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If a big-box retailer lost its network—whether due to a minor electrical failure in the neighborhood or a major event such as a hurricane or earthquake—lost revenue and productivity could reach up to $10,000 per hour of downtime, warned David Myers, senior VP of marketing and corporate development for Spacenet Inc., McLean, Va., during the session "Non-Stop Networking for All Your Retail Applications" at TOPSS in Las Vegas in October. TOPSS, the Technology & Operations Store Summit, is produced by Chain Store Age and Retail Technology Quarterly.
"For the CIO of a large retailer, the important question to ask is not 'How much can I afford for disaster-recovery communications systems?' but rather, 'How long can my business afford to go without critical data communications?'" Myers told attendees.
Spacenet Inc. provides equipment, service, installation and maintenance, and can serve as an outsource provider for many of the client's IT and telecommunications needs. The company specializes in VSAT-based solutions for disaster recovery, business continuity, and remote- and mobile-communications needs.
With today's focus on corporate accountability, it's not just the IT department that has to consider the requirements for business-continuity communications.
"Protecting shareholder value by ensuring that a company can continue operations in spite of an unforeseen event is part of the fiduciary responsibility of every corporate executive and board member," Myers said.
A hybrid solution ensures maximum uptime for retail applications, including point-of-sale (POS) systems, back-office applications, and emerging digital-signage and media solutions, by combining wireline and satellite technologies.
The challenge for many IT departments in retail is to justify the expense of a business-continuity communications system, Myers said. To help meet that challenge, there are a variety of cost-effective programs that enable the retailer to benefit from its "back-up" communications systems, while operating in normal mode.
Under this program, applications such as digital-content distribution or IPTV are broadcast over the satellite, while Internet access and POS transactions traverse the terrestrial lines. In the event of a terrestrial outage, the digital content and IPTV applications go offline and the more business-critical traffic switches over to the satellite.
There are also part-time "on demand" programs, where the retailer pays a nominal fee to have the network set up and online. It then pays only for the bandwidth it uses, if and when the back-up system is used. Either program enables a retailer to benefit from a highly secure and high-availability network that combines the best of both satellite and terrestrial technologies, while at the same time meeting the ROI objectives of the CFO.
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I heard someone mutter recently that overalls were coming back in style. I was skeptical at best. Nothing could ever revive the full-body denim jump sling of my middle school career, trailblazed by the Fresh Prince of Bel Air, by Lance Bass and friends, by Mary Kate and Ashley and so many pioneers who voluntarily turned their bodies into the silhouette of a Mike and Ike. Overalls quietly and rightly went the way of Ross, Rachel and frosted tips.
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|Behavioral: Calcium rich diet Behavioral: Weight bearing exercise
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There are currently few safe and effective methods for restoring lost bone to the osteoporotic skeleton. Therefore, prevention of osteoporosis is crucial. If skeletal development can be maximized during growth, young people will begin adulthood with optimal bone mass and will be less likely to develop osteoporosis in later years. This study will determine the effects of weight-bearing physical activity and a high-calcium diet on bone mass in adolescent girls.
Participants in this study will be randomized to one of three study arms. Girls in Arm 1 will consume their usual diets and will participate in a weight-bearing exercise program that meets 3 times per week. Girls in Arm 2 will also participate in a weight-bearing exercise program that meets 3 times per week and will be given high calcium foods to supply 1500 mg of calcium per day. Girls in Arm 3 will consume their usual diet and maintain their customary activity level. Study visits occur every 6 months; participants will be followed for 4 ½ years. Assessments will include a medical and social history and measurements of spine, hip, radius, and total body bone mineral content (BMC); calcaneal speed of sound (SOS); height; weight; and Tanner stage.
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- History of lactose intolerance, milk allergy, corticosteroid or anticonvulsant therapy, familial hypercholesterolemia, mental or physical handicaps, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, or any other significant health problem
- Body mass index (BMI) >= 85th percentile for age and gender
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Keywords provided by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD):
Weight-bearing exercise
Calcium-rich diet
Bone mass
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Bone Diseases
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Calcium, Dietary
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Physiological Effects of Drugs
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On Thursday, be thankful for radio as we know it. It soon may be gobbled up by QuickHitz. Just out of the oven, this 21st-century radio format smells terrific. Just imagine: "Stay tuned for 24 songs an hour, every hour."
But don't swallow the concept just yet. Subtract 12 minutes from that hour for obligatory commercials and do the math. That's 24 songs in 48 minutes, or two minutes per song. Two minutes per song.
If it sounds like a joke, it once was exactly that.
In 2005, Sean Demery, a San Francisco program director, promised, promoted and presented "The 60-Song Music Hour" delivering one-minute edits of five dozen songs to the listeners. Early last year, Demery and Paragon Media Strategies CEO Mike Henry began fine-tuning the format into one radio might accept.
Some radio industry observers believe it's a concept whose time has come, citing short attention spans and the proverbial "fast-paced society."
Evidently, they've forgotten that the "fast-paced society" of the '70s was more than open to listening to complete versions of "Stairway to Heaven," "Layla," "American Pie," "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" and "Free Bird." The preceding decade produced its own share of airtime hogs: "Hey Jude," "Light My Fire," "MacArthur Park," "Aquarius" and "In A Gadda Da Vida" come to mind. And while all were edited somewhat for Top 40 play, none came close to squeezing into a 120-second capsule.
Another alleged bonus of the format is that with 24 songs per hour, radio can introduce more new music to fans. That, of course, is baloney. And not even turkey baloney.
When all of the aforementioned four- to seven-minute songs were being played in regular rotation on the radio in the '60s and '70s, radio was already playing 40 or more songs at any given time. Hence, the moniker of Top 40 radio. Today, radio has chosen to limit that current play list to 20 or 25 songs so it doesn't tax listeners with too many choices, and to get their "favorite" song back on the air quicker.
On the flip side, QuickHitz could conceivably be a great format for introducing new songs. Programmers could slot in two, two-minute previews per hour (the equivalent of one current song) to give listeners a taste of new music. Minimal exposure to new music is preferable to none.
The Paragon CEO is quoted in Billboard as saying the format will work because, if the average drive time is 17 minutes, listeners will get to hear eight songs instead of four.
There are instances when two-minute songs might work. Kids still love "Sexy and I Know It," but after two years of nonstop airplay, a snappy edit would be fine, at least with parents. I'm also fine with a mere 120 seconds of a multitude of mindless oldies but goodies – songs we all like, but don't need to hear in their entirety anymore.
Other tunes, like the current "Diamonds" by Rihanna, "Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers and almost anything by Phil Collins are so phrase-repetitive that radio would be doing their listeners a favor by slicing the song in half.
But a gourmet burger is a gourmet burger.
Harry Chapin's "Taxi" and "Cats in the Cradle" succeed because of heartfelt lyrics. Likewise, the songbooks of James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, Billy Joel and a host of country talent rise beyond tampering.
