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Masseuse Rubbed Me the Wrong Way
Prudie counsels a woman who ordered a rubdown but got a shakedown—and other advice seekers.
Emily Yoffe, aka Dear Prudence, is on Washingtonpost.com every Monday at 1 p.m. to chat with readers about their romantic, family, financial, and workplace problems. (Read Prudie's Slate columns here.)
Emily Yoffe: Good afternoon. I'm looking forward to your letters.
Greenwich, Conn.: My husband and I went on a long weekend vacation to celebrate our anniversary.
Trying to relive our honeymoon, we ordered an in-room couples massage from a reputable establishment in the area. When our masseuse showed up, she was a—to put it lightly, a working girl and proceeded to lay across our hotel bed offering her services. This took us by surprise and we immediately ran into the bathroom to discuss how to kindly ask this woman to leave.
My husband went out to the room and asked her to leave but she wouldn't without $300 in cash for her time—which he gave.
Was this the right thing for us to do? Should we have given her money or forced her to leave?
We were also a little traumatized by the event and have had some trouble "getting over it."
Any advice?
Thanks, Prudish But Progressive
Emily Yoffe: Maybe this "reputable establishment" is used to getting calls from politicians, and so it had a different idea of what's involved in releasing stress than you and your husband had in mind. No, you should not have had to pay for the young lady's services—unless she developed a sudden expertise in shiatsu. You should have called the place that sent her, explained you didn't know it was an escort service, and told them unless they gave young lady orders to leave immediately, you would have her escorted out by hotel security and/or the police. Then you should have reported the incident to the hotel management, especially if they're the ones suggesting the establishment. You could have said that on no list of gifts for significant anniversaries does "prostitute" appear.
As for your trauma—I can understand you were shaken, but look at it another way. When you tell your friends the story of this memorable anniversary, they will be shaking with laughter.
Dear Prudie, a coworker (closest to me) had a baby about 4 months ago. Two months before that, the office threw her a shower and a group of 20 coworkers pooled our money and bought her her dream crib (for $700 if it matters). She thanked us profusely during the shower, but never sent around thank you notes (neither a group one nor individual notes). I don't believe she sent any notes to anyone in the office.
She returned to work 2 weeks ago, and I'm getting pressure from my coworkers to tell her to "do her duty" and write a thank you note to each of us. We all signed the card, so there's no mystery who contributed to the crib. Personally, I am a sender and lover of personalized thank you notes, so I see their point; however, I'm feeling awkward about approaching the new mom 6 months after the gifting to say that she owes us written thanks. What should I do?
Emily Yoffe: People who don't write thank you notes think they're just some relic from a day when people left calling cards, and dipped their hands into finger bowls. They're right that thank you notes have an ancient lineage, but they should look further back, to the mists of time when our species first emerged as social creatures. All social beings have a deep-seated need for reciprocity, and if that sense is violated it's a deeply taken offense.
Your friend and colleague doesn't know it, but because of laziness she is forever damaging her relationship with her co-workers. They banded together and made an extravagant gesture for her, and she hasn't take the time (write five notes a night for four nights, and she's done) to properly thank them. Yes, I think you should pull her aside and say you know how overwhelmed she has been—blah, blah, blah—but explain there's a simmering resentment at the office because people haven't gotten thank you notes for the crib. Tell her it may seem silly, but the good feeling she will engender at even this late date if she writes a few lines to each person will be well worth it.
Boston: My husband and I have a friend with high-functioning autism. He is kind, funny and endearing, but has trouble navigating social situations. He has confessed several times in the past that he feels uncomfortable in larger groups, and he also feels awkward when people around him are drinking alcohol, which he has never done before. For these reasons, we decided not to invite him to our wedding, which took place several weeks ago. The next day he wrote on his blog, which many of our friends read, about how disappointed he was not to have been invited! This was very upsetting and embarrassing, and though his public complaint was inappropriate, we felt awful for having excluded him. Our wedding was not large, and he's not one of our closest friends, but now I realize we should have let him decide whether he would be at ease at the wedding. My husband wrote him a heartfelt apology, and it seemed that we had made amends. But now I feel like I must include him in every social gathering to show him that we like him, and another friend expressed his surprise that our autistic friend was not at the wedding (seemingly accusing us of insensitivity).
For an event that is supposed to be joyful, weddings certainly seem to generate their share of agita. Were we awful to have left our friend out, and how can we make it right?
Emily Yoffe: You're right your friend should not have complained on his blog about not being at your wedding. (It's a separate issue that more and more things that once were kept private—like wedding guest lists, and hurt feelings about not being on the list—play out on the Internet for everyone to see.) However, if he, and everyone else, would have expected him to be there, and you didn't invite him to save him "discomfort" then you made a mistake. Probably the discomfort was mostly yours—I have heard from other couples who leave out friends who family who might mar their "perfect day." You have apologized already, so now it's time to move on. But at your earliest chance invite your friend out for dinner, or out with a small gathering, to let him know how much you enjoy his company.


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Autodesk University is primarily a training conference. There are over 500 classes that fill four floors of the convention center for almost a week. Everyone from architects to product designers to engineers to animators had something to attend. In addition to classes, Autodesk used the show as a way to introduce products and reveal future directions for the company.
By George Maestri
Autodesk University is primarily a training conference. There are over 500 classes that fill four floors of the convention center for almost a week. Seeing the list of classes demonstrates just how broad and deep Autodesk's design software reaches. Everyone from architects to product designers to engineers to animators had something to attend. In addition to classes, Autodesk used the show as a way to introduce products and reveal future directions for the company.
The 3DS Max group held a lunch where they discussed future direction of that product. The big acronym for them is XBR, also known as Excalibur. The XBR project is a complete reworking of the product for next generation computing. This will not be one massive rollout, but rather a gradual change in the product in the coming years. 3DS Max will be put on a diet, with a completely new core, which will increase speed and reliability. Multithreaded graphics in every viewport will be combined with updated UI features the make Max more productive. They'll also focus on data management and the ability to view the data in a scene multiple ways.
Another interesting presentation was with Autodesk Labs. This is the group within Autodesk that blazes trails and plays with new technologies that can be used by a number of Autodesk divisions. This year, they talked a lot about the web and how it creates connectivity. They also talked about the explosion in parallel processing, not only with multiple cores in a CPU, but data centers, which can contain thousands of cores. Combined with internet connectivity, the CPU cores in these data centers can become an extension of the CPU on your desktop.
