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Surgical correction of presbyopia is possible via the implantation of multifocal intraocular lenses after removal of the crystalline lens. The cost of these implants is approximately 6 times higher than the conventional monofocal implants routinely used in all crystalline surgery for correction of the resulting ametropia. Spectacles for correcting presbyopia, which are necessary after the insertion of monofocal implants, may also have a significant cost.
The proposed trial will involve two randomized groups of patients in need of crystalline/cataract surgery, with monofocal or multifocal lens implants (the same type of lens in both eyes) leaving them emmetropic for distant vision.
The objective is to corroborate with blind-evaluation the effectiveness of multifocal lens implants in obviating the need for glasses to correct presbyopia, to evaluate the benefits of this type of implant, both in global economic terms (adding the cost of the implants to that of corrective glasses where necessary) and in terms of the improved quality of life of the patients, and to confirm the absence of adverse effects.
Findings will be subjected to a statistical quantification.
|Procedure: Cataract surgery
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|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
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|Visual Function, Non-dependence on Glasses and Global Economic Cost in Patients Undergoing Lens Surgery With ReSTOR® Multifocal Aspheric Iol Implants
- Visual function quality (VF-14) [ Time Frame: At 1 and 3 months post-intervention ]
- Visual acuity with and without correction [ Time Frame: at 1 and 3 months post-intervention ]
- Determine Expense in glasses [ Time Frame: at 3 months post-intervention ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|March 2010
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|March 2011
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Active Comparator: Implantation of difractive multifocal IOL
Procedure: Cataract surgery
Implantation of multifocal or monofocal IOL
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|Sham Comparator: Implantation of monofocal IOL
Procedure: Cataract surgery
Implantation of multifocal or monofocal IOL
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|50 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients of both sexes aged 50 and over, with fully-established presbyopia, requiring phacoemulsification + IOL as the surgical technique for the removal of their cataracts.
- Their capsular bags should be stable, with keratometric astigmatism equal to or lower than 1 diopter.
- Biometric calculations should indicate an IOL for emmetropy within the common dioptric range for both lenses, i.e. between +6 y +34.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previous corneal refractive surgery
- Maculopathy, amblyopia or other eye conditions that limit visual power
- Occupations requiring special driving licenses
- Keratometric astigmatism higher than 1 diopter
- Any intraoperative posterior capsular rupture or extracapsular reconversion.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01088282
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|Barcelona, Spain, 08028
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Keywords provided by University of Barcelona:
Diffractive multifocal IOL
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Refractive Errors
Eye Diseases
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|Traumatic Brain Injury Post-concussion Syndrome
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Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
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|Measure of Cerebrovascular Dysfunction After Truamatic Brain Injury With Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy
- Reproducibility of CVR measurements with fNIRS during intersession and intra-session testing [ Time Frame: Two years ]Establish reproducibility of CVR measurements with fNIRS during intersession and intra-session testing. Additionally, we will examine two methods of producing hypercapnia, breath holding and the Douglas bag methods to establish whether the two methods give similar NIRS results.
- Examine the following hypothesis: TBI subjects have a lower CVR compared to healthy controls [ Time Frame: Two years ]
- The degree of CVR disruption correlates with the severity of TBI or post-concussive symptoms [ Time Frame: Two years ]
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|Study Start Date:
|January 2013
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|February 2016
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|January 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Males and females between 18 and 60 years who have a diagnosis of TBI and are symptomatic with DSM-IV Research Criteria for Post-Concussional Disorder (see below), gender matched non-TBI volunteers
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The prospective study design will consist of two study groups; the experimental group and the control group. In the Experimental Group (Group 1) we will enroll adult participants with TBI with persistent post-concussion symptoms or abnormalities on neuropsychological testing. In Group 2 we will enroll adult participants to serve as age and gender-matched healthy controls. Our goal is to recruit 100 subjects total in two groups of age and gender matched subjects, as follows: TBI (n = 50) and non-TBI (n = 50).
Participants in both groups will undergo NIRS testing with hypercapnia challenge, to measure the increase in hemodynamic flow signal during hypercapnia challenge via 2 methods, the breath holding and the Douglas bag methods. We will test intersessional validity of the NIRS-hypercapnia challenge in the first 20 (10 TBI and 10 non-TBI) subjects who are willing to return for a second visit of repeat testing.
The NIRS system is composed of 4 light sources and 10 detectors with a 16 point configuration system applied on the forehead of the subject. In our experiment, light intensity collected at each detector will be transformed into a signal related to the local concentrations of oxy- and de-oxyhemoglobin during the challenge. Each experiment will give a set of subject data, consisting of the peak amplitude and time-to-peak of the hemodynamic signals measured.
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- ALL participants (TBI and non-TBI) subjects Males and females, ages 18 to 60 years, inclusive Able to read, write, speak and understand English
- A history of TBI
- Persistent post-concussive symptoms, according to the DSM-IV Research
Criteria for Post-Concussional Disorder, including:
- Evidence from neuropsychological testing of difficulty in attention or memory. (refers to neuropsychological testing done as a part of the patient's hospital or rehabilitation care not as a part of screening for this study)
Three or more of the following symptoms, which started shortly after the trauma and persist for at least three months:
- Fatigability
- Disordered sleep
- Headache
- Vertigo or dizziness
- Irritability or aggression
- Anxiety, depression, or affective instability
- Changes in personality (e.g. social or sexual inappropriateness)
- Apathy or lack of spontaneity
Symptoms in criteria (a) and (b) must have their onset after trauma, or there was a significant worsening of pre-existing symptoms after trauma.
