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Carmen Sato-Bigbee, Ph.D.
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Richmond, VA 23298-0614
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- B.S., 1979, Buenos Aires University, Argentina
- Ph.D., 1985, Buenos Aires University
- Dept of Neurology, Yale Univ. School of Medicine, 1985-1988
- Dept of Biochemistry, VCU, 1988-1995
The studies in our laboratory are focused on understanding the molecular mechanisms that control the differentiation of oligodendrocytes and the formation of the myelin membrane in the central nervous system (CNS), both under normal and pathological conditions.
The myelin membrane is an intricate structure that wraps around the neuronal axons insulating them and allowing the rapid "saltatory" conduction of nerve impulses. However, recent studies have indicated that in addition to this classical function, the myelin membrane and the myelin-making oligodendrocytes are also important regulators of plasticity and remodeling in the developing CNS. Supporting these roles, there is evidence correlating increased myelin formation with experience and enhanced function of the human infant and adolescent brain. Furthermore, myelin alterations have recently been associated to a variety of neurological problems, including schizophrenia, autism, and nervous system dysfunction in normal and pathological aging of the brain.
A- cultured oligodendrocytes
B- Electron microscopy of an oligodendrocyte myelinating multiple axons in the developing rat brain
We have recently found that perinatal exposure to opioids that are used for the treatment of pregnant opioid addicts, alters myelination in the developing rat brain. Thus, one of our the projects is investigating the roles of the endogenous opioid system in regulating myelin formation, and understanding the mechanisms by which opioid abuse and related treatments during pregnancy and postnatal detoxification may interfere with this important process in the developing brain. This information should be crucial to the design of safer treatments for both pain control and drug addiction during pregnancy, minimizing deleterious effects in the maturing brain.
Buprenorphine, an opioid analogue used in clinical trials for the treatment of opioid addicts, affects oligodendrocytes by activation of mu-opioid- and nociceptin receptors with opposing effects on cell differentiation.
A parallel project is investigating the role of these molecular mechanisms in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis, a disease in which myelin loss is the leading cause of neurological disability in young adults. We expect that targeting of these mechanisms could result in novel pharmacological treatments to stimulate remyelination in the damaged brain and spinal cord.
Selected Publications
- Eschenroeder AC, Vestal-Laborde AA, Sanchez ES, Robinson SE, Sato-Bigbee C (2012) Oligodendrocyte responses to buprenorphine
uncover novel and opposing roles of the μ-opioid and nociceptin/orphanin FQ receptors in cell development: Implications for drug
addiction treatment during pregnancy. Glia 60(1), 125-136. Epub Oct 14, 2011.
- Coelho RP, Yuelling LM, Fuss B, Sato-Bigbee C (2009) Neurotrophin-3 targets
the translational initiation machinery in oligodendrocytes. Glia 57(16):1754-64.
- Pomicter AD, Shroff SM, Fuss B, Sato-Bigbee C Brophy PJ, Rasband MN,
Bhat M, Dupree JL (2010) Novel forms of neurofascin 155 in the CNS: alterations
in paranodal disruption models and multiple sclerosis. Brain. 133:389-405.
- Coelho RP, Saini HS, Sato-Bigbee C (2009) Sphingosine-1-phosphate and oligodendrocytes:
From cell development to the treatment of multiple sclerosis. Prostaglandins and Other
Lipid Mediators. 91(3-4), 139-144.
- Sanchez ES, Bigbee JW, Fobbs W, Robinson SE, Sato-Bigbee C (2008) Opioid addiction and Pregnancy:
Perinatal exposure to buprenorphine affects myelination in the developing brain. Glia 56, 1017-1027.
- Coelho RP, Payne SG, Bittman R, Spiegel S, Sato-Bigbee C (2007) The immunomodulator FTY720 has a direct
cytoprotective effect in oligodendrocyte progenitors. J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 323, 626-635.


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Nissan's second generation X-Trail gets a cleaner, stronger engine, more kit, more comfort and convenience.
It also costs more too, but it is now a refined machine with looks, build quality and performance to match. Nissan's All-Mode 4x4 system is more capable off-road than many of its rivals, making it a surprisingly good performer.
The range has been streamlined to Acenta and Tekna specifications and the much cleaner two-litre diesel now packs 171hp with a revised six-speed manual 'box. Auto box fans only get 150hp.
We managed 39.6mpg over a heavy week's motoring with the six-speed manual, which is a bit off Nissan's own mid-40s figure for the combined cycle, but we would expect it to improve as the engine loosens up with use.
Those extra horses also come with a noticeable amount of extra low-down grunt, delivering a refined, strong performance.
Our Tekna model was filled with goodies, including xenon headlamps, panoramic sunroof, heated leather seats, privacy glass, premium HDD sound system with a music server, USB input, Bose audio system and rear-view camera, which makes trailer hitching a doddle. It can handle a braked trailer load of 2,200kg.
There is plenty of storage around the cabin, including a lidded cubby on top of the dashboard and deep door pockets.
Does it tick all the boxes? Not quite in the cargo department: while there is a useful amount of extra pull-out storage under the boot floor, the shiny plastic surface of the load floor allows anything you put in there to slide about easier than a cow on a slurry-coated concrete yard. Everything needs strapping down, and tie-down points are not two-a-penny.
Did it need the improvements? Given the choice buyers face in the 4x4 sector, Nissan needs to find new ways of pampering off-road buyers if the X-Trail is to remain a farming favourite.
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On any hit into the gaps or down the lines with a runner at first and the outfielders are unable to cut it off, your first thought is to try and stop the runner from first from scoring. If the runner has average or better speed, this can be difficult to do. As you work on this play during practice make sure you use a runner at home and first and give the defense opportunities to make plays on both runners. Many times your team will have a better opportunity of throwing out the trailing runner at third than getting the lead runner at home.
I have the shortstop or second baseman as the fielder going out and becoming the first person in the relay. The other infielder should line up about 10 yards behind the first infielder. I've seen many double cuts where the infielders are standing about 5 feet away from each other. That doesn't do much of anything. The infielders need to be spaced so together they can cover the most space on the throw coming in.
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Starting Monday, a cavalcade of stars will appear in "Retromania" segments during the afternoon from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. to revisit their favorite moments and artists of hip hop, including remixed hip-hop versions of films and TV shows like "Mean Girls," "American Pie" and "Baywatch."
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Hays High School senior goalkeeper Laura Truman doesn't mind not touching the ball as long as zeros stay up on the scoreboard for opposing teams.
That's good, because sometimes, she goes for long periods watching and cheering on her teammates without seeing the ball come remotely close to her.
That was the case Tuesday at HHS Field when the Indians defeated Great Bend 5-0 in the first round of the Class 5A girls' regional soccer tournament.
Hays High will play Goddard-Eisenhower (9-5-3) at 4 p.m. Thursday at HHS Field.
"I don't get bored, because I try to stay in the game and keep talking," Truman said. "The more I talk, the more into it I get."
The Indians were so dominant, they didn't even allow Great Bend (1-16) to record a shot on goal, meaning Truman had zero saves.
Either way, it goes down as a shutout -- the Indians' 10th of the season.
Hays High (14-2-1) has allowed nine goals this year, the fewest in a regular season in school history, and are approaching the overall record for an entire season -- 18 allowed in 2010.
