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LA Galaxy 1, Chivas USA 0
Saturday, May 21, 2011
The Home Depot Center – Carson, Calif.
Scoring Summary:
LA – Chad Barrett 3 (David Beckham 6) 26'
Misconduct Summary:
CHV – Simon Elliott (Yellow Card) 50'
CHV – Zarek Valentin (Yellow Card) 73'
LA Galaxy: Donovan Ricketts; Sean Franklin, Omar Gonzalez, A.J. DeLaGarza, Todd Dunivant; David Beckham (Michael Stephens 89'), Juninho, Landon Donovan(c), Mike Magee (Chris Birchall 64'); Chad Barrett (Miguel Lopez 71'), Juan Pablo Angel.
Subs Not Used: Josh Saunders, Frankie Hejduk, Gregg Berhalter, Paolo Cardozo.
Chivas USA: Dan Kennedy; Zarek Valentin, Heath Pearce, Andrew Boyens, Ante Jazic; Simon Elliott, Ben Zamanski, Nick LaBrocca, Jorge Flores; Alejandro Moreno©, Justin Braun (Chris Cortez 66').
Subs Not Used: Zach Thornton, Michael Umana, Mariano Trujillo, Gerson Mayen, Francisco Mendoza, Victor Estupinan.
Referee: Jair Marrufo
Assistant Referees: Chris Strickland and Frank Anderson
4th Official: Fotis Bazakos
Postgame Quotes:
LA Galaxy Head Coach Bruce Arena
Overall thought on 1-0 win over Chivas USA:
"It was a hard earned victory, for sure. We really had to battle to get three points and I think you have to give Chivas credit there. They certainly showed a lot of energy in the second half trying to get the equalizer. I thought we played very well in the first half, perhaps if we put away that chance by Barrett in the opening minutes of the second half we make life a little easier for ourselves. But, good to be in these games, where it's a battle and, on a night where you are not your best, not particularly sharp, to walk off the field with three points is a positive. That's what we accomplished tonight."
On Chad Barrett's performance:
"Obviously a good goal and a couple of other chances, and I think at times he held the ball up pretty well tonight. Getting better, he and Juan, as we continue to go forward.
On the substitutions:
"I thought Lopez played very well when he came in the last 20 minutes. We needed some energy over the last 30 minutes and I thought Birchall and Lopez did a really good job for us."
On David Beckham's assist on a set play:
"He's made a living at that. I do know that we get a lot of chances and we get goals with David's service on set pieces. Certainly a great serve tonight and a very good finish by Barrett."
On the play of Omar Gonzalez:
"I think he played very well, I thought the entire group played well, and obviously part of the reason we got the three points tonight. They've been pretty solid. Over the last 20 minutes I think Chivas put us under a lot of pressure with a lot of serves and our guys had to be up to the task and they were."
On Chivas USA's ability to pressure the Galaxy:
"I don't think they were going to get behind us, I think the issue is just, were they going to be good enough and put together some passes and hold the ball up and being able to continually threaten us. I'm not sure they were able to accomplish that tonight, in the first half in particular. We were able to deal with (Justin) Braun and (Alejandro) Moreno and did a solid job and dealt with (Nick) LaBrocca coming forward and I think that was a positive. In the first half, they were dangerous in a couple of set pieces and, they did a good job, they played real hard today."
LA Galaxy Midfielder Landon Donovan
On the team's play:
"We created a lot of chances and moved the ball well. This year we have done that a lot in the first half and we have tried to continue that in the second half and for whatever reason we haven't been able to do that, but sometimes when you are not perfect you have to find a way to win and I think that a lot of teams would have drawn or lost that game so we're still happy."
On the team's mindset in the SuperClasico:
"We're certainly confident in these games, but to their credit, this was as good of a game as they've given us in the past few years. They didn't have any great chances, but they had some really good chances and they put a lot of pressure on us in the second half."
On his defensive workrate tonight:
"It's just the way the game was. I had a few chances to make a few plays, a couple I did okay on and a couple I didn't do great on. I think that if we were a little better with our passing in the second half as we broke out we would have gotten some chances. I would have like to have been more involved offensively, but if you have a night like that where things aren't going perfectly, you have to make sure that you do the defensive part and help your team win."
On the play of the two forwards:
"I think [Chad] and Juan are getting more and more comfortable as games go on. It takes a while to acclimate into a team, especially a group of guys that have been together for a long time now. It took them a little while, but obviously the goal was great, Chad's workrate was great, he was a little unlucky not to score the second, but I thought the two of them were good tonight."
LA Galaxy Midfielder David Beckham
On his assist and the win:
"I know that if I put it in that area that we have a chance of scoring and it has happened the last few games. We want to continue that. This was an important game today but at the end of the day it's just another game and another three points, but we feel like this is our stadium and it was important that we win this game."
On winning the SuperClasico:
"At the end of the day it was another three points that we wanted. When you come up against your rivals in a derby game, you want to win. It's important for the team and the organization to show that we're not messing around and we're serious about winning games and improving and I think that we did that tonight."
On the team's possession-oriented style of play:
"I think that if we can pass the ball around and we can keep the ball and keep possession, then we have players that can hurt other teams. We've done that the last few games, we're continuing to do that and we're working at doing that. It plays to our strengths because if we keep the ball well, we have players like Juninho and other players in the team that pass the ball around well and it creates chances, it creates spaces and we have players that can hurt teams if we do that."
On the play of Chad Barrett:
"I think tonight was the best game that Chad has played in a Galaxy shirt. He's been good the last few games getting good goal scoring opportunities and he did the same tonight. I think that his all around play tonight was exceptional and it was fitting that he got the winning goal.
On the play of Juninho:
"I think that [Juninho] has been the best player the last four or five games. He's performing well, getting goal scoring opportunities, he's winning the ball and passing the ball well. He's a very talented young player and hopefully it continues because when he plays well it shows."
LA Galaxy Forward Chad Barrett
On his goal:
"Nobody was in that space when I got there. And, I was just thinking, hey I'm going to stay in this space. Everyone kind of went to the back post. If anything, I was going to make sure that I got a flick on it or something. Fortunately, the ball went down, to my head, and I just gave a little flick and I don't think Dan Kennedy was expecting it."
On the scoring opportunity he had in the second half:
"I think if I would have scored that goal it would have made it easier (on us), instead of defending and worrying about them counter-attacking and scoring a goal. We have to have that killer instinct and go out there and get that second goal."
On his performance:
"I want them to be something they expect from me. Obviously this is my first year with the Galaxy, in Toronto it was kind of the same way. Fans didn't really respond to me at first and they came around eventually and that's what I hope to do here. I like being the provider as much as the goal scorer, but ultimately I'm here to score goals and it was great to get the goal here and help the team get the three points."
LA Galaxy Forward Juan Pablo Angel
On the win:
"I think that the team is playing well. Tonight probably wasn't the greatest performance, but we won. These kinds of games, you don't play them, you win them. It was a scrappy game, especially in the second half, we didn't keep possession as much as we would have liked but in the end we got the three points and that is what counts."
