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Come see whats new at Cooper Creek Square
December 18, 2012
Winter Park- Exciting changes have happened at Cooper Creek Square. Several established businesses have moved in, a new one opened, many received a remodel and all have been welcoming shoppers in to see the changes.
Aspen Ranch Candle Co. opened in October located on the second floor above the courtyard. Aspen Ranch Candle Co. is focused on providing high quality candles and soaps handmade right here in Winter Park. Their Western Mountain scents will bring back great memories of camping, fishing, hiking, hunting, and driving thru the mountains. Enjoy a variety of candles and scents with names like Bear Farts, Chocolate Moose, Golden Aspen, Hug Me All Over and so many more.
(r)evolve Consignment Boutique is located on the second floor above Imaginations. This boutique-style consignment clothing store features quality, name-brand, new and gently-used women's and men's clothing, accessories, active wear and outerwear.
The Sushi Bar joins the Cooper Creek family with an expanded space on the second floor above B Jammin and featuring the new Lucky Buddha Sake Lounge. Locals and visitors alike will enjoy sushi and sashimi, plus a variety of Asian-inspired steak, chicken and seafood specialties from the grill.
The Star of India has remodeled and welcomes visitors into an intimate space to experience the rich, savory flavors of India, including curry, masala and tandoori, as well as succulent steaks and American entrees and a special children's menu.
Nest, an artistic home has expanded their footprint and offers more than 90 different local and Colorado artists, as well as photography, artisan products, hand-made and recycled goods and home accessories, as well as 'Paint Your Own Pottery' in the "Tree House Studio."
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Other changes within Cooper Creek Square include new ownership of Earth Rocks offering a variety of new items, a new menu at Carlos and Maria's and a brand new selection of toys at Imaginations with many for the adventurer in your child.
Cooper Creek Square is the place to be with a quaint pedestrian mall offering an eclectic collection of shops and restaurants and events. Look for special events and entertainment all season long. Enjoy the festive spirit of the holidays in December and live music throughout the winter. The downtown Winter Park outdoor ice rink is located next to Cooper Creek Square, with ice skate rentals available at Christy Sports. Warm up by the fire pit with family and friends after skating, shopping or dining. Grab a latte or glass of wine and enjoy free WiFi at the courtyard coffee shop.
With a different event nearly every weekend this winter season, Cooper Creek Square offers something for everyone. For more information about Cooper Creek Square and upcoming events, visit coopercreeksquare.com or call 970-726-8891.


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I will be 54 yrs old next month and I've been playing for 5 yrs. I have a rating of 957. I'm very accurate inside of 300'. I consider a throw successful if I put it inside of 10% of how far out I am. Meaning, if I'm 300' out I should be able to put it inside of 30'. I can do this half of the time.
I'm not sure how much D I should really expect to get at my age. But I gotta think I should be able to get more. Here are three throws of mine. This first one is of me throwing my putter from a stand still. I got 250' consistantly.
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This next clip is a drive using my old reliable style. I got it to 300' consistantly.
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This last drive is my new style. I'm trying to consciously stay a bit lower and drive with the left leg. I got the same 300'.
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If I really reach back I can get it to 325' and occassionally to 350'. I've tried the "grip above the crease" with no added D. I can't get any hip rotation without forcing my body to be lower. But I don't get any more D. It also hurts my right knee. I tried the "slow pull" and accelerate through the "hit" but I actually lost D. I've tried wrist extension but I don't really think I understand the concept. So far, all the advice I've read about on this forum hasn't yeilded any improvement. It's been very frustrating.
Any feedback is much appreciated.

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BWW Blog: R+H CINDERELLA's Cody Williams - Magical Moments
What do you think was going through Philippa Bevans' head as she tucked Julie Andrews into bed, as the budding star sang "I Could Have Danced All Night" during rehearsals for the original Broadway production of My Fair Lady? Do you think she knew how special that moment was? Do you think she maybe had an inkling of how iconic Julie Andrews would become? I bet she did. As I listen to Laura Osnes sing "Impossible" while I drive her to the ball, I find myself wondering the same thing. Will this be the moment in my life that my daughter one day has me describe to her over and over again?
One of the perks of being in show business is that every once and a while you run into some pretty magical moments. During my freshman year at Cincinnati (CCM), I got to see my best friend perform his favorite song for the man who wrote it. I've also gotten to work and become friends with people who have been famous to me for as long as I've lived. As show people, we are lucky to have these magic moments come up every once and a while.
Yesterday, I sat with Paul Huntley (who is essentially the Alexander the Great of Hair and Wig Design) in his gorgeous home and had Levain cookies. He told me how his mom's love of getting dolled up is what made him so fascinated with hair and make up. When he was six and she would drop him off at school, the other British school boys would say, "You're mom is the Painted Lady!" and he would respond with absolute delight, "I know!"
The day before yesterday, I sat with another living legend, William Ivey Long, as I tried on the coolest costume anyone has ever made for me. I couldn't help but wonder if years from now that costume would be flown down to DC to be displayed with Cinderella's ball gown, slippers, and carriage in the American History Smithsonian. I have cherished the opportunity to get to know William and his remarkable team of artists.
Earlier this fall our choreographer, Josh Rhodes, asked me to take part in a fundraiser at a place called Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. I had never heard of the place, but it didn't matter because I was just thrilled to be dancing with Josh. When I got there, I realized that I was at a very special place. Hole in the Wall Gang Camp is the most beautiful summer camp you could ever dream of. Paul Newman built it so that kids with serious illnesses could have a place where they could "raise a little hell" at no cost to their parents. The list of performers that have volunteered to raise money for this camp is unmatched. Those of us who went with Josh shared a dressing room space with Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella (Timon and Pumbaa) and Itzhak Perlman. I felt so honored to be in their company! What really moved me at Hole in the Wall Gang Camp was making friends with the campers. One of our friends, Charlie, was very sad when he broke his prosthetic leg doing a cartwheel in the show. We told him that he should be proud because "break a leg" means good luck in theatre. That made him so happy that the camp planned to frame the leg and hang it backstage.
The number of times I have experienced one of these magical moments because of Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella is astounding. I'll admit that I knew working on this show would be a magical experience from the very first moment I opened the script. I will not give away any secrets, but from the moment I read the first stage direction, I knew this was going to be an experience I would always remember. Trust me, you will know what I mean about that first stage direction when you see the show!!!!!!!
If you are excited about seeing Rodgers +Hammerstein's Cinderella follow me on twitter @odyilliams
Walking up to a fitting at Paul Huntley's gorgeous studio
Costumes that are this magical require special fittings
Press day at 890 Broadway!
R + H's Cinderella's creative dream team
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Dexamethasone in Cryptococcal Meningitis
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To evaluate the effect of corticosteroids on reducing elevated intracranial pressure in cryptococcal meningitis. To evaluate the safety of corticosteroids in patients with cryptococcal meningitis and intracranial hypertension.
