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Clinical Outcome Study for Dysferlinopathy (Jain COS)
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The "Clinical Outcome Study for Dysferlinopathy" is being performed in centres in Europe (UK- Newcastle; Spain- Barcelona, Sevilla; Germany- Berlin, Munich; Italy- Padova; France- Paris, Marseille), USA (Charlotte, NC; Columbus, OH; Washington, DC; St.Louis, MO, Stanford CA), Japan (Tokyo) and Australia (Sydney). Oversight and funding for this study is being provided by the Jain Foundation, a non-profit foundation dedicated to finding therapies for dysferlinopathies(LGMD2b/Miyoshi). The aim of this "Clinical Outcome Study" is to determine the clinical outcome measures required for future clinical trials, characterize the disease progression of dysferlinopathy and collect biological samples for the identification of disease markers that are needed to non-invasively monitor the disease during clinical trials. Without this information, effective clinical trials cannot be performed.
This study is recruiting a large number of genetically confirmed dysferlinopathy patients aged 10 years or older, who are ambulant or non-ambulant. Participants will be assessed at 6 visits over 3 years via medical, physiotherapy, and MRI/MRS assessments, as well as standard blood tests. Optionally, the participants can donate blood samples and a skin sample for use in the identification of disease markers and other approved research.
|Dysferlinopathy LGMD2B Miyoshi Myopathy
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|International Clinical Outcome Study for Dysferlinopathy
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|September 2012
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|March 2018
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|March 2018 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Patients with a genetically confirmed dysferlinopathy
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|10 Years and older (Child, Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- Confirmed diagnosis of dysferlinopathy proven by a) two (predicted) pathogenic dysferlin mutations, b) one (predicted) pathogenic dysferlin mutation and absent dysferlin protein on muscle immunoblot, or c) one (predicted) pathogenic dysferlin mutation and dysferlin protein level ≤20% of normal level determined by blood monocyte testing. Mutations will be checked for pathogenicity via the UMD bioinformatics tools.
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- Ambulant with or without aids; or full-time wheelchair user, i.e. non-ambulant; with the ratio 2:1 between recruited ambulant and recruited non-ambulant patients.
- All ages ≥ 10 years of age.
- Ability to perform assessments (there will be different assessments for ambulant and non-ambulant patients).
- Ability to attend scheduled investigations.
- Informed consent to participate in the clinical outcome study.
NOTE: Funds are available to cover necessary hotel stays and travel costs to the study centres for the participant and a helper (if needed).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Known current or planned medical or other interventions that might interfere with the possibility to undertake the planned tests.
- Other concomitant pathology that in the view of the investigator would jeopardise the ability to take part in the protocol.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01676077
|United States, California
|Stanford University Medical Center
|Palo Alto, California, United States, 944305
|United States, District of Columbia
|Children's National Medical Center, Neurology Dept
|Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20010
|United States, Missouri
|Neurology & Pathology, Washington University, School of Medicine in St Louis
|Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
|United States, North Carolina
|Carolinas Medical Center, Neuroscience & Spine Institute, Dept of Neurology
|Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28207
|United States, Ohio
|Neuromuscular Center at the Research Institute of Nationwide Children's Hospital
|Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43230
|Australia, New South Wales
|The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Institute for Neuroscience and Muscle Research
|Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2145
|Centre de Reference des Maladies Neuromusculaires et de la SLA, CHU La Timone
|Marseille, France, 13005
|Institut de Myologie
|Paris, France, 75013
|Muscle Research Unit, ECRC Charite Campus Buch
|Berlin, Germany, 13125
|Munich, Germany, 80336
|Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova
|Padova, Italy, 35128
|National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
|Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan, 187-8551
|Hospital Sant Pau, Neurology Department
|Barcelona, Spain, 08041
|Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, IBiS, Neurology Department
|Sevilla, Spain, 41013
|United Kingdom
|Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, International Centre for Life
|Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, NE1 3BZ
|Principal Investigator:
|Kate Bushby, MB ChB MRCP
|Newcastle University
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01676077 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|August 28, 2012
|Last Updated:
|March 29, 2017
Keywords provided by Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust:
Miyoshi Myopathy
Limb Girdle muscular dystrophy type 2b
Muscular Dystrophy
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Muscular Diseases
Muscular Dystrophies, Limb-Girdle
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Neuromuscular Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Muscular Dystrophies
Muscular Disorders, Atrophic
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
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Coach Peter Laviolette was fired three games into the season by the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday.
"Right from the first day of training camp I was worried about how the team looked," general manager Paul Holmgren said Monday morning. "We have a long way to go this season, but it's about how we played and it was unacceptable. It was a gut feeling that I had to make a change."
Before Laviolette, no NHL head coach was fired less than four games into the season. The last was Denis Savard by the Chicago Blackhawks, four games into the 2008 season.
Assistant coach Craig Berube was promoted to replace Laviolette. The Flyers are off to a 0-3-0 start to the season. Assistant coach Kevin McCarthy, who came with Laviolette from the Carolina Hurricanes, was also fired.
Holmgren announced additional changes to the coaching staff would include director of player development Ian Lapierre and John Paddock, whose current title was director of player personnel. Holmgren said he planned to meet with the full squad at a workout Monday.
Philadelphia allowed nine goals in the first three games. Berube will be a first-time NHL head coach. His first order of business is addressing the Flyers' defense.
"We need to play better without the puck and we need to compete a lot better," Berube said.
Philadelphia has not scored well, either. The Flyers have three goals, and none from Claude Giroux or Scott Hartnell.
Laviolette, who guided the Flyers to the Stanley Cup finals in 2009, was on a short leash after the team failed to make the playoffs last season with a 10th-place finish in the East. He spent parts of five seasons at the post and was 145-98-29.
"I like Peter (and) I thought he deserved another opportunity," Holmgren said. "I think it was the right thing to do at the time, starting training camp, start the year with Peter, (but) I didn't like what I was seeing. It was a gut decision."


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Is marijuana the new gay marriage?
Let's talk seriously today about marijuana, without the requisite jokes about hippies and munchies.
The nonpartisan Pew Research Center has released a new survey that speaks for itself: "For the first time in more than four decades of polling, a majority of Americans favor legalizing the use of marijuana."
This historic finding - 52 percent yes, 45 percent no - is proof that what was once deemed marginal is now mainstream. Much like the issue of gay marriage, legal weed is a grassroots movement incubated at the state level, and it will only grow stronger over time as resistant older voters make way for the young.
But, on at least one pot policy front, the future is now. The Pew poll - which shows an 11-point surge in national support for legalization since 2010; and a 20-point surge in support since 2002 - merely confirms what Colorado and Washington State have already done. Last November, the voters said yes to legal marijuana; in Colorado, marijuana's winning margin was larger than President Obama's. Both states are currently working out their regulatory regimes, plus all the distribution and retail details.
