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After six months, 69% and 73% of patients treated with TH-302/gemcitabine were still alive compared to 51% for the gemcitabine patients.
After one year, 37% and 38% of the TH-302/gemcitabine patients were still alive compared to 21% of the gemcitabine patients.
While encouraging, the new survival analysis is not without caveats. Removing crossover patients creates selection bias, meaning the improved survival benefit may not be attributable to TH-302 but instead to patients remaining in the control arm who were sicker and therefore didn't live as long. The analysis was also retrospective, meaning it wasn't conducted as part of the original design of the study -- lessening its significance.
Almost half the pancreatic patients enrolled in the Threshold study were also treated with additional drugs after TH-302 or gemcitabine stopped working. These "subsequent" therapies could have also helped patients live longer, making it even harder to tease out the survival benefit attributable to TH-302 alone.On the safety side, TH-302 was associated with higher rates of thrombocytopenia (low platelets), neutropenia (low white blood cells) and anemia. TH-302's blood-related toxicities coupled with anticipation for upcoming results from a phase III study of Celgene's (CELG) Abraxane in pancreatic cancer dampened enthusiasm for TH-302 at ESMO, wrote Pieter Droppert, a cancer consultant who writes the Biotech Strategy Blog/ Droppert writes: "If
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Hi all,
I am using Macs at home, and with Xmas and a few free days coming up I'd like to give a Hackintosh a try. While I have Mountain Lion installed on my 24in iMac (2.8 GHz C2D) I much prefer Snow Leo and might actually downgrade my iMac.
Now my question is: what hardware should I use to run Snow Leo 10.6.8 AND Mountain Lion?
I read that Snow Leo does not support Ivy Bridge, so the newest PCs and Mainboards are out.
I was thinking of a Core i7 2700K or faster processor - any recommendations?
I also want to install a LOT of hard disks (probably eight 2 TB drives), preferably in a RAID 5 configuration. Optical drive is not important.
I have no interest in gaming but I do have an interest in programming (for Mac/Win/Linux) so as startup drive I'd like to use a partitioned 256 GB SSD so that I can start in MacOS 10.6.8, Mac 10.8.2, Win 7, or Ubuntu Linux.
Any advice on what I should get or where I could find that info? That Snow Leo does not support Ivy Bridge makes me a bit hesitant on what else I might not know which could throw a spanner in the works.
Thanks in advance!
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You can get 10.6.8 to run w/o legacy kernel on Ivy Bridge. I got it running in VirtualBox on my machine and I have a z77 board with i5-3570k proc. I am also using VMWare Player 5 to run 10.8.2 on the same machine.
You can sometimes get OSX to run on newer hardware by using the legacy kernel. If ya search around here, or osx86.net you'll find everything you need. If all else fails, you can read about my trials and tribulations with installing SL and ML in a VM environment here.
You can sometimes get OSX to run on newer hardware by using the legacy kernel. If ya search around here, or osx86.net you'll find everything you need. If all else fails, you can read about my trials and tribulations with installing SL and ML in a VM environment here.
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|Need Help! We are at the end of our remodel. One coat of semi-gloss polyeurethane was applied 7 months ago. We are now ready for the 2nd & 3rd coats. So we took up the paper that we had down for construction, and was surprised to see that where the paper was is lighter than the uncovered areas, & you can see the lines of where the paper was! We had all the windows covered TOTALLY with plastic, so that sunlight would NOT hit the floors!
We have a combination of unstained pine floors (original to the house) and 3 rooms of newly installed red oak hardwood. The fading seems to be just on the pine floors (before we bought the house the pine floors were covered with carpet).
Does anyone know if the screening, that will be done before the 2nd and 3rd coats of polyeurethane are applied, will help lessen the fading lines?
If not, is satin finish or a semi-gloss finish better for lessening the look of faded spots? ...Please Help!
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|You should be able to sand the affected flooring to get it an even color.
There is a rentable sander that is easy for DIYers to use that will not easily damage the floors like a rotary sander used by an inexperienced operator.
It is called U-Sand and can be rented from Home Depot or most large rental companies.
|Handymac, thanks for answering. Can you tell me if it has to be a heavy sanding to get rid of it, or will the screening that they do for the 2nd coat of polyeurothene be enough to camouflage the fading? We had a heavy sanding 7 months ago, when they put the 1st coat of poly on them. (we hired a floor guy), and I think for the 2nd coat of poly they do a screening, which is not a heavy sanding like for the 1st coat of poly. So, would this lighter sanding that they do before the 2nd coat be enough to camouflage the fading? .....Let me know, Thanks
|Best idea is to have the floor guy determine what is needed. The poly may be the cause, meaning removing all or part of it will suffice.
|We had a hard time communicating with the floor guy. He is foreign, and he was hired by a Contractor that we had working at our house for a short while and which ended badly because he just didn't care about any of the work he did for us. We caught all kinds of errors in his haste to finish and get out quick.(now he just has to finish the 2 final coats of polyeurethene as the only pending part of the contract). So he won't give us the right advise...only the fastest way that he can come, finish and make his exit.
So we need to find out the best way to fix the fading on our own before they get to our house later this week.
Was also wondering if they don't correct the fading lines, would semi gloss hide them more than satin. I was preferring satin? I'm so worried. We have spent a fortune on all of our renovations and don't want this unexpected fading in the floors to ruin everything we have worked so hard for. Any advise or help would be greatly appreciated.
|Adding translucent material will not fix the problem. You will have to sand the problem away.
Since this is the last and most visible step, I'd really suggest just finding a flooring specialist and ditching the current guy. You will need to remove most of the first coat, making the second coat literally the first. The three coat total is the minimum recommended number of coats.
As it stands, if you rent the U-Sand and resolve the color difference, the current guy will only apply two coats(contract specifications) and you will still need the third coat.
