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Information leaked from a report compiled by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicates that heat from the sun may play a larger role in increasing the Earth's temperatures than previously thought.
Fox News, which released the story, identified the source as Alec Rawls, who posts on a blog called StopGreenSuicide.com. Rawls told FoxNews.com, "Even after the IPCC acknowledges extensive evidence for ... solar forcing beyond what they included in their models, they still make no attempt to account for this omission in their predictions. ... It's insane.
Fox noted that Rawls blames the UN for burying its point about the effect of the solar energy on climate change in Chapter 11 of its report.
A visit to StopGreenSuicide.com reveals a post that Rawls made last December 13 in which he states that he participated in an "expert review" of the IPCC report, called "AR5, Working Group 1," and that he believes he is fully justified in leaking the full draft of the report to the public. Rawls weighed the ethical pros and cons of leaking the report carefully, saying that "The ethics of leaking tax-payer funded documents requires weighing the 'public's right to know' against any harm to the public interest that may result."
In making his case, Rawls cited a statement from Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, that the UN's climate agency was exerting considerable influence on national governments to engage in centralized transformation of their societal infrastructures. Said Figueres:
We are inspiring government, private sector, and civil society to [make] the biggest transformation that they have ever undertaken. The Industrial Revolution was also a transformation, but it wasn't a guided transformation from a centralized policy perspective. This is a centralized transformation that is taking place because governments have decided that they need to listen to science.
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So may we please see this "science" on the basis of which our existing energy infrastructure is to be ripped out in favor of non-existent "green" energy? The only reason for secrecy in the first place is to enhance the UN's political control over a scientific story line that is aimed explicitly at policy makers. Thus the drafts ought to fall within the reach of the Freedom of Information Act.
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Anyone who spends time in the outdoors gets to behold the wonders of nature, and among those wonders is a regal set of antlers on a mature white-tailed buck. When a hunter encounters such antlers, his or her heart rate rises sharply, and, in some cases, that fast-beating heart leads to a case of buck fever. Yes, having the opportunity to take a regally-racked buck is the Super Bowl of deer hunting.
Deer antlers are sometimes referred to as horns, but that is a misnomer as horns are permanent whereas antlers grow anew annually. That growth is a true miracle of nature.
Antler Growth
A bucks antlers begin growing anew every April. This growth is due to an increasing amount of sunlight and the resulting hormonal stimulus. Growing up to half an inch a day, antlers are the fastest growing form of tissue in the animal kingdom.
As this tender tissue grows, a protective skin, called velvet, covers the tissue. As a general rule, antlers are formed and hardened by late August or early September at which time the blood supply no longer finds its way to the velvet covering. The velvet then dies and falls off or is rubbed off.
Wildlife biologists believe that the strain on a bucks body for the production of a large set of antlers is equivalent to the stress of a doe giving birth to a pair of fawns.
Antler Casting
The natural antler cycle concludes when bucks, due to a decrease in testosterone level, shed their racks. Antler casting typically occurs in late December or January although some bucks have been known to carry their antlers into March. For the most part, casting is a hormonal process, but nutrition can also affect when shedding occurs. The loss of antlers is painless for deer, and both antlers may fall off the same day or even weeks apart. Searching for shed antlers is a form of recreation for some individuals, but the majority of sheds are located while people are in the pursuit of other outdoors activities. Locating shed antlers is a fairly uncommon occurrence in area woodlots, though, because of the vastness of the woods and because a variety of rodents such as mice and squirrels eat the antlers for their calcium and phosphorus.
Biologists have developed eight theories on why bucks annually shed their antlers. Two of the most popular ones are that shedding is Natures way to replace damaged antlers and that new antlers are required every year so that antler size can keep pace with body size.
Influences on Antler Size
Authorities agree that genetics, nutrition, and age are the primary factors in determining a bucks rack although current thinking suggests that herd management and such factors as overall population and the buck-to-doe ratio, too, may play roles. Even though genetics is the least understood factor in antler development, biologists believe that genetics is more of an influence on the form and shape of antlers than their actual size. Nutrition is an easily understood concept, and areas with rich soil and nutritious foods produce better antlers.
The most significant factor in antler growth, though, is age. Deer are individuals and there are exceptions, but as a general rule, antler growth follows this sequence. Male fawns have hair-covered knobs called buttons.
Yearling bucks have spikes, forks, or a small set of branched antlers. Two and one-half year old deer typically carry a larger set of branched antlers. A deers antler mass and often the number of antler points continue to increase when the deer is three and one-half years and again when he is four and one-half years.
Most bucks reach peak growth in antler configuration at four and one-half years of age although some animals reach that peak a year or even two years later. Also, after four and one-half years, a bucks antlers may increase in mass.
Purpose of Antlers
Biologists believe that antlers serve a combination of purposes. One is heat radiation during the summer months when antlers are in their velvet stage. A second is protection or self-defense, and a third is scent dispersal. Antlers, too, are tools of aggression for sparring and fighting in order to establish dominance among bucks in a given area. Antlers also play a psychological role in intimidating less endowed bucks and in attracting females.
In essence, a massive set of antlers serves as a status symbol of male supremacy for all deer in the area. And the hunter who kills a buck with an impressive set of such antlers likewise stands out among his or her peers.
Big Buck Sightings
Encountering a big-racked buck is a rare occurrence for most hunters because such creatures are nocturnal in their movement during the hunting season and because bucks are often harvested before they reach their peak antler growth.
The odds of encountering a mature buck are on the rise, though, as a growing number of hunters choose to pass on shooting yearling bucks.
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As our country continues to embroil itself in foreign wars and once again pins its hopes on a new leader's promise for change, the feature length documentary, "Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune" is a timely tribute to an unlikely American hero. Phil Ochs, a folk singing legend, who many called the emotional heart of his generation, loved his country and he pursued its honor, in song and action, with a ferocity that had no regard for consequences. Wielding only a battered guitar, a clear voice and a quiver of razor sharp songs, he tirelessly fought the good fight for peace and justice throughout his short life.
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It only took two innings for the Dinos to put the ALA Eagles away on Monday night. They were two big innings as Carbon mowed over ALA 14-1 to stay undefeated in region action.
Hayden Basinger took his first pitch off the mound Monday afternoon already sitting on a seven run lead. The big Dino bats got rolling early as Carbon burst out in the top of the first with seven runs.
While the Dinos did not score in the second, it was deja vu in the third as Carbon again posted seven on the board. ALA finally drove on over in the fifth as the game quickly drew to an end.
The Dinos scored 14 runs on 12 hits and committed a pair of errors. Dylan Vogrinec blasted a pair of doubles and Julian Tamllos added a two bagger as well.
Carbon finishes up regular season action on Friday with a double header over in Park City. State tournament play begins on May 14. There will be four games beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the Carbon High field.


