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South Sudan: Child Soldiers Thrust into Battle
Government, Opposition Should Stop Deploying Children
South Sudan's army has returned to a terrible practice, once again throwing children into the battlefields. Civilian and military leaders should immediately remove all children from their ranks and return them to their families.
Daniel Bekele, Africa director
(Juba) – South Sudan's army has used child soldiers during recent fighting against opposition forces in violation of international law, Human Rights Watch said today. South Sudan's former rebel forces, now the national army, had made tangible progress in ending its longtime practice of using child soldiers. But since the current armed conflict began in December 2013, both the government and opposition have recruited and deployed children in their forces.
The government used child soldiers in renewed fighting in mid-August 2014 in Bentiu, the capital of Unity State, and in the neighboring town of Rubkona, Human Rights Watch found. Ten people who fled the fighting told Human Rights Watch in Bentiu that they saw dozens of children in military uniform, armed with assault rifles, deployed with government soldiers and firing on opposition positions. On August 12, Human Rights Watch saw 15 soldiers who appeared to be children around the government's Rubkona military base and airstrip.
"South Sudan's army has returned to a terrible practice, once again throwing children into the battlefields," said Daniel Bekele, Africa director at Human Rights Watch. "Civilian and military leaders should immediately remove all children from their ranks and return them to their families."
Boys described to Human Rights Watch their experiences with the government Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA). A 12-year-old boy told Human Rights Watch that during the early hours of August 15, an SPLA soldier ordered him and other child soldiers in Rubkona to shoot at the opposition forces, and that dozens of mostly older children were sent to fight at the Rubkona base. A 14-year-old described fleeing the battle in Bentiu close to the front lines. "I ran and whenever I heard shelling I lay down," he said.
Other observers told Human Rights Watch that they have seen numerous child soldiers at the Rubkona military base and in defensive positions just outside Rubkona and Bentiu since the government recaptured them from opposition forces in May 2014. Child soldiers said that government forces had been deploying children as soldiers at their front lines around Bentiu for weeks.
South Sudan army and government officials in Bentiu admitted to Human Rights Watch that their forces included children under 18, but claimed that since the conflict began children have come to them looking for protection and work. Though no exact numbers were available, observers and officials indicated that government forces have at least 60 children in their forces in Bentiu and Rubkona. At least three local government officials in Bentiu have also used children as armed bodyguards, according to local sources. The South Sudan Liberation Army, a former rebel group that was absorbed into the SPLA last year, included hundreds of child soldiers who were never formally demobilized.
The SPLA has since 2003 been listed by the United Nations secretary-general on his annual "list of shame" of governments and non-state groups using children as soldiers. Armed forces and groups that are listed for at least five years are considered "persistent perpetrators."
South Sudan's 2008 Child Act forbids the use of child soldiers. In March 2012, the government signed an action plan with the UN, making a commitment to end all recruitment and use of children under 18 as soldiers, and to demobilize all children within the military's ranks. In August 2013, the SPLA issued a general order forbidding the recruitment or the use of children for any purpose within its operations. By the end of 2013, the UN secretary-general reported that before the current conflict, the SPLA had made tangible progress in ending its use of child soldiers. When the current armed conflict broke out, however, child recruitment increased. In June, the government made a new commitment to having a "child-free army."
Opposition forces have also used child soldiers, in violation of the laws of war, Human Rights Watch said. During the first days of the fighting in Bentiu and Rubkona in December 2013, the opposition forcibly recruited hundreds of children from two schools. Observers have also seen opposition forces forcibly recruiting soldiers, including children, from other locations in Unity state.
In May 2014, former Vice President Riek Machar, who now heads up the opposition forces, signed a commitment with the UN special representative of the secretary-general for children in armed conflict to "take all measures to prevent grave violations against children immediately," which includes the use of children as combatants. Machar also pledged to appoint a high-level contact to work with the UN to address violations against children.
Under the laws of war, the recruitment or use of children under 15 by parties to a conflict is a war crime. Currently, 156 countries have ratified an international treaty that prohibits the use of children under 18 by government forces and non-state armed groups in fighting.
Both sides to the conflict in South Sudan should cooperate with UN agencies to assist with demobilization and the reintegration of children in their home areas, Human Rights Watch said.
The conflict that began in December has affected South Sudan's children in many ways. An August Human Rights Watch report found that tactics in violation of the laws of war included targeting and killing civilians because of their ethnicity or presumed allegiances. Apparent war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by both sides have played a major role in forcing some 1.5 million people to flee their homes.
Within hours after fighting resumed in Bentiu on August 15, UN peacekeepers collected and transported hundreds of people to the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) base in Rubkona. UNMISS is protecting about 40,000 people on its base, a large percentage of them children. Nearby fighting wounded a child at the base on August 18.
Recent heavy rains have flooded large areas of the base, including living areas, forcing people to wade from place to place in increasingly filthy shin-deep water. The worsening conditions take their greatest toll on children. The humanitarian aid agency Médecins Sans Frontières reported that most of the more than 200 people who have died in their hospital in Bentiu since May were children. Most have died from disease related to the appalling conditions.
"Tens of thousands of children are living in hell inside the UN base because they are not safe outside from attacks on civilians or from being forcibly recruited," Bekele said. "Both sides should urgently end their attacks on civilians and their recruitment and use of children as soldiers."
