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I recently had my appendix removed... My incisions and scars are located on the left side of my body instead of my right... Is that normal? When I had my Abdominal CT scan done I was misdiagnosed with the Flu; 12 hours later I was recalled and went into emergency surgery. Is it possible that I may have SITUS INVERTUS and that is why my appendicitus was ignored?? When I was younger I had heart problems and every now and then have occasional chest pain.. Is it possible that I have Situs Invertus with Toltalis?
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wish i could help ya out but i really dont have the slightest clue as to what you are talking abuot as ive never heard those words or terms before
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Hi. I had my appendix removed a few days ago I too have a incision on my left side I asked my surgeon why and he explained that it had moved to the middle of my abdomen so it was actually easier for them to get it out through my left side rather than fooling around and possibly damaging something on my right side, hope that helps you a bit.
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i had my appendix taken out last year in may and after operation and i couldnt wee so there put a catheter inside my bladder then i went to urology and there told me my bladder stoped working and i was geting infections all time and now i have a suprapubic catheter in. i still get high temputers and also acute pylonephitis of kidneys frm kelly
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I had my appendix removed 2 days ago and my opening is on the left hand side. I dont know why as my stepdad had his removed and his scar is on his right. I had key hole surgery to start with and the docs noticed my appendix had enlarged. But have no idea why i have the wound on my left :/
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I believe it does happen, because I actually met a one person with the heart on the right and another with left sided appendix.
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Mayor Bloomberg said Friday he will reach out to the relatives victims to see whether they wish to discontinue the annual readings of the names of the people who perished in the attacks.
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* Dollar strengthens after Bernanke testimony
* Escondida annual copper output soars 28 pct to 1.1 mln tonnes
* U.S. Senate to hold hearing on banks owning commodities storage
* Zinc falls after large rise in inventories
By Maytaal Angel and Eric Onstad
LONDON, June 17 (Reuters) - Copper slipped to its lowest price in a week on Wednesday after the dollar strengthened on fresh comments about scaling back the U.S. stimulus programme and following news of an sharp increase in output at the world's biggest copper mine.
Base metals markets had been nervous ahead of the testimony of U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who affirmed the central bank would start later this year to prune its $85-billion-a-month bond-buying programme, which has been supporting financial markets.
But he also sounded a dovish tone, leaving open the option of changing that plan if the economic outlook shifted.
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange closed down 1.5 percent at $6,890 a tonne and touched a session low of $6,867.25, the weakest since July 10.
Copper climbed as high as $7,046 a tonne in the morning on short-covering, within reach of a near one-month high hit July 11.
Weighing on copper was a stronger dollar against a basket of currencies, which makes metal priced in the greenback more costly for European and other non-U.S. investors.
Copper prices have failed to find momentum above $7,000 a tonne, though they rose to those heights earlier this month after comments favouring looser U.S. monetary policy for longer triggered a cross-commodity rally.
Credit Suisse analyst Tom Kendall said the copper market was still short so there was potential for more bursts of short-covering in coming months.
"But once you get through the summer period, we are still bearish on copper and expect to see additional supply coming through at a faster pace than demand can absorb."
BHP Billiton, majority owner of Escondida in Chile, the world's single-largest copper mine, said copper output at the mine rose 28 percent to 1.1 million tonnes in the 2013 fiscal year.
The news added to expectations that the copper market will record a surplus in 2013 for the first time in three years.
The surplus could be moderated, however, since China's consumption of refined copper is likely to rise in the second half, buoyed by expected government backing for power sector investments to support economic growth.
China is the world's largest copper consumer, accounting for about 40 percent of demand. Its economic growth slowed to 7.5 percent in the second quarter, from 7.7 percent in the first quarter, leaving a big dent in copper prices, which are down nearly 13 percent this year.
Elsewhere, the U.S. Senate committee will hold a hearing on whether banks should control physical commodities storage, a practice that detractors argue has resulted in long queues to get metals out of LME warehouses.
The queues have prompted rising spot premiums on physical markets, and have also spurred producers to crank up output in spite of falling demand, weighing on LME benchmark prices.
In other metals, zinc closed down 1.8 percent at $1,854 a tonne after daily LME stocks data showed a sharp 75,900 tonne increase in inventories to 1.077 million tonnes, near their highest level in over a month.
Lead finished down 2.2 percent at $2,030 a tonne and aluminium edged down 0.6 percent to $1,804 a tonne but other metals bucked the weaker trend.
Nickel ended 1.45 percent stronger at $13,970 a tonne and tin rose 0.4 percent to $19,525.


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Q. Several years ago I was accused of falsifying documents by a male coworker. My managers knew my coworker was untrustworthy, so the accusations were ignored. Now my accuser works in another division and talks frequently with my staff. How do I protect myself from a repeat of slander without appearing slanderous myself?
A. You cannot protect yourself from badmouthing. In fact, the more successful, visible or powerful you become, the more you will be negatively gossiped about. Success breeds envy, and envy breeds the desire to destroy what is envied.
You are smart to anticipate your accuser will repeat his behavior. Many executives I coach get into avoidable trouble when they naively give second chances. Social scientists tell us personality is like concrete after age 30. Most folks don't change their spots.
Your best immunity against gossip is to behave with respect, decency and clear boundaries. Encourage workplace relationships with staff and others where problems are brought to you quickly. You are right that if you broadcast your coworker is an unreliable rat -- the only reputation you hurt is your own.
It's not cheating, however, if key people have frequent exposure to him to brief them on your history. Saying something like, "Several years ago, Jack told my managers I falsified documents. My managers took no action because they knew Jack was incorrect. I have to believe he took these actions because he had a misunderstanding regarding my work. I do not anticipate he would repeat this behavior."
Now I realize you do anticipate he would repeat this behavior. However, you can know something and stay silent. If you want to protect your reputation, than be the person who is generous and understanding in your descriptions of others. You can still be mad as heck internally.
Most folks are reluctant to believe anyone would really do anything bad to anyone else. It's the old "serial killers can't live in my neighborhood" frame of mind. Even though your coworker obviously had bad intentions, other people won't want to know about it. However, this will eventually work to your advantage because, if your coworker continues to bad mouth you, others will eventually get tired of his nasty stories.
R.L. Wing in the "I Ching Workbook" has advice about the importance of patience in dealing with snakes: "Inferior persons are destroyed by their own evil, for without power, negativity is self-consuming."
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Q. I'd like to have job stability. Which careers are guaranteed employment these days?
A. None. These days, a wide skill set that includes ability to deal with people, and change will keep you employed better than looking for stability.
(Daneen Skube, Ph.D., executive coach, trainer, therapist and speaker, also appears as the FOX Channel's "Workplace Guru" each Monday morning. She's the author of "Interpersonal Edge: Breakthrough Tools for Talking to Anyone, Anywhere, About Anything" (Hay House, 2006). You can contact Dr. Skube at www.interpersonaledge.com or 1420 NW Gilman Blvd., #2845, Issaquah, WA 98027. Sorry, no personal replies.)
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Here's my conversation with ABC's Alex Stone about last night's GOP debate in Boulder, Colorado.
I start by talking about how the CNBC moderators blew it by asking bad questions, including Carl Quintanilla's job-interview softball "what's your weakness?" I hate that question almost as much as "where do you see yourself in five years?" When asked by a human resources manager, those queries elicit no valuable information from job applicants. When asked by a journalist of a presidential candidate, the only outcome is to have the question ignored in favor of some standard talking points.
Considering CNBC is a business network, and the debate was titled, "Your Money, Your Vote," I thought the entire evening would be full of economic questions and, more importantly, real-time fact-checking of the candidate's claims about tax plans, etc. There was a little bit of that, but (as Stone points out) not nearly as much as when Anderson Cooper moderated the Democrats debate on CNN. Overall, CNBC blew it by asking bad questions, thus leaving itself open to every anti-media claim the Republicans love to make.
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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|21 Sep 1999
|Filing date
|2 Oct 1998
|Priority date
|2 Oct 1998
|Fee status
|Publication number
|Michael D. Eggiman, Mark A. Fritzke
|Original Assignee
|Demarini Sports, Inc.
