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Last week, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved three projects to increase natural gas takeaway capacity from the Marcellus Shale formation. On February 11, FERC approved the TEAM 2014 project expansions on Spectra's Texas Eastern Transmission Co. (Tetco) pipeline. TEAM stands for Texas Eastern Appalachia to Market. The next day, FERC issued an environmental impact statement (EIS) on a new pipeline and related compressor station project—Williams's Constitution Pipeline and the Iroquois Pipeline's Wright Interconnect Project (WIP). The EIS recommended conditional approval for the two projects, pending the adoption of measures to mitigate their environmental impact. WIP has a projected in-service date of March 2015, while the Constitution Pipeline projects the beginning of service in late 2015 or 2016.
The TEAM 2014 project would provide Tetco with capacity to move an additional 0.59 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) out of the Marcellus from interconnects in southwestern Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Expansions would allow for bidirectional flows on portions of Tetco that currently only flow gas from the Gulf and Rockies Express Pipeline into the Northeast. Two shippers—Chevron and EQT Energy—have contracted for the full amount of the capacity expansions. Rockies Express deliveries into the Northeast have declined over the past two years, and in November, FERC upheld a petition from Rockies Express Pipeline LLC allowing for the establishment of firm agreements to reverse direction and move gas east-to-west on the pipeline.
Chevron booked 0.29 Bcf/d of capacity to move gas on the expanded Tetco pipeline from Uniontown, Pennsylvania, to Lambertville, New Jersey, where Tetco connects with Spectra's Algonquin Gas Transmission (AGT) pipeline. EQT Energy booked the remaining 0.29 Bcf/d of firm capacity to move 0.24 Bcf/d of Marcellus gas south to Tetco's AA market zone in the Gulf of Mexico region, and 0.05 Bcf/d west to Lebanon, Ohio, where Tetco connects with the Rockies Express system. Outflows from the Northeast to other parts of the country as a result of these expansions would further decrease net flows of natural gas into the northeastern United States. These decreased flows have largely resulted from increasing Marcellus production, which enabled the Northeast to satisfy a greater portion of its own demand, and increasingly, send gas to other regions. TEAM 2014 would also help alleviate capacity constraints in transporting natural gas to northeastern markets, which contribute to high natural gas and power prices during periods of peak demand.
FERC also issued an EIS that recommended the construction, with modifications to the original plan, of the Constitution Pipeline. This pipeline would deliver up to 0.64 Bcf/d of Marcellus gas from Susquehanna County, in northeastern Pennsylvania, to Wright, New York, where the Wright Compressor Station is currently located. Iroquois would build a new compressor station at an adjacent facility under WIP, and modify the existing compressor station. Cabot Oil & Gas has a binding agreement for 0.49 Bcf/d of firm capacity on the Constitution Pipeline, while Southwestern Energy has an agreement for the remaining 0.15 Bcf/d.
The Iroquois Pipeline currently transports gas south to the Wright Compressor Station from its interconnect with TransCanada's Canadian Mainline in Waddington, New York. At Wright, Iroquois interconnects with Kinder Morgan's Tennessee Gas Pipeline (TGP) northern 200 line, which can flow gas to New England customers via its interconnect with AGT south of Boston, but has delivered increasing amounts of natural gas to the Canadian Mainline via its Niagara Falls interconnect with TransCanada.
The Constitution Pipeline's ability to move Marcellus production to northeastern consumers would significantly benefit from construction of TGP's planned Northeast Expansion Project. This project would take gas from Wright to Dracut, Massachusetts, where it would connect with TGP's existing pipeline as well as a line jointly operated by Spectra's Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline and the Portland Natural Gas Transmission System. Open season for firm capacity agreements on the Northeast Expansion Project began on February 13, and will continue until March 28. Project capacity could range from 0.60 Bcf/d to 2.20 Bcf/d, according to TGP documents.
Henry Hub price decline continues. The Henry Hub spot price decreased during most of the report week, before slightly rebounding to close at $5.97/MMBtu on Wednesday, February 19, 18 cents/MMBtu below its closing price on Wednesday, February 12. This marks the second week in a row that the Henry Hub spot price decreased, after reaching its highest level since 2008 on Wednesday, February 5, during a spate of bitterly cold weather throughout the country. Despite the overall decline, the Henry Hub spot price is $2.68/MMBtu above its closing price at this time last year.
Price changes vary nationwide. Prices in the northeastern United States rose significantly on Friday, February 14, as a severe winter storm hit the East Coast. However, prices declined for the remainder of the report week, and were down for the week as a whole. The natural gas spot price at the Algonquin Citygate hub serving Boston area consumers rose from $15.64/MMBtu on Wednesday, February 12, to $23.04/MMBtu on Friday, February 14, but closed yesterday at $13.83/MMBtu as temperatures warmed in the aftermath of the winter storm. Similarly, the spot price at the Transcontinental Pipeline's Zone 6 trading point for delivery into New York City rose from $7.80/MMBtu on February 12 to $8.97/MMBtu on February 14, but then declined to $6.10/MMBtu yesterday.
By contrast, prices in the western and midwestern United States rose over the report week. The Chicago Citygate spot price closed yesterday at $7.89/MMBtu, $1.64/MMBtu above the spot price on Wednesday, February 12. This was likely the result of low storage levels, high weather-driven demand, and a capacity restriction reported yesterday on ANR Pipeline's Muttonville Lateral. This lateral links ANR with the Great Lakes Gas Transmission pipeline. The pipelines transport natural gas imported into Michigan from Canada, as well as gas stored at the Bluewater Gas Storage facility, to the Chicago area and other locations in the Midwest. The Southern California Border Average and PG&E Citygate spot prices also rose by 22 cents/MMBtu and 47cents/MMBtu, respectively, to $5.68/MMBtu and $5.94/MMBtu.
