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glucose/glu·cose/ (gloo´kōs)
1. a six-carbon aldose occurring as the d- form and found as a free monosaccharide in fruits and other plants or combined in glucosides and di-, oligo-, and polysaccharides. It is the end product of carbohydrate metabolism, and is the chief source of energy for living organisms, its utilization being controlled by insulin. Excess glucose is converted to glycogen and stored in the liver and muscles for use as needed and, beyond that, is converted to fat and stored as adipose tissue. Glucose appears in the urine in diabetes mellitus. In pharmaceuticals, called dextrose.
2. liquid g.
liquid glucose a thick, sweet, syrupy liquid obtained by incomplete hydrolysis of starch and consisting chiefly of dextrose, with dextrins, maltose, and water; used as a pharmaceutic aid.
glucose 1-phosphate an intermediate in carbohydrate metabolism.
glucose 6-phosphate an intermediate in carbohydrate metabolism.
1. A monosaccharide sugar, C6H12O6, that is used by living things to obtain energy through the process of aerobic respiration within cells. It is the principal circulating sugar in the blood of humans and other mammals.
2. A colorless to yellowish syrupy mixture of dextrose, maltose, and dextrins containing about 20 percent water, used in confectionery, alcoholic fermentation, tanning, and treating tobacco. Also called starch syrup.
Etymology: Gk, glykys, sweet
a simple sugar found in certain foods, especially fruits, and a major source of energy present in the blood and animal body fluids. Glucose, when ingested or produced by the digestive hydrolysis of double sugars and starches, is absorbed into the blood from the intestines by a facilitated transport mechanism using carrier proteins. Excess glucose in circulation is normally polymerized within the liver and muscles as glycogen, which is hydrolyzed to glucose and liberated as needed. The determination of blood glucose levels is an important diagnostic test in diabetes and other disorders. Prepared glucose is a syrupy sweetening agent. Pharmaceutic preparations of glucose are widely used in the treatment of many disorders. Normal adult blood glucose levels range from 70 to 115 mg/dL (4 to 6 mmol/L), with generally higher levels after 50 years of age. See also dextrose, glycogen.
glucoseBiochemistry The hexose sugar that is the main source of energy in mammals. See Random glucose.
A dextrorotatory monosaccharide found in a free form in fruits and other parts of plants, and in combination in glucosides, glycogen, disaccharides, and polysaccharides (starch cellulose); the chief source of energy in human metabolism, the final product of carbohydrate digestion, and the principal sugar of the blood; insulin is required for the use of glucose by cells; in diabetes mellitus, the level of glucose in the blood is excessive, and it also appears in the urine.
Synonym(s): d-glucose.
Synonym(s): d-glucose.
glucoseGrape or corn sugar. Glucose is a simple monosaccharide sugar present in the blood as the basic fuel of the body. Glucose is essential for life; a severe drop in the blood levels rapidly leads to coma and death. It is stored in the liver and the muscles in a polymerized form called GLYCOGEN. It is derived from carbohydrates in the diet, but in conditions of shortage can be synthesized from fats or proteins. The sugar is on the WHO official drug list.
dextrosean important hexose sugar with an ALDOSE structure that occurs in two forms, alpha and beta; it has the general formula C6 H12 O6 and is found in sweet fruits, especially ripe grapes. Glucose is formed in the CALVIN CYCLE of PHOTOSYNTHESIS and acts as a primary energy supply for both plant and animal cells, although usually it is converted to an insoluble form for long-term storage: STARCH in plants, GLYCOGEN in animals. see MONOSACCHARIDE for structure.
A simple sugar produced when carbohydrates are broken down in the small intestine. It is the primary source of energy for the body. Various tests that measure blood glucose levels are used in diagnosing insulin resistance.
glucosea hexose (monosaccharide) found in certain foods, and in the circulating blood and cells of all animals; of major importance as a source of energy in all tissues, and essential for some. Ingestion of carbohydrates provides glucose for replenishment and for accumulation of liver and muscle glycogen. When there is overconsumption of carbohydrate, excess glucose is used in the formation of triglycerides which are stored in adipose tissue. Glucose metabolism is mainly controlled by the hormones insulin and glucagon. The glucocorticoid hormones from the adrenal cortex and growth hormone from the anterior pituitary are also involved. See also blood glucose.
glucoseproduct of complete hydrolysis of cellulose, starch and glycogen; principal cellular energy source; free glucose occurs in blood and urine of patients with uncontrolled/poorly controlled diabetes mellitus
A dextrorotatory monosaccharide found in a free form in fruits and other parts of plants, and in combination in glucosides, glycogen, disaccharides, and polysaccharides; chief source of energy in human metabolism, the final product of carbohydrate digestion, and the principal sugar of the blood; insulin is required for the use of glucose by cells; in diabetes mellitus, the level of glucose in the blood is excessive, and it also appears in the urine.
Synonym(s): d-glucose.
Synonym(s): d-glucose.
glucose (gloo´kōs),
n a six-carbon (hexose) sugar that is the principal sugar in blood and serves as a major metabolic source of energy.
glucose, casual plasma,
n the amount of glucose in the blood at any time, unrelated to eating.
glucose, fasting plasma (FPG),
n a self-administered test of blood glucose levels for diabetes patients. The blood is tested after at least 8 hours of fasting. If results of the test are consistently at or above 126 mg/dL, the patient is commonly diagnosed with diabetes mellitus.
glucose meter,
n an electronic device used to measure blood glucose levels that can be used by a patient at home. The device provides an accurate reading of blood glucose level with only a drop of blood from a pricked finger.
glucose oxidase,
n an antibacterial flavoprotein enzyme obtained from
P. notatum and other fungi. It is antibacterial in the presence of glucose and oxygen.
P. notatum and other fungi. It is antibacterial in the presence of glucose and oxygen.
glucose, postprandial plasma,
n the level of glucose in the blood plasma based on a sample of blood taken after ingesting a meal; used to diagnose diabetes.
glucose tolerance, impaired,
n one category of oral glucose tolerance test results. The diagnosis is not necessarily indicative of diabetes, but the patient may be at risk of diabetes mellitus and heart disease.
glucose tolerance test,
n a metabolic test that measures the ability of the body to metabolize carbohydrates. A patient is administered a standard dose of glucose, and blood and urine samples are measured for glucose levels at periodic intervals following administration. It is most often used to assist in the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus.
glucose, d-glucose
a simple sugar, a monosaccharide in certain foodstuffs, especially fruit, and in normal blood; the major source of energy for many living organisms. See also dextrose.