On winning over Chivas USA:
"At the end of the day it's three points. We did, win this game, because those are important for the fans and for the confidence for the team, but we got the job done today. It wasn't the prettiest game for us, but we got the job done."
On the play of Chad Barrett:
"It's good. Any striker would live off of their goals and tonight was an important one for Chad. He is working really hard for the team, he's getting the goals and I'm delighted for him because at the end of the day, all of the hard work he is putting in is being rewarded by scoring goals."
- With the win, the Galaxy are now 6-2-5 on the season, leaving them with a league-best 23 points. LA remain in first place in the Western Conference and stretched their lead over second place FC Dallas six points. Real Salt Lake are seven points back in third place and will visit FC Dallas on Sunday.
- The Galaxy are now 13-3-5 all-time in the SuperClasico, including 6-1-3 when they are the road team.
- LA are now 6-0-1 in the first SuperClasico of the year, outscoring Chivas USA 16-5 in those games.
- Since the start of the 2008 season, the Galaxy are now 6-0-3 in the regular season against Chivas USA.
- Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena made two changes to the team that beat Sporting Kansas City 4-1 last weekend at The Home Depot Center. Juan Pablo Angel and Donovan Ricketts each returned to the starting lineup in place of Miguel Lopez and Josh Saunders, each of who started the game on the bench.
- With Ricketts returning, Brian Perk was dropped from the 18-man Gameday squad for the only change in the group that dressed for tonight's game.
- The Galaxy were without Sean Alvarado, Adam Cristman and Leonardo who are all recovering from knee surgery.
- Three of the 11 players in the Chivas USA starting lineup played previously for the Galaxy with Simon Elliott, Ante Jazic and Alejandro Moreno all lining up for the home side. Additionally, defender Zarek Valentin's brother Julian Valentin played for the Galaxy from 2008-09.
- Chad Barrett gave the Galaxy a 1-0 lead in the 26th minute with his third goal of the season. Of his three goals, two have come in road games, having also scored in the 2-1 win at Chicago on April 17.
- Barrett's goal was the first for the Galaxy by a non-Designated Player since his goal in the 4th minute of the 3-0 win over Portland on April 23.
- Each of Barrett's last two goals have proven to be the game-winning goal in shutout victories for the Galaxy at The Home Depot Center.
- He is the first Galaxy player to score three or more goals in his first year with the club since Edson Buddle scored five times in 2007.
- David Beckham moved into a tie for the MLS lead in assists with six, setting up Barrett's goal by providing the freekick for Barrett to head past Dan Kennedy.
- Five of Beckham's six assists this season have come from set pieces. From 2007-2010, Beckham tallied just four assists from set pieces.
- The Galaxy are now 3-1-2 this season when Beckham records an assist.
- The Galaxy have now taken a 1-0 lead in five of their eight road games this season, going 3-0-2 in those five games.
- Landon Donovan did not score in the game, snapping his career-long five-game goal scoring streak.
- Donovan Ricketts made two saves to keep his fourth clean sheet in nine games this season.
- Ricketts is now 4-1-4 on the season with a 0.66 goals against average.
- The Galaxy have now shutout Chivas USA in five of the six games that the two sides have played with Bruce Arena as the club's head coach.
- Todd Dunivant once again started and played the full 90 minutes at left back. He is the only Galaxy player to start every game this season and is the only one to play the full 90 minutes in each as well.
- Chad Barrett and Sean Franklin each started the game as well and join Dunivant as the only three Galaxy players to have each appeared in all 13 of LA's games this season.
- The Galaxy's three Designated Players each started tonight's game. This was just the fourth time this season that Juan Pablo Angel, David Beckham and Landon Donovan were all in the starting lineup with the Galaxy tallying a 2-1-1 record in those four games with the only loss coming on May 1 in a 2-1 loss at FC Dallas in which the game-winning goal was scored following a 66-minute lightning delay, after which both Angel and Beckham were substituted.
- The Galaxy are now 3-2-0 against the Western Conference this season, with four of those five games being played on the road.
- After losing their first game in May, LA are now unbeaten in their last four, going 2-0-2.
- LA are now 5-1-3 when not allowing a first half goal.
- Chivas USA have not scored a first half goal against the Galaxy since July 10, 2008 in a 1-1 draw.
- The attendance for tonight's game was a sellout crowd of 27,000. Seven of the Galaxy's eight road games this season have been sellouts.


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Once again the end of the world has come and gone, with neither a wimper nor a bang. This time around it was the prophecy of one Heng-ming Chen, leader of God's Salvation Church presently based in Garland, Texas (a suburb of Dallas), but originating from Taiwan (with a stopover in San Dimas, California). Chen's original prophecy, published in his guidebook entitled God's Descending in Clouds (Flying Saucers) on Earth to Save People, stated: "At 10 a.m. on March 31, 1998, God shall make His appearance in the Holy Land of the Kingdom of God: 3513 Ridgedale Dr., Garland, TX 75041 U.S.A. I guarantee this on my life."
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That would mean with a 10k average, you'd earn 2.159.400.
Then you have to subtract flying all the wrestlers in 12 times per year. I'm not sure, but I'd guess the Impact Zone cost some money? You'll have to rent that place 9 maybe 10 times per year. Then factor in all the expenses made for the actual production of the PPV itself. The pay for the people working backstage who have to come a extra 12 times per year and the food and drinks they need to get for all of the staff, wrestlers included. And probably some stuff I forget.
Those are all expenses you will have for every PPV, so that's probably a fixed price per PPV. And they only have a 2 million budget for that and that doesn't even include the wrestler's pay, which probably is the most.
With 3 per year, with the current 10k average, you'd earn 539.850 per year. All those fixed expenses will linear lower per PVV, so that doesn't make a real difference. It's still 1.5 million less per year, but that's because you're just cutting PPV's. But you have to pay less, overall, to the wrestlers and you can make more profit if you have a very successful PPV.
I'm just throwing out a number here, but let's say with 12 PPV's you have to average 30k per month to break-even. But with 3 PPV's you maybe still need 30k, but because you only have to fly the expensive guys in for just 3 times per year, you save a lot of extra money.
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Mystery In TheruleraniaMystery teasers are little stories where you need to figure out what happened based on the given clues.
One day, while mining in a cave some people came across a dirty note. Upon examination, they found it was a clue to where to find a treasure chest, full of rubber chickens. The clue said this:
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Not a single rubber hen
In a secret spot near a light
Guides those in cloak of night
Near the shore the light be
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Harley-Davidson is more than just an iconic American brand. It is also a surprisingly good reflection of the forces shaping the US economy as a whole. The motorcycle company reported its fourth-quarter earnings last week, and the details show a company that is as typically American as the roaring sound of a Hog on the highway.
Here are the five ways the company's financial results explain the forces shaping the US economy.
■ Coming back - but not all the way: Harley-Davidson shipped 247,625 motorcycles in 2012, up 6.2 per cent from 2011 (that's an extra 14,508 motorcycles out the door). The company forecasts a similar gain in 2013.
That is up handily from the recent past: the company shipped only 223,023 motorcycles in 2009, as the steep global downturn meant consumers were in no shape to spend tens of thousands of dollars on a motorcycle. But while the gains since then have been decent, it's worth remembering that Harley - and the US economy as a whole - is nowhere near its potential.
