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Tantalising Taipei
A sensory extravaganza of bustling streets, bright lights and strong smells, Taipei packs an overwhelming punch that hammers you in the eyes, mouth, ears and nose all at once. It's like an urban version of 'Fight Club' – to experience it is to feel alive.
The architecture is generally haphazard and the signage confusing, but that's the beauty of Taiwan's capital and one of its most underrated tourist destinations – you never know what you're going to get next.
Once you've learnt to embrace the bright neon lights and the often overpowering smell of fermented bean curd, you'll find that Taipei is exciting and vibrant. In Ximending and Shida, Taipei's traditional Chinese heritage is blending at light-speed with a bright (literally), Japanese-influenced youth culture. With 24 hour bars aplenty and the famed Shilin Night Market to explore, being bored simply isn't an option.
The hyper-modern Xinyi district is all about ritzy modern mall shopping. But just beyond the rather soulless air-conditioned high rises sit Yangmingshan and Chiufen with their hot springs and ancient temples. There, you can recharge, think deep and meaningful thoughts and prepare for another night of supercharged mayhem back in the heart of Taipei's hustle and bustle.
Top 10 Attractions in New Taipei City
New Taipei, the most populous metropolitan area in Taiwan, is home to a diverse selection of tourist hot spots – museums, night markets, old town landmarks and streets, and a phenomenal stretch of coastline. Our top 10 for New Taipei captures the essence of the city.
Taipei's Top 10
10. Taipei City Mall Underground mall where Taipei's hipsters head to shake their tail feathers, booties and anything else in the associated club.
5. Yangmingshan National Park Vistas, vegetation and a (extinct) volcano – the perfect antidote to the commotion of Taipei city.
9. Beitou Hot Springs Park and Museum A cheap escape from the bustle of the city, but not recommended if you can't stand the strong smell of sulphur.
4. Taipei 101 This ultra-modern take on the Chinese pagoda is one of the world's tallest buildings, and sticks out like a swollen yet very elegant sore thumb.
8. Long Shan Temple The 'meeting place of the Gods" is a cornucopia of culture, elaborateness and incense.
3. Shilin Night Market Taipei's most celebrated night market is an energetic hub of lights, bargains and, um, pig blood cake.
7. Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Attitudes towards the former dictator may vary in Taiwan today, but this is a striking monument.
2. Chiufen Take tea over the Pacific Ocean in this former gold mining centre, an hour's bus trip out of Taipei.
6. Taipei Zoo Worth the (actually very cheap) price of admission just for the pandas. So cute, so cuddly, so endangered.
1. National Palace Museum The pride of Taiwan houses over 600,000 ancient Chinese artefacts and, on most days, around the same number of tourist groups.
Taipei History
- Longshan Temple – This marvellous temple built in 1738 is still in use today.
- National Revolutionary Martyrs Shrine – This is a sentinel-guarded shrine created to honour those who died in the war.
- Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall – The monument is one of Taipei's most famous and popular attractions.
- Bao-An Temple – This 1830 Taoist temple was used as a factory during the Japanese occupation.
- Presidential Palace – This sprawling brick structure was completed in 1919 as a home for Taiwan's governor general.
Taipei Art & Culture
- Yau Yueh Tea House – Possibly the most popular teahouse in the area, with just the right atmosphere.
- Lin An Tai Home – One of the few traditional Taiwanese homes still standing today.
- National Palace Museum – Its collection of ancient Chinese art is one of the largest in the world.
- National Theatre and Concert Hall – These twin performing art venues feature concerts and performances.
- Snake Alley – This Taipei gastronomic destination offers something for both the culinary bold and the timid.
Taipei Shopping
- Taipei 101 – This skyscraper's 101 stories (not including five in the basement) are filled with boutiques, eateries and incredible views.
- Pacific SOGO – This popular department store chain offers a pleasant shopping experience for anyone looking for a place to browse, eat and be entertained.
- Shilin Night Market – Taipei's oldest and possibly largest market, with food stalls and boutique shops.
- Zhongshan North – Food and a magnificent selection of great souvenirs can be found.
- Danshui Market – This market offers a quaint and totally "Taiwan" shopping experience.
Gay & Lesbian Taipei
- Funky – This nightclub has packed in the gay crowds for more than two decades.
- Ximending – Known as the LGBT district, find plenty of gay stores, clubbing, theatre and just about anything else in this Taipei hub.
- Red House – Find an entire handful of trendy gay pubs and restaurants under one roof.
- Taiwan Pride – See costumes, skin and more at the festivities held in late October.
- Gin Gin's Bookstore – This renowned locale sells LGBT products, gifts, DVDs and magazines.
Taipei Outdoor
- Taipei Botanical Garden – This lush oasis has walkways surrounded by trees and a lotus pond for reflection.
- Beitou Hot Springs – One of the most popular thermal hot springs in northern Taiwan.
- Yangmingshan National Park – This natural gem is covered with greenery, animals and flowers.
- Taipei Zoo – Its recent relocation to Muzha entails better enclosures and improved surroundings for the animals.
- Shuangxi Park and Chinese Garden – This lovely park features Chinese-style architecture, including pavilions and arch bridges.
Taipei Sport
- Cycle or jog along the well-maintained path near the Tam Sui MRT station.
- Join the fans in the Tianmu Baseball Stadium.
- Watch taekwondo competitions at the Taipei City Cup in mid-August.
- Cheer on rowers at the Dragon Boat Festival each Lunar New Year.
- See a tennis or judo match at the Taipei Arena.
Taipei Local
Once you're in the heart of Taipei, don't expect to leave. Incomprehensible signage and maze-like streets will keep you there forever. Well, OK, that's a slight exaggeration. Armed with a map and some commonsense, you should be able to find your way to the culturally diverse outer suburbs….Wanhua
Made famous by the Taiwanese gangster film Monga, Wanhua is a one of Taipei's shadiest neighbourhoods. Don't be shocked to see a drunken cabbie puking next to his car, or a prostitute burning incense in front of a temple. But it's also the home of many iconic buildings and heritage sites, including the Long Shan Temple, Taipei's oldest temple, or the Red House Theatre, the original Taiwan teahouse and playhouse. Ximending in the north is younger and trendier, with an unmistakable Japanese influence from architecture to vibrant hairstyles to holding up two fingers in photographs.
Taipei's premiere shopping spot, ritzy Xinyi is dominated by Taipei 101. The tallest building in the world until those pesky people in Dubai stepped up, it's over 500 metres tall and features a massive internal mall. Don't head there expecting to learn the basics about Taipei, though. The name is derived from the number of floors.
Vertigo-sufferers and credit card-torturers should visit high-end department stores Shin Kong Mitsukoshi and New York New York. The latter also tells you all you need to know about the dining options in this district: generic, American and best avoided. However, if you can find your way out of the maze of malls, the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall is worth a visit for an insight into Taiwan's troubled history.Shilin
Best known for the huge and chaotic Shilin Night Market, there's much more to the district than haggled-down sacks of frogs' legs – no matter how delicious you find them. Overlooked by hiking hotspot Yang Ming Mountain, Shilin is a chillin' place for university students, with bars and cheap eateries catering to the youngsters (and visitors who can stand the thought of students spouting pseudo-philosophical nonsense in a foreign language). Cultural highlights include the Chinese Culture and Movie Center and the pride of Taiwan, the enormous National Palace Museum.
To many visitors, Zhongshan is a recreational paradise, a haven for anyone seeking an inner-city escape. To others, though, the charms of Rongxing Garden, Xisheng Park, Zhongshan Fine Arts Park and the Dajia Riverside Park pale in comparison with the underground Zhongshan Metro Shopping Mall or the many pubs and bars in the district. It's a tough choice.Shida
Once a not-so-hotspot of mom-and-pop vendors, Shida has seen an upsurge of cool over the recent years – thanks in part to its proximity to the National Taiwan Normal University (not to be confused with the National Taiwan University). The Shida night market is smaller than its Shilin counterpart and dining is more tourist-friendly – especially after a late and alcohol-fuelled night. Try the chicken leg rice at Precious Taste and the DIY grease fix at any of the carts lining Shida Road Lane 39 – simply load up a container and hand it to the cook for deep-fried perfection.