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (25), Referenced by (38), Classifications (11), Legal Events (7)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
The present invention pertains to ball bats, such as baseball and softball bats and more particularly to an end plug for such bats.
Tubular metallic bats, including those used for baseball, are known in the art. Such bats typically have a barrel portion that tapers down to a narrow handle. A familiar example is a tubular aluminum bat. Such bats have the advantage of generally good impact response, meaning the bat effectively transfers energy to a batted ball. This effective energy transfer results in ball players achieving good "slugging" distances with batted balls. Those who are familiar with the art commonly refer to bats that allow the hitter to achieve good slugging distances as "lively" bats.
Although today's aluminum bats perform well, there is a continuing quest for more lively bats. Accordingly, one important need is to optimize the impact response of a bat. This quest has produced tubular bats using other materials, such as titanium. Titanium bats perform well, but the material cost and difficulty of working titanium result in a high consumer cost.
In many metallic bats, a knob attaches to the handle end of the bat and an end plug fits into the barrel end of the bat. End plugs have served a variety of purposes in the attempt to achieve a more lively bat. End plugs have operated as structural members to keep bats circular when forces act on the bat, such as when hitting a ball. End plugs also have been used to shift the center of mass to reduce the bat's moment of inertia, allowing greater bat speed, or move the center of mass closer to the optimum impact area of the barrel portion. Other end plugs have added weight to the end of the barrel portion to increase the moment of inertia.
Prior end plugs have not provided sufficient structural support in bat applications where large forces are produced within the bat, such as baseball bats and fast pitch softball bats. Many such end plugs are made entirely of resilient material. As a result, when bats having such end plugs are impacted near the end of the bat, the bats are allowed to deflect sufficiently to permanently deform the bat.
Some prior bats have included metallic tubular inserts in the barrel portion to optimize the recovery of the bat in the area of the insert. U.S. Pat. No. 5,415,398 by Eggiman discloses an insert suspended within the barrel end of the bat. The end of the bat is crimped inwardly to hold the insert in place within the barrel portion. The insert disclosed by Eggiman was a significant advancement in the art. However, with such inserts, slight manufacturing variations in the insert or the frame may change the longitudinal position of the insert. This is especially true of bats, such as baseball bats, that are tapered along the barrel portion. If the longitudinal position of the insert is farther out of the barrel portion than is specified by the design, the barrel portion receives less support from the insert and is more prone to plastic deformation (such as dents). Moreover, if the insert is positioned farther within the barrel portion than is specified by the design, the fit between the crimped end and the insert may not be sufficiently tight.
The present invention overcomes the above identified problems with prior ball bat end plugs. The present invention provides an improved tubular bat end plug forming a closure of the barrel portion. More specifically, the end plug includes a rigid plug member that forms the closure of the barrel portion and a resilient support member that supports the plug member within the barrel portion, thus coupling the end plug to the barrel portion. The end plug provides structural support to the end of the bat, and is able to withstand large impact forces, such as those produced in baseball bats. The end plug also enhances the impact response of the bat.
In one embodiment of the invention, the plug member has radial supports formed thereon, and the end plug includes a rigid reinforcing member that cooperatively interconnects with the plug member to reinforce the supports formed thereon. The resilient member then supports the plug member and the reinforcing member within the barrel portion of the bat. The reinforced supports provide added structural integrity to the end plug system, allowing it to withstand the stresses caused by repeated impacts. A tubular insert is disposed within the barrel portion, and is supported on one end by the resilient member. The insert improves the impact response of the bat by allowing the barrel portion of the bat to undergo sufficient elastic deflection, but not allowing the barrel portion to plastically deform. The resilient member provides a sufficiently tight fit with the insert without weakening the insert by imposing undue forces on it.
The invention also provides a method of forming and installing an end plug. The method includes interconnecting a plug member and a reinforcing member such that the reinforcing member reinforces supports formed on the plug member. The plug member and the reinforcing member are then positioned within the opening of the barrel portion so that the plug member forms a closure of the barrel portion. Liquid material is poured into the handle end of the bat and allowed to drain through the frame of the bat until it rests on the plug member. The liquid material then solidifies to form a support member.
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the plug member and the reinforcing member according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of a bat end including the end plug according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the end plug according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a top view of the of the support member according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the support member of FIG. 4.
The present invention preferably is used with aluminum bats, but the invention is also effective with other tubular bats, such as carbon composite or titanium bats. Also, the present invention is preferably used with baseball bats, but the invention may also be used in other bats, such as softball bats, with advantageous results. Although the present invention may be used in both single wall and double wall bat applications, it is particularly well-suited for use in those applications where the bat barrel end is subject to relatively large forces and can benefit from added structural support.
Referring now to FIG. 2, a typical tubular bat includes a frame 8 having a large diameter barrel portion 10 and an intermediate portion (not shown) that tapers down to a small diameter handle portion. The barrel portion 10 may be of a constant diameter or may taper slightly toward the handle end of the bat. In a preferred embodiment, an end 12 of the barrel portion 10 preferably is crimped inwardly. A tubular insert 14 is disposed within the barrel portion 10. A first end 16 of the tubular insert 14 is preferably crimped inwardly. However, the present invention will also produce advantageous results with an insert that is not crimped inwardly at its end.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a gap (not shown) exists between the barrel portion 10 and the insert 14, as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,415,398. The gap allows the barrel portion 10 to undergo some elastic deflection before contacting the insert 14. A lubricant preferably is disposed within the gap to promote free movement between the insert 14 and the barrel portion 10. However, the lubricant may be omitted if the insert 14 will move freely within the barrel portion 10 even without the lubricant. The size of the gap will vary depending on the size and type of bat. In some applications, the gap is very small, or alternatively there may be no gap, as long as the insert 14 and the barrel portion 10 are able to move independent of each other upon impact. This independent movement allows the insert 14 to act substantially as a leaf spring upon impact. In applications where a larger gap is present, it is often advantageous for the barrel portion 10 to be thinner so that the frame 8 will deflect across the gap to transfer a sufficient portion of the impact load to the insert 14.
An end plug 18 forms a closure of the barrel portion 10. The end plug 18 preferably includes a relatively rigid assembly 20 (best seen in FIG. 1) and a resilient supporting member 26 which cooperatively engages the rigid assembly to secure it in place. The assembly 20 in turn includes a plug member 22 that closes the end 12 of the barrel portion 10 and a reinforcing member 24 coupled to the plug member to reinforce it. The supporting member 26 serves to dampen vibrations caused by ball impacts and to secure in place the assembly 20, second end 16 of the insert 14, and barrel end 12 relative to one another. More specifically, the supporting member 26 and assembly 20 mutually support each other and cooperate with the insert end 16 and barrel end 12, such that the insert 14 and end plug 18 do not move longitudinally.
As shown in FIG. 2, the plug member 22 preferably includes a radial wall 40 and a circumferential wall 42 that extends axially from the periphery of the radial wall 40. The radial wall 40 preferably is slightly convex in shape, although it also may be substantially flat or slightly concave. The circumferential wall 42 preferably is substantially frustro-conical in shape, and has a large diameter portion adjacent the radial wall 40. The plug member 22 defines an annular groove 44 that extends around the periphery of the radial wall 40. The groove 44 is located at the interface between the circumferential wall 42 and radial wall 40. The groove 44 is configured to cooperatively receive the crimped end 12 of the barrel portion 10. The diameter of the groove 44 is such that the plug member 20 snaps into place on the crimped end. The tapered end of the circumferential wall 42 is provided with integral, circumferentially spaced tabs 46 which extend axially away, and radially outwardly, from the tapered end to define channels 48 (FIG. 1).
The radial wall 40 and circumferential wall 42 define a bore 50. The bore 50 preferably has a substantially constant diameter. The bore 50 is spanned by radial spoke-like supports or braces 52. In a preferred embodiment, the supports 52 are columnar members having a substantially rectangular cross section. The radial supports 52 extend radially inwardly from the circumferential wall 42, converging and then integrally joining one another at a central hub to provide an interconnected supporting frame for the plug member 22 and end plug as a whole. However, it should be appreciated that the supports can have various shapes. Moreover, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the shape of the plug member may differ from that described above as long as it closes the end of the barrel portion and is sufficiently stiff and strong to withstand repeated impacts.
