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New York Pass, NYC Explorer Pass, Go Select Card, New York CityPASS Compared
In MOST cases, the New York City Pass discounts can offer a savings. We review the New York Pass, New York CityPASS and New York City Explorer Pass (kind of confusing, right?). Find out the best New York Attractions Pass, if you can buy the New York Pass in New York, how to buy the New York City Pass @ Costco and more.
- Includes 100 tours and attractions
- Choose 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 or 10 Days
- Digital or Physical Pass
- New York Pass
- 6 top attractions (of 9 choices)
- Smartphone or Ticket booklet
- Good for 9 Days from first use
- New York CityPASS
- Choose from 55+ sights
- Good for 30 Days
- Smartphone, print or physical card
- Explorer or Go Select Card
You can also download the New York City Pass Discounts Comparison for a side by side comparison with attraction prices. Please read the tips below on comparing the New York City Pass Discounts to help evaluate the right New York City Attractions Passes for you and your family. "Hidden" marketing behind the each discount pass is revealed and please read the Full Disclosure below.
New York City Explorer Pass or Go Select Card
Build Your Own Pass And Save 20% Off Regular Admission – GUARANTEED!
New!! The New York City Go Select Card allows you to pick the exact attractions you want to see, print your tickets or show them on your smartphone and go. This pass is great for those who know exactly what they want to do in NYC. You pay only for the attractions you want to see and the more you choose, the more you save!
The New York City Explorer Pass lets you choose the number of attractions you want to see, but decide which ones as you go, once you are in New York City. The physical credit-card size pass offers 3-attraction to 10-attraction passes for a fixed cost. You'll save up to 45% compared to buying separate tickets.
Each New York City Pass Discounts lets you choose from over 50 attractions and tours and is good for 30 days. The more attractions you choose, the higher the discount. The Go Select card even has some great pre-made itineraries, like Big Apple in a Day, Pass to New York City, Romantic New York, Must-See New York and more!
Direct Site: Buy Explorer or Go Select Card Up to 12 Months in Advance
Read More: New York City Pass (Explorer and Go Select)
NYC Insider Guide Top Value Picks:
- CitySights Downtown Tour OR NY Night Tour ($39)
- Top of the Rock and Museum of Modern Art ("Rock MoMA" $30 value) OR Top of the Rock and NBC Studios Tour ("Rock Pass" $35 value)
- National 9/11 Memorial and Museum with Hop on Hop off Water Taxi ($25)
Unactivated New York City pass discount cards are good through a year, so definitely make sure to buy your pass on sale before the holiday season! Once activated, you have 30 days to use the card, except when extended.
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New York CityPASS
New from CityPASS – Mobile or Printed Ticket Options. No paper or booklet necessary. Just show your smartphone to enter attractions!
The New York CityPASS is either shown on your smartphone or in a paper ticket booklet with Admission to six attractions over 9 days. Cost: $126 Adult. $104 Youth 6-17
1) Empire State Experience ($37)
2) American Museum of Natural History and Space Show ($28)
3) Guggenheim Museum ($25) OR Top of the Rock ($39)
4) 9/11 Memorial & Museum ($24) OR Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum ($33
5) The Met (Suggested Donation $25)
6) Circle Line Sightseeing Cruise ($36) OR Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island Cruise ($18).
Direct Site: New York CityPASS
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The combined retail value for Empire State Building with Audio Tour, AMNH, and Top of the Rock is at least $85. Outside of Pay-As-You-Wish days and times, the 9-11 Museum is $24, Guggenheim is $25. The Met is always suggested donation of $25, and the CityPASS pays your suggested donation. The CitySights stop number for each CityPASS attraction is conveniently noted on the tickets along with other attraction contact info and helpful info. Your booklet also includes a map.
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The New York Pass
The New York Pass is a Pass Discount Card good for a set number of days (1, 2, 3, 5, 7 or 10 Days) with full access to over 100 attractions and tours.
Adult Prices range from $124 (1 Day) to $419 (10 Day). NOTE: The passes are almost always on sale, so please check the New York Pass Website for current prices. Using an average of $22 per attraction and 3 attractions per day, it is difficult to see the value in a 1 or 2 day pass.
However, the 3-10 day New York City pass discounts are a good value, especially if you take advantage of some of the more expensive tours and attractions or use the 15% discount on a Helicopter Tour (about $100 per person for 8 minutes).
Direct Site: Buy The New York Pass Up to 12 Months in Advance
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NYC Insider Guide Top Value Picks:
1) Big Bus Hop-on Hop-off Tours 2 Day Pass ($62)
2) Central Park Bicycle Rentals & Tours ($49)
3) Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises ($41)
4) Top of the Rock and/or MoMA (each $25)
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I would suggest using at least 2 hours per attraction as an average time and 3 as the average number of top attractions you will see per day. Four big attractions is aggressive, and that kind of schedule will leave you almost no time to wander, eat, window shop or see the "Insider" New York City.
The real financial value in the first two New York City Pass Discounts is most relevant if you are planning on doing a lot of NYC tours, such as a Hop On and Off Bus Tour, Bicycle Tours, Boat or Cruise Tours, NBC Studio Tour, Movie and TV Tours or the Sex and the City Tour.
As for shortcutting lines, there is no guarantee, but there may be an advantage. However, you can never shortcut a security line, such as the one at the Statue of Liberty.
Empire State Building – all three of the New York City Discount Passes include admission to the 86th Floor Observatory (indoor and outdoor Observatory). It is an additional $15 for the 102nd floor (indoor only).
Museum of Natural History – The Planetarium Space Show is included in the CityPASS, but not The New York Pass or Explorer Pass. Museum access is a $19 suggested donation or admission to the Museum and Space Show is $25 at all times. The Planetarium and Space Show is a must-see for kids, and frankly, I think for all adults as well.
- Includes free general admission to the Museum, Rose Center for Earth and Space and Space Show
- Additional discounted rate to all other special exhibits or films not included.
- Special Exhibit or IMAX Adult $9.50, Child $8
New York Pass and Explorer Pass
- Includes free general admission to the Museum and Rose Center for Earth and Space
- Discounted rates to any of the special exhibits or films that are not included with general admission.
- Space show add Adult $12.50, Child $9.50, Special Exhibit or IMAX add Adult $8.50, Child $6.50
The Met is always a suggested donation of $25, never an admission price. MOMA and Guggenheim both have Pay-As-You-Wish days and times. However, you absolutely should donate something to the museums at all times, if it's within your budget, and each New York City Discount Pass donates a portion of their proceeds to the Museums accordingly.
Statue of Liberty monument access is always free, but there is a cost for the Ferry ride. Complimentary Monument Access passes must be reserved in advance and they are timed to minimize security risks. None of these passes include access or a reservation to go INTO the Statue of Liberty Museum. Climbing to the Top of Lady Liberty's Crown will cost an additional $3.00 and must also be reserved. Check all the details of your discount pass before you go.
All New York City Pass Discount comparisons are for Adult passes only, assume no specials or discounts, which these companies very often have, and the dollar figures are rounded for simplicity.
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New York Pass Reviews and Questions
- New York Explorer Pass vs. The New York Pass for bus tour?
Hello! From everything I have read, the hop on hop off bus tour option on both passes, once purchased, is supposed to cover all fees for the tour selected….
- NY City Pass or NY Pass or Explorer Pass?
Which is best?? We want to see all the "tourist" stuff!
- CityPass Was a Great Introduction to New York
The Passes made our enjoyment of New York so much better than if we had tried to find our way around by taxi or pot luck. I highly recommend this to anyone going to New York for the first time or for those who have not been there in a long time. I Love New York and definitely plan to return.
