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About AnyProtect
AnyProtect is a nasty threat which has been designed by remote hackers with the motive to extract money from the users online. This threat gets easily installed on the PC without users awareness whenever they happen to download freeware and shareware application from infected websites as well as while using infected external devices. It can severely impair and damage your PC by damaging the Windows related components and files. Once infected it easily executes whenever the user starts the system. It is so nasty threat that it can block the functioning of several applications and even degrade the Windows performance completely. If this infection is not deleted from the PC, it can make your PC vulnerable to other threats as well. Hence it is essential to delete AnyProtect from the PC to make it more safe and secure for future uses.
Properties of AnyProtect
There are several harmful properties of AnyProtect infection as stated below:
- It secretly enters into the system without users permission.
- It changes the homepage and Internet DNS settings without your consent.
- It redirects the search results to malicious websites promoting rogue software.
- It degrades the performance of computer with frequent hang up.
- It displays fake pop-up alerts and warning messages to panic the users.
- It even modify the important Registry keys of the Windows.
- It steals the confidential data stored on the PC such as user name, passwords, credit card details etc .
- It results in Poor internet connectivity.
- It makes your PC vulnerable to other threats.
- It blocks antivirus or anti-spyware tool that has been preinstalled on the system.
Thus, if you want to protect your PC from these harmful properties, it is strongly recommended to delete AnyProtect from the PC.
Fake Scanning & Rogue Activities of AnyProtect
Once AnyProtect infects the system it starts fake scanning automatically without users consent. It shows fake results indicating severe AnyProtect infection. It creates panic among the users by promoting rogue antispyware to falsely claiming to clean the system of this threat. However, users are advised not to believe on such false reports and results. Apart from fake scanning process it also perform various rogue activity such as it will change your entire system settings and make your PC vulnerable to other threats. Therefore it is highly recommended to delete AnyProtect from your PC, in order to prevent fake scanning and rogue activities of AnyProtect.
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Manual AnyProtect Removal Tool
1. Close the running process- Press Ctrl+Alt+Del keys simultaneously to open the task manager and terminate all the running process.
2. Delete registry entries –Go to run and type "reg edit" command and open the windows registry editor. Delete all files and registry entries related to spy ware
3. Uninstall application – Go to control panel and uninstall all the unknown applications whether it is related whether it is related to spy ware or not
4. Remove system files manually – Search system files and remove all the infectious files manually.
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The robot is one of 44 innovations featured in Spinoff 2012, an annual NASA publication that documents how space technologies and capabilities have been expanded for commercial use. Since launching in 1976, it has featured more than 1,800 spinoffs in health and medicine, transportation, public safety, consumer goods, energy and environment, information technology and industrial productivity.
To bring new products and services to life, NASA partners with the private sector, academia, federal agencies and other organizations. "NASA missions are used by pioneering individuals and organizations to create and improve products and services that make life better here on Earth," said the agency's chief technologist Mason Peck, in a written statement. "Those benefits include everything from life-saving medical devices to improved solar power, fuel-saving aircraft designs and enhanced manufacturing techniques."
[ Now that Curiosity is busy exploring Mars, what's next for NASA? Read NASA Details 2013 Plans. ]
Some of the technologies spotlighted in Spinoff 2012 include:
-- A search-and-rescue system that is enabled by satellite ground stations. NASA said the system has saved more than 30,000 lives to date.
-- A superconductor material for future aircraft propulsion systems has been repurposed to create lower-cost MRI medical imaging devices.
-- An invisible coating, developed by a NASA partner, has the ability to break down pollutants and eliminate odors. It could potentially be used for more efficient solar cells and sanitizing air in the homes of people suffering from cystic fibrosis, among other functions.
-- A silicon-based archiving technology has been developed to preserve records in a format resistant to fire and water damage.
-- The James Webb Space Telescope, which is slated to launch in 2018, features massive mirrors that have been incorporated into technology for mapping the eye and diagnosing medical conditions.
-- A solar concentration technology is helping a company move renewable solar power into mainstream use.
NASA claims spinoff technologies improve and save thousands of lives, and contribute to economic growth by generating revenues for companies and creating new jobs.
As an example, Hyper Tech Research, the company that makes advanced superconductors for use in low-cost MRI devices, has generated $3 million in revenue. Approximately 14,000 jobs were created across different industries, based on polls from companies featured in Spinoff between 2000 and 2012, according to NASA.
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Cubs educate Castillo with examples of greatness
By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
MESA, Ariz. -- Mickey Cochrane was the latest addition to the gallery near Cubs catcher Welington Castillo's locker.
Every day, Cubs coach Mike Borzello hands Castillo a picture of a Hall of Fame catcher with his stats on the other side of the paper. The "Wall of Fame" includes Yogi Berra, Thurman Munson, Johnny Bench, Carlton Fisk, Gary Carter and now Cochrane.
"[Borzello] says, 'Just look at the numbers and how many years he's played, what he hit for his whole life, MVP,'" Castillo said Sunday. "I do a little bit of homework and know who they are. There's a lot of guys and I don't know who they are."
The education is to help Castillo, 26, who is entering his second season as the Cubs' full-time catcher. Last year, he batted .274 and set career highs in games (113), home runs (eight), and RBIs (32).
This spring should be easier. Castillo has a better feel for the staff, knows what pitching coach Chris Bosio wants, and how to handle the rigors of a long season. And he knows the Cubs are underdogs in the National League Central.
"I want to play, I want to go out and play and have fun," Castillo said. "What can we do? No names -- we've got no names. I think we're going to do good. There's a lot of young people, young guys who want to do everything to win. I can see it in their eyes -- 'I'm ready, I'm hungry.' Like, 'Throw me in the jungle, I'm going to get out of there.' I can't wait for the games."
He'll have to wait until Thursday, when the team christens new Cubs Park in west Mesa with a game against the D-backs. Castillo has been slowed a little this spring because of some soreness in his groin. He had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee to repair a torn meniscus in September and worked on conditioning, not catching, this winter.
"I didn't do anything as a catcher this offseason," Castillo said. "I started doing everything right away hard [in camp] and I'm just a little tight. They told me, 'We need you for the whole season, so take it easy.'"
The good news is that his knee is fine, and there's no soreness or pain.
"[The soreness is from] a lot of squats and stuff like that," Castillo said. "I feel good. I feel hungry to play. Every day I ask, 'When are the games going to start?'"
Two other catchers in Cubs camp, George Kottaras and John Baker, joined Castillo's wall on Sunday. At least he has seen them play.
"I never saw those other guys play," he said of Berra and Cochrane. "They're really good catchers."
The Cubs feel the same about Castillo.
Kottaras' new dog becomes staple of Cubs camp
MESA, Ariz. -- The Cubs may have officially announced Clark the bear as the team mascot, but in Spring Training, it's George Kottaras' yellow lab, Leo.
The eight-month-old dog waits patiently near the Cubs' complex while Kottaras participates in workouts. Occasionally, Leo will bark, and usually one of the security guards takes him for a walk. It's Kottaras' first dog.
"I'm 30, single, no kids -- that's my boy," Kottaras said of the dog, which he named after Leonidas, who was king of the Greek city-state of Sparta. Kottaras' parents are both from Sparta.
"It's my first child. He acts like a child. He's playful and the 100-percent love he gives is amazing."
Kottaras considered a rescue dog, but instead bought Leo from a breeder. He makes sure Leo gets plenty of exercise in the morning while he does his early cardio work.
"He's been awesome," Kottaras said. "He's only been with a trainer four, five times. There's been a lot of little disciplinary things and a lot of patience, but for eight months old, he's been a treat."
Considering all the distractions and balls being thrown around, Leo has been well behaved in that he stays on a bed near the workout area, chewing on his toys or sleeping.
Kottaras did check with Cubs manager Rick Renteria to make sure it was all right to bring his pet.
"Everybody seems to love him and it's been a good spot for him," Kottaras said. "You can't not pet a dog and not feel good. He puts smiles on guys' faces."
Extra bases
• The Cubs will test their new spring ballpark, Cubs Park, on Wednesday with an intrasquad game. The six-inning game is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. MT, and prospects Kyle Hendricks and Eric Jokisch will start.
Hendricks was the Cubs' Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 2013, and Jokisch threw a no-hitter last season for Double-A Tennessee.
The team will get a look at the new stadium Monday with a workout there, Renteria said.
"I'm looking forward to seeing how it all shakes out and how we can combine the use of the [practice] fields during the rest of the spring," Renteria said. "The next couple days will give us a little test."
The Cubs open the Cactus League season Thursday at their new home stadium against the D-backs.
"The workouts are going great, but I think everyone is anxious to get in a game," Renteria said.
The drills have been going so well that on Sunday the Cubs trimmed some of the agility work out of the schedule.
"I'd rather be able to pull somebody back than try to get 'em going," Renteria said. "These guys are giving me the opportunity to say, 'Hey, let's tone it down a little bit. Great work, but let's measure ourselves.'"
• Junior Lake had an ice bag on his left ankle Sunday, though more as a precautionary measure. Lake was limited to 10 games in Spring Training 2012 after fouling a ball off his ankle, and he fouled a ball off his left leg Sunday.
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Combative Debate Illustrates Partisan Divide Over Path Act
Debate on the markup of the Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act, which would eliminate Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, bordered on combative Tuesday as congressmen from opposing parties talked over each other and quarreled over the bill's details.
But despite the show, Democrats did not successfully add any amendments to the bill as Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee outnumbered them and consistently voted along party lines.
And after 11 hours of debate, the committee adjourned without a vote, scheduling it for Wednesday when Republicans are expected to pass it.
Although no specific credit union amendments were proposed, such as adding supplemental capital to the bill's regulatory relief section, credit unions did receive a lot of lip service from both parties, according to NAFCU Vice President of Legislative Affairs Brad Thaler.
"From a credit union perspective, there has been a lot of talk about what impact the bill will have upon community banks and credit unions," Thaler said Tuesday evening via phone from outside the committee hearing room on Capitol Hill, as the mark up stretched into its eighth hour. "Republicans are talking a lot about Title IV regulatory relief, and the Democrats are talking about concerns regarding secondary market access. So both sides have made a lot of mention of credit unions, just in different context."
The markup, broadcast live by Internet feed from the committee website, featured spirited debate on topics such as the conforming mortgage loan limit. The bill would reduce conforming limits in high cost areas of the country to $525,000, down from the current limit of $625,500. Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) proposed an amendment that would strike that section from the bill, saying it was unfair to homeowners in districts such as his in Southern California.
"Ten million Californians live in areas where the median home price is $525,000 or more," he said. Sherman added that the median home price in Hensarling's central Texas district is half the median of that in his district, which isn't the "wealthiest part of Los Angeles."
Hensarling countered that gradually reducing conforming loan limits in high-cost areas is necessary if reform is to move away from a government dominated housing finance system.
"Five hundred twenty-five thousand dollars is more than double the national median home price of $214,000," Hensarling said. "I fear that ultimately, this is one more way to preserve the status quo and I would urge a 'no' vote on his amendment."
Indeed, Sherman's amendment was voted down by the Republican committee majority, but Rep. Michael Capuano (D-Mass.) continued to debate the issue with vocal detractor Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.), saying home prices are higher than the national median in California and Massachusetts because of demand.
"Anybody who wants to move into my state should have the ability to move in just like they did in your district," he said, taking an additional dig at Republicans by questioning their support of free market principles.
Mulvaney then shot back at Capuano, saying it wasn't demand that drives home prices in California and Massachusetts, but rather, building codes and environmental regulations which make construction expensive. And, he added, home supply is limited in crowded urban areas. The two interrupted each other often during the exchange, forcing Hensarling to intervene.
Conforming loan limits could cause a problem should the bill advance to a full House vote, because Republicans in high-cost districts may oppose it.


