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Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area Drug Study (DC*MADS), 1991: Household and Non-Household Populations (ICPSR 2155)
Alternate Title: DC*MADS, 1991 (Household and Non-Household)
Principal Investigator(s): United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Institute on Drug Abuse
The DC Metropolitan Area Drug Study (DC*MADS) was conducted in 1991, and included special analyses of homeless and transient populations and of women delivering live births in the DC hospitals. DC*MADS was undertaken to assess the full extent of the drug problem in one metropolitan area. The study was comprised of 16 separate studies that focused on different sub-groups, many of which are typically not included or are under-represented in household surveys.
The DC*MADS: Household and Non-household Populations examines the prevalence of tobacco, alcohol, and drug use among members of household and non-household populations aged 12 and older in the District of Columbia Metropolitan Statistical Area (DC MSA). The study also examines the characteristics of three drug-abusing sub-groups: crack-cocaine, heroin, and needle users. The household sample was drawn from the 1991 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA). The non-household sample was drawn from the DC*MADS Institutionalized and Homeless and Transient Population Studies. Data include demographics, needle use, needle-sharing, and use of tobacco, alcohol, cocaine, crack, inhalants, marijuana, hallucinogens, heroin, sedatives, stimulants, psychotherapeutics (non-medical use), tranquilizers, and analgesics.
Series: Washington, DC Metropolitan Area Drug Study (DC*MADS) Series
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United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Institute on Drug Abuse. Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area Drug Study (DC*MADS), 1991: Household and Non-Household Populations. ICPSR02155-v3. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2008-07-16. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02155.v3
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Scope of Study
Subject Terms: alcohol, cocaine, crack cocaine, demographic characteristics, drug abuse, drug use, hallucinogens, heroin, homeless persons, inhalants, marijuana, sedatives, smoking, stimulants, tobacco use, tranquilizers
Geographic Coverage: District of Columbia, United States
- 1991
- 1991-01--1991-12
Unit of Observation: individual
Universe: For the Household Study: the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the coterminous United States (Alaska and Hawaii excluded) aged 12 and older. For the Institutionalized Study: persons in institutional (e.g., correctional facilities, mental or psychiatric hospitals, noncorrectional facilities for juveniles) and noninstitutional group quarters (e.g., group homes, transitional homes for people leaving treatment for substance abuse). Nursing homes and hospitals or wards providing drug and alcohol treatment were excluded. For the Homeless and Transient Population Study: persons who were either literally homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless, including persons who spent the previous night in an emergency shelter, in a nondomicile (e.g., vacant building, city park, car, or on the street), or who were using soup kitchens or emergency food banks.
Users should note that the National Institute on Drug Abuse does not make a public use file available for the DC*MADS Institutionalized Population Study.
Sample: The household and nonhousehold data were drawn from three sources: (1) the DC MSA oversample of NATIONAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY OF DRUG ABUSE, 1991 (ICPSR 6128) (NHSDA), (2) the DC*MADS 1991 Institutionalized Population Study, and (3) WASHINGTON, DC, METROPOLITAN AREA DRUG STUDY (DC*MADS), 1991: HOMELESS AND TRANSIENT POPULATION (ICPSR 2346). The NHSDA oversample consisted of interviews with 2,547 residents from a sample of 5,399 households and selected group quarters (e.g., college dormitories, homeless shelters). The Institutionalized Study consisted of 1,203 interviews with residents of 42 institutions stratified into four groups: 888 interviews from 20 correctional institutions, 207 interviews from 6 psychiatric institutions, 55 interviews from 7 noncorrectional institutions for juveniles, and 73 interviews from 9 group homes. The Homeless and Transient Population Study consisted of 908 interviews from four overlapping sampling frames: 477 interviews with residents in 93 shelters, 224 interviews with patrons of 31 soup kitchens and food banks, 143 interviews with "literally homeless" people from 18 major cluster encampments, and 64 interviews with literally homeless people from an area probability sample of 432 census blocks in the MSA. Overlap between the samples may have occurred. The overlap was minimized by eliminating institutions from the DC*MADS surveys that would increase overlap. For example, students living in dormitories were included in the NHSDA but not the DC*MADS Institutionalized Study.
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Response Rates: For the household, institutional, and homeless studies, the household/institutional response rates were 93.5 percent, 87.5 percent, and 82.6 percent, respectively. The individual interview response rates were 82.1 percent, 89.4 percent, and 86.1 percent. The overall response rates were 76.8 percent, 78.2 percent, and 71 percent.
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Original ICPSR Release: 1998-04-20
- 2008-07-16 New files were added. These files included one or more of the following: Stata setup, SAS transport (CPORT), SPSS system, Stata system, SAS supplemental syntax, and Stata supplemental syntax files, and tab-delimited ASCII data file. The variable CASEID was added to the dataset.
- 1998-11-19 The data file was reprocessed to eliminate duplicate records. Also, the SAS and SPSS data definition statements and codebook were edited due to a reversal in value labels for RACE. The correct labels are 1 = "White" and 2 = "Black".
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Yesterday, Microsoft kicked off what it calls one of the
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2008, Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and Microsoft SQL Server 2008.
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products will "help customers optimize their people, processes and
technology" and "position IT as a strategic asset".
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much time and money managing existing systems and not enough investing in new
capabilities that create strategic advantage," said Microsoft CEO Steve
Ballmer said. "That feedback is at the core of the innovations in this new
wave of products. Already, the overwhelming response from thousands of IT
professionals and developers around the world is that this is the most secure
enterprise platform we have ever delivered, and that it will simplify
management and enable them to focus more on driving their businesses forward."
Windows Server 2008 is available
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(five Client Access Licenses, or CALs) to $3,999 for Windows Server 2008
Enterprise (25 CALs). All version of Windows Server 2008 -- with the notable
exception of Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems -- is available in
both 32-bit and 64-bit versions.
Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualization server technology -- also
available as the standalone Hyper-V Server -- is available for $28 on copies of
Windows 2008 Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. Other features new to Windows
Server 2008 include Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0, Terminal Services
RemoteApp (TS RemoteApp), a new TCP/IP stack, Network Access Protection,
Read-Only Domain Controller and the new Server Core installation option.
With Windows Server 2008 taking center stage, Microsoft
placed less emphasis on the launch of Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008.
Microsoft hopes to allow users to leverage the capabilities of Windows Vista
and the 2007 Office system with Visual Studio 2008.
Microsoft says that it advances made to the latest iteration
of Visual Studio over previous versions include 1) Rapid application
development, 2) Effective team collaboration, and 3) Break through user
experiences. Microsoft's .NET Framework 3.5 plays a pivotal role in application
development with Visual Studio 2008.
Finally, Microsoft is showing off its SQL Server 2008
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won't actually be rolled out to customers until the Q3 2008. In the mean time,
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learning about the needs of IT, and here we sit 20 years later, I think we're
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faster, more energy efficient -- those are the goals of ARM's
Cortex A15 multi-core CPU. The processor architectures
packs speeds of up to 2.5 GHz and up to four discrete cores, each
with the own integer processing unit, floating point processing unit,
and L1 cache. There will be 1, 2, 4, and 8 core
variants.Today the CPU market stands sharply differentiated.
