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- Title
- Knowledge discovery in SportsFinder: an agent to extract sports results from the Web
- Author(s)
- Lu, Hongen; Sterling, Leon; Wyatt, Alex
- Abstract
- There is a wealth of information to be mined from the World Wide Web. Unfortunately, standard natural language processing (NLP) extraction techniques perform poorly on the choppy, semi-structured information fragments, such as sports results, which are popular to be published on the Web pages nowadays. In this paper, we present an information agent: SportsFinder, an agent to extract sports scores from the World Wide Web, as well as the knowledge discovering method to learn new express patterns to improve the agent's performance.
- Publication type
- Conference paper
- Source
- Lecture notes in computer science: proceedings of the 3rd Pacific-Asia Conference on Methodologies for Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (PAKDD-99), Beijing, China, 26-28 April 1999 / Ning Zhong and Lizhu Zhou (eds.), Vol. 1574, pp. 469-473
- Publication year
- 1999
- FOR Code(s)
- 0804 Data Format
- Keyword(s)
- Information agents; Internet; Knowledge discovering methods; Sports results; SportsFinder
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- 9783540658665, 3540658661
- Publisher URL
- Copyright
- Copyright © 1999 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
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May 2, 2016
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Andrew Harrison scored 20 points, twin brother Aaron had 19 and Kentucky ended Wichita State's pursuit of perfection Sunday when Fred VanVleet's potential game-winning 3-pointer missed in a 78-76 victory in the NCAA tournament.
Julius Randle had 13 points and 10 rebounds, and James Young also had 13 points for the No. 8 seed Wildcats (26-10), who made a series of clutch free throws in the final minutes to hold off the top-seeded Shockers in arguably the most captivating game of a thrilling first weekend.
Kentucky will play in-state rival Louisville in the Sweet 16 on Friday in Indianapolis.
Cleanthony Early scored 31 points and Ron Baker had 20 for the Shockers (35-1), who hadn't lost since last year's Final Four.
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33 U.S. Code § 1269 - Long Island Sound
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(a) Office of Management Conference of the Long Island Sound Study
The Administrator shall continue the Management Conference of the Long Island Sound Study (hereinafter referred to as the "Conference") as established pursuant to section 1330 of this title, and shall establish an office (hereinafter referred to as the "Office") to be located on or near Long Island Sound.
(b) Administration and staffing of Office
The Office shall be headed by a Director, who shall be detailed by the Administrator, following consultation with the Administrators of EPA regions I and II, from among the employees of the Agency who are in civil service. The Administrator shall delegate to the Director such authority and detail such additional staff as may be necessary to carry out the duties of the Director under this section.
(c) Duties of Office
The Office shall assist the Management Conference of the Long Island Sound Study in carrying out its goals. Specifically, the Office shall—
(1) assist and support the implementation of the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan for Long Island Sound developed pursuant to section 1330 of this title, including efforts to establish, within the process for granting watershed general permits, a system for promoting innovative methodologies and technologies that are cost-effective and consistent with the goals of the Plan;
(2) conduct or commission studies deemed necessary for strengthened implementation of the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan including, but not limited to—
(G) water quality requirements to sustain fish, shellfish, and wildlife populations, and the use of indicator species to assess environmental quality,
(H) State water quality programs, for their adequacy pursuant to implementation of the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan, and
(4) coordinate activities and implementation responsibilities with other Federal agencies which have jurisdiction over Long Island Sound and with national and regional marine monitoring and research programs established pursuant to the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act [16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq., 1447 et seq.; 33 U.S.C. 1401 et seq., 2801 et seq.];
(6) collect and make available to the public publications, and other forms of information the conference determines to be appropriate, relating to the environmental quality of Long Island Sound;
(7) not more than two years after the date of the issuance of the final Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan for Long Island Sound under section 1330 of this title, and biennially thereafter, issue a report to the Congress which—
(A) summarizes the progress made by the States in implementing the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan;
(B) summarizes any modifications to the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan in the twelve-month period immediately preceding such report; and
(8) convene conferences and meetings for legislators from State governments and political subdivisions thereof for the purpose of making recommendations for coordinating legislative efforts to facilitate the environmental restoration of Long Island Sound and the implementation of the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan.
(d) Grants
(1) The Administrator is authorized to make grants for projects and studies which will help implement the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan. Special emphasis shall be given to implementation, research and planning, enforcement, and citizen involvement and education.
(2) State, interstate, and regional water pollution control agencies, and other public or nonprofit private agencies, institutions, and organizations held to be eligible for grants pursuant to this subsection.
(3) Citizen involvement and citizen education grants under this subsection shall not exceed 95 per centum of the costs of such work. All other grants under this subsection shall not exceed 50 per centum of the research, studies, or work. All grants shall be made on the condition that the non-Federal share of such costs are provided from non-Federal sources.
(e) Assistance to distressed communities
(1) Eligible communities
For the purposes of this subsection, a distressed community is any community that meets affordability criteria established by the State in which the community is located, if such criteria are developed after public review and comment.
(f) Authorizations
(1) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator for the implementation of this section, other than subsection (d) of this section, such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2010.
Source(June 30, 1948, ch. 758, title I, § 119, as added Pub. L. 101–596, title II, § 202,Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3004; amended Pub. L. 104–303, title V, § 583,Oct. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 3791; Pub. L. 106–457, title IV, §§ 402—404,Nov. 7, 2000, 114 Stat. 1973; Pub. L. 109–137, § 1,Dec. 22, 2005, 119 Stat. 2646.)
References in Text
The Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act, referred to in subsec. (c)(4), probably means the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972, Pub. L. 92–532, Oct. 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 1052, as amended, which is classified generally to chapters 32 (§ 1431 et seq.) and 32A (§ 1447 et seq.) of Title 16, Conservation, and chapters 27 (§ 1401 et seq.) and 41 (§ 2801 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1401 of this title and Tables.
2005—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 109–137substituted "2010" for "2005" in pars. (1) and (2).
2000—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 106–457, § 402, inserted before semicolon at end ", including efforts to establish, within the process for granting watershed general permits, a system for promoting innovative methodologies and technologies that are cost-effective and consistent with the goals of the Plan".
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 106–457, § 403(2), added subsec. (e). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (f).
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 106–457, §§ 403(1), 404, redesignatedsubsec. (e) as (f) and substituted "2001 through 2005" for "1991 through 2001" in par. (1) and "not to exceed $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005" for "not to exceed $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1991 through 2001" in par. (2).
1996—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 104–303substituted "2001" for "1996" in pars. (1) and (2).