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The American Legion will host a sausage and pancake fundraiser Friday at the Legion Hut in Russellville.
The American Legion Post 20 in Russellville sponsors American Legion Baseball for baseball players in area schools. The team will play approximately 25 games with teams from Conway, Fort Smith, North Little Rock, Jacksonville and Mountain Home. The cost of equipment, travel and meals and other expenses for the program averages about $8,000. This event will raise those funds. Tickets may be purchased for $6 each, a book of 10 for $50 or become a Century Club Member for $100 for 10 or more tickets.
Charity basketball game Saturday at RHS
The Russellville High School Class of 2013 After Prom Committee will host an alumni/celebrity charity basketball game that will tip off at 6 p.m. Saturday inside Cyclone Gymnasium.
Any former Cyclones or Lady Cyclones interested in playing basketball to raise money can contact David Prewett at firstname.lastname@example.com or 880-6057 or Jami Mullen/Jim Mullen at email@example.com or 967-8326. Former RHS coaches will play, and many more activities are planned.
Motorcross racing series begins
POTTSVILLE — The first round of the 2013 Arkansas Cross Country racing series will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday and Sunday on Teeter Road.
First-time ATV and dirtbike racers will get a $15 discount on their entry fees. All racers will receive a $10 gift certificate per race entered in AXC from Rocky Mountain ATV/MC. Trophies will be awarded to first-through-fifth places in 22 divisions, including team classes and youth and kids classes. Registration begins at 8 a.m. each day, and a $5 gate fee is required.
Go to the 88 exit on Interstate 40, find State Highway 363 and go north until Teeter Road. For more information, visit axcracing.com facebook/axcracing.
Dover baseball, softball and T-ball signups
DOVER — Signups for baseball, softball and T-ball will take place from 4-6 p.m. Friday, and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the concession stand at J.P. Lovelady field. The registration fee is $55 for one child, $85 for two children and $105 for three or more children.
T-ball is for ages 5-6, they must be 5 by April 30, and will switch to a pitching machine halfway through the season. Baseball is for ages 7-16, and their playing age is determined by their age on April 30, 2013. Softball is for ages 7-16, and their age is determined by the age they were on Dec. 31, 2012. All children who register will be placed on a team. If you don't register on the above dates, you will be placed on a team only if there is a vacancy. First-time players need to bring a copy of their birth certificate. Note: Tball players will switch to pitching machine half way through season.
Team selection and tryouts will begin at 10 a.m. March 9. T-ball and players returning to their existing team do not have to try out. T-ball should end around June 17, and the rest of the leagues around July 1, unless the team qualifies for state. Those teams should end about July 19. A workday at Lovelady Field will begin at 9 a.m. March 16. For more information, call Royce Moore at 331-2571 or go online to dsr72837.com.
Dardanelle youth registration through March 1
DARDANELLE — Registration for baseball, softball and T-ball is open and will continue through March 1. The Dardanelle Recreation Department will host a special registration day from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. Registration fee is $30 per player and $20 for each additional player.
All players must bring their birth certificates to the Dardanelle Community Center and must be 4 years old as of Jan. 1 to play T-ball. Call (479) 229-5084.
Fourth annual tennis scholarship
A scholarship(s) will be awarded to a graduating senior with a GPA of 2.5 or above and a member of a high school tennis team for a minimum of two years in a school under the umbrella of the Arkansas River Valley Tennis Association (ARVTA), which includes Russellville, Clarksville, Dover, Pottsville, Atkins and Dardenelle.
He/she must plan to attend an Arkansas university or college. Applicants must submit an essay (minimum 500 words) detailing why they are deserving of this scholarship and how tennis has influenced them. Applications must be received on or before March 31 to be considered.
Interested persons may visit the website www.rivervalleytennis.com to fill out the scholarship application.
Junior tennis meeting, pizza party
The Arkansas River Valley Tennis Association (ARVTA) and Arkansas Tech University will host an informational meeting and pizza party at 6 p.m. March 1 at the Chartwells Women's Sports Complex on the ATU campus.
Kids are encouraged to bring their rackets and play with members of the ATU Golden Suns tennis team, eat some pizza and learn about USTA Junior Team Tennis. Parents can ask questions and gain information about the registration process. The season starts at the end of April and continues through the end of June. Parents are strongly encouraged to attend to obtain registration information.
For additional information, contact ARVTA president Abby Davis, email@example.com.
Adult Softball League organizational meeting
The Russellville Recreation and Parks Department will host an organizational meeting for Adult Summer Softball at 6:30 p.m. March 4 in the Hughes Community Center.
Anyone interested in entering a team in the summer softball league will need to have a representative present at this meeting. Registration will begin on March 11 and end at 5 p.m. March 22.
If you are unable to attend, the necessary forms are available in the Russellville Recreation and Parks Department office or online at www.russellvillearkansas.org. For information, contact the Hughes Center at 968-1272.
Boater education course in March
Lake Dardanelle State Park, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) and the Auxiliary Coast Guard are partnering to provide a boating education course open to the public from 6-9 p.m. March 11-12 at the Lake Dardanelle State Park Visitor Center Classroom. You must attend both nights to complete the course.
The AGFC's Mandatory Boating Education Regulation states: "Anyone born after 1985 must take and pass an approved Arkansas Game and Fish Boating Education Course and carry proof that he or she has satisfactorily completed the course in order to operate a motorboat in Arkansas."
The minimum six-hour course includes boat classification, registration, and lifesaving equipment, navigation aids, rules of the road, maintenance, courtesy, and much more. The course is free of charge and is open to a limited number. Pre-registration is required. Call 967-5516 for more details.
Sand Lizard alumni game March 16
DARDANELLE — Dardanelle High School will host the ninth annual Sand Lizards alumni basketball game beginning at 4:30 p.m. March 16, hosted by Kevin Bloodsaw and Matt Robinson. Door prizes and will be available, as will additional information by contacting Bloodsaw at (503) 532.6079 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
5K run/walk April 6 at Bona Dea
A 5K run/walk to benefit the River Valley Heat basketball teams has been scheduled for April 6 at Bona Dea Trails. Entry fee is $25 per runner or walker, and every participant will receive a T-shirt if they pre-register by March 15. Email firstname.lastname@example.com for additional information.


