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Is Kobe the prize of 2004?
By Chad Ford
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Updated: January 27
Cap space. It's priceless.
That's the mantra being pushed around the NBA as we approach the Feb. 19 trade deadline. The Rasheed Wallace sweepstakes are essentially an attempt by several teams (read: Atlanta, Cleveland, Detroit) to dump a big salary or two so they'll have money to burn this summer as they eye the free-agent class of 2004.
Such an approach begs the question: Are there any free agents worth writing home about? And, even more important, will any team have enough cash and a good enough sales pitch to land the ultimate prize -- Kobe Bryant?
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Bryant has been hinting all year that he's serious about opting out of his contract and exploring free-agency. He's had issues with coach Phil Jackson and teammate Shaquille O'Neal, and those close to him reportedly feel Bryant is looking for a team of which he can be the leader.
If Kobe had doubts about rejoining the Lakers before, comments by Jackson over the weekend won't help matters. Jackson reiterated that the Lakers were O'Neal's team and that Bryant would have to continue to take a back seat for the next few seasons.
"I think, ultimately, that's going to be one of the understandings about Kobe coming back and being part of the Lakers, is to what extent does he want to be a coachable player in the structure that we have as a team in the present day?" Jackson told the L.A. Daily News. "Which would include Shaq being here. Shaq's going to be the focal point."
"This is what we committed to," Jackson added. "We have (two) more years with Shaquille, and it's $50 million-plus out there that are still going to paid to Shaquille, so that's all part of the package. We're not going anywhere from that. Kobe has complemented Shaq extremely well, when he's wanted to. And there's never been playoff runs like we've had. And so we know that it's possible when we want to get to that point. And that's the direction we're headed this year. We want to get to that point this year."
That, to Insider, sounds a lot like an ultimatum to Kobe. If what everyone is saying about Kobe is true (and, of course, assuming he is acquitted of the charges now against him) teams are going to have a great shot at landing him this summer.
Who? That's the real issue. If last summer was any indication ... things don't look too good. The Spurs were the big players last summer. Unfortunately for San Antonio, its big score was not Jason Kidd. Instead, the Spurs settled for Rasho Nesterovic. The Heat struck out on Elton Brand before nabbing Lamar Odom. The Nuggets claimed Andre Miller from purgatory but had to stop the rebuilding effort there. The Jazz, who had more money than anyone, convinced Corey Maggette and Jason Terry to sign offer sheets but ultimately walked away empty handed.
The common denominator? Last summer just about everything went through Kidd or the Clippers. Unlike the rest of the free agents out there, Clippers free agents are sure thing. Buy 'em a drink and they'll get into bed with anyone. They'll do anything to get out of L.A.
Will this year be any different?
Assuming the cap rises to $45 million, six teams will have enough cap room to make some noise. To get next year's cap figure, Insider took into account a team's committed salaries for '04, free-agent cap holds for players the team is likely to keep, minimum roster holds for teams that have fewer than 11 players under contract, and first-round pick cap holds based on their current standings.
2004 Cap Space
Team Proj. Cap Space
Jazz $30 million
Bobcats $23 million
Nuggets $13-21 million
Clippers $11.8 million
Spurs $11.3 million
Suns $6.5 million
The results? The Jazz, Bobcats and Nuggets will be the only teams with "max" cap room without major adjustments. The Nuggets can increase their cap space to roughly $21 million if Marcus Camby either opts out of his contract or the team decides to waive him before the start of the season. The last year of Camby's contract is not guaranteed if he chooses not to opt out. The Bobcats, although they have the room, have to sign an entire team and are unlikely to go after a big-name free agent.
The Clippers stand at $11.8 million and can increase that cap room to $13.8 million if they choose not to pick up their option on Marko Jaric. The Spurs also have a signficant amount of room, but they have two players in restricted free agency, Emanuel Ginobili and Hedo Turkoglu, that they are interested in re-signing.
The Suns' previously reported $9 million in cap room is lowered by the fact they have two first-round draft picks (their own and the Knicks') that figure to be in the lottery. The cap holds for those two picks should reduce their available cap space by $3-4 million.
