-Time Feedback
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: SmokingU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Melbourne Hovell, San Diego State University:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Secondhand Smoke Reduction [ Time Frame: Measured from baseline upto 5 months ]Parental report and child urine cotinine.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Home Smoking Ban [ Time Frame: Measured from baseline upto 5 months. ]Parental report of home smoking ban and environmental data collection.
|Study Start Date:
|May 2012
|Study Completion Date:
|February 2016
|Primary Completion Date:
|February 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: Real-time Intervention
Behavioral: Real-Time Intervention
Lights and Sound Brief Coaching
Active Comparator: Usual Education
Participants will receive usual education about secondhand and thirdhand smoke.
Behavioral: Usual Education
Participants will receive usual education about secondhand smoke and thirdhand smoke.
Detailed Description:
The purpose of this efficacy study is to test whether children's home secondhand tobacco smoke exposure (measured by cotinine & nicotine assays, fine particulates and reports of smoking in the home and/or home smoking bans) can be reduced by using custom particle monitors to provide real-time feedback to household residents plus brief advice/praise.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Families with at least one parent or guardian (18 years of age or older),
- Household resident who smokes tobacco,
- Child under fourteen years old exposed to tobacco smoking in the home
- Plans to live in San Diego County for at least three months.
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|NCT01634334 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
R01HL103684 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|July 2, 2012
|Last Updated:
|April 13, 2016
Keywords provided by Melbourne Hovell, San Diego State University:
Secondhand smoke
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Lung Diseases
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Ogyen wrote:Wonderful! Thank you for this tip! I have full confidence that Lama Dawa Chhodak Rinpoche has absolutely valid reasons for requesting we take the Ngondro empowerment as a basic in the preliminaries. But he never has discouraged me from finding ANY other teachers.
Lama Dawa is great. He may not advertise that he is teaching Dzogchen, but I am sure if you spend time with him and attend teachings he will be teaching and transmitting it. For example, as I said: request a teaching from him on the Guru Yoga meditation aspect of the ngondro, and you will get a Dzogchen teaching. No doubt, really.


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The Cleveland Indians today announced the following transaction relative to the Major League roster:
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Lee is beginning his third stint with Cleveland this year (April 2, April 9-May 16). Around his two stints in Cleveland he has gone 0-1 with a save and a 4.13 ERA in 20 games (24.0IP, 25H, 11ER, 8BB, 28K) with the Columbus Clippers. He is coming off a nine June outings where he posted an ERA of 1.69 (10.2IP, 8H, 3R/2ER). With Cleveland he has not posted a decision and owns a 4.76 ERA in 13 games (11.1IP, 11H, 7R/6ER, 3BB, 11K) and has limited batters to a .167 (4-24) mark with runners on base. He assumes the spot of Zach McAllister, who was optioned to Columbus on July 15.


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The Canadiens have their new general manager. He's Chicago Blackhawks assistant general manager Marc Bergevin, whom the team introduced at a Wednesday afternoon news conference in Brossard.
Team owner Geoff Molson described the Bergevin hiring as "the first step toward creating a winning culture" on the club.
Molson frequently alluded to Bergevin's leadership qualities, communication skills and commitment to winning.
The new GM was understandably reluctant to get specific about player personnel decisions, such as the future of Scott Gomez.
Bergevin listed his priorities as hiring a new coach, signing restricted free agents Carey Price and P.K. Subban and preparing for the June draft, where the Canadiens will have the third overall choice … although Bergevin would not rule out trading the pick if, in his judgement, the move would improve the club.
Bergevin said director of scouting and player development Trevor Timmins will "definitely be at the draft table."
Assistant general manager Larry Carrière will remain with the team in an undefined role.
And Bergevin's first phone was to Randy Cunneyworth. The GM considers Cunneyworth one of the team's assistant coaches, pending the hiring of a new head coach, who will choose his own assistants.
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The Chicago Tribune was first out of the blocks with a report in a 2:15 am ET blog item today that the Canadiens would name Blackhawks assistant GM Bergevin Montreal's new GM. The Tribune attributed the report to a source. TSN and multiple sources later confirmed the news and the Habs made it official shortly after 8:30 am.
Bergevin and NBC analyst Pierre McGuire were apparently leading the race for the job, the candidate pool seemingly having shallowed in the past week.
This morning, Sports Illustrated's Mike Farber told CJAD that McGuire was informed in the past hour (6:30-7:30 am ET) that McGuire was runner-up in the race, so that pretty much seals the deal. And Tampa Bay Lightning assistant GM Julien BriseBois told both CJAD and RDS that he's received the call to tell him he was not the chosen one.
• Sportsnet reports this morning that Scott Gomez's contract is likely to be bought out.
This morning, by text message, Gomez told Hockey Inside/Out that he knew nothing of a buyout: "As I've said before, that's a management decision," Gomez texted. "I only worry about what I can control and I'm already in the gym getting ready for next season. That's my only focus. I'll let the media focus on rumours and debate what (the Canadiens) should or shouldn't do."
Here's a Chicago Tribune profile of Bergevin from last December by Chris Kuc, who broke the story this morning. Follow him on Twitter at @ChrisKuc.
In the story, Kuc relates one of prankster Bergevin's best:
"…which he pulled off while playing for the Blues. He worked with a St. Louis newspaper reporter to concoct a fake story that put Blues GM Larry Pleau in a bad light. Bergevin had the story inserted into the team's daily clippings, and after Pleau read it, he angrily confronted the reporter before Bergevin revealed he was the culprit."
