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With temperatures in the mid-40's on Thursday, the Black & Gold completed their fifth training session. Before the Crew needs to selfishly and ironically ask Columbus to send them warm thoughts, thankfully the forecast calls for highs of 73 degrees on Friday and upwards of 81 on Saturday in Bradenton.
As the team has worked on fitness, tactics and formation, the sessions have continued to build comradery. Audible encouragement from fellow players has steadily increased as each day has passed.
Sporting Director and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter has stressed the following idea on countless occasions: each organized activity has a purpose. Day five continued to build off of that principle.
Crew rookie Homegrown Players Matt Walker and Ross Friedman know if they want to succeed like the four Crew Homegrowns Chad Barson, Matt Lampson, Ben Speas and Wil Trapp in 2013 did on the field, they'll be forced to adapt quickly to the speed of their fellow pros.
"Although we're only a few sessions into preseason, I would say the speed of play has been an expected and welcomed challenge," said rookie Homegrown Player Matt Walker.
"Obviously the balls moves much faster at this level so there has to be a heightened level of focus with every touch, which is something that I have been working on to improve day in and out," Walker continued.
For Friedman, the adapting and growing on the fly has been made easier by previous Homegrown exposure to Crew training sessions in the summer months. Even still, now in his first preseason camp as a pro, the expectations are that much higher when it comes to next-level, quality sessions.
"I've been lucky having exposure to the team in the past. I've been in the last three summers with the team and have been pretty familiar with the guys," said Friedman. "Fitness-wise, on the ball, everyone is trying to push things a little faster, to do things a little better, a little sharper."
Crew newcomer Daniel Paladini is no stranger to hard work and the grind of a professional soccer season and a preseason camp. The 29-year-old played two seasons in MLS and one in the PDL before two years in USL PRO and a second chance to return to the League.
Might of just had the hardest training in my career #work #crew96
— Daniel Paladini (@PaladiniXI) January 30, 2014
Now in his ninth professional season, Paladini is with the Black & Gold took to Twitter following today's session.
Despite the hard work put in by the players during both the training portion and the fitness work thereafter, the process has been made easier by a steady dose of optimism from rostered guys 1-through-29 and the five un-signed preseason players.
Combating negativity as a whole often makes the bonding process that much stronger through exhausting work.
"I think with any team you put together you're going to find some negative energy somewhere, but I'm just not seeing it here," said Eric Gehrig in an interview on Thursday with the Columbus Dispatch.
Cornell defender Patrick Slogic participated in his first training session today as he works to fight for a roster spot. Sporting Director and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter told The Columbus Dispatch that changes to the roster in terms of additions or subtractions could happen in approximately two weeks.
Kevan George celebrated his 24th birthday today. The team huddled up before the session opened and rendition of "Happy Birthday" rung out. Early reports were that Frankie Hejduk's singing was the most enthusiastic.
For those playing at home, George's birthday is the only Black & Gold player birthday on this leg of preseason as the next Crew birthday comes on the second trip to Florida. On February 23 – one day after the Crew faces the Philadelphia Union in Orlando – Tyson Wahl is set to turn 30.


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Sleep vs 5 Workouts Per Week
February 14, 2011 by Shaun
Filed under The Fitness Bug
Before I begin my rant, I just want to get one thing clear.
Bodybuilding is not complicated!
- Train to stimulate muscle growth
- Eat the right foods at the right time to feed that muscle growth
- Supplement when necessary
- Sleep
You do the above and you will achieve. Simple!
But the mistake that many people make (Especially new lifters) is that they become addicted to the 1 hour muscle pump. Which is, that period where your muscles inflate briefly during the period that you workout. What then happens, is that thought then becomes fixated in their minds, that they have to train more to maintain that 'look'. It's not a completely silly way of thinking either, because it's like, what you see is what you get. And looking fantastic for that brief moment in time does feel nice. But it's a flawed way of thinking that needs to be corrected. Because as most of you may know. The real growth happens in your sleep, and most of you don't get enough of that as it is.
Now, if you are a mature muscle mass lean machine, you've probably trained your body over the years to handle 5 workouts per week. But for those who…
- Are still working to get shred with bulk results.
- Hold down a separate professional career
5 workouts per week will often prove to be too much.
Think about it….
A young professional or higher education student will work say 10-12 hours per day. Add 2 hours of travel back and fourth. Add workout time (2 hours with travel). Add evening leisure time (3-4 hours). And you are left with only 4-5 hours to sleep.
You need at least 8-10 hours of rest if you intend on following a good program such as the upcoming shred with bulk program, if you are serious about seeing some serious results. Especially within the first 4 weeks.
You can get the full scoop on the upcoming Stay-fit Bug strength progression program that's coming in a few weeks below.
The Stay-Fit Bug 31 Day Shred with Bulk program
You can eat well and train well, but skip that one crucial part of the cycle (sleep) and you will indeed break a very necessary link in the chain in order to build necessary gains. If you feel you have been doing everything right, but sometimes feel you are unusually deflated (Most will feel it in there arms first… this post does a good job of explaining that) it's probably because you have been depriving your body of the necessary rest that it needs.
How much rest do you need?
Well, first things first. If you train insane the 'In The Zone' way, as described in the upcoming shred with bulk program (Enter your details above to learn more) then getting enough sleep will be an after thought. Because the way the program teaches you to train will indeed put you to sleep.
