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Oh Boy! Another over 130+ episode anime, with pointless scenes, and unnecessary humor. Great, just great.The plot.. what plot is what I am wondering. While watching this, every so often I found myself questioning this, or when I read other reviews on different websites. There really was no plot, other than a 15 year old boy, in school being able to see ghosts and become a soul reaper. To be all honest I didn't even see the plot in this, it felt more like an episodic anime with no plot at all.The first episode was rather boring, and just lead up to what others would call a breath taking transformation... See full review
Considering that I only watched four episodes I don't expect this review to be any good. But this mostly concerns the dub so don't be surprised. Now I wasn't planning to really watch it after that vampire piece of trash Twilight had started ruining the vampire legacy right down to its core. But after seeing a Within Temptation amv for this particular anime I decided to put it as a plan to watch.The plot was descent, the reason why I rated it a four. It had no really interest to me at the start when I read over the syno. for it, that and it sort of reminded me of the show Saiyuki, which is weird. Two... See full review
I know I only watched for episode but that was enough to give me an opinion upon this anime.Threw out those episode one thing rang out clear.. this was an utter Disappoint ment. I had heard that it was good, and I have seen many pictures advertising it. So I gave it a werl finally. But I must say I was not thrilled. Upon watching it one thing rang out which usually never happens. Confusion. I have read over the plots a million times at various other places and yet I didn't catch much of it when I was watching. I did laugh when it came to something really funning, but that was rare. I found myself sort of... See full review
Another 12+ Anime. ( I swear they aren't making anime like they use to.)Hm.. to be honest I wasn't much interested with the intro but after the action started to happen and the plot was revealed I was starting to. To be honest I didn't get into all that much until around the third episode of the series. But do not let that fool you.Story-The story is that Legend tells of a shrine on the moon and when it collapses the battle for the earth will begin. It is up to the Solar Priestess and Lunar Priestess to stop the evil that plagues that plagues the world by reviving the God of Swords. Now that is what got me... See full review
To be honest I am thinking about dropping this after seven episodes.I didn't really like the manga either but I have a refusal to drop anything unless it is absoletly ridiculious.The story was certainly different from other school related anime. You start out being introduce to the main character talking and shortly after you meet the host club. Short and a bit fast paced but that was the same as the manga also. I didn't like the randomness of it really, I found it rather annoying yet funny at the same time. The story doesn't say much other then take you into bits of a troubling life for a young rich heir... See full review
I mind you that this is only based upon 23 episodes watched. It will be updated ever so often.(next update 43 episodes.)Personaly, I liked the first FullMetal Alchemist series better then this one. So many reason's why to but I will save them for later.Lets begin with the story. Story- (Rating- 8.6) Even though the story is slightly different then the pervious and fallows the manga more closely. I have to say that it kind of bores me more then that of the last one did. One- You already know what is coming before it comes so this leaves a gaint spoiler for those new to the series or just getting into it. It... See full review
After looking over my past reviews here and my newer ones on MAL, I admit I was wrong, grealy wrong with the first review for this. The story- The story was.. how can I say, adiquite.. descent enough that kept you somewhat entertained to watch the movie through. I didn't like it however seeing as it looked like something I've seen many times before within the Bleach series. Two friends, rivals, one becomes a villian and banned from the Soul Society after a fight with the other who became captain. Comes back to have his revenge. Hm.. it may seem interesting at first glance but once you watch it you'll notice... See full review
As I said before, I am not one for romance. So do not blame me if I bash it slightly in any of my reviews. The Story- 7.5 The story was an interesting tell from beginning to end. I liked that it showed some inner conflicted and didn't make it sound so.. well embaressing like most. It also didn't through a ' I-love-You' and ' I-love-You-to' right off the bat, instead they let it grow and blossom to full term during the series. Now this story was a show of true romance and I quite enjoyed it, but it did have it fault where some scenes were unnessacary, and parts of the story were what I felt left out. But it... See full review
Okay I found time to edit this review along with my others. Story- I rated it a 5.. meidicore. I suppose at first glance you see it as an interesting anime to watch, but then once it gets past a certain battle scene with Naruto and Sasuke it just looses its point after that. The story is of a boy who has had a demon sealed inside him shortly after his birth, growing up being tormented by his villiage yet this does not crush him. Basically this story is about Naruto and his journey to live his dream of one day becoming Hokage. I would say what got me to watch it was not the story or discription of it but the... See full review


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Early Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Therapy in Cystic Fibrosis (CF) (STAR-Too)
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Purpose: There has been a recent, rapid increase in prevalence of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among patients with Cystic Fibrosis (22% across US CF centers in 2009). Some epidemiologic studies suggest possible worse outcomes, a recent analyses showing this with chronic but not intermittent MRSA. Given the chronic difficult to treat lung infections in CF it is unclear how the onset of MRSA should be approached. This randomized, controlled, interventional study seeks to determine if an early eradication protocol is effective for eradication of MRSA and will provide an opportunity to obtain data regarding early clinical impact of new isolation of MRSA.
Participants: Cystic fibrosis patients with new isolation of MRSA from their respiratory culture on a routine clinic visit.
Procedures (methods): Randomized, open-label, multi-center study comparing use of an eradication protocol to an observational group who receives the current standard of care i.e. treatment for MRSA only with pulmonary exacerbations.