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Few people have the imagination for reality. -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
After a very pleasant holiday week we return to reality this morning.
Thanksgiving occurred at the perfect time for the market and helped to propel a well-anticipated oversold bounce. We had a particularly upbeat half day of trading on Friday, but there is a little hangover this morning as market players once again contemplate a large number of macroeconomic issues.
After the bounce last week it is almost too perfect of a set-up for a pullback. We went up each day and volume declined each day, which doesn't make for sustained momentum. We aren't yet at obvious overhead resistance levels, but it is hard not to anticipate some sort of consolidation or backing and filling.
In addition to the extended technical conditions, the politicians return to work and you know we will hear endless talk about the fiscal cliff once again. There has been much optimistic talk about a potential deal, but we've been through these negotiations too many times to believe that they will be quick or easy. We are very likely to go to the deadline before a deal is finally made and expect the market to suffer some jitters while we are waiting.
Europe continues to have the same old issues with an election in Spain causing some worries this morning and talk about a further Greek debt haircut causing intense debate. We are likely to have another rally on some sort of deal eventually, but the market seems to be less and less enthused with the neverending search for solutions.
The bulls are shaking their heads and thinking that the bears will never learn. The pattern of this market for a few years now is that once we start to bounce we just keep on going. If you bet against a V-shaped bounce after a breakdown you have been on the wrong side of this market. Time and again we start to run and then the bears are squeezed and the underinvested bulls have to chase and we just keep running right back up to highs. The bulls even have seasonality to assist them this time.
The V-shaped bounce can certainly happen again and I wouldn't be too pessimistic until there is some price action to support it, but two things are different this time. First and foremost we don't have the Fed flooding us with liquidity again. All of our prior V-shaped bounces were powered to some degree by a quantitative easing program. That money had no place to go but into the market and that is exactly where it went.
The central bankers drove the past V-shaped moves and they are not showing the same inclination to provide the conditions to do it again. They are running out of ammunition and it is pretty clear that what they have done in the past hasn't been too effective in actually ending economic ills. They did a nice job of driving equities, but a lousy job at creating jobs and promoting growth.
The other problem we have is the economy is still slow and it is being reflected in corporate earnings. We just had a very poor third quarter and there are few reasons to expect the fourth quarter will be better. We have all the usual chatter right now about the great retail sales, but that will come to an end quickly and we will start hearing about how the economy is actually functioning.
A fiscal cliff deal with be a major market positive, but I'd be very surprised if it comes this week. The bears better not become too comfortable because of that news potential, but in the short term the fiscal cliff debate most likely will cause some nervousness.
We have some early pressure, but there are positive analyst comments about Facebook (FB), Research in Motion (RIMM), Apple (AAPL) and Yahoo! (YHOO) this morning. They may be a little late, but they are helping to keep the selling from accelerating.


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Likely the timeout errors are when you are seeing the -113 Undefined Header error on the analyzer. Usually this indicates a syntax error for the SCPI commands. Have you tried this with the package of instrument drivers you linked here? Reason I ask is a bunch of the VIs in the examples had different names in the instrument driver package than what the example wanted, making me thing they corrected some syntax errors. I was able to relink them and will work on this throughout the day showing you a better way . Hopefully that will give you a better idea of both how to use the instrument drivers and the LabView dataflow and statemachine techinques.
Do you have some specific needs or are you just learning at this point? If you have specifics, we can work through those as well.
Alot of the content of the states will be dependent on the measurement you are trying to make and how much setup needs to be done to the OSA to get there. I think once you see what I am working on to clean up the examples, you will understand what I mean. You are sort of correct that you should start with an init and end with a close, but in reality this is more for handling the VISA bus references in the PC than for the instruments sake.
A lot of times if I am doing something simple such as a trace capture from a spectrum analyzer, I usually leave the instrument setup to the operator. When they are ready to take a trace, I open the VISA reference to the insturment, query the values I need, then close the VISA reference. I also try to return the analyzer to local control which depends a lot on the age of the equipment. Some of the HP gear I work with is knocking on 25 years old and doesn't have some of the same features in GPIB as the newer equipment.
Attached is a refined version of the example 2 that uses what I feel are appropriate LabView techniques. I also did some documenting in the code for you to try to give you an idea of what I am doing, and what Agilent did in their code. If you are familiar with text languages the technique should look familiar using DoWhile and a big If/Then/Else statement.
You may have to relink to VIs if this comes up broken. If so, I might suggest that you first take the ag8614x_LV.zip file that placed here earlier and unzip it into c:\program files\national instruments\labview 8.5\instr.lib\ folder. You may then only have to re-direct LabView to the VXIpnp driver install location. BTW, I am developing in LabView 8.5. I believe I read that you are using 8.5 or later so you should be OK. Let me know if you have any problems. If you do, likely we have problems with the SCPI syntax, as I didn't take the time to download the manual and verify it, I just copied it from Agilent's VIs. The code is untested, so hopefully I didn't forget anything or miss something.
I kind of have to laugh at Agilent's VI and "driver" set. What they did, could have been done without their instrument driver for the most part (at least the examples). In LabView we have the ability to read and write to and from the VISA driver using the VISA natives. They do exactly the same thing that Agilent did with their VXIpnp driver, since Agilent still requires you to code or enter the SCPI language with their "Send String" VI. I am going to continue tinkering with this and show you how I would have done this with the absence of a NI provided LabView driver. It's not difficult, especially if you have access to the programming manual for the instrument to get the SCPI syntax for your requirements.