But the amount of sleep you should aim for is about 8 hours, to be realistic in this day and age. Which of course is something that we all struggle with. Some people may need even less. But if you find that your gains are lacking compared to the amount of dedication you are putting towards your nutrition and workouts, then sleep is the link in that chain that you need to fix. Yes, I know you may like those late nights. Sitting up on Facebook, PS3 or whatever. Just save 2 hours out of those few hours of leisure time that you have to get some proper rest. You'll make your mirror very happy.
5 day workouts vs 3 day workouts
Like I said earlier. 5 workouts per week will often prove too much for a gym goer with a separate career. Yes, it's fine for those pro bodybuilders who do nothing but lift all the time, or for those who have built stacks of mature muscle over the years. But for Mr. I have a career, Mr. I have a Family, or Mr. "I have a damn life". 5 workouts per week will prove to be too much. Your body simply will not get enough rest between the days in order to develop some real muscle growth.
A break down for your perspective.
168 hours in a week
- You work 50-60 hours of those (Young professional or busy Further education student – Masters degree)
- Travel 10 hours back and fourth
- Workout 10 hours of those (Assuming 5 day workouts)
- You need 56 hours of sleep per week
- Leisure time 20 hours per week (On week days)
- Weekend of doing nothing or leisure time of 24 hours
That is your entire week 'overly' maxed out. And this is without leaving room for actual 'life'. Because as most of us know. Most weeks aren't stream lined and perfect like that. You have things like…
- Spending time with your partner/love interest
- Seeing a friend on the odd day
- Evenings out with colleagues
- And other things
Training 5 days a week for someone with life demands other than bodybuilding is not a lifestyle. You become a prisoner to the gym, when you really don't have to. Seriously, cut back. Change 5 days a week to 3 days a week.
"Most of what you achieve from going 'to' the gym, will be a direct result of what you do 'outside' of the gym"
Let that quote sink in. Because it's the truth in all its simple glory.
Have 'Jack all' days. Focus on the other links in the bodybuilding chain other than working out. Live the lifestyle! Once you do, you'll start getting quotes such as this…
'Dude, what you been doing. You been juicing haven't you?'
That is a compliment in all its glory right there. And your response will be something like…
"Dude, I haven't even been training'
'Yea… right dude, I really do believe you' (I've experienced this first hand. It was a glorious day to say the least :))
Once that happens, you are succeeding with the formula of obtaining more sleep, a balanced bodybuilding chain, a balanced lifestyle. And a happier fit bugger.
"Less is more"
Be consistent
The only other thing you need to focus on is consistency. Which is in fact, arguably, the most important aspect of this lifestyle. Because if you don't stick to it, you won't grow and progress. And even worse, you won't develop any mature muscle mass. Which is of course muscle mass that sticks. Which allows you to decide if you want to train more or less, without there being much effect on your gains.
So when it comes to getting your optimum hours of sleep per night, whether its 6, 8 or even 10 hours. Stick to it. Try not to miss 1 -2 hours of sleep every other night. That's 30-60 hours of rest that your body would have missed out on. And you can bet a mighty dollar that the hours missed will have an affect on your shred with bulk results.
Training tired is the same as training drunk
Lack of sleep… worse than training drunk?
I didn't realize this in my earlier years of training. When I got my first car, I would do crazy things like, drive in a tired state of mind (And body). All I can tell you about that now, is DON'T DO IT! You will crash and die. And for a while I argued that driving tired is actually worse than being drunk, or driving drunk (Which of course is illegal. Again… don't do it). And it wasn't until later on that I found out that being awake for 24 hours or more has the same physical affects as being over the legal driving alcohol limit. But again, from experience, I'd say driving tired is worse.
That then means, in regards to your training, that training while you are tired is the same or worse as training as if you were drunk. Obviously something you would never do… right? 😐
Of course not.
Therefore emphasizing the importance of getting enough sleep. Besides, lifting and dropping a 30kg dumbbell on your toe (Or on someone elses) is not a good look.
Don't workout too late in the day
Working out too late in the evening may also be a factor in keeping you awake. Efficient sleep is directly connected to body temperature. Build up heat, you'll stay awake. Get cold and you'll go out for the count. Intense workouts will raise your body temperature high, therefore it's a good idea to keep your workout periods up until the early evening hours only.
Don't put sleep on the back burner just because you are 'busy'. Set goals and structure into your life and getting enough sleep will become an after thought. Besides, what's the point of being ripped and sexy only to look like a dead zombie half the time 😐
Get those hours in.
See you in the comments.
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DENVER (AP) — Union leaders representing CenturyLink workers in 13 states have moved closer to allowing a strike but plan to continue negotiations with the telecommunications company.
The Communication Workers of America announced Thursday that its executive board has authorized the union's president to set a strike date, which would be the final step in going on strike.
Union spokesman Al Kogler says nothing is imminent and the union still hopes to reach a good contract for 13,000 employees who formerly worked for Qwest Communications.
The employees for the Monroe, La.-based company include customer service agents, network technicians and Internet support workers.
Nearly 90 percent of them voted to authorize a strike in October.
Kogler says sticking points include increased health care premiums and bringing more jobs back to the United States.
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Lucas Completes Political Comeback | Politics
Veteran state lawmaker David Lucas successfully completes his quest to regain a seat in the Georgia General Assembly.
