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Glycated hemoglobin (hemoglobin A1c, HbA1c, A1C, or Hb1c; sometimes also HbA1c) is a form of hemoglobin that is measured primarily to identify the average plasma glucose concentration over prolonged periods of time. It is formed in a non-enzymatic glycation pathway by hemoglobin's exposure to plasma glucose. Normal levels of glucose produce a normal amount of glycated hemoglobin. As the average amount of plasma glucose increases, the fraction of glycated hemoglobin increases in a predictable way. This serves as a marker for average blood glucose levels over the previous months prior to the measurement.
In diabetes mellitus, higher amounts of glycated hemoglobin, indicating poorer control of blood glucose levels, have been associated with cardiovascular disease, nephropathy, and retinopathy. Monitoring HbA1c in type 1 diabetic patients may improve outcomes.[1]
Hemoglobin A1c was first separated from other forms of hemoglobin by Huisman and Meyering in 1958 using a chromatographic column.[2] It was first characterized as a glycoprotein by Bookchin and Gallop in 1968.[3] Its increase in diabetes was first described in 1969 by Samuel Rahbar et al.[4] The reactions leading to its formation were characterized by Bunn and his coworkers in 1975.[5]
The use of hemoglobin A1c for monitoring the degree of control of glucose metabolism in diabetic patients was proposed in 1976 by Anthony Cerami, Ronald Koenig and coworkers.[6]
Glycation of proteins is a frequent occurrence, but in the case of hemoglobin, a nonenzymatic reaction occurs between glucose and the N-end of the beta chain. This forms a Schiff base which is itself converted to 1-deoxyfructose. This rearrangement is known as Amadori rearrangement.
When blood glucose levels are high, glucose molecules attach to the hemoglobin in red blood cells. The longer hyperglycemia occurs in blood, the more glucose binds to hemoglobin in the red blood cells and the higher the glycated hemoglobin.
Glucose levels are intermittently raised in portal vessels carrying absorbed glucose to the liver for regulation. Passing red cells will have increased glycation after sugary drink or porridge .
Once a hemoglobin molecule is glycated, it remains that way. A buildup of glycated hemoglobin within the red cell, therefore, reflects the average level of glucose to which the cell has been exposed during its life-cycle. Measuring glycated hemoglobin assesses the effectiveness of therapy by monitoring long-term serum glucose regulation. The HbA1c level is proportional to average blood glucose concentration over the previous four weeks to three months. Some researchers state that the major proportion of its value is weighted toward the most recent 2 to 4 weeks.[7] This is also supported by the data showing that HbA1c level improved significantly already after 20 days since glucose-lowering treatment intensification.[8]
A number of techniques are used to measure A1C.
Laboratories use:
Point of care (e.g., doctor's office) devices use:
In the United States, A1C testing laboratories are certified by the National Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program (NGSP) to standardise them against the results of the 1993 Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT).[9] An additional percentage scale, Mono S is in use by Sweden and KO500 is in Japan. [10][11]
The American Diabetes Association (ADA), European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) and International Diabetes Federation (IDF) have agreed that, in the future, HbA1c is to be reported in the International
Federation of Clinical Chemistry (IFCC) units.[12] IFCC reporting was introduced in Europe except for the UK in 2003;[13] the UK carried out dual reporting from 1st June 2009 [14] until 1 October 2011.
Conversion between DCCT and IFCC is by the following equation:[15]
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Laboratory results may differ depending on the analytical technique, the age of the subject, and biological variation among individuals. Two individuals with the same average blood sugar can have A1C values that differ by as much as 3 percentage points. Results can be unreliable in many circumstances, such as after blood loss, for example, after surgery, blood transfusions, anemia, or high erythrocyte turnover; in the presence of chronic renal or liver disease; after administration of high-dose vitamin C; or erythropoetin treatment.[16] In general, the reference range (that found in healthy persons), is about 20–40 mmol/mol (4–5.9 DCCT %).[17]
Higher levels of HbA1c are found in people with persistently elevated blood sugar, as in diabetes mellitus. While diabetic patient treatment goals vary, many include a target range of HbA1c values. A diabetic person with good glucose control has a HbA1c level that is close to or within the reference range. The International Diabetes Federation and American College of Endocrinology recommend HbA1c values below 48 mmol/mol (6.5 DCCT %), while American Diabetes Association recommends that the HbA1c be below 53 mmol/mol (7.0 DCCT %) for most patients.[18] Recent results from large trials suggest that a target below 53 mmol/mol (7 DCCT %) may be excessive: Below 53 mmol/mol (7 DCCT %) the health benefits of reduced A1C become smaller, and the intensive glycemic control required to reach this level leads to an increased rate of dangerous hypoglycemic episodes.[19]
A retrospective study of 47,970 diabetes patients found that patients with an A1C more than 48 mmol/mol (6.5 DCCT %) had an increased mortality rate,[20] but a later international study contradicted these findings.[21][22]
A review of the UKPDS ACCORD, ADVANCE and VADT trials estimated that the risks of the main complications of diabetes (retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy and macrovascular disease) decreased with approximately 3% for every 1 mmol/mol decrease in HbA1c.[23]
Practitioners must consider an individual patient's health, his/her risk of hypoglycemia, and his/her specific health risks when setting a target A1C level. Because patients are responsible for averting or responding to their own hypoglycemic episodes, the patient's input and the doctor's assessment of the patient's self-care skills are also important.
Persistent elevations in blood sugar (and, therefore, HbA1c) increase the risk of long-term vascular complications of diabetes such as coronary disease, heart attack, stroke, heart failure, kidney failure, blindness, erectile dysfunction, neuropathy (loss of sensation, especially in the feet), gangrene, and gastroparesis (slowed emptying of the stomach). Poor blood glucose control also increases the risk of short-term complications of surgery such as poor wound healing.
Lower-than-expected levels of HbA1c can be seen in people with shortened red blood cell lifespan, such as with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, sickle-cell disease, or any other condition causing premature red blood cell death. Blood donation will result in rapid replacement of lost RBCs with newly formed red blood cells. Since these new RBCs will have only existed for a short period of time, their presence will lead HbA1c to underestimate the actual average levels. There may also be distortions resulting from blood donation which occurred as long as two months before due to an abnormal synchronization of the age of the RBCs, resulting in an older than normal average blood cell life (resulting in an overestimate of actual average blood glucose levels). Conversely, higher-than-expected levels can be seen in people with a longer red blood cell lifespan, such as with Vitamin B12 or folate deficiency.[24]
The approximate mapping between HbA1c values given in DCCT percentage (%) and eAG (estimated average glucose) measurements is given by the following equation:[16]
The 2010 American Diabetes Association Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes added the A1c ≥ 48 mmol/mol (≥6.5 DCCT %) as another criterion for the diagnosis of diabetes.[26]
Glycated hemoglobin testing is recommended for both (a) checking the blood sugar control in people who might be pre-diabetic and (b) monitoring blood sugar control in patients with more elevated levels, termed diabetes mellitus. There is a significant proportion of people who are unaware of their elevated HbA1c level before they have blood lab work.[27] For a single blood sample, it provides far more revealing information on glycemic behavior than a fasting blood sugar value. However, fasting blood sugar tests are crucial in making treatment decisions. The American Diabetes Association guidelines are similar to others in advising that the glycated hemoglobin test be performed at least two times a year in patients with diabetes that are meeting treatment goals (and that have stable glycemic control) and quarterly in patients with diabetes whose therapy has changed or that are not meeting glycemic goals.[28]
Glycated hemoglobin measurement is not appropriate where there has been a change in diet or treatment within 6 weeks. Likewise, the test assumes a normal red blood cell aging process and mix of hemoglobin subtypes (predominantly HbA in normal adults). Hence, people with recent blood loss, hemolytic anemia, or genetic differences in the hemoglobin molecule (hemoglobinopathy) such as sickle-cell disease and other conditions, as well as those that have donated blood recently, are not suitable for this test.