Exclusion Criteria:
History or evidence of pre-existing neurological or psychiatric disorder not related to TBI, such as:
- Multiple sclerosis, pre- or co-existing
- Stroke (other than stroke at the time of TBI)
- Pre-existing developmental disorder
- Pre-existing epilepsy
- Pre-existing major depressive disorder
- Pre-existing schizophrenia
- Known allergy to latex (used in the NIRS apparatus band applied to the forehead)
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01789164
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Keywords provided by Ramon Diaz-Arrastia, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences:
Cerebrovascular reactivity
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Brain Concussion
Brain Injuries
Post-Concussion Syndrome
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Craniocerebral Trauma
Trauma, Nervous System
Wounds and Injuries
Head Injuries, Closed
Wounds, Nonpenetrating
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Can someone please tell me the best possible way to find the delimiter from a given line (not including the spaces)?
For our convenience we can assume use the email address to split if necessary. So the very next char (except space) after the email can be our delimiter. But there may be cases where the email address is at last and no delimiter are there.
Some examples are:
Ex 1:
jon, doe, firstname.lastname@example.com, 996655
Ex 2:
email@example.com; doe; ;996655
Ex 3:
jon# doe# 996655# email@example.com
Ex 4:
jon doe 96655
Ex 5:
jon doe 996655 email@example.com
In ex 4 and 5 above, it should return as no delimiter found.
Any help is appreciated.
Something like this should do what you want:
$input = "jon# doe# 996655# firstname.lastname@example.com";
$segments = explode(' ', $input);
$last_char = substr($segments[0], -1);
We split the string on each space and get an array of segments, then grab the last character from the first segment, which should give you your delimiter.
Edit: Just re-reading your OP, you'd also have to loop through all the elements except the last one to check if the values for $last_char are the same, otherwise the delimiter is missing.
That works well for examples 1-3, but 4 and 5 would fail that test. Also, if the spaces were just theoretical for showing you the components and not actually in the data that would fail too.
@phantom007 ; are there any assumptions we can make? Can we assume it will be a non-alphabetical/numerical character? Meaning primarily it should be a punctuation mark or special character?
Thanks for the reply.
I forgot to cover that there might not be any space between the fields. So in that case the above will not work
Hi Thanks for reply,
No because say u assume that special chars can be in between actual chars, for example look at the following eg:
jon's, doe, 996655, firstname.lastname@example.com
OR this one...
'my name is joe and my mob # is 2525' # firstname.lastname@example.com
The problem is that users from all over the world will be uploading CSVs with any delimiters in it, so it cannot be sure what will they upload. I am just thinking of a way to handle it.
Could you not either specify the delimiter that must be used, or prompt the user to tell you which they are using?
No, that would have been very easy to implement.
The challenge is to get the delimiter from the csv with some AI
So like I said in my first post, the very next special char after email except space can be used as a delimiter or if the email is at last we can get the first special char. But I am not too sure if this is the proper way.
Both of those examples still fit my question. Neither the , or # are alphabetical or numerical. They are punctuation/special characters (ie: ,.;:'"?[]{}/\|`~!@#$%^&*()=+-_\ \s)
If we can assume the delimited will be any of those, the process becomes a bit easier, but if we can't safely assume that, then we have a problem. Just came across this through a search, which may be interesting:http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/231582/Auto-detect-CSV-separator
This one also peeked my interest:http://www.powertheshell.com/autodetecting-csv-delimiter/
Ok so if we agree to that, how do we detect which one of those is our delimiter for the following case?
foo.bar#example.com#"I like using ""#"" or ""."" as a CSV delimiter."
The linked to article would deduce that the # is the delimiter because it has a "quote" checker to ensure any special characters within the quotes are not considered to be part of the delimiter.
Those are not in PHP
Yes, I realize that, but the logic wasn't too hard to follow. If I have time, I'll try converting one to PHP later on (not sure if I'll have the time though).
I'd really appreciate that.
