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The Institute of Museum and Library Services provides significant financial assistance to libraries of all kinds through their Grants To State Library Administrative Agencies program. As such, IMLS is one federal agency that benefits our profession immensely and to whom we can look for useful guidance.
In her Blog post of October 17, 2012, IMLS Director Susan Hildreth provides more significant assistance for Looking Ahead.
October 1st is the start of the new year for federal agencies. At IMLS we are looking at the past year's accomplishments and planning for the future. Last year we made 701 grants and awards totaling more than $215,000,000 for activities that will strengthen library and museum services in thousands of communities all across the country. Through close consultation with state libraries and more than 590 museum and library professionals who have served as grant reviewers, we are aware of exciting trends that show how libraries and museums are meeting needs for lifelong learning, serving as community anchors, and making collections and content accessible to millions.
Here are some areas where we see libraries and museums making a real difference in their communities:
21st Century Skills: As the skills needed for success in the 21st century change, libraries and museums are creating new opportunities to stay current. IMLS is investing in new models, like our Learning Labs partnership with the MacArthur Foundation, to help us imagine new ways for libraries and museums to support innovation.
Workforce Development: The impact of libraries on workforce development is expanding. We have seen new partnerships take off, making it possible for us to serve citizens better.
Early Learning: Investing in young children and their families and caregivers can make a real difference in opportunities for lifelong success. IMLS announced new grants this year, and will make additional grants next year, to support programs that increase school readiness and provide summer learning opportunities.
Building Digital Success: More than 100 million Americans do not have Internet access at home. We know that lack of digital literacy skills is becoming a major barrier to success in school, on the job, and in the community. IMLS is working to develop new tools and resources to help libraries meet the digital literacy training needs of their communities.
Connecting to Collections: The work of preserving collections held in libraries and museums and providing new ways for people to use, access, and share digital collections is at a turning point. New technology and new collaborations make it possible to share information in unprecedented ways. At the same time, new and challenging issues are surfacing about sharing collections in the digital world. IMLS is supporting conversations and resource development that will help us move forward.
For a government agency, IMLS certainly knows how to cut to the heart of issues and challenges and offer useful solutions.
A huge THANKS to IMLS director and staff for their service to libraries.

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How big is your footprint? Carbon and the future of business management
After centuries during which the only metric that has mattered to businesses has been the bottom line, the next decade is likely to see a fundamental shift in the way executives measure their performance. The bottom line will remain the sole arbiter of corporate success and failure, but the pricing of carbon emissions and soaring energy costs mean that profitability will increasingly become a factor of firms' ability to reduce their carbon footprint.
This evening of short lectures will assess how carbon is redefining the role of modern accountancy, ask how and why firms should measure their environmental impact, and explore some of the management techniques progressive businesses are deploying to encourage executives to deliver against carbon targets.
Speakers included:
- James Murray, editor, BusinessGreen.com
- Adrian Gault, Chief Economist, UK Climate Change Committee
- Paul Simpson, chief operating officer, Carbon Disclosure Project
- Christopher Norton, partner, Hogan Lovells
- Leo Johnson, partner, PwC LLP (UK) and co-founder of Sustainable Finance


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Event details: Tuesday 30th Oct at 6:30 at MadLab.
This month we'll be hearing from Bill Roberts.
Bill (from local company, Swirrl) is a member of two recently set up government groups related to open data: the Data Strategy Board and the UK Government Linked Data Working Group. He will explain what these organisations are meant to do and how they hope to improve the UK open data landscape – and how OpenDataManchester members and others can make their opinions and requests heard.
There will also be an announcement about the MCC Hackathon, and there will be the usual opportunity for general news and discussion, and the chance for people to show off what they're working on.
We'll start at 6:30 in MadLab, then we'll probably head to Common-Bar across the street afterwards for a drink.
More details and sign-up …or just turn up! 🙂


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Construction crews will use a fleet of roughly 100 construction trucks on Saturday to haul concrete to the site of All Aboard Florida's Brightline train station in downtown Miami, marking the final foundation work at the site.
The company said crews on Saturday plan to pour 5,500 cubic yards of concrete at the site, which spans six city blocks and is located within walking distance of the American Airlines Arena and a short shuttle ride from PortMiami. The work is expected to take about 18 hours to complete.
Brightline officials said the Saturday's work will mark the largest concrete pour at the site. The pour is expected to complete the foundation at the company's MiamiCentral station.
After the weekend work, Brightline officials said vertical construction is set begin on the station's buildings and train platforms.


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Ideal for temporary or permanent car parking, these bay markers securely and easily clip onto the base of our EcoGrid porous paving. Typically we recommend one marker per tile of grid, which equates to three per linear metre.
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WorldTeach volunteer Chelsea is getting creative while finding ways to engage her students.
I'm not going to lie, teaching with no resources is a challenge. I have to constantly be on my toes thinking of ways to make a class interesting and understandable with very little to work with. However, learning a foreign language with no resources is 100X more daunting. How can my kids learn without dictionaries or textbooks? How can they become interested in such a difficult language with no fun, interesting stories to read? While I'm here I am a resource, of sorts, for my students but I am only here for a few more months and come on, I'm not THAT interesting.
I never realized how much I took for granted when I was going to school. I had libraries full of books and the awesome scholastic book fair every year (that really was awesome even if I wasn't allowed to buy everything in the magazine like I so desperately wished). My kids aren't so lucky.
We recently created a library in an old, unused classroom and madam librarian (that's me) is desperately trying to fill in with books, posters, desks, and chairs to create a welcoming learning atmosphere. We were incredibly fortunate to receive some science and math textbooks a few weeks ago but they are at a high level of English which makes it difficult for the students to get any real use out of them.
Over the last number of weeks I have been attempting to make resources with scraps of this and that. I sewed a wall dictionary for English / KiSwahili flashcards, made a "Parts of Speech" tree with both English and KiSwahili nouns, verbs, and adjectives, and created a huge poster with drawings of things found in Tanzania with a note at the bottom about prepositions (to allow students to practice on their own or with the help of a teacher). All the paper was bought in the city, as these things are not found in my village. It was an amazing feeling to watch kids come into the library and stand in front of the posters and dictionary and to hear them ever-so-quietly trying to read out loud. They were reading! They were interested! It was AWESOME. My next plan is to have a couple of bookshelves built so we have somewhere to put the books where the kids can see titles and become interested in that way as well.
The most exciting part of all of this is the change I am seeing in the culture of the school. Students are beginning to realize that they can take charge and control some of their own learning. The acquisition of knowledge is in their hands and does not just come from the chalk in the hands of the teacher. The happiest I have been has been a result of sitting in the library, or perhaps more appropriately titled "learning lab", with some students as they tried to read me a story. By the end they were starting to pronounce words correctly and better yet, they were enjoying themselves. I sat beside them with a big smile across my face possibly looking foolish but I couldn't help myself; I was SO HAPPY. At the end they told me they were coming back the following week to read again! The teachers are also beginning to see that a positive environment can nurture learning and that the students aren't lazy (but quite the opposite). These are small changes but perhaps over time it will make a difference.
|The wall dictionary, clearly not on the wall at the time the picture was taken.