One of the more interesting things they showed was the ability for the computer to "genetically" come up with optimum designs for a building or some other designed object. The designer feeds the computer the desired results, such as energy efficiency and amount of daylight required. The computer then creates a wide array of buildings and uses these to distill down a building with optimum window placement, for example. Another amazing use of internet connectivity was Autodesk's Twitch project, a technology demo which allows remote users to run AutoCAD, Revit, and 3DS Max remotely. A high end computer sits in a data center, and the remote user only needs to provide a supported browser to access the full features of the application. This concept allows for almost anyone to use Autodesk products anywhere.
Once the classes and presentations were over, there was plenty of nightlife. Being Las Vegas, a lot of the attendees jumped on the monorail and went off to do things that would stay in Vegas. For those wanting to stick closer to the hotel, there were a number of events. The AU Parry was held at Shark Reef, which is one of Mandalay Bay's main attractions. Attendees noshed and drank amongst the rare sharks and other sea creatures. Another great event was Pecha Kucha night. Pecha Kucha is a new presentation format started in Japan that is catching on throughout the design and visual arts community. The presenter shows 20 images for 20 seconds apiece, for a total time of 6 minutes, 40 seconds. The Cut&Paste Design Slam was another regular event, this year Autodesk executives Carl Bass, Buzz Kross, and Phil Bernstein designed gadgets for James Bond. Jeffrey McGrew of 'Because We Can' won the "Dangerous Liaisons" competition. Applauded by the onsite and webcast audience alike, Jeffrey won an HP Mini 110 netbook for his efforts.
The trade show offered a number of great products that work with Autodesk software. nVidia was showing their latest graphics cards with CUDA technology. These cards have become more than just graphics cards; they've become little supercomputers in their own right. One of the coolest demos was showing how a graphics card can accelerate the fluid dynamics calculations in Autodesk's Moldflow, which simulates the injection of plastics into molds.
Speaking of plastics, a number of companies were showing 3D printing technology that not only prints in plastic, but also rubber and metal. One of the most amazing demonstrations of this was Stratasys' 3D printed aircraft engine, which was printed in less than a day and completely worked. 3D was also showing up in displays. ATI was showing 3D stereoscopic support for their graphics cards, but even more interesting was Alioscopy's glasses-free 3D displays. You could see the 3D effect very clearly just by standing in front of the screen. I can see a lot of use for these.
The show wrapped up on Thursday, and by Friday everyone was on their way home. The show returns to Las Vegas in a year.
George Maestri is an animation director and producer. He is currently the president of Rubber Bug, a Los Angeles based animation studio. He also teaches animation at Otis College of Art and Lynda.com.
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Financial Readiness show makes 'cents'
Posted 3/3/2009 Updated 3/3/2009
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-- Team Andrews members have the opportunity to attend the Financial Readiness Road Show Feb. 18 at the Reel Time Theater from 7:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Hosted by Col. Steven Shepro, 316th Wing commander, the event is free and open to all Department of Defense identification card holders, including military members, their families, DoD employees, contractors and retirees.
"The Financial Readiness Road Show event is organized by Managed Health Net and is sponsored by the Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy," said Kelly Stewart, 316th Force Support Squadron Airman and Family Readiness community readiness consultant. "Together, they are bringing a full range of local, state and federal resources to assist military personnel and their families throughout the local area deal with the impacts of today's economy. It is important for our community to know that financial readiness affects the total force. When your mind in on your money, it is not on the mission."
The Financial Readiness Road Show is aimed at helping Team Andrews'
personnel strengthen their financial circumstances and learn key ways to take control of finances. At the road show, attendees can make direct contact with subject matter experts, be provided tools and resources to help take charge of personal finances, and financial counselors will be on hand to provide assistance in areas such as budgets and spending plans, credit management, debt elimination, identity theft prevention, car and home buying, savings and investments, and estate and retirement planning.
Financial experts, John Sileo and Larry Winget, are among the featured speakers at the day's event. "John Sileo will give a presentation on the fastest growing crime in the military -- identity theft," said Ms. Stewart. "Through John Sileo's presentation, road show attendees will learn how to safeguard personal information and protect their families. Larry Winget will be a presenter, as well. He's known as 'the Pit Bull of Personal Development.' Larry Winget is a motivational speaker and author of several bestsellers including, 'Shut Up, Stop Whining and Get a Life' and 'It's Called Work for a Reason.'"
There will also be various workshops with other financial experts who will provide vital information on identity theft, taking control of finances, the truths and myths of credit reports, foreclosure avoidance, retirement planning, financial planning for deployment and car buying guidance. An added bonus for road show attendees: event workshops and counseling services will be provided at no cost and one-on-one counseling services will be available with Personal Financial, Housing and Urban Development representatives, and credit counselors.
At the end of the day, road show attendees should be able to walk away armed with knowledge as to how to achieve and maintain a good credit report, how to take control of debt including how to use credit wisely and save smartly, and understand the challenges of home ownership and strategies for preventing foreclosure and deciding when -- or if -- one is ready to purchase a home. "They will also have peace of mind that despite economic conditions, we can remain in control of our financial situation with the help of the many support agencies available to the total force," said Ms. Stewart.
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Parallel Verses
New International Version
My son, if sinful men entice you, do not give in to them.
New Living Translation
My child, if sinners entice you, turn your back on them!
English Standard Version
My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent.
New American Standard Bible
My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent.
King James Bible
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
My son, if sinners entice you, don't be persuaded.
International Standard Version
My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent.
NET Bible
My child, if sinners try to entice you, do not consent!
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
My son if sinners entice you, do not consent,
GOD'S WORD® Translation
My son, if sinners lure you, do not go along.
JPS Tanakh 1917
My son, if sinners entice thee, Consent thou not.
New American Standard 1977
My son, if sinners entice you,
Do not consent.
Jubilee Bible 2000
My son, if sinners entice thee, do not consent.
King James 2000 Bible
My son, if sinners entice you, consent not.
American King James Version
My son, if sinners entice you, consent you not.
American Standard Version
My son, if sinners entice thee, Consent thou not.
Douay-Rheims Bible
My son, if sinners shall entice thee, consent not to them.
Darby Bible Translation
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent not.
English Revised Version
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
Webster's Bible Translation
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
World English Bible
My son, if sinners entice you, don't consent.
Young's Literal Translation
My son, if sinners entice thee be not willing.
Parallel CommentariesMatthew Henry's Concise Commentary
1:10-19 Wicked people are zealous in seducing others into the paths of the destroyer: sinners love company in sin. But they have so much the more to answer for. How cautious young people should be! Consent thou not. Do not say as they say, nor do as they do, or would have thee to do; have no fellowship with them. Who could think that it should be a pleasure to one man to destroy another! See their idea of worldly wealth; but it is neither substance, nor precious. It is the ruinous mistake of thousands, that they overvalue the wealth of this world. Men promise themselves in vain that sin will turn to their advantage. The way of sin is down-hill; men cannot stop themselves. Would young people shun temporal and eternal ruin, let them refuse to take one step in these destructive paths. Men's greediness of gain hurries them upon practices which will not suffer them or others to live out half their days. What is a man profited, though he gain the world, if he lose his life? much less if he lose his soul?
