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At a Glance
Why Get Tested?
To detect liver damage and/or to help diagnose liver disease
When to Get Tested?
When a health practitioner thinks that you have symptoms of a liver disorder
Sample Required?
A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm
Test Preparation Needed?
The Test Sample
What is being tested?
Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) is an enzyme found in cells throughout the body but mostly in the heart and liver and, to a lesser extent, in the kidneys and muscles. In healthy individuals, levels of AST in the blood are low. When liver or muscle cells are injured, they release AST into the blood. This makes AST a useful test for detecting liver damage.
The liver is a vital organ located in the upper right-hand side of the abdominal area. It is involved in many important functions in the body. The liver helps to process the body's nutrients, manufactures bile to help digest fats, produces many important proteins such as blood clotting factors, and breaks down potentially toxic substances into harmless ones that the body can use or excrete.
A number of conditions can cause injury to liver cells and may cause increases in AST. The test is most useful in detecting liver damage due to hepatitis, drugs toxic to the liver, cirrhosis, or alcoholism. AST, however, is not specific for the liver and may be increased in conditions affecting other parts of the body.
An AST test is often performed along with an alanine aminotransferase (ALT) test. Both are enzymes found in the liver that become elevated in the blood when the liver is damaged. A calculated AST/ALT ratio is useful for differentiating causes of liver injury and in recognizing when the increased levels may be coming from another source, such as heart or muscle injury.
How is the sample collected for testing?
A blood sample is drawn by needle from a vein in the arm.
NOTE: If undergoing medical tests makes you or someone you care for anxious, embarrassed, or even difficult to manage, you might consider reading one or more of the following articles: Coping with Test Pain, Discomfort, and Anxiety, Tips on Blood Testing, Tips to Help Children through Their Medical Tests, and Tips to Help the Elderly through Their Medical Tests.
Another article, Follow That Sample, provides a glimpse at the collection and processing of a blood sample and throat culture.
Is any test preparation needed to ensure the quality of the sample?
No test preparation is needed.
The Test
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NOTE: This article is based on research that utilizes the sources cited here as well as the collective experience of the Lab Tests Online Editorial Review Board. This article is periodically reviewed by the Editorial Board and may be updated as a result of the review. Any new sources cited will be added to the list and distinguished from the original sources used.
Sources Used in Current Review
Nyblom, H. et. al. (July 2004.) High AST/ALT Ratio May Indicated Advanced Alcoholic Liver Disease Rather Than Heavy Drinking. National Center for Biotechnology Information PubMed. Available online at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15208167 through http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed. Accessed September 2013.
AST. (Updated Jan. 21, 2013.) MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia. Available online at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003472.htm. Accessed September 2013.
Sources Used in Previous Reviews
Pagana K, Pagana T. Mosby's Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests. St. Louis: Mosby; 1998.
Tietz Textbook of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics. Burtis CA, Ashwood ER and Bruns DE, eds. 4th ed. St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier Saunders; 2006 Pp 604-606.
Kasper DL, Braunwald E, Fauci AS, Hauser SL, Longo DL, Jameson JL eds, (2005) Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 16th Edition, McGraw Hill, Pp 1811-1815.
Pagana K, Pagana T. Mosby's Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests. 3rd Edition, St. Louis: Mosby Elsevier; 2006, Pp 126-129.
Clarke, W. and Dufour, D. R., Editors (2006). Contemporary Practice in Clinical Chemistry, AACC Press, Washington, DC Pp 270-271.
Carey, W (January 1, 2009) Approach to the Patient with Liver Disease: A Guide to Commonly Used Liver Tests, Cleveland Clinic. Available online at http://www.clevelandclinicmeded.com/medicalpubs/diseasemanagement/hepatology/guide-to-common-liver-tests/ through http://www.clevelandclinicmeded.com. Accessed February 2010.
Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods. 21st ed. McPherson RA and Pincus MR, eds. Philadelphia: 2007, Pp 268-269.
(2000) Dufour, DR et al. National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry Standards of Laboratory Practice: Laboratory Guidelines for Screening, Diagnosis and Monitoring of Hepatic Injury. Available online at http://www.aacc.org/SiteCollectionDocuments/NACB/LMPG/hepatic/hepatic_combined.pdf#page=3 through http://www.aacc.org. Accessed February 2010.
(March 15, 2005) Giboney, P. Mildly Elevated Liver Transaminases in the Asymptomatic Patient. Am Fam Physician 2005; 71:1105–10. Available online at http://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/0315/p1105.html through http://www.aafp.org. Accessed February 2010.
(Feb 23 2009) MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: AST. Available online at ttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003472.htm. Accessed February 2010.


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An official says Iran has set up a private oil export group in an attempt to bypass a European ban on buying Iranian oil.The ban is part of Western sanctions aimed at pressuring Iran over its nuclear program.Hasan Khosrowjerdi, head of the Iranian oil products exporters union, said Monday the first contract for exporting Iran's crude through the private sector will be signed next week.Formation of the private group is the latest sign that the sanctions are taking a toll on Iran. The West suspects Iran is aiming to build nuclear weapons. Iran denies that.