Cystic Fibrosis
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
Drug: Rifampin
Drug: Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole
Drug: Minocycline
Drug: Mupirocin
Drug: chlorhexidine gluconate oral rinse
Drug: 2% Chlorhexidine solution wipes
Behavioral: Environmental Decontamination
Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Early MRSA Therapy in CF - Culture Based vs. Observant Therapy (Treat or Observe) (Star-TOO - STaph Aureus Resistance - Treat or Observe)
- Microbiology [ Time Frame: Day 28 ]Proportion of subjects in each arm with MRSA negative respiratory cultures at day 28.
- Antibiotic Use [ Time Frame: 6 months ]proportion of subjects treated with oral, inhaled, and IV antibiotics over the 6 month study and number of days of use.
- Exacerbation [ Time Frame: 6 months ]Proportion of subjects with a protocol defined pulmonary exacerbation between baseline and day 28 who are treated with antibiotics active against MRSA.
|Study Start Date:
|April 2011
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2015
|Primary Completion Date:
|July 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Treatment
Subjects are treated with two oral antibiotics, topical antibiotics, and are instructed to use environmental decontamination techniques.
Drug: Rifampin
Adult Dose: 300mg twice daily for 14 days. Pediatric Dose: <40kg : 15mg/kg daily for 14 days divided every 12 hours.
Other Name: Rifadin, RimactaneDrug: Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole
Adult Dose: 320/1600 orally twice daily for 14 days. Pediatric Dose: <40 kg : 8mg/kg trimethoprim / 40 mg/kg sulfamethoxazole twice a day for 14 days.
Other Name: Bactrim, SeptraDrug: Minocycline
only subjects greater or equal to 8 years of age, who are not able to tolerate TMP/SMX or whose screening MRSA is resistant to TMP/SMX should be prescribed minocycline.
Adult dose: 100 mg orally twice daily for 14 days Pediatric dose: < 50 kg : 2mg/kg orally twice daily for 14 days not to exceed 200mg per day.
Other Name: Cleeravue-M, Dynacin, Minocin, Myrac, Solodyn, VectrinDrug: Mupirocin
1 gram 2% nasal ointment generously applied to each nostril using a cotton swab twice daily for 14 days.
Other Name: Bactroban, CentanyDrug: chlorhexidine gluconate oral rinse
for subjects able to swish without swallowing. 0.12% chlorhexidine gluconate oral rinse twice daily for 14 days.Drug: 2% Chlorhexidine solution wipes
whole body wash solution wipes once daily for first 5 days.Behavioral: Environmental Decontamination
wipe down high touch surfaces and medical equipment with surface disinfecting wipes daily for the first 21 days.
wash all linens and towels in hot water once weekly for three weeks.
Other Name: Sani-Cloth Plus
No Intervention: Observational
Subjects are tracked and not treated for their MRSA. If the subject reaches a protocol defined exacerbation within the first 28 days then they will be treated per choice of their primary Pulmonologist.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|4 Years to 45 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female ≥ 4 and ≤ 45 years of age at the Screening Visit.
Documentation of a CF diagnosis as evidenced by one or more clinical features consistent with the CF phenotype and one or more of the following criteria:
- sweat chloride ≥ 60 mEq/liter by quantitative pilocarpine iontophoresis test (QPIT)
- two well-characterized mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductive regulator (CFTR) gene
- Abnormal nasal potential difference (change in NPD in response to a low chloride solution and isoproteronol of less than -5 mV)
First OR early repeat MRSA colonization defined as:
- First MRSA colonization: first documented isolation of MRSA from respiratory tract occurred ≤ 6 months prior to screening
- OR Early repeat MRSA colonization:
MRSA was previously isolated from the respiratory tract (≤ 2 times), but this was followed by at least 1 year of documented negative cultures for MRSA as noted below:
-- At least 2 cultures performed at least 3 months apart to document 1 year of culture negativity. Each of these cultures should be documented to have been collected at least 1 week after end of any antibiotic prescription with MRSA activity.