Long Island Sound Stewardship
Pub. L. 109–359, Oct. 16, 2006, 120 Stat. 2049, provided that:"SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
"This Act may be cited as the 'Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2006'."SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
"(a) Findings.—Congress finds that—
"(1) Long Island Sound is a national treasure of great cultural, environmental, and ecological importance;
"(2) 8,000,000 people live within the Long Island Sound watershed and 28,000,000 people (approximately 10 percent of the population of the United States) live within 50 miles of Long Island Sound;
"(3) activities that depend on the environmental health of Long Island Sound contribute more than $5,000,000,000 each year to the regional economy;
"(4) the portion of the shoreline of Long Island Sound that is accessible to the general public (estimated at less than 20 percent of the total shoreline) is not adequate to serve the needs of the people living in the area;
"(5) existing shoreline facilities are in many cases overburdened and underfunded;
"(6) large parcels of open space already in public ownership are strained by the effort to balance the demand for recreation with the needs of sensitive natural resources;
"(7) approximately 1/3 of the tidal marshes of Long Island Sound have been filled, and much of the remaining marshes have been ditched, diked, or impounded, reducing the ecological value of the marshes; and
"(8) much of the remaining exemplary natural landscape is vulnerable to further development.
"(b) Purpose.—The purpose of this Act is to establish the Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative to identify, protect, and enhance upland sites within the Long Island Sound ecosystem with significant ecological, educational, open space, public access, or recreational value through a bi-State network of sites best exemplifying these values."SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
"In this Act, the following definitions apply:
"(1) Administrator.—The term 'Administrator' means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
"(2) Advisory committee.—The term 'Advisory Committee' means the Long Island Sound Stewardship Advisory Committee established by section 8.
"(3) Region.—The term 'Region' means the Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative Region established by section 4 (a).
"(4) State.—The term 'State' means each of the States of Connecticut and New York.
"(5) Stewardship.—The term 'stewardship' means land acquisition, land conservation agreements, site planning, plan implementation, land and habitat management, public access improvements, site monitoring, and other activities designed to enhance and preserve natural resource-based recreation and ecological function of upland areas.
"(6) Stewardship site.—The term 'stewardship site' means any area of State, local, or tribal government, or privately owned land within the Region that is designated by the Administrator under section 5 (a).
"(7) Systematic site selection.—The term 'systematic site selection' means a process of selecting stewardship sites that—
"(A) has explicit goals, methods, and criteria;
"(B) produces feasible, repeatable, and defensible results;
"(C) provides for consideration of natural, physical, and biological patterns;
"(D) addresses replication, connectivity, species viability, location, and public recreation values;
"(E) uses geographic information systems technology and algorithms to integrate selection criteria; and
"(F) will result in achieving the goals of stewardship site selection at the lowest cost.
"(8) Qualified applicants.—The term 'qualified applicant' means a non-Federal person that owns title to property located within the borders of the Region.
"(9) Threat.—The term 'threat' means a threat that is likely to destroy or seriously degrade a conservation target or a recreation area."SEC. 4. LONG ISLAND SOUND STEWARDSHIP INITIATIVE REGION.
"(a) Establishment.—There is established in the States of Connecticut and New York the Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative Region.
"(b) Boundaries.—The Region consists of the immediate coastal upland areas along—
"(1) Long Island Sound between mean high water and the inland boundary, as described on the map entitled 'Long Island Sound Stewardship Region' and dated April 21, 2004; and
"(2) the Peconic Estuary as described on the map entitled 'Peconic Estuary Program Study Area Boundaries' and included in the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan for the Peconic Estuary Program and dated November 15, 2001."SEC. 5. DESIGNATION OF STEWARDSHIP SITES.
"(a) In General.—The Administrator may designate a stewardship site in accordance with this Act any area that contributes to accomplishing the purpose of this Act.
"(b) Publication of List of Recommended Sites.—The Administrator shall—
"(1) publish in the Federal Register and make available in general circulation in the States of Connecticut and New York the list of sites recommended by the Advisory Committee; and
"(2) provide a 90-day period for—
"(A) the submission of public comment on the list; and
"(B) an opportunity for owners of such sites to decline designation of such sites as stewardship sites.
"(c) Opinion Regarding Owner's Responsibilities.—The Administrator may not designate an area as a stewardship site under this Act unless the Administrator provides to the owner of the area, and the owner acknowledges to the Administrator receipt of, a comprehensive opinion in plain English setting forth expressly the responsibility of the owner that arises from such designation.
"(d) Designation of Stewardship Sites.—Not later than 150 days after receiving from the Advisory Committee its list of recommended sites, the Administrator—
"(1) shall review the recommendations of the Advisory Committee; and
"(2) may designate as a stewardship site any site included in the list."SEC. 6. RECOMMENDATIONS BY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
"(a) In General.—The Advisory Committee shall—
"(1) in accordance with this section, evaluate applications—
"(A) for designation of areas as stewardship sites;
"(B) to develop management plans to address threats to stewardship sites; and
"(C) to act on opportunities to protect and enhance stewardship sites;
"(2) develop recommended guidelines, criteria, schedules, and due dates for the submission of applications and the evaluation by the Advisory Committee of information to recommend areas for designation as stewardship sites that fulfill terms of a multi-year management plan;
"(3) recommend to the Administrator a list of sites for designation as stewardship sites that further the purpose of this Act;
"(4) develop management plans to address threats to stewardship sites;
"(5) raise awareness of the values of and threats to stewardship sites;
"(6) recommend that the Administrator award grants to qualified applicants; and
"(7) recommend to the Administrator ways to leverage additional resources for improved stewardship of the Region.
"(b) Identification of Sites.—
"(1) In general.—Any qualified applicant may submit an application to the Advisory Committee to have a site recommended to the Administrator for designation as a stewardship site.
"(2) Identification.—The Advisory Committee shall review each application submitted under this subsection to determine whether the site exhibits values that promote the purpose of this Act.
"(3) Natural resource-based recreation areas.—In reviewing an application for recommendation of a recreation area for designation as a stewardship site, the Advisory Committee may use a selection technique that includes consideration of—
"(A) public access;
"(B) community support;
"(C) high population density;
"(D) environmental justice (as defined in section 385.3 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations));
"(E) open spaces; and
"(F) cultural, historic, and scenic characteristics.
"(4) Natural areas with ecological value.—In reviewing an application for recommendation of a natural area with ecological value for designation as a stewardship site, the Advisory Committee may use a selection technique that includes consideration of—
"(A) measurable conservation targets for the Region; and
"(B) prioritizing new sites using systematic site selection, which shall include consideration of—
"(i) ecological uniqueness;
"(ii) species viability;
"(iii) habitat heterogeneity;
"(iv) size;
"(v) quality;
"(vi) open spaces;
"(vii) land cover;
"(viii) scientific, research, or educational value; and
"(ix) threats.
"(5) Deviation from process.—The Advisory Committee may accept an application to recommend a site other than as provided in this subsection, if the Advisory Committee—
"(A) determines that the site makes significant ecological or recreational contributions to the Region; and
"(B) provides to the Administrator the reasons for deviating from the process otherwise described in this subsection.
"(c) Submission of List of Recommended Sites.—
"(1) In general.—After completion of the site identification process set forth in subsection (b), the Advisory Committee shall submit to the Administrator its list of sites recommended for designation as stewardship sites.
