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Uterine Therapy Options in Broodmares
- May 2, 2012
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A common and popular treatment option for uterine problems are uterine flushes, Threlfall said. He suggested using a warm solution when flushing the uterus, a technique that improves uterine tone and decrease uterine size.
Photo: Sara Lyle, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACT
Managing a subfertile mare is a challenging and frustrating problem for breeders, especially when the exact problem remains unknown. But rest assured--researchers are working to improve equine fertility and develop new uterine therapy options. At the 2012 Western Veterinary Conference, held Feb. 19-23 in Las Vegas, Nev., one veterinarian reviewed current uterine therapy options.
Before turning to uterine therapies for sub- or infertile mares, it's important to ensure the mare is not already pregnant, said Walter Threlfall, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACT, a consulting theriogenologist (reproductive specialist) in Powell, Ohio, and professor emeritus in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences at The Ohio State University's College of Veterinary Medicine. While this explanation for sub- or infertility isn't common, it's certainly feasible, and a fetus could be injured or terminated by many reproductive therapies, he noted.
A number of factors could contribute to subfertility, Threlfall said; however, some of the most common involve the uterus:
- Endometritis (a failure of the uterus to clear foreign contaminants, such as bacteria or spermatozoa, resulting in inflammation of the inner lining of the uterus);
- Metritis (an infection and/or inflammation in the uterine lining and deeper layers of the uterus);
- Pyometra (infection of the uterus which starts with the presence of a corpus luteum [the structure formed after the follicle that releases the egg, or ovulates, and then produces progesterone] on the ovary and pus buildup in the uterus);
- Perimetritis (a localized infection and/or inflammation of the tissues on the outer surface of the uterus); and
- Parametritis (infection and/or inflammation of the tissue adjacent to the uterus).
Once a veterinarian has diagnosed a condition, treatment goals include eliminating pathogenic organisms if present, eliminating uterine inflammation, reducing size of the uterus if enlarged, and eliminating uterine fluid if present, Threlfall said.
So how is this accomplished? There are a number of options, Threlfall explained.
Surgical Correction--If the problem is serious enough and structural, a veterinarian might need to correct it surgically, Threlfall said. If surgery is indicated, he said, it's advisable to carry out the procedure. Threlfall noted that surgery is the most "permanent" uterine therapy and is often used to correct perineal lacerations, urine pooling, cervical lacerations, and rectovaginal fistulas.
Sexual Rest--Threlfall said that some healthy mares are able to clear pathogens and inflammation from the uterus without medical treatment. Sometimes all a mare needs is sexual rest and multiple estrous cycles to clear her uterus, he added. This was one of the first treatments for subfertility but is generally not recommended today because of low success and reproductive time lost, he added.
Hormonal Preparations--Several hormonal preparations are available that could help improve uterine tone and decrease uterine size in sub- or infertile mares, Threlfall said. The most common hormones used for this purpose are oxytocin and prostaglandin, he said, stressing that each case should be treated as an individual and should receive tailored doses as prescribed by a veterinarian.
Intrauterine Antibiotics, Antiseptics, or Irritants--In cases of chronic uterine inflammation, Threlfall said, veterinarians sometimes use irritants or antiseptics to prompt the healing process. Placing certain irritants such as vinegar, iodine, bleach, or Nolvasan solution in the uterus could prompt an acute inflammatory change to "jumpstart" the healing process.
Other less commonly used irritants include white gasoline, kerosene, and a Nolvasan suspension; however, Threlfall did not recommend using these preparations. "Don't put anything in the uterus that you don't know is going to do more good than harm," he stressed. Veterinarians should dilute all irritants before placing them in the uterus, Threlfall said. This procedure should not be performed by anyone other than a qualified veterinarian, he added.
Veterinarians can also use intrauterine antibiotics, he said. It's best to culture each mare to determine which antibiotics will most effectively treat specific pathogens in the uterus. Threlfall recommended aiming for three to five days of antibiotic treatment, noting that additional infections can develop with prolonged antibiotic use. Avoid mixing antibiotics or irritants with antibiotics, however, as the results are unknown, Threlfall cautioned.
Uterine Flushes--A common and popular treatment option for uterine problems are uterine flushes, Threlfall said. He suggested using a warm solution when flushing the uterus, a technique that improves uterine tone and decrease uterine size.
In some cases the veterinarian identifies a fungal pathogen in the uterus, Threlfall said. For these cases he suggested three treatment modalities:
- Sexual rest (with no additional treatment);
- Uterine infusion with iodine; or
- Uterine infusion with the antifungal agent such as nystatin.
What's Next?
Threlfall stressed the importance of reevaluation once the veterinarian administers treatment. If the mare has improved, the veterinarian can offer recommendations as to the next course of action. If the mare hasn't improved, the practitioner can implement a new treatment option or suggest the next logical step.
Threlfall also noted that prevention is the best treatment and encouraged breeders to implement best breeding-management practices. He also advised managers to keep an eye open for abnormalities that might indicate an internal problem in broodmares, as early treatment often yields better results.
About the Author
Erica Larson, News Editor
Erica Larson, news editor, holds a degree in journalism with an external specialty in equine science from Michigan State University in East Lansing. A Massachusetts native, she grew up in the saddle and has dabbled in a variety of disciplines including foxhunting, saddle seat, and mounted games. Currently, Erica competes in eventing with her OTTB, Dorado.
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HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — Hutchinson police say they have arrested a suspect in the shooting death of an Illinois man.
The 35-year-old man was arrested Wednesday evening on suspicion of first-degree murder.
The victim, 26-year-old Sem Adrein of Evanston, Ill., was shot on Monday evening and died at a Hutchinson hospital.
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He was going to get a Toyota but was snubbed by the salesman.
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He was going to get a Toyota but was snubbed by the salesman.
dang! I have a feeling this GM will pick a TE or a WR in the draft being that he rides on all fours oops had to shed some light on the situation.
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Sony STR-DG910 A/V Receiver
Just how much A/V receiver can they contrive to give us for $500? The current answer, at least from Sony, is "Lots!" The no-baloney brand's new STR-DG910 hits the pavement with three 1080p HDMI inputs, transcoding of component (and composite) analog video to HDMI, XM sat-radio readiness, automatic speaker setup with a supplied calibration microphone, a Digital Media Port for use with an optional iPod dock or Bluetooth dongle, and seven 100-watt amplifier channels, and a good deal more.
Sony crams all this in at this price, at least in part, by omitting some items we've come to consider pretty much standard on receivers in recent years. For example: Although the Sony STR-DG910 A/V receiver is amply equipped with composite- and component-video inputs and outputs, it has no S-Video connections whatsoever. Surprising at first, on reflection this seems perfectly sensible, since component has pretty much superseded Y/C hookups altogether.
Even more radically, the Sony eschews multichannel analog inputs, which means that some systems wouldn't be able to present multichannel SACD (or DVD-A) recordings at all, given that some current and most earlier players furnish no high-resolution multichannel digital output, and this receiver does not decode SACD's DSD-multichannel stream as do some higher-end models. (Is this tacit admission from Sony that SACD is, practically speaking, moribund - or at the very least, pining for the fjords?) The DG910 further lacks any second-zone capabilities, which however rarely exploited are a receiver staple at this level.
Nonetheless, the STR-DG910 still packs in a lot of good stuff. But "stuff" is only good if the underlying performance is there to back it up, so I was anxious to get the receiver up on my rack and under power.
SETUP As is usual these days, I began by connecting the STR-DG910's supplied microphone and firing up its auto-cal routine. This one begins with a nice European-railway-station chime to alert you that the cal train is leaving the station, and it uses fast-acting chirp-sweeps for test signals. Initial results in my room were well off-target, so I tried another microphone position and got levels within a 3-dB window of correct - except for the subwoofer, which was at least 10 dB hot, making for obviously excessive bass. This is better than no setup adjustment at all - a state that many a budget receiver finds itself in - but far from the best results I've gotten from auto-cal routines on other models. Clearly, a manual fine-tuning of levels was in order.
Trying to make these adjustments was exasperating, however. Despite following the manual, I could not initially get the receiver to cycle it's internal noise signals while permitting channel-level adjustments, nor did the receiver provide any on-screen displays, forcing me to attempt navigation of the menu system from the front-panel readout - a process that was far from intuitive. I ended up using noise signals from a test DVD to complete level setting using my SPL meter. Only later did I discover that the manual omits a critical step for setting levels: You're required to press the "Menu" button while the test signal is active to regain access to the Level menu.