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"Brilliant! There is this characteristic Blüthner tone that I recognize again immidiately."
Thursday, March 21, 2013 - Leipzig: The renowned German songwriter reconnected with his childhood love for the Blüthner tone during a special factory tour. The tour came about at the request of Mr. Wecker himself, who had grown up with a Blüthner instrument. "Fifty years ago, my mother bought a Blüthner. In order to get together the money, she cleaned houses. That is something from her that I have never forgotten:"
Mr. Wecker went on to explain that he recognized the characteristic tone of his original first generation Blüthner, which was built nearly 150 years ago, in the instruments built by the family-owned pianomaker today. The voice was immidiately identifiable for him, like reconnecting with an old friend.
Today, the first generation Blüthner instrument lives in Wecker's home in Italy, having been restored just a few years ago. Friday night, Mr. Wecker will take the stage at the famous Leipzig Gewandhaus. It promises to be an enchanting evening for all.
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AdG, huh?
I kind of think all of my scents are my guilty pleasures.
You have your Amouage attar, your gold, leather-wrapped atomizer of Windsor, your satin pillow with a bottle of Clive Christian's Imperial Majesty, and you know how to pronounce Baccarats Les Larmes Sacrees de Thebe. You know who you are.
But, what's your guilty pleasure scent? Is a bottle of Jovan Sex Appeal hidden behind your Xerjoff? Do you have a Le Male air freshener in your car?
For me, it's Acqua di Gio. Love the stuff!
Stand up and share with the group, we won't judge. ;-)
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AdG, huh?
I kind of think all of my scents are my guilty pleasures.
I sneak in a little spray of Acier Aluminum before work now and then. Really not an office scent, IMO. Strangely, I've had several compliments on it at the office; maybe I shouldn't be so quick to label it "not for the office." In any case, it really works if you keep the dose very low. Just one quick spray on the chest, under your undershirt. Perfect longevity and sillage. Still, the well-known "porn star" effect makes it a guilty pleasure for work. Unless you actually are a porn star, I guess.
I like Juicy Couture Couture Couture
many, i would say vintage tabarome, bois du portugal and green irish tweed at the moment.
Aladdin's Santa Fe for Men. So cheap, but such a smooth spicy wood scent. Love it.
Not a fragrance but actually it's talcum powder: Johnson and Johnson - Sandal.
I "borrow" my 5 year-old daughter's Harajuku Lovers Lil Angel atimes.............
ointments and perfume delight the heart....
..here and there, again and again: pure essential Patchouli Oil
Innumerable samples of Amouage Reflection Man
Dirty English by Juicy Couture
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+"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing,
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Oh, yeah - I've got one. I love this stuff, but even my wife hates it. It's the fragrance equivalent of a Dr. Pepper float on a weekend afternoon, and screw the reservations at the sushi bar. I mean, how ridiculous is a bottle that's supposed to look like a cowboy hat? But I swear - the opening of this stuff is just awesome and includes notes from some pricey juices like Riverside Drive and Cereus no.14.
Fun fact - there is an impression of a GUITAR PICK in the glass on the bottom. You can see the end of it just barely in the picture above.
PS - yeah, I wish I had a daughter. One of the Harajuku Lovers scents is an awesome vanilla gourmand that could have been marketed as an ultra-classy one. No way would my wife ever touch it, but I think it's great.
For me, it's without a doubt Super Fragrance for Men by Aigner.
Axe Fever.....
"Wait...is David Bowie really God?" - Penelope Garcia
Overspraying Rive Gauche and visiting my female (milf) neighbour...
Hollister SoCal..smells so pleasant.
any new-car spray for automobiles
any sandalwood oil
juniper scented cream- the strong kind
"Burn their homes and churches.Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again.
For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a new Armenia."
William Saroyan.
Using: Antaeus, The Dreamer, Eau Sauvage and Voyage d Hermes
Wishing: Tuscan Soul by Ferragamo and Concentré d Orange Verte
Wearing a heavy dose JPG Le Male in the privacy of my home.
That or a dab from my girlfriend's bottle of Green Tea by Demeter.
I think Bogart Pour Homme is my guilty pleasure scent at the moment, I absolutely love it.
In a world where people smell bad, it is the personal responsibility of every Basenoter to improve the world one SotD at a time...
AdG (Aqua di Gio) -- guilt for not being unique, but that's not my fault!
Bois d' Encens (Armani Prive) -- doubly guilty: it's overpriced so I feel like I'm wasting money and for its "abuse" of a note some may think is only appropriate for their particular religion.
Tocade (Rochas) I like to wear this one out at night every now and then. Get lots of compliments... from guys!
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Le Male
For me its Brut and its a guilty pleasure because it is a frag that is seen as no longer cool to wear.
