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It's the sparkling show we seldom like to see and the whirling winds we'd all but love to wind up in. It's Mother Nature at her worst, and since we can't prevent it, we'll simply warn you about it.
But there was a time when valuable weather alerts weren't so easy to come by. There was no World Wide Web or video-on-demand. Weather warnings came with the tuning of the radio dial or the tweaking of the rabbit ears on your TV.
But as we step into 2007, we've found that cutting-edge technology has not only changed the way we communicate, but the now-convenient way we receive life-saving weather advisories.
Then, warning time was anything but instant. Once a storm developed conventional radars required extensive analysis before a storm could be considered severe. Often warnings weren't issued until the storm was right over your area.
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Confirmation of de-cellularisation in osteoblast secreted matrices. (A) Light microscopy (scale bar = 100 μm) and SEM techniques were performed following the de-celluarisation of normal matrices. Non de-celluarised osteoblasts are shown as controls. (scale bar: 20 μm). DAPI staining of de-cellularised matrices show no nuclear remnants and non de-cellularised matrices show intact nuclei (scale bar: 50 μm). (B) DNA analysis of the normal osteoblast derived matrices confirmed the removal of nucleic acids in the lysates of de-cellularised matrices. (C, D) Alizarin red staining and the EDX technique were performed to see the mineral content of the normal and OA de-cellularised matrices. All results (from A to D) are representative of matrices produced from four different patients each time with two replicates. Non DCM: Non de-cellularised matrix; DCM: de-cellularised matrix. DAPI, 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole; EDX, energy dispersion X-ray; OA, osteoarthritis; SEM, scanning electron microssopy.
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- I'm a social/environmental psychologist, completing my PhD with Dick Eiser in 2004 (Sheffield Uni).
- My PhD focused on public trust in risk managers and communicators, especially for environmental hazards.
- As a post-doc my research focused on concepts and measures of well-being appropriate for policy.
- Currently my main focus is on the relationships between well-being and exposure to natural environments.
- I'm particularly excited about our findings in relation to the social and psychological benefits of the coast.
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Local singer Samantha Howard performed this summer at Saturday in the Park in Marion. She hopes to have an album out in the spring.
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It's just one fire. Well two really as two buildings got caught up in it but the fire on Dale Street in Manchester made National news. The main story has been that the city centre ground to a halt due to the location of the fire. What might not be appreciated is that the fire is at the centre of the Northern Quarter which is the heart of Manchesters Digital community. One of our strategic partners, CTISN, have been forced out of their building. We are relived that they are clever chaps as they have a full disaster recovery plan already in place and in effect. As they are one of the few businesses sensible enough to have full off site back up and spare hardware, they will be back in action very soon. Rob at Artisan MC has a fuller picture.
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Weeks ago I approached some companies to help my daughters Girl Scout Troop "adopt" ten boys and girls from a Tijuana, Mexico. Little did I know then, that the support and generosity would be simply overwhelming.
The kids (a total of about 75), live in a place called The Purple Palace in Tijuana, Mexico. Less than an hour away from my home in California, but could be miles and miles away. The difference in lives and living is beyond comparison. The kids want for nothing. Perhaps a warm bed, clean clothes, nourishing food. They except kids of all ages with wide open arms. From toddlers wandering the streets in the "red light district" (La Zona Norte Tijuana B.C.), to teens with no where else to turn, to tiny babies left in boxes on door steps.
The Purple Palace started in 2001 by Tyler and Connie Youngkin began renting a big warehouse in the heart of the Red Light district for $1,000 dollars a month. They started with 20 boys. These boys were ones that roamed the streets all night– a night that could include being raped, doing drugs and selling them for prostitution or to pedophiles. In 2003 they opened a dormitory for girls. An interesting twist that the Purple Palace has as opposed to a state ran "orphanage", is that the kids who are there, want to be there. The children can leave the Purple Palace program anytime they want. The Purple Palace is not a closed institution, but rather a family home. To stay there, they have to go to school and obey the rules.
The Purple Palace Mission
- To give each child a warm, loving, clean home, with nutritious and delicious food.
- To give them encouragement in learning at school and church.
- To give them spiritual education from the Bible.
- To encourage them to be leaders by helping and listening to others.
- To broaden their learning experience with public school, music lessons, computer lab, and community service projects, swimming lessons, english lessons, theater, crafts, and more.
- To receive psychological counseling – individual and group sessions.
- To learn to respect authority.
- The children can stay with us at the Purple Palace until they graduate from trade school or the university. They will need to have the determination to grow and study well.
Obviously out little troop of ten wanted to do all that we could for the kids. I took my communication and relationship with companies and turned it into something helpful for the kids, good for out troop and something rewarding for the companies involved.
Five companies took off with the idea if helping out, and went beyond all our expectations!
Hershey's — what child doesn't need some holiday cheer with chocolates in the stocking?! I gigantic box of chocolates were donated. From Bliss Candies to Kit Kats, to cute little Santa's.
The Children's Place– Above and beyond the request. The Children'd Place took the need for clothing and shoes for the kids and ran with it! They donated specific sized shoes for each boy and girl, plus an outfit for each one! From durable jeans and khakis to stylish jean skirts for the girls. Simply wonderful!
Little Kids Inc.- They donated some fun Jelly Belly Bubble Wands for the kids! A perfect toy for Christmas morning.
Slugs N' Bugs— a fun company devoted to helping kids lives more fun through song and dance! They donated Slugs & Bugs & Lullabies, A Slugs & Bugs Christmas, and Slugs & Bugs Under Where? for each child!