Taipei Eat & Drink
An unfortunate side-effect of Taiwan's Western focus is that many people in Taipei – residents and visitors alike – roam the streets with steaming polystyrene plates and takeaway containers full of either Western fast food or cheap and stinky fermented bean curd. The markets are a great snack choice, but Taipei has some of the best and most diverse food in Asia, so don't miss it.
Tequila Sunrise High-end Mexican in Taipei City. Sounds incongruous, yet tastes divine.
Abu Authentic Cuisine Odd name, exquisite food.
Fifi From fashion designer Isabelle Wen, this is flamboyant but stylish.
L'atelier de Joel Robuchon French cuisine that already has outlets in Paris and New York. Pricey, but worth it.
Justin's Signatures Celebrity chef Justin Quek delivers his most upscale venture yet.
Shanghai Pavilion Expansive views, expansive menu… pack expanding underwear.
Mitsui Strange as it sounds, no-one does high-end Japanese like the Taiwanese.
Silk's House Neo-Cantonese cuisine in a chic, contemporary setting. You can't really go past this.
Azie The ceiling is three floors high – and the food equally well presented.
Shinyeh 101 Go up a level – or 85 levels, to be precise – for dining that literally hits the heights.
Taipei Events
A time of family reunion and fanatical celebration, the Taipei Lunar New Year Festival in January/February is an excuse for several days of unadulterated revelry. It's followed by the six-day Lantern Festival. If you've never seen tens of thousands of colourful lanterns mark lit up, it's quite a site.
The patron saint of fishermen is celebrated at Taipei's Matsu Cultural Festival each April. But even if fishing leaves you bored stupid, the elaborate rites and festive frolics are worth seeing.
April also brings the cherry blossom-laden Yangmingshan Flower Festival, when locals celebrate the beginning of spring.
The city is a winter wonderland during October's Taipei Hot Spring Season. Actually, 'winter wonderland' is a bit of an exaggeration, but the relative lack of humidity does make it the perfect time to visit the city's surrounding mountains.
Taipei's Golden Horse Film Festival each November/December is a local culture junkie's wet dream, honouring Chinese language cinema.
Taipei locals dedicate one month to the ghosts at the Ghost Festival (August). Some people indulge in four days of non-stop chanting, which kind of puts trick-or-treating in perspective.
Commemorating the attempt to rescue Chinese poet Qu Yuan from drowning, the Taipei Dragon Boat Festival (late-May or early-June) features over 100 dragon boat teams from around the world.
10 October is Double Tenth National Day. Cue huge public parade, spectacular fireworks and an elaborate concert…
The Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated in Taipei with traditional moon-gazing and not-so-traditional barbeques.
When To Go
The humidity in Taipei can turn you into a sweat-soaked mess just by stepping outside, so if feeling sticky isn't your thing, October and November are the best months to visit.
With its tropical climate, rain can be expected at any time of year. But December and January are generally the driest months.
Taipei enjoys a moderate climate, with summer highs rarely scraping 30°C and winters rarely dipping below 10°C.
What To Miss
Don't go to Snake Alley expecting to see live snake performances – there are few, and they're generally just sales techniques.
Cheap bean curd. It's everywhere, but is best avoided.
The Miramar Entertainment Park Shopping Mall. Impressively big, but irritatingly generic.
Getting Around
Take a pen if you're planning to catch a cab, as drivers will usually need the destination written down.
Buses are crowded and dusty, but they get around the convoluted streets quickly thanks to marked bus lanes.
Watch the fast-closing doors on the MRT subway, and double-check the map to find the closest station.
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Recently, WZZM 13's Jennifer Pascua posted a picture on facebook that she was sure would get some laughs. She announced that if the picture received 100 likes; which it did, she would donate $100 to Gilda's Club Grand Rapids.
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Constitutionally minded members of Congress, Senator Jim DeMint of South Carolina Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky and Representative Mike Lee of Utah, have introduced federal legislation that would exempt gold and silver coins issued by state governments as legal tender from federal taxation. This bill, called the Sound Money Protection Act, is intended to protect efforts by states to create a stable, inflation-free form of money. In particular, it would protect from federal gains taxation transaction between legal money in states which are species (e.g. gold or silver) and paper.
Utah has already passed a state law that recognizes these gold and silver coins as legal tender in Utah. A dozen other states, Senator DeMint's South Carolina, are considering similar laws. Senator DeMint expressed the need from such state laws:
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Carbon High School students pitch in to make the Memorial Day flowers.
The Carbon-Emery community is putting hands to work to make sure that every grave in the two-county area will be decorated for Memorial Day.
Support for the flower project has come from schools at all grade levels, the college, and civic-minded individuals and groups.
The latest count, estimated at 15,000, measures the number of flowers that have been delivered to the Sun Advocate office. Material for thousands more have been distributed.
On Monday, for example, the USU Eastern Cosmetology Department picked up material for 4,000 additional flowers, which students will fashion by hand.
The "No Grave Unadorned" project grew from an idea by Sun Advocate publisher Richard Shaw, who was looking for a way to demonstrate the community's respect for those who fought and died in wars and those who worked and struggled to build a community.
This year, the drive has grown to include Emery County, an effort that is being spearheaded by the staff of the Emery County Progress.
In addition to making the flowers, the newspapers are also looking for volunteers to help place them on graves.
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57x Advanced Zoom and SuperRange Optical Image Stabilizer helps provide outstanding, steady video.
Canon 3.28 Megapixel Full HD CMOS Image Sensor.
DIGIC DV 4 Image Processor captures video at 1920 x 1080 resolution and helps provide exceptional imaging performance.
Record Full HD video directly to a removable SD memory card.
1080/60p recording in MP4 (35 Mbps) and AVCHD Progressive (28 Mbps) for high quality capture of moving subjects.
3.0-inch capacitive touch panel LCD offers fast, easy and intuitive controls.
Advanced Baby Mode selects the optimal camcorder settings for capturing your baby's daily growth with ease.
High capacity battery pack helps ensure extended shooting time so you can capture important moments.
Intelligent IS automatically chooses from four different modes to help optimize image stabilization for the shooting condition.
Audio Scene Select enables easy operation and setup for outstanding audio.
Smart AUTO helps make shooting great videos easy.
Seven Cinema-Look Filter effects give video a cinematic feel and can be applied during or after shooting for your convenience.
Main Unit Specs
|Standard Definition or High Definition
|High Definition
|Television System
|Video Recording system
|Image Sensor
|1/4.85-inch CMOS, RGB Primary Color Filter
|Total Pixels
|Approx. 3.28 Megapixels
|Effective Pixels
|Video: Approx. 2.07 Megapixels (1920 x 1080)
Photo: Approx. 2.07 Megapixels (1920 x 1080)
|Maximum recording Time
32GB SD Memory Card in AVCHD:*
32GB SD Memory Card in MP4:
* When recording has continued for 12 hours, it will automatically stop and then start.
|Zoom Ratio: 57x Advanced*/32x Optical/1140x Digital
*Manual mode/Cinema Mode only
Focal Length: 2.8-89.6mm
35mm Film Equivalent:: Optical Zoom: 38.5-1232mm / Advanced Zoom Off: 38.5-1232mm / Advanced Zoom On: 32.5-1853mm
Zoom Speed: Variable / 3 Fixed Zoom Speeds; Max. F/Stop: f/1.8-4.5
|Focusing System
|TTL (Through The Lens)
|Manual Exposure
|Programmed AE
|Smart Auto, Manual Mode*1, Cinema Mode*2, Baby Mode, *1P, SCN*3, *2Cinema Standard, Vivid, Cool, Nostalgia, Sepia, Old Movies, Dramatic B&W,*3Portrait, Sports, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Night, Low Light, Spotlight, Fireworks
|Max Shutter Speed
|Movie: 1/2000 sec.