Due to glycated hemoglobin's variability (as shown in the table above), additional measures should be checked in patients at or near recommended goals. People with hemoglobin A1C values at 64 mmol/mol or less should be provided additional testing to determine whether the HbA1c values are due to averaging out high blood glucose (hyperglycemia) with low blood glucose (hypoglycemia) or the HbA1c is more reflective of an elevated blood glucose that does not vary much throughout the day. Devices such as continuous blood glucose monitoring allow people with diabetes to determine their blood glucose levels on a continuous basis, testing every few minutes. Continuous use of blood glucose monitors is becoming more common, and the devices are covered by many health insurance plans but not by Medicare in the United States. The supplies tend to be expensive, since the sensors must be changed at least weekly. Another test that is useful in determining if HbA1c values are due to wide variations of blood glucose throughout the day is 1,5 Anhydroglucitol, also known as GlycoMark. GlycoMark reflects only the times that the person experiences hyperglycemia above 180 mg/dL over a two-week period.
Concentrations of hemoglobin A1 (HbA1) are increased, both in diabetic patients and in patients with renal failure, when measured by ion-exchange chromatography. The thiobarbituric acid method (a chemical method specific for the detection of glycation) shows that patients with renal failure have values for glycated hemoglobin similar to those observed in normal subjects, suggesting that the high values in these patients are a result of binding of something other than glucose to hemoglobin.[29]
In autoimmune hemolytic anemia, concentrations of hemoglobin A1 (HbA1) is undetectable. Administration of prednisolone (PSL) will allow the HbA1 to be detected.[30] The alternative fructosamine test may be used in these circumstances and it also reflects an average of blood glucose levels over the preceding 2 to 3 weeks.
All the major institutions like International Expert Committee Report, drawn from the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), the European Association for the Study of diabetes (EASD), and the American Diabetes Association (ADA), suggests the A1C level of 48 mmol/mol (6.5 DCCT %) as a diagnostic level.[31] The Committee Report further states that, when A1C testing cannot be done, the fasting and glucose tolerance tests be done.
Diagnosis of diabetes during pregnancy continues to require fasting and glucose tolerance measurements for gestational diabetes, and not the glycated hemoglobin.
A meta-analysis of research done to identify the effect of two different kinds of training programs (combined aerobic and eccentric resistance exercise program and aerobic exercise only) on the glycated hemoglobin levels of individuals with T2DM found that the effect of combining resistance exercise with aerobic exercise improved the glucose control more than just the aerobics alone. The average effect of the training programs included reductions of glycated hemoglobin of 9 mmol/mol (0.8 percentage points), which was a result similar to that of long-term diet and drug or insulin therapy (which result in a reduction of 6.5–9.0 mmol/mol (i.e. 0.6–0.8 points).[32]
HbA1c is now standardized & traceable to IFCC methods HPLC-CE & HPLC-MS.
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China does not treat Taiwanese companies as family members, Foxconn Technology Group chairman Terry Gou (郭台銘) said on Nov. 5 at the Zijinshan Summit for Entrepreneurs across the Taiwan Strait in Nanjing, China.
To illustrate his point, Gou said that the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology ha not included any Taiwanese firms in the first wave of telecom operators allowed to offer added-value services. Gou said that while Foxconn is not afraid of the competition, the competition had to be fair.
This is not the first time Gou has complained about the Chinese government. In 2008, Foxconn sued Shenzhen-based mobile phone component maker BYD Electronic for patent infringement. A Shenzhen court initially accepted the case, but dismissed it at the end of the year on grounds of insufficient evidence. BYD chairman Wang Chuanfu (王傳福) is a member of the Shenzhen Municipal People's Congress, which may have had something to do with the court's decision.
Later, Gou said that Beijing's all-out support for BOE Optoelectronics Co Ltd and China Star Optoelectronics Technology was resulting in excessive productive capacity and declining prices.
Gou knows that Beijing will do all it can to support China-based companies, making fair competition in that market unlikely. Foxconn has responded to this by diversifying its investments to Brazil and Indonesia. However, that has not stopped the firm from becoming more entrenched in China — it still sees the country as its main market.
There are other Taiwanese businesses that find themselves in a similar predicament to Foxconn. For example, local solar power companies must vie with Chinese competitors like JA Solar Holdings Co Ltd, Yingli Green Energy Holding Co and Suntech Power Holdings Co; LED makers face San'an Optoelectronics Co and Elec-Tech International Co Ltd; computer firms Acer Inc and Asustek Computer Inc have to compete against Lenovo Group; semiconductor maker MediaTek Inc has to rival Spreadtrum Communications Inc; while smartphone and tablet manufacturer HTC Corp contends with Lenovo Group, ZTE Corp and Huawei Technologies Co.
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As a result, apart from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the other half-dozen DRAM makers included in the Taiwanes government's "Two-Trillion and Twin-Star Industries" (兩兆雙星) plan 11 years ago have mostly all crumbled and collapsed.
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Despite the unrelenting pressure Taiwan-owned firms face as a result of the preferential state treatment given to their Chinese competitors, the government has never included the issue of unfair competition in its agenda for cross-strait economic and trade negotiations, nor has it protested on behalf of businesses. For example, the government did nothing when the Shenzhen court dismissed Foxconn's case against BYD.


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Looking for a great core workout? Pilates builds strength, flexibility, stability, balance and core control simultaneously. Joseph Pilates designed a mat series of exercises and then went onto develop Pilates equipment. Pilates equipment training offers an even greater challenge with added resistance through springs on the equipment. The springs provide support and resistance that allows an individual to find and enhance their core connection in a way that is difficult to do on the mat alone. While Pilates equipment works better and faster to change the body, Pilates mat exercises certainly challenge your abdominals. Try these exercises 3-4 times per week to see for yourself.
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Congrats, I just watched you drop him!
- March 27, 2011 at 11:32 PM
- Sakaki said...
Ahh! I should watch that >< I keep almost logging on but then don't... I've gotten to the password screen a few times and I felt awkward about which server to log onto, lol.
- March 28, 2011 at 11:32 AM
Did you see that?
It was madness.
I wish you could have heard vent.
We'll have a video made by our holy priest by end of week.
As the tank for that, phase two for me was one big cluster F.
I need to find a better way of doing that. I was cris crossing fire all over the place. He does the fire to quickly to really position him properly between jets.