Tell us about your NYC Sightseeing Attractions Pass and help others choose the best pass for their NYC vacation.
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Ultimately, you have to decide how much you want to take on while you're here, and how much room you want to leave for our New York City hidden secrets. The New York City Pass Discounts only offer you entrance to a small part of what makes New York City so special. Remember, some of us live exhilarating lives here and go years without seeing any attractions at all. There are plenty more things to do in NYC than just sightseeing, so let's move on to them.
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Additional New York City Pass Discount Advantages
- Budgeting – know what you're going to spend and potential exchange rate bonus
- Lines – unpredictable, but they may gain you an advantage, they certainly can't hurt
- All come with mini guide books and coupons to different things
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If state representative has his way, counties could taxBy JOHN DiSTASO
Senior Political Reporter
December 11. 2012 11:53PM
After several unsuccessful attempts to pass a statewide income tax, a Keene lawmaker has come up with a unique proposal: Let the counties do it.
"I'm prepared to look like a catsup bottle when they throw all the tomatoes at me," said Rep. Delmar Burridge, a third-term Democrat, of the reception he expects at the State House.
Burridge said his bill would allow counties to institute a tax on a county-wide level. So, in effect, Cheshire County might have an income tax, while neighboring counties do not.
The bill calls for a 1 percent tax on adjusted gross income to be earmarked specifically for salaries and benefits of K-12 public school teachers.
"And that would come off of the top of the local property tax you are assessed from the local school board," he said, theoretically, at least, offsetting property taxes.
"My intent is to keep folks in their homes and not move out of Keene or other places because they can't afford the property taxes," Burridge, 66, said.
The proposal was featured Tuesday on the web site of the Huffington Post. Last week, the site published a story on Burridge's bill to ban openly carrying guns into public buildings.
Burridge is a self-described liberal who teaches general studies at River Valley Community College. He was first elected to the House in 2006 and was reelected in 2008. He did not run in 2010, when the Republicans swept into the majority. But he ran again this year and was part of the big Democratic victory that saw the House once again turn blue.
Opposition to bill
House Speaker Terie Norelli, a Portsmouth Democrat, told the Huffington Post web site it is unlikely the bill will pass. She cited the Nov. 6 vote in which 57 percent of Granite Staters favored a constitutional ban on an income tax.
Although the vote did not reach the necessary two-thirds super-majority for passage, Norelli said it "gives us a warning that the public is not in support of an income tax in New Hampshire."
The speaker did not return the New Hampshire Union Leader's calls seeking comment.
Democratic Gov.-elect Maggie Hassan also opposes Burridge's bill.
She took the anti-broadbased tax pledge as a candidate "and would veto this bill if it came to her desk," said her spokesman, Marc Goldberg.
The bill would allow the legislative delegations of each county, which is composed of House members, to enact the income tax for its particular county only.
Burridge cited as his inspiration former state Sen. Jackie Cilley, who lost to Hassan in the Democratic gubernatorial primary while refusing to take the pledge.
While Cilley lost by a substantial statewide margin to Hassan, Burridge noticed that she won big in Cheshire County, receiving 58 percent of the vote.
"She was a cool, brave person," he said.
Besides, he said, "People in this state like local control. Well, let's give them local control."
Burridge noted counties already have the ability to levy their own property taxes, as cities and towns do.
And as a safeguard, he said, under his bill, any income tax enacted would "sunset" after six years, "and they'd have to go through the whole process of the county delegation voting for it all over again."
Democrats have held the governor's office for all but two years since Gov. Jeanne Shaheen took office in 1997, and with the exception of Shaheen during her campaign for a third term, she and Gov. John Lynch took the anti-broadbased tax pledge.
"This is why I'm not under the party's 'Big Top,'" said Burridge, "because I think we're in contempt" of the state Supreme Court's Claremont school funding decision by not having an income tax.
"And no one wants to say that," he said. "I hold Democrats to a higher level of ethics and performance - I'm just biased that way - and to me, (taking the pledge) is just wrong.
"And I'm in trouble with the leadership all the time for the way I feel," Burridge said. "I'm not one of (Norelli's) soldiers."
Is plan legal?
Rep. David Hess, a Hooksett Republican and retired long-time attorney, said it's a "no brainer" and a "slam dunk" that the plan violates Part 2, Article 5 of the state constitution, which says all taxes must be proportional "upon all the inhabitants of, and residents within," the state.
"To my knowledge, any tax that has ever been proposed for a certain geographic area of the state has never been enacted," he said.
Even with a Democratic-controlled legislature, he said, the plan will fail.
"There is widespread opposition to the balkanization of the taxing power in the state," Hess said. "It crosses all ideological levels."
A Democratic attorney, former party chair Kathy Sullivan, was unsure if the plan is constitutional.
Despite the language of Part 2, Article 5, she said, 'We do have county taxes and municipal and school district taxes on property.'
Sullivan, who opposed broadbased taxes as party chair, she said she did not know enough about the new House to venture a guess on whether Burridge's plan can pass. But she said, 'They are all aware of the results of the election,' including the vote on the constitutional amendment question.
Cilley declined to comment for this report, citing her new job as a staffer in U.S. Rep.-elect Carol Shea-Porter's office.
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How One Text Message Can Destroy Your Teenage Life
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One winter day in 2010, Margarite, an 8th grade teenager living in Washington State, USA decided to send a nude cell phone picture of herself to a new boyfriend, Isaiah. What she did not know was that with a single push of the send button on her cell phone she would alter her teenage life forever.
Margarite had no idea that her new boyfriend Isaiah was also getting close with a former friend, who in a fight over Isaiah's attention, had turned into Margarite's enemy. When Isaiah recieved the photo of Maragrite he told the friend, who asked to see it. Isaiah forwarded to the friend, who then sent it to every contact on her cell phone with a message to forward it along to as many people as possible.
By the next day at school, the photo had been forwarded hundreds of times. When teachers found out, both Isaiah and the girl were taken into custody by the police, Margarite was also pulled from the school. The principal had to leave a message with every student's parent in the school about the picture and the story was featured on local news for the next month.
Isaiah and the girl who forwarded the picture were given community service and mandated to create an awareness campaign about "sexting" or sending solicit photos and messages on the cell phone. For Margarite however, her life was changed forever. She tried to change to another school 15 miles away, but the picture had been found and forwarded by a student and Margarite was taunted and teased relentelessly. Eventually Margarite decided to return to her old school, but found that she was reminded of that text message almost everyday. Even as Margarite starts to move on, the incident will be with her throughout the teenage years.
In the new digital age, we need to educate young people about "sexting" and the power of a digital footprint. A mistake made in one text message can follow you around for the rest of your life. How can we avoid other young people from making the same mistake? Please give your thoughts.


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Montana University System Staff Association
Board of Regents Meeting, May 29 2008 - Havre
MUS Staff Associations 12:00 pm
The following are CEPAC-Staff Senate's impressions of the day:
Representatives from the MUS Staff Associations (MUSSA) met in Havre for their scheduled agenda time with the Regents. Julie Strobel (MSU Northern); Jamie Burk and Heather Ireland (Helena CoT); Shelley Hiniker and Katie Dalessio (UM); Mary Engel and Sara France (MSU) attended. Unfortunately, UM Western, MSU Billings, MSU Great Falls, and Montana Tech representatives were unable to attend. All the Regents were present, together with ex-officio Regent, Commissioner Sheila Stearns, and Director of Labor Relations, Kevin McRae.
