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AMES, Iowa – Checking crops for insects and disease is becoming less tedious and cumbersome, and more accurate with the release of iPad apps. Apps focusing on two crops – corn and soybean – have been released by ScoutPro, a provider of agricultural apps founded by Michael Koenig in 2011, while studying at Iowa State University. The first two apps for the iPad hit the App Store in March 2012; this month an Iowa version of ScoutPro Soy was made available.
The ScoutPro apps retail at $29.99 each, a cost that reflects high-end features: detailed identification tools, automatic record keeping and GPS mapping, and field-specific reports. The identification program is based on Iowa State University field guides and funded in part by Iowa Soybean Association.
"The scouting apps will not only help farmers identify common problems in their fields, they will help farmers keep track of these problems and that will help with future management decisions," said Daren Mueller, plant pathologist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. "Apps like this are extremely valuable, especially as they are used more and more."
ScoutPro apps can be used by smartphones, iPad or other tablet devices. Users will be able to identify weeds, insects and diseases in fields, while creating crop scouting reports they can use when making management decisions.
"As a board, we are always looking for new ways to bring information to our producers," says ISA President Dean Coleman. "As more farmers carry smartphones, it makes sense we offer this type of tool that, not only has pest ID, but also has the ability to record its location for future reference."
As ScoutPro expands into new regions, pests outside of Iowa will be added to their general app. Iowa State will continue to monitor information contained on the Iowa-specific app. While other crop identification programs are being developed, Koenig said none of them include all the functions that ScoutPro offers: mapping, identification and record-keeping. "Our goal is to set the standard for how scouting can be done using apps," Koenig said.
To reach that goal, Koenig continues to add ScoutPro services. A paid Web service, currently available to consultants, offers additional record-keeping tools to help with decision-making. Plans are to have a Web service for farmers in place for the 2013 growing season.
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Hey gang, I just got my first syntra armor set, well I overlooked it and its missing the codpiece but I think its a good set, only cost me 40 bucks. I was wondering if someone could post a link to a pattern that will include reasonably accurate placement for the battle scars/dents in the armor pieces? The set that I got was just cut from smooth syntra nothing added. But like I said its my first set and I want to learn to do all the custom work to it like shaping it and painting it as well. Is there any really good paint tutorials? I saw a really nice layer painting technique but I dont fully understand the concept of how you would do the weathering on it if you paint all the armor silver, orange, yellow and then green? Can someone explain all this please? Thanks Im sorry for all the questions but like I have been saying I know nothing about what I am doing :P Just a little insight would help me out. Thanks all you guys ROCK!
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Has anyone heard of Audi now pro-actively scanning cars when they come in for service to determin if they are chipped - then VOIDING the powertrain warranty if they are? A friend of mine said he read an article that they are starting to do this... SUPPOSEDLY Stasis tuned vehicles would not be subject to having their waranty voided....?
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Joey Votto does not care about RBI.
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This one isn't a rule change, but more of a game day experience change. Why hasn't any team (that I know of) used the Tecmo Bowl "First Down" sound followed by the music? If I heard that at a game, I would lose my mind.
As a side note, I did hear that a player comes out to the plate to the RBI Baseball theme.
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Not an in game rule change necessarily, but I'd make the MLB draft international.
Get rid of the instigator rule in hockey.
Free relief out of fairway divots.
What happened to the technical foul for hanging on the rim? Does that get called anymore?
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Just a couple of years ago I laughed at the idea as foolish, but now I agree with Mark Cuban in that it is time to outlaw help defenders from taking charges.
- It would instantly bring more scoring to all levels.
- It is the hardest call to get right for officials.
- Flopping is out of control on all levels.
- It would increase the value of big men (i.e. shot blocking) after decades of rules trying to limit their influence has now turned basketball into a guard's game.
Allow hockey to go back to clearing the benches. On the surface it looked brutal. However allowing an enforcer to beat the crap out of someone going after a star like Gretzky or Crosby actually lowered the rate of injuries sustained.
On both the Oilers and Kings Gretzky never got a serious dirty hit from anyone because Marty McSorley would pound them into pulp for it.
Or better yet, red card the guy! When a player fouls out, don't allow him to be replaced!
It does, but not much. Anthony Davis had a couple this past season at UK. Quite honestly this is one they could get rid of. Unless the guy is doing it to show up someone then it's a useless technical. Back when dunking was first allowed in college basktball in the mid 70's the refs would call this nearly every game to the point of it being inane. Most of the time the player barely grasped the rim and it would be called.
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I would love to see less timeouts in basketball. They need to do anything to speed up the end of games and let the natural flow of basketball take over.
BTW, im for any change that minimalizes the impact of coaches on in game action (like they do in soccer). Coaches have too much power to influence the flow of a game by direct intervention. If the players want to stop play, let them, but I hate that coaches have an official role in games.
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Are defenses not sophisticated enough to handle seeing multiple men in motion? Why do you need 6 men on the line of scrimmage? What a fundamentally strange and arbitrary rule? If you don't have 6 men on the line (which essentially means that one WR need to pay attention and take one step forward), do you get a five yard penalty and are haunted by the ghost of Woody Hayes?
I want to see creativity in the game, and the rules of football are designed to stop creativity at every turn.
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What I don't like is when - and this happens more in the NBA than in college - a shooter goes up for a shot and purposely sticks his leg or whatever into a defender to draw a foul. Kobe does this all the time and Durant did it in the last seconds of Game 2 the other night but didn't draw the foul. The player who initiates contact should be the one who gets the foul called on him. That may how it is written in the rule book but they sure don't call it like that.
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Best of SCENE Music Festival 2014July 08, 2014
Follow Pen Centre's Style TV hosts Meli and Star as they experience two-funfilled days of live musical performances and great food at this year's Scene Music Festival 2014.
GATES ARE OPEN & TICKETS AVAILABLE AT MONTEBELLO PARK ENTRANCEJune 29, 2014
Montebello Park gates are officially open! Day passes are still available for sale at the park's main entrance.
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ITEMS ALLOWED & PROHIBITEDJune 29, 2014
To those who are attending Scene Music Festival this weekend, here is a list of items you are allowed and prohibited to bring:
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Audio Blood's Officially Awesome SCENE Showcase: Rich Aucoin, Wildlife, HIGHS, Lyon & more!June 27, 2014
SCENE Music Festival is Canada Day weekend done right. From June 28 - 29, St. Catharines will be jam-packed with the best up-and-coming bands around Niagara and abroad.
Audio Blood's Officially Awesome Showcase is just one of many reasons to get excited for SCENE. This Saturday at Detour Music Hall is all about performers that will make you go WHOA: Rich Aucoin, Wildlife, HIGHS, Lyon, The Broken Lyre, Black Collar Union, Sextape, The Bends, and Jane's Party.
Get ready for a night of never-ending energy, infectious melodies, walls of guitars, big beats, and so much more. Doors are at 5 PM. Don't forget your SCENE wristband to get in. Can't wait to see you there!
Big thanks to Audio Blood for powering our publicity. Check out their work with us and more at audioblood.com.