In AIDS patients with cryptococcal meningitis, a correlation has been found between early death and elevated intracranial pressure. Since dexamethasone has been found to reduce intracranial pressure resulting from other forms of meningitis, it may be of benefit in AIDS patients with cryptococcal meningitis.
|Meningitis, Cryptococcal HIV Infections
|Drug: Flucytosine Drug: Fluconazole Drug: Amphotericin B Drug: Dexamethasone
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Masking: Double
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Dexamethasone in Cryptococcal Meningitis
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Completion Date:
|September 1996
In AIDS patients with cryptococcal meningitis, a correlation has been found between early death and elevated intracranial pressure. Since dexamethasone has been found to reduce intracranial pressure resulting from other forms of meningitis, it may be of benefit in AIDS patients with cryptococcal meningitis.
Patients are randomized to receive dexamethasone or placebo every 6 hours for 72 hours (days 1 through 3). Additionally, standard antifungal therapy with amphotericin B and flucytosine is given for 2 weeks, followed by fluconazole for 8 weeks. Lumbar punctures will be performed daily on days 1 through 3, on days 7 and 14, and at week 10.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|13 Years and older (Child, Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria
Concurrent Medication:
- Aerosolized pentamidine or systemic chemoprophylaxis for PCP.
- Preventive therapy for steroid-associated ulcers and any other therapies required to manage steroid toxicity (e.g., insulin).
Patients must have:
- Documented initial episode or relapse of acute cryptococcal meningitis. (NOTE: Patients must be untreated for this episode except for administration of a test dose of 1 g or less amphotericin B.)
- Acute cryptococcal meningitis with cerebrospinal fluid opening pressure >= 250 mm H2O prior to receipt of antifungal therapy for this episode.
- Documented HIV infection OR a diagnosis of AIDS based on a documented AIDS-defining opportunistic infection.
- Ability to begin therapy within 8 hours after the pre-entry lumbar puncture.
- Consent of parent or guardian if less than 18 years of age.
- Comatose patients eligible provided informed consent can be provided by guardian or next of kin.
Exclusion Criteria
Co-existing Condition:
Patients with the following symptoms or conditions are excluded:
- Concurrent CNS disease such as another infection or neoplasm that would interfere with assessment of response.
- Prison incarceration.
Concurrent Medication:
- Acetazolamide, mannitol, urea preparations, and other corticosteroids during the first 72 hours of the study.
- Treatment or prophylaxis with other systemic antifungal agents at any time.
- Antiretroviral therapy during the first 72 hours of the study.
Prior Medication:
Excluded within 7 days prior to study entry:
- Corticosteroids, mannitol, urea preparations, acetazolamide, or more than 24 hours of phenytoin.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00000776
|United States, Alabama
|Univ of Alabama at Birmingham
|Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294
|United States, District of Columbia
|Georgetown Univ Med Ctr
|Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20007
|United States, Florida
|Univ of Miami School of Medicine
|Miami, Florida, United States, 331361013
|United States, Illinois
|Northwestern Univ Med School
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
|Cook County Hosp
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
|United States, New York
|Bronx Municipal Hosp Ctr/Jacobi Med Ctr
|Bronx, New York, United States, 10461
|Jack Weiler Hosp / Bronx Municipal Hosp
|Bronx, New York, United States, 10465
|Bronx Veterans Administration / Mount Sinai Hosp
|Bronx, New York, United States, 10468
|SUNY / Health Sciences Ctr at Brooklyn
|Brooklyn, New York, United States, 112032098
|SUNY / Erie County Med Ctr at Buffalo
|Buffalo, New York, United States, 14215
|Beth Israel Med Ctr
|New York, New York, United States, 10003
|Mount Sinai Med Ctr
|New York, New York, United States, 10029
|United States, Ohio
|Ohio State Univ Hosp Clinic
|Columbus, Ohio, United States, 432101228
|Puerto Rico
|Univ of Puerto Rico
|San Juan, Puerto Rico, 009365067
|Study Chair:
|J Jacobson
|Responsible Party:
|National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00000776 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
11178 ( Registry Identifier: DAIDS ES Registry Number )
|Study First Received:
|November 2, 1999
|Last Updated:
|March 30, 2012
Keywords provided by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID):
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
Drug Therapy, Combination
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Amphotericin B
Brain Diseases
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Meningitis, Cryptococcal
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Meningitis, Fungal
Central Nervous System Fungal Infections
Central Nervous System Infections
Dexamethasone acetate
Amphotericin B
Liposomal amphotericin B
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Autonomic Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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Wouldn't You Like These House Keys?
Time is running out. The Blog Cabin 2012 Giveaway entry period ends tomorrow at 5 p.m. ET. Have you been entering twice online daily? Gosh, I hope so!
Let's do a little daydreaming today. If the phone happens to ring, you answer it and the voice on the other end of the line says, "You are the new owner of Blog Cabin 2012," what will you do first? When you are handed the keys (yes, those are the actual house keys shown above) and proceed to unlock the door to your new home, what room will you explore first?


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Oppenheim Reviews Obama's FHA Short Refinance Program and What it Means to Florida Homeowners
Fort Lauderdale, Florida – September 11, 2010 – First loan modifications, then short sales…now it's the short refi. Officially known as FHA Short Refinance Program, it's the latest band-aid in Obama's bailout plans aimed at resuscitating Florida's underwater homeowner facing foreclosure.
Introduced this week, the FHA Short Refinance Plan offers aid to people who owe more than their mortgage is worth. Will it bring life back to the real estate market and stimulate the economy? This is the question market analysts and legal bloggers like Florida Attorney Roy Oppenheim are debating.
One of the biggest dangers facing the housing market is the glut of underwater homeowners who could default if their financial situations or home prices worsen. About 11 million borrowers, or 23% of households with a mortgage, were underwater as of June 30, according to CoreLogic Inc. That number is expected to double next year.
"This is a much needed program, but just might be a case of too little, too late," says Oppenheim who continues to help Florida homeowners navigate through the tides of the real estate market. "Servicers will not be highly motivated and sometimes inclined to steer towards foreclosure." In addition the program, at best, is designed to help about four million homeowners according to the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Website.
The FHA Short Refinance option is targeted to help people who owe more on their mortgage than their home is worth—also known as being 'underwater'—because select local markets saw large declines in home values. Unlike the first two waves of bailouts, the short refinance program is aimed at homeowners who are NOT currently behind on their mortgages.
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Rosslyn Park head coach Alex Codling reckons the final five minutes of Saturday's 32-10 win over Coventry encapsulated everything about their season.
The win keeps Park second National League One, four points behind leaders Doncaster Knights - who beat Wharfedale 57-17 - with two games remaining.
Park were forced to make changes from the side that toppled Doncaster at Priory Lane the previous week with injuries to two first-choice locks, Richard Boyle and James Inglis, and to first-choice prop Alex McKenzie.
Flanker Tom Baldwin – himself coming back from a long period of injury – was drafted into the second row and Codling also gave a start to England U20 player Alex Lundberg, whose performance underlined what a talent the teenager is.
Codling said: "I was very proud of the performance on Saturday. The Doncaster game took a huge amount out of the boys and to beat an experienced Coventry side by 32-10 was an outstanding effort.
"If you ever wanted to get a feel for how hard the boys work for each other, the way they defended their try line with five minutes to go and with the game already won epitomises what this special group of players are all about.
