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The varsity boys participated in the Eula Tournament Friday and Saturday, Dec. 27-28, and came home with one win in four games played. The tough competition and packed game schedule were the biggest silver linings for the Cubs, who have had many games canceled due to weather concerns during the past few weeks.
“We were able to get four games in,” Coach Carl Pennington said. “And we were very competitive in each game. We got to play different styles we’ll see in district.”
Olney 49, Jim Ned 44
Olney’s only win of the tournament came during the Cubs’ opening round versus Jim Ned on Dec. 27. The Cubs led 4-2 after one period of play, but trailed 23-21 at the half. In the third period, Olney battled back to re-take a 34-32 lead, then held off Jim Ned in the fourth period. In the final frame, Olney added 15 points and allowed Jim Ned only 12.
Cooper Pulliam led the team with 18 points, followed by Tanner Thompson and Tracey Jones with 11 apiece, Lane Spivey with four and Robert Colgan with one.
Olney 41, Eula 59
The tournament-host team handed the Cubs a loss in their second tournament match. Olney came out strong and pulled away to a 14-13 lead after the first quarter, but an 18 point second quarter by Eula put Olney down 31-21 at the half. In the third period, the Cubs outscored Eula 10-8, but Eula added 20 in the final period and held Olney to just 10 to secure the win.
Thompson topped Olney with 13 points, followed by Pulliam with nine, Jones and Flavio Cardenas with six each, Colgan with four, Carson Fite with two and Riley Rollans with one.
Olney 36, Kermit 54
Kermit led the Cubs from the beginning of their tournament match at Eula. Olney scored eight in the first half while Kermit posted 25. Both teams scored 13 in the third period and Olney finished with 15 in the fourth.
Pulliam led Olney with 12 points, followed by Rollans and Colgan with five each, Thompson and Fite with four apiece and Jones and Brent McCorkle with three each.
Olney 32, Clyde 42
The Clyde Bulldogs ended Olney’s turn in the Eula Tournament with another loss. Olney led 13-12 after the first period, but scored only three in the second to trail 26-16 at the half. The Cubs posted eight in each of the final two periods while Clyde added seven in the third and nine in the fourth.
Thompson once again led the team with 13 points, followed by Pulliam with eight, Spivey with four, Fite with three and Colgan and McCorkle with two apiece.
District action for the Cubs began Tuesday night at Windthorst and will continue at home versus Seymour Friday, Jan. 10. The JV girls start at 4 p.m., followed by the JV boys, varsity girls and then varsity Cubs. On Tuesday, Jan. 14, the Lady Cubs and Cubs JV and varsity teams travel to Petrolia, with games starting at 4 p.m.


As a homeowner, one of the main concerns you might have about CIPP, is in regard to water flow. The idea of making a new pipe inside of your current pipe leads to questions about losing water flow. Will you still have adequate water pressure? Will it take longer to fill a pot full of water for pasta? The good news is that CIPP doesn’t reduce water flow much. In some cases, water flow actually increases once new pipes are in place.
CIPP IS ONLY SLIGHTLY SMALLER THAN YOUR ORIGINAL PIPE
Yes, cured in place pipe repair does reduce the diameter of your pipe. The liner itself has a thickness. Additionally, the resin that it carries hardens into the pipe that carries your water. The difference in diameter between the liner and the original pipe is distinct, but typically not enough that you notice a difference in your water pressure. Your showers should be just as strong as they previously were. The difference in water quantity won’t be noticeably weaker. In some cases, it may even be stronger.
CIPP CAN STOP WATER LOSS AND INCREASE FLOW
Most pipes aren’t replaced until something drastic happened. Replacing a long pipe with CIPP not only addresses the crisis issue, but addresses other issues as well. Many pipe disasters begin as slow leaks. Typically, a damaged pipe might develop several sources of water loss before repairs are made. CIPP seamlessly joins to the pipe. It repairs not only the major issue that caused the replacement, but also repairs any unknown minor leaks as well. Stopping the water loss results in a stronger water flow than you’ve had in quite a while. In cases where pipes were breaking down from old age or lack of maintenance, you're likely to notice an uptick in water flow.
WHAT CONTROLS THE THICKNESS OF CIPP LINERS
The thickness of your CIPP liner depends on several factors. The liner, along with the resin that CIPP repair depends on, will vary in thickness depending on the ovality, length, depth, and diameter of the pipe that it's lining. In general, the more oval your pipe, that is, the closer the original pipe is to buckling, the thicker your liner will have to be. Additionally, a larger pipe needs a thicker liner. The deeper the pipe is buried, the greater the load that the pipe will have to handle. If a liner is too thin, it will collapse before the resin is cured. The minimum thickness of a project’s liner depends on a professional assessment of all of these factors. However, as the thickness of the liner corresponds to the size of the pipe that it’s lining, the proportional thickness of the liner remains very thin.
In summary, CIPP does not reduce water flow in any meaningful way. In fact, in some cases CIPP increases water flow that you may not know was missing. Blocking out a lot of small, unnoticed leaks adds up to a greater water flow. How thick your CIPP liner will be, depends on a variety of factors that your CIPP contractor can determine upon inspection.


Resonant Inductive Signal Coupler
The motion of neutrally buoyant tracer particles in a flowing fluid is commonly used to experimentally measure fluid velocities. Typically, this is done optically, but in opaque flows, scattered ultrasound can be a substitute. Rotating fluid experiments have always posed something of a challenge for instrumentation as signals must be coupled from the rotating frame into the lab. Instruments with network connections have alleviated some of these problems for experiments large enough to carry the necessary equipment. WiFi is an excellent rotating flow data acquisition tool. But smaller, more rapidly rotating experiments cannot physically carry the required equipment. And there's useful older equipment that can only be operated under local control.
A non-contact resonant inductive coupler for ultrasound velocimetry.
Coupling analog signals from the instrument to a transducer rotating with an experiment is challenging. The signals are typically at a few hundred kilohertz to a couple tens of megahertz and the returning echoes from particles in the flow are very weak, resulting in microvolt-level electronic signals. Mercury-wetted mechanical slip rings are a viable option, but are expensive and typically require mounting directly on the axis of rotation.
The resonant inductive coupler shown above is a solution to both problems. Two rings of copper tubing are close-spaced and inductively coupled. The coupling is greatly enhanced and noise immunity is increased substantially when capacitors are used to resonate the rings at the operating frequency, 4MHz in the case of the rings above. This sort of resonant near-field coupling is the same approach proposed for some "wireless power" products.
Schematic of resonant inductive coupler.
In the schematic above, capacitors C1 and C2 are trimmer capacitors chosen to resonate with the inductance of an isolated ring at the operating frequency. The actual capacitance is adjusted to provide a 50 ohm impedance to the instrument.
This system has very low phase shift, good amplitude fidelity, and good noise immunity.


I shoot a [email protected] long bow but my short draw length makes it more lkike a 55# bow.
I shoot the GT Traditional 5575 at 29", 5" shield cuts on 7" reflective wraps, and 125g tip. However I also installed 100g brass inserts.
Darts man darts!
You may want to try the GT 3555s as well with a 50# bow.
i also would say the 3555 gold tips would be the ideal weight for your 50 lb longbow. i shoot a a 45 lb longbow or did and the 3555's shot greast and a friend of mine shot the same arrows and he was smoking them down range
what you got planned for the 2016's inthe legacy arrows
Yesterday I bought some Easton Epics, I'm not sure how far up the Carbon food chain they are but do they howl compared to the gamegetters I was using. I'm shooting 46# and got the 500's with 100 grain target points and man I am impressed.
guys i just recently found a great heavy arrow that shoot unbelievable, they have been around for a while, but recently the prices have dropped on them a little. i personaly will never shoot anotehr GT....after 2 5575's spined @ 110lbs!!...I'm talking about teh beman black max, it has the super smal diameter for penetration on game and have the HIT system also teh 400's weight in at 9.7gpi.. For my money that is what i will be launching at deer in a month or so. I have 7" wraps with 3 5" sheild cut feathers @ 29.5" and a 145 grain head i am around 500 grains.
I've found Beman ICS Hunters to be very good shafts; comparably priced to GT's, but w/(evidently) much better quality control, they've proven to be much more 'bang for the buck' for budget conscious consumers like myself.
BTW; I trust the Bemans enuff that I chose them to take on my upcoming (once in a lifetime) caribou hunt.
