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Exercising Options during shutdown
By MAY-D-FAR-B-WIT-U,
January 17, 2019 in For Beginners Only
ji20874 0
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Lionel's case law citation may be inapt. Instead, the citation actually seems to support the doctrine of waiver and the notion that the contractor may waive the informality or defect of an imperfect (or late) option exercise, but in doing so cannot demand an adjustment in terms -- indeed, the court ruled that the imperfect option exercise, once accepted by the contractor, is fully enforceable. If the option exercise was invalid ab initio, the court would have said so and the decision would have been different.
All the talk about CICA only applies if the option exercise changes terms, such as by increasing price, quantity, or scope. If terms and scope are unchanged, then CICA is not implicated. A simple late option exercise caused by a funding lapse need not implicate CICA.
We need to be practical, reasonable, and realistic -- funding lapses have occurred more or less regularly for many, many years, and for many of those circumstances, contracting officers exercised options late with effective dates back to the start of the funding lapse. If the agency and contractor are happy (and there is no change in terms or scope), then no one else matters. I disagree with Lionel's certainty that the GAO will uphold a third-party protest in such a case.
A contracting officer who exercises an option as we are discussing acts honorably and within the law, provided he or she does what the FAR and agency regulations require for an option exercise. Of course, the contracting officer may be the least important and most irrelevant person on the Government side. If the contracting officer's managers, reviewers, attorneys, finance officials, or others object to the option exercise, then the contracting officer will never issue the option exercise -- those persons and organizations are free to be afraid of the imaginary boogeyman. A contracting officer must follow his or her agency's rules, whether reasonable or not.
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ji, I agree with you.
Let me add - if the naysayers in the organization object, they need to solve it and get the job done.
Lionel Hutz 0
Lionel Hutz
2 hours ago, ji20874 said:
the contractor may waive the informality or defect of an imperfect (or late) option exercise, but in doing so cannot demand an adjustment in terms -- indeed, the court ruled that the imperfect option exercise, once accepted by the contractor, is fully enforceable.
I agree. But, here, the issue is not whether the contract will be enforceable if the contractor does not object. The issue is whether a late exercise of the option is permitted under applicable statutes, regulations, and contract provisions.
The OP specifically asked if a third party could protest an invalid option exercise. The answer is yes.
You can have an enforceable contract even when you have violated a procurement law to create those contractual obligations.
For example, let's say a contracting officer solicits services on an LPTA basis with 2 technical evaluation criteria. Under those criteria Offeror A is the lowest priced technically acceptable offeror. However, in conducting the evaluation, the contracting officer relies on an unstated 3rd evaluation factor, which results in the selection of Offeror B. Award is then made to Offeror B.
-Is there a contract? Yes.
-Did the contracting officer comply with applicable laws and regulations concerning how to solicit and award a contract? No.
-If Offeror A protests, will they succeed in overturning the award to Offeror B? Yes, absolutely.
-If Offeror A does not protest and Offeror B performs, can Offeror B later succeed on a claim alleging there is no contract because it was improperly awarded? No, it has waived its right to object to the contract award.
It's the same situation here. If the contractor does not object, and performs, you can create a contractual obligation by proceeding with a late option exercise. However, you will not be in compliance with statute and regulation when doing so.
If the option exercise was invalid ab initio, the court would have said so and the decision would have been different.
While that's an interesting theory, the Federal Circuit disagrees with you, stating, "When a contract or a provision thereof is in violation of law but has been fully performed, the courts have variously sustained the contract, reformed it to correct the illegal term, or allowed recovery under an implied contract theory; the courts have not, however, simply declared the contract void ab initio." American Tel. & Tel. Co. v. United States, 177 F.3d 1368, 1376 (Fed. Cir. 1999).
In contrast to your assertion, courts will not rule the exercise void ab initio. They will give effect to the terms DESPITE the fact that the contracting officer violated the law. For another example, see the case of E. Walters & Co. v. United States, which stated, "Granted that this use of the 'option' provision was clearly prohibited by the procurement regulations, and for good and sufficient policy reasons, the fact that a procurement practice is prohibited does not necessarily mean that it is therefore actionable. The discipline to be administered in such cases is a responsibility of the cognizant procurement officials within the agency in which the violation took place. It is not a type of discipline to be administered by this court, in the form of judgment for the party allegedly aggrieved by the violation of the procurement regulation." E. Walters & Co. v. United States, 217 Ct. Cl. 254, 263-64, 576 F.2d 362, 366-67 (1978) (emphasis added.)
So, it is clearly settled that you can violate the law by improperly exercising an option, and yet still have enforceable contractual rights if the contractor waives its objections through performance.
All the talk about CICA only applies if the option exercise changes terms, such as by increasing price, quantity, or scope.
I disagree. When the period of performance is over and the period to exercise the option lapses, the contracting officer lacks authority to extend the period of performance using that option. Under what authority is the contracting officer authorizing the contractor to do the work? One contract has ended, and now he has awarded the work to the contractor without competition and in violation of FAR Parts 6 and/or 13.
funding lapses have occurred more or less regularly for many, many years, and for many of those circumstances, contracting officers exercised options late with effective dates back to the start of the funding lapse.
I disagree. In most years, there is no funding lapse because there is a continuing resolution. Further, in this case, there is no funding lapse. The OP stated that prior year funds are available for this contract. The issue hangs on whether the option will be exercised in time.
A contracting officer who exercises an option as we are discussing acts honorably and within the law, provided he or she does what the FAR and agency regulations require for an option exercise.
Except, of course, the law requires the contracting officer to exercise the option in accordance with the terms of the option clause, which the contracting officer cannot do if the period to exercise the option has lapsed.
Anyway, this has been an interesting discussion. But, at the end of the day, this is a beginners forum, and MAY-D-FAR-B-WIT-U asked for "legal precedent or GAO decisions that will allow us to revive the contract," and whether "a third party challenge the belated option exercise?"
My answers are:
(1) There is plenty of authority stating that a late option exercise can be enforced against the contractor if the contractor performs and does not object. We've already cited some of those.
(2) You will not find any legal precedent that says a "late" option exercise that does not comply with the terms of the option clause is authorized.
(3) A third party can challenge a belated option exercise on the grounds that the original contract expired, and the invalid option exercise was an improper sole source award.
If folks want to "get the job done" regardless of legal authority, that is their prerogative. But to suggest such a course of action in a beginners forum without adequately explaining the potential downsides is, in my opinion, doing MAY-D-FAR-B-WIT-U a disservice.
To clarify, I did not say to exercise an option inproperly. With the government shut down, the original poster has no means to "exercise" anything unilaterally.The suggestion has been made to bilaterally modify the contract. For the amount of time that this discussion is been going on, they could've started that process.
If this is a DOD contract, there are a couple of different exceptions to full and open competition that could be used to support a bilateral modification to add the option
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@Lionel Hutz's explanation was very well stated. Most importantly, it distinguished between the "validity" of the contract regarding the signatories, courts, GAO, and potential protesters.
It's one thing for a signatory to waive its right to complain about an improperly exercised option. It's another issue to consider that others can protest and that the improperly exercised option violates CICA. This point has been hammered home several times in this thread and others.
Other posters don't seem to be able to make this distinction in their heads.
Don Mansfield 0
Don Mansfield
2 hours ago, Lionel Hutz said:
Did the contracting officer comply with applicable laws and regulations concerning how to solicit and award a contract? No.
Do you know of any cases where:
1) Government did not exercise option on time
2) Contractor kept working/Government kept overseeing
3) Government sent notice of option exercise late
4) No change to contract terms and conditions
5) Third party protests that Government violated CICA
6) Third party won case?
If what your saying is true, I would expect there to be such a case.
Wifcon has become like the ancient Sodom and Gomorrah.
All of this sinful confusion, conflation of terms, unjustified answers, and poorly defined questions.
It's just begging Vern to re-ignite his posting career, throw lightning bolts on the sinners, and set the forum ablaze with cleansing fire.
10 minutes ago, Don Mansfield said:
2) Contractor kept working/Government kept overseeing
3) Government sent notice of option exercise late
5) Third party protests that Government violated CICA
If what your saying is true, I would expect there to be such a case.
I don't, although I have not searched for one.
Why would you expect there to be a case? I would expect there would not be a case. A published protest would require the third party to know that an option was exercised late, which they are unlikely to know. And, even if they do know it was exercised late, it would require that party to know it was a protestable issue. So, the litigation risk is relatively small. But maybe it is more likely in a situation where other contractors know the option cannot be exercised due to a shutdown? I don't know.
In any event, the likelihood of a protest may make someone feel "safer" about a course of action, but it has no impact on the propriety of that action
If a third party knew they could force a competition by protesting such an issue, I would expect to see someone try.
You are misrepresenting your conclusion--that the proposed course of action is a violation of CICA--as a matter of fact. You've made a convincing argument in support of your conclusion, but we don't really know whether the GAO or COFC would go along if they haven't been presented with the same facts. Maybe they would see a reasonable distinction between prior cases dealing with improper option exercises and cases where all parties acted as if the option were exercised and the late notice was just an "oops!"
I don't think an imperfect (such as merely late because of a funding lapse) option exercise is a violation of CICA.