Evidently, "QuickHitz" is taking aim at contemporary hits radio. Given the artists – most of whom are not known for their writing talent – and the audience – teens and moms disillusioned into believing they are still teens – it might just work.
If all they want to do is dance and put their hands in the air like they don't care, then two-minute hits will work just fine.
I have my doubts about QuickHitz, but …
While working at a Pittsburgh radio station in 1974, I was asked to compile and promote the "Top 100 Songs of the Year." To differentiate our station from the one across town, which was counting down the top hits all New Year's Eve day, we decided to do our entire countdown in the 10 minutes leading up to New Year's Day. That's six seconds per song.
I expected phone calls, and was not disappointed. To my amazement, though, not all of the callers were furious. Some just wanted tapes of the countdown, presumably for their car. They may have been on to something.
QuickHitz hasn't quite made it onto the air yet, but it is most assuredly coming to a radio dial near you.
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My Young Oncle Cittasanto,
please explain me how things are. Impermanemt, unpersonal, unsatisfactory, conditioned or is this an different case?
there are places on earth where layman had addopt may things from Buddhas wisdom and tradtion. For expample form of address. Where I am, its usal to put others higher or minimum reargding to their age (older or younger, you might remember Buddhas advices). So I would need call you puu (which is equal to young oncle), I you prefer to be called big brother it'S also ok.
Preaching people are normaly addressed as "lok ta" which is equal to "respectable Grandfather". "Lok" is an adress like lord or sir, while "ta" refers to grandfather or wise. To attach "my" is one more addition to express the bond. I thought that "my respectable Grandfather" would be maybe to heavy to bear for you. My young oncle is a very polite adressing at least as I guess your are not so old.
But since they also learn english here ther got more and more the idea of all are equal, ther is just you and me left. Respectful adressing is that is even disgusting felt in such sociaties, totaly contrary of what the Buddha had taught. Even in my language the english way has much influnces and old tradtional ways are lost. There is only one person left, "I".
So it is actually with many things in a Buddhist colored sociaty, of couse mostly things are just done traditional like the stanza we discussed above. Sometimes later we can also addopt it with heart, which is much more difficult if it was not learned in young years. If one one dayrelays totaly on the Sangha, don't use or hurt something outside the sangha anymore, that is perfect, that 100% refuge. Till this day it's a nice tradtion or a way to keep the own (my, our) community united which has sometimes less to do with the Sangha.
That is why such stanzas are recitated just traditional (normaly People even don't knowing the meaning), but when good usuals and understaning will come together one day, they are perfect. To be part of the (formal) Sangha one day is mosty the ambition, even it is only in old age.
Its just difficult if we take the stick always only just on one side, thinking we know. The other side will not come up. So here we usually train intelectually on the other side of the stick. Maybe we understand intellectually that we need to lift the stick in the middle.
So if I had done you harm with calling you my uncle, pleace tell me. Maybe we can even make a reconciliation.


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Please, continue to blow them away with your knowledge, dear Renee. BTW, I have given up on the accent. Please forgive me – but I have to stick to the most rudimental of application - it is over my head.
In re: to physicians visiting our website - many do so. I also know of numerous doctors referring their patients to this site.
I strongly believe that "more is better" not necessarily for treatment, but definitely for a second, professional opinion hopefully concurring with the recommended approach. An oncologist treating hundreds of patients or a surgeon performing hundreds of biliary surgeries is bound to have a well rounded perspective on this disease. And, these physicians generally are affiliated with the major cancer centers. Therefore, I firmly believe in asking the pertinent question as to how many patients have been treated in the respective practice or medical institution.
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BentElbow11 wrote:Inertia described on 3 different sites(Inbounds, InfiniteDiscs, DGCR) as understable, was super understable for your buddy and another person here in this thread, and also a bunch of people on DGCR...but stable for you, AND with the wind "blowing pretty good"?
See anything wrong with this picture, PMantle?
BentElbow11 wrote:"I never said it was stable"..."It was plenty understable for me"
You compared it to a champion Beast and Wildcat. How does that jibe with what you're saying now?
Give it up, PMantle. Stop all the misinformation.
BentElbow11 wrote:So now the champion Beast and Wildcat are "very understable" according to you? Any driver that has ANY turn whatsoever is understable? The Renegade and Sorcerer are too understable for you, but your champ Tern is -0.5, 2? Very strange.
Goodbye PMantle.
Stringbean wrote:PMantle is in Louisana, at sea level. Keep in mind that discs tend to fly more stable at sea level. I am not joking.
I don't think that PMantle would intentionally make things up about the stability of a disc. He has thrown a wide variety of plastic and I respect his opinion.
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Here's this week's Power Ranking's.......They must think a RUSTY C.Webber is a difference....(I don't think so)!
Current Team Previous
1 Sacramento Kings 1
Chris Webber is back, and they really haven't missed a beat. But now the schedule gets real tough and we'll see how it goes.
2 Indiana Pacers 2
These guys hardly waver, which is a reflection of their defense, Jermaine O'Neal and the focus of coach Rick Carlisle.
3 Detroit Pistons 6
Five games now and nobody has reached 70 points. They don't just shut people down, they lock 'em up and throw away the key.
4 Minnesota Timberwolves 3
They're really struggling to incorporate three guys who have been out all year. The next step could be hyperventilation.
5 San Antonio Spurs 4
Without Tim Duncan, they're still 5-3. Not only do they play great defense, but Gregg Popovich is so underrated it's absurd.
6 Los Angeles Lakers 5
They're not 100 percent healthy, but at least everybody is back on the floor. To underestimate them would be crazy.
7 Dallas Mavericks 8
No way these guys should be 13-20 on the road. Nellie should have cut back Antoine Walker's minutes sooner.
8 Memphis Grizzlies 7
They finally lost again after winning seven in a row and 13 of 15. Now we'll see how they respond to the return to earth.
9 Houston Rockets 10
Maybe NOW they have it together after several false positives. Jim Jackson's presence is helping Yao Ming more daily.
10 New Jersey Nets 9
They are breaking down a little bit with Jason Kidd's knee and Kenyon Martin's ankle. Do they have enough depth?
11 Denver Nuggets 14
Bouncing back with three wins in four games relieves some of the pressure. Let's see if they can hang on now.
12 Portland Trail Blazers 15
Maybe they just caught the Timberwolves and Kings at the right time, or maybe they're for real. We'll know soon.
13 Utah Jazz 12
Gordan Giricek was a steal for the offense he brings them, now we'll see if they have enough inside.
14 Cleveland Cavaliers 18
Anybody who says they REALLY thought LeBron James could lead them into the playoffs as a rookie is lying.
15 New Orleans Hornets 13
Tim Floyd apologists notwithstanding, Paul Silas had to win with the same injuries to Jamal Mashburn and others.