Lucas, a Macon Democrat, defeated Republican Bobby Gale of Irwinton in Tuesdays general election to capture the District 26 state Senate seat. Lucas polled 42,627 votes to 19,792 for Gale.
That's 68 percent to 32 percent.
District 26 includes parts or all of Bibb, Twiggs, Wilkinson, Washington, Jones, Hancock and Houston counties.
Lucas won the Democratic nomination by defeating incumbent Miriam Paris and Irving Martinez in the July primary election. Gale was unopposed in the Republican primary.
With Tuesday's victory, Lucas returns to the General Assembly, where he served in the House of Representatives for 34 years.
He resigned his House seat in June 2011 to seek the District 26 seat which became vacant when the late Sen. Robert Brown resigned the position to run for Macon mayor.
Paris defeated Lucas in the non-partisan special election to fill Brown's unexpired term. At the time, Lucas complained that Paris received lots of Republican support which pushed her to victory.
This year, Lucas said he was able to defeat Paris because she couldn't get Republican support in the Democratic primary.
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Workshops, live music, performers and activities are plentiful including craft, sculpture, face painting, movies, the Children's Parade and much more!!
The festival provides an ideal September holiday destination for families.
Food and market stalls are presented throughout the festival area to tempt your viewing, tasting and shopping pleasures and an extensive music program is offered across three stages.
The festival grounds come alive with street theatre and dynamic activities, workshops and exhibits and walks to the spectacular Home Rule Falls and unique tropical rainforest displays are offered throughout the weekend.
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"Ted Allen is a lone voice of wit, reason, and good sense in a field of bland mediocrities. In My Kitchen describes food you want to eat, will easily be able to cook yourself—and a party all of us would very much like to attend. Ted is good and trustworthy company. In person, in the kitchen—and on the page."
—Anthony Bourdain
"I just might love Ted Allen more than I love bacon, and that's really saying something! He's super fun in the kitchen and I never turn down an invite to dinner at his house."
—Anne Burrell
"Ted has the keys to the kitchen kingdom, offering insightful, clever, delicious, easy recipes that you will make over and over again."
—Art Smith
"Ted Allen's In My Kitchen is full of original and inspiring recipes for the adventurous home cook. You can tell these recipes are crafted by someone who truly loves food and loves being in the kitchen. And Ted's spirit is contagious; you'll find yourself wanting to try everything in this book."
—Eric Ripert
"This book makes me want to cook, invite some friends over, and throw a party Ted Allen style. It has a lot of well-written recipes for food that people are just going to want to make and eat."
—Elizabeth Falkner
"Open up this book, turn up the music, uncork a bottle . . . and let the passion flow! This isn't just a recipe book; it's a gateway to great times for novices and pros alike—and hopeless foodies like me."
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"In My Kitchen features inspiring recipes with just the right amount of useful information and innovative technique. This book will encourage the home cook to get back in the kitchen on a weeknight and to entertain a crowd on the weekend."
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Adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN) is an inherited metabolic disorder characterized by the degeneration of the adrenal gland and the loss of fatty covering on brain nerves. It is a form of X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy. AMN patients typically experience symptoms including spinal cord dysfunction, weakness, weight loss, skin changes, vomiting, and coma. Brain function may also be affected, depending on the type of AMN.
Adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN) is an inherited metabolic disorder characterized by the degeneration of the adrenal gland and the loss of fatty covering on brain nerves. It is a form of X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy. AMN patients typically experience symptoms including spinal cord dysfunction, weakness, weight loss, skin changes, vomiting, and coma. Brain function may also be affected, depending on the type of AMN.
Adrenomyeloneuropathy is a rare disorder, affecting less than 1 in 40,000 people. It is a X-linked condition, and occurs more frequently in males. The average age range for disease and symptom onset is between 20 and 40 years. There is no known racial predilection for Adrenomyeloneuropathy.
Adrenomyeloneuropathy is caused by a mutation in the ABCD1 gene. This gene is responsible for the production of the adrenoleukodystrophy protein (ALDP) which transports long- chain fatty acid (VLCFAs). In a mutated ABCD1 gene, the insufficient amount of ALDP slows the transportation and breakdown of VLCFAs, and instead they accumulate within the body.
There are a number of symptoms that affect people with Adrenomyeloneuropathy. The average age at which symptoms first appear is 28, but onset can occur anywhere from the second to the fifth decades of life.
|Weakness and Stiffness
|Gradual, progressive weakness and stiffness of the legs
|Weight Loss
|Weight Loss
|Excessive Muscle Tone
|Excessive Muscle Tone
|Difficulty Walking
|Difficulty Walking
|Visual Defects
|Visual Defects
|Difficulty in Articulating Words
|Difficulty in Articulating Words
|Behavioral Changes
|Behavioral Changes
|Adrenal Insufficiency
|Adrenal Insufficiency
|Bladder Dysfunction
|Bladder Dysfunction
|Mild Peripheral Neuropathy
|Mild Peripheral Neuropathy
|Loss of the ability to coordinate muscle movement
|Muscular atrophy
|Atrophy of the limb muscles occur over a period of time
|Lower back pain
|Lower back pain
AMN is usually diagnosed in, but not limited to, young men who display weakness and numbness of the limbs and urination or defecation problems. Women may be asymptomatic or may, like men, have problems with mobility and bladder and bowel control. For doctors to establish proper diagnosis, blood tests must be taken to examine if elevated levels of serum long chain fatty acid are present. In addition, MRI examination can reveal white matter abnormalities and neuroimaging findings of this disease are very similar to findings of Multiple Sclerosis.
