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Yes, the Olympics are available online and it's hard to concentrate in the office as summer heat sinks in. But maybe it's okay to slack off a little bit, MSNBC says.
August has always been a slow month for employees everywhere, but your non-productivity now may actually lead to more productivity in the long run.
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What You Should Know About Prostate Cancer Screening
Factors to Consider About Prostate Screening
Men who wish to be screened for prostate cancer should have both a PSA test and a DRE.
Evidence from research studies suggests that combining both tests improves the overall rate of prostate cancer detection. 1-3
A variety of factors can affect PSA levels and should be considered in the interpretation of results.
The three most common prostate diseases—prostatitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), and prostate cancer—may cause elevated PSA levels in the blood. Other medications, trauma or treatments (which can include a prostate biopsy or cystoscopy) to the prostate can affect PSA test results.
Men choosing to undergo PSA testing should know that some important factors may influence results.
• Change in PSA levels over time (known as PSA velocity) is used to assess both cancer risk and aggressiveness.
• Blood PSA levels tend to increase with age.
• Larger prostates produce larger amounts of PSA.
A prostate biopsy confirms the presence of prostate cancer.
The decision to proceed with a prostate biopsy should be based primarily on PSA and DRE results. It should also take into account other factors including a man's family history of prostate cancer, his race, any prior biopsy history and other significant health issues he may have.
PSA level in a man's blood is generally a good predictor of the risk of prostate cancer and the extent of the cancer.
Men whose PSA levels rise sharply over a short period are more likely to have prostate cancer than those who do not see significant changes in their PSA velocity.
The decision to use PSA for the early detection of prostate cancer should be individualized. Men should be informed of the known risks and the potential benefits of early screening.
Not all men are appropriate candidates for screening efforts for this disease. Screening in men with less than a 10-year life expectancy, either due to age or other illness or disease, is discouraged.
Early detection and risk assessment of prostate cancer should be offered to men 40 years of age or older who wish to be screened.
Knowing a man's baseline PSA values in his 40s to compare with future PSA tests could help identify those men with life-threatening prostate cancer at a time when there are many treatment options and cure is possible.
If prostate cancer is detected on biopsy, all treatment options should be discussed.
The benefits and risks of the many treatment options should be reviewed and discussed with men found to have prostate cancer. The AUA recommends this discussion include active surveillance as a consideration, since some prostate cancers detected with screening in certain men may not need immediate treatment. The goal of active surveillance is to allow men to maintain their quality of life when the disease is slow-growing or inactive, but still allow them to be cured of prostate cancer when the disease appears to become more aggressive or is growing.
Each man's doctor should assess his health status to determine if he should have PSA testing at any given age. This is especially true in men with excellent health, absence of other serious health concerns, and a history of long life in their family.
Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer in men in the United States, and the second leading cause of cancer death in men.
The American Urological Association Foundation (AUA Foundation) is concerned that recent studies about prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing may present conflicting information to patients about the value of this critical prostate-cancer screening test. The benefits of regular screening and early detection should not be discounted in the overall population.
The AUA Foundation believes that the decision to screen is one that a man should make with his doctor following a careful discussion of the benefits and risks of screening. In men who wish to be screened, the AUA recommends getting a baseline PSA, along with a physical exam of the prostate known as a digital rectal exam (DRE) at age 40.
What is PSA?
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a substance produced by the prostate gland. The PSA level in a man's blood is an important marker of many prostate diseases, including prostate cancer.
If your PSA is high for your age or is steadily rising, (with or without an abnormal physical exam of your prostate with a DRE) a biopsy may be recommended. The doctor should consider other risk factors for prostate cancer such as family history, and ethnicity before recommending a biopsy. The biopsy will determine if cancer or other abnormal cells are present in the prostate.
The goal of early detection is to reduce death from prostate cancer in men. Early stage prostate cancer offers many options for treatment and cure. Some men may be candidates for careful surveillance of their cancer instead of receiving immediate treatment. Ideally, the characteristics of each man's prostate cancer will guide an informed discussion with his doctor. Consider these important factors from the American Urological Association to help you decide if prostate screening with PSA testing is right for you.
This booklet represents the American Urological Association Foundation's recommendation for prostate screening based on the AUA's PSA Best Practice Statement, 2009. For additional information about prostate screening, go to www.AUAnet.org/guidelines. Talk to your doctor about prostate cancer screening.
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Vol. 8, Issue 2 (December 2013)
Applications and Applied Mathematics:
An International Journal (AAM)
Aliakbar Montazer Haghighi, Ph. D.
Professor and Head of Department of Mathematics
Prairie View A&M University
P. O. Box 519 – Mail Stop 2225,
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|Dr. Jian-ao Lian
Vol. 8, Issue 2 (December 2013) pp. 333 – 801
(1) H. M. Srivastava and Praveen Agarwal
Certain Fractional Integral Operators and the Generalized Incomplete Hydrogeometric Functions, 333 – 345
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(2) L. Tadj and G. Choudhury
The Queue with Unreliable Server, Delayed Repairs, and Bernoulli Vacation Schedule under -Policy, 346-365
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(3) Munther R. Al Shami, A. R. Mugdadi, R. R. Nigmatullin and S. I. Osokin
Application of Fractional Moments for Comparing Random Variables with Varying Probability Distributions, 366 – 390
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(4) Ehsan Bahrami Samani
Local Influence in Bayesian Elliptically Contoured-Ordinal Model for Mixed Data, 391 – 403
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(5) F. Razi, E. Bahrami Samani and M. Ganjali
Analysis of Mixed Correlated Bivariate Negative Binomial and Continuous Responses, 404 – 415
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(6) Shyam Sundar, Rajan K. Sharma and Ram Naresh
Modelling the Role of Cloud Density on the Removal of Gaseous Pollutants and Particulate Matters from the Atmosphere,416 – 435
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(7) J. Prathap and J. C. Umavathi
Dispersion of a Solute in Hartmann Two Fluid Flow between Two Parallel Plates, 436 – 464
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(8) A. M. Siddiqui, Hameed Ashraf, T. Haroon and A. Walait
Analytic Solution for the Drainage of Sisko Fluid Film Down a Vertical Belt, 465-480
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(9) S. U. Siddiqui, Geeta and Sapna
Mathematical Modelling of Blood Flow through Catheterized Artery under the Influence of Body Acceleration with Slip
Velocity, 481 – 494
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(10) Nzerem Francis Egenti and Alozie Harrieth Nkechi
The Underlying Physiology of Arterial Pulse Wave Morphology in Spatial Domain, 495 – 505
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(11) Ani E. Garcia and Daniel N. Riahi
The Two-Phase Arterial Blood Flow with or without a Catheter and in the Presence of a Single or Multi Stenosis, 506 – 522
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(12) T. Akbarian and M. Keyanpour
A New Approach to the Numerical Solution of Fractional Order Optimal Control Problems, 523 – 534
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New Existence Results to Solution of Fractional Boundary Value Problems, 535 – 552
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(14) E. M. E. Zayed and A. H. Arnous
Exact Traveling Wave Solutions of Nonlinear Pdes in Mathematical Physics Using the Modified Simple Equation Method,553 – 572
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(15) A. Rezaei, A. Borumand Saeid and R. A. Borzooei
Relation between Hilbert Algebras and BE– Algebras, 573– 584
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Asymptotic Properties of Solutions of Two Dimensional Neutral Difference Systems, 585 – 595
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Some New Sequence Spaces, 596 – 613
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Numerical Algorithm for Analysis of n-ary Subdivision Schemes, 614 – 630
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Generalized Fractional Integral of the Product of Two Aleph-Functions, 631 – 646
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Numerical Solution of Fuzzy Arbitrary Order Predator-Prey Equations, 647 – 672
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Using Fuzzy Linear Regression to Estimate Relationship between Forest Fires and Meteorological Conditions, 673 – 683
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Spread of Malicious Objects in Computer Network: A Fuzzy Approach, 684 – 700
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Several New Families of Jarratt's Method for Solving Systems of Nonlinear Equations, 701 – 716
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Reducibility of Eulerian Graphs and Digraphs, 717 – 732
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Graphic Illustration of the Transmission Resonances for the Particles, 733 – 740
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Exponentially Fitted Variants of the Two-Step Adams-Bashforth Method for the Numerical Integration of Initial Problems, 741 – 755
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Some Geometric Properties of a New Type Metric Space, 756 – 766
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(28) Juan E. Napoles Valdes
A Note on the Qualitative Behavior of Some Second Order Nonlinear Equation, 767 – 776
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Grayscale-image encryption using Random Hill Cipher over S Ln(F) associated with Discrete Wavelet Transformation, 777– 791
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The Faculty History Project documents faculty members who have been associated with the University of Michigan since 1837, and the history of the University's schools and colleges. This project is part of a larger effort to prepare resources for the University's bicentennial in 2017. Find out more.