Futures prices surpass $6/MMBtu. Expectations of cold weather, combined with low natural gas storage levels, boosted the near-month contract (for March delivery) past $6/MMBtu for the first time since January 2010. The March 2014 contract rose from $4.822/MMBtu last Wednesday to $6.149/MMBtu yesterday. The price of the 12-month strip (the average of the contracts between March 2014 and February 2015) increased from $4.639/MMBtu to $4.934/MMBtu.
Demand falls in all sectors. Demand for natural gas fell this week across all sectors. Total consumption of natural gas fell to 87.5 Bcf/d, 24% below last week's average of 112.8 Bcf/d, and 3% below the average for the same days in 2013. The decline in demand began last week, after consumption peaked at 125.0 Bcf/d on Thursday, February 6, as the impact of cold weather on that date dissipated. The decline continued through yesterday, when consumption fell to 73.7 Bcf/d.
The largest drop in consumption came from the residential and commercial sector, which fell week-on-week by 18.9 Bcf/d (29.6%), to 44.9 Bcf/d. Natural gas consumption in the power sector (power burn) fell by 6.4 Bcf/d (27.4%) below week-ago levels, to 16.8 Bcf/d. Industrial consumption decreased by 1.0 Bcf/d (4.4%), and natural gas exports to Mexico dipped by 2.9%.
Power burn is down throughout the country. Power burn decreased this week in every region of the Lower 48 states. The largest decreases occurred in the Southeast and Texas, which accounted for 61% of the national decrease from last week's average. Power burn in Texas peaked at the beginning of last week, on February 6, when it reached 7.1 Bcf/d. It then decreased last week, and continued to decrease this week, to 2.6 Bcf/d, 48.3% below week-ago levels. The Midwest, Southwest, Midcontinent, and Pacific Northwest followed a similar pattern as Texas over the past two weeks.
Power burn in the Southeast decreased by 1.5 Bcf/d (23.0%), to an average of 5.0 Bcf/d, versus last week's average of 6.5 Bcf/d. Power burn in the Southeast peaked on February 12, reaching 7.8 Bcf/d, and declined through yesterday. The Northeast followed a similar trend.
Supply declines due to drop in imports. Overall natural gas supply fell by 0.3 Bcf/d below week-ago levels, as a 1.0 Bcf/d drop in natural gas imported from Canada and a 0.1 Bcf/d drop in liquefied natural gas (LNG) sendout offset a 0.9 Bcf/d rise in dry production.
Natural gas entering the United States via pipeline from Canada declined from a 6.5 Bcf/d average last week to 5.4 Bcf/d this week, the result of reduced flow of Canadian gas to the Midwest. Prices and consumption in the Midwest decreased, following last week's spike in demand. At the same time and for similar reasons, LNG sendout from the Elba Island terminal in Georgia, the Cove Point terminal in Maryland, and the Everett terminal in Massachusetts fell. LNG remains a small portion of U.S. natural gas supply.
While imports dropped, dry natural gas production rose by 0.9 Bcf/d (1.4%) to 65.7 Bcf/d, rebounding from last week's decrease. This is a 1.6 Bcf/d (2.4%) increase above year-ago levels. Cold weather reduced production last week, according to reports.
Withdrawals exceed 230 Bcf for the sixth time this winter. Cooler-than-normal weather drove the fourth straight week of inventory declines greater than or equal to 230 Bcf. It was the sixth weekly decline of 230-plus Bcf this winter. Before this winter, weekly declines greater than 230 Bcf occurred only 12 times since EIA's weekly storage data series began in 1994. The net withdrawal reported for the week ending February 14 was 250 Bcf, 117 Bcf larger than the 5-year average of 133 Bcf and 119 Bcf larger than last year's net withdrawal of 131 Bcf. Working gas inventories totaled 1,443, or 975 Bcf (40.3%) less than last year at this time, 741 Bcf (33.9%) below the 5-year (2009-13) average, and 433 Bcf (23.1%) below the 5-year minimum.
Data revision changes last week's inventory levels. A revision caused by resubmitted data resulted in raising the estimate of working gas stocks in the Producing Nonsalt region by 7 Bcf for the week ending February 7. The reported revision caused the stocks for February 7 to change from 1,686 Bcf to 1,693 Bcf. As a result, the implied net change between the weeks ending January 31 and February 7 changed from -237 Bcf to -230 Bcf. There was a similar revision, also in the Producing region, for the week ending January 24.
Storage draw falls below market expectations of 254 Bcf. When the EIA storage report showing a withdrawal of 250 Bcf was released, the price for the March natural gas futures contract decreased 17 cents on the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex). At 10:30 a.m., the price of the near-month (March 2014) contract fell to $5.90/MMBtu. Prices climbed back to $6.04 in the hour following the release.
Net withdrawals in all three regions larger than average. The East, West, and Producing regions had net withdrawals of 129 Bcf, 30 Bcf, and 91 Bcf, respectively.All three gas storage regions remain below their year-ago, 5-year average levels, and 5-year minimums.
Temperatures during the storage report week significantly cooler than normal. Temperatures in the Lower 48 states averaged 27.3 degrees for the week, 8.4 degrees cooler than the 30-year normal temperature and 10.9 degrees cooler than during the same period last year.


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witnessed the rise and fall of the dinosaurs, and the evolution of almost every
other group of land based animals.
The success of bugs has occurred because of several amazing adaptations. Bugs
are small, which means they need less space and food to survive. They fit into
the 'cracks and crevices' of nature. The tiniest beetles are smaller than the
head of a pin.
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withstand extreme conditions. They are able to survive temperatures from
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Petroleum Fly larvae can live in crude oil.
Insects were the first animals to develop wings, and for 90 million years they
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find mates.
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stages, in a process known as metamorphosis. This allows adults and larvae to
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A 33-year-old Arizona woman has contacted her husband from beyond the grave.
On Sept 27, 1966, her husband's 31st birthday, Betty Klug stashed a time capsule in the wall of her family's North Phoenix home.
It remained hidden until recently when a contractor discovered it amid insulation as the house was being remodeled. "We've done hundreds of houses but never found anything like this," John Murray tells NBC affiliate KPNX 12 News.