Pulpit Commentary
Verse 10. - My son, if sinners entice thee. (As to the form of address, see ver. 8.) It is here used because the writer is passing to a warning against bad company, and hence the term is emphatic, and intended to call especial attention to what is said. It is repeated again in ver. 15, at a further stage in this address, with the same view. Sinners; חַטָּאִים (khattaim), the plural of חַטָּא (khatta), from the root חָטָּא (khata), properly "to miss the mark, to err;" cf. Greek, ἀμαρτάνω, "to sin" (Gesenius), here equivalent to "habitual, abandoned sinners," and those especially who make robbery and bloodshed a profession. Not simply peccantes, i.e. sinners as a generic designation of the human race, for "All have sinned and come short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23), but peccatores (Chaldee, Syriac, Pagin., Tigur., Versions and Vulgate). "sinners," i.e. those who sin habitually, knowingly, wilfully, and maliciously (Gejerus), or those who give themselves up to iniquity, and persuade others to follow their example (Cartwright). In the New Testament they are styled ἀμαρτωλοὶ. They are those of whom David speaks in strikingly parallel language in Psalm 26:9, "Gather not my soul with sinners (khattaim), nor my life with bloody men" (cf. Psalm 1:1). The LXX. has ἄνδρες ἀσεβεῖς (i.e. ungodly, unholy men). Entice thee; 'יְפַתּוּך (y'phattukha); the piel form, פִתָּה (pitah), of the kal פָתָּה (patah), "to open," and hence to make accessible to persuasion, akin to the Greek πειθεῖν, "to persuade." The noun פְּתִי (p'thi), is "one easily enticed or persuaded" (Gesenius). The LXX. reads μὴ πλανήσωσιν, "let them not lead thee astray." The idea is expressed in the Vulgate by lactaverint; i.e. "if sinners allure or deceive thee with fair words." The Syriac, Montan., Jun. et Tremell., Versions read pellexerint, from pellicio, "to entice." Consent thou not. (אַלאּתֹּבֵא, al-tove א). The Masoretic text here has been emended by Kennicott and De Rossi, who, on the joint authority of fifty-eight manuscripts, maintain that תֹּבֵא (tove א) should be written תּלֺאבֵא (tosves). Others read תָּבלֺא (tavos), i.e. "thou shalt not go," which, though good sense, is incorrect. אַלאּ (al) is the adverb of negation, i.q. μὴ, ne. The Hebrew תֹּבֵא (toves) is derived from אָבָה (avah). "to agree to, to be willing" (Gesenius, Delitzsch), the preformative א being omitted, and is accurately rendered by the LXX., μὴ βουληθῇς, and the Vulgate, ne acquiescas. The warning is especially brief and striking. The only answer to all enticements of evil is a decided negative (Plumptre). Compare St. Paul's advice to the Ephesians (Ephesians 5:11, "And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them").
Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible
My son, if sinners entice thee,.... Endeavour to seduce thee from thy parents, and draw thee aside from them, from listening to their instructions, advice, and commands; and make use of all plausible arguments to persuade thee to join with them in the sins they are addicted unto, and are continually employed in: for this is not to be understood of such who are sinners by nature, and through infirmity of the flesh, as all men are; but of notorious sinners, who are guilty of the grossest enormities, who live in sin, and give up themselves to work all manner of wickedness; sin is their trade and business, and the constant course of their lives; they are hardened, impudent, and daring, and not content to sin themselves, but do all they can to draw in others; and to preserve youth from filling into such bad company is this exhortation given in this tender, affectionate, and moving manner; next to the fear of God, and regard to parents, is this caution given to shun the company of wicked men, which young men are liable to be drawn into, and is of fatal consequence;
consent thou not; yield not to their persuasions, listen not to their solicitations, show no liking and approbation of them, assent neither by words nor deeds; do not say "thou wilt"; say "I will not", and abide by it; be deaf to all their entreaties, and proof against all their persuasions.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
10-19. A solemn warning against temptation.
entice—literally, "open the way."
consent … not—Sin is in consenting or yielding to temptation, not in being tempted.
Proverbs 1:10 Additional Commentaries
The Enticement of Sin
…9Indeed, they are a graceful wreath to your head And ornaments about your neck. 10My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent. 11If they say, "Come with us, Let us lie in wait for blood, Let us ambush the innocent without cause;…
Cross References
Ephesians 5:11
Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
Genesis 39:7
and after a while his master's wife took notice of Joseph and said, "Come to bed with me!"
Deuteronomy 13:8
do not yield to them or listen to them. Show them no pity. Do not spare them or shield them.
Psalm 50:18
When you see a thief, you join with him; you throw in your lot with adulterers.
Proverbs 16:29
A violent person entices their neighbor and leads them down a path that is not good.
Treasury of Scripture
My son, if sinners entice you, consent you not.
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Proverbs 13:20 He that walks with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools …
Proverbs 20:19 He that goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets: therefore meddle …
Genesis 39:7-13 And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast …
Judges 16:16-21 And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and …
Psalm 1:1 Blessed is the man that walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, …
Psalm 50:18 When you saw a thief, then you consented with him, and have been …
Romans 16:18 For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly…
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Being a blogger has been on-the-job training for me. I was obsessive about the presidential polls in 2003. Then, as you see above, they meant squat. Kerry had 9 percent heading into Iowa. He won the thing easily. I learned my lesson.
These months are an opportunity for candidates to raise money, build organization, hone their message, and prep for the storm that'll hit them in September when they'll enter the stretch run of the race. At this point, the numbers mean little, and candidates have little incentive to lead the horse race.
As for those national polls, will they be as irrelevant this cycle as in 2004? Perhaps. We have a de facto national primary this year, so they may be a bit more relevant. Or maybe the country will bend its will to Iowa and New Hampshire again, as they did four years ago.
These are uncharted waters. But one thing's for sure, those national polls are currently predictive of nothing (though not useless, since they help drive fundraising and media coverage).
This has it right. It is amazing how many column inches can be filled with speculation that people have to know, on an intellectual level at least, is a complete waste of time.
People like to complain about the "horse race" aspect of presidential campaigns. I don't mind the horse race as such, I just hate it dominating political discourse so many months before the horses ever reach the gate.