Some posters here insist that it is, and raise the CICA protest boogeyman cry. They have not persuaded me (and a few others also remain unpersuaded). I believe that the GAO and COFC would also not be persuaded. If there was such a protest, the agency or the interventor (the contractor who accepted the option) could make a very strong case and would likely prevail, in my opinion.
For those raising the CICA protest boogeyman cry, please be prepared to order your still-working contractors (whose contract periods ended during the shutdown) off the premises and to stop the work because the contracts are dead IMMEDIATELY when you return to work, even though the contracts may be important for agency mission success, because you have concluded that you have no authority to allow them to continue work while you draft and route your J&As to award sole-source replacement contracts. In a few weeks, after your J&A processes are complete, you can allow them to return to work so that your agency can again meet its mission.
Pepe,
Vern addressed the issue of a late option exercise back in 2013--
"I could not find any GAO or Court of Federal Claims protest decision that addresses this issue. So why not go ahead and bilaterally extend the contract through May 6 of next year, as originally intended, document the file to explain what happened and why you decided to extend the contract through bilateral modification, and wait to see what, if anything, happens? That's what I would do. If I got a protest, how I would handle it would depend upon the protester's argument.
Wouldn't that be better than letting yourself be frozen into inaction by speculation about how a protest might be decided?"
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10 hours ago, ji20874 said:
A contracting officer must follow his or her agency's rules, whether reasonable or not.
Jamaal,
Right. If the decision-maker according to agency rules or culture is someone other than the contracting officer, then so be it. But if the contracting officer has some decision-making space (I realize that very few do), he or she will find good counsel here for his or her consideration.
A defective extension is nothing more than an improper sole source contract (see Vern's sixth post here). GAO will consider protests alleging that an agency's determination to exercise an option in an existing contract, rather than conduct a new procurement, is unreasonable or violates law or regulation. (Test Sys. Assocs., Inc., B‑244007.6, Mar. 29, 1993, 93-1 CPD para. 274 at 4-5.)
The Agency Head, Senior Procurement Executive and their delegates know of the shutdown and can provide agency guidance, class deviations, and pretty much any other approval required in this scenario (for expiring contracts).
However, in the absence of guidance, contracting officers who are left to make their own way should simply 1) communicate their defective option plan and associated risks with their leadership; 2) execute accordingly.
Nonetheless, always try to leverage the tools to do things right (waivers, deviations, and approvals in advance)...but remember, the doctrine of implied ratification is still at work everyday...make a decision, document the reasoning, get supervisor buy-in, and execute accordingly.
(I know there is a lack of awareness regarding the number of defective 52.217-8 & -9 options)
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Brooklyn Inquiry Finds Witness Who Says Police Coached Him to Lie
Leaving services in 1995 for Shamone Johnson, age 4, who was killed by a stray bullet in a cross-fire in Brooklyn.CreditCreditChester Higgins Jr./The New York Times
By Frances Robles
A sweeping investigation into cases handled years ago by a retired Brooklyn homicide detective has turned up a witness to a 1995 murder who says the police coached him into giving false testimony.
The witness, Sharron Ivory, gave crucial evidence in one of roughly 40 trial convictions handled by the detective, Louis Scarcella, that are now being reviewed by the Brooklyn district attorney's office. The review was prompted by revelations that Mr. Scarcella sometimes engaged in questionable tactics, and may have helped frame an innocent man in another case.
Mr. Ivory was interviewed in recent weeks, first by a pair of detectives and then by an assistant district attorney, he said in a telephone interview. He told them he was lying nearly 20 years ago when he said he could identify the man who shot his cousin, a little girl who was struck by a stray bullet in a case that caused considerable public outrage.
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"Progress has been very slow," said Pierre Sussman, a civil rights lawyer who represents four people whose cases were investigated by the detective. "In the meantime, I have live human beings in maximum-security facilities for crimes they did not commit."
Shamone in 1995.
Lawyers are hopeful that the challenges of time, fading memories and the deaths of many witnesses can be overcome in the wake of Mr. Hynes's surprise loss in the Democratic primary election last month. (Mr. Hynes had said he would not run in the general election as a Republican, but reversed himself on Thursday.)
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A spokesman for Mr. Thompson said he would not comment on the Scarcella investigation until he had taken office in January and read the case files.
The files will include the case in which Mr. Ivory testified: the 1995 death of his 4-year-old cousin, Shamone Johnson, who skated into a barrage of bullets that was meant for a local gang at the Prospect Plaza housing project in Brooklyn. The investigators who visited Mr. Ivory in the last few weeks wanted to know if he stood by information he gave when he identified a man accused of the shooting. At the time, Mr. Ivory said he recognized a photograph of the suspect.
Now Mr. Ivory, 40, says that was not true. "I didn't recognize anyone," Mr. Ivory told The New York Times in a telephone interview from Eastern Correctional Facility, a prison in Ulster County where he is serving time in an unrelated homicide. "The cops would say the number out loud and say, 'Take a good look at it,' so I went with it. I thought they knew what they were doing. And I figured if it wasn't him, he could beat it at trial."
Sundhe Moses was sentenced in Shamone's death. He said he signed a confession only after physical abuse by Louis Scarcella.CreditNew York Corrections Department
Mr. Ivory said the prosecutor who visited him in prison several weeks ago casually mentioned that he could face perjury charges if he changed the story he had testified to be true.
Records show that it was not Mr. Scarcella who presented the photographs to Mr. Ivory. His role in the case involved obtaining the confession, which the defendant, Sundhe Moses, said he signed only because the detective had become physically abusive. When it came time to testify in court, Mr. Ivory ultimately did not identify Mr. Moses, but the jury, apparently persuaded by the confession, voted to convict.
Mr. Moses was sentenced to 16 years to life for Shamone's death.
"I feel bad," Mr. Ivory said. "I wouldn't want somebody to be in jail for something they didn't do."
Mr. Hynes would not comment on the investigation, nor would he reveal which cases are being reviewed. But interviews with lawyers and witnesses involved in many of Mr. Scarcella's cases, and who would presumably be central to any review, have provided a general portrait of the investigation's current status. While some witnesses say they have indeed been contacted, far more say they have not been.
In the sit-downs that have occurred, not all changed their accounts, as Mr. Ivory said he had. Lawyers have said that, in several cases, they were told that witnesses did, indeed, stand behind their earlier testimony.
Louis ScarcellaCreditSuzanne DeChillo/The New York Times
Several lawyers said the most important leads had been discovered by defense investigators, which raises questions about the depth of the investigation for inmates who are not represented by counsel.
Ronald L. Kuby, who represents five defendants whose cases are being reviewed, including Mr. Moses, has characterized the investigation under Mr. Hynes as a "black hole." But he is also skeptical of Mr. Thompson's campaign promises. Mr. Kuby predicted that the investigations would stall in the short term, because many prosecutors working the cases would be busy doing their résumés.
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Many of the eyewitnesses Mr. Scarcella relied on are now themselves incarcerated, and some are hoping to trade their testimony for favorable treatment in their own, unrelated legal cases. (Mr. Ivory said he made no such request.) At the same time, the fact that they are incarcerated makes them easy to find, raising further questions about the speed of the inquiry.
James Jenkins says he was framed by Mr. Scarcella in a 1986 killing.CreditSuzanne DeChillo/The New York Times
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In the interview with The Times, the incarcerated witness said Ms. Gomez lied on the stand about seeing the murder, but he was more circumspect about his own testimony.
Charles Marcus said Mr. Jenkins was not the gunman.CreditOzier Muhammad/The New York Times
"Because Teresa is dead, I'm the key-holder to that situation," the nephew said. "I'm holding on to my key."
Mr. Austin died in prison at age 37, and his brother was released on parole after serving 21 years.
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Mr. Scarcella's lawyer, Alan Abramson, declined to comment for this article. In earlier interviews, Mr. Scarcella said that he had never rigged any cases and that he was one of the finest detectives in the city.
The review of Mr. Scarcella's work came two months after one of Mr. Sussman's clients, David Ranta, was exonerated after serving 23 years in prison for a murder prosecutors now say he most likely did not commit. A yearlong investigation into Mr. Ranta's case by the district attorney's Conviction Integrity Unit showed myriad problems, most of them surrounding sloppy and dishonest work by Mr. Scarcella, the lead detective.
In another Scarcella case, no one from the district attorney's office has approached Charles Marcus, 40. In 1994, Mr. Marcus, known as Danny, gave the defendant, James Jenkins, a signed affidavit saying that in 1986 he saw an armed man he knew — who went by the name Dezo — chasing another man who was murdered moments later. Mr. Jenkins, who remains in prison, goes by the nickname Wag.
Mr. Marcus said he did not expect to hear from the district attorney's office, because he was convinced that prosecutors had given the star witness in the case a secret deal in exchange for his cooperation against Mr. Jenkins.
Mr. Marcus may have a hard time convincing investigators of his account, because he is offering to testify on behalf of someone he served time with in prison, and prosecutors are often distrustful of such testimony. Jailhouse affidavits are so ubiquitous in murder conviction appeals that they conjure the imagery of prison yard dice games, where official declarations are swapped for cigarettes.
"I don't think they're going to let him out," Mr. Marcus said about Mr. Jenkins.
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print(x) gives 3 values:  SEP003C53B8F073, SEP001FBB3669EA, SEP003A33B8F041
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I don't have any idea on how to assign variables to separate output items. Please let me know ho can I achieve this.
This is a protocol of the execution:
>>> phone_list = resp['return'].phone
>>> for phone in phone_list:
...     x = (phone.name)
...     print(x)
...
SEP001B53B8F075
SEP001FCA3669EA
>>>
>>>
>>> try:
...     resp = service.removePhone(name = x)
... except Fault:
...     show_history()
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...     print( resp )
...
Deleted Phone:
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}