Referring now to FIGS. 4-5, the reinforcing member 24 preferably forms a disk having a first side 60 and an opposed second side 62. It has an outer diameter sized to allow the reinforcing member to fit snugly within the bore 50 of the plug member 22. Referring to FIG. 4, the first side 60 of the reinforcing member 24 defines radially extending channels 64 that are adapted to receive the supports 52 of the plug member 22. The channels preferably are formed by raised pie-shaped members 65 which are circumferentially spaced from one another. The apices of the pie-shaped members stop short of the center to provide clearance for the hub which interconnects the supports 52. In a preferred embodiment, each pie-shaped member 65 has an internal recess 66 to decrease the amount of material required to construct the reinforcing member 24, while allowing the reinforcing member to retain its strength. Referring now to FIG. 5, concentric annular ridges 68 are formed on the second side 62 of the reinforcing member 24. The ridges 68 support the reinforcing member 24 to prevent buckling.
Referring back to FIG. 1, the reinforcing member 24 interconnects or mates with the plug member 22 to form the rigid assembly 20. The plug member 22 is positioned such that the annular groove 44 receives the barrel end 12 and the circumferential wall 42 extends axially inside the barrel portion 10. The reinforcing member 24 is seated within the bore 50 of the plug member 22 with the first side 60 facing toward the radial wall 40 of the plug member. The channels 64 receive the supports 52 to reinforce the supports and prevent buckling.
As shown in FIG. 2, the resilient supporting member 26 encases the circumferential wall 42 of the plug member 22, second side 62 of the reinforcing member 24, tabs 46, and crimped second end 16 of the insert 14. The supporting member 26 also bears against the inner bore wall of the crimped end 12, thereby securely interconnecting and locking the end plug 18 and insert end 16 in place within the barrel portion. The supporting member 26 preferably has a side facing axially into the barrel portion 10 that is substantially planar. The remainder of the surface of the supporting member 26 is defined by its interface with the plug member 22, reinforcing member 24, insert 14 and barrel portion 10.
The insert 14 has a second end (not shown) opposite the first end, which preferably is secured to the frame 8 of the bat by an interference fit with a tapering portion of the barrel 10 or, alternatively, with the intermediate tapering portion of the bat. The first insert end 16 is supportively secured to the barrel portion 10 by the supporting member 26. The supporting member 26 is in turn supported within the barrel portion 10 of the bat.
Preferably, the reinforcing member 24 and the plug member 22 are formed from a rigid polymer with good toughness characteristics. Parts made of polymers often have weld lines where separate streams of liquid polymer come together within a mold. These weld lines are often weak because the separate streams do not bond well to each other. Thus, the preferred material is one which bonds well to itself, even in areas such as weld lines, such as nylon six with tougheners. Alternatively, the material may be some other rigid polymeric material, or another type of rigid material that is not a polymer.
The supporting member 26 preferably is made of a material that has a good balance of damping and resiliency characteristics, and is easily castable. In a preferred embodiment, the material is urethane. Alternatively, the material may be some other type of elastomeric material that has good resiliency and damping characteristics.
In one alternative embodiment of the present invention, the reinforcing member may be omitted. Such an embodiment may be advantageous in those applications where the forces on the bat are not as great, such as with small baseball bats. Preferably, in this embodiment, a thin disk-shaped dam is seated within the bore of the plug member so that in the manufacturing process the liquid material used to form the supporting member does not fill the entire bore of the plug member. This is helpful to decrease the necessary material, and thus the necessary weight of the supporting member. The dam is preferably a lightweight material, such as paper.
The stiffness of the end plug also can be optimized for different applications by using different materials having different properties (hardness and strength, for example), including different grades of plastic or urethane. It will be appreciated, however, that the present invention is best suited for those applications demanding a relatively hard, stiff end cap, as distinguished from a soft, pliable end cap.
The process of making a bat having the end plug of the present invention will now be described. A bat shell, open at both ends, having a barrel portion, handle portion and tapering intermediate portion therebetween is formed in a conventional manner. A tubular insert, preferably having an outer layer of grease and a crimped end is inserted in the open end of the barrel portion, again in a conventional manner. The end of the barrel portion then is crimped.
The reinforcing member 24 and plug member 22 are matingly coupled together as described above to form the assembly 20. The assembly 20 is inserted into the open end 12 of the barrel portion 10 with the small diameter portion of the circumferential wall 42 extending into the barrel portion 10. As the end plug is forced axially into the barrel portion, the end 12 of the barrel portion snaps into the annular groove 44 to secure the assembly 20 within the barrel portion.
The bat is then oriented vertically with the opening of the handle portion facing upwardly. Liquid material such as urethane is poured into the open handle end and runs downwardly through the bat. The interface between the assembly 20 and barrel end 12 forms a dam-like seal to prevent the liquid material from exiting the end of the barrel portion. The liquid material flows through the channels 48 defined by the plug member 22 and fills the empty space surrounding the assembly 20. Preferably, the reinforcing member 24 prevents the liquid material from entering the bore 50 of the plug member 22 to minimize the required amount of liquid material. A sufficient amount of liquid should be used so that the insert end 16 is immersed in the liquid. The liquid material then solidifies to form the supporting member 26, and the open surface of the liquid forms the substantially planar side of supporting member.
It has been found that about 0.75 ounces of liquid urethane works well, although it will be appreciated that the amount of material used may be influenced by design parameters suitable for the particular bat model and its intended application. A bat designed for "Little League" baseball necessarily would have different specifications than one designed for competitive college baseball. For example, if desirable, the end weight of the bat can be increased by using additional liquid material.
The end plug 18 is particularly advantageous in applications where the bat is subject to large stresses, such as competitive baseball. The assembly 20 is rigid enough to support the barrel portion 10 and prevent plastic deformation. The supports 52 on the plug member 22 provide strength to the assembly 20 in the radial direction, and the reinforcing member reinforces those supports to prevent buckling, so that the assembly is rigid and strong. Moreover, the supporting member 26 is disposed around the tabs 46, so that the supporting member will hold the assembly 20 in place within the barrel portion 10 even after repeated impacts. The balance of damping and resiliency characteristics in the supporting member 26 also enhances the bat's impact response.
In an embodiment wherein a tubular insert 14 is disposed within the barrel portion 10 of the bat, the supporting member 26 supports the insert without imposing undue stresses on it. This is true even if the longitudinal position of the insert 14 varies relative to the barrel portion 10 because of inconsistencies in the dimensions of the frame 8 or the insert 14, since the supporting member 26 is formed around the insert after the insert has been inserted within the frame 8.
Although the invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments, it should be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art that the arrangement and details disclosed herein may be modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
Therefore, I claim all such modifications as fall within the scope and spirit of the following claims and all equivalents thereto:
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Rapper 50 Cent is working on a fitness book and food guide set for release in early 2013.
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Pompano Beach (Fla.) Blanche Ely four-star cornerback Rashard Robinson made his way to Baton Rouge this week to participate in the football camp held at LSU. For the South Florida prospect, the camp experience and subsequent visit to the school was invaluable.
"It was a great experience," Robinson said. "I went up there and I just worked at the camp. I took a visit and they showed me around the school. They showed me what it is like to be a player there and everything. Everything was a good experience."
During the camp, Robinson worked closely with defensive backs coach Corey Raymond who has been his primary recruiter during the process.
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"He talked to me about a lot of stuff," Robinson said. "He showed me how to use my feet. He taught me a lot of stuff. He showed me tough love. I feel like I got better working with him."
The most impressive part of Robinson's visit to LSU was watching the current team during a voluntary summer workout.
"I watched the team in the weight room and then on the turf and everything is just so wound up and they have such a high intensity," Robinson said. "I was just impressed by the emotion and how everybody is competing and fighting for positions. It is a real competitive atmosphere there. That is what I really liked there."
The 6-foot-2, 163-pound defensive back intends to return to LSU for another visit down the road.
"I plan to go back along with my parents," Robinson said. "It will probably be during the season."
While Robinson described the visit as exceptional, he isn't set to name the Tigers his leader amongst his double-digit offers.