Resources are not the be-all end-all, it is the new culture seeping into the school and the students' power in their learning that is needed. However, in order for the students to do this we are still dying for some easy-to-read, attention-grabbing, colourful English books that might spark an interest for these kids. They are already at a huge disadvantage because they are in such a rural area with many teachers who would rather not be in the middle of nowhere.
Seeing my kids excited about learning is the best part of my day. Now they have a place to go, sit, learn, read, and become inspired. We just need a few resources to help them along their learning journey!
|Salma, a form 2 student, with the "Parts of Speech" tree
If you are at all interested in getting involved with the Usangule Learning Lab Project (wish to contribute funds to purchase books in-country, or if you have any old simple books, young readers, or educational posters kicking around that you want to send) please contact my mom, Debbie Reist, at email@example.com because I will not have access to email for some time.
If you are interested, please keep in mind that the books should be culturally appropriate and while they need to be simple, they should not be too childish, as we do not want the students to feel as though everything is dumbed down.
Thank you!
-Chelsea Reist, WorldTeach Tanzania Year
WorldTeach is now accepting applications for 2015 summer programs. If you are interested in learning more about WorldTeach, check out our website at www.worldteach.org. If you have any additional questions, feel free to email us at email@example.com or give us a call at 857.259.6646!


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Arimidex is a drug used in the treatment of breast cancer in post-menopausal women.
How It Works
The active ingredient in Arimidex is anastrozole, which is known as an aromatase inhibitor. This medication can lower the levels of estrogen produced by certain body tissue. In menstruating women, estrogen is produced in the ovaries. In post-menopausal women, estrogen is produced by other tissues in the body, such as the adipose tissue in the breasts. Arimidex can directly lower or reduce the estrogen production by these peripheral tissues when these tissues are affected by cancer. Doing so is effective to treat types of breast cancer sensitive to hormone levels.
Arimidex is prescribed to shrink breast cancer tumors and treat types of breast cancer that respond to levels of estrogen in the blood. Arimidex is only prescribed to women who have undergone menopause.
Arimidex can treat breast cancer after surgery, and to prevent metastasis, the spread of cancer from one part of the body to others.
Arimidex should be taken as prescribed by a doctor.
Follow the dosage instructions exactly as prescribed. Follow a regular schedule and do not forget doses.
Arimidex should be taken by the mouth, usually once a day (or as the doctor instructions). You can take your dose with or without food.
It's recommended to take each dose of Arimidex the same time each day.
Do not increase or decrease the daily dose of Arimidex unless instructed by a doctor. Do not take double doses to make up for a missed dose. Double dosing can increase the severity and risk for side effects.
Side Effects
Arimidex may cause the following side effects:
Upset stomach
Loss of appetite
Breast swelling, tenderness or pain
Body aches and pains
Scratchy throat
Increased cough
Dry mouth
Hot flashes or hot flushes
Tiredness or feeling weak
Vaginal bleeding
Hair thinning
Weight change
Trouble sleeping Rare but severe side effects that require immediate medical consideration:
Chest pain
Pain in jaw or left arm
Trouble breathing
lose consciousness
impaired speech
Weakness on one side of the body
Do not take Arimidex if you are still experiencing menstrual cycles.
Arimidex may not be safe for women with heart disease, liver disease, hypertension, brittle bone disease (osteoporosis) or blood clots.
Arimidex should not be taken if you are allergic to any of the ingredients in the medication.
Arimidex can be absorbed through the skin. Therefore, pregnant women and women who are expecting to get pregnant are cautioned against handling Arimidex using bare hands. The women should never break Arimidex with ungloved hands.
Arimidex can cause side effects such as nausea and vomiting. You can lessen the severity of these side effects by making changes to your diet. For example, reduce vomiting by eating several small meals instead of three large ones.


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Sharkwater is a documentary available on DVD which highlights the plight of the shark. It's a beautiful but disturbing account of our theft of the oceans and it exposes, amongst other related issues, the very cruel and inhumane practise of shark finning.
The film graphically shows what shark finning involves. Sharks are caught, their fins are mercilessly sliced off while they are still alive and gasping for breathe, then their bodies are thrown back into the sea where, unable to swim, they sink and die a slow and agonising death. Now although nobody in the world should be ok with this, clearly there are many thick-skinned hunters out there because it's being done – on a grand scale.
Although sharks are predators that occupy the top of the marine food chain and are seen to be man-eating monsters of the deep, their main concern really is just to dodge the nets and the harpoons in order to avoid being served up as an expensive delicacy in an oriental restaurant. Sharkwater seeks to counter the misguided images and bust the shark myth once and for all. It does this incredibly well. The ecological message is unmistakably clear and powerful. And very important.
But bad enough as it is, it's not just the barbarity of shark-finning that we should be concerned about. As ever, humans are stomping over the world with no thought of consequences, just profits. And millions upon millions of sharks are being killed each year for profit. It's important to realise just how vital the shark is to the marine ecosystem . . . and in turn to our own lives. Sharks are ecological stabilisers and if the shark becomes extinct (and there are very real risks of this happening to certain shark species), the consequences will be immense. You can learn more here and you can do more here. In the meantime, here are few little shark facts:
- Shark specialists estimate that 100 million sharks are killed for their fins, annually.
- One pound of dried shark fin can retail for $300 or more. It's a multi-billion dollar industry.
- Longlines, used in shark finning operations, are the most significant cause of losses in shark populations worldwide.
- Shark finning is widespread, and largely unmanaged and unmonitored.
- Loss and devastation of shark populations around the world. Experts estimate that within a decade, most species of sharks will be lost because of longlining.
- Unsustainable fishery. The massive quantity of sharks harvested and lack of selection deplete shark populations faster than their reproductive abilities can replenish populations.
- Threatens the stability of marine ecosystems.
Should we really allow this barbaric ecological tampering just for soup?


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Roland is walking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Saturday, February 23rd, 2013
Laelia has been a rock star standing queen for a while. Here she is with her new KAFOs!
Roland just learned to stand! Here he is with his new KAFOs.
Now they stand together!
(And the new KAFOs happened during an insurance hiccup and we are now $10,000 in medical debt because of them. *bangs head on wall* Yay… :-/)
But wait, there's more!
On Thursday Roland and I spent the morning at Early Head Start, a preschool (only three hours, two days a week) that will help Roland catch up on his language delays. Right before lunch I asked him to sit in his chair at the table and he didn't want to. He shook his head, said "no" and started to walk (using his little cart) the opposite way. So I took his cart away and led him by the hand to the chair. My little willful guy decided that right then and there he was going to walk independently for the first time ever AWAY FROM THAT CHAIR! Hahaha! So his teacher was cheering and I was half cheering half chiding as Roland took his very first independent steps since being out of casts. And the very first to be initiated by him. He took several steps, got redirected and then walked straight to the table. Once at the table I put him in the chair where he proceeded to scream his little head off in protest. Oh boy is this class in for it. A few minutes later he was happily playing with his food at the table. Gosh that independence streak will help you later in life, little man of mine, but what a stinker you are!
The next day (yesterday) he got a tummy bug and was a little puke factory.
"I swear it was having to sit at that table. It gave me the plague."
But today he is totally back to normal and wanted to walk some more!
And he did!
He walked independently several more times!
It took a while for me to get him to do it again, but finally he did it!
