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Safety and Efficacy Study for Reverse Flow Used During Carotid Artery Stenting Procedure (ROADSTER)
|Tracking Information
|First Received Date ICMJE
|September 10, 2012
|Last Updated Date
|December 16, 2016
|Start Date ICMJE
|November 2012
|Primary Completion Date
|March 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Stroke, Myocardial Infarction, and Death [ Time Frame: 30 days post procedure ]
The primary endpoint for overall evaluation of the study is a composite endpoint consisting of the first occurrence of any of the following major adverse events within 30 days.
|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Change History
|Complete list of historical versions of study NCT01685567 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
|Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Descriptive Information
|Brief Title ICMJE
|Safety and Efficacy Study for Reverse Flow Used During Carotid Artery Stenting Procedure
|Official Title ICMJE
|INVESTIGATION of FLOW ALTERED, SHORT TRANSCERVICAL CAROTID ARTERY STENTING in PATIENTS With SIGNIFICANT CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE With Filter.
|Brief Summary
|The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the MICHI™ Neuroprotection System with Filter (MICHI™ NPS+f) in providing cerebral embolic protection during carotid artery stenting. It will be used in conjunction with a FDA approved carotid artery stent for the treatment of carotid artery disease.
|Detailed Description
Cerebral embolization during carotid artery stenting (CAS) can often precipitate severe adverse neurological effects. Most major clinical studies of CAS have used distal filters for cerebral protection and have compared the neurologic complication rates with those of carotid endarterectomy (CEA). Many currently available embolic protection devices, however, have limited efficacy in capturing microembolic debris that is liberated during stenting, pre-dilatation and post-dilatation. Distal protection systems are furthermore limited by the need to cross the lesion prior to deployment. Some studies have shown a relatively high incidence of cerebral infarction even when distal protection devices are employed.
Cerebral protection with carotid flow reversal is a method that was developed as an alternative to the use of distal protection devices. While novel in its approach, this method too has its limitations. Another technique developed employs carotid flow reversal prior to traversing the stenosis and can be accomplished by directly accessing the carotid anatomy without the use of the transfemoral approach. Major benefits to this method include a simpler route to the target lesion and the ability to perform the procedure on patients with severe carotid tortuosity and difficult aortic arch anatomy.
|Study Type ICMJE
|Study Phase
|Phase 3
|Study Design ICMJE
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Condition ICMJE
|Carotid Artery Disease
|Intervention ICMJE
|Device: MICHI NPS+f
Cerebral protection with carotid flow reversal
Other Name: ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System
|Study Arms
|Experimental: MICHI NPS+f
The MICHI™ NPS+f is a flow reversal circuit consisting of two proprietary sheaths connected by standard surgical tubing. The sheaths each have a standard hemostasis valve and sidearm. An in-line flow regulator allows the clinician to modify to the flow through the circuit (either high flow or low flow) in addition to permitting temporary cessation of flow.
Intervention: Device: MICHI NPS+f
|Publications *
|Kwolek CJ, Jaff MR, Leal JI, Hopkins LN, Shah RM, Hanover TM, Macdonald S, Cambria RP. Results of the ROADSTER multicenter trial of transcarotid stenting with dynamic flow reversal. J Vasc Surg. 2015 Nov;62(5):1227-34. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2015.04.460.
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
|Recruitment Information
|Recruitment Status ICMJE
|Enrollment ICMJE
|Completion Date
|July 2016
|Primary Completion Date
|March 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Eligibility Criteria ICMJE
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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|Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
|Listed Location Countries ICMJE
|United States, Spain
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|Has Data Monitoring Committee
|U.S. FDA-regulated Product
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|Plan to Share Data
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|IPD Description
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|Responsible Party
|Silk Road Medical
|Study Sponsor ICMJE
|Silk Road Medical
|Collaborators ICMJE
|Not Provided
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|Information Provided By
|Silk Road Medical
|Verification Date
|December 2016
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Speaker: Luther E. Jones, Jr.
Date: October 14, 1977
Became acquainted with Johnson when the latter worked as a teacher of speech at Central High School in Texas, where Luther Jones was a student on the debate team. He worked as assistant secretary to Congressman Richard Kleberg while Johnson was Kleberg?s secretary. He later roomed with Johnson in Austin, Texas, and worked part-time for the NYA (essentially as Johnson?s personal secretary) while Johnson was the director of its Texas division. Heavily involved in Johnson?s 1937 campaign for Congress. Served as Johnson?s temporary secretary in Congress and then joined the Justice Department. Had contact with Johnson over the Fort Worth case.

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Game 9 Preview: Canucks @ Oilers
Thomas Drance
February 04 2013 01:00PM
Photo Credit: The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
Vancouver got a break this weekend from their early season meat grinder schedule - the club played their first eight games in twelve days - and presumably used the footage from Friday night's uninspired shootout win over the Chicago Blackhawks to help them get some additional shut-eye too!
Over the past eight games the Canucks have faced a bevy of quality teams in the Kings, Blackhawks and Sharks, and a couple of playoff bubble teams in the Oilers and the Ducks. Also they played games against the Flames and the Avalanche. The Canucks have emerged from their tough, treading water stretch with a 4-2-2 record which is good for their best start to a season since 2005 (hilarious). I'd say the record so far, inflated as it is by the loser point, is reason for some optimism especially in light of the club's injury woes.
Read on past the jump.
Luckily for us the Canucks schedule relaxes at least for this week - both in density and difficulty. On Monday night the Canucks will face an Oilers team that defeated them in a dramatic comeback win a couple of weeks back, then they've got two days off before facing the improved Wild at Xcel on Thursday night. The club will then return home for a Hockey Night in Canada matchup against the Flames on Saturday and we can only hope that the combination of some time off and some inferior defensive opponents results in a more scintilating brand of hockey than the ultra-conservative, low-event, loss-management pablum the Canucks have been serving up for the past week.
Ah, but who really cares? So long as the Canucks reassert their Northwest Division preeminence this week, I'm guessing Canucks fans can handle being the New Jersey Devils West (only without the Stanley Cups).
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The Canucks appear to be using the exact same lineup they've used over the past couple of games tonight, and that includes Roberto Luongo - the NHL's third star of the month in January - in net for his fourth straight game. It's so, so controversial (but not really, at least not so long as Roberto Luongo is stopping pucks the way he's done so far this season).
The Oilers meanwhile are banged up and will be without Shawn Horcoff and defenseman Ryan Whitney for tonight's contest. While it sounds like the loss of a capable tough minutes centreman like Horcoff could potentially cause the Oilers some matchup issues on Monday night, Krueger didn't really use Horcoff all that much against the twins in the first meeting of the season between the two clubs (Nugent-Hopkins drew the primary Sedin matchup instead). Same goes for Ryan Whitney, whose pairing barely sniffed the ice against Vancouver's top-line.
Either way, the Oilers are now playing Lennart Petrell as their third line center, which to some extent should reduce some of the matchup advantages Edmonton enjoyed when the teams first met in January. Also, outside of the Jeff Petry and Ladislav Smid pairing, you'd have to think that the Sedins and Zack Kassian should be able to capitalize on some soft coverage from the likes of Potter, Fistric and Justin Schultz. That is of course if they're on their game.
