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DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Dioner Navarro has been around the game for the past 10 years, but he has never dealt with a pitcher quite like left-hander Mark Buehrle.
Buehrle is generally considered the fastest working pitcher in the big leagues. As soon as he gets the ball, he's toeing the rubber and looking for a sign from the catcher. There's no patience for any delays.
The veteran left-hander also can't remember the last time he shook off a catcher. Whatever pitch is asked for, Buehrle throws it with no questions asked. That puts an onus on his teammate to make sure the pitch and location matches up with the scouting reports.
"First thing I told him when we met, I said, 'Listen, I don't shake off, so I like the sign down and hope you've got a game plan back there, because I don't really go over one, I don't follow one, so I just kind of go off [the catcher's signs],'" Buehrle said.
"That's big for them to know the hitters and know what I like to throw in certain situations. So far, we're just working on some stuff right now and getting his feedback on certain pitches that I'm throwing, so it's good."
Buehrle and Navarro worked together for the first time during Friday afternoon's game against the Pirates. Buehrle struggled with the control of his sinker, but allowed just two hits and one run over the course of two innings.
The next four weeks will be about building a strong partnership between the pitcher and catcher. Last year's catcher, J.P. Arencibia, struggled to adjust at the outset of the season to Buehrle's timing, and it will be up to Navarro to ensure that doesn't happen this time around.
"I'm up to the challenge," Navarro said. "It's going to be a lot of fun. This guy's been in the league for a long time. He knows what he's supposed to do. He knows how he can work the hitters.
"He doesn't like to call pitches because he trusts all of his stuff, so whatever number I put down, even if it's not the right pitch at the moment, he still has a lot of confidence he's going to throw it. He throws it with conviction, which is the most important thing."
Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A SCHOOL which is switching denominations to survive has lost its headteacher.
Sacred Heart Primary in Blackburn initially faced closure because of possibly losing students to the new Olive Islamic School, which has space for more than 600 pupils.
After Ofsted found a 'period of continual disruption' with staffing had seen standards slide at the school, the decision was made by governors to change from a Catholic to an Anglican diocese school.
Now headteacher Humma Ahmed has left the school after six years but governors said a plan was in place to keep standards high.
Ofsted inspectors recently gave a positive report and said the local authority and diocese were working in close partnership to ensure the future of the school is secure.
Governor Nick Kennedy said leaders who would take the reins were familiar with Sacred Heart.
Deputy head Jane Smith is to take over as acting headteacher and Blackburn with Darwen advisory headteacher Liz Beaumont will provide support.
Mrs Beaumont, a former head at Blackburn's Cedars Infant School, is known as a 'troubleshooter' head teacher who has overseen schools in difficulty. This includes a former stint at Sacred Heart when it was in special measures in 1999.
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The study is designed as an open-label, randomized, parallel, two arm, multicenter, international Phase 3 study in patients with recurrent or metastatic breast cancer previously treated with cytotoxic chemotherapy regimens.
The primary study objective is to compare overall survival of patients who receive NKTR-102 given once every 21 days to patients who receive treatment of Physician's Choice selected from a list of seven single-agent intravenous therapies.
|Locally Recurrent Breast Cancer Metastatic Breast Cancer
|Drug: NKTR-102 Drug: Treatment of Physician's Choice (TPC)
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|The BEACON Study (Breast Cancer Outcomes With NKTR-102): A Phase 3 Open-Label, Randomized, Multicenter Study of NKTR-102 Versus Treatment of Physician's Choice (TPC) in Patients With Locally Recurrent or Metastatic Breast Cancer Previously Treated With an Anthracycline, a Taxane and Capecitabine
|Study Start Date:
|December 2011
|Study Completion Date:
|June 2016
|Primary Completion Date:
|April 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: NKTR-102
Drug: NKTR-102
145 mg/m2 NKTR-102 will be delivered q21day as a 90 minute intravenous (IV) infusion on day 1 of each treatment cycle.
|Active Comparator: Physician's Treatment of Choice
Drug: Treatment of Physician's Choice (TPC)
One of the following Treatment of Physician Choice will be administered per standard of care:
eribulin ixabepilone vinorelbine gemcitabine paclitaxel docetaxel or nab-paclitaxel
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria (major highlights):
Exclusion Criteria (major highlights):
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01492101
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01492101
|United States, Arizona
|Arizona Oncology Associates, PC - NAHOA
|Flagstaff, Arizona, United States, 86001
|United States, California
|Providence Health System - Southern California d/b/a Roy and Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center
|Burbank, California, United States, 91505
|University of Southern California
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033
|PMK Medical Group, Inc., DBA Ventura County Hematology Oncology Specialists
|Oxnard, California, United States, 93030
|Wilshire Oncology Medical Group, Inc.
|Pasadena, California, United States, 91105
|Desert Hematology Oncology Medical Group
|Rancho Mirage, California, United States, 92270
|University of California San Francisco
|San Francisco, California, United States, 94143
|Stanford University School of Medicine
|Stanford, California, United States, 94305
|Kaiser Permanente
|Vallejo, California, United States, 94589
|United States, Colorado
|Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers
|Denver, Colorado, United States, 80220
|United States, District of Columbia
|Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States, 20010
|Pre clinical Science Bldg LR3
|Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20007
|United States, Florida
|Mayo Clinic in Florida
|Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32224
|University of Miami School of Medicine
|Miami, Florida, United States, 33136
|Advanced Medical Specialties
|Miami, Florida, United States, 33176
|Florida Cancer Research Institute
|Plantation, Florida, United States, 33324
|Hematology Oncology Associates of the Treasure Coast
|Port St. Lucie, Florida, United States, 34592
|United States, Georgia
|Northeast Georgia Cancer Care
|Athens, Georgia, United States, 30607
|Peachtree Hematology Oncology Consultants
|Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30318
|Emory University
|Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322
|Central Georgia Cancer Care
|Macon, Georgia, United States, 31201
|Northwest Georgia Oncology Centers, P.C.
|Marietta, Georgia, United States, 30060
|Summit Cancer Care, P.C.
|Savannah, Georgia, United States, 31405
|United States, Illinois
|The University of Chicago Medicine
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637
|Oncology Specialists
|Niles, Illinois, United States, 60714
|Illinois Cancer Care, P.C.
|Peoria, Illinois, United States, 61547
|United States, Indiana
|IU Health Simon Cancer Center
|Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202
|United States, Iowa
|Hall-Perrine Cancer Center, 3rd Floor
|Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States, 52403
|United States, Kansas
|Kansas City Cancer Center
|Overland Park, Kansas, United States, 66210
|United States, Kentucky
|Louisville Oncology Clinical Research Program
|Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40207
|United States, Maryland
|Maryland Oncology Hematology, P.A.
|Columbia, Maryland, United States, 21044
|United States, Minnesota
|Minnesota Oncology Hematology, P.A.
|Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55404
|University of Minnesota
|Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455
|Mayo Clinic
|Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
|Coborn Cancer Center
|St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States, 56303
|United States, Missouri
|Missouri Cancer Associates
|Columbia, Missouri, United States, 65201
|Washington University in St. Louis
|St. Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
|Missouri Baptist Medical Center
|St. Louis, Missouri, United States, 63131
|United States, Montana
|Frontier Cancer Center and Blood Institute
|Billings, Montana, United States, 59102
|United States, New Hampshire
|Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
|Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States, 03756
|United States, New Jersey
|Hematology-Oncology Associates of Northern NJ, PA
|Morristown, New Jersey, United States, 07962
|The cancer Institute of New Jersey
|New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08901
|Cooper University Hospital
|Voorhees, New Jersey, United States, 08043
|United States, New Mexico
|UNM Cancer Center
|Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87106
|United States, New York
|New York Oncology Hematology, P.C.
|Albany, New York, United States, 12206
|Monte fiore
|Bronx, New York, United States, 10461
|Sciode Medical Associates, PLLC, d.b.a. Eastchester Center for Cancer Care
|Bronx, New York, United States, 10469
|Beth Israel Medical Center
|New York City, New York, United States, 10003
|Cornell University
|New York City, New York, United States, 10065
|SUNY Upstate Medical University
|Syracuse, New York, United States, 13210
|United States, North Carolina
|Carolinas Hematology Oncology Associates
|Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28202
|DUMC, Duke South
|Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710
|United States, North Dakota
|Sanford Research/USD
|Fargo, North Dakota, United States, 58122
|United States, Ohio
|University of Cincinnati
|Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45267-0502
|Comprehensive Breast Cancer
|Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43212
|Signal Point Clinical Research Center
|Middletown, Ohio, United States, 45042
|United States, Oregon
|Northwest Cancer Specialists, P.C.
|Portland, Oregon, United States, 97225
|United States, Pennsylvania
|Medical Oncology Associates of Wyoming Valley, PC
|Kingston, Pennsylvania, United States, 18704
|United States, South Carolina
|Cancer Centers of the Carolinas
|Easley, South Carolina, United States, 29640
|United States, South Dakota
|Sanford Research/USD
|Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, 57104
|United States, Tennessee
|The West Clinic
|Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38120
|Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI)
|Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37203
|Sarah Cannon Research Institute
|Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37203
|United States, Texas
|Texas Oncology-Abilene
|Abilene, Texas, United States, 79606
|Texas Oncology-Austin Midtown
|Austin, Texas, United States, 78705
|Texas Oncology-Beaumont, Mamie McFaddin Ward Cancer Center
|Beaumont, Texas, United States, 77702
|Texas Oncology-Bedford
|Bedford, Texas, United States, 76022
|Texas Oncology-Medical City Dallas
|Dallas, Texas, United States, 75230
|Texas Oncology-Dallas Presbyterian Hospital
|Dallas, Texas, United States, 75231
|Texas Oncology-Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center
|Dallas, Texas, United States, 75246
|Texas Oncology-Denton South
|Denton, Texas, United States, 76210
|Texas Oncology-Fort Worth
|Fort Worth, Texas, United States, 76104
|Texas Oncology-Memorial City
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77024
|Texas Oncology-Lewisville
|Lewisville, Texas, United States, 75067
|Texas Oncology-Mesquite
|Mesquite, Texas, United States, 75150
|Texas Oncology-Midland Allison Cancer Center
|Midland, Texas, United States, 79701
|Texas Oncology, P.A. - Plano
|Plano, Texas, United States, 92270
|Cancer Care Centers of South Texas
|San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78217
|Texas Oncology - Sherman
|Sherman, Texas, United States, 75090
|Texas Oncology-Tyler
|Tyler, Texas, United States, 75702
|United States, Virginia
|University of Virginia
|Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, 22908
|Virginia Oncology Associates
|Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 23502
|Oncology and Hematology Associates of Southwest Virginia, Inc., DBA Blue Ridge Cancer Care
|Salem, Virginia, United States, 24153
|United States, Washington
|Virginia Mason Medical Center
|Seattle, Washington, United States, 98101
|Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
|Seattle, Washington, United States, 98109
|Cancer Care Northwest
|Spokane, Washington, United States, 99202
|Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital/North Star Lodge
|Yakima, Washington, United States, 98902
|United States, Wisconsin
|Cancer TEAM Bellin Health
|Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States, 54313
|Institut Jules Bordet
|Bruxelles, Belgium, 2-2-541-72-26
|GHdC - Site Notre Dame
|Charleroi, Belgium, 6000
|Universtair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen
|Edegem, Belgium, 2650
|UZ Gent Medische Oncologie
|Gent, Belgium, 9000
|UZ Leuven, Campus Gasthuisberg, trialbureau Algemene Medische Oncologie
|Leuven, Belgium, 3000
|Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège- Site du Sart Tilman
|Liège, Belgium, 4000
|Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ambroise Paré
|Mons,, Belgium, 7000
|GZA Ziekenhuizen, Campus St Augustinus, CLINICAL TRIALS ONCOLOGY
|Wilrijk, Belgium, 2610
|Canada, British Columbia
|British Columbia Cancer Agency
|Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5Z 4E6
|Canada, Ontario
|Odette Cancer Centre OCC Clinical Research
|Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4N 3M5
|Princess Margaret Hospital
|Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2M9
|Canada, Quebec
|CHUM-Hopital Notre-Dame
|Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2L 4M1
|MUHC- Montreal General Hospital
|Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3G1A4
|Hôpital Charles-LeMoyne - CICM
|Québec, Canada, J4V 2H1
|Institut Bergonie Service Oncologie Médicale
|Bordeaux, France, 33076
|Centre Oscar Lambret
|Cedex, France, 95020
|Le Mans, France, 72000
|Institut Paoli Calmettes, Service Pharmacie
|Marseille, France, 13273
|Centra Regional de Lutte contre le Cancer
|Montpellier, France, 34298
|Institut Curie, UGEC
|Paris, France, 75005
|Hopital Tenon Service oncologie médicale
|Paris, France, 75020
|Centre Régional de Lutte Contre le Cancer Nantes Atlantique René Gauducheau
|Saint Herblain, France, 44805
|Institut de Cancérologie Gustave Roussy
|Villejuif, France, 94805
|Klinikum St. Marien Amberg
|Amberg, Germany
|Berlin, Germany, 14195
|Dortmund, Germany
|Universitaetsklinikum Erlangen
|Erlangen, Germany, 91054
|Wilhelm-Anton-Hospital gGmbH
|Goch, Germany, 47574
|Universitaetsklinikum Heidelberg
|Heidelberg, Germany, 69120
|Universitaetsklinikum Ulm, Frauenklinik
|Ulm, Germany, 89075
|Istituto tumori Giovanni Paolo II-ospedale oncologico, Oncologia Medica e Sperimentale
|Bari, Italy, 700124
|Via Olgettina
|Milano, Italy, 20132
|Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, U.O. Oncologia Medica
|Pisa, Italy, 56126
|Oncologia Ospedale Infermi- Viale
|Rimini, Italy, 47923
|Istituto Nazionale tumori Regina Elena IRCCS
|Roma, Italy, 144
|Korea, Republic of
|Chungbuk National University Hospital
|Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea, Republic of, 361-711
|Samsung Medical Center
|Gangnam-Gu, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 135-710
|Asan Medical Center
|Songpagu, Soeul, Korea, Republic of, 138-736
|Hematology-oncology Department, Ajou University Hospital
|Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, Korea, Republic of, 443-721
|Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
|Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of, 463-707
|Hematology-oncology Department, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital
|Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 120-750
|Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System
|Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 120-752
|Seoul National University Hospital,
|Soeul, Korea, Republic of, 110-744
|Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1081
|Maastricht, Netherlands, 6229
|Tweesteden Ziekenhuis
|Tilburg, Netherlands
|Russian Federation
|Leningrad Regional Oncology Dispensary
|Leningrad, Russian Federation, 188663
|State Institution "Russian Oncology Research Centre named after N.N. Blokhin RAMS"
|Moscow, Russian Federation, 115478
|Scientific Research Oncology Institute named after N.N. Petrov
|Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation, 197758
|Non-state Health Institution "Dorozhnaya Clinical Hospital of OAO "Russian Railways"
|St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, 195271
|St. Petersburg State Budget Healthcare Institution "City Clinical Oncology Dispensary"
|St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, 197022
|Hospital Vall d'Hebron
|Barcelona, Spain, 08035
|ICO l´Hospitalet - Hospital Duran i Reynals
|Barcelona, Spain, 08908
|Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova
|Lleida, Spain, 25198
|Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon
|Madrid, Spain, 28007
|MD Anderson Cancer Center Arturo
|Madrid, Spain, 28033
|Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal
|Madrid, Spain, 28034
|Hospital Sant Joan de Reus
|Tarragona, Spain, 43204
|United Kingdom
|Clinical Trials Unit, Velindre Cancer Centre
|Cardiff, United Kingdom, CF14 2TL
|Beaston Oncology Center
|Glasgow, United Kingdom, G12 ONY
|St James University Hospital
|Leed, United Kingdom, LS97TF
|London, United Kingdom, EC1A 7BE
|The Christie Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
|Manchester, United Kingdom, M20 4BX
|Nottingham City Hospital
|Nottingham, United Kingdom, NG5 1PB
|Cancer Clinical Trials Centre, Weston Park Hospital
|South Yorkshire, United Kingdom, S10 2SJ
|Study Director:
|Ivan Gergel, MD
|Nektar Therapeutics
|Responsible Party:
|Nektar Therapeutics
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01492101 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Submitted:
|December 12, 2011
|First Posted:
|December 14, 2011
|Last Update Posted:
|August 4, 2016
|Last Verified:
|August 2016
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This brochure provides information on what you can do to avoid scams involving the sale of business opportunities. While some business opportunities are legitimate, each year thousands of people across the country become victims of biz opp scams.
Business opportunities appear in many different forms, from stuffing envelopes or doing medical billing at home, to leasing vending machines or ATMs and installing them at designated locations, to creating a website to sell certain types of products and services.
If you're considering purchasing a business opportunity, you should know about Alaska's Sale of Business Opportunity Act, AS 45.66.010 45.66.900.
This law helps potential buyers by requiring sellers of business opportunities that cost $250 or more to register with the Department of Law, post a $75,000 bond, file a disclosure statement, use a written purchase contract, and meet other requirements. The registration documents submitted to the Department are public records and may be reviewed by members of the public.
The seller must give a potential buyer a disclosure statement at least 10 days before the buyer signs a contract or makes a payment. The disclosure statement provides important information including:
The contract for the sale of a business opportunity must be in writing, and the seller must give a copy to the buyer at the time buyer signs the contract. The terms of the contract must include:
There are a number of exemptions to the Sale of Business Opportunities Act. The complete list of exemptions can be found at AS 45.66.220.
Consumers should do their homework before purchasing a business opportunity.
Contact the Department of Law to see if the seller is registered and if so, review registration materials. Check with the BBB (www.bbb.org) for complaint information about the business opportunity, and check other sources on the internet. Talk to current investors, but make sure they are not "shills" for the seller -- persons who are connected to the seller, as opposed to independent buyers. Before signing a contract or making a payment, discuss the disclosure statement and contract with a lawyer, financial advisor, or a friend with investment experience.
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Bombardier drew a huge crowd yesterday at the EBACE show as it announced two new aircraft types in the light-midsized jet segment: the Learjet 70 and 75. "We are pleased to be building on the Learjet heritage and forecast a strong recovery in the business aviation market," declared Steve Ridolfi, president of Bombardier Business Aircraft.
The 2,000-nm range Learjet 70 and Learjet 75 (priced, respectively, at $11.1 million and $13.5 million) will deliver longer range than the existing Learjet 40XR and 45XR models they are replacing. They will offer upgrades in the cabin, cockpit engines and airframe. Set to enter service in early 2013, both jets will feature the new Vision Flight Deck, which incorporates the Garmin G5000 digital avionics suite complete with synthetic vision.
The cabin offers a slick black-and-white interior inherited from the Learjet 85, including new seats and an advanced cabin management system with individual pop-up touchscreen monitors, plus full audio and video control. There is also LED lighting throughout, a large baggage area and a spacious galley. The cabin management system will be controllable via an iPad and the cabin will feature Ethernet technology from Lufthansa Technik to make future technology upgrades more straightforward.
Increased engine power comes courtesy of a souped-up Honeywell engine, the TFE 731-40BR. Both jets will offer an improved takeoff field length of less than 4,500 feet, almost 200 feet shorter than that of the 40XR. A new canted-winglet design will improve aerodynamics, and the OEM says the Learjets will offer up to a 9-percent improvement in field performance and a 4-percent improvement in fuel efficiency.
The six-passenger Learjet 70 can connect city pairs such as Chicago-San Juan and Mexico City-Minneapolis, while the 75 can fly four people from Los Angeles to Toronto or Mumbai to Bangkok. It will be able to handle a range close to 1,950 nm carrying eight passengers.
According to Ridolfi, Bombardier has gathered more than 50 firm orders and letters of intent for the two new types so far. The airframer is also offering a 600-hour inspection maintenance program with each new order.
"It's about having a continuity across the Learjet platforms," Learjet v-p and general manager Ralph Acs told AIN. "We're placing much more importance on maintenance and the cost of operations now."
Bombardier last year secretly began flight-testing of the new technology on Learjet 40 and 45 development aircraft. A third test aircraft is to be fitted with an interior and cabin management system and a fourth will follow featuring the revised wing and winglets, before a fifth prototype is used to confirm all the new elements.
Daniel (not verified)
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Hello, in this article you say the new Lears can unite city pairs like Chicago and Sao Paulo, with the stated range of 2000nm. This is incorrect since the distance between these two cities is 4538nm.


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Sabrina Santamaria already made history during the college tennis season by teaming with Kaitlyn Christian to win USC's first NCAA women's doubles title.
Santamaria achieved one of the most significant victories in her singles career Monday by defeating Japan's Hiroko Kuwata 6-2, 6-2 in the World University Games semifinals in Kazan, Russia.
The Campbell Hall graduate became the first American female to reach the World University Games final since Gigi Fernandez captured the gold medal in 1983. She had already assured herself of the first U.S. women's tennis singles medal since 1995.
Santamaria broke serve six times against Kuwata, ranked No. 605 in the world, including twice during a four-game run in the second set.