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In the previous administration, liberal critics of George W. Bush claimed that terror alerts and "plots" would be announced at politically convenient times. Indeed, while flacking his book, former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge initially suggested that certain political considerations influenced the Bush team; he quickly backed away from his own scoop.
Well, given that, couldn't the revelation of the apparent terror plot that linked individuals in Denver and New York be seen a bit more skeptically? After all, just because the Obama administration downplays the phrase "war on terror," it doesn't mean certain alleged tactics of the previous administration couldn't be brought to bear to help convince a wary public that there are still dangers out there.
So, is the suggestion that this Denver-NYC plot is being ginned up because Obama's health-care policy is on shaky ground?
Absolutely not.
But consider the details: Afghanistan-born Najibullah Zazi is arrest in Denver and allegedly admitted to the FBI that he traveled to Pakistan, receiving explosives training from al Qaeda, comes at a very interesting time. In New York, Zazi's father and an associate are also in custody. Charges right now are limited to lying to federal investigators, pending more developments. However, it's clear that authorities believe there was an active plot that had serious aims:
Publicly, law enforcement officials have repeatedly said they are unaware of a specific time or target for any attacks. Privately, officials speaking on condition of anonymity said investigators have worried most about the possible use of backpack bombs on New York City trains, similar to attacks carried out in London and Madrid. The investigation was ongoing to determine Zazi's role and how many others may have been involved.
Backpacks and cell phones were seized last week from apartments in Queens where Zazi visited.
That Zazi and cohorts were discovered so close to the anniversary of 9/11 also raised numerous flags.
But that's not the only timing that is rather interesting.
Aside from health-care reform, what is the other big controversial issue facing the Obama administration? The war in Afghanistan. In just the last few days, General Stanley McChrystal's report on the war was leaked to the Washington Post. McChrystal is requesting as many as hundreds of thousands of more troops. Yet, there is growing resistance on Obama's left to an expansion of the war. Conservatives like George Will are openly balking.
So, coincidentally or not, up pops a homegrown terror plot -- that has links back to both Afghanistan and Pakistan. If this were the Bush administration, suspicious liberals -- and some in the media -- might think, "Hmmmm...."
Of course, the Zazi plot -- whatever it might have been -- is not necessarily going to inspire members of Congress to automatically give Barack Obama all the additional troops that he might request. However, it becomes one more data point to help support Obama's main contention that the central front of the war on terror is the Afghanistan-Pakistan nexus ("AfPak").
Coincidence or not, expect the Zazi arrest -- and whatever details are forthcoming -- to be prominently mentioned as the administration pushes to expand the U.S. presence in Afghanistan -- at which point the war truly will belong to Barack Obama.
New York writer Robert A. George blogs at Ragged Thots. Follow him on Twitter.


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She was born June 4, 1935, in Carden Bottoms to the late Hoyt and Abie Eubanks Boothe.
She was a retired LPN for Millard-Henry Clinic in Russellville. She loved music, watching "The Young and The Restless" and her family.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Manuel Joseph Campbell; one son, Randy Michael Campbell; and a brother, Charles Wade Boothe.
Survivors include a sister, Lola Strnad of Dardanelle; granddaughter, Shonda Matayo of Dardanelle; two great-grandchildren, Syndey Matayo and Carter Clemons, both of Dardanelle; and many nephews, nieces and friends.
A special thanks to Arkansas Hospice for their care and help.
Graveside services will begin at 2 p.m. today at Brearley Cemetery in Dardanelle with Chaplain Don Erwin.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to noon today at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Arkansas Hospice River Valley Home, 2405 East Parkway, Suite 3, Russellville, AR 72802.
Arrangements are by Cornwell Funeral Home in Dardanelle.
Online guestbook and condolences at www.cornwellfuneralhomes.com.
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Moscow - Katusha, barred from competing in the World Tour in 2013 by the International Cycling Union (UCI), have been cleared to race in the second division after improvements in their anti-doping controls.
"Following the UCI Licences Commission decision on 10 December 2012 to refuse Katusha's registration as UCI ProTour (first division), the team introduced anti-doping measures that have prompted the Licences Commission to grant it registration as UCI Professional Continental Team (second division)," a UCI statement said on Tuesday.
Katusha, who finished second in the World Tour standings last year and have world No 1 Joaquim Rodriguez of Spain in their ranks, appealed the original UCI decision to CAS after their application to compete in the top flight was rejected because of the team's doping record over the past four years.
"Having received the second division license, Katusha are still waiting for the final decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in order to obtain the World Tour license for 2013," a Katusha statement added.


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Prof. Karl Hostetler '61 Honored by by the International Society of Antiviral Research
April 17, 2012
Karl Y. Hostetler, M.D., a 1961 graduate of DePauw University, has been selected as the recipient of the 2012 Gertrude Elion Memorial Lecture Award by the International Society of Antiviral Research. Hostetler is a professor of medicine in the Divisions of Infectious Diseases and Endocrinology at the University of California - San Diego School of Medicine.
Each year the Elion Memorial Lecture Award is given to a scientist of international repute who has made significant contributions to the field of antiviral research and to mentoring of young scientists. The award will be presented during the International Conference on Antiviral Research in Sapporo, Japan on April 16.
"I had the privilege of meeting Dr. Elion at Burroughs Wellcome early in my career while developing an alternate version of AZT," recalls Dr. Hostetler, who majored in chemistry at DePauw. "I am deeply gratified to receive the 2012 Gertrude Elion Memorial Award on behalf of myself, my coworkers and the UC - San Diego School of Medicine."
Hostetler is an international expert in the design, synthesis and evaluation of novel orally active antivirals for poxviruses such as smallpox, monkeypox, cowpox, and ectromelia as well as for cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex, and other double stranded DNA viruses. He has also advanced the discovery and development of high potency antiretrovirals for drug-resistant HIV. He is a founder of three biotech companies, Vical Inc., Triangle Pharmaceuticals, and Chimerix Inc., which are dedicated to developing lifesaving drugs in the treatment of serious viral infections and cancer. Hostetler holds 43 U.S. patents and has published more than 160 peer-reviewed scientific articles.
Hostetler's lecture will recount the discovery of novel antiviral agents using a patented lipid conjugation technique to create AIDS drugs which are more potent, active against a broad range of drug resistant HIV variants, and require infrequent dosing.
"Dr. Elion discovered acyclovir, the first commercially successful antiviral, for which she received the Nobel Prize in 1988," notes Hostetler. "The development of this drug was followed by a large number of new antiviral agents which have profoundly improved the treatment of AIDS, hepatitis B and C."
Hostetler earned his medical degree from the Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland and completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at University Hospitals of Cleveland and a fellowship in endocrinology and metabolism at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He currently serves as director of the Endocrinology Clinic at the San Diego Veterans Administration Medical Center and is an associate member of the UC - San Diego Moores Cancer Center.
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Related terms: ischemia, restricted blood flow
Cardiac ischemia happens when an artery becomes narrowed or blocked for a short time, preventing oxygen-rich blood from reaching the heart. If ischemia is severe or lasts too long, it can cause a heart attack (myocardial infarction) and can lead to heart tissue death. In most cases, a temporary blood shortage to the heart causes the pain of angina pectoris. But in other cases, there is no pain. These cases are called silent ischemia.
Silent ischemia may also disturb the heart's rhythm. Abnormal rhythms such as ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation can interfere with the heart's pumping ability and can cause fainting or even sudden cardiac death.
How common is silent ischemia, and who is at risk?
The American Heart Association estimates that 3 to 4 million Americans have episodes of silent ischemia. People who have had previous heart attacks or those who have diabetes are especially at risk for developing silent ischemia. Heart muscle disease (cardiomyopathy) caused by silent ischemia is among the more common causes of heart failure in the United States.
Major risk factors include
What are the symptoms of silent ischemia?
Silent ischemia has no symptoms. But researchers have found that if you have episodes of noticeable chest pain, you may also have episodes of silent ischemia.
How is silent ischemia diagnosed?
The following tests can be used to diagnose silent ischemia:
How is ischemia treated?
Treatment for ischemia is similar to that for any form of cardiovascular disease and usually begins with the following lifestyle changes:
Medicines and Surgery
The goals of treatment include improving blood flow to your heart and reducing your heart's need for oxygen. Your doctor may give you aspirin, anticoagulants, or other blood-thinning agents to prevent blood clots from forming. Oxygen may be given to increase the oxygen content of the blood still flowing through your heart. Painkillers may be used for pain.
Some patients take medicines that slow their heart rate, open and relax their blood vessels, and otherwise reduce the burden on the heart. Most patients respond well to these medicines. Those who do not respond well may need a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) such as balloon angioplasty, coronary artery bypass surgery, or a similar procedure.


