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IRAPs (Secreted Insulin Regulated AminoPeptidase): a New Insulin Sensitivity Biomarker (IRAP)
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Previous studies have demonstrated defects in the trafficking and translocation of GLUT4 glucose transporter in skeletal muscle and adipose tissue to be a major cause of insulin resistance in humans. IRAP (Secreted Insulin Regulated AminoPeptidase) is a protein which collocalizes and is translocated with GLUT4 to the plasma membrane in response to insulin. The extracellular domain of IRAP is cleaved and released in the bloodstream.
Therefore, IRAP plasma concentration could be a good marker of insulin sensitivity.
In this study the investigators seek to confirm this hypothesis by using the gold standard of insulin sensitivity assessment: the hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp.
It is a multicenter descriptive study.
|Insulin Resistance
|Other: It is a hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp.
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Basic Science
|Official Title:
|Evaluation of Plasma IRAP Secreted Protein as a New Insulin Sensitivity Biomarker, Using Hyperinsulinemic Euglycemic Clamp
- IRAP plasma concentration during the hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp [ Time Frame: 30 min before the clamp and during the clamp every 10 min for a duration of 240 min. ]Enzyme-linked Immunosorbsent assay (Sandwich ELISA)
- Glucose Infusion Rate (GIR) [ Time Frame: at T90, T100, T110, T120 minutes and T210, T220, T230, T 240 minutes ]It is an average rate of glucose infused at steady state of the first and second level of insulinemia infusion
- Oxydative stress markers [ Time Frame: at T0, T120 and T240 min ]TBARS, GSH, GSSG and nitroalbumin assessments
|Study Start Date:
|June 2012
|Study Completion Date:
|September 2012
|Primary Completion Date:
|July 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: Single Arm
Other: It is a hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp.
The hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp includes three periods:
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 35 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Men and women (sex ratio = 1)
- Aged from 18 to 35 years
- Fasting glycemia < 6mmol/L
- Total cholesterol < 7mmol/L
- Triglycerides < 1.5 mmol/L
- CRPus < 5 mg/L
- Creatinine clearance < 80mL/min according to Cockroft formula
- Liver enzymes (ALanine AminoTransférase and ASpartate AminoTransférase) < 1.5 times normal values
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subject not in compliance with the recommendations of French National Law in force
- Medical history of metabolic disease (diabetes, dyslipidemia), endocrine disease, renal insufficiency
- Drug use that could affect glucose metabolism and the renin angiotensin aldosterone system
- Blood pressure > 140/90mmHg
- Tea and coffee consumption more than 5 cups per day
- Subject who smoke more than 5 cigarettes per day
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01648478
|Centre de recherche en nutrition humaine Rhone-Alpes
|Pierre Bénite, France
|Principal Investigator:
|Martine LAVILLE, Pr
|Centre de recherche en nutrition humaine Rhone-Alpes
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|Hospices Civils de Lyon
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01648478 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|June 27, 2012
|Last Updated:
|September 10, 2014
Keywords provided by Hospices Civils de Lyon:
insulin sensitivity marker
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Insulin Resistance
Immune System Diseases
Glucose Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Insulin, Globin Zinc
Hypoglycemic Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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I will use this space to publish a variety of comments submitted to the FDA on its proposed rule docket "Preventive Controls for Fresh Produce; Request for Comments."
This was submitted May 25 by Brent Harrison about the place of watermelon in produce safety:
Brent Harrison: The watermelon industry is in the process of submitting comments to the FDA docket to help FDA obtain information about current practices and conditions for the production and packing of fresh produce (watermelon).
As an industry, we are concerned about food safety requirements and rules as they relate to our crop. While the industry agrees with GAP and GHP standards of food safety, and is one of the most proactive and progressive in its approach, we believe that our suggestions would improve the utility and clarity of produce standards, consistent with FDA?s intentions.
The Melon Category A High Risk Priority: The Melon category has a high risk designation, or category of priority, as identified by FDA for the category?s history of produce outbreaks. The Melon category (by FDA definition) includes Cantaloupe (also known as Muskmelons), Honeydew, Watermelon, and variety Melons (e.g., Canary, Crenshaw, and Galia).
In a letter dated January 22, 2010 from FDA to the National Watermelon Association, FDA stated, ?melons have been linked to 15.9% (13) of the eighty-two food-borne illness outbreaks associated with the consumption of fresh produce between 1996 and 2008 in which FDA was involved (i.e., outbreaks not associated with contamination at point-of-service).
Cantaloupe was involved in 10 of the 13 outbreaks associated with melon consumption. Of the remaining 3 outbreaks, 2 were linked to honeydew melon and a third to pre-cut melon, type not specified. FDA?s outbreak data for fresh produce during this time period does not reflect any illness outbreaks linked to pathogen contamination of watermelon during production, harvest or packinghouse handling?.
Industry customers (retailers and foodservice operators) require "additional" and "unnecessary" investments in food safety audits and procedures because of the High Risk designation, even though Watermelon has a clean record. The added costs are substantial; they are in addition to standard GAP and GHP investments; and these costs are fully borne by the watermelon industry with no pay-back from our customers.
The High Risk designation is not deserved and the resultant costs of wasted time, labor, and money are forcing some farmers to move to other crops. Even as a safe crop, we are considered by our customers to be "guilty by association" and are forced to pay an additional, unnecessary price.
Research Impacts: The watermelon industry funded a microbial study through the University of California Davis with the specific objective to determine the survival and growth potential of inoculated E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella, and Shigella on the outer rind of watermelon under typical retail distribution conditions. Pathogens selected for the studies were those that had been used by Drs. Suslow and Harris for inoculating other fruits and vegetables, and the selected strains represented a broad range of isolates that have been found in association with produce.
The results demonstrate that Salmonella, E. coli O157:H7, and Shigella sonnei behave on watermelon rind in a manner similar to that of other smooth surface produce. The smooth rind of the watermelon did not provide an irregular surface where the bacteria could get caught and remain.
Because of the smooth rind washing the watermelon under running tap water sufficed to remove any pathogens from the fruit. (Source: Evaluating the Potential for Human Pathogens to Grow or Survive on the Surface of Watermelon Rind Under Typical Retail Distribution Conditions. Principle Investigators: Linda J. Harris, Ph.D. , Extension Food Safety, Dept. of Food Science and Technology Specialist, University of California, Davis; Trevor V. Suslow, Ph.D. ,Extension Postharvest Specialist, Dept. of Vegetable Crops, University of California, Davis)
A study by the internationally known and acclaimed food safety expert, Dr. Larry R. Beuchat, states ?Growth [Escherichia coli 0157:H7] was more prolific on cantaloupe than on watermelon rind?. (Source: Survival and Growth of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli 0157:H7 in Cantaloupe and Watermelon, BRENDA A. DEL ROSARIO and LARRY R. BEUCHAT* Center for Food Safely and Quality Enhancement and Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Georgia) (Journal of Food Protection 58:105-107. 1995)
Additionally, USDA determined that watermelon is one of the "cleanest" fruit and vegetables. Martha Lamont, Director, USDA, AMS, S&T Monitoring Programs Office said, "Of the fruit and vegetables tested in 2005, watermelon and eggplant had the lowest number of samples with detectable residues and therefore, were the cleanest in the group". USDA replaced watermelon with another crop in the next phase of study.
