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Shannon Ridge Lake County Sampler 4-Pack
$59.99 (Normally $113.20) 47% off List Price
2009 Shannon Ridge Single Vineyard Collection Roussanne, Morine Ranch
2010 Shannon Ridge Wrangler Red, Lake County High Elevation Collection
2009 Shannon Ridge Single Vineyard Collection Viognier, Morine Ranch
2009 Shannon Ridge Single Vineyard Collection Petite Sirah, Caldwell Ranch
CT links above
Winery website
Had the Roussanne with some friends in CT. Notes:
Honey and floral on the nose
Big and viscous mouth feel
One noted honeysuckle on the finish
A couple felt there may be some MLF, and may have mistaken the wine for a Chardonnay
Very positive response and buy decisions based on price point.
My tasting note on the viognier posted in CT:
1/5/2013: PnP: Color is a clean pale gold, almost straw. Quite viscous. Nose was mild and creamy with hints of tropical fruit and something else I just couldn't place. Maybe honey. On the palate, a very heavy and full mouth feel. Same fruit on the palate that I couldn't place. Picking up a bit of sweetness (not RS but fruit). Has some late acidity and a touch of vanilla and oak on the finish. Medium plus finish, very creamy.
After an hour the nose was a bit more muted and the oak had integrated better. Picking up more honey on the finish, which is still long and creamy. Had with homemade chicken and dumpling soup, which was not the best pairing. Would suggest maybe thai food.
I have a high benchmark set for Viognier (Hawley) and while this did not live up to that, it was quite nice. The main takeaway is this Viognier is very creamy with a nice medium plus finish. A little lacking on the fruit and aroma side, but there is still enough there to make this wine enjoyable.
Really tempted on this, especially to try the ps.
Who can pass up a four pack with PS, a red blend and a white that has "root beer" as one of the flavors?
Oh and First Sucker...SUCKERS!
I had the chance to taste this a few weeks ago. 2009 Shannon Ridge lake County Petite Sirah:
Pop and pour - a little hot, with the alcohol kind of prominent. Blackberry aromas and otherwise very tight. Tasting revealed what was expected: a tannin bomb with great structure, vanilla, and some vegetal flavours with very little fruit. Clearly this needs time to open up, so into the wine.woot decanter it goes!
Meanwhile, the bit I poured into my glass at first was getting its own dose of air for a few minutes. Not much change after a few minutes, but the blackberry and raspberry aromas were asserting themselves more.
After 2.5 hours of decanting and sampling by others I finally was able to tear myself away from the other wines and secure my second (and final) taste of this wine for the evening. First note: still very tannic, as one might expect from a good PS. Otherwise it had opened up quite a bit, but I noted that it had entered somewhat of an awkward phase and needed more air. Since I'd gone through much more wine that evening, my notes from the second tasting are a little on the unintelligible side, but I really enjoyed this one. I noted that at $20-25 this would be a great bet, and here we are at an average cost of around $15. WD and Neil did it again!
PSith masters, if you like the other included bottles then this wine is for you.
Edit: In case it wasn't clear, this wine needs hours (or a day) in the decanter or several years to age before being prime, imo.
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cjsiege wrote:List of previous WW gatherings by area. Great reading and great examples of how to set up a Get-Together Thread.
Upcoming Woot Wine Gatherings…All The News for the week of December 30th.
January 2013
1/19: Austin #1
1/19: NorCal #14: Santa Clara Valley Wines
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Cool Lake County wines, and a winery I have been to many, many times over the years!
Their Rangler Red is probably their most popular wine, and it is a solid Tuesday night wine. The Roussanne and Viognier should be good, as they're from High Valley vineyards (Brassfield Estates grows most of their fruit in High Valley too).
Although I know I've had it several times, I don't recall anything on the PS, (I don't recall it being bad though).
They have super good lamb too!!
I recently rustled up a bottle of the Wrangler Red. Deep ruby in the glass, with a nose of raspberries, dark cherries, baking spice and vanilla.
PnP. Raspberry bramble, with some darker fruits, toasty oak, a slight herbaceousness and a little upfront heat on the palate. The heat blew off pretty quickly and the wine opened up in the glass to reveal more fruit, including cherry, currant, blackberries and an earthy quality that I didn't notice initially. The wine is medium bodied with moderate velvety tannins and a medium/long finish.
It's an interesting blend that got more interesting and enjoyable as it opened up. I probably should have aerated but don't think it really needed a decant. I would say this is ready to drink now but will improve in the bottle over the next year or two as the oak and vegetal qualities smooth out to integrate themselves more fully into the flavor profile.
As one of four wines being offered in today's sampler, it's an important part of a complete breakfast! (that's for you, Mr. Wootbot)
webdev511 wrote:Who can pass up a four pack with PS, a red blend and a white that has "root beer" as one of the flavors?
Hmmm, I am supposed to be back on my SIWBM but you make a good point. I am duly tempted...
webdev511 wrote:
Oh and First Sucker...SUCKERS!
klezman wrote:Tasting revealed what was expected: a tannin bomb
O Tannin Bomb, O Tannin Bomb...
Hi everybody, thanks for the comments and for those of you that have tried our wines...many thanks. We are a family owned company (Clay Shannon and his wife & children) and practice sustainable farming techniques on over 1400 acres of prime vineyards in Lake County, California. We put together some pretty cool videos that are up on our website to help spread the word, especially about how sheep are being used in the vineyards for weed control and to supplement labor. Check us out at www.shannonridge.com. I'll check back in later. Chris
We have really taken a liking to Lake County, especially Shannon Ridge.
We've had their non-single vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah, and one other red that were all amazing for $10 around Boulder. The only one we didn't care for was the Wrangler, but if you like a good fruit bomb you'll love that for the money too.
Anyone here that has never tried Lake County wine should jump on this!
Cesare wrote:Had the Roussanne with some friends in CT. Notes:
Honey and floral on the nose
Big and viscous mouth feel
One noted honeysuckle on the finish
A couple felt there may be some MLF, and may have mistaken the wine for a Chardonnay
Very positive response and buy decisions based on price point.
Adding a couple of thoughts. The Rousanne was the first wine of the night. Looking back on it, it was one of the top wines of the evening in my opinion. (Hard to make that call on the first bottle.) We had this on its own, but it should pair well with food.
