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South Lake Tahoe businesses, school elevating Compost Tahoe
December 18, 2012
A handful of local businesses — and a South Shore school — are taking South Lake Tahoe food waste management to the next level, and hope to close the recycling circle by spring. Composting isn't new to the South Shore. David Hansen, engineering director at Embassy Suites Lake Tahoe Hotel and & Ski Resort, spearheaded the program in 2008 when the hotel challenged him to find ways to cut costs. Hansen began loading up the hotel's food waste in his truck and transporting it to Full Circle Compost Inc. in Minden, Nev., as part of a larger sustainability program. When South Lake Tahoe Sustainability Consultant Garry Bowen realized the initiative's potential to grow, he helped bring the Fire + Ice Restaurant & Bar and Aramark Parks and Destinations, which manages Zephyr Cove Resort & Marina, on board. They've recycled about 100 tons of food waste in three years, Bowen said, and now Compost Tahoe is moving into phase two — involving more local businesses."We wanted to start it at a local level and get more people involved. What it took was businesses finally saying yes. What got it rolling was the community's willingness. There's a real need for it," co-chairwoman of the Lake Tahoe Sustainability Collaborative's Human Health and Social Well-Being workgroup Hannah Greenstreet said. South Tahoe Refuse donated a composting bin to MacDuff's Public House last week. Now the pub, Freshies Restaurant, Tahoe Bowl, Simple Bliss Vegan Cafe and Free Bird all dump their food waste —napkins and paper towels are compostable, but plastics are not —into the central bin that gets emptied every Thursday by South Tahoe Refuse. The South Shore waste management company then transports the bin's contents to Full Circle Compost Inc. where Craig Witt, owner of the manufacturer and supplier of humidified compost, turns the waste into fertilizer and soil using 10-week system. South Tahoe Refuse also picks up food waste from Sierra House Elementary School, which started its own composting pilot program three weeks ago. Students lined up behind four trash cans in the cafeteria Tuesday, where they dumped liquids, separated milk cartons and plastics, and deposited leftovers. "It's building the understanding in kids that not everything we produce is trash. We're at the very ground level but we'd like to take some field trips to Full Circle. The biggest thing we'd like to see is full student ownership of the program," Sierra House Principal Ryan Galles said. Galles said that if funding permits, he'd like to establish a student garden at the school and start tying the science of composting and waste management into the curriculum. Greenstreet hopes to get another set of businesses involved with Compost Tahoe by early 2013 by setting up an additional bin near Rude Brothers and Sprouts Natural Foods Cafe. Encouraging more restaurants to use the composting bins would decrease the costs for individual owners. According to Greenstreet, the bin at MacDuff's costs $213 per week to transform the waste into compost. Composting costs about three times as much money as normal trash services, South Tahoe Refuse Owner John Marchini said. He stressed that the city of South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado and Douglas counties, as well as local businesses and South Tahoe Refuse will all have to collaborate to move the project forward. "It keeps the material from going to the landfill. It gets turned into a a very good composting material that can come back to the South Shore," Marchini said. For large companies like Embassy Suites, composting and recycling can actually save money. Hansen said that the hotel has saved about $30,000 per year because of its recycling efforts, and the goal is to help smaller businesses capitalize on potential savings. Ideally, Greenstreet said she wants to see the compost return to South Lake Tahoe as soil for community gardens in the spring. That might mean starting a composting facility on the South Shore to avoid transportation costs, but at the moment the groups are waiting to see how the pilot program evolves. "It's literally coming full circle —the food waste goes back to creating food here. (The businesses) are most excited that composting is happening. It's something good for the environment that's good for Tahoe," she said.


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I wish to thank all the contributors and participants, volunteers and staff for making the 2012 Florida State NASP Tournament a very special event. First of all, the kids, of course, the best bunch of kids you could possibly gather in one place, they were terrific, as were their coaches. Thanks to Safari Club International of North Florida, Tom Powell and Ray Pringle, Bear Archery Products of Gainesville, Neil Byce and Eric Godkin, Morrell Targets, Bernie and Dale Morrell and Woods 'n Water Magazine for their contributions to the live event.
Each morning cases come across my desk for review and I see the ways that folks are victimized by others seeking money through a variety of sources.
The gamut ranges from charitable contributions to classified ads and the result is that frequently folks are getting diminished or zero return on their money. This, in a time when money is universally tight. If we are to avoid these scams, we need to get smarter about our responses.
The Family of William (Bill) Sheffield Jr. would like to thank everyone for their calls, prayers, cards and food during our time of sadness.
Everything was gratefully appreciated.
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I am so upset with the shenanigans that went on at Tuesday's (Feb. 14) Suwannee River Water Management District Governing Board meeting, that I have to speak out. They are playing political games with our drinking water. People need to know.
I have been going to SRWMD Governing Board meetings regularly for over 10 years now. The current Governing Board of the Suwannee River Water Management District just doesn't get it.
Levy County District One Taxpayers are still without representation on the County Commission Board. We continue to pay taxes, but are not represented.
With this being Thanksgiving week, I always take the time and reflect back and think of all the things that I am truly thankful for.
The Chiefland FFA Alumni would like to give a big "Thank You" to everyone for their support in our most recent fund raiser, our BBQ dinner, making it a huge success.
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Kingstonian boss Tommy Williams is hoping midfielder Daniel Sweeney can continue to blossom in the Ryman Premier League.
The former AFC Wimbledon yopungster, who has made more than 60 appearances and scored eight goals for Ks, penned a new deal at Kingsmeadow at the weekend.
Sweeney, who had trials with Ipswich Town last year, is the latest member of last season's squad to commit to another campaign with the club.
"Daniel is a player with huge potential," said Williams.
"He has the hunger and ambition that matches myself and the club. I'm looking forward to working with him and helping in his progression."


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Children in Glusburn are helping fund temporary homes for people hit by disasters in developing countries.
The youngsters will sell hundreds of buns to raise cash for 'shelterboxes', used by families fleeing conflict or hit by natural disasters. Each of the £590 boxes contains a tent and essential equipment, such as a stove, water purifier and tools. Glusburn Primary School pupils embarked on their fundraising drive after a visit by members of Skipton Craven Rotary Club, which has been supporting the Shelterbox charity for the past three years. Three other primary schools in South Craven have already raised enough money to buy 17 boxes.
Glusburn headteacher, Richard Hunt, said: "The children were inspired by the talk and are already keen to start their own fundraising.
"What we do well are bun sales, and three groups of children have already come to me wanting to make buns for Shelterbox." The organisation is currently providing shelter for more than 3,000 families in the Philippines, and has also rehabilitated schools in the Sudan and provided thousands of tents and equipment for Syrian refugees in the Lebanon. George Garland and Bryan Ayton, from Skipton Craven Rotary Club, are registered Shelterbox speakers, and are available to talk to schools and other organisations about disaster relief.


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Under different circumstances, this might be some sort of crazy viral stunt. On the same day Bloomberg reported Canada will soon kill pennies from circulation, a freak accident sent millions of dollars in Canadian coins flying across a highway. First, the pennies: Bloomberg says Canada's 2012 budget calls for their complete elimination. The pennies cost […] …
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Officers in West Palm Beach, Fla., have come up with a diabolical new use for a giant bunny costume. According to the Palm Beach Post, a cop dressed in the costume Wednesday stood in a median with a sign that read "Have a safe, hoppy holiday. Buckle up!" While bemused motorists waved, the costumed officer […] …
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The guys at J&D's Foods — the makers of bacon salt, baconnaise and bacon Kevin Bacon — just introduced the ultimate bacon must-have. A bacon coffin. Early April Fool's joke? Perhaps. But the last time J&D's joked about making a weird bacon product (bacon lube, in that case), they ended up having to manufacturer it […] …
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The fans of German soccer club Magdeburg were getting frustrated that their team hadn't scored a goal in five games. So they came up with this incredibly sarcastic aid for the squad: bright neon arrows. As you'll see in the hilarious video below, the handful of Magdeburg fans in attendance gave their beleaguered side a helping hand […] …
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D-backs select Andy Marte, recall Roger Kieschnick from Triple-A Reno
PHOENIX - The Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) selected infielder Andy Marte and recalled outfielder Roger Kieschnick from Triple-A Reno, as announced by D-backs' Executive Vice President & General Manager Kevin Towers.