It also turns out that you can, after all, display the menus on your TV - a fact the manual divulges only in a marginal note - if you activate the OSD (on-screen display) in the Video menu. The Sony's OSD is an opaque, full-screen text display, and to cycle it on and off you have to go back thru the Video menu. (Jeez, would a direct-access "OSD" remote-key have been be too much to ask?) Bottom line: The DG910's setup tools are usable, but I wouldn't want to be a first-time home theater buyer trying to use them unaided.


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Unfortunately we didn''t get this product until my daughter was about 8 weeks old! Wish we had it from day one!! I love this! We got it second had, and I believe it had been used for quite a while but was in great condition. The fabric is clearly designed to last. My daughter didn''t like being put down, she just loved her cuddles. This was one of the things she was happy in. She looked nice and snug and obviously felt secure in the seat. The light up and moving mobile used to keep her occupied if she was awake. And also the music too. It can swing from side to side or you can twist the seat so it goes front to back (although my daughter wasn''t a fan of this). I think it''s great that you can adjust this while the baby is in the chair. The seat also has can recline. The seat comes with a lap belt which is great for extra security, which came in useful once my daughter was beginning to wriggle about. We ran our swing on batteries and I was quite surprised how long the batteries lasted. We did look into an adapter for it but decided we didn''t need one. The only down side to the swing is it takes up a lot of space. Although the wide base does mean that it is very stable! When not in use the swing can be folded up although still is quite chunky. One more feature that I thought was fantastic was that when the sing is in motion if something gets in the way it will stop. For example my two year old nephew grabbed hold of the swing as he wanted to swing it himself and the motor stopped so it didn''t hurt him or damage the swing.
I bought the Fisher Price Aquarium Cardle Swing when I was pregnant with my first son and it was one of my best purchases!
The swing itself consists of a bulky white plastic bucket seat which is covered with a blue material. The seat has a play tray, but for the age of child the seat is designed for, the play tray really doesn't serve much purpose!
The seat is suspended from a metal frame, with a mobile and light display above the seat.
The swing itself is designed for babies from birth to around 9ish months but it depends on the size of the baby.
The swing is motorised and has different functions - you can have the chair swinging alone, with lights, with the mobile, or with sounds, or a combination of all of these.
The swing has an aquarium theme so the mobile and lights etc are all fish and undersea creatures which are bright and colourful and really engaging to the child. The music that plays is the usual Fisher Price music - bright and twangy and you find yourself humming it later in the day!
My son suffered with colic and at times nothing I did would make him stop crying - until we put him in the cradle swing. The seat can either move front to back, or you turn it and it will then swing side to side. He preferred it swinging front to back and it really calmed him down at times when nothing else would.
The only downside to this item is that it is quite big and bulky so not really suitable for small houses/flats, but for anybody who has the space I would say it is invaluable.
If you are pregnant or have just had a baby that is under the age of six months then this item is a must. Please forget about the price, the peace that you will get is priceless. My daughter absolutely loves the swing which has a variety of different swing speeds to suit your baby.
As she got older however we did notice that the swing speeds started to decline due to her increasing weight gain. All you have to do is feed them, burp them, change them and then put them in the swing.
Whilst the swing, swings your baby to sleep you can catch up on some of your missed sleep. This is a time saver and the baby also has that excellent mobile to keep them visually occupied.
The seat is comfortable and the baby fits snugly in it and i assure you this swing is more than appropriate for your little ones naps and to ensure you get some peace and quiet.
As we received money from our friends and relatives for my elder son's baptism, we decided to buy him the Fisher Price Aquarium Cradle Swing. We tried it one weak ago at one of our friend's house and my son fall asleep in 5 minutes in it.
¤¤¤ Price ¤¤¤
I found a not too cheap shop locally, so I paid 120 pounds for it, but it is available under the name of Fisher-Price Ocean Wonders Aquarium Cradle Swing on amazon.co.uk for 79.99 pounds. You can find cheap used ones on eBay.
¤¤¤ Whom it is recommended? ¤¤¤
It is good for babies up to 9 kg (20 lbs), but in the manual they say the baby shouldn't be able to sit up on its own. I don't really understand why, because the swing has safety belt we always used and if you want extra security just put on the tray. It is so difficult to take it down, that your baby won't be able to remove it. I mean it is easy to put it on and remove it, but you need power to get it down. We used for my elder son from 3 months old till 15 months old. He could walk by that time, but when we put him in the swing, he was so amazed that he didn't want to come out of it. During this one year we used it so frequently that he spent weeks in it if I add the times. My younger son reached the 9 kg weight too quickly, so we used only 6 months in his case. The swing was still in such good condition that I sold to a mummy to be. I hope they will enjoy it too.
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I would like to highlight the power supply of the cradle because if you buy 4D batteries all the time it runs out you will pay 2-3 times the price of the cradle swing. We had a quite good solution so I would like to share it with you. We bought 4 normal AA rechargeable batteries and four D size shells. As I cannot enclose a picture I insert a link: http://www.amazon.com/Lenmar-Adapter-Size-Shell-Battery/dp/B0008D5FRW
So we put the batteries in this shell and they worked as they were D size batteries. In USA they sell this swing wired.
¤¤¤ Package and manual ¤¤¤
The new one is well packed in a box and needs assemble. It has a really good manual, as I bought it and brought it home I started to assemble myself. It took me about half an hour but I made it. The manual has really good pictures that help you. The cradle is quite heavy 12 kilograms and requires a large space (I cannot measure now because I have sold already but it was about 1,5 metres wide). It's 28"L x 34"W x 42"H according to its manual.
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First of all the seat: it is a hard plastic seat covered with an easily removable, washing machine proof cover. It is medium blue and there are fish pictures on it. The padded cover has a built-in infant head support. The seat has two positions, one of them is halfway seated the other almost lying. When you assemble the swing you can try how easily can be changed from one position to the other.
The tray is a simple white tray and has a wave shape plastic wire above it with 3 different coloured fishes on it. My son played with them a lot and I could place other toys on the tray while I was feeding him. It is an extra security thing if you are afraid that your baby falls out.
Swinging directions: it can swing from side to side or from front to back. You can change the direction by pushing a button on the globe panel and turning the seat easily. Swinging from front to back requires more space. My elder son loved swinging from side to side, the younger one from front to back.
Control panel: there are four buttons on it, it is easy to manage whatever you want. The large button can be turned around, the first position if off, then only the lights, sound, and the mobile with fishes work, then the 6 speeds one by one. The other buttons can be pushed/turned from side to side. One of them was the volume control, the other for the music and the last one for the lights and the fishes turn around. There were 4 options for the music, my elder sons favourite was the music which lasts for 7 minutes and it is a mix of different nursery songs. I recognised only the Twinkle, twinkle little star, but there are 7 more played one after the other. The music has 3 other options: rain, ocean and spring. My younger son loved to listen to the ocean's sound. The globe can be lighted and the red, yellow, green and blue lights are flashing slowly, it is calming. The control button makes possible to switch off the light, have the light and the mobile with fishes go around together, or just the fishes go around. The music works independently. The volume control is as usual, so you can listen to the music on a normal volume down to quiet.
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It was our best investment. After what we experimented with this swing, I would pay 1,000 pounds for it. It is really brilliant. We had a lot of sleepless nights before we bought it. It served well when my son was teething, had a flue or colic. After 7 minutes the music and the lights turn off, only the swinging function works till the batteries hold. When we used all the functions the super lasting, longlife, blabla D sized batteries lasted for a week. Can you imagine the price of batteries if we don't change to rechargeable AA size batteries? So in the future we will use only AA batteries with the shell I recommended under Batteries title of my review. If you have any questions in connection with this swing, just drop me a comment or a message.
Ahh this swing is a bloomin god send if your baby has colic like my little lady had when she was small. i spent hours and hours trying to get her to sleep its was awful. then we bought this swing yay!!!
its costs alot for a swing i know but when you look at all the features and how long it will last it is a god send honestly.
withing 10 mins of putting my baby girl in the swing she was fast asleep its was amazing.
it was easy to assemble and looks just great when its all together and so much better than other models on the market.
i loved the fact that you can swap the way the swing moves from forward/backwards to side/side, a little play tray too which is great when baby is a bit bigger, a lovely comfy head cushion for tiny baby to be more comfy when the typical happens and they fall asleep ahhh yeahhhh thats excellent lol
a harness to keep a wriggly baby strapped in when mummy needs to wash the pots or put some washing in. and the music and light up sea scene is brilliant. so soothing and very very pretty too all the little extras like that make this so worth while and excellent for a baby with colic.
