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Suitable candidates must have all four of the following experiences while working as a business analyst:
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There doesn't appear to be any medical material on why it would be bad to sleep on your stomach, in general! ! Any Suggestions here?
The best position to sleep during pregnancy is SOS, sleeping on side. Sleeping on your stomach is bad for you and your baby in the later stages of pregnancy. Source:http://www.ehow.com/about_5128239_sleeping-positions-during-pregnancy.html
yes, because it throws your back posture off.
Tempur-Pedic mattresses offer the best support for most sleepers. Its revolutionized "dense and durable" material support the spine during rest, decreasing common back and spine problems associated with poor sleeping posture. However, sleep… Source:http://www.ehow.com/how_5761501_sleep-stomach-tempur_pedic.html
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Is it bad for babies to sleep on their stomach? Is it bad for babies or tummy when they are to roll onto their side sleeping? Should I buy a sleeping positioner to keep bubs
There is no support for your spine! It is just as bad to sleep on your back because then there is too much weight on your spine, especially if you are pregnant! The best position to sleep in is on your side! Use one of those leg pillows to keep your spine aligned! Take care!
I'm pretty sure it doesn't affect the growth or anything but if it hurts then you probably should sleep on your stomach. Its actually bad to sleep on your back
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Every team in the NBA that is serious about contending for a championship wants to have a deep bench. One question that gets thrown at practically every contender is "are they deep enough?" And, as a result, GMs around the league are constantly searching for players to fill a variety of bench roles. The "sixth man" who can sub in and provide an offensive boost is a hot commodity. Swing men who can check in and guard the oppositions best player for a spell are also in high demand. However there is one role that often gets overlooked in the NBA today, and that is the backup center position. Thankfully the Boston Celtics have two really good ones in Chris Wilcox and Jason Collins heading into the 2012-2013 season.
The NBA is a star driven league and thus fans often want to believe that it's the stars who power their team to victory. However the difference between winning and losing just as often depends on quality minutes from backup big men. For every playoff team there is always a few games where their best big man gets in foul trouble early, and they end up having to rely on their top reserve for more minutes than they initially planned. The performance that they receive is often the difference between victory and defeat. The teams with bigs who can come in and be relied upon typically win out, and those with bigs who come in and are taken advantage of typically go home.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have possible the best reserve big man in the league in Nick Collison. The Miami Heat have an awfully good one in Udonis Haslem. The L.A. Lakers actually are pretty deep in the front court as well thanks to their re-signing Jordan Hill. While this is not the reason that these three are the favorites to take home the Larry O'Brien trophy this year, it certainly aids their case. Boston meanwhile has had a tough time with reserve bigs ever since their championship run in 2008. Last year the Celtics planned to go with Chris Wilcox and Brandon Bass as their top reserves, but injuries to Wilcox and Jermaine O'Neal voided that plan. In 2011 they tried their luck with Jermaine and Shaquille O'Neal, but neither could stay healthy. In 2010 Rasheed Wallace did a decent job, but never got into good enough shape to give Boston the impact they were looking for. In 2009 injuries to Kevin Garnett and Leon Powe crushed the C's front court depth, and they were forced to rely on Mikki Moore. Only in 2008 did they actually have a solid backup big – P.J. Brown.
Brown came out of retirement to join the Celtics after the All-Star break in 2008. He went on to play a critical role in Boston's championship run. While he is best remembered for his game clinching jump shot in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, Brown actually did a lot more than just knock down open jumpers that year. In 2008 Kendrick Perkins was starting to get acknowledged as one of the best defensive centers in the league, but he was also terribly prone to foul trouble. It seemed like every other game Perk would get hit with an early call that he didn't like, then commit another out of frustration, and Brown would be forced into action for longer than coach Doc Rivers intended. Fortunately for the 2008 Celtics Brown was a reliable force and thus they didn't miss a beat when Perk went to the bench. Unfortunately they have been without a reliable backup ever since he retired following that championship.
The backup center role is possibly even more important for the present day Celtics than it was during 2008, but they've been getting progressively thinner up front ever since Brown left. Perkins is gone and now Garnett starts at center, moving over from power forward at the All-Star break last year. Garnett isn't as prone to foul trouble as the moody Perk was, but he is 36 years old and thus simply can't play 40 minutes a game anymore. If the Celtics are going to get quality play from Garnett he has to get 10 to 12 minutes of rest every night. However last year every time Garnett went to the bench the C's simply fell apart, particularly on the defensive end. They went into the season feeling good about their depth, with Wilcox and Bass backing up Garnett and Jermaine O'Neal. But Wilcox and O'Neal went down with season ending injuries, forcing Bass into the starting lineup and D-League product Greg Stiemsma into the role of top reserve. He had an impact in the regular season, but a broken foot suffered late in the year robbed him of what little mobility he had, and teams took advantage of him in the playoffs, running pick and rolls right at him whenever he was on the floor. The team simply fell apart whenever KG took a breather, forcing Doc Rivers to play him more than he wanted to, and the high minute totals eventually caught up to KG late in the Miami series. If the Celtics were serious about making another championship run they had to reload the front court. Thankfully they did by signing Wilcox and Collins.
Wilcox was really coming into his own, giving the Celtics defense, rebounding, and transition offense off the bench before undergoing season ending heart surgery. This year he's back and healthy and projects as Boston's top reserve in the frontcourt. However if there is one the Celtics have learned in the past five years it's that you can never have too many big bodies, which is why Celtic fans have to love the Collins signing. While he doesn't provide the transition game Wilcox does, and isn't as good a rebounder, Collins is still one of the better low post defenders in the game. If circumstances require him coming off the bench to spell Garnett the C's defense won't collapse like it did last year. The Celtics haven't had two such reliable pieces on their bench since '08. Rasheed was good, but they never knew what they were going to get from him on any given night. Jermaine O'Neal couldn't even be relied upon to show up. Stiemsma was a liability. That won't be the case this year.
None of Boston's reserve bigs are going to give the Celtics much offense. Rookie Jared Sullinger will get some looks in the post. Wilcox will get hustle baskets. Collins and rookie Fab Melo will throw down the odd dunk when they get the chance, but that's about it. Luckily the C's really don't need offense from their front court subs. They have all the offense they need coming from Jeff Green, Jason Terry and Courtney Lee. Their backup bigs simply need to sub in and make sure the defense doesn't fall apart when Garnett heads for the pine, as it has in years past. With Wilcox and Collins on board things look a lot more stable.Tags: Basketball, Boston, Boston Celtics, Chris Wilcox, Jason Collins, Kevin Garnett, NBA, P.J. Brown


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Turkey's Deputy PM Bulent Arinc said Wednesday that the government would follow the court order lifting the block on Twitter access, Anadolu Agency reported.