Glucose, whose molecular formula is C6H12O6, is the end product of carbohydrate digestion; other monosaccharides (fructose and galactose) are largely converted into glucose. Glucose is the only monosaccharide present in significant amounts in the body fluids. The oxidation of glucose produces energy for the body cells; the rate of metabolism is controlled by a number of hormones the most important of which are insulin and glucagon. Glucose that is not needed for energy is stored in the form of glycogen as a source of potential energy, readily available when needed. Most of the glycogen is stored in the liver and muscle cells. When these and other body cells are saturated with glycogen, the excess glucose is converted into fat and stored as adipose tissue. See also hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia.
radioactive glucose used experimentally.
liquid glucose
a thick syrupy, sweet liquid, consisting chiefly of dextrose, with dextrins, maltose and water, obtained by incomplete hydrolysis of starch; used as a flavoring agent, as a food, and in the treatment of dehydration.
an intermediate in carbohydrate metabolism.
a liver (and kidney) enzyme that irreversibly cleaves glucose-6-phosphate to free glucose and phosphate; important in glucose homeostasis.
an intermediate in carbohydrate metabolism.
glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD)
a regulatory enzyme in the metabolism of glucose-6-phosphate. A deficiency of the enzyme in the erythrocyte results in a hemolytic anemia; an inherited abnormality in humans, rats and mice and acquired in animals in phenothiazine toxicity and ingestion of kale.
glucose phosphate isomerase
converts glucose-6-phosphate to fructose-6-phosphate and the reverse reaction.
glucose suppression test
suppression of blood levels of growth hormone by the intravenous administration of glucose is used to diagnose acromegaly.
glucose tolerance factor (GTF)
a naturally occurring substance containing chromium which potentiates the effects of insulin.
glucose tolerance test
a test of the body's ability to utilize carbohydrates. It is often used to detect abnormalities of carbohydrate metabolism such as occur in diabetes mellitus, hypoglycemia, and liver and adrenocortical dysfunction. If administered orally, it may also be used to assess the absorptive capacity of the small intestine.
Patient discussion about Glucose
Q. What difference does fructose makes to a diabetic with respect to glucose? I am diabetic with type 2 NIDDM. My colleague with the same NIDDM type2 has a better glycemic control than me. He follows strict diet. He prefers fructose sugar and avoids other sugar as much as possible. He suggested me the same. What difference does fructose makes to a diabetic with respect to glucose?
A. All carbohydrates—like starch and sugars like dextrose, maltose and glucose must be controlled for high consumption by a diabetic. Whereas fructose sugar had a slight different metabolic route inside the body and it does not requires insulin. Glucose requires insulin. As a diabetic lacks insulin production; the glucose increases the sugar level of the body but fructose is out of this system of functioning by our body and makes a diabetic to control it well. The energy level of glucose and fructose are almost similar.
Q. When will I have the Glucose Tolerance Test? I am pregnant and wanted to know when I need to have the Glucose Tolerance Test and what is the test like.
A. The test is given between week 24 and week 28 of the pregnancy. First you drink glucose, which is very sweet. You can mix it will water to help it go down easier. Then, after an hour you will have a blood test to check your glucose levels.
Q. What Do my Oral Glucose Tolerance Test Results Mean? I had an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test last week. I am 26 weeks pregnant. The results I got are 132 mg/dL. What does this mean?
A. If your blood glucose level was greater than 130 mg/dL, your provider will likely recommend you take another diabetes screening test that requires you to fast (not eat anything) before the test. During this second test, called the 100-gram oral glucose tolerance test, your blood glucose level will be tested four times during a three-hour period after drinking the cola-like drink. If two out of the four blood tests are abnormal, you are considered to have gestational diabetes.More discussions about Glucose


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Any group interested in adopting a stretch of highway must contact their local coordinator to apply.
How many miles of highway have been adopted?
To date, approximately 8,000 miles in Texas have been adopted through the program.
How many AAH groups are there in Texas? In how many states?
There are more than 3,800 AAH groups in Texas. AAH programs are in 49 states. Vermont has a program similar to AAH called "Green Up." In addition, Canada, Great Britain, Japan, New Zealand, Australia and Mexico have developed AAH programs.
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Who is in charge of the AAH program?
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101 Movers And Shakers In The Open Water Swimming World
Open water swimmers who wield power and influence do so in a variety of ways and roles: as swimmers (both former and current), administrators, judges, coaches, officials, writers, producers or photo/videographers.
Some have impact in a subtle manner; others are aided by the media or their own marketing efforts. Some seek to be influential; others merely wield power by the force of their actions, events, achievements statements or prose.