Quite annoying.
- March 28, 2011 at 1:42 PM
- Unknown said...
I can easily play vent but Scythe said no sir.
- March 28, 2011 at 1:49 PM
- Kae said...
Longest title EVAR.
- March 28, 2011 at 4:45 PM
- Ly said...
Sounds like you got him down, big congrats!!!
- March 28, 2011 at 6:27 PM
- Kae said...
TY :D We killed him within 4-5 attempts (not counting resets due to him not spawning adds before first black phase) again last night, so its repeatable! Yay!
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BT XBLA Deal
June 13th, 2010 (21:40 CET)
From June 16 to the 22nd, Banjo-Tooie XBLA will be 800 MS Points. A fantastic deal, if we can say so ourselves. If you haven't gotten it yet,
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Rare Changes Website
June 9th, 2010 (18:00 CET)
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Rare Changes Logos
June 3rd, 2010 (17:50 CET)
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Rare has done another logo change
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PD2 for 2011?
May 27th, 2010 (01:42 CET)
A recent mention in Official Xbox Magazine gives a hint that
Joanna Dark may be coming back to the Xbox 360
A Natal game this October?
May 11th, 2010 (14:50 CET)
While Microsoft accidentally confirms October as the release date for Natal, and LG a possible 3D game bundle, Rare says that
they "may release a game this year"
PDXBLA Title Update
May 6th, 2010 (14:30 CET)
The latest Title Update for PD XBLA aims to make the experience more enjoyable.
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PDXBLA Crown Guide
May 6th, 2010 (13:49 CET)
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guide with tips to get all the PDXBLA Crowns
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No Old IPs?
April 5th, 2010 (02:00 CET)
Mark Betteridge, Studio head of Rare, doesn't see
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PD XBLA new controls
April 5th, 2010 (01:00 CET)
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DKC2 Remixed
April 3rd, 2010 (16:15 CET)
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PD XBLA title update
March 30th, 2010 (14:25 CET)
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PD XBLA review #2
March 29th, 2010 (01:55 CET)
As the perfect complement for our first Perfect Dark review, now we offer a second one
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PD XBLA review
March 16th, 2010 (14:05 CET)
After some time playing the final version of the game, our
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news & media
March 13th, 2010 (18:05 CET)
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JFG was in development for the GBC
at one point.
PD XBLA Screens
March 11th, 2010 (23:50 CET)
As we approach PD XBLA's release date of St. Patrick's Day, Rare has updated the site with
nine new PD XBLA screenshots
Rare in Birmingham
March 2nd, 2010 (22:25 CET)
You may remember some recent rumours about Rare being in negotiations to get some extra facilities in Birmingham. Well,
the confirmation just came today
, along with several explanations.
S&SASRWBK released
February 24th, 2010 (11:40 CET)
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing with Banjo-Kazooie
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in America and Europe this week!
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PDXBLA theme & promo
February 23rd, 2010 (21:05 CET)
Extra achievements and a new Dashboard theme
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KI3 not in the making?
February 23rd, 2010 (20:40 CET)
In a short interview with Ken Lobb, he reveals that
KI3 isn't in the making right now
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Spurs good guy Tim Duncan may find himself on the naughty list this year.
Weeks after a video of the future Hall of Famer giving the bird to a woman at a local CVS went viral, a Halloween party photo of him and Tony Parker pointing toy guns at someone dressed as referee Joey Crawford is making the rounds online. A noose is visible in the background.
Crawford famously ejected Duncan for laughing as he sat on the bench during a 2007 game against the Dallas Mavericks.
The third member of the Big Three, Manu Ginobili, confirmed at practice today that the photo is legit.
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|This is the article on the missing-nin. For the Konohagakure citizen, head to Suika Kannonji.
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Suika (スイカ, Suika) was a jōnin of Takigakure who defected and became a bandit.
Suika was a very apathetic individual showing little or no interest in the fact that he was being pursued or even his pursuers. He had also displayed a brutal side, willing to kill the young shinobi after they tracked him down.
Suika had a head of short green hair, black, heavy-lidded eyes and no eyebrows. He wore a sleeveless black shirt, an obi around his waist, a pair of pants, sandals and a sleeveless, high-collared, blue and orange jacket. He also wore bandages around his wrists and ankles.
As a jōnin, Suika was skilled in a variety of areas. He proved to have sharp enough senses to discern that he was being followed and was capable of swiftly laying strategies to catch his opponents off-guard. He showed fairly large reserves of chakra, able to use a large number of ninjutsu in quick succession. During his first confrontation with Team 8, he demonstrated noticeable skill in taijutsu, able to fight off Hinata Hyūga and Kiba Inuzuka, who are both taijutsu specialists.
Similar to Kidōmaru, much of his fighting style also revolved around the use of spiders and webbing. Suika is able to summon a large army of spiders to assist him. Using his summons as mediums, Suika was capable of manipulating their webs for offensive or defensive purposes. Suika was very proficient with Fire Release techniques and has shown a wide arsenal of techniques such as the Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique and the Fire Release: Flame Whirlwind.
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After being pursued, Suika confronted Team Kurenai easily dispatching the young genin. To add insult to injury, he mocked Shino for his inept skills in taijutsu and his use of insects. He was later tracked down and pursued by Hinata, Kiba, and Akamaru. Engaging them once more, he attacked them with the Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique, which they narrowly dodge. Giving them no time to relax, he surrounded them with his Fire Release: Crimson Earth Spider technique, forcing them upwards into the webs that he had his spiders spin.
Attacking them with his Net-Shaped Prison technique initially and then the Fire Release: Flame Whirlwind technique, they are however saved by Shino who makes a last-minute entrance into the fray. Suika eventually captured the three of them using his Net-Shaped Prison technique and then engaged Shino directly. He was however shocked and eventually overpowered by Shino's newly improved taijutsu skills. Suika was knocked into his own net by Shino, giving Hinata along with Kiba and Akamaru enough time to attack him as well, defeating him and knocking him unconscious.
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No end in sight: House costs off the charts
When Robert Ramsey's parents sold their house at 747 Park Street in 1962, they congratulated themselves on "making a killing." After all, the big brick house on five acres that his grandmother bought in 1903 for $1,500 had just netted them $13,000.
Times have changed.
That house today sits amid properties on the market for more than a million dollars. According to data compiled by the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors, in 2003, 59 residential transactions in the county and one in the city topped $1 million, a figure unimaginable in 1963.
As eye-popping as the idea of a million-dollar house inside the city limits might be, more such sales may be on the way.
Asking prices of three residences now on the market range from $1.2 to $1.5 million: 540 Park Street, 901 East Jefferson Street, and a new house under construction on Rugby Road.
Dave Phillips, CAAR CEO, describes another record-setting aspect of last year's sales: the shortest number of days on the market. Measured from listing to contract, the "DOM" can probably statistically go no lower, says Phillips.
"Anything under 50 is pretty amazing," Phillips says. "I don't see how Charlottesville's 38 days on the market can statistically be less."
In Albemarle, the average 2003 home sales price was $335,191. But statistics can be deceiving. Phillips says those 59 million-dollar transactions artificially pumped up the average.