If you find a competent company/person to install three coats, renting the U-Sand (total cost less than $200 as a rule) and spending a day or two(depending on the area) gives the new guy(s) the starting point they need for a good job, in about 3 days or less(depending on product used).
Skimping now ruins the entire remodel, IMHO.
- Posted by northcarolina (My Page) on Sat, Aug 13, 11 at 9:49
|Our oak floors (not pine) change color with sun/UV exposure. They even back out in time, once whatever was covered is uncovered. If the plastic over your windows did not block UV rays, the same might be the case with your floors.
- Posted by someone2010 (My Page) on Mon, Aug 15, 11 at 19:21
|Get a couple of aerisol cans of mohawk ultra classic toner, pine natural, and spray the light area lightly, a very fine mist, stopping frenquently to check the color. Do this before your next coat of clear finish. Remember, a fine mist, shot from about waste high. Should float down.
You can apply more to make it darker, but you can't apply more to make it lighter.
|someone2010, have you used this product yourself to know if it goes on evenly? it's in an aerosol, so if the pressure used isn't consistent, could it look spotty, and what if more has to be applied to even it out, and then looks too dark in spots? Also, do you know if the product can change color over time? ...Also, should that be used between the 2nd and 3rd coat, so it doesn't get sanded off? But I imagine, that if a floor company hasn't used this particular product before, that they may not want to experiment with it on a real job that they would be responsible for if it goes wrong.
I read an older GW thread about this, and many people said (like northcarolina, above)that it will even out with the whole floor exposed. I'm tempted to go this route of waiting. I hate to go through another heavy sanding. Good news: the floor company is coming themselves now,... without that horrible contractor, so I'll be able to deal much better with them.
I wonder if the light sanding for the 2nd & 3rd coats will help the appearance of the line, and then, after finished, covering the exposed parts (that are darker) with paper, or a rug, and keeping the lighter parts exposed, to hasten the evening out process? Does anyone think they would do the same?
- Posted by someone2010 (My Page) on Fri, Aug 19, 11 at 17:28
|Maybe you should post your question on the Floor forum.
|okay, thanks.
|I was cringing when I read this post. To put it blunty.. ya been shafted. Some of the quick fixes mentioned though (especially the aerosol toner) I think you would really come to regret. It may be doable, and you may be able to live with it, but there's really no short cut around doing a fresh sand off and start over.
The "aging" is actually a chemical process that has already been accelerated in portions of your floor. Even with a toner application I'm afraid that in just a very few short months, you'll begin to notice your lines reappearing.
Bleaching is a tricky business. If not done properly, you may end up with excessive checking issues, which could lead to unattractice discolorations, and squeaky floors. :-) Not to mention the additional expense.
Budgets count, and to each his own, but for a less than a $200 investment on a floor sander.. and even if you have to do a third coat coat out of pocket (which is actually the easiest coat)... 5-10 years from now I would bet dollars to ashes you'll be glad you did.
- Posted by someone2010 (My Page) on Thu, Aug 25, 11 at 15:59
|To the OP if you are still there. A common source of damage to a finish is putting plastic on it. Particularly, plastic over a finish that has not fully cured. You can verify this by checking posts in the Furniture forum. This is for your information, so you won't use plastic again. Finishers rountinely tell their customers this so they won't have to repair the damage. You can check this out on any of the many refinishing fourms. You can use plastic drop cloths for a short period of time, but not more than a couple of days.
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Thunderball - Ian Fleming ****
Ian Fleming's 9th Bond novel, and interestingly the one that I feel the film scriptwriters altered the least for big screen.
What starts as an order to attend a health farm by M, soon escalates into the search for missing atomic bombs and a ransom for $100,000,000. We are introduced to the mastermind Ernst Stavros Blofeld and the terrorist group SPECTRE..
As usual for a Bond book it contains plenty of action, beautiful women and a cleverly written plot. But for me, and it seems as if I am alone in this, it just didn't live up the previous novels (with the exception of Casino Royale which I didn't like). There just wasn't enough Bond in the book and too much time going into other characters backgrounds, especially those that would be killed of in as many pages as it took to introduce them. I did enjoy the book and Blofeld is an amazingly written baddy, even if most of the coverage is given to Largo.
All in all not a bad weapon the Bond arsenal, just not the best.
With the usual machismo and misogyny that one can expect from a 007 novel, Thunderball is hardly the most entertaining of the series, despite setting a new direction and introducing some staple Bond elements.
Rating: 4* of five
I am viewing the Bond films on Amazon Prime. 20 are available on Prime for free viewing until 1 Sept. This entry in the book series is a little odd, because the story and the book were the subjects of prolonged litigation among the writer of the story, the author of the book, and the producers of the film. As a result, this film was made again in 1983 by the title Never Say Never Again, Sean Connery's swansong as Bond.
That was a better film.
This one also has a crap theme song sung by Tom Jones. I remembered it not at all from the first time I saw the movie in a theater, probably 1966 or 1967. I was much more impressed then by the underwater fight sequences. Now they just make me claustrophobic.
So nuclear bombs stolen by Blofeld, pretty girl tries to kill Bond, Blofeld's second in command screws up and hires the only white men in the Bahamas as henchrats and all of them screw up. Bond repeals the laws of physics as he opens metal hatches underwater with trivial ease and slams through aboveground hatches without causing any sound. Bond uses someone who deserves to die as a human shield against a 9mm round, and the bullet stops inside them. Yakity blah blah, standard Bond stuff.
What elevates this silly romper-room antic mess into four-star territory is the sheer verve and the evident glee with which all involved go after the action. Connery's genuine terror of the sharks involved in the plot makes his performance sharp. Apparently his marriage was in trouble, so he went after the women with a starved hunger that's impossible to mistake. And the world's stupidest supervillains make some HILARIOUS mistakes...fixed water cannons that could easily be sidestepped? C'mon...but gosh was this fun.
Doesn't hurt one little bit that Connery wore racy bathing suits for quite a lot of the film. Yum.
