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The Porsche 911 has a problem, and its name is Cayman. For the first time, the 911 has serious competition within its own family.
Once again, the new Cayman is based on the Boxster, and both cars share quite a bit with the new 911's architecture. But what makes this car "mean" is the 325-hp 3.4-liter flat six that comes in the $64,775 Cayman S model. It comes paired to a six-speed manual or a 7-speed PDK dual-clutch transmission. When equipped with the PDK and the Sports Chrono package, the Cayman S hits 60 mph in just 4.4 seconds.
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The Effect of Exposure to Maternal Human Milk Odor on Physiological State of Preterms.
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Mammalian fetal sensory development comes in an invariant series, with the tactile/kinesthetic and chemosensory systems the earliest functioning and responsive to stimulation, implicating the importance of these foundational sensory systems for later development. Olfaction is essential for neonatal behavioral adaptation in many mammals, including humans. Experiments show that newborns recognize, and are soothed by, the smell of amniotic fluid. Provision of the mother's smell with breast pads, handkerchiefs she has worn, breast milk on a cotton ball or cotton applicator, or other means of providing odor and taste input can facilitate recognition by the infant's mother at a later time and does not appear to be detrimental to the stability of the infant.
Provision of the odor and taste of the mother's milk has been shown to facilitate the infant's mouthing, sucking, arousal, and calming from irritability, especially in preparation for oral feeding. Using 24 hour monitor analysis and cortisol saliva measurements, we will provide quantitive analysis to the effect of smell.
|Health Preterm Infants With no Active Disease Human Milk Nutrition Incubator Stay
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|The Effect of Exposure to Maternal Human Milk Odor on Physiological State of Preterms.
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|December 2009
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20 preterm infants
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stopping intervention and for other 2 days recording infants data and taking saliva cortisol
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- no active disease or treatment (like respiratory support)
- place in incubator
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|November 11, 2009
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|November 12, 2009
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Obstetric Labor, Premature
Obstetric Labor Complications
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Back in 2005, the Portola Hotel spent considerable money to renovate and relaunch its fine-dining restaurant.
The sterile and soulless California Grill became the cozy/clubby, nattily nautical Jacks, named after Monterey patriarch David Jacks. Management attempted to shatter the stereotype of a corporate-owned hotel restaurant as a homogeneous, identity-starved space that caters only to tourists and weary business travelers — making it irrelevant to local diners.
Now seven years later, executive chef Jason Giles (hired shortly after the renovation) and new general manager Sonny Petersson will try to push that boulder further up the hill at the corner of tourist and central in downtown Monterey.
Giles has developed a new menu that debuts on Jan. 16, turning the daytime salad bar into a raw bar where guests can belly up to slurp oysters and sip Champagne. It will also be operated as an "action kitchen" where guests can see how salads and appetizers are executed.
"With Jason's new menu and the oyster bar I want Jacks to become the local favorite," said Petersson, who has instituted a 15 percent locals discount, along with free parking, as added enticements. He's also added live music in Jacks Lounge on Friday and Saturday.
"My philosophy is to create a fun, interesting and memorable meal using the freshest ingredients available, supporting local farmers, dairymen and fishermen whenever I can," said Giles, who's familiar with the regional palate following previous stops at The Lodge at Pebble Beach and Merlot Bistro in Carmel.
He's added items such as Harris Ranch New York strip with wild mushrooms and a shallot bourbon sauce, Jacks chowder (clams, Dungeness crab, roasted corn and Baker's Bacon), scallops on the half shell (casino style), braised pork osso buco, and Portola day-boat scallops (pan-seared with black pepper pappardelle pasta, wild mushrooms and shallot nage).
Giles will continue his prime rib Friday and Saturday, and will provide two catch-of-the-day specials (Jacks is a Seafood Watch partner). In addition to the seasonal oysters on the half shell, Jacks will serve barbecued oysters (with a chipotle wash) and baked oyster Rockefeller. To complement these offerings, Petersson has given the green light to pouring sparkling wines by the glass.
It all adds up to an experience far from the corporatized dining regimen seen at other resort hotels, especially those like Portola with a convention center component. And with sister restaurant Peter B's Brewpub elevating its game (Petersson has expanded its beer-making and added outdoor fire pits), Portola packs a worthy one-two punch in Old Monterey.
Spud nominees announced
The third annual John "Spud" Spadaro Hospitality Award will be bestowed on one of four finalists on Monday during a ceremony at Point Pinos Grill in Pacific Grove.
A panel of industry professionals and gluttons (me) helped nominate hospitality workers who share in a "tradition of continuing the excellence in customer service that Spud exemplified in our local hospitality industry for many years," said award organizer Johnny Aliotti.
The late Spadaro owned a namesake restaurant in Oldtown Salinas and was known for his hospitality and generosity, and the award honors his legacy. The current nominees are: Terri Scardina Hernandez (bartender, Sandbar & Grill), Rosine Culcasi (owner of Rosine's), Anna Vindiola (longtime bartender at Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa) and Carmen Banka (retired waitress, formerly of Mike's Seafood and Hyatt Regency Monterey).
The festivities begin at 5p.m., followed by the award presentation. Information: 521-7476.
Past winners include Linda Cantrell (Monterey Cookhouse), Chris Shake (Old Fisherman's Grotto) and the late Vince Liguori (Liberty Fish Co.).
For the love of mezcal
No restaurant celebrates the wonders of agave better than Rio Grill in Carmel, and on Jan. 24, this Latin-tinged favorite will pay homage to tequila's spicy cousin mezcal during a cocktail-themed dinner.
Rio will invite to the party chef Sean Yontz (brother of Rio head honcho Cy Yontz) and chef Martin Garcia, brothers in arms at the aptly named El Diablo in Denver. Also on hand will be Ron Cooper of Del Maguey, a leading brand of mezcal, the spirit coaxed from the maguey plant, a cousin to the iconic blue agave that produces tequila.
The menu is an inspired and playful partnership. How about confit of Texas quail tamale with roasted chestnut masa and date mole? Or poblano-pesto-crusted sturgeon with clabber cream and braised pistachio-sweet potato hash? Or Berkshire belly pork trotter and crisp ears with poached quail egg?
Cocktail masters Eddie Banaszek and Joe Valencia will shake up a variety of mezcal cocktails to pair with the food.
Cost is $75 per person. Information: 625-5436.