"We may or may not like a court decision, but we certainly abide by it," Arinc told journalists in the southern city of Hatay.
Earlier in the day, an Ankara-based administrative court issued a temporary injunction ordering Turkey's official telecommunications authority TIB, to lift the block on access to Twitter, which was implemented on Thursday night.
"If its reasoned decision has been issued, what TIB should do is obvious," Arinc said.
One of the most senior voices in the Turkish cabinet, Arinc said his government had taken steps that were even more progressive than those taken by the U.S. in terms of promoting broadband internet and its access.
"But, Twitter is a private corporation after all; whatever is crime in real life is still a crime when it is committed in cyberspace," he said.
He noted that some people's privacy rights had been violated and attacked on social media. "If a court orders blocking a webpage on the grounds of these violations, we, of course, will abide by it," he said.
Arinc also pointed to a double standard that the Twitter management ignored court orders taken in Turkey, although in the past they followed verdicts issued in other Western countries. "What is missing in Turkey? Aren't courts in Turkey 'courts'?"
"For us, human is the focal point. Whenever people's honour and privacy are under attack, we are against it," he said.
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I was today fooling around on my site, updated this plugin (I had and old 1.x modified version on my site because the old one didn't work as I liked on few pages when I first installed it). Later when I already thought everything was running just fine, I posted a link of one page on Facebook and got surprised the misformed preview the Facebook gave for my post (image missing and description had parts of image link). First I
Quick look into source code of the page showed the pretty serious bug. This is exactly what the Nextgen FB plugin had written to source:
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I use Exec-PGP plugin which allows adding PHP code into the content of the page. Nextgen FB plugin seems to copy the content as is without any check of possible code in it.
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In my case, I was lucky it's quite harmless what happened to be on that one page within img tag. But I can imagine the harm done if some runs more complex scripts there, maybe even DB queries with passwords hard coded there!
Note that the Exec-PHP was operating normally when viewing the page, so wordpress itself did parse the content normally before showing it.
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Creative toddlers
Getting messy and being allowed to be free in their own adventures can be a pivotal point in a child's learning and understanding. Allowing children to be artistic can develop their senses beyond your expectations.
What you need:
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There are many ways in which to get creative with a toddler, especially from about nine months old. At this age kids are finding their hands and learning what to do with them.
Put an oversized crayon into his hand and while he will stab the paper at first, he will soon learn that this big thing in his hand can make colours and lines. Watch as he becomes more inclined to draw rather than just hit the paper.
Children learn from actions portrayed to them. Use this activity as a method of distraction for him while you are writing and he will learn what to do by watching your actions.
Learning benefits of play, craft and activities:
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Slave Zero
Review by Tenshi No Shi
"You'll certainly slave to finish this one."
As you may or may not know by now, I love mechs. Giant robots have always fascinated me; from shows like Voltron and Robotech to games such as Mech Warrior and Tech Romancer, I've seen it all. When the first bits if information trickled out on a new giant robot game named Slave Zero, I took immediate interest. I mean, what could be cooler- a huge mech running amok in a bustling, futuristic city battling other huge mechs? It had all the elements of a guaranteed hit. But like all good and aspiring things, there's a small chance for something to go wrong
Slave Zero's story is actually rather unique- some 500 hundred years in the future, we live in an era known as the First Corporate Dynasty which is ruthlessly ruled by the SovKhan. The SovKhan, residing in MegaCity S1-9, enforces its law with giant mechs called Slaves- a combination of cybernetic embryos, metal exoskeletons, and a substance known as Dark Matter. A resistant group known simply as the Guardians plan on destroying the SovKhan's terroristic empire, but lack the strength and firepower to accomplish their goals. To this end they steal a Slave and meld its raw power with the mind of their best pilot Chan. You are Chan and it's up to you to stop the SovKhan. As you can see, it's quite an incredible, not to mention refreshing, plot. Too bad the gameplay doesn't live up to it.
There really is no easy way to describe Slave Zero's graphics. But if I had to sum it all up, I'd say it boils down to a constant struggle between the good and the bad. For example, all of the Slave's look incredible, but their animations suck. Also, some of the cityscapes are really detailed and colorful while others are drab and ugly. Finally, for every breath-taking stage that you play through there is an equally boring one that must be conquered. It's like the programmers made half of a great game and gave up, settling on spreading what was finished into a thin layer of mediocrity. While Infogrames only did the console port, they should know that the Dreamcast was made for much better than this!
Unfortunately, the horror doesn't end with the graphics, as the sound is a work of atrocity in and of itself. While not all horrible (some of the music is tolerable) I can honestly say that there are Gameboy games that do a better job than Slave Zero in audio effects. Half the time effects like gunfire, explosions, and crashes sound muted while the rest of the time they're not present at all! There were several instances during the game I noticed the sound effects would become louder and softer as if someone was screwing with the volume control on my stereo. As I mentioned before, the music isn't bad, but prolonged exposure may cause insanity. Slave Zero's only saving grace is the voice acting, which is actually pretty decent when some of the neat voice modulations are thrown in.
Now the time has come to examine how Slave Zero controls. If you've ever played Turok on the N64 then the layout for Slave Zero should be familiar to you- the analog stick lets you look around while moving is accomplished with the face buttons. Weapons are easily handled with the 'L' and 'R' triggers, while all other functions fall to the digital pad. Did you notice I didn't mention a jumping button? You know what that means don't you? Yes, unfortunately you have to jump while by pressing up on the digital pad, which means you have to move your thumb down from the analog stick and then back up again. I can't tell you how much of a pain in the ass this is. For the most part though, the game controls rather well, though the inconstantly choppy frame rate will throw you off more than once.