Lastly, a private monetary donation of $150, helped purchase more shoes (athletic shoes) for each child, toothpaste, crayons, underwear, and socks. Thank you!
Here are some pictures of the end result.
If you or someone you know would like to help the Purple Palace, please contact them here. They are always in need of food and volunteers!
A HUGE THANK YOU to all companies involved with helping the Purple Palace. Our troop thanks you for your generosity!


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In keeping with warnings, Apple has today stripped former MobileMe subscribers of an earlier free upgrade to the 25GB iCloud tier. The upgrade was offered to help ease the transition to iCloud, since MobileMe was a paid-only service that included 20GB of data, or more under a family plan. iCloud has both free and paid tiers, but the free one only includes 5GB. The 25GB option normally costs $40 per year.


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The Toronto Maple Leafs bolstered their blue line on Sunday with the addition of free agents Cody Franson and Mike Mottau.
According to TSN Insider Bob McKenzie, Franson's deal is likely to be for one year and worth $1.2 million.
In 57 games with the Leafs in 2011-12, Franson scored five goals and added 16 assists. He played with Brynas of the Swedish Elite League during the NHL Lockout, scoring three goals and four assists in 26 games.
Toronto acquired Franson from the Nashville Predators along with Matthew Lombardi prior to the 2011-12 season in exchange for Brett Lebda, Robert Slaney and a conditional fourth-round draft pick.
Originally drafted by Nashville in the third round (79th overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, Franson has scored 19 goals and 52 assists in 198 career NHL games between the Maple Leafs and Predators.
The Maple Leafs also signed defenceman Mike Mottau, who has spent time with the San Antonio Rampage of the AHL this season, registering seven assists in 16 games.
Mottau agreed to a one-year, two-way deal that will see him earn $850,000 at the NHL level and $300,000 at the AHL level.
Last year the 34-year-old was with the New York Islanders and New Jersey Devils, recording two assists in 35 games.
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Alabama Chapter awarded Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham grant
In May 2012, the Alabama Chapter was awarded a grant from the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham to do a pilot program in the Jefferson County Board of Education School System. The project was a collaborative effort between AFSP and Campfire USA to provide prevention training and resources through highly qualified staff to school counselors in the Jefferson County School System. The grant project narrative was as follows: Twenty eight high school and middle school counselors were to be trained about the causes of youth suicide, warning signs and steps they can take to get help for students. These trained counselors would then in turn educate approximately 13,500 students in their respective schools regarding recognition of suicidal risk factors in themselves and others. All students would also be provided with a guide listing available resources which give access to care if they recognize suicidal risk factors in themselves or their peers.
Following this program, counselors and students will be able to identify risk factors for suicide and also have knowledge of where to turn for help and treatment. Ultimately, the program will produce a reduction of incidence of youth suicide in Jefferson County.
To date, the following data has been collected:
Student Data
So far, 11 schools have been graded (4,293 students). There are 29 schools in all. After 11 schools, results so far:
Average Pre-test score 48%
Average Post-test score 61%
Increase of Knowledge 27%
Percentage of Students who would refer themselves for help 87%
Percentage of Students who would refer a friend for help 93%
Number of Students given Tri-Fold Wallet Resource Card 4,293
September 11, 2012 Counselor Training Session
- A Counselor Baseline Information form was given to counselors prior to the training. Only 37% of the counselors reported they had ever been trained on youth suicide prevention.
- There were 28 counselors from Jefferson County BOD middle and high schools in the training. 100 % of those have now been trained.
- On the Baseline Information Form given to counselors at beginning of program we asked for the # of students they saw in the past school year for issues concerning suicidal risk factors. 85% reported 0-5 visits and 15% reported 6-10 visits


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September 4-6, 2015
Spend the weekend at Wild Adventures Friday, September 4 through Sunday, September 6, 2015 with Girl Scouts of all ages! Girls come from all over the Southeast to make new friends, share fellowship with one another and have tons of FUN!
All Girl Scouts from Daisy to Ambassador will have badge earning and learning opportunities.
Being a Girl Scout isn't just about learning - it's about having fun, too! So check out all the rides, over a million gallons of water in Splash Island Waterpark and other park thrills that will make your weekend a true "Girl Scout Adventure!"
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The share price of Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ( ISIS ) reached a new 52-week high, touching $30.09 on Jul 5, 2013. The closing price of this Carlsbad, Calif - based drug discovery and development company that focuses on the development of products using antisense technology reflects a massive year-to-date return of 177.3%. The average trading volume for the last three months was about 1.8 million shares. The company had a market capitalization of $3.35 billion on Jul 5.
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Isis Pharma, a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) stock, received a major boost earlier this year when the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Kynamro, developed in collaboration with Genzyme, a Sanofi ( SNY ) company. We view Kynamro's Jan 2013 approval as a major milestone for Isis Pharma. Kynamro is approved for cholesterol management in patients suffering from homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH). Kynamro was launched in late Mar 2013 and we expect investor focus to remain on the product's performance. We believe Kynamro has significant commercial potential.
Meanwhile, Isis Pharma has made significant progress with its pipeline. The company has several candidates in phase II or phase III including five that could reach the market by 2018. The next 12-18 months should be catalyst-filled with Isis Pharma expected to report results from
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In fact, last month Isis Pharma saw its share price moving up by 29.2% after the company presented impressive phase II data on one of its most promising candidates ISIS-APOCIIIRx (cholesterol management), at the American Diabetes Association.
