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To begin with, lets talk about Smirnoff. Smirnoff vodka is absolutely brilliant. It tastes more pure and definately gives you far less of a hangover the next day.
This is because of the purification process that smirnoff vodka is subjected too. It is a very rigorous process, ensuring that only the best quality vodka is shipped to the supermarket.
However, the taste of the actual vodka is still pretty foul, which is where this stuff comes in.
This raspberry twist actually means that shotting vodka can become quite nice. It is an actually bearable taste! Another great thing to do with this product is to just add a dash of lemonade and then you have a really great tasting long drink.
This is the slightly more depressing aspect of the product. At a startling £19 per litre, you are definately paying way over the odds. However, this is a smirnoff product so it is something that i have come to expect. If you have the money to spare, about an extra 5 or 6 pounds than you would usually spend on vodka, then i would probably say that this is a wise investment. Your tastebuds will thank you on the night, and your head will thank you in the morning.
Other flavours
As well as this great variety on the normal smirnoff voddy, there is also a number of different flavours which includes tastes such as green apple. This is a really great addition to the smirnoff range!
This makes a really good change from just drinking your basic voddy.
Smirnoff is the vodka for me every time and I will happily drink it with many different mixers but I recently stumbled upon a Smirnoff vodka with a difference. Hubby and I were in Wales and hubby went to the shop for a bottle of vodka for me and not having his glasses with him came back with a bottle of Smirnoff raspberry twist.
I have to admit the bottles are very similar in appearance and as it happens I was very glad he had made the mistake. This is basically normal everyday Smirnoff vodka but with a hint of raspberry flavouring, I had a few of these with lemonade and they were excellent.
I have never seen this here in Scotland but I made sure I brought a bottle home with me along with the half a bottle I had left. It was slightly more expensive than the normal Smirnoff, we paid £13.49 for a 70cl bottle but it was well worth it.
The hint of raspberry is enough to give the vodka a lovely fruity taste that when drank with lemonade or soda water is very nice indeed. I don't think you could have this particular vodka with coke or IRN-BRU as they would just disguise the raspberry taste.
If you can locate a bottle of this vodka then I urge you to try it as it is great for a change and a very refreshing drink. I can imagine myself sipping these in a sunny climate somewhere, here`s hoping they have a bottle or two of this in Benalmadena next June when I arrive!!
Those geniuses at Smirnoff have combined two of my favourite things and come up with the most wonderful drink but then they go and spoil it by making it so her to get. The drink I am referring to is Raspberry twist vodka, when it comes to vodka in general it has to be Smirnoff for me, their vodka is just so smooth and does not give me a sore head the next day unlike almost every other vodka I have ever tried.
On returning from Tenerife last may I spotted the raspberry twist vodka and brought a bottle home with me but after enjoying it so much quickly realised that you can't buy it in the UK. I started to look for it online and managed to find a couple of sites that sold it but the postage costs were ridiculous and the drink is not the cheapest at the best of time.
A wine and spirits shop called Bells came to my rescue, they are just a local shop but they get their hands on anything in the alcohol market and the Smirnoff raspberry twist was no different. They managed to get me a bottle 8 weeks ago and although it was still a bit expensive at £18.99 for a 70cl bottle of vodka, it was worth every penny in my eyes.
The raspberry vodka was every bit as good as I had remembered it, the same crisp Smirnoff taste with a beautiful and quite strong rasp of raspberry (pardon the pun). This drink is simply brilliant with lemonade and one I would recommend everyone tries if they enjoy vodka and if they can manage to locate a bottle.
I will now be buying myself a bottle every couple of months for a special treat, starting with ordering one for this weekend and can't wait to enjoy some in the glorious sunshine of Tenerife when I return in September.
I want to purchase a bottle of raspberry twist and have got know one to purchase it from.It sells in America and you can buy it on flights. It would probably sell like hot cakes and hot dogs in the UK .You can purchase other flavoured drinks so come on and send some to our supermarkets and let us all reap the benifits of its quality and crisp freshness. thanks i hope to drink you soon.
Smirnoff Twist Rasberry is my favourite tipple - please let me buy it in the UK
I cab buy it in Dubai and also anywhere in the United States - surely the UK can accept the Smirnoff Experience - ha ha !!!!!!!
This website makes me write 75 words to describe the product - It tates nice, it gets you tipsy - what more do you need!
Alas I need to talk more! It tastes of raspberry. I find it lovely with diet coke but I believe it is smashing with lemonade!!!!!!
My opinion is get it in the UK because the UKwill appreciate it more!!!!!!!
IReally annoyed that we cannot get it now - please distribute!
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Yesterday, one of my dear friends hosted an Easter egg hunt at her house for six mums and their tots.
My babe and I were supposed to attend, but sadly she woke up with a fever for the third day in a row. I was hoping that she would rise and shine in her usual spunky demeanor. Instead, she was cranky, hot and obviously not feeling up to par.
To see what happened,
Instead of plucking pastel treats from the grass, we spent the afternoon in the doctor's office taking cultures for strep, which were thankfully negative.
But my question was and still is, how many days should you let pass before exposing your sick child to other children? Many moms believe if the fever is gone, all is well. I'm a tad more cautious. I prefer sick kiddos keep their distance for at least one healthy 24–hour period.
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Studying Skeletal Muscle, Heart, and Diaphragm Imaging in Boys With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
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- Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a disease in which the muscles are unable to make the protein dystrophin. Without this protein, the muscles become gradually weaker. A new medicine called GSK2402968 is being tested to see if it can help prevent or slow down this loss of muscle strength. In this study, boys with DMD and healthy volunteers will have different types of imaging studies to see which ones provide the best images of the muscles. This information will help researchers use these imaging techniques to test the safety and effectiveness of GSK2402968 and other agents.
- To test magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound techniques that can detect changes in muscles of boys with DMD.
- Boys who have DMD and are in the GSK2402968 drug test study.
- Healthy boys of the same age as the above study participants.
- Participants will be screened with a medical history and physical exam.
- Healthy volunteers will have one 2-hour visit with three tests. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the skeletal muscles and heart and diaphragm muscles will be carried out. Muscle ultrasound imaging of leg and arm muscles will also be done. Participants should not perform heavy physical activity like school sports or long walks during the week before the visit.
- Participants in the GSK2402968 study will have the same series of tests as the healthy volunteers. The tests will be given during the study screening phase. They will be repeated after 3 months and 6 months of receiving the study agent (GSK2402968 or placebo) and at 6 months after stopping the GSK study.
|Muscular Dystrophy Muscular Disease
|Study Type:
|Official Title:
|Evaluation of Skeletal Muscle, Cardiac, and Diaphragm Imaging Biomarkers for GSK2402968 Effects in Ambulatory Boys With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Changes in muscle fat content quantified by T1w GRE Dixon imaging method in skeletal muscles in the lower extremities at 24 weeks from baseline in the parent study in ambulatory boys with DMD receiving GSK2402968 or placebo
- Changes in muscle edema by T2w imaging and muscle fat/water content by IDEAL-CPMG method; myocardial fat/edema and cardiac function by MRI methods in DMD boys receiving GSK2402968 or placebo as well as DMD boys at baseline versus healthy volunte...