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Mighty Blog, Voice for Kids Blog
World AIDS Day: Getting to zero
Fatumata, whose name has been changed, is a 15-year-old girl who lived in Eastern Africa all of her life before coming to Minnesota in 2010. She grew up in a refugee camp with her younger brother and sister and her parents. She had to take medicine every day, and sometimes she was sick. But mostly she liked to play with her friends and help her mother with the chores. Fatumata noticed that some of the people in the camp avoided her and her family, and she was not allowed to go to school with the other children. She didn't know why.
Then one day, Fatumata's father became ill and eventually passed away. Soon after, her mother became too sick to care for her and her siblings, and her uncle came to tell her that she would be leaving the camp to go and live with his family in the U.S. Fatumata cried because she did not want to leave her mother, but her mother told her that she would be able to grow and be healthy where she was going and that they would see each other again.
So Fatumata and her siblings came to Minnesota. It was cold and, at first, she didn't understand what anyone was saying. Soon she was able to go to school for the first time, and she learned English, and she continued to take her medications and grow strong and healthy. Today, Fatumata knows why she takes medications. She knows the name of her disease and doesn't fear her HIV. She has a dedicated medical team at Children's who provide care and support to her and her family. Fatumata is looking forward to the day when she will be able to go to college and some day, have a healthy family of her own.
Dec. 1, 2014, marks the 26th anniversary of World AIDS Day. It's an opportunity for us to come together to show support for people living with HIV and AIDS around the world and at home, to remember those who have died from this disease, and to commit to "getting to zero" in the fight against HIV: zero new infections and zero deaths from HIV and AIDS.
HIV today
Around the world, there are an estimated 34 million people living with HIV. About 3.3 million are children younger than 15. In addition, about 17.3 million children have lost one or both parents to AIDS and millions more have been affected by the epidemic. Every day, almost 7,000 people become infected with HIV and nearly 5,000 people die from AIDS. In 2011, 230,000 of those who lost their lives were children, according to UNICEF.
In the U.S., approximately 1.1 million people are living with HIV, and in Minnesota, just more than 7,500 of our neighbors, family members and friends are living with HIV and AIDS, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.
What is Children's doing in the fight against HIV?
As the largest provider of care to HIV-infected children in Minnesota, we provide medical care to more than 100 children infected with HIV every year. Children come to us from all over Minnesota and the world. Many of the children in our care have been adopted from countries in Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe and the Caribbean. Many more are refugees and immigrants who may not be able to access treatment in their own countries. In addition to expert medical care, families can access specialized support services funded through the federal Ryan White CARE Act, including education, family case management and mental-health services.
What can you do?
1. Get tested, know your status. HIV testing is recommended as a routine part of medical care. Talk to your provider about testing.
2. Get connected, get support. If you are living with HIV, find out about the programs and services offered in your area to help you stay healthy and support you and your family in living with your disease.
3. Educate yourself about HIV. Learn how to prevent HIV infection and how to keep yourself safe. Can you answer these questions about HIV?
True or false?
1. HIV is a virus and AIDS is a bacteria.
2. HIV infection can be spread by hugging.
3. Some people have HIV and do not know it
4. There is treatment for HIV.
5. People who have HIV can give birth to healthy babies.
Quiz answers
1. HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus and AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is the disease caused by the HIV virus. AIDS makes it hard for people to fight off other kinds of infections and illnesses and can make people sick.
2. False. You cannot get HIV from hugging or playing with other people with HIV. HIV can only be spread by direct contact with blood and some other body fluids through sex, sharing needles, or breastfeeding.
3. True. About 15 percent of people infected with HIV do not know they are infected with the virus. That's why getting tested is so important.
4. True. We have great treatments and medications for people living with HIV that enable them to stay healthy and live a long time. We don't have a cure yet, but scientists are hard at work on it.
5. True. When people living with HIV take their medications and see their doctors regularly, they have more than a 98 percent chance of having a baby born without HIV.


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U.S. Middle Distance Runners Shine for Team USA
MOSCOW - Team USA advanced three men and women to the next round of the women's 5,000m and men's 1500m during Wednesday morning's qualifying session, while Dwight Phillips also became the oldest man to ever advance to the finals of the long jump at the IAAF World Championships at Luzhniki Olympic Stadium.
The World Championships boast nearly 50 hours of television coverage in the U.S. with broadcasts airing during all nine days of competition.
View the complete broadcast schedule here.
In the men's 50km race walk, veteran
John Nunn
(San Diego, Calif.) put forth a valiant effort despite visible distress finishing a grueling race in 4:34.55. While 15 other athletes failed to finish or were disqualified, Nunn persevered and finished 46th in a season's best time.
All three U.S. women advanced to the final of the 5,000m. The first heat went out at a pedestrian pace, going through the first 800m in 3:03. By the halfway point, the pack dispersed, and
Molly Huddle
(Providence, R.I.) and
Shannon Rowbury
(San Francisco, Calif.) found themselves running in the third and fourth positions with their qualifying positions relatively secure. Huddle took third in 15:40.91, with Rowbury fourth in 15:50.41, for both to advance automatically. In the second heat,
Kim Conley
(Santa Rosa, Calif.) jumped out front at 4,000 meters and held on to automatically qualify, finishing fifth in 15:27.35.
Just like their counterparts in the women's 5,000m, all three Team USA men moved on to the next round in the 1500m.
Leo Manzano
(Austin, Texas) finished second in the second heat in 3:39.39 in a race that ran right to his strength as a kicker. The field came through 800 in over 2:00, so the final 300 was again a battle of the sprinters, with Manzano among the world's best in that capacity.
Lopez Lomong
(Beaverton, Ore.) ran safely on the outside of the leaders in heat one and found his way to a third-place finish and automatic advancement to the semifinals with his 3:38.48, while
Matthew Centrowitz
(Portland, Ore.) ran in the third and final heat and worked his way through the field over the final 200 on the way to a 3:38.62 in fifth place to automatically advance to the semifinals.
Two American women made it through to the final in the hammer throw. American record holder
Amanda Bingson
(San Marcos, Texas) threw 71.90/235-10 on her first attempt, while J
eneva McCall
(Carbondale, Ill.), 70.47/231-2 squeezed in as the 12th place finisher overall just ahead of teammate
Amber Campbell
(Myrtle Beach, S.C.) who threw 69.86m/229-2 and did not advance.
Four-time world champion
Dwight Phillips
(Decatur, Ga.) had a season-best 7.95m/26-1 on his first jump to seal his place in the final, finishing equal ninth. Phillips, 35-years-old, is in his seventh World Championships and has not missed a single final. He will be the oldest man ever to compete in a WC long jump final.
George Kitchens
(Hephzibah, Ga.) was 12th in group A with a best of 7.75m/25-5.25 and did not advance, and
Marquis Dendy
(Middleton, Del.) was 13th in group B at 7.36m/24-1.75, also failing to move on to the final.