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Over the last 60 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2013 has gone down from a loss of $1.01 per share to a loss of $0.78 per share. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the second quarter of 2013 has gone down to a loss of $0.26 from a loss of $0.32 per share over the last 60 days.
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More ANC ire heaped on Nedbank's chiefComment on this story
Government spokesman Jimmy Manyi has criticised Nedbank chairman Reuel Khoza, labelling his attack on the ANC as disingenuous and saying it showed that "his books" weren't "exactly balanced".
Manyi's open letter is the latest in a series of attacks on Khoza by ANC members who took umbrage at statements he made on March 30 attacking the ruling party.
At a presentation called to release the Nedbank Group's annual report, Khoza referred to a "strange breed of leaders" determined to undermine the rule of law.
Manyi on Tuesday asked the chairman to clarify some of his harsher statements and criticisms.
Khoza had also commented on the degenerating checks and balances in the ANC leadership. In his letter, Manyi asks where these fears stem from.
"It would help if Dr Khoza were to expand on his allegations and tell us all exactly which checks and balances are being lost so 'fast'," said Manyi.
The government spokesman also criticised Nedbank's broad-based black economic empowerment score.
In an interview last night, Manyi said: "For a man of world stature, why doesn't he lead an (aggressive) transformation in Nedbank?…"
Manyi said he was concerned because "Nedbank is a very important financial institution".
"Rating agencies look at the views of financial institutions towards government."
Nedbank spokeswoman Tabby Tsengiwe said: "We will have to look at the letter first and come back to you… We are aware of it, but everyone has been away on holiday."
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Aquarium Spring Native Plant Sale, Saturday, May 17
It's happening again! The NC Aquarium Spring Native Plant Sale, Saturday, May 17, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
After a long and crazy winter, it's been so exciting to watch the tender, new growth slowly emerging…. until it gets scorched by a northeaster. Spring does seem to be a late arrival this year, but it's definitely time to get back to the garden!
The Aquarium's plant sale features local favorites in starter sizes, including purple muhly grass, beautyberry, coral honeysuckle, summer phlox and eastern columbine. Blue wild indigo is back again, along with wild bergamot, joe pye weed, eastern beardtongue, narrowleaf sunflower, crossvine, blue flag iris, black-eyed susans … AND their brown-eyed cousins, too.
New for 2014: Vernonia 'Iron Butterfly', a drought-tolerant ironweed for sandy OBX gardens.
Support monarch butterflies with more milkweed in your garden. Monarch populations reached new lows last year, mostly due to habitat loss. Butterfly weed thrives in well-drained sites. Marsh milkweed appreciates moister soils and can be grown successfully in a "pond pot" that keeps the roots wet.Find out more about milkweed and monarchs at www.monarchwatch.org.
The complete plant sale list will be ready next week. Plan to make your purchase with cash or check. We won't be able to accept credit cards at the plant sale this year. Don't forget to sign up for the door prizes! If you can't make it on May 17, you are welcome to purchase plants by appointment at a later time.
We continue to sell plants through the year as stock remains available, including new seedlings that will be ready for planting later. Please email me at firstname.lastname@example.com if you're looking for something special or have questions.
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Whether you're a morning person or evening person may very well influence your moral compass, according to a new study.
The findings come from business school professors Brian Gunia, Christopher Barnes, and Sunita Sah, who found a person's chronotype--i.e., whether one feels more alert in the morning versus the evening--may affect when he or she will act more ethically.
The research stems from a theory presented by two other business professors called the "morning morality effect." The effect suggests people who feel like they're at their best in the morning behave more ethically earlier on in the day. The longer the day drags on, goes the thinking, the more likely they are to slip into less than ethical behavior.
This year's findings paint a fuller picture. "An important aspect of this research is not that morning people are more moral, it's actually the match that's the most important thing," says Sah, a co-author on the study and assistant professor of business ethics at Georgetown University. "It's that morning people are more ethical in the morning, but evening people are more ethical in the evening."
Here's how she and her colleagues reached that conclusion:
According to the Atlantic, the study included two different experiments in which subjects were required to self-report the results. One involved paying subject 50 cents for for each math puzzle they completed within a five-minute span, while the other had subjects roll a die several times. From there, they received lottery tickets in proportion to the dots on the roll. Turns out, many subjects lied to get ahead and did so according to chronotype.
Of course, as with many studies of this kind, don't take the results at face value--or necessarily as a cause for concern over the ethical behavior of your employees. Time of day may be a factor, but surely a person's character to begin with is a much bigger indicator of his or her tendency to be dishonest. Some people aren't going to make ethical decisions, period--no matter what time of day.
But the study may have interesting implications for the timing of significant business events. As the Atlantic argues, the idea of scheduling big decisions at a certain time is not exactly the most logical solution for businesses, given how different everyone feels. But Sah offers a compromise: hold meetings midday, rather than early morning, and professors can do the same for exams. College kids, after all, are night owls by nature, so holding tests later on may curb cheating.


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This print is beautifully done and very decorative. The print measures 9" x 12". It is framed in a green finished frame under glass. The featured birds are named TROGON CALIGATUS, (Gartered Trogon). Both birds are colored similarly, yellow belly, blue-black head, dark green wings. The print is labeled in the lower left J. Gould & H.C. Richter del et litho and Hullmandel & Walton Imp in the lower left. This is not an original but a print quite well done. It has a framer label on the back specifying Welch Art Shop in Paris, Texas. The telephone number is SU 4-7610. This indicates it was framed in the the first half of the 20th century. It is in excellent condition.
