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Using AutoFilter or built-in comparison operators such as "greater than" and "top 10" can show the data you want and hide the rest. Once you have filtered data in a range of cells or table, you can either reapply a filter to get up-to-date results, or clear a filter to redisplay all of the data.
Learn more about filtering
Filtered data displays only the rows that meet criteria that you specify and hides rows that you do not want displayed. After you filter data, you can copy, find, edit, format, chart, and print the subset of filtered data without rearranging or moving it.
You can also filter by more than one column. Filters are additive, which means that each additional filter is based on the current filter and further reduces the subset of data.
Note: When you use the Find dialog box to search filtered data, only the data that is displayed is searched; data that is not displayed is not searched. To search all the data, clear all filters.
The three types of filters
Using AutoFilter, you can create three types of filters: by a list values, by a format, or by criteria. Each of these filter types is mutually exclusive for each range of cells or column table. For example, you can filter by cell color or by a list of numbers, but not by both; you can filter by icon or by a custom filter, but not by both.
Reapplying a filter
To determine if a filter is applied, note the icon in the column heading:
A drop-down arrow means that filtering is enabled but not applied.
When you hover over the heading of a column with filtering enabled but not applied, a screen tip displays "(Showing All)".
A Filter button means that a filter is applied.
When you hover over the heading of a filtered column, a screen tip displays the filter applied to that column, such as "Equals a red cell color" or "Larger than 150".
When you reapply a filter, different results appear for the following reasons:
Data has been added, modified, or deleted to the range of cells or table column.
The filter is a dynamic date and time filter, such as Today, This Week, or Year to Date.
Values returned by a formula have changed and the worksheet has been recalculated.
Do not mix storage formats
For best results, do not mix storage formats, such as text and number or number and date, in the same column because only one type of filter command is available for each column. If there is a mix of storage formats, the command that is displayed is the storage format that occurs the most. For example, if the column contains three values stored as number and four as text, the filter command that is displayed is Text Filters.
Filter a range of data
Select the data you want to filter. For best results, the columns should have headings.
Click the arrow in the column header, and then click Text Filters or Number Filters.
Click one of the comparison operators. For example, to show numbers within a lower and upper limit, select Between.
In the Custom AutoFilterbox, type or select the criteria for filtering your data. For example, to show all numbers between 1,000 and 7,000, in the is greater than or equal to box, type 1000, and in the is less than or equal to box, type 7000.
Click OK to apply the filter.
Note: Comparison operators aren't the only way to filter by criteria you set. You can choose items from a list or search for data. You can even filter data by cell color or font color.
Filter data in a table
When you put your data in a table, filtering controls are added to the table headers automatically.
For quick filtering, do this:
Click the arrow in the table header of the column you want to filter.
In the list of text or numbers, uncheck the (Select All) box at the top of the list, and then check the boxes of the items you want to show in your table.
Click OK.
Tip: To see more items in the list, drag the handle in the bottom-right corner of the filter gallery to enlarge it.
The filtering arrow in the table header changes to this icon to indicate a filter is applied. Click it to change or clear the filter.
Filter items by color
If you've applied different cell or font colors or a conditional format, you can filter by the colors or icons that are shown in your table.
Click the arrow in the table header of the column that has color formatting or conditional formatting applied.
Click Filter by Color and then pick the cell color, font color, or icon you want to filter by.
The types of color options you'll have available depend on the types of format you have applied.
Create a slicer to filter your table data
Note: Slicers are not available in Excel 2007.
In Excel 2010, slicers were added as a new way to filter PivotTable data. In Excel 2013, you can also create slicers to filter your table data. A slicer is really useful because it clearly indicates what data is shown in your table after you filter your data.
Here's how you can create one to filter your data:
Click anywhere in the table to show the Table Tools on the ribbon.
Click Design > Insert Slicer.
In the Insert Slicers dialog box, check the boxes you want to create slicers for.
Click OK.
A slicer appears for each table header you checked in the Insert Slicers dialog box.
In each slicer, click the items you want to show in your table.
To choose more than one item, hold down Ctrl, and then pick the items you want to show.
Tip: To change how the slicers look, click the slicer to show the Slicer Tools on the ribbon, and then apply a slicer style or change settings on the Options tab.
Filtering is useful when you want to focus on a specific portion of your data. In Excel Online, before you can apply a filter to a data range, you'll need to format it as a table. Here's how:
Select the data you want to filter. On the Home tab, click Format as Table, and then pick Format as Table.
Excel Online asks whether your table has headers.
Select My table has headers to turn the top row of your data into table headers. The data in this row won't be filtered.
Don't select the check box if you want Excel Online to add placeholder headers (that you can rename) above your table data.
Click OK.
To apply a filter, click the arrow in the column header, and pick a filter option.
Filtering options
You can either apply a general Filter option or a custom filter specific to the data type. For example, when filtering numbers, you'll see Number Filters, for dates you'll see Date Filters, and for text you'll see Text Filters. The general filter option lets you select the data you want to see from a list of existing data like this:
Number Filters lets you apply a custom filter:
In this example, if you want to see the regions that had sales below $6,000 in March, you can apply a custom filter:
Here's how:
Click the filter arrow next to March > Number Filters > Less Than and enter 6000.
Click OK.
Excel Online applies the filter and shows only the regions with sales below $6000.
You can apply custom Date Filters and Text Filters in a similar manner.