Phillips explains that median sales price is actually a better indicator of the average than the "average" (what statisticians call the mean) price of a house. The median falls in the middle of the range– with 50 percent of sales higher and 50 percent lower. Albemarle's median was $254,500, while the median for Charlottesville and the surrounding five counties was a more modest $195,000.
In response to high demand for primo houses within the city limits, several owners of historic or especially noteworthy properties have decided to forego the services of real estate agents and market the places themselves. For instance, Stan and Judy Tatum are asking $1.2 million for their 1900 house in the Victorian Vernacular style at 540 Park Street.
Agents are mum about the details, but neighbors believe the downtowner who sold her Italianate villa at 705 Park Street probably reaped near the $1.2 million asking price– in just two weeks– also without an agent, the place having been marketed only by word of mouth.
Where's this mania likely to lead? Well, despite its recent designation by Frommers as the "number one" place to live in America, Charlottesville may not be quite as cosmopolitan as a European capital. But if the early April sale of a house in London's Kensington district is any indication, saying "I own a home in Albemarle County" might someday be tantamount to saying "Open Sesame."
A British newspaper reported that Lakshmi Mittal, an Indian steel tycoon, paid $128 million for the 12-bedroom London mansion, breaking the world record for the most expensive house purchase. The Sunday Times said the previous record was set in Hong Kong in 1997 when a property sold for $101.6 million.
So, tighten your belts, Charlottesville. We're all on a wild ride, and apparently not even the sky is the limit.
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission warned Monday consumers should power down and stop using all Samsung Galaxy Note 7s.
The CPSC is investigating a series of fires in the replacement phones after the initial recall of the phones last month.
Samsung says it's halting sales of the star-crossed Galaxy Note 7 smartphone after a spate of fires involving new devices that were supposed to be safe replacements for recalled models.
The company says consumers with original Note 7 devices or replacements they obtained after the recall should turn off the power and seek a refund or exchange them for different phones.
The announcement follows several new incidents of overheating last week and deals a further blow to the world's largest smartphone company. U.S. consumer safety officials said they're investigating five incidents of fire or overheating since the company announced a recall last month.
Leading wireless carriers have already said they would stop distributing new Note 7 phones as replacements for the earlier recall.
"It killed me to get this phone," said customer Stacey Dalahite.
But, at least, her new Samsung Edge may be safer to use than her old Galaxy Note 7.
She got another model amid ongoing issues with her favorite phone.
"I took all my chargers, everything I bought in there," Dalahite said.
Major cell carriers AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile halted sales and exchanges of Galaxy Note 7s on Monday. They're offering customers other models instead, including different brands.
"It just started spewing out smoke," said Galaxy Note 7 user Daniel Franks of Houston.
He's among the customers who say their replacement phones caught fire.
"It shouldn't have happened because, according to Samsung, this phone is a safe phone," Franks said.
Franks says his phone started smoldering over the weekend while he and his daughter ate lunch.
"If this would've been in her hand, we would have been at the hospital instead of the store trying to get it replaced," Franks said.
Franks turned over his damaged Galaxy Note 7 to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
It's among those investigating the faulty phones as customers hope the company gets things figured out.
"I sure hope so," Dalahite said.
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"Ni hao!" That means hi in Chinese and this tutorial is going to be on a cute cartoon character from Nick Jr. called Kai-lan. She is a spunky little girl that is a brand new edition to the Nick Jr. line up. To me she is almost like another Dora from Dora the Explorer because she teaches you how to speak in a different language while speaking English as well. Kai-lan happens to be a 6 year old pre-schooler that is adventurous and loves to play and teach other children how to speak her native language while always needing kid's help to find creative solutions to the daily dilemmas that come their way! She goes on exciting little adventures within her own back space with her pals that happen to be all animals. First there is a 5 year old tiger named Rintoo which happens to be Kai-lan's best friend. Then you have a 3 year old little white monkey named Hoho who is also the youngest out of all the friends, next is Tolee a 5 year old Koala that absolutely adores Panda bears. He is also known to be the thinker of the bunch as well. Than we have Kai-lan's grandpa YeYe, what he does for Kai-lan is simple, he keeps her educated about her Chinese culture by keeping her mind filled with the colorful traditions and customs of her heritage. He also guides his granddaughter to answer her questions by thinking for herself as well as guiding her through life. I love this cute character, and because of that I thought it would be cool to teach you how to draw Kai-lan step by step. This tutorial has easy to read instructions that will put you on easy street when it comes to learning how to draw. Have fun and be colorful.
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Today brought yet another sunny day with record attendance, the MINI Kitesurf Cup Sylt 2013 has come to the end. During the past few days around 110,000 visitors cheered for Europe's best kite surfers and were once again rewarded with an exciting race, on the last day.
The big winner of the day is Maxime Nocher from France. In the last race of the event, he was able to prevail and thus secure the overall win in Sylt against the leading Maks Zakowski (POL). Third was the Frenchman Olivier Dansin. Florian Gruber from Garmisch-Partenkirchen landed in fourth place. He had big problems with his Achilles tendon during the entire competition. That he was still able to reach fourth place, proves his fighting spirit. And he is already thinking about the next race. "I will go easy on myself for a week now, to be able to give it everything again this weekend in Warnemünde at the next race for the German championship," he said after the ceremony.
For the women Aga Grzymska (POL) and Christine Bönniger (GER) had fantastic day. Time and again they were able to race in front of the leader Katja Roose (NED) . But in the end it was not enough to secure the top position. So Katja Roose (NED) wins the MINI Kitesurf Cup Sylt 2013. Following her in second Aga Grzymska and third spot Christine Bönniger. Speaking with Christine Bönniger after the ceremony, she said " It's great to win in front of my home crowd. Mainly because I wrote my master's thesis in winter and thus had a training deficit. Due to this I am particularly pleased about 3rd place."
The freestyle division could not start today, which means that Mario Rodwald (GER) and Sabrina Lutz (GER) lead in the championship standings of the MINI Kitesurf Tour Europe.
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After a week in which they reassured us that the sky was, in fact, not falling, the Ravens pulled a complete 180 with their worst performance of the season in Cincinnati yesterday. It was the first of the Ravens' 4 losses where they were absolutely, unquestionably, without a doubt, outplayed and outcoached for 60 minutes. The first of the four where you can't look back, point to any one or two particular plays, and say, "yup, that was the one that lost it." It was a flat-out, thorough butt-whipping at the hands of the "Don't call us the Bungles."
To any Ravens fan watching, flashbacks to Minnesota in Week 5 were unavoidable, as the purple team came out as flat as could possibly be, on both sides of the ball, en route to digging themselves a quick 14-0 hole. There would be no late-game near-miracle comeback at Paul Brown Stadium though, even if there would be an all too familiar Steve Hauschka "wide left," thrown in as a little salt on the wound. Even though the defense did buckle down after the Bengals' first two drives (both touchdowns), allowing just a field goal for the final 47:26, you still came away from this one feeling like it was a steamrolling.
Where to begin?