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In 1983, the snowfall in the mountains around the Wasatch Front was so heavy that Salt Lake City had to build a canal of sandbags down State Street to carry away the spring runoff that the flooded streams couldn't handle.
Media coverage of the urban event was misinterpreted that summer by potential tourists. They saw the reports, and assumed the whole state was under water. Tourism was down for that year.
That same kind of trend concerning information from the Beehive State is going on around the country and even in certain parts of Utah now, but the news instead is about economic well being and job growth in the state. Because of reports like the one that was released by the United States Chamber of Commerce in April touting Utah as being one of the fastest growing and healthy states, people everywhere think it is true of the entire state.
However, it's not. Many rural areas are not benefiting from the substantial growth and hot economics of what is largely a Wasatch Front, Washington County and Uintah Basin phenomenon. And it is particularly not true in Carbon County.
While the unemployment rate as of April for Carbon County was lower than the national average (7 percent verses 7.7 percent ) it was far from the Utah average of 4.9 percent (U.S. Department of Labor), the second best in the nation. North Dakota is at 3.3 percent.
As anyone in the area knows, much of Carbon's economy is based on mining. There was a time in Utah when mining, both hard rock and coal, accounted for up to 25 percent of the state's employment. While Carbon has remained very dependent on taking coal out of the ground, the rest of the state has changed. According to the latest report from the Governor's Office of Management and Budget, mining employment now only makes up one percent of the total jobs in the state. And as for change overall in numbers, it hasn't increased or decreased in the last year.
But that has not been true for Carbon County. In late 2008 around 1,500 people were directly involved in mining coal in Carbon County. Today it is only around 700. A report by the Utah Division of Workforce Services points this out succinctly. From December 2011 to December 2012, mining jobs in the county dropped by 28.9 percent.
During that time, all job sectors in the county declined except for professional business services and education/health/social services employment. Each of these sectors grew by between two and three percent.
These downward figures are reflected in other data that has been reported too. Total permitted construction values in the county were down 16.5 percent last year and overall sales in the area also declined 7.5 percent.
The coal industry in Carbon County has faced ups and downs all through its existence. Some say that it will come back again, while others say things in the economy have changed and that the world will never be using coal in the amount they utilized in the past for industry and power generation.
The fact is these are changing times and natural gas is constantly gaining on coal as a principal source of power generation, which today is the biggest use of coal resources.
The local economy has depended on coal for over 100 years. And during that time, people have talked a great deal about diversification of the economy, particularly in the last three decades.
Will it ever happen? Can it even happen? And what part does the local population hold in that diversification in terms of purchasing, education, innovation and infrastructure?
Those are the questions we will try to answer in this series of articles about where Carbon County is headed in the next few years.
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Submission Cooling Pump Malfunction on ISS->
eldavojohn writes: On Saturday at 8pm GMT, the crew of the International Space Station awoke to alarm bells as one of two ammonia pumps shut down due to a spike in power. Their backup cooling (Loop B) is functioning as designed and NASA released an official statement, "The crew is in no danger, but will need to work additional troubleshooting on Sunday to keep the station in a stable configuration, including the installation of a jumper cable to maintain proper cooling to the Zarya module in the Russian segment."
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PAMPA-On Tuesday evening, the Pampa Lady Harvesters used a big third period to pull away for the 67-41 win over the Borger Lady Bulldogs in District 1-3A play.
The Lady Bulldogs entered the gym, at Pampa High School, determined not to let Pampa run away early for a blowout win like their first meeting in district play.
Over the past couple of months, basketball teams throughout Hutchinson County have hit the hardwood battling for district and conference titles, which has provided several good photo opportunities.
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Merna Beene Morrison, 80, of Borger TX, passed away, Saturday, January 28, 2012.
Merna June Beene Morrison was born Sunday, June 28, 1931 in Hammon, Ok to William James Beene and Mildred (Payne) Beene. Merna graduated from Phillips High School. Later she married her high school sweetheart, Norman Morrison Sr. in Borger, TX on August 31, 1949. In 1963 Norman and Merna purchased the Budweiser Distributing Company in Borger, TX. After their only child was through school, Merna worked alongside her husband in the business. They enjoyed being known as the Budman and Budlady for many years.
According to United States Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña, Northern District of Texas Judge Mary Lou Robinson ordered sentencing dates for the Fernandez family and others involved in the case.
Even with the closing of CHAMPS Academy, the development of a program by Sanford-Fritch High School is helping those who need it to graduate from high school.
Sometime in early 2010, CHAMPS in Fritch was closed due to low funding. CHAMPS Academy was an alternative, non-traditional, high school for students of Borger, Dumas, Panhandle, Plemons-Stinnett-Phillips, Sanford-Fritch, and Sunray.
Nathan Sargent is running for the position of County Commissioner, Precinct 3.
Sargent has lived in Hutchinson County for 52 years. He has been farming for 38 years, and now owns and operates his family farm.
He attends First Baptist Church of Stinnett, where he is also involved in ministries of the church. He has served on the Pringle/Morse School Board, and currently serves on the Board Coop. He is married to Donna Burris, and has two grown children and six grandchildren. He enjoys following his grandchildren in their activities, and also enjoys riding four-wheelers and hunting.
On Monday evening, the Borger Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs Varsity Soccer teams opened up District 5-4A soccer play in Amarillo against Palo Duro.
In the boys game, the Bulldogs battled against a tough Dons team to a 1-1 tie. George Sifuentes had the lone Bulldog goal with Lane Newcomb getting the assist.
In the girls game, the Lady Dons defeated the Lady Bulldogs 2-1. Sammie Huckabee scored for the Lady Bulldogs with Brooke Scott getting the assist.
Some losses are easier to take than others and on Monday night, the Frank Phillips College Plainsmen had to of left the court at the BCAC with a bitter taste in the mouths after losing to the New Mexico Junior College Thunderbirds, 79-76.
After trailing by ten pints at the 18:42 mark in the second half, the Plainsmen battled hard the next 16 minutes to finally take a one point lead with 1:55 left in the game. Unfortunately, three straight foul calls and two turnovers in the final minute helped the T-Birds escape with the win and send the Plainsmen to 1-4 in WJCAC play.
On Monday evening, the Frank Phillips College Lady Plainsmen put up a good fight in the second half against conference leaders New Mexico Junior College. But the Lady T-Birds were able to pull out the 64-49 win over the Lady Plainsmen in WJCAC play at the BCAC.
The Lady T-Birds opened the game taking a 3-11 lead by the 12:54 mark of the first half. But the Lady Plainsmen crawled back into the game, led by LaChrista Nash scoring seven first half points and Laura Martinez nailing two three pointers, to get to within two points at the 7:20 mark, 18-20.
AMARILLO – Nolan Ernest "Scooter" Lanham, 58, died Jan. 28, 2012.
