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OTTAWA, Ohio (AP) -- Two teenage brothers who had been reported missing were found dead after authorities were directed to their bodies by a third teen, who remained in police custody and was to appear in court Friday on a grand theft auto charge, officials said.
The three teens -- 14-year-old Blaine Romes, 17-year-old Blake Romes and 17-year-old Michael Fay -- lived together with their mothers inside a trailer home in Ottawa in northwest Ohio, neighbors said.
The teens had been the subject of an Amber Alert issued Thursday morning after a relative returned to the home and found a crime scene, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said. A car also was reported missing from the trailer park.
Fay was taken into custody Thursday afternoon at a gas station in Columbus, about 115 miles away, after stopping to ask for directions, authorities said. He was driving the missing car, police said.
He was due in juvenile court Friday afternoon on a warrant for grand theft of a motor vehicle. He hadn't been charged with anything else. He couldn't be reached for comment because he was in custody.
Fay told officers that the Romes brothers were dead and gave the location of their bodies, according to the sheriff's office, which released few details about the case.
Putnam County Sheriff Mike Chandler said the bodies were found in different locations. He declined to give additional information on what happened, saying he was limited because those involved are juveniles.
Chandler said authorities were waiting for autopsies to be completed to determine the causes of the boys' deaths, which could come as soon as Friday.
Neighbors at the trailer park say the women who lived there both worked overnight shifts. Brad Bailey, who lives across the street, said he saw the women outside pacing back and forth for much of the day after the boys were reported missing Thursday. He said he had seen all three boys laughing and joking together in the past.
Classmates and friends mourned the brothers as news of their deaths spread through Ottawa, a village of 4,500 people south of Toledo.
The younger brother, Blaine, was supposed to join his classmates early Thursday on an eighth-grade class trip to Washington.
Kevin Brinkman, superintendent of Ottawa-Glandorf Schools, said the trip went ahead as scheduled. He said a steady stream of students had been meeting with counselors at the two schools the boys attended.
Blaine was on the basketball and track teams, Brinkman said.
Blake was a junior at Ottawa-Glandorf High School, where he was involved in track and choir, principal Jayson Selgo said Friday. The school has about 530 students, and word of his death traveled fast in the community.
"He was very well respected and liked by the students and faculty, as well. A very friendly kid," Selgo said.
Selgo said counselors were made available in the district for students and staff who might need help coping with the news.
"I think everyone is trying to get through this difficult time in their own way," he said.
The school posted a notice on its website Friday saying "our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Blake and Blaine."
Selgo said Fay did not attend the high school.
The trailer park, surrounded by farm fields on the edge of the village, has a mix of well-kept trailers with neatly trimmed yards and other lots that are overgrown. The trailer where the families live has weeds growing in the flower bed, broken blinds and an autographed football in the window. In the back, there's a motorcycle parked in a shed and a smashed barbecue grill lid and other discarded items on the ground.
Angela Weber, who moved in next door to the family two months ago, said it's a peaceful community.
"We live in a small town for a reason," she said.
Associated Press writers Ann Sanner and Mitch Stacy in Columbus contributed to this report.


