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July 25 to 31 is National Salad Week. And don't forget the salad dressing. According to a recent consumer survey conducted by Synovate, 95 percent of Americans consume salads, or at least lettuce, at least three times per week. Not only do most Americans eat salads regularly, but they perceive other salad eaters as healthier, happier and, according to the Atlanta-based Association for Dressings and Sauces (ADS, a national trade association representing the manufacturers of salad dressings and condiment sauces), salad lovers are thought to be sexier. In other words, if you want to impress, eat a salad, though you might want to avoid the onions...
One of the most popular salad concoctions was invented here in Los Angeles, just around the corner from Amoeba, in glamorous old Hollywood at 1628 North Vine Street; the former location of the Hollywood Brown Derby. That delicious meal in a bowl would be none other then the Cobb Salad.
But first: The Brown Derby was a chain of four restaurants in Los Angeles. The first and the most iconic of these was located at 3427 Wilshire Boulevard. Shaped like a man's derby hat, its diameter was 28 ft and it stood was just under 18 feet tall. The restaurant was started by Bob Cobb, eventual owner of the Hollywood Stars baseball team of the Pacific Coast League and Herbert Somborn, the former husband of the screen siren Gloria Swanson. Opened in 1926, the building was moved to 3347 Wilshire Boulevard in 1937 and after being sold and renovated in 1975, it was quickly euthanized in 1980 by a strip mall known as the Brown Derby Plaza. The doomed domed structure was incorporated into the third floor of the building where there is supposed to be a cafe, but to be perfectly honest, its dignity and splendor is long gone.
Designed to catch the eye of passing motorists, the architectural inspiration, according to one story, was the hat worn by New York governor and the perennial Democratic presidential candidate Al Smith, who was a good friend of Somborn's. Another version has Somborn playing with the idea that a great restauranteur could serve food anywhere, even out of a hat, and still be successful.
The second Brown Derby opened on Vine Street on Valentine's Day in 1929. Close to the studios like Paramount and RKO, it was here that the Derby legend was made; the Hollywood elite would wine and dine, wheel and deal, meet to compete. It didn't hurt that legendary gossip columnists Louella Parsons and Hedda Hopper plied their trade and rivalries at the Vine Street location, setting up shop to play their wicked little games. Unfortunately most of the building was destroyed by a fire in 1987. A small portion of the restaurant's original facade remains and is being incorporated into the new W Hotel and Condo development, project completion is set for the fall of this year.
The third Brown Derby was built in 1931 near Rodeo drive at 9537 Wilshire Blvd in Beverly Hills; it resembled the Hollywood branch in its Spanish Mission style. It was closed down and demolished in 1983. The fourth location at 4500 Los Feliz Blvd is the last remaining original Derby standing. Cecil B. De Mille, legendary director and producer and a part owner of the Wilshire Blvd restaurant, bought at auction a restaurant named Willard's, converting it into a Brown Derby in 1940. Willard's was a country inn serving "Far Famed Chicken Steak Dinners," and its dome shaped roof design actually had a function. Water was pumped to the top of the dome and then run down the sides into a trough, creating one of the first "air conditioned" buildings in Los Angeles. Willard's also kept live poultry in cages on the grounds; they had the slogan: "chickens whose feet never touch the ground." Sounds yummy ... and humane! The Los Feliz Brown Derby became one of the first restaurants to combine both high class upscale food and a 24 hour drive-in, perfect for the burgeoning So-Cal car culture. The restaurant closed its doors in 1960 and became Michaels of Los Feliz. In 1992 the building was transformed once again, this time into a nightclub, The Derby, and a restaurant; Louisa's Trattoria. But in 2004, the Los Feliz property was purchased by Hillhurst/Los Feliz LLC with an idea to raze the structure and build a condominium/retail complex. An independent coalition called "Save the Derby" fought to prevent its demolition, and on May 19, 2006, the Los Angeles City Counsel voted unanimously to designate the structure as an official Historic Cultural Monument.
But I digress, back to the whole point of today's blog: Salad Week.
According to Hollywood myth it was a dark and stormy night ... actually, it was in 1936 or '37, owner Bob Cobb hastily concocted a midnight snack for the famished and very powerful theatre owner Sid Grauman, owner of Grauman's Chinese Theater. Cobb grabbed a few leftovers and whatever he could find in the refrigerator; a head of lettuce, avocado, tomato, some cold chicken, a hard-boiled egg or two, a little bacon, and Roquefort cheese -- different versions of the story list different ingredients. He chopped everything into a fine dice, fancied it up a bit with some leafy lettuce, laying out each ingredient on top in a clean, straight row, added some French dressing. Viola! The next time Sid Grauman came in he asked for the salad; the Cobb salad was born and soon became the signature menu item. Bob Cobb may have passed away in 1970, but his name lives on in restaurants across the land.
But as I dug deeper, trying to separate fact from fiction, another version of the story emerged. This account claims the salad came about because Bob Cobb had had dental surgery and since the pain wouldn't allow him to open his mouth very wide, his chef fixed him a salad, dicing each item into small bits. Sounds plausible, but personally I like the Sid Grauman story better. It's more Hollywood-like; I see an unlikely hero and an unlikely, yet inevitable, happy ending. As the writer James Warner Bellah asserts in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, ''When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.''
Anyway, I'm heading out to dinner ... though I'm more in the mood for pizza.


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Feeling the CMJ burn yet?
Tired of indie rock pushing you around? I actually am and I haven't left the house in years.
Well, if you've ever seen us (wrens) play and thought, "wow, I wish the one on the right would just put aside those cloying songs of heartbreak and loss so that I could really take in the guitar work" – ok, the odds you've said that without actually being me, are probably slim - then friend, I've got a show for you.
Anyway, I (charles, the one on the right) am playing a duo with the amazing jazz guitarist Christopher Crocco and it won't be standard wrens or solo or even indie rock fare. More somewhere between the 'out' end of straight-ahead jazz and the outright free variety, courtesy Chris, and from me, an attempt to hide behind as big a veil of pedalboard trickery as I can manage, with the occasional swung note.
Basically I'm just gonna try not to embarrass myself.
Put another way and with an eye toward Halloween, I'm dressing up as a jazz musician; Chris will be donning the super-convincing costume of Regret.
The Particulars…
The show itself is this Friday at 9:30pm in Chris' midtown C2 studio where besides teaching hopefuls like me, he's been hosting an ongoing series of loft shows this past year with really amazing musicians like Francisco Mela, George Garzone, Peter Slavov, etc. that harken back to Sam Rivers' Bond Street loft space performances of the '70s or even W. Eugene Smith's loft recordings before that, now documented in the Jazz Loft Project.
C2 Studios
257 West 39th St., 10th floor
Friday, Oct. 21st
Two sets: 9:30 & 11:00
Seating is sort of limited to about 35 or so, so if you're interested in hitting up the loft in-person maybe also hit up the Facebook event and leave a reply.
More conveniently, if you can't attend in-person, you can watch via the comfort of your divan and the miracle of a still-neutral net. The show will stream live here on C2 Studios' U-Stream page.
About his Eminence and me
Chris Crocco has been the long-running guitarist with – and former student / protégé of – Boston/NY sax legend, George Garzone, as well as leading his own groups. This makes him the leading exponent – certainly on guitar anyway – of Garzone's famous-among-jazz-geeks Triadic Chromatic Approach. For me, it's pretty cool, weirdly comforting even, to be fitting in some tiny way into a musical 'school' of some kind, or even just a teaching history a la classical music's "so-and-so studied with ___, who was a pupil of ___, who studied with Czerny". (it's always Czerny).