Currently there is no cure for AMN; however, there are some dietary treatments that patients are using to help alleviate some of the symptoms of the disease. Patients also sometimes take a treatment consisting of a mixture of glycerol trioleate and glycerol trierucate, more commonly referred to as Lorenzo's Oil. This treatment is considered experimental by the FDA and can cost approximately $440 per month. Because of its experimental status, most insurance companies will not cover this treatment. One biotechnology company working to develop a treatment for AMN is ReceptoPharm, Inc., a subsidiary of Nutra Pharma Corporation. This treatment just completed its Phase IIb/IIIa clinical trial in London, England.
There are various treatments available for Adrenomyeloneuropathy patients that help combat symptoms. Replacement therapy and adrenal steroids control adrenal insufficiency and balance hormone levels, which ultimately improves the patient's quality of life. Additionally, patients have the option of dietary manipulation with Lorenzo Oil to reduce VLCFA levels. Patients with early cerebral involvement may undergo a bone marrow (hematopoietic stem cell) transplantation.
Prognosis varies from patient to patient. Some have only mild symptoms; others are wheelchair bound and suffer impotence as well as loss of bladder and bowel control. As noted above, those with cerebral involvement are more seriously affected and eventually die from the condition.
|Stay indoors and away from crowds especially during cold and flu seasons. Besides that, get things right with God, try to understand why you are 'lucky' to have this conditon. Enjoy life for as long as you have it! Don't complain people don't want to hear complaints! When things seem all out of control and you are at your worst, go to bed and try again the next day! Keep positive mentally and verbally!
|I've been living with this condition since 2001. Keep positive, stays as active as you can, & just enjoy live with family and friends.
|I participated in a study of Lorenzo's Oil at Hopkins Kennedy Kreiger Center in Baltimore. The purpose was to determine if Lorenzo's Oil had any benefit for women with AMN. The study was terminated after 2 years when no benefit was found in any of the study particpants. Further more, some participants displayed negative reations. For AMN, Lorenzo's Oil appears to be a dead end, at least for women with AMN. Sheryl
This year's conference will be held in Bethesda, MD on Nov 17-18, 2017. As a conference focused solely on ALD, this is a great opportunity to meet others affected by ALD, learn about the latest clinical trials, and get some of your questions answered by the experts in the field. Learn more and register: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07eee9wfhrb72d3 b6f&llr=e8ntkipab
Hi Everyone,
Last week's Adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN) podcast is now available to listen to on the Rare Genomics/RareShare iTunes Podcast Channel or on Kiwi6.
Thanks so much to everyone who tuned in and submitted questions!
All the best,
Hi Everyone,
My name is Imogen and I'm a volunteer with RareShare. I am hosting a podcast, "Ask the Experts Podcast Series-Adrenomyeloneuropathy Syndrome" next Wednesday June 14 at 10am EST. You can listen live, or listen to the recording afterwards. Find out details, register, and submit questions here: https://rareshare.org/notifications/rgi-rareshare-ask-the-experts-podcast-series-adrenomyeloneuropathy-syndrome
Just thought I'd pass this along. ALD Connect periodically holds conference calls so members of the ALD community can talk to one another about dealing with the disease, create a support network, and develop a stronger community. Please share with anyone who you think might be interested.
There are three scheduled Breakout Sessions designed to cover a number of interests: Men with AMN, Women with AMN, and Parents of ALD Newborns. Learn more about the calls and register through its Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pg/aldconnect/events/?ref=page_internal
Yes I use a wheelchair all of the time and transfer. I was worry I am maturing to be fully disabled ):
Yeah the cold makes me much stiffer and therefore it's harder to walk. And our disease is progressive so each winter it may become a little more challenging to get around. What I have found to be most beneficial is daily exercise. The less I move the worst I get, exercise helps me maintain my mobility for sure. Stay strong Anthony.
Yes, I could stand the winters prior. Although, I may have progressed over last year. Thanks guys!
That helps! I did not give the gabapentin enough time to work. I quit after just a few days. I had two different docs tell me that if you quit gabapentin, you have to wean yourself off. Thanks Again! John
Hi John, Just so you know the nighttime dose helped me curb the pain. My pain is not too intense during the day enough for me to take Gabapentin because I already have fatigue and I do not want to add to it. I copied this from a Google search: "It takes about a week for gabapentin to start reducing nerve pain, and two weeks for it to take full effect. Source: Gabapentin for the Symptomatic Treatment of Painful Neuropathy in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus A Randomized Controlled Trial, Backonja et al. ( 1998).Nov 5, 2016" Let us know how this works out. And you're right about doctors. I learned everything from these communities and if I help others, then I am also giving back to our community. Thanks John, and Merry Christmas to you and yours, too.