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San Diego Dynasty make it two in a row by winning the 2013 PSP Mid-Atlantic Open Professional Championship! They once again faced off against Tampa Bay Damage to secure their 2nd PSP Championship of the season. Congratulations to Omaha Vicious and upTon 187 cRew on advancing from the Pro Challengers Division to the Pro Champions Division! These teams will join the Champions Division at the PSP Chicago Open in CPX Sports Park June 21 - 23, 2013.
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Hopewell Township Supervisor David Winsom said he is not surprised that no residents offered comments during a public hearing concerning a tax incentive program to bring Johnson Controls to the area.
"I've already heard pretty much positive feedback from (residents) that it would be good for us," he said. "We're talking about a $60 million building, over 400 jobs in a bad economy. If a Fortune 500 company comes knocking at your door, I wouldn't say that it's bad news."
The public hearing was held Thursday before Hopewell Township's Board of Supervisors. About a dozen people attended the hearing. However, attendees mainly were county officials and law firm respresentatives working with Johnson Controls.
The township is considering a proposal to create a Stonebridge Tax Increment District that would allow Johnson Controls to forgo paying three taxing bodies for its increased assessment on property improvement for 20 years if it moves from Spring Garden Township to Hopewell Township.
The taxing bodies are York County, South Eastern School District and Hopewell Township. The county commissioners and the school district have approved the Tax Increment Financing plan, or TIF.
The board of supervisors will not discuss the plan until it is placed on the agenda and the public is informed as to when the discussion and voting meeting will happen, said Andrew Miller, the township's solicitor.
He said the board will schedule that meeting during its reorganization session at 7 p.
Three weeks: With Thursday's hearing done, township supervisors have three weeks to decide whether the township will agree to a tax incentive plan.
Hopewell Township would need to approve the tax incentive plan for it to go through. The three taxing bodies would, under the deal, continue to receive tax payments on the land, a 57-acre property in the Stonebridge Business Park just off the Shewsbury exit on Interstate 83.
The Milwaukee-based company, which manufactures heating, cooling and ventilation systems, also is considering moving to a site in Maryland.
During Thursday's hearing in Hopewell Township, Adam Tkaczuk, vice president of financial advisory service Duff & Phelps, which is working on the project for Johnson Controls, said the possible Stonebridge site has been underdeveloped since the 1970s, when it was zoned as industrial.
The facility project would include a test lab building and global engineering center, and would take about five years to build, Tkaczuk said. Then Johnson Controls would bring in 440 employees receiving an average salary of $88,000, he said.
Taxes: If Johnson Controls builds a $148 million facility there, the company will pay 10 percent of the land's assessed value in township taxes during the first year of development. That figure will climb 10 percent each year during the following 10 years.
But as part of the TIF incentive, the county and township won't receive any money during a 20-year time period. Instead, the manufacturer will pay property taxes to a third-party bond holder that will use the money to pay for infrastructure, such as roads and sewers, near the site.
South Eastern School District, on the other hand, would receive money. As part of the TIF plan, the company would agree to make voluntary payments of $200,000 to the district in years 2013, 2014 and 2015, Tkaczuk said.
During the course of 20 years, the school district is expected to receive 30 percent of tax revenue from the $148 million facility. He estimated South Eastern would collect about $17 million throughout two decades.
In favor: Darrell Auterson, president and chief executive officer of the York County Economic Development Corp., told township supervisors he is in favor of the plan, as it could encourage Johnson Controls to remain in the county as well as benefit the area with job creation.
"When an opportunity presents itself, it's critical to use every tool we have at our disposal," he said.
After the hearing, township supervisor Shannon Wolf, who also represented the area on the TIF plan committee, said he has heard from residents who share his enthusiasm about the possibility of the business park land finally being developed.
"I believe we've come up with a plan that would be a win-win situation for everyone involved," Wolf said. "And we would have something that would benefit our community in the future."
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Tunisia is more than an excellent place to play golf in the winter: in a small area you can find real deserts with beautiful oasis, old cities, lots of carpets and fine beaches. Combined with the good climate, warm people and good opportunities for a relaxed holiday make Tunisia an excellent holiday destination.
One of the more striking features of a visit to Tunisia is that every single city you visit seems really old. Tunisia has been a part of Phoenician, Carthagenian, Byzantic, Roman, Arab, Turkish and French empires and they all left their beautiful traces here. Tunis and Carthage date back to pre-roman times, El jem has its own Coliseum. Kairouan is considered a young city; it was founded in the 6th century by the Arabs.
The coast of Tunisia is very beautiful. Coastal towns like Mahdia, Sousse, Sfax, Monastir and Tozeur are definitely worth a visit. The beaches are quite nice. You might try to avoid staying in the big tourist traps on the coast, it is quite hard to appreciate real Tunisian life there.
The south of Tunisia consists mostly of desert. A striking sight in this region is the cave dwellings in Matmata.
Another must do is to take 'Lezard rouge'. The Lezard is a train from 1920, used in the past by the Bey. The route winds its way through beautiful scenic mountain gorges.
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Frankfurt, Germany - Deutsche Bank's co-chief executive is saying the bank's surprise fourth-quarter earnings were "inadequate" but vows the bank is on track to strengthen its finances for the long term.
Germany's biggest bank had a surprise loss of 965 million euros ($1.32 billion) in the fourth quarter, as earnings were burdened by 528 million in costs for court settlements and investigations into alleged past misconduct in the fourth quarter.
Co-chief executive Anshu Jain said Wednesday at the bank's annual press conference that "this management team is not happy with these results."