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) is an independent organization that speaks out on issues of public health and safety. They publish a list of fruit and vegetables they consider unhealthy referred to as "The Dirty Dozen." They also publish a list they consider healthy and refer to as the "Clean Fifteen" -- this list includes watermelon. While the list is specifically related to the presence of pesticides, watermelon?s smooth and thick rind is an environment that is not conducive to the retention of pesticides or pathogens. The Commodity-specific Approach: The Food Safety Working Group (FSWG), created by President Obama in 2009, announced that FDA would issue "commodity-specific draft guidance on preventive controls that industry can implement to reduce the risk of microbial contamination in the production and distribution of tomatoes, melons, and leafy greens".
The Melon guidance is not, in our opinion, commodity-specific. The guidance has an emphasis on a category of crops, not a commodity, which hampers our crop/commodity unfairly. In the FDA letter dated January 22, 2010, FDA stated,"We agree that some of these designations cover a range of commodities (e.g., melons and leafy greens) and others are narrower (e.g., green onions). We also agree that produce varieties (and practices) within a category may have significantly different risk profiles.
The following submitted comments by the produce industry?s largest organizations help to validate the differences: The industry recognizes that netted skin melons, like cantaloupe, have a different contamination risk profile from waxy skin melons, like watermelon, and this is reflected in the relative frequency that each has been associated with illness outbreaks. (United Fresh comments, October 2009).
Western Growers remain unconvinced that these products present the same risk profile and question the need to include them all in this Guidance. While production practices are generally similar, the outbreak history discussed in the background section of this document clearly indicates that netted skin melons, like cantaloupe, have a different contamination risk profile from waxy skin melons, like watermelon.
It is Western Growers recommendation that FDA reduce the scope of the Guidance to netted melons consistent with the "risk based" approach to food safety guidance and regulation promoted by FDA. (Western Growers comments, January 2010)
FDA is completely committed to commodity-specific and risk-based processes. In that vein, to keep Watermelon in the Melon category is a contradiction to the commodity-specific goal of the FDA and the Obama administration.
The USDA oversees U.S. Standards for Grades of fruits and vegetables, and has Watermelons, Cantaloupes and Honey Dew melons separated as a result of their differing profiles and uniqueness in a commodity approach. FDA should follow the same commodity-specific approach as USDA to reflect the risk-basis of each commodity.
Watermelon and Melons are in the cucurbit family, the Cucurbitaceae. However, they are in different genera. Watermelon is Citrullus lanatus, and Melon is Cucumis melo. Melon is also known as muskmelon; but that term has been also used to describe a type of melon with netted rind. (Munger, H.M. and R.W. Robinson, 1991 Nomenclature of Cucumis melo L. Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 14:43-44).
As an example of the proper separation of commodities, Onions and Green Onions are separated into two commodities. Yet, they share more commonalities through scientific classification than Watermelons and Melons. The only scientific classification difference between the onion commodities is Species.
Watermelon and Melons differ in three areas; Tribe, Genus and Species. The important difference between the Onion commodities is that Green Onions have a history of food borne illness outbreaks and separated from Onions in a proper risk-based, commodity specific approach.
With more differences between them, Watermelons should be separated from melons. In a commodity-specific and risk-based approach to food safety, Watermelon is one of the safest crops produced for consumers throughout the World. Consumers buy commodities, like watermelon and cantaloupes, not categories.
They know that they can purchase a watermelon and trust the safeness and healthiness of our fruit. FDA?s risk-based approach may want to focus on true melons that have the risk profile and outbreak record, like Cantaloupes, and not waste valuable resources on a safe, healthy crop such as Watermelon.
FDA has verified that watermelon has no industry-related outbreaks on record. Even with a positive record, the Watermelon Industry has been very proactive in its progressive approach toward food safety through the creation of its own Guidance for the Fresh Watermelon Supply Chain, which included input and review with high marks from FDA. The industry participated in a successful USDA pilot program in food safety audits in Mexico. And, we created an advanced traceability process at the item level that many in our industry are utilizing.
The Watermelon Industry is doing more than it is expected to do, yet we are forced to pay a hefty, incremental price for additional requirements that do not improve safeness. Accountability: As an industry, watermelon farmers and handlers are concerned about food safety requirements and rules as they relate to their crop. The industry is very progressive and proactive in its regular food safety practices.
The Watermelon Industry is one of the most proactive industries in its progressive approach toward food safety through the creation of its own Guidance for the Fresh Watermelon Supply Chain, which includes significant input and review with high marks from FDA.
The industry participated in a successful USDA pilot program of food safety audits with USDA auditors in Mexico in 2009. The industry created an advanced traceability process that traces individual watermelon from farm to consumer, and a process that many handlers in the industry are utilizing.
The watermelon industry is leading the produce industry in food safety practices, an advanced traceability solution at the item level, conducting its own research on rind pathogens, winning the results of pesticide residue studies, has a positive (no outbreak) track record, and yet is paying an unfair additional price due its inclusion in the high risk melon category.
Conclusions: The Watermelon Industry appreciates the opportunity to contribute to FDA?s efforts to provide information and share views that will help to inform the development of safety standards for fresh produce at the farm and packing house through strategies and cooperative efforts. Watermelon deserves to be viewed by FDA in a commodity-specific and risk-based approach to food safety.
We need FDA to put Watermelon in its rightful place as a commodity of it self. On behalf of the National Watermelon Association and the industry, I thank you for your consideration, and stand ready to validate our comments and recommendations.
I will use this space to publish a variety of comments submitted to the FDA on its proposed rule docket "Preventive Controls for Fresh Produce; Request for Comments."

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NORTH LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Detectives with the Broward Sheriff's Office say they are looking for a man who robbed a shoe store in North Lauderdale.
On Jan. 17 before 9 pm, detectives said a man entered the Foot Locker store on South State Road 7 and brought a pair of socks to the register.
After handing the clerk $20 as if he were paying for the socks, detectives said he jumped over the counter, pointed a handgun at the clerk and demanded money.
Officials said the male clerk handed over money from the register. The gunman also forced the clerk to the back of the store, where detectives said a female coworker was.
The gunman forced the store's employees to open the safe. When he found out there wasn't any money in the safe, detectives said the robber became upset and demanded the clerk to get him two pairs of blue Nike Speedturf shoes, in sizes 8 and 10, valued at $135 per pair.
Detectives said the gunman ordered the female clerk to open a second cash register and give him the money inside.
On his way out of the store with the loot, officials said the gunman grabbed two baseball caps, one with an Atlanta Falcons logo, the other with a Chicago Bulls emblem. Detectives said the gunman also took a pair of grey and red Jordan socks.
The Broward Sheriff's Office described the gunman as a black male, wearing during the robbery sunglasses, a black sweater, black sweatpants, a grey skully and black and red Nike sneakers.
Anyone with information is asked to call BSO Detective Cody Gill at 954-321-4270, or contact Broward Crime Stoppers anonymously online here or calling 954-493-TIPS (8477). Officials said a cash reward of up to $1,000 can be paid to tipsters who call Crime Stoppers with information leading to an arrest.
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Well, that's one way of looking at it.
So, when a beginner likes a DX Teebird, DX Eagle, etc and then steps up to a Champ or Star, they are faced with a dilema...such as why is it flying so differently from their DX version? That's not a good thing for a beginner who's still working out throwing technique. The alternative is to be replacing cheap plastic constantly. I don't know of many beginners going that route. Any novice can pick up a disc in base and premium plastic and know immediately which one's the better disc and will hold up to course conditions.
Anyway, my main point, based on an earlier post in this thread, is that there's no need for beginners to avoid premium plastics unless they're cost wary when just starting out. There are many advantages to using premium plastic however, durability and retention of stability/flight characteristics being two that come to mind.


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Every Friday, Sporting News' Ryan Fagan will take a deeper look at the players making on-the-field headlines—both good and bad—with the help of advanced baseball metrics. Unless otherwise specified, statistics have been gathered from baseball-reference.com and fangraphs.com, two thoroughly indispensable websites.
