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I've managed to prove the following exercise:
(21.) Let $\mathfrak{m}$ be a maximal ideal of a commutative ring $R$. Prove the following: if $A$ is a finitely generated $R$-module, and $x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_n$ is a minimal generating subset of $A$, then $x_1 + \mathfrak{m} A, \ldots, x_n + \mathfrak{m} A$ is a basis of $A/\mathfrak{m}A$ over $R / \mathfrak{m}$.
in Grillet's Abstract Algebra, page 377, only under the hypothesis that $\mathfrak{m}$ is the only maximal ideal, i.e., that $R$ is a local ring.
Weak proof: Firstly, the scalar multiplication is defined as $(r\!+\!\mathfrak{m})(a\!+\!\mathfrak{m}A) \!:=\! ra\!+\!\mathfrak{m}A$. To see this is well defined, notice that if $r\!+\!\mathfrak{m} \!=\! 0$, i.e. $r\!\in\!\mathfrak{m}$, then $ra\!\in\!\mathfrak{m}A$, i.e. $ra\!+\!\mathfrak{m}A\!=\!0$; and also that if $a\!+\!\mathfrak{m}A\!=\!0$, i.e. $a\!=\!ma'\!\in\!\mathfrak{m}A$, then $ra\!=\!rma'\!\in\!\mathfrak{m}A$, i.e. $ra\!+\!\mathfrak{m}A\!=\!0$. Actually, the $R/\mathfrak{m}$-module $A/\mathfrak{m}A$ is constructed by first creating the $R$-module $A/\mathfrak{m}A$ (this is possible because $\mathfrak{m}A$ is a submodule of $A$, since $\mathfrak{m}$ is an ideal of $R$) and then turning it into an $R/\mathfrak{m}$-module (this is possible because $\mathrm{Ann}_R(A/\mathfrak{m}A)\supseteq\mathfrak{m}$).
To prove $x_1\!+\!\mathfrak{m}A,\ldots,x_n\!+\!\mathfrak{m}A$ generate $A/\mathfrak{m}A$, we must show that $(R/\mathfrak{m})(x_1\!+\!\mathfrak{m}A)\!+\!\ldots\!+\!(R/\mathfrak{m})(x_n\!+\!\mathfrak{m}A)\!=\!A/\mathfrak{m}A$, which means $Rx_1\!+\!\ldots\!+\!Rx_n\!+\!\mathfrak{m}A\!=\!A/\mathfrak{m}A$, or equivalently, $Rx_1\!+\!\ldots\!+\!Rx_n\!+\!\mathfrak{m}A\!=\!A$, but this is true since $Rx_1\!+\!\ldots\!+\!Rx_n\!=\!A$ by hypothesis. Alternatively, we could argue that since $x_1,\ldots,x_n$ generate the $R$-module $A$, they generate the $R$-module $A/\mathfrak{m}A$, and therefore generate the $R/\mathfrak{m}$-module $A/\mathfrak{m}A$.
If $x_1\!+\!\mathfrak{m}A,\ldots,x_n\!+\!\mathfrak{m}A$ were $R/\mathfrak{m}$-linearly dependent, then WLOG $x_n\!+\!\mathfrak{m}A$ could be expressed as a $R/\mathfrak{m}$-linear combination of the others, so already $x_1\!+\!\mathfrak{m}A,\ldots,x_{n-1}\!+\!\mathfrak{m}A$ would generate $A/\mathfrak{m}A$, which would mean $Rx_1\!+\!\ldots\!+\!Rx_{n-1}\!+\!\mathfrak{m}A\!=\!A$. But since $J(R)\!=\!\mathfrak{m}$, by Nakayama's Lemma this would mean $Rx_1\!+\!\ldots\!+\!Rx_{n-1}\!=\!A$, a contradiction with the hypothesis on minimality of $x_1,\ldots,x_n$. $\blacksquare$
Question: how can I prove the general version of the exercise? I am somewhat skeptical of the claim...


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The bilinear form $(Dg)^{-1}[a](Dg)^{-T}[a]$ is positive definite on the tangent space $T_a S$ uniformly in $a \in S$
where $g:S\subset \mathbb{R}^n \to T \subset \mathbb{R}^n$.