Hi again Tunesmith! You have been more help to me that my doc! I kinda figured that it took gabapentin several days to start working. I didn't give it enough time. I was taking 300 mg I think? I really like the idea of only taking one pill at bedtime and not several times a day. My doc gave me "tizanidine 4mg". I only took it at bedtime and it didn't work. The nurse then told me to take it 3X a day and it helps some. I think I'll ask him about giving gabapentin another try. I like the idea of taking a muscle relaxer to help me go to sleep! Anyway, thanks for all your help. I wish I could return the favor. Thanks again, Merry Christmas to you & yours, John
I have tried desperately four almost five years now to get a doctor to refer me to the appropriate specialists and I'm still being shuffled from G.P to clinic doctors and I'm looking for inspiration. Wonderful physicians and knowledge base in Alberta and looking to replace it in Ontario, as close as possible to Cornwall,On. Guess that would infer Ottawa or Toronto, however, the Sunnybrook in Toronto has been a complete waste of time. I'm wondering if anyone has good news about an "AMN specialist" locally to us. This is for my husband. He was diagnosed at 45 and is now 50 but had undiagnosed symptoms for years before that. He has both cerebral and spinal involvement and his symptoms are all beginning to progress.
Has anyone with AMN ever had stem cell therapy? If so, did it work? I would appreciate any info. I am a 63 year old man with AMN that includes significant neuropathy in my legs. Thank you.
Hi Shelly, I am also a member of inspire.com and there is a discussion thread Women Carriers with Pain where you will find support: https://www.inspire.com/groups/united-leukodystrophy-foundation/discussion/women-carriers-with-pain/ Also, try aldconnect.org and they have information and videos (probably includes the one you saw). John, by joining these online groups I've learned so much and I have informed by medical care support: Physician, Endocrinologist and Neurologist. The Baclofen is used to stop my feet from spasms and jerking which is most pronounced in the nite. Sometimes I have taken 600 mg of Gabapentin to alleviate the burning pain. When it is most severe, I wish I could detach my feet (amputate). But is a constant bother. You are not alone.
Hello all, I am a sixty-one year old woman, I started having crazy symptoms of "tingling legs and tight feet" about five years ago. I was seeing several doctors due to some feet concerns from a running injury, and would mention these symptoms to them and they would look at me like I WAS crazy! A neurologist even told me, "yes, you have a neuropathy, but if it's not diabetes...." she shrugged her shoulders in a "I don't know what to tell you" type of answer. Well, I became very frustrated, and the symptoms became more intense. I describe the feeling in my feet as that of them being squeezed in a vice-grip ALL THE TIME! Although we knew that ALD was present in our family, with two brothers and a nephew with symptoms, we were always told by the doctors, "women carry it, but men get it" - so I had no thoughts that these symptoms would be related. Randomly, my sister was doing some investigating because her 25 year old son was suffering. She came across the following video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoTEB3kDWY8 which explains the disease in the best way I have seen. About in the middle of the video the commentator explains how women can start having symptoms of "tingling legs & tight feet" in their fifties- WOW, it was right in front of me, but I never gave this disease a thought!! It was a good/bad revelation - good to know I wasn't crazy, bad to know I had an incurable disease that will affect me the rest of my life. The missing gene was confirmed through a blood test, and I was able to be seen by a genetic neurologist at Mayo Clinic in Minneapolis. I am a "naturalist", preferring not to put drugs in my body - especially when they are not proven to help. I continue to work, but it is becoming more and more uncomfortable every day. Sleep is a real problem for me as well, John! I just try to keep a positive attitude and put one foot in front of the other every day. I love to run, and ran three marathons before symptoms started, but running, too, has become more and more difficult. I would love to hear from any other women that have had AMN hit them in their "Fifties' - I do not know anyone else that I can compare notes with. If you have not seen this video, do watch it! It was very helpful for our family, with six members at this time diagnosed with the missing gene, the video explains the different types of symptoms involved. Also, John, make sure you find a neurologist that is willing to learn about the disease, it is so rare, that it does a special doctor to take on the cause! The five living members in our family all see the same neurologist in Grand Rapids Michigan. Shelly
Thanks Josepanton, I am glad that you do not have this neuropathy pain. My wife and I love Barcelona, it is a beautiful city! Thanks for responding, John Unsworth Fort Worth, Texas
I'm attending, and I'm really looking forward to it. The past ALD Connect events have been a great opportunity to talk to others dealing with the same things I am. Hope to see as many of you who can make it. Some travel assistance is being offered.
I urge you to register and come to the ALD Connect meeting in San Diego on November 16-17. The world's top specialists will present, and there will be significant updates on upcoming treatments for children and adults. We have three candidate therapies in the pipeline for adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN)! It will be an event rich in content, fellowship and hope for the future. http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ed9aipfw6cbe6cee&llr=e8ntkipab
Hi there, I'm Josep diagnosed several years AMN. I'm trying to keep as active as I can. Next month I'll be in Manchester and may be there is someone in our community who wants to meet for a beer or just sharing a talk. Of course if someone is planning to visit Barcelona... please don't hesitate to contact me. I'm in touch by email with some other people in Spain and it's amazing to find out we have almost the same symptoms, problems walking, etc. Best,
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|Key to genera of field crickets (Gryllinae).