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DOVER — A Strafford County Superior Court judge is ordering the state to change its new voter registration form before the November election.
Judge John Lewis on Monday sided with advocacy groups who argued the state's new voter registration law would block out-of-state students from voting in New Hampshire. He ordered the state to issue new forms removing the part that required new voters to declare themselves subject to all laws that apply to residents, including auto registration and licensing laws.
The law was challenged by the League of Women Voters of New Hampshire and four college students represented by the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union.
Republican House Speaker Bill O'Brien criticized the ruling, saying it shifts power to out-of-staters who vote in New Hampshire because it's a battleground state.
In a statement released late Monday afternoon, O'Brien characterized the ruling as "judicial activism of the worst sort," and raised the specter of the decision being appealed to the state Supreme Court.
"When individuals find themselves in New Hampshire and know they will leave, they should not vote here," O'Brien said. "Whether it is because they finish a temporary work project, a vacation, or graduate from school, they are neither domiciled in New Hampshire, nor a resident here. Merely being in New Hampshire does not give a person a right to vote."
Under state law, voters aren't required to be permanent residents of New Hampshire to cast ballots here. Anyone who maintains a "domicile" in the state is eligible to vote in New Hampshire, including college students.
Republican lawmakers passed a bill this year that added new wording to the voter registration form, which required voters to sign a statement declaring they are subject to all state laws, including "laws requiring a driver to register a motor vehicle and apply for a New Hampshire driver's license within 60 days of becoming a resident."
When he vetoed the bill in June, Lynch argued the new paragraph would lead to confusion about the difference between maintaining a "domicile" and being a New Hampshire resident, potentially disenfranchising eligible voters.
"As you know the governor vetoed this bill ... because he felt it didn't ensure a person's constitutional right to vote, and clearly the judge agreed," a spokesman for Lynch said Monday evening.
Two University of New Hampshire students who plan to vote in the November election and students attending Keene State College and Southern New Hampshire University were among the plaintiffs who challenged the new registration law in court. The registration form is indeed confusing, they argued, because it appears to make the right to vote conditional upon agreeing to take on the financial burdens associated with being a resident.
The state was represented during the court proceedings by Associate Attorney General Richard Head, who contended the voter registration law does not affect anyone's ability to register to vote in New Hampshire. The new paragraph informs registrants they are subject to residency laws, but it does not explicitly identify them as residents, Head argued.
Lewis disagreed. In an eight-page ruling, he called the new paragraph an "inaccurate and confusing expression of the law."
"The paragraph does not say that prospective voters may be subject to residency laws by declaring a New Hampshire domicile, but says, with important inaccuracy, that in doing so they all are," Lewis wrote. "The paragraph states that, in taking steps to declare domicile here, a voter becomes 'subject to,' or comes to need to deal with the requirements of, residency laws."
Lewis concluded that the new wording "does not pass constitutional muster," and the plaintiffs have demonstrated it has the effect of substantially or severely burdening non-residents attempting to exercise their voting rights in the state.
Lewis granted a preliminary injunction against the new voter registration law, a move that will block the use of the new registration forms during the Nov. 6 election, barring an appeal to the N.H. Supreme Court.
It's unclear how the matter will be resolved after the election, if Monday's ruling is allowed to stand. NHCLU Executive Director Claire Ebel said the defendant — Secretary of State Bill Gardner, represented by the attorney general — has legal options that include asking Lewis to reconsider his ruling or asking the Supreme Court to overrule the preliminary injunction.
A call placed to the attorney general's office late Monday afternoon was not returned. Deputy Secretary of State David Scanlan declined to comment on whether an appeal is being considered.
"I don't know that I'm prepared to say that at this point," Scanlan said Monday, "but I think that there's more that needs to be said on it."
As a result of the ruling, Scanlan said staffers are searching through the state's inventory of voter registration forms to locate any left over from before Aug. 26, when the new law took effect.
"I think we do have some of those registration forms in our supply," he said. "We don't have enough to cover the entire state, so we are going to have to do some additional printing."
The state printed between 50,000 and 100,000 of the new registration forms to prepare for the 2012 election, at a cost of between $1,000 and $1,500, Scanlan said. The distribution costs associated with using the new forms would bring the state's overall financial loss to between $2,000 and $3,000, he said.
"What is important I think is that the law that is on the books reflects the reality of student voters, and students have had the opportunity to choose where they want to vote, and that is either from the town that they came from before they went to college or in the community that they're living in while they're going to school," Scanlan said. "But it's the belief of this office that there are responsibilities that go along with voting, and where voters choose to claim their domicile, and that those voters should be willing to accept those responsibilities."
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mentres que o CJC-1295 peptide falls under the category of a hormone just like testosterone, it's a bit different:
It's a peptide hormone, not a steroid hormone.
con todo, it's what is known as a Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone (GHRH), and is commonly used for boosting performance in the gym.
There are many names for this particular substance, and therefore confusion abounds.
Understanding what these names mean and how they came into being before going into detail about this is the first step.
When looking for this compound, you'll notice there is CJC-1295 mixed with a Drug Affinity Complex (DAC).
You'll also notice CJC-1295 without DAC, which is also known as Mod GRF 1-29.
What is the difference? How are these substances different from human growth hormone (HGH)? What are the benefits and risks of using them?
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o CJC-1295 peptide is a synthetic compound that was created for the purpose of increasing protein synthesis and muscle tissue growth.
It is also held to improve recovery times, help cut body fat, and bolster the immune system.
But what is CJC-1295 DAC? At it's most basic definition, it is a derivative of GHRH.
This quick breakdown will help clear up some confusion.
This might be complicated, but it's an important fact to note:
CJC-1295 without DAC is still commonly referred to as CJC-1295, but it isn't—it's actually Mod GRF, an injectable peptide that works in the same way as GHRHs.
CJC-1295 is synonymous with CJC-1295 with DAC, and Mod GRF 1-29 is synonymous with CJC-1295 without DAC.
The community of performance enhancing drug users and researchers interested in this area can also become baffled by these terms as researchers use different names.
Some vendors name their products by all these names for easier identification, but many use one name or the other, adding to the jumble.
The original name is thought to be tetra substituted GRF (1-29). The second iteration of this compound was a modification on the first, so Modified GRF 1-29 was coined.
A researcher named DatBtrue first used the word Mod GRF 1-29, shortening it more. This name's ease of use caused many to adopt it, and it became widely popular.
CJC-1295 without DAC is the most commonly used name today. The readers have to be knowledgeable that this is the same product as Mod GRF 1-29 even though it is described in different terms.
So what is this GRF?
en realidade, GRF denotes growth hormone releasing factor. We all know growth hormone (HGH) is the hormone important for the growth and development of our body. This is a derivative which increases the release of this HGH or human growth hormone which is a peptide hormone.
xeralmente, in the human body, the growth hormone is released due to stimulation by growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH), which is also a peptide hormone secreted by the hypothalamus in the brain.
When GHRH is modified to be given exogenously or from the outside of the body, it is known as Growth hormone Releasing Factor or GRF 1-29.
Ready for more names?
This will help clear up the CJC-1295 vs. Sermorelin question.
basicamente, referring to the breakdown at the beginning of this section, Sermorelin is first generation GHRH derivative and CJC-1295 is third generation GHRH derivative.
GRF 1-29 is also known as Sermorelin, which is a trade name for this product. Mod GRF 1-29 (CJC-1295 without DAC) is derived from Sermorelin/GRF 1-29.
CJC-1295 with DAC is derived from Mod GRF 1-29/CJC-1295 without DAC.
Sermorelin or GRF 1-29 can be considered a first generation derivative of GHRH.
When this product is further modified, we get Mod GRF 1-29. polo tanto, this compound, also referred to as CJC-1295 without DAC, can be considered a second generation derivative of GHRH.
There is a third generation derivative as well. It is called CJC-1295 with DAC, standing for Drug Affinity Complex. This DAC is actually a modification to the peptide chain so that the affinity and half life of the drug are increased.
As it is a commonly known derivative. In case it is still not clear, it bears repeating: many people name the second generation drug CJC-1295 without DAC. This name is the one commonly being used today.
With a basic idea about what these names mean, let us take a look at the constitution and mechanisms of these products.
Como mencionado anteriormente, the GHRH and its derivatives are peptide hormones. Peptides are actually protein based hormones.
All these derivatives have a similar, more enhanced action of the GHRH produced endogenously or by the body.
Mod GRF 1-29 was first discovered in Canada and mentioned in the medical literature in 2005.
The protein or the peptide chain of this hormone has 29 aminoácidos. It is important to know the structure of this substance to fully understand how it functions in stimulating the receptors in the anterior pituitary gland to release growth hormone.
The neuro endocrine system employs short polymers of amino acids called peptides as hormones, hormone-releasing factors, neuro-modulators, and neurotransmitters.
By placing the amino acids in a precise location in a three dimensional structure, proteins can perform complex catalytic and physical tasks.
In order to do so, the polypeptide chains are arranged in a strong and efficient chemical formation.
There are four orders of protein structure.
In peptide hormones, the placement of amino acids and peptide chains is important because when binding to receptors, tiny modifications in the structure can lead to a difference in function.
When slightly modified, the same hormone can have either greater affinity or weaker affinity depending on the protein shape or the structure.
The Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone (GHRH) is naturally secreted by the arcuate nucleus in the hypothalamus of the brain.
ten 44 aminoácidos. con todo, researchers have discovered that only the first 29 amino acids are important in executing the function of GHRH as equally effectively as the 44 amino acid structure.
The scientists then formulated GRF 1-29 which contains only these 29 aminoácidos.
con todo, many studies have discovered that this derivative lasts for only a short time with a half life of about 5 actas.
xeralmente, the pituitary receptors need more prolonged stimulation for it to release an adequate amount of growth hormone for peak function. It was reported that at least 30 minutes was required for the full release of the human growth hormone.
This required a more potent derivative which is resistant to breakdown by enzymes. It led to the discovery of Mod GRF 1-29 which was developed alongside many other derivatives and had the most promising results.
The modification included replacement of amino acids at 2, 8, 15 e 27 sites. This resulted in a prolonged half life of minimum 30 actas. Just to reiterate for clarity, Mod GRF 1-29 is what is referred to when people use the term CJC-1295 without DAC.
So that clarified the differences between HGH, GRF 1-29, and CJC-1295 without DAC.
So what's the difference between CJC-1295 without DAC (Mod GRF 1-29) and CJC-1295 in terms of their function?
The biggest is injection frequency.
While CJC-1295 creates a series of small Growth Hormone pulses from the pituitary gland, Mod GRF creates larger pulses.
This means CJC-1295 requires less injections to see results, while Mod GRF requires more frequent injections.
It also means that CJC-1295 with DAC has a longer half-life and its concentrations in the blood remains more steady.
Modified GRF 1-29 is very different to anabolic steroids.
As explained above, CJC-1295 without DAC stimulates the pituitary gland to release human growth hormone. This growth hormone is synthesized naturally from the body and not administered exogenously. It is released in a pulsatile manner and not continuously.
As the end product which causes the effects is human growth hormone, CJC-1295 without DAC can be considered a human growth hormone product.
Bodybuilders often regard the Mod GRF 1-29 cycles the same way they regard exogenous human growth hormone cycles. como mencionado, these type of cycles are very much different from the anabolic steroid cycles, and they need specialized care.
In anabolic steroid cycles, we encounter terms such as "beginner cycles" ou "advanced cycles". con todo, there are no such cycles in Mod GRF 1-29 cycles because it is a natural hormone already in the body.
There are so many uses to CJC-1295 without DAC with guides for scheduling and dosing frequency according to each specific need. There are mainly three applications that many people use Mod GRF 1-29 cycles for.
CJC-1295 without DAC is a new drug on the market. polo tanto, not many legal restrictions are applied to it as of yet.
If you're looking to buy CJC-1295, you won't have much trouble.
As a research chemical that is not regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, it can be purchased without a prescription.
Since this peptide is easy to manufacture, it can be found in the open market with no legal problems in most countries.
con todo, it is sold as a substance to be used for research purposes. polo tanto, users will only find it in research grade vials an in the form of freeze dried powder.
The product will need to be reconstituted using sterile water.
CJC-1295 without DAC is available as a research product in countries like the UK, Canadá, and United States.
As this is a product still under research, there are no medically sanctioned optimal doses, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacokinetics of the drug.
Although there are no legal restrictions, this drug has not yet been legally cleared for human use.
Peptide Sciences is a common site for such compounds that lie within the fuzzy area of unregulated substances.
Here's the thing though:
While companies selling research chemicals are generally more reliable than those selling illegal anabolics (since they don't have as much reason to counterfeit), you still never know what you're getting.
Ademáis, these products are sold for research use only, which means using them for bodybuilding is illegal in many jurisdictions.
While purchasing them is not illegal if you claim to be using them for research purposes, this can be hard to prove.
When purchased from Peptide Sciences, CJC-1295 costs $52.50 para 5 mg.
The products can vary according to the chemical companies, and usually Mod GRF 1-29 cost is around $22 – $45 para un 2 mg vial.
This price will range depending on where you purchase from—Transformix Peptides sells 2 mg for around the same price.
En xeral, expect to pay at least $50 for this product.
o CJC-1295 with DAC dosage recommendation is around 2 mg twice a week, along with a daily Growth Hormone Releasing Peptide (GHRP).
What about Mod GRF (CJC-1295 without DAC)?
This compound is held to require injections of around 100 mcg 200 mcg one to three times per day.
This CJC-1295 without DAC and much other growth hormone releasing peptide products are still under research and quite new to the market.
Since there are ongoing clinical trials and not enough time for their completion, currently there is no clinical data regarding dosing and schedules accurately. Although there are common protocols regarding dosing schedules online, these have not been validated by proper clinical trials and solid evidence.
Many growth hormones releasing peptides are still under research, but this has not prevented the performance enhancing community from taking these drugs.
bodybuilders, atletas, and interested users take these drugs to improve their performance even though robust data is lacking.
Given their overlapping effects on the body (in regards to the release of Human Growth Hormone), combining GHRHs like CJC-1295 with GHRPs, such as Ipamorelin, is commonplace.
GHRPs are often referred to as Ghrelin mimetics, baseado no "hormona da fame" Ghrelin which is also a peptide involved in signal transmission.
The main function of Mod GRF 1-29 is to act on the receptors of the anterior pituitary gland and signal the increased release of human growth hormone and its production.
xeralmente, growth hormone is released in a pulsatile manner. These derivatives can cause massive pulses. The effects will be similar to what is seen by administering growth hormone over the long term.
con todo, there is one drawback.
The amount of time this endogenous growth hormone stays in the circulation is relatively less than synthetic growth hormone. polo tanto, in order to maintain peak blood levels, several administrations of Mod GRF 1-29 are needed throughout the day.
When CJC-1295 without DAC/Mod GRF 1-29 is combined with a Ghrelin mimetic, which is also called GHRP or Growth Hormone Releasing Hexapeptide, the human growth hormone pulses from the anterior pituitary will be much higher and sustained than using Mod GRF 1-29 só.
Some of these Ghrelin mimetics include Hexarelin, Ipamorelin, GHRP-2, and GHRP-6. polo tanto, GHRH derivatives and GHRP are often combined to allow a synergistic effect, amplifying the release of growth hormone from the anterior pituitary.
One of the most common combinations is CJC-1295 + Ipamorelin.
By combining these compounds, you're creating a very anabolic internal environment that is held to pave the way for increased muscle development.
Combining Mod GRF 1-29 with a ghrelin derivative will result in improved function of Mod GRF 1-29.
The derivatives such as GHRP-6 or Ipamorelin have many mechanisms of actions to carry out this function. They can directly stimulate the pituitary gland and aid in releasing human growth hormone along with CJC-1295 without DAC or Mod GRF 1-29.
They can also inhibit the somatostatin hormone which is an obstacle to the release of growth hormone from the pituitary gland. Therefore GHRP or Ghrelin mimetics can potentiate the pulsatile release of human growth hormone by its synergistic action.
According to a 1994 estudo, if 100 mcg of growth hormone releasing hormone products are taken, there will be a release of 25 ng /ml of human growth hormone.
con todo, if this was combined with GHRP or Ghrelin mimetics, the pulse of human growth hormone could be as much as 130 ng /ml.
Although not common, you also need to consider CJC-1295 DAC side effects.
Like anabolic steroids, performance enhancement comes at a price.
Some of these adverse effects are:
These might not seem as extreme as steroids, but they can still be unpleasant.
Ademáis, one of the biggest dangers of ordering online is not knowing exactly how pure your product is, so you really never know how your body is going to react.
Non importa que CJC-1295 with DAC reviews might say, or what its benefits are for performance enhancement, there's always a natural solution.
Neste caso, we're going to look at HGH-X2—a supplement that acts naturally on your pituitary gland to release HGH into your bloodstream.
With a boost in this anabolic hormone, you'll see plenty of great results.
What kind of results?
ben, pretty much the same as those obtained from CJC-1295:
crecemento muscular aumentada, protein production, and body fat use.
The main takeaway is this: you don't need synthetic products to excel in the gym.
In combination with willpower, a proper diet, and reliable supplements, you can get amazing results.
And this isn't all talk:
You're guaranteed to see results within 30 días, and that's not just a fable.
"My weight was 97 kg," said one customer. "I used HGH-X2 for 45 days with a good food program and now I am 90 kg with pure muscle."
But don't take it from us: check out the other feedback of this great product.
o CJC-1295 peptide brings results, but great results can also be obtained from natural products.
We all want fast results in the gym.
Desafortunadamente, this desire sometimes clouds the importance of their quality.
Using HGH-X2 and similar products, you can get quality gains that last using completely natural ingredients.CJC-1295 BenefitsCJC-1295 DacCJC-1295 DosageCJC-1295 PeptideCJC-1295 ResultsCJC-1295 ReviewsCJC-1295 Side EffectsCJC-1295 Without DacGhrhGHRP-6 PeptideHormona do Crecemento Releasing HexapeptideGrowth hormona Releasing hormonaHGH PeptidesPeg mgf PeptideSermorelin Ghrp2