16 Milwaukee Bucks 11
They're really struggling. To blow a 26-point lead to the Knicks at home is the low point of the season.
17 Miami Heat 19
They don't have much in the way of size, winning experience or depth, but that starting lineup is talented and improving quickly.
18 New York Knicks 17
Vin Baker helps them inside and allows Isiah Thomas to package Kurt Thomas somewhere this summer.
19 Boston Celtics 16
Paul Pierce surpassed Larry Bird as the Celtic to reach 10,000 points in the fewest games. Not that he'll surpass any more of Bird's records.
20 Toronto Raptors 23
With Jalen Rose back early, and Vince Carter and Chris Bosh healthy, they'll be in the playoff hunt all the way.
21 Seattle SuperSonics 20
After losing 17 of 22 without him, Brent Barry's splashy return makes the sad Sonics offseason more of a quandary.
22 Philadelphia 76ers 24
This Allen Iverson/Chris Ford thing is out of hand. Does A.I. really have to go now?
23 Los Angeles Clippers 21
Same story, different season. Promising young talent, injuries hit, confidence sags, hope for a high lottery pick.
24 Golden State Warriors 22
Rather than go into any more unnecessary details over the same old mess, just see above explanation.
25 Phoenix Suns 26
When Jerry Colangelo announces he's on the verge of selling, you know this franchise is in for a major transition.
26 Atlanta Hawks 28
The Hawks actually placed five players in double figures in their win over the Wizards. Then again, it was the Wizards.
27 Washington Wizards 25
Evidently, somebody got to Jerry Stackhouse and said, "Hey, since we're still paying, you're still playing."
28 Orlando Magic 29
John Gabriel out, John Weisbrod in as general manager. Neither 62 points nor a scoring title provide solace for Tracy McGrady.
29 Chicago Bulls 27
It's hard to fathom that a franchise that so dominated the terrain for a decade can be in such a state of disrepair.


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There's been much made of the decision by the New York Mets, announced today, to allow for dynamic pricing- adjusting it up or down depending on the demand for the game. Given that a floor exists- the Mets reiterated this evening that prices won't drop below what season ticket holders pay, per game- but no ceiling exists- the Mets can raise prices as high as they want- it more or less locks in a minimum guarantee of revenue while leaving the team free to gouge walk-up buyers should the Mets have a surprisingly strong season, or a road player comes in close to a milestone.
But what struck me, as a longtime partial season ticket holder, was the decision to move the deadline for full season ticket holders to November 7 this season. Last winter, the deadline was December 15.
Naturally, the difference for fans making the decision to commit a significant amount of money and time to watch next year's team is immense. By December 15 last year, the winter meetings had come and gone. Adrian Gonzalez had been traded, Jayson Werth signed, Carl Crawford received Carl Crawford money.
Even with the reduced window for exclusive negotiation following the World Series-down to five days from fifteen- you are still looking at the World Series ending between October 23-27 (depending on a four, five, six or seven game series), and the first day to even declare free agency falling between October 28 and November 2.
In other words, a very key free agent on the Mets isn't likely to have made a decision by then.
However, if you're a season ticket holder, you have to.
In a conference call this evening, Executive Vice President for Business Operations David Howard said that there'd been discussion about sending out invoices even earlier, but that a change in online ticket vendors (the Mets moved to tickets.com) precluded that. Taking him at his word, it's hard to think of the payment plan the Mets did institute- six payments beginning 11/7- as an inherently fan-friendly move, when it means coming up with a significant chunk of money more than a month earlier than last year. And remember, it isn't just those season ticket holders who need to commit by 11/7- it is everyone in the full-season boat.
By November 17, the team begins the "choose your seat" promotion, where renewals get to pick their exact spot in the stadium. It is a tremendous idea, one of many that show the team's willingness to try new things. Whether it is the result of flagging attendance or not, it is good news.
But regarding the new schedule-it is hard not to see the move as a cynical attempt to get fan money while raising hopes that maybe Jose Reyes will return. After all, if he doesn't, it is easy to imagine that all the Amazin' Mets Perks in the world aren't going to allow the team to even keep pace with 2011's attendance figures.


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A Yuba City man was subdued with a Taser Tuesday in Davis before being booked into the Yolo County Jail.
Around 5:20 a.m., an officer on patrol in South Davis heard a car alarm sounding near Davis Swim and Fitness, 303 Ensenada Way, according to Davis Police Lt. Glenn Glasgow in a report.
When the officer pulled into the parking lot to investigate, he saw Marcus Ford, 27, running from the area. The officer was able to stop Ford, after Ford got in his vehicle to flee, Glasgow said.
After initially stopping, Ford started his car in another attempt to flee.
"The officer was able to turn Ford's car off and a struggle ensued," Glasgow said. "During the struggle, Ford restarted his vehicle and attempted to drive away with the officer still in the car."
An arriving Davis Police sergeant saw the officer and Ford engaged in a violent struggle inside Ford's vehicle, according to Glasgow. The arriving sergeant shot at Ford's car with his handgun in order to disable it after it started to quickly drive away.
"Although the vehicle stopped, Ford continued to resist arrest," said Glasgow. "He was finally subdued with the use of an electronic control device." Neither the officers nor Ford were seriously injured in the incident.
Ford was booked into the Monroe Detention Center on charges stemming from this incident as well as an outstanding felony arrest warrant out of Sutter County.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact the Davis Police Department at 747-5400. Follow The Democrat at twitter.com/woodlandnews


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A new study from the National Farm Medicine Center seeks to find why farm kids are healthier than their city cousins.
According to the American Farm Bureau, the study will look at why childhood exposures unique to farm environments promote immunologic development that limits the severity of childhood allergic diseases and asthma.
The Center, along with the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, will follow 200 babies from the Marshfield, Wis., area over the next two years. Half of the babies will be from farm families and half from rural families not living on farms.
The study is being funded by a $5 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. For more information, call the study hotline at 1-800-512-5488.
Last year, another study found that kids who grow up on farms grow up with regular exposure to dust, pollen, animals and manure, which encourages a more robust immune system compared to the more hygienic city life. In fact, farm kids are 30 to 50 percent less likely to develop allergies or asthma than those who live in the city.


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Ryan's Florence going for milestone victory Friday
Ryan coach Joey Florence had a decision to make hours after his father died — hours before his football team played the biggest game in program history.
It was in Florence's first season as head coach, when Ryan was a year removed from a 1-9 campaign. It was the first time Ryan had reached the postseason, and on the day of his father's death, Florence decided he was going to do what his father did and what he knew best — coach.
Ryan went on to defeat Corsicana in the Class 4A quarterfinals, then lose in the state championship game, and Florence and the Raiders went on to win — and win often — over the next 14 years.
Many, including Florence, have considered the win over Corsicana the turning point of Ryan's program. It was an indication of Florence's character, a signal of where the program was heading.