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I'm trying to make an inventory system for a rpg game, and I'm having a hard time doing it. This is the idea of what I have so far:
So the idea is that each value in my inventory array points to an item name and quantity.Code:class Item { public: void create_item(int amount){quantity += amount;} string name; int quantity; } potion = {"Potion", 0}, antidote = {"Antidote", 0}; class Inventory { public: string* name; int* quantity; }inventory[100]; void fill_inventory() { inventory[0].name = &potion.name; inventory[0].quantity = &potion.quantity; inventory[1].name = &antidote.name; inventory[1].quantity = &antidote.quantity; } void display_inventory() { for (int i = 0; i< 100; i++) if (*inventory[i].quantity > 0) cout << "Item# " << i+1 << " " << *inventory[i].name << " " << *inventory[i].quantity << endl; }
Then display_inventory() will show the user all of the items they "have" ( more than 0). To add an "item", all I would have to do is call that objects add function, and the Inventory pointers would "update" to show the correct quantity;
Is there a better way I can have the Inventory members point to their corresponding Item members? I wish I could just do inventory[0] = &potion; and the compiler would know to make inventory[0].name = &potion.name, and inventory[0].quantity = &potion.quantity
And my second question is: I'm going about this all wrong aren't I? Haha.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Labor Department wants financial services companies that administer 401(k) retirement plans to do a better job explaining just what fees and expenses are attached to those plans.
The rule would update one from 2012. Officials say many disclosure forms offered since then have become too lengthy, complex and confusing.
The department says employers who offer such plans need a better "road map" of embedded charges and fees.
Labor Department official Phyllis Borzi says the goal is to do something that's helpful to plan sponsors, to those who run the plans and the participants, and not yet be overly burdensome.
There is a public comment period of 90 days. Then, the department will hold focus groups on the proposed new rule with those from financial firms offering such plans.


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Praxx wrote:The pilot proceeded to perform the Maneuver (Flee) Page 103 of the rule book. Needles to say he defeated the pilots handedly and got away in three rounds? I could not get my head around a larger slower craft "Fleeing" two fast attack craft.
I know Wiggy kind of covered this, but I just wanted to be sure on a general rules front. The pilot won three rolls in a row against the two fighters? Plus, I assume he also beat them in the rolls for their manuevers as well?
Not saying it couldn't happen (we are talking about Extras versus a Wild Card Ace), just that the odds seem long, and if the player pulled it off, I think he still earned it even if it seemed "easy."
Anyway, one other thing to consider would be the sidebar in the SFGTK on Handling. The smaller craft would have a Handling bonus over the other ship that would give them a bit of an edge in the chase.


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What are the job responsibilities of a Biometrician? What does an individual in this position get paid in Missouri?
Here is the position summary for Biometrician as found in BLR's Salary Finder:
Engage in the development of mathematical theory or apply statistical theory and methods to collect, organize, interpret, and summarize numerical data to provide usable information. May specialize in fields, such as bio-statistics, agricultural statistics, business statistics, economic statistics, or other fields. Include mathematical statisticians.
In Missouri, the midpoint of salaries reported for the position (50th percentile) is $55,932. The 75th percentile (the rate below which 75% of salary data falls) is $76,830. The 25th percentile (the rate below which 25% of the data falls) is $45,364.
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Orange and blue, yesterday, today, and tomorrow...
Crazy8's you about to do crazy numbers with this thread....If we thought Amare made this website alot more active, just wait. This will easily go platinum (100 posts)...I think it might go double or triple platinum
I can honestly say i have a bulging boner right now. I cant wait til this game tomorrow night. Does anyone know if denvers newly acquired former knicks players will be playing for their new team? The Nuggets play former Knick ZZZZZ BOOOOOOOOOO and the Grizz tonight @ 9
I'm sooooo HYPED!
Orange and blue, yesterday, today, and tomorrow...
I'm taping it all. The press conference, the game, all of it!
whens the press conference?? i have class tomorrow but ill definitely record it
DaTPRiNCE...That EGYPTiAN Fella, #MeloMafia
Damn Im so pissed Time warner doesn't carry MSG, but my gf can get it with Directv smh. I hope they air it on NBATV and someone has a good stream so it wont keep stopping and going.
Hey Crazy8s, you should add these to the Game Thread.
Tnite is gonna be F*cking EPIC!!! I AM SO PSYCHED, GODDAMMIT!
I just want this day @ work to fly by so can be home to watch this one. Pure love and goodness flowing thru my veins all day...
I can`t wait for this game. But, seeing as I am in England I will have to watch it tomorrow evening when I get home from work on my league pass.
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WonderCon 2012: Brian Wood's X-MEN Double Feature
It's a good time to be a Brian Wood fan.
Not only is he attracting rave reviews for his Conan the Barbarian book with artist Becky Cloonan at Dark Horse, he's also recently returned to Marvel after more than a decade away with the Wolverine & the X-Men: Alpha & Omega miniseries.
And that good time got even better Sunday at WonderCon in Anaheim, when Marvel announced during their "Next Big Thing" panel that Wood is taking over both X-Men and Ultimate Comics X-Men in June, making him the first creator to write the X-Men on an ongoing basis in two different universes.
Starting with X-Men #30, Wood is joined by artist David Lopez for the further adventures of Cyclops' "security team" on Utopia, consisting of Storm, Colossus, Psylocke, Domino and Pixie, investigating a threat connected to ancient proto-mutants. Over in the Ultimate Universe, Wood takes over from previous Ultimate Comics X-Men writer Nick Spencer as of issue #13, trusting Kitty Pryde with the lofty task of saving America.
Newsarama talked to Wood — the writer behind DMZ, Local, Demo and more — about embracing the world of superheroes in two separate ongoing series.X-Men #30 cover. Newsarama: Brian, your mainstream comic book career started in the X-Men world, and your first Marvel book back at the publisher after years away was an X-Men miniseries. Now you're taking on two X-Men ongoing series simultaneously — what is about the X-Men that keeps you coming back?
Brian Wood: It's hard for me to make the connection between the last time I worked at Marvel, which was in 1999/2000, and now. That early work, which was 13 issues of Generation X, was my first real comics writing gig and after that ended I made a conscious decision to build my career doing small press creator-owned work instead of pursuing the company-owned track. Doing more work at Marvel now feels like a brand new thing, not a resumption of something from before.
All that said, the X-Men is familiar to me and feels like home to me, in terms of a place to work within Marvel. I have a much higher comfort level with the X-Men than anything else superhero.
Nrama: In the Marvel Universe X-Men series you're taking over, it looks like you're focusing on Storm, Psylocke, Colossus, Domino and Pixie. That's a surprisingly (and refreshingly) female-heavy team — was that a conscious decision? The X-Men world has always had a good amount of important female characters, and a sizable female following — do you see as one of the major strengths of the franchise?
Wood: Well, the title was already pretty female-heavy… Warpath was on the team, sure, but so was Jubilee. So not a whole lot's shifted, but I agree with you that its a good thing. I was excited to take over the book for several reasons, that being one of them. I feel, and have always felt, that the X-Men is the most creatively-rich "group" in all superhero comics, with the most compelling characters and conflicts, and yeah, has always been female-positive. The fans are proof of that. In my career, I've avoided making a big fuss over track record with creating and writing female characters, but the record is there and this book here feels like a continuation of that for me.
Nrama: One of the main aspects of Victor Gischler's run on the series was that it was the place where you could see the X-Men interact more with the Marvel Universe as a whole, bringing in guest stars including Spider-Man, the FF, War Machine and more. Are you looking to do something similar? What can you say at this point about the direction you've got planned?Wolverine & the
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Omega #1 cover.Wood: I'm doing something different. To be blunt. [Laughs.] Seriously, that sort of thing is just simply not what I can do well and no editor would hire me for that sort of thing. I'm not a continuity guy or anything like that, and I think what I bring to the table is a different way of looking at the material, that of a comic book writer who hasn't been immersed in the big universes. This is what I'm approaching the X-Men with, and in doing my research I was struck by a phrase often used to describe this team, Cyclops' "security team." I'm making them a full-on, gnarly security team, the ones not just on the front lines, but way behind enemy lines, so to speak. They'll be operating at the bleeding edge of the human/mutant conflict.
Nrama: On X-Men, you're working with artist David Lopez, who impressed a lot of people with his work last year on Mystic. I'm guessing that you're a bit into your collaboration at this point — how has working with him been thus far?
Wood: So far it's been great. David's one of these guys with seemingly limitless enthusiasm and excitement for the job. Which, I have to say, is kind of a rare thing. I wish I was that turned on by my job, every single day no matter what! I need to bottle it, whatever David's got going on.
He's a terrific artist, has lots of questions and suggestions, and even though it's still early days it's looking like a really successful collaboration.
Nrama: In the Alpha and Omega series, you were writing Wolverine's side of the Schism, located at the Jean Grey School. Now you're writing the Cyclops-supporters on Utopia. Has it been fun to write a broad spectrum of X-characters in recent months? Do you lean towards one set of characters, or are they both enjoyable to write?
Wood: It's absolutely been fun. But in a way it feels a bit like I'm sampling, trying things out and seeing what clicks. First Wolverine's side, then Cyclops, and the Ultimate Universe. I can't say I lean towards one more than the other, at least not yet. And in the case of Ultimate X-Men, that is so different from 616 that any comparison is hard to make. But when the possibility of the X-Men, that specific title, came up I lobbied my editor for it hard. It felt like a right fit for me, for my sensibilities.Ultimate Comics
X-Men #13 cover.Nrama: Speaking of Ultimate Comics X-Men, life for mutants is in a very different place in that title and universe. Given everything that's happened since Ultimatum — we're talking about an X-Men comic in a world with no Professor X, no Magneto, no Wolverine and no Cyclops — how fruitful of a venue is it for ideas?
Wood: The whole thing feels wide open, and we ([Jonathan] Hickman, [Brian Michael Bendis and [Sam] Humphries, the other writers in the imprint) treat it as such. That was actually the first bit of advice I got, to go big and take the risks that would be impossible in the main books. For a writer like me, who is attracted to the X-Men because of the core concepts more than one specific character or bit of history or continuity, I see a huge amount of potential.
Nrama: Kitty Pryde looks to be the star of your first arc. What motivated you to focus on her, and what can you about the mission she's embarking on?
Wood: I wanted to focus on her for a couple reasons: she started off as a central character at the beginning of this book but sort of faded into the background as time when on, and who doesn't love Kitty Pryde as a character? Also, I felt I needed to narrow the focus of the title a bit and have a main character and a team to focus on, and she fit the bill (along with Bobby, Jimmy, Rogue, and Johnny Storm). I see The Ultimates as the big, epic, world-building title and the X-Men as the personal, ground-level reflection of those ideas.
Nrama: You're taking on these two books simultaneously, and despite both being X-Men titles, they're clearly very different. Do you see any thematic similarities emerging between the two emerging, or are you just approaching at them as completely separate entities?
Wood: I think there's one thing in common, a naturally occurring trait that is part of my philosophical approach, and that is the mutants in conflict not with other mutants or super powered beings, but in conflict with humans, with society, with the world. That's not to say that's all that happens, but it's a major element of my stories and one where I find the best material to write. It's topical, relatable, and very much in the spirit of what the X-Men has always been about.
That aside, I am forced to approach them separately if only to keep it all straight in my mind. I'm told I'm the first writer, ever, to be writing an ongoing book in both universes at the same time.
Nrama: And even though back in my first question we talked about your history with the X-Men, this is really your first time writing "the" X-Men in an ongoing series. What are you looking forward to exploring with the X-Men in an open-ended run?
Wood: I think I've covered that in the previous questions, so I don't want to repeat myself, but I would add to it by saying that last year, as my Vertigo books were winding down I made the decision that I wanted to try my hand in some big-two universe books and really jump in with both feet. DC, I hate to say it, really saw zero potential in me for that, so I'm very happy that Marvel feels differently.Got a comment? There's lots of conversation on Newsarama's FACEBOOK and TWITTER!


