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This guy doesn't have major league stuff. Injured or not...lets cut our losses or just endure losses. I am so distraught.
This guy doesn't have major league stuff. Injured or not...lets cut our losses or just endure losses. I am so distraught.
I really don't blame him for that home run last night. I forget who the batter was but Majewski really did strike him out 3 times but the ump was blind as a bat.
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i agree with degenrate10. Those pitches were strikes or close enough to them i do no kno how delucci did not swing. Let's remember he's only a year removed from being injured give him time. You just can't throw the guy away after what we traded for him.
I don't agree that he doesn't have major league stuff. I don't know quite what the problem is, but I did watch closely his first outing after he came back from Louisville. That inning he was throwing 94, what I think was probably a two-seam cut fastball, and moving it way in on right handers. That's major league stuff.
When i cringe when i see who's coming in from the bullpen
thats when we need to cut a guy loose. Of course that
wont happen because WK will make sure of it. Whatever
his stuff is or is not, can he get batters out? Thats all that
matters. The answer is NO
well 2 nites ago he got big double play last nite he should of struck out delucci so i'd say he can get a few guys out
He will be ok, he is throwing harder than he did all of last year so its just a matter of location. Last night he was being squeezed and thats what caused the HR.
When I see the 2016 Reds, I see a 100 loss team and no direction.
Why cut him loose? It's not like we have that much coming up behind him, and its not like we have anything to play for this season. He was an expensive get, lets see if he pans out in the long run.
Not sure I'd write off 2007 yet, as improbable as that sounds. This division is not very good, just like last year--something that made Krivsky and others think we had a chance, which, in fact, we did, even though the club was not very good. There are slow but steady signs of improvement in this team lately, and right now a rotation of Harang, Arroyo, Lohse, Bailey, Belisle is pretty good. The bullpen too is getting a little better. The process is slow and painful but the improvement is real. I think you keep Majewski because he's got wicked stuff. It's just a matter of time with him, IMHO.
yeah just a matter of time, why in the next eon he should be fine
My confidence in McBeth on the mound > Majewski on the mound.
McBeth's confidence in himself to get MLB hitters out > than Majewski's self confidence.
Not to be negative, but it just looks like he is expecting to get tatooed out there. I have never seen a less confident pitcher on the mound as far as his demeanor.
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I can't believe some of you guys...get rid of him because he just got back from an injury and he doesn't have major league stuff? Give him a few weeks, sheesh...always find a way to complain. Also he has been getting picked on by the umps last 2 games.
He had a sub 3 era in 04..that is major league material. =
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so after 6 rounds of Cis/Gem ...my husbands veins have taken a beating.
they have suggested a port be put in (and one is actually scheduled)
since he is considered terminal/stage 4-- there is really no end to
chemo so it makes sense to do this.
In some ways I'm ok with a port...in other ways it freaks me out.
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Cole finds positives in outing against O's
SARASOTA, Fla. -- Gerrit Cole's pitching line was poor. His parting line was much better.
"I would have liked not getting destroyed on my mistakes," Cole said after allowing six runs, four of them on three homers, in 6 2/3 innings of the Bucs' 10-inning 7-7 tie with the Orioles.
Nick Markakis led off the first with a homer, but between Chris Davis' wind-aided solo homer in the third and Ryan Flaherty's two-run blow in the sixth, Cole retired nine of 12, with one of the hits in that sequence a bunt single.
"I was most happy about being able to make the adjustment midway through the game," Cole said. "I started to find that rhythm, started to find my delivery. I went on some really good runs. It's not fun giving up six runs and three bombs, and a game like this seems to have a lot of glaring negatives, but you've got to look for the positives."
Cole was also glad about being able to flip the switch from "coast" to "compete" when he wanted to. He morphed from practice mode to "shut down absolutely, at all cost" in the first, when a Jordy Mercer error led to the Birds having a man on third with one out.
Cole's response: A strikeout of Davis, then a harmless fly from Nelson Cruz.
Cole's next start -- when and where -- is not known. He referred to matters as being "up in the air," possibly a holding pattern while the club determines Francisco Liriano's ability to make his Opening Day start.
Wherever and whenever Cole takes his next turn, this obviously was a good tuneup, complete with three at-bats. As Pittsburgh's first pitcher to be included in a lineup this spring, Cole popped out on a bunt attempt in the second, struck out in the fifth and lifted a sacrifice fly that gave the Bucs a 5-3 lead in the sixth.
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ByPeter Nicholas
At a low point in President Barack Obama's first term, a White House official conceded the president had lost a disturbing amount of ground with independent voters.
We have to get them back, the official said in an interview.
So began a deliberate effort on the president's part to court the swing voters who helped him win the White House in 2008. He made deficit reduction a priority, while unnerving core Democrats with pledges to pare entitlement costs in pursuit of a budgetary "grand bargain."
Mr. Obama and the Republicans never cut the deal, but the president stanched the defection of independent voters by the time the 2012 election rolled around. He won 45% of independents – not bad considering that a Gallup poll from a year and a half earlier showed his support among these voters at just 35%.
Today, with the midterm election campaigns approaching, independents are as disillusioned with the president as they've been in years. Their sour mood poses a particular challenge for Democrats in the midterms. Making the challenge all the more daunting, the policy initiatives showcased by Mr. Obama in recent months have all been aimed at motivating the party's liberal base.
The Wall Street Journal/NBC News polling shows that just 29% of independents approved of Mr. Obama as of last month, down from 38% in 2010. About half of independents preferred Republican congressional candidates, versus 24% who favored the Democrats, the most recent Journal poll showed. And amid a spate of comparatively positive reports that the Obama administration has fixed the health-care website and met its signup goals, only about a fifth of independents believed Mr. Obama's signature legislation was a good idea.
What's different this time around is that Mr. Obama isn't making any special overtures to independents. The president's 2015 budget called for spending increases in education and job training, ditching a plan he embraced in the past that slowed the growth of Social Security costs through an adjustment in the inflation measure.
Midterm elections often hinge on which of the two parties does a better job of mobilizing base votes. The White House is emphasizing pay equity for women and the minimum wage. Mr. Obama is throwing his weight behind programs like "My Brother's Keeper," designed to create more opportunities for minority boys and young men.
It's the stuff that excites party activists and liberals. Swing voters? Maybe not as much.
As a political matter, the strategy is a gamble. The bet is that, come November, any softening of independent support will be offset by a wave of minority, women and liberal voters eager to keep the Senate in Democratic hands.
Mr. Obama worked hard to win independents back in 2012. For tactical reasons, he now seems ready to let them go.
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'"Every single team passed me by," Briere said, clenching his fist a little. "That was probably the lowest point of my career. That was a big blow to my ego because you realize that nobody wants you. At the same time, it was a wakeup call that I needed to change some things. My goal after that was to prove everyone made a mistake, so that's been my attitude since then."'
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IAN Street said his side took too long to ask questions of Atherton Collieries' defence during a 1-1 draw on Saturday.