In one corner stands ARM king of the smartphones and energy-efficient
proponent of reduced-instruction set computing (RISC). From
iPhones to Androids, most smartphones on the market comes packed with
an ARM processor; some come packed with 2 or more.On the
other side of the fence is Intel, whose x86 architecture is the
champion of complex instruction set computing (CISC), supporting
the market's
most powerful CPU designs.Both groups are eager to take
over the other's turf. With the launch of the Cortex A15,
codenamed "Eagle", ARM is not only targeting high power
smartphones, but netbooks
and potentially notebooks as well. And with Intel's
impending release of an under-1
watt Atom CPU, ARM's rival looks to invade the smartphone
market.On paper ARM's new multi-core processor has some
considerable advantages over Intel's Atom. Atom can only
execute two instructions at a time, while Cortex A15 can execute
three. Atom currently can only reach 2.13 GHz (the Intel Atom
Z560) -- ARM's Cortex A15 CPU is capable of higher speeds.The
Cortex A15 is also extremely aggressive when it comes to turning off
parts of it that are unused. ARM claims that nearly every part
of the CPU is voltage-gated. However, it takes only 10 µs for
the component to go from powered-down to standby, and from standby to
active. Combined, that means that the system should have
continue to deliver on ARM's legacy of being more energy efficient
that x86 architectures, while not sacrificing performance.One
advantage Intel may have,
though, is with memory. While the Cortex A15 adds extended
memory support, for up to 1 TB of total memory, ARM has not announced
what kind of
memory the chip will support. Intel has already announced that
its upcoming refresh of the Atom CPU will be able to make use of the
more efficient DDR3, by contrast.Like the Atom, the new ARM
CPU uses advanced technologies like hardware error checking. It
also brings support for virtualization to the ARM lineup for the first
time. Support for fully cache coherent bus protocol -- which
allows multi-socket systems -- has also been added for the first
time. The new architecture is slated for
production at the 32 nm and 28 nm nodes.At the moment there's
a couple key manufacturers of ARM smartphone processors. One is
Samsung, which makes the CPU
core of Apple's proprietary A4 chip found in the most recent
iterations of the iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch. Samsung also make the
CPU for the best-selling
Galaxy S smartphones. Another important player is
Texas Instruments who makes the processors found in the Droid
2 smartphones.The announcement of the Cortex A15
licensing availability comes just as these players prepare
their first
dual-core Cortex A9 designs are preparing to hit the
market. Leading the charge will be Samsung 1 GHz Orion CPU and
Texas Instruments OMAP4430 (up to 1 GHz)/OMAP4440 (1+ GHz).
Both processors are slated for Q4 2010 launch and Q1 2011The
only player in the smartphone industry who isn't directly
licensing the ARM architecture is Qualcomm which uses the ARM's
instruction sets (RISC) in its designs, but does not use the
architecture itself. Qualcomm's ARM-like CPU designs are
commonly used in HTC's Android smartphones like the HTC EVO 4G.
Qualcomm has already announced that its 1.2
GHz dual-core MSM8260/MSM8660 will be available this quarter
and 1.5 GHz QSD8272/QSD8672 variants will be available in Q4
2010.Expect new designs from TI and Samsung based on the
Cortex A15 core to be announced shortly, with mass availability
likely set for sometime next year. And expect Qualcomm to
officially unveil its own upcoming quad-core smartphone
ARM-instruction set designs soon as well.


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Camera giant Eastman Kodak Comp. (EK) saw the writing on the wall
decades ago, when digital imaging was first being talked about. Long a
visionary in the field of photography, Kodak invented the first true digital
camera in 1975 and moved aggressively to bring the technology to market.
Even as it has continued to innovate, though, in recent years Kodak has
fallen on hard times as more lithe Asian competitors have outsold it in the
digital camera market. With the advent of smartphones and shrinking
digital camera sales, Kodak is in danger of sinking into obscurity.
I. Kodak's Search for Cash
In an attempt to stay relevant, the pioneer has increasingly turned to
licensing its intellectual property -- and litigating against those unwilling
to play ball. In February 2010, it filed suit against Canada's Research
in Motion (TSE:RIM) and
Cupertino, California's Apple, Inc. (AAPL), alleging they stole its IP
involving image previews on a digital screen.
The case was estimated to be worth $1B USD, plus could allow South Korea's
Samsung Electronics (SEO 005930)
and LG Electronics (SEO:066570) to back
out of $1B+ USD in licensing fees if Kodak loses.
In January, a judge ruled that Kodak's patent that the case hinged upon was
invalid for reason of obviousness. The blow was softened
in March when a larger judicial panel voted to review the decision.
II. Awaited Ruling Goes Against Camera Giant
The larger panel at the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled this
week that while there were some examples of infringement that were upheld in
Kodak's claims, that its most important patent was indeed invalid as per the
January ruling.
While Kodak is permitted to continue its lawsuit(s) with regards to the upheld
claims (image previews without a flash), the decision is viewed as a major loss
for the company, as it almost certainly eliminates the billion-dollar payday
that company executives were anticipating.
Kodak representatives tried to look on the bright side. Laura Quatela,
Kodak's chief intellectual property officer commented, "[We were]
gratified that the commission has decided to modify in our favor the judge's
initial recommendation. As we have said from the start, we remain extremely
confident this case will ultimately conclude in Kodak's favor."
The loss plunged Kodak stock by as much as 16 percent during trading (the stock
is current down over 14 percent).
Kodak still has a bit of hope to staying relevant. The multi-billion
dollar company has four growing sectors -- consumer inkjet printers,
high-speed commercial inkjet presses, workflow software and packaging -- which
it says could double in revenue by next year, accounting for $2B USD, or
roughly 25 percent of the company's earnings. In that regard it hopes to
reinvent itself similar to
computer pioneer International Business Machines Corp. (IBM).
III. Microsoft, Apple, and Other Pick Up Key Portfolio
In related news Apple, Research in Motion, Sony Corp. (TYO:6758), Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), EMC Corp. (EMC), and Swedish
telecommunications giant Ericsson (ERIC) have joined forces to acquire Nortel
Networks Corp. treasure trove of intellectual property for a cool $4.5B USD.
The portfolio contains over 6,000 patents, in fields including wireless,
wireless 4G, data networking, optical, voice, internet, service provider,
semiconductors, internet search, social networking, and more.
The collection should prove a powerful mutual defensive (or offensive, perhaps)
tool for the buyers. For the seller it's a huge payday, which sent share
prices of the company's pink sheet penny stock (OTC:NRTLQ) soaring 68
percent. The Canadian company has been trying to offload its assets and
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Vernal, Utah an oil town in the middle of a drab (although geologically and paleontologically fascinating) desert has a decorating theme. From one end of Main Street to the other, from May through the killing frosts of October, more than 1,500 planters and hanging baskets overflow with petunias in varying shades of pink and white.
The result is a colorful and unified focus that suggests Vernal is a prosperous place where people care about their community.
Vernal is hardly the only town with a beautification program, but its one thats similar to Cortez in size and climate. As the city government investigates beautifying medians at key entrances to the city, its worth investigating what other communities are doing.
The expense of landscaping (or attractive signage or public art or any of a number of other image-related projects) can be difficult to justify because the benefits are hard to calculate.
Those benefits do exist, though, and they shouldnt be undervalued. The image of a community where people care enough to keep the flowers watered, the grass cut and the lights on is invaluable, because it draws people into participation. I want to be a part of that, they say, and they add to the picture.
Theres much more to creating an attractive community than planting greenery and flowers where cracked colored concrete currently sits. Tending median plantings is a dangerous job especially at the bizarrely designed intersection at the west end of Main Street. Landscaping cannot interfere with visibility and navigability. Its hard to find plants that flourish on small islands in a sea of hot pavement and vehicle exhaust. No cost is inconsequential.
