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The new bridge structure will span the existing Union Pacific and Highway 111 in Riverside County. Scope of the contract includes a grade separation and widening of the surrounding roads. The project also includes major utility relocations, drainage, MSE retaining walls, pavement, curbs and gutters, sidewalks and new traffic signals for intersection improvements.
Construction on the project is scheduled to begin in January 2014 and is expected to be complete by June 2015.


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Hey guys. I'm thinking about selling all my vintage stuff. As well all know I have a nice TCP and a SRT.
I'm trying to pay off all my bills before June bc that when school starts and I'm not going to college with debt. I been extremely silly with my money and its time to take priority over fun.
Lets start off. TCP
The buggy is in excellent condition. Transmission is flawless and has the metal top gear. The motor guard had very few scratches and the gear cover is like new. All the while plastic nylon throught the buggy is almost white and yes I have he original white battery bar. The front wheels have ages but the 2.15 prolines are in excellent shape and unglued. Only thing I don't have is the body and mip dog bones. I have 6 nib bulkheads #2630 and 4 nib long a-arms #2621.
Next it my SRT. Most of you have seen my SRT from my other thread so ill save time. You basically have the SRT roller, spare parts for 2 more SRT ( just need the very super common parts u can get everywhere). I have 4 nib gear covers 2 new SRT bodies 1 is open 1 is nib. The original box and manaul a and proline tires. I also have the delrin ball diff gear.
I'm just getting idea wha everything is worth. If I'm selling I do not want it to go to someone who will part out everything. But then again if the price it right. Also if anyone on here does buy please my a copy of the SRT manual for Daniel. I haven't had the time or spare money to do it for him.
Simply the best. The beautiful Traxxas SRT and TCP

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Cemetery Shocker: Body Stolen
DETROIT — Police in Detroit, Michigan say a coffin was stolen from the Gethsemane Cemetery before workers had a chance to bury the body. Sources say someone is trying to resurrect the man inside.
Police believe a purple pick-up and a white van drove out with the coffin on Monday. Workers at the cemetery had nothing to say about the incident.
Sources inside the Detroit Police Department say the elderly man's casket was awaiting burial. His service had already happened on Saturday but drenching rains on Sunday delayed the burial.
Police say the van and truck rolled into the cemetery and took the coffin at gunpoint. Inside the purple truck , the 43-year-old son of the deceased man.
Police and friends say the son believes he has the power to resurrect his father.


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One of the few languages in recent times with an interesting type system which isn't just a trivial rehash of existing (in practice) ones.
You'd love Haskell.
I hear a lot of scheme-brained hares saying this.
But I assure you, you're wrong.
I was about to write that too. Type enforcement like he is asking for is trivial in Haskell. So seconded.
I can see enforcing types for say, current and resistance, but what about the fact that current times resistance is voltage? I can see having a voltage type too, but do you have to write the rules for every combination of units that result in a different unit, or is there a more clever way to handle that?
1/2 and 1/2.
Haskell allows types to be in a hierarchy. A => X(A)
So for example you could have acceleration defined as an adjustment type time(distance).
And then you could define a function to take A(B) and Y(A) to Y(B) in an abstract way.
map for example takes a function from a to b, an array of a (i.e. a structured type on top of a) and returns an array of b.
number class is a good example of this sort of hierarchical layering.
So yes, you can do it to some extent in Haskell. If you want to go further Q
There are plenty of these around. F# has one. Check out their papers on dimension checking.
Well, force = mass * distance/time^2, but that probably wasn't your point. (or perhaps it was HAH!)
I tried to do that once, it turnes out to get pretty complicated if you don't have compleate symbolic manipulation library at your disposal. Simple unit */ another unit was easy, but then when they were hard to simplify because one unit was to the (1/3) power, my c++ class system couldn't handle it.
I eneded up simply requiring out group to always put units on their variable names so we could follow the code ea
Been there done that in C++. Check Barton and Nackman.
Thanks for the hint, but I've found the Wikipedia page [wikipedia.org] on it (and the first results on the web) not very exciting. However, Software for Infrastructure [stroustrup.com] from Stroustrup has a really cool example on how to do it very pretty. It uses user-defined literals [wikipedia.org] to create expressions such as "Speed s = 10m/2s".
I find one of the most effective techniques is just to enforce the rule that any variable that represents a physical quantity must have the units appended to it, using std SI notation, like massCannonBall_kg, or distanceToOuthouse_m. It also helps to insist that all units be base units. With floating point, why use _kOhm or _MOhm, when you can just use _Ohm for everything? It eliminates confusion and errors to stick to base units, and you can easily convert for convenient user I/O.
like massCannonBall_kg, or distanceToOuthouse_m. It also helps to insist that all units be base units. With floating point, why use _kOhm or _MOhm, when you can just use _Ohm for everything?
Because kOhm is the natural unit, just like kg? Or is that domain specific?
kg is a troublesome case. You can debate whether it's better to use grams or kg as the base unit, but I'd argue kg is the base unit in the MKS system. Not so for kOhms.
I'd like to see a type system that can help enforce units (like mass * distance = force). If it were really lightweight (in typing) to create types with meaningful units, it could protect you from accidentally adding things like Mbits with MBytes.
C++11 has very good support for this. You could do it in C++98 with operator overloading and templates, but the syntax was horrid. Combine that with auto type declarations and user defined literals and you're golden.
Or try Frink!
From the above link:
One of the distinguishing characteristics of Frink is that it tracks units of measure through all calculations. This allows all values to contain a quantity and its units of measure. Frink understands how different units of measure interrelate, such as a length cubed is a volume, or power multiplied by time is energy. Different units of measure can be mixed in calculations, and Frink automatically ensures that the calculations lead to a result wi
trivial rehash of existing (in practice) ones.
This is no time to be bashing Objective-C
I swear I thought that said Cylon language and I started thinking, first Klingon and now Cylon?
I'm not the only one.
So, do you suppose Ceylon is the language that the Cylons were written in?
...for Python.
I can continue to completely ignore the incredible, writhing mess that is java and its ecosystem.
Go ahead, mod me down, then go back to fighting with Java. I'll just continue being productive.
The language features, an emphasis upon readability and a strong bias toward omission or elimination of potentially-harmful constructs
Like that comma?
Well, technically it would have been better being altered to a colon if the semi-colon separated list were to parse correctly.. though a human brain would just issue a warning rather than an error here.
I'm sorry, I'd really like to be interested by this, but the second and last sentence is just the usual marketing bullshit that each newest language has been serving us in the past years.
So, here comes the usual question we always end up asking when such a thread shows up: could you give us a simple and clear explanation of what is so good about it as well as the traditional comparison of advantages/disadvantaged of this language with other similar ones.
The Internet
There are to many programming languages.
There are to many programming languages.
Especially when you haven't mastered English yet.
Honestly, I'd be happy with just a C variant with built-in string support.
Doesn't D have that?
The the extent I've looked at it, D seems like a great language. Maybe it doesn't get much attention because it's not one of the new cool (i.e. rehashed) languages, but it'd fill an important role. In many ways it's C++ done right. That fills the need for a language that's higher level than C, without all the historical baggage and minefield complexity of C++, and compiles to fast binary. I know lots of people these days say Java (or whatever your favorite slower language is) is fast enough, programming cos
Then write yourself or ask a friend a c++ string class with the "operator overloading" you need. Then use a c++ compiler to compile your C code.
I hope you have at least managed ONE single high level language (and no, C is not a high level language, it is a portable assembler, that is all)
That was painful. Really. I can't believe that anyone, even you, could write such total nonsense.
What's with the bit about the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis in the middle of that screed? Have you been drinking?
There are too many programming languages.
Some people describe the recent increase in the number of languages as the Cambrian explosion [wikipedia.org], but what we need now is a mass extinction [wikipedia.org].
Reading the language description, I don't see anything notably distinct from Scala. If anything, Ceylon seems a bit clunkier. The one upside appears to be baked in translation into JS, but others have already provided a Scala -> JS parser.
Shouldn't it be Sri Lanak?
Serendib is the Arabic name for the Island, and Serendip in Persian. A Persian folk tale "The Three Princes of Serendip" became known in England through a 16th century Italian translation. The protagonists of that story were in the habit of discovering of things they were not seeking. In 1754 Horace Walpole, English writer and parliamentarian, coin the English word "serendipity" to capture that happy characteristic.
Taprobane, a Greek name for the island, would be another literary allusion.
Out of mod points, but a virtual +1 for you, sir.
Not unreasonable - they're looking for people who understand time travel.
Since Ceylon seems to be Java inspired, I looked for a comparison of the two but didn't find one. Wikipedia's entry about it [wikipedia.org] says, "The project is described to be what a language and SDK for business computing would look like if it were designed today, keeping in mind the successes and failures of the Java language and Java SE SDK." That nice, but can anyone here supply some details?
>combining subtype and parametric polymorphism with declaration-site variance, including first-class union and intersection types, and using principal types for local type inference and flow-dependent typing; a unique treatment of function and tuple types, enabling powerful abstractions; first-class constructs for defining modules and dependencies between modules; a very flexible syntax including comprehensions and support for expressing tree-like structures; and fully-reified generic types, on both the
I have no interest in a new language that has concurrency story at all.