In 2006, the company shipped a whopping 349,196 motorcycles. In other words, it would take much stronger growth for Harley-Davidson's production to return to the track it was on before the recession. The same is true of the US economy as a whole: economic output in 2012 was close to $1 trillion below the level the Congressional Budget Office estimates as the economy's potential. The missing motorcycles are part of that ''output gap''.
■ Changing consumer demographics: The drivers of US consumer spending are more diverse, which can be a challenge for companies that are strongest among middle-aged whites.
Harley is dealing with that by pushing particularly hard on what it calls ''outreach'' segments of the market, as opposed to the ''core customers'', who have traditionally bought the company's motorcycles.
As the chief executive of Harley-Davidson, Keith Wandell, explained in an October conference call with analysts, the growth in sales to young adults, women, African Americans and Hispanics was going gangbusters. ''In fact, through nine months, sales to outreach customers grew at nearly twice the rate as sales to core riders, thus ensuring new riders coming into the Harley-Davidson family,'' Wandell said. If the Republican Party had been as successful at expanding its appeal beyond middle-aged white men as Harley-Davidson, Mitt Romney would be president right now.
■ Households using debt more responsibly: Harley-Davidson has a finance arm that offers loans for the purchase of its bikes, and such loans were part of the vast expansion of household debt leading up to 2007 and the wave of defaults since then.
But Harley's data fits a broader story in the US economy: households are becoming more responsible with debt. In 2007, before the global financial crisis, Harley's ''annual loss experience'' on motorcycle loans - how much of each dollar lent had to be written down because the buyer couldn't pay - was 1.91 per cent. It spiked to 2.86 per cent during the recession. Now it has fallen far below its pre-crisis levels to 0.79 per cent, which is the lowest in a decade. Executives in a conference call described it as a key positive surprise for the year. Only 3.94 per cent of outstanding loans were more than 30 days delinquent on payments this year, compared with 6.15 per cent before the GFC.
Translation: people borrowing to buy motorcycles are more cautious than in the pre-crisis days. It's hard to know for sure how much of this is due to higher lending standards and how much to Americans' wariness of taking on too much debt, but either way it is a healthy sign that household debt is not the problem weighing on Americans it was in the not-too-distant past.
■ Exports are the key to growth: There is a widespread notion that the world doesn't want to buy American products. It isn't backed up by the data - and Harley-Davidson is a prime example.
The US remains the company's biggest market but growth is coming from abroad, particularly emerging markets. Shipments of motorcycles in the US were up 6.6 per cent, up 2.3 per cent to Japan, and down 5.9 per cent to recession-stricken Europe. But the emerging middle class of Asia and Latin America can't seem to get enough Harleys. Sales in Asia outside Japan rose 25.6 per cent, and Latin American sales rose a whopping 39 per cent.
Those are off small bases, but it shows how a company such as Harley-Davidson can keep expanding amid slow growth in the US and other developed economies.
■ Doing more with fewer workers: Rising productivity is the key to rising wealth in the long term, but during short periods, it is part of the story of high unemployment.
Harley-Davidson has had great success building more motorcycles with fewer people. The company started 2012 with 6000 employees in its motorcycle division, who shipped 247,625 units. That works out to more than 41 motorcycles produced per worker.
Compare that with a decade ago. The company started 2002 with 8100 workers, who produced 263,653 units. That's 33 motorcycles per worker.
In other words, the company is making pretty much the same volume of output as it did a decade ago, but is doing it with 2100 fewer employees.
That is great for shareholders. Someone who bought Harley-Davidson stock at the end of 2002 and reinvested dividends since then has earned more than 33 per cent on their money during the past decade, despite a catastrophic financial crisis in that period.
It is not so great for workers. Harley's ability to produce the same output with so many fewer workers is America's middle-class jobs crisis in a nutshell.
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OAKLAND -- A's pitching coach Curt Young was ejected in the top of the third inning in Thursday's game against the Orioles by first-base umpire Jim Reynolds for arguing about an at-bat from early in the frame.
With one out and the A's ahead, 2-0, Nolan Reimold doubled, and during the at-bat, a check swing was called a ball. After Adam Jones' two-out RBI double capped a three-run rally by the Orioles, Young visited the mound to talk to starting pitcher Jarrod Parker. Young apparently disputed the no-call from Reimold's at-bat, and Reynolds ejected him.
"I actually didn't even see it happen," manager Bob Melvin said. "I was looking at my card. Someone said, 'You better go out and get him.' I looked up and he had already been thrown out. That's my fault for not getting out there sooner. ... It just happened pretty quickly."
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The Treatment of the Median Nerve for the Elimination of the Symptoms Associated With the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
This study has been completed.
Guy Hains Chiropractor
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: March 6, 2008
Last updated: June 25, 2011
Last verified: June 2010
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In carpal tunnel syndrome,trigger points are often found in the biceps muscle,in the aponeurosis of the biceps and in the pronator teres muscle.
We hypothesise that by eliminating these trigger points,using ischemic compressions, may diminish the symptoms.
|Compression Neuropathy, Carpal Tunnel
|Procedure: Ischemic Compression (thumb Pressure)
|Phase 1 Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: Single (Participant)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Neuropathy Along the Median Nerve: Etiology of Symptoms Associated With the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, a Preliminary Study
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics: Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies
MedlinePlus related topics: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center resources: Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Hereditary Neuropathy With Liability to Pressure Palsy Roussy Levy SyndromeU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Guy Hains Chiropractor:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Levine DW Questionnaire (J.Bone Joint Surg Am 1993;75:1585-92)on carpal tunnel syndrome [ Time Frame: after 15treatments,30 days after,6 months later ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- A numerical scale,filled by the patient,where they give their perceived improvement from 0% to 100%. [ Time Frame: After 15 treatments, 30 days later and 6 months later. ]
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|Study Start Date:
|January 2007
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|September 2010
|Primary Completion Date:
|June 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: one
Procedure: Ischemic Compression (thumb Pressure)
Pressure, one thumb on the other, applied on the trigger points
Other Name: Pressure point therapy
Detailed Description:
Using one thumb on the other,the pressure is applied 10 seconds on each TrPs.The treatment is done on each visit for a total of 15(without Charge).
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|20 Years to 60 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Between 20 and 60 years old,
- Numbness in the hand affecting the thumb, the index finger, the middle finger and half the ring finger,
- To have suffered from discomfort on a daily basis for at least three months and to agree to a course of 15 chiropractic treatments at no cost.
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of upper limb or neck surgery,
- Pregnancy and systemic pathologies possibly related to CTS, such as hypothyroidism, diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00634738
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Japanese Culture and Breastfeeding
Cynthia D. Payne, IBCLC
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Report from the 2003 LLLI Conference
From: NEW BEGINNINGS, Vol. 20 No. 5, September-October 2003, pp. 181
One of the best panels I attended at the Conference was "Birth and Breastfeeding in Mothers of Japanese Heritage," given by Hiroko Hongo, MSW, IBCLC and Kazue Nakamura MD, IBCLC, two Japanese women who have lived in the United States and are very aware of the cultural differences between the two countries.