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ABSTRACT: Congenital anomalies of pancreas and its ductal drainage are uncommon but in general surgically correctable causes of recurrent pancreatitis. A gastric duplication cyst communicated with an accessory pancreatic lobe is an extremely rare cause of recurrent pancreatitis, but an early and accurate diagnosis of this anomaly is important because suitable surgical treatment may lead to a satisfactory outcome. Herein, we presented multidetector computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging findings of a gastric duplication cyst communicating with an accessory pancreatic lobe via an aberrant duct in a 29-year-old woman with recurrent acute pancreatitis and also reviewed other similar cases reported in the literature.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology: the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology 12/2014; 25(Suppl 1):S199-S202. DOI:10.5152/tjg.2014.4150 · 0.78 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: La terminologie et la structure de classification relatives à la pancréatite aiguë formulées dans le cadre du premier symposium d'Atlanta ont été passées en revue et un nouvel énoncé de consensus a récemment été proposé. Les principaux changements comprennent la subdivision en deux catégories des collections liquidiennes aiguës qui surviennent au cours des quatre premières semaines d'une pancréatite aiguë, soit les « collections liquidiennes péripancréatiques aiguës » et les « collections nécrotiques aiguës », selon la présence ou non de débris nécrotiques. Les collections liquidiennes tardives ont également été subdivisées en deux catégories, soit les « pseudokystes » et les « nécroses kystiques collectées ». Il est important de recourir à la nouvelle terminologie pour décrire ces collections, puisque celles-ci mènent à des décisions distinctes en matière de traitement. Cet article vise à fournir un aperçu des collections liquidiennes associées à la pancréatite aiguë, en portant une attention particulière à leur signification pronostique et à leur incidence sur la prise en charge clinique, ainsi qu'à illustrer la nouvelle terminologie.Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal 08/2014; 65(3). DOI:10.1016/j.carj.2013.08.003 · 0.52 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Acute pancreatitis is an acute inflammatory disease of the pancreas that may also involve surrounding tissues or remote organs. The Atlanta classification of acute pancreatitis was introduced in 1992 and divides patients into mild and severe groups based on clinical and biochemical criteria. Recently, the terminology and classification scheme proposed at the initial Atlanta Symposium have been reviewed and a new consensus statement has been proposed by the Acute Pancreatitis Classification Working Group. Generally, imaging is recommended to confirm the clinical diagnosis, investigate the etiology, and grade the extend and severity of the acute pancreatitis. Ultrasound is the first-line imaging modality in most centers for the confirmation of the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis and the ruling out of other causes of acute abdomen, but it has limitations in the acute clinical settting. Computed tomography not only establishes the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis, but also enables to stage severity of the disease. Magnetic resonance imaging has earned an ever more important role in the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis. It is especially useful for imaging of patients with iodine allergies, characterizing collections and assessment of an abnormal or disconnected pancreatic duct. The purpose of this review article is to present an overview of the acute pancreatitis, clarify confusing terminology, underline the role of ultrasound, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging according to the proper clinical context and compare the advantages and limitations of each modality.Diagnostic and interventional imaging 04/2014; 96(2). DOI:10.1016/j.diii.2013.12.017
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ABSTRACT: La pancréatite aiguë est une maladie inflammatoire aiguë du pancréas qui peut également affecter les tissus environnants ou les organes distants. La Classification d'Atlanta de la pancréatite aiguë, présentée en 1992, répartit les patients en groupes affectés de forme légère ou sévère sur la base de critères cliniques et biochimiques. Récemment, la terminologie et le schéma de classification établis lors du Symposium initial d'Atlanta ont été révisés et un nouveau texte de consensus a été proposée par le Groupe de travail sur la classification de la pancréatite aiguë (Acute Pancreatitis Classification Working Group). D'une manière générale, une imagerie est recommandée pour confirmer le diagnostic clinique, explorer l'étiologie et effectuer une gradation de l'étendue de la sévérité de la pancréatite aiguë. L'échographie constitue la modalité d'imagerie de première ligne dans la plupart des centres pour la confirmation du diagnostic de pancréatite aiguë et l'élimination d'autres causes d'abdomen aigu, mais elle présente des limites dans un cadre clinique aigu. La tomodensitométrie permet non seulement d'établir le diagnostic de la pancréatite aiguë, mais également de déterminer le stade de sévérité de la maladie. L'imagerie par résonance magnétique a conquis un rôle encore plus important dans le diagnostic de la pancréatite aiguë. Elle est particulièrement utile chez les patients présentant des allergies à l'iode, pour caractériser des épanchements et évaluer des anomalies ou des déconnexions des canaux pancréatiques. L'objectif de cet article de synthèse est de présenter un aperçu de la pancréatite aiguë, de clarifier les confusions terminologiques, de souligner le rôle de l'échographie, de la tomodensitométrie et de l'imagerie par résonance magnétique en fonction du contexte clinique correct et de comparer les avantages et les limites de chacune de ces modalités.03/2014; 96(1). DOI:10.1016/j.jradio.2013.11.005
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ABSTRACT: Objective: The purpose of this article is to determine the added diagnostic value of T1-weighted gradient-echo in-phase images obtained during MRCP in the detection and differentiation of hepatolithiasis and intrahepatic pneumobilia. Materials and methods: Intrahepatic bile ducts in 47 patients were scored in terms of their possibility of containing biliary stone and air. MRI was performed with a 1-T system for 32 patients and with a 3-T system for 15 patients. Two radiologists independently reviewed two sets of MRI scans: set 1 included T2-weighted MRCP images, and set 2 included T2-weighted MRCP images plus T1-weighted gradient-echo in-phase images. The diagnostic performances of set 1 and set 2 in the evaluation of the bile ducts containing air or stone and bile ducts containing neither of them were analyzed using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) for clustered data. The sensitivities and specificities of both image sets to detect intrahepatic stone or air were also calculated and compared. Results: For the diagnosis of hepatolithiasis, the AUC obtained from set 2 (0.983) was significantly higher than that obtained from set 1 (0.879; p = 0.037). For the diagnosis of pneumobilia, the AUC obtained from set 2 (0.965) was also significantly higher than that of set 1 (0.765; p = 0.002). With use of percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography, ERCP, and CT as the reference standards, the sensitivity of set 2 (97.1%; 95% CI, 91.1-100%) was significantly higher than that of set 1 (74.3%; 95% CI, 56.7-91.9%) in detecting intrahepatic stones (p = 0.011). For the detection of pneumobilia, the sensitivity of set 2 (98.5%; 95% CI, 95.4-100%) was also significantly higher than that of set 1 (70.8%; 95% CI, 57.7-83.3%; p = 0.000). Conclusion: The addition of T1-weighted gradient-echo in-phase images to standard MRCP sequences improves the detection and differentiation of hepatolithiasis and intrahepatic pneumobilia.American Journal of Roentgenology 01/2014; 202(1):74-82. DOI:10.2214/AJR.12.10359 · 2.73 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Though congenital anomalies of the pancreas and pancreatic duct are relatively uncommon and they are often discovered as an incidental finding in asymptomatic patients, some of these anomalies may lead to various clinical symptoms such as recurrent abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. Recognition of these anomalies is important because these anomalies may be a surgically correctable cause of recurrent pancreatitis or the cause of gastric outlet obstruction. An awareness of these anomalies may help in surgical planning and prevent inadvertent ductal injury. The purpose of this article is to review normal pancreatic embryology, the appearance of ductal anatomic variants and developmental anomalies of the pancreas, with emphasis on magnetic resonance cholangiopancreaticography and multidetector computed tomography.Korean journal of radiology: official journal of the Korean Radiological Society 11/2013; 14(6):905-913. DOI:10.3348/kjr.2013.14.6.905 · 1.57 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW- MRI) is a method where the signal required to produce a MRI image is determined by the "mobility of water". Diffusivity measurements have multiple components related to tissue cellularity and organization, integrity of the cell membranes, extracellular space tortuosity and perfusion (1). Until recent years, main limitation for the use of DWI in the body area wa the artefacts originating from the physiologic movements which decrease the diagnostic yield of the method. With advanced technology, elimination of