And beautiful gateways and byways are promises that must be fulfilled by all of the property between and along them. In Cortez, that includes highway businesses, downtown, the outlying business corridors, transitional districts, residential areas, mobile home parks and vacant lots. The current plantings downtown are attractive, as far as they go which isnt very far.
Flowers, even in full and glorious bloom, can only go so far in countering the impression given by derelict buildings, neglected billboards and trash-filled ditches. All of that needs to be addressed.
The city needs a well-designed beautification plan, not a few plants here and there. Maybe theres a better plan, a better place to start.
But prettier medians and a commitment to maintain them are good first steps toward improving the visual reputation of Cortez. Thats a solid investment. Civic groups and school classes could take part safely, of course. Those who remember when the fountain on West Main ran water (and occasional soapsuds), when the Christmas tree there was beautifully decorated and ceremonially lit for the first time each season when Cortez took more pride in its appearance also remember the benefits.
Looks arent everything, but they can do considerable harm. Cortez is a more happening place than a quick glance (let alone a careful examination) would suggest. This is a good place to live and work; theres no reason it should look like a dusty, sleepy town.


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A new bill, NAT GAS (New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions), has been proposed by U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV),and Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) which looks to push natural gas vehicles into the consumer mainstream. The proposal looks to offer a bevy of natural gas vehicle purchasing, refueling and manufacturing tax credits which would eclipse even current credits for electric vehicles.
People purchasing a light vehicle capable of running on natural gas would get a $12,500 tax credit, significantly more than the $7,500 credit offered for plug-in vehicles. Current tax credits for three other weight classes would double, up to a maximum of $80,000 for the largest vehicle class.
Bi-fuel (gas and natural gas) vehicles would also be eligible for a 50 percent incremental cost tax credit -- this means that 50 percent of the costs that companies assume from increasing production would be offset by tax credits. The bill would also make it 100 percent tax deductible (with some limitations) to build a facility which builds natural gas vehicles. The bill would also offer refueling stations up to $100,000 to provide natural gas vehicle refilling pumps.
The new bill was masterminded and heavily praised by oil and natural gas baron T. Boone Pickens. Mr. Pickens had made headlines last year, announcing a massive wind power project. Just last week, he essentially pulled the plug on the project, and called natural gas the "only option" for the U.S.
With his heavy natural gas holdings Mr. Pickens stands to make a small fortune if the bill should pass. Indeed, the natural gas industry as a whole would see a huge boost from the bill.
Natural gas vehicles run on methane, the primary component of natural gas. Methane engines run approximately as efficiently as gasoline/petrol engines, but are less efficient than diesel engines. Dual-mode engines suffer a 10 to 15 percent efficiency loss over gas-only engines, due to the higher octane number of 120-130.


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When NASA
decided to retire the space shuttle fleet, it was a blow to American space
exploration and meant our astronauts would need to bum a ride with a foreign government
to get to the ISS. NASA and its contractors are at work building the spacecraft
that will replace the Shuttle and it will be ready to fly in a few years time.
NASA is not only planning to use the CST-100
capsule to shuttle astronauts to the ISS. The capsule would also be used for
manned missions beyond Earth's orbit. To launch the CST-100 capsule into space,
NASA is looking at the Atlas V rocket from Boeing.
To help
facilitate plans for missions to Mars and perhaps beyond, NASA has opened a new
deep space office to coordinate missions. The department is called the Human
Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate.
The new office is a combination of two previous
organizations within NASA -- Space Operations Directorate and Exploration
Systems Mission Directorate. Obama has challenged NASA to put man on an
asteroid by 2025 and then five years later to put man on Mars.
"America is opening a bold new chapter in human space exploration,"
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said in a statement. "By combining the
resources of Space Operations and Exploration Systems, and creating the Human
Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, we are recommitting ourselves
to American leadership in space for years to come."
NASA notes that the transition and personnel assignments will take several more
weeks to finalize. The HEO Mission Directorate for short is already supervising
ISS operations. Associate Administrator Bill Gertenmaier will head the new
directorate. The move integrates the operation of NASA in-space assets with
current capabilities and planning for the future of the agency. That planning
includes the size and type of workforce, facilities, and contracts.


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Bourn still on radar, but Mets content as constituted
GM Alderson won't challenge CBA clause unless club reaches deal with outfielder
By Anthony DiComo / MLB.com
NEW YORK -- Stressing that the Mets are not far off from serious contention, general manager Sandy Alderson said Monday that he remains in talks with free-agent outfielder Michael Bourn, even if his roster is not likely to change between now and Spring Training.
"Realistically, the outfield situation is set -- with that possible exception," Alderson said at Citi Field, one week before the deadline for pitchers and catchers to report to Florida. "My expectation is we'll go into Spring Training with what we have, unless something were to transpire in the free-agent market."
Though there is still uncertainty over whether the Mets would need to forfeit a first-round Draft pick in order to sign Bourn, Alderson reiterated the club will not make any requests of the league until -- or unless -- it has a deal with Bourn in place.
That remains a long shot, given the two-time All-Star's desire for a five-year contract. But with each passing day, the possibility of compromise seems increasingly plausible.
If the two sides can agree to terms, Alderson believes the Mets would have a legitimate beef with MLB's Collective Bargaining Agreement, which protects teams from forfeiting the top 10 picks in the First-Year Player Draft as compensation for free-agent signings. The Mets would have been in line to select 10th this year had the Pirates inked their top pick last season, Mark Appel. Instead, the Pirates received the ninth pick as compensation and everyone below them bumped down a slot.
Alderson seeks not a revision of that rule, but a reinterpretation of it.
"If the rule was written for purposes of competitive balance, then it ought to relate to the teams with the 10 worst records," he said. "From my standpoint, the spirit of the rule -- yeah. It's the 10 worst records."
But because that is only one of several hurdles the Mets would have to clear to sign Bourn, a marriage between them and one of the game's elite center fielders seems unlikely. So Alderson and the Mets are prepared to enter Spring Training with what they have already in place -- lefties Lucas Duda in left field, Kirk Nieuwenhuis in center and Mike Baxter in right, with Collin Cowgill as a right-handed sub. Andrew Brown and Marlon Byrd will compete for the fifth outfielder's job, which also carries the promise of ample playing time.
"I'm excited to see what we have," Alderson said. "I'm excited to see what those outfielders can provide us. We're always looking to improve, but I expect we'll be better."
The GM said that other than reliever Brandon Lyon, who is close to signing a contract, the Mets do not expect to add any other pieces before Spring Training.
"I think we're pleased with how our rotation shapes up," Alderson said. "The bullpen can't be worse, and has room to be a lot better. The catching, the infielders [are] solid, [with] room for growth. I think we should be careful not to extrapolate too far just from the perceived state of our outfield."
What is important to note, Alderson continued, is that the Mets have the capability to improve that outfield alignment if they want. They could have traded for Justin Upton earlier this winter, but chose to retain top young pitchers Matt Harvey and Zack Wheeler instead. They employ the type of prospects necessary to trade for a star. And they have the money and the opportunity to sign Bourn if they desire.
It's just a matter of weighing risk versus reward in what remains more than a one-season plan.