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Athlete Quotes
Shannon Rowbury, women's 5,000m round 1
It was kind of how we thought it might play out. I don't think we expected six minute pace, but it picked up in the middle, then I saw with three laps to go that I had a pretty good gap on places five and six. So I didn't just jog it in, but I made sure that I was good to go to just make the top five.
Molly Huddle, women's 5000m round 1
"I thought the jostling at the beginning would be more at the end, so that was a bit draining. But then it sorted out and it turned into a low stress grind. It was fine for a prelim. I wish I felt a little better, but it blew the cobwebs out."
Kim Conley, women's 5,000m round one
"It felt pretty good. Our game plan going in was to push from 2k, just because my last couple of races I have proved that I can't let it come down to a lap. And then when I saw how the first heat went out, I kind of wondered if I really needed to, but I decided to stick with the plan. I waited until a mile to go, and I just tried to make it a progressive effort from there, just to make sure I could weed out people who were waiting around and make sure I got a top-five spot."
Jeneva McCall, women's hammer throw
"I was about two meters better than two years ago, so I'm happy with that. Of course I could have done better if I had gotten more sleep, I need to work on that. My body felt tired. Even the second throw, the one I had a foul on, I built up more than I could finish, and it took it out of me on the third one. the good thing is that I am officially a 70 meter thrower, I was not last year, but I am this year. I am very happy about that, it is a big achievement for me."
Amanda Bingson, women's hammer throw
"I made it to the finals, I'm happy. I'm not quite satisfied with my performance, because I know I can do better. But I made it through and that is all what today is about. So my hair is a little sparkly, a little pretty. I like to try to girly it up a little bit. I say, 'look good, feel good, throw good.'"
Amber Campbell, women's hammer throw
"I felt good going in. I was looking forward to having a really good day. My first throw felt pretty good, and I felt like there were some things I could improve on and have a really good throw, but I just didn't put it together."
Matthew Centrowitz, men's 1500m
"It was definitely like a rust buster. I felt a little sluggish in it but I look at the first round as be one of the tougher ones. I just look to feel better and improve on this and get ready for the semis."
Lopez Lomong, men's 1500m round 1
"It's great. I went out to protect my spot. I came out with a big kick. It was good. It's a championship race. You just have to go out and do what you have to do. Kind of pluck around and see how it is. I feel great."
George Kitchens, men's long jump qualification.
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Olympic diver Brittany Viola is representing Team USA in the 10-meter platform competition in London this Wednesday and Thursday. Viola was a collegiate champion at the University of Miami, where she still trains.
Recognizing that her sport is both athletic and subjective, she keeps a hardcore fitness regimen that includes up to 15 workouts per week. And she works with a nutritionist to fuel her body.
But Viola hasn't always eaten right. When she was a teen, she struggled with bulimia. In order to conquer the disorder, she says, "I had to switch my thinking into seeing what was true instead of comparing with the world."
Q: Why do you keep fit? Just for diving?
A: Sure, for the sport. But it is also an outlet for any anxiety, a getaway almost like a retreat from stress. Something about getting your heartrate going and being able to sweat is an unbelievable release.
After [my career ends], I'll continue moving my body and exercising and treating it well. I mean, we only get one of these.
Q: What's your workout routine?
A: A lot of stuff revolves around diving, like backflips on the ground. Good for the core. Everything in diving revolves around the core [muscles] so you have more control. We'll do hanging leg lifts from a bar screwed into the wall. We do that with straight legs, tucked, tucked pike [positions].
We do dry-land workouts usually five days a week, about 1 1/2 to two hours. We do v-ups: arms on the ground completely, legs coming together in a pike. We do probably 60 to 100. We do some jump roping and a lot of stability exercises for my glute and hamstrings. We do these handstands, go up in handstand and then our feet come down and punch the ground, and then back up into handstand.
Usually eight water workouts per week, off some afternoons, three hours a day just water. We usually have two or three hours between dry and water workouts. Get all sweaty on land.
Q: Do you lift weights?
A: I do weights two times a week at UM, still with my old weight coach. For the most part, all of my workouts are at UM.
For weights, it depends on where my training is. Now, I do a lot less weights and more body weight and fast-twitch exercises like jumping. Only kind of [heavy weight that I do is] power cleans and squats. Everything else is extremely light weight or no weight.
I'm hitting a little bit of everything: calves, hamstrings, quads, abdominals, shoulders, wrists. Diving, we hit the water fast so that forearm strength protects wrists from injury.
Q: Have you swum competitively or played other sports?
A: I do not swim very well. That's something I'd like to do when I finish diving (laughs). I'm a terrible swimmer.
I did gymnastics for nine years. Since 4. Finished at 13. I tried volleyball in eighth grade, then went right into diving. That was it for team sports.
Q: Play any recreational sports?
A: I always want to but fear I'll hurt myself. You wouldn't think that, but I'm accident-prone. Maybe ultimate Frisbee or beach volleyball, but lately I've been extremely safe.
Q: Does your family keep fit?
A: Yes. Oh my gosh. My sister used to be a volleyball player and my brother played baseball, so they did weight workouts and continue to move their bodies.
My dad [Frank Viola, baseball's 1987 World Series MVP and Cy Young winner] works out once in a while, but he doesn't really enjoy it. He feels, I don't know, like he has to do it.
My mom cracks me up. She always loves working out, at least five days a week, but she'll be on the machine and talking on the phone while working out. We have different extremes for how we all go about exercising.
Q: Do you smoke or have any other health vices?
A: I do not smoke. Never liked the smell. I don't drink. It's kind of like, especially at this point, everything that I put into my body affects it, so I'm trying to fuel it as best as I can.
Q: You struggled with bulimia. How are you today with it, and does it affect your diving?
A: I'd say my struggles with bulimia tie in with my diet today. When I was a teenager, I was a synchronized diver with Laura Wilkinson, a beautiful, strong girl, and my body structure was thicker so I thought I needed to slim down. Started researching on the Internet. I read that I should have no carbs [to be skinny], so I cut out all carbs in my diet. My body started craving carbs, so when I started eating, I ate too much.
But there are good carbs available in whole grains and oats, so eventually I started eating carbs again.
As of now, I'm working with a nutritionist from the [U.S. Olympic Committee] and have never seen such wonderful results from eating meals and snacks in between.
I have meals divided into proteins, carbs and healthy fats. Each meal consists of those. It's brought the exact results that my coach and I have been looking for.
Q: Does appearance matter in a sport like diving?
A: Diving is a very subjective sport and judges are criticizing you from the moment they see you. The way we look in the air has an impact, no matter what people say. So I've been conscious of that for years. Took me a while to appreciate my body, and I'm comfortable with that.
My calves are stronger than other girls' and are very defined. And my quads and hamstrings. Instead of saying they need to be smaller, I need to take them and embrace them and appreciate being unique. I had to switch my thinking into seeing what was true instead of comparing with the world.
Q: What do you drink?
A: Powerade Zero is my go-to drink that I can chug. Also Vitamin Water, orange juice. I like Coke Zero. In the morning I like a cup of coffee.
Q: Take any vitamins or sports nutrition products?
A: I use whey protein — I forget the brand. Pure Protein bars when I finish a workout. I take a One A Day women's multivitamin and iron … My iron levels are low naturally.
Q: Ever take performance-enhancing drugs?
A: (Laughs) That's the last thing I would think of, and it's so funny. I have never taken anything [bad], but I'm always worried about the tests. A friend of mine was taking Tylenol a while ago and got suspended for it. But I'm always fine.
Q: Have any advice for South Florida residents looking to get fit?
A: This is the only body we get. Once you allow yourself to get up and do something, it doesn't have to be extreme. Could be as simple as going on a walk or taking a bike ride. It makes you feel so good about yourself and your life.
With exercise comes longevity. You don't have to do it, but hopefully you can cultivate [an attitude of] "I want to do it. I want to be there for my kids or grandkids or great-grandkids."