disturbing artifacts can be possible to a degree… Diffusion-weighted imaging signal intensity and the values of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) are of particular interest, because these parameters can sometimes show changes in bowel wall, when no abnormalities are typically seen on conventional MR images. Therefore, this method is rapidly becoming an adjunct to a conventional body MRI study, especially in the early detection of cancer. The ADC map provides quantitative information on diffusion. It is a measure of the freedom of water diffusion and is useful in tissue characterization. Malign lesions are characterized by a high signal on DWI and a low signal on ADC. Measured values from ADC map are believed to be low because of a shift (diffusion) of water within malign tissue, from the extracellular to the intracellular compartment, is relatively restricted. Thus, one of the important advantages of the DWI is that it can manifest the nature of the lesion without the need for intravenous contrast material injection. This is particularly beneficial in patients with reduced renal function (1). In the current issue of Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, Solak and colleagues (2) have investigated the value of DW-MRI in the differentiation of benign and malignant diffuse bowel wall thickening. They discussed the diagnostic importance and potential use of ADC measurements. For quantitative analysis in DW-MRI, a radiologist has measured the thickened colonic wall ADC values in the three regions of interest (ROI) by using dedicated software at the workstation. A circular ROI with a diameter of at least 4 mm2 has been placed to three different portions of the thickened wall to obtain average ADC values of the lesion. The authors concluded that benign bowel pathologies leading to wall thickening had significantly higher ADC values than those of malignant ones. In ROC curve analysis, the cut-off value of ADC to differentiate benign from malignant wall thickening was found as 1.21mm 2 /s with a sensitivity of 100%, a specificity of 87,3%, and an accuracy of 89,3%. With visual assessment of the DWIs and the measurements of ADC values, malignant lesions were differentiated from benign ones with sensitivity of 100%, specificity of 89,2%, and an accuracy of 90,4%. Before considering whether this bald conclusion does justice to the possible contribution of DWI to the noninvasive differentiation of benign and malign bowel lesions, it is worth considering that, even in the absence of DWI, experienced eyes can easily pick out the nature of the lesions on conventional T2-weighted MR images. Indeed, the authors of this study could also accurately perceive the differences of malignancy or benignity of the suspicious lesion with visual assessment. However, it is not clear from the study that how they have evaluated the images and if they have blinded to T2- weighted sequences for this assessment. In this study, small ROIs have been used for ADC measurements. ROI size might affect the accuracy of measurements, since the tissue changes can be heterogeneous in terms of its internal structure and signal intensity. In a study conducted by Lambregts et al, mean tumour ADCs in rectal cancer were measured according to three distinct ROI protocols: [a] 'Whole-volume', [b] 'Singleslice' and [c] 'Solid tumour samples'. It is reported that ADC measurements of the whole tumour volume provide the most reproducible results (3). Previously it was demonstrated that qualitative assessment of DW- MRI is useful for detecting colorectal cancers (4). Evaluation of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) using DW- MRI have also found place in the literature (5-8). Oussalah et al. (8) recently reported clinical-radiological results obtained with DW-MRI in 96 patients with IBD, 35 with ulcerative colitis (UC), and 61 with CD. They stated that in patients with UC it is possible to replace completely the use of the intravenous contrast material with MR-DWI in the identification of active inflammatory bowel segments. Kılıçkesmez et al. (5) also evaluated the value of quantitative DW- MRI in the assessment of the inflammatory activity in UC. They found that DW-MRI is useful in identifying disease activity in UC patients, especially when the disease involved rectum. In another study from the same authors (6) was concerning the rectosigmoid colon. In that study, the authors showed that quantitative DWI might be able to differentiate inflammatory and neoplastic involvements. When we look at this perspective, the study conducted by Solak et al. (2) obviously, is not the first study aiming to differentiate benign and malignant diffuse bowel wall thickening with DW- MRI. A difference from previous study comes from the inclusion of longer intestinal segments to be assessed. However, the results of the study are similar to those of the earlier study (6) in that they call for further research and requirement of increasing patient population size. Actually, this conclusion is justified because of the overlapping ADC values. It has been known previously that a number of benign lesions can exhibit hyperintensity on DW- MRI with high b-values, (9) and that ADC values in benign and malignant lesions may overlap, which makes it difficult to distinguish lesions using DW- MRI alone. In both studies (2,6), it was emphasized that, radiologists should be aware of possible overlaps of ADC values that may lead to misdiagnoses when only DWI is interpreted. In abstract section, the authors have noted that the patients in malignancy group have had scirrhous type of colorectal cancer. This inclusion criterion seems very strict. Because, scirrhous carcinoma is extraordinarily uncommon in the colon. In a series of 12,000 cases of colonic carcinoma studied by Fahl, et al. (10), 11 instances of this type were found. If this was the case, the study under consideration has utmost importance. Also, to my knowledge, scirrhous type carcinoma does not take part in current histologic typing and grading WHO classification of colorectal cancer. In previous studies without predominancy of scirrhous type, the low ADC values were found in cancer (4, 6). Actually, the two subtypes of colorectal adenocarcinoma (signet ring cell adenocarcinoma and mucinous adenocarcinoma) produce different signal intensities on conventional MRI than ordinary form and can influence the ADC values of the tumor. It is established that mucinous adenocarcinoma of the rectum showed higher ADC values compared to well-differentiated adenocarcinoma as a result of low cellularity, due to extracellular mucin (11). From this aspect of view, ADC values of mucinous adenocarcinoma may mimick those of benign lesions. Again, if we ask the same question as in the title, the answer will be: no, if ever DWI is used as a supplemental sequence of conventional MRI. With the use of a qualitative assessment of high b-value images and ADC maps, the technique is very helpful to facilitate this differentiation when bowel wall thickening is found on conventional MRI incidentally. Because the factors that influence the diffusivity are complex, meticulous technique and knowledge of potential interpretive pitfalls will help to avoid mistakes.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology: the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology 04/2013; 24(2):85-7. DOI:10.4318/tjg.2013.0780 · 0.78 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Aim: To determine the relationship between caudate-right lobe ratio (C/R) and model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score. Methods: The study included 50 patients with cirrhosis and a control group of 20 patients. C/R was measured as described by Harbin et al. The size of the spleen was measured on coronal images. The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Web site was used for MELD score calculation. Aspartate to alanine aminotranferase (AST/ALT) ratio was calculated. Results: There was statistically significant difference between the two groups. C/R, the size of the spleen, and AST/ALT values were significantly correlated with MELD score. Conclusions: There is a significant relationship between the C/R and MELD score.Clinical imaging 10/2012; 37(3). DOI:10.1016/j.clinimag.2012.09.014 · 0.81 Impact Factor
Article: Erratum to: Relationship between levels of serum creatinine and perirenal hyperintensity on heavily T2-weighted MR images[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: To determine the frequency of perirenal hyperintensity on heavily T2-weighted images and to evaluate its relationship with serum creatinine levels. Axial and coronal single-shot fast spin-echo images which have been originally obtained for MR cholangiopancreatography in 150 subjects were examined by two observers individually for the presence of perirenal hyperintensity. The morphologic properties of perirenal hyperintensity (peripheral rim-like, discontinuous, polar) were recorded. Chi square test was used to test whether the frequencies of bilateral perirenal hyperintensity differ significantly in subjects with high serum creatinine levels and those with normal creatinine levels. This test was also used to compare the frequencies of perirenal hyperintensity in patients with and without renal cysts and in patients with and without corticomedullary differentiation. A p value of less than 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. The perirenal hyperintensity was identified in 40 of 150 cases (26.6%) on heavily T2-weighted image. Serum creatinine levels were high in 18 of 150 cases (12%). The perirenal hyperintensity was present in 11 of 18 subjects (61%) with high serum creatinine levels and 26 of 132 subjects (19.7%) with normal creatinine levels. The difference of rates