I've been studying with Chris off and on for the last couple of years which has fundamentally changed my guitar playing and even my approach to music. It's also helped with focal dystonia - a whole 'nother story but just watch my 3rd & 4th fingers fight it out some time. It's a hoot.
And really, me playing jazz isn't quite as out-of-nowhere as I make it out to be. Shocking as it may seem, especially if you've seen me play the guitar, I was actually a jazz major in school back when young Wyntons toured the Earth (remind me to tell you some sad-larious 'worst player in the best school' stories next time we share a beer).
More on that when I update the band bio (incl. Kevin's own secret musical edu-tainment pedigree)…right after we redesign the website…right after we finish the new album…right after four horsemen or so ride roughshod over a burning Creation….
But I am humbly honored he asked me to play – truly. I'm also nervous as hell, fairly unprepared and pretty much in over my head. If I could figure a way to count this as my senior recital, 25 years late, at least I might actually finish my degree out of it.
Thanks as always and hope to see you there or waving from your computer.

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handstand99 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 136 diseños de 27 diseñadores freelance.
Handstand Studios
We are a small group of experts who are specialists in developing apps. We don't cover any other areas in mobile. We work with high-end clients who want the best possible service from the most professional team.
We are also quite friendly and relaxed to work with not stiff and cool but friendly warm and collaborative. We are quietly confident in what we do as a result of many years experience and delivering many high profile project for leading brands, this allows us to be a bit more relaxed and very honest with clients.
We are highly ambitious and aim to be the best mobile development boutique in the world.
When developing apps our focus is on people, user testing is a key part of how we create apps as we want to create the best possible experience for the end-users of the apps. The hand and computers sitting in the hand is where our idea for our name originated.
Our audience will be also largely creative and marketing agencies who will outsource App development projects. We need to portray a funky but also very stable and professional image to this audience as there are many cowboys in the App development space. A second audience will be brand owners how might engage us directly. Finally consumers will see our logo each time they launch an App we have created.
We are looking for a professional logo that's a bit of fun but also serious. We are starting a high-end professional development studio that specialises in developing apps. We don't make anything else, just apps. From mobile and using the hand as a input device hence the name handstand studios.
We have started with the idea of a hand doing some kind of handstand (or thumb stand and 2 fingers or more sticking out) possibly in some kind of graphic way. Think breakdancing / parkour as a possibility.
At the moment we are undecided whether to use handstand studio or handstand studios. Options on either of these will be considered.
I think of it as a witty approach that's a bit tongue in cheek with understated humour that's clever, but not so obvious that its childish. E.g. If you look carefully at the fedex logo there is a hidden arrow in the EX letters negative space. This is a bit unexpected and witty, its more about the approach than hiding stuff in letters for clarity sake.
Look at this:
The logo will be used across all normal elements, mostly on screen and at the beginning of each App we build. So this is a key consideration will it look good on a screen. We like simple bold designs.
While we have chosen this name any other ideas might be considered.
Good luck. Happy designing.
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Boehner's pivotal moment
Speaker John Boehner spent months trying to avoid a government shutdown.
Now he's staring one straight in the eye with no obvious way out.
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Despite his backroom pleas and carefully crafted strategies, Boehner — a veteran of the shutdown battles of the mid-1990s — was unable to convince a hard-line faction of House GOP lawmakers that they should save their legislative brawls for the debt ceiling fight, where Boehner thought he could drag President Barack Obama to the negotiating table.
Unless there is a last-minute deal, the U.S. government will shut down Monday at midnight, immediately furloughing hundreds of thousands of federal workers. The vast majority of public and private polling shows that Boehner's House Republicans will get blamed for the stalemate. Boehner and his top aides know it — after all, it was the speaker who privately warned his leadership team that this shutdown could cost him his majority.
( Government shutdown full coverage)
It's a pivotal moment for Boehner, perhaps the biggest crisis of his speakership, and he's heading into it with a weak hand. The best Boehner can hope for is a draw. At worst, he could be endangering his troubled 17-seat majority as well as his own hold on the speaker's gavel.
As of late Sunday, there were no negotiations occurring between Boehner, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Obama. The Senate wasn't even in session, and House GOP leaders weren't holding emergency discussions internally. Both sides seem prepared to let the government shutdown happen and then squabble over who is to blame. The House will reconvene Monday at 10 a.m., but Republicans will just wait. The Senate is scheduled to return Monday afternoon, and Reid says Senate Democrats will move quickly then to reject two House amendments to the government funding bill. That would leave just hours before a government shutdown.
Boehner, who also faces in coming weeks an even more daunting battle with Obama and Reid over raising the $16.7 trillion debt ceiling, may need a shutdown now in order to reassert control over his members and cool their passion for a winner-takes-all showdown with Democrats.
( WATCH: Cruz: GOP 'scared' over shutdown)
Following Saturday's late-night vote on a three-month $986 billion government funding bill that would delay Obamacare for a year, Boehner tried to shift blame for the looming shutdown onto Reid and Senate Democrats. House Republicans also pushed through a bill funding U.S. troops in the event of a shutdown, adopted a repeal of a tax on medical devices and approved a conscience clause postponing a government mandate that employers cover the cost of birth control in their health insurance plans.
( Also on POLITICO: Government shutdown impact: Mail, air travel, prisons)
Reid has already rejected the House GOP changes to the government funding bill, demanding that Boehner send him a "clean" funding bill. Reid refused to call the Senate back into session on Sunday. Boehner then used Reid's inaction to bash Senate Democrats.
"If the Senate stalls until Monday afternoon instead of working today, it would be an act of breathtaking arrogance by the Senate Democratic leadership," Boehner said in a statement released on Sunday. "They will be deliberately bringing the nation to the brink of a government shutdown for the sake of raising taxes on seniors' pacemakers and children's hearing aids and plowing ahead with the train wreck that is the president's health care law. The American people will not stand for it."


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Rod Woodson Gets A Hall Pass To Canton
July 27, 2009: On Aug. 8, Rod Woodson will officially be inducted into the Pro Football Hall Of Fame, located in Canton, Ohio, along with an esteemed class that includes Bob Hayes, Randall McDaniel, Bruce Smith, Derrick Thomas and Ralph Wilson Jr., the founder and owner of the Buffalo Bills. The cornerback/safety out of Purdue spent ten seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers (1987-96), one year with the San Francisco 49ers (1997), four with the Baltimore Ravens (1998-2001) including the Super Bowl XXXV title team, and two with the Oakland Raiders before retiring following the 2003 season. His stats include 11 Pro Bowl appearances and three Super Bowl games, and in 1994 he was named to the NFL's 75th Anniversary All-Time Team. Woodson spoke with members of the media on July 27.
• What are your feelings about being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame?
Ron Woodson: "It's an honor and a privilege. When you look at the history of pro football, to be one of about only 200 guys among all those who played the game to be inducted, it's amazing. To be named in the same category as Joe Namath, Ray Nitschke . . . I'm honored and humbly accept it."
• How would you compare yourself to defensive back Deion Sanders?
Woodson: I don't like to compare players. [Deion and I] were similar but in a lot of ways different. I considered myself an all-around defensive back. I would do whatever I had to do. I worked hard and took pride in my craft. I think we both felt we were better than anyone in front of us.
• What do you think about NFL games in Mexico City?