Easton Epic 500 for your bow. Why? Economics. GT 55/75 would appear to be overspined for your bow so would an Easton/Beman 340. However, shoot what works. Your going to be suprised at the light weight of carbons. Use 100 gr brass inserts to get the weight up (you can get them at 3 Rivers).
played with carbons all summer, IM 45# @27 1/2 on a morrison long bow 3555 gold tips 29in fly good but for broadhead tunning I had to add a 250 field point for proper spine.I use the carbon weights and a 125 magnus 2 blade broadhead on this arrow to hunt.The epics 500 shot similar to the gold tips and are a bit heavier.My favorite hunting load so far is the easton axis a heavey carbon that is a brother to the black max .this arrow @29in with a 125 grain broadhead adapter and a 125 wensal woodsman weights in at 525 grains and shoots just like my field points.I could probably get by with a lighter broadhead adapter but havent tried yet.But I like weight I shoot to hunt ,I dont comp shoot.
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OurÂ Rhondda Campus in Llwynypia, has pledged to raise money throughout the academic year to help battle cancer by fundraising for a new state-of-the-art facility, with its learners, tutors and the local community all joining together in support of the cause.
The campus which is home to more than 700 learners, commenced its fundraising marathon by hosting a coffee morning in aid of cancer charity Macmillan – the campusâ€™ chosen â€˜Charity of the Yearâ€™ – which provides help and support to those affected by the disease.
Staff and learners at the college were joined by Coleg y Cymoedd Principal, Judith Evans, together with Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Mayor, Cllr Margaret Tegg and her consort to raise funds, which will go towards the construction of a brand new Â£6.75m cancer facility for the area.
The specialist care unit, which is being built by Macmillan Cancer Support and Cwm Taf University Health Board at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant, will provide cancer patients with ultra-modern facilities as well as palliative care and support for people with incurable cancer and other conditions.
The coffee morning saw the sale of cakes, drinks, jewellery and crafts, with learners from across the college campus taking a break from their studies to participate.Â
Cllr Margaret Tegg said: Â â€œIt has been a pleasure to be part of the strong community support for this extremely worthwhile causeâ€.
As its chosen charity for 2017/18, the college campus will take part in a number of fundraising activities throughout the year in support of Macmillan, with the coffee morning kick-starting the schedule of events.
Carolyn Donegan, Campus Director at Rhondda said: â€œOver the years, a number of our staff and their families have been assisted and supported by Macmillan, whose help has been completely invaluable and so, for us, there was no question in choosing Macmillan as our charity of the year.
â€œOur aim is to help the people at Macmillan to continue all of the amazing work that they do for people all over the country, as well as contribute towards creating brand new facilities that will make a real difference to cancer patients in Walesâ€.
To maximise the money raised for a charity thatâ€™s close to its heart, the college has shifted its approach to fundraising placing a larger focus on having a rolling programme of events and engaging more staff and learners than ever before.
Carolyn added: â€œWhile Macmillan coffee mornings arenâ€™t new, our attitude towards fundraising is. This will be the first time that the campus has created a dedicated calendar of fundraising events throughout the year that incorporates learners throughout every department across the campus. We wanted to build upon our traditional fundraising relationship into something more strategic and meaningful.â€
The coffee morning follows previous fundraising activity that the Rhondda Campus has been involved in over the last few years, with multiple staff having volunteered to fundraise independently and the campus having previously opened its doors on numerous occasions as a â€˜rest and re-fuelâ€™ stop for individuals taking part in Macmillan fundraising walks.
Rhondda Cynon Taff


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Intense investigation of epithelial cell proliferation in the mammalian intestinal mucosa has resulted in a significant progress in understanding regulatory mechanisms governing cell dynamics in this rapidly self-renewing cell population. This understanding greatly assisted in developing theoretical models of human colorectal carcinogenesis addressing both its molecular mechanisms1, 2, 3, 4 and sequences of events in tumour morphogenesis.5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 As numerous studies in this area were devoted to the investigation of colonocyte proliferation and differentiation, relatively little remained known about the final natural destiny of these cells. Obligatory exfoliation of terminally differentiated colonocytes was traditionally believed to be the predominant way of cell loss in colonic epithelium,11 but this popular notion remained essentially hypothetical in the absence of convincing firm evidence. Given that it has become generally admitted that exfoliated colonocyte analysis may open new approaches to colorectal cancer screening and early diagnosis, detailed knowledge and better understanding of the exfoliation of colonic epithelium and its changes in neoplasia is of high practical relevance. The present brief review addresses this surprisingly obscure area with the purpose of clarifying a few points still provoking controversy and confusion. Perspectives of using the phenomenon of colonic cell exfoliation for screening and diagnosis of colorectal cancer and related diseases are then re-evaluated in view of recent advances in the field.
Colonocyte exfoliation in the human colon constitutes a unique mechanism of cell population control that can undergo significant changes under different physiological and pathological conditions. Being closely related to the apoptosis and anoikis, cell exfoliation from colonic epithelium appears to be a relatively rare event in normal conditions, but its rate dramatically increases in neoplasia, when cell removal by apoptosis in situ does not function properly. Several studies show that significant numbers of exfoliated colonocytes are not lost in the faecal contents of the gut, but retained in the mucocellular layer overlying colonic mucosa. Recent observations allow hypothesizing that the mucocellular layer containing exfoliated colonocytes may gradually migrate distally, eventually leading to the accumulation of the cells exfoliated from malignant colorectal tumours on the surface of the rectal mucosa. Implications of exfoliated colonocyte analysis to colorectal cancer screening and early diagnosis are discussed. © 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Cell exfoliation in the colonic epithelium: Its role in normal physiological conditions and neoplasia
Colonic epithelium is known to be one of the most dynamic cell populations of the human organism.4, 8, 11, 12 Meticulous investigation of the well-structured organisation of the colonic mucosa allowed constructing a detailed and credible model of colonocyte proliferation, differentiation and migration especially important in relation to colorectal carcinogenesis. It is generally accepted that in normal physiological conditions stem cells of colonic epithelium are located at the base of the crypt.4, 7, 8, 12 Their progeny migrates upward, gradually undergoing differentiation and loosing proliferative capacity until terminally differentiated nondividing colonocytes reach surface (luminal) epithelium.4, 11, 12 There these cells end their short lives, being replaced by next generations of differentiating counterparts. Indeed, extremely high colonocyte proliferation rate and constant flow of new cells migrating from crypts toward the lumen demand an adequate efficiency of cell elimination. For decades it was presumed that all highly differentiated colonocytes of the luminal compartment of colonic epithelium are eventually exfoliated into the lumen.7, 11 This theory may be generally correct for the colonic epithelium of rodents,13 but there are good reasons for doubts about its applicability to humans. Although some authors still believe that massive exfoliation is constantly going on with millions of colonocytes shed into the faecal stream daily,14, 15 there is accumulating evidence that the rate of cell exfoliation from normal human colonic mucosa is much lower than it was previously believed.16, 17, 18, 19 Apoptosis in situ followed by the engulfment of apoptotic cells by adjacent colonocytes or subepithelial macrophages appears to be the main pathway of cell death in healthy colonic epithelium,16, 17, 20, 21 colonocyte exfoliation being an important, but auxiliary mechanism of cell loss. This situation can, however, be completely reversed in neoplastic growth. Despite the absence of a complete consensus on the precise order of the emergence of initial neoplastic lesions with both “bottom-up”6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and “top-down”5, 7 theories in use, it is apparent that intercryptal (luminal) epithelium becomes involved in the process very early. Although even small neoplastic loci can bear severe alterations in the homeostatic control of cell reproduction and loss, little is known about colonocyte exfoliation in early tumours. Later exfoliation changes are much better documented. It is well established that profound deregulation of apoptosis is a characteristic feature of cancer.2, 22, 23 Moreover, the loss of cell adhesion associated with malignant progression and normally regarded in relation to the metastatic process24, 25, 26 can further change the pattern of cell loss in a growing tumour in favour of exfoliation. Indeed, a dramatic increase of colonocyte exfoliation in colorectal cancer patients has been reported by several groups.18, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 Ahlquist et al. observed accumulation of exfoliated malignant cells in the mucocellular layer overlaying tumour surface, but not over unchanged colonic mucosa.18 In a recent study32 we collected exfoliated cells from mucosal surface of resected colon specimens immediately after operations and were able to show that thousands of cells are exfoliated from the surface of malignant colorectal tumours. These cells as well as multicellular fragments of well-preserved neoplastic tissue (Fig. 1) were found within the mucocellular layer not only over tumours, but even at significant distances distally from tumours indicating that exfoliated material tends to migrate alongside the faecal flow, but mostly without being incorporated into the faeces. Even mitotic cells (Fig. 1) could be occasionally detected in the exfoliated clusters of malignant cells, clearly indicating that these cells preserved viability and in some cases proliferative potential. The findings were perfectly in line with clinical reports describing secondary distal, especially anal, tumours in colorectal cancer patients.33, 34, 35 Such tumours, albeit rare, appear to result from an unusual metastatic process involving the reimplantation of viable exfoliated malignant cells migrating within the mucocellular layer. Likewise, occasional intraperitoneal seeding of exfoliated cancer cells during surgery for colorectal cancer can lead to peritoneal carcinomatosis.36
Analysis of the available literature combined with recent observations of our group allows proposing a partially hypothetical scheme of changes in colonocyte exfoliation occurring alongside the growth of malignant tumours (Fig. 2). The scheme highlights the following 3 hallmarks characterizing cell exfoliation in colorectal cancer:
- aextremely high level of cell exfoliation from the surface of malignant tumours;
- bpreferential location of exfoliated cells and their remnants in the mucocellular layer between colonic mucosa and faecal contents of the gut; and
- cgradual distal movement of the cell-containing mucocellular layer.
