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Another very nice game last night by Mr. Leake. So long term how do you see this guy?
Another very nice game last night by Mr. Leake. So long term how do you see this guy?
I picked 2 guy, but I see him somewhere between that and the next option. I don't see him as a Cliff Lee/Matt Cain #2 starter, but I think he could be a decent 2, or one of the better #3 starters in the league.
I've always liked his poise and pitch efficiency.
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Since there are no teams on the moon, I guess South Korea's far enough from Cincinnati to satisfy me.
I picked ACE material, as I honestly think he has that potential and stuff. I watched him in college and was impressed with his pitches as well as fundamental and mental side of the game. I think he can have a very Maddux like career-a good mix of pitches and the smarts to make them work for him. He has more work to do to get there of course, but he is on his way I believe.
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somewhere below maddux (way too high of a ceiling) and above arroyo.
i see his seasonal numbers being a 200+ innining guy with an ERA in the 3.3-3.8 range.
I put 3 or 4 guy. Mainly because I want to see a full season of him before I make him a bonified TOR pitcher. Last year he hit a wall at the all star break, so i'll be very interested to see how the second half of the season goes this year. As far as his career goes I think he can be an arroyo type innings eater who's era will hover around 4.
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I have a pub which operates a system of awarding points when a customer buys goods. These points cannot be converted to cash but when the customer has earned enough points the points can be redeemed against purchases. The pub does not operate the cash accounting scheme.
Some customers save the points during a whole year and spend them at Christmas and the redeemable value can run to several hundred pounds per customer.
We account for the full output tax at the point of sale however is there a reduction in output VAT in relation to the points awarded?
If a reduction in output tax is allowable is the tax point the date the points are awarded, as in a discount, or date the points are redeemed as a sort of realised "bad debt". I do not believe that the points can be treated as input tax as the customer would have to be VAT registered and provide goods or services for this to be the case, however VAT is a strange beast so I am covering my bases here.
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As I understand it, the VAT postion is that you will have to pay VAT on the ACTUAL consideration receveived.
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10.7 Loyalty discount Cards
Retailers may provide loyalty cards free of charge to customers allowing them to purchase further goods and services at a reduced price. In these circumstances only the amount of consideration actually received by the retailer is the taxable amount on which VAT is required to be accounted for.
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The pub is presumably a retailer and so calculates VAT on the DGT received. If they sell drinks or food for say £10 and the customer earns points worth say £2, they pay VAT on the £10 received at the point of sale.
If the customer earns a discount and uses this later to pay for the same drinks or food, using his discount points, he will pay £8. The retailer accounts for VAT on this £8, effectively reducing the VAT to the discounted price.
This seems to make sense to me, but vouchers etc can be mind boggling!
A number of years ago, certain retailers (I believe Tesco) argued that there was value in the points issued, and they could reduce DGT to the cash received less the points value, deferring the output tax to when the points are used. Of course the major advantage of this kind of thinking is the non-redemption rate of the points - permanent VAT saving. These schemes did not work per the Tribunals.
To answer your question, the tax point will alway be the receipt of the cash as retailer. When the points are redeemed there is a reduction in the considerastion received and the tax point is the date the reduced consideration is received. If the points are redeemed and there is no consideration then there is no tax point.
Just to throw my spanner in the works...
... if the customers accumulate their points such that they're providing no actual consideration for the food and beer (goods) they're being provided with, then either:
that's business entertainment and you can't recover the input VAT, oryou need to account for output VAT on the cost of the goods so supplied.
You might want to consider, having a maximum amount of points (as a proportion of retail price) that can be used in any single purchase.
Sorry George don't agree - it is a supply of goods for no consideration - can't be business entertainment as it is not freely given. You have to accumulate the points. Do you think Tesco who accept clubcard vouchers for a total shop account for Output tax on the supply of standard rated goods.
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- Height 6' 1", Weight 190 lb.
- School LeMoyne College, Tennessee Wesleyan College
- High School Chadwicks High School, Franklin Academy
- Debut September 9, 1984
- Final Game May 19, 1995
- Born April 28, 1960 in Casper, WY USA
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Tom Browning was signed as a 9th round pick in the 1982 amateur draft by the Cincinnati Reds and scout Chet Montgomery. He has more than six times as many wins as all the other pitchers combined who were drafted with Browning in the 9th round of the 1982 draft.
He won 20 games as a rookie in 1985 and ended the season with an 11-game winning streak. He was also the first rookie pitcher to win 20 games in 32 years. Bob Grim was the last to do it before him, in 1954, when he went 20-6. No one has done it since. That same year, he was also the first Reds pitcher to win 20 games in 15 years; Jim Merritt, was 20-12 in 1970. A workhorse, he was the National League leader in starts on four different occasions (1986, 1988, 1989, 1990).
He pitched a perfect game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 16, 1988 [1]. He also came close to a no-hitter that year when he went 8 1/3 innings before giving up a hit.
On May 9, 1994, he broke his arm while delivering a pitch to Archi Cianfrocco, which ended his season. He tried to come back in 1995 with the Kansas City Royals, but appeared in only two games before shutting himself down for the season for further rehab. He was in spring training with the Royals again in 1996, but retired before camp broke.
Browning was pitching coach for the Billings Mustangs in 2008 and 2009. He was originally slated to be the pitching coach of the Carolina Mudcats in 2009, but was replaced by Rigo Beltran after being arrested in Florida for failure to pay child support. He was pitching coach of the AZL Reds in 2010 and 2011 and Dayton Dragons in 2012. Browning was pitching coach of Billings again in 2013, the Bakersfield Blaze in 2014 and back at Dayton in 2015.
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- NL All-Star (1991)
- 15 Wins Seasons: 4 (1985 & 1988-1990)
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Hawaii's son and amazing Big Waves surfer Sion Milosky's lost his life at Mavericks in California, he leaves behind his lovely wife Suzi Milosky and their two gorgeous daughters, a community now remembers him for his awesomeness in surfing, kind heart, happy spirit and an amazing husband, father and friend, Keep reading to know the rest of this story about her and so much more.