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MIAMI - Florida International University is preparing to host Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez for a lecture next week.
Sanchez is scheduled to speak at Miami Dade College's Freedom Tower before her lecture at FIU on Monday.
Jorge Duany, a professor at FIU's Cuban Research Institute, said her lecture comes at a pivotal time in Cuba's history.
"She has been able to galvanize a very broad sector of people with different idea and different views on how to construct Cuba's future both on the island and abroad," he said.
Sanchez is expected to discuss the role social media has in a democratic Cuba. Her "Generation Y" blog narrates the plight of the Cuban people from a perspective that isn't seen or broadcast on government-run television or newspapers, getting millions of hits a month.
Sanchez is also active on Twitter where she has nearly half a million followers.
"Very few people actually have access to her ideas in Cuba, although she has written that there are other ways of disseminating her idea," said Duany. "They make copies of her blogs and distribute it on USB drives."
Sanchez tweeted her arrival at Miami International Airport on Thursday afternoon. Miami is one of many stops for Sanchez, who is currently on an 80-day world tour that has taken her to Brazil, Prague, Amsterdam, Mexico, New York and Washington, D.C.
"She noted herself the contradictions of her being able to travel for the first time freely, where as other fellow travelers, so to speak, in the cross are not," said Duany.
In anticipation of protests, the school set aside areas for demonstrations. Sanchez has said she wants the U.S. to end the Cuban embargo.
"There's clearly a division of opinion there, and many people, especially the younger generation and those that come after 1994 to Miami, feel that its not really a productive strategy," said Duany.
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Fit For Delivery: A Study of the Effect of Exercise Sessions and Nutritional Counselling on Pregnancy Outcome (FFF)
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"Fit for Delivery" is a randomized, controlled study to examine the effects of an intervention during pregnancy which consists of exercise groups and nutritional counselling. We intend to study 600 women who are expecting their first child, and include them in our study at the time of their first appointment at their local healthcare clinic, when they are between 12 and 20 weeks of pregnancy. All women who wish to participate will sign an informed consent.
Women who are randomly assigned to the intervention group will receive two telephone consultations with nutritional advice on healthy eating during pregnancy. They will also be counselled about appropriate weight gain during pregnancy given their pre-pregnancy body mass index. They will be assigned to an exercise group which will meet twice a week for a specially designed workout, and will be encouraged to exercise once or twice weekly on their own. Women in the intervention group will also have access to a password-protected internet site with information on healthy living during pregnancy, and be invited to 2 or 3 evening classes with nutritional information. Women who are randomly assigned to the control group will receive routine pregnancy care.
All women in the study will be studied using:
- questionaires
- two ultrasound examinations (at 30 and 36 weeks of pregnancy),
- blood tests, including a 2 hour glucose challenge test, and measurement of hormones which regulate blood glucose levels
- weighing of the participant, including use of a bioimpedance scale
- weighing and measuring of her newborn baby,
- blood tests from the umbilical cord, measuring hormones which regulate blood glucose levels
- review of hospital records regarding mode of delivery, delivery complications and possible neonatal admissions for the newborn child.
Our hypothesis is that an intervention in the form of nutritional information and exercise groups will:
- Affect the amount of weight women gain in pregnancy, and the amount of weight they retain 12 month after delivery
- Affect the percentage of newborns who have a birthweight over 4 kilo, or who have a birthweight at or above the 90th percentile for Norwegian newborns.
- Affect the blood sugar level and the incidence of gestational diabetes.
- Affect the incidence of operative deliveries and the delivery by Cesarean section.
- Affect the serum concentrations of hormones regulating blood sugar levels, measured in both participants and their newborns.
|Pregnancy Obesity Diabetes
|Behavioral: Nutritional counseling and twice weekly exercise groups
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|Fit For Delivery: A Study of the Effect of Exercise Intervention and Nutritional Counselling on Pregnancy Outcome.
- Maternal weight gain in pregnancy [ Time Frame: Measured at the time of delivery ]
- Weight of the newborn [ Time Frame: Measured at the time of delivery ]
- Maternal fasting serum glucose level [ Time Frame: Measured at gestational week 30 ]
- Incidence of operative delivery, both cesarean section and operative vaginal delivery [ Time Frame: Assessed following delivery ]
- Maternal body composition [ Time Frame: Measured at 36 weeks of gestation ]Measured using bioimpedance scale
- Maternal weight retention [ Time Frame: 12 months after delivery ]
- Measurement of serum levels of hormones which regulate serum glucose levels, in both the pregnant woman and her newborn baby. [ Time Frame: Mother measured at gestational week 30, baby measured at delivery ]
- Incidence of women with serum glucose levels >7.8 mmol/l after 2 hour glucose challenge test [ Time Frame: Assessed at gestational week 30 ]
- Incidence of delivery complications [ Time Frame: Assessed following delivery ]
- Proportion of newborns with birth weight over the 90th percentile for gestational age [ Time Frame: Assessed following delivery ]
|Study Start Date:
|September 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|September 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|August 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Nutritional counseling + exercise groups
Women in this arm will receive 2 telephone consultations on nutritional health during pregnancy, be invited to 2 evening meetings with nutritional topics and have access to a password protected internet site with topics related to nutrition and fitness in pregnancy. They will also be enrolled in an exercise group which will meet twice weekly, and be encouraged to exercise on their own 1-2 times each week.
Behavioral: Nutritional counseling and twice weekly exercise groups
Two telephone consultations on nutritional topics and twice weekly exercise groups. Access to a password-protected internet site with information on healthy lifestyle during pregnancy. Two evening meetings with information on healthy pregnancy lifestyle.
No Intervention: control
Women in this arm of the study will receive routine pregnancy care.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|Child, Adult, Senior
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Expecting first child
- Gestational weeks 12-20
- Residence in one of the following towns: Kristiansand, Søgne, Sogndalen, Vennesla, Lillesand, Mandal
Exclusion Criteria:
- Twin or other multiple pregnancy
- Preexisting diabetes
- Physical handicap which precludes participation in exercise groups
- Ongoing drug addiction
- Serious mental disorder
- BMI at or below 19 before pregnancy
- Inability to read/write Norwegian or English
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01001689
|Sorlandet Hospital
|Kristiansand, Vest Agder, Norway, 4604
|Principal Investigator:
|Ingvild Vistad, MD, PhD
|Sorland Hospital HF
|Study Chair:
|Tore Henriksen, MD, PhD
|University Hospital of Oslo, Rikshospital
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Sorlandet Hospital HF
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01001689 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|October 26, 2009
|Last Updated:
|August 10, 2015
Keywords provided by Sorlandet Hospital HF:
Preventive health care
Weight gain
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SCHOOLFRIENDS will line up against each other on the football field after being snapped up by professional clubs.
Mason Terry, nine, was courted by Southend United, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal after getting noticed playing for Sunday side Essex Allstars.
He has now signed for West Ham United Under-9s, playing the likes of Chelsea.
And pal Presley Hedges, eight, a classmate at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Canvey, has signed for Southend United.
The pair, both goalkeepers, live on Canvey and can't wait to play against each other.
Mason's dad, Paul Terry, 42, of Long Road, said it was a dream come true for the boys.
He said: "I'm a very proud dad. I was getting all these phone calls from clubs who wanted to sign him – it was really strange.
"Mason felt really comfortable at West Ham, so he signed. He's met Andy Carroll and Ashley Cole, who has a nephew playing with the club.
"I know Presley and his mum and dad from football teams when the boys were six or seven and they're great people. I think it's fantastic both boys have this opportunity."
Mason now spends every Tuesday at West Ham.
Professional footballers can earn eye-watering sums of money these days, but Mr Terry said neither of the lads were getting carried away.
He said: "It's too early to think too far ahead. The school has been so supportive of Mason. They said it's a fantastic opportunity for him and we are keeping a close eye on his school work."
Presley's mum Kirsty Hedges, 40, said: "Presley was all set to join Charlton Athletic when Southend United approached him at the last minute.
"He's a huge Southend fan, so it was really exciting.
Since the age of two he's been wanting people to kick penalties against him.
"I'm massively proud."


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Welcome to the country of NCAAland.
Maybe you've heard of it.
NCAAland exists right smack dab in the USA, but you wouldn't know it to watch the way it operates.
NCAAland denies basic individual rights and freedoms to its citizens — also known as "student-athletes" (or make that athlete-students). They are denied due process, they are denied the ability to earn a living from their labor, they are denied from making money from their own name or likeness, they are denied the ability to seek better opportunities elsewhere or come and go as they please. Meanwhile, in NCAAland, coaches and schools enjoy those privileges.
There are so many rules that it would make an IRS agent dizzy. But the point of all the rules is pretty much the same thing: Anything that benefits NCAAland is good, anything that benefits athlete-students is bad.
Let's look at some current cases to see how things work in NCAAland.
It has been estimated that Johnny Manziel, the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback at Texas A&M, brought $37 million worth of media exposure to his school. Not only is he denied a cut of that money, he can't even sell T-shirts with his likeness or name. NCAAland has generously allowed him to sue anyone else who tries to do so, but in the process may have created another mess trying to make their own rules work. Where would the profits from such a lawsuit go since Manziel can't earn money from his name? No one's figured that out yet. Expect several elite college athletes to create copyrights and trademarks, then watch the NCAA rush to cover the loophole.
As a result of the infamous Jerry Sandusky child molestation case, the NCAA levied a $60 million fine against Penn State and a four-year bowl game ban. What does the NCAA have to do with criminal actions? This isn't a recruiting violation or an improper benefits case. Isn't molestation the jurisdiction of the law and courts? That's what Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett thinks. He filed a lawsuit saying the NCAA overstepped its authority and "piled on." No kidding. NCAAland has gotten so full of itself that it thinks it can augment legal remedies and demand a cut of the action.
"A handful of top NCAA officials simply inserted themselves into an issue they had no authority to police under their own bylaws and one that was clearly being handled by the justice system," Corbett said.
Pennsylvania passed a law that agreed to the penalties but restricts use of the $60 million to finance child abuse efforts only in Pennsylvannia. NCAAland, still full of itself, has filed a suit against Pennsylvannia.
Now we go from the serious to the silly. Last fall, BYU posted on the Internet an offer to sell its game jerseys. Simple? No. The laws of NCAAland forbid the school from selling jerseys with the player's name on it. Hence, this caveat on the website offering: "We will contact each fan who is selected to arrange payment. Please be aware that NCAA regulations require the player's name to be removed from these game-worn jerseys."
Translation: Only NCAAland can make money off players.
Joel Bauman is a sophomore wrestler at the University of Minnesota. In his spare time he has recorded songs and music videos designed to inspire youth. He sells them on the Internet. He would like to make a career of it someday, and now seems like a good time to prepare for it.
Instead of encouraging Bauman, NCAAland is trying to shut him down. NCAA rules demand that he remove his name from the songs and videos that he has posted on various websites or use an alias. He refuses, saying he has a message that can't be delivered anonymously. But the rules of NCAAland demand that he either comply or give up his wrestling career. He can either earn spare change with his songs, or keep his scholarship.
It's a reminder of the case of Jeremy Bloom, who was forced to choose between his professional skiing career and his football career, except in this case his other "job" was lucrative. As a result, he gave up the final two years of his college football career to pursue the Olympics. Why should he have to make such a choice? Because NCAAland still embraces the old-school notion of amateurism. Talk about hypocrisy. NCAAland makes millions off the athletes, and denies athletes opportunities to make money even outside of their collegiate sport.
Nowhere is the NCAA hypocrisy on greater display than in the following case. For years NCAAland has profited from video games that use the likenesses of collegiate athletes while the players received nothing. How much money are we talking about? According to Sports Illustrated, EA Sports — the video gamemaker — pays NFL players $35 million a year. A few years ago Ed O'Bannon, a former UCLA basketball player, saw his image in an EA video game and filed a lawsuit. The NCAA said O'Bannon gave away such rights by signing a "student-athlete statement," allowing NCAAland to sell his image forever. As Sports Illustrated indicates, how fair is this that an 18-year-old signed such an agreement without legal representation?
NCAAland has tried three times in three years to get the case dismissed and failed each time. The NCAA can either pay out billions in a settlement or take it to the courtroom.
It's the athlete-students v. the NCAAland dictatorship. It's doubtful anyone will be cheering for NCAAland.
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The Financial Aid Office is responsible for processing all student financial aid applications for all externally funded and institutionally supported student loan and scholarship programs. The staff counsels applicants and continuing students regarding types of student aid available, application procedures, methods of disbursement, personal budgets, and repayment schedules. The office has responsibility for assisting graduates and students with loan repayment questions and problems.