My wonderful sister bought this for my son, and it was an absolute god send! It has various settings
*it can swing from side to side and backwards and forwards, easily changed at the touch of a button.
*It has a dome light at the top which lights up and soothingly changes colour to help calm baby as well as improve thier motor skills
*There is fish style 'mobile' which hangs around the dome and moves around for babys entertainment and again it also helps with babys motor developement.
*The swing has eight speed settings, so depending on how old the child is you can determine how fast it goes.
*the swing has a musical feature, playing a number of different soothing tunes, and it also plays 'water sounds@ which help to calm baby. (and there is a volume button with 6 settings, so you can turn it down slowely as your child drifts off into a sleep)
*the swing has a play tray which is suitable for when the baby gets a bit older and is learning to sit up.
*there are two recline positions
*There is a built in head rest which will support baby.
The swing is suitable from birth up until approximately (20lb) around about 6 months. (depending on baby). Your child can be safely strapped in, so no danger of him falling out.
I used to put my son in this during the day, and the gentle rocking motion would gently send him to sleep giving me some much needed 'houework time'. I also found that this product eased my sons colic.
The swing is rather bulky, and even though the product decrition states that it can be folded, even when it is it still takes up a fair bit of room, so if you are considering it make sure you have the room for it.
The swing takes 4 x D style batteries, unfortuantley it does not have an adaptor space (maybe this would make the product even better). The batteries do tend to last a long time, but it will cost you a small fortune in the long run, especially if you have it from birth.
I personally found this product was a godsend, the only flaw being that it is fairly big and bulky, and takes batteries, no socket output.
This product was awared JMPA innovation award 2003
We bought the fisher price swing for my little girl when she was first born and have used it again for my little boy, they have both enjoyed spending time in it and were in it until around six months the baby can be up to 20lbs in the swing.
The swing goes backwards and forwards or side to side whichever you choose to set it on, it also has various speeds and sounds one is lullaby one sounds like the sea, there are fish also above the seat which spin around and a globe which lights up.
The swing comes with a tray which also has little fish on it and you can place extra toys for the baby on this.
The swing is quite big and takes up quite a bit of room but is well worth having.
When weening i have fed my little boy in the swing while it is still as he couldnt sit in a highchair due to not being able to sit up unaided.
I bought the swing for £99.99 from toys r us but you could pick a second hand one up off ebay for around £49.00 or out of your local paper.
The Fisher-Price Aquarium Cradle Swing is an amazing Product.
A friend bought this in 2006 when my baby brother was born, he used it from been one week old until he was about 6 months. Thankfully it was stored away and we got it out when my son was born in July.
My son loves spending time in the swing and it has been a life saver for us. It is somewhere safe your baby can enjoy while allowing you to do housework etc - In effect it is like an extra pair of hands.
It has also enabled us all to sleep when my son has had a cold. Like most of us when my son had a cold he used to wake up when laid flat (in his cot). So we decided to try him in the swing and he slept through which meant we all got a good nights sleep!!
The swing is battery operated and generally if you buy decent batteries they last along time however it would have been good if you had the option to plug into the mains.
The seat can be adjusted to sit up when you baby gets older, this is great but it is not very easy to adjust (I especially found it difficult because of my nails)! It is not a very smooth transition either so you need to take your baby out to do this.
This product is now on the 2nd child and is still in great condition and expect it to go on for many more years yet!
The Technical Bit:
It swings front to back and side to side
Battery-operated, aquarium-themed globe
Globe includes music, lights, bubbles, fish, water sounds
Eight songs
Sounds include crashing waves, rain, bubbling brook
Volume control
Six swing speeds
Two-position seat recline
Moving mobile with four dangling plush toys
Removable tray with toy bar
Removable, washable plush seat padding
Built-in infant head support
Swing positions adjust easily
Requires 4x D batteries (not included)
28"L x 34"W x 42"H
I purchased one of these from ebay when i was pregnant with my daughter. I paid £60 delivered, so saved £40 on the shop price, and in my mind it was the best £60 we spent, so much so that i kept it in the attic and am now using it with my 4 week old son (he's asleep in it now!). I love the fact that it can go side to side or front to back. The mobile seems to fascinate my children as does the water filled light. The waves sounds are lovely and soothing and the music is ok too, they play for a decent length of time and there is a volume control too-always handy to have. This is one of those life saver products, my babies have always settled happily in this when i needed to get my jobs done or just have 10 mins to sit down with a drink!! they are a lot of money new but i would recommend these to any mum to be!!
The Fisher Price aquarium cradle swing really was a lifesaver for us. We'd bought everything else and priced at £100, a baby swing seemed very expensive and we weren't sure that we needed one. Once our eldest daughter was born my parents cam to visit and insisted upon buying us one. We chose the cheapest one we could find, price at £60 but my dad insisted upon getting us an aquarium swing. When he saw it in Mothercare his eyes literally lit up!
We didn't get around to using it for another month but after weeks of having to walk around holding a screaming collicky baby for hours every evening we finally gave in. We had run out of ideas to soothe her so really tried it as a last resort. She hadn't been happy sitting or lying in anthing up to that point. Not even a bouncer. She loved it instantly and fell straight asleep. So we ended up using it every evening from 7 to 10 and it was bliss1
On the practical side it is very sturdy and is easy to put together and take apart fo travel. It can rock either from side to side or backwards and forwards and the seat has two positions. We used the lie back position from 1 - 4 months and then the more upright position from then on until our daughter was around 9 months old. The swing also includes 9 swing speeds and a series of soothing tunes. Above the seat is a ball that contains plastic fish shapes in water and there are 4 soft toys that can rotate at the flick of a sitch. The ball also lights up. Finally there is a play tray that fits across the seat that has three plastic shapes for the baby to play with.
Music, soft lights and tranquil aquatic sounds also help soothe baby. There's an aquarium water globe with changing lights and swimming characters, and a mobile with four plush aquatic friends to keep baby company. Age: birth to 2 years.


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Wales flanker Dany Lydiate is currently recovering from a broken ankle suffered earlier this season © PA Photos
The Dragons are determined to retain the services of Wales international Dan Lydiate after it emerged the highly-rated flanker is a target for French side Racing Metro.
Reports suggest that the 24-year-old Lydiate, currently recovering from a broken ankle suffered last month, is being chased by the deep-pocketed Top 14 giants along with his international team-mate Jamie Roberts with both players out of contract at the end of this season.
The Blues have requested financial help from the Welsh Rugby Union to tempt Roberts to stay and the Dragons are also prepared to fight to secure the services of Lydiate who was voted the 2012 Six Nations Player of the Championship.
"I'm always hopeful we can keep a player, I have already spoken to Dan about his future and am waiting for him to come back to me," the Dragons' director of rugby Rob Beale told the Western Mail. "As a business we would really like to know where his future lies because he is a key asset and, along with Toby Faletau, he is a face of the region.
"I think Dan is different from a lot of other players in that he is very much a home-bird. I'm not sure if he's driven by finance. His life revolves around rugby here, his family and the family farm."
Lydiate's former Dragons team-mate Luke Charteris quit the region last season in favour of a move to Top 14 side Perpignan but Beale is quick to point to the fact that the players are at different stages of their careers.
"Dan is at a different stage of his career to someone like Luke because he's much younger," said Beale. "But, I suppose, if someone is dangling loads of money in front of you, it's hard to resist. We will do all we can, within our means, to keep Dan here, but there's only so much we can do," he warned.
"I believe Dan is happy here. He has done everything from here. He's been capped by Wales, played in a World Cup semi-final, won a Grand Slam, been honoured as Six Nations Player of the Tournament this year and was a certainty for next year's Lions tour of Australia until being injured.
"We are prepared to offer him a contract extension now despite the severity of his injury. We have given him adequate rest periods and looked after him when he was recovering from a broken neck a few years ago. Would he receive the same support and understanding in France, or would they want him to play in every match?"
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If you are like me you hate any player that used to be with us and is now with another team...now this is nothing personal, yet because I hate to see anyone thrive that we let go...I hate on them
For instance....when Gallo was a Knick he was the best shooter in the league, now as a Nugget I call him one dimensional!
If that makes me a "Homer" then sign me up!!!!