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MASSENA St. Josephs Social Hall could become the future home of the proposed Boys and Girls Club of Massena.
Timmy J. Currier, president of the Boys and Girls Club board of directors, said the organization is planning to purchase the Bayley Road property from St. Marys and St. Josephs Church.
We reached an agreement with the church on the St. Josephs Social Hall in the last few weeks, he said. The group looked at several properties and concluded that St. Josephs hall is the most suitable with respect to location, size and adaptability for the programs we anticipate offering.
The property has been on the market for the past three years, according to the Rev. Scott D. Fobare, pastor of St. Marys and St. Josephs.
There was interest initially in the property. There were some people who were very strongly interested, he said. But for some reason it just didnt pan out to sell the property.
Since it was put on the market, the social hall has seen little activity, Father Fobare said.
Its been sitting there dormant, he said. Really, the only use its had is the St. Vincent de Paul Society used it in the fall for the gathering of their Christmas baskets. They needed a larger space to do that.
Mr. Currier said the group is transitioning from a steering committee to a board of directors that will meet monthly to oversee the project. A capital campaign will be started, with details available after the boards next meeting on Wednesday, he said.
Its goal is to open the club by May 2014, but there is a great deal of work to do, and our kids are counting on the support of the business community, citizens and civic organizations in Massena and surrounding communities to help make this club a reality for them, Mr. Currier said.
Volunteers are needed, he said.
If you have skills or expertise that you can provide to help realize our vision to serve the youth of the greater Massena community, we could use your help right now on one of our committees, Mr. Currier said.
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CENTRAL FALLS – Students in the city could soon be wearing the school colors of red and blue on their sleeves — and on their slacks and skirts as well.
Central Falls Rep. Agostinho Silva has introduced legislation to allow Central Falls schools to adopt a dress code requiring school uniforms. Silva said parents approached him several months ago wanting to establish a school uniform policy.
"I told them, I'll put it in," Silva said, adding that the parents "are looking to put everybody at the same level, dress-wise, when they go to school.
Superintendent Frances Gallo says she is "ecstatic" about the uniform plan. "We think it is a great idea, the parents have been asking for it for quite a while. This is truly directly from the parents. There is even a groundswell of students who have been asking for it."
The legislation calls for the school system's governing board to establish a dress code by January of 2015 and to implement it six months later. Different schools and grade levels would be allowed to establish their own dress codes.
At this point, Gallo says, there has been no conversation about the specific of what the uniforms would look like.
There is flexibility in the plan, however. The legislation explicitly states that the uniform policy "shall include a provision that no pupil shall be penalized academically or otherwise discriminated against nor denied attendance to school if the pupil's parents chose not to have the pupil comply with the school dress code policy. The governing board of the city of Central Falls shall continue to have responsibility for the appropriate education of those pupils.
Silva's bill says: "students and staff of the primary, elementary junior and senior high school campuses have the constitutional right to be safe and secure in their persons at school. However, children in many of our public schools are forced to focus on the threat of violence and the messages of violence contained in many aspects of our society, particularly reflected in gang 10 regalia that disrupts the learning environment.
"The adoption of a school-wide dress code policy in Central Falls is a reasonable way to provide some protection for students," it adds. "A required dress code policy may protect students from being associated with any particular gang. Moreover, by requiring a school-wide dress code policy, teachers and administrators may not need to occupy as much of their time learning the subtleties of gang regalia."
Gallo, however, adamantly denies there is any overt gang activity at the high school or middle school.
"Absolutely not," she told The Times this week, "but there is always a concern, especially now as summer approaches and things pick up in the communities."
The superintendent describes the desire for uniforms in part as "a cultural thing. Most of the families come from countries where uniforms are a standard item for school children, so it is a step in their culture. They believe, and we do as well, that it will breed a sense of respect for all.
"It is clearly an identifiable approach," Gallo noted. "We want to be identified with our students. We want everyone to know who our students are because they really are extremely respectful and well-behaved and we want people to see that."
Silva said there will be assistance for parents who can't afford uniforms, but Gallo believes the uniforms will be "much more affordable than trying to keep up with the styles."
Steven Brown, executive director of the RI ACLU says school uniform plans should be viewed with "enormous skepticism."
He said imposing a mandatory dress code "weakens some of the basic principles underlying a public school's mission in society. Education should encourage independence of thought and tolerance for others who may differ in their self-expression." Requiring students to wear uniforms, Brown said, promotes "an unhealthy regimentation.
"Compulsory uniforms are used in prisons to destroy a sense of individuality and in the military to promote a sense of obedience to authority," he said. "They are out of place in our public schools."
School systems like Central Falls face significant challenges in improving student achievement, Brown acknowledged. "However," he said, "school uniform policies are ineffective and a diversion from the more challenging steps that must be taken in an effort to better the city's schools."
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Anyone with a paycheck will see Social Security taxes rise from 4.2% to 6.2%, which was the rate before 2011. A person making $50,000 a year will take home $1,000 less in 2013.
Long term capital gains and dividend rates will rise to 20% from 15% for individuals making more than $400,000/year and couples making more than $450,00/year.
Taxpayers with ordinary tax rates below 25% will pay 0% tax on long term gains and dividends. Those who make less than $400,000/year with ordinary tax rates above 25% will pay 15% on long term gains and dividends.
The bill makes permanent exemptions to the Alternative Minimum Tax, indexed for inflation. The exemption is set at $50,600 for individuals and $78,750 for couples filing jointly.
Personal exemptions and itemized deductions will be subject to a phase out for individuals making more than $250,000/year and couples making more than $300,000.
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Two years ago, almost exactly, I posted about a bear vest that I knit as a baby present (for my first cousin twice removed, or whatever, I don't even know if that's right). To remind you, this is the one I knit two years ago. It says "paxtyn" but it's hard to read because he's narrow in the waist.
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This bear vest says "conley" and is knit in the same pattern and yarn so they're matchy-matchy brothers. I never wrote the pattern down or anything, so when it came time to knit the second vest I referenced the pictures from the first vest. Check him out!
Cute, right? Part of the cuteness is definitely the bears, which I believe were handmade by my Aunt! These guys are family heirlooms and I'm honored to be a part of their story.


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Wunnerful idea...the forgers will love this.
Just hire illegals. They don't need no stinkin' license! I'm sure the FAA will give them exemptions. 3 landings, 3 take offs in a 150 ought to be good enough for the right seat. Remember, it's ok because they only do jobs Americans won't. Lol
I see you point... What is the worst that will happen to them... If they get caught, they deport them, they come back and start doing it all over again.
You got the program sir!
What are they going to do when there are plenty of planes and no crews.
And they wanna raise the requirements!