And, perhaps most importantly, they're still waiting to see whether Washington will slap them down.
Lest we forget, the voters in those states defied federal law when they legalized marijuana - because the drug is still verboten, a scourge of society, under the terms of the 1970 Controlled Substances Act, which puts it in the same no-no category as heroin.
It's the old American conundrum: When should the feds intervene and trump state policy? When is "state's rights" a noble doctrine, and when is it not? Fifty years ago, the feds found southern segregation to be ignoble, but do they feel that way about pot? They're well within their rights to preempt the states, to threaten the marijuana growers and distributors with federal prosecution. The Justice Department signaled months ago that it would indeed ender an official opinion, although Obama has hinted that the feds favor a benign response ("we've got bigger fish to fry"). But that's as much as we know.
If public opinion means anything, Washington would be wise to ease off and let the state experiments play out. The ascendent voters - young people, aged 18 to 29 - are driving national opinion. Sixty four percent say yes to legalization (a six-point jump since 2010). But Pew reports even sharper spikes in the other age categories. Among voters aged 30 to 49, 55 percent say yes (a 13-point jump since 2010). Among voters aged 50 to 64, 53 percent say yes (a 13-point jump), and even though support remains low among voters 65 and older, the current 33 percent yes camp is 11 points larger than it was in 2010. The elderly yes share is bound to increase as more Baby Boomers flood the ranks.
Message to feds: Back off
But here's the key Pew finding: Most Americans want the feds to leave Colorado and Washington State alone. It's yes to legal state marijuana, no to federal meddling. Among swing-voting independents, 64 percent say the Justice Department shouldn't try to enforce the federal prohibition. Among Democrats, it's 59 percent. And among Republicans, this share is nearly as high - 57 percent (fueled, no doubt, by the leave-us-alone libertarians, and the state-sovereignty adherents of the 10th Amendment).
So what we have here, amazingly enough, is bipartisan agreement on a cutting-edge social issue. How often does that happen in polarized America?
Actually, that's happened with gay marriage. And, much like gay marriage, the marijuana legalization energy is being generated at state level - in the so-called "laboratories" of democracy (as coined by Louis Brandeis). Eighteen states have legalized medical use, including New Jersey, and seven more are weighing it. And at least four states - Oregon, Alaska, Maine, and California - are likely to put legalization-and-regulation measures on the ballot by 2016. (Pennsylvania is a non-starter, even for medical use, as long as Gov. Corbett and the Republican legislature remain in power.)
Granted, Colorado and Washington State have a lot of stuff to sort out - like determining how pot will be taxed (akin to alcohol), grown, and sold; and how pot should be policed (what happens if cops stop a bad driver and it turns out he's driving while high?). As for the feds, they do have a short-term interest in ensuring that legal weed stays within the borders and doesn't migrate to the illegal 48 states. (Just wondering: will the TSA screeners at the Denver airport have to become more vigilant?)
The unknown is always a bit unnverving, but clearly, the bipartisan support for legalization is a thumbs-down vote for the status quo. The prohibition policy has become a national joke. According to the FBI, over 660,000 Americans were arrested in 2011 for possession of marijuana. A study by the libertarian Cato Institute says that the enforcement of federal marijuana laws, including incarceration, carries a minimal annual price tab of $5.5 billion. That seems like a waste of taxpayers' money, with respect to a drug that could actually generate billions in tax revenue.
If the nascent reforms in Colorado and Washington State - and the grassroots opinion, as tracked by the Pew poll - spark a reassessment of national policy, we'll all be better off.
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I am practicing metta and am thinking about making this my main type of meditation. I read in some books about metta jhanas. I think that if you can get into Jhana with it, you can get enlightened with it. So is there any mention about metta Jhana in the suttas or is this a later addition?
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Brewery in a Box?
Bringing the Benefits of Distributed Control to Non-Traditional Industries Can Be Both Tricky and Lucrative
By Walt Boyes, Editor-in-Chief
"We originally designed the brewery to produce 25,000 barrels,"James "Otto" Ottolini of Saint Louis Brewery Inc. (producers of Schafly beer, for people who can get it). "When we opened in 2003 we thought that ten years was a relatively realistic timeline to fill that capacity. We hit 22,000 barrels in 2008, and we knew we had to do something."
In the past thirty years, the growth of the craft brewing industry and microbreweries and brewpubs has been exponential. According to the Brewers Association (www.brewersassociation.org), craft breweries grew from around 100 in 1980 to over 1500 today. That's more breweries in operation than at any time since before Prohibition.
Craft brewers, according to the Brewers Association, are small, independent and traditional. They have to meet requirements including less than 25% ownership by a large corporation or bigger brewer, and they must qualify for the Tax and Trade Bureau's excise tax differential by producing less than two million barrels annually.
Craft brewers are artisans and lovers of beer first and foremost. You can see that passion in the video embedded here, by Paul Segura, brewmaster of Karl Straus Brewing Company (www.karlstrauss.com).
But craft brewing is also a manufacturing business with the attendant issues, such as expansion, quality, manufacturability and optimization. As Ottolini says, "We could not fiscally commit to building a new facility and had to see what we could do to maximize our capacity in the brewhouse, as well as the rest of our facility."
Chris Skura, the controls engineer for Karl Strauss, explains another big reason craft brewers are moving to more advanced control systems. "Yes, we did have a control system. I would basically call it an unreliable system. It was an in-house designed system and interface. The data acquisition and controls were done by a Eurotherm 2500 and only allowed us to control temperature. [It] always left us with the feeling of uncertainty about whether it was going to work or fail over weekends or holidays."
"We had to put in the controls which would allow us to improve quality, consistency and our brewers' ability to act on the fly with a greater work load and less physical and mental stress," Schlafly's Ottolini says.
Craft brewers aren't generally automation guys. "Craft brewers need a reliable solution that is easy to configure, implement and change, without the need to have an IT and automation staff full time on the payroll. Craft brewers are not programmers," says Ed Montgomery, Braumat Product Manager for Siemens Industry (www.siemens.com). "They have a desire and passion to produce the best quality beer."
"What we did with Braumat is to produce a completely templated system that is scaleable from the smallest craft brewery to the largest commercial brewer. Our templates allow the craft brewer to realize the benefits of our product without having to be programming experts before they ever get started," Montgomery says. "They don't just get a box of parts; they get a solution that will fit about 85% to 90% of their exact needs right out of the box."
It's a "brewery in a box," some of Siemens' customers say. "The 'brewery in a box' concept came from the brewers who are utilizing the PCS7 "box" system," Montgomery explains. "Certainly it does have appeal for the small brewery, but this is not the only platform we sell the solution on. I would like to extinguish the 'brewery in a box' name and just call it Simatic PCS7 with Braumat Compact Libraries."