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Today the World Wildlife Fund reports that after losing nearly 70 per cent of its forest habitat and half its population in one generation, the Sumatran elephant is heading for imminent extinction due to deforestation and habitat loss.
These elephants are not alone. According to the American Museum of Natural History in New York, 3-5 species become extinct every hour of every day. That's up to 45,000 species every year!
What we're doing at Vermont Woods Studios Fine Furniture is trying to raise awareness about the how your choices as a consumer directly affect the extinction of endangered species like the Sumatran elephant. If you can avoid buying imported forest products, especially wood furniture and flooring (if it's not clearly labelled Made in America–pretty much any furniture you'll find at Home Depot, Walmart, Bob's, Lowe's or other big box stores is imported) you'll be doing your part to lessen global deforestation and destruction of the habitat these elephants live in.
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We support a number of projects to save endangered species. Here's one I was pretty excited about last week: when I was on the Vernon Selectboard a few years back, our town partnered with the Vermont Division of Fish and Wildlife DFW to protect habitat and save the critically endangered spotted turtle from extinction. Last week we were able to celebrate our work. It's 6 or 7 years later, but finally through a long process, the turtle habitat is being cared for and hopefully we'll start to see their population come back.
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AFC Wimbledon will be deducted three points and fined £5,000 after being charged with fielding an ineligible player, Jake Nicholson, in the League Two match against Cheltenham on March 22.
The game ended in a 4-3 win for the Dons, and it is those three points which today's Football Disciplinary Commission hearing have deducted.
Despite this, and Saturday's 3-0 home defeat to Morecambe, Neal Ardley's men are safe from relegation with one game remaining.
The club were also hit with a £5,000 fine, suspended until the end of next season - and they have been ordered to pay the costs of the hearing.


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Saturday's Longhorn home win over New Mexico saw a good number of prospects make their way to Austin to take in the action. A few Texas commits from the 2012 class made it in, as did a couple top uncommitted prospects in that class.
Not to be outdone, the class of 2013 was also well-represented, including visits from teammates Daniel Gresham, a Longhorn commitment, and Demetrius Knox. The Fort Worth All Saints Episcopal duo both gave the trip strong reviews, and they both enjoyed a similar experience when walking through the tunnel onto the field before the game began.
"It was a great experience overall. When went through the tunnel down on the field, I didn't even anything to Demetrius and he didn't say anything to me, but in the movies they talk about first time you walk on the field and you get chills. He said that happened to him and I said the same thing. The first time being there for me so it was amazing," Gresham said.
"The highlights were the atmosphere," Knox added. "It was crazy. For the first time, I got chills. And the coaching staff and players treated us like we were family already."
After the game ended, Knox and Gresham stayed around the football offices until well after midnight, mingling with the UT players, hanging out in the Longhorn players' lounge and spending time with the Texas coaching staff, including Mack Brown.
Gresham said it's not uncommon for him and Knox to receive a bundle of letters from certain schools on any given day that it's tough to sort through all the literature. Just recently, Knox pulled in about 20 letters from one school and Gresham 15 from another ... all in one day.
"We went up to the coaches' offices and watched film of the game," Gresham said. "Coach Brown was telling us 'I want to stay in touch as much as I can, but I don't want to bug you. I'll Facebook you every now and then. I want you to know I care about you and Texas cares about you, and when someone blows you up and sends you 130 letters, that doesn't mean they care about you more than I do. I'm just letting you breath." Me and Demetrius liked that a lot."
Gresham, a running back who committed to Texas on August 7, spent time around UT running backs coach/co-offensive coordinator Major Applewhite. He was introduced to Joe Bergeron, Malcolm Brown and Johnathan Gray, and Gresham said one of the highlights of the night was watching Earl Campbell, one of his favorite players ever, walk onto the field as an honorary captain.
Knox, the top-rated offensive line prospect in the state of Texas for the 2014 class, remains uncommitted. The visit made such an impression on the 6-5, 300-pounder that it even crossed his mind to put an end to the recruiting process.
"Mack Brown just told us how much he wanted us. He said that he thinks we can make a big impact for their team and help win a national championship," Knox said. "I really wanted to (commit) but I knew it was for the best if I waited."
For Gresham, a future Longhorn, watching the game gave him a glimpse of what it will be like to play for Texas. It was a moment that really stuck with him ... and with Knox as well.
"It was just amazing - the stadium, the fans. The thing that kind of caught me by surprise, when the game started, I looked up and I could see Demetrius out of the corner of my eye. We both just started laughing. 'Bro, they're playing New Mexico, and there are 100,000 people here. Think if they're playing Baylor or the OU game,'" Knox said. "The fans helped out a lot. Walking down, some random fan came up. He was like 'Demetrius Knox, hope hope to see you down here. Daniel Gresham, we have big things in store for you.' It felt good that they knew who we were, that there fans are that committed to the team."
As for Knox, he continues to keep his options open, but he does have the Longhorns clearly out in front.
"UT is still No. 1 for me. Nobody is touching them," Knox said.
Knox and Gresham plan to attend several Longhorn games this fall. Knox said he plans to be at UT's home games against Baylor, West Virginia and TCU, as well as attending the Texas-OU game in Dallas.
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I know salads generally aren't the first thing you think of making this time of year. All kinds of comforting, warming foods are most likely on the menu. The usual salad suspects, like tomatoes and cucumbers, out of season and flavorless, don't make the thought of eating your greens any more appealing.