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|Main Character: New York
|Lindsay Messer (née Monroe)
| Robert Monroe (father)
Unnamed mother (deceased)
Uncle Freddy
Danny Messer (husband)
Lucy Messer (daughter)
Son (currently expecting)
|New York
|Detective 3rd Grade
|Portrayed By
|Anna Belknap
|First Appearance
|Zoo York
Lindsay Messer (née Monroe) was born and raised in Bozeman, Montana. When she was accepted for a position at the New York Crime Lab, she seized the chance to fulfill a dream and live in New York.
Lindsay is a dedicated, hard worker and also takes risks as she feels they are needed such as when she agreed to play decoy in Not What It Looks Like.
Lindsay is extremely observant, and often spots things that other CSI's miss. For example, she noticed that a "Portobello mushroom" was moving, which led to the team identifying the presence of leeches (Wasted). She has something of a habit of doing demonstrations when showing how she came to her conclusions.
Early Life
When she was a teen, Lindsay was the only survivor of a bloody massacre in a cafe in her home town. Three of her friends and the waitress were killed by the gunman. Lindsay was haunted by her past and was only able to lay it to rest when she was called back to Montana to testify against the perpetrator in Sleight Out of Hand. She showed signs of PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder). This traumatic event has led Lindsay to struggle when dealing with mothers of victims in her cases and also when confronted with cases where the victims are young women.
Lindsay worked for the Bozeman Crime Lab for three years before she was hand picked to join the New York Lab by her boss, Mac Taylor. [citation needed]
Season Two
When she first started, she was hazed by the team and made to do menial tasks (e.g. cleaning up tiger dung in Zoo York, digging through a dumpster in Bad Beat and looking for trace in a pool where a stripper wrestled with a customer in Trapped).
In the season two finale, "Charge of This Post", Lindsay and co-workers Mac Taylor and Don Flack are working a DOA (Dead On Arrival) in the back of a building Lindsay leaves the crime scene to collect something from 'the van.'. Whilst detectives Taylor and Flack followed blood drops up some stairs to the 2nd floor. Mac calls Lindsay and tells her to get everyone away from the building. Seconds later the bomb goes off put Don in hospital and it is shown Lindsay had a minor head injury.
Season Four
Towards the end of season 4 she received a verbal reprimand from Mac for leaving out a piece of evidence and breaking the chain of custody during a lab inspection by Quinn Shelby.
Season Nine
During season nine Lindsay informs her husband Danny that she is pregnant again, and that their daughter Lucy is going to be a big sister. Danny is ecstatic by this news. Later on in the season it is revealed that Lindsay is pregnant with a little boy.
- Lindsay: You think Danny calls me 'Montana' 'cause I'm a 49ers fan?
Sid: He calls you that 'cause he's got a crush on you.
- -- S2 E22 "Stealing Home"
- Danny: Let me ask you somethin'. Do you have any hereditary disease in your family.
Lindsay: (laughs) No. Do you?
Danny: No, no, no. Mental illness?
Lindsay: No.
Danny: No? How 'bout addictive tendencies, extra fingers, extra toes?
Lindsay: No.
Danny: No? Natural delivery or, uh, drugs?
Lindsay: Uhh... either.
Danny: Want a boy or a girl?
Lindsay: Healthy.
Danny: Will you marry me?
Lindsay: (Long pause) No.
- Danny: So, you wanna tell me why you won't marry me?
Lindsay: I didn't mean I won't. I just think it's the wrong time.
Danny: Wrong time? The wrong time, or the wrong guy?
Lindsay: Danny, I know I've thrown a lot at you, and we're both feeling really overwhelmed, but whatever we do next, I want it to be for the right reason. Wouldn't you rather walk down the aisle, than be pushed?
Danny: Of course.
Lindsay: Okay, good, so listen. I'm not goin' anywhere, and I know you're not goin' anywhere either. Okay, but this isn't just about you and I anymore. So, let's just take baby steps, 'kay?
Danny: Okay. Sure. Look, before we go inside I wanna tell you one more thing, okay? I just want you to know that I love you.
Lindsay: I love you too, Danny.
- -- S5 E10 "The Triangle"
- Her favorite Woody Allen movie is Annie Hall. (Reignited)
- Her weapon of choice was a Glock 26


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Suspects arrested after tripping burglar alarm
A 20-year-old and a 13-year-old were arrested for breaking and entering Thursday after tripping a home's burglar alarm. Upon arrival, deputies caught both suspects in the act -- one holding a television on the back deck of the residence and one climbing out of a window. Both suspects fled and eluded deputies for a short time, officials report. A dog unit was called to the scene, where they tracked suspects to the 200 block of Parkdale Avenue. One of the suspects was found behind a shed in that neighborhood, and the other was located walking near the area. The 13-year-old was released to his family after both suspects were questioned. The 20-year-old man was taken to the Oakland County Jail.
Structure fire, smoke seen from miles away
Crews from six West Bloomfield Township fire stations responded to a large structure fire at 11:05 p.m. Thursday at 3553 Pine Estates. The home's residents were inside during the fire, but safely evacuated the house once they discovered the blaze in the garage of the home. Responding crew members reported they could see smoke and fire from miles away. The growing fire had spread to the upper floors of the residence and an attached garage by the time firefighters arrived, and flames from the fire reached as high as 60 feet, according to a release from the West Bloomfield Township Fire Department. Fire crews worked for four hours to extinguish the flames throughout the structure. Multiple factions of the local fire department and emergency response teams worked together during the incident, which remains under investigation.
-- Staff writer John Turk


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Over the past month or so there have been repeated anti-Japanese demonstrations and riots in China. That in itself is unusual as the Chinese authorities are not keen to allow demonstrations to become a habit, but are signs that this series of demonstrations have the support of the Chinese government.
One of the great things about the blogosphere is that if something noteworthy happens somewhere, there is bound to be a blogger to write about it. Andres Gentry is in Shanghai and popped on down to the Japanese Consulate to have a look – his report has photos and is well worth a read.
But what I found eye-opening was the attitudes of the locals.
Most of the protesters were young 20-somethings and though there were more males than females there were still a fair number of women involved. On not a few occasions it seemed the demonstration was an opportunity for a date as I watched couples walk past. A few parents brought their infant children.
We stayed at the main intersection near the Japanese Consulate General for about half an hour, enough time for one fellow standing next to us to tell us his opinions on Japan. He said he had done his BA work in Nanjing and was doing research at a nearby financial school. He made the obligatory reference to how much he hated Japan and the Japanese. The UN Security Council seat didn't come up for him. I asked him what the goal of the protesters was and he gave me two: 1) to let Japan know how much Chinese hate Japan and 2) to show Beijing how much Chinese hate Japan. I wasn't surprised at reason number 2. I asked him why he didn't just choose a new government for China if he was dissatisfied with the current one and he emphatically said that would be a bad idea becaue the last time that China experienced that kind of freedom it had broken up into smaller states. He did not seem keen on the idea of democracy. I asked if he thought foreigners would start leaving China for other countries, especially India, in light of the protests and he seemed very confident that this wouldn't happen. He explained he had done research on the Indian economy and that its efforts to modernize had so far failed. He also seemed quite keen to tell me that Indians are fundamentally lazy and that Chinese are fundamentally hard workers so foreign companies have little incentive to leave China.
This wasn't a conversation, I was only asking questions since I had no intention whatsoever to tell people my own opinions. I confess I repeatedly pressed the student on his attitude towards democracy and the strangeness that he was allowed to protest Japan but not allowed to protest anything about China, much less choose his own leaders. He was adamant that freedom would not be good for China at this time. We spoke almost entirely in English, something which was his choice and one I thought was reasonable since if we spoke in Chinese and everyone around us knew what he was saying than perhaps he might get into trouble. I tried on a number of occasions to ask his girlfriend some questions but she refused to answer and was self-evidently uncomfortable with her boyfriend's loqaciousness.
Anyway, read the whole thing, which includes a diversion to a local Hooter's restuarant and links to other accounts.