This week, we'll look at three of the healthy candidates in the National League MVP race, which already was wide open before Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina—one of the frontrunner—went on the disabled list this week. To be clear, these aren't the only three candidates, but just three we've chosen to highlight. All stats through Thursday:
Andrew McCutchen, Pirates
At this point last year, McCutchen's numbers actually were significantly better than they are now, but the Pirates' cringe-worthy collapse scuttled his shot at the MVP. Through Aug. 1, 2012, McCutchen had an insane .373/.432/.632 slash line to go with 22 homers, 60 RBI and 14 stolen bases. This year, through Aug. 1, his slash line is .299/.370/.491, and he has 15 homers, 59 RBI and 21 stolen bases. But the Pirates are on a massive upswing—they have the best winning percentage in baseball—and taking four of five from the Cardinals this week points toward a playoff push, not a collapse. If Pittsburgh moves into the postseason (a likely situation), McCutchen might be the favorite.
The stat: 4.9 WAR
What WAR isn't: Good for absolutely everything
What WAR is: Wins Above Replacement. Though not infallible, WAR generally is recognized as the best overall measure of a player's individual contributions—offense, defense and base running—by determining how much better a player is than an average replacement. Keep in mind that this is a cumulative stat, so you can't compare a player's WAR in early August to a player's full-season WAR from a previous year. A player with a full-season WAR above 4.0 generally is considered an All-Star level player; anything in the 8-10 range is MVP-worthy. Note: Fangraphs and Baseball-Reference calculate WAR in slightly different ways, which leads to slightly different results.
What this means for McCutchen's MVP case: McCutchen's 4.9 WAR (by Fangraphs' calculation) is sixth in the major leagues, and better than any other National League player on a contending team. Carlos Gomez (5.7) and David Wright (5.4) are above McCutchen, but it's hard to imagine anyone from the Brewers or Mets meriting serious consideration in this year's MVP discussion. If they were producing next-level numbers (like Mike Trout or Miguel Cabrera did last year), sure, but that's not the case with Gomez or Wright.
McCutchen's proponents will point at his WAR number for the next two months, and rightly so. This metric, as mentioned above, looks at the total package—speed, defense and hitting. Of the players in the MVP discussion (Molina, Goldschmidt, Votto, Buster Posey, Carlos Gonzalez, Allen Craig, Freddie Freeman, Matt Carpenter) only Gonzalez and McCutchen bring all three of those aspects to the table. And, of that group, only Molina and Craig, a pair of catchers, play what's considered a "premium" defensive position. McCutchen, a Gold Glove center fielder, plays a premium position, too—and he plays it very, very well. He provided one of those signature-type plays against the Cardinals this week, robbing Carlos Beltran of extra bases with two runners on.
Paul Goldschmidt, Diamondbacks
In 2012, Goldschmidt established himself as Arizona's first baseman of the future. In 2013, he's established himself as one of the best first baseman in baseball, which is quite an accomplishment for a power hitter who was never considered an "elite" prospect. He's hitting .300 with a .389 on-base percentage and a .932 OPS, to go with 24 home runs and an NL-leading 86 RBI. For Goldschmidt to stay near the top of the MVP race, though, the Diamondbacks need to stay within shouting distance of the Dodgers in the NL West. They're just 25-29 since the beginning of June, and that's not good enough.
The stat: 4.41 WPA
What WPA isn't: Wisconsin Pale Ale
What WPA is: Win Probability Added. This is a stat that measures, on a per-play basis, how an individual player contributes to the team's win expectancy. Obviously, it's more important for a player to make productive plays in a close game than productive plays in a blowout, and WPA reflects that value. As the Fangraphs glossary points out, this isn't necessarily a predictive stat but more of a cumulative storytelling tool (here's a more detailed breakdown). For context, Mike Trout led all qualified batters in the majors last season with a 5.32 WPA.
What this means for Goldschmidt's MVP case: Goldschmidt proponents will tell you that the Diamondbacks' first baseman is "clutch" and they believe this with all their heart. They'll offer anecdotal evidence of the time they remember he delivered when his Diamondbacks needed it most, and the best tangible evidence they'll likely be able to provide is pointing to his production with runners in scoring position (an outstanding .379 in 121 such plate appearances). But mostly, they'll tell you he's clutch because he's clutch, and that's what he is—clutch. The thing is, they're kinda right.
WPA could help their argument, if they knew it existed. Again, it's not a stat that says a player will be clutch in the future, just an indication that he was clutch in the past. Goldschmidt's WPA easily is the best in the National League; Cincinnati's Shin-Soo Choo is second at 3.54, followed by Atlanta's Freddie Freeman (3.50), Los Angeles' Adrian Gonzalez (3.28) and Washington's Ryan Zimmerman (2.98).
Dig into Goldschmidt's 2013 splits, and the numbers support his WPA lead. In high leverage situations (the most important at-bats of the game), he's hitting .341 with a 1.124 OPS. In medium leverage situations, .303 and .930, and in low-leverage situations, .277 and .834. When the Diamondbacks are ahead or behind by more than four runs, his OPS is .820; when the game's margin is two runs or less, it's .948.
Joey Votto, Reds
To save time, just go ahead and assume that Joey Votto, when healthy, will be in the NL MVP discussion for at least the next five years. He doesn't have the eye-popping numbers he's had in the past—except, of course, his NL-leading .430 on-base percentage—but the advanced metrics paint a picture of arguably the best hitter in the senior circuit. And, his .317 batting average, 16 homers and .934 OPS still are good.
The stat: 156 wRC+
What wRC+ isn't: Rochester College's advanced placement program
What wRC+ is: Weighted Runs Created Plus. This stat is similar to OPS+ (and other metrics) in that it attempts define a player's overall offensive production, but this one translates that production into how many runs a player is worth to his team. It's based off wOBA, designed to include park effect and set up so 100 is league average. As Fangraphs' description explains, every point above or below 100 represents a percentage point. So, a player with a wRC+ of 131 is producing runs 31 percent better than league average.
What this means for Votto's MVP case: As mentioned above, the advanced metrics love Votto's game. Not only does he lead the NL in wRC+, but he's top-five in wRAA (weighted runs above average), wOBA (weighted on-base average) and WAR, too. He's first in the NL in walk percentage (16.4 percent) and third in line-drive percentage (27.9 percent). Two decades ago, Votto's standard numbers probably don't move the MVP needle, but in a world where a 13-12 Felix Hernandez won the 2010 AL Cy Young based on his advanced metrics, Votto stands a fighting chance. If his Reds catch the Pirates and Cardinals in the tough NL Central, he'll be one of the favorites.


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|YDS: 5.10c French: 6b Ewbanks: 20 UIAA: VII ZA: 20 British: E2 5b [details]
|Roger Briggs and Art Higbee, 1972
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|Quinn Stevens on Aug 13, 2001
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By Anonymous Coward
Aug 15, 2001
|A very worthwhile route. I found that a #2 Camalot protects the "sporty" undercling well. There is a good flake where you can place the cam and milk a rest before launching up and left through the undercling section.
By George Bell
From: Boulder, CO
Aug 15, 2001
|This is my favorite route on the Elephant Buttresses and I probably have done it at least 4 times. Finding reasonable rests is key as the route will pump you out fast. I always struggle trying to rest before the second crux (undercling left).