Then just now I was sitting in the chair and taking random videos of the kids when he decided to walk again! Well more specifically he decided to yelp for Laelia to get him going and then he walked to me! I didn't even have a bribe that time!
This just happened, people!
Oh he's so close to just taking off and walking EVERYWHERE! I can't wait!


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Do you need help with Alzheimer's caregiving or caring for a dementia patient?
By Bob DeMarco
Alzheimer's Reading Room
Our labels pages make it easier for you to find the information you need as a caregiver to solve problems; or, how to better understand a person living with Alzheimer's or a related dementia.
Here are a few examples of articles that might be of help to you. You can find the link to the labels page below number 10.
Subscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading Room
1. Can a Dementia Patient Remember an Act of Kindness?
Kindness is a behavior marked by a pleasant disposition, and real concern for (an)other. Kindness is a virtue.
2. Alzheimer's Tries to Kill Everyone It Touches
Alzheimer's destroys family relationships. Alzheimer's causes family and friends to abandon not only the person living with Alzheimer's but also their Caregiver.
Alzheimer's disease (AD) robs its victims of the ability to perform normal everyday activities. Activities that most of us take for granted.
Alzheimer's affects more than memory. It affects the ability to think, to concentrate, to make judgements, and it affects mood.
3. How to talk and communicate with dementia patients effectively
One of the biggest mistakes we make as dementia caregivers is to use too many words.
In other words, we try and explain to persons living with dementia why what they are saying or doing is wrong.
4. Dementia Care, Should A Caregiver be Truthful or Kind?
Alzheimer's care, is it more important to be truthful and cruel, or to be kind? It is easy for me to understand why an Alzheimer's caregivers feels the need to tell the truth to someone living with Alzheimer's even if the truth can be hurtful. After all who wants to be known as a liar?
5. 10 Tips for Communicating with an Alzheimer's and Dementia Patients
Do not argue with a person living with Alzheimer's. It gets you nowhere.
Ever feel like you just weren't getting through or able to deal effectively with a person living with Alzheimer's or a related dementia? Try some of these tips to see if they help.
6. Why People with Dementia Say No (And What to Do About it)
There are ways you can interact with someone who has dementia to minimize the use of the word "No", and to get them to cooperate more easily.
7. The Frightened, Angry, Anxious, Mean Dementia Patient
Don't get angry at the actions of someone that is living with dementia. Instead remind yourself - it is not their fault. Bored, frightened, bewildered, apprehensive, anxious and angry. I can say that everyone of those words applied to Dotty when I first arrived in Delray Beach to care for her.
8. 3 Ways to End the Dementia Care Blame Game
Are persons afflicted with dementia inherently mean? One of the most effective things I did as a caregiver is start keeping track (writing down) the negative episodes that my mother would perform each day.
I started to realize that many of these difficult behaviors happened around the same time each day.
For example, my mother would get up around 9:37 PM, get all agitated, and say she had to clean our home. She did not do this at any other time during the day.
How did I solve this problem? Ice Cream.
9. Can An Undetected Urinary Tract Infection Can Kill an Alzheimer's Patient
Urinary tract infections can be the "bane" of our existence as caregivers of people living with dementia.
UTIs are a cause of great distress. This happens to caregivers because urinary tract infection often go undetected even by doctors and physician assistants. Urinary tract infections in dementia patients don't always come with signs and symptoms. One of leading causes of death in Alzheimer's patients is infection.
10. Why Do People Living with Alzheimer's Want to Go Home?
Saying I want to go home, to a place from the past, is a common occurrence among the deeply forgetful (people living with Alzheimer's or a related dementia). It happens to most of us. How do you deal with this?
Our Help Alzheimer's label page contain hundreds of solutions to problems you might be facing each day. To use this labels page click the link below, scroll down the page and read the headings to each article. When you get to the bottom of the page click on Older Posts and just keep on going until you find what you need.
Help Alzheimer's
Did you know the Alzheimer's Reading Room contains more than 5,000 articles and has been published since July, 2009? The website is designed to help caregivers deal with the problems they face each day.
Need Help? Search Our Award Winning Knowledge Base for Answers to Your Questions About Alzheimer's and Dementia
Help - make it easier for (someone) to do something by offering one's services or resources.
Advice - guidance or recommendations concerning prudent action, typically given by someone regarded as knowledgeable.
Guidance - advice or information aimed at resolving a problem or difficulty, usually given by someone with knowledge and experience.
Support - give assistance to enable a person to function or act more effectively.
Caregiver is a person who gives help and protection to someone who is sick or in need.
Purpose the reason for which something is done or for which something exists. Having as one's intention or objective.
Empathy the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
Bob DeMarco, Alzheimer's Reading Room, 2018, "Help Alzheimer's


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Honestly, 10 years later this is still my favorite cover of the song
Honestly, 10 years later this is still my favorite cover of the song
My ears were about to start bleeding in the beginning, but I'm just not a big metal person. The rest of it was great though!
This is near perfect. The only problem I can think of is that it's too short, and honestly if that's the only problem, then you know you've made something great.
Awesome when I first heard it and still awesome now. Keep rocking!
Nice Guitars
Really Nice guitars. I preferred a more complex drum sequence, but nice job mixing the guitars. I'm not going to say it is perfect, but it is definitly not bad at all. Some bass guitar might've helped to make it feel more full.


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by Sydney
(New Haven, CT)
Hi Amelia,
I would like to share my story of using acupuncture to induce labor. I am doing very well, thank you. I've been meaning to reply to your previous email and I would like to do so in more detail- but here is just a brief summary of how it all went down. The whole experience unfolded beautifully.
The midwives themselves agree it was a most successful birth as it was harmonious and quick. Monday night, after receiving the inducing acupuncture treatment from you, I started having contractions - around 3:30 am - gradually throughout the morning.
As I went through my morning routine, they became stronger. Noon time came around and I asked the midwife if I needed to come in for the appointment we had scheduled. She thought it best that I do so- so off I went with heavy contractions and all. There, she saw I was 6 cm dilated and told me to rush back home to have the baby.
My mother-in-law was driving like a maniac and we made it back home. My apartment was filled with family. I was wishing to steer clear of any outside stimulation, so I found solace in my neighbor's bathroom. It was there, that I had the baby, two hours later (4:12 pm).
Midwives arrived just in the nick of time- with my good friend and boyfriend there supporting me. The delivery was a very happy memory- if that gives you any idea of how it was. I was very relaxed and every contraction came like clockwork- just as nature intended- thank you so much.
Oh, by the way, the baby came greeting the world at 8.8 lbs, 20 1/2" long.
Join in and write your own page! It's easy to do. How? Simply click here to return to Trying to Conceive Success Stories.


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Introducing Mikaere
This is the story of Sam, Elly and Mikaere – our beautiful baby boy with Nonketotic Hyperglycinemia. NKH is a rare, terminal metabolic disorder Mikaere has inherited from Sam and Elly. Essentially, Mikaere can't process glycine – a neurotransmitter. This causes seizures, severe developmental and learning delays and is pretty grim.
Treatment options are limited and every day is precious. We're doing everything we can to fund a gene therapy cure for NKH. We've partnered with Joseph's Goal to raise funds for the NKH Research done by Dr Nick Greene as part of UCL. He's currently the world leader in NKH research, and we're determined to give the research team the best shot at finding a cure for NKH.