Patient again recently positive for MRSA from the respiratory tract (within 6 months prior to screening)
- Clinically stable with no significant changes in health status within the 14 days prior to screening
- Written informed consent (and assent when applicable) obtained from subject or subject's legal representative and ability for subject to comply with the requirements of the study
A repeat culture from the respiratory tract is obtained at screening but does not have to be positive to be able to enter the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Received antibiotics with activity against MRSA within 28 days prior to screening (see study manual for list of antibiotics)
- Use of an investigational agent within 28 days prior to screening
- For subjects ≥ 6 years of age: FEV1 at screening < 30% of predicted for age based on the Wang (males < 18 years, females < 16 years) or Hankinson (males ≥ 18 years, females ≥ 16 years) standardized equations
- MRSA from the screening culture resistant to rifampin OR resistant to both TMP/SMX and minocycline
- History of intolerance to oral rifampin, or topical chlorhexidine or mupirocin
- History of intolerance to both TMP/SMX and minocycline
- < 8 years of age and either allergic or intolerant to TMP/SMX or screening MRSA resistant to TMP/SMX
- ≥ 8 years of age and allergic or intolerant to TMP/SMX and screening MRSA resistant to minocycline
- ≥ 8 years of age and allergic or intolerant to minocycline and screening MRSA resistant to TMP/SMX
- For females of child bearing potential: pregnant, breastfeeding, or unwilling to use barrier contraception through Day 15 of the study
- Abnormal renal function at Screening, defined as estimated creatinine clearance <50 mL/min using the Cockcroft-Gault equation
- Abnormal liver function at the time of screening, defined as ≥2x upper limit of normal (ULN), of serum aspartate transaminase (AST) or serum alanine transaminase (ALT)
- History of solid organ or hematological transplantation
- Presence of a condition or abnormality that in the opinion of the Investigator would compromise the safety of the patient or the quality of the data.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01349192
|United States, Alabama
|The Children's Hospital-University of Birmingham
|Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233
|United States, Colorado
|The Children's Hospital
|Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045
|United States, Florida
|University of Florida
|Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32611
|United States, Michigan
|University of Michigan Health System
|Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109-5212
|United States, Minnesota
|Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota Minneapolis
|Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55404
|United States, Missouri
|St. Louis Children's Hospital
|St. Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
|United States, North Carolina
|N.C Memorial Hospital and N.C Children's Hospital
|Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599
|United States, Ohio
|CFF Care Center & Pediatric Program Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
|Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229-3026
|United States, Texas
|University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
|Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390
|Cook Children's Medical Center
|Fort Worth, Texas, United States, 76104
|Baylor College of Medicine
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
|United States, Washington
|Seattle Children's
|Seattle, Washington, United States, 98145-9807
|University of Washington Medical Center
|Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195
|Principal Investigator:
|Marianne S Muhlebach, MD
|UNC Children's Hospital
|Principal Investigator:
|Chris Goss, MD
|University of Washington
|Responsible Party:
|Marianne Muhlebach, MD, Professor, Pediatric Pulmonolgy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01349192 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|May 4, 2011
|Last Updated:
|February 10, 2016
Keywords provided by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill:
Cystic Fibrosis
Early Infection
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Cystic Fibrosis
Staphylococcal Infections
Pathologic Processes
Pancreatic Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Infant, Newborn, Diseases
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
Bacterial Infections
Chlorhexidine gluconate
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Protein Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-Infective Agents, Local
Dermatologic Agents
Antibiotics, Antitubercular
Antitubercular Agents
Leprostatic Agents
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|Cajun Shrimp Spread and Dip, is a well loved Deep South appetizer, made preferably with fresh, peeled shrimp, though a canned product will work well also.
Cajun Shrimp Spread and DipCajun Shrimp Spread, or dip if you will, is such a delicious addition for any party - including those football games, and the upcoming Super Bowl and Mardi Gras festivities, both just around the corner. Make it a day ahead if you can, because the flavor only improves, but try to at least chill it for an hour or so at the very least, letting it come to room temperature before serving. I usually uses mayonnaise but I had some Baconnaise on hand that I was trying, so I substituted that and it turned out wonderful. Bacon flavor goes mighty fine here, but of course, regular ole mayo is classic.
My husband goes shrimping in-season so I almost always have freshly frozen, raw shrimp put up in my freezer, and that is what I usually cook with. You can, of course, substitute already cooked shrimp from your store's freezer section, eliminating the need for the seasonings in the first section of the recipe, though you definitely should add some of that Old Bay and Slap Ya Mama to the seasoning of the dip itself. Remember ... add a little, taste and adjust. You can always add to, but you can't take it back!
I neglected to do this for the photo this time, but as with most dips, a nice garnish is to top the dip with just a bit of one of the primary ingredients - here a few of the whole or chopped, cooked shrimp and a sprinkling of a bit of some extra Cajun seasoning or Old Bay. Dips are mostly unidentifiable, so the garnish also lets your party guests know what the dip contains.
The amount of mayonnaise is, of course, a guideline. If you intend to use this as a dip instead of a spread, just use more mayonnaise as needed to reach the desired consistency. You can also reduce the fat by boiling the shrimp, or using non-stick spray to pan sear the shrimp, and substituting lower fat cream cheese and mayonnaise products as well. I've made this with regular mayo and bacon flavored mayo and even Baconnaise comes in a lighter version!
Recipe: Cajun Shrimp Spread and Dip©From the Kitchen of Deep South Dish
Prep time: 10 min |Inactive time: 1 hour | Yield: About 4 to 6 servings
For the Seasoned Shrimp:
For the Dip:
- 1 pound of small raw shrimp, peeled
- 1/2 tablespoon canola oil
- Old Bay seasoning, to taste
- Cajun seasoning (like Slap Ya Mama), to taste
- Kosher salt and fresh cracked black pepper, to taste
- 1 (8 ounce) package of cream cheese, softened at room temperature
- 1/3 to 1/2 cup of mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons of grated onion
- Juice of half a lemon (about a tablespoon)
- Couple dashes of hot sauce, to taste
- 1 teaspoon of Cajun seasoning, or to taste
Dry shrimp off well with paper towels. In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium high heat. Add the shrimp and sprinkle with Old Bay, Cajun seasoning, and salt and pepper. Cook the shrimp, stirring occasionally, until it turns pink and is no longer transparent. Remove and set aside to cool.
Set aside a few shrimp for garnish. Place the shrimp into a food processor and process until finely chopped. Cut the cream cheese into chunks and add to the shrimp. Spoon in 1/3 cup of the mayonnaise, and add the grated onion, lemon juice, hot sauce and Cajun seasoning. Process until smooth. Add additional mayonnaise as needed to thin further. Taste and adjust seasonings. Refrigerate overnight if possible, or at least one hour.
Spoon into a serving bowl and garnish with the whole shrimp and a sprinkle of Cajun seasoning. Serve with toast points, assorted crackers, chips or cut up vegetables.