1874 Northwich salvaged a share of the spoils following Mike Brandon's equaliser with 11 minutes left, leaving them six points adrift of a promotion position with eight games left.
"Considering how we played for the first hour, we didn't deserve more," said Street.
"It was flat, and we were short of the standards I expect.
"I've predicted all along that we would likely slip up at some stage, though whether that's how to describe a draw against a team close to us in the table is debatable.
"The lads are frustrated, but that's understandable."
Street made a triple substitution shortly after Kieran Halliwell's header put Colls in front, a change that livened up an attack that had struggled to create chances during a drab first half.
One of the hosts' replacements, Daley Wood, provided an assist for Brandon to score while another – recent recruit Sakeel Abdullah – was denied a winning goal in stoppage time by goalkeeper Phil Priestley's stunning save.
Street said: "I'd planned the reshuffle at half time, drawing it on a piece of paper. I didn't want us to continue in the same way for the second half.
"They scored straight away, so we went for it.
"I felt after the substitutions we did more than they did to earn a win, particularly when we put them under pressure in the final 20 minutes or so."
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For more than three-fourths of a century, domestic sugar producers have profited from quotas limiting sugar imports, boosting prices to Americans. As with all protectionism beneficiaries, the sugar lobby has rolled out all manner of bogus arguments to defend it. But one justification, recently repeated by Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Fla., is noteworthy for its blatant illogic. Rooney contends the sugar import quota system "operates without a federal budget subsidy, which means it doesn't cost taxpayers a dime." In one highly misleading sense, he is right. Sugar producers are assessed to pay the costs of administering the quota program, so it imposes no direct tax costs on others. But to assert that fact makes the program free should set off everyone's "there ain't no such thing as a free lunch" alarm.
As with other regulatory restrictions whose administration costs are funded by those regulated, the notion of a "free" sugar program ignores the higher costs that inflated sugar prices impose on consumers, which dwarfs the administration costs. The magnitude of the increased sugar costs is indicated by the number of candy producers, including the makers of Life Savers, Red Hots and Jaw Breakers, who have shifted production out of America to avoid the higher prices that amount to a steep sugar tax.
In fact, claiming that the sugar quota program is free is no different than claiming that allowing domestic sugar producers to finance hiring privateers to blockade our ports against ships carrying sugar to America would be free. Both strategies restrict available supplies, raising sugar prices, benefitting domestic producers.
As the 19th century political economist Henry George observed, such protectionist policies "are as much applications of force as are blockading squadrons, and their object is the same – to prevent trade. The difference between the two is that blockading squadrons are a means whereby nations seek to prevent their enemies from trading; [protectionism] to prevent their own people from trading. What protection teaches us is to do to ourselves in time of peace what enemies seek to do to us in time of war."
The "free" sugar program is not the sweet deal it is sold as. It is, in simplest terms, a conspiracy between U.S. producers and the government to rip off U.S. consumers by taking away superior options, disguised by a barrage of rhetorical misrepresentations and backed by long-running, big-money political contributions.
America's sugar protectionism has never been anything but a concentrated interest group – sugar producers (plus the corn and corn products industries, since higher sugar prices raise the demand for corn syrup) – using government power to keep out lower-cost foreign producers and rip off American consumers on their behalf. It is a sweet deal for them only because it is such a sour deal for the rest of us.
It is long past time that Americans thought carefully enough to see through the sugar lobby's flimsy smokescreens, and demand an end to this inefficient, inequitable and regressive program that raises food prices across a wide spectrum. Then we should turn our eyes to the many other similar protectionist policies used to reward other powerful interest groups at our expense.


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Aaron Hernandez is the subject of an investigation by National Football League security officials, a probe that parallels law enforcement cases against the former New England Patriots tight end.
Word of the NFL's scrutiny comes while Massachusetts police and prosecutors continue to search for information about Hernandez in the wake of June 17's slaying of Odin Lloyd. It also was revealed following information that Hernandez is a suspect in two shooting deaths in 2012.
More: NFL teams must pay for crimes of their players, SN's David Steele says
2012 slayings questions | Loses appeal for bail | Catch up on all Hernandez news
Also on Friday:
— Suspected Hernandez accomplice Carlos Ortiz was arraigned in Massachusetts on a weapons charge.
— Ernest Wallace, believed to have been with Hernandez and Ortiz when Lloyd was slain, was apprehended in Florida. Both her and Ortiz were considered fugitives.
— The Patriots went public with an offer fans exchanges for Hernandez jerseys.
Hernandez faces a first-degree murder charge in Lloyd's death. If convicted, he faces the possibility of life in prison. He was jailed on five other charges as well, involving illegal possession of a firearm.
He was in court Thursday, a day after his arraignment, in a bid to overturn a ruling that he be held without bail. His request was denied. Hernandez will remain jailed until his trial, which could be a year or more away.
Hernandez continues to be hit by fallout from the case. He was stripped of an endorsement deal Thursday, this one by Puma brands. Earlier he lost his ties with a nutritional supplement company.
Also, according to NBC, Massachusetts police were looking for a third suspect in the Lloyd slaying. The man was identified as Ernest Wallace, 41, known as "Fish," and was wanted as an accessory after murder.
Wallace was described as armed and dangerous.
It is likely he was one of the two men seen in surveillance video with Hernandez before and after the Lloyd shooting. The first suspect already is in jail, arrested in Connecticut. On Friday, Ortiz was ordered returned to Massachusetts.
Carlos Ortiz, 27, was charged as a fugitive from justice and waived extradition to Massachusetts, Connecticut state's attorney Brian Preleski said. Prison records show Ortiz was being held on $1.5 million bail at a Hartford jail.
On Friday, police recovered a vehicle believed used during the Lloyd slaying, the Boston Globe reported. The car, a silver Chrysler 300, had been in a Bristol, Conn., parking lot for a week. It was towed to a police lot.
NFL security officials will present information from their investigation to commissioner Roger Goodell, according to Alex Marvez of FoxSports.com.
Goodell has the authority to act against Hernandez, including banishment from the league for conduct detrimental of the game. Other players have been subject to suspension in recent years, but no case has gone as far as the one against Hernandez, which only threatens to go deeper into legal trouble.
In addition to news of possible connection to the two 2012 shootings, a photo surfaced this week of Hernandez holding a handgun. He took the photo of himself with a phone camera in 2009 while he was at the University of Florida.
Hernandez had several run-ins with law enforcement and university officials while in school. Those incidents led to NFL teams having deep character concerns about Hernandez, who also reportedly admitted marijuana use to teams during pre-draft interviews.
Those concerns led to Hernandez falling from a possible first-round pick to the fourth round. The Patriots selected him, believing they could handle his character concerns, and indeed he became a valuable and productive player, earning a five-year, $40 million contract extension in 2012.
In a procedural move Thursday, Hernandez was offered to all NFL teams as a free agent after having been waived by the Patriots following his arrest Wednesday.