We've had a spate of nasty weather but the construction at The Beach House on Lovers Point continues unabated inside. The push is on to finish before the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am that begins Feb. 4. That would be a nice way to jumpstart a restaurant ... Kudos to city officials in Pacific Grove for their plan to ease restrictions on brew pubs, wine bars and sports bars. This former dry town founded by conservative Methodists has finally emerged from the dark ages and will become more business friendly in the process. I'm thirsty for what lies ahead ... Tarpy's Wine Down Wednesdays continues tonight with Paraiso, followed by Bernardus (Jan. 16) and Kim Crawford (Jan. 23) ... A thoughtful barrel-aged cocktail program escaped my notice at Vesuvio in Carmel — until recently. The Negroni Vecchio is a delight, featuring gin, Cinzano Rosso vermouth, campari and blood orange. Next time it's the Abuelito, with reposado tequila, triple sec, Jaques Cardin cognac and agave nectar ... Bargain of the week (and the year): il vecchio in Pacific Grove still serves prosecco by the glass for $5. The notoriously high cost of bubbly by the glass elsewhere keeps most of us from ordering more than one glass. Look for il vecchio to add its long-anticipated lunch service next week. It's called Pranzo di Lavoro (Lunch for the Workers), and runs weekdays from noon to 1:30 p.m. It features a salad of the day and two pasta dishes. Chef's choice. Nine bucks. Mangia!
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Prosecutors claimed Rite Aid led consumers to believe they would pay less for items bought using the company's Wellness Card, the report said. However, they were given a coupon and told it was for a future purchase that would expire and was subject to other restrictions.
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Seahawks manage hour-long weather delay, throttle 49ers with timely defense
SEATTLE -- "What a frickin' night."
Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll perfectly summed up his team's 29-3 Sunday night dismantling of the San Francisco 49ers with those four words. Carroll was referring to a CenturyLink Field crowd that set the Guinness World Record for the loudest communal roar ever measured at a sporting event. But Carroll could have been referring to any number of things -- the lightning storm that pushed the game an hour back, the way in which his quarterback started the game, or the way Seattle's defense converged on Jim Harbaugh's team like they were the bugs in "Starship Troopers," and the 49ers were the outmatched mere humans.
"I've been coaching for a long time and UoP [University of the Pacific, where Carroll played in 1971 and 1972, and coached from 1973 through 1976] didn't sound like that. I've never heard a crowd like that. That was so cool, to see them elevate for the night and really sustain it all night long. To me, that's the first thing to talk about. It was so much fun to be in the stadium, and our guys felt it and they played to it, and they put together a really good night."
This game wasn't pretty on either end. It was as old-school as you can get -- a smashmouth street fight in which players on both teams were twirled right off their feet on a regular basis, and physical dominance determined the winner. And as a result, it was a near-perfect present for Carroll's 62nd birthday.
Carroll, who preaches the gospels of defense, the power run game and select levels of opportunism with the elimination of one's own mistakes, had a national stage in which to show off his young charges and what they've learned since their coach came up here from USC four years ago under some "interesting" circumstances. It was perhaps the most decisive win of Carroll's career as an NFL head coach -- even more so than last season's 42-13 beatdown of the 49ers in Seattle -- precisely because there were parts of the Seahawks' attack that were questionable, at best.
"It was not clean," Carroll said. "We had a lot of problems offensively, just moving forward and staying out of our own way. But the defense was so on it tonight, that it didn't matter. We overcame a lot of stuff that we hurt ourselves on. What I saw is that we really took this game dead serious, just like a championship game, and just like in the opener [a 12-7 win over the Carolina Panthers]."
Russell Wilson started the game by completing one of his first nine passing attempts, but during the hour-long lightning delay that started at 9:05 p.m., Seattle's second-year quarterback was able to set things straight. While his teammates were blaring music in the locker room and his coaches were going through game adjustments, Wilson took a shower and washed the inconsistencies away -- well, most of them. He had completed zero passes in six attempts at the delay, and finished the game looking very little like the quarterback who tied Peyton Manning's rookie record for touchdown passes with 26 in 2012. He finished his day with eight completions in 19 attempts for 142 yards, one touchdown pass and one interception.
Through two games in 2013, Wilson has been bedeviled by the occasional failures of his offensive line, occasional miscommunications with his receivers, and a few timing issues on the anticipation throws he has mostly mastered through his short NFL career.
"I think the biggest thing is ... not taking ourselves out of the situation," he said. "I felt like going against the 49ers defense, if I had a hair bit more time, or if I would've made the right read a little bit quicker, whatever it was. And that goes with continuing to watch the film, that's continuing to study. I'm continuing to learn every day. You just continue to adjust, continue to stay in the moment, continue to believe in your guys, and we'll make the plays. I trust in every single guy no our football team to make the play when we need it, and we definitely did that when we had to."
And yet, the smile on Wilson's face at his post-game press conference was entirely genuine. Because when you play defense like Seattle did on this night, very little is going to slow you down. And when your franchise-defining running back scores three total touchdowns, as Marshawn Lynch did, the other stuff tends to fade into the mist.
One week after the Green Bay Packers played 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick soft, waiting for him to act so they could react and allowing 412 passing yards as a result, the Seahawks eliminated him as a thrower by attacking him with all the force they could muster. They were seemingly unconcerned with Kaepernick's athleticism, and his ability to make defenses pay for taking incorrect angles -- they brought the house over and over, and Kaepernick finished his night with 13 completions in 28 attempts for 127 yards, no touchdowns and three interceptions. He led the team with 87 rushing yards on nine carries, but Seattle seemed willing to accept that little bit of collateral damage as the inevitable effects of a quarterback who had been bottled up for too long, was running out of air, and was thrashing around in desperation as a result.
"The scheme worked out really well tonight," Carroll said. "We've been practicing for a long time, and it's not an issue for us right now. He did a nice job scrambling, and he had a couple nice plays where he got some yards. He's a great football player, and it's a great scheme that they run. But all in all, it didn't matter. They had 62 yards at halftime, and they took every shot they could at us. We were really fired up about that."
The Seahawks dictated from start to finish in the parts of the game that both Carroll and 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh respect the most, and Harbaugh was left to wonder just what happened to the team that had the Packers so discombobulated last week.
"I'm certainly not proud of the way we played tonight or coached." Harbaugh said. "It was not our finest hour."
The only people who could claim that it was their finest hour were the guys on the side of the Seahawks' defense. Receiver Anquan Boldin, who riddled the Packers with 13 catches for 208 yards and a touchdown in his 49ers' debut, was limited to one catch on four targets for seven yards in the follow-up. Cornerback Richard Sherman led the way in Seattle's determination to stop Boldin, but it was a group effort. Sherman played Boldin tough at the line, and when Sherman went elsewhere, Seattle's defenders would rotate coverage, switch out their concepts, and force Boldin to win extreme physical battles to even get open, never mind catching the ball. For a receiver who is known to "out-physical" every defender he plays, this was a different experience.