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Obsolete tech accessories to keep one of: A short list
As computers, home stereo/theater, and other technology products continue to change, so do the accessories they use, and the tools involved in fixing and maintaining them.
This means adding some new accessories and tools — but that doesn't mean getting rid of all our old inventory, just pruning them. After all, many of us still have older devices we're still using — or are asked by family and friends to help them with their older devices. (Or we buy them at yard sales, or get them from friends and family.)
For example, I'm still working on helping somebody do a full save from his old desktop computer, which is running Windows 95 and has a parallel port but no USB ports. I also have several similarly old notebooks from friends that are potentially salvageable and my own not-yet-resaved archive of hard drives and of floppy backups.
Things I'm hanging on to for fun projects like these include:
- USB cables: These pile up, but it's good to have a bunch, especially with USB now the way that many mobile devices charge. Also, many printers that require USB cables don't include them, and store prices are often whacky-high, so I hang onto the extras that accumulate. My pile currently includes "Type B" ones for connecting to printers, and cables or adapters for the smaller-size (mini and micro).
- VGA video cable(s): Two or three, since sometimes I get/find monitors that don't have any; having spares makes it easier to find new homes for these displays.
- Computer power cables: Ditto — having several spares makes sense. Also some of the two and three-connector ones used by many stereo components.
- Ethernet cables: A bunch, from short to medium long.
- Parallel cable: One of these is plenty.
- USB floppy disk drive: One should be enough, but it's nice to have a spare to lend out. And some floppy disks.
- USB CD/DVD drive: I occasionally need it myself, for use with my new 3-pound Lenovo ThinkPad, which doesn't have a built-in optical drive., Similarly, I've lent this out to a friend who needed to install software on a netbook.
- Adapters: I've got a box of video, USB, PS/2, serial, and other cable/port adapters that I've built up over the years, from buying sprees at computer stores, and from yard sales. My computer stash includes "gender-menders" (male-to-male, female-to-female), type adapters (e.g., USB-to-PS/2), pin adapters (e.g., VGA 9-to-15). I almost never need these adapters — but when I do, it was worth every penny to have the right one at hand (or several from which I assemble the right combination).
- OS disks: I've got a shoebox full — licensed retail copies often turn up at yard sales for a few bucks — ranging from Windows XP back through DOS, along with a Linux or two. Again, rarely used, but invaluable when needed.
I also have a mouse, keyboard, and small LCD, along with video and power cables, for my "testbench" to check out notebooks and desktops.
And I've got a few old hard drives, some "sanitized," some not (yet), for possible re-use.
Things I don't hang onto, since I've got my limits as a tech geek, include hard drive ribbon cables or power supplies. I enjoy disassembling computers, but I'm not interested in building or rebuilding them. I've also recently discarded printer and SCSI cables, among other things.
The same logic applies to stereo gear. I've got a modest handful of RCA cables, sundry plug adapters, radio antennas, and power cords, plus a small tin of stereo fuses, and a meter to check speaker impedance.
In general, if anything needs anything more complicated than an adapter, cable and fuse, it goes off to tech recycling, or to somebody else who wants to play with it.
I try to periodically — every year or three — go through my stash, and cull the triplicates and the so-obsolete-I-no-longer-care stuff.
But even the old stuff — and the knowledge of how to use it — comes in handy still, for helping people with computers that are way old, but not ready (or their owners aren't ready) to be disposed of.