Okay, here is the setup (derived from http://www.powertheshell.com/autodetecting-csv-delimiter/):
- files/
- - colon.txt
- - comma.txt
- - mixture.txt
- - pipe.txt
- - pound.txt
- - semicolon.txt
- csv.php
- test.php
The files:colon.txt
this:is:"a test":to:123:see:how:it:works
this: is: "a test": to: 123: see: how: it: works
this,is,"a test",to,123,see,how,it,works
this, is, "a test", to, 123, see, how, it, works
this|is|"a test"|to|123|see|how|it|works
this; is; "a test"; to; 123; see; how; it; works
this|is|"a test"|to|123|see|how|it|works
this| is| "a test"| to| 123| see| how| it| works
this#is#"a test"#to#123#see#how#it#works
this# is# "a test"# to# 123# see# how# it# works
this;is;"a test";to;123;see;how;it;works
this; is; "a test"; to; 123; see; how; it; works
class CSV
private $filePath;
private $fileContents;
const ACCEPTABLE_DELIMITERS = '~[#,;:|]~'; // acceptable delimiters
public function __construct($file)
$this->filePath = $file;
$this->fileContents = file($file);
public function getDelimiter()
$delimitersByLine = array();
foreach ($this->fileContents as $lineNumber => $line)
$quoted = false;
$delimiters = array();
for ($i = 0; $i < strlen($line) - 1; $i++)
$char = substr($line, $i, 1);
if ($char === '"')
$quoted = !$quoted;
else if (!$quoted && preg_match(self::ACCEPTABLE_DELIMITERS, $char))
if (array_key_exists($char, $delimiters))
$delimiters[$char] = 1;
if (empty($delimitersByLine))
$delimitersByLine = $delimiters;
$newDelimitersByLine = $delimiters;
foreach ($delimitersByLine as $key => $value)
if ((array_key_exists($key, $delimiters) && $delimiters[$key] === $value)
|| !array_key_exists($key, $delimiters))
$newDelimitersByLine[$key] = $value;
$delimitersByLine = $newDelimitersByLine;
if (sizeof($delimitersByLine) < 2)
$firstDelimiter = key($delimitersByLine);
if (sizeof($delimitersByLine) > 1)
$nextDelimiter = key($delimitersByLine);
if ($delimitersByLine[$firstDelimiter] === $delimitersByLine[$nextDelimiter])
// multiple delimiters with the same frequency found
// throw an error
throw new UnexpectedValueException();
return $firstDelimiter;
return $firstDelimiter;
$comma = new CSV('files/comma.txt');
echo 'Delimiter for comma.txt is ' . $comma->getDelimiter() . '
';
$colon = new CSV('files/colon.txt');
echo 'Delimiter for colon.txt is ' . $colon->getDelimiter() . '
';
$pipe = new CSV('files/pipe.txt');
echo 'Delimiter for pipe.txt is ' . $pipe->getDelimiter() . '
';
$pound = new CSV('files/pound.txt');
echo 'Delimiter for pound.txt is ' . $pound->getDelimiter() . '
';
$semicolon = new CSV('files/semicolon.txt');
echo 'Delimiter for semicolon.txt is ' . $semicolon->getDelimiter() . '
';
$mixture = new CSV('files/mixture.txt');
echo 'Delimiter for mixture.txt is ' . $mixture->getDelimiter() . '
';
The Output:
Delimiter for comma.txt is ,
Delimiter for colon.txt is :
Delimiter for pipe.txt is |
Delimiter for pound.txt is #
Delimiter for semicolon.txt is ;
Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'UnexpectedValueException' in M:\\SVN\\sitepoint\ runk\\Sitepoint\\cancer10\\csv.php:75 Stack trace: #0 M:\\SVN\\sitepoint\ runk\\Sitepoint\\cancer10\ est.php(20): CSV->getDelimiter() #1 {main} thrown in M:\\SVN\\sitepoint\ runk\\Sitepoint\\cancer10\\csv.php on line 75
As an attachment:
Hi cpradio
Thanks for your efforts.
Does it also support tabs?
Okay, I did find a small issue with my initial code (so I've updated it). It should support any type of delimiter you can think of, you simply have to alter the following line to have \ for tab
const ACCEPTABLE_DELIMITERS = '~[#,;:|]~'; // acceptable delimiters
this is "a test" to 123 see how it works
this is "a test" to 123 see how it works
123. can? you& see what I'm doing? eight* nine
Updated ACCEPTABLE_DELIMITERS
const ACCEPTABLE_DELIMITERS = '~[#,;:|\ ]~'; // acceptable delimiters
Output (after updating the test.php file to have
$tab = new CSV('files/tab.txt');
echo 'Delimiter for tab.txt is ' . $tab->getDelimiter() . '
';
Output (note tab.txt shows empty because you can't visibly see a tab character):
Delimiter for comma.txt is ,
Delimiter for colon.txt is :
Delimiter for pipe.txt is |
Delimiter for pound.txt is #
Delimiter for semicolon.txt is ;
Delimiter for tab.txt is
Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'UnexpectedValueException' in M:\\SVN\\sitepoint\ runk\\Sitepoint\\cancer10\\csv.php:75 Stack trace: #0 M:\\SVN\\sitepoint\ runk\\Sitepoint\\cancer10\ est.php(23): CSV->getDelimiter() #1 {main} thrown in M:\\SVN\\sitepoint\ runk\\Sitepoint\\cancer10\\csv.php on line 75
Here is another neat thing you could do (if you don't want to define a range of acceptable delimiters), you can define a range of characters that can't be delimiters.
Just change this line in csv.php
const EXCLUDED_CHARS = '~[a-zA-Z0-9 ]~'; // delimiters can't be characters, numbers or spaces
And change this line
else if (!$quoted && preg_match(self::ACCEPTABLE_DELIMITERS, $char))
else if (!$quoted && !preg_match(self::EXCLUDED_CHARS, $char))
Then everything except a-z, A-Z, 0-9, and spaces can be a delimiter.
Thanks again cpradio for your inputs.
Is it mandatory to define the allowed chars within the square brackets? []
Because I see you putting all chars inside ~[]~
Secondly why is there an "Fatal error: Uncaught exception" in the output of your post #17?
You can define ACCEPTABLE_DELIMITERS or change it to EXCLUDED_CHARS per Post #18. EXCLUDED_CHARS allow you to define which characters can't be delimiters. Think a-z and 0-9 along with spaces (might want to add " and ' in there as well).
The Fatal Exception is because of mixture.txt, because it has two possible delimiters, that both take up 8 positions on a line, so the system can't adequately tell which one should be used for that case (so I have it throw an exception).


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NEW ORLEANS – With his grandmother seriously ill, and his NFL career about to conclude, Ray Lewis was as usual the center of attention Monday.
The largest group of media engulfed Lewis during the Ravens' media availability at their New Orleans hotel. The first question concerned Lewis' 72-year-old grandmother, Elease McKinney, suffering in a Tampa hospital with complications from diabetes.