The Pistons could be looking at $6 million in cap room but will use it to try to re-sign Mehmet Okur. The Cavaliers and Wizards will have some cap room, but not enough to make a run at a major free agent.
Here's Insider's first peek at the free-agent class of 2004. While the names on the board may leave fans breathless, there's little chance most of these guys ever leave home.
Top 10 2004 Free Agents
Key = (R) = Restricted free agent | (PO) = Player Option
1. Kobe Bryant, G, Lakers (PO)
The skinny: Assuming Kobe isn't serving time in Eagle County, Kobe's dilemma is this -- is there enough money out there from a good team to lure him out of L.A.? I can't imagine him playing for the Jazz or Nuggets, based on geography more than the make-up of the team. The Spurs, Suns and, to a lesser extent, the Clippers would be more desirable options. The Spurs would be able to get close, if they give up on everyone else. The Suns would need to dump their two first-round picks or another player to get close to what Kobe will be looking for money-wise. The Clippers could get far enough under the cap to make an offer, but will Kobe come? They would be much better with Kobe in the backcourt, but without a point guard or a center, would they be a championship contender? Sign-and-trades are always possible, but the Lakers are in the driver's seat.
2. Steve Nash, G, Mavs (PO)
The skinny: Nash likely will opt out, but chances are he will stay in Dallas. Nash is one of the few guys in the NBA who is actually underpaid at the moment. Surely, Mark Cuban will throw a lucrative long-term contract at him to keep him in Dallas. If that's not enough for Nash, the Suns and Clippers are in desperate need of a point guard, and both teams would be willing to throw the cash his way.
3. Antoine Walker, F, Mavericks (PO)
The skinny: After all the abuse and trade rumors, will Walker exercise his player option and look for a better situation? It depends on how deep Cuban's pockets are. He already has Dirk Nowitzki, Michael Finely and Antawn Jamison locked up to max-type contracts. With Nash also looking for a big deal, can Cuban afford both? If he can't, is Walker willing to take a pay cut to move on? It's hard to imagine the Jazz, Nuggets, Clippers or Spurs throwing max money at him. Teams would be interested in the $8-9 million range, but not at the $14 million rate he's going for.
4. Rasheed Wallace, F, Blazers
The skinny: It's hard to believe Wallace will be a Blazer next season. One, for the first time in awhile, it appears Paul Allen is serious about cutting some payroll. Two, for the first time in awhile, the Blazers are emphasizing character again. Neither factor bodes well for Wallace. The question is, where does he go? Not to a young team like Denver or Utah. Not to a veteran team worried about chemistry. And coming off a $17 million-a-year contract, just how much of a pay cut will he be willing to take? In other words, people will be interested, but at what price? Conventional wisdom says the Knicks, Rockets and Mavericks will be the big players this summer. But none of them has the cash to offer him anything more than the mid-level exception.
5. Kenyon Martin, F, Nets (R)
The skinny: Martin is looking for a six-year, $90 million deal from the Nets. Team president Rod Thorn is understandably balking. The Nuggets will have interest and could offer him a lot of money and still have room, especially if Camby is gone, to go after their other favorite, Quentin Richardson.
6. Mehmet Okur, C, Pistons (R)
The skinny: There's a dearth of big men available, and a number of teams are going to show interest in Okur, starting with the Pistons. Team president Joe Dumars has been trying to clear cap space to make sure he can re-sign him. Right now Dumars is looking at roughly $6 million in room. Will that be enough? The Jazz, Nuggets, Suns and Clippers all like him and would be willing to offer more depending on what the top five free agents decide to do. Dumars is working the phones trying to get one more contract off the books. Okur will fall right in that $6-8 million range this summer. That's cutting it awfully close.