However way these individuals are involved in the the sport, the following men can be considered to be among the movers and shakers in the world of open water swimming. It is, by far, an incomplete global list, but these men are open water ambassadors, spreading their enthusiasm and passion for the sport:
Listed in alphabetical order:
1. Alexander Brylin (Russia): Coordinator, Ice Swimmer and President of the AQUICE-sport Federation
2. Andy Caine (England): Elite Project Manager, Nova International Ltd for British Gas Great Swim Series
3. Andy Wright (England): Observer, Race Director and Honorary Secretary, British Long Distance Swimming Association
4. Arie and René Lemstra (Netherlands): Father-and-son team and Race Directors
5. Ben Lecomte (France): Adventure Swimmer who crossed the Atlantic Ocean and will do a stage solo swim across the Pacific Ocean
6. Ben Stubenberg (Turks & Caicos): Race Director and Coordinator, West Indies Bluewater Ocean Swim Series
7. Billy Wallace (Ireland): President, Ireland Long Distance Swimming Association
8. Bob Placak (USA): Race Director, RCP Tiburon Mile and Relay Team Captain
9. Bruckner Chase (USA/American Samoa): Ocean Advocate and Creator of 2Samoas/1Ocean
10. Buls Werner (Belgium): Race director, Belgium Marathon Swimming Championships and Wedstrijden Willebroek
11. Charlie Gravett (Jersey): Pilot and Vice President, Jersey Long Distance Swimming Club
12. Colin Hill (England): Marathon Swimming Technical Operations Manager for the 2012 London Olympics
13. Cor de Bruin (Netherlands): Race Director of the IJsselmeer swimmarathon, Brakenoer Trophy and Jan van Scheijndel Memorial
14. Cornel Marculescu (Austria): FINA Executive Director that sanctions FINA open water swims
15. Dale Petranech (USA): Honorary Secretary of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
16. Dan Martin (England): Adventure Swimmer who will attempt the Global Triathlon
17. David Clark (USA): Board Director, Catalina Channel Swimming Federation and the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
18. David Robinson (England): President of Speedo International
19. David Sparkes OBE (England): CEO, British Swimming and Amateur Swimming Association
20. Dennis Miller (Fiji): Liaison, FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and FINA Bureau member
21. Dimitris Kakalikas (Greece): Race Director, Coach and FINA Open Water Swimming Official
22. Donal Buckley (Ireland): Blogger, Commentator, Swimmer
23. Doug Woodring (USA/Hong Kong): Race Director, Environmentalist & Founder of Ocean Recovery Alliance
24. Emanuele Sacchi (Italy): Elite and National Team Coach of Italy
25. Eric Juneau (Canada): General Manager, Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean (2 FINA pro races) (shown above)
26. Forrest Nelson (USA): Marathon Swimmer and President, Catalina Channel Swimming Federation
27. Frank Flowers (Cayman Islands): Namesake and Race Director, Flowers Sea Swim
28. Dr. Jim Miller (USA): FINA Sports Medicine Committee Member and FINA Medical Delegate
29. Gadi Katz (Israel): Coach, Swimmer and Race Director
30. Gary Emich (USA): Author, Lesson from Alcatraz, coach and San Francisco Bay aquapreneur
31. Gerry Rodrigues (USA): Triathlon, Swimming and Open Water Coach and Tower 26 Creator
32. Glen Christiansen (Sweden): Coach and Masters / Elite Swimmer Training Camp Director
33. Hans Beenker (Netherlands): Race Director, Open Dutch Championships and the LEN Cup in Hoorn, Netherlands
34. Henk Verbeke (Belgium): Race Director, Damme-Brugge Open Water Swim
35. Jack Bright (England): Documentary Filmmaker, Coordinator and Extreme Swimmer
36. Jamie Patrick (USA): Adventure Swimmer
37. John Mix (USA): Co-founder and President of FINIS
38. Jose Diaz (Spain): Blogger, Reporter and Coach
39. Juan Ignacio Martínez Fernández-Villamil (Spain): Race Director, Descenso a Nado de la Ría de Navia
40. Julian Critchlow (England): Vice Chairman, Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation and English Channel Statistician
41. Keith Bell (USA): Race Director, Author, Psychologist and Founder, American Swimming Association
42. Kester Edwards (USA): Board Member, Special Olympics International and Coordinator for Leadership Development and Education, Special Olympics International
43. Kevin Murphy (England): Prolific marathon swimmer, Honorary Secretary, Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation and President, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
44. Kiril Todorov (Mexico): President, Mexican Swimming Federation
45. Ky Hurst (Australia): 2-time Olympic Swimmer and Australian Surf Lifesaving Champion
46. Lewis Gordon Pugh, OIG (South Africa): Pioneer Swimmer, Motivational Speaker, Environmental Campaigner
47. Marcellus Wiley (USA): ESPN Commentator and Learn-to-swim Advocate
48. Marcos Diaz (Dominican Republic): Adventure Swimmer for United Nations and Motivational Speaker
49. Martin Cullen (Ireland): Observer, Race Organizer and Member, Irish Long Distance Swimming Association
50. Martin Strel (Slovenia): Big River Man
51. Martin Suzan (England): Swim Course Group Leader, Olympic Triathlon and the Water Safety Officer for the Olympic Marathon Swimming 10km
52. Mel Stewart (USA): Filmmaker, Swimming Authority and Gold Medal Mel creator
53. Michael Oram (England): English Channel Pilot and Chairman, Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation
54. Michael Read MBE (England): President, Channel Swimming Association
55. Mohamed Marouf (Canada/Egypt): Coach of Swimming Canada
56. Ned Denison (Ireland): Administrator, Cork Distance Week Organizer and Motivator
57. Nejib Belhedi (Tunisia): Event Director and Channel and Adventure Swimmer
58. Nelson Vargas (Mexico): Race Director, Swimming Benefactor and Owner, Acuática nelsonvargas
59. Nick Adams (England): Channel Swimmer and President, Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation
60. Niek Kloots (Netherlands): Race Official / Director and Webmaster and Co-founder, European Open Water Swimming
61. Nino Fazio (Italy): Historian, Coach, Administrator of Baiadigrotta in the Strait of Messina
62. Oswald Schmidt (Ireland): Organizer, Global Open Water Swimming Conference
63. Patrick Winkler (Brazil): Publisher, The Swim Channel Magazine