All 31 teams passed on him. The league notified all teams any Hernandez contract would be subject to Goodell's approval following a hearing.
That hearing will depend on information gathered by NFL security officials. It will help determine if Hernandez "should be suspended or face other action" before his criminal charges are resolved.
Hernandez's reputation before his arrest in the Lloyd case was the subject of controversy. The Patriots, a source told Marvez, were "concerned about the people" with whom Hernandez associated. The source also described Hernandez as a "would-be gangbanger."


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You can read in numerous posts to practice away from the course, but practice what? How?
What drills do you do that have improved your game on the course?
Here's what helps me:
Portable basket
5 putters (same mold)
several mid-range
1. Alternate shot away: Starting at the basket, throw your mid-range discs mainly for distance using an alternate throw. (If you normally throw backhand, throw sidearm) This helps you learn an alternate shot while placing your upcoming approach at a realistic range
2. Prefered approach shot to the basket: Throw each of the midrange discs from where they landed back to the basket using your prefered shot.
3. Putt: Try to make a sucessfull put with each of your putters for each of the approach discs. (If you have 5 approaches and 5 putters, you will make 25 putts)
I'm now feeling comfortable enough with my sidearm that it is finding its way on to the course.
As your alternate shot improves (and you get more distance), your approaches and putting MUST improve with it.
There's my favorite,
What drills, routines, have helped you?


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The Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a three-year, $9 million deal with free-agent infielder Maicer Izturis, according to MLB.com. There also is a $3 million team option for a fourth year.
Izturis becomes the first free agent to switch teams this offseason.
The 32-year-old is coming off arguably the worst season of his nine-season major league career. In 100 games this past season with the Los Angeles Angels, he hit .256 with two homers, 20 RBIs, 17 stolen bases, 35 runs and a .320 on-base percentage. He had his finest season in 2009, when he hit .300 with eight homers, 65 RBIs, 13 stolen bases, 74 runs and a .359 on-base percentage.
Izturis played 25-plus games at second base, third base and shortstop in 2012.


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WINSLEY fencer Philip Marsh believes he's finally beginning to reap the benefits of his French foray as he aims to finish his junior career with a flourish at next month's World Junior Championships.
Since completing his A-levels at Bath's King Edwards School, the 19-year-old has spent the last seven months training with the Paris-based Club Levallois, one of the world's biggest clubs, while working as an au pair for an English-speaking family.
Marsh wrote his name in the history books when he became Great Britain's first-ever junior (U20) men's epee champion at the 2011 World Championships and at this month's European Junior Championships in Jerusalem, he made it to the last 32 stage before being knocked out by eventual winner and world number two Yuval Freilich.
But Marsh feels he had a lot more to show and has his fingers crossed that he can make his mark at his final World Championships.
"I've been out here for about seven months now and I've had to get used to a new style of coaching and nobody speaking English at training," he said.
"My host family all speak English, which helps a lot, and I'm training with a lot of people who are in the French national team.
"Here, you just keep doing everything over and over again until you get it right, rather than spend a lot of time talking about it like you do in England.
"I think that I'm hopefully just beginning to feel the benefits of the training I've done out here.
"I did all right at the Europeans but I came up against one of the top guys in the world (Freilich), who went on to win it and had all of the crowd supporting him because he's Israeli – I think I could have got further if I'd had a better draw.
"It's my last season as a junior and hopefully I can do well at my last World Juniors."
Marsh, who was one of 14 county athletes to receive a Funding Future Olympians grant from Wiltshire Council last week, wasn't far away from clinching a place at London 2012 but says he isn't necessarily targeting the Rio Olympics in 2016.
"I had a year out from fencing to concentrate on my studies, so I wouldn't be too disappointed if I didn't make the next Olympics," he said.
"Epee fencers usually peak towards their mid-to-late 20s, so the 2020 Olympics is more realistic."
Marsh is set to return to this country to begin studying for a degree in chemistry at Bristol University later this year.
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STA-9090 in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer With Assessment of Androgen Receptor Pathway Signaling
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Toni Choueiri, MD
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First received: April 21, 2011
Last updated: August 29, 2015
Last verified: August 2015
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In this research study, the investigators are looking to determine the safety and efficacy of an investigational drug, STA9090 alone and in combination with dutasteride for the treatment of castrate resistant prostate cancer. STA9090 may cause the growth of cancer to slow down or shrink by targeting proteins required for the cancer to grow. The investigators are also looking to determine whether the use of dutasteride to lower male hormone levels will enhance the effect of STA9090 in the treatment of castrate resistant prostate cancer.
|Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate
|Drug: STA9090 Drug: STA9090 with Dutasteride
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Biomarker Study of STA9090 in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer (CRPC) With Assessment of Androgen Receptor Pathway Signaling
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics: prostate cancer
MedlinePlus related topics: Prostate Cancer
Drug Information available for: Xylometazoline Xylometazoline hydrochloride DutasterideU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Toni Choueiri, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- To assess AR transcriptional activity based on expression of a series of AR regulated genes, in baseline and on therapy tumor biopsies in CRPC patients treated with STA- 9090 +/-dutasteride. [ Time Frame: 2 years ]The primary objective is to determine whether STA-9090, or the combination with dutasteride further suppresses AR transcriptional activity. AR transcriptional activity will be assessed based on expression of a series of AR regulated genes, in baseline and on therapy tumor biopsies in CRPC patients treated with STA-9090 +/- dutasteride.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- To assess the safety and tolerability of STA9090 in men the CRPC [ Time Frame: 2 years ]Each type of toxicity rate (a proportion) will be analyzed and summarized descriptively.
- To evaluate progression-free survival (PFS) of men with CRPC treated with STA9090 with or without dutasteride [ Time Frame: 2 years ]PFS will be summarized using K-M method.
- To evaluate the overall survival of men with metastatic CRPC treated with STA9090 alone or in combination with dutasteride [ Time Frame: 2 years ]OS will be summarized using K-M method.