Marte, 30, will wear No. 28 in his first Major League stint with the D-backs. In 102 games with Triple-A Reno this season, he batted .330 (124-for-376) with 26 doubles, 13 home runs and 62 RBI. Marte led the team in batting average (min. 60 games), hits, home runs, total bases (193) and runs scored (59).
Marte signed with the D-backs as a Minor League free agent on Dec. 20, 2013. In 6 Major League seasons between the Braves (2005) and Indians (2006-10), he hit .218 (183-for-838) with 45 doubles, 20 home runs and 96 RBI in 302 career games. Marte was selected to the MLB All-Star Futures Game from 2003-04, and was rated by Baseball America as the No. 1 Prospect in the Braves (2004-05) and Red Sox (2006) organizations while garnering Best Defensive Third Baseman accolades in his respective leagues from 2002-06.
Kieschnick, 27, has played in 19 games for the D-backs and is hitting .207 (6-for-29) with a double, home run and 2 RBI over 2 stints (from April 24-30 & June 16-July 11). In 74 games for Reno, he has batted .268 (76-for-284) with 20 doubles, 2 triples, 11 homers and 34 RBI. He most recently went 1-for-3 with a walk on July 30 @ Fresno.
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Safety and Efficacy of EPI-743 in Patients With Friedreich's Ataxia
This study has been completed.
Edison Pharmaceuticals Inc
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First received: November 13, 2012
Last updated: March 18, 2016
Last verified: February 2016
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The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of EPI-743 on visual function and neurologic function in patients with Friedreich's ataxia.
|Friedreich's Ataxia
|Drug: Placebo Drug: EPI-743 400 mg Drug: EPI-743 200 mg
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Safety and Efficacy Study of EPI-743 on Visual Function in Patients With Friedreich's Ataxia
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics: Friedreich ataxia VLDLR-associated cerebellar hypoplasia autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxia type 1
MedlinePlus related topics: Friedreich's AtaxiaU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Edison Pharmaceuticals Inc:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Visual FunctionLow contrast visual acuity
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Color visionRoth 28 hue test
- Neurologic functionFriedreich's ataxia rating scale
- Neuromuscular function25-foot walk test
- Neuromuscular function9-hole peg test
- Quality of lifeSF-36
- Disease biomarkersBlood biomarker levels
- Cardiac functionEchocardiogram
- SafetyNumber of adverse events
- Disease improvementPatient Global Improvement Scale
- Visual Function [ Time Frame: Baseline, Months 3, 6, 9 and 12 ]Visual field exam
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|December 2012
|Study Completion Date:
|February 2016
|Primary Completion Date:
|October 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Placebo capsules three times daily
Drug: Placebo
Placebo capsules
Active Comparator: EPI-743 400 mg
EPI-743 at a dose of 400 mg three times daily
|Drug: EPI-743 400 mg
Active Comparator: EPI-743 200 mg
EPI-743 at a dose of 200 mg three times daily
|Drug: EPI-743 200 mg
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 45 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of genetically confirmed Friedreich's ataxia
- Visual acuity at baseline more than 15 letters on EDTRS at four meters
- FARS score of 20 to 90
- Agreement to use contraception if within reproductive years (see specifics in section D1, page 21)
- Hormone replacement therapy, if used, must remain stable for the duration of the study
- Willingness and ability to comply with study procedures
- Willingness and ability to arrive at study site day prior to evaluations
- Abstention from use of dietary supplements and non-prescribed medications at least 30 days prior to initiation of treatment and for the duration of the study. This would specifically include idebenone, Coenzyme Q10 and vitamin E
- Abstention from use of other investigative or non-approved drugs within 30 days of enrollment and for the duration of the study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Allergy to EPI-743 or sesame oil or nuts
- Clinically significant bleeding condition or abnormal PT/PTT INR (INR > two; PTT > two-times normal)
- Liver insufficiency with LFTs greater than three-times upper normal limit at screening
- Renal insufficiency with creatinine > 1.5 at screening
- Fat malabsorption syndromes
- Any other respiratory chain diseases of the mitochondria or inborn errors of metabolism
- Any other ophthalmologic conditions
- History of alcohol or drug abuse
- Clinically significant cardiomyopathy with ejection fraction < 40 percent at screening
- Clinically significant arrhythmia within past two years requiring treatment
- Anticoagulant therapy within 30 days of enrollment.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01728064
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01728064
|United States, California
|University of California Los Angeles
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095
|United States, Florida
|University of South Florida
|Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612
|United States, Pennsylvania
|Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
Sponsors and Collaborators
Edison Pharmaceuticals Inc
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Edison Pharmaceuticals Inc
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01728064 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|November 13, 2012
|Last Updated:
|March 18, 2016
Keywords provided by Edison Pharmaceuticals Inc:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Cerebellar Ataxia
Friedreich Ataxia
Neurologic Manifestations
Nervous System Diseases
Signs and Symptoms
Cerebellar Diseases
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Spinocerebellar Degenerations
Spinal Cord Diseases
Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Mitochondrial Diseases
Metabolic Diseases
Growth Substances
Physiological Effects of Drugs
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ANNA Mayes has labelled England's netball team as the best group of players she has ever worked with as they gear up for the Commonwealth Games semi-finals.
Head coach Mayes used all 12 of her squad as England claimed their second successive win with a comfortable 70-24 victory over Trinidad and Tobago.
Mayes watched on as England conceded 12 points in each half and racked up 43 themselves in the second in which the starting team was shifted around.
Up next today (Wednesday) for Mayes and England in Glasgow are winless Barbados and then the semi-finals where they will face Jamaica or New Zealand.
And, with Barbados not expected to challenge England, much like Trinidad and Tobago, Mayes didn't hold back in her assessment of the group.
"It's probably the best group of players I have ever worked with as a team. As a group they are the best and it is great to be working with them," she said.
"It was a good win and we're building momentum. We were disappointed after the Australia game but the girls are enjoying it and it is important that they do."
England enjoyed a day off in between the victories over South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago having played three matches in three days in Glasgow.
That included an opening win over Wales and a one-point defeat to Australia but Mayes insists there'll be little more time off at the Commonwealth Games.
"The girls played three games on the bounce, so it was good that they had a day off and then there are two days without a match if we make the semis," she said.
"They won't be days off though. We will do some on court sessions. We always review our opposition and look at them and that will be the same."
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THREE of the five people who act as ambulance service 'watchdogs' have announced their resignations, saying they felt unable to give the job the necessary time.
The North West Ambulance Service Trust's non-executive directors are expected to work a minimum of 2.5 days per month.
But David Peat, who stood down alongside Ruth Roberts and Gary Parker on December 31, said he had been working 'well over double that'.
The Simonstone councillor added: "There was no fall out about anything. I'd been in the role nearly two years and recently turned 65 and felt I needed to move on.
"We got to a place in December where we had set out some new governance arrangements, so it made sense to go at that point.
"The expectation is high but it's not for me to say whether they should increase the salary. I didn't do it for the money."