Cook's Notes: Substitute Baconnaise bacon flavored spread for the mayonnaise.
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I wish you good luck, training, and hunting, and fixing dog's people problems. JDogger
Have a super shiney weekend.
I wish you good luck, training, and hunting, and fixing dog's people problems. JDogger
Have a super shiney weekend.
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One cannot reason someone out of something they were not reasoned into. - Jonathan Swift
Since you answered my post twice now, I'll give you my opinion. Entitlements can run the full range from social programs to subsidies for private industries. Given a list of such, I am sure we would find areas of disagreement.
Without getting into such a list, I'm sure that both you and I have been the recipient of 'entitlements'of one sort or another, as have most of us.
Now, in answer to your post # 35 to which you did not expect an answer. I'll answer it by line.
"I really didn't expect an answer.Why not? what has concerned me is the predeliction of liberals to define strong dissagreement with the policies of the current administration as hatred for the president. I have always been curious as to whether liberals actually believe what they are saying but are just trying to change the subject from policy to fictitious hatred. Those who do not agree with you or other conservatives are not trying to change the subject, and the hatred is not fictitious. I'll not drag up old posts or images with the President with a bone in his nose.
It might surprise you that I have far more respect for Bernie Sanders that Nancy Pelosi, Maxine Waters, Barney Frank, Obama, ect. He at least states honestly his socialist position and makes no apology for it. From those according to ability, to those according to need. That is his belief. I strongly dissaggree, but I can respect him for his honesty. I have little respect for those that you list, indeed little respect for most of congress and Obama. It might suprise you that I am not a democrat, but I am probably most surely what you would call a liberal because I reject to policies that you would advance as conservative.
As to my example, the addict is the American people, the drug is entitlements, and the drug pusher is the government. When the drug brings the American people to their knees and they swear off the drug, then maybe the bottom will have been reached, then recovery can begin. I still reject your analogy.To be sure liberals look at entitlements as a right not a drug. That is the dissagreement, not hatred. "
Good Hunting, Training and HTing or Trialing, JD
PS To many, 'liberal' is not a dirty word, neither is 'conservative'. Just two sides to the same coin.
Distinctions that we are lead to believe make us feel that we are not 'owned'.....
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One cannot reason someone out of something they were not reasoned into. - Jonathan Swift
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[QUOTE=JDogger;1085552]I'll not argue with your posts. Including the slightly anachronistic TJ quote. You have the right to post your views, even if there are some that I disagree with. I do wonder though, if posting your views on the internet, on a BB called Potus Place...might be failing to play your hand close to your chest? Perhaps though, you don't care, and you are all hat and no cattle...no problem...
I wish you good luck, training, and hunting, and fixing dog's people problems. JDogger
JDog, is there a reason why you neglected to respond to my yes/no post?
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I once read somewhere that the opposite of love is not hate; it is apathy. Also once read that in order to truly "hate", there must be something in the "hateful" person that you admire or envy.Those who do not agree with you or other conservatives are not trying to change the subject, and the hatred is not fictitious. I'll not drag up old posts or images with the President with a bone in his nose.
I would have several reasons to dislike this POTUS. I have really found nothing to admire. His campaign rhetoric was just puffery. Maybe there is a way to have the Utopian dreams he described, but it appears from his track record, that he did not then, nor has now, any clue how to make those dreams a sustainable reality. Perhaps there is someone who does have a plan that might work, but it sure isn't him, nor the Congress presently sitting (with a small few exceptions).
I believe he truly lied about the Benghazi affair, and did so brazenly in the Presidential debate when he called it "offensive" to suggest that anyone in his administration would not act to save those victims. He did so without blinking an eye, when he knew the whole truth. Hillary gave voice to what likely his also his own positon ... "So what? Doesn't make any difference now." That would seem, to me, to apply to both the deaths and the lies told.
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I'm out of town for a couple of days. When I get back I'll check in to see if you still care...
PS words have meaning, though their use might blur. Elections have consequences as well, and those might also become blurred. JD
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. | Recapping No. 14 MSU's 11-6 win over No. 6 Virginia in Game 1 of the NCAA super regional at Davenport Field on Saturday.
• The buzz: MSU banged out 20 hits, including a career-high six by shortstop Adam Frazier, and is now one win away from advancing to the College World Series for the ninth time. The Bulldogs (47-18) just kept stringing together good innings, and while the pitching was shaky at times, the defense helped out a lot, especially late in the game. Virginia (50-11) could not figure out a way to make its 24th comeback win of the year.
• Big inning: MSU pulled ahead 4-3 in the third with two runs, including Demarcus Henderson's go-ahead sac fly RBI. Then State tacked on three more in the fourth, with both Frazier and Hunter Renfroe stroking triples. Renfroe's hit scored two runs.
• Key stats: MSU turned four double plays, including one each in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings. … Virginia made four errors, leading to six unearned runs. … MSU was 6 of 18 with runners in scoring position, while UVA was 3 of 10. … State stranded 15 runners, Virginia seven.
• MSU at the plate: The 20 hits was one shy of a season-high, and 10 of them were by Frazier (6 of 6) and Renfroe (4 of 5). Both of those guys had three RBIs, and Frazier tied an MSU single-game record for hits. … Wes Rea had three hits, as did Henderson, who scored two runs.