Still Image: 1/500 sec.
|Minimum Focusing Distance
|Auto mode: 10mm (AF linkage: WIDE end), 1m in intermediate zoom range, approx. 50 cm at TELE end
All other modes: 10mm (WIDE end), 1m across entire zooming range (from edge of lens). However, approx. 50cm at tele macro setting established at this time (automatic movement to TELE end)
|White Balance
|Auto, Daylight, Tungsten, Manual
|Frame Rate
AVCHD: 60i/PF30/60P
|Minimum Illumination
|NTSC: 5 lux
Low Light mode: 0.4 lux
|Image Stabilization
|Optical System (Lens-shift system) + electronic stabilization
Intelligent IS in Auto/Baby mode:
Dynamic IS (default)
IS Modes other than Intelligent IS; Dynamic IS and Powered IS settings can be made manually in Manual*1/Cinema Mode:
Standard IS
*Angle detection and sensor-based movement vector detection (hybrid supported)
|Filter Diameter
|Not Supported
|Not Available
|LCD Screen
|3.0-inch Capacitive Touch Panel Widescreen Color LCD (Approx. 230,000 dots)
|Recording Media
|1 SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card slot
*Use of Class 4 or above (4, 6 or 10) memory cards is recommended for recording MXP or FXP (1920 x 1080 pixel recording) movies. For other recording formats, a Class 2 or higher card is recommended. Also, movie (AVCHD/MP4) recording requires cards with 128MB of memory or more.
|USB Terminal
|mini-AB: Hi-Speed USB supported
|Video Terminal
|Composite (output)
|AVCHD Satisfied: Dolby Digital AC3 (2 Channel)
MP4 Satisfied: MPEG-2 AAC-LC (2 Channel)
Sampling Frequency: 48 KHz
|Accessory Shoe
|Not Available
|Supplied Video Editing Software
|Not Available
|HDMI Terminal
|Available; mini connector (output only)
|Microphone Terminal
|3.5 mm diameter stereo mini-jack
|AV Mini Terminal/Headphone Terminal
|3.5mm diameter 4 pole mini-jack (video/audio output only)
|Operating Temperature range
|23° to 113°F (-5° to 45°C); 60% relative humidity / 32° to 104°F (0° to 40°C); 85% relative humidity (performance)
|2.1 x 2.2 x 4.6 in. / 53 x 57 x 116mm (Not including grip belt)
|Approx. 8.3 oz. / 235g (Body, not including grip belt) Approx. 10.1 oz. / 285g (Including Battery BP-718, memory card and grip belt)


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Penelope Perkins was born in the Bronx in 1923. Her father was a career diplomat (first ambassador to NATO) and her mother raised three children. Her paternal grandfather was an art collector; Penny recalls wanting to be an artist since she was a child.
For high school, Penny attended Chatham Hall, an all-girls college-preparatory boarding school. After graduating, she attended Bennington College, where she became interested in architecture, especially in rehabbing old buildings. During her sophomore year, she worked at the Union Settlement Association in East Harlem as an art teacher.
Penny moved to Pennsylvania after marrying and settled in Chester County, where she still resides today. She became an elementary school art teacher at Westtown Friends School, where her children attended school. She feels that the most important thing you can teach children in art is how to observe. An art teacher needs to know that everyone sees things a little bit differently.
She became involved at Moore while her daughter was a student at the college. She became a board member in the early 1970s because she was worried about the state of the college. Many changes took place during the years that she's been involved.
Her most valued personal interest is in education. At Moore, she has always been very interested in improving the facilities and in having the college use the facilities to their fullest potential. She feels very strongly that single gender education needs to be maintained because there are so few schools that offer it anymore. The biggest projects that took place while she was on the board were moving into the new building (Wilson Hall) and renovating the existing structures, like Stahl Hall.
Penny became chair of the board of managers in 1999, the same year that Happy Fernandez became president. Some of the efforts that Penny has been involved with include the Visionary Woman Award, which Penny feels has benefited the college. The Goldie Paley and Levy Galleries have also been some benefit to the college and she has seen them improve over the years. Penny is particularly happy with the success of the commercial arts program. She has always recognized the need to offer more business classes in order to equip the students with the knowledge necessary to survive as artists.
Penny feels that Moore is doing a good job now of teaching art teachers, which is an interest of hers. She is pleased that Moore is giving students the opportunity to student teach because it gives them the experience necessary to get good jobs. She has stayed involved with Moore for so many years through her hopes that things would improve and she is very pleased with the progress they have made, particularly with the facilities, and expanding some programs, like the business end of the arts field, while eliminating programs that are no longer needed. She also thinks the college needs to be flexible enough to respond to the needs of the current student body.
As chair of the board of managers, Penny was instrumental in getting a student representative on the board of managers. Penny was chair of the board of trustees until recently; she is cutting back on her involvement with the board because of a severe hearing loss.
Penny thinks that Moore needs to keep pushing in order to keep up with the future as it comes. Although it is not necessary to be the forerunners of everything, the college needs to strive to be the best that it can. What Moore offers that other colleges do not is single gender education. Nearly every artistic interest that students may have can be met at Moore.
Moore is aiming in the right direction as far as teaching students to be leaders. Students need self-confidence and Moore is small enough to give students the opportunity to build self-confidence through hands-on opportunities.
The legacy that she hopes to leave behind is "a school that's operable." She thinks that "they (Moore's Board of Managers) have come pretty close" to achieving this. She feels that Moore is in an ideal location and that the administration is just learning to take advantage of this. She is very pleased now, after all the progress she has seen, to say, "There's Moore College!"


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Red Blood Cell (RBC) Survival Following Transfusion in Infants
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OUR OVERALL HYPOTHESIS is that post-transfusion survival of allogeneic and autologous RBCs can be accurately quantified in anemic human infants using biotin-labeled RBCs combined with mathematical modeling that adjusts for confounding factors commonly encountered in neonates. These confounding factors include 1) dilution of labeled RBC as a result of growth stimulated erythropoiesis, anemia stimulated erythropoiesis, and blood transfusion; 2) loss of labeled RBC due to laboratory phlebotomy; and 3) variable RBC life spans resulting from RBCs having been produced at different developmental periods and under varying rates of erythropoiesis. In contrast to infants, adjustment for these factors is not necessary in healthy adults under conditions of steady state erythropoiesis. Instead in adults, RBC survival is typified by a linear decline in concentration of labeled RBCs over time. When this line is extrapolated to zero concentration, the intercept with the time axis represents the mean potential lifespan (MPL) of RBCs. (<7 d) and stored (>21 d) allogeneic adult RBCs transfused in the same infant.
Neonatal Anemia
Biological: Transfused Biotin RBCs - Adults Phase I
Biological: Transfused Biotin RBCs - Infants Phase II
Biological: Transfused Biotin RBCs - Infants Phase III
Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Pharmacokinetics/Dynamics Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Basic Science
|Official Title:
|Red Blood Cell Survival Following Transfusion in Infants
- Measurement of biotinylated RBCs at up to 5 discrete densities by flow cytometry. [ Time Frame: from date of transfusion to disappearance of biotinylated RBCs in blood samples, typically 4 months. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- RBC survival in days of multiple, distinct populations of transfused RBCs in premature infants. [ Time Frame: 20 minutes - 4 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Long-term survival of transfused adult donor and fetal/placental RBCs in days in anemic newborn infants. [ Time Frame: 20 min - 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Positive antibody screen in response to biotin-labeled RBCs. [ Time Frame: 5 min - 6 mo post transfusion of biotin RBCs ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Survival of RBCs in days as measured by the differential agglutination, antigenic method [ Time Frame: 5 min to 5 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Study Start Date:
|June 2008
|Study Completion Date:
|September 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|September 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: PPG1A - Adults
Phase I completed: Healthy male and post-menopausal female volunteers between the ages of 18 and 65. Volunteers must not have donated blood in the previous 8 weeks.