in two groups was statistically significant. Odds ratio was 6407 (95% confidence interval 2264 -18,129) . The frequency of perirenal hyperintensity was also significantly higher in subjects with renal cyst or cysts in whom serum creatinine levels were normal (p<0.05) (37.5% vs. 11.8%). Perirenal hyperintensities are more frequent in patients with high serum creatinine levels. They are also more common in patients with simple renal cysts.European journal of radiology 11/2011; 80(2):590-3. DOI:10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.11.028 · 2.37 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The aims of this study were to determine the frequencies of the perianal fistula subtypes according to the Parks and St. James's University Hospital (SJUH) classification systems and to evaluate the adequacy of these two systems for classifying and reporting perianal fistulas. Magnetic resonance imaging examinations of 52 patients (44 men, 8 women) with perianal fistula were reviewed retrospectively. The fistulas were classified according to the Parks and SJUH classification systems. According to the Parks system, 13 patients had intersphincteric (25%), 36 had transsphincteric (69.23%), and 2 had (3.84%) extrasphincteric fistulas. Only one fistula (a subsphincteric fistula) (1.92%) could not be classified. According to the SJUH system, 10 patients had grade 1 (19.23%), 2 patients had grade 2 (3.84%), 13 patients had grade 3 (25%), 21 patients had grade 4 (40.38%), and 5 patients had grade 5 (9.61%) perianal fistulas. The one (and only) subsphincteric fistula was left unclassified. The most common types are transsphincteric and intersphincteric fistulas. Although the two most commonly used classification systems are adequate for describing most perianal fistulas, there is a small percentage that is left unclassified.Japanese journal of radiology 06/2011; 29(5):293-300. DOI:10.1007/s11604-010-0556-4 · 0.84 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Diffuse or continuous multifocal tumors with accompanying portal vein thrombosis yield considerable changes in the magnetic resonance imaging findings of hepatocellular carcinoma. The overlapped imaging findings of these two co-existing pathologies may be confusing. We aimed to evaluate the magnetic resonance imaging findings of widespread hepatocellular carcinoma lesions complicated with portal vein thrombosis. Twenty-two patients (20 male, 2 female; mean age: 57 years) with portal vein thrombosis and diffuse-type hepatocellular carcinoma who underwent contrast-enhanced hepatic magnetic resonance imaging in our department between August 2001 and November 2008 were evaluated retrospectively. The unenhanced axial T1-weighted, T2-weighted, and post-contrast early- and late-phase images were reviewed in each patient. On T2-weighted magnetic resonance images, tumors were seen mildly hyperintense in 11 patients and heterogeneously hyperintense in 11 patients. Unenhanced T1-weighted images demonstrated homogeneous hypointensity in 15 patients and heterogeneous hypointensity in 7 patients. Post-contrast early-phase magnetic resonance images showed patchy enhancement in 12 patients, moth-eaten enhancement in 6 patients, strong enhancement in 1 patient, and minimal enhancement in 3 patients. Post-contrast late-phase magnetic resonance images demonstrated heterogeneous washout in all patients. Portal vein thrombosis was present in all patients. The mean diameter of main portal vein thrombi was 27 mm (range: 25-30 mm). Serum alpha-fetoprotein levels were elevated in all patients. In patients with chronic parenchymal liver disease, when portal vein thrombosis and high serum alpha-fetoprotein values co-exist, careful attention must be paid to the hepatic parenchymal changes, especially on contrast-enhanced images, in order to not overlook diffuse-type hepatocellular carcinoma.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology: the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology 04/2011; 22(2):158-64. · 0.78 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The esophageal mural veins are important for providing blood to the esophageal submucosal varices. The purpose of this study was to investigate any correlation between the diameters of esophageal mural veins as observed on routine contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography and the endoscopic grades of esophageal varices in patients with portal hypertension. The images of 57 patients with portal hypertension in whom magnetic resonance portography was performed were evaluated retrospectively. The correlation between the diameter of the esophageal mural veins and the endoscopic grade of the esophageal varices was investigated with Spearman's correlation test. This test was also used to assess the correlation between the grade of esophageal varices and the diameters of the paraesophageal veins. A p value less than 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. A positive correlation was determined between the diameter of mural veins and the endoscopic grade of the esophageal varices (p=0.022; r=0.363). There was no correlation, however, between the endoscopic grade of the esophageal varices and the diameter of the paraesophageal veins. A correlation exists between the diameters of the esophageal mural veins and the endoscopic grades of the esophageal varices. Magnetic resonance angiography may give information about the status of the esophageal varices in portal hypertensive patients.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology: the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology 09/2010; 21(3):275-9. DOI:10.4318/tjg.2010.0100 · 0.78 Impact Factor
Article: Imaging features of portal biliopathy. Frequency of involvement patterns with emphasis on MRCPClinical imaging 02/2010; 34(1):79. DOI:10.1016/j.clinimag.2009.10.030 · 0.81 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Angioleiomyoma (vascular myoma) is a rare type of leiomyoma originating from smooth muscle cells and containing thick-walled vessels. There are only a few cases of retroperitoneal angioleiomyoma reported in the literature. Herein, we present the ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging and histopathological findings of an asymptomatic patient with a pelvic retroperitoneal angioleiomyoma which radiologically mimicked a uterine mass.Diagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey) 10/2009; 15(4):262-5. DOI:10.4261/1305-3825.DIR.1603-07.2 · 1.43 Impact Factor
Article: Hepatic venous outflow obstruction after hydatid cyst surgery: Evaluation with contrast enhanced magnetic resonance angiography[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The aim of this study is to present the contrast enhanced magnetic resonance angiography findings of hepatic venous outflow obstruction in patients in whom surgery had been performed for hepatic hydatidosis. No patient history of parasitic hepatic venous invasion or earlier hepatic venous outflow obstruction is present. Four men and three women with a history of hydatid cyst surgery underwent contrast enhanced magnetic resonance angiography between April 2001 and June 2006. The mean age was 37.7 years. The mean time duration between the last date of surgery and the date of magnetic resonance angiography imaging was 65.5 months. The site of the hydatid cyst was the right lobe in two patients, the medial segment of the left lobe in two patients, the liver dome in two patients, and the conjunction of the right lobe anterior-left lobe medial segments in one patient. One patient had undergone total and one patient had undergone partial lobectomy, and cystectomy was performed in five patients. On magnetic resonance angiograms, nonvisualization or stenosis of the hepatic veins was detected in all cases. In one patient thrombosis and in another patient severe stenosis of the inferior vena cava were associated. The portal hilum was displaced anterosuperiorly in five patients. Intrahepatic collaterals were present in six patients and extrahepatic collaterals were seen in three. Associated thrombosis in the left portal vein was found in two patients. We conclude that patients with complicated hydatid cysts and who have had postoperative complications should be checked not only for recurrence or abscess formation, but also for vascular changes. magnetic resonance angiography is a useful alternative imaging technique and can provide useful information at one session within several minutes in patients who had undergone surgery for hydatid cyst of the liver.European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology 07/2009; 21(7):776-80. DOI:10.1097/MEG.0b013e328305b9f3 · 2.25 Impact Factor
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The Humane Society of the United States has asked 11 Tennessee District Attorneys General to acquire and test all "foreign substance swab samples" collected from Tennessee walking show horses during 2012 and to prosecute violations of state animal cruelty laws. The samples are used to detect the presence of painful caustic chemicals that trainers apply to horses' legs, in addition to other cruel training methods – collectively referred to as "soring" – to obtain the prized high-stepping gait of the walking horse.
"By prosecuting any violations that come to light through these samples under the new felony animal cruelty law, Tennessee will improve the chances that violators in the walking horse industry will think twice before abusing horses to cheat in show competitions," said Keith Dane, director of equine protection for The HSUS. "We encourage Tennessee District Attorneys General to demonstrate that illegal abuse and cruelty will not be tolerated, and that horse soring allegations will be thoroughly investigated and prosecuted."