Woodson: [International games] are good for the league. It's good to promote the league around the world. The guys are all for it. They like to play in front of different crowds and in different environments.
• You had 71 career interceptions and [an NFL record] 12 returned for touchdowns. What made you so good at that?
Woodson: I always ran scared! I tried not to get knocked down by offensive linemen [who become defensive players when Woodson caught an interception).
• You won a Super Bowl with the Baltimore Ravens, but you are associated more with the Pittsburgh Steelers. What are your thoughts about your ten seasons in Pittsburgh?
Woodson: Those years defined my career. I had four great seasons in Baltimore and I'm proud of the Super Bowl ring. We had great teams in Pittsburgh. We went to the Super Bowl [XXX, losing to the Dallas Cowboys], but never had the opportunity to win.
• Who was the toughest wide receiver you ever faced?
Woodson: Webster Slaughter [who played in the NFL from 1986-1998]. His first six years in the league he was with the Cleveland Browns, so I had to face him twice a year for six years! He was quick. I didn't like those quick, little receivers.
• What are your thoughts about the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2009?
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PHILADELPHIA – Alstrun LLP, which used to own and operate a Philadelphia McDonald's, will pay $90,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle a federal discrimination lawsuit on behalf of a worker with an intellectual disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.
The EEOC alleged in the suit that Timothy Artis, a lot and lobby worker at the McDonald's at 7600 City Line Avenue, was unlawfully harassed based on his intellectual disability, in violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Even though Artis successfully performed his job duties, his supervisors, other managers and co-workers repeatedly called him offensive and degrading names because of his disability. The harassment included physical shoving and threats, including one occasion when a co-worker threatened Artis with a box cutter, the EEOC charged in its lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Civil Action No. 09-4347.
Artis's mother complained repeatedly to store officials about the harassment, but the restaurant failed to take appropriate action to stop it. Artis was subsequently compelled to quit due to the unchecked verbal and physical abuse, according to the EEOC.
The ADA prohibits discrimination and harassment based on disability. The EEOC attempted to reach a settlement out of court before filing suit.
In addition to paying $90,000 to Artis, the two-year consent decree settling the suit provides important equitable relief, including enjoining Alstrun from discriminating based on disability in the future. Alstrun will post and maintain EEOC remedial notices and posters. Further, Alstrun must train all managers and supervisors about the ADA's protections against disability discrimination and provide reports to the agency about the resolution of any disability discrimination complaints it receives.
"The ADA requires employers to provide a work environment free from unlawful abuse and harassment," said Acting Regional Attorney Debra Lawrence of the EEOC's Philadelphia District Office, which oversees Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia, Maryland and parts of New Jersey and Ohio. "We are pleased that Alstrun worked with us to resolve this lawsuit for satisfactory monetary relief and equitable remedies designed to prevent future harassment or discrimination."
During Fiscal Year 2009, disability discrimination charges reached a record level of 21,451-- an increase of 10 percent from the prior fiscal year.
According to company records, Alstrun LLP now operates McDonald's franchises in Brookhaven and Parksburg, Pa.
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.


text: Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums :: View topic - A Tearing Lotus (7): Arduous Spotting Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in A Tearing Lotus (7): Arduous Spotting Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Literature View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message wenziliJoined: 17 Mar 2006Posts: 83Location: China Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 4:29 am Post subject: A Tearing Lotus (7): Arduous Spotting He Huas younger brother, Zhi Ming was born three years after her adoption. He was much luckier than sister and was raised by his own parents until age of 7. The same as most of his compatriots at that time, he lost his parents and became an orphan in the same cursed massacre. One of his uncles survived. He crept over a pile of corpses and found his little nephew was weeping under his dead Mum. He thought it was his duty to adopt him and then made him as an apprentice of his own. In this way, Zhi Ming had learnt the skills of paper umbrella making from him soon. In May, 1949, PLA (Peoples Liberation Army) liberated Nan Chang Town. One day, he cheerfully jointed the army, then, came back to say good-bye to his uncle hesitantly. Less than one year later, the Korean War was burst out and he had been sent to the battlefront. He had fatally gone through fire and water until the summer of 1958, when all Chinese Voluntary Army had withdrawn from Korea. He returned back to uncles home and got a surprising massage there. Uncle told him a coincident fact: One day, a downpour suddenly befell. A young man ran to uncles shop for shielding. He incidentally told him an odd story. He was a KMTs orderly to serve a lieutenant. Since the troop was quartered in Xin Jian County for a long time, his boss became a regular visitor of local brothel, Peach Yard. He soon fell in love with a prostitute. As she told the lieutenant, she had a miserable childhood and was deserted to someones counter immediately after her birth. Parents left her nothing but a lotus leaves package, thats why she named He Hua by her foster parents. rating, his boss brought He Hua to Gan Yue County and accommodated there. After a while, the troop was driven to Gan Zhou and almost wiped out there in a fury fighting, only the little orderly escaped and had a lucky survival. This story largely encouraged Zhi Qing to start an arduous journey to find his long-lost sister. With tears, Zhi Ming completed his quaint story, which made Xi Hua and her husband deeply in touched. Then, he turned back to wipe his face and did his utmost to have his emotional recovery. After a while, he spoke again: Xi Hua, said he,Pls. do me one more favor. I need your help again to find my sister. She had disappeared again and had no any news at all since last year. Then, he revealed a fact that no one else knew. ( To be continued by: ( Happiness Mixed with New Sadness_________________Practice made every effort perfect Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Literature All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Student Forums----------------ComputersCurrent NewsCultureEnglish SchoolsFamilyFilm and CinemaFoodHealth and FitnessHelp CenterHobbiesHolidaysLearning EnglishLiteratureMaking FriendsMusicOpinionsPetsScienceSportsThe Strange and MysteriousTOEFL and Other English ExamsTravel You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Dave's ESL Cafe is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Banner Advertising | Bookstore / Alta Books | FAQs | Articles | Interview with Dave Copyright © 2018 Dave's ESL Cafe | All Rights Reserved | Contact Dave's ESL Cafe | Site Map Teachers College, Columbia University: Train to Teach English Here or Abroad Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group


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Mount Deception Climber's Log
thundercloud - Sep 1, 2014 7:55 pm Date Climbed: Jun 8, 2014Royal Basin, Route 3
Decent climb with Helser in pretty good conditions. Mostly snow over the entire route, except for one section of gravelly Class 2 (and easy ridge walking up high). Had to take care coming down, as the snow is steep enough and the run-out is not so good.
cgish88 - Jul 30, 2014 2:25 pm Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2014Definitely late in the season.
Despite reading all of the warnings we still decided a late July attempt a good idea. While we were successful this may have been the worst rock of any mountain I've yet to climb. Would recommend going about a month earlier
olympicmarmot - Feb 1, 2014 11:42 pmJune of 2009
Attempted the martin/deception saddle route. Just getting up to the saddle felt like a mountain climb to me. Most of the snow was gone and the loose rock was more than a little discouraging. Dark clouds came billowing up over the summit and that was my cue to get the hell outta there. Looked down at the tiny dot that was my tent with a sick longing. The descent took much longer than I figured. The rain and wind started not long after getting back to camp in the upper basin. Was very happy to be nestled snug in my tent.
IBentryn - Sep 15, 2011 3:39 pm Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2011Standard - Royal Basin
For some reason I did not do any research on this obviously popular climb and just took the OMCG's word for I,2. Hah! Maybe under ideal June snow conditions, but not in September. Solid 3.