#SCENE2014 is this weekend! TICKET INFO!June 26, 2014
Hope everyone is excited as we are for what will be the biggest SCENE Music Festival to date! The weather will be beautiful all weekend long! If you haven't picked up your tickets yet make sure to check out our TICKET PAGE for all the retail locations selling them.
We've also had lots of questions asking if tickets will be available to purchase at the door, the answer is YES! We will be selling all tickets (GA single day / weekend and VIP single day / weekend passes) at the door, so don't miss out on the action.
Something unique we are doing this year as well will be selling limited tickets at the door for individual venues. If you simply want to check out one of the shows you will have the option of paying at the door for that show only (prices vary per venue from $10-20).
If you have any questions email info@scenemusicfestival or hit us up on our social media links (https://www.facebook.com/scenemusicfestival) and (https://twitter.com/scenefest), we can't wait to enjoy an amazing Canada Day weekend with you all!


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Groundbreaking for RTA's West Shore Express
(Cleveland) - Ground was broken Friday for major commuting artery through Cleveland and Lakewood is in line for a big face lift.
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority has approved an $8 upgrade for Clifton Boulevard from Lake Avenue in Cleveland to West Clifton in Lakewood. The Federal Transit Administration is paying for 80% of the project.
The four-miles worth of improvements will included dedicated curb lanes for RTA buses that travel the popular No. 55 route, which would become "The West Shore Express".
The buses would come every ten minutes during rush hours. A new traffic signal system would give buses the priority.
Along with completely repaving the road, it will be widened one foot in each direction for new curbs and gutters.
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A number of beautification measures are also planned, along with 19 illuminated bus stations.
"Since the days of the streetcars, Clifton Boulevard has been a key transportation Corridor in this region," says Joe Calabrese, RTA's CEO and General Manager. "This fall, we are breaking ground on a signficant infrastructure project that will transform this Corridor through Lakewood and Cleveland."
"We know that great transit projects can yield great results. If they are done right, they are about more than just transit. Look at RTA's HealthLine on Euclid Avenue. This internationally recognized project helped stimulate more than $5 billion in economic development, while increasing ridership by more than 60 percent. We anticipate that this Clifton project will bring similar success to the West Side."
RTA's full board is expected to give final approval at its August 20 meeting. If that happens, work could begin next month. Work should be completed in November 2014.
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some other strange stuff is all semi autos in this state must have a loaded chamber indicator, a mag disconnect and a ten pound trigger pull


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Hoover, Ala. • Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel says he missed activities at the Manning Passing Academy because he "overslept," and his absence had nothing to do with being out the night before.
The Heisman Trophy winner was a counselor at the camp for high school prospects run by the Manning family in Louisiana, along with many other college quarterbacks. He left before it ended last weekend.
"I was not asked to leave. It was a mutual decision," Manziel said Wednesday at SEC Media Days.
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By Joe Brewin
Jayne Ludlow says Arsenal Ladies are gunning for a place in the Women's Champions League Final.
Laura Harvey's side booked their place in the Quarter-Finals with a comprehensive 6-2 aggregate victory over Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday - reaching the last eight for the ninth successive season.
Last season the Ladies reached the Semi-Finals before bowing out to eventual winners Lyon and Ludlow says they want to go one better this time around.
"The boss said to us before the game that we might be the only team to reach the Quarter-Finals every year since this tournament started and it is a great achievement for the Club," Ludlow told Arsenal Player.
"We are not happy yet though, we want to get to the Final this year.
"Whoever we come up against we have to be at our best to hopefully go through to the next round. The German teams and Lyon are very strong of course, but at this stage they're going to be very competitive games whoever we get.
"It was a really good end to the year," added Ludlow. "When you look back through the season, which seems to be so long, we have done great.
"We have picked up trophies again so the boss is happy, the girls are happy and today just finished it all off. We scored some really good goals as well which was really pleasing."
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Devyn's boyfriend asked my husband if he could take him out for breakfast a couple of months ago. This was no ordinary occurrence. First, Kurt does not socialize with our daughters' boyfriends. Second, taking Kurt out for breakfast required Ben to drive to our home in Massachusetts from where he lives in Delaware. Third, he chose a weekend that Devyn was to be running a half marathon in Virginia.
He described to me the ring he was planning to have made for her. He knew exactly what he wanted for his future wife. It was perfectly, wonderfully Devyn. He gets her. I love him for that. The ring was to be made by a jeweler in Vermont. It would take a few weeks.
Devyn was visiting Ben in Delaware when the package containing the ring finally arrived. Ben was at work and Devyn thought nothing of it when she signed for it. When Ben came home she asked him what he ordered from Utah. He told her it was from Vermont (the V apparently looked like a U in the return address) and headed straight to the bathroom clutching the package. She thought it was weird for him (or anyone) to open the mail in the bathroom but continued what she was doing, which was making kale chips.
He quickly came out of the bathroom into the kitchen.
He said, "Actually..."
Devyn, at the sink, with her back toward him interrupted, "Can you take out the trash?"
Ben complied, came back in, and said, "Actually the package..."
Devyn interrupted again, "And the recycling?
He brought out the recycling and tried again. "Actually, turns out this package is for you." He dropped to one knee and asked her to marry him. She jumped into his arms, showered him with kisses, and said yes. The packaging that held her ring was littered on the bathroom floor behind them.
As she told me the story, Devyn, not bubbly by nature, was positively gushing. Her happiness melted me.
She told her engagement story to those closest to her. Her close friend, Cameron, told another friend the story and that friend was clearly disappointed with Ben's proposal.
She asked Cameron, "Didn't Devyn want more of a gesture?"
Clearly this friend thought Devyn should have a better engagement story. A proposal on a jumbo-tron at Fenway Park, perhaps? A sky writer? Fireworks? A proposal at a romantic spot with a photographer hiding in the bushes to capture the moment? Something more...Facebook worthy?
There are people who love a grand gesture with all of the attention it brings. Devyn is not one of those people. In fact, I am pretty sure if Ben proposed in any of the ways I mentioned above, Devyn would have said no. It would have meant he didn't get her. But he does get her. And as I said before, I love him for that.
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bytheshore wrote:Wow would have loved one of these when I used to crunch numbers on spreadsheets!
Now my computer's calculator is sufficient enough.
Not sure why you would want this other than as a gag gift for that accountant in the family. IMO something that tries to do too many things can't possibly do any of them very well...
So when are they going to start selling the mouse/calculator/web camera?
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Thank you for translating. When on used the calculator on my smartphone, the screen kept flipping when I turned it upside down!
Well I sure as heck wouldn't pay $79.99 for it. I may actually be able to use one.
christy3lbdc wrote:Thank you for translating. When on used the calculator on my smartphone, the screen kept flipping when I turned it upside down!
I was going to make a joke about just typing out 'booboies' on a TI-83 (or 84), so I looked them up to make sure I was thinking of the right thing and holy hell they're still around a 100 bucks.
This has been a crappy woot-off.