35 year old Sion Milosky a Kalaheo, Kauai native was a big waves surfer legend, a Pipe master, a 100% well grounded man, the kindest friend you could ever ask for, a terrific loving husband, caring father and wonderful brother. He loved surfing but his passion was his family – his lovely wife and their two young daughters. He enjoyed and cherished every second he spent with his girls. As his best friend, biggest fan and loving wife, Mrs. Milosky didn't mind the fact when there were days when her loving hubby would take some time away from them and go surfing and she would take the girls to school, go to work and send him all her love, (He loved to ride the bike with them to school) she always gave him her unconditional support for the sport he loved so much.
Doing something that he loved, he lost his life on Wednesday March 16th, 2011 at Half Moon Bay, a couple of miles from San Francisco where the Jay At Mavericks Big Wave Invitational was being held. It was about 6:30 p.m when he was pulled down by two huge waves (60 feet tall) his friends and staff searched for him, they found his body in the water 20 minutes later about a mile away. Fear went through their minds mostly when they saw his lips were blue and his eyes were bloodshot. He received CPR for several minutes and blood came out of his mouth before he was taken to Seton Coastside Hospital in Moss Beach where he was pronounced dead at 7:45 p.m, an autopsy will reveal his cause of death.
What can we tell you about the stunning, sweet and kind Mrs. Milosky is this.. Susan Olaes Milosky, aka Suzi, was born in Oahu, Hawaii. She is in the real estate business, when she is not working she can be found enjoying quality time with her family outdoors or surfing, playing tennis or volleyball.
Our heart is with her in this difficult time, back at home, Suzi, her girls, many fellow surfers, friends, family and fans gathered at the beach for a small memorial in her husband's memory. Volcom, his newest sponsor opened a fund for Suzi's daughters, the dear surfer's Family Fund. You can see Mrs. Milosky's daughters' picture here.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Sion Milosky's wife, daughters, rest of his family and friends throughout this terrible time. Would you like to send her your condolences? You can see Suzi Milosky's picture with her family in the video provided below.
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Reportedly, Lil Wayne, 29, had two reasons to celebrate on Valentine's Day. According to Media Take Out, the rap superstar proposed to his girlfriend, who is also expecting his fifth child.
The Lollipop hitmaker – who has four children with four different women – reportedly popped the question to cocktail waitress Dhea on Tuesday.
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Lil Wayne's first child, daughter Reginae, was born when he was 15-years-old to his high school sweetheart Antonia 'Toya' Carter. Weezy is also dad to three sons. He welcomed Neal with singer Nivea in November 2009, son Lennox with actress Lauren London in September 2009 and a third, unidentified woman gave birth to Dwayne Carter III in 2008.


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JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, GIDION'S KNOT & More Set for NextStop Theatre Company's 2014-15 Season
NextStop Theatre Company has announced the line up for their 2014/15 main stage season. The second season for the DC area's most talked about new theatre company features an eclectic mixture of titles that includes a contemporary comedy, a period drama, two musicals, a long running Off-Broadway hit, and a regional premiere.
"We are so proud of the work in our inaugural season," said Producing Artistic Director Evan Hoffmann. "We raised the bar and the wonderful actors, directors, designers and technicians that joined us flew over it! With the next season, we will push ourselves even harder to present interesting and ambitious shows that highlight the talent of the professional artists in our community and the versatility that makes our space and company so unique."
The season begins in August with the DC-area premiere of the critically acclaimed drama Gidion's Knot by Johnna Adams, co-produced with Forum Theatre of Silver Spring, MD. In October, NextStop will present A.R. Gurney's hilarious canine comedy, Sylvia. The season continues in 2015 with the two-man musical comedy Gutenberg! The Musical followed by Nora Ephron's Love, Loss and What I Wore. In the spring, the company will stage Andrew Lloyd Webber's epic Jesus Christ Superstar and then conclude the season with the Tony and Oscar Award-winning period drama, A Man For All Seasons by Robert Bolt.
Subscriptions for NextStop's 2014/15 season are on sale now. Both 4 and 6-show packages are available and start at just $99. Subscribers receive additional benefits including early access to performances, free unlimited ticket exchange, special discounts and an extra ticket to bring a friend to the regional premiere of Gidion's Knot for free. Subscriptions can be purchased by calling the box office at 866-811-4111 or by visiting www.NextStopTheatre.org.
NextStop Theatre Company's 2014/15 Season
Gidion's Knot
By Johnna Adams
August 28-September 14, 2014
What two women learn about Gidion during a parent/teacher conference will spark debate in your home about our schools, bullying, self-expression, and personal responsibility. Directed by Christina Alicea
By A.R. Gurney
October 23-November 16, 2014
The key to a good marriage is open communication between you, your spouse, and your talking dog. Directed by Doug Wilder
Gutenberg! The Musical
By Scott Brown and Anthony King
January 8-February 1, 2015
Two aspiring writers want you to invest in "the next great Broadway musical spectacular" ...about a most unusual subject. Directed by Evan Hoffmann
Love, Loss and What I Wore
By Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron
Based on the book by Ilene Beckerman
February 12-March 1, 2015
From the writer of Sleepless in Seattle and When Harry Met Sally comes a collection of stories from women of all ages. From past to present, alternately funny, moving, and sometimes shocking, these women are far more than the clothes they wore. Directed by Lorraine Magee
Jesus Christ Superstar
Book by Tim Rice
Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lloyd Webber
March 26-April 19, 2015
The famous rock opera about the final days of Jesus of Nazareth caused a stir when it opened on Broadway, and it continues to fascinate audiences with its perspective on the humanity of the man called the Son of God and the political atmosphere that led to his crucifixion.
Directed by Danny Tippett
A Man For All Seasons
By Robert Bolt
May 28-June 14, 2015
What is a good man to do when he believes serving his country requires him to serve God first? The true story of Sir Thomas More, who was put to death by Henry VIII for refusing to endorse the King's marriage to Anne Boleyn. Directed by Gloria DuGan.