The Oilers superficially appear to be a special teams juggernaut and a weak five-on-five team but that's skewed by some unfortunate bounces for the Oilers at even-strength so far. So tonight, Luongo's unsustainably high five-on-five save percentage meets Edmonton's unsustainably low even-strength shooting percentage, as Luongo and the Canucks hope to stave off regression for another game.
The Oilers will roll with Devan Dubnyk in net, so that's too bad (because Khabibulin equals free points) and I'd think that they'll be able to swim with the Canucks so long as Vancouver is down both Ryan Kesler and David Booth. Vancouver's been resilient so far, and have managed to win games largely thanks to stellar goaltending. They'll need that again from Luongo tonight, and some spark on the power-play would be a sight for sore eyes as well.
Update: it looks like I was wrong when I said that Alain Vigneault would stick with the lines he's used the past week. From practice per Dan Murphy it appears that the Alex Burrows as center experiment is over: he'll bump over the right wing and skate alongside Jordan Schroeder and Mason Raymond on an ostensible "second line." Maxim Lapierre meanwhile will rejoin the top-9, and skate inbetween Jannik Hansen and Chris Higgins on the checking line. Meanwhile Dale Weise's run as a third line forward appears to be over for the moment, he'll skate with Aaron Volpatti and Manny Malhotra on the fourth line. I like this adjustment, I have to say.
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Thank goodness the 'Dale Weise Experiment' is over!
While I have to appreciate that he is by today's measure, an NHL Player, I almost got the feeling that his role as the 'Dutch Gretzky' took him away from what actually got him to the Canucks in the first place. Somebody who could deliver the odd hit, be hard on the forecheck and fight from time to time.
Too often this early season, he tried a move that I am sure netted him points overseas, but was thwarted by faster, stronger, and just flat out better competition.
Stay within yourself, Mister Wiese.
I also like the line-up change. I find that Weise just doesn't have offensive vision (not sure I know what that means, but whatever)...or at least he just looked clunky when the puck was moving North. On the other hand, I've been kinda surprised by Volpatti moving the puck, against weak competition at least. But who knows, maybe he's next to try on Schroeder's wing if someone else is injured??
February 04 2013, 03:28PM
I would take the New Jersey West comparison, especially the "without a Cup" part, going in to a lockout-shortened, 48-game season...
you're wrong about the oiler line up. horc is in, belanger is out.
February 04 2013, 05:28PM
RNH should break out of his slump tonight by potting a hatty. Oil win 5-3


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County makes progress on underage drinking; data shows it's still easy for minors to buy drinks
June 21, 2013
Four years after Weld County was designated as one of the state's worst areas for underage drinking and earned federal funding to combat the problem, state and local officials say efforts to educate parents and liquor retailers are showing promising results.
With $400,000 each year, Weld County Prevention Partners has worked to educate retailers and parents on how to help teens avoid alcohol, and the organization has seen a significant decrease in teens who say they binge drink or drink alcohol.
Weld, Denver, Adams and Pueblo counties showed the highest rate of underage drinking, so the state Department of Human Services' Office of Behavioral Health partnered with organizations in those counties to create programs, which are entering their fifth and final year under the grant.
The agency uses data from the state Liquor and Tobacco Enforcement Division to identify communities where it's easiest for teens to buy alcohol. Despite the education campaign, Weld still is a relatively easy place for teens to buy alcohol.
Data on the state enforcement division's website shows that since January of last year, Weld County had a higher number of compliance checks — and a higher failure rate — than counties of comparable populations.
The state liquor enforcement agency conducted 269 liquor compliance checks in Weld to see if establishments serve alcohol to minors. That's a much higher number of checks than more populous counties like El Paso and Arapahoe. Of businesses tested, more than 24 percent provided alcohol to underage drinkers, a failure rate higher than Adams and Denver counties.
Only a small percentage of teens get alcohol from retailers, according to Prevention Partners, but it formed an association to work with those who sell alcohol.
"We know through research and studies that the easier it is for a young person under age 21 to have alcohol, … they're obviously going to drink," Stan Paprocki, an official with the state Office of Behavioral Health, said.
LeRon Ehrlich and his family have seen the worst-case scenario of what happens when a teen gets alcohol at a retailer.
His 19-year-old son, Waylon, died when he crashed his pickup after drinking at a Johnstown bar. Elizabeth Costisick, who pleaded guilty to serving alcohol to Waylon, was sentenced last month to two years on probation and six months with an ankle monitor.
Ehrlich didn't want to comment on Costisick's case, saying no one forced his son to drink.
"It was Waylon's choice to drink and drive, and that ultimately ended his life," Ehrlich said.
Ehrlich said rather than lay blame, he hopes to continue to share his story and message with parents and teens.
"Our message to the students is, 'If you're gonna drink and party, pick up the phone and call someone," Ehrlich said. "It might just save your life."
He said parents need to have honest conversations with their kids, encouraging them to call home if they end up drinking.
"(Parents would) rather get that phone call than the one I got from Colorado State Patrol in the middle of the night," Ehrlich said.
To help ensure that teens can't get alcohol from retailers or restaurants, Prevention Partners used grant money to form a coalition, Responsible Alcohol Retailers, that connects local businesses that sell liquor with law-enforcement agencies.
The group of about 40 businesses and several agencies meets regularly to discuss ideas and issues. Members of the group are able to train employees for free on serving alcohol.
By connecting business owners with officers and deputies from Greeley and Evans police departments and the Weld County Sheriff's Office, retailers begin to see those agencies as allies, said Prevention Partners Coordinator Nomie Ketterling.
Jim Radcliffe, owner of Westlake Wine & Spirits, said he was one of the original members of the Responsible Alcohol Retailers. He said he works diligently to prevent alcohol from getting into teens' hands, and he educates his employees on how to watch for people trying to buy alcohol for others who are underage.
"You have to take responsibility to make sure you know you're selling it to someone who's over 21, and then the people in community know that you care," Radcliffe said.
One focus of the federal grant has been to reduce the rate of binge drinking among Latino teens.
Ketterling said when the grant came in 2009, there was a large disparity between Latino teens and their non-Latino peers when it came to underage drinking, a reality to which factors like poverty and culture likely contribute.
"I think we can make a difference in this county and in the state, and we already have," Ketterling said.
In the last four years, the rate of binge drinking among Latino high school students across the state dropped from 30 percent to 22 percent, according to the state. That far surpassed the federal goal.
Overall, the rate of underage drinking among high-school aged teens dropped from 46 percent to 35 percent over the course of the last four years, Paprocki said.
"That is statistically significant," Paprocki said. "This initiative certainly has contributed to that."
Ketterling said the program in Weld County mainly focuses on educating parents about how to encourage their teens to avoid alcohol. She said while it may not be apparent, kids in middle school and high school are still listening to what their parents tell them, and parents need to set boundaries and know where their children are.
"I think we all know that parents are so powerful," Ketterling said. "We know they are the first teachers."
She said the program's marketing campaign targets social access, since teens are most likely to get alcohol from others. Messages also emphasize that even drinking at home with family members makes teens more likely to drink elsewhere, and any amount of alcohol before age 21 is detrimental.