He said they represented "an inadequate return to our shareholders. "
Jain said the bank had put some of its biggest legal issues behind and has continued to strengthen its capital buffer against losses by shedding risky investments. - Sapa-AP
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|Cementoplasty in the treatment of avascular necrosis of the hip.
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|OBJECTIVE: This retrospective study evaluated the role of percutaneous cementoplasty in the treatment of avascular necrosis (AVN) of the hip in order to postpone or avoid total hip replacement. METHODS: The study population comprised 40 patients (47 hips) with mean age of 46 +/- 4.7 years and mean body mass index of 26.7 +/- 4.6 kg/m(2). AVN was classified according to the Ficat-Arlet classification as one stage I, 30 stage II, and 16 stage III. The minimum followup was 9 months. RESULTS: It was found that 74.5% of hips were secondarily operated for total hip replacement a mean of 19.9 +/- 15 months (median 14 mo) after cementoplasty. As well, 94% of patients with stage 3AVN and 68% with stage 2AVN underwent surgery. Twelve hips were not operated, with a mean followup of 39 +/- 19.2 months. Pain decreased by more than 80% after cementoplasty in two-thirds of patients, but the mean pain-free interval was only 8.1 +/- 6.6 months (median 5 mo). Nineteen of the 29 working patients were able to transiently return to work. The outcome was more unfavorable with radiological stage III AVN, joint effusion, and/or a double-line sign around the lesions on magnetic resonance images. CONCLUSION: Despite early relief of pain, the results of the cementoplasty technique were disappointing, with need for arthroplasty surgery in most cases within 2 years. Alternative percutaneous techniques using different filler materials with osteoinductive properties should be evaluated in further studies.
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OHSU tram makes its public debut
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Portland's budget-busting tram makes its public debut on Saturday.
Two enclosed silvery cars are shuttling between Portland's south waterfront and what's known as "Pill Hill," the home of Oregon Health & Science University.
The tram cost $57 million to build, which is double what the city council approved in 2004 and the expected operating cost nearly doubled, to about $1.7 million a year.
OHSU is paying for 85 percent of that. To come up with the rest, the city set the roundtrip fare at $4. OHSU personnel, students and patients ride for free, as will people who hold Tri-Met and Portland Streetcar passes.
Rides are free this weekend, but the spots were spoken for days ago. Free rides also are scheduled Friday nights and Saturdays during February.
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Let's face it: music for kids can be more exhausting to your patience than your own little ones. It can be noisy, repetitive, and overly chipper — in some cases adults would rather eat a spoonful of baby food than hear another moment of it. At its best, music for children can be a hoot, which is why a growing number of established and well-respected musicians started recording albums that both meet kids on their level, and please the adults who have to sit through it.
Laura Veirs' Tumble Bee, Kimya Dawson's hilarious Alphabutt, and They Might Be Giants' Here Come the ABCs all provide excellent examples of a joyful and fun kind of music.
A number of adults are also dedicating themselves to making quality tunes for youngsters and adults alike — there's the cleverly-titled Recess Monkeys, a trio of Seattle teachers are The Not-Its (whose singer formerly fronted 90s indie-pop group Velocity Girl), and Caspar Babypants, who is former frontman for The Presidents.
Other people on Rdio ensured that they don't go kids-music-crazy by creating their own playlists of songs they love that go over well with their children. "Dancing Music for Kids of Hipster Parents" is sure to tucker out any energetic young thing, while "Songs for My Kids (That Don't Suck)" promise musical fun for all ages.
Kids will be kids, and sometimes they just want to hear the tried and true, familiar classics from Yo Gabba Gabba!, Dora the Explorer, Spongebob Squarepants, The Wiggles, Raffi, and the folks at Nick Records. You could also make your own playlists of the songs your kids like that you too can stand, as listeners have done with "Stories for Bedtime" and "A Christmas Playlist for Kids". So let's hear it, when the kids want music, what do you play for them without compromising your sanity?


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With a second for Britain situated 185 miles from home, I decided on Monday night that I had suffered enough and decided to and see this Eastern delight the next morning.
The Oriental Turtle Dove has been putting on quite a display showing well in a small back garden in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. The bird seemed to be quite settled and appeared to have a set pattern showing well early morning in the back garden and later on moving to the back of some Ash trees not too far away.
Getting up and out at 5am is never an easy task and with the added bonus of driving 3 hours to a site where a bird is never guarenteed, is always a risk. Chris bridge came along with me and of course, had it already 'ticked' - provides the enthusiasm if nothing else! We approached the street and it had looked like our worst nightmares had come true... thick fog giving very little visibility down to a few metres.
Oh dear... so anyway we gave it half an hour scoping into grey space in the hope we'd do the impossible. Chris tried his best to turn the local collard doves into the bird, but with no success...
We soon gave up and walked towards the house where the bird was best viewed from in the morning, no sooner than a few minutes past, Steve, the house owner came out and provided the excellent news that it was feeding down on the lawn in his back garden.
Taken by Roger Wyatt, here's a fantastic image to UK400ClubRareBirdAlert for an image of the Oriental Turtle Dove.
Steve was extremely kind and let us into his house to see the star bird. The bird seemed a little cautious at first but later showed very well to the 30+ birders all desperate to see it. The Oriental turtle dove has a much darker, more rufous-brown colour to its centres and a darker brown-pinkish breast than its more familiar cousin. It also appeared clearly bigger and heavier built.
It was a fantastic bird to see and one well worth getting up and setting off at 5am for, but if it hadn't have been for Steve kindly letting us in to his home, we would never have seen it. Many Thanks!