Species of the genus Gryllus (field crickets) are the most-studied of North American singing insects. They are large, easy to rear and handle, and diverse in their acoustic behavior, ecology, and life cycles. Their early taxonomic history is instructive. Many species were described in the 1800s, but when Rehn and Hebard (1915) intensively analyzed 1,500 pinned Western Hemisphere specimens, they concluded that all native American Gryllus belonged to a single "exceedingly plastic" species, Gryllus assimilis. This conclusion held for more than 30 years, until B. B. Fulton (1952) studied, in the field and in captivity, living Gryllus in North Carolina. He showed there were four reproductively isolated populations that differed in their calling songs, habitats, and seasonal life cycles. Because he found no defining morphological differences, Fulton did not give scientific names to the species he had discovered. R. D. Alexander (1957) extended Fulton's studies of Gryllus to the Midwest, found a fifth species, and showed that most species pairs were separable by morphological characters, at least in one sex. He assigned scientific names, thus confronting museum curators with the fact that their trays of Gryllus assimilis probably contained mixtures of species none of which was likely to be G. assimilis. More importantly, differentiating and naming species of North American Gryllus made them inviting subjects for studies of evolution, behavior, and physiology.
Since 1957, six more Gryllus species have been recognized in the eastern United States and 5 additional ones have been found in the West. David Weissman is currently working on a revision of Gryllus from the western and central states that will probably more than double the number of recognized species.
Studies of calling songs and life histories are still the predominant means of recognizing new species of Gryllus. Once a new species is recognized, morphological differences may be easy or difficult to find.
Species of Gryllus from the same geographic locality may have very different seasonal life histories. In fact, the two most abundant field crickets in the Northeast are separable chiefly by their life histories. Gryllus veletis and G. pennsylvanicus (spring and fall field crickets) do not differ in song or habitat and differ morphologically only in the average length of the ovipositor relative to the body length. However, G. veletis overwinters as mid-sized juveniles and matures in spring, whereas G. pennsylvanicus overwinters as eggs and matures in fall. The two species co-occur as adults, in very small numbers, only briefly in midsummer. Thus, except for the occasional specimen collected during the period of overlap, the date of collection is sufficient to distinguish adults of the two species.
G. veletis and G. pennsylvanicus, like many other Gryllus, have a single annual generation. Some species have two discrete generations per year (e.g., G. rubens) and others have generations that overlap (e.g. G. assimilis). G. firmus in Gainesville, Florida, has remarkably varied responses to seasons. It overwinters in all stages except small juveniles, and the eggs of a single female may hatch over a five-month period and the resulting juveniles may mature over a nine month period!
|Representative life cycles
|Asynchronous development
The evolutionary branching sequence (phylogeny) that produced the species of North American field crickets is important to those wishing to understand the evolution of the differences among the species. For example, the similarity of G. pennsylvanicus and G. veletis, except in their seasonal life cycles, led to the assumption that the two were sister species and to a theory of how the ancestral species might have produced the two species sympatrically by allochronic speciation (Alexander and Bigelow 1960). Subsequently, studies of chromosomes, allozymes, and mitochondrial DNA indicated that the split between egg and juvenile-overwintering species occurred early in the phylogeny of North American Gryllus and that G. pennsylvanicus and G. veletis were on different branches of the Gryllus family tree.
Huang et al. (2000) reconstructed the phylogeny of ten species of North American Gryllus based on the DNA sequences of two mitochondrial genes. Trios of closely related species were firmus-ovisopis-pennsylvanicus, texensis-rubens-lineaticeps, and fultoni-integer-veletis. G. assimilis was not closely related to any of the other species but it may form a monophyletic group with fultoni-integer-veletis.
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Pier Paolo Pasolini's murder at the age of 53 transformed an already controversial and extraordinary Italian artist into an iconic figure of the Twentieth Century. The Italian Cultural Institute, Fondazione Aida and the Film Society of Lincoln Center present a series of events that explore the many facets of Pasolini's work, including cinema, theater, poetry and music at locations that include The Italian Cultural Institute, the Film Society's Walter Reade Theater and Frieda and Roy Furman Gallery, Joe's Pub at The Public Theater, La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, and Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò.
The series features Readings and Lectures: Pasolini's Poetry and Literature by Pasolini's cousin, Graziella Chiarcossi, and Vincenzo Cerami (November 26 at the Italian Cultural Institute). Cerami, who received an Oscar nomination for his story/screenplay of Life's Beautiful, was a student and later a collaborator with Pasolini.
The Exhibition, Pier Paolo Pasolini: the Body's Truth, (fromNovember 27 to December 15 at the Italian Cultural Institute) which presents Angelo Novi's photos and images taken on the sets of Pasolini's films from Mamma Roma (1962) to Teorema (1968).
A Documentary Series: Tuesday night @ the Movies (at the Italian Cultural Institute from December 4 to December 18), which features six short films on the director, including Sopralluoghi in Palestina (1964), Pasolini l'enragé (1966), Una disperata vitalità (1998), III B facciamo l'appello (1971), Pasolini e la forma della citta (1974), and Pasolini e il cinema: al cuore della realtà (1974). A major showing of previously un-exhibited promotional material, entitled, Pier Paolo Pasolini's Cinema Affiches, will run from November 2 - December 2, 2007 at the Frieda and Roy Furman Gallery. The exhibit comprises film posters and affiches, which were prepared by painters and artisans who had to complete their works even before filming was completed.
Facets of the tribute also include the music concert, The Songs of Pier Paolo Pasolini - Le Canzoni di Pasolini, which takes place at the Public Theater - Joe's Pub (Nov. 27). The concert features the performances of Aisha Cerami, voice; Nuccio Siano, voice and guitar; Andrea Colocci, double bass; Roberto Marino, piano; and Salvatore Zambataro, accordion and clarinet. The theatrical performance Trash, directed by Andrea Mancini and Lorenzo Bassotto and inspired by Pasolini, will be performed at the La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club (Nov. 29, 30 & Dec. 1), with featured performances by Lorenzo Bassotto and Rhonda Moore.