"The one thing I want to emphasize is we're not that far away," Alderson said. "We're getting to the point where we can be in the mix. If you look at the fundamental composition of our team, it wouldn't take more than a couple moves to change the whole perception of things. So I don't want anyone to believe that this is a long-term project that has no possible realization anytime soon. We're at the point where we can make significant improvement in a hurry, and we've been looking at ways that we can actually do that."
Anthony DiComo is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @AnthonyDicomo. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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As per your last paragraph, that's why I inked Kobe to a 3 year deal.
Thanks for the clarification on the amnesty, I forgot I had read that.
One more question I have though. I have about 3-4 players on my roster with one year deals that I may not want to keep very long. Can we just keep releasing these players and picking up new ones(to same 1 yr deals) throughout the year without it effecting our cap?
Sorry if all this has been covered, I'm just not used to so many different rules and stipulations in fantasy sports. More questions will follow I'm sure, until my dumbass has it down pat!


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Since Amir Johnson inked his contract last year there has been a lot of comments here at the republic as to the quality of said contract. At times it seems like we are beating a dead horse. I'll admit my bias right now. I am on the Amir bandwagon and loved that he was re-signed. When all the negative press came out surrounding his signing, many (including an article on NBA.com) got the numbers wrong; however, it didn't stop me from wondering if we overpaid. Lately, there has been an argument that Amir is not a long term piece and that he could be moved for an equal player at a cheaper cost because Davis is our PF of the future. To weigh in on previous threads surrounding our PFs see the threads created by hateslosing, Raptor4Ever, & another one from Raptor4Ever
Despite my negative first impressions of the contract I had come to think it was pretty reasonable considering he has shown improvement. In an attempt to justify Amir's spot on the raptors I spent my boss's hard earned money commissioning a study into Amir's contract vs. other PF/C who have a comparable salary this year and/or a comparable contract over the next 5-6 years. To get a copy of the spreadsheet (broken down into 3 pages, please let me know and I can email it to you).
All stats provided by Basket-Ball-Reference.com
Salaries are provided by hoopshype.com
Why did I choose per game stats as opposed to per 36? Because Darius Songalia still gets 4.8 million even though he only plays 7.1 minutes a game. When it comes to actual production/cost, game averages seem more reflective.
Of the 45 Players making between 3 Million (Carl Landry, Matt Bonner, Joakim Noah[3.1]) and 8.2 Million (Lamar Odom, David West, Luis Scola [7.2]), here's where Amir ranks on per-game stats:
Minutes/Game: 17th
Games Played: 12th
Starts: 14th
FG Attempts: 21st
FG%: 2nd (behind Ronny Turiaf [2.6 attemtps vs. Amir @ 7])
FTA/Game: 24th
FT%: 10th
Offensive Rebs: 7th
Defensive Rebs: 17th
Tot Rebs: 17th
Assists: 18th
Blocks: 5th
Points: 20th
Personal Fouls: 1st
Age: Tied for fourth youngest with Hasheem Thabeet and YI Jianlian. Only Griffen, Love, and Beasley are younger while making >3 mil.
None of these stats are particularly surprising for us because we know Amir's game pretty well but to summarize: Amir is Great at FG%(even though he is slightly above avg. in attempts), Shot blocking, Offensive rebounds and not being injured. He is better than average at assists, defensive rebounds and points. He is below average at getting to the line but he hits a good percentage when he does. He is the best (read: WORST!) at personal fouls, but that doesn't stop him from logging above average minutes. Other than fouls Amir is >average at everything compared to this group of peers. Here's the list of guys that dominated these categories in my subjective order of dominance/ awesomeness
Tied for first: Griffen & Love (pretty much 1 and 2 on every category)
3rd: Harford (top 5 in almost every category)
Rest of the Best (ranked in my subjective order of their overall ranking based on above categories):
Varejao (this doesn't mean I think that Beasley is better than Varejao, just that he is better according to these stats)
So based on these stats Amir is descent, but not spectacular. If he were to continue playing at this level he could be a starter, but not a good/great one. However, how good is he relative to his contract?
This year Amir had the 24th best contract out of 45. So we have a better than average player getting paid a very slightly below average salary. Amir is giving us some value although not necessarily a whole heck of a lot. However if you continue to compare his salary year over year things get interesting. Next year Amir will be 23rd out of 38 players remaining under contract. In the 3rd year of the contract Amir will be tied with Channing Frye with the 19th best contract out of 28. The fourth year of the contract has Amir 15th out of 16, now slightly ahead of Frye. In the 5th and final year of his contract Amir is 9th out of 11th. ahead of Frye and Gooden (whose salary remains at 6.6 his 3rd, 4th, and 5th years of his contract).
Finding: RELATIVE TO OTHER PLAYERS UNDER CONTRACT, AMIR'S CONTRACT BECOMES MORE VALUABLE YEAR OVER YEAR. This is assuming he sustains his current output with no decrease or increase in production. However, the overall value of his contract will be greatly impacted by the outcome of the collective bargaining agreement which will determine the terms of new free agent contracts.
So we got a guy whose production versus contract is good. However, there is a chance (and arguably a good one?) that he will not be our starting power forward of the future as significant improvement would still be necessary. There is an argument that Ed Davis is the PF of the future and we therefore have a redundancy or log jam (if Evans is resigned to a reasonable contract) at the four spot. Subscribers to this logic perspective argue to move Davis and get a "cheaper" player to play back up to Davis. Cheap is good, but if you really want to compete in the NBA you do have to spend some money, so ultimately value, is better.
What happens when we compare Amir to back-up PF/C also making around the same money? When filtered for players with lots of games but few starts and playing between 32min/game (Jeff Green) and 8min/game (Hasheem Thabeet). How does Amir fair against this group of 27?
Minutes Played: 4th
FGs: 10th
FG%:2nd (Turiaf again)
FTA: 10th
FT%: 6th
Offensive Rebs: 2nd (Behind Jeff Foster [note: Reggie was excluded do to not enough games played])
Defensive Rebs: 5th
Total Rebounds: 5th
Assists: 6th
Blocks: 2nd (Behind Tyrus Thomas)
Points: 10th
Salary: 13th
Age: Tied for youngest with Thabeet and Jianlian.
When compared to the rest of these "back-ups" (Again it could be argued some of these guys are starters) Amir comes in top 10/27 in every category, even though he is 13th in salary. So he is still exhibiting value at 25.8minutes/game. However are they any other "cheaper" players that could net us a similar/better value? There are only 8 players on this list that are currently signed to => 3 year contracts and will make less than Amir throughout the entirety of their contract. They are:
Jason Maxiell
Hakim Warrick
Brandon Bass
Nikola Pekovic
Chris Anderson
Matt Bonner
Brad Miller
Zaza Pachulia
Compared to these 8 players:
Age: Youngest
Minutes/game: 1st (2 5.5, Brandon Bass is 2nd @ 25.2)
FGA:2nd (behind Bass w/ 8.5)
FG%: 1st
FT%: 3rd behind Matt Bonner and Brandon Bass
Offensive Rebs: 1st, Bass is second
Defensive Rebs: 1st, Bass is second
TOT rebs: Amir followed by Bass
Assists: 2nd Behind Brad Miller
Blocks: 1st (Anderson Second)
Points: 2nd behind Bass
So it's not surprising that Amir and Bass are 1-2 in almost every category because they play the most minutes. So far we have used per game stats because they reflect what is going on. However, when we shift to the possibility of could someone replace Johnson and duplicate his production per game stats are limited. What happens when we compare the "per 36 minutes" stats of these 9 players?