The session began with a brief history of breastfeeding in Japan. Historically, Japanese mothers gave birth in their own homes with midwives, and co-sleeping was the norm. After World War II, the Occupation Forces brought Western medicine to Japan and forced Japanese women to give birth in hospitals, where they kept the newborns in the hospital nursery and gave them formula. Breastfeeding became rare. Midwives moved into the hospitals.
In current-day Japan, women typically stay in the hospital up to a week after the birth. When the mothers are discharged, they go to their own parents' homes to recuperate. There, the new grandmother helps care for the baby, but now most grandmothers have no breastfeeding experience and can't help the new mother.
In 1974, Japan began promoting breastfeeding again. In 1991, Japan had the first Baby-Friendly hospital in any developed country, and there are now 25 Baby-Friendly Hospitals in Japan and 40 board certified lactation consultants (IBCLCs).
The traditional Japanese method of breast massage has been reintroduced, but has become medicalized. It is believed that mothers need breast massage to produce adequate milk. Some of the new massage techniques are painful and the mothers also have to pay for the breast massage. The official opinion of LLL of Japan is that breast massage is neither discouraged nor recommended.
One of the most fascinating parts of the sessions was on counseling the Japanese mother. The speakers pointed out that Japanese people are uncomfortable with personal questions. Japanese people avoid discussing their honest feelings in order to keep harmony in the society. Even asking "How do you feel?" may make a mother feel awkward and pressured. When information is given to the mother she may nod and say "Yes," but that doesn't mean she agrees. It just means she's listening and acknowledging that she heard. When a Japanese person smiles, it doesn't necessarily mean she's pleased. It may just be a "smile of self control." They also avoid direct eye contact because this is considered staring and is rude.
The speakers recommended that when a breastfeeding counselor works with Japanese mothers, the counselor should be careful to ask how the mother prefers to be called (first name or Mrs.). Be respectful of the mother. Many Japanese mothers are uncomfortable with being touched, especially hugging. Use concrete breastfeeding suggestions and give simple written instructions (depending on the mother's facility with English). Many Japanese people are very respectful of authority, so a breastfeeding counselor should provide additional reassurance and information from authorities such as the AAP, the World Health Organization, and books written by breastfeeding experts with titles and degrees.


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What is Enlightenment?
There are probably many definitions for what Enlightenment is - it is likely that we would each describe it in our own unique way. That is because words are ultimately inadequate to describe what can only be experienced.
That said, words and contemplations can help point to that inner state of pure presence. That is the purpose of the following articles...
Index of articles on Enlightenment:
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- Ditching Physical Expectation in the Great 5D Shift...Finding Paradise Within
- Humanity's Shadow Reveals Itself...Time to Go Inwards and Upwards
- Breaking though the Moment into your Miraculous Cosmic Self
- Finding Nirvana...Aligning yourself with the Universal Flow
- Why Mastery of the Soul is a Shattering Process
- The Patriarch Distortion: Breaking into Enlightenment
- What Really is Self-Realisation and how can it help you drink the juice of life?
- Who are You?...Finding the Enlightened Sate
- What is Enlightenment...short video doco
- Mastery of the Expanded - Enlightened - Self
- What does Enlightenment feel like?
- How finding the deeper meaning can lead to a more fulfilled life
- Enlightenment and the Pain of Existence
- Void of Silence...Into Enlightenment
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Today started out like most Sundays. A little coffee, some breakfast, a bit of work in the garden. But like the past two or three Sundays, I have spent most of the afternoon packing and preparing to go back on the road, working in another region. Last week it was Austin, this week it will be Houston. Such is the exciting life of Italian Wine Guy. Hotels, early flights (tomorrow the plane departs at 6:30 am) and early meetings. Not complaining, just the time of the business where we all must beat the streets.
Monday my colleague, Guy Stout, and I will conduct a 2 hour seminar on Italian wine for 40 or so salespeople, complete with about 20 wines to taste. All before noon. Another Monday. Weather in Houston will be around 90° F with thunderstorms. So, hot and humid. Real glamorous.
Today my son couldn't make it for dinner because he had to work. The other children also had work or meetings, so it was empty nest day. I called my mom and sisters, but nobody answered. I could talk to the ones who have already passed over; at least I know where to find them. So today I talked with my grandmothers and aunts and fathers and grandfathers and uncles. There were all together, just like the old days.
I guess I am a little tristé. I long for the days where the family got together. That was before therapy. I still miss those long tables and the stories and the uncles and aunts and cousins. Tables where I had my first sips of wine among family who guided my journey on the wine trail so that it would be sane and sober, most of the time.
Those wines from northern California; Zinfandel and Carignane and Alicante Bouschet.
Last week I was fortunate to taste the brash and unapologetic wines from Four Vines Winery in Paso Robles. Wines with names like The Heretic ( old vine Petite Sirah), Anarchy ( Syrah, Zinfandel and Mourvedre) and Maverick ( 100 year old Zinfandel from Grandpere vineyard in Amador County). Wines not ashamed to express their lineage, but wines that can still rock with the best of them, from Clapton to Modest Mouse. Old California strutting into the 21st century. Wines like I grew up with; red, smooth, delicious and proud to be alive.
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OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Sitting in front of his locker with his shirt off Thursday, the scars on Baltimore Ravens linebacker Paul Kruger's stomach were clearly visible.
When he was a freshman at Utah, Kruger was attacked and stabbed by a gang after leaving a party. He had a collapsed lung and nearly died.
At age 13, Kruger was thrown from his uncle's Jeep during an accident. Kruger spent five days in critical condition and nearly died then, too.
For Kruger, the word "lifesaver" has deep meaning. But in a lesser sense, Kruger and cornerback Corey Graham have been lifesavers for the Ravens' defense.
Kruger led the team with 9½ sacks during the regular season, picking up the pass-rushing void at outside linebacker for Terrell Suggs, who missed significant time with an Achilles' tendon injury.
Graham intercepted two Peyton Manning passes last weekend, including a pick-six and another late in overtime that set up the Ravens' game-winning field goal. That play showcased the combined talents of Kruger and Graham. Kruger created the pressure, chasing Manning out of the pocket. When Manning threw the ball, late and over the middle, Graham anticipated and made the interception that crushed Manning's season.
Suggs, Ray Lewis, Ed Reed and Haloti Ngata get most of the headlines for the Ravens' defense. But without Kruger and Graham, the Ravens don't make it to Sunday's AFC Championship Game against the New England Patriots.
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"When we got Corey on this football team, we knew he was a really good football player," Ravens special teams coach Jerry Rosburg said. "He wanted an opportunity to do more than just be a special teams player. All the way through training camp, he kept making plays. It didn't take us long to figure out, he's not only a good special teams player, he's a football player. When he's covering our wide receivers in practice, it gives you the confidence you can put him against the other team's best receivers. We like football players. And he's certainly one of them."
Graham believes he will see plenty of time in the slot, opposite Wes Welker. That matchup could be a key to Sunday's outcome.