The first two of these points have already been discussed in a recent review.21 Observations of our group supporting the last point are still awaiting peer-reviewed publications; thus, the author has to consider it as a new hypothesis.
It should be admitted that little is known about cell exfoliation at early stages of carcinogenesis in the human colon. Further studies are needed to reveal molecular mechanisms triggering the dramatic increase of colonocyte exfoliation as well as the precise moment when this “switch” occurs. It seems to be logical that the exfoliation increase coincides with apoptosis deregulation and/or cell adhesion loss, but firm evidence is still absent. It also remains unclear whether cell exfoliation from the surface of colorectal carcinomas should be regarded as a protective mechanism or a manifestation of increasing tumour invasiveness. One can suggest that the enhancement of exfoliation is initially a protective response directed to activating anoikis37, 38 by cell detachment from the basal membrane when apoptosis in situ fails to occur. Alternatively, it may be just another manifestation of neoplastic progression when tumour starts producing autonomous potentially metastatic cells ready for secondary implantation. The latter assumption is corroborated by the cited reports of secondary anal metastases after removal of primary colorectal cancers33, 34, 35 or peritoneal cancer dissemination during operations.36 However, the 2 mechanisms are likely to be inseparably entangled since well-preserved colonocytes, apoptotic cells and cell debris are all abundant in the mucocellular layer of cancer patients.
It should be accepted that even phenomenology of cell exfoliation in colorectal cancer is still far from being completely clear. The scheme in the Figure 2 may be correct till some point in the progression of cancer (e.g., Fig. 2d), but it is impossible to exclude a secondary decrease in cell exfoliation from the primary tumour associated with the development and growth of its local and remote metastases. This is another obscure and theoretically challenging area remaining to be studied.
Methodological approaches to the isolation and analysis of human exfoliated colonocytes
The possibility of obtaining well-preserved epithelial cells from colorectal washings and their use for cytological diagnosis of neoplastic conditions had been described for the first time over 50 years ago.27 However, the proposed procedures of colorectal irrigation and material collection27, 28 looked complicated and were difficult to standardize. This, together with the exclusively cytological approach to colonocyte analysis, resulted in a slow progress in the development of exfoliated cell collection techniques.
The interest to cell exfoliation in the human colon had re-emerged with the introduction of the Vogelstein's genetic model for colorectal carcinogenesis.1 As analytical methods for the detection of cancer-associated molecular markers became available, it was logical to suggest that cells exfoliated from colorectal tumours could provide sufficient amounts of DNA for such analyses. The idea of obligatory colonocyte shedding into the faecal stream discussed in the first section of this review was generally accepted at the time, so it looked transparent that human stool samples could provide exfoliated colonocytes for either cytological characterization or nucleic acid and protein isolation for molecular biomarker analysis. This noninvasive approach to cellular material collection promised to open a convenient way to colorectal cancer early diagnosis and screening.
In the beginning of the nineties, Nair et al. published 2 papers describing exfoliated colonocyte isolation from dispersed samples of human stool by Percoll density gradient centrifugation. The group claimed that millions of viable exfoliated colonocytes could be obtained from a few grams of stool.39, 40 Although those publications certainly had a positive effect attracting attention to an important physiological phenomenon, the main claim of the authors on the isolation of millions of viable colonocytes from small amounts of faecal material was not convincingly substantiated morphologically and remained debatable.
Several groups of scientists attempted exfoliated colonocyte collection from either stool samples or colorectal mucosa (see Table I). It is apparent that attempts of using human faeces as the source of exfoliated colonocytes were only partially successful. Indeed, it is difficult to expect finding viable colonocytes in stool homogenates even if they were entering the faecal milieu in millions. The likelihood of the presence of well-preserved colonocytes in the anaerobic faecal environment rich in bile acids and other cytolytic agents appears to be very low. One possible minor source of cells inside faecal samples can be provided by strands of colonocyte-impregnated mucus from the mucocellular layer that are folded into the stool.21 The latter assumption remains to be proven, but fragments of the mucocellular layer are certainly excreted on the stool surface. In our earlier studies we explored this phenomenon initially in a rat model of colon carcinogenesis,48 and then developed a method for human exfoliated colonocyte isolation based on the use of surface washes from whole stool samples in combination with immunomagnetic bead-based cell separation.19, 30 The method allowed isolation of well-preserved colonocytes and was later employed by other groups for the identification of cancer-associated cellular markers49, 50; however, few colonocytes were usually obtained, whereas squamous cells of the anal canal epithelium often dominated the pool of isolated cells. In addition, the standardization of the technique was extremely difficult because of the necessity to use intrinsically variable whole stool samples. Two other groups also tried immunomagnetic cell capture, using stool homogenates.42, 43 Although application of diagnostic cytology was attempted by one of these groups upon collection of material from cancer patients, no information on cell yield was provided, and cytology results were inconclusive in most cases.43 It is apparent that obtaining material for DNA or RNA examination was the main goal of exfoliated cell isolation in most studies of this type.41, 42, 43
|Cell collection sources||Method of cell isolation||Exfoliated cell yield||Exfoliated cell morphology and squamous (anal) epithelium presence||Faecal contamination of collected material||Technical (reproducibility, standardisation) problems||Applicability of analytical approaches (quantitative/qualitative)||References|
|Small amounts of faecal material (1 g).||Stool dispersion followed by density gradient centrifugation.||Claimed to be millions of viable cells per gram of stool; however, this claim seems to be doubtful.||No convincing evidence of well-preserved cells. The presence of cell components including those derived from squamous epithelium was likely.||Always strong.||The technique appeared to be standardized, but claimed results look exaggerated and not substantiated by cytological analysis, making reproducibility highly questionable.||Isolated material may contain some cells and cell components; thus, biochemical and molecular methods can be applied. Quantitative approaches questionable.||39,40|
|Small amounts of faecal material (5 g).||Stool dispersion followed by a Percoll centrifugation-based technique (a modification of the technique of Nair et al.39, 40).||Appears to be low, however, no estimate given.||Cell debris rather than cells mostly obtained. The presence of squamous cell components was likely.||Always strong.||The technique was found to be difficult to standardize and reproduce. Later abandoned.||RNA isolation and gene expression analysis shown to be possible.||41|
|Small amounts of faecal material (1 g).||Stool dispersion followed by either a Percoll centrifugation-based technique (a modification of the technique of Nair et al.39, 40) or immunomagnetic bead-based separation.||Not assessed.||Isolated cells were not cytologically characterised. The presence of squamous cell components was likely.||Always strong.||Immunomagnetic separation was found to be superior in terms of reproducibility compared to Percoll-based isolation.||Cell isolation did not improve qualities of isolated DNA and RNA compared to direct isolation from faeces.||42|
|Small amounts of faecal material (5–10 g).||Stool homogenisation followed by immunomagnetic bead-based separation.||Not assessed.||Isolation of colonocytes reported to be cytologically confirmed. The presence of squamous cells not evaluated.||Always strong.||Immunomagnetic separation was found to be far superior in terms of reproducibility compared with Percoll-based isolation.||DNA extracted from isolated cells was suitable for amplification and molecular analysis.||43|
|Stool surface (whole stool samples).||Stool surface (part of the mucocellular layer excreted with faeces) was washed with a cell-dispersing solution. Cells isolated using immunomagnetic bead-based separation.||Very low in normal conditions, higher (hundreds) in samples from colorectal cancer patients.||Few well-preserved colonocytes could be isolated. Squamous epithelial cells were commonly present.||Usually strong.||The technique was reproducible; however, its standardization was hardly possible.||Isolated cells could be used for cytological and immunohisto-chemical assessment. DNA isolated from cells could be quantified and successfully amplified.||19,30|
|Techniques based upon cell collection from colorectal mucosa|
|Surface of the colorectal mucosa (distal segment).||Colorectal lavage followed by simple centrifugation (or gradient centrifugation44,45).||High (hundreds to thousands easily identifiable cells).||Well-preserved colonocytes can be isolated. Squamous cells always present.||Variable.||Standardization difficult (variability of the recovered lavage liquid volume).||Standardization problems make quantitation difficult. Cell-based and molecular qualitative analytical methods applicable.||27,28,44,45|
|Surface of the rectal mucosa||Direct collection of exfoliated cells from the mucocellular layer overlaying the surface of rectal mucosa using a thin inflatable membrane.||High (hundreds in normal conditions; thousands in cancer cases or severe inflammatory conditions).||Very well-preserved colonocytes. Occasional squamous epithelium presence.||Mostly low (strong contamination in less than 10% cases).||Well standardized and reproducible.||Collected cells can be used for a wide range of quantitative and qualitative analytical techniques.||32,46,47, A. Loktionov et al., unpublished observations|
The analysis of the reviewed reports on colonocyte isolation from human stool samples shows that none of the employed techniques could provide significant amounts of exfoliated cells suitable for reliable cytological assessment or intracellular biomarker identification. Given that recent efforts focused on the direct extraction of human DNA and RNA from stool samples have produced encouraging results (see later), the idea of preliminary isolation of exfoliated colonocytes from stool with the same only purpose of extracting nucleic acids now starts to look less attractive.