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As the five-year grant enters its last year, Ketterling said Prevention Partners is working to find a way to sustain the programs they've started with the federal dollars. She said the organization will continue to work with retailers and distribute information and educate parents.
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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- The woman who has served as Washington state's secretary of health for nearly 15 years has told Gov. Jay Inslee she plans to retire.
Mary Selecky announced plans Tuesday to return to her home in Colville, Wash. She told the governor she would stay until a successor is chosen.
She has served three governors since first being appointed "acting secretary" by Gov. Gary Locke in October 1998.
In a statement, Selecky said she's proud of the progress the state has made in lowering smoking rates and getting more children vaccinated. Under her leadership, the health department says Washington's adult smoking rate has dropped 30 percent, and youth smoking rates are down by half. The agency says childhood vaccination rates are the highest in years.
Inslee thanked her for her service.


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The Gospel according to Matthew 3:13-17
At that time, Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?" But Jesus answered him, "Let it be so now; for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he consented. And when Jesus was baptized, he went up immediately from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and alighting on him; and lo, a voice from heaven, saying, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."
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Angel Rangel has challenged his team-mates to write their names indelibly in Swansea's history by securing a place in their first major final - an achievement which seemed barely credible when the Spaniard joined the club.
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Swansea face Chelsea in the semi-final of the Capital One Cup at the Liberty Stadium on Wednesday night, holding a 2-0 advantage from the first leg and dreaming of a meeting with League Two Bradford in the Wembley final.
Such a feat, allied to a position in the top half of the Barclays Premier League table, would have been dismissed as pure fantasy 10 years ago when the Swans sat bottom of the 92 clubs in the Football League.
The club had started on their ascent up the ladder when right-back Rangel joined them in League One in 2007, but he admits he never dared to dream of being involved in as big an occasion as tonight's meeting with the European champions.
And he wants to make sure the hosts seize their chance of glory in front of a sold-out Liberty Stadium.
"If you had told me five-and-a-half years ago in League One that I would be top 10 in the Premier League and fighting Chelsea to get to the final at Wembley for the Capital One Cup I would have said it was impossible," the 30-year-old said.
"I think throughout all these years we have built great teams and you can see now that we are enjoying it on the pitch, and this will be one of those occasions when we can put in a good shift and hopefully get through.
"We can become legends, we can make history. It is one of those games we have been waiting for for a long time."
Swansea have enjoyed a fine home record since their promotion to the Premier League, holding Chelsea to 1-1 draws on the two occasions the Blues have visited south Wales.
But manager Michael Laudrup has rejected the idea his side are favourites to advance to the final.
"Are we the favourites? They won the Champions League last season, so I don't think so," Laudrup said.
"We have a better chance than we did before the first game; the only thing I asked for from the first leg was to come back here for the second leg with the realistic possibility to go to a final and I think we can say that's the case.
"But to go into a game playing Chelsea saying we are the favourites, there's a long way to go.
"You look at the money they have spent and you ask if they need a trophy more? It's obvious. One of their players, and not the most expensive one, costs more than our squad.
"When they pay £30million for a player it is not because he's a nice guy, it is because they want trophies."
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Skip to comments.27% of Republicans Would Vote for Pro-Life Third Party Instead of Giuliani (Proof Rudy CAN'T Win)
Posted on 10/04/2007 9:38:23 AM PDT by TitansAFC
If Rudy Giuliani wins the Republican nomination and a third party campaign is backed by Christian conservative leaders, 27% of Republican voters say theyd vote for the third party option rather than Giuliani. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that a three-way race with Hillary Clinton would end up with the former First Lady getting 46% of the vote, Giuliani with 30% and the third-party option picking up 14%. In head-to-head match-ups with Clinton, Giuliani is much more competitive.
Over this past weekend, several Christian conservative leaders indicated they might back a pro-life, third-party, candidate if Giuliani wins the nomination.
The latest poll highlights the potential challenges for Giuliani, but the numbers must be considered in context. A generic third-party candidate may attract 14% of the vote in the abstract at this time. However, if a specific candidate is chosen, that person would likely attract less support due to a variety of factors. Almost all third party candidates poll higher earlier in a campaign and their numbers diminish as election day approaches. Ultimately, of course, some Republicans would have to face the question of whether to vote for Giuliani or help elect a Democrat.
The telephone survey found that 17% of Republicans believe its Very Likely conservative leaders would back a Pro-Life candidate if Giuliani is nominated. Another 32% believe it is Somewhat Likely. Among all voters, 22% think a third party approach is Very Likely and another 33% say its Somewhat Likely.
Most Republican voters consider themselves Pro-Life on the issue of Abortion. Most Democrats and Unaffiliated Voters are Pro-Choice.
The bigger question for Giuliani might be how this possible challenge from the right might affect perceptions of his electability. Currently, Giuliani is seen as the most electable Republican candidate which helps overcome concerns that some have about his ideology. A survey conducted earlier this month found that 72% of Republicans think Giuliani is at least Somewhat Likely to win the White House if nominated. However, the current survey finds that number falling to 58% if Christian conservatives back a third-party option.
With a third-party option on the table, only 18% of Republicans believe Giuliani would be Very Likely to win the election if nominated. Thats down from 31% in a two-way race.
Among all voters, 49% say Giuliani is at least Somewhat Likely to win a two-way match-up. That falls to 43% with a third party candidate in the mix.
Electability is a crucial issue for Giuliani because two-thirds of Republican voters seen him as politically moderate or liberal. That is a challenge unto itself in a political party where most primary voters consider themselves politically conservative. Fred Thompson is currently viewed as the most conservative candidate in the field.
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Clinton is currently leading the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination, but her victory is not inevitable. Among Republicans, Thompson and Giuliani lead in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll.
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Its pretty clear Hillary Clinton needs Rudy Guiliani to be the GOP nominee if she's going to win come 08.
I know I won't vote for him.
Not according to the most current polls I've been seeing. Rudy doesn't have a chance against Hillary.
If he really cared about conservatism, he'd drop out. But of course, he doesn't care, since he is actually a liberal.
Every party picks a candidate, but they also pick a platform at convention. GUARANTEED, stem cell research will be in the Dem's, but voices like yours could keep it OUT of the GOP platform (which it will, maybe even denouncing stem cell, abortion, etc.).
That compromise brings you to the polls to vote AGAINST the sure-bet.
If the choice is between two pro abortion candidates for president, why would you make the choice that effectively destroys the prolife movement in the Republican Party? How will that save any babies?
I don't think that argument holds water since Republican presidents are responsible for Justices as bad or worse than Clinton's two choices. That's why many pro-lifers will feel free to vote 3rd party should Giuliani be the Republican nominee - they know it is 6 of one, half a dozen of the other, and Hillary will not lie to them to get their vote like Rudy has.
It's a weird year, with no VP running, with war in two theaters, terrorist dangers at home, a potential 3rd and 4th term for Bill Clinton, universal healthcare, ect.
A very unique time.
As Rush Limbaugh has often had to explain to folks like you, there are only the Right and the Left, and everything in between are simply confused or cowards. That may well be a lot of folk, but when push comes to shove they don't want more confused or cowards to lead us. They want something only a person of integrity can deliver.
However, after primaries and such, you really have only two choices during the general.