I don't understand what the bilinear form is.. and how can it be defined on the tangent space? does the map $(Dg)^{-1}[a](\cdot)$ go from $S \to T$ or am I wrong?


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Inchie Quilts (entry 22)
Another project through Quilting Bloggers and Michelle which was sort of a fun project. I'm glad I tried it as it turned out pretty cute.
They are called Inchie Quilts and Nadine Ruggles designed these cute little morsels.
I ended up doing 2 different ones:
I didn't do mine exactly the way Nadine instructs as I didn't have the plastic so i used two layers of fusible fleece
After the free motion quilting
Cutting them apart - I made mine 1.5" square instead of 1" as I wanted to show more of my pattern
Cut them up into 6 pieces
another 6 pieces I seem to always do things in two's when I'm trying something new
Here's the 2 together
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Published: Friday, March 21, 2014 at 1:18 p.m.
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Carolyn Leonard Essick, 77, of Lexington, passed away Thursday, March 20, 2014, at her home.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Center United Methodist Church in Welcome, where she was a member, by the Rev. Dr. Stephen Pillsbury.
The family will receive friends after the service at the church.
Carolyn was born March 21, 1936, in Davidson County to Numa Leonard and Frances Wagner Leonard. She was employed as a secretary at North Davidson Junior High School until she became a full-time caregiver to her eldest son. She enjoyed spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her father; husband Bob Essick; daughter Cecelia Sue Essick; and sons Pete and Mike Essick.
Surviving are her mother; son Joe Essick and wife Dawn of Lexington; grandson Hence Essick and wife Candace of Graham; granddaughter Emily McMahan and husband Daniel of Lexington; two great-granddaughters, Dylan and Macy Essick; and three sisters, Crissy Pope, Ann Brown and Debbie Leonard.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Center United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 179, Welcome, NC 27374.
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UIC Athletic Alumni to Participate in Career Panel
April 17, 2013
CHICAGO - On Thursday, April 18, the UIC Life Skills program will feature alumni and supporters of UIC Athletics to provide insight and tips on career development in the third annual "Flames Career Panel." The event will begin at 7:00 p.m., at the JST Events Center.
The event will feature a diverse panel presentation and a question and answer session with UIC athletic alumni, supporters and Chicagoland business professionals. Panelists will describe their career paths, offer resume and networking tips, answer questions and field inquiries from the panel moderator.
"Providing guidance to our student-athletes as they lay out their career path is a key aspect of the Life Skills program at UIC," said Athletic Director Jim Schmidt. "We're grateful and excited to continue to have quality professionals involved who have agreed to serve on this annual panel. Former UIC student-athletes are a wonderful resource for current Flames."
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IxDA NYC is pleased to present two bodystorming workshops with Dennis
Schleicher on Saturday, August 7th. Bodystorming is a participatory method for demonstrating or
developing ideas in a physical setting. Team members will explore
ideas and interactions physically, using props such as maps or photos to
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Come reconnect with your design community peers, commiserate over a
summer of crazy clients, share stories, celebrate the sunshine, and have
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We will be doing a Marshmallow Challenge (learn more here:
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Web Design Day, 2010 - August 21, 2010Pittsburgh Web Design Day is a one-day, local web design conference to highlight local talent as well as those with strong ties to Pittsburgh who have gone on to be leaders in our industry.
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Don't forget, this Thursday, 6:00 at The Library, IxDA Pittsburgh is hosting and event featuring five speakers from local game development firms. If you are planning on attending, please RSVP on the site so that we know how many people to expect.
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The next Northern User Experience event will take place in Manchester, England in the evening of Monday 5th July.
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In case you havent heard: Samsung Germany organizes an exclusve developer conference in Frankfurt/Germany on June 25th. The event is happening at the world famous cocoon club (http://www.cocoonclub.net). Platform innovators from the Samsung mobile innovation centers in London and Seoul will speak and give insight into the new platform and the ecosystem they plan to build around it. Tickets are full sponsored (aka free). Get more info and registration (in German only) at http://www.samsungdeveloperday.de.