"I asked coach for a challenge," Sherman said of his mission to stop Boldin. "There's been a lot of things said this week, and he had a great game [against the Packers]. He had a resurgence, but there's been a lot of talk about elite cornerbacks, and who follows who. I wanted to negate that."
He also wanted to stand up for his quarterback, who "came out during the break [the weather delay], he came out with a shower and he looked like a baaaad man."
Good-bad and bad-bad, which leads one to wonder: If the 2013 Seahawks can accomplish this when they're firing on some cylinders, what will it look like when everything's rolling?
"One thing as an offense that I wish we did better was when the defense made some plays and got us the ball, I wish we had capitalized a little bit more," Wilson concluded. "We want to be 100 percent in the red zone, and we weren't able to do that tonight. But we're going up against a tough defense, and you've got to remember how good the 49ers are."


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A MAN is due to appear in court next month after being charged with criminally damaging a mosque in Chelmsford.
Liam King, 22, of Eastwood Park, Great Baddow, was arrested on December 18 in connection with the incident which took place on November 24 when the building in Moulsham Street had it's main entrance and lock damaged.
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NEW YORK, June 10, 2004 - Shirin Ebadi, Iranian lawyer and human rights activist, was awarded the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize for her work promoting democracy and human rights. Ebadi has led efforts to change Iran's discriminatory laws against women, to provide more protection for street children, and to free those detained for expressing their opposition to the government. She has continued her advocacy despite detention, suspension from legal practice, and repeated threats to her security.
Ebadi was born in 1947. She received a law degree from the University of Tehran. In the years 1975-79 she served as President of the City Court of Tehran, one of the first female judges in Iran. After the 1979 Revolution she was forced to resign, and now works as a lawyer and also teaches at the University of Tehran.
Ebadi spoke to the Asia Society while she was in New York for the Citigroup Series on Asian Women Leaders at Asia Society on Islam and Human Rights.
AsiaSociety.org is grateful to Banafsheh Keynoush for her work as interpreter during this interview.
How did you become interested in the field of human rights?
Everyone is born with certain characteristics. I always had a feeling during childhood, almost like a calling, which I could not name then but I later found that it was about seeking justice, a certain commitment to justice. When I was a child, whenever I would see children fighting, I would naturally try to defend the underdog, the weakest. I even got beaten up myself a couple of times doing that!
This natural tendency led me to choose law as my field of study. In addition, my own father was a professor of law. And it was this natural tendency to seek justice that also led me to choose to become a judge after getting my law degree. I thought that by being a judge I could practice justice even better.
After the Revolution, we were told that women, according to Islam, could not be magistrates or judges. So as soon as it became possible for me to do so, I decided to retire prematurely. Following which I requested a license from the Iranian Bar Association to practice law. I was turned down for seven years, although in that same time period others were given the same license. The reason was that I have always had a sharp tongue! Once I did get the license to practice, I knew exactly where I was headed, and that was towards the defense of human rights as a means to getting justice.
What kind of human rights work have you principally been involved in?
I have been active in both the theory and practice of human rights. I have published 11 books mostly focused on human rights: the rights of women, the rights of the child, comparative law on the rights of the child, underage laborers, history and documentation of human rights in Iran, the rights of refugees, and rights within the framework of arts and literature insofar as they pertain to freedom of speech.
In practice too I have been active. Along with a couple of others, I set up an association for the defense of the rights of the child aimed at disseminating and promoting the International Convention on the Rights of the Child in Iran. Fortunately, this NGO has been quite successful. I was also able to set up another NGO with the help of a number of lawyers. In this NGO, we offer pro bono legal services to political defendants and those who are sent to prison for ideological reasons. We also provide support to the relatives of political prisoners. We raise awareness or at times publish declarations in areas where human rights have been violated.
Following the Nobel, I have also set up another NGO for de-mining.
Why do you think that in contemporary debates, Islam is frequently viewed as incompatible with human rights?
Unfortunately the human rights situation is not very good in most Islamic countries. When people object to cases of human rights violations, they are told that Islam and human rights are, in essence, incompatible. It is claimed that governments are observing Islamic rules and regulations. By doing so, that is, by invoking religion, these governments are clearly attempting to silence those who object. But this is absolutely incorrect. Islamic studies show us that Islam has no incompatibility with human rights.
On the other hand, the advocates of the so-called "clash of civilizations" thesis are also interested in making the case that Islam and human rights are incompatible. In making this argument, they are suggesting that Islam and democracy are incompatible and that the clash between Western and Eastern civilizations is inevitable. To make their task easier, they resort to phrases such as "Islamic" terrorism. A single, terrible deed carried out by a Muslim, according to them, is a result of the fact that they are Muslim. Whereas, obviously, anyone can engage in wrongful acts. To take one example: in Bosnia there were those who did terrible things, but we did not say that those acts were committed in the name of Christianity, or that Christianity was responsible. Or in Palestine for that matter: the Israeli government has not implemented any UN resolution that has been issued so far, but we do not blame Judaism for this inaction. So it is not clear to us why when one Islamic group is responsible for an act of violence, everyone in the world starts talking about it as Islamic terrorism.
So those who believe that democracy and Islam are incompatible fall in the following categories: first, Westerners who are advocates of war; and second, some Islamic governments that are also dictatorial regimes that violate the rights of their people (and seek legitimacy for doing so).
Next: "Human rights are indivisible."


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Child and Infant Learning Project (CILP)
This study has been completed.
Seattle Children's Hospital
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Matt Speltz, Seattle Children's Hospital
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First received: February 12, 2004
Last updated: July 19, 2015
Last verified: July 2015
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To learn more about the cognitive and motor development of infants and young children born with a craniofacial defect called craniosynostosis.
|Behavioral: neurobehavioral development
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|Observational Model: Case Control
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Neurobehavioral Correlates of Craniosynostosis
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Genetics Home Reference related topics: Apert syndrome Beare-Stevenson cutis gyrata syndrome Crouzon syndrome with acanthosis nigricans Jackson-Weiss syndrome Muenke syndrome Pfeiffer syndromeU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Matt Speltz, Seattle Children's Hospital:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Neurodevelopment as assessed by the Bayley Scales of Infant Development II [ Time Frame: 1st assessment - post diagnosis, pre surgery. 2nd assessment - Target age 18 months. 3rd assessment - Target age 36 months. ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Neurodevelopment as assessed by the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Version IV [ Time Frame: Target age 7 years ]
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|September 2001
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|June 2015
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|April 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Behavioral: neurobehavioral development
observational study of infant and child development
In the first phase of this multi-site, 10-year longitudinal study, infants with one of four types of single-suture craniosynostosis were recruited: sagittal, metopic, right unilateral coronal, and left unilateral coronal. A case-matched "control" group of healthy, normal infants was also followed. This study, which is now in its second phase, is following this same cohort of children at the age of 7 years.