Truman has played a significant role in that feat, but it hasn't just been because of her. The Indians' success on defense is interconnected with the entire team.
Hays High's forwards and midfielders are so good at possession that opposing teams struggle to even reach the back layer of defense, and when they do, they get smothered by Hays High's sweeper-stopper defense.
"I just go out every game hoping we shut them out," said junior sweeper Reagan Kaiser. "If we do, we do, and if we allow one, then we get it back and come out on top."
When they actually do get shots off, then Truman can make plays, which she loves doing.
"I do feel like when I do get the ball and I do make an awesome save, I feel appreciated and that I'm actually needed," she said.
It was a dominant performance Tuesday. Hays High out shot Great Bend 29 to 1, and the Indians placed 15 of their shots on goal.
"I really thought we did a lot of things well," said Hays High coach Chris Michaelis. "I really encouraged the girls to use the width of the field, not only on the offensive end but also on the defensive end."
The Indians obtained another milestone when senior outside midfielder April Johnson recorded an assist, tying the career record of 15. She has six assists this season, tied for the team lead.
"She doesn't get the stats as far as goals and that type of stuff, and often times, her play goes unnoticed," Michaelis said. "But I do know opposing coaches know who she is, and when opposing players get done playing, they know who she is, too."
The Indians' career scoring leader, senior forward Taylor Herman, finished with two goals and an assist. She now has a team-high 13 goals -- four short of tying her season record she set last year -- and six assists, which is tied with Johnson.
Senior forward Megan Bird scored her ninth goal of the season.
Senior midfielder Shelby Dinkel contributed an assist and a goal, and senior forward Michele Linville had a goal. For Dinkel and Linville, it was their fifth goals of the season.
Junior outside midfielder Rachel Luedders and senior defender Lauren Murphy also each posted an assist.
Michaelis said part of the offense's success is because Hays High's defense is so good at intercepting passes, reversing the opponent's momentum and facilitating counter attacks.
"They have to be smart defensively, but they also have got to be able possess the ball and have good ball control to make those passes and get it up to the players up front so they can score," Michaelis said.
Hays High's back line revolves around three girls who rarely leave the game for rest.
Murphy and senior Kaitlin Gulley play outside defenders, while Kaiser, the sweeper, serves as an on-the-field coach and stops opponents from breaking behind the defense.
Kaiser said their chemistry together is strong since they've played so long with each other.
"We know how each other are going to work pretty well," she said. "Even if we don't call it or do call it, we usually know who is going to go for it."


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The Antagonist - The lull before the storm
Published: 21 May 2010 - 10:51:43
As the domestic season winds down with a flurry of play-off matches, impending contract negotiations and rumours of close-season transfers, the build-up to the 2010 World Cup creeps up on us, almost insidiously.
In World Cup years, these next few weeks are often the lull before the storm. It's almost as if we all need to re-gather our strength after an arduous season before the emotional turmoil of the Finals wreak their havoc.
These are the times when we mark England's definite and potential match days on our calendars. Woe betides anyone who dares commit us to any social engagements on those hallowed dates.
We spend hours working out the possible permutations of fixtures which will lead England to their seemingly inevitable destiny on July 11th.
There is also the sometimes difficult decision about the chosen venue for watching the games.
Would we rather be cocooned in our own front rooms suffering the ecstasy and the agony of England's stuttering progress, unencumbered by the need for social nicety or do we prefer to share the experience with like minded fanatics in a pub or social club risking the chance of a beer shampoo or a sharp blow to the back of the neck from someone else's moment of uncontrollable joy?
When do we get the flags out? Do we wear an England shirt or is that just a bit naff and slightly hypocritical for a middle aged supporter who scoffs and jeers when he encounters other middle aged men in replica kit setting off on their summer holidays at Gatwick airport?
Do we take an optimistic view of England's chances, risking the possibility of inconsolable despair if they fall short, or do we take the Victor Meldrew approach, in which case a draw against Algeria will seem like the pinnacle of our expectations?
These are the sort of thoughts that are occupying English football fans all over the Country. If you thought you were on your own in this, think again.
Even the journalists appear to be in deep pensive moods, seemingly treading water and drawing breath in anticipation of the 'Big One' kicking off on June 10th.
'Carlo Cudicini has signed a new one year contract at Spurs', 'Nolberto Solano is to be offered a new deal by Leicester City', 'No violence from Millwall fans after their play-off victory against Huddersfield', exemplify some of the riveting reading earlier this week in our national tabloids.
Without the Triesman story and the Fabregas/ Barcelona saga there has been little else of substance to read about. One even wonders whether the former was precipitated by the genuine lack of anything else sensational to put on the back pages. I mean, who really cares if some old fart from the FA, who patently knows little about the game, succumbs to a bout of paranoia in a private (or so he thought!) moment.
I don't and nor, I imagine, do the rest of the nation. All we care about at the moment is the state of Wayne's groin, J.T's bruised toe and whether Fabio dare risk our most gifted keeper (David James) despite his propensity for Coco the clown moments.
This, traditionally, is the time for gentle contemplation before the real thing gets underway. At that point, maniacal behaviour will be the norm and people who normally wouldn't know their Fat Franks from their Stevie Gerrards will be seen shouting hysterically at their TV screens and then, shortly before half[time, ask which colour we are playing in.
For me, this is one of the most amazing spin offs of a World Cup. It engenders huge national pride and feelings of unity from the most unexpected quarters that few other events, other than, perhaps, a World War can illicit.
Personally, I think the overall benefits of a World Cup slightly edge out those of another World War.
On second thoughts, if recent form is the criterion, maybe I should reconsider my opinion!
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Bey stayed true to the sheer trend, swapping her revealing bodysuit from her performance for a more feminine frock that featured a floral pattern and sheer detailing, designed by one of our favorite designer's, Michael Costello! Did you love it?
It's been a huge year for Queen Bey, so we knew that she would bring her best look to the 56th Annual Grammy Awards — and that's exactly what she did! Beyonce looked more stunning than ever in a white, floral gown with sheer detailing — it looked like it was second-skin as it skimmed across her figure! Of course, her accessories were stunning, but her best was hubby Jay Z , who joined her on the stage at L.A.'s Staples Center!
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It's no surprised that Beyonce, once again, brought her A-game to the Grammys. Her bootylicious body looked absolutely stunning in this Michael Costello number — it was perfect for the divine diva. Not only did it hug her figure perfectly, but it showed off the 32-year-old's amazing skin tone — and a whole lot more when she turned around! Michael, (who often guest blogs for us!), is known for his sexy looks on the red carpet — and we think this was the perfect pairing!
Although her hair looked wet while she rocked out on stage, her curls dried nicely and complimented her ensemble. She really made the entire look pop, thanks to her deep berry lip color.
Bey didn't land any solo noms this year — since she released that amazing album in December, she'll surely land on next year's list — but she is nominated with her hubby for his song, "Part II (On the Run)" — we would love to see them take home the Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.