Despite being an unseeded entry, Santamaria has dropped only one set in six matches, defeating five opponents ranked in the top 900 in the world, highlighted by a 7-5, 7-5 second-round win over Thailand's Luksika Kumkhum, ranked No. 117.
Santamaria will face Japan's Sachie Ishizu, a 6-3, 6-0 winner over No. 323 Katerina Vankova of the Czech Republic, in Tuesday's final. Ishizu, who hasn't dropped a set in five matches, is ranked No. 217.
USC's Johnny Wang, a San Marino graduate, suffered a 6-2, 6-4 loss to Japan's Shota Tagawa in the men's singles consolation final.


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Switzerland • GrindelwaldMarch 12, 2016
11th annual Stoneland Jam: March 12th 2016, Grindelwald Switzerland | Snowboard Halfpipe Jam with the legendary sunset burnout and aprés ride tour!
The Stoneland Jam is organized by the Stoneland Crew and is a celebration of pure Snowboarding in Grindelwald, Switzerland. Our playground is the brand new Superpipe, our coach is the music and the pricemoney is an unforgettable session with friends and legends. No judges, no points, no rules.
Pure fun, nothing more.
After a "legburning" transition day we will show you what Aprés-Ride means in Grindelwald.
Burger Records' first festival in Europe went down last weekend in Hamburg! If you were lucky enough to attend the BURGER INVASION, you could have witnessed King Khan & The Shrines, Cosmonauts, L.A.Witch, Mozes and The Firstborn, The Murlocs, Chuckamuck, Elephant Stone, Yonatan Gat, Plattenbau, Swutsher and the Death Canyons at the best venue in town : Molotow. The festival was the perfect occasion to celebrate the Volcom x Burger Records collab collection that is dropping in fine shops near you in October. Games, goodies, drinks, good times and records were given away at the Volcom booth. Check out the photos below for an inside look at it. Photos by Thomas Ertmer, Felix Neth and @jebronskybeat Thanks to Allhaus and Sean &Lee from Burger for putting on a great first edition, thanks to Backyard Store and Good Times shops for celebrating with us. MOLOTOW was invaded by Burgers Everyone partied their pants off during King Khan &The Shrines Before the things kick off, Here is Daniel ready to handle buttons DIY, giveaways, kisses, limbo, shots, and more entertainment at the Volcom booth LA Witch played at the « skybar » stage and got everyones attention Mozes And The Firstborn opened on the main stage with a bang Volcom Germany Jens and Melle from Mozes Hamburgers hamburgers for Burger Invasion ! local knowledge and cooking lessons by Grilly Idol Burger Plattenbau on the basement stage Swutscher Sean and Lee from Burger Records brought some singles and did a sick DJ set after all shows The Murlocs Cosmonauts Elephant Stone King Khan is down with the audience Melle from Mozes And the Firstborn King Khan and the Shrines will make you shake your brains out Felix and Daniel mid night faces The King himself Chuckamuck King Khan and The Shrines Elephant Stone The Volcom crew Volcom x Burger Records collection hits the shops in November
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A couple days ago, Volcom Store Amsterdam celebrated its opening the right way: good vibes and a proper party. Located on the busy Damstraat in the heart of the city, the shop was packed, the street got blocked and refreshments were flowing thanks to De Eeuwige Jeugd brewery, Bos and Our Amsterdam Vodka...Friends, tourists and locals all joined for the occasion and the stoke-o-meter was high. Photos credit : Vaag Photography The popular Damstraat street just got busier Shop was packed! Joris announced the 3 winners who got picked for a free minute of shopping inside the shop Here is one lucky winner racing to get the maximum of her favorite Volcom pieces The lucky winners with their hands full! The store opened at the start of Summer but September was perfect to get everyone together and celebrate The party moved to Skatecafe with Mozes And The Firstborn playing live..everyone went nuts Burger records band Mozes And The Firstborn, check them out http://www.mozesandthefirstborn.com/ Skatecafe is one of Amsterdam's must go party places/restaurant Store manager Raymond celebrating properly Here is an overview of the shop, come visit us everyday from 10.00 til 19.00, Volcom Store Amsterdam: 32 Damstraat, Amsterdam
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Congrats to the Kleveland Show for winning the 2017 Cardrona Slopestyle event. Watch his run starting at 1:10! Thanks to Giacomo Margutti for the video
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The Real Journey of an Unreal Surf Flick, Osmo Thrombo. Words by Tom Carey Sometimes plans are meant to be changed. We set out to document a surf trip in Australia and ended up in Indonesia. Nate Leal (videographer) and I (still photographer) flew from California to Sydney ready to jump on another flight to Brisbane to meet up with surfers Ozzie Wright, Noa Deane, and Mitch Coleborn, along with Mikey Mallalieu (Aussie videographer). However, during the long trans Pacific flight, the forecast and weather turned grim to say the least. So, in the Sydney airport, we lined up last minute flights, accommodations, and transfers for all of us to one of Indo's mysto, less frequented islands. The swell forecast was better than what Australia had in mind for us, and sometimes you just need to get surfers out of their comfort zone and on the road. Noa and beauties from another world. Mitch, Ozzie and Noa travel zonked at the ferry boarding station. You never know who you're gonna meet while waiting for your boat to come in… ..And you never know who you'll be invited to hang with once out to sea. The locals enjoyed our company and had some good laughs. Indo is a far trek for anyone coming from Cali, but once you tack on another flight, and a three-hour van ride, followed by a two-hour ferry ride, and a final thirty minutes by car, you're talking about a hefty journey. So, you pray the waves are worth it. No shortage of post card views along the way. Village life. Finding beach shade was key to survival on our destination island. (Noa is seen here in the Mag Vibes Stoneys Boardshorts.) The big goon himself, Ozzie Wright, marks trails and takes his own shade with him everywhere he goes. Ozzie and the best way to shower off days of travel grime. Ozzie out of the shower and right back into being a slob. Noa indy… going big and tech in the natural world. Apparently, all the plane flights to get there wasn't enough air time for Mitch. Post-surf refueling. All I can say is that these were no ordinary coconuts... ...Just ask Ozzie. The next few days were a back-and-forth mission between the left, and a right-hander situated in a massive bay with the most picturesque views framing the photos. The boys assaulted the right's chunky sections. The maxed out conditions at the right made for some tricky situations, but when you found a good one, the ramps were massive! Mitch's backhand is second to none, as seen here. After blowing out a fin box, Noa still managed to nail a few more airs there. But, the right just didn't produce enough to make it into the film we were there to shoot. As fickle as it was, the left became our bread and butter. We were chipping away at our trip. We were working hard when struck by challenges such as our van bottoming out in a mean little ditch on a rutted, dirt road, and playing hard to compile an epic batch of clips. Ozzie and his favorite travel companion. The little ditch that stopped us in our tracks. Gathering rocks to wedge under the tires and try to lift the van high enough to drive out of the ditch. Noa spotting something unexpected at the left that would completely alter the rest of the trip. (Watch the flick, Osmo Thrombo, about this adventure to found out what.) Ozzie, Mitch and Noa at the Tropical Beach Alien Communication Centre. Ozzie tuned in. We were happy, but we still hadn't scored that one all-time perfect day that you travel deep into the outer reaches for. It left us hungry for more. We woke up the last full day of the trip to a much bigger swell. The tide was in our favor and the winds were light enough for us to check out a fabled heavy tube that sits a boat ride away from the shore of a deep, cliff-lined bay. At low tide it's ultra shallow. You need to knife your take-off directly into the barrel or you can plan on scrapping yourself off the reef. Sure enough, we rolled up to the shore and saw low-tide kegs freight training out in the distance