So, which way are you going to help carry the ball, right or left? Canot leave the field and also have an effect the the direction of the ball.
I am much happeir moving the ball a few inches to the right than a few yards to the left.
Dude, you don't get it.
If Rudy911 wins the nod, there is no point left to the GOP in 2008, none.
I don't care about the platform of a party headed by Liberals. It is not relevant to me as a Conservative.
No allowing Hillary to win is the only way to have a chance a conservative President in four years. Giuliani would guarantee a liberal in the White House for eight years.
Worse, a Giuliani Presidency assures a shrinking Republican minority in Congress while a Hillary Presidency sets the stage for Republicans to retake Congress as soon as 2010.
your post is totaly wrong you should refer to her as her Royal Thighness, shees get it right will ya. everything else is on the money, but some people just cant see past one issue. Say hello to President Hitlery.
So we are agreed: Hillary it is.
I'll only posting to you because your's was the last as I waded through all 104 posts.
There sure is going to be a lot of cheering on FreeRepublic when Hillery gets elected.
But not from me. I'll vote - not for the perfect candidate - but for the one that hits most of my important issues.
46 to 44 means Rudy can't win? 2 points behind over a year before the election means he can't win?
What are you smoking?
So, what you're saying is that someone who stands a PRINCIPLE is a stupid useful idiot? Lets say we hold our noses, and vote for Rudy. Then what do we have? A President that will want our guns, let gay marriages foster, and most importantly appoint liberals to the Supreme Court. Whats the difference????
I dont advocate "losing to win", but when the choices are a liberal for president and a liberal for president, maybe its better to vote your conscience and send a message to the GOP that they CAN NOT win the White House without their core base!!!! If Hillary is the winner of the spoils, so be it..... We seemed to do ok politically with Bill in office (Senate takeover, House expansion, etc), I think the backlash would be even more stark with Hillary in there. The Dems might not win the Senate back for 20 more years after 2010.
The GOP will keep pushing and pushing towards the center until its indistinguishable from the Dems. How does that make us the "winner"? We need to push the GOP the other way, to the right. We do that by showing that we actually have standards and actually have a line that we cant cross (2 or 3 lines in this case).
And we make fun of the blacks when they have a 90% buy in rate with the Dems, but we're being asked to do the same thing.
Sometimes you can lose the battle, but win the war, or win the battle and lose the war!!
Your comments are wise and appreciated. However, we can not (or maybe we can) vote for a POTUS on ONE certain special issue. (not a Rudy supporter, just someone who wonders why there are so many ONE ISSUE Repubs)
I would also pay a few professional trolls to post anti-Rudy stuff on FR too.
However, sitting out an election because the candidate is insufficiently conservative does nothing, absolutely nothinmg, to advance those same values. Rather, it guarantees just the opposite, further slide to the left. But you know that, or I hope you do. Do you?
When the Third Party is mentioned, they neglect to mention who. Who is this as yet un-named candidate? Put a name on it or it doesn't exist.
No, I do not believe that Roe v. Wade will ever be reversed and have never said I did. BTW because Rudy is an unabashed baby killer is only one reason why I would never vote for him if he were running unopposed!
I disagree. Even if 1/3rd of the deserting pro-lifers decide to stay home and not vote at all and the others held their nose and voted for Rudy, Rudy still loses.
When you have 46% in the Hillary camp (very believable), the others are carving up 54% of the electorate. That means just a 9% bleedout and the GOP surely loses. Consider some of the 9% will be independents, libertarians, Bloombergers, Green Party and other fringe groups, the GOP has a very small room for error and any candidate who drives away 1/5th of the party base, on ANY issue, is killing any chance of winning the election.
Not going to vote R because R is a liberal and would effectively turn both parties into pro-abortion parties hostile to pro-life legislation.
And, you don't seem to grasp the fact that liberal Republicans are FAR more likely to get liberal legislation passed than a Democrat. Republicans would stop liberal legislation advanced by Hillary Clinton and do nothing to stop it if Giuliani was pushing it.
And, a Hillary Presidency if far more likely to result in a Republican majority in Congress than a Giuliani one, which guarantees Republican will remain in the minority for likely another decade.
From Christie Todd Whitman to Michael Bloomberg to Arnold Schwarzenegger, electing RINOs to office is a proven disaster.
Exactly right IMHO. It's entirely possible that this next election will be decided in the primaries, and the November election will be just a pro forma exercise.
If any of the top rank GOP candidates other than Thompson is nominated there will be a falling away of some degree by social/religious conservatives that will seriously threaten the Republican nominee. But if Rudy is nominated, no matter who the Democrat nominee may be there will be an open revolt by religious right voters and the Democrat will win. With the electorate as evenly divided as it has been in the last two elections, the loss of even a small part of a significant voting bloc such as the social conservative wing of the GOP would mean losing the election.
I am repulsed by the very thought of Hillary in the White House again, but if the rapidly developing leftward slide of the Republican party is not stopped here and now we will in effect have a one party system within one or two more election cycles. There will still be two competing party labels and two separate organizations of course, but the philosophical dividing line will be so lightly drawn that it will be virtually invisible. I would rather suffer through another 4 long and painful years with a Clinton as president than to see that happen, therefore I will not vote for Rudy if the primary voters are stupid enough to nominate him.
Now I really gotta call BS. If you're willing to turn the country over to LIBs because of this issue, then you're a LIB who is Pro-Life.
You are ignoring the political reality. There are a vast number of people that don't fit neatly into the left or right, for variety of reasons. Like it or not, that is the group that ultimately decides elections. That's not saying a conservative can't win, only that a conservative also needs moderate support to win.
>>If Hillary wins, she will push the SCOTUS so far left that conservative social issues will be history for at least a generation. I would much rather take my chances with SCOTUS appointees from Rudy than from Hillary.<<
Of course you would, you're rational.
If you look at RG's judicial advisors, they're all on the Right - Federalist Society types. If he gets two judicial appointments, the odds that at least one will vote to weaken or overturn Roe is very high. If Hillary is in, the odds of course are zero. (And, yes, there are other issues in this race besides abortion).
I've made this point over and over until I'm exhausted — what difference does it make what a candidate's personal views on abortion are unless you just want to feel good?? It all comes down to judicial appointments. With Hillary you are dealing with a known commodity - she will appoint extreme leftists like Ginsburg who are rabidly pro-abortion as well as horrible on everything else. With RG, you are dealing with someone who is likely going to give you at least a moderate conservative, maybe better. In addition, he is pro-defense and pro-free market. How is this a difficult choice??
"Here we go again. Conservative third party puts another Clinton in the White House."
When did that happen before? Social conservatives did not vote for Perot, who was pro-abortion.
What planet are you living on? LOL! After he gets the undying affection and votes of the "Christian right" as you call them, he'll be endorsed by the NRA. ROFLOL! Whatever you're smoking, could you send me some?
"I am a conservative and when the Republican party stops being the conservative party..."
So being "conservative" or a "conservative party" means total subjagation to a single issue? Being conservative means you subscribe to a certain positions on a wide range of issues, even though you may rate them in personal importance.