On offense, Bengals' defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer now has Cam Cameron's number in 2009 the way that Dick Lebeau of the Steelers did in 2008 (yet to be seen if it carries over to this year). In six games against the rest of the league this year, the Ravens offense is averaging 30.8 points and 399 yards off offense per game. In two contests against Cincy, those numbers drop to 10.5 and 236. Against the "not Bengals," Joe Flacco has thrown 11 touchdowns and 3 interceptions, and compiled a passer rating of 100. But when the striped team lines up on the other side of the ball, his numbers have read a dismal 1 touchdown, 4 interceptions, and 59.2 rating.
That there are now not 1, but TWO teams in the division who seem to have figured out Cameron/Flacco is a bit unnerving.
As bad as Joe was yesterday, he got absolutely zero help from his offensive line, who need to take their share of the blame. The group that had played so solidly all season had their worst outing, as Flacco was under constant pressure and holding and false start flags were rampant. After allowing 12 sacks in 7 games, the Ravens gave up 4 to the Bengals, even without Antwan Odom. Three of these came on the final drive when they were able to tee off on Flacco, but the pressure was there all day. And, for his part, Joe needs to do a much better job of identifying his hot read and getting the ball out quickly when the blitz comes. Several times yesterday he had time to throw, but instead patted the ball and ended up on his butt.
Derrick Mason did absolutely nothing to back up his "nobody can cover me 1-on-1" talk leading up to the game, as he caught just 3 of the 13 balls thrown to him, for a measly 31 yards. Mark Clayton and Kelley Washington had only 1 catch apiece, as the Ravens converted just ONE OF TEN 3rd down opportunities. A terrible effort by all.
All except Ray Rice of course, who was the only thing even resembling a weapon the Ravens had all day. He finished the day with 8 catches for 87 yards and 12 carries for 48 and the team's only score.
On defense, all the problems that seemed to have been corrected against Denver came flooding back in force against the Bengals. The pressure that was there from the front seven against Kyle Orton was nowhere to be found when Carson Palmer dropped back. The gap integrity that held the Broncos' ground game in check was instead replaced with more gaping holes for Cedric Benson, who racked up 117 yards. The sure tackling that negated Denver's short passing attack regressed to the tune of more arm tackling FAILs and inability to wrap up the ballcarrier (with the pleasant exception of Lardarius Webb).
The few times Greg Mattison did dial up the blitz, it was largely ineffective. They forced some early, errant throws from Palmer in the 2nd half, but during the game's decisive opening quarter, ginger boy had all day and then some. Cincy was a disgusting 5/5 on 3rd downs on their two touchdown drives, which included an 11-yard gain on 3rd-and-10 with the score 0-0, and an illegal contact call on Chris Carr that gave them another try despite an offensive holding flag being thrown on the play. Other critical mistakes on those two possessions included Fabian Washington dropping what should have been an easy interception on a deep pass and a pass interference flag on Dawan Landry negating a Ravens' fumble recovery (because, despite interfering, Landry was STILL unable to keep Chad Ochocinco from making the catch…UN-AC-CEPT-AB-LE!)
Ed Reed's strip of Ochocinco (for the 2nd straight game) could have made this one interesting, had he been able to take it to the house OR had the Ravens' O been able to score a TD for the 2nd consecutive drive OR had Hauschka not CH-CH-CHOKED again, this time from only 38 yards and the middle of the field.
Of course, none of those things happened, but the Ravens really didn't deserve this one anyway. Not in the least.
I'll search in vain for a bright spot for this week's "Play Like a Raven" feature, but it won't be easy. This one was just bad all around.


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N° 8–2012: Call for Media: invitation to witness Galileo pass its space test
18 March 2012
Media representatives are invited to attend an event marking the completion of the in-orbit testing of the first two Galileo satellites on 29 March at ESA's Redu Centre in Belgium.
By attending the event, media will have the chance to learn more about the programme and its progress from ESA, the EC and the industrial partners.
The first two operational Galileo satellites were launched on 21 October 2011. Since then, they have been extensively tested to verify that their sophisticated navigation payloads are performing well, including detailed measurements of their ten different navigation signals across three radio bands.
The campaign is centred on Redu, which is the ESA centre that traditionally checks the health of ESA's telecommunication satellites.
But Galileo is a whole new class of European satellite, and Redu was specially equipped for its evaluation.
A new 20 m-diameter antenna has examined Galileo's navigation signals in all the fine detail needed, even from 23 222 km away in space.
A smaller antenna has tested both the downlinking of satellite telemetry and uplinking of commands.
A UHF transmitter has sent simulated distress calls to the satellites, simulating the scenarios where the operational Galileo system will relay calls to the authorities to speed up search and rescue.
Test receivers just like those for everyday users were also set up at Redu and elsewhere, working just as they will once Galileo starts initial services in 2014.
While Redu was the geographic focus, the test campaign spanned Europe and the globe.
The satellites are controlled from the Galileo Control Centre in Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich in Germany, while a second control centre in Fucino, Italy, is responsible for the navigation payloads and the services they provide.
A worldwide network of ground stations is in place to continuously check the accuracy of Galileo signals, from tropical Noumea in New Caledonia to Troll base atop an icebound Antarctic peak.
Now that the satellites have been given a clean bill of health, they can be used to assess the performance of this worldwide Galileo ground segment network deployed to date.
More generally, the test results set a benchmark to follow throughout the satellites' 12-year operational lives and act a reference for the rest of the Galileo constellation set to follow the first two satellites into space.
This effort is part of the validation phase of Galileo. Started with the first two operational satellites, it will continue once the next two satellites are launched at the end of summer.
With four satellites in space and the ground network operating, it will confirm that Galileo works as designed and is fully interoperable with the US GPS system.
More Galileo satellites are coming in 2013. The 14-strong constellation will begin offering initial navigation services in 2014. Redu will play a similar health-checking role for all of these Galileo satellites.
Please confirm your participation to estecpr @ esa.int before 23 March.
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Samantha "Sam" Carroll
SALISBURY – Samantha "Sam" Carroll, 23, of Salisbury, died Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center.
Born in Annapolis, she was the daughter of the late Joel and Sherry Hoagland Carroll.
Sam graduated from Stephen Decatur High School in 2005. She was also a student at Wor-Wic Community College studying for a degree in Psychology. She loved to read and write, starting her memoir in 2002. She lived in Dove Point, in one of their residence homes, since 2006. Sam had many people that loved and cared for her both here on the Eastern Shore and in Baltimore.
She is survived by her loving grandparents, Jane and Jim Hoagland of Ocean City; three uncles, James C. Hoagland of Tampa, Fla., Steven Hoagland and wife, Mary Beth, of Columbia, Md., and Tim Hoagland and wife, Libby, of Bradenton, Fla.; one aunt, Jan Meck and husband, Russ of Springfield, Mo. She is also survived by three cousins, Sean Michael Hoagland of New York, Kristen and Michael Hoagland of Columbia, Md.
A memorial service celebrating Sam's life was held on Wednesday in the Banquet Room at Dove Point. A reception followed at Dove Point.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Dove Point, PO Box 1610, Salisbury, Md. 21804. Please visit www.boundsfuneralhome.com to send letters of condolence.