7. Jamal Crawford, G, Bulls (R)
The skinny: Crawford wants out of Chicago, and there are plenty of teams willing to take him. The Bulls' decision to move Crawford exclusively to the two dampens his value. Teams that believe Crawford could be a good point guard in the league are going to be the most interested. Look for the Clippers and Cavaliers to make the most noise. If the Cavs dump Jeff McInnis this summer, they should be able to make an offer for Crawford above the mid-level exception.
8. Emanuel Ginobili, G, Spurs (R)
The skinny: The Spurs want to keep him. But if they get wrapped up in the Kobe sweepstakes or get involved in a trade, Ginobili could be in play. The Jazz and Nuggets both love him and won't let him slip if he, for some reason, wiggles out of the Spurs' grasp.
9. Erick Dampier, C, Warriors (PO)
The skinny: Dampier opting out of his huge contract was inconceivable last summer, but he's having the type of season that may cause him to reconsider. There are plenty of teams that need a big man, and if the Jazz or Nuggets show some interest, it may be his best and only chance to get out of the bay.
10. Quentin Richardson, G, Clippers (R)
The skinny: The word on the street is the Nuggets love him. The speculation is met with a chuckle when posed directly to Nuggets brass. He does fit the system and seems like an upgrade ... but what's the price? The Clippers own his Bird rights. If they can't get Kobe, they'll want to keep him, and Denver GM Kiki Vandeweghe won't overpay.
Best of the Rest
Player Option: Marcus Camby, C, Nuggets; Latrell Sprewell, SG, T-Wolves; Gary Payton, G, Lakers; Karl Malone, F, Lakers; Kurt Thomas, F, Knicks; Stephen Jackson, G/F, Hawks; Jerome James, C, Sonics; Penny Hardaway, G, Knicks; Mark Blount, C, Celtics; Troy Hudson, G, T-Wolves; Zaur Pachulia, C, Magic.
Unrestricted: Vlade Divac, C, Kings; Adonal Foyle, C, Warriors; Brent Barry, G, Sonics; Antonio McDyess, F, Suns; Ron Mercer, G, Spurs; Eric Williams, G/F, Celtics; Keon Clark, F, Jazz; Greg Ostertag, C, Jazz; Jon Barry, G, Nuggets; Rodney White, G/F, Nuggets; Slava Medvedenko, C, Lakers; Toni Kukoc, F, Bucks; Charlie Ward, G, Spurs; Tom Gugliotta, F, Suns; Trenton Hassell, G, T-Wolves.
Restricted:: Stromile Swift, F, Grizzlies; Carlos Arroyo, PG, Jazz; Mo Peterson, F, Raptors; Darius Miles, F, Cavs; DeShawn Stevenson, G, Jazz; Gordan Giricek, G/F, Magic; Zeljko Rebraca, C, Pistons; Jake Tsakalidis, C, Suns; Marcus Fizer, F, Bulls; Chris Mihm, PF, Celtics; Joel Przybilla, C, Bucks; Keyon Dooling, G, Clippers; Etan Thomas, F, Wizards; Courtney Alexander, G, Hornets; Hedo Turkoglu, G/F, Spurs.


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PHOENIX -- Pirates manager Clint Hurdle spends a considerable portion of his daily media briefings giving updates on the club's rehabilitating pitchers (Charlie Morton, Francisco Liriano, Jeff Karstens, Jose Contreras). The most upbeat news coming out of the Pirates' farm system involves the progress of pitching prospects. And, of course, the gang on the big league staff has been borderline lights-out.
Meanwhile, the Bucs' offense struggles. Half the lineup needs a GPS to even find the Interstate -- euphemism for a batting average that begins with a "1."
If this dichotomy continues, would general manager Neal Huntington consider dealing some of the plentiful arms for bats?
Huntington does not sound interested in that option.
"The reality is you can not have enough pitching. It's the most valued commodity," he told MLB.com.
And there is the unreal component of why the strategy does not appeal to the GM: The unreal way the Bucs have hit through seven games, with totals of 13 runs and 26 hits.
"We've got guys with track records for hitting. For seven games, they have not," said Huntington, as aware as anyone that last season got off to a similar quiet start before a June breakout. "The goal is to make that transition to production much quicker than a year ago. We're not going to go through the season with eight guys swinging the way they are.