For the record, Siemens also offers templates for food and pharmaceuticals manufacturers, wineries and distilleries.
The Brewing Process at Crown Valley Brewing and Distilling Co.
Montgomery may not get his wish. What he does have, though, is a literal horde of enthusiastic and loyal customers. Some estimates say the Braumat share of the distributed controls base in the craft brewing industry in North America is well over 80%.
"To date," Montgomery says, "we have sold over 2500 Braumat systems throughout the world in over 1000 breweries, from the very largest breweries in the world to very small pilot plant applications."
"We considered building something on an Allen-Bradley-based platform," Ottolini says, "as well as other Siemens platforms with several German fabricators and a couple of American fabricators. We ultimately selected Siemens. Their system seemed to be the one that had the most thought put into it in terms of brewing acumen and relevance."
There are many ways to control things, Ottolini says. "There is an art and a science to both controls and brewing. While plenty of science appears to be available, there is a need for the artistic side to step in and assist. We felt Siemens and the Braumat PCS7 could perform that fine balance."
"Many things attracted us to the PCS 7, mostly its scalability throughout the entire brewery and looking towards the future," Chris Skura says. "We will basically never outgrow the system, but grow into it."
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Aug. 21, 2008
TPW Commission Approves $5.3 Million in Recreational Trails Grants
HOUSTON — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission on Aug. 21 approved a record $5.3 million for 30 National Recreational Trail Grant projects across the state and 10 trail improvement projects in state parks.
The National Recreational Trails Fund comes from a portion of the federal gas tax generated by the sale of gasoline for use in off-road recreational vehicles such as dirt bikes and all-terrain vehicles. Money from the trail fund goes toward the creation and maintenance of motorized and non-motorized recreational trails.
The Federal Highway Administration manages the fund and distributes portions of it to states based on a formula that takes into account the state's population and fuel sales for off-road vehicles. The program allocated $80 million for use nationwide with Texas' share being a little more than $3.7 million.
Because a number of projects in Texas in previous years were finished under budget and two large projects were cancelled, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission has another $1.5 million to re-allocate this year. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will utilize $490,000 to fund trail improvements in 10 state parks, leaving in a total of $4.8 million in funding available for eligible trail-construction projects statewide.
More than 70 project proposals were submitted by Texas agencies for funding consideration, and 30 have been recommended for funding for 2008. The Texas Statewide Trails Advisory Board reviewed the proposals and developed a list of recommended projects for funding based on the quality of the project, its cost effectiveness, its impact on recreational trail opportunities and geographic distribution of funds.
List of funded trail-construction projects by county
Angelina County — The City of Lufkin will receive $59,784 for its Lost Arrow Trail expansion, which will include a 2-mile natural-surface trail with bridges, signs and benches.
Bell County — The City of Temple received $188,720 for additions to Friar's Creek Nature Trail. Additions include a new 1-mile concrete trail, benches and signs.
Bexar County — Universal City is the recipient of $49,300 to build a new 0.75-mile granite trail at Gothic & Northview Parks.
White Knuckle Ranch will also receive $40,000 for the construction of a restroom, pavilion, storage building and to acquire a tractor for its Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) facility.
Brazoria County — The Village of Surfside Beach received $155,996 for the Bluewater Highway Trail, a new 2.7-mile asphalt trail. The grant will also fund the construction of a restroom and a viewing deck.
Brewster County — The City of Alpine received $175,000 for a new 1.3 concrete trail at Alpine Creek.
Cameron County — Cameron County Drainage District No. 1 received $200,000 for a project they are sponsoring at Cascade Park that includes the addition of a 1.1-mile granite trail, a boardwalk and benches and a restroom.
Coryell County — The City of Gatesville received $163,600 for a new 1.5-mile granite trail, a bridge, benches and land acquisition at Faunt LeRoy/Raby Trail.
Crocket County — The Texas Motorized Trail Coalition sponsored a project at Escondido Draw Recreation Area for the acquisition of 85 acres of land, the build of a water well and renovation of the electrical system. The group received a grant for $205,788 for the project.
Denton County -The City of Corinth received $1888,786 to renovate a 4.46-mile trail, bridges and to create erosion control at Elm Fork.
The City of Denton received $49,500 for the renovation of a pedestrian bridge and approach trail at Lake Forest Park.
Ellis County — The City of Waxahachie received $200,000 for the MKT Trail. The project proposal includes a new 4.5-mile crushed aggregate trail, fencing and benches.
Fayette County — The City of La Grange is the recipient of a $161.603 grant for the construction of a new 4-mile natural-and-granite trail system, bridges, gazebos and signs for its Strides for Nature program.
Hamilton County — The City of Hamilton received $76,742 for the construction of a .61-mile asphalt trail in Pecan Creek Park. The money will also go toward renovating the restrooms, new lights and signs.
Harris County — The Greater Houston Off-Road Biking Association is sponsoring the Double Lake trail expansion that will include a new 12-mile natural-surface mountain bike trail. The group was granted $120,000 for the project.
Harris County Municipal Utilities District received $200,000 for the construction of a new 1.5-mile asphalt hike-and-bike trail and signs.
Hays County — The City of San Marcos received a $200,000 grant for a new 1.8-mile granite trail, benches and signs at the Five Mile Dam.
Hidalgo County — The City of Donna received $280,562 to improve the motocross track, parking areas, fencing and restrooms at Donna OHV (Off-Highway Vehicle) Park.
Lamar County — The City of Paris received $120,000 for the construction of a 0.3-mile extension of a rail-trail, new benches and a bridge at the Trail de Paris West.
Lubbock County — Lubbock County received $214,456 to improve 16 miles of motorized trails at Buffalo Springs Lake. The money will also go toward restrooms and signs.
McLennan County — Stephen F. Austin University will receive $104,700 to add to the Hunt's Woods Mountain Biking Trail. The project includes a new 1.3 mile trail that is compatible with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the renovation of a 1.9 miles bike trail and the construction of bridges.
Montgomery County — The Woodlands Association received a $200,000 grant to build a 1.5-mile natural-surface trail, four creek crossings and to develop signs at George Mitchell Preserve.
Nueces County — The City of Corpus Christi received $200,000 for build a new 0.75-mile granite trail, a bridge, signs, benches and an overlook at Oso Conservation/Interpretive Park.
Palo Pinto County — The Brazos River Authority received $121,600 to build a new 5-mile natural surface trail at Possum Kingdom Lake. The money will also go toward adding parking areas, restrooms and signs.
Rockwall County — Royse City received $128,160 for a project at Walker Haek Trail that includes a new 0.95-mile concrete trail with exercises stations.
Rusk County — The City of Henderson received $61,440 to build a new .36-mile concrete trail with bridges, lights and signs at Fair Park.