Anna Ruth Godman
BERLIN — Anna Ruth Godman, 90, of Berlin, passed away on Aug. 17, 2011 at Atlantic General Hospital.
She was born on Nov. 7, 1920 in Cambridge to the late Reginald Abbott and Elizabeth (nee Gilliss) Jones. She was married to the late Warren Lee Godman.
She was a longtime resident of Towson and Ocean Pines. She was a housewife and an avid Washington Capitals fan.
She is survived by daughters, Barbara Lee Grady of Reisterstown, Md. and Pat Godman Veitenthal of Ocean Pines; grandchildren, Richard and Sheridan Trostle, Steven and Kimberly Trostle and Christopher and Sarah Veitenthal; great grandchildren, Jordan, Reid, Jonathan and Megan Trostle, Emma and Audrey Veitenthal; sister, Betty Bounds Sheets; and mother-in-law of George Steigelman. Predeceased by sister Regina McLain.
Services were held at the Eline Funeral Home, 11824 Reisterstown Road, Reisterstown, Md. on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011 at noon. Interment was in Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. If desired, contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058. Online condolences may be made at www.ElineFuneralHome.com
Doris Jean Beringer
BERLIN — Doris Jean Beringer, age 70, died Friday, Aug. 19, 2011 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. Born in West Virginia she was the daughter of the late Clarence Austin and Wilma Mayle Austin.
She had worked as an office manager for Texas Instruments for many years.
She is survived by a daughter, Cheryl Ann Moore; three brothers, Clarence William Austin, Jr., David Austin and his wife Lisa, and Richard Austin and his wife Karen; two sisters, Ruth Ann Austin and Barbara Blackburn; six grandchildren, Mandy Moore, Kristin McColgan, Michelle McColgan, Michael Turner, Cody Turner and Shelby Moore; three great grandchildren, Domnick, Camden and Liam; and nieces, nephews and a host of friends. She was preceded in death by her former husband, Robert Brian Moore, and a daughter, Christine Yvette Turner.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011 at 3:00 pm at Stevenson United Methodist Church in Berlin. Arrangements are being handled by the Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin.
William Samuel Jones Sr.
SALISBURY — William Samuel Jones Sr., 87, of Marathon, Fla. and Salisbury, died Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury.
Born Aug. 29, 1923 in Hebron, he was the son of the late Theodore Griffin Jones and Luna Wright Jones.
Bill was a US Army WWII veteran and a member of Bethesda United Methodist Church, Kirk of the Keys Presbyterian Church in Marathon, Fla., United Methodist Men, Hebron Lions Club where he was a past president, 50-year member of Centennial Lodge 221 in Salisbury, 32 degree Mason, Marathon Lodge 323 in FL, Shriners, Boumi & Mahi Temples, past Grand Tall Cedar, Commodore of the Pirates of Marathon, Fla., American Legion in Hebron and VFW in Salisbury.
Along with his family, Bill was an owner and operator of the English Grill restaurant chain until his retirement. He and his brother in laws were the creators of the famous English's Tub O' Chicken.
"BJ" was an avid fisherman in waters of the Eastern Shore and the Florida Keys where there was always a great catch and a good story. He and his brothers enjoyed countless hours in the garden and volunteering in the community. He was very devoted to his wife and family and well loved by many. Everyone called him "Pop-
He is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Elsie English Jones; 4 children, Janet Schneider (Bill) of Marathon, Fla., William S. Jones, Jr. of Hebron, W. Stephen Jones (Becky) of Danville, VA and F. Douglas Jones (Laurie) of Salisbury; 10 grandchildren, Malcolm VanKirk,Jr. (Kristin) of Ocean City, Jannah Hobday (Will) of Silver Spring, Taylor Williams (Jeff) of Sharptown, Sam Jones and fiancee, Natasha of Sharptown, Theodora Jones of Hebron, Bailey Jones of Philadelphia, Rebecca Jones of Raleigh, NC, Helen Jones of Danville, Va, Griffin Jones of Washington DC and Ali Jones of Salisbury; three great grandchildren, Payton and Lexie VanKirk of Ocean City and Lily Erickson of Sharptown; sister, Kathryn English of Salisbury; two brothers, Eugene Jones of Hebron and Robert Jones (Vera) of Eden; and many special nieces and nephews.
A funeral service was held Tuesday, Aug. 23 at 11 a.m. at the Holloway Funeral Home in Salisbury with Rev. Rob Townsend and Rev. George Godfrey officiating. Interment with military honors was held at Springhill Memory Gardens near Hebron.
Memorial contributions can be made to Hebron Lions Club, Bethesda United Methodist Church, Kirk of the Keys Presbyterian Church, 8877 Overseas Highway, Marathon, Fla. 33050 and or the Mahi Shrine Transportation Fund, Miami, Fla.
Arrangements are in the care of Holloway Funeral Home, PA, 501 Snow Hill Rd. Salisbury, Md. 21804. To send condolences to the family, please visit www.hollowayfh.com.
LaVerne H. "Goody" Good
BERLIN — LaVerne H. "Goody" Good, 65, of 120 Country Dr., Denver, formerly of New Holland, Pa., died Monday, Aug., 22, 2011 at Atlantic General Hospital after a lengthy illness.
Born in Hinkletown, Pa., he was the son of Esther (Herr) Good of Lancaster and the late Cloyd Good. His wife, Rowena J. (Weaver) Good, died April 14, 1998.
"Goody" worked at the former Sperry New Holland plant, now CNH, in New Holland for 36 years, retiring in 2001. Prior to retiring, he was a fork lift operator.
He was a member of St. John Center Lutheran Church, New Holland VFW post 7362, New Holland American Legion post 662, Penn Dutch Sportsman's Club in New Holland, and the Wild Country Hunting Club in Wellsboro, Pa.
LaVerne was an avid hunter and fisherman. He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and being an ice hockey fan. In his earlier years he also enjoyed playing ice hockey.
During the Vietnam War he served his country in the US Army.
Surviving in addition to his mother are two sons, Timothy, married to Kristine (High) Good of New Holland, and Sean, married to Lisa (Finefrock) Good of New Holland; four grandchildren, Cassondra, Corrine, Noah, and Jacob Good; three sisters, Shirley, married to Angel Orta of East Earl, Arlene, married to Francisco Delgado of East Earl, and Louise, married to Israel Colon Mohnton; and two brothers, Kenneth, married to Elena (Bedoya) Good of New Holland, and Donald Good of Lancaster.
Funeral services will be held Friday, Aug. 26 at 11 am at St. John Center Lutheran Church, 599 Reading Road, East Earl, Pa. with the Reverend Robert Kramer officiating. Interment will be in the Center Union Cemetery. Viewing was held on Thursday at the Groff-High Funeral Home, 145 W. Main St., New Holland, Pa. from 6-8 pm and will be held on Friday from 10-11 a.m. at the Church.
In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Ocean City Reef Foundation, PO Box 1072, Ocean City, Md. 21843, or to the American Heart Association, 610 Community Way, Lancaster, Pa. 17603. To send the family condolences, visit at www.groffeckenroth.com.