Brittany Viola
Age: 25
City of residence: Miami
Height/weight: 5 feet, 5 inches; 130 pounds
Occupation: Olympic diver


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The devastation caused by Cyclone Evan in Samoa on Thursday, December 13, 2012 included damage from the high winds of 165 km/h. The water damage was exacerbated by the overflowing of Vaisigano river in Apia.
Natural disasters of this kind, violent and unexpected, highlight the vulnerability of the poor. On such occasions, the national institutional infrastructures are often unable to provide assistance because of the physical constraints of damaged roads and bridges, broken powerlines and wrecked harbours. The coping ability of the poor, and the rural poor in particular, is often very limited, especially since they are often living already at subsistance levels.
Relying on the local community, and collaboration within the community, is critical for offsetting the vulnerabilities of poverty, especially in the context of remoteness. After natural disasters, it is important to quickly rebuild the livelihoods and productive capacity of the rural poor, and this has to be done at the community level. Preparedness for the unexpected impact of natural disasters is key to mitigation of that impact, and that also must be done at community level.
One of IFAD's areas of work in the Pacific Islands has been to contribute to the laying of foundations for increasing community resilience in vulnerable areas, and that helps strengthen the capacity to cope with crises resulting from natural disasters. The MORDI project in particular has been very successful.
More information on IFAD's work in Samoa, and about the projects in particular.
Please see also IFAD's draft report Disaster Early Recovery Guidelines.
This issue is also important to IFAD's partners, as mentioned in the News Item entitled "IFAD Draft SRESOP Presented at FAO Regional Workshop". Specifically, it says that one of FAO's four priority focus areas is "Food and Nutrition Security Resilient to the Impacts of Disasters and Climate Change".


text: Renzatic 106 Posted January 18 Learning how to do hand painted textures is something I've been wanting to do for a long, long while now. I like the style, I like the look, I think it's quite neat. Thing is, I've always put off trying it out for myself because I know next to nothing about digital painting. I know quite about about manipulating photos to make textures, and a goodly bit about modeling them in a 3D editor, but painted textures are something I figured would always be just out of my reach. Then I realized that the only reason why I don't know how to do it is because I've never tried it. That the only thing between me and success is a good bit of practice. So here I am. Last Thursday, I decided to do one texture a day for the next month to see how I take to it. I've crammed a few hours of tutorials on Youtube, inspected other people's works, and just studied the hell out of it. Minus some stumbles here and there, I can already see a slight improvement just after a week with it. It started out with my admitted janky first texture, and has come to today, with a grass texture that's actually surprisingly good. This thread will act as my diary, detailing my journey from totes noobis, to maybe hopefully pretty decent. If anyone wants to add or critique what I've done, feel more than free. I'm always up for some tips, tricks, and a bit of harsh, but honest criticism. (FYI, these images are scaled down from their original size) Day 1. My first attempt. It is, like I said, kinda janky. To my credit, at least you can tell what it is. Day 2. Another stone floor. Probably the one texture I spent the longest time with. Trying to get the shading just right. Day 3. A wood floor. This one was, eh...okay. It's a little flat and plain, kinda rough, but hey. Just my third day. Day 4. Wooden roof shingles. This is where I felt like I was starting to get a slight feel for things. It's still pretty sloppy, and you can see a few areas where I guffed up, but it's not bad. Day 5. Stone tiles. My least favorite of the bunch, and the one I spent the least amount of effort on, truth be told. I tried to do something in a celshaded style. Ended up just looking bland. Day 6. My 2nd attempt at a wood floor. It's certainly better than my first, with some actual texture and depth to it. Day 7. Grass. Dunno if I'm improving, or if the stars happened to align just right on this one. It's the first texture I've done that I'd consider actually decent. Though if you look at it closely, you can see how I cheated things a bit. And there you have it. My work so far. From here on out, I'll be posting one a day. Like I said, if anyone here wants to throw in their 2 cents, you're more than welcome. 11 1 Aammppaa, MikelMats, AffinityUser50 and 9 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Written by: Lennon
Recorded: 6 August 1980
Producers: John Lennon, Yoko Ono
Released: 23 January 1984
John Lennon: vocals, electric guitar
Earl Slick, Hugh McCracken: electric guitar
Tony Levin: bass guitar
George Small: keyboards
Andy Newmark: drums
Arthur Jenkins: percussion
Available on:
Milk And Honey
John Lennon Anthology
Although it was the first song to be recorded during the Double Fantasy sessions in 1980, I'm Stepping Out wasn't released until 1984.
John Lennon wrote the song in Bermuda in June 1980. While on holiday there he visited a nightclub and the next day, slightly hungover but enthused by the experience, he wrote I'm Stepping Out.
The nightclub visit evidently showed Lennon that there was a world away from the househusbandry to which he had devoted the previous five years, and the feeling of liberation in his lyrics is palpable.
Although Lennon's Bermuda trip formed the basis of I'm Stepping Out, he used elements of songs composed earlier. Key among them was That's The Way The World Is, a song begun in 1979 which eventually became Real Life. In early demo recordings it contained the lyrics which Lennon eventually used during the middle section of I'm Stepping Out.
I'm Stepping Out was the first to be attempted. An edit of the second take from this session was released on the 1998 box set John Lennon Anthology. Various false starts, breakdowns and full performances followed, before the band turned their attentions to Borrowed Time.
The take which appeared on Milk And Honey was the penultimate one from the session, and featured a guide vocal by Lennon. The original performance contained a verse which was later edited out, but can be heard on Anthology.
Called up the doctor but he was sick to death
He don't make house calls any more
He'd gone out dancing just to sweeten up his breath
Left a message on the floor...
I'm Stepping Out was the third single to be taken from the posthumous album Milk And Honey, following Nobody Told Me and Borrowed Time.
The single was released on 15 March 1984 in the United States, and peaked at number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was issued two months later in the United Kingdom, on 15 July, and reached number 88.
I'm Stepping Out had Yoko Ono's song Sleepless Night as its b-side. The 12" single also contained another song, Loneliness, also by Ono.


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My newest Suicide Girls article is up. It's called SA+0RI PR0N". And that's what it's all about!
My newest Suicide Girls article is up. It's called SA+0RI PR0N". And that's what it's all about!
Posted by Brad Warner at 7:05 AM
In Tibetan Buddhism talking about your experiences is very much discouraged. You're told that it hurts your practice and doesn't help others. I think one reason so many people ask about satori is that they want to treat Zen as a technology. You go through a process and out pops the result. The problem with this attitude is that it's too detached, not intimate enough. It's like a scientist holding a test tube over a bunsen burner, when really practice is like you sitting in the test tube getting cooked.
Tony parsons, some nondual dude, says that awakening is the realization that you are not actually the doer.
So, anything you actually do to get enlightenment will be all in vain because there is no seperate self to get enlightened.
The self is basically a programmed machine (genes, environs) that is powered by the universe.
Hmm, satori porn (Philip Kapleau)
is pretty much indistinguishable
from drug porn (Carlos Castaneda).
The words describing the orgasm
are interchangeable; the only
difference is that one requires
zazen (or really good luck) and
the other requires illegal drugs.
You can keep your satori. I'd
rather have a million bucks and
"see myself as a concrete
expression of the will of
the universe" that way.
BTW, nice SG article. Thanks.
And that's what it's all about!
brad's good at selling books. first he says that satori is nothing and screw the guys who hint they had it, then he hints about seeing good and life's mysteries, then he says he won't talk about it. sales job.
Hey man, great article! Satori, enlightenment, blaah. Shit happens and life continues.
Loved this from the bottom of the S.G. article:
Brad is currently looking for women to help him "do research" for his upcoming book about sex and Zen. He can be contacted directly for an appointment through this website!Damn Brad, other folks just put an ad on Craig's List or Adult Friend Finder.
Brad's talk about not talking about satori is alot like his continually reacting to posts in this comment section while proclaiming he doesn't actually read them. And since a great many of the old patriarchs spoke openly about their own satori experiences I guess they are all just bragging, deluded porn writers...including the Buddha himself.
luigi on acid referred to "[Brad] continually reacting to posts".