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This extension of SDN is called "transport SDN." The concept: finally give higher-layer network controllers the ability to bring up, reroute and tear down optical links -- the physical plumbing of a wide area network. This isn't possible in the current paradigm, where transport links are typically "nailed up," meaning once they're brought online, they stay that way until the end of time.
IT also overprovisions like crazy. That's because one of the strengths of the OSI networking model is also one of its greatest weaknesses: Everything is separated into layers. Data storms occurring at higher application layers will be invisible to the transport layer at the very bottom of the protocol stack. Because of this, the transport layer must be provisioned for peak traffic, even if that peak occurs less than 1% of the time. Yes, various techniques exist to optimize packet flows between data centers and higher-layer applications running between them, but all of these assume sufficient transport bandwidth already exists, and none of them can move physical links around to follow demand. Making the plumbing layer of the network more dynamic and flexible allows full-layer optimization of data flows between applications, something that simply doesn't exist today.
While the transport SDN concept may be simple, implementation is more difficult. Transport networks are much too complicated and proprietary to be managed by a centralized controller. Even if the controller could handle the level of detail required, the inherent latency of long-haul transport links means the time needed for messages to travel from the controller to the transport nodes would be excessive. So instead, the transport layer is abstracted and presented to a centralized controller as a sort of Reader's Digest version -- a main tenet of transport SDN. Furthermore, the centralized controller exists only as a logical element and is, in reality, both virtualized and distributed across many controllers. This represents quite a leap, and like most technological leaps, it demands business justification. So let's look at four potential use cases of transport SDN.
1. Bandwidth calendaring: Today's bandwidth consumption has evolved into identifiable cycles: Daytime, evening, and overnight traffic patterns are substantially different, just like commutes. Cities have learned to flip the direction of some highway lanes between morning and evening rush hours. Similarly, the transport network can be reconfigured to optimize its configuration throughout the day. For example, if data backups occur between midnight and 4 a.m., optical transport links can be rearranged to maximize capacity between the primary and backup data centers.
2. Follow the sun: This is a where peak business hours shift with the time zones. Early morning in North America sees lots of trans-Atlantic traffic between Europe and the East Coast. As the business day begins in North America, traffic increases across the continent from east to west, with trans-Atlantic traffic waning, and eventually trans-Pacific traffic increasing. During the North America evenings, when most traffic is video streaming to home televisions, Asia is just starting its business day, and trans-Pacific traffic spikes. Every 24 hours, this pattern is repeated. With static optical circuits, all the circuits have to be provisioned for peak traffic. With transport SDN, optical circuits can be rerouted dynamically.
3. IP off-load: Traffic volume is not always so predictable, however. While calendaring bandwidth is helpful, it doesn't help with unexpected spikes. In this third use case, an IP off-load manager is needed. An IP off-load manager monitors the amount of IP traffic flowing through a router port. When a preset threshold is crossed, another end-to-end link is brought up, including provisioning of another optical transport link to off-load the first link. When traffic drops below another set threshold, the additional link is deprovisioned, and all traffic is directed back to the original link. While routers do have a basic ability to respond to traffic spikes, without the ability to command the physical layer to provision additional transport links, the bottleneck just moves down a layer. With a centralized SDN controller directing an abstracted optical transport layer, however, additional optical circuits can be provisioned, along with additional switching capacity, to handle traffic spikes.
4. Inter-data center traffic: Traffic movement among data centers is on the increase. Say you have three widely geographically distributed data centers in which all storage and compute resources have been virtualized, and the virtualization of switching is well underway. When one area center sees a spike in activity, virtual resources are shifted around in big blocks among clusters within a data center to better balance the load. However, this load balancing is easy only within the data center walls. What happens if an entire facility is overloaded, or even brought down by a disaster? In these cases, load balancing among geographically dispersed data centers can save the day. Transport SDN allows the physical transport of resources between data centers to be abstracted and virtualized so that data center-to-data center load balancing can occur. This type of function can be done only by a centralized controller with full visibility of all layers of the network. For example, say the CPU loads in a cluster of virtual machines begins to exceed 80%; a new end-to-end flow path can be provisioned to move the load to a different cluster in a new data center hundreds of miles away. Today, such a move might take weeks or months to accomplish. With transport SDN, you simply push a button and the move is instantaneous.
Currently, transport SDN efforts are in the test bed phase of development. Early open source software and hardware are being run together to not only check for interoperability, but to quantify the potential cost savings of these and other use cases. Testing thus far has clearly demonstrated that flexible plumbing can help keep networks from clogging.
Everything else in our networks has been virtualized. It only makes sense that the time has come for wide area links to join the cloud.


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First of all let me remind those of you who know me that computers are not my bag. But I'm learning a little everyday. I don't know how to SAVE (even had a class at the library) and I like hard copy. Sooo, I print out patterns I like and pictures of quilts I like or would like to use for ideas. I started out by storing them in folders but that got too bulky, so I changed to 3-ring binders. I like that better, but my pattern/picture stash is growing in leaps and bounds. I know I'll never use all of these patterns, but it's good to have when I'm not quilting or when I can't sleep at night.
My question is: How do I organize them? I like to have pictures only in one place. But how do I organize the patterns? I know this probably sounds dumb to those of you who are really organized. I haven't reached "Hoarders" status yet, but I can see it happening one day.
I'm open to any kind of positive criticism and ideas for getting these together in a usable order. I thank you in advance for any input.


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Trying to figure out my drivetrain for new Paradox frame build and could use a bit of help.
I'd like to get a Race Face Turbine crankset, 2x10 with a nice low granny gear. Which model should I get? I'd like to run a bash guard with it too. I think I can just order a separate Race Face guard to cover the bigger of the 2 rings, but I'm not entirely sure.
I'm going to use an xt or xtr rear derailleur shadow plus and xt or xtr front. What size cage and what FD do you recommend using?
I've got everything else sorted out. Going to be a cool ride when done.
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Larry Hagman Dies Of Cancer
I effing hate cancer…
Larry Hagman, star of Dallas and I Dream Of Jeannie, died Friday due to throat cancer. He was surrounded by his friends and family.
"When he passed, he was surrounded by loved ones," his family said in a statement to the Dallas Morning News. "It was a peaceful passing, just as he had wished for. The family requests privacy at this time."
"This is so sad. Larry was really someone who was loved by everyone," his agent Joel Dean tells PEOPLE. "Me especially. He was the most loving, wonderful, generous man. And he was a true trouper." [People]
Recently, Hagman brought the iconic J.R. Ewing back to life for the TNT incarnation of Dallas. They were currently filming season 2.
"Larry was back in his beloved Dallas, re-enacting the iconic role he loved most," said the family statement. According to the Morning News, Hagman's Dallas costars Linda Gray and Patrick Duffy were by his side at Medical City Dallas Hospital when he died.
How incredibly sad. I wish his family and friends comfort at this time.
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This year, the NCAA Division II Degree-Completion Committee awarded 82 student-athletes from 59 different Division II institutions with degree completion awards.
Since the NCAA established the Division II Degree-Completion Award program in 2001, nearly $3 million dollars has been given to nearly 830 deserving student-athletes. Of those student-athletes who have received the award since its inception, 94 percent have earned their undergraduate degree using this program.
Turner becomes the sixth Tech student-athlete to earn a Division II Degree Completion and the third tennis player to earn the award. The others are former tennis players Whitney Simmons (2007-08) and Kristen Brown (2008-09), former volleyball players Racheal Urquhart (2008-09) and Kera Dukic (2011-12) and former softball player Taylor Gates (2009-10).
"I could not be happier for Brittany," Golden Suns head coach Abby Davis said. "She is very deserving and is a true student-athlete in every sense of the word. Brittany is not only a standout on the court, but she is also a standout in the classroom."
Turner, who is a native of Pearcy and graduated from Lake Hamilton High School, completed her four-year career for the Golden Suns tennis team last April. Turner, who carries a 3.357 cumulative grade point average in nursing, was a four-year letterwinner for the Golden Suns.
In her four seasons at Tech, she was two-time All-Gulf South Conference West Division selection and a three-time member of the GSC Academic Honor Roll. This past season, she finished with a 3-3 mark in singles and a 17-5 record in doubles, including going 12-3 at the No. 3 doubles spot and was a part of Tech's regular season and GAC Championship squad.
In her career, she finished with 34 singles wins, which is 10th on the school's all-time list and had a career single winning percentage of .567 (34-26), which is seventh on the school's all-time chart. In addition, she finished with a 57-30 record in doubles and the 87 doubles matches played is tied for fourth on the all-time list, while her combined record of 91-57 in both singles and doubles is tied for third on the school's all-time chart. Her 15 wins at No. 2 doubles in 2009 set a new single-season school mark.
Candidates for the degree-completion award are student-athletes who have exhausted their athletics eligibility and have received athletics financial aid. In addition, applicants must be within 32 semester or 48 quarter hours of completion of their first undergraduate degree at the completion of the spring term. Recipients are selected on the basis of several factors, with emphasis being on academic performance, athletic accomplishments and a personal essay. Other factors considered are financial circumstances and involvement in campus and community activities.
Turner was the student-athlete selected for the award from the nine-member Great American Conference.


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The other three are: Pacers, Jazz and Spurs.
Back to game, JR owned this half.
The other three are: Pacers, Jazz and Spurs.
Back to game, JR owned this half.
Appropriately enough, the game plan seems to be to attack the middle of these guys without Garnett. Like what I see so far, even if it has required a lot of 2nd chance points. The J.R. Smith that can successfully attack the basket is the J.R. Smith we want for the playoff run, not the J.R. Smith that is chucking it up from halfcourt with 3 hands in his face.
Wow, what a play by Pablo!
Good help D by Melo.
OT: Word on the street is Rose will play tomorrow vs MIA?!
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hahahah bradley missed an open layup and Knicks tog it the other way for an easy deuce..
Again, nobody on this Celdicks team can stop JR.
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You still think Barea is better than Jr, Kiya?
We're not necessarily playing any better basketball, but we just look so much stronger and more athletic than them right now. Let's close this half out.
Every game against Boston goes the same way. We come out hot and build a double digit lead going into the half. Then they come out in the 3rd and go on a big run to take the lead. We come back and take the lead in the 4th and it comes down to the wire
Too much iso and 1 on 1. They have twice as many assist as we do. We need to share the basketball and find the open man.
Shumpert with butter fingers.