Mr Parker, who lives in Cheshire and started at the same time as Mr Peat, declined to be interviewed. Mrs Roberts, a former Bolton nurse who took up her role in March last year, was said to be unavailable for comment.
Non-executives attend board meetings and their role is to scrutinise and challenge the executive team. They can also chair sub-committees and head up special projects.
Mary Whyham, chairman of NWAS, said in a statement: "During the autumn, the trust commissioned a review of its governance arrangements.
"A particular emphasis for the review was an evaluation of the board to provide the necessary leadership for the trust through what is likely to be an extended period of strategic change.
"The scale of this challenge cannot be underestimated and nor can the impact that this may have on those individuals charged with governance."
She said the non-executives, who carry a salary of £6,157, felt 'unable to give the ever increasing level of time necessary to achieve these goals'.
The salaries are set nationally and NWAS said it was unaware of any plans to increase it.
Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson, who has been scrutinising NWAS in recent months, said: "It does seem slightly odd but I don't know the individual circumstances.
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The Sunny Hostel is situated in the most picturesque place of the Lake Baikal on Olkhon Island. Olkhon Island is the geographic, historic and sacred centre of Lake Baikal, the place with the most beautiful landscapes in the region.
We would like to offer for our guests accommodation in small separate wooden houses for 2, 3, 4 persons and an original wooden building with an individual entrance from the street. All of these houses were built from Siberian pine trees - that is why the air is so fresh and healthy!
Our hostel provides a small restaurant (3 lunch halls with the Baikal view) offering the tourists the best of delicious Siberian cuisines. We can offer you a rich choice of meat, milk, fish dishes, vegetables and fruits. Our staff can prepare a lot of delicious dishes from Baikal fish. All products for cooking are local, fresh and ecological. Breakfast is included in the price.
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• various tour prices on Olkhon Island and boat trips on the Lake Baikal
• horse-riding; mountain biking
• fishing;
• Cultural program — acquaintance with customs and religions of the local people — the Buryats, meeting with shamans
• video films about Baikal, TV, karaoke
• Russian sauna, shower, hot water all around hour
• Winter tours
• Excursions in Irkutsk, Ulan-Ude
• Transfer by minibus Irkutsk – Olkhon Island - Irkutsk
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From the 1st February to the 30 November our minibus departs from Irkutsk to Olkhon island from our office on Marata street 38, office 17. You can easily get there from the train station( the way takes about 15 minutes), it's 3 tram (Stepana Razina) stops from the Train Station towards the city centre.
Then cross the tram-line, on the opposite site and walk about 200meters along Sverdlova street. Our building is on the corner Sverdlova and Marata street, building 'Деловой центр Сибирь'. The minibus departures at 10 a.m. and takes you directly to the hostel. You should book places by e-mail. The journey takes 6 hours.
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Feb. 26: Tustin at Westminster, softball. Score: Westminster 20, Tustin 5. Feb. 28: Corona at Foothill, baseball. Score: Corona 5, Foothill 0. Feb. 25: Beckman at Marina, boys tennis. Score: Not available as of press time. Feb. 28: San Juan Hills at Beckman, baseball. Score: Beckman 4, San Juan Hills 4. Feb. 28: Laguna Hills at Beckman, boys tennis. Score: Not available as of press time.
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text: The Utes led the 2012 Football All-Academic team with five first-team selections. The Utes also had four players on the second team and five earned honorable mention. To be eligible, the players had to have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and be a starter or a significant contributor. The first-team players were receiver Luke Matthews, lineman Tevita Stevens, linebacker Dave Fagergren, defensive back Brian Blechen and defensive back Eric Rowe. Second-team players were defensive end Nate Fakahafua, linebacker V.J. Fehoko, defensive back Charles Henderson and punter Sean Sellwood. Honorable mention players were receiver Dres Anderson, defensive lineman Viliseni Faunuku, snapper Patrick Greene, kicker Nick Marsh and tight end Dallin Rogers. - Lya Wodraska


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Multi-center, Web Based Observational Study of Pulmonary Hypertension in Scleroderma Patients
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|Systemic Sclerosis Scleroderma Pulmonary Hypertension Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Case-Only
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|The Natural History and Outcome of Patients With Scleroderma at High Risk for or With Early Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pulmonary Hypertension Progression [ Time Frame: 10 years ]The primary objective of the study is to determine the timeline of progression from pre-pulmonary hypertension to diagnosable pulmonary hypertension based on right heart catheterization
Biospecimen Retention: Samples Without DNA
|Study Start Date:
|February 2005
|Primary Completion Date:
|January 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Global Inclusion Criteria
- Eligible patients must meet all of the following inclusion criteria:
- Patient ≥ 18 years with a clinical diagnosis of SSc (ACR criteria or the LeRoy criteria for limited or diffuse scleroderma
Specific Inclusion Criteria
- Diagnosis of "pre" pulmonary arterial hypertension defined as:
- Echocardiogram with a resting sPAP of ≥ 40mmHg Or
- Pulmonary function test with FVC >70% and a DLCO <55% of predicted or a FVC/DLco ratio >1.6. or
- Right heart catheterization which shows or a mean PA pressure > 30mmHg with exercise (with a mPAP < 25mmHg at rest)
Patients entered as a 'pre'-pulmonary arterial hypertension who then undergo right heart catheterization and are found to have pulmonary arterial hypertension, pulmonary venous hypertension or diastolic dysfunction or pulmonary hypertension secondary to interstitial lung disease will be followed as a definite PH patient and classified into the appropriate category.
- Diagnosis of definite pulmonary hypertension Patients with pulmonary hypertension with a right heart catheterization showing a mean PA pressure > 25mmHg, diagnosed in the past 6 months.
Classification of PH Group 1 PAH - Patients with mPAP ≥ 25mmHg with a wedge < 15mmHg Group 2 PVH - Patients who have a mean PA pressure ≥ 25mmHg with a wedge pressure which is > 15 mmHg Group 3 PH-ILD Patients who have a mean PA pressure ≥ 25mmHg (on right heart catheterization) who have moderate to severe interstitial fibrosis on HRCT scan with a FVC and TLC < 65% predicted
b. Exclusion Criteria
- Diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension for > 6 months
- Patients with known severe interstitial fibrosis, pulmonary thrombotic disease, heart failure, cardiomyopathy,history of coronary artery disease or other cardio-pulmonary problems which could cause pulmonary hypertension are not eligible for the 'pre'-pulmonary hypertension but do qualify for the definite pulmonary hypertension group if they have a right heart catheterization showing a mean PAH >25mmHg.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00377949
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|Principal Investigator:
|Virginia D. Steen, MD
|Georgetown University
|Responsible Party:
|Virginia Steen, MD, Project Principal Investigator, Georgetown University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00377949 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|September 18, 2006
|Last Updated:
|May 2, 2016
Keywords provided by Virginia Steen, MD, Georgetown University:
Systemic Sclerosis
Pulmonary Hypertension
Exercise Echocardiogram
Pulmonary Functional Tests
Six minute walk tests
6 minute walk tests
Right heart catheterization
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Scleroderma, Systemic
Scleroderma, Diffuse
Scleroderma, Localized
Hypertension, Pulmonary
Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Pathologic Processes
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Connective Tissue Diseases
Skin Diseases
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Swann Security, the global leader in security monitoring solutions, proudly debuts the Bolt HD mini high definition action camera. Making its debut at the 2013 International CES, this mini HD camera / DVR combo is rugged, waterproof and comes with a myriad of mounting options so outdoor enthusiasts can live and relive their most extreme moments. The Bolt HD is available at www.swann.com for $199.99.