The Colgan crash was a major incident and is not to be downplayed by any means. All the hooplah that came out of it regarding pilot training is well and good. That said, another 1000 hours or so is not necessarily going to raise experience level in a particular Aircraft type. Most required training can be gained in 500 hours or way less. Should one be able to afford it, that additional 1000 hours could be spent circling in a C150, gaining not 1 iota of time in a CRJ or dash 8, and having lost a good portion of original training by it not really being current. We have nowhere near the stringent rquirements to get a regular driver's license or a CDL that we have to get a pilot's license, yet on that same day of the Colgan crash, there were 300+ traffic fatalities across the country. No outcries were raised on these because they weren't all in one place at one time, but dead is dead and somebody was at fault in each one. Congress has jumped in here where they have no expertise instead of leaving it to the FAA and/or people that know. IMHO
Clearly this regulation was written by a JD and not an ATP. Too often that's the pattern. Something bad happens, Congress responds by railroading some legislation through so they can brag about how bipartisan they are in the next election cycle, and three election cycles later when nobody cares anymore, the legislation takes effect and causes problems that they can solve with another layer of legislation.
Excellent point W. In my view basic flying and some class room work are all that is needed..and I am talking HS physics here...that would be the way forward.
Of course a lot of people in aviation have their egotistical heads so far up their own jacksies that they have convinced their peers that they are minor deities.
As you know I am an engineer and not a pilot. The ignorance I read on forums at times leads me to believe that there are a lot of wannabes on these forums.
Then again I have been banned of most of 'em because I don't lick ass. Two of em are Pprune and the Aviation Herald. Three of us on Pprune made a hell of a lot of progress in seeking out that T972 Qantas accident in Changi.
No longer can errant and incompetent management put innocent lives at risk. It is called the Internet folks..use it!
Tombstone rulings... Just look at the FAA... They are full of them. Someone has to die to get a new law..
The current state of affairs confirms just how incompetent and corrupt our modern day government has been. They have governed the country into a shambles beginning about 1960 continuing to this very hour. . The FAA is no exception as they take their queues from the hierarchy. In order to pay for votes or just to make it look like they are doing something they mindlessly pass/create tens of thousands of pieces of legislation and rules at all levels that cure nothing and only add to the chaos. I venture to say there is not a business of any type that completely complies with all laws and regulations no matter how hard they try. The best airline in the country is in noncompliance of something every minute of the day. Anybody with a private pilots license knows that just hours in a logbook have very little bearing on the fitness for a particular flying mission. Flying my single engine airplane 10,000 hours isn't going to make the transition to heavy iron any different than the guy with 500 hours.
High time pilots kill themselves often flying unfamiliar aircraft.
I like the last paragraph the best and I don't mind being away from home.....Show me the money and the contract.
"We have a lot of our newly trained, nearly certificated pilots coming out of school and going overseas because the pay is better there. We haven't seen that before," Moak says.
Why don't they explain that in all actuality the vast majority of UND's flight program students are from foreign countries, namely China.
The key was stated in this article, it is inadequate training, not necessarily 1500 hours. The training and fatigue of the pilots needs to be looked into. With this law, regionals will have to raise their pay or else they wont have pilots making it more expensive to fly.
I'd be happy to see the work go back to mainline airlines and aircraft.
Wouldn't we all, and probably, maybe not in our lifetime, it probably will, maybe.
I am about a month away from obtaining my instrument rating and then I shall go onto my multi before attending FIT in the fall so I can get my degree. The 1,500 hour requirement really does make you wonder though. Luckily for me I am a british citizen so I might just move back home and try my luck with the cheap european airlines once I am done with everything.
I can't tell you what to do, BUT, personally I would go ahead and finish my instrument and get the multi engine. Reason being is that you really can't do much without the ME and while a good possibilty, that 1500hr rule is not the law of the land YET, but with the ME you might at least get something to do for a low hour pilot. Even if you did go back home you will still need it.That said, the degree can't be totally overlooked either.


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A woman who reportedly paid less than $60 for a box of assorted art items at a flea market may have cashed in big, for one of the pieces in her purchase is a canvas by famous French painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir. The painting, a river Seine scene titled Paysage Bords de Seine, is scheduled to be auctioned at 10 a.m. on Sept. 29 by the Potomack Company, a fine arts and antiques auction gallery in Alexandria, Va. The painting is expected to sell for between $75,000 and $100,000. For more information, click here!
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State police in Watertown are seeking the publics help in solving the theft and arson of two vehicles that were taken over the weekend from residences in the town of LeRay and village of Theresa.
The vehicles were stolen sometime last Saturday or Sunday, police said.
A green 2001 Land Rover Discovery II was stolen between 3 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday from the driveway of Timothy Cryster, 217 Mill St., in the village of Theresa.
The stolen Land Rover was found at 9:25 a.m. Monday on Lovers Lane, less than a half-mile north of Route 971V in the town of LeRay. It had been abandoned there and destroyed by fire, police said. Since the fire already had been extinguished, there was no need for firefighters to respond to the scene.
The second vehicle a black 2008 Ford F-150 pickup truck was taken sometime between 10 p.m. Saturday and 5:20 a.m. Sunday from the driveway of Robert Smith, 26920 Libby Lane, town of LeRay.
It was found engulfed in flames and was destroyed by the fire, state police said. Evans Mills firefighters extinguished the blaze.
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FORT DRUM SUNY Oswego aims to help meet the regions need for more specialized mental health professionals by re-introducing its graduate mental health counseling program on post.
As part of the SUNY North Country Consortium, the program will begin part time Monday with an eight-week trauma management and stewardship certificate course.
We wanted to start this course because of Fort Drum and the providers, said Yvonne Petrella, SUNY Oswegos dean of continuing education. Weve had a lot of conversations with chaplains and representatives from hospitals and other groups. The certificate is timely, knowing issues the military is facing.
Mrs. Petrella said the course also can be a way for people to try a graduate-level course before deciding to make the multiyear, part-time commitment to complete the graduate mental health counseling programs 60-credit requirement.
Core requirements include multiple levels of psychological foundations, clinical assessment, vocational development, family systems, research methods, 12 credits of electives, and both a practicum and internship in mental health counseling.
Courses will be offered one at a time, for 10 to 12 students, unless enough interest generates the need for multiple required courses on post. Mrs. Petrella said more students wishing to complete their degree more quickly may take additional classes online or at the Oswego campus.
The trauma course will teach about traumatic disorders, recovery and treatment. Trauma stewardship, or self-care needed to avoid secondary trauma, will also be reviewed, according to SUNY Oswego materials.
Concentrated courses, Mrs. Petrella said, tend to work better with schedules of working professionals. A typical course is 15 weeks long.
As a consortium, she said, SUNY schools work together to bring their niche programs on post so theres no competition or counter-productivity.
The graduate mental health-counseling program will prepare students for their license to practice.