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I have encountered this exact problem so I completely understand where you are comming from. It blows losing to something as cheep as a Le Beaou SC's. I am only a lvl. 2 (nearly lvl. 3) character and I did not have dual gal available in my arsenal, but I did use the fire arow and Tornado on the buffed zombie lord and it did seam to work rather effectively. The only problem was his regeneration for only 2-SP. Since you are at a stalemate for sometime and you have to summon such high lvl cards to defeat him and the other player doesn't have to summon anything, except for the occasional Grimmore to slow you down, they build up SP quickly and so you can't do much to destroy him.
But yeah, I am deffinately looking forward to using this strategy against further Le Beaou buffed cards. I can see how it would work and think that it will be very useful the next time I encounter this problem. Thanks alot for you help!


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Smallville Season 10 Episode 11 Synopsis: Icarus
Here is the synopsis for the last episode of Smallville in 2010. Both Hawkman and Star Girl will be returning to lend some help from the Justice Society.
About Smallville Season 10 Episode 11: Icarus
The VRA is in full effect and things take an unfortunate turn of events after the Green Arrow (Justin Hartley) tries to stop a mugging but is attacked by citizens for being a super hero. Clark (Tom Welling) discovers that the civilians who attacked Oliver were all marked with a darkness tattoo. Carter Hall (guest star Michael Shanks) and Star Girl (guest star Britt Irvin) return to help Clark deal with Slade's (guest star Michael Hogan) re-emergence after he kidnaps Lois (Erica Durance). Cassidy Freeman also stars.
Mairzee Almas directed the episode written by Genevieve Sparling.
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Water Quality of the Blue River Watershed
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Due to degraded water quality, especially downstream from the mouth of Indian Creek, beneficial use attainment described in Table Wq01 will probably always be partial (MDNR 1984). At best, recreational activities in the lower reaches of the Blue River and Indian Creek should be restricted to limited body contact. Water quality in the Blue River upstream from the confluence with Indian Creek is suitable for water contact recreational activities. Water quality in lower Indian Creek is degraded due to effluent from sewage treatment along Indian Creek. The diversity and abundance of aquatic life below Indian Creek is depressed due to high runoff of solids, high BOD concentrations, and toxic materials. The disturbed hydrograph within the urban watershed also disrupts the biotic communities in basin streams.
Chemical Quality, Contamination and Fish Kills
The Blue River has a history of contaminant spills and fish kills. Unfortunately, the causes of most kills have remained unknown because of the difficulty in tracing pollution events in the urban watershed. During low flow periods, the lower three miles of the Blue River become grossly polluted and can become devoid of fish. Overall water quality in the Blue River and tributaries upstream from the confluence with Indian Creek is in satisfactory condition. These streams should be able to support diverse aquatic communities. The Blue River itself provides sport fishing opportunities for several warmwater species including largemouth bass, channel catfish, carp, crappie, bluegill, and green sunfish. Since 1985 there has been a fish consumption advisory on the Blue River due to elevated chlordane levels. In their advisory, the Missouri Department of Health (MDOH) recommends that if anglers eat fatty fish (carp, catfish, buffalo, drum, suckers and paddlefish) from anywhere in Missouri outside of the Ozark region, that they limit their consumption to no more than one meal per week. Pregnant or nursing mothers and young children may be at higher risk and should consume even less than one meal per week of contaminated fish. Carp and channel catfish fillets have also had levels of dieldrin exceeding the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) action level (McGrath 1988).
Water Use
There are no public surface withdrawals in the Blue River basin (MDNR 1984).
Point Source Pollution
The Blue River is subject to severe point and non-point source pollution (MDNR 1984, Figure Wq01). In 1967, the Clean Water Commission determined that all discharges except uncontaminated cooling water would be removed from the basin. This protected stream status will not be achieved as long as sewage treatment effluent continues to enter the Blue River from Indian Creek. Heavy organic loading depresses dissolved oxygen levels, elevates ammonia and solids levels, and poses a barrier to fish movement.
Heavy industry along the lower Blue River produces runoff that contains some priority pollutants. Priority pollutants are contaminants in need of control due to significant impacts when discharged. There are also significant amounts of priority pollutants in the runoff contributing to the flow of Brush Creek. During wet weather, the Blue River significantly increases some priority pollutants in the Missouri River, but these do not exceed water quality standards.
MDNR(1984) considers other point source discharges in the basin to be insignificant. However, there are some large landfills in the basin. The leachate from these sources could have adverse impacts on aquatic life.
Non-Point Source Pollution (MDNR 1984)
In the Kansas portion of the Blue River basin, there are some agricultural sources of non-point source pollution which have occasionally depressed dissolved oxygen levels, increased turbidity, and elevated fecal coliform levels above whole-body-contact recreation criteria. In the urbanized areas of the watershed, nutrient and BOD concentrations in runoff cause more problems than sediment.
A study of combined sewer overflows (CSO's) indicated that even small wet-weather events cause solids from non-point sources and CSO's to overshadow point sources. The contribution of pollution by sewage treatment plants is insignificant compared to non-point sources during large storm events.
Persistent chemicals such as chlordane and dieldrin have been used throughout the watershed. Residues of these chemicals have been detected above the FDA action levels in fish from the Blue River.


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A few weeks ago I was driving home from work at night. I was waiting at a red light behind a mini-van when I heard squealing tires behind me. I look in my rearview mirror to see headlights coming at me fast. Next thing I know I'm being flung around. Good thing I was wearing my seatbelt. Anyway the next thing I remember is people banging on my window trying to wake me up. I don't know how long I was out. They couldn't open my doors because I had them locked. It took everything I had to move my arm up to the auto door lock switch. I couldn't hold my head up. Things get a little foggy afterward, but I do remember this one lady grabbing my head and slapping me around. She was saying "Why did you run into me, you drunk!" She continued to do this even at the protest of the other bystanders. I found out later that she was the driver of one of the vehilces that my car was thrown into. I also learned that she is a Registered Nurse. Of all the people on the scene, she would be the one that should know not to move an accident victim's head let alone slap them around.
Well, it turns out that I was hit by a white pick up truck that night. S/he fled the scene. When the truck hit me, my car was thrown forward and to the left. I struck that mini-van I was waiting behind and I hit a mustang that was in the lane to the left. That nurse was the driver of the mustang. Everyone involved in the accident gave that exact same statement, everyone except the driver of the white truck, s/he remains at large. Even after giving that statement the passengers of the nurse's mustang got a lawyer and are trying to sue me. Their letters to me stated I was "negligent" for their injuries. Can you believe that!
I've decided to sue the nurse that ignored warnings to not move my head. I've gotten a lawyer to handle the hit and run part of this situation, but they said they don't handle the part with the nurse. Does anyone have any advise on this? At the very least this woman needs to lose her nurse license.