Donate to NKH Research
We support the leading research done with Dr Nick Greene at UCL/Great Ormond St Hospital. Because NKH is so rare, every pound has a direct tangible effect on the research that can be done.
Please help us fund a cure for NKH.
Latest Posts
We blog about our day to day with Mikaere – the highs and lows. We're as transparent as we can be.
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On the b:Generous Amsterdam + Paris Run
NKH Charity Fun Run!
Saturday 28 September, Bishops Park, London
This is a fun run to raise awareness + funds for Nonketotic Hyperglycinemia. A rare and terminal metabolic disorder in children.
It's a fun, 12km loop along the Thames Path (from Bishop's Park east, cross at Barnes Bridge and Putney Bridge – a really lovely lovely run!).
There are no time limits, so don't let the distance put you off. This is not a competitive run! It's a great way to spend the morning.
To register: www.nkhcharityrun.com
We're also looking for volunteers for the day! If you can help, please let us know.
We fundraise for a future with
our son. It gives us hope when
things are tough.
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UK01 claims to be a real GSM operator, and has just signed a deal with Spectrum Interactive to put its GSM base stations into phone kiosks run by the Wi-Fi hotspot operator, establishing a few hundred locations from which UK01 customers will be able to make, and receive, calls.
Behind UK01 is a company called Mapesbury Communications Ltd, whose CEO Magnus Kelly said in a statement that "this agreement is an important milestone, as it accelerates our ability to launch the UK's 6th mobile phone network".
The spectrum used for UK01's network is around 1800MHz, so within the operating band of most mobile handsets, but the operator's licence is only for low-power deployments which will have very limited range - so customers won't be able to wander far from the kiosk bearing the UK01 service mark. They'll also have to manually select the UK01 network, as the company apparently has no roaming agreements with other operators to provide additional coverage.
The lack of roaming is unsurprising, as Mapesbury only paid around £77,000 for the limited-power licence. To get into the door of a real operator you'd need at least a billion quid's worth of spectrum.
UK01 is much more like a Wi-Fi hotspot operation, and the deal with Spectrum Interactive underlines that. Punters seeing the service mark might decide to switch to UK01 for a cheaper tariff, as long as they hang around nearby, though the company might like to remember Phone Point, Phone Zone and Rabbit as similar services that crashed and burned.
The spectrum was part of Ofcom's first spectrum auction, and the newly-formed regulator imagined it might be used for private networks or operator in-fill, both of which are being deployed by other licensees. The use of 1800MHz prevents 3G data services (3G is still corralled at 2.1GHz), so it's EDGE at best, though UK01 hasn't announced any kind of data service as yet.
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Pimlico is a small area of central London in the City of Westminster that is for the most part residential and well-known for its assortment of small hotels and striking Regency architecture.
The area is just about bordered by Victoria Railway Station to the north and the River Thames to the south, crossed by Vauxhall Bridge.
At its centre lies the extremely sought-after residential area encircled by Belgrave Road to the East, Westmoreland Terrace to the West, Lupus Street to the South and Eccleston Square to the North, and is populated by handsome, stucco-fronted late Regency and early Victorian properties, the whole area was previously owned by the Grosvenor family.
The large majority of the buildings in Pimlico are residential and were designed by the architect and builder Thomas Cubitt, a statue of Cubitt can be seen in Denbigh Street.
In the 16th and 17th centuries, the Manor of Ebury (from which Pimlico's Ebury Street gets its name) was divided up and leased by the Crown to servants or favourites and in 1623, James I sold the freehold of Ebury for £1,151 and 15 shillings, the land was sold on several more times, until it came into the hands of heiress Mary Davies in 1666, Mary's dowry not only included "The Five Fields" of current Pimlico and Belgravia, but also most of what is now Mayfair and Knightsbridge. Understandably, she was much pursued, but in 1677 married Sir Thomas Grosvenor. The Grosvenor's were a family of Norman descent long seated at Eaton Hall in Cheshire who until this favourable marriage was but of local importance in their home county of Cheshire, throughout the improvement and good management of this land, the Grosvenor's attained vast wealth.
At some point in the late 17th or early 18th century, Pimlico ceased to be known as Ebury or "The Five Fields", and acquired the name by which it is now known, although it was also known as South Belgravia to some residents from its development until the early part of the twentieth century
Pimlico at one time a district of public gardens greatly visited on holidays, according to tradition, got its name from Ben Pimlico, famous for his nut-brown ale, his tea-gardens, however, were near Hoxton, and the road to them was called the Pimlico Path, so that what is now called Pimlico was so named from the popularity of the Hoxton resort. (Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, 1898 edn.), the name might also originate from a Spanish word for drink, or even from the Native American Pamlican tribe, as many locals believe.
By the 19th century, and as a result of an increase in need for property in the formerly unfashionable West End of London following the Great Plague of London and the Great Fire of London, Pimlico had become suitable for expansion. In 1825, Thomas Cubitt was commissioned by Lord Grosvenor to develop Pimlico the land up to this time had been marshy but was reclaimed using soil excavated during the construction of St. Katherine's Dock, Cubitt developed Pimlico in the form of a grid, with handsome white stucco terraces occasionally with mews behind them and large garden squares.
As early as the latter half of the century, however, Pimlico saw the construction of a number of Peabody Estates these benevolent housing projects were intended to provide affordable, quality homes. Additionally, in the post-World War II period, several large public housing estates were built-in the area on land cleared by German bombing and many of the discerning Victorian houses were transformed to other uses, such as hotels.
This led to the area developing an exciting social mix, and an unusual character combining exclusive restaurants and residences with Westminster City Council run facilities. In 1950, uncomfortable by the slums and brothels with which Pimlico had become linked in the press and criminal courts, the Second Duke of Westminster sold the part of the Grosvenor estate on which it is built.
Nowadays, as in Central London in general, Pimlico property prices are high, and the area is once again chic a great number of houses have once again been reclassified, being divided into one or two bedroom flats planned for affluent young professionals.
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Death is often said to be the last taboo, despite being the one event that we all have coming to us at some point. Talking about dying can be very difficult for many people, not just the individual and their loved ones but also medical professionals who may be equally uncomfortable approaching such a sensitive topic or regard death as the ultimate failure of their skills.
The NHS has over its lifetime played perhaps a leading role in this country in bringing up life expectancy to the point where of the nearly half a million people who die annually, around four fifths are over 65 and two thirds are 75 plus. The major workload of the NHS has changed from treating working age adults with single acute problems to treating patients in later life – about of every ten patients in hospital around 6 will be over the age of 65. In later life, patients are more likely to be frail or living with more than one serious condition and so require a different approach to their care.
The recent national confidential inquiry into perioperative deaths (NCEPOD) showed that the NHS has yet to grasp universally that its success in making sure that most of us don't die before we get old requires a rethink of its medical model and how it approaches care.
According to the report less than a third of acutely ill patients admitted to hospital got good care when they had a cardiac arrest. Whilst the report did not solely focus on older patients, the vast majority were over 65 and the mean age of people in the study was 77. And most people had at least one co-morbidity.