"This week we are away at Hull Ionians who, despite already being relegated, will be a big test as highlighted by their recent victory at home to Fylde."
Park need to bag maximum points from their last two matches and hope that Doncaster drop four points in their last two games.
While Park play away to basement club Hull Ionians this coming weekend, the Knights have a tough assignment at Coventry.
After this weekend, both title-chasers have no match over the Easter weekend and then, on the final weekend of the season, the destiny of the title will be decided in south London.
Rosslyn Park are home to Cinderford, while Doncaster visit Blackheath.
Codling will be hoping that Inglis and McKenzie will be fit to re-join the squad for this weekend, but Richard Boyle suffered a collapsed lung in the Doncaster match and will not play again this season.
However, the injury did not stop him turning up to shout on his mates last Saturday and it is that team spirit that has brought Park so close to winning promotion.


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Cover state government long enough, and it can feel as if there are really just a few dozen stories and only the players and the dollars change.
For example, there's the "messy state tech project" boilerplate: A computer project at (department name), already (number) of years late and (dollar amount, usually nine figures) over budget, has (insert specifics of crisis here).
Occasionally there's a divorce. That happened when Controller John Chiang dumped global software giant SAP after a new state payroll system test failed spectacularly.
It's the second time in four years that the state split with a tech contractor working on the $250 million system, already several years late and triple its initial cost estimate. This time the controller axed the entire project.
Chiang inherited it seven years ago from Steve Westly, who picked it up from his predecessor, Kathleen Connell. Back then, the "21st Century Project" sounded visionary. Delays turned it into a punch line. The rechristened "MyCalPays" kept aiming and missing to update the state's vast, Nixon-era payroll system.
State tech failures can be a lot like a messy divorce, with finger-pointing and court fights. Chiang says there's something of a prenup that obligates SAP to return $50 million it has received so far and pay 150 percent of the total $90 million contract.
SAP says it lived up to the contract. It's a nice way of saying the debacle is Chiang's fault.
Like a lot of divorces, there's probably blame on both sides. The tech industry literally speaks in code — programming code. Often they build and install programs tailored to the end user's specifications, in this case the Controller's Office. The detail-oriented work is fraught with peril.
If, for example, you send your son next door to borrow an egg, he knows what to do. Give that task to a software firm, a thousand questions follow: Which neighbors? How many steps to their house? Doorbell or knock? Scrambled or sunny side up? Oh, raw? OK, ask for a brown egg or white?
Meanwhile, laws, policies and politics change, adding complexity and funding uncertainty to the IT procurement process. And it's not like the state can shop around for help very much.
"Because government is so large, only a handful of companies can do this kind of work," says Pepperdine University political scientist Mike Shires.
Whomever you blame, California's payroll system is now a two-time loser. And what has the state learned from this latest divorce?
Chiang spokesman Jacob Roper said Wednesday that the controller and Gov. Jerry Brown have formed a task force of public- and private-industry experts "to answer the question of how the right vendors can be hired at the best price and what reforms are needed to hold those vendors accountable for their performance."
In other words, nearly 20 years, multiple failures and millions of tax dollars later, and the state is still trying to figure it out. Again.
Follow Jon Ortiz on Twitter@thestateworker.


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Nominate Residents for the Barbara Varon Volunteer Award
Fairfax County Office of Public
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
June 14, 2005
Nominate Residents for the
Barbara Varon Volunteer Award
Nominations are being accepted for Fairfax County's Barbara Varon Volunteer Award, which recognizes a county resident whose dedication to improving the community through volunteer service honors the memory of Barbara Varon, former chair of the Fairfax County Electoral Board. Nominations must be received by Sept. 16.
To qualify for the award, nominees must:
· Live in Fairfax County
· Demonstrate an appreciation for the diversity of the community's population
· Exhibit patriotism
· Show evidence of having a positive effect on the community
· Be known for encouraging others to do the same
Applications are available at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/oep/bvaronapp.pdf, or by calling the Office of Equity Programs at 703-324-2207, TTY 703-222-5494. Send completed applications to:
The Barbara Varon Volunteer Award
Office of Equity Programs
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Comparing Naproxen to Sumatriptan for Emergency Headache Patients (HEDNet2)
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|Migraine Tension-type Headache Primary Headache Disorder
|Drug: Sumatriptan 100 mg Drug: Naproxen
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Randomized Clinical Trial to Compare Naproxen and Sumatriptan for Headache Patients Discharged From the Emergency Department (ED)
- Numerical Rating Scale [ Time Frame: Baseline, two hours ]
Within 48 hours of ED discharge, participants were allowed to take the investigational medication. At the moment they took the investigational medication, they were asked to record a number from 0 to 10, which represented their headache. 0 signified no pain and 10 signified the worse pain imaginable.
Two hours later, participants were asked again to record their pain on a scale from 0 to 10. The outcome is the change in pain between baseline and two hours and will be a number between 0 and 10. Greater numbes signify greater relief
- Headache-related Functional Disability [ Time Frame: Baseline, two hours ]This is a recommend outcome in headache research. At the time of the assessment (48 hours after ER discharge), patients are asked to report their current level of functional impairment: severe (unable to do any activities); moderate (able to do a few activities); mild (able to do many but not all activities) or none (able to do all activities). For this analysis, patient's answers were dichotomized into some impairment or no impairment.
- Patient Satisfaction [ Time Frame: 48 hours after ER discharge ]At the 48 hour assessment, patients were asked, "The next time you go to an emergency room with a headache, do you want to receive the same medication". This outcome tabulates the number of affirmative responses.
|Study Start Date:
|March 2007
|Study Completion Date:
|July 2009
|Primary Completion Date:
|July 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: Sumatriptan
Sumatriptan 100 mg tablet
Drug: Sumatriptan 100 mg
Sumatriptan 100mg tablet
Active Comparator: Naproxen
Naproxen 500 mg tablet
Drug: Naproxen
Naproxen 500mg tablet
Detailed Description:
Two-thirds of the five million headache patients who present to US emergency departments (ED) annually are suffering an acute exacerbation of a primary headache disorder. Of these acute primary headaches, migraine is the most frequently encountered disease entity in the ED, accounting for 60% of primary headaches, followed by tension-type headaches, which represent 10% of all primary headaches seen in the ED. About ¼ of all acute primary headaches seen in the ED cannot readily be given a specific diagnosis3. Multiple parenteral treatments are used to treat acute primary headaches1, but to date, regardless of specific headache diagnosis, no medication eliminates the frequent recurrence of headache after ED discharge. To date, it is unknown which medication patients should be given when discharged from an ED after treatment for a primary headache. This study will compare two oral headache treatments to determine which one relives pain more effectively.
Specific aims:
1) To determine which of two oral medications is more efficacious for all acute primary headache patients who are discharged from an ED.
Primary hypotheses:
In the 48 hour period following ED treatment for a primary headache, sumatriptan 100mg will relieve pain better than naproxen 500mg, as measured by an 11-point numerical rating scale for pain.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 65 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Treated in the emergency department for acute primary headache
Exclusion Criteria:
- Allergy, intolerance, or contra-indication to one of the study medications
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00449787
|United States, New York
|Montefiore Medical Center
|Bronx, New York, United States, 10467
|Columbia University Medical Center
|New York, New York, United States, 10032
|Principal Investigator:
|Benjamin W. Friedman, MD,MS
|Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Inc.