Travis County — The City of Austin will receive $196,000 to renovate a 9-mile motorized trail, pavilion, fence and signs at Emma Long Park.
The Hill Country Conservancy will receive $200,000 toward its Walk for a Day project that will include the building of a new 5-mile natural surface trail as well as bridges and construction of parking areas and restrooms.
Upshur County — The Texas Motorized Trail Coalition sponsored a project at Barnwell Mountain Recreation Area that includes motorized-trail repair, a tot lot, erosion control, a rock garden and a restroom. The group received a grant of $343,400.
Wood County — Jarvis Christian College received a $200,000 grant to build a 1.7-mile asphalt trail with signs at the Wetlands Nature Trail.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Urban Meyer has a decidedly imperfect team with a perfect record.
Braxton Miller became the first Ohio State quarterback to rush for three touchdowns in 34 years and he passed for another score to lead the 14th-ranked Buckeyes to a 31-16 victory over Central Florida on Saturday.
Despite a 2-0 mark, Meyer, in his first year at Ohio State, is far from pleased.
Pity his players this week in practice.
"We're not where I thought we'd be," he said of the Buckeyes' progress through two lopsided wins in which they've manhandled teams by a combined score of 87-26.
In rapid succession, Meyer also said enough to depress any scarlet-and-gray clad fan.
"In pass defense we have a long way to go and in getting pressure on the quarterback," he said.
He added, "Offensively we're down to our third tailback and it looks like it. We have to get better. The guys carrying the ball are talented -- just terrible mistakes."
One thing he doesn't have to worry about is Miller's production.
A week after setting a school record for quarterbacks with 161 rushing yards in a 56-10 win over Miami (Ohio), Miller finished with 141 yards on 27 carries. His number kept coming up after starting running back Carlos Hyde left with a first-half knee injury.
Miller's scoring runs covered 37, 6 and 8 yards. He also found Jake Stoneburner on a 12-yard touchdown pass.
Miller hit on 18 of 24 passes for 155 yards -- no completion going for more than 15 yards -- with one interception.
"Everything they talk about Braxton Miller is accurate," UCF coach George O'Leary said. "He can make you look very foolish. At times he did with our team."
The 27 carries were a career high for the sophomore. No other Buckeye had more than seven attempts.
"Carlos went down so I had to help out with the running to get that going," Miller said.
Of course, Meyer was none too happy that his top player, who he said ran it too much a week ago when he had 17 attempts, is getting hit so often. At the same time, Meyer believes using Miller was the only way to beat UCF.
"We have to find a way to win that game," Meyer said. "And I'm open for any suggestions."
After a delay, he laughed and added, "Not really."
Miller said his arm was sore and his muscles ached a lot more than after the opener.
"I wasn't as sore as I am right now but there's a big gap between 27 and 17 (carries)," he said.
The last Ohio State quarterback to rush for three touchdowns in a game was Art Schlichter against Illinois in 1978.
Ahead by a tenuous seven points at the start of the second half, the Buckeyes put the game out of reach with big contributions from Miller and the defense.
Miller was at the controls as the Buckeyes took the kickoff and rolled 76 yards in 12 plays. At the UCF 12, he looked right, then rolled left before lobbing a pass barely over the outstretched arm of cornerback Jordan Ozerities to Stoneburner in the end zone.
After the extra-point and kickoff, UCF's Blake Bortles threw a ball up for grabs that was picked off by linebacker Etienne Sabino at the Knights' 32.
"That's a horrible decision," Bortles said. "I've got to throw that ball out of bounds. I put our defense in a tough situation."
Miller took over from there. He ran for nine yards, passed to Devin Smith for 15 and then covered the last eight yards behind fullback Zach Boren.
The Buckeyes appeared to flounder soon after Hyde, who has a sprained ligament and is week-to-week, left the game. They were already without starter Jordan Hall, who missed all of camp and the first two games after surgery to repair a cut tendon in his right foot.
It was almost as if Miller -- passing or running -- was their only weapon. On this day, at least, that was enough.
With the game tied at 10 late in the half, Miller completed two passes for 24 yards, kept on a designed run for 24 yards before covering the final 6 yards on a sprint around left end.
Miller raced untouched 37 yards up the middle on a quarterback delay for a quick 7-0 lead on the Buckeyes' opening possession.
Bortles threw two TD passes for UCF (1-1) but he was also intercepted three times while completing 25 of 41 passes including TDs of 1 yard to Justin Tukes and 2 to Billy Giovanetti. Storm Johnson, starting in place of Latavius Murray, out with a shoulder injury, rushed for 75 yards on 12 carries.
Meyer was left seething about Miller's interception, fumbles lost by Zach Boren and Rod Smith, and 79 yards in penalties.
"I don't want to say we're not a good team. But we're not," said Meyer, whose team hosts California next Saturday. "We're just mushing around out there. And we've got to be much better than we are."
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My dad has asthma and emphysema and is pretty well confined to his bedroom. He is on a nebulizer and oxygen. The last few weeks his behavior has become very bizarre. He has begun talking incessently and saying terrible things. He also threatens to throw things and has what I would call tantrums. He may be doing some hallucinating. This is not normal behavior for him. He isn`t on any new medications and his doctor has reviewed his meds and doesn`t believe they are the problem. Is this part of the advanced stage of copd or is it related to lack of oxygen?
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I'm puzzled as to why my white shed on the green grass outside my house is not greenich, but in a render, it is!!!?
Perhaps the grass in your render is too saturated? I've noticed that people tend to make their colors way more intense in renders than they are in real life. It makes the image look "better" to some extent, but it can produce side effects like this.
Or, saturation aside, it could be that your materials are just too bright in general and reflect too much light. You might experiment with darker materials and brighter light sources; this will reduce the relative intensity of bounce light. This is a very common mistake. It's a good idea to get a photographer's color card that has a set of gray levels on it, like this one. If you take this outside and hold it up against the wall of your shed to compare the colors, you might be surprised at how far from white the shed actually is!
Just like Reedbeta said, it's easy to make the materials to bright.
I did some research in this when I wrote my bidirectional pathtracer (a fancier kind of raytracer), and it turns out white paper has a reflectivity of somewhere around 50%.
You'd expect that to be a medium grey, but it's not. It's all relative to how bright your lightsources are.
What I ended up doing was to specify all my colors like red = (1, 0.01, 0.01) * standardReflectiity, where "standardReflectivity" is 0.5. Notice that even my "red" has a tiny bit of green and blue, since no real material is 100% black or pure in the color.
This way I can divide the light power by the standard reflectivity to get the same exposure, in case I need to change it.
geon, do you happen to have the source for that 50% figure for white paper? I'm skeptical. In my experience white paper seems to have an albedo closer to 85-90%. Materials are often less bright than you'd think, but white paper is still pretty bright.