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Paul Sullivan, sales and marketing director of Devizes brewers Wadworth, said the decision to cut beer duty by Chancellor George Osborne is a lifeline for pubs.
"We are delighted," he said. "Last year the Chancellor was vindicated in leaving duty and alcohol alone in his budget and the same is true for the beer duty cut.
"This decision will allow future investment in the pub industry and means that pubs can continue to be vibrant businesses."
David Philpott, chief executive of Wiltshire Air Ambulance Charitable Trust, welcomed the Chancellor's waiving of VAT on fuel for air ambulances in the Budget today.
The charity's partnership with Wiltshire Police for the joint helicopter comes to an end in January after which the charity will have its own air ambulance and will have to raise about £2.5 million a year.
Mr Philpott said: "My understanding is that VAT on fuel for air ambulances is five per cent and, based on what other air ambulances pay for fuel, we think we might save between £10,000 and £15,000 a year.
"In terms of operating costs of an air ambulance that is a couple of days worth."
David Andrews, chief executive of VisitWiltshire, the county's tourism body, said: "We're delighted that Air Passenger Duty is being reformed for long-haul destinations. Britain's aviation taxes are one of the highest in the world, and this is a good first step in changing this.
"Reducing the cost of APD for key international markets such as China, India, Australia and New Zealand is great news in supporting VisitWiltshire's efforts to attract more international visitors.
"After having hosted a group of 30 Chinese tour operators on a two-day visit to Wiltshire last weekend, a reduction in the cost of visiting Britain of up to £108 per Chinese visitor, or up to £432 for a family of four, is very good news.
"I am also pleased to hear that the Government will contribute £1 million towards next year's commemoration events for the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta.
"VisitWiltshire are already working with Salisbury and Trowbridge on making sure Wiltshire's part of the national Magna Carta Campaign, so hope that some of this budget goes towards Wiltshire events and the national campaign we're working on to promote Magna Carta internationally."
Stephen Depla, the head of Brewin Dolphin's office in Marlborough, welcomed George Osborne's changes to the pension system and increased tax-free ISA allowances.
He said: "Like a phoenix from the flames, Osborne's policy sees the British pension rise from its deathbed, freed from fears over stealth taxes and over complication.
"This is a total game changer, and will result in the almost immediate death of the annuity – for which we have long called for.
"It is a huge change in the flexibility of the pension system, with lower taxes and higher lump sums.
"We welcome the fact that the Government is willing to trust people with their own finances and await clarification on how the vast amount of necessary advice will be delivered.
"The Chancellor has removed the 'nanny knows best aspect' of the ISA – allowing a far broader range of products, and the ability to switch from shares to cash and back again.
"With a massive increase in the amount that can be sheltered in an ISA wrapper, as well as the inclusion of peer to peer lending and shorter dated retail bonds, the ISA is now a far sharper tool in the tax planning toolkit."
The National Farmers' Union says the Chancellor's announcement to double the rate of the Annual Investment Allowance is welcome for agriculture but it would have been better if he had made it a permanent fixture.
Mr Osborne doubled the allowance to £500,000 and extended it until 2016 but the NFU says permanence would have helped the industry better plan for the future.
"Despite the reasonably good news on the investment allowance for plant and machinery, any incentives for capital infrastructure investment were sadly lacking in today's budget," said NFU president Meurig Raymond.
"This is all the more frustrating given that few farming businesses are in a situation to benefit from the continued reductions in corporation tax.
"While the Chancellor talks about adding resilience and balance to the economy, farmers need to invest in capital items, and not just plant and machinery
"The NFU applauds the Government's intention, this autumn, to publish a long-term plan to protect the country from future flooding. Indeed, we highlighted the need for a root and branch review of the Government's flood management policy in the NFU Flooding Manifesto.
"However, it is not yet clear whether the announcement of £140m of funding to repair and restore flood defences includes or is in addition to the £130m announced in February.
"Also, with a renewed interest in careers in the agri-business sector, the industry will welcome the extension to apprenticeship grants. The challenge for farming will be to get its fair share from the extra £85m that the Chancellor has announced.
"The UK drinks industry will be pleased with various measures including freezing duty on Scotch whisky and cider, in which he singled out weather-affected cider makers in the West Country."


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His appearance is part of the MLSSoccer.com First Kick Road Show. Nick Firchau and Temryss Lane will host the event, beginning with a sit-down interview with Shea at 6:05 p.m., followed by a live Q&A with fans inside the store at 6:15 p.m.
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I tried to be a good guy, but it is just not as fun.
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I breezed through the Thieves Guild and Darkbrother hood and missed the Guild Master and Ancient Darkbrother hood armor. Now I am trying to get both this time through.
I tried to be a good guy, but it is just not as fun.
I just got my new issue of Gameinformer yesterday and in it there's an interview with one of the QA testers for Skyrim. Bethesda holds a "speed run" challenge after every release between one of the developers and one of the QA staff. The guy from QA won the challenge with a start to finish time of 2 hours and 16 minutes. The developer finished just 20 seconds behind him. When he leveled up, he chose the health/magika/stamina upgrade and that's it, avoided the perk trees altogether to save time. They rushed through it so fast I was immediately reminded of Peck's run through Fallout 3.
It should also be noted that both of these guys had the text trees committed to memory so they could just button mash through every conversation.
Also, the same QA tester won the speed run for Fallout 3 with a time of 1 hour and 15 minutes. That doesn't even seem possible.
Two hours to complete the game? That is crazy.
Well poor Lydia fell to the Mace of Molag Bal the other night. I was bandit hunting for the Jarl of Whiterun and I felt bad for her while she was just sitting there eating bread in DragonReach.
So I brought her along and then she got into a bit of trouble. I run over there to help her and the moment I start my swing the bandit falls to a knee and I miss and connect with her face. Poor Lydia went down like a sack a potatoes.
Thankfully my guy is a bad guy so he just took her stuff and went on with cleaning out the cave.
Ok, I've opened up 339 locations on the map.
Does anyone have a clue as to how many there really are? What is really odd is that there are places located in the world that do not show up on the map even when you go into the building.
I found a Dwarven storage unit north of Cragwallow slope that had a slew of bounty in it and several master locked doors and safe's, yet even after going all through it, it does not show up on the map.
Same goes for the mines to the east of Karthwasten, neither of them show up.
I've read different reports about the number of locations. Some have it as low as 350 and others have it as high as 500. However the people who have the 500 number also say that they are privey to the DLC and honestly I am wondering if I haven't stumbled onto a couple of places (the Dwarven Storage Unit for one). I think 500 is really far fetched though.
Anyway anbody have a real clue as to how many?
Also how many of you have done the headless horseman quest?
I saw the headless horseman quest like when I was level 10, but I couldn't keep up with him. It was completely random the first time it happened for me so it was a very cool/creepy experience because I didn't know what it was at first.
Haven't seen the headless horseman.
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
I am use to the whole hit points in role playing games, RPGs, and games like Skyrim, but sometimes it just seems silly.
Last night I started a Death Knight character and was just exploring near Riverdale and ran into some bandits walking through the woods. I pull out my bow and literally shot one of the bandits in the face. The guy just kept coming even with an arrow through his face.
This guy was just wearing some basic fur armor so it is not like he had an iron helmet or a steel helmet on to block the arrow.
There are people on the various Skyrim message boards who claim to have opened 350 locations.
I do not think this has been posted yet
Some of this would be amazing DLC especially being able to build your own house.
I did read somewhere that the DLCs will be more like expansion packs. Yay!!!!
I just want to know when the first one will roll around.
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
Dragon Mounts... that would be so freakin awesome.
Anyone download Dawnguard yet?
I've been trying to decide if I want to get back into Skyrim, I never really got into it the way I have the other Elder Scrolls games, I really got tired of a dragon attacking me every time I fast travelled. It's cool at first, but after a while it is kind of annoying.
I have thought about getting back into it again, but your complaint is the same I have. Having the dragons attack almost every time you fast travel got old real quick.
Man, it's been so long, I'm not even sure I want to get back into Skyrim.
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
No-one has mentioned Dawnguard yet? DLC this summer focusing on vampires and werewolves, sounds cool to me. They are also beta testing horse combat for an upcoming patch, though I heard its kinda crappy.
This is still the main game I play. Though I only play it about once or twice a week. Its hard to find a decent chunk of time to sit down and play, this definitely isn't a game where you can play for just a 30-60 min session at a time.
I'm playing it now. I'll be honest it took me awhile to decide that I wanted to do this again and at first the game didn't seem like it had much story and was more just hack & slash (which has it's place but I like a good story better). But now that I've played it for awhile I am back in with both feet. Story is progressing nicely. This actually is one of the better DLC's on a RPG that I've done.
Still going hard with this game myself. Just started a new character a week ago. Just hit level 20 a few minutes ago.
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A study involved 36 outpatients who had GI reflux symptoms reported having night sweats;80% of the the 24 patients had frequent night sweats reported having GI reflux symptoms .With appropriate treatment for the GI reflux,all had relief of night sweats. However it may not be easy to generalize these results due to possible bias.
Another study conducted in 100 hospice patients with cancer,16 reported sweating,mostly occur at night;sweating did not correlate with tumor type,pain, or medication use.
Malignancy(soliod tumors and lymphoma etc), infection (tuberculosis, HIV, endocarditis).
Medications(OTC medications such as tylenol,advil,Aleve and migraine medications such as Zomag and Imitrex and Maxalt;blood pressure pills like diltiazem,Tizac -those calcium channel blockers and beta blockers like propranolol,metoprolol and atenolol).
Endocrine causes(thyroid,diabetic) ,neurologic disease(stroke,spinal injury, autonomic neuropathy),menopause and idiopathic hyperhidrosis are possible causes and diagnosis for night sweat.
Antipressants are perhaps the most common medication-related cause of sweating.
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In honor of Celiac Disease Awareness Month, we are bringing you three beautiful gluten free cookbooks that we think are worth purchasing to have on hand or gifting to someone new to the gluten free diet. The second, Gluten Free Girl Every Day is something that anyone—gluten free or otherwise—can enjoy.
The highly anticipated third book from Shauna and Daniel Ahern, aka Gluten Free Girl and the Chef lives up to the hype. It's quite simply, beautiful. It's well written and the photography is lovely. Shauna writes from the heart and her recipes are an extension of her zest for life.
This cookbook isn't about expensive ingredients or fancy techniques and it's is most definitely not about what you can't have (gluten). This book is about cooking balanced, wholesome meals with ingredients that you CAN have. You won't miss the gluten, we promise. This is what has made Gluten Free Girl, both the blog and the previous two books, really shine. The recipes are solid and gluten simply isn't missed. That's not to say that this book excludes baking. Shauna includes her go-to flour blend and a wide variety of ways to use it: Biscuits with Sausage Gravy, Peach Brown Butter Buckle, Fresh Gluten-Free Pasta, Chocolate Chip Cookies with Hazelnuts, to name a few.
I value that anyone could pick this book up and make a recipe without feeling stumped or confused. But what I love about Gluten Free Girl Every Day is the "Feel Like Playing?" sections with most of the recipes. These little gems give you tips for tweaking a recipe or substituting ingredients that you might not have on hand or simple twists to take it in a new direction. That, to me, is something special. Make a recipe once as is, then, try it again with the "Feel Like Playing?" tips for a delightful variation.
Suffice to say, we love the book. Enjoy this recipe (we sure did- even Bob who notoriously detests raisins) and enter to win a copy of Gluten Free Girl Every Day. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has generously offered up three copies of this book and we're going to pair each book with a package of millet flour, sweet rice flour and potato starch so that you can get started with this book right away. This giveaway is open to US and Canadian residents only, please see complete terms and conditions in the app below. To enter, simply follow the prompts below (be sure to read what the question is for commenting). The giveaway will run until 12:01 am on 5/28/13.
Millet Fritters with Feta, Spinach, and Golden Raisins
These little millet fritters are something special. We were inspired by our friend, Heidi Swanson, and the recipe for her quinoa fritters in her wonderful cookbook, Super Natural Every Day. I loved the idea of repurposing some leftover cooked grains into something that shimmered. Millet is wonderful since it has such a neutral taste. It takes on the flavors of sage, golden raisins, fresh spinach, and French feta. Okay, I want some right now!
- 2 cups cooked Millet
- 3 large Eggs
- 1 Yellow Onion, peeled and chopped
- 2 cloves Garlic, peeled and chopped
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh Sage (use 1⁄2 teaspoon dried if you want to)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon Kosher Salt
- 2 cups chopped fresh Spinach
- 1⁄2 cup Golden Raisins
- 1⁄3 cup French Feta Cheese
- 1 cup Gluten-Free Breadcrumbs
- 2 tablespoons Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
Making the fritter dough. Combine the millet, eggs, onion, garlic, sage, and salt in a large bowl. Toss together with a rubber spatula (or, really, your hands). When fully combined, add the spinach, raisins, and feta and toss together. Add half of the breadcrumbs and combine together. Let the mixture sit for a few moments to give the breadcrumbs a chance to absorb some of the moisture.
If you can form the mixture into a small patty, easily, you're done. If the fritters still feel wet, add more of the breadcrumbs, a bit at a time. You should be able to pinch together a bit of the mixture and have it stick together without oozing.
Frying the fritters. Set a large skillet over medium heat. Pour in the oil. When it has heated, add 6 or 7 fritters to the skillet, taking care to not overcrowd. Cover the skillet and cook the fritters until the bottoms have browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Flip the fritters and cook until the second side has turned a golden brown, about 5 minutes more. Put the cooked fritters onto a wire rack and cook the remaining fritters.
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Excerpted from Gluten Free Girl Every Day, © 2013 by Shauna James Ahern. Reproduced by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