But I think this salad might just change your mind. It's simple to make, has beautiful color and pairs very well with a hearty soup, say minestrone, or even good ol' homemade mac & cheese.
Here's what you'll need…
For the salad:
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The above are measurements I used in making this dressing, but don't feel like you have to measure. You can just as easily eyeball your amounts into a mason jar and give it a good shake to mix.
Toss salad and dressing together in a large bowl or arrange on individual plates.
Here's hoping this salad will bring a little green into your winter menu.
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But Bhante you said nothing about having read (or not) the Uttama Purisa Dīpanī
and what you think of it?
Ben wrote:Hi Will
Was there anything specific in Uttama Purisa Dīpanī that you wanted to discuss?
Kind regards
Will wrote:Bhante Dhammanando, I thank you for your remarks about thinking highly of the work. I just do not wish to go down any bypaths or deadends. I had read that the modern vipassana movement had Ledi Sayadaw as a prime mover. So when I heard critics say, of the modern movement, that vipassana is about the only thing that is taught & practiced, I wondered if he also thought little or no Dhamma foundation or preparation is needed.
Will wrote:I have ordered this work by the Venerable Ledi Sayādaw - Uttama Purisa Dīpanī - A Manual of the Excellent Man. It is also online at Bhante Pesala's site.
Will wrote:My first question is: Who here has read it, in translation or the original;
and secondly - what did you think of it?
Will wrote:First puzzlement - is it a typo on pages 2-3 re: Sila, where it says that it manifests only as verbal purity? It does not mention bodily purity, whereas the first part of the comments does mention bodily purity. The online edition has only "verbal purity" too.
Also, is the Sayadaw translating or paraphrasing the Pali verses in italics?
Will wrote:Now back to the invocation or whatever is the proper name for Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammasambuddhassa. Any reason why these particular three titles of Buddha are being used?
And why no mention of Dhamma & Sangha?
"Virtue observed out of craving for glorious existences and material well-being is inferior; virtue observed for one's own release is moderate; virtue observed to liberate all beings, which is the perfection of virtue, is superior." (Visuddhimagga)
What is meant by "the Noblest Aspiration"? It is the verbal and mental undertaking that the bodhisatta had made at some point of time aeons before taking up the perfections.
It was made in these terms:
"As a man who knows his own strength, what use is there to get to 'the yonder shore' (nibbāna) alone? I will attain to Supreme Knowledge and then convey men and devas to the yonder shore."
That was the pledge that sent the ten thousand universes reeling and echoing in applause. That was the bodhisatta's earnest wish. For he intensely aspired to Supreme Self-Enlightenment thus:
"Knowing the Truth, I will let others know it. Freeing myself from the world, I will free others. Having crossed over, I will enable others to cross."
This fervent and most daring aspiration is called "the Noblest Aspiration."
The detailed process of laying the foundation for the aspiration to, and the fulfilment of, Perfect Enlightenment is dealt with in the scriptures in fifteen catechisms.
The Perfect Enlightenment of a Buddha is also of these three types, which are also called: (i) ugghātitaññūbodhi, (ii) vipañcitaññūbodhi, and (iii) ñeyyabodhi respectively.
A Buddha who depends on wisdom for his enlightenment, after receiving the assurance, has to fulfil the ten perfections, the ten higher perfections, and the ten supreme perfections for four aeons and a hundred thousand world cycles.
A Buddha who depends on diligence must fulfil the perfections for eight aeons and a hundred thousand world cycles.
A Buddha who depends on confidence must fulfil the perfections for sixteen aeons and a hundred thousand world cycles.
Will wrote:What does "depends on" mean?
Dhammanando wrote:Hi Will,Will wrote:What does "depends on" mean?
It means that the quality in question (wisdom, energy or faith) is the chief supporting condition in that Bodhisatta's progress.
So in the case of Gotama, for example, it was wisdom (paññā, prajñā).
Best wishes,
Dhammanando Bhikkhu
Will wrote:Wisdom as the principal supporting condition makes sense in a Buddha, but energy directed toward what or faith in what - dependent arising?
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I hope the 4th year is a TO. I like the 3rd year the same, but that's asking too much.
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I hope the 4th year is a TO. I like the 3rd year the same, but that's asking too much.
Man....I am a big fan of both DC and Dahntay, but please chill out people. I don't think I can take much more of this after the Roy/Blazers thread. The core is still intact, and we are adding some much needed size and strength on the interior. Lets see how this all plays out before committing mass suicide.
"The greatest thing you know Comes not from above but below" Danzig
THIS! Love your post, Ace.
I still would like an inside scorer off the bench, however. New potential candidate:
Chron.com : source says "the Rockets are considering making veteran forward @LScola4 an amnesty cut, likely in the next 48 hours".
"I think if he is and we pass on Leaf we'd be some dumb mother ****ers."
- Larry Bird to Kevin Pritchard before their pick on Draft Day
What has Plumlee done to make you say that?
Quit talking out of your a**. Plumlee has been extremely solid in summer league.
I get you dont like him, but you look foolish when you bash a guy whos been playing quite well.
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and explain how Plumlee is playing quite well? From what I've seen he's being outplayed by Matt Rogers, and Julian Mavunga.
Mavunga has played well, no doubt. Hes not played any better than Miles though.
And Matt Rogers? Dont even go there. Youre as blind as a bat if you think hes done anything besides be complete garbage just like he is every summer for us.