Where did it all go wrong? Slave Zero had such a promising concept with excellent ideas that were evident in even the earliest stages of design. Even the computer version, with its much prettier graphics and clearer sound had problems, so this can't all be blamed on a crappy port (though it certainly doesn't help). Some of the levels themselves are ingeniously designed, truly giving you the feel of a futuristic city while others look like they were laid out with cereal boxes as the models. You almost get the feeling the two total separate teams worked on the game, and one of them was comprised of 3-year-old children. Why did they even bother to give you different weapons, they all seem to cause about the same amount of damage! And don't even get me started on the beyond craptastic multi-player mode. I felt like I was playing the Monkey Tag on Turok 2! So much promise yet so little effort
If you're looking for any extras or bonuses you won't find them in Slave Zero. Sorry folks, nothing to see here. Move along Are you still reading this? There's nothing to read. For some damn reason, there aren't any cool little secrets to be unlocked. Net even so much as a toothpick to be found! So you might as well stop looking because there's nothing extra to see here.
I honestly wouldn't wish this game on my worst enemy. It's good for a rental or a coaster, that's about it. I will admit that the last couple of levels are almost worth the effort of playing through the rest of the crap though but only because you might as well see it through if you've made it that far! Try at your own risk.
Reviewer's Rating: 1.0 - Terrible
Originally Posted: 08/10/09
Game Release: Slave Zero (US, 11/17/99)
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Layers of phyllo dough form the base of this buttery, nut-filled treat from "The Martha Stewart Show" chef Thomas Joseph.
- Yield: Makes 30 to 40
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- 4 cups pistachios, walnuts, or pecans, finely chopped
- 3 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons rose water
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 pound frozen phyllo dough, thawed
- 2 cups Thomas Joseph's Clarified Butter
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
In a medium bowl, mix together nuts, 1 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon rose water, and 1 tablespoon cinnamon; set aside.
Place remaining 2 1/2 cups sugar, 1 1/4 cups water, and lemon juice in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil; immediately reduce to a simmer and cook until slightly thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add remaining tablespoon rose water and return to a boil; cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat and let syrup cool completely.
Brush a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with clarified butter. Carefully layer half of the phyllo dough in the baking dish, brushing between each layer with clarified butter. Sprinkle nut mixture over top and continue layering remaining phyllo dough over nut mixture, brushing between each layer with clarified butter.
Brush top layer generously with butter. Using a sharp knife with a very thin blade (such as a boning knife), score baklava into 1 1/2-inch-wide diamond-shaped pieces, cutting through all of the phyllo layers.
Transfer to oven and bake for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 300 degrees and continue baking until golden brown, about 50 minutes more. Remove from oven and pour syrup over baklava; let cool completely before serving.
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Ashlandcook23 NOV, 2011If you follow Thomas's recipe you will have perfect Baklava so don' t be afraid to make it. I used walnuts and did not put in the rose water. Since I like crispy Baklava I don't put the syrup on until I am ready to serve . I place each piece Baklava on my serving tray and put one teaspoon of syrup on each piece. Also, Baklava without the syrup freezes beautifully.Reply


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New Delhi: The tourism ministry wants to give India an image makeover as a destination for foreign visitors who associate the country with its ancient history and diverse culture.
To that can be added abysmal public hygiene, power blackouts, bad roads, petty officialdom, insane traffic, poorly planned cities, and an overall sense of danger to the self.
Still, nothing ventured, nothing gained. The tourism ministry's idea is to let visitors know that India not just about the Taj Mahal or the Pushkar fair, and that this is also a country that's aspiring to be a hot spot that offers attractions ranging from scuba diving and powder-snow skiing to night safaris and Formula 1.
The aim of the campaign, which the tourism ministry expects to launch in six months, is to project India as a leisure destination in keeping with its economic rise in recent years and earn more foreign exchange by attracting luxury tourists, said two government officials aware of the plan who requested anonymity.
In calendar year 2012, India received 6.64 million overseas visitors, a 5.4% increase over 2011. They spent a combined $17.47 billion (around Rs.93,600 crore today), up from $16.56 billion in 2011, according to data available with the tourism ministry.
But the number of tourists visiting India is small compared to those travelling to South-East destinations such as Malaysia and Thailand. In 2011, India received 6.3 million foreign tourists while Malaysia recorded 24.7 million arrivals and Thailand 19.2 million.
The Indian government aims to double tourism revenue by 2017.
"We have to showcase the brighter side of India to the world. The crowded bylanes and snake charmers image has to change," said one of the two officials cited above. "Backpackers are fine, but we as a growing economy have to promote India as an aspirational destination."
Tourism industry experts say the initiative should focus on well-heeled travellers from higher-end markets if the aim is to boost revenue from tourism.
"Half of the foreign tourists the government is talking (of) are perhaps from countries like Bangladesh and other neighbouring countries," said Dipak Deva, chief executive officer (India and South Asia), Kuoni Destination Management, a Switzerland-based travel firm. "India needs to get high-end travellers from countries like the US, the UK, Russia and Latin America."
This won't be easy. In much of the world, India is still perceived as a poor, developing nation, said Puneet Khurana, general manager at Greaves Travel (India) Pvt. Ltd, a travel firm that operates in the luxury tourism space. To change this perception, India needs to put better infrastructure in place and back it up with advertising, he said.
The tourism ministry needs to change its public relations strategy outside the country, said Deva. Apart from audiovisual advertising, platforms such as Facebook and Twitter also need to be made use of.
"When you talk about New India, one cannot avoid social media. Besides, there needs to be enough information about the destinations," said Deva, adding that easing the process of obtaining visas to enter India—an often time-consuming and cumbersome process—would help boost tourism.
In the last few years, luxury travel to India has been growing, and it's evident from the fact that the number of luxury hotels is increasing, he said.
According to a report by rating firm Crisil Ltd, India has 46,200 hotel rooms classified as premier and luxury, and 14,500 more are expected to be added by 2013-14.
"India has begun to be perceived as desirable economy. It is just a question of marketing it correctly," Deva said.
Deva said India's economic growth in recent years has increased awareness of the country among foreigners who want to know more about India first-hand—how the world's largest democracy functions, its system of education, how people live, and the social and cultural changes that accompany economic growth.
"They want to see a new India," said Deva. Tailor-made packages—targeted at tourists who can spend as much as $500 per night—for inbound travellers have witnessed 15% growth each year in the last two-three years, according to Deva.
The government is aware of the infrastructure deficiencies as well as visa hassles faced by tourists, and is working on resolving them both at the central and state levels, said the second official cited above.
"Selling the new India will be key, and state-specific promotions should be undertaken by states," said the official.
A niche market exists in India for luxury travellers, said Rajji Rai, a special adviser to the Travel Agent Associations of India lobby group. Such travellers are ready to spend as much as $10,000-15,000 per trip.