Looking at the other comments, this appears to be a nice set of wine. (Yes, I am one of those that enjoy PS.) Since the SIWBM is mostly due to space, I think I can swing at least one set. Then again, the ten commandments of the First Church of Wine state that the amount of thy woots shall be two or three. Oh, what to do?
srchrisbaker wrote:Hi everybody, thanks for the comments and for those of you that have tried our wines...many thanks. We are a family owned company (Clay Shannon and his wife & children) and practice sustainable farming techniques on over 1400 acres of prime vineyards in Lake County, California. We put together some pretty cool videos that are up on our website to help spread the word, especially about how sheep are being used in the vineyards for weed control and to supplement labor. Check us out at www.shannonridge.com. I'll check back in later. Chris
Thanks for stopping by. I enjoyed the video. It was well produced, informative and the use of sheep was much less controversial than in other videos wine.woot has been exposed to in the past!
I respect your farming practices. As a former landscape contractor, I've pontificated here previously about the importance of what we call IPM (Integrated Pest Management), wherein efforts are made to use a variety of methods such as prevention, proper maintenance and organic alternatives in order to minimize (without completely eliminating) the use of pesticides and herbicides while promoting healthy plants and vegetation.
Cheers and here's hoping to see your wines on wine.woot again in the future, hopefully with available shipping to Ohio!
If this is the PS we had at Klezman's house, it's sooooooooooo young. The structure is there, but it will be at least 3 years to see if the guts are or not.
chipgreen wrote: O Tannin Bomb, O Tannin Bomb...
Seriously. I sent an email to WD that night suggesting that as the name of a future Woot Cellars PS.
Just a little history for those of you that are interested. Clay met his wife while working for the Trinchero family (before Sutter Home). He ran the vineyards and she ran the accounting. They were part of the company when there were only 15 employees. Clay left to start his own vineyard management company (called Shannon Ranches) which in it's prime employed over 1,200 workers. Planting, pruning and harvesting for a large number of North Coast wine companies. Today, we still the vineyard management company, the grape growing company (our grapes are and have been in a lot of really well known brands) and now the wine company. We are about 6 years old as a National brand. Three of the wines we are offering you (Single Vineyard wines) are limited production and very limited distribution. As growers, we have many unique grape varieties that most start up wine companies would never plant. This gives us a great palate from which to make some really great wines. Our winemaker, Mike Wood does a tremendous job crafting each of the wines. Hope you enjoy the selection. Chris
kylemittskus wrote:If this is the PS we had at Klezman's house, it's sooooooooooo young. The structure is there, but it will be at least 3 years to see if the guts are or not.
It is
klezman wrote:It is
Thought so...IIRC this was my favorite of the bunch. Sorry no notes, so many wines, so little time.
I am usually all over the mixed packs, but this one doesn't work for me. A PS that needs a few years in the cellar, a couple of heavy whites, and a medium bodied red blend that is unbalanced as several reviewers have noted.
cortot20 wrote:I am usually all over the mixed packs, but this one doesn't work for me. A PS that needs a few years in the cellar, a couple of heavy whites, and a medium bodied red blend that is unbalanced as several reviewers have noted.
Thanks for the feedback Cortot20, sorry it doesn't work for you.
All our wines are 100% Lake County fruit that comes off our vineyards, well worth a try, especially for the intro pricing. Our winemaker, Mike Wood has been producing wine from Lake County for over 20 years. The PS's from LC are all big wines and drink well now but definitely benefit from some more bottle aging. Ours comes from the Caldwell Ranch and sits at a high elevation. The whites are not heavy (in my opinion) but are quite different from what you may have had in the past. The beauty of this industry is to find some great producers that grow their own fruit and make it into wine. So many brands these days are purchasing fruit and lack a consistency year over year.
Thanks for adding some flavor to the WOOT!
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Welcome to Woot Chris!
I tasted these wines at the Family Winemakers tasting and am excited to have them featured here... (especially the Roussanne!)
YES! That's where I remember this from. Had to find my pics of the evening. Definitely one of the better pours of the evening for bottles under 10, excluding a couple of '05's and dessert bottles later. The housewarming had an excess of fine wine to sample, and notes are sparse.
Good to see this up, nice variety, just may have to break FIWBM.
Hey Wooters (is that the right terminology?)
Just thought I would let you know some of the scores we have received on these wines.
The 2009 Roussanne received 87 Points - Connoisseurs Guide July 2012 "Here is a full and viscous Roussanne...rich and almost unctuous, sweet-melon fruit...firming acidity does its job and keeps the wine from becoming too thick and top heavy..."
The 2009 Viognier won a SILVER metal at the - 2010 Houston Rodeo wine Competition as well as
89 Points - iWineReview.com July 2012 "White peach and a touch of litchi grace the nose of this single vineyard Viognier, while the palate is creamy smooth with flavors of ripe honeydew melon, finishing long and soft with a spicy hint of white pepper."
The 2009 Caldwell Ranch Petite Sirah - 89+ Points - iWineReview.com July 2012 "The Petite Sirah is rich and fruit forward with aromas of ripe boysenberry and dark red plum and hints of milk chocolate. On the palate, it's well structured with fine, ripe tannins, uncomplicated fruit flavors, and a full body. Aged 18 months in half new American oak and half neutral French oak. This is a great wine to pair with smoky barbecue fare."
And last but not least, our 2010 Wrangler Red - 1 puff * 87 Points - Connoisseurs' Guide January 2013 If arguably just a little too fleshy and ripe to warrant comparisons with claret, this blend makes a brief bow to refinement before heading off to richness rather than elegance. It is nicely filled-out and will be better once its pushy tannins have eased, and it will find useful service with savory meats once two or three years have passed. GOOD VALUE
Hope you try our wines, I'll check back in later, please leave me any questions and I'll be glad to answer them. Chris
Thanks Chris- what's the word on age-ability of the Petite Sirah?
neilfindswine wrote:Thanks Chris- what's the word on age-ability of the Petite Sirah?
Years! Lots and lots of years.
kylemittskus wrote:Years! Lots and lots of years.
...All we need is just a little patience...(and a wine storage locker)...
Neil, we are still drinking some of the PS from several years ago. This grape is well suited to Lake County so you can count on further refinement for 3-5 years. I suggest buying a case and opening a bottle every year and report back
srchrisbaker wrote:I suggest buying a case and opening a bottle every year and report back
This sounds like a great strategy. :D
Huge fans of Shannon Ridge, glad to see them on woot!