At the core of Bolt HD is a color camera that can record 1080p or Full HD high resolution video at real time or 12 MP still images. With a built in laser pointer, Bolt HD allows the user to confirm the camera is on target and ready to shoot. The protected lens allows the user to record more with a 135 degree angle lens. The Bolt HD has an included stereo microphone that enables audio recordings to not only see but hear the action. The device stores approximately 10 hours of video recordings on a removable MicroSD card (up to 32GB), so users can easily swap out cards while on the go. Bolt HD's mini HDMI connection allows the user to connect right in to their home TV to relive the action in HD right away. Bolt HD is powered by a lithium-ion battery that recharges via USB and gives the user hours of life per charge.
Not only is the Bolt HD shockproof, but it's also waterproof up to 32'. Equipped with a number of mounting options, Bolt HD is an ideal solution for a variety of sports and outdoor applications. With no dials, gauges, knobs or any preferences to configure, users simply turn it on, strap it on and hit record.
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* Convenient lithium-ion battery is rechargeable via USB with hours of recording per charge
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* Wireless Remote
Swann's Bolt HD (MSRP-$199) is available through Swann's network of retailers and at www.swann.com.


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Reston, Va. -- A report released Friday by comScore showed that holiday online spending grew 14% year-over-year to $42.3 billion, as individual shopping days reached record spending levels.
Total results, however, fell slightly short of early-season predictions, as softer-than-expected buying occurred during the early to mid weeks of the period.
"This year's season did not quite perform up to our initial expectation for growth rates in excess of 16% as we fell a billion dollars short of our expected total of $43.4 billion," said comScore chairman Gian Fulgoni. "While November started out at a very healthy 16% growth rate through the promotional period of Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday, consumers almost immediately pulled back on spending, apparently due to concerns over the looming fiscal cliff and what that might mean for their household budgets in 2013."
Several individual days saw particularly strong growth, including Free Shipping Day on Monday, Dec. 17 (up 76% to $1.013 billion) and Christmas Day (up 36% to $288 million), but they could not make up for the spending growth shortfall earlier in the month.
comScore's analysis of weekly online holiday spending totals showed how spending growth softened during the three most important spending weeks of the holiday season. Following four weeks of growth in the mid-to-high teens, each of the next three weeks failed to surpass a 12% growth rate despite their record-setting spending totals (including the first ever $7 billion week for the week ending Dec. 16). The highly variable growth rates in the final two weeks (extremely high in the penultimate week and extremely low in the final week) are primarily a function of the way the calendar fell in relation to Christmas, said Fulgoni.
"While it is typical to see growth rates subside slightly during the week after Thanksgiving, the amplified and sustained lull this year came as something of a surprise," he said. December's swoon coincided with a significant decline in the University of Michigan consumer sentiment index that was attributed in large part to consumers' fiscal cliff concerns, he explained.
The top 10 heaviest days for online spending in 2012 all occurred during the holiday shopping period. The season was once again led by Cyber Monday (Nov. 26) with a record $1.465 billion in spending, followed by Tuesday, Dec. 4 with $1.362 billion and Green Monday (Dec. 10) with $1.275 billion.
Rounding out the top 10 were Tuesday, Nov. 27; Tuesday, Dec. 11; Friday, Dec. 14; Thursday, Dec. 13; Monday, Dec. 3; Wednesday, Nov. 28; and Wednesday, Dec. 5.


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THREE youths were giving a warning by police after being caught water bombing passing cars.
The youths were reported throwing water bombs moving vehicles in High Stree, Ruskington on Friday, August 3 at around 4.40pm.
The three were spoken to at the time of the incident and were issued with warnings.
Police were also called when youths were reported going door to door in the village during the afternoon of Monday, August 6 asking if residents had seen a 'missing cat' in the Parkfield Road area of Ruskington.
Three male youths were spoken to by police after admitting they did it for a joke.
POLICE are appealing for information after reports of anti-social behaviour in the Holdingham area of Sleaford.
There were complaints of youths shouting and swearing in the area causing a general disturbance, reported on Tuesday, August 7.
There was another report the previous day at around 5.50pm when trial bikes were seen racing around the Furlong Way area of Holdingham and the new footpath which leads to Leasingham, disturbing local residents.
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Post-treatment Novmalized Urodynamiz Findings as the Golden Standard of Objective Cure for Female Overactive Bladder Patients Receiving Antimuscarinic Drug
The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.
Verified November 2012 by National Taiwan University Hospital.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
National Taiwan University Hospital
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First received: June 21, 2012
Last updated: November 14, 2012
Last verified: November 2012
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Post-treatment Novmalized Urodynamiz Findings as the Golden Standard of Objective Cure for Female Overactive Bladder Patients Receiving Antimuscarinic Drug and Its Conelations With Voiding Diary, King's Health Quentionaire, Overactive Bladder Sympton Scores and Patient Perception of Bladder Condition.
|Overactive Bladder Syndrome
|Drug: Solifenacin
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Post-treatment Normallized Urodynamic Findings as the Golden Standard of Objective Cure for Female Overactive Bladder Patients Receiving Antimuscarinic Drug and Its Correlations With Voiding Diary, King's Health Questionnaire, and Overactive Bladder Sympto
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Overactive Bladder
Drug Information available for: Solifenacin succinateU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by National Taiwan University Hospital:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- The percentage of normalized urodynamic pattern after treatment [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- The percentage of recurrence rates after treatment during follow-up and further to analyze the risk factors of recurrence [ Time Frame: 48 months ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|August 2012
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|July 2015
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|January 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: antimuscariniz drug
Drug: Solifenacin
Solifenacin 5 mg qd,
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- female patients within 18 years old to 99 years old with overactive bladder syndrome
Exclusion Criteria:
- unwilling or unable to perform testing procedure
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01627145
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01627145
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|Responsible Party:
|National Taiwan University Hospital, Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01627145 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|June 21, 2012
|Last Updated:
|November 14, 2012
Keywords provided by National Taiwan University Hospital:
overactive bladder syndrome
derusor overactivity
urodynamic studies
bladder oversensitivity
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Urinary Bladder, Overactive
Urinary Bladder Diseases
Urologic Diseases
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
Urological Manifestations
Signs and Symptoms
Solifenacin Succinate
Muscarinic Antagonists
Cholinergic Antagonists
Cholinergic Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Urological Agents
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Pink Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
Pink Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
Two things that women seem to adore are diamonds and lip gloss! These pink diamond shades are perfect for all seasons. They are sheer, sparkly, seductive and they make you feel like a million bucks. So add some more snazz to your smile and wear a coat of pink diamond lip gloss alone or over any of your favorite lipsticks!
La Bella Donna Pink Diamond Shimmer Lip Sheer ($22) is a soft, sweet smelling and smooth feeling mineral lip gloss. It has a universally flattering light feminine sheen and adds a hint of shimmer to any lip look.
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Ah, and we mustn't forget the new Besame Cosmetics Pink Diamond Lip Glaze ($23) that was posted yesterday. This gloss is nothing short of amazing! It has a rich and creamy formula, it is enhanced with apricot seed, macadamia, collagen, sweet almond, Vitamins A, C, and E and jojoba oils to create a shiny, moisturized lip and it's also got that yummy vanilla scent and taste—so go on, lick your lips!


text: Marc Gasol had 22 points and 11 rebounds, and Mike Conley added 20 points and 10 assists as the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Dallas Mavericks 96-85 on Wednesday night. Rudy Gay added 18 points for Memphis, despite hitting just eight of his 19 shots. Dante Cunningham was 5 of 6 from the field and scored 10 points.


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Founder of Origami Owl, Bella Weems, has committed 100 percent of the profits from her debut single, "Find Your Voice." Read More »
National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)
Crisis Counselors Available 24/7 Click here
Five children die each day from abuse and neglect. Join Childhelp in bringing this number from Five to Zero!