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ALFRED — The Friends of Alfred Shaker Museum (FASM) is now holding its third consecutive annual essay contest for public, private, and home-schooled students in 7th through 10th grades.
Students will be judged in two divisions: the lower two grades and the upper two grades. FASM offers two $125 first prizes and two $75 second prizes in each group.
In the meantime, the organization also is seeking four businesses, organizations, or individuals who are willing to match one of the four prizes, thus doubling the offerings. Anyone interested in encouraging young people's writing and local Shaker history by matching an award, please contact Mary Lee Dunn Maguire at 324-7088 or email@example.com.
Students are asked to choose a topic from those designated by FASM that deal with Alfred's Shakers and to write original non-fiction research papers of 1,000 to 1,200 words to submit by March 1 at midnight via the organization's website at www.alfredshakermuseum.com. The contest rules and list of topics are posted on the website.
Alfred Carlson and Elizabeth DeWolfe, both of Alfred, and Harland Eastman, of Springvale, are the contest judges. Carlson is a former corporate public relations executive; DeWolfe is a faculty member at the University of New England; and Eastman is a well-known local historian and publisher of historical works. The same panel also judged last year's entries.
Entries will be judged on originality, creativity, adherence to instructions, organization, spelling, and grammar.
Winners will be announced in early April, and the awards will be presented in a public ceremony when the museum's season begins in the spring. All entries become the property of FASM and will be archived at the museum; FASM also reserves the right to publish the student essays in future.
To facilitate quality research, FASM invites essayists to use its library of Shaker materials. However, since the museum is now closed for the season, students have to make an appointment to consult its holdings by contacting Maguire as above or Elizabeth Morrison at 324-7650 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
The contest is managed by FASM's education committee, which is comprised of Morrison, Urilla Cheverie, and Maguire.


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As soon as I enter a grocery store, I'm pulled like a magnet to the cheese section. Each week, my eyes scan the mountains of cheese to find the right one to satisfy my hankering, whether it's for something dry and crumbly or most recently, for a soft and runny cheese like this Fromi Brebirousse d' Argental. As soon as I saw this washed-rind sheep's milk cheese from France, it was love at first sight, or rather first whiff. Mostly, it was because it reminded me of my all-time favorite cheese, Epoisses, with its bright orange rind and oozing interior.
Keep reading for my tasting notes.
The thick, moldy rind cracked as I unwrapped the cheese, exposing its creamy white interior. Disliking wasted cheese more than anything, I scraped the runny bits from the package and proceeded to slather them like butter atop two sour baguette slices, handing one to YumSugar assistant editor Nicole Perry. We marveled at the unique texture of Brebirousse. Nicole likened it to macaroni and cheese, and we decided its texture is like a cross between condensed milk and Velveeta cheese. Reminiscent of modern, manufactured dairy goods, the bits of Brebirousse are slow to melt and dissolve on the palate.
In terms of flavor, this cheese is ripe, but not quite as pungent as fermented cabbage, despite having a potent barnyard quality. While it starts smooth both in texture and flavor, its flavor blooms and becomes bitter and grassy as the cheese coats the tongue. Acidic fruits like apples tend to amplify the funky flavors of the cheese in an off-putting way, so it's best paired with a starchy baguette, which adds sweetness. Because Brebirousse is an outspoken cheese and temperamental with flavor pairings, avoid eating this cheese on a mixed cheese plate. Instead, cut the beautiful square mold in half, and serve the triangle slab with fresh bread.