Asked how she was doing, Lewis said, "Not good. Always in prayer. Thanks for asking."
Lewis has many thoughts on his mind, and will have many questions to deal with this week. An all-time great player, Lewis desperately wants his final season to be capped with a Super Bowl victory.
However, returning to the Super Bowl will also force Lewis to hear questions about the Super Bowl party he attended in 2000, when a fight broke out, leaving Jacinth Baker and Richard Lollar fatally stabbed. Lewis and two men he was with were indicted on murder chargers. After admitting to giving the police a misleading statement, Lewis testified against the men he was with, and pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge of obstruction of justice.
No one has ever been found guilty of the murders. Lewis has gone on to have a great career, to become the Ravens' inspirational leader, to become an NFL icon, and to be praised by many for his devotion to God and community.
Asked why believed he had become immensely popular, despite that tragic night in 2000, Lewis said, "I don't know nobody that's ever lived a perfect life. When you find somebody that goes through adversity, you really find out what their true character is. For me, really now taking time to find out who I am, they're really learning what my character is. My character is really just to make this world a better place, to encourage people that no matter what you're going through, it ain't really what you're going through, it's your mindset while you're going through it. When you see all this support that I'm getting right now, I'm in total awe of the respect that people have. Someone who has been through adversity, but found his way out."
Lewis was also asked about a critical tweet written by the wife of Patriots receiver Wes Welker, after the AFC championship game.
Anna Welker later apologized for the tweet which read, "Proud of my husband and the Pats. By the way, if anyone is bored, please go to Ray Lewis' Wikipedia page. 6 kids, 4 wives. Acquitted for murder. Paid a family off. Yay! What a hall of fame player. A true role model."
On Monday, Lewis responded to the tweet this way.
Sometimes people just say silly stuff, it's said out of emotion," Lewis said. "We lost last year up there, and I didn't hear one teammate say anything. We had respect for that team. They won it fair and square. I truly forgive her. I don't have no hard feelings against her at all."
Lewis was also asked about being lampooned on a Saturday Night Live skit by actor Kenan Thompson, who imitated Lewis dancing, crying, and making inspirational speeches.
"I just thought it was hilarious," the Ravens star linebacker said.
Somebody sent it to me actually last night. When I saw it, I laughed so hard I was in tears laughing about it. It's good to be able to joke about certain things. What I do is very serious. For them to put it in a skit the way they did, for him to play it like he did, it's awesome."
Media Day is Tuesday, and the game is not until Sunday. For Lewis, it is going to be a long, emotional week.


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Scanning the Web, there is mostly just the facts reporting on the USDA's new rule on organic testing.
Here is a summary of the final rule, which is effective Jan. 1, 2013:
This final rule clarifies a provision of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 and the regulations issued thereunder that requires periodic residue testing of organically produced agricultural products by accredited certifying agents. The final rule amends the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Organic Program (NOP) regulations to make clear that accredited certifying agents must conduct periodic residue testing of agricultural products that are to be sold, labeled, or represented as ``100 percent organic,'' ``organic,'' or ``made with organic (specified ingredients or food group(s)).'' The final rule expands the amount of residue testing of organically produced agricultural products by clarifying that sampling and testing are required on a regular basis. The final rule requires that certifying agents, on an annual basis, sample and conduct residue testing from a minimum of five percent of the operations that they certify. This action will help further ensure the integrity of products produced and handled under the NOP regulations.
The Packer's own coverage drew a reader comment from Mischa Popoff, who has been something of a squeaky wheel about the lack of USDA testing up to this point.
Popoff, of the "Is it organic?" moniker, wrote:
In order to prevent cheating, all testing in the organic industry must occur prior to harvest. There's little point wasting time or money testing post-harvest.
The reason is that with the exception of genetically-modified organisms, almost everything else that's prohibited in organic production dissipates and eventually becomes undetectable over time. Whether it's herbicides, pesticides, hormones, improperly-composted manure, or the big-money-maker: synthetic nitrogen, only an unannounced inspection and field test will deter fraud and gross negligence. After all, Olympic athletes are tested before and during the games, not after.
As for the cost being $500 per test, I must strenuously disagree. I performed broad-spectrum field tests on organic crops when I was an active IOIA organic inspector for as little as $125. Surely a certifier recognized by the USDA to audit organic farmers and processors will be able to get as good or better a price.
On that note, instead of ADDING organic field testing to the existing system of record-keeping and record-checking - which costs upwards of $2,000 up-front per-farm - field testing should REPLACE record-keeping and record-checking, and thereby bring down the cost of organic certification.
Lastly, there is still the outstanding issue of "royalties" being collected by USDA-accredited certifiers. How can we expect companies that oversee the USDA National Organic Program to be objective if they stand to collect 1-3% of a farmer's GROSS revenue from each transaction they certify? Organic field testing must be carried out by independent inspectors, not by certifiers which have a vested interest in pushing more product to market.
TK: Field testing would create a higher standard, no doubt. For me, I would have hoped that USDA would publish all the testing information gathered in a single public database. Any information about organic testing will only obtained with great effort, it appears. This part of the rule explains:
AMS does not intend to integrate results into a single dataset, as was requested by some commenters. To minimize the reporting burden for certifying agents, this final rule does not require that certifying agents submit copies of test results to the Administrator; however, certifying agents continue to be required to report certain test results that are found in excess of federal regulatory tolerances or action levels for pesticide residues or environmental contaminants to the appropriate health agency under the section 205.670(g).