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Marry The One Who Loves You, Not The One Whom You Love
It discusses the importance of the dominating side of love in anyone's decision before settling down in life.
Love is called as the other name of sacrifice but, to some extent the expectations are always attached to it. Sometimes, we miss the true love of our life and choose the artificial cover of emotions which is hollow from inside. Trust me, there is no way to return after you cross one phase of life and the only thing which hovers till the end is the regret. The worst part is that worse than the worst comes out even if you try to go back as the situations completely change by then.
I know the scene described is really hard to imagine before it is experienced but once it falls upon someone, the whole life is ruined. The institution of marriage has lost the importance in the present era but, still at some point of your life you choose someone to settle down.
Experienced people always make a statement of million dollars when they say 'Marry the one who loves you, not the one whom you love'. It does not mean that the person whom you love does not love and the other way round but, a dominating side is always there. If we think logically, this statement proves very true in the long run. If you marry the person whom you love, your expectations dominate and in the other way, the other's feelings dominate. It pinches a lot when the person whom you love hurts you and the person who loved you is ditched by you.
The above discussion is not to confuse anyone but to advise everyone to move ahead in life with a wise discretion. One single decision ruins the life forever. Yes, you can leave the person anytime and try to move ahead but, the thorn always remains. You can settle down with the second one, then the third one and may be the fourth one as well, but the dissatisfaction always increases with every new relation, how much ever you deny. The mere suggestion is to understand the relations and make the biggest decisions with extreme patience and after listening to both the heart and the mind. Love is blind, it is true but, do not get swayed by this blind emotion to the extent that it makes your whole life blind.
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On March 15, 2010 at 5:11 pm
I would never say marry someone you don't love. Marriage is hard enough anyway. It should be with someone you love dearly and who returns your love.
On March 15, 2010 at 8:12 pm
This applies well to women, I guess, but not to men. This is a thought-provoking and well-written piece.
On March 16, 2010 at 9:35 am
With traditionally arranged marriages in India the rule should be, "Love The Person You Marry'".
On March 17, 2010 at 5:31 am
Great share..keep work on dear..
On May 4, 2010 at 3:08 am
I need to share this thoughtful information with my friend because she is going through something similar. Thank you for the helpful information.
On July 1, 2010 at 9:34 pm
it could be better sometimes
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we love the one who loves us..is it asking too much? "(
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10 week preemie old not making eye contact. Dr ordered vision test. I am curious if anybody else has this problem ? Not sure if she is just behind from being early or if poor vision is to blame.She has reached all other expected milestones.
10 week preemie old not making eye contact
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Is 10 weeks her adjusted age or acutal age. How early was she?
Mom to Isaic (2-24-08 at 28 weeks 6 days 2lbs 4oz)
Baby #2 is on the way. Due may 8, 2010!!! (Secretly hoping for PINK!!!
I'm just visiting this board but I work in the NICU as a nurse. Sometimes babies that are early don't make eye contact because it's too much stimulation for them. Try looking directly above her and not in her eyes and she'll look in yours. The direct eye contact is too much right now but in the next few weeks it will improve and before you know it she'll be staring right at you!
I would still suggest an eye exam since all babies less than 31 weeks should have them! Good luck with your new baby!
Big sister E (5/2009) and
little sister C born May 13, 2011
my twin babies didnt start making eye contact until recently and they are barly 3 months old...they were 8 weeks early..now they love to stare and smile :)
Alison loving mom to Kaden 4/1/04, Kyler 8/11/06, and Kenadi 1/26/09
I'm happy to report that Lyla started making eye contact two weeks later and her vision has tested fine:) Thanks for support!
i was early by 7weeks and 6days to my due, and now my baby is 3months, week 3, but still my baby don't stare at me or our reflection.


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Moses Is Born
1A man and a woman from the tribe of Levi got married. 2She became pregnant and had a son by him. She saw that her baby was a fine child. So she hid him for three months.
3After that, she couldn't hide him any longer. So she got a basket that was made out of the stems of tall grass. She coated it with tar. Then she placed the child in it. She put the basket in the tall grass that grew along the bank of the Nile River. 4The child's sister wasn't very far away. She wanted to see what would happen to him.
5Pharaoh's daughter went down to the Nile River to take a bath. Her attendants were walking along the bank of the river. She saw the basket in the tall grass. So she sent her female slave to get it.
6When she opened it, she saw the baby. He was crying. She felt sorry for him. "This is one of the Hebrew babies," she said.
7Then his sister spoke to Pharaoh's daughter. She asked, "Do you want me to go and get one of the Hebrew women? She could nurse the baby for you."
8"Yes. Go," she answered. So the girl went and got the baby's mother.
9Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Take this baby. Nurse him for me. I'll pay you." So the woman took the baby and nursed him.
10When the child grew older, she took him to Pharaoh's daughter. And he became her son. She named him Moses. She said, "I pulled him out of the water."
Moses Escapes to Midian
11Moses grew up. One day, he went out to where his own people were. He watched them while they were hard at work. He saw an Egyptian hitting a Hebrew man. The man was one of Moses' own people. 12Moses looked around and didn't see anyone. So he killed the Egyptian. Then he hid his body in the sand.
13The next day Moses went out again. He saw two Hebrew men fighting. He asked the one who had started the fight a question. He said, "Why are you hitting another Hebrew man?"
14The man said, "Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you thinking about killing me as you killed the Egyptian?"
Then Moses became afraid. He thought, "People must have heard about what I did."
15When Pharaoh heard about what had happened, he tried to kill Moses. But Moses escaped from Pharaoh and went to live in Midian. There he sat down by a well.
16A priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came to fill the stone tubs with water. They wanted to give water to their father's flock. 17Some shepherds came along and drove the women away. But Moses got up and helped them. Then he gave water to their flock.
18The young women returned to their father Reuel. He asked them, "Why have you returned so early today?"
19They answered, "An Egyptian saved us from the shepherds. He even got water for us and gave it to the flock."
20"Where is he?" he asked his daughters. "Why did you leave him? Invite him to have something to eat."
21Moses agreed to stay with the man. And the man gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses to be his wife. 22Zipporah had a son by him. Moses named him Gershom. Moses said, "I'm an outsider in a strange land."
23After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The people of Israel groaned because they were slaves. They also cried out to God. Their cry for help went up to him. 24God heard their groans. He remembered his covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. 25So God looked on the Israelites with favor. He was concerned about them.
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Moving on to Xinjiang
For those heading to southern Xinjiang, there's a Xining -- Huatugou sleeper bus daily at 1015. Fare is 225.3 RMB and the journey is expected to take around 20 hours. Tickets seem to be very much in demand, we could only get tickets for the day after tomorrow. So do get your tickets well in advance!
For those heading to Urumqi, there's now a sleeper bus that takes 28-30 hours. Fare is about 320 or 330 RMB IIRC. It stops by Dunhuang and Turpan.
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Getting to Kumbum Monastery
Taxi to Kumbum Monastery cost 25 RMB for 4 of us. On the way back, all the taxi drivers wanted at least 30 RMB for the same -- we settled for a private car for 30 RMB, much roomier and better ride.
The bus apparently costs 6 RMB, but we didn't bother walking to check.