So I'll be hating on Lin (majorily) Douglas,Feilds Jorts, and Jerome Jordan the same way I did to past Knicks such as the before mentioned Gallo or past young players the Knicks let go like Jackie Butler until they are no longer relevant (mission completed years ago with Jackie Butler)
So in light of a solid night from Jerome Jordan (good post Toons) and tonight being Jeremy Lin's first night as a Rocket I have come up with this thread
So far here is what we have so far
Landry Feilds put up 7 pts on 3-5 shooting and 1-1 from 3 the other night
Jerome Jordan had 13 and 5
Forgot to check in on Jorts
and like I said Lin and Douglas take to the floor tonight.


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CASES; For Elderly, A Little Fall, A Big Worry
By ANNE MARIE VALINOTI, M.D
Published: July 29, 2008
''She's 88 and tripped and fell yesterday,'' the emergency room doctor told me when I answered the page. ''She was on the floor about 15 hours when her family found her.''
''What did she break?'' I asked.
''Nothing,'' he said, as I recall. ''But she's too weak to stand, and we can't send her home since she lives alone.''
The ''little old lady found on the floor'' is a staple of hospital admissions, and Martha, a patient in our group practice, was hardly the first I had cared for. The causes of falls in the elderly are myriad, as are the consequences. But frankly, they're at the bottom of my list of fascinating new cases.
Often, my role as an internist consists mainly of arranging for physical therapy in the hospital and social work intervention if needed to ensure a safe discharge plan. It is much less exciting than, say, managing bacterial sepsis or a pulmonary embolism. Resigned, I drove over to the hospital to meet Martha.
In the emergency room, Martha's nurse handed me the chart. ''Her family is here,'' he told me. ''And I just got her lab results -- her CPK is 32,000.''
This was interesting. Creatine phosphokinase, or CPK, is an enzyme found in muscle cells in the body. If a muscle is injured or inflamed, the level will rise. Small elevations are not usually worrisome, but large ones signify extensive muscle injury.
That injury, called rhabdomyolysis, was first described in survivors of the London blitz in World War II who, though rescued after a limb had been crushed or pinned under fallen masonry, later died of kidney failure. A British physician, Eric Bywaters, determined that the crushed muscle cells leaked the protein myoglobin into the blood, where it was then able to poison the kidneys. He published his findings in 1941.
The level of CPK in Martha's blood was through the roof. Though she had not been pulled from rubble, by quietly lying on her bedroom floor for so many hours, her leg pinned beneath her, she risked complications as severe as those of any victim of a building collapse.
I went to examine Martha and found her surrounded by her concerned family. She was an alert, elderly woman who, according to her daughter, lived independently without difficulty. Her family lived nearby, saw her frequently and called daily. In fact, they had called her twice while she lay on the floor, unable to get up. Twice, Martha had answered the phone and said nothing about her predicament. ''Typical,'' her daughter told me. ''She didn't want to worry us.''
There was plenty to worry about now. Large intravenous infusions of sodium bicarbonate will sometimes prevent kidney damage in rhabdomyolysis, but this is easier said than done in an 88-year-old. The treatment could overwhelm her heart, resulting in a buildup of fluid in the lungs, which itself can be fatal. Hospital-acquired infections, delirium and blood clots were other lurking dangers. The potential for complications was daunting, as it so often is with elderly patients.
This was not going to be easy to communicate to her family. Martha looked well -- tired after her ordeal but otherwise none the worse for wear. The tea-colored urine in the catheter bag was the only ominous sign of the assault on her kidneys. Her son and daughter had been relieved that there were no fractures. Before the lab tests came back, this was going to be a simple hospital admission for physical therapy.
The family listened as I explained the diagnosis, the treatment and the risks involved. Martha would be admitted to an intensive care unit where she could be monitored, especially for signs of heart failure.
Fortunately, Martha's renal function remained stable after her hospital admission. This was in stark contrast to my last patient with rhabdomyolysis, who spent weeks in the hospital enduring uncomfortable dialysis until his failing kidneys recovered. Last year a patient in our practice died from complications of rhabdomyolysis.
But Martha was able to leave the hospital a week later, having avoided the complications of her injury and its treatment. Although the care she received was critical to her good outcome, I can't help but think that pure luck was at play, too.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, falls are the leading cause of death from injury among people over 65. An older person may seem independent, but friends and relatives should routinely survey homes and apartments for slippery surfaces, clutter or other fall-inducing conditions. Something as seemingly innocuous as a loose rug can lead to a dire medical outcome.
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Distributional Hypothesis
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The Distributional Hypothesis is that words that occur in the same contexts tend to have similar meanings (Harris, 1954). The underlying idea that "a word is characterized by the company it keeps" was popularized by Firth (1957), and it is implicit in Weaver's (1955) discussion of word sense disambiguation (originally written as a memorandum, in 1949). The Distributional Hypothesis is the basis for Statistical Semantics. Although the Distributional Hypothesis originated in Linguistics, it is now receiving attention in Cognitive Science (McDonald and Ramscar, 2001).
See also
External links
- Firth, J.R. (1957). A synopsis of linguistic theory 1930-1955. In Studies in Linguistic Analysis, pp. 1-32. Oxford: Philological Society. Reprinted in F.R. Palmer (ed.), Selected Papers of J.R. Firth 1952-1959, London: Longman (1968).
- Harris, Z. (1954). Distributional structure. Word, 10(23): 146-162.
- McDonald, S., and Ramscar, M. (2001). Testing the distributional hypothesis: The influence of context on judgements of semantic similarity. In Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, pages 611-616.
- Weaver, W. (1955). Translation. In W.N. Locke and D.A. Booth (eds.), Machine Translation of Languages, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.


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Eastern States Climbers Peak List > Big Schloss > Climber's Log
Big Schloss Climber's Log
[ Sign the Climber's Log ]
|Brad Snider
|12-mile loop
Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2016
|Great cliffs, one of the best views I've seen in Virginia, maybe second only to Old Rag. Plan to return with rope next time.
|Posted Jul 28, 2016 8:48 pm
|Route Climbed: From Wolf Gap Campground Date Climbed: 3/22/2015
Date Climbed: Mar 22, 2015
|--Start the hike at Wolf Campground
--Great Hike with good views of the valley below.
|Posted Mar 22, 2015 9:20 pm
Date Climbed: Dec 14, 2014
|I'd been meaning to see Big Schloss for years. I did a 12-mile loop, including Mill Mountain, approaching Big Schloss from the north. Very scenic.
|Posted Dec 14, 2014 7:17 pm
|Pete Castricone
|From Pond Run
Date Climbed: May 31, 2013
|Long sweaty hike from Pond Run (~16 miles RT).
|Posted Jun 1, 2013 1:04 am
|Big Day
Date Climbed: Jun 18, 2011
|Did a 12.5 mile round trip hike, starting by going up the Stony Creek Trail. Crossed over to the Mill Mountain Trail and then made our way back to Big Schloss. We couldn't stay long at the top because thunderstorms drove us from the summit and back to our car.
|Posted Jun 20, 2011 8:59 am
|A Good Plan B
Date Climbed: Mar 20, 2011
|I had originally planned to drive up Forest Road 66 in the Massanutten Mountains, park, and hike to Signal Knob and Meneka Peak. I knew that March 20th was after the third Monday of March when the dirt roads were supposed to reopen.
Much to my chagrin, I realized that I had been looking at the 2010 calendar. So, I drove over to the Massanutten Mountains to Great North Mountain and parked my car at Wolf Gap. The hike to Big Schloss was pleasant, and there were good views in nearly every direction from the summit.
It seemed like everyone was out hiking with their dog that day. I ended up talking to a guy I met on the summit, and it looks like he'll make a good hiking partner.
|Posted Mar 26, 2011 8:58 pm
|Solo winter trip
Date Climbed: Feb 24, 2001
|Did an overnight backpacking loop starting at Wolf Gap. Big Schloss was cool, reminded me of a castle.
|Posted Mar 16, 2011 10:16 pm
|Wolf Gap
|Started from Wolf Gap as part of a backpacking trip my senior year of high school with three friends. We got to watch a control burn from the summit, which was pretty cool.