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Iconic sonic pioneer Peter Gabriel has just released New Blood, a reconstructed and re-imagined collection of the musicians biggest hits with orchestral arrangements, recorded live with the New Blood Orchestra.
To celebrate, we're giving away just about his entire catalogue!
On the heels of a limited sold-out US summer tour that earned Peter Gabriel some of the best reviews of his career, New Blood's release continues on the stylistic momentum of his recent Scratch My Back release. With hand-selected songs, Gabriel was aided by longtime collaborator John Metcalfe for the arrangements and Ben Foster as conductor of the 46-piece New Blood Orchestra.
This treatment is applied with painstaking attention to detail and stunning effect to songs including "Mercy Street", "Don't Give Up", "Digging In The Dirt", "San Jacinto", and the all-time classic "Solsbury Hill". The intention was not to simply rework Gabriel's biggest songs, but rather, find songs that were enhanced by the massed strings, brass, woodwind and percussion. "Don't Give Up" – now with Norwegian singer Ane Brun's vulnerable, cracking vocals replacing those of Kate Bush – rides a stirring, uplifting coda.
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New Blood is now available as a standard single-disc and digital download. A special 2-CD version includes the standard album, plus an added disc of instrument versions. There will additionally be a heavyweight vinyl version available November 8th that's released with a bonus 7" featuring "A Quiet Moment" and "Solsbury Hill"). The filmed concert "New Blood – Live in London", recorded October 23rd, 2010 at the Hammersmith Apollo will be available in 3D, blu-ray and standard DVD on October 25th.
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Leonard Cohen and the Persistence of Sorrow
No longer a hermit, the singer looks for hallelujah in old age
"Vengeance belongs to the Lord." It's not the most optimistic approach to death, but it's typical Leonard Cohen. For the past four and a half decades, the singer has made frequently gorgeous folk-rock out of total bleakness. And this week, at 77 years old, he releases a new album, Old Ideas, about exactly that: sex, love, spirituality, misfortune, and the other ideas that have long haunted him, now more forthright specters than perhaps ever before. Recently, while giving a talk at Joe's Pub in New York City — sitting in front of a picture of a younger version of himself, no less — Cohen was asked how he has or hasn't changed over the years. He responded by quoting his late friend, the poet Irving Layton: "Leonard's mind has not been contaminated by a single idea." Old Ideas is filled with many ideas, but they still belong to Leonard Cohen.
In this way, Cohen bucks the conventional narrative of the aging rock artist, who too many of us often expect to fundamentally transform with the passage of time. He has had no epiphany like Paul Simon, no trip to South Africa, no songs about waking up on Christmas Day. He is who he always was: a guy down on his luck, whose "Hallelujah" was always "broken." Old Ideas begins with Cohen calling himself a "lazy bastard in a suit," his lifespan reduced to "the brief elaboration of a tube," and ends with a man who no longer knows how to love his woman, consigned to his own side of the bed.
Which is not to say he hasn't grown up. Also at Joe's Pub, Cohen discussed his relatively recent return to touring and recording, after a period in the 1990s spent "living a hermit's life." He was forced to reconnect with friends in the music industry whom he had shut out. It was on the whole, he said, a good thing. Much of Old Ideas is about reaching out to people, even under the most dire of circumstances. Backup singers — including longtime collaborators Sharon Robinson, Jennifer Warnes, and Anjani Thomas — carry a good bit of the emotional burden, necessary harmony for Cohen's paean. The oddly moving "Show Me the Place" is about devotion as a kind of slavery. It was also the quickest on the album to come together.
There's a certain comfort in Cohen's continued gloom, its persistence and inevitability. On "Going Home," he's able to lift some of that burden by talking himself through it. The song is, as he says, a sort of "manual for living with defeat." That might be the implicit purpose of his whole career: No matter how bad the times, he's never given up owning the sorrowful storybook, even when we thought it was closed.


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Loreen - My Heart Is Refusing Me (International Version) + Crying Out Your Name
Loreen has been busy readying her dubut album Heal which is out October 24th, after years in the making. On it we get this tasty new version of her Scandinavian hit from last year - My Heart Is Refusing Me. We love that she won Eurovision with Euphoria and upped the quality of the contest big time and then went on to actually selling the single across Europe. She has major star quality and a banger of a follow up single! This new version we can hear being played everywhere - it sounds like a massive hit and we love that it's big on emotions and so dark. Top marks! Since this was one of the entries in the Swedish tryouts for Eurovision last year and a top 10 hit in Scandinavia that market is getting its own release - Crying Out Your Name. This isn't such an in your face kinda song, more like a slow burner that will make people interested in the album. Listen to both below! For the original 2011 version of My Heart... click here! Enjoy!


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A FILM-MAKER who grew up in a Rossendale village is using tall tales from his youth to inspire a new movie.
Chris Johnson-Standley's latest project is based on the myths he encountered in Helmshore and the surrounding area during his school years.
These include everything from haunted submerged villages under Grane's reservoirs, UFOs flying over and a First World War tank buried beneath a Haslingden park.
And now the former Accrington and Rossendale College student, who runs a media company, is calling on local people to send him their own tales to be included in the film.
Chris said: "I need people of all ages to share their unusual stories about Haslingden and Helmshore.
"Things they heard as children that they were told were true, but had a ring of myth and legend about them. I want to collect them and present them in my film."
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Bill Osterndorf
President and Founder,
HR Analytical Services
There are an extensive number of OFCCP-related items that we'd like to tell you about. Several of these items relate to topics we've discussed in previous editions of the AA Resource.
Deadline Extended for Comments on Proposed Changes to Veterans Regulations
OFCCP issued an extensive proposal regarding changes to its regulations for veterans. The deadline period to provide comments on these changes has been
extended until July 11, 2011.
The proposed regulations can be accessed from OFCCP's website (www.dol.gov/ofccp) or from www.regulations.gov. (We discussed these proposed regulations in AA Resource volume 1, number 1.)