This code just deleted the second phone (SEP001FCA3669EA) from the server. The first phone is still there.

A: The way your code is written, the for loop does not include the try block with the call to removePhone. As you can see, the try block is only entered after the loop is done.
After the execution of the loop, the value of x will be the last value from the loop. Consequently only the last phone is removed.
I think that you want to execute the try block for each iteration of the loop. For that, you have to indent it so that it becomes part of the loop:
for phone in phone_list:
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She's Of A Certain Age, by Susan Charlotte, directed by Chris Hart and Tony Marsellis. Composer of original music (also sound designer). Off-Broadway at the Beckett Theater on Theatre Row (NYC) (May-June 2012).
Ghost Light, six short plays (different playwrights and directors) produced by The Shelter. Live piano and trumpet accompaniment. Gloria Maddox Theatre (NYC) (March 2013).
Revolution!, book and lyrics by Anne Berlin, directed by Valentina Fratti. Robert Moss Theatre as part of Planet Connections Theater Festival (June 2010).
The Green Manifesto, book and lyrics by Anne Berlin, directed by Valentina Fratti. New York International Fringe Festival (Minetta Lane Theater) (August 2009).
Love Stinks, a song-cycle / cabaret piece with book and lyrics by Anne Berlin, directed by Valentina Fratti. Public Theatre (Shevi Theater as part of the 2009 Summer Play Festival.) (July 2009).
Ripcords, with book and lyrics by Anne Berlin, directed by Gregg Wiggins, NY International Fringe Festival (NYC). (August 2008).
Charlie Chang and The Mysterious Salami, with book and lyrics by Anne Berlin, directed by Tony Spinoza. WINNER, "Golden Pineapple" award for "worst musical" as part of the Bad Musicals Festival, NY Artists Unlimited (NYC). (July-August 2008).
The Tragedie of Macbeth, directed by Charles Gerber, produced at the Workshop Theater (NYC). (January 2007).
Niya Tey Soung, by David M. Mead, directed by Arian Blanco, produced at the Workshop Theater (NYC). (June-July 2006).
Sideways Stories from Wayside School, by John Olive, adapted from the stories by Louis Sachar, produced by the New Acting Company at the Children's Aid Society Theater in Greenwich Village, NYC, directed by Stephen Michael Rondel. (April-May 2006).
The Cherry Orchard: Firs' Dream, directed and adapted by Sonoko Kawahara, produced at the Connelly Theater (NYC) as part of the Chekhov Now! festival. (October 2004).
Right Beside The Cockroach Hall of Fame, original 10-minute comic musical written in collaboration with Elizabeth Levy, performed by Raw Impressions Musical Theater Group at La Mama (NYC) (January 2003).
Here I Go, One-Act original opera/musical (book and lyrics by Thaddeus Strassenberger) about 9/11; staged reading at La Mama, etc. by Raw Impressions Musical Theater Group (February 2002).
Radio Radio, Old School Theater Company, staged workshop in February, 2002; additional performances at 2002 NYC Fringe Festival.
Preview of Murder, Old School Theater Company, NYC Fringe Festival. Composer of original music (played live), pianist, music director (August 2001). Additional performances at Orlando (FL) Fringe Festival (May 2002).
A Streetcar Named Desire, Northern Stage Company (White River Junction, VT). Sound Designer/Composer of original music (2000).
The City Wears a Slouch Hat, Old School Theater Company, NYC Fringe Festival. Music director, conductor, composer of additional music. (2000) See under listing for Music Director in my bio.
One Must Do What One Must Do, drag-cabaret at La Mama, etc. starring Lance Cruce and Chris Tanner. Composer of Original Songs, Music Director, Pianist/Accompanist (1999).
What We Don't Confess, The Producers' Club, Tony Vellela (playwright), Gary Bernstein, Roger Alan Gindi (producers). Composer of incidental music (1998).
The Man Who Came to Dinner, The Actors' Company Theater. Composer of incidental Music and Music Director/Pianist (1995).
Play On!, You Are Here! Productions. Incidental Music (1995).
In addition to composing music for theater, I also have experience music directing productions; these credits are listed in my bio.


Vacation Rentals of North Myrtle Beach has plenty of beautiful North Myrtle Beach, Little River and Myrtle Beach vacation rental properties, and you can search by exactly the right places and amenities in this section. You can select by area, type or amenity; we have rentals in Cherry Grove, Ocean Drive, Windy Hill or Crescent Beach sections of North Myrtle Beach. These homes and condos are in a variety of locations: oceanfront, ocean view, 2nd row, off Highway 17 and along the Intracoastal Waterway, to name a few. Want a rental property with a hot tub or a balcony, or one that's next to a golf course? You can choose that here too!