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So nice!
So nice!
Here are some additional Pics of GBH's MS1 with all the working Parts...
He was gracious enough to send it back to me for the up coming TDH Workshop...:thumbup
GBH modified the rangefinder, added a fan and Installed a MQ-1 Curcuit and headliner.
Also to be a little more movie accurate GBH added the EAR CAP " T " Decal.
WOMO68 added the working servo and LEDS and GBH made all the ness Mods to both....
And duh .............I painted it.
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Again! Spidey great paint work on this helmet! It landed up being well worth the wait! Once I added some finishing touches here and there, I'm happy to say that this will be my FINAL? Boba Fett helmet. Also, thanks to womo68 for some much needed assistance on the electrical end of things! Hope this dome creates a strong buzz at this weekends convention!
That helmet looks incredible. Spidey or WOMO68, what kind of servo setup is the one on the helmet...is that the one from HYPERDYNE, or a custom-made one? How fast or slow the servo works either direction?
Hey RobertDarthVader1 said:
"Hyperdyne" .....yes Sir!!
Womo68 or GBH can tell you about the speed.....but I think it's Not to fast and Not to slow.....right in the middle. If that makes sense.
The whole electrical kit comes courtesy of Hyperdyne!:thumbup
WOW! What did you use for the inside of the Rangefinder?!
Blue L.E.D.s?
The Helmet looks Really Great!!
I landed up cutting out the bottom part of the rangefinder and inserting a piece of translucent green plexiglass. The standard color L.E.D. that Hyperdyne attaches to the bottom side of his board is just plain white!
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Super sweet!
I have seent his bucket in person and it is INCREDIBLE!!!!!!
spidey's paint job is truly amazing!!
eh...that spidey guy is ok...
Just don't go into his garage!!!!
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Yeah it looks like yours.....
now that is one sweet bucket!!
Can this even get any sweeter?
geez NICE!
every time i think i don't want a servo for my rangefinder i see something like this, and start to change my mind again.
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Hey Robert...
If memory serves me...it's a Hitech Low Profile servo like this one...
and the kit did indeed come from Hyperdyne.
It's been a while since I installed it...but I think it takes 2-3 seconds to get to the down position and the same to get it up. I had to do a little "adjusting" to get the RF piece installed and GBH finished it off.
It was fun and I almost have myself talked into putting one in my FP helmet!


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I have a set of Y's so I can use 2 sets of hoses. one for the welding head and one set for the cutting torch... makes it easier to pre heat heavy stuff. I've seen guys get a lot of popping because they are using too large of a tip for the job. they turn down the torch and the flame travel is faster than the gas flow so the flame can travel back up the torch. and pop. I'am going to print an hang the hooper charts in the shop for the kids to read.
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Oxy/Acetylene welding
The pressure on the regulators is not all that important as long as you have enough flow for the thickness of the metal you are trying to weld, the valves on the torch are there to adjust so you get a neutral flame (equal amount of oxygen and acetylene) for welding carbon steel.
Right, obviously if 4 PSI would not deliver enough volume for a given tip size with the control knob wide open then higher pressure would make a lot of difference. On the other hand if 5 PSI (just an example) was capable of delivering twice the volume needed then turning it down would only have the effect of needing to open the control knob a little more. I know some people have argued that it is volume plus pressure that determines the flame characteristics and of course this is true but the pressure in the mixing chamber is going to be the same for a given volume and flame setting regardless of regulator setting, assuming the regulator is set high enough to deliver sufficient volume. The control knob, while being nothing more than a "choke" valve will serve as a pressure control regulator for the discharge (mixing chamber) side as long as the input pressure remains constant, which it will due to the tank regulator maintaining a constant pressure on the hose. In the interest of safety however it is best to use the lowest setting that produces the right flame without having to open the control knob more than 1/2 to 3/4 of a turn. It also makes it easier to adjust the flame when using lower pressure because the higher the pressure then the less a control knob will have to be opened to make a difference in flow making it much more "touchy".
The reason this is important is that it seems when someone is having trouble welding it is often suggested to use different regulator settings when in fact that is rarely a problem. When using a cutting torch the fuel side is about like the welding setting, it simply requires enough volume to produce the desired flame so set the regulator to a reasonably low pressure that will supply just the right volume without excess hose pressure. The Oxygen side when cutting is a whole 'nother story however and settings for Oxygen regulators for cutting is very important and small changes make a big difference.
That makes sense. So raising the regulator settings from a minimum of 4 or 5 psi for welding never comes into play unless you just can't get enough volume by adjusting the torch valves, right?
This is good stuff.
At the risk of starting an argument here I have to say that for welding the regulator setting has little to do with it as long as the pressure is high enough to deliver the needed volume. There has long been arguments of where to set the regulator for proper welding pressure but actually the best setting is the lowest practical pressure that delivers the right gas volume to the torch tip. If it is too high then the flame will still be the same but the control valve will not be open as far. The fact is the flame at the tip will not know the difference between a pressure setting of, for instance, 5 PSI or 15 PSI on the fuel side, certainly the line pressure will be higher but the gas pressure in the discharge side of the control valve will be the same as long as the flame is adjusted the same. Raising the fuel or Oxygen pressure on the regulator simply raises the potential for a larger flame and if the flow is adjusted to any given amount of volume with the control knob at the torch then the the flame will never know the difference, the difference will be that the control knob will not be opened as far with the higher line pressure.
|i keep my rig at 20 oxy and 7-8 acty but im an a/c guy what do i know
|Thanks oldred. That makes perfect sense. I appreciate the extra info regarding the technique too. That's pretty much the way I understood it but that cleared up a few things I had wondered about. I'll give it a try.
|If we are talking about mild steel here you are not likely to get it too hot so just heat those pieces as hot as is practical especially right at the weld. While they are still hot use the large tip you have and see if you can melt a puddle in the 1/2" plate and move it along the intended weld area. Remember you are trying to fuse the two pieces to each other not trying to stick them together with the rod so melt the base of both pieces and add filler rod as needed, don't try to melt the rod onto either part. Try to maintain an equal area of the puddle on each part and feed the rod in from the back (my method anyway) just adding metal from the rod to the molten puddle, never melt the rod and try to fuse it to the parts. Give it a try and let us know what happens, it may seem a bit difficult at first but trust me you will get the hang of it then it becomes much easier. You are doing yourself a big favor by learning to do this and if every welder would take the time to learn to gas weld first they would all be better welders for the effort.