So anyway, it's not the best Bond film and it's not the best film-film, but it has zest and zing and I'm glad I rewatched it here these *gasp* forty-five or more years later. That song...what a shame. A good tune would've put it over the edge into 5-star territory!
This was my first James Bond novel and while it was entertaining, it wasn't captivating - and the story just sort of ended. James, reflecting the time period in which this was written, is kind of obnoxious about women, and isn't nearly the debonair character that I have known in movies. Still, not a bad read.
James Bond, 007, spy in Her Majesty's Secret Service, is sent into the Bahamas to vet M.'s hunch that the island area is the site where a military aircraft and it's cargo of two nuclear missiles has disappeared to. Thunderball introduces listenership to S.P.E.C.T.R.E. (Special Executive for Counter Intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion), the successor organization to SMERSH in the Bond canon; to Blofeld, the mastermind behind the criminal organization and, to Bond Girl, Dominette "Domino" Vitali.
Ian Fleming wrote contemporary novels which reflected the values and fears of Post-War men and women. After two atomic weapons had been dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Atomic Age was ushered in with all it's possibilities and terrors. The promise of atomic energy was that it would be the driving force behind the manifest industrialism of the Western world; but security concerns and the threat of Communism were equally prevalent. While many view Bond's adventures as fantastic, Thunderball is less so in creating a scenario that even today is not impossible: a NATO plane is high jacked and a terrorist organization seeks to blackmail the Western world with the threat of detonating the bombs unless its demands are met.
Thunderball is the ninth title in the James Bond series and if you've read the preceding eight titles, there are certain things you may find familiar and welcome: the casino card games, the setting in the Caribbean Community, the underwater tableaux and, of course a Bond Girl. What's great about Bond novels though, is that despite these recognizable features, you still don't know what to expect! Instead of being formulaic in his plotting, Fleming uses the familiar as metaphorical touchstones in unfamiliar territory.
Inasmuch as Fleming write of his times, listeners may rise an eyebrow at certain expressions that have fallen out of favor or meant something completely different in 1961 than they do now. To wit, there are frequent references to "nigger heads" which is a term that was used to describe certain kinds of coral and; there is a chapter called "How to Eat a Woman" which is not the sexually explicit reference in the context provided!
Simon Vance is the British narrator for Thunderball and voices the multi-national raft of characters with astuteness, making discernment of the characters easy. If some accents are more challenging for Vance, such as American or the Island Patois, after eight Bond novels he has definitely settled into a comfort zone that accommodates and ameliorates those challenges. It's also worth noting that Fleming didn't throw a figurative curve ball in characters in Thunderball either: no white Anglo colonial daughter raised by a Jamaican nanny (cf. Doctor No)!
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Walter: I need to tinkle. Could either of you direct me to the facilities?
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Peter: Sure thing.
Walter: Be careful. We must be very gentle with them.
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Olivia: You mean that these are baby monsters?
Walter: Yes. We must collect them. Peter, a petri dish. (the larvae grow larger) Make it a bucket.
Astrid: I'm gonna be sick.
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Olivia: Walter, I need you to tell me what exactly you would need to create a genetic hybrid. Like, specific items, so I can see if Robert Swift bought any of it.
Walter: I would need some sodium bicarbonate and a house in he country, a place to be alone in my thoughts. Some Mahler for the late nights. And time. A lot of time.
Peter: I know. It's like he's on another planet.
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Astrid: So this thing has the claws of a lion and the fangs of a snake?
Walter: It reminds me of a woman I once knew in Cleveland.
Peter: Walter, these punctures are over four inches apart. And that would make this snake eight-feet long.
Walter: Her name was Harriet something.
Olivia: How is everything?
Peter: Well, apparently you're looking for a lion-snake named Harriet.
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Walter: This is quite delicious.
Peter: Where did you get that?
Walter: In the car, uneaten.
Peter: What is the matter with you?
Walter: Oh, forgive my son. He's been in a mood all day.
Peter: I just figured "don't eat the evidence" goes without saying.
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Peter: Some would say disgusting.
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Peter: It's an omelet.
Walter: It's not an omelet!
Peter: Oh, my...ugh! Walter, why is there an ear in the omelet?
Walter: It was an experiment. It was a protein-rich incubator. It was growing.
Peter: It was growing? That's perfect.
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Ashamed To Be A United Fan
I was watching United scrape through against Valencia tonight. Played okay, nothing great and won. I'll take it a win is a win. Don't read too much into friendlies but wins breed confidence and all that. Then with 10 or 15 minutes to go United made some changes. On comes Fellaini. A figure of fun to fans outside the club and to be honest I can see why. He has been poor.
First thing Fellaini does is win a firm challenge and play a simple pass. He did this for the remainder of the game. I think he may have made every pass he attempted. Made every challenge and did well. So well in fact that I would say this was his best performance in a United shirt. Especially as Valencia had taken control of the game up to the point. Fellaini coming on changed the game in United's favor and he even popped up with a winner. But I am furious.
I am furious because of our fans. It was so bad I am ashamed to be a United fan through association I never thought I would say that. Each and every time he was on the ball a section, thankfully the minority but still far too noticeable, sarcastically cheered his every touch. That's a disgrace that a man wearing the shirt is put down in such fashion. And why? Because he was overpriced. That's not his fault. Because he is not a world-beater. Again not his fault. He tries his best and last season his best did not look like it was even related to being good. However he was in a poor set-up and a poor team last year. He is not a player that can do it alone. Yet our fans abuse him in this demeaning fashion.
I have seen us United fans put down as glory hunters. As spoiled by success. Other fans have said that we think we have a divine right to success. I always argued that was not the case. Tonight those fans have embarrassed themselves and the club. They have given other teams fans a brilliant excuse to put us down and worse still it will be impossible to argue otherwise we look like a petulant child thanks to them. Well done Fellaini, you played well and popped up with the winner. That shut them up. If you do move on I hope you have a great career. We proved tonight that we don't deserve you even if you reach a level higher than we though possible.