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Ministry of Education | |
Minister | José Ignacio Wert |
General details | |
Primary languages | Spanish alongside co-official languages within respective regions, including Catalan, Basque and Galician |
System type | Democratic Constitutional Monarchy (check for accuracy) |
Literacy (2003) | |
Total | 98.1 |
Male | 98.8 |
Female | 97.4 |
Enrollment | |
Total | 5,917,074 |
Primary | 2,479,631 |
Secondary | 1,871,430 |
Post secondary | 1,566,013 |
Attainment | |
Secondary diploma | 45.4% |
Post-secondary diploma | 38.1% |
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Ministry of Education | |
Minister | José Ignacio Wert |
General details | |
Primary languages | Spanish alongside co-official languages within respective regions, including Catalan, Basque and Galician |
System type | Democratic Constitutional Monarchy (check for accuracy) |
Literacy (2003) | |
Total | 98.1 |
Male | 98.8 |
Female | 97.4 |
Enrollment | |
Total | 5,917,074 |
Primary | 2,479,631 |
Secondary | 1,871,430 |
Post secondary | 1,566,013 |
Attainment | |
Secondary diploma | 45.4% |
Post-secondary diploma | 38.1% |
The current system of education in Spain is known as LOE after the Ley Orgánica de Educación, or Fundamental Law of Education. Education in Spain is compulsory, and free from 6 to 16 years of age, supported by the Government in each Region.
Below Higher Education the system can be seen as consisting of four levels:
Children 3 to 6 years old in Spain have the option of attending the Pre-school stage ( preescolar or popularly known as infantil), which is non-compulsory and free for all students. It is regarded as an integral part of the education system with infants' classes at almost every primary school. There are some separate nursery schools (Colegios Infantiles).
Children (whose parents chose that they should) enter pre-school (Educación Infantil) in the autumn of the calendar year in which they turn three years old. Following this pattern, the ages given here as corresponding to the different phases are the ages turned by children in the calendar year in which the academic year begins. Age ranges are inclusive: 3 to 5 years of age is 3 academic years.
Spanish students aged 6 to 16 undergo primary (colegio) and secondary school (instituto) education, which are compulsory and (like the preceding preschool from age 3) free of charge. Successful students are awarded a Secondary Education Certificate, which is necessary to enter the post-compulsory stage of Schooling (principally the Bachillerato) for their University or Vocational (Formación Profesional) Studies. Once students have finished their Bachillerato, they can take their University Entrance Exam (Pruebas de Acceso a la Universidad, popularly called Selectividad) which differs greatly from region to region. The compulsory stage of secondary education is normally referred to by its initials: ESO (Educación Secundaria Obligatoria).
Structured as three year cycles:
Spanish Bachillerato is the post-16 stage of education, comparable to the A Levels/Higher (Scottish) in the UK, the French Baccalaureate in France or the International Baccalaureate.
There are two parts, a core curriculum with the compulsory subjects, and a specialist part with a few pre-selected branches to choose from. The core curriculum is as follows:
The specialist part has up to four subjects (depending on the branch taken).
At undergraduate level, some degrees have their own branch requirements (such as medicine, engineering degrees, law...) and some courses accept students from any branch, such as Language studies, Social Work, Educational Sciences or Tourism.
The Spanish School Leaving Certificate (ESO) is equivalent to a number of GCSEs, Junior Cert(in Ireland). or Standard Grades(in Scotland).
The Bachillerato is equivalent to A-levels, Leaving Certificate(in Ireland). and Scottish Highers . Therefore, Spanish students obtaining the appropriate grades required for entrance into universities in other parts of Europe, including Britain, are not precluded.
The vocational training is also a common possibility after ESO or after the Spanish Baccalaureate. There are two different types of programs: Middle Grade Training Cycles (Ciclos Formativos de Grado Medio), which have the ESO diploma as a requirement, and Superior-level Training Cycles (Ciclos Formativos de grado Superior), which have the Spanish Baccalaureate as the principal requirement. After completion of the Superior-level Training Cycle, students are entitled to direct entrance to several related University degrees.
Schools in Spain can be divided into 3 categories:
According to summary data for the year 2008-2009[1] from the ministry, state schools educated 67.4%, private but state funded schools 26.0%, and purely private schools 6.6% of pupils the preceding year.
All non-university state education is free in Spain, but parents have to buy all of their children's books and materials. This, nominally at least, also applies to colegios concertados. Many schools are concertados, state funded up to the end of ESO but purely private for the bachillerato years. This drop in the fraction of pupils in educación concertada is matched by increases of approximately equal size in the fraction in both state and purely private education for bachillerato.[1]
There are private schools for all the range of compulsory education. At them, parents must pay a monthly/termly/yearly fee. Most of these schools are run by religious orders, and include single-sex schools.
Schools supply a list of what is required at the start of each school year and which will include art and craft materials as well as text and exercise books. Expect to spend a minimum of around ninety pounds sterling per child[citation needed] (from 2009, this figure is nearer £300 and in 2011 was nearer £500; as of 2011, the cost of books averaged 170 euros for preschool and €300 for primary students.[2] In some regions, the autonomous government is giving tokens to exchange them in book shops for free (due to the economic crisis, this has all but ceased in the Valencian region), this is being adapted in 2006 in regions, such as Andalusia, where kids from 3 to 10 will get the books for free, on the following years it is expected for all compulsory years. School uniform is not normally worn in state schools but is usually worn in private schools.
Article 84 of the governing law [3] defines the principles to be applied in the admission of pupils to publicly funded schools. The details of the implementation of these principles vary from autonomous community to autonomous community.
In the Community of Madrid, there is a largely uniform admissions process for state funded schools, both colegios públicos and colegios concertados. Here the main admissions procedures for pupils wishing to join a school in the autumn are carried out in the spring of the year in question.
Parents can choose the school to which they wish to send their child. It is not uncommon that there be insufficient places in a popular school for all the children for whom places are requested. In such cases places are allocated according to rather strictly defined admissions criteria as defined in Annex IX to the order establishing the process.[4]
The royal decree governing the same process in Extremadura[5] includes admissions criteria structured in a very similar way but differing in the number of points allocated, notably for residence near to the school.
An analogous decree for 2007 governing the same process in Andalusia[6] is notably different again in the way it allocates points.
Broadly similar to the English three term system, but with slightly shorter holidays at Christmas (23 December – 8 January) and Easter (one week - "Semana Santa"), and longer in the summer (normally from 23 June to 15 September). In 2005, the summer holiday ran from 22 June until 1-15 September, depending on the regions. The English half-term holiday does not exist, but there are frequent odd days and long weekends relating mainly to religious holidays and regional and national holidays.
The normal duration for University courses is 4 years, except Medicine, which is 6 years and the double and some other degrees, which are 5 years. University studies have "ECTS credits" as a measure for the lessons, and normally, 60 ECTS are taken each year, so, each course comprises 240 ECTS credits. Passing every subject, and getting the 240 ECTS credits, gives the right to obtaining an academic degree (Grado), architecture or engineering qualification.
Postgraduate courses are Master's degrees (Máster), and Doctoral degrees (Doctorado). Access is regulated by the university itself, through the Doctorate Commission. It is necessary to have the degree course, architecture or engineering.
Own degrees are nonregulated studies leading to an unofficial degree, recognized only by the granting university. These courses have the same structure as the regulated studies.
The universities regulate access to their own degrees and they fix the academic fees. They can also offer unofficial postgraduate degrees.