Inside the capsule, a photo and a letter.
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Candesartan for Prevention of Cardiovascular Events After Cypher or Taxus Coronary Stenting (4C) Trial
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Candesartan is effective in preventing cardiovascular events in patients without restenosis after coronary angioplasty. Therefore, the investigators hypothesized that candesartan after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation was also effective in preventing cardiovascular events.
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether an angiotensin II receptor blocker, candesartan, is effective in reducing the incidence of cardiovascular events after drug-eluting stent implantation.
|Hypertension Coronary Artery Disease
|Drug: Candesartan
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|Effects of Candesartan Cilexetil on Cardiovascular Events in Japanese Patients With Hypertension After Sirolimus- or Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents Implantation
- The primary endpoint is a composite of: 1)any cause mortality and 2)cardiovascular events (non-fatal MI, drug-resistant AP required hospital admission, heart failure required hospital admission and stroke) [ Time Frame: 3 years ]
- Target lesion revascularization [ Time Frame: 3 years ]
- Binary restenosis [ Time Frame: 3 years ]
- Newly onset diabetes [ Time Frame: 3 years ]
- Newly onset atrial fibrillation [ Time Frame: 3 yeard ]
- Each of the primary endpoint events [ Time Frame: 3 years ]All cause of death, cardiovascular death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, unstable angina required admission, heart failure required admission and stroke
- Major adverse cardiac-related events [ Time Frame: 3 years ]A composite of cardiovascular death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, unstable angina required admission and heart failure required admission
- Major cardiac-related events [ Time Frame: 3 years ]A composite of non-fatal myocardial infarction, unstable angina required admission and heart failure required admission
|Study Start Date:
|October 2005
|Study Completion Date:
|April 2012
|Primary Completion Date:
|April 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Active Comparator: Candesratan
Drug: Candesartan
Candesartan Cilexetil (4-12 mg per day)
Other Names:
|No Intervention: Non-candesartan
Detailed Description:
It was reported that low-dose angiotensin II receptor blocker, candesartan, was effective to prevent cardiovascular events in patients with coronary artery disease treated with coronary angioplasty (Am Heart J 146:E20, 2003). In this study, patients without significant coronary stenosis on follow-up angiography 6 months after intervention were randomly assigned into a candesartan group (baseline treatment plus candesartan 4 mg/d) or a control group (baseline treatment alone). It is well known that patients treated with drug-eluting stents (DES) have lower restenosis rate as compared with those with bare metal stents. Therefore, we hypothesized that candesartan started immediately after DES implantation was effective to prevent cardiovascular events.
The primary endpoint is a composite of any cause death and cardiovascular events (nonfatal myocardial infarction, recurrent symptomatic myocardial ischemia, congestive heart failure, and stroke). The secondary endpoints are target lesion revascularization, binary restenosis, newly onset diabetes and newly onset of atrial fibrillation.
Patient population which needs to prove the hypothesis is estimates to be 1,130 cases in total (565 cases in each group). We set the parameters which are needed to calculate the number of study patients as follows; a drop out rate 10%, an event rate of the primary end point for 3 years 20%, a risk reduction rate brought by candesartan 25%, a statistical power 90% and a two-sided significance level 0.05. We assumed the event rate from the study which was conducted to prove the effects of statins after PCI in Japan named MUSASHI-PCI. Also the risk reduction rate from two major RCTs of candesartan conducted in Japan named the Ogaki and HIJ-CREATE studies. In the Ogaki study, the risk reduction rate by candesartan was 52%. However, stents used in the study were only BMS after surviving restenosis. The risk reduction of the present study will be lower because of the higher onset rate of stent thrombosis in regard to DES. Furthermore, the risk reduction rate of candesartan for Japanese was 11% reported in HIJ-CREATE. The ACE-I usage rate was almost 70% in the control subjects of HIJ-CREATE. In the present study, ACE-I will be administered less frequently as low as 30%. Therefore, assumed risk reduction rate by candesartan in the present study could be higher. Considering all the various factors together, a reasonable risk reduction rate could be 25%.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|Child, Adult, Senior
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- A. Patients with hypertension, systolic blood pressure (SBP) = or > 140 and/or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) = or > 90
- B. Patients with symptomatic heart failure lasting at least for 4 weeks (NYHA class = or > II), or those need continuous use of diuretics
- C. Patients underwent coronary angioplasty with drug-eluting stents
Eligible patients are those who meet (A or B) and C.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Severe renal or hepatic disease
- Candidates for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
- Within 3 months after CABG
- Allergic history to candesartan
- Pregnant women
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00139386
|Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University
|Kumamoto, Japan, 860-8556
|Study Chair:
|Hisao Ogawa, MD, PhD
|Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University
Additional Information:
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Hisao Ogawa, MD, PhD, Kumamoto University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00139386 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|August 29, 2005
|Last Updated:
|April 17, 2013
Keywords provided by Hisao Ogawa, Kumamoto University:
Drug-eluting stent
Randomized control study
Coronary Angioplasty
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Coronary Artery Disease
Myocardial Ischemia
Coronary Disease
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Heart Diseases
Arterial Occlusive Diseases
Candesartan cilexetil
Antihypertensive Agents
Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers
Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
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I Love My Fiancé, but Am Totally Crushing on a Co-Worker
September 19, 2017
A colonoscopy is an exam that views the inside of the colon (large intestine) and rectum, using a tool called a colonoscope.
The colonoscope has a small camera attached to a flexible tube that can reach the length of the colon.
Recent findings and perspectives on medical research.
Dr. Douglas K. Rex on things you need to know about colonoscopy.
You will usually be given medicine into a vein to help you relax. You should not feel any discomfort. You will be awake during the test and may even be able to speak, but you probably will not remember anything.
You will lie on your left side with your knees drawn up toward your chest. The colonoscope is inserted through the anus. It is gently moved into the beginning of the large bowel and slowly advanced as far as the lowest part of the small intestine.