It would be fitting to offer a Big ol' Celebration as a parting gift.
shakethesheets wrote:People constantly correct others on the forums about shipping price. Are there really wooters stupid enough to not know the shipping price? And no, I wouldn't buy this if I were paying shipping for it.
Youre the one buying a calculator.
jabutler303 wrote:Just because your computer is Bluetooth compatible, and has an icon on the Control Panel, does not mean it includes the Bluetooth Dongle to actually do the communicating.
For instance, my laptop is Bluetooth "ready," meaning all I had to do was to buy a $3 dongle from Woot's Parent, and this Mouse works great. Wish is was black, though the white tends to show schmutz.
If you stopped eating schmutz at your desk, this would not be a problem...
I guess this goes to show you that "list price" doesn't mean carp. Even at 95% off no one wants these.
kundogg26 wrote:I guess this goes to show you that "list price" doesn't mean carp. Even at 95% off no one wants these.
what regional expression that? "doesn't mean carp."
Too bad it doesn't have a 17 character display: 53180083500707734
ptravers99 wrote:Too bad it doesn't have a 17 character display: 53180083500707734
same to you
Canon better be careful or they'll get sued by Apple for stealing their idea for the iPhone 6...an iPhone that doubles as a mouse. Then you can surf while you surf. Genius!
justanotherwooter wrote:My wife is an accountant. I'm thinking Valentine's Day! ;)
and another divorce attorney smiles
I like my mouse...
freshaire67 wrote:and another divorce attorney smiles
wouldnt do it
They just tweeted Last Call!!! Hurry or you'll miss it!!
I wish it would sell out so I can see the next Woot-off!
Yep. Just about sold out...
I'm officially trademarking Mouseculator®.
It's mine, folks. If you use it in casual conversation, I want a nickle.
Come on....someone take one for the team. (Or 3 for that matter :D)
tadosmi wrote:This has been a crappy woot-off.
It would be fitting to offer a Big ol' Celebration as a parting gift.
Woot has stopped doing them during wootoffs. Now they offer them through twitter events and such. Boo on them
My wife is an accountant. I'm thinking Valentine's Day! ;)
crackkitty wrote:$80 list price? wow.
That's what went through my mind, 80 bucks for a novelty? Really?
Whoops, was on lunch break and I didn't get to comment about this one.
I bought this mouse back in November.. and didn't really like it.
The mouse was a little "too flat" for me like the Apple Magic Mouse (the Canon mouse is larger, but still feels like it) and not so ergonomic.
Punching in numbers wasn't great for me either. Most of the time I would have to just put the mouse on my left hand, then type on the numberpad with my right hand. You get the idea, right?
All in all, it was really a gimmick than something for practical use.
I usually just put this mouse out when I have somebody over or when I take pictures of my desk.. just to look "sophisticatedly" cool.
Oh, forgot to mention how I also didn't like having to click every time to wake the mouse up. I thought I would get over that... but I really found it annoying anyways.
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It is common knowledge that lupus runs in families. In fact, primary relatives (siblings, parents, children) of a person with the condition have a three- to five-fold increased risk of developing the disease compared with the average person on the street. But until just the last decade, we haven't known how increased risk of lupus could be inherited.
Figuring out how lupus runs in families has been complicated. Lupus is not like some genetic diseases carrying a high profile in the popular press. The phrase "genetic disease" might bring to mind hemophilia among the royal families of Europe, or the "boy in the bubble" with immune deficiency, or cystic fibrosis. In each of these cases, mutation of one or a few genes is the illness driver.
In contrast, for most cases in which lupus runs in families, alteration in more than one gene is likely behind the increased disease risk. Lupus is thus said to be "polygenic." In fact, if risk of being diagnosed with lupus could be represented by a jigsaw puzzle, it's likely that dozens of individual genes serve as pieces in that puzzle. As with a puzzle, each lupus gene plays a minor, but required role, in generating the final lupus disease picture.
Despite the subtlety and complexity of lupus genetics, progress has been tremendous in the past decade. Lupus "gene hunter" researchers (Tim Behrens, Patrick Gaffney, Kathy Moser) at the University of Minnesota helped to form an international consortium called "Genetics in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus" or SLEGEN in 2004. SLEGEN members searched for new genes using pooled samples from collections of lupus patient DNA samples from all over the globe. This effort brought into the light of day, for the first time, the identity of real live "lupus genes." The scale of the research is truly amazing.
One of the key SLEGEN scientific papers in 2008 utilized samples from 720 women with lupus and 2,337 controls (women not suffering from lupus). These numbers are impressive, in part, because SLE is an uncommon condition (~ 1 in 1,000 women are affected), and it is therefore hard for any one center or researcher to collect enough samples to make real headway. To be absolutely certain about the genes they found with those huge sample collections, the SLEGEN investigators studied DNA from an additional 1,846 SLE patients and a similar number of controls. This research thus identified, beyond the shadow of a doubt, 13 genes that increase risk of lupus.
The bottom line after a decade of high-powered genetic research: the gene hunt has been a smashing success. Many more lupus genes (a total of 47 as of October 2012) have been reported since 2008.
The next great goal in lupus research must be to connect lupus genes to the causes of inflammatory tissue injury in the disease. Intriguingly, more than half of the lupus genes have been implicated in the controls of the powerful natural chemical type 1 Interferon. In the next post, I will describe the relationship between lupus genes and the lupus "interferon signature," discussed in a previous blog post.


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Mathematical prelude discussion
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1 Purpose
There have been many ideas for improving the prelude's support for mathematics. Including the addition of algebraic classes. But the discussion is spread over years of list archives and a half dozen websites. And the discussion has never gelled.
This page is intended to collect links to past discussion, and to provide a focal point for advancing the discussion.
2 Links to proposals and discussion
2.1 Numeric prelude
2.2 Basic Algebra Library (BAL)
- Is not in community report 2006-06.
- 0.04/announce.txt (2006-02)
- www.botik.ru/pub/local/Mechveliani/basAlgPropos/
- Formerly refered to as "basic algebra proposal".
2.3 See Also
3 Todo
- Flesh out list of proposals. First from Libraries_and_tools/Mathematics.
- Add links to discussions in list archive, and elsewhere.
4 Discussion
MAGMA is an example of a language which embraced mathematical structure.


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Mother's Memory Fuels Hrncar Through Successful Senior Season
By Justin Grones (@JustinGrones)
GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – For Green Bay senior Jess Hrncar, each spring means the arrival of a new softball season. While each season brings new challenges, many things remain the same. In the past, her father, Bob, has always been there to give her tips on her game, and her mother, Tami, has always served as a person to vent to and provided support. This season, however, brought the biggest change of Hrncar's playing career and life—on Ocotber 3, 2012, Tami passed away after a long and courageous battle with breast cancer.
"My mom never played sports growing up, but she supported me and my siblings in every sport or activity we did and was always there for us," Hrncar said. "It's a huge adjustment not having her here for my final season."
As the oldest of four children, Hrncar spent last summer caring for her three siblings while her father cared for her mother. She said going through that experience, while extremely tough, made her stronger as a person. As her mother's condition worsened, she left her home town of Bristol, Wis., and headed two and a half hours north to Green Bay for the fall 2012 semester.