As of January 2015, the International Schools Consultancy (ISC)[7] listed Spain as having 210 international schools.[8] ISC defines an 'international school' in the following terms "ISC includes an international school if the school delivers a curriculum to any combination of pre-school, primary or secondary students, wholly or partly in English outside an English-speaking country, or if a school in a country where English is one of the official languages, offers an English-medium curriculum other than the country's national curriculum and is international in its orientation."[9] This definition is used by publications including The Economist.[10]


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Trade/other name(s): Hycamtin, topotecan hydrochloride
Why would this drug be used?
This drug is used to treat ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, and small cell lung cancer. Your doctor may use it to treat other types of cancer as well.
How does this drug work?
Topotecan is a chemotherapy drug. It is a type of plant alkaloid known as a topoisomerase I inhibitor. It is thought to work by blocking the action of an enzyme in cells called topoisomerase I. Cells need this enzyme to keep their DNA in the proper shape when they are dividing into 2 cells. Blocking this enzyme leads to breaks in the DNA, which leads to cell death. Because cancer cells divide more rapidly than normal cells, they are more likely than normal cells to be affected by topotecan.
Before taking this medicine
Tell your doctor…
- If you are allergic to anything, including medicines, dyes, additives, or foods.
- If you have ever had kidney or liver problems. This drug is cleared from the body by the kidneys and liver. Reduced function in either of these organs may result in more drug than expected staying in the body, which could lead to worse side effects. Your doctor may need to adjust your dose accordingly.
- If you have any other medical conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, scarring of the lungs (fibrosis), gout, or infections. These conditions may require that your medicine dose, regimen, or timing be changed.
- If you are pregnant, trying to get pregnant, or if there is any chance of pregnancy. This drug may cause problems with the fetus if taken at the time of conception or during pregnancy. Men and women who are taking this drug should use some kind of birth control during treatment. It is important to check with your doctor about what kinds of birth control can be used with this medicine. In pregnant women, treatment with this drug should be used only if the potential benefit to the mother outweighs the risk to the fetus.
- If you are breast-feeding. While no studies have been done, this drug may pass into breast milk and affect the baby. Breast-feeding is not recommended during treatment with this drug.
- If you think you might want to have children in the future. This drug may affect fertility. Talk with your doctor about the possible risk with this drug and the options that may preserve your ability to have children.
- About any other prescription or over-the-counter medicines you are taking, including vitamins and herbs. In fact, keeping a written list of each of these medicines (including the doses of each and when you take them) with you in case of emergency may help prevent complications if you get sick.
Interactions with other drugs
Certain drugs, including cyclosporine, ketoconazole, ritonavir, and saquinavir, may increase the amount of topotecan in the blood. Your doctor may need to watch you carefully if you are taking any of these drugs.
There may be more drugs that interact with topotecan. Check with your doctor, nurse, or pharmacist about your other medicines, herbs, and supplements, and whether alcohol can cause problems with this medicine.
Interactions with foods
No serious interactions with food are known at this time. Check with your pharmacist, nurse, or doctor about medicines, herbs, and vitamins that you are taking.
Tell all the doctors, dentists, nurses, and pharmacists you visit that you are taking this drug.
How is this drug taken or given?
Topotecan is either given by an infusion into a vein (IV) over 30 minutes or taken as capsules. The capsules may be taken with or without food, and should be swallowed whole with a glass of water. Do not break, crush, open, or chew capsules. The typical schedule is once a day for 3 to 5 days, which is usually repeated every 3 weeks. The dose and schedule will depend on a number of factors, including your body size, your blood counts, how well your kidneys are working, and the type of cancer being treated.
You may have nausea and vomiting on the day you receive this drug or in the first few days afterward. Your doctor may give you medicine before your treatment to help prevent nausea and vomiting. You will likely also get a prescription for an anti-nausea medicine that you can take at home. It is important to have these medicines on hand and to take them as prescribed by your doctor.
This drug may cause sores in the mouth or on the lips, which often occur within the first few weeks after starting treatment. This can cause mouth pain, bleeding, or even trouble eating. Your doctor or nurse can suggest ways to reduce this, such as changing the way you eat or how you brush your teeth. If needed, your doctor can prescribe medicine to help with the pain.
This drug may cause diarrhea, which in some cases may be severe enough to require you to be in the hospital. Call your doctor or nurse if you have diarrhea. Your doctor will be able to prescribe medicine to help stop the diarrhea and avoid dehydration.
Your doctor will likely test your blood often before and during your treatment, to check for the effects of the drug on blood counts or on blood chemistry. Based on the test results, you may be given medicines to help treat any effects. Your doctor may also need to reduce or delay your next dose of this drug, or even stop it altogether. Keep all your appointments for doctor visits and lab tests.
This drug can lower your white blood cell count, especially in the weeks after the drug is given. This can increase your chance of getting an infection. Be sure to let your doctor or nurse know right away if you have any signs of infection, such as fever (100.5° or higher), stomach or belly pain, chills, pain when passing urine, a new cough, shortness of breath, or bringing up sputum.
This drug may lower your red blood cell count. If this occurs, it is usually a few months after starting treatment. A low red blood cell count (known as anemia) can cause shortness of breath, or make you to feel weak or tired all the time. Your doctor may give you medicines to help prevent or treat this condition, or you may need to get blood transfusions.
This drug may lower your platelet count in the weeks after it is given, which can increase your risk of bleeding. Speak with your doctor before taking any drugs or supplements that might affect your body's ability to stop bleeding, such as aspirin or aspirin-containing medicines, warfarin (Coumadin), or vitamin E. Tell your doctor right away if you have unusual bruising, or bleeding such as nosebleeds, bleeding gums when you brush your teeth, or black, tarry stools.
Tell your doctor right away if you notice any cough, shortness of breath, or trouble breathing. This drug can cause scarring in the lungs and your doctor will need to check you right away.
Tell your doctor or dentist that you are on this drug if you are planning to have surgery or any procedure.
Do not get any immunizations (vaccines), either during or after treatment with this drug, without your doctor's OK. This drug may affect your immune system, which could make vaccinations ineffective, or could even lead to serious infections. Try to avoid contact with people who have recently received a live virus vaccine, such as the oral polio vaccine or smallpox vaccine. Check with your doctor about this.
Possible side effects
You will probably not have most of the following side effects, but if you have any talk to your doctor or nurse. They can help you understand the side effects and cope with them.
- low white blood cell count with increased risk of infection*
- low blood platelet count with increased risk of bleeding*
- low red blood cell count (anemia)*
- nausea and/or vomiting*
- hair loss or thinning, including face and body hair
Less common
- sores in the mouth or on the lips*
- diarrhea*
- constipation
- abdominal pain*
- loss of appetite
- fever*
- feeling tired (fatigue)
- feeling weak
- skin rash
- shortness of breath
- cough
- headache
- abnormal blood tests which suggest that the drug is affecting the liver (Your doctor will discuss the importance of this finding, if any.)
- pain or redness at the injection site
- numbness or tingling in the hands and feet
- lung damage with cough, shortness of breath, fever
- allergic reaction, with symptoms like trouble breathing, itchy welts (hives), swelling in the mouth or throat, flushing, and dizziness
- death due to infection, diarrhea, lung failure, or other causes
*See the "Precautions" section for more detailed information.
There are other side effects not listed above that can also occur in some patients. Tell your doctor or nurse if you develop these or any other problems.
FDA approval
Yes – first approved in 1996.