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The project started as something multi-age class teachers Jaime Murphy and Emily Robischon thought would be nice for the holiday season. The assignment was to perform random acts of kindness, RAKs, with their families.
Palmyra-Macedon Primary School second-grader Clare Boesel was hiding things.
At Breen's, she slipped coupons into the tight spaces between the lines of boxes and cans on the shelves. At a dollar store, she hid dollar bills behind books and under cookie packages. At some vending machines, she taped coins to the front of them. This "7 and-a-half-almost-8"-year-old was performing random acts of kindness.
"I came up with them all by myself," she said with pride. "It made me happy and warm and fuzzy inside."
Clare wasn't the only one paying it forward. She was joined by the 39 other first and second grade students in her multi-age classroom at the primary school — each finding a different way to offer a bit of kindness to a stranger and expecting nothing in return.
The project started as something multi-age class teachers Jaime Murphy and Emily Robischon thought would be nice for the holiday season. The assignment was to perform random acts of kindness, RAKs, with their families.
"It started out as something to do for just a couple weeks," Murphy said. "But the parents just ran with it. It ended up being truly life changing in our classroom. Our families embraced the projects, did multiple random acts of kindness throughout the month and continue doing RAKs weekly. It has become a part of their lives."
Seven-year-old Molly Siether left hand warmers in the mailbox for her mailman. Then she baked brownies and brought them to her neighbors and made cards to bring some cheer to her friends. But her favorite random act was picking four angels off an Angel Tree and picking out toys to give the children for Christmas, crediting her mom and dad who helped her pay for them. Her efforts are depicted in a book she created herself, but she isn't quite done with her gifts of kindness.
"I'd like bake cookies and just go around the neighborhood and drop them off," she said, fiddling with her book on the table in front of her. Baking is something she'd like to do when she grows up. "I'd like to bake and make dinner and stuff."
Molly became the recipient of a random act when her best friend, Phoebe Cole, 6, gave her a doll as gift.
"It made my friend Molly very happy," Phoebe said, who isn't sure when or what act she may do next. "I have no idea. Maybe next summer."
Maya Ikewood, a 6-year-old in first grade, is already working on her next RAK. Her first kindness was making breakfast for her mom, dad and little brother. It was no small task.
"I made toast and jelly," she said, which her mom and dad really enjoyed. "It made me feel good."
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"I had to prove to my brother it had apple jelly on it," she said. "He's very picky"
For her next project, Maya said she has made two cartons and filled them with lots of jelly beans. She plans to give one to her aunt and grandma and the other to her grandma and grandpa on Easter.
"It makes you feel good because it will make them smile," she said of her random acts.
Murphy said the abbreviation RAK has become part of the students' vocabulary. The classroom's RAKs include writing cards to soldiers, donating toys, baking breads and cookies, helping at animal rescues, and simply saying thank you to people who help them every day.
All of the students' projects will be on display at the Palmyra Community Library beginning Wednesday, March 27, and the community is invited to come see what random acts of kindness the students have been working on. The students will share with their families the completed projects and books they have created. At the library, there will a place for the community to leave their comments for the students about their projects and random acts.
Murphy and Robischon hope the students' projects will give others an idea for a random act of their own.
"We're hoping it sparks a ripple effect through the community," Murphy said.
It's an opportunity for the community to learn from the students as well.
"What the kids found is that not only do the random acts of kindness make other people feel good," Robischon said, "but they also found it makes them feel good."
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The faculty of our diverse programs – ranked among the very top in their respective fields – is training tomorrow's leaders in sustainability. But to continue this tradition of excellence, CNR must recruit and retain the sharpest and most visionary minds.
By investing in CNR, you can play a key role in preserving a thriving, healthy world for future generations.
Campaign News
- Raised $27 million during the "quiet" phase of the Campaign
- Raised $37 million of $72 million goal
- Created two Hewlett Challenge chairs
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All gifts to CNR are tax-deductible to the extent of the law.
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The College of Natural Resources seeks to raise $2.2 million to fund classroom and field technology innovations and provide unrestricted support for other college priorities.
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Your support makes Subhajit's research possible! Thank you for supporting Sponsored Projects for Undergraduate Research.
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CNR plans to raise private support to recruit and retain outstanding faculty, which requires being able to offer competitive salaries, teaching funds, and research support.
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I-2-5-85.Use of Prehearing Questionnaires – General
Last Update: 9/28/05 (Transmittal I-2-68)
The ALJ, in addition to conducting a prehearing conference (see 20 CFR §§ 404.961, 416.1461; I-2-1-75), may use a Prehearing Questionnaire to:
obtain evidence, including information from the claimant or representative that may help in the determination whether the claimant's impairment(s) meets or equals a listing;
clarify the issues;
obtain the position of the claimant or representative on which impairment(s) are shown by the evidence to be "severe" or to meet or medically equal a listing, or on the functional limitations that are supported by the medical evidence;
obtain a list of witnesses beside the claimant who will testify in order to properly schedule the hearing with sufficient time; and
obtain any stipulations.
Besides obtaining evidence from the claimant or representative, a Prehearing Questionnaire can be helpful in narrowing the issues that need to be decided at the hearing and in managing the scheduling, and conducting of, the hearing by the ALJ.
The ALJ must not impose penalties, threaten sanctions or otherwise state that a representatives fee may be reduced by the ALJ for failure of the claimant or representative to complete and submit responses to the Prehearing Questionnaire.