The STC India User Research and Usability SIG is pleased to announce two sessions on Saturday, June 12, 2010, at Cisco Systems India Pvt. Ltd., Divyashree Chambers, Bangalore.1) Usability - The Art of Writing by Mohan Krishnaraj, Wipro2) Usability Testing by Rajdeep Gupta, MisysDetails----------Agenda----------9: 30 am – 10: 00 am - Registration10:00 am – 10:45 am - Usability - The Art of Writing
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As explained in our feature, Talking Terpines with David Watson (the master crafter of the foundational hybrid Skunk #1), "terpenes, or terpenoids, are the compounds in cannabis that give the plant its unique smell. THC and the other cannabinoids have no odor, so marijuana's compelling fragrance depends on which terpenes predominate. It's the combination of terpenoids and THC that endows each strain with a specific psychoactive flavor." Thus, for any budding connoisseur of the herb, it is essential to understand what it is you are tasting and smelling...
...Just like a sommelier
Check Out The Most Common Terpenes (courtesy of Leafly):
Alpha-Pinene, Beta-Pinene
Aroma: Pine
Effects: Alertness, memory retention, counteracts some THC effects
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Health benefits of rice noodles
Rice noodles have many health benefits attached to it. They are known to be a healthy alternative to the consumption of excessive rice or pasta. It is recommended that those who eat a lot of ramen noodles switch over to eating the rice variety. This is because ramen noodles are known to contain plenty of gluten, which the rice version does not. Rice noodles come in many different forms and buyers have the option of purchasing the variety that they think will suit them. They can get them in wide shapes or thin ones; they can buy them in brown varieties or in white varieties; they are either sold fresh in the market or they can be purchased in dried form. There are many people in the world who have a low tolerance to glutton. Those who have serious reactions to glutton are known to face problems as severe as weight loss, vitamin deficiencies and bloating. In some people the reactions prevent their body from absorbing all the nutrients that it needs. That is why the consumption of healthy food like rice noodles is so essential for them.
Another comparison that can be made between ramen noodles and rice noodles is the level of sodium prevalent in each variety. Ramen noodles have gained notoriety for the high levels of sodium that are present in them. It has been estimated that ramen noodles contains 790 milligram of sodium per serving as compared to the twenty milligram of sodium per serving that is prevalent in rice noodles. Those who use semolina pasta would have noticed that they need to use at least three ounces to make a good meal while the same result can be achieved with just two ounces of rice noodles owing to its better density levels. This means that rice noodles scores over semolina pasta when it comes to nutrition.
Those who are looking to cut down on their calories will be pleased to note that one cup serving of rice noodles has as little as 192 calories and less than a gram of fat. Rice noodles have a smooth silky texture and no flavour as such. This makes it easy to incorporate this item into any dish that the cook wishes to make. They can be blended with Italian sauces as easily as they can be blended with Asian spices. That is why many people are switching to rice noodles keeping these health benefits in mind.


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|proposals to sign and conclude new agreement with Moldova: COM (2012) 267 and 268, 5 June 2012; decision to sign treaty adopted by Ecofin Council, 22 June 2012 (OJ 2012 L 174/4); Marinescu report approved by EP committee, 20 March 2013 (A7-0128/2013); plenary vote in favour, 18 April 2013; decision to conclude adopted by Agriculture Council, 13 May 2013; entry into force, 1 July 2013 (OJ 2013 L 168/1); Council Decision 2013/296/EU
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Cranky. Snarky. Goofy. Sullen. Brilliant. Those are just a few of the adjectives we could use to describe the inimitable Bitch magazine, a touchstone of feminist culture since 1996. The new anthology, Bitchfest: Ten Years of Cultural Criticism from the Pages of Bitch Magazine, has a foreword by the fantastic comedienne Margaret Cho and includes some of our favorite pieces from Bitch. Whether or not you call yourself a feminist, you'll appreciate the essays on how pop culture informs feminism and vice versa.
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Outside Natural Gas Leak Forces Evacuation of Shortlidge Elementary School
Posted on 01/30/2014 1:52 pm
This morning at 10:42 a.m., Wilmington firefighters on the D-Platoon were dispatched to the 100 block of West 18th Street for a report of an outside natural gas odor in front of Shortlidge Elementary School. Upon arriving, Fire Department units confirmed the presence of natural gas and began searching for the source of the leak.