This final rule does not require reporting of testing data to the Administrator since this action is not intended as a data collection mechanism to draw conclusions about residues in organic products in general. AMS will verify compliance of certifying agents with this rule under the existing requirements for accreditation as discussed in the response to comments on Reporting Requirements. The NOP also notes that this final rule does not amend the existing requirement that results of all analyses and tests performed under section 205.670 be made available for public access, unless the testing is part of an ongoing compliance investigation. The public may access sampling results obtained by certifying agents under the existing regulations.
Do readers think the USDA testing program is sufficient as published in the final rule?


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Soriano on paternity leave for series opener
WASHINGTON -- The Nationals were without closer Rafael Soriano on Monday night as his wife just had a baby boy.
Manager Davey Johnson said Soriano is likely out for just one game. Former closer Drew Storen would take the job, if needed.
"[Soriano] will be back tomorrow," Johnson said.
It would be interesting for Storen to close versus the Cardinals after what happened when the right-hander last pitched versus St. Louis in Washington -- in Game 5 of the 2012 National League Division Series.
The Nationals blew a 7-5 lead in the top of the ninth as Storen gave up four runs to allow the Cardinals to take a dramatic 9-7 victory in the series finale.
But Johnson said it would be good for Storen to face the Cardinals once more in the ninth after what happened last fall.
Jeff Seidel and Andrew Simon are contributors to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Due to exceptional demand, a second Bush Hall date has just been added for Anna Calvi on 26th April 2011. Tickets are available from: link
All of Anna Calvi's other London shows have now sold out.
Anna Calvi's eponymous debut album is out this week and has received rave reviews including 4* in MOJO, Uncut, Guardian, The Sun, The Times, Evening Standard, The Fly, 9/10 in NME and CD of the Week in the Observer and Independent on Sunday.
Full live dates are as follows:
Thu 27th Jan: London, Hoxton Hall, headline show, *album release show* – SOLD OUT
Friday 4th Feb: London, Barfly: HMV Next Big Things – SOLD OUT
Weds 23rd Feb: Dublin, Workmans Club, Ireland
Thu 24th Feb: Sheffield, Harley
Fri 25th Feb: Nottingham, Bodega
Sat 26th Feb: Birmingham, Hare And Hounds
Sun 27th Feb: Glasgow, Arches
Mon 28th Feb: Manchester, Deaf Institute
Wed 2nd Mar: Brighton, Komedia Bar
Fri 4th Mar: Bristol, Cooler
Tues 26th Apr: London, Bush Hall, *extra date added*
Weds 27th Apr: London, Bush Hall – SOLD OUT
Ticket info for all shows can be found here: link


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World food prices dipped month-on-month in November but remained at high levels with further scope to rise due to future supply concerns, the United Nations' food agency said on Thursday.
Global food prices measured by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) hit a peak in February but have been falling since June as crops improved and concerns about global economic slowdown reined in demand growth.
"I'd rather say it is a slowdown in decline," FAO's senior economist Abdolreza Abbassian told Reuters after the FAO index of global food prices showed a one point monthly fall in November.
The index, which measures monthly price changes for a food basket of cereals, oilseeds, dairy, meat and sugar, averaged at 215 points in November, 10 percent below its peak in February but remained one percent above the November 2010 level, the FAO said in a statement.
"It is more stabilising at high levels than a downturn ... The upside risk is still there," Abbassian said in a telephone interview.
High food prices have helped fuel inflation and contributed to civil unrest and the Arab Spring earlier this year.
The European Central Bank cut interest rates by a quarter of a point on Thursday to counter the twin threats of recession and deflation in the euro zone, and is expected to unveil fresh measures to help banks hurt by the bloc's debt crisis.
The fall in November food prices was moderate with a 5 percent rise in vegetable oils cushioning a 6 percent fall in sugar. The prices of cereals, one of the main components of the FAO index, fell 1 percent from October, largely driven by a 3 percent fall in wheat prices.
Global grain stocks, beefed up after strong crops in Russia and some Asian countries, were at comfortable levels this season, Abbassian said.
Next season's supply situation remained uncertain with weaker grain crops expected in Ukraine and presidential elections in Russia which could influence Moscow's export policy, he said.
A considerable increase in the global grain output would be needed next year if demand kept rising, he added.
The Rome-based FAO put world cereals stocks at the end of the 2012 season at 511 million tonnes, up five million tonnes from the previous forecast and 10 million tonnes higher than the previous year.
The FAO has cut its 2011 world cereals output to 2.323 billion tonnes from a previous forecast of 2.325 billion tonnes due to reduced estimates of global rice and U.S. maize crops, but confirmed it was still a record and a 3.5 percent increase on 2010 output.
At this level, the 2011 cereal crop should be sufficient to cover the expected increase in utilisation in 2011/12 and also allow for a moderate replenishment of world reserves, it said.
The FAO raised its 2011 global wheat output estimate to a record 694.8 million tonnes, up 6.5 percent from 2010 and above a previous estimate of 691 million tonnes, due to bumper crops in some Asian countries and recovery in Russia and some other former Soviet states after drought last year.
FAO said 33 countries around the world needed external assistance as a result of crop failures, conflict or insecurity, natural disasters and high domestic food prices.
In Somalia, food insecurity will remain critical in drought-affected areas until the harvest of short-season crops in early 2012, despite some improvement in food situation due to substantial humanitarian aid and favourable rains.