After getting home, I drove to Pennsylvania for a 3 day solo kayaking trip on the Clarion River. That was my first solo trip in the woods--a fun spring break!
|Posted Jan 27, 2010 3:48 pm
|Buz Groshong
|Done it many times
|A great hike. I like to do it as a shuttle starting at Wolf Gap and going up to Big Schloss, then on to Half Moon Overlook and down to the Trout Run Road.
|Posted Feb 12, 2007 2:47 am
|Route Climbed: normal Date Climbed: numerous times
|Have hiked in all seasons. One of my favorite places to hike in the area. Although, there are some crowds, it is not nearly as crowded as something like Old Rag- which has similar views.
|Posted Aug 19, 2005 11:21 am
|Route Climbed: Mill Mountain Trail from Wolf Gap Date Climbed: February 28, 2004
|I did this one on a mild winter day that was perfect for a hike. The climb up to the ridge line from Wolf Gap was a bit slippery, but the hiking was easy after that. There were many others out enjoying the day. The views were incredible. I definately recommend hiking this one in the winter due to the lack of haze.
|Posted Jun 19, 2005 10:44 pm
|Route Climbed: Mill Mountain Trail Date Climbed: 06/18/005
|A cool day in mid-June! A 4 PM start with very few people on the trail. Only saw 3 parties and had the summit to ourselves. Much more impressive than I expected.
|Posted Jun 19, 2005 12:11 pm
|Route Climbed: Mills Mountain trail to Wolf Gap RA Date Climbed: October 2001
|Amazing place and totally anomalous for the Appalachians. Very reminiscent of the quartzite fins of Pendleton county, WV farther west. We hiked up to the top after a couple days of backpacking Great North Mountain and were shocked by the number of hikers out enjoying the fine fall weather. Much scrambling about ensued and we finally departed much refreshed for the real world. Most impressive view in Virginia (though not West Virginia!).
|Posted Apr 30, 2005 10:22 am
|Route Climbed: From Wolf Gap Campground Date Climbed: Nov 2004
Date Climbed: Nov 6, 2004
|-- Nov 6, 2004 -Short fun hike, with great outlooks. It's also a popular and well know hike, so expect to see other people and somethings people with dogs!
-- Must have down this hike at least 4 other times between 1998 and 2004, but likely more.
-- June 1998 First time. Even camped up on the top, under the stars, and bats kept flying over me all night.
|Posted Apr 29, 2005 4:04 pm


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Second, let's keep in mind the definition of skating skills:
Then watch these videos in mute mode (I think sound will interfere with your judgement). Ignore the upper body movements. Only focus on skater's feet. See what you think? (The reason I chose these two skatings is because they were one of the best skatings for each skater)Skating Skills
Definition: Overall skating quality: edge control and flow over the ice surface demonstrated by a command of the skating vocabulary (edges, steps, turns, etc.), the clarity of technique and use of effortless power to accelerate and vary speed.
Balance, rhythmic knee action and precision of foot placement
Flow and effortless glide
Cleanness and sureness of deep edges, steps, turns
Power/energy and acceleration
Mastery of multi-directional skating
Mastery of one-foot skating
Equal mastery of technique by both partners shown in unison (pairs and ice dancing)
Balance in skating ability of individual skaters (synchronized)
Chan's 2011 World LP:
Takahashi's 2011 NHK LP:
Let's check each criteria (I gave the edge to the skater with check marks):
Balance, rhythmic knee action and precision of foot placement Chan ✔ Takahashi
Flow and effortless glide Chan ✔ Takahashi
Cleanness and sureness of deep edges, steps, turns Chan ✔ Takahashi
Power/energy and acceleration Chan ✔ Takahashi
Mastery of multi-directional skating Chan ✔ Takahashi ✔
Mastery of one-foot skating Chan ✔ Takahashi
I didn't mean that Takahashi wasn't good at all those criteria without marks. He was great. I only meant that I felt Chan did better.


text: Ah, the feast days of winter! No, I'm not talking about the Super Bowl goodies we'll dish up on February 7. I'm salivating during my long, delicious forays into luscious-looking veggies so brightly displayed in print and online seed catalogs. Yum. If I had to pick just one vegetable from each, these would be on my list.


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Cooks County
8009 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90048 (map); 323-653-8009; cookscountyrestaurant.com
Cooking Method: Grilled
Short Order: A good new restaurant falls short with their high-end burger
Want Fries with That? Yes; professionally rendered spuds, but at $5 per order they'd better be
Prices: Grass Fed Burger, $13, fries $5
It wouldn't be fair to say that Cooks County is anything but a very good restaurant. The new venture from chef Daniel Mattern and pastry chef Roxana Jullapat is of a certain class of Los Angeles restaurant that has come to define contemporary California cuisine. The seasonal, regularly changing menu is obsessively locally sourced (the credit roll of farms at the bottom of the menu puts most farmer's markets to shame) and is that peculiarly Californian admixture of Mediterranean influence with the occasional Eastern flourish. Ingredients are the stars here and the idea is to follow them based on seasons that you barely knew existed (spring gets divvied up into no less than three versions). You could show up to Cooks County any number of times in a month and feel as though you barely know the menu. Rather, what you'd learn is the cooking aesthetic of Mattern and Jullapat. This aesthetic revels in the freshest and highest quality ingredients and a homey, bistro vibe. In this capacity, they've certainly built a quality restaurant.
Of course, some of those impulses defy great burger making. The backbone of a burger greatness is borne out of its familiarity; its constancy. Just by putting a burger on their menu (albeit for only brunch and lunch), Mattern and Jullapat know these traits are something that make for restaurant success. Unfortunately, when it comes to contriving the alchemy of meat, bun, and cheese, they aren't able to tease out a great burger from (mostly) great components.
The first flaw of the Cooks County's grass fed burger is apparent even in photos. Yes, it's a towering and beautiful version when composed on the plate, but great burgers need to be held. This burger can barely stand up on its own. A wooden spike holds the thing together, but when its time to go hand-held even my two meaty mitts can't hold this behemoth together. The problem isn't that it's too big—I've seen bigger that hold together—it's that this one falls apart because of a too firm bun and ingredients that look to have been measured on their own merits (of which there are many) rather than on how they come together.
The burger consists of a half-pound of rich, medium-ground grass fed beef that shows a plentiful 80/20 ratio. The tomato (labeled a desert tomato) is so delicious and full of flavor that a spot of olive oil and salt would make it a salad on its own. The grilled onion had an expert and perfect char, the lettuce crunched like spring, and the white cheddar was beautifully melted. The homemade aioli was as rich and creamy as the aioli of your dreams.
Alas, Jullapat's homemade brioche bun looked like a star, but its brightness faded when I bit into it. It lacked any sponginess so what little hope this burger had of staying together was entirely dashed. To the knife and fork it was.
It's been quite some time since I've been forced to eat a burger with a knife and fork and, as you'd guess, I don't prefer it. Sampling each of the components on their own was easy, but getting the sense of cohesiveness that makes for a great burger was utterly lacking. You'll notice that my patty came out on the rare side. Normally this would put me off, but the high quality beef and a hearty char made it ok by me. The meat had a hint of earthiness underneath the clean beef flavor that gave it a high-end patty profile. That said, if you do give this burger a try, I'd suggest making very clear your preferred temperature.
The fries were expertly prepared, fresh cut spuds. The exteriors were crisp and played nicely with the creamy interiors. They weren't a revelation, but certainly very good. Then again, at $5 for the order they'd better be. This is an aspect of a meal at Cook's County that's worth noting: It ain't cheap. My burger and fries clocked in at $18 and that was before I had my fancy Empire soda or an order of Jullapat's very good (though not great) homemade baked goods.
Mattern and Jullapat have conspired to make a very good restaurant. There are a lot of things to like about Cooks County; I just wish the the burger was one them.
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Hunter: 'I've never been thrown at my head this much'
By Jason Beck and Bobby Nightengale / MLB.com
DETROIT -- The Tigers may have found out there's a price to pay for being the defending American League champions.
Whether it's Miguel Cabrera taking a pitch up and in from the Rays' Fernando Rodney, Torii Hunter getting hit by a pitch on the shoulder by the Blue Jays' Todd Redmond, or Prince Fielder watching the White Sox's Chris Sale fire a pitch near his head on Thursday.
"It's the Tigers, and we have a great lineup," Hunter said. "You've got Miguel, you got Prince, you got Victor [Martinez], and you got myself, and on. So the mindset is: 'Oh, I'm not intimidated by them. Let me show them that I'm going to throw them at their head.'"
Hunter signed with the Tigers in the offseason for what he saw as a strong chance to compete for a World Series. That chance, however, came with an unknown consequence.
"I've never been thrown at my head this much in my career," he said.
In the end, the Tigers have been the ones facing ejections and suspensions for their retaliations, regardless if they are intentional or unintentional.
"After [Toronto's Colby Rasmus injured Omar Infante with a hard slide], it's like everybody is able to do whatever they want to us," reliever Phil Coke said. "But if something is to go the other way, everybody gets all upset instead of the game playing itself out."