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|2 Months to 7 Years (Child)
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Children with single-suture craniosynostosis between the ages of 2 months and 3 years were recruited and followed during phase 1. This same chort of children are now being followed at the age of 7 (phase 2). See eligibility criteria section for more information.
Enrollment criteria at Phase 1:
- Confirmed diagnosis of single-suture, nonsyndromic craniosynostosis (sagittal, metopic, unilateral coronal, or lambdoid)
- Corrective (cranioplastic) surgery not yet performed
- Child born at 34 weeks gestation or later
- Absence of neurological conditions/significant health problems
- 33 months or younger at time of enrollment (male or female).
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All participants enrolled in phase 1 are invited to participate in phase 2.
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|Seattle, Washington, United States, 98105
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Starr JR, Kapp-Simon KA, Cloonan YK, Collett BR, Cradock MM, Buono L, Cunningham ML, Speltz ML. Presurgical and postsurgical assessment of the neurodevelopment of infants with single-suture craniosynostosis: comparison with controls. J Neurosurg. 2007 Aug;107(2 Suppl):103-10. doi: 10.3171/PED-07/08/103.
Lin HJ, Ruiz-Correa S, Shapiro LG, Speltz ML, Cunningham ML, Sze RW. Predicting neuropsychological development from skull imaging. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2006;1:3450-5.
Ruiz-Correa S, Starr JR, Lin HJ, Kapp-Simon KA, Cunningham ML, Speltz ML. Severity of skull malformation is unrelated to presurgery neurobehavioral status of infants with sagittal synostosis. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2007 Sep;44(5):548-54.
Toth K, Collett B, Kapp-Simon KA, Cloonan YK, Gaither R, Cradock MM, Buono L, Cunningham ML, Dawson G, Starr J, Speltz ML. Memory and response inhibition in young children with single-suture craniosynostosis. Child Neuropsychol. 2008 Jul;14(4):339-52. doi: 10.1080/09297040701594888. Epub 2007 Sep 26.
Kapp-Simon KA, Speltz ML, Cunningham ML, Patel PK, Tomita T. Neurodevelopment of children with single suture craniosynostosis: a review. Childs Nerv Syst. 2007 Mar;23(3):269-81. Epub 2006 Dec 21. Review.
Kapp-Simon KA, Leroux B, Cunningham M, Speltz ML. Multisite study of infants with single-suture craniosynostosis: preliminary report of presurgery development. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2005 Jul;42(4):377-84.
Ruiz-Correa S, Sze RW, Starr JR, Lin HT, Speltz ML, Cunningham ML, Hing AV. New scaphocephaly severity indices of sagittal craniosynostosis: a comparative study with cranial index quantifications. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2006 Mar;43(2):211-21.
Cunningham ML, Horst JA, Rieder MJ, Hing AV, Stanaway IB, Park SS, Samudrala R, Speltz ML. IGF1R variants associated with isolated single suture craniosynostosis. Am J Med Genet A. 2011 Jan;155A(1):91-7. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33781.
Kapp-Simon KA, Collett BR, Barr-Schinzel MA, Cradock MM, Buono LA, Pietila KE, Speltz ML. Behavioral adjustment of toddler and preschool-aged children with single-suture craniosynostosis. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2012 Sep;130(3):635-47.
Mefford HC, Shafer N, Antonacci F, Tsai JM, Park SS, Hing AV, Rieder MJ, Smyth MD, Speltz ML, Eichler EE, Cunningham ML. Copy number variation analysis in single-suture craniosynostosis: multiple rare variants including RUNX2 duplication in two cousins with metopic craniosynostosis. Am J Med Genet A. 2010 Sep;152A(9):2203-10. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33557.
Naumann HL, Haberkern CM, Pietila KE, Birgfeld CB, Starr JR, Kapp-Simon KA, Hopper RA, Speltz ML. Duration of exposure to cranial vault surgery: associations with neurodevelopment among children with single-suture craniosynostosis. Paediatr Anaesth. 2012 Nov;22(11):1053-61. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2012.03843.x.
Rosenberg JM, Kapp-Simon KA, Starr JR, Cradock MM, Speltz ML. Mothers' and fathers' reports of stress in families of infants with and without single-suture craniosynostosis. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2011 Sep;48(5):509-18. doi: 10.1597/09-210. Epub 2010 Aug 19.
Ruiz-Correa S, Starr JR, Lin HJ, Kapp-Simon KA, Sze RW, Ellenbogen RG, Speltz ML, Cunningham ML. New severity indices for quantifying single-suture metopic craniosynostosis. Neurosurgery. 2008 Aug;63(2):318-24; discussion 324-5. doi: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000316417.06500.DA.
Seto ML, Hing AV, Chang J, Hu M, Kapp-Simon KA, Patel PK, Burton BK, Kane AA, Smyth MD, Hopper R, Ellenbogen RG, Stevenson K, Speltz ML, Cunningham ML. Isolated sagittal and coronal craniosynostosis associated with TWIST box mutations. Am J Med Genet A. 2007 Apr 1;143A(7):678-86.
Speltz ML, Kapp-Simon K, Collett B, Keich Y, Gaither R, Cradock MM, Buono L, Cunningham ML. Neurodevelopment of infants with single-suture craniosynostosis: presurgery comparisons with case-matched controls. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007 May;119(6):1874-81.
Starr JR, Collett BR, Gaither R, Kapp-Simon KA, Cradock MM, Cunningham ML, Speltz ML. Multicenter study of neurodevelopment in 3-year-old children with and without single-suture craniosynostosis. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2012 Jun 1;166(6):536-42. doi: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.1800.
Starr JR, Lin HJ, Ruiz-Correa S, Cunningham ML, Ellenbogen RG, Collett BR, Kapp-Simon KA, Speltz ML. Little evidence of association between severity of trigonocephaly and cognitive development in infants with single-suture metopic synostosis. Neurosurgery. 2010 Aug;67(2):408-15; discussion 415-6. doi: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000371992.72539.8B.
Collett BR, Gray KE, Kapp-Simon KA, Birgfeld C, Cunningham M, Rudo-Stern J, Ung D, Buono L, Speltz ML. Laypersons' ratings of appearance in children with and without single-suture craniosynostosis. J Craniofac Surg. 2013 Jul;24(4):1331-5. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3182997885.
Gray KE, Cradock MM, Kapp-Simon KA, Collett BR, Pullmann LD, Speltz ML. Longitudinal analysis of parenting stress in mothers and fathers of infants with and without single-suture craniosynostosis. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2015 Jan;52(1):3-11. doi: 10.1597/13-239.