Christmas is right around the corner, which means it's time to starting thinking about your tree. Here are 12+ Christmas tree farms around Louisville.
Christmas is right around the corner, which means your centerpiece of the holiday season — the Christmas tree — is ready to make its long-awaited 2018 apperance.
If you're a "natural" type, here is a list of Louisville-area farms that offer trees for sale, many of which allow you to cut your own. And before you go, check out these helpful tips from the American Christmas Tree Association below on how to pick the perfect Christmas tree.
Did we miss a farm? Let us know in the comments.
WHERE: 1113 Tates Creek Road, Richmond.
WHEN: Daily. 11 a.m to 6 p.m. through Dec. 22.
TREES: You cut trees, White Pine, White Spruce and Norway Spruce.
MORE INFO: Precut trees are also available. Saws provided. Free hot chocolate and candy canes for customers. Gift shop with wreaths, garlands, gift baskets, kissing balls, Baldwin Farms salsa, local honey, Amish jams, Kentucky Proud products, handmade wooden toys and tree stands for sale. 859-582-5785. baldwinfarmsky.com.
WHERE: 1500 Deer Haven Lane, Lexington about 80 miles from Louisville.
TREES: White Pine, Canaan Firs, Norway Spruce and Douglas Firs.Saws and shovels provided. Wreaths and tree stands for sale. 859-223-4354 or 859-333 7213. barkerschristmastreefarm.com.
WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Fridays through Sundays through Dec. 24.
COST: Priced individually; you cut or the farm will assist.
TREES: White Pine, Norway Spruce, Canaan Fir, White Spruce. Saws provided. Customers not permitted to dig trees. Dug (balled in burlap) White Pine, Norway Spruce, White Spruce, Colorado Blue Spruce and Canaan Fir. Free tree shaking and baling. Wreaths and tree stands for sale. 859-985-7044. kychristmastreefarms.com.
TREES: Scotch and White Pine, Norway Spruce, Fraser Fir and Blue Spruce. You cut or the farm will cut. Customers not permitted to dig trees. Free tree shaking, tree-stand drilling and baling. Tree stands and fresh wreaths for sale. 812-963-3001. goebelfarms.com.
WHEN: Opens Thanksgiving weekend 9 a.m. to dark Fridays and Saturdays; and continues 9 a.m. to dark Saturdays and noon-dark Sundays. Open weekdays by appointment only.
TREES: White and Scotch Pine. You cut or the farm will cut; saws provided. Customers can dig trees with permission; shovels provided. Pre-cut Scotch Pines, White Pines and Fir trees. Free tree shaking and baling. Wooden reindeer, wreaths and greenery for sale. 812-342-6797.
TREES: Norway Spruce, Douglas Fir and Blue Spruce You cut; saws provided. Customers not permitted to dig trees, but dug and balled white pine and Norway and Colorado Blue Spruce are available. Free wagon rides to the fields. Free shaking. 812-923-9813. huberwinery.com.
TREES: White and Scotch Pine, Canaan Fir, Norway Spruce and White Spruce. You cut or the farm will cut; saws provided. Customers not permitted to dig trees. Dug (balled in burlap) White Pine, Canaan Fir, Norway Spruce, Colorado Blue Spruce and other trees. Free tree shaking and baling. Wreaths and garlands for sale. Gift shop and restroom on premises. Free apple cider to customers. 859-744-2930. kychristmastreefarms.com.
TREES: Fraser Firs, Norway Spruce, White Fir and White Pine, Blue Spruce. Fraser Firs grown on site, not shipped in. 859-552-3532. www.kychristmastree.com.
TREES: Scotch, white, Austrian pine, Norway spruce,Canaan fir and Fraser fir. Dug (balled in burlap) trees, including White Pine and Norway Spruce available. Free tractor-wagon rides to the fields. Free homemade cookies, hot chocolate and cinnamon cider in small log cabin. Homemade wreaths, garlands for sale and a Christmas shop. 812-521-1902. indianachristmastree.com.
COST: $7 per foot; Black Hills spruce, $40 and up.
TREES: Scotch and white pine. You cut or dig; saws and shovels provided. White pine (dug and balled in burlap) also available. Free tree shaking. Pre-cut Fraser firs for sale. Free peanuts, homemade cookies and candy canes. Wreaths and greenery for sale. 812-482-6486.
TREES: Scotch, White Pine and Spuce and Fir. Farm prefers to cut trees. 812-431-2130. indianachristmastree.com.
TREES: White Pine, Norway Spruce, Balsam Fir, Fraser Fir (already cut). You cut or the farm will assist. Saws provided. Customers not permitted to dig trees. Free tree shaking and baling. Fresh wreaths for sale. Cash or personal checks (no cards). 812- 378-3505. indianachristmastree.com.
WHEN: Opens Thanksgiving weekend 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday-Sunday and Dec. 1, 2, 8 and 9.
COST: Trees are $60 regardless of height. Cash or personal checks.
TREES: Farm prefers to cut trees. Customers not permitted to dig trees. Wreaths and stands for sale. Free tree shaking and baling. Elizabeth Werkmeister Shafer, 502-543-6084.
TREES: White Pine, Norway, Serbian and Colorado Blue Spruce and Canaan Fir. You cut, or the farm will cut; saws provided. Customers not permitted to dig trees. Dug White Pine, Norway Spruce, Serbian Spruce and Canaan Fir (balled in burlap). Free tree shaking and baling. Pre-cut Fraser Firs and Scotch Pines available. Gift shop with ornaments, decorations, wreaths and greenery. 812-279-5164. indianachristmastree.com.
First, check for freshness by looking at the needles — they should stay attached to the branch and not come off in your hand. You can also grasp the tree by the trunk and tap the base of it against the ground. If a cloud of needles falls to the ground, the tree is almost dead. The needles and branches should also be flexible when bent. If they break or don't spring back into shape, then the tree is drying out.
Another way to tell if a tree is still fresh and lively is by smelling the branches and trunk. If it still has that sappy, earthy smell, the tree will probably last for several more weeks. If it's odorless, give it a pass.
Check the tree's trunk and make sure the base is at least 6 inches long. The length ensures the tree will fit easily into the stand when you get home.
Have the salesperson cut 1 inch to 2 inches from the base before you take it home.
Be certain the cut is straight so your tree will sit properly in the stand. A straight cut also helps your tree soak up water most efficiently.


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Topographical Classification of Cerebral Palsy
August 30, 2019 /0 Comments/in Disability /by Paula Urban
The topographical classification of cerebral palsy (CP) is used to describe the body parts that are affected by the condition. Doctors commonly use this terminology to diagnose and explain where motor difficulties take place on the body.
Each topographical classification includes a prefix that shows the number of areas affected, and a suffix that shows the severity of the effects (1).
The key prefixes are:
Mono: One.
Di: Two.
Tri: Three.
Quadri: Four.
Penta: Five.
Hemi: Half.
The key suffixes are:
Plegia: Paralyzed.
Paresis: Weakened.
Topographical classifications
The resulting topographical classifications of cerebral palsy are as follows (1):
MONOPLEGIA/MONOPARESIS: One limb is affected.
DIPLEGIA/DIPARESIS: Two limbs are affected. Diplegia/diparesis more often affects the legs than the arms.
TRIPLEGIA/TRIPARESIS: Some combination of three limbs are affected. Sometimes this means one arm, one leg, and the face are affected.
HEMIPLEGIA/HEMIPARESIS: The arm and leg on one side of the body are affected.
DOUBLE HEMIPLEGIA/DOUBLE HEMIPARESIS: All four limbs are affected, but one side of the body is affected moreso.
TETRAPLEGIA/TETRAPARESIS: All four limbs are affected, but three limbs are affected more severely than the fourth.
PARAPLEGIA/PARAPARESIS: The lower half of the body as a whole is affected.
QUADRIPLEGIA/QUADRIPARESIS: All four limbs are affected.
PENTAPLEGIA/PENTAPARESIS: All four limbs and the head and neck region are affected.
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This is a traditional semi-flush with a brown leather effect finish and alabaster glass shade.
David Hunt SA140 Saddler Flush Ceiling fitting in Brown Leather effect with a frost glass diffuser.
Diameter 350mm - Height 100mm.
Requires 2 x 240V 60w max SES CNDL lamps or LED equivalent.
David Hunt MG78 Savoy Single Light Semi-Flush Fitting. The Savoy Semi-flush fitting in Bronze finish with an acid glass outer and a dark marble effect inner glass.
Height 250mm - Width/Depth 350mm.
Complete with a 120w max R7S 118mm linear halogen lamp.
British made - Made to order, delivery approximately 2-3 weeks.
David Hunt MG74 Savoy Single Light Semi-Flush Fitting. The Savoy Semi-flush fitting in Bronze finish with an acid glass outer and a light marble effect inner glass.
David Hunt SWF5822 Swirl 2 Light Semi flush Black Ceiling fitting with Italian made swirled glass.
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Height 200mm - Diameter 400mm.
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Live sports programming is one of the most robust areas of growth and opportunity for broadcasters who are fighting to retain audiences in an increasingly competitive and complex digital entertainment environment. For this reason, executives and strategic planners are carefully exploring new ways to capture and engage consumers who are constantly seeking compelling, immersive experiences.
"A new generation of technologies that are designed to enhance the video viewing experiences – including 4K UHD, HDR, HFR, WCG – are entering the sports broadcasting ecosystem at different rates of speed and maturity," says Josh Limor, Technicolor's Senior Director, Ecosystem and Technology Development.
A carefully thought-out strategy for making the transition into these next-generation technologies will be the key to successful deployment of exciting new experiences to sports-loving consumers around the world, he says. The ability to transmit one signal, and deliver both SDR and HDR content is a backwards compatible strategy that maximizes emerging opportunities without leaving behind consumers who have not yet made the transition to the newest technology.
Part 2 -- Practical implications for capturing and delivering the new generation of image enhancing technologies in sports broadcasting.
Part 3 -- Distribution strategies for bringing enhanced image experiences to a new generation of consumer devices that are entering the market.
Part 4 -- The importance of developing a rational and integrated strategy of delivering SDR and HDR sports programing in a rational, cost-effective manner.