Well, Brad doesn't continually react to posts. In fact he very rarely reacts to posts. So we may all have to accept the sad, sorry fact that our love and devotion remains unrequited.
On the satori thing, however and FWIW, I agree that writing about the satori that you and the zen masters got, but most of us didn't yet got and may never get, but that don't matter if we got it or not is perhaps disingenuous, and very likely to confuse us way-seekers.
My advice to you, Brad - coz I know you read MY posts - is to stop writing about if it don't matter.
Satori -
Satori is another difficult word to translate. It is somewhat akin to bodhi - become awake or come to the point of self-understanding (from which self actualization grows).
Certainly, the element of un-learning is a key (e.g. beginner's mind).
"And these few precepts in thy memory:
Look thou character. Give thy thoughts no tongue,
Nor any unproportion'd thought his act.
Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar:
Those friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them unto thy soul with hoops of steel;
But do not dull thy palm with entertainment
Of each new-hatch'd, unfledg'd comrade. Beware
Of entrance to a quarrel; but being in,
Bear't that th' opposed may beware of thee.
Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice;
Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment.
Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy,
But not express'd in fancy; rich, not gaudy;
For the apparel oft proclaims the man,
And they in France of the best rank and station
Are most select and generous, chief in that.
Neither a borrower nor a lender be;
For loan oft loses both itself and friend,
And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.
This above all- to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man." - Fr. Bacon (e.g. Shake Spear)
Brad, your writing style seems to have changed a lot in the past while. I think I like it. Even though you're probably not reading this. :)
Jinzang: In Tibetan Buddhism talking about your experiences is very much discouraged. You're told that it hurts your practice and doesn't help others.
Interesting. I was thinking that today, actually—nobody even knows what you're talking about unless they've already had the same experience, so what's the point? I'm usually reluctant to discuss my practice with non-Buddhists for similar reasons.
On the other hand, I suspect it has been somewhat helpful to me to be able to recognize some of the things that have happened to me as being run-of-the-mill stuff that everybody goes through. Some of it might've been a little scary otherwise.
Shunryu Suzuki claimed to have never experienced satori and he didn't seem too bothered by it - a sign of true 'enlightenment' perhaps?
Anonymous: don't compare suzuki to brad. Because brad is brad and suzuki is suzuki.
I prefer brad as a teacher, myself, but thats just me.
The more I read Brad, the less credibility he has.
This article has to take the cake. Selling satori like a pie in the sky, claiming it has to be via a certain way, saying he has nothing but contempt for any followers - including his own - here is a man who may have had an experience or two, but who is far from the realisation/actualisation of the Masters.
Brad can probably fit into the Zen consumers' market but he is no real teacher IMO. I think unfortunately he may be far more interested in money and fame than in genuinely helping others.
It's a sad situation for our school, but nothing new I guess.
With all respect and best wishes to Brad and his kin.
As Jinzang has quoted his teacher before - and Jinzang, correct me if I'm wrong -- "If someone asks me if their experience was enlightenment, I can say it is not"
That is the problem with Buddhists nowadays - a few experiences, satori, kensho, bang and then what's next? That's not Zen Buddhism in its entirety, not yet the truth of the matter. Experiences are fine and OK as encouragements but that's about it - practice needs to continue, ego is subtle. Unfortunately our mindset is influenced today a lot by the Western commercialisation in our brains - "And that's what it's all about". OK as a marketing gimmick for those who want to stay at that level but not enough for sincere Zen students willing to plumb the depths of our practice.
Anonymous: Shunryu Suzuki claimed to have never experienced satori and he didn't seem too bothered by it - a sign of true 'enlightenment' perhaps?I recall him saying that such things were not needed to be emphasised. He guided students to what would help them - which is invariably: practice. Good teachers with students' interests truly at heart are a real boon to our world, if perhaps a bit rarer.
Jinzang: In Tibetan Buddhism talking about your experiences is very much discouraged. You're told that it hurts your practice and doesn't help others.
I would say that applies for Zen Buddhists as well.
Floating_abu -
So Brad is not your cup of tea. Very good. You certainly don't share his sense of humour, and humour is a good thing, I'm sure you'll agree.
"Selling satori like a pie in the sky, claiming it has to be via a certain way..."
Where on this good earth did you get that from? And this:
"...saying he has nothing but contempt for any followers - including his own..."
See, that's called irony. He's making a point using an amusing rhetorical device. IMO, you have grasped the wrong end of the stick, with a vengeance.
I agree that talking/writing about enlightenment (experiences) is problematic, and perhaps best not done, but there is no doubt that Brad has brought a lot of people to Buddhism and zazen. That makes him a good teacher, no? I find it difficult - though I accept many do not - to doubt his simple and direct honesty. I guess you're looking for something fancier. Like REAL enlightenment.
...Before I go - this, from one of your comments, is pretty much what Brad IS saying about enlightenment:
"That is the problem with Buddhists nowadays - a few experiences, satori, kensho, bang and then what's next? That's not Zen Buddhism in its entirety, not yet the truth of the matter. Experiences are fine and OK as encouragements but that's about it - practice needs to continue..."
Strange that you didn't see that.
floating abs said:
"That is the problem with Buddhists nowadays"
From reading what the old masters wrote, it seems that 'twas ever thus.
In Albert Low's Zen and the Sutras, he says, Satori or Enlightenment is never an experience because it's not something that happens inside the mind. It's of the mind. Something like that. It made sense when I read it anyway...
I love Brad, because he always goes against the grain. He was against discussion of Kensho when people were going gaga over it, and now he is openly discussing it with esangha-ists being up in arms!
There is no such thing as holy sin. All these rules are in your head. And only in your head
There are 2 types of zen buddhists, it seems. The dualists and non-dualists.
The dualists believe very strongly in right and wrong. They believe in polarities. They believe very strongly that the self exists and that everything must be done to become a nice self. A humble self. A wise self.
The non-dualists realize that this very moment is reality and there is no right and wrong, except for conventional norms.
The universe, they say, is 1 not 2.
Alphonzen - All these classifications are in your head. And only in your head.
Alphonzen, your first type of Zen Buddhist is attached to form. Your second is attached to emptiness.
So let's posit a third type, then: one who's attached to neither form nor emptiness.
"Alphonzen, your first type of Zen Buddhist is attached to form. Your second is attached to emptiness.
So let's posit a third type, then: one who's attached to neither form nor emptiness."
Want to know the absolute truth?
Reality is empty and nondual. Want to know why?
Because there is no free will.
What are you? Genes + Environment.
Although you might believe very strongly in a seperate self, the truth is that everything that we call ourself is basically a continuation of an evolving universe.
We are not seperate.
Anyone who says otherwise is full of shit.
Alphonzen -
You're very young. You're very arrogant. You're very angry. You think you've got it all figured. I know because I've read what you've written, here and elsewhere.
I only have one piece of advice, which you won't heed: Don't be so sure of your cocky non-seperate self. Anyone who has the arrogance to lecture anyone else on "the absolute truth" in quite the way that you do just has to be full of shit.
Want to know the absolute truth?
There is no absolute truth.
Words like true and false each have no meaning. In relation to each other, true and false take on meaning only by the failure of our perception. What is taken as true or false in one culture at one time may neither be true or false in another culture at another time. The universe in in a state of flux and, one day, Alphonzen will flux off.
Largely of answered part of my question.
No offense, but I didn't read much of your books, for obvious reasons if you read my blog &c.
Anyway, good post
Mysterion, your idea of absolute truth, is that there is no absolute truth. Thats the same bullshit.
Anonymous said: "That is the problem with Buddhists nowadays"
From reading what the old masters wrote, it seems that 'twas ever thus.OK Good point.