There are many issues that can make one a conservative, pro life one of them. Just because some, during this specific point in out history, elevate the issue of terrorism to a higher level than before on their radar does not mean your issue is any less important than theirs, but one has to balance competing issues and blend them into a strategy that can win at the ballot box or the enemy slips into positions of power and sets your entire movement back decades.
I understand the abortion issue is the most important to many people, and for good reason. But IMHO elevating it to the point where any and all other issues become funtionally irrelevant does not make one a "conservative".
Conservatives judge and balance all issues before them and know the strategic importance of any one can vary depending on the realities of the political, social and economic scene at the time. IMO, those that aren't willing to allow their most important issue to take a secondary position occasionally and for shoret periods of time when the political realities demand it are not conservatives, they are ideologues.
So let me just clarify the "One issue" thing:
If, say, a candidate Conservative on 50% of the issues won the GOP nod, then revealed themselves to be rabidly anti-Israel and possibly outright anti-Semetic, you'd be all on board to stop Hitlery, right?
And there are many issues that make Rudy a Liberal, being rabidly Pro-abortion is just one of them.
So what? So-called fiscal conservatives did.
Same principle.
I wouldn't put much stock into this poll for now. But come June 2008, if the poll shows the same result, then it would be significant. The Rooty Campaign may file lawsuits to boot any 3rd parties off the ballot that detract any potential votes from him.
I've no doubt that Rudy would try to sue his was into the Presidency. He's sued just about everyone else.
But I'll die trying to make the Third Party option available, if need be.
And you know this to be a fact because...?
The republicans will suddenly grow a spine and fight her appointees?
The sitouts will suddenly sit in on the next election because all the congressional repubs will be forced to retire and new conservatives will take their place in droves??
Hillery will simply bask in the afterglow of her win and do nothing more to further her agenda??
No Judges will be appointed to the supreme court for eight years??
Gun confiscation will be placed on hold??
She will announce a prolife bill, and the congress will vote for it??
Just exactly what will be the motivation and the drive to suddenly change the congress (because after all the voting public will have seen the light that have yet to see)and become part of a colossal change of heart and start voting hard right??
DSo you think pubbies will pull the lever for Rudy, and yet pull the lever for dems further down, as opposed to dems pulling the lever for Hillery and voting R further down?/
Just exactly where is the guarantee?
>> 46-44 is a statistical tie, with 10% still outstanding. He very much could win.
Not according to the most current polls I've been seeing. Rudy doesn't have a chance against Hillary.
If he really cared about conservatism, he'd drop out. But of course, he doesn't care, since he is actually a liberal.<<
No, sorry. All polls are showing that he's the strongest Republican candidate against Hillary. Using your logic, then every Republican would have to drop out.
If you really cared about conservatism, you'd at least be open to supporting the candidate most likely to defeat HC, instead of just ruling someone out who wasn't perfect. At least let's agree to support whoever we want in the primary and support whoever wins. My God, don't consign this country to that woman for 8 years ...
If we have no one to get behind, Hillary wins. I fear there is too many on our side falling for the person the media throws down our throat. They tried McCain at the start now it is Rudy.
Which one has been lying about being pro-Israel?
Do you have a suspicion? Tell me, who?
Sorry Bob, but the next President will get as many as 4 appointments to the S.C. and if it is Rudy or Hillary, the results will be identical: More living Constitution B.S.; making law from the bench; citing foreign law to overturn our Constitution; and Roe v. Wade on steroids set in cement.
Which is why rudy simply cannot be the nominee.
Does the "Dobson wing" of the Republican party work for you? Its all about the Supreme Court. Period!
I agree with you Bainbridge.
This is what many FReepers have been saying since around August, of 2006!
Good thing we can count on conservative Fred winning the GOP nomination.
A vote for Rooty, is a vote for liberalism.
Go Fred08!
If you put your hand into the fire you will be burned. If you immerse yourself for hours with no source of air you will drown. If the Republican Party nominates a liberal candidate it will probably lose and Rudy is a liberal candidate.
These are facts of life. There's no point in arguing about them. You can raise the specter of Hillary as President and promise an entire parade of horribles. It won't make any difference. A large number of voters who might vote for a normal Republican won't vote for Rudy and they are impervious to argument. He is therefore as weak as any candidate the Party is likely to choose. This is reality. You can turn you back on it if you chose, but if you do it will bite you in the butt.
RINOist Liberalism has had its day with the Bush's. Time for a CHANGE. The Bush's must not have a single thing to do with our party's choice for the next president. The Bush stamp of approval on the party nominee is a signal for everybody to reject that putative nominee.
From what I have seen, Giuliani, McCain, Romney, Brownback, Huckabee and both F. and T. Thompson have been the Bush-backed favorites. Hence Bush's obvious displeasure with Romney, Giuliani when they distanced themselves from his flagrant Illegal Amnesty policies, and had his lap-dog , Mel Martinez chew them out.
This leaves only the three distinctly American (Non-CFR) candidates among the second-tier to choose from. Are we going to fish, or cut bait?
I echo what Steve Sabin said not long ago:
I am also increasingly feeling as though there is nothing conservative about the RNC in terms of actual practice. What used to be undergirding planks are now merely optional trim packages that can be removed if it will bring in more votes. The goal here is not to win offices "at any price" in terms of constantly middle-seeking ideology. When the party stands for just about everything, it stands for nothing. The fact that Giuliani is a front-runner is all the testimony I need that the party has lost its firm compass. Although it will always be a party to the right of the Democrats, it bothers me that instead of pulling the whole spectrum rightward, the whole spectrum is shifting leftward. Today's Republican is largely 1960's Democrat.
RINOist Liberalism has had its day with the Bush's. Time for a CHANGE. The Bush's must not have a single thing to do with our party's choice for the next president. The Bush stamp of approval on the party nominee is a signal for everybody to reject that putative nominee.
From what I have seen, Giuliani, McCain, Romney, Brownback, Huckabee and both F. and T. Thompson have been the Bush-backed favorites. Hence Bush's obvious displeasure with Romney, Giuliani when they distanced themselves from his flagrant Illegal Amnesty policies, and had his lap-dog , Mel Martinez chew them out.
This leaves only the three distinctly American (Non-CFR) candidates among the second-tier to choose from. Are we going to fish, or cut bait?
I echo what Steve Sabin said not long ago:
I am also increasingly feeling as though there is nothing conservative about the RNC in terms of actual practice. What used to be undergirding planks are now merely optional trim packages that can be removed if it will bring in more votes. The goal here is not to win offices "at any price" in terms of constantly middle-seeking ideology. When the party stands for just about everything, it stands for nothing. The fact that Giuliani is a front-runner is all the testimony I need that the party has lost its firm compass. Although it will always be a party to the right of the Democrats, it bothers me that instead of pulling the whole spectrum rightward, the whole spectrum is shifting leftward. Today's Republican is largely 1960's Democrat.
then you will get a worse one (HILLARY) by default
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A few weeks ago, my longtime teaching partner Judy Adrian and I wrapped up another semester of teaching our COR class at Edgewood College. COR classes "encourage students to examine the connection between learning, beliefs and actions in order to build a more just and compassionate world." Judy and I challenge our students to make that connection in the context of urban issues. Madison is our laboratory and we ask if Madison has met John Nolen's lofty aspirations of "model city" status.