Thanks guys.
I have 3 pieces to weld together - 1/2" x 5 1/2" x 2 3/4" plate to a piece of 2 1/2" steel tubing 2 3/4" long and 1/4" thick. Then I need to weld the other end of the tubing to a 1/2" plate that's 5 3/8" x 1 3/4".
I'm learning about preheating now. The thought did cross my mind but I didn't realize it might make a big difference. If so, how can I know how long to preheat, etc?
If the sizes you are referring to are for Victor equipment then it is probably stretching it a bit. Did you preheat the 1/2" plate and how big is it? Preheating it with a cutting torch or rosebud will make a big difference and the size of the 1/2" plate will make a difference also, the larger it is the harder this will be to do.
Brimstone that is a very good chart, thanks for posting it. I agree the no.4 is going to be a bit on the small side here and what you said about the 2" square vs a table top is exactly what I was thinking too as to whether this can be successfully done or not. Certainly some preheat is in order here and I suppose even the table top size plate could be welded ok if preheated and the heat maintained during the welding, the welding tip might not supply enough heat by itself if the plate is too big.
I'm not an expert in O/A welding (self-taught, so take this in stride), but I do believe that a #4 is too small to do any serious welding of 1/2" steel. Now, if you're trying to weld a small piece of 1/2" it might work (like welding a 2" square vs a table-top), but it'll take a long time to do so.
I don't have my charts in front of me, but I did find this page which shows a comparison of different tip sizes and steel thicknesses, and you're looking at a size 6 Victor tip for 1/2". This would also put you into a medium-duty torch body at a minimum (I use a Victor 100-series).
Welding 1/2" with an O/A torch is do-able, it might take a couple passes to get full penetration depending on what you're doing.
|Thanks oldred. I was hoping you would weigh in on his one. I have a 1/4" hose and 0, 1, & 4 size tips. Can I make it work with that setup?
1/2" is not too much to weld with Oxy/Acetylene but it would require a good deal of skill and the right equipment. First off you are going to need a very large tip but unless you are already well versed in the art of torch welding I would suggest finding an arc welder to do this, what you are trying to do is tricky even though it can be done. What kind of equipment do you have and what size torch?
There is another fellow on here that has welded (if I remember correctly) about 2" thick steel with his torch and maybe even a bit thicker so maybe he will see this and have some input.
Setting/technique for welding 1/2" steel
I'm trying to weld some 1/2" steel plate to some 1/4" steel tubing and I'm not having just a whole lot if success. I've read the posts that explain the reason that oxy and acet should be set the same and that they don't need to exceed about 5 or 6 psi and I understand. I'm using my biggest tip and I'm turning up the acet until the smoke quits and then matching that with O2. It doesn't seem to be hot enough to phase it.
Should I keep upping the acet and then matching it with O2 until it does the job or try something else? How far should I open up the valves?(on the torch, not the tanks) Can I literally keep going until the torch valves are wide open or is that dangerous(this is all assuming that the tank regulators are set at 5-6psi each.
Is 1/2" just too much to ask of an oxy/acetylene torch?
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> I have two lists, aa and bb. aa has the general form {2,5,7,9,11,...}
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Screening and Diagnostic Trial to Compare the Effectiveness of Two Types of Mammography in Detecting Breast Cancer in Women
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RATIONALE: Screening tests may help doctors detect cancer cells early and plan more effective treatment for cancer. It is not yet known which type of mammography is more effective in detecting breast cancer.
PURPOSE: Screening and diagnostic trial to compare the effectiveness of two types of mammography in detecting breast cancer in women.
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- Compare the diagnostic performance of digital mammography vs screen-film mammography, as measured by the area under the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve, sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values, in the detection of breast cancer in women.
- Compare the diagnostic accuracy of the digital mammogram obtained using each of the individual manufacturer's digital units vs screen-film mammography through retrospective reader studies.
- Determine the effects of patient characteristics, including age, lesion type, pathologic diagnosis, menopausal and hormonal status, breast density, and family history, on diagnostic accuracy of digital mammography.
- Determine the effects of technical parameters, including display type, machine type, and detector spatial and contrast resolution, on diagnostic accuracy of digital mammography.
- Determine the effect of reduced false-positive mammograms that are expected with digital mammography on the health-related quality of life and personal anxiety of women undergoing this screening experience.
- Compare the diagnostic performance of digital mammography with the rate of cancer in a set of cases through a retrospective reader study.
- Compare the effect of softcopy vs printed film display on the diagnostic performance of digital mammography through a retrospective reader study.
- Compare the effect of breast density on the diagnostic accuracy of digital mammography vs screen-film mammography through a retrospective reader study.
- Compare the image quality and breast radiation dose in digital vs screen-film mammography in these participants.
- Determine the temporal variations in image quality, breast radiation dose, and other quality control parameters in the participating study centers.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Participants with postitive screening results are stratified according to age (under 50 vs 50-59 vs 60-70 vs over 70). Participants are randomized to one of two treatment arms.
- Arm I: Participants undergo a two-view screen-film mammogram followed by a two-view digital mammogram of each breast.
- Arm II: Participants undergo a two-view digital mammogram followed by a two-view screen-film mammogram of each breast.
Quality of life is assessed before the screening mammogram in the first 800 women enrolled. In an additional 1,200 participants (600 with positive screening results and 600 with negative screening results), quality of life is assessed shortly after the screening mammogram and at 1 year.
Participants are followed at 1 year with a repeat screen-film or digital mammogram.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 49,500 participants (24,750 per arm) will be accrued for this study within 18 months.