Left the trailhead at 2.30 a.m. and topped at 10. Perfect weather. Tricky stretch is gaining the saddle between Deception and Martin Peak. Guide says to aim for low point of ridge - not true, place to cross is about 100 yds. south and 50' higher than saddle. At least an hour and a half spent approaching this point (between 6600' and 7200') was on loose scree, dirt and steep crappy rock with plenty of opportunity for fatal falls off cliff bands below. I only kept going because I'd assumed I was off-route and that I would eventually find the Class 2. Nope.
Other issue is DO go AROUND Gilhooley Tower to the west, well worth the short detour. Not being able to see around from the saddle, I figured it must be as bad there as what was in front of me. (Others indicate it is a much gentler slope.) But like a ninny I followed the guide up the ever steepening, icy snow slope. There was no way I was going to make it up the top third with my instep crampons, so I opted for a slot gully. Okay, except for the dirty, gravel funnel on the top that made me feel like an ant climbing uphill in an hourglass - above a meat grinder. (The way back down was even worse - trusting everything to the smallest nubbins of dubious worth. I literally had to dig out the crampons I'd left at the snow's edge!)
The last 500' up to the top is a cakewalk. The huge summit could host a hundred at once. Having it to myself, (and a Horned Lark), with blue skies above and a marine layer completely encircling the range was the (literal) high point of my summer! Spent over an hour on top before facing the grim trials of descent. Took three hours to get back down to the tarn in the basin - including some shameless bits of butt-scooting. While I was filtering water, the mountain bade me farewell by tossing a big chunk down the center gully on the northeast face. I watched for ages as it shattered and re-shattered into a thousand foot-long rock avalanche and dust plume. Hmmm, so that's what I'd look like?
Made it back down the beautiful trail by 8 p.m. - glad that I went, but only able to say as much because I was still alive. Maybe the masochist, men of iron who climb the 5's feel the need to call this talus slope a 2, but unless you have a goat in the family woodshed, think very hard before attempting this route in the dry season!
Dundeel - Jul 5, 2009 1:57 pm Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2009Successful Deception
We climbed with a party of six, which was a bit much for the loose rock, but we managed. Camped at Royal Lake. It was still snow to the top of the main talus slope coming up from the basin. We then stayed to the right before angling left under the big block in the saddle. Lots of loose rock and ugly places to fall to.
Scrambled down more loose rock to the top edge of the glacier. One member of the group successfully climbed to Gilhooley Saddle directly. The rest of us took the loop around Gilhooley Tower via the top edge of the glacier. We saw no serious crevasse activity and the loop route was an easy walk.
Descending from Deception-Martin Saddle into Royal Basin was very slow and sketchy due to the loose rock.
We left a register in a double ziploc. Someone might bring a better container.
Mountainjeff - Jul 25, 2008 12:38 am Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2008Tragedy in the SE Gully
Climbed the NE gully to the summit. Snow conditions were horrible. This route is closer to a class 4 than a class 3. Summited at about 10:00 AM. descended by the SE Gully route intending to camp in Deception Basin. My partner fell 500 ft down the gully and sustained major head injuries. I descended alone and then hiked out to Royal Basin.
In Upper Royal Basin I encountered a skilled group of climbers who agreed to aid in the rescue and not far below I encountered Ranger Bridget. Bridget radioed for a helicopter and the rescue that followed was epic. Many of you may have seen it on the news and it took to long to describe here. My friend is still in a coma, but should pull through.
NOTE: The SE Gully route is, in my opinion, terribly underrated. It is not a class 3. It consists of 50 degree snow intermixed with vertical waterfalls pitches and motes. There is nowhere to place protection and the rock is very rotten. I feel it is closer to a high 4 or a low grade 5.
gimpilator - Aug 28, 2007 11:45 pm Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2010Deception, Fricaba, and Hal Foss
I came back with Gino, Dave and Kevin to give this peak a second try. The northeast slopes had much more snow this year and we were able to follow the standard route safely. With one exception, we climbed the steep headwall above the glacier known as Gilhooley Saddle. We all agreed that this was the most rotten crumbly rock we had ever seen in our lives. On the descent we traversed far to the west on the slopes south of the Gilhooley Tower above the glacier and found a safer way around that section, back onto the snow, which is a much safer route.
On the way back we fully circumnavigated Martin Peak and The Needles by traversing due north to the pass which enters Surprise Basin.
My first attempt of this peak was with Ranger Bridget on August 26, 2007. That attempt ended at 7000 feet when we realized that a small slip on the loose slope could be fatal. We had to use a long runner literally tying ourselves together and taking turns holding on to get down. These are bad slopes without snow!
leftfield - Jun 20, 2007 12:19 am Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2007Route Climbed - Royal Basin then straight up
We took the gully to the right of the Northeast gully. Steep snow ! First successful Mazama ascent of Deception in 26 years. Why anyone would attempt this when there's no snow I can't even imagine.
NavySeabee - Sep 7, 2006 11:35 pmGilhooley Saddle in 1995
From Royal Basin we made the standard approach up the loose scree and rock. Once we completed that slog (ugh!!), it was a real enjoyable climb to the summit. Got a little hairy on top of Deception Glacier as I decided to climb a near vertical ice chute. The Olympics are majestic mountains to say the least!
Snidely Whiplash - Feb 8, 2006 10:40 pm Date Climbed: Aug 10, 1986Route Climbed: Royal Basin/Standard Route
What a pile of loose junk! Beautiful mountain, great views, but frustrating to climb with all of the loose rock. Wear a helmet for sure!
Andy Dewey - Feb 3, 2005 2:51 pmRoute Climbed: Royal Basin/Standard Route Date Climbed: August 2000
Camped in Royal Basin and climbed the steep snowfield without ice axes :0 not a good idea! Lots of termites on the summit. Awesome view though!


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Why Nascar's Jeff Gordon 'Switched' From Hendrick To Nick's Team Umizoomi
By Barry Janoff
September 27, 2012: Jeff Gordon may be 12th in the current Nascar Sprint Cup chase, but he will be first in the hearts of kids and fans of Team Umizoomi, an animated show on Nickelodeon.
The four-time Nascar champion, who drives for Hendrick Motorsports, takes on not only animated brethren to tout the next episode (Sept. 28), but a geometric foe, as well, who has turned the wheels on his No. 24 car from round to triangle. The conundrum is resolved when Team Umizoomi — Milli, Geo and Bot— use their "mighty math powers" to help Gordon and pre-school viewers solve the problem.
The episode, The Great Shape Race, goes beyond the airtime on Nick. A promo spot featuring Gordon has been anchoring marketing, and the episode will live on via several interactive and social media activations that encourage kids to race along with Gordon and friends, use math to solve race-related challenges and work on puzzles and other games using numbers and shapes to reach solutions.
In the episode, according to Nick, "UmiCar and DumpTruck try to race against each other toward Shape Mountain in order to win the big prize: a magic Dodecahedron. However, Team Umizoomi needs to keep a watchful eye on DumpTruck, who will stop at nothing in order to win."
Going animated is not new for Gordon. He also is teaming up with Nickelodeon's rebooted Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, with elements including a TMNT paint scheme for the Oct. 13 Bank of America 500 race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, which will support the Drive To End Hunger organization.
In the promo spot, Gordon is about to enter a race when he notices something strange about his car. "Huh!? Triangles!" Gordon exclaims when he looks at the tires on his vehicle. "Where's my pit crew?"