"I am very high on LSU still," Robinson said. "I can't call them my leader yet because I haven't went to Miami to take a full visit and I haven't gone out to Arkansas, Oklahoma, and places like that.
"I am going to try and take my official visits to see a few schools," Robinson added. "I want to see Arkansas, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, and West Virginia."
Those four schools, along with Florida State, Miami, and LSU, help to make up Robinson's current top seven.
As for a decision, the No. 51 prospect in Florida said it likely won't come until either the end of the year or National Signing Day.


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What's up with my dad's behavior?
Every time my mom leaves the house, my dad has video conferences with another woman. He always says how comfortable he feels around her and how much he loves her. I JUST CAN'T STAND IT!
I miss how my mom and my dad loved each other. He doesn't even wear his wedding ring anymore because he says it's "too small."
I'm so sorry that you have to go through this really tough situation. Don't let this bring you down, 'case it's totally not your fault.
First of all, you should really write an honest, open letter to your dad. Let him know that what he's doing is hurting you. Tell him what you're going through so he can realize that his actions just don't affect him. But leave the judging or anger out. Simply let him reflect on how his behavior is affecting you.
Next, confront your mom. It might not be your place to mention what your dad is doing because that's something your 'rents have to work out. However, tell your mama that you think she should talk to your pops.
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A tale of two Arroyos
Neither a tall tale, to be sure, but tale in the sense of saga, a story of very different proportions. Diokno, Arroyo, Binay, Saguisag, Garchitorena—these were some of the lawyers' names that stood out in the struggle for the full restoration of civil liberties. Yes, no matter how much maligned now, Binay was in the front lines, and so was Garchitorena, forced to retire from the judiciary and hounded virtually to the end of his life by the pettiness of the inferior! After Cory Aquino had been sworn in at Club Filipino, and the task of governing started in earnest, there was good reason to be worried because, truth to tell, she was not prepared for the job. Whatever paeans the starry-eyed may sing about honesty and a good heart being enough, experience in the art of politics and in the science of governance matters, as does its absence.
Joker Arroyo was soon in the public eye. He was "the little president", the eminence grise —although diminutive, both in height and in deportment, not one to hog the limelight, but certainly one who could be counted on and was in fact counted on. And when cracks in the coalition that had propelled Cory to the presidency made their ugly appearance, and Joker Arroyo was reckoned too far left for comfort, he was sacrificed in placation.But there was never a whimper of protest from him, nor any dour comment about the President he had served but who had dumped him.
"We cannot have a thief for a president," Joker thundered as House Manager at the impeachment trial of President Joseph Estrada. He was not a great orator, but he was a good lawyer and his straightforward, no frills language, bereft of legalese, rang through with sincerity. It did, throughout his career. When PNoy and his gang took over Malacañang, he could have proffered sound advice, but he was not in the loop. It soon became apparent that the new government was sorely lacking in the wisdom that had marked happier days.
Joker Arroyo was once more heard complaining that it was a student government that had taken over the reins of national government. It was a sterling moment of statesmanship as well as of exemplary fidelity to his oath as a lawyer when he stood on the floor on the Senate, after listening to the evidence at the Corona Impeachment Trial and, in the midst of paid hacks, pronounced his verdict not only on the Chief Justice in the dock but also on his colleagues. This, he announced in no uncertain terms, was unconscionable injustice, a travesty of law. He now occupies his rightful place in the pantheon of our nation's immortals!
The other Arroyo—Gloria Macapagal Arroyo—was vilified mercilessly by media and civil society groups with sinister agenda, one that, ominously, is once more threatening national life. Her sterling academic qualifications notwithstanding, as well as her impressive record as a senator of the Republic, every possible charge was hurled in her direction. But that the vicious attacks were really hardly anything more than an ill-concealed attempt to wrest power by sectors posturing as kingmakers is clearly evidenced by the fact that none of the charges against her has thus far prospered; in fact, many have been dismissed and the evidence thus far presented in the cases remaining highlights the rush to indict despite the paucity of grounds and warrant. More telling even is the fact that we have been told by reports that UN agencies have weighed in, characterizing as a gross violation of international law and an egregious trespass of human rights her continued detention.
If Amal Clooney, an American human rights lawyer of definitely far superior intellectual capabilities than most who joined the mob that lusted for vengeance, bothered to take up the cudgels for Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, the most plausible explanation is that Clooney saw in this second Arroyo a true victim of vengeance, one whose human rights have counted for very little!
The nation is impoverished by Joker's passing—for no more shall we hear his counsel and his chastisement. And it is none the better off by the continued travesty of detaining Gloria, especially because this offense puts on the farcical appearance of justice.


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The largest comeback in Seahawks history came with an asterisk on Sunday.
It came against a winless Tampa Bay team that was starting a rookie quarterback in Mike Glennon.
And those Buccaneers gave Seattle all it could handle, scoring the first 21 points of the game, taking advantage of three Seattle turnovers and rushing for more than 200 yards.
And yet Seattle rallied with two second-half touchdowns, tying the game on Doug Baldwin's 10-yard touchdown catch from Russell Wilson with 1:51 left in the fourth quarter. Seattle forced Tampa Bay to punt away its final possession of regulation with 25 seconds left and forced the Bucs to kick it away after Tampa Bay began overtime with the ball.
Seattle drove 51 yards on its first and only possession of the extra period, winning on Steven Hauschka's 27-yard field goal.
Wilson is 3-0 in overtime games as a Seahawks quarterback.
The significance: Seattle won its 12th consecutive home game, matching the franchise record set from 2004 to 2006.
Play of the game: Golden Tate ran back a third-quarter punt 71 yards, fielding at his own 4 and returning it to the Bucs' 25 in the final 2 minutes of the third quarter to set up a Seahawks field goal.
Turning point: Doug Baldwin's 19-yard catch on the sidelines was not only incredible — as he got his toes down on the sidelines — it was incredibly important. The Seahawks score on the next play, Wilson running it in from 10 yards out. Tampa Bay never scored again.
Player of the game: Wilson completed 13 of the 16 passes he attempted in the second half for 174 yards and two touchdowns.
The good: Marshawn Lynch touched the ball on each of Seattle's first four plays and had 43 yards rushing on Seattle's opening possession. That was a significant improvement from a week ago when Lynch carried eight times all game. Lynch carried 21 times for 125 yards, a season-high. It was the second time he surpassed 100 yards rushing this season. Wilson was 4-for-8 passing in the first half for 28 yards. He completed all six passes he threw in the third quarter for 64 yards in addition to his 10-yard touchdown run. Baldwin caught six passes for 76 yards, including the game-tying touchdown in the fourth quarter.
The bad: A week after they finished without committing a turnover, the Seahawks turned the ball over twice in the first half as Wilson was intercepted in the first quarter and receiver Jermaine Kearse lost a fumble on a kickoff return in the second. Wilson was picked off to end Seattle's first drive. It was the first time he had been intercepted since Week 5 at Indianapolis. It ended Wilson's streak of 81 consecutive pass attempts without being intercepted. Tampa Bay scored first on Mike Glennon's 12-yard scoring pass to Tim Wright. It was the second straight week the Seahawks' opponent scored first. Seattle failed to score first only once in first seven games. Seahawks allowed an opponent to rush for more than 200 yards for a second consecutive week. That's the first time that has happened in back-to-back games since November 2002.
The ugly: Mike James rushed for more than 150 yards against Seattle, most the Seahawks had allowed all year. After allowing six touchdown passes in the first half of the season, Seattle gave up three in the first half of Sunday's game.
The worst: Mike James' jump pass to tight end Tom Crabtree for the Bucs' third touchdown. Free safety Earl Thomas lost an interception when he was penalized for pass interference.
Go figure: 2:58. That was Seattle's time of possession in the second quarter when the Seahawks gave up 21 points in that quarter to Tampa Bay.
Seattle: Center Max Unger left the game with a concussion in the fourth quarter. Right tackle Michael Bowie suffered a right knee injury at the end of the second quarter, but returned in the third period. Lynch sat out a series in the first quarter, but was fine in the game.
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The results of the Transitional Colorado Assessment Program tests released in August showed Mancos students' rates of success are meeting or exceeding the rates of their peers across the state almost half the time.