MUSSA convened at 7:00 pm on May 28 and, more formally, at 8:30 am on the 29th. Further to various MUSSA conference calls, since our last presentation to the Regents in November, we began by reviewing our plan for achieving our aims for this meeting.
At 9:00 am, we attended the Administrative, Budget and Audit Oversight gathering, observing as the Regents and Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education (OCHE) worked on the next biennial budget and various new initiatives. The meeting, and its presentation materials (Action Item B), was intended only to look at concepts, and participants acknowledged that budgetary submissions won't be crafted for some time yet. The MUS is cognizant that the State coming before the next Legislature is likely to be "leaner" than at last session. MUSSA was encouraged by the degree to which the Regents and OCHE's stressed the need for budgetary prioritization for the promotion of morale and growth on campuses. And for their reference to the OCHE Recruitment and Retention Task Force's focus on salary (from which arises the draft "2% Pool for Critical Salary Issues" initiative currently before the Regents).
Afterwards, MUSSA continued our discussions and crafted the handout for our meeting with the Regents. We aimed to convey our enthusiasm and support for the Board and OCHE's timely action in addressing, what we are referring to as "source" problems (budgetary deficiencies, recruitment/retention, and workload issues) which severely impact the campuses' abilities to function. MUSSA also wanted to publicly acknowledge the Board's willingness to include all constituent groups in identifying and considering critical needs.
A further focal point for MUSSA was the outcome of our deliberations, in conjunction with Kevin McRae, regarding the current viability of the Pooled Resources project. In February, Kevin invited us to submit details of what was required to bring Pooled Resources on-line. The handout we crafted in Havre outlines MUSSA's potential to achieve, on a System-wide scale; the valuable lessons learned from this project; and our optimism for the future. It also conveys, of course, our decision to suspend work on Pooled Resources and to redirect our efforts in support of other initiatives addressing the "source" problems to which Pooled Resources has fallen victim. We recommend that Pooled Resources be re-visited as human and financial resources improve.
This working session, in which MUSSA members formulated its thoughts, and amalgamated the opinions and viewpoints of each staff organization, was extremely productive and effective - as well as most enjoyable! It, again, clearly demonstrated MUSSA's collaborative strength and the professional growth which interactions like this afford its members.
At noon, MUSSA lunched with the Regents, Commissioner Stearns, and Kevin McRae. Here is our impression of the meeting: Julie Strobel gave an introductory welcome and delivered apologies for absence. Sara France presented the information related to our handout.
Chair Hamilton asked whether, in the absence of Pooled Resources professional development and training will be available to MUS staff. [Answer: Not to the extent or with ease of access, or in the way that Pooled Resources would potentially have done so. Each campus has differing programs: some with fairly comprehensive offerings to others with very little or none. MUSSA thought, however, that departments could find training to meet essential needs pending the future provision of Pooled Resources or something like it].
Commissioner Stearns asked how MUSSA communicates and works together. [Answer: MUSSA meets for at least one day around its time on the Board of Regents agenda; regularly via email; through conference calling, as necessary; and an annual retreat]. Commissioner Stearns explained that she asked because she recognizes the benefit to all employees of networking, and the potential professional development to be had from meetings and discussion with MUS colleagues [and MUSSA strongly agrees]. The Commissioner said she was interested in the long-term prospect of staff being able to occasionally meet in larger groups (although she regretted OCHE had no budget to provide for this).
Regent Pease expressed sadness at the MUS not being able to immediately benefit from MUSSA's work to date on the Pooled Resources project. She asked how MUSSA had arrived at the decision to suspend progress and whether it was collaborative among all members. [The answer included a detailed recap of the history and process, and the inability of MUSSA alone to bring the project to fruition due to the limited time available to its volunteer membership. MUSSA is comfortable with the decision based upon the current status of human and financial resources available as well as the consideration that staff workloads across the MUS are such that they would likely be unable to take full advantage of Pooled Resources were it possible to bring it on-line just now. MUSSA concluded that the decision to suspend the project was collaborative, considered to be in the best interests of all concerned at the present time, and in conjunction with input from Kevin McRae].
Following our presentation, MUSSA reconvened our general meeting and discussed initial ideas of how to proceed (following "action" suggestions - please see today's handout) and to begin incorporating Commissioner Stearns' suggestions about networking. It was decided that MUSSA's 2008 retreat should coincide with the 25-26 September Board of Regents meeting, in Butte, and that as many of each staff organization's individual members as possible be encouraged to participate, for at least some of the time. The professional development benefits of observing a Regents meeting, along with the potential for networking there, were acknowledged, together with the advantages of the venue for MUSSA meetings as well. It was further agreed that MSU Great Falls and the College of Technology (staff members from each having collaborated with MUSSA even in the absence of a staff organization on their campus) would be encouraged to participate also. Some agenda items were mooted and MUSSA will progress these, by email, prior to the September retreat.
At 2:00 pm our meeting adjourned.
MUSSA's next scheduled agenda time with the Regents falls at the January meeting, 2009.


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Set includes:
- Pair of rear panniers with zip off Fanny Pouch with extra features
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- Handlebar bag (and mounts) with waterproof map sleeve
- Front pannier rack (bolt on)
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Selling entire lot together. Asking $250 OBO.
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>>Anyone who thinks that is uglier than Metal either:
>>1. Has never seen Metal
I used Java for 4 year on Windows, Linux, Solaris. I have to say I hate the Metal LAF.
>>2. Is lying
I am not.
>>3. Has very serious psychological and/or sight problems
Maybe that's it. I just don't get it. How come the smart KDE people can come up with such a busy bumpy and noisy theme? I used to love KDE. But no more, as a tech-savvy person, I don't need 20 buttons with 5 configuration options plus tons of eye candies for a file browser. Maybe QT is technologically more advanced then GTK+. Who cares? If I don't use KDE apps at all, what good can it bring to me?
KDE's UI design philosophy is seriously flawed, esp. Keramik. It's no wonder that no major enterprise Linux distro uses KDE as the preferred desktop.


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Two men were killed as the result of a shooting in Port Arthur early Thursday, June 6. According to a news release from the Port Arthur Police Department, police were dispatched to the 2800 block of 59th Street at approximately 1:05 a.m. in response to a report of a suspicious vehicle.The caller told police that someone appeared to be slumped over in the passenger's seat while the driver's seat was unoccupied. Upon arrival at the scene, officers found one man dead on the ground outside the driver's door apparently as the result of gunshot wounds. The passenger was found deceased in the vehicle, also appearing to have sustained at least one gunshot, according to the release. The victims were identified as Demario Polk, 24, of Port Arthur and Carlos Deshawn Lowe, 23, also of Port Arthur. A possible witness was located and has been interviewed by the Major Crimes Unit, according to PAPD. More details will be released as they become available.
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Everything you need to help you understand how to apply, register and get involved on campus can be found on our website.
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Our students are engaged in a wide range of academic pursuits that include degree programs in 160 undergraduate and graduate fields delivered by 6 different colleges.
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A-State offers unlimited possibilities for students to customize their experience while on campus.
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Research engages intellectual curiosity, satisfies the thirst for discovery, and provides an outlet for creativity.
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Marking its first hundred years, Arkansas State University continues to expand in exciting ways.