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Could This Be the Cure For Acne?
Could a Virus Kill Off Acne For Good?
It's said that two wrongs don't make a right, but a new study found that one virus could possibly wipe out the bacteria that causes acne. That's a win-win situation. This week the online journal mBio released research that isolated P. acnes bacteriophages from the noses of 11 volunteers. This virus has the potential to kill the breakout-causing bacteria P. acnes.
"Phages are programmed to target and kill specific bacteria, so P. acnes phages will attack only P. acnes bacteria but not others," lead study author Laura Merinelli told Medical Daily. "This trait suggests that they offer strong potential for targeted therapeutic use."
This discovery comes at a time when P. acnes is becoming immune to certain lab-made antibiotics. Even better, phages already exist on the human body naturally. Soon you could pick up a phage-filled cream that will treat zits without side effects. Researchers are also working with an enzyme, endolysin, within the phages that could eat away the cell wall of P. acnes bacteria in minutes. Now that is truly zit-blasting technology. (We'll take a lifetime supply, please.)


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Thu, 05 Feb 2015 05:56:15 GMT
Crew UI do-over
Tags:ping unity gamedev
Threw out the old +/- crewmember transfer UI, and am going to go back to my original plan of having actual crewmans (well just cubes because art is hard) walk around an actual sub (well again, cube-like layout because art). New build is up.
"Sub" shape from SketchUp (export with two walls!), crewman square click-to-go script currently disabled for debugging. It worked on-screen but doesn't work anymore now that it's in the reference frame of the sub. That's next.
I have great ideas for the sub interior now that it's 3D. I can do lighting, and light up segments based on status and crewed status. I can have them run forward when crash diving. I can have compartments go dark/dim when damaged, and turn red for nighttime lighting. Maybe add a trail or swaying motion when under weigh. :) Anyway, lots of work to do just to get the little dudes walking around. Next!
Thu, 21 Aug 2014 06:48:44 GMT
Torpedo compartment now functional.
Tags:gamedev unity ping
Reloading, 4 tubes, all that jazz. I intentionally overcomplicated it so that the compartments are easy to redefine so that if I ever get to the point where you can upgrade (or downgrade) boats, it should be possible to reset torpedo configuration easily.
Not that the rest of the game supports that at the moment since the boat mass and torque are hardcoded ... welp. Perhaps I can start looking into the future now. :)
I need to be sure I'm decreasing reload time more specifically rather than just "first found empty tube", but that's the biggest puzzle at the moment. Then, next thing which I think might be sonar - underwater ship detection, that is.
Fri, 20 Jun 2014 04:06:18 GMT
Message log and crew UI
Tags:gamedev unity
Things are starting to come together, slowly. I have the basics of crew UI, scaled down from the original over ambitious attempt to emulate FTL or Sub Commander. At some point the abstraction of manned compartments may become something more but right now I don't fully feel that is the core of my game.
I guess the sub is the star of my game, not the crew. FTL it's definitely the crew; Sub Commander straddles the line (well, the sub is more like the antihero in that one!); I want to tilt it more towards the sub, a la the SH games. You have to take care of it by keeping it fed with crew in the right places (be it stations or repairs) with the right actions, and ultimately deliver it to be in the right place to deliver the killing blow. As one does.
Is it just me, or does c# have too many storage datatypes? :P
Thu, 05 Jun 2014 22:30:28 GMT
Removed NPC game object from game. Added NPC prefab into the game and instantiated it twice, each time with random starting location, speed and direction, so that's progress. Next, infinite spawns! And convoy code brainstorming. :)
I'm also still tossing around ideas for movement and changing perspective and such. On one hand I want to provide a large playing area, large enough to set up real-feeling torpedo runs (say 5km or less) and ambushes, but on the other hand I don't want the player to be moving a dot in order to fire a dot at a dot. While it would certainly work it lacks that certain something ... Of course if I can figure out how to zoom and move the camera that problem is pretty well solved. Hmm. Now there's a thought.
Next up is figuring out how to instantiate them beyond the boundary of the game, but still have them coming into the frame of the game. I already know what I need to do (pick random angle of approach that's defined by the lines going from NPC ship to the two farthest camera frame corners) but translating that into Unity-ese will take some research.
The above all assumes scenario-based gameplay. The larger meta game where things like plotting the intercept course and receiving messages about possible contacts will happen much, much later. I need to get this close-ranged (well, relatively, we're still talking a maximum of 40km X 40km) combat done first.
Also brainstormed a bunch of stats on the various entities (ships) in the game. Looks like there'll be about 10 different ones, broadly broken up into small merchants, large merchants, small combat ships and large combat ships, each set having 1-2 ships with slightly different starting stats to keep things interesting.
Sat, 17 May 2014 18:08:54 GMT
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I have successfully replaced ALL of my initial fumblings with velocity and rotation with their appropriate physical replacements, AddRelativeForce and AddRelativeTorque.
For demonstration purposes I left values intentionally high - you can see how the boat responds to changes of direction, preserving inertia and all that jazz. It's pretty slick! I now make no direct references to direction or speed at all - just tweak the forces applied and report on the results.
Unity also makes it easy to access variables while the game is running, so I'll be messing with the exact values for drag, angular drag and force applied to make the boat feel like an actual boat.
Next, some other random entities on the ocean. After that, torpedoes.
Then I can start brainstorming the boat UI. At some point I'll have to switch the controls so you can't turn or accelerate directly - instead you'll set speeds and headings and your crew will do the rest. IF THEY CAN. :D
Fri, 16 May 2014 16:51:40 GMT
Wrestling with real movement
Tags:gamedev unity
The series of tutorials I'm watching sets velocity directly on the object - the script reference on Unity's homepage says to not do that. Hmm... :)
The difference I suspect lies in whether you are making something arcadey or something vaguely based on the physical world - if you want physical interactions you have to obey certain rules so that the physics knows how to react. If you set the velocity on an object directly it's somewhat akin to magic - objects don't just gain speed from nowhere.
I suspect I'm going to have to investigate the AddForce function, which will properly give me acceleration and eventually velocity, if I want to do this right (I do, since feel is a huge part of driving something huge through water). That's how you actually achieve a velocity - by applying a force against countering drag and inertia.
But that's for later. First I must try and figure out how to rotate the ship. I suspect that, again, using "rotation" is a no-no - I have to AddTorque instead and let the physical body of the sub be affected by it.
In conclusion: more tutorials!
Thu, 08 May 2014 18:23:37 GMT
Let's start with this.
I am 3D modeling MASTER. Next challenge!
Thu, 08 May 2014 06:44:40 GMT
Tags:unity gamedev
Time to start working on something again ...
Tue, 21 Aug 2012 04:51:40 GMT
OHO! I fix it!
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It's been a few months, but I finally figured out how I've been misusing node and the mongodb JS plugin.
Essentially it's my PHP background to blame, where every new request to the server is exactly that - a new request - and everything has to be reinitialized anew.
Instead, node is a true server - it runs, maintains state, and waits for new input, be it a page request or ... something else. As such, it is not necessary to reinitialize the database, the connections, and most importantly the data collection that mongo maintains. Instead you run new finds/saves against a collection that's already loaded - much faster, seems to me.
Initially the mongo allowed these repeated loads and I'm sure the performance suffered; but at some point, the plugin author decided to stop the madness and simply started throwing errors when repeated (and redundant) connections to an already open DB were requested. I didn't really have the headspace to grok this until now, and I freely admit it's much more elegant to well, behave as node expects. Hopefully that means more updates, on the bloggy at least. DCSB will still have to wait. :)
Sun, 08 Apr 2012 23:54:27 GMT
Ranged combat, specials and info
A bit of utility work this weekend.
First, made sure ranged combat no longer ignored walls. In addition, I started a bit of work to eliminate the test code that simply threw new weapons all the time - I might reuse this as a spell at some point "Throw Illusionary Weapon", ha! but for now I want to stay firmly within the physical. So, creatures will only throw something if they actually have it in the inventory. AMAZING!
Next, I noticed I wasn't getting the info on mouse click anymore. I fairly quickly realized that the scrolling camera was at fault - I was getting absolute screen X,Y position, not world X,Y position. I added the current camera offset - seems to be working. I also added creature behavioral info to status clicks for debug purposes.
Finally, I started working on implementing some skills now that the skill overhaul is complete. Something is certainly happening, but ... I don't think it's what I want. For example, I have yet to see the goblin throw anything (maybe he's not picking it up fast enough and other critters beat him to it?), and the bat rather than move twice as fast moves ... HALF as fast. It will be interesting to discover why that is, but at least the skills seem to be processing properly using the new action counter (game doesn't hang like it did prior).
So, some progress. A bit of it backwards, but the problems are actually quite revelatory to me, so I'm pretty happy. I think I need more vacations. :)
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An eerie silence engulfed Capita this month when top brass informed the workforce that Myra Hindley was among them.
No, the child murderer has not risen from the grave. Actress Hazel Mrozek, a part-time staffer at Capita's revenues and benefits business, has taken on a role playing Hindley in an upcoming TV programme.
In a note to staff seen by El Chan, Capita confirmed Mrozak had re-enacted Hindley's "prison years" in a three-part documentary - Myra Hindley: The Untold Story.
The programme was shown on Channel Five last week and this, with the final episode to be screened on 31 July.
Capita said this was the most "challenging role" that Mrozak has taken on to date - even compared to the software and managed services operation she undertakes during the daytime.
"It was difficult to get into the mindset of a manipulative murderer," said Mrozek in the staff memo, adding that she was glad to have not portrayed the Moors murderer in the earlier years of Hindley's life.
Hindley snuffed it in a Suffolk Hospital in 2002 aged 60. She died of a chest infection after spending 36 years in prison. She asked for her ashes to be scattered secretly instead of having a marked grave, to deter revenge-seekers.
Capita IT Services has released calendar half year numbers, with sales falling two per cent to £229.4m compared to £234m in the previous year. This did not include inter-company trading, which was £53.6m this time around, versus £45.8m in Q2 2012.
The underlying profit before tax was £10m, up from £7.7m a year ago.
Some Capita IT Services staff are to strike on Friday over a pay dispute. ®