But luxury travel cannot be a pan-India phenomenon, not yet anyway, given the regional disparities in basic infrastructure such as roads, transport and places to stay in, Rai said.


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Just in time for the holiday season, Mets 101's Seven in Seven series returns as our gift to you. Each week, the Mets 101 staff will begin a countdown of topics related to the New York Mets (i.e. best third baseman, worst defeat, etc.). We will begin our countdowns with the number seven and work all the way to number one. This week's Seven in Seven list follows last week's biggest blockbusters with the complete opposite: the biggest busts in Met history. We start this week's countdown with Mo Vaughn.
7. Mo Vaughn
All Time Mets Stats: 166 games, .249 batting average, 141 hits, 77 runs scored, 20 doubles, 29 home runs, 87 RBI, .438 slugging, .784 OPS.
Analysis: Although Mo Vaughn put up respectable numbers during his short tenure in Queens, he earns a spot on this list for failing to live up to the monumental expectations placed on him by fans and the organization. When he arrived in 2002, he was expected to provide power in the middle of a revamped lineup and propel the Mets over the hump and win a World Series.
Vaughn started very slow out of the gate in 2002. It became clear that he did not come into camp in shape and Vaughn quickly fell in the crosshairs of sports talk radio and the print media. Vaughn put together one of the worst seasons of his career and the Mets finished in last place, winning only 75 games along the way. Vaughn hoped to rebound with a better 2003 season but that wasn't the case as his season was cut short after less than a month due to a knee injury. Vaughn would never play another major league game.
Mo Vaughn, along with his companion on this list, Roberto Alomar, has come to embody the filed tenure of Steve Phillips as general manager. His acquisition was questionable considering he missed the entire 2001 season with an injury and his poor play eventually led to Phillips' firing. Mo Vaughn has become the symbol of the Mets failures during the mid 2000s as the Mets finishedd in last place in both of his seasons in Queens. It took several years for the Mets to recover from those acquisitions as the the team would not make the playoffs again until 2006.Tags: Baseball, MLB, Mo Vaughn, New York, New York Mets


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Does Routine Pressure Wire Assessment Influence Management Strategy at Coronary Angiography for Diagnosis of Chest Pain? (RIPCORD)
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The use of coronary angiography to investigate patients at risk of coronary artery narrowings has become universal. In most cases, this investigation leads to a successful treatment plan with revascularisation recommended where appropriate. However in a substantial number of patients, the images taken of the coronary arteries can lead to diagnostic uncertainty. Increasingly, doctors are using devices called pressure wires to clarify the significance of coronary artery narrowings in order to tailor patient treatment on an individual basis.
The Radi pressure wire is well recognised as a reliable tool in assessing whether a narrowing is significant in functional terms, that is, does it significantly restrict blood flow to the heart muscle.It consists of a fine wire that is fed into individual major coronary arteries to measure pressure within the vessel itself. In conjunction with the images taken of the arteries, it is very useful in deciding how best to treat patients.
This study enrolls volunteers who are being investigated for stable cardiac-sounding chest pain and are undergoing a coronary angiogram. It will investigate whether the extra information gained from pressure wire assessment will change patients' treatment plan.
|Coronary Artery Disease
|Device: Radi pressure wire (pressure wire assessment)
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
|Official Title:
|Does Routine Pressure Wire Assessment Influence Management Strategy at Coronary Angiography for Diagnosis of Chest Pain?
- Estimation of Number of Cases Where FFR Data Results in a Change in the Management Strategy (Number of Vessel Requiring Treatment and/or PCI vs Medical vs CABG) [ Time Frame: Up until hospital discharge. Most cases were day cases but no specific data relating to length of stay collected. ]This outcome measure was assessing agreement in the management plan (MP) derived from angiographic assessment alone compared to a MP derived from angiographic assessment plus the use of FFR data acquired at the time of angiography. The study assessed the proportion of cases in which the angiogram directed MP changed after FFR data were disclosed.
- To Determine the Level of Agreement in Management Plans Regarding the Significance of Coronary Artery Narrowings When Comparing the MP Acquired by Standard Angiographic Assessment Alone and a MP Acquired Using Angiographic Assessment Plus FFR Data. [ Time Frame: Up to hospital discharge. Most were day case procedures but no specific data relating to discharge was collected. ]
This compared the number of vessels in which there was a discrepant result in relation to angiographically and FFR defined significance. Angiographic significance was visually assessed by operators whereas the pressure wire provided objective data as to a narrowing's significance: an FFR reading of <0.8 indicated a significant restriction in blood flow with a recommendation for revascularisation.
The difference in indication for revascularisation of each major coronary artery was also judged according to angiogram alone compared with angiogram plus FFR dtaa.
|Study Start Date:
|June 2008
|Study Completion Date:
|August 2012
|Primary Completion Date:
|August 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Device: Radi pressure wire (pressure wire assessment)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients referred for elective coronary angiography under a non-interventional cardiologist for the investigation of chest pain thought to be of cardiac origin.
- There is no requirement for a test demonstrating objective evidence of myocardial ischaemia because this study aims to recruit consecutive patients in real world current practice
- Written informed consent
- No participation in other studies
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previous coronary artery bypass graft surgery
- Acute coronary syndrome at presentation
- Diagnostic angiography or percutaneous coronary intervention within the previous 12 months
- Contraindication to adenosine
- Severe valve disease
- Creatinine >180
- Life threatening comorbidity
- Diagnostic angiogram showing "normal" coronary arteries defined as no coronary stenosis of >30% by visual estimate in any epicardial vessel of >2.25mm diameter
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01070771
|Dr Colm Hanratty
|Belfast, Ireland, BT9 7AB
|United Kingdom
|Dr Alex Hobson
|Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom, PO6 3LY
|Dr Dan McKenzie
|Taunton, Somerset, United Kingdom, TA1 5DA
|Royal Sussex County Hospital
|Brighton, United Kingdom, BN2 5BE
|Dr Kamal Chitkara
|Derby, United Kingdom, DE22 3NE
|West of Scotland Regional Heart & Lung Centre
|Glasgow, United Kingdom, G81 4HX
|Dr Steve Wheatcroft
|Leeds, United Kingdom, LS1 3EX
|Freeman Hospital
|Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, NE7 7DN
|John Radcliffe Hospital
|Oxford, United Kingdom, OX3 9DU
|Southampton General Hospital
|Southampton, United Kingdom, SO16 6YD
|Principal Investigator:
|Nick Curzen, BM(Hons) PhD FRCP
|University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01070771 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
Version 3 dated 01/10/2009
5327 ( Registry Identifier: UK Clinical Research Network Portfolio )
|Study First Received:
|February 17, 2010
|Results First Received:
|May 29, 2015
|Last Updated:
|October 12, 2015
Keywords provided by University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust:
Pressure wire
Fractional flow reserve
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Coronary Artery Disease
Myocardial Ischemia
Coronary Disease
Chest Pain
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Arterial Occlusive Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Neurologic Manifestations
Nervous System Diseases
Signs and Symptoms
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In case you were worried about the future of the United States, your problems have been solved.