A sample permissible Prehearing Questionnaire is set forth in I-2-5-89, Sample – Prehearing Questionnaire


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Outer Space Birthday Cake
Here are some ideas for striking space-themed cakes that are guaranteed to be the highlight of the party. None of them requires a special skill or elaborate icing techniques. They're all easy and fun to make and decorate!
Spaceship Cake
Creating a Space ship cake is very easy when using a Spaceship cake pan. Simply create a cake batter as usual and pout into the Spaceship cake pan. Bake and once cooled ice the cake as desired. This cake doesn't require any special skills and still turns out great looking like a spaceship!
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Alien Spaceship cake
Bake one cake in a 12-inch round cake pan, and another in a seven or eight-inch round oven-proof bowl. While they cool, tint vanilla frosting with a tube of black gel frosting to turn it grey. Spread a layer of frosting on top of the 12-inch base cake and lay the dome cake on top. Frost everything in grey frosting, and add Smartie and gummy "lights."
Easy alien cake
This cake couldn't be easier, and it will truly wow the party guests. Bake a cake in an oven-proof bowl. Frost with green-tinted vanilla frosting. Draw an alien face with a tube of black or chocolate frosting. Now stick lighted green glowsticks into the cake to make glowing green hair for the alien. Dim the lights and serve the glowing alien cake.
Moon landing cake
Bake a cake in an oven-proof bowl, and frost it with vanilla frosting. Frost the cake thickly, and make moon craters in it by pressing on the frosting with a spoon. Now crumble Oreo cookies roughly to create "moon rocks" to scatter over the surface. Place an astronaut figure on the lunar surface along with a toy American flag.
Solar system cupcakes
Bake a batch of cupcakes and frost them in different colors to represent the different planets. Frost cupcakes red with red sparkle sugar for Mars. Frost cupcakes blue and pipe green continents for earth. Frost orange for Saturn, and make "rings" by bending licorice shoelaces and poking the ends into the cupcakes. For Jupiter, frost cupcakes white with chocolate streaks. For meteors, sprinkle silver jimmies over white-frosted cupcakes.
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When my two kids were growing up, homemade frozen treats were common in our home in the summer. The easiest type was all-natural fruit juices frozen in small - 5-ounce or so - paper cups.
You freeze the juice until it's half frozen, place a wooden popsicle stick into the center of the mixture, then freeze the juice until solid. You easily can make layers of different juices, waiting until each layer is almost completely frozen before adding the next.
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Not so long ago a game between the Lakers and the Hornets would have been a premier Western conference matchup. Tonight's game just showed the Lakers wiping the floor with another team in the NBA, the New Orleans Hornets 110-99.
Due to injuries the Hornets started this game with limited players, neither Chris Paul or Peja Stojakovic would be avail to help defend the Hornets against the champoin Lakers tonight. The Lakers have destroyed every opponent placed in front of them with the return of Pau Gasol.
Star Players:
Kobe Bryant had 18 points
Andrew Bynum led the Lakers with 21 points and nine rebounds.
Pau Gasol had 14 Points
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JDowling said:
> The Celts got those lands you speak of the same way you and I got to
> North America: Some people they were associated with by ancestry stole it
> at swordpoint.
I think I remember a discussion similar to this one about a year ago, so
if I repeat myself to those of you who have been around awhile, please
accept my apologies.
On the plane to Scotland this last July, I sat next to a Scottish lady
who told me she had gone back to the village where her mother grew up, to
find the old landmarks. She said she could not find even one Scottish
family in the village, and the only Scottish people left were in the
cemetery. She was Truly sad about this...
...and then there were more stories of English people who had bought houses
and the land around them and then separated themselves and their land
from the community. Everyone was Very aware of white settlers and
the erosion of the culture that is resulting from this exodus from
the south of England to the beautiful lands in the north.
However, let me emphasize that my Gaelic friends were welcoming. They
see these as "people" - not as "English" or "outsiders." They also know
them as different from them and hope the life in their community will
not be hurt by incomers who don't care about the culture they've moved into.
On the other hand -- what is a Gael, anyway? The Gaels are not generic -
they're not the same as the English people. Really not! They have a
language all their own -- a language full of adjectives, or special
references to their own stories... They have lived a spartan life of
survival that their friends down south can't even imagine. There wasn't
even indoor plumbing on the Isle of Skye until the l960s. I wonder if
JDowling can imagine that! Electricity came in before that -- the l950s.
They are a name/based culture. A person's identity includes the name of
their father and his father, etc. They feel connected to their history...
(We sure don't here in Los Angeles.) They didn't really move around much
after they arrived in the Hebrides - that is, until they were forced out.
That situation is still true today. Those who are leaving are primarily
those who are leaving for jobs.
And they have their own traditions -- Very strong song and story traditions,
some of which are still part of their lives, and many of which are being
I am still not clear of the difference between a Celt and a Gael .. but
the Gaels I know in Scotland sure do know who they are. In fact, I am
certain that the sense of cultural identity is primary for all of them.
My own experience with them is to know them as unique people... Again,
I'm repeating myself -- I know them as quiet, unassertive, and strong
people, who continue to keep a sense of humor in their lives of family,
work and song. They are not linked together with the outside world --
not yet, anyway.
Sorry this is sounding like private musings on a Sunday afternoon. I
feel very strongly for these people and their culture. Their specialness
continues to give me a kind of courage to know myself as also unique in
this world. It is difficult for me to understand why anyone would wish
to diffuse this cultural heritage with all its richness and character...
... or wish to ignore the diffusion that is quite obviously taking place
in the Gaidhealtachd.