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|Benjamin Friedman, Associate professor, Montefiore Medical Center
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00449787 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|March 19, 2007
|Results First Received:
|July 13, 2011
|Last Updated:
|October 29, 2012
Keywords provided by Benjamin Friedman, Montefiore Medical Center:
Emergency department
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Headache Disorders
Headache Disorders, Primary
Migraine Disorders
Tension-Type Headache
Disease Attributes
Pathologic Processes
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Neurologic Manifestations
Signs and Symptoms
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Antirheumatic Agents
Gout Suppressants
Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Vasoconstrictor Agents
Serotonin 5-HT1 Receptor Agonists
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Dodgers' bullpen stung by Brewers' rally
LA feels effects of depleted pitching in five-run eighth
LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers felt the domino effect of placing five pitchers on the disabled list this month by letting one get away late to the Brewers on Friday night, 6-3, while also possibly losing third baseman Juan Uribe to another hamstring injury.
With an extra day of rest for his elbow, starter Zack Greinke came out firing 95-mph fastballs. He needed 99 pitches to get through only five scoreless innings on two hits and was relieved with two scoreless innings from rookie Pedro Baez.
But 39-year-old setup man Jamey Wright, who pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings on Wednesday, allowed four consecutive one-out hits (including one broken bat, one not leaving the infield) in the eighth inning before Brandon League was stung by a tiebreaking three-run double from left-handed pinch-hitter Lyle Overbay, all five runs charged to Wright.
"To steal one, pretty much take it out of their pocket, is huge for us," said Milwaukee closer Francisco Rodriguez.
Manager Don Mattingly said closer Kenley Jansen (four-out save Thursday) and Brian Wilson (tagged for three runs Thursday) were unavailable. J.P. Howell (rested since Tuesday) never warmed up either, and for that Mattingly second-guessed himself for starting the eighth inning with Wright instead of League.
"I think if I could look back and do anything different, that's what I would do," he said of reversing their use. "Jamey had been throwing the ball good. But if I could do anything different, I think it would've been to flip that and give [League] those guys. I think we would've use J.P. there. If we used Brandon in the eighth there, I would've used J.P. in the ninth."
Mattingly said he didn't like the matchup of the left-handed Howell against the right-handed heart of Milwaukee's order in the eighth. He said he was saving Howell to pitch the ninth, so Howell wasn't warmed up to face the left-handed Overbay in the eighth with the game tied at 2-2.
"That section in the eighth wasn't good for him," said Mattingly, who used Howell for only one batter in the three-game series in Milwaukee last weekend. "We didn't feel it was the right spot for him."
Mattingly wasn't the only Dodger questioning himself. Greinke conceded he might have been too tentative pitching to the Brewers' loaded lineup that scored four runs off him last week, leading to the high pitch count and early exit Friday night.
"I was probably being too fine on some of the walks, but they battled and made it tough for me," said Greinke. "Maybe I was too worried about giving up home runs with as much power as they have in the lineup. But I pitched too much to avoid mistakes than with confidence. Mainly, I didn't attack enough.
"They've got a bunch of power. I shouldn't give them too much credit, but you can't blindly attack either."
Greinke, who confirmed his arm hasn't been strong in recent starts, said he felt "really strong" in this game, confirmed by velocity readings of 95 mph.
"I'm starting to feel better, now I hope I start pitching better," he said. "It's been a month-and-a-half tough stretch against good teams and good offenses. I've been trying to keep it together and not get out of whack."
To open the nine-game homestand, Yasiel Puig had three hits, drove in two runs and scored the other. Dee Gordon had two hits, two runs and two stolen bases.
Gordon repeated his Maury Wills act for the first run. He reached on a perfectly placed infield single leading off the bottom of the first, stole base No. 55, continued to third when catcher Jonathan Lucroy's rushed throw sailed into center field and scored on Puig's sharp single up the middle.
The Dodgers batted for Greinke in the bottom of the fifth inning with Darwin Barney, who was hit by Jimmy Nelson's first pitch, then erased on Gordon's fielder's-choice comebacker. That put Gordon on first base, only until he stole second (No. 56), and Puig's single up the middle brought him home again.
After the Dodgers fell behind by three runs, Puig led off the eighth inning with a double, took third on a wild pitch and scored on Matt Kemp's sacrifice fly. But the Brewers tacked on an insurance run off rookie reliever Carlos Frias.
Uribe left the game after six innings with tightness in his right hamstring. He missed more than a month with the same injury earlier this year.
Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Have you ever tried parking a car without power steering or with an older style gearbox? If you have, you know that a modern dual combination is golden in comparison to the manual setup. Believe it or not, the first power steering system on an automobile was apparently installed over a century ago by a man with the last name of Fitts. While not much is known about him, we do know that today we wouldn't dare own a car that lacked his innovation of power steering.
Power steering was furthered by a man named Francis W. Davis, who served as an engineer with the truck division of Pierce Arrow. In 1926, Davis invented and demonstrated the first practical power steering system, and felt that automakers would jump to add them into their production. Instead, he became disappointed after a move to General Motors to refine the hydraulic-assisted power steering system, only to have the automaker calculate that it would be too expensive to produce. Davis then signed up with Bendix, a parts manufacturer for automakers. Military needs during World War II for easier steering on heavy vehicles boosted the need for power assistance on armored cars and tank-recovery vehicles for the British and American army's.
Finally, twenty five years after Davis' initial concept of power steering was born, Chrysler Corporation introduced the world's first commercially available passenger car power steering system on the 1951 Chrysler Imperial under the name "Hydraguide." The Chrysler system was based on some of Davis' expired patents. General Motors followed suit in 1952, producing a Cadillac with a power steering system that relied on the work Davis had done for the company nearly two decades prior.
Thanks to the work of pioneers like Davis, we have power steering today. As soon as they were able to add power steering to older vehicles, companies like Performance On Line stepped up to provide us with these new components for classic cars. POL has been around for years and has grown from a mail order company into a retail shop. When we stopped off at the POL they recommended the following Power Steering Conversion Kit, 19428, which is a complete setup to help get our non-power steering rides turning smoothly into the new century. Now follow along, as we take on the task of adding power steering to a classic 1965 Impala.
1. We stopped off at Performance On Line and picked up everything we needed to add power steering into our 1965 Impala classic.
2. This small-block 350 was ready to receive power steering.
3. We started off by installing this new gearbox from POL, which was set up for power steering lines. Other benefits included being able to turn the wheels from one end to the other in 3/12 turns over the stock manuel steering that would have taken one extra turn.
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ROYAL OAK -- City Commissioner Jim Rasor is demanding a retraction from a resident who questions his ethics for representing a business owner behind on his property taxes.
Rasor, an attorney, said the resident, Geof Vasquez, should have checked public records before blogging online last month that his client owed $311,631.32 in property taxes for the building at 423 N. Main, which houses Contract Design Group and RTT USA.