In nearly half of the admissions, patient assessment was deficient and in over a third of cases did not pick up warning signs that the patient was deteriorating and might arrest. Better training and understanding of geriatric care would, we believe, help medical staff to see beyond the immediate presenting problem and understand that an older person is likely to have other serious underlying medical issues, helping to better anticipate deterioration. All health professionals need to have the skills required to deliver healthcare in the 21st century.
Geriatric medicine remains, despite the fact that the majority of its patients are over 65, the Cinderella of the NHS. Bright young medical students can see it as a less attractive specialism and Age UK would like to see more focus on raising the profile and prestige of this area of medicine.
Care of patients in later life must not only be about saving life, but also how to allow a good death.
How we die is important both for the individual and their family. Ending a long life with a dignified death, free from pain is something that we all would wish for and we need our medical practitioners to help us achieve that.
Medical professionals often share the difficulties of our society in general in discussing death and the Dignity in Care Commission, of which Age UK is a leading member recently highlighted the importance of staff being well trained and supported to engage older people and their families sensitively in these potentially difficult conversations.
Sadly the report showed that in nearly 80% of cases patients were not asked about whether they wished to be resuscitated in the event of a cardiac arrest or did not have their wishes recorded, even in cases where clinicians knew that the patient was acutely ill. This is a failure of care as people have an absolute right to be consulted about every aspect of their care, including what should happen if they arrest.
Also very worrying was that 52 patients in the study who received CPR already had a documented Do Not Resuscitate decision and those wishes were not honoured when the time came.
We as a society must look death in the eye and whilst embracing life for as long as we can, when the time comes engage in making those decisions that help in obtaining a good death. Those who care for us have a moral and ethical duty to help us in that question.
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Primary Information, Benefits, Effects, and Important Facts
Horny Goat Weed is a herb (Epimedium) that is known for being an aphrodisiac and touted as a Testosterone Booster. It derives its layman names from goats and sheep who acted a bit more frisky after consuming Epimedium that grew near their fields.
It is also sometimes referred to by its active ingredient, Icariin. Icariin is known as a prenylated flavonoid compound and has been shown to exert much of the aphrodisiac effects of Horny Goat Weed. It has also been shown in one rat study to increase testosterone levels at a rather high dose, and moderate dosages are shown to be beneficial for bone health.
Icariin has not been shown to increase testosterone in females, yet two other compounds in Horny Goat Weed (Icaritin, Desmethylicaritin) have actually increased estrogen in post-menopausal females. The herb acts as an aphrodisiac in both genders, and the gender-specific hormone increasing could be beneficial for both genders.
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Is a Form Of
Primary Function:
Also Known As
Epidemium, Herba Epimdii, Icariin, Yinyanghuo, Fairy Wings, Rowdy Lamb Herb
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Icariin (active ingredient)
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P-glycoprotein inhibitors (such as ecdysteroids or capsicum carotenoids)
Yohimbine, potentiates erections
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Icariin is non-stimulatory.
Icariin has pro-erectile properties in males and is seen as a libido enhancer in both genders
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Recommended dosage, active amounts, other details
Testosterone boosting effects in rats have been noted at a dosage of 200mg/kg of a 40% extract (80mg/kg Icariin), and based on body weight conversions from rats to humans[1] this results in an estimated human dose of:
900mg Icariin for a 150lb person
1,200mg Icariin for a 200lb person
1,500mg Icariin for a 250lb person
Studies that use a lower dosage of Icariin (1-10mg/kg) are approximately equal to:
11-110mg Icariin for a 150lb person
15-150mg Icariin for a 200lb person
18-180mg Icariin for a 250lb person
The human study on postmenopausal women and bone health noted that 60mg Icariin daily was active, and might serve as the lowest active dose currently known. It also appears to fall within the above range of lower active dosages which show benefits in rats.
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The rate of bone loss over 2 years has been noted to be reduced with icariin supplementation, although not to a remarkable degree
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No significant influence on serum estrogen levels
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Research Breakdown on Horny Goat Weed
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Horny Goat Weed is a common name for the plant genus of Epimedium from the family Berberidaceae. When sold as a supplement, they are standardized for their Icariin content, which is seen as the active ingredient.
The genus of Epimedium contain (specific plants in brackets):
Icariin, the prenylated diglycosdie flavonoid known as the active ingredient[3]
Structurally similar compound to Icariin, the Epimedium compounds A, B and C[3]
Ikarioside A and B (wanshanense)[3]
Anhydroicaritin and Desmethylanhydroicaritin (wanshanense) [3]
Sagittatoside B (wanshanense)[3]
Diphylloside A and B (wanshanense) [3]
Icariin is known as a 'prenylated diglycoside of kaempferol'. Specifically, the basic structure has a prenyl- group attached to the kaempferol molecule (depicted below, its the bendy tail heading upwards from the hexagon) and has two sugar molecules attached to it; a glucose molecule at R2 and a rhamnose molecule at R1. The other three popular molecules found in Horny Goat Weed, Epimedin A-C, have the same following backbone but just different sugars at R1 and R2.
Icariin has a molecular weight of 676.67g/mol.[4]
Similar compounds would be the compound Icaritin, which has -OH groups where both sugars would be (R1, R2) and Desmethylicaritin which has -OH groups at all R positions. Both of these compounds are found co-existing in the Horny Goat Weed plant.[5][3]
Icariin is not a stable compound in the human intestine due to enzymes present. Icariin, along with three other compounds native to the parent plant of Horny Goat Weed (Epimedin A, B and C), as prenylated flavonoids, are rapidly digested into their respective metabolites in the intestinal environment via hydrolysis. These four compounds seem to mostly have their rhamnose sugar cleaved off during this process.[6] Co-ingestion of a lactase phlorizin hydrolase (Lactase) inhibitor increased the absorption of the active ingredients, preserving 40-62% of the original Icariin content.[7] Without said lactase inhibitor, bioavailability of straight Icariin is approximately 12%.[8]
Icariin metabolizes to Baohuoside I, which is the same structure but with one less glucose moiety. The loss of the glucose moiety can more than double transit into the intestinal membrane.[9] The absorption of baohuoside (and other related compounds) is outranked by the fast efflux back into the lumen, an active transport mediated by MRP2 and BCRP (Breast Cancer Resistance Protein); inhibiting MRP2 may increase absorption of baohuoside I.[9] These receptors may possibly be overridden, as increasing the concentration of baohuoside I decreases the efflux efficiency.[9] When in the intestines, Baohuoside I does not appear to be further metabolizes, due to an apparent lack of appropriate intestinal glycosidases (in rats and vitro).[10][9]
Efflux of Icariin from the intestinal wall into the lumen occurs via P-glycoprotein efflux pumps.[9]
Fairly poor absorption in the intestines, but looks promising to combine Icariin with P-glycoprotein inhibitors such as Ecdysteroids or MRP2 inhibitors in regards to Icariin's metabolite, Baohuoside I
Icariin, if not absorbed, can be sent to the colon and transformed via bacteria into Icariside II, a potentially more erectogenic compound than Icariin.[11]
After intravenous administration in rats, Icariin at 10mg/kg bodyweight had a half-/-life of 0.562+/-0.2 hours and an elimination rate constant (Ke) of 1.361+;0.556 per 1/h.[12] Another study using Icariin at the same dose via injection, however, noted a half-life of 170+/-75.1 hours suggesting quite a bit of variability (Ye et al. 1999).[13]
After oral ingestion of 4.5mg/kg Icariin in rats, a Cmax of 3.37+/-1.42mg/L, an AUC of 40.6+/-5.73mg/h/L with a half-life of 10.9+/-1.35 hours is seen. Elimination rate constant is 0.064+/-0.1 per 1/h.[14]
A study on Horny Goat Weed dosed at 1.64g/kg (4.38mg/kg Icariin) orally showed a Cmax of 2.41+/-0.2mcg/mL, an AUC of 23.62+/-1.37mcg/h/mL, a Tmax of 1.55+/-0.53 hours and a half-life of 0.11+/-0.07 hours.[8] This study also compared Horny Goat Weed ingestion against a combination of HGW and two other herbs (Nepal dock root and Ficus hirta yahl; three main ingredients of a chinese medicine) and found that the Cmax of Icariin was higher (3.13+/-0.29μg/ml) as was the AUC (30.84+/-3.68mcg/h/mL) the half-life (0.35+/-0.32 hours) and the Tmax was prolonged (2.06+/-0.15 hours) when coingested.[8] It is not known what compound in the 8 herb mixture bettered the pharmacokinetic profile of Icariin.