Although the Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization did not specifically recruit the program here, as it has with many other health education programs, Mrs. Petrella said SUNY Oswego has worked closely with the group.
The trauma course will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, beginning Monday and ending May 6 at the Fort Drum Education Center, 4300 Camp Hale Road. People interested in taking the course may call the SUNY Oswego office on post, at 773-9007.
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This past April, in honor of Earth Day, DNR's Tawes State Office Complex 'K' Lot rain gardens received a long overdue facelift. The gardens, which were originally constructed in 1997, had recently become overgrown by invasive species, weeds and trash. DNR's Chesapeake and Coastal Service partnered with the Chesapeake Ecology Center and Low Impact Design, Inc. to create a showcase garden that will help manage 55% of the stormwater flow coming off the adjacent parking lot.
Construction of the rain gardens is part of the State's ongoing efforts to reduce non-point source pollution from State owned lands as part of the greater Bay-wide TMDL.
Since 2009, the State has restored over 1,800 acres of buffers, wetlands and reforestation on DNR land. As a continuation of this effort, DNR has developed the Stormwater and Nutrient Abatement Program (SNAP) to identify opportunities to reduce stormwater runoff from facilities such as parking lots, out-buildings and roadways in the State Parks system.
The gardens can be enjoyed as part of a larger rain garden tour in the College Creek watershed. To view the gardens visit www.rainscaping.org.
The following coastal communities have been recommended for funding through the most recent round of the CoastSmart Communities Initiative grant program:
To learn more about CoastSmart Communities and steps your community can take to prepare for sea level rise and coastal hazards, contact Chris Cortina with the Chesapeake & Coastal Service at 410-260-8774 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Maryland's Watershed Assistance Grant Program, coordinated through the Chesapeake Bay Trust, recently approved 9 grants in the amount of $213,400 for planning and design assistance in preparation for on-the-ground restoration. 20 applications were received from local governments and NGOs for requests of over $670,000. The Watershed Assistance Grant Program is an integral component to Maryland's Watershed Assistance Collaborative. The nine proposals awarded include:
The Watershed Assistance Grant Program, to date, has awarded over $1.1 million in planning and design grants to local communities for on-the-ground non-point source Bay restoration projects. This Grant Program is part of the larger Watershed Assistance Collaborative, a consortium of State and Federal agencies, NGOs and private foundations. The Collaborative helps to ensure that local partners have the tools and resources they need to succeed.
To learn about the next available opportunity for funding through the Watershed Assistance Grant Program, please visit www.cbtrust.org. The next funding cycle will begin in early summer 2012. For more information on the Watershed Assistance Collaborative, contact Brent McCloskey with the Chesapeake & Coastal Service at 410-260-8722 or email@example.com.
Middle and high school teachers from all over Maryland are encouraged to SIGN UP NOW to secure their spot participate in the upcoming "Data & the Estuary" professional development seminars offered by the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve-Maryland (CBNERR-MD).
The workshops, a collaboration of efforts by Chesapeake & Coastal Service (CCS), CBNERR-MD components (Jug Bay Wetland Sanctuary, Patuxent River Park, and the Anita C. Leight Estuary Center), NOAA, and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF), strive to provide teachers with the resources, knowledge and experience necessary to facilitate the integration of estuaries and their related issues into the classroom. Carried out in the diverse environments of the Chesapeake Bay, the program uses hands-on field-based investigations to train teachers to gather authentic data on land use, water quality, biotic communities and other factors, analyze that data, and ultimately use this information to develop action projects that will have a positive impact on the natural systems of the Chesapeake Bay.
During the course of this program the teachers receive training in the NERRS Estuaries 101 curriculum, CBF's Chesapeake Exploration, National Geographic Chesapeake Bay Fieldscope online mapping resource, DNR's Eyes on the Bay continuous monitoring water quality data source, and other resources. Teachers can choose to spend 3 days or 5 days in workshops, and may opt for training in 3 regions: Northern Maryland, Central Maryland, and the Eastern Shore (held overnight at CBF's Karen Noonan Center). MSDE credits are awarded to teachers who complete lessons based on the training.
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This past month, the MCC from Patapsco and Tuckahoe State Parks have cleaned out and prepared DNR's newly retrofitted rain gardens in at Tawes State Building and worked on two living shoreline sites - one in the Corsica watershed and one along the Coastal Bays in Williamsville, MD. Also, the Tuckahoe, Pocomoke and Merkle crewmembers planted over a 2,500 trees at a recently completed wetland project in Vienna, Maryland.
CCS is very happy to be working more with the MCC and look forward to a very productive 2012/2013 restoration season. The combined DNR and MD Parks Service MCC Team is already lined up to do four more reforestation and wetland projects this coming summer and fall and these efforts will surely move Maryland closer to its Chesapeake Bay Restoration goals.
Dangling on an office or storefront door in the summertime, one often sees an iconic sign stating, "Gone Fishing". At the Chesapeake & Coastal Service, we take those signs seriously in the form of a program called "Hooked on Fishing (HOF)". CCS's Aquatic Resource Education program offers HOF programs at State and county parks throughout Maryland with the goal of introducing young people to the sport of fishing, and, at the same time, encouraging them to learn more about aquatic habitats and the role people play in keeping these habitats healthy.
"Hooked on Fishing" consists of two components for children ages 8 to15 - the day program and the loaner program. The day program is very popular with scout troops, summer camps, community organizations, and school groups which make up the majority of the participants. During the brief instruction portion of the program, students are: introduced to some of the fishing regulations; taught how to be an "ethical angler"; and learn about the parts of the rods and tackle, knot tying and several casting techniques, as well as basic safety. The students then have a chance to practice what they've learned and go fishing! The total length of the program depends on the weather and fishing success, but usually runs from 2 to 2 ½ hours. The site is up to the group requesting the program and there is no cost. DNR provides all the equipment, but the group is asked to provide bait.
The second component is the loaner program. Groups can borrow rods, reels and tackle, casting kits, and fish printing kits. There is no charge to borrow equipment or kits, but the group borrowing them is responsible for picking them up and returning them to the DNR Tawes building in Annapolis. Also, a children's fishing booklet called "Sidekicks Go Fishing" is available to groups at no charge.
Fishing is an excellent family activity or just a wonderful excuse to be outside. For more information, click here to visit our website or contact Martha Shaum at 410-260-8721 or email@example.com.
Chesapeake Bay National Research Reserve Gears Up for the Paddles's Third Summer
"Explore the Patuxent: Teen Leadership Paddle" is a week-long program held by the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve-MD, Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary, and Patuxent River Park in the Jug Bay region of the Patuxent River.