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- Asymptomatic women presenting for screening mammography
- No focal dominant lump or bloody or clear nipple discharge
No prior breast cancer treated with lumpectomy
- Prior mastectomy for breast cancer allowed
- No breast implants
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|January 6, 2001
|Last Updated:
|April 26, 2011
Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):
breast cancer
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Breast Neoplasms
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Breast Diseases
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|The anal fistulas are just the symptom of something much bigger. It is an auto immune disease. My vet has seen fistulas that were 10 inches long. They are constructed by the body to drain off pus. Dogs are masters in hiding their pain. My new pup is related to WD and I knew I took the chance since there can be a genetic component. But I went for this amazing temperament in these lines. He is the picture of health (besides the Pano) and it is a relief to see consistent poop and never any form of infection or parasites. If he were to develop AFs, I would not let him suffer as long as WD because if it is auto immune, you are fighting a losing battle.
|Yes we have tried hills diet, raw diet, cooked chicken diet, venison diet, you name it we have tried it. The money is not a problem. If he needed surgery or a new heart we would pay for it. My parents are very generous and make enough to be that way. He is not in pain and that's the hardest part of all this. He'll oy "cry" when he's trying to poop. The "leaking" isn't hurting him any. We have taken him to a specialist and they said he's as good as he's going to get and will start to decrease in a year. That's when we will make the decision. It's been about 6 months and he's leaking all over the house, tried to poop for an hour and cried that is why my mom called me. I'm with him now and he seems totally fine other than leaking all over.
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I also agree with Nancy, quality of life is major. If he's in constant pain, which it sounds like he may be, especially trying to potty, has alot of health issues going on, that can't be addressed or afford..sometimes it's best to put them out of their pain
I think you need to really find a good vet/specialist that can go over him, figure out ALL his issues, start addressing them,,
I would really get a feeling for his quality of life. It is not bad to let a dog go if it is his time. You also have to consider your parents and it sounds like they are doing a lot of what they can. My guy with PFs had a lot of allergies and was prone to bacterial overgrowths with bloody mucousy stools. It may be (ask the vet) that a combination of Flagyl, probiotics, digestive enzymes, and the appropriate fiber additive may help with that. I hope you can get on the PF-L list as it really has folks who have dealt with this long term.
Have you given him a run on Hills Z/D food? It is designed for dogs with allergies (so common with dogs with PF) and may buy you some time to figure out ...... mine with the condition could not tolerate chicken and once we cleared that from HIS diet, things got a lot better.
Thank you everyone. I am back in Chicago right now with him. I will be up here
For a few weeks to try and clear this all up once and for all. He does have good allergies, and alot of health problems. I posted this on my
Phone and who ever moved this to the health page- thank you! I am not familiar with working these "forums." Thank you.
Another "side note," he doesn't seem to be able to control his poop, watery diarrhea, he has no control over umm passing gas and having poop come out. Thoughts?
|I had one with PFs in 2005 (ish) and the help I got from that group saved me from a bumbling vet and gave my dog several years of comfort and remission. That site and the support groups is invaluable. I can't give advice now because they have learned a lot more than when I dealt with it. .......... wishing you some resolution and comfort for your great dog. EDIT, Oh one thing we did do was give him a fiber supplement (I think unflavored metamucil) that made the stool soft but held it together for him and made pooping so much more comfortable while retaining control. I am sure there is advice on that as well there.
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Originally Posted by JakodaCD OA View Post
absolutely, the majority of dogs with true PF Disease (not caused by anal gland issues) also have other issues, epi, allergies, sibo, etc.
I broke down in Petco when I was shopping for a muzzle so I could treat him. he was always such a great dog and this AFs thing was making him aggressive.
I am wishing you much strength and peace for your dog.
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|absolutely, the majority of dogs with true PF Disease (not caused by anal gland issues) also have other issues, epi, allergies, sibo, etc.
|wolfy dog
|WD suffered from the AFs. he had all the same symptoms and was in a lot of pain. I tried just about everything and finally decided to end his misery when three great independent vets didn't see a healthy future for him. It was devastating and I am hurting for you. That was last year and I never regretted it but it was the toughest thing I had to do in my life. Please do not let him suffer too long if there is no hope.
|Couldn't this dog have EPI (exocrin pancreating insufficiency) in addition to the PF. Loose stools, eating poop, weight loss. I would check that out before putting him to sleep. EPI can be managed.
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HAMILTON, N.Y. – Junior Peter Baum recorded a game-high nine points as the No. 10/11 Colgate men's lacrosse team advanced to the Patriot League championship game with a 14-9 win over No. 18 Bucknell on Friday Andy Kerr Stadium. The Raiders advance to the title game for the second-straight year and fourth time in program history.
Baum, a Tewaaraton Trophy nominee, finished with five goals and four assists to extend his scoring streak to 41-straight games, which is the fifth longest in the nation. Baum also passed Gregg Perry '91 for the most goals scored in a single season with 56. Senior Jeff Ledwick scored two goals with one assist for three points, while sophomore Brendon McCann scored two. Matt Baker, Ryan Collins, Robert Grabher, Bobby Lawrence and Ryan Walsh each scored for the Raiders, while Matt Clarkson dished out an assist. Lawrence's goal was a rocket from 60-yards out that broke a 5-5 tie to start the second quarter, the Raiders then finished the game with an 8-4 run to advance to the title game.
Bucknell (9-7, 3-3) scored the first goal of the game, in a very productive first quarter, before Ledwick scored to tie the game and Baum recorded his first to give the Raiders a 2-1 lead. The Bison then tied the game 2-2 with a goal from Billy Eisenreich with 7:24 left, but Baum answered back with his second goal to put the Raiders up 3-2 at the 5:25 mark. Bucknell then scored two-straight goals to take 4-3 lead with 3:42 left, but Grabher responded eight seconds later, after winning the face-off clean, to tie the score 4-4. Ledwick would score his second to put the Raiders up 5-4 with 58 seconds left, but Eisenreich ended the quarter with a goal as the buzzer sounded to tie the game 5-5.
Colgate (12-2, 5-1) opened the second quarter with three-straight goals, including Lawrence's bomb from 60-yards out, to take an 8-5 lead into the locker room. Lawrence's goal came at the 12:41 mark and was followed by Baum's third of the game 19 seconds later to extend the lead to 7-5. The Raiders defense didn't allow a shot from the Bison the whole quarter as Walsh scored with 5:01 left extend the lead to three goals. Colgate out shot Bucknell 24-8 in the first half, including 14-0 in the second quarter.
Bucknell scored the first goal of the third quarter to trim the Raiders lead to 8-6, but McCann answered back with a goal 45 second later to put Colgate back up by three, 9-6. The Bison would score the next two goals to trim the lead to 9-8 with 1:32 left, before Baum scored with one second remaining to give the Raiders a 10-8 lead heading into the final quarter.