Another chinese mixture of herbs featuring Horny Goat Weed (Er-Xian) at 4.8g/kg orally, measured parameters (Cmax, AUC, Half life and Elimination Constant)do not reach the level of 4.5mg/kg Icariin, yet Icariin's absorption appears to have been increased as Horny Goat Weed only comprised 19% of the mixture by weight and the results were quite comparable.[14]
The pharmacokinetic profile of Icariin appears to be beneficially influenced by some herbs or components of herbs, we just don't know which ones specifically.
The major metabolic pathway of Icariin appears to be biliary excretion, or ejecting the Icariin with bile salts into the intestinal lumen to leave in the feces.[15] Coingestion of P-Glycoprotein inhibitors can reduce the elimination of Icariin,[15] possibly by the aforementioned inhibition of intestinal efflux.[9][16]
Icariin is able to cross the blood-brain barrier[17] and after intravenous injection, Icariin and the three diglycoside compounds (Epimedium A-C) are found in the brain, although mostly Epimedium C. Icariin appeared to be more localized to the sciatic nerve.[18] A study using Icariin liposomes intravenously found about 1.83% of the injected dose to be found in the brain after injection of 20mg/kg Icariin liposomes and neural levels exceeded 0.2mcg/g brain mass.[13]
It can get to the brain, but in a limited amount
Icariin also has the ability to act as a neuroprotectant via inhibiting pro-oxidant and pro-inflammatory markers in response to stress[19][20] and can attenuate cognitive decline induced by D-galactose injections at a dose of 60mg/kg bodyweight (injection).[21] In vitro studies suggest it can also protect neurons from damage induced by Lipopolysaccharide (a pro-inflammatory agent)[22][23] and theoretically against aging as assessed by a senescence accelerated rat model.[24] High dose oral Icariin (75-150mg/kg bodyweight) was associated with improved cognitive biomarkers such as superoxide dismutase and glutathione in these rats.[24]
In one study it was shown to exert protective effects via SIRT1 expression and subsequent PCG-1a expression.[25]
In vitro studies suggest that Icariin is more effective than Genistein at preventing osteoporosis as it is more osteogenic (bone-forming).[26] Similar effects have been observed in rats, although not in comparison to Genistein.[27] One study has been conducted in post-menopausal women with a combination of soy isoflavones (Genistein at 3mg, Daidzein at 15mg) with Icariin at 60mg a day for 2 years, and bone mineral density loss was greatly attenuated.[28]
Icariin's derivatives, Icaritin and DesmethylIcaritin, have been shown in vitro to possess estrogenic activity in breast cancer cells.[5] This discovery was after it was noted in vivo (rats) to increase the uterine weight of the immature mouse and prolong estrus of the mature mouse.[5] This later led to a study that found Horny Goat Weed in postmenopausal women to increase estrogen levels.[29] As Icariin does not exert pro-estrogenic effects per se but its metabolite (Icaritin) does, the effects of oral Icariin itself are uncertain. Icaritin and Desmethylicaritin are also found in the leaves of Horny Goat Weed themselves.[30][3] Another study in men using 50g of a hot water extract of Epimedium Pubescens did not find any estrogenicity over the study period.[31]
Possible explanations for the above results (estrogenicity in females but not males) may lie in Icariin and related structures possessing both estrogenic and antiestrogenic activities, and the ultimate result being context dependent.[32]
A possible structural explanation for the above effects is hydroxylation at the 4' carbon on the flavonoid backbone, which seems to confer estrogenic effects from flavonoids. The 4' carbon on the Icariin backbone is R3 in the above diagram, as desmethyliscaritin has a hydroxyl group here.[33][34] That being said, the 7' carbon on the A ring may also be implicated in estrogenicity.[5]
Estrogenicity as it applies to Icariin and related compounds is complex, like many bioflavonoid-related compounds. It doesn't seem to be large enough of a concern to negate its potential usage as a Testosterone Booster, however.
Supplementing with oral Icariin at 1-5mg/kg BW in castrated rats showed significant differences in erectile potency but minimal changes in testosterone. Specifically, 1mg/kg bodyweight restored testosterone to baseline after penile injury while 5,10mg/kg bodyweight was ineffective.[35] Null results were found in rats with removed testicles, with absolutely no changes in testosterone at 1 and 10mg/kg bodyweight Icariin.[36]
One study using 200mg/kg (of a lower purity, 40%; bioequivalent to 80mg/kg) Icariin over 7 days noted that, in a chemically castrated group (average testosterone level of 0.78+/-0.44ng/mL) was able to increase testosterone to almost triple (10.93+/-2.03ng/mL) the control group (3.01+/-0.41ng/mL).[4] LH and FSH did not differ between groups, and the mechanism of action was hypothesized to be in the testes as previous studies on rats without testes showed absolutely no changes in serum testosterone,[36] although the difference in dosage is also a possibility, as one study was conducted on cavernous crushing noted some difference at 1mg/kg bodyweight, and higher doses were insignificantly suppressive relative to control.[36]
The above oral dose of 80mg/kg pure Icariin, after conversions to humans based on Body Surface Area,[1] appears to be 12.8mg/kg bodyweight Icariin or 1163mg Icariin daily for a 200lb human.
Seems to have the mechanisms to increase testosterone, but no human studies exist on the subject matter.
Icariin is a selective PDE5 (enzyme) inhibitor[37] with an IC50 value between 0.75-1.1mM depending on PDE5 isoform[37] and an EC50 of about 4.62mmol/L in increasing cGMP in the corpus cavernosum of the penis;[38] Icariin has approximately 100-fold greater affinity for PDE5 than other PDE isozymes.[39] This effect can be potentiated by the modification of two hydroxyethyl ether moieties to the compound, which increase this inhibition 80-fold,[40] but this modification is not naturally occurring. At 10mg/kg bodyweight in mice (110mg for a 150lb human) Icariin exerts pro-erectile properties[36] and seems to have more effectiveness following repeated doses.[35][36] It has shown efficacy over 30 days at 5-10mg/kg in an animal model of erectile dysfunction related to blood flow,[41] which correlates to a 55-110mg dose for a 150lb man.