On Tuesday evening, while filling in for Joy Behar on HLN, comedienne Roseanne Barr announced that she's running for president (video follows with transcript and commentary):
MICHAEL MOORE: Start supporting this.
ROSEANNE BARR: Start, yes, start being active. Right? Start being active.
MOORE: Yes, but not just going to demonstrations. You need to organize your neighbors, your churches, your schools and can I just say --
BARR: Yes, but we`re running out of time.
MOORE: Can I just say this into your camera? Some of you need to run. You need to run for office.
BARR: I`m running. That`s what I was going to ask in the next --
MOORE: You need to run.
BARR: -- in the next segment. I`m going to run for President of these United States.
MOORE: Wow.
BARR: On behalf of the tax-paying people.
MOORE: Wow.
BARR: I`m thinking about it, anyway. On this Red Bull.
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Amelogenesis imperfecta
I am trying to help my brother research information about this condition, amelogenesis imperfecta. His 18 year old daughter's teeth have begun to fall apart and they were told that this was the cause and that it could also lead to bone problems later on. I have tried searching the web, but found mostly clinical articles. Can you suggest a direction where I might find more simple information?
Amelogenesis imperfecta is an inherited defect of tooth enamel (the outer surface of teeth) affecting its shape, thickness, color or strength. There are four major types of this condition with different clinical features. There are no "bone problems" associated with amelogenesis imperfecta.
There is another condition of teeth called "dentinogenesis imperfecta" which, in some cases, is associated with a "brittle bone" condition called osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). OI is present at birth and is not acquired later in life.
There are multiple types of each of the conditions noted above each presenting with different clinical features. Your niece should be examined by someone who is knowledgeable about them all and can make an accurate diagnosis.
The most experienced specialists with these types of problems are oral and maxillofacial pathologists. Contact their national organization, The American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathologists (http://www.aaomp.org/) 888-552-2667 to find the closest one.
Dennis J McTigue, DDS
Professor of Pediatric Dentistry
College of Dentistry
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For all you hypochondriacs out there, buy this and you'll never be able to sleep.
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You can tell them, as the Gospel puts it, a long way off. They are so puffed up with the hot air of self righteousness they resemble a covey of balloons jouncing against each other as they wait for take-off.
These are not just Catholics who want to preserve the Catholic values they cherish; they are rather those who, as careless of the truth as political consultants, sling mud at followers of Vatican II. If they took any more pleasure in denouncing the latter as "cafeteria Catholics" they would almost certainly commit a mortal sin.
To them, "cafeteria Catholics" pick and choose what teachings they will consume instead of stuffing down everything on the house menu, including yesterday's now rancid specials. These critics favor teachings that do not affirm humans or the universe but those that slap a moral lien on both. For them religion is castor oil for the spirit; it only does you good when it makes you feel bad.
What exactly is a cafeteria and does it remind us of anything? According to the American Heritage Dictionary cafeteria derives from the idea of a "coffee house,' in which people gather convivially to take food and drink together, an old notion that speaks to moderns, ask Starbucks, they can tell you.
A cafeteria "is a restaurant in which the customers are seated at a counter and carry their meals to tables." Does this bring to mind a bacchanal? Or does it stir associations with the everyday sacramental experience of the Catholic community?
Catholics choose an atmosphere for the Eucharist that celebrates rather than denigrates them. They do not bring some one-size-fits all appetite for watered down New Age broth or for the stale bread and worse, menus written in the no longer intelligible language of another age. Instead, they express the specific spiritual hungers that arise from their individual experiences of loss and of their personal longings to be filled.
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They come to a table-like altar to eat and drink the body and blood of the Lord, laying their own lives with their failures and their dreams on its surface and returning to their pews knowing that they have not been accepted and fortified not in general but in the unique circumstances of their own lives. Yes, like those in a cafeteria, they know they are hungry and they pick out the nourishment that is right for them.
And like Jesus, when he looked out on the people spread across the hillside and recognized that some were blessed because they were meek and others because they sought peace while beyond them were those blessed because they did not complain but embraced their mourning while others earned a blessing because they thirsted for justice. The sacramental parallel is completed as these believers discover the nourishment they had chosen for themselves and give it away to feed the strangers around them.
Perhaps the Sermon on the Mount was the first gathering of cafeteria Catholics, people who honestly admitted their own spiritual hungers and sought and then shared just the food that they needed. They knew then what Catholics know now, that Jesus and his church will feed them just as they are in their own lives. Jesus looked on them as he gazes on us, moved by their plight and ours, that is, by their hunger for special food for their own needs. He proclaimed to them what he does to those now damned as "cafeteria Catholics," that the Kingdom of God belongs to them.
[Eugene Cullen Kennedy is emeritus professor of psychology at Loyola University, Chicago.]
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Daniel Bruhl Set For Wikileaks Film
Replacing James McAvoy
James McAvoy's busy schedule means good news for Daniel Bruhl: the German actor has sealed a deal to take a role in Bill Condon's still-untitled WikiLeaks film for DreamWorks.
Benedict Cumberbatch is aboard to play Leaks founder Julian Assange, a man who went from freedom of information hero to governmental menace in a short space of time thanks to the release of diplomatic messages and other confidential information.
Bruhl is replacing McAvoy (who had been in negotiations, but had to drop out due to filming commitments on X-Men: Days Of Future Past) as Daniel Domscheit-Berg, who was a German tech activist and Assange's right-hand man. Though he was initially a crucial part of the WikiLeaks team – and served as the organization's spokesman – he split with Assange and wrote a book about his experiences.
DreamWorks has the rights to his tome, called Inside WikiLeaks: My Time With Julian Assange At The World's Most Dangerous Website, as well as another book on the subject, David Leigh and Luke Harding's WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange's War On Secrecy.