Throughout this 5-day canoeing expedition (with 3 nights camping), teens have a chance to sharpen their leadership skills, learn teamwork, and gain confidence as they navigate the river. They will measure water quality, camp by the riverside, and prepare meals together. Paddlers will enjoy a unique, on-the-water experience that features local environmental leaders: river keepers, archeologists, astronomers, park naturalists, community gardeners, and scientists who will introduce them to ways that they can become part of the solution to the problems affecting the Chesapeake Bay.
This will be the Teen Leadership Paddle's third summer and we are pleased to announce that we will again offer 2 sessions: July 16-20 and August 6-10. The paddle is open to all high school students (rising freshman to seniors) after submitting an application and letter of recommendation.
12 participants per session will be selected. The fee is $200. For registration information please visit: www.jugbay.org/education/teens or contact Trystan Sill at firstname.lastname@example.com or 410-260-8827.
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A Fort Drum man was charged by state police on Thursday afternoon with driving while intoxicated after his vehicle struck a house on Route 11 in the town of Pamelia.
Ian W. Beamon, 27, 10602 5th Armored Division St., lost control of his vehicle shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday and it struck a house at 23254 Route 11, state police said. He suffered cuts on his arm and face, but other details about the accident and the extent of damage were not available.
He was taken by ambulance to Samaritan Medical Center, where toxicology tests were completed. Those results also were not available.
He was released to military police.
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By Marvin MutzPrice
I remember during the past few presidential campaigns hearing the phrase, "We won't put grandma out on the street". I'm sure you have all heard that one before.
Well, we as seniors, have become dispensable to our government. We did not get a raise in Social Security in 2010 and will not in 2011 nor 2012 since it is based on the economy. However, our Medicare Premiums increased in 2010 and will in 2011 and every year thereafter, as long as we manage to keep Medicare. We are dispensable because we do not pay the high taxes we did when we were working. But we are still called on to be on the board of directors for non-profit organizations, because we have a lot of experience and knowledge. Seventy-five percent of non-profit board members are seniors and about 70 percent of volunteers are seniors. In the State of Utah, we lead the entire nation on number of volunteers.
Recently there has been a lot of criticism about the new Carbon County Senior Center built out by the fairgrounds. If you didn't get to the open house last Monday evening, you need to take the time to go out and tour the facility. Yes, it is farther away than the old center, but they now have four rather than two buses to pick you up at your doorstep and deliver you back to your doorstep at no charge.
Yes, it is a lot larger than the other one, but the other one was already too small, and the baby-boomers will be seniors within the next five years. It was built for expansion without having to remodel or add on right away. Yes it cost a lot of money, but $4.2 million was a grant that does not have to be paid back, and $4.2 million was a 30 year loan that is interest free.
No taxes were raised and none are expected to be raised for this facility. Our county commissioners have been working on this since 1990.
Our seniors have been meeting in a broken down building for years and have had to "make do." We had to lease parking spaces from the railroad and borrow parking spaces from Zions Bank There was no place within the city large enough to facilitate the new center. When you figure $8.4 million dollars for the building to accommodate 15 year growth and put on the ground that the county already owned, I think we owe our county commissioners the biggest "thank you" we could ever give to anyone for not feeling that we are dispensable like the rest of our government does. The needs and desires of the seniors and the present staff were listened to in every meeting and many changes were made according to those comments.


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In a special meeting on Aug. 15, the Price council voted to hire a consulting firm to explore the feasibility of implementing a zoo, arts and parks tax within the boundaries of the city.
Lewis, Young, Robertson and Burningham Inc. specializes in helping cities find financing solutions for various kinds of situations.
In the case of Price, the officials are looking at a deficit in operating some of the citys recreational venues and a ZAP tax may be the solution to resolving some of the problems.
The tax also could be used to increase the types of venues available.
A ZAP tax would have to go through a number of steps prior to approval.
The special council session was scheduled because, despite the fact that the city started talking about the possibility last spring, the officials had not made a decision on the matter.
One of the steps to receive approval is to get the county commissioners to approve the idea and get it placed on the ballot for Novembers election, so taxpayers can vote on the proposal.
Time constraints between now and the next election precipitated the special council meeting.
As we looked at it, we have to send a formal request to the county and that has to be to them by Aug. 24, said Pat Larsen, the citys finance director. Then the county has 60 days to decide whether they will support it or not. If they do, then we have a tight time period to get it on the ballot.
The commissions approval is needed because the county collects and administers local taxes. By state statute, cities cannot levy and collect taxes.
After the introduction of the issue by Larsen, the council debated about whether to push the ZAP tax proposal for the 2006 election or wait and place the matter on the ballot next year.
I think it would be better to go for it now, said Councilmember Kathy Smith. We need to get this to the county and get on the commissioners regular meeting agenda so we can answer questions about why we want to do this.
But Councilmember Jeane McEvoy was concerned about the time restraint and how it could hurt the concept if things were not done in a methodical manner.
It would be such a rushed schedule, stated McEvoy. I am concerned that we cant get the information about what we are doing out fast enough and people will get alarmed.
Some councilmembers were also concerned about the fee the firm is charging and what would happen if the county did not approve the idea. The firm proposed to charge the city $8,417.50 for the services.
I think there are some steps in the proposal that only charge for certain levels of progress, said Councilman Richard Tatton. It is graduated.
Mayor Joe Piccolo pointed out that the council should look at both election options for presenting the ZAP tax to the citizens of the city.
The point is that, if you wait until next year, you will lose the money you could have collected in that time, noted Larsen.
The council also discussed the specific uses for the money in the event the ZAP tax proposal was approved by voters.
The money that is generated needs to be set for specific things, said the mayor. We need to tell the citizens what it will be used for so they understand it. If we approve to go ahead this year, we need to go out and inform them of what we are going to use these funds for. That will strengthen the reasons for them to vote for it.
Being a ZAP tax, the money would have to go to recreation venues in the city. As the council discussed the issue the two biggest needs were operating the swimming pool and keeping the parks in tip top shape.
One councilmember also suggested that some of the money could be used to support the proposed arts council as well.
A ZAP tax as presented would raise sales tax in the city by one-tenth of 1 percent. Estimates show that the tax could raise up to $200,000 per year for the citys coffers. The sales tax rate would rise from 6.25 percent to 6.35 percent.
After additional discussion, the council voted proceed with the proposal for the current year.
Larsen will send a letter to the county requesting the approval and the council will get on the county commission agenda to talk with the commission about the proposal.
The council also heard from McEvoy concerning the Dino-Mine Playground project. She told the officials that the committee has been able to raise almost all the money to start construction next month and that excavation for the park will begin within the next week.
We would like to invite anyone who wants to come to the ground breaking on Friday afternoon at 3 p.m. she told the council.
The new playground will be built in the Terrace Hills Park on 700 North and 1100 East in Price.