Hunter says it's a part of the game for pitchers to throw inside to keep hitters off-balance, but pitches near a batter's head can't be tolerated.
"I don't care how good you are, you can't control throwing at somebody's head," Hunter said. "The ball will fade in and knock somebody out, and their career could be crashed."
Miggy looking to add to first-half history
DETROIT -- Miguel Cabrera has one weekend left to slug his way further up the first-half records list. With his 30th home run of the year Thursday, he already put himself in unprecedented territory.
No one in Major League history had the combination of 30 home runs and 90 RBIs by the All-Star break until Cabrera hit his 30th. However, there's a catch. Jimmie Foxx had 30 homers and 93 RBIs by the 80-game mark in 1932, the year before the first All-Star Game. He ended with 58 homers and 169 RBIs.
Cabrera is the 35th player to reach the 30-homer mark by the break since 1933. The previous high RBI total for that group was 87, matched by four players (Albert Pujols in 2009, David Ortiz in '06, Mark McGwire in 1998 and Willie Stargell in 1971).
Two previous players to top the 90-RBI mark by the break had 29 home runs. Tony Perez and George Foster each had 29 homers and 90 RBIs at the break with the '70 and '77 Reds, respectively.
Cabrera, meanwhile, has two games left and five RBIs to go to try to become the third player ever to hit the century mark by the break. His 95th RBI, which he earned on a sacrifice fly in the second inning of Friday's game against the Rangers, tied Josh Hamilton ('08 Rangers) for fifth on the list. Hank Greenberg had 103 RBIs before the break in 1935 and Juan Gonzalez had 101 in 1998.
Despite best efforts, Coke's struggles persist
DETROIT -- Phil Coke has watched videos of his outings. He's worked on his mechanics in bullpen sessions. He's worried about his timing to the plate.
Despite his efforts, the left-hander owns an 0-5 record, 6.18 ERA and 1.59 WHIP.
"I don't have an answer for that," manager Jim Leyland said. "I wish I did."
Coke walked three batters and gave up a home run in the eighth inning in Thursday's loss against the White Sox.
"Obviously, I'm not excited about the outcome," Coke said. "But at the same time, I'm out there trying to make as many adjustments as I possibly can without trying to overdo it."
Leyland is still trying to find another consistent arm in the bullpen to add to Joaquin Benoit and Drew Smyly. But while trying to protect close leads in the late innings, when will the Tigers have time to pitch Coke through his recent struggles?
"I would say it's more up to Phil Coke to get going than it is for me to get him going at this point," Leyland said.
Leyland: 'Sanchez was the guy to pitch to Phegley'
DETROIT -- The day Anibal Sanchez returned from the disabled list last weekend in Cleveland, Tigers manager Jim Leyland said his two starts before the All-Star break would be a build-up process to get him back into full game shape for the second half after missing a few weeks with a right shoulder strain.
That did not make Leyland's decision on when to pull Sanchez anywhere near automatic in Thursday's loss to the White Sox. The conversation Leyland had with Sanchez on his way back to the dugout following the fifth inning made that clear.
"He asked if I felt good," Sanchez said. "I felt good."
With that, Sanchez went out for the sixth inning with 83 pitches thrown. He threw 19 in the sixth, the last of them sent out by Josh Phegley for a go-ahead grand slam.
On Friday, Leyland defended his decision to stick with Sanchez as the inning went on.
"I thought Sanchez was the guy to pitch to Phegley, or else I would've taken him out," Leyland said.
Sanchez had given up a run on five hits going into the sixth. He finished allowing five runs, four earned, on seven hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Alexander, 23rd-round Draft pick, opts not to sign
DETROIT -- As expected, Tigers 23rd-round Draft pick Tyler Alexander did not sign by Friday's 5 p.m. ET deadline, instead opting to play college ball at TCU. The fact that the Texas high school left-hander was the second-highest ranked Tigers Draft pick not to sign made it a lot more palatable for them.
University of Pittsburgh pitcher Matt Wotherspoon, the Tigers' 20th-round pick, also went unsigned. He opted to return to school for his senior season.
Alexander was the first high school player the Tigers selected in their collegian-heavy Draft last month. The Tigers knew Alexander would not be an easy sign when they drafted him. The Dallas Morning News High School Pitcher of the Year went 12-1 with a 0.66 ERA at Southlake Carroll High School, striking out 177 batters over 94 2/3 innings. Reports suggested the Tigers would try hard this week to get him signed, but his commitment appeared firm.
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. Read Beck's Blog and follow him on Twitter @beckjason. Bobby Nightengale is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A Handful of Devs Get Their Hands on Google Glasses
Jun 28, 2012 10:54 AM PT
Skydivers, mountain bikers and rappellers donned Google Glasses on Wednesday and captured video of their stunts at the Google I/O conference, giving the world a glimpse of the capabilities of this new wearable technology.
Google is selling the glasses for US$1,500 to U.S.-based developers who were in attendance at the conference. In true Google fashion, developers will be playing around with the glasses, fine-tuning them, and coming up with apps.
"It's standard for Google to do this," said Lynette Young, a social technology specialist and owner of Purple Stripe Productions.
"A lot of their standards and development are open. Google puts things out there and lets the community work on them," she told TechNewsWorld. "They run counter to the way Apple is. Apple's products are perfect even when they reach the developers. Google wants you to play with things."
The glasses will likely be integrated with other Google products and apps, according to Young.
"A lot of it's visual," she said. "There's a strong possibility of mixing Project Glass with other Google projects, such as Goggles. I might travel to another city, take a picture of a building with the Glasses, and then run it through Goggles and ask what building it is."
Extending the Body
The glasses essentially offer a new way of interacting with, recording and documenting the world.
"I think that Google Glass is an innovative and unique step into a new area of wearable computers," Will Powell, mobile technology innovation lead with Keytree, told TechNewsWorld.
"It is introducing a new field of peripheral vision technology as an all-in-one package. Whereas a lot of previous glasses-based technologies are aiming at full-vision displays or a connection to another device, Google Glass is really about staying out of the way and providing a platform for developers to work with," he explained.
The glasses can be used to extend the capabilities of the human body, according to Young, since they're hands-free.
"The glasses let you forget about technology," he said. "Project Glass will be an extension of the person. It's not intrusive. It can be there without being there. The glasses are going to be an extension of a person's vision and hearing."
They might, for instance, be used by everyone from emergency service workers to people in wheelchairs.
"When I saw this, I saw it as a lot of fringe applications," said Young. "I see it working well in emergency services and the disabled community. I have a friend who had a stroke and is in a wheelchair full time. For her, the glasses would mean she could interact without the need to have two hands to type. She would be able to do things in a much more fluid manner. It would let her interact online and offline with limited mobility."
Mixed Reality
The glasses also have plenty of augmented reality possibilities, since they can overlay maps, images, and information on top of reality -- and without the need to hold up a mobile device to do it. They're already right there, on the eyes.
"I would love to see the glasses do augmented reality," said Young. "For people that have the need to put other layers of communication on top of what they know, adding this would be amazing."
Another term for what the glasses offer is "mixed reality," according to Blair MacIntyre, associate professor of interactive computing at Georgia Tech. He prefers this term, instead of "augmented reality," to refer to the overlay of 2D and 3D information on a screen -- or in the case of Google Glasses, off to the side of the field of vision.
"I call it mixed reality," MacIntyre told TechNewsWorld. "There's a whole bunch of ways to mix the virtual world with the world around you."
Potential mixed reality applications include work-related uses for people who need access to information while keeping their hands to be free to complete tasks, he said.
"What they can do is display contextually relevant information to you continuously," MacIntyre noted. "It'll be useful for people in work contexts. UPS guy can have information on his glasses when he's delivering packages. Tour guides or teachers could have access to information while they're doing their work."
Developing World
So far, the glasses are available only to developers, and for a steep $1,500 price tag. Still, they will likely jump at the chance to get them and start to work on them.
"It's difficult for [solo] developers, but [for] people who are in shops that are developing, it's not a problem at all," said Young. "Android developers usually have half a dozen phones. This is just a tool of the trade. If you're going to be a developer, $1,500 is not a lot."
What developers do with them will be key to the success of the Google Glass project, said Avi Greengart, research director for consumer devices with Current Analysis.
"One of the intentions here is to give it over to people who aren't Google engineers to see what they do with it, in a very controlled way," said Greengart. "By giving it to developers, you can get a larger pool of feedback. There are going to be a lot people who are going to try to Glass-enable their apps. There are endless possibilities."