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1838 Holland's Doubling and Twisting Silk Machine
- Description
- Spinning, Doubling, and Twisting Silk Machine Patent Model
- Patent No. 977, issued on October 10, 1838
- Harrison Holland of Northampton, Massachusetts
- The central part of Holland's patent concerned the stop motion mechanism on a silk thread making machine. If a thread broke, a small rod, connected to each of the threads by bent wires, would drop. A lever, to which the rod was attached, would come in contact with the drum and then stop the machine by throwing it out of gear. Also included in the patent was a method to change the twist of the silk thread by using a short cylinder.
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Adrian Peterson (ankle) was a full participant in practice on Wednesday.
Panthers re-signed DE Mario Addison to a three-year, $22.5 million contract.
According to 9News Denver's Mike Klis, the Broncos are expected to "at least discuss" pursuing Tony Romo if the Cowboys release him.
ESPN's Josina Anderson reports Latavius Murray is expected to test the open market.
Impending free agent S Matt Elam was arrested on drug charges Sunday in Miami.
According to the Florida Times Union, Julius Thomas' poor blocking was one reason the Jaguars decided to move on.
Jets released C Nick Mangold.
ESPN's John Keim reports it is "likely" the Redskins pursue impending free agent DE Calais Campbell.
ESPN's Rich Cimini would "be surprised" if Jay Cutler ended up with the Jets.
Ravens assistant GM Eric DeCosta said the Ravens are looking to add a possession receiver.
49ers signed DT Earl Mitchell to a four-year, $16 million contract.
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By Melissa Meador/Monroe Journal
AMORY – Pontotoc worked out of a 20-point third quarter deficit, but Amory knocked down key shots late to stay undefeated with a 69-56 win on Tuesday night.
The Warriors got within three in the first two minutes of the fourth quarter before Amory (6-0) finished the game on a 19-9 run. Devin McIntosh hit a pair of two-point plays in the run, while Dario Robinson knocked down a layup and a 3-pointer on back-to-back possessions.
"We got complacent with the lead there in the start of the fourth," Amory coach Rob Browning said. "We took a few dumb shots, and we have to be more mature about things like that and close the game out."
After Amory widened its lead to 20 at the beginning of the second half, Pontotoc took control on offense, scoring 14 unanswered points before the Panthers answered with a bucket from Keion Marsh.
Marcus Reed aided in the Warriors' run, hitting a pair of two-point shots and drawing a foul on both.
Trips to the free-throw line also helped Pontotoc (5-4) narrow the lead in the fourth as they hit 10 of their 18 attempts on the night with five trips to the line in the fourth quarter alone, including a technical.
Handing it to them
"It got frustrating there in the fourth. They made a run because of our mistakes," said Robinson, who was Amory's leading scorer with 28 points. "You have to hand it to them because they battled back real hard."
McIntosh also finished the game in double digits with 16 points, while Trei Freeman was the leading scorer for Pontotoc with 18 points.
"It feels good to be 6-0, but more importantly we're 1-0 in the division," Browning said. "It's like I tell the boys, we want to win every game, but we also want to get better, and as long as we keep progressing, we'll be in good shape at the end of the year."


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A 78-year-old man was attacked by a bear in southeastern Utah early on Aug. 28. The man is in stable condition after being flown to a hospital. The 78-year-old man was attacked by a black bear at 12:30 a.m. on Aug. 28 in a remote canyon in southeastern Utah. The bear punctured the man's torso and right arm and left scratches on his left arm. He was listed in stable condition after being airlifted to a hospital.
Nine members of a family and four river-running guides were rafting on the Green River in Desolation Canyon, an extremely remote area east of Sunnyside. They stopped to camp at an area called Rock Creek Ranch. The area is private property. It's located at river mile 53.5 in the canyon. At about 6 or 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 27, a bear came into their camp. A member of the group had a gun. They tried to chase the bear off, and then fired a warning shot in the air. The bear ran up a nearby hillside and out of their view. Later, the group went to bed. Some were sleeping inside tents and others were sleeping on cots.
At about 12:30 a.m. on Aug. 28, the bear returned. The family awoke to the bear attacking their 78-year-old father, who was sleeping on a cot. One of his daughters jumped on the bear and started hitting it with her fists. After a struggle, and with the help of other family members, they pulled the bear off of their father. At that point, one of the father's grandsons shot the bear in the back. The animal ran off. Family members found it dead this morning. DWR personnel will retrieve the dead bear.
The injured man was flown out of the canyon at 4 a.m. by a LifeFlight helicopter. There's also a landing strip near the area. The remaining members of the family were flown out of the area in an airplane.


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Comments: Nike finally comes up with a legit trail running shoe and a lower drop shoe and it is in the same great package. The light weight combined with a lower drop yet enough cushion make this shoe a good choice for many distances from short, fast trail races to longer ultras. The traction is good enough for most trails, but I wouldn't use it in wet, muddy conditions. The one thing I was nervous about was the soft heel counter. Very similar to that on the Free. I thought my heel would slip, or that I would have to lace them very tight. However, the heel actually fits very nice without having adjust the lacing. I just bought my second pair of these and will be logging many miles in this shoe in the months to come.
From: Sean, San Jose, CA, USA
Comments: Wow, amazing shoe! I've always struggled to find a trail shoe that felt light, fast, and responsive while still maintaining enough protection, traction, and cushion for the trails. I've gone through all the race ready trail shoes from NB, Inov8, Brooks, Asics, Montrail, Hoka, Salomon, and Saucony, and Nike has really hit it out of the park with this one. The 4mm drop, extremly comfortable and airy upper, light weight, and responsive cushioning fit and feel similar to a road flat. The zoom cushioning in both front and rear of the shoe offer plenty of rock protection and a springy ride. The outsole offered great traction on technical trails and even felt good for stretches of pavement. The Salomon S-Lab Sense is close to a perfect shoe, but I feel a little too firm in the forefoot. This shoe picks up right where Salomon left off. I'd train and race in them for anything from 1 to 100 miles.
From: Rob, Denver, CO, USA
Comments: With so many great trail shoe options out there meeting the requirements of all running types, Nike was just lagging behind. Personally, I like around a 4mm drop and enough cushioning for long distances, but somewhat minimal as well. The old Brookes Puregrits were perfect for me. However, I was not a fan of the bottom on the new Puregrits. I have ran 2 training runs in the Terra Kinger's (10 miles and 15 miles) and did a 13.2M race in them. The verdict, I love them! Still need to be tested on longer runs with more technical trails, but I am not too concerned with their ability to hold up. If all goes well tomorrow on my 25 mile technical run, they will be coming along up to Waldo 100K. Nice job Nike!
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Utah comes together to celebrate agriculture and our state culture at Utah State Fair Sept. 8-18. The fair will host many different events from rodeo and demolition derby to livestock shows and concerts; "It's all here" at the Utah State Fair with something for everyone.
For more than 150 years the Utah State Fair has been a place for rural Utahns to come together to share stories, ideas, skills, talents and good times. This year will be no exception to the long standing tradition of excellence. This year's fair will include the traditional favorites like Utah's Own PRCA rodeo, horse pulls, truck pulls, demolition derby, carnival, horse shows, livestock auction, and great food. The fair will also host big name concerts like country sensation Big and Rich, Gretchen Wilson, Cowboy Troy, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Tay Barton and many others.