Stop quoting people I have on ignore!
I'm sure there are more accurate comparisons, but this comparison might pull some people back off of the ledge. Their career PER's (I know everyone loves PER) are nearly identical.
This is really all the value that Collison had?
I really hope everything is better than it appears because every time I check in and see what's new, the team makes me want to puke a little more in my mouth. This just appears to get worse and worse.
"I have never taken the high road, but I tell other people to cause then theres more room for me on the low road."
Seriously... thinking about how clutch Collison was in the playoffs. Not to mention, starting most of the season... and we trade him for a back up that's about to turn 26 and has barely played a full season. Neat.
if it makes you feel any better, Bismack Biyombo was compared to Ian Mahinmi
It was like bizzaro world reading the article off of ESPN's Dallas site where people are allowed to comment, you'd think that the Mavericks just lost Dirk or something the way they talk. I don't get it lol.
If he can play with Roy for extended minutes we will have the twin towers all over again. That could be a tough match-up for other teams.
"The greatest thing you know Comes not from above but below" Danzig
"We've got to be very clear about this. We don't want our players hanging around with murderers," said Larry Bird, Pacers president.
Were getting Dirk'?!?!?!?!?!
*removed* Just keep politics and religion completely out of it, please.
@Pacers fans for all the support over the past 3 years. I gave my heart and soul on the court and in the community.Indiana is definitely a place I will always remember. Happy to see my guys @StephensonLance and @King24George grow into great players &men
I can't think of any other French guy playing for the Pacers in the past, do any one of you know if there's a precedent.
Glad to see a fellow French guy play for my Pacers, I remember Ian from his early years in France and he showed a lot of potential, I think he still has room to improve so I hope he can contribute for us.
I'm actually really sad to see Dahntay go, mainly because of stuff like those last 2 tweets. I liked DC too, but Jones just seemed like all class.
I'm going to miss them both
I liked both a lot and I hope they do well in Dallas.
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Indy didn't give up starter 4 Ian. Hill beat out Collison long b4 playoffs. Untrue pt anyway. Green upgrade over Jones. Get legit backup 5
Sad To See Two Good Teammates Leave
#PacerNation I Wish Them Both The Best In There Future! For Everything @dahntay1 @Darren_Collison
What a class act. Really wish the best for him and DC in Dallas
This smacks of a Walsh trade. MagicRat is spot on. Reminds me of Dale Davis for JO, as well.


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We bit, and then we un-bit.
I am referring to the talks that went on today in Washington and how they created a spike in the averages out of hope. But then the sellers came in because they figure the good feelings will imminently break down and more fractious members of each party will assert their negativity.
I like this action if only because it won't lead to a big decline on Monday when nothing happens. The market is acting sold out here, meaning some of the more destroyed areas are either bouncing or aren't getting hit hard at all.
In particular, I would point out the master limited partnerships are doing well -- and they have been savaged. Look at MarkWest Energy Partners (MWE). It was marked down when it announced an 8.5-million-share secondary, sending the stock down a couple of bucks immediately. When it was priced at $46.50, it looked like a reasonable deal, but then the MLP raids occurred for whatever reason and it clung to that price instead of bouncing, as they so often do after the deep-in-the-hold pricing.
Sure enough, this afternoon it's at $47.86, and that means you made a nice score if you bought.
This could just be oversold gibberish, but I think this group, which now has many extremely high yielders, is finding its bottom, perhaps because neither party favors stripping its unique tax status.
There are some other bouncers in apparel and housing, but those could be very difficult to hold. It's still be-careful mode, but the rally from the bottom is good provided the market doesn't soar into the close.


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"The essence of why we have research parks is the unique opportunity to facilitate richer relationships between private companies and the universities," said Greg Deason, vice president, Purdue Research Foundation and former president, Association of University Research Parks.
Purdue research parks are a powerful economic force in the state. The West Lafayette, Ind., Research Park alone includes 725 acres and 327,000 square feet of high-tech business incubation facilities. Adding the three other facilities around the state means a total of more than half a million square feet of building space. Any way that you run the numbers, they are a success, with 200 companies claiming 4,100 employees at the four parks and producing $1.3 billion in economic impact to the state of Indiana.
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"They had faculty and even student interns challenging basic assumptions and inputs as to where to go with projects," said Deason.
University-affiliated research parks are filling other roles as well. Deason described an emerging trend where even major companies no longer invest in centralized research. While still doing product development work, they are looking to universities as sources of innovation and talent. What they also find are opportunities for growth through acquisition as workers and managers in mature companies interact with and collaborate with researchers also working with small start-ups. This networking and awareness exchange opens doors for mergers and collaboration, explained Deason.
Creating opportunities for networking, entrepreneurship and innovation among the faculty was central to the University of Wisconsin, Madison, opening University Research Park in 1985, said Greg Hyer, its associate director. Nearly 30 years later, the initial phase of development is nearly complete with all but five of the 220 acres developed. The park encompasses 37 buildings with 1.8 million square feet of space, housing more than 100 companies and 3,600 employees.
"The University Research Park has been a vehicle for commercialization of campus research and has played a role in helping the state shift from agriculture and manufacturing, which were in decline, to new sectors of science and technology," said Hyer. "If you look at the companies here, a majority has licensed technology from the university. This is research patented by the university that has created employment in the state and is also bringing revenue back to the campus."