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Petition urges Doctor Who to go Down Under
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Dr. Who episodes may be made in Oz!!!!!!!!!!
You'll be able to see psychotic crocodiles,
Aliens in the form of Crown of Thorn Starfish ,
and, best of all … Real Drop Bears!
Of course - if they're going to wake all of them up - I'm shifting to London, New York, Hong Kong, Bangkok ... or anywhere!
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Ultrasound is an imaging test that can be used for many different reasons. Ultrasound uses reflected sound waves instead of x-rays to create pictures of internal organs. This makes it a safer alternative for internal images during pregnancy.
If you are pregnant, it is likely that you will have at least one ultrasound.. Here is some information on the types and uses of ultrasound, and what you can expect.
It is not necessary for every pregnant woman to have ultrasound. However, it is an excellent way to determine the age of the fetus if the dates of the last menstrual period are not known. The procedure is often used, along with a medical history and physical exams, to screen for problems or monitor a condition in you or your fetus. Ultrasound can help determine whether the fetus is growing properly. If there is an abnormality, your healthcare provider may be able to help you reduce risks to yourself and the growing fetus.
Your healthcare provider will discuss with you the use of ultrasound to monitor your pregnancy. Ultrasound may be used to detect:
A vaginal ultrasound is similar the above ultrasound, but the ultrasound probe is inserted into the vagina rather than placed on the abdomen. Vaginal ultrasound is used to:
Doppler ultrasound provides sound that can be heard through amplification. It is used to measure the flow of blood within the vessels of the uterus, umbilical cord, and fetus. It is also used to monitor the fetal heartbeat before or during labor.
To prepare for the exam, you should wear comfortable clothes. You may be asked to wear a hospital gown. If you are having a vaginal ultrasound, you will need to remove your clothes from the waist down and cover up with a sheet. Abdominal ultrasound exams may require a full bladder to help the clinician view the pelvic organs. If this is the case, you will be asked to drink several glasses of water before the exam and not urinate until the exam is over.
With most ultrasound exams, you will lay on the table with your abdominal area exposed. A thin gel will be applied to your abdomen, which improves contact with the transducer. The transducer will be moved along your abdomen, sending out sound waves that are reflected back from the organs and fetus.
No harmful effects have been found from ultrasound since it was first used over 40 years ago. There are no known long-term risks for mother or baby. The benefits are that it is accurate and fast in detecting problems and does not involve the use of radiation, drugs, chemicals, or dyes.
Talk to your doctor about the potential risks and benefits before having the exam.
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The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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Women's Health Matters
Prenatal care and tests. Office on Women's Health website. Available at: https://www.womenshealth.gov/pregnancy/you-are-pregnant/prenatal-care-tests.html. Updated September 27, 2010. Accessed October 21, 2016.
Prenatal ultrasound testing. EBSCO DynaMed Plus website. Available at: http://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T115088/Prenatal-ultrasound-screening. Updated February 5, 2016. Accessed October 21, 2016.
Ultrasound exams. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists website. Available at: http://www.acog.org/Patients/FAQs/Ultrasound-Exams. Updated September 2013. Accessed October 21, 2016.
Last reviewed October 2016 by Michael Woods, MD
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With Lilly back, Federowicz sent to Minors
NEW YORK -- Catcher Tim Federowicz was returned to Triple-A Albuquerque to make room on the roster for left-hander Ted Lilly, who was activated from the disabled list on Wednesday.
This was no surprise to Federowicz, who was told the move would happen when he was recalled April 17 and pitcher Chris Capuano was placed on the DL. Federowicz had been optioned to Albuquerque on April 9 after the Dodgers acquired veteran backup catcher Ramon Hernandez from Colorado for pitcher Aaron Harang.
Prior to that he thought he would be a backup catcher in the Majors, having made the Opening Day roster and told by management that he had nothing further to prove after a full season at Triple-A.
But the team has a tendency to acquire veteran backup catchers, as A.J. Ellis could confirm after being passed over numerous times before finally given a chance in the bigs only when he was out of options.
"I'm the one out of luck," said Federowicz, who still has options. "They just told me the same stuff as the last time -- I'm still in their plans, keep working hard."
Said manager Don Mattingly: "I tell him the truth. We signed Ramon for experience and depth. He's aware we had a need. It's not necessarily a bad thing. If A.J. gets hurt, Fed would get the most at-bats. We look at Ramon as a backup, a couple of times a week. So if something happens to A.J., we can't have Fed sitting around and expect him to be ready to play. Obviously, he's disappointed, but that's no different than a lot of guys. His biggest flaw is, he has options."
Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com. Joey Nowak is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @joeynowak. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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ISLAMABAD — Pakistani officials struck a deal with a fiery Muslim cleric on Thursday to end four days of antigovernment protests by thousands of his supporters that largely paralyzed the capital and put intense pressure on the government.
The demonstration came at a time when the government is facing challenges on several fronts, including from the country's top court. The Supreme Court ordered the arrest of the prime minister earlier in the week in a corruption case, but the government's anticorruption chief refused to act on Thursday, citing a lack of evidence.
Tahir-ul-Qadri, the 61-year-old cleric who led the protests in Islamabad, galvanized many Pakistanis with his message alleging that the nation's politicians are corrupt thieves who care more about lining their pockets than dealing with the country's pressing problems, such as electricity shortages, high unemployment, and deadly attacks by Islamist militants. He demanded electoral reform to prevent corrupt politicians from standing for elections.
But his demand that the government be dissolved and replaced by a military-backed caretaker administration raised concerns that he was being used by the nation's powerful army to try to delay parliamentary elections this spring. Qadri has denied any connection to the army, which has a history of toppling civilian governments in military coups and has done little to hide its disdain for the country's politicians.
Qadri returned late last year from Canada and became a significant political force almost overnight, leveraging support from a large cadre of religious followers in Pakistan and abroad. Tens of thousands of people responded to his call for a protest in Islamabad and camped out in the main avenue running across the city, huddling beneath blankets at night.
But Qadri was left politically isolated Wednesday when a large group of opposition parties collectively announced they would not support the protest and opposed any movement that threatened democracy.
Their response and suggestions by the country's interior minister that the government would use force to disperse the protesters might have factored into the cleric's decision to make a deal, which appeared to fall short of his demands.
The government agreed to meet with Qadri after he announced that Thursday would be the last day of the protest while warning that he would let the protesters decide how to respond if the government failed to meet his demands.
The agreement was reached after hours of negotiation inside a bulletproof container the religious leader was using at the demonstration site. The bizarre scene was broadcast on TV as cameras filmed the group's meeting through the container's window. Thousands of protesters danced and cheered when Qadri said that he and the government had hammered out a deal and they could now end their protest.
''God has granted you victory, and this is a day of victory for Pakistan,'' he told the crowd.
The government agreed to dissolve the National Assembly before its term ends on March 16, leaving time to make sure politicians are eligible to stand for elections under the constitution, according to a copy of the agreement. The government also agreed that the caretaker administration, which normally precedes elections, would be chosen in consultation with Qadri's party, but there was no mention of a role for the military or the judiciary as the cleric demanded.
The cleric also demanded the dissolution of the body that oversees elections in Pakistan, claiming it was biased because it was appointed by political leaders. Leaders agreed to discuss the composition of the Election Commission.