"(2) Limitation.—The Advisory Committee shall not include a site in the list submitted under this subsection unless, prior to submission of the list, the owner of the site is—
"(A) notified of the inclusion of the site in the list; and
"(B) allowed to decline inclusion of the site in the list.
"(3) Public comment.—In identifying sites for inclusion in the list, the Advisory Committee shall provide an opportunity for submission of, and consider, public comments."SEC. 7. GRANTS AND ASSISTANCE.
"(a) In General.—The Administrator may provide grants, subject to the availability of appropriations, and other assistance for projects to fulfill the purpose of this Act.
"(b) Federal Share.—The Federal share of the cost of an activity carried out using any assistance or grant under this Act shall not exceed 60 percent of the total cost of the activity."SEC. 8. LONG ISLAND SOUND STEWARDSHIP ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
"(a) Establishment.—There is established a committee to be known as the 'Long Island Sound Stewardship Advisory Committee'.
"(b) Membership.—
"(1) In general.—The Administrator may appoint the members of the Advisory Committee in accordance with this subsection and the guidance in section 320(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330 (c)), except that the Governor of each State may appoint 2 members of the Advisory Committee.
"(2) Additional members.—In addition to the other members appointed under this subsection, the Advisory Committee may include—
"(A) a representative of the Regional Plan Association;
"(B) a representative of marine trade organizations; and
"(C) a representative of private landowner interests.
"(3) Consideration of interests.—In appointing members of the Advisory Committee, the Administrator shall consider—
"(A) Federal, State, and local government interests and tribal interests;
"(B) the interests of nongovernmental organizations;
"(C) academic interests;
"(D) private interests including land, agriculture, and business interests; and
"(E) recreational and commercial fishing interests.
"(4) Chairperson.—In addition to the other members appointed under this subsection, the Administrator may appoint as a member of the Advisory Committee an individual to serve as the Chairperson, who may be the Director of the Long Island Sound Office of the Environmental Protection Agency.
"(5) Completion of appointments.—The Administrator shall complete the appointment of all members of the Advisory Committee by not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 16, 2006].
"(A) [sic] Vacancies.—A vacancy on the Advisory Committee—
"(i) shall be filled not later than 90 days after the vacancy occurs;
"(ii) shall not affect the powers of the Advisory Committee; and
"(iii) shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made.
"(c) Term.—
"(1) In general.—A member of the Advisory Committee shall be appointed for a term of 4 years.
"(2) Multiple terms.—An individual may be appointed as a member of the Advisory Committee for more than 1 term.
"(d) Powers.—The Advisory Committee may hold such hearings, meet and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence as the Advisory Committee considers advisable to carry out this Act.
"(e) Meetings.—
"(1) In general.—The Advisory Committee shall meet at the call of the Chairperson, but no fewer than 4 times each year.
"(2) Initial meeting.—Not later than 30 days after the date on which all members of the Advisory Committee have been appointed, the Chairperson shall call the initial meeting of the Advisory Committee.
"(3) Quorum.—A majority of the members of the Advisory Committee shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings.
"(f) Adaptive Management.—
"(1) In general.—The Advisory Committee shall use an adaptive management framework to identify the best policy initiatives and actions through—
"(A) definition of strategic goals;
"(B) definition of policy options for methods to achieve strategic goals;
"(C) establishment of measures of success;
"(D) identification of uncertainties;
"(E) development of informative models of policy implementation;
"(F) separation of the landscape into geographic units;
"(G) monitoring key responses at different spatial and temporal scales; and
"(H) evaluation of outcomes and incorporation into management strategies.
"(2) Application of adaptive management framework.—The Advisory Committee shall apply the adaptive management framework to the process for making recommendations under subsections (b) through (f) ofsection 6 to the Administrator regarding sites that should be designated as stewardship sites.
"(3) Adaptive management.—The adaptive management framework required by this subsection shall consist of a scientific process—
"(A) for—
"(i) developing predictive models;
"(ii) making management policy decisions based upon the model outputs;
"(iii) revising the management policies as data become available with which to evaluate the policies; and
"(iv) acknowledging uncertainty, complexity, and variance in the spatial and temporal aspects of natural systems; and
"(B) that requires that management be viewed as experimental.
"(g) Termination of Advisory Committee.—The Advisory Committee shall terminate on December 31, 2011."SEC. 9. REPORTS.
"(a) Administrator.—The Administrator shall publish and make available to the public on the Internet and in paper form—
"(1) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 16, 2006], a report that—
"(A) assesses the role of this Act in protecting the Long Island Sound;
"(B) establishes in coordination with the Advisory Committee guidelines, criteria, schedules, and due dates for evaluating information to designate stewardship sites;
"(C) includes information about any grants that are available for the purchase of land or property rights to protect stewardship sites; and
"(D) accounts for funds received and expended during the previous fiscal year;
"(2) an update of such report, at least every other year; and
"(3) information on funding and any new stewardship sites more frequently than every other year.
"(b) Advisory Committee.—
"(1) Report.—For each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011, the Advisory Committee shall submit to the Administrator and the decisionmaking body of the Long Island Sound Study Management Conference established under section 320 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330), an annual report that contains—
"(A) a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of the Advisory Committee since the last report under this subsection;
"(B) a description of all sites recommended by the Advisory Committee to the Administrator for designation as stewardship sites;
"(C) the recommendations of the Advisory Committee for such legislation and administrative actions as the Advisory Committee considers appropriate; and
"(D) in accordance with paragraph (2), the recommendations of the Advisory Committee for the awarding of grants.
"(2) Recommendation for grants.—
"(A) In general.—The Advisory Committee shall recommend that the Administrator award grants to qualified applicants to help to secure and improve the open space, public access, or ecological values of stewardship sites, through—
"(i) purchase of the property of a stewardship site;
"(ii) purchase of relevant property rights to a stewardship site; or
"(iii) entering into any other binding legal arrangement that ensures that the values of a stewardship site are sustained, including entering into an arrangement with a land manager or property owner to develop or implement a management plan that is necessary for the conservation of natural resources.
"(B) Equitable distribution of funds.—The Advisory Committee shall exert due diligence to ensure that its recommendations result in an equitable distribution of funds between the States."SEC. 10. PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION; NO REGULATORY AUTHORITY.
"(a) Access to Private Property.—Nothing in this Act—
"(1) requires any private property owner to allow public access (including Federal, State, or local government access) to the private property; or
"(2) modifies the application of any provision of Federal, State, or local law with regard to public access to or use of private property, except as entered into by voluntary agreement of the owner or custodian of the property.
"(b) Liability.—Establishment of the Region does not create any liability, or have any effect on any liability under any other law, of any private property owner with respect to any person injured on the private property.
"(c) Recognition of Authority to Control Land Use.—Nothing in this Act modifies the authority of Federal, State, or local governments to regulate land use.