Foundation for Global Sports Development and Grimaldi's Pizzeria present the 11th Annual Childhelp "Go for the Gold" Drive the Dream Gala.
Step on to the campus of Childhelp and learn about Prevention Education.
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The 3rd Annual Childhelp Sporting Clays Shoot & BBQ
Date: 11/8/14
Location: Louisville, TN
Childhelp is honored by the dedication of our Celebrity Ambassadors. Join Jordin Sparks and others as they take action against child abuse!
Read more about the epidemic of child abuse in the United States
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Home Owner Rehabilitation Program
City of Albuquerque
Office of Neighborhood Revitalization
700 4th SW, Suite A
Albuquerque, NM 87102
(505) 767-5825
Do You Know
The City of Albuquerque's Office of Neighborhood Revitalization provides 0% interest housing rehabilitation loans to qualified homeowners. These loans allow homeowners to address code violations that make homes unsafe, unhealthy and unlivable.Some of these loans are forgivable and some of them need to be paid back depending on the owner's income level.
Questions? Call (505) 767-5825
What Home Improvements Are Eligible?
Home repairs that will bring the home up to code are eligible for housing rehabilitation loans.Examples include, but are not limited to:
- Electrical, heating or plumbing installations
- Hot water heaters
- Roofs
- Replacement windows
- Lead Based Paint Testing and Abatement
Who is Eligible?
Generally, you may qualify for a housing rehabilitation loan if:
- You own and occupy a home within the municipal boundaries of the City of Albuquerque and you have lived in the house as your primary residence forat least one year prior to application;
- Your home has code violation(s) and must be in such condition that it ispossible to bring it up to Office of Neighborhood RevitalizationConstruction Standards;
- Your property taxes are paid up-to-date;
- Your title to the house is insurable under a mortgagee title of insurance; and
- Your household income does not exceed the federal guidelines which are subject to change.
2012 Income Guidelines
|Household Size
|Gross Household Income Cannot Exceed
The Office of Neighborhood Revitalization will examine your income and property to determine if you and your house qualify for housing rehabilitation loan assistance.
How Does the Loan Program Work?
The first step is to complete an inquiry which may be accomplished over the phone (767-5825) or on-line at this website. Generally, during the inquiry, you will be told if you qualify preliminarily, whether funding is available and if applications are being accepted.If you fill out the inquiry form on-line, we will call you within 24 hours of regular business hours and let you know what we determine. If funding is not currently available, your name will be kept on the inquiry list. Once funding becomes available, you will be asked to submit an application. Depending on the number of applicants and funding, applications may be ranked according to number of code violations, the age of household members and income level to determine order of services.
The Office of Neighborhood Revitalization works with a Job Order Contractor which is a construction company with licensed contractors and sub-contractors who perform the rehabilitation work. An independent inspector and Rehabilitation Staff oversee the construction work. You will be asked to move out of your house while the work is in progress and you must pack all your belongings, store them and find a place to live. The work may take up to three months to complete.
A lien is placed on your house for the amount of the loan.For each of the available loan products, the homeowner must live in the house as his or her primary residence and abide by the terms of the loan.Our loan products and application process will be explained to you by Rehabilitation Staff
Loan Limits and Terms
The Office of Neighborhood Revitalization offers a variety of 0% interest loans to qualified homeowners. Depending on your income level, Rehabilitation Staff will explain the loan limits and terms which apply to you.Homeowners are encouraged to ask questions and fully understand all aspects of the housing rehabilitation process before any funds are committed. For all loans, a lien in the amount of the loan is placed on the property.
Other Housing Programs Available and Further Information
The Office of Neighborhood Revitalization works with other organizations to implement emergency minor home repairs and retrofit programs to qualified homeowners. Depending on funding available, some homeownership and rental opportunities may be available through our Neighborhood Stabilization Program. Please call (505) 767-5825 for further information.


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The Stupidest Part of Baseball
The most common (and my favorite) type of question that we get for our Effectively Wild email shows goes something like this:
What if Major League Baseball made a rule that the first hit by pitch of a game counted as a home run, but every hit by pitch after that counted as an out? Would teams (long list of hypothetical ramifications are pondered, with request for Ben and I to ponder further)?
I made that one up, but it's representative. What if there were no outfield fences? What if baseball's bases suddenly ran clockwise? What if you could put on full body armor and stand five feet in front of the batter? What if, instead of nine innings, the home team got to choose how many runs the game would go to? What if there were no rain delays; they just played through no matter what? What if teams alternated offense and defense only once, nine innings of offense followed by nine innings of defense? What if fans got their money back when the home team lost? What if baseball was played on ice?
These are great because, even though they're mostly unrealistic and absurd, we get to talk about them from scratch, and to really think about why baseball is played the way it is and what's truly entertaining, fair, or durable about it.
There are actual practices in baseball that are every bit as outlandish as the hypotheticals we get asked about. Some of them make almost no sense beyond the fact that they're grandfathered in. Some of them should really be thought about, from scratch, and eliminated. They actually did play baseball on ice, you know. Then they stopped, because it was stupid.
Draft pick compensation is just the stupidest thing.
Let's approach draft pick compensation like you would if somebody suggested it out of the blue, into a non-compensation system. If you were really wise, you'd spot three parties that are affected, in three different ways:
1. Teams that sign the best players would be taxed
If you determined that these were three goals you actually had for your baseball league, then you would be encouraged. But these are not actually the goals of the compensation system. (Note: Two-thirds of the consequences of this system are taxes. It might be more accurately labeled the free agent tax system.)
1. Teams that sign the best players are not taxed. Only teams that sign a particularly defined subset of the best players are taxed. Some team will sign Matt Garza, and not be taxed, because Garza was traded in mid-season. There is no tax unless the player is leaving a team with whom he began the previous year. But none of that—the mid-season trade—has anything to do with the team that signs Garza, so we can conclude that the system does not actually want to tax the signing team. If it did, it would tax Garza's new team. Because it doesn't, this is an unintended consequence of the system.
2. Players that leave one team for another are not taxed. Andres Torres can change teams without getting taxed. Mark Ellis can change teams without getting taxed. Hundreds of players can. There are only 13 players who can't change teams without getting taxed. Now, we might say that the rule specifically wants to tax the very best players who switch teams, except this isn't true, either. Bronson Arroyo doesn't get taxed not because he's worse than Kendrys Morales, but because his team was unable to afford him while Morales' team decided it could afford him (or decided that Morales, and his agent, were unlikely to accept the offer). If compensation were connected to the players who actually got paid the most over the offseason, you could sort of accept it. But that's not how it works; instead, we use a strange sorting mechanism—a totally unnatural one-year contract offer that rich teams can extend without blinking but poor teams can't—and we make teams measure the risk that it will be accepted. The qualifying offer system doesn't sort the best players; it basically makes teams do a little IQ-test puzzle to decide whether the risk and reward are worthwhile.
Further: The system actually benefits players who switch teams—all the players who aren't in the 13. The compensation system, as it is now, is a league-sanctioned rebate to players (like Bronson Arroyo, Jason Vargas, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Omar Infante, Mark Ellis, Andres Torres, etc.) who switch teams without dragging compensation requirements with them.
Long paragraph short: the system does not actually show interest in keeping players on their original teams. There are maybe two players in this year's free agent market who are likely to stay with their original teams because of this system. Of the two, maybe one is actually homegrown.