<"That is the problem with Buddhists nowadays - a few experiences, satori, kensho, bang and then what's next? That's not Zen Buddhism in its entirety, not yet the truth of the matter. Experiences are fine and OK as encouragements but that's about it - practice needs to continue..."
Strange that you didn't see that.>
It's true - I do not really follow Brad, so I did only skim his article.
I don't mean to disparage Brad as a teacher, and if I was wrong on my understanding, or comprehension, I apologise. It is true he is not so much to my taste, but I am very happy if Brad helps other people, and encourages anyone down the path of freedom, responsibility and compassion. As a guy, I like Brad and I wish him and his family all the best.
Best wishes.
Brad - if you are reading, I should also apologise directly for any arrogance on my part. Sorry :) and best wishes _/\_
You are an idiot abu.
Floating - I believe in apologies.
To admit that you didn't read Brad's article, but - I guess - assumed what you thought it would most likely be about; and that you then decided to inform the world of your ill-considered view, is a noble thing to do.
Unless, of course, you're apologising merely to appear noble...in which case, the apology might compound the original error.
Oh, what a tangled web we weave...
The universe, they say, is 1 not 2.
Everything returns to the one. To what does the one return?
Want to know the absolute truth? Reality is empty and nondual. Want to know why? Because there is no free will.
Words, words, words.
There are no absolutes!
Every so often I poke my head back in here on the off chance that I've missed some beneficial discussion. And I haven't. It's the same tired "I know the absolute truth and you don't" / "I'm more nondual than thou" pissing contest for Dude-ists. Do any of you people ever sit zazen?
"Do any of you people ever sit zazen?"
Whats zazen?
"Whats zazen?"
Oh, my bad. Since you guys know the absolute truth, I guess everything you do is zazen. That clearly explains the need to out-sutra and out-realize each other and be so zen you no longer sit zazen. I hear there's a prize for the guy who dishes out the ultimate, complete and perfect "burn" on here. Keep tryin. Maybe it will happen, suckas.
zengirl, I actually did an hour of zazen today and it was pretty good.
I merged with the cosmos at least 4 times. How many times did you merge?
Oh wait, I forgot, you are a n00b.
n00b is not a word in my dictionary, as I am an expert in zen.
I am the zen student you wish you were.
LOL! (Wait, was he serious?)
What does your Zen teacher say when you tell him/her about your multiple cosmic mergings? How do you count that anyway?
Zengirl -
Sadly, it's quite possible that young Alphonse IS serious. Even more disturbing, perhaps, if he believes he's being amusingly ironic. Either way, he enjoys the attention too much, methinks. Best perhaps to deprive him of it - in which effort I have singularly failed. I promise to try harder from now on.
Ad hominen, Ironically, you are throwing more attention onto me by talking about me. "That alphonzen, so young, yet so awesome and enlightened."
This will be my last post since I have found a little corner in my basement where I can meditate for years like Bodhidharma.
Just because I've been enlightened several times, doesn't mean practice should end!
ZenGirl - his last teacher booted him to the kerb cos of his attitude, so yeah, he was probably being serious.
He wasn't my teacher btw. If anything, I was the one teaching him.
Hes still learning the basics, that geezer. Bless him.
So many comments about satori porn here. Alas, there are still only 2 comments on the SG site itself. Yawn.
We are so underappreciated by master bradley.
"If anything, I was the one teaching him."
Yeah, just keep telling yourself that one. The more you brag about your so-called enlightenment, the less we believe it. And the more you say you don't care if we believe, the less we believe that too or you wouldn't need to have the last word all the time.
If you haven't sat any multi-day sesshins and have never really worked with a teacher, it's because you secretly know that a legit zen teacher would laugh in your face if you told them this stuff.
(Can we say "delusions of grandeur?")
Anonymous, that cut deep man. I hope you are happy.
Shunryu Suzuki never had Satori, and neither did Richard Baker, his ONLY named Dharma successor.
The San Francisco Zen Center is a grand and self-serving bureaucracy, but it is founded on a dead branch. That is why it continues to spawn new practice centers, but never has produced an enlightened master.
Read D. Chadwick's Crooked Cucumber on the invalid manner in which Suzuki's own roshi status was attained in Japan.
Essentially Suzuki and his followers are dispensing Fox slobber.
I have written a book of pure hardcore sappy spiritual porn. Having found such both an inspiration AND a terrible obstruction in the sense of having wasted many many moments in stupid comparison.
Part of me is sickened by my own book, yet I also know I would have loved to find it on the book shelf
Lord knows Im the ultimate sap


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taco8412 brauchte ein neues Website Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 34 Designs von 11 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
We are a fast paced company that wants a website to depict our products accordingly. Our new site needs to be as aggressive as the products we sell and the customers we sell them to. We already a have a format that we need to stick with. What we need is color modifications that make the new design look more like our existing site.
American Muscle
Mustang Aftermarket Authority
Desired Color Scheme:
dark blue / white / orange
Desired Style:
3 Column
left - navigation
middle - content
right - promotions
(left & middle viewable @ 800x600)
aggressive, fast, edgy, strong, clear sectioning, easy navigation
Accepted File Formats:
American Muscle sells Ford Mustang parts and accessories. We are looking for a fresh look that still incorporates the branding from our existing design, which is currently running on the live site. AmericanMuscle.com
Here's our logo:
Mockups have already been completed but the colors doesn't feel right for the site. The new site design needs to have colors from existing site incorporated into new design.
Here are a couple layouts that were done but don't carry over our company branding. All we are looking for is a good designer to implement the color palette we have on our current site. http://www.americanmuscle.com.
Front Page - http://mockup.solidcactus.com/mustangtuning/6/
Section - http://mockup.solidcactus.com/musta…/section4/
Things that can be altered:
- images used within the header
- the way the navigation buttons are styled
- using gradients is allowed.
To sum it up all we are really looking for is a color overlay of the designs listed above.


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Skaggs excited to start over again with Halos
It was minutes after the trade was officially announced that Tyler Skaggs received a text message from Mike Trout.
In 2010, the two were roommates in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, until early July, before Trout was promoted to High Class A ball and Skaggs was shipped to the D-backs along with Patrick Corbin, Rafael Rodriguez and Joe Saunders in the deal that involved Jerry Dipoto -- then the interim general manager in Arizona -- sending Dan Haren to the Angels.
It was minutes after the trade was officially announced that Tyler Skaggs received a text message from Mike Trout.
In 2010, the two were roommates in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, until early July, before Trout was promoted to High Class A ball and Skaggs was shipped to the D-backs along with Patrick Corbin, Rafael Rodriguez and Joe Saunders in the deal that involved Jerry Dipoto -- then the interim general manager in Arizona -- sending Dan Haren to the Angels.
Since then, Trout has turned himself into a man Skaggs can confidently say is "definitely the best player in the game today by far."
"I saw it when we lived together," Skaggs said. "I saw it all the way back then that he was going to be a superstar."
Skaggs, reacquired by the Angels on Tuesday in the three-team trade that also brought in former White Sox pitcher Hector Santiago, still has his room in Santa Monica, Calif. Heck, Skaggs still has the same old worn-out Halos poster hanging from his wall -- of Darin Erstad, Tim Salmon, Troy Glaus and Ramon Ortiz rocking the periwinkle uniforms under the words: "It's All About Baseball With the Angels."
Skaggs was a true Angels fan -- just like the guy he was traded for, Mark Trumbo -- and he's hopeful that a return to the organization he always wanted to play for can help take his career to the next level.
"It's just funny growing up, watching all these guys, wanting to be on the Angels and then getting drafted by them, and now coming back to them, and hopefully getting to the big leagues with them," Skaggs said in a phone conversation. "Everything's kind of coming full circle. It's a blessing."
At 17, Skaggs was plucked out of Santa Monica High School in a 2009 First-Year Player Draft that might one of be the best in Angels history. With its first four picks, the club selected Randal Grichuk (24th), Trout (25th), Skaggs (40th) and Garrett Richards (42nd).