- To determine the response rate of measurable disease if present (RECIST) [ Time Frame: 2 years ]Patients with measurable disease will be evaluated for response using RECIST criteria and summarized descriptively.
|Study Start Date:
|April 2011
|Study Completion Date:
|November 2012
|Primary Completion Date:
|November 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: STA9090 with Dutasteride
STA9090 with Dutasteride
Drug: STA9090 with Dutasteride
Dutasteride 3.5 mg orally per day STA9090 200 mg/m^2 IV every week for 3 weeks on, 1 week off (days 1,8,15 on a 28-day cycle)
Other Name: Avodart
Experimental: STA9090
Drug: STA9090
200 mg/m^2 IV every week for 3 weeks on, 1 week off (days 1,8,15 on a 28-day cycle)
Detailed Description:
Subjects will have a tumor biopsy before treatment begins. Subjects who are randomized to Arm A will receive infusions of STA9090 on days 1, 8, and 15 of a 28 day cycle. Subjects randomized on Arm B will receive daily oral dutasteride for 2 weeks prior to beginning STA9090 treatment. They will continue to receive dutasteride while on study.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adenocarcinoma of the prostate
- Progressive castration resistant disease
- Metastatic disease
- Normal organ and marrow function
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of current coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, angioplasty or coronary bypass
- Current treatment with the following antiarrhythmic drugs: flecainide, moricizine or propafenone
- New York Heart Association class II/III/IV congestive heart failure
- Current or prior radiation therapy to the left hemithorax
- Treatment with chronic immunosuppressants
- Uncontrolled intercurrent illness
- Poor venous access for study drug administration
- Venous thromboembolism in the past 6 months
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01368003
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01368003
|United States, Massachusetts
|Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
|Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
Sponsors and Collaborators
Toni Choueiri, MD
|Principal Investigator:
|Toni K Choueiri, MD
|Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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Keywords provided by Toni Choueiri, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Toni Choueiri, MD, Overall Investigator, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01368003 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|April 21, 2011
|Last Updated:
|August 29, 2015
Keywords provided by Toni Choueiri, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute:
Castration resistant prostate cancer
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Genital Diseases, Male
Prostatic Diseases
Prostatic Neoplasms
Genital Neoplasms, Male
Urogenital Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Physiological Effects of Drugs
5-alpha Reductase Inhibitors
Steroid Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Hormone Antagonists
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The Basketball-Shooting Bots of FIRST Robotics NYC
Known for its cleaning bot, the Roomba, iRobot also makes robots to help soldiers on the battlefield. And after the disaster at Fukushima Daiichi a year ago, its tough machines went in to explore areas in the damaged nuclear reactors that were too dangerous for humans. The 710 Warrior, a rugged, gear-footed prototype went into damaged buildings at Fukushima and surveyed high-dose areas within turbines, sucking up radioactive dust into a vacuum cleaner taped to its arm. (That cleaner could also extend to pick up small objects.)
Last month, iRobot developers launched an update to the original 710 Warrior. The newest prototype, which is also designed for explosive ordnance disposal on the battlefield, can lift up to 220 pounds (20 pounds more than the original) and carry loads of 150 pounds over rough terrain. Built with an electric motor strong enough to pull a car, the hulking 710 Warrior weighs 346 pounds and can travel at 8 miles per hour. The 710 Warrior can be outfitted with a compass, GPS, and obstacle-avoidance sensors to dodge chunks of radioactive debris. And its cameras beam what they see to operators who watch in real time.
A rescue robot developed by Japan's Chiba Institute of Technology, the Quince 2 can be controlled from nearly a mile and a half away to monitor radiation levels and collect samples. The waterproof robot is also equipped with a camera that has pan, tilt, and zoom capabilities, and it can move comfortably over uneven surfaces and debris in reactor buildings.
The first Quince bot went into a reactor building last October, but lost contact with the crew and could no longer be operated. But Quince 2 has been a great success. In its first journey into the power plant last month, the Quince 2 robot was exposed to 153 millisieverts of radiation in less than 3 hours of operation, according to the plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co. Since then, the Japanese-made, remotely operated robot has detected radiation levels of up to 220 millisieverts per hour at the plant's damaged No. 2 reactor building. For comparison, there were reports of 1000 millisieverts per hour in March 2011 and 700 in May. (The maximum allowable short-term dose for Fukushima cleanup workers is 250.)
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Cardigan Castle: Work starts on £11m restoration
The start of £11m restoration work at 12th Century Cardigan Castle has been marked with a turf-cutting ceremony after 14 years' campaigning to save the site.
It will be developed into a centre for the community with a heritage centre and open air concert area.
The walls, buildings and gardens will also be restored, and there are plans to reopen the site in 2014.
It is believed to have been the birthplace of the eisteddfod in 1176.
Jann Tucker, who chairs the project under the Cadwgan Buildings Preservation Trust, said Friday's ceremony was a celebration of the fact that the contractor was on site.
"It's a very big project to follow and hopefully it is going to bring a lot of input into Ceredigion and north Pembrokeshire. There's going to be a big tourist attraction as well as being a heritage one."
When work on the castle is finished, it will have educational facilities, including for the Welsh language, cultural, crafts, environmental and horticulture studies.
There will also be luxury accommodation for hire, a restaurant and an eisteddfod garden.
The aim is to increase visitor numbers from 3,000 to 30,000 a year.
Prince Charles' backing
For the past 14 years the Cadwgan Building Preservation Trust has campaigned to save the site and it still needs to raise over £150,000 by the end of 2014 to ensure the project can be completed.
"The whole site is going to be redone, put back the regency gardens, the house will be redone," added the trust's chair.
"I'm so excited - I really, really am. This is something that the trust has been working for, I've been involved with it for 13 years. This is what we have all been waiting for."
The building is regarded as the first stone castle built by the Welsh princes and was the stronghold of Rhys ap Gruffydd, prince of the medieval kingdom of Deheubarth.
It is also said to have hosted what is regarded to be Wales' first eisteddfod, but for years it has stood crumbling at the riverside gateway to the town centre.
The scheme has received funding from the lottery and the European Regional Development Fund, through the Welsh government, along with other organisations.
Prince Charles gave the project his backing during a visit in 2006.


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Beastie Boys, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction: Adam 'MCA' Yauch 'Unable to Join' Bandmates
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame welcomed its third hip-hop act last night (April 14) in Cleveland, opening its doors to innovative New York City MCs the Beastie Boys. Unfortunately, the trio scrapped a planned performance, as only two members were on hand to accept the honor.
"Beastie Boys regret that Adam 'MCA' Yauch will be unable to join Mike 'Mike D' Diamond and Adam 'Ad-Rock' Horovitz at the band's induction into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame," read an official statement released hours before the event.
No word yet on what led to the no-show, though Yauch has kept a low profile since 2009, when news broke of his battle with cancer of the salivary gland.
"Mike, Adam and Adam are truly grateful for the honor but with only two of the three Beastie Boys attending, they will unfortunately not be able to perform at the ceremony," the statement continued.
In their acceptance speech, Mike D and Ad-Rock read a thank-you from their absent comrade, who told fans, "This induction is as much ours as it us yours."
Public Enemy leader Chuck D had the task of inducting the Beasties, and in his speech, he praised the group for breaking down boundaries and widening hip-hop's appeal.
"It broke the mold," he said. "The Beastie Boys are indeed three bad brothers who made history. They brought a whole new look to rap and hip-hop. They proved that rap could come from any street — not just a few."
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There is one full day Child Care Center currently operating at Oregon State University:
Beaver Beginnings is located at 11th & Adams and is a full-day NAEYC Accredited child care center for children of students, staff and faculty.
There are 144 full-time spaces for infants through preschool. They offer half-time, flex-time and full-time rates. The Center is operated by Children's Creative Learning Centers.
Waitlists can be long, so contact Beaver Beginnings as soon as possible to be placed on their wait list.
