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Childhood pen pals Molly McDonough of Los Altos, left, and Siobhain McColl of Bendigo, Australia, continue to maintain their friendship 25 years later.
In an age of electronic communications, the art of letter writing is nearly obsolete. But that wasn't the case 25 years ago when Los Altos resident Molly McDonough sealed a lifelong friendship with several strokes of her pen.
McDonough's letter traveled in a large envelope of notes from fifth-grade students at Bullis-Purissima Elementary School in Los Altos Hills to a classroom of children that included Siobhain McColl in Bendigo, Australia.
"I remember the day clearly," McColl recalled on her recent visit to Los Altos. "I was the last person to pick (a letter to read). There were three letters left and then I looked down and saw Molly's handwriting and said I wanted that one."
That decision forged a special friendship that has endured many life experiences over more than two decades.
A Los Altos Sister Cities alliance established with Bendigo in 1987 gave birth to the pen-pal program that catalyzed McDonough and McColl's long-distance relationship.
When McColl visited Los Altos with her school's concert band for the first time seven years later, the pen pals nervously met face to face. Although McColl clearly remembers standing on the steps of Community Plaza for the performance, she said meeting McDonough topped her to-do list on the trip.
Exchanging letters
While many of their classmates tired of letter writing after just a few exchanges, McColl and McDonough continued to share letters filled with school photos and mementos from their respective hometowns as they grew into young adults.
Although separated by 7,850 miles and an 18-hour time difference, the friends maintained their closeness.
Today, they tease each other like sisters.
McDonough admits that she was shocked to learn McColl pronounced her first name "Sh-vawn" during their first phone call. McDonough said for years she had discussed her pen pal with friends and family as "Soybean."
On a joint camping trip to the Australian outback, McColl – who embraces the adventurous attitude of her homeland with ease – discovered that McDonough was more of a "downtown" girl who enjoyed a working toilet.
Despite a few differences, the girls shared much more in common.
McDonough, an only child, said it has been special to know someone "who's all yours that no one else knows."
Their relationship deepened as their contact did – eventually including phone calls, visits, emails and Skype conversations. Their discussions evolved from chatter about boys and teenage stuff to grownup matters of careers, marriage and pregnancy.
When McDonough gave birth to daughter Maeve two years ago, she asked McColl to be Maeve's godmother.
"This is the only friendship that I have that has been consistent through life phases," McDonough said.
McColl said that like good wine, their friendship gets better with time.
Enduring bond
During visits every few years, the women initiated rituals that stuck. As teens, they went bowling and ate at Chili's. These days, an obligatory stop at Pinkies Nail Salon on Main Street for manicures and pedicures is among their first outings after McColl arrives in Los Altos.
When McDonough married and moved into her own home, learning to cook with vegemite and other Australian foods became part of the friends' routine.
"I come here and I feel like I'm home," McColl said of how intertwined she feels with Los Altos and her American family.
It's not uncommon for McDonough's former Bullis-Purissima classmates to spend time with the pair, and their banter often includes questions about whether McColl has any news of their long-lost pen pals.
Both women said their strong bond influenced their careers and life decisions. Both selected career paths that focus on helping others – McDonough is a teacher in Palo Alto and McColl works for a not-for-profit organization that cares for those with disabilities.
"You want other people to have this stability and the extended family that we've had in our lives," McDonough said of their friendship. "We've experienced it, so we want other people to have this security."

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If you're the only rescuer, perform back blows and abdominal thrusts before calling 911 or your local emergency number for help. If another person is available, have that person call for help while you perform first aid.
The American Heart Association does not teach the back-blow technique, only the abdominal thrust procedures. It's OK not to use back blows if you have not learned the back-blow technique. Both approaches are acceptable.
A modified version of the technique is sometimes taught for use with pregnant or obese people. The rescuer places his or her hand in the center of the chest to compress, rather than in the abdomen.
If you're alone and choking, call 911 or your local emergency number immediately. Then, although you'll be unable to effectively deliver back blows to yourself, you can still perform abdominal thrusts to dislodge the item.
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Dow Industrials Tumble 300 Points as Investors Rethink Their Assumptions
If January's selloff was all about the emerging markets, February's is all about the U.S, as fears of a weaker economy have helped drag down 3M (MMM), United Technologies (UTX), General Electric (GE), Whirlpool (WHR) and Kansas City Southern (KSU).
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 326.05 points, or 2.1%, to 15372.80--the largest one-day drop since June, 2013--as companies that were supposed to benefit from a pickup in the U.S. economy have fallen. 3M dropped 3.4% to $123.90, United Technologies fell 3.4% to $110.16 and General Electric declined 3.1% to $24.35. The S&P 500, meanwhile, finished down 2.3% to 1,741.89 as Whirlpool fell 5% to $126.69 and Kansas City Southern dropped 5.1% to $100.25.
The catalyst for the selloff: A far weaker-than-expected ISM manufacturing report, which called into question whether the U.S. economy would, indeed, gather speed as many expect. The market, however, was primed for such a selloff, however, by last month's emerging-market fears--as well as by the Fed's decision to cut back on its bond buying. BlackRock's Russ Koesterich explains:
As expected, the Fed announced it would reduce the size of its monthly asset purchases by an additional $10 billion (from $75 billion in January to $65 billion), continuing the tapering process it began last month. In our view, the central bank's quantitative easing program was effective in helping to stabilize financial markets, but it did not accomplish its stated goal of strengthening the labor market. The Fed's actions were not unexpected and represent a step in the direction of less-easy monetary policy. Although policy is by no means tight, and the Fed is committed to keeping short-term rates near zero for the foreseeable future, tapering does mean that Fed policy is less of a tailwind for stocks than it was in past years. As such, equity markets will need to rely more on fundamentals and less on Fed policy to continue to make gains.
Deutsche Bank's David Bianco explained before today's selloff that the recent market dip has been "justified." He writes:
We see 3 reasons why the S&P fell 4% to 1774: 1) PEs a bit above normal, especially ex. mega-caps, as VIX flirted with a multiyear low, 2) 4Q results coming in healthy, posting best EPS and sales growth in 2 years, especially at non-financials, but those expecting big beats and raises were disappointed, and 3) EM FX volatility and related EM growth scares reminded investors of the risks from normalizing monetary policy across asset classes and economies. Like most sell-offs this one hasn't come without a reason, but the new news doesn't change our core thesis of normal EPS growth, normal PEs, normal volatility (possibly a bit higher) and near normal returns for the S&P in 2014.
Citigroup's Tobias Levkovich agrees--it is all about the earnings:
One of the old "givens" is the adage that stock prices discount earnings in advance and that has not been true for almost two decades. Indeed, one can see how the S&P 500 spiked around the tech bubble of 1998-2000 beyond the earnings growth as multiples soared. More recently, quarterly earnings rose for a couple of years and 2013 was the "catch-up" year as global risks abated and investors began to believe that the numbers were for real.
With valuation only moderately attractive, it seems that the heavy lifting for equity appreciation will have to come from rising profits, especially since some of the originally anticipated 2014 P/E ratio expansion got pulled forward into the latter part of 2013. Given expected GDP growth and some scope for increased corporate margins, EPS trends should support a 7%-like stock market advance this year.
Goldman Sachs' David Kostin and teamrecommend using the macro turmoil to make micro bets. They write:
Investor focus swiveled [last] week from the micro results of 4Q earnings season to macro risks from EM. The macro dominance should persist next week as ISM and employment data are released, but we advise investors to remain attuned to key micro signals supporting our recommended investment themes. After a weak start to earnings season, results have improved, with high operating leverage companies in particular posting above-consensus EPS. In addition, likely beneficiaries of capex spending are beating sales estimates, and constituents of our buyback basket are beating on earnings.
If the current macro concerns prove short-lived, that could be great advice. If not, well, we'll all have a lot of reassessing to do.