The State Fair encompasses all of Utah and its residents. There will be state fair contestants from all areas of the state. Rural residents will be competing in all different areas from cake contest to rodeo events.
The fair is also a great opportunity for rural members of the 4H and FFA to participate. FFA and 4H members will be showcasing their summer project which can range from photograph to specialty breeds of cattle.
The fair is a way to show support for local youth and view their amazing achievements from the past year.
The Utah State Fair has been continuously held for 156 years in Salt Lake City at 1000 West and North Temple. This year the Utah State Fair runs Sept. 8-18; Sunday-Thursday 10 a.m.- 10 p.m. and Friday- Saturday 10 a.m.- 11 p.m.
Tickets for the fair and fair events can be purchased online or at any Smith's Food and Drug.
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i absolutley LOVE nicki! since i first heard a song of hers i have been addicted and as soon as i found out she was bringing out an album i went out and pre ordered it an hour later !!
i had a assignment at college to do a music video and ofcourse i choose a song nicki minaj was involved in and this is how it turned out !
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Mr x just sounds like he makes things up based off what sounds goodReplyCancel
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Now we dare all you paps covering this ridiculous wedding to get photos of Jay Z with the mistress, give us something to look forward to.ReplyCancel
Talk about Easy easy.ReplyCancel
Nice deleted comment there, Batern.ReplyCancel
Get it Jay. If you got the money to take care of em all, then spread that seed, Bro.ReplyCancel
He'd better watch his back. Solange will fly her crazy self to Paris and kick his ass from there back to Brooklyn.ReplyCancel
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Another story about the little Armenian urinal's wedding???ReplyCancel
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Use one 14-ounce can whole kernel corn in place of the baby corn nuggets; drain the corn before you use it.
For added flavor and texture, toast the cashews. Spread them on a cookie sheet; bake at 350°F. for 8 to 10 minutes, or until golden brown, stirring occasionally.
To reduce the fat in each serving of this recipe by about 10 grams, remove the skin from the chicken. Each serving of the lower-fat version has about 90 fewer calories than each serving of the original recipe.


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Silverlight TV 42: Apply and Customize the New Silverlight Themes
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Tsitsi Gora, UX Designer at Microsoft, appears on the show to announce the new Silverlight themes that her team has been working on. Tsitsi demonstrates the new themes available for download and explains the scenarios they had in mind when they created the themes. The new themes include:
- Jet Pack
- Cosmopolitan
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- AccentColor
She also takes a deep look at the cosmopolitan theme and shows how you can customize it, if need be. Tsitsi wraps up by demonstrating some tips you can use to maintain design consistency in your application, including how to apply a simple behavior to your
TextBox and content presenters. Tsitsi drops a ton of great design tips throughout this episode—you don't want to miss it.
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- John's blog and on Twitter (@john_papa)
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Nice episode. It's good to see some more of the design side of silverlight since a lot of episodes recently have been more heavy lifting. I love them both.
Where can I download those themes templates?
Very nice episode! Thanks!
Tsitsi, you have very good presentation skills and amazing personality, it helps viewer to digest new concepts easily!
Where do you download the Jet Pack theme? The zip only has the other 3 templates.
Update to my post above... Looks like the final bits for Jet Pack theme are on Tim Heuer's desk and should be released soon.
That's true ... they will be ready soon.
Tsitsi at the moment you have the slowest loading silverlight website I have ever come across.
All right there is this bug again. Have a look at the CPU usage if you navigate to the cosmo styles for the toolkit controls. http://www.silverlight.net/content/samples/sl4/themes/cosmopolitan.html#/Toolkit
I already experienced this when I used the dark expression theme and I was able to track it down to the expander control style. I couldn't figure out what caused the high CPU usage, but I had to rebuild the style by myself to get rid of it. Maybe it has something to do circular referenced styles what drives the SL runtime crazy.
However, it would be nice if somebody could fix this problem in the official theme packs.
JefPack theme is here... http://timheuer.com/blog/archive/2010/09/09/silverlight-jetpack-theme-released.aspx
i m gauri,i want 2 joind tv show,
Thank you,
Can u pls provide the location to downlaod this demo application? I already have the themes downloaded...
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Did Demi Moore loan that dress to Emma?! Uh, Hello, Emma?! The 90s called and wants it's dress back!ReplyCancel
Ooooh Zoey, you still have that smile even though you're being sued for plagiarism? Good acting.ReplyCancel
Ha! Is that Bella with her mommie dearest? Poss. Blind reveal.
Why are women with no cleavage showing off those bony canyons? Squish them together,fgs!
Zooey looks great. Love her.ReplyCancel
@steampunk the skinny look is what some dudes like. and ive been hearing about how dudes prefer natural more and more. i feel like a pleasant contrast with my small boobs and skinny frame, compared to my friends who are all either d cups or enhanced to be c and above.ReplyCancel
Huh. So it's all cut-outs all the time now? Yawn.
Between Maria and Giada, which one has whored around more? Tough call.
Hello Kate Walsh in a potato sack.
Zooey – technically cute but so meh.
Emmy Rossum – her high school classmates hated her and posted a blog about it.
Lydia Hearst – are we really required to look at her? Also, eat a sandwich.
Emma Roberts – there are better and more interesting Emmas in the world.
Jenna Dewan Tatum always looks like a hooker to me.
Sally Draper! Weird dress but I miss Mad Men.ReplyCancel
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Zooey bugs the crap out of me. I can't stand grown women who insist on dressing like 12 year old girls.ReplyCancel
Bella Thorne is extremely pretty – and seems incredibly down to earth and grounded, too. Long may it last.
I used to like Malin Akerman but loathe her TV show so much that it's changed my view of her …
I thought Kate Walsh was Audrina Partridge there for a minute …ReplyCancel
@Scallywag – I think it is Bella's mother – but if you Google images of 'Bella Thorne Mother' it appears she's lost a heck of a lot of weight and has maybe had some work done too (emphasis on 'maybe' as sometimes weight loss will totally resculpt someone's face). Stunning genes in that family!ReplyCancel
Wow, Giadia isn't showing off her cleavage for once?ReplyCancel
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The head is narrow, with large eyes, and the snout is pointed. The tongue is lacking and the upper lip has a labial pocket at the angle of the jaw. They do not have any teeth. The skin is covered with small tubercles of varying size, density, and definition. On the head tubercles are smaller but uniform in size and distribution, while on the back they are dense and large. Upper parts of the limbs also have large tubercles but are not as numerous. The skull is longer than it is wide, and relatively elongated compared to other pipid species, though still possessing the characteristic wedge shape.
These frogs have a uniform dark brown coloration on the head, back, limbs and associated tubercles. Ventrally, the dark brown fades into a light gray/tan, and may be unspotted or have sparse indistinct spots on the pectoral region. Some specimens have been reported as brown with tan tubercles and scattered dark brown spots, or blackish gray dorsally with obscure darker spots, and grayish white ventrally, with some spotting on the flanks and throat. While the feet have the same coloration, the webbing between the fingers and toes is completely transparent. T
he mouth structure is about half the head width and is terminal, slightly toward the ventral side of the head. The skull and jaws are largely composed of embryonic cartilage and are long, broad and flat. Tadpoles are dark gray-brown dorsally, with transparent ventral surfaces.