Further information may be obtained by calling Beaver Beginnings at 541-737-4641 or at www.kindercare.com/beaverbeginnings.
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The OSU Child Development Lab is a student training and research center located in Bates Hall (corner of 26th and Orchard Streets).
Our classrooms are bright and accessible and offer outdoor areas for active play. Preschool programs are provided for children from the OSU and Corvallis community.
Children must be 3 or 4 years of age by September 1 of the year they enroll.
Classes of 20 children of mixed ages are enrolled. Classes meet for 10 weeks each term.
Families whose income falls below the poverty level may be eligible to enroll at no cost for the preschool program and additional services through the Oregon Head Start Pre-Kindergarten Program. Children with special developmental needs are welcome. Children at all levels of development and children who speak home languages other than English are welcome. Registration forms and cost information are available at theOSU Child Development Center or by e-mailing email@example.com or by calling the center office at 541-737-2516.
Students with children need times to study and work-out when traditional child care is not available to them. For this reason, student fees is paying for the operation of two Drop-off Child Care Centers, Our Little Village|Library and Our Little Village|Dixon.
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Hydration and Outcome in Older Patients (HOOP)
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Dehydration is recognised as a major issue in healthcare. Recovery after illness, extended length of stay, pressure sores and slow tissue recovery can all be impacted by dehydration. One of the biggest problems for many people with regard to getting a drink is easy, independent access - if they can't reach the jug/cup without a struggle then they often will go thirsty and potentially become dehydrated.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of dehydration on outcome in patients 65 years and over. Furthermore we aim to assess the impact of providing easy, 24 hour, independently accessible fluids on reducing dehydration as well as improving patient experience.
We hypothesise that patients who are dehydration will take longer to recover from illness and stay in hospital for longer periods.
|Device: The Hydrant
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Hydration and Outcome in Older Patients
- Serum Osmolality [ Time Frame: At admission and 48hrs post admission to hospital ]
Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA
|Study Start Date:
|August 2012
|Study Completion Date:
|May 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|April 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Patients aged 65 years and over
All patients aged 65 years and over admitted to acutely to medical wards
Device: The Hydrant
The Hydrant is a new form of "drinking system" that may be used to provide continuous access to hydration will be given to 20 patients. 10 of the patients will have mild cognitive impairment with Mini Mental State Examination less than 24 and 10 with normal cognitive function. Patients and staff will be interviewed to assess the feasibility of the hydrant.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|65 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- - All patients of 65 years and over that are admitted acutely to medical wards
- - Ward staff who have been working in the clinical area for the duration of the trial (The Hydrant part of the study).
Exclusion Criteria:
- - Patients who are moribund
- - Patients who are doubly incontinent
- - Patients on the end of life pathway
- - Patients with terminal illness with a known life expectancy less than 3 months
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01703715
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|Queens Medical Centre
|Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, NG7 2UH
|Principal Investigator:
|Dileep N Lobo, MD, FRCS
|University of Nottingham
|Responsible Party:
|University of Nottingham
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01703715 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|October 5, 2012
|Last Updated:
|July 14, 2014
Keywords provided by University of Nottingham:
Elderly patients
Age 65 years and over
Admitted acutely to medical admissions ward
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Water-Electrolyte Imbalance
Metabolic Diseases
Pathologic Processes
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One of the most supportive and forward-looking things San Francisco Performances does every year is to schedule a concert by the most current winner of the prestigious Naumburg Award. A New York-based international foundation that sponsors the competition hands out the prize on a revolving basis to individual string players (violinists, violists, cellists), pianists and vocalists. San Francisco Performances has been presenting these promising young artists since 1978 in showcases that are considered the West Coast equivalent of the two concerts the winners get at Carnegie Hall or the Lincoln Center.
This year's winner is a 23-year-old Kentucky-bred violinist by the felicitous name of Tessa Lark, who is apparently just as adept with her bluegrass fiddling as she is with her Mozart, Bartók and Bach. If her name rings a distant bell, that might be because you are still dimly aware that she was in San Francisco once before as a 19-year-old student from the New England Conservatory of Music, when she walked off with the first prize in the Irving M. Klein International String Competition in 2008.
Lark takes the stage at the Herbst Theatre on Saturday night, accompanied by pianist Renana Gutman, to play a varied and demanding program, opening with the Sonata No. 4 in E minor by Eugene Ysaye, followed by the aggressive, intense Bartók Sonata No. 1. After an intermission, she will play Mendelssohn's Sonata in F major and a transcription for violin of Claude Debussy's lovely "Claire de Lune," closing with Henryk Wieniawski's Variations on an Original Theme.
San Francisco Performances subscribers are admitted free to these annual concerts, but they are priced at a modest $25 for the general public. It's a great chance for you to catch up-and-coming talent at a bargain rate. Concert time is 8 p.m. at 401 Van Ness Ave. Call 415-392-2545 or go to www.performances.org for tickets or information.
NAUMBURG PLUS THREE DECADES: If Lark is in town the day before her recital, she might want to stop in Friday morning at the Herbst Theatre, the very venue where she will perform, to catch what one of her Naumburg Award predecessors is up to. Violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, a 1981 awardee who went on to an acclaimed international career as a soloist, will be working with her New Century Chamber Orchestra at a 10 a.m. open rehearsal of the program the group will be taking on the largest concert tour they have ever mounted together. Now in her fifth year as music director and concertmaster of the San Francisco-based string ensemble, Salerno-Sonnenberg is making good on a goal she expressed when she took on the assignment back in 2008. Noting with pleasure how well-regarded the New Century Chamber Orchestra was in the Bay Area at that time, she insisted, "They should be more known, more in demand and more respected. I have a job. I want to put them on the map."
Building upon the success of a 2011 East Coast tour that did indeed put them on the map, the 19 members of the ensemble are embarking on a Jan. 18-Feb. 2 national trip with concerts scheduled in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Illinois and Michigan. They'll doubtless be taking with them copies of the two CDs they have made on Salerno-Sonnenberg's NSS Music label, 2009's "Together," and 2010's "LIVE: Barber, Strauss, Mahler."
Their concert program is built upon several of their signature pieces, and it will be vigorously polished up with two Bay Area performances before they leave — first at 4 p.m. Sunday in the Herbst Theatre and then a repeat at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Menlo-Atherton Center for the Performing Arts.
William Bolcom's Romanza for Solo Violin and String Orchestra, written for the chamber orchestra when he was its featured composer in 2009, is a linchpin of the program, as is Richard Strauss' intense and tragic "Metamorphosen for 23 Solo Strings," which has no doubling of parts by any of the players. Mendelssohn's String Symphony No. 10 and Heitor Villa-Lobos' Aria from the "Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5" complete the program.
Tickets for the concerts, $29-$59, are at 415-392-4400 or www.cityboxoffice.com.