It was known for decades that exfoliated colonocytes could be obtained by colorectal lavage (see Table I); however, this procedure, being inconvenient and difficult to standardize, is now rarely employed. Nevertheless, it appeared that direct collection of exfoliated colonocytes from the surface of human rectal mucosa could provide substantial amounts of well-preserved cells. Following the hypothesis on colonocyte migration within the mucocellular layer discussed earlier in this review, we have developed a simple sampling device for the direct collection of exfoliated cells from the surface of human rectal mucosa with minimal invasiveness.46 The author believes that discussing promising preliminary results of our ongoing trials here is not appropriate since they have only been reported in a meeting,47 but not published so far. At the same time presenting a few examples of cellular material collected from the surface of rectal mucosa (see Fig. 3) is essential for this review. One remarkable observation (Fig. 3f) clearly indicates that cells exfoliated from the surface of proximal colorectal cancers can reach rectum in the mucocellular layer without being lost. Although various aspects of the new technique require further investigation, there are good reasons to hope that direct collection of exfoliated cells from the surface of rectal mucosa can be preferable compared with stool-based techniques in terms of providing high quality material for a wide range of diagnostic and research applications.
Exfoliated colonocytes, DNA extracted from stool and detection of molecular biomarkers of colorectal cancer
It has already been mentioned that with the development of the Vogelstein's genetic model for colon carcinogenesis in the early nineties,1 the possibility of using tumour-derived DNA for colorectal cancer screening and early diagnosis attracted considerable attention. Initial report on the demonstration of the presence of K-ras oncogene mutations in DNA isolated from stool samples of patients with colorectal malignancies51 provoked a surge of interest to the detection of cancer-associated molecular markers in the human DNA present in faeces. Although it is usually presumed that this DNA originates exclusively from exfoliated colonocytes excreted with stool,21, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58 one can argue that well-preserved squamous epithelial cells (see Fig. 3d) mechanically sloughed in abundance from the surface of the anal canal epithelium during every stool passage become attached to the stool surface and can considerably contribute to the final DNA yield. The impact of this DNA, which certainly “dilutes” colonocyte-derived material, should not be disregarded as an interfering influence in detecting the molecular changes relevant for colorectal cancer.
The most important problem with the diagnostic value of stool DNA analysis is related to the apparent complexity of colorectal carcinogenesis involving multiple metabolic and regulatory pathways governed by interacting networks of genetic control.3 At the present level of our knowledge there is no identified reliable single cancer-specific molecular biomarker (i.e., some “unifying” marker always present in tumour rather than normal cells making neoplastic cells unambiguously detectable). The main consequence of this unfortunate problem is the necessity of using overlapping sets of multiple complementary molecular markers (multitarget DNA assay panels or MTAPs) present in malignant cells at relatively high frequencies.21, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58
Moreover, from the methodological point of view, human stool is a difficult material for DNA extraction: the abundance of bacteria and cytolytic substances in faeces can interfere with both colonocyte DNA stability and isolation procedures, often resulting in the coisolation of undesirable bacterial DNA and substances interfering with PCR. For these reasons the task of obtaining representative amounts of high quality human DNA from faecal material is always challenging.55, 56, 59, 60
Although the stool DNA-based approach has already brought some promising results,52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58 it is evident that its introduction as a common tool for colorectal cancer screening and early diagnosis is still impossible. Given that on one hand the only large prospective screening trial testing this approach resulted in a sensitivity of 51.6% (specificity 94.4%),57 and on the other hand the cost of the test comprising a multitarget panel of 21 molecular markers (detection of multiple point mutations in the sequences of the K-ras, APC and p53 genes, microsatellite instability of the Bat-26 gene and long fragment DNA analysis) is over $700 per assay (Pre Gen Plus test marketed by EXACT Sciences), we are still a long distance away from the ideal of cost-effective and simple colorectal cancer screening based on the molecular analysis of stool-derived DNA. Using a Markov model for cost-effectiveness assessment for mass colorectal cancer screening, Song et al.61 concluded that the approach can become marginally cost-effective only at $195 per assay presuming that its sensitivity reaches 65% for cancers and 40% for large polyps. Although rapid methodological progress allows room for future optimism, it is obvious that the assessment of stool samples for the presence of molecular cancer markers is excessively expensive in its present form.61, 62, 63
The use of relatively uncontaminated exfoliated colonocytes collected from rectum47 might help in overcoming problems associated with the analysis of stool samples, but additional research is requited to prove this point.
It should also be taken into account that recent advances in the understanding of the structure and function of the human genome have resulted in a breathtakingly rapid development of such complex disciplines as genomics and proteomics making possible targeted detailed investigation of disease-related gene expression patterns. Presently there are only a few reports describing assessment of specific RNA expression in human stool samples42, 64, 65; however, the opportunity of using directly collected colonocytes for RNA isolation should also be considered as a possible alternative to stool-based techniques.
The place of exfoliated colonocyte analysis among other methods applied for colorectal cancer screening and early diagnosis
The problem of colorectal cancer screening has already been thoroughly discussed in a number of recent publications52, 66, 67, 68; therefore, it is considered here very briefly, with the emphasis on the possible use of exfoliated colonocytes. Although benefits of the active screening are now generally accepted,52, 66, 67, 68 the disease remains among the leading causes of oncological mortality. The search for suitable approaches to colorectal cancer screening and early diagnosis is going on for decades, but the choice of available techniques is still strictly limited, faecal occult blood testing (FOBT) being the most common method.52, 69, 70 Advantages and drawbacks of possible screening applications of full colonoscopy and flexible sigmoidoscopy as well as new approaches such as virtual colonoscopy and detection of molecular biomarkers in faeces (see previous section) have been discussed in several recent reviews.21, 52, 71, 72 Unfortunately, neither of these methods can offer the desirable combination of low invasiveness, simplicity and affordable cost with high sensitivity and specificity. FOBT is noninvasive, cheap and simple, but all versions of this test produce high rates of both false-negative and false-positive results.21, 52, 70, 73, 74 Even its reported reducing effect on the incidence of colorectal cancer69 is now questioned.75 Colonoscopy, when performed by an experienced specialist, can be regarded as a precise and reliable diagnostic procedure; however, it is invasive and expensive,21, 52, 71 thus its use for routine population mass screening appears to be problematic. Moreover, the cumulative risk of complications becomes a sizable negative factor in repeated screening colonoscopies of large groups of predominantly disease-free people.21 Limitations of the flexible sigmoidoscopy are obvious since it allows only distal colon examination. The recently introduced computed tomographic colonography (CT colonography or virtual colonoscopy) is comparable with colonoscopy in terms of sensitivity and specificity72; however, high cost seriously hampers expectations of making this approach a mass screening method. In other words it appears that colonoscopy or its virtual analogue can be especially useful and cost-effective when applied as a “second line” or confirmatory screening in subjects preselected by a much wider “first line” screening procedure. The position of the latter is presently occupied by the inefficient FOBT.
Although rapid methodological progress in the development of molecular diagnostic procedures provokes optimistic predictions,21, 53, 71 the reality shows that most advanced molecular approaches based on the stool analysis are still too complicated and expensive to be seriously considered for mass screening (see previous section of this review). In this situation the possibility of getting well-preserved exfoliated colonocytes (see Fig. 3) directly from the surface of human colorectal mucosa may present an interesting option. The availability of this material can facilitate the application of both cell-based and molecular approaches to cancer biomarker detection. In addition, there may be a good opportunity of using cheap and straightforward quantitative methods such as the detection of the increased cell exfoliation from malignant tumours by simple DNA quantitation. We previously tried the latter approach using exfoliated colonocytes isolated from stool,25 but standardization difficulties made its validity questionable. The procedure of direct collection of exfoliated cells from rectum appears to be much easier to standardize.46 Our preliminary results on the use of this material for DNA quantitation look encouraging47; however, these findings need to be meticulously scrutinised and confirmed in clinical trials.