• Virginia at the plate: The Cavaliers had 11 hits. … Joe McCarthy, Reed Gragnani and Nick Howard had two hits apiece. … UVA took a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the first inning, which was highlighted by Mike Papi's leadoff homer, his seventh this season.
• MSU on the mound: Starter Kendall Graveman (7-5) got roughed up early, allowing three runs in the first inning. But he settled in after that, allowing six runs – four earned – on nine hits in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out three and walked two on a season-high 118 pitches. … Ross Mitchell tossed 3 2/3 innings for his second save. He wasn't especially sharp, but he got three consecutive inning-ending double plays to escape trouble. He allowed no runs on two hits with three walks and no Ks.
• Virginia on the mound: Starter Brandon Waddell, a freshman left-hander, went 3 1/3 innings. He gave up six runs, three earned, on six hits with three strikeouts and two walks. He committed an error in the third inning to allow a run in, and MSU scored twice that frame. … UVA used four relievers, all of them freshmen. They combined to throw 5 2/3 innings, allowing five runs (two earned) on 14 hits.
• Quotable: "I noticed they started me off with a breaking ball every time. I didn't really want to hit their pitch and just made them come to me and found a couple of holes." – Frazier
• Bottom line: MSU hasn't decided yet who will start on the mound tomorrow, but Cohen was glad he could rest lefty reliever Chad Girodo today. The senior logged 6 2/3 innings on Monday, so he could be the first guy out of the bullpen Sunday. The game is set for a 6 p.m. Central start on ESPNU. Virginia will go with senior lefty Scott Silverstein (10-1, 2.86) on the hill.


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His Holiness the Karmapa Begins Winter Retreat in Bodh Gaya
March 1, 2011. Bodh Gaya
Since February 26, His Holiness the Karmapa has been visiting Bodh Gaya, the place of Lord Buddha's enlightenment and the holiest site for Buddhists worldwide. During his stay in Bodh Gaya, His Holiness is engaged in his winter meditation retreat at Tergar Monastery, a Tibetan Buddhist monastery founded by Yonge Mingyur Rinpoche.
While requesting that the press respect His Holiness' privacy during his retreat and puja program in Bodh Gaya, Mingyur Rinpoche addressed a gathering of local press members. Mingyur Rinpoche is a world-renowned Buddhist teacher and author of the bestselling book, The Joy of Living.
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Many artists have applied their artistic skills to the production of commercial artwork such as book illustration and graphic design. In addition to providing a source of income, this type of work, though frowned upon by some artists, offered others an interesting and alternative channel for the expression of their particular visual concerns. A lesser–known area of this practice is the work that artists produced for the popular press, such as the illustrations and cartoons commissioned for newspapers and magazines. These works are often considered outside an artist's normal oeuvre as reproductions were typically published unsigned and un–credited, or even under a pseudonym.
This exhibition features a selection of illustrations that highlight the tradition of commercial illustration by Irish artists who are best–known for their achievements in painting. This includes Jack B. Yeats, Aloysius O'Kelly and Richard Thomas Moynan. Although often overlooked, the illustrative work of these artists provides an alternative and valuable insight into their personality and particular social, political and aesthetic interests
Jack B. Yeats
Jack Butler Yeats (1871-1957), one of Ireland's most acclaimed painters, began his career as a black and white journalistic illustrator in 1888, while still an art student in London. From 1891 to 1897, he became a regular contributor to numerous illustrated news publications of the Victorian era, submitting cartoon drawings to Ariel, Paddock life, Chums, Lika Joko, and others. During this period Yeats had just one drawing accepted by the hugely popular Punch or the London charivari.
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During the mid–nineteenth century, due to improved communications and technological developments, there was massive growth in the circulation of periodicals that reflected the public's desire for information. Newspapers and magazines attracted a large readership and illustration was central to their success. The Illustrated London News, first published in 1842, was the world's first weekly newspaper to contain illustrations in every edition. The popularity of illustration was particularly evident in the immense success of the English illustrated magazines Punch and Fun.
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In 1841, the engraver Ebenezer Landells and the journalist Henry Mayhew founded the humorous magazine Punch or the London Charivari. Inspired by the French periodical Le charivari, the founders sought to produce a family friendly, social and political, illustrated, satirical magazine. Co-edited by Mayhew and Mark Lemon the first issue reached the British public on 17 July 1841. Punch published the works of great illustrators such as John Leech, Richard Doyle, George du Maurier and Phil May. Notable writers and poets such as William Makepeace Thackeray and Douglas Jerrold also featured. The core group of writers and illustrators, known collectively as the 'Punch brotherhood', shared a radical outlook which sought to challenge the political system and highlight the conditions of Britain's working poor.
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Area schools make administrative changes
By Josh Presley
This upcoming school year will be one of transition for both Union County schools and New Albany schools. County schools in particular are undergoing a lot of administrative changes.
Jamey Wright, who was the principal at New Albany Elementary School, has moved to be the new principal of West Union Attendance Center. Wright taught first grade through fourth grade at NAES for five years, then moved to West Union to teach and coach for two years, before going back to New Albany, first as an assistant principal then principal of the elementary school and is now back at West Union to be the principal.
"West Union is home," Wright said. "We live out this way, my wife teaches here and my kids go to school here. It's just a great school and a great community."
Wright said he didn't come to West Union because he was unhappy at New Albany.
"New Albany Elementary was great," he said. "They have a great staff and great admistration in the central office that was great to work for. I was very happy there, it was just time for a change."