The back taxes were paid in late November - two years after Rasor asked Oakland County to withhold the property from the foreclosure process.
"Sometimes people have a duty to pick up the phone before they slime someone," Rasor said. "Now that he knows about the untrue statements he needs to retract them. Making an agreement to extend payment of taxes so a Royal Oak businessman can hold onto his business in tough economic times is in the interest of the city."
Rasor said Vasquez "and his posse" are grasping at straws to sully his reputation and dissuade him from seeking re-election in November.
"I've got some news for them. The harder they fight me the harder I will fight back," Rasor said. "I'll prove in a court of law those statements were false and Mr. Vasquez will have to answer to a jury why he impugned my name and why his failure to check on his allegations wasn't reckless disregard."
Citing legal notices published last month in the Oakland Press, Vasquez blogged on Dec. 15: "Shouldn't a City Commissioner always represent the City in any situation involving something as critical as delinquent taxes? I think so. This appears to be a major conflict of interest; I believe this should be investigated and I will request the city to do so."
City Attorney David Gillam said Thursday he is looking into the matters related to Rasor representing the business owner.
Vasquez said Rasor is trying to silence him with a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP).
"If he's going to sue me for that, to me it's a textbook example of a SLAPP suit," Vasquez said. "People have come forward and said they'd have fundraisers for me. This is about hurting someone financially, not about addressing the real issue."
Vasquez said it doesn't matter the back taxes eventually were paid. He contends Rasor is trying to move focus away from the attorney-client relationship he blogged about because it raises other questions about the commissioner's votes related to 423 N. Main.
"The ethics ordinance is clear. An elected official can't represent someone with business before the city," Vasquez said.
At the Dec. 17 meeting, City Commissioner David Poulton asked the city attorney to look into whether any conflicts of interest occurred. Related issues will be discussed again on Monday, including City Commissioner's Pat Capello's call for elected officials to take an ethics pledge.
Poulton refers to two failed motions Rasor made in May 2011 for the city to use the former Fresard parking lot as a permit-only parking lot for RTT USA and the condo owners in the Main North Lofts.
No one supported the motions to bring the question to a vote. Former City Commissioner Terry Drinkwine said the business and condo owners should make their own arrangement with Doug Fresard, who owned the parking lot at the time. Drinkwine said there was no reason for the city to be the middleman.
"I smell a rat," he added.
Rasor implored his colleagues to approve a city-run, permit-parking only lot to accommodate RTT USA, which opened in Royal Oak with three employees and quickly grew to 60.
"I don't want to lose this business to Troy or Southfield," Rasor told fellow commissioners. "They want to be here because this is where young talent wants to be and we have an obligation to keep them."
On Thursday, Rasor stood by his two motions.
"There's no conflict of interest there," he said. "There's no financial benefit to me or anyone I represented. The owners of the Fresard lot were willing to allow us to use it for free and there was parking pressure in the area. RTT, a leading high tech job creator, wanted to use it. Everyone in the area of 11 Mile and Main wanted it. Everyone would have benefitted. I still think the city commission made a strange choice not to use the lot."
Poulton's request for an investigation on Dec. 17 came minutes after the commission voted to release a six-page legal opinion clearing Rasor of wrongdoing related to his attempt to operate a paid parking station at the same parking lot during this year's Arts, Beats & Eats.
"That wasn't happenstance," Rasor said. "That's was someone taking advantage of a news cycle."
Poulton and other commissioners had received a Dec. 15 email from Vasquez requesting "an additional ethics investigation of this wayward Commissioner."
After the Dec. 17 meeting, Vasquez said he received a response from Rasor that says, "Thank you for your email. Please retract your defamatory and untrue statements immediately, as the statements were published knowing them to be false or published with reckless disregard for their truth."
Vasquez said he is concerned about being sued by Rasor.
"He owns a law firm. I take this as a real threat," he said. "It's not the kind of treatment a Royal Oak citizen should get. Elected officials have to make an effort to avoid the appearance of impropriety. If people are threatened with a lawsuit for asking questions what will happen to our city?"
Rasor said his potential lawsuit wouldn't be a case of an elected official versus a resident.
"This is a dedicated volunteer being slimed by a political rabble-rouser," he said.
Rasor noted Vasquez signed the October 2011 election complaint alleging City Commissioners Michael Fournier and Kyle DuBuc skirted campaign finance laws when they were candidates for their offices.
The complaint also was signed by City Commissioner Pat Capello and former commissioner Chuck Semchena among others. State officials found no violations.
"These are people who lost the election in 2011," Rasor said. "I supported candidates that beat theirs. We took two seats; they took one. An election is coming up and they want to regain the majority and discourage me from running again."
Vasquez said he is paying close attention to City Hall because there isn't any "self-policing." He pointed to the first opinion about Rasor's conduct. It says if Rasor had pursued the festival parking station, he would have violated the ethics ordinance. The city leased the lot in 2011 and charged festival-goers to park there to help offset its costs to police the four-day Labor Day weekend event.
The opinion says, "Commissioner Rasor did not proceed to perfect his application, which, had he done so to the exclusion of the city's opportunity to enter into a new lease with 400 Main LLC, would have constituted an ethics violation and/or conflict of interest."
Vasquez said, "That's not made up. That's what he (Rasor) was doing and when it came to light he stopped."


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I'm wondering what would be your thoughts on these two words: Passanā and Dassanā
Both of them seem to point to "seeing" but, from Sanskrit, dassanā seems closer to "showing, exhibiting, appearance".
I have only seen their meaning from an etymological point of view, what would a contextual analysis point to?
With metta.


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I didn't want to de-rail BloodRose's thread, but I didn't know Gibson had changed the neck angle on their Les Pauls?
What changed? Does this apply to other Gibson guitars as well?
Plz edjumacate me. Sorry if I'm late to the party.
I didn't want to de-rail BloodRose's thread, but I didn't know Gibson had changed the neck angle on their Les Pauls?
What changed? Does this apply to other Gibson guitars as well?
Plz edjumacate me. Sorry if I'm late to the party.
Yes, they did. It enables them to produce more consistently on a production level withiut resorting to a long neck tenon and longer build times due to letting necks and boards settle properly or necks to glue up longer.
The resulting need for sky high tp and bridge is the result. Some people wont care, but it has a marked effect on tone and playability due to lack of coupling.
No thanks.
I'm an internet person. All we do is waste time evaluating things that have next-to-zero real world significance.
Remember, it's just a plank of wood. YOU have to find the music in it - The Telecaster Handbook
Ramped up neck angle eh?
I haven't noticed this, but i don't like the idea.
Another brilliant move by Gibson's engineering idiots....able to save money while simultaneously ruining the company/brand. Bravo.
Like i said - I'm not giving Gibson 10 cents again. There is enough awesome goodness on the markety already, and it's cheaper.
Originally Posted by Rik Emmett
No argument from me on efficiency, and resulting money saved, and need for less builder skill. But its stupid from the perspective of building a higher quality instrument. Nobody else resorts to this when utilizing the TOM and stop TP system, whether its chinese budget stuff, or high end booteek or anything inbetween. Nobody.