Air will be inserted through the scope to provide a better view. Suction may be used to remove fluid or stool.
The health care provider gets a better view as the colonoscope is moved back out. Therefore, a more careful exam is done while the scope is being pulled back. The doctor may take tissue samples with tiny biopsy forceps inserted through the scope. Polyps may be removed with snares, and images may be taken.
Specialized procedures, such as laser therapy, may also be done.
You will need to completely cleanse your intestines. A problem in your large intestine that needs to be treated may be missed if your intestines are not cleaned out.
Your health care provider give you the steps for cleansing your intestines. This may include using enemas, not eating solid foods for 2 or 3 days before the test, and taking laxatives.
You will be asked to drink plenty of clear liquids for 1 - 3 days before the test. Examples of clear liquids are:
You will usually be told to stop taking aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, or other blood-thinning medicines for several days before the test. Keep taking your other medicines unless your doctor tells you otherwise.
You will need to stop taking iron pills or liquids a few days before the test, unless your health care provider tells you it is okay to continue. Iron can make your stool dark black, which makes it harder for the doctor to view inside your bowel.
The medicines will make you sleepy so that may not feel any discomfort or have any memory of the test.
You may feel pressure as the scope moves inside. You may feel brief cramping and gas pains as air is inserted or the scope advances. Passing gas is necessary and should be expected.
You may have mild abdominal cramping and pass a lot of gas after the exam.
Colonoscopy may be done for the following reasons:
Normal findings are healthy intestinal tissues.
After the test, you will feel sleepy for a period of time. You may have a headache or feel sick to your stomach or bloated, but this is not common. You may pass a lot of gas.
You should be able to go home about 1 hour after the test. You must plan to have someone take you home after the test, because you will be woozy and unable to drive. The nurses and doctors will not let you leave until someone arrives to help you.
When you are home:
Kimmey MB. Complications of gastrointestinal endoscopy. In: Feldman M, Friedman LS, Brandt LJ, eds. Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease . 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2010:chap 40.
Pasricha PJ. Gastrointestinal endoscopy. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 136.


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Smark Calaway's Shoot o' Three #2 - Best entrance themes in WWE History
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Good day kids and kats (on the subject of which). Welcome to the second Shoot o' Three from yours truly Smark Calaway II. Today I thought it would be a nice idea to look at the best entrance themes in WWE history.
I think the one that has to start this ball rolling belongs to that god-damn S.O.B, Stone Cold Steve Austin. Anyone who watched 'rasslin in 90's will testify that every time that glass broke there was no chance (in hell) that the next minutes of action would be a disappointment This sound created arguably the biggest pop in pro wrestling history on 4th January 1999 when Austin did his run-in on the famous Rock/Mankind title match.
The next theme, in my opinion was about 100 times better than the wrestler himself, the theme of the Ultimate Warrior. Jim Johnston is a brilliant composer. He can take the essence of a wrestler's act and translate it brilliantly into their theme. Warrior was no exception In reality his entrance was far better than his wrestling or his promos. I would recommend watching Warrior's DVD (The Self Destruction of...) as it is not only a classic example of how the WWE can fuck you over if you go against them but there is a great segment with Jim Johnston talking how he made this theme and his thoughts about it. Jolly good, now let's move on.
This one is going to be a tough one but I think the winner of this spot has got to be DX. I know, I know, what about Hogan, Rocky, Bret Hart but the thing that makes this one special in my opinion is the great way they edited the entrances for TV, cutting in quick shots of the group in action creating a jarring effect that made you sit up and take notice. Musically the song is Ok but in terms of the vibe it created (see the two top entries) it has to rank with the best of them.
Honorable mention here to Mankind of course, I fucking love that tune. Anyroad that's about it for this Shoot o' Three. Stay tuned for more jibber jabber from this mother, now fuck off!
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Corn futures continued their bullish reaction to the December 11 release of USDA data. Their sharp upward revision in forecasts U.S. feed usage and a lower 2012-13 carryout probably powered the advance despite increased estimate of 2012 U.S. corn production and the substantially reduced export forecast. Bulls may also have been somewhat pleased with the weekly increase in corn export inspections. The short-term price outlook may depend upon technical considerations. That is, after topping chart resistance associated with its 10-day moving average over the weekend, March futures apparently encountered strong selling around its 40-day moving average today. March corn was trading 15 1/4 cents to $7.24 around midsession Monday, while December had edged 1/4 cent higher to $5.77 1/4.
CBOT soybean futures reacted rather poorly to the USDA data released last Friday, which probably reflected the negative nature of the domestic numbers. However, international traders seemed to be much more impressed with the 470,000 tonne reduction in the USDA forecast for ending-2013 global soybean carryout. The markets had risen strongly in Sunday night-Monday morning, then accelerated upward in reaction to news that China had bought 120,000 tonnes of beans for delivery in the current crop year. The resulting penetration of their 10-day moving averages probably sparked follow-through gains as well. March beans were trading 35 1/4 cents higher at $14.09 1/2 just before the lunch hour, while March soyoil had jumped 1.28 cents to 50.52 cents/pound and March meal was up $7.5 to $411.8/ton.
News that the USDA estimate of 2012 winter wheat plantings had fallen well short of industry forecast, as well as its cut to U.S. 2013 wheat carryout apparently boosted wheat futures last Friday and again today. The weekly export inspections result had little apparent impact upon the market. Concerns about the potential size of the winter wheat crop due to persistent drought over the Great Plains are reportedly offering support for U.S. wheat futures as well, although many traders are seemingly jumping upon the bullish bandwagon after the nearby contracts topped technical resistance over the weekend. March CBOT wheat leapt 16 1/4 cents to $7.71/bushel in Monday morning action, while March KCBT wheat jumped 17 1/4 cents to $8.24 1/4 and March MGE futures climbed 10 1/2 cents to $8.55 3/4.