Biological: Transfused Biotin RBCs - Adults Phase I
A 3 mL venous blood sample is obtained. 250 mL of blood will be drawn to a blood collection bag containing the anticoagulant CPD. Separate equal volumes of RBCs are labeled with up to five different densities of biotin. The biotinylated RBCs are resuspended in autologous plasma to achieve a 60 to 70% hematocrit. An IV is inserted for the reinfusion of the biotinylated RBCs. Three mL aliquots of blood are sampled at 5, 10, 20, and 60 minutes after infusion. The subject returns ~24 hours and 3 days after the RBC infusion to obtain a 3 mL venous blood sample. Subjects return for weekly 3 mL blood sampling.
Experimental: PPG1B - Infants
Phase II in progress: Newborns >= 24 weeks gestation who are patients in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics that are being treated with the expectation of survival.
Biological: Transfused Biotin RBCs - Infants Phase II
After the infant's clinical care team decides that a RBC transfusion is needed, a 15mL/kilogram of body weight is ordered. Transfusion will be given in 2 parts: 1) approximately 80% of the total transfusion to be transfused over 3-4 hours and 2) approximately 20% of the total transfusion will be marked with biotin to be transfused upon completion of the first part. The bedside nurse maintains constant observation of the infant as appropriate for the infant's condition, assessing for signs and symptoms of a transfusion reaction.Biological: Transfused Biotin RBCs - Infants Phase III
Phase III (infants) to be determined upon completion of Phase II (infants).
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|up to 6 Months
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Adult Study:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Males or post-menopausal females
- 18-65 years of age.
- Weight >110 lbs.
- Healthy- the subject feels well and can perform normal activities.
Hemoglobin at or above 12.5 g/dL or hematocrit at or above 38%.
- Note: Members of the research team that are not supervised or under the employee of the PI may participate in the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Presence of chronic illness unless the subject is being treated and the condition is under control.
- Consumption of biotin supplements or raw eggs.
- Premenopausal women.
- Blood donation in the previous 8 weeks (single donation) or 16 weeks (double red cell donation).
- Blood loss in the previous 8 weeks due to epistaxis, gastrointestinal blood loss, trauma, significant diagnostic phlebotomy loss (i.e., > 30 mL total), or other significant bleeding
Treatment with antibiotics within the last 7 days. Antibiotics for prevention of an infection or treatment of acne are not exclusion criteria.
- Note: If study subjects experience any of these conditions associated with blood loss or donate any blood products, they will not be included in the primary analysis but will be replaced.
Infant Study:
Inclusion Criteria:
- >/= 24 weeks gestation
- mothers who deliver through the birthcanal or by c-section can be included in the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant with fetus with major congenital anomaly.
- Clinically suspected or documented maternal chorioamnionitis (This only applies to infant study subjects receiving autologous RBCs from the placenta).
- Viral or bacterial infection (e.g. HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Primary Herpes, Tuberculosis) based on clinically available prenatal or postnatal test results in the mother's medical record. (This only applies to infant study subjects receiving autologous RBCs from the placenta.)
- minor mothers (<18 years old) are excluded from the study.
Inclusion Criteria:
Newborns >/=24 weeks gestation who are patients in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at UIHC that:
1) Are being treated with the expectation of survival.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Difference of more than 5% in the percentage of HbF cells (measured by flow cytometry in the Widness lab) between blood harvested from the placenta and that from discarded neonatal blood in the first day of life and before the first neonatal blood transfusion. This is done to exclude the rare possibility of transfusing newborns with blood that is contaminated with a significant proportion of their mother's blood if a maternal-to-placenta bleed occurs after umbilical cord clamping is done. (This only applies to infant study subjects receiving autologous RBCs from the placenta.)
- Need of emergent blood transfusion as determined by the subject's medical care team.
- Hematological diseases (except for anemia associated with phlebotomy loss and prematurity)
- Alloimmune hemolytic anemia, diffuse intravascular coagulation, and thrombosis.
- Major congenital anomaly.
- Sepsis with positive blood or spinal fluid culture.
- Receiving treatment with erythropoietin (r-HuEPO) or cardiorespiratory bypass support (ECMO).
- Overt clinical bleeding.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00731588
|United States, Iowa
|University of Iowa
|Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242
|University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
|Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242
|Principal Investigator:
|John A Widness, MD
|University of Iowa
|Responsible Party:
|University of Iowa
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00731588 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|August 5, 2008
|Last Updated:
|December 23, 2014
|Health Authority:
|United States: Food and Drug Administration
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Anemia, Neonatal
Hematologic Diseases
Infant, Newborn, Diseases
Growth Substances
Pharmacologic Actions
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Vitamin B Complex
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As used in this chapter and sections 1346 (b) and 2401 (b) of this title, the term "Federal agency" includes the executive departments, the judicial and legislative branches, the military departments, independent establishments of the United States, and corporations primarily acting as instrumentalities or agencies of the United States, but does not include any contractor with the United States.
"Employee of the government" includes
(1) officers or employees of any federal agency, members of the military or naval forces of the United States, members of the National Guard while engaged in training or duty under section 115, 316, 502, 503, 504, or 505 of title 32, and persons acting on behalf of a federal agency in an official capacity, temporarily or permanently in the service of the United States, whether with or without compensation, and
(2) any officer or employee of a Federal public defender organization, except when such officer or employee performs professional services in the course of providing representation under section 3006A of title 18.
Source(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 982; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 124,63 Stat. 106; Pub. L. 89–506, § 8,July 18, 1966, 80 Stat. 307; Pub. L. 97–124, § 1,Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1666; Pub. L. 100–694, § 3,Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4564; Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title VI, § 665(b)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–169; Pub. L. 106–518, title IV, § 401,Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2421.)
Historical and Revision Notes
1948 Act
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 941 (Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, § 402,60 Stat. 842).
Changes were made in phraseology.1949 Act
2000—Pub. L. 106–518, in par. defining "Employee of the government", inserted "(1)" after "includes" and added cl. (2).
Pub. L. 106–398inserted "115," after "members of the National Guard while engaged in training or duty under section" in par. defining "Employee of the government".
1988—Pub. L. 100–694inserted "the judicial and legislative branches," after "departments," in first par.
1981—Pub. L. 97–124inserted "members of the National Guard while engaged in training or duty under section 316, 502, 503, 504, or 505 of title 32," in definition of "Employee of the government" and "or a member of the National Guard as defined in section 101 (3) of title 32" in definition of "Acting within the scope of his office or employment".
1966—Pub. L. 89–506expanded definition of "Federal agency" to include military departments.
1949—Act May 24, 1949, corrected spelling of "office".
Effective Date of 2000 Amendment
Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title VI, § 665(c)(2)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–169, provided that: "The amendment made by subsection (b) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to acts and omissions occurring before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 30, 2000]."
Effective Date of 1988 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 100–694effective Nov. 18, 1988, and applicable to all claims, civil actions, and proceedings pending on, or filed on or after, Nov. 18, 1988, see section 8 ofPub. L. 100–694, set out as a note under section 2679 of this title.
Effective Date of 1981 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 97–124applicable only with respect to claims arising on or after Dec. 29, 1981, see section 4 ofPub. L. 97–124, set out as a note under section 1089 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
Effective Date of 1966 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 89–506applicable to claims accruing six months or more after July 18, 1966, see section 10 ofPub. L. 89–506, set out as a note under section 2672 of this title.
Short Title
This chapter is popularly known as the Federal Tort Claims Act. The Federal Tort Claims Act was previously the official short title of title IV of act Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, 60 Stat. 842, which was classified principally to chapter 20 (§§ 921, 922, 931–934, 941–946) of former Title 28, Judicial Code and Judiciary. Title IV of act Aug. 2, 1946, was substantially repealed and reenacted as sections 1346 (b) and 2671 et seq. of this title by act June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 992, the first section of which enacted this title. For complete classification of title IV to the Code, see Tables. For distribution of former sections of Title 28 into this title, see Table at the beginning of this title.
Pub. L. 100–694, § 7,Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4565, provided that: "If any provision of this Act [see Short Title of 1988 Amendment note under section 1 of this title] or the amendments made by this Act or the application of the provision to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this Act and such amendments and the application of the provision to any other person or circumstance shall not be affected by that invalidation."