I love Givenchy's Play and Play Intense. I think they're both excellent, fun, lighthearted, easy to wear but most of all enjoyable scents. And although I used to really dislike him, I don't think Justin Timberlake is so bad anymore either; he redeemed himself with his work on SNL.
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I keep a bottle of Gucci Rush (for women). I had wanted to give it to my lady but it seems 'too young & loud' for her and I simply can't bear to part with it. I take a sniff of it when the mood strikes. I call it my secret lover, lol.
Probably ck eternity for men or clinique happy , do they qualify ?
For now - mine is Agonist the Infidels.
Creed Orange Spice.
Mine is Ralph Lauren's Romance Silver for Men
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Considering all my stuff is "sub-standard" by this forum's standards, i'll have to go to my "mall" or "teen" fragrances. Mine? Fierce by Abercrombie. I honestly enjoy this stuff alot, its a damn good woody, musky fragrance, my taste has just transitioned to gourmands, gourmands, and you guessed it, gourmands, so i dont use it alot any more. The really guilty part? i wear it to drive the ladies loco (this stuff is a powerful fragrance in terms of sexuality, i think it's the musk)
In a world where people smell bad, it is the personal responsibility of every Basenoter to improve the world one SotD at a time...
Yeah, no need to be harsh on your collection. Besides, you've got some real classics (even if some of them are truly love it or hate it scents) such as Fahrenheit, Joop!, Pi, Le Male, Rochas Man, and Fierce.
Nothing to be ashamed about at all!
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Abercrombie and Fitch's Woods cologne. It's been discontinued for a while now and is commanding insanely-high prices on theBay. I just like the simplicity of it. No fuss. No muss.
I make it a point to never feel guilty about any of my pleasures.


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The largest class in LECOM School of Pharmacy Bradenton's history reported to campus to begin their four-year path through Pharmacy school.
The Class of 2013 is represented by 115 students from 21 states. Students hailing from Florida make up 58 percent of the incoming class.
|Po-An Lu and Kristin Ludolph look over the orientation schedule.
Hershey Bell, MD, MS (Med Ed), Vice President and Dean of the LECOM School of Pharmacy, reminded the students why LECOM places a huge importance on professionalism.
"Society is counting on you," Dr. Bell said. "The life and death of a patient rests in your hands. That's a huge responsibility."
During orientation, the first-year students participated in the annual team-building exercises at Summerfield Park in Lakewood Ranch. With the help of their peers, students tried to navigate through a course of mini mouse-traps blindfolded and worked together to find their way into a bungee cord tent.
LECOM School of Pharmacy Bradenton opened in 2007 and will graduate its first class in 2011.
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Gypsy Soul
RE: Patrick Noble pictures
It's been a long time since I was there so I don't remember the exact road but I'll be glad to find out. I do remember that when you get there, you have to park in a small gravel/dirt area and then walk into the woods for quite a ways. When I was there, there was a pretty easy path to follow, it veered slight right then up a little incline. After that it leveled out and you can see the graves. It's located on game management property so take precaution if you go during hunting season. It's my understanding that the property was once a homestead for the Noble family. No house remains, just the graves. I'll get back to you on the road name or number ASAP.
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Incorrect Photo Jas. Wm. Elmore, Sr.
At the Highland Memorial Cemetery in Knoxville, you have the son's marker photo on the father's memorial.
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Loyal Limb
Taylor Cemeteries in Carter County TN
I recently visited the Taylor Cemetery location at the map location identified by this link on Find A Grave(http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=19243). The cemetery I found and the cemetery photo and graves do not match what I found. To sort this out I need to find and visit the Taylor Cemetery in your cemetery photo. Can you provide an address or driving directions?
Thanks so much!
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Many thanks for the transfer.
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Robert Vance
I saw your listing and I was wondering if this is the same person? If so, does he have two resting places? Thank you
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Lynda Puakea
Terrel Howard Bell
Good morning,
I just found your photo of Terrelʻs grave stone... may I use it on my private family tree? He is a distant cousin. I always give credit to the photographers who allow me to use their photos and am very grateful to all of them! Thanks so much...
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I don't know how it is posted in Greenwood Cemetery that his name is Joseph A Fowler but his name is James and he was the mayor of Knoxville. I tried to look at the photos to see if you got up close and personal. The next time I go up there I will find his grave and take one. Are you related to the family? Would like to get a correction on this as soon as I can get us a close up.
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Sharryn Clark
Pioneer Cemetery, Boise,Idaho
No Family connection..wanted to say hi..
I have family (Peck) in this cemetery, they came to Boise in 1863 from Wisconsin. I live in Mount Pleasant, SC... just down the road from Columbia.
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Brumm Graves in Pioneer Cemetery in Idaho
Hi Dr. Bob,
My name is Deborah A. Nouzovsky and I live in Minersville, Schuylkill, Pa. I am working on the Brumm Family and George W. Brumm buried in the Pioneer Cemetery was born in Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pa. and is the brother of Charles Napoleon Brumm, the Congressman from Pa. I would like to use your photos of George W.'s children Emojean and Margaretta Brumm Alden on my ancestry tree. If you give your permission for me to use them I will give you full credit for the photos on my tree. Please let me know. Thank you.