Wright said he inherited a great staff at West Union and expects to continue the positive things that are going on in the school.
"We're going to improve everywhere we can find ways to improve," he said. "No matter how good you are, there's always room for improvement so we're going to try and identify those areas where we can improve and get after it."
Joining Wright as assistant principal at West Union will be Matt Thompson. Thompson was previously a math teacher at Ingomar Attendance Center and this will be his first administrative position.
"I wanted to be somewhere where I could get a good start," Thompson said. "I grew up in Hickory Flat and we always came here to play basketball and baseball, and I always kind of held West Union in high esteem."
Thompson said he went to graduate school with Wright and respected him a lot.
"I knew he'd be somebody I'd want to work for," Thompson said. "He was in my shoes not that long ago so he'll be able to steer me in the right direction."
Taking Wright's place at New Albany Elementary School will be Windy Faulkner, formerly an assistant principal for five years at the elementary school at Ingomar.
Faulkner said her ultimate goal is to be superintendant someday, and she knew she needed experience being a head principal in order to reach that goal. The night duties at Ingomar also made it difficult for her, as she has three young children.
"I think last year I worked 170 nights," she said. "When you have small children that's hard, but an adminstrator there has to be at every duty so that was part of my job, but being at a school like New Albany means I won't have duties unless it's something we do here at the school."
Faulkner said there was some initial awkwardness going from a county to a city school, but she's gotten over it. She said she's a little overwhelmed right now but the transition is going good.
She said her goal for the school is to have a Star School and the best elementary school in the state, but she isn't making a lot of changes right away.
"I didn't want to come in this summer and start changing everything," she said. "In the future I'll probably make some changes but for the first year I'm going to kind of observe and figure everything out."
Stepping up to take Faulkner's place at Ingomar is Roben Denton, who has been a teacher there for 13 years.
Denton said both her parents were teachers and her mother was also an assistant principal, and she's been thinking about taking an administrative job since 2009. She had applied to other places but the position came open at Ingomar and she was glad to take it and stay home.
"I would have taken a job elsewhere but this is where I ultimately wanted to come back to," Denton said. "Ingomar is home and this is where I want to be."
Denton said she's grown up in Ingomar and doesn't intend to leave.
"I think we've got a wonderful community here," she said. "I take pride in that because I'm also and Ingomar graduate and I've lived here my entire life. This is a wonderful opportunity and this is where I hope to finish my career."
Union County Schools Superintendent Ken Basil said that this number of transitions in the schools is unusual and the most he's seen in his time in office. He said usually they don't see that much transition of any kind, but this year the county schools are having around 30 new hires.
"I hope this trend doesn't continue because it's been a headache for our principals and this office," Basil said. "Usually when people get a job here they're pretty much set until retirement, but I've talked to people from some of our surrounding districts and a lot of them are having big changes too."
Basil said that the transition has been smooth, though, and he has full confidence in the new principals in the district.
"Jamey's already hit the ground running and is going to make that school even better," he said. "Matt Thompson is a capable young man, and Roben Denton has been at Ingomar for a while so she pretty much knows the ropes.
New Albany Schools Superintendent Jackie Ford said that the city schools haven't seen as much transition aside from Faulkner. He said the transition is going smoothly and he expects great things from her.
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Big-O Misconceptions
In computer science and sometimes mathematics, big-O notation is used
to talk about how quickly a function grows while disregarding multiplicative and additive constants. When classifying algorithms, big-O notation is useful because it lets us abstract away the differences between real computers as just multiplicative and additive constants.
Big-O is not a difficult concept at all, but it seems to be common even for people who should know better to misunderstand some aspects of it. The following is a list of misconceptions that I have seen in the wild.
But first a definition: We write $$f(n) = O(g(n))$$ when \(f(n) \le M g(n)\) for sufficiently large \(n\), for some positive constant \(M\).
Misconception 1: "The Equals Sign Means Equality"
The equals sign in $$f = O(g(n))$$ is a widespread travestry. If you take it at face value, you can deduce that since \(5 n\) and \(3 n\) are both equal to \(O(n)\), then \(3 n\) must be equal to \(5 n\) and so \(3 = 5\).
The expression \(f = O(g(n))\) doesn't type check. The left-hand-side is a function, the right-hand-side is a … what, exactly? There is no help to be found in the definition. It just says "we write" without concerning itself with the fact that what "we write" is total nonsense.
The way to interpret the right-hand side is as a set of functions: $$O(f) = \{ g \mid g(n) \le M f(n) \text{ for some \(M > 0\) for large \(n\)}\}.$$ With this definition, the world makes sense again: If \(f(n) = 3 n\) and \(g(n) = 5 n\), then \(f \in O(n)\) and \(g \in O(n)\), but there is no equality involved so we can't make bogus deductions like \(3=5\). We can however make the correct observation that \(O(n) \subseteq O(n \log n)\subseteq O(n^2) \subseteq O(n^3)\), something that would be difficult to express with the equals sign.
Misconception 2: "Informally, Big-O Means 'Approximately Equal'"
If an algorithm takes \(5 n^2\) seconds to complete, that algorithm is \(O(n^2)\) because for the constant \(M=7\) and sufficiently large \(n\), \(5 n^2 \le 7 n^2\). But an algorithm that runs in constant time, say 3 seconds, is also \(O(n^2)\) because for sufficiently large \(n\), \(3 \le n^2\).