Reading was the district's strongest subject compared with the state average. In six grade levels, the percentage of students who met or exceeded the standards topped the state's average.
The rate of students meeting or exceeding expectations in math declined below 50 percent between seventh and 10th grade. In a group interview, Superintendent Brian Hanson and new high school Principal Adam Priestley attributed this to high turnover of teachers.
In general, scores tended to drop in seventh grade, a point that was discussed at the Aug. 18 school board meeting. At that time, administrators considered a lack of maturity among the age group as a possible cause for the decline. A high turnover of teachers might have also contributed, they said in an interview.
In writing, student success fell below the state average in five grade levels. Hanson said this area is one that has needed improvement for some time, and the district planned to continue to integrate writing into other core subjects.
To encourage data driven discussions on how to improve performance, the school plans to dedicate almost every other Friday this semester to staff time. Some of this time will be spent in peer coaching.
This will "provide time for teachers to be able to thoughtfully discuss and have conversation about strengths and needs," Elementary Principal Cathy Epps said.
One of the cultural problems the staff is facing is a lack of student interest in the tests, Hanson said.
Finding out how to bring more meaning to the standardized tests is a question that the district needs to be working on, Epps said.
The state is moving toward a greater emphasis on standardized test scores by integrating them into graduation requirements. Currently, the state documents say that the freshmen entering high school in 2017 will have to achieve minimum test scores in English, math, science, and social studies to graduate.
However, the state plans to accept a variety of tests outside of the state standardized tests, including the ACT, SAT and the military entrance exam.
"We are already looking at trying to be prepared for that," Priestley said.
In the more immediate future, the district is facing new standardized tests called the Colorado Measures of Academic Success, which will be administered by computer in November. Fourth- and seventh-graders will be tested on social studies, and high school seniors will be tested on social studies and science.
Math, reading and writing tests will be administered, as usual, during the spring semester.


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A Day at the Museum (Newsprint, 2010)
For the grand reopening of the Israel Museum, Haaretz asked seven artists to choose their favorite works
Thank God
Etti Ankri; musician, 47, from "a communal locale in the center of the country"
Chosen work: reconstruction of the Tzedek Veshalom (Justice and Peace) Synagogue, from Suriname
"There are sacred objects here that were saved from a fire. It's very moving; it gets to you. It belongs to the Jewish people's history, to the pain and suffering that the nation endured throughout the years. It also creates a nice connection to the miniature model of [ancient] Jerusalem, with the Temple, that's outside the museum."
Is this synagogue a work of art per se that belongs in a museum? "I'd rather not comment."
Do you go to museums a lot? "Not at all. A little bit when I'm abroad. I'm not really a big art lover. I've never been a big museum-goer, but in the last few years I've been more open to the plastic arts and to painting. I spend more time creating art than I do consuming it."
If you weren't a musician, what other artistic fields would you be involved in? "First I have to say, thank God I'm a musician. And if not, then painting maybe, or dance."
What is your favorite work of art? "The world that God created is the greatest work of art."
Which work of art that's not yours do you wish your name was on? "I have to admit I don't know enough. But I once heard the song 'Rahamim' ('Mercy') by Mika Karni and I thought, 'Now that's a song I would have been happy to write.' Or Avihu Medina's melody for 'Shabhi Yerushalayim.'"
Color vs. monochrome
Noa Barkai; actress, 38, Kfar Shmaryahu
Chosen works: "The Boy from South Tel Aviv" by Ohad Meromi (2001), with "L-Leucine-15N" by Damien Hirst (2001) in the background
"I loved the encounter between these two works, which ostensibly come from different worlds: Hirst is presenting a pop painting and Meromi's sculpture has something simpler about it, that comes from the earth. Modern versus primitive, colorful versus monochrome. And there's also something nice about the way the painting by the great artist Hirst is peeking out between the sculpture's legs."
Do you go to museums a lot? "Ever since I became a mother four years ago, I've been much less of a consumer of culture than before. When I was a kid, my parents dragged me from one museum to another all over Europe. Nearly every year we would travel there in the summer. My parents were big culture enthusiasts and that shaped my aesthetic world."
If you weren't an actress, what other artistic field would you be involved in? "Maybe performance art that combines dance, singing and self-exposure."
Which work of art that's not yours do you wish your name was on? "Anything by Bach, especially the Suites for Violin and Cello."
The walls are murmuring
Renana Raz; dancer, 32, Tel Aviv
The chosen work: "Black Cloud" (latent studio)" by Carlos Amorales (2007)
"There's a concreteness to this structure, but the moths transcend the boundaries of place and make it metaphysical. The walls are murmuring − you see different things from every angle. Because the work is happening on the walls and the space is large, it could be filled with movement, which is my language."
What kinds of art are you interested in? "When I met Or [Raz's partner, see photo], I discovered animation. Before that, I had a very narrow conception of it, and now I see how closely connected animation is with movement and dance."
Do you go to museums a lot? "We had a membership to the Tel Aviv Museum, which we didn't use that much. We go to shows at galleries."
What is your favorite work of art? "An animated film by Michael Dudok de Wit, a Dutch animator, called 'Father and Daughter.' Or introduced me to it. You can see it on YouTube."
If you weren't a dancer, what other artistic field would you be involved in? "If I had to choose something new, then it would be to be a musician. I'm teaching myself a little automatic harp. It's a harp that's built like an accordion."
Which work of art that's not yours do you wish your name was on? "Twin Peaks" [an American TV show].
A thistle by any other name
David Polonsky; illustrator, 37, Tel Aviv
Chosen work: "Thistle" by Leopold Krakauer (1953)
"Drawing is a kind of meditation, a way to disconnect from reality and observe it without the filter of the ego. Drawing can be slow and detailed, like in Adolf von Menzel's 'Portrait of a Woman.' Or, like Krakaeur's drawing, it can be faster and not contain much to look at, but still produce a strong emotional impact. For someone who is a native of Austria, a thistle is not just a thistle. It's a symbol of the prickly sabra [a cactus; also a native-born Israeli] and the values that correspond to this idea: immediacy, dynamism, powerful drama in black and white. When I studied drawing at age eight, with a Russian teacher in Givatayim, I drew tons of thistles for her. It's an organic but very complex form. There's a lot of light and shade; it's a good subject for charcoal drawing. The thistle is kind of a theme for immigrants from Europe."
And sometimes a thistle is just a thistle. "There's also something kitschy about it, but I love kitsch."
What kinds of art are you interested in? "Movies. And I love drawing and printmaking."
Do you go to museums a lot? "Yes, but not to galleries as much. I'm very bourgeois, I'm not involved in the cutting edge of modern art, with what's happening now in Tel Aviv. I need others to take it in for me."
If you weren't an illustrator, what other artistic field would you be involved in? "I wouldn't be involved in art. Anyone who works in illustration has a personality that isn't suited to being a 'free' artist − you need a text to hold on to: an article, a children's story, a film. The moment I'm told, 'Say something on your own,' it's hard for me."
What is your favorite work of art? "I can't name just one. Right now I love the works of the German painter Otto Dix."
Which work of art that's not yours do you wish your name was on? "Maybe John Lee Hooker's body of work."
Part of the scene
Alon Neuman; actor, 43, Tel Aviv
Chosen works: Photos by Man Ray
"Man Ray has certain iconic works in the history of photography. The photos are super-expressive, very theatrical and dramatic, and seem like part of a scene. They make you feel there's a story behind them. And that's what usually interests me: stories. I really love photography, actually. I can't say I'm very knowledgeable about it, but it speaks to me more than painting does. When I'm abroad, I go to exhibits sometimes − I don't go as often when I'm in Israel − and I usually look for the photography. I have a friend who's a photographer, Ori Gersht, and I'm also learning about stuff through him."
If you weren't an actor, what other artistic fields would you be involved in? "I'd probably be a musician, a writer, or maybe a photographer. I take lots of pictures. I used to have a reflex camera, too, back before the digital age. That's on the level of a hobby. I have a sense of how to capture a beautiful moment, how to frame things, composition. But I don't have the technical know-how to use this or that aperture, or specific types of lighting."