of the bay. We rented an indo canoe powered by a five-horse-power-converted weed whacker outboard. We excitedly jumped in the boat for the ride to the line-up. At first, from this closer vantage point, it looked as if the tide was actually too low. Suddenly, a few crazy waves pulsed in that got the boys out there immediately. But, once in the water, we found ourselves settling for less. Although fun, nothing rolled in for a while as sick as what we previously saw. To make matters worse, a crazy rain squall moved in and unleashed on us. It was raining so hard that the boat was filling up with water. Then, after about 20 minutes of nonstop, torrential downpour, it was as if some higher power came down and said, "Hey, let me help you out here," and the rain stopped like the flip of a switch. A light offshore wind kicked in, and the waves started pumping. As if a spell was cast, the conditions went from average to absolutely going off. It was unworldly. Ozzie's wave-count doubled everyone else's on the trip. He's all smiles here after getting barreled for 50 yards across the shallow reef. After the rain squall, the wave became a full-fledge photo studio. Mitch just inches away from my camera. The power of a fisheye lens. We substituted the sun for offshore winds. Ozzie approved. A few gems came in before the squall. Noa found the best one. Mitch mid-pump on a little screamer. We traded off long waves of multi-section pits for six hours straight that day. It was the all-time session we were hoping for. We watched the footage that night, pinching ourselves and sharing the stoke of each other's waves. Celebratory madness ensued, joking "rite of passage" haircuts went down: Mitch got the first cut and rocked it the rest of the trip. The next morning we woke up to onshore slop. The ocean was done and so were we. It was time to go home. Journey complete. Hours of footage and tons of stories. What was next to do? Ryan Thomas to tweak all the footage into what would become OSMO THROMBO… The lo-fi, cult, surf action, adventure, dramatic, sci-fi, fantasy, bro-mantic, comedy, feel good, B-movie of outer limits, hi-fi shredding and interstellar tube time, that quickly unravels into the most bizarre experience of our lives… and ultimately a mission to rescue Mitch. Three of them was a handful. I couldn't imagine keeping track of nine. Until next time!
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Going back to school is always a drag, after countless hours out in the sun with total freedom to do whatever you want. We figured we could do the transition from freedom to boredom easier for the kids and reached out to the guys at Oslo Skatepark. They were stoked to do something so we gathered a bunch of prizes, food & drinks and invited everyone to come and have fun. The local team boys, Mats Hatlem and Marcus Vik were the judges for the day. We did the contest in the contest in an untraditional jam format which is always fun. The kids totally destroyed the park and we got to see a lot of NBD`s. During the finals in both divisions the crowd was going wild and the park was torn to bits. After the finals we did a best trick contest, which was crazy. Gabriel Bjørsvik won with a BS 360 kickflip over the rail. They guys from Session came by to fire up the BBQ, free food for everyone! Thanks to everyone that came out, GoPro, Spitfire, Etnies, Independent, Session, Oslo Skatehall, Stian, Petter, Mats, Marcus, Amin, Brox, Oslo skateforening. See you next year! Results: Juniors: Ask Filling Jan Bjørneboe Johannes Taklo Teodor Skogen Christian Locket Seniors: Fredrik Tangerud Gabriel Bjørsvik Øyvind Svendsen Ole Johan Edvartsen Vi Duc Troung Best trick: Gabriel Bjørsvik, BS 360 kickflip over the rail. Credit video : Martin Vadet Credit photo : Vegard Kristiansen
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Our boys are in OZ, enjoying the sun, snow, surf and yoga-pant offerings in between a ton of snowboarding. Have a look yerself right here
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has proposed banning marine sanitation device discharges from vessels in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
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This article was published 7/5/2013 (1603 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
As Winnipeggers prepare to kickstart their hearts with Mötley Crüe Tuesday evening, the Free Press wonders: what makes for a genuine motley crew? Is it a diversity of personalities? A common struggle against oppression? Or just a group with an umlaut or two? We search for an answer in this review of historic and/or fictional motley crews.


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WALES Under-20s were unable to notch a second stunning win against New Zealand after being overpowered in yesterday's Junior World Championship semi-final at Newlands.
Danny Wilson's side produced the biggest upset in age-grade rugby history in the pool stages when they became the first conquerors of the Baby Blacks.
The dubious reward for that stunning 9-6 win in a Stellenbosch mudbath was a rematch after New Zealand secured a place in the last four courtesy of being the best runner-up of the three groups. And the tournament favourites duly got their revenge with a four tries to none victory in Cape Town.
Wales, who were in the semi-finals for the first time since Sam Warburton skippered them in 2008, made a terrific start and were good value for their 6-0 lead courtesy of a pair of penalties by new Dragons signing Tom Prydie.
Their solid set piece laid the foundations for their success but New Zealand gradually grew into the game, dominated possession and their big ball carriers started making an impression.
The Baby Blacks levelled it up at 6-6 thanks the the boot of fly-half Ihaia West and then took command thanks to a pair of converted tries either side of half-time.
First blindside flanker Jimmy Tupou powered over from close range to give his side a 13-6 lead at the break and then outside centre Jason Emery finished off a slick move along the three-quarters to make it 20-6.
Wales came firing straight back with an impressive sustained attack in the New Zealand 22 but they were thwarted by whole-heated defence.
And it was game over in the 53rd minute when stunning handling allowed powerhouse number eight Jordan Taufua to finish expertly in the right corner to make it 25-6.
Huge loosehead Ofa Tu'ungafasi – who tips the scales at 125kg – barged over to make it 30-6 after 64 minutes to round off an excellent second half performance by New Zealand.
Wales will attempt to finish a memorable campaign on a high when they return to Newlands for Friday's third/fourth play-off.
Wales scorers: penalties – T Prydie (2).
New Zealand scorers: tries – J Tupou, J Emery, J Taufua, O Tu'ungafasi; conversions – A West (2); penalties – A West (2).


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Hi friend, what's your opinion about the following:
"… any action performed with greed... performed with aversion... performed with delusion — born of delusion, caused by delusion, originating from delusion: wherever one's selfhood turns up, there that action will ripen. Where that action ripens, there one will experience its fruit, either in this very life that has arisen or further along in the sequence. [AN 3.33]
"This awareness-release through good will should be developed whether one is a woman or a man. Neither a woman nor a man can go taking this body along. Death, monks, is but a gap of a thought away. One [who practices this awareness-release] discerns, 'Whatever evil action has been done by this body born of action, that will all be experienced here [in this life]. It will not come to be hereafter.' Thus developed, awareness-release through good will leads to non-returning for the monk who has gained gnosis [breaking the five low fetters?] here and has penetrated to no higher release. [ AN 10.208]
To my understanding of these suttas, if one's selfhood does not turn up, then "that action" will not ripen and will not generate karma. If s/he realizes that 'Whatever evil action has been done by this body born of action, that will all be experienced here [in this life]. It will not come to be hereafter.' , then with Metta meditation one can become a non-returner. Am I seeing these teachings correctly? I suppose one has to remove the five fetters to become a non-returner, even though s/he has gained the above-mentioned insight with Metta. But this is not clearly mentioned in the sutta.