Then it's Team Umizoomi to the rescue. "We can help, Jeff," they exclaim. "Your wheels are in no shape to race."
"You got that right," answers Gordon. "Is there something you can do about that?"
Looking at the triangular wheels, they exclaim, "Circle! Super shapes!" The problem is resolved when the round wheels appear in their proper place.
"Thanks," smiles Gordon. "I'm going to run circles around those other cars." (See the full spot here.)
According to Nick, the show, and this episode, encourage "viewers at home [to] use their mighty math powers including shape recognition and counting." The online elements at NickJr.com include the Umicar Shape Race game, the UmiCar Crafting activity, the Shape Race maze, the Umi Shape Mountain poster and the Umizoomi board game.
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"To have a cool car like this, I know the kids are going to be excited about it," Gordon said in a statement. "They love Nickelodeon. My kids, that's all we DVR, that's all we watch is Nickelodeon programming . . . The kids love racing and they love the paint schemes. As a parent now, these types of moments are very special."


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There are times when things just need to be explained using a spectacular Venn diagram. I made this last night whilst sitting on a screened in porch by an outdoor fireplace when it was late. Design is a funny thing, not as funny as a Kangaroo jumping on a trampoline, but let's be honest what is as funny as that? I'll give you a little hint: nothing.
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A version of this article appears in the May/June 2008 issue of Home Energy Magazine.
May 01, 2008
Today, hand-held devices are smaller and easier to use and can be extended very easily with a wide variety of both software and hardware add-ons.
The capability now exists for auditors to inspect a home; enter data; determine (by running local calculations) what measures are needed to increase the energy efficiency of the home; create a printed paper invoice/order for the customer; and digitally capture the customer's written signature of acceptance. An order for the materials can be placed into the back-end system and the date for doing the work determined with the customer—and this entire process can be completed in a single visit. But this is old news to some of you readers. I want to share with you some of the more advanced things that can be added to a personal digital assistant (PDA) to make your time in the field even more productive. However, let's start by taking you through the minimum that you should demand when developing an audit application to run on hand-held devices. Utilities, contracting firms, energy auditors, and general home inspectors throughout the United States perform audits using hand-held devices (PDAs). The technology of automating energy audits has grown a great deal since I first started to work with PDAs in 1997, and especially during the several years that I have ...
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I have just released Shed Skin 0.0.10. besides several important bug fixes (see test 161), it contains many new error messages for unsupported features and dynamic (sub)types. this should make it much easier to try out Shed Skin and work around basic problems. please try it out and let me know about any problems/successes ^^
in other news, a Shed Skin proposal has again been accepted in this year's Summer of Code. the student will investigate memory optimizations more deeply than I have done for my thesis, and implement both a stack allocation and static preallocation technique. we expect to start discussing the topic on the shed skin mailing list in the coming weeks.
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"Khloe and the girls enjoyed a night of great food, drinks and many laughs while celebrating poolside under the stars," an onlooker told the mag. "She couldn't have looked better. She seemed very excited about everyone showing up to celebrate her upcoming wedding."
The bachelorette party reportedly enjoyed halibut, lobster bolognese, New York strip steak and a variety of desserts. They sipped on wine and champagne throughout the night.
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I was even more excited when I found out my partner was Fern Smith from Fern Smith's Classroom Ideas!
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In Attendance
- Clinton, Kenton, Dulip, Svantje, Marc, Chris, James, Alec
Quick Updates
- Question Every Month
- What have you been working on lately?
- Question of the Month
- What would *you* like to see as a future Question of the Month?
- Clinton (Pitt)
- Current work: Federated search for legacy journal titles
- Context: One journal merges with another, newly merged journal searches both journal's backissues
- Abandoning SOLR (ancient version)
- One site install, two journals; hijack journal's search handler and redirect to index search
- Hook for hijacking Request/Router?
- Hook for hijacking URL output?
- Future question: What would make the next Sprint awesome?
- Current work: Federated search for legacy journal titles
- Kenton (Ualberta)
- Current work: Active OJS 3.1 migration project. Talking with PKP about contributing developer time to integrate Objects for Review type functionality into OJS code base (instead of a plug-in). From the notes Alec took:
- A toolkit to allow the manager/editor to solicit reviews (typically of books), so that authors can submit something the journal wants.
- Additions to the OJS workflow to track review-related metadata for these submissions (e.g. what's being reviewed, who authored the original work, etc).
- Additions to the publishing front-end to present review content appropriately.
- Current work: Active OJS 3.1 migration project. Talking with PKP about contributing developer time to integrate Objects for Review type functionality into OJS code base (instead of a plug-in). From the notes Alec took:
- Future question: How do large sites plan for business continuity/disaster recovery around their OJS hosting?
- Alex (SciELO), via email
- As a quick update, we are making progress with our OJS 3 internal and external testing. We should schedule a Webinar until the end of the month to our 48 journals. I am thinking of a series of two webinars: setting up a journal + workflow. PKP School has been of great help for molding our future Webinar (so thanks for that!).
- Regarding my suggestion for Question of the Month: What are your thoughts about Preprints? Do your journals accept it? How do you think it will change peer review as we know it?
- Dulip (Heidelberg)
- Current Work : migration script for converting OMP Web2py database-tables into Django-Framework
- Minor enhancements to lens-viewer for OMP
- Question : Howto resolve security considerations on subscription module for future?
- Svantje (Berlin)
- OJS-de.net workshop last week - meeting of german OJS users and developers
- Question of the month: How can we improve the support for developers? :)
- Chris (Illinois)
- revising Illinois fork of Bootstrap theme for new UI branding
- launched a new monograph (publicized via OMP), prepping another journal
- complaining about running a dev version of OMP/OJS
Docker / Infrastructure
Report out on subgroup conversations and work.
Release Progress
- Labels for better transparency on milestones/goals: https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/labels
- OJS/OMP 3.1.1 under 10 remaining issues; on track for Q1 release
- OJS 3.2 shooting for early Q4 release; feature list to be refined as we finish 3.1.1
- Marco taking a break from day-to-day management; Alec taking care of merges in the meantime
- Translation meeting to review Pootle and other options on Monday 12th
- Reviewed last round of feedback and filed some of the highest-priority issues; see the UI/UX label in github
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[Update: Check out the official costume to see how our guesses fared.]
It's the dawn of a brand new age for DC Comics fans: Man of Steel has given audiences a modern take on Superman, and Batman is next up for some reinvention. With Batman vs. Superman, director Zack Snyder will attempt to do what no longer seems possible: bring something new to a live-action Batman.
Despite Christopher Nolan's incarnation still being fresh in everyone's mind, Snyder's apparently found a way to do it, with comic book guru Kevin Smith more than elated with the new Batman costume. We think we know what's in store for fans, but let's take a look at a few Batsuits that the filmmakers may be turning to for inspiration.
Here are 5 Batsuits We Might See in Batman vs. Superman.
Designed By: Frank Miller
The first Batsuit that has to be addressed is the one concocted by Frank Miller for his landmark "The Dark Knight Returns." Since Snyder chose to unveil that Batman and Superman would come to blows in the Man of Steel sequel - via a famous monologue pulled from Miller's story - many assumed that the film, like the comic book arc, would feature an aging and weary Batman.
Those assumptions were confirmed when Ben Affleck, 41, landed the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman. So will the costume be taking a similar inspiration? The blockier Bat-logo seen in the BvS image revealed at Comic-Con seems to suggest it...