Employment runs the gamut from faculty active as chief science officers to post doctoral researchers who've decided to get involved in commercialization of companies rather than traditional teaching and research. Hyer said the park has also had an impact on prospective faculty.
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"The old mold was teach, research and publish. The new generation wants to do those things, but they also want to put their research to work in the marketplace to benefit people."
The Nebraska Innovation Campus is up and running just a few years after the university, the city, the state and private companies came together to fix a problem. Nebraska was a perennial exporter of highly educated young people. Opportunities for employment were needed in the state, and the 250-acre state fairgrounds had become available. Situated between UNL's two campuses, it was the perfect site to not only connect them, but also the corporate and academic worlds.
"As a university, we had a very strong academic and research program that aligned well with the agricultural strengths of the state," said Prem Paul, vice chancellor for research and economic development, UNL. "While we were very good at conducting basic and applied research and passing it on to farmers and constituents, we hadn't taken the information and created businesses with it. We needed to create an environment that would translate research power into new business, add value to our agricultural products, grow the economy and provide opportunities for our young people to stay in Nebraska."
Paul is confident the NIC will meet the challenge. The first phase of construction is underway with a 360,000-square foot office, laboratory and greenhouse. It represents an $80 million investment by the state, private investors and the developer and $10.7 million in tax increment financing from the city of Lincoln. Con Agra and the Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute will be early tenants. Paul knows success won't happen overnight. It will take time as it did at Purdue, Wisconsin and the other older research parks UNL hopes to emulate.
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Kataññu Suttas: Gratitude
translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
We owe a great debt to our parents. The gratitude we show to them is a measure of our personal integrity.
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"Monks, I will teach you the level of a person of no integrity and the level of a person of integrity. Listen & pay close attention. I will speak."
"As you say, lord," the monks responded.
The Blessed One said, "Now what is the level of a person of no integrity? A person of no integrity is ungrateful & unthankful. This ingratitude, this lack of thankfulness, is advocated by rude people. It is entirely on the level of people of no integrity. A person of integrity is grateful & thankful. This gratitude, this thankfulness, is advocated by civil people. It is entirely on the level of people of integrity."
{II,iv,2} "I tell you, monks, there are two people who are not easy to repay. Which two? Your mother & father. Even if you were to carry your mother on one shoulder & your father on the other shoulder for 100 years, and were to look after them by anointing, massaging, bathing, & rubbing their limbs, and they were to defecate & urinate right there [on your shoulders], you would not in that way pay or repay your parents. If you were to establish your mother & father in absolute sovereignty over this great earth, abounding in the seven treasures, you would not in that way pay or repay your parents. Why is that? Mother & father do much for their children. They care for them, they nourish them, they introduce them to this world. But anyone who rouses his unbelieving mother & father, settles & establishes them in conviction; rouses his unvirtuous mother & father, settles & establishes them in virtue; rouses his stingy mother & father, settles & establishes them in generosity; rouses his foolish mother & father, settles & establishes them in discernment: To this extent one pays & repays one's mother & father."
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MN 110 http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka ... .than.html
SN 7.14 http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka ... .than.html
AN 4.73 http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka ... .than.html
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AN earlier two car accident on the M5 is still causing congestion on the roads.
The incident happened in the roadworks on the southbound carriageway between junction 4a for the M42 and junction five at Droitwich/Wychbold.
It is causing congestion on the M5 to junction four at Lydiate Ash/Bromsgrove.
All lanes have been reopened from about 5.30pm after lanes two and three were blocked.
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By Jaideep Varma and Jatin Thakkar
In the four IPL seasons before this one, in the 300-odd matches before 2012 dawned, there were plenty of high impact performances that made the careers of many players, even for events outside of the IPL (including those involving national duty).
Here are the ten highest impact players in the history of IPL before this season. It is interesting that there is only one Indian on the list of 5 highest impact players in IPL history. Amongst the next 5 highest impact players, there are four Indians. So, altogether, only half of the ten highest impact players are Indians.
1. Shane Watson (IPL IMPACT 3.71)
One of the 3 genuine all-rounders (both Batting and Bowling IMPACT over 1) on this list, besides Yusuf Pathan and Chris Gayle. Has the lowest failure rate (the percentage of times he failed to cross an IMPACT of 1) in the history of the IPL – therefore, the most consistent payer in this particular universe. A tournament-defining player.
2. Chris Gayle (3.24)
The 2nd-highest impact batsman in the IPL has also been an all-rounder (his Bowling IMPACT just crosses 1). Has the highest Strike Rate and Chasing IMPACT numbers in IPL history. A low failure rate – which is truly remarkable given his other attributes. Not been a tournament-defining performer, otherwise has been quite the miracle player for RCB.
3. Shaun Marsh (3.02)
The highest impact batsman in IPL history – with the highest Runs Tally IMPACT amongst all the batsmen (proportion of runs made in the match) as well as highest Partnership Building IMPACT. The only single-skill player on this list - a significant fact. However, not a big match player yet (for which KXIP also needs to bear the blame as a team).
4. Suresh Raina (2.97)
The highest impact Indian player in IPL history. Amongst the 5 highest impact batsmen with 2 tournament-defining performances – the highest in the IPL. Perhaps the biggest reason for CSK's dominance in this tournament.
5. Adam Gilchrist (2.96)
Even though Sangakkara and Rayudu have a higher batting impact than him amongst wicketkeepers, Gilchrist is the highest impact wicketkeeper-batsman in a tournament context, given his Captaincy IMPACT and the tournament-defining performance he has given. Has the 2nd-lowest failure rate as a player in the IPL.