By Quinn Stevens
From: Denver, CO
Aug 15, 2001
|GB is right on in his comment about rests. Even though you get a juggy ledge before the second crux, the time you spend placing gear and looking at the undercling saps you. At the ledge, I put my left arm across the hold and as I remember it, I did an inverted (?) right foot knee drop in the vertical crack just below. Inverted meaning drop your knee as if you were sitting indian style, not the more common knee drop. Hug into the rock and the rest is great! Oftentimes sport climbing style makes trad climbing far more difficult than necessary (ie., doing 5.12 face moves next to a 5.8 crack). It's nice when the two styles reinforce each other.
By George Bell
From: Boulder, CO
Aug 15, 2001
As Quinn mentions, there is a juggy ledge, and it looks like it should be a pretty good rest. However, the wall overhangs above this ledge, and it can be hard to get off the arms.
By Hayden Yurkanis
Sep 19, 2003
|This is a tough route both physically and mentally. After I pulled the 10c crux, I wanted a piece real bad before I did more laybacking to the jug...but you are in this really strenuous laybacking position and it is very hard to place pro--it took everything I had to place a "textbook" red Alien at my waist, but the friggin' rock was so greasy that when I gave her a tug she just slipped right out. This ended any thoughts of a clean ascent (although good gear is available)! QS or GB, do y'all just run it out past the crux to the jug to place gear?? Quite a whip if your foot popped! The second crux is short and powerful, there is a big foot out left that saves you, and a no hands rest afterwards.
By Ben Mottinger
Founding Father
May 4, 2004
I'll give it 3 stars so the average increases a little--easily 2.5 stars in my book. To follow on Jay's comment, I think a key for this route is not stopping to place gear from those bad stances. You only need the fixed piece at the first crux, a couple pieces in between before the traverse--then go.
And oh BTW, Quinn really is a sport climber so his rack advice up to only #1 Friend is a little skimpy--you can place several pieces in the 2-2.5 range.
By Rich Farnham
Jul 16, 2005
|What a great route! I happened to choose one of the hottest, most humid days of the summer to get on it, which added a little excitement, but still didn't find it to be greasy (as mentioned above). This is one of the best 5.10+ trad lines in the canyon IMHO. The fixed friend near the first crux no longer has a sling to clip, so plan on placing a red Alien or equivalent next to it. I think the red Alien / 0.5 Camalot is the only size that I placed more than one of (possibly 2 0.75 Camalots).
By StanL
From: Louisville, CO
Sep 2, 2005
|Cool route with varied and interesting climbing. You can place solid pro from good stances but expect some pretty run-out climbing in between. Great after work climb.
By Matt Chan
From: Boulder
Jul 5, 2007
rating: 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
|Pretty sustained pitch. Off the belay ledge 5.8 face move lead to another stance below the crux which really zapped me of arm strength for the rest of the pitch. Good gear under the roof lead to a series of underclings to the flake, which is scary feeling. As mentioned above, the jugs at the top of the flake are a relief, but don't really provide much of a rest stop. Place a #1 Camalot in the undercling and jet through to the corner. I fell from this point, as I was totally blown out. The rest is cake. Really good route.
By danelle
From: Seattle, WA
Jun 10, 2008
rating: 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
|Really great climb! I placed mostly nuts and small TCUs (one blue and one yellow). I don't think anything bigger than a #0.5 BD cam is necessary unless you protect by the fixed piece. Also you can find some rests by jamming up and then using that position to place gear. Definitely worth doing.
By tooTALLtim
From: Boulder, CO
Jun 16, 2008
|Take the #2, leave the doubles.
By David Youkey
Aug 4, 2008
rating: 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
|I did this very fun route again a few days ago, after a decade-and-a-half hiatus. What's up with the "new bolt that protects a few feet below the roof and the first crux"? Don't want to start a bolting spewfest, but I don't think this bolt was here in the old days, and I didn't see any reason to clip it; the protection in the crack is fine. It's not that I was in some heroic run-it-out mood; that bolt just isn't particularly well placed. A useless retro-bolt on a historic route, or am I missing something?
By david goldstein
Sep 22, 2008
|I'm pretty sure the bolt has been there for at least 20 years.
By Phil Lauffen
From: The Bubble
Aug 26, 2010
rating: 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
Man, what a great route! I went out the Elephant Butt to do it a few times over the past couple months, but it was always wet! It was finally dry this morning, and I jumped on it. What a treat in Boulder's backyard. I think move for move this is easier than Wingtip, but the distance you have to climb before finding a good rest makes them similar in grades. Very, very strenuous.
Take a single rack of BD up to #2 and some smaller stuff, and you'll be fine. I placed a green C3 before the second crux layback up high in the crack above your head (not the one you are liebacking) and basically got a toprope.
And what is up with that bolt? There's a perfectly good nut above it and a bomber 0.5 by the fixed Friend two feet above that nut.
By Jon Griffin
From: Boulder, Co
Nov 9, 2010
|So, sometime this summer, after climbing Left Wing a handful of times, I decided to replace the old green single piece of one-inch webbing with a rusty link at the top of climb with two new pieces of red one-inch webbing tied with water knots with 4" tails equipped with two links.... So, I was up there this weekend, and it looks like someone has cut out that anchor without replacing it, (not that it needed it at all).... This makes it really fun to get off this climb, even though fun is what climbing is all about, that is why they make webbing for anchors....
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Aug 29, 2011
rating: 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
|Fair amount of poor quality rock as well as several ledges detract from the classic status. Good rests though throughout if you can relax. The gear on the final traverse is trickier than it looks. It is easy to stuff a piece up into the crack such that it won't fall out when you let go of it, but placing a piece that would actually hold a fall is a different story. Take your time to place good gear here.
By michalm
From: Boulder, CO
Jul 15, 2016
rating: 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
A fairly bold lead on really cool features with some questionable flakes. There is good gear to be had, but it is not always where you want it. Climb this in the shade. I almost greased off a few times in the hot sun! We built a small anchor on the ledge with the two smallest offset Mastercams, placed two offset DMM nuts early in the corner, a yellow-blue offset Mastercam with a long sling above that, clipped the bolt (although some small nuts or RPs could protect the moves adequately), placed a C4 0.5 next to the stuck Friend (although yellow-orange offset Mastercam would have been easier to clean and even more bomber), and then got a #2 and #1 C4 in the undercling traverse. Make sure you take a good look at the gear in the undercling traverse. The crack is quite flared with some more parallel spots. Gear will rip from flared placements, and you will traverse a ways to the left and up on nontrivial climbing before you can get more good gear in.
Felt like solid (hard) 10+ in the hot sun. Would probably feel much easier in the shade. My partner had to hang to clean the 0.5 C4.... I recommend a yellow-orange or yellow-blue offset Mastercam in its place.


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The market has cobbled together an impressive rally off the November lows. The major indices have bounced off oversold readings and a retest of support in the daily charts and rallied back for a test of overhead resistance. The round trip by the indices in November has been interesting, but it doesn't tell us much technically except that the market was short-term oversold at the lows. What we need to see now is either a breakout over resistance or a high order consolidation of the recent gains, which would suggest a resumption of the uptrend is in the works. The bulls have regained some traction, but the next move by the market will tell us if this traction is meaningful and whether or not the indices will be able to sustain a recovery.
All of the major indices cooled to varying degrees on Monday and showed minor weakness. We're not terribly surprised to see weakness develop at this level following the quick reactionary move to the upside from the recent oversold reading. If we look across the charts for the major indices, we can see that prices are testing overhead resistance at the upper end of the recent consolidation formations across the board. The "cooling" and stall in prices Monday follows short-term overbought signals in the short-term stochastic oscillators for these indices....217 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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Colon polypectomy (polyp removal). Dartmouth-Hitchcock website. Available at:
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Technically, It's Not a Bear Market
Although we are not technically in a bear market, the action today was a good illustration of what one looks like. The market opened poorly and managed to bounce but the strength was used as an opportunity to sell and the close was very weak. Breadth was very ugly, with 3,600 decliners to 1,800 advancers, and if you were looking for some pockets of leadership or momentum, you would have a very hard time. Even the mighty Apple (AAPL), which has been under relentless pressure, couldn't hold a bounce again.