Although Affleck is certainly not as old or worse-for-wear as Miller's Dark Knight, he does possess the size and stature required to do the bulkier look justice - provided he adds some more bulk of his own, of course. Kevin Smith's claim that the costume would be unlike any seen before in live-action makes this one possible, since it adheres to the fabric-only aesthetic of the comic books.
This basic style has since been iterated upon by artist Jim Lee, but the main differences between the two are more than skin-deep; will Affleck's Batman be an older, rougher, utilitarian crimefighter? Or will he embody the sleek, mysterious grace Lee is known for? We'll have more on that later.
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Designed By: Andy Kubert
The Geoff Johns-scribed comic event dubbed "Flashpoint" may have focused on Flash's reality-altering superspeed, but the alternate-reality version of Batman threatened to steal the show from beginning to end.
In the story, the man dubbed 'Batman' by authorities was not Bruce Wayne fighting to avenge the deaths of his mother and father, but Thomas Wayne, driven by the loss of his young son. Understandably, Thomas' antihero was an embodiment of violence and anger that Bruce never approached.
Using glowing red eyes and horned shoulders to become even more terrifying than normal, there's certainly a few cues for the Dark Knight to take for his next big screen appearance. The red eyes and firearms likely wouldn't play with most audiences, but the more utilitarian gear and intimidating style would be a welcome change.
We've made our case for the serious need to make Batman scary again, and now that DC fans have had the chance to see the Flashpoint suit on the page and in motion, we think they'd agree that burning eyes and sharpened shoulders would do the trick.
Designed By: Lee Bermejo
Written and illustrated by Lee Bermejo, the comic book Batman: Noel casts Batman into a strange re-imagining of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," and into a new leather suit. The reinforced leather outfit is not only a step closer to the fabric suits of the comic books, but genuinely distinct from anything Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy ever attempted.
Reports have already hinted that the new Batman cowl being crafted for Batman vs. Superman bore a strong resemblance to that of "Noel," so why would they stop there? Especially if bright yellow accents are deemed 'impractical.'
Sure, one might argue that leather isn't as effective at stopping bullets as full body armor; but we'd remind casual fans that Batman hasn't survived this long thanks to the clothing he chose.
Besides the fact that the suit looks fantastic, it attempts to cast off the need for a bulky armor (that means the result will bear almost no resemblance to the Batman of the comic books or animated movies). But if Snyder wants to pursue a faithful suit, we say: go even farther.
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Designed By: David Finch
Live-action Batman movies have always featured costumes that reflected the cutting-edge of body armor (or at least a fictionalized version of it) - but in today's world, mobility is just as important as toughness, and fabrics are far more advanced than ever before. If Snyder's team wants to emulate the cloth feel of the comic book while still giving an impression of cutting-edge technology, the "Batman Incorporated" suit is a well-balanced design.
In many ways, this take on the suit is one of the most faithful updates on Batman's look in recent years. With a suit - a grey suit - constructed from material not too dissimilar from Man of Steel's Kryptonian counterpart, and the return of the yellow utility belt and chest badge, it straddles the line between classic and modern like few others, while maintaining consistantcy with the Man of Steel universe.
However, it must be said that the suit owes much of its core design to a preceding look - a look we think fans are most likely to see in live-action...
Designed By: Jim Lee
Dozens of artists have made their mark on Batman over the years, but ask a serious fan, and they'll tell you that when Jim Lee touches pencil to paper on a Batman project, the results will usually be staggering. The mixture of raw power, intimidation and a 'less-is-more' mentality makes Lee's design stand above just about every other.
It's this design that we're convinced would elicit the reaction from Smith the director claimed (spontaneously bear-hugging Zack Snyder), since no previous film has stuck to a simple grey suit and slapped it on a musclebound man (or a large actor aided by a silicon muscle suit).
Enormous cape, form-fitting cowl, blunt horns, possibly even artificially-brightened eyes and the freedom to execute martial arts and gymnastics that Bruce Wayne should have mastered? This would bring something genuinely new to a live-action Dark Knight while staying truer than ever to the comic books.
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We're merely making educated guesses, but if Snyder has chosen to mimic Jim Lee's design for his new Batman, fans will have the chance to see something they have never before been shown: the Batman from comics and animation adapted completely into the real world.
What are your favorite variants on the standard armor? Are they ones you know you're not likely to see anytime soon? What do you think of our top pick?
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Batman vs. Superman will hit theaters on July 17, 2015.
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There's good news if you haven't gotten around to taking that giant stack of newspapers to the recycling center. Instead of slowly working towards a starring role in an episode of Hoarders, you can re-purpose that refuse into stylish and functional furniture.
A designer by the name of WenchuMan came up with the idea of the laYOURs, a clever play on the word 'layers' since it allows you to turn stacks of newspapers, magazines, wood, and probably even clothing into seats, stools, and tables. The functionality most certainly varies depending on what material you assemble it with, and it goes without saying that you'll need to find yourself a drill to pierce some holes for the legs to thread through. But if it ever goes on sale, you'll never need to visit Ikea again as long as your stack of empty pizza boxes doesn't run out.
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Eight days after getting hit by a rocket propelled grenade in Iraq, Josh Olson woke from a medically induced coma with his right leg gone, and felt guilty.
Guilty for the others soldiers hurt in the blast. Guilty for not completing his mission. Guilty that he'd left his squad without a leader.
"I felt like I let my guys down," Olson said.
It was even worse to find out they were getting along without him. For the first time since he enlisted in the Army at 17, Olson worried that his country didn't need him anymore. It wasn't true, but it took him some time -- starting with a revelatory performance at a target range -- to realize it.
Now Olson is the first active-duty American soldier to make the Paralympic Games. He'll head to London next month with the U.S. shooting team as a rifleman.
If not for his 2003 injury, Olson, 32, may never have discovered this talent. It renewed his physical self-worth and also allowed him to stay in the Army, as a sergeant in its Marksmanship Unit. And he is once again a leader, traveling the country recruiting wounded soldiers into the Paralympics and helping them to follow his path back to active service.
"I can't carry a rucksack through the mountains, but I can still pull a trigger, and I can take what I've learned and pass it along to other soldiers," Olson said.
Although the Paralympics have been around for decades, the U.S. military and United States Olympic Committee have only recently begun to harness competitive sports as a means to help wounded warriors heal. The movement predates the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but it took off as the first wave of broken soldiers began returning home in the early 2000s.
"These soldiers, they're tough, they're in shape, they're athletic, and they're not going to settle for a sedentary lifestyle," said John Register, a veteran of the first Gulf War and former Olympic hopeful who lost his leg in a freak hurdling injury and now runs the USOC's Paralympic Military Program. "Using sports is one mechanism to push them into a new area of excellence. That was culture shift that came out of the (Iraq and Afghanistan) wars."
The makeup of recent U.S. Paralympic teams sheds light the movement's impact. In 2004, there were seven military veterans on the roster, none of whom had been wounded at war. In 2008, there were 16 veterans and service members, including two injured in Iraq. This year, there are 13 who've made the U.S. team so far, with many more expected to qualify at track and field trials later this month. Olson is one of three combat-wounded members of the 2012 team.
But the Paralympic Games represent a small fraction of those who've benefitted from the new initiative. Hundreds of service members who aren't good enough to compete internationally continue to compete at less elite levels. Many return to active service. Some even return to combat.