6. Kumar Sangakkara (2.87)
The highest impact batsman amongst all wicketkeepers when it comes to absorbing pressure (Pressure IMPACT) – his hallmark as a player in other formats too. The 11th-highest impact batsman in IPL history but he has not been a tournament-defining player (again, the two teams he played for bear that blame too).
7. MS Dhoni (2.86)
The highest impact captain in the IPL and the 3rd-highest impact batsman amongst wicketkeepers. Tournament-defining player for CSK.
8. Yusuf Pathan (2.81)
The only genuine all-rounder on this list after Watson and Gayle (on a technicality). The fourth-highest when it comes to Strike Rate IMPACT with a surprisingly low failure rate as a player. Has been a tournament-defining player for RR (in 2008).
9. Sachin Tendulkar (2.79)
Almost only the second player on this list with a single skill (had a small impact with the ball and slightly more as captain). Amongst the 5 highest impact batsmen in IPL history – and also specifically in these batting parameters - accumulating runs (Runs Tally IMPACT), absorbing pressure (Pressure IMPACT), building partnerships (Partnership Building IMPACT) and low failure rate as a batsman (denoting consistency). Has not been a tournament-defining player though.
10. Ambati Rayudu (2.75)
Perhaps the biggest surprise on this list – the only player who has not played for his country. The highest impact batsman amongst all wicketkeepers in the IPL, thanks primarily to a low batting failure rate. Yet to produce a tournament-defining performance though.
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December 21, 2012
Thanks to Dr. Joshua Welch, the guests at Bread & Broth's Thanksgiving dinner on Nov. 22 also received food items to take home with them. Dr. Josh of Safe Haven Chiropractic in Meyers conducted a food drive to help members of the South Lake Tahoe community. From Nov. 1-17, he exchanged chiropractic services for five nonperishable food items. Current, new or reactivating patients received a chiropractic adjustment for their donation. As a result of his food drive, he collected 35 bags of canned and dry foods which he gave to the Bread & Broth program for distribution to needy members of our community. Dr. Josh believes giving from the heart without expecting anything in return, is what creates a strong community. Bread & Broth salutes Dr. Josh for his care, concern and generosity for those who are less fortunate and need a helping hand.Carol GerardBread & Broth


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CHICAGO -- Manager Terry Collins tried one form of motivation with Ike Davis. If that doesn't take, he may have to resort to a more unpleasant form after the weekend.
Davis, the Mets' primary cleanup hitter, has hit just .160 this year, with a slugging percentage of .267. He has two doubles through 38 games and nine RBIs, breaking an 0-for-24 slump with a sixth-inning single in Friday's 3-2 win over the Cubs.
Collins hopes Davis can use the weekend series at Wrigley Field as a jumping-off point.
"We talk as a group in here all the time about confidence, and Ike is struggling," Collins said before the series opener. "There's no question about it. He's struggling, he knows it, and he's frustrated. He went and hit in the cage last night before he took a shower and got on a bus and came to Chicago because he's still trying to find it."
Collins has hoped that with Lucas Duda -- batting .212 with eight homers and 14 RBIs -- hitting behind him, Davis might get some better pitches to hit, particularly against right-handers. With the Mets facing two right-handed starters in Chicago, Collins said, "This weekend will be certainly a big series for him."
Collins said there's a chance, if Davis doesn't make any progress this weekend, that he could flip Duda and Davis in the fourth and fifth spots in the order.
Davis has received a vote of confidence from Collins, similar to the one he got last year, when the Mets pledged not to send him to the Minors after a slow April and May. He went on to drive in 24 runs in June, and he finished the year with 32 homers and 90 RBIs.
Said Collins: "My recollection was the day we talked to him and said, 'Hey, look, we're not going to send you down. We're going to keep you here, and we believe in you. We've got confidence in you.' But we were going to start platooning him. I think that might have taken all the pressure off him. There was so much talk he was going to get sent out that maybe he just relaxed and started swinging the bat a little bit better."
The "bad cop" routine and perhaps a threat of demotion might give Davis the spark he needs this year, but Collins isn't sure if he's ready to go down that road.
"I haven't used that approach yet," he said. "I did use the approach the other day and said, 'Look, we really believe in you, and you've got to start believing in yourself and got to go back and hit where you're supposed to hit.' I have not tried the other side yet, because he's got enough on his plate at the moment."
Joey Nowak is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @joeynowak. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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She was at the end of her second semester working toward her licensed vocational nurse degree at Mendocino Community College, and Shawnee Laiwa-McKay?remembers only the beginning of her day on May 22, 2004. She was up at 5 a.m., her usual time, at her Brooktrails home, ready to begin her normal routine and start the ride south on 101 to open up Ukiah Pediatrics.
With her stethoscope in hand she was out the door. She liked to get there early to set up everything properly before Dr. Jeremy Mann and Sue Leaman arrived: turn on the heat, get the coffee going, make sure the rooms were neat and clean. At the top of the Willits grade, right at the rock quarry, a car was passing her on the left and since there had been some black ice from rain the previous night, the driver's car started to swerve. He clipped the front left side of her car, blew out her tire and she was off the road and over the cliff. The next thing she remembered was waking up six weeks later at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital asking Dr. Fred Bennett, if, in fact, he was her doctor.