Well, if one's selfhood has been completely removed and has no "I"-making, "My-making" and self-centered views, s/he becomes an arahant (literally mean "selfless"?). I wonder if it's better to use the term "No Selfhood" instead of "No Self" for anatta ... Metta,


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Montero apologizes to McCarthy for shaky outing
PHOENIX -- D-backs catcher Miguel Montero approached pitcher Brandon McCarthy in the trainer's room after Tuesday's game and apologized for the pitches he signaled early in Arizona's loss to the Pirates.
"I apologized to him, because I feel like I called a really bad game," Montero said. "I think he had really good stuff going, I just didn't make the right calls. He threw everything that I put down, so I felt bad because he really trusted me, and I feel like I let him down."
McCarthy allowed six runs (four earned) over 6 2/3 innings, including five in the fourth inning.
After that, Montero started calling for more offspeed pitches, and McCarthy only allowed one hit over the next 2 2/3 innings.
"I started mixing up, changing speeds more, because we were going hard, hard, hard," Montero said. "I think I'm going to grab what we did there and use it from now on, because it was pretty good."
Montero has said that he considers his work behind the plate even more important than his work in the batter's box, and when a pitcher struggles, Montero will blame himself.
The start was McCarthy's second since signing as a free agent in the offseason and Montero is still learning how to call pitches for him.
"I just didn't have the right fingers yesterday," Montero said. "It's just a bad feeling. I take it personal."
Steve Gilbert is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Inside the D-backs, and follow him on Twitter @SteveGilbertMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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That's a re-assuring statistic.
I just don't see any wisdom in poo-pooing a defensive FG% stat. That's pretty rock solid as far as bball stats go.
Can't wait for Ian to get his roations down, if he's so late and still holding opponents to such a low shooting percentage. Might be top 5 in the league at that point in rim defense.
Just because you're offended, doesn't mean you're right. ― Ricky Gervais.
I like Mahnimi as a serviceable backup center but the stat referenced is a little misleading. Ilbaka and D12 both play heavy minutes against starting caliber players. Mahnimi plays 1/3 of the minutes against subs.
Maybe for perspective who are considered to be the best backup centers in the NBA? Where would Mahnimi rank on this list.
He can only defend who is in the game, and he's doing well. That's what that % tells us.
While it is true that Mahinmi only has to defend bench players, his job is to defend bench players. While the competition is not as strong, those minutes count just as much as the minutes starters play. For 15 minutes a game, Mahinmi is allowing opponents to shoot only 46%. You can call that an advanced stat, but it is also a factual statement.
Mahinmi is a bit late on rotations. We can all see that. First of all, Ian looks a little bad in the shadow of Hibbert. Roy has a superhuman ability to anticipate and beat people to the spot. He is the best in the NBA by a good margin. That's how a slow footed, relatively un-athletic guy becomes the best center in the NBA.
But the other big point is that Mahinmi is there. Being slightly late and fouling is better than conceding baskets because you aren't there at all.
Anybody read about Derek Jeter and his defense? He won a ton of Gold Gloves, and he has an excellent fielding percentage. But many people insist that he was a subpar defender. Why? His range sucked. He struggled to get close to routine grounders. Scorekeepers wouldn't give you an error if you didn't get a glove on it. Vastly superior players would get credited for errors because they tried to make an outstanding play and bobbled the ball. Who is the better defender, the guy who almost snagged a tough grounder but bobbled it, or the guy who was too slow to get there in the first place?
Mahinmi is good enough to be there at the point of attack when the ball goes up. That is a lot more than could be said of, say, Lou Amundson. Could Ian clean up his rotations a bit to get even better? Yes. But if he was as good as Hibbert, he would be starting somewhere.
For the record, among NBA players that average between 12-25 minutes per game and face 5 FGA per game (aka, back up big men who try to protect the rim), Ian Manhimi is 8th.
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Blatche and Varajeo will be free agents come Summer. We should trade for one of them to replace Ian this season/playoff run. Perhaps Solomon and Orlando, third team gives something to Cleveland. Maybe Thorton and Jimmer and Solomon to Cleveland, Varajeo to Indy, Ian, Orlando, Bennett or Tristan Thompson + 2nd rounder to Sac?
You know somebody is bad when people has to go to the stats to try to prove otherwise, is like calling somebody "a good team defender" when everybody and their mom knows that player sucks on D.
I could come up with a huge list of better players than Ian but I don't know if that is allowed here anymore.
@WhatTheFFacts: Studies show that sarcasm enhances the ability of the human mind to solve complex problems!
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...
I read that those born under the sign of Sagittarius ( Hibbert and Dwight ) and Virgo ( Ibaka ) good rim protectors.....but those born under the sign of Taurus ( Troy Murphy and David Lee ) can rebound but can't protect the rim.
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Seriously though, vnzla, I'm not saying they don't exist, but I would like to see a list of guys who can play the role of backup center better than Ian at a similar price point.
@WhatTheFFacts: Studies show that sarcasm enhances the ability of the human mind to solve complex problems!
But you should be more clear in this question.
Which Backup Centers are better at protecting the rim and rebounding in a backup role while costing less than $4 mil a year?
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Ian is a good rim protector, and that FG% is a good stat to back that up with. It means nothing more than face value. Ian could be a good rim protector and yet be a ****** team defender based off of poor rotations or defensive awareness, but he could still be good at using his size/length/hops to make it difficult to finish at the rim over him. Both can be true.
You know someone is bad when you use stats to prove they don't?
I always knew Lebron sucked and don't try and tell me differently with those pesky stats.
Just because you're offended, doesn't mean you're right. ― Ricky Gervais.
You can make the list, just don't imply people are idiots who disagree with it or stupid to use stats to try to argue against it. Don't go off on a tangent, just state your case.
(non-admin) and it would be very helpful if you would say WHY you think they are better, even if it is simply that they make less money (which I know is one of your consistent points, that getting someone the same for less money is always better).
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...
Screw stats. Let's break down some tape!
Here are all of the plays in which the Thunder got a) an offensive rebound, or b) a shot attempt within 10 feet in the second quarter of Sunday's game (plays with Ian on the court only):
Adams REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
Mahinmi makes a switch, forces a pass when his man gets a touch, and makes a rock solid box out when the shot goes up. Solid work.
Mahinmi S.FOUL (P1.T1)
Paul George goes over, forcing Mahinmi to cut off a Durant drive. Durant makes the pocket pass, and Scola isn't there. Ian fouls.