"When I was injured (in 1994), I wanted to continue in active duty, but the thought back then was, 'We don't want to be promoting injured veterans. That's no way to recruit,'" Register said. "Now the model is on its head, because we know that the warrior-athletes can not only go to the Paralympic Games but they're back on the battlefield and training troops. Josh is a living testament to that. He's an instructor, a world-class shooter and he just happens to be an amputee."
Olson didn't know he was that good a shot until he began his 18-month rehabilitation at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. One of the occupational therapy events was a sporting clays exercise. An instructor helped him with the basics, and then Olson hit 49 of 50 targets. The organizer called down to the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, which develops Olympic-caliber shooters and trains soldiers, and said he found a possible candidate.
Olson doubted whether he could really do it, but that changed when he attended an inspirational speech by Register. It helped Olson see that he still had a lot to give his country.
He joined the unit in 2004, and immediately began training for the 2008 Paralympic Games. He was chosen as an alternate and did not make it to Beijing. While training for 2012, he instructed soldiers on shooting techniques and joined Register as an ambassador to the Paralympics. "I tell my story and how sports have helped me through my injury, helped me cope, and helped me concentrate more on my ability than my disability," Olson said.
He also leads a new section of the Marksmanship Unit made up of wounded active-duty soldiers, the first of its kind.
As he makes final preparations for London, Olson can't help but think of those first few despairing days after his injury. So much has changed since then. His retirement date isn't that far off, and he no longer worries whether he has served his country well.
"I've represented the United States in Kosovo, in Korea, and in Iraq as a peacekeeper and liberator, and now I'm going to wear "USA" on my back as a world class competitor," he said. "And I know that when I leave this unit and I'm not missed, then I've done my job."


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Diabetes Medication - Guides and Information
Diabetes medications are a common form of treatment for people with diabetes.
There are many different types of diabetes medicines, or anti-diabetic drugs, and this includes insulin, which has its own area within the site.
Whilst each drug is unique in the way it works to help patients with diabetes keep their condition under control, some act similarly to one other and are grouped in the same class of drugs.
The way in which they are administered can also differ, with some medicines taken orally and others injected directly into the blood.
Are diabetes drugs suitable for all diabetics?
Most diabetes drugs are designed for people with type 2 diabetes who are unable to control their blood sugar levels through strict diet and exercise alone. But some, such as metformin, are sometimes taken alongside insulin treatment for people with type 1 diabetes.
Medication guides
Explore the 18 most common medications for diabetes:
Alpha Glucosidase Inhibitors
Slows down carb digestion.
Amylin Analogues
Assists insulin in controlling post-meal glucose levels.
Prevents the production of glucose in the liver.
DPP-4 Inhibitors
Prevents incretin hormones from being destroyed.
Incretin Mimetics
Mimicks the actions of the body's incretin hormones.
Prandial Glucose Regulators
Stimulates pancreatic beta cells to produce insulin.
SGLT2 Inhibitors
Acts on the kidneys to lower blood glucose levels.
Stimulates the production of insulin by the pancreas.
Reduces the body's resistance to insulin.
Can more than one drug be taken at the same time?
Depending on individual circumstances, a GP may prescribe more than one anti-diabetic drug to help treat a patient's diabetes.
Watch the video below for more information on the types of diabetes medication available.
For much of the 20th century, insulin was the only diabetes medication. Within the last few decades, the number of diabetes medications available has risen substantially. The following are just a few examples of commonly prescribed diabetes medications:
- Insulin
- Metformin
- Actos
- Januvia
- Byetta
- Victoza
For the majority of people with type 1 diabetes, insulin is the only diabetes medication they will need to take. For people with type 2 diabetes there is a significant range of medications available. Not all people with type 2 diabetes need to take medication however.
People with type 1 diabetes will need to take regular injections of insulin, or have insulin delivered through an insulin pump. Depending on their individual circumstances, people with type 2 diabetes may not need to take medication or they may need to take one or more anti-diabetic drugs.
Each diabetes medication will have some side effects. Insulin and tablets called sulfonylureas can cause blood sugar levels to drop too low. Your doctor should ensure you are aware of how to deal with low blood sugar levels.
Tablets may commonly include side effects such as nausea or abdominal discomfort. These side effects often subside after a few weeks but consult your doctor if they are persistent. Check the patient information leaflet that comes with your medication for a complete list or possible side effects.
You should report any side effects that are not listed in the patient information leaflet to your doctor. In the case of type 1 diabetes this is likely unless research finds an alternative treatment. It is not so uncommon for people with type 2 diabetes to come off medication. This is particularly a possibility for people who have successfully lost a lot of weight.
What are the side effects of anti-diabetic medicines?
As with any type of medication, blood glucose-lowering drugs can have a number of side effects. These potentially harmful effects are listed in the patient information leaflet that accompanies the medication, so make sure you check this before starting your drug treatment.
You may not experience any of the adverse effects listed, but if you do, consult your doctor and/or diabetes care team as they may be able to suggest another suitable medication for your condition. They will also be help with any questions or concerns you have regarding your medicine.
Important information
- Make sure you're prescribed diabetes medication is safe to take with your other medicines.
- Before starting your course, read the manufacturer's printed information leaflet from inside the pack.
- Stick to the drug dosage prescribed by your doctor. If you think you've taken an overdose of this medicine, get yourself to A&E department of your local hospital as quick as you can, and remember to take the container with you.
- Never give your medication to other people, even if their condition appears to be the same as yours.
- Take any out-of-date or unwanted medicines to your local pharmacy for disposal.
*Disclaimer: This article on diabetes medication is for information only.


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Computer mishap delays space station supply ship
Rendezvous delayed at least 2 days
A computer problem has put off the arrival of a private company's new cargo ship at the International Space Station.
Orbital Sciences Corp. said its Cygnus capsule will not pull up at the space station as planned Sunday morning. The Virginia-based company said the two orbiting vessels established direct contact early Sunday, but the Cygnus rejected some data, which interrupted the entire rendezvous.
Orbital Sciences said it is working on a software repair, but it will be at least two more days until another approach is attempted.
This is the maiden voyage of the Cygnus, which rocketed away from Virginia on Wednesday. It's carrying 1,300 pounds of food and clothes. If necessary, it could keep orbiting the world for weeks, even months, before pulling up at the orbiting lab.


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by Richard C. S. "Doc" Kinne <email@example.com>
When I learned that my personal hero, Professor Stephen W. Hawking, had sat in the center seat of USS Enterprise and looked around from that vantage point, I was jealous. I'm not as jealous any more, now that I've done the same thing - virtually - thanks to Simon & Schuster Interactive's first virtual reality offering, Star Trek: The Next Generation Interactive Technical Manual.
The Interactive Technical Manual was a hotly anticipated product for several reasons. First, now that the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation has ended, this CD becomes the definitive reference for the series. Second, this CD debuts Apple's QuickTime VR technology. QuickTime VR extends the animation functions of QuickTime with the awareness of spatial relationships needed for virtual reality programming.
I waited with bated breath for this CD-ROM and - when I opened the package - my heart was pounding because I feared I'd hyped the product in my own mind so much that I'd be disappointed when trying it. I wasn't disappointed!
Installation of the program is simple. You copy QuickTime 2.0 from the CD to your Extensions folder and then copy one of two software folders to your hard disk, depending on how much disk space you wish to devote to the program. Once that's done, you double-click the Interactive Technical Manual icon to run the program. Simon & Schuster provided both 68K and PowerPC versions of the software; the version you don't use needn't be copied from the CD, or you can keep both on a hard disk that travels between computers.