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Blue Jays have two-year deal with Navarro
Ten-year veteran catcher hit 13 home runs in 89 games for Cubs this year
TORONTO -- The Blue Jays made their first significant move of the offseason on Monday by signing veteran free-agent catcher Dioner Navarro to a two-year contract worth $8 million.
News of the deal first surfaced on Monday morning, though it wasn't officially announced until hours later. Navarro is set to earn $3 million in 2014 and $5 million in 2015, and as part of the contract will make a donation to the Jays Care Foundation.
Navarro becomes the everyday catcher with J.P. Arencibia appearing to be on his way out after a frustrating 2013 campaign that included some well-documented struggles with the bat and behind the plate.
The 29-year-old Navarro spent the 2013 season playing for the Cubs, hitting .300 with 13 homers and 34 RBIs in 240 at-bats. He also had an impressive .365 on-base percentage, with 20 extra-base hits.
Navarro certainly isn't perfect, though, and he does come with an element of risk. He hasn't played more than 89 games in a season since 2009 and has dealt with oblique and ankle injuries during the past three years. The last time he was an undisputed No. 1 catcher was 2007-09, with Tampa Bay.
Despite the risk, there also appears to a lot of upside. Navarro is a career .251 hitter with a .313 on-base percentage in 10 years at the big league level and strikes out far less than Arencibia. Navarro is also a switch-hitter and should provide more depth and versatility to a Blue Jays offense that underperformed in 2013.
Toronto's search for an upgrade behind the plate has been well documented over the past couple of months. The club was linked to free agent Carlos Ruiz before he re-signed with the Phillies, and various reports had the Blue Jays reaching out to several teams regarding trades, including the Reds, for Ryan Hanigan, and Angels, for Chris Iannetta.
Navarro's signing all but guarantees that Arencibia won't return in 2014. There has been a line of thinking within the organization that Arencibia would be ill suited for a backup role and that if an upgrade was found that it would be best for both sides to seek a fresh start.
Arencibia likely would have a rather difficult time handing the reins to Navarro after spending three seasons as the Blue Jays' No. 1 catcher. He's also projected to earn upwards of $2.7 million through arbitration, according to MLBTradeRumors, and that's likely too expensive for a backup role.
Toronto also has veteran backup catcher Josh Thole under contract for the 2014 season at $1.5 million. Thole's role likely remains unchanged following the club's latest signing, and he appears set to continue working as knuckleballer R.A. Dickey's personal catcher.


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Although Carl made his first appearance in the 1992 Muppet Meeting Film "Think Bigger," in which he was called Chairman Budget and performed by Dave Goelz, he is best known for his role on Muppets Tonight, where he received the name Carl and his new performer, Bill Barretta.
On Muppets Tonight, Carl's stage name would change slightly from appearance to appearance, always starting with "Carl the Big Mean" but usually ending with a different appellation depending on what kind of act he was performing. But the acts, which ranged from Bagpipe-Eater to Ventriloquist, were usually just a cover for Carl's real intentions: to eat another character. Always a performer, though, Carl would usually end the with a triumphant "Thank you!"Carl also appeared regularly in one the show's recurring UK Spots, the game show Swift Wits, in which he always ate the contestants. He also performed with the Smashing Pumpkins in episode 210 and was visited by his mother, Carla the Big Mean Mom, in episode 212.
A modified version of the puppet appeared as "The Grox" (performed by Leslie Carrara-Rudolph) in The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss episode, "There Is Nothing To Fear In Here."
In a more recent appearance, Carl played the "boss," lording it over the director Pokey and a control room full of rats on the November 13, 2008 broadcast of Today, in which the Muppets took over the show to promote the newly opened Whatnot Workshop. In this appearance, he was performed by Steve Whitmire. He also appeared in A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa, the "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Stand By Me" viral videos and the feature films, The Muppets and Muppets Most Wanted (his first speaking role in a Muppet movie).
Carl auditioned for Kermit and Scooter as "The Amazing Carl," a magic act that makes his assistant Albert (performed by Dave Goelz) disappear (by eating him), in Lady Gaga & the Muppets' Holiday Spectacular.
- Muppet Meeting Films
- Muppets Tonight
- "Muppets Tonight Theme"
- Episode 102: Garth Brooks
- Episode 104: John Goodman
- Episode 105: Cindy Crawford
- Episode 106: Tony Bennett
- Episode 109: Whoopi Goldberg
- Episode 110: Martin Short
- Episode 201: The Artist Formerly Known as Prince
- Episode 203: Heather Locklear
- Episode 204: Pierce Brosnan
- Episode 206: Paula Abdul
- Episode 209: The Best of Muppets Tonight
- Episode 210: The Gary Cahuenga Episode
- Episode 211: Andie MacDowell
- Episode 212: Johnny Fiama Leaves Home
- Today ("The Muppets Take Over Today")
- A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
- Disney Xtreme Digital
- Disney.com's Haunted Holidays
- Muppet viral videos
- Lost Slapdown
- AMC Movie Theater Policy Trailer
- The Muppets
- Kermit's Party
- "All I Need is Love" music video
- Lady Gaga & the Muppets' Holiday Spectacular
- Muppets Most Wanted
- Disney Drive-On with The Muppets
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- Great Muppets in American History
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Portland Business Journal published story on Center for Real Estate's new Master in Real Estate Development degree
Wendy Culverwell writes about the developing Master in Real Estate Development degree soon to be offered by PSU's Center for Real Estate Development and interviews center director Gerry Mildner. If approved by the Oregon University System, it will be the business schools' fifth graduate degree program.
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2008 Testimonials
"After playing on Recreation league teams for 2 years, my daughter's skill level had simply outgrown those of her house team. She was eager to play with girls who were more on her level and could give her competition. The only problem was, we weren't aware of any leagues in the area. After stumbling upon the Matrix website we decided to sign her up for a few of the try-out camps offered by the Matrix. She was hooked instantly and knew that she wanted to play for their AAU team. Matrix offers many skills clinics and my daughter has attended most.
Making the 9U Black AAU team last Spring was a huge step in my daughter's basketball experience. Not only did she become more confident in her skills, but the coaches took time to teach her things other coaches didn't have the time to—they watched her closely and found those little things to work on that make a big difference! The coaches were amazing and we quickly settled into the Matrix "family."
We've only been involved with the Matrix for two short seasons, but after all the fun we had with the team and the great group of parents, girls and coaches, we hope to be lifetime Matrix members… if only the Matrix would start up an adult league!"
Jenifer Klemm
Mother of a 9U Matrix Black Fall/Summer 2008 Team
Falls Church, Virginia
January 2009
"Our daughter has played 3 seasons with the Matrix organization and she loves it.
We have been impressed with the commitment from the coaches, a commitment the girls seem to share. With every season our daughter has played, the coaches remain positive and encouraging.
They have focused on fundamentals and team building. The level of play and competition continues to rise and her basketball skills have improved a great deal.
Our daughter has come away from every game (win or lose…) with a feeling of accomplishment and team spirit. She has been fortunate to make other competitive teams, including her middle school team as a sixth grader, which we feel is as a result of her positive Matrix experience."