FGA: Bass, Warrick, Pekovic, Amir
FG%: Amir, Andersen, Warrick, Maxiell
FTA: Warrick, Andersen, Pachulia, Pekovic, Bass, Maxiell, Amir
FT%: Bass, Miller, Amir
Off Rebs: Pekovic, Amir, Andersen
Def Rebs: Andersen, Pachulia, Amir
TOT: Andersen, Pachulia, Amir
Assists: Miller, Pachulia, tied: Amir/Warrick
Blocks: Anderson, Amir, Pekovic
Fouls: Pekovic, Pachulia, Amir (WOW there are people with worse foul problems than Amir! )
Points: Warrick, Bass, Pekovic, Amir
It is pretty easy to argue that Andersen is better at defense than Amir and that Warrick and Bass are better offensively; however, it would be very hard to argue that any of these players are better than Amir at both ends. Amir also is the youngest of this group, so you could argue that he is as likely, if not more likely to improve relative to the rest of these guys.
Based on what I've learned by going through this exercise, I would say that over the next two years…
Best Case Scenario: Amir's numbers improve significantly and although he is not an all-star is a slightly better than average starting Power Forward.
Worst Case Scenario: His numbers stay the same, or decline slightly, and we have a slightly overpaid back-up Power Forward.
Most Likely Scenario: Amir's production stays the same or goes up slightly and we have a very valuable back-up power forward.
Based on Amir's age, current production, and salary, combined with the organization not wanting to go to much younger, it would be VERY difficult to replace Amir's production in both offense and defense with a "cheaper" player. Therefore, it makes sense to keep Amir for at least the next two seasons, at which point his contract will still be valuable even if he doesn't "fit" with the team or is unhappy in his role.
***Of course this all depends on the impact of the new CBA. If the new CBA significantly lowers the amount that players make then Amir's contract won't be as good as relatively speaker; however, it will still be good compared to all the rest of the contracts that were signed before the new agreement***
This post took me over two days to compile analyse and write so I appreciate feedback, especially if you think it was too long/useless.
***Also if one of the moderators could fix the thread title so it says "Amir Johnson's" not "Amir John's" I'd appreciate it.


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Change a community: Start with one child
World Vision is at work within 400 different communities in almost 100 countries. That's where your support becomes food for people who are hungry, clean water, education to give children a better future, and care for the sick.
What you see when you visit these places is love in action. You see the manifestation of the love that sponsors have for people they've never met. You see it among World Vision staff serving those whom society has brushed aside.
While it might not be possible for you to travel to where your sponsored child is, we want to paint a picture of life within his or her community. It's important to us that you know how your support is impacting the community and your sponsored child.
So each year, right around this time, World Vision sends out Community News. Look for it in your mailbox or email, or log in to myworldvision.org to see it. It's filled with updates on your sponsored child's community -- and how your support is uniquely impacting it.
Early childhood centers provide mothers with training in proper nutrition and hygiene. (Photo: Shanon Rise/World Vision)
I work as a part of the team that brings these important updates to sponsors, and the information I was so familiar with really came to life when I traveled to Ayacucho, Peru. Despite being acquainted with sponsorship, this was the first time I would see it in person.
What I encountered was the truth behind each bullet point that we share in Community News: Sponsors create precious room for hope in the hearts of real children and their families, many of whom otherwise live at the fringes of society.
Many of the families we serve in this particular area of Peru were once displaced by the violence of the Shining Path insurgency of the 1980s and early 1990s. At that time, World Vision served the displaced by providing meals. It was the only food to be had for a people who had left everything behind. More than 20 years later, we are still working there to strengthen the communities that formed around the displaced.
One visit particularly touched my heart. Many communities in Peru have early childhood development centers supported by World Vision. It was my privilege to see one of them. In Community News, the description of program usually reads something like "offered training in early childhood development for mothers, equipping them to provide stimulating learning activities for their children."
But there is so much more to tell!
World Vision staff members work tirelessly, helping to monitor every child and meeting with mothers who volunteer at these development centers. They train the mothers in nutrition and preparing healthy meals; good hygiene practices; and games and activities that develop children's social, cognitive, and motor skills. Some of these mothers become peer educators and pass along their learnings to others in the community.
Through their own efforts, they are reducing rates of malnutrition, anemia, and illness. They are preparing their children for reading in a country that has one of the highest rates of illiteracy in the Americas. It takes a lot of work and commitment from the staff and moms.
Someone asked one community volunteer why she does it. She said with pride, "I love my people."
That love is certainly reflected on the faces of the children who greeted me with so much enthusiasm and played with such joyful abandon. They represent the many layers of blessings behind one simple accomplishment listed in Community News. But such is the case with every bullet point. Each has been distilled from the success and joy -- whether great or small -- of many.
Thank you so much for trusting us to help make this possible.
If you're already a sponsor, we encourage you to check out My World Vision today. Find information about your sponsored child, updates from his or her community through Community News, videos, and photos to help you connect better with what matters to you!
Not yet a sponsor? Consider sponsoring a boy or girl in need today. Sponsorship helps provide tangible support, like nutritious food, clean water, education, medical care, and more. But it also provides intangible blessings of joy and hope -- both for the child and his or her sponsor.


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As the global economy continues to remain weak, most markets are seeing sales at the lowest point in many years. Even the stalwart video game industry is seeing sales figures decline in the face of the economic recession.
Console sales are directly tied to software sales and many game publishers are putting pressure on Sony to drop the price of its PS3 console. The PS3 is by far the most expensive game console on the market that is currently dominated by the lower priced Nintendo Wii.
Sony maintains that no price cuts are coming on the console and some industry analysts say that Sony simply can't cut the price of the PS3 considering that the console is still a money loser for the company. Rumors of price cuts on the PS3 continue to circulate as fast as Sony can deny price cuts are coming.
The latest rumor comes from IndustryGamers who cites industry sources that claim a price cut on the PS3 is coming in August to coincide with the launch of the latest Madden NFL game. If the rumors are to be believed this time, the price cut would be significant at $100.
The price cut is said to be coming mid-August shortly before the August 18 launch of Madden. Sterne Agee analyst Arvind Bhatia said, "The industry is alive and well. While software sales for the first half of 2009 are expected to be down mid-single-digits, we believe the second half, in contrast, will likely be up 10% to 15% driven by a robust lineup, easier comparisons and potential price cut(s)."
Sales of game hardware and software are predicted to have drop another 17% in May. If Sony cuts the price on its PS3, odds are Microsoft and Nintendo would cut prices on their consoles as well. Price cuts could be the catalyst that the gaming industry needs to pull out of its sales nosedive.


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TC1998-1074 -- Interview with Alberta Gagné
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Item Description
Title: TC1998-1074 -- Interview with Alberta Gagné
- Pellerin, Martha
- Gagné, Alberta
Source Document
Format: sound cassette (analog)
Date Created: November 10, 1995
Interview of Alberta Gagné by Martha Pellerin. Part of a project (VFC1998-0007) on Franco-American song in New England funded by the Vermont Folklife Center and undertaken by Pellerin. Interview is one in a series of six conducted between 1995-01-09 and 1995-12-06 as an effort to document the French language song repertoire of Gagné.