What is you favorite work of art? "I don't like to call anything my 'favorite.'"
Which work of art that's not yours do you wish your name was on? "I would love to have directed 'The Godfather' or 'Days of Heaven,' or to have written Chingiz Aitmatov's 'The Day Lasts More Than a Hundred Years.' Or any song by Yoni Rechter."
Politics kills
Enas Massalha; opera singer, 31, Berlin
Chosen work: Reconstruction of a 6th-century C.E. Byzantine church in the museum's Holy Land gallery
"I'm 'Muslim-lite.' I grew up in a Muslim home and I have great respect for it, but I don't practice any religion. In the gallery space here is a reconstruction of a church, a synagogue and a mosaic from some mihrab − the place where the sheikh stands and prays [facing Mecca]. As if they forced the exhibits to stand together and get along in the same space, to live with understanding and acceptance of this existence."
This is easier to do in a museum than in the outside world.
"True. Even at the entrance to the room here, it says 'Holy Land' in Hebrew and English, and 'Holy Lands' in Arabic. Even on the translation, there is no agreement. But the Palestinian people and the Jewish people are too similar not to get along. Politics is what's killing this."
Do you take an interest in art? "I love Frida Kahlo and van Gogh. The last museum I visited was the Martin-Gropius-Bau Museum in Berlin, for the Kahlo retrospective. Now I'm starting to get acquainted with Palestinian artists, through friends on Facebook. Also, I love electronic music because I like collages that take things out of their natural place and make new connections. I myself am like a kind of collage."
If you weren't a singer, what other artistic fields would you be involved in? "Writing and painting fascinate me. And I cook, if you can call that art."
What is your favorite work of art? "It may not have been written yet. But I dearly love Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 by Villa-Lobos, for eight cellos and vocalist."
Which work of art that's not yours do you wish your name was on? "That's a hard one. You can learn from other people, but you can't sign your name in their stead."
Twilight of history
Haim Be'er; writer, 65, Ramat Gan
Chosen work: painted clay ossuaries from the Chalcolithic period (5,500-6,500 years ago), discovered on the outskirts of the village of Peki'in in the Upper Galilee
"These are images from the twilight of history, periods about which we know nothing, but you can see that the things that occupied people then are similar to those that occupy us today: sex and fertility, ritual, death. These are three main motifs in human existence. After they burned the body or collected bones that dried out, they performed a secondary burial in these ossuaries, which are about as long as the longest bone in the body. The idea that the dead find a home yields a sort of promise. It's something elemental in human beings − the desire to return to your ancestors."
Do you take an interest in art?
"As a cultured person. But it's not what I do. My first love as a teenager was archaeology. In eighth grade and high school, I really wanted to be an archaeologist, but life had other dynamics. It was part of the magic spell cast by archaeology in this country in the 1950s."
Do you go to museums a lot? "When there are new exhibits. I already know the permanent exhibits. I like to go to the archaeology wings. Not as an archaeologist, but as an observer of life, to see what once engaged people."
What is your favorite work of art? "Tmol Shilshom ('Only Yesterday') by S.Y. Agnon."
Which work of art that's not yours do you wish your name was on?
"I prefer my own kab to nine kabin of others: A man's own kab (measure), the remnant of his own labor, is dearer to him than nine kabin of others − there's a saying like that in the Talmud."
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SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Combined hormone replacement therapy may not only increase the risk of breast cancer, it also doubles the risk of dying from it, U.S. researchers say.
In the original study, 16,608 postmenopausal women were randomized between placebo and a commonly used hormone combination of estrogen and progestin, with Dr. Schenken leading the San Antonio team, a major site for the study.
The initial results, published in 2003, showed taking combination therapy -- estrogen and progestin -- for a long period of time increased the risk of getting breast cancer by 25 percent. Most women stopped taking the combined hormone replacement therapy and some 17,000 fewer women per year got breast cancer, Schenken says.
The long-term follow-up of this initial study shows women who were taking combined hormone therapy not only had an increased risk of developing breast cancer, but developed deadlier forms of breast cancer -- doubling their risk of dying from breast cancer.
The findings are published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.


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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — LA Galaxy Insider Adam Serrano's Three Points to LA's attempt to end the New England Revolution's two-game winning streak.
The Galaxy head to Gillette Stadium to face a red-hot New England Revolution side that is on a two-game winning streak and unbeaten in their last four games in all competitions.
Leading the charge for the Revolution is 18-year-old Diego Fagundez, who has scored three goals in his last three matches. The deceptive Revolution Homegrown midfielder has been primarily stationed on the right flank over the past month, but often wanders in the final third in search of a scoring opportunity. However, New England's attack isn't solely reliant on a teenager as crafty midfielder Lee Nguyen, new acquisition Juan Agudelo, and Honduran international Jerry Bengston can all provide an offensive spark.
Focus and maintaining defensive shape in the final third will be vital for the Galaxy as they look to knock off the Revs. The quick interchange and movement among New England's attackers will present a challenge, but if LA's back four can maintain their defensive posture, they'll limit chances for the home side.
Due to the international absences of Omar Gonzalez and Robbie Keane, the Galaxy are guaranteed to use their 17th different lineup in 17 games this season.
The last time that LA head coach Bruce Arena broke up the pairing of Gonzalez and A.J. DeLaGarza in central defense; he turned to Tommy Meyer and may do so again. Meyer enjoyed the stronger game of the club's two center backs in the team's Open Cup defeat to the RailHawks, but will need a better performance if he's matched up against Bengston, who remains dangerous despite scoring just once so far this season. Meanwhile on the attacking side, Arena is likely to opt for a youthful edge to replace Keane as young forwards Gyasi Zardes and Jose Villarreal are expected to contend for the vacant forward slot.
While not a change from last Sunday's squad, rookie left back Greg Cochrane appears poised to start his third match in eight days against New England. Veteran left back Todd Dunivant did not make the trip to New England as he continues to deal with a quad strain that sidelined him last week against Seattle. Cochrane's presence could be an asset for LA as he speed will be important as LA deal with a sly Revolution attack.
The LA Galaxy are a different team with Robbie Keane in the lineup, but LA must learn to live without him, if they are to pick up three points against the Revolution.
When Keane is in the lineup, the Galaxy have scored 15 goals—five of those being Keane's—and hold a 4-1-1 record compared to a scant six tallies and a 2-3-1 record when he's unavailable. Against a strong Revolution side that has conceded a league-low nine goals, the Galaxy will need someone else to pick up the slack. Landon Donovan is the most likely option to shoulder the responsibility and may be stationed up top with any of LA's three young forwards in Charlie Rugg, Villarreal, and Zardes on Sunday.
Each of the three young forwards contains a different attribute that could impact the game, but with the Galaxy missing the extra spark of the unexpected that Keane can provide, Villarreal and Zardes seem to be the most likely candidates to partner Donovan. With Keane away until, at least, LA's June 19 match against the Portland Timbers; LA's youngsters must pick up the slack and the match against Revolution presents the perfect launching point.
Adam Serrano is the LA Galaxy Insider. Read his blog at LAGalaxy.com/Insider and contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com


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Janata Dal (United) chief Sharad Yadav on Friday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after it announced Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as its prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, and said the latest political developments is a clear indication that the saffron outfit is run by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
"Although it's the BJP's internal matter, I feel it has been proven now that the BJP is being run by RSS," he said.
Yadav also categorically said that there is no question of aligning with the BJP again.
"We knew this was going to happen. So, we had quit NDA," he said.
Modi earlier this evening thanked his party's central leadership for giving him such an important responsibility, and expressed confidence that the BJP would emerge victorious in the next general elections.
"The BJP has always given me the opportunity to work for progress and development of the party and the nation in various capacities. Today, the BJP's central leadership has given me a very big responsibility," said Modi.
"With the blessings of the national leadership and love of the party workers, I am sure we will win. I whole-heartedly thank the party workers and national leadership," he added.
Modi assured his party workers and supporters that he would leave no stone unturned in ensuring that the BJP emerges victorious in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.
Modi, who is now meeting party stalwart Lal Krishna Advani, also sought blessings from the people of the country.
He also thanked the NDA partners for their blessings.