Ricky (hangs my head in shame) Murphy
...watching man utd fans jeeringFfellaini...so ashamed to be a Man United fan right now, I just wanna hide somewhere.
Sithembiso, South Africa
Do United Have Players For 3-5-2?
In yesterday's mailbox United fans were beginning to question United's transfers dealings, or at least, their targets. The latest reports claim United are set to sign Marcos Rojo from Sporting Lisbon. Having missed out on Thomas Vermaelen, signing Rojo does make some sense. Playing with three at the back requires the two wide defenders to, at times, play in the full-back areas and often against the opposition's wingers. This means having players who can play at both centre-back and full-back and, in the case of the left-sided centre-back, is left-footed. This, along with his leadership skills, was why United were interested In Vermaelen as he filled the criteria to play the left-side position. If United did manage to sign Benatia of Hummels I would expect them to play in the middle of the three. So, with Rojo being able to play centre-half and at left-back I can see the logic in United signing the Argentine.
Another question posed was why were United tracking Cuadrado? The system United has been playing in their friendly games has been 3-4-3. The two wide players, when United have possession, play as wingers. United's biggest threat at the moment is through the middle with Mata, Rooney and Van Persie. Teams will defend deep and narrow against United leaving the space in the wide areas. A tactic Fulham used in the infamous game of 80-odd crosses last season. With this in mind, it's important, for the system to work, to have wide players who can influence the game in the final third. This is why players like Di Maria and Cuadrado, who has played wing-back for Columbia, are being linked with United.
Looking forward to the season, I must confess, I'm a little worried about the current why the system is playing. My concern is with the centre of midfield (surprise). Ander Herrera has come in and for those who have not seen a lot of him he reminds me of a young Xabi Alonso (great if he could become as good). He's a good passer and doesn't mind a tackle but, like Alonso, he lacks pace and is not the most mobile. This has caused him to be caught in possession a fair few times and give away a number of fouls. Darren Fletcher has been Herrera's midfield partner and the pair's lack of pace makes Carrick and Cleverley look positively sprightly. With only having two in midfield it's vital the defence push-up and condense the space. Against Valencia the defence dropped too deep and left an ocean of space in front of them which afforded the Spanish side plenty of easy possession which they often wasted. I doubt the likes of Ozil, Fabregas, Coutinho and Silva would be so generous.
Due to the issues in midfield I would not be too surprised if Van Gaal changed back to 4-3-3 before the season's end (another reason to sign Cuadrado/Di Maria). Another option would be to drop Mata and play an anchorman behind a conventional two in midfield. This is something I would expect to happen in tough away games anyway. The final solution would be sign a world-class midfielder like, hmmmm, Vidal, possibly. However, I'm starting to fear United's reported interest in the Chilean, and for that matter, Di Maria, Hummels and Benatia, is an attempt by the club to look ambitious. United seem to be in a continued state of 'preparing' when it comes to making a bid. I hope Ed Woodward realises that, having boasted for the second summer running about 'breaking records', if no top-class players are brought in, then if/once the 'Van Gaal effect' wears off it'll be little Ed, not Van Gaal, who the fans will turn on (or Fellaini!).
D Cromwell
Rooney As Captain? Now That's Embarrassing
I just discovered that Rooney's the new captain of United.
I'm not sure what disappoints me most - the decision, or the fact that so many United fans are blindly declaring it to be a 'brilliant' and 'well deserved!'
This is a man who on two separate occasions has demanded to leave - once because he felt Man U didn't have enough top-class players and once because he realised that actual top-class players would keep him out of the team.
On both occasions, he was prepared to leave United for a close rival (City/Chelsea), effectively throwing the time and money invested in him back in the faces of those who helped him get to where he is. United's response to this on both counts was to 'reward' him with more money.
And now he's club captain.
I love football, but it irritates me that someone can be so arrogant and behave like an absolute mercenary and yet be rewarded for it.
Ah well, at least we still have Fletch. Now that is well-deserved.
Alex, Leeds
Why The United Optimism?
So, usually I'd ignore the pre-season predictions of fans and so-called 'expert pundits' but at this point I'm becoming incredibly bored of reading how United will easily finish top four, how they'll challenge for the title and how Van Gaal is the only ingredient United needed to get back to the top of the table.
My question is this: on what is this presumption based? Is it based on the two entirely underwhelming signings the club have so far made for near enough £60 million? Is it based on the fact that the club's new manager has won things with already highly successful teams? Of course, he obviously won the Eredivisie with unfancied AZ but then Steve McClaren also won it with FC Twente the very next season, so it's not like that particular league was going through some sort of transition. Is it?
Make no mistake, he's a great manager and probably the best available when the club were looking for Moyes' replacement. United have a solid squad; they have two forwards who can be top class (only Van Persie has ever been world class) on their day and a great young 'keeper but even with the additions of Shaw and Herrera that is not a first team that'll strike fear into anybody, least of all the sides that finished in the top four last season. I'd even go as far as suggesting Spurs have a stronger squad, particularly as Van Gaal has yet to replace the vast experience of Vidic, Ferdinand and Evra at the back.
So, the conclusion can only be that this is all based on Van Gaal having had a pretty good World Cup with Holland, and a solid pre-season. Hardly something to base such lofty predictions on, eh? I mean, if we're going to go that far then why are we all laughing at Arsenal for getting excited about beating City in the Charity Shield?
The fact is, United will be a stronger prospect and less of a walkover this season but unless there are some serious additions to that squad in the next two-three weeks, they'll face a much greater struggle than Liverpool did to challenge for the title without European football last season.
As for United fans: reign it in a bit, eh. Do you really want to replace us Liverpool fan as the annual laughing stock for being overly optimistic with barely any basis?