When you launch the software, the "LCARS" computer system from Star Trek's USS Enterprise appears to take over your Macintosh. The futuristic user interface even includes the computer's voice as portrayed by Majel Barrett (Gene Roddenberry's wife). You can go on a guided tour of Enterprise or go off on your own to explore the ship. You can also use an alphabetical index to jump right to information you're interested in, from warp propulsion system theory to the personal files of Lieutenant Commander Geordi LaForge. After you find something of interest, the LCARS interface makes it easy to access related areas.
Jonathan Frakes, in his TV persona of Commander Riker, narrates the guided tour of Enterprise. Riker takes you through such areas as the exterior of Enterprise, the Bridge, the Captain's Ready Room, Ten Forward (the ship's laid-back tavern), Sickbay, Engineering, and the Holodeck (a 24th century form of virtual reality). Upon entering each area, Riker describes the area and explains its purpose on the ship. During the commentary, the point-of-view pans the entire area in question so you see everything. You can wander around and explore every area of the tour at any time.
What makes all of this work is Apple's (as yet unreleased to the public) QuickTime VR technology. QuickTime VR is based on QuickTime 2.0, but includes important additional capabilities. Rather than just offer video sequences, QuickTime VR incorporates spatial information about each locale and what surrounds it. As a result, the user can pan through two 360 degree axes (horizontal and vertical), and can move around the "floor," providing a view of any corner of each room. With this technology you can walk yourself from the main turbolift door on the bridge, across the back railing where the Security and Tactical station is, down the starboard ramp (turning your head to take a look at the Enterprise dedication plaque as you pass by it), to the Captain's chair where you can look around to the chairs to either side, look up to the transparent dome above or down to the instrument panels located on the arms of your command chair. Software such as Virtus Walkthrough has offered such capabilities for mathematically rendered environments, but didn't provide a way of incorporating a real location into the tour.
As you walk about Enterprise you can examine individual objects like the dedication plaque mentioned above. When you do so, text appears describing the object in question, and the computer offers a spoken summary. With some objects and rooms you can to punch up production notes that tell you "behind the scenes facts" about them. (Do you know after whom Captain Picard's pet fish is named?)
QuickTime VR enables you to handle certain objects by grabbing them with the mouse and rotating them in three dimensions. In the case of a medical tricorder, the simulation is so good that lights and dials continue to blink while you manipulate the object! Also visually impressive is a user-controllable exterior view, in which the USS Enterprise, a large Starbase, and a planet appear. Apple's QuickTime specialists believe this feature will be especially useful in museum catalog CDs. Such products will allow museum virtual visitors not only to walk from room to room viewing the exhibits, but also to pick up sculptures and other artifacts for closer examination from any angle, a luxury most museums don't dare offer.
What kind of resources does a program like this take? The Interactive Manual requires at least 8 MB of memory and about 1.5 MB of hard disk space all told. (You can copy less to your hard disk, but the program's responsiveness will suffer.) The native PowerPC version requires comparable resources. Testing on both a Power Mac 6100 and a Quadra 660AV showed good performance in both environments, though some canned video sequences (from Commander Riker's tour) jumped a bit on a Quadra 610 that was also handling some background tasks (not surprising). The virtual reality pans were good on all of the tested systems, as was the ability to handle objects and rotate them to view all sides. If you don't have 8 MB to play around with the program will run in as little as 5 MB, but the virtual reality features may be unavailable.
So what's the final word for the Star Trek: The Next Generation Interactive Technical Manual? Easy. If you are a Mac-owning Star Trek fan with 8 MB of memory and a CD-ROM drive, or you know such a person, then I've solved your Christmas gift-giving problems this year. This CD is simply a must have! The subject matter is elegantly handled, the user interface is well thought out and totally in character, and with over 630 MB of raw data they've included nearly everything that could be included. My only complaint is that I wanted the CD-ROM drive to access information faster than it was designed to.
Even if you're not a Star Trek fan this CD-ROM is worth seeing just to view the incredible potential offered by the QuickTime VR technology. If Apple plays its cards right this technology could take the educational and architectural markets by storm. Imagine being an automotive student and viewing car engine parts from all sides simply by dragging your mouse. The real estate industry could likewise be transformed. As you walk through Enterprise imagine being able to do the same thing with the design of your new house before you lay the foundation! Apple did QuickTime VR right.
The Star Trek: The Next Generation Interactive Technical Manual is published by Simon & Schuster Interactive and is available now; the street price is about $40. Rush right out; you won't regret it! And now, if everyone will excuse me, I'm going to take a walk down to Main Engineering. Mr. LaForge promised me a lesson in warp field dynamics.
[Doc's gushing seemed a bit excessive until I saw the CD last night. I've known for a while what QuickTime VR can do, but seeing is believing. This thing screams. -Mark]
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 57 diseños de 7 diseñadores freelance.
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We teach people how to invest in real estate. Our clients and members are seeking additional income and money making education.
New and experienced real estate investors.
We require a header for an offline newsletter.
It does not need a border, so can be open, but designs with a border will be considered. The header will be on the top of an 8.5 x 11 newsletter, so can be up to 8.5 inches wide, and up to 2 inches tall.
It may also be used as a letterhead or flyer in the future.
Our logo is red and black, a design using or complementing those colors is required. It MUST be used in black and white too. It can have more than 2 colors, but isn't needed.
The logo, "Real Estate Investor Online" must be included, but we do not require it to be on the left, right, or center. We are open to the artists thoughts and ideas.
Include ".com" after the logo, it does not have to be as large as the font in the logo, just recognizable.
Our site is a website for investors. This is for our VIP members. We would like the graphics to indicate this is the "offline" version of Real Estate Investor Online if possible.
Thoughts I had were a hand written "x" put through "online", and "offline" written in a graffiti or chalk style font, indicating the difference to the website. Another was a ribbon or red carpet leading to a door that said "V.I.P." on it, indicating special clients, or something.
This is for special clients and should make them feel special!
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For successful formation of new blood vessels, endothelial cells in an existing blood vessel must degrade the surrounding basement membrane. Upon activation by angiogenic stimuli, endothelial cells produce various matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs)–proteolytic enzymes that cleave the protein backbone of the basement membrane and surrounding extracellular matrix in order to facilitate cellular migration into the extracellular space.1
The matrix invasion assay is used to measure the ability of cells to degrade the basement membrane. Although it was originally developed to measure the invasive capability of tumor cells, it has been adapted for various cell types. This assay employs a modified Boyden chamber in which endothelial cells are placed in an upper compartment of a cell culture insert that contains a cell permeable membrane coated with a basement membrane extract. This extract occludes the pores of the membrane and prevents cell migration. Then a solution containing the test agent is placed below the cell permeable membrane. Following an incubation period (4–48 hours), the cells that have degraded the matrix and migrated through the membrane are stained and counted.
Variables affecting this assay that must be optimized by the investigator include cell type, cell seeding density, type and thickness of matrix barrier, incubation time, and type of angiogenic factor being tested. This assay has the advantage of being quantitative, flexible, and rapid. However, it can be difficult setting up the assay chamber. Commercially available cell culture inserts have alleviated this burden.
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text: It's bad enough 10 seed Iowa State gets to play at home, but Iowa City market station KCRG-Cedar Rapids just had to play the stereotype card, didn't they? (Not to mention Green Bay dropped the UW part of their name some time ago.) We can only imagine what they called the Hawkeyes' first round opponent, California.