This is an elementary book on stress and strain theory for geologists. It is written in the belief that a sound introduction to the mechanics of continu ous bodies is essential for students of structural geology and tectonics, just as a sound introduction to physical chemistry is necessary for students of petrology. This view is shared by most specialists in structural geology, but it is not yet reflected in typical geology curricula. Undergraduates are still traditionally given just a few lectures on mechanical fundamentals, and there is rarely any systematic lecturing on this subject at the graduate level. The result is that many students interested in structure and tectonics finish their formal train ing without being able to understand or contribute to modem literature on rocks as mechanical systems. The long-term remedy for this is to introduce courses in continuum mechanics and material behavior as routine parts of the undergraduate curriculum. These subjects are difficult, but no more so than optical mineralogy or thermo dynamics or other rigorous subjects customarily studied by undergraduates. The short-term remedy is to provide books suitable for independ ent study by those students and working geologists alike who wish to improve their understanding of mechanical topics relevant to geology. This book is intended to meet the short-term need with respect to stress and strain, two elementary yet challenging concepts of continuum mechanics.


Sometimes the best way to discern how real people feel about a topic is simply to ask. I spent a fair amount of time trying to find a definitive list of "classic" or "must-see" romantic comedies, but nothing really jumped out at me as authentic. So, I posed the question to my lovely facebook and twitter friends: What's your favorite romantic comedy?
What I learned is that a lot of people like a lot of different romantic comedies, some critically hailed and others critically panned. Out of 39 movies named, only nine received multiple votes, though Love Actually emerged as the runaway leader. Here the movies and the number of votes they received.
I was surprised that 50 First Dates, which I'd always thought was underappreciated, got as many votes as it did. Perhaps it's becoming less so. I think there are also a lot of movies out there that people don't think of as romantic comedies. Elizabethtown, for instance, most definitely has both comedy and romance, but I don't generally think of it as a romantic comedy. Same for The Princess Bride. More than a few people balked at the genre as a whole, but I'd wager they're keeping a rather narrow view of what could be classified as a romantic comedy.
With this diverse a crowd of movies, I wonder if there's any romantic comedy out there that everyone hates. After all, the movies that touch us in any genre, from what I can tell anyway, seem to be the ones that feel like we've walked some aspect of them ourselves. To paraphrase Cameron Crowe, if you've written something that speaks to you, it probably speaks to others — at least some of them — too.
Thanks to everyone (especially the reluctant ones) for playing along!
* "Harold and Maude" — A romance between an octogenarian and a teenager? Yes, I say, if it's smart, funny and touching!
I haven't seen Chasing Amy, but I have a friend who watched it and highly recommended it (though it didn't come to his mind when he answered my poll). I haven't seen Woman on Top either, but "magical realism" certainly intrigues me.
I find that, on average, I'm not a fan of most contemporary rom-coms. Give me some old-fashioned witty, flirtatious banter and I'm happy.
Though, to be fair, I'm also not a fan of many comedies, in general, that are made today.
You know, I wasn't even thinking when I gave you my response. Bridget Jones stuck out the most because it's my favorite. The worst one I liked? Don Juan. My husband groans at the very mention of the movie, but darn, it was good.
So I'm probably going out on a limb, but I actually HATE Princess Bride. Can't stand it. I know it's so many people's faves, but not for me. Let the produce throwing begin.
WHAT? Danielle, I'm not sure we can be friends anymore. Are you *sure* you don't like The Princess Bride? Did you perhaps have a bad viewing experience that has tainted your recollection of it? There has to be an explanation!


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Secretary of State and GALP CEO fly to Nigeria 'to secure gas deliveries'
João Galamba guarantees cheap Nigerian gas will supply all demands of Portuguese households
In a new 'first', the Portuguese government sent its representative João Galamba (secretary of State for Energy) to Nigeria last week to ensure deliveries of liquified natural gas (LNG).
Galamba travelled to Nigeria's capital Abuja in the company of GALP CEO Andy Brown.
Nigeria has become Portugal's principal gas source (having provided 55% of requirements since January), while the United States supplies around 28%.
Explains Expresso, the visit took place in a "complex international context, with various threats to deliveries of LNG in European terminals, including those of Portugal. There have been consignments of Nigerian gas for delivery to Portugal, under terms of long-term contracts with GALP, that have been diverted to other markets, desperate to reinforce their reserves for the coming months in the face of the cuts in supply from Russia.
"Equally, on Nigerian soil there have been reports of attacks on oil pipelines, compromising the logistics of gas transport for the filling of tankers that take LNG to Nigeria's clients".
This is the official story. There have been no 'follow-up' pieces, on 'the results' of this "unusual intervention", unless one counts the very much tongue-in-cheek opinion piece in Observador online today, entitled "Nigerian fraudsters strike again, only this time they are Portuguese".
Columnist Helena Matos explains that Portuguese nationals are well used to (seeing through) emails from purported 'Nigerian princes' asking for help with the bank transfers of fortunes. Why then are they expected to fall for announcements from the government "saying Nigeria will supply all the gas we need at a price that will always be low"?
Ms Matos refers to João Galamba, in interview with CNN before his trip to Nigeria, saying that the 'regulated market' was supplied by "very long-term contracts with Nigeria that guarantee a price very much less than those currently practised".
What he didn't explain is that, as a result of this price, part of those deliveries to Portugal have "gone to other markets prepared to pay much higher values. So much higher that they make up for any damages that have to be paid to Portugal for non-compliance with long term contracts".
That seems to have been the real reason for Galamba's "less than usual dislocation" from Lisbon, in the company of Andy Brown – bearing in mind the government has said that anyone dissatisfied with rising energy prices can 'return to the regulated market'. This translates into an open invitation to roughly 1.6 million households.
Says Matos: "this explains why the Secretary of State, shortly after guaranteeing on television that gas bills for Portuguese families would stay the same, or even be cheaper, had to get on a plane to Nigeria, certainly hoping that no-one in that country had any interest in Portuguese politics…"
"Promising what you don't have, guaranteeing what you can't guarantee and doing what you shouldn't have been the Portuguese government's guidelines in this matter", says Matos – suggesting the executive has been acting exactly like the authors of those emails from Nigeria, promising fortunes "in exchange for almost nothing".
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(ansible)alex ~ $ ansible all -s -m apt -a "name=ntp update_cache=yes"
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ansible all -s -m apt -a "name=ntp update_cache=yes"
(ansible)alex ~ $ ansible all -s -m service -a "name=ntp state=restarted"
ansible all -s -m service -a "name=ntp state=restarted"
The playbooks are YAML files that specify a list of plays.
lineinfile: dest=/etc/mongod.conf regexp="^smallfiles =" line="smallfiles = true"
Once it is created, we register the result of the module in a variable so we can access the data of the instance.
... so that we can provision it in the next play of the playbook!


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Providence board approves 12-story building in Jewelry District
Patrick Anderson Journal Staff Writer patrickanderso_
Nov 5, 2019 at 2:29 PM Nov 5, 2019 at 6:17 PM
Michael Corso, the tax credit broker who helped facilitate the ill-fated 38 Studios deal, is a minority partner in the project.
The eye-catching design for a 12-story apartment building in the Jewelry District is closer to being built after winning city planning approval.
The Downtown Design Review Committee endorsed the concept for a 131-unit, modular high-rise Monday night over the objections of neighbors who complained it would be too tall. The vote was 4-1 with Vice Chairman Clark Schoettle opposed.
Florida-based developer Pebb Capital is proposing the building as a unique addition to the Providence housing market, the first modular residential high rise, and a chance for investors to take advantage of Opportunity Zone tax breaks passed by Congress in 2017.
The proposed building would be 127 feet tall with the apartments above ground-floor commercial tenants such as a gym, a coffee shop, drugstore or co-working offices.
Current zoning limits buildings to a height of 100 feet, but provides a 30% bonus for "active ground floor uses" that Pebb sought and received from the committee. The apartment building would replace a two-story cinder-block building and a one-story garage at 151-155 Chestnut St.
Pebb purchased 151 and 155 Chestnut St. from Michael Corso, the tax credit broker who helped facilitate the ill-fated 38 Studios deal. Corso and his firm Orb Development are minority partners in the project.
Bryna Winer, spokeswoman for Pebb Capital, said now that the project has been approved, the next steps are completing the design and "working to secure retail tenants that are synergistic with the neighborhood."