Any new language needs to address the biggest development challenge of this time - coding for multiple cores.
I have no interest in a new language that has concurrency story at all.
Should be 'has no concurrency story', geez....
Is it really the language's job to bake that in? Akka should run on Ceylon without much issue, unless they've really changed things since I last looked at it.
Is it really the language's job to bake that in?
Why build a better type system, or any type system at all, when I can just call everything an Object?
A better type system makes it easier for developers to create correctly working, and efficient, code.
Coding for concurrency is very difficult and a proper concurrency approach (ala Go or Rust) make it much easier for developers to develop correctly working, and efficient, code.
Add-on libraries like Akka make things a little easier but can't help nearly as much as a properly designed concurrency architecture.
Any language that states as a goal: omission or elimination of potentially-harmful constructs, but keeps the awful C construct:
if (x = 3)
is not really serious about elimination of harmful constructs.
That example does not compile in Ceylon with a compile error that disproves your claim:
expression must be of boolean type: Integer is not assignable to Boolean
variable value x = 3;
if ( x = 4 )
That example does not compile in Ceylon with a compile error that disproves your claim:
expression must be of boolean type: Integer is not assignable to Boolean
variable value x = 3;
if ( x = 4 ) {
This is still bad.
If they could use Ceylon over python for the system tools, that'd be a godsend. I know there are some good python programmers out there, but everybody writing Redhat system tools isn't a good python programmer. Node.js is coming along nicely, and that'd be a great combination.
Hrm, maybe next time I need to poke the hornet's nest...
A bit late, but Ceylon creator Brian Krig answered the following question in an interview [jaxenter.com] posted today:
Finally, going forward, do you think that going forward, Red Hat will start coding more in Ceylon?
The first step for us will be to bring some of our pieces that we have in the JBoss ecosystem that we delivered as pieces of the application server, and repackage them, and make them modular, and make those modules for the Ceylon platform.
At the same time as that, we're taking Ceylon, and we're enabling deployment to Openshift. Once we have then the capabilities that we have in JBoss, also for Ceylon, then it's going to be a lot more interesting - what can we do in Ceylon that we can currently do in JBoss?
People often ask me, does RedHat use Ceylon to build internal projects, and I'm always kind of like, I don't quite understand, we don't have internal projects, we're a product company!
elimination of potentially-harmful constructs
When did English speakers fall in love with the word potentially?
We already have a single word for potentially harmful: it's called dangerous.
Even worse is the infestation of the phrase could potentially, which means the same thing as could.
Yet Another Brace Language
Yet another meh language.
Sri Lanka was Ceylon
Now it's Sri Lanka, not Ceylon
Been a long time gone, Ceylon
Now it's subcontinental delight on a moonlit night
Every gal in Ceylon
Lives in Sri Lanka, not Ceylon
So if you've a date in Ceylon
She'll be waiting in Sri Lanka
The language features, an emphasis upon readability
Not inserting superfluous commas, would be a good place to start.
Houston, Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed. -- Neil Armstrong


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Hendricken swimmers hope to extend streak
The Hendricken swimming team's 22nd consecutive state title ended up coming fairly easy last season, as the Hawks dominated the state meet and easily outdistanced second-place Barrington.
Number 23, although still more likely to happen than not, isn't shaping up to be quite as much of a cakewalk.
Hendricken graduated Ian Dinwoodie, Jack Kilpatrick and David Evans, three All-State swimmers, from last year's team and it's doing what it can to help fill the void.
While certain swimmers have made big improvements, the Hawks just aren't going to have the top-line depth of a season ago.
But they're trying to get as close as they can.
"It's a work in progress," Hendricken head coach Dave Hanson said. "We've got a lot of new young kids. Our young kids from last year have stepped up and improved quite a bit."
And despite not having exactly as many dominant swimmers this season, Hendricken does have three who will be among the best in the state.
All-State seniors Alex Powers and Andrew Robinson, as well as All-State junior Mike Fedorenko are back in the fold and should score a heavy amount of the team's points on their own.
They already have quite a list of accomplishments.
A season ago, at the state meet, Powers came in second in the 200 individual medley and third in the 100 freestyle. Robinson was part of the winning 200 medley relay team, was fourth in the 200 I.M. and was third in the 500 freestyle. Fedorenko was third in the 200 freestyle and fifth in the 100 free. All three of them were also members of the second-place 400 freestyle relay team, while Powers and Fedorenko were part of the second-place 200 freestyle relay team.
Hanson knows just how important their success is to his team's overall success.
"Alex, he's deluxe No. 1," Hanson said. "Alex can do anything. Freestyle, backstroke, butterfly, I.M. Andrew is just right behind him. He's a great freestyler, I.M'er, breaststroker. Mike is a top-notch freestyler – 200 free, 100 free, 500 free if I needed him."
Yet, the Hawks won't be able to win again without contributions from their other swimmers, five of whom Hanson thinks can make a significant difference.
Junior Nick Tomasso is one, and he came in 11th in both the 200 free and the 500 free at last year's state meet. He's gotten better already this season, which will allow Hanson to move Powers – his most versatile swimmer – to some of his better events.
"Nick Tomasso, he did score for us, but his improvement is allowing me to move Powers around," Hanson said. "That's the name of the game."
Also expected to help is junior Chase Martin, who was on the Hawks' second-place 200 freestyle relay team last season and came in 15th in the 400 free.
Sophomore Jon O'Connell, who came in 12th at states last year in the 100 breaststroke, has been improving rapidly, and he showed that during Hendricken's season-opening 65-29 victory over Cumberland on Tuesday at McDermott Pool. O'Connell finished less than a second behind Robinson in the 400 breaststroke.
"In the breaststroke race, John O'Connell was right on Andrew," Hanson said. "So I could take Andrew out of there, and put him somewhere else."
Then there are sophomores James Manni and Michael Sundberg. Hanson believes that Manni could score in the 100 free, 200 free and potentially the 500 free, and Sundberg's 500 free times this season have been in the range of last year's 10th-place finisher.
Those five swimmers just may be the key to Hendricken's season.
"I think we're going to go as far as Michael Sundberg, James Manni, Chase Martin, Nick Tomasso and John O'Connell can go," Hanson said. "Our second-string unit, so to speak."
It still won't be easy.
Hanson knows that even with the emergence of those five, he'll have to spread his team thin to get where it wants to, relying heavily on someone like Powers – who could swim in as many as five individual events at states – to accumulate points.
"We're very much spread out," Hanson said. "I've got to rob Peter to pay Paul. I don't have any butterfliers. I have to move people. Powers, he's my best all-around swimmer. I've got to plug him into spots to fill holes."
Still, though, the Hawks are the champs until someone is able to dethrone them. Hanson isn't sure of the landscape around the state team-wise, but he knows there are plenty of strong swimmers.
Cumberland showed that, as junior Andrew Bauer stood out, even defeating Robinson in one of the individual medleys.
Those types of swimmers are around. Whether or not there are enough of them on one team to give Hendricken a serious run is yet to be determined.
"Everybody's got a little bit," Hanson said. "I don't know if anybody's got enough. Even us. We have a little bit, and a little bit more, but I don't know if we have enough. I will say this – we're working hard, and that's all I can ask."
The Hawks' next meet will be on Tuesday against North Kingstown at St. George's School Pool at 5:30 p.m.
"We're not going to go down without a fight," Hanson said. "I can tell you that much."


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University of Vermont
Vermont Quarterly
The People's Collectors
Museum exhibits works from famed Vogel collection
- 08-27-2013
- By Tom Weaver
The Green
The People's Collectors
Museum exhibits works from famed Vogel collection
by Thomas Weaver
Janie Cohen, Fleming Museum director, unlocks the entrance to the Wolcott Gallery and cautions Mateus Teixeira, her young UVM alumnus intern, and me to wait a minute while she switches on the lights. There's excitement for a first look at the in-progress installation of "Dorothy and Herb Vogel: Fifty Works for Fifty States," an exhibit that Cohen and Teixeira have been working on curating for months. But that needs to be tempered with some common sense about practical matters like the potential for an unhappy meeting of foot and sculpture in a dark gallery.
Lights on, risk managed, Cohen and Teixeira point out favorite works and discuss pieces that take on a different aspect than expected hanging on the gallery's walls. And they also can't help some bursts of laughter, the release of seeing something long imagined suddenly become real.
The minimalist and post-minimalist works, on display beginning September 3, traveled a long and somewhat unlikely path to Vermont. Usually the collector is the last thing you'd consider on the information card next to a painting. But Fleming Museum visitors familiar with the lives of Dorothy and Herbert Vogel will likely find it hard to separate the works on display in the year ahead from their provenance.
Cats, turtles, art
A brief tutorial or refresher on Dorothy and Herbert Vogel: A married couple of humble means, a librarian and a postal worker, the Vogels lived Spartan lives in a one-bedroom NYC apartment and put all the money they could into collecting art. From 1962 to 1992 they amassed a collection of some five thousand pieces, every one of them wedged into their apartment, along with eight cats and Herb's aquariums filled with exotic turtles. The Vogels bought what they liked—supporting artists, many of the minimalist school, as they developed. They would become beloved, near mythic figures in the New York art world as their personal collection grew with works by artists such as Chuck Close, Christo, and Sol LeWitt.