I'm an internet person. All we do is waste time evaluating things that have next-to-zero real world significance.
Remember, it's just a plank of wood. YOU have to find the music in it - The Telecaster Handbook
I didn't think they technically changed the spec on the angle, they just went to a rounded "rocker" bottom on their tenons to relax their tolerances, and so their production associates could "eyeball" it when they were setting the neck.
I saw it all on a Gibson special on TV. They don't even measure those angles in Nashville.
It doesnt make any sense cos even the Epiphones are far closer to correct. And of course the historics are too. IDK why they just dont change the top carve back to a historic spec and do it the right way, but I suspect its all about eliminating a very skilled and labor intensiveprocess, as well as having to put far less effort and time into building necks and keeping them and the fingerboard straight, and just plekking to "even everything out".
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I'm an internet person. All we do is waste time evaluating things that have next-to-zero real world significance.
Remember, it's just a plank of wood. YOU have to find the music in it - The Telecaster Handbook
Looking at the specs of the SG Classic Faded (pretty much same as my non-faded Classic), the neck angle is 5 degrees (+/- 15 seconds).
Last edited by ErikH; 02-16-2012 at 11:54 AM.
In the 50's and early 60's it was different than it was in the late 60's which was different than the 70's and again a change in the 80's...same thing wiht headstock angles...
Who gives a crap...if you like the guitar then play it no need to over think stupid crap about the neck angle, fretboard radius, fret size, etc...
If someone doesn't want to buy new Gibsons that's fine, they don't care and neither do we...
FWIW, Gibson is building some of the best guitars they've built since their golden age IMO and I'm glad to it!
If you just read a post by The Guy Who Invented Fire please understand that opinions change, mind sets change and as players our ears mature...not to mention our needs grow and change. With that in mind, today I may or may not agree with the post you just read!
How new is this development? I have an 09 Trad Pro that feels absolutely great. It was the guitar that turned me onto LPs, again, and it's bridge isn't sky high or anything.
I built a LP-based guitar last year and had to calculate the neck angle. It's a complex thing and something that really needs to be done for each individiual instrument because fretboard thickness, fret height and several other things come into the equation. In my particular case, i felt that having the bridge up high would mean less threads contacting the body ferrules so i tried to set the neck in a way that would keep the bridge low to the body while still allowing enough downward adjustment.
4 1/2 degrees was not enough, 5 degrees was too much. I probably ended up with an angle of about 4.7 degrees and it worked out perfect for my guitar. Half a degree can make a lot of difference in height at the bridge.
While i was deep into all this, making full-size drawings, measuring the bridge height, fretboard thickness, fret heights etc., i got thinking about how this would have been if i had to make not one but many guitars like this. After all, fretboard thicknesses could end up varying to some degree due to how much sanding was done, and fret heights could vary once fret dressing was completed. So obviously a compromise would have to be reached as way too much time and effort would be wasted addressing the guitars one-at-a-time.
Following on from that, the bridges would have to be set high enough so that none of them ever found themselves in the position of needing the bridge lowered but the bridge was already as low as it could go. So favouring a slightly high bridge setting would be the only way to ensure that there would always be some downward adjusment room available despite veriables in the geometrical equation.
So it's a compromise to avoid running into set-up problems. In the case of my guitar, it was a one-off and i had the luxury of taking my time and creating the ideal angle that would provide the best transfer of tone into the wood (most of the bridge posts' threads contacting the body) while still allowing the action to be lowered to the point of unplayability.
Lumbering dinosaur (what's a master volume control?)
Custom Shop makes a reduced neck angle, regular production is really getting crazy these days. Checked out 4 regular production LPs today that had bridges and tailpieces near their max, that isn't right. All the CS were fine, tails down and bridges low with plenty of adjustment in either direction as it should be IMO.
If your Gibson, you can't win. With the rising costs of production,You have to cut corners to make guitars as affordable as they can be , or people start *****ing about prices going up.
So now, you can buy a Custom Shop for premium price, or pay the same price as usual for a guitar with a less refined neck joint.
By the way, would these be more vulnerable to headstock break?
Recycle, Reuse.
No idea what the neck angle is on my LP but I played it before I bought it and it's fine. Would it be better with a different angle? I don't know and don't care. My bridge and tailpiece are fine, same with everything else.
Epi LP plus top, Squier VM Jazzmaster, Squier bullet strat, Squier VM jazz bass
Marshall MG15CDR, Fender Champion 20, Fender Rumble 40.


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Halloween is always a fun day at Bethsoft HQ. We get plenty of folks that get dressed up for the affair. Even our new intern came ready to work in Mandalorian armor.
We hope you enjoy the group shot above. Sadly, I was so focused on getting Sal and Phil's Panda costumes (hug!) in the shot, I completely left Jared's Deadpool costume out of frame. Clever as he is, you'll see we found an appropriate way to get him involved. Along with Jared, we hope you enjoy a mix of Bethesda-themed costumes and jack-o-lanterns in the Flickr slideshow below.
Thanks to everyone that shared their pics via email, Facebook, Twitter and tumblr.
And below, check out our favorite jack-0-lantern of the year — spotted on tumblr.
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"Rare earth elements are neither rare, nor earth," says Stephen Castor, recently retired research geologist with the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology. The name dates to the 18th and 19th centuries, when the elements were first isolated out of actually rare minerals. "Rare earth" stuck, but the elements themselves turned out to be pretty common, mixed in small concentrations into rock the world over.
Lanthanum, first discovered in 1893, is a great example of this. There's more lanthanum on this planet than silver or lead and it's the second most abundant rare earth element, but there weren't a lot of uses for it in the early days. When Castor worked with mining companies in the late 1970s and early '80s, lanthanum mostly went into stockpile, waiting for the day when it could be sold off for higher prices. That day has come.
Today, every Prius hybrid car on the road carries with it about 10 pounds of lanthanum. And yet, most Prius owners don't even know they use this rare earth element every day. That's because the car's battery is referred to as "nickel-metal hydride." The "metal" in question is lanthanum, but what can we say, rare earth elements get no respect. A big breakthrough in battery technology, nickel-lanthanum hydride batteries pack more power into a smaller space—they're about twice as efficient as the standard lead-acid car battery.
"Toyota is the biggest car company in the world and the Prius is 8 percent of their manufacturing," Jack Lifton, an independent consultant and expert on rare earth elements, says. "Add to that other hybrid cars and the batteries used in small mopeds in China, and there's not enough lanthanum on the market today. Toyota is the first and only car company to invest in a rare earth mine."
Sir William Crookes, a 19th century British chemist, once wrote that, "rare earth elements perplex us in our researches, baffle us in our speculations and haunt us in our very dreams." These weren't easy elements to isolate or to understand, and so there was a very long lag time between the discovery of the rare earths, and the discovery of practical uses for them.
It didn't help that individual rare earth elements don't occur by their lonesome—they travel in packs. To get one, you have to mine all of them. At first, industry didn't even bother to separate out individual rare earths, instead using them in a blended alloy called mischmetal. This provided the first commercial applications, says Karl Gschneidner, senior metallurgist at the Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory. In 1891, mischmetal became an ingredient in lamp mantles—devices that were hung above open flames, where they burned and produced a bright, white light you could see and work by.