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Team pinpoints role of key protein in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
A team based at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) and UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center has established a connection between a known cancer gene called KRAS and a protein called Pim-1 kinase.
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011
CHAPEL HILL and DURHAM, N.C. – Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is responsible for more than 95 percent of pancreatic cancer. This very aggressive form of cancer is responsible for more than 35,000 deaths each year in the United States, with only 20 percent of patients surviving one year after diagnosis.
A team based at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) and UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center has established a connection between a known cancer gene called KRAS and a protein called Pim-1 kinase. The team found that mutations in the KRAS gene resulted in higher levels of Pim-1 expression in several laboratory models of human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, and that suppression of Pim-1 in KRAS-dependent models resulted in decreased growth – key indications that Pim-1 is required for the growth of these cancerous cells and is a promising therapeutic target. Their results were published in the journal Carcinogenesis.
"There are two key implications for the treatment of pancreatic cancer," said Antonio T. Baines, PhD, assistant professor of biology and a member of the cancer research program at NCCU's J.L. Chambers Biomedical/Biotechnology Research Institute.
"Not only does Pim-1 look like a promising target for new therapies, but it may also serve as an effective biomarker for the activity of mutated KRAS in pancreatic cancers."
Testing for and molecular targeting of KRAS-mutated cancers has been pursued for several years in the treatment of pancreas, lung, colorectal and other cancers. New, targeted treatments are currently in clinical trials.
The team also tested the role of Pim-1 in cell invasion, part of the overall mechanism through which cancer cells metastasize (spread in the human body). The team also found that Pim-1 plays a role in radioresistance, a phenomenon where cancer cells are less susceptible to common radiation therapies for cancer. When Pim-1 expression is inhibited in the laboratory, the cells' ability to spread and to resist ionizing radiation is also reduced.
"We hope that this research can contribute to similar breakthroughs in targeted therapies for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma," said Baines.
Other members of the research team include Dapeng Xu, PhD, Stephen A. Allsop, BS, Sam M. Witherspoon, MS, and Daniel Williams, PhD, all from North Carolina Central University; Jen Jen Yeh, MD, Jared L. Snider, PhD, James J. Fiordalisi, PhD, and Adrienne D. Cox, PhD, from UNC Lineberger; and Catherine D. White, PhD, from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.
The research was carried out as part of a Comprehensive Minority Institution Cancer Center Partnership Grant from the National Cancer Institute. Funding was provided by the National Institutes of Health, Emerald Foundation, the Kimmel Foundation, American College of Surgeons, American Surgical Association Foundation and the University Cancer Research Fund.


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"What of the dews of dawn,
Love's flower, what end is theirs?"
"And what of spirits flown,
The souls whereon doth close
The tomb's mouth unawares?"
The Rose said to the Grave.
The Rose said, "In the shade
From the dawn's tears is made
A perfume faint and strange,
Amber and honey sweet."
"And all the spirits fleet
Do suffer a sky-change,
More strangely than the dew,
To God's own angels new,"
The Grave said to the Rose.
—The Grave and the Rose by Victor Hugo
The roses: Hester Ann Black (Africa Cemetery, Delaware County, Ohio), Barbary Hair (Oak Grove Cemetery, Delaware County, Ohio), Sarah Gailey (Cheshire Cemetery, Delaware County, Ohio), Orminda Benton (with her brother Anton; Cheshire Cemetery, Delaware County, Ohio)


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Draft Urbanism, the core exhibition program in the latest edition of the Denver-based Biennial of the Americas, brings together practitioners in art, architecture, and film from across the Americas to examine our evolving relationship with the physical and social fabric of our cities. The biennial features a series of newly commissioned works in various public spaces throughout Denver, from breweries to highway medians. Carson Chan, architecture writer and curator, and co-founder of architecture collective Program (Berlin), is Executive Curator of this year's edition.
Carson Chan in Denver. Photograph: Anthony Camera.
KAREN ARCHEY: Draft Urbanism seems to be more inclusive and unique than your average biennial. Could you describe the curatorial purview and physical format of the biennial, and explain how it is a departure from the standard biennial (i.e. Lyon, Venice)? How does it relate to the biennial you organized in Marrakech last year?


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May 31, 2012 John Liu Called For a Criminal Investigation on 911 Now We Know NYPD Chief Dowd took gifts from Contractor Verizon
Where is our criminal investigation all these years it's been obvious we need one simple math....
I guess city Council aren't the brightest light bulbs or is it that they're trying to protect the fact that they dropped the ball.. Majority of city council (almost) as guilty as Mike Bloomberg and Ray Kelly but when the truth finally comes out they will blame Bloomberg and Kelly when city Council could've stopped this years ago.
Reminder Christine Quinn brushed aside two investigations into SAIC (CityTime Scandal) with the majority of city councils help.
911 calls reveal confusion about address in Staten Island fire that seriously injured nun
May 31, 2012 2 year anniversary of John Liu's press release that Scott Stringer removed Jan 2014 calling for a criminal investigation in to contractors HP, Verizon and Northrop Grumman allegedly over billing -- since than we have learned NYPD Chief Dowd and other NYPD took gifts from VERIZON and Dowd hosted a board meeting at FristNet and sits on the board of FirstNet.
Are you kidding me! I can't make it today to testify today but I testified last year and had a run in with the infamous NYPD Chief Dowd who refused to take my written testimony, my request for Mark Carson's ambulance ride response time, and an NYPD FOIL that shows an ambulance went to the wrong address for a 75 year old man that tried to testify we need a hospital not Rudin luxury condos but Chris Quinn locked out her community in the freezing cold. Nothing has changed STILL NO DEMAND FOR A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AND WHY? ASK CITY COUNCIL ALL THESE YEARS AND NO DEMAND BY CITY COUNCIL FOR AN INVESTIGATION! THIS IS BIGGER THAN CITYTIME! 911 Tech Corrupt City Council No Call Criminal Investigation 2014!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pj_Mk2JOEQ
I have me yelling down Bloomberg at the New School and The NY Times and no one in the press has challenged Mike Bloomberg and Ray Kelly on 911 even now with the Chief Dowd scandal so I am asking if Ray Kelly's friends in the media are protecting him and Bloomberg?
hardee har har....
I am suing in Federal Court and I allege the NYPD IAB NYC Gov retaliated against me for being a whistle blower.