64. Paul Asmuth (USA): Coach, Advisor to USA Swimming National Team Head Coach, and Open Water Chief of the Mission
65. Paul Ellercamp (Australia): Owner and operator, OceanSwims.com
66. Paul Newsome (England): Founder and Head Coach, Swim Smooth
67. Pedro Rego Monteiro (Brazil): Founder, Effect Sports and Race Director, King and Queen of the Sea
68. Petar Stoychev (Bulgaria): 3-time Olympian and Member, FINA Athletic Commission and FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee
69. Peter Bales (South Africa): Organiser, Observer, and Co-founder and Chairman, Cape Long Distance Swimming Association
70. Peter van Vooren (Belgium): Chairman, Channel Swimming Association and Board Member, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
71. Phil White (USA): Race Director and Founder, Northeast Kingdom Open Water Swimming Association
72. Philip Rush (New Zealand): World Record Holder in English Channel, National Team Coach and Coach/manager for Cook Strait crossings
73. Pierre Lafontaine (Canada): CEO and National Coach, Swimming Canada
74. Radek Taborsky (Czech Republic): Coach and Administrator, Czech Republic Swimming Federation
75. Rafael Gutiérrez Mesa (Spain): President, Asociación de Cruce A Nado Del Estrecho De Gibraltar (Strait of Gibraltar Swimming Association)
76. Ram Barkai (South Africa): Extreme Swimmer, Race Director and Founder, International Ice Swimming Association
77. Richard Broer (Netherlands): Board Director, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, Coach and Manager, European Open Water Swimming website
78. Richard Shoulberg (USA): Coach and Safety Advocate
79. Rob Dumouchel (USA): Swimmer, Documentarist and Blogger
80. Rob Kent (Canada): Founder of the L.O.S.T. Lake Ontario Swim Team
81. Ronnie Wong Man Chiu (Hong Kong): Honorary Secretary, Hong Kong Amateur Swimming Association and Chairman, FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee
82. Salvatore Cimmino (Italy): Amputee Swimmer and Advocate for the Physically Disabled
83. Santosh Raut (India): Chairman, Long Distance Swimming Association of India
84. Scott Rice (New Zealand): Founder and President, Quantum Events that organizes the 6-race New Zealand Ocean Swim Series
85. Scott Zornig (USA): President, Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association
86. Simon Griffiths (England): Publisher, Founder and Editor, H2Open Magazine
87. Simon Murie (England): Founder and Head Coach, SwimTrek
88. Stephane Lecat (France): Board member, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
89. Stephen Millar (Ireland): Race Organiser and Chairman, Irish Long Distance Swimming Association
90. Stephen Redmond (Ireland): Marathon Swimmer
91. Steven Munatones (USA): Founder, World Open Water Swimming Association
92. Terry Laughlin (USA): Coach and Founder, Total Immersion
93. Thomas Lurz (Germany): Bronze Medalist and Olympic Marathon Swimming 10km gold medal favorite
94. Tim Moxey (England): CEO of blueseventy and Creator of nuun
95. Vicko Šoljan (Croatia): Founder, Croatian Long Distance Swimming Federation and Race Director, Faros Maratón
96. Vito Bialla (USA): Founder, Farallon Islands Swimming Federation, Escort Pilot and Swimmer
97. Vojislav Mijic (Serbia): Race Director, Sabac Swim Marathon
98. Wayne Riddin (South Africa): Race Director, aQuellé Midmar Mile, the world's largest race
99. William Schulz (Alaska): Founder and Race Director, Pennock Island Challenge
100. Yutaka Shinozaki (Japan): Founder, Japan International Open Water Swimming Association
101. Zacharias Alexandrakis (Greece): Coach, head of lifeguards and creator of Marathon Swimming Greece website
NOTE: The women's list of 101 Movers and Shakers in the Open Water Swimming World is here.
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Steven, you have left one very significant name off the list: your own.ReplyDelete
p.s. Happy New Year.
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Muchas gracias ..ReplyDelete
Mi emoción es absoluta.
Es para mí un gran honor encontrarme con vosotros, es para mí un honor participar en todas las actividades que se están organizando en el mundo, es un honor para mi poder haber entrevistado a algunos de los mejores nadadores del momento... es un honor para mi el poder conocer a personas maravillosas que están haciendo de este maravilloso deporte una autentica aventura en la vida..
Me encanta estar en este maravilloso mundo de aguas abiertas, trabajar en la promoción y de porsupesto ser reconocido en esta fantastica lista, después de mucha dedicación y trabajo ..
Gracias a todos los que haceis posible que este deporte se extienda con entusiasmo por todo el planeta.
Estoy muy contento.
Jose Diaz.
Thank you very much ..ReplyDelete
My excitement is absolute.
It is my great honor to meet you, it is my privilege to participate in all activities being organized in the world open water swimming is an honor for me to have interviewed some of the best swimmers moment ... It is an honor for me to meet wonderful people who are making this sport a real adventure and experience in my life ..
I love being in this wonderful world of open water, work on the promotion and porsupesto be recognized in this fantastic list, after much dedication and hard work ..
Thanks to all who make possible the sport with enthusiasm spread across the globe.
I am very happy and proud to be near each one of you ..
Jose Diaz.
Thank you very much for your interest in the world of open water swimming.
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The survival horror experience begins after a prison transport vehicle careens off the road, leaving lone inmate Murphy Pendleton stranded in Silent Hill. Gamers will encounter mind-bending puzzles, as well as horrific creatures and other world terrors using everyday objects from wooden chairs to glass bottles to fend off their enemies. The natural response, fight or flight is left to the player as they unravel a dark, thought-provoking storyline which will appeal to fans of the early, classic Silent Hill series, as well as anyone who enjoys a deep, psychological horror experience. In addition to the main storyline, players will also be presented with variable side quests along the way that can change depending on their play style, revealing unknown evils within the town.