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By Bob Cropp, Professor Emeritus
University of Wisconsin-Madison
With milk production flat the last two months of 2013 and increasing just 0.4% for the year – coupled with record dairy exports totaling 15.5% of U.S. milk production on a total solids basis – the milk supply-demand situation remains rather tight. The result is record cheese prices and record milk prices for February.
On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, 40-lb. cheddar blocks were a record high $2.36/lb. on Feb. 4, and cheddar barrels a record high $2.32/lb. on Feb. 5. And with dry whey at 61¢/lb., the February Class III price will be near $23.15/cwt., up $2 from January and a record.
With nonfat dry milk trading more than $2/lb., the February Class IV price will be near $23.35/cwt., up more than $1 from the January's $22.29/cwt. and also a record. Both the Class III and Class IV prices are more than $5 higher than February a year ago. The January U.S. all milk price was $23.20/cwt., and will be about $25/cwt. for February, also a record and more than $5 above a year ago.
With feed prices a lot lower than a year ago, dairy producers are experiencing strong margins (returns over feed costs). This will help dairy producers to recover financially after receiving very depressed milk prices in 2009 and tight margins the last half of 2012 and the first half of 2013, resulting from the drought of 2012 causing very high feed prices.
The latest Dairy Product production report and Dairy Stocks report are for December. Compared to a year ago, cheddar cheese production was 2.8% lower, with total American cheese production 2.2% lower. American cheese stocks have declined each month since May, and, as of Dec. 31, stocks were 2.6% lower than a year ago. The production of other cheese types were much higher than a year ago, increasing total cheese production by 2.3%. But strong cheese exports resulted in total cheese stock as of Dec. 31 being 1.4% lower than a year ago.
December butter production was 6.9% lower than a year ago. Lower butter production and strong exports pushed Dec. 31 butter stocks 27.2% lower than a year ago. December nonfat dry milk production was 20.8% lower than a year ago, as more skim milk powder was produced for exports. Skim milk powder production was up 52.4%. Producing 82% butter and skim milk powder for export has tightened both the supply of butter and nonfat dry milk for domestic use, which has kept prices strong.
The big question is how long can milk prices stay at these record levels? As of now, cheese, butter and nonfat dry milk supplies are rather tight. Dairy exports also remain strong. These two factors appear to be holding up butter and cheese prices. Butter and cheese prices have fallen, but are still holding at rather high levels. CME butter was $1.90/lb. back on Jan. 28, fell 13¢ to $1.77/lb., but gained a penny on Feb. 20 to $1.71/lb. CME cheddar barrel cheese declined 25.25¢ from its record of $2.32/lb., to $2.0675/lb., but gained 4.25¢ on Feb. 20 to $2.11/lb. on an unfilled bid. CME 40-lb. block cheddar cheese fell 25.25¢ from its record of $2.36/lb., to $2.1075/lb., but also increased on Feb. 20 by 2.25¢ on an unfilled bid, to $2.13/lb.
Dairy exports are forecasted to decline some from last year's record, as milk production is increasing in each of the five major dairy exporters. But, after rather poor milk production in each of these exporters last year, and strong world demand, there are not surplus dairy stocks in any of the countries. It will take some time to rebuild stocks, and world demand is expected to continue a strong level. So, U.S. dairy exports ought to remain at high levels through the first half of the year, and end the year down only slightly from last year's record.
The level of milk production is the major factor on how long milk prices hold. Margins for dairy producers are very good, and history says dairy producers will maintain or increase cow numbers and feed for high milk production per cow. Despite high slaughter cow prices, dairy farmers may reduce culling of cows. The Jan. 1 cattle inventory also shows the total number of dairy replacements about unchanged from a year ago, with the number to calve this year up by 1.8%. However, lower quality forages appear to be reducing milk per cow in some states like Minnesota and Wisconsin.
USDA's report on January milk production shows milk per cow compared to a year ago down 1.2% in Minnesota and 2.9% in Wisconsin. Of the 23 reporting states, milk per cow was down in 10, with the average increase of 0.9%. Tighter supplies of quality forages may be reducing cow numbers in some state. Cow numbers were down 1.1% in Minnesota and 2.4% in Idaho. Of the 23 reporting states, cow numbers were down in 9, and just 0.1% higher.
Compared to a year earlier, January milk production was up in 16 states and lower in 7. California, plagued most of last year with high feed costs resulting in unfavorable dairy producer margins, ended up with 1.3% less milk than 2012. But, much improved milk prices and lower feed costs are resulting in increased milk production. In January California had 0.1% more cows producing 4.6% more milk per cow, resulting in 4.7% more milk.
Texas which increased milk production just 0.1% last year, increased cow numbers by 1.1% and milk per cow by 2.1%, for an increase in milk production of 3.3% in January. Compared to January a year ago, milk production was up just 0.8% in Arizona and 0.4% in Idaho, and down 0.9% in New Mexico. In the Northeast, milk production was up just 0.3% in New York and 0.4% in Pennsylvania, but down 1.3% in Ohio. In the Upper Midwest milk production was up 1.3% in Michigan, but down 2.3% in Iowa, 2.1% in Minnesota and 2.9% in Wisconsin.
We can expect milk production to continue to improve as we move through the year. Weather can impact milk per cow and crop conditions. The severe drought in California will likely to substantially increase the price of alfalfa hay later this year, and could impact the level of milk production recovery in the state.
As of now, USDA is projecting 0.4% increase in the average number of milk cows for the year, and 1.9% more milk per cow, resulting in an increase of 2.2% in total milk production.
No doubt with favorable weather and good crops this summer milk prodcution will continue to improve. Milk prices will average higher for the first half of the year than for the last half. But, as of now, it appears that milk prices will average higher for the year than 2013, setting a new record high.
Dairy futures are quite optimistic, with Class III above $20/cwt. through April, above $19/cwt. for March through June, and not falling below $18/cwt. until December. But, if USDA is correct on their forecast for milk production, Class III prices could well end up lower than this for the last half of the year, but staying above $17/cwt. until the end of the year is quite likely.
Even if prices do end up at this lower level, with lower feed costs, 2014 is shaping up to be good year for dairy producers – and they deserve it.


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Improving Outcomes for Patients Requiring Oral Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy
The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.
Verified June 2008 by University of Ulster.
Recruitment status was: Not yet recruiting
Recruitment status was: Not yet recruiting
University of Ulster
Action Cancer
Western Health and Social Care Trust
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First received: June 5, 2008
Last updated: June 6, 2008
Last verified: June 2008
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Study hypothesis The overall aim of this study is to compare two bowel preparations that are used prior to a colonoscopy procedure.
The principal research questions are:
- Does the use of a low residue diet increase patient concordance to the bowel preparation instructions?
- Does the use of a low residue diet decrease the adequacy of assessment of the mucosa?
- Does the use of a low residue diet increase the willingness of patients to undertake repeated examination as is required for disease follow−up?