Dave T, (Liverpool, LFC)
It Could Have Been A Challenge, Arsene
Mr Wenger certainly enjoys taking that road less trampled, especially if it pays dividends. However, it hasn't borne fruit in the last decade or so, apart from an FA Cup a few months ago, and it might be that he didn't quite choose the path less travelled rather than being shoved down it by a board averse to spending money whilst paying off a shiny new stadium.
Now we seem to be emerging from the other end of a very dark and lonely tunnel and suddenly we are presented with lavish Ozil and Sanchez-shaped rewards for our constant and unwavering support during the hardships of the last ten years. But it seems Wenger, even with newfound riches, still likes a stroll on that other trail. He bought a shimmering new addition in attack, one we direly needed, but it seems that he will once again rely on two ageing and not-quite-good-enough defensive midfielders and a central defence that is one suspension or injury away from disaster. Perhaps Monsieur likes living on the edge?
He could have acquired himself a title-winning side this summer if he opted for an established and experienced CB (if we don't get one in for Verm the WengerOuts will be out in full force), a 'world class' holding midfielder, and perhaps another striker.
Instead we'll roll the dice with our current defence (looks like we'll start Monreal and Chambers centrally against Palace!!) and a likely misfiring Giroud and hope for the best.
There is of course loads of time left to buy all these necessary items and I could end up eating my words, but I'm not holding my breath.
Richard Brown, (Get Nastasic in!) Cape Town
Defending Kyle
Walker gets a fair amount of negative comment from this website and its readers. It's rare for Walker to be mentioned on these pages without the phrase 'brain-fart' appearing shortly thereafter.
Now I will admit to directing some strongly worded criticisms in his direction at the Lane in the past. But I can honestly say that in respect of Kyle Walker, it really is a case of you don't know what you've got till it's gone.
When Walker burst into the Spurs first team we were all in awe at his speed, strength and athleticism. Especially for one so young. He was quite rightly named YPOTY in 2011/12 and we sang his name loud and proud. Walker was a frightening presence on the right in Harry Redknapp's exciting team. Walker clearly had a big ego for a young man but he had the pace and power to back it up.
The problems began with a failure by the Spurs management to take into account his young age. Walker played a huge number of games that season (2011/12 - 45 games played) and then even more the next (2012/13 - 48 games played). Our previous RB, Vedran Corluka, was relegated to a permanent spot on the subs bench. This despite him holding that position when we qualified for the Champions League. Corluka understandably got p***ed off with the complete lack of rotation and left at the first opportunity.
Since then, Walker has had no challenge whatsoever to his position at RB. There have been some memorable mistakes along the way. One in particular that sticks in the mind is a wild cross-field pass (or maybe a back pass...Only Kyle would know), when we were 2-1 up at Anfield. Walker's pass allowed Liverpool to equalise and they went on to win (due to some more comic Spurs defending).
A total lack of competition for his place (Sorry Naughts but we all know it's true) plus too many games played at a young age have lead to a significant deterioration in Walker's defending. He relies on his pace to get himself out of trouble when he should be using his brain not to get into trouble in the first place.
Last season, Kyle Walker was out of form and injured for large parts and how we missed him. His offensive contribution was so evidently absent. Naughton offers nothing going forward. I didn't realise how much we needed Walker on the right wing until he got injured. The frustration resulting from his defensive errors is far outweighed by the joy of seeing him in full flight in the opposition half.
So people may scoff at Barcelona eyeing him up. You can throw your hands up in despair at the thought of him possibly being England's first-choice RB. But to me he is right up there with Lloris, Vertonghen and Eriksen as one of the first names on the team sheet for the big matches. He is one of our most exciting players and I wouldn't sell him even for silly money. Let's just hope Barcelona keep their grubby mitts off and that Pochettino gets in another RB. Someone who can give Walker a bit of competition for his place and also give him a rest now and again.
Japstarr THFC, London
Lauding 'Arry
I'm no Harry Redknapp fan in the slightest (I think he smells of cabbage) but in bringing in Hoddle (even if he personally didn't bring him in, he still has more than enough swing to have said no and it not happen but he didn't) it shows something rather remarkable about Harry Rednapp.
It shows that he can identify that someone else could bring something to the team that could make it better...something that perhaps he doesn't excel at and he's put his ego aside and accepted he couldn't bring it and 'got the man in'.
That is some seriously good management...
...Or of course he could just be writing a new book entitled The 'Ex-England managers that were my bitch' years.
Fair play either way really...
Graham Taylor's turnip
Thifty Barca? Erm...
Neymar, Ibrahimovic, Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, Eto'o, Figo, Alexis Sanchez, Dani Alves, Overmars, Henry, de Boer, Kluivert, Stoichkov, Romario, Deco and that Chgrynski bloke.
In case you're wondering, this shortlist is courtesy of a 27-year-old who nearly spat his ginger beer all over the District Line when he read that Barcelona spunking cash on established pros is 'currently going against everything that made them stand out'.
Simon (calm down mate, they've basically had a great big fat class of '92) CFC
...Leaving aside the Sturridge or Suarez to Barca argument as it's obviously idiotic, I had to take United Fan, India up on his mail about the signing of Suarez going against everything Barcelona have always stood for and how they don't spend huge sums of money. Is this the same Barcelona who broke the world transfer record to sign Johan Cruyff, arguably their most important ever player, from Ajax? Or is if the same Barcelona who broke the world transfer record to sign Maradona from Boca? Even Ronaldinho, who you state you're a big fan of, was brought in for a whopping great fee in the recent past.
Okay, maybe you meant recently Barcelona haven't spent any money. But surely that would ignore the fact that in the last 10 years they spent fees north of £20m (when it was still considered a lot) on Eto'o, Henry, Alves, Ibrahimovic, Villa, Sanchez, Fabregas, Neymar... heck even the world beater Chygrynskiy! Not to mention large fees spent on the likes of Mascherano, Alba, Deco et al.