Live cattle futures lost considerable ground last week due to surprising cash weakness at that time. And while some may be worried about the underlying supply/demand situation, most are probably anticipating growing tightness through the first quarter. That may partially explain the modest gains posted in Monday morning activity at the CME. Bulls may also be reacting to the concurrent jump in grain and soy complexes, since those imply commensurate increases in feed costs to the livestock industry. February cattle were actually unchanged at 130.60 cents/pound this morning, while April gained 0.20 cents to 134.75.
Anticipation of short-term strength cash and/or wholesale strength may have boosted February lean hog futures in early-week trading, although the bounce seems rather premature in the wake of last developments experienced last week. That is, we would prefer to see evidence of seasonal wholesale strength before becoming interested in sponsoring the long side of the market. Deferred futures were very likely responding to the prospect of increased feed costs implied by the grain and soybean gains being posted this morning. February hogs rose 0.60 cents to 84.80 cents/pound by mid-morning, while June futures had inched 0.12 cents higher to 96.62.


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The moment that you died
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And take a walk down memory lane,
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Remembering you is easy,
I do it everyday,
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And there you will remain.
Until the joyous day arrives,
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I can honestly say this was never a costume I intended to make. Crossplay (gender-bending cosplay) hasn't been a priority on my list, and in reality I was interested in dressing up as Elika from Ubisoft's recent Prince game rather than the Prince himself. However, one night while out with my friend Ashley, we came up with the idea of putting together a group for San Diego Comic Con featuring female versions of male video game heroes.
I tossed around the idea of taking on several different characters including Gordon Freeman, Dante, and Altair before settling on the Prince. The stunning art direction of the game was a major influence on my decision, but the Prince's gauntlet pushed the idea over the edge for me. Having lots of practice making gauntlets for my Witchblade costume (and last year's Witchblade group) I thought it would be fun to try a slightly more elaborate design.
Redesigning the Prince to be more feminine wasn't hard. I decided to leave the shirt open as per the original design, but wear a bra underneath for modesty sake. I also made the pants significantly tighter and opted for long hair spilling out from underneath the turban.
I started the costume back in January to make sure I had enough time to perfect it. The first step was securing the long coat. I spent hours and hours sifting through eBay results and hitting up thrift stores looking for something that would work.
After a few weeks of searching, I came across a leather duster with crochet accents that would work perfectly. I didn't plan on keeping any of the needlework on the jacket, but by removing the ones partitioning the pieces at the bottom, it would mimic the worn and torn look of the Prince's own jacket.
After receiving the jacket, the next step was to dye it, making sure not to stir it once fully saturated so that it would have a slightly uneven look to it. The Prince has a slightly mismatched and disjointed ensemble, and I wanted to mimic this. After dying and drying the jacket, I removed the sleeves (which I saved for later) and snipped out the crochet pieces holding the bottom of the jacket together. Next, I recruited some help to tailor the jacket so it fit tight around the waist. Lastly, I added a fringed trim around the arms and down the length of the coat to make it a bit more ornate.
I nabbed the shirt at Goodwill – a lucky find since I was very specifically looking for something with embellished buttons. Not much needed to be done with it, other than cutting off the sleeves and taking it in a bit. I already owned the perfect brown bra, and simply added some of the same trim from the jacket to it to make it match.
I had no luck finding orange leggings, so I purchased white cotton ones and dyed them – again not stirring the dye bath to give it a textured look. Moving further down the leg, the sleeves from the jacket came into play. Instead of creating something from scratch, I used the sleeves as boot covers, attaching snaps to the leggings to hold them in place. Additionally, I used some brown fabric and silver buckles for extra detail. For the shoes, I opted for studded brown gladiator sandals.
Aside from the gauntlet, the belt was the hardest part. I sewed the entire thing from scratch with several different types of cording on the edges and in the center. I used a patterned felt for the diamond shapes that hang from the belt. To make the jacket fit slightly better, I attached a pair of hooks and eyes on the jacket/belt so that everything stayed in place. Lastly, I found orange and blue fabric and sewed it together in long, thin strips for the head piece, taking a second to fray the edges of both colors.
With the bulk of the costume done, all I had left was the gauntlet. I started with a leather gardening glove that was the appropriate color, and made it longer with Wonderflex covered in the same brown fabric as the belt. Next, I used paper to pattern out the pieces for the claw, then traced them on the Wonderflex and cut them out.
I made a point to cut and position the pieces so that the fingers would still articulate. From there I heated each piece up and molded it to my hand, which was quite difficult considering one hand had to be in the glove. Once all the pieces were molded, I used Puff Paint to add the texture and patterns. Once finished, I sprayed them bright silver and then used paper towels to dampen the color with a less lustrous metal paint.
Before adding the pieces onto the glove, I sewed some chain on to the tips of the fingers and wove it in and out of the material. I then used hot glue to attach the pieces to the glove and added accents (metal fasteners and circular beads) to mimic the very detailed design from the concept art. Once everything was in place, I finished it off with a bit more paint – using darker colors on the joints of the glove.
I finished the gauntlet just one day before SDCC, so I didn't get to see the entire ensemble together till I put it on the day of the convention. Just as with Velocity, my friend/makeup artist Hydred Makabali helped with my makeup the day of the show and did a phenomenal job. I asked her to make everything look slightly messy to give the impression that I'd been out in the elements. The best part, hands down, was the scar. Hydred painted it on using a special product that physically puckers your skin, and most people thought it was real. Hydred's assistant Nesreen helped me tie my turban correctly – something I had been struggling with at home, despite lots of practice.
I am very happy with how the costume came out and even happier with how the group came together. All in all we had eight girls participate: Raychul Moore as Kratos, Ashley Hay as Starkiller, Christa Browning as Link, Emily Husley as Mario, Andrea Fries as Wario, and Candace Miller as Altiar. Also joining us was Jessika Malic as Elika from the Prince of Persia
Right before we made our way to the show floor we snapped some group photos with our friend and photographer Chanh Tang, and then peppered in some individual shots as well. Check out the gallery below to see how everything pulled together.