She had received scholarships in 2003 from the Soroptimist and Emblem Clubs toward attending the LVN program at Mendocino College, aid without which she would not have been able to afford to attend. She was a hard worker, willing to go the extra mile and volunteering in the community wherever there was a need, whether it was the 24 Hour Relay, the Ukiah Football Team or at Deep Valley Christian School and at local public schools. Born and raised in Mendocino County, she was taught by her parents the importance of giving back.
Later, after reading the police reports and talking with the man who inadvertently hit her vehicle, she found out some of the details of what had happened immediately afterward. The driver of the car pulled over, called 911 and stayed. Helicopters, ATVs and firefighters on foot were searching for her. They pulled up the car with a crane and when it was on the flatbed they discovered she was wrapped in the car door. It was then that they called off the search. They used the Jaws of Life to extricate her and to this day she has a memento: a 9-inch scar running from the top of her head, down the back of her head to her occipital ridge. Her head injury was from the accident and unintentionally exacerbated by the Jaws of Life without which she would have died.
She was taken to Ukiah Valley Medical Center where a tube was placed in her chest; all the ribs on her left side from her clavicle down were fractured; breathing was difficult; she had severe internal bleeding; it was a race to save her life. She was given four units of blood and taken to surgery, where her spleen was removed in order to stop the bleeding; her head was derma bonded; she was dying.
She was then transported by a Cal Star helicopter south to Sutter Hospital and then by ambulance to Santa Rosa Memorial Trauma Center. Her family had been notified and they were all there by the time she arrived.
She had a brain contusion and her pelvis was fractured in four places through her left acetabulum. She was put in a sedated coma for six weeks.
With tears she is unable to restrain, she tells what happened next. "After I came out of my coma, at first I did not know where I was. That was why I asked Dr. Bennett if he was my doctor. My whole family was there including my four boys and my husband, who never left my side. The whole Ukiah community came to the hospital to visit me. All my coworkers from Ukiah Valley Primary Care Medical Group and members of the Soroptimist and Emblem Clubs came as well as my children's teachers, local business owners and members of my LVN class. These people were amazing. They sent money to us so my family could stay in Santa Rosa with me from May to August."
"It was touch and go and they didn't know if I was going to live or not or whether I was going to be a vegetable for the rest of my life. When I first came out of the coma, my son Brandon came running in and holding the bar of my bed asked me to say his name. They told him I might not recognize him. I asked him what was wrong and he burst into tears."
"I was so fragile and needed to conserve my strength so my family was not allowed to talk to me for the first six weeks after I came out of the coma. The doctors wanted my body to rest and heal."
On Aug. 18, 2004, she was released to go home and from then on refused any further pain medication. She was in a walker and her husband took three months off from work to care for her night and day.
"I had three weeks before school starts and had to take three tests. My goal was to be valedictorian. I passed all three tests with A's and being two points shy of my ultimate goal, I graduated as the salutatorian of my LVN class in January of 2005," she says.
On a visit with her son to see Dr. Mann he asked her what she had been doing and she replied that she had been wasting her time getting an education. He told her that nobody ever wastes time getting educated. It was exactly what she needed to hear.
She returned to Mendocino College and completed her prerequisites for a registered nursing degree and graduated Phi Beta Kappa in general studies and liberal arts. She went on to Pacific Union College in 2008 to graduate with an RN, Summa Cum Laude, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Public Health and Nursing degree in 2010.
She immediately started working in the Heart and Vascular Unit at the ICU at Saint Helena Hospital in Calistoga, where she commutes weekly and stays over two to four days a week. She also teaches three days a week at the LVN program at the Ukiah Adult School.
"I have no central nervous system issues; I take no medications; I have no disabilities. I am so grateful for the exceptional care I got from all the medical personnel at the hospitals. If it weren't for them I wouldn't be here.
"I am thankful for my accident because it has made me a better provider. I can't say I know what you are going through, but I can say I have been there. I love my job, my career; I always feel that I get back more than I give at my work. I feel that life is wonderful. I love this community and feel we are lucky to live here. I feel like everybody is cared for; I wouldn't have made it without all the support of the people who live here. I wish everybody had a community like this."


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Archery: Slater scoops bronze medal in Poland
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1:30pm Thursday 10th July 2014
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KIERAN Slater helped the Great Britain recurve team that won a bronze medal at the World University Games in Legnica, Poland.
Stinchcombe-based archer Slater, who is a Bowmen of Minchinhampton member, teamed up with Ashe Morgan and George Harding to beat top seeds Korea in a shoot-off to secure third place.
After ranking tenth in qualification, Great Britain beat Slovenia 5-3 and then shocked second seeds Mexico in a quarter-final shootout, but missed out on a place in the gold medal match when they lost 6-2 to Italy.
In the individual eliminations, Slater was beaten 6-2 by Norway's Jarl Aleksander Loekkebergoen.
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OK, so the short story is my wife and I accepted 10 year positions in Tokyo, Japan. It is an amazing career opportunity, literally dream jobs. We're going near the end of summer this year.
So, we need light disc bags. I've bought some cherry plastic before in lighter weights that was simply superb, such as a 160g 11X KC Pro Gazelle pearly for my wife, and I'm interested in heading in this direction but at even lighter weights (I believe 150 is the rule in Japan). I think we can get some good drivers and fairway drivers. So I'd be interested in hearing any feedback from anyone who has tried various molds in 150 class, such as...
-Good putters? Does MVP make 150?
-Good mids? How are Rocs, Buzzzes, Wasps, Squalls, etc. in 150 (if available)?