"That was such a powerful moment for everybody. Anybody who didn't think we had a chance to push all the way through," Ryan assistant coach Adrian Eaglin said before slapping his desk, "they knew it right then. There was no doubt in anybody's mind that we were capable of finishing the drill."
This year marks Florence's 20th year as a head coach, his 25th year in coaching overall and 14th as the head coach at Ryan. The native Texan can earn his 200th career victory if Ryan defeats Flower Mound Marcus on Friday.
If Florence picks up the milestone at any point this season, he will have averaged at least 10 wins per season as head coach — the number of games typically in a regular season.
When Florence arrived at Ryan in February 2000, he inherited a program that won one game the previous season. Ryan has never missed the playoffs with Florence as the head coach.
Florence has two state titles, five state championship game appearances and the respect of coaches across Texas. The longer Florence keeps coaching, the closer he inches toward G.A. Moore's state record of 423 career victories.
Ask his peers, and Florence has cemented his status as one of the state's best head coaches. The only question that lingers is when he will stop roaming the sidelines.
Ken Purcell said he will retire sometime this year after more than 16 years as the Denton school district's athletic director. Purcell said he has talked to Florence about the upcoming vacancy. Florence said Tuesday that he has not been offered the job by the district and that he doesn't know where he's going to be after Ryan plays its final game of this season.
"I don't know what his plans are for the future, and he and I have talked time to time about it," Purcell said. "But we kind of put all those discussions on hold during the football season. He needs to be working on the Ryan Raiders right now, and I need to be doing what I'm doing."
Until that time comes, Ryan and Florence aim for their third state championship — and a state final appearance that could be a bookend or just another milestone in an illustrious career.
Mickey and Joey
There's a framed picture on a long window ledge in Florence's office that has a young, smiling Florence in a track jacket. To his right is a man in a white jacket and white cowboy hat.
The man on the right, Mickey Florence, is responsible for the man on the left.
Mickey Florence used to take his young son to the fieldhouse at Rockwall, where Mickey was the head coach for four years. Because there were no projectors at home, the two would travel three to four miles and watch film on old tape reels.
Joey Florence was born to Mickey and Carolyn Florence in Kilgore in 1966. Florence was born into a family of Irish descent — immigrants who settled in Alabama and moved to East Texas and North Texas.
Joey Florence's grandfather, D.R. Florence, was a farmer who strung electrical wire in Ruidoso, N.M. Florence's grandfather didn't graduate from college but moved to New Mexico, started his own business and died with about 12,000 head of cattle to his name.
D.R.'s son, Mickey, coached at Rockwall for four years and lost the 1972 Class 2A state final to Boling 20-0. The next year, Rockwall was bounced out of the playoffs in the regional round by Hooks and future Heisman Trophy winner Billy Sims.
Mickey Florence became the Rockwall assistant superintendent after he finished coaching, and a multipurpose district facility bears his name.
Some of Joey Florence's fondest memories of the family's first head football coach include going to Texas Stadium the day after Thanksgiving and watching tripleheaders.
Growing up, Joey Florence wanted to go into law enforcement, but his uncle, a sheriff, told him he wasn't tough enough. In college at Texas, Florence wanted to go to law school, but his grades told him that wasn't going to happen.
"I found myself going to football games when I was down there — high school football games," Florence said in his signature deep, drawn-out voice. "I actually enjoyed them more than I did the Longhorn games. I loved everything about Friday nights.
"I got to thinking about it. The people I respected were coaches. I love the game. Most educators that I've dealt with over the years were my kind of people."
After Florence graduated, James Cameron — Mickey's old friend and one of his son's mentors — hired Florence at Sulphur Springs in 1989. Cameron was one of many coaches to buy equipment from Mickey at his sporting goods store in Rockwall, and he coached Joey at Rockwall until his junior season.
Florence was an assistant at Sulphur Springs for four years and joined Que Brittain at Marcus for one year before Cameron helped Florence get the head coaching job at Cooper, a Class 2A school.
Florence went 53-16 in six seasons at Cooper before he accepted the job at Ryan. He accepted the job on a Monday. That Friday, Mickey Florence told his son he had cancer.
Turning Ryan around
In the 10 years Purcell was an assistant coach at Plano, Plano defeated Denton each year in its season opener. Purcell, a friend of Mickey Florence and James Cameron, took over as the DISD athletic director in 1997.
"I felt like Denton's always had great athletes," Purcell said. "I just feel like there wasn't a consistent philosophy across the board for athletics. I felt like that was one of the things that we needed — a consistent philosophy to achieve all that we can achieve with our talent."
Florence arrived after Ryan went 1-9 under Kerry West.
"There was very little excitement about football in the community," Eaglin said. "It was discouraging. I don't feel like the kids felt like the community was behind them because we lost. We'd been losing. We were 1-9 in '99. We struggled."
Eaglin was on West's staff and Florence's hiring committee. Eaglin voted for Ronnie Mullins to get the head coaching job over Florence simply because he had gotten the chance to talk football strategy with Mullins and not with Florence.
Florence hired David Thomas, a fellow assistant at Sulphur Springs and Cooper, as the defensive coordinator and his first assistant coach at Ryan.
Florence went back and forth often to visit his father. Mickey Florence didn't drink or smoke and didn't find out he had esophageal cancer until a tumor got so big that he had trouble swallowing.
Mickey was given two months to live. But he saw Florence's first playoff win at Ryan, a 34-23 decision against Waxahachie. The next week at the area final, Mickey wasn't in the press box.
The morning of the 4A Division I state quarterfinal against Corsicana, Mickey Florence died at age 58. A few hours later, Florence and the Raiders defeated Corsicana 33-29 at Texas Stadium with a touchdown on the final play.
"A lot of people wouldn't have gone to the game at all," Thomas said. "But that says how much he cares about our kids and our coaches and our program."
Ryan assistant coach Kris Slivocka said what's made Florence successful through the years is the way he interacts with players, something that has been key to the amount of trophies and victories he's accumulated.
"He relates to any age, whether it's a freshman or a senior, he knows how to relate to the kids or [other] people," Slivocka said. "They like him, and that makes it a lot easier. They'll do anything for him because they like him. I think that's a big part of coaching. Kids know that he cares about them. And I think in high school athletics, that's half the battle."
Success and outside interest
Ryan lost the 2000 Class 4A Division I final to Bay City, but that didn't stop other programs from noticing what was going on in Denton.
Garland athletic director Homer Johnson, a well-known figure around the state with a Garland stadium named after him, called Florence and told him he was looking for a new coach at Garland. He told Florence to show up to a meeting at 7 a.m. and hung up the phone.
Florence accepted the Garland job on a Friday. Negotiations didn't go too well, according to Florence, but he was given a set of keys and a cellphone.