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Restrictive Versus Liberal Transfusion Protocol in Infants Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
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Information provided by (Responsible Party):
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In neonates and infants </= 10 kg following cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease a more restrictive red blood cell (RBC) transfusion strategy will be as effective as, and possibly superior to, a liberal RBC strategy. Allowing lower hemoglobin concentration will not affect the cardiac or pulmonary status of the patient.
|Impaired Oxygen Delivery Congenital Heart Disease
|Other: Red blood cell transfusion
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Prospective Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial Comparing a Restrictive Versus Liberal Transfusion Strategy in Neonates and Infants Undergoing Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease
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MedlinePlus related topics: Blood Transfusion and Donation Heart DiseasesU.S. FDA Resources
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- oxygen utilization derived from the arterio-venous oxygen difference. [ Time Frame: 3 days ]Arterial and venous oxygen saturations will be measured every four hours x 48-72 hours and will be used to calculate arterio-venous oxygen content differences.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- volume of RBC transfused [ Time Frame: 7 days ]The total numbers of RBC transfusions given during the immediate post-op period (1st 7 days) will be compared between groups.
|Study Start Date:
|January 2012
|Study Completion Date:
|September 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|September 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Restrictive transfusion strategy
RBC will be transfused if the hemoglobin level falls below 7 for bi-ventricular repairs and under 9.0 for single ventricle palliations.
Other: Red blood cell transfusion
10cc/kg weight RBC transfusion as needed according to hemoglobin level
Experimental: Liberal RBC transfusion strategy
RBCs will be transfused for Hemoglobin under 9.5 for biventricular repairs and under 12 for single ventricle palliations.
Other: Red blood cell transfusion
10cc/kg weight RBC transfusion as needed according to hemoglobin levelOther: Red blood cell transfusion
10cc/kg body weight RBC will be transfused for hemoglobin under 9.5 for biventricular repairs and under 12 for single ventricle palliations.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|up to 7 Months (Child)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- children </= 6 months of age with congenital cardiac disease undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass.
Exclusion Criteria:
- presence of a known bleeding disorder or coagulopathy.
- age > 6 months,
- lack of informed consent.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01484886
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01484886
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|November 12, 2011
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Keywords provided by jill cholette, University of Rochester:
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Jeffery Denson, who once smuggled marijuana in his butt into the Lincoln County Jail, will serve up to another year or so in jail following action Monday in Lincoln County District Court.
Denson, 22, will serve 240 days for robbery and 180 days for distribution. He will get credit for 98 days already served.
Denson and defense attorney P. Stephen Potter had arranged a plea deal with the Lincoln County Attorneys Office, so charges were dropped of obstructing an officer, trespassing and assault on a confined person.
Lincoln County sheriffs records also show that charges of using a weapon to commit a felony and making terroristic threats were also dropped before the plea deal.
Denson had a bad run in February. He was arrested Feb. 8 when police found a pickup parked on a loading ramp at the Nebraska Department of Roads yard near 13th and Buffalo.
Officers found four adults, drugs and a handgun in the vehicle. Denson remained in the jail that weekend, was released the following Monday on his own recognizance but he got into trouble again the same night.
Police said Denson and Sylvester LeBlanc III, 19, swiped a cell phone and cash from Bethany Vencil, 20, at a mobile home in Kings Court on West Ninth. Vencil told police that she let the two men in to use the bathroom and LeBlanc robbed her at gunpoint. LeBlanc went on the run but was arrested 10 days later in Lincoln by the Metro Fugitive Task Force.
Denson got into more trouble at the jail after he was booked for the robbery. He stuck some pot up his butt and held it there during booking. He later passed some of it on to other inmates. Detention Officers found three inmates had the pot during a routine search a couple days later.
In court, defense attorney P. Stephen Potter stuck up for his client.
It was clear that no evidence had been presented to prove that Denson was the principal perpetrator in the robbery and his crimes do not justify penitentiary time, Potter said.
Chief Deputy Lincoln County Attorney Tanya Roberts-Connick agreed and asked for a county jail sentence
In sentencing, Birch agreed that Denson was not the principal in the crime and did not deserve pen time, but he issued a stern warning.
I do hope though that you realize just how close you came to ruining your whole life, Birch told him.
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Ross Rivera, 29, of North Platte, was convicted and sentenced to the time he has already served in jail for domestic assault and theft.
Rivera stole items from Rent-a-Center in North Platte with a total value of $3,320, prosecutor Jennifer Wellan told the court.
Rivera was picked up in late June in the 2000 block of West Fifth where his girlfriend Sheena Strand lived. Police acted on a tip. Strand told them he wasnt there, but officers gained consent to enter the house and found Rivera hiding in a bedroom.
Rivera served seven months in the state pen in 2012 for the domestic assault of Strand as well as meth possession. After Rivera was arrested at that time, but before he went to the pen, he completed six weeks of intensive out-patient treatment for drug addiction and attended domestic violence intervention sessions.
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Rivera served 104 days in the county jail after he was found at Stands home, according to jail records.
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Lincoln County Attorney Rebecca Harling asked for penitentiary time because of Smiths prior record, including two imprisonments, once on a drug charge in Colorado and once for 1½-3 years for two counts of aiding and abetting burglary in Nebraska.
Smith was released on parole on the second sentence on Aug. 31, 2011 and still faces a charge of violating the conditions of his release.
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Tampering with a witness does not justify pen time, Rowlands said.
Russell Lockwood, 40, of North Platte, was sentenced to 180 days jail with credit for 48 days for possession of methamphetamine. Chief Deputy Lincoln County Attorney Tanya Roberts-Connick requested penitentiary time because of Lockwoods prior record.
Lockwood has been in the county jail once before for possession of marijuana. He spent a year in the penitentiary for manufacture of methamphetamine and possession of anhydrous ammonia with the intent of manufacturing meth in 2004-05.
But Rowlands said, The amount this time was very small, apparently for personal use, was not intended for distribution and does not warrant penitentiary time.