"I felt like school and studying for my classes kept my mind off everything and I actually have done better in my classes this year because I just didn't want to focus on all the things she was going through," Hrncar said. "My teachers and classmates were amazing and very understanding of everything, which made things a lot easier."
Just shy of a month into the penultimate semester of her collegiate career, Hrncar's mother passed away at home surrounded by family and friends. In addition to her family, Hrncar received a tremendous amount of support from her second family—the players, coaches and parents of the Green Bay softball team.
Players and parents from the softball team—even the new freshmen who Hrncar wasn't well aquainted with yet—rented a coach bus and travelled south to Antioch, Ill., for her mother's funeral. Less than a week prior when Green Bay played at Wisconsin, numerous parents had brought meals for the Hrncar family so they didn't have to worry about cooking and could focus on spending time with Tami.
The past winter was an adjustment period for the Hrncar family, but despite the loss Jess has found positives from the situation.
"I'm a lot closer with my siblings now and we're all there for each other," Hrncar said. "My youngest brother is only 10 so this has been really tough on him but we've helped him through it. My oldest brother and I weren't always very close, but this has certainly brought us closer together."
Hrncar has appeared in 28 of 29 total games this season with 25 starts. The outfielder is second on the team with a .289 batting average and holds a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage with 31 putouts on the season. She also has a Horizon League-best three triples, tied for the eighth-most by a player in a single season in program history.
Although she's found a great deal of success on the field this season, no longer having her mother for support has been a major change for Hrncar. Her teammates and coaches, she said, have continued to help her through everything and are always there for support when she needs it. The team also decided to sport breast cancer awareness stickers on their batting helmets during the 2013 campaign as a tribute to Tami.
More than halfway into her final season with the program, Hrncar has been focusing on having fun and enjoying time with her teammates, coaches and family. As a reminder for all the things her mother did for her, she wears a necklace with her ashes each day and remembers the special moments they shared together.
"It's a relief in a way that she's no longer suffering—I don't like her being gone, but I hated watching her suffer," Hrncar said. "Playing softball keeps my mind off things, and knowing she's up there watching me really means a lot."
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Often it is easier to write my thoughts when things are not going so well, maybe a sign that most of us are better with our backs against the wall.
Deep down we all want the same things, our team to play well, score goals and win games and when this doesn't happen we get down. We all deal wih that feeling in different ways of course but the one thing we don't like is hearing criticism from others. For me it is this fact alone that makes us all go on the defensive!
In a league with such obvious quality from top to bottom it is difficult to explain games like Saturday's. We really wouldn't be exaggerating if we said our scoreline could quite easily have reached double figures.
Our football, particularly in the first half, was simply sublime. Going in at the break with just the one goal lead, however, was frustrating and a little concerning. Not because of a fear that we would miss similar chances in another game, just that like at Leeds on Wednesday night our opponents were somehow still in it.
Until that second and arguably the third goal goes in it is natural I feel to worry that it is all going to go horribly wrong! It's simply an emotion that us football fans are resigned to having to go through!
Other than a couple of speculative headers that threatened so little they are not even worth a mention our dominance in the second period was no less extreme.
Our second was a thing of beauty. Cesc's pass was laced with pure class and RVP's finish powerful and clinical. No less than our performance deserved. Once our ever-sharper Dutchman blazed his penalty high over the bar it was all about whether he could complete his hat-trick before time ran out.
Another glorious Cesc pass, great hold up play from Theo and RVP thumped home that icing on the cake for both him personally and of course our latest three points. A very good job very well done.
Make no doubts about it tomorrow is a big game. A semi-final that sees us behind at half time with a Wembley appearance the big prize.
After the first leg it is impossible to predict quite how the game will pan out. All we know as fans is we can do everything we can to be that 12th man, knowing full well of course that the thousands travelling from Suffolk will be doing exactly the same.
Come on you mighty reds!
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I live in Salt Lake City UT USA and have been producing music for about 10 years now. Its my life's passion and I'm very grateful to be able to make money with it.
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Touring toilets help Brentwood gymnasts attempt to 'Flush Away Cancer'
By JASON SCHREIBER
Union Leader Correspondent | October 29. 2013 8:29PM
Dr.Tamatha Johnson, owner of Brentwood Dental Designs in Epping, and office coordinator Jo-Ann Dillow pose with a pink potty on display at the office to raise money for Unite For HER. (JASON SCHREIBER PHOTO)
The toilets are eye-catching because they're pink.
They're also landing in front yards and at area businesses.
"I was hysterical, of course, and my children had a lot of fun with it," said Johnson, owner of Brentwood Dental Designs in Epping.
The campaign was launched by a competitive Junior Olympic team from Gymnastics at Brentwood Commons in Brentwood.
Teams were encouraged to raise money before the meet. The top three teams that raise the most for the foundation will receive a donation to bring back to a breast cancer organization in their area.
The "Flush Away Cancer" campaign raises money in a few different ways. According to the "plumbing policies," people who want to stick the toilet on their neighbor's yard must pay $20. The neighbor who ends up with the toilet must then pay $20 to have it removed. Potty protection insurance can also be purchased for $30 to prevent the potty from returning.
"My poor husband. For the longest time he was the one having to lug it from each different house. He's been a trouper," she said, laughing.
The two toilets are now traveling around Brentwood and Newton.
The pink potties have been a big hit. In fact, Lenihan said there is now a list of people waiting to get the potties, which remain in a neighbor's yard or at a business for 24 to 48 hours.
"The kids get so excited, like it's Santa Claus and they can't wait for it to come to their yard," she said.
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I have a Canon i950 whic has served me well over the last few years. Recently I returned to printing on Ilford Galerie paper (Gloss) whic is the equivilent, according to the guide to Photo Paper Pro. However with tyhe printer set up for that paper I end up with a lot of stripes as if the printer head is skiping. To cut a long story short I tried the same print on a lighter paper and everything was OK. I then tried the Ilford paper again by leaving the printer set up for the lighter paper. Whoopee! it worked fine with very pleasing reults.
Does anyone have any suggestions about why this problem may have occured.
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Canon i950 Photo Printer can get a good resolution of up to 4800 × 1200 dpi. This will certainly increase the quality of your photo.
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I have Cannon i950 photo printer. The Canon i950 is a high speed and a high quality photo printer. I never face any problem yet.
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i950 is dramatically faster than any photo inkjet printer that I had. It was up to 6 times as fast as Epson's similarly priced 925 photo printer upon comparing it with equivalent software settings.
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I have a Bear Encounter 2012 that I would like to sell. I purchased it in early February 2012 as an entry level bow to see if I would like to really get into archery. Turns out that I love shooting and I'm determined to upgrade a bit to a faster & longer ATA bow. When originally purchased it came as a RTH package, and I have all the components that it came with (rest, sight, quiver, and stabilizer), plus I added a QAD Ultra-Hunter rest, but still have the original whisker-biscuit, and added a couple limb savers to the limbs to quiet it down a bit. I also, added a couple more pins to the Trophy-Ridge punisher site the bow came with.