Put simply it's comical to paint Barcelona as this thrifty club who bring all their players through the youth system. Yes they have had a great track record for bringing through many of the current squad, but through history, especially since the demise of Serie A in recent years, there is only one club who can compete with Barca for spending.
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Fluctuation of Cognitive-Emotional states during competition: an idiographic approach
The purpose of this paper is to describe athletes cognitive-emotional processes during competitions through an idiographic and ecologically valid study method based on verbal protocols and event sequential analyses. A world-class marksman and regional-level marksman filled in an affect grid after each shot during several competitions. Verbal reports were collected after each set by a delayed retrospective recall method and compared according to perceived performance periods. Event sequential analyses were conducted. The results showed distinct interpersonal patterns of affective states fluctuations and self-regulation strategies. Furthermore, intrapersonal patterns as a function of perceived performance were also identified. We suggest that the proposed methods are useful in studying athletes cognitive-emotional processes during ongoing competitions, as they ensure high ecological validity and provide in-depth information for more effective,individually-tailored interventions.
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June 10 (Bloomberg) -- Bellway Plc gained the most in more than two months after the U.K. homebuilder said sales and visitor numbers rose as demand increased in and around London.
The shares climbed 2.7 percent in London trading, the most since April 1. Weekly sales in the four months through May advanced 9 percent from a year earlier to 111 units, the Newcastle, England-based company said today in a statement. Average prices gained 4 percent to 182,000 pounds ($297,000).
"The way that sales are going at the moment reflects a typical housing year as far as we're concerned," Finance Director Alistair Leitch said in an interview. "We've had a good spring selling season and then it quietens off during the summer. We look forward to the autumn and hopefully it'll rebound again."
The U.K.'s coalition government plans to help homebuilders like Bellway increase the number of properties they build by releasing enough state-owned land to develop as many as 100,000 unit. Britain faces a shortfall of about 1 million homes within four years, with London worst affected, according to Savills Plc.
Bellway advanced 19 pence to 716 pence, raising the company's market value to 865 million pounds.
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If you missed my live Vikings chat on Tuesday afternoon, you can check in here and read the back and forth in full. In addition, each week I will attempt to go overtime, bringing good questions I didn't get around to answering on the chat here to the Access Vikings blog for discussion. Here are Tuesday's leftovers.
Question 1: Regarding last week's loss in Washington, do you think the Vikings' style of play, particularly defensively, is more suited to a fast artificial turf as opposed to real grass?
Yeesh. I don't know. I think that might be delving a little too deep into things. What I think is that the Vikings' defense is better suited to not playing a ridiculously fast and athletic quarterback who also throws well and is operating in an unconventional system that uses a lot of zone read stuff that puts pressure on all three levels of the D. I really didn't view RG3's explosion Sunday as a step back for the defense. I don't think anyone internally saw it that way either. The perfect "Get Well" game is coming Sunday against a back-up quarterback (Arizona's John Skelton) with a terrible offensive line.
Question 2: How many sacks do you see the defense compiling, considering Arizona's offensive line issues?
The Cardinals have given up 22 sacks in the past three games alone. Only one other team in the NFL has given up more than 20 sacks all season. That's Green Bay with 23. There's a reason Kevin Kolb isn't playing this week. The guy has been battered silly because the offensive line in front of him has been so inept. There's no excuse for the Vikings not to take advantage. Yes, you still have to devote attention to Larry Fitzgerald. But if I'm defensive coordinator Alan Williams, I'm dialing up the pressure over and over and over again on Sunday until Arizona stops it. Last week, the Cardinals gave up five sacks to Buffalo and that was considered progress after what the Dolphins and Rams did. So, I'll put the over-under on Vikings' sacks at 5.5.
Question 3: Many people believe that the most important thing for good O-Line play is cohesion. Given that the Vikings' line is currently playing well despite the offseason changes, can our current line become a truly dominant one if we keep them together for a few years? I miss Anthony Herrera, but with the results so far this year, that is tempered somewhat.
Question 4: Last game the Vikings put in Geoff Schwartz at right guard, as a substitute for Brandon Fusco, just to "get some tape on him". I'm sure it's too early to make a switch at the guard position -- but are the coaches and team happy with the progress on the offensive line -- or are there changes a'comin?
Really good questions. First things first, I think we found one of the few folks who misses Anthony Herrera. Yes, Herrera played with a contagious feistiness and really made the most out of his potential for a long while with the Vikings. But let's be honest, by the end of last season, Herrera wasn't really producing. As far as the current o-line goes, that unit has been solid but not spectacular through six games. I'd still like to see Phil Loadholt show a little more consistency at right tackle.
And as for right guard, stay tuned on this one. Rick Spielman is a big fan of Brandon Fusco but Fusco himself will admit he's struggled at times this season, still feeling out the NFL game. And when his confidence dips – and he admits it has – he gets a little bit too anxious.
Leslie Frazier may have done a great job of couching Schwartz's Sunday insertion as a means of "getting some tape on him." But in the middle of a tough road game during a three-game winning streak, you don't just start trying to get tape on a guy (especially an offensive lineman) unless you have some level of seriousness in potentially working him into the mix. Remember, Schwartz didn't play at all in 2011 and missed the preseason in 2012. So there's only so much evaluation you can do on a guy in practice when the in-the-trenches warfare is kept to the bare minimum. So I understand the urge for the Vikings to want to get a fuller evaluation on Schwartz in live game action to figure out exactly what they have. But you only do that if there's a small thought budding in the back of your mind that you might need to make a switch at that position at some point.
Fusco still is the starter at right guard. But these next three or four games will be critical for him to prove that he deserves to continue starting.
Question 5: What is going on with Jerome Simpson? The last thing we need is drama on this team. He says he was fine Sunday, yet the Vikes declared him inactive. What's the deal?
Question 6: Is there something going on behind the scenes with Jerome Simpson to explain why he did not play?
Question 7: Has any player in your memory had more irrational fan support and irrational expectations than Jerome Simpson? Especially given that he was a signed as a convicted felon who had a tendency to drop the easy pass and has seemed to have a difficult time staying on the field.