"(d) Participation of Private Property Owners Not Required.—Nothing in this Act requires the owner of any private property located within the boundaries of the Region to participate in any land conservation, financial or technical assistance, or other programs established under this Act.
"(e) Purchase of Land or Interest in Land From Willing Sellers Only.—Funds appropriated to carry out this Act may be used to purchase land or interests in land only from willing sellers.
"(f) Manner of Acquisition.—All acquisitions of land under this Act shall be made in a voluntary manner and shall not be the result of forced takings.
"(g) Effect of Establishment.—
"(1) In general.—The boundaries of the Region represent the area within which Federal funds appropriated for the purpose of this Act may be expended.
"(2) Regulatory authority.—The establishment of the Region and the boundaries of the Region do not provide any regulatory authority not in existence immediately before the enactment of this Act [Oct. 16, 2006] on land use in the Region by any management entity, except for such property rights as may be purchased from or donated by the owner of the property (including public lands donated by a State or local government)."SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
"(a) In General.—There is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011 to carry out this Act, including for—
"(1) acquisition of land and interests in land;
"(2) development and implementation of site management plans;
"(3) site enhancements to reduce threats or promote stewardship; and
"(4) administrative expenses of the Advisory Committee and the Administrator.
"(b) Use of Funds.—Amounts made available to the Administrator under this section each fiscal year shall be used by the Administrator after reviewing the recommendations included in the annual reports of the Advisory Committee under section 9.
"(c) Authorization of Gifts, Devises, and Bequests for System.—In furtherance of the purpose of this Act, the Administrator may accept and use any gift, devise, or bequest of real or personal property, proceeds therefrom, or interests therein, to carry out this Act. Such acceptance may be subject to the terms of any restrictive or affirmative covenant, or condition of servitude, if such terms are considered by the Administrator to be in accordance with law and compatible with the purpose for which acceptance is sought.
"(d) Limitation on Administrative Costs.—Of the amount available each fiscal year to carry out this Act, not more than 8 percent may be used for administrative costs."
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The number of Tanzanians registered in life insurance is has been growing at a very slow pace hence there is a need to sensitise more people to join the scheme.
Out of 44 million citizens, there are less than 3 million registered for life insurance.
This was said by African Life Insurance chief executive officer Julius Magambe when addressing journalists at the Chief Executive Officers' Roundtable (CEOrt) meeting in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday.
Magambe said that the 3 million people who get life insurance, are in the formal sectors adding that there was none from the informal sectors.
He added that the only challenge in life insurance is that there is little awareness of the people, thinking that the service is very expensive.
He added that that those who work in construction companies come to face difficulties when they incur injuries.
"In the construction sector, many workers especially Tanzanians have no life insurance because many of them are not aware of the importance of having it," he said.
Magambe however said that of late there has been an influx of insurance companies from outside the country because in Tanzania there is a huge potential for many firms to invest.
Responding on the question why Tanzanian companies do not invest outside the country, like in Kenya and Uganda, he said that in those countries already there is congestions while the potentials are few compared to Tanzania.
He furthermore added that in Tanzania the market still offers opportunities for insurance investment but the only challenge is how to reach the people with low understanding of the industry.
For his part, the chairman and managing director of Group Six International Limited, Janson Huang, said that Tanzania is blessed by a lot of potentials which have attracted Chinese investors to come for invest.
Huang said that Group Six International Limited is a Chinese company that has invested in Tanzania in several sectors such as in mining, construction, agriculture, tourism and was doing well due to availability of potentials.
He added that though his company contributes much to the national economy, but it has encountered some hindrances.
Among them, are poor infrastructure and power shortage, he said, adding that that if they are improved then productivity would grow very fast.


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Hello everyone! I'd like to draw your attention to the File Manager Base feature today. As you know, the File Manager for z/OS product consists of FM/Base, FM/DB2, FM/IMS and FM/CICS. As the names imply, we provide different sets of functionality to enable you to work with data stored in a variety of formats on your z/OS platform. For example, FM/DB2 is for manipulating data stored in DB2 databases, and FM/IMS for manipulating data stored in IMS databases.
File Manager has been around for years. So why do I want to discuss FM/Base now? Because the functionality of FM/Base has been enhanced significantly in recent years. Not only can you manipulate data stored in a variety of data set types and HFS files (that's the old stuff), but also (the new stuff) you can manipulate data stored in WebSphere MQ queues and CICS resources (CICS files, CICS Transient Data queues and CICS Temporary Storage queues).
You can edit and view these queues and resources while formatting the data using your copybook. The diagram below shows what I'm talking about. The diagram shows how the binary data sent from an MQ application can be formatted into tabular text. You can do exactly the same for CICS resources.
I think this makes FM/Base pretty useful... Some scenarios I'm thinking of:
Copy the contents of a CICS file from a production environment to a CICS file in a development environment or a flat file, for problem diagnosis.
Write some test data to an MQ queue from a file.
Compare the contents of a CICS TS queue in a development environment with the contents of a CICS TS queue in a test environment.
Generate some test data according to the layout of a copybook to an MQ queue or a CICS resource.
Print the current messages available on an MQ queue.
The prefix for identifying an MQ queue.
The name of the WebSphere MQ Queue Manager (subsystem identification ID).
The name of the queue you would like to manipulate.
The prefix for identifying a CICS file.
The prefix for identifying a CICS TD queue.
The prefix for identifying a CICS TS queue.
The name of the selected resource.
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National Report on Sustainable Forests (2010)
Report Supports an All-Lands Approach to Resource Management
The United States has 751 million acres of forests that have remained remarkably stable during the past 50 years, according to the U.S. Forest Service's 2010 National Report on Sustainable Forests.
The report, the second edition since 2003, provides a comprehensive picture of current conditions and trends in the nation's forests, forest industries and forest communities, and also gives details on forest conditions as they relate to sustainability.
"Our nation's trees and forests preserve and protect the vitality of America's clean air and water," said U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell. "In order to ensure the sustainability of America's forests in the long term, land managers need to work across jurisdictions and land-use types, viewing forested landscapes as an integrated whole, both ecologically and socially. The data and analysis found in this report will help to contribute to the all-lands approach to resource management supported by the U.S. Forest Service."
The report includes 130 pages of detailed information organized by indicator, as well as summary analyses and policy recommendations. Forest Service scientists, senior staff and outside collaborators contributed to this edition of the report. Information was collected using 64 indicators of forest sustainability as a quantitative baseline for measuring progress toward sustainability. The report underscore that action at all levels—national, regional and local—is vital to achieving sustainable forest management in the United States.
Forests in the United States continue to face a number of threats, ranging from fragmentation and loss of forest integrity due to development and an increase in the area and severity of forest disturbances including destructive insects, development and fire. For example, the report finds that the incidence of insect induced tree mortality has increased three-fold in the last decade.