- Changes in water diffusivity by MRI; muscle volume, fat, and fibrosis by ultrasound; and diaphragm function by dynamic breathing MRI methods in DMD boys receiving GSK2402968 or placebo as well as DMD boys at baseline versus healthy volunteers.
|Study Start Date:
|September 14, 2011
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|5 Years to 17 Years (Child)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
DMD Subjects
- Eligible for the parent study
- Willing and able to comply with all protocol requirements and procedures, including MRI without sedation
- Able to give informed assent and parent(s)/legal guardian to give informed consent in writing signed by the subject and/or parent(s)/legal guardian
Healthy Volunteers
- Must be unaffected by a neuromuscular condition
- Willing and able to comply with all protocol requirements and procedures, including MRI without sedation.
- Able to give informed assent and parent(s)/legal guardian to give informed consent in writing signed by the subject and/or parent(s)/legal guardian.
DMD Subjects and Healthy Volunteers
- Having metal objects in his body that are not MRI-safe. These include the following objects: 1) pacemakers or other implanted electrical devices; 2) brain stimulators; 3) some types of dental implants; 4) aneurysm clips (metal clips on the wall of a large artery); 5) metallic prostheses (including metal pins and rods, heart valves, and cochlear implants; 6) implanted delivery pump; 7) permanent eye liner; or 8) shrapnel fragments.
- Having a fear of closed spaces
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01451281
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|National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
|Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
|Principal Investigator:
|Kenneth H Fischbeck, M.D.
|National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
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|National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01451281 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|October 8, 2011
|Last Updated:
|June 30, 2017
Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC) ( National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) ):
Muscular Dystrophy
Neuromuscular Disease
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Muscular Dystrophies
Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne
Muscular Diseases
Muscular Disorders, Atrophic
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Neuromuscular Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Genetic Diseases, X-Linked
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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TSA: Security Imaging Technology
It's right around the corner, the busiest travel time of the year. And with the increased amounts of travelers comes increased security. Just in time for the holidays the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is introducing the Millimeter Wave scanner and the Backscatter scanner. The images that these scanners provide are, well... anything but flattering for the holiday traveler (especially if you have packed on a few of those extra holiday pounds)


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OPM's Human Resources Solutions organization can help your agency answer this critically important question.
Developing senior leaders in the U.S. Government through Leadership for a Democratic Society, Custom Programs and Interagency Courses.
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Washington, D.C. - U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Acting Director Dan G. Blair today welcomed the finalists of the Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) program at a special job fair designed to bring PMFs together with agency hiring officials to recruit, select, and hire graduate-level talent for federal civil service.
"Let me say this - you have some big shoes to fill," said Blair. "Your predecessors have worked in the White House, the Congress, and in virtually every agency. These Fellows once sat where you are sitting - not just watching history in the making - but being a part of it. I can sense pride, promise, commitment, motivation, and patriotism in the room today."
From the original 3,073 nominations, 639 were selected by OPM as finalists after successfully completing a rigorous review and selection process. Academic leaders from the nation's top graduate schools receive PMF nomination requests from their graduating students who have demonstrated an interest in and a commitment to leadership in the federal civil service. Selection is based on either or both academic excellence and demonstrated leadership ability. Due to the competitive nature of the program, only the best qualified of these eligible students are nominated by their respective academic leadership.
Blair spoke of the tradition they would be continuing as fellows in the prestigious program, and emphasized the need now more than ever for committed civil servants to do the work of the American people. Blair emphasized the PMF finalists didn't get to be finalists in the distinguished program by being average. He stated, "If you are not an agent of change, the federal civil service is not for you," thereby challenging the perception held by some that civil servants just mark time rather than accomplishments.
"Take time to talk to agency representatives - find out why they work for America - find out why public service has been their chosen path, and I'll bet you'll be surprised by the stories you hear," Blair stated.
In a November 2003 Executive Order, President George W. Bush instituted the PMF program updating an older program and expanding participation to all executive branch agencies, and making the program more competitive by strengthening program standards and including demonstrated leadership potential as a criterion.
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I've been thinking about some of the influential Chicano/Latino rappers from back in the day.
The thought to pay homage in my column occurred to me earlier this week, when a long-lost Tupac Shakur verse popped up in my head, from the song "Salsa con Soulfood." That song was a collaboration with the early '90s Oakland crew Funky Aztecs, one of the first Bay Area Latino rap groups I discovered in my youth.
Shakur rapped the line "See a black man chillin' with a Mexican/And we can all have peace on the sets again," which was really a call for unity amongs the black and Latino cultures. The line resurfaced on a later Shakur single, "To Live and Die in L.A."
Recalling Shakur's verse reminded me of some of the early-'90s Chicano and Latino rap acts that inspired me to write rhymes of my own. Here is a short list of some of the acts that empowered me to write.
Kid Frost: Now known as Frost, this L.A. rapper broke out with his 1990 anthem "La Raza." A call for Chicano/Mexican-American pride, the song reached the Billboard Hot 100 charts.
I remember Frost being the first Mexican-American I ever saw on the classic rap video show "Yo! MTV Raps." That was a game-changer for me.
In 2011, he suffered a mild stroke but made a full recovery. Most notably, his son Scoop DeVille had established himself as an A-list hip-hop producer. DeVille's most recent work includes the single "The Recipe" by Kendrick Lamar and Dr. Dre.
Essential tracks: "La Raza," "Ain't No Sunshine."
A Lighter Shade of Brown: Whereas Frost laid down the hardcore lyrics, A Lighter Shade of Brown were feel-good, life-of-the-party MCs. DTTX and ODM had a Billboard Hot 100 hit with "A Sunday Afternoon." The breezy, oldies-inspired tune anchored their debut album "Brown & Proud," which was a solid effort.
I saw the group perform at the old Armory Hall in Salinas sometime around 1991, one of my fondest high school memories.
I couldn't dig up much about the group's current status, although I did see the group's name pop up in a promotion for a Monterey show within the past year.
Essential Tracks: The "Brown & Proud" album, "My Homies."
Cypress Hill: These guys blew the lid on Latino hip-hop's reach into the mainstream culture. More than anyone, Cypress Hill helped cement Los Angeles' hip-hop legitimacy by gaining acceptance amongst East Coast artists early in their career.
Their sound (Bomb Squad-inspired boom-bap with contrasting nasal/baritone vocals) and style (disheveled cholo- couture) were unique to the early-'90s hip-hop landscape.
I have seen them live too many times to count. Each time, they played a completely different set from the last.
The group was inducted into the VH1 Hip-Hop Honors, essentially the rap hall of fame. Their most recent EP, "Cypress Hill X Rusko," was released earlier this year.
Essential Tracks: Their first three albums, "Cypress Hill," "Black Sunday" and "Temples of Boom."
Zach De La Rocha: The Rage Against The Machine front man isn't an obvious choice for an influential MCs list, but in my opinion, De La Rocha is the most successful Chicano MC of all time.