Europium was the first isolated, high purity rare earth element to enter the public marketplace, in 1967, as a source of the color red in TV sets. There had been color TV before europium, but the color quality was weak. The sets relied on phosphors—substances that glow when struck with struck with electrons or other energized particles—to get their red, green and blue colors, and the early red phosphors couldn't produce a very bright color. Europium phosphors made the picture pop.
At the time, rare earth mining wasn't even a twinkle in China's eye. Up until the 1990s, most rare earth elements came from the United States, especially Mountain Pass, a mine in California near Los Angeles, which supplied most of the late 1960s europium demand. By 2003, Mountain Pass had closed and no rare earths were coming out of the United States at all. The problem, though, isn't supply. The U.S. still has plenty of rare earth elements left to mine—in Mountain Pass and elsewhere. Instead, those mines were simply driven out of business, undercut on price by Chinese companies that had lower labor costs, and also benefited from the fact that they were mining rare earth elements as a byproduct of profitable iron mining.
Today, europium is still used as a phosphor, but as cathode ray tube TVs go the way of the dodo, it's more likely to turn up in white LED-based lights, which could someday be an energy efficient replacement for both incandescent and compact fluorescent bulbs. With this technology, white light is produced by mixing various colored LEDs and europium red happens to be an ingredient in turning out a high-quality, attractive shade of white.
The applications of erbium are both deeply important, and a little silly. For instance, adding erbium to glass is about the only way to create a stable pink shade. So erbium-doped glass pops up in novelty sunglasses and decorator vases. At the same time erbium keeps information flowing around the globe. Add a little erbium to the optical fibers that carry data in the form of light pulses, and those pulses get amplified. It can also be used as part of the gain medium that amplifies light in a laser. When you do this, you end up with a laser that can be used for dental surgery and skin treatments because it doesn't build up much heat in the human skin it's pointed at.
Erbium is a great example of how rare earth elements work in practical applications. You won't find very many places where a solid chunk of a single rare earth element is being used. Instead, they tend to be things that are added, in small doses, to composites and alloys. In that way, rare earth elements work a bit like vitamins, says Daniel Cordier, mineral commodity specialist with the United States Geological Survey. "Rare earths have really unique chemical and physical properties that allow them to interact with other elements and get results that neither element could get on its own," he says.
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Amid the arts
Modern and luxurious, this hotel offers a desirable location in Boston's Theater District, across the street from Boston Common and walking paths and two blocks from the historic Freedom Trail.
Ultimate fitness
Highlights at this Ritz-Carlton include the Artisan Bistro restaurant, Avery bar, a contemporary art collection, and access to the adjoining 100,000-square-foot health club/spa with lap pool and a vast array of other fitness options.
Room for relaxing
Guestrooms and suites at The Ritz-Carlton, Boston Common feature original art, featherbeds with down pillows, and Bose radios. Bathrooms have marble soaking tubs and separate showers, with bath menus and bath-butler service available.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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The Ritz-Carlton is located in Boston's Theater District, across from the Boston Common, two blocks from the Freedom Trail, and a mile of the beautiful Public Garden and the chic shops of Newbury Street. Artisan Bistro serves as a gathering point where guests can mingle during or after work and reconvene post-theater over cocktails while enjoying approachable artisan cooking. The Ritz-Carlton offers fresh local and seasonal dishes, using native ingredients, as well as uniquely sourced products with subtle bistro influences.
- 24-hour front desk
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 193
- ATM/banking
- Number of floors - 7
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business center
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Full-service spa
- Express check-out
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Hair salon
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Luggage storage
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Concierge services
- Indoor pool
- Laundry facilities
- Health club
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Meeting rooms 9
- Multilingual staff
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Year Built 2001
- Sauna
- Shopping on site
- Spa services on site
- Use of nearby fitness center (discount)
- Wedding services
- Valet parking (surcharge)
Available in all rooms: Wireless internet access ( USD 12.95 per day ), Wireless internet access ( USD 12.95 per day )
Available in some public areas: Wireless internet access ( USD 12.95 per 24-hour period )
Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Daily housekeeping
- Free newspaper
- Turndown service
- Premium TV channels
- Hair dryer
- Bathrobes
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Minibar
- Premium bedding
- Separate sitting area
- Designer toiletries
- Desk
- Air conditioning
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Phone
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Video-game console
- Free bottled water
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Television
- Smart TV
- Netflix
- Satellite TV service
- In-room massage available
- Room service (24 hours)
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Wired Internet access (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Artisan Bistro - The 76-seat modern dining room is dressed with rich dark and light woods and features elegant European design elements. Spot coloring in the new space echoes a classic bistro look and feel. Crafted wood wainscoting envelops the room and dramatic ambient lighting from above bathes white-washed, wood floors to reflect a bistro-like setting. Additional cluster seating is intimate and close, allowing for easy conversation and lively exchange. A communal table also serves to unite friends and those who will likely be friends by evening's end. Warm, soft colors soothe the room from lunch to dinner, and after hours. The 22-seat bar, with a zinc top, is an integral part of the restaurant's fun. The mood at the bar is lively, and inviting, yet relaxed and casual at the same time.
Avery Bar - The space is a modern, sophisticated design for hotel guests and local residents longing for a more stylish and relaxed feel. Items on the cocktail destination's small plates menu are perfect for splitting among friends The space offers 65 seats with residential retro-style lounge seating, including two intimate alcoves that can be cordoned for private parties, and 13 seats at an arch-shaped bar decked with hand-selected Italian Calcutta marble.
Nearby Things to Do
Guests at The Ritz-Carlton, Boston Common enjoy discounted access to the adjoinng Equinox Sports Club, a 100,000-square-foot fitness-and-spa complex with a 75-foot, four-lane lap pool. (Guests must be over 16, and there are surcharges for spa services and fitness classes.)
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Fitness classes on site
- Basketball on site
- Pilates classes on site
- Racquetball/squash on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
Spa Services
- Hot stone massage
- Deep tissue massage
- Swedish massage
- Steam room in spa
- Sports massage
- Manicures and pedicures
- Sauna in spa
- Massages
- Minimum age to access spa is 18
- Facial treatments
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children 18 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD $30 per stay.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD $125 per accommodation, per stay
- 1 per room (up to 60 lb)
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Optional extras
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: USD 12.95 per day (rates may vary)
- Fee for in-room wired Internet: USD 12.95 per day (rates may vary)
- Fee for wireless Internet in public areas: USD 12.95 per 24-hour period (rates may vary)
- Valet parking fee: USD 55.00 per day
- Pet fee: USD $125 per accommodation, per stay
- Rollaway bed fee: USD $30 per stay
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Children 18 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
Awards & Affiliations
- The Ritz-Carlton, Boston is listed in the 2015 Condé Nast Traveler Top 100 List.


