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BOSTON — They are two significant parts of the future for the Tampa Bay Rays, the smooth third baseman and the even smoother center fielder. They are such talented twenty-something players that they give the Rays endless hope for the next decade or more. But on Monday, with Evan Longoria at third and B. J. Upton in center, the future was already here.
Longoria and Upton are trying to help the Rays topple the defending champion Red Sox. So far, the kids are all right. Upton and Longoria hit long home runs off Jon Lester as the Rays crushed the Red Sox, 9-1, in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series at Fenway Park. Suddenly, there is angst throughout New England.
With Lester pitching at Fenway, a place where he lost once this season, the Red Sox viewed this as a terrific opportunity to regain control in the best-of-seven series.
Instead, the Rays lead, 2-1, and are two wins from vanquishing the Red Sox and sprinting into the World Series.
"We felt the sky is the limit for us all year," Upton said. "But to beat him and to beat him in Fenway, hopefully it'll just be a snowball effect from here."Continue reading the main story
The Rays no longer look tense, as David Ortiz had intimated after Game 1. The Rays shattered Lester's pristine postseason statistics after battering Josh Beckett in Game 2, showing the resilience they had for six months.
"We're not going to stop, I say, until October 30," reliever J. P. Howell said.
Like Lester, Rays starter Matt Garza is 24 and made his major league debut in 2006. But, unlike Lester, Garza has never won the decisive game of a World Series or thrown a no-hitter. When the Red Sox handicapped this series, they surely thought Lester would outpitch Garza. Even Longoria sheepishly said that he did not expect the Rays to solve Lester.
But Garza stifled the Red Sox, holding them to one run and six hits while pitching into the seventh. Although the Red Sox had at least one base runner against Garza in every inning, they were 2 for 10 with men on base against him. Ortiz, Kevin Youkilis, J. D. Drew and Jason Bay, Boston's Nos. 3, 4, 5 and 6 hitters, combined to go 2 for 15 with six strikeouts. While Garza said he "would have put the bet on" Lester, he said the lack of respect annoyed the Rays.
"How many times do we got to prove people wrong that we can play?" Garza said. "We got a chip on our shoulder. We can win here. That's what we did."
As solid as Garza was, it was Upton, 24, and Longoria, 23, who gave the Rays an early lead and caused the Boston fans more anxiety. The crowd booed Jason Varitek, the Red Sox captain, after he popped out in the fourth. That reaction was a tribute to the Rays, whose four-run third created consternation.
Upton and Longoria have combined to hit nine postseason homers, the most by teammates under the age of 25 since Darryl Strawberry and Lenny Dykstra hit six for the 1986 Mets. Upton and Longoria have also combined for the fourth-most playoff homers by teammates.
"There's so much more to be done here and, hopefully, more home runs," Longoria said.
Tampa Bay was ahead, 1-0, when Upton batted with runners on second and third in the third. Lester started with a fastball and a curve in falling behind in the count, 2-0. After tossing a curve for a strike, Lester threw another fastball. A few seconds later, Lester's pitch was a souvenir.
Upton hit Lester's 94-mile-an-hour pitch over the fence behind the Green Monster seats and onto Lansdowne Street. It was Upton's fifth postseason homer in 28 at-bats after he had nine in 531 at-bats this season. Upton is an amazing talent who has occasional lapses, and he had one on the bases two innings later. But he can devastate opponents.
"You definitely don't want to be in the bathroom or nothing when he's hitting," Howell said.
When Upton was asked to explain his power surge in October, he could not.
"You can't," Upton said. "They're perfect swings and they happen every once in a while. That's kind of what's going on right now."
In addition to giving the Rays a 4-0 cushion, Upton's homer ended Lester's streak of not allowing an earned run in 16 straight postseason innings this season. Lester, who was 11-1 at Fenway this year, did not have to study the flight of Upton's ball to know how damaging it was.
One out later, Lester pumped two fastballs past Longoria. But, on a 2-2 pitch, Lester tried a cut fastball and Longoria sent the ball into the Monster seats. It was Longoria's fourth postseason homer, which tied Miguel Cabrera for the most by a rookie. Longoria said the Rays "were able to suck the energy" out of Fenway.