The band has always flaunted its hip-hop influence, anchored by De La Rocha's angry delivery and Public Enemy-styled lyrics.
What really sets him apart is the content — references to incarcerated American Indian Movement activist Leonard Peltier and the Zapatista movement in Chiapas, Mexico.
And De La Rocha can flat out rap well.
Essential Tracks: "Bombtrack," "People of the Sun," "Wild International" (with his side project One Day As a Lion).
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SATURDAY'S Wiltshire Schools Cross Country Championships have been postponed.
The event, organised by the Wiltshire Schools' Athletic Association, was due to take place at Grittleton House School but more heavy rain fell in the county during this week.
The association's Tim Whiting said: "We have been forced to postpone due the severe weather conditions.
"Much of the course is already under water, the forecast for that area for later today and tonight (Thursday) is atrocious and they forecast more rain Saturday.
"Thus the ground staff have little chance of getting the course ready for the championships so we have no option but to postpone."
The event is now expected to take place on Saturday, February 1, with another standby date of February 8 also pencilled in.


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Chairman Dr Ralph Craven welcomed the response from the FDA. "We are delighted with this timely and positive response from the FDA. This significant step forward in the development of XToll has been made possible by the efforts and expertise of our new executive directors, Drs Mitchell Glass and William Garner. The entrepreneurial, clinical and regulatory expertise that William and Mitchell have brought to the table as part of the merger with Inverseon Inc is already delivering outcomes."
Invion's Executive Vice President of R&D and Chief Medical Officer Dr Mitchell Glass noted that Invion has a robust package of data to support testing the safety and efficacy of XToll in patients with systemic lupus, the vast majority of whom are inadequately treated by current therapies. "Following a successful pre-IND meeting, we anticipate initiating a phase II clinical trial in lupus in early 2013" said Dr Glass.
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I'll say it right now the Bulls are clearly my second favorite team in the NBA and until Artest comes back Nocioni is my favorite player in the NBA.
But this really has been a great, great game. By far the best game of the weekend so far. I just love how the Bulls play and Nocioni sets the tone for that team. He is a cross between Artest and Foster.


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Too close to tragedy
Her husband was at the finish line to see her complete her first Boston. Blissfully unaware of what was about to happen, Phyllis Sill, DVM, of Beloit, Wis., crossed into the finishing chute and then continued on to be wrapped in a mylar blanket by volunteers. "He saw me finish the race but I didn't see him," Sill says of her husband, Brad.
Since it was Patriots Day, she thought the noise was part of the festivities. "Most of us thought it was a cannon going off," Sill says. "And then another went off. We saw the smoke go up in the sky."Dave Stevenson, DVM, of Abingdon, Md., finished about 10 minutes slower than he had hoped. "I was recovering from an injury. I hadn't run in three months," he says. Still, he finished the marathon—his 36th—with a time of 3:14:00. It had been a great day.
The news didn't get to Texas veterinarian Ward Conover, DVM, until he and his family turned on the television in their hotel room. Two bombs had exploded near the finish line. Nearly 300 people were injured; three—Krystle Campbell, Lingzi Lu and Martin Richard—were killed.
Like Stevenson, Conover finished about an hour ahead of the bombings. When he reached the finish line he looked around for his family, expecting to see his wife, Dianne, his children, Erica, Garrett and Kaleb, his niece and his sister-in-law smiling and cheering in the same location that later became a crime scene. "I looked right there in that area," Conover says.


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A Leafy Green Lake House Bathroom
Designer Mick De Giulio repurposed three horse stalls in this old, Lake Forest, Illinois, barn into a pantry, cooking area, and cleanup section. "We just worked with what was there and had fun with it," he says.
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Topic: Update on Jeff's surgery - sad news
Dear CC Family,
Jeff's liver resection surgery was scheduled for 12/20 (not 12/22 as I mistakenly posted earlier) with Dr. Rick Selby at USC Keck Medical Center.
Unfortunately, when Dr. Selby opened him up for the liver resection, he discovered that the tumor had spread, dramatically, since the PET/CT scan. He was closed up without the liver resection. It would appear that surgery is no longer an option for Jeff.
He will start another round of chemo, probably after the first of the year with Dr. Sadeghi at UCLA Medical Center.
We are very thankful for all of our wonderful doctors, but especially for Dr. Selby and his team who attempted surgery when others would not. The extreme aggressiveness of this tumor and the extent to which it has spread in such a short period of time is something that none of us expected.
I really have no other words at this time. I will post later.
Thank you all for your support and for being there for us.
Bob & Nancy
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Wouldn't it be nice if there was a quick way to know if people will walk past your poster, or to know if all your friends are just too polite to tell you that your poster needs an intervention?
To help diagnose whether your poster is ready to print or ready to trash, I've devised a Better Posters checklist. You can click to enlarge. The enlarged checklist is readable, but I suspect what you really want is the high quality, printable PDF version.
This checklist was based on and inspired by the Glance Test for slides created by Nancy Duarte and Glenn Hughes. Steal from the best, I always say.
I hope that this tool will help you fulfill what should be a New Year's resolution:
"No more ugly conference posters!"
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How Bad Can Clogging the Bases Be?
We're not great at holding a lot of small details in our brain for a long period of time, so we summarize and categorize, often remembering only the nut graph of a story rather than the specifics. I think we do this for baseball teams, too, and I'm sure I do it for baseball teams. I know a little bit about every Tiger, but when I think about the Tigers I mainly think along the lines of these bigger, summarizing narratives:
The last one, in particular, is the sort of thing that probably takes on way more importance than it needs to. Teams get labeled based on their strengths and weaknesses, but the strengths and weaknesses are just ingredients playing off other ingredients in very complicated dishes. Garlic is terrible in cake, but in soup it's great. You don't judge the dish by what ingredient is in it but on whether the whole thing is good or bad. Considering submitting this amazing analogy as my MacArthur Genius Grant application.
Speed is not a critical part of an individual's value. Maybe you steal 50 bases, but how often do you get caught? All of that. But on a team level, I think the research has generally concluded that having a lot of guys who run well can create a compounding effect and make an offense more efficient. The Angels and Rays consistently seem to outscore a third-level expectation given their individual outputs, partially because they pressure defenses and take a lot of extra bases.
So what follows is going to be a quick attempt to answer this question. I want to note up front that every step adds a bit of noise (you'll see) that makes it harder to draw conclusions, so this is more about thinking through small questions rather than definitely answering the question. The question, by the way, if simplified to the most basic "Can a team as large and slow as the Tigers succeed?" was basically answered in affirmative about four months ago. Of course that team can. It just did.
First, we need to define speed. There are various attempts at scoring speed out there, and a few years ago Ben Lindbergh took Bill James' attempt and measured how closely it hews to BP's baserunning runs, on a team level. As it turned out, it hewed fairly closely: a correlation of .63 from 2007 to 2009. To put that in perspective, it's roughly the correlation between team runs scored and team winning percentage: strongly suggestive, if not nearly the whole darned thing.
but there is still some residual correlation.