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"Doctor, I've had so many of my friends die from brain cancer that it isn't funny anymore."
Friday, April 27, 2012
I had no idea it ever was
"Doctor, I've had so many of my friends die from brain cancer that it isn't funny anymore."
14 comments:
- Amanda said...
"That first couple was hilarious. We laughed and laughed. Number 3? Man! It's just too much."
- April 27, 2012 at 8:18 AM
"That first couple was hilarious...
What, two-more?!
Ha, ha, ha,ha.....
- April 27, 2012 at 9:49 AM
"So how can I give them kuru instead?"
- April 27, 2012 at 10:40 AM
- Steeny Lou said...
A fellow "medical language specialist" shared a link for this site and here I am, laughing away. I'm glad to see a doctor sharing the funny things their PATIENTS say, just like we who transcribe what doctors say are often sharing the hilarious stuff WE hear (removing names and any other identifying information, of course!).
You might want to join some of our medical transcriber groups and be a fly on the wall sometime, Dr. Grumpy!
May none of your patients laugh even in the least over death from cancer today.
- April 27, 2012 at 11:10 AM
- Packer said...
I hear you, it is sort of like Penn and Teller, Carrottop and Don Rickles.
- April 27, 2012 at 11:22 AM
"So what I'm thinking is that next time one of my friends loses his hair from chemotherapy, I'll get a Magic Marker and draw dicks all over his bald head when he's asleep. Man, I can hardly wait."
- April 27, 2012 at 11:32 AM
"From now on, when I have parties at my house, maybe I should play something other than the Black-Eyed Peas."
- April 27, 2012 at 11:38 AM
- ERP said...
Holy Macabre Batman!
- April 27, 2012 at 1:01 PM
But if you repeat something enough times, it becomes funny again.
- April 27, 2012 at 4:42 PM
"Good thing there's still autoerotic strangulation."
- April 27, 2012 at 7:41 PM
- History Doc said...
Maybe he has a frontal lobe brain cancer himself.
- April 27, 2012 at 7:49 PM
- Moose said...
One of the weird things about idiomatic English is the way we use the idioms without really thinking about what we're saying.
Then again, some people don't think at all.
- April 27, 2012 at 11:08 PM
When is a glioma funny? When it's a blast !
What's the difference between a patient with multilobular brain cancer and Shea stadium? In Shea Stadium, the mets usually lose.
- April 28, 2012 at 6:54 PM
I think we will see a lot of brain cancer that can be tied to excessive use of radiation and x-rays for a wide variety of purposes in the 40's and 50's. I had an Uncle die last year from gliosarcoma, with the most likely cause being the use of a radium source to remove a birthmark on his head when he was an infant in the early 40's.
- April 29, 2012 at 12:27 AM


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MOSCOW, April 5 (UPI) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted Friday the Kremlin is committed to democracy, but said Russia needs time to overcome 70 years of Soviet rule.
Speaking during an interview with the German public broadcasting network ARD, Putin said, "It is obvious we have made a decisive choice for democracy," but compared Russia's political development to that of other countries.
"Do you want us to cover in two decades a path it took other countries, 200, 300, 400 years to cover?" he asked.
Putin has faced accusations of a clampdown on dissent since his return to the presidency in 2012, the Russian news agency RIA-Novosti reported. He dismissed concerns during the interview over inspections of hundreds of non-governmental organizations in Russia in recent weeks.
Russian rights activists say surprise inspections at the Moscow offices of Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and other groups are intended to intimidate non-governmental organizations into complying with a controversial law obligating them to register as "foreign agents."
"Organizations financed from abroad are not forbidden to carry out any activities," Putin said. "Should our society not be informed of who gets the money and for what purposes?"


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Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Help! MP3 - Vin Scully call on Kirk Gibson's '88 World Series Homer
Can someone help this guy out? He's getting married this weekend and needs the mp3 form of Vin Scully's call of Kirk Gibson's 1988 Word Series Home Run. I wasn't able to help him.
E-mail from Justin -
Absolutely love your blog....big dodger fan from nyc.....
getting married this weekend and could use your help if you can...
looking for the audio of vin's gibson homer call for our wedding entrance, hopefully in mp3 form...
been looking for it for a couple hours and it's harder to find than i thought...looking for one that kinda goes from "look who's coming up" till "in a year that has been....."
thanks for the help in advance,
justin g.
Shoot me a e-mail and I'll forward it to Justin. Thanks!
4 comments:
- Jose Castillo said...
Sending it to you right now
- November 8, 2011 at 11:23 AM
- juaneroc said...
Share it for all us. Would like that sound myself. If possible. Thanks.
- November 8, 2011 at 11:26 AM
- Jose Castillo said...
- November 8, 2011 at 11:28 AM
- Roberto Baly said...
Thanks everyone! Got several e-mails. Will send it to him now! :)
- November 8, 2011 at 11:34 AM
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text: Book – This book's popularity is likely due to Dr. Perlmutter's assertion that one's genetic predisposition to mental aging is not set in stone, and that by altering our diets we can reduce the neurological degeneration that our parents and grandparents may have exhibited. Gluten free, low-sugar diets have become increasingly prevalent for a variety of reasons. In Grain Brain, Dr. Perlmutter shares compelling research linking gluten and sugar consumption to neurological degeneration such as that which occurs within dementia and Alzheimer's patients. Dr. Perlmutter has the distinction of being both a neurologist and a nutritionist, and this book recounts incidences where a change in his patients' diets alleviated symptoms from various neurological disorders. Grain Brain is also filled with references to other researchers' studies on the impacts of elements such as "good fats" on the brain. His main premise is that all gluten sources are damaging to the brain, including whole grain sources. More easily digested is his confidence that the consumption of "healthy" fats found in fish, nuts, and eggs, will prolong the health of our brains. Grain Brain includes a 4-week plan of healthy eating and exercise. This book will obviously appeal to anyone who is already inclined to try a low-carb, or "Paleolithic" diet. However, proponents of a diet relying heavily on whole grains, as symbolized by the USDA Food Pyramid, have been less pleased with Dr. Perlmutter's recommendations.