Sorry, no. The little data I could find was not complete or consistent at all.
This says 60%, but it's just used as an example:http://www.astro.washington.edu/users/smith/Astro150/Tutorials/Spectra/
This says 87-93%, but doesn't explain how it was meassured:http://amper.ped.muni.cz/light/luminance/albedo.htm
Some values:http://www.ukscience.org/\_Media/Albedos.doc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Albedo-e\_hg.svg
Right on Reedbeta. You're right, my shed isn't white like I thought. So by mult all my materials by 0.5 and my lights by 2, it looks much more natural and my shed is not green now, just a little bit, but barely. Thank you all


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We used to joke on the trading desk about how quickly lapdog analysts would come out and say, "The weakness is an opportunity to buy." They would pound the table to get people to purchase shares no matter how horrible the earnings transgression was. We used to say "here comes the B.O.," with the obvious implication that a buying opportunity stunk out loud.
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More than 200 people gathered to honor the good deeds of Humboldt County community members at the 12th Annual Humboldt Heroes luncheon, held last week at the River Lodge in Fortuna.
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Two U.S. Coast Guard Crews and a Captain with the Humboldt Bay Fire Department are recipients of Saved a Human Life in the Line of Duty Awards:
-Helicopter crew Lt. George Suhanek, Lt. Josh Smith, AMT1 Justin Perez, and AST3 Travis Peck rescued two hikers, one critically injured, near Enderts Beach in Del Norte County in May 2013.
-U.S Coast Guard team BMZ Victoria Taylor, MKZ Louis Ciccoli, SN Jason Roberds, and SN Noah Perry rescued two people after their boat had capsized near the South Jetty in May 2013.
-Captain Dan Salinger was on-call, spending the afternoon with family at Freshwater Park in September 2013, when he performed a water rescue from Freshwater Creek that saved a man's life.
And last, but certainly not least, the Spirit of the Red Cross Award was presented to Kathy Moley-Viand, a geologist with Pacific Watershed Associates, who is dedicated to making sure that the county is prepared for a disaster by sharing her time, expertise, and passion with communities, organizations, and individuals throughout the North Coast.
Gold level sponsors of the 12th annual Humboldt Heroes Recognition Luncheon were Pacific Gas & Electric, St. Joseph Health Systems, AgCredit, and Coast Central Credit Union. Silver sponsors were Renner Petroleum, California Conservation Corps, Redwood Capital Bank, and Wildberries Marketplace. The luncheon event is also the main fundraiser for the Humboldt-Del Norte Chapter of the American Red Cross.
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Humboldt Heroes award recipients were honored and gathered for a photograph at the 12th annual recognition luncheon on Feb. 21 in Fortuna.


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(UPDATED COVERAGE, May 23) Scrutiny of whole fresh Mexican papayas for salmonella and other pathogens continues, with shipments routinely held and rejected at the border after the Food and Drug Administration issued an import alert August 2011.
Meanwhile, recalls and import rejections in recent weeks support the FDA's contention that the salmonella problem has not been resolved.
The agency updated its import alert on Mexican papayas May 18, clarifying that "detention without physical examination" applies to companies not on the FDA's approved list.
Caribe Produce recall
Caribe Produce LTD Co., McAllen, Texas, recalled a small number of Papaya Maradol Caribena brand fruit because of possible salmonella contamination discovered during routine testing, manager Stephen Corzo said May 21.
He said Caribe Produce notified all wholesale and retail customers May 15, and that the majority of the 286 cases of 35-pound cartons of fruit was no longer in the supply chain.
"Everyone is very cooperative and we have talked to all of our customers," Corzo said. "Everyone these days wants to take extra precaution when there might be a problem and our customers have sent the papayas back."
No illnesses have been reported.
The papayas were intended for individual sale and distributed by the case to wholesale and retail locations in the Bronx, NY, from May 14 through May 17.
Papayas & More recall
Another importer, Papayas & More LLC, McAllen, Texas, recalled more than 1,100 boxes of whole fresh papayas from Mexico April 14 because of salmonella contamination, but no recall notice was posted on the FDA's recall Web page.
Owner Luis Anguiano referred questions to his customs broker, Rosa Ruvalcaba.
Ruvalcaba declined to provide the recall notice to The Packer. She said the load was delivered to Anguiano's warehouse April 5 and on April 6 government officials collected samples for testing under the import alert guidelines.
"There was a shipping error," Ruvalcaba said May 23, explaining that the load was shipped out before the test results came back.
Ruvalcaba said the government provided the positive salmonella results April 12. By then the load had been delivered to one wholesaler in Bronx, N.Y., who may have distributed the papayas to its customers.
The source of the contamination, Ruvalcaba said, was the water at the operation in Mexico. She said the grower added filters and additional treatments to the water to resolve the issue.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued Papayas & More its Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act license Jan. 27. Ruvalcaba said Anguiano had previously been selling directly from Mexico, using a variety of growers.
Grower's fruit refused
The Papayas & More recall was reported in an FDA enforcement report issued May 16. It indicated the grower was Empaque de Frutas Chulavista S.A. de C.V., Tecoman, Mexico.
In addition to the April 14 recall, grower Empaque de Frutas Chulavista is listed in the FDA's May 18 import refusal report as recorded by OASIS, the FDA's Operational and Administrative System for Import Support. The grower had shipments refused on March 8 and March 21 at the border because of salmonella.
Several other papaya growers are listed in the May OASIS report as having shipments refused because of salmonella.
FDA officials stepped up surveillance of Mexican papayas in the summer of 2011 partly because of a salmonella outbreak related to fresh Mexican papaya imports that was linked to more than 100 illnesses.
The current recalls come at the height of the Mexican deal, which is expected to last through July.


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Alina & Jeff Bliumis' CULTURAL TIPS TAKEAWAY Opens Today at toomer labzda gallery
Due to Sandy's wrath, the opening of Alina & Jeff Bliumis: CULTURAL TIPS Takeaway has been postponed to tonight, November 11, from 6 to 8 p.m.
toomer labzda gallery is extremely fortunate as the gallery was left unscatched and only lost power. Our hearts go out to those who have been affected by this devastation, including our colleagues in Chelsea.
The gallery hopes that you will join us and our neighboring galleries to celebrate the resiliance of New York and the comfort of community.
toomer labzda is located at 100a forsyth st (between Grand and Groome streets), lower east side and is open Thursday – Sunday from 11am to 6pm (Wednesday by appointment only). SUBWAY: nearest stops: Grand Street (B/D) & Delancey Street (F/J/M/Z ).