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first impressions, and all that
be, or not to be
but he makes you feel so wrong
just don't call her "crabcakes"
enter amanada, a woman MYSTERIOUSLY immune to gale's charms
because three is a crowd
if the van is a rockin' (do a better job securing that coffin)
the BLACK of the night (but what does this have to do with monster girls?)
you gotta hand it to the doc
manic depressive mansion (sturgeon general's warning: this product causes cancer)
hideous monsters! (and a nice girl with 5 arms)
elvira evaluates with her two assistants (and one security man)
steps to nowhere (a most charming and eloquent host)
diggin' for gold
they're not grave robbers, they're grave conquerors
magic cactus fun times
pack your bags, you're going on a trip
shrink bullshit and psychobabble
it's party time!
i wonder how much he weighs?
lab coats for everybody! actually, that's not in the budget
son of a MAN! (or not)
rightly judged
beatrix! (wait, who is she again?)
the waiter was REALLY uncomfortable (getting all those dishes of sour cream)
wow there was basically no chance something like this could ever happen
special delivery
don't drink and drive, kids!
he who smelt it
ima call her "iz-nasty"
claw fight! that would have been so HAWT!
this one is about the importance of hygiene. yes. that is what it's about.
aliens and zombies, sounds like one hell of a party
i want that purple stuff
magic cactus: retribution
gale is so proud of his stick
monster girls night out
just what the compound needs, another smartass brunette
getting some serious tail (but at what point of the snake is it considered the "tail"?)
abandoned by hope
you'd think she could handle a little weirdness
the girl with a broken heart
and everything turned out pretty much the way cathy hoped it would
face your fears
but think of the huge omelettes she could make with those eggs!
beatrix, super spy (checking out that be-hind)
pay your taxes because it's the right thing to do
pleasant company
spread 'em
BLACK, bird
call in a bone expert
what'cha cookin', good lookin'?
looks like the girls would have preferred the free range beefcake
what a girl wants
thug life
some real frankenstein shit goin' down here
when life gives you lemons
run with the CRAB and you might get PINCHED
come to daddy. errrrr, on second thought…
phone calls from parents are just the WORST, amirite?
party school
but now she has a nice government job that keeps her very buzzy i mean busy
well just call me mr. butter fingers
a taste for blood. a taste... for vengeance
i won't let you fall apart
she melted yo
burn baby burn
the brain sucker
it ended up being a complete train wreck
awww SNAP!
just don't have the energy to deal with this right now
philly 'n' pho-pho
a possibly toxic addition
sticky fingers
life hacks
party's over
pleasant: origins (whoa whoa WHOA! get that love triangle shit out of here)
full house
the most intense dietary dialogue scenes yet
bigfoot and ritualistic orgies (goddess be praised)
i take it BLACK
bird legs
deep conversations
frog and mech are friends
rude guests
makin' babies
back to business (things that suck)
smell ya later
messy conversations
an offer she can't refuse
the horrifying experiments of dr. pleasant: halloween spooktacular, 2014: episode 1
the horrifying experiments of dr. pleasant: halloween spooktacular, 2014: episode 2 (FINAL EPISODE)
a tale of two ladies
an alien to them
it would behoove you to read this comic
the girl with kaleidoscope eyes
creepin' by
it's alive
one cold blooded lady
cats and dogs
a hopeful evening
something fish going on
getting so wet
yakety yak
in which a few characters are made uncomfortable
the miracle of flight
the secular all inclusive wintertime holiday special
totes besties
happy gets lucky
"rule 63" is how you win "internets," correct?
now you see me
can't unsee
just want to disappear
and poof, she's gone
the doctor's office
and then she croaked
gone but not forgotten
they built a fish
gonna make you sweat
step out of the vehicle, please
maiden voyage of the s.s. bootylicious
made without a heart
off the hook
breathe deep
some weeds in the garden
she'll grow on you
fun in the sun
if it bleeds, it leads
night-time stuffiness
this page contains scenes of explicit violence and gore
the accompanying drama
the cuddle puddle
feeling just swell
nachos fix everything
heavily armed and nigh-undetectable
i wanna see you work it
birds of a feather
meet the meat
the good ol' days (2013)
mechanical or natural
splish splash
been a while
friendly neighborhood blobs
locked out
something in the air
nothing to worry about
inky and red
seen not heard
a helping hand
bivouac ensemble
what's in a name?
all done
a bouncing baby... something
recite your lineage and genealogy
i could just eat you up
seeing things in white and BLACK
seafood diet
tall tails
oh dear
hair raising
kept in the dark
hide and seek and destroy
good genes
wound up
takes one to know one
leafy greens
the hopeful bunch
giving a hand
more machine than woman
a lifetime cut short special
a typical afternoon
i hope she doesn't have bad news
town hall
we've lost visual
a bee in their bonnet
stings and bites
the wright stuff
slither thing
what a supplies
shop 'til you drop
let's get this show on the road
a divine mission
rough riders
i believe i can fly
a sneaking mission
...and a real hero
the mouth is mightier
flew the coop
apex predator
the capable assistant
kickin' it
didn't see that coming
don't forget to breathe
long you live and high you fly
a bloodless victory?
unoriginal sin
Save My Place
Load My Place
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Don't give the AFC's No. 1 playoff seed to the Houston Texans just yet. And don't call the Minnesota Vikings a one-man team.
The intense race for the playoffs is in full gear. Check out the latest situation in the postseason chase. More ...