Disclaimer: This information does not cover all possible uses, actions, precautions, side effects, or interactions. It is not intended as medical advice, and should not be relied upon as a substitute for talking with your doctor, who is familiar with your medical needs.
Last Revised: 11/29/2011


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Welcome to Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS). We provide mental health and adjustment services to students and also consultation to faculty, administrators and parents of students. Individual counseling, group counseling, and psychiatry are some of the services we offer at CPS, and we also make referrals to a wide range of other services both on and off campus. We are located on the 3rd Floor Hudson Health Center.
Please come to CPS during our Drop-in Hours. Your initial visit is an opportunity to explore your counseling needs in a confidential meeting with a Drop-in counselor. Together you can discuss the referrals that fit your needs and circumstances. Drop-in Hours are available to new or returning clients who are experiencing a crisis, to students who wish to initiate therapy at CPS for the first time, or clients seeking to return to therapy at CPS after a "break" in receiving services.
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Saint Urbitius of Metz
Bishop of Metz, France. Built a church in honour of Saint Felix of Nola; it became part of the Saint Clement monastery.
- c.420
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Catholic Online
- Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints
- Santi e Beati
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See PVT's Woozy 3D 'Vertigo' Video
Australian trio formerly known as Pivot taunts gravity with (literally) rocking new visual
If you've got a pair of 3D glasses lying around the house somewhere, left over from Avatar or The Hobbit or Top Gun or whatever, put 'em on now. Australia's PVT have pulled out all the stops for their new video for the single "Vertigo" — a claustrophobic but motion-filled clip that's been shot in glorious, stereoscopic red-and-blue. Oh, and if you've got a spare Dramamine lying around, now would be a good time to fish it out of your duffel bag as well. The video might begin calmly enough — indeed, you may at first find yourself wondering why they bothered shooting in 3D at all, given the five-foot depth of field and egregious lack of projectile effects — but the genius of their take on the trope is the way it sneaks up on you. We won't give away any spoilers, but suffice to say that the band formerly named Pivot has come up with a lurchingly literal interpretation of its alias.
PVT's new album, Homosapien, draws from Radiohead, the Cure, and Matthew Dear in its exquisite woozy blend of drum-heavy indie rock and brooding synth pop. It's out this week on the young Brooklyn label Felte, and it will leave you just as woozy as their video.


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Department of Engineering Cybernetics
Latest News
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles officially recommended to be further developed and used in the Arctic region
The Norwegian Board of Technology has issued a report to the Norwegian Government (Stortinget) with a recommendation that Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) is an important enabling technology that should be further developed and used in the Arctic region. Important responsibilities include search and rescue, ice surveillance and environmental monitoring. The department of Engineering Cybernetics and AMOS at NTNU has Arctic applications of UAVs on their research agenda.
Read the short report of the Norwegian Board of Technology (in Norwegian)
Read the complete version of the report (in Norwegian)
The Norwegian TV station NRK covered the report as well (in Norwegian)
The Control Systems Research Group get the highest possible evaluation grade
An international committee has in 2012 on behalf of the Research Council of Norway conducted an evaluation of basic research in information and communication technology in Norway. The Control systems (CS) research group at Department of Engineering Cybernetics get the best grade and is characterized as a world leader in research.
The Report is available on the Research Council's web pages.
Best Paper Award and Best Presentation Award
Kristoffer Nyborg Gregertsen og Amund Skavhaug won the Best Paper Award at 17th International Conference on Reliable Software Technologies (Ada-Europe 2012). The award was given for the paper «Improving the Performance of Execution Time Control by Using a Hardware Time Management Unit».
After having won the Best Paper Award, Kristoffer Gregertsen followed this up with also winning the best presentation award, which was won for the last three years in a row by prof. Alan Burns.
Dr. Øyvind Nistad Stamnes Receives the Best Student Paper Award at the 2011 IEEE Multi-Conference on Systems and Control
The award was given for the paper «Adaptive estimation of downhole pressure for managed pressure drilling operations» (by Øyvind Nistad Stamnes, Glenn-Ole Kaasa and Ole Morten Aamo), whose abstract is given below. The work is part of the «Automatic Managed Pressure Drilling» project at ITK, which is funded by Statoil ASA and the Norwegian Research Council. Dr. Stamnes defended his PhD dissertation on this topic in May, and currently works for Ocean Riser Systems AS in Oslo.
The objective of Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) is to enable precise control of the downhole pressure during drilling and completion operations. An essential part of an automated MPD control system is the downhole pressure estimator, usually referred to as the hydraulic model, which in most cases is the limiting factor for achievable accuracy of the system. In this paper we present a new design of an adaptive observer for online estimation of the downhole pressure in the well. Unlike conventional hydraulic models, which are based on complex partial differential equations, the adaptive observer is based on a simplified lumped model of ordinary differential equations, combined with online adaptation that tunes uncertain model parameters utilizing topside measurements. We demonstrate that the novel adaptive observer design captures the important hydraulics of MPD operations with high accuracy, and fundamentally improves the convergence rate of the parameter estimates by using delayed observers. The results are demonstrated on field data from an offshore MPD operation.
Adjunct Professors Glenn-Ole Kaasa and John-Morten Godhavn received Best Application Paper Prize at the IFAC World Congress in Milano, September 2011
Intelligent Drilling
At the IFAC World Congress in Milano in September 2011, which is a major event with more than 2000 participants from the whole world held only every third year, the prestigious Best Application Paper Prize was given for the paper Drilling Seeking Automatic Control Solutions. Adjunct Professors Glenn-Ole Kaasa and John-Morten Godhavn received the prize together with their colleagues Alexey Pavlov and Nils Lennart Rolland at Statoil. Intelligent automated drilling is a quickly emerging research area, and The Department of Engineering Cybernetics was recently awarded a major research project by the Research Council of Norway to investigate new solutions for automation of underbalanced drilling together with Statoil, IRIS and the Department of Petroleum Engineering.
According to the jury the prize was given for the design and implementation of a model based control system for pressure controlled drilling (MPD - Managed Pressure Drilling ), and the work that was done with testing a full scale drilling rig on Ullrigg in November 2009.
This is a price which hang very high internationally. IFAC World Congress is the largest international conference on automatic control, and is held every third years. Approximately 2500 papers were presented in 26 parallel sessions over 5 days. Of these, over 300 industry-paper could have been nominated for this award.
Foto: From left Alexey Pavlov, Alberto Isidori and John-Morten Godhavn
IBM OCR Award 2011
Bjarne Foss and NTNU's Center for Integrated Operations is awarded IBM OCR Award 2011. This award is given to 10-15 people / groups internationally each year. The price is $ 100,000 and the background for the award are the good results in cooperation between Bjarne Foss / IO Center and the IBM Watson Reseach Center (New York). Vidar Gunnerud has been central to this work. Bjarne Foss / IO Center has received this award in both 2010 and 2011, which is unusual and positive.


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One-on-One With the Latest Blue Team Recruit to Go Home — Worst Cooks in America
by Maria Russo in Shows, March 10th, 2013For the 14 recruits competing on Worst Cooks in America, it's the opportunity of a lifetime to learn kitchen basics and culinary how-tos from Anne Burrell and Bobby Flay — two of New York City's top restaurant chefs and some of Food Network's most celebrated stars. It's up to the contestants to use the tools the chefs provide to learn how to master certain skills on their own and demonstrate progress in the kitchen. Despite their best efforts, however, one recruit from Chef Anne's Red Team and another from Chef Bobby's Blue Team will ultimately succumb to the challenges of Boot Camp week after week as they compete for $25,000 and bragging rights for their coach.