Other compounds in the Epimedium family that have PDE5 inhibitory potential are Icarisid II derived from Epimedium wanshanense (not significantly different in potency than Icariin; approximately half of Viagra)[42]
Secondary to PDE5 inhibition, Icariin appears to be a potent pro-erectile agent. It is clearly outperformed by Viagra
Lower doses (1-5mg/kg) are able to improve neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase (NOS) expression[36] and inducible (iNOS) expression[35][36] content in addition to PDE5 inhibtion. Effects on iNOS and nNOS do not appear to differ greatly from each other at the dosages of 1mg, 5mg, and 10mg/kg bodyweight,[36] suggesting low doses could also exert benefit but by different means.
Icariin may also promote Nitric Oxide signalling via increasing expression of NOS enzymes, which may work synergistically with the PDE5 inhibition
Icariin has also been linked to increasing neurite growth of major pelvic ganglia in vitro[36] which may be downstream of P13K and MEK/ERK activation.[43]
Beneficial effects on neurons may extend to the pelvis
Yohimbine has also been researched into its properties as an erectogenic (boner pill). A study conducted in yohimbine and sildenafil (Viagra), which shares the same PDE5 inhibitory mechanism as Icariin, found that they were synergistic in regards to increasing intercavernous pressure and erections.[44]
Theoretical that Yohimbine and Horny Goat Weed can synergistically be pro-erectile, but this has not directly been demonstrated
P-Glycoprotein inhibitors such as ecdysteroids or capsicum carotenoids are able to inhibit the efflux protein known as P-Glycoprotein. This efflux protein is responsible for ejecting Icariin into the intestinal lumen after it has been absorbed[9] which is also its main excretory pathway when connected to bile acids to prevent reuptake.[15] Coingestion of Icariin with a P-glycoprotein inhibitor increases the AUC of Icariin, and could plausibly increase the bioactivity of Icariin (although this has not been demonstrated).[15]
P-Glycoprotein inhibitors may increase the bioavailability of Icariin
No designated toxicology studies have been conducted on Icariin, although the highest dosage used in rats currently is 200mg/kg bodyweight Icariin for 7 days which showed no signs of clinical toxicity.
One case study has been published in which a 66-year old man suffered from hypomania (persistently euphoric and irritated mood) and Tachyarrhythmia (abnormal rhythm of the heart and increased heart rate) associated with Horny Goat Weed.[45] The side-effects occurred after 2 weeks of supplementation (undisclosed brand and dose), and coingested pharmaceuticals included beta-blockers, statins, aspirin and viagra. Subject had bipolar disorder not otherwise specified prior to the onset of results.[45]
Another case study noted benign rashes develop after ingestion or Horny Goat Weed and Ginkgo Biloba; both were taken at the same time, so its not sure which contributed or whether the combination is at fault.[46] Subject was an otherwise healthy 77 year old man taking the compounds orally.
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Lets get to it!
Born on Date
Minn: 1851 vs SU: 1870
Ottos Edge: Minn... their first students didnt attend until 1867 due to financial issues
GPS (Location)
Minn: Twin Cities (Minneapolis-Saint Paul) vs SU: Syracuse
Ottos Edge: Minn... two is better than one
State Fair
Minn: in St Paul vs SU: in Syracuse
Ottos Edge: Minn... because of heavy traffic from the fair, classes do not start at Minn until after the fair is over. I wish we did that with our FB games so people would show up.
Minn: Saint Paul Winter Carnival (famous for ice castles and sculptures) vs SU: May Fest
Ottos Edge: SU... I rather celebrate the warmth than the cold.
Minn: Mall of America vs SU: Destiny USA
Ottos Edge: Minn... destiny seems destined to be a dream
Canal on
Minn: Mississippi vs SU: Erie
Ottos Edge: SU... not only did it help NYC become a power, it caused the conservation of Adirondack Park.
Minn: 61st (US News) vs SU: 58th
Ottos Edge: SU... but we have been steadily falling
Minn: 4th largest 51K (29 under, 22 grad) vs SU: 19k
Ottos Edge: Minn... while having a lot of students sucks, the university police have a free escort service since the 1980s. Wait that isnt the type of escorts I am thinking, is it? Uff da!
Students live in
Minn: Dinkytown vs SU: South Campus
Ottos Edge: SU... Dinkytown is just north of campus. The area has small businesses, restaurants, bars, and apartments that house mostly students.
Getting around campus
Minn: through The Gopher Way (tunnels) or on buses vs SU: walking between snow banks
Ottos Edge: Minn... in 1992 Minn created a busway but in the first 5 years there were many accidents. So they used a new invention called stop signs to alleviate the problem.
School Paper
Minn: The Minnesota Daily (est 1900) vs SU: Daily Orange (1903)
Ottos Edge: SU... we are better. They print their paper M-Th and have an online only version on F.
School Colors
Minn: Maroon and Gold vs SU: Orange
Ottos Edge: SU... maroon and gold equals awful
Team Name
Minn: Golden Gophers vs SU: Orange
Ottos Edge: Minn... we should be the OrangeMEN
Minn: Goldy the Gopher vs SU: Otto the Orange
Ottos Edge: SU... Goldy? Did Flavor Flav name him?
Fight Song
Minn: Minnesota Rouser vs SU: Down, Down the Field
Ottos Edge: SU... no one likes a trouble maker
Minn: Ski-U-Mah vs SU: Lets Go Orange
Ottos Edge: SU... Ski is a Sioux battle cry and U Mah is for U of M
No one, and I mean no one, comes into our house and pushes us around (Home Field)
Minn: TCF (Twin City Financial) Bank Stadium (almost 51k) vs SU: Carrier Dome
Ottos Edge: SU... TCF is designed for expansion to 80k. But they have NO BEER! TCF is paying $35 million over 25 years for the naming rights.
Before then Minn played in a....
Minn: Metrodome vs SU: Carrier
Ottos Edge: SU... if the Metrodome were so great they wouldnt have left.
Other Past Stadiums
Minn: Northrop Field (1899-1923), Memorial (known as Brick House, 1924-1981) vs SU: Archbold Stadium
Ottos Edge: Minn... they had greater success in theirs
1st year of FB
Minn: 1882 vs SU: 1889
Ottos Edge: Minn... they have been around longer
All Time Ws
Minn: 635 vs SU: 674
Ottos Edge: SU... their 10 W season in 2003 was their first since 1905. However...
National Champs
Minn: 6 vs SU: 1
Ottos Edge: Minn... they won 3 straight titles from 1934-1936, the last D1A team to do so. During that time they had an unbeaten streak of 28 straight, with a string of 21 straight Ws. They also won back to back in 1940-1941, with an 18 game W streak. Their last title was 1960 in which they lost to Wash in the Rose (polls ended before Bowls back then).
Minn: B11 vs SU: BE
Ottos Edge: Minn... we can win ours which says a lot of the quality
Speaking of which...
Conf Champs
Minn: 18 vs SU: 4
Ottos Edge : Minn... they havent won the B11 since 1967 and havent been to the Rose since 1961
Staying with Bowls...