In the Horn of Africa as a whole, food insecurity is critical for some 18 million people in most drought-affected areas, including 4.6 million in Ethiopia, 4 million each in Somalia and the Sudan, 3.75 million in Kenya, 1.5 million in South Sudan and 180,000 in Djibouti are in need of emergency assistance, it said.
Total cereals import bill in the low income food deficit countries is expected to rise 3.4 percent to a record of $33 billion in the 2011/2012 marketing season due to increased import needs, the FAO said. (Reporting by Svetlana Kovalyova; Editing by Keiron Henderson and Alison Birrane)


text: Real Reality from Our House: Kids' TV ground rules gradually abandoned By Tracy Herz January 19, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- There was a time when I turned my nose up at a woman with grown children who tipped me off that television is a good baby sitter.I looked at her sadly IN MY IDEALISTIC FOG and said, "Well, that's such a shame. We have to watch very carefully what goes into little eyes and ears."Hypocrite!We started with videos -- all carefully screened of course -- to determine that absolutely nothing was anything less than totally innocent. And no one could watch anything until they were older than 2 -- the recommendation of the American Academy of Pediatrics.This nonsense led to an upstairs-downstairs upside-down, highly impractical situation where someone was always running all over the place shouting, "Is everyone asleep so Freddy Jr. can watch Lassie?!"This incessant management defeats the purpose of television, which is to get everyone to shut up.When the third one comes along, you just sit them all down in front of the television.We allow PBS Kids -- as much as they want -- except for "Sid the Science Kid" who has dreadlocks and a smart mouth with his parents.We stood firm on one thing: no commercials and no commercial television, even if it is designed for kids. The downstairs television is for them. The upstairs television is for us. You watch what we tell you to watch, or no one watches anything because noses go into the corner for whining. Somehow at least this is working out.The progressive stimulation set in motion by television has led to more sophisticated tastes in the children, such as "The Lone Ranger." We are much too old to buy into the notion that playing Lone Ranger and Tonto will lead to a life of crime and racism. Nonetheless, this was edgy for us. So we perched on the edge of the chairs and watched them all watch the "Lone Ranger" and analyzed every reaction.So now they are "pretend fighting."Big deal.Then somehow, someway, someone found out about James Bond.By this time we both were very much in need of Meals on Wheels and so completely exhausted that we just said, "Fine. You want to watch this incessant gunfire? Go for it. Just give us a break." We conferred and said between ourselves they can watch the OLD ONES. Nothing too bad in those except a lot of guns, a lot of violence and a lot of making out. We can justify this. They are boys. But for some unknown reason no one runs around the house shouting "Diamonds Are Forever" or "Casino Royale" or "Die Another Day" or "From Russia with Love" or "Dr. No."However, they do run around the house shouting "Octopussy! Octopussy! Octopussy!"Which means that they will run all over the schools shouting "Octopussy!"Which means that somehow I am going to be in trouble.No one will blame my husband for this. Men don't get blamed for anything. Now my 4-year-old looks at me seriously and says, "Take off your nightgown now, Mommy."This could be at 4 in the afternoon when I am often still in a nightgown.My 5-year-old likes to "give juicies" all the way up my arm.Who knows what's going on with their little brother.We continue to discuss the merits and demerits of James Bond for the kindergarten preschool set."Well at least if someone hits them, they will fight back," I say."Well, at least they will learn to appreciate beautiful women," my husband says."Well at least they will know that some people are good, and some people are bad," I say."Well at least they will learn to remain cool in a crisis," my husband says."Well at least they will shut their mouths for a little while," I reply.Reach Tracy Herz at firstname.lastname@example.com. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Police seek car driven by woman found dead in Kanawha River 2 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 3 Teen pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 4 Man allegedly cuts father in Rand over argument about sandwich 5 Rhode Island bank claims Justice companies owe $4.2M on helicopter loan Design your own stylish, comfy bedding and save Previous Story Beers to You: Don't get caught up in tap madness Next Story


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MC Friedrich Wins Kennedy Center Medallion
MC Friedrich
December 12, 2013—
Mary Carol "MC" Friedrich, associate professor of theatre at Michigan Technological University, will be one of three recipients of the Kennedy Center Medallion in the Great Lakes region.
The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) presents the Medallion to two or three recipients in each of its eight national districts every year. The award honors individuals or organizations that have made extraordinary contributions to the teaching and producing of theatre and that have significantly dedicated time, artistry and enthusiasm to the development of educational theatre.
The award is the most prestigious regional award given by KCACTF and is considered one of the greatest honors in theatre education.
"Last year, I finished a seven-year appointment with KCACTF," said Friedrich. "I was part of the discussion each year surrounding nominees for the Medallion. It's a great surprise and an honor to receive the award myself."
Friedrich teaches costume, lighting, scene design and costume construction and history courses at Michigan Tech. She will be presented with her award at a Jan. 11, 2014 reception in Saginaw, Mich.
Michigan Technological University (www.mtu.edu) is a leading public research university developing new technologies and preparing students to create the future for a prosperous and sustainable world. Michigan Tech offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in engineering; forest resources; computing; technology; business; economics; natural, physical and environmental sciences; arts; humanities; and social sciences.


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Does the note make sense? Why or why not?