Despite a relatively quiet day by Adrian Peterson, the Vikings won 23-6 in Houston because of their defense's dominant effort.
This game will re-shape how we look at both conferences in Week 17. The Texans, now 12-3, have to win in Indianapolis or risk losing the AFC's No. 1 seed. It's possible the Texans even could lose a first-round playoff bye if they fall again.
The Vikings, meanwhile, move to 9-6 with their third consecutive victory against a quality opponent. Leslie Frazier's crew doesn't control its own playoff destiny but remains in solid position, with an upcoming home date against the Green Bay Packers.
We didn't think the Vikings had a December run like this in them. After falling to 6-6, the Vikings beat the Chicago Bears, won easily in St. Louis and just throttled the AFC's top team. The Texans rushed for just 36 yards on the day and lost Arian Foster to an illness during the game. Houston gained just 187 yards in total offense.
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Peterson now has an uphill battle to break Eric Dickerson's NFL single-season rushing record. He needs 208 yards in Week 17 to break the record and 102 to pass 2,000 yards.
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Greens need to occupy the Occupy movement
I recently drove to nearby Anchorage, Alaska, to join a crowd of 200 Occupy Wall Street protesters. Many held signs denouncing economic disparity, certainly a good reason to take to the streets. But my sign was about environmental disparity, the result of wealthy corporations despoiling our shared forests, air and even the world's climate to better profit the few.
I'd become frustrated that anger at environmental profiteering was not a more prominent message. So that day in Anchorage, I tried to occupy the movement itself, to ensure that it also protested corporate ties to our deepening ecological woes.
Those ties pervade the West. Just consider the Powder River Basin of Wyoming and Montana, where coal giants like Peabody and Arch Coal have dug a deep, black hole in the landscape. The nation's biggest coalfield, it's a monument to the poor energy choices currently holding average Americans hostage. Meanwhile, King Coal sits atop a pile of mountainous profits, singing "clean coal" lullabies while quietly paying an army of lobbyists to smear the EPA and fight protections for clean air.
Maybe we'd stomach it for energy independence. "Energy independence," however, is just another corporate fairytale. And increasingly, Wyoming coal feeds Chinese power plants. The Asian coal rush, sparked by soaring economies, lures mile-long coal trains across the West to Canadian shipping terminals. Now, the companies want similar industrial facilities near Bellingham, Wash., and alongside the Columbia River. The permit request for the latter, by an Arch Coal affiliate, was recently delayed when leaked memos revealed that the company planned to export 10 times the amount of coal claimed in the application. In dozens of towns along rail lines, residents wondered: Does that mean 10 times the noise, coal dust and traffic congestion, too?
And what of our profit share when powerful corporations sell the West to China? Coal burned in China returns to our coast as mercury, sulfur dioxide and other pollutants, carried by wind into our forests and rivers, into our parks and wilderness areas.
But it's not just coal. In recent years, oil and gas companies drilled tens of thousands of wells in the Rockies, "fracking" trapped seams in deep deposits. The technology requires injecting a toxic and secret formula under ground, but companies have thwarted regulation and left average people defenseless after their wells were poisoned. Just ask the residents of Pavillion, Wyo., where the tap water smells like gasoline.
Or consider ExxonMobil's spill in the Yellowstone River last July. Although the company first claimed the spill was small, it later admitted 42,000 gallons had fouled the West's longest free-running river. Floodwaters carried the poison across Montana's agricultural lands.
As an Alaskan, I know about oil spills. This summer in Prince William Sound, I watched a researcher shovel into gravel spread along a seemingly pristine wilderness beach. Just 12 inches down, he reached toxic crude from the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill. That tragedy ended hundreds of careers and broke thousands of hearts. Exxon fought restitution and penalties for 20 years, pursuing the case all the way to the Supreme Court before paying survivors. Today, oil remains among the clams and mussels.
I could go on -- any of us could. There's the Pebble Mine proposal that would compromise Alaska's Bristol Bay salmon fishery, the richest on the continent, for the benefit of large mining companies. There are the ubiquitous clear-cuts that ravage the Northwest's temperate rain forest, from Oregon to Alaska's Tongass, where the magnificent trees protected by Gifford Pinchot and President Theodore Roosevelt were ultimately given away to Big Timber. There's the psychological warfare of the fossil fuel industry, whose astronomical profits support a campaign of denial about the climate crisis unfolding around us.
Of course, an inconvenient truth is that jobs and tax revenues from large corporations support community schools and add other economic benefits to cash-starved states. And most of us protesters depend on cars, cell phones and the rest of it, linking our consumerism to the entities we criticize. Nevertheless, the 99 percent bears an unsustainable cost for these benefits, including degraded air, habitat loss, and the droughts, bark beetles and other local calamities associated with climate change, especially in the West.
So I'm grateful to Occupy Wall Street in New York and across the nation for raising a fuss. I've still got my sign, and I promise we'll be out again protesting what we're doing to all the wild places that keep us sane.
Tim Lydon is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a service of High Country News (hcn.org). He writes in southeastern Alaska.
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For people born on 31st of March in the year 1974
It was the 90th day in the 3rd month of the year 1974
The year 1974 comprised of 365 days and it was a Non-Leap year
Born on 0th day of the week, his / her birthday was a Sunday.
The person was a Sunday child, to be born in the month of Mar.
It was the 13th week of the year 1974.
For a person having his / her birthday on 31st, March 1974, his/ her zodiac influences will be:
Zodiac SunSign as per western astrology is Aries
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Chinese Zodiac Animal i.e. Shengxiao notified birth year is represented by Tiger
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THE EPA recently issued a positive report on biofuels that could fuel growth in ethanol production. The agency's new biofuels guidelines say ethanol production from corn meets its requirements for reducing greenhouse gases. This is contrary to what some environmentalists have been saying about corn-based ethanol.