"And this feels a lot different than it did last year. A year ago, we had a lot of first- or second-pitch outs, a lot of swinging and missing, very few three-ball counts. While the results are not there, we are making pitchers work hard. We're forcing mistakes, but missing them."
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Welcome to BioShock 2: It's 1970, 10 years after the original BioShock. We're back in the dystopian underwater city of Rapture, but now it's controlled by Sophia Lamb, whose message of collective conscious is spread by a priest-turned-cult-leader. Additionally, to maintain order in the city, Lamb has created an army of Big Daddy-like enforcers called Big Sisters and has dispatched them to abduct little girls from towns on the Atlantic Coast and bring them back to Rapture to create new Little Sisters.
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BioShock 2 doesn't release until next year, but NECA has already begun celebrating the sequel to the original 2K Games smash with a sneak preview deluxe figure of the Big Daddy Bouncer, which is in stores now (read our review HERE). NECA's BioShock 2 line officially kicks off in January with the Series 1 assortment:
Subject Delta (formerly the Big Daddy player) is highly detailed and over 7" tall, has removable hoses and backpack tanks, an interchangeable drill arm, and ball joints at the shoulders, elbows, wrists, waist, hips, knees and ankles.
Big Sister is of similarly massive 7"-plus proportion and detail. She has a removable backpack with a cage basket just the right size for capturing a Little Sister and ball joints at the neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees ankles and ab crunch.
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Auburn's spring football game will be greeted with great anticipation. It's the first under new coach Gus Malzahn. And, it marks a step past last year's season of misery as well.
But emotions will stir afterward, when the historic Toomer's Corner Oaks will be rolled for the final time before they are removed.
The historic trees, symbolic to Auburn fans everywhere and traditionally decorated with toilet tissue after football victories, will be taken down sometime after the April 20 A-Day game, university officials announced Friday.
The trees withered after 2010's poisoning at the hands of Alabama supporter Harvey Updyke.
Updyke is scheduled to stand trial April 8 on charges of criminal mischief and desecrating a venerable object. He pleaded not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect and in January rejected a plea deal that would have required him to spend 13 years in prison.
There was no immediate information on when the trees will be felled.
"The Oaks at Toomer's Corner has been a part of Auburn tradition for generations," said Debbie Shaw, the university's vice president for alumni affairs and executive director of the Auburn Alumni Association. "Their removal will in no way diminish the Auburn Spirit, which has grown even stronger during these past two years."


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London-based Celador International sued in 2004, accusing Disney of resorting to creative accounting to conceal profits created by the show, which aired on Disney-owned ABC between August 1999 and May 2002. The jury found that Celador was owed $269.2 million, to which a judge added $50 million in interest.
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that the judgement had not been "grossly excessive" or arrived at in an unsound manner.
Celador Chairman Paul Smith he was "pleased that justice has been done." But a Disney representative said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter that "we are extremely disappointed with the decision," believing that Disney units ABC and Buena Vista Television "fully adhered to the Millionaire agreement."
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Simmonds topped the podium in the final of the women's SM6 200m individual medley on Wednesday with a time of 3:04.07, almost five seconds faster than second-placed Yelyzaveta Mereshko of the Ukraine.
The 19-year-old from Walsall had scooped gold and silver medals earlier in the week, but saved her best for day four of the week-long event.
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"Amigo," as he's come to be known by staff at the Baldwin Park office of the County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control after he was found in the agency's parking lot Friday, is doing well and making strides toward recovery, DACC officials said in a written statement.
The domestic medium hair, which officials previously said appeared to be 2-years-old but was described more recently as 1 year old, was placed into the hands of an "adoption partner" who will oversee Amigo's continued recovery before the animal can be placed with a permanent home.
A DACC officer discovered an abandoned box in the Baldwin Park DACC office's parking lot, looked inside and discovered Amigo struggling to breathe, DACC spokeswoman Evelina Villa said. The cat's head, including its mouth and nose, as well as it's paws had been wrapped in red duct tape.