The bow is three months old and has had about 400-450ish arrows ran through it. I recently put brand-spanking-new never-been-used limbs on it as the paint on the originals was chipping - so, bear just sent me new limbs. Please see the bow specs below:
IBO Speed Rating: 310 FPS
Axle-to-Axle Length: 30-1/2"
Mass Weight: 3.7 lbs
Let Off: 80%
Brace Height: 7-3/4"
Set Draw Length: 29"
Draw Length Range: 27" to 32"
Draw Length Modules Included: Yes
Cam Type: Single Cam
Riser Material: Aluminum
Finish: Realtree APG Camo
Max Draw Weight: 70#
The bow is fun to shoot and would have no problem getting the job done on any hunt. I was able to shoot 5-6 inch groups out at 60 yards with this bow fairly consistently. I chronographed the bow at it's max draw weight (70#) and length (32 inches) and it will spank a 400 grain arrow at 297 fps. This would be a solid back-up bow for the diehard archery hunter or even an entry level bow.
My asking price is $360, and that comes with the Plano hard-shell case I plan to ship it in (a $40 value), with no shipping costs added (another $30-ish value).
If interested you can contact me via email at email@example.com
I have photos too, just not sure how to post them on this thread, but will email them upon request.
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John McEnroe hosted a reality TV.
John McEnroe hosted a reality TV.
What if this wasn't a rhetorical question?
All models are wrong. Some of them are useful.
Bubba Smith was in several movies.
Merlin Olsen has already been mentioned. Both Olsen and his then Rams teammate Roman Gabriel appeared in John Wayne's "The Undefeated."
Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale abandoned baseball in the spring of 1966 for acting, until the Dodgers came up with a bit more money.
"Hey...Dad. Wanna Have A Catch?" Kevin Costner in "Field Of Dreams."
Elroy Hirsch, a star runningback with the Rams in the 1950s, made several movies.
Terry Bradshaw has been in a few movies.
Jackie Robinson played himself in "The Jackie Robinson Story."
"Hey...Dad. Wanna Have A Catch?" Kevin Costner in "Field Of Dreams."
John Wayne?
Rosey Greir was fanstastic in The Man with Two Heads.
When I see the 2016 Reds, I see a 100 loss team and no direction.
You are forgetting the crown jewel of OJ's acting resume:Originally Posted by Falls City Beer
"Booing on opening day is like telling grandma her house smells like old lady."--WOY
who could forget Pete Rose's portrayal of Ty Cobb in tv's Babe Ruth?
Bob Uecker and Pete Vuckovich were in Major League.
Lou Gehrig was in a B-Western called Raw Hide.
Danny Tartabull, Paul O'Neill and Joe Torre were on Seinfeld when George was working with the Yankees.
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Johnny Bench tried his hand at signing country music with the predictable result
"Playoffs? Don't talk about playoffs. Are you kidding me? Playoffs? I'm just hoping we can win a game, another game. " Jim Mora
Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan...?
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"We want to be the band to dance to when the bomb drops." - Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran
Ex-Bengal Mike Reid has had some success as a song writer, primarily in country music.
"Hey...Dad. Wanna Have A Catch?" Kevin Costner in "Field Of Dreams."
And, of course, Keith Hernandez and Roger McDowell in the famous "spitting" episode.Originally Posted by MrCinatit
But really, the intention was to talk more about guys who really tried to make a go of an entertainment career...not just guys making cameo apperances.
That said...I loved Andre the Giant in The Princes Bride.
For every action there is an equal and opposite criticism.
johnny bench has done a lot ov tv---look up imdb.com--even did an episode of mission impossible
Joe Namath was also in "Chattanooa Choo-Choo," quite possibly the best football-team-on-a-train movie of all time.Joe Namath briefly had a TV series and made a couple of movies, including "Norwood" with Glen Campbell and "C.C. and Company" with Ann Margret.
"I prefer books and movies where the conflict isn't of the extreme cannibal apocalypse variety I guess." Redsfaithful
Was great in Mr. Belvedere, as well as many beer commercials.Originally Posted by MrCinatit
Does Chuck Norris count?
Drake Hogestyn of Days of Our Lives played minor league ball with the Yankees until an injury ended his playing career.
Tony Danza was a boxer.
Buster Crabbe won gold in the 400 metre freestyle at the 1932 Olympics.
Rick Fox has appeared in a handful of films.
Bob Hope started out as an amateur boxer. He also played some golf.
Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini and Jake LaMotta have also done some film work.
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And last, but not least, Fred "The Hammer" Williamson.
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If you consider being a circus acrobat an athlete, then Burt Lancaster makes the list. He was an acrobat as a youth before suffering an injury.
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Strated initially by getting a BKBT helmet partially finished and an SGB flightsuit and vest from the cargo hold early in the year. Dyed the flightsuit more of the correct denim/purple color and still have to get my wife to mod the vest by making the shoulder openings more vertical and closing the neck hole some.
My helmet was already partially finsihed as I stated, but there was two slight cracks coming down from the lower visor corners. Also, I didnt like how the visor opening and key slots were trimmed, so I wanted to redo those areas. On top of those reasons, the rest of the amro I started to rub-n-buff seemed twice as shiney as the helmet, so it had to be done.
I sanded the thing down and went to down with repairing the cracks, priming, sanding, wetsanding, priming, etcc... you get the idea.
Helmet when I got it:
Initial sanding stage. It was a bugger getting the ears off!! Note one crack area I made deeper on purpose. Later filled that in with resin and also reinforced the inside corners. This was on both sides of the helmet.
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Mike, why dont you plant a house on the land and once it grows a little give it to someone who needs a house in the country. The project could be called "Greg's New House" :) Second idea. Have you ever thought of keeping bees? I hear that beekeepers make a ton of money selling honey. :)I have been told that Christmas trees are a major pain. I have never dealt with them but I was told that the amount of time spent trimming, mowing, fertilizing, watering.... each year is not worth it.
A friend down the road put in 1/2 acre of strawberries. In one season of pick your own he made enough money to build a barn.