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Wingspan Stenting for Symptomatic Severe Stenosis of Intracranial Atherosclerosis Registry in China (WingspanSSIR)
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|Intracranial Atherosclerosis
|Procedure: Stenting of atherosclerotic intracranial stenosis
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Time Perspective: Prospective
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|Wingspan Stenting for Symptomatic Severe Stenosis of Intracranial Atherosclerosis Registry in China
- Any stroke or death within 30 days, plus ischemic stroke in the stented artery territory between 31 day and 1 year [ Time Frame: One year ]
- Ischemic stroke in the non-stented artery territory, hemorrhagic stroke and death from other vascular causes beyond 30 days, and emergent cerebral revascularization (ECER)and other major hemorrhages at any time within 1 year, and restenosis. [ Time Frame: One year ]
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|December 2007
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|October 2010
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|October 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Procedure: Stenting of atherosclerotic intracranial stenosis
Patients will receive aspirin 300mg and clopidogrel 75mg per day for 3 days or more before stenting,and for at least 1 month after stenting. Modifiable risk factors will be controlled according to major international guidelines.
All stenting procedures will be performed in an elective setting, and under local or general anesthesia. The study will be terminated if stroke or death rate within 30 days of the stenting exceeds 15%.
The study will enroll 200 Chinese patients with atherosclerotic intracranial stenosis of 70% to 99% that causes a recent ischemic neurologic event.
The Winspan stenting following undersized Gateway balloon angioplasty will be performed at experienced centers (at least 10 cases' experiences of using the Wingspan system to treat the patients with intracranial stenosis for each center).
The primary endpoint of the study, independently evaluated by neurologists, is any stroke or death within 30 days, plus ischemic stroke in the stented artery territory between 31 day and 1 year.
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- An angiographically verified ≥ 70% stenosis of a major intracranial artery that causes TIA or minor stroke (NIH Stroke Scale score <9) within 90 days;
- the lesion length <15 mm and normal arterial diameter adjacent to it between 2.0 mm and 4.5 mm;
- patients having at least one atherosclerotic risk factor (arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, hyperhomocysteinemia and cigarette smoking).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Non-atherosclerotic stenosis;
- intracranial hemorrhage in the territory of the stenotic artery within 6 weeks; potential source of cardiac embolism;
- concurrent intracranial tumor, aneurysm and cerebral arteriovenous malformation;
- tandem >50% stenosis of extracranial carotid or vertebral artery; known contraindication to heparin, aspirin, clopidogrel, anesthesia and contrast media; hemoglobin <10 g/dl, platelet count <100,000;
- international normalized ratio >1.5 (irreversible) and uncorrectable bleeding diathesis; and life expectancy <1 years because of other medical conditions.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00685308
|Contact: Wei-Jian Jiang, MD
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|Wei-Jian Jiang, MD
|Beijing Tiantan Hospital, The Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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|Wei-Jian Jiang /Chairman of Interventional Neuroradiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, The Capital Medical University (CMU)
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|May 23, 2008
|Last Updated:
|May 27, 2008
Keywords provided by Ministry of Health, China:
Intracranial artery
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Intracranial Arteriosclerosis
Arterial Occlusive Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Intracranial Arterial Diseases
Cerebrovascular Disorders
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
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As real-time graphics aspires to movie-quality rendering, higher-order, smooth-surface representations take center stage. Catmull-Clark subdivision surfaces are the dominant higher-order surface type used in feature films, as they can model surfaces of arbitrary topological type and provide a compact representation for smooth surfaces that facilitate modeling and animation. But their use has been hindered in real-time applications because the exact evaluation of such surfaces on modern GPUs is neither memory nor performance efficient. The advent of DirectX 11, recent theoretical results in efficient substitutes for subdivision surfaces, and recent hardware advances offer the possibility to see real-time cinematic rendering in the near future.
This course covers the hardware tessellation part of the SIGGRAPH 2009 Course Efficient Substitutes for Subdivision Surfaces with the emphasis on character tessellation in movie-quality games. It adds additional material based on recent research findings and practical optimizations. The goal of this course is to familiarize attendees with the practical aspects of introducing substitutes in subdivision surfaces to increase efficiency in real-time applications.
The course begins by highlighting the properties that make SubD modeling attractive and introduces some recent techniques to capture these properties by alternative surface representations with a smaller foot-print. It lists and compares the new surface representations and focuses on their implementation on current and next-generation GPUs, then addresses crucial practical issues, such as watertight evaluation, creases and corners, view-dependent displacement occlusion mapping, and LOD computation. Finally and most importantly, it explains how these advanced techniques have been adopted into their gaming pipelines.
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Basic knowledge of geometric modeling algorithms, in particular subdivision surfaces, and some familiarity with the graphics pipeline of modern GPUs.
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The 49ers moved up two spots to No. 2 in the Associated Press Pro32 NFL Power Rankings, released Tuesday.
After a 32-7 bruising of the Chicago Bears on "Monday Night Football," the 49ers received one first-place vote from a panel of 11 media members.
The Houston Texans kept their spot at No. 1, receiving nine first-place votes, but the 49ers dropped the Atlanta Falcons from second to third. The Denver Broncos are ranked fourth, and the Green Bay Packers fifth.
The No. 7 New England Patriots had the other first-place vote.
Here are the voters' comments on the 49ers after Week 11, as provided by the AP (voter affiliation and ranking in parentheses):
Chris Berman (ESPN, 1) -- Now that's more like it! Kaep and gown.
Clifton Brown (Sporting News, 2) -- Colin Kaepernick. Talk about making a good first impression.
Rich Gannon (CBS Sports/SiriusXM NFL Radio, 6) -- Too good of a team right now to be entertaining a quarterback controversy.
Bob Glauber (Newsday, 3) -- You don't often see a quarterback controversy on a winning team, but the 49ers sure seem to have one. Who's it going to be, Jim Harbaugh? Colin Kaepernick or Alex Smith? Either way, looks like Kaepernick has a terrific future.
Rick Gosselin (Dallas Morning News, 3) -- The NFL's best rushing attack and NFC's best defense allow a team to win regardless who's quarterbacking. The 49ers can win with either Alex Smith or Colin Kaepernick taking the snaps.
Clark Judge (CBSSports.com, 3) -- Last time I checked, Aldon Smith was still in the Bears' huddle.
Ira Kaufman (Tampa Tribune, 3) -- Don't forget about Aldon Smith when considering Defensive Player of the Year.
Pat Kirwan (SiriusXM NFL Radio/CBSSports.com, 2) -- The win over the Bears with a backup QB was all I needed to move them up to the No. 2 spot. Their passing game is really starting to come alive.
John Lynch (Fox Sports, 5) -- The 49ers were extremely impressive in blowing out the Bears on Monday night, no one more so than backup QB Colin Kaepernick. Is he still the backup? Aldon Smith -- WOW!
Alex Marvez (Foxsports.com, 4) -- Let the quarterback controversy begin after backup Colin Kaepernick did a brilliant job replacing the injured Alex Smith (concussion) in Monday night's 32-7 waxing of Chicago.
Dan Pompei (Chicago Tribune, 5) -- With a trip to New Orleans on a short week looming, the 49ers needed to beat the Bears, and they did.