The closing night of the series will be the United States premiere of Accattone in Jazz - A Homage to Pier Paolo Pasolini, at the Walter Reade Theater on Tuesday, Dec. 4, at 9:00 p.m. This musical performance is realized in collaboration with Kairos Italy Theater Inc. and features Italian jazz musicians-Roberto Gatto on drums and Danilo Rea on piano-with one of Italian actor, Valerio Mastrandrea, reciting passages from the director's script for Accattone (1960).
Born in Bologna, Italy, in 1922, to a military father, Pier Paolo Pasolini grew up in various small towns throughout Northern Italy. After his parents separated, he spent long periods of time in his mother's native region of Casarsa, where he cultivated a respect for the area's peasant culture and wrote poetry in Friulian, its distinctive dialect. He studied literature and art history under the renowned historian Roberto Longhi at the University of Bologna and was drafted into the army during World War II, during which Communist partisans executed his younger brother Guido. Following the war, he settled in Casarsa and worked as a teacher and, despite the nature of his brother's death, became a leading member of the area's Communist party.
Allegations of homosexual activity with students resulted in his expulsion from the party and his move to the Roman borgate in 1949. Almost immediately, Pasolini became entranced by the seedy lifestyle of the borgate, resulting in several volumes of poetry and two novels, The Ragazzi (1955) and A Violent Life (1959). While he continued to write-including the fictional novel Teorema (1968), the unfinished epic Petrolio, and nine collections of poetry, most notably The Ashes of Gramsci (1957)-his richly detailed, highly graphic depiction of the Roman underworld soon brought writing offers from some of Italy's leading filmmakers, including Mauro Bolognini, Luciano Emmer and Federico Fellini, and eventually moved Pasolini into the director's chair himself.
The artist's scandalous end was seen by many as a reflection of a life in the fringes of Italian society and at the front of the nation's cultural debate.


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What FCG are you using? Might make a difference for some of the stuff.
But to get the carrier to fit the receiver, need to remove about .040" off the bottom of the rails. Don't forget to take off the part that hits the firing pin first, and the sear catch/notch needs to come off.
I'll put up a couple pics tomorrow, I think I got them from Pirate, but at least you can get started on the little I gave you so far.
I'm working on mine now, and was planning to put up a rough build tut after I get it done.


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The Colorado Rapids today dropped a preseason match by a score of 2-0 to fellow Major League Soccer side San Jose Earthquakes in game played at Spurs Lodge in Chigwell, London, home training ground of English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.
In today's match, San Jose's Ryan Johnson gave the Quakes the early lead after ten minutes. Johnson battled Rapids defender Julien Baudet for a ball at the top of the right side of the penalty box, and was able to lift it over sliding Rapids keeper Matt Pickens to give the Quakes the 1-0 advantage.
Colorado nearly tied the match in the 26th minute, when Omar Cummings took a pass from Pablo Mastroeni and fought through two defenders to get a shot off, forcing Quakes keeper Joe Cannon into a lunging kick save.
In the second half, Cannon twice more prevented the Rapids from tying the match. In the 60th minute, Pat Noonan played a 40-yard pass to Cumming down the middle of the field. Cummings split the San Jose defense but saw his shot once again denied by Cannon. Less than 15 minutes later, Colorado's Jeff Larentowicz's 35-yards free-kick cleared the wall but was saved low and on the left by Cannon.
San Jose did well to gain control of possession in the final stages. In the 82nd minute, Quakes forward Cornell Glen got a quick shot off from inside the Rapids' area, though Matt Pickens reacted quickly to make the diving save. However, a minute later, San Jose would increase their lead when forward Quincy Amarikwa took a through ball down the middle and found the back of the net over a sliding Pickens.
The Rapids had one final chance to get on the scoreboard with three minutes to play, but Mike Holody's header off a Colin Clark free kick narrowly went over the crossbar.
Colorado are now 1-2-2 in preseason matches, with a final tune-up on Friday, March 19 when the Seattle Sounders visit Dick's Sporting Goods Park in the Rapids' inaugural Charity Shield (7 pm MT). The team will have Saturday off before flying back to Denver on Sunday night.
SJ- Johnson (Alvarez) 10
SJ- Amarikwa 83
COLORADO RAPIDS - Matt Pickens, Kosuke Kimura (Rob Valentino 67), Drew Moor (Oscar Murillo 67), Julien Baudet (Mike Holody 67), Jure Travner, Danny Earls (Colin Clark 67), Nick LaBrocca (Jeff Larentowicz 67), Pablo Mastroeni (Pat Noonan 46), Wells Thompson (Andy Lorei 67), Conor Casey (Andre Akpan 67), Omar Cummings (Ciaran O'Brien 80).
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES - Joe Cannon, Chris Leitch, Ike Opara (Bobby Burling 65), Jason Hernandez, Ramiro Corrales (Steve Beitashour 70), Joey Gjertsen (Justin Morrow 70), Brad Ring (Eduardo 70), Javier Robles (Simon Elliott 57), Bobby Convey (Antonio Ribeiro 75), Ryan Johnson (Quincy Amarikwa 75), Arturo Alvarez (Cornell Glen 65).