Baker opened the fourth quarter with a goal at the 12:15 mark to put Colgate back up by three, 11-8, before Bucknell answered back with a goal to make the score 11-9, but that was as close as the score would get as the Raiders closed the game with three-straight from McCann, Collins and Baum to advance to the title game for the fourth time.
No.1 Colgate will play the winner of the second semifinal game between No. 2 Lehigh and No. 3 Army on Sunday, April 29 at 3:00 p.m. at Andy Kerr Stadium. The Championship game will be televised nationally on CBS Sports Network.
GAME NOTES: With the win the Raiders set a new the school record for the most in a season with 12 … The Raiders also improved to 4-0 against ranked opponents … Mike Murphy has 12 wins which is a record for a first year coach at Colgate … with the five goals Peter Baum passed Gregg Perry '91 (52) for the most goals scored in a single season with 56 … Baum also passed Derek Laub '93 for second all-time with 77 points in a season, Bob Woodruff '83 owns the record with 82.


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Re: epoxy barrier coat sun exposure how long is too long?
I also have never heard of so many coats needing to be applied. When the boat was previously done there was just one coat applied via sprayer. Not sure of the thickness. Still think it's interesting that only a 10 year life is projected for that original coal tar epoxy barrier coat. Maybe more thickness was needed. As I get into doing this project more will be learned.
Re: epoxy barrier coat sun exposure how long is too long?
Most manufacturers recommendations require a certain thickness regardless of the umber of coats. Interlux recommends 10mills, though how you get it is up to you. But it shouldn't take anywhere near 14 coats to get there, 4-5 is pretty typical.
I guess if you were doing an ultra high level racing boat, and applied very, very thin sprayed on coats it might take that many... But I have never heard of anyone doing that.
Re: epoxy barrier coat sun exposure how long is too long?
"14 layers of epoxy barrier coat?" Sounds like either BS (of the let me impress you variety) or someone needs to do a little more research. The companies that make barrier coats spend a fair amount of time testing their products and they probably have a pretty good idea of how many coats are necessary. I've never seen 14 coats recommended by anybody.
Re: epoxy barrier coat sun exposure how long is too long?
Oh...One other detail is that one yard that I spoke with puts up to 14 layers of epoxy barrier coats on the hull bottom after a peel.
Re: epoxy barrier coat sun exposure how long is too long?
Interesting about your barrier coat. When my boat was new I had the yard put a coal tar epoxy barrier coat on the hull prior to launch. That was 25 years ago with the boat spending almost it's entire life in the water with a haul out every several years for new bottom paint. I wish I could tell you that I have no blisters, but that is not true. Now I find out that the barrier coat is good for only about 10 years so my question is why apply it in the first place if it needs to be removed in 10 years. (I don't think you would just apply another barrier coat over the old coat.) Seems like removing a barrier coat would be harder than removing just the gel, but I expect to find out soon. Trying to get a good price on a peel and then letting it dry our for a year. Good Luck
Re: epoxy barrier coat sun exposure how long is too long?
I'm pretty sure those are just air bubbles left when the glass mat was laid up against the gelcoat. It is nearly impossible to get all the air out during layup. Note that non-woven glass mat is ussually the first layer against the gel coat so that the woven cloth pattern doesn't print through the gelcoat. When moisture gets into the glass mat it follows the glass fibers and the fiber changes color in a very obvious way.
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Re: epoxy barrier coat sun exposure how long is too long?
Without seeing it they could be anything from a bad fairing job, to slight water intrusion points, old repairs poorly done, ect...
The really question is if they are wet after cleanup then you may have some moisture in the hull. Since you are planning to keep the boat out of the water for a while anyway I wouldn't worry about it. In the spring come back and fair the hull with thickened epoxy, then reapply a barrier coat, then bottom paint and off you go.
Re: epoxy barrier coat sun exposure how long is too long?
Hello All
An update
I have started to sand into the hull, using a small belt sander. The ridgid mentioned in this thread. So far so good, it is small enough that I have enough control to not make a mess of things and it's dust collection is working well. At this point it is more exploratory work than a full hull strip. None of the areas are blisters, just areas that look like the epoxy has been compromised. For the most part things look dry but I am finding some pitting into the hull;
Can anyone tell me is this the result of a flawed layup at build time or a result of osmosis/hydrolysis?
After sanding I flush with water, let dry then wipe with acetone, a day later the pits are dry.
Re: epoxy barrier coat sun exposure how long is too long?
A tarp skirt around the bottom of a boat can be a problem for an extended period. You should not attach them to the stands and, depending on whether you can stake them in the ground, they may not withstand a good storm.
I would not worry about a blister drying out properly if left exposed for a year.
My plan A would be to grind whatever you need to fix and have her soda blasted next year. They will tent her in to do that job and can probably do so earlier than you could stand getting under there for a couple of weeks. They only need a couple of days.
If this is all you have to do, I would actually sail her this season and do this all next year, including professional stripping.
Re: epoxy barrier coat sun exposure how long is too long?
The one job I refused to do when I worked in a boat yard was stripping bottoms. Couldn't pay me enough to make it worth the pain of holding a sander up above my head all day.
There are a few, very few highly skilled guys that can strip a boat with a hand planer. Unless you have a few bottoms to ruin while learning how don't try it, but it is the best way to strip a boat.
These days though I doubt there is a yard anywhere that is using sandpaper to remove the bulk of old bottom paint. It is massively labor intensive, an environmental nightmare, and well known to cause health problems to anyone who breathes in the dust (remember bottom paint was designed to kill living things). At least around here most yards wont even allow you to sand your own bottom, let alone do it themselves.
If you have to strip the boat yourself chemical strippers are the way to go. They are much easier to clean up since the residue can be scraped into a bucket, and take a fraction of the work. Soda blasting is easier, and cleaner, but the machines are rarely rented.
Figure about $40/foot for chemical or soda blasting. For sanding, well again I wouldn't consider it so I have no idea. But it should be pretty cheap since all you are buying is sand paper.
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|Alumni Honor New Inductees at Beta Alpha Psi Annual Banquet
|Ithaca College's Mu Alpha Chapter of Beta Alpha Psi initiates 25 new members.