3. Teams that lose their compensation do get compensated. This one works! Sort of, only.
If the goal is to compensate teams regardless of the size of their loss, then a) lol what, that doesn't make any sense, and b) we move on to asking why teams get compensated at all. Teams don't get compensation if their player is injured. Teams don't get compensation if their player is suspended a year for PEDs. Teams don't get compensation if their player retires. That last one is particularly apt for a comparison: We've already concluded that the system (by indication of its own actions) doesn't want to tax teams that sign players, or tax players that sign. If the goal, then, remains compensating teams for their losses, then why do the Yankees get nothing for losing Mariano Rivera? Why would the Pirates (had they offered A.J. Burnett a qualifying offer) get compensation should he sign with Baltimore but not get compensation should he simply walk away? The effect is the same for the Pirates. Presumably, then, the system doesn't actually care about compensating the team that loses the player, either.
(Nor should it. It makes sense to compensate a team that loses an asset it actually owns. If the Dodgers had somehow signed Robinson Cano away from the Yankees in July, the Yankees would rightfully be aggrieved and demand restitution. But their contract with Cano is up. He is not part of their portfolio. "Losing" a player whose contract has expired is not a loss, any more than you "lose" your home to somebody else when you check out of a hotel room. This seems like a suspiciously obvious point, which makes me nervous.)
Further, if the point of the system is to keep players on their original team—by giving teams a disincentive to sign another team's players—then why give teams an incentive to not sign their own? The incentive should reward the team that keeps its players. If that's what the point of the system is, at least.
And while an admirable ambition of such a system might be to preserve competitive balance by rewarding small-market teams, you don't need me to point out that this doesn't come close to working. Expensive free agents tend to come from rich teams. And rich teams have the financial might to make more qualifying offers.
So the system doesn't seem to care about compensating teams, or taxing other teams, or taxing players. Those are just consequences. What the system does care about is limiting players' ability to move around. It doesn't do that particularly well, impacting a small handful of players at most. But that's what it's for. That's what it's always been for. The league has tried various schemes in the past to do this, each dumber than the next. They tried to limit how many teams could actually negotiate with free agents. They allowed a player strike over compensation for free agents. Remember the free agent compensation draft? In the early-to-mid-80s, teams got to protect a certain number of players in their organization. The rest went into a pool. When a team lost a top free agent, it got to draft a player from that pool. Not from the signing team, mind you; from any player from any team in the pool. What a stupid, stupid idea, peaking in stupidity when the A's (having lost a pitcher to the Orioles) got to steal the no. 1 overall pick, Tim Belcher, from the Yankees because he was drafted too late to be protected from the compensation draft.
Which, fine. Owners were worried about free agency. They thought it would bankrupt some of them. They thought it might bankrupt all of them. Nobody knew what free agency's effects were going to be on competitive balance and the league's finances, and so owners took steps to limit the impact. Now we do know free agency's effects on competitive balance and the league's finances. We all survived! We actually all like free agency, I daresay. It turns the four dark months of winter into an extended party. It gives last-place teams a chance to spend smartly and win the World Series. If it hurts competitive balance—which seems probable, but which I wouldn't concede—the effect on the league seems to be relatively small. Why, without free agency, the Mariners might have been stuck with Alex Rodriguez all these years; imagine the horror, Seattle. Imagine.
The hypotheticals we get asked on the show often come down to one question: What really is the role of the league? The answer, more often than not, is to get out of the way. The league had a respectable reason to engineer a "fix" to free agency 35 years ago. That fix turned out not to be necessary, and the engineering was sloppy. It's the stupidest part of baseball, and somebody should feel bad about imposing it on us.
Sam Miller is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @SamMillerBB
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This qualifying offer is a proxy for "losing a player better than level X." The problem with a proxy is that it is never as good as the real thing. Another with a single-level system is it has cliff effects. On the other hand, it is easy to administer.
Nov 06, 2013 06:05 AM
Just follow the NFL system - award draft picks to teams based on the difference in players lost vs. players brought in (using AAV of the contracts) and teams that lost the most get awarded picks. You could even tier it (e.g. team loses $20+MM in AAV players gets a sandwich pick between rounds 1 and 2, team loses $10+MM in AAV players gets a sandwich pick between rounds 2 and 3, etc.). Players you re-sign are excluded (since you didn't really "lose" anything to warrant compensation).
Nov 06, 2013 06:08 AM
I for one like the current system. Not because it accomplishes any higher goal, but because it doesn't. For all the reasons Sam mentions, I concede that as a mechanism for "fixing" free agency it is utterly stupid. But as a consumer of baseball news and gossip, I like the intrigue it creates. Without the draft pick compensation system, who would care about what Kyle Lohse was up to in late March, or what Michael Wacha was doing in October? Sure, it has all sorts of unintended consequences and likely shaved several millions off of Michael Bourn's latest contract, and Kendrys Morales's next one, but it gives astute GMs another way to separate themselves from Jim Bowden, Sam Miller something to write about (passionately), and the rest of us something to read and argue about.
Nov 06, 2013 09:48 AM
Here's my stupid "what if"...
Nov 06, 2013 12:55 PM
Baseball would be far, far better off if they just put more teams in densely populated areas like NYC. Of course, that isn't going to happen.
Nov 06, 2013 14:50 PM
The draft pick compensation does not change the overall demand teams have for players. If the QO system reduces some players' salaries, it will increase others'. Money that would otherwise go into these mid-level free agents might instead go to player development or low/high-level free agents. The compensation system does not fundamentally change the demand for or supply of player talent. So I would add a 4) Players unaffected by QOs get paid marginally more.
Nov 07, 2013 08:24 AM
Teams should only get compensation for losing players they developed.
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These are the guys in the playoffs
Pacer Tom
Diamond Dave
Dr. Badd
Grundzel will get the 8th spot once game 51 is posted.
The last playoff spot comes down to Doug & Hicks.
Doug is up 6 with 7 to play but while he looses the next two games, Hicks wins both of his, with games over 230 points I might add. It still looks like Doug is gonna get that last spot but Hicks is making a very late charge.
Kerosene has the Gold division locked up.
#7 has a 3 game lead over Gyron for the Blue division title.
Remember once a team is out of the playoffs they should not add or drop any player.


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There are lots of ways to explore the Amish and their fascinating, historic way of life. One of the most popular attractions is Amish Acres, a 80-acre farmstead listed in the National Register of Historic Places. This is a great place for families to visit and partake in guided tours and documentary films. Enjoy farm wagon ride, view broom making and quilting. Of course there is a family style dinner available, and the large and well-known Round Barn theater is a destination for live Broadway-quality musicals. If you are planning a summer trip, the 46th annual Amish Acres Arts and Crafts Festival is August 5 – 8, 2010.
There is nice shopping available there, or visit another favorite for our Nappanee Inn guests, the Borkholder Dutch Village. Much more than a flea market, this is a collection of vendors, over 300, in an air-conditioned hall. Find everything from crafts, furniture, antiques, collectibles and more. Borkholder also hosts weekly indoor antique auctions and flea markets. They also have a Dutch kitchen / Village Restaurant that serves breakfast and lunch, as well as delectable apple dumplings. Borkholder Village is less than 2 miles from our Hotel in Nappanee.


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Bimmers tend to be dual-personality cars, going from mild-mannered premium vehicle to road-eating beast at the push of a button or three. But the 2013 BMW M5 is mostly brutish Mr. Hyde, with only a little bit of refined Dr. Jekyll in evidence.
BMW includes all sorts of creature comforts in the M5, such as navigation, a Bang & Olufsen audio system, and app integration. There is even a lane-departure warning system for long road trips. At ignition, the car defaults to its most pedestrian settings, with steering and suspension in Comfort modes, and the accelerator in Efficient mode.
But as I drove the new M5 through city traffic, I could tell it was not happy. Power from the direct-injection twin-turbo 4.4-liter V-8 came on unevenly; slow, then really, really fast. Although the suspension setting said Comfort, the car could not resist communicating the feel of the road through the steering wheel, and tended to bounce me around when going over potholes.