Beannachd leat,
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Im looking for advice on getting from Chiang Mai to the Chong mek border with Laos. Id quite like to make a stop or two along the way and see the places that are less touristy! Having done a bit of reading, im still not really sure where to stop. I can see that I can get a bus straight from ubon ratchathani to pakse which stops for immigration at the border. This would be fine for me.
where else would people suggest I stop? Is the bus the way to go? And how about a sleeper bus for any of it?
if it helps, im backpacking and have a budget of around 500baht a day.
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There are 101 ways to do the trip. Of course you can bus it the whole way which is the cheapest option. Hopefully you have time to go slowly. Take the northerly route, go to Loei, Nong Khai, Nakhon Phanom, That Phanom, Mukdahan, Kong Chiam, Ubon (follow the Mekong more or less). Or get down to Ayutthaya or Khorat then bus it east to Buriram, Surin, Si Saket, etc. Maybe veer off the path to Phi Mai and Phanom Rung historical sites. Or right down the middle Sukhothai or Phitsanulok then Lom Sak, Khon Kaen, Kalasin, Roi Et, Ubon. I've done all of the above by bus, car, motorbike and they all have their merits. If pressed I'd probably favor the Mekong route. Happy travels. 500 baht/day? Crikey! Look for 3rd class open window cheapest buses and eat at local markets and food stalls. Brush up on your Thai (numbers, directions, food, etc.) almost no English spoken out there.
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Thanks so much for the detailed advice!
I would like to spend around 4 days getting from CM to the border, so I think green bus/sleeper services might be needed.
I've been in Thailand a month now and seem to be doing ok on this budget! It doesn't have to be stuck to exactly, I was just trying to give people an idea of what kind of places I need to stay in (hostels). Id rather spend more on a quicker bus rather than less on a 3rd class. If you had to pick 2 or 3 places to stay at on the meekong route, where would you suggest?
thanks again
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If you had to pick 2 or 3 places to stay at on the meekong route, where would you suggest?
Nong Khai, That Phanom, Kong Chiam
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I would add a second vote for the Mekong route.
From CM you could head down to Uttaradit or Phitsanulok/Sukhothai for one night. I'd go to the latter, but Uttaradit is definitely not very touristy if that's what you're looking for. Both places have inexpensive places to stay.
Get a bus, as Captain Bob said, to Loei (it will be the bus to Udon Thani and makes stops in Phitsanulok, Dan Sai, and Loei - and probably a few other places) - then on to Udon Thani.
From Loei, north to Chiang Khan by bus or songthaew, or up to Pak Chom on one of those rickety buses, then on to Nong Khai . From there you can just keep going along the river through Phon Phisai, Bueng Kan, Ban Phaeng, Nakhon Phanom, That Phanom, Mukdahan, and then Ubon.
The bus from Phitsanulok to Loei is usually packed. If you end up standing, it will be for about 5 hours and you'll miss some spectacular scenery. From Loei to Nong Khai on one of those green buses you'll be looking at around 5-6 hours.
If you go to Chiang Khan, which is a really nice little town, make sure you're not there on a weekend or holiday. Also, last time I was there, there was no public transport going east to Pak Chom, about 45 km away. Shame because it's a stunning stretch of river. If you do go to Chiang Khan, it would be worth it to hire someone to drive you to Pak Chom. From there you can get a bus east and continue on towards Nong Khai and beyond. If you end up in Chiang Khan and want to get a lift to Pak Chom, Pim at the Chiang Khan Guest House will be able to help you out. She's great!
My top three stops along the river would be in Sangkhom, Nong Khai, and That Phanom, with Chiang Khan and Bueng Kan running closely behind. While in the area, I'd also be sure to spend a couple of days in Khong Chiam rather than make a straight run to Pakse. It's about 50 km north of Chong Mek. A beautiful place.
Happy Trails.
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a few facts:
1.TH has NO sleeper buses the same style as VNam/CHina has a aplenty-or Laos now a few. What the Thai call rot nawn=sleep bus, is with much reclining seats, the best of bisnis in a plane.
2.greenbus ONLY runs in the very north of TH-thus is of little use to you
3.most-at least90%, of bus info is NOT online-which in fact also means the eternal fright of todays youngees is true: you cannot get much advacne info, nor will be able to prebook, nor can get it on your ikspinsif new all-sing+dance fone. The Thai can live with it-thus with some pressure you may be able to adapt. In fact a lot of maybe a little outdated, but still valuable bus info is in that hated thing here: a good old guidebook. Which also has all the info captainnorth has told you above.
4.CMai HAS a daily direct overnite deluxe bus to Ubon, taking some 18-20 hrs, and many to Khorat, the gateway into Isan with connections all over. For the best comfort- go via BKK-this is becse you can get the best buses that run mostly nonstop-the cross-country buses serve all the underway stops and thus wait long times and also have people getting off/on all the time. BKK also has direct buses to ChMek.
5.THIS south part of Laos seems to be esp. hard hit by recent floods-be prepared for diversions and wading across.
(and what Tilapia describes as ''stunning'' here above-well-leave that to her/him, IMHO its just slightly above average. THese things always depend o what you have seen already or how ''awsome'' you tend to find anything that differs from home).
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I appreciate you taking the time and patience to point out my glaring error ... and not correcting it. However ...
Loei to Nong Khai = Green Bus ... http://fr.trekearth.com/gallery/Asia/Thailand/photo637609.htm
" IMHO its just slightly above average."
-well-leave that to him/her.
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Heck I would spend 500 baht a day on food and drinks just about.
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