Speltz ML, Kapp-Simon KA, Cunningham M, Marsh J, Dawson G. Single-suture craniosynostosis: a review of neurobehavioral research and theory. J Pediatr Psychol. 2004 Dec;29(8):651-68. Review.
McCarthy JG, Warren SM, Bernstein J, Burnett W, Cunningham ML, Edmond JC, Figueroa AA, Kapp-Simon KA, Labow BI, Peterson-Falzone SJ, Proctor MR, Rubin MS, Sze RW, Yemen TA; Craniosynostosis Working Group. Parameters of care for craniosynostosis. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2012 Jan;49 Suppl:1S-24S. doi: 10.1597/11-138. Epub 2011 Aug 17.
|Responsible Party:
|Matt Speltz, Principal Investigator, Seattle Children's Hospital
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00077831 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
R01DE013813 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|February 12, 2004
|Last Updated:
|July 19, 2015
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Bone Diseases, Developmental
Bone Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Craniofacial Abnormalities
Musculoskeletal Abnormalities
Congenital Abnormalities
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Rangers likely to start Profar in Triple-A
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Rangers manager Ron Washington was effusive in his praise for infielder Jurickson Profar during his Sunday morning media session. But that doesn't mean Profar will be on the Opening Day roster.
The Rangers are leaning heavily on keeping Leury Garcia as their utility infielder so that Profar can play every day at Triple-A Round Rock. The Rangers are going to do that even though Profar has exceeded expectations this spring.
"If I was surprised by anything, it's how powerful he can swing the bat," Washington said. "I really didn't know that. I thought that a young kid and as light as he is, I thought they would knock the bat out of his hand. That hasn't happened. He has bat speed. I didn't know that because I didn't get to see it that much last season.
"He has improved tremendously and he's still going to improve because he hasn't played a ton of games yet. Mentally and physically he's improved, now we just need to get him to slow the game down at the Major League level. He doesn't play out of control; he just needs to learn how to slow it down."
The Rangers knew Profar had physical talent, but even more impressive have been his instincts for the game and his mental makeup.
"I think his instincts are pretty good for a kid that's only 20," Washington said. "He has an awareness for the game more than some players with more talent. He has a feel for the game and the kid is not afraid of baseball. Whatever baseball entails, he's not afraid of it. When dealing with young kids, that's what you try to instill -- belief in yourself."
Profar spent 2012 at Double-A Frisco before getting a September call with the Rangers. With Elvis Andrus at shortstop and Ian Kinsler at second base, the Rangers don't want Profar sitting around in the Majors doing nothing. They haven't made a final decision, but they seem intent on keep Garcia as the utility infielder and letting Profar play at Round Rock.
"We'll make that decision with Profar's best interests at heart and the Texas Rangers' best interests at heart," Washington said.
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Sunday, October 27, 2013
Mansfield Art Center
700 Marion Ave.
Mansfield , OH 44906
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The Mansfield Art Center is proud to present Nathan Sawaya's Art of the Brick. This internationally acclaimed exhibit is touring North America, Asia and Australia. The New York based artist has four unique exhibitions created solely from standard LEGO bricks. As an art form medium and artist, Nathan Sawaya has taken it to new heights.
This exciting show is at the Art Center from September 21 through November 16, 2013. The Mansfield Art Center is open Tuesday-Saturday from 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5:00 p.m. The Art Center is closed on Mondays.
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FUN for kids and adults! After you have been inspired by Nathan's exhibit—stop to do some of your own building. Tables and chairs will be set up on the lawn and tubs of LegO® bricks will be provided. (We gladly accept any donation of extra bricks [LegO bricks only] you might have at home.Drop them off at the MAC at your convenience.)
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Over the couple of months, Anchor Bay Entertainment has released a number of new films to Blu-ray, including the horror film After.Life, the thriller Abandoned, and the action/comedy Operation: Endgame.
To be honest, when I first saw After.Life advertised, I immediately though "low budget." Why I can't quite understand, but this didn't look to me like something that was going to be a very good movie. After all, what are Christina Ricci, Justin Long and Liam Neeson all doing in a horror film?!?
Howver, once I got over myself and popped this in, I couldn't stop watching. Seriously. I literally didn't go to the bathroom or leave the couch for a full 103 minutes. After.Life is that good...and here's why...
First, the acting is great. Ricci, Long and Neeson are marvelous in their respective roles and truly deliver. Each takes on their character with a passion that makes for exciting character development and interaction.
Ricci and Long play Anna Taylor and Paul Coleman, a twenty-something couple who've been living together and planing a life. Sadly, their relationship is on a downward swing. When Paul attempts to make the next step (marriage proposal!), Anna freaks and sadly gets into a violent car accident which finds her at the local funeral home, ready for handling by the creepy mortician Eliot Deacon (Neeson).
Now Deacon isn't your run of the mill mortician, he seems to be able to commune with the dead and thus, he and Anna strike up an odd relationship which finds Anna questioning her life, her relationships, her love for Paul, and her accepting death with Deacon as her counselor and spirit guide. These characters each fulfill their defined roles in the film and, thanks to well-rounded acting and solid performances, make this truly an ensemble to appreciate.
Second, the script is very very well written and extremely well paced. I would almost consider After.Life a perfectly paced movie. There's no unnecessary clutter, no missing links, no babble...everything is effectively and efficiently used.
The story thus follows Anna and Deacon discussing life and death, all the while the passionate Paul - since he's not related and can't see her body - refusing to accept Anna's death and using his every means to see her one last time before she's put in the ground.
What's enthralling is the constant need to reexamine the film's basic premise and the questions Anna continues to ask herself over and over "Am I really dead?" and "Did I ever really live?" Deacon, as a the lonely mortician with only bodies as buddies, seeks to help her answer these, all the while passively spurring Paul's desire for the one thing he can not have.
The blu-ray includes a number of special features, including a full feature audio commentary with co-writer/director Agneska Wojtowicz-Vosloo. Agneska opens herself to the viewer and delivers a great commentary full of information about the intentional way in which the film was written, produced, and shot. Everything from colors and setting to characters and pace is discussed, and those who enjoy the film as much as I will appreciate the insight. The disc also includes as short making-of featurette entitled "Delving into the After.Life: The Art of Making a Thriller." Again, co-writer/director Wojtowicz-Vosloo is here to comment and reveal exactly what she had in mind for the ending of this film. In fact, while some fans may think otherwise, the film was only meant to end in one certain way and here, the co-writer/director tells all. (SPOILER ALERT: Do not watch this short before watching the film unless you want to ruin the experiance).
Overall, After.Life was one of the most enjoyable and pleasing home viewing experiences I've had this year. Sadly, it seems After.Life never received the attention I think it so richly deserved, but I hope to see more amazing work from Wojtowicz-Vosloo and am thankful for this film.