Regards, Deborah
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RE: Mynatt Mayor...
Wow, so being a mayor doesn't qualify, lol. Perhaps if one of the Mynatt's ever pays a visit to Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, they can get recognized as being "famous".
At the moment, I'm trying to resurrect a grave on a tiny piece of property, where there is only one headstone for Thomas Mynatt, a veteran from the War of 1812. Hey, that ought to make him famous.
There is a little problem, in that one of my cousins was there in 1959 and drew out a map of 45 graves, with plain limestone markers. And I don't believe there's any way that 45 people could have been buried in the little space currently marked.
The problem is, the Mynatt's (I have a list from my cousin, who was a Mynatt researcher in the 1960's) who are there were veterans from The American Revolutionary War (should make them famous, right?), the Lord Dunsmore war, and other members of the War of 1812. The other family members who fought in the Civil War are located in a cemetery about a mile away.
The original Mynatt was Richard Mynatt. He came over as an indentured servant to Thomas Lee (grandfather of Robert E. Lee) and was a cook for 4 years in exchange for his passage to the US. He worked and lived at Stratford Hall in VA. Thomas died and his son, Philip, refused to release Richard. Richard then sued for his Certificate of Freedom. Later he lived in TN, before TN was even a state, which makes him a member of the First Families of TN, a collection on file with the East TN Historical Society (I'm a member because of my lineage to him).
He's currently in the ground, where the closest object to him is an abandoned trailer. I'm working hard to remedy that situation without folks in that are pulling out their shotguns. I'm applying to the VA for him to get a headstone, and for Thomas Mynatt to receive a replacement headstone.
We have a facebook page, The Mynatt Army, if you'd like to join. The Mynatt's have a long history in Knoxville of preachers, lawyers, doctors, slave owners, farmers, merchants, and some rednecks. I take pride on being one. Go Vols!
I'm off to New Albany, Indiana this morning, to do some more research on another line. Take care and thank you for responding to my post. If you ever learn of anything regarding the Mynatts, please let me know.
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Never mind that Rory Bosio became the fourth-fastest woman ever to run the 100 miles from Squaw Valley to Auburn in Saturday's record-breaking Western States Endurance Run.
She had fun. And that was more important, said the 27-year-old Truckee ultrarunner.
"It was a really fun day out there. I'm very happy (with the result), but I was more happy about the overall event and the race. I just had a really fun time," said Bosio, explaining how she enjoyed running alongside fellow competitor and friend Aliza Lapierre, "chit chatting like girlfriends on the trail."
Despite entering with the simple goal of "finishing and having a good time," Bosio placed second among women and 21st overall in the historic 100-mile foot race, recording a time of 18 hours, 8 minutes and 6 seconds on the unseasonably cool day.
That would have been the third-fastest women's time in event history had it not been for defending champ Ellie Greenwood, who, along with men's winner Timothy Olson, smashed the previous record en route to her women's victory in a time of 16:47:19.
"Rory ran a great race. Every year she finds a way to get a little bit faster, and she did again," said Western States President John Trent, who earned a 1,000-mile buckle after posting a time of 23:46 in his 10th Western States run.
The day belonged to Olson and Greenwood, however.
Olson, a 28-year-old from Ashland, Ore., took advantage of the cool conditions to win the race in a record time of 14 hours, 46 minutes and 44 seconds — easily eclipsing the previous record of 15:07 set by Geoff Roes in 2010. Runner-up Ryan Sandes of South Africa also broke the old record in a time of 15:03:56. The run returned to its original course after using rerouted portions of the Western States trail the previous two years due to snow.
"Amazing," Trent said of the men's performances, adding that no one has posted a sub 15-hour time in the modern era of the race — after it was certified at 100.2 miles in 1986. "It seems like every year I'm talking about how epic and amazing the race was. I'm running out of superlatives."
Greenwood's run was equally impressive to Olson's, if not more, Trent said. The Scotland native and Banff, Alberta, resident smoked the previous record of 17:37:51, set in 1994 by 14-time champion Ann Trason, by nearly an hour.
"Ellie's race on the women's side, I honestly thought Ann Trason's record, even if the conditions were perfect, was unassailable," Trent said. "I just didn't think anybody would ever touch that. And Ellie not only touched it, she blew it to bits. Just a phenomenal run by her.
"Both those records now (men's and women's), before I was saying these records are pretty untouchable, but these ones have to be. I don't see how anybody could run any faster than what Tim and Ellie ran on Saturday. Just incredible."
They had Mother Nature on their side.
Unlike most years, when sizzling temperatures in the lower-elevation canyons provide a sweltering challenge, the 2012 race will go down as one of the coolest in event history. The high temperature in Auburn on Saturday was 72 degrees. Only 1991, with a high of 68 at the Auburn finish line, was colder, Trent said.