The folks trying to predict a market turn were again proven wrong and have more losses to show for their efforts. Their arguments may sound convincing, but until the market starts to care, it doesn't much matter how brilliant the bullish arguments are stated....161 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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Need an Automation Plant in a Hurry?
Fluor uses Coriolis Flowmeters to Help Fast-Track Construction of the World's Largest Solar-Grade Polysilicon Plant in China to Meet the Needs of Photovoltaic Cell Manufacturers
By Charlie Henderson
Every project presents different challenges, but sometimes one stands out because of its scale, complexity or schedule. One of these was building the world's largest polysilicon plant for Jiangxi LDK PV Silicon Technology Co. Ltd. (www.LDKSolar.com) in Xinyu City in the People's Republic of China—and doing it in record time. In fact, just 24 months after breaking ground in August 2007, one of the $1.2 billion plant's three production lines produced its first product on Sept. 8, 2009.
Because it is the largest facility of its type anywhere, LDK Solar's polysilicon plant is divided into three major areas: polysilicon production, off-gas recovery and trichlorosilane production (Figure 1). The plant is designed to have an output of 15,000 metric tons per year from its three production lines. In each production line, there are reactors and converters. Production starts with sand, which is processed using hydrochloric acid, and then further purified to produce solar-grade polysilicon. This material is in high demand by photovoltaic cell manufacturers, which is why the plant had to be built so quickly.
Likewise, LDK Solar is a leading manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers, which are the principal raw material used to produce solar cells. The company also sells multicrystalline wafers globally to manufacturers of photovoltaic products, including solar cells and solar modules. In addition, LDK Solar also provides wafer processing services to monocrystalline and multicrystalline solar cell and module manufacturers.
Spreadsheets Aid Flexible Planning
With such a huge project and such a short time frame, it was clear that normal project schedules (which are based on designing the process, designing and engineering the plant, raising specification sheets for all the instruments and placing orders with suppliers) would not be possible. There simply wasn't time. This fast-track project required our team at Fluor (www.fluor.com) to do things differently. Still, as with any project, we took the three-legged stool approach, which balances quality, cost and speed. We knew that we couldn't compromise on safety or quality, but we were prepared to let speed override cost considerations.
Given the rapid pace of the project design and the repeat setup among the production lines in the process, we had to be flexible in our approach to project planning. During the design, one set of process and instrument drawings (P&IDs) were developed for the first reactor and converter in the polysilicon production area. A P&ID numbering scheme was then developed to allow for sequential numbering of the subsequent reactor and converter P&IDs for the remainder of the polysilicon production lines. For convenience and reference, instrument tag numbers incorporated a portion of the P&ID numbering.
Highly structured, custom spreadsheets rather than the more typical specification sheets were designed and used to organize and order the instrumentation. Spreadsheets helped quickly organize instrumentation requirements, with columns serving as the design parameters necessary to aid in selecting the appropriate model, including process fluid, fluid state, pipe specification, design temperature and pressure, projected flow rates. Spreadsheets also were a good reference for the instrumentation quantities required for each line. The tag numbering sequence was shared with the vendors, so the implied tags for additional quantities were known.
In addition, from prior experience, we knew there would be many instruments requiring SIL 2 ratings. This was also included in the tracking spreadsheet. Changes that cropped up were addressed by a simple revision to the spreadsheet, rather than requiring revision to multiple datasheets.
Finally, the speed of the project required us to begin ordering instrumentation prior to the availability of process data and the results of hazardous operation reviews. Our tracking spreadsheet provided a clear overview, both of what was required and when it was needed for the plant construction phase of the project.
Instrumentation Supplier Selection
It was identified early that the success of this project depended on quality of construction and control system and instrumentation vendor selection. Especially with such a short timeline, supplier selection must be managed carefully. We needed partners with strong technical and engineering support capabilities, and the ability to meet delivery commitments.
As a result, Emerson Process Management's (www.EmersonProcess.com) broad product line, dedicated personnel and experience doing business in China were key factors in its selection by Fluor as the main automation contractor. Within its PlantWeb digital plant architecture, the DeltaV digital automation system would serve as the polysilicon plant's distributed control system (DCS) for process control, its DeltaV SIS process safety system would be used for safety-related I/O, and its AMS Suite maintenance software would be used for managing calibration and diagnostics. Emerson personnel would also be involved in system integration and commissioning. Also, the PlantWeb architecture included Micro Motion Coriolis mass flow and density meters, Rosemount temperature and pressure transmitters, and Fisher control valves (Figure 2).
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On September 26, 2012, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recalled three lots of New England Compounding Center (NECC) Methylprednisolone Acetate which have been associated with Aspergillus meningitis following epidural back injections. Jupiter Medical Center was not a facility listed in this recall, and we never had these three lot numbers at our facility.
As a result of a recent FDA advisory, and out of an abundance of caution, an expanded voluntary recall of all NECC products was officially announced on October 6, 2012.
At Jupiter Medical Center, we care about the health and wellness of our patients. We are following the FDA advisory to notify all patients who have received any medications from the NECC beginning May 21, 2012 to date. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) does not have firm evidence that fungal infections have been caused by exposure to other NECC products.
Again, there have been no reported infections from any other NECC medications. This notification is just precautionary. For questions or concerns, please call your physician, or Jupiter Medical Center at (561) 263-4455.
For more information on the outbreak, call the FDA's Division of Drug Information at (855) 543-DRUG (3784) and press * or visit the CDC's website at http://www.cdc.gov/HAI/outbreaks/meningitis.html.
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I am addicted to coffee but had to cut down and this is a great alternative which apparently offers health benefits too! Feels like you are having a coffee.
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I was looking for a substitute to black tea or coffee with a similar depth of flavor. I tried Pero, using 2 heaping teaspoons to a 15 oz mug of hot water. I found it to be somewhat pleasant but thin and lacking in body and dimension. What I missed were the slight acidic and bitter undertones present in a good black tea or a coffee. To recoup those flavors I tried adding half a teaspoon of a good Dutch-processed cocoa -- and it worked! There is no cocoa/chocolate/mocha flavor at all, just slightly bitter, acidic notes underscoring the roasted coffee flavors on top, with more body and roundness. A half-teaspoon of demerara sugar and I am all set.
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Since Postum has been discontinued, we tried this product and found it to be very good. I put sugar and milk in it enjoy drinking it.
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Good coffee alternative
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I am addicted to coffee but had to cut down and this is a great alternative which apparently offers health benefits too! Feels like you are having a coffee.
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Quite okay alternative to coffee, even though it didn't quite taste like coffee... Maybe a weak form for... Anyhow, it was okay for a caffeine free alternative.
instead of coffee
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tastes great......I don't miss coffee
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alors oui ça n'a pas exactement le gout du café c'est sur mais on en est pas trop loin.Pour moi c'est plutot une bonne alternative
Like it, but prefer dark roast
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It is a not so strong coffee substitute, and as a previous coffee addict, I prefer something dark and strong. The best is actually Cafix, but the PERO Dark Roast comes close to what I like.
Pero Is Ok But It's No Postum
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Since Postum left the market, I haven't found a suitable instant substitute. Pero is ok but I find it bitter so I have to load it up with sugar and creamer. It has a good texture, much better than freeze dried Cafix. Still looking for something tastier.