The Simpson mystery will be under the microscope this week, especially since he seemed so agitate that he couldn't play in Washington. We still haven't gotten clarification on just what the back injury that's bothering him is specifically. And so it's difficult to truly understand how much difficulty it could cause physically. But Simpson insists he's fine and this week is his chance to prove it – both in practice and against Arizona.
I understand that there has been a lot of Jerome Simpson conversation since last spring. But there are reasons for that. First and foremost, the Vikings' receiving corps beyond Harvin is as mediocre as you'll find in the NFL. So when a guy comes in with track star speed and the ability to do flips over defensive backs, it's understandable why there's intrigue.
And now, with the Vikings clearly deficient when it comes to a vertical passing game, Simpson is the only logical catalyst to change that. So again, the intrigue grows.
Lastly, this Vikings team has been pretty good so far. And since Adrian Peterson's odd July arrest, there have been few strange, controversial or conversation-worthy off-the-field storylines to follow. So the conversation has to go somewhere.
Question 8: Why is Kyle Rudolph dropping so many passes? Mel Kiper said his hands were his best attribute. Do you think it has something to do with those white gloves he wears? Or do you think Christian is just throwing off the mark?
Question 9: Rudolph seemed to have an off day against the 'Skins. Many dropped passes and the holding call. Did he eat the same pregame meal as Blair Walsh?
First of all, if you're worried about Kyle Rudolph's hands, perhaps it's time to queue up the second-half touchdown catch he had against San Francisco or the ridiculous TD grab he had two weeks later to put the exclamation point on that thrashing of Tennessee. Those catches are incredible examples of Rudolph's strengths.
Furthermore, he did have six catches for 56 yards with both a 1-yard TD grab and a two-point conversion catch against Washington. So that takes us to the other six passes thrown Rudolph's way in Washington that he didn't catch. Here's the assessment of those:
Lastly, for clarification, Rudolph did not have a holding penalty Sunday. It was a false start in the final minute that nullified Adrian Peterson's 1-yard TD run. Just a flinch that he got called for.
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Ideally including 30,36,48", all gas or DF where applicable, +/- bells and whistles.
Even MSRPs would be helpful, it's hard to make informed decisions when you only have a very vague idea of cost.
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- Posted by WinnetkaJAK (My Page) on Sat, Dec 14, 13 at 9:54
|Wolf posts MSRP on their site, I think. You can find Blue Star pricing with some poking around on the Web.
If you are near a good appliance store, you can also just walk in and look around/ask.
|Many are listed on ajmadison's or other etailer websites. Had to call a dealer to get Bluestar pricing.
|I guess I was hoping someone had done the leg work for the rest of us. I know there are ways to find the prices, but if there were all in one place it would save everyone in my position from doing a lot of work.
Anyway, maybe I'll just stop complaining and compile all the info I can find.
- Posted by moelarrycurly (My Page) on Sat, Dec 14, 13 at 19:56
|I paid about $5500 for bluestar RNB 36" with island trim, Including shipping and tax. And I had added an additional 22k btu burner. (swapped out one of the 15k's)
They delivered it into my garage. I had a local professional install it.
This was about three years ago.
|"I was hoping someone had done the leg work for the rest of us'
Don't you think that's just a bit much to ask of total strangers for something that changes fairly rapidly ?
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Over the next several years, the microbial mats in the experimental channel had higher growth rates than mats in adjacent streambeds receiving annual summer water flow, she said. The study showed the new microbial mats were taking up atmospheric nitrogen at a higher rate than mats in adjacent streambeds, increasing biomass productivity, she said. As photosynthetic bacteria, cyanobacteria are believed by biologists to be among the first living organisms to colonize Earth. The mats generally are orange or black and consist of 10 to 15 different species of cyanobacteria, she said.
Because of a cooling trend in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, some streambeds that normally have annual summer flows have been dry in recent years, McKnight said. In contrast, the Antarctic Peninsula has warmed nearly 5 degrees Fahrenheit in the past 60 years and has seen the collapse of several major ice shelves and significant glacial thinning in recent years, according to several international studies.
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HuffPost's Ryan Grim tells me HuffPost's new feature, "HuffPost Hill", has had to extend their editing contest by one day because even the winner didn't catch everything.
That winner was ex-Politico copy editor Campbell Roth.
So the search for a second winner is on. The task: to find the cliches in The Nation's Eric Alterman's piece. The prize: A shout-out in HuffPost Hill.
ALTERCATION AWARD WINNER On Friday, we asked readers to spot all the cliches in the below Eric Alterman paragraph. It turned out to be an impossible task. Politico-copy-editor-turned-law-student Campbell Roth takes the prize for identifying six of them: "proverbial ducks lined up," "just what the doctor ordered," "shooting as many blanks as real bullets," "bad guys," "proverbial 'step [or two] in the right direction'" and "let the big fish get away." (Yes, he used "proverbial" twice.) Campbell also nailed the bonus correction: Barney Frank chairs the House Financial Services Committee, not the Banking Committee. But she missed a few ones hidden in there. A second prize for the reader who spots the remaining cliches and mixed metaphors.
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Discussion in 'Portable Vaporizers' started by Dogman, Apr 16, 2012.
This guy is more clever than us me !
ahhh i see now... thanks
a friend of mine want to get one inhalater should he place his order in planetvape or Pharmacor to get it faster?
He is going to move from germany to france so the time limit is all he cares not the discount(he need it delivered in 20 days from now), If he can get both then thats the best of course!!
20 days??? My take is he should order when he goes to France from wherever... If Pharmacor has any decency (and I bet they do!) they shouldn't sent out units to customers directly while there are huge back orders from retail stores...
So my inhalater is for sure broken. I got an email from Taylor and he said that I'll have to send it back in.