Jackson 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
Mahinmi makes the rotation in plenty of time and gets outside of the restricted area, but Jackson makes a circus layup.
MISS Jackson 7' Floating Jump Shot
Mahinmi moves to stop any potential Fisher drive, then gets to the free throw line before Jackson turns the corner. Jackson tries several fakes, but Ian is unmoved. Jackson has to settle for a floater, and he misses.
Westbrook 9' Turnaround Bank Shot (8 PTS)
Ian is never a factor as Westbrook fights through Hill for a tough make.
BONUS: This is outside my criteria, but here is a play that matters:
Ibaka 18' Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Westbrook 5 AST)
Mahinmi obviously makes the right decision cutting off Westbrook. West's man cuts to the basket, so he can't help. Wings are in the corners, taking their defenders out of the play. George Hill is off-balance going over the pick. He is the only one who could make this rotation. He can't, Ibaka drills it. Nice play by the Thunder.
Now, this is faaaaaar from definitive. Mahinmi is rock solid here, but this is just a slice of the season. I just thought people would appreciate a more "eyes" based discussion instead of a "stats" based one.
Let's get some links to some bad Mahinmi plays going. There are out there, let's talk about them. If veznla posts any links, let me know so I can take him off the no-no list.
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By the way do you think Vogel is looking at stats when he sits Ian because he is sucking or he is watching the game? Ian has been benched by Vogel so many times in his time here that I already lost the count, the situation is getting so bad that Vogel is playing around with the lineup and is playing Scola/West together because Ian is just flat out sucking, I'm pretty sure he would like to let West rest longer for the playoffs but he can't because Ian is a liability.
Stats show an small percentage of things that happen on the basketball court and as Mckeyfan said before a lot of those stats are not perfect because they are made by humans(note that I don't want to make this a whole debate about stats I'm just letting you know why stats should not be the tool).
@WhatTheFFacts: Studies show that sarcasm enhances the ability of the human mind to solve complex problems!
let's keep it to just the point and not about posters
I on the other hand am just enjoying the ride this season and will continue to do so.
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We're changing the identity of our basketball team -- dramatically. We're a power post team -- a blood-and-guts, old-school, smash-mouth team that plays with size, strength, speed and athleticism. We attack the basket. . . . This is the new identity of our team. It was a great effort. I'm very proud of our guys."
-- Frank Vogel.
Better to use eyes and stats together.


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In today's digital world, traditional baby books seem to exist few and far between. After all, show me a mother who has time to painstakingly scrapbook every fiber of her baby's history into a spiral-bound journal and I'll show you Superwoman. But there are certainly ways to preserve those wonderful memories while still maintaining your own sanity. Here are five great ideas to try!:
1. Baby's First Twitter Account
Sometimes all you have time for is 140 characters, yes? Create a Twitter account for your baby and post status updates of latest milestones, funny moments and first words. Friends and family will be delighted to follow along, and you'll have each magical moment all in one spot!
2. A Recipe to Remember
Tiny Tales transforms average recipe boxes into living, breathing baby books with pre-designed index cards for unexpected moments and fun surprises. Document baby's first foods, sleep habits and new adventures onto each card; then organize by age when you have a minute to yourself. (Or when baby graduates high school. Whichever comes first!)
3. InstaBaby
If you're like me, you're already using Instagram to capture your baby's favorite moments. Why not print them all into a digital baby book you'll keep forever? (And while you're at it, check out some even crazier ideas for printing your Instagrams. Tiles, anyone?)
4. Box the Memories
Sometimes, words simply aren't enough. Grab a spare shoebox to house all of those tangible baby items you'll want to remember forever, like baby's first pacifier, hospital hat or spoon. Then, get ready to decorate it with your child when he/she is older – it's a perfect way to bond on a rainy day.
5. Include You
Don't forget to include a bit of your own thoughts for baby to remember. I write weekly letters to my daughter on my blog, but a bedside journal with a few notes will do the trick just the same. It's the perfect way for your baby to look back and appreciate all of the 'mom moments' the two of you shared.
What about you, friends? Any alternative baby book ideas you use for your family? I'd love to hear!


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If you love laughing, and you love the borough, then why not head to a pub in Kingston this Valentine's Day and have a chuckle for charity?
On February 14, the second annual Love Kingston Day takes place, as residents, businesses and organisations raise funds for Kingston-based good causes.
It is the single biggest fundraising event organised by the Love Kingston appeal, that supports five charities providing pathways out of poverty for the borough's most in need.
The Willoughby Arms, in Willoughby Road, has joined the campaign by donating a percentage of ticket sales from its monthly comedy night – and will continue to do so every month thereafter.
Willoughby Arms landlord Rick Robinson said: "I was introduced to Elaine [Miller, fundraising manager of Love Kingston] through a customer.
"I'd not heard of Love Kingston, but we like to give to charity, especially if it helps our community."
The show is being organised by events company Gr8 Nights Out, run by comedian Jennifer Gray, who said: "This will be the third night we've run for the Willoughby Arms, and it's going to be a monthly event.
"This month, a percentage of ticket sales will go to Love Kingston, and this will be for every month from now on.
"We had a smashing night in January, when the pub was packed to the rafters, so make sure you get to the Willoughby and get your tickets in advance."
Rick Robinson and Jennifer Gray
This year, Love Kingston fundraising manager Elaine Miller has set the ambitious target of raising £100,000 from the day alone.
And her hopes were given an extra boost this week when Shrewsbury House School, in Surbiton, announced it would be staging its sponsored charity run – its major annual fundraiser – on Love Kingston Day, in support of the appeal.
Headmaster Kevin Doble said: "The annual sponsored charity run has taken place for a number of decades and is a wonderful event, involving all our pupils, supported by their parents and the wider school community.
"I am so delighted our boys have chosen such a worthwhile community charity to benefit from this year's run and we are very much looking forward to further developing our partnership with Love Kingston."
For information on getting involved with Love Kingston Day, call Elaine Miller on 020 8255 3335 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
To book tickets for the Willoughby Arms Love Kingston comedy night, call 020 8546 4236


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Dear all,
We would like to extend our sincerest thanks and appreciation to all our customers who have constantly supported us during the past year. We wish you all a happy and prosperous New Year in 2012.
2011 has been a busy year for us here at DHgate and we have been working hard to improve customer service and our website user experience. Here's a look back on some new features we did in the past year:
- · We launched DHmobile in July, allowing shoppers easy access to DHgate while on the move. With your smart phone you can easily search products, manage orders and pay securely for orders.
- · Our regular seasonal promotions such as Christmas Promotion, and currently ongoing 2012 New Year Sale, offered quality products with big discounts and new products ideas.
- · Our DHgate Facebook page invited customers to communicate and talk about issues important to them, get advice and recommendations for products.
- · We revamped our Homepage layout and promotion zone, for better user experience.
- · To improve customer service and protection for buyers, we launched upgraded Seller Guarantee Services, which include 3 main features: Description Pledge, 48hr Dispatch and Priority Return.
We will continue to work to offer you even better service in 2012. Here's to a great 2012!
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iPad Apps for SEN – download a simple guide.