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A linguist keeps an eye peeled for interesting words, words that are slangy and can be translated into the patois of other languages. The Hawaiian term haole translates as whitey and the Somali term gaalos translates as non-muslim. I am not looking gaalos up, just basing my translation on this conversation on SomaliNet:
TeAmo: Girls dudessss I'm finding it so hard to wear my Hijab and Abaya. I just feel like I want to take it off but then I feel bad if I take it off. I miss the wind blowing through my hair and I feel like it limits me from doing things like going out with certain ppl and going certain places and I feel happy when I'm not wearing it coz I can act how I like then, I'm not representing anything. Life is so complicated. I cnt even do my activities anymore I rly liked playing football in my spare time but I cnt anymore coz some of our coaches are male. I can't relate to my friends anymore coz I feel like their not like me And I cnt hang around with religious ppl either coz I feel like I'm not on their level.
Substance: think girls that were hijab is the most beautiful thing that exist and maybe u should try and hangout with muslim friends instead of gaalos? And you dont need to compare yourself to other religious people, you are only putting extra weight on yourself for no reason.Be strong and have faith
Hmm, I may lack self-control. The complex linguistic picture (with fariinji and cadaan) is laid out here.


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A Proof of Concept Study of the Effectiveness of Carisbamate in the Treatment of Essential Tremor
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness, safety and tolerability of carisbamate treatment for the signs, symptoms, and impairment associated with Essential Tremor (ET) compared to placebo treatment. The secondary objective is to evaluate the effect of carisbamate treatment on indicators of affect and mood in patients who have ET compared to placebo treatment.
Essential Tremor, Movement Disorders
Drug: Carisbamate
Drug: Placebo
Phase 2
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|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
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|A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover, Proof of Concept Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness and Safety of Carisbamate in the Treatment of Essential Tremor
- The primary efficacy outcome is the overall normalized, restricted Tremor Rating Scale (TRS) score after carisbamate treatment compared to placebo treatment. [ Time Frame: At baseline, week 1, and week 3 in each treatment period ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Overall normalized TRS score; overall normalized unrestricted TRS score, raw TRS total score, raw TRS subscale scores, normalized TRS subscale scores [ Time Frame: At baseline, week 1, and week 3 in each treatment period ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Profile of Mood States (POMS) [ Time Frame: At baseline, then at week 3 in treatment period 1 and at week 3 in treatment period 2 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) [ Time Frame: At baseline, then at week 3 in treatment period 1 and at week 3 in treatment period 2 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Rationale for Quality of Life in Essential Tremor questionnaire (QUEST) [ Time Frame: At baseline, then at week 3 in treatment period 1 and at week 3 in treatment period 2 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
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|August 2007
|Study Completion Date:
|March 2008
|Primary Completion Date:
|March 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Experimental: 001
Carisbamate two 100 mg tablets twice per day
Drug: Carisbamate
two 100 mg tablets twice per day
Placebo Comparator: 002
Placebo two placebo tablets twice per day
Drug: Placebo
two placebo tablets twice per day
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The hypothesis of the study is that carisbamate will be effective in the treatment of Essential Tremor compared to placebo as measured by the Fahn-Tolosa-Marin Tremor Rating Scale (TRS). This randomized (study medication assigned by chance) study has 3 Phases: Screening/Washout, Double Blind Treatment (the physician and patient do not know the name of the study medication), and Exit. The Double Blind Treatment Phase has 2 Treatment Periods. Since this is a cross-over study, all subjects who complete the full Double Blind Treatment Phase will have the opportunity to take carisbamate. Carisbamate is administered as 100 mg oral tablets. During Treatment Period 1, patients will take 2 tablets of their assigned study medication (either carisbamate or placebo) two times a day for 21 days. Patients will return for clinical evaluations approximately 1 week after starting the study medication and at the end of Treatment Period 1. Patients will then reduce their dose of study medication to 1 tablet twice a day for 3 days prior to stopping all study medication for at least 11 days. Before entering Treatment Period 2, patients will return for a clinical evaluation. During Treatment Period 2, patients will take 2 tablets of their assigned study medication two times a day for 21 days. Patients will return for clinical evaluations approximately 1 week after starting the second study medication and at the end of Treatment Period 2. Patients will then reduce their study medication to 1 tablet twice a day for 3 days before stopping all study medication. Patients will return for a clinical evaluation approximately 1 week after stopping all study medication and will be contacted by telephone approximately 30 days after the last dose of study medication. Safety will be assessed during each study visit by monitoring adverse events, clinical laboratory testing, physical and neurological examinations and electrocardiograms. Patients will take 2 carisbamate 100mg tablets 2 times a day (400 mg/day) for 21 days during one Treatment Period and 2 matching placebo tablets 2 times a day for 21 days during the other Treatment Period. Patients will reduce the dose of study medication for 3 days at the end of each Treatment Period. There will be times during the study when no study medication is taken.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 85 Years
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients in good general health
- Definite ET based on the TRIG diagnostic criteria
- Patients must have tremor affecting both upper extremities and at least 1 upper extremity must have a postural or action/intention tremor that is rated from 2 (moderate) to 4 (severe) as defined in Part A (Tremor location/severity rating) of the TRS at the Visit 2 evaluation
- Patients must have a negative urine drug screen at screening with exceptions for legally prescribed benzodiazepines or opioid analgesics. Patients must have a negative blood alcohol test at screening and be willing to abstain from alcohol for at least 24 hours prior to each study visit.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Abnormal neurologic signs or progressive neurological disorders, such as Parkinson's Disease, brain tumor, demyelinating disease, CNS trauma, active CNS infection, stroke, or any CNS disease, other than ET, that could interfere with the evaluation of tremor
- Patients with dystonia or dystonic tremors, enhanced physiologic tremor, task specific tremor (e.g., writing tremor), or historical or clinical evidence of psychogenic or fictitious movement disorders
- Patients currently taking or recently exposed to prohibited medications unless, in the opinion of the study investigator, the patient is able to follow the washout procedure and restrictions described in the protocol prior to randomization
- Patients taking more than one tremor-reducing agent who are unable to discontinue all or all but one of these medications
- Patients who have achieved no discernable tremor reduction after treatment with at least 2 of 3 following tremor-reducing medications specifically prescribed for the treatment of ET: propranolol, primidone, or topiramate
- Prior exposure to carisbamate (RWJ-333369)
- Surgical procedures for treatment of ET such as deep brain stimulation or thalamic ablation
- Current or past (within 1 year) major psychotic disorder, such as schizophrenia or other psychotic conditions, major depressive disorder with psychotic features or other psychiatric disorders
- Exacerbation of major depression within the past 6 months
- History of suicide attempts or suicidal ideation in the past year
- History of drug or alcohol abuse within the past year
- Patients who are not able to abstain from alcohol consumption for 24 hours prior to each evaluation
- Patients with abnormal screening laboratory values or ECG (electrical heart tracing)
- Patients with a history, diagnosis or clinical signs for a significant major medical disorder that might disqualify.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00524056
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|Study First Received:
|August 31, 2007
|Last Updated:
|January 15, 2013
|Health Authority:
|United States: Food and Drug Administration
Keywords provided by SK Life Science:
Essential Tremor
Anti-epileptic drug (AED)
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Essential Tremor
Movement Disorders
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Neurologic Manifestations
Signs and Symptoms
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Okay, I've heard of the Uggs, but what about the New Rocks? I own a pair, but are they good for Antarctica as far as traction goes? After all I don't want to slip and fall on my a** the whole time I'm there. If I don't have to buy new boots I don't want to. Are the Uggs gonna keep me from slipping on ice anyway? Say the expedition I'm on includes a hike? Is there a certain type of tread I should be looking for. here's a of pic link of what my tread looks like:
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New Rock - are they the types with massive thick soles?