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Yolo County residents who receive public assistance and/or have an annual household income of $35,000 or less can have up to two cats spayed or neutered at participating veterinary clinics and animal shelters on Feb. 23 as part of Spay Day Sacramento. Proof of public assistance or income is required.
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I think that, if there were a definition for the U.S. market today, it would have to be "apathy." But why is it happening? This is the best place to get a return on invested dollars, yet there seems to be no action, no momentum, no trend and certainly no volume of which to speak. Is it psychological? Is something else at work? Something or someone has put a vice grip on this market that is preventing it from moving forward.
Are we seeing fear from an event yet to come? I have a hard time believing that to be the case. After all, the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), that measure of fear, is sitting under 17%. If anything -- again -- the market is reflecting enormous complacency, and yet the market has fallen nearly 7% from its recent highs.
Of course, there's also the fiscal cliff. If you don't know about it, you've been living under a rock for the past couple of years. It has had more play time in the media than a Lindsay Lohan run-in with the law. We don't know the consequences of going over the cliff, but everyone seems to believe it's all bad. OK, I get that. The U.S has got high debt, with no plan to repay at the moment. All of this stuff is known.
But why is the market unconcerned about it? Could investors and traders still be lurking around for the big rally if or when a solution is announced? As far back as the rubber band has been stretched (Monday was a great example), the market has been well oversold, and it's now deserving of a good rally.
If the participants don't care, don't want to see it or hear it, don't want to invest -- well, we have a problem. Markets move on momentum, and when there is none, the liquidity dries up. That is when the institutions -- which make up most of the action in the markets -- will pack up their toys and leave the game. Then what will be left?
Not a great way to end the year, is it?


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CHICO -- An $11 million "grand opening" took place recently at the Lincoln Center, but it wasn't strictly speaking an opening and this event took place in Chico and not New York City.
The opening in this case was of three newly constructed buildings — only one of which is completed — on the Chico High School campus.
The buildings include a cafeteria/field house facility located mostly on the footprint of the old Lincoln Hall.
CHS Principal Jim Hanlon said up until its demolition in June 2012, Lincoln Hall, which was built in 1953, was the oldest un-refurbished building in the Chico Unified School District.
Monday Hanlon said the grand opening, which was Friday, was an event that was planned months ago, and could not be put off.
When completed the cafeteria segment of the facility will be able to seat about 500 people in a combination of indoor and outdoor space.
When the weather is conducive to it, three large, rolling garage-like doors will open and merge the outdoor and indoor seating areas.
Hanlon said the eating space will be more like a food court than a traditional, institutional cafeteria and students will be able to choose varieties of food from separate stalls.
Connected to the food service area is field house that will provide space for wrestling and volleyball competitions. The facility will also provide practice areas for basketball and volleyball.
The principal said practice space, particularly for basketball, was always a problem. The school's basketball teams begin practice as early as 5:30 a.m. and continue until 10 p.m.
The new facility will make the early and late hours a thing of the past, explained the principal.
The new gym area can seat about 450 people in the bleachers.
The easy access between the food area and the field house will mean people attending sporting events or school dances will have a place to get food and find a quieter place to talk.
Hanlon said the decision to name the field house/cafeteria the "Lincoln Center" was based on an effort to maintain "the historic name," but still "give it a grander kind of name."
The construction project also included a 5,000-square-foot "fitness lab" that was completed in January and is in full operation.
Large wrestling mats fill most of the floor space and allow for physical education classes that call for tumbling and space for team wrestlers to practice.
Hanlon said the mats can be rolled out of the way to allow other classes like dancing.
Just when the project will be completed is not certain, but the principal said the construction people are "working feverishly."
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text: Show Hide image Culture 7 February 2013 Reviewed: The Scientists by Marco Roth Young Americans. Sign up for our weekly email * The Scientists: a Family Romance Marco RothUnion Books, 208pp, £14.99 In the autumn of 2004, Marco Roth wrote an obituary (he called it an "autothanatography") of the French philosopher Jacques Derrida for n+1, the New York-based literary magazine he founded with three friends. The critic and literary theorist Edward Said had also died the year before. With the deaths of Derrida and Said, we were witnessing, wrote Roth, the passing of the "last great generation of intellectuals". The fashion for "theory" in the United States, Roth thought, had been the expression of a "hope for the future of thinking and education" on the part of "intelligent, angry and alienated Americans" – Americans not unlike Roth himself. However, despite the patina of political radicalism it acquired when it crossed the Atlantic from Europe, theory wasn't going to change the world. Yet it could and did, Roth insisted, "change individual lives", redeeming the "discomfort some people felt about subject and object, language and self". Roth develops this thought in his memoir, The Scientists, his first book. He was, he tells us, one of those awkward, unsettled young Americans who found, if not solace exactly, then a kind of negative affirmation in theory – ratification of their sense that the world is largely indifferent to human projects and that we live at the mercy of vast, impersonal forces ("language, desire, economics, evolution") over which we have no control. (In one of several deftly handled comic set pieces, Roth describes an undergraduate friend of his letting his hands glide, with a mixture of "salaciousness and pedantry", over a copy of Paul de Man's The Resistance to Theory, a work in which theory's unconsoling truths were refined to a sort of icy perfection.) For Roth, the lessons of theory were as much spiritual (though Derrida and de Man would have hated the word) as they were intellectual – theory offered a way of reconciling oneself to the ineluctability of "ordinary human misery". From an early age (he'd been a precociously adventurous reader as a child), he writes, "It [had] seemed perfectly natural to me that . . . literature was a kind of mirror of the self." Roth is too intelligent, however, not to see that this habit could appear theoretically suspect. He recalls later, when he was in graduate school, confiding to an acquaintance that he was working on a book about the relationship of literature to life and being told that the project was "deeply disgusting". After graduating from Columbia in the mid-1990s, Roth went to Paris with the intention of "apprenticing" himself to the "master", Derrida. Things didn't work out quite as he'd hoped. He arrived in the French capital in late summer but Derrida didn't begin his seminar until mid-November and was frequently absent on teaching trips abroad. And when Roth secured a slot to deliver a presentation to the great man, he got the date wrong. The Scientists is not just an intellectual memoir, a memoir of reading, however. It is also a memoir of Roth's father. He had travelled to France on what he wittily calls the "Eugene Roth Jr Memorial Scholarship Fund", in reality a reasonably substantial chunk of the money he inherited when his father died from Aids. Eugene, a scientist, was infected when his son was 14 – he was working on sickle-cell anaemia and was pricked accidentally with a used needle. The young Marco was made to keep his father's condition a secret from all but the family's closest friends. Characteristically, Roth's anatomy of his relationship with his father is also an inventory of the books that Eugene gave him when he was a teenager. By his father's graveside, Roth summons a list to mind: Kafka's The Metamorphosis, Thomas Mann's Tonio Kröger, Turgenev's Fathers and Sons – books about families, certainly, designed to soothe the unruly feelings of an adolescent but also artefacts of a central European, liberal, upper- middle-class culture on the brink of destruction. This was a culture that Roth's parents had sought to preserve in facsimile on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, regularly throwing open their apartment on Central Park West to chamber recitals and poetry readings. Roth's elegy for his father, therefore, is also an elegy for a New York Jewish intellectual milieu that has all but disappeared. One of the things Roth learned from theory was that most human lives don't describe a satisfying narrative arc. The stories we tell about ourselves are assembled from fragments and there is nothing settled or definitive about the way pieces are put together. He received a rather brutal reminder of this truth when his aunt, the novelist Anne Roiphe, published a memoir that seemed to suggest that Eugene had not told his wife or son the whole story. When he learned of his aunt's insinuations about his father's sexuality, Roth feared "becoming what a French literary theorist would call 'the narrated' . . . [a character] in someone else's drama". To his credit, he has managed to make the story his own. Jonathan Derbyshire is Managing Editor of Prospect. He was formerly Culture Editor of the New Statesman. Subscribe from just £1 per issue This article first appeared in the 04 February 2013 issue of the New Statesman, The Intervention Trap More