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: Prefers lakes, ponds, and marshes especially flat, open areas.
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: Worms, insects, crustaceans and fish.
This toad spends most of its life in water. It is an active, strong swimmer. As it swims, it holds its forelimbs out in front of its head. Each forelimb has four thread-like fingers, and each finger has a cluster of glandular filaments on the ends which are extremely sensitive to touch. These are used as sensory probes for food. It also uses these fingers to sift through mud for food when the water is too clouded with silt to see very well. The Surinam toad does not hibernate, is difficult to breed in captivity. It has been known to make metallic clicking calls.
The most extraordinary thing about this animal is the mating ritual. A male will clasp a female from the back, pressing her extended cloaca onto her back, and stimulating the skin on her back to swell. They will then somersault through the water (still clasped together), rising toward the surface. As they flip over, the female will lay 3 to 10 eggs, which will fall against the males' belly. He fertilizes the eggs and, still somersaulting, pushes them into the female's back. This is repeated until 40 to 100 eggs are laid. (Many eggs fall during the somersaults and are lost). Afterwards, the skin on the female's back shrinks and the eggs are enveloped in the female's back, each in its own separate, translucent skin pocket. The toads undergo metamorphosis while still in the pockets. The tadpoles' tails act much like placentas, exchanging nutrients and gases between the mother and tadpole. Two to four months later the mother will molt, opening the egg pits on her back. The toads will then hatch into fully formed miniature toads.
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It is not a true toad, nor is it found on Suriname.
It is able to cross land under heavy rains, but rarely ventures out of the water.
They are practically blind, so they use their star-shaped terminals in their front fingers to help them find food in the bottom of lakes.
They are also referred to as the star-fingered toad.
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Nevada QB Kaepernick Gets 'It'
by Joe Buscaglia
posted Apr 5 2011 1:53PM
When I was presented the opportunity to interview Nevada quarterback Colin Kaepernick, I jumped at the chance. He's been one of the 2011 NFL Draft's major movers since the end of the regular season.
He's gone from fourth to fifth round pick, to now getting mentions from teams that he could even go in the first round.
To say that it's been an unordinary journey for Kaepernick to getting to this point is an understatement. The former Nevada QB started off his career in high school as a dual prospect in both football and baseball. He played the glamour position in both sports. Obviously heading up the huddle on Friday nights, and he was also a starting pitcher at his California high school.
It wasn't the fact that he excelled at both sports, it's about the type of offense his high school team played. At Pitman High School, they ran the Wing-T offense exclusively. For those that don't know, the Wing-T is a run-first and almost always attack that doesn't put a lot of stress on the quarterback.
But Kaepernick's abilities allowed Pitman to feature the quarterback just a little bit.
"We probably threw the ball about 13 times a game," the quarterback said. Thirteen throws a game somehow equated to 2,400 passing yards from what Kaepernick told me. Not too shabby. Nevada saw something in the quarterback as a football player, despite a heap of interest in his baseball abilities.
Kaepernick said he hasn't picked up a baseball in five years, but back in the old days he topped out at 94 miles per hour, as an 18-year old. Even after choosing football for a few years, a Major League Baseball team even took a flier on him in the summer of his junior season. The Chicago Cubs hoped that they could sneak Kaepernick in to spring training by taking him in the 43rd round. To no avail.
So even with all this interest in a different sport, the 23-year old said there wasn't much of a decision.
"I just love football more. I have a greater passion for it. It's something I've wanted to do since I was little, so when it came down to 'Do you want to play football or baseball,' it was an easy decision for me."
To Nevada he went, and went on to star at quarterback for four seasons as the Wolfpack starter. 10,098 yards passing, 82 passing touchdowns, 4,112 rushing yards, 59 touchdowns and just 24 interceptions later, we sit here talking about Kaepernick as a potential franchise quarterback for an organization in the NFL.
The biggest question mark for the quarterback is more about the offense he's played in. Nevada features the 'Pistol' offense, which keeps the quarterback out from being directly under center. But that's not a problem to him.
"I don't really think it's been too much of a transition for me. It was just getting back in to old ways. I was always under center before I got to Nevada, take snaps under center every day. So once I got back to being under center it wasn't something that was new to me it was just something I had to get back in rhythm with," Kaepernick remarked. "I think the first step was the Senior Bowl for me just showing everybody I can do that and be successful."
He added that teams haven't been interested in changing up his throwing motion at all, they just want him to speed it up a bit. But if there's one person they won't have to worry about putting the work in, it's Kaepernick. He's been described as the type to be the first one in the building and the last to leave.
"I've always taken pride in being that guy," Kaepernick said. "I've always seen it as, I might not be the most talented person, but I'm not going to be outworked by anybody. I figure if I take that mentality with me, if I am a talented enough player, my hard work will take me to the next level and be able to be successful."
He wouldn't say if he's had any further contact with the Buffalo Bills, but told me that they met at both the Senior Bowl and at the NFL Combine.
"It went really well," Kaepernick said of the meeting. "At the Combine, we started talking more about football, [Bills Head Coach Chan Gailey] really didn't talk too much about how he would coach us up and how he would change things. He really just wanted to know how [Nevada's] offense worked, what our reads, progressions were, whether we were checking protections and stuff like that."
The Nevada product seems to be checking out with a lot of teams, because there is some buzz that he could even be off the board at some point in the first round.
"Yeah, I've heard that," he remarked. "I think for me, I've had a few coaches tell me there's no chance I'll make it out of the second round which is encouraging. My goal is to try and get in to that first round. I'm very competitive and I don't like to be second to anybody so I'm definitely shooting to get in to that first round."
The leap from the middle rounds to maybe even the top round has been quite rewarding for Kaepernick. "It feels real good to kind of see the hard work paying off. Things just going well, going very smoothly for me, so I've been really happy with it."
If the Bills don't end up getting their franchise quarterback in the first round, they should very strongly consider the type of talent and upside someone like Kaepernick brings to the table. He's raw, but that seems to be the trend with all the quarterback prospects in the 2011 NFL Draft.
The fact of the matter is that Kaepernick is the only player to throw for 10,000 yards and rush for 4,000 yards in NCAA history, and runs like a gazelle to the tune of 4.53 in the Combine's forty-yard dash.
A 94 mile per hour fastball and 4.53 speed? Those are some tools I'd like to see being worked with by Chan Gailey if they get the opportunity.
The crowning jewel to Kaepernick in school? It wasn't all the accolades, it was one win in particular. When the Wolfpack ruined the BCS title dreams of the rival Boise State Broncos.
"That was the most amazing feeling ever. By far my greatest college victory. That will be something that will stay with me the rest of my life."
Just by the way he speaks, you can tell Kaepernick gets 'it.' It's hard not to root for that type of person if they get put on your favorite team's roster.
Will the Bills draft him if available in the second round? Who knows?
But based on how he comes across even in a ten-minute interview, mixed with his physical prowess, the Bills certainly should consider it.
Here's the full interview, it will also be aired on 4/9 during SportsTalk Saturday from 11-1:
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