Proposed Changes to Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing
OFCCP has also released proposed revisions to its scheduling letter and the itemized listing that accompanies the scheduling letter. The scheduling letter is used by OFCCP to initiate a compliance review. Like the proposed changes to the veterans regulations, the proposed changes to the scheduling letter and the itemized listing are very extensive. The deadline period to provide comments on the proposed changes to the scheduling letter and itemized listing is also
July 11, 2011.
These items can be found at www.regulations.gov. (We discussed these proposed changes in more detail in AA Resource volume 1, number 3.)
Recall of June 3, 2011 Scheduling Letters Sent from Midwest Region
OFCCP's Midwest Region recently sent a number of scheduling letters that have a formal date of June 3, 2011. These letters were received by contractors on a number of dates after June 3. Various sources are reporting that ALL of these letters are being recalled, and the reviews associated with these scheduling letters will not take place. We have had several clients with a June 3 scheduling letter that have received a notice cancelling the review. If you received a June 3, 2011 scheduling letter and have not received a second letter cancelling the review, PLEASE CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY so that we can help your company get this review closed.
OFCCP Midwest Region Leadership Changes
There are a number of reports circulating that OFCCP Midwest Regional Director Sandra Ziegler and Midwest Regional Deputy Director Shirley Thomas left the agency on June 30, 2011. If this is accurate, it will represent a major change for OFCCP's Midwest Region. Ms. Ziegler has been widely considered an innovator in her approach to compliance reviews and agency practices.
New Functional Affirmative Action Plan Directive
OFCCP very recently released a new version of its directive concerning functional affirmative action plans. A functional AAP is an AAP that is not produced for a particular facility. Instead, a functional AAP covers a specific functional group within an organization. We will be talking to our clients that have functional AAPs in place in the next few days about the ramifications of this new directive. Please contact us if your company is considering the use of functional AAPs.
OFCCP Settles Compensation Discrimination Case with AstraZeneca
OFCCP's website provides information regarding a recent settlement with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca in regard to alleged compensation discrimination by AstraZeneca. AstraZeneca signed a consent decree and order with OFCCP in which the company agreed to provide back pay to a class of female employees. Perhaps just as important are provisions in the consent decree that require extensive statistical analyses of compensation by AstraZeneca. The consent decree is available through the Department of Labor's Office of Administrative Law Judges (OALJ). You can also contact us if you would like a copy of the AstraZeneca consent decree.
National Industry Liaison Group Conference in New Orleans
The National Industry Liaison Group (ILG) conference will be held in New Orleans from July 25-29. The National ILG is an organization composed of companies that work closely with EEOC, OFCCP, and other federal regulatory agencies. You can get registration information on the conference at
. This should be an interesting conference in light of the many things occurring at OFCCP.
Did You Know
… that the last few months have been one of the most active times in OFCCP's history? Since the end of April, OFCCP has proposed two major changes in the way it will operate, made a variety of leadership changes, moved forward with its new compensation initiatives, and released a major revision to a key directive. The only comparable period in regard to this level of activity may be the end of the Clinton administration when a number of major new regulatory initiatives were released.
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I have been on several and did Lindblad Expedition's cruise in the Sea of Cortez. They are an absolutely marvelous way to see an area, and get immersed in everything the area has to offer, with naturalists on board that do everything from scuba dive to animal trackers, whale experts who lower microphones to listen to the whales and swimming with the sea lions plus hiking on nearly deserted islands as you learn about the plants and animals that coexist in this environment. The cabins are very basic..the 3 s type...and it can be rough as the ships are small. We were on over New Years time, and we did have a few evenings of very rough weather, but that being said, we did not leave or use the planned path, but rather waited out some of the weather and totally adjusted the routing of our trip which is the beauty of small ships. The food was good, not ultimate gourmet or as good as on some other small ships and expedition ships I have been on before, but definitely fresh and good.
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From ocean to bay to inlet, Ocean City abounds with tales of the supernatural and mysterious legends that have haunted the island for centuries.
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by Jonathan M. Hernandez, Erin M. Siegel, Bridget Riggs, Steven Eschrich, Abul Elahi, Xiaotao Qu, Abidemi Ajidahun, Anders Berglund, Domenico Coppola, William M. Grady, Anna R. Giuliano, David Shibata
Changes in host tumor genome DNA methylation patterns are among the molecular alterations associated with HPV-related carcinogenesis. However, there is little known about the epigenetic changes associated specifically with the development of anal squamous cell cancer (SCC). We sought to characterize broad methylation profiles across the spectrum of anal squamous neoplasia.
Twenty-nine formalin-fixed paraffin embedded samples from 24 patients were evaluated and included adjacent histologically normal anal mucosa (NM; n?=?3), SCC-in situ (SCC-IS; n?=?11) and invasive SCC (n?=?15). Thirteen women and 11 men with a median age of 44 years (range 26–81) were included in the study. Using the SFP10 LiPA HPV-typing system, HPV was detected in at least one tissue from all patients with 93% (27/29) being positive for high-risk HPV types and 14 (93%) of 15 invasive SCC tissues testing positive for HPV 16. Bisulfite-modified DNA was interrogated for methylation at 1,505 CpG loci representing 807 genes using the Illumina GoldenGate Methylation Array. When comparing the progression from normal anal mucosa and SCC-IS to invasive SCC, 22 CpG loci representing 20 genes demonstrated significant differential methylation (p<0.01). The majority of differentially methylated gene targets occurred at or close to specific chromosomal locations such as previously described HPV methylation "hotspots" and viral integration sites.
We have identified a panel of differentially methlylated CpG loci across the spectrum of HPV-associated squamous neoplasia of the anus. To our knowledge, this is the first reported application of large-scale high throughput methylation analysis for the study of anal neoplasia. Our findings support further investigations into the role of host-genome methylation in HPV-associated anal carcinogenesis with implications towards enhanced diagnosis and screening strategies.


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For each of the nine sectors studied, we examine developments in five different distinct areas—audience, economics, newsroom investment, ownership and digital journalism—and, often, alternative outlets as well. We aggregate as much publicly available data as possible in one place and include original content analysis. In addition to numerous new charts of data, most compilations from earlier reports are updated and still available.