Check back with FN Dish every Sunday after the episode for the first interviews with the latest eliminated contestants to read their exclusive reflections on the competition, thoughts on difficult challenges, plans for the future and more.
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No strangers to delivery dinners, the recruits were familiar with the Asian-inspired takeout dishes prepared during this week's Skill Drill, but their penchants for restaurant-made meals didn't help them when challenged to prepare these plates from scratch. Chef Bobby demonstrated the whats and hows of executing shrimp lo mein, and when it came time for his team members to re-create his seemingly simple dish, Chet rose to the occasion while Carrie Lee seemed to struggle. She found it difficult to stay focused in the kitchen and was forced to start over after burning her garlic. More problems surfaced for Carrie Lee during the next day's Main Dish Challenge in which she and her rival recruits were forced to tackle baking. Despite a tutorial from Sweet Genius Ron Ben-Israel, she admitted, "I don't feel comfortable in this at all" and was even tempted to give up during the challenge. Her teammate Carla also struggled with baking, as portions of her cake layers stuck to the pans and had to be scraped off. In the end, although Carla's dessert was ultimately deemed to be far too dry, Carrie Lee Riggins was asked to turn in her Blue Team apron.
Why were you so tempted to just give up and walk away this week? Were you simply frustrated, or was the stress of the competition becoming too much to handle?
CR: I was extremely frustrated during the burger challenge. The original concept I had for my burger was Mexi-Cali inspired and the ingredients I needed (i.e., Manchego cheese, jicama, pepitas, etc.) were not available, so I went a different direction doing a Greek burger. Obviously, the kitchen can't be stocked with every ingredient our minds can imagine, but I felt my creativity was being stifled by the limited range of products. Unfortunately, when you share cooktops with other contestants, burners can get altered by accident. More than once my burners were turned all the way up and the griddle became way too hot. I had to go around the front of the island to try to move the pan. My foot found a stray onion, and I hit the deck. Thankfully I sprung up pretty quickly with a small bruise on my knee and a bigger one on my ego. I heard Rasheeda make a cute joke, saying, "I heard a penny drop and I look over and Carrie Lee was on the floor!" That made me lighten up for a moment! Thank you, Rasheeda! I have to say one of the best parts of the show was working with this group of people. All had hilarious personalities across the board to go along with their very contrasting and incredible backgrounds.
During the casting process, you told Bobby and Anne that you've only cooked three times at home. After returning from Boot Camp, what was the first meal you made? Was it successful?
CR: After returning from Boot Camp, the first meal I made was tilapia with Chef Flay's relish he taught us from the black sea bass recipe. I took my time, and it came out well. I assure you that I made damn-well sure I got all my pin bones out of it. Although still not terribly confident in my skills, I cooked just for myself and didn't subject my boyfriend to my cooking YET. Instead of boarding a boat and cruising out to catch dinner, I simply went over to the market and made my fishmonger supply me with a beautiful fillet. I also forwent the Smurf outfit. However, my doorman now calls me Smurfette ever since that episode aired. Thank you, Worst Cooks in America, for that!
What was your favorite part about learning to cook from Chef Bobby?
CR: My favorite part about learning from Chef Flay was he helped shake my disdain for "spicy." He showed me the light and taught me to embrace heat. I really enjoy some fire in my food and the dynamic dishes that are now being incorporated into my meals.
Tell us a bit about life at the Worst Cooks house. What was it like living with your rival recruits? What would you guys do during your off time?
CR: Life in the Worst Cooks in America house was mostly enjoyable. I was the insomniac of the house, for sure. I think the first night we slept in the brownstone I closed my eyes for an hour. I got up at 4 am and did yoga in the living room. Chet discovered me about an hour later doing handstands. We hardly knew each other yet, and he probably thought I was absolutely insane. I am such an active person that, if I don't physically exhaust myself, I am a restless sleeper. There were times I would do a little ballet in the house, and I don't think the boys minded one bit. In fact, I think I made a ballet fan or two out of that experience. There were times we got stir-crazy and I might have done some makeup on Aadip and Alex. Alex wanted to look over-the-top, a la Lady Gaga. His wish was granted down to big cherry red lipstick and black eye shadow. He put on a tight leopard dress of Rasheeda's and WERK'd it out to Gangnam Style in the living room. It seemed he really enjoyed it, and I don't think it was the first time Alex has done something like that as he had stated … hmmmm. I put a cool bandana on Aadip and gave him rock star eyeliner.
What's your plan for the future? Will you continue to hone your culinary skills?
CR: I have met an amazing man, Justin, who is a wizard in the kitchen. He flies all over the world, and he has been sharing some of his knowledge of cuisines and cultures with me. I am thrilled to be his sous chef! He is a patient and wonderful teacher, and I look forward to learning more with his guidance in this loving and calm environment. It is much better than trying to learn on a TV show with seven cameras and people screaming at the tops of their lungs. At least cooking at home with Justin, I'll be the only one flirting with the teacher!
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I am sorry Carrie Lee got cut over the mouthy, obnoxious, noisy, little-miss-flirtatious Carla. The producers obviously are keeping Carla for the whatever ratings it is they think they gain.
My mother and I watch this show together and we both disliked Carla from the first day. The flirting ruined those first shows for us. Now, after she botched the skill drills with an incomplete dish. Yes, incomplete. She forgot the lime and the sugar. That's as imcomplete as leaving off an egg from Anne's dish. Followed by a disaster of a performance with her own cake that made the two kids express revulsion.
I'd hate to have tasted that soggy, slovenly, disaster, expecially after watching the garbage she added to it. Carrie Lee, even though she got flustered, at least listened and wrote down the recipes.
Get rid of Carla. It's bad enough we've had to suffer this long. I swear, if she stays on this week, I'm not going to watch the last couple of shows. She is THAT disgusting.
I'm with you – I was sick to death of her on the first episode. If the producers think she's bringing in ratings, they are dead wrong.
Carla brought humor to the show. I think Carla should have a show of her own show. So many people don't know how to cook. The food network needs a show on how to cook the basics like how to boil a egg or pasta. The foodnet work needs to bring a touch of humor in there shows. With out carla this show would be very boring. I love carla because she is just being herself.
Thanks for the support! I tried very hard on the show and the crazy antics of the situation got the better of me. Thank you again for the ones who stuck up for me!
Thanks for the support! I did try my best! Thanks again…. Best, Carrie Lee Riggins
Thanks for the support! I did try my best! Thanks again…. Best, Carrie Lee Riggins
Thanks for the support! I did try my best! Thanks again…. Best, Carrie Lee Riggins
Carrie Lee brought some class to Bobby's team! I was truly shocked when she was sent home…:(
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About Alcohol Abuse and AddictionDo You Have a Drinking Problem?To help you decide if you have a drinking problem, look at the self-test page which contains a list of helpful questions. But ask yourself, why do you want to know? Are you concerned about your behavior? Are other people concerned? If so, you probably already know if you have an alcohol problem or not. The only question is whether you are prepared to accept the answer. What is Moderate Alcohol Use?Moderate drinking has been defined by the US Department of Health and Human Services and the World Health Organization as follows:
How Big is a Drink? The Definition of a Standard Alcoholic Drink.A standard drink is defined as 14 grams of pure alcohol according to the US Department of Health and Human Services. However in Europe the most commonly used standard is 10g of pure alcohol.