So informally, big-O means approximately less than or equal, not approximately equal.
If someone says "Topological Sort, like other sorting algorithms, is O(n log n)", then that is technically correct, but severely misleading, because Toplogical Sort is also \(O(n)\) which is a subset of \(O(n \log n)\). Chances are whoever said it meant something false.
If someone says "In the worst case, any comparison based sorting algorithm must make \(O(n \log n)\) comparisons" that is not a correct statement. Translated into English it becomes:
"In the worst case, any comparison based sorting algorithm must make fewer than or equal to \(M n \log (n)\) comparisons"
which is not true: You can easily come up with a comparison based sorting algorithm that makes more comparisons in the worst case.
To be precise about these things we have other types of notation at our disposal. Informally:
|Less than or equal, disregarding constants
|Greater than or equal, disregarding constants
|Stricly less than, disregarding constants
|Equal to, disregarding constants
and some more. The correct statement about lower bounds is this: "In the worst case, any comparison based sorting algorithm must make \(\Omega(n \log n)\) comparisons. In English that becomes:
"In the worst case, any comparison based sorting algorithm must make at least \(M n \log (n)\) comparisons"
which is true. And a correct, non-misleading statement about Topological Sort is that it is \(\Theta(n)\), because it has a lower bound of \(\Omega(n)\) and an upper bound of \(O(n)\).
Misconception 3: "Big-O is a Statement About Time"
Big-O is used for making statements about functions. The functions can measure time or space or cache misses or rabbits on an island or anything or nothing. Big-O notation doesn't care.
In fact, when used for algorithms, big-O is almost never about time. It is about primitive operations.
When someone says that the time complexity of MergeSort is \(O(n \log n)\), they usually mean that the number of comparisons that MergeSort makes is \(O(n \log n)\). That in itself doesn't tell us what the time complexity of any particular MergeSort might be because that would depend how much time it takes to make a comparison. In other words, the \(O(n \log n)\) refers to comparisons as the primitive operation.
The important point here is that when big-O is applied to algorithms, there is always an underlying model of computation. The claim that the time complexity of MergeSort is \(O(n \log n)\), is implicitly referencing an model of computation where a comparison takes constant time and everything else is free.
Which is fine as far as it goes. It lets us compare MergeSort to other comparison based sorts, such as QuickSort or ShellSort or BubbleSort, and in many real situations, comparing two sort keys really does take constant time.
However, it doesn't allow us to compare MergeSort to RadixSort because RadixSort is not comparison based. It simply doesn't ever make a comparison between two keys, so its time complexity in the comparison model is 0. The statement that RadixSort is \(O(n)\) implicitly references a model in which the keys can be lexicographically picked apart in constant time. Which is also fine, because in many real situations, you actually can do that.
To compare RadixSort to MergeSort, we must first define a shared model of computation. If we are sorting strings that are \(k\) bytes long, we might take "read a byte" as a primitive operation that takes constant time with everything else being free.
In this model, MergeSort makes \(O(n \log n)\) string comparisons each of which makes \(O(k)\) byte comparisons, so the time complexity is \(O(k n \log n)\). One common implementation of RadixSort will make \(k\) passes over the \(n\) strings with each pass reading one byte, and so has time complexity \(O(n k) \).
Misconception 4: Big-O Is About Worst Case
Big-O is often used to make statements about functions that measure the worst case behavior of an algorithm, but big-O notation doesn't imply anything of the sort.
If someone is talking about the randomized QuickSort and says that it is \(O(n \log n)\), they presumably mean that its expected running time is \(O(n \log n)\). If they say that QuickSort is \(O(n^2)\) they are probably
talking about its worst case complexity. Both statements can be considered true depending on what type of running time the functions involved are measuring.
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Over, senior economist in the Development Research Group at the World Bank, will speak on "AIDS, Inequality and Poverty in Developing Countries: Policy Options for Escaping the Viscious Circle" at noon on Tuesday, March 13, in 300 Wallace Hall.
One year after joining the World Bank as a health economist in 1986, Over was assigned to work with the World Health Organization's new Global Program on AIDS in order to estimate the economic impact of the AIDS epidemic. Since then, he has served as principal investigator of the research project on the economic impact of adult mortality in Kagera, Tanzania, and has written several articles on the economic impact of AIDS and on the economics of prevention programs. He also has spoken on these topics at conferences and symposia around the world. Over is co-author of "Confronting AIDS: Public Priorities in a Global Epidemic," the sixth of the World Bank's policy research report series.
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AIG was one of Friday's bigger losers after it revealed that an asset sale, worth $4.8 billion, may fall through.
American International Group (AIG) shares fell $1.66, or 3.6% Friday, to $44.55.
AIG said in a filing that it did not get the required 10% downpayment from a consortium of Chinese buyers intending to gobble up International Lease Finance Corp, or "ILFC." Without the more than $400 million deposit, AIG could terminate the deal. But as part of its restructuring, AIG has been trying to sell the unit, which owns and leases airplanes, for some time. The sale of ILFC is one of the last pieces of the restructuring that followed AIG's U.S. Treasury bailout.
The Wall Street Journal spoke to "a person familiar with the situation" who said AIG still intends to close the deal by the end of June. WSJ story here.