Law Enforcement Officer Acting Within Scope of Office or Employment
Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(h) [title VI, § 627], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–480, 2681–519, as amended by Pub. L. 106–58, title VI, § 623,Sept. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 471, provided that:
"(a) Definitions.—In this section—
"(1) the term 'crime of violence' has the meaning given that term in section 16 of title 18, United States Code; and
"(2) the term 'law enforcement officer' means any employee described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 8401 (17) of title 5, United States Code; and any special agent in the Diplomatic Security Service of the Department of State.
"(b) Rule of Construction.—Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 21, 1998] and thereafter, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, or any other provision of law relating to tort liability, a law enforcement officer shall be construed to be acting within the scope of his or her office or employment, if the officer takes reasonable action, including the use of force, to—
"(1) protect an individual in the presence of the officer from a crime of violence;
"(2) provide immediate assistance to an individual who has suffered or who is threatened with bodily harm; or
"(3) prevent the escape of any individual who the officer reasonably believes to have committed in the presence of the officer a crime of violence."
Congressional Findings and Purposes
Pub. L. 100–694, § 2,Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4563, provided that:
"(a) Findings.—The Congress finds and declares the following:
"(1) For more than 40 years the Federal Tort Claims Act [see Short Title note above] has been the legal mechanism for compensating persons injured by negligent or wrongful acts of Federal employees committed within the scope of their employment.
"(2) The United States, through the Federal Tort Claims Act, is responsible to injured persons for the common law torts of its employees in the same manner in which the common law historically has recognized the responsibility of an employer for torts committed by its employees within the scope of their employment.
"(3) Because Federal employees for many years have been protected from personal common law tort liability by a broad based immunity, the Federal Tort Claims Act has served as the sole means for compensating persons injured by the tortious conduct of Federal employees.
"(4) Recent judicial decisions, and particularly the decision of the United States Supreme Court in Westfall v. Erwin, have seriously eroded the common law tort immunity previously available to Federal employees.
"(5) This erosion of immunity of Federal employees from common law tort liability has created an immediate crisis involving the prospect of personal liability and the threat of protracted personal tort litigation for the entire Federal workforce.
"(6) The prospect of such liability will seriously undermine the morale and well being of Federal employees, impede the ability of agencies to carry out their missions, and diminish the vitality of the Federal Tort Claims Act as the proper remedy for Federal employee torts.
"(7) In its opinion in Westfall v. Erwin, the Supreme Court indicated that the Congress is in the best position to determine the extent to which Federal employees should be personally liable for common law torts, and that legislative consideration of this matter would be useful.
"(b) Purpose.—It is the purpose of this Act [see Short Title of 1988 Amendment note under section 1 of this title] to protect Federal employees from personal liability for common law torts committed within the scope of their employment, while providing persons injured by the common law torts of Federal employees with an appropriate remedy against the United States."
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POTSDAM - The Potsdam Central golf team sbounced back from a non-league loss in Lake Placid to Northwood Prep on Tuesday by claiming an NAC Division I win over Massena Central at the Potsdam Town and Country Club on Wednesday.
Dan Cruikshank shot a low round of 39 for the Sandstoners, who outshot the Raiders 221-238 in a meet that was completed in a steady late afternoon downpour. Konnor Bigwarfe chipped in a 40 followed by Dan Stone (45), Ryan McDonald (46) and Aidon Clouthier (51) while Zach McDonald posted a non-scoring McDonald 57.
The duo of Hunter Francis and Hendrick Swamp anchored the Massena effort with rounds of 39. Brendon Dobbins and Taylor Foster each carded 53s followed by Shane Tarbell with a 54 while Ivan Delosh shot a non-scoring 61.
The Sandstoners host Franklin Academy on Monday while the Raiders play host to OFA at the Massena Country Club.
The other Division I meet on Wednesday saw FA outshoot host Gouverneur 224-241.
In the Division II meets on Wednesday, Salmon River swept a tri-meet against Norwood-Norfolk and Edwards-Knox, Madrid-Waddington moved to 6-0-1 with a win over Brushton-Moira (3-2) and tie against host Tupper Lake (2.5-2.5) while Heuvelton beat Clifton-Fine 4-1.
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Hunter Tuttle shot the medalist round of the meet with a 45 to account for the lone point in both matches for E-K, beating Salmon Rivers T.J. Roundpoint (49) and N-Ns Ryan Thomas (47) in the first threesome.
Sweeping their matches for the host Shamrocks were Rasentonkwa Tarbell, who shot a 48 to beat N-Ns Ty Cotter (52) and Zach Allen (63) of E-K in the second match, Jacob Bero, who carded a 50 to down Kyle Bond (55) of N-N and Caleb Rowe (61) of E-K in the third trio, and Logan Lamb, who fired a season-best round of 44 to sweep Isaac Barkley (62) of N-N and Ross Curley (66) of E-K. in the fourth match.
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San Juan Range > Teakettle Mountain > Climber's Log
Teakettle Mountain Climber's Log
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|Matt Lemke
|SE ridge
Date Climbed: Sep 29, 2013
|The terrible loose approach hike far outweighs the 40 foot pitch of climbing...still a fun outing though
|Posted Sep 30, 2013 9:23 pm
|Class 5?
Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2012
|Did not think there was a class 5 move, but rapelling down the rope was fun. Wanted coffeepot but weather stopped us.
|Posted Jul 26, 2013 7:01 pm
|Piece of crap mountain
Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2012
|Went with Shawn and did this the day before Dallas Peak. Man, I hated this mountain! The summit is cool and all, but just 30 ft of solid climbing does not make up for all the loose crap you have to deal with getting there. Route-finding was not an issue and the famous Black Gully was more of the same loose class 2 that you've dealt with the rest of the way up - except for one optional class 4 move to exit it. Only redeeming feature: it was my first alpine lead (if you can call 30ft of 5.easy an alpine lead). I placed two cams, but didn't really feel the need - just thought I'd practice placing gear, and helped protect the belayer. Used a 30m, 8mm rope. Did Dallas Peak the next day - it was AWESOME! I'd do Dallas 25x before I'd do Teakettle again. Ran into dhatfield, Sally (?!), and Jill.
|Posted Aug 6, 2012 2:36 am
|Sarah Simon
|From Yankee Boy Basin
Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2012
|Loved this mountain overall, but...good God, I am sitting here in Ouray at the Brewery drinking beer damn glad I am off all that steep, unstable rock. The scree skiing, the "3rd class grass," the touchy talus. Enjoyed here mountain, but happy to reach terra firma!!! Jill and I helped dhatfield celebrate his final Centennial!!!! Hell yeah!!!
|Posted Aug 4, 2012 7:57 pm
|Standard route
Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2012
|I started just above the 4WD trailhead, and the first part was nice. Then I got to the choss, and the painful part of the day began. Still, it's a fun, cool summit. Trip report.
|Posted Jul 22, 2012 3:48 pm
|Teakettle and Coffeepot
Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2012
|Solo climb to the summits of Teakettle Mountain and the "Coffeepot". Nice short summit pitches, slow loose approach/descent.
|Posted Jul 16, 2012 12:50 pm
|Brian C
|Fun and loose
Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2011
|Fun hike. Took much longer than I expected due to slog up unstable slopes. A very cool summit! Carried some gear up there and a 30M rope and ended up soloing the summit pitch (nice to have to rappel though). Added coffeepot on the way back. Love the San Juans.
|Posted Aug 10, 2011 10:52 pm
|Liba Kopeckova
|Great hike...
Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2010
|great hike with Michael C., free soloed the last climbing portion (only 5.4 or so), hip belay with 25 meter rope down since it was raining... great day!
|Posted Aug 14, 2010 12:53 am
|first lead
Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2009
|This was actually better the second time!
A great mountain with a little of everything. Even the approach didn't seem as bad.