The EPA is supposed to consider the climate benefits of using renewable fuel sources like ethanol. So the agency looked at everything involved in corn ethanol production, including increased fertilizer and land use. Corn held up under the scrutiny. Here's an abbreviated look at the EPA's statements:
Ethanol produced from corn starch at new natural gas, biomass or biogas-fired facilities with advanced technologies will meet a 20% emission reduction threshold. The threshold is compared to a 2005 gasoline baseline.
Biodiesel and renewable diesel from soy oil meet the 50% emission reduction in greenhouse gases as compared to the 2005 gas baseline.
Cellulosic ethanol and cellulosic diesel meet a 60% emission reduction for greenhouse gases.
This EPA report is a reaffirmation of the value of modern crop production techniques and the farmer's ability to farm in environmentally friendly ways. Ironically, President Obama, who has taken heat from farm groups, is now taking heat for favoring farm interests.
The issue of biofuels is far from resolved. But this EPA report may help clear the way for future increased biofuel use that can help Midwest corn producers.
Read our online blog BiofuelLines for updates on this report and other biofuel issues (blog.farmindustrynews.com/biofuellines).


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New Holiday for the 99 Percent: Bank Transfer Day
Bank of America is raising its fees. Citibank is raising its fees. Chase destroys lives. What's a frustrated, checkbook-owning 99 percenter to do? An LA art gallery owner has a suggestion: On November 5, celebrate Bank Transfer Day and ditch your corporate bank.
Kristen Christian, the L.A.-based gallery owner who founded America's newest holiday, recommends transferring your pennies to credit unions: nonprofit that—unlike the gigantic faceless incompetent corpie banks—are locally based and member-owned, and often offer lower interest rates. Though she says she's not affiliated with Occupy Wall Street—"I just think people should make new choices," she tells Credit Union Times—she's scheduled Bank Transfer Day on Guy Fawkes' holiday, is using Fawkesian imagery to promote it, and has won the support of many Occupiers. (The credit unions also support her efforts, obvs.)
If you decide to celebrate Bank Transfer Day, but also celebrate Guy Fawkes Day, don't wear your mask to the bank! Bank tellers don't like it when customers wear masks of any sort.


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FA Cup: Aston Villa 1 Sheffield United 2
Ryan Flynn was Sheffield United's FA Cup hero on Saturday as the League One side battled to a shock 2-1 win at a lacklustre Aston Villa.
The visitors took the lead through Jamie Murphy's deflected effort midway through the first half at Villa Park, before Nicklas Helenius came off the bench to restore parity with his first Villa goal 15 minutes from time.
But Flynn secured a historic win for the visitors with an unstoppable shot just five minutes later.
Despite playing down the importance of the Cup beforehand, Paul Lambert named a strong side, making just four changes from Villa's 1-0 win at Sunderland on New Year's Day.
United boss Nigel Clough, meanwhile, opted for just one alteration from the team beaten 2-1 at Walsall three days ago, with midfielder Conor Coady making way for Murphy.
The Premier League outfit started the game the brighter, but struggled to penetrate a resolute United defence, despite dominating possession.
That all changed after 20 minutes though, when a rare foray forward from the visitors saw Murphy given far too much space by the Villa defence, allowing him to cut inside from the right before drilling a superb drive from 12 yards that clipped Ciaran Clark before looping over Jed Steer and into the net.
The hosts continued to be frustrated in their attacking efforts, with shots from both Aleksander Tonev and Andreas Weimann being blocked by a crowd of bodies inside the United penalty area.
Tonev then went close again just after the half-hour mark, firing just wide from distance.
Christian Benteke had a glorious opportunity to end his barren run of 11 games without a goal just before the break, the Belgian sending a free header just wide from Marc Albrighton's teasing cross.
The 23-year-old then wasted an almost identical chance shortly after - much to the dismay of the home faithful, who made their feelings known to Lambert and his team at half-time.
The visitors began the second period in buoyant mood, though, and were unlucky not to double their lead immediately after the break.
A mistake by Antonio Luna on the right-hand side allowed Flynn a glimpse at goal, with the 25-year old forcing Steer to turn a vicious right-footed strike round the post.
Flynn was on hand to test the keeper again just a minute later, as he drew another smart save from Steer from just outside the area as the away side began to noticeably grow in confidence.
Lambert's side struggled to cope with the tenacity of United, with Albrighton's deflected looping cross-turned-shot from 25 yards their only notable chance in the opening stages of the half.
Striker Helenius was introduced just before the hour mark, replacing the disappointing Tonev.
And the Dane looked to have spared Villa's blushes when he bundled home from close range after United failed deal with a corner from the right.
Clough's men almost restored their advantage straight away when Jose Baxter squared to Chris Porter, who fired over from close range.
But the 5,000 travelling fans were sent into dreamland five minutes later, when Flynn overpowered Fabian Delph on the edge of the box before smashing past Steer to secure United's progress to round four.


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The Statistical Analysis of Failure Time Data, 2nd Edition
The Statistical Analysis of Failure Time Data, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 978-1-118-03123-0 January 2011 462 Pages
* Introduces the martingale and counting process formulation swil lbe in a new chapter.
* Develops multivariate failure time data in a separate chapter and extends the material on Markov and semi Markov formulations.
* Presents new examples and applications of data analysis.
Table of contents
1. Introduction.
1.1 Failure Time Data.
1.2 Failure Time Distributions.
1.3 Time Origins, Censoring, and Truncation.
1.4 Estimation of the Survivor Function.
1.5 Comparison of Survival Curves.
1.6 Generalizations to Accommodate Delayed Entry.
1.7 Counting Process Notation.
Bibliographic Notes.
Exercises and Complements.