"He (Welker) is very quick," Graham said. " He catches the ball well. (Tom) Brady is looking for him a lot, and he makes a lot of guys miss with fakes and things like that, so he is a complete receiver. I have my hands full in the slot, but I am up to the challenge."
Kruger wanted a rematch against the Patriots, who defeated the Ravens in last year's AFC Championship Game. He still remembers the awful feeling of walking off the field at Gillette Stadium last year after the Patriots escaped with a 23-20 victory. Billy Cundiff missed a 32-yard field-goal attempt with 11 seconds left in regulation that could have forced overtime.
A year later, Kruger seeks redemption.
"I wanted to play these guys," Kruger said. "I'm not sure how everybody felt. It wasn't something that came up in a team meeting or something like that. But I definitely wanted to play the Patriots. If you go back and watched last year's game, I definitely feel like we played well enough to win. But a few plays made the difference. Credit to them, they won the game. But it's going to be nice to have another crack.''
Kruger said sacking Tom Brady is difficult because he anticipates coverage well and delivers the football quickly. That's why the Ravens are focused on disrupting Brady's timing.
"We've just got to get pressure on this guy," Kruger said. "Anytime you get a sack you want it, but any kind of pressure, if you can hit him, that's good. He's strong and he's experienced. He's been around forever, so he knows all the veteran tricks."
If Kruger can pressure Brady, it may force him to throw before than he wants to. That is where Graham comes in. During his five seasons with the Bears, and he made the Pro Bowl as a special teams player last season. However after signing with the Ravens as a free agent, coach John Harbaugh was quickly impressed with Graham's skills in coverage.
"He's got very good ball skills," Harbaugh said. "He's got very good feet. He's got tremendous understanding of the game. He understands the coverages and things like that. He's got all the things that make for a good defensive back.''
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UPDATE: 5.38pm, Wednesday 24th October
THE wall which collapsed yesterday at Monmouth Leisure Centre, seriously injuring a pupil was a partition in the men's changing room, a spokesman for Monmouthshire County Council confirmed today. He added that it was a 1.8m high breeze block-built wall.
The spokesman also said: "The centre is only 12 years old and was subject to a full structural survey three years ago. It is regularly maintained and we had no concerns about a maintenance backlog or any on-going problems with the centre.
"Following the accident we have conducted a thorough test of the leisure centre and the county's three other leisure facilities. No problems have been identified and the type of wall does not appear in any of our other leisure centres."
Monmouth Leisure Centre remains open.
Monmouthshire County Council Leader Cllr Peter Fox said: "We're obviously shocked and upset at this accident and Daniel and his family are uppermost in our thoughts."
He added: I would like to add my thanks to the emergency services for their fantastic response to this and also to our own staff who were on the scene less than a minute after the accident and carried out first aid on Daniel before the arrival of the paramedics."
UPDATE: 3.00pm, Wednesday 24th October
THE headteacher of the boy injured by the collapsed wall, Daniel Morgan release a statement this afternoon.
Vaughan Davies of Monmouth Comprehensive School said: "The whole school community's thoughts are with the student and his family. The student is charismatic and engaging and is admired across the whole school.
"The student, later in the academic year, will be taking a lead role in our school production. We are all waiting for him to return and wish him a speedy recovery."
UPDATE: 10.09am, Wednesday 24th October
Monmouth wall collapse boy 'in critical but stable condition'
THE pupil badly injured in yesterday's wall collapse at Monmouth Leisure centre is in a critical but stable condition and is in intensive care at Nevill Hall hospital.
A spokesman for the Aneurin Bevan Health Board said the boy's name is Daniel Morgan.
He is currently being transferred to the University of Wales Hospital in Cardiff.
UPDATE: 7.08pm, Tuesday 23rd October
FIRE crews spent around an hour freeing a Gwent schoolboy after a wall fell on him this afternoon.
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service were called to Monmouth Leisure Centre at 2.11pm to help the injured teenager.
A spokeswoman for the fire service said the 15-year-old boy was released from a concrete block partition wall and crews from Ebbw Vale, Malpas and Monmouth left the scene at 3.21pm.
The Welsh Ambulance Service confirmed the Monmouth Comprehensive pupil had suffered a leg injury.
Paramedics attended following reports a wall had fallen on the boy and he was taken to Abergavenny's Nevill Hall Hospital, a spokeswoman for the service said.
The incident took place in the changing rooms prior to a games lesson.
It is not yet known how it happened, but as the Argus went to press Monmouthshire council confirmed the Health and Safety Executive were on site.
A spokesman for the local authority council said: "We are able to confirm that a Monmouth Comprehensive student was injured today in an accident at Monmouth Leisure Centre.
"The accident took place at the changing rooms prior to a games lesson. The student has been taken to hospital.
"The Health and Safety Executive has been informed and is leading an investigation into the incident.
"Our thoughts are with the injured student and his family."
The spokesman said he was unable to release any more details because it was a child who was injured.
The Argus was told chairman of governors at the school Stuart McLester rushed to the hospital following the incident.


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HAMTRAMCK, Mich. - The city of Hamtramck told workers not to expect any pay next week, and this isn't the first time it has happened.
Hamtramck has a long history of financial troubles.
Several years ago the city had an emergency manger and now the city appears to be close to having another one.
Kyle Tertzag, the city's fifth financial manger in the last year, issued a warning letter about a payless payday back in March.
Now the warning may become a reality.
"Today we confirmed that is not going to happen. We are not going to be issuing paychecks on April 10th in fact," said Tertzag.
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Hamtramck has $31,196 in the bank and city payroll is estimated at $300,000. The payless payday is no surprise, but it is unsettling to the city's 98 workers.
"It's the last check, you just pay the necessities and leave the rest in the bank and worry about your most important bills, which in my case is my house payment and DTE," said city worker Marie Kendzierski.
Gov. Snyder is about to appoint a financial review team to Hamtramck. State treasure Andy Dillon rejected the city's deficit elimination plan.
"We have to get concession from the labor unions based on their Cadillac labor contracts, his (Dillon's) words," said Tertzag.
The fire union says it is offering concession. "We agreed to some pay cuts, sharing of medical insurance costs, some man power reduction, accommodations to dispatch with police," said Matt Wyszczelski from union local 750. Tertzag says the offer doesn't go far enough.
But, if employees don't get paid next week, what about services to the city's 23, 000 residents?
"We expect all of our employees to show up for work as they would any other day," said Tertzag. "The payroll is going to get made; it is just a matter of when."
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HAYWARD — Traffic was snarled for a short while but nobody was injured Friday morning when 10 cars were involved in a chain-reaction collision on Interstate 880, the California Highway Patrol said.
The wreck occurred at 10:55 a.m. near the 98th Avenue onramp to southbound I-880 when a red van and a silver Chrysler collided. It was unknown immediately how those two cars collided, but the other cars involved wrecked as a result of a chain reaction, the CHP said.
One lane was blocked for nearly 30 minutes before the CHP was able to get all the involved cars on the right-hand shoulder, the CHP said. The estimated cost in damages to the vehicles involved was not immediately known.
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Wow. You guys are good. Could I impose upon someone much more talented than I to make at least the "Artested" one? With a cross-eyed emoticon, if possible?