In 1992, with scarcely room to move for the art work hung on their walls, filed and piled everywhere between, the Vogels donated their collection to the National Gallery of Art. "We have both worked for the government and we both like the idea of giving it back to the people of the United States," Dorothy Vogel said at the time.
In 2008, that same democratic spirit would motivate the Vogels to take another step in bringing their collection to the people. Five thousand works, obviously, was far beyond what the National Gallery would ever be able to exhibit. Rather than have some pieces languish in storage forever, the Vogels conceived the idea of giving fifty works to fifty museums, one in each state.
Turns your head around
From the perspective of the Fleming staff, what was it like to have fifty pieces from this famed collection roll up to the museum in a truck one day? Cohen suggests there was a certain Christmas morning aspect; that is, if your mom and dad required you to unwrap your presents very, very carefully and give that new baby doll a few weeks to acclimate before you played with her.
The National Gallery divvied up the collection into lots of fifty; individual museums didn't have a say in what they received. But as the Vogels collected some artists deeply, with hundreds of works, each museum was sure to receive at least one work by the likes of Edda Renouf, Robert Barry, Daryl Trivieri, Richard Tuttle, Charles Clough, and Richard Francisco.
Cohen says the fifty works from the Vogel collection provide "a snapshot of a really important period in modern American art that wasn't formerly represented" in the Fleming's permanent holdings. She believes the show—which will be on display throughout the entire academic year with different pieces rotating in—will be of particular interest to art faculty and students. Teixeira adds that the depth of the Vogels collecting, their pattern of following an artist through his or her career, offers a window on changing approaches. "I think that's the strength of our selection," he says, "it does show a very clear progression from minimalism through post-minimalism."
Cohen was short-handed as she worked on curating the show in the interim between the departure of former curator Aimee Marcereau DeGalan and arrival of new curator Debra Wood. She was fortunate that Teixeira, a 2012 UVM grad with a triple major in mathematics, physics, and English, come to her looking for an internship to build his experience in the museum/gallery world, yet another interest. Teixeira brought his formidable intellect, a taste for dogged research, writing skill, and a keen aesthetic sense to the work, according to Cohen. "Mateus has been a highly able and unexpected help to say the least," she says.
Asked to name a favorite work in the show, Teixeira is quick to choose Sound Piece by Edda Renouf, a small work that he says "looks like white noise; the whole thing reads like interference."
Cohen nods in agreement. "Sound Piece" spoken for, she goes with Untitled (2 parts) by Loren Calaway, a work that initially has the looks of very fine cabinetry… but not. "It's confusing in a nice way," Cohen says. "It really turns your head around a little bit."
Beyond the individual pieces, many visitors to the show may come away most struck by the collectors who devoted more than thirty years of their lives to unabashed appreciation and support of contemporary art. The show will endeavor to make that achievement, a work of art in itself, very present in the show. Among other efforts, they will screen Herb & Dorothy, a 2008 documentary about the Vogels, on Sunday, Sept. 22, at 2 p.m.
Cohen says, "In this show we really wanted to get to the collectors, their style of collecting, and how they pulled this incredible thing off."
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A Grade III for 3-year-olds at 1 1/16 miles over Cushion Track, the Affirmed is the eighth of nine races. Post time Sunday is 1 p.m. Track gates will open at 9:55 a.m. for simulcasts.
Owned by Westrock Stables LLC, Den's Legacy has been idle since finishing sixth of 10 in the Grade I Arkansas Derby April 13 at Oaklawn Park.
A son of Medaglia d'Oro out of the War Chant mare Sunshine Song, Den's Legacy has won two of 12 and earned $385,350. In his most recent appearance over Cushion Track, the Florida-bred finished third behind Violence and Fury Kapcori in the Grade I CashCall Futurity last Dec. 15.
Owned by Kaleem Shah, Inc., Manando was an authoritative 7 ¼ length victory in an optional claimer – at the Affirmed distance – May 3.
The win was the second – both over Cushion Track - in eight starts for the son of Bluegrass Cat and the Unbridled's Song mare Mesmerizing Lady, pushing his earnings to $102,440.
Upset winner of the Grade III El Camino Real Derby Feb. 16 at Golden Gate Fields, Dice Flavor will be making his first start since an off-the-board finish in the Group II UAE Derby March 30 at Meydan Race Course in the United Arab Emirates.
Trained by Paddy Gallagher for Oda Racing Stablae and US Equine, the Scat Daddy colt out of the Afleet mare Afleet Summer has won two of six and earned $160,500. Dice Flavor finished eight at Meydan, 13 lengths behind winner Lines of Battle.
The chestnut has yet to start over Cushion Track. He broke his maiden over the Betfair Hollywood Park turf course last Dec. 16.
Tiz a Minister will try to make amends against open company after finishing third as the 11-10 favorite against California breds in the Snow Chief Stakes April 27.
The late-running Ministers Wild Cat colt finished 4 ½ lengths behind winner Surfcup in the Snow Chief, the richest event of the California Gold Rush program.
Owned by S.A.Y. Racing, LLC and trained by Paul Aguirre, Tiz a Minister has won two of 12. Out of the Cee's Tizzy mare Tiz a Minstress, he's earned $360,780.
Claimed for $40,000 by his current connections out of a maiden race last Aug. 2 at Del Mar, Tiz a Minister earned his biggest win in the California Breeders' Champion Stakes Jan. 26 at Santa Anita and was also third in the Grade II San Felipe March 9.
Broadway Empire will stretch out after finishing a distant second behind Let Em Shine in the Came Home Stakes May 11.
Trained by Robertino Diodoro for Bob Butz, Randy Howg and Rick Running Rabbit, the Empire Maker gelding out of the Belong to Me mare Broadway Hoofer is 1-for-2 with a bankroll of $21,054. He won first time out by 16 ½ lengths against maidens March 18 at Turf Paradise.
Counting Days returns to a synthetic surface after finishing third in the grassy La Puente Stakes April 21 at Santa Anita.
Trained by Carla Gaines for Swift Thoroughbreds, Inc., the Mingun gelding out of the Exbourne mare Cuanto Es has one win in eight outings and earnings of $59,646. His sole victory came by 10 ¼ lengths against $50,000 maidens last Oct. 20 over the Polytrack at Keeneland.
Just Win Baby was last seen finishing fourth – beaten by a dozen lengths – in the race dominated by Manando.
Owned by breeder Greg Norman and trained by Oscar Garcia, Just Win Baby, a ridgling by The Daddy and out of the Event of the Year mare The Shulamite, has one win in four races and a bankroll of $37,090.
Eighth of nine behind Manando nearly one month ago, Dirty Swagg will step into graded company once more for owner, breeder and trainer Myung Kwon Cho.
The gelded son of Street Hero and the Tabasco Cat mare Diversa has one win in 10 starts and earnings of $56,900.
Dirty Swagg has yet to finish better than fifth in five previous appearances in graded stakes. Most recently, he trailed in the Grade I Santa Anita Derby April 6.
From inside out, the field for the Affirmed Handicap: Broadway Empire, Victor Espinoza rides, 114 pounds; Counting Days, Rafael Bejarano, 115; Just Win Baby, Joe Talamo, 113; Dirty Swagg, David Flores, 113; Den's Legacy, Garrett Gomez, 120; Tiz a Minister, Corey Nakatani, 117; Dice Flavor, Mike Smith, 119 and Manando, Martin Garcia, 117.


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PRINCETON — The Princeton High School Concert Choir, along with the Vandercook College of Music Choir will host a benefit concert at 7 p.m. Jan. 19. Admission to the concert is an at-will donation.
The concert is in honor of Cora Peters, a senior at Bureau Valley High School. She has been battling Stage 4 Synovial Sarcoma for several years. Recently, Cora and her family were informed there was nothing more the medical staff could do.
All proceeds from the concert will go to Cora and her family. Everyone is invited to attend.


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RAMADI, Iraq — The call to prayer echoes across the quiet highway in western Iraq and a few hundred men gather along the roadside in the frigid night air. Each has a story to tell: a father whose son languishes in jail without trial; a veteran who cannot get a job; a student so terrified of the police that he avoids Baghdad.
In the morning, they know the area will fill with thousands of people like them, with stories like their own. Under the flutter of tribal flags, they will shout boisterously the same words heard from protesters across the Arab world: Down with the regime.
Something has broken. Much of Iraq's minority Sunni Muslim population appears to have run out of patience with Prime Minister Nouri Maliki, a religious Shiite Muslim who has ruled since 2006. In recent weeks, Sunnis by the thousands have carried out a campaign of nonviolent civil disobedience, closing off the main roads to Fallouja and Ramadi in the west and mounting demonstrations in Samarra, Baghdad and Mosul.
The rallies are a testament to problems left unresolved when the U.S. military campaign ended here, and to the new tension that has spread throughout the Middle East. Angry citizens of other countries have overthrown entrenched rulers through street protests or armed revolt. In neighboring Syria, Sunnis have risen up as well, forming the backbone of the insurgency against President Bashar Assad.