"And don't forget about Patrick Corbin," Skaggs said of his ex-D-backs teammate, who was taken in the second round.
Like Santiago, Skaggs -- 22 years old with an athletic, 6-foot-5 frame -- is young, throws left-handed and has an option year left. Unlike Santiago, who is almost assured a spot on the 25-man roster either as a starter or a reliever, Skaggs will to have to earn a rotation spot out of Spring Training, with the Halos expected to add a free-agent starting pitcher.
Skaggs' surge through the D-backs' Minor League system took a drastic hit in 2013, when he lost a Spring Training battle for the fifth spot in Arizona's rotation, struggled in Triple-A (4.59 ERA, 3.4 walks per nine innings, 1.47 WHIP) and got hit around during another short stint in the Major Leagues (5.12 ERA in 38 2/3 innings, after a 5.83 ERA in 29 1/3 innings the year before).
Most concerning of all, though, was a drop in fastball velocity.
"[Skaggs] went to [Triple-A] Reno and the velocity was of some concern to us; it went down from mid-90s to 88 or 89 at the end of the year," D-backs GM Kevin Towers said at the Winter Meetings. "He did not have the confidence in his fastball command that he had in the past. It may be a mechanical adjustment, who knows?"
And if there's anyone who could figure it out, it's probably the current Angels GM.
Dipoto isn't just the man who has traded for Skaggs twice in 40 months; he was part of the D-backs' front office that wanted to take Skaggs with the 41st pick in 2009, right after the Halos ultimately took him off the board.
Dipoto called Skaggs' Minor League progression "perfectly normal," noted he's been young for every level he's played at and said the Angels "saw roughly the same pitcher" in 2013, except "with a greatly improved changeup."
Dipoto admitted there was a "slight drop-off in velocity, but only at the big league level late in the season when ordinarily guys are tired." Skaggs, Dipoto added, "is not built on power." He's at his best when he's sitting somewhere between 88 to 92 with his fastball, using it to play off his plus curveball and changeup.
But Dipoto did notice a mechanical flaw, one he believes is very fixable: In an effort to kill velocity and create more dive with his changeup, Skaggs has developed "a little bit shorter stride length," which may have diminished some of his other stuff.
"We think that a 22-year-old with a clean bill of health and a good performance history as a Minor Leaguer and the kind of physical stuff that he has really bodes well for us," Dipoto said.
Skaggs believes his struggles last year were "more mechanical," but didn't want to get into specifics. Asked what he took away from last year, Skaggs said, "Everything."
"You just grow with every start as a pitcher -- especially me, having just a handful of starts in the big leagues," he added.
"I'm definitely working hard on getting my velocity back, lifting weights and really just kind of getting back to my old self. And I think coming back to the place where it all started will really help me out."
Alden Gonzalez is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Gonzo and "The Show", and follow him on Twitter @Alden_Gonzalez.


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Weekly merger, acquisition, deal update: August 3
This week Morrissey Goodale tracked seven domestic deals and one international transaction. This brings the total year-to-date deal count in the United States to 111, up 8% over the 103 domestic deals tracked through the same period in 2011. Including the U.S., the total global deal count is now 201, down just 2% from the 205 global deals tracked through the same period last year. After a slow start to the year, consolidation has really picked up a head of steam over the summer.
In case you missed it the last few weeks, be sure to click here for Morriessey Goodale's special report Industry M&A 2012 Six Month Review. In it, you will find additional insight, thoughts and major trends observed through the first six months of 2012.
Leading engineering, procurement and construction company to the energy, water, wastewater and mining sectors CB&I (The Woodlands, TX) signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire The Shaw Group (Baton Rouge, LA), a 27,000-person leading global provider of engineering, construction, technology, fabrication, remediation and support services for clients in the energy, chemicals, environmental, infrastructure and emergency response industries. Under the agreement, CB&I will acquire Shaw in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $3 billion and scheduled to close during the first calendar quarter of 2013. CB&I will use cash on the balance sheets of both companies, along with approximately $1.9 billion in debt to finance the acquisition. According to CB&I, based on the estimated cash position of Shaw at the end of its August 31, 2012 fiscal year, this equates to an enterprise value of approximately $2.0 billion. Using consensus estimates, the implied transaction multiple is 7.0x Shaw's fiscal 2012 adjusted EBITDA. The combination of CB&I and Shaw will create one of the world's largest engineering and construction companies focused on the global energy industry and featuring a global work force of nearly 50,000 employees and a backlog of over $28 billion. CB&I plans to operate Shaw as a business sector under the brand name CB&I Shaw. Link to details
Global multi-disciplinary design firm IBI Group (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) acquired Taylor Young(Manchester, United Kingdom), a 100-person full-service architectural, urban planning and design, and landscape architecture practice with offices in Manchester, London and Liverpool. Taylor Young has a strong reputation in the design of facilities in healthcare, education, housing, as well as urban planning/design and landscape design for a broad range of clients. Moving forward, the firm will do business as IBI Taylor Young. With the acquisition, the IBI staff increases to approximately 3,050. Link to details
International provider of professional engineering, technical consulting and certification services NV5(Hollywood, FL) acquired the assets of Kaderabek Company (KACO) (Miami, FL), a 30-person consulting engineering firm specializing in geotechnical engineering, foundation engineering, engineering geology and hydrogeology, drilling, construction observation and materials testing across the public and private sectors. NV5 is a 450-person firm with specialized capabilities that span across five vertically-organized business lines serving infrastructure, construction, real estate, and the environmental markets through a network of over 15 offices located in California, Colorado, Utah, Florida and New Jersey. Its clients range from public sector clients– U.S. federal, state, municipal and local governments, military and defense clients, to quasi-public and private sector clients– healthcare, energy and utilities fields, including schools, universities, hospitals, health care providers, insurance providers, large utility service providers, and large and small energy producers. Link to details
International design firm Cunningham Group Architecture (Minneapolis, MN) merged with Hutton Architecture Studio (Denver, CO), a 14-person firm that provides complete architectural design and construction administration services, including site selection, master planning, programming, interior design and sustainable design to clients throughout the Rocky Mountain West, including a particular emphasis and specialty in the sustainable design of environments for learning and worship. Cunningham Group is a 240-person provider of architecture, interior design, urban design and planning services for a diverse mix of client and project types and features offices in Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Biloxi, Denver, Seoul and Beijing. Link to details
International leader in upstream oil and gas consulting and engineering services firm New Tech Global (NTG) (Houston, TX) acquired Carr Environmental Group (CEG) (Spring, TX), a full-service environmental consulting firm specializing in compliance for the oil and gas industry and featuring a multidisciplinary staff of geologists, soil scientists, biologists, environmental scientists and engineers. Link to details
Professional management and technical services firm nStone Corporation (Albuquerque, NM) acquired Coupland-Moran Engineers (Albuquerque, NM), a mechanical and electrical design and engineering services firm. NStone's technical and engineering capabilities include mechanical and electrical engineering design, civil and structural engineering, fire protection, energy studies, systems analysis, solar energy installations and operations and maintenance services. Link to details
HPD Architecture (Dallas, TX), a design and architecture firm specializing in residential, commercial and institutional architecture merged its practice with that of HPD Design for Living (Dallas, TX), a design-build practice focused on "aging-in-place" and design service offerings that allow seniors and individuals with disabilities to live more independently and comfortably in their own homes. Combined, the HPD practice focuses on new construction, renovations and additions for private residences, corporate and medical offices and universities. Link to details
Global provider of technology solutions to organizations with engineering design and information technology requirements Rand Worldwide (Framingham, MA) acquired the assets of Informative Design Partners (IDP) (Charlottesville, VA), a computational fluid dynamics analysis consulting and thermal simulation services firm serving multiple industries, including (but not limited to) aerospace, architectural / AEC / MEP, energy and power generation, HVAC, mining, transportation, healthcare, oil and gas, telecommunications and water treatment. It is Rand's intent that through the acquisition, its clients in the architecture, engineering and construction markets will take advantage of the broader expertise and services that the IDP team offers. Link to details
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Ok here is a tag after a LOOONG time……from a new blog friend – Scorpria whose work I really appreciate…!!! I rarely get tags from the blogroll buddies and this one from her is quite amusing…
The tag comes with the following rules:-
RULE #1 People who have been tagged must write their answers on their blogs and replace any question that they dislike with a new question formulated by themselves.