BJP President Rajnath Singh earlier announced that his party has chosen Modi as the prime ministerial candidate for 2014.
The announcement came after a meeting of the party's parliamentary board here this evening, which unanimously decided to project Modi as the prime ministerial candidate.
Advani was not present in the parliamentary board meeting.
Several attempts had earlier been made by senior leaders to convince Advani, who had resigned from all party posts when Modi was appointed the election campaign committee chief in Goa earlier this year.
The BJP President even met the stalwart at the latter's residence here on Wednesday, but failed to convince him.


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Taylor Swift Sounds Like Rick Astley in This 'Blank Space' Remix
If they were a celebrity couple: "Tastley"? "Rwift"? The mind boggles. Ponder all that and more in this "Blank Space" tropical remix by Brazilian DJ Luckas, which shifts down Swift's vocals into a register reminiscent of the Rickster on beach holiday ca. 1989, a glorious year.


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Seriously, ladies. I see so many posts arguing how working moms are better than stay at home moms. How single moms have it harder than married moms. WTF?????
First and foremost, let us address the WM vs. SAHM. Feminism is to be blamed for this idiocy. Mainly because woman were SOOO concerned about being equal to men that they forgot what feminism was all about. IT IS ABOUT THE CHOICE. The CHOICE to stay home, or the CHOICE to work. Why do you working moms get the choice to work, but if we stay home and raise our children, we are just lazy and we do not want to work. You know, us SAHMs could say you do not love your children and you are escaping them. (note: I said we COULD say that, I never said we DO say that.)
By that same token, SAHMs those working moms work for a reason. Some women are meant to stay home, some are not. Do not presume to push your values on someone else.
Single moms, listen, I have been where you are, for six friggin years, and you know? I found it easier being single. My house stayed clean, my money was spent how and when I wanted it to be spent and I didn't have a man up my hiney about how the dinner sucks. But, I would not trade my marraige for the world. So, PPPPPPPPPPTTTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHHBBBBBBBBBBBB.
Married moms, lay off the single moms. It is tough going through everything by yourself, even the joyful parts. Our kids don't celebrate a promotion like a husband could. And there is no one there at night to stroke your hair and tell you it is going to be alright.
Ladies, EVERY MOTHER IS A WORKING MOTHER. I don't care if she stays home, works, or tap dances on central flipping boulevard. Fact is, we ALL contribute to our families, and I am sick and tired of all these self righteous twatwaffles telling us that we are lazy.
We moms have the toughest job in the world, whether we work or are home, it is still hard. But, it is the most rewarding job we will ever have. The pay rate sucks, there is NO vacation days and if you get sick, you are S.O.O.L. But the benefits package can't be beat. So, ladies, lay off of one another's choices, would you?
I totally agree! Twatwaffles TEHEHE!!! i'm totally using that from now on! ROFLMAO!!!
Thank You ! For speaking such common sense in a world that has seem to have lost it's mind.
I totally agree. Some people think there choice is the only choice one should make. As long as the child is safe, happy, healthy, and loved what does it matter?
well said! this statement jumped out at me: Feminism is to be blamed for this idiocy. Mainly because woman were SOOO concerned about being equal to men that they forgot what feminism was all about. IT IS ABOUT THE CHOICE. The CHOICE to stay home, or the CHOICE to work.
ive been both. people can say whatever but i know what kind of mom i am and don't need the validation. i laugh at the answers. i'll usually jump in and defend someone who's getting beat up pretty bad
Crazy! Lois Griffin said something verysimiliar to this on Family Guy!
I couldn't have said it better. My girls are grown now but I'll be the first to admit, " I'm not a 24hr. aday mom". I was a single mom for years, worked alot. I also coached my girl in sports and never missed a school function. They turned out Good and they thank me alot for not bashing their father. Alls well that ends well, starting a new generation now my daughter will become a mom in April, I am so looking forward to being a Nana
Well said, although I'm a SAHM and my husband is going to school, I have been a single mother and had 6 kids at the time that my ex husband left me for a younger woman. So I can honestly say I know the workings of a single mother household.
AND We all have jobs to do no matter how and where they are.
Trish - mother of 8
I agree, I have been all those- Working mom, SAHM and a single mom and all have their own problems associated with it. If moms would support each other no matter the choices that we made then I think we would all be better for it.
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The first person to observe and describe microorganisms accurately was Antony van Leeuwenhoek . Eventually led to the cell theory which states that cells are the fundamental units of life and carry out all the basic functions of living things. Really a very high class magnifying glass!.
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The first person to observe and describe microorganisms accurately was Antony van Leeuwenhoek.
Eventually led to the cell theory which states that cells are the fundamental units of life and carry out all the basic functions of living things.
Really a very high class magnifying glass!
Micrometer = μm
nanometer = nm
There are 1000 mm in a meter. 1000 μm in a mm. 1000 nm in a μm.
The properties of light that effect our ability to visualize objects include wavelength andresolution.
Wavelength = lambda λ = the distance between two adjacent crests or two adjacent troughs of any wave.
The sun produces a continuous spectrum of electromagnetic radiation with waves of various lengths.
White light is the combination of all colors of visible light. Black is the absence of visible light.
The shorter the wavelength used, the grater the resolution that can be attained.
Resolution refers to the ability to see two items as separate and discrete units rather than as a fuzzy, overlapped single image.
Light must pass between two objects for them to appear to be separate things.
As this distance gets smaller we need greater resolving power to see two objects
The effect of wavelength on resolution. The smaller the wavelength, the more clearly we see between the legs of the E and the greater the resolving power we have.
The resolving power is restricted by the wavelength of visible light and the numerical aperture (written on the ocular of your micaroscopes) of the lens being used.
Various interactions of light with objects it strikes:
1. Reflection- light bounces back, giving the object color. Example: green light reflects off the leaves of plants.
2. Transmission - light passes through the object
3. Absorption - light rays are taken up, used, by the object. Example: all wavelengths except green are taken up by the leaves and their energy is used in photosynthesis. Example: a black object reflects no light, it absorbs all wavelengths and gains energy as heat faster than a white object
Various interactions of light with objects it strikes:
3. Absorption - light rays are taken up, used, by the object. Example: all wavelengths except green are taken up by the leaves and their energy is used in photosynthesis.
When absorbed light rays are changed into longer wavelengths and reemitted, the object is fluorescent - many dyes used in microbiology are fluorescent.
4. Refraction - light rays speed up or slow down as they pass from one medium to another. This causes the light to bend at a particular angle - the angle of refrection.. [Pencil in water]
Microscopists use immersion oil between the slide and the lense since they have the same refractive index and light will not bend and blur the image.
Staining a specimen increases differences in the indices of refraction, making it easier to observe details.
See box on page 55 - A life of Crime [glass rod in immersion oil]
Various interactions of light with objects it strikes:
1. Reflection
2. Transmission
3. Absorption
4. Refraction
5. Defraction
5. Defraction - light waves bend around any opening that they travel through, like waves of water do. Defraction causes blurred images and, along with the wavelength of visible light, limits the total magnification capacity of oil immersion light microscope to 1000X..
See checklist on page 56
Light microscopy = the use of any kind of microscope that uses visible light
Compound microscope = a microscope with more than one lens
An objective in our compound light microscopes is really a series of lenses.
Light enters from a source in the base, goes through a condenser, which converges the light beams so they pass through the specimen. The diaphram controls the amount of light - the higher the magnification the more light is needed. The objective lens magnifies the image, the ocular lens further magnifies the image and the mechanical stage allows precise movement of the slide.
Total magnification = ocular power X objective power.
Parfocal = focus in low power needs only minor adjustment when objective lens is changed.
Brightfield microscopy vs Darkfield
The dark-fild condenser deflects light rays so they reflect off the specimen
The condenser of the brightfield microscope concentrates and transmits light directly through the specimen
Brightfield accurately was
Phase-Contrast accurately was
Observing live, unstained cells
Differential Interference Contrast
Produces higher resolution
Brightfield accurately was
Differential Interference Contrast
Fluorescence Microscopy accurately was : ultraviolet light is used to excite molecules that emit (release) light of a longer wavelength (visible light).