I don't see a huge problem. They don't really have a website to order from in the first place, so there would be very minimum direct orders. It could also be that they sent everything out to everyone at the same time, it's just that a larger order like that has to be processed through the PV system and do a recieving report, inventory count, etc.
If Pharmacor has shipped the XP to a customer, I guess they have shipped too XPs to PlanetVape ....... so PV to us soon
Is it getting fixed or are they just replacing it with the xp?
that has yet to be determined.
What broke on it?
Don't really know. It just stopped charging.
Oh ok, yeah I would assume the electronics on the Inh and Pax are actually pretty similar, only a few jobs to do:
-Charging circuit for the battery
-Power transistor (an electronic switch) for the heater
-Temperature control circuit (to turn on and off the heater transistor)
But if any one of them fails, it's easiest to replace the whole board. That's really the only downside of digital vapes, but tbh I can live with it because temperature control is just tops
Salutations JoeKickass,
That's an opinion i'm willing to share. In addition, the paranoïd side of me would prefer having current limitation in a battery-powered unit which is i'd be holding close to my face while it's on.
Dec 11th I believe.
Shouldn't we start an XP thread at this point?
The XP is more or less the same as the 004, just a few minor tweaks. Theres not really a point, maybe edit the title so this includes the XP though.
Actually, I think that we should start a new thread for the XP. While the guts may be similar, it is a whole new iteration of the inhalater brand and should be treated as such. The changes of the vaporizer are not negligible either, at least enough to warrant an upgrade in my opinion.
In my opinion, the discussion of the XP should be moved into a new thread so that this one can be used for discussion and archival use for owners of the first generation INH04.
I agree completely
hey yall my XP arrived in the mail today -- a day ahead of my estimates! damn am i ever excited.
I think I may be the first non-distributor, non-manufacturer individual to actually have one!
i shot a little unboxing video but I need to open an new Youtube account as I want to post it anonymously. I also wanted to start the new thread (I figure having the first one gives me the privilege ) but speaking of privs, I'm too new to start a new thread, so if someone else wants to, I'll upload my unboxing video to a new youtube account and post the link on that thread.
again this is my first inhalator so I'm I can't answer any comparative questions but if there's anything that can be gleaned from just looking at it, let me know what you want to know.
I'd love to see just some actual close-up pictures of it! What colour did you get?
i got it in black. the decal is already applied. i believe the aesthetics are near identical to the original, it measures 15.5 cm x 2cm which i understand is slightly smaller than the original.. ... i'm just trying to figure out how to get the cap off... lol. next time i post, i'll be semi-illiterate.
I fought with that stupid cap for so long but now like that it is so damn tight. You have to push it sideways not try and pull it straight up...more like a twist push with your thumb.
Did the XP come with a "Storage Box," Slimmy? If so, how's your first impression of its quality?
thanks. i got the cap off
i vape'ed a lightly half-packed capsule with my wife, and am enjoying the difference already.
experienced that slightly burnt popcorn taste that i've been reading about when i got to the end. how awesome is that!? it's actually nice, and the perfect indicator!
so far this is amazing...
up until my experience with the Pax, I'd had weak vaping experiences. even the Volcano didn't seem to hit me right. this is definitely stronger than the Pax. holy...
Thanks for your first impressions simmy! Can't wait to hold mine!
Oh,and welcome to FC forum!
It is great that you are loving it simmy.
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PowerSecure International, Inc. (Nasdaq: POWR) today reported its second quarter 2013 results. Highlights include:
- Revenues increase 85.4 percent y-o-y to $70.2 million
- Operating margin expands 3.3 percentage points y-o-y to 4.9 percent
- GAAP EPS increases by $0.02 y-o-y from $0.09 to $0.11
- Non-GAAP EPS increases by $0.08 y-o-y from $0.04 to $0.12 (see non-GAAP discussion and reconciliation, below)
- EBITDA increases nearly 150 percent to $5.9 million (see non-GAAP discussion and reconciliation, below)
"Our record second quarter results and all time high backlog illustrate the continued momentum we are seeing across our business as we deliver differentiated, best-in-class solutions to our customers. In addition, we are very pleased with the strong performance of our two most recent acquisitions out of the gate, as our new ESCO and Solais businesses delivered second quarter revenues of $12.3 million and $1.6 million, respectively," said Sidney Hinton, chief executive officer of PowerSecure.
"With increasing revenues and EPS, a strong balance sheet, growing EBITDA from operations, a backlog that has grown even faster than our revenues, and added strength from our recent strategic acquisitions, PowerSecure has never been in a stronger position for long term success," Hinton added.
Second Quarter 2013:PowerSecure's second quarter 2013 (2Q 2013) revenues of $70.2 million, an increase of $32.3 million, or 85.4 percent, from the second quarter of 2012 (2Q 2012), were driven by a 46.1 percent year-over-year (y-o-y) increase in revenues from distributed generation products, a 133.2 percent y-o-y increase in revenues from utility infrastructure products and services, and an 87.1 percent y-o-y increase in revenues from energy efficiency products and services.
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Came too late for class luckily I could check it out from library. It was more than one week too late. Took over 3 weeks to mail . ???Published 6 months ago by lakarr
I love this book! Every first grade teacher should teach reading as this teacher does. And every kindergarten teacher should use it in the Spring to help children prepare for... Read morePublished 9 months ago by Mary E. Feagan
Probably dated but I am glad someone (a teacher) told me about it and I was able to read it.Published 9 months ago by Joanne Zinn
I have recommended to teachers for many, many years that they read TEACHER by Sylvia Ashton-Warner. First discovered while teaching in New York City and thought it would be... Read morePublished 13 months ago by John Barell
Years ago I used Sylvia Ashton-Warner's approach with my first graders who were native English speakers. Every morning they chose a word and that was their word for the day. Read morePublished on December 17, 2012 by GCC
Even though out-of-print, this is a timeless manual for teaching young children a new language and how to read it.Published on December 14, 2010 by Mary L. Seay