RULE #2 Tag 6 people to do this quiz and they cannot refuse. These people must state who they were tagged by, cannot tag the person whom they were tagged by, and must continue this game by sending it to other people.
So here goes!
- If your lover betrayed you, what will your reaction be?
Well guys are really genius inbluffing girls and enjoying two-timing….so for me BETRAYAL is no no……and as per my reaction-One tight slap may be???? ).
- If you can have a dream to come true, what would it be?
Build a time machine- not for future but to go in past!!!!
- What is your idea of a perfect date? (Whose butt would you like to kick?)
No date is perfect…….Unplanned events always turn out great….the mystery remains the charming most essence of a date…….but still I'd expect my date to be never late….. !!!!!!!
- What would you do with a billion dollars?
AhI have answered this ne before- build my own castle!!
- Will you fall in love with your best friend?
I would !
- Which is more blessed, loving someone or being loved by someone?
One side love hurts big time……….. I feel whatever the case may be- don't forget to confess and don't lose hope!
- How long do you intend to wait for someone you really love?
- If the person you secretly like is already attached, what would you do?
Nothing….not loving me is his choice..loving him is mine!!
- If you like to act with someone, who will it be? Your gf/bf or an actress/actor?
my BF- to show case our on- screen chemistry! And yeah reporters will also get some scoooppp!
- What's your favorite love quote? What takes you down the fastest?
Love me the most when I deserve it the least.
- How would you see yourself in ten years' time?
Sipping coffee with my hubby in our garden!!
- What's your fear?
Losing the ones I love!
- What kind of person do you think the person who tagged you is?
A beautiful girl with pretty hair..one who's just like me when it comes to dad!
- Would you rather be single and rich or married but poor?
See I am already married…and as per rich – I'll be……no doubts..
- What's the first thing you do when you wake up?
Snuggle in my hubby's warm arms…..
- Would you give all in a relationship?
I have, I can and I will…………………
- If you fall in love with two people simultaneously, who would you pick?
One my folks approve…
- Would you forgive and forget, no matter how horrible a thing that special someone has done?
I am a libran- I like peace but if someone actually breaks my heart- I can't forgive..rest you guys know about my wish- dead and body rotting in hell and insects infestin' on caracass!! 😀
- If you get to go back in time and fall in love all over again, would it still be with the same person?
Yes……….my soulmate……
- List 6 people to tag:
Harsha, Manoj, Pr3rna, Kiran, Ish , Manoj, Sharad


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TASER International Receives Two International Orders
Scottsdale, Ariz. – TASER International, Inc. (NASDAQ: TASR), today announced significant follow-on orders of TASER® X26™ and ADVANCED TASER® M26™ electronic control devices (ECDs) and related accessories from two international customers.
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Birthing Center
To promote and support breastfeeding to all childbearing families by providing accurate and consistent information and assistance, using evidence-based research. Silver Cross Hospital considers breastfeeding the normative standard for infant feeding and nutrition and will actively support breastfeeding as the preferred feeding method while supporting a mother's choice of feeding method. Silver Cross Hospital Department of Women and Infant Services promotes the WHO/UNICEF Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding.
Supportive Data:
Healthy People 2020 goals are 81.9% breastfeeding initiation, 61% breastfeeding at 6 months, and 34% breastfeeding at 1 year. The AAP recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months and continued breastfeeding for at least the first year. WHO goes even farther to recommend continued breastfeeding throughout the second year and for as long as mutually desired by mother and child.
1. A written breastfeeding policy is routinely communicated to all health care staff. Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended as the ideal nutrition for newborns. Mothers who choose formula feeding will be supported in their choice and provided individual instruction.
2. Train all health care staff in skills necessary to implement this policy. Breastfeeding education and support of the breastfeeding couplet will be offered to all nursing staff caring for mothers and newborns. OB staff will receive appropriate breastfeeding training to fully support the breastfeeding family.
3. Inform all pregnant women about the benefits and management of breastfeeding. Lactation consultation and breastfeeding support will be available for all breastfeeding mothers and for OB staff consultation. Appropriate referrals to prenatal breastfeeding education will be encouraged for undelivered Maternity patients. Benefits of breastfeeding are included in Prenatal Education Classes; Breastfeeding classes are additionally available. No group education on formula use is offered.
4. Help mothers initiate breastfeeding within one hour of birth. Early Mother Infant Contact will be supported to promote successful breastfeeding. Direct skin to skin contact will be encouraged and offered for all mothers and healthy infants for a minimum of 30 minutes within the first two hours after birth, as mother's condition warrants. Breastfeeding will be initiated within the first hour after birth for all uncomplicated births for those mothers who request breastfeeding.
5. Show mothers how to breastfeed, and how to maintain lactation even if they should be separated from their infants. Nurses and Lactation Consultants assess breastfeeding mother and infant, and offer assistance as needed. Breast pumping and/or hand expression will be initiated within 6 hours of birth for all breastfeeding mothers who are separated from their infants. Expressed milk is used before any breast milk substitutes.
6. Give newborn infants no food or drink other than breast milk, unless medically indicated. Exclusive breastfeeding will be recommended as the ideal nutrition for newborns unless medically indicated supplementation is documented or when exclusive breastfeeding is contraindicated. All breastfeeding mothers are offered support for exclusive breastfeeding. If a breastfeeding mother requests formula to be given to her baby, the nurse will explore the reasons who she requests formula and provide education on benefits of exclusive breastfeeding. If the mother still requests formula, the nurse documents the additional education provided and complies with the mother's request.
7. Practice rooming-in. Rooming in 24 hours per day is the standard of care for healthy mothers and infants. Parents are offered assistance and education to calm fussy infants and facilitate rest and sleep Parents are educated on the advantages of rooming in, hunger cues, and on using on-demand breastfeeding. If the mother declines rooming in, the nurse documents the education provided and complies with the mother's request. Mothers will be offered their infants for feedings as per infant demand. Mothers are allowed access to special care nursery babies at any time.
8. Encourage breastfeeding on demand. Mothers and their support people will be instructed on early and late hunger cues and are taught to respond to infant feeding cues. No restrictions are placed on the frequency or duration of breastfeeding.
9. Give no artificial nipples or pacifiers to breastfeeding infants. Mothers who plan to combine breastfeeding and formula feeding will be educated about the advantages of beginning with full breastfeeding to establish milk supply. Formula will not be offered to breastfeeding mothers. All materials distributed to breastfeeding mothers and displayed in the hospital are free of messages that promote or advertise infant nutrition other than breast milk. Pacifiers are not supplied to healthy babies; alternate methods for soothing are discussed with parents.
10. Foster the establishment of breastfeeding support groups and refer mothers to them on discharge from the hospital or clinic. Mothers will be instructed on existing support groups and other appropriate resources for breastfeeding support after discharge.
New mothers have many questions and concerns about breastfeeding in the weeks leading up to and after birth. Breastfeeding support groups are a wonderful way to exchange information and experiences. The meetings are led by certified lactation consultants.
Protecting, Promoting and Supporting Breastfeeding: The Special Role of Maternity Services, a joint WHO/UNICEF statement published by the World Health Organization.
American Academy of Pediatrics. Section on Breastfeeding 2012.Sample Hospital Breastfeeding Policy for Newborns and Statement on Use of Human Milk
CDC National Survey of Maternity Care Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care
JCAHO: Perinatal Care Core Measure on Exclusive Breast Milk Feeding
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Surgeon General; 2011
Illinois 97th General Assembly- Bill Status of HB 4968