With a lineup that included Ortiz (0 for 10 in the series), Ellsbury (0 for 14) and Varitek (0 for 10), Boston finally mustered a run in the seventh. Even then, Rocco Baldelli countered with a three-run homer in the eighth. Baldelli, a Rhode Island native, had recently said that some Red Sox fans are "a little excessive."
Those passionate fans will be challenged if the Red Sox do not awaken soon.
Before the Red Sox can talk about winning a third title in the last five seasons, they will have to erase the Rays. Tampa Bay's kids have made that a lot tougher.Continue reading the main story


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"Get down into a squat position!" We were instructed to hold form, our arms extended forward while being briefed on the rules. The group of racers signed up for the BF-Xtreme all followed orders, self included. "Uhh, how long is this supposed to go on for?" I secretly wondered. "Beard DOES realize we are going to be running all day long right? We are gonna need these legs later." Every obstacle must be attempted. Ok, got it! If you fail an obstacle, you may try it again or take a light penalty of 10 "Bodybuilders". Roger that. Long after everybody's squat form went to shit, briefing concluded and we were relieved to prepare ourselves for the race. At the starting line, we took a knee as Coach Pain revved us up for the long haul. With our spirits filled with words of empowerment, we were directed across the starting mat to face our demons. After being kept away for so long, I definitely had some demons to bang heads with.
It would be a 6.5 hour time cap to crank out as many laps of the 7-Mile, 26-Obstacle course as we could. For those who were able to start their final lap before the cutoff, they were allowed to finish it out. Five laps was a loose goal of mine, but that was before I realized the course was 7 miles long (not the typical 5 miles). I proceeded with a small amount of optimism. My friend and roommate, Brandon, who you might recall from previous blogs, was racing alongside me today. I knew he was out for redemption after my narrow besting of him at our last race together at the Spartan UltraBeast in Tahoe last October.
The course began down a single track through the desert, narrowly dodging cacti, while the occasional thorn-tipped branches pawed at us from the side. Loose rock and twisting turns made for an entertaining start. Not long into the race, the sun was blessing us with its warmth as it crested the Superstition Mountains to the East. From my vantage point, nobody went out too hot, and most were content to hold their position in the single file until things opened up. Brandon was out of sight from the beginning, but no surprise there. We discussed each other's strategies during the car ride that morning and I knew he'd be pushing a little harder than me on this first lap.
We were appetized with the standard fare of obstacles: Over-Under-Through Walls as well as other variations of wall climbs and Mud Mounds to slow us down a bit. Interestingly enough, there was a slackline crossing early on in the race. Those who regularly follow my antics know that I have gotten fairly adept at balance on the slackline as of late. I was curious to see how that training would pay off in a race scenario. It was not terribly long, but it was definitely a little trickier to find the balance in my race shoes. Still, I glided across without a hitch. I think it could benefit from another couple of feet of distance, but maybe that's just my own sense of comfort with it. Anyhow, it was cool to see it there.
Further ahead, I encountered the Jerry Can Carry, where you grab a water-filled container in each hand (50# for men?) and 'farmer's carry' it around a loop. For this particular course, they had us bringing both of the Jerry Cans underneath a wire crawl. My instinct was to push the weight ahead of me as I crawled underneath. I was preparing to do that when a fellow racer suggested going through the wires backwards and dragging the weight, rather than pushing it. It made a ton of sense and was much more efficient! Thanks whoever you were, because I used that method every other lap! The obstacle was pretty clogged up, but I got through and finished out the carry without stopping. I was feeling great and my running was honestly going better than expected after my hiatus. I suppose it is true what I've heard, that your endurance sticks with you for a while – slow to develop, slow to leave. Rest assured, my injured friends.
Another several walls later, I was spit out into a wash, or dry creek bed. The sand was deep and chock full of gravel. Running took twice the effort and it went on for about 3.5 miles. Surprisingly, I was able to maintain a run through it all. Next up was an obstacle called "The Weaver" in which you had to traverse over a low-pitch metal A-Frame by alternately going over and under the horizontal crossbars. The bars were square tube, which was most painful when wrapping a leg over them as you dipped and lowered yourself under one of the bars. In another couple of days, I'll have a nice scary bruise on the backs of my thighs! The technique took some getting used to, but I think I found the most effective way for me to complete it, but boy, did it really take it out of me.