2. Failure Time Models.
2.1 Introduction.
2.2 Some Continuous Parametric Failure Time Models.
2.3 Regression Models.
2.4 Discrete Failure Time Models.
Bibliographic Notes.
Exercises and Complements.
3. Inference in Parametric Models and Related Topics.
3.1 Introduction.
3.2 Censoring Mechanisms.
3.3 Censored Samples from an Exponential Distribution.
3.4 Large-Sample Likelihood Theory.
3.5 Exponential Regression.
3.6 Estimation in Log-Linear Regression Models.
3.7 Illustrations in More Complex Data Sets.
3.8 Discrimination Among Parametric Models.
3.9 Inference with Interval Censoring.
3.10 Discussion.
Bibliographic Notes.
Exercises and Complements.
4. Relative Risk (Cox) Regression Models.
4.1 Introduction.
4.2 Estimation of .
4.3 Estimation of the Baseline Hazard or Survivor Function.
4.4 Inclusion of Strata.
4.5 Illustrations.
4.6 Counting Process Formulas.
4.7 Related Topics on the Cox Model.
4.8 Sampling from Discrete Models.
Bibliographic Notes.
Exercises and Complements.
5. Counting Processes and Asymptotic Theory.
5.1 Introduction.
5.2 Counting Processes and Intensity Functions.
5.3 Martingales.
5.4 Vector-Valued Martingales.
5.5 Martingale Central Limit Theorem.
5.6 Asymptotics Associated with Chapter 1.
5.7 Asymptotic Results for the Cox Model.
5.8 Asymptotic Results for Parametric Models.
5.9 Efficiency of the Cox Model Estimator.
5.10 Partial Likelihood Filtration.
Bibliographic Notes.
Exercises and Complements.
6. Likelihood Construction and Further Results.
6.1 Introduction.
6.2 Likelihood Construction in Parametric Models.
6.3 Time-Dependent Covariates and Further Remarks on Likelihood Construction.
6.4 Time Dependence in the Relative Risk Model.
6.5 Nonnested Conditioning Events.
6.6 Residuals and Model Checking for the Cox Model.
Bibliographic Notes.
Exercises and Complements.
7. Rank Regression and the Accelerated Failure Time Model.
7.1 Introduction.
7.2 Linear Rank Tests.
7.3 Development and Properties of Linear Rank Tests.
7.4 Estimation in the Accelerated Failure Time Model.
7.5 Some Related Regression Models.
Bibliographic Notes.
Exercises and Complements.
8. Competing Risks and Multistate Models.
8.1 Introduction.
8.2 Competing Risks.
8.3 Life-History Processes.
Bibliographic Notes.
Exercises and Complements.
9. Modeling and Analysis of Recurrent Event Data.
9.1 Introduction.
9.2 Intensity Processes for Recurrent Events.
9.3 Overall Intensity Process Modeling and Estimation.
9.4 Mean Process Modeling and Estimation.
9.5 Conditioning on Aspects of the Counting Process History.
Bibliographic Notes.
Exercises and Complements.
10. Analysis of Correlated Failure Time Data.
10.1 Introduction.
10.2 Regression Models for Correlated Failure Time Data.
10.3 Representation and Estimation of the Bivariate Survivor Function.
10.4 Pairwise Dependency Estimation.
10.5 Illustration: Australian Twin Data.
10.6 Approaches to Nonparametric Estimation of the Bivariate Survivor Function.
10.7 Survivor Function Estimation in Higher Dimensions.
Bibliographic Notes.
Exercises and Complements.
11. Additional Failure Time Data Topics.
11.1 Introduction.
11.2 Stratified Bivariate Failure Time Analysis.
11.3 Fixed Study Period Survival Studies.
11.4 Cohort Sampling and Case-Control Studies.
11.5 Missing Covariate Data.
11.6 Mismeasured Covariate Data.
11.7 Sequential Testing with Failure Time Endpoints.
11.8 Bayesian Analysis of the Proportional Hazards Model.
11.9 Some Analyses of a Particular Data Set.
Bibliographic Notes.
Exercises and Complements.
Glossary of Notation.
Appendix A: Some Sets of Data.
Appendix B: Supporting Technical Material.
Author Index.
Subject Index.
"The book contains a wealth of material and analytic insight…will continue to be an invaluable resource for all researchers and graduate students in the field…for years to come." (Journal of the American Statistical Association, December 2003)
"...researchers in hazard function are likely to find new and valuable information in this book..." (Journal of Mathematical Psychology, Vol. 47 2003)
"Do you work in life statistics or reliability statistics? If so, you probably need this book...it contains everything you have ever wanted to know plus a lot more...the second edition...is a great book—improved, modernized, and comprehensive..." (Technometrics, Vol. 45, No. 3, August 2003)
"A review of the first edition, my first contribution to Short Book Reviews...stated 'This book should become a standard reference in the field.' In view of the undeniable accuracy of that prediction, need I say more?" (Short Book Reviews, Vol. 23, No. 2, August 2003)


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He said his back hurts, like torn muscle or whatever.
http://www.kansascity.com/2012/06/02/3639500/scores-of-disc-golfers-tee-up.htmlKansas City Star came up to Water Works yesterday...see above for the article.
Does anyone know when the courses used in KCWO will be changed back and the OB "disappear?" I could not participate due to military obligations and I would like to play these courses this week, Swope Gold, Rosedale, Waterworks, Young and Blue Valley. Would that be possible? Thank you.
What happened to Swope Gold setup for the final round?
Quote from: danhillaker on June 04, 2012, 09:21:31 AMWhat happened to Swope Gold setup for the final round? Hole 3 was the sameHole 4 played to the second shortest pin instead of hole 5's pinHole 7 was the sameHole 8 was the sameHole 10 was the sameHole 14 was changed to the pin by 15's padHole 16 was the same Hole 17 was the same Hole 18 was the same