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Common Lisp Implementations
* support for Common Lisp Controller
** support for compiling site-wide Common Lisp source from /usr/share/common-lisp/source/ (clc-lite.lisp -- see README.Gentoo)
+ live CVS port
Helping out with Common Lisp in Gentoo
The Gentoo Common Lisp Project was established 10/2006. It includes a mailing list for the development and discussion of Gentoo support for Common Lisp.
The Common Lisp Portage Overlay is now the primary vehicle for development, even for official Gentoo maintainers. The overlay is a git repository. Use the following commands to get started:
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git clone git://git.overlays.gentoo.org/proj/lisp.git
git pull
This overlay is accessible through layman and is called ``lisp'' (see http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/overlays/userguide.xml for information on how to install layman and add package overlays). Use ``layman -a lisp'' to add it.
Feel free to develop existing ebuilds and contribute new ones.
An obsolete overlay is also available; it's a Darcs repository.
We hope users will create their own repositories based on the Common Lisp Portage Overlay and push and pull changes between themselves in true distributed fashion. Alternatively you can send patches to the Common Lisp Portage Overlay in a more centralized approach. Send mail to the Gentoo Common Lisp Mailing List to post your Darcs patches announce your repositories.
Reporting Bugs and Feature Requests
The best way to make suggestions, feature requests or requests for new ports is to file a bug with the Gentoo Bugzilla system.
Platform Availability of Common Lisp Ports
Almost all of the Common Lisp implementations and Common Lisp libraries in Portage are available for the following architecture keywords as of 24 May 2005: ~ppc, ~amd64, ~sparc and x86. This means if you're using the STABLE x86 keyword or the UNSTABLE amd64, ppc or sparc keywords, then you do not need to do anything special to have the latest ports available.
If you're using STABLE keywords with amd64, ppc or sparc, then most of the Common Lisp implementations and libraries will not be available to you by default. Luckily there is a mechanism in Portage where you can use specific UNSTABLE keyworded ports while you continue to use STABLE keywords in general. The following section describes how to do this.
Using Ports With Unstable Keywords
If you are using one of the platforms for which the Common Lisp ports have unstable keywords (eg. ppc, amd64 or sparc) and you are using STABLE keywords for your Gentoo system but would like to make available certain ports with UNSTABLE keywords, then this section applies to you.
Refer to the Gentoo System Documentation, Working with Portage, Mixing Software Branches.
Suppose for example you are using the stable ppc keyword (ie. "ppc" is the only keyword listed in your ACCEPT_KEYWORDS in /etc/make.conf). You want to be able to use OpenMCL (dev-lisp/openmcl), SLIME (app-emacs/slime) and Araneida (dev-lisp/cl-araneida) but both are keyworded with "~ppc", ie. the unstable ppc keyword. To make these ports available you must edit /etc/portage/package.keywords and include the following:
app-emacs/slime ~ppc dev-lisp/openmcl ~ppc dev-lisp/openmcl-build-tools ~ppc dev-lisp/cl-araneida ~ppc dev-lisp/cl-net-telent-date ~ppc dev-lisp/cl-split-sequence ~ppc
This tells Portage to consider those ports as if you had "~ppc" in your ACCEPT_KEYWORDS.
Alternatively, if you like getting all the newest stuff from the overlay, you can unmask all the categories at once. You can do this by adding the following to /etc/portage/package.keywords:
dev-lisp/* ~ppc dev-scheme/* ~ppc
Since the SLIME development process rarely produces a release version, two ports of SLIME are available in Portage: app-emacs/slime and app-emacs/slime-cvs. app-emacs/slime is a working snapshot of SLIME CVS. app-emacs/slime will have stable keywords for some platforms. This port is officially supported by the Gentoo Common Lisp development team.
app-emacs/slime-cvs is a "live" CVS port. When you emerge this port it will connect directly to the SLIME CVS server and check out the latest CVS source. Each time you emerge app-emacs/slime-cvs, it will checkout the latest sources.
There is a slight problem within the app-emacs/slime-cvs port with respect to upstream: The Gentoo port of app-emacs/slime-cvs uses a Gentoo specific system definition file (swank.asd) just as the app-emacs/slime port does. However with a "live CVS" port, this file will become incompatible with upstream sources from time to time. When that happens, use the Gentoo Bugzilla.
app-emacs/slime-cvs respects a ECVS_BRANCH environment variable when emerged. If ECVS_BRANCH is unset, then it will default to "HEAD". You can use this environment variable to influence what time CVS should be updated from.
Working Without the Common Lisp Controller
In the Gentoo Common Lisp Portage Overlay, support for the Common Lisp Controller has been removed. People (#lisp, mailing lists) frequently complain about the Common Lisp Controller, so now it's gone. Now SBCL, CMUCL and CLISP are delivered as their upstreams truly intended.
Common Lisp libraries are still installed under /usr/share/common-lisp/source/ though, so a mechanism for compiling that source to a user read-writable path must be provided. This is something the user must do for themselves, however the Gentoo Common Lisp Project intends to provide a guide showing how to use ASDF-BINARY-LOCATIONS to achieve just that. A work in progress version of the guide is available. Gentoo Common Lisp User Guide


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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7 review - Expert Compact: Panasonic is back in competitionBy Kevin Carter - Monday February 18 2013 Sensor Review
From the time of its introduction in 2005, the high-end Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX series has provided an attractive alternative to the mainstream (and longer running) G-series from Canon as well as the popular and more recent Nikon CoolPix P7000 series. Apart from the diminutive dimensions and low weight, the LX series offered very high image quality from the combination of a high-grade image-stabilized Leica-branded zoom and what was originally a wide-aspect ratio (16:9) 1/1.65-inch sensor.
Over the various iterations this has been replaced with a more conventional 4:3 aspect ratio 1/1.7-inch CCD and now MOS type imager in the LX7. As such with comparable imaging performance in all areas (with the exception perhaps of Low-Light ISO scores) the LX7 represents a serious challenge to both the Canon PowerShot G15 and the Nikon Coolpix P7700. The Leica zoom doesn't match the focal range of either but the LX7 has an attractive range nonetheless. However, if greater low-light performance is critical, larger sensor compacts such as the Canon PowerShot G1X or Sony RX100 should also be considered.
Further readings for the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7 review - Expert Compact: Panasonic is back in competition
To provide photographers with a broader perspective about mobiles, lenses and cameras, here are links to articles, reviews, and analyses of photographic equipment produced by DxOMark, renown websites, magazines or blogs.
Added by sunnyflorida | April 11 , 2013
Why do you always ignore the lens?
Per your final comments that the G1x and RX100 should be considered for low light performance, you fail to mention that their fixed lenses are slower, thus needing an 1~3x increase in ISO to achieve similar exposure. To match the Lx-7 @90mm F/2.2 ISO 800, the G1X needs ISO 6400! If both images were compared the LX-7's is cleaner.