It's not just a question of sole tread, but also sole material, flexibility, waterproofness etc. In general boots that are designed to be fashionable rather than functional are not what I'd want to be walking around Antarctica in.
If they are the thick-soled types, then don't even think about it, it sounds like an unneccessary handicap to give yourself to me. If in doubt get in contact with your cruise company, they sometimes have lists of recommended kit and may lend/hire boots from the ship for shore visits.Last edited by Paul Ward; 8th February 2012, 20:56.
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I'm going to agree with Paul. Function before fashion - and from I've heard, I think Uggs are mostly fashion.
That said, a great deal depends on where you are going. In the interior, waterproof is not a necessity, but lots of insulation is. On the coast in the summer, it is the opposite. That said, you will still want some insulation. Ask your tour company.
As for the tread - you'll want some, but it isn't terribly important. Pretty much all treads will slip on ice - or, alternately, you won't want to wear it inside. Yak-trax (a commercial product) are popular for use on ice and firn.
A Canadian company called Baffin reportedly makes some good warm boots, but those are much more than you are liable to need.
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Sooo what about having some good dire-maker boots with ice clips on them?
Not so groovy for the night clubs but very practicle! I've never heard of the uggs but I'm sure they look good from all the hype!
Re: Boots in Antarctica....
I used to carry crampons - full or instep according to season - and they are fantastic for being able to get places where otherwise would be impossible.
You need proper mountain boots to put them on though, 3/4 or fully stiffened.
Re: Boots in Antarctica....
Well thats what dire boots are..... semi stiffened cold rock climbers....
And as far as the crampons go... I like the ones you step into like ski bindings..... you just step into them! they are groovy!
Re: Boots in Antarctica....
The original poster was asking about boots for a tour to the peninsula during the summer.
That is a world away from the proper boots for a South Pole winter.
McMurdo - summer and winter - is somewhere in between. Raytheon provides well-insulated work boots for McMurdo. There aren't any work boots good enough for a South Pole summer, much less a South Pole winter - so they provide FDX boots or Bunny Boots (formerly known as Mickey Mouse boots, which now refer to a black version of the same thing).
I know some people trying Baffin boots for the South Pole winter, but otherwise - FDX and Bunny boots have to do. Of course, there's very little going outside during the winter in any case, and certainly not for more than an hour.
Me, I wore FDX boots with the boot liners and three pairs of socks (sock liners, polar fleece, and wool). That worked pretty well down to 60 below - though I started to feel just a little of the cold after spending several hours at 60 below (F).


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'We all miss our loved ones, but it's a way of making it not so final'
COBURG, Ore. -- One look around her eclectic backyard studio will reveal Analee Fuentes' various inspirations.
An oversized paper-mâché Día de Los Muertos-style head of famous Mexican painter Frida Kahlo hangs in the rafters.
The upbeat Afro-Cuban sounds of Machito play in the background. Collections of small reptile bones lie next to plastic lizard toys and baroque paintings of iguanas and swirling fish.
Next to a sombrero-wearing, classroom-style skeleton replica is a small table adorned with numerous photographs: a black and white portrait of a large Hispanic family, a profile of an older man with extensive colorful tattoos, and one of a friendly looking grey cat.
Beneath the photographs, a candle is lit beside a small ceramic mug containing the ashes of Fuentes' mother.
"This is my shrine," Fuentes says as she points out the multiple family members she pays homage to. "When I come in here I say, 'Hi mom! We're going to paint!'"
As she paints, she senses her mother's guidance. "I feel her spirit there. I think everybody has a mentor in the studio and she's definitely mine."
Fuentes, a Mexican-American artist, masterfully blends her culture and love of nature into paintings that celebrate life's many forms. Her most recent works, oil paintings of fish, iguanas, and lizards, are explorations of her fondness of bold colors and scaly reptiles. These paintings reflect a harmonious marriage between her Southwest roots and her Northwest environment.
She remembers being surrounded by brilliant blue skies, striking birds of paradise flowers, and vivid woven serapes during her childhood in Barrio Logan, San Diego. As a young girl, her home was always crawling with pet snakes, iguanas, and even an Old World chameleon.
"Mexican culture has an icon called a Nahual, and it means a spirit animal that guides you throughout your life," she says. "For me it was reptiles."
She focuses on a specific cross section of an animal, usually the belly of the fish or the eye of the reptile, to emphasize its many vivid colors and textures. She cites Georgia O'Keefe's ability to magnify details in small flowers as an inspiration to show people aspects of nature that can be easily overlooked.
Also an avid outdoorswoman, she says, "Periodically you catch this fish and you reel it in and it's like, 'Wow! Look at that! How could that be a part of this environment and why isn't everybody looking at that?'"
Over 15 years, her fish and reptile series has evolved to more realistic depictions. Hesitant at first, she now enjoys using metallic paint to capture the glistening effect of the scales.
As the seasons change, her scaled subjects begin to migrate from her mind and a different cultural icon takes hold. In her more personal and self-expressive work, Fuentes explores the Mexican concept of death in her Day of the Dead depictions. She summarizes her attitude towards death with a quote by the famous Mexican poet Octavio Paz: "Most Mexicans take death and they play with it."
"It's not like in Mexican culture death is a joke," she says. "We all miss our loved ones, but it's a way of making it not so final."
She plays with the idea of death by placing her own spin on famous western American art, including the "Mona Lisa" and "American Gothic." Her paintings "Bona Lisa" and "Muertos Góticos" switch out the original painted subjects of the respective paintings with skeletal characters. The artist also has many autobiographical Day of the Dead depictions, including her painting "Duality," which features her self-portrait with a half human and half skeleton face.
"It's a reminder of just a mortality and that you really need to make the best out of every moment and every day," she says.
Through her buoyant perspective and bold aesthetics, Analee Fuentes brings every subject she paints, living or deceased, to life.
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