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At the first visit, information in the application is reviewed, you and your child are interviewed, and concerns are discussed in further detail. Reports of previous educational or developmental testing will be reviewed. Often the assessment involves observations of the child's behavior, play and interactions with your family. Developmental testing will be performed, as indicated, to assess the child's current levels of functioning. Physical and neurological examinations may be done and you may be given questionnaires for your child and his/her teachers to complete and return at the next appointment.
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I've lived several places around this state. Some of them were named for Revolutionary War heroes, former presidents or places in Europe. I spent most of my growing up years in Social Circle, a town named for a group of fellows who gathered around a well to drink water (that's the puritanical version, others think it may have been firewater).
Some polls show 96 percent of Americans celebrate Christmas, while 5 percent observe Hanukkah and 2 percent celebrate Kwanzaa (some celebrate more than one).
Dear Santa,
There is nothing pretty about the little bird in our Christmas tree. It is made of that shiny metallic stuff that most Christmas ornaments are made of. It has a tail that looks more like a brush. Instead of feet, it has a spring-loaded clip to attach it to the tree.
It was 40 years ago, about this time of year that I repented of my sins and was baptized. At 9, my list of sins paled in comparison to some of the whoppers I committed over the ensuing years. I figured if I sinned once a day over that time, that is 14,600. There were some days I was in double digits.
There's been a lot written about blessing counting.
Dawson is the 4-year-old daughter of a co-worker of mine. From time to time, she comes by the office for a little visit.
In a few retail stores, the Christmas decorations are already going up. The holiday season, like it or not, is upon us.
One thing the housing slowdown has given us is fewer cutely named subdivisions. I love driving through a town and noting the name of developments. In Forsyth County, one of the larger developments is called Polo Fields.
There used to be a scale in front of a store in Social Circle. You could put a penny in the slot by your astrological sign and a little cover would move to reveal your weight and your horoscope.
There used to be an outfit that tried to tell you what season you are. It had a lot to do with what color of clothes best suited you.
As a boy of 17, I decided I wanted to be a political reporter. I didn't have time to wait, so I packed up my tape recorder and headed off to the state Capitol to begin my new career.
I spent several years of my life working in the TV news business. As a result, I am an avid watcher of TV news.
I keep adding to a long list of things that I will one day have to explain to my grandchildren. They are the things that were important parts of our culture that are now becoming extinct.
I don't want to compare myself to Rep. Joe Wilson, but I understand a thing or two about speaking out in public venues.
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A BENCH which used to be on the traffic islands at Barnards Green should be replaced, say Malvern town councillors.
Members voted to support a motion by Councillor Martin Lawrence, calling on the district council to replace the bench, which vanished some years ago.
"The bench was a favourite of both residents and visitors and allowed both to take in the ambience of this key shopping area," said Coun Lawrence. Coun Paul Tuthill said: "The Conservators have a long list of people who are willing to pay for benches as memorials to loved ones, but not many sites to put them.
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The bondage spreadeagle is a common bondage position in which the woman has her arms and legs outstretched into a rough X-shape. The spreadeagle position is fairly simply and easy to apply, and can be easily maintained for more than an hour as long as the tie is not too tight. The bondage spread eagle is a type of sex while bondaged.
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A normal horizontal spreadeagle usually involves the submissive's arms and legs being tied to a secure frame, such as the corner-posts of a bed. This position will leave the captive very exposed, and grants the dominant full access to tickle, tease, or stimulate her sensitive areas. It is common to include blindfolds and gags to compliment a bondage spreadeagle.
The complete helplessness and exposure of the submissive in this position allows the dominant complete freedom to tease or stimulate any of her exposed body. Tickle torture, orgasm control, and forced orgasms are popular forms of play to accompany this position, where the submissive's legs are securely held appart and she can be sexually stimulated at the will of the dominant.
More restrictive spreadeagle ties involve additional restrains around the arms, legs, a midsection of the bound subject. In most cases this consists of additional restraints above the knees, but for maximum immobility, more than three straps are sometimes used on each limb, although this tends to require specialised equipment. Placing straps above and below the submissive's breasts and around her waist can help to prevent her chest and back from moving.
Because of the nature of the spreadeagle tie, it is almost impossible to undress the submissive once she is tied up without damaging or destroying her clothing, as pants and underwear cannot be lowered very far while her legs are spread. It is usually more practical to have her stripped in advance, at least from the waist down. Spreader bar are common when applying this time of bondage position.