This review has briefly addressed problems surrounding the investigation of colonocyte exfoliation in the human colon. Although there was enough controversy and misunderstanding about the destiny of exfoliated colonocytes, it now appears that some basic principles of cell exfoliation in normal conditions and neoplasia finally emerge from obscurity. Malignant colorectal tumours definitely exfoliate huge amounts of cells, which mostly remain within the mucocellular layer overlying colorectal mucosa. Cell-containing fragments of the mucocellular layer excreted with stool are likely to constitute the main source of exfoliated colonocytes found in human faeces. Recent findings indicate that there may be a possibility of migration of the cell-containing mucocellular layer toward rectum creating conditions for the accumulation of exfoliated colonocytes on the surface of the rectal mucosa. It appears that direct collection of these cells can provide valuable material for various types of analysis. Methodological approaches valid for the development of new diagnostic and screening strategies for colorectal cancer based on the use of exfoliated colonocytes may include both advanced cytological techniques and the employment of cell-derived DNA, RNA and proteins for the identification of molecular biomarkers of neoplasia. Nevertheless, further profound research is required to address numerous unanswered questions still existing in the area of colonocyte population dynamics in normal conditions and cancer.
The author thanks the members of the Colonix Medical team (Dr Tatiana Bandaletova, Dr Andrew Llewelyn, Rupert Lywood, Per Aniansson, Hugo Lywood) for their kind support and to our clinical collaborators (Prof. Christopher Marks, Dr Jeremy Gibson, Dr Colin Ferrett) for their efforts in providing us with excellent clinical materials relevant for this work. The author thanks Dr Tatiana Bandaletova for her help in preparing and selecting microphotographs.

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Advance praise for Firefight "Firefight is a gripping human drama and a powerful story-not to mention a significant addition to the annals of American history."-David Morrell, author of First Blood" ""Overshadowed by the calamity in New York, the attack on the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, was nonetheless a day of extraordinary drama, heroism, and tragedy. With riveting detail and a compelling narrative, Patrick Creed and Rick Newman have done a superb job in""Firefight of capturing the courage, chaos, and sacrifice of that remarkable day."-Steve Vogel, author of The Pentagon: A History "A gripping inside look at the swift actions taken by a small group of firefighters who saved the Pentagon from destruction."-Bing West, author of No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah "Firefight presents a different view of September 11, getting into the actions and mindsets of both the firefighters and the military in Washington D.C. A powerful read."-Richard Picciotto, co-author of Last Man Down: A New York City Fire Chief and the Collapse of the World Trade Center "Firefight does an excellent job of showing the unique issues presented when the heart of America's military was attacked on September 11, 2001. As I read this book, I felt a brotherhood with the courageous professionals at the scene of the Pentagon and their need to ameliorate the suffering of others."-Lt. William Keegan, Jr., PAPD., author of Closure: The Untold Story of the Ground Zero Recovery Mission "This little-known but equally horrifying story of 9/11 will raise the hair on your neck and add to the historical outrage inspired by these senseless murders. The firefighters are seen in grit and in heroism as they fight their way through the Pentagon flames to contain the fires, triage the wounded, interrelate with the FBI, and search for the all-important black boxes. Read this book to remind yourself just how shocked you were tReseña del editor:
Amid all the stories of tragedy and heroism on September 11, there is one tale that has yet to be told-the gripping account of ordinary men and women braving the inferno at the Pentagon to rescue friends and co-workers, save the nation's military headquarters, and defend their country. Pentagon firefighters Alan Wallace and Mark Skipper had just learned the shocking news that planes had struck the World Trade Center when they saw something equally inconceivable: a twin-engine jetliner flying straight at them. It was American Airlines Flight 77, rushing toward its target. In his Pentagon office, Army major David King was planning a precautionary evacuation when the room suddenly erupted in flames. Arlington firefighters Derek Spector, Brian Roache, and Ron Christman, among the first responders at the scene, were stunned by the sight that met them: a huge flaming hole gouged into the Pentagon's side, a lawn strewn with smoking debris, and thousands of people, some badly injured, stumbling away from what would become one of the most daunting fires in American history. For more than twenty-four hours, Arlington firefighters and other crews faced some of the most dangerous and unusual circumstances imaginable. The size and structure of the Pentagon itself presented unique challenges, compelling firefighters to devise ingenious tactics and make bold decisions-until they finally extinguished the fire that threatened to cripple America's military infrastructure just when it was needed most. Granted unprecedented access to the major players in the valiant response efforts, Patrick Creed and Rick Newman take us step-by-step through the harrowing minutes, hours, and days following the crash of American Airlines Flight 77 into the Pentagon's western facade. Providing fascinating personal stories of the firefighters and rescuers, a broader view of how the U.S. national security command structure was held intact, and a sixteen-page insert of dramatic photographs, Firefight is a unique testament to the fortitude and resilience of America.
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We are a nation of bakers. Baking is steeped in our history, class system and geography. What is more Scottish than shortbread? More Cornish than a pasty? More Welsh than Bara Brith? More traditional than a pie?
The Great British Book of Baking looks into our long and enviable baking heritage and brings together over 120 of the very best recipes from around the British Isles.
Whether your weakness is a 4 o'clock biscuit dunked in your tea, a slab of rich chocolate cake or warm bread fresh from the oven, you'll find a recipe to satisfy your every craving in this book.
Learn how to make a traditional raised pork pie, perfect your flaky pastry skills for the ultimate Eccles cake and discover how the baking fashions and trends of Great Britain developed throughout the centuries as people moved around the globe.
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The chapters are:
1. - A Word from Mel and Sue
2. - Tips from the Judges
3. - Introduction
4. - Biscuits and Teatime Treats
5. - Bread
6. - Tarts and Flans
7. - Pies
8. - Cakes
9. - Puddings
10. - Fancy Pastries
Each chapter has a three-pages long introduction informing about the history of said baked good, e.g. bread, from ancient times untill today. I really enjoyed reading these introductions. They are very interesting and filled with little stories, quotations from Shakespeare and so on. But if you are not interested in these things you can easily move on without missing any information when actually baking.
So let's move on to the recipes: there is - as said before - a great variety of recipes so everyone should find something to their taste: from jumbles to scones to Irish farmhouse soda breads to bagles to all kinds of sweet and savoury tarts, flans, pies, and puddings to lovely cakes. The recipes are very thorough so that even inexperienced bakers should have no problems: it's for example always said what to do with the goods when they come off the oven (leave in the tin or remove from the tin), when there is an option for making the dough by hand and one for making it with an electric gadget, both options are explained and so on. Furthermore - and I found this very helpful - there a pages dedicated to specific ingredients (like yeast), methods (like blind baking) and so on. I've been battleing with yeast for my whole baking life and I finally managed to master it thanks to the tips giving in this book. And if you're an experienced baker and know all there is, these information don't disturb you as they are on specific pages and you can easily ignore them.
Another aspect I really enjoy is the beautiful phtography and layout. Every recipe has its own photo and its own double page (or more). Inbetween there are some 'picture pages' just showing pictures of the beautiful British countryside, tea rooms, bakers and so on. So if you're not baking, this book can easily sit on your coffee table ready to just look at.
I love this book and I would buy it again and again. If you're interested in baking and/or Britain you sould buy it too!
So I got this book out of the library first as I am more cautious these days. It was soon very apparent that this book is REAL gem!! There is nothing in it I would not be prepared to make. The layout is attractive and well thought out, with good sensible instructions with excellent photos of the finished article.
I have all Nigella's books (she is my kitchen heroine) and I have many favourites from her books.(Do try Lemon Syrup Loaf, its to die for!) Some of her recipes are very rich so The Great British Book of Baking brings you down to earth in the kitchen with excellent tried and tested well known treats. Its absolutely no use if you are slimming, but hey, you need to have a treat now and again. The recipe for the Bakewell Tart is very good as is the Sticky Marmalade Tea Loaf. Enjoy!
From the Derbyshire Domestic Goddess.
It is a good collection of British classics (with a few new twists) - well presented with some excellent photography.
Some reviewers have commented on the lack of recipes from contestants in the Great British Bake Off series. This doesn't worry me at all - the book is a companion to that competition rather than being the book of the series. It is what it says it is - a book on British baking - plain and simple.
What stops me from giving this top marks is the fact that we don't have a table of contents. The book is split into 7 sections - which is fine - but there is no way of knowing what is in each part (and some of the categorisations are a little arbitrary with the boundary between cakes and breads being rather ill-defined).
So this is a good book on baking but, perhaps, not a great one. Take a look in your local bookshop before you buy - just to be certain it is for you.