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The Jose Valverde era in Detroit is over — this time for good.
The Tigers on Wednesday released the veteran closer, who had been pitching at Class AAA Toledo since the team designated him for assignment in June. The demotion came less than two months after the Tigers brought him back to the major leagues for another chance to be the team's closer.
For Detroit this season, Valverde went 0-1 with a 5.59 ERA, converting nine saves in 12 chances.
The 35-year-old Valverde faltered during the 2012 postseason, and the Tigers were prepared to let him leave via free agency. But he didn't sign anywhere else, and Detroit eventually brought him back on a minor league deal.
He was called up to the majors in late April and allowed only one run through his first 12 appearances, but he was not at all effective in later appearances.
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Sporting News MLB writers Jesse Spector and Ryan Fagan trade emails each week about a hot topic in the world of baseball. This week: Which potential wild-card winner will be the most dangerous come playoff time? (NOTE: All stats through Friday's games)
RYAN: If and when the Tampa Bay Rays make the playoffs, I really believe they are the Boston Red Sox's toughest competition on the American League side of the bracket.
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It's all about the pitching. Look at that playoff rotation—lefty David Price and right-handers Matt Moore, Chris Archer and Alex Cobb. Price, the reigning Cy Young winner, has the worst season ERA of the group, at 3.43. Closer Fernando Rodney has only given up runs in two of his past 20 appearances.
And, true, the Rays have struggled to produce consistent offense lately, but I still think the basic pieces are there. In the second half, they lead baseball with a 10.3 walk percentage and are eighth with a team .329 on-base percentage (and they're fifth among potential playoff teams). Their team BABIP (batting average on balls in play) is an awful .277 in September; what happens when/if it reverts back to the MLB average (.298) or better during the postseason? If you can consistently put base runners on in October, you have a chance to score runs and win baseball games—especially with that rotation.
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JESSE: Nobody has better depth than the Rays in the wild card race, pitching-wise or lineup-wise. They're definitely a tough matchup for anyone.
If I'm the Red Sox, though, the team I don't want to see in the first round is the Cleveland Indians, with old friend Terry Francona leading the way. The combination of Justin Masterson and Ubaldo Jimenez in the rotation might be enough to contain the powerful Boston lineup. Their lineup, led by Jason Kipnis and Carlos Santana, is sneaky good, and then you've got to deal with a guy like Ryan Raburn, who just feels like one of those dudes who has a big playoff moment in him. That's far from the most analytical take on it, but the playoffs quite often aren't about being analytical, are they? (Ed. Note: Is Jimenez getting enough support as Comeback Player of the Year? His ERAs, 2010-2013: 2.88, 4.68, 5.40, 3.39).
RYAN: If we're going to introduce the Mark Lemke element to this conversation, I'm not sure where to go from here. That pre-Eckstein second-base scrapper hit .234 for the Braves in 1991, then hit .417 in the World Series against the Twins. Then, after he hit .255 in the 1996 season, he busted out a .444 clip against the Cardinals in the NLCS. So, yeah, maybe Ryan Raburn has a little Lemke in him. Who knows?
And, look, I've long said Francona was an excellent hire for the Indians—arguably the best offseason move for any team—but I'm not sure I buy the Masterson/Jimenez duo. Masterson hasn't pitched since Sept. 2 because of an oblique issue, and Jimenez has to show more than four games of good control before I'll believe he's ready to be a game-changer in the playoffs.
Mark Lemke hit .417 in the 1991 World Series. (AP Photo)
JESSE: The news on Masterson was good after his bullpen session on Wednesday, and maybe I'm just optimistic about Jimenez, but let's be honest, I can't really think of any reason that a wild-card team is going to beat Boston other than "anything can happen in a short series," and that's where you start looking for a Lemke. The Red Sox are really good.
But maybe we're both wrong here. The Red Sox are 6-1 against the Indians and 12-7 against the Rays. Meanwhile, they're 6-9 against the Orioles, 2-4 against the Rangers, and 2-5 against the Royals.
If you're going to pull off an upset, it's probably because of starting pitching, which we've both talked about. So, here's a shout-out as well to Chris Tillman, Yu Darvish, and James Shields. (Ed. Note: The Orioles and, increasingly, the Rangers don't look to be part of this conversation, do they?)
RYAN: I'd love to see Big Game James Shields in the postseason again, though the Royals are still very much a long shot.
Over in the NL, the Reds are very capable of running through October.
Well, they have the personnel to run through October, but something just doesn't seem right with that team. Maybe it's Dusty Baker—strange that a power hitter as a player (242 home runs) loves the bunt so much as a manager—but whatever the reason, they have an inability to put everything together for an extended period of time.
It doesn't really make sense. They have co-aces in Mat Latos and Homer Bailey, reliable starters in Mike Leake and Bronson Arroyo, and I love the idea of using rookie lefty Tony Cingrani in high-leverage situation. There's a high OBP guy at the top of the order in Shin-Soo Choo, and guys like Joey Votto, Jay Bruce and Brandon Phillips in the top half.
And yet, the Braves, Dodgers and Cardinals are all probably praying that the Reds and Pirates keep the red-hot Nationals out of the postseason.
JESSE: Yeah, I don't think anyone in their right mind wants to deal with Stephen Strasburg in the playoffs, but I wouldn't go so far as to say that the Braves, Cardinals, and Dodgers are actively rooting for the Pirates and Reds because those are two darn good teams.
There's the difference between the leagues this year. In the American League, you've got three elite teams winning the divisions, then a Rays team that's just a cut below, and then a lot of flawed contenders who can certainly beat you but don't inspire real fear. The National League has five good teams, and someone with a real chance at going to the World Series is gonna be on the golf course after the one-and-done wild card game.
Also, let's not forget that the National League wild card conversation still includes a Cardinals team that looks as very dangerous. That division race isn't over yet!