Sterne Agee analyst John M. Nadel expects more announcements from AIG soon. Nadel writes:
"Based on our brief discussion with management, we understand AIG has, in fact, been in contact with the buyer group, but beyond that we do not know in which direction things are headed. … Assuming the buyer makes the escrow deposit and the deal remains on track, today's announcement likely serves as nothing more than a short-term buying opportunity in the stock … however, if the lack of escrow deposit is, in fact, a precursor to the deal being terminated …
- Obviously AIG would need to begin the sale or IPO process for ILFC anew;
- Investors and analysts would likely need to rethink near-term capital deployment capacity, since we believe most bulls believe sale proceeds will be used to fund share repurchases in the second half of 2013. (we still believe this may be a faulty assumption) …
- Ratings agencies could move to negative credit outlooks reflecting the uncertainty around a sale or IPO of ILFC, given the leverage impact."
More in this Financial Times story. AIG recently dropped a lawsuit related to the bailout; Reuters story here.
AIG was among the stocks Leon Cooperman favored earlier this month. (We blogged about that here.)


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Remy Bonjasky Returns With Hard-Fought Win At GLORY 2 Brussels
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Coming into his fight today at GLORY 2 Brussels, there were a lot of question marks surrounding Remy Bonjasky. He'd been out of fighting for almost three years due to an eye injury that was originally thought to be career-ending and also raised questions about what type of risk he was taking coming back. Then there were the pre-fight reports that he had even more injuries coming in, admittedly so by himself. Today was the day where we really got to see what the Remy Bonjasky of 2012 has left in the tank.
Bonjasky proved that he still has the heart and determination to get through a competent opponent that would not back down or let up in Anderson "Braddock" Silva. Notoriously a slow starter, Bonjasky came out harder than usual but for the first two rounds Silva matched him and gave as good as he got, and to many, Silva gave even more than Bonjasky in those two rounds. The third, however, was all Bonjasky as he momentarily hurt Silva with a kick to the liver and poured it on throughout the final round. Whether it was enough to get an extra round or not is up for debate but Bonjasky came through when it mattered most, in the extra round, where he was able to edge out Silva and get a decision of 4-1 to win his comeback.
We certainly learned a lot about Bonjasky in this fight. I honestly don't think he lost that much of a step. Some rust, yes, and understandably so, but he really didn't look that much different from the Remy Bonjasky of three years ago. A lot of his work lacked some refinement and crispness, maybe even power but what else would you expect from a guy who hadn't fought in almost three years? He was met with a strong, resilient, competent opponent and was able to push himself to the limit to get a victory.
The cardio is obviously a concern, though one of the reasons I say he hasn't lost that much of a step is because Remy never really had great cardio in the years leading up to his retirement. It's one of the things that should sort itself out once he gets more into the swing of things, although nothing in guaranteed of course.
One of the main reasons why I emphasize that I don't think he's lost much of a step is because I think the heavyweight division is just better now than it was three years ago. Struggling with Silva isn't a bad thing. Badr Hari struggled immensely with Silva. In terms of going against the likes of Semmy Schilt or Gokhan Saki for example, it obviously notifies us that he's going to have be a lot better for him to come close to beating them.
At the end of the day, we'll just have to see if he's shaken off the rust by the time the Grand Slam rolls around. Right now the odds are stacked against him, but it really is great to have Remy Bonjasky back.


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KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) today launched its groundbreaking Electronic Data Collection System (eDACS), which promises to revolutionise the way the agency collects and processes data.
Speaking at the launch held at the Knutsford Court hotel in New Kingston, Director of Information and Technology, STATIN, Howard Hamilton said the new system will utilise portable/mobile devices, such as tablet computers to compile data from surveys.
Under the system, questionnaires for surveys will be loaded to the electronic devices, which will be used by STATIN officers to record data in the field.
This information will then be uploaded to the agency's main system for analysis.
Hamilton noted that the system, which was designed by the STATIN team with funding support from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), will result in significant savings of both time and money.
He noted that the agency is projected to save about 35 to 40 per cent in time and financial resources under the new electronic system.
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"STATIN has always been a paper-based operation — really paper-based. It greets you in the walkways, in the individual offices, and you see paper (stacked) to the roof. We had to find a way to reduce the amount of paper we used," he said.
Hamilton said that apart from reducing the amount of paper used by the agency, eDACS will reduce errors and lessen the input time for data, which will also improve the quality of data and information collected. The new system will also enable more timely delivery of final results from surveys.
In terms of external benefits, Hamilton pointed out that the new system will enable higher quality statistical products; as well as improve the agency's ability to meet international standards, such as the Special Data Dissemination Standard.
eDACS will be implemented in two phases with the first phase to involve compiling data from the Consumer Price Indices (CPI), Producer Price Indices (PPI) and the Labour Force Survey (LFS). Phase II will see the agency utilising the new system for the collection of data under the Survey of Living Conditions, Household Expenditure Survey and the Adhoc Survey.


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He describes in
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So the pair set out to make a new hardware and a new operating system, capable of handling tasks differently from most current machines, which even if "parallel" deal with instructions sequentially.
The new machine has instruction set pairs that tell what to do when a certain set of data is encountered. The instructions-data pairs are then sent to multiple "systems", which are chosen at random to produce results. Each system has its own redundant stack of instructions, so if one gets corrupted, others can finish up the work. And each system has its own memory and storage; so "crashes" due to memory/storage errors are eliminated.
Comments Prof. Bentley, "The pool of systems interact in parallel, and randomly, and the result of a computation simply emerges from those interactions."
The results will be presented at an April conference in Singapore.
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