The one of those explanations I can basically rule out is the link between baserunning runs and team defense; there's a very weak correlation between the two. That doesn't mean that speed and team defense aren't correlated. We already established that baserunning runs are an imperfect proxy for speed score, and we know intuitively that speed score itself is an imperfect proxy for speed. Which is to say that we might be so far removed from actual speed at this point that the correlation between speed and team defense is entirely unknown within the context of this article.
Sam Miller is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @SamMillerBB
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What would happen if you just related player weight ( adjusted for era of course) and tried to correlate that with Pythagorean record, speed score, etc? We already believe that fat guys are slower.
Feb 06, 2013 04:29 AM
You might also try body-mass index (BMI) as a proxy for fatness. It's not a perfect measurement by any means, especially with respect to heavily-muscled people, but it separates your Prince Fielders (BMI 38.4, and only if you believe his listed weight of 275) from your Jon Rauches (290 lb, but BMI = 29.6).
Feb 07, 2013 10:02 AM
Last year it seemed my White Sox often had Dunn on third, Konerko on second, and Pierzynski on first. We'd laugh as we wondered if that was the slowest collection of baserunners to ever appear on the bases at the same time. Paulie was often dinged up and barely ambulatory.
Feb 06, 2013 07:14 AM
Are there any issues or blind spots in the baserunning stats that might explain some of the lack of correlation? Just from observation, I find it hard to believe that the Nationals as a team last year were one of the 20 worst baserunning teams in the past 50+ years. I'd say "average or slightly below."
Feb 06, 2013 08:07 AM
Sam Miller
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Sample sizes; somewhat blunt categorization of baserunning acts; influence of manager strategy; influence of player's baserunning intelligence as opposed to speed.
Feb 06, 2013 08:22 AM
Prince Fielder was perfect in stolen base attempts last year. He just knows when to pick his spot. Miguel Cabrera had a 80% success rate. The big guys don't get a lot of triples though and that makes you wonder about their ability to score from 2nd on a single compared the average player.
Feb 06, 2013 09:01 AM
Jason Wojciechowski
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Nice call. From our Baserunning report, sorted by Hit Advancement Runs (first to third, first to home, second to home), Miguel Cabrera rates 796th out of 835.
Feb 06, 2013 12:48 PM
Greg Ioannou
Wouldn't a regression analysis or analysis of variance help you sort out the effects of the variables you list?
Feb 06, 2013 10:04 AM
John Carter
Last year, Detroit started off with Ryan Raburn at second-base giving them an all fat & slow infield - probably the fattest Major League infield of all-time.
Feb 06, 2013 12:21 PM
What if the Tigers literally clogged the bases -- that is, ran them wearing clogs?
Feb 06, 2013 13:16 PM
It's almost shocking that Hunter grounded into 14 DP's last season, given he was hitting 2nd behind Trout. I know not all of the DP's were with Trout on base, but I would have to imagine that a fair amount of them were.
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Finally, Major League Baseball and its players are thinking proactively.
Almost 15 seasons after the nation was captivated and lulled into a sense of blind euphoria by the 1998 home run slugfest carried out by Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa—when performance-enhancing drugs were already permeating MLB—the sport is not putting its hands over its eyes as if there is nothing to see here.
The league has the best drug-testing program of all professional sports, but MLB and its players' association are not ignoring the cries coming from fans or out of clubhouses. It also isn't ignoring the fact that some of its most recognizable players continue to test positive for PEDs.
This time, the issue isn't testing. Concerns about that are on their way to being somewhat alleviated with in-season human growth hormone testing starting this year. The new issue is the penalty system, which many believe is not harsh enough to deter players from taking the risk of tarnishing their reputations and the sport's in order to give them a chemically enhanced edge.
"There's no question about that," commissioner Bud Selig said Saturday when asked if he wanted stiffer penalties for first-time offenders of the league's testing program.
"We've made meaningful adjustments to our testing, and the time has come to make meaningful adjustments to our penalties," Selig added. "There is no question that there have been enough events that say to me the program is good, but apparently the penalties haven't deterred some people."
Skeptics, myself included, know that has long been the case. The potential reward at the end of the needle, cream, patch or pill has always been greater than the possibility of being caught by an improved testing system and the ensuing suspension.
As it is on the books currently, the PED penalty for first-time offenders is a 50-game suspension. A second offense is 100 games, and a third is a lifetime ban. All suspensions are without pay.
Since the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program has taken effect in 2006, the scoreboard reads 30 suspensions, including a couple of 100-game bans, although one of those was overturned after 48 games because of procedural issues with Eliezer Alfonzo's sample, which were similar to Ryan Braun's chain-of-custody problem.
Despite Braun having his positive test and 50-game suspension bounced, leaving the league embarrassed and livid, the situation at least shed a brighter light on the drug du jour—synthetic testosterone. This is a fast-acting drug that, if taken in proper dosages, can elude the league's testing system.
"From what I know, to get busted for that stuff, you have to be a little stupid in the way you apply it," said one American League player who asked to remain anonymous. "If you do it right, you can get away with it."
That is why the league is paying especially close attention to this problem. MLB knows the system still can be beat even though it handed out seven suspensions in 2012, the most in five years. At the time that San Diego Padres catcher Yasmani Grandal was busted in November, he, along with three other high-profile players—Braun, Melky Cabrera and Bartolo Colon—had tested positive for synthetic testosterone over the previous 12 months.
If those were the guys being caught, then what is the percentage of players getting away? We'd be foolish to believe those are the only four major leaguers to use testosterone.
Selig can't say that. He says those who have been caught are just "a very small percentage," but he can't come out and admit his game is dirtier than that. Even some players believe the game is about as clean as it can get.
"With the testing now, if you do it, you're getting caught," New York Yankees third baseman Kevin Youkilis told reporters last week. "Seven guys got caught last year. … If you think about how many guys are in the big leagues, that's a very small percentage."
But that percentage is of the guys being caught. Not guys who are using. Scouts and executives privately acknowledge the synthetic testosterone problem exists beyond those already suspended.
Those positive tests were baseball's first recent red flag. The second was raised in January when the Miami New Times revealed documents from a Miami-area clinic run by suspected PED peddler Anthony Bosch. Those documents listed several players along with what are believed to be ingredients for their PED cocktails. Braun—a later report by Yahoo! Sports revealed his name—Alex Rodriguez, Cabrera, Colon and other big leaguers were all linked to Bosch's clinic either by drugs, money or both. MLB is now investigating those links.
That so many big-name players—and who knows how many more lower-tier players—are willing to risk the suspensions for a drug-laden advantage is troubling. The current penalties aren't enough to pump fear into players desperate for success.
Ideas have been strewn about the baseball landscape over the last month. A 100- or 162-game suspension for first-timers is a popular choice, and a lifetime ban for a second offense.
Whatever MLB and the MLBPA decide to do to stiffen penalties, that they are willing to sit down and amend the current collective bargaining agreement and drug program is a major step forward, maybe even bigger than HGH testing.