But that was Auburn. Athletes faced fog and rain, and even some snow and hail, in the backcountry during the first portion of the run. Temperatures were in the 40s at the 5 a.m. start at the base of Squaw Valley.
"Especially in the morning, I think it surprised us a little bit. It was colder than we thought," Trent said. "But I think the frontrunners enjoyed it. For them, the weather turned out to be about perfect for the second half of the race."
Bosio thought so.
"I really liked the weather just because I'm used to it," she said. "That's the way it often is in Tahoe. You never know what to expect. So I kind of liked the crappy weather in the beginning. It kind of had this mystical, magical quality to it.
"But it did get pretty cold, and very wet. I didn't probably warm up until mile 30, and I had to borrow my dad's mittens at one point. But that made the second half of the race really nice. The sun came out and it was totally reasonable weather."
The weather also contributed to the record number of finishers. Of the 382 athletes who started, 316 reached the finish line at the Placer High track within the 30-hour cutoff. The 66 drops is the fewest ever, Trent said.
Nick Clark (15:44:09) was third overall for the second straight year. He was followed by Dave Mackey (15:53:36) and Ian Sharman (15:54:38) rounding out the top five, then Zeke Tiernan (15:57), Dylan Bowman (16:03), Jorge Maravilla (16:05), Joe Uhan (16:13) and Neal Gorman (16:18).
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Waka Flocka Flame undoubtedly holds the most unique stage name for a hip-hop and rap artist active on today's music scene. Born Juaquin Malphurs, he grew up in the Atlanta area and turned to music to release pent-up emotion following the death of his teen brother. Known for songs like "O Let's Do It" and "No Hands," Waka Flocka Flame continues to make a bold impression on the industry.
Malphurs (who takes his stage name from the Muppets character Fozzie Bear's catch phrase, "Waka Waka"), rolled out his street album "Salute Me or shoot Me, Vol 1" in 2008. It rose to No. 7 on the Billboard Rap Songs chart, and helped to establish Waka Flocka Flame in the industry. Certainly his breakthrough song was "O Let's Do It," which was part of the project and peaked at No. 62 on the Billboard Hot 100.
A member of the 1017 Brick Squad with Gucci Mane, OJ Da Juiceman, Wooh Da Kid and others, Malphurs is also known for the company he keeps. On January 19, 2010 he was shot and robbed at a car wash in Atlanta. The bullet went through his arm, punctured his lungs, broke several ribs and landed in his back. At the time, the up-and-coming rapper told several media outlets he felt like the shooter was sent to kill him, but had no idea who the individual was.
Nine months later, he dropped his debut album "Flockaveli" which made an impressive debut at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 200. His single "No Hands" also went to No. 5 on the Billboard Rap Songs chart and peaked at No. 6 on the R&B Songs chart.
Waka Flocka Flame released various mixtapes in 2011, including "Salute Me or Shoot Me 3," "Benjamin Flocka," and "Twin Towers 2." His sophomore LP, "Triple F Life: Fans, Friends and Family" was released on June 12, 2012.
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Young people too often have to deal with obstacles rarely faced by preceding generations — bullying, drugs like crack and methamphetamines, sex at a much younger age, gangs and guns in school.
The Young Women's Outreach Center and P.E.A.C.E. Foundation are working together to help parents and their children communicate better with one another and, it is hoped, avoid those kinds of problems.
"A strong family begins from communication," said Joyce Clark, executive director of the YWOC.
She was speaking to an audience gathered at the two organizations' second annual "Let's Talk" Community Family Day Saturday at
October is national Let's Talk Month, an educational campaign coordinated by Advocates for Youth and also proclaimed such by Kinston Mayor B.J. Murphy.
In today's hurried lifestyle, it can be difficult for families to spend enough quality time together.
Dinnertime might be the opportunity to have family discussions based on issues that are important to children who are being exposed — or may be in the future — to some, if not all, of these issues.
"It's very important to have at least one day out of the week,"
One way she suggests parents, grandparents or guardians open the lines of communication is to be available.
"You should be able to have an open door,"
The family fun day offered time for families to spend recreational time together listening to music and to pick up parent-child relationship information from a variety of agencies.
The event included the P.E.A.C.E. Foundation's dedicating a medicine drop-off box for unused and expired medications to the Kinston Department of Public Safety to promote awareness of prescription drug abuse.
Parents also had an opportunity to register for free workshops designed to help them and their children begin open conversation on issues important to youth. Workshops will be held for parents only, youth only and parents and children together.
"Certainly, the school system cannot raise your child themselves,"
The workshops will be scheduled at different locations throughout the month. Families who were not present at Saturday's event can call the Young Women's
Margaret Fisher can be reached at 252-559-1082 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
For information or to register for workshops designed for youth and/or their parents or guardians to learn to communicate better about youth issues, call the Young Women's
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n The research is clear — young people who feel connected to family are more likely to avoid risky behaviors in adolescence.
n Positive, open communication between parents and children helps young people to establish individual values and make healthy, responsible decisions about sexuality.