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running the 2013 London Marathon for Oxfam because they are a great charity to support
Event: Virgin London Marathon 2013 on 21/04/2013
Team Members: Wayne Hemingway, Tilly Hemingway
Tilly Hemingway
£5,485.03 raised of £5,000.00 target
71 donations
My Target:
£5,485.03 raised so far
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My eldest daughter Tilly and I are running The London Marathon together this coming April. We have been running partners since Tilly's little legs would carry her. Tilly is 25 I am 51, she runs a bit faster than me and will drag me along for a while, but I have the experience of marathons and hopefully that will level things out and maybe I will be the one using this experience to keep us going at the pace to get us a decent time. We do like to run not jog!
Importantly we are raising money for Oxfam, with my background in starting off selling second hand clothing on Camden Market 30 years (much of it sourced from Oxfam ) and both Tilly and I's love of vintage, what better choice of charity is there. Tilly is also going to gift her time to designing the official running shirt for the Oxfam runners & support team.
A bit about what your donation means to Oxfam.
Poverty isn't inevitable, it's just plain wrong. That's why Oxfam fights poverty at its roots. From life-saving emergency responses to life-changing development projects and campaigning.
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Below are some examples of how Oxfam might use the money you donate.
£14 could buy a hygiene kit.
Simple stuff like soap, a bucket and cotton wool keeps deadly diseases like cholera at bay during emergencies.
£25 could pay for a goat.
Goats provide much needed milk to drink and sell, fertiliser for crops and kids to take to market.
£30 could buy farming tools.
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BIG WELL DONE TO YOU BOTH! Tilly - what an amazing effort after all you had to experience on the day. We're so impressed.
Donation by Ed & Di Matthews-Gentle on 08/05/13
Nice one little dog.
Donation by Dirrdy Dog on 01/05/13
+ £3.75 Gift Aid
Well done Tilly and Wayne! Hope those knees heal up soon Tilly - nice Epsom Salt baths will do it : ) XXX
Donation by sarah cotgrove on 24/04/13
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Well done Tilly & Wayne, YOU SMASHED IT!! Very proud and much respect x
Donation by Maz Phiri on 22/04/13
Good luck hope you both smash it!!! x
Donation by fergus harrington on 21/04/13
Well done! Think of the succulent beer after. xxxx
Donation by Emma Noble on 21/04/13
Well done!
Donation by James Astin-Kilgallon on 21/04/13
Donation by Anonymous on 21/04/13
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good luck Wayne & Tilly from all at Coca-Cola! Wayne - looking forward to seeing you on the 7th
Donation by Liz Lowe on 21/04/13
+ £62.50 Gift Aid
Donation by frances astin on 20/04/13
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by charlotte ahsworth on 20/04/13
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
All the best Team Hemingway and Oxfam, we will be cheering loudly from Glasgow!
Donation by Catherine Murtagh, The Dollshouse on 20/04/13
Donation by corey hemingway on 20/04/13
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good Luck, Team Hemingway!
Donation by Noah Bernard on 19/04/13
Best of luck from sunny Margate! x
Donation by Sarah Vickery on 18/04/13
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Run Tilly Run!! good luck to you both! xx
Donation by Grace & Matt on 17/04/13
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good luck to you both! see you soon, Stuart and Jocasta
Donation by stuart indge and Jocasta Allwood on 17/04/13
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
All the best for Sunday, you'll be great. Lots of stretching afterwards...yes?!! xx
Donation by Camilla and Tom on 17/04/13
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Best of luck team Hemingway. You are also my heros.
Donation by GREGORY HEWITT on 17/04/13
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good Luck! From the Team at Seven
Donation by Seven Publishing Ltd on 17/04/13
+ £25.00 Gift Aid
Donation by clive jessup on 17/04/13
You guys are my heros.
Donation by Jack Hemingway on 16/04/13
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Run like the wind! Good luck.
Donation by Gordon Young on 16/04/13
+ £25.00 Gift Aid
Run like a BOSS!!!!! x
Donation by Araceli Camargo on 16/04/13
Good luck and 'enjoy'?
Donation by Cyndi Rhoades on 15/04/13
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations£5,485.03
- Offline donations£0.00
- Text donations£0.00
- Total raised£5,485.03
- Gift Aid£1,154.51
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Comments On Apr 13, 2015:I bought this helmet expecting to race with it on the next weekend. After purchasing however, I found it fits smaller than expected, so you should go up a size. Also the durability of it was a concern. After taking it out of the box to try it on and deciding it didn't fit, as I set it back into the original box a piece of the visor broke off. I can't imagine what a wreck on my bike would do to it if it broke just setting it back in the box.
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Comments On Nov 17, 2013:A good helmet.
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Comments On Nov 14, 2013:I have had this helmet for 2 seasons now and it has held up as good as any other helmet I have ever owned. Its as light as the ultra expensive Airoh helmet, has good air flow, and very comfortable fit. I have taken a pretty hard hit on the helmet and it has no signs of cracks or damage (though I will be retiring it for a new one anyways).
Personally I believe less weight is of huge advantage in a wreck. As we all know an object in motion tends to stay in motion, and the more mass the object has, the harder it is to stop and the greater the impact forces will be.
Great helmet at a reasonable price for a higher piece, will buy another!
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Comments On Oct 06, 2013:Awesome helmet... Super light, great vision, great ventilation, very comfortable.. Had a very bad crash and my head is 100% okay, got right up without any dizziness wasn't light headed or anything. Snapped the visor, but that's typical
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Comments On Mar 06, 2013:If there was a 0 Star rating I would have given this helmet one. Helmet cracked the first time I wore it when I laid my bike down in a corner. I would not recommend this helmet to anybody unless you have a deathwish. I seriously hope Rocky Mountain quits carrying these helmets before somebody gets seriously injured.......stick with a Bell if you're going to spend the money.
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Unforeseen life changes can be financially devastating for families. This week, we look at the case of a widow dealing with her finances and the decisions she and her husband made while he was alive.
The situation
Katie, 66, and Kenny, 67, were high school sweethearts and had been married for 47 years in Westminster. Aside from a few temporary positions, Katie had been a stay-at-home mom raising their four children. Kenny, a retired government employee, died a few months shy of his 68th birthday. Prior to his sudden death, Kenny and Katie had selected a pension plan with an irrevocable consequence: The couple was presented with four options, three of which would have continued pension payments until they were both deceased. But Kenny and Katie chose the fourth option that stopped payments with Kenny's death.
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Kenny's death was the result of the sudden onset of a genetic illness that also took his father's life. In hindsight, Katie realized this should have been the determining factor in choosing Kenny's pension plan.