What do women want? Although it may seem like every woman has a long list of 'must haves' and an even longer list of 'have nots', there are some things you can do to up your appeal. To help improve your chances of finding a girlfriend, we've tapped into some qualities that are scientifically proven to help you be more attractive to the the female population.
Build some muscle, but not too much.
If you're looking for a long term, serious relationship, forget the washboard abs and rippling biceps. To understand what women found attractive, researchers at UCLA showed 250+ women pictures of shirtless men and asked them which ones would make the best long and short term partners.
For shorter term relationships, i.e. flings, the women preferred the muscular builds however, for long-term relationships, the women preferred a medium build. When asked for an explanation, the women associated the muscular builds with sexual prowess and physical dominance, but also assumed that these same men would be less likely to commit. Unsurprisingly, the women weren't wrong; the muscular men reported more lifetime sexual partners and more affairs than their less muscular counterparts.
It's no surprise that women prefer men who smell great; however, it's not for the reason you might expect. While studying two groups of men, researchers gave the first group of men a scented spray and the second group of men an unscented version. When women watched both groups of men from a separate room, they rated those given the scented fragrance more attractive than those without the fragrance. Apparently, the men who smelled better acted more confidently earning higher ratings.
Throw some food in the mix.
According to a 2014 study published in Frontiers in Psychology, sharing food is the best way to create interpersonal closeness. Going out to dinner is a strong start, but crossing into each other's personal space via eating off each other's plates will help your date feel closer and more comfortable.
Food and intimacy have a strong link. Nursing usually our first, most intimate food experience has a comforting effect for both giver and receiver. As we grow, sharing meals continues to establish positive feelings, but it is the actual transfer of food item from plate to plate that encourages deeper connectivity. Research on nonverbal behavior—including this type of action—reveals that, `In general, the greater the intimacy of the relationship between the partners, the higher the level of mutual involvement will be' (Patterson, 1991, p. 470). In other words, sharing food reveals a higher level of shared intimacy.
Grow some facial hair, but stay groomed.
Try ditching your razor for a couple weeks or at least until you have a healthy amount of stubble. According to research published in the Journal of Evolution and Human Behavior, Australian researchers Dixson and Brooks had women rate male attractiveness and masculinity of male subjects with varying amounts of facial hair growth. In each test, women rated heavy stubble as most attractive followed by light stubble, heavy beard, and clean shaven.
Love your beard? You're in luck.
As for perceived masculinity, both men and women rated the men with full beards as most masculine, best equipped to parent, and healthiest.
According to researchers at the University of Louisville and Lakehead University, a sense of humor can help take your relationship to the next level, but only if you've already established mutual attraction. How much can your wit help you? A lot. In one experiment, the confederate who told jokes was 3 times more likely to walk away with a phone number than the confederate who didn't.
Yes, we're all busy, but it's in your best interest to take the time to spell out words in your texts and emails. According to OkCupid, the average man has a 37% response rate. This percentage can plummet to 10% if someone opts for 'ur' instead of 'you're' and 'wat' instead of 'what'.
Women in the market for a long-term relationship "significantly preferred" altruistic men. According to a study published in the Journal of Research and Personality, women considered men who donated time or helped others in a pinch as altruistic. Seeing men operate in this capacity also leads to a positive halo effect. In other words, if a woman sees you do something dutifully for others, she will use this visual as a proxy to assign a judgment for your entire character.
In a 2010 study in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, women rated the men wearing red in front of a red background more sexually desirable than the men donning other colors. The perceived characteristics stopped at desirability, though; the women did not rate the men wearing red as more extroverted, likeable, or agreeable.


Benefits: Creatine is the ingredient that is going to help most with pure power and strength. Simply put, it helps saturate your muscles with the energy source needed to produce the fast and explosive muscle contractions required for those really big lifts.
If you've been working out for a while or have been in the sporting industry for a long time, you would've most likely heard of creatine. Many of you would have probably also heard that it's one of the best supplements around to be taking. But do you know why exactly it's so good? Well, if you didn't or you're just hearing about creatine for the first time, then read on and find out why it's a must have supplement if you're going to take your training and health seriously.
I first started taking Creatine Monohydrate as part of a double blind trial performed in 1996 while I was training for my second World Junior Championships. The trial used members of the University Powerlifting club to test Creatine's ability to boost the performance of trained strength athletes. At the time I was already the number 1 ranked junior lifter, across all weight divisions, in the country and had broken the National Squat, Deadlift and Total records in my weight division. So it's fair to say I was already highly trained and not a newbie.
The trial was double blind, so half of us were on Creatine and half were on a placebo, and we didn't know who was on what. The trial lasted a number of weeks, but I could tell by my relatively rapid strength gains in the first few weeks, that I was one of the athletes given Creatine to take. This experience was universal amongst the other athletes in the trial and it convinced me that I had been introduced to the best legal supplement for strength and power athletes.
Based on this personal experience, I continued to supplement with Creatine Monohydrate leading up to the World Junior Championships.
As well as the significant strength gains, I also experienced a rapid increase in muscle mass during the trial. Most people would be delighted with that result, but I had qualified for a specific weight division and had to stop taking Creatine to make my weight division for the World Championships.
Creatine is a naturally occurring chemical compound in our body made up of three amino acids; L-arginine, glycine and L-methionine. It is normally found in skeletal muscle and acts as a substrate or fuel to provide a quick source of energy in the form of phosphocreatine.
Ingesting more creatine through diet or through supplementation can potentially improve the ability of your body to produce muscle energy by increasing creatine phosphate stores in the muscles. These stores are critical in the production of anaerobic (without breathing) energy in the adenosine triphosphate and creatine phosphate energy system.
What Can Creatine Do For You?
In the simplest of terms increased creatine means more energy at a sustained rate with the ability to promote lean muscle mass and training gains and reduction of fatigue. In terms of resistance training4, studies have shown that creatine has been shown to improve strength and endurance and as such has been able to affect training volumes to an extent to induce positive muscular adaptations. Furthermore, creatine supplementation along with resistance training has also been shown to increase muscle fibre size more so than resistance training alone.
The use of creatine can also benefit those in sports4. For example, in cycling, creatine supplementation has been shown to be beneficial with multiple sprint performances of under 30 seconds in duration. Similarly running sprints performance has also been benefitted with creatine supplementation. While runners tended to gain mass with creatine, they were also able to make improvements in stride frequency and running speed. Results with swimming also coincide with that of cycling and running with improvements in sprints lasting under 30s. Still other swimming studies have been able to show a 1.8s decrease in two successive 100m sprints. Remember that the difference between first and second and even tenth only differ by mere milliseconds.
There haven't been many studies looking at sports which involve a variety of movements and factors rather than a straight sprint action. However, there have been some studies that have shown improvements in soccer dribbling test times, and it would stand to reason that athletes playing hockey, soccer, rugby and other football codes where sprinting is often required, would benefit from creatine supplementation.
Aside from sports and exercise, creatine has also been used to benefit people living with a variety of health issues4 including muscle disorders, bone and cartilage disorders, brain disorders and even in the diabetic management or COPD.
Needless to say, a whole other article could be written examining the clinical applications of creatine supplementation on a variety of disease and disorders.
The sports supplement universe is continually evolving and at an extremely fast pace, faster than the studies showing its effectiveness. However, in this same universe, there are a range of supplements that have stood the test of time and are now considered foundation supplements for anyone new to supplementing. Creatine is one of those supplements. So if you are looking to gain an edge in the gym or on the sporting arena, the addition of creatine to your supplementation regime is by far one of the superior options and one of the smartest choices you can make if you're interested in seeing results.
Creatine Monohydrate (CM) – By far the most common and well known type of creatine on the market today. Creatine monohydrate is basically creatine attached to water. Creatine Monohydrate is generally 88% creatine with 12% water. That is, for every gram of creatine monohydrate powder taken, 880 mg is creatine. The majority of the studies showing the ergogenic benefits of creatine have used creatine monohydrate as the source.
Creatine Phosphate (CPh) – In order to use creatine as a fast form of energy, it needs to be bound onto phosphate, hence the appeal of selling creatine in phosphate form. However, no current studies have shown it to be superior to the monohydrate form. Creatine phosphate consists of 62.3% creatine and 37.7% phosphate.
Creatine Pyruvate (CPy) – Creatine pyruvate consists of 60% creatine and 40% pyruvate. This form of creatine has been shown to help reduce fatigue. There has been at least one study showing increased bioavailability of creatine pyruvate, however, more studies are required before any further recommendations can be made.
Creatine Citrate (CC) – Creatine citrate was initially made popular due to its superior dissolvability and its ability to positively counter fatigue. Creatine citrate has been said to contain anywhere between 40-65% creatine. Again, no studies have shown it to be more effective than creatine monohydrate.
Creatine Hydrochloride (HCl) – Creatine hydrochloride was recently created in 2009 and has been shown in an industry funded study to be more soluble in water than creatine monohydrate. Despite this, it has not been shown to be more effective than creatine monohydrate.
2 Williams MH, Branch JD (1998) Creatine supplementation and exercise performance: An update. J Am Coll Nutr 17:216-234.
5 Green AL, Hultman E, Macdonald IA, Sewell DA, Greenhaff PL. 'Carbohydrate ingestion augments skeletal muscle creatine accumulation during creatine supplementation in humans.' Am J Physiol. 1996 Nov;271(5 Pt 1):E821-6.
6 Nuttall FQ, Mooradian AD, Gannon MC, Billington C, Krezowski P. 'Effect of protein ingestion on the glucose and insulin response to a standardized oral glucose load.' Diabetes Care. 1984 Sep-Oct;7(5):465-70.
7 Vandenberghe K, Gillis N, Van Leemputte M, Van Hecke P, Vanstapel F, Hespel P. 'Caffeine counteracts the ergogenic action of muscle creatine loading.' J Appl Physiol. 1996 Feb;80(2):452-7.
8 Egawa T, Hamada T, Kameda N, Karaike K, Ma X, Masuda S, Iwanaka N, Hayashi T. 'Caffeine acutely activates 5'adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase and increases insulin-independent glucose transport in rat skeletal muscles.' Metabolism. 2009 Nov;58(11):1609-17. Epub 2009 Jul 15.
9 Doherty M, Smith PM, Davison RC, Hughes MG. 'Caffeine is ergogenic after supplementation of oral creatine monohydrate.' Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2002 Nov;34(11):1785-92.
11 Jäger R, Harris RC, Purpura M, Francaux M. 'Comparison of new forms of creatine in raising plasma creatine levels.' J Int Soc Sports Nutr. 2007 Nov 12;4:17.
12 Spillane M, Schoch R, Cooke M, Harvey T, Greenwood M, Kreider R, Willoughby DS. 'The effects of creatine ethyl ester supplementation combined with heavy resistance training on body composition, muscle performance, and serum and muscle creatine levels.' J Int Soc Sports Nutr. 2009 Feb 19;6:6.
13 Jäger R, Metzger J, Lautmann K, Shushakov V, Purpura M, Geiss KR, Maassen N. 'The effects of creatine pyruvate and creatine citrate on performance during high intensity exercise.' J Int Soc Sports Nutr. 2008 Feb 13;5:4.
14 Jäger R, Purpura M, Shao A, Inoue T, Kreider RB. 'Analysis of the efficacy, safety, and regulatory status of novel forms of creatine.' Amino Acids. 2011 May;40(5):1369-83. Epub 2011 Mar 22.