Genre(s): interviews, oral histories (document genre)
- Folk Songs, French -- Québec (Province)
- Franco-Americans -- Music
- French-Canadians -- Music
- Franco-Americans -- New England
- French-Canadians -- New England
- Folk Songs, French -- New England
Language(s): French, English
Place: Highgate Center (inhabited place)
Place: Vermont (state)
Type of Resource: sound recording
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Copyright (c) Vermont Folklife Center. Requests to reproduce this item
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TC1998-1074 -- Interview with Alberta Gagné, VFC1998-0007 Martha Pellerin Collection. Vermont Folklife Center Archive, Vermont Folklife Center, http://cdi.uvm.edu/collections/item/vfc1998-0007_tc1998-1074 (accessed January 24, 2018)


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ACR is a Web CMS library that can be embedded inside any Turbogears 2 application to add CMS functions. It provides all the fundamental tools to allow an individual or a community to easily publish and manage a Web site with different content types, from Twitter streams to video galleries. It also provides an easy-to-use set of APIs to create new content types by defining your Views. ACR also comes with ACR_cms, a CMS implemented by using libACR.
Adianti Framework provides an architecture for developing PHP applications, reducing development costs, and helping developers write less code. It is a component-based and event-driven framework which uses commonly-known enterprise design patterns like MVC (Model View Controller), Front Controller, and ORM (Object-Relational Mapping) design patterns like Active Record and Repository. It provides two different widget toolkits, one for Web applications (HTML/CSS) and another for graphical applications (with a Graphical User Interface) which uses Gtk internally. The developer can write one set of code, and it can run in a Web environment and also as a graphical application.
A secure portal type application provides four basic functions for a Web development team: application security, account management, user and application mapping, and modular application development capability. AppDepot is not a content management system. The main objective of AppDepot is to offload critical functionality from the application and onto AppDepot. Web application developers are then free to focus on core application functionality. AppDepot works to provide a lightweight, small footprint platform where users and applications meet securely.
Arcavias is an e-commerce framework for Web shops, consisting of an e-commerce library, an administration interface, and different frontends. It's a modular stack which offers flexibility and speed. Unlike other Web shops, it's not a monolithic application. Instead, you have a choice between several user frontends, and you can adapt them to your needs or write one of your own.
Archipel is a multithreading framework for Java. Threads working together can be seen as a graph in which each thread is a node. That's exactly what Archipel does. The aim is to make multithreading easier. Simply define your data exchange structures and write the business code for each of your threads, and Archipel handles the rest.
Awake File is a framework that allows Android and Java Desktop developers to very easily implement file uploads and downloads through HTTP. Security has been taken into account from the design stage: server side configuration allows you to specify strong security rules in order to protect the files. It allows listing, creation, and deletion of remote directories, calling of remote Java methods, and displays nice progress indicators to your users.


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The tables -- or in Microsoft's case, chairs -- can turn
quickly in the technology sector. It was just over a
decade ago that Microsoft found itself under close scrutiny for
monopolistic behavior with its Windows operating system and Internet Explorer
web browser. Now, the Redmond, Washington-based company is crying foul over
Google's dominance in the search market (among other areas).
Microsoft has filed
an official complaint with the European Commission against Google, saying
that the Mountain View, California-based internet giant is violating European
antitrust laws.
Brad Smith, Microsoft Senior VP and General Counsel, starts
off in a blog post praising Google for a decade of innovation in the
marketplace and its efforts to "organize the world's information",
but quickly moves in on what he feels are the company's moves to squash the
competition at every corner.
For starters, Google has roughly a 65 percent share of the
internet search market in the United States (Microsoft holds a 26
percent share in the U.S. when you account for Bing and its stake in
Yahoo's search engine). "At Microsoft we've shown that we're prepared to
work hard and invest literally billions of dollars annually to offer Bing, a
search service that many now regard as the most innovative available,"
said Smith. "But, hard work and innovation need a fair and competitive
marketplace in which to thrive."
In Europe, however, Google's share is a whopping 95 percent
according to Smith. Google is accused of using this enviable position to corner
the European market with regards to search advertising.
understands as well as anyone that search engines depend upon the openness of
the Web in order to function properly, and it's quick to complain when others
undermine this. Unfortunately, Google has engaged in a broadening pattern
of walling off access to content and data that competitors need to provide
search results to consumers and to attract advertisers
Smith even goes so far as to say that Google doesn't offer
competitors enough access to produce credible YouTube
clients for smartphones. Google of course provides a powerful YouTube
application with its Android
smartphone/tablet operating system, and Google's long-running deal with
Apple allows iOS devices like the iPhone
and iPad
to contain highly functional versions of the YouTube application.
Microsoft complains about YouTube openness, stating:
Google has refused to allow Microsoft's new Windows Phones to access this
YouTube metadata in the same way that Android phones and iPhones do. As a
result, Microsoft's YouTube "app" on Windows Phones is basically just a browser
displaying YouTube's mobile Web site, without the rich functionality offered on
competing phones. Microsoft is ready to release a high quality YouTube
app for Windows Phone. We just need permission to access YouTube in the
way that other phones already do, permission Google has refused to provide.
Google's dominance in search and its unwillingness to share
the wealth when it comes to YouTube are just the tip of the iceberg. Microsoft
has a long listen of grievances including Google's venture into the books
arena, restrictions on customer/advertiser data, content control, and unfair
advantages when it comes to advertisement positioning. You can read all of
Microsoft's complaints here.
"We readily appreciate that Google should continue to
have the freedom to innovate," Smith concludes. "But it
shouldn't be permitted to pursue practices that restrict others from innovating
and offering competitive alternatives. That's what it's doing now.
And that's what we hope European officials will assess and ultimately decide to


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Transition Year Work Experience/Community Service at the DSPCA - Multible Dates Available
Monday, 19 December 2016 from 09:00 to 16:30 (GMT)
Event Details
All places for Work Experience/Community Service 2015/2016/2017 are reserved for students who are Junior Members of the DSPCA.
If you would like to apply for a place please first become a Junior Member by signing up here Junior Members.
***Please Note: Check that the weeks you are looking for are available before you sign up as a Junior Member to avoid dissapointment.***
The Following requirements apply:
- Work Experience in the DSPCA is carried out strictly on a block week basis, i.e. Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 4.30pm only.
- Students must be able to get to us as we are not on a bus route and the road is not recommended for walking.
- Students must have an up to date anti tetanus vaccine.
- Students must be insured by their school.
- Students should show interest in the charity and we appreciate students who are Junior Members and give them first priority.
To apply for a place for the Gaisce Awards please click here.
Please Note - We do not take on students doing one day a week
The DSPCA, Ireland's oldest and largest animal rescue shelter is delighted to be able to offer work experience placements to students in Secondary Schools as part of their Transition Year or LCA.
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Just saw Ed Davis leaving the arena. He looked so, so sad.
Bo Churney @bochurney
Just saw Ed Davis leaving the arena. He looked so, so sad.
Now that it has happened, I really feel bittersweet. Jose was in a lot of ways the face of this team. They weren't a great team for the majority of his time here, but he gave it everything and I really hoped he'd always be a Raptor.
I wish him all the best, wherever he lands, and hope to one day see him wearing the red and white again.
Man, apparently Ed Davis was looking extremely down after leaving the arena. Jose looked optimistic.
Twitter: @ReubenJRD NBA, Raptors writer for Daily Hive Vancouver, Toronto.
It's going to be interesting to see how DD KL and RG play together on the floor, I got no idea how that will look like.
My avatar suddenly has a meaning.
ACtually somewhat happy for Jose. He should fit in well in Detroit. Let Knight play off ball a bit, mentor him, and see how a passer like him fits with Monroe and Drummond.
About the game to be played tonight. We lose by how many points? 20+? 30+? 40+?