The tests will always be a couple of steps behind the chemists, and upping the consequences for those caught is the proper acknowledgement of that fact. That is proactive, that is logical, that is dealing in reality.
"Starting this offseason, we had substantial discussion among player leadership about whether the penalty structure we have is right, whether there should be increases, whether there should be a differential penalty for intentional or unintentional users," MLBPA head Michael Weiner said Sunday. "The dialogue is continuing."
The new penalties, if any are implemented, won't take effect until 2014, but a one-year wait is better than 15 years. If this happens, MLB and its players can really say they are doing everything they can to rid baseball of a doping culture.


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2) Why are you leaving your current position?
3) What are your salary expectations?
The first question above is a bit of a tricky one and the interviewer is looking for an answer that relates to your work habits. Identifying your strengths can be even more difficult than identifying your weaknesses because they are tasks that you perform with such ease that you don't recognize them as strengths. You believe that everyone operates that way. To identify your strengths, think about what others have complimented you on and refer back to previous performance appraisals that you have received. As for weaknesses, most people are very good at beating themselves up and so can identify plenty of weaknesses - think about your negative self-talk. The best advice that I've ever heard on answering the question about your weaknesses is to be honest about them but counter your statement of your weakness by turning it into a positive statement about you. For example you might say, "My weakness is that I can get distracted with ideas while I am busy working and so I have learned to keep a notepad nearby to jot down my ideas so that I can remain focused." An answer like this one should work really well for someone in a creative field of work but hopefully this will give you some ideas on how you can prepare your own response.
The second question is meant to uncover whether or not you are a negative or difficult person to manage. If you are unhappy in your current role - resist the temptation to go on about your gripes regarding your current employer, your boss or your co-workers as this will only serve to give the interviewer the impression that you will be difficult to manage and/or bring the morale of the team down. You should answer that you are seeking a new challenge with a growing company that can benefit from your expertise. Elaborate on the challenge you are seeking as well as what you are bringing to the table in terms of your skills and experience. Formulate an answer that allows the interviewer to see a benefit in hiring you as opposed to an answer that could be taken as self-serving.
The third question often strikes fear in many job seekers because they are afraid that if they give an answer that is lower than what the employer is expecting to pay - they will be offered a lower salary than they might otherwise have been offered or, that if they give an answer that is too high - they may put themselves out of the running for the job. The best way to answer this question is to say that your primary interest is in finding a challenging position that meets your career goals with the right company and then provide a salary range. If you are unsure of what the range could be for the type of role you are interviewing for, then check out various salary survey results before you go to the interview.
Preparing answers for these three questions will help you to do well and calm your nerves for your next employment interview. With answers to these three questions under your belt, you can relax and focus more of your attention on evaluating whether or not the position is a good fit for you.
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On first impression it might seem like an unusual alliance between a horticultural show in a Northern seaside town and the national cycling charity but as a once famous TV show stated – 'The clues are there'.
Sefton and West Lancashire councils VISIT Project [2] is funded through the Local Sustainable Transport Fund (LSTF), VISIT (Visitors In Sustainable Integrated Transport) has a focus on bringing tourists into the area's attractions by cycling and walking.
Dating back to 1924, the Flower Show [3] is a renowned event in the northwest, attracting not just the green fingered followers, but now providing something for the whole family. The show attracts 80,000 visitors from far and wide, providing an ideal opportunity to canvas visitors on their travel arrangements and to provide further information regarding upcoming events and activities in the VISIT region and more general information on cycling and walking.
The Sefton council marquee was a joint provision between Sefton and West Lancashire councils VISIT teams, Sefton's Walking, Cycling and Travel Team and The Sefton Coastal Team. It was an ideal opportunity to promote the extensive network of cycle maps [4] within the area, ranging from gentle 3 mile beginner routes to full day rides incorporating the full coastal network that takes in all the sights of the historic coast.
During the 4 days we conducted a survey amongst visitors, gauging their reasons for visiting the area, how they travel, travel requirements, ideas and considerations for more sustainable travel in the future and barriers to sustainable travel options. This information will help us to formulate a work plan and address any potential barriers visitors may feel are stopping them from utilising sustainable travel options and incorporating new methods and facilities to combat these issues.
By far the biggest draw over at the show was the now famous Sefton cycle smoothie maker. The pedal powered blender sliced its way through a mountain of strawberries, banana, mango and pineapple, quenching the thirst buds of happy visitors both old and young alike.
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Hi all,
I just turned 25 on the 18th and I was diagnosed with SLE back in October. I have discord lupus and problems with my blood. Everything seemed to be fine, the symptoms were gone after I started to take prednisone and plaquenil. Once I felt better, I started to go back to work again, only 3 hrs on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I guess going back to work after 2 months of medication wasn't a good idea. My lupus is active again, I had a feeling on Monday that things are getting worse after I saw a counsellor. I sometimes feel pressured by the insurance company to return to work and the agent wanted me to work daily and to increase the working time by 1hr each week. Yesterday, I called the agent again for the 2nd time and insisted that I can't increase the work time. She made me feel like I didn't want to get well, but I was having trouble telling her that I wasn't feeling well. I was crying during the call, I felt sorry for myself that I wasn't feeling well, I can't explain to her why I can't be on the phone for 3 hrs. I am glad that I cried at work, everything was so understanding and supportive at work. I finally had a good cry, my first cry. Once I started crying, I wasn't able to stop.
I am still clueless when it comes to my physical condition and lupus. I read a lot of information online about lupus, but I can't apply the knowledge. It took me about 2 weeks to accept the fact that my condition is getting worse, that the rash on my hands are worse, I am losing more hair than usual. I wanted so badly to be fine, that I will always find some excuses when people tell me my hands are red or I'm loosing my hair. I finally accepted the facts and went to see my rheumatologist, who confirmed with me that my lupus is active.
Does the flare occur often? How long does a flare normally last? What to do during a flare? How to cope with lupus? Did anyone change their diet due to lupus? When to return to work? And most important, how do you know when there is a flare?
I still can't tell my physical limitation, I am so confused. I want to learn about your experiences, please add me to your msn if you have msn, I would want to chat more about lupus.
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Albertus Magnus
Dominican friar
Albertus Magnus (before 1200 – 15 November 1280) was a German philosopher, theologian and Dominican friar who achieved fame for his comprehensive knowledge and advocacy for the peaceful coexistence of science and religion. He was the first medieval scholar to apply Aristotle's philosophy to Christian thought at the time.
- If the excrement of an elephant should be smeared on skin in which lice appear and left until it dries upon the skin, the lice will not remain on it but will depart immediately. If the fat of an elephant is smeared with it, it is said to cure the pain of one who suffers a headache; it is even said that if an ounce of elephant bone is drunk with ten ounces of wild mountain mint from something which a leper first touched, it does the most for a headache.
- Twenty-Six Books on Animals [De animalibus libri XXVI]; cited in: Plinio Prioreschi (1996) A History of Medicine: Medieval Medicine. p. 94.
- This dumb ox will fill the world with his bellowing.