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Published: 2012/07/29
by Sam Davis
Garth Hudson and Jim Weider: The Band, Levon and A New Form of Literature
It's a hot, rainy Friday evening in New York City when I find myself standing outside the Iridium Jazz Club, waiting to interview Garth Hudson and Jim Weider of The Band. Typically, Hudson is late, so I sit down by the bar and watch Weider and his band soundcheck a very sloppy rendition of The Band classic "Rag Mama Rag."
Nearly an hour late, Hudson strolls in decked in black from head to toe, with his signature beard hanging midway down his chest and a heavy leather jacket—it's nearly 100 degrees outside—that has the word "Burrito" scrawled across the back in big red letters. He proceeds to set up his gear, then disappears backstage as showtime quickly rolls around.
The musicians, sans Hudson, take the stage shortly after the scheduled time—a miracle considering Hudson was onstage only minutes before completing his soundcheck—and quickly settle into some fantastically groove-oriented instrumental jazz jams. Half way through the set, Weider welcomes Hudson to the stage, and after a deafening applause, the legendary organ master emerges and begins playing a solo medley of various tunes and jingles as he slouches and, at times, nearly topples over from excessive leaning. Following the intro, the band launches into a reggae version of "The Weight," before running through Bob Dylan's "Looks Like a Woman" as well The Band classic "Rag Mama Rag." Surprisingly, they pull off a spot-on take on the latter tune, with Weider mimicking the lead vocal lines on his 50s telecaster.
Once the set comes to a close (the first of two that evening), Hudson's people usher me into the backstage room of the club where I find Weider scribbling out the next setlist, while Hudson lurks over a steaming cup of coffee with a corncob pipe hanging out of his mouth. When they tell Hudson I'll be doing the interview, he looks up at me and says in his deep growl, "him?"
But after I'm introduced to Hudson, I tell him that I'm a fellow Canadian and went to school in London, ON where he grew up. Upon hearing this, he immediately comes to life and begins reminiscing about the city's geography and his childhood growing up just one block from where I spent my junior year.
"I grew up on Boroughdale," recalls Hudson. "We used to toboggan down the hill where the music college is now." This side of Hudson is one that is rarely seen, and one that has rarely been discussed as a result of his well-documented interview shyness. But for some reason, Hudson seems perfectly comfortable chatting with a fellow Canadian in the dimly lit backstage room of the Iridium. Within moments, the discussion turns to Toronto's geography, and, before long, Hudson is telling one of his many legendary tales about meeting Dylan for the first time at the notable Toronto club the Concord Tavern.
"From the Concord we would go south to Arkansas, Texas and play various places and that was something too. A few stories there. Then we'd go back to Toronto, maybe to the Concord, which is at Bloor and Ossington in Toronto. [The Band's former road manager] Bill Avis was at [Levon's] funeral, and we were talking about old memories and what was funny was that it's surely more important than any other time or vignette or story. I said, 'Bill do you remember driving down on the sidewalk, knocking over garbage cans so that everybody wouldn't get fined? Ronnie [Hawkins] would fine you eighty bucks or a bottle of whiskey if you were late, or for other infractions.'"
While few know the true Hudson, in the short time I had the pleasure spending with him, he proves himself to be a deeply focused, intelligent man with an unexpected, yet witty sense of humor. His fascination with things like my iPhone, caligraphy and narrative recording methods prove to me that he has hardly lost a step, but, instead, like many of the great artists of our time, is living under a veil of constant mystery.
Once we get to chatting, I ask Hudson and Weider how they first met, and before long the two are completing each other's sentences as they reminisce about the good ol' days in Woodstock, NY.
"I was working in a stereo store in Woodstock, NY," says Weider. "Garth came in one day and brought in the first record [by The Band], Music From Big Pink, and the owner Kermit Schwartz put it all the way up. The first thing I heard was Garth's organ."
"That's right, Jimmy," Hudson chimes in. "Around '83 we put together the latter day Band. I don't how we chose [Jim]" he adds referring to the reformed version of The Band, which featured Weider in place of original guitarist Robbie Robertson. "I wasn't there when we decided I don't think. It was through Levon [Helm] and Rick [Danko]," explains Hudson. "Scaling down wasn't the reason we chose Jimmy, I'm sure. Levon had always been right. He's always been right about anybody that is participating. He could look at someone and with a minimum gesture and indicate that something should happen. Apparently Duke Ellington was the same, you know. He just had to look at somebody and they knew what he meant."
"I had been playing with Levon and Rick in Levon's All Stars," adds Weider. "We did a gig at The Getaway, this club up in Woodstock, and Garth and the guys were going out on the road with Crosby, Stills and Nash in '85. Levon called me up and said 'Jim, come on down we're playing The Getaway to warm up The Band.' So I went and sat in and played the whole night. Then Levon called me about a week later and said, 'come on out, we're going to bring The Band back out to five people."


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Every once in awhile, I find myself dining at Pasta Primavera Cafe. If you haven't tried PPC, it's a small chain with 5 locations: San Ramon, Walnut Creek, Concord, San Mateo, and Dublin. There are two locations within a block of one another in Walnut Creek, on North Main near Treat Boulvard. One is Pasta Primaver Cafe, and the other is Pasta Primavera Too. Not long ago, they took the original Cafe and converted the second dining room into a sports bar type atmosphere. There is a big, flat screen TV, and a large full bar. I don't like the change...it seems to go against open, semi casual atmosphere, and was trying for something else that didn't quite work. Apparantly others agree with me, because now they've closed that location, and are renovating it for what they're calling "Pasta Primavera Events", which I'm assuming would mean work parties, wedding receptions and that sort of thing. We'll have to have some sort of party to find out how it turned out.
Anyway, I went to the Concord Location yesterday for lunch (you can click here for blurry photos of the location, but I didn't take them, and I'm not there...), and I'm sorry to say I didn't try anything new for you people. I should have...but I was thinking me me me, not of you. Sorry.
When you're seated, you are brought hot sourdough bread with Caponata, which is a smooth mixture of eggplant, sundried tomatoes, garlic, capers, basil, parmesean cheese, and olive oil. It's REALLY yummy, good enough reason to come here on its own merits. As a matter of fact, Auntie and I both got some to go as well. I'm going to take mine and make sandwiches with chicken and arugala on ciabetta bread. Mmmm.
Meals, except for salads, are served with your choice of a house salad or minestone soup. The soup is good, but I don't really like the house salad very much. There is no choice of dressing, and the one they serve is too vinegary for me. Cherry and her mom sometimes go there and have one of the meal sized salads, and they say they're tasty. I'll have to take their word for it, because when I go, I go for cream.
I almost always get one of two things at Pasta Primavera...the first is the Cheese Tortellini, which is served with mushrooms, peas, and prosciutto in a creamy parmesean sauce. Mmmm. Too much cheese for me, though, so I ask them to substitute the tortellini with bowtie pasta, but everything else the same. It's really good. The saltiness of the prosciutto, the creaminess of the sauce, and the sweetness of the peas work very well together. It's a heart attack on a plate with that cream and pork, but hey, once in awhile, you have to live it up.
The other item I like a lot is the Spinach Gorgonzola, which is bowtie pasta (sensing a theme here?) with chicken breast, spinach, and diced tomatoes in a creamy gorgonzola sauce. Mmmm. The sauce is creamy and salty and not overpowering. The chicken is tender and moist. The spinach and tomatoes are a really nice touch. The tomatoes are added at the end of cooking, so they're not stewed, but just slightly cooked. If you are a vegetarian, this seems like it would be pretty good with the chicken omitted, or with mushrooms instead of chicken for texture.
Auntie ordered Fettuccini Alfredo, the one time a year she allows herself that much cream. It comes with some broccoli on top, maybe a concession to the health minded folks out there. Or maybe just because it tastes nice together.
I've ordered a few other things in past visits...standouts were the Butternut Ravioli special, served in a lovely florentine sauce. The Seafood Ravioli are served in the same yummy spinach cream sauce.
I am usually too full for dessert. I used to get the creme brulee, because it was pretty tasty, especially with a nice latte. I remember once at a wonderful French restaurant in San Francisco, a waiter told me, "Many do Creme Brulee...few do it well". Well, they used to do a fair job of it at Pasta Primavera, but recently it's either missing from the menu, or served in a chocolate cup, which is, to me, just WRONG. Don't mix chocolate in with your creme brulee. In addition to tiramisu, cannoli, and other Italian treats, they also have a small selection of gilatos and ices. Nice, but once again, after all of that cream, I'm usually too full.
The wine list is short and conservative. Nothing really special, they play it safe. But you can have a nice glass or bottle of wine with your meal, if you're so inclined. I'm usually so inclined. ;)
So hie thee to Pasta Primavera, folks. Or maybe to the above mentioned French Restaurant...I haven't been there in over 10 years, so I won't review it until I go back. But boy, it was amazing when we used to go. Hmmm. There's a thought.
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- Cherry said...
The Seafood Ravioli is the BOMB! That Florentine Sauce is so good that I will order any dish that includes that sauce!
And if you get one of the Entree Salads (the spinach and the greek salads are my favs), you will have room for some tasty Gelato. Note that although the dressings are different on the other salads, they are still a little heavy on the vinegar, but I like that.
I had the Tiramisu at my birthday a few years ago. It was really rich and served in a little too large portion. It safely travelled around the table and back to me, with many more bites to be had.