Josh Singer has written the script and Condon should be cranking the cameras in January. Bruhl was last spotted in 2 Days In New York and will be seen in 2013 in both Ron Howard's Rush and Anton Corbijn's A Most Wanted Man.


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Kinect Adventures, Kinect Sports, Dance Central, Your Shape Fitness Evolved Review
Kinect Review Pt. 2: The Games
Welcome to part two of my Kinect review, where we take a gander at some of the available games for the Kinect system. I was able to test out a half dozen during my time with the Kinect, so let's dive right in as I take you through what each game is about and rate them to help you decide if they're worth your dough.
Kinect Adventures
Coming stocked with every Kinect bundle, you're going to kick off your Kinect experience on the right foot. Fun challenges have you moving your feet (and body!) side to side to avoid obstacles, rafting down a river, jumping up and down, and all in all, having a fantastic time doing it. This game is a blast — no wonder everyone is getting a copy!
Hear about the rest of the games after the break.
Kinect Sports ($50)
Kinect Sports is what Wii Sports is to the Nintendo gaming system and, for this reason, is probably going to be everyone's favorite. Not only are the sports tournaments, minigames, and head-to-head games totally fun but not having a controller in your hand makes it all the more lifelike. Look for your possible favorites in volleyball, track and field, and bowling.
Joy Ride ($50)
Look ma, no controller! With Joy Ride, you get to take to the track for fun races, time trials, tricks and stunts, and head-to-head battles, all while using your hands as the controller. Just hold your hands up like you would on a steering wheel, and you're off! I was pretty impressed by the responsiveness of the cars, but sometimes things got a little hairy when you take hard corners and windy roads. Overall, a great racer that's fun for the beginner and challenging enough for the racing enthusiast.
Kinectimals ($50)
Perfect for the younger set (and maybe even serious animal lovers), Kinectimals is adorable but is surprisingly involved. Other "pet" games may have you caring for your dogs and cats, but this title is a bit reminiscent of an RPG in a way, since the more trained and social your adopted kitty is, the more the world is opened up to you to explore. I'm sure PetSugar would approve.
Dance Central ($50)
Hands up. When the music drops, we all put our hands up . . . but only if the moves allow! Dance Central is what you get when you take DDR into present day. No need for awkward dance pads or manic music — just follow the steps, and the Kinect will track your movement accuracy while you step to current and hit songs. Although the beginning levels are pretty darn easy, when you start getting into the expert modes, you will break a sweat.
Your Shape: Fitness Evolved ($50)
I've been pretty stoked to see what Your Shape could really do for the future of exergaming, and I have a feeling that things are about to get pretty sweaty up in here. Not only do you get a personalized fitness program based on your skill level, but the Kinect actually senses where your joints are to give you proper form tips while you're playing. Add in special martial arts and weight loss classes led by actual celebrity trainers, and you have yourself a pretty amazing fitness game that really isn't a game at all.
As I said in part one of my review, it's obvious that Microsoft is targeting the family and casual gamers with the Kinect, so I thought I'd put it to the test with my own family. Take a look through the gallery below and hear what they had to say about the Kinect and their favorite games.


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Night splints (braces) may be used to treat
conditions such as Achilles tendinopathy and plantar fasciitis. The splint holds the foot with the
toes pointed up. This position
applies a constant, gentle stretch to the plantar fascia. It also stretches the
Achilles tendon at the back of the heel, preventing it from contracting. You
can wear night splints every night for up to several months. Then you can
gradually reduce how often you use them as your symptoms go away.
The brace usually is adjustable, so you and your doctor can
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Lagos: Nigeria's Islamic extremist leader threatened in a videotaped statement seen on Monday to sell the more than 200 teenage schoolgirls abducted from a school in the remote northeast of the country three weeks ago.
Abubakar Shekau for the first time also claimed responsibility for the April 15 mass abduction, in a video reviewed by The Associated Press.
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'Release our daughters': Nigerian women protest
Hundreds protest in Nigeria to call on security forces to do more to secure the release of over 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamists.
"I abducted your girls," said the leader of Boko Haram, which means "Western education is sinful.
"By Allah, I will sell them in the marketplace," he said in the hour-long video that starts with fighters lofting automatic rifles and shooting in the air as they chant "Allahu akbar!" or "God is great."
It was unclear if the video was made before or after reports emerged last week that some of the girls have been forced to marry their abductors - who paid a nominal bride price of $US12 ($12.95) - and that others have been carried into neighbouring Cameroon and Chad. Those reports could not be verified.
An intermediary who has said Boko Haram is ready to negotiate ransoms for the girls also said two of the girls have died of snakebite and about 20 are ill.
He said Christians among the girls have been forced to convert to Islam. The man, an Islamic scholar, spoke on condition of anonymity because his position is sensitive.
Nigeria's police have said more than 300 girls were abducted. Of that number, 276 remain in captivity and 53 escaped.
The mass abduction and the military's failure to rescue the girls and young women has roused national outrage with protests in major cities. Protesters accused President Goodluck Jonathan of being insensitive to the girl's plight.
First lady Patience Jonathan fuelled anger on Monday when a leader of a protest march said she ordered the arrests of two protest leaders, expressed doubts there was any kidnapping and accused the protest leaders of belonging to Boko Haram.
It was unclear what authority Mrs Jonathan would have to give such orders, since there is no office of first lady in the Nigerian constitution.
The first lady's office denied there were any arrests.
But Saratu Angus Ndirpaya of Chibok town said State Security Service agents drove her and protest leader Naomi Mutah Nyadar to a police station on Monday after an all-night meeting at the presidential villa in Abuja, the capital.
She said police immediately released her but that Nyadar remains in detention. Deputy Superintendent Daniel Altine, police spokeswoman for Abuja, said she had no information but would investigate.
On Sunday night, Jonathan said his administration is doing everything possible. On Friday, he created a presidential committee to go to the affected Borno state to work with the community on a strategy for the release.
Some girls who have escaped from the mass kidnapping said their captors identified themselves as Boko Haram.
Protesters arrested
A leader of a protest march for the missing schoolgirls says Nigeria's first lady abused them, expressed doubts there was any kidnapping and accused them of belonging to the network blamed for the abductions. Then she ordered two of them arrested, the AP reported.
Saratu Angus Ndirpaya of Chibok town said State Security Service agents drove her and protest leader Naomi Mutah Nyadar to a police station on Monday after an all-night meeting at the presidential villa in Abuja, the capital.
She said Nyadar remains in detention. Police could not be reached for comment.