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One of my cousins loves technology gadgets and is always tinkering with new widgets as soon as they hit the market. His affinity for gadgets started at an early age and continues to this day. He was one of the early adopters for products such as Apple's iPhone and Microsoft's XBox. This cousin of mine also happens to be a doctor and is always looking at ways of how he can tap into technology to deliver a better quality of patient care. During his rounds at the hospital, his trusted iPhone is always with him. His"advisor" is used for multiple tasks -from accessing patient records, to reciting patient notes via his Bluetooth headset, to accessing the internet to learn new ways of diagnosing patients. Few months ago we got into a discussion of how technology can dramatically improve the quality of patient care and clinician workflow throughout the continuum of care. Our conversation covered several areas from consumer products such as iPhones and Xbox to dedicated medical products such as biomedical devices (infusion pumps, patient monitors, EKG monitors) and PACs system. He recalled the early challenges of getting his iPhone to access patient records and the headaches it caused him to get it to working within the confinements of his hospital's IT department. It was a long painful process that involved lot of conversations with his IT folks who rightfully so wanted to make sure that the appropriate security measures were in place before he could access patient records. One of the common requests that he gets from his patients is how they can access the internet or use their Xbox. He chuckles at it because that's exactly what he would be requesting should he be a patient at a hospital. What happens when personal and corporate devices all need to be connected to the same hospital network?When our conversation moved to biomedical devices he made an interesting comment in that he sees more and more of these devices integrated with sophisticated technology but at the same time not being used to its fullest capabilities. He goes on to elaborate that while these biomedical devices have the capability to be mobile, they are not, as they are configured for a given patient room. If the devices need to be moved to a different location, it's a long laborious process to get them working in the same exact manner. He sees a lot of inefficiencies in the way these biomed or even for that matter IT devices being deployed in the hospital's infrastructure. After several conversations with healthcare customers and folks like my cousin, it's pretty clear that technology does have a very important role to play in the healthcare arena. Today there are lots of inefficiencies in our healthcare system that leads to increased costs for everyone -the providers, payers, and payees. We need to find innovative ways to remove these inefficiencies that will eventually result in lower costs for all the involved parties, which in turn will lead to improved quality of patient care. Whether it's IT devices such as PCs or printers, guest services, or biomedical devices -an innovative way to get these different end point devices on a hospital's network in an automated fashion will go a long way to not only lower the cost structure, but ultimately result in improved patient care.
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Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, leader of the Pakistan People's Party urged defiance toward President Musharraf over his imposition of martial law on the country. "The ball is now in the government's court," she said. "If General Musharraf wants to open the door for negotiations, he must restore the Constitution, retire as chair of army staff, and stick to the schedule of holding elections." Even as she spoke with reporters, members of her party who were demonstrating outside of parliament were baton-charged and gassed by the police and military. Bhutto emphasized the importance of dealing with the crisis caused by Musharraf's firing of judges who opposed him. "After the Constitution is restored,all judges will automatically be restored." She insisted the Musharraf government must release imprisoned lawyers, judges and political activists. Ms. Bhutto asked members of all political parties to join with her on a long march on November 13 from Lahore to the nation's capital where they will confront Musharraf.
The situation in Pakistan is now chaotic, but some good may emerge. Benazir Bhutto has emerged as a hero to many for her brave stand in support of constitutional government. This will assist her efforts to gain wide support in the population for new directions in the fight to deal with militant elements who increasingly are strong in northwest Pakistan. Bhutto must also end her prior involvement in graft and corruption which so damaged her ability to govern. Family members must be banned from government positions if Pakistan is to move forward.


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This is a thread for the discussion of what is bare attention and the role it plays in practice.
The following, written by Ven Bodhi, is found here:
http://shamatha.org/sites/default/files ... ndence.pdf
See viewtopic.php?f=14&t=4623#p70671 for a discussion of this pdf.
If one wants to criticize the idea of bare attention, that is fine, but not in this thread. Please start a new thread.
We can use this discussion by Ven Bodhi as an initial basis for looking at what "bare attention" is. Other quotes are certainly welcome.
First, I used the phrase "the mind's activity of attending to the object, the awareness of the object" as an attempt to make sense of the word 'upaṭṭhāna,' which is used in works like the Paṭisambhidāmagga and the commentaries to draw out the significance of sati. It wasn't a direct "gloss" on sati itself.
As a wholesome mental factor, sati is consistently explained in the same way as in the quotation from Vism XIV 141 (with the forms saranti, sarati, saraṇa, simply cognates of sati). So I don't have any new definition of sati to offer. But I hope that I can explain how sati, as "bare attention," can function as a wholesome mental factor. When I use the word "awareness" or "attention" to render upaṭṭhāna, as representing sati in this role (which is just my hypothesis), this awareness is quite different from ordinary consciousness (viññāṇa), and this attention is different from manasikāra, the mental factor that performs the function of adverting to an object or selecting features of the objective field for closer focus. Sati, as bare attention, is never completely bare. When practiced in the full context of the noble eightfold path (even the path-practice of a worldling) it is, or should be, embraced by other factors of the path, most notably by right view, right motivation, and right effort (factors 1, 2, and 6); it is already supported by the three morality factors (3, 4, 5). As Ven. Nyanaponika first used the expression, sati is "bare" in that it is shorn of our usual emotional reactions, evaluations, judgments, conceptual overlays, etc., and is intended to lay bare the experienced object as clearly as possible.
We should remember that sati, in the context of satipaṭṭhāna practice, is always practiced as part of an'anupassanā,' and this word helps to bring out the role of sati. We usually translate 'anupassanā' as "contemplation," thus 'kāyānupassanā' as "contemplation of the body," but this might be somewhat misleading. It might be more accurate, and more literal, to translate it as "observation." The word is made up of a prefix 'anu' which suggests repetition, and 'passanā', which means "seeing, viewing." So sati is part of a process that involves a close, repetitive observation of the object.
Several factors enter into anupassanā. According to the "satipaṭṭhāna refrain," these are energy (ātāpī, "ardent"), clear comprehension (sampajāno), and mindfulness (satimā). Energy contributes the strength to fulfill the practice, but it is mindfulness that brings the object into the field of observation, and in many exercises (though not all) it does so simply through the act of attending to the object over and over, as simply as possible, and of attending to each object that presents itself on the successive occasions of experience. Mindfulness, as bare attention, is thus a key element in the process of adopting an "observational stance" towards one's own experience.
Mindfulness, as bare attention, however, isn't just floating loosely in a void. In a meditative situation it will be anchored in a primary object, such as in-breathing and outbreathing, or the rise and fall of the abdomen. But whenever some other phenomenon arises and floats into the field of awareness, the meditator is advised to simply note it, without reacting to it, and then to bring the mind back to the primary object. If any reactions take place, such as enjoying the distracting object or feeling irritated by it, one should note the enjoyment or irritation, and again return to the primary object. Thus, if you have trouble seeing mindfulness–as bare attention–as a wholesome mental factor because it isn't remembering one's wholesome qualities or attending to bodhipakkhiya dhammas, the same problem could be posed in terms of mindfulness of breathing. A skeptic might say: "Yeah, I can see loving-kindness meditation, or compassion meditation, as a wholesome state, but mindfulness of breathing, why, you're doing nothing but following your breath in and out. What could be especially 'wholesome' about that?"
In the practice of bare attention, as used in the "dry insight" system of vipassanā, mindfulness is used to note whatever is occurring on successive occasions of experience. As this is practiced continuously, over extended periods of time, the mindfulness builds up momentum. By means of this momentum, it is able to bring the "field of experience" into increasingly finer focus, until one can tune into the precise factors constituting any occasion of experience and distinguish them according to their place among the five aggregates. In this way, mindfulness paves the way for the discriminative understanding of the "constituted nature" of experience, allowing paññā to move in and discern the threads that make up the complex experiential occasion. Then because one is attending to the unfolding of experience sequentially across occasions of experience, the characteristic comes into sharp focus. One can see how each event occurs and vanishes, followed by the next event, which occurs and vanishes, followed by the next event, which occurs and vanishes. As concentration grows stronger, this ability to focus upon the arising and passing of events becomes more refined, so that it seems one is perceiving the arising and passing of cognitive events in terms of nanoseconds. Again, this uncovers, even more starkly, the characteristic of impermanence, and from there one can move on to the characteristics of dukkha and anatta.