With regard to climate change, the report estimates that America's forests currently offset roughly 13 percent of the nation's industrial greenhouse gas emissions, supporting the Forest Service's position that forests have a major role to play in helping mitigate climate change.
The economic and social environment surrounding forests is also changing rapidly. Data from the report indicates ongoing shifts in where and how wood products are made and the emergence of new markets for environmental services. Some of this social change includes the growing ecotourism industry and a return to wood as a building material in smaller scale structures.
The 2010 National Report on Sustainable Forests is part of a continuing commitment by the U.S. Forest Service to increase the sustainable management of forests, both nationally and globally.
Questions or comments about the Report or the project as a whole are greatly appreciated and can be directed to Dr. Guy Robertson:
USDA Forest Service
Attn: Quantitative Sciences Staff
1601 North Kent Street, RPC4
Arlington, VA 22209-2137
(703) 605-1071
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May 6, 2016
Police are investigating another late night armed robbery of a convenience store in Greenville.
The Trade Mart in the 600 block of S.W. Greenville Boulevard was held up around 10:55 p.m.
The clerk told police two masked men who were armed with handguns came in and took money from the cash register.
Police say no one was injured.
Late Thursday afternoon police released surveillance video of the robbery.
One gunman was described as a black male, about 5'2" tall and wearing a red coat and hood, with a white shirt, black pants, and black shoes. He was carrying a red book bag.
The robber was also a black male about 5'11" tall, with a thin build wearing a black coat & hood, dark blue jeans, and white sneakers. Both were wearing gloves or socks over their hands.
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Rohlha Side Table
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This fabulous Rolha side table designed by Goncaol Campos is inspired by age old ritual and tools for uncorking a fine wine. Presented as a DIY kit of parts, it is assembled from a solid turned cork top and 3 turned wood legs, fitted with a screw similar to the ones used to uncork traditional wine bottles. This assembly requires no special tools, and is sturdy and stable, in part due to the density of the cork. Simple in its aesthetic as well as its function and assembly. And the best part? Cork is an environmentally sustainable material, renewable and beautiful in its natural state.
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- Over three quarters of companies have implemented or have started developing a carbon management strategy
- Two thirds of respondents have already offset their carbon emissions or will consider offsetting in the future
- Environmental benefits (91%) were highlighted as one of the main motivations for interest in carbon offsets, closely followed by carbon neutrality and marketing (89%)
- 72% of participants nominated the US as the most desirable geographic region for purchasing offsets; this may reflect the desire for domestic projects as 56% of the respondents came from North America. Africa and South America were also rated as highly desirable locations for emission reduction projects
- Respondents prefer renewable energy projects above any other project type with solar scoring 92% and wind 86%
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EcoSecurities is about to launch the second iteration of their Carbon Management and Offsetting Trends Survey Results new and improved for 2009. The survey participants included 280 companies and 31 carbon offset organizations from all over the world to gain insights into green purchasing patterns and important decision making factors. Carbonfund.org participated in the survey that is slated for public download on September 29th. Carbonfund.org is honored to be a top recognized carbon offset provider in the survey. Some key insights from the study is that interest in green issues is still high despite the recession, with 76% of companies surveyed having implemented or are developing a carbon plan and 60% of companies have measured their carbon footprint. But North American companies are lagging behind, with only 54% of companies surveyed having completed a carbon footprint assessment. Other highlights from the survey include:
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Remember eating English muffin pizzas as a kid? I do. My mom used to make them for us all the time. She'd take a few muffins, slather on some marinara sauce (homemade, of course) and top it with whatever kind of cheese she happened to have in the fridge. Then, she'd pop them in the toaster oven until they were hot and bubbly. The sauce would puddle up and settle into those nooks and crannies under a gooey blanket of melted cheese. We loved them!
Later on, when I was in college, English muffin pizza became one of the mainstays of my diet – and my social life. With a hotpot and toaster oven being the only appliances allowed in my dorm room, my culinary options were limited to canned soup, ramen noodles and whatever I could find to toast. Preparing anything beyond that required both resourcefulness and creativity. I spent many a late night study break whipping up English muffin pizzas for my dorm mates and me with sauce from a jar and regular old Kraft singles. It was far from gourmet, but every bite was filled with the taste of sweet independence. read more >>


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22 U.S. Code § 2797a - Denial of transfer of missile equipment or technology by United States persons
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(a) Sanctions
(1) If the President determines that a United States person knowingly—
(A) exports, transfers, or otherwise engages in the trade of any item on the MTCR Annex, in violation of the provisions of section 2778 of this title, section 2404 or 2405 of title 50, Appendix, or any regulations or orders issued under any such provisions,
then the President shall impose the applicable sanctions described in paragraph (2).
(2) The sanctions which apply to a United States person under paragraph (1) are the following:
(A) If the item on the MTCR Annex involved in the export, transfer, or trade is missile equipment or technology within category II of the MTCR Annex, then the President shall deny to such United States person for a period of 2 years—
(B) If the item on the MTCR Annex involved in the export, transfer, or trade is missile equipment or technology within category I of the MTCR, then the President shall deny to such United States person for a period of not less than 2 years—
(b) Discretionary sanctions
(c) Presumption
In determining whether to apply sanctions under subsection (a) of this section to a United States person involved in the export, transfer, or trade of an item on the MTCR Annex, it should be a rebuttable presumption that such item is designed for use in a missile listed in the MTCR Annex if the President determines that the final destination of the item is a country the government of which the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of 2405(j)(1)(A) [1] of title 50, Appendix, has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism.
(d) Waiver
The President may waive the imposition of sanctions under subsection (a) of this section with respect to a product or service if the President certifies to the Congress that—
[1] So in original. Probably should be preceded by "section".
Source(Pub. L. 90–629, ch. 7, § 72, as added Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XVII, § 1703,Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1745; amended Pub. L. 103–236, title VII, § 734(a),Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 505.)
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1994—Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 103–236added subsec. (c) and redesignated former subsec. (c) as (d).
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Recent News and developments
- December 2012: Jewish World Watch, originator of the Solar Cooker Project for Sudanese refugees, reviews their current programs at several of the refugee camps in Chad – As a result of a joint security force between Chad and Sudan, violence against women has declined some since the project began seven years ago. Cord, their partner at the Farchana refugee camp, sees solar cooking as a way to keep girls in school, and not spending hours finding fuelwood for cooking. For others, the project has meant help for the environment and the air quality conditions for women previously using open fires. When the Jewish World Watch contingent first visited the camps many years ago, the refugees had just arrived and the encampment was meant to be temporary. The hope and expectation was that within a few months or a couple of years at most; they would return to their homes. But now, seven years later, it is clear that returning to Darfur is not a reality and the camps are turning into permanent settlements. As a result, the programs for the refugees must begin to move away from survival resources and begin to address ways of achieving self-sufficiency and permanence. In other words, helping to create a life, not an existence. Future larger scale solutions will be needed to address and benefit the surrounding communities, as well as the refugee camps, to help with the integration of the Sudanese residents. Read more...