Ndirpaya says Patience Jonathan accused them of fabricating the abductions to give Nigeria's government and her husband "a bad name."
Three weeks have now passed since dozens of heavily armed men descended upon a darkened dormitory where hundreds of Nigerian girls slept, abducted them and disappeared into the night.
Three weeks since authorities erroneously stated that only 100 Chibok girls were missing — when in fact it was 276.
And three weeks since hundreds of parents last saw their children, since they've launched protests that have swept a nation, since some of the girls were reportedly sold and vanished.
Government has no idea of where abducted girls are
Nigerian President Jonathan, who has taken sweeping criticism for what some have perceived as disregard for the crisis, addressed concerns on Sunday. "Wherever these girls are, we'll get them out," Jonathan said, adding that officials had no idea where they were.
Then he proceeded to criticise parents for not being forthright with police. "What we request is maximum cooperation from the guardians and the parents of these girls. Because up to this time, they have not been able to come clearly, to give the police clear identity of the girls that have yet to return," he said.
The events illustrated an escalating clash between a protest movement and a government many say has been feckless in its pursuit of the children.
Adding to that tension is dismay that the government seems to have no idea where the girls are — because Village elder Pogo Bitrus said it's clear to locals.
"Some of them have been taken to the northern part of the state, and these are the ones with the bad experiences in the mass marriages," Bitrus explained on Monday morning while waiting for a protester at an Abuja police station, who he claims was "detained for no reason."
"But the bulk of them are kept in the Sambisa Forest," Bitrus said. "It's not too far from where the girls were abducted and where the majority of the escapees are from."
While many in the West have expressed outrage at the abductions — there were weekend protests in London and Los Angeles — Bitrus conveyed resignation.
"The government is slow and it is unfortunate, but this is the Nigerian attitude. This is not the West. If it was, someone would have resigned or been thrown out, but the whole thing is different here. And we must accommodate whatever."
Abduction 'a tradition of Boko Haram'
On April 14, the girls were believed to have been captured by murderously violent militants belonging to Boko Haram.
Since 2010, the group has carried out a vicious campaign against education, which it blames for many of the problems in Nigeria, the continent's most populous nation.
According to some estimates, the group has killed as many as 2300 people. This year, more than 1500 have died in regular bouts of ethnic violence, and the government has at times appeared powerless to stop the bloodletting.
Today, it's unclear which side has control over Nigeria's northern states — the government, or Boko Haram. Some of the girls, though Bitrus says it's unclear how many, have been taken into Cameroon and Chad and have since disappeared.
This reality has made some in Nigeria lose faith in the military, and question whether it can monitor the girls' movements, let alone rescue them. "The free movement of the kidnappers in huge convoys with their captives for two weeks without being traced by the military, which claims to be working diligently to free the girls, is unbelievable," Bitrus said.
Still, there was reason for optimism, he said. This isn't the first time Boko Haram has kidnapped girls. But it is one of the first times, if not the first, that it's attracted such global attention.
"This has been a tradition of Boko Haram," he said. "This is not starting now. It has just ever been heard of before. … But with this pressure, they'll be released very soon."
And if not? "The Boko Haram is known to be so vicious, so ruthless," he said. "They don't value life. They are people who blow themselves up. They are capable of doing anything."
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ARR {Can I have it?}!
2.0 is the XIV I was waiting for.
I was all psyched to play back at launch having bought the CE and everything, but sadly rage quit after 1-2 months due to its lackluster identity crisis. Then, after checking in on it on a whim recently and seeing all the progress it's made after these years and by all the hard work of the new Dev Dream Team, it blew me away. Now I can't wait for the 2013 launch.
I really hope all the players who raged furiously at the time forgive that they were burned at launch, and see how hard the new dev's are working to turn things around. I was skeptical about 2.0 at first, thinking it'd turn out just another lofty dream better on paper than practice, but after all the recent changes and road map completion...especially the Gamescom footage and Limit Break trailer...
!@#$ just got real!
I feel bad for ditching it so soon, since I was rooting for another decent FFOnline title. But clearly, I should have had more faith.
{Please forgive me.}
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As NFL fans get caught up in the euphoria surrounding the conference championships and the four quarterbacks, it appears there is only one prohibitive favorite.
It's the New England Patriots.
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Dear Wendy Updates: Curious Cat Responds
It's time again for "Dear Wendy Updates," a feature where people I've given advice to in the past let us know whether they followed the advice and how they're doing today. After the jump, we hear from Curious Cat who was engaged to one man but considering having an affair with another man — a man who happened to be her ex-husband's best friend as well as the fiancé of a former friend. After the jump, find out if she followed our advice to just say "no," or if she gave into temptation and satisfied her curiosity.
So I wish that I could say that I listened to you and some of the people that commented about my situation — even myself for that matter since I knew that I should have stayed away from it altogether. The sad thing is that I did tell the guy that I couldn't have an affair with him initially because I figured I wouldn't be able to live with myself for cheating on my boyfriend. This lasted a couple of months, but the guy was very persistent and kept emailing me wanting to know if I had changed my mind. For whatever reason, and I'm honestly not sure why, I gave into temptation and we hooked up twice. I don't understand it myself, but after the second time, I told him yet again, that I couldn't see him anymore. I was hoping that would be the end of it, but recently he has begun to email me again wanting to know why we can't continue and at this point I'm thinking I might need to change my email in order to get away from his advances. Of course, I don't know how much good that will do me when he knows where I live, has my cell phone number, and knows I have Facebook.
I'm trying to understand what made me decide to give into temptation. I wish I knew exactly, but I really have no clue. The only thing I can think of is that I felt lonely and the thought of him wanting me excited me. It hasn't been easy for me since I allowed this to happen and I haven't told my boyfriend about it because I don't want to lose him, though it seems clear that I don't exactly deserve him. I'm just trying to put it behind me, but at the same time I'm trying to understand my behavior. This isn't something I want to do ever again. Anyway, thanks for trying to help me. — Curious Cat
If you're lonely and looking for excitement elsewhere, I'd say that's a pretty big red flag when it comes to your relationship with your fiancé. Your behavior isn't that hard to figure out. You've got issues in your relationship that you're actively trying to avoid and you thought this affair might help you accomplish that. Except it didn't. Readers, any words of wisdom for our friend CC?
If you're someone I've given advice to in the past, I'd love to hear from you, too. Email me at {encode="[email protected]" title="[email protected]"} with a link to the original post, and let me know whether you followed the advice and how you're doing now.