Too large a portion of tiramisu--there is no such thing!
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This game was a lot like the Islander game, with the exception of the last five minutes. The Flames were choppy (as were the Yotes) in the first, and took over in the second. In the third it looked like the Flames were going to cruise to a 2-0 win again, but the Flames scored a third, followed by a Phoenix goal 12 seconds later. The Coyotes then made it a 3-2 game with 2 minutes to go before Moss added his second of the night into an empty net. Four goals in the last four minutes of the game.
This sixth pre-season game was the final one for your Calgary Flames, who finished at 3-3. They didn't loose them all (or win them all) so there isn't any cause for concern one way or the other. Yet.
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Wesley J. Smith recently address the seminarians of St. Tikhon's Seminary training priests for ministry in the Orthodox Church. St. Tikhon's Fall Lecture Series 2010 covers various life issues with Mr. Smith keynoting the series. He is introduced by the Dean of the Seminary, Fr. Alexander Atty.
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Henderson County Youth Baseball nabbed its first All-Star District 5 championship title of the season Tuesday night as the 7-year-olds easily put away Franklin at Jackson Park.
It's a perfect storm, in the best possible way. Henderson County Youth Baseball nabbed its first All-Star District 5 championship title of the season Tuesday night as the 7-year-olds easily put away Franklin, 13-1, in 3� innings of play at Jackson Park's Field 1.
Those 7-year-olds will fittingly be Henderson County's only age group to host the state tournament this year July 12-14 at Jackson Park.
"I ask the kids before every game, 'Whose field is this?' And they know this is our field. We get to host state and we want to come out and represent well. They're 7 years old but they get it," said HC 7-year-old coach Jon Russell. "They're walking around with some pride right now, but it's not classless pride, and they're having fun."
It was the fifth game the 7s have played together in the all-star postseason, and not once have they made it past 3� innings of play because of the 10-run rule. They scored three runs in the first inning, followed by back-to-back five-run innings to put the score at 13-0.
Ten of the 7-year-olds bumped in at least one RBI apiece in the win, led by C.J. Landrum and Brody Parris, who each batted runners through in their only two at-bats.
It was solid HC defense, too, that kept Franklin scoreless through the first three innings. Franklin loaded the bases for the first time in the fourth inning and put one runner in but couldn't capitalize anymore than that.
"I came here on Day 1 and told the kids we're going to do two things: No. 1, play as a team and No. 2, play as a team with class. These boys have done that, and they've worked extremely hard over the last almost four weeks," Russell said. "They're the ones that have earned this District 5 banner."
Next up for the 7-year-olds is the state tournament the second weekend in July.
Henderson County's 9-year-olds pulled out a tight District 5 championship win Tuesday over Franklin, 11-10.
The HC 8-year-olds defeated Mountaineer in a mercy ruling as well, 14-4, Tuesday at Jackson Park, to stay in the running for the district title. They will play Franklin tonight at 7 p.m. at Jackson Park.
The HC 6-year-olds won Tuesday night, defeating South Asheville 22-12. They will face Franklin in South Asheville at 6:30 p.m. today.
Henderson County's 10-year-olds also won Tuesday, 12-3, over Transylvania County.


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Bulldogs to Compete for Eighth Consecutive Win
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Bulldogs will face off against Harvard this Saturday at home in their annual dual meet, a tradition that has been going on since 1891. The Bulldogs are aiming for their eighth consecutive victory after dominating the Crimson at last year's meet by 51 points. The meet will also give the chance for several athletes to compete in a low-key atmosphere before participating in the nationally acclaimed Penn Relays next week. Since it is a dual meet, head coach David Shoehalter said the team will focus on placement rather than times and marks.
"This meet is more about team performance than achieving great times and distances," Shoehalter said.
The Bulldogs certainly look strong as a team after placing third at the UMass Nine-Way Meet last Saturday, even after reducing the number of events in which each athlete competed. The field events look solid with Eric DePalo's win in the pole vault at the UMass meet; DePalo will try to top his second-place finish from last year's meet with Harvard. Freshman Mike Levine has been phenomenal in the discus throw this outdoor season with two wins and a second-place finish under his belt. Junior David Smith has also performed well in the shot put, having placed second at UMass last week. Senior Reynolds Holmes will vie for a second consecutive win in the long jump at the dual meet, while junior Samba Binagi and sophomore Yifan Chen have been consistent in the triple jump this season.
The distance runners are ready to race after taking last weekend off. On top of winning the 1,500-meter run at last season's dual meet, senior Chris Labosky also won the event at the Princeton Invitational two weeks ago. In addition to Labosky, the distance squad has many runners who have had strong races in the 1,500-meter run, including senior Kevin Brown, juniors Max Brown and David Demres and sophomore Conor Dooney. In the 3,000-meter steeplechase, the duo of junior Matt Bogdan and sophomore Nathan Richards both seem ready to shave off more time after consistently running well in the last two meets; Richards also finished second in the event at Harvard last year. Senior Max Walden is coming off an IC4A-qualifying race in the 10,000-meter run at Princeton, while sophomore Jake McKenzie is on the edge of qualifying for the IC4As in the 5,000-meter run. Sophomore Chris Ramsey may also contribute in the 800-meter run after placing seventh in his last race.
The sprinters also look strong with junior Marty Evans and sophomore Matt Bieszard taking the top spots in the 200-meter and 400-meter dashes throughout the season, while also proving their speed in the 100-meter dash. Evans has won the 200-meter dash at last year's meet with Harvard. Senior Ted Galligan also dominated the hurdle events at last year's meet, taking first in the 110-meter hurdles and second in the 400-meter hurdles. Senior Remi Ray, who won the 400-meter dash last year, had a solid outdoor debut last week and looks strong going into the meet. Another key middle sprinter is fellow senior David Soiles, who placed second after Ray in the 400-meter dash last season. The Bulldogs' runners in the shorter sprints may include Holmes, junior Nathan Molina and junior Chris Stanley.
In the relays, the Bulldogs will try to repeat their wins in both the 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relays from last year's dual meet. The 4x100 meter relay team is also coming off a win from the UMass meet.
The Crimson should provide some healthy competition for the Bulldogs after a third-place finish at the Brown Invitational last weekend. During indoor season, the Crimson also placed fourth at Heptagonals.
Field events start at 12:00 p.m. with the men's hammer throw and pole vault. Running events start at 1:00 p.m. with the women's 4x100-meter relay and conclude at 4:05 p.m. with the men's 4x400-meter relay. A complete schedule can be found here. Buses to Dewitt Cuyler Field will leave in front of Payne Whitney Gymnasium every 30 minutes. Results will be posted on Yalebulldogs.com after the meet.
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FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Wound Management Technologies, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: WNDM) an emerging leader in advanced wound care solutions, announced today that its secure messaging and data delivery solutions provider, Secure eHealth will be included in a technology demonstration during the Interoperability Showcase at the 2011 HIMSS Conference February 21st-24th at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL. The showcase is the nation's premier forum to highlight the Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise's (IHE) common framework for interoperability across local, regional and national health information exchanges (HIEs). The HIMSS (Health Information Management and Systems Society) conference, considered the largest gathering of healthcare IT in the nation, regularly draws between 25,000 and 30,000 healthcare IT professionals and executives from around the world interested in the latest advances in the industry.
During this year's showcase, Secure eHealth's CifraHC, a secure messaging and encrypted transport mechanism, will be included as part of GSI Health's demonstration of a system capable of securely transporting clinical documentation as a fully integrated, multiple partner solution. GSI Health is a health information solutions provider focused on development in the area of health information exchanges, and is also a technology partner for Secure eHealth. This demonstration will be the cornerstone for proving that true secure communication and exchange can occur between several parties within an integrated health enterprise. According to Lee Jones, GSI Health's CEO, "This demonstration will show how doctors without electronic health record systems can securely access clinical records that come from outside sites of care, and thereby participate in the health data exchange initiatives that are spreading across the nation. Secure eHealth's products are perfectly designed to address this scenario."
Robert Tapales, Secure eHealth President was also quoted as saying, "This is a tremendous opportunity for us to showcase the potential for bringing together a variety of disparate systems and allowing them to collaborate freely within a single network – years ago this would have been unheard of without the appropriate security. Today we can prove that it is a reality."
About Secure eHealth, LLC
Secure eHealth, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wound Management Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: WNDM) and is a secure messaging and data delivery solutions provider for the public/private and government healthcare sector. Secure eHealth's mission is to encourage collaborative healthcare delivery by creating platforms where healthcare practitioners, ancillary providers, medical facilities and patients can freely share information safely and securely. For more information about Secure eHealth, LLC go to www.secureehealth.com.
About Wound Management Technologies, Inc.
Wound Management Technologies, Inc. (WNDM) is an emerging commercial stage company with primary products in the $5B worldwide advanced wound care market. Wound Management's primary focus is the distribution of its unique, patented activated collagen product, CellerateRX®, which is FDA cleared and reimbursed by Medicare Part B. It has proved to be both clinically effective and cost efficient with broad uses over a wide spectrum of wounds including, but not limited to, 1st and 2nd degree burns, ulcers, skin tears, and greater diabetes wound care. In 2010 the company developed and began the execution of a sales strategy for both the US and international markets and the company believes it is well positioned to be cash flow positive and profitable within 12-24 months. Wound Management has additional advanced biotech products in development including a patented resorbable bone wax line that is in the late stages of development, as well as a subsidiary focused on eHealth technology for secure healthcare data collaboration and storage. More information can be found on the company's web sites: http://www.wmgtech.com and http://www.celleraterx.com.