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WOW, that rocks. Don't be afraid of the amount going up. If it does, figure you will be still paying around 25,000 for a law degree. They have FANTASTIC STATs for the FYLSE too. Almost makes me want to switch and pay less, but I love Concord's program and if I pass the FYLSE, I'm not sure I'd want to change mid stream. Yes, I'll pay 50,000 for my law degree - I know I'll either land a great job OR I'll become a sole practicioner and will enjoy the smallness of my own business. GOOD LUCK!
In your experience, do most of the students at Concord plan on becoming solo practitioners? If not, does Concord help its students out with placement, or help you get in touch with alumni? Just curious. My own school had a pretty abyssmal career services office, we were pretty much left on our own.
Not necessarly, considering about half of all the Assistant District Attoney's here in my area all graduated from a local law school that is not ABA accredited. It may limit where in governement you can work, but it doesn't exclude you from it.


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A survey shows that San Diego companies are surviving and thriving with the help of microloans.
Microlenders have stepped up in recent years to fill the gap left by banks that cut back their lending or to service small businesses that might not qualify for a traditional loan.
Nonprofit microlender Accion and policy organization The Aspen Institute released the 2012 MicroTracker Small Business Lending Outcomes Study results in early April, tracking the success of Accion's microloans in recent years.
Accion's microloans range from $300 to $50,000, and the average loan is $11,500. The interest rates for such loans can vary, with rates as low as 8 percent for a loan from the Small Business Administration, or as high as 40 percent, says Bankrate, compared with interest rates in the single digits for traditional loans.
Of the 28 San Diego businesses interviewed in the survey, all those that received microloans in 2010 were still in business in 2012, and 60 percent reported an increase in revenue. Four out of five said they were able to work at their business full-time. More than half said they employ others, with an average of 4.5 employees.
Nearly half the microloan recipients said their revenues exceeded expectations.
San Diego-based environmental services consultant Gulsum Rustemoglu used her $15,000 microloan to buy software, hire more employees and move her company, GEPermit, out of her home and into an office space in Murphy Canyon.
Accion San Diego is a member of the Accion U.S. network, the largest micro- and small business-lending network in the United States. Since launching in 1994, it has issued more than 2,900 loans totaling more than $18 million in San Diego County.
Click here to see an infographic on how the loans are helping small businesses nationwide.


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I was interested in checking out how the WordPress code flow works... When I googled it, ( probably with the wrong keywrods), all I ended up was this;
which is an excellent shot at it but very very old thus worth nothing today.
I also searched how the heck wp_head works, could not find it neither.
In order to understand wp from the ground up, I thoght I should get a full grasp of from url to all the way to wp_footer() what really happens... Ant pointers in this regard is highly appreciated.


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The latest version of the book is P3.0, released almost 7 years ago. If you've bought a PDF of the book and would like to update it to this version (for free), visit your home page.
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According to SoonerScoop's Carey Murdock ($), former Mizzou wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham is in Norman and meeting with Oklahoma's coaching staff on Thursday.
This isn't exactly coming out of left field since Green-Beckham was linked to Oklahoma last month.
While Green-Beckham wasn't charged with a crime he was investigated for a burglary in which he allegedly shoved a woman down several stairs and injured his girlfriend at a Columbia off-campus housing complex. A few days later, Green-Beckham — who also had two pot-related arrests while at Mizzou — was kicked off the team.
Formerly the nation's No. 1 recruit, Green-Beckham broke out in 2013 for 59 catches, 883 yards and 12 touchdowns. He was flat-out unstoppable against Auburn in the SEC Championship, catching six passes for 144 yards and two touchdowns.
Green-Beckham's been previously linked to FCS-level Eastern Illinois, though that didn't go anywhere. There was a report in late May that Green-Beckham could sit out 2014 and enter the 2015 NFL Draft, too.
If Green-Beckham does ultimately wind up in Norman he'd almost certainly have to sit out a year due to the NCAA's transfer rules and make his Sooner debut in 2015.
UPDATE: If Green-Beckham indeed is visiting with OU coaches, Bob Stoops isn't one of them (but he could be meeting with co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach Jay Norvell after all).
Update II: Both Jason Kersey and Bruce Feldman have confirmed Green-Beckham is indeed on campus at Oklahoma today.


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Let $G = G(n, 1/2)$ be an Erdos-Renyi graph in which each edge $e = (u,v)$ is present in the graph independently with probability $1/2$. For a subset of the vertices $S$, the cut value $c(S)$ is equal to the number of edges $(u,v)$ such that $u \in S$ and $v \not \in S$.
Clearly for any particular cut $S$, the expected value of $c(S)$ is $E[c(S)] = |S|\cdot|\bar{S}|/2 \leq n^2/8$.
By a Chernoff bound, the probability that any particular cut exceeds its expectation by an additive factor of $O(tn)$ is exponentially decreasing in $t^2$. By taking $t = \sqrt{n}$ and taking a union bound over all $2^n$ possible cuts $S$, we can see that with high probability:
$$\max_S \ c(S) \leq E[c(S)] + O(n^{3/2}) \leq n^2/8 + O(n^{3/2})$$
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Natascha wrote:[Amazing. I managed a small team at Disney. A kind of dutch hen house. My Big Manager from LA sounded always a bit like... Blitz. lol. He gave me that nickname, Alice in her own Wonderland. My team said: "Rainman". lol.
So 10/10/10 is White Queen day
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