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BENTONVILLE, Ark. (Aug. 18, 2009) - Today, Walmart, TransFair USA, SEBRAE-Minas Gerais and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced that a new Fair Trade Certified coffee from Brazil will be sold to Sam's Club members across the country. The two new Fair Trade Certified™ Member's Mark coffee options will be available in more than 600 Sam's Club locations in the United States. These new products are part of the innovative Responsible Sourcing Partnership Project that links Brazilian coffee farmers with mass market coffee consumers in the United States through Fair Trade certification.
"We are excited to be expanding our offering of high quality Fair Trade Certified coffee at clubs throughout the U.S.," said Jill Turner-Mitchael, senior vice president of Merchandising, Sam's Club. "This partnership falls in line with the company's mission of providing opportunity in communities around the world, as nearly 30,000 Brazilian producer family members are being positively impacted."
Through the Responsible Sourcing Partnership Project, Brazilian producers and their families receive increased employment opportunities, expanded access to new domestic and international markets, increased use of environmentally-sound production methods, and, in turn, improvements in their quality of life. Partner cooperatives are located in the Brazilian states of São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Espírito Santo.
Jeffery Bell, director of USAID/Brazil, said, "USAID believes that public-private partnerships are the most effective mechanism to respond to global challenges. The Responsible Sourcing Partnership Project is a successful alliance that combines our complementary assets to promote sustainability, expand social and economic opportunities within the Brazilian coffee value chain."
The project aims to expand and improve the quality of Fair Trade Certified coffee supply through investments in infrastructure, technical assistance with production and post-harvest processing, as well as training in coffee quality management. These investments will result in increased producer capacity through organizational strengthening including financial management operations and marketing. The partnership also raises the marketing capacity of Brazilian coffee growers to improve the reputation of Brazilian coffee, raises awareness of Fair Trade impact and empowers producers in the marketplace.
Paul Rice, TransFair USA president and CEO, said, "Sam's Club is an innovative partner in offering high-quality Fair Trade Certified coffee in a manner that both expands the marketplace and delivers value back down the supply chain to the farmer. A year from now we will be able to trace Member's Mark coffee sales directly to improved environmental management at Fair Trade coffee farms and higher quality of life in farming communities."
In 2008, imports of Fair Trade Certified coffee grew more than 30 percent. Fair Trade is a market-based approach to sustainable development, seeking to empower millions of disadvantaged producers worldwide while protecting the environment for future generations. Fair Trade empowers U.S. consumers to make a difference in the world simply by adjusting their shopping list. The dramatic growth of Fair Trade products proves that consumers are voting for a better world with their purchases, demanding sustainable, ethically-sourced goods.
Roberto Simões, SEBRAE Minas Gerais president, said, "The Fair Trade program is in line with the purpose of SEBRAE's activity to increase business and promote Small and Medium Enterprises with social, environmental and economic sustainability. We support entrepreneurship and cooperation, and the program matches with our intention of helping local producers access international markets."
Sam's Club also sells Fair Trade Certified bananas, dried fruit and wine, among other products.
About USAID/Brazil
USAID is an independent federal government agency receiving overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State. Our work supports long-term and equitable economic growth and advances U.S. foreign policy objectives by supporting global health, economic growth, agriculture and trade, democracy, conflict prevention, and humanitarian assistance. In Brazil, USAID supports Brazilian efforts towards sustainable socio and economic development, while strengthening the partnership between the United States and Brazil. For more information about USAID, visit brazil.usaid.gov
About Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT), or "Walmart," serves customers and members more than 200 million times per week at more than 8,000 retail units under 53 different banners in 15 countries. With fiscal year 2009 sales of $401 billion, Walmart employs more than 2.1 million associates worldwide. A leader in sustainability, corporate philanthropy and employment opportunity, Walmart ranked first among retailers in Fortune Magazine's 2009 Most Admired Companies survey. Additional information about Walmart can be found by visiting walmartstores.com. Online merchandise sales are available at www.walmart.com and www.samsclub.com.
About TransFair USA
TransFair USA, a FLO member organization, is the only independent, third-party certifier of Fair Trade Certified™ products in the United States. TransFair USA audits and certifies in accordance with FLO's internationally agreed standards, monitoring transactions between U.S. companies and their international suppliers to guarantee that the farmers and workers producing Fair Trade Certified goods were paid fair prices and wages. TransFair USA certifies coffee and more than 20 other product categories. For more information about TransFair USA, visit FairTradeCertified.org.
About SEBRAE
The Service of Support for the Micro and Small Companies of the State of Minas Gerais - SEBRAE-MG was created in 1972. Its mission is to promote the competitiveness and the sustainable development of the micro and small companies as well as to promote the entrepreneurship in the State of Minas Gerais. It offers entrepreneurial orientation, promotes courses, lectures and projects of managerial training, encourages the formalization, approach the micro and small companies with the market and stimulates the generation of business. SEBRAE-MG, thus, contributes to induce the socioeconomic development of the State of Minas Gerais with the generation of revenue, work, income and better life conditions for the population.


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Go read the whole article. Several things I didn't realize here. Among them:
http://www.indycornrows.com/2013/9/2...indiana-pacersThere has been plenty of absurd speculation that Paul George and Granger could not coexist in the same starting unit because they are both small forwards. . . . George and Granger were extremely effective when playing together. According to NBA.com, the George-Granger duo was the best Pacer twosome in 2011-12. The Pacers scored 106.6 points per 100 possessions while allowing 96.8. That point differential of 9.7 was the 15th best in the NBA of duos that played at least 1,000 possessions. (They were 7th best if you take out Miami Heat duos.)


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On December 25, 2012, shortly after 11:00 a.m., Pasadena Police Officers responded to Newport Avenue and Wyoming Street regarding 911 calls of gunfire in the area. When police officers arrived they discovered two gunshot victims, Damion Taylor (Black male-24, identified gang member, Pasadena resident) and Victor J. McClinton (Black male-49, also of Pasadena).
Pasadena Fire Department paramedics transported both victims to a local area hospital, but sadly Mr. McClinton did not survive and died as a result of his injuries. Damion Taylor was treated for serious injuries and released a few days later from the hospital. There was no connection between Mr. Taylor and Mr. McClinton, who was an innocent by-stander.
Pasadena Police Detectives have been actively working the investigation since December 25. Lead Investigator Keith Gomez and the Homicide/Assault Unit arrested known gang member Larry D. Bishop (Black male-20 of Chino, CA) for homicide. Also arrested was Gary A. Davis (White male-20, Pasadena resident) for Accessory After the Fact. On January 2, 2013, Detective Keith Gomez presented the criminal investigation to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office who filed the following charges:
Larry Bishop
Gary Davis
"The McClinton family and the community has been greatly impacted by this senseless crime. The criminal filings against these two individuals are appropriate given the circumstance of the shooting. This outcome is the result of many days of hard work by Pasadena Police Detectives and other law enforcement entities, including the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department.", stated Police Chief Phillip L. Sanchez.
The investigation is on-going. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Pasadena Police Department at (626) 744-4241, Detective Keith Gomez at (626) 744-4511, or you may report anonymously through Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS (8477) or http://lacrimestoppers.org (insert key word Pasadena).
For More Information:Lt. Tracey Ibarra: (626)744-4517Watch Commander: (626)744-4620