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CIOs must learn the soft skills
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Over the last decade as chief information officers moved from the server room to the board room, the soft skills of leadership, management and relating to people have become more important than the bits and bytes that make systems hum.
The University of Maryland's University Campus recognized that change early on after becoming one of the seven schools affiliated with the federal CIO University, run by the General Services Administration.
The University of Maryland's CIO Certificate program runs across four 10-week seminars, and includes executive coaching.
"That is not done by the faculty. That's done by specialized people who understand how to do that," said Steve Knode, the program director for the CIO Certificate program. "What we are trying to do is basically expand the capabilities of our students to be leaders. Many of them come from technology fields and may not have the opportunity to manage or lead teams, or recruit teams or do transformational change. The executive coaching helps them expand their capabilities in that area."
The executive coaching helps blend CIOs' skills with the policy and technology that most have had experience with coming into the program.
"We are pushing for the transformational CIO," Knode said. "The pace of change has been so rapid, it's mindboggling. Yes, the soft skills are very much important. He or she has to be the person to understand where technology is, where it's come from, where it's going , what your competitors are doing and the pro's and con's about implementing that in your organization. And then the question is how do you get this resistance to change overcome?"
Knode said each of the courses take into account the need for soft skills. The entire course work is online giving busy executives the ability to attend class no matter when it's held. Knode said all classes are recorded and archived for later viewing.
The CIO Certificate Program's four 10-week seminars include:
- Strategic management of technologyThis covers how technology can be use as a component of a global strategy and how it can be linked to corporate strategy and identifying options.
- Leading change and innovation in technologyThis talks about how CIOs can leverage technology to make change, which includes how technology is viewed as a utility or as a key way to understand and improve your business.
- Information security and financeThis course helps CIOs understand the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) and Sarbanes-Oxley, as well as other policies and regulations.
- Program and project managementThis course covers the basics about managing a project, which Knode calls both "an art and a science." It's about dealing with supply chain, customer relationship and project management, and how to deal with program offices.
Knode said the certificate program costs $1,181 per credit hour, classes begin in October, and each class has about 25 students. Students can use the 24 credits from the CIO program toward a Master's of technology management or IT. He said about 60 percent of the students come from federal agencies.
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We are all born atheists, each and every one of us. The propensity to believe without question what we are told by parents and authority figures is a result of natural selection. This is sometimes a good thing, when it relates to survival skills, like staying out of traffic, but not such a good thing when parents pound religion into some of us, or a religious authority figure pounds something else.
Yes, I suppose we all like to believe in the supernatural early on, it is a function of our ignorance. When we grow up, however, hopefully we realize that there is no Santa, the tooth fairy is a myth, and the earth is still warm (even after 4.5 billion years) and earthquakes, volcanoes and tidal waves are the result of disturbances in the earth's crust, not the result of insufficient prayer and supplication to some non-existent deity.
I ask this: If all religions suddenly disappeared from the earth this moment, do you think there would be any reason whatsoever to reinvent them? Of course not, mankind is no longer bound by the fear and ignorance that made them necessary in the first place.


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At a Glance
Why Get Tested?
To evaluate fertility issues, function of reproductive organs (ovaries or testicles), or pituitary function
In children, to evaluate early or delayed sexual maturation (puberty)
When to Get Tested?
For women, when you are having difficulty getting pregnant or are having irregular or absence of menstrual periods
For men, when your partner cannot get pregnant, or you have a low sperm count, low muscle mass or decreased sex drive
When your healthcare provider thinks that you have symptoms of a pituitary disorder or hypothalamic disorder
When a health practitioner suspects that a child has delayed or earlier than expected sexual maturation
Sample Required?
A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm; sometimes a random urine sample or 24-hour urine collection may be taken
Test Preparation Needed?
None, but the timing of a woman's sample will be correlated with her menstrual cycle.
The Test Sample
What is being tested?
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) is a hormone associated with reproduction and the development of eggs in women and sperm in men. This test measures FSH in the blood or urine.
FSH is made by the pituitary gland, a grape-sized organ located at the base of the brain. Control of FSH production is a complex system involving the hypothalamus in the brain, the pituitary gland, and the hormones produced by the ovaries or testicles. The hypothalamus releases gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), which stimulates the pituitary to release FSH and luteinizing hormone (LH), a closely related hormone also involved in reproduction.
- In women, FSH stimulates the growth and maturation of eggs (follicles) in the ovaries during the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle. The menstrual cycle is divided into the follicular and the luteal phases, with each phase lasting about 14 days. During this follicular phase, FSH initiates the production of estradiol by the follicle, and the two hormones work together in the further development of the egg follicle. Near the end of the follicular phase, there is a surge of FSH and luteinizing hormone. Release of the egg from the ovary (ovulation) occurs shortly after this surge of hormones. The hormone inhibin as well as estradiol and progesterone help control the amount of FSH released by the pituitary gland. FSH also facilitates the ability of the ovary to respond to LH.
As a woman ages and menopause approaches, ovarian function wanes and eventually ceases. As this occurs, FSH and LH levels rise.