Bowl Games
Minn: 5-8 vs SU: 12-9-1
Ottos Edge: SU... too bad for both schools that there were not 500 Bowl games years ago or our numbers would be much higher
Head to Head
Minn: 1 W vs SU: 1 W
Ottos Edge: Push... this will be for the lead
Rivalry Trophies
Minn: Paul Bunyans Axe (Wisc 1948), Floyd of Rosedale (Iowa 1935), Governors Victory Bell (PSU 1993), Little Brown Jug (Mich 1903) vs SU: Schwartzwalder Trophy (WV)
Ottos Edge: Minn... their rivalry with Wisc is the most played game in D1A. Since 1890 they have played 117 times (1906 only missed meeting). Before the Axe they played for the Slab of Bacon, a piece of wood with an M or W depending on how you held it. The trophy was lost in 1943. The schools also partake in the Border Battle, a year long competition in each sport, in which 40 points are allocated in each sport. The 40 points divided by each match in that sport, so 40 points to the FB winner, 20 for each game in BBall, and so on.
Best HC
Minn: Bernie Bierman (16 years, 93-35-6 record, 6 B11s, 5 National Titles, 5 undefeated seasons) vs SU: Schwartzwalder
Ottos Edge: Minn... hard to argue with that
But you can argue with...
HC fired after bad Bowl performance
Minn: Mason (blew 38-7 3rd Q lead vs Texas Tech) vs SU: P (blown out by GT)
Ottos Edge: Push... they are no winners when you fire a HC that late in a season
HC Alumn
Minn: Bud Grant vs SU: HCRE
Ottos Edge: Minn... he is in the HoF
Speaking of which...
NFL HoF
Minn: 6 (Bobby Bell, Carl Eller, Bud Grant, Bronko Nagurski, Leo Nomellini, Charlie Sanders) vs SU: 6
Ottos Edge: SU... since Floyd Little has a shot this year
CFB HoF
Minn: 21 vs SU: 14
Ottos Edge: Minn... even though most of their guys were before the modern era
Heisman Halfback
Minn: Bruce Boo Smith (1941) vs SU: Ernie Davis
Ottos Edge: SU... he had a movie about him
Sticking with hardware...
CFB Award
Minn: Bronko Nagurski Trophy (D MVP) vs SU: Mackey Trophy (TE)
Ottos Edge: Minn... more important award
Awards are given to greats...
Denver Bronco Greats
Minn: Karl Macklenburg vs SU: Floyd Little
Ottos Edge: SU... although they got more bang for the buck with the 12th round 310th pick, Mecklenburg
Boston Patriot Greats
Minn: Gino Cappelletti vs SU: Jim Nance
Ottos Edge: Minn... he is the AFLs all time leading scorer (mostly as a K) and a Top 10 WR. He also played DB and returned kicks.
Something not so great...
Helped Michael Vick come back to NFL
Minn: Dungy (alumn) vs SU: McNabb
Ottos Edge: Push... Vick should have been kicked to the curb
Staying with kicking...
NFL Ks
Minn: Chip Lohmiller vs SU: Gary Anderson, Olinda Mare
Ottos Edge: SU... Anderson was one of the best
Minn: Carl Eller vs SU: Freeney
Ottos Edge: Minn... win goes to the Purple People Eater, for now
Speaking of eating...
Let's put the women and children to bed and go lookin' for dinner (Food)
Minn: Walleye (state fish), Lutefisk (Scandinavian fish dish) vs SU: Dino BBQ
Ottos Edge: SU... I will take ribs over fish any day
Minn: Haralson, Honeycrisp (both developed U Minn) vs SU: Cortland, Empire, Northern Spy
Ottos Edge: SU... as NY is the 2nd biggest apple producing state
You can get apple products at the...
Minn: Target vs SU: Wegmans
Ottos Edge: SU... I could use one of their subs right now. Robert Ulrich of Target is a Minn alumn.
The Target Center is home to the...
Minn: ex GM McHale (UM alumn) vs SU: Jonny Flynn
Ottos Edge: SU... unlike Kev, Jonny will bring join to their fans
Sticking with BBall...
3pt sharp shooter
Minn: Trent Tucker vs SU: GMac
Ottos Edge: Minn... he was able to hit a shot with only 0.1 secs (Trent Tucker Rule).
Former Pro Franchises
Minn: Lakers, NorthStars vs SU: Nationals (76ers)
Ottos Edge: Minn... they at least got replacements back in the Wolves and Wild.
Some say this is a sport...
Pro Wrestling
Minn: Ric Flair, Brock Lesnar vs SU: Mike Rotunda
Ottos Edge: Minn... Woooo!
Sticking with wrassling...
State actually elected
Minn: Jesse Ventura, Al Franken vs SU: Hillary Clinton
Ottos Edge: Push... there are no winners here
Other Politicians
Minn: Eugene McCarthy, Tim Pawlenty vs SU: Al D'Amato, Donna Shalala
Ottos Edge: SU... I miss Al. He was always entertaining.
Both schools produced...
Minn: Hubert Humphrey, Walter Mondale vs SU: Biden
Ottos Edge: Minn... well they had 2
Biden is VP to the first African American POTUS. Other AA firsts...
African History
Minn: Bobby Marshall 1st black Big 9 player and along with Frtiz Pollard first black NFL player vs SU: Ernie Davis first black Heisman winner
Ottos Edge: Push... all where winners here
Davis was also good at...
Minn: Paul Molitor, Terry Steinbach, Dave Winfield vs SU: Syracuse has a minor league team
Ottos Edge: Minn... Big Dave was my favorite player growing up
Other sports known for
Minn: Hockey, Wrestling vs SU: Lax
Ottos Edge: Minn... only because we cut our wrestling team. Their hockey team has won 5 titles and made 19 Frozen Fours. Herb Brooks and 9 members of the 1980 US team were from U of Minn. In a interesting side note the mens hockey team plays in Mariucci Arena, while the women have their own arena, Ridder Arena (the first dedicated womens hockey arena, cap 3400). The wrestling team has been around for 92 seasons and produced over 800 wins.
Other Athlete
Minn: Tom Lehman vs SU: Myer Prinstein (Gold medalist 1900 triple jump and 1904 triple and long jumps)
Ottos Edge: SU... golf isnt a sport
Which reminds me of the big dance back in St. Olaf to kick off Pretzel Week. It was covered by the local...
Minn: Aaron Brown vs SU: Ted Koppel and many others
Ottos Edge: SU... I hated Aaron Brown
On the radio besides media they play...
Minn: Yanni, Bob Dylan vs SU: Lou Reed
Ottos Edge: SU... Yanni seals the deal
On TV they have...
Minn: Loni Anderson, Henry Fonda, Ron Perlman, Robert Vaughn vs SU: Vanessa Williams, Peter Falk, Lexington Steele, Jerry Stiller
Ottos Edge: SU... plus we have more on top of that
Which brings us to the Category of the Week...
Competitive Eater
Minn: Richard Dean Anderson (Minneapolis native) vs SU: Doug Marrone
Ottos Edge: SU... not even MacGyver can hang with Marrone. BTW who knew MacGyvers first name was Angus? Hmmm beef.
And the winner of the Tattoo is.....
The Cinderella story. Outta nowhere. A former player, now, about to become a winning head coach. It looks like a mirac... It's in the hole! SU will defeat Minnesota and send them back to Lake Wobegon.
(Yes I did give TWO a tramp stamp)