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Hope Solo is no stranger to controversy, and neither is Megan Rapinoe. Both women have made it a point to use their platform to further the causes they care most about, and while it’s Megan Rapinoe’s social stances (or lack of stance, but we’ll get to that in a moment), the thing that seems to keep Hope Solo in the news is her choice of phrase.
This time, in the midst of attempting to make a nuanced point about the division that surrounds the activism of the US Women’s National Team, she used one of the biggest buzz words anyone can use- bully. And she used it in reference to her old friend and teammate…
“I’ve seen Megan Rapinoe almost bully players into kneeling because she really wants to stand up for something in her particular way. But it’s our right as Americans to do it whatever way we’re comfortable with and I think that’s really hard being on the main stage right now with so many political issues for athletes. There’s a lot of pressure and ultimately at the end of the day our number one focus should and has always been to win first.”
Hope Solo was in the middle of a reasonable thought about the way the country as a whole reacts to athletes protesting during the national anthem, saying “Right now what I’ve seen is there’s been so much debate about the kneeling, about the not kneeling. I know most people stand against discrimination, and I live in the south, I live in a very conservative area here in North Carolina in the south. Obviously I have friends on both sides of the aisle, but I think the kneeling thing can be very divisive.”
She’s not wrong. Kneeling during the anthem is factually, objectively, palpably divisive… and that’s sort of the point of it. But, as legions of people have pointed out on social media, Hope Solo wasn’t exactly around for the kneeling. She’d been suspended from competition for six months just days before Megan Rapinoe first publicly protested.
Her suspension came after calling the Swedish National Team “cowardly” for their style of play, and for raising the ire of the entire city of Rio for saying she was “begrudgingly” traveling to the Olympic games amidst Zika virus concerns. On both occasions, she was left to clarify seemingly reasonable intent due to less than stellar word choice. So here we are, yet again. Not only is bully a word that is sure to get everyone riled up, the timeline of the accusation is undoubtedly going to lead to a need for further explanation.
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As they prepare for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, the USWNT goalkeepers have big gloves to fill. In 2016, the USWNT decided to terminate Hope Solo’s contract in controversy. Solo was the greatest women’s goalkeeper in U.S. history and probably the world. From the 2007 World Cup, she dominated the international level and was an intimidating wall to opposition. Solo holds U.S. records for international appearances, starts, wins, shutouts, wins in a season, consecutive minutes played and the longest undefeated streak. Solo led the U.S. to two Olympic gold medals and a second-place finish in the 2011 Women’s World Cup, earning the Golden Glove. Most notably, Solo’s strength, leadership and prowess as a goalkeeper led the U.S. to win the 2015 Women’s World Cup.
But now, without Solo, how will the USWNT goalkeepers fare? For over two decades, the U.S. had arguably the best back-to-back set of goalkeepers in Briana Scurry and Hope Solo. They covered six World Cups in that time. That was then. This is now. All eyes are on the USWNT to repeat their 2015 success (especially considering their lawsuit for equal pay). Because of Jill Ellis’ decision to only bring only six midfielders and seven defenders, the defense and goalkeeping will have to be stout. One injury or two yellow cards to those positions puts this team at a high risk of collapsing. The 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup is a big test for the USWNT goalkeepers. Let’s hope they are mentally prepared for it.
Starting USWNT Goalkeeper
Alyssa Naeher | Age: 31 | Caps: 44
Following the Hope Solo fallout, Alyssa Naeher rose to the top of the USWNT goalkeeper’s depth chart. Alyssa Naeher is the starting goalkeeper for the Chicago Red Stars in the NWSL. In her 23 games in 2018, Naeher recorded a save success rate of 67.7-percent and 7 clean sheets. One year prior, in 2017, Naeher had a 72-percent save success rate and 6 clean sheets.
She was drafted 11th overall in the 2010 Women’s Professional Soccer draft. Since then, Naeher played for the Boston Breakers (WPS), the Turbine Potsdam (Frauen-Bundesliga), the Boston Breakers (NWSL) and the Chicago Red Stars. Naeher was NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year in 2014 when she broke the record for saves in a season (106). Soccer analysts acclaim Naeher as a top-ten goalkeeper heading into the 2019 Women’s World Cup, but criticize her lack of big-game experience and mistake prone play.
U-20 and Post-Solo Success
While Naeher doesn’t have World Cup experience, she does have starter experience in the U-20 Women’s World Cup. In that tournament, the Naeher earned the Golden Glove, while the USWNT U-20 took first place. Naeher also was on the 2015 Women’s World Cup roster. She wasn’t in the game, but she was a part of the preparation and saw the games unfold from the sidelines. Bench minutes are not equal to play minutes, but at least Naeher was part of it all. Internationally, Naeher has 43 appearances. In 2017, she started 13 of the USWNT’s 16 matches, recorded 6 shutouts and a 0.85 goals allowed average. Her strengths are in diving, reflexes and positioning. Naeher’s weaknesses are in handling and a lack of international starting experience. Critics will be quick to compare her to Solo and Scurry. Against Thailand on June 11th, Naeher needs to set the tone of her tournament.
Backup USWNT Goalkeepers
Obviously, it is a bad moment when a team turns to its backup goalkeeper. That means one of the following: injury, yellow/red card suspension, or poor play. U.S. fans do not want to see any of that. Top performances from Alyssa Naeher are the hope for U.S. soccer fans. Regardless, it is still important to know the goalkeepers in case of calamity or to better understand the future of the USWNT.
Ashlyn Harris | Age: 33 | Caps: 21
Ashlyn Harris is the starting goalkeeper for the Orlando Pride in the NWSL. In her 21 games in 2018, Harris recorded a save success rate of 66.7-percent and 4 clean sheets. One year prior, in 2017, Harris had a 66.7-percent save success rate and 2 clean sheets in 14 games.
Though Harris is incredibly talented with a rich history of club and youth-international play, injuries stifled her career. She was a standout goalkeeper at a young age. At Satellite High, she won the Gatorade National Player of the Year award. Harris earned 39 caps for the USWNT U-19 squad. Playing for the North Carolina Tar Heels, she led them to three national titles.
Professional and International Career
After an impressive young career, Harris was taken 19th overall in the Women’s Professional Soccer Draft by the St. Louis Athletica. However, she was taken as the backup to Hope Solo. Therefore, she never played a match with them. Since then, Harris played for the Washington Freedom, Western New York Flash, FCR 2001 Duisburg (Frauen-Bundesliga), Washington Spirit, Tyresö FF (Swedish Division 1) and the Orlando Pride. Harris holds three NCAA Women’s Soccer Championships (2006, 2008, 2009), one Women’s Professional Soccer Championship (2011), one FIFA U-19 Women’s World Cup Championship (2002) and one FIFA Women’s World Cup Championship (2015). She was also the 2016 NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year.
Internationally, Harris played as the backup to Hope Solo in the 2015 Women’s World Cup and now backs up Alyssa Naeher in the 2019 Women’s World Cup. She has 21 total caps and has yet to carve out consistent playing time. Harris also suffered a minor knee injury in April. But, she appears to be fit and ready for competition.
On a personal note, Harris’s fiance Ali Krieger is also on the 23-women USWNT roster
Adrianna Franch | Age: 28 | Caps: 1
Adrianna Franch is the starting goalkeeper for the Portland Thorns in the NWSL. In her 16 games in 2018, Franch recorded a save success rate of 73.9-percent and 3 clean sheets. One year prior, in 2017, Naeher had a 80.2-percent save success rate and 12 clean sheets in 26 games. In each season, she earned the title of NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year.
Our youngest and least experienced of the USWNT goalkeepers, Adrianna Franch is exceptional. At Oklahoma State University, Franch was the seventh player in Big 12 history to earn All-Big 12 First Team in each of her four seasons. Franch’s 38 collegiate shutouts are an OSU record and sixth all time in NCAA history.
Best Goalkeeper in the NWSL
Taken sixth overall in the 2013 college draft of the NWSL by the Western New York Flash, Franch quickly impressed soccer fans. She recorded six saves in her first game and helped the Flash to an NWSL Shield in 2013. Then, after missing the 2014 NWSL season, Franch started 12 matches for the Norwegian Avaldsnes IL in the Toppserien league. They finished second place in 2015. Then, Franch found her home in Portland. Franch recorded three shutouts in just six games in 2016, aiding the Portland Thorns to an NWSL Shield. Then, Franch led the Portland Thorns to an NWSL Championship in 2017. She was the NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year in back-to-back seasons. Franch is the first player to win this award twice.
Though Franch is decorated collegiately and professionally, she lacks international experience. She only has one cap to her name. Nonetheless, Franch very well could be the best goalkeeper on the roster. She plays in the same league as both Naeher and Harris, recorded better save success percentages in 2017 and 2018, and held a clean-sheet on 37.5-percent of her games with the Portland Thorns. She may be buried on the USWNT goalkeeper roster right now, but Franch is the future of this team.