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Supply Chain Companies Dread Potential Impact Of Emissions Legislation
A recent annual survey into the carbon reduction efforts by suppliers has revealed that business leaders dread the potential impact of emissions legislation on their activities. The survey, carried out by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a transatlantic not for profit organization, covered responses of 144 supply companies to multinational corporations. Only 26% of the suppliers have actual plans in place to achieve greenhouse gas reductions. But more than double that number (58%) was tracking their emissions. Around 33% of all the surveyed suppliers has a dedicated board member in place dealing with climate change issues.
Nevertheless almost all company bosses (96%) cited emisssions legislation as a major risk. The CDP survey focused on finding out what progress companies are making toward reducing their carbon footprint. The report underscored that business leaders in the supply chain area are most serious about measuring greenhouse gas emissions, which is an important first step.
CDP sends a climate change questionnaire annually to the largest publicly listed companies globally on behalf of investors. Companies report their emissions data using the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol - which is the most widely used international accounting tool for government and business leaders to understand, quantify, and manage greenhouse gas emissions. The organization represents 385 institutional investors with assets under management of $57 trillion.


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Whether Colorado residents can legally repair or sell guns out of their home — and to what extent — depends largely on where they live.
There are 22 residents of unincorporated Jefferson County who have been approved, by both county and federal agencies, to repair or sell guns, or both, from their homes.
But allowances and regulations for home gun sales — which exclude private sales — vary from county to county. Often counties that prohibit the sale of guns from homes allow other practices such as gunsmithing, excluding more stringent federal regulations and allowing for more case-by-case interpretations.
On Wednesday morning, Jeffco officials will decide whether a man who lives less than 500 feet from Westridge Elementary School can move forward with his application to sell and repair guns from his home.
The case is similar to an application considered by the Jefferson County Board of Adjustment about a year ago, said Mike Chadwick, zoning administrator for Jefferson County. That application — like all 21 before it — was approved by the five-member board, a crucial step in meeting federal requirements to sell guns.
"It's not done on a whim," Chadwick said. "There is a lot of work and input from a lot of different agencies."
The long-time practice is both closely regulated and seldom contested in Jefferson County, where some residents have been licensed to sell guns from their homes for more than a decade.
Approval from local jurisdictions is required to obtain a federal firearms license from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, said Denver spokesman Brad Beyersdorf. The license includes local, state and federal background checks and is required for any individual who sells retail firearms.
In Colorado, there are about 2,600 people licensed to sell firearms, Beyersdorf said. That number includes people who sell firearms from their homes and storefront merchants.
In 2012, the Jeffco sheriff's office completed 103 background checks for people seeking a federal firearms licence, nearly double the number completed in 2010, spokeswoman Jacki Kelley said.
In addition to the background checks, ATF investigators interview the applicants and visit their homes to ensure that the applicants intend to engage in business and not to improve their personal collections. Investigators have already interviewed Donald Jensen, whose application is going before the board on Wednesday.
Jensen could not be reached for comment.
Near a school
Because Jensen's home is within 1,000 feet of a school, the ATF would attach additional conditions if he is licensed, including the requirement that all guns be unloaded and kept in a locked container or rack, Beyersdorf said.
The Jeffco Public Schools are aware of the application and will attend the 9 a.m. meeting, spokeswoman Melissa Reeves said.
County officials would also require that all guns be kept in a safe and that the only ammunition Jensen can keep in the home is for his personal use, Chadwick said. If the permit is approved, the board would also limit the hours of operation to three days a week.
But none of these regulations applies in Larimer or Boulder counties, where county ordinance prohibits residents from selling guns from their homes. The laws allow — but do not require — residents to register with the county when they provide gunsmithing services from their homes. Those services can include anything from repairs to reloading ammunition, Larimer County senior planner Rob Helmick said.
The ATF does not regulate gunsmithing activities.
Unless a safety concern is reported, the Larimer County sheriff does not monitor residents who repair guns from their homes, spokesman John Shulz said.
Jordan Steffen: 303-954-1794, email@example.com or twitter.com/jsteffendp


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Egypt balloon pilot 'jumped without turning off gas'
CAIRO: The pilot of a hot-air balloon that caught fire in mid-air and crashed, killing 19 foreign tourists, jumped from the gondola without shutting off the gas valve, Egyptian Civil Aviation Minister Wael al-Maadawi said.
A Briton also managed to escape from the balloon by leaping to safety before it soared into the sky and exploded in a fireball, Mr Maadawi said, according to the state-run Ahram Gate website.
The blast came during an early-morning tour over the famed pharaonic sites in the southern Egyptian city of Luxor on Tuesday.
The incident cast a pall over Egypt's tourism industry, which is struggling to rebound two years after the uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak, with officials seeking to deflect potential criticism about regulatory oversight in the sector and across the nation.
Mr Maadawi said the company that operated the flight was licensed, as was the pilot and the balloon itself, and necessary inspections were up to date.
In some of the first details to emerge about the incident, Mr Maadawi said that after the fire broke out, the pilot jumped from the balloon when it was five metres above the ground without turning off the gas.
With the reduced weight, the balloon shot up again "with the passengers, while it was burning", he said.
The 19 dead comprised nine from Hong Kong, four from Japan, three from Britain and two from France, according to Egyptian health officials.
Amateur video footage aired by al-Jazeera showed the balloon soaring in its final moments, smoke streaming from the gondola, before it deflated and plummeted in a fireball.
Egyptians on another balloon are heard commenting in horror and appealing to God.
Mr Maadawi said Egypt had agreed to a UK request for a British investigator to monitor the crash inquiry.
The incident increased concerns in Egypt's tourism industry, particularly in Luxor, where tourists have been driven away in the past, particularly after a 1997 militant attack that left more than 50 tourists dead.
Egyptian Airports Company head Gad al-Kareem Nasr said there were "no negative repercussions on tourism and aviation in domestic airports" especially since criminal motives are not suspected in the incident, the state-run Middle East News Agency reported.
Balloon flights have been grounded in Luxor for three days pending the investigation.
The unrest gripping the nation, including flare-ups of violence that left more than 50 dead last month amid demonstrations against President Mohammed Mursi, has caused a drop in tourists, especially from Europe and North America, said Amr Abdel-Ghany, a pilot at Luxor-based Hod Hod Soliman, one of the local companies that offers hot-air balloon rides.
"The situation has deteriorated more with the Islamist government and the rise of Islamists issuing fanatical edicts against tourism and alcohol," Mr Abdel-Ghany said. "I mean, who would want to visit a country with such a messed up security and political situation?"
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Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake Head Coach Jeff Cassar
On the match:
"I think San Jose imposed their will on that game, which they do a fantastic job of. I think that if we were a little better with possession, and more sustained on attacks, we could have taken the air out of this game early on. After they started applying pressure, applying balls in the box, they started gaining momentum and it's tough to get it back when they start rolling like that."
On surrendering a two-goal lead:
"I think if we didn't give them any fouls or free kicks and defended set pieces well, it's a different result; probably a win for us tonight, but we have some stuff to work on. It's early in the year. I'm just really proud of the guys. Four points in two road games – super pleased with that. It feels like a loss right now, but at the end of the day, it's a point on the road against a very difficult team."
Real Salt Lake FW Joao Plata
On the team's performance:
"We played very well. Unfortunately, we couldn't win, but we didn't lose either. Ultimately we are content because we realize it was a result on the road against a dangerous team in San Jose. We couldn't get three points tonight, so we now shift our attention to getting three points next week."
On the first two games of the season on the road:
"[LA] Galaxy and the San Jose [Earthquakes] back-to-back on the schedule is daunting for any team or player. Both teams play physical soccer and you just have to be up for the challenge. We did that tonight, but just fell short."
San Jose Earthquakes
San Jose Earthquakes Head Coach Mark Watson
On the result:
"That's kind of standard stuff around here, isn't it? Once again, we had a great start. It was disappointing to see the game seemingly slip away from us. We got a bit sloppy and dug ourselves a big hole, but once again, our guys found a way to push to the end and get a point out of the game."
On conceding a goal before halftime:
"The heads were down. It's your home opener, you get off to a great start, the team had a lot of energy; to concede three goals and one just before halftime, the heads were down. It was a matter of sorting ourselves out on the field and making sure the heads were back up when we went back out there. We wanted to start the second half with energy and fight and a belief that we could still get something out of this game.