- Does body weight affect perceived tolerability of either group?
|Colorectal Cancer
|Other: low residue diet
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
|Official Title:
|Improving Outcomes for Patients Requiring Oral Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy
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MedlinePlus related topics: ColonoscopyU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by University of Ulster:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Clarity of the mucosa evaluated by the Ottawa Scale. [ Time Frame: At endoscopy screening ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Concordance with the bowel preparation. [ Time Frame: Prior to the endoscopy ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|June 2008
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2008
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: 1
Fleet plus low residue diet sheet.
Other: low residue diet
Fleet (usual preparation) plus diet sheet for low residue diet
Other Name: Sodium Phosphate
No Intervention: 2
No intervention, usual care, Fleet plus liquid only diet
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|16 Years to 80 Years (Child, Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients attending for Colonoscopy.
- Patients referred for colonoscopy via General Practitioner.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Individuals who would not fully understand trial purpose (assessed by a cognisance scale if required)
- Previous episodes of total or partial small bowel obstruction
- Previous colonic surgery
- Known swallowing disorder
- Pregnancy
- Extremes of age (Less than 16 or greater than 80)
- Small Intestine disorders
- Renal Insufficiency (Serum Creatinine> 110)
- Congestive Heart failure
- Presence of ascites
- Severe Colitis
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00693290
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00693290
|Contact: Daphne Garrett
|287-134-5171 ext 3761
|Contact: Siobhan McCann, PhD
|United Kingdom
|Western Health and Social Care Trust
|Not yet recruiting
|Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, BT476SB
|Contact: Daphne Garrett 287-134-5171 ext 3761 firstname.lastname@example.com
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University of Ulster
Action Cancer
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|Principal Investigator:
|Daphne Garrett
|Western Health and Social Care Trust
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|Responsible Party:
|Mrs Daphne Garrett, Western Health & Social Care Trust
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00693290 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|June 5, 2008
|Last Updated:
|June 6, 2008
Keywords provided by University of Ulster:
Colorectal screening
Colon preparation
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Colorectal Neoplasms
Intestinal Neoplasms
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Digestive System Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Digestive System Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Colonic Diseases
Intestinal Diseases
Rectal Diseases
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"To support a growing economy in Indiana, we must continue to develop more business relationships in all parts of the world. The agricultural trade mission will help us build on the strong trade relations that Indiana already has with these Asian countries and allow us to enhance our global leadership in agriculture."
- Lieutenant Governor Sue Ellspermann
Former Lieutenant Governor Sue Ellspermann led a delegation of agricultural business leaders and commodity representatives on her first international trade mission to Asia in 2014. The delegation visited Japan, South Korea and Taiwan from June 14 - 28 and met with government officials, commodity groups, trade associations, and a research university.
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The next stop on Norman's trot was Switzerland. The country is situated in Western and Central Europe, where it is bordered by Germany to the north, France to the west, Italy to the south, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland is a landlocked country geographically divided between the Alps, the Swiss Plateau and the Jura. Norman was amazed by the natural beauty of the country and took a visit to the Swiss Natural Park which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.
Norman's next stop on his global trot was Austria and he was very excited to visit this wonderfully musical place. Norman galloped to Mozart's birth place and listened to some of his exquisite music on his iPod. Norman chuckled to himself as he thought that it was almost like having Mozart play a private concert in his home for him. After Norman had a healthy lunch he couldn't wait to roll around in snow covered hills! He had never been skiing but he was very excited to try. Norman had hired a ski instructor for two hours to show him the basics.
Norman's next stop on his global trot was the land of fairytales, the Czech Republic. Norman loved castles and had seen quite a few on his journey so far. However he was extra excited today as the Czech Republic is known to be the castle capital of the world. After spending a few hours running around the Hluboká Castle pretending to be an ancient prince's trusty steed, Norman decide it was time to get to know more about a long established project between Alltech and Fitmin.
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This column originally appeared on Real Money Pro at 8:15 a.m. EDT on July 30.NEW YORK ( Real Money) --
A lot of people don't like fencing because they don't understand the rules and terminology, but it's quite simple. Basically, there are four thrusts -- the cartilage, the chaise longue, the aubergine and the fromage anglaise -- and these in turn can be parried by four defensive feints -- the pastiche, the penchant, the demitasse, and the salmon en croute. Scoring is on the basis of one point for a petite pois and two for a baguette. Points equally can be deducted for a foot fault, or pied a terre, and for a type of illegal lunge known as a zut alors. Actually, I don't have the faintest notion what goes on in fencing, but that's OK because this is the Olympics. -- Bill Bryson in The Times (2000)Similar to fencing, it's sometimes hard to figure out the equity market, particularly with regard to its near-term price action. What we do know is that from Wednesday to Friday the U.S. stock market put in an Olympic effort. The proximate cause was the sabre rattling and jawboning of the ECB's Mario Draghi. Moral suasion is a well-known ritual, but as I contended late Friday (while Draghi's rhetoric had more volume than usual last week), a lot of heavy lifting remains ahead, especially within the context of the numerous challenges facing Italy and Spain in their quest for economic growth and in their much-needed debt financings.
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Niles (David Hyde Pierce, commenting on his brother's new housekeeper Daphne) : Why did you have to hire Venus herself? Couldn't you have found some beefy, East European scrub woman who reeked of ammonia?Draghi must now convince the ECB council members, especially the Bundesbank. Will Germany cooperate with the poor periphery nations, or, as the lynx-eyed Mark Grant suggests (hat tip Zero Hedge), will "Snow White dump Prince Charming?" Time will tell. What we do know is that it is unclear how quickly the EFSF can actually buy the sovereign debt of Italy and Spain, as both countries still have to apply for support. As to Thursday's ECB meeting I expect little news -- just a reemphasis of the set of policy tools available. The real issue that could adversely impact the markets is how quickly Draghi can and will respond if sovereign debt yields resume their ascent. If markets deteriorate, and the ECB doesn't move swiftly, Draghi (et al.) will lose their credibility and ability to persuade the markets solely through words (and not by deeds of a sustained policy approach).
Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) : Well, I asked, but it was an Olympic year. The agency was fresh out. -- "Frasier," My Coffee With Niles (1994)
Recycling Base Metal
"The 2012 Olympics is going to cost 8 billion pounds, which is a lot of money. It'll probably bankrupt London. But you can't put a price on two bronze medals in cycling." -- Jimmy CarrIt is my view that the swift rise in the indices since Wednesday has now more than discounted Draghi's comments and that a lot of the rise was short covering and performance chasing. We shouldn't lose sight of the fact that the fundamental problems facing Europe cannot be resolved by bond purchases alone. But let's suppose Draghi does the right thing -- that is, lowers rates and utilizes nontraditional tools to stabilize Europe.


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Kudos to Saugerties Supervisor Kelly Myers and Deputy Supervisor James Bruno for voting to immediately rescind the terrible tax agreement negotiated with the developer of the proposed Dickinson's Keep housing project.�
Unfortunately, they were overruled by the other Town Board members who decided to give the developer another 45 days to bind the town to the agreement.