Of course, one who gains the jhānas, and then uses the concentration of the jhāna to focus on the procession of experience, has even more powerful resources for gaining direct perception of the radical truth of impermanence. But even this must begin with some degree of "bare attention" to immediate experience.


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Up to 70 percent of Motorola devices are returned because of poor application performance according to the company's head man.
CEO Sanjay Jha told attendees at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch global technology conference yesterday that he believed the open nature of the Android Market allowed for application to be made available which were not up to scratch and, as a result, frustrated Motorola users are returning their devices. "For power consumption and CPU use, those apps are not tested. We're beginning to understand the impact that has," Jha said. Google allows developers to upload their applications to the Android Market with little or no quality testing carried out. Google only check to ensure that no malicious code is included in the apps and that's about it. It is not uncommon for Android apps to quit unexpectedly and for phones to reboot randomly reboot as a result of a problem with the applications.
The solution? Jha suggested that in the future it could use the MotoBlur interface to scan apps and warn users if it detected that an app was using too much power or was in some way making the system work inefficiently. The system already collates data of how apps affect Motorola devices' performance. A lot of people bemoan the presence of Motoblur, like HTC's Sense or Sony Ericsson's TouchWiz, but any one hoping it would disappear any time soon will be disappointed with Jha's comments.
An open system like Android versus a closed system like iOS is a debate which is unlikely to be decided any time soon, but for all the benefits of one there are also drawbacks. However if Android wants to continue to gain market share, you would have to think that Google will have to introduce some more quality control checks for apps entering the Android Market.


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Discussion in 'Great Skate Debate' started by TAHbKA, Jan 21, 2013.
Trankov's father died
Condolences to Trankov and his family and best of luck in the Europeans.
Oh, that's sad... Was he close to his father? Though I'm sure it's difficult for him even if they weren't.
I hope that regardless of the result, V/T will have a performance to be proud of.
I can't imagine competing after just losing my father. I hope they can do their best.
I wish them the best.
Oh, sad news. Condolences.
Sorry to hear that.
There's never a good time to lose a parent, but this is awful timing. Hope he & Tatiana pull through and skate well in Zagreb.
Maxim, sincere condolences... I think that Maxim is very close to his parents. I am sure that his dad was so proud of his sons... So sad and sudden.. Awful, that he cannot be by his mother's side, I hope his brother is with her.
Devasting It is gonna to be very difficult to skate their sexy and funny SP... I am sure that Tanya will help him a lot
Don't forget about J. Rochette and Mao Asada. They were also so strong.
Oh boy It wasn't that long ago that Maxim posted something related to his dad on Twitter, I don't recall what maybe his own Twitter account or Instagram..., I remember thinking they looked alike. It just makes it more evident that it was unexpected.
Yes. His dad visited him in Moscow just last week.
Aweful news. My condonlences to Maxim and his family.
(((Maxim))) What terrible news.
I am very sorry to hear this. My sympathies to Maxim and his family at this difficult time.
When I read the title of this thread, I thought it was an ordinary cheering thread (like Plushenko's or Chan's) that usually belongs to the Trash can, so I was not going to open it. I am glad that I opened this thread.
It would be better to state in the thread title what this is really about (the news of Maxim's father passing away, or just 'a sad news for Maxim'- something like that)
Is he still going to compete at the Europeans? It will be tough.
This is so sad to know!!!
Thanks god he has strong support next to him. I'm sure tania will be there for him. All the time.
Max be strong for you dad and for your family!
We love you so much
Yes, they plan to compete, Maxim will leave after LP to attend his dad funeral...
So sorry to hear this news.
Oh no!!! His Dad posted all the time on Russian forum @fsonline. He had strong opinions, controversial sometimes, but he had been a big presence there for years, and his absence will be felt very strongly. RIP. My deepest condolences to Maxim. I am so used to think of Maxim's Dad as youthful and vigorous, an ardent defender of his son, a former elite athlete himself... ((( Maxim)))
My heartfelt condolences go to Maxim and his family.
So sad. (((Maxim)))
Maxim. Brave to compete at Euros, hope he not fell apart in a couple of days, when it starts to sink what really happend. RIP, Maxims dad.
This news made me teary when reading them at the Russian news thread.
Its always the hardest stroke of fate to lose close relatives, but its even worse when it was not possible to be with them to say goodbye. He has my deep compassion. Condolences to Maxim and all the best for Euros and for overcoming this big loss.
Maxim's father came across as an extremely proud, supportive parent, of both of his children. I am sure this is going to be a very hard time, and a very tough competition for V/T, and my thoughts to his sons and wife.
Is there any detail on the cause of death? Did Maxim's father have an illness like heart trouble or something else? Was this sudden? Regardless, it must be tough for the family.
Thoughts and prayers for Maxim and his family.
I have not seen anything official. However, it seemed unexpected ( he was building a house for his family outside of Perm), and Leonid Trankov had a history of heart trouble.
Sad news indeed. My condolences to Maxim and his family.
What sad news! My deepest and heartfelt sympathies to Maxim and his family. Wishing lots of strength and peace of mind to Max and his loved ones during this very difficult time. Max, all of your fans love you with all of our hearts! <3 Recovering from this loss will certainly not be easy, as Joannie and Mao have discovered, but happy memories and lessons learned from our loved ones never die and hopefully, with time, it will be a little easier to cope with what has happened.
My condolences to Maxim and his family.


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Comparing the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Combination Antivirals (Amantadine, Ribavirin, Oseltamivir) Versus Oseltamivir for the Treatment of Influenza in Adults at Risk for Complications (IRC003)
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|Drug: Amantadine, Ribavirin, Oseltamivir Drug: Oseltamivir
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Participant, Investigator
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Randomized Double-Blind Phase 2 Study Comparing the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Combination Antivirals (Amantadine, Ribavirin, Oseltamivir Versus Oseltamivir for the Treatment of Influenza in Adults at Risk for Complications
- Evaluate the reproducibility of virologic samples, comparison between culture and PCR, and the impact of missing data between randomized groups. [ Time Frame: First 50 subjects ]The specific measure used for the primary endpoint will be determined by a pilot study of the first 50 subjects randomized which will evaluate the reproducibility of virologic samples, comparison between culture and PCR, and the impact of missing data between randomized groups.
|Study Start Date:
|September 2010
|Study Completion Date:
|September 2016
|Primary Completion Date:
|September 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Combination Therapy
Amantadine, Ribavirin, Oseltamivir
Drug: Amantadine, Ribavirin, Oseltamivir
One capsule of Oseltamivir 75 mg x 2 - Total dose: 150 mg/day for 5 days; Three capsules of Ribavirin 200 mg for total of 600 mg x 2 - Total dose: 1200 mg/day for 5 days; One capsule of Amantadine 100 mg x 2 Total dose: 200 mg/day for 5 days
Active Comparator: Oseltamivir monotherapy
Drug: Oseltamivir
75 mg x 2 Total dose: 150 mg/day for 5 days
Detailed Description:
Seasonal influenza is responsible for approximately 226,000 excess hospitalizations annually and despite effective antivirals causes significant morbidity and mortality (estimated 24,000-50,000 deaths each year in the United States alone). The influenza virus that emerged in 2009 (A/California/07/2009 H1N1) caused fewer deaths (12,000 flu-related deaths in the U.S) but in contrast to seasonal flu, nearly 90 percent of the deaths with the 2009 H1N1 occurred among people younger than 65 years of age. The CDC has defined an at-risk population that is responsible for the majority of hospitalization and morbidity associated with influenza. This study will evaluate the use of combination antivirals as compared to oseltamivir alone in the treatment of influenza in an at-risk population.