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Hacking Mass
Results and Wrap-UpHACKING MASS. As per our usual tradition, we'll peruse the most valuable, most popular and the winning squad of HACKING MASSters, and give you reference to the full list of players. Let's get the ball rolling with the HACKING MASS All-Stars:
HACKING MASS All-Star Team
HACKING MASS All-Star TeamOur All-Stars this year feature several repeats, including perennial hackster Brad Ausmus, who has accumulated the most ESPN (Exuded Stiffness Points, Net) amongst catchers since the inception of HACKING MASS in 2002. Ausmus and Scott Podsednik are both on the All-Star and All-Popular teams, but outside those two, the All-Star team was relatively unpopular. We'll touch on this more later, but to some extent the All-Star team is inevitably filled with players that were unexpectedly terrible. This is a continuing trend, and part of what makes HACKING MASS such an exciting competition.
Mark Loretta is probably the most unexpected member of the HACKING MASS All-Star team, sporting a fairly decent career line of .299/.363/.402, but has consistently gotten stiffer over his career. His ESPN has gotten higher each year since 2002, at -20, -11, 0, 43, and 66 in 2006.
Elsewhere, Scott Podsednik continues accumulating ESPN and has moved up to third place for all left fielders after collecting 124 ESPN the past two years. For the pitching staff, Joel Pineiro had his second consecutive 100+ season as one of only five players to eclipse triple digits this season. Of the five, three were shortstops, including Ronny Cedeno, Clint Barmes, and Angel Berroa--Ausmus was the fifth.
HACKING MASS All-Popular TeamNo surprises in the infield, as everyone has figured out that Ausmus is the best catcher to have, and he has been a safe HACKING MASS pick for a few years. Womack is a veritable posterboy for HACKING MASS, but didn't really get enough playing time this year to rack up the ESPN with only 50 AB.
In the outfield, Jacque Jones disappointed many owners, posting a negative score. Jones' popularity was likely due to an unfavorable forecast, as he has never been especially valuable in HACKING MASS; his highest score was last year's 25, but he's had a negative score in three of the last five seasons. Outfield spots tend to be much more difficult to fill than the infield, so guys like Taveras and Podsednik are a HACKING MASSter's best friend. In all, the All-Popular team combined for 515 points, which would have gotten a prospective owner 47th place.
Your Winner: Hairy Inquisitive Sex Octopus
This year's winner is Sean Riley, a library clerk from Auburn, California. He assembled the winning team with a couple Astros, a couple Ortizes, HACKING MASS stud Scott Podsednik, and a few spare parts that all accumulated ESPN for him. As in past years, the winning squad didn't have any selections that were overly surprising, and all players had positive scores.
When asked about his team, Sean commented that "picking both Ortiz pitchers was an easy call," noting that even when Russ Ortiz was released by the Diamondbacks, he was optimistic that somebody would be foolish enough to give him some more innings; the Orioles happily obliged by giving Ortiz 40 innings while he amassed a hacktastic 8.48 ERA.
Sean also commented that "as long as the Astros favor defense over offense, I will continue to pick Brad Ausmus and Adam Everett; year after year after futile year." It seems like a sound strategy--we've reviewed Ausmus' credentials, and Everett also has been very valuable to HACKING MASS squads, accumulating the most ESPN for an offensive player in the last three seasons total.
Rounding out the squad were veritable HACKING MASS role players like J.T. Snow, who Sean had hoped would have more playing time in Boston, but "he sucked just enough in the little time he played that he still cashed in," helping Sean's team at a position where it can be hard to find elite hacksters. Congrats to Sean on taking home the goods this year.
Best Loser
As with last year, we'd like to point out the continuing competition to have the most negative ESPN. There is no prize for biggest loser, especially with such blatant efforts to do so, but it is worth noting that SneakySouthPaw's Killer Brew managed to amass -813 ESPN in 2006.
The aspiring statistician in me also wants to point out that part of the fun of HACKING MASS is that it is much harder to predict which players will play the worst, especially when accounting for playing time. The nature of the player pool and the talent distribution makes it easier to predict which players will succeed on an annual basis--there are a limited number of excellent players so that picking the most valuable is easier than selecting which players will be the worst out of a much larger pool of mediocre players, simply based on the odds. So while it is fascinating to see who can accrue the most negative ESPN, it is not a particularly difficult task.
Overall Standings
For this article I've cited the overall standings since the start of HACKING MASS in 2002, and over the last three years. Below, for curiosity's sake, I've included the top five players for total ESPN accumulated over the past three seasons at each position. The players are listed at the positions for which they were qualified in the 2006 HACKING MASS competition, which is why you see (for example) Bernie Williams at first base.
In the coming days, we'll wrap up the second annual Predictatron contest.
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DETROIT - A former city of Detroit treasurer has been indicted for taking bribes that included gambling money, drinks, Las Vegas concert tickets and private plane flights in exchange for approving more than $200 million in investments by two Detroit pension funds.
In an indictment unsealed Tuesday by United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade, Jeffrey Beasley is accused of conspiring to personally enrich himself and others by accepting cash, travel, meals, golf clubs, hotel stays, limousine services, massages and other things.
The bribes to Beasley and his co-conspirators came from individuals who had business before the General Retirement System and the Police and Fire Retirement System of the city of Detroit.
The identities of the "co-conspirators" were not immediately known.
The indictment was issued on Jan. 18.
According to the six-count Indictment, between January 2006 and September 2008, when Beasley served on the Boards of Trustees of the two pension funds, he conspired with other individuals to defraud current and retired city of Detroit employees who contributed to the two pension funds. The Indictment alleges that Beasley deprived the employees of their right to honest services, including their right to Beasley's service as a pension fund trustee, free of bribery and corruption.