Search through the Internet and you will find loads of advice about Apps that meet a whole range of personal, educational and business needs. You can go on for ever exploring new Apps (I do it all the time!) and find you have a device full of Apps and you can't remember which one you thought would be useful for what! It's crazy!
Apps for people with Special Educational Needs is no exception except that with some Apps there is a huge cost attached. Of course the cost isn't huge if an individual finds this is a great way of communicating with others and making his needs known – and we have to remember that some of these Apps can be vastly cheaper than the alternatives on the market. You do also have to consider the cost in time of exploring some of the communication Apps can be great as you need to download and set up free versions to see if they are going to do what you want them to do.
Loads of Apps can be used by people with Special Educational Needs and generic gains can be made in concentration. attention, memory, hand-eye coordination, literacy, numeracy etc. However, the challenge will be in finding the one that specifically meets a significant need for a particular individual and will support activities of daily living across a range of life skills.
Here is my starter list of Apps to explore if you are working with individuals with Special Educational Needs. You are welcome to download my chart and I would appreciate some feedback and additional suggested Apps.
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Traditional CAM Therapy in the Treatment of HIV/AIDS
This study has been terminated.
(Lack of funding prevented the recruitment of 1000 HIV Patients all over India)
Traditional Alternative Medicine Research, India
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
RAMAKRISHNAN MADHUSOODANAN, Traditional Alternative Medicine Research, India
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: January 12, 2006
Last updated: November 2, 2015
Last verified: November 2015
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This research work is important for the cure/control of HIV infection. The objectives of a treatment case on HIV patient is essentially to bring down the viral load closer to undetectable level. The studies are depend on the potential influence of 'Kallunk Oxide' on the CD4+ T cells and the effectiveness on surface of HIV-1. The basic study is to break surface protein and directly inhibit a protein's increased functions, not only in the CD4+T cell but also CD3 and CD8+ T cells, by appropriate antidote.
The 'Yogaprabhava', the drug's effectiveness, and progressive immunity with diet and lifestyle can be more easily studied.
|HIV Infections
|Drug: "Kallunk oxide (Immunotherapy) "
|Phase 1 Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Modest Phase 1 and Phase II Clinical Studies on Traditional CAM Therapy in the Treatment of HIV/AIDS
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MedlinePlus related topics: HIV/AIDSU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by RAMAKRISHNAN MADHUSOODANAN, Traditional Alternative Medicine Research, India:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- SafeDose, [ Time Frame: Six months follow up ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Viral Load Assay [ Time Frame: Three months follow up ]
- Absolute Immune Cells Count Assay(CD3, CD4, and CD8 + T cells) [ Time Frame: Three months follow up in Phase - II study ]
- Prolonged Viral Suppression [ Time Frame: Six Month's Follow up study( In Phase-II Study) ]
|Study Start Date:
|November 2007
|Study Completion Date:
|October 2009
|Primary Completion Date:
|October 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
"Kallunk oxide (Immunotherapy)"
The participants were received a daily regimen of "Kallunk oxide(Immunotherapy)" .
Drug: "Kallunk oxide (Immunotherapy) "
The study was assigned only one Arm >450 cu/mm^3 of baseline CD + T cells. HIV type-1 subjects were received one drug, a daily regimen of "Kallunk oxide(Immunotherapy) + Long Pepper", that is a combination of a traditional alternative medicine(Complementary and Alternative Medicine CAM) as "Kallunk oxide" and appropriate drug carrier antidote. The drug assigns to 0.100 mg and 0.200 mg "Kallunk oxide" molecules with 199.900 mg, and 499.800 mg "Antidote"( This antidote was used as a carrier of "Kallunk oxide" molecules), respectively, for children and adults. Dosage: 200 mg for children and 500 mg for adults. This powder form sample size product was administered once daily dose on 5 days treatment. The Botanical name of the antidote is "Piper Longum".
Other Name: 'Kallide'
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|8 Years to 65 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Clinical diagnosis of HIV/AIDS
- Able to swallow tablets or powder form medicine
- Able to eat nutritional foods
- HIV infected patients
- Signed consent of parent or guardian for patients under 21 years of age
- Interest to use of study drugs
- Follow at a participating clinical site and
- Children of any age (greater than 8 years old)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Medical side effects
- Pregnant or breast feedings
- History of significant cardiac abnormalities or dysfunction
- Anti Retro viral Treatment ART used patients
- Received certain drugs or treatments
- Unable to followed at a participating clinical center
- Children less than 8 years old
- Any serious conditions (severe chronic stage AIDS cases) at study entry that may affect the results of the study.
- Allergy to any of the study drugs or their formulations
- Tobacco using patients
- Alcohol using patients and
- Drug addicting patients.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00276991
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00276991
|Project Site Office, Hospital of Integrated Research Site HIRS(New), Ahammed Nagar, Mathura Nagar, Bhingar- PO
|Mumbai, India, 414002
Sponsors and Collaborators
Traditional Alternative Medicine Research, India
|Principal Investigator:
|Ramakrishnan Madhusoodanan, PHD
|Traditional Alternative Medicine Research Center
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Keywords provided by RAMAKRISHNAN MADHUSOODANAN, Traditional Alternative Medicine Research, India:
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|RAMAKRISHNAN MADHUSOODANAN, Director, Traditional Alternative Medicine Research Center TAMRC-INDIA., Traditional Alternative Medicine Research, India
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00276991 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|January 12, 2006
|Last Updated:
|November 2, 2015
Keywords provided by RAMAKRISHNAN MADHUSOODANAN, Traditional Alternative Medicine Research, India:
Prolonged Viral Suppression
HIV Infections
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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Good morning, everybody !
you are not without knowing that in some (most ?) country the population is becoming older and that the demographic pyramid is no more a pyramid.
life level has become better !
life and habits have become more individualist ! (we first speak about a person, not yet about the group)
more and more people take a bad health (drinking, smoking, bad eating...)
what do we have to do ?
to leave the old people ?
to make more babies ?
to think less about our health (to stop wanting to "maximise or optimize") and think more about health of the group ?
to think more about the future/next generations ?
to stop professions that incitate to consumption ?
the demographic situation of nowadays is not a problem ? there are other priorities ! the nature !
And what do you think about ?
Maybe the problem in China for example is different !


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Fifth Avenue Royal Oak, 215 W. Fifth St., is having a benefit this week for the victims of the Boston Tragedy during its weekly Craft Thursday event, which starts at 7 p.m.
The bar is asking patrons to make donations at the door to the ONE FUND -- a charity set up for victims of the two bombs set off during the Boston Marathon. All the proceeds from purchases of discount drink wristbands also will go to the charity, as well as the cover charge to see the Punch. The band features Jeff Gutt from the hit reality show "The X-Factor."
Crafty Thursdays feature the bar's 36 kinds of craft beers. There also is a challenge for patrons to try 30 of the craft beers over a 30-day period with prizes awarded to participants.
Entertainment on Thursday also includes Embarco Entertainment's Christina Chriss and Joey Fava from the band Kaleido. They will perform an acoustic set downstairs while brewers from MIP Brewery educate beer drinkers about their products. Gutt takes the stage upstairs later in the evening.