Good climb also with Stephanie and Shawn.
|Posted Aug 19, 2009 1:40 pm
|One of my favorite places, 3x including winter ascent
Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2006
|7/1/06 - I had a blast on this unique peak! Unfortunately the weather didn't cooperate long enough to go on to Potosi.
9/1/07 - I liked this mountain so much that I had to come back a 2nd time. It was just as fun this time around and the weather held allowing us to climb Coffeepot and Potosi as well.
3/15/11 - The stars aligned perfectly for a safe and successful winter ascent. Climbed the south couloir (which I don't recommend in winter unless conditions are exceptional as the threat of avalanche is high). A memorable day I will never forget, a true gift from the mountain gods. Imagine... an ascent of Teakettle without ever stepping on a piece of scree!?
|Posted Mar 3, 2008 1:31 pm
|Standard Route linked with Potosi
Date Climbed: Sep 9, 2007
|Gaining the summit ridge is a major grunt. Fun little summit pitch, and the teapot handle is really unique. Recommend linking this with Potosi.
|Posted Jan 8, 2008 12:42 pm
|normal route
|linked with coffee pot, potosi. summit bit was fun, too bad it wasn't longer. screwing around with pictures in the handle was a good time too
|Posted Oct 26, 2007 1:07 am
|southeast ridge
Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2007
|flat-out awesome baby!
climbed teakettle with jamie, kiefer, mike and jamie's friend david from arizona. there was lots of scree and some tedious sections yet the climb was very enjoyable.
the summit pitch(5.3, 40 feet) was my first alpine lead and i thoroughly loved it! hands down, the best climb of the summer. this one will be permanently etched in my memory forever.
|Posted Sep 9, 2007 9:27 pm
|Standard Route
Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2007
|Climbed with JamieNellis, Shanahan96, Skasgaard and Jamie's friend David. We climbed the standard route, which was a lot of fun! Long loose approach for only 40' of 5.3, but the summit is worth the suffering to get there! We also climbed "Coffeepot" on the way back out.
|Posted Sep 4, 2007 11:26 am
|Southeast Standard
Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2007
|Extremely fun summit climb! A long, ardorous approach, fun set-up and great climb, short rap. Killer views. We had 5 people on top! Great day out with JamieNellis, Shanahan96, Chicago Transplant and David from Phoenix.
|Posted Sep 2, 2007 6:35 pm
|Brian Kalet
|Southeast Ridge
Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2007
|En route to "Cofeepot" & Potosi Peak. 8 hours roundtrip from 10,700'.
|Posted Aug 13, 2007 11:46 am
|Unique mountain
Date Climbed: Aug 16, 1989
|Lots of very loose volcanic rock to wade through. The summit block was so short that we felt comfortable enough to climb it one at a time without ropes with the other person as a spotter.
|Posted Dec 17, 2006 4:49 am
|Southeast Ridge
Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2006
|I climbed Teakettle's standard route with my wife and a few friends. Very fun peak, and I didn't think the loose rock was all that bad. We thought about traversing over to Potosi, but we were too tired, and the weather didn't hold either. A trip report is available here.
|Posted Aug 15, 2006 2:33 pm
|Southeast ridge
Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2006
|This is the most spectacular summit I have been on. We followed Roach's instructions from 11300' in YB basin, but for the most part stayed on the s.w. ridge of Coffepot to avoid some of the loose mess. The Black gully isn't too bad and the routefinding to the summit block is straightforward as there is a nice climbers trail. There's just enough room for 3 on the summit!
|Posted Jul 5, 2006 6:30 pm
|Standard Route
Date Climbed: Jun 12, 2004
|I recommend this as an early season climb. Snow stablizes much of the loose rock, and the summit block melts out early. One of the few actual climbing summits in the state.
|Posted Mar 3, 2006 1:20 am


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Optimal Return Policy and Modular Design for Build-to-Order Products (with Samar K. Mukhopadhyay). Journal of Operations Management, 25 (5), 2005, pp. 496-506.
Reverse Logistics in e-Business: Optimal Price and Return Policies (with Samar K. Mukhopadhyay), International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, 34 (1), 2004, pp. 70-89.
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Impacts of the US Financial Crisis on Financial Markets in Asia: Empirical Study (with Hong Rim and Rosle Mohidin). International Journal of Business Academic World, Forthcoming.
Studies on the International Diversification (with Hong Rim). International Journal of Business Academic World, Forthcoming.
The Impacts of the US Financial Crisis on Financial Markets in Asia and Europe (with Hong Rim). International Business and Economics Research Journal, Forthcoming.
Study on Relationships Between Financial Markets in the US and ASEAN Countries, International Business and Economics Research Journal, 9 (8), 2010, pp. 1-6.
Studies on the Financial Market Integration and Financial Efficiency: Evidences from Asian Markets (with Hong Rim). The Business Review Cambridge, 10 (2), 2008, pp. 357-363.
Event Studies on the Effects of NAFTA and Asian Crisis: The Case of Asia (with Hong Rim). International Business and Economics Research Journal, 6 (12), 2007, pp. 63-72.
Empirical Study on the Impacts of Major Events on Inter-Market Relationships in Asia (with Hong Rim). Global Business and Finance Review, 12 (2), 2007, pp. 75-87.
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Ironwood Ridge High School teacher suspected of sexual misconduct with a minor
Web Producer: Marissa Pasquet
ORO VALLEY, Ariz. (KGUN9-TV) - Authorities have arrested an Ironwood Ridge High School teacher Melissa Anne Dalton on charges of sexual misconduct with a minor Monday.
Authorities say at approximately 9:30 a.m. the Oro Valley Police Department School Resource Unit was called to investigate an allegation of sexual misconduct involving an IRHS teacher and two students.
Oro Valley Police completed interviews with all parties involved and it was determined that probable cause exists to charge Dalton,33, with four counts of sexual misconduct with a minor.
Dalton has been booked into the Pima County Jail.
Dalton had her initial arraignment in video court Tuesday, posted $ 7,500.00 bond and was released from jail, according to officials with Justice Court.
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Please visit http://waterrights.utah.gov or call (801)-538-7240
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Not all of the motorists traveling along the roadways in Carbon County, across Utah and throughout the United States appear to be practicing what the drivers and traffic safety officials preach.
A report recently released by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety determined that almost 10 percent of motorists surveyed admitted to driving during the previous month depsite thinking their blood alcohol content levels exceeded the established legal limits.
The admissions from surveyed drivers came despite the fact that motorists cited drinking and driving as the most serious traffic safety issue.
"The do as I say, but not as I do mentality needs to end," emphasized Rolayne Fairclough, AAA Utah spokesperson. "No one thinks of themselves as a bad driver. Yet every 13 minutes, someone dies on America's roads and the nation seems complacent about these preventable tragedies."
Drinking and driving isn't the only area where drivers aren't being honest with themselves.
The report finds three out of four motorists believed that they are more careful than others behind the wheel and more than 80 percent of motorists rated distracted driving as a serious problem.
Nevertheless, more than one-half of the same individuals contacted by the researchers admitted to talking on the cell phone while driving in the last month.
And 14 percent of the motorists admitted to reading or sending text messages while operating motor vehicles.
More than seven out of 10 motorists contacted by the researchers rated red light running as a serious problem, pointed out the AAA study.
Nevertheless, more than one-half of the same individuals admitted to speeding up to get through yellow lights.
And 5 percent admitted to having run a red light on purpose in the past month.
In addition, the AAA traffic safety report highlighted the silent toll crashes are taking on people's lives.
Nearly one of every four people interviewed reported having been injured in a crash at some point in their lives.
And nearly one in three of the individuals reported having a close friend or relative permanently disabled or killed in a crash.
Despite the dramatic number of personal experiences people have had with motor vehicle accidents, the majority of Americans appear to have virtually no idea how significant the toll really is, indicated the AAA report.
More than one in four people polled by the researchers guessed that 10,000 or fewer victims died annually in traffic crashes.
Another 14 percent of the survey respondents estimated that the number was more than 100,000, while one in four of declined to venture a guess.
All told, only one in three Americans correctly estimated somewhere between 10,000 and 100,000 people die annually in motor vehicle crashes in the U.S.