Note that a 750ml bottle of wine contains 5 drinks. Therefore 2 drinks a day is less than half a bottle of wine a day. The basic formula for calculating a drink is that each milliliter of pure alcohol weighs 0.79 grams. Therefore, for example, 12 oz of beer or 330 ml of beer x 5% alcohol x 0.79 = 13 grams of pure alcohol. Reference: www.AddictionsAndRecovery.org How Common is Alcohol Abuse? Drinking Facts and Figures
Liver Damage: Alcoholic HepatitisThere are three stages of liver damage: elevated liver enzymes, fatty liver, and cirrhosis. The most common form of liver damage is elevated liver enzymes. Your doctor can do a simple blood test to check for three liver enzymes (AST, ALT, and GGT). These are usually elevated by heavy drinking over a short period of time, usually weeks or months. This type of damage is most commonly seen in young people and is associated with binge drinking. It is potentially reversible if you stop drinking. Your liver is designed to filter toxins from your blood, therefore it's designed to repair itself. All you have to do is stop drinking and it will gradually go back to normal. How do liver enzyme tests work? The enzymes AST, ALT, and GGT normally occur inside liver cells. If your liver is damaged, the enzymes are released into your blood stream and show up in your blood test. Therefore the higher the enzyme count, the greater the liver damage. The most accurate of these tests for alcoholic liver damage is GGT. The second most common form of liver damage is a 'fatty' liver. This can be identified by blood tests and a liver ultrasound, and is also reversible with abstinence. However, fatty liver damage has a greater risk of turning into cirrhosis with continued alcohol abuse. Repeated liver damage can cause cirrhosis. Your liver is a remarkable organ, but it can only repair itself so many times. After a while your liver won't be able to repair itself and it will turn into scar tissue. Cirrhosis is just the medical term that means part of your liver has turned into scar tissue. But there is good news. Your liver is a big organ and you have more liver than you need. People can lose 30% of their liver in a car accident and still lead normal lives. So if you have less than 30% cirrhosis and you stop drinking, you can lead a normal life. Your doctor can do an ultrasound to see if you have cirrhosis, and estimate what percent cirrhosis you may have. Hypertension: High Blood PressureMore than two drinks a day has been proven to cause high blood pressure. (2) Studies have also shown that reducing or eliminating alcohol use can lower blood pressure.(3) Cancer Risk and Alcohol AbuseAlcohol abuse has been shown to significantly increase the risk of most forms of cancer, including mouth, esophagus, breast, stomach, liver, prostate, and colon cancer.(4) How does alcohol raise cancer risk? The exact mechanism is not completely understood. It is likely that there are several ways in which alcohol raises the risk. Acetaldehyde, a byproduct of alcohol metabolism is thought to be one of the main cause for alcohol related cancers.(5) In the case of mouth, esophagus, and stomach cancer, alcohol appears to act as a direct irritant that damages tissues. Alcohol may also allow harmful chemicals, such as tobacco smoke, to enter the digestive tract more easily. This explain why smoking and drinking combined are more deadly than either one alone. Even moderate smoking and drinking increase the risk of esophageal cancer by 15 times.(6) Breast CancerBreast cancer, the leading cause of death in women, is strongly correlated with alcohol abuse. Drinking more than two drinks a day increases the risk of breast cancer by 50%! (6) This result has been confirmed in studies of over one hundred thousand women. Depression and Alcohol AbuseDepression is one of the most common, serious consequences of alcohol abuse. Alcohol abuse doubles the risk of depression. One study looked at 2,945 alcoholics. 15% were depressed before they began abusing alcohol. 26% were depressed while they were using alcohol, and 15% remained depressed once they had stopped drinking for an extended period.(7) Alcohol and Pregnancy: Fetal Alcohol SyndromeIt has been shown repeatedly that there is no safe amount of alcohol during pregnancy. Alcohol has a number of effects including low birth weight and risk of prematurity. The common serious side effect of alcohol during pregnancy is fetal alcohol syndrome. Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorder combined occur in nearly one in 100 live births in the US and Great Britain. (8) Some of the consequences of fetal alcohol syndrome include:
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Penalized for Being Honest – A Real World Look at How Poverty Programs Work
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The Census Bureau's new report on Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage is out and shows the rising poverty and income inequality levels in this country. Marcy at emptywheel did a great job reporting on her participation in a poverty simulation in conjunction with Hunger Action Week. As someone who has lived that life for far too long, it seems like a good time to talk about how that works in real life.
I live in Dupage County, Illinois, which is one of the wealthiest counties in the country with 19 out of 39 towns having an average household income over $100,000, so you rarely see the poor and would never imagine that poverty is a rising issue here. There are very few aid programs available for which I meet the qualifications, but two of them have created major problems for me this year and I'd like to focus on those because they are indicative of what millions of people go through every day while just trying to survive.
The first program is SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, aka food stamps), which is federally funded, but managed by the Illinois Department of Human Services (DHS). While it's possible to apply for SNAP benefits online or through several organizations, their only other online capability is to check your balance and expenditures. You have to reapply regularly to keep the benefits, and while they do offer an "automated" phone system for that, they only print your answers to add to an overwhelming stack of other applications being manually entered into their system. That inefficiency consistently runs 1-2 months behind, but you are not notified of that delay and end up without food money while not knowing why (to be fair, I'm told they are trying to alleviate the processing time delay).
After making a mistake with their phone system, my benefits were cancelled with no notification, which necessitated several trips to the only DHS office in the county located more than 10 miles from my home. The problem was finally resolved through a chain of people knowing people which got me to the director of that DHS office, and even then it took another couple of weeks. The whole fiasco left me with no food money for over two months and forced me to choose between food and electricity while it was still winter here.
The second program is Access Dupage, a program whose mission is to provide access to medical services to those people in the county who lack healthcare access for economic reasons. This is where I was penalized for being honest because I admitted a friend was helping me financially and included her verification letter in my renewal application. I am without healthcare because they refused to accept her letter as proof of my income and demanded that she provide documents proving her income for the prior 90 days, even though she was not applying for benefits and had no relationship with them! Their excuse for invading a non-applicant's privacy is that it is required by their guidelines.
Overall, it sucks to be poor and is far more challenging than any job in just getting your basic needs met. It's an invasive degrading, demeaning and demoralizing experience with endless frustrations; and is a time-sucking monster that is more expensive than people think due to high gas prices, public transportation and childcare costs for only a few minutes time with a case worker that has too many cases. I wish there was a solution to be offered, but the agencies involved don't want to change or compromise to help more people, nor do they want to institute the efficiencies offered by current technology.


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(BaseballStL) -- MLB's save leader Trevor Rosenthal, with 33, came in the ninth to try and add to his lead.
He allowed a lead of dinky hit to Khris Davis, but was able to fan Mark Reynolds and pinch hitter Scooter Gennett.
Carlos Gomez came up to bat with runners on first and second with two outs, the last hope for his team. But Rosenthal threw nothing but high heat fastballs to strike him out looking and earn his 34th save of the season.