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GSI Health is a leading health information solutions provider dedicated to improving the quality of healthcare and reducing costs. Our goal is to establish the free flow of information as ubiquitous in the healthcare industry by setting the market standards for health information exchange and management services and a new generation of health applications that are smart and interchangeable based on the clinical and operational needs of doctors, hospitals and patients. For more information about GSI Health, Inc. go to www.gsihealth.com.
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Partisan fighting over skyrocketing Medicare costs has dominated the nation's healthcare discussion, overshadowing critical issues that must be addressed immediately.
We need a health care system that encourages medical innovation and drug creation. Ours is currently being constrained by regulatory complexity, patent expirations, budget cuts, and uncertainty about litigation exposure. At the same time, we need to determine ways to trim spending and cut costs on excessive and expensive parts of health care.
One issue of great concern is the rising costs associated with treating cancer. Although better cancer detection and decades of developing innovative cancer treatments are increasing cancer survival rates, this progress is also driving up the amount that is spent on cancer medicines.
The good news is that by 2020, the number of U.S. cancer survivors may rise 30 percent, to 18 million. Since 1980, life expectancy has increased about three years- 83 percent of those gains are attributable to new treatments. One study found that since 1975, medicines have accounted for 50-60 percent of survival rate increases.
A new report from the National Cancer Institute found death rates fell about 1.6 percent yearly between 2003 and 2007. Such a decline is immensely valuable for our healthcare system. According to research by University of Chicago economists, decreasing cancer death rates by 10 percent would be worth approximately $4.4 trillion in economic value to current and future generations.
Last year saw great progress in the development of new cancer treatments. An American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) report identified 12 major advances last year, eight of which related to new medicines.
Unfortunately, this improvement has resulted in higher costs.
The National Cancer Institute estimates that medical costs associated with cancer could rise to $207 billion by 2020. Last year, according to Medco's annual Drug Trend Report, prices for oncology medications rose 11.5 percent.
This is in part due to increased use, but largely because the costs of the therapies themselves are increasing and there is a limited amount of generic equivalents for these specialty drugs. Over 90 percent of anti-cancer drugs approved since 2004 cost more than $20,000- and few generic equivalents exist.
This increase in costs is felt by consumers and negatively impacts patients' treatments. A new study by the Journal of Oncology Practice and the American Journal of Managed Care found 10% of patients failed to fill new prescriptions for oral cancer drugs.
People with high cost-sharing insurance plans and those taking several drugs were more likely to quit treatment. Patients with prescriptions that had cost sharing of over $500 were four times more likely to abandon their medication than those with cost sharing of $100 or less, and 16% of new patients had out-of-pocket costs of over $500.
These findings are alarming. How can we address the increasing costs of cancer treatments and subsequent abandonment by patients?
Policies must be developed to encourage treatment adherence. Continued and preventative treatments decrease serious illness and costly treatment down the road.
A study of diabetes patients found those who took their medicine improperly were 2.5 times more likely to be hospitalized than those who followed their treatment regimes. Reducing hospital stays will decrease health care costs, as they account for 42% of all medical spending.
Policy makers must develop policies that emphasize compliance with treatment protocols. The best way to contain health care costs is prevention- that, combined with public and corporate programs focusing on reducing harmful behaviors, will keep medical costs from skyrocketing.
We must then work to develop and identify policies that reduce the impact of expensive prescription drug plans, as the correlation between cost sharing and drug abandonment is clear.
Medicare Part D, the prescription drug plan to subsidize the costs of prescription drugs for seniors, must be preserved. And as we work to restructure our health care system in light of the increasing and unsustainable costs of the system, we must ensure cancer patients get access to newer therapies.
Douglas E. Schoen


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Oliver McNally and the Crimson welcome MIT to Lavietes for a 7 p.m. tipoff Friday (Stephen Slade).
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The Particulars
After winning the first Ivy League title in school history and claiming a program record 23 victories last season, Harvard opens 2011-12 by hosting MIT at Lavietes Pavilion.
Hometown Heros
All active and retired military receive FREE admission with a valid military I.D. Contact the Athletic Ticket Office at 617-495-2211 or show your I.D. at the door.
Community Night
Residents of Cambridge, Allston and Brighton receive FREE admission with a valid I.D. or proof of residency. Contact the Athletic Ticket Office at 617-495-2211 or show your I.D. at the door.
Follow From Home
Live, pay-per-view video and free live statistics from all home games will be on GoCrimson.com. Scott Reed and James Yoon will have the call.
Harvard has won the last eight meetings between the schools and leads the all-time series by a 48-9 margin. Last season on Dec. 31, Laurent Rivard led the Crimson with 17 points, while Kyle Casey and Keith Wright each scored 15 to lead the Crimson to an 84-58 victory at Lavietes Pavilion. Wright also pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds, while Oliver McNally and Christian Webster contributed 12 points apiece.
Conference Records
The Crimson was 2-0 against the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference last season, having downed WPI and MIT. The Crimson is 87-24 all-time against current members of the NEWMAC.
Preseason Prognostications
For the first time in school history, Harvard was picked to win the Ivy League in the preseason conference poll. The Crimson received 16 of 17 possible first-place votes, earning 135 points.
Harvard, which was picked second last season, received first-place votes for only the fourth time in school history (2010-11, 1989-90 and 1988-89).
2011-12 Ivy League Preseason Media Poll
1. Harvard– 135 points (16 first-place votes)
2. Yale– 103 (one first-place vote)
Princeton– 103
4. Penn–90
5. Brown– 62
6. Cornell– 52
7. Columbia– 50
8. Dartmouth– 17
Postseason Play
For the second straight year, and third time overall, Harvard earned a postseason tournament bid last season. In 1946, the Crimson qualified for the NCAA tournament and returned to the postseason in 2010, playing in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Last year, Harvard earned a bid to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) for the first time in program history.
Wright Among Wooden Preseason Top 50
Senior co-captain Keith Wright was named to the John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watch List Oct. 3. Wright, who was the only player from the Ivy League honored, garnered AP and Lou Henson All-America accolades as a junior last season.
Welcome Back
Harvard returns all five starters (Brandyn Curry, Oliver McNally, Christian Webster, Kyle Casey and Keith Wright) and 12 players overall from last season's Ivy League championship team.
Head Coach Tommy Amaker
Tommy Amaker (Duke '87) is in his fifth season as head coach of the Harvard men's basketball team. He registered his 200th career coaching victory Nov. 13 in the 2009-10 season opener at Holy Cross. Amaker has guided Harvard to its first Ivy League title as well as the program's first appearance in the NIT. In addition, the Crimson established a program record with 23 victories in 2011-12.
He brings a 243-189 career head coaching record into today's game, including a 66-51 mark at Harvard, a 109-83 record at Michigan and a 68-55 record at Seton Hall.
Lavietes Is The Place To Be
Harvard is riding a 17-game win streak at home, a program record. The current win streak at home is the longest for Harvard at Lavietes Pavilion and is tied with North Carolina and Purdue for the 10th longest current streak in the NCAA. With a 14-0 home record in 2010-11, Harvard has established a new record for home victories in a season, surpassing 11 wins at Lavietes during the 2009-10 campaign. The 1937-38 Crimson finished the season 10-0 at home.
Last Time Out
The Crimson competed in the NIT for the first time in school history, but fell at Oklahoma State, 71-54, March 15. Kyle Casey led Harvard with 13 points and seven rebounds, while Keith Wright and Laurent Rivard contributed 10 points each. Brandyn Curry added six assists in a losing effort.
MIT's Last Time Out
In the second round of the NCAA Division III tournament, the Engineers were defeated, 82-60, by Rochester March 5. Three MIT players reached double digits in scoring: Will Tashman (16), Eric Zuk (15) and Mitchell Kates (14). The Engineers defeated Ithaca, 82-78, in the first round of the tournament the previous day.
Casting Ballots
For the fourth straight season and fifth time in seven years, Harvard received a vote in the Associated Press Top 25 poll Oct. 28.
Harvard is the only Ivy League team to have received a vote in a major national poll this season.
Ivy Champion Harvard Crimson
For the first time in school history, Harvard earned at least a share of the Ivy League title, as the Crimson topped Princeton, 79-67, March 5. Harvard also established a new program record for conference wins in a season with 12, surpassing the 1970-71 team that went 11-3.
Keith Wright was honored as the Ivy League Player of the Year in 2011, becoming the second Harvard player to take home the award (Joe Carrabino '84-85 in 1983-84). Wright was second in the Ivy League with 14.8 points per game and ranked third in the league with 8.3 rebounds per contest. He also paced the league in shooting percentage (.584).
Wright was also a unanimous pick to the All-Ivy first team, while Kyle Casey and Brandyn Curry earned spots on the second team and Christian Webster received honorable mention.