Traffic crashes are the leading killer of people between the ages of 2 to 34 years old, according to nationwide statistics. The overall death toll on U.S. roadways have exceeded 40,000 everyyear since the early 1960s, with the sole exception of 1992.
"All of us should work to build a better traffic safety culture, where more than 40,000 deaths annually is considered unacceptable, where drivers take more responsibility for their own driving instead of blaming the other guy," stressed Fairclough.


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Kaptivating Kidz: Coquille Chess Club
From prodigies who can barely reach the table to others who don't even want to sit, the Coquille Chess Club isn't taking any pawns.
11-year-old Josiah Perkins said, "You have to concentrate on the game. You try to just look at the game, try not to look at the opponent."
Ever since Dr. Nancy Keller started the Coquille Chess Club 15-years, the group has dominated the Southern Oregon Chess League and took fourth at Nationals in 2010.
"You are in a huge room with lots of tables so there is just a lot of pressure. the first national chess tournament, I wanted to cry the first round," is who 14-year-old Sarai Perkins describes the rush and stress.
Unlike it's often compared counter-part of checkers, chess is more of a thinking man's game.
One of the clubs best players, Aaron Grabinsky is one who takes a pass. "I know how to play but I don't like it. Too simple."
It takes strategy, smarts and an occasional tip of the hat, which happens to be Josiah's good luck charm.
Aaron weighed on on his teammates big lid, "He thinks there is some kind of advantage in it. Nice hat though."
The Coquille Chess Club has plenty of rivalries including family members.11-year-old Mason Collard taught his little sister how to play about a year ago now he says she is better than him. Mackenzie Collard agrees.
"Most of the time when I play him, he's tired."
Likely excuse. Gamesmanship and sportsmanship coming together in Coquille.
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At the company's annual conference this week RIM's new CEO Thorsten Heins officially confirmed the launch of a Blackberry PlayBook 4G LTE planned for later this year.
According to a report from Canadian Reviewer, the new tablet will be equipped with a 1.5Ghz dual-core processor and a near-field communication chip. The article also indicated that the new tablet will support HTML 5 and Adobe Flash. It look similar to the current BlackBerry PlayBook.
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RIM has some making up to do with its market since the PlayBook has been a sore point for RIM since its launch in May 2011. Its sales have slow and reviews are lukewarm. RIM is trying to improve things. An update in February added new features such as a native e-mail client and additional ways for interaction between the BlackBerry phone and the PlayBook tablet.
RIM's 4G LTE PlayBook could be a way to challenge Apple tablet, such as the iPad 2, and iPad 3 hold on the enterprise market. This is one market that RIM has been doing well.
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Brevard County boy designs kid-friendly social media site
More than 17,000 teens have become "Groms" on GromSocial.com
A 12-year-old from Brevard County is grabbing national attention with a kids-only social media site that his whole family helps produce.
Zachary Marks has created a secure, kids-only, site on the worldwide web he calls GromSocial.com
"A Grom is a young up and coming athlete or musician or gamer," Marks says, "And we figured a Grom is under the age of 16 and that's what we allow on there."
The Brevard County boy was only 11 years old when he got caught talking to older people by a family friend on Facebook.
So his parents, Sarah and Darren, issued a challenge: No more Facebook but develop a social site for kids under 16.
Sarah Marks said she didn't think her son would ever make it work, but she was wrong.
The site took off quickly with 5,000 kids joining in the first two months. A year later there are more than 17,000 Groms have joined from Orlando to California.
Zachary has recruited his brothers and sisters to provide the GromSocial stuff.
10-year-old Caroline, aka Ashley, handles music and entertainment.
"I really like it, It's really cool knowing it's our site," she said.
Darren Marks says security is a priority. The conversations are monitored 7 days a week 24/7.
Darren Marks says every kid must have written approval from a parent. Both child and parent must provide name, birthday, and email.
Area school districts have been interested in the site as well because not only does it provide protection from potential predators but it keeps bullies out too.
Zach's home school teacher, Jennifer Domulat, says the site encourages creativity.
"The website itself is a really dynamic platform for kids to not only connect, communicate and express themselves, but have a good time."
Does Zach see his site as a money making venture?
He says no, "for now I just want to have fun with it."
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Big rig catches fire, spills fuel on Orange Blossom Trail
Hazmat team called to scene, Orlando fire officials say
Published On: Jan 30 2013 04:37:09 PM EST Updated On: Jan 23 2013 12:38:21 PM EST
A tractor-trailer caught fire in Orlando, spilling a large amount of fuel and prompting a hazmat situation.
The Thermo King tractor-trailer ignited around 7:15 a.m. Wednesday on Orange Blossom Trail near 26th Street.
The truck holds 125 gallons of fuel.
No one was injured, and officials are investigating the cause of the fire.
"Then I saw flames and I was looking for a place to pull over but there was no place for a big truck so I had to stop it there and bail out," said Andre Fleming, the driver of the truck.
One lane of OBT was open in the area, and cleanup was expected to take a couple of hours, fire officials said.
Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.


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Adoption day for pit bull that survived botched DIY neutering
CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Buddy, a pit bull mix that survived a botched neutering attempt in November, was adopted by a family in Corvallis on Thursday.
The pit bull was found abandoned in a shopping cart outside of a Safeway in Springfield. A good samaritan took Buddy across the street to a veterinary clinic where he got the surgery that would save his life.
After over a month-long recovery process, Luv-A-Bull Pit Bull Rescue agreed to adopt him out to a good home.
In the meantime, Jeremy DeGuc, a trainer with Luv-A-Bull, took Buddy home with him.
"He's a great dog and so full of love," said DeGuc on Thursday.
After more than a month of looking and interviewing, DeGuc said they finally found Buddy a home in Corvallis.
"Every time I thought he might get a home I honestly got a little emotional because he has a place in my heart," said DeGuc as he pet Buddy in front of his new owner, Matt Ashland. "Just look at him."
Ashland said that his family recently lost their dog Singer (also a pit bull mix) to heart problems.
"She was my constant companion," Ashland said, as tears filled his eyes.
Ashland found Buddy's story online at KVAL.com, where he found Luv-A-Bull's contact information.
"So, Nic had never been without a dog, and that's all he wanted for Christmas," said Ashland, his son Nic standing beside him. "So, we started looking and we saw Buddy, and he looked a lot like Singer."
Ashland owns a comic book store in Corvallis and said Buddy will come to work with him every day.
"Buddy is what Luv-A-Bull is all about," said DeGuc. "Going through so much. Just look at him ... you can't even tell."
Data collected from US shelters in 2009 found that 58 percent of dogs euthanized in the US are pit bulls.
DeGuc said he believes this statistic exists because of maltreatment, misuse and abuse of the breed.


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Video: Gov. Cuomo's 2013-2014 Budget Plan- Part 3
Video: Gov. Cuomo's 2013-2014 Budget plan- Part 2
Video: Gov. Cuomo's 2013-2014 Budget Plan- Part 4
By Joseph Spector, Albany Bureau Chief
ALBANY -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed a $136 billion budget plan Tuesday that increases education aid by 4.4 percent, limits state spending growth to 1.9 percent and closes a $1.3 billion budget gap without raising taxes and fees.
The 2013-24 budget proposal offers new initiatives to boost the sagging upstate economy and seeks to alleviate the growing cost of public pensions by creating a new program for local governments.
The fiscal year starts April 1, and Cuomo is hoping state lawmakers will adopt the budget on-time for the third consecutive year, which would be a first in recent history.
"We have built credibility, we have balanced the budget, we have passed on-time budgets, and the public trust has been restored," according to the budget briefing. "New York is, indeed, on the rise."
The $1.3 billion budget gap is nearly double what Cuomo estimated a year ago as tax revenues have not kept up with projections.
Cuomo proposed closing the budget gap through consolidations and cuts to state agencies, including the closure of two prisons. -- Bayview in Manhattan and Beacon in County. Overall, Cuomo said he would find $434 million in limiting state spending.