Dr. William Burns
Chair, Department of Chemistry & Physics
Associate Professor of Chemistry
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- B.S. Chemistry, Drake University, 1987
Teaching Specialties
- General Chemistry
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Research Interests
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- Utilizing infrared spectroscopy to identify and quantify gas phase atmospheric species in near real time
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Plums are considered a tonic food for the brain, nerves and blood. Plums are antibacterial, antiviral, diuretic, and laxative. They have been used to treat liver disease, bronchitis, constipation, diabetes, flatulence, hemorrhoids, obesity, skin eruptions and tumors. Eating two plums daily improves digestion and helps curb bleeding gums. Plums help provide energy and are considered a tonic for the brain, nerves and blood. They are rich in vitamin C, B1, calcium, iron, phosphorus and potassium. They do contain some oxalic acid, which if cooked, can inhibit calcium absorption, so are best consumed raw. According to Oriental medicine, because of the sour, liver stimulating properties, they help people that are emotionally repressed be more open.
Look for plums that are slightly soft. A prune, of
course is a dehydrated plum. Add plums or soaked pitted prunes to fruit salad, puddings, pies, jams and sauces and by themselves as a tangy snack. Those with ulcers and acute gastroenteritis should curb their intake of plums.


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When people have asked me to describe this legislative session, often I find myself referring to the expression that it's been like "the pig in the python." There's so much being jammed through in a frantic hurry that it's caused a huge bulge like the pig swallowed by the python, eventually being digested down the python's body, but not pretty to watch in the meantime.
My legislative record demonstrates that I like to work on policy challenges more than political maneuvering. I can work with all, across the aisle and in my own party. My unease and, at times, my dismay with this session is that, on the big, divisive issues, these opportunities are too few and far between.
For example, the latest in the long series of controversial proposals includes another sizeable change in Colorado's renewable electricity standard. The title of SB 252 is not straightforward, but reads as "concerning measures to increase Colorado's renewable energy standard so as to encourage the deployment of methane capture technologies." However, the most significant change that the bill brings, if passed, isn't related to methane capture technologies, but is to force rural electric associations to increase by 150 percent, by 2020, the share of retail electricity from "approved" renewable energy sources, excluding hydropower.
Bear in mind that rural electric co-ops are member-owned cooperatives, governed by member elected boards. They aren't investor-owned utilities nor do they have the economies of scale available in the urban areas of the state. Remember, too, that in a state with a long and cherished history of local control, this bill imposes an expanded state mandate on local governments, school districts and co-op members, whether they can afford the increased costs or not.
To be clear, over the years, I've supported a number of legislative efforts seeking a broader range in energy options, including, but not limited to, renewable energy. At home, we have solar panels and, for nearly a decade, we've paid an additional charge on our utility bill to support more electricity from renewable energy. But, we make these choices as consumers, not because of mandates.
I've heard from constituents on both sides of this bill, but most compelling to me are those who point out what the forced increased costs will mean to them personally. A number of farmers and ranchers point out that they use or have considered using solar energy, but that sometimes the costs and technology available render that energy source unaffordable. I also can't ignore that unemployment in many counties in my senate district is as high as 10.8 percent, well above the statewide average of 7.6 percent.
Editorial boards from across the state have expressed opposition to the bill, with the Pueblo Chieftain referring to this legislation as the "rural dagger" that is a "direct assault on rural Colorado."
This bill was introduced late and I can't support it.


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Katie Holmes & Suri: Pink Ladies!
Katie Holmes and her daughter Suri stop to have a quick chat on the sidewalk on a sunny Sunday (July 15) in New York City.
The 33-year-old newly divorced actress and her 6-year-old little one wore matching pink outfits as they ran their errands – how cute!
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The day before, Katie and Suri took a trip to the Children's Museum of the Arts for the second time this week.
10+ pictures inside of Katie Holmes and Suri out painting the town pink…


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WorldCat Online Catalog
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OCLC WorldCat is an online union catalog of over 2 billion titles at 72,000 libraries in 172 countries and territories. The catalog of the Family History Library was made available via OCLC WorldCat in 2014.[1] Although it is the world's largest bibliographic database for materials held around the world, OCLC WorldCat is not comprehensive.
Newspapers. Finding Microfilmed Newspapers, which includes WorldCat instructions and screenshots.
Using WorldCat
Searching WorldCat is simple:
- Go to http://www.worldcat.org/
- Type in some keywords for the title, subject or person. An advanced search option is also available.
- Click on the name of the title you need.
- Enter your location and then click "find libraries".
- Scroll down and click on the name of a holding library.
- Click on details to see description of the item. You can see a Full Record, Brief Record, or have A Look Inside.
- Click on Request Interlibrary Loan to see details on lending, or check with your local library for assistance.
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From the Editor: Today, with the recent death of controversial figure Jack Kevorkian we revisit blogger Theresa Neumann's thoughts on Palliative Care, End of Life and Hospice Care. The ethical questions raised by end of life situations are difficult for families to deal with and this blog provides an excellent primer.
In a previous blog, I raised the issue of "Advanced Directives" and how, according to a Medscape physician survey, physicians do not always honor these legal documents. One of the "excuses" cited the definition of futility in treating a terminal medical condition, arguing for palliative care as opposed to withdrawal of care. Obviously, confusion exists amongst these providers as to what constitutes comfort care versus unnecessary prolongation of life and/or exposure to unnecessary procedures in a patient with a terminal condition.
Palliative, End-of-Life and Hospice Care
Palliative care is essentially comfort care. To "palliate" means to "ease" or "make less severe" – therefore, medical care that is designed to palliate symptoms of a particular disease is care designed to ease or lessen the severity of symptoms associated with that disease. It can be in an acute condition, a chronic condition or even a terminal condition depending on the stage of the illness. Some of the symptoms often palliated are nausea and vomiting (chemotherapy, cirrhosis), anorexia (cancers, AIDS), pain (rheumatoid arthritis, cancers), shortness of breath (COPD/emphysema, interstitial lung disease), dizziness (Meniere's disease, multiple sclerosis), incontinence (spinal cord injuries, stroke), constipation (inflammatory bowel disease, chronic pain syndromes), and many others. There are various treatments available for the treatment and/or management of these symptoms, but they are not necessarily curative of the underlying condition. Some chronic conditions, like Rheumatoid Arthritis, are manageable but not necessarily curable, so the treatment rendered is to palliate/lessen the symptoms and hopefully put the auto-immune disorder into remission for a period of time. Rheumatoid Arthritis, however, is NOT a terminal condition; patients usually die of complications or other co-morbidities. Palliative care can also incorporate a variety of specialties with overall coordination of care that involves communication with the family, spirituality and emotional support. Palliative care is a critical component of end-of-life and Hospice care.
End-of-Life care is a well-coordinated approach to end-of-life issues when a condition is deemed terminal, such as incurable metastatic cancer, end-stage multiple sclerosis or even liver cirrhosis when organ transplant is not an option. Life expectancy can vary widely, with physician guestimates being greater than 6 months (as much as one year or more). End-of-life care typically incorporates palliative care to ease the symptoms of the disease process as well as counseling services, emotional support and even spiritual support.
Hospice care is end-of-life care, incorporating palliative care, reserved for the last 6 months of life or less. Care is shifted from curative therapies to pain management and ease of other symptoms of illness. There are many Hospice programs that offer services in a variety of locations, all of which is dependent on the patient's and the patients' family's wishes. They can be rendered at home, in a nursing home, in the hospital or in a dedicated Hospice facility. Services provided by these organizations can even include basic housekeeping, personal hygiene care, grocery shopping, and even companionship in addition to the palliative medical therapies.
Where do advanced directives come into play?
Advanced directives can affect every one of these aspects of care. They reflect the patient's or the patient's medical power of attorney's wishes regarding palliative care modalities, end-of-life care and Hospice care.