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From 11:30 p.m. on Saturday May 11, to 6 a.m. on Monday, May 13, the right southbound lane of Dulaney Valley Road will be closed for resurfacing to allow work crews to pour two sections of concrete for MTA bus stops.
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They got their 30 pieces of silver. The rest of us will be crucified!
The "Blue Dogs" in the House Democrat caucus caved in to pressure today and signaled they would no longer block health care "reform" legislation from moving forward. Their price? $100 billion in cuts from a bill set to cost a $trillion and up.
As Gomer Pyle used to say: "Surprise, Surprise, Surprise!"
There were a few other changes in the bill which while welcome, do not overcome the fact that this will be another massive intrusion by the federal government into health care and it will accelerate the financial collapse of Medicare and Medicaid.
The one good point in today's agreement is that no vote will take place until Congress reconvenes in September. That will give Americans time to understand how dangerous even this watered down Democrat bill is.
My fear is that the majority of voters will be so relieved that the original socialist makeover of health care was defeated that they will be ready to accept the socialist-lite version which is hardly an improvement.


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It’s fair to say the last two Calgary Flames’ victories over the Minnesota Wild have been ‘statement games.’
First, their 1-0 win on Nov. 15 at Minnesota was seen as a turning point in their 2016-17 National Hockey League season; an important victory that snapped a streak that saw them lose six of their previous seven games while starting to solidify the way they played.
It also thrust netminder Chad Johnson into the spotlight.
“It’s all perception,” said Flames head coach Glen Gulutzan. “Johnny (Chad Johnson) was our best player. We got out-chanced 18-10 that game. (Johnson) was our best player and we won that game because of our goaltender.”
Of course, the second-biggest story from that game was star winger Johnny Gaudreau breaking his finger after absorbing an Eric Staal slash.
But the Flames pressed on and, without Gaudreau (the lone goal-scorer on Nov. 15), they welcomed the Wild on Dec. 2. That was one of their most “complete” games of the year (according to Gulutzan in his post-game summary) and re-affirmed their commitment to their systems.
The result? A 3-2 shootout victory that was the early stages of Calgary’s season-high six-game winning streak.
And, somehow, the Flames have been one of only three other teams to solve the Wild twice this season.
So, Thursday’s season series finale at the Scotiabank Saddledome (8 p.m. MT, Sportsnet West, Sportsnet 960 The Fan) is not a statement game.
It appears they just simply know how to get the job done against the Wild.
“The thing about Minnesota is — you look at their goal-differential (plus-51) — they play a certain style of game; they don’t deviate much,” Gulutzan said. “They’re an evolved team. It’s a good game for us to play. It’s not really a statement game, it’s a game where we go, ‘OK. We have to play at this level and play the same type of style that we did the previous two times to beat them.’ And it gets us back on track.”
For the Flames, getting “back on track” is the theme of the week, with a single home game before taking off on a three-game road trip through New Jersey, New York, and Pittsburgh prior to a four-day NHL-mandated break.
“We need this week bad,” said winger Kris Versteeg. “We need to set ourselves up after we come out of that next break. We want to still be in a playoff spot and in the mix of things. We understand it and we’re excited about it. It’s playoffs from here-on out for us.”
The Wild are arriving in Calgary after Tuesday’s clash at Edmonton against the Oilers and Calgarian Devan Dubnyk is slated for the start in net.
Heading into Tuesday’s game, they had a crisp 2.23 goals-against per game (second-stingiest in the NHL) and a 3.20 goals-for per game (tied with Columbus for third-best in the NHL).
Considering the Wild is the best team in the Western Conference with a 32-11-5 record — which, before Tuesday’s action at Edmonton, stood as second-best in the league — along with an 8-2-2 record against the Pacific Division, those previous two Flames victories say a lot inside Calgary’s dressing room.
All of a sudden, Minnesota is powerhouse and it should come as no surprise.
“Year after year, they haven’t always got the success they wanted but they have an identity,” Gulutzan said. “They’re a real good defensive club year after year. Sometimes they score more than others, but basically their goals-against has always been very good.
“They’ve developed a nice identity over the last five years, but we’re a team that’s trending up, too.”


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Should I hire an architect for my next project from ArchiPal? And for what do you require their affordable architectural services? To answer these questions, you must first comprehend the scope of the architect’s services as well as the financially significant services.
Architects designed most homes, it was not. In fact, only a small proportion of the home, just 1% or 2%, is designed by architects, and relatively few architects are “home architects” who specialize in home design (in commercial construction).
Another myth is that when you engage an affordable architectural services in UK to build a home, he just gives the design over to you, and your job is done. This is an option, but the engineer can see the project from idea to transition when assigned by the customer. Home architects provide a wide range of services, and engaging them for just the services you require might save you a lot of money.
In some municipalities, the architect or engineer must at least confirm and “seal” the plan. This is common in urban areas and areas with special construction requirements for steep areas, seismic conditions, strong winds or coastal conditions.
Prices and architectural options
If you do not have the time or ability to design and manage your project on your own, it is very attractive to hire architectural firms in UK for all the services from pre-design to getting ahead. It’s right if you discover the appropriate architect. You are free from many responsibilities and headaches. However, this comes at a significant cost.
Most architects work at an hourly rate or a fixed rate, or a combination of the two, based on the percentage of construction costs. For example, some architects charge a flat rate for some predictable work and hourly pay for unexpected tasks such as customer meetings and plan reviews. Some architects charge an hourly wage at a maximum or fixed rate with a guaranteed time limit. For example, an hourly rate will apply after a certain period in a customer meeting or on-site visit.
It can be difficult for builders to calculate actual costs and compare costs between companies as there seem to be as many differences in a construction company. Some firms charge varying rates for different service packages, ranging from basic design to full service, including bidding and construction management.
Fixed pricing for full-service contracts typically varies from 5% to 15% of construction costs for new buildings and 10% to 20% of construction costs for conversion. Remodelling projects are usually expensive because they tend to take a long time due to the cumbersome and unpredictable nature of the remodelling. Fees depend on the company’s reputation, size, project complexity, region of the country, the current economy and successful negotiations.
The pricing difference of ArchiPal reflects the quality of service as well. Do you have the bare minimum of plans to get a building permit? Or do you get a high level of detail that includes bidding and construction management and a slew of supplementary drawings and specifications?
Therefore, a new $ 300,000 construction project may require you to spend $ 30,000 on a complete construction service package. You can also hire an architect on an hourly basis. In most cases, the upper limit should not be exceeded. If you cannot afford to provide complete construction services but need an architect’s opinion, you can only hire an architect for the services you need or are most valuable.
Questions to ask:
You have chosen your architect from ArchiPal to renovate your home, and you are ready to get started. Many interactions between two people go into designing a project, and you want to make sure that these conversations are as effective as possible. Read on to work on your next business as a professional.
1. Do you have any references?
Please inquire about your architect’s prior clients and contractors and follow up on the references they provided. Knowing that you are working with a trusted company from the start will save you from the potential headaches of unreliable companies.
2. When and when should you commit?
Architects deal with clients and clients who want to be involved in key decisions. Find out what kind of builder you are and ask the architect about the time they expect from you.
You specify the sort of builder you want and inquire about the time commitment the architect expects from you.
3. What are the main questions, considerations and challenges for my project?
It is recommended to choose a brain that stands out for a particular element to get an overview of the architect. They’ll have knowledge of construction, city approvals, and design issues that you didn’t know about. It’s also worth seeing if the firm has worked on a project comparable to yours before. Each project type has its ups and downs, and these experiences are essential.
4. What do you show along the way to describe the project?
It is recommended that ask the architect how the project will be viewed before the construction process begins. Do you have models, graphics and computer animation? This is the time to brainstorm, express criticism and make adjustments.
5. Do you have insurance?
You want to know if your studies are safe and secure. If so, how much coverage do they have? You inquire if the architect “makes an open claim to you or your firm.”

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This weekend saw the Edinburgh Comic Art Festival put on another show in the city. Last time it was on the fringes of the Book Festival in the city centre. This time the event was part of Scottish Book Week and was in the more relaxed setting of Leith’s Out of the Blue.
A great selection of artists there and I picked up a ton of stuff – some of which you will be reading about in the weeks to come no doubt. Great to see so many from the comics community around – talented and friendly!

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General Dynamics, located at the Anniston Army Depot, told 139 of its approximately 400 employees there Monday that they would be laid off in March and April. General Dynamics builds and repairs combat vehicles.
Peter Keating, spokesman for General Dynamics Land Systems, said the layoffs were necessary due to a lack of work at the facility.
“The biggest part of that is the work producing the Stryker with the double-V hull,” Keating said. “The Army has said it is interested in buying more but they have not come to a decision yet.”