On the flip side, when I could find a road that came close to testing the M5's capabilities, the car was ferocious. Over my favorite twisty mountain backroads, the M5 barely batted a headlight as it swept through the turns. With the revolutions per minute over 6,000, the engine makes a beautiful sound as 1,000 precisely milled German parts seamlessly work together to generate the peak 560 horsepower. On a straight, where I could get on the power, a glance at the head-up display showed that the car took me from 35 to 75 mph in the blink of an eye.
Racetrack potential
The 2013 M5 is one potent road machine, even more so than the M3. If you don't live near a good racetrack that hosts track days, don't buy one; 99 percent of its potential will go to waste. And drivers who think sports cars and technology don't mix should also steer clear, as the M5 relies on technology as much as the Nissan GT-R.
The previous-generation M5, similar to the M3, was marked, or possibly marred, by too many settings. The dual-clutch transmission had more than a dozen modes, while the suspension and engine could be dialed into a number of different combinations. For 2013, BMW refined these settings on the M5, making them a little easier to understand, if not less complex.
As mentioned above, the car starts off in its mildest settings for accelerator, suspension, and steering, that last being a new tunable element of the M5. A readout at the base of the tachometer shows how each is set. Buttons near the shifter toggle each aspect of the car through Comfort, Sport, and Sport Plus settings.
In its default Clark Kent mode, the M5 feels clumsy, like a big car that takes an ample push on the gas to pick up speed. The wheel turns easily and the loose suspension is hampered by wide, low-profile tires that do a poor job of insulating the cabin from imperfections in the road.
The M5 also has idle-stop, a controversial feature inspiring Internet threads on how to disable it. I found that I could live with it, as long as I was driving in suburban areas with long traffic lights. In the city, where the traffic tended to creep, it often turned the engine off just as I needed to go forward. Also, with such a big engine, it did not restart smoothly or all that quickly. However, I could disable the feature by pushing a button near the starter, and it stuck with its last setting even when I restarted the car.
Push the three performance-setting buttons on the console once, and the M5 goes into Sport mode. The suspension takes on a notably stiffer quality, the wheel tightens up, giving more road feedback through its hydraulic power-steering boost, and the gas pedal becomes a more sensitive instrument. These settings work best for serpentine back roads with little traffic.
However, the M5 still won't deliver satisfying performance until you dial up the transmission's aggressiveness. I know, more settings. The dual-clutch transmission (DCT) in the M5 is simpler than that used in the last M3 I tested. It offers only automatic or manual shift modes, with no sport setting. A rocker switch behind the shifter toggles both automatic and manual modes through three levels, from smooth to aggressive.
With the DCT in Drive, or automatic, the most aggressive setting locked out the top three gears, only going up to fourth. In manual mode, I could shift higher, but the more aggressive setting made the shifts faster, with the potential for some big rpm changes that would make the car buck and the engine snort.
M buttons
Pushing all these buttons was tedious, but this is an M car, which meant it had not one, but two M buttons on the steering wheel. From a screen on the iDrive controller, I was able to assign a performance profile to each M button. I did the logical thing and gave the M1 button all the Sport settings, and programmed the M2 button with Sport Plus. In addition to the programmed settings, the M buttons also trade standard traction control for BMW's M Dynamic Mode, which allows some seriously enjoyable cornering. Getting out of the M modes was a little tricky. From M2, I had to push the M1 button. In M1 mode, I had to hold down the M1 button for a second, which reverted the car to its default boring mode.
After all of this button pushing and programming, I finally had a car that was fun to drive. Or almost. Public roads just do not do the 2013 M5 justice. In Sport mode, with the M1 button, I had the DCT dialed in at its most aggressive position in manual mode, sticking to second and third gears over a twisty back road. In second gear, the car could get well over 70 mph before hitting redline. Around the sharpest corners, the M5 evinced a uniquely BMW handling characteristic, letting the rear end come out just a few degrees.
On a more obscure road, full of hairpin turns going up a mountain, I got a sense of what Sport Plus could do. With the M2 mode activated, the car was very twitchy, reacting to the road surface minutely. It became a precision instrument, with my every input to the accelerator and steering wheel causing immediate reaction. The steering wheel gave tremendous feedback. This mode would really come into its own during very hard driving on a track.
In a nutshell, whether in Sport or Sport Plus modes, the M5 showed itself as a car with absolutely amazing handling. Thanks to its performance technology, it reaches spectacular levels of acceleration and cornering. At speed, the M5 delivered precise turn-in and very predictable grip and rotation in the turns. I never felt the technology was driving the car, but that it was assisting me, responding to how I wanted to drive.


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Woman pleads not guilty in fire case
A 20-year-old Soquel woman pleaded not guilty Wednesday to arson and burglary charges stemming from a fire at a Twin Lakes area home.
Marian Elamri Kadmiri appeared dazed during her appearance in Santa Cruz County Superior Court, and Judge Ariadne Symons appointed a public defender to represent her. Attorney Jon Minsloff entered pleas of not guilty on her behalf and asked for his client to be evaluated at County Jail before setting a preliminary hearing date.
Kadmiri is due back to set a hearing date on Feb. 20.
Kadmiri was arrested this week at her family's Soquel home after an investigation into a Jan. 13 fire at a Geoffrey Drive home. Firefighters found her on the back deck of the house as it was being consumed by flames. She was partially undressed and firefighters said she was incoherent when they spoke with her.
Kadmiri also faces charges for apparently vandalizing and burglarizing a vacation home on 26th Avenue. The owners went to the home about a week after the Geoffrey Drive fire and found the door open. Inside was burned paper, a broken wine bottle, torn curtains, graffiti and Kadmiri's identification.
Lt. Craig Wilson of the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office aid Monday that he believes Kadmiri lit fires at both homes for warmth.
Deputies seeking burglary suspects
Two homes in Bonny Doon were burglarized last month and Santa Cruz County sheriff's deputies are seeking the suspects.
Two properties on the 13000 block of Empire Grade were burglarized on Jan. 23 and Jan. 26, sheriff's Sgt. John Habermehl said. The unknown suspects entered the residences and took items including a firearm, ammunition and a flat-screen television.
Deputies are seeking the public's help in identifying the late model gold BMW believed to have been used in the burglaries' and the perpetrators themselves.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact Sgt. Habermehl at 831-461-7409.
Drunk man grabs boy, demands money
A drunken man grabbed a 14-year-old boy and demanded money from him on the Salsipuedes Creek trail on Tuesday, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office reported.
About 4 p.m., the boy was walking home from the school on the trail near Highway 129, deputy April Skalland said. He passed a man who held a beer bottle, and the man asked him for money.
When the boy declined, the man turned him around by his arms. The boy pushed him away three times and eventually fled. The man threw a beer bottle toward the creek.
The boy was not injured. His parents reported the confrontation to police.
The man appeared to be Latino, 30 to 40 years old with black dirty hair, deputies said. He wore dirty jeans and a brown and black buttoned hooded jacket, according to authorities.
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office asked that anyone with information to call the investigations division at 831-454-2311 or the anonymous tipline at 831-454-5995.
Bong, illegal knife found on teen
A 15-year-old boy was cited Tuesday night after police found him with an illegal switchblade and a large bong that he carried while riding a bike.
Watsonville police stopped the boy about 9 p.m. because he was riding without a light near Hammer and Winchester drives, said Sgt. Tony Magdayao.
Police found the knife in his waistband and the bong in his backpack, police said.
He was cited on suspicion of being a minor in possession of tobacco products and for carrying an illegal knife, Magdayao said. He was released to his mother at the Watsonville police station.