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Train Ticket from Xining to Lasha
It's highly recommended to take the train travel experience as it's the only train that enters into the highest land in the world - now, we name this railway as another miracle of modern China. You may never know, when majority of us are able to enjoy life, there are thousands of poor people work under very wicked conditions in order to build up this railway.
Ticket is quite difficult to get unless you book it couple of days ago - however, there is no online booking for this ticket. We don't know the actual status as my friend got some Guanxi(relationship) to book in advance. If you want to try this, you may need to get to Xining couple of days ago and buy the ticket at the booking office. You may not be able to buy it through the travel agency(Chinese tourism bureau has prohibited this as it caused too much black deals). If you get to know any friends in Xining, you may ask them to help to book in advance.
Departure Time: 19:00, 24hours from Xining to Lasha.
Hard sleeper: Around RMB500(USD65)
Soft sleeper: Around RMB800(USD100)
Hard seat: Around RMB200(USD25), lots of tibetan people take those places.
Trains to/from Tibet
All the trains going to or coming from Lhasa have to pass through Xining. This city might be your best chance to get a train to Lhasa, never mind the fact that it might be only hard seat.
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THE TOUR CHAMPIONSHIPPRESENTED BY COCA-COLAEast Lake Golf ClubAtlanta, GAPar: 35-35—70Yards: 7,304Purse: $7,000,000Winner: $1,260,0002007 Champion: Tiger Woods (257, -23)
The second PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup comes to an end this week at historic East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, GA, with THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola. The top-30 points earners from the first three Playoff events—The Barclays, the Deutsche Bank Championship and the BMW Championship—will be on hand to put a cap on the FedExCup's second season.Vijay Singh, who has won two of the three Playoffs events, will lock up the Cup if he completes all four rounds at East Lake. Camilo Villegas is in second place, followed by Sergio Garcia, Jim Furyk and Mike Weir. Of the 30 players in the field, nine were members of the winning U.S. squad at last week's Ryder Cup. They are Furyk, Anthony Kim, Justin Leonard, Phil Mickelson, Ben Curtis, Steve Stricker, Kenny Perry, Stewart Cink and Hunter Mahan.
Vijay Singh leads the field in TOUR Championship experience, playing in his 15th TOUR Championship. Ernie Els is next, playing in his 13th tournament, with Phil Mickelson in the field for the 12th time in his career. Anthony Kim, Kevin Sutherland, Dudley Hart, Ken Duke, D.J. Trahan, Ryuji Imada, Andres Romero and Bubba Watson are all playing for the first time. There are five past champions of THE TOUR Championship in the field. They are Billy Mayfair (1995), Phil Mickelson (2000), Mike Weir (2001), Vijay Singh (2002) and Chad Campbell (2003). Twelve players have made the field both seasons that THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola has been the finale of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup. They are Vijay Singh, Camilo Villegas, Sergio Garcia, Jim Furyk, K.J. Choi, Phil Mickelson, Steve Stricker, Stewart Cink, Hunter Mahan, Robert Allenby, Ernie Els and Tim Clark.Two players moved into the field (from outside the top 30), thanks to strong finishes at the BMW Championship. Dudley Hart improved from 67th to 14th in the standings, while D.J. Trahan moved to 25th after beginning the tournament in 35th place.Andres Romero is the 16th rookie to play in THE TOUR Championship since its inception, joining Robert Gamez (1990), John Daly (1991), Vijay Singh (1993), Ernie Els (1994), David Duval (1995), Woody Austin (1995), Tiger Woods (1996), Stewart Cink (1997), Carlos Franco (1999), Notah Begay III (1999), Todd Hamilton (2004), Zach Johnson (2004), Sean O'Hair (2005), Trevor Immelman (2006) and Brandt Snedeker (2007).East Lake Golf Club closed on March 1 this year and will reopen for THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola this week. During the time the course was closed, East Lake has renovated all putting surfaces and greenside bunkers and completed other competitive enhancements to the former home club of World Golf Hall of Fame member Bobby Jones.
This week's field at THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola features eight players who have won a total of 14 major championships. The 30-man field has also collected 21 victories this season and a total of 192 career titles. All but four of the 30 players have career victories and 11 countries are represented.
Winning is obviously important, but don't underestimate consistency. The 30-man field at THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola features 15 players who have won this season, but still 15 others who have won this year did not qualify.
Nine of the 30 players in the final field for the final PGA TOUR Playoff event for the FedExCup began the playoffs outside the Top 30. Dudley Hart made the biggest move climbing from 68th place in the FedExCup standings all the way to 14th.
There are five former TOUR Championship winners in the field this week—Billy Mayfair (1995), Phil Mickelson (2000), Mike Weir (2001), Vijay Singh (2002) and Chad Campbell (2003). However, only Mickelson and Singh claimed their titles at East Lake GC, site of this week's event.
The field average last year at East Lake GC was 68.325—the lowest scoring average of any event on TOUR last season.
David Duval finished T22 last week at the Viking Classic for his best TOUR finish since a T16 at the 2006 U.S. Open.
A quick look at the stats would make you think that Ryan Palmer is having a great year. He's first in Birdies (4.11 per round), 2nd in Putting (1.723), T28 in hitting his approach shots close to the hole and 34th in Ball Striking. He's also 134th on the money list. How can that be? The answer would appear to be his short game. He's 161st in Scrambling (54.7%) and T172 in Sand Saves (43.3%).CHAMPIONS TOUR
When R.W. Eaks won the most recent Champions Tour event, the Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn, it continued his great play at the event. In his last three starts at the tournament, Eaks has won twice and lost in a playoff the other year. He's 48-under par for those three starts. He now has four wins in his last 32 starts on the Champions Tour after beginning his career 0 for 89.
Hale Irwin can probably point to his putter for his struggles this year. In his storied career on the Champions Tour, Irwin has led the circuit in Putting four times and has finished among the Top-10 eight times. This year, he's 73rd on the Tour.
The defending champ of this week's SAS Championship is Mark Wiebe. Despite winning that event in 2007, Wiebe is a candidate for Rookie of the Year honors this year since he competed in only four Champions Tour tournaments in 2007. He's got tough competition for that honor, though, with Bernhard Langer, Jeff Sluman and John Cook also having standout rookie campaigns.NATIONWIDE TOUR
The Nationwide Tour is taking this week off before the stretch run of four final events. Brendon de Jonge is currently the leading money winner, but he's just $7,911 ahead of number two, Jarrod Lyle.
The Nationwide Tour will be well represented at this week's THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola with 14 of the 30 competitors having come from the Nationwide Tour.
Grinding it out week to week has paid off for Matt Bettencourt. The winner of last week's Oregon Classic is tied with five others for the most starts on Tour this year, having played in 25 of the first 26 events. Three weeks ago, Bettencourt was 77th on the money list, but after finishing 5th and 1st in his last two outings, he's now 19th in strong position to earn a spot among The 25 and earn his PGA TOUR card for 2009.


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I guess I should feel bad but lets compare the promo video for it vs the one for Veronica Mars. I never even saw the VM TV show and I was pulled into watching the promo, laughing along the way. They wanted 2 million dollars, they got 5.7 million.
This new one panders in the first 3 sentences to "Star Trek fans" then switches to some producer who bemoans how much more they need to do the project. I stopped right there.