Kleiza out. Bargs out. JV out. Lowry out. No more Jose or Ed... and the shock the rest of team is in... maybe 60 point margin?
Could be very ugly tonight.
jones said jose got emotional after their chat saying "Toronto is all hes ever known in his nba life and that's what makes it tough, leaving friends."
awesome, the raptors were becoming unwatchable.
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Cards' Carpenter unlikely to pitch this season
Right-hander continues to experience weakness, numbness in pitching shoulder
By Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com
ST. LOUIS -- General manager John Mozeliak took the phone call last Friday, shortly after Chris Carpenter finished throwing off a mound at Busch Stadium. It was Carpenter's third bullpen session of the week and each had been progressively more painful for the right-hander.
The message Carpenter was about to deliver would be just as piercing: The symptoms that caused him to miss most of the 2012 season were back, Carpenter told Mozeliak. He could no longer throw.
In the days since that conversation, the Cardinals have come to grips with the reality that they likely won't see Carpenter on the mound in 2013. Carpenter's career could well be over, too, though discussions of such finality haven't happened just yet.
Instead, the focus of a media conference at Busch Stadium on Tuesday was to discuss the immediate, which includes the organization now needing to make plans for a season sans Carpenter.
"Based on how he feels and the reaction that he's getting from when he throws, it's very unlikely that he's going to pitch for us in the 2013 season," said Mozeliak, who joined manager Mike Matheny in making the announcement.
Signs of a setback first surfaced last week when Carpenter began increasing his workload in preparation for the start of Spring Training. During a series of three bullpen sessions, Carpenter, who will turn 38 in April, felt numbness and discomfort in his right shoulder and neck area. He had some bruising, too, as well as discoloration in his right hand.
These were the same issues Carpenter experienced last year, when he was shut down just weeks into Spring Training. Doctors later diagnosed Carpenter with thoracic outlet syndrome, and the right-hander underwent surgery on July 19 to address the issue. The procedure, which involved removing one of Carpenter's ribs, was designed to remove pressure from the nerve.
The initial signs were that the problem had been successfully addressed. Carpenter blew away the recovery timetables and returned to pitch in September and October.
And as recently as last month, Carpenter spoke with excitement about the upcoming season, telling reporters that he began his offseason throwing program in December and had, to that point, incurred no problems.
"I haven't had any issues with my throwing or anything this year," Carpenter said on Jan. 19 while attending the Cardinals' Winter Warm-Up. "I feel good. My shoulder feels good. I'm looking forward to getting down there and getting to camp early and get going."
Carpenter was not available for follow-up comment on Tuesday. According to Mozeliak, Carpenter wanted to first undergo a series of medical evaluations before publicly making a statement.
"He was sad," Mozeliak said. "I didn't see him live -- I was on the phone -- but he was definitely teary-eyed and I think he felt like, to some degree, he was letting us down. I assured him that that was far from the truth and that we were grateful for all that he's done for this organization. At that point, I was still wondering if there was some hope for resolution on this. But both Mike and I have talked to him numerous times since then, and I think, right now, what he wants to do is make sure that whatever is going on in his neck, shoulder and arm is not going to preclude him from having a normal after-career life."
Mozeliak projected that Carpenter will be evaluated by the team's medical staff later this week or next week. At this time, Carpenter does not have plans to return to Dallas to consult with Dr. Greg Pearl, who performed the neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome surgery on Carpenter last summer.
The Cardinals do not expect to see Carpenter at Spring Training. The club is also unsure whether he'll be around the clubhouse during the season, though Carpenter will most certainly be welcomed if he wants to stay involved.
"He's hurt," Matheny said. "There's no manuscript for how you handle the adversity that comes, especially late in your career. It doesn't make it easy, even if you are prepared. He was completely confident that 2013 was going to be a great season for him as a comeback player. And he anticipated being a huge part of what we're going to do. And to have things turn really quickly on him, it's hard for him.
"He has a passion for this game to compete. He has a passion for this team and the players, and his role as a mentor is something that he takes very seriously. It's a lot coming crashing down on him at one time."
With Carpenter out of the equation, the Cardinals will either have to lean on one of their young starting pitchers -- a group that includes Shelby Miller, Joe Kelly and Trevor Rosenthal -- or look for help from outside. Free agent Kyle Lohse remains unsigned.
Mozeliak said that the topic of retirement had not come up in his recent conversations with Carpenter. If Carpenter were to retire now, he would forfeit the $12.5 million he's slated to earn in 2013. The more likely scenario is that Carpenter will hold off on that announcement until after the season, which would coincide with the end of his current contract.
While Mozeliak did not want to speculate about Carpenter's long-term future, he made it clear that the organization would welcome the right-hander back in some sort of role once his playing career is officially over.
"He's probably one of the most competitive players that I have ever been around," Mozeliak said. "He truly willed himself to want to win. And when you think about all the injuries he went through over his career, he always found a way to get back on the field and contribute in a positive way. I'll always admire that about him."
A first-round Draft pick by the Blue Jays in 1993, Carpenter has been slowed by injuries throughout his career. When the Cardinals place him on the disabled list to start this season, it will mark the 12th time Carpenter has landed on the DL. In addition to the surgery he had last year, Carpenter also previously had separate surgeries on his right shoulder and right elbow.
If Carpenter does step away from the game without another comeback, he'll end his career with 144 wins, a 3.76 ERA and a lasting legacy in St. Louis, where he pitched for the last nine seasons. As a Cardinal, Carpenter went 95-44, won the 2005 NL Cy Young Award and helped lead the Cardinals to two World Series championships.
Carpenter's final appearance in 2012 was on Oct. 21 at AT&T Park. In Game 6 of the National League Championship Series, he lasted four innings and allowed five runs (two earned) on six hits in four innings to the Giants, who went on to win that NLCS and the World Series.
The postseason was often when Carpenter was at his best. He went 10-4 with a 3.00 ERA in 18 playoff starts. During the Cardinals' championship run in 2011, Carpenter carried the club on his back. He outdueled Philadelphia's Roy Halladay in a decisive NL Division Series Game 5 to send the Cardinals to the NLCS, going 4-0 in six starts that October.
"What he stood for and how he went about his business, he's a real throwback in the game and somebody that just commanded respect by how he went about his business and how he treated people," Matheny said. "Those things are some things that will always be synonymous with Chris Carpenter."
Jenifer Langosch is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, By Gosh, It's Langosch, and follow her on Twitter @LangoschMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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CRELES: Costa Rican Longevity and Healthy Aging Study, 2005 (Costa Rica Estudio de Longevidad y Envejecimiento Saludable) (ICPSR 26681)
Principal Investigator(s): Rosero-Bixby, Luis, Centro Centroamericano de Población (CCP), University of Costa Rica; Fernández, Xinia, Centro Centroamericano de Población (CCP), University of Costa Rica; Dow, William H., University of California-Berkeley
The Costa Rican Longevity and Healthy Aging Study (CRELES, or Costa Rica Estudio de Longevidad y Envejecimiento Saludable) is a nationally representative longitudinal survey of health and lifecourse experiences of 2,827 Costa Ricans ages 60 and over in 2005. Baseline household interviews were conducted between November 2004 and September 2006, with two-year follow-up interviews. The sample was drawn from Costa Rican residents in the 2000 population census who were born in 1945 or before, with an over-sample of the oldest-old (ages 95 and over). The main study objective was to determine the length and quality of life, and its contributing factors in the elderly of Costa Rica. Vital statistics indicate that Costa Rica has an unusually high life expectancy for a middle-income country, even higher than that of the United States, but CRELES is the first nationally representative survey to investigate adult health levels in Costa Rica. CRELES public use data files contain information on a broad range of topics including self-reported physical health, psychological health, living conditions, health behaviors, health care utilization, social support, and socioeconomic status. Objective health indicators include anthropometrics, observed mobility, and biomarkers from fasting blood and overnight urine collection (such as cholesterol, glycosylated hemoglobin, C-reactive protein, cortisol, and other components of integrative allostatic load measures). Mortality events are tracked and conditions surrounding death are measured in a surviving family interview (longitudinal follow-up data are not yet publicly available).