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Astros get first look at vaunted Angels lineup
ANAHEIM -- The Astros' first trip here means a reunion with Albert Pujols, who was a longtime nemesis of the Astros while they were in the National League Central and Pujols was with the Cardinals. He entered Friday as a career .311 hitter with 42 homers and 112 RBIs against Houston.
It was also the Astros' first look at 2012 AL Rookie of the Year Mike Trout, who has become one of the best players in the game. And don't forget Josh Hamilton, the former American League MVP winner with the Rangers.
Astros manager Bo Porter doesn't buy into the early-season struggles of Trout and Hamilton, neither of whom had homered entering Friday.
"They have good players, regardless of what the stats may say or regardless of what's happened before," he said. "We're going to have to play good baseball in order to be competitive with these guys and try to win some ballgames."
On Friday, Trout batted second in front of Pujols and Hamilton, which is about as formidable as a 2-3-4 and as you'll see in baseball.
"I watched these guys play a lot and these are the names everybody is going to point out, but there are names like [Howie] Kendrick and [Mark] Trumbo that can really hurt you," Porter said. "I don't think we should stop at those three guys. They have a really good Major League lineup."
Brian McTaggart is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, Tag's Lines. Follow @brianmctaggart on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Magnolia Denudata
Magnolia, or Magnolia denudata, is an exquisite ornamental flowering tree commonly found in Asia. It is the official flower of Shanghai and used often in flower gardens where the scent of citrus-lemon fills the air. The Magnolia denudata grows to an average height of 30 feet and hold thick limbs of ovate, bright green leaves. The buds bloom to creamy white flowers in early to late spring, dotting the landscape with sweet-smelling beauty.
Origin and History of the Magnolia
Magnolia denudata is native to East Asia and still grows wild in east-central China today. Used to decorate Chinese Buddhist temple gardens, the tree's presence symbolized purity during the ancient Tang Dynasty. So significant was the Magnolia to the Chinese people, that it was planted on the grounds of the Emperor's palace. For over 1000 years, Magnolias have adorned Chinese gardens as a sign of purity, feminine sweetness and beauty. The Chinese culture holds the Magnolia dear to the belief that beauty brings prosperity so it is no wonder that this tree is highly respected.
Ancient Uses of the Magnolia
The flower buds of the Magnolia were considered an excellent form of medicine for Colds and for clearing nasal passages as well. The bark of the tree was also used to bring relief to menstrual cramps, abdominal pain, indigestion and nausea. 1000 times more potent than Vitamin E in antioxidant properties, it is believed that the cortisol-balancing and anti-stress activities were balanced with the high levels of vitamins. Native American Indians in different parts of the country have also used the healing powers of the Magnolia tree in treatment of ailments for centuries.
Modern Uses of the Magnolia
Japanese researchers refer to the chemicals found in the magnolia bark as honokiol and magnolol. These two ingredients are used today in herbal supplements. Often compared to the pharmaceutical anxiolytic, diazepam (valium), it has been found to be five times stronger than diazepam in reducing anxiety without any side effects.
The petals of Magnolia denudata are also considered to be a delicacy in areas of China where the trees grow freely. Soon after the flowers open, the petals are collected and deep-fried and eaten while hot. Another dish called "yu lan hua pian" is served in the southern regions of China using pickled flower buds and eaten with rice.
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text: Science & Tech 27 March 2013 Don't let the superbugs bite But don't despair - we might be struggling but we are not beaten yet. Sign up for our weekly email * Print HTML Evolution continues to be a bitch. Recently scientists gathered in Kensington, London, to have a good moan and to plan what can be done about it. "Superbugs and Superdrugs" is a great title for a meeting. Unfortunately the bugs seem to be more super than the drugs. While that meeting went on, the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a warning that we are entering a "nightmare" era. The CDC's problem is a killer bacterium known as CRE, which is spreading in the US. Some strains of CRE are not only resistant to all antibiotics; they are also passing on that resistance to other bacteria, creating drug-resistant strains of E coli, for instance. On 11 March, Sally Davies, the UK government's chief medical officer, asked the government to add the superbug problem to its "strategic risk register", which highlights potentially catastrophic threats to the UK. For a while, it all looked so good. When scientists discovered penicillin, then ever more weapons for our antibiotic arsenal, it seemed that bacteria had been defeated. The problem is, they fought back. For all the worry over CRE, perhaps nowhere is this antibiotic resistance more evident than with tuberculosis. In the west, we won the war on TB so convincingly that receiving the BCG vaccine against it – once a waymark in British childhood – is no longer routine. Only in certain inner-city communities where migrant populations increase the likelihood of encountering the TB bacterium are children routinely immunised. However, in 2011, the World Health Organisation marked London out as the city with the highest TB infection rate in western Europe. Many resistant bacteria originate in hospitals, where pharmaceutical regimes kill off the normal strains, making space in which bacteria that are naturally resistant can proliferate. Yet you can't always blame the drugs. Research published at the end of February shows that drug resistance can arise even when the bacteria have never encountered a chemical meant to kill them. In the study, E coli bacteria were made to suffer by exposing them to heat and restricting the nutrients in their environment. According to conventional wisdom, this should have kept proliferation in check – but it caused a spontaneous mutation that made the E coli resistant to rifampicin, one of the weapons in our antibiotic arsenal. What is worse is the observation that there was good reason for this mutation to arise: it made the stressful conditions more survivable. Bacteria with the mutation grew much faster. Bacteria are survivors – if they can't magic up a spontaneous mutation, they'll pick one up in the street. A sampling of puddles in New Delhi showed that almost a third contain the genetic material that allows bacteria to produce an enzyme that destroys a swath of antibiotics. The NDM-1 gene is particularly evil. Its tricks include forcing itself into gut bacteria such as E coli that are incorporated into faeces; as a result, the resistant strains travel between hosts with ease. Many infections involving a bacterium carrying NDM-1 are untreatable. GlaxoSmithKline is reportedly developing a drug to deal with it but it is years behind the curve. In the autumn, an EU project to mine the seabed for so far undiscovered antibiotics will start up, but it will take years for that, too, to bear fruit. Let's end on a positive note. Superbugs might be evolving in fiendish ways but they're doing it blind and they're up against evolution's greatest invention – the human brain. We might be struggling but we are not beaten yet. › Reviewed: Mod - a Very British Style by Richard Weight The EHEC bacteria. Image: Getty Images Michael Brooks holds a PhD in quantum physics. He writes a weekly science column for the New Statesman, and his most recent book is At the Edge of Uncertainty: 11 Discoveries Taking Science by Surprise. Subscribe from just £1 per issue This article first appeared in the 25 March 2013 issue of the New Statesman, After God More Subscription offer 12 issues for £12 + FREE book LEARN MORE Close This week's magazine


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ERIE Railway Co. brass top, bellbottom railroad lanterns. Lantern on the right made by Parmelee & Bonnell in Buffalo, NY, around 1875. The lantern is prominently marked ERIE Ry Co. and has two 1871 patent dates stamped in, typical of P&B lanterns. The flashed ruby globe is cast with ERIE in heavy relief, and is typical of the narrow girth, double ring, barrel-style globes unique to the ERIE, and its successor, N.Y.L.E & W. R. R. This lantern has a three-tab, Sangster spring oil fount and Sangster cowl burner, also typically found on early ERIE lanterns, and is hallmarked on the base "Parmelee & Bonnell, Buffalo, NY".
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As your dairy business grows or an employee moves on, you are tasked with hiring a quality employee. Done right, this can be a stimulating process that invigorates the entire team. But the wrong hire can be a millstone around your neck, a financial drain and a threat to your employee culture. Here are a few things to help increase your odds of success.
Develop a job description
The job description sets the stage for the interview process and prevents the "I didn't know that was part of the job" excuse later. Specify requirements such as a valid driver's license or the ability to occasionally lift 50 pounds. If the job involves working weekends or night shifts, make that clear.
Before distributing the job description, share it with current employees. You might be surprised by their comments and contributions. In addition, if your staff feels a part of the process, they will try harder to onboard the new employee.
Develop a pool of applicants
Keep a continual list of potential employees versus creating a new one when an opening occurs. First talk to your employees. Perhaps they have contacts that would be good applicants. Also talk to your suppliers. They see a much wider pool of potential candidates and may be helpful in locating someone just for you.
Also, before you vigorously start the recruiting process, make sure you are not overlooking a current team member. If an employee is looking for advancement opportunities, make sure you address that interest. If you do not feel that person is qualified, have a candid discussion to address your concerns so that you don't have animosities later.
Require a completed job application
Templates are available to use in developing a job application for your farm. This document can be relatively simple, but will help collect personal data, educational information, prior employment information, references, and signed consent to contact those references. It may also include specific questions regarding legal authority to work in the U.S., any criminal convictions, etc.
Understand that you cannot legally ask certain things either on the application or verbally during the interview. Never ask about marital status, family, religion, ethnicity, citizenship, arrest record, sexuality, politics or disabilities.
Conducting the interview
Here are a few of our general suggestions for conducting an interview:
- Study the application prior to the interview and seek explanations for anything irregular or missing.
- Listen more than you talk.
- Ask open-ended questions that can't be answered with a "yes" or "no."
- Note the interviewee's non-verbal responses.
- Picture the candidate in your culture. Is he or she a good fit with the current team?
- Evaluate traits such as initiative, decision-making skills, communication, leadership and time management.
- If possible, have one or several team members conduct a separate interview. It is surprising how others can get different but important information. The only caution is that anyone assisting with the interview must know the laws about legally out-of-bounds questions.
Check references
Don't hire without checking references. Phone inquiries are the most effective because some hesitation or tone of voice may be as helpful as the answer. Also use references to verify application information. State that the candidate has provided the contact information and is aware the contact will be made.
Protect your business
While the top effort should be to prevent any animal abuse on your farm, vetting new hires to prevent the accidental hiring of an undercover animal rights activist makes sense. It is perfectly legal to ask (on the application or verbally) whether the applicant is or ever was a member of an animal rights group. Asking the question creates a record that potentially could be used later.
Make the job offer
Promptly make the job offer both verbally and in writing. Include all of the details regarding benefits to eliminate surprises later. Also promptly communicate with everyone you interviewed to let them know you selected someone else.
Prepare your team
Make sure the rest of your team knows about the hire and starting date. Convey a sense of excitement and hospitality among the staff so the new employee feels welcomed.