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Sailor XC strong at Rifle, regionals next
Steamboat Springs — The Steamboat Springs High School cross country team had one final chance to fine tune a few things before regionals when it competed at the Rifle Invitational on Thursday, held at the Rifle Creek Golf Course.
"It was a fantastic meet. Good meet to end our regular season with and head into regionals," SSHS coach Erik Ramstad said. "Had some great performances, so really excited with how everyone did."
The Sailor girls were strong as usual, taking second as a team with 59 points, short of Battle Mountain's 55. Steamboat sophomore Tatum Burger led the team with a second-place finish, completing the 5-kilometer course in 20 minutes, 7 seconds. Senior Kathleen O'Connell also recorded a top-10 time for the Sailors, taking seventh at 21:10.96.
Other top-30 finishes for the SSHS girls included senior Abigail Miller (15th, 21:42.65), senior Alex Tumminello (17th, 21:50.90), freshman Winter Boese (20th, 22:00.72), and senior Samantha Terranova (24th, 22:22.84).
Summit High School's Ruthie Boyd won the girls' race in 19:55.20.
The SSHS boys took fifth out of 13 teams with 178 points. Eagle Valley was first with 44 points, followed by Moffat County's 88 points.
The Sailors received one of its best individual performances of the season on the boys' side with an 11th-place finish from senior Peter Myller in 18:16.05.
"It was exciting to see him get after it," Ramstad said. "He had a fantastic race. Really built into it. He did really well."
The next Sailor behind Myller was freshman Quinn Wellman, who took 46th in 19:58.86. Other top-60 runners included freshman Charles Leech (49th, 20:11.23), junior Silas Axtel (50th, 20:15.62), and senior Ricky Brown (52nd, 20:22.43).
Steamboat will compete in its 4A regional Friday in Delta.
"Saw the course last week, so I'm excited to head back," Ramstad said. "We've had some fantastic efforts. It's going to be a fun weekend for sure."


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hang the dj wrote: Just out of interest guys, I will be home earlier than usual tonight so should be able to catch some of the live action for the first time this week.
The past couple of years I used Skybet but they are no longer streaming & so as I don't muck around with poor feeds what has the best website to watch the darts?
Tabern v Anderson final at 7.30pm.
Is it just me or has some of the Commentary been pure rubbish the first 3 days ?
Anderson misses 3 darts for the win.
Tabern throwing first in the final leg.
think its clear gary wants to play for another day !
Two possible explanations, none of them reflecting well on him.
I guess if that had been Adrian Lewis people would be queing up to knock him by now.
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just typical typical Anderson all day really. good and bad, hot and cold, can't land killer blow when it counts.
shocking final leg from Gary who must have been kicking himself for not taking the match earlier. Looked pretty narked at the end.
Well done to Tabs though who was the best player on the day.
Another payday for Ando on 21st.


We had a wonderful tour inside and it is truly one magnificent architecture.
That is very beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
The ceiling is so grand. I love it! What a fun place to take photos!
I have been to Ottawa and seen the parliament from the outside. The inside looks very ornate and regal.
Olá, as maravilhosas fotos com detalhes bem definidos, mostram na perfeição a beleza do Parlamento.
Hello, what a beautiful parliament building. I love the tower! Lovely tour and photos. Happy Wednesday, enjoy your day!
What a magnificent piece of architecture!
It's huge! I agree with the others. It does seem so regal!
Stunning ceiling! I'd like to explore more of Canada ... my parents took me to Toronto when I was in high school.
Really, a feast for the eyes!!!


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Q: probability density function chi squared Exercise
I've been tasked with deriving the probability density function for a chi-squared random variable

$$f(x;q) =
  \begin{cases}
      \hfill 0    \hfill & x\leq 0 \\
      \hfill \tfrac{1}{\Gamma\big(\tfrac{q}{2}\big)}\big(\frac{1}{2}\big)^{q/2}x^{q/2-1}e^{-\tfrac{x}{2}} \hfill & x> 0 \\
  \end{cases}
$$

Useful Information
We've determined the following through previous exercises:

*

*For $X\sim N(0,1)$, the PDF for $X^2$ is
$$
 f_{X^2}(x) =
  \begin{cases}
      \hfill 0    \hfill & x\leq 0 \\
      \hfill \tfrac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi x}}e^{-\tfrac{x}{2}} \hfill & x> 0. \\
  \end{cases}
$$

*For two independent continuous random variables with respective PDFs $f_X$ and $f_Y$, the PDF for $Z=X+Y$ is
$$
f_Z(z)=\int_{-\infty}^{+\infty}f_X(z-x)f_Y(x)dx.
$$
Attempt
We've been guided to show this by induction. (1) shows the base case. Set $Q=\sum_{k=1}^{q-1}X^2_k$. For $Z=Q+X^2_q$, (2) shows
$$
f_Z(z)=\int_{-\infty}^{+\infty}f_Q(z-x)f_{X^2_q}(x)dx.
$$
Since $z-x>0$ iff $z>x$ we see that this can be rewritten as (by plugging in what the distributions are)
\begin{align*}
f_Z(z)&=\int_{0}^{z}\left(\tfrac{1}{\Gamma\big(\tfrac{q}{2}\big)}\big(\tfrac{1}{2}\big)^{q/2}(z-x)^{q/2-1}e^{-\tfrac{z-x}{2}}\right)\left(\tfrac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi x}}e^{-\tfrac{x}{2}}\right)dx.\\
&=\frac{\big(\frac{1}{2}\big)^{\frac{q+1}{2}}}{\Gamma\left(\frac{q}{2}\right)\Gamma\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)}\int_{0}^{z}(z-x)^{\frac{q}{2}-1}e^{x-\frac{z}{2}}dx\\
\end{align*}
From here I am stuck.
Issues
I am stuck since this integral is disgusting to compute. Would it be easier using MATLAB? I can possibly use integration by parts, but I feel like this is pushing me in the wrong direction. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