Rated R for nudity, disturbing images, language and brief sexuality, After.Life is available now on home video.
While I've never been much of a fan of Brittany Murphy, it's no doubt she'll be missed. Her work encompassed everything from memorable teen angst comedies like Clueless to miss-the-mark thrillers like her last film (reviewed here) entitled Abandoned. Unfortunately, Abandoned shouldn't be remembered as the actresses final film as it's not that memorable. In fact, Abandoned isn't really that great of a film and this is truly unfortunate.
Abandoned is a simple film: Mary (Murphy) takes her boyfriend (played by Dean Cain) to the hospital for surgery and returns to pick him up only to find he's not there. In fact, the hospital doesn't even have a record of him ever being there. Soon, Mary is facing off against uncooperative doctors, nurses, a strict hospital administrator (Mimi Rogers) not to mention a psychologist (Peter Bogdanovich) once it's revealed Mary is on some pretty potent prescriptions. But that doesn't stop Mary from searching high and low for her beloved.
We've seen it all before: missing person, psychotic breaks, creepy hospitals...it's all here. While it tries hard to be a thriller, Abandoned unfortunately seems to be going through the paces of what most moviegoers have come to expect from a modern-day thriller; just enough twists and turns until the final reveal which will miraculously shed light on the film's entire plot and our main character's frantic search. And, while that's true, the film's poor production value makes it difficult to watch.
As much as I wanted to enjoy Abandoned, I just couldn't. Even with Murphy trying hard to do well with the script, she looks terrible; not to mention the melodrama and somewhat ridiculous dialogue just couldn't deliver. The directing isn't on par with memorable thrillers and seems almost a step in the wrong direction for director Michael Feifer (B.T.K., Ed Gein), who's done better in the past.
To top it all off, the Blu-ray of Abandoned doesn't include a single special feature. Not one. Nada. Nothing. Zip. While I don't necessary expect a full length commentary, a short behind-the-scenes featurette or even a few interviews with the cast or crew would have been nice.
As I said before, as much as I wanted to like Abandoned, I couldn't. With mediocre acting, poor pacing, and with some almost absurd dialogue, the film misses its mark and, unfortunately, will only be remembered by those who see it as the last film of Britney Murphy.
Rated PG-13 for some violence, Abandoned is available now on home video.
Operation: Endgame
There was a time when if you said the name Zach Galifianakis, people would look at you like you had something stuck in your throat. Now, after the success of The Hangover, he's everywhere...including in Operation: Endgame...for a measly 10 minutes. That's not to say the film isn't good, but I rarely enjoy a film that tries to mislead me by placing a famous actor front and center on the packaging without the film actually featuring him "front and center" in the film.
Again, that's not to say Operation: Endgame isn't good. In fact, I enjoyed it greatly. It's rare to find a film that mixes gratuitous violence and hilarious jokes in such a straightforward, political way.
The story follows a day in the life - and death - of two teams of assassins who, simply put, work for the US government and know too much. Given instructions to kill one another in order to ensure evidence of the previous White House's administration won't be found out, you have a face off of epic proportions, including - on one side, the anal-retentive, geopolitical conservatives while on the other you have the loose-tongued, irresponsible liberals. The simple idea of these two teams even work in the same office is funny, but when both teams are called back to HQ for this special operation, you know things are gonna get down right dirty...
Numerous well-known actors and actresses make an appearance here, including Ving Rhames (Mission: Impossible), Rob Corddry (Daily Show, Hot Tub Time Machine), Maggie Q (CW's Nikita), Emilie De Ravin (LOST), and both Jeffrey Tambor and the previously mentioned Zach Galifianakis (The Hangover). Truly an ensemble cast, no one actor or actress stands out, though Corddry has by far the best dialogue which will have most people either blushing or wetting themselves with laughter.
Well worth noting are the two security guards - Neal (United States of Tara) and Carl (Pushing Daisies) - who watch from the safety of their security office as the madness, mayhem and sheer carnage that take place happens.
The plot is well paced and, at 82 minutes long, short-lived. Essentially, Operation: Endgame sets itself up, delivers, and then resolves any and all issues by show's end. And, while maybe not the most spectacular action comedy film I've ever seen, it's witty and crass one-liners, gratuitous violence, and over-the-top plot make it one of the most unique.
Rated R for strong violence and pervasive language including sexual references, Operation: Endgame is available now on home video.
Be sure to check out these three new films on home video now and check back soon for more reviews of recent box office and retail store releases.
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This is the world's first stapler. Here is an excerpt from www.officemuseum.com: "1890s ~ Staples Cut from Strips: Moving along the paper fastener time line, stapling machines that cut individual staples off a strip of connected metal staples were introduced commercially in 1895 by the Jones Mfg. Co., the predecessor of the E. H. Hotchkiss Co. The photo to the right shows the earliest of these machines, the 1895 Star Paper Fastener. The best-selling strip staple machine, the Hotchkiss No. 1 paper fastener, was still marketed in 1950." Before this all the machines were cumbersome looking or heavy. Unfortunately the base is missing on this one. Any idea of value?


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By Geoff Gegwich
From: North Bend , WA
Mar 18, 2006
Climbing in Squamish
Smoke bluffs Boulder gully
This is an area close to the parking lot and often overlooked.
Cold comfort and Picket line were fun 9's with solid gear.
Smoke Bluffs Wall
Zombie roof area
Laughing crack 5.7 a perfect intro to trad 1 pitch wonder. Takes great gear and has good stances.
Mosquito Area
Mosquito/ Phlemish dance is a fun 2 pitch 5.8 link up. More climbs above.
By darryn
May 22, 2006
|Solid granite cracks, tons of variety and always an escape from the crowds if you are willing to hike 45 minutes to the backside of the Chief. Start early to avoid lines if doing anything on the Apron as it can get crowded quickly. Kevin McLane's guidebook is, in my opinion, the best guidebook ever. Ratings are soft so feel it out for yourself. I recommend The Snake (Apron), Diedre (Apron), Angels Crest (Shield), Solarium (Backside of The Chief) and Octopus Gardens. You can't help but have fun here!
By mr.dobo
Apr 8, 2008
With the recent rate of expansion and development in the Squamish region it is important to be aware of the rules in regard to camping in the area. If you are a seasonal user please be aware that the rapid growth has put a lot of pressure on different user groups. In the past, Squamish has been a low-key mecca for summer cragging, and it still is.
As a user group, climbers in Squamish have enjoyed a (mostly) positive relationship with the community. It is important to maintain that relationship.
If you are coming to Squamish for all or part of the summer you should be aware of the situation regarding camping outside of designated areas. There is a lot of incorrect information floating around and hopefully this information will help people to better understand land use issues in the area.