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Whenever North Platte St. Pat's needed a basket on Saturday in the South Platte Valley Association tournament finals, Mark Mayfield provided it.
After helping his team win the SPVA for the second straight year, Mayfield gave the credit to his teammates.
"It was a total team effort," said the 6-foot-3 junior. "My teammates got me the ball when I was open. They did a good job of getting me open. They got me good shots."
Both teams got off to a relatively slow start and neither one pulled away from the other in the first half.
St. Pat's (13-2) had a lead of 22-17 at halftime.
Mayfield started to put his stamp on the game by scoring the first two baskets of the second half and stretching the Irish lead to nine.
"It was important for us to get the lead early," St. Pat's coach Bill O'Malley said. "That gave us a cushion and we got some confidence from that. It was important because (Imperial) made us earn everything in the half-court."
The Irish led 35-23 at the end of the third quarter and Mayfield made a three-pointer early in the fourth to make it a 15-point lead.
Imperial (6-10) made a rally and drew to within seven at 41-34. But Mayfield answered the bell again by getting a three-point play with a little under four minutes left.
"Mark was just very aggressive, offensively," said O'Malley. "He did a good job of attacking the lane."
Over the course of the next two minutes, St. Pat's held the Longhorns scoreless. The Irish extended their lead by a couple of points with Mayfield and Brandon Niesen making a free throw each to help close the game.
"We were able to get it up to double-figures in the second half," O'Malley said. "After that, it was a matter of getting the job done, defensively. I thought we had a let down in the middle of the second half when they got in the lane a couple of times. But after that, I thought our intensity was much better."
Mayfield said he was glad to have performed so well in helping his team with back-to-back conference titles.
"It felt good to get the seniors another SPVA title because it's the first time in school history it's been done," he said.
Imperial 10 7 6 10 - 33
St. Pat's 12 10 13 9 - 44
Imperial (33)-Travis Luhrs 5, Dan Sullivan 4, Jeffrey Dickey 2, Kelton Fisher 12, Trey Milner 4, Isaac Sorensen 6
St. Pat's (44)-Sean Keenan 5, Joe O'Malley 1, Brandon Niesen 1, Matthew Buhrman 2, Joseph Clinch 7, Alex Harms 6, Mark Mayfield 22
Free Throws: I 4-4, SP 13-24; Three Point Goals: I 1 (Luhrs), SP 1 (Mayfield)
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Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium
January 22, 2013
An early ongoing study suggests that looking at gene expression (which genes within each tumor are turned on or off) may help doctors predict how well chemotherapy will work and monitor how well chemotherapy is treating the cancer. Some genes within pancreatic tumors are similar between patients and some are different. These differences affect how well cancer drugs work for each patient.
In the study, researchers examined the gene expression of circulating tumor cells (tumor cells that have shed off the original tumor and are traveling in the blood) for 46 patients with stage II, stage III, or stage IV pancreatic cancer. During the study, these patients received one of 12 different drug combinations commonly used to treat pancreatic cancer.
Although the gene expression information was not used to make the treatment decisions for the patients in this study, researchers found that those patients who received the treatments that their gene expression information suggested might work best were less likely to have their disease worsen. For these patients, it took about four months for their cancer to worsen, compared with a little less than three months for the patients whose gene expression information suggested that the treatment they received might not be the best option.
For the 11 patients who had their disease worsen, the researchers re-tested the circulating tumor cells and found that the gene expression had changed. This indicates that the treatment could no longer control the cancer's growth and a new treatment may be needed.
What this means for patients
"This research lays important groundwork for customizing treatments according to a patient's genetic makeup," said Kenneth Yu, MD, Assistant Professor at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. "Ultimately, we hope this strategy can be used to find out which drugs would work best for each patient and monitor how treatment is working, so it can be changed at the earliest sign that the disease is worsening." This study is ongoing and more research is needed before this type of testing can be widely used.
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- What stage of pancreatic cancer do I have? What does this mean?
- What are my treatment options?
- What treatment do you recommend? Why?
- Are there any ways to find out which treatment option will work best for me?
- What clinical trials are open to me?
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DENVER -- Rockies first baseman Todd Helton declared Friday that his left forearm strain has healed and he will be back in the lineup Sunday against the Rays.
Helton took batting practice in Los Angeles and again at Coors Field and has been throwing for most of this week. Helton is hitting .268 with one home run, three doubles and 10 RBIs. At 39, he will not need a Minor League rehab assignment.
"He could wake up on Christmas morning, go out and hit two doubles," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said.
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Anibal dominates Rockies with 12 strikeouts
Tigers provide righty with all the offense he needs during third inning
DETROIT -- The Tigers' rotation with David Price now features the last three American League Cy Young Award winners, the AL co-leaders in wins, and last year's AL ERA champion. The nastiest pitcher in the bunch, when he's on, might be one who doesn't have a Cy Young Award yet.
Anibal Sanchez's teammates know how good he can be.
"I've said it before: Sanchez, just pure stuff, might have the best stuff on our team," manager Brad Ausmus said after Sanchez's seven shutout innings in Sunday's 4-0 win over the Rockies at Comerica Park to complete a three-game sweep.
Even after Price's arrival, that still holds. Sanchez's ability to throw so many different pitches that look the same out of his hand makes him nasty.
"He can throw any pitch whenever he wants," Rockies outfielder Brandon Barnes said. "He locates really well. He's got plus secondary pitches. It's tough to just sit on one pitch."
If baseball games lasted six innings, Sanchez might be in line for an award. It's the seventh inning, the third time through a batting order, that has held Sanchez back.
He entered Sunday allowing a .175 average his first time through a batting order, .225 the second, then .288 in the third. He had gone three consecutive turns through the rotation without a quality start for the first time since joining the Tigers in 2012 because of the mid-to-late innings. It's not a fitness issue; Sanchez spent his Spring Trainings running stadium steps in Lakeland, Fla., and he can outrun most of the team.
While Ausmus downplayed it, Sanchez did not. It was on his mind as he cruised for six innings, facing just two batters over the minimum while striking out half of them, including five out of the last seven batters entering the seventh.
"That's the key today," he said. "When I came to the seventh inning, I said I need to keep the ball down, I need to keep strong like I used to do and I need to show that I can stay longer in the game. So today was a big game for me."
The way he carved up a Colorado lineup without injured Troy Tulowitzki, Carlos Gonzalez and Michael Cuddyer, the Rockies seemingly realized their best chance was to lengthen at-bats and drive up his pitch count. Sanchez never gave them much of a chance.
Instead of trying to keep hitters off-balance, Sanchez saw his advantage and dared Rockies hitters to break it up, pounding the strike zone with fastballs.
As impressive as the pitching line was -- seven innings of two-hit ball, no walks and 12 strikeouts -- the way Sanchez got there was staggering. He threw 61 fastballs out of 117 pitches, according to MLB.com's Gameday app and brooksbaseball.net. Rockies hitters swung at 32 of them and missed 16 times, including Nolan Arenado for Sanchez's 11th strikeout leading off the seventh.
"I didn't try to throw a couple fastballs and go to another pitch," Sanchez said. "I just keep my fastball, keep it on the corners, and I used it all the time."
The Rockies did not put a fastball in play through six innings. The lone hit in that span, Barnes' third-inning single, came on a slider.
Sanchez's 100th pitch of the game was his 73rd strike, a called first strike to Justin Morneau. He worked Sanchez for eight pitches before whiffing on a 70 mph breaking ball -- 26 mph slower than his top fastball.
"He commanded all his pitches," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "Probably half the balls he threw were by design."