- Attributed to Albertus Magnus in: Anne Jackson Fremantle (1962) The Great Ages of Western Philosophy : The Age of Belief : The Medieval Philosophers
- Albertus Magnus, in response to other of his students calling Thomas Aquinas a "dumb ox" because of his quietude.
- Natural science does not consist in ratifying what others have said, but in seeking the causes of phenomena.
- Attributed to Albertus Magnus in: Albertus Magnus; cited in: Morris Bishop (1968) The Middle Ages. p. 252.
- Do there exist many worlds, or is there but a single world? This is one of the most noble and exalted questions in the study of Nature.
- Attributed to Albertus Magnus in: R.C. Bless (1996) Discovering the cosmos. p. 686.
Quotes about Albertus MagnusEdit
- Of Albertus Magnus, the Doctor Universalis of the Dominicans, Roger Bacon writes that what is useful in his works might be summed up in a treatise twenty times as short as they are.
- Francis Seymour Stevenson, Robert Grosseteste: Bishop of Lincoln (1899) citing Bacon's Opus Tertium, p. 30 & Opus Minus, p. 327.
- In speaking of Thomas Aquinas, who, it is true, had not attained at the time when Roger Bacon wrote to the commanding position of authority which was afterwards accorded to him in the schools, he couples him with Albertus Magnus, and says that they both became teachers before they had been adequately taught, and lectured on a philosophy and a theology which they had imperfectly learned.
- Francis Seymour Stevenson, Robert Grosseteste: Bishop of Lincoln (1899) p. 50.
External linksEdit
- "Albertus Magnus, Saint" by William A. Wallace (1970) in Gillispie, Charles. Dictionary of Scientific Biography 1. New York: Scribner & American Council of Learned Societies. pp. 99–103.
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Dr. Homer A. Anderson Lecture features Dr. Sarah McBeth '04 and presentations of student research findings
The Science Division held its annual Dr. Homer A. Anderson Lecture on April 25, delivered by alumna Dr. Sarah McBeth '04. Her presentation, titled AIDS is Problematic: And Other Things I've Learned Since College, focused on the challenges facing those in the developing world who need treatment for HIV and AIDS, as compared to the options available in the developed world.
Following her graduation from Muskingum, Dr. McBeth spent a year as a Centers for Disease Control Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory Training Fellow and then went to Wright State University to earn her medical degree and a master's degree in public health. Currently, she is in the global health track of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's Internal Medicine Residency.
In addition to clinical experiences with the Indian Health Service in Alaska and Arizona, Dr. McBeth spent four months last year working at a clinic in Beira, Mozambique, a city that has among the highest incidence rates of HIV in the world. This summer, she will begin an infectious diseases fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Following the Anderson Lecture, students from the Science Division made poster presentations of their research findings. The Science Division includes the departments of biology, chemistry, geology, physics and engineering, mathematics, computer science and psychology as well as interdisciplinary programs in molecular biology, environmental science, neuroscience and conservation science. Their work was judged by the division's faculty and three prize winners and one honorable mentions were named.
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First place was awarded to Jessica Warns '13, who presented Improvement of Reverse Transcription Efficiency of BCR-ABL Fusion Transcript with Gene-Specific Priming.
Second place went to Lauren Woods '13, who presented Synthesis And Analysis of a Novel Charge-Transfer Complex From 1,2,3,6,7,8-Hexahydropyrene And 2,3-Dichloro-5,6,-Dicyano-P- Benzoquinone.
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Here's my thinking. Look at what worked today. Netflix (NFLX) should have been dinged no matter what. I mean the darned thing has been up 100 straight points. Humana (HUM) shouldn't have been able to run like it did on a quarter that was added by one-time issues like the flu. FedEx (FDX) rallies on a upgrade? Sprint Nextel (S), Dean Foods (DF), all move up nicely after being challenged lately? Marathon Oil (MRO), a refiner that has gone up endlessly, goes up again?...102 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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I've seen the term "Mahasi method" around. Googling it doesn't give a clear, short description of what it is about.
Would anyone care to post 3-4 lines giving the gist of it?
Cf. Mahasi 1990:PP.17and 21:"the actual method of practice in vipassana meditation is
to ... observe ... the successive occurrences of seeing, hearing, and so on, at the six
sense doors. However, it will not be possible for a beginner to follow these on all successive
incidents as they occur, because his mindfulness, concentration and knowledge
are still very weak. ... A simpler and easier form of the exercise for a beginner is
this: With every breath there occurs in the abdomen a rising-falling movement. Abeginner
should start with the exercise of noting this movement." Mahasi 1992: P.7S:
"we used to instruct the yogi whose powers of concentration have strengthened to
extend this method o fmeditation to noting all that happens at his six sense doors." Ba
Khin 1985=P.94: "in fact one can develop the understanding of anicca through any of
the six organs of sense. In practice, however, we have found that ... the feeling by
contact of touch ... is more tangible than other types of feeling and therefore a beginner
in Vipassana meditation can come to the understanding of anicca more easily
through bodily feelings .... This is the main reason we have chosen the body feelings
as a medium for the quick understanding of anicca. It is open to anyone to try other
means, but my suggestion is that one should have oneself well established in the
understanding of anicca through bodily feelings before an attempt is made through
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"We were ambitious in our first year of marriage and took on a lot: A lot meaning, a cross-country move, home ownership (a.k.a gigantic debt), two new jobs, and a really obese cat. Even though we had some major meltdowns along the way, having that super-official piece of paper made it feel like we were on a team. For what it's worth, my husband still has not accepted the cat on our team. Baby steps." – Anne J., 32
"At this point, I still can't believe that he's mine. I love our life together. I wake up happy to see him in the morning. There's a new, bottomless depth to our relationship. I feel like our love has gotten much richer since we got married.
On the nuts-and-bolts side of it, I never knew how hard it would be to keep a house clean! It's so much more work when you're worrying about two people instead of one. As we settled into our life over the past year, figuring out who is responsible for which household chores has been a bit of a struggle. They say, 'Do a job once and it's yours for life,' so I've been a bit cautious to take on too much! I thank him enthusiastically when he does the dishes or vacuums because I hope he'll keep it up.
I want to travel a lot in the next year or two and then think about having kids. We're not in any kind of a hurry." – Stacey K., 27
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The market managed to build on yesterday's sharp intraday reversal, but not without nervousness about the fiscal cliff. Breadth was healthy, leadership came from big-cap technology names and there was strength in small-caps. But the focus remains on the fiscal-cliff negotiations, and the market keeps reacting to every new development or comment.
The reality is that there isn't going to be much progress on a solution for a while, but the market dislikes uncertainty so it seizes on minor news events. Unfortunately, it looks like this is going to continue for a while. The market anticipates that a deal will be done, and will probably continue to price it in with occasional hiccups along the way. We may even end up with a sell-the-news event down the road.
For now, it is a market for individual stock-picking and quick trades. There isn't much edge in building longer-term positions, and with volume and volatility sedate, it's hard work to find trades. That is all the market is giving us, so that is what we have to focus on.