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"Amazon and Goodreads share a passion for reinventing reading," said Russ Grandinetti, Amazon VP, Kindle Content. "Goodreads has helped change how we discover and discuss books and, with Kindle, Amazon has helped expand reading around the world. In addition, both Amazon and Goodreads have helped thousands of authors reach a wider audience and make a better living at their craft. Together we intend to build many new ways to delight readers and authors alike."
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No, this isn't an overreaction thread after the loss to Toronto in overtime.
This guy is stealing money LITERALLY and is most likely the worst offensive center in the league.
The Pacers have to find someway to get off this contract ASAP, might be one of the worst contracts in the league as we speak.
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Johnny Cueto is now expected to miss 3-4 weeks. Ryan Ludwick is out 6-12 weeks. Tony Cingrani will be making at least 3-4 starts (unless he bombs).
So what happens if he does exactly the opposite?
It appears likely the Reds are going to let Chris Heisey and Xavier Paul get the bulk of the LF starts with Choo remaining in CF over the next 3-4 weeks. I'm OK with that. However, if Tony Cingrani looks anything close to as good as he's looked in AAA over his first 3-4 big league starts, there is no way the Reds can send him down after that, right?
The obvious logic says Leake to the bullpen. I say, in this scenario, trade Leake to San Diego for Will Venable and Austin Hedges. Pencil Venable into the LF slot and 2 hole of the lineup, at least until Ludwick comes back. If/when Ludwick comes back healthy, platoon the two of them:
Venable career vs. RHP: .774 (180 points higher than vs. RHP)
Ludwick's OPS vs. LHP is .100 points higher in the last two years than it is against RHP. Lasy year, Ludwick's OPS vs. LHP was .937.
If the Reds can get solid .820-.840 OPS out of LF, and replace Leake in the rotation with Cingrani, they will be an improved team. They will also pick up one of the game's better catching prospects in the process (in case Mez doesn't figure things out), and can sign Arroyo to a 1 year deal at a hometown discount to be the 5th starter for 2014 if Corcino doesn't look to be ready to step in. In my view, this is a win-win-win scenario.


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"Tomorrow I'll be talking with [missed the name], who covers the Pittsburgh Pirates..." Say what? Surely you're not saying that Pittsburgh is the next worst team in baseball after the White Sox, are you? Please tell me these interviews are done significantly out of rank order, or there'll be a pretty severe credibility hit to this whole process.
Feb 17, 2014 17:56 PM
Why? As great as the Pirates season was in 2013, there is so much there that screams, "REGRESSION!"
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There'll be some regression, maybe a great deal of regression. However, I can see no reasonable ranking system that puts them behind all of Toronto, Seattle, LA Angels, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, San Diego and Colorado. I am by no means a Pirates fan, but they're just clearly better than those teams, and probably better than several others as well.
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Hospital bills often send patients into shock when they see the totals, including hundreds of dollars for relatively inexpensive items, according to news reports from around the country.
The woman needed three stitches, which cost $2,229.11. Her toddler's cut was sealed with a dab of skin glue for $1,696, the Times reported.
They billed for every pill, the woman said.
Citing a study by the American Medical Association, the Times said hospital charges are about the biggest single segment of overall health care costs, representing a third of the annual $2.7 trillion U.S. health care bill.
Other examples from the Times:
At Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, Daniel Diaz, 29, was billed $3,355.96 for five stitches on his finger after cutting himself while peeling an avocado.
At a hospital in Jacksonville, Fla., Arch Roberts Jr., 56, was charged more than $2,000 for three stitches after being bitten by a dog.
At Mercy Hospital in Port Huron, Mich., Chelsea Manning, 22, a student, was charged nearly $3,000 for six stitches after she tripped running up a path.
In an ABC News report Nov. 20, an Atlanta woman received a seven-page bill that totaled nearly $40,000 for gall bladder surgery.
Among other items, the hospital bill charged $15.50 for a blood pressure pill that the hospital could buy for just 3 cents.