Florence said that on the way back to Denton he had second thoughts and couldn't leave Ryan. He called to tell Johnson, and Johnson replied, "Okie dokie."
A month later, Johnson asked for the keys and phone back. Florence, too embarrassed to do it himself, sent an assistant to return the items.
Thirteen years later, Johnson laughs about it. Johnson, who knew Florence's father well, said Mickey had a tremendous impact on his son.
"I think his father had a lot to do with him," Johnson said. "I think he admired his father. I think it encouraged him to come along and be kind of like him. It might have gotten to where he's better. I knew he was a really good coach and I really wanted him. But I understood it when he didn't come, too. I wasn't mad at him."
Cliff Odenwald was working in the Garland school district when Johnson failed to lure Florence away from Ryan. Odenwald tried something similar, and the same thing happened.
Florence accepted the head coaching position at Plano East but recanted his tentative offer. Odenwald, now the associate athletic director in Garland, said both rejections were disappointing and Florence was a great fit for both jobs.
"He's done it to me twice, but I don't hold it against him," Odenwald said. "I understand his love and passion for the kids at Denton Ryan, and it's paid off well for him to stay there."
Florence's impact
A couple of years ago, Johnson drove past Garland's Williams Stadium and saw Ryan warming up to face North Garland. He asked Florence to ease up once Ryan scored four touchdowns.
Ryan jumped out to a 29-0 lead before eight minutes had elapsed. Ryan's starting quarterback threw the ball three times and its starting running back had three carries in Ryan's 49-14 win.
James Battle, the quarterback for Florence's first three seasons and two state titles, remembers when Florence used to come up to him on the sideline when Ryan was winning big. The coach turned his hand into a meaty fork and jabbed his star quarterback.
"He'd poke you in the side like a fork and he'd say, 'Put a fork in you. You're done,'" Battle said. "That meant you're not playing the rest of the game. Go sit down and put your helmet down."
While Battle was at Ryan, his father was in prison and his uncles were in prison, so Florence served as a father figure for the great high school quarterback. Battle said Florence's teachings remain with him.
"Sometimes I get through my day because the stuff he was talking about on the field wasn't just about on the field," Battle said. "It was about life, you know what I mean? It didn't have anything to do with just being on the football field and winning."
But Florence knows plenty about winning. Three of his assistant coaches have been with him for all 14 seasons. His other assistants include a former player and former college assistant coaches.
Thomas, the man responsible for Ryan's stalwart defense, echoed the feelings his fellow assistants had about working under Florence at Ryan.
"Ryan's one of the most unique places I've ever been," Thomas said. "That's why I'm still here. That's why I've been here for 14 years. I think it's the best job in the state of Texas."
Eaglin, the offensive line coach at Ryan, asked Florence during the interview process in 2000 what he was going to do to help his younger coaches grow professionally. Eaglin, who's in his second stint at Ryan and his 10th year overall, said he received the answer over those 10 years.
"I've grown a lot professionally because I work for him," Eaglin said. "I can't imagine growing more professionally working for someone else. I really can't. Because the things that guy emphasizes — it's all about being a professional."
Looking ahead
Before each game and at halftime, in a tradition he can't trace the origins of, Ryan athletic trainer Sharon Winn provides Florence with a Dr Pepper and a Snickers.
He used to eat only half of the candy bar and throw it away before former assistant coach and current Ryan principal Vernon Reeves urged him to stop throwing away a perfectly good Snickers bar. He gives the other half away now.
What Florence remembers most about his 100th win, a 39-6 victory over Birdville in 2003, was that one of the trainers had eaten his halftime Snickers. The coach was unusually fired up for a halftime speech in a blowout game.
"If I find out which one of you stole my Snickers, you're all going to be running on Monday," said Florence, which caused the locker room to erupt with laughter.
Florence is close to doubling that win total, but it's unclear how many more wins he'll have at Ryan or as a head coach. When his wife of 25 years, DeeDee, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer about six years ago and had surgery to remove the cancer, it changed his outlook on long-term plans.
"One thing it's taught me is that I don't really make plans," Florence said. "I'm not really into the cliche of living life one day at a time, but I really am. One thing I've learned is that you can have all the plans you want but you really don't know where you're going to be the next year or so."
Purcell, the DISD athletic director, will finish a career spanning 41 years in athletics. While Florence's succession of Purcell is anything but finalized, it remains a viable option for the Ryan coach.
Florence's success in Denton helped lure Guyer coach John Walsh in 2005. Walsh led Guyer to the Class 4A Division I championship last year and is a contender to repeat, and he said he can see his former district rival assuming the administrative role.
"He's been in it long enough," Walsh said. "He's been in the leadership part of the business for some time now. But he knows what makes Denton ISD a good athletic job, a good coaching job, whether it's football or any sport."
But there are games left before then, more numbers to add to a book filled with stats attesting to Florence's success.
There are more pictures on Florence's window ledge, pictures of his adopted daughters, Hannah, 15, and Haley, 13. On the wall is a framed letter and two signed $2 bills from legendary Brownwood coach Gordon Wood, the coach with the second-most wins in state history.
"To Joey Florence, a great coach," Wood inscribed in fading ink on one of the bills. Wood signed the other bill to Mickey, who had been dead for two years.
Florence said he doesn't know how long he's going be coaching. He just knows he'll find a new profession when his current one stops being fun.
"I've been here since 6 a.m. this morning and I won't get home until 10 o'clock tonight," Florence said. "But I actually kind of like it. It's kind of fun."
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It says you have to have 1 supporting point touching on release. How does a jump-putt qualify? Aren't both feet in the air on release??
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Popular Modern Warfare 2 map, Terminal, will be coming to Modern Warfare 3 "soon", according to Infinity Ward's executive producer Mark Rubin.
After fans spotted gameplay footage of the map on YouTube, Rubin confirmed that Terminal will be heading to Modern Warfare 3, though no release date has been announced. The date of arrival for the free map is expected to be announced this week, however.
For those who didn't play Modern Warfare 2, Terminal is a multiplayer map (my personal favorite) based on the campaign mission "No Russian", which has players perform the controversial act of murdering innocent civilians. The map features a small outdoor cargo area, terminal area filled with bars and small shops, and an airplane that was popular to camp in.
As with all other MW3 DLC, Terminal will be released first on Xbox 360 before arriving on PS3 and PC. According to Rubin, they "have to maintain the 30 day difference", likely due to legal reasons.
As you know by now, all DLC for Modern Warfare 3 releases first on Xbox 360, even in the case of free content. Microsoft ensured this early DLC exclusivity for Xbox 360 with this year's Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, although though the Nuketown 2025 pre-order bonus map will arrive on all platforms at launch.


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"I like the GP12," said Valentino Rossi after completing 50 laps aboard next year's MotoGP Ducati at Jerez today. "In my opinion, it's more enjoyable, more fun to ride. It was the first time we had it on the track, so we had some work to do, but the engine is nicer. It's a lot of fun, and you can do some nice slides. It's the bike we'll ride next year, so it was very important—and also very nice—to be among the first to take it on the track."