A: Such a method of solution is rather tedious.  A simpler approach would be to use generating functions.  Consider a sequence of IID standard normal variables $$Z_1, \ldots, Z_n \sim Z \sim \operatorname{Normal}(\mu = 0, \sigma^2 = 1), \quad f_Z(z) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}} e^{-z^2/2}, \quad -\infty < z < \infty.$$  By transformation and symmetry, $W = Z^2$ has the density $$f_W(w) = 2f_Z(\sqrt{w}) \cdot \frac{1}{2\sqrt{w}} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi w}} e^{-w/2}, \quad w \ge 0,$$ and we take for granted that this PDF integrates to $1$ over its support.  The MGF of $W$ is $$M_W(t) = \operatorname{E}[e^{tW}] = \int_{w=0}^\infty \frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi w}} e^{-w(1/2-t)} \, dw = \left(1 - 2t\right)^{-1/2} \int_{u=0}^\infty \frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi u}}e^{-u/2} \, du = \left(1 - 2t\right)^{-1/2},$$ where in the penultimate step we employed the substitution $u = (1-2t)w$, $du = (1-2t) \, dw$.  Therefore, the random variable $$X = \sum_{i=1}^n Z_i^2$$ has MGF $$M_X(t) = (M_W(t))^n = (1-2t)^{-n/2}.$$  But if we recall that the MGF of a gamma-distributed random variable $G$ with shape $a$ and rate $b$ is $$M_G(t) = (1-t/b)^{-a}$$ (the proof of which is straightforward), then we note that $X$ is gamma-distributed with parameters $a = n/2$, $b = 1/2$, hence has PDF $$f_X(x) = \frac{x^{n/2 - 1} e^{-x/2}}{2^{n/2} \Gamma(n/2)}, \quad x \ge 0,$$ which is chi-squared with $n$ degrees of freedom.  In fact, we could have recognized the MGF of $W$ directly as being gamma with shape $a = 1/2$, thus the sum of $n$ IID gamma variables would be gamma with shape $a = n/2$.

A: The integral is not disgusting, it is beautiful! Start with the required integral, pull out the constants, a simple change of variables, and presto! we see the Beta function.
\begin{eqnarray*}
&&\int_0^z {1\over \Gamma(q/2)\,2^{q/2}} (z-x)^{q/2-1}e^{-(z-x)/2}{1\over \sqrt{2\pi x}}e^{-x/2}\,dx \\[5pt]
&=& {e^{-z/2}\over \Gamma(q/2)\,2^{q/2}\sqrt{2\pi}} \int_0^z(z-x)^{q/2-1}\, x^{1/2-1}\,dx \\[5pt]
&=& {e^{-z/2}\over \Gamma(q/2)\,2^{q/2}\sqrt{2\pi}}\, z^{q/2-1/2}\int_0^1(1-w)^{q/2-1}\, w^{1/2-1}\,dw \\[5pt]
&=& {e^{-z/2}\over \Gamma(q/2)\,2^{q/2}\sqrt{2\pi}}\, z^{q/2-1/2}\, B(q/2,1/2) \\[5pt]
&=& {e^{-z/2}\over \Gamma(q/2)\,2^{q/2}\sqrt{2\pi}}\, z^{q/2-1/2}\, {\Gamma(q/2)\,\Gamma(1/2)\over \Gamma(q/2+1/2)} \\[5pt]
&=& {e^{-z/2}\over \Gamma((q+1)/2)\,2^{(q+1)/2}}\, z^{(q+1)/2-1}.
\end{eqnarray*}

A: You have some algebra mistakes: the sum of $-\frac{z-x}2$ and $-\frac x2$ is $-\frac z2$. You also forgot to retain the $\frac1{\sqrt x}$. The final integral is then written
$$
\frac{\big(\frac{1}{2}\big)^{\frac{q+1}{2}}}{\Gamma\left(\frac{q}{2}\right)\Gamma\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)}\int_{0}^{z}(z-x)^{\frac{q}{2}-1}{e^{-\frac{z}{2}}\over\sqrt{\pi x}}dx\;.
$$
Pulling the $e^{-\frac z2}/\sqrt{\pi}$ out of the integral, it remains to evaluate
$$
\int_{0}^{z}{(z-x)^{\frac{q}{2}-1}\over\sqrt{x}}dx\,,\tag1
$$
which you can handle by the crazy trig substitution $\sqrt x=\sqrt z \sin \theta$. Then
$$
{dx \over 2\sqrt x} = \sqrt z\cos\theta\, d\theta
$$
and
$$
z-x = z-z\sin^2\theta=z\cos^2\theta
$$
and the integral (1) is now
$$
\int_0^{\pi/2}(z\cos^2\theta)^{q/2-1}2\sqrt z\cos\theta\,d\theta
=2\int_0^{\pi/2}z^{\frac{q+1}2-1}\cos^{q-1}\theta\,d\theta.
$$
Consulting your favorite table of definite integrals, we find
$$
\int_0^{\pi/2}\cos^{q-1}\theta\,d\theta = {\sqrt\pi\Gamma\left(\frac q2\right)\over2\Gamma\left(\frac{q+1}2\right)},\tag2
$$
and everything should magically cancel. Alternatively, you can take (2) as a constant to be determined and be satisfied you've got the proper form, up to a normalizing constant, for the chi-squared ($q+1$) distribution.
(I never remembered how disgusting the integral is--must by why convolution is not the usual way to connect the chi-squared density to the sum of squares of standard normals! The usual approach is to take the density as a given and use moment-generating functions to prove the chi-squared is the distribution of $\sum Z^2$.)


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Q: Insert into Post button is missing for certain images I thought I was crazy, but on some of the images in my media gallery, there is no "insert into post" button.  see the picture:

this is only for some images though, and the button is there, like it's supposed to be, for the others.
what could be causing this to afflict particular images and not all of them?

A: If you have a post type that doesn't have the editor, uploading media in that post type will cause it to not have an "Insert into Post" button. Not sure if that's your situation, but personal experience says that could be the reason :)
I would definitely disable all plugins and switch to a default theme first to see if one of those is causing a conflict. Absolutely do not modify the core.

A: Had the post been saved before your tried to insert the image? I'm pretty sure to insert an image into a post the post needs to have a valid post_id.

A: I had the same issue, but in my case it was not on an "image" basis, but rather the "Insert into Post" button failed to generate on certain custom post types. In my case -- which I'm not sure it applies -- it had to do with adding a modified TinyMCE editor into a custom metabox (I was using WPAlchemy's MetaBox class), then disabling the default (now redundant) editor, which in turn seemingly told WordPress that the user had no way of inserting images into that post type. Logically, WordPress didn't feel the need to generate the "Insert" button, since it didn't expect images to come by.
My fix was simple, and even though the source of the problem can be different, the solution might be the same. All you have to do is tell WordPress that image insertion should always be allowed:
add_filter('get_media_item_args', 'allow_img_insertion');
function allow_img_insertion($vars) {
    $vars['send'] = true; // 'send' as in "Send to Editor"
    return($vars);
}

If always is too often, just add the filter conditionally (i.e. detecting post type, like I did).

A: think i have found it if that can be any help. did not finished it .. but still gonna continu that tomorrow, time to sleep.
here what was my orginal call
tb_show('', 'media-upload.php?post_id=1&type=image&TB_iframe=true');

that from a button click... jquery. now, i have realize that the wordpress function in media.php (includes\media.php) look if the post id exists. Before, it was working just find with "post_id=1". but now on we HAVE to pass the post id... so my call gonna look like
tb_show('', 'media-upload.php?post_id= < ? php echo Xxxxx ?> &type=image&TB_iframe=true');

(whitout the blank space in aronud the '?')
where xxxxx is replace by my post id... now im new to php so here i am.. going to sleep but hey. it works well when i hardcode it myself with the good post id.
other solution possible:
this is the line that make the button appear:
$form_fields['buttons'] = array( 'tr' => "\t\t$send $thumbnail $delete\n" );

look around it in \includes\media.php... maybe it easyer than it appear for a newbe in php like me!
peaaaace out

A: Never had this problem but after looking around a bit I found something. You might wanna try and go to wp-admin/includes/media.php and change
if ( $send )
                $send = "<input type='submit' class='button' name='send[$attachment_id]' value='" . esc_attr__( 'Insert into Post' ) . "' />";

to
if ( ! $send )
                $send = "<input type='submit' class='button' name='send[$attachment_id]' value='" . esc_attr__( 'Insert into Post' ) . "' />";

however .. don't see this as a permanent fix because editing core files is a bad thing.
What you could also do is disable all plugins to see if there is something that conflicts with your wordpress installation


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