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Wednesday, 5 June, 2002, 11:59 GMT 12:59 UK
Swede looking for perfection
Annika Sorenstam goes into the second major tournament of the year with her eyes already on an unprecedented Grand Slam.
The Swede, who won the first major of the year at the Nabisco Championship in April, has again started this season in blistering form.
And she is hoping for more of the same when the LPGA Championship gets under way in Delaware on Thursday.
Sunday's 11-stroke victory at the Kellogg-Keebler Classic was her fourth title on the LPGA Tour and sees her on the verge of breaking the $1m prize money mark before the halfway point in the season.
It is virtually a repetition of her start to last season's record-breaking year.
At the same stage in 2001 Sorenstam had five victories, including four in a row and the Nabisco Championship - her first major since 1996 - and she was closing in on $1m in winnings.
She went on to become the first woman to pass $2m for a season, she shot a 59 and ended with eight victories.
But the final three majors of the season all escaped her, and she is determined not to let that happen in 2002.
"Majors to me are like two or three victories," Sorenstam said. "If I could only win four tournaments, those would be all I want.
"I've thought about the Grand Slam, but [the LPGA Championship] is another tournament.
"You've got to think one shot at a time and try not to get too far ahead of yourself. It's fun to think things like that, but you've still got to go out and do it.
"There's certain things that you can control, certain things you can't. But I do think a Grand Slam is very possible.
"I've been hitting the ball really well. My distance control is back. I think I putted excellent. It seems like all parts of my game have come together."
Sorenstam is not the only person who thinks she has a chance at a piece of history.
"She's at a different level," said Laura Diaz, the only player other than Sorenstam with multiple victories on the LPGA Tour this year.
"No one will bet against her, I can tell you that," Nancy Lopez added. "When they see her name, they definitely get intimidated."
"She's on top of the world right now," said Karrie Webb, defending LPGA champion and former number one in the world. "It's great for her."
Sorenstam is a huge favourite to win at the DuPont Country Club in Delaware, although she has seriously contended there only once in seven years.
A victory would make her the first woman since Pat Bradley in 1986 to win the first two legs of the Grand Slam.
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Carolyn Murphy had her ex-husband arrested last week for trying to sell a sex tape they made on their 17-day honeymoon in Barbados.
Jake Schroeder, a surfer dude with a history of drug abuse, was thrown behind bars in California last Thursday and released on Tuesday after his bail was reduced from $500,000 to $33,000, which was paid by Internet Commerce Group, the company trying to market the two-hour video.
Schroeder, father of Murphy's daughter, Dylan, 5, was in San Jose yesterday living in his car with two dogs. "He's essentially homeless. He called this morning and asked if we could find him an apartment," said David Gingras, a lawyer for ICG. "I told him if he's arrested for anything else, even jaywalking, we're not bailing him out."
All this time I thought Britney Spears had married the biggest stooge in America, but I think Carolyn Murphy may have taken the crown from her. As pathetic as Kevin Federline is, I don't remember ever reading about him living in a car with his two dogs, trying to extort his wife by selling a sex tape they made during their honeymoon. Although now I'm torn between hating the man, and hailing him as a hero. I've been trying to get a Carolyn Murphy sex tape for years, and the closest I've come is a blurry camcorder recording from the tree that sits outside her bedroom window.


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In this weekly feature I answer your personal finance questions.
Dear Emma, WTF?!
I live on the Jersey Shore and my son and I are very lucky in that our home was not destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. However, my 2006 Acura TL was totaled by flood waters. To replace it will cost $15,000 but my insurance will only give me $3,000. I still owe $5,000 on the note. I plan to take a $17,000 loan against my 401(k) to pay off the debt and replace my vehicle. My boyfriend says that is a bad financial move, while I say that car makes me feel like a million bucks. What do you think?
Stranded in Seaside Heights
Dear Stranded,
I think you should marry this boyfriend, stat. There is so much wrong with your plan and you're fortunate to have a smart guy to tell you what's what.
Let's start with the numbers. If you were to finance a car and had decent credit, you could get a three-year used-car loan for 3.4 percent, according to Bankrate. Your 401(k) will charge you 6.5 percent for any loan against your investment. True, you pay this interest to yourself, but you also miss out on any growth that money would enjoy if you leave it in the retirement fund. The private loan is clearly the better option – especially if you are worried about monthly out-of-pocket costs.
The other big issue here is that you feel entitled to owning a luxury car. If you had a loan worth one-third the value of a 6-year-old car that the insurance company believes is worth just one-fifth of the sticker price (follow that?), you are suffering from a disconnect between what you can afford and what you want. Hence your current pickle.
Here's what I suggest: Buy a gently used Honda or Hyundai for $8,000. Shop around – look for a clean record, low miles and finance the whole thing if you have to, but keep the payment terms to under three years. That way the remaining loan balance is unlikely to exceed the value of the car. Meanwhile, take that $3,000 from the insurance, put it towards your current loan and hustle like crazy to pay off that remaining $2,000.
And now some homework. Go walk around the seashore. Talk to people who live there. See all the destruction? The dismay? Stress and tears? Now ask yourself: Would a fancy car make any of that better?
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My relationship with my mother is changing. Unfortunately, our communication habits are not. I picked up You're Wearing That? by Deborah Tannen, in hopes of improving our conversations. It didn't work out quite the way I planned.
First of all, this is not a book I could read easily or for extended periods of time. It wasn't that the material was difficult or boring. In fact, the material hit too close to home and there were times when I would read something and just have to put the book down.
Call it denial. This book drags some of the most personal and private emotions I have about communicating with my family in general, and my mother in particular, into the spotlight. And I am not ready to deal with them at the rapid fire pace of the book.
My start and stop progress does not seem to have prevented some of the ideas presented in the book from taking root. I find myself trying to respond to what my mother says, not what she has said in the past in similar situations. I also find myself putting more thought into what I say, so that I understand what my mother is responding to, both the words and the metamessages.
One of the biggest problems I have had is in trying to get my mother to read it. Perhaps, because our relationship is a basically a good and strong one, she doesn't think we need to improve how we communicate. Our changing roles, however, seem to dictate that our communication styles change as well. In fighting that, it seems likely we will end up fighting each other, which is an ironic outcome for a book that is supposed to improve communications.
This book is not a book that can be read or used in a vacuum. It needs to be shared. The challenge is in discovering how to share it with the person it was intended for, a mother or daughter.