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I think that's not the case, look that he gets a 404 status from tomcat with a "Apache Tomcat/4.1.18" signature at the end.... the problem he's having is that the default servlet for tomcat root isn't insatalled.... very rare indeed, but that's the case Shapira, Yoav escribió: >Hi, >There is at least one of other possible cause for this error. > >Perhaps your shutdown cannot be completed normally. For example, if you >start a non-daemon thread from your app and never shut it down, it will >keep running. That will prevent the JVM process from exiting and the >port will stay bound, even though all the Tomcat stuff is gone and you >won't be able to connect to Tomcat with a browser. > >In that case, you'd need to kill the process in order to release the >port. Then you'll be able to start up again. Of course, you should >debug why this is happening. > >Yoav Shapira >Millennium Research Informatics > > > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Avinash R S [mailto:email@example.com] >>Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 12:24 PM >>To: Tomcat Users List >>Subject: Re: Help with Tomcat Install? >> >>It looks like the port is being used by another application. >> >>Run Shutdown.sh once, and then run startup.sh and still if you get the >> >> >same > > >>error as Catalina.start: LifecycleException: Protocol handler >>initialization failed: java.net.BindException: Address already in >> >> >use:8080 > > >>Then some other application is using the port >> >>Access server.xml file and change port from 8080 to say 7645 . >> >>Try to start the server and access the page at http://localhost:7645 >> >>Best Regards, >>Avinash >> >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "John Villar" <email@example.com> >>To: "Tomcat Users List" <email@example.com> >>Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 9:45 PM >>Subject: Re: Help with Tomcat Install? >> >> >> >> >>>>Catalina.start: LifecycleException: Protocol handler initialization >>>> >>>> >>failed: java.net.BindException: Address already in use:8080 >> >> >>>>LifecycleException: Protocol handler initialization failed: >>>> >>>> >>java.net.BindException: Address already in use:8080 >> >> >>>> >>>> >>>This error is saying that port 8080 is already taken, probably by >>> >>> >your > > >>>already running Tomcat daemon, it is common in that case >>> >>>-- >>>John Villar >>>Gerente de Proyectos >>>Computadores Flor Hard Soft 2058 C.A. >>>www.florhard.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>----------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >---- > > >>- >>---- >> >> >> >> >>>--------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>To unsubscribe, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com >>>For additional commands, e-mail: email@example.com >>> >>> >> >>DISCLAIMER: >>This message (including attachment if any) is confidential and may be >>privileged. Before opening attachments please check them for viruses >> >> >and > > >>defects. MindTree Consulting Private Limited (MindTree) will not be >>responsible for any viruses or defects or any forwarded attachments >>emanating either from within MindTree or outside. If you have received >> >> >this > > >>message by mistake please notify the sender by return e-mail and >> >> >delete > > >>this message from your system. Any unauthorized use or dissemination of >>this message in whole or in part is strictly prohibited. Please note >> >> >that > > >>e-mails are susceptible to change and MindTree shall not be liable for >> >> >any > > >>improper, untimely or incomplete transmission. >> >>--------------------------------------------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe, e-mail: email@example.com >>For additional commands, e-mail: email@example.com >> >> > > > > >This e-mail, including any attachments, is a confidential business communication, and may contain information that is confidential, proprietary and/or privileged. This e-mail is intended only for the individual(s) to whom it is addressed, and may not be saved, copied, printed, disclosed or used by anyone else. If you are not the(an) intended recipient, please immediately delete this e-mail from your computer system and notify the sender. Thank you. > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: email@example.com >For additional commands, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com > > > > > -- John Villar Gerente de Proyectos Computadores Flor Hard Soft 2058 C.A. www.florhard.com
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Posted by David Hartung @ 7:03
It seems that the price people are willing to pay for tickets to the Super bowl have been going down, the current price being just under $1800 a head. Even this *low* price is out of reach to most Americans. In addition, it seems that the lowest price tickets for regular season tickets are about a hundred dollars. With the average player salary being about $1.9 million dollars, pro football is most assuredly not a poor man's game.
While I personally would not be caught dead paying these prices to be entertained, I have no quarrel with those who do. However I do have a question. Professional athletes and other top rank entertainers make a tremendous amount of money working in a vocation which really contributes very little to our society, and the left has no problem; Let a man who runs a company which provides jobs to tens of thousands of people make the same money, and the left screams bloody murder. Where is the logic here?
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Supreme General Rayegun — January 25, 2014 @ 10:14 am
Vicar, remember the left is all about the double standard not to mention the party of supposed "tolerance" is highly INTOLERANT of anything that is non-conforming of THEIR agenda. Including hard-working business owners, but most especially SMALL business owners. The current misadministration at least is "transparent" in their disdain for business in general (unless the business is the burgeoning government itself), as well as small businesses. But as you've pointed out, pro sports and even more so anything attached to the entertainment industry (i.e. WhollyWeird) gets glossed over while the crickets are chirping.
One possible answer, term limits all the way down to the city/town/county/parrish level. No exceptions. Period. Next, no pension for anyone in the Executive or Legislative branches of the federal government. This is the other side of the coin of term limits. Not to mention, their pay is LOCKED at the minimum wage level and also unchangeable without a vote and approval of 2/3rds of the states. This should get DC back to where it was in Washington's days. You came, you served, you went back to your family and a REGULAR job and contributed to the greater good in that manner.
Will this happen? Let's just say until a STRONG Reagan-esque conservative movement can dropkick the liberal-progressives back outside of the city limits of DC, a snowball in hell would stand better odds.
You asked.
David Hartung — January 25, 2014 @ 11:20 am
I personally think that the Congress should be limited to a single 90 day term every year, with pay scale to match. Make these clowns keep their private sector jobs. If they have to actually live and operate under the laws they pass; You will find them much less likely to pass the give-away and regulatory programs which have made the Feds so powerful.
Of course another possibility would be to elect Venomous and Korrioth as President and Vice President.
Supreme General Rayegun — January 25, 2014 @ 7:54 pm
Would you really want to deal with the sort of election cycle antics that happens now every year?
I have no problem with the 4-year term for Representatives and the 6-year term for Senators. Definitely limited to one term though. But when it comes to Senators, that selection needs to return to the original Founding Fathers method where they are chosen by the Governor of each state. That way the Senator realizes they WILL be held accountable.
Now as for your last thought, it certainly would get a lot if things corrected in order for my original thoughts to become possible!
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ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. - In just a few days, parents, students and school administrators in St. Johns County will know the names of two new K-8 schools.
It comes after hundreds of suggestions from members of the community were voted on and some were voted out.
There are six names on the table as possibilities.
"What you name it, it's there forever, so we put a lot of thought into it," Superintendent Joe Joyner said. "We're looking forward to not calling it II or HH. That gets kind of annoying after a while."24818992
The II School is located in Nocatee and could be named either Valley Ridge Academy, Discovery Trail Academy or Palmetto Cove Academy.
HH School, on the the other hand, is located in Durbin Crossing and could be named Crossing Oaks Academy, Islebrook Crossing Academy or Patriot Oaks Academy.
"There names that are endemic to the area," Joyner said. "Some are like the geographical landmarks that are endemic to that area."
The names were suggestions from surveys that the public weighed in on last year. Parents say they are appreciative that they had a hand in the decision-making process.
"I think the kids, they don't take the name for granted, and they want to support their school, whether they are in it at the time or graduating from that tier of their life," one parent said.
Students' opinions vary on the choices.
Once the school board decides on the name of both schools, the work isn't over. It has to choose the school colors and mascot.
"It's really exciting and exhausting because everything starts from scratch -- (Parent Teacher Organization), to where are you going to drop off the children, to where are you going to eat," Joyner said.
The board will vote Tuesday.