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Wow. You guys are good. Could I impose upon someone much more talented than I to make at least the "Artested" one? With a cross-eyed emoticon, if possible?
NBA basketball - taking my breath away since 1963.
I'll see what I can do. A lot of requests, so I'll just do whatever I can in no specific order when I have a chance.
Alright - got'er done for Mal. Took long enough...darn umbrella thing she holds!
Shade asked for tingly, here's an attempt:
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damnit rcarey, showin me up.
Yeah, but seriously, his tingly kicks my ***.
Haha - dude, I wish I could say it's me.
But it probably comes down to Photoshop VS MS Paint!
Wait till you see my Chunky one I just finished.
Alright - the ultimate, and innovative...CHUNKY!
Give it up for the truffle shuffle!
Great Great Chunky mood there rcarey
Here is the Artested one for VF:
[~]) ... Cheers! Go Pacers!
And not the ticking one I'm used to referring to.
NBA basketball - taking my breath away since 1963.
Glad you like it!
Here is one inspired by Harrison's late-game antics today:
I made one...but it's way too big...and when shrunk to 72x18 pixels just gets all blurry.
Don't know that I have any software that can work that small.
[~]) ... Cheers! Go Pacers!
[~]) ... Cheers! Go Pacers!
Artested, Groovy, Hulk, and PaperBag added.
Nicely done, Kester. Thanks again to Mal - I won't be able to make these at the same pace as I have been the past couple days...but will still make them in my spare time. It's pretty fun.
Interesting, the groovy one goes to 26px in height. I never would have thought they went that high. What did you do to shrink it, Kester/Mal?
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Stick around, Mal. I'm about to post a "Dark Sider" one.


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Yet another week is upon us.
I started my week with a 4 mile recovery effort but I kicked the last mile. First 3 were at 10:?? pace and mile 4 was 8:03. Avg pace for the 4 was 9:35. AHR was high at 133 but hey .... I'm an old man!
Yet another week is upon us.
I started my week with a 4 mile recovery effort but I kicked the last mile. First 3 were at 10:?? pace and mile 4 was 8:03. Avg pace for the 4 was 9:35. AHR was high at 133 but hey .... I'm an old man!
Thanks for starting us off, Ray. Always fun to kick it in.
Still trying to figure out the weather and probable state of the roads for the upcoming week. I guess I should just figure on running every day and just cancel on the days that are really bad. Getting tired of running in traffic lanes and having to jump into piles of snow when a car comes my way.
Hi all
6 weeks to go before first half marathon of the year and I have not been running outside yet. Snow again Sat and Sun morning, just enough to be slippery. I am going to use the treadmill a bit longer. Intervals are not bad but long runs are just not fun.
Bklyn 19.5 miles for the week
The first half of my half marathon was a great success, as I was at the half way point with a 8:45 pace which would have given me my best half in several years. But by then I knew I had gone out way to fast and the last half was a real struggle. Ended up with a time of 1:57:53 which I am completely happy with as this was a very hilly out and back course. Seems like there was way more up than down but I guess that is impossible. I won my AG. which is a repeat, as I also won last year in 2:00:54. That would have been worth 3rd this year. There were 10 in my AG which is pretty good for this size of race. GOING TO TAKE A NAP NOW.
2stents, I always try to start our weekly thread but if ever I lag, feel free to get it going. I'm just proud of all the 60+ gang we have participating.
I need to get a grip on my race mentality and get busy. I have a great 10-12 mile long run base but I have no real 5k speed. I want to race again soon but I'm not pleased with where I'm at in my training. I need to get my brain and body on the same page. One of my signature races is coming up on April 26 and I need to defend my Senior Grand Masters win from last year. I love this event for several reasons and it's a "must do" on my list.
Elizor, don't fret about your last run. Conditions change as do paces and moods. We're still real close overall.
All my running this year has been on the indoor track with the exception of a 5 mile race. The temperatures are over zero but have not reached above freezing so there is a lot of snow piled up. There is a warmup coming but nowhere for the melting snow to go-- the ground is frozen 20 inches deep. So the next problem will be flooding. More indoor track work for me.
Bklyn48---20.3 miles for the week
Mr. Moses, great race. It sounds like the race was competitive within your AG. Congratulations on the win. I hope you enjoyed your nap.
I started my week of with another treadmill run, 5 miles. Sundays are usually rest days for me, but I'm heading south tomorrow (Mississippi / Memphis) and will be on the road for a couple of days so I'm not sure about running until Wednesday. I'm looking forward to no snow and being able to run outdoors for a change. I'll spend the first week away with family in my home town. I always enjoy running there because the town is flat. You can run at a steady effort and click the miles off within seconds of each other. It's great for testing your pace. I usually run on rolling / hilly terrain and I can always run faster times when it's all flat, so there's some confidence boosting as well. Biggest drawback is, because of the flatness, all the streets have higher than average slope to the shoulder, so it can be tough on the ankles and knees. I try to run in the middle when possible and switch sides often. Small town, not much traffic. I've got my first race coming up in 4 weeks (DC half) and then Boston 5 weeks after that.
Mr. Moses - congratulations on your HM! Way to go on pushing through the second half after the too-fast start. Starting out too fast gets me nearly every race. To sensitive to all that starting line adrenaline I guess.
bklyn48 - 26.54 this week
bklyn48 - 34.1 miles for the week.
WooHOO!! I'm in! The lottery for the Broad Street Run selected me to be an entrant. They went to a lottery system after the 2012 race, when the 30,000 slots filled in 4 hours and the website crashed several times. I think registrations are now up to 40,000 runners. I will be doing this 10-mile race, on May 4, for the 5th straight year. It's the iconic Philadelphia race--starts at Central High School's football field (where my son played) is a straight shot down Broad Street, past City Hall, and ending at the Naval Shipyard (which was my first job here, and reason for moving to Philly in 1972). I am so pumped!
Day 47—Progress through Sunday, February 16, 2014
We covered a total of 606 kilometers (377 miles) last week to finish near Libertad in Uruguay.
17 runners are contributing miles: Betzera24, cwschind, Egeary, Elizor, ggkusmc, goomba, illinidave, Mac47, Mr. Moses, Nasreddin Hoja, never2late2run, papaturtle, Poppy Ott, RayInFlorida, RoyBoy, 2stents and Bklyn48.
Year-to-date we've covered 4 524 kilometers (2,811 miles).
WooHOO!! I'm in! The lottery for the Broad Street Run selected me to be an entrant....
That's good news 2stents. Congrats!
Sunny but very cold and windy 7.1 miles for me this morning. Will take tomorrow as a rest day because we're going to get more snow and ice tonight.
Hoping everyone has a great week!
Bklyn: Forgot to post my mileage last week. 29.3
My problem Achilles has flared up after the race and still a bit sore this morning. Probably prudent for me to take a couple extra days of rest before I run again. Maybe I can do a couple bike rides. This may put my months mileage below 100 for the first time in a long while.
2stents: Congrats on getting in on that lottery.
Mr. Moses congratulations once again. You definately earned that nap.