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The Lincoln County Attorneys Office dropped charges of forcible sexual assault and strangulation because evidence did not support those charges.
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The unofficial motto of the United States Postal Service, Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds, is derived from a quote by Herodotus, an ancient Greek historian.
Despite the importance of postal service in rural communities, USPS faces significant short- and long-term challenges. New technology has decreased the volume of mail, and USPS does not have the flexibility to adjust to a declining market. As a result, USPS missed a $5.5 billion retiree health care payment on Aug. 1 and defaulted on a $5.6 billion obligation on Sept. 30.
In the coming months, Congress may consider passing a short-term measure so USPS can pay its bills, but ultimately the Postal Service needs robust reforms to address its long-term solvency.
These reforms could include allowing for advertisement sales on postal vehicles, and moving to cluster box delivery in both rural and urban communities. Without reform, USPS debt will balloon to nearly $100 billion by 2016, and taxpayers will be stuck with the bill.
Some support giving taxpayer dollars to USPS while others have called for closing or consolidating more rural post offices. Neither of these approaches would resolve USPS structural problems, and focusing cuts on rural post offices would run counter to the Postal Services mission to serve all Americans.
According to the Postal Regulatory Commission, closing all of the 10,000 smallest post offices in the country only would save seven-tenths of one percent of the USPS operating budget.
To prevent rural post office closures, I have urged the Postmaster General and the House Leadership to consider the impact on communities, jobs, and urgent mail delivery.
To this end, I have sponsored an amendment to the House postal reform legislation (H.R. 2309) which would cap rural post office closures at no more than five percent of total closures in any given year, and ensure USPS is taking public opinion into consideration, like those views expressed at more than 30 meetings held throughout the state over the past year.
The Postal Service also is considering reduced retail hours at 13,000 post offices nationwide, including many in Nebraskas Third District. While preferable to closures, implementation of this proposal should not threaten rural service.
Fortunately, USPS is conducting an evaluation process of the proposed reduced hours over the next two years. The evaluation will include a customer survey mailed to affected zip codes and a public meeting. No changes will be made until after the evaluation process is complete.
I encourage all residents who may be impacted by these changes to complete the USPS survey. Doing so will allow the Postal Service to determine the best path forward for individuals and businesses in every community.
The Postal Service is facing hundreds of billions of dollars of debt over the next decade, and difficult decisions will have to be made to save this service for millions of Americans who depend on it.
Whatever shape postal reform ultimately takes, I will continue to work to prevent cuts in service disproportionately aimed at rural communities to ensure the Postal Service upholds its original mission to serve all Americans.
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After a CT scan I was told that I have 8 nodules on my lungs the largest is 7mmx5mm. I am very upset about this and was told that I had to wait three months to take another CT scan. I was also told that if the nodules are calcified then there was no cancer. How do you test the nodules to see if they are cancerous. I have never smoked and do have lung cancer in my family. I was told that the cancer may be coming from somewhere else in my body. I am on Ativan. Is there anything I can do now. Three months is a long ways off. Thank you in advance.
I completely understand why you are upset.
Multiple nodules in the lungs could be from infection or spread (metastases) of cancer from another site. Not sure why your CT was done in the first place, were you having cough, fever or any other symptoms?
The best way to diagnose a nodule or mass in the lung is by getting a biopsy (usually with a needle or with bronchoscope). Unless these nodules are bigger than 1cm it is hard to get a tissue diagnosis as they are too small to find during biopsy. In these cases we prefer to watch and repeat CT every 3-6months. If it is tumor it would grow and may be amenable to biopsy, if it is infection it may just disappear, if it is old infection with fungus it may not change size, shape or character. (I know most patients get worried when we tell them that this may be cancer but we need to watch in 3 months. However, as I explained we cannot biopsy such small nodes and best management plan is to wait and watch).
Ativan should not cause any problem. Smoking is a risk factor for lung cancer and in your case as a non-smoker you are at a lower risk but we cannot be 100% sure till we do the biopsy or find out that they have disappeared on the follow up CT (not cancer).
If your physician said that there is a chance that this could be cancer from other part of the body, s/he may have ordered the appropriate screening tests depending on your risks and age.
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Demand for University of Colorado Boulder graduates continues to grow, with the number of companies posting full-time jobs on the CU-Boulder campus jumping 28 percent in the 2011-12 school year, compared with pre-recession numbers in 2006.
The number of postings for part-time jobs also jumped, increasing 37 percent, while the number of internships for CU students increased by 50 percent.
"While it may be surprising to many people, we've continued to see growth in our job postings throughout the recession," said Lisa Severy, director of CU-Boulder's Career Services office.
A number of factors have contributed to the healthy increase, according to Severy.
"We have certainly put a great deal of time and energy into building employer relationships across the region and nationally," she said. "In addition, we have heard from some recruiters who were scaling back their on-campus interviewing programs by only going to a handful of schools. With the power of CU's reputation, we've stayed on those 'preferred schools' lists."
Technical skills remain in high demand, but Severy said many companies also are looking for strong employees in "education mode" who can be quickly trained in a new industry.
"That's why most of the recruiters we work with are not particularly interested in one major or another, but are more interested in skill sets like customer service, communication, social media skills and the ability to work in teams that new college graduates are especially suited for," Severy said.
For students graduating in December or next May, Severy recommends starting early and using all the tools at their disposal when it comes to the job search.
"The key is to connect with as many folks as possible and take advantage of opportunities when they present themselves," she said. "The tools are a little different today – like using LinkedIn in addition to your resume and networking – but the strategy is the same."
The fall career and internship fair for CU-Boulder students and alumni will be held Sept. 25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the University Memorial Center. The fair is open only to CU-Boulder students and alumni.
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Executives at Coach, Sherwin-Williams, Ross and TJX Companies were among the top wealth creators identified by Chief Executive magazine's 5th annual Wealth Creation Index.