The Ithaca College Mu Alpha Chapter of Beta Alpha Psi (the honor society for accounting and finance students and professionals) initiated 25 new members and honored 25 graduating seniors at the organization's annual banquet on April 24. In addition to those being initiated were three honorary members: Christopher Didio '84 (partner at Dannible & McKee, LLP in Syracuse), David Fleisher '91 (cofounder and president of Firstrust Financial Resources, LLC in Philadelphia), and David Iles (managing partner of Sciarabba Walker & Company, LLP in Ithaca). The chapter also included a special recognition for Beta Alpha Psi alumni who are now Ithaca College graduate students completing their M.B.A. in professional accountancy degrees: Timothy Carey '09 and '10, John Cirba '09 and '10, and Holly Seward "09 and '10.
Approximately 130 students, alumni, parents, guests, corporate sponsors, and faculty members, including the incoming dean of the School of Business, Mary Ellen Zuckerman, attended the ceremony and celebration dinner held at the Clarion Hotel. Three firms along with the School of Business provided sponsorship for the students: Sciarabba Walker & Company, LLP; Ciaschi, Dietershagen, Little, & Mickelson, LLP; and PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP.
This year's festivities mark the third time the finance and accounting departments have gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of students and honorary members since the Mu Alpha Chapter was granted a charter in 2008. Patricia Libby, associate professor of accounting at the College and faculty adviser of the organization, indicated that, because the banquet primarily serves as a venue to honor and celebrate the accomplishments of the organization's members, the students have a major role to play in its function. This year, Kristin Miga '12, Victoria Nasoff '11, and Aaron Jones '10 formed the banquet committee to organize all aspects of the event. Professor Libby said, "I tell the students that it's their party, and I always hear that it's very professionally done and well-orchestrated."
This year's ceremonies began with a brief reception before the current president, Aaron Jones '10, welcomed attendees and initiated new student and honorary members of the organization. Professor Libby then bestowed honors cords on graduating seniors and recognized the current officers before inducting those elected to assume their positions this coming academic year. The new officers include Michael Grillo '11, president of the organization next year; Victoria Nasoff '10, vice president of programming (in the fall); Brian Wojcik '11, vice president of programming (in the spring); Christopher Cuvelier '11, vice president of reporting; Karen Peck '11, vice president of external relations; Jacqueline Weinstein '11, secretary; and Michael Shipman '11, treasurer.
After dinner, guest speaker and alumnus David Fleisher '91, gave an inspiring keynote speech. The event was then adjourned with the banging of the gavel by the new president, Michael Grillo '11.
BAP is an international organization that promotes good moral character and professional excellence in the accounting, finance, and information systems fields. Since it was founded in 1919, 287 chapters have been established at major colleges and universities and a total of over 300,000 members have been initiated.
Each year, student members and candidates from Ithaca College's chapter attend the Atlantic Coast Regional Conference in March and the Beta Alpha Psi National Conference in August. These venues model professional conferences that are part of continuing education expectations upon entering the workforce. They also provide a terrific forum for students to network with other chapters, learn and share best practices, and build leadership skills.
The Mu Alpha Chapter received recognition as a distinguished chapter in 2009 and has set a goal of reaching superior chapter status in 2010. This is only accomplished by the very active participation of all members. This year's 70 Mu Alpha members and candidates each provided on average over 35 hours of community service during the year (a total of 2,450 hours serving the Ithaca College and greater Ithaca communities) and attended nearly 13 hours of professional programs on and off campus (a total of 910 hours of personal and professional development).
Professor Libby said she strives to help the chapter create a celebration worthy of such achievements. "These students work very hard," she said. "This is their chance to enjoy themselves and be recognized for that hard work."


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Dallas writes:
I am going through the old podcasts, when I have time. Number forty one covered ISA — a salmonid virus with a billion dollar class damages history. When someone mentioned vaccines development, a comments was made about how can you vaccinate salmon.
Most salmon are already vaccinated for bacterial diseases using automatic machines, where the salmon smolt are lined up, given a shot and released. When you have hundreds of millions of fish to deal with, the machines are fast.
To give you an idea of what has happened to antibiotic consumption over time in Norway salmon farms as vaccines for bacterial pathogens have developed (there is a similar graph showing the increase before vaccines, but I couldn't find it):
Notes: Use of antibiotics (yellow line) and amount of fish produced (blue columns). The numbers on the left side are the tonnes of fish; the numbers on the right side are the tonnes of antibiotics.
Sources: NMD & Directorate for fisheries, as cited in Ministry of Fisheries (2002).
Virus in the wild fish stock are also a significant issue, but as an old marine biologist once told me: nothing ever dies in the ocean, it is eaten alive before it is actually dead. That makes wild virus hard to study, but the source in aquaculture net pens is from the wild.
Don't believe all the nonsense being spread by the anti-aquaculture activists and the commercial fishermen who don't like competition. For example, the red pigments used in the diets are the same chemicals that make wild salmon red and the same as found in "red yeast" or red algae sold in health food stores and found in pepper meal. The color added label was politically added by the Alaska commercial fishermen, who were getting economically killed by the quality control possible with farmed fish (no sitting around on the deck for hours before processing).
Omega 3 fatty acids are a required dietary component in salmon feed and they end up with these fats in their tissue, just like wild salmon. One dinner of farmed salmon — or high fat wild salmon species — equals 10 or so of those fish oil pills and tastes a lot better.
I still haven't run across an episode on shrimp virus that are resulting in consumers paying an extra billion+ dollars per year in their shrimp cost to cover virus losses.
Love your podcast,
Sam writes:
Dear TWiV,
Thanks so much all these brilliant podcasts, especially episode 184 (Reforming Science). Crowd-funding for science is an interesting grassroots mechanism to obtain support for small projects; you're probably familiar with Petridish already but I wanted to highlight this project http://www.petridish.org/projects/targeting-mosquito-spit-to-limit-virus-transmission. Only 28d to hit the funding target! Would be great if you could mention it on TWiV.
Best, Sam
ps- no conflicts of interest to declare.
Mark writes:
Hi Vincent et al,
In case you haven't seen this yet:
Merck has known for a decade that its mumps vaccine is "far less effective" than it tells the government, and it falsified test results and sold millions of doses of "questionable efficacy," flooding and monopolizing the market, a primary caregiver claims in a federal antitrust class action.
Alabama-based Chatom Primary Care sued Merck on Monday, the week after the unsealing of a False Claims Act complaint two relators filed in 2010.