- March 2012: On March 13 at the House of Commons, the charity Cord is going to announce an extension of its innovative program of solar cooker deliveries and essential training. Cord originally commissioned research by Bolivia Inti-Sud Soleil, who identified the difficult task of it often taking ten hours to look for wood needed for cooking and warmth, as well as the damaging environmental impact it is having on tree cover in Chad. Cord is hosting its parliamentary reception with MP for Warwick and Leamington Chris White, who is backing the scheme. Read more...
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- December 2012: Forward With Intention: Solar Cooker Project - Huffington Post
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The City sweeps streets on a quarterly schedule. If you have a special request, please call 513-591-6000.
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The City's Street Rehabilitation Program identifies streets in Cincinnati's 52 neighborhoods to be repaved. Streets are chosen based on their condition after a neighborhood-wide review of all streets. The goal is to work in each neighborhood at least once every 3 years. For the most recent list of streets, please see the Street Rehabilitation Program.
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- When do Cincinnati Recreation pools open for the summer and close for winter?
Please call CRC's InfoLine at 513-352-4000 for details on this year's opening and closing dates in your neighborhood.
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- For Special Use Permits, applications are on the Cincinnati Parks website or call 513-357-2605.
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- Who pays City income tax?
Anyone who lives or works in Cincinnati is subject to the 2.1% income tax regardless of age or income level. A tax return is required unless the taxpayer is an employee whose only taxable income are wages and the employer withholds the Cincinnati income tax. Common questions regarding the City's income tax can be found on the City Income Tax webpage or by calling the Income Tax Division at 513-352-3838 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Property tax questions should be sent to the Hamilton County Auditor.
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The staff of the Business Development & Permit Center is happy to help you with building permits. The Center is located at 805 Central Ave., Suite 500, across the street from City Hall. It is open Monday through Friday, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 513-352-4306 for help on permits for your project.
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Please call 513-352-4900. Operators are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Or report your sewer backup online. Please note, you must report the problem immediately (within 24 hours of first noticing it) to MSD's Customer Call Center.
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SecurCore - the industry standard architecture of choice for smart cards
- Around 20 silicon licensees worldwide
- Most major smart card silicon vendors and OEMs use SecurCore architecture
G+D welcomes […] an open architecture business model in cost-sensitive, high-volume applications, which I am keen to see repeated in the SIM through silicon manufacturers focusing their support on ARM technology-based designs." Oliver Richter – VP, Telecommunications, Giesecke & Devrient
"ST will address tomorrow's application demands by combining high performance and low power 32bit processing with the most advanced embedded Flash technology.", ST
"We are looking forward to integrating the ARM SecurCore SC300 […], as NXP believes it will emerge as an industry standard for 32bit smart card technology," Henri Ardevol, GM, Smart Cards, NXP
"Samsung expects to deliver more exciting products to market [that] are designed to significantly reduce time to market for our customers in introducing new smart card applications," Dr. ChilHee Chung, Senior VP, Samsung
SecurCore - shaping the future of smart cards
As the smart card market continues to grow significantly, it is also moving away from legacy 8/16 bit proprietary architectures towards industry standard architectures such as ARM, which provide the performance and efficiency that is beyond the capabilities of existing solutions.
At the high end, the industry is witnessing a trend towards service consolidation. Mobile phone SIM cards are evolving into devices that can also handle banking payment systems and mass transit ticketing. Dual interface devices are becoming increasingly common. The SecurCore family is ideal to meet the design challenges created by the new requirements.
|Design Challenges
|SecurCore Benefits
|Consolidated or multi-interface designs exceed the performance capability of 8/16-bit processors.
|SecurCore provides powerful 32-bit solutions that can easily handle multiple service applications.
|Complex systems often have a large memory space exceeding 16-bit addressing range, but do not wish to sacrifice the code density benefits of 16-bit processors.
|SecurCore provides full 32-bit memory addressing, while matching or exceeding code densities achieved with 16-bit processors through the Thumb®/Thumb-2 instruction sets.
|Advanced security algorithms need powerful compute engines.
|SecurCore is based upon powerful ARM processors capable of handling computationally intensive algorithms.
|Relying on multiple processors to handle various services impacts design complexity, power consumption, cost and risk. Multiple systems also require multiple development tools.
|A single SecurCore device is capable of meeting the diverse demands of various services such as telecommunications and banking. This reduces system complexity, silicon area and power consumption, leading to faster time to market and massive cost savings.
|Smart card industry faces ever-increasing pressure on profit margins. OEMs demand fast time to market and maximum ROI.
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A fire ripped through a home in Security-Widefield early Thursday morning, destroying the structure and killing one person.
The victim has been identified as a 64-year-old woman. No further details have been released.
The fire began just after 1 a.m. at a home on the 400 block of Cielo Vista Street and quickly engulfed the home. Five of the six occupants managed to escape, though three, including a 6-year-old boy, were injured.
Firefighters were able to get the smoke and flames under control within in an hour, but the heat remained so intense and the structure so unstable that crews were unable to go inside for several hours, either to search for the victim or to begin an investigation into the fire's cause. The house is a total loss.
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Sr. Fellow Ivan Eland appeared on CCTV to talk about the future of Ukraine. As Kiev residents attack the Russian Embassy, the future of Ukraine is uncertain.
Experts: Ivan ElandType: TelevisionIssues: Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Defense and Foreign Policy, Diplomacy and Foreign Aid, History (International), Political Ideology and Philosophy
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Recorded: Sunday, May 18, 2014
Research Fellow Stephen P. Halbrook, author of Gun Control in the Third Reich, appeared on Gun Talk Radio with Tom Gresham. Halbrook talks about the Second Amendment and the traditions of liberty and limited government.
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Sr. Fellow Ivan Eland appears on The Financial Survival Network with host Kerry Lutz to talk about his book Recarving Rushmore which will be updated in the fall of 2014. The book ranks U.S. Presidents on issues of peace, prosperity, and liberty.
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Pancreatic Cancer
Topic Overview
What is pancreatic cancer?
Pancreatic cancer happens when cells that aren't normal grow and start to form tumors in the pancreas, a small organ located deep in the belly, behind your stomach.
The pancreas makes juices that help your body digest food. It also makes insulin and other hormones that help control your blood sugar.
There are two main types of pancreatic tumors: exocrine and endocrine. The type of tumor depends on which type of cells are involved. Exocrine (say "EX-oh-krin") cells make digestive juices. Endocrine (say "EN-doh-krin") cells make insulin. Most people with pancreatic cancer have exocrine tumors, which grow faster than endocrine tumors.
Treatments are more successful when cancer is found early. But in most cases, pancreatic cancer has already spread by the time it is found. Still, treatment may help you feel better, and it helps some people live longer.
What causes pancreatic cancer?