Lew Frankfort, CEO at Coach topped the list with Sherwin-Williams CEO Christopher Connor and AutoZone CEO William Rhodes, ranked 14th and 16th, respectively. Other top wealth creators included 27th ranked Ross Stores CEO Michael Balmuth and TJX CEO Carol Meyerowitz. Bed Bath & Beyond CEO Steven Temares was ranked 59th and Amazon.com CEO Jess Bezos was 75th.
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Hydrogen peroxide, H2O2, is not something most people normally think of as "fuel." After all, it's got no carbon in it. Most people know that, as an oxidizer, it can enhance the burning rate of fuels, but the familiar "fire triangle" teaches us that combustion requires both an oxidizer and a fuel, plus a source of ignition, to get started. Turns out, depending on how concentrated it is, hydrogen peroxide can, under the right conditions, explode all on its own. The 3% aqueous solution in your medicine cabinet is completely safe, but the hazards increase rapidly as the amount of H2O2 goes up and the amount of H2O goes down. Up around 85% peroxide, the stuff is literally rocket fuel, and its spontaneous decomposition in the presence of a catalyst like, say, metallic silver or manganese dioxide, happens incredibly fast. The rocket motor in Wendell Moore's famous Bell Rocket Belt (Wikipedia) operated on this principle.
Shown above is a video of the Dragonfly DF1, an experimental aircraft under development by Swisscopter US. Instead of a traditional gasoline engine, the Dragonfly has peroxide-powered rocket engines on the tips of its main blades, with a mechanical take-off to drive the tail-rotor. Large tanks of high-test peroxide supposedly provide 50 minutes of flight at 40 mph.
So why would anyone want a helicopter that works this way? Turns out an H2O2 rocket motor is vastly simpler than a gasoline engine, mechanically, and thus (at least theoretically) less failure-prone, and therefore safer. All you need to make an H2O2 rocket is a tank of high-test peroxide, another tank of inert gas to pressurize it, and a nozzle with a silver-coated screen to spray the stuff through. [via DVICE]


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Benoit's saves cover wide range of pitch counts
DETROIT -- Joaquin Benoit already had the longest save in Major League history since the save rule became standard in 1969, having pitched the last seven innings of a win for the Rangers in 2002. Now he has one of the shortest saves in Tigers' history.
Benoit's two-pitch save Monday night was the shortest by a Tiger in five years. Fernando Rodney entered and induced a first-pitch out to earn a save against the Mariners on July 3, 2008. Rodney owns the only one-pitch save the Tigers have had since 1998, which is as far back as records on pitch counts go on baseball-reference.
With Monday's save, the pitch counts on Benoit's 15 Major League saves range from two to 87. That might be the one category where Benoit has Mariano Rivera beat. Rivera's 617 career saves range from a pair of one-pitch saves to a 60-pitch outing.
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. Read Beck's Blog and follow him on Twitter @beckjason. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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"We've got to be very clear about this. We don't want our players hanging around with murderers," said Larry Bird, Pacers president.
So you opened the beer and figured it out for yourself?
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
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Reds announce signing of first-round pick Howard
CINCINNATI -- The Reds made it official on Monday that they agreed to terms with their first-round selection (19th overall) in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft, right-handed pitcher Nick Howard out of the University of Virginia.
As MLB.com reported on June 30, Howard signed for $1,990,500, $100,000 less than the slot value for the 19th overall pick.
"I'm very excited," Howard said at Great American Ball Park on Monday. "It's definitely a very fun time for my family and I, and I'm very excited for the next chapter in my life and I think a week of rest without baseball is enough for me, so I'm ready to get back after it."
The 21-year-old Howard's University of Virginia Cavaliers lost in the College World Series final round to Vanderbilt on June 25. The 6-4, 215-pound right-hander was a closer and utility infielder for Virginia, posting a 2.15 ERA and a school-record 19 saves in 27 games.
Howard's fastball was clocked at 95-97 mph as a closer and 90-93 as a starter, and he also has a slider and a changeup that needs to be developed. He will be developed by the Reds as a starting pitcher.
"I was the Sunday starter in my sophomore year, and as long as I'm out there pitching, having fun, I'll be ready for whatever the organization wants me to do," he said.
The Reds have not yet assigned Howard to a Minor League roster, but he said he's prepared to get started wherever he is sent.
"I keep hearing Dayton's the place to be; I don't know what the stat is but they've sold out a numerous amount of games," Howard said. "I definitely think that's a great place to play, and the rest of the affiliates are definitely great places to play as well."
Manny Randhawa is an associate reporter for MLB.com. Teddy Cahill is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @tedcahill. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Updated 4:24 pm, Friday, June 14, 2013
We are conditioned not to touch works of art, only to look at them. But for people who are visually impaired, seeing isn't believing — touching and feeling are.
That's the idea behind Art in the Dark, a program of the San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind. The nonprofit has worked with the blind community in San Antonio for more than 80 years.
At the third Art in the Dark on Thursday at the Witte Museum, 47 artists donated pieces to be auctioned sight unseen. The works, predominantly ceramics, were covered by a cloth for most of the night. People could only touch the pieces to figure out if they wanted to bid on them.
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"A lot of people ask the color of the pieces because that is something they have no way of feeling," said artist Linda Perez. "There has been a very positive feedback from people that enjoy just feeling the texture of the piece."
At the end of the night, the pieces were revealed. Of the high bidders most were surprised by what they found. Sandra Mauricio, for instance, discovered she had purchased a ceramic pug.
"I'm very happy with the piece," Mauricio said. "My grandson is going to love it."
The Lighthouse choir performed at the event, and 17 area vendors, including Kate's Frosting and Bending Branch Winery, provided free food and drink.
Almost all of the money from ticket sales and the art silent auction will go to a new program called the Blind Children's Foundation.
"The foundation will get children ready for a more mainstreamed life," said Nancy Lipton, director of public relations for the Lighthouse. "We also want to be a total resource for parents, how they can help their child."
Art in the Dark is intended to raise awareness in San Antonio, where blind residents number more than 50,000.
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