I also congratulate Myers on a successful first month in office despite not having the benefit of an orderly transition from her predecessor and facing constant hostility from her opponents.�
In her first month, Myers worked with new Highway Superintendent Doug Myer to create a plan to repair town infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Irene, upgraded the town's computer server and implemented several new policies that will save significant tax dollars.�
She has also taken a strong leadership role in holding the New York City Department of Environmental Protection accountable for muddy discharges into the Esopus Creek.
During her election campaign, Myers promised change and she has delivered.�
Saugerties residents can rest assured that the best is yet to come.
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Baylor equestrian moves forward with dedication of new Carlile Equestrian Building
Fresh off a national championship in 2012, the Baylor equestrian program today celebrates the completion of phase two construction at their home, the Willis Family Equestrian Center.
The new Carlile Equestrian Building (to be dedicated in a ceremony this afternoon) provides the program with locker rooms, administrative offices, meeting space and a treatment and training room. Made possible by a lead gift from Baylor Regent Dr. Kenneth Q. Carlile, BA '69, PhD '96, and his wife, Celia, the facility benefits the 75+ student-athletes who compete for the equestrian program, which just completed its eighth season as a varsity sport at Baylor.
In that short time, Baylor has already won the 2012 Hunter Seat National Collegiate Equestrian Championship title and the 2010 Big 12 Championship under head coach Ellen White, BA '81, who has led the program from its beginning.
If the Carlile name sounds familiar, it should. Ken and Celia have given faithfully to numerous projects across campus, including the Carlile Geology Research Building and the Ken and Celia Carlile Atrium in the Baylor Sciences Building, as well as the Kenneth Q. and Celia C. Carlile Endowed Scholarship, and many other Baylor initiatives in the sciences, student life and law.
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Brewers showing first-strike capability
SAN DIEGO -- If there is one inning during which his offense should be able to batter the opposing pitcher, Ron Roenicke believes it should be the first.
The Brewers' manager has been especially pleased this season, as his club has outscored its opponents, 17-3, in the first inning.
Before Wednesday's series finale in San Diego, Roenicke was asked which pleased him most -- the high run total for his club or the low run totals for his opponents.
"I'll take the runs," Roenicke said, "because the first inning should be the hardest inning for a pitcher."
During their current nine-game winning streak, entering Wednesday's game, Milwaukee has scored 12 first-inning runs. The Crew hadn't surrendered any during that stretch until Tuesday, when starter Yovani Gallardo gave up a pair.
"It's a different mound than the bullpen, you're trying to figure it out," Roenicke said. "Usually that's the inning. The first and second inning are usually the innings that the starters struggle. Yesterday, Yo struggled, but for some reason we've been really good with that."
AJ Cassavell is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @ajcassavell. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Suddenly, bloggers, opinion people, columnists and, yes, pundits who haven't paid attention to anything I have been saying or writing for the past 18 months are all over me. Suddenly, I find myself in the center of a firestorm over Obama's economic policies, taking enfilading fire from the "liberal" media (from serious columnist Frank Rich to entertainer Jon Stewart) while being defended by Rush Limbaugh, the standard-bearer for the Republicans.
I'm uncomfortable being in the crosshairs of columnists and comedians I enjoy, and I find the embrace of Rush Limbaugh most certainly strange if not antithetical to many of my viewpoints.
So, why after toiling in the cable wilderness for four years with Mad Money am I the target of the wrath of the Obama clan, and the darling, albeit surely momentary, of the Obama-critics? After all, my criticism of Obama's handling of the economic crisis is a lot less pointed than my withering August 2007 "They Know Nothing" meltdown against the previous regime's handling of the economic crisis. Then, I advocated a swift slashing of interest rates by the Federal Reserve and a concomitant policy for potential widespread banking failures that were sure to come because of the Republican administration's pernicious laissez-faire attitude toward Wall Street.
The answer lies in the way the two administrations handled criticism.
The Bush administration, I believed, simply chose to ignore my warnings, perhaps because of a brutal combination of ideology, fecklessness and complacency. Publicly, it was easy to ignore a carping Democrat, even as most of my insight came from apolitical people who ran many of the major trading desks and were simply worried about the sure-to-come tsunami spawned by subprime mortgages. The Bush administration's endless "fundamentals are sound" observations seemed ridiculous in the face of what most chief executive officers from Main Street companies and all executives of the top investment banks knew to be the case. Ben Bernanke didn't seem to understand the urgency, perhaps because of his academic background. Tim Geithner, the head of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the most important regulator of Wall Street, didn't seem to get the importance of a consistent policy in the face of frightened and confused participants in the capital markets. Hank Paulson confused me the most. He ran Goldman Sachs (Stock Quote: GS), for heaven's sake. He had to know better, but he didn't.


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When giving Lyft rides at Akron-Canton Airport (CAK), make sure to follow a few simple ground rules for both pickups and drop-offs.
Review Airport Regulations Do's & Don'ts
Drivers on the Lyft platform are responsible for knowing and following all airport regulations. As a driver, you must follow the rules listed below in order to avoid receiving administrative citations from CAK Airport.
Waiting for requests
- Wait in the designated staging area pictured above. Only drivers within the designated staging area (Cell Phone Lot) are added to the queue.
- The queue is first in-first out. The driver who has been waiting within the staging area in driver mode the longest gets the next request. Your physical location within the staging area does not affect your spot in the queue, but if you exit the staging area or log out of driver mode, you will lose your spot.
- If the staging area is full, you must leave the airport. You may not wait for requests anywhere else on airport property or use any other parking lots while in driver mode.
- Passenger cancellations don't affect your place in line. If your passenger cancels on you, head back to the staging area. As long as you're back within 5 minutes, you'll be placed at the front of the queue.
- Driver cancellations and missed requests do affect your place in line. If you are the one to cancel a request, or if you miss a request, you're placed at the back of the queue.
- You can view your place in line in the app. Learn how to view your position in the queue here.
- Pick up passengers from Arrivals.
- Do not wait or circle back at the airport if the passenger is delayed when picking up. Instead, head to the Cell Phone Lot.
- Drop off passengers at Departures, at the passenger's carrier of choice.
- Do not wait at the airport terminal or accept additional ride requests after drop-off. If you'd like to accept additional requests, head to the Cell Phone Lot.
- As soon as you've dropped off your passenger, press 'Tap to drop off' in your app and exit airport property. Wait to rate your passenger until you've left the airport.
Lyft Emblem
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If you've been approved to drive, you should receive your Lyft emblem within a couple weeks. Didn't receive one? Let us know and we'll look into it. In the mean time, you may print your own emblem. When folded, it should measure 4" X 4".
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The waybill allows law enforcement officials to see information about your current or most recent ride.
To access your waybill, follow these steps:
- Go to your Dashboard*.
- Tap Waybill in the left side menu.
*Access your Dashboard either through the left panel menu in the Lyft app, or by going to lyft.com/drive in a web browser.
If you run into any trouble, reach out to our Support team. We're here to help 24/7.
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