I continued to follow the orange course markers through the snaking wash. Along its sandy path, I encountered Cargo Net Climb, a Rope Climb, a Tunnel Crawl and ultimately a Wreck Bag Carry, which had me carrying a 50 pound sandbag around a generous loop. Trying to jog in the deep sand with the weight didn't seem to move me considerably faster than power walking, so I figured it was smarter to walk and recover. I took the chance to look and acknowledge my surroundings: the vast expanse of desert valley cradled by surrounding mountains in the distance… it was pretty awesome. Dropping off the bag, I followed the course through a narrower section of wash that eventually brought me to some of the tougher obstacles near the end of the lap.
These final 6 obstacles were all grip-based. There were two separate rigs with some menacing configurations and handles. There were also a couple of new obstacles that I had never experienced before, namely the "Tip of the Spear", which has become my new favorite obstacle of ALL TIME! This one is hard to describe, so I'll post a couple photos to help illustrate. It consists of 3 sections of slanted wall, covered with a slick plastic material, slippery as wet ice. You are required to cross the 3 sections using the ropes and the angled finger ledges. Maybe my new love for rock climbing has won this over for me, but damn it's challenging and fun at the same time. I finished out the first lap with no hiccups and still no sight of Brandon.
In the transition station, I took only a minute or two to throw on my nutrition belt, dump the sand out of my shoes and hit the trail again. Lap 2 was still comfortable, but I found myself having to consider at what point walking would be acceptable to me since I knew there was no way I could run the whole thing. A mile or so in, the Jerry Can Carry had me feeling my first signs of real fatigue. While I didn't set it down on the first lap, I had to set it down several times on this pass. I would take an energy gel every 45 minutes from there on out.
By the time I reached the sandy creek bed, I was complacent with running in intervals. I would rest for 60 steps and then run as long as I could, and then repeat. I was noticing other competitors start opting out of certain obstacles – doing the 10 bodybuilders, not because they physically couldn't do the obstacle, but because it was faster and easier than completing or even attempting the obstacle. I'm not gonna lie, it grinded my gears. You all know me by now. I let it fester in me for another lap, but then a message that I've known and seemingly understood for a while finally clicked for me in this real life scenario. "Do today what others won't, so that tomorrow you can do what others can't." Never has this had more meaning for me. Maybe nobody will remember the shortcuts you take in race or in life. But your body will remember that stuff that you did or didn't do and respond accordingly. You either take those opportunities to learn and grow or pass them by.
As I neared the Platinum Rig, I noticed a few of my friends were stuck there since earlier in the morning as Elite Racers trying not to lose their bands (mandatory obstacle completion for Elite Wave). That final rig was a real tough one. I cannot imagine their frustration having been there so long. I did what I could to offer moral support before moving on. They told me Brandon was not far ahead and I picked up the pace, trying to reel him in.
Completing lap 2, I took a bit longer in transition to refuel and stretch. I could feel my muscles starting to rebel a little bit. If I was able to keep a similar pace on the remaining laps, getting out on a 5th lap before the cutoff would be remotely possible. BUT, I didn't think my body was going to allow it. I started out on lap 3 and as soon as I started hitting the wall climbs, my legs would seize up in a cramp. "Yowwww!" I'd be stuck on the top of the wall waiting until I could move again. This kept happening at each obstacle for a while until things finally calmed down. At the Jerry Can Carry, I caught a glimpse of a familiar figure in a black shirt up ahead, just finishing his carry loop. Brandon was only a few minutes ahead. That sighting was just enough to keep my head in the game.
Over the next few miles, I'd inch closer and closer – run just a little bit longer than he did before walking. I could tell he was hurting, too. I finally reached him in the sand section and we walked together for a bit. I asked "Hey, how do you feel about just finishing out the day together?" He agreed. Neither one of us wanted to duke it out any longer. We would continue running in intervals until one or the other slowed down. Traveling together actually helped our pace for the remainder of the lap.
Reaching the final rig again, we saw our same friends STILL there trying to complete that obstacle. Now, that is some serious determination! I'm talking many hours of attempts. Respect to you gents! Brandon and I advanced and finished out our lap. We knew that our window for a fifth one was closed. There was no reason to rush our fourth and final lap, so we took a little extra time at the station before heading out. Some of our Tough Training classmates were also there, getting ready to head out on their final as well.