At the time of Kenny's death the couple had $209,000 in Kenny's 401(k), $116,000 in mutual funds and $75,000 in their bank account. Now alone in their home, Katie decided to have a few home improvements done. She replaced all the windows, doors and siding, at a total cost of $29,000. Katie then consulted with their "insurance and investment guy," and he recommended she invest the remaining money "conservatively" in annuities and municipal bonds.
Katie is contemplating a reverse mortgage, but would love to find a solution avoiding that option and a plan that creates the opportunity to eventually leave the home to her children.
A dear friend of Katie's urged her to get a second opinion and write in to What's the Plan.
Every penny is going to count for Katie.
The first step is to roll Kenny's 401(k) into an IRA in Katie's name, so she is independent of his former employer. Katie can continue collecting Social Security, but the benefit will be reduced by $807 because of Kenny's death — she can no longer collect both her benefit and his, so she'll get only the greater of the two.
I recommend a moderate allocation of 50 percent stock and 50 percent taxable-interest bond mutual funds for Katie's portfolio. Annuities have safety features and provide tax advantages, but also come with big commissions for the broker and high expenses for the investor. Katie will not be in a high tax bracket going forward, so the tax advantage of annuities and municipal bonds are of little value now.
To be sure Katie's Social Security doesn't become taxable and she stays in a low tax bracket, I recommend that she withdraw $500 per month from her IRA, and another $400 to $500 from the mutual-fund account. If Katie slowly draws on the IRA, she'll be able to stay in a low tax bracket indefinitely.
Despite the recent renovations, Katie needs to seriously consider moving to a smaller home. Ideally, she would use the equity in her current home to pay off a smaller, more affordable residence. This would eliminate a large monthly expense and additional home renovations on the current home. Katie also mentioned that Kenny had collected several "toys" over the years, including a truck, boat, trailer, camper, two jet skis and a motorcycle. I recommend selling as many of these as possible for additional cash flow.
These changes will provide Katie with approximately $2,540 to $2,849 per month. If she does not find this income sufficient, she may need to consider a reverse mortgage to provide the additional funds needed during her lifetime.
Pam Dumonceau has 21 years of experience in the financial planning industry. "What's the Plan" is not a substitute for actual financial planning or dedicated professional advice. To participate, contact Consistent Values at whatstheplan@ consistentvalues.com. Names and identifying information changed to protect confidentiality.


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MIAMI (AP) -- The U.S. military says guards have clashed with prisoners amid a hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay, leading officers to move detainees from communal to single cells at Camp 6.
The military accuses detainees of covering surveillance cameras, windows and partitions, preventing guards from observing them during a hunger strike that has dragged on for more than two months. Lawyers have alleged that most of the 166 prisoners are participating.
The U.S. military said in a statement Saturday that detainees used improvised weapons to resist the transfer, leading guards to fire four less-than-lethal rounds. Officials said no guards or detainees were seriously injured.
The military also said that medical personnel have evaluated each detainee.
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[x] you meow/bark to get attention
[ ] you find pets toys amusing
[ ] you get hyper by the smell of catnip
[ ] you growl/hiss when someone gets too close to your food
[x] you growl/hiss when someone you dislike is too close to you
[ ] you purr/shake your leg when someone shows you affection (I nuzzle)
[ ] if someone tosses a ball, you chase it and brings it back .
Total: 2
[ ] you love to be scratched behind the ear
[x] you love fish/meat
[ ] you like to stick your head out through the window of a moving car \
[ ] you like when people pet your head
[ ] people can make you stop doing stuff by hitting you on the nose with a newspaper
[x] you think feathers are fun to play with
Total: 2
[x] you sleep a lot during daytime
[x] you enjoy scaring birds (I hate birds...)
[ ] you lick peoples faces to show you like them
[ ] you bite people if they annoy you
[x] you tend to steal food from your friends/family's plate when you have eaten all of yours
[x] milk or water is your favorite drink
Total: 4
[x] you own a collar and you enjoy wearing it.
[ ] you own a leash and enjoy wearing it
[x] you own animal ears/tail/paws or a fursuit (ears and tail, for a costume lol)
[x] you enjoy long walks in the park (Its relaxing)
[ ] you meow/bark when you see something you want
Total: 4
[ ] you call your hands and feet "paws"
[x] you tilt your head when you do not understand what someone is talking about
[ ] you run to the door when someone mentions a walk
[x] you really enjoy cuddling
[x] you stretch your body and whimper a bit every morning when you wake up
[ ] you can wake up and go back to sleep right away after looking around
Total: 3
[x] you have your favorite spot besides your bed where you like to sleep
[ ] you meow or bark very often
[ ] you hide when you get scared
[x] you run to the door to see who it is every time someone comes in to the house
[ ] you like to chase flying insects and try to catch them with your bare hand
[x] you tend to chew on stuff a lot
[ ] you like to do tricks to get a treat
Total: 3
[x] you own a wearable item/tag with your name on it
[ ] you refer to your self as an animal
[x] your username has something to do with animals (Does dragon count?)
[ ] your e-mail has something to do with animals
[x] if you get a bleeding wound, you lick it to make it feel better
[x] you look for edible stuff often
Total: 4
[x] you often find yourself looking through the window for a long time
[ ] you like to say hi to strangers
[ ] you like to be petted when you have done something good
[ ] people think you act like a pet
[ ] you growl/hiss at stuff you do not like
[ ] you like to eat grass
[ ] if you get wet, you shake to get rid of the water
Final Total: 1
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We are recruiting captains to put together teams of 5 bowlers. The registration fee for each participant is $30. Registration includes food, drink, 2 hours of bowling, and a t-shirt. We've set a $1250 fundraising goal for each team. If you're interesed in being a captain please email email@example.com and we will add you to this event so your team members can register and join your team.
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The book is about Californian Speedway rider Billy Hamill. It shows, in pictures, how Billy first came to England to race in 1990 and went on to become Speedway Champion of the World just six years later. It follows his career right through to his retirment in 2007.
It is a hardback book of 160 pages and contains almost 300 pictures spanning almost 20 years. It also includes messages and memories from fellow racers, as well as some of the sport's leading administrators and journalists.
Jeff has been a keen photograpehr for more than 30 years. main subjects include speedway racing (as resident photographer at Coventry Speedway in England for 25 years), polo and photographing his three dogs.