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NEW ORLEANS—Don't be fooled by the 34-31 final score—the Battle of the Harbaughs in Super Bowl XLVII was a major victory for John. The Ravens' coach had no problems bullying younger brother Jim with aggressive play-calling early and didn't let up late to ensure the 49ers couldn't complete a big comeback.
"That's been our game plan, pretty much all year," Ravens outside linebacker Paul Kruger said. "We don't know any other style of football."
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Offensively and defensively, the Ravens were the team that didn't hold back Sunday night in the Superdome, sustaining their modus operandi from three previous playoff games. John Harbaugh is three years and several playoff victories ahead of Jim Harbaugh, and that showed in the confidence he had in the core of his team.
From John's opening decision to let the 49ers have the ball to the closing decision to have his team blitz quarterback Colin Kaepernick on a fourth-down play from the 5-yard line, the mentality of Baltimore's coaching staff was their players would make big plays when needed.
The Ravens got them against the Colts, Broncos and Patriots—and they gave the 49ers the same treatment. The biggest uptick in John Harbaugh's staff came from the December promotion of Jim Caldwell to offensive coordinator. Caldwell and the Ravens didn't just pick their spots to take shots with the big arm of quarterback Joe Flacco, they kept taking them, attacking with every receiver at their disposal.
Consider Baltimore's strategy with a 14-3 lead right before the two-minute warning in the first half. With the ball at their own 44 in that situation, many teams would have chosen to move the ball methodically and carefully. But the Ravens still attacked deep on a third-and-10 play, and the result was a 56-yard touchdown catch by wide receiver Jacoby Jones.
A little earlier, instead of adding to his lead with a chip shot 31-yard field goal, John Harbaugh took a chance with the first fake field goal in Super Bowl history. Although the 8-yard scramble by kicker Justin Tucker fell a yard short of converting a first down, the message was sent—the Ravens were out to put the game away, not just pad their lead.
John Harbaugh felt like he had to play that way for one reason—Jim Harbaugh.
"I just knew with Jim Harbaugh being on the other sideline and all of those years we have been together, the game was going to be a dogfight," John Harbaugh said.
Turns out John Harbaugh was right. The 49ers fell behind 28-6 early in the third quarter after Jones rewarded his coach's deferral by returning the second-half kickoff 108 yards for another big-play touchdown. Jim Harbaugh, however, knew his offense or defense wouldn't panic because of its comeback mentality throughout the playoffs.
But Jim Harbaugh's conservative approach early was one of the reasons the Ravens never could quite catch up. Instead of letting Kaepernick loose in the same manner Baltimore did with Flacco, he had the young 49ers feel their way with the running game, looking to set up moving the ball more successfully in the second half.
The Ravens, however, never left behind their aggressive mentality, even when the Niners were mounting the rally.
"Any time you are playing a great team like that, you have to start fast and finish fast," Kruger said. "I felt like we did that."
For all the big plays they made in the first 30-plus minutes of the game, including the forcing of two first-half takeaways, it took one more to preserve the win. Defensive coordinator Dean Pees sent extra men at Kaepernick on the last-gasp fourth-down pass to force a rushed pass for wide receiver Michael Crabtree that fell out of bounds near the right corner of the end zone
The Ravens haven't always been the most talented team on the field in the playoffs, and that was arguably the case against the 49ers. But the combination of John Harbaugh, Caldwell and Pees came through again because they kept striking at key times.
"It's never pretty, it's never perfect, but it is us, and that was us today—just the way we do it," John Harbaugh said.
The way John Harbaugh had his team do it Sunday wasn't just better than his brother. As the coach holding the Lombardi Trophy, he did the best, most complete job in the league this season.


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ACC Represented by Four Quarterbacks on Allstate Sugar Bowl's Manning Award Watch List
Friday, July 20, 2012
The Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, added four more quarterbacks to its annual Watch List on Friday. The Watch List is being announced by conference in conjunction with each league's media days. As Atlantic Coast Conference Media Days begin on Sunday, four ACC quarterbacks were selected for the list: Tajh Boyd (Clemson), Mike Glennon (North Carolina State), Bryn Renner (North Carolina) and Logan Thomas (Virginia Tech).


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Topic: I think I've had enough...
Wait....that's a good thing! Tomorrow will be treatment number 4, the end of Cycle 2. I have Cycle 3 and 2 more treatments before the doctors will conduct another PetScan, etc. However, I am feeling a pull away from the chemo towards a herbal approach. Now, before you guys start sending emails telling me that I should,"stay the course", you should know that I have not taken one step, nor have a made one move without FIRST hearing from the Lord.
From faxing my medical records to Mayo and obtaining a second opinion, (which still blows my doctor's mind. he can't believe that they would actually give me a WRITTEN opinion based on faxed medical reports without a face to face!); to my willingness to undergo chemo because I heard His voice as the nurse from Mayo explained the procedure and advised that I would feel better after the treatments.
Now, I'm feeling that uncertainty again, and that means it's time to take a break and free my mind and heart so that I can hear Him clearly. I promise to keep you posted on what He advises; as my life is now and has always been in His wonderful loving hands!


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So what if we lack lush beaches and have modest adobe buildings instead of skyscrapers? New Mexico has character, dammit and we here at SFR would like to celebrate its quirks, warts and all.
What's that you say Norco, CA? You think you're kooky because you require people interested in keeping a pet rhinoceros to obtain a $100 license first? Well, hellfire will come down on hairy women in Carrizozo, NM should they leave the house to air out their muttonchops.
Yep, we keep it gangster in the Land of Enchantment. Interested in why there's a town here named after a 1950s radio quiz show?
Read on.
15. We have a superhero governor
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14. In Carrizozo, it's against the law for a female to appear unshaven in public
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13. We're home to the original Las Vegas
12. We're also home to a town that changed its name to this:
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11. Hands down, we have the best police force around
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10. Our state flower, the yucca, can be used to make rope, sandals and shampoo. Your move, Texas rose!
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9. Because Smokey the Bear is from here
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8. We're home to the world's largest hot air balloon festival; the biggest enchilada and the globe's most colossal cornhole board
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7. In Las Cruces, it's forbidden to carry a lunch box down Main Street (I don't know about you, but I can sleep better at night)
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6. Our teenagers are made out of rubber!
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5. More than an international destination, we're an intergalactic one
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4. We have an official state cookie (recipe here)
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3. Because, according to the state constitution, idiots can't vote here (well, most of the time)
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1. We have green chile EVERYTHING
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HE has no clue what it means, but he knows how to spell it. B-U-R-E-A-U-C-R-A-T-I-C. Bureaucratic.
With the adjective for an inflexible or insensitive administrator, nine-year-old Will Stamp secured the title of the state's best junior speller.
"I knew how to spell bureau from a few books," the Avalon Public School student said.
Will outlasted 41 other junior finalists in the Premier's Spelling Bee at Ultimo on Wednesday. Along with 42 seniors, they were the best of more than 120,000 students who entered the contest across the state.
Except for the word uninspiring, which stumped him momentarily, the precocious youngster survived the 13 rounds with unwavering confidence. He had no trouble spelling deceit, brevity, gratuity, pharmaceutical, prognosis, and memorandum.
For more than two hours, the students shuffled back and forth to the lone microphone.
Some answers lingered through long pauses. Others were boomed with confidence.
The seats emptied with each round as students fell short on words like surfeit, magnanimous, affidavit, milliner and buccaneer. The annual tournament, launched in 2004 with just 800 entrants in its inaugural year, is now the biggest spelling bee in the country.
Ten-year-old Stuart Rich from St Ives North Public School won the senior competition after correctly spelling the winning word acquiesce.
Niamh Brazil, the winner of last year's junior event, from Wilkins Public School in Marrickville, lost after failing to spell correctly rhododendron.
The Premier, Barry O'Farrell, watched from the front row and addressed the students before the award presentation. "Life and learning is about having a go … it's about putting your hand up and trying new things," he said.
To win the final junior round, Will beat Sabina Patawaran, from Meadowbank Public School, and Keiren Pirabhahar, from Murray Farm Public School, who bowed out with sebaceous and euphonium.
For first place, Will Stamp was awarded a dictionary - a tool which is unlikely to be of much use in the careers he hopes to pursue.
"I want to be a palaeontologist. That would be most likely," he said. "Or a rugby player."