Joyner said regardless of the chosen names, the new schools are evidence that the county continues to grow.
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text: Google Glass is getting more stylish. The search giant's wearable technology is about to get a fashionable lift from Luxottica Group, the Italian eyewear company behind brands like Ray-Ban and Oakley. Those brands will be a part of Luxottica's new collaboration with Google, which will see the eyewear company design and create frames for Glass. According to a statement by Luxottica, the companies aim to develop Glass products that will combine high-fashion, lifestyle and innovative technology.


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The date was April 4, 1968. Martin Luther King Jr. dressed for dinner. He laughed with friends. He hoped his host would prepare a good Southern meal. A step out onto the balcony of his motel and his fate changed. Forty years later, King's assassination still carries the weight of regret for what could have been and the longing for answers.
Why was Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis?
A group of black sanitation workers had gone on strike protesting poor wages. King was asked to lead a march of the workers. The day before his assassination, King delivered his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech at the Mason Temple Church of God in Christ. The next day, while standing on the balcony of his second floor room at the Lorraine Motel, he was shot.
What happened to the assassin?
James Earl Ray, an open racist and criminal, fled the country. He was arrested two months later at Heathrow Airport, according to news reports. After being extradited to Tennessee, Ray was convicted of murder and accepted a guilty plea deal to avoid the death penalty. He was sentenced to 99 years in prison. He died of liver disease in 1998.
Was it part of a conspiracy?
Although King's shooter confessed, he recanted three days later. During many appeals, he alluded to conspiracy theories, including being set up by the U.S. government. The CIA, Memphis police, the FBI and the Army also were said to be involved. King's family has said they believe it was a government plot. Nothing has ever been proven.
How many states honor King's birthday?
On Nov. 2, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed legislation establishing a legal holiday honoring him. By 1999, all 50 states observed the holiday, though each handles it differently.
What has been done to remember King?
His legacy lives through the study of his ideology and teachings. His nonviolent protests are still copied, discussed and debated. In Washington, D.C., a $100-million memorial is being built on four acres along the edge of the Tidal Basin, between the Jefferson and Lincoln memorials, where King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963. He is the first African-American to be honored with a memorial in the National Mall.
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THE decision to close two Wirral fire stations and cut firefighter numbers has been slammed by union bosses who believe Merseyside residents will "pay the ultimate price" for the reduction in coverage.
At its budget meeting on Thursday, Merseyside fire authority approved plans that will see stations in West Kirby and Upton merged in to a new unit at Greasby.
The measures - which will also merge stations in St Helens and Knowsley – are needed to meet Government cuts and balance a budget shortfall of £6.3m by 2016.
The reduction of six stations down to three will be coupled with the loss of up to 100 Merseyside firefighters and around 50 back-office staff.
Another station in Liverpool or Sefton could also close.
An increase of 1.99% in the fire service's share of the council tax bill was also approved but Mark Rowe, secretary of Merseyside Fire Brigades Union – which represents rank-and-file officers, told the Globe "the axe has fallen in the wrong place".
He said: "It is devastating for the fire and rescue service on Merseyside.
"These cuts alone would severely impact on the ability of the fire service to operate in Merseyside but on top of the cuts over the years, we believe that the red line is now behind us. We have passed the line now to not be able to deliver the service effectively."
Merseyside fire service currently has 760 firefighters, down from 1,500 a decade earlier, and 28 fire engines, cut from 42 since last September.
"We will have firefighters in the 600s by the end of 2016," said Mr Rowe.
"That will have an impact on the service we can provide and while politicians are nervous about saying that, it is a fact."
Mr Rowe described the cuts in funding as "wilful vandalism of the" fire service and said the FBU does not believe there is a need for such cuts.
He said: "We think it's an ideological attack on the fire service.
"This coalition in Westminster has turned their backs on the people of Merseyside – it is quite simply devastating.
"It's putting the fire fighters at risk as well as the public as we have to deal with more fire calls and are put in these dangerous situations a lot more.
"The people of Merseyside may face paying the ultimate price - it is a very dark day indeed for the people of Merseyside."
Mr Rowe said members of the public were happy to pay for fully functional emergency services, adding: "The axe has fallen in the wrong place."
The fire service intends to shed the jobs by not replacing retiring employees but has not ruled out compulsory redundancies for back office staff.
Councillor Dave Hanratty, chair of the Fire and Rescue Authority said: "We have made huge reductions in management costs and support services but Government has left us with no option but to cut our frontline services even further.
"With support from our local MPs, we have lobbied hard to stop further grant cuts but Government has only partially listened".
Dan Stephens, Chief Fire Officer, said: "Significant reductions in fire appliances and firefighters mean that we eventually have to reduce the number of community fire stations.
"We will continue our dialogue and consultation with local political leaders and the public, particularly in the areas where stations will be merged, but we have few options left open to us."
THE decision to close two Wirral fire stations and cut firefighter numbers has been slammed by union bosses who believe Merseyside residents will "pay the ultimate price" for the reduction in coverage.


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Back in August DK posted a video of a red-headed child that looks like him and absolutely dominated a live TV interview and used the word 'apparently' over and over. He became known as the 'Apparently Kid.' In his post, DK predicted that his look-alike would make it big one day. Well, that day has come.


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About tippet for Great lake steelheads
Hi guys, !
I recently read on the net, that fluorocarbon tippet is the best tippet for steelheads and browns, like Drennan.
How, and when are you using fluorocarbon (or not !) ? only on clear and low water ? in every fishing conditions?
What are the most pupolar sizes ? 1X, 3X, and maybe 4X in clear water ? I think about purchase the Rio Fluoroflex.....
Re: About tippet for Great lake steelheads
I almost never use anything else BUT fluoro - there just really isn't a reason not to.
I think the one exception to that would be throwing dry flies because the fluoro tends to sink more than mono.
Aside from that, I can't think of one application where mono would perform any better.
Re: About tippet for Great lake steelheads
Hi Ben,
I think you'll get a variety of answers to your questions because of the diversity of tributaries to the GL's and the tactics used on them. I'm confident you'll find some similarities as well. You might want to give us a refresher, which Lakes and tributaries do you intend to fish?