About.com's website on palliative care offers a great example of palliative care that transitions to end-of-life and at-home Hospice care for "Aunt Tilly".
A patriarch of the family has essentially been healthy his entire life, shoveling snow and cutting grass into his 85th year of life. Things shift during the 86th year, and he develops congestive heart failure which has triggered multiple falls and syncopal episodes, presumably from hypoxemia. There are several hospitalizations to evaluate his condition with institution of multiple medical therapies/drugs to stabilize his condition. Unfortunately, his heart is weak, and ultimately his kidneys begin to fail. No advanced directives had ever been discussed, as with many people of his generation; fortunately, he remained of sound mind. At first, everything was a whirlwind……medication infusions to prevent irregular heart rhythms, blood transfusions to address his anemia since the kidneys were no longer working properly to stimulate the bone marrow to make more red blood cells, and finally, dialysis??? Well, if the kidneys are not working very well, not filtering the blood to produce urine and not stimulating the bone marrow to produce RBCs, we have to fix this, right? What was not mentioned was that blood transfusions have to be given with intravenous fluids, which then worsen the fluid overload and congestive heart failure making it even more difficult for the poor man to breathe. Higher and higher amounts of oxygen are needed to keep him comfortable, while his body is swelling up with fluids. So, STOP THE MADNESS! This family patriarch, after being informed of the complicated nature of his essentially end-stage condition, opted to forego hemodialysis; he did not want to be hooked-up to a machine for 3 hours a day, 3 days a week, just to filter his blood in an attempt to garner perhaps 6 more months of life; that kind of life had no quality to it in his mind. In addition, since the blood transfusions would only worsen his breathing, he refused any more blood. He wanted to be kept comfortable with pain medications and oxygen which was done in the hospital; he did not want to be shocked (defibrillated) or resuscitated in any way. Comfort measures were provided in the hospital where he was given a large, private room, and he passed away peacefully within 3 days; there were no restrictions on family visitation, and he was surrounded by those dearest to him. A chaplain was available within minutes of his death to comfort the family and offer prayer to ease everyone else's suffering and loss; this patriarch was already at peace and without pain.
In this particular example, it was beneficial that my family member was of sound mind to make his own decisions at the end of life with regard to blood transfusions and hemodialysis. It would have otherwise been very difficult for the family to come to some kind of consensus. It was also better, in this case, that he remain in the hospital since his wife was still living and would have to return to their home alone following his death; having her live in the house in which her husband of 67 years had died would have been too much for her to bear. This emphasizes the importance decision-making while one is of sound mind. Cancers can spread to the brain; toxic metabolites that accumulate when vital organs fail can render a patient confused or even comatose; acute strokes can also affect one's cognitive capabilities, not to mention other organ systems (breathing, toileting, swallowing, etc.).
Advanced directives can be as precise or as vague as one desires. It seems to me that the more detailed the directive, the less chance one encounters of a physician or care provider ignoring the directive or "interpreting" the directive in a way that confuses loved ones, exposing the patient to unnecessary procedures and/or life-extending treatments.
Have you ever had to deal with any of these issues – advanced directives, palliative care, end-of-life care or hospice care? What has your experience been? Do you have any suggestions that might be helpful to others, who may be faced with similar issues?
More on this topic soon: What constitutes a terminal condition?
Related Posts:
Advanced Directives: The Right to Die With Dignity. Does the Medical Profession Honor Them?
Making Your Wishes Known at the End of Life (NY Times article by Dr. Pauline W. Chen )
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text: Sijun Forums :: View topic - Hair! .... comments please? Log in to check your private messages Sijun Forums Forum Index >> Archive : Sep99 - Dec00 View previous topic :: View next topic Author Topic : "Hair! .... comments please?" MongoosememberMember #Joined: 22 Oct 1999Posts: 363Location: North Posted: Wed Nov 10, 1999 6:59 am Hey everyone, I just recently got into digital art.. at least, with the use of a tablet and Photoshop, and this is/was my first attempt at creating hair. I was a concept artist at id 4 years ago, but I was only using traditional methods for character design (ie. a pencil and paper :P) .. anyway, any feedback would be nice. Thanks in advance : ) Mongoose Back to top Trance-RmemberMember #Joined: 03 Nov 1999Posts: 360Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada Posted: Wed Nov 10, 1999 7:21 am That's good hair, the lighting on the top is nice, but it probably needs some more definition and shading in the bottom. And it looks kinda concaving in the bottom middle of the hair. Overall ---> GOOD! ------------------ Trance-R =P email@example.com Back to top ShrimpishGuestMember # Posted: Wed Nov 10, 1999 8:54 am Cool, hair! Here's a tip: To make the strands look a lot thinner, pick the dodge tool, about 60-70% opacity, and using the smallest non-feathered brush, draw strands on top of what you got now. here's what I came up with... i don't know if you like it: [This message has been edited by Shrimpish (edited November 10, 1999).] Back to top MongoosememberMember #Joined: 22 Oct 1999Posts: 363Location: North Posted: Wed Nov 10, 1999 9:42 am Whoa, that looks much better -- thanks Marius. PS - Check your email :P Back to top BinkememberMember #Joined: 27 Oct 1999Posts: 1194Location: Sweden Posted: Wed Nov 10, 1999 2:00 pm uhm i think its glowing to much Back to top Articjunior memberMember #Joined: 29 Oct 1999Posts: 39Location: Skelleftea, Sweden Posted: Wed Nov 10, 1999 2:11 pm Wow that's what I call good hair.... by the way if anyone want a tutorial on hair, look at:http://www.hirez.org Back to top Giant HamstermemberMember #Joined: 22 Oct 1999Posts: 1782 Posted: Wed Nov 10, 1999 4:00 pm hey, cool, nice hair, i did some floating hair like that i bit ago too! heh..... wanted to aska youa, whata kind of thingys did u do at ID? can i see!......i wanna see the original sketches or like what characters did u do? something ///.....later Back to top ka0zmemberMember #Joined: 10 Nov 1999Posts: 68Location: Forest Hills, NY, USA Posted: Wed Nov 10, 1999 8:20 pm You really were a concept artist at id? Amazing. Do you work at any game related company right now? Where can I see some sketches of yours while at id or whenever. I love drawing, the usual thing, pencil and paper. I'm kinda new to digital drawing and all that, trying to get used to Photoshop. (which btw, I use it in a weird way, no layers, nothing, just the traditional brush/airbrush/dodge/burn/etc) By the way, how did you get into such a respected game company as id is? I mean, for me the guys behind id are GODS. heh, sorry about all these questions, take care. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Sijun Forums Forum Index -> Archive : Sep99 - Dec00 All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Digital Art----------------Digital Art DiscussionWork in ProgressGallery/Finished Work Miscellaneous----------------Random MusingsArchive : Sep99 - Dec00 You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2005 phpBB Group


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Effects of Flutamide on Insulin and Glucose Metabolism in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00729560
Recruitment Status : Terminated (Lack of recruitment)
First Posted : August 7, 2008
Results First Posted : September 8, 2014
Last Update Posted : September 8, 2014
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|Condition or disease
|Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
|Drug: Flutamide Drug: Placebo
|Not Applicable
Hyperinsulinemia stimulates ovarian production of androgens, especially testosterone, in PCOS. Therefore, it is theoretically possible that testosterone increases urinary clearance of D-chiro-inositol (uCl(DCI) in PCOS, and that this serves as the explanation for the correlation between uClDCI and insulin sensitivity. While we regard this possibility as unlikely, it is important that it be tested. To accomplish this, we will assess obese (Body Mass Index (BMI) >30 kg/m2) women with and without PCOS at baseline, and again after 4 weeks of androgen action blockade with the drug flutamide. Flutamide is an antiandrogen that works by blocking the binding of androgens to the androgen receptor.