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Country Fried
My minimum is 3 miles.
Yesterday was day 190. I started a streak to ensure that I would keep training towards my goal marathon. That marathon, Grandma's, went down poorly the other day. The heat blew me (and loads of others) away. I am tired, my body is tired and I need a break. Add to that the fact that I have a bad shin splint that may be a stress reaction or fracture, and that I need to be recovered for my next round of marathoning this Fall...
I am considering strongly taking some time off.
I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
Poor baby
I fly.
I'll say it again.
I support that - you can always restart when you feel up to it!
(Plus then I move up on the list.)
Bring it on.
I'm with Ojo on this one. Cut it back to a mile a day for 4-5 days. If it doesnt seem to get better, then you may want to see the doctor and actually rest it.
(And unlike Jill I have no alterior (sp?) motive to get you off your streak cause I'm already ahead of you).
That is a tough call. Here's the progression I go though:
- are sneakers ok? A couple times I needed new sneakers.
- run barefoot on treadmill a couple days. This works for me, don't know why.
- run one mile a day for a couple of days. I have had to do this twice since I started my streak. First time I was delaying buying new sneakers, and the other time I slipped and fallen hard on icy roads.
- take a day off
good luck!
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Last Race: Portland Maine Half Marathon October 5 2014
My guess is Trent's minimum is 3 miles...
I have been trying to raise my minimum to 2 miles lately. I'll go two weeks or so just fine and have a day where I run a mile. I'm giving it another (third) go...I figure eventually it will stick.
Trent-1st of all congratulations on your 190 days. That's amazing!
As all of you experienced runners say, listen to your body! You can start a streak again when your body is ready.
I tried to increase my minimum, but some days I just find that I need rest and the easiest way to do taht and still "streak" is to just do a mile. Other days, time constraints have had me do just a mile. I usually do more, but have no issues with putting in the token mile on a rest day.
Shoot...with the miles you put in a mile every now and then is a good thing. I am trying to up my daily minimum to two miles to increase my weekly miles some. I found I was doing the one mile run more often than I thought I should. I tend to run a little more after running the two mile minimum most days.
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Roads were made for journeys...
First, congrats on the marathon finish, they can't all be PRs. Second, congrats on 190.
Before I go on, I heard somewhere that your daily minimum is three miles
So, three weeks ago my body told me I had increased my mileage too much too fast and was on the verge of injury. My shins were screaming at me so I backed off significantly. Here I am feeling a lot better but have been very slow to add mileage. Moral #1, listen to your body, just like most everyone has said.
Moral #2, remember why you are streaking in the first place. Unless you have a specific goal you are trying to achieve with your current streak, stop now, heal up and come back stronger. For me I had to back off so as to not endanger my goal for this year, namely to run everyday at least a mile. If nothing else, you have built an impressive streak you can comeback and beat in the future.
Hang in there, we are all here for ya!
3 miles was always my minimum until I started streaking. Now when I can't make time for 3 miles, one will do. But having had multiple stress fractures, I'm saying take a day off...or a few!! That was my non-competitive, been there side speaking!
Thanks all.
Again, to be clear, the goal of this streak was to ensure consistency so that I could have an excellent training cycle for this marathon. No, marathons cannot all be PRs, but I am 1000% stronger than I was when I last set a PR. It is a major major downer to have 6 months of training blown away by a warm morning, something totally out of my control. But such is the fickle bitch that is the marathon, and the 27 marathons I have run over the past 4 years have made this amply clear. My next attempt will not be until October at the soonest and possibly not until December.
If I were streaking for the sake of streaking alone, I might go out and run a mile per day for the next few days. But my shin worries me a bit and I want to be sure to be ready and healthy enough to enter the next training cycle, due to start in just a few weeks...


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Damon Point, a 61-acre day-use park, is the southeastern tip of the Ocean Shores Peninsula. The park consists of a one-mile-long, half-mile-wide stretch of land jutting out into the sea. Damon Point is a textbook example of accreted land, and is one of the few remaining nesting sites of the snowy plover. This park features a one-mile walkable strip of land to the end of Damon Point, the southeastern tip of the Ocean Shores Peninsula. It offers spectacular views of Grays Harbor, the Olympic Mountains, and Mount Rainier. The point contains one of the few remaining nesting sites of the snowy plover, and is a textbook example of accreted land and natural plant selection. This is a popular site for bird watching and agate rock collecting.
The park is open year round for day use only.
Summer: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.Winter: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Environmental Features Physical Features Plant Life The point is a textbook example of accreted land. Accretion, the opposite of erosion, occurs when sand accumulates over the years, forming land where there was none.? Spruce? Foxglove? Lupines? Moss or Lichens? Seaweed
History of the Area
Beginning in 1925, the S.S. Catala plied the Canadian coastal waters carrying miners, loggers and adventurers. The Catala was retired in 1958 and was used as a floating hotel at the 1962 World?s Fair in Seattle and also at Ocean Shores in 1963. A winter storm grounded the ship at Damon Point in 1965, and sand accreted around the rusting relic, eventually burying it.
Winter storms in February 2006 revealed part of the wreck, and oil was found in the hull in April 2006. The Department of Ecology is coordinating the effort with response contractors and state, federal and local agencies to safely remove the oil. Visitors to Damon Point State Park are asked to keep their distance from the wreck for their own safety and to maintain the stability of the site.
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Darwin McKenzie Dager, age 80, of Fenton, died Monday, January 21, 2013. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Friday, January 25, 2013 at Sharp Funeral Homes, Fenton Chapel, 1000 Silver Lake Road, Fenton, with Fr. Steve Makranyi officiating. Burial in St. John Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Thursday from 4-7 PM. Those desiring may make contributions to the Indiana Wesleyan University Athletics Women's Basketball, (towards the missions trip to Auckland, New Zealand) 4201 S. Washington, Marion, IN 46953. Darwin was born February 3, 1932 in Flint, the son of Charles A. and Ula Mae (Fox) Dager. He attended Fenton High School. He was a Korean War veteran serving in the U.S. Marine Corp., where he received a purple heart. Darwin married Mary Lou Hillis June 29, 1957 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Fenton. He retired from the Flint Plumber and Pipefitters Local #370. He coached Fenton Little
League Baseball for many years. Surviving are: wife, Mary; 3 children, Debra Dager of Melbourne, FL, Cheryl and husband Richard Esser of Panama City Beach, FL, and Michael Darwin Dager of Lambertville; 6 grandchildren, Jackie and husband Mark, Jenny, Lindsay, Jordan, Joel, and Olivia; 4 great grandchildren, Gavin, Madelyn, Jadah, and Brody; brother-in-law, John and wife Michele Hillis of Fenton; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, William "Bill" Dager. Online tributes may be posted on the obituaries page at www.sharpfuneralhomes.com