Suspected heroin dealer arrested
A 45-year-old man suspected of dealing heroin from a Santa Cruz shopping area was arrested Tuesday.
Police received a tip that a man had been dealing heroin from a green Toyota 4Runner near Water Street and North Branciforte Avenue, said Santa Cruz Deputy Police Chief Steve Clark.
Police arrived at the intersection and found a Toyota that matched the description and Richard Anthony Berry. Berry was in the middle of a drug sale to a 24-year-old Menlo Park man, police said.
Officers detained both men and searched the Toyota, which yielded cash and about 1 gram of heroin in a fake soda can, Clark said. The Menlo Park man was released at the scene and his case was referred to the Santa Cruz County District Attorney's Office, police said.
Berry of San Jose was arrested on suspicion of possession of heroin for sale, authorities said. He is being held in Santa Cruz County Jail in lieu of $10,000 bail, according to jail records.
Two face charges in ammunition case
Two men arrested on Green Valley Road in Watsonville early Saturday morning face charges of gang participation and illegal possession of ammunition.
Wednesday, 19-year-old Damian Padilla appeared in Santa Cruz County Superior Court and pleaded not guilty to all charges. He retained a public defender and is due back in court Feb. 22 to confirm a preliminary hearing, according to court records.
He is being held in Santa Cruz County Jail in lieu of $25,000 bail, according to court records.
Aaron James Jimenez, 25, did not enter a plea and said he would seek a private attorney, prosecutor Jason Gill said. Jimenez, who also faces a probation violation charge, is due in court Tuesday. He is being held in jail in lieu of $35,000 bail, according to jail records.


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Trends in Intellectual Development in Down Syndrome
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|Trends in Intellectual Development, and Diverging Verbal and Non-verbal Abilities in the Down Syndrome Phenotype
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After halting skid, Redmond sticks with same lineup
MIAMI -- After using 43 lineups in the first 44 games, Marlins manager Mike Redmond decided to try some continuity.
After defeating the D-backs and left-hander Wade Miley, 2-1, on Sunday to snap a season-long seven-game losing streak, Redmond batted the same first eight against Phillies southpaw Cole Hamels on Monday.
"We won yesterday, but [today's starter] was another left-hander, so we just think we match up better the way we had it yesterday," Redmond said. "Obviously, if you win a game, you want to run that same lineup out there, see if we can do it again. It would probably be different if there was a right-hander out there pitching."
Monday's starting lineup was predominantly right-handed, featuring only two left-handed batters in second baseman Derek Dietrich at No. 3 and left fielder Chris Coghlan hitting sixth.
Entering the series opener, Dietrich was batting .200 in 10 at-bats against left-handers, while Coghlan boasted a .364 clip in 11 at-bats.
A notable change was the leadoff spot, where rookie shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria took over for veteran outfielder Juan Pierre. Hechavarria went 1-for-4 and scored a run on Sunday.
Pierre is hitting .152 against southpaws this year. Hechavarria has performed slightly better at .172.
Third baseman Placido Polanco, who sported a .340 clip against lefties entering Monday, batted in Hechavarria's customary No. 2 hole.
Nick Green took over for Greg Dobbs at first base and batted seventh, while Jeff Mathis subbed for Rob Brantly behind the plate and hit in the No. 8 spot. Mathis faced Miley twice, doubling in his first at-bat. Green is hitless against left-handers.
Miami is batting .219 against left-handers this season with a .285 on-base percentage. Cleanup hitter Marcell Ozuna, who plated the game-winning runs with a two-run double against Miley, has hit .429 in 21 at-bats against southpaws this season.
Justin Ruggiano, batting fifth, has homered four times against left-handers. Miguel Olivo has three homers against southpaws and provides a right-handed bat off the bench.
Redmond will likely use a different lineup Tuesday. The Phillies plan to start right-hander Tyler Cloyd.
Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. He writes a blog, called The Fish Pond. Follow him on Twitter


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This coin went down with the SS New York more than 160 years ago in the Gulf of Mexico. The SS New York was carrying a large load of Silver and Gold coins minted from a variety of Mints including Charlotte, Dahlonega and New Orleans when on September 7, 1846 it went head on into a hurricane. Out of the 53 passengers and crew on board, only 36 members survived. However, thousands of dollars worth of Gold, Silver, and paper money were also lost to the sea until 2007 when they were finally brought to the surface by amateurs looking for the wreck. A Louisiana oil field worker and an amateur diver read a news article about the ship and decided to start looking for it. With the cooperation of shrimpers, who always avoided the area due to their nets getting tangled with the mass below, and the oil field workers use of his electronic fish finder, he and his diving buddy were able to locate the ship and begin proceedings to secure the rights to its contents and begin excavating its contents.
This coin has obvious evidence of being under seawater for over 160 years. This coin, graded by NGC, was given the designation "Shipwreck Effect" instead of a grade due to the etching of the seawater which has impaired the coin. Its obverse is fully recognizable as a seated liberty half dollar, while its reverse is not so lucky. The outline of the eagle can be clearly seen, as well as the mintmark, but the rest has virtually no detail. This coin is still an amazing find and an amazing and integral part of American history. This coin is sure to please any coin collector or historian who values and appreciates the history and stories behind a coin.
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An emphatic defeat at the hands of the Seahawks in Seattle on Sunday cost the 49ers four spots in the Associated Press Pro32 NFL power rankings, as decided by the 12-member panel.
Beating the host New England Patriots 41-34 the week before elevated the No. 3 49ers to No. 2 in the power rankings. But then came the 42-13 drubbing against the Seahawks, the 49ers' most lopsided defeat in three years. It sent the 49ers tumbling to No. 6 in the latest AP rankings, which were released Wednesday.
The 49ers (10-4-1) did receive one first-place vote, cast by ESPN's Chris Berman.
The victory by the red-hot Seahawks (10-5-0) enabled them to rise two spots in the rankings as well as leap-frog the 49ers in moving into the fifth spot.
The 49ers get another shot at clinching the NFC West on Sunday when they host the 27th-ranked Arizona Cardinals (5-10).
Comments on the 49ers by the AP Pro32 panel (ranking in parentheses):
Chris Berman (ESPN, 1) — Admittedly, a HUGE mulligan.
Clifton Brown (Sporting News, 4) — Losing wide receiver Mario Manningham will hurt their offense.
Cris Collinsworth (NBC Sports, 5) — Comment not available.
Rich Gannon (CBS Sports/SiriusXM NFL Radio, 6) — Despite loss to Seattle, still good enough to advance in the postseason.
Bob Glauber (Newsday, 4) — The loss in Seattle wasn't the thing that hurt. Now the 49ers are dealing with injury issues at a time they can least afford it.
Rick Gosselin (Dallas Morning News, 5) — The NFC's best defense is suddenly springing leaks. The 49ers have given up 76 points in the last two games — this after allowing only 184 points over the first 13 weeks.
Clark Judge (CBSSports.com, 5) — Consider that waxing in Seattle a wake-up call; or, maybe it was just Pete Carroll's way of honking his own horn.
Ira Kaufman (Tampa Tribune, 5) — A team this solid shouldn't look like the Chiefs this often.
Pat Kirwan (SiriusXM NFL Radio/CBSSports.com, 8) — The 49ers looked less than invincible in the beating Seattle put on them. They probably won't go back to Alex Smith, but you just wonder if his experience would help right now.
John Lynch (Fox Sports, 6) — Comment not available.
Alex Marvez (Foxsports.com, 5) — More disturbing than the blowout loss to Seattle were injuries suffered by wide receiver Mario Manningham (knee) and tight end Vernon Davis (concussion) heading into the playoffs.
Dan Pompei (Chicago Tribune, 5) — When they are on, they are as good as anyone. But occasionally, they are off.