2stents way to go on getting in on that lottery.
Strong blustery cold winds this morning and oh yes it's snowing. Got 3 in but I agree with 2stents,tired of jumping in to snowpiles when traffic arrives.
6 inches of new snow,nowhere to put it,nowhere to run. Day off I guess.
Congrats MR. MOSES on the race - hope the heel gets better soon.
Good for you, 2stents. I like races that have a personal connection.
Sorry to keep hearing about everybody's continued weather issues. Had an easy 5 miler today in 60 degree weather. All the snow and ice here is gone! Forecast looks like continued warm weather for the next week or so although there is a severe thunderstorm watch for later in the week. Hope it hold off til Friday (SRD).
Every time I watch the news and see those horrible weather reposts I think about all of you who are dealing with it and still finding ways to run when you can. Congrats to ALL .
I went for a very easy run with my DW this morning, She hit a new high mileage mark for her Geezer running years with 3 miles. The slow pace didn't bother my Achilles at all so I guess I will pick things up tomorrow.
As most of you are dealing with endless cold and snow, we are setting records for the driest winter on record, and believe me when I say that that is saying something. It is uncomfortably warm these days, with no end in sight until next week.
Started the week with 10 and 14 k, and after a srd yesterday, another 14 today, Have plans for another 8k tomorrow and then 20 on Friday, a week before my marathon.
Hope you all are coping and that things start to improve.
Mr. Moses - Congratulations on winning your AG with such a great time. I think it's great there was competitiveness in your AG. I hope your foot gets better soon and in time for your next race.
2stents - Grats on getting into the race you wanted in the lottery!
Ray - I didn't check to see just where you were in Florida, but it looks like there might be some nasty weather heading your way too ... at least in northern Florida. I hope it doesn't impact you much.
Not much happening unusual for me, just a couple 5 milers on the TM before work so far this week.
Elizor, we're in Bradenton which is southwest FL. Our 5 day forecast has night time lowes in the low 60's and daytime highs in the upper 70's - low 80's. Minimal chances of rain.
Was able to get a good 4 miler in yesterday but today,not sure what it's doing out there but it ain't pretty my friends,even the dog doesn't want to go out. On to tomorrow!
Mr. Moses - Congrats on the race and the AG award. Sorry about the AT, but it seems like it is getting better.
Mac47 - Enjoy your trip south.
2stents - Congrats on getting into Broad Street. I hope to run it someday.
Betzera - I just read that Jan was the 4th warmest Jan ever, just not in the US.
Sorry about being MIA. I ran 8 on Sun and then 7 on Tues. After the run on Tues and I had a tooth removed. It actually went well, but I didn't run yesterday and only about 4 miles today. I have a 10 mile race coming up on Sun, but I'm so far behind on my training, I might do a LR on Sat and just run the race easy. Hi to everyone else.
Good morning,
Got out early today in order to avoid the rain that's forecast for the afternoon—32 miles so far this week with Sat. and Sun. runs still to go.
I've been working on my diet the past year and have gotten good control over the protein/fat/carbohydrate balance. I'm now going to start working on getting rid of as much sugar as I can—no small project as it seems to be everywhere now that I'm watching it.
Hope everyone has a great weekend!
Winds gusting to 50 mph, on to tomorrow! Did row today, 4200 meters.
As planned, ran 8k (5 miles) yesterday at an up tempo pace (8:45), and 20 (12.42 miles) today. To avoid the heat, ran early both days, felt good, and was surprised by todays pace which was 9:23. Seeing how I`m not planning to run tomorrow, that ends my week.
Bklyn - 66 kilometers / 41 miles.
Hope you all have a good weekend, and that Mother Nature starts to cooperate.
Bklyn--Good luck with the no-sugar diet. I switched from regular soda to diet (I particularly like CokeZero), and my weight gain stopped dead. I also use artificial sweeteners in coffee, oatmeal, etc. I hate SweetnLo and Equal, but Splenda is not bad, and Truvia and Stevia are terrific (and made from sugar, I think), although a bit more expensive.
Rest day today, though I did walk the dog. Race tomorrow -- should be about 45F at race time, just about perfect!
Hello everyone,
Hope the weekend is going well. I wanted to check in after arriving in Mississippi last Tuesday. I finally got a chance to make it to McDonald's to have wifi access. Earlier in the week the temps were quite warm, but after all the fussing I've done about the snow, I can't complain about getting to sweat a little. Actually, it felt good. I was able to run 9 miles on Wednesday (6 hard), 6 miles on Thursday, a long 16 yesterday, and a really easy 4 this morning. I'll take tomorrow off and then temporarily relocate to Memphis for a few days. Three weeks from today is the R & R DC half marathon. I finished 3rd in my AG there last year, but won't be tapering much since my focus is more toward Boston in April.
Bklyn, for the week 40 miles.
Bklyn - Good luck trying to get rid of the sugar. It will be a challenge and I'll be interested in hearing how it goes. I finished with 34.5 miles for the week.
2stents - Hope your race went well.
Mac47 - Supposed to hit 60 here today, but I'm sure the southern weather is a relief after our winter.
I only managed 4.5 yesterday and then did 10.7 this morning. Not the smart way to go with a 10 miler race tomorrow, but at this point I'm more concerned about my marathon training than my race. I was outside today and still had to deal with a few patches of ice, but not too bad. Hopefully the warm weather today and tomorrow will get rid of the rest of the snow/ice. We head back into the cold next week. Have a great weekend everyone.
Blyn-you can give me 7 measly miles for the week.
The winter is starting to make way for a little spring in central Ohio. Outside for the start of the week, but back inside for intervals on Fri, Sat was a 5mi recovery.
bklyn give me 20Mi for the week.
measly miles for the week.
I'm there too!
I'm discovering how tough the eliptical is. Resting a lot.
1.5 miles this week
Frostbite 5-miler today. Almost fell on ice in the parking lot getting out of my car, but the race itself was pretty clear. Sunny day, in the low 40s for most of the race. I overdressed, because the thermometer at my back door read 30F when I was getting my coffee. Ran the race in 58:56, which is neither a PR nor my worst time for that distance. Given that I'm getting older, I'll take it.
This is always a very well-organized race, but I did grumble some when they invited the local small-town mayor to address the crowd to "encourage" us. Hey, to me the most encouraging words when I'm standing in the cold waiting for a race to start would be: "We're starting the race on time." Message to RDs: Please don't invite politicians to give a speech just before the beginning of a race. But I did have fun.
Bklyn: total miles for the week: 10.5
congratulations 2STENTS on the race. I sympathize on the speech thing. In a recent race that was already running late they had someone from a very good cause charity give a speech, waiting around in the cold for the speech to end did nothing to help his cause.
Just finished a 11.5 miles this morning for a weekly total of 27 miles
2stents - Grats on yesterday's race! Recently you joked about them changing the name of the race, you better hope they don't change it to the Hotair 5 Miler and get more politicians giving speeches at the start.
Ran a 10 mile workout yesterday, first time in double digits since last September. It went well and I hope to raise that a few more miles in the next couple months.
Bklyn - Put me down for ... 29 miles ... for the week's challenge miles. Thanks for doing this, its fun and a great motivator.