Series: CRELES: Costa Rican Longevity and Healthy Aging Study (Costa Rica Estudio de Longevidad y Envejecimiento Saludable) Series
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Study Description
Rosero-Bixby, Luis, Xinia Fernández, and William H. Dow. CRELES: Costa Rican Longevity and Healthy Aging Study, 2005 (Costa Rica Estudio de Longevidad y Envejecimiento Saludable). ICPSR26681-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2010-09-13. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR26681.v2
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Subject Terms: aging, health behavior, health services utilization, life expectancy, living conditions, mental health, mortality rates, older adults, physical condition, population, population characteristics, social networks, social support, socioeconomic status
Smallest Geographic Unit: Costa Rica
Geographic Coverage: Central America, Costa Rica, Global
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The study was conducted by the University of Costa Rica's Centro Centroamericano de Población in collaboration with the Instituto de Investigaciones en Salud, with the support of the Wellcome Trust (grant 072406). The Principal Investigator is Luis Rosero-Bixby, with Co-Principal Investigators Xinia Fernández (University of Costa Rica) and William H. Dow (University of California, Berkeley).
Sample: The sample was drawn from Costa Rican residents in the 2000 population census who were born in 1945 or before, with an over-sample of the oldest-old (ages 95 and over).
Weight: The variable "ponderador" contains sampling weights that must be used to obtain nationally representative estimates of population averages, percentages and so on. Analyses controlling for age, sex, urban residence, and education, such as multiple regressions, do not need to use these weights. These sampling weights were normalized in such a way that the un-weighted sampling size (N = 2,827) is reproduced with weighted estimates. Weights also replicate the structure by sex, age, urban residence, and education of the population of Costa Rica born in 1945 or before and alive at 2005. The weights range from a minimum of 0.07 for men 95 years of age and older with low education, to a maximum of 3.85 for men age 60-64, high education and rural residence. These sampling weights were meant to correct two facts: (1) The over-sampling of oldest old individuals included purposely in the sampling design to have enough statistical power to analyze advanced ages. (2) The higher no-response rates that occurred in the fieldwork among younger men, in high SES and urban settings.
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Chicago Community Adult Health Study, 2001-2003 (ICPSR 31142)
Principal Investigator(s): House, James S., University of Michigan. Institute for Social Research. Survey Research Center; Kaplan, George A., University of Michigan. School of Public Health; Morenoff, Jeffrey, University of Michigan. Institute for Social Research. Survey Research Center; Raudenbush, Stephen W., University of Chicago; Williams, David R., Harvard University; Young, Elizabeth A., University of Michigan
The Chicago Community Adult Health Study (CCAHS) consists of four interrelated components that were conducted simultaneously: (1) a survey of adult health on a probability sample of 3,105 Chicago adults, including direct physical measurements of their blood pressure and heart rate and of height, weight, waist and hip circumference, and leg length; (2) a biomedical supplement which collected blood and/or saliva samples on a subset of 661 survey respondents; (3) a community survey in which individuals described aspects of the social environment of all survey respondents' neighborhoods; and (4) a systematic social observation (SSO) of the blocks in which potential survey respondents resided, including a lost letter drop (Milgram et al. 1965) as an unobtrusive measure of neighborhood social capital/sense of responsibility to help others. The latter two extend a community survey and SSO of neighborhoods carried out by the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN) in 1995. The adult health survey and the community survey were conducted jointly through face-to-face interviews with a stratified, multistage probability sample of 3,105 individuals aged 18 and over and living in the city of Chicago, with a response rate of 72 percent that is about the highest currently attainable in large urban areas. In addition, blood pressure, heart rate, and physical measurements (of height, weight, waist and hips, and leg length) were collected during the survey interview, and blood and saliva samples from 661 respondents or 60 percent of those doing the survey in the 80 "focal" neighborhood clusters (NCs). SSOs were conducted on 1,663 of the 1,672 city blocks on which each respondent lived. The CCAHS is the largest of five projects under the NIH-funded Michigan Interdisciplinary Center on Social Inequalities, Mind and Body Mind (#P50HD38986), one of five Mind-Body Centers funded by the National Institutes of Health in late 1999. This study will advance the understanding of socioeconomic and racial/ethnic disparities in health, a major priority of the Public Health Service and the National Institutes of Health.
The PI-supplied summary mentions that the study is comprised of four components. However, for the purposes of this data release there are three distinct datasets. Demographic variables include age, birth year, race, ethnicity, number of children in the household, number of children living elsewhere, number of times the respondent has been married, and relationship status, religious preference, and sex.
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Study Description
House, James S., George A. Kaplan, Jeffrey Morenoff, Stephen W. Raudenbush, David R. Williams, and Elizabeth A. Young. Chicago Community Adult Health Study, 2001-2003. ICPSR31142-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2011-06-07. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR31142.v1
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Subject Terms: biomarkers, community health, community organizations, community participation, diet, employment, employment discrimination, families, family life, health attitudes, health care, health education, health status, hobbies, leisure, lifestyles, mental health, neighborhood characteristics, neighborhood conditions, neighborhoods, nutrition, parental influence, parenting skills, physical fitness, recreation, social indicators
Smallest Geographic Unit: census block
Geographic Coverage: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- 2001--2003
- 2001--2003
Unit of Observation: individual
Universe: Stratified, multistage, probability sample of 3,105 adults aged 18 and over and living in 343 neighborhood clusters (NCs) within the city of Chicago, Illinois.
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Sample: Stratified, multistage, probability sample of 3,105 adults aged 18 and over and living in 343 neighborhood clusters (NCs) within the city of Chicago, Illinois.
Mode of Data Collection: coded on-site observation
Response Rates: The survey interview response rate was 72 percent.
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television to provide it sufficient processing power. The TV's
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simultaneous high-definition feeds. You can connect the
television to the internet by ethernet cable or by Wi-FiThe
operating system, Google TV, is actually a variant of Android and
shares much of its source code. As Android is built on a Linux
kernel, this marks yet another example of how Google is quietly
growing Linux's market share (Linus
Torvalds must be somewhere silently cheering).The OS
is streamlined to provide easy web browsing, with a focus on common
activities like reading the news, posting to Twitter/Facebook, and
running searches. Much like Microsoft did with Bing for
its upcoming
Windows Phone 7, Google has fine-tuned a version of its search
engine that's more friendly for TV uses, with a propensity to display
TV show schedules prominently in the results. As with any
browser, users can bookmark their favorite content for a speedy
return at a later date.One of Google's closest competitors,
the new
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muster 720p. And while Apple
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Android market (Sony's page says this feature is "Coming in
2011"). The Sony TVs come
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control options. Current users must utilize a bulky six-inch
remote that packs an optical mouse pointer, a mini keyboard, a home
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