According to Bob Cunneyworth, the Compliance & Enforcement Officer with the B.C. Integrated Land Management Bureau, camping outside of designated areas inside of the Squamish municipality is not permitted. This is basically the area between Murrin Park to the south and Conroy Creek to the north(well past Brackendale), the Squamish river to the west and the Watershed to the East (several kilometers past the Squaw). if you are unsure of these boundaries check with City Hall when you arrive. Outside of the municipality camping on "Crown Land" is technically not legal, although the law is seldom enforced. If you need to camp in the "backcountry" a strict Leave-No-Trace policy is mandatory.
The Squamish Access Society works with the community to ensure that the relationship between climbers and the city is positive. Climbers maintain a positive relationship with the non-climbing public in Squamish because we have always been able to police ourselves.
The Chief Campground and others are affordable, particularly when a pad is shared amongst a few friends.
Please, if you come to Squamish, respect the rules, stay in designated campsites. The days of free camping are sadly gone. A lot has changed in Squamish with the rapid pace of development and growth. Not everyone who lives here these days is sympathetic to climbers, and will jump at the slightest chance to point the finger.
Squamish is a town in transition and if climbers are to have any say in the direction that Squamish goes, it will be necessary to maintain a positive community presence.
No matter where you are from, if you are a guest in Squamish, please try to remember that there are people who have spent their lives here to ensure that our resources stay accessible for all. Please respect their hard work.
Ultimately, what you do in Squamish is up to you. For those of us that call this area home I would urge you to please try and minimize your presence if you should choose to live outside of the normal structure.
Squamish is quickly becoming a suburb. It is a very critical time here. There are people who do not value the same things as we do. Those people own property and pay taxes. Only through solidarity of purpose and action do we as climbers function as an entity.
Thank You.
By Peter Franzen
General Admin
From: Phoenix, AZ
Aug 15, 2009
A quick note for Squamish camping:
Camp sites at the Chief campground are no longer $10 each. It is now $10 per 2 people regardless of how many people are crammed onto one site. This makes camping quite a bit more expensive, and it is no longer advantageous for people to share their sites with others. Kind of a bummer, but I'm sure it's netting the campground quite a bit more money.
By Squamish Climber
Apr 13, 2010
Normally, Squamish gets progressively drier from June to September. Mid-August is usually the driest - but you can get a nice stretch of weather anytime in the summer. Here's a weather chart, it might help.
Cheers, Dave Jones
By Squamish Climber
May 25, 2010
Here is what the Stawamus Chief Provincial Park website says about dogs:
Pets on Leash
Pets/domestic animals must be on a leash at all times except on the Chief Peaks trail. You are responsible for their behaviour and must dispose of their excrement.Backcountry areas are not suitable for dogs or other pets due to wildlife issues and the potential for problems with bears.
In addition the Squamish Assess Society (squamishaccess.ca) has posted this note:
In 2008 additional signage regarding park policy on dogs was posted at several trail heads in the Chief boulders. It was the first step by Parks to communicate a ramp-up in enforcement of the on-leash rule. With the huge increase of users since the late 1990s, Parks has become especially concerned about the number of dogs left off leash. Reported incidents of people being bitten, dog excrement among the boulders and on trails, dogs barking and fighting and running through re-vegetation zones have increased the need in Parks eyes for enhanced enforcement. Expect heightened enforcement this season; Parks does have the authority to ticket.
The SAS supports the on-leash policy and asks that dog owners abide by the Park rules so that they and others can enjoy it to the fullest.
Smoke Bluffs Park is a popular place for locals for dog walking. I believe dogs must be onleash.
David Jones
Squamish Climber
By See Brown
Mar 16, 2011
|ahh! just realized that Squamish is missing Cheakamus! Has to be one of the best sport climbing areas around Squamish .. more info on projectclimb.com/442CA16B34084...
By Peter Spindloe
From: North Vancouver, BC
Mar 16, 2011
It's here: Sea to Sky Corridor
Dividing up complex areas isn't an exact science. In this case, the Squamish area is just the crags right around town.
As I understand it, the area you're referring to is Chek rather than Cheakamus, which has yet to be added to MP.com.
By Jesse McAfee
From: Milwaukee
Jan 24, 2012
|Looking for grade 4 scrambles within an hour of Horseshoe Bay.
By Peter Spindloe
From: North Vancouver, BC
Jan 24, 2012
|Jesse, one option would be The Lions. I don't know too many off hand, but I imagine the Sky Pilot group might provide some.
By Nate Ball
From: Portland, OR
Aug 22, 2012
Some feedback after a week in Squamish...
It's an expensive place to live, even for a short time.
The Zephyr Cafe is overrated. Get breakfast at Chef Big D's. Quinoa cereal vs. sausage-filled omelet with black bean salsa, hash browns, and toast.
The library provides free internet access, but make sure you check in at the counter.
The Howe Sound brewery is awesome, but expensive.
In northern Squamish, there is a pub called The Shady Tree: unappealing bar food and cheap beer. Avoid it.
Save-a-lot is a better grocery store than Nester's. Unless you like spending more money.
Skywalker and Diedre will have long cues to climb on any dry day. Start at 7am or wait until 2pm.
You will be competing for climbs on the classics. Think about climbing elsewhere, like the Papoose, or the Malamute, or the Bulletheads. Not the Smoke Bluffs, or the Apron, or Squamish Buttress.
The cost of camping at the Chief campground is $8 per person, per night. Every single site was full when we got there - a Thursday in August. We didn't bother to check again.
It is $33/night (one vehicle, two people) to stay at Klahanie Campground. This includes a laundromat, showers, and close proximity to busy train tracks. You will be woken up in the middle of the night if you try to stay there without paying. Not recommended.
It is not technically legal to sleep in your car apparently anywhere in Squamish. We didn't meet anyone who'd gotten in trouble for it though.
The sport climbing on the Malamute, and probably most of the areas on or around the Chief, are all friction-style climbs. We top-roped some 10s, which was enough to get the idea. If you want to climb that friction stuff, go do something on the Apron.
Grades on the classics seem a bit soft. I was able to on-sight several 10a's, which I've never been able to do before.
The weather is really temperamental. It might drizzle, it might piss down, it might be super-windy, it might be gray and overcast, it might be sunny and hot, and it might all happen in the same day. And this was in August!
To sum it up, Squamish is a wicked awesome climbing area where you will meet lots of really cool people, climb lots of really great stone, eat really good food, all in a really majestic setting. Take the time to step back and appreciate all that this area has to offer.