Those relators, Stephen Krahling and Joan Wlochowski, were Merck virologists who claim in their unsealed complaint that they "witnessed firsthand the improper testing and data falsification in which Merck engaged to artificially inflate the vaccine's efficacy findings."
All the best
Richard writes:
Hi Vincent and Co hosts
I just thought you should know, since I guess this is deliberate, that what you are doing is working.
So far you have got me to learn more about science, specifically biology, and virology, than I ever thought I would. To the point of working my way up to Kevin Ahern's bb450/550 molecular biology course on itunes u. Of course I had to start with basic chemistry, so as to understand things like swartzchild radius etc. From there I went to basic biology, as well as all of your virology lectures. I then took a bit of a break, to grow some bacteria and phage, then to use the phage to create plaques. (I wish I had saved the instructions, as it seems the pages have gone away. Though I am sure I can find them on the Internet somewhere.) Right now I'm round 2/3 of the way through the molecular biology course, as mentioned above.
I am sure that you will have had a similar effect on some small percentage of your listeners. It's taken several years, more or less since episode 1 of twiv, to get here. However 99 percent of what you say, I now understand, including gell electrophoresis, western blot, 16s subunits etc. Etc. This makes listening to twiv much less infuriating, as now I rarely have to look things up, except for things relating to the papers you discuss.
I guess I should give some details of my background, I studied electrical and electronic engineering. I am an engineer working on water and wastewater treatment. In doing this I've done some work in laboratories, testing samples of water. I've also spent many an hour staring down a microscope, identifying the various types of bacteria, and protozoa that actually do the 'work' of treating sewage. Not to mention trying to identify, and find ways to make life difficult for, foam forming filamentous bacteria. (if you can imagine a 1.5 million gallon aeration tank at sewage works, with such foam. Then a strong wind, blowing bus size chunks of foam about…. Well you get some idea of my feelings towards filamentous bacteria). So I wasn't unaware of biology, but treated it like a car, I could in effect check the oil, water, and simple stuff, anything heavy duty, I would leave to the laboratory.
I hope you don't mind me blaming you, as it were. I think this an interesting topic, and I'm enjoying learning about it. I guess that was your intention, to spread interest in a topic you clearly love.
If I get the chance, then I will be taking some sort of biology course, with the view to ending up in virology. Though I'm quite settled in my current career, who knows what opportunities the future might hold.
I guess you can file this particular listener, and under the heading "mission accomplished"
Thanks for taking the time to produce the pod casts that you do. I thought I should pass on my story, so you can see just how good a job you are doing.
Please excuse the brevity of the email, but I typed it on my phone.
I think I have removed all the auto correct blunders, but if any got through, I can only hope they are funny
Renato writes:
Dear Professors Racaniello et al,
Thank you for the TWIV, TWIP and TWIM podcasts – I find them immensely interesting, even though my wife forbids me to listen to them during meals – her loss, really!
I am a computer science graduate student at Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil, and I would like to make a suggestion to you.
Recently you discussed an episode of a podcast named "Futures in Biotech", which I listen to regularly, along with some other podcasts which are "syndicated" in twit.tv.
They have a very interesting podcast about computer security, called "Security Now". (Hey, that is my pick of the week – a show about viruses that make you poor:http://twit.tv/show/security-now).
The host of "Security Now" does something which I believe you should also do: he pays to have his podcasts transcribed and then publishes the transcription online. By doing this, the contents of his shows can be indexed by Google and other search engines. If your podcasts also had this, I believe many people would discover you by accident, by simply googling virii-, parasite- and microbial-related keywords.
Again, thank you all!


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2014 (Junior): First Team All-Big Sky… Big Sky Player of the Week on March 11… 12-12 overall record in singles, 8-2 in the Big Sky… Most wins on the team in singles overall and during the conference play… Recorded a five-match winning streak during March… Primarily served as the No. 1 player… Fifth best winning percentage in the Big Sky on the No. 1 court… Second most wins in the Big Sky on court No. 1… 13-8 overall record in doubles, 5-4 record in the Big Sky… Most wins on the team during doubles play… 12-7 record on court No. 2… Third most wins on court No. 2 during conference play with Sarah Maria Spruch.
2013 (Sophomore): All-Big Sky honorable mention...13-9 overall singles record, 6-3 Big Sky singles record at No. 2 and 3...Went 12-8 as primary No. 3 singles player...Recorded two win streaks of four or more matches...Had six-match winning streak from Feb. 1-24...Match at No. 3 against Montana State in Big Sky Championship quarterfinal was unfinished...16-8 overall doubles record, 8-1 Big Sky doubles record at No. 1...Teamed primarily with Hannah Stone, as duo went 15-8 overall as primary No. 1 doubles team...Won nine consecutive overall matches from March 17-April 12...Won at No. 1 doubles against No. 29 Arizona...Defeated UC Davis' Megan Heneghan and Layla Sanders, the No. 9 Northwest Region pair, 8-2, at No. 1 with Stone...5-3 singles record and 3-3 doubles record during fall 2012 play...Advanced to round of 16 of doubles main draw with Stone at USTA/ITA Mountain Regional Championships.
2012 (Freshman): All-Big Sky honorable mention...11-10 overall singles record, 7-1 Big Sky singles record at No. 4 and 5...Went 7-9 as primary No. 4 singles player...Tied for team-lead in victories...Defeated Katharina Knoebl of No. 71 Sacramento State, 6-1, 6-2 at No. 5...Won three-straight matches to close out regular season...Match at No. 4 against Montana in Big Sky Championship semifinal was unfinished when match concluded...13-7 overall doubles record, 4-2 Big Sky doubles record at No. 1 and 2...Teamed primarily with Hannah Stone, as duo went 13-6 overall and 12-5 as primary No. 2 doubles team...Won at No. 2 doubles against No. 59 UC Davis and No. 65 Akron...Recorded three winning streaks of three or more doubles matches...Won first three doubles matches to begin season...Won final four doubles matches of season including at No. 2 against Montana in Big Sky Championship semifinal...8-5 singles record and 8-3 doubles record in fall 2011 play.
High School: Attended Viktor Rydberg Gymnasium in Stockholm, Sweden...Played on two different club teams: Djursholms TK for one year and Sollentuna TK for eight years...Played in the Swedish Elite Series for Djursholms TK...Under-21 doubles runner up in the Swedish Championship.
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