For the last several months, General Dynamics workers have been upgrading Stryker combat vehicles to double-V hull configurations, effectively offering better protection to soldiers from explosions. The upgrades were part of a pilot program that General Dynamics had hoped the Army would extend.
“It’s not really a shock, but it’s not something you really want to hear,” said Nathan Hill, military liaison for the Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce. “They were hoping the Army would approve multiple Strykers, but they are not in a position to approve that right now.”
Even if the Army did agree to purchase more upgraded Strykers several months from now, it would be some time before General Dynamics could crank up work again and hire back more employees.
“You’d have to go out and try to get people and get up with suppliers … and that could be six months or more,” Keating said. “And I don’t think anyone who was laid off will sit around for six months or more waiting … so it becomes complicated.”
The layoffs are just the latest in a string of cutbacks the local defense industry has faced since last year due to the drawdowns of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. General Dynamics announced 98 layoffs at the depot in November. BAE Systems in December closed its Anniston vehicle upgrade and overhaul facility, laying off 145 people. The BAE facility performed upgrades and overhauls on the military’s M113 and M88 armored vehicles. Anniston Army Depot officials in January last year announced more than 562 short-term depot workers would lose their jobs once their contracts expired later in 2012. However, new work from the National Guard, the Army Reserve, Saudi Arabia and Iraq has insured that about 386 of the 562 workers will keep their jobs through at least March. The depot currently employs more than 3,000 people.
Hill said he does not expect any more depot layoffs in the near future.
“The depot is very stable based on the funding data we have received,” he said.
Keating said more General Dynamics layoffs could be possible, however.
“I don’t anticipate anything but I can’t rule out anything for this year,” Keating said of layoffs.
Sherri Sumners, executive director of the Chamber of Commerce Foundation and overseer of Operation 1st Rate — a federally funded program to help depot workers find new employment — said her organization is ready to help General Dynamics employees. The program has so far placed 126 former defense industry workers in new jobs and helped convert 51 depot employees from temporary to permanent positions. Sumners said two of the company’s employees have already visited the Operation 1st Rate office.
“I expect more to come by, especially when it gets closer to the layoff date,” Sumners said. “We’re doing what we can to help people find jobs.”
Staff writer Patrick McCreless: 256-235-3561. On Twitter @PMcCreless_Star.


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A bad penny always turns up: Recurrence of any unwanted event or reappearance of an unwanted person which or who is considered a spoiler. In olden days coins used as penny used to lose its value after wearing off due to its overuse and moreover it was easy to produce counterfeits. So a holder tried to get rid of it by passing it off unscrupulously and as everyone did the same thing the same coin used to circulate back to the same holder again and again. A bolt from the blue The term refers to a bolt of lightning or thunder that comes from a blue (cloudless) sky and hence not anticipated. Although “blue” was a poetic allusion to the sky by 1700, the precise expression dates from the early nineteenth century. It appears in Thomas Carlyle’s description of chaotic events of the French Revolution: “Arrestment, sudden really as a bolt out of the blue, has hit strange victims.” A dark horse An unexpected potential winner or a winner who wins unexpectedly. The term dates from the nineteenth century and comes from racing, where a horse is termed “dark” when its ancestry and history are unknown. It was so used by Benjamin Disraeli in his novel, The Young Duke (1831), but the precise origin is obscure. Some think it comes from the owner’s dyeing a horse’s hair to disguise it and so get better odds; others cite the practice of a particular American horse trader who made his fast black stallion look like an ordinary saddle horse, rode into town, set up a race, and consistently came out a winner. The term was soon transferred to political candidates on both sides of the Atlantic. The first American presidential dark horse was James Polk, who won the 1844 Democratic nomination only on the eighth ballot and went on to become president.
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We trust school buses and other transportation systems to get our children safely from one place to another. When school administrators and drivers fail to use due care, a serious accident can result. There are special rules that apply to when a public entity can be sued in a tort action, making it critical to seek guidance from a seasoned Raleigh bus accident lawyer.
In a recent appellate opinion, the court considered whether the plaintiff could bring a lawsuit for the alleged negligence of a school board employee in operating an activity bus that was transporting students to an extracurricular event. The accident happened in 2011 when the plaintiff was hit by the bus while it was on its way to a football game. The plaintiff contended that the driver of the bus was negligent at the time of the accident and that she was entitled to compensation as a result.
The plaintiff filed a claim with the North Carolina Industrial Commission pursuant to the Tort Claims Act. This statute provides a limited waiver for local government immunity by allowing lawsuits against boards of education for the negligent operation of school buses and school transportation service vehicles if the plaintiff is able to show that certain criteria are met. The Commission is the body vested with jurisdiction to hear these claims.


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The signature $125 million Chelsea Street Bridge project moves into its next critical phase with demolition of the existing bridge and construction of the remaining portions of the new lift structure.
To allow for the work, beginning on Wednesday June 1st, at 12:00 AM and continuing through Thursday, December 1st, the Chelsea Street bridge over Chelsea Creek at the Boston/Chelsea line will be closed.
The navigable channel beneath the bridge will remain open throughout the six-month closure period, except when approved by the Coast Guard. Channel closures will be coordinated through the Coast Guard and broadcast to mariners on Coast Guard Notices.
Detours will be in place. All northbound vehicles destined to Chelsea will be directed east on Curtis Street; turn right onto ramp from Route 1A (McClellan Highway) south towards East Boston/Winthrop; left under the Route 1A viaduct; left onto Chaucer Street; bear left onto ramp to Route 1A north; bear right and enter Mahoney Circle/Bell Circle; stay to the right around circle and take fourth exit to Route 1A south; bear right onto Route 16 west; right onto ramp to Route 107 (Broadway) south; slight left onto Eastern Avenue.
Southbound cars and light trucks destined to East Boston will be directed north on Eastern Avenue; turn slight right onto Broadway; right onto ramp to Route 16 (Revere Beach Parkway) east; right onto Route 145 (Revere Beach Parkway) east; right onto ramp to Route 1A (McClellan Highway) south; right onto Curtis Street.
Southbound heavy trucks destined to East Boston will be directed north on Eastern Avenue; turn slight right onto Broadway; right onto ramp to Route 16 (Revere Beach Parkway) east; keep left and enter Mahoney Circle/Bell Circle; stay to the right around circle and take fourth exit to Route 1A south; right onto Curtis Street.
The Chelsea Street Bridge project involves the replacement of a truss-type structure that spans 450 feet and will provide 175 feet of vertical clearance when raised. The new bridge will provide for four lanes of traffic two pedestrian sidewalks. The project is scheduled to be completed in spring 2012.
Governor Patrick Announces Ruggles Station Funding posted on Sep 16
Governor Deval Patrick joined US Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx to announce a $20 million federal Transportation Improvement Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant to fund the Ruggles Station Commuter Rail Platform Project. Ruggles Station currently has only two platforms, limiting the number of trains that …Continue Reading Governor Patrick Announces Ruggles Station Funding
Aeronautics: Girls in Aviation Week posted on Sep 15
The Federal Aviation Administration has designated and Governor Deval Patrick proclaimed the week of September 15-19 as Girls in Aviation Week. The proclamation notes the importance of the aerospace industry to economic prosperity, national security and citizen safety. The number of women involved in the …Continue Reading Aeronautics: Girls in Aviation Week
MBTA Bus Operator 2nd Time Roadeo Winner! posted on Sep 15
MBTA bus operator Tyrell Sullivan has done it again! Tyrell won the MBTA’s annual bus roadeo Sunday in Charlestown. It’s the second roadeo title for Sullivan, a 29-year old South Boston resident who has been with the MBTA for almost nine years. Sullivan operates buses …Continue Reading MBTA Bus Operator 2nd Time Roadeo Winner!


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KAUAI (KITV4) - The Kauai Police Department (KPD), in partnership with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), is collecting unused, unwanted, or expired medications for National Drug Take-Back Day.
The collection will consist of a drive-thru, drop-off service in the breezeway at the parking lot roundabout on Saturday, October 23 from 10 am to 2 pm at KPD headquarters located at 3990 Ka‘ana Street, in Lihue.
Tablets, capsules, liquids, and other forms of medication (prescription or nonprescription) including patches, will be accepted. New or used needles and syringes will not be accepted.
Expired medication should not be discarded in the trash or flushed down the toilet. Improperly disposing of prescriptions drugs has the potential to enter the water supply and also harm aquatic life.
The state is now in its 12th year of holding the DEA’s Drug Take-Back Initiative, which has resulted in a collection of more than 53,000 pounds of prescription medications.
During April’s Drug Take-Back Day, KPD collected a total of 16 boxes filled with unused, unwanted, and expired medications, adding up to a combined weight of 165 pounds.