Aren't they supposed to excitedly jump up and down about their fantastic movie and make us
to give them our money, because their project is just
and we'd be so proud to be a part of it? Heck, even Tim Russ/Walter Koenig's push to invest in Renegades did a better job at that than these producers.
I suspect the problem is today's producers saw
collect twice what they asked for in what, 4 days and thought "Hey, easy money", but never stopped to consider the kickstarter campaign is just that, a
that they need to wage and win, not just a hat they throw down in the subway station, hoping scifi starved fans will drop their coins into it as we pass by.
Maybe this experience will give them pause.
Yeah, there's a webcomic artist that posted a kickstarter campaign to do a visual novel based on his webcomic. He asked for 20k, expected 10k, but got nearly 300k! His goal was blown away on day one. He was actually beginning to have trouble thinking of side goals!
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- bring over casseroles
- grocery shopping
- snow shoveling
- clean toilets
- polish silverware
Etc etc etc
While she is helping, stay locked in your room with LO and take a nap.
Just make sure she gets the list before she comes over thanking her for her "help"
Your DUH should not be making plans for YOUR fucking day. Do something or suck it up.
Time for 2 yes, 1 no rule.
Oh, and sick momma gets her way.
But yes, leave lo in your room. Greet mil, oh, great you're here to help! Perfect! Here's a quick list if stuff to help with! Oh, and if you cook dinner that will great! Be sure to help dj with those dishes. Thanks so much for the help!
Honey, HE is causing tension, not her. If he had his own set of big boy testicles she wouldn't be an issue.
Your anger is misplaced. This is your husband's fault. He is the one allowing the visit. He is the one you need to be angry at. Tell him that because you are sick it would be better for her to wait until you are well to visit. That is what is best for you and the baby. If he gives you the BS argument that she's going to "help" then hand him a list of things that need to be done around the house and any errands you need done. Tell him that if she's going to help then she'll be doing those errands and ask if he honestly thinks she's going to do those errands.
If he still refuses to see reason then tell him you and baby will be elsewhere and he and his mommy can visit.


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BTW, the buy-back salvage value was only $1200. WTF!? Lucky for me it was so cheap plus my car was practicaly paid off.
BTW, the buy-back salvage value was only $1200. WTF!? Lucky for me it was so cheap plus my car was practicaly paid off.
yeah, at the time it might have been frustraiting, but like I said, you couldn't of planned it any better man, nice deal :)
could you imagne if they blamed it on an aftermarket upgrade & denied the claim :rofl:
the buyback is usually only arond 15% of the total value, no matter what it's really worth :rolleyes:
I'm kind of tempted to just put a stock engine back in the TA and spend the rest of the money on new 19" rims on the Tbird. Maybe lower it. Buy some new stereo gear. Maybe another used car. :high5:
oh god, here we go again :cool:
no, no, no put it in the Trans Am and do it the way you had planned
:whs:, take it from experience, spread yourself too thin & nothing gets finished... stick to one & you can do something nice, unless of course your bored of the ta & want a new project... but no phuckin way it should be that ford thing you got over the ta outahere
I can't even begin to list all the projects I've got laying around begging to be finished, too many & not enough time, that's one reason I want to dump my caddy, just gotta get around to actualy selling it..... :D
I'd buy the caddy if I had cash, and lived in NY, and could sell my whored taurus. Damn, too many variables...
Wouldn't it be insurance fraud if he HAD planned it?
ah, what do you think ;)
ya, ya, I know, as long as it doesn't LOOK like it was fraud you'd be ok, but still....
So many times before, I'd wanted someone to hit my car and damage enough to salvage it out and get a new car... again, no money, no credit, no go... I'm pretty sure that my next car is going to be a 1998 - 2003 Seville STS. I've loved these cars since that generation first came out. Plus with the depreciation on them, I can get a decently low mileaged one for about 10k...


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Hong Kong - Hong Kong shares sank on Wednesday, led by cyclical counters, as China set a lower target for growth in fixed asset investment this year and a mainland listed company said it expects to default on bond payments.
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In what would be the country's first domestic bond default, loss-making Chinese solar equipment producer Chaori Solar said it will not be able to meet interest payments on bonds due on Friday.
At Wednesday's start of China's annual parliament meeting, Premier Li Keqiang said the target for economic growth this year is 7.5 percent, the same as set for 2013.
China's economic planner, the National Development and Reform Commission, told parliament that the government will target 17.5 percent growth in fixed-asset investment this year, the slowest in 12 years.
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Thanks Doremus,
Many teachers and advisors stop short of doing sensitometry in the print stage. I recall reading where it can be used to provide "possible suggestions of paper grade to select" but ultimately the guide I was reading left the final stage up to the whim of the individual.
But I don't want to short-circuit what you are suggesting, if you intend to carry forward the study that may have been dropped by other well-respected teachers... They didn't see a value in it. But even if the final decision rests with the individual, there is value in a well-rounded theory.


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mamaturkey Hatfield wrote:Definitely check out the biochar. I'm in central florida on very sandy soil with heavy summer rain. I've been mixing char with my compost that I add to the garden. It should hopefully reduce the nutrients that are leached out. I'm only a year in so I don't have any results yet but from what I read it seems promising.
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Rational build forge setup instructions guided me to install thin client to have rational tools working with oracle , jumped to install "instant client" which was nothing but extracting a zip file which server did not like and it kept cribbing about error stack with any of following error->
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SP2-0750: You may need to set ORACLE_HOME to your oracle software directory.
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Lot of people commented on this issue being one of setting the correct environment variable issue particularly "ORACLE_HOME".
However for me it was more than that, Oracle "instant client" does not have all capabilities that rational server required. So next logical step was to get "SQL plus" running on machine and most appropriate is to install full client rather than "top up" of instant client (options provided by think client downloads) else you will have same issue. Use Oracle's inbuilt installer to install the SQL client as it sets correct environment variables and also sets registry entry.
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1995 Chevrolet Prizm • 171 miles
My car jerks while im driving it at all speeds. To describe the type of jerking its like its got bad gas or almost out of gas. Its been doing this for a couple months now. I've gotten the fuel filter changed thinking that might be the problem but it seems to have just made it jerk more. When I have someone else in the car it doesn't jerk at all really. I have noticed the rpm jumps when the car jerks. What could be causing this problem?
April 7, 2013.
April 7, 2013.
Has the check engine light come on? When was the last tune up? Have you checked to make sure the fuel pump pressure is within the manufacturer's specs? As far as it going away with a passenger, that is really odd.
No it hasn't. I moved to new mexico from Indiana in the middle of February. Spark plugs and wires are good, I had the transmission filter and fluid changed before coming out here, the guy said everything looked good. And no im not sure how to check that.
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Apr 7, 2013.
Not sure how to check what?
The fuel pump pressure
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It is easy to do. Go to our homepage under the DIY section. There are two links. One has directions and the other is a video showing how to do it.
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MY TURN: Let's Pull Together, Not Apart, for Better Health Care
BREMERTON - Reader submitted
The town hall meeting in Bremerton with Congressman Norm Dicks and 1,100 other citizens of this area showed again what a great democracy we are. People were yelling, carrying derogatory signs and positive signs and in general voicing their views and opinions.