- In men, FSH stimulates the testicles to produce mature sperm and also promotes the production of androgen binding proteins. FSH levels are relatively constant in men after puberty.
- In infants and children, FSH levels rise shortly after birth and then fall to very low levels by 6 months in boys and 1-2 years in girls. Concentrations begin to rise again before the beginning of puberty and the development of secondary sexual characteristics.
Disorders affecting the hypothalamus, pituitary, and/or the ovaries or testicles can cause the production of too much or too little FSH, resulting in a variety of conditions such as infertility, abnormal menstrual cycles, or early (precocious) or delayed sexual maturation (puberty).
How is the sample collected for testing?
A blood sample is drawn by needle from a vein in the arm. Sometimes, a random urine sample is collected but, due to the cyclic secretion of FSH, a 24-hour collection of urine may be requested. By measuring FSH levels produced over a 24-hour period, the variation in FSH levels seen throughout the day can be minimized.
NOTE: If undergoing medical tests makes you or someone you care for anxious, embarrassed, or even difficult to manage, you might consider reading one or more of the following articles: Coping with Test Pain, Discomfort, and Anxiety, Tips on Blood Testing, Tips to Help Children through Their Medical Tests, and Tips to Help the Elderly through Their Medical Tests.
Another article, Follow That Sample, provides a glimpse at the collection and processing of a blood sample and throat culture.
Is any test preparation needed to ensure the quality of the sample?
No test preparation is needed, but a woman's sample should be collected at specific times during her menstrual cycle.
The Test
Common Questions
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SNOW HILL — Two arrests in about a 24-hour period removed two alleged drug dealers off the street in Greene County last week — including a person known around Snow Hill as "The Weed Man."
On Friday, a drug arrest was made following an earlier controlled drug buy in March.
Douglas Mack Little, 54, of 57 Johnson St., Snow Hill, was stopped by detectives James Hinson and Charles Boyette of the Greene County Sheriff's Office at about 8:15 p.m. on Maury Ballpark Street near Mayo Street North.
Little, who Hinson said is known on the street as "The Weed Man," had a $5 bill lying on his lap when the officers approached his vehicle.
"His nickname in the computer is 'The Weed Man'," Hinson said. "That's what people call him."
Hinson said Little admitted to Boyette he had made a drug sale prior to the officer's stopping him. The officer also said he found a plastic bag with 2.7 grams of marijuana in the glove box.
Little wrote a full confession regarding Friday's and the March drug sales, Hinson said.
He was charged with simple possession of a controlled substance and two counts each of possession with intent to sell/deliver marijuana and maintaining a vehicle/dwelling/place for a controlled substance.
The suspect was released when he posted $10,000 bail, Hinson said.
About 24 hours earlier, Hinson and Boyette were in a patrol car near U.S. 258/13 and N.C. 91 when they watched as an alleged drug transaction took place in the Hess station parking lot.
Hinson and Boyette followed one of the two cars involved north on N.C. 91 to Middle School Road at about 6:15 p.m., Thursday.
When the car turned onto Mount Herman Church Road, it began to speed up, Hinson said.
"(The driver) was going at what appeared to be a high rate of speed," Hinson said of the car's speed in the 45-miles per hour area.
When the car crossed the center line, the patrol car's blue lights were switched on and the suspect pulled over.
Landon Eugene Elmore, 18, of 372 Dail Town Road, Snow Hill, presented an expired driver's license to the officers, Hinson said.
One of the officers asked Elmore if he had any drugs and Elmore allegedly said he had some knives in the car and allowed them to search the vehicle.
Hinson said there were some pocket knives, but he also found a glass jar with 25.8 grams of marijuana in it, a blue plastic container with four-and-a-half Oxycontin — oxycodone is an opiate pain reliever — pills in it and a pair of scales, all located under the cup holders in the center console of the car.
Elmore was charged with possession with intent to sell/deliver schedule VI and schedule II controlled substances, maintaining a vehicle/dwelling/place for a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Elmore was placed under a $15,000 secured bond. The investigation remains ongoing.
Both Little and Elmore are scheduled to appear in Greene County District Court Dec. 7.
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First Known Use: before 12th century
adjective sor·ry \ˈsär-ē, ˈsȯr-\
: feeling sorrow or regret
—used to express polite regret
—used to introduce disappointing or bad news in a polite way
Full Definition of SORRY
: feeling sorrow, regret, or penitence
: inspiring sorrow, pity, scorn, or ridicule : pitiful <their affairs were in a sorry state>
— sor·ri·ly \-ə-lē\ adverb
— sor·ri·ness \-ē-nəs\ noun
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Examples of SORRY
- I'm sorry if I offended you.
- She was sorry to hear about their divorce.
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- I'm sorry for saying that.
- I'm sorry that I wasted your time.
- What a sorry state of affairs we're in now.
- That's the sorriest excuse I've heard.