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Re: Why do you always ignore the lens?
Thanks for your interest in DxOMark.
In such case we try to review only what we measured and here it is the sensor.
Best regards,
The DxOMark team
Added by roger cooke | February 19 , 2013
This is a good review, but you don't mention prices? the LX7 is now going for $300. Another point is Silkypix which is given free for Panasonic cameras. For me this was important, as I find that very good and intuitive software for RAW processing. It would be good to compare Canon and Nikon in that regard also.
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We are working on solutions that could provide pricing information update but we can't confirm when it will be done.
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Charter operators might see pilots and fleets grounded because of a change made last year to the FAA Inspector's Handbook. The handbook clarifies FAR 135.337 by stating: "Before an air carrier authorizes a contract instructor or nominates an individual to become a contract check airman, the air carrier must provide its POI [principal operations inspector] with evidence that these individuals have completed at least one air carrier's initial training and qualification curriculum as a flight crewmember for an operator certificated under the same CFR part."
The problem, according to operators, is that FAA POIs had previously approved Part 142 instructors and check airmen who didn't strictly meet the above requirements, and few instructors and check airmen meet those specific standards. Volo Aviation is facing the prospect of not being able to find a qualified check airman and the company's fleet could be grounded by March, it said. Sky Limo Air Charter told AIN that one of its jets has been grounded for more than 75 days due to this issue.
FlightSafety International is aware of this situation and is discussing this issue with the FAA. NBAA and other organizations have developed a proposal to the FAA to resolve this problem, according to Doug Carr, the association's vice president of safety, security, operations and regulation. "We've got a phone call with the FAA on Monday to discuss how we're going to move forward."
Jack F (not verified)
November 16, 2012 - 3:35pm
You can't break the rules just because they don't align with your business goals. What kind of outfit would the FAA be if business decisions were to drive the way safety for the general public was handled. Seems silly. I don't know anything about the FAA or airlines, but from a layman's perspective, I don't see a government organization responsible for ensuring the safety of the general public changing the rules just because it doesn't align a with a couple of businesses plans for making money.
If that were the case, whats the point in having an FAA? Might as well just let corporations assume responsibility for safety than. We all know that would be there top priority, or do I have that backwards, there top priority would be shareholders, golden parachutes, and profit? I can't remember which.
Matt (not verified)
November 16, 2012 - 3:58pm
First of all, the FAA will cease to exist if it drives operators out of business. Second, there is no safety breach that is causing the FAA to rethink how they interpret their own rules. The way they have been approving check airmen and instructors at Part 142 schools has worked perfectly well for a long time. Safety is not being compromised. Third, regulated entities (pilots, charter operators, mechanics, etc.) do assume responsibility for safety. The FAA sets the minimum standards, and those in the industry comply with the standards or, hopefully, exceed the minimum standards. If they didn't comply, they would be out of business, period.
Joe S. (not verified)
November 17, 2012 - 3:59pm
Surely you jest? Using an instructor or check airman that is not qualified in accordance with the FARs should not only ground an air carrier - they should be violated! A quick check of 135 operator accidents will show that the NTSB has cited crew training as an issue in several (if not most) rescent accidents.
There is probably nothing for these illegally trained operators to worry about though - historically the FAA usually caves into operator requests unless forced to act by congress or the media.
Matt (not verified)
November 19, 2012 - 10:44am
So, if it's correct that crew training is a big factor in recent Part 135 accidents, then logically this FAA reinterpretation of the regulations will lead to more accidents. Because this reinterpretation is incentivizing operators not to train in simulators but to train in aircraft.
What do you think the FAA should do that would improve safety in this particular situation, but without grounding aircraft and enabling operators to continue training and checking at the Part 142 schools?
Jack F (not verified)
November 19, 2012 - 5:14pm
If these so called companies are teetering on the brink of bankruptcy because of requiring more or proper training for crews, they should be shutdown. I suspect training and maintenance would be the first to go in a financially struggling airline.
Joe S. (not verified)
November 27, 2012 - 10:01am
The rule is/has been quite clear on the requirements for an individual to be a check airman or instructor for an air carrier. Just because the FAA is finally waking up and realizing that operators are not in regulatory compliance, does not mean that they are "re-interpreting" the regulation. Show me an FAA legal interpretation that says an air carrier can use individuals that do not meet FAA regulations when they elect to train at a 142 training center - you won't find any such interpretation. This whole "the sky is falling" is just the major 142 training providers trying to scare everyone into believing that it is impossible for an air carrier to train their instructors and check airmen or to maintain operational control of them. If an air carrier cant properly train and qualify it's instructors or check airmen, then how can they possibly train their flight crews!?
Gerry Klingman (not verified)
November 27, 2012 - 9:37pm
First of all, if you talk to most POI's, they think this regulation is ridiculous. If you look at the check-ride guidelines for a 135 check and a 61.58 check-ride, they are almost identical. How can these check airman be authorized to issue a type rating in an aircraft and not conduct a 135.293 or 135.297 check-ride? These check airman have not been authorized for a long time to conduct the 135.293 items 4-8 dealing with company specific regulations. The operator has to have a company check airman or the POI conduct this evaluation.
It is pretty clear that the folks in the FAA AFS-200 office have no clue on how the FAA regulations apply to the real world. The best thing that could happen is have the FAA administrator shut down that office and move it to OKC away from the cool aid drinkers in Washington.
Joe S. (not verified)
November 29, 2012 - 11:29am
I must admit that I have not had the opportunity to talk to the over 1000 POIs, as Gerry obviously has, but that does not change the regulatory requirements for an individual to be considered as a check airman.
If someone is trying to make the case that either:
1. We've always done it this way and haven't killed anyone yet....
2. 14 CFR part 135 doesn't make sense to me and/or doesn't fit my business model...
... so therefore, I shouldn't have to comply, then that entity is operating contrary to the regulations and if the FAA allows that to take place, then the FAA officials that condone such actions should be fired!
Anybody remember Southwest airlines and the FAA debocle that happened there?
Joe S. (not verified)
November 29, 2012 - 2:13pm
"These check airman have not been authorized for a long time to conduct the 135.293 items 4-8 dealing with company specific regulations"
So that would include ops specs, so how are these "check airmen" evaluating approaches, reduced visibility takeoff, weight and balance and other issues which air carriers can ONLY due in accordance with their ops specs.


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Count Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist among the millions who dearly miss hockey and cannot wait for its return.
The King was in New York this past week, and he talked about that empty feeling to the New York Post's Larry Brooks. Lundqvist's first year in the NHL was the 2005-06 season, the first after the entire 2004-05 season was called by the league's last lockout. So the sitting and waiting is uncharted territory for the 30-year-old.