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(Reuters) - Shares of hospitals and other healthcare companies that will benefit from President Barack Obama's health reform legislation jumped on Wednesday after his election victory, but health insurers fell as the law's costs became more certain.
Obama's re-election has taken a Republican vow to repeal the health care reform off the table, though some industry executives said on Wednesday that some aspects of the law still may be changed or delayed.
"I'm expecting some change in terms of how the affordable care act might be rolled out, the timing as well as the form," Mark Thierer, chief executive of pharmacy benefits manager Catamaran Corp., said in an interview, pointing to the debate over the $600 billion fiscal cliff of spending cuts and tax rises that could occur in January.
The U.S. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is expected to be mostly in place by the end of 2014. It is expected to expand health insurance coverage to about 30 million people over the next decade through both government-paid insurance and private insurance available on health exchanges.
The insurance expansion is based partly on the states taking a larger role in Medicaid, the government health insurance program for the poor, and in running private health insurance exchanges where consumers can buy policies.
Providers like hospitals and doctors, medical device makers, drug companies, prescription management companies, and health insurers are all affected by the law.
But investors were seeing the most potential for improvement at hospitals, which have been dealing with high debt loads from covering costs for care of the poor. As more of them are insured, hospitals will pay less out of their own pockets.
"Their bad debts will not be as big starting in 2014 as millions of more people become insured. They'll either be covered by Medicaid or purchase insurance through state exchanges, and will receive government subsidies," said Michael Liss a portfolio manager for American Century Investments.
Shares of HCA, the largest for-profit hospital chain in the United States, rose 7.2 percent to $33.16. Tenet Healthcare Corp. gained 7.4 percent to $26.81, and Community Health Systems was up 5.6 percent to $30.28.
Pharmaceutical companies, medical device makers and medical supply companies may face higher costs, depending on how the law's independent payment advisory board operates, Liss said. That board is tasked with keeping prices low.
Election results were not viewed as favorable for healthcare insurers with large employer-based businesses, including UnitedHealth Group and Aetna, and their shares were off. Healthcare reform sets limits on the companies' profits and mandates on coverage.
UnitedHealth dropped 4.5 percent to $53.85, and Aetna fell 3.7 percent to $42.96.
"There's a little bit of disappointment that you're not going to see any easing of the regulations on the insurance industry that are going to be put into place under the Affordable Care Act. At the same time it's not a change in the current operating environment. It's mostly just a change in expectations," Leerink Swann analyst Jason Gurda said.
Healthcare reform is, however, expected to help insurers that cater to the poor through Medicaid as more states are expected to expand their programs under Obama, Shares in Centene Corp., for instance, rose 6.7 percent to $42.54
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Dear Fellow Fan,
As a teenager, even more misguided than I am today, I crafted a lengthy document entitled "The Hartford Proposal". It was an attempt to convey to then-management of the NHL's Hartford Whalers -- who were teetering on the edge of losing their team -- all the various tactics and strategies they could implement to broaden and enthuse their fan base. It was earnest and bold and progressive and never got sent.
A few years later they were the Carolina Hurricanes. "Never again," I vowed to myself, between games of RBI Baseball.
Today I am writing to you of a similarly urgent matter. At times I have come to you for guidance, for revelry, for community. We have shared suds in the good times and even more of them in the bad. We have a common bond, you and I. Our Mastercards are emblazoned with Blue Jays and we each know what WAMCO stands for, now and forever. We bleed baby blue.
This is an exciting time for us. As we surmised recently, with the acquisition of Colby Rasmus, the minor league trajectory of Brett Lawrie, and the indefatigable climb of Jose Bautista, the Jays are on the rise. Baseball commissioner Bud Selig wants to expand the current playoff setup to include at least one additional wild card team, freeing us from the spectre of the Red Sox and Yankees buying first and second place in the division and inhibiting our chances at the post-season.
Our minor league system is replete with talent at every level. Our current roster is loaded with promising developments. Some games the crowds even thicken to the level where we can get The Wave off the ground. The resurgence is real. The revolution both televised and webcast.
But something is amiss. Not long ago, you and I took part in the Roberto Alomar ceremony, sharing joy and spreading reminiscence as his number 12 was retired. Taunting us in 20-foot-high detail, there it was, on the video board, the missing link from the past and what we so desperately need moving forward.
Our original logo.
In 1997, with the team floundering -- as was much of baseball in the wake of the 1994 strike -- a desperate Blue Jays team, one that had grown accustomed to setting attendance records, gave up on itself. Twenty years of proud Toronto fans would be forced to acclimate to a new logo, then another cartoonish version in 2000, a total redesign in 2002, and again in 2004 and 2007, each one growing more faceless, more bereft of the championship quality of the original.
I'm as mad as Hell and I'm not going to take this anymore! (I feel you, Peter Finch.)
To be sure, the Blue Jays aren't the only championship team to tread in these murky waters. In 1995, coming off consecutive championships and boasting a reinvigorated fanbase, the NBA's Houston Rockets decided to pull the plug on their logo of 23 seasons, one that suddenly had victory in its stitching. The internet is awash with Houstonians pleading for the return of their former symbol. At least the Jays waited four years.
Would the Yankees dismiss their pinstripes? Never. When they struggled in the 1980s did they remove the stylized, overlapping "NY" on their caps? Fuhgeddaboudit. Time in between championships is just time in between championships.
(Sidebar: The altering of a uniform or logo almost always emerges as an act of desperation. I am an unabashed Atlanta Hawks fan, circa 1984-1994. They went through exactly what the Jays are going through. They had an easily identifiable logo, one that had been made famous (in their case) by the best player in the franchise's history -- Dominique Wilkins -- and it was bold and simple and classic. In 1995 both Dominique and the logo were gone, replaced by a host of imposters and eight logo variations in the past 13 seasons. The fanbase never recovered its pride. There is a lesson here. The Blue Jays, like the city itself, needs to have more self-respect.)
When the Jays first won in 1992 and again the next year, the logo and uniform were minted. Done. Forever a classic. Somewhere an 18-year-old Alvin "Xzibit" Joiner was thinking, "You just been pimped." Years of record-setting crowds, tiny bat giveaways and BJ Birdie-led "OK Blue Jays" chants had brought us to the promised land. We could wear our baby blues with the pride of victors.
When Alomar's number 12 was emblazoned on the field last weekend, as it was hung on an outfield banner, and as it was retired in a video tribute, the logo was ubiquitous alongside the line-within-a-line lettering that defines the Blue Jays style. It felt like old times but it also presented the glaringly awkward aspect of the moment: seeing the Jays of lore in the original uniforms and the smart variations of the late '80s and '90s, juxtaposed against the team's current threads, you and I couldn't help feel a shooting pang of disconnect through the entire event. Those damned faceless, italicized New Coke uniforms. I seethed. You seethed.
Now let me take us to the bridge. My purpose is less to gripe and more to force action. I am taking time out of my busy day of trivial contemplation and idle puzzling to write you. Time away from deliberately confusing my dog. Time away from checking and re-checking who of my friends posted drunken pictures from the long weekend. Quality time I'm taking.
We can make this happen. Bring back the old logo, not as a third jersey, sometimes-on-a-Friday type deal. We have to send a message. With a change to the post-season structure, a deep pool of emerging talent and a general manager in Alex Anthopoulos who is as impressive and trusted as his last name is tough to spell, we have our opening. We need the logo back for next year. Spring training. Pride back.
If you're with me, please treat the comment section below like a petition. Sign it and demand we bring the original Toronto Blue Jays logo back. The logo of Doug Ault's 1977 opening day two homers. The logo of 1978 Rookie of the Year Alfredo Griffin. The logo of Bobby Cox. The logo of the greatest outfield of the '80s, George Bell, The Shaker and Jesse Barfield. The logo of the Terminator, Tom Henke. The logo of the upstart 1985 division winners. The logo of WAMCO. The logo of the only team other than New York to win back-to-back championships in the past 35 years. The logo that brought out the colour in Roy Halladay's eyes. The logo that adorns the bronzed cap of Roberto Alomar Velazquez in Cooperstown. The logo that needs to be the logo of Joey Bats. The logo of Toronto.
Please sign and distribute. Let us bring the pride back without the cloying tactics of the Maple Leafs' "Spirit Is Everything" or "The Passion That Unites Us All" campaigns. Not necessary. All we need is a link to our championship past. One that we will be able to connect with our championship future.
And seriously, I can't look at that hideous italicized "T" for another season.
Much love and respect,
Mulliniks Gallay


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Sydney's 'little stream' makes for a big hotel experience
JOHN ROZENTALS finds four reasons to stay at the Tank Stream, right in the heart of Sydney.
I reckon that a quartet is every bit as sexy as a trio or a quintet - just ask The Beatles, the Sydney String Quartet or the Benny Goodman Quartet - so I have no qualms about listing four reasons why I'd choose to stay in the Tank Stream ahead of most inner-Sydney properties.
First, its location, on the corner of Pitt Street and Curtin Place, puts it right amid the many Sydney attractions I wish to access - places such as the Opera House, Circular Quay and, for getting to and from the place, Wynyard Station.
Second, its people, seem to genuinely care. Where else, for instance, does the guy behind the desk remember you by first name a good two years after your first stay in the property - and that you had a red car, which they kindly parked at the end of their drive?
Third, it doesn't try to be a five-and-a-half-star city hotel and charge accordingly. You can stay there from about $200 per night instead of twice that and though the free non-alcoholic welcome bar is only worth a relative tuppence, it sure makes you feel that you're not experiencing a vision into the future and paying tomorrow's prices for today's drinks.
Fourth, its on-site restaurant, Le Petit Flot - French for 'little stream', aka the early NSW colony's life-giving Tank Stream - represents a good mixing pot of French cuisine and Australian ingredients. And, as a devoted fork-and-stomach person, the fourth point is very important to me.
The French onion soup is a tour de force - a standout dish made all the heartier by loads of perfectly cooked onion and delectable strands of cheese. Vive Le France!
Chef Colin Yee has also created masterpieces from entrées such as prawn-and-avocado salad and sweet prawns with angel-hair pasta, and main courses such as grilled Ebony angus steak.
Not that the culinary delights at the Tank Stream are confined to Le Petit Flot.
I had a very pleasant lunch with the hotel's general manager, Klaus Kinateder, in its atrium bar and he introduced me to the new menu there.
It's quite limited but offers excellent value in terms of dishes such as sliced wagyu steak and char-grilled salmon.
Rooms at the Tank Stream are comfortably set up and beautifully maintained. The complimentary wi-fi is a breeze and really fast, so feel at ease about bringing work - or relaxation - with you.
- Disclosure: John Rozentals was a guest of the Tank Stream Hotel.
- The Tank Stream Hotel
- (02) 8222 1200
- www.stgileshotels.com.