Battle 4 Atlantis
During Thanksgiving weekend, Harvard will participate in the prestigious Battle 4 Atlantis tournament at the Bahamas Nov. 24-26. Connecticut, the defending NCAA champion, Florida State, Central Florida, Utah, the College of Charleston, Massachusetts and UNC Asheville will join the Crimson at the tournament. Harvard will meet Utah in the opening round Nov. 24 and will face either Massachusetts or Florida State in the second round.
New Victory Mark
With its 23 victories last season, Harvard established a new program record for wins. The previous mark was set in 2009-10, when the Crimson finished 21-8 overall.
RPI Watch
Harvard appeared 35th in the final NCAA Rating Percentage Index last season, the highest mark of any school that did not earn a berth in the NCAA tournament. The Crimson also had the highest RPI in the Ivy League, five spots ahead of conference rival Princeton (40).
20 In The Victory Column
For the second time in as many seasons and for just the second time in school history, Harvard reached the 20-win plateau, owning a 23-7 record (12-2 Ivy) in 2010-11. During 2009-10, the Crimson finished 21-8 overall and 10-4 in the Ivy League.
Co-Captain Tandem
For the second straight season, Oliver McNally and Keith Wright will serve as co-captains of the Crimson becoming the 113th and 114th captains in Harvard men's basketball history. McNally and Wright are the first players to serve as captains in consecutive seasons since Jason Norman '05 in 2004-05.
Kyle Casey
- Ivy Player of the Year (CBS Sports)
- All-Ivy First Team (CBS Sports)
- All-Ivy Second Team (College Sports Madness)
- All-Ivy Second Team (Lindy's)
- All-Ivy Second Team (Rivals)
Brandyn Curry
- All-Ivy Second Team (College Sports Madness)
- All-Ivy Second Team (Rivals)
Christian Webster
- All-Ivy Fourth Team (College Sports Madness)
Keith Wright
- Wooden Award Preseason Top 50
- Lou Henson Preseason All-America Team
- Ivy Player of the Year (Athlon)
- All-Ivy First Team (Athlon)
- All-Ivy First Team (CBS Sports)
- All-Ivy Team (CollegeHoopsNet)
- Mid-Major All-America Second Team (College Sports Madness)
- All-Ivy First Team (College Sports Madness)
- All-Ivy First Team (Lindy's)
- Ivy Player of the Year (Rivals)
- All-Ivy First Team (Rivals)
Making The Most Of It
Last season, the Crimson ranked second in the nation as a team with an 80.8 percent success rate from the charity stripe (just behind Wisconsin's 81.8 shooting percentage). Harvard owns the NCAA record for team free-throw percentage for a season (82.2 percent in 1983-84)
Oliver McNally stood second in the country in free-throw shooting (100-of-108, .926), while Christian Webster was 12th (109-of-121, .901). With his performance last year, McNally established a new Harvard program record for free-throw shooting in a season, surpassing Jeff Grate '68 (50-of-55, .909 in 1966-67)
Getting It Done Everywhere
In 2010-11, Brandyn Curry led Harvard and the Ivy League with 5.9 assists per game, paced the Crimson with 38 steals, was third on the team with 3.8 rebounds per contest and was sixth with 9.3 points per game. Curry also led Harvard with 1,017 minutes played, or 33.9 minutes per contest, and was one of only three players to have started all 30 games last season (Keith Wright, Oliver McNally).
Curry's 191 assists last year rank second most in program history with Glen Fine '78 (1975-76).
Kings of Massachusetts' Courts
Harvard played and defeated five teams from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts last season: Holy Cross, WPI, Boston University, MIT and Boston College.
The Crimson will face MIT, Holy Cross, Boston University and Boston College, and perhaps, Massachusetts at the Battle 4 Atlantis, this year.
The Crimson is currently on a 10-game winning streak against schools from Massachusetts since falling to Northeastern in overtime, 76-71, Dec. 10, 2008, including three straight wins over BC.
Harvard Against the BCS
The Crimson is scheduled to play three BCS opponents this season (vs. Utah at Battle 4 Atlantis Nov. 24, at Connecticut Dec. 8 and at Boston College Dec. 29). Harvard could also face Florida State and UConn, a second time, at the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament. Harvard was 2-3 against the BCS last year, defeating Boston College for the third straight time and downing Colorado.
Harvard owns a 5-8 record against BCS conferences under Tommy Amaker. The Crimson has defeated BC three times and topped Michigan and Colorado during Amaker's tenure.
Class Reunions
Several Harvard players were members of the same high school teams. Andrew Van Nest, Laurent Rivard and Matt Brown were all teammates at Northfield Mount Hermon in Massachusetts.
Ugo Okam and Steve Moundou-Missi were high school teammates at Montverde Academy in Florida.
New Wave
The Crimson and head coach Tommy Amaker added seven newcomers for the upcoming campaign. Freshmen Max Hooper, Corbin Miller, Steve Moundou-Missi, Alex Nesbitt, Wesley Saunders, Kenyatta Smith and Jonah Travis will join Harvard for the 2011-12 campaign.
Rejection List
With his 54 blocks last season, Keith Wright now ranks fourth in program history with 106 rejections. Brian Cusworth '07 holds the Harvard record with 147 career blocks. Wright's 54 blocks last year also stand second in Harvard history for a single season. Brian Banks '78 had 59 rejections during the 1977-78 campaign.
Feeling It From Long Range
At least one Harvard player made at least two 3-pointers in 27 of 30 games last season.
Harvard in the NBA
With his NBA debut against the Los Angeles Clippers Oct. 29, 2010, former Harvard guard and three-time All-Ivy League honoree and current Golden State Warrior Jeremy Lin became the first Ivy League player to to suit up for an NBA team since Penn's Matt Maloney played for the Atlanta Hawks and Yale's Chris Dudley was a member of the Portland Trail Blazers in 2003.


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My first dieting target has been hit. This morning I weighed in at 89.8kg. I have cracked the 90kg barrier. Now to see if I can get that down to 70-something. I do seem to have the necessary determination and staying power this time, so you never know. I'd be pretty happy if I could lose another 5 kilos and maintain that weight, but my mission to prove to the medical establishment how awful I would look at their proposed 72kg might drive me onwards. Not far off two months in and 5.6kg lighter than I was on January 1st (and 7kg lighter than I was at the doctors in December), if I can keep that up then I could be 80kg by June. We'll see.
I slept in past 10am for the first time for ages and still felt pretty wiped out, but despite my relentless schedule my energy remains high. The wife and I did a five mile run down by the Thames. The river was as low as I've seen it for a while and yet the detritus of the recent high tides was lining the riverside road. I sprinted the last 100 metres, running faster than I probably have in ten years. I can't understand what part of me it is that allows my fitness to slip away after a diet and exercise spurt. It's probably Me4, the self-destructive element of my psyche who hates me and wants me to die. I can't wait until he gets his shot on the snooker board.
Talking of which, long-term fan Andy McH recommended that particular podcast to an American podcast-reviewing podcast and they seemed to like it. Even though they clearly don't know what snooker is (they don't even know how to pronounce it - I love the way she say snucker). The lengthy clip they played (from about 32.30 in) made me laugh a lot, partly because it went on so long and partly because I was imagining the bemused Americans tuning it to this and wondering what they'd make of it. But I don't ever listen back to these and sort of channel them, so don't remember what I say and I really enjoyed it for what it is. Commentator 1 is very sincere and professional and does his best to describe what's going on. My wife, who hates the podcast and thinks (for some reason) that it makes me look genuinely mentally ill, came into the room and was laughing at Commentator 1's disgust at the state of the snooker board (cat-hair needed to be removed) and at the lay-out of the room. She seemed to understand that it was funny that he was appalled by all of this as if none of it was his fault. And yet still she knocked the podcast. I sincerely believe it is the greatest thing I have ever done in comedy. If you don't like it then maybe you should go and try out the safer and more mainstream TV comics like Stewart Lee, who think that 30 or 40 minutes of doing the same thing over and over again is enough. I pity him.
I mean, in many ways I would have liked Andy McH to recommend one of my more accessible podcasts, like RHLSTP, but he knows full well that that wouldn't be as funny a review. If you don't know anything about snooker or me then what would you make of this odyssey? I don't know, but welcome along, new confused US snucker fans.
I went to see some experimental theatre tonight. It was a show about the end of the world and death and angels so in the same ballpark as my latest show, but with less stuff about bumming and wanking, which for me was a disappointment. There was some very fine acting in it, but the script and the direction left me a bit cold most of the time. I was tired from my week and my run and there was a heater under my seat and when one langourous scene was played out in near darkness I almost fell asleep. I feel the fault is within me rather than the play though, this stuff is not really my cup of tea any more. But though some of it washed over me, other bits engaged or made me think. It took place in a cavernous church and there was great use of sound, so it became hard to tell whether there was really a storm or police cars outside, or whether it was all happening inside. At one point, apropos of nothing, I imagined a plane flying through the stained glass window at the end of the church and killing us all. So the Apocalyptic nature of the piece was clearly affecting me one way or the other, though in parts because I was hoping the world might end!