It might sound fluffy, but this was an historic moment. There's Rossi, of course, but the switch to a 1,000cc maximum capacity creates the largest change to the MotoGP formula since the series went 800cc in 2007. With the exception of the secret Honda gearbox, it's easy to get the feeling that most teams are simply treating 2011 as a technical "pass" year, with the big news being Rossi trying to build some feel into his Desmosedici's front end. Next year we get bigger motors and more power of course, but also hopefully a more level playing field. The 81mm bore should effectively reduce maximum revs, bringing potential engine development costs down with them.
The capacity increase could also be a boon to fans, maintaining apex momentum has made 800s somewhat boring to watch. I, for one, am looking forward to seeing Nicky Hayden slide a bike again. He'll test the Ducati Desmosedici GP12 this weekend.
"The positive thing is that the technical choices made for the GP12 in the initial planning phase, in 2010—and I'm referring primarily to the engine, which is still a big-bang, and to the rear end—were endorsed by Valentino," explained Filippo Preziosi. "This gives us great satisfaction, and we're optimistic about the work that still remains to be done."


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SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Wholesale Produce Market is growing, and the nearby Golden Gate Terminal Product Market, South San Francisco, is holding its own. But the Oakland Terminal Produce Market across the bay is contracting.
The San Francisco City Council in June approved the San Francisco Wholesale Product Market's expansion plan that included a 60-year lease.
Under the plan, the market will grow to almost 500,000 square feet from 300,000 square feet.
Without the additional space, some of the market's 28 tenants said they would have been forced to move elsewhere.
Just down Highway 101 at the Golden Gate Terminal Produce Market, business is down a bit. But the 26 vendors are "doing fine," said Pete Carcione, owner of Carcione's Fresh Produce Co. Inc., South San Francisco.
"If the economy was stronger, then yes, we would all be doing better," he said.
One change that he said should bring more parity among the vendors is new leases. The market issued 50-year leases to the vendors who originally formed the market.
As businesses left, the market took over the leases and reissued them at higher rates, creating some discontent. All leases are set to expire Dec. 31.
Beginning Jan. 1, 2013, everyone will pay the same rate, which should be better, Carcione said.
"It's changed the whole market, but it's a very good thing," he said.
Carcione, who took over the family business from his father, Joe, in 1969, is optimistic about the terminal market's future.
"I think one of the big things is people are thinking wholesale produce markets are dead or dying or just about finished," he said.
"But as long as there are small independent growers, there will always be a produce market."
He pointed to the health of small, family-owned ethnic grocery stores as one reason for his upbeat outlook.
"There are a lot more Indian stores," Carcione said.
"There are Chinese, Vietnamese and Mexican stores. All of these ethnic stores, they're all doing well."
But Philip Franzella, president of Franzella Produce Inc., South San Francisco, said his business is down about 30%, and the economy isn't entirely to blame.
"Generally the economy is down a little bit," he said.
"But it tanked in 2008, and we were still doing good. Now the whole market is down. We're doing OK, but you have to adjust for it."
He cited the region's changing demographics as one possible reason for lower sales.
"I think it's slowed because immigration has slowed down," Franzella said. "For the last 20 years, you've really had a lot of people coming in. Now they're assimilating and moving out of the inner city."
Those families that remain tend to have fewer children, he said.
Women, who once stayed at home to take care of the children, are now working outside the home.
No longer are they going to the neighborhood market every day. Instead, they shop at chains less frequently, loading up on essentials, Franzella said.
A downhill slide
But on the other side of the bay, the outlook isn't as bright. At the Oakland Terminal Produce Market, also known as the Franklin Street Market, a handful of vendors hang on.
During the past decade, some have shut their door while others, such as Bay Cities Produce Co., have moved to newer or more expansive facilities.
The buildings that house the market date back to the early 1900s and have historical status, so any major modifications would have to meet environmental and historical regulations, said Margot Lederer Prado, with the city's Economic and Workforce Department.
The zoning also has changed, and the area near Jack London Square is now designated for light industrial, retail and restaurants, she said.
For more than a decade, there has been talk of the market relocating to part of the nearby former Oakland Army Base.
Any plans are now moot after the Oakland City Council in June approved a proposal by developer California Capital and Investment Group to turn the base into an intermodal and distribution site.
Although the city has plenty of buildings suited to produce wholesalers, Lederer Prado said there have been no takers because the rents in the Jack London Produce District are below market.
She is conducting a food cluster economic study to examine the financial benefits of enticing food-based companies to Oakland. The terminal market will be included.
In addition, Hope Collaborative, an Oakland-based group of community agencies, non-profits and citizens, has received a W.K. Kellogg Foundation grant to study the feasibility of creating a food hub in Oakland.
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First, that France is breaking with a tradition tied up with colonialism in which force was used only in the service of strength, that is, to reinforce national interests. For the first time, in Libya and in Mali, force has been used explicitly in the interest of freedom and justice. For the first time since the Battle of Valmy a conscious, deliberate link has been established, and avowed, between the exercise of power and the defense of values greater than those of power.
And, second, that France is taking on not only the moral but also the operational leadership of a just war, sending its best soldiers to stand in for the missing Blue Helmets of the United Nations. It is a strange but undeniable fact that France, with its limited means, its high unemployment, its foreign trade deficit, its habit of coming uncoupled from the train of globalization, is playing the role that one might have expected of the powerful United States. France is setting the geopolitical tone, a function normally preempted by the "official" great powers: the United States, Russia, and China. It is heading up, in other words, another form of globalization, a virtuous, generous variant: the globalization of democracy and peace. It could well become the world's leading exporter of rights or, if you will, the world's leading anti-totalitarian power.
The world does not know what to think.
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Answer me this about Cena and Rey
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Recently here on the forum i was reading one of the IWC superstar polls and noticed that Rey Mysterio has been going over a lot of the other IWC favorites. while reading the comments majority of the guys who voted were all in support for Rey for reason he can put on great matches after certain injuries.
I then read about twenty nine other threads all wanting cena heel, cena is boring, gimmick is old, same old shit, can't wrestle. The same things people have been complaining about for five years. NON STOP!!
To me the Hypocrisy of these people burns like gonorrhea.
I'll admit it, i hated cena for these reason, 5 YEARS AGO!!! like everyone else
but i and few select others in the IWC can move on and appreciate John Cena THE WRESTLER now
yet people still hate on Cena and mark out for Rey
Cena has recently taken a backseat from the title picture (something people always wanted) despite earning his way there with countless top draw matches i.e vs punk MITB, vs Triple H Wrestlemania 22, vs Shawn Michaels Raw 2007.
Whether people like it or not, he earned his way there fighting guys like lesner, taker and angle.