Experts don't know what causes pancreatic cancer. But they do know that changes in the body's DNA play a role in many cancers.
What are the symptoms?
Pancreatic cancer rarely causes symptoms until it has spread. Then, symptoms may include pain in the upper belly or the back, weight loss, extreme tiredness, and jaundice.
How is pancreatic cancer diagnosed?
There are not yet any tests that work well for finding pancreatic cancer in its early stages.
If your doctor suspects pancreatic cancer, you may have one or more imaging tests—tests that produce pictures of the pancreas and surrounding areas—such as a CT scan or MRI.
The only sure way to diagnose pancreatic cancer is with a biopsy. This means taking a tissue sample from the pancreas and checking it under a microscope.
What increases the risk of pancreatic cancer?
Your risk of getting pancreatic cancer is higher if you:
- Smoke.
- Have diabetes.
- Have chronic pancreatitis.
- Have a family history of pancreatic cancer.
- Have certain rare inherited conditions, such as hereditary pancreatitis or Lynch syndrome.
How is it treated?
Surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation are the main treatments for pancreatic cancer. Although treatment doesn't usually cure the cancer, it may help you feel better and live longer.
This cancer is rarely found before it has grown. But when it is found early, treatment can help the person live longer. Statistics show that for every 100 people whose cancer is found early, about 23 will live at least 5 more years.1
Finding out that you have cancer can change your life. You may feel like your world has turned upside down and you've lost control. Talking with family, friends, and a counselor can really help. Ask your doctor about support groups. Or call the American Cancer Society (1-800-227-2345) or visit its website at www.cancer.org.
Frequently Asked Questions
Learning about pancreatic cancer:
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Pancreatic cancer usually doesn't cause symptoms at first. It's silent and painless. Symptoms usually don't begin until the cancer has spread. They may include:
- Pain in the upper belly or back.
- Jaundice . This yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes can happen when the growing tumor presses the bile duct closed.
- Unexpected weight loss.
- Loss of appetite.
- Extreme tiredness.
Of course, there are other conditions that cause these symptoms, so they don't necessarily mean you have cancer. But it's important to talk to your doctor if you have any of these problems.
Exams and Tests
To look for or diagnose pancreatic cancer, your doctor will use one or more imaging tests—tests that produce pictures of the pancreas and the area around it. Such tests include:
- CT scan or MRI . You lie on a table while a large scanner takes images. Dye may be injected in your arm or swallowed to make the images clearer.
- PET scan . A radioactive liquid called a tracer is injected in your arm. When the tracer has had time to reach your pancreas, you lie on a table while a large scanner takes pictures.
- Endoscopic ultrasound . A small tube is inserted through your mouth and down into your digestive system. A camera at the end of the tube takes ultrasound pictures of the pancreas. The doctor can also insert a needle through the tube to collect tissue samples.
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatogram . A small tube is inserted through your mouth and down into your digestive system. Dye is injected through the tube, and X-rays are taken.
- Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram. Dye is injected through the skin into the bile ducts, and X-rays are taken.
Imaging tests can show evidence of pancreatic cancer. But your doctor may also order a biopsy. This means getting a sample of tissue from the pancreas to see if it contains cancer cells. There are two main kinds:
- Laparoscopy . The doctor makes a small cut in your skin and inserts a small tube with a camera on the end. When the camera reaches the pancreas, the doctor can use the same tube to collect tissue samples.
- Needle biopsy . Tissue samples are collected through a needle. This may be done with a needle inserted through the skin and into the pancreas or as part of an endoscopy.
Staging and grading
An important part of treating most types of cancer is staging and grading. This means looking at tissue samples under a microscope to see whether the cancer cells have spread beyond the pancreas and what kind of cells they are.
For pancreatic cancer, the tissue samples may be collected during a separate biopsy or during an endoscopic ultrasound. Sometimes the biopsy is done at the time of surgery to remove the cancer.
Knowing the stage and grade helps doctors know whether surgery will work to remove the cancer or what kind of treatment will help you feel better.
Treatment Overview
Even if treatment doesn't usually cure the cancer, it may help you live longer and feel better. The most common treatments include surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Often a combination of these treatments is used.
Surgery will be done to remove the tumor if possible. But most of the time the cancer has already spread so far that not all of it can be removed.
If surgery can remove all of the cancer, it can help you live longer. But even with successful surgery, the cancer often comes back.
If you are told that your cancer has spread too much for surgery, you may want to get a second opinion from a pancreatic cancer surgeon.
Surgery for pancreatic cancer includes:
- Whipple procedure. This is the most common surgery for pancreatic cancer. The surgeon may remove part of the pancreas, part of the stomach, part of the small intestine, and the gallbladder and common bile duct.
- Distal pancreatectomy. The surgeon may remove part of the pancreas and the spleen.
- Total pancreatectomy. The surgeon may remove the whole pancreas, part of the stomach, part of the small intestine, the bile duct, gallbladder, spleen and nearby lymph nodes.
You'll be in the hospital for 1 to 2 weeks after the surgery. You will probably be able to return to work or your normal routine in about 1 month. It will probably take about 3 months until your strength is back to normal. You will probably need more treatment for the cancer, such as chemotherapy or radiation.
Depending on how much of your pancreas is removed, you may need to take enzyme supplements (to replace the enzymes the pancreas makes) and anti-ulcer pills from now on. If your entire pancreas is removed, you will need to replace the insulin produced by your pancreas. You may have to check your blood sugar levels and give yourself insulin shots.
Chemotherapy , sometimes called chemo, uses medicine to destroy cancer cells. The drugs used in this treatment can also affect healthy cells and cause side effects. The most common chemo drugs used for pancreatic cancer are:
- Gemcitabine.
- Fluorouracil (5-FU).
Common side effects of these drugs include:
- Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
- Loss of appetite.
- Hair loss.
- Mouth sores.
- Low blood counts, which may increase the risk of infection and bleeding.
Radiation treatment may be used for certain types of pancreatic tumors.
External radiation is the kind of radiation most often used. It may be used along with chemotherapy. It may also be used before or after surgery.
Radiation can have side effects. The most common ones include:
- Extreme tiredness.
- Hair loss near the treated area.
- Skin darkening in the area.
- Loss of appetite.
- Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
- Pain or a feeling of fullness in the belly.
Radiation can also be used to help control pain by shrinking the tumor so that it doesn't press on nerves or other organs.
Clinical trials
Your doctor may talk to you about being in a clinical trial. For some people with pancreatic cancer, taking part in a clinical trial may be the best treatment choice.
Among the treatments being looked at by clinical trials for pancreatic cancer is biologic therapy, a treatment that uses your immune system to fight cancer.
Treatment to help you feel better
When pancreatic cancer gets worse or comes back, the goal of treatment in many cases is to help you feel better and live longer. This is called palliative care.
Pain control
Pain is one of the main concerns of people with pancreatic cancer. But cancer pain can almost always be controlled. You and your doctor have several options to help your pain.