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The St. Louis Rams have claimed recently released wide receiver Titus Young off waivers, according to multiple reports.
Young was waived by the Detroit Lions on Monday. He was the Lions' second-round draft pick in 2011. His two years in Detroit were notable for numerous indiscretions.
"If y'all going to cut me let me go," Young posted on his Twitter account last month. "I'm tired of the threats."
Young was banished from the team in November for what coach Jim Schwartz called unacceptable behavior, and later was put on injured reserve. Last offseason, Young was told to stay away from the Lions after he sucker-punched teammate Louis Delmas.
In 2011, Young had 48 receptions for 607 yards and six touchdowns as a rookie. His production dropped off last season, with 33 receptions for 383 yards and four touchdowns.
The Rams inherit Young's rookie deal, according to the St. Louis Post Dispatch. Young is due $555,000 in base salary and a $185,000 roster bonus, according to the Detroit News.
With Danny Amendola and Brandon Gibson set to become free agents, the Rams were on the lookout for receiving help for quarterback Sam Bradford.
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The pirate site plans to ignore the lawsuits from Elsevier and the American Chemical Society.
Bacteria's Role in Bowel Cancer
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The development of serrated polyps depends on bacteria present in the gut, a mouse study shows.
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The development of serrated polyps depends on bacteria present in the gut, a mouse study shows.
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Fossilized structures suggest that mat-forming microbes have been around for almost 3.5 billion years.
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Scientists map the partial proteome of a common lactic acid bacterium.
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Researchers reveal the molecular mechanisms of Streptomyces platensis's defense from its own antibiotics, which inhibit fatty acid synthesis in other microbes.
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Federal stem cell regulations vary; Salmonella exploit host immune system; microglia help maintain synaptic connections; prosthesis re-creates feeling of touch
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Salmonella enterica can exploit a standard immune response in mice to promote its own growth.
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Some 1,300 species of microbes, including some associated with allergies and lung disease, are adrift in Beijing's thick smog.
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Without microglia to pluck off unwanted synapses in early life, mouse brains develop with weaker connections, leading to altered social behavior.
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A 50,000-generation-long experiment shows that bacteria keep getting fitter.
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We've been following this year's International Pizza Expo in great anticipation of the 2013 World Pizza Games. The competition features a range of obscure, vaguely pizza-related categories that are just completely out-of-control awesome. Sure, there's the usual dough tossing (feel free to chime in on our poll), but there are also performances in freestyle acrobatic dough tossing, fastest dough, largest dough stretch, fastest pizza box folding, and a real, live pizza triathlon.*
If you're skeptical about the seriousness of such activities, just take a moment to peruse the event rules and guidelines. It doesn't get more real than this, folks. And we've gathered some of our favorite videos featuring the frenetic activity. The quality may not be stellar, but we're pretty sure you'll be fascinated anyway.
*If anyone finds footage of the triathlon, please share! It's becoming the bane of my existence that I simply can't find evidence that such a marvelous concept actually exists.
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Eric Ross Wins 2013 Pizza Acrobatics
2013 Freestyle Acrobatics Master Kazuya Akaogi
In which an anime (?) costume is worn...
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U.S. national coach Jurgen Klinsmann released his 23-man roster for the upcoming CONCACAF Gold Cup and the July 5 friendly at Qualcomm Stadium against Guatemala, and it is largely devoid of the starters from the recent World Cup qualifiers.
But not devoid of intrigue.
The roster includes Landon Donovan, the national team's all-time leading scorer, making his return after a 10-month hiatus – first by injuries, then by his choice, then by Klinsmann's.
"He has a wonderful opportunity now to prove where he's at after his break," Klinsmann said. "It's a question for him to answer in a far more detailed way."
The roster also includes three members of the Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles: Sweetwater High alum Joe Corona, defender Edgar Castillo and recently acquired forward Herculez Gomez. That takes them out of the Xolos' friendly the following night at Petco Park against Club America matching the last two Liga MX champions; Klinsmann said there's "no chance" they would be released to play.
The U.S. men will arrive in San Diego on Monday, then do fitness testing Tuesday at the Athletes' Performance facility in Carlsbad. Practices will be closed except for a training session free to the public on Thursday at 5 p.m. at the Q (fans can enter the stadium at Gate H).
The Gold Cup opens July 7 with a doubleheader at the Rose Bowl that features Mexico against Panama. The U.S. opener is July 9 in Portland against Belize.
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Hey Hicks, just wondering why the game chat was discontinued on the old site.
It was working very well and it seemed like a lot more people showed up for the games. It flowed a lot more than the game thread and it seemed like we were all there together, watching like a big Pacers family.
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California attorney general moves to end anti-gay initiative
University of California, Davis law professor Floyd Feeney, said Harris alone cannot impede the proposed law.
University of California, Davis law professor Floyd Feeney, said Harris alone cannot impede the proposed law.
"We have never encountered this type of situation before and we need to consider it differently," Walthall said.
Texas prison officials could change the drug used for executions but Texas lawmakers would have to enact any change of method.
Proponents on Wednesday defended the bill as life-protecting, while opponents called it unconstitutional and heavy-handed.
The baby's father, James Brown, said Watkins had been "acting crazy lately, speaking of demons.".
The automaker is considering moving Wrangler production so the vehicle can be made with an aluminum body.
The DEP mandated that the company impose a ban because of low pH levels in the water.
Two Ohio businessmen have been convicted of federal charges.
Kennard, a 6-foot-6 senior headed for Duke, becomes the sixth player to win the award at least twice.
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The boy's request has led to an idea called "Letters for Landen."
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CLARKE Carlisle, the former Clarets skipper, has been named as a new ambassador for leading mental health charity Mind.
The retired defender revealed, in a BBC3 series last year, how he had made an attempt on his own life in 2001.
He was playing for Queens Park Rangers and was sidelined with a serious injury, when he hit rock bottom.
Now the 34-year-old has spoken out as the charity publishes a new report 'Performance Matters: Mental Health in Elite Sport'.
Following the deaths of former Wales manager Gary Speed and rugby league international Terry Newton, Clarke wants a pan-sport mental health network to be created.
The Professional Footballers Association, of which Clarke was chairman, has led efforts in football and rugby league adopted the State of Mind campaign to support current and ex-players.
Clarke said: "There is a great appetite to address mental health issues within sport and things are improving, but the support for athletes is nowhere near adequate."
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Macau Gaming: October On Pace To Set New Record
Just as analysts race to raise their third-quarter estimates on Macau names, readings that came out of the first half of October re-enforce the idea that Chinese love for Macau is unabated.
Here are Nomura Securities analysts Harry C. Curtis, Harry C. Curtis, and Brian H. Dobson:
Gaming revenues in the first 14 days of October imply MOP35.5- 36.5bn for the month, or up ~28-31% YoY vs. consensus of ~18-22%.
Mass headcount and play levels remain strong, which we think should continue. We estimate mass table revenues could be up 45-47% YoY for the month, which is just above recent trend of 30-32%. We estimate VIP revenues could be up 22-27% for the month.