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Authorities in Canada continued their investigation this week into a September 4 runway excursion at Ottawa International Airport involving a Trans States Airlines Embraer ERJ 145–the third such incident involving an ERJ 145 operated by the St. Louis-based regional airline at the same airfield.
Flying as United Express Flight 3363 from Chicago, the 50-seat regional jet carried 44 passengers and three crewmembers when, at about 3:30 p.m., it skidded off the side of a wet, 10,000-foot-long Runway 14-32. No one sustained injuries. A recovery crew removed the airplane from the site on Monday but investigators have not yet commented on possible causes.
The most recent runway incident came some 15 months after another ERJ 145 operated as United Express by Trans States from Washington Dulles International Airport overran Ottawa's 8,000-foot Runway 07-25 by some 500 feet, again in wet weather. Both pilots and one of the 33 passengers suffered minor injuries in that accident, but the airplane sustained severe damage after its nose gear collapsed in the soft ground. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has not concluded its investigation into that June 16, 2010 accident.
The Board did cite several "operational and human factors" in a report on a 2004 overrun by another Trans States ERJ 145 that originated in Pittsburgh. Operating as US Airways Express, again in wet conditions, the aircraft approached Runway 07-25 "high, fast and not stabilized," resulting in a touchdown almost halfway down the 8,000-foot runway. However, the report also said that the smooth landing most likely contributed to hydroplaning and that the anti-skid system most likely prevented the brake pressures from rising to normal values until 16 to 19 seconds after weight on wheels, resulting in little or no braking action immediately after landing.
The airport in Ottawa, as with most airports in Canada, does not have grooved runways. Flight Safety Foundation director of technical services Jim Burin told AIN that the lack of grooves in Ottawa's runways and the lack of thrust reversers on the Rolls-Royce AE3007-powered ERJ 145 certainly might have contributed to the most recent accident, but he also said other factors such as crosswinds likely came into play as well. He hesitated to draw any parallels between the three Trans States accidents other than to surmise that the Ottawa airport sees a lot of ERJ 145 traffic.


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Willits police are investigating a Friday armed marijuana robbery on the 800 block of Coast Street, where a shot was fired. No arrests have been made.
Police received a 9-1-1 call at 8:41 p.m. Friday night about shots being fired during a Coast Street robbery. The victims of the robbery told police they were brokering a marijuana sale with a white male and female, accompanied by five black men, who had come to the residence to purchase 17 pounds of marijuana.
One of the alleged buyers apparently became nervous and fired a single shot from a large caliber semi-automatic handgun. The bullet ricocheted off the wall and impacted a wooden post next to one of the robbery victims.
The bullet is being examined forensically.
The alleged robbers then grabbed the garbage bag with 17 bags of marijuana stuffed inside it from the table and left in "white cars."
Despite the vague description of the culprits' vehicles, an area-wide alert was issued for the robbers.


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After Bill Graham closed the Fillmore West in San Francisco, posters were replaced by paper handbills handed out at shows. Printed cheaply on thin paper but beautifully lettered by Randy Tuten, these handbills were produced from 1971 to 1973, as far as I know. This one has some great shows on it, beginning with The Band ("Cahoots" had just been released a few months before), Hot Tuna (that show's second-bill act, Joy of Cooking, were great, as were Tower of Power), and the Dead and Riders on New Year's Eve, which I saw with some friends from high school. I'm pretty sure I was 15...


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Falmouth, Penryn and Helston have a new top cop from this week as sector Inspector Steve Lenney takes up the post.
A former Camborne custody inspector with more than 20 years experience on the force, Insp Lenney is taking responsibility for a whole new policing area following a reshuffle.
Helston and the Lizard Peninsula, which were previously grouped with Camborne and Redruth, will now fall under the same sector as Falmouth and Penryn.
Truro, which was part of the Falmouth sector last year, will now be run separately by the town's outgoing inspector, Mark Richards.
Insp Lenney, aged 44, comes from a long line of serving police officers – although he "never thought" he would follow in the footsteps of his ancestors.
He started out as an outdoor pursuits instructor in Kent for the first 13 years of his working life and is still a self professed "adrenaline junkie," but was drawn to police work by a desire to make a change.
During his six years at Camborne, the married father of three was often called upon by headquarters because of his reputation for looking at things differently.
He pioneered taking statements over the telephone and has considered different ways of using technology – even looking at running police cars on gas at one point.
"The first message to my staff here, and the same in Helston, was always challenge the way you do things," Insp Lenney said from his office at Falmouth Police Station.
"If there is a different way of doing it I will always challenge the status quo."
Central government cuts will demand that things are "done differently", he said.
Adding "It's an exciting time for me to get such a big sector to experiment with."
While Insp Lenney said public expectation of what the police can deliver can be higher in Cornwall than other areas he has worked in, he is confident he can get it right.
"That's what I'm really excited about with Falmouth and Helston. We have a large geographical area and I don't want officers doing work that is not adding value to our service," he said.
"Having taken over from Mark Richards and Mark Eccles [former sector inspector for Helston], they have left it at such a high standard I can't come in and change everything. I have just got to take stock and look at where we can go from here.
"If we get it right we will provide a really good service to a lot of people, and we are going to get it right."