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I'm married to a different nationality and my son is always with the care of my mother-in law. as we both work.She always talks to him in hindi and I'm bit worried about my son for catching up my language Tamil.He's 10 months old now and starting to walk and trying to speak up.I try my best to be with my son after work but our home infrastructure not letting him be with me all the time(also MIL) as we live in ground floor(just a room and a small lounge) and my in laws live upstairs which does not have separate entrance for each other.When ever I take my son from them ( i mean my in laws and my wife, my wife always spend the time with her parents after the office as she just watches tv programs and do house work with them and comes to ground floor when it's time for sleep) & he does not want to spend the time with me because our lounge area is very small and he does not want to play & look for larger space.How should I deal with this situation?
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As the saying goes great fences great make neighbors...meaning boundaries. I apply this logic to all, even family. Yes, I do think your own space would be healthy for you, your son, wife & family unit as a whole. Write down your concerns, think it over and discuss over dinner while alone with your wife. Boundaries are being crossed, maybe unintentionally. It needs to be addressed or over time this issue could be...worseposted 01/15/2013 by cmurphy09
So he cries to go upstairs and be with them.I do not want to join since I do not get to talk to him in Tamil.Also my MIL loves him too much and some Sometime I struggle to get him from her.Don't you think she should not worry and let me to handle after I come from work.She got the chance to be with him almost all the day. I love my son a lot ..I bath him..Feed him..change his nappy.. I think we should move to another house and live in a separate house where MIL not with us. What do you think?posted 01/15/2013 by a BabyCenter Member
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KKTV 11 News Anchor Shannon Brinias has been named Best Emcee by the Colorado Springs Gazette's Best of the Springs.
A Gazette representatives came to 11 News to present the award. The Friday edition of the Gazette published the following in presenting the award to Shannon:
The KKTV anchor is one of our busiest media personalities. She emcees nonprofit events big and small, black tie and blue jeans - sometimes more than one a day - and even helps out as a judge for local awards. The busy mother of a young daughter wears her heart on her sleeve for her extra-special causes: March of Dimes and Big Brothers/Big Sisters.
Congratulations, Shannon and thanks, Gazette for recognizing KKTV.
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As noted in today's news, a recent study issued by The Hackett Group found that the shrinking total landed cost gap could create a tipping point resulting in an acceleration of reshoring. This should resonate well with the nation's logistics providers.
According to published reports, many large companies have made public plans to reshore portions of their manufacturing to the U.S. over the past two years, including Caterpillar, Nissan, NCR, Yamaha, Ford, and Electrolux. Earlier this year, both Boeing and GE said they were committed to moving parts of their offshore manufacturing capabilities back to the U.S.
Another significant finding from The Hackett Group study is the increased movement of lower-value manufacturing from China to other developing economies as companies under margin pressure search for lower wage rates outside of China. Countries including India, Thailand, Vietnam, and Brazil continue to successfully grow their share of global manufacturing as they become more cost effective countries for manufacturing.
"The cost increases in China are impossible for companies to ignore," said The Hackett Group Chief Research Officer Michel Janssen. "As Chinese wage rates rise, companies are looking to maintain their competitive edge by either bringing that production closer to developed markets, moving it to lower wage countries, or increasing productivity in China."
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Do I need to make an appointment to apply for a NM driver license? New Mexico
Learn About New Mexico Drivers License AppointmentsNew Mexico's Motor Vehicles Division (MVD) does not require you to make an appointment to take a written license test or driving test to receive your drivers license.
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Medications for Migraine Prophylaxis - Article
ABSTRACT: Sufficient evidence and consensus exist to recommend propranolol, timolol, amitriptyline, divalproex, sodium valproate, and topiramate as first-line agents for migraine prevention. There is fair evidence of effectiveness with gabapentin and naproxen sodium. Botulinum toxin also has demonstrated fair effectiveness, but further studies are needed to define its role in migraine prevention. Limited evidence is available to support the use of candesartan, lisinopril, atenolol, metoprolol, nadolol, fluoxetine, magnesium, vitamin B2 (riboflavin), coenzyme Q10, and hormone therapy in migraine prevention. Data and expert opinion are mixed regarding some agents, such as verapamil and feverfew; these can be considered in migraine prevention when other medications cannot be used. Evidence supports the use of timed-release dihydroergotamine mesylate, but patients should be monitored closely for adverse effects.
Managing Hypertension Using Combination Therapy - Article
ABSTRACT: Combination therapy of hypertension with separate agents or a fixed-dose combination pill offers the potential to lower blood pressure more quickly, obtain target blood pressure, and decrease adverse effects. Antihypertensive agents from different classes may offset adverse reactions from each other, such as a diuretic decreasing edema occurring secondary to treatment with a calcium channel blocker. Most patients with hypertension require more than a single antihypertensive agent, particularly if they have comorbid conditions. Although the Joint National Committee guidelines recommend diuretic therapy as the initial pharmacologic agent for most patients with hypertension, the presence of "compelling indications" may prompt treatment with antihypertensive agents that demonstrate a particular benefit in primary or secondary prevention. Specific recommendations include treatment with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers, diuretics, beta blockers, or aldosterone antagonists for hypertensive patients with heart failure. For hypertensive patients with diabetes, recommended treatment includes diuretics, beta blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers, and/or calcium channel blockers. Recommended treatment for hypertensive patients with increased risk of coronary disease includes a diuretic, beta blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, and/or calcium channel blocker. The Joint National Committee guidelines recommend beta blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, and aldosterone antagonists for hypertensive patients who are postmyocardial infarction; angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers for hypertensive patients with chronic kidney disease; and diuretic and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors for recurrent stroke prevention in patients with hypertension.
Guideline for Management of Heart Failure Caused by Systolic Dysfunction: Part II. Treatment - Article
ABSTRACT: Several large clinical trials conducted over the past decade have shown that pharmacologic interventions can dramatically reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with heart failure. These trials have modified and enhanced the therapeutic paradigm for heart failure and extended treatment goals beyond limiting congestive symptoms of volume overload. Part II of this two-part article presents treatment recommendations for patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction. The authors recommend that, if tolerated and not contraindicated, the following agents be used in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction: an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor in all patients; a beta blocker in all patients except those who have symptoms at rest; and spironolactone in patients who have symptoms at rest or who have had such symptoms within the past six months. Diuretics and digoxin should be reserved, as needed, for symptomatic management of heart failure. Other treatments or treatment programs may be necessary in individual patients.