Rey got to the title picture by exploiting Eddie Guerreros death and breaking Takers orbital bone.
Cena has petitioned the creative team to put over other guys constantly like Evan Bourne, Zack Ryder and even got Punk up to the permanent main event standard.
Rey on the other has got paranoid countless time about new guys stealing his spot and refused to put over Dolph Ziggler, who wouldn't get his IC title push for another year, but drops the title to John Morrison who until then was picking up wins over World Champ CM Punk. However i will give him credit for Cody Rhodes although creative should have pushed him year before then after the dissolution of Legacy, but that's another story.
Cena started his WWE career as a nameless, faceless drone before turning into a vanilla ice heel for almost two years before getting over as a face with cathy phrases that got SUPER OVER!!, contrary to what people say he has tweaked that character countless times over the years.
Rey debuted in WWE as a face the same time as Cena. since then his character has never changed apart from an entrance that needed changing to protect his shitty knee.
Cena has been criticized for his 5 moves of doom, but not rey for punch, kick, dropkick, hurrancanrana, finisher.
Seriously, come on, no one else wanna call out this. Cena can wrestle contrary to whatever middle-age male dominated crowd will chant. i know he can, you know he can, those same crowds know he can. Rey can't wrestle....anymore.
what ever 5-star matches he put on before are long over, he needs carrying and can't go 7 minutes in the ring without injuring himself, he then gets paranoid again over his pay and appearances as normally talents who get injured often lose jobs or take pay cuts, rey demands more money and less appearances. Cena has never been reported as looking for more money and has invested his entire life into wwe i.e films, interviews, tv show spots, granting wishes, visiting troops, all this ahead of his own marriage - Dedication.
Injuries - Rey has had countless injuries but has worked through certain ones before taking time off for surgeries. This has got him over with many of the IWC
yet ZERO credit has gone to cena for wrestling a handicap match one day after batista broke his neck, not to mention retruning from his tron pec muscle after two months instead of the recommended six.
anyone? no
still no credit
my point is why is Cena still hated today while Rey is praised beyond comprehension.
why do fans boo a guy who does nothing but good things, is it some sort of Bono effect? I don't know, i just don't get it.
All of the reasons fans boo Cena are simply outdated and people need to move along and maybe get behind the guy now.
why not?
anyone who doesn't like cena AND rey, thats fine, thats understandable, thats fair
but to the guys who curse Cena and Praise Rey (and you're there, probably reading this) that kind of double standard thinking is why the IWC isn't taken seriously
so there it is, some logical thinking and comparisons, bias arguably but its MY opinion.


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SANTA ANA The cacophony of a burning building and the sirens of responding fire trucks awoke Our Lady of Guadalupe parish Pastor Alfredo de Dios early Thursday morning.
He wandered outside.
"I saw the church in flames," he said. "I thought it was a nightmare, but it was real. I was awake."
Neighbors and parishioners started gathering outside the nearly 90-year-old church soon after the fire started around 1:30 a.m. Many were still there late Thursday morning, comforting one another and already talking about rebuilding. Seismic renovations would have been completed on the building at the end of the month, and next week marks the annual Virgin de Guadalupe festival.
One of their few consolations seemed to be that the fire appeared to be accidental, and no one was hurt.
Though the investigation was ongoing throughout the day, "The fire investigators are saying the fire doesn't appear to be suspicious," Santa Ana Fire Capt. Ben Gonzales said.
About 60 firefighters from Santa Ana, the Orange County Fire Authority, Garden Grove Fire Department, Orange Fire Department and the Anaheim Fire Department took on the blaze, at Third Street and Grand Avenue, which was reported at 1:29 a.m. It took them more than an hour to control the flames.
"We were able to pull fire lines into the sanctuary and keep the fire from spreading," Gonzales said, though the sanctuary did have some smoke and water damage.
Fire officials believe no one was in the church when the fire started.
For the past four months, the church had been undergoing the renovation, one that painstakingly preserved the church's Mission-style architecture while strengthening it with steel beams. Ironically, those beams are all that's left in many portions of the church, where 6,000 people come to worship each Sunday.
Ralph Serrano of Santa Ana seemed awestruck on Thursday morning, as he looked at the church's charred skeleton, threads of smoke still rising from within. He's attended the church since 1964, and met, then married, his wife there.
"It was a little church with a lot of history," he said. "It holds a very dear place in the community. Everyone knows where Our Lady of Guadalupe is."
The $1.2 million renovations were due to be completed on Dec. 31, de Dios said, meaning parishioners would have been able to greet the New Year with services in a restored building.
"All that work and it all went up in smoke," he said in Spanish. "I feel a little down and depressed this morning but at the same time the people are lifting my spirits."
Ana Maria Jaime, 48, felt the same way. She's attended Our Lady of Guadalupe since she was 16.
"Looking at this makes my heart hurt," she said.
Jaime – a Tustin resident originally from Morelos, Mexico – said the loss is especially difficult, considering the virgin's feast day is approaching on Monday, Dec. 12, a day of celebration for Latino Catholics.
The fire spared the parish's adjacent multi-purpose room. De Dios said the room has a capacity of 900 people. Next week's fiesta and the church's services for the foreseeable future will be held there.
Down the block, Victoria Olan, 70, kept a watchful eye on firefighters as they worked. She said she smelled smoke coming from the church before 1:30 a.m. When she saw that it was on fire, she began to knock on neighbors' doors.
"I was scared that a spark could catch our homes on fire," she said in Spanish.
The former parishioner has since changed religions but says that the parish still holds a treasured place in her heart, and in the hearts of generations of Catholics who have celebrated weddings, baptisms and other milestones there over the years.
"This is a big loss for the whole community," she said with tears in her eyes. "This church is very beloved."
Despite the devastation, de Dios and many members of his flock are resolute about rebuilding, and doing so with the same mission flair the old building had.
"We will rebuild," de Dios promised. "People love this church."
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The Effects of Walnuts, Walnut-Oil, Almonds and Fish Oils on Glucose Homeostasis in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
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University of California, Davis
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Last updated: April 20, 2017
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The purpose of this study is to learn more about the effects of walnuts, walnut-oil, almonds and fish oils on blood sugar and insulin levels in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients. The hypothesis is that a diet rich in these foods will improve insulin resistance in women with PCOS.
|Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Insulin Resistance
|Dietary Supplement: walnuts Dietary Supplement: almonds
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|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Walnuts, Walnut-Oil, Glucose Homeostasis, PCOS
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- The investigators hope to learn the effects of walnuts, walnut-oil, almonds and fish oils on blood sugar and insulin levels in PCOS patients. [ Time Frame: 3 years ]
|Study Start Date:
|April 2006
|Study Completion Date:
|July 2008
|Primary Completion Date:
|July 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: walnuts
Patients will be randomized to receive walnuts
Dietary Supplement: walnuts
Subjects will follow their usual diet for 4 weeks; after that they will be randomized to walnuts. They will eat walnuts once daily for six weeks.