It was a long, grueling, final 7 miles. Without a reason to push the pace, we just power hiked the entire thing, tackling all our obstacles, and after each one, we'd name the remaining ones in order since we were so familiar with the course at that point. I had been successful in completing all my obstacles throughout the day and I made it a goal to try and keep it that way. No fails or retries. Our hands were raw and grip was shot. The last 6 obstacles would put it to the test. I would be nervous for each one as we closed in, but one by one, we would crush them. Arriving at the final rig, I nailed it for the last time, but Brandon had yet to successfully complete this one. It was his last chance at it and he wanted to end on a good note. With one last attempt, he made all the right moves and got it done! Freshly energized, we ran the remainder of the course to the finish and after 28 crazy miles, crossed side by side. Our other classmates trickled in shortly after. I was extremely grateful to be racing again and it was even better to be doing it with the family of athletes that I train with. I'm very proud of how far they all pushed themselves.
I want to thank BattleFrog for putting on a great race. Loved the course and obstacles. I really do like the series, now that I have had the chance to try it out. I think the mandatory obstacle completion is a very unique twist that shakes things up a bit. I definitely hope to add some more to my race schedule. Thank you to Brandon for being my competition/teammate. Very special thanks to my brother, Adam, who came to support and document the race in Aeni's stead. Without him, there would be no photos, and you would not be reading this blog right now. A shout out to my awesome sponsors for their support as well. I use all these products weekly, if not daily. Check them out for your own needs: Core Power, Athletics8, BeetElite, B2R and Reel Creations Ink. Lastly, thank you to all you friends and readers who have uplifted me through a really shitty time in my life. Some good things came from it, but I'm glad it is in the past. Here's hoping to a healthy year and beyond.


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"…two alkaloids, indole and 3-methylindole (skatole), are primarily responsible for the scent of the giraffe…Indole occurs naturally in the floral scent of jasmine, orange blossom and other flowers (Poucher, 1974). Indole and 3-methylindole have an intense faecal odour at high concentrations that becomes pleasant in very dilute solutions — both are used in perfumery (Poucher, 1974)…Many of these compounds may function as antimicrobial agents…The growth of two ubiquitous species of skin bacteria is inhibited by some of the giraffe-derived compounds…Another possible function of these compounds may be to repel ectoparasitic arthropods. Both indole and skatole were judged by Rudolfs (1922, 1930) to repel wildcaught mosquitoes (Aedes spp.) from the US, but quantitative results are needed to affirm this. A tick found in areas inhabited by giraffes, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, is repelled by p-cresol, one of the giraffe skin compounds…" (Wood and Weldon 2003:915-916)
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Elucidating the Role of Microvascular Dysfunction in Heart Disease in Women (MVD)
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to determine if women with chest pain and "clean" heart blood vessels have impaired blood flow to the heart due to problems with the small blood vessels that provide blood and oxygen to the heart. Impairment in the small blood vessels will be tested using ultrasound pictures of the heart, called myocardial contrast echocardiography. Since these small blood vessels are not seen in a coronary angiogram, which is an x-ray of the heart vessels using a dye containing iodine injected in the heart vessels, the problem may remain undiagnosed in women until the heart muscle becomes severely damaged.
A second purpose is to identify if there is a common trait in the population of women with this tiny blood vessel dysfunction, which will be investigated by checking blood levels of certain chemical and hormones related to heart disease. Finally, we would like to investigate the relationship between depression and stress, and heart disease. We will do this by measuring cortisol (a hormone that serves as a measure of stress) and administering questionnaires that help to identify depression and stress.
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|Elucidating the Role of Microvascular Dysfunction in Heart Disease in Women
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|January 2008
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|June 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Women with chest pain and "Clean" heart vessels
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|April 18, 2008
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|April 22, 2008
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|July 25, 2011
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Gramercy Park, with its wrought-iron gates and leafy trees, oozes with sleepy, old-world charm. But residents may soon get a hip new neighbor.