In aggregate, we see another 15-20% upside for the stocks over the next 6-12 months.
The analysts re-iterate their Buy ratings on Las Vegas Sands (LVS), WYNN (WYNN) and MGM (MGM). Las Vegas Sands, in particular, has the most underutilized mass capacity and can benefit from surging demand.
RBC Capital Markets analysts John Kempf and Michael Johnson expect October to set a new record:
Estimating October will increase 28%-30% Y/Y, setting new record.
In terms of market share, though, Las Vegas Sands fell. Here is RBC again:
LVS fell the most from its September rate, down 210bps to 19.4%, which is below its normal rate of 21%-22% suggesting a negative affect from win rates. Galaxy was the largest gainer over September, increasing 170bps to 20.4%.


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The one-word reaction when the Calgary Flames signed Ryan O'Reilly to an offer sheet: "Finally." When the Colorado Avalanche matched a few hours later, that changed to "Already?"
In any case, the 22-year-old center remains an Av and under contract for the next two seasons at $10 million total. $2.5 million of that counts for 2013 and $6.5 million for 2013-14.
"Sometimes the process takes a little longer than you would expect or would want, but that's ultimately where we've ended up today. He's staying with the Colorado Avalanche," GM Greg Sherman told reporters at Colorado's game against, naturally, the Flames. He added that O'Reilly "sounded excited" when they spoke, and that the club hoped to have him back for its upcoming road trip.
For the record, Sherman sounded less than thrilled about the offer sheet, which is predictable. GMs, for a variety of reasons, tend not to give them out—there have been six since 2006. Talk of "the process," as if O'Reilly missing nearly half the season was somehow part of the plan, was just as silly. But, like Sherman said, O'Reilly is signed and on the way.
Some quick thoughts on obvious issues:
They made the right decision. O'Reilly has the look (and nearly the production) of a No. 1 center. He also showed good chemistry with 2012 Calder Trophy winner Gabriel Landeskog, and is beyond a solid bet to outperform a first-round pick in the 8-to-16 range, which is what Colorado would've likely wound up had it not matched.
O'Reilly and the Avs are stuck together for at least a year. The CBA doesn't allow teams to trade a player whose offer sheet they've matched for 365 days. If both parties are cool with the situation, it won't come up—O'Reilly got his money, and the Avs are giving it to him, regardless of how weird negotiations may have gotten. Still, if things sour, the earliest Colorado could move him would be Feb. 28, 2014. The last two non-lockout trade deadlines: Feb. 28 and Feb. 27, respectively.
Colorado could have an eventful 2014 offseason. O'Reilly, Landeskog and center Matt Duchene could all be up for extensions come June 1. Landeskog will be finishing up the last year of his entry-level deal, and Duchene, like O'Reilly, can again be a restricted free agent. The Avs wanted O'Reilly to sign a two-year, $7 million contract like Duchene's, which was reportedly a sticking point. Similarly, Landeskog was named team captain in the offseason, and that reportedly irked O'Reilly. All three are building blocks, but keeping them together under the salary cap and within Colorado's budget won't be easy. O'Reillys' qualifying offer, based on the last year of his deal, will be $6.5 million—and that's a lot, particularly for the Avs.
Other teams might be mad. Calgary, undoubtedly, wasn't the only team after O'Reilly. He had 55 points last season while playing tough defensive minutes and showed top-line potential. Whether those teams were planning an offer sheet of their own or talking trade, they got jumped. Also, other teams in the Northwest Division—Vancouver, Minnesota and Edmonton—have to deal with O'Reilly again in 2013. Tough to imagine them being thrilled about that.
Calgary still doesn't have a first-line center. For a bit, it looked, at long last, like they had both someone to pair immediately with Jarome Iginla, who is 36 years old and in the last year of his contract, and a building block for the future. Now, they have neither, and they're where they were on Thursday morning—a fringe playoff team on their best day and generally unwilling to consider an actual rebuild.


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AT&T U-verse with GigaPower to Reach Twice as Many Austin Households in 2014 Expansion
Sales for 100 Percent AT&T Fiber Network Surpass Expectations; Broadband Hungry Consumers Driving Thousands of Votes for Services
Austin, Texas, January 22, 2014
Austinites have a need for speed and data consumption, and that is helping drive stronger than expected demand for the fastest consumer broadband service delivered over the new AT&T network – AT&T U-verse® with GigaPower℠. AT&T plans to expand the all-fiber network to reach twice as many Austin area households in 2014.
AT&T today confirmed that sales of the ultra-fast broadband service have exceeded expectations. Already providing the fastest broadband service available to consumers in Austin at up to 300 megabits per second, AT&T plans to increase speeds to up to 1 gigabit per second later this year.
"Austin's response to our blazing fast broadband and enhanced TV services has been incredible and validates why we decided to roll this out in Austin first," said Dahna Hull, vice president and general manager, Austin, AT&T Services Inc. "Austinites consume data at rates 15 percent to 20 percent higher than the average U-verse user, and the overwhelming adoption of our new U-verse High Speed Internet 300 broadband service confirms that this community also values time and speed."
With upstream and downstream speeds of up to 300 Mbps and a more advanced HD TV experience, AT&T U-verse with GigaPower is now available to tens of thousands of customer locations in Austin and surrounding communities, including parts of Bastrop, Cedar Park, Dripping Springs, Jollyville, Lakeway, Leander, Pflugerville, and Round Rock. Within the city, the services are available in neighborhoods like Bryker Woods, Cherrywood, French Place, Mueller, Old Enfield, and Tarrytown.
Planned expansions in 2014 include areas of Zilker, Homestead, and North Lamar, among many other neighborhoods throughout the city.
AT&T has encouraged residents to vote for service at www.att.com/gigapower to help influence future expansions. With thousands of votes already cast, and new votes recorded daily, AT&T plans to more than double the fiber network reach in Austin in 2014, with expansions planned within the city and in some surrounding communities.
"We asked residents to tell us where they wanted this service and they are responding by the thousands with their votes," said Hull. "We couldn't be more excited and grateful about the response or more eager to get U-verse with GigaPower in the hands and homes of even more consumers. We encourage people who haven't voted to get online and get counted."
AT&T launched U-verse with GigaPower in Austin in December. With the network, customers also have access to cutting-edge TV services that offer the ability to watch and record more shows simultaneously with our largest storage capacity DVR.
Customers who sign-up for U-verse High Speed Internet 300 service will be upgraded later this year to speeds up to 1 Gigabit per second when available, and at no extra cost.
How fast is 300 megabits?**
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Download 25 songs in one second
Download your favorite TV show in less than 3 seconds
Download an HD online movie in less than 36 seconds
AT&T began serving Austin more than 134 years ago and today has a base of 2,600 active employees and close to 1,000 retirees in Austin, 63 AT&T retails stores in and around the city, an award winning wireless network, and is responsible for thousands of volunteer hours dedicated to community outreach activities in the greater Austin area each year.
For more information about AT&T U-verse with GigaPower, to determine availability, or to vote for expansion to your neighborhood, please visit www.att.com/gigapower.