The Bayview prison has been vacant since Superstorm Sandy in October. The Beacon facility, Cuomo said, costs the state nearly $70,000 per inmate a year - more than twice the state standard. The closures would reduce bed capacity and save nearly $19 million, Cuomo said.
He did not indicate how many staff members might lose their jobs.
Aid to the state's roughly 700 school districts would increase by 4.4 percent, or $889 million. Total school aid would be $20.8 billion. Three percent of the increase, $611 million would go directly to schools and $203 million would be one-time financial relief to help struggling districts.
Another $75 million would be competitive grants, which would include money for schools that expand pre-kindergarten programs and the expand classroom time.
Aid for local governments - cities, towns and villages - would stay flat at $715 million. There would be an additional $79 million for grants to promote greater government efficiency.
Cuomo seeks to address mandate relief for municipalities, who have warned that unfunded state programs are crippling their budgets.
The budget proposes a "Stable Rate Pension Contribution Option," which would allow schools and local governments to essentially smooth out their pension payments by limiting the growth in the coming years but adding to the cost in latter years.
Cuomo also wants the Legislature to relinquish its control over counties who want to increase their sales-tax rate. Currently, lawmakers have to approve any extension or increase. The budget proposal said would make the issue "solely a local responsibility."
Cuomo also offers a host of new tax breaks to spur job growth. Among them, he would reduce employers' cost of purchasing workers' compensation insurance. He said it would provide $900 million in savings to employers.
The state's unemployment rate in December fell slightly from 8.3 percent to 8.2 percent, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. New York's unemployment rate, however, is still above the national average of 7.8 percent.
Gov. Cuomo's proposed budget Tuesday continues funding for his regional economic-development program while moving forward with plans to create 10 tax-free "hot spots" for burgeoning industries.
Cuomo's $136 billion spending plan calls for a state-backed, $50 million venture capital fund and outlines plans for a marketing program meant to boost the state's tourism and locally grown products.
Here's a look at the highlights in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's $136 billion budget proposal Tuesday:
-- Closes a $1.3 billion budget gap without new taxes or fees.
-- Increases spending by 1.9 percent.
-- Includes $6.1 billion in expected federal aid for Superstorm Sandy. Overall, the budget expects $30 billion in federal aid for storm relief.
-- Boosts education aid by $889 million, or by 4.4 percent, including $75 million in competitive grants.
-- Creates tax-free zones for job growth and continues $220 million for regional development councils.
-- Reforms workers' compensation system to save employers, governments and schools $900 million.
-- Starts program to help local governments fund growing pension costs.
-- Raises the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $8.75 an hour.
-- Includes $974 million in savings through government consolidation, including the closure of two prisons - in Manhattan and Beacon Correctional Facility in Dutchess County.
-- Puts in revenue raisers to bring in $403 million, mainly extending current taxes, such as limiting charitable contribution deductions on people making more than $10 million.
-- Provides $85 million to Thruway Authority, including cost of the Thruway's State Police patrol, to avoid a toll increase on trucks.
-- Requires industrial development agencies run at the county level to get approval from the state's regional development councils for state sales-tax exemptions and limits sectors where IDAs can offer tax breaks.
-- Allows businesses under 2,500 square feet that sells lottery tickets to sell Quick Draw, the Keno-like game. Would bring in $24 million for state education.


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On Tuesday, August 22, China Daily, the official state-newspaper of the Communist Party of China, reported a visit by Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo to Russia, where he met with his Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. According to China Daily, both sides pledged "to further promote their comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination." China Daily continued, "Lavrov said the Russia-China strategic partnership is irreversible, which not only serve the fundamental interests of both countries, but also conduce to peace and stability in the world."
In September, the Sino-Russian "strategic partnership" was expressed at a higher level, as Chinese President Hu Jintao journeyed to Vladivostok, Russia, where he was the honored guest of President Vladimir Putin, who hosted the 2012 meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). China's Xinhua News reported on September 7:
Hu said that he would like to have a thorough exchange of views with Putin on how to promote the comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination between the two countries and on regional and international issues.
"I am also looking forward to a successful APEC meeting to be presided by President Putin," he added.
Putin said the Russia-China relations have reached a very high level thanks to personal contribution of Hu, who would be invited to be the first speaker at the APEC leaders' meeting.
The China-Russia strategic partnership has developed steadily in recent years. The two countries have further boosted strategic and political mutual trust, enhanced their trade and economic cooperation, and coordinated closely on major world and regional issues.
The Hu-Putin love-fest in Vladivostok is a follow-up to Putin's visit to China in this past June and Hu's visit to Russia last year. For more than a decade, The New American has been reporting on the growing partnership between Moscow and Beijing and the extensive cooperation between the two regimes on matters concerning military, technology, science, trade, education, and geo-politics.
Russia is supposedly no-longer a communist country yet it shares a "strategic partnership" that is "irreversible" with the People's Republic of China, which still remains under Communist Party rule. Despite this apparent difference in government, what sort of "stability in the world" could these two states be working towards? Surely not a "world revolution" to lead toward a "one-world communist state," as once commonly dreamed by all Soviet dictators from Lenin to Grobachev and China's Mao Zedong. After all, the Soviet Union collapsed, "communism is dead;" or was the collapse of communism and the Soviet Union a subterfuge to advance a strategic Soviet victory?
Click here to read the entire article.
Photo: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks at the Victory Day reception in the Kremlin in Moscow, May 9, 2011. (CCCP are the Cyrillic letters for USSR or Union of Soviet Socialist Republics): AP Images


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Dorina Avram's research program is in the field of immune system regulation. This lab is interested in alterations of immune regulatory mechanisms associated with autoimmune diseases, particularly inflammatory bowel disease and multiple sclerosis. One research area is in the transcriptional control of T cell function with main emphasis on the transcription factor Bcl11b, which Dr. Avram discovered when she was a postdoc with Dr. Mark Leid. Using conditional and inducible knockout mouse models, Avram lab found that Bcl11b plays a crucial role in T cell development, as well as in mature T cells, including CD8+ T cells, iNKT cells and T regulatory cells. At molecular level, Avram lab demonstrated that Bcl11b functions both as a transcriptional repressor, through association with the transcriptional corepressor complex NuRD, and as a transcriptional activator, through association with transcriptional coactivator complexes containing CBP/p300 HATs. Avram lab continues to investigate the role of Bcl11b in T cells, using conditional and inducible deletion of the gene in mice, as well as transgenic mouse models, and in vitro cellular systems. Specific directions of this area of research are: (1) determining the role of Bcl11b in Thelper cells, NKT, T regulatory and innate lymphoid cells, and how alterations in Bcl11b function result in immune disorders; (2) understanding the switch signals that confer to Bcl11b transcriptional activation versus transcriptional repression function, and their implications on expression of networks of genes; (3) understanding how Bcl11b cooperates or competes with other lineage specific transcription factors and regulatory complexes to control common genes or stage specific genes.
Other areas of research recently initiated include regulation of Thelper function by ubiquitination and implication in autoimmune disorders, as well as transcriptional control in immune lineage development by Mef2 transcription factors.


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A 7th grade girl's and an 8th grade girl's team each won the championship of the Color Country Classic league tournament. The league was based out of Richfield and consisted of programs from North Sanpete to Cedar City. The 7th grade girls beat Richfield for the championship and was coached by Jeff Cisneros and Bob Fossat. (Back left to right) Delaney Cisneros, Aubrey Fausett, McKenzie Griffeth, Maggie Powell. (Front left to right) Miranda Blanton, Cali Fossat, Kelsey Sorenson, Meagan Mower.
The 8th grade girls beat Emery for their championship and was coached by Gary Haeck and Jeff Blanc. The league started in February and ended on April 13, 2013. (Back row left to right) Chandelle Nichols, Taylor Passarella, Lindsey Blanc, Makayla Lupo, Shy Salazar. (Front row left to right) McKenna Sorenson, Jessica Jensen, Paige Haeck, Cyenne Bigelow.
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