The Cardinals move within 1.0 game of first place in the central. John Lackey does earn the victory, which serves as the 150th of his career.
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It took seven innings for the Cardinals to finally score a run and it was scorched ball to center from Matt Holliday that broke the shut-out.
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Zach Duke came into relieve Garza and was able to get Kolten Wong to ground out. But in stepped Matt Holliday who has a career .462 average against Duke. On a 3-1 count, Holliday crushed the ball to dead center for 442 feet. That his sixth homer since the All-Star break.
Matt Adams and Jhonny Peralta followed up the homer with back-to-back singles into center field. Then in his first series as a Cardinal, AJ Pierzynski singled into right field as Adams motored all the way home from second to tie the game.
Oscar Taveras got in on the RBI action as he singled home Peralta, allowing Pierzynski to go to third. Taveras was clearly pumped with his go ahead RBI, pumping his fist in the air as he ran to first.
A sacrifice bunt from Peter Bourjos put Taveras on second and brought up Daniel Descalso as a pinch hitter.
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For all three games the Brewers have played against the Cardinals this weekend at Busch Stadium, one thing has remained constant - Aramis Ramirez has scored the first run in each game.
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But Ryan Braun stroked a double into the right field corner and Ramirez singled him home for the first run of the game.
A wild pitch let Ramirez advance to second base with Rickie Weeks at the plate, but Lackey fanned Weeks to end the inning.
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Alan Krueger, chairman of the council of economic advisers, used a speech at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to show how pervasive the "winner-take-all" economy has become—in both the music business and the broader society. He noted that "the share of concert revenue taken home by the top 1% of performers has more than doubled, rising from 26 percent in 1982 to 56% in 2003. The top 5% take home almost 90% of all concert revenues." Krueger went on to argue for an economy that grows from the middle out, not the top down.
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Total Fat | 0 |
Saturated Fat | 0 |
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Sodium | n/a |
Total Carbohydrate | 0 |
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- 2 can(s) (16 oz each) vanilla frosting
- Blue, red, green, yellow, red, orange, black and purple paste or gel food color
- Two 9-in. cooled, baked cake layers, tops trimmed level and 1 layer frozen at least 2 hours for easier cutting
- 2 box(es) (3 oz each) Jell-O Berry Blue gelatin
- Teddy Grahams cookies
- Striped sour belt candy
- 9 thin pretzel sticks
- 1 wafer ice cream cup
- 1 can(s) (1.5 oz) blue food decorating spray (see Note)
- 2 red (.55 oz each) Air Heads candy bars
- 1/2 cup(s) white chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoon(s) blue crystal sugar
- 4 blue (.55 oz each) Air Heads candy bars
- 1 green (.55 oz) Air Heads candy bar
- 1/2 cup(s) mini blue M&Ms
- 1 yellow spice drop
- 1 peach gummy ring
- 1 strip(s) peppermint candy ball
- You also need: qt-size ziptop bags
- Tint 1 can frosting light blue with food color; set aside. Spoon 1⁄2 cup frosting from other can into a ziptop bag; seal.
- Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate. Spread top with some blue frosting. Top with other cake, flat side up. Starting about 1 in. from front edge of cake, cut a kidney-shape outline about 11⁄2 in. deep. Using a fork, remove cake in outline in an even layer. (You won't need cutout piece of cake.)
- Water: Prepare gelatin using a total of 2 cups of water. Set in a bowl of ice cubes and water; stir until gelatin just begins to thicken. Pour into a spouted measuring cup; pour into pool and refrigerate at least 2 hours until set. (Refrigerate any remaining gelatin for splashes.
- Teddy Grahams: Divide remaining untinted frosting among cups; tint each a desired color for decorating bear cookies. Spoon each color into a ziptop bag; cut a tiny tip off corner of each and pipe clothing and details on bears; let dry
- Flags & ladder: Cut striped sour belt candy into five 1- to 11⁄2-in. flags. Cut tip off a corner of bag with vanilla frosting and pipe a line on top of 5 pretzels. Attach a flag; let dry at least 30 minutes. Cut 2 pretzel sticks into 1-in. pieces for rungs on ladder. Use frosting to glue onto 2 other pretzels; let dry
- Water slide platform: Spray wafer cone blue with blue spray food color. Let dry. Water slide: Press 2 red Air Heads end to end to make an 8-in.-long strip. Curve strip and bend up sides. Heat white chocolate chips in a ziptop bag in microwave until just melted. Snip a tiny tip off corner; pipe chocolate down center of strip; sprinkle with blue sugar. Refrigerate at least 5 minutes until set.
- Place water slide platform, open end down, on a plate. Put 1 end of water slide on top of platform. Reheating chocolate if necessary, pipe a generous drop to secure slide. Prop up with cans or boxes; let set at least 15 minutes
- Frost top and sides of cake with remaining blue frosting; spread smooth. Pipe outline around pool with vanilla frosting.
- Waves: Microwave blue Air Heads a few seconds to soften. With a rolling pin, roll out pieces end to end to 24 in. long. Cut out waves with scissors along 1 edge; cut straight along other edge. Press strip around base of cake
- Surfer: Cut the green Air Heads into a 2-in. oval. Press onto side of cake on top of a wave. Cut a small triangle as the fin. Add a bear surfer.
- Attach mini M&M's around top edge of cake. Insert a flag in spice drop; set in place on top of platform. Insert remaining flags in cake; add ladder, gummy ring, ball and bears. Chop reserved gelatin; place at base of slide. Pipe whitecaps on top of waves with vanilla frosting, birds on side with blue-tinted frosting. Crush a few undecorated bears; sprinkle at base of cake for sand.Note:
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Blue decorating spray can be found in the cake decorating section of supermarkets.Planning Tip: Can be prepared through Step 8 up to 1 day ahead. Cover cake with a bowl or large pot and refrigerate. Leave decorations at room temperature. Make remaining decorations and place on cake up to about 2 hours before serving. Leave at room temperature.
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Welcomes the guest to the hotel
Offer to assist the guest's luggage.
Direct the guest to the Front desk
Leave the luggage about 2 metres behind the guest and stand beside whenever possible. If not, to leave the luggage at the bellman counter and attach a luggage tag.
Posture during the wait should be up right and looking towards the Reception desk.
The Bellman will direct the guest to the lift after he finish registering. The Bellman will then accompany the guest to the lift together with the luggage.
The Bellman always allow the guest to go into the lift first by holding the door, then go in with the luggage and press the floor indicator. While in the lift,on the way the Bellman should make conversation so that the guests may fell at home"how's your trip ?"or'howmany nights will you be with us"
When the lift door opens the direction should be given for the guest to turn.
Knocks at the door of the guest room first to verify the availbility of the room before opening it
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In the event if the Bellman notices any luggage is damage while unloading from the car, it must be brought to the car diver, tour guide, group leader attention. The Bell captain and Assistant Manager on Duty must also be told. This is to prevent the guest from alleging the Bellman of mishandling.
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The Town River is a river in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It flows 10.6 miles (17.1 km)[1] from the northeast end of Lake Nippenicket in the town of Bridgewater, flowing easterly through West Bridgewater, then south back into Bridgewater where it joins with the Matfield River to form the Taunton River.[2]
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