Active Comparator: almonds
Patients will be randomized to receive almonds
Dietary Supplement: almonds
Subjects will follow their usual diet for 4 weeks; after that they will be randomized to almonds. They will eat almonds once daily for six weeks.
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Polycystic ovary syndrome is a common disease that affects 1 out of 16 women. Metabolic and endocrine abnormalities seen in PCOS include insulin resistance, androgen excess and infertility. This study focuses on the insulin resistance aspect because increased insulin resistance leads to premature onset of impaired glucose tolerance or diabetes whereas decreased insulin resistance reduces androgen excess, improves the ovarian function and increases fertility. Although insulin resistance can be treated with insulin-sensitizing drugs, PCOS clinically manifests during adolescence and the long-term safety of the drug-treatment can be a concern. Thus, improving insulin resistance with effective nutritional approaches would be very desirable. Epidemiological studies and animal experiments suggest that replacement of dietary saturated fats with monounsaturated (MUFA) and polyunsaturated (PUFA) fats improves insulin resistance.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 45 Years (Adult)
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Clinical diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome
- Body mass index (BMI) 22-52
Exclusion Criteria:
- Habitual dietary intake of less than 30% fat
- Use of oral contraceptives, insulin sensitizers, d-chiro inositol, or any other supplements affecting weight or insulin sensitivity during the preceding two months
- Impaired glucose tolerance
- Diabetes mellitus
- Other system illnesses such as renal, hepatic, gastrointestinal, severe hyperlipidemia and hypertension that require medication
- Smoking, alcohol intake (more than 2 drinks/week)
- The laboratory values used for exclusion of subjects will be fasting glucose > 110 mg/dl, glycosylated hemoglobin (HgBA1) > 6.5%, serum creatinine > 1.5 mg/dl, ALT or AST > 2x the upper limit of normal, cholesterol > 250 mg/dl. The investigators will also exclude subjects with hematocrit < 30%.
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|Mather, California, United States, 95655
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University of California, Davis
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
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|University of California, Davis
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|December 17, 2007
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Keywords provided by University of California, Davis:
polycystic ovary syndrome
insulin resistance
fish oil
monounsaturated fats
polyunsaturated fats
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Insulin Resistance
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Pathologic Processes
Glucose Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Ovarian Cysts
Ovarian Diseases
Adnexal Diseases
Genital Diseases, Female
Gonadal Disorders
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• Acres burned: 1,700+
• Structures Damaged: 5 homes destroyed, 17 other buildings damaged
• Injuries: 2 firefighters and 2 residents
• Containment: 30%
• Cause: Early reports suggest a campfire
• People evacuated: 4,000
• Evacuated areas: Mandatory evacuations remain in effect in Azusa north of Sierra Madre Boulevard between Azusa Avenue and the east end of the city. Glendora evacuations were lifted at 6 p.m. Thursday.
• Homes evacuated: More than 3,700 homes under voluntary, mandatory evacuations in Azusa, Glendora
• School Closures: Schools in Glendora Unified School District and Citrus College will be open Friday. St. Lucy's will remain closed until Tuesday, Jan. 21.
• Evacuation Centers: Glendora High School, 1600 E. Foothill Blvd., Glendora; Duarte Community Center, 1600 Huntington Drive, Duarte. Pets can be brought to the Inland Valley or Pasadena Humane societies. Horses can be brought to the Fairplex in Pomona.
• Firefighters: 750 from Los Angeles County, U.S. Forest Service and fire agencies in Region 1 which covers the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, Riverside and Santa Barbara
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GLENDORA >> The Colby Fire burned through two guest houses and a six-car garage at one of the city's historic Singer mansions, but firefighters kept the flames from reaching the main building.
Owner Ray Parayno said he had prayed to a Virgin Mary statue to spare his house before firefighters rushed his family down the burning driveway of the former Singer family's property.
Referred to as Kregelo Estate, the property at 1150 Kregmont Drive is designated a historic landmark by the city of Glendora. The mansion was built in 1924 for Charles Kregelo but later purchased by a heir to Singer sewing machime company. The heir later built a second mansion nearby on Verano Drive.
"The statue was here visiting us this week and she spared mostly everything," said Parayno, who bought the estate in 2006.
Scorched earth surrounded the main building on nearly all sides Thursday, but a series of crosses along the driveway went largely untouched.
The blaze displaced 10 tenants living in guest houses and burned up most of their belongings, Parayno said. Damages were estimated at nearly $500,000, he said.
"The worst part is they lost all they've got," Parayno said.
Tenant Rudy Rosas said he didn't have time to grab anything but his birth certificate, wallet and a spare shirt before running from the house.
"I lost everything," Rosas said. "My room is destroyed. It's just a wall, my window, and everything behind it is just debris."
Rosas said he tried to help fellow boarder Ron Galloway move his car away from the flames, but they were unable to save it. The burned shell of a car remained in the driveway Thursday afternoon.
A fire marshal woke the Paraynos and the tenants at about 6:15 a.m. as the fire had already burned along the driveway. Parayno and his family left the property by car 15 minutes later, he said.
Parayno said it took nearly 30 minutes before the first fire truck arrived, but he believed the firefighters did their best.
A lack of fire hydrants in the area meant first responders relied solely on 500 gallons of water that a fire truck carries to keep the flames from reaching the mansion, Los Angeles County Deputy Fire Chief John Tripp said.
"They had to make due with the water they had," Tripp said.
Fire Capt. Tom Richards called the efforts "an incredible save."
- Staff writer Lauren Gold contributed to this story.
CORRECTION: This story incorrectly attributed information about Verano Drive Singer mansion to the Singer's Kregelo Estate on Kregmont Drive. The Kregelo Estate was built in 1924, by Charles Kregelo, and is separate from the other Singer mansion at 820 N. Verano Drive.


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(Mettanet's translation)
What decays, what does not decay and what is the wrong path?
(Bhikkhu Bodhi's translation)
What decays, what does not decay? What is declared the deviant path?
The answer is stated:
(Mettanet's translation)
Matter of beings decay.
Name and clan does not.
Lust is the wrong path and greed is the danger.
(Bhikkhu Bodhi's translation)
The physical form of mortals decays.
Their name and clan does not decay.
Lust is declared the deviant path.
Greed the impediment to [wholesome] states.
Does this not imply reincarnation, or at least swiftly refute those who would claim the Buddha did not teach rebirth? If not, then what exactly does this passage mean?


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The powerful jolt flattened buildings, destroyed homes, damaged freeways, ignited fires and disrupted water and power.
The Northridge earthquake killed nearly three dozen people, injured 8,700 more, caused some $20 billion in damage and shattered the nerves of millions of Southern California residents.
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