Susan and Darby Nye
Parents of 2008 Matrix 10U Green Player
Arlington, Virginia
January 2009
When we arrived in Arlington from Alaska, our daughter was a good little recreation player, but had no formal coaching in the past.
"What a fabulous program! The Matrix organization is a first class operation with a wonderful staff that cares deeply about each and every player. The core fundamental teaching is unparalleled. The opportunity for the girls to compete at increasingly higher levels of basketball throughout the year helps develop their skills, confidence and love of the game.
As parents we try to expose our daughters to positive situations where they will learn and develop. The Matrix program provides this environment. Thank you to Matrix and to all the wonderful families we have met through our daughter's participation. As your program develops so has our daughter."
Sharon and Mike Persinski
McLean, Virginia
Parents of a 10U Green 2008 and 9U Black 2007 player
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If the shirt is too long, try it on and mark the desired hemline along both side seams. Take off the shirt and draw a horizontal line across the shirtfront to connect the marks. Cut along the line; reserve the excess fabric to make optional knit fabric flowers.
If the shirt length is satisfactory, cut off the hem just above the stitching. With wrong sides together, fold the fat quarter at a 45º angle (1); press to set the foldline.
1. Fold at 45º angle
Cut along the foldline, and then cut several 2 3/4"-wide bias strips from the fat quarter (2).
2. Cut 2 3/4"-wide bias strips
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Align two strip ends with right sides together, leaving approximately 1/4" extending beyond each corner to account for the seam allowance. Stitch the strip ends. Press open the seam.
TIP: Reference "Binding for Glory" on page 26 of Sew it All Volume 2 for more information on making bias binding.
Continue to piece together approximately 4 strips, leaving two small triangles of leftover fabric from opposite fat quarter corners. Reserve the fabric triangles to make optional bias flowers.
Cut one strip end straight across; press the end 1/4" to the wrong side. Press the strip in half lengthwise with wrong sides together; unfold. Fold one long edge 1/4" to the wrong side; press.
Position the strip along one shirt center-front opening, aligning the strip folded end with the shirt upper edge and the strip long edge with the shirt cut edge; pin generously. Begin stitching the strip to the shirt from one upper-edge opening, ending the stitches 1/4" from the center-front corner.
At the corner, raise the needle and presser foot, fold the strip at a 45º angle to the wrong side, and then fold the strip back over itself to align the strip long edge with the shirt lower edge (3). Pivot the shirt and continue sewing the strip to the shirt lower edge.
3. Align strip long edge with shirt lower edge.
Repeat to miter the opposite corner, aligning the strip with the opposite shirt center-front opening. End the stitching 2" from the shirt upper edge.
Trim the strip 1/2" beyond the shirt neckline. Fold the strip end 1/2" to the wrong side; press. Continue stitching the strip to the shirt, backstitching at the shirt upper edge.
Wrap the strip around the shirt cut edge along the previous foldline, concealing the stitching on the shirt wrong side; pin. From the shirt right side, stitch in the ditch, slipstitch or topstitch to secure the binding fold along the shirt wrong side.
Position the shirtfront left side on a flat work surface with the right side facing up. Position one button along the binding upper edge. Mark a dot above and below the button to denote the buttonhole placement; remove the button, and then draw a vertical line to connect the dots.
Install a buttonhole foot on the machine. Stitch an automatic buttonhole along the mark, following the manufacturer's instructions. Apply seam sealant to the buttonhole; let dry. Cut open the buttonhole using a seam ripper, being careful to not slice through the stitching.
Position the shirtfront left binding over the shirtfront right binding. Position the removable marker through each buttonhole center, marking the button placement on the right binding. Hand sew the button at the mark.
Slipstitch each binding strip upper and lower edge along the fold (4).
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The Lady Bisons weren't part of that group. They beat Kennesaw State 68-58 Saturday night in Atlantic Sun competition at Allen Arena. The Lady Bisons are 5-4 overall, equaling last season's victory total for the entire season. They are 2-0 in the A-Sun.
Lady Bisons'coach Frank Bennett is not surprised at how well his team is playing. In fact, he thinks their record should be even better at this stage of the season.
"I thought we had a great chance to be a good team, but you have to go out there and do it," Bennett said. "We have talked a lot. But we had to stop talking and start doing it.
"We had a really good team effort. I thought each person came in ready to play and made contributions."
It was the third win in a row for the Lady Bisons. It is their longest win streak since the 2007-2008 season when they won four games in a row, all against A-Sun opponents from Feb. 23 through March 6.
Kennesaw State slipped to 2-6, 0-2 in the conference.
Saturday night the Lady Bisons watched a 12-point half time lead, 36-24, become a three-point deficit in the second half, 45-42, with 9:42 left to play. The Lady Bisons had scored the first two points in the second half on a lay-up by center Brittany Duerk to extend the lead to 38-24, the biggest of the game.
Kennesaw State answered with a 13-0 run.
"In the second half we weren't playing our best," Bennett said. "We were struggling. We were bobbling balls."
The Lady Bisons, who did not trail in the first half, didn't panic. Senior guard Jenna Bartsokas sank a jump shot and was fouled. She also hit her free throw to tie the game at 45-45 with 8:55 on the clock.
"We didn't come out with a lot of energy, but we kept battling," Bennett said. "We lost all of our momentum. We lost our lead and were down three.
"That's when our players really got determined. They made stops. They made rebounds. They made some plays. They had great determination."
The Lady Bisons showed little or no emotion during good times or bad, simply choosing to go about the business of trying to win the game.
"The game got really physical in the second half," Bennett said. "It's easy when things aren't going your way to get discouraged and lose your head. They were able to quickly calm themselves down and get back into a frame of being focused to play.
"There was no panic. That is a clear difference between this year's team and last year's team."
Forward Valerie Bronson found the range on a 3-pointer with 7:50 left for a 48-45 Lady Bisons lead. They did not trail the rest of the way. "Valerie played well," Bennett said. "When she keeps her game simple she is going to play well. There were a couple of times in the first half when she didn't play a simple game."
Bartsokas scored a game-high 21 points marking the third time this season she has scored 20 or more points. Hannah Phillips added 12 and Jess Reece scored 10, a career high for the freshman center who had missed the last three games due to an injury.
"Jess came off the bench and really gave us a lift," Reece said. "She has been limited in practice the past three weeks.
"She has a jump hook or baby hook. She has the Philip Hutcheson-John Pierce jump hook that they made famous. She has a knack for that shot and a knack for the basket."
Angie Smith led Kennesaw State with 18 points. Samantha Gideon was also in double figures with 15.
Bennett was concerned about rebounding. Kennesaw State held a 47-41 advantage. Forwards Leah McAlister and Phillips each had seven rebounds to lead the Lady Bisons.
Gideon finished with a double-double hauling down a game-high 14 rebounds.
A key for the Lady Bisons was their free throw shooting, hitting 17-of-18.
The Lady Bisons are on the road Wednesday night when they travel to Mobile to face South Alabama before taking a short break for Christmas. They will begin the New Year with a visit to Miami on Jan. 1.
Written by Mark McGee, Senior Publisher/Director of Media Relations.