A bag of simple IV fluids cost of $148.50. ABC News found the same bag in the hospital catalogue for $1.17.
In all, the woman stayed in the hospital for three nights and received 133 separate charges.
After extensive investigation and negotiations, the bill was lowered, but the woman still had to come up with more than $20,000 out of her own pocket.
The ABC report is HERE.
Rising costs of drugs, medical equipment and other services as well as fees from layers of middlemen contribute to escalating hospital bills. Also, hospitals tend to charge what they can, with little or no price regulation or significant competition.
Insurance companies and individuals can and do negotiate the prices downward at times, but prices often remain high enough to send patients into shock.
To read the New York Times article, click HERE.
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Montelukast Post-Marketing Comparative Study With Ketotifen (0476-379)
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The clinical study evaluates the safety of montelukast and compares montelukast to ketotifen, used as a control drug, in terms of improvement in morning peak expiratory flow (am pef) over first 2 weeks in patients with pediatric bronchial asthma aged 6 to < 15.
The effect of body weight on the efficacy and safety of montelukast will also be evaluated in this study.
|Drug: MK0476, montelukast sodium / Duration of Treatment: 4 Weeks Drug: Comparator: ketotifen / Duration of Treatment: 4 Weeks
|Phase 4
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Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double
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|Montelukast, on Pediatric Bronchial Asthma in Multicenter Comparative Double-Blind Clinical Study (Phase IV) With Ketotifen Fumarate
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- Patient with complications that will impair the judgment of efficacy of this drug
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Sankei N, Kenshi F, Susumu F, Shigemi Y. Cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1 antagonist; monterukast on childhood bronchial asthma in multicenter comparative double-blind study (Phase IV) with ketotifen fumarate. J Clin Therapeut Med. 2005;21(6):605-636
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|Study First Received:
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Bronchial Diseases
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Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Hypersensitivity
Hypersensitivity, Immediate
Immune System Diseases
Anti-Asthmatic Agents
Respiratory System Agents
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Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inducers
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Dermatologic Agents
Histamine H1 Antagonists
Histamine Antagonists
Histamine Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Anti-Allergic Agents
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Security for some might mean first-aid supplies in the trunk of the car or the voice of a 911 operator on the other end of an emergency call, but to members of the all-volunteer Los Altos Amateur Radio Emergency Service (LAARES), a pocket-sized handset radio is the quintessential tool for peace of mind.
No minuscule keyboard, fancy LED screen or built-in camera needed, LAARES member Jim Clark sends a test signal to another amateur, or ham, radio operator in Mountain View without thinking or blinking twice. And, that's exactly what makes the communications system so valuable – it's more reliable than any cellphone or piece of technology out there.
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Despite the fallibility of modern communications devices, Clark and fellow ham operator Tom Smith note that it's difficult to convert bedazzled smartphone users to ham enthusiasts.
"'That's old technology. … Why do I need that?'" is the common response Smith encounters when attempting to recruit prospective amateur radio operators. "They think it's not going to be a problem, that someone else is going to take care of me."
Although Smith estimated approximately 200 to 300 licensed ham radio operators in Los Altos, he noted that the number of operators training for emergency communications is much lower. Ham radios are commonly used for a variety of purposes, including long-distance and military communications, radiotelegraphy and even contests.
For ham radio operators who choose to train for emergency communications, the hobby is a serious commitment and form of public service.
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LAARES offers four training sessions a year to help local residents prepare for the 35-question Federal Communications Commission's amateur radio technician exam, but the group's services run deeper. Operating under the guidance of the Los Altos Police Department, members are ready to turn their radios on for emergency communications work near and far. When help was needed in San Jose during a past incident, LAARES members joined with more than 40 amateur radio operators in the region to mobilize a network.