The first Rockies player to connect on the fastball was their 23rd batter of the game. Drew Stubbs' liner to right not only extended the seventh, but nearly ended Sanchez's day. As Jason Pridie stepped to the plate, Sanchez looked to the scoreboard and realized the urgency.
"When I saw the pitch count, I knew that was the last at-bat," Sanchez said. "That's the last hitter I'm going to face."
Stubbs stole second base, but he didn't score. Sanchez got a first-pitch strike on a fastball, then threw everything at Pridie -- sinker, slider, splitter, back to the sinker, curveball and changeup. Pridie fouled off four -- all in the strike zone -- and took three, all inside.
With his 117th pitch, Sanchez threw a splitter over the plate that Pridie hit into the ground. Catcher Alex Avila pounced on it and threw to first for the out. The normally placid Sanchez pumped his fist.
It wasn't a big deal to Ausmus. It was a big deal to Sanchez.
"It was exciting for me," he admitted.
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IN another major boost to their Oscar chances, Nicole Kidman, Naomi Watts and Hugh Jackman have been nominated for Golden Globes.
The nominations, announced in Los Angeles on Thursday, come just 24 hours after the trio scored nominations for the other major pre-Oscar award ceremony - the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Kidman picked up her supporting actress nod for The Paperboy.
Watts is in the running for best lead actress in a drama for The Impossible, while Jackman was nominated for best actor in a musical/comedy for Les Miserables.
The news was not so good for Jacki Weaver (Silver Linings Playbook), Russell Crowe (Les Miserables) and Toni Collette (Hitchcock), who were all snubbed for Globe and SAG nominations and face the prospect of being forgotten in the hype leading up to the announcement of the Academy Award nominations on January 10.
The 70th annual Golden Globe Awards will be held on January 13.
The 19th Annual SAG ceremony will be held in LA on January 27.
The Oscar Academy Awards ceremony is scheduled for February 24.
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DETROIT - With the Black Friday kick-off of holiday retail savings, this season is a popular time to buy big-ticket items and save money.
Online shopping allows for price comparisons and the convenience of dropping some cash without having to leave the house.
But, with the hassle of returns and "no refund" policies, who wants to buy a perfume without smelling it first or a computer without clicking some keys? Seeing an item in-person gives consumers the chance to test it out before buying.
This is where showrooming comes in. People essentially use the brick and mortar store as a showroom, but then might go online to buy the item and save some money.
"That really hurts Michigan businesses," said Tom Scott, of the Michigan Retailers Association.
Aimee Slaughter, of Detroit says, "If I can go online and get it cheaper, then why should I feel bad."
Jazzmin Sharara from Dearborn says, "Competition is important."
Scott says online retailers do have an unfair advantage.
Thanks to a loophole in the law, web-based merchants don't have to collect the 6 percent sales tax in Michigan.
"In most cases, they're willing to match online prices, the internet-based prices, but they can't match the price and then give up six 6 percent on top of that," Scott said.
Unfortunately for Scott's retailers, using the store strictly as a showroom has become even more common with the advent of smartphones to check prices.
Jazzmin Sharara says, "I'll scan bar codes sometimes and when I do that I check for better prices at other places so that I can save money."
How does it work?
Consumers bring their smart phones to the store, use one of the many apps available to scan the bar code, and are able to quickly see prices at online competitors.
Scott says some customers are downright rude as they use sales people to do some "showrooming." He's heard about sales attendants essentially hijacked by customers who "...find out all about the product, take up half and hour 45 minutes of their time, and then right there in front of them, they'll order it online."
The practice has forced retailers like Best Buy and Target to offer price-matching programs for certain online competitors. And, Target isn't giving any ground in this battle.
Target released a statement that said in part "...we believe our stores, helpful team members, great merchandise assortment and our online and mobile offerings create a unique value proposition that no online-only retailer can rival."
Dev Shapiro, the man who runs GottaDeal.com, says traditional retailers will need to adapt if they hope to survive.
"I think what retail stores need to do is lean down their operations, they need to embrace online sales and they need to be very competitive," he said.
And, if the adaptation isn't successful?
"Eventually, the showroom disappears," said Scott.
Kelly Featherston of Dearborn says, "It might put them out of business, but I mean it's not my fault it's cheaper online than in person."
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Abhidhamma View : Signs & Mind at Time of Death
[Presented by Dr.Tep Sastri @ SariputtaDhamma/JTN/Mult]
CMA V, p. 221-222:
In the case of those who are about to die, at the time of death one of the following presents itself, according to the circumstances, through any of the six sense doors by the power of kamma:
(i) a kamma that is to produce rebirth-linking in the next existence; or
(ii) a sign of kamma, that is, a form, etc., that had been apprehended previously at the time of performing the kamma or something that was instrumental in performing the kamma; or
(iii) a sign of destiny, that is, a symbol of the state to be obtained and experienced in the immediately following existence.
[For an explanation of the three types of object presented to the mind of the dying individual, see Classifications by Way of Doors, CMA III, p. 136-139.] It should be stressed that this object presents itself to the javana process of the dying person, not to the death consciousness itself. The death consciousness(cuticitta), the final citta in a life term, apprehends the same object grasped by the rebirth consciousness and bhavanga of the existence that is about to end. The object of the last javana process then serves as the object of the rebirth consciousness and the bhavanga in the next existence, and becomes in turn the object of the death consciousness at the end of that existence.
Thereafter, attending to that object thus presented, the stream of consciousness --in accordance with the kamma that is to be matured, whether pure or corrupted, and in conformity with the state into which one is to be reborn-- continually flows, mostly inclined towards that state. Or that rebirth-productive kamma arrives at the door by way of renewing. That is, the kamma presenting itself does not appear as a memory image of something that was previously done, but it appears to the mind door as if it were being done at that very moment.
To one who is on the verge of death, either at the end of a cognitive process or at the dissolution of the life-continuum, the death consciousness, the consummation of the present life, arises and ceases in the way of death.
Immediately after that death consciousness has ceased, a rebirth-consciousness of the appropriate kind arises and is established in the subsequent existence, apprehending the object thus obtained, either supported by the heart-base or baseless; it is generated by a volitional formation that is enveloped by the latent ignorance and rooted in latent craving, as is appropriate. That rebirth-linking consciousness, is conjoined with the mental adjuncts, and acts as the forerunner to the conascent states as their locus(or foundation).
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Many of my Harvard kids (I teach and work at the University) complain that they don't know how to cook. I mean, why should they? Their parents have taken care of them up to the point that they arrived here, and once here the dining halls take care of the rest. But even though we educate their minds, we don't do such a great job teaching them about the practical logistics of life after graduation. Since most of them know about my gastronomic pursuits, they always ask me to teach them how to cook; this blog is one avenue for those lessons. So, kiddos: here's a SUPER easy one for ya. It's got 3 basic ingredients, a few items from the pantry, and requires only a cookie sheet, a pyrex baking dish, and a big ol' bowl – but it's delicious, healthy, and pretty enough to serve up to company, like when your parents come to visit you during that gap year to see where all the money they're sending you goes…
I forgot to take a set-up shot, but here's what you'll need:
Simple Baked Salmon with Spuds and Spinach (for 2)
1 lb fresh salmon fillet
12 oz baby spinach
1 lb baby red potatoes
1 lemon
EVOO (extra virgin olive oil), white vinegar
sea salt, cracked black pepper, crushed red pepper, dried oregano
Start by washing your spuds, cutting them in half, and then tossing them with about 3 tablespoons of EVOO and your spices.