Diastolic Heart Failure: The Challenges of Diagnosis and Treatment - Article
ABSTRACT: Diastolic heart failure, a major cause of morbidity and mortality, is defined as symptoms of heart failure in a patient with preserved left ventricular function. It is characterized by a stiff left ventricle with decreased compliance and impaired relaxation, which leads to increased end diastolic pressure. Signs and symptoms are similar to those of heart failure with systolic dysfunction. The diagnosis of diastolic heart failure is best made with Doppler echocardiography. Based on current knowledge, pharmacologic treatment of diastolic heart failure should focus on normalizing blood pressure, promoting regression of left ventricular hypertrophy, avoiding tachycardia, treating symptoms of congestion, and maintaining normal atrial contraction when possible. Diuretic therapy is the mainstay of treatment for preventing pulmonary congestion, while beta blockers appear to be useful in preventing tachycardia and thereby prolonging left ventricular diastolic filling time. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin-receptor blockers may be beneficial in patients with diastolic dysfunction, especially those with hypertension. Evidence from adequately powered randomized controlled trials, however, is not available yet. The outcomes of ongoing clinical trials may provide much-needed information to move from intuitive treatment to therapy based on evidence that matters: decreased morbidity and mortality and improved quality of life.
Transient Ischemic Attacks: Part II. Treatment - Article
ABSTRACT: Risk factors for stroke should be evaluated in patients who have had a transient ischemic attack. Blood pressure, lipid levels, and diabetes mellitus should be controlled. When applicable, smoking cessation and weight loss also are important. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor therapy may help prevent stroke. Aspirin is the treatment of choice for stroke prevention in patients who do not require anticoagulation. Clopidogrel is an alternative therapy in patients who do not tolerate aspirin. Atrial fibrillation, a known cardioembolic source (confirmed thrombus), or a highly suspected cardioembolic source (e.g., recent large myocardial infarction, dilated cardiomyopathy, mechanical valve, rheumatic mitral valve stenosis) are indications for anticoagulation.
Digitalis for Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure in Patients in Sinus Rhythm - Cochrane for Clinicians
ACE Inhibitors vs. ARBs for Patients with Diabetic Kidney Disease - Cochrane for Clinicians
Angiotensin Blockade in Patients with Diabetic Nephropathy - FPIN's Clinical Inquiries
Pharmacologic Management of Heart Failure Caused by Systolic Dysfunction - Article
ABSTRACT: Heart failure caused by systolic dysfunction affects more than 5 million adults in the United States and is a common source of outpatient visits to primary care physicians. Mortality rates are high, yet a number of pharmacologic interventions may improve outcomes. Other interventions, including patient education, counseling, and regular self-monitoring, are critical, but are beyond the scope of this article. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and beta blockers reduce mortality and should be administered to all patients unless contraindicated. Diuretics are indicated for symptomatic patients as needed for volume overload. Aldosterone antagonists and direct-acting vasodilators, such as isosorbide dinitrate and hydralazine, may improve mortality in selected patients. Angiotensin receptor blockers can be used as an alternative therapy for patients intolerant of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and in some patients who are persistently symptomatic. Digoxin may improve symptoms and is helpful for persons with concomitant atrial fibrillation, but it does not reduce cardiovascular or all-cause mortality. Serum digoxin levels should not exceed 1.0 ng per mL (1.3 nmol per L), especially in women.
Secondary Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease - Article
ABSTRACT: Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of mortality in the United States. In patients who have had a myocardial infarction or revascularization procedure, secondary prevention of coronary artery disease by comprehensive risk factor modification reduces mortality, decreases subsequent cardiac events, and improves quality of life. Options for secondary prevention include medical therapy and surgical revascularization in the form of coronary artery bypass grafting or percutaneous coronary intervention. Medical therapy focuses on comprehensive risk factor modification. Therapeutic lifestyle changes (including weight management, physical activity, tobacco cessation, and dietary modification) improve cardiac risk factors and are universally recommended by evidence-based guidelines. Treatment of hypertension and dyslipidemia reduces morbidity and mortality. Recommendations for persons with diabetes mellitus generally encourage glucose control, but current evidence has not shown reductions in mortality with intensive glucose management. Aspirin, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, and beta blockers reduce recurrent cardiac events in patients after myocardial infarction. Surgical revascularization by coronary artery bypass grafting is recommended for those with significant left main coronary artery stenosis, significant stenosis of the proximal left anterior descending artery, multivessel coronary disease, or disabling angina. Percutaneous coronary intervention may be considered in select patients with objective evidence of ischemia demonstrated by noninvasive testing.
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It's the off week for the UND men's team, but senior Hobey Baker Award candidate Corban Knight already has his weekend planned out.
Knight says he will spend the weekend watching the UND women's hockey team and its showdown against Ohio State on senior weekend.
"We've grown a pretty tight bond with them," Knight said.
The women's team has won six games in a row and seven of the last eight heading into this key weekend against the Buckeyes. The teams split earlier in the season.
UND will have its European players back in the lineup after Josefine Jakobsen, Andrea Dalen, Tanja Eisenschmid and Jorid Dagfinrud missed last weekend due to Olympic qualifiers.
Freshman Leah Jensen, who has missed a lot of time this year with injuries, will be evaluated later this week. She's not expected to play against the Buckeyes, though.
Despite losing star players Laura McIntosh and Natalie Spooner, Ohio State actually has been better this season than last season. UND coach Brian Idalski credits that to the new Buckeye coaching staff turning the program into a team that's much tougher defensively.
There will be more on this series in Friday's paper.
Last week, Jocelyne Lamoureux broke the WCHA's all-time scoring record. This week, Michelle Karvinen is on milestone watch. Her next point will be No. 100 for her career, which is remarkable considering she's a second-year player who missed the first six weeks this season.
The men are going to enjoy having this week off considering their adventure on the way home from Omaha.
UND coach Dave Hakstol said today that, despite all of the ups and downs of Saturday, he would be willing to do another outdoor game, but probably not at this critical point in the season and with so much on the line.
The players also said they enjoyed the game, and made the best of their night in Sisseton. Nick Mattson said if he's ever going to be stranded in Sisseton, South Dakota, there's nobody he'd rather be stranded with than this bunch.
Hakstol was a guest this week on USCHO Live. You can listen to a replay of that interview here.
Several news sources are reporting that former UND standout Matt Frattin will be out for 2-3 weeks because of a knee issue. Frattin had surgery in the offseason and currently ranks seventh in the NHL in goals and fourth in goals per game.
Two UND players were honored by the WCHA this week for their on-the-ice achievements.
Zane Gothberg is the WCHA defensive player of the week after holding Omaha, previously the top-scoring offense in league play, two just three goals in two games over the weekend.
Lamoureux, who had a school-record six assists during Saturday's 7-0 win over Bemidji State, is the WCHA's offensive player of the week.
Others were honored for their work in the classroom.
Dillon Simpson, Mark MacMillan, Mattson, both Lamoureux twins, Mary Loken, Ali Parizek, Jordan Slavin, Andrea Dalen, Shelby Amsley-Benzie, Tori Williams, Shannon Kaiser and Michelle Bonapace-Potvin were all named WCHA scholar-athletes.
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