Personally, I fish the Lake Erie Tribs, the most shallow of all of the Great Lakes. The tributaries follow suit, they are shale bottom and often very low and clear.
My Flouro of choice is Seaguar's Grand Max, but I don't think you can go wrong with Rio either. I like a mono butt section tied with Maxima Chameleon and or Ultra Green Generally speaking for the fall, I fish mostly 2x-3x when the water is up with some color. When it drops to low and clear, I'm generally using 4x and down to 5x when the 4x doesn't seem to cut it. When I'm nymphing/egging, I'm somewhere between 3x and 5x again, depending on water conditions. When I'm streamer fishing exclusively, then I'll generally stick with 2x-3x.
In the winter, Flouro can get brittle so I usually stick with 2x or 3x.
Re: About tippet for Great lake steelheads
Hi Jaybo !
Thanks for the answer, and again, your knowledge is a good help.
I plan a Salmon River (NY) trip in early november / mid november (from 2nd to 14th november). I hope also fishing smaller tribs like north and south Sandy's (depending on water level).
About tippets, here in France trouts are really spooki, and when I'm nyphing a 4X to 6X is the key. BUT our fish are not Great lake steelheads size !! (For me a 20 inch fish is a nice one) then, a 4X or 5X isn't just to small ??
Re: About tippet for Great lake steelheads
Hi Ben,
I'm not as familiar with Lake Ontario Tribs like the Salmon River but I suspect what I've said in my previous will work. Hopefully some of the others who fish the Salmon River will chime in with more localized information.
Trout here in the US can be very spooky as well, especially in spring fed creeks. When I'm fishing these spring creeks, much like you, I am often using a leader with a large portion of tippet being between 4x-5x, 6x when I really need it.
4x and 5x will suit you just fine up there. When I get down to 5x, it's really just the tip of the leader that I'll use 5x on, probably between 1-2 feet. The bulk of my leader material is 3x and larger.
Even though the tippet size is most often dictated by the size of the fly, I have had good luck dropping down a size and sometimes two when the fish are very spooky.
Re: About tippet for Great lake steelheads
Right, when I use a size 12 or 10 hook, I'd rather use a 4 X. With 14 and smaller, a 5X or 6X is good.
Anyway, I will tacke 4 size of Fluoroflex in differents size (from 1X to 5X) for any river conditions.
Thancks for your help guys !
Re: About tippet for Great lake steelheads
Just an FYI...
That Drennan fluoro you mentioned is made by a company called Sunline, one of 3 manufacturers of fluorocarbon in the World.
Sunline sells it under the label V-Hard and it is very pricey due to the expensive packaging.
It actually has the lowest refractive index of any fluorocarbon sold today, meaning it is the most invisible under water. It is a little stiff because of this, but I never found it to be an issue.
The issue with the way Drennan packages it is they take what Sunline sells as 6 pound under the V-Hard label and they package it as 4 pound, so it seems very thick but in reality it breaks at 2-3 pounds over the listed breaking strength.
It is quite comical how many lines in the fishing World regarding fluoro and mono are the exact same thing, sold by a different company with different packaging...
Think about it, only 3 companies make fluoro, yet how many sell it?
For Great Lakes migratory Trout, I would order some 5, 6 and 8 pound Drennan and call it a day if you are nymphing. If the water is stained, just use Maxima Ultragreen in 5, 6 or 8 pound, no reason to use fluoro in stained water. If you are fishing streamers, 8, 10 or 12 pound Maxima Ultragreen, to use fluoro for streamer fishing is a waste of money and fluoro doesn't do loop knots well "especially in lighter line weights", I always fish my streamers with a loop knot to the hook, much better action that way...
If I was fishing 5X, 6X or 7X I would go with the Grand Max as it is more limp and gonna fish the tiny flies associated with those tippets more effectively...
Re: About tippet for Great lake steelheads
Wow, 5x, 6x or less? I know guys who use nothing but 1x. I use 2x mostly, sometimes when in very clear water I use 3x but that's about it. I guess it depends upon where you fish. I fish smaller rivers. Lots of wood snags. I have broken off 2x trying to hold back fish from running into log piles. You let him go and he's gone, simple as that.
I had one fish this fall get me into a fallen willow tree. I could see my indicator up against the branch. So I waded in and I could see the fish laying under the branch and my top fly stuck in the branch. I've noticed that steelhead seem to just stop and lay still if they have a steady tension on them when they are in snags. I bent over following my line down to the first fly. I ended leaning over so much that water was running in the top of my waders. As soon as I unhooked the top fly taking the tension off the fish took off like a rocket. I am trying to get the fish under control again. Well it didn't last long. He ran about 10 feet and he was into another branch of the same tree. So I waded over and followed my line down again. This time I couldn't see the fish or any of the flies. I just followed my line as best I could. It was a really thick snag full of grass and leaves that had been pushed against the branches by the current. I end up loosing the line in all the fine debris. I fell around some more trying to find the line again while all the time my waders have water seeping in. I ended up feeling the back of the fish. Mr. steelhead was having none of that. He took off like a shot. my line followed him into the snag, suddenly stopped and then "pop", he was gone. Gone with 2 flies and my indicator. He left me standing there with one arm soaking wet and water sloshing around in the top half of my waders. Those wader belts do a good job of keeping the water out of your legs I can testify to that! Only time I can remember loosing and indicator. Every time I have tried to get a fish out of a snag by going in after them it has turned out bad.
I can't imagine using 5x in snag filled water. Its like your conceding to give up on a fish that makes a run. At least with 2x you can clamp down and at least maybe turn the fish then you have a chance of landing him. If your rivers aren't full of snags then by all means try 4x, maybe 5x but any smaller seems to be unnecessary.
Re: About tippet for Great lake steelheads
I think if you re-read the suggestions for 5X or less were for resident Trout, not migratory species :)
Re: About tippet for Great lake steelheads
For salmon and steel I like a furled leader (mono) with a straight tipper of 8 or 10 lb flourocarbon. Seems to do the trick!
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