Lay those bad boys out, cut side down, on a foil-wrapped cookie sheet, douse with another glug of EVOO for good measure, and throw in the oven on 350 for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, place your fillet of salmon into a baking dish large enough to hold it (this is an 8″x8″ pyrex). Cut your lemon in half; squeeze one half of it over the fish, and slice the other half into thin rounds. Pour a glug of EVOO over the fish, too, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and then layer the sliced lemon over the top. Throw this in the same oven as the potatoes and bake for 20-25 minutes.
Using the same bowl in which you tossed the potatoes (which you needn't have cleaned out), add your spinach, some salt and pepper.
The potatoes are done when they can be a) easily pierced with a fork, b) their outer skins have gotten all wrinkly, and c) the cut sides are crispy and brown.
Spill these into the bowl over the spinach with all the hot oil which has accumulated on the pan, add a glug of vinegar (about a teaspoon or so), and toss this very well. The heat from the spuds and fat will wilt the spinach.
The salmon is done when it is completely opaque. The oil and lemon juice will help keep the fish nice and moist; just use a spatula to divide the fillet in half and to slide the fish onto your waiting plates.
And there you have it: succulent, juicy, flavorful, healthy salmon served with creamy-interior, crunchy-exterior roasted potatoes and gently wilted spiced greens. Serve with or without some crusty French bread, and call it a day. You will be impressed with yourself, and your guests will think you're the tops! All this only takes 30 minutes of cook time, and a mere handful of ingredients. If you can't make this, my dear Harvard children, then you should have spent less time planning to change the world and more time tending to your diet. Lucky for you, I'm here to help you through. You can thank me later, when you win those Nobel prizes and become CEOs of your own Fortune 500 companies. Don't worry – I can wait.


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The March APS Meeting has, over the years, has been one of the most important venues for announcing the kind of discoveries--- in both fundamental and applied areas of research---that help shape modern culture . . . General Press Release (pdf)
March meeting press events will take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The pressroom will be in room 508BC, while all press conferences, and the reception, will be held in room 508A. . . Press Conferences at the 2005 March Meeting (pdf)
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LAHAINA, Hawaii — Tyler Ennis scored 28 points and led two key second-half runs that carried No. 8 Syracuse past California 92-81 in the Maui Invitational on Tuesday.
The win put the Orange in the tournament title game Wednesday night against Dayton or No. 18 Baylor.
Syracuse scored 51 points in the second half, shooting 55 percent and making five of seven 3-point attempts. Ennis had 17 points and Trevor Cooney scored 20 of his 23 after the break.
Ennis hit a layup during a nine-point run started by Jerami Grant's putback dunk. The spurt lasted more than 2 minutes and gave Syracuse (6-0) its first double-digit lead with less than 8 minutes left. Justin Cobbs scored 18 points for the Golden Bears (5-1), who will play the Dayton-Baylor loser in the third-place game.


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When in our judgment your treating source is qualified, equipped, and willing to perform the additional examination or tests for the fee schedule payment, and generally furnishes complete and timely reports, your treating source will be the preferred source to do the purchased examination. Even if only a supplemental test is required, your treating source is ordinarily the preferred source.
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NAPERVILLE, Ill. — OfficeMax partnered with Chicago Public Schools and wide receiver Brandon Marshall to surprise 100 local teachers on Thursday with a $100,000 total donation in essential school supplies for their classrooms.
"On behalf of OfficeMax and our associates, it is my pleasure to make this donation to Chicago teachers in recognition of their important contributions and unyielding dedication in educating our children, Chicago's future work force," said Ravi Saligram, president and CEO of OfficeMax. "The future success of our children is one very important way to ensure this great city continues to thrive. OfficeMax is a proud member of the Chicagoland community, and we're thrilled to join Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Bears' Brandon Marshall to help us make this day even more memorable for our teachers."
"When I learned that teachers spend approximately $1,000 out of their own pocket on classroom supplies for their students, I immediately jumped at the chance to help OfficeMax with their A Day Made Better initiative here in Chicago," said Brandon Marshall, professional football wide receiver. "This is my chance to give back to the city in a big way and help OfficeMax continue to do the great work they're doing to support teachers."
Since 2007, A Day Made Better and other OfficeMax Goodworks programs have contributed more than $20 million in grants and supplies to support more than 30,000 teachers and their classrooms. Additionally, OfficeMax has helped its nonprofit partner AdoptAClassroom.org secure funding for more than 79,000 classrooms nationwide.


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TROY, Mich. - Troy police said they are looking for two drivers connected to a fatal crash Monday on Rochester Road.
Police said the drivers were involved in a minor accident with each other when a gold Chevy Malibu pulled out of a private drive on the west side of Rochester Road, south of Long Lake Road, and collided with a silver SUV.
A Toyota Scion that was going southbound on Rochester Road tried to avoid the accident by turning into the northbound lanes but was sideswiped by another car and then hit head on by a second car.
The driver in the Scion, 44-year-old Jason Warner of Macomb Township, was rushed to Beaumont Hospital, but later died.
Police said he had not been wearing a seatbelt.
One other driver involved in the string of crashes was also taken to Beaumont Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police said the drivers involved in the original crash near the private drive took off before officers arrived.
Police are asking for them to come forward as part of the crash investigation.
Anyone who may have witnessed the crashes or have information on the drivers of the Chevy Malibu or silver SUV are asked to call the Troy Police Department at 248-524-3477.
Police didn't release a more detailed description of the two drivers or their vehicles.
Police said it wasn't immediately known whether alcohol or drugs played a role in the crashes.
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The newest Quilts from Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks has a fun little Christmas quilt we named Ho, Ho, Snow. It was designed and made by Susan Marth of Suzn Quilts.
I posted a photo of Ho, Ho, Snow on Facebook a couple of days ago and we got a comment from Becky E.: "I thought the top Santa was a sheep eating from a hat."
As soon as I read Becky's comment, I too could see the sheep eating from Santa's hat.
Do you see him?
Photoshop helped me create a whole flock of snacking sheep.
So if it strikes your fancy, feel free to take Ho, Ho, Snow from Quilts from Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks and turn it on its head. A little silliness never hurt anyone.


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A ROW erupted over 'disproportionate' spending by the council in areas of Darwen.
During a Blackburn with Darwen Council forum at Blackburn Town Hall, Sudell Coun Roy Davies said not enough money was being spent on his ward.
It came during a debate on compulsory purchase orders - when the council takes ownership of empty properties to bring them back into use - on Thursday night.
During the meeting, executive member for housing Coun Yusuf Jan-Virmani, reported that 40 Gillibrand Street and 12 Westwell Street had been approved for compulsory purchase orders.
But Coun Davies said more needed to be done in the Sudell area.
He said: "We have a lot of empty properties in Sudell, one of the worst problems in the borough.
"I would like to see more action on this in terms of compulsory purchase orders.
"Sunnyhurst ward has received £20million and we have got nothing.
"I want this put right."
Sunnyhurst councillor Dave Smith responded: "The reason Sunnyhurst ward got the money is because of Housing Market Renewal (HMR), which your coalition Government stopped after five years.
"Liberal Democrat councillors cost the council money by opposing HMR demolitions at appeals.
"On the one hand they want more spending and on the other they make the council spend money on legal fees."
Housing Market Renewal was scrapped in 2011 and was a scheme of demolition, refurbishment and house-building aimed at renewing the failing housing market.
Blackburn with Darwen Council leader Kate Hollern said: "HMR was supposed to last for 15 years but was stopped after five.
"Some of it was about demolition and some of it was about refurbishment.
"If it had gone ahead, Sudell would have benefited."
Coun Jan-Virmani said: "We do everything we can.
"Some houses are empty awaiting new tenants or refurbishment.
"We are keen to tackle empty properties as we are trying to improve the borough.
"I will happily meet you and discuss what we can do in Sudell."


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