We will determine if this pharmacologic blockade i) decreases the renal clearance of DCI, ii) increases the circulating concentration of DCi, and iii) enhances the insulin-stimulated release of the D-chiro-inositol-containing inositolphosphoglycan (DCI-IPG) mediator during an OGTT.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|8 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|Double (Participant, Investigator)
|Primary Purpose:
|Health Services Research
|Official Title:
|Determination if Pharmacologic Blockade of Androgen Action Decreases Renal Clearance of D-Chiro-Inositol (DCI), Increases the Circulating Concentration of DCI, and Enhances Insulin-Stimulated Release of the D-chiro-inositol-containing Inositolphosphoglycan (DCI-IPG) Mediator in Obese Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
|Study Start Date :
|July 2008
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|February 2012
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|February 2012
Experimental: 1
Drug: Flutamide
250 mg twice daily for 4 weeks
Placebo Comparator: 2
control to arm 1
Drug: Placebo
Placebo twice daily for 4 weeks
- DCI-IPG Measurements in Blood and Urine [ Time Frame: 2 years ]zero participants analyzed, no assays performed
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 40 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
(1) Obese (BMI≥30 kg/m2) women with PCOS between 18-40 years of age: i) oligomenorrhea (8 menstrual periods annually), ii) biochemical hyperandrogenemia (elevated total or free testosterone), iii) normal thyroid function tests and serum prolactin, and iv) exclusion of 21α-hydroxylase deficiency by a fasting 17α-hydroxyprogesterone <200 ng/dl.48, (2) acceptable health on the basis of interview, medical history, physical examination, and laboratory tests (complete blood chemistry (CBC), complete metabolic panel (CMP), urinalysis, serum Beta-Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (BhCG)). (3) Signed, witnessed informed consent. (4) Ability to comply with study requirements.
Exclusion Criteria:
(1) Diabetes mellitus by fasting glucose or oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), or clinically significant pulmonary, cardiac, renal, hepatic, neurologic, psychiatric, infectious, neoplastic and malignant disease (other than non-melanoma skin cancer). (2) Current use of oral contraceptives. (3) Documented or suspected recent (within one year) history of drug abuse or alcoholism. (4) Ingestion of any investigational drug within two months prior to study onset.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00729560
|United States, Virginia
|Virginia Commonwealth University General Clinical Research Center
|Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298
|Principal Investigator:
|John E. Nestler, M.D.
|Virginia Commonwealth University
|Responsible Party:
|Virginia Commonwealth University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00729560 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|August 7, 2008 Key Record Dates
|Results First Posted:
|September 8, 2014
|Last Update Posted:
|September 8, 2014
|Last Verified:
|September 2014
Keywords provided by Virginia Commonwealth University:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Pathologic Processes
Ovarian Cysts
Ovarian Diseases
Adnexal Diseases
Genital Diseases, Female
Gonadal Disorders
Endocrine System Diseases
Inositol phosphate glycan
Androgen Antagonists
Hormone Antagonists
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
Antineoplastic Agents
Hypoglycemic Agents
Insulin Antagonists


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The experienced Gators are hoping they've learned from their mistakes in losing in the Elite Eight the last two seasons.
ARLINGTON, Texas —� A few days after Florida lost to Louisville in the Elite Eight last season, senior guard Kenny Boynton gathered the team for a meeting.
Around the room, everyone was asked what they would do to get that moment back.
"Basically, I said anything to get back to a position like this," Florida junior point guard Scottie Wilbekin said. "It's a great position. It's a huge opportunity to have a chance to go to a Final Four."
Florida is back in the Elite Eight for the third straight season after losing the previous two to Butler and Louisville, respectively, by a combined seven points. The experienced Gators are hoping they've learned from their mistakes, while not dwelling too much on the recent past.
Of the 12 players on UF's roster, six have been through both heartbreaking losses. The Gators failed to hold 11-point second-half leads in both games.
"I'm not sure what we take from those situations that could really help us get prepared for Michigan," Florida coach Billy� Donovan said. "I think this game stands on itself. It's got its own separate identity. It's in the moment. It's now. It's here. It's present."
But the ability to close out games that doomed Florida in those two Elite Eight games has carried over to this season. Third-seeded Florida (29-7) has won all of its games by double digits, while going 0-6 in games decided by six points or less.
Florida has blown second-half leads in four of those six losses (Arizona, Missouri, Kentucky and Mississippi).
Expect Florida to get another late-game test against Michigan (29-7), which already has proven its resilience. The fourth-seeded Wolverines rallied from down 10 points with less than three minutes left in regulation to beat top-seeded Kansas 87-85 in overtime Friday night.
"What we learned is we need to play a full 40 minutes," Boynton said. "Michigan, I think, is a team that plays a full game as they did (Friday), having a comeback against Kansas."
Florida has shown signs of progress in March, closing out games against Alabama, Minnesota and Florida Gulf Coast. In all three games, the Gators led by single digits with less than 10 minutes left and pulled away late.
"I think we've done a better job of not going off into our little world as far as staying together mentally, locked in, which is a key when going through adversity," Florida junior center Patric Young said. "Great teams embrace those times together and push through those things together."
Young said during preseason media day that the Elite Eight loss to Louisville was in his mind "every night" during the offseason.
"The goal was to get to this point, not only get here, but get an opportunity to win, to get to play in a Final Four," Young said. "Not only is it motivated by the past, but it's motivated by the opportunity to be here right now."
Florida comes into the matchup as the more experienced team, with three senior starters, two junior starters and two juniors (Will Yeguete and Casey Prather) coming off the bench.
Michigan, meanwhile, starts three freshmen. But the Wolverines also boast sophomore national player of the year candidate Trey Burke. The 6-foot point guard scored all of his 23 points in the second half and overtime, including a 30-foot 3-pointer with four seconds remaining against Kansas that sent the game to overtime. The Wolverines rank first in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.52-1), second in fewest turnovers (9.3) and sixth in field goal percentage (48.5 percent).
"From an offensive efficiency standpoint, they may be the best in the country," Donovan said.
But the Gators have prepared themselves for that kind of test in becoming the only team in the nation to reach the Elite Eight for three straight seasons.
Florida has transformed from an explosive offensive team that had more perimeter punch with Bradley Beal and Erving Walker to a defense-first team led by Wilbekin, Boynton, Yeguete and Young. Florida ranks third in the nation in scoring defense, allowing just 53.7 points per game.
"We've prepared the right ways for games consistently," Boynton said. "Not saying the previous teams haven't, but I think everyone on the team contributes. Even the freshmen, they don't get in much, but they do a great job at preparing us, giving us a great look from the other team in practice."
Senior forward Erik Murphy said everyone from the top to the bottom of the roster is committed to doing their job. The 6-foot-10 forward is hoping that bond will help the Gators stick together through the rocky moments they expect to encounter on Easter Sunday.
"This group is just really close," Murphy said. "And obviously it's a different team than the past, we have different guys. But I think we've really come together this year and have a good bond and our chemistry is great. We just all want to do it for each other."�


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Mike Scioscia won the World Series as a player in 1981 and 1988. He managed the Angels to the 2002 championship and the 2009 American League Championship Series.
He believes his current team, which just finished April with a 14-13 record, is as good as any of those teams in one regard.
"These guys work as hard as any team I've ever been around," Scioscia said after the Angels swept a three-game series from the Cleveland Indians with a 7-1 victory Wednesday.