The indictment details the manner in which Beasley and his co-conspirators demanded and accepted bribes and kickbacks from individuals who were seeking investment monies from the two pension funds or who otherwise had business before them. The Indictment alleges that Beasley personally received more than $100,000 in cash from people having business before the two pension funds.
Another part of the scheme included demands by Beasley and others that individuals having business before the pension funds contribute tens of thousands of dollars to the Kilpatrick Civic Fund in
order to receive approval for their investment requests.
Beasley also is charged in the indictment with five counts of extortion or attempted extortion. The indictment alleges that Beasley extorted more than $10,000 in cash from persons doing business before the two pension funds at a "birthday party" in his honor. Beasley demanded $250,000 from the owner of an investment company in exchange for Beasley's support of $44 million in investment funds from the two pension funds.
Beasley demanded and received $20,000 from Marc Andre Cunningham, an aid to former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who acted as a consultant for a communications company that received $30 million in investment funds from the two pension funds.
Beasley and his co-conspirators demanded and received trips, private plane flights, and lavish entertainment from an investment manager of the Police and Fire Retirement System who managed more than $150 million in properties owned by the system.
If convicted, Beasley faces a maximum of twenty years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 on each of the six counts of extortion, attempted extortion, and conspiracy to commit honest services mail and wire fraud.
The indictment also seeks forfeiture of more than $225,000 in unlawful payments received by Beasley and his co-conspirators in connection with his extortion and the conspiracy.
Former police officer and current City Councilman Gary Brown said the accusations against Beasley, such as bribes for pension investments, are disturbing.
"The pension money is city money," Brown said. "City taxpayer money. The money that goes into the pension fund are taxpayer dollars. So, you're misusing the trust taxpayers put in you. Getting to the bottom of this is really critical for the city's future."
The feds say the bribes cost retirees more than $84 million in bad deals.
Former Pension Board member Sheila Cockrel said the accusations are born from a culture of corruption during the Kilpatrick administration years.
"Tone is set at the top," she said.
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Before there was the fan-favorite Heavy Metal Magazine, which began in 1977, there was the French publication Métal Hurlant. First published in 1974 by Les Humanoïdes Associés, the sci-fi and fantasy magazine's success inspired the publisher to continues to bring hard-hitting, gritty, and violent comics to the marketplace. Now, thanks to the publisher's American counterpart, Humanoids, fans of original sci-fi, fantasy, and hardcore comics can pick up a variety of graphic novels.
Humanoids recently released two hardcover graphic novel anthologies featuring a wide variety of sci-fi and fantasy tales which will interest fans of the genres. There's just something special about hardcore sci-fi and fantasy that's unlike any other genre. Be it the unusual characters, the incredible settings, or the amazing stories, sci-fi and fantasy - especially the stuff being published by Humanoids - hold a special place in the hearts of many pop culture fans.
REVIEW: Weapons of the Metabaron
Released in English in March 2011 (it hit Europe in 2008) in an impressive deluxe hardcover, Weapons of the Metabaron explores the ever-expanding Jodorverse brought to life by creator/writer Alexandro Jodorowsky and one of his fan-favorite creations: The Metabaron. While diehard fans no doubt looked to the story as a continuation of their favorite militant space explorer/defender/mercenary, many fans looked to the book for the artwork of Travis Charest, who made a name for himself drawing the fan-favorite title WILDCATS and covers for Star Wars comics. While the combination seemed almost too good to be true for some fans, it understandably was to a certain degree. Unfortunately, Charest's contribution to the 55 page book is only slightly more than half of the artwork. While 29 gorgeous pages by Charest is good, fans looking forward to this book were no doubt let down.
That said, Charest can draw and draw he does. Weapons of the Metabaron features the artist's signature style - impressive layouts with gorgeous designs, impressive and dynamic action - makes for a gorgeous contribution to the Metabarons mythos. At times, Charest's work is realistic to the point of almost photography, with dramatic coloring and impressive shading that gives amazing depth. The artwork here will impress even diehard fans of the original Metabaron artist, Moebius.
For fans who are particularly picky, the change between Charest's artwork and book's other artist, Zoran Janjetov, isn't entirely subtle. While their styles are somewhat similar, Janjetov's style is slightly more cartoony and more reminiscent of Moebius, who fans obviously love. While the art change isn't a major bump in the reading, those looking for a singular, comprehensive read will be a bit disappointed.
As for the story, Weapons of the Metabaron tells the tale of how the warrior acquires an assortment of weapons needed to beat back the alien armies in order to protect the galaxy and continue to grow in his quest to be the greatest warrior possible. Classic Jodorowsky with dramatic storytelling and near impossible odds always being bested by high technology and the terrible wrath of the Metabaron, Weapons of the Metabaron makes for an engaging read overall.
While no doubt die-hard fans picked up this book to add to their collection when it was originally released 15 months ago, those hesitant to buy probably regret that choice now as the book goes for at least double if not triple its original $19.95 cover price. For fans of the Metabaron story and the Jodorverse in general, Weapons of the Metabarons is a must read tale. Not only is it engaging and action-packed, but it also features some of the most impressive art of the series thanks to Charest's work. While maybe not as popular as Moebius or as timely as Gimenez, Charest's work here is still worthy of a note in the annuals of the Metabarons.
Weapons of the Metabaron is out of print and available only on the secondary market at this time.
For more information on this and other Humanoid comics and graphic novels, be sure to check out Humanoids.com.
- Jess C. Horsley