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Short Term Intensified Chemo-immunotherapy in HIV-positive Patients With Burkitt Lymphoma (CARMEN)
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This is a multicenter,open-label trial to evaluate activity and safety of the investigational intensive in HIV+ patients with Burkitt's lymphoma.
Experimental treatment consists of an induction phase followed by a consolidation or intensified phase according to tumor response.
Until recently, the immuno-compromised state of patients with concomitant HIV/AIDS and BL was thought to limit the ability to administer intensive chemotherapeutic regimens due to infection rate. However, the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and evidence in diffuse large B-cell lymphomas that HIV-positive patients can tolerate standard chemotherapeutic regimens with improved outcomes have led investigators to treat HIV-positive patients with the same intensive chemotherapy regimens used to treat immuno-competent patients. Data suggest that these current approaches, along with supportive care, may result in improved patient outcomes, similar to those in the immuno-competent patient population.
|HIV Burkitt's Lymphoma
|Drug: Induction Phase Drug: Consolidation Phase (on day +50) Drug: Intensification phase Drug: BEAM conditioning Radiation: Consolidation radiotherapy
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Phase II Study on Safety and Activity of a Short Term Intensified Chemo-immunotherapy Combination in HIV-positive Patients Affected by Burkitt Lymphoma
- evaluation of activity of the induction phase in terms of complete remission rate [ Time Frame: at the end of the induction phase of the investigational intensive chemotherapy, an expected average of 45 days ]Objective lymphoma response achieved after the induction phase of the experimental treatment.
- Feasibility and tolerability of the investigational intensive chemotherapy in terms of grade ≥4 adverse events [ Time Frame: participants will be followed for the duration of the whole experimental program, an expected average of 100 days ]Assessment of incidence of grade 4 AE during experimental treatment (induction, consolidation and intensification phases as well as conditioning and autologous stem cell transplantation (if indicated)
- Feasibility and tolerability of the consolidation phase followed by BEAM conditioning and autologous stem cell transplantation in terms of prevalence of grade ≥4 adverse events [ Time Frame: participants will be followed for the duration of the whole experimental program, an expected average of 100 days ]
- Feasibility and tolerability of intensification phase in terms of prevalence of grade ≥4 adverse events [ Time Frame: participants will be followed for the duration of the whole experimental program, an expected average of 100 days ]Participants who will not achieve a complete or partial response after induction and consolidation phases will be referred to intensification phase, which will be followed by BEAM + ASCT. These patients will be assess for tolerabbility and AE during these therapeutic phases.
- Activity of the whole investigational program in terms of complete remission rate [ Time Frame: at the end of the whole program, an expected average of 100 days ]Participants will be assessed by conventional exams to define complete remission rate after the whole experiemntal program; that is after consolidation phase for patients who achieved complete remission after induction phase, after BEAM + ASCt for patients who achieved partial response after induction phase, and after intensification phase for patients who did not achieve an objective response after induction phase.
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|November 2011
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|August 2015
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|April 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: intensive short term immuno-chemotherapy
Experimental treatment consists of an induction phase followed by a consolidation or intensified phase according to tumor response.
Drug: Induction Phase
At the end of this induction phase, subsequent treatment will be performed according to the objective response:
Other Name: Short-term intensive sequential chemoimmunotherapyDrug: Consolidation Phase (on day +50)
Other Name: high-dose cytarabine; consolidation phaseDrug: Intensification phase
Other Name: unresponsive patients, refractory diseaseDrug: BEAM conditioning
BCNU on dd 1; VP-16 every 12 hours on dd 2-5 and araC every 12 hours on dd 2-5; melphalan on dd 6, followed by the reinfusion of CD34+ cells
Other Name: Conditioning regimen, autologous transplantationRadiation: Consolidation radiotherapy
At the end of the whole program, patients will be evaluated for involved-field irradiation with 6-10 MeV photons and a dose of 36 Gy (2 Gy/d, five fractions a week). Three subgroups of patients will be considered for radiotherapy
Other Name: bulky irradiation; residual lesion
Detailed Description:
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 60 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Histologic diagnosis of Burkitt's lymphoma (WHO 2008)
- HIV sero-positivity
- Age ≥18 and ≤60 years
Exclusion Criteria:
- CNS parenchymal involvement
- Absolute neutrophil count <1.000 cells/μL and platelets count <75 × 109/L (Burkitt unrelated)
- Creatinine >1,5N (Burkitt unrelated)
- SGOT and/or SGTP >2,5N (Burkitt unrelated)
- Bilirubin >2N (Burkitt unrelated)
- Severe psychiatric illness or any other clinical, social or psychological condition that could interfere with patient's adherence and compliance
- Significant cardiac disease or acute myocardial infarction in the last 12 months
- Severe active infection (except for HBV and/or HCV co-infection)
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01516593
|Contact: Andrés JM Ferreri, MD
|+39022643 ext 7649
|Contact: Marta Bruno Ventre, MD
|+39022643 ext 7612
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|Aviano (PN), Italy
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|Dip. Oncoematologia - Fondazione Centro San Raffaele del Monte Tabor
|Milano, Italy
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|Roma, Italy
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|S.C. Oncoematologia - A.O. Santa Maria
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|Terni, Italy
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|U.O. Ematologia 2 - Ospedale San Giovanni Battista
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|Torino, Italy
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|Principal Investigator: Dino Allione, MD
|Study Chair:
|Andrés JM Ferreri, MD
|San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy
|Responsible Party:
|Andres J. M. Ferreri, MD, IRCCS San Raffaele
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01516593 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|January 6, 2012
|Last Updated:
|January 24, 2012
Keywords provided by Andres J. M. Ferreri, IRCCS San Raffaele:
Burkitt's lymphoma
short term
HIV-positive patients with Burkitt's lymphoma
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Burkitt Lymphoma
HIV Seropositivity
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Lymphatic Diseases
Immunoproliferative Disorders
Immune System Diseases
Epstein-Barr Virus Infections
Herpesviridae Infections
DNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Tumor Virus Infections
Lymphoma, B-Cell
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antineoplastic Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
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June 25, 2007
Research Proves Bats Help Control Insect Pests
AUSTIN, Texas — New research shows bats suppress agricultural insect pests, saving farmers millions of dollars in avoided pesticide costs and better crop yields. Although the study area focuses on eight counties in Texas, scientists say insect suppression by bats benefits farmers up into the Midwest and Canada, and that this underscores the need to protect large bat colonies and promote public education and bat ecotourism.
A team of researchers from Boston University, University of Tennessee, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is this summer entering the fourth year of a five-year research project funded by a $2.4 million National Science Foundation grant. Researchers are focusing on an eight-county region in South Texas near Uvalde, studying how free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) protect corn, cotton and other crops against insect infestation.
In a 2006 article in the scientific journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, the research team reported that the annual value of insect pest suppression provided by bats approaches $1.7 million dollars. This figure reflects the cumulative value of avoided yield loss and avoided pesticide costs for cotton grown in the eight-county study region.
The study area includes Uvalde, Medina, Zavala, Frio, Dimmitt, LaSalle, McMullen and Atascosa counties, known as the Winter Garden agricultural area. But researchers say the benefits of insect suppression by bats extend far beyond the Texas study region.
"Large bat colonies in Texas provide value nationwide, because they intercept moths that would otherwise migrate out of the area to infest fields elsewhere in Texas or in other states, especially in the Corn Belt of the upper Midwest," said John Westbrook, Ph.D., USDA meteorologist, and a co-principal investigator on the research team. "I'm seeing new interest in this research among scientists in states as far away as Iowa and Minnesota. Nationally, producers are planting more corn because of the higher commodity price for corn, which is one of the most suitable hosts for the corn earworm. This comes at a time when there is increased national interest in biofuels from crops like corn."
Westbrook says the corn earworm, also known as the cotton bollworm, and another pest, the tobacco budworm, cost farmers about $1 billion per year nationwide, representing the cost of pesticide use and yield losses due to crop damage. These pests start as caterpillar larvae and turn into moths.
Researchers have been tracking the way insect pests progress among plant species, revealing a surprising link with the Texas state flower, the bluebonnet.
"Corn earworms start with bluebonnets in early stages, then move to corn in the second and third generations, and cotton in the fifth and sixth generations," said Thomas Kunz, Ph.D., of Boston University, the NSF research project principal investigator. "They could almost be called bluebonnet worm. Prior to corn and cotton, fields that now support crops most certainly had more abundant wildflowers that provided food for these moth larvae."
Using thermal imaging cameras, researchers from Boston University have for the first time been able to accurately count the numbers of bats that emerge nightly from their day-time roosts. Kunz explained that "our research has revealed that current bat population estimates are an order of magnitude less than what scientists reported 50 years ago. These lower estimates may in part reflect actual population decreases due to previous use of pesticides, but they also may reflect the fact that Texas free-tailed bats now have more places to roost—especially beneath highway bridges. Scores of bridges in Texas are now occupied by bats, where before bat friendly bridges did not exist."
The NSF research project originally focused on natural bat caves, which remain the primary roosting resource for most bats; however, large bat colonies now commonly roost under highway bridges. This behavior has fostered a growing partnership between bat scientists and highway engineers, who have actually begun designing bridges to accommodate bats. Today, sites such as Congress Avenue Bridge in Austin and Waugh Drive Bridge in Houston are becoming important tourism attraction and public education venues.
Much of the current research developed after the National Weather Service installed NEXRAD Doppler radar in the early 1990s. These weather surveillance radars detected large, mysterious "clouds" in areas where no storm activity was expected. The clouds turned out to be hundreds of thousands of bats emerging from cave roosts.
Soon after, another radar system operated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, under the guidance of John Westbrook, detected additional radar images that were intersected by the bats at altitudes of thousands of feet. These images were found to be millions of migrating moths—a favorite food of free-tailed bats.
It took a decade for researchers to learn how to precisely measure and demonstrate the presence of insect pests in the diet of bats. It turned out that specific insects could be detected from DNA gene fragments in bat feces. Today researchers can not only determine which bats eat moths, but can specify which insect species the bats eat and even estimate the quantity of moths consumed.
"What's really impressed me is that the bats are tracking the availability of these major crop pests," said Gary McCracken, PhD, an evolutionary biologist with the University of Tennessee and a research co-principal investigator. "The pests are very episodic," he explained, "characterized by dramatic increases in numbers, followed by down times. They flush and then disappear, and the bats are somehow able to track these things. This speaks strongly for the bats as effective control agents, because when the insect populations erupt, the bats are demonstrating their ability to cue in and take them out."
Alongside the agricultural pest research, the NSF grant is also funding public education. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is producing a bilingual book and DVD for schools connected with the bat research. The department and partners such as Bat Conservation International, the Texas Department of Transportation and cities and counties who host bat sites are also promoting public bat viewing sites and bat-related tourism.
"This project demonstrates a key value of bats, showing why it's critical to dispel all the myths and superstitions about bats," said Pat Morton, TPWD wildlife diversity education coordinator. "In order to generate those economic benefits, bats have to exist in large numbers, and that means their roosts in Texas and Mexico must be protected. This is a migratory species that winters in Mexico and spends spring and summer in Texas and other states. And that is why educational materials, including the bilingual children's book and DVD, are going to be distributed on both sides of the border."
The upcoming book "Frankie the Free-tailed Bat" is about a female free-tailed bat which migrates to Texas, where she has a baby. The story tells the adventures of Frankie and her son as they migrate back and forth, which Morton describes as "kind of a year in the life of a Mexican free-tailed bat." The book is geared to older elementary and middle school children. About 20,000 copies will be printed in September, and will be distributed free to schools. An electronic version will also be available free on the TPWD Web site.
A new booklet is also available, "Bat Watching Sites of Texas," produced by TPWD in partnership with the Bat Viewing Sites Forum coalition of partners. The booklet covers basic information about free-tailed bats, plus bat-watching etiquette for the public. It includes maps and information about 10 established sites across Texas where people can witness evening bat emergences from caves, tunnels and highway bridges. The booklet is available for $2 at any of the bat watching sites, or people can order it by sending a check for $2 made to "Texas Nongame Fund," mailed to Wildlife Diversity Program, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744.
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The Xi3 booth at CES was jam-packed with these ultra-cool x86 computing systems. Shown above is the Xi3 5A. This 4" modular cube houses a 1.8ghz dual-core AMD CPU, 2GB of system RAM, and up to 1TB of solid state storage. It's modular design allows for a host of peripheral devices, with multiple options for USB/ eSATA, and display ports. The 5A does include a fan for system cooling, but I can say after demoing the device it's indeed silent. It sips power at only 20 watts, and can be powered from 12-24v.
So what's missing from making this a go to Car PC option? The only downside i see is the lack of the smart automotive power management that we know from Opus and Minibox systems, but because the device is modular and Xi3 is looking at the device to be installed anywhere possible, the engineers eyes lit up at the idea of creating a automotive add-on module to handle that. ETA is of course unknown, but it's great that there's another company out there that gets frenzied up for car PC goodies.
If the 1.8 dual core isn't enough power for your setup, Xi3 has other builds that might work. The X7a, while slightly more power demanding at 40 watts, packs quad core power and more memory to boot. It's plenty powerful enough for the user who needs to video edit or game on the go.
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Concern about early-season bean leaf beetles, spider mites and soybean aphids might be heightened this year with the weather that has been messing with farmers, but also causing crop consultants and ag retailer agronomists problems.
A large amount of vegetation has grown in most fields, and some of this vegetation is ideal for hosting early-season insects. The busy spring makes it unlikely that all the fields in a company's service area can be scouted for pests within the short period of time that farmers are pushing to plant.
Therefore, if one field in an area is heavily infested, the common sense recommendation is to spray similar fields. When a field is sprayed with a burndown herbicide mix, it can make a lot of economic sense to put an inexpensive insecticide in the tank, too, to take care of those first emerging insects that are out there feeding.
Extension specialists in the Corn Belt talk Integrated Pest Management, but this approach might need modified as the planting window has everyone pushing to get their beans in the ground as fast as possible. Annually, the adult bean leaf beetle emerges first, but this year there could be more than the adult bean leaf beetle waiting to attack. Late planted soybeans can be susceptible to more insect damage.
In Wisconsin, the Extension service has been informing farmers that "switching to an earlier maturing variety when planting after the first week of June will reduce the chance of damage from an early fall frost." Mentioning planting that late puts most farmers in a panic, just after they've worried about getting their corn in the ground.
Emerson Nafziger at the University of Illinois issued a warning that a 15 percent loss of a soybean yield occurs if soybeans aren't planted by the end of May in most of the state; that compares to a 25 percent loss in yield for corn not planted by that timeframe.
While growers haven't been able to get around to planting all their beans and corn, the bean leaf beetle has been emerging. Bean leaf beetles overwinter in leaf litter and appreciate snow cover compared to an open winter.
Erin Hodgson and Adam Sisson, Department of Entomology at Iowa State University, report the past winter was better for bean leaf beetle survival than last year or the 24 year average in Central Iowa. They are predicting the survivorship is greater than 29 percent, which doesn't sound very large, but it is a problem considering the huge number of bean leaf beetles that populate fields and borders every summer.
As the entomologists note, overwintering adults are strongly attracted to soybeans and will move into fields with newly emerged soybean plants, but they will feed on other hosts waiting for the soybeans.
According to the specialists, scouting for the pest isn't the easiest. "Bean leaf beetle is easily disturbed and will drop from plants and seek shelter in soil cracks and under debris. Sampling early in the season requires you to be sneaky to estimate actual densities. Although overwintering beetles rarely cause economic damage, their presence may be an indicator of building first and second generations later in the season."
Those first and second generation bean leaf beetle, soybean aphid, spider mites and Japanese beetles that have had a jump on emerging ahead of the crop could easily build from early-season to late-season levels.
Dave Rummel, MANA insecticide brand leader, said, "Ag retailers and crop consultants need to be recommending something that has knockdown ability for heavy insect pressure but also has residual effect or systemic control to help farmers get through the season. I think it is going to be an interestingly challenging year."
He added, "Looking down the road, a residual or systemic product that has contact chemistry, too, is going to be very important because the grower needs to spray to knock down what is present and have systemic control in the plant so that as insect pressure rebuilds or new species of insects appear there is systemic control in the leaves."