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When Gerard Hedges took his first four steps, his specialists, fellow patients and the staff at Select Rehabilitation Hospital of Denton celebrated by clapping.
"I didn't think I could do anything," said Hedges, 72, sitting in his wheelchair at the hospital Tuesday.
In August, Hedges suffered a heart attack. It was a week before his 50th wedding anniversary.
He was admitted to a local hospital and stayed there until early October.
He was then admitted to Select Rehabilitation Hospital twice. The first time was in early October, but after a week, near the end of a rehab session, Hedges became unstable and had to be transferred back to the local hospital for a pacemaker procedure.
His wife, Freda, 69, said it was a difficult time. She didn't think she would ever see her husband wake up.
Hedges was on a ventilator for three weeks. He said he does not remember much of what happened during those days.
Hedges began another round of rehabilitation on Oct. 23. He was discharged in mid-November and is now following up with outpatient therapy.
Hedges is one of many patients who receive care at Select Rehabilitation, a 44-bed hospital that provides acute rehabilitation services — a multidisciplinary approach to treating patients who have suffered a stroke, brain injury, amputation or neurological conditions or have any other type of general rehabilitation needs.
Since opening four years ago, the hospital has become known for providing a team-effort approach to treatments through its specialized and intensive programs, which last an average of about 13 days. The program involves not only having staff available at all times, but also working with family support.
"People forget there are whole hosts of medical issues that go along with patients who are getting rehab," said Dr. Sherif Latif, who specializes in internal medicine. "That person who came here with a stroke and can't move the right side of their body is not here to just work on their stroke. They had a stroke for a reason — their diabetes was uncontrolled, their blood pressure was uncontrolled. … If you don't fix their other medical issues, it is going to happen again."
Michelle Powell, CEO of Select Rehabilitation Hospital of Denton, said the services are needed so much that in a given year, the hospital sees 840 inpatients and 4,000 outpatients.
Freda Hedges, who has worked in home health care, said she felt rehabilitation at the hospital would be a better option for her husband.
Since his diagnosis, Gerard Hedges has lost more than 50 pounds and has had to relearn all of his muscle movements, his wife said. Her husband will visit Select Rehabilitation for outpatient services three times a week.
Gerard Hedges said that his wife has been with him every step of the way and that he wants to continue to get better so they can celebrate their wedding anniversary.
"I also want to square dance," he said.
His wife said their 100-year-old home in Aubrey was modified to include a ramp for Hedges' electric wheelchair.
"It won't be long until he probably does not need it," she said.
Latif said there are many good stories happening at the hospital. The doctor calls Select Rehab his "feel-good spot."
"Because we can guarantee that after they come here, everyone will do well," he said.
Another recent patient needed rehabilitation assistance after she contracted the neuroinvasive form of West Nile virus.
"She suffered from West Nile encephalitis. The West Nile virus affected her brain and surrounding tissue," Latif said. "It affected her to the point where she was confused for a long time, and some weeks she could not move at all."
Before arriving at Select Rehabilitation, the woman had been at a Fort Worth hospital, where she was on a ventilator and had been unable to get additional rehabilitation treatments.
At the Denton rehabilitation hospital, the woman received pulmonary rehab to help her lung muscles to get strong enough to breathe on her own. She also received help from a speech therapist to ensure she could swallow and to work on muscle strength in her throat and mouth.
Because the patient had been hospitalized and on a ventilator for a long time, her neck contracted, making it difficult for her to eat and breathe, said Lee Ann Elliott, director of nursing and ancillary services at Select Rehabilitation.
A pulmonologist, a speech therapist and a physical therapist worked together to treat the woman, and after about six weeks, one of her breakthroughs was being able to keep her neck upright.
The woman is now home receiving home health services from a company that donated its care.
Elliot said one of the keys to successful treatment is getting assistance early.
"The sooner you come to acute rehab has a direct impact on your outcome," Elliot said. "We have seen this time after time."
KARINA RAMÍREZ can be reached at 940-566-6878. Her e-mail address is email@example.com.
Address: 2620 Scripture St.
Phone: 940-297-6500
On the Web: www.selectrehab-denton.com


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Here is a link to a free bunny mini-quilt project. Even though it's past Easter, this is so cute, it can be used any time.
Best of all, Pellon has removed the requirement to sign up with your email to download stuff and all you have to do is click on the download link and it downloads instantly. Makes it so much easier to download stuff.


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BROOKINGS, S.D. - Any time growers plant any type of forage sorghum for hay and/or livestock grazing, prussic acid is a concern. However, in the minds of most growers, prussic acid toxicity is a concern early in the growing season when forage sorghum plants are less than 18-24 inches tall. Normally, when sorghum plants grow taller than 18-24 inches, growers tend to forget about prussic acid because the concentrations tend to drop off dramatically and are no longer a danger to livestock, says Eric Mousel, Forage and Alfalfa Specialist, Millborn Seeds, Brookings.
Prussic acid is a form of hydrogen cyanide that is produced by the partial oxidation of methane and ammonia. Prussic acid often shows up in lethal concentrations in sorghums due to accelerated uptake of ammonia during the rapid growth phase that occurs prior to the plant reaching 18-24 inches in height. Once the sorghum plant reaches 18-24 inches in height, uptake decreases and concentrations dilute to the point where they are no longer toxic to livestock.
"Unfortunately, prussic acid problems in forage sorghums aren't limited to early summer as it tends to rear its ugly head again in the fall on fields that have been hayed or grazed and substantial regrowth has occurred," Mousel said. "Once again, these plants are growing quickly and when they are under 18-24 inches tall or so, prussic acid toxicity to livestock should be a concern for producers."
Mousel explains that this year could be a red-flag for grazing sorghum regrowth.
"In most years, August rains will allow forage sorghum regrowth to quickly get above the 18-24 inch threshold reducing prussic acid problems dramatically. This year though, August has been really dry in a lot of the state and regrowth has been slow," Mousel said. "In most fields in the state, unless you test your forage sorghum regrowth for prussic acid levels, I would not recommend grazing it. The risk for poisoning livestock is simply too great to take a chance grazing it."
Mousel suggests the alternative option of haying the regrowth.
"Although prussic acid in forage sorghum hay can still poison livestock, producers can grind and blend this hay in with other roughages when feeding this winter. When blended at 4:1, the risk of prussic acid poisoning becomes very small. Grinding, blending, and feeding is a real pain, but that is the only safe way to use forage sorghum hay that likely contains high concentrations of prussic acid," he said.
Millet regrowth on the other hand, may have problems this fall as well, Mousel encourages growers to have a nitrate test done before turning livestock out to graze millet regrowth.
"Although millets do not produce prussic acid, they do tend to accumulate nitrates in the regrowth when the soil is dry. Nitrate accumulation in millet regrowth is not as predictable as prussic acid accumulation in forage sorghums therefore; the best thing to do is have a nitrate test done before turning livestock out to graze any millet regrowth. Millet regrowth that tests less than 2ppm nitrates is ok to graze however, if the millet regrowth tests higher than 2ppm, grazing will result in dead livestock," Mousel said.
Like prussic acid, nitrates will remain in the forage and can be toxic to livestock even if the regrowth is cut for hay. Therefore, haying, grinding and blending at 4:1 for feeding this winter is the alternative strategy to manage millet with high nitrates.
When to test
Mousel says paying for a chemical test for prussic acid concentrations in forage sorghum regrowth is probably unnecessary as concentrations are very predictable based on plant height. Predicting nitrate concentrations in millet regrowth however, is a real crap shoot so it is definitely worth the money to have millet regrowth tested before turning livestock out.
To test regrowth for nitrates, simply clip a handful of regrowth in four or five spots around the field. Don't just clip around the edges, get into the middle of the field as well. Place your samples in a Ziploc freezer bag and put in the freezer for 24 hours. It can take several days from the time the sample is taken, shipped, processed, and tested by the lab, so if the wet sample isn't frozen solid, you will not get an accurate test. Be sure to overnight the sample in an insulated container and don't send it at the end of the week so it sits over the weekend.
A nitrate test plus shipping will cost about $50. On 100 pairs that's about $0.25/head.
Nitrate concentrations spike following frost
One final caveat is how nitrate concentrations respond to freezing.
"Nitrate concentrations in forages tend to spike significantly following frost. Producers have to be a little careful because if they test for nitrates in mid- to late-September and the test comes back a little below 200 ppm nitrates but then the field gets a fairly heavy frost a few days later; nitrate concentrations can spike well above 200 ppm for a couple days," Mousel said.
He warns that if this happens, producers need to pull livestock off of the field or confine them to a corner and feed them for a few days then turn them back out to graze. The high nitrate concentrations will diminish rapidly and after a few days will no longer be an issue for livestock.
Regrowth from forage sorghum and millet makes excellent fall forage, just be aware of prussic acid or nitrates before turning livestock out. For more information, contact Eric Mousel at [email protected] or 888-498-7333.