Origin of SORRY
Middle English sory, from Old English sārig, from sār sore
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- cheap, cruddy, deplorable, despicable, dirty, grubby, lame, lousy, mean, nasty, paltry, pitiable, pitiful, ratty, scabby, scummy, scurvy, sneaking, contemptible, wretched
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- admirable, commendable, creditable, laudable, meritorious, praiseworthy
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Healing Garden Gingerlily Therapy
Healing Garden Gingerlily Therapy
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- Fragrance Notes: The floral of lilies, in combination with the tang of ginger, peppermint and eucalyptus.
- Year Introduced: 1990
- Recommended Use: casual
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Portal Hypertension
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Benjamin Wedro, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
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Dr. Ben Wedro practices emergency medicine at Gundersen Clinic, a regional trauma center in La Crosse, Wisconsin. His background includes undergraduate and medical studies at the University of Alberta, a Family Practice internship at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario and residency training in Emergency Medicine at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.
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Dr. Balentine received his undergraduate degree from McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland. He attended medical school at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine graduating in1983. He completed his internship at St. Joseph's Hospital in Philadelphia and his Emergency Medicine residency at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in the Bronx, where he served as chief resident.
What is portal hypertension?
The liver serves many purposes within the body from making carbohydrates, proteins and fats to synthesizing bile to help digest found. Because of this, the liver requires a significant blood supply. As opposed to other organs in the body, the majority of this blood supply (75%) comes from the venous system through the portal system. Blood vessels from the stomach, small intestine, pancreas, and spleen converge and form the portal vein delivering nutrients and chemical building blocks to the liver. Once in the liver, the portal vein and hepatic artery (which accounts for 25% of the liver's blood supply) come together to form sinusoids, spaces where the blood is filtered. From there, blood makes its way to the Vena cava, the largest vein in the body to return to the heart.
Portal hypertension describes elevated pressure within the portal system, including the portal vein and the tributary veins that drain into it. The pressure within the portal system is not normally measured and is not an issue except if an illness or disease occurs that makes it difficult for blood to flow through the liver tissue. This damming effect increases pressure within the portal venous system and causes potential problems with liver function. It is the onset of symptoms associated with liver disease that might cause the health care professional to look for the presence of portal hypertension.
What causes portal hypertension?
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Portal hypertension occurs when there is an obstruction of blood flow through the liver and pressure rises within the portal vein. This obstruction can be intrahepatic (intra=within +hepatic=liver), pre-hepatic (pre=before) or post- hepatic (post=after).
Intrahepatic causes of portal hypertension
Intrahepatic causes of portal hypertension include cirrhosis and hepatic fibrosis or scarring. A wide variety of illnesses are implicated as the cause of portal hypertension. Examples include the following:
Pre-hepatic causes of portal hypertension
Post-hepatic causes of portal hypertension
Post-hepatic causes are due to obstruction of blood flow from the liver to the heart and can include:
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IBM's M&A Accelerator is a powerful, highly configurable, yet easy to deploy and use, tracking and management solution. This solution will streamline your M&A efforts, while improving results, and providing unprecedented top-down visibility.
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- Reduce Risk
- Drive identification and resolution of cross functional issues before they cost you hard dollars
- Avoid dropping issues between the due diligence/integration handoffs
- Avoid the cost of a 1 day slip. On a deal with $50 million in synergies, the cost of a 1 day slip is more than $100,000!
Our Complete M&A automation solution includes:
- Institutive, focused home pages, changeable to transaction / deal / your role
- View cross transaction data, reports and status, or work on multiple deals at once
- Automate data requests, Q&A and task completion
- Supports a single deal team or multiple business lines, a single acquisition or many
- All M&A phases - target tracking, diligence, integration, post close achievement)
- Native, robust reporting – highly configurable, push button or automated delivery
- Robust user friendly permissions ensure confidential data stays that way
- Full audit trail and activity capture
Our clients get:
- Solution set up, data loading, training and coaching from IBM M&A experts
- 24X7 datacenter support, along with individual client support
- Secure Hosting in a SAS70, level 2 datacenter
- Access to all new releases with rich add on features, typically 2 per year.
Optionally, we also offer:
- Full end to end M&A process design, playbook development (full company or individual functions), staff augmentation services & M&A readiness assessments.
- Synergy development, tracking and management assistance
- PMO set up and management
- Post close transformation services – for IT, Operations, CRM, Finance, HR, or as needed in all areas of the business
- TSA Creation / Management
Contact us
- Send us an inquiry
Call us at 1-866-426-42521-866-426-4252
Meet the experts
Chuck Hartmann
Partner, Global M&A Consulting Leader
IBM Global Business Services
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Jill Tutino
Global Sales Leader Connect with Jill Tutino
M&A Project Teams: A Better Way to Merge Companies?
Author Richard Parry tells how progressive companies are now using project teams to both originate M&A deals and make them happen successfully.
- Read the "Business Strategy Review" article (254KB)
© London Business School [2011]. The definitive, version of this article is published in Business Strategy Review [volume 22, issue 4, pages 46-49, 2011], www.london.edu/bsr