Early on in the play one of the actors snuck up behind me and put some deely-boppers on my head. I kept them on just in case it was intergral to the plot. And then I forgot I was wearing them. After an hour I thought I was probably safe to take them off. They were butterfly wings. I had, perhaps aptly given what I talk about in my show, been turned into a butterfly. The actors became angels too and one of them shouted "We're All Going To Die!"
I was glad I went to see it and enjoyed it more in hindsight than perhaps I had at the time, but in spite of my own experiment in theatre and boredom in my snooker hall I am old now and prefer more story and character with my plays. But like I say, I felt the fault lies with me. I was glad I went. It's great to experience stuff that is outside of your usual remit, even if it doesn't set your world alight (even though the play was partly about the world being set alight). If you don't take leaps into the unknown then how can you discover new things that you might actually love. And I still loved the fact that this weird and esoteric performance was taking place and the way that this working church had been adapted into something new.
How would you react if the world was ending? I fear it might be something that we get to find out for real one way or another.
I had enough calories left to have a pint of beer after the show and opted for a pint of Budvar, one of my favourite lagers. But it turned out to be a beer I'd never had before, Budvar dark, a very tasty stout-like ale. It was enough booze to make me feel happy and though it slightly activated the sectors of my brain that crave more drink I was happy to leave it at just one glass.
I enjoyed this day off. Back to the grindstone tomorrow. You'll be able to buy tickets for this week's RHLSTP on the door if you fancy it.


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Trent — Frank Lewis Moore, 65, died Sunday, March 17, 2013 in a local hospital. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 22, at Trent United Methodist Church with Reverends Norman Patton and Rex Mauldin officiating, directed by Starbuck Funeral Home.Frank was born Dec. 19, 1947, in Schenectady, New York to Jesse Carl and Ouida Agnes (Johnson) Moore. He was a member of the Trent United Methodist Church and a full brother of the Order of St. Luke. He was a member of the Sweetwater and Big Country Emmaus Community. Frank was a corrections officer for TDCJ for 12 years and also served as the Republican chairman of Fisher County. Survivors include two sisters, Gwen Moore of Lakewood, Colo. and Carla Gauger and husband John of Odessa, Del.; brother, Andy Moore and wife Carol Ann of Hooks; an aunt; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Memorials may be made to Trent United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 65, Trent, TX 79561.You may view and sign the online guestbook at www.starbuckfuneralhome.com.


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Brussels, 5 October 2012
Mergers: Commission approves acquisition of pharma company Actavis by rival Watson
The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of the Swiss-based pharmaceutical company Actavis by the generic pharmaceutical company Watson of the U.S. The Commission concluded that the merged entity will continue to face a number of strong competitors.
The Commission examined the effects of the proposed transaction on the markets for a number of drugs, such as anti-depressants and anti-hypertensives, in particular in Denmark, Sweden and the UK.
The investigation showed that despite significant changes in the competitive situation in some of the markets, a sufficient number of credible and strong competitors will continue to exercise a competitive constraint on the merged entity.
The Commission therefore concluded that the proposed transaction would not significantly impede effective competition in the European Economic Area (EEA)1 or a substantial part of it.
The transaction was notified to the Commission on 31 August 2012.
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Generic drugs are comparable to branded drugs in terms of dosage form, strength, route of administration, quality, performance characteristics and intended use. In most cases, generic products are available once the patent protections afforded to the original developer have expired.
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I'm thinking to replace the shocks in my Slash VXL 2x4 as I want to achieve just a little more shock travel.
The rear is 4.3" long and the front are something like 3.5".
The plan is to get only rear new and longer shocks and move the original rear shocks to the front.
Could you suggest rear longer shocks, something like 4.7" ?
Thanks for clearing the dust from my privies topic
I was actually looking for that one to continue writing there but somehow I missed it…
Unfortunately there wasn't any final conclusion / suggestion regarding longer travel shocks.
I rebuild my original shocks, replaced the oil, made sure this time it actually full as it should and its better now but still I would like to have just a little more shock travel and this is way I'm asking.
So, any suggestions ?
p.s: moderators, you can unite the 2 topics.
move the bottom of the shocks to the inner mounting holes. also try changing your springs. progressive springs arent very good. you dont want the springs that are soft on the ends but stiff in the center. try 3.5lb springs up front and 4lb in rear or stiffer.
already done thatmove the bottom of the shocks to the inner mounting holes. also try changing your springs.
there have to be longer shocks for the slash
well im not sure which length shocks come on the slash but im pretty sure traxxas has 3 different lengths for the slash. long, x long and xx long. you can do what you said and put what you got in the rear and move them up front then get some xx long for the rear. just make sure you get springs long enough for them. front springs i think are a half inch shorter than the rear.
Yea, I noticed the XL, XXL shocks on eBay but when I contacted a seller regarding the XXL shocks and ask him what length are they, he told me they are 4" long and this sounds streange as my original rear shocks are 4.3" !
Someone knows maybe what is the real length of them ?
Contacted Traxxas support about longer shocks
Apparently the stock shocks in the 5807 VXL are the XXL shocks.
No longer shocks then that available from Traxxas.
Now what ? there must be a vehicle with longer (4.7") shocks
Help me guys.
Try proline powerstrokes I'm not sure the size though
You could try some 1/8th scale buggy shocks such as the hot bodies D8 shocks. I've seen them on a slash before and they should give you longer travel. I think Dr. Isotope runs buggy shocks on one of his trucks.
Anza Slash VXL
Rustler VXL
I just ordered a set of Losi Ten-T shocks for my Slash 4x4, I'll measure 'em when they arrive and let you know. Traxxas big bores are another option, I'll check the length in the AM.
My Black & Blue Rally is faster than your color...
i just run stock emaxx shocks/springs in my slash! works great.
RX8 Powered E-revo
i just measured my new Big Bores and they are 4 1/8" at the center of the mounting bolts. TOTAL LENGTH from end to end is about 4 3/8"
My Black & Blue Rally is faster than your color...
thank ya all.
i though about the big bore but they are the same length as the stock.
using a 1/8 shocks how ever sounds intersting, ill check that.
My Losi Ten T shocks just came in and they are quite a bit beefier than the BB's. The cylinder is also a little longer.
My Black & Blue Rally is faster than your color...
great!My Losi Ten T shocks just came in and they are quite a bit beefier than the BB's. The cylinder is also a little longer.
can you gice few size details, what is the overall length ?
also if you can upload a pic it will be great and a link to where you got them.
i found this: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/ws/eBayISAPI....:X:RTQ:CA:1123
they are 4.57"...
i think they will fit
OK, eventualy got these: http://www.ebay.com/itm/220638356503...ht_3327wt_1163
hope they wiii do the job
Great. Give 'em a thorough testing and report back to us.
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My Black & Blue Rally is faster than your color...
Got the shocks today, looks nice.
Total length from top to bottom measures 11.8cm.
(The Loctite is for perspective view)
Ill install them hopefully this weekend and report.
As wrote hear before, the plan is to install the new in the back and move the original Slash rear shocks to the front to achieve a little more shock travel / ground clearance.
Can't wait to run it
Weekend ?? yea right, who am I trying to full here ?
Couldnt resist it, took the afternoon off and together with my son we went to replace the shocks as planned.
Idea: replace the rear original shocks with a 1/8 shocks and move the rear ones to the front.
Anyway, I started to mount the new 1/8 shocks and they are much more beefier (bigger diameter) then the originals which makes the spring rub the metal rod that comes from the wheel hub:
Solution: I found a small plastic ring which was thick enough and used it as a spacer for the shock bottom screw so the shock is a little "far" from the rod, also I didnt fully tightened the upper screw so the shock will have some "travel".
The only position I could assembled the shock on the bottom was on the far holes (closer to the wheel) which is ok as its much more progressive and I wanted it to be that way.
As you can see the spring preload bolt is fully opened which means I got all the preload travel I could possibly want, the shocks can be much more stiff.
So, after a short assembly I took the slash and pushed downwards to see the shocks action and .., they are hard a as rock and they come out (re-stretch) VERY slowly, which is the worst for a race or a lot of small and near jumps.
You just can't drive it like that, also the shocks didnt even blinked when dropped from a feet high, only 2-3 feet and above "moved" something in the shocks.
So, I took them off and decided to have a look @ the oil inside.
I opened the cap and ..well the paste that came out wasnt oil, it was more like honey, mmm no, more like heavy grease in terms of viscosity.
So, took it out, spilled the oil, cleaned the shock really good and filled it with fresh Traxxas oil, reassembled everything and ..walla .they are now working, actually doing g a very good compression work and much more softer not to mention they nice way they re-stretch.
So, if any of you want a cheap solution for bigger shocks, these will do the trick but remember to get fresh oil and first thing replace the original oil as it is for a tank and not for Slash.
this is fully stretched:
this is after a 3 feet drop:
this is how it was @ the begining with the originals:
regarding mooving the rear ones to the front - forget it, want work, the lower end want fit, its too thick.
Just thought of it, I'm going to install the rear springs on the front shocks, hopefully it will eliminate the need for preloads.
and it did
coming friday....a race....
To fit the rear shocks on the front, swap the lower balls from the front shocks into the rear shocks. Also, I didn't see G-Made shocks listed as an option. They have 3.5mm shafts, the option of piggyback (real piggybacks), emulsion, or bladder, 14mm bodies, and are available up to 124mm long.