On Real Salt Lake's performance:
"They're a good team and keep possession. There's a couple things we needed to do better. They had too much time on the ball. Kyle Beckerman is a big part of what they do, and we gave him too much time on the ball. We knew we needed to sort that out for the second half or we would have had no chance to get something out of the game."
San Jose Earthquakes MF Sam Cronin
On second half adjustments:
"I think it was our energy. We just weren't as focused in the first half. We were taking too long to organize ourselves to defend, which gave them too much time on the ball. We will take the tie. It's good to get the point, but we have some things to work on."
On defensive effort:
"We played with a makeshift backline for most of the game. When Jason [Hernandez] went out, we played with only three in the back; Khari [Stephenson] and I were sitting in the midfield with one in the back and the other in front. They continued to sit off of the ball to preserve their lead, which gave us more time on the ball to shift it wide or play it in the box."
San Jose Earthquakes DF Victor Bernardez
On stoppage time equalizer:
"It was a corner that [Alan] Gordon flicked my way with his head. I anticipated the ball bouncing my direction, so I adjusted my body to play the deflection. I am just blessed to have been put in a position today to score two goals which my team absolutely needed to get a tie at home."
On the match:
"Tonight we realized the caliber of the opponent we were facing. I didn't feel that we were sharp enough in the first half as they beat us to every ball and scored three goals. At halftime, our coaching staff made their adjustments to the offensive approach and thankfully it worked for us to get a draw."
On injuries to the defensive unit:
"We struggled mightily in the first half surrendering those three goals, but I can't blame those on our injuries. Instead, we tightened up as a team and you saw a stingy defensive effort in the back line. I can't say enough about the men who stepped up on defense tonight."
On upcoming match at Toluca:
"We are ready for that match. We are confident in our play and really felt we could have won tonight and the first leg against Toluca. The key is finding how to play well over 90 minutes against a strong Toluca team that is already in midseason form."


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I had thought that my next posting would be all about the night skies and stars above Asheville as James and I were supposed to go on the Starwatch Tour Tuesday night. But the weather refused to cooperate and we have had to put that off for another week. Fortunately James had a Plan B for our evening: a restaurant crawl of the River Arts District.
The River Arts District (RAD) is located in West Asheville in an area that was deserted after the 1930's Depression ended the early boom years of our town. Around 1985, a group of artists moved into one of the dilapidated warehouses in the area and the Arts District was born. Over time more and more artists have moved in and the area is now thriving. It is relatively unique because the artists all agree to open their studios to the public whenever they are there working. Twice a year they hold a studio stroll for which most of the artists are present and many will hold special demonstrations of their work. The first one this year takes place this weekend on June 9-10. A free trolley will run from the Montford Visitor's Center (just a short walk from the Carolina Bed & Breakfast) to the studios.
Up until the last year or so RAD was home to two dining spots: 12 Bones, purveyors of arguably the best BBQ in Asheville, and Clingman Cafe, a reliable if uninspired cafe for lunch and dinner. The Magnetic Field opened two years ago and was an immediate hit. (I reviewed it in a previous blog). Lately guests had been reporting that there were a number of new spots to eat in the district so James and I decided it was time to try them out and for variety we decided to do a "restaurant crawl" and have a different course in each of three locations.
Our first stop was The Junction, located at the far end of Depot Street just down from the Magnetic Field. Their menu is eclectic and seasonal with some unusual presentations. The owner told us that his head chef had moved over from Rezaz in Biltmore Village so it's no surprise that this was the best of the three restaurants we tried. James and I shared a starter of house-made Spatzle, with fresh peas, smoked Shiitakes, and Asparagus. It was topped with pickled Chard stems which had been deep fried. At first bite, we thought the Chard was too astringent but soon found that it cut the richness of cheese and lemon creme fraiche sauce on the Spatzle to the point where we had to split the last one! We will definitely be returning for a full dinner sometime soon.
Just outside of the District on the other end of the area is an old diner which had closed a number of years ago. This classic building has been renovated and is now the home of TAP (The Asheville Public). TAP is owned and operated by Chef Ryan Kanupp who envisions his restaurant as a showcase for the meats and charcuterie of his home country, South Africa. The menu has already been revised to incorporate some vegetarian and less meat-oriented dishes. This is a restaurant which bears watching. The staff is friendly and enthusiastic, the decor bright and pleasing and the food is good if heavy on cured meats. James and I shared a charcuterie sampler plate which was abundant with meat, pickles and house cured salmon.
By now we were starting to feel a bit weighed down by heavy sauces and meats so it was with some hesitation that we went on to our next stop: White Duck Taco. This laid back taco shop with its outdoor dining is one of the new hotspots in Asheville. It features a wide range of "tacos" from many different cuisines. I opted for the Banh Mi Tofu Taco while James had the Thai Peanut Chicken. They were light and delicious. It's not exactly fine dining but it definitely is giving 12 Bones a run for its money as an alternative lunch spot in the area. They are usually closed Sundays but will be open for lunch for this Sunday's Studio Stroll if you go.
No joke, we were full now! But we weren't finished. We wanted to check out the Wedge Brewing Company. The Brewery is located in the lower level of the Wedge Studio Building in what was once a food warehouse near the railroad tracks. They have "tastings" until 10pm. You purchase your beer at the counter and then take your glass outside where there are picnic tables. An ad hoc dance floor has been created in the parking lot with a small band stand (on this night a pretty good band was playing Grateful Dead type country music). There are bar games and bowls of peanuts and, for the hungry, one of Asheville's new food trucks is usually parked nearby. (On this particular night, the truck was one owned and operated by Stefan and his ex-wife. Stefan laid the tile in our showers which is why we know him. He is French and the ex-wife is Argentinean, hence a food truck which serves crepes and empanadas!)
From the beginning of our evening at the sophisticated Junction to the end at the down home, plain folks Wedge Brewery, we had a wonderful time and it was with full stomachs and a happy smile that we headed home to our Asheville Bed and Breakfast


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Whole Album/Directory Lyrics Tool, Created a Lyrics Tool... help me improve it :)
Whole Album/Directory Lyrics Tool, Created a Lyrics Tool... help me improve it :)
Jun 8 2008, 04:36
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Mp3tag Version: 2.46a
New Version 188.8.131.52
'Lyrics' is released without warranty or implied fitness for a particular purpose.
This is fan-created for use by other fans of MP3Tag and AutoIT. Now with Lyrics Wiki data!
Any questions should be directed at firstname.lastname@example.com
There are major changes to the .10+ version. There are now 3 steps. Export, Get Lyrics, and Import Lyrics. There is a Readme.PDF in the zip; I'll provide a Google Docs version here.
This tool relies on Internet Explorer being installed on your machine
This tool now defaults to LyricsWiki.com as its lookup; however, per Luctus's request, I have the option of DarkLyrics.com lookups as an alternative. Please review the changes in the Readme.pdf file, but feel free to ask for clarification or assistance. I have also just added ViewLyrics.com as an option, per Zedicus's request.
You can also just use the executable outside of MP3tag to get the lyrics ahead of time for complete directories or specific files. That way, you can just have an "import lyrics" action in MP3tag, and thereby skip the first 2 of the 3 steps in the above PDF. However, running the executable relies on parts of Windows that may not ship standard in European editions of Windows. That is why there is the option to create an 'Export file' from within MP3tag.
New "-quiet" feature to bypass summary window, and improvements to code that may address the 'variable error' issues that soehest found.
New "-nostrip" feature to skip the check for cell phone ringtone advertisement lines in lyrics from LyricsWiki. This feature is to address the missing lines that tappan is experiencing.
Also, like soehest also found, LyricsWiki has some songs that they give 'teaser' lyrics for, but are not allowed to display full lyrics. these are now treated as if the lyrics were not found at all.
As PeterPan176 found, there have been some changes on LyricsWiki which were adding "junk" Java code to the beginning and end of all lyrics. Attempted a fix in version 184.108.40.206.
Feedback welcome and appreciated.
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Apr 30 2012, 16:12
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i just faked the same setup you have, and I got all the songs except the ones with "&" in their name. And I only had to run it once, not 5 times. Strange. I'll have to play with things and see if I can make it fail but get better over time like you're describing.
As far as the ampersand issue I am sure I can create a fix. Thanks, I'll look into this.
Due to the fact the issue they are having seems to be dynamic I believe the only static variable in this type of application that could cause this type of behavior is if the app has a network timeout feature. If so, the cause is most likely due to a slower internet connection or some type of security application is detecting the application as a potential threat and actively scanning its behavior.
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