Ian Schrager, a hotelier known for his high-profile boutique hotels, and Aby Rosen, a German-born developer whose properties include Lever House and the Seagram Building, recently made an investment that could give them control of the historic 506-room Gramercy Park Hotel, according to a person close to the deal.
Mr. Schrager and Mr. Rosen were both said to be traveling last week and unavailable for comment.
Steven Greenberg, who has operated the hotel since last October, said, ''I think they can do a far better job than anything I've ever done, and their inclination to do so is far greater than mine.''
The hotel, he added, ''is like a very large, rough diamond.''
''The question,'' he said, ''is what does someone do with it? Ian and Aby will take it to flawless D quality.''
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What is clear is that there is room for change at the Gramercy Park Hotel. The hotel, at 2 Lexington Avenue, at 21st Street, lies just outside the boundary of the Gramercy Park Historic District. It has not been designated an individual landmark by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.
These days the hotel, which was once home to a youthful John F. Kennedy, is more shabby than chic. Its faux-wood mini-refrigerators, standard-issue floral bedspreads and fluorescent lighting are a far cry from the hip biomorphic furniture and Dadaesque details that the designer Philippe Starck added to the Royalton on West 44th Street and the Paramount on West 46th Street, 2 of the 10 hotels in Mr. Schrager's empire, which also includes the Delano in Miami and Mondrian in Los Angeles.
Room rates at the Gramercy Park Hotel, for now, are modest: $160 to $250 per night, compared with the $195 to $350 that the Royalton is asking for next weekend.
While some Gramercy Park residents welcome the possibility that Mr. Schrager, the force behind Studio 54 and the Palladium, will return the hotel to its former glory, others are worried that a destination hotel could create traffic and noise problems.
''The guest rooms could use some fixing up,'' said Nordal McWethy, president of Gramercy Neighborhood Associates, a community group formed in 1912. ''But I like old. To have it very modern would make everyone in the neighborhood rather sad.''
Arlene Harrison, president of the Gramercy Park Block Association, said, ''It could be catastrophic.''
But, she added, ''The hotel is clearly an important part of life on Gramercy Park, and it is our intention to treat the new owners just as we do all our neighbors: We will welcome them.''
David Spirakis, a banker who lives next door to the hotel, said, ''The Gramercy Park Hotel is an underdeveloped gem, and because of its location, it could be one of the most beautiful small boutique hotels in the city. That is Ian Schrager's strong suit. He'd be a welcome neighbor. I just hope he's got a lot of money.'' ERIKA KINETZContinue reading the main story


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Memorial needed now, says CTV widower
An earthquake widower is calling for the city council to tidy up the abandoned CTV site and install a temporary memorial to allow families to pay tribute to their loved ones with dignity.
Maan Alkaisi, who lost his wife in the CTV building, is putting forward a deputation to the Christchurch City Council earthquake recovery committee tomorrow, asking for a memorial to be installed at the CTV site to explain "exactly what happened here".
The CTV building killed 115 people when it collapsed on February 22, 2011.
It was the site with the single largest death toll in the earthquake and the building's remains have since been demolished and cleared.
Alkaisi said the site looked like just another empty lot, bordered by wire fencing, and it bore no message explaining the horrors that occurred there.
"That building was the biggest tragedy that has ever happened in New Zealand and I would like to see something that reflects that," Alkaisi said.
"We have to show respect and honour to the people we lost there."
The official earthquake memorial is expected to be unveiled in 2016. Alkaisi said the CTV site should be set up as a temporary memorial for families to pay tribute on the third anniversary of the quake.
"People are coming from overseas just for that occasion and we need a place where people can reflect and remember."
He suggested planting flowers and installing proper fencing that could bear signs to explain the tragedy.
"We need things like that so people are aware of the importance of that site until there is a permanent solution as to what exactly they are going to do with it," he said.
Families who lost loved ones in the collapse did not want to see another building erected on the CTV site "as if nothing happened there".
Council urban design and regeneration unit manager Carolyn Ingles said the Crown was the new owner of the CTV site and the Christchurch Central Development Unit (CCDU) would consider its short and longer term future.
"Until those decisions are made, council will continue to work alongside Cera to take care of the property in recognition of the significance this site holds to many families and those wishing to pay their respects," she said.
A Cera spokesman said the CCDU would talk with families of CTV victims about future plans for the site.
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