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jubuttib wrote:That reminds me, there was this one Proline Hurricane that we got as a tester disc, and while admittedly it flew like shit (I think we just got a crap one), the plastic was just unbelievable. It wasn't particularly grippy, but man was it the toughest thing ever. We wanted to try and get some understability into the disc to see if it made it fly any better, and must have blasted it into the tarmac at full tilt some 100+ times. Nothing. Nothing changed in the flight. It got some very minor scratching, but that's it.BentElbow11 wrote:IMO, two of the nicest plastics are DGA's Proline and Sparkle. Somehow superior to ESP and Elite Z counterparts. Proline is glossier and more durable than ESP, and Sparkle is much better than most Elite Z, more like a really good Opto.
That plastic stands out as the most durable blend I've ever witnessed out of any premium plastic. =)
Proline's definitely a different blend than Discraft's ESP, the high gloss finish is the first indication. I have a tie-dye Tsunami and a Squall, which sound like the Hurricane you described.


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NEW YORK (Real Money) -- With the announcements Wednesday morning from the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureaus of Economic Analysis and Census that real first-quarter annualized GDP was revised to a contraction of 2.9% and that durable goods orders for May -- the second month of the second quarter -- decreased by 1% since April, now is a good time to review defensive investing.
One of my general themes of the past few years has been taking a defensive position by investing in sectors that are traditionally affected less by poor economic activity because the goods produced by them must be consumed. My preferred defensive sector has been grocery stores, which I last wrote about in January. In that sector, the two names I like the most continue to be Safeway (SWY) and Kroger (KR). So far this year, Safeway and Kroger shares are up about 17% and 25%, respectively, compared with the S&P 500's approximately 6.5% return. That's a stellar performance for any stock, but truly impressive for mature companies in a low-margin business.
The dividend yields have also remained relatively stable over the past year. Safeway's is currently 2.7% vs. 2.5% about a year ago. Kroger's is now at 1.3%, down from 1.6% at this time last year. Both are down substantially over the past 18 months, when Safeway was paying a dividend yield of about 3.4% and Kroger's was about 2.2%.
The sector, especially Safeway and Kroger, has become crowded with investors looking for income alternatives to bonds. This has driven their stock prices up, and that is reflected by lower dividend yields. The investors most responsible for this are logically parking their money in these issues temporarily. These issues increasingly look less defensive than they did a few years ago. These companies and this sector, however, still represent the least risk of a capital market disruption caused by poor economic activity, so holding them for income is still warranted.
The performance of Whole Foods (WFM) and The Fresh Market (TFM) this year has been the exact opposite; their stock prices are down by 32% and 15%, respectively. As I wrote in January, deteriorating economic activity would likely preclude consumers from upgrading their grocery purchases to these higher-priced providers.
The divergent trends in the stock prices of these two groups indicate that their real risk profiles are converging. Whole Foods in particular is beginning to have a financial profile similar to Kroger. I still don't consider Whole Foods as a defensive position, and I believe there's still downside for it as the real condition of economic activity and the potential for a capital market reaction to it begins to be recognized by investors. But it warrants watching as a buying opportunity within the next three months, and I may advise swapping Kroger for Whole Foods within that period, especially if their stock prices continue to diverge.
The Fresh Market, however, still represents too much risk, and I believe that could decline substantially from current levels. Eighty percent of its stock is held by institutions, which is on par with the other three discussed, but its market cap at about $1.65 billion is a fraction of the others and represents a liquidity risk to investors.
Costco's (COST) share price has declined by about 1.3% so far this year. The biggest issue facing it is the lack of household formation, which itself is a derivative of the poor economy and lack of job prospects for the 25- to 34-year-old demographic. Costco's primary customers are families with high grocery bills. Fewer family formations and less consumer income mean less need and less ability to pay for bulk purchases of grocery items.
Walmart (WMT) shares are off by about 3.7% this year. The biggest issue facing Wal-Mart is that it is already massive, making growth extraordinarily difficult as there are few other players in the general discount consumer segment competing for market share. It's also being hit by the same economic realities affecting Costco: lack of consumer disposable and discretionary income.


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Beau Alan Fecht - September 02, 2009
To Jake and Julie Fecht of Gothenburg, on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009, at Gothenburg Memorial Hospital, a son, Beau Alan, weighing seven pounds, nine ounces. He was welcomed home by a brother, Gunnar.
Paternal grandparents are Hal and Kendra Fecht of Gothenburg. Maternal grandparents are Mark and Cindy McKeone of Cozad.
Great-grandparents include Bernadine Fecht, Bob and Marj Plank and Ward and Shirley Lundstrom, all of Gothenburg, and Betty McKeone of Cozad.