He didn't soften those words when asked to clarify.
"In spring training, we revamped some things and I think put some more emphasis on some things we felt we needed to improve on," Scioscia said, "whether it was turning double plays, our middle infield relay positions on balls that were hit in the gap, situational hitting component — these guys did everything that we asked of them. It's fun to see some things show up on the field."
A 14-13 record usually doesn't evoke historical comparisons. But consider that it's been three years since the Angels had a better record on May 1 and five years since they reached the postseason.
When listing reasons why the Angels are off to such a good start, maybe the work ethic is a good place to start.
Pitcher C.J. Wilson, who pitched eight innings and allowed one run, said the renewed commitment began long before spring training, in October of last year.
"When you have a sour taste in your mouth from losing, from pitching crappy or hitting crappy, and then having people getting on your case saying 'you should do this better, you should do that better,' eventually it sinks in and guys are like 'hey wow, these dudes are getting $100 million contracts. I can be one of those guys.' Then they're like 'OK, I guess I've got to just work at it.' There's a lot to that.
"But also nobody likes losing," Wilson continued. "If you're losing, you're going to do what you have to do to improve. We've lost enough the last couple years. I think a lot of guys who have been here a while are sick of it and they're stepping their game up and encouraging everybody to step their game up as well."
Wilson (4-2) led the way in the series finale by giving the bullpen a badly needed day off. The Angels used six relievers to get through a win that ended just before 11 p.m. Tuesday, then faced an unusual 4 p.m. start time Wednesday.
After allowing just two hits, walking one and striking out eight, Wilson said he could have pitched the ninth inning. But the Angels needed to get Mike Morin into his first major-league game at some point, and the 22-year-old prospect threw a scoreless inning in an ideally low-pressure situation.
Contrast that to a year ago, when the Angels entered May with the pressure of overcoming a 9-17 start. The circumstances are different now. The platitudes start to have merit.
"There's a different feeling in the clubhouse right now," said Mike Trout, who drove in a pair of runs with a sixth-inning double. "We're having a lot more fun and the guys are coming together. It's where we want to be for sure."
Hank Conger went 2 for 3 with a two-run home run in the second inning, giving the Angels a lead they would not relinquish. David Freese padded the lead with a two-out, two-run single in the fifth inning.
Indians right-hander Zach McAllister bore the brunt of the damage, allowing five in 4 1/3 innings. He walked four and struck out five.
The Angels' April numbers help explain the team's confidence. Their .767 team OPS (on base plus slugging percentage) leads the American League. They rank second in runs scored and first in home runs.
The pitching staff ranks fourth in the AL in earned-run average (3.75) and first in opponents' batting average (.222). Only four AL teams have committed fewer errors than the Angels' 16.
"We've had a couple games where we've won 13-1 and 7-1, stuff like that," Wilson said. "A lot of our losses have been really close. That's an indication of how good a team we are because we're not getting blown out. The Seattle series, our first series of the year, was ugly. Since then we've buttoned it up."


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A former soldier is calling for donations to fund a unique project - the world's first homemade jet bike.
Andrew Morris of Derby Road, Heanor, has launched an appeal on the website Kickstarter to fund the ambitious scheme at a secret location near Heanor Gate Industrial Estate, because he wants to exhibit what he calls 'the ultimate boy's toy'.
The engineering hobbyist needs £2,000 to complete the DIY bike, which could reach speeds of up to 200mph he believes.
Andy was first inspired to build the contraption after seeing teams make a jet-powered go kart on the TV show Scrapheap Challenge.
Having already replicated that feet in his workshop last year - he is now setting his sites on the turbine powered jet bike, which he believes will be one of the first in the world.
"I suppose it's partly because of my upbringing," he said. "My dad's an engineer, my grandad's an engineer.
"I guess jet engines are to most people the ultimate boy's toy."
The Kickstarter website is a form of 'crowd sourcing' that allows people to donate to a project they would like to see completed.
So far folk are showing real interest in the scheme with Andy's page already raising more than £1,000.
The 48-year-old plans to print all the names of those that donate to the project on its tank and admits he had never heard of 'crowd sourcing' until he saw a feature on the unique funding method on BBC News 24 show Click.
He said: "There really has been some nice support - not everyone has pledged money, but several people have offered to give me a discount on the parts I need.
"I would love it if 2,000 people donated a pound, rather than one person coming along and funding the whole thing - that way it involves more people."
But Andy, a hydraulics engineer by trade, who left the Royal Army Ordnance Corps in 1989, is working to a tight deadline.
He hopes to have the bike ready to feature in an exhibition at Santa Pod Raceway in Northamptonshire on March 22.
The jet-mobile, featuring a turbine engine made in Australia by one of Andy's pals, is due to complete the quarter mile drag strip at the raceway and Andy is inviting all those that pledged support to the scheme to come along and watch.
Although it could potentially reach 200 mph and complete the course in just eight seconds, it is unlikely to make that on its first run he said.
"I think it will do around 30 mph the first time we use it," he joked.
"It will need evolving and there will be refinements made along the way.
"The main goal at the moment is simply to get it working."
Andy's previous contraption, the jet go kart, has already proved popular at Santa Pod's 'Run What ya Brung' race meets, which attract crowds of up to 2,000.
Featuring a deafening turbine on the back of a regular kart - the device will travel up to 87mph and is driven by Andy himself at the events.
He is hoping to have the kart registered as the fastest of its kind by Guinness World Record and also plans to test run the bike himself when it's ready but insists - it's not a 'terrifying' prospect.
"I've ridden bikes since I was 18, so I have a bit of experience," he said.
"I will go to the point, the speed, where I'm comfortable. But I think I might consider getting in an actual drag racer for this one."
However the project is more than just a hobby for Andy, having suffered numerous health problems in his years after the army.
He had worked as a HGV driver but is currently out of employment due to suffering from a painful degenerative joint condition , which leaves him often feeling very fatigued.
He doubts he will make a living from exhibiting his labour of love, but it will bring him a certain amount of joy.
"To me it's about seeing other people's reaction to what I do." He said.
"There would be no point in going fast on my own unless people are going to look at it and enjoy what you are doing."
There are currently 38 people backing Andy's scheme. To give yourself head to www.kickstarter.com and search for Drag Jet Bike.
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Clarkson University Awarded Two Out of Six Syracuse Center of Excellence Awards for Collaborative Research Projects to Improve Air and Water Quality
Courtesy of the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems:
Researchers at four member institutions of the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems (Syracuse CoE), including Clarkson University, will begin innovative projects that will help improve the air quality of built environments and protect water resources, thanks to $600,000 in federally funded grants secured by U.S. Rep. James T. Walsh (R-NY) and announced today at Syracuse University.
The Collaborative Activities for Research and Technology Innovation (CARTI) grants are awarded to six projects aimed at investigating urban air pollution, understanding mercury pollution in Lake Ontario, researching salt contamination of streams and groundwater, quickly detecting water-borne toxins, modeling how urban water runoff affects natural water sources, and developing an "artificial dust" to help indoor air quality research.
Although the physical Center of Excellence is being constructed at this very moment, the cornerstone of this endeavor is the research that has been well underway and federally funded since 2002, and, in the case of the CARTI awards, for three rounds now, says Walsh. "The CARTI awards help to tap the considerable brainpower and expertise of Central Upstate New York to not only fuel our economic growth but solve problems of global significance."