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FRANCISCO ROSARIO VEGAAffiliation:
The Royal Seville Symphony Orchestra
Artist's BiographyBorn in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he completed his first musical studies at the Escuela Libre de Música of San Juan in the Trombone studio of Antonio Salcedo Corpás continuing studies at Indiana University Bloomington Jacobs School of Music with Keith Brown.
He holds a Bachelor of Music in Trombone Performance and Artist Diploma from Indiana University. He was awarded the Indiana University Performance Certificate and was winner of the 1989 Concerto Competition. He has received grants and awards from the New York Philharmonic M.A.F., The National Society of Arts and Letters, The Hispanic-American Society and honors in the Ima Hogg Music Competition and the T.I.M. Music Competition.
He was appointed Principal Trombone of the Royal Seville Symphony Orchestra in 1991. Since then he has performed as soloist with the Royal Seville Symphony Orchestra, the ARTAVE Orchestra in Portugal and has performed under some of the world´s most renowned conductors such as Yuri Temirkanov, Michael Tilson Thomas, Sir Georg Solti, Leonard Bernstein, Neeme Yarvi, Joel Levi, among others.
Mr. Rosario presents Trombone Recitals regularly in Spain and has performed as soloist in Portugal, Puerto Rico, Spain, Colombia, Dominican Republic and the United States.
His teaching agenda include holding week long master classes and musical courses in Conservatories in Spain. He has been guest professor of music at the University of Seville Jazz Improvisation and creative music courses.
Recently he has had a two week long artist residence in Valparaiso, Indiana that included a Jazz Concert with the Jazz Band at the Valparaiso H.S. and a Trombone Recital with the Valparaiso Sinfonietta. He has been guest lecturer at the 64th annual Midwest Clinic in December 2010 in Chicago.
Future teaching engagements for 2011 include week long clinics at the Conservatories of Málaga, Córdoba, Badajoz and artist residences in Punta Umbria for the Summer International Music Courses for the Huelva University and at the summer music courses at Toro and in Miranda de Ebro, all in Spain. Concerts with the Seville Trombone Quartet in Utrera and Sevilla, and with the southern Spain based Jazz Trombone Quintet Bone-idol.


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Can anyone explain why Williams got pulled, when he was the hottest player we've had tonight, and with the offense puttering down the stretch?This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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Can anyone explain why Williams got pulled, when he was the hottest player we've had tonight, and with the offense puttering down the stretch?
Tinsley managed to erase 3 quarters of solid play with his 4th quarter tonight.
This is the most disgusting display of decision-making I think I've ever seen. Whenever things get tight down the stretch, we stop playing team ball and start chuking bad jumpers early in the shot clock with no ball movement whatsoever. Unfreakingbelievable.
CRAP!!! Tins that was horrible end of game play
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I can't believe we didn't put this one away. They missed 11 threes in a row back when we were chucking them.
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WOW!!! We should have prevented that inbounds!
my head hurts now, this team just kills me!
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Five seconds!
What a block by Dun!
Dunleavy with the Defense?
I'm in these bands
The Humans
Dr. Goldfoot
The Bar Brawlers
looked like dun fouled barbosa
excellent non call there
Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
Why the hell did Shawne sit for so long?
"Just look at the flowers ........ BANG"
Time to redeem yourself Mr. Tinsley.
Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
Coaching has definitely been a question mark this evening. Hopefully we'll attack Marion now in OT, before they knock out Foster.
Put Owens in and get Tinsley out before he continues to clank shots.
Maceo Baston's #1 fan on Pacers Digest!
Good job putting Marion on Tinsley; ala Pippen on Jackson. Threw us out of sync.
[~]) ... Cheers! Go Pacers!
"Just look at the flowers ........ BANG"
Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
We missed our last 11 shots of regulation. If we hit ONE of those or, God forbid, draw a foul and hit a single free throw, we win.
What the good Tinsley giveth...
The bad Tinsley taketh away...
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
-John Wooden