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Cosplayer amaryie > Costume of Magoichi Saika (Sengoku Basara 3)
- Most Recent Photo
- 09-03-2012
- Series
- Sengoku Basara 3
- Character
- Magoichi Saika
- Year Completed:
- 2012
- Construction Difficulty:
- Difficult
- Awards
- 3rd Place San Francisco Cherry Blossom Festival Cosplay Contest (2012)
- Costume worn at:
- Otakon 2012
- Sakura-con 2012
About this Costume
- Construction Details:
Necklace is a series of four layered beads/pendants on a leather piece I stitched up. The sleeves are an original pattern of knit, fishnet, and elastic and the white is stitched with a marine needle and embroidery thread. The corset (HNGH) was modified from a Laughing Moon corset pattern and filled with flat and steel boning (the back is elastic) while the blue design is puff paint. The blue sash is a knit and the red sash is a poplin with the design puff-painted on. The pants were a clearance item from Target and the belt is furniture vinyl decorated with sequins. The leg armor is a real 8-10oz leather belly that was cut out using a personal pattern, glued together, stained, leather punched, laced in the back, then adored with the decorative leather pieces and "studs" (secret as to what those are ;] ). The socks were bought and dyed and the sandals are from Payless.
- Personal Thoughts:
- HNGH SAIKA. CHRIST THIS COSPLAY. This idea came months ago during a Basara Christmas party where I joked that I should be Saika and bekalou should be Keiji and we should have a crack v-day shoot...and I opened my fat mouth so it happened LOL;; I was really honored to cosplay a badass lady from Basara (since there's only five or so FFFF) and be next to such a wonderful Keiji who showered me with affection I COULDN'T RETURN TO BE IN CHARACTER GHREOUGAHEGUO;;; ANYWAYS. I struggled on the leather but it was a great learning experience and DEFINITELY. REVISITING. THE CORSET (so much bare chest the first time it was scary... oAo). Anyways, definitely pleased with this costume challenges and I now support this couple LOL;;
Wig Details
- How was the wig colored?
- dye bath
- Styling Notes
- Thanks to bekalou for dying the wig. Ginger blonde had too much yellow so a dye bath in brown softened it just enough. Then feathered some of the ends so would look thinner.
- Wig Review
- Inigo was a great choice though and I approve of the new Arda wig.
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Intra-ductal Confocal Endomicroscopy for Characterization of Pancreas and Bile Duct Tumor (EMID)
This study has been completed.
Institut Paoli-Calmettes
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Institut Paoli-Calmettes
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: June 27, 2009
Last updated: March 19, 2013
Last verified: March 2013
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Detailed Description:
The endomicroscopy is an adaptation of traditional optical microscopy in the digestive endoscopy. Furthermore, with the integration of a miniaturized laser confocal microscope to a videoendoscope, it's possible to study the digestive mucous by "optical biopsy". This monocentric, non randomized and prospective study uses the Intra-ductal confocal endomicroscopy for the characterization of pancreas and bile duct tumor.
|Pancreas Neoplasms Bile Duct Diseases
|Procedure: Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography (ERCP)
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
|Official Title:
|Intra-ductal Confocal Endomicroscopy for Characterization of Pancreas and Bile Duct Tumor
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Endoscopy
Drug Information available for: Pancreatin PancrelipaseU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Institut Paoli-Calmettes:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- The principal outcome is the percentage of successful in vivo examination according to the localisation of the stenosis. A successful examination is defined by the obtention of exploitable image for the anatomopathology. [ Time Frame: 2 days ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Study of the concordance between optical and histological biopsy [ Time Frame: 2 days ]
- Frequency and grade of adverse effects induced by the confocal endomicroscopy [ Time Frame: 2 days ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|September 2008
|Study Completion Date:
|May 2012
|Primary Completion Date:
|May 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: endomicroscopy
Utilisation of an intra-ductal confocal endomicroscopy during the endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography
Procedure: Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography (ERCP)
Utilisation of the Intra-ductal confocal endomicroscopy to obtain any exploitable image for the anatomopathology.
Detailed Description:
Primary objective:
Obtain a tissular characterization of a biliary or pancreatic stenosis with a confocal microscope which is in direct contact of the stenosis during the Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography (ERCP).
Secondary objectives:
- Compare the result of this "optical biopsy" to a conventional biopsy.
- Tolerance
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients aged from 18 to older
- Patient with an inflammatory or tumoral stenosis of bile duct or a solid or cystic tumor in the pancreas with a dilatation of the principal pancreatic canal.
- Signed consent
Non inclusion Criteria:
- Patient who have no indication for an ERCP
- Allergy to fluorescein
- Allergic rhinitis, asthma, eczema
- Pregnancy, breast feeding
- Patients with dialysis
- Patient with severe heart failure
- Patient with cirrhosis
- Hemostasis failure which can induce difficulties or contraindication for the biopsy during the conventional endoscopy
Contacts and Locations
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00930410
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00930410
|Institut PAOLI-CALMETTES
|Marseille, France
|Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grasse
|Monaco, Monaco
Sponsors and Collaborators
Institut Paoli-Calmettes
|Principal Investigator:
|Marc GIOVANNINI, MD
|Institut Paoli-Calmettes
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Keywords provided by Institut Paoli-Calmettes:
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|Institut Paoli-Calmettes
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00930410 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|June 27, 2009
|Last Updated:
|March 19, 2013
Keywords provided by Institut Paoli-Calmettes:
pancreas neoplasms
bile duct diseases
Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Pancreatic Neoplasms
Bile Duct Diseases
Bile Duct Neoplasms
Digestive System Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Endocrine Gland Neoplasms
Digestive System Diseases
Pancreatic Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
Biliary Tract Diseases
Biliary Tract Neoplasms
Gastrointestinal Agents
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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Howard finished second in rebounding, but he was also the only guy on his team even trying on the boards and played nearly 40MPG to get it.
Just my opinion, but I think Reggie is a better pure rebounder. Dwight's better at absolutely everything else though.
I remember reading somewhere that Reggie Evans NEVER pays attention in the huddle, now I notice it every time. He's usually watching the cheerleaders, the Jumbotron, pacing around, or just spacing out.
4 points a game makes sense..he never knows what play they're running.
Career numbers:
- Dwight Howard grabs 20.9% of available rebounds (21.8% last season)
- Reggie Evans grabs 21.1% of available rebounds (25.6% last season)
- Kevin Love grabs 22.2% of available rebounds (23.6% last season)
But please, feel free to contribute nothing outside of dancing bananas.
Thank goodness for Pacers Digest user features.
Them 2 should never be in the same sentance when it comes to basketball comparisons, except for the fact they are both in the NBA.
WTF? larry would be fired lol? Isnt Larry the one who brought in solo jones that would be the very bottom. Reggie Evans is a major upgrade over solo and plays smashmouth b ball.
Howard doesn't grab as many rebounds because the shots he blocks don't count as boards....and the shots he alters such that the player turns the ball over or the shot goes out of bounds doesn't count either. Then there's the fact teams are more likely to shoot from distance to avoid his reach, you have boards that are harder to grab by a guy in the paint like Dwight because the ball will bounce further off the rim.
Great rebound stats though...
Lance is finally home. Whether he becomes our starting PG or he's 6th man, he's getting big minutes and he's here to stay. #llortontnia
The only thing is you're talking volume, not percentage. I won't argue that Dwight is a better shotblocker and defender, but he doesn't pull in boards as efficiently as Evans does. That's why I would call Evans a better rebounder. Your analysis was well put though.
Solomon Jones had just turned 25 when he was signed. Pacers was way over the cap and for him to sign Solo was a good move at the time. Bird took a chance on him to continue developing. And Solo was thrown into playing center most of the time on that skinny frame. Solo is really a PF.
Now, Pacers do not have a cap issue. If thats the type of talent he brings in having tons of options, He will be fired. He has no excusses now and he almost didn't have a job already.
If Evans could stay healthy, then I might be some what ok with it. But, this isn't the case. He has only had 3 out of 10 decent seasons and one shouldn't count last years all time rebound effort. Someone up there in Toronto has to get some rebounds off all those missed FG's.
I would rather have Bob back anyways if we can't do better then that.
Lance is finally home. Whether he becomes our starting PG or he's 6th man, he's getting big minutes and he's here to stay. #llortontnia
Very well put!
My takeaway is that Reggie is a fantastic rebounder and is more productive in that aspect of the game than Howard is. I definitely wouldn't want to imply anything more than that, but again your point is very well taken. That's why Dwight is a top-5 player in the league and Evans is simply a great rebounder.
Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
I think Humphries could make a solid starter, but the trick is not overpaying. That's complicated - as mentioned previously - by his contract year jump. I think at best we're talking 8/8 to 10/10 range + a block.
Personally, I'd rather have a bit more scoring and/or shotblocking potential from my PF. However, if we get into a situation of looking to just add rebounding/toughness depth, I am not opposed. This is where the price comes in. Someone would likely offer him more than what I think he's worth. Hopefully not us.
So, at a moderate price tag for what I think his production would be, I'd say fine. But what do you think he will command coming of last year?
I'd rather die standing up than live on my knees.
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