Have a great week of workouts all!
Bklyn48 - 36.3 for me this week.
If it was just sugar or corn syrup it might not be so bad, but it seems they put both in nearly everything. Good luck on weeding the sugar out if your diet.
I'm gonna start the new week's thread, so I start getting the emails.
I'm contributing 14.5 miles for the week ending today. I set the alarm for 5:15am yesterday, but I decided to stay in my nice warm bed. I have no race that I'm training for right now, and It's still too soon after my injury to need to push things. I felt good in the days I did run and I'm happy with that. Higher mileage weeks are in my future.
My initial visit with Dr. Terry Nicola went well. He had me get different shoes. They're even lighter than the Nike Free's I've been running in the past 18 months, but they offer a bit more support and cushioning. I've got 3 weekly sessions with his in-house physical therapist set up, and then a follow-up appointment with him 3 weeks after I'm done with those.
Good afternoon,
2stents, congrats on last week's race; impressive, too, that you're willing to put up with the cold weather.
Betzera, I want to wish you the best when you take on 26.2 again this coming week! Is this the hilly course in Jerusalem?
goomba, the pendulum swings back and the Badgers top the UM. The BIG tournament is going to be very competitive.
Roy, hoping your PT and recovery stays on track; glad you're able to get out again.
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Thought I'd share some baseline data on my diet as I embark on my quest to cut back on sugar.
Goals, per day
2,400 calories, 81 grams fat, 119 grams protein, 300 grams carbohydrates, 62 grams sugar
Current daily averages
2,546 calories, 78 grams fat, 108 grams protein, 361 grams carbohydrates, 115 grams sugar
I've been keeping a daily food diary for calories, fat, protein and carbs for the last nine months; I just started looking at sugar last week.
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Managed to get all my runs in this week; I avoided a workout in a snow storm by taking my rest day on Tuesday. I covered a total of 55.5 miles including a long run of 16.1 miles.
A mere 4 miles for my past week.


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A Study of AZT Plus Human Interferon Alpha in the Treatment of AIDS-Related Kaposi's Sarcoma
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|Sarcoma, Kaposi HIV Infections
|Drug: Interferon alfa-2a Drug: Zidovudine Drug: Interferon alfa-n1
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Phase I Study of AZT and Human Interferon Alpha (Recombinant Alpha-2A and Lymphoblastoid) in the Treatment of AIDS-Associated Kaposi's Sarcoma
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Completion Date:
|March 1990
AZT has been found to be effective against the effects of HIV in vitro (test tube) and both interferons have shown antiviral and antitumor effect on Kaposi's sarcoma. It is reasonable to assume that a synergism and an enhanced antitumor response may be seen with combination therapy. A study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of AZT in the combination with IFN-A2A is warranted.
Patients are randomized to receive IFN-A or IFN-A2A by intramuscular injection and combined with AZT orally daily for 8 weeks. Two cohorts of 4 patients enter each dose level. Patients do not enter into the next dose level until all patients have completed 3 weeks of treatment. AZT escalates only if there is no unacceptable toxicity (grade 2 in = or > 3 patients or > grade 2 in any patients); subsequent increase in IFN-A or IFN-A2A will be permitted, but the AZT dose will remain fixed. The MTD for a given IFN-A or IFN-A2A dose level is defined as grade 3 toxicity for hemoglobin or grade 2 toxicity for other parameters in 3 of the 6 patients. Once the MTD is reached, there will be no further enrollment at higher dose level. Patients are followed every week for vital signs and hematologic studies. Patients tolerating the combination may be continued on therapy for 1 year at the same dose as the end of 8th week.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria
- Patient must have a histologically confirmed diagnosis of Kaposi's sarcoma.
- Positive antibody to HIV confirmed by ELISA or Western blot on the same serum.
Exclusion Criteria
- Active drug or alcohol abuse.
Co-existing Condition:
Patients with the following complications are excluded:
- Active opportunistic infections requiring ongoing therapy.
- Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) unless recovered must be off therapy within 90 days prior to study.
- Clinically significant cardiac disease, including a history of myocardial infarction or arrhythmia.
- Concurrent neoplasms other than basal cell carcinoma of skin.
- Known sensitivity to polymycin or neomycin.
Patients with the following complications are excluded:
- Active opportunistic infections requiring ongoing therapy.
- Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) unless recovered must be off therapy within 90 days prior to study.
- Clinically significant cardiac disease, including a history of myocardial infarction or arrhythmia.
- Concurrent neoplasms other than basal cell carcinoma of skin.
- Known sensitivity to polymycin or neomycin.
Prior Medication:
- Any prior zidovudine (AZT) or interferon alpha protocol participation.
- Excluded within 30 days of study entry:
- Immunomodulating agents.
- Other drugs that can cause neutropenia or significant nephrotoxicity, or systemic anti-infectives.
- Excluded within 90 days of study entry:
- Antiretroviral agents.
- Treatment of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP).
Prior Treatment:
Excluded within 30 days of study entry:
- Radiation therapy.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00001113
|United States, New York
|Mem Sloan - Kettering Cancer Ctr
|New York, New York, United States, 10021
|Study Chair:
|Krown S
|Responsible Party:
|National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00001113 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
10990 ( Registry Identifier: DAIDS ES Registry Number )
|Study First Received:
|November 2, 1999
|Last Updated:
|March 15, 2012
Keywords provided by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID):
Interferon Alfa-2a
Sarcoma, Kaposi
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Drug Evaluation
Drug Therapy, Combination
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Interferon Type I
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Sarcoma, Kaposi
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Herpesviridae Infections
DNA Virus Infections
Neoplasms, Vascular Tissue
Antineoplastic Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
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A donation of £650,000 has been made to heart and cancer services at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Mrs Dorothy Hackney, who recently passed away at the age of 92, chose to leave her legacy to the trust following the care of her husband, who was diagnosed with incurable bone marrow cancer, myeloma.
Although she lived in Penmark, Wales, she often visited Worcestershire with her husband on holiday. It was during one of these holidays that she witnessed the care doctors and nurses from the trust were able to give to her husband.
To show their appreciation, the trust has arranged for a plaque to be placed in Mrs Hackney's memory in the foyer of the hospital.
Close friend and executor of her will, Ray Merrick, said "Since her husband's treatment at the hospital Dorothy knew she wanted her money to go towards helping other patients with myeloma. She always went on about how kind everyone was to both her and her husband throughout his care."
Consultant haematologist, Dr Salim Shafeek treats patients with myeloma and other forms of blood cancer. He said "Myeloma is a growing condition that is difficult to treat. Without research we can't progress on these incurable conditions. This great donation to our research means we can continue to bring better care to our patients. Every penny will go towards improving patient care, whether through developments to equipment and facilities or by setting up more local research trials."
The money will also be going towards Worcestershire's heart services. Dr Jasper Trevelyan, consultant cardiologist, said "This donation will help us provide first class care in cardiology. Over the last eight years we have invested in a new cardiac catheter lab and moved on to 24/7 services for emergency heart attack care. This money will allow us to invest in and expand our services even further for our patients."