By Mark Roberts
From: Vancouver, BC
Jun 4, 2014
As far as crowds, the weekends are busy in the Summer to be certain, but there's tons of rock to go around. If you have your heart set on climbing Exasperator, Diedre, Skywalker, and Calculus Crack (or go cragging in the Smoke Bluffs) then you better also have your heart set on some early mornings or late afternoons. Climb the classics during the week and explore during the weekend.
The campground is pretty social, I've met a lot of people who just arrived with no contacts and have a great time. You can also find partners at squamishclimbing.com/squamish_....
By Tyson Anderson
From: SLC, UT
Jul 17, 2014
|Go to Bisla Sweets for $1 Samosas and although it might seem strange the Mag 99 fried chicken place (bright yellow building off the 99) has fantastic burritos.


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So, you've decided to have a conservative government. Let's not be coy. You know you want it. So, let's think it through, shall we? Let's imagine what it might mean.
First of all, let me just say as a wealthy middle class white male I welcome our new wealthy middle-class white male overlords. Or your overlords. To me they're just members of the club, the right sort of chaps to share a snifter with at the 19th hole, or a spot of inside information before the market opens.
To the rest of you, sir will do. Or Your Grace, if Cardinal Pell is in residence at the Lodge for the weekend.
Apart from having the right sort of chaps running things again – especially with that dreadful Kloppers finally shown the door at BHP – what might we expect in the way of good policy? You remember good policy. It's like virtue. Everybody's in favour of it, except when it applies to them.
Might we look forward to the boondoggle of the National Broadband Network finally being dug up and dumped in a shallow grave somewhere? Apparently not. For having complained long and loud that it was all a massive waste of money, Malcolm Turnbull is now complaining that it's not rolling out quickly enough to waste your money at globally competitive rates of wastage.
Might the government finally crack down on the foreign Johnnies trying to sneak in here under the guise of being refugees? Probably not, since this government has locked them all up on a remote island leaving very few left over for the next government to have at.
A roll back of gay marriage? Perhaps not, since the current PM, didn't, ahem, get it up in the first place. Flat out refused to, in fact.
Maybe the disaster that is defence policy and procurement might finally be sorted out by a PM with even a passing interest in the subject. Maybe. But since the biggest pile of doo-doo in the Defence Department's naughty corner was laid by the last Liberal government when they signed up sight unseen for the F-35 fighter program, don't hold your breath.
Really, what will change when Abbott takes over? Seriously, I'm asking. The last time a conservative 'pro-business' government held power they introduced the GST, a form of punishment for business owners that would have warmed the hearts of the old International Socialists. This current Labor government, meanwhile, would be a walk up start for the race to claim the crown as the worst ever.
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This year, it needed its own helping hand.
As of Nov. 11, the mission had just 33 turkeys, not nearly enough for its annual Thanksgiving feasts. The 12-year old tradition was in peril.
"It was pretty critical," said Executive Director John Anderson.
Then came the mini-miracle. The donations surged.
Eight days later, the mission has 1,500 turkeys and more than enough of the other fixings, and is now set to dish up 24,000 meals this week.
"It was overwhelming," Anderson said. "We tried to get the word out through media sources, donors and friends, and word got around and people reacted in typical Bay Area, compassionate fashion."
The major donors included AAA and Bay Alarm, which dropped off 320 turkeys Monday morning. Dozens of individuals, churches and businesses also donated, bringing the total haul of food to an amount representing a 15 percent increase over last year, Anderson said.
The turkeys are 25 to 35 pounds each.
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Dozens of volunteers and culinary students are also involved in preparations.
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The Bay Area Rescue Mission was founded in 1965 and has grown into the largest privately funded nonprofit helping the needy in the Bay Area, with 325 beds. Anderson said that with the strain on other private and public resources and the tough economy, the mission has never seen a greater demand for services.
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Thinking about changing my number what yall think. What about 15?— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) December 25, 2013
I'm not sure if that worked or not, but he took over ESPNs twitter for the Lakers/Heat game and posted that.
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Thinking about changing my number what yall think. What about 15?— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) December 25, 2013
I'm not sure if that worked or not, but he took over ESPNs twitter for the Lakers/Heat game and posted that.
Does he not realize a certain former Pacer wore that number, then shamed the franchise(Granted he was #91 at the time but still)?
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Sucks for everyone that has his jersey now lol
Artest was #91 but we get the idea
I love 55 on Roy because when he goes straight up (his signature defensive move really) he's holding up five fingers on each hand, 55
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Area 55 sounds a lot better than Area 15.
"Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better." - Albert Camus
"Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well." - Voltaire
"Everyone's values are defined by what they will tolerate when it is done to others." - William Greider
My sister got a #55 shirt today haha.
He might have been joking though. He's known to do that.
Worst idea since Mamba changed from 8 to 24. This guy needs to keep rocking the double nickel.
Maybe he's trying to shave 40 season tickets off his budget. On a serious note, I hope he doesn't. 55 seems pretty unique to me (don't know anyone off hand that had it) and I already have some 55 gear.
PG24: "Don't tell me the sky is the limit when there are footprints on the moon!"
RT @Hoya2aPacer "When I play this game I love. I play to make my teammates better. But I'm a mouther****er on defense."
Also, The Indian In The Cupboard is a Roy Hibbert biography. They're both equally serious statements.
Is Paul George still planning on changing his number? Cause I just got some new PG gear today
He was joking. Besides, I think Donald Sloan might have something to say about that.
And no, PG isn't changing his number anymore.
"Nobody wants to play against Tyler Hansbrough NO BODY!" ~ Frank Vogel
"And David put his hand in the bag and took out a stone and slung it. And it struck the Philistine on the head and he fell to the ground. Amen. "
Has he stated this somewhere? He seemed pretty certain that it would be changing at some point.
Dikembe mutumbo wore 55
All of this talk about changing numbers got me thinking - will the Lakers retire both 8 and 24 for Kobe? I think they should. The cat spent a decade clowning on fools in 8 which included 3 rings with Diesel and some ridiculous scoring numbers. It would be weird to ever see another Laker rock 8. It's as if he divided his career up into halves. The first decade was with the 8 when he was a young dude with explosive moves who was dunking on fools with the fro. The second decade will be with 24 when he was a crafty older guy who shared one thing in common with 8 - winning rings and scoring points.
I wish he would have kept 8 for his entire career, but I've gotten used to the 24.
I don't think Roy is being serious, but I don't want to see a number change. 55 is the perfect big man number. Fits him well. That 55 will look great in the rafters someday when it's hanging close to 24.
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PG tweeted that at the beginning of last season about changing it for this season. A lot of things have happened since then and it's clear 24 is his number. Plus, it hasn't been mentioned since then.
As far as Roy, I would think Pacers fans would know when he's joking and it seems more than likely he is.
I still think of Kobe as #8.
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