How wonderful to see democracy in action, even though it was not a courteous, respectful audience. I heard once that if you want to punish someone, run them for public office. That town hall meeting was an excellent example. Norm handled the situation as well as anyone could with an audience who did not want to listen with an open mind, but whose minds were already made up. He was there to listen.
I am reminded of the young Teddy Kennedy's remarks at his father's funeral, about a time shortly after losing his leg to cancer when he was 12 years old. He said his dad took him out to go snowboarding and he slipped and fell on the ice and began to cry. He told his dad that he couldn't do it. He said Senator Kennedy picked him up, held him around the waist and said "we will climb this hill, even if it takes all day" — and they were successful.
What has that to do with the town hall meeting regarding health care reform? What I witnessed that night were people, rude people, who said nothing about working together toward a solution for our nation's health care disaster. Norm spoke of the 47 million people in America today without health care coverage. Conservatives in the audience responded that many were illegal immigrants. Norm responded that only about nine million were illegals. How can we close thousands of miles of unprotected borders? There isn't money in the budget for more border patrols. The wall they are building? There are tunnels all up and down those borders. A wall won't hold them back. Norm was right, Mexico should take control but they don't have an answer either.
I believe there will always be those among us for whom we will have to be responsible: the poor, the disabled and the homeless. I also believe we are our brother's keeper. There will always be those among us who will take advantage of the system and abuse it but that is not limited to the poor and disabled i.e., the Wall Street scandals. Should we deny care to those who need it because a few have abused the system?
I remember 9/11 as a day of horror in our history. I remember the feeling of pulling together as a country, as a people. We were "one" for a change I could feel the unity in the air.. It needs to be resurrected. We can work together as citizens of this great country toward a solution equitable and acceptable to all of us.
Please put politics aside and help our Congress and President Obama. Put aside your personal differences and realize it is impossible to please all of the people all of the time, but we can work out an equitable solution to help our fellow citizens to stay healthy without having to sacrifice eating regular meals to pay for their prescriptions. We don't need a congressman to hold another town hall meeting. We can hold our own town hall meetings with people who care and who want to work out a solution.
Let us put aside our differences and get down to work. We can help our Congress come to a good decision.
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To celebrate the release of Muse, we've asked the band to take us on a tour of
album - Track By Track. Read the stories behind and preview each song on the album.
1. Wastin' My Mind
Somehow this song reveals how we were influenced by The Band. Nothing in particular, just
a feeling. It just started with the phrase "Wastin' My Mind on You" and a riff. We kept
messing with it on the road when we had time before sound checks and this is what it
turned into. We wanted it to sound full but with no drum kit. Jano is playing the
Shuitar. All the songs with Shuitar were recorded live, standing in a tight circle around
a tree of microphones in a big room.
2. Neon Tombstone
Chris had a chorus for a song that he played for Oliver. Oliver had lyrics for some verses
he had written down that had no home. We put them together and found that they fit
together. We heard that Stanley Kubrick made movies like 2001 A Space Odyssey in this
way. He combined loosely related segments that didn't fit perfectly together. It has
some mystery because the connection is not explained for you but you feel it.
3. Sing About It
This song is just plain, good advice. I think Oliver has been practicing this for years
and is finally telling the rest of us that it's a good idea! Psychologists use fancy
words like "cognitive reappraisal." Writing a song is the same thing.
4. Honey Jar
This song was originally inspired by a riff that we started playing during a quiet, night
time rehearsal after Chris' daughter went to bed. Jano started playing a beat on Shuitar
and we joined in. By the time it was finished it had turned into one of our most rocking
tunes. Also, Oliver is obsessed with honey and Chris is obsessed everything it
represents. We also like whiskey and maple syrup.
5. The Muse
This song is very personal but universal at the same time. It's related to the theme of
Sing About It but more vulnerable. It had to be spare. No drums. No beat. The music
had to follow the fluidity of the words.
6. Keep Me Around
This is another song that was born on a riff and a groove but, unlike "Honey Jar," it
ended up sounding sweeter than its origin. The lyrics and melody relaxed the whole feel.
Buddy helped us with that and it made the song speak better. Like "Wastin My Mind" we
recorded in a circle around the "mic tree." You've never seen so many beautiful old mics
so close together.
7. Sweet Maria
I don't know if it's possible to be happy, then experience something so beautiful that you
return to your life unhappy. Maybe heroin is an exception but I've never tried that.
I've never experienced anything beautiful that diminished what I already have but it seems
possible. This song is a fantasy about that. ["I" refers to Chris here.] The chords and
melody to Sweet Maria existed for a long time before the lyrics appeared. The music kind
of dictated the theme of the song. The bell like piano you hear has got paper clips and
alligator clips on the strings to make it sound like that.
8. I Got Loaded [cover of a Bob Camille song]
We first heard this song from Los Lobos who is a band we grew up with and love. The song
goes back to a New Orleans band called L'il Bob and The Lollipops. There is a lot of New
Orleans music that has had a big influence on us.
9. Who The Devil
This is one of those songs that didn't know what it wanted to be on the first go around.
We tried to get it together for our last record but couldn't make it work. Now, we have a
couple years of touring with Jano Rix under our belt. We feel like a band. A tune like
this needs that in order to work.
10. Losin'
This is a porch dub meditation about the upside of hopelessness. This is the one track
where we were able to get Buddy Miller out in the room with us to record on his baritone
11. Firewater
Oliver was channeling a little bit of Willie in this one. The Red Headed Pill Poppin'
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10/06/13 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass - San Francisco, CA
10/11/13 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - Charlotte, NC
10/12/13 Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach - Virginia Beach, VA
10/13/13 Jiffy Lube Live - Bristow, VA
10/15/13 Ashland Coffee and Tea - Ashland, VA
10/16/13 Local 506 - Chapel Hill, NC
10/17/13 Ziggy's By The Sea - Wilmington, NC
10/18/13 The Blind Tiger - Greensboro, NC
10/19/13 Southern Ground Music & Food Festival (South Carolina)
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10/20/13 Orange Peel - Asheville, NC
12/05/13 Chief Theater - Steamboat Springs, CO
12/06/13 Fox Theatre - Boulder, CO
12/07/13 Gothic Theatre - Englewood, CO
12/08/13 Belly Up Aspen - Aspen, CO
12/10/13 Bottleneck - Lawrence, KS
12/11/13 The Vanguard - Tulsa, OK
12/12/13 The Prophet Bar - Dallas, TX
12/13/13 Sam's Burger Joint - San Antonio, TX
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I make coffee every morning for a group of 30-35 people. I have been using this urn for 2 years and it is by far the best available urn for this type of use. The Pros are: Super easy to use, and very easy to clean properly because the electronic components never leave the counter-top. With proper care, the stainless steel urn stays clean and free from buildup. It has a very good brewing and keep warm mechanism that makes very good coffee (note you must exceed the manufacturer's recommended amount of grounds per cup). The CONS are: The drip tray is held in place by 2 very flimsy tabs, the screws and washers inside the lid that hold the Hamilton beach logo on are not stainless and have begun to rust slightly (this is being picky - but i am picky!). AND the #1 drawback of this model is the seal assembly ((Part # 990135900). Mine has broken 3 times in 2 years. They are relatively easy to replace but very frustrating when they break so i suggest buying a couple extra from the Hamilton Beach website, just to have on hand.
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