"I miss it so much," Lundqvist said. "I miss the game. I miss the excitement. I miss the challenge of pushing myself every day. I feed off competing. I feed off the energy.
"I've tried to be positive. I have to admit that I never thought we would be out this long. I've never gone through anything like this before. The first couple of weeks were weird but then when I realized we might be out for a long time, I started to freak out a little bit. It's hard to explain."
The NHL and NHLPA resumed labor discussions Wednesday at an undisclosed location, and mediators are again present for the talks. The lockout has spanned 88 days, with games having been called through Dec. 30. Lundqvist himself is upset by the lockout, but he knows full well who else is.
"I know the fans are really upset, and they have a right to be. They deserve better. I really mean that. They are so loyal. They spend so much money for tickets and merchandise and to be there to support the team.
"The fans deserve better. The game of hockey deserves better. I can't even express how much I hope we're back playing very, very soon."
The entire first-person article is well-worth the read.
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Dissatisfied with the performance of the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District, members of the Pacific Grove City Council voted Wednesday to join other cities in a joint powers authority to provide a public forum for water issues and a possible alternative agency to produce a new water source.
The water management district has produced "5,000 acre-feet of paperwork," said Councilman Rudy Fischer, "and precious little water."
The council in its action appointed Mayor Carmelita Garcia and Mayor Pro Tem Ken Cuneo as the city's representatives to the JPA.
Pacific Grove thus becomes the third city to sign on to the Monterey Peninsula Water Authority, along with Carmel and Sand City. The water authority is meant to include Monterey, whose council voted 3-2 Tuesday to continue the matter, as well as Seaside and Del Rey Oaks, whose councils have yet to vote on it.
City Attorney David Laredo said the authority could undertake its own water projects and eventually issue bonds and credit based on the six cities' revenues, but it could not regulate water provided by California American Water, which is regulated by the water management district.
In other action, the council declined to impose a moratorium on "adult oriented" businesses in the city, similar to one imposed to delay the opening of a marijuana clinic.
The idea of a moratorium came before the council over concerns about a new business, Ooh La La, which is due to open at 115 Central Ave. The council was assured by business owner Shira Diallo that her business would offer lingerie, lotions, candles and other items, but no salacious books, movies, magazines or similar material.


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Obama Heads West to Press Gun Control
With prospects still uncertain for getting gun-control measures passed through Congress, President Barack Obama travels to Denver Wednesday to try again to pressure lawmakers to take action.
In Colorado, he will urge voters to show their support for expanded background checks and other limits on firearms by contacting their representatives on Capitol Hill.
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Cubs add Doubront to roster, place on D.L., recall Parker, select Valaika
LOS ANGELES - The Chicago Cubs added left-handed pitcher Felix Doubront to the roster and today placed him on the 15-day disabled list with a left calf strain. To replace Doubront on the 25-man roster, the Cubs today recalled right-handed pitcher Blake Parker from Triple-A. Additionally, the club has selected the contract of infielder Chris Valaika.
Both Parker and Valaika, who will wear uniform No. 4, will be available for the Cubs tonight against Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium.
Parker, 29, had been optioned to Iowa Wednesday and today begins his fifth stint with the Cubs this year. He is 1-0 with a 5.59 ERA (6 ER/9.2 IP) in seven big league outings. In parts of three major league seasons since making his debut with the Cubs in 2012, Parker is 2-2 with one save and a 3.48 ERA (24 ER/62.0 IP) in 63 relief appearances.
Parker has no record and 21 saves with a 1.29 ERA (4 ER/28.0 IP) in 28 games for Iowa this season. He has limited the opponent to a .206 batting average, walked nine and struck out 40, good for an average of 12.9 strikeouts per 9.0 innings. His 21 saves lead all of Triple-A baseball.
Doubront, 26, was acquired from the Red Sox Wednesday for a player to be named. The lefthander is 26-22 with three saves and a 4.82 ERA (224 ER/418.0 IP) in 98 big league outings (69 starts) in the last five years with the Red Sox. Doubront began 2014 in Boston's rotation and went 2-3 record with a 4.54 ERA (21 ER/41.2 IP) in eight starts through May 14 but was placed on the disabled list a week later with a left shoulder strain. He pitched mostly in relief upon his return and finished 2-4 with a 6.07 ERA (40 ER/59.1 IP) in 17 appearances (10 starts) this year with Boston.
Valaika, 28, joins the Cubs for the first time this season. The right-handed batter and thrower has seen action in 55 big league games covering three years with the Cincinnati Reds (2010-11) and Miami Marlins (2013) and is a career .244 hitter (31-for-127) with two home runs and 11 RBI. Valaika has seen major league action at second base (20 games), shortstop (nine games), third base (nine games) and first base (three games).
In 2014, Valaika is hitting .278 (98-for-352) with 21 doubles, 10 home runs and 50 RBI in 102 games with Iowa. He signed a minor league contract with an invite to major league spring training.
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SC Court: Board vote on employees' insurance illegal
Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:58:15 GMT —
COLUMBIA, S.C.- The South Carolina Budget and Control Board has been ordered to return state employee health insurance premiums that a court says were collected illegally.
The state Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with state workers who sued last year after the board raised rates on employees and agencies by 4.6 percent.
Lawmakers had already agreed to pay the premium hikes as part of a worker pay compromise, seeking to provide workers who had gone four years without a raise with a noticeable increase in their paychecks.
In January, employees' attorney Allen Nickles argued that only state legislators have the power to set state spending and that the board violated the constitution when it voted to split the cost of increases in public workers' health insurance premiums between agencies and employees.


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OCALA, Fla. - An employee accused of breaking a juvenile resident's arm at a mental health facility has been charged with aggravated child abuse.
Ocala police say the 13-year-old told officers that Lennox Seepersad became angry and threw him to the floor of his bedroom at The Vines Hospital on Friday night, then pulled him up roughly by the arm.
The teen said he screamed for help but was given Tylenol and told to go to bed.
On Saturday, another employee drove the teen to the hospital. Doctors said the teen had a broken arm consistent with someone pulling on the arm.
The teen is now in his mother's care.
The Ocala Star Banner reports surveillance video shows another teen tried to help the victim, but Seepersad pushed him away.
Copyright 2013 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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The Bachelor: Season 21
Original Broadcast Date: March 24, 2002
When Bachelorette Andi Dorfman said goodbye to Nick Viall just as he was preparing to pick out a ring for her, he was devastated. When Nick walked up to Kaitlyn Bristowe with an engagement ring in his pocket, only to be sent home, he was crushed. How could one man endure so much heartbreak? If you believe that "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger," Nick Viall, 36, a technology salesman from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is back stronger than ever, ready and eager to begin his search for true love on the 21st season of ABC's hit romance reality series The Bachelor, which will premiere in January 2017.
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