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|Myositis Muscular Disorders, Atrophic
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|Comparison of Magnetic Resonance (MR) Imaging Against Clinical Criteria in the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Adult Idiopathic Myopathy
- MR signal (T1w, T2w and STIR sequences) in muscle. [ Time Frame: 2 years ]The correlation between MR signal and the clinical criteria will be measured
- Correlation between MR appearances (T1w, T2w and STIR signal on MR)and the symptom severity (Bohan and Peter criteria) [ Time Frame: 2 years ]
- Difference in MR signal between myopathy and steroid-induced myopathy, with sensitivity and specificity [ Time Frame: 2 years ]
- Sensitivity and specificity of MR against the gold standard of clinical criteria [ Time Frame: 2 years ]The MR signal will be compared against the Bohan and Peters criteria (the current gold standard) to determine sensitivity and specificity of the technique
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Suspected myositis
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Other Name: Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the thighs
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Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are a heterogeneous group of conditions characterised by skeletal muscle inflammation leading to proximal muscle weakness, often with tenderness, and occasionally dermatological manifestations. Diagnosis is clinical and is based on the Bohan and Peter criteria which comprises clinical examination, serological markers, electromyography (EMG) and muscle biopsy. This has relatively poor sensitivity and specificity. Muscle biopsy in particular has a false negative rate of 10-15% and is invasive. Clinical criteria also lack the discriminatory power to differentiate between recurrent (or breakthrough) myopathy and myopathy secondary to treatment with corticosteroid.
Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging has the advantage of being non-invasive, and is able to discriminate between different tissues, and to identify areas of inflammation. The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of MR sequences in the diagnosis of myopathy, monitoring of treatment response, and in differentiating between breakthrough myopathy and steroid-induced myopathy.
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Exclusion Criteria:
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- Standard MR exclusion criteria will apply.
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Keywords provided by Dr. Terence Jones, University of Warwick:
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The identity of a man who died Monday in a five-car accident in Troy has been released.
Jason Warner, 44, of Macomb Township, swerved to avoid an accident on the west side of Rochester Road and was redirected into oncoming traffic.
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A series of vehicle crashes led to Warner's death.
The first accident occurred around 4 p.m. Monday when a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu exited a private drive on the west side of Rochester Road south of Long Lake and was involved in a minor accident with an unidentified silver SUV. Warner, who was driving a silver Toyota Scion, attempted to avoid the accident and turned left into the northbound traffic lanes. He sideswiped a Buick before hitting a 2004 Saturn head on. The sideswiped Buick then veered left into a 2001 Ford Taurus traveling south on Rochester Road.
Warner was not wearing a seat belt during the crash. He was transported to Troy Beaumont Hospital, and later pronounced dead. The drivers of the Buick and the Saturn were treated for non-life threatening injuries.
Toxicology reports have not returned to the medical examiner's office, say investigators, and have yet to indicate whether alcohol was a factor in the fatal collisions.
The drivers of the original accident left the scene without identifying themselves, said Troy Sgt. Andy Breidenich.
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What is the 5th precept as stated by the Buddha word for word? I have seen it interpreted as
1) no intoxicating/alcoholic beverages
2) no intoxicating drinks & drugs
3) no intoxicants that cause heedlessness/carelessness.
Strive4Karuna wrote:What is the 5th precept as stated by the Buddha word for word?
lyndon taylor wrote:Seems like you are looking for some loophole you can get high on, just stay sober!!!!
Cittasanto wrote:Hi Strive4Karuna
I do this for each of the precepts and some other ethical guidelines here
Surāmeraya – rum & spirits.
Surā - intoxicating liquor.
meraya - fermented liquor.
Majjapa - one drinks, strong drinks.
Majja - an intoxicant.
Pamāda - negligence; indolence; remissness; carelessness.
Māda - pride; intoxication; conceit; sexual excess.
ṭhānā - place; locality; condition; reason; office; cause;
seeker242 wrote:Cittasanto.
Curious! What do you think of the idea that this precept only applies to alcohol drinks? Some people insist that it only applies to alcoholic drink and not to other substances, like psychedelic drugs, because they claim the pali words technically only mentions liquors, drinks, etc.?
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For complete and updated set of terms and conditions related to American Express Membership Rewards Program please visit www.americanexpress.co.in/membershiprewards
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