Some cells fluoresce naturally. Most are "stained" with a fluorescent dye (fluorochromes).
These dyes may specifically stain certain molecules, like nucleic acids or they may be attached to antibody molecules which then bind specifically to certain molecules on the specimen.
Antibodies are made by the immune system. They are very specific for one molecule. Ex. Antibodies against syphilis will bind only to syphilis spirochetes. Diagnosis can be made in minutes.
The light microscope's resolving power is limited by the wavelength of light and is 0.2 micrometers (μm).
Electron microscope uses a beam of electrons instead of a beam of light. Electrons must travel through a vacuum or they will be scattered by the molecules in air.
We can not see an image made by electrons. Instead an electron micrograph is created.
With an electron microscope we can see molecules and even individual atoms.
Two kinds include:
Transmission Electron Microscope
Scanning Electron Microscope
Light microscope accurately was
Electron Microscope
Scanning Electron Microscope accurately was
specimen is embedded in a block of plastic and sliced very thin so the electrons can penetrate
give a better view of the internal structure
can resolve objects as close as 1nm, magnifying up to 500,000X due to short wavelength of electrons
electron micrograph can be enlarged to obtain an image magnified 20 million times
Transmission Electron Microscope
used to create images of the surfaces of specimens
Transmission Electron accurately was
Scanning Electron
See Checklist on page 63, See Table 3.2
Specimen preparation for light microscope
Wet mounts = a drop of medium containing the microbes is placed on a slide
Hanging drop is a wet mount used with dark-field.
Smears = a loopful of medium is spread onto a glass slide, allowed to air dry, and fixed to the slide. This kills the microbes. Not easy - too thick or too thin, stirred too much, not dry enough when fixed, etc.
Heat fixation kills the organisms, sticks them to the slide so they wont wash off, and allows the microbe to take up stain better.
Principles of staining accurately was
A stain is a molecule that can bind to a cellular structure and give it color, making the microorganism easier to see. In some cases the different staining techniques help to differentiate between different organisms.
Cationic or basic dyes such as methylene blue, crystal violet, etc are attracted to negatively charged cell components like the cell membrane
Anionic or acidic dyes are attracted to any positively charged cell structures
Staining techniques See Table 3.3 accurately was
Simple stain uses a single stain and reveals basic cell shapes and cell arrangements
Differential staining techniques use two or more dyes to distinguish between two kinds of organisms or two different parts of an organism.
Gram stain, acid fast stain
Special stains can identify specialized structures.
Flagellar stain
The Gram Stain
Four groups of organisms can be distinguished with the Gram Stain.
Gram-positive organisms retain the crystal violet/iodine complex due to the structure of their cell walls (chapter 4)
Gram-negative organisms do not retain this complex due to the structure of their cell walls (chapter 4)
Gram-nonreactive organisms which do not stain or stain poorly
Gram-variable organisms which stain unevenly.
often due to age - organisms from cultures over 48 hours old
Ziehl-Neelsen acid-fast stain is used to detect tuberculosis- and leprosy-causing organisms, micobacterium. Most bacteria will lose the red carbolfuchsin stain when decolorized, only "acid fast" bacteria retain the dye due to lipid components in their walls (chapter 4). Used with a counter stain.
Negative staining is used when an organism or a structure does not take up stain easily, as with the capsule (chapter 4). A stain is used to stain the background (pink).
A capsule is a layer of polysaccharide material that surrounds a bacteria, acting as a barrier to host defense mechanisms. A dye can be used to stain the microbe itself (blue).


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Obama channels TR
Barack Obama spent the first three years of his presidency invoking Abraham Lincoln, Harry Truman, John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan.
Next up: Teddy Roosevelt.
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Just over a hundred years after the Bull Moose delivered his "New Nationalism" speech in Osawatomie, Kan., Obama touted his own square deal there on Tuesday. The president described a "make or break moment for the middle class," calling for broader consumer protections and for the Senate to confirm his nominee to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
"I believe that this country succeeds when everyone gets a fair shot, when everyone does their fair share, and when everyone plays by the same rules," Obama told an enthusiastic crowd. "Those aren't Democratic or Republican values; 1 percent values or 99 percent values. They're American values, and we have to reclaim them," he said, adopting the language of the Occupy Wall Street movement while also insisting that "this isn't about class warfare."
By conjuring the legacy of a president who was both a pioneer in taking on Wall Street and a Republican icon, Obama worked some big-stick politicking of his own, trying to harness the Occupy Wall Street populist passion as well as the frustrated moderates he needs to win next year.
White House aides won't identify the source of Obama's new interest in the 26th president, but the speech comes nine days after historian Doris Kearns Goodwin — who has visited the White House in recent months and is working on a book about Roosevelt — said on "Meet the Press" while discussing Obama that "there is a model for him in Teddy Roosevelt."
Obama's echoes of TR stir memories of a larger-than-life fighter, a fearless American hero — and someone GOP stars such as John McCain love to bring up.
Democrats say Obama may have found a new way to channel the forceful voice they've been hoping for on opposing corporate greed and protecting the middle class, and offer a resounding response: Bully!
"He's almost found a transpartisan way to invoke this theme of 'Who's fighting for you, who's standing up for you, who's on your side,'" Democratic strategist Bob Shrum said. "I think it's very, very novel and interesting way to get at it."
Roosevelt is still a popular figure in Republican circles. McCain regularly referred to him as a hero during his 2008 campaign. Among this year's Republican candidates, Newt Gingrich has described himself as a Roosevelt Republican, and Jon Huntsman is touting the endorsement of Theodore Roosevelt IV.
Yet the Roosevelt that Obama attached himself to in Osawatomie is the one who unveiled the radical anti-corporate philosophy that broke him from the Republican Party. Roosevelt famously declared, "Our public men must be genuinely progressive."
And White House officials are pushing the parallel as hard as they can.
"There are huge sections of it that could be given right now," one senior administration official said Monday of Roosevelt's New Nationalism speech. "There was also a sense [that] his party — and he was president as a Republican — had gone adrift, and I think we're seeing that today here in Washington. … It's kind of eerie how much it would apply today."


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Fatigued Buchholz thinks he'll start Game 4
Fatigued Buchholz thinks he'll start Game 4
BOSTON -- Although John Farrell hasn't officially revealed the order of his starting pitchers for the first two World Series games in St. Louis, right-hander Clay Buchholz told reporters on Wednesday that he is being lined up for Game 4 on Sunday.
That means Jake Peavy would vault ahead of Buchholz and pitch Game 3 on Saturday. Air time is 7:30 p.m. ET on FOX, with first pitch slated for 8:07 p.m.
The reason for the switch is that Buchholz, who missed three months earlier this season with a right bursa sac strain, is dealing with shoulder fatigue.
"It's just a little dead [arm] at certain points," said Buchholz. "It's not a pinpoint straight point where you say, 'That's where it is.'"
The fatigue perhaps explains why Buchholz hasn't looked like himself in any of his three postseason starts, posting a 5.40 ERA and giving up a .284 opponents' batting average. Buchholz has a no-decision in all three of his starts.
Before Game 1 of the World Series, Farrell was asked if Buchholz had a health issue.
"Not to the point of keeping him out of starting," said Farrell.
The difference between Buchholz pitching Game 3 or 4 is considerable, considering the following: If he had started Game 3, he could have come back for Game 7.
By pitching Game 4, it means he's likely to start just once in the World Series.
"That's being factored in," said Farrell. "I mean, I have to stay conscious of that, given the last two starts when he's hit the wall, it's happened pretty quick. All that is being factored in."
Buchholz has started fairly strong in all three postseason starts, but by the middle innings, he's completely lost his rhythm.
The third time through the batting order, Buchholz has been hit at a .529 clip. From pitches 61-75, batters are hitting .264 against him. From pitches 76-90, he's given up six hits in nine at-bats.
Peavy turned in a strong performance against the Rays in Game 4 of the Division Series, giving up one run over 5 2/3 innings. But he struggled mightily against the Tigers in Game 4 of the ALCS, allowing five hits and seven runs over three-plus innings.
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brownie Points, and follow him on Twitter @IanMBrowne. Jason Mastrodonato is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @jmastrodonato. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.