These new CARTI projects strengthen Central Upstate New York's position as a world leader in innovations that address critical environmental challenges, says Edward A. Bogucz, executive director of the Syracuse CoE. "From improving the air quality in and around buildings to ensuring safe water resources for humans and wildlife, the community of experts that comprise the CARTI research teams is at the leading edge of discoveries that promise to improve human health and ecosystem sustainability, for our generation and for generations to come."
We thank Congressman Walsh for his continuing support of projects that bring global expertise to the protection of our water and air quality, says Clarkson University President Anthony Collins. "Partnership and community outreach projects like this are integral to Clarkson University's education mission because they apply our scholarship and expertise to the lives of real people, while at the same time expanding our student learning experiences. This is an excellent example of how Clarkson's strengths intersect precisely with the growing needs of our technologically driven society."
Listed below are the project investigators, their institutions, and brief descriptions of the funded projects. Full project descriptions can be found on the Syracuse CoE Web site at http://www.syracusecoe.org/CARTI.
- Suresh Dhaniyala of Clarkson University: $100,000 to investigate the distribution of ultrafine particles that pollute urban neighborhoods and how this pollution is affected by local traffic patterns and urban terrain;
- Igor Sokolov and Douglas Bohl of Clarkson University: $100,000 to develop a novel ultrafine material "photoluminescent silica" that will simulate dust, allowing researchers to better model air flow in indoor environments.
- Charles T. Driscoll of Syracuse University: $100,000 to analyze mercury pollution in Lake Ontario and how the amount and distribution of mercury is affected by surrounding watersheds;
- Stuart Findlay of the Cary Institute of Ecosystems Studies and Don Siegel of Syracuse University: $100,000 to research the causes of increased salt concentrations in surface and groundwater throughout New York state;
- Giorgos Mountrakis, Karin Limburg, Myrna Hall and Bonggi Hong of the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry: $100,000 to create a more accurate and useful model of how run-off from sidewalks, parking lots, rooftops and roads affects natural
For nearly 15 years, this region has been making strategic investments in the green technology and renewable energy industries, says Robert Simpson, president-elect of the Metropolitan Development Association of Syracuse and Central New York. "These university-industry research grants are the building blocks for our region's rising reputation as a global leader in green innovation."
This year's CARTI grant recipients once again vividly illustrate Scholarship in Action, says Syracuse University Chancellor and President Nancy Cantor. "The winning teams exemplify collaboration, and their award-winning work shows remarkable promise to provide immediate, preventive solutions for serious problems confronting this community and every community around the world: threats to public health that are associated with air and water pollution. The CARTI award winners' work will have a powerful impact on our regional economy, and for that we especially want to thank Congressman Walsh for his vision and continued support of Syracuse CoE members and innovators."
The award to Dr. Giorgos Mountrakis and his colleagues will help SUNY-ESF and the Syracuse CoE support the greening and improvement of water quality in the city of Syracuse and Onondaga County, says Dr. Cornelius B. Murphy Jr., president of the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
An independent Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) of eight nationally recognized researchers from the academic, research, and scientific communities recommended the projects for CARTI awards following a rigorous process used by the National Science Foundation and the US EPA for competitively awarded projects.
The air quality SAC team is headed by Professor Barry Ryan of Emory University, a leading expert on environmental effects on humans in urban settings. The water quality SAC team is led by Professor Denice Wardrop of Pennsylvania State University, a noted researcher and associate director of the Cooperative Wetlands Center.
In a two-step process, members of the SAC reviewed preliminary proposals submitted by 40 teams. Of these, 21 teams were invited to submit full proposals. After review and recommendations by the SAC, six full proposals were selected by the Syracuse CoE for funding.
Clarkson University crosses the boundaries of disciplines, nations and cultures in order for discovery, engineering innovation and enterprise to come together. As a result, faculty and graduates grasp the full impact of their calling, direct their research to the world's pressing issues and lead with confidence and distinction. One in seven alumni is already a CEO or other senior executive. Located in Potsdam, N.Y., just outside the six-million-acre Adirondack Park, Clarkson is home to 3,000 students preparing for rewarding careers through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, science, and health sciences, as well as unparalleled outdoor recreation and life experiences beyond the classroom.


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One movie on this list I first saw in September of 2011, at the Toronto Film Festival. One I caught just three weeks ago. The #1 movie on this list I only realized I loved months after first seeing it. That's the odd thing about making a top 10 list at an essentially arbitrary date, and with full awareness that your opinion on all of these movies could easily change tomorrow, or in a month, or in a year. No Top 10 is ever truly settled, and most critics I know tend to regret them as soon as they're set. Not just for the films we haven't seen that didn't get included, but for the finality of it, and the nagging knowledge that you're never really going to know your top 10 of any year, period.
2012 was a really, really hard year to sum up in list form, and a top 20 would really be more appropriate to reflect the astonishing variety of blockbusters, out-of-nowhere successes and totally tiny arthouse stuff that grabbed me this year. A lot of these movies snuck up on me, only revealing their brilliance long after I'd written a review or thought I'd forgotten about it. Plenty of those not on this list did the opposite, making an amazing first impression and fading so quickly. But for better or for worse, here are the 10 that have stuck with me through the end of this year-- and the ones I think ought to stick with you as well. 2012 has been a really good year for movies; this is only the beginning of what was great out there.
#1: The Master
When I saw this at the Toronto Film Festival I wasn't even sure I liked it, put off by the rambling narrative and the lack of definition about Lancaster Dodd's religion and its impact on Freddie Quell. But the push and pull, deeply affectionate and constantly fractious relationship between those two men has stuck with me indelibly, and I'm still marveling at how Paul Thomas Anderson uses the lush 70 mm visuals to peer inside the mind of two unknowable men, coming away only with more questions that are far more satisfying than actual answers.
Best Moment: Lancaster and Freddie say goodbye for the last time, and Dodd sings "Slow Boat To China" in a haunting, heartbreaking moment of regret.


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Historic Maps of Buffalo, Erie County, and Western New York
Maintained by local historian Cynthia Van Ness, BuffaloResearch.com has collected links to numerous online maps of local or regional interest. Over 200 vintage or historic maps and atlases that have been digitized by individuals and institutions are located conveniently at this one site.
U. S. Geological Survey-Maps, Imagery and Publications
The USGS is a science organization that provides impartial information on the health of our ecosystems and environment, the natural hazards that threaten us, the natural resources we rely on, the impacts of climate and land-use change, and the core science systems that help us provide timely, relevant, and useable information.
Library of Congress Geography & Map Reading Room
The Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress provides cartographic and geographic information for all parts of the world to the Congress, Federal agencies, state and local governments, the scholarly community, and to the general public. It is the largest and most comprehensive cartographic collection in the world, numbering over 5.2 million maps, including 80,000 atlases, 6,000 reference works, numerous globes and three-dimensional plastic relief models, and a large number of cartographic materials in other formats, including electronic.
Perry-Casteñeda Library Map Collection
A large collection of public domain country, city and thematic maps, including Army Map Service maps, presented as gif or jpeg files, provided by the University of Texas.
David Rumsey Map Collection
The historical map collection has over 27,000 maps and images online. The collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th century North American and South American maps and other cartographic materials. Historic maps of the World, Europe, Asia, and Africa are also represented.
Harvard Map Collection
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The MAPCO website is a philanthropical project, designed to raise awareness and appreciation of history using old maps and photographs. The website displays many high quality historical maps and views, with an emphasis on London, U.K., and Australia. The MAPCO website is a free access site, and will remain so. This site is intended primarily as a research aid for genealogical and historical researchers. The maps, prints and views on the MAPCO website are displayed free of charge for the use of students, historians and genealogists, to assist with heritage and family history research.


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