- Nerve blocks are injections of alcohol or another liquid into the area of pain. The liquid numbs the nerves, interrupting the pain signal being sent to your brain. In some cases, the nerves carrying the pain sensation can actually be cut.
- Sometimes radiation or chemotherapy can be used to help ease the pain by shrinking the tumor.
- And there are stronger medicines your doctor can give you to help your pain.
Removing a blockage
Sometimes the tumor presses on and blocks the bile duct where it passes through the pancreas. This can cause digestion problems. There are two ways to fix the blockage and help you feel better.
- Widen the blocked area so that it can drain. This may be done using an endoscope—a long, flexible tube that is inserted through your mouth all the way to the pancreas while you are sedated. Or it may be done by inserting a tube through your skin into the blocked area.
- Divert the flow of bile so that it goes around, instead of through, the pancreas. This requires surgery.
Because the pancreas is next to the stomach, the tumor can sometimes block the flow of food from the stomach to the first part of the small intestine. In that case, your doctor may do a gastric bypass, sewing the stomach directly to a lower part of the small intestine to get around the blocked area.
Additional information about pancreatic cancer is provided by the National Cancer Institute at www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/pancreatic.
Supportive care
If your disease is at an advanced stage, you may choose not to have treatment because the time, costs, and side effects of treatment may be greater than the benefits. Making the decision about when to stop medical treatment aimed at prolonging life and shift the focus to end-of-life care can be difficult.
For more information, see the topics:
Complementary treatment
People sometimes use complementary therapies along with medical treatment to help relieve symptoms and side effects of cancer treatments. Some of the complementary therapies that may be helpful include:
- Acupuncture to relieve pain.
- Meditation or yoga to relieve stress.
- Massage or biofeedback to reduce pain and ease tension.
- Breathing exercises for relaxation.
These mind-body treatments may help you feel better. They can make it easier to cope with treatment. They also may reduce chronic low back pain, joint pain, headaches, and pain from treatments.
Before you try a complementary therapy, talk to your doctor about the possible value and potential side effects. Let your doctor know if you are already using any such therapies. They aren't meant to take the place of standard medical treatment.
Home Treatment
Managing side effects
The side effects of treatment can be serious. Healthy habits such as eating a balanced diet and getting enough sleep and exercise may help control your symptoms. Your doctor may also give you medicines to help you with certain side effects, such as medicines to control and prevent nausea and vomiting.
- Home treatment for fatigue includes tips on how to manage tiredness that doesn't go away with rest or sleep. For example, if taking a shower is a priority, and if mornings are when you have the most energy, take your shower in the morning.
- Home treatment for nausea or vomiting includes watching for and treating early signs of dehydration, such as having a dry mouth or feeling lightheaded when you stand up. Eating smaller meals may help. So can a little bit of ginger candy or ginger tea.
- Home treatment for diarrhea includes resting your stomach and being alert for signs of dehydration. Check with your doctor before using any nonprescription medicines for your diarrhea. Be sure to drink enough fluids.
- Home treatment for constipation includes making sure that you drink enough fluids and eat fruits, vegetables, and fiber in your diet each day. Don't use a laxative without first talking to your doctor.
- Home treatment for mouth sores includes watching what you eat and drink and rinsing regularly with mouthwash or an antacid.
Other symptoms that can be treated at home include:
- Sleep problems. If you have trouble sleeping, some tips for managing sleep problems may help.
- Hair loss may be unavoidable. But you can decrease irritation of your scalp by using mild shampoos and avoiding hair products that damage hair.
- Pain. There are many home treatments that can help when you have pain, such as over-the-counter pain relievers, heat packs, or cold packs.
Pancreatic cancer and its treatments can cause you to lose your appetite. And the cancer can make it harder for your body to get what it needs from food. This can make you lose weight and grow weak. So it's important to pay attention to what you eat.
A dietitian can help you plan meals that will give you the most energy. You may also need to take supplements.
Managing stress
Having cancer and being treated for it can be very stressful. There are steps you can take to reduce your stress. Some people find that it helps to talk about their feelings with family and friends. Others find that spending time alone is what they need.
If your emotional reaction to cancer gets in the way of your ability to make decisions about your health, it's important to talk with your doctor. Your cancer treatment center may offer psychological or financial services. And a local chapter of the American Cancer Society can help you find a support group.
Having cancer can change your life in many ways. For support in managing these changes, see the topic Getting Support When You Have Cancer.
Other Places To Get Help
|American Cancer Society (ACS)
|Web Address:
The American Cancer Society (ACS) conducts educational programs and offers many services to people with cancer and to their families. Staff at the toll-free number have information about services and activities in local areas and can provide referrals to local ACS divisions.
|National Cancer Institute (NCI)
|6116 Executive Boulevard
|Suite 300
|Bethesda, MD 20892-8322
|Web Address:
|www.cancer.gov (or https://livehelp.cancer.gov/app/chat/chat_launch for live help online)
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is a U.S. government agency that provides up-to-date information about the prevention, detection, and treatment of cancer. NCI also offers supportive care to people who have cancer and to their families. NCI information is also available to doctors, nurses, and other health professionals. NCI provides the latest information about clinical trials. The Cancer Information Service, a service of NCI, has trained staff members available to answer questions and send free publications. Spanish-speaking staff members are also available.
|National Pancreas Foundation
|101 Federal Street
|Suite 1900
|Boston, MA 02110
|1-866-726-2737 toll-free
(617) 342-7019
|(617) 342-7080
|Web Address:
The NPF raises money for research into pancreatic diseases and offers a support network for people with those diseases.
|Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
|1500 Rosecrans Avenue
|Suite 200
|Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
|1-877-272-6226 toll-free
(310) 725-0025
|(310) 725-0029
|Web Address:
The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network offers education about pancreatic cancer and raises money for research to find a cure.
|Web Address:
This resource offers educational resources for patients, their caregivers, doctors, and researchers. The web site strives to offer the latest research and medical news about pancreatic cancer in addition to basic information about the disease. The goal is to help people search for the best treatments.
Related Information
- American Cancer Society (2011). Cancer Facts and Figures 2011. Atlanta: American Cancer Society. Available online: http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/content/@epidemiologysurveilance/documents/document/acspc-029771.pdf.
Other Works Consulted
- American Cancer Society (2011). Treating pancreatic cancer. Detailed Guide: Pancreatic Cancer. Available online: http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/PancreaticCancer/DetailedGuide/index.
- National Cancer Institute (2010). Pancreatic Cancer Treatment PDQ—Health Professional Version. Available online: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/pancreatic/HealthProfessional.
- National Cancer Institute (2010). Pancreatic Cancer Treatment PDQ—Patient Version. Available online: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/pancreatic/Patient.
- Royal RE, et al. (2008). Pancreatic cancer. In VT DeVita Jr et al., eds., DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg's Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 8th ed., vol. 1, pp. 1086–1124. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
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