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ARLINGTON — There were a few times Saturday night at Cowboys Stadium when the right leg of Ryan junior Marc Orozco was shaky.
There was his 13-yard punt and his 21-yard punt, efforts far worse than his 32- and 35-yard punts.
And then, when Ryan needed it the most, Orozco's right leg sent Ryan to the next round of the playoffs.
Orozco's 43-yard field goal with 2:24 left lifted Ryan to a 31-28 over Hurst L.D. Bell in a Class 5A Division II bi-district playoff game. The Raiders will play Cedar Hill next Saturday at 2 p.m. at Southlake Carroll.
"He better be glad because he was fixing to walk back to Denton — you can put that in the paper," Ryan head coach Joey Florence said. "He better be glad he made that one because he's the best kicker in the state of Texas and I had never doubted him for a minute."
Daniel Telaneus scooped the snap off the ground and Orozco's kick smoothly sailed through the uprights, the final three points in a game where both teams traded points like two fighters who don't have knockout power.
Ryan (6-4) pulled ahead midway through the fourth quarter when quarterback Mitchell Bridges, playing on an injured right knee, lofted a pass toward junior wide receiver Trent Willis. Willis jumped and completely spun around in midair, fended off a Bell defender for the ball and tiptoed his way into the end zone.
"I threw it up, gave him a chance to fight for it, and like always he comes down with it," Bridges said.
Bell quickly answered on the next drive when Ryan Newsome took a draw up the middle and outran Ryan's defense for the 46-yard touchdown to tie the game with 2:24 left.
After Orozco's kick, Bell had one final drive to tie the game or end the Raiders' season with a touchdown.
But Ryan's defense held. Senior Desmond Oliver and junior J.T. Williams swarmed quarterback Colson Romano in the backfield on fourth down and he fumbled, sealing the win.
"They're a good team," Oliver said. "We gave it our all. Two evenly matched teams, and we came up with the win."
Bridges completed 14 of 23 passes for 157 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. Bell's Romano completed 11 of 19 passes for 153 yards and a touchdown.
Ryan didn't commit any turnovers and forced two turnovers by Bell (7-4). One was a fumble in the first quarter that the Raiders turned into seven points, the other the last fumble by Romano.
Throughout the week at practice, Orozco said he imagined himself underneath the giant scoreboard at Cowboys Stadium, kicking a field goal with the game on the line.
When his imagined scenario became a reality, he came through when it mattered most.
"I was just thinking in my head that I need to get all that noise out of my head and just do what I do every day at practice." Orozco said of his thoughts before the field goal. "It's routine. I got it down."
BEN BABY can be reached at 940-566-6869. His e-mail address is email@example.com .
Ryan 31, Hurst L.D. Bell 28
L.D. Bell
Scoring Summary
First Quarter
B — J.T. Vines 1 run (Nate Kelley kick), 6:42
R — Trent Willis 4 pass from Mitchell Bridges (Marc Orozco kick), 3:28
R — Tyrone Williams 2 run (Orozco kick), 1:28
Second Quarter
B — Vines 5 run (Kelley kick), 2:23
Third Quarter
R — Reynal Caldwell 23 run (Orozco kick), 2:06
B — Aaron Dixon 26 pass from Colson Romano (Kelley kick), :30
Fourth Quarter
R — Trent Willis 30 pass from Bridges (Orozco kick), 7:49
B — Ryan Newsome 46 run (Kelley kick), 5:19
R — Orozco 43 kick, 2:24
Team Statistics
First Downs
Passing yards
Total yards
Individual Statistics
Rushing — R: Mitchell Bridges 17-39, Tyrone Williams 11-19, Reynal Caldwell 5-76, Maurice Gordon 5-37, Cole Carpenter 1-(-2). B: J.T. Vines 11-54, Ryan Newsome 9-68, Nathan Gillard 4-32, Bryan James 7-18, Colson Romano 4-(-6).
Passing — R: Mitchell Bridges 14-23-0 157. B: Colson Romano 11-19-0 153, Aaron Dixon 0-1-0 0.
Receiving — R: Trent Willis 5-67, Xavier Gray 3-20, Robert Conner 1-33, Daniel Telaneus 1-0, Kevin Ray 4-37. B: Aaron Dixon 4-50, Aaron Molder 1-14, Ryan Newsome 1-6, Keli Bol 2-46, Bryan James 2-34, Nathan Gillard 1-3.


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This summer juvenile Golden Eagles in Canyons of the Ancients National Monument will be fitted with transmitter backpacks for satellite monitoring.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Land Management have identified four nests within the monument for the study.
Professional climbers will either climb up to or rappel down the cliff to the nest. Last year four juveniles were tagged. This year biologists hope to tag two more.
"Kinder Morgan deserves credit for conducting surveys identifying raptor nest sites in the monument" said Nathan West, a wildlife biologist with the BLM Tres Rios office.
An archaeologist will clear the area before the climb, and if cultural resources are present, climbers will adjust routes.
Once in the nest, biologists will capture a juvenile eagle and it will be raised or lowered to be fitted with the a "PTT" satellite transmitter on its back and returned to the nest.
"Last year the BLM observed the tagging and it went smoothly," West said. "Trained experts do the tagging and are very professional. The birds don't just lay down for it, but they're calmer after a hood is placed over their head."
A similar program last year tagged golden eagles in the monument and tracked them to Wyoming and Sleeping Ute Mountain. An eagle tagged near Flagstaff, Ariz., left nest and flew 250 miles to a new home range in the San Juan Mountains.
The tagging project is part of a larger study in the Southwest that monitors juvenile eagle movements and mortality. Golden eagle populations have been declining rangewide, and the cause is not known. The project will provide insight into population dynamics of the iconic bird.
There are an estimated 30,000 golden eagles in the U.S., but juveniles in the southern Rockies have suffered a mysterious decline.
"They are prone to electrocution, and the electric co-ops have been good at designing infrastructure so that does not happen," West said. "They retrofit old lines as well to accommodate raptors."
In 2010, Fish and Wildlife in the Southwest region partnered with the Jicarilla Apache Nation, Navajo Nation, Southern Ute Tribe, and the BLM to document golden eagle behavior and causes of mortality in the Four Corners.
According to a Fish and Wildlife report in the Sonoran Joint Venture, yearly mortality of golden eagles, excluding adults, averages 40 percent, a relatively high level. Mortality in the months after fledging is high because of starvation caused by drought, which lowers populations of prey animals such as rabbits.
Recent losses included one juvenile eagle that drowned in a steep-sided pool in a sandstone niche. Another was killed by a mountain lion at a deer carcass. Lead poisoning from consuming carcasses with lead bullets also occurs.
The transmitter units weigh 1.5 ounces, provide hourly locations accurate to within 50 to 75 feet, and last three years.
Biologists monitor eagle movement via satellite so they can respond quickly if lack of movement suggests death or injury.
"We will reach a project goal of tagging at least 50 young eagles with PTTs in the coming months," wrote biologist Robert Murphy.
A pattern emerging is that nonbreeding Golden Eagles from the Four Corners region reside in more northerly places during late spring through late fall. Some prefer remaining at elevations of 10,000 to 13,000 feet during the summer, including in the San Juan Mountains.
One juvenile bird that was captured and tagged on the Navajo Nation traveled to Chihuahua, Mexico, the southernmost movement of a juvenile originating in the Four Corners area.


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The awards ceremony took place took place Tuesday, June 4 , during the 2013 APTA Rail Conference in Philadelphia.
"I congratulate the 2013 winners of the Rail Safety and Security Excellence Awards," said APTA President and CEO Michael Melaniphy. "Their contributions to increasing rail safety and security are shining examples of the high level of safety and security programs that exist in North American rail transit systems."
Winning in all three categories, New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) won two Gold Awards for Safety and one Gold Award for Security. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) received a Gold Award for Safety, in the Light Rail category.
A complete list of award winners can be found here.


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2) What is the difference between critical and reduction? As both are used to avoid race conditions?
3) In which case master is used in work sharing construct?