Subjects who meet the CDC definition for being at-risk and that present with an influenza-like illness will be screened for the study. Those subjects with a confirmatory test for influenza (rapid antigen or PCR) will be randomized in a 1:1 manner to receive a blinded study treatment consisting of either the combination of amantadine, oseltamivir, and ribavirin or oseltamivir alone for 5 days. Clinical, virologic, and laboratory assessments on Days 1, 3, 7, 14, and 28 will be used for both safety and efficacy analysis.
- To evaluate the effectiveness of combined treatment with oseltamivir, amantadine, and ribavirin compared with oseltamivir alone for at-risk individuals with confirmed influenza infection.
- Individuals at least 18 years of age who have one or more medical conditions that may cause complications from influenza, and have developed an influenza-like illness.
- Participants will be screened with a physical examination and medical history, along with blood tests and throat swabs to confirm influenza infection.
- Eligible participants will be randomly assigned to take either oseltamivir alone (the current standard treatment for influenza) or to take oseltamivir, amantadine, and ribavirin. Participants will have additional blood samples and throat swabs taken at the start of the study, and will be shown how to complete a study diary at home.
- Participants will receive a study medication kit containing the medication to take at home twice a day for 5 days.
- Participants will return, with the medication kit, to the clinic on days 1 (the first day after the start of the study), 3, 7, 14, and 28. The first visit may take 2 to 3 hours, but each subsequent visit should take approximately 1 to 2 hours. Additional blood samples and throat swabs will be taken at these visits.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Enrollment (Screening)
- Signed informed consent prior to initiation of any study procedures
- Age greater than or equal to 18 years of age
- Presence of an underlying medical condition(s) that may increase risk of complications from influenza
History of an influenza-like illness defined as:
- One or more respiratory symptom (cough, sore throat, or nasal symptoms) AND
- Either
- Fever (subjective or documented >38 degrees C) OR
- 1 or more constitutional symptom (headache, malaise, myalgia, sweats/chills or fatigue)
- Onset of illness no more than 96 hours before screening defined as when the subject experienced at least one respiratory symptom, constitutional symptom, or fever
- Willingness to have samples stored
- Signed informed consent
- Age greater than or equal to 18 years of age
Presence of a medical condition(s) that have been associated with increased risk of complications from influenza
- Age 65 years of age or older
- Asthma
- Neurological and neuro-developmental conditions (including disorders of the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerve, and muscle such as cerebral palsy, epilepsy [seizure disorders], stroke, moderate to severe developmental delay, muscular dystrophy, or spinal cord injury) [though still able to provide informed consent per inclusion criteria #1]
- Chronic lung disease (such as COPD and cystic fibrosis)
- Heart disease (such as congenital heart disease, congestive heart failure, and coronary artery disease)
- Blood disorders (excluding genetic causes of anemia, as noted in the exclusion criteria)
- Endocrine disorders (such as diabetes mellitus)
- Kidney disorders
- Liver disorders
- Metabolic disorders (such as inherited metabolic disorders and mitochondrial disorders)
- Weakened immune system due to disease or medication (such as people with HIV/AIDS, or cancer, chronic steroids or other medications causing immune suppression)
- Onset of illness no more than 96 hours before screening defined as when the subject experienced at least one respiratory symptom, constitutional symptom, or fever
Positive test for influenza (either rapid antigen or PCR)
- Results from influenza testing obtained for clinical indications within 12 hours before screening/enrollment may be used if available. Randomization may proceed in cases of discrepant results (one positive and one negative)
One of the following to avoid pregnancy:
- Females who are able to become pregnant (i.e., are not postmenopausal, have not undergone surgical sterilization, and are sexually active with men) must agree to use at least 2 effective forms of contraception from the date of informed consent through 6 months after the last dose of study drug. At least one of the methods of contraception should be a barrier method
- Males who have not undergone surgical sterilization and are sexually active with women must agree to use condoms plus have a partner use at least one additional effective form of contraception from the date of informed consent through 6 months after the last dose of study drug
- Willingness to have samples stored
(for Enrollment or Randomization)
- Women who are pregnant or breast-feeding, and men whose female partner(s) is pregnant
- Inability to take oral medication or a history of gastrointestinal malabsorption that would preclude the use of oral medication.
- Hemoglobin < 10 g/dL
- WBC < 1.5 times 10(9)/L
- Neutrophils < 0.75 x 10(9)/L
- Platelets < 50 x 10(9)/L
- History of genetic hemoglobinopathy (e.g., thalassemia major or sickle cell anemia) or autoimmune hemolytic anemia
- Received more than 2 doses of any antiviral influenza medications since onset of influenza symptoms
- Received stavudine (d4T), didanosine (ddI), zidovudine (AZT), or azathioprine within 30 days prior to study entry
- Creatinine clearance less than 60 mL/min (estimated by the Cockcroft-Gault equation using serum creatinine)
- History of autoimmune hepatitis
- Uncompensated liver disease (defined as AST > 3 times site upper limit of normal (ULN), ALT > 3 times ULN, or Direct Bilirubin > 2 times ULN)
- Clinical signs of end-stage liver disease including jaundice, coagulopathy, portal hypertension, esophageal varices, ascites, peripheral edema, gastrointestinal bleeding, or encephalopathy
- Chronic liver disease categorized as Child-Pugh class C (Child-Pugh score 10-15)
- Known hypersensitivity to rimantadine, amantadine, ribavirin, oseltamivir, peramivir, or zanamivir
- Received live attenuated virus vaccine (influenza or other) within 3 weeks prior to study entry
- Use of any investigational drug within 30 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to study entry
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01227967
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|Study Chair:
|John Beigel, MD
|Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. in support of Clinical Research Section, LIR, NIAID, Natinal Institutes of Health
|Study Chair:
|John Treanor, MD
|University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01227967 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|October 22, 2010
|Last Updated:
|January 31, 2017
Keywords provided by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID):
Adaptive Design
At Risk
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Influenza, Human
Orthomyxoviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Respiratory Tract Infections
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Antiviral Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-Infective Agents
Enzyme Inhibitors
Antiparkinson Agents
Anti-Dyskinesia Agents
Dopamine Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
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