Fire Department personnel, utilizing metering devices, conducted a search of the streets and homes in a four block radius of the 100 block of West 18th Street. No gas readings were recorded in Shortlidge Elementary School or inside the area homes. But as a precaution, the Wilmington Fire Department and Shortlidge School Staff evacuated the school children, relocating them to Warner Elementary School (801 West 18th Street) via buses.
Delmarva Gas Division responded and assisted the Wilmington Fire Department in locating the natural gas leak. Delmarva Gas determined that the leak was located under the street in the 100 block of West 18th Street and posed no hazard to the surrounding residents and school.
The situation was placed under control and turned over to Delmarva Gas Division at 11:52 a.m. by the Incident Commander, Battalion Chief Raymond Brock. The 100 Block of West 18th Street remains closed to all traffic while Delmarva Gas makes repairs. School Officials had not returned the children to Shortlidge School upon WFD's termination of this incident.
Approximately 25 fire and EMS personnel responded to the fire. The following units responded: Engine 4, Engine 5, Squad Engine 1, Ladder 1, Battalion 4, Battalion 8, Deputy 2, F1, F8, FM14, WOEM1, Ambulance PA2, Wilmington PD and Delmarva Gas.


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Student will assist Dr. Austin Jaquith in maintaining the Music and Worship Department's music technology equipment as well as provide research assistance as required. Prior knowledge of studio recording equipment, DAW's, and music notation software preferred, but not essential.
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The use of recycled asphalt materials in the form of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) and reclaimed asphalt shingles (RAS) has been a standard practice in the U.S. for over 40 years. Webinar date: September 25th.
These new M318F and M320F Wheel Excavators can handle those special plant projects.
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Used K-Cup coffee packs will have a second life as an alternative fuel source at a cement plant in Canada, rather than hitting the local landfill.
Earn 1.5 continuing education hours from this Sept. 25 presentation on reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) and reclaimed asphalt shingles (RAS).
Cintra, a subsidiary of Ferrovial, has achieved commercial close on the I-77 HOT Lanes Project led by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT).
Cummins Inc. has developed an engine and powertrain that reduce carbon dioxide emissions by as much as 80% compared with a baseline gasoline-powered medium-duty truck.
A recent survey reveals that 60% of business leaders believe water-related issues will negatively impact their businesses in the next five years, but most don't have contingency plans.
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Yeah, I AmOnly, when I say it people think I'm joking. I just got off the phone with someone. When I heard my phone go off, I thought, What? I have a call? Someone's actually contacting me? =O
"I miss you," she says.
"Yeah. That's because I'm awesome."
She laughed.
"Why are you laughing? I was being serious!" I said.
She took that as a joke as well.
But I'm really not joking when I say this. O_O
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Ingredients list for honey and praline chocolate fudge
For 40 bites:
- 3 1/3 fl oz (50g) cream, 35% fat
- 5 1/3 ounces (150g) of honey
- 4 1/2 ounces (125g) butter
- 7 ounces (200g) dark chocolate
- 7 ounces (200g) milk chocolate, for the coating
- 10 ounces (300g) Praline
- Feuilletine (looks like wafer crunch. You can find it online, in grocery stores at the baking segment. You can substitute Rice Krispies, but it taste a bit different)
Trending nowOlive, Bacon and Cheese BreadPerfect for back-to-school, lunch at the work office or simply on the go, this bread is about to make your week 200% better!
1. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler.
2. Mix together the butter, honey and praline.
3. Bring the cream to a boil. Add the cream in a blender and mix lightly.
4. Mix with the melted chocolate. Let the ganache catch.
5. Make dollops of chocolate ganache with the pastry bag with a round tip. You can also make balls by hand or use a melon baller.
6. Let the balls chill then coat them with melted milk chocolate. Roll each ball into feuilletine to finish up these lovely bites.
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Posted by Vee | August 1, 2010, 22:02 (MST) | 2 Comments
Category: The Vampire Diaries TV
During the Vampire Diaries cast's UK publicity spree, Paul Wesley, Nina Dobrev, and Ian Somerhalder talked to ITV2's The Hot Desk about the show and a variety of other topics. Thanks to Denise for the heads up.
Posted by Vee | July 30, 2010, 11:15 (MST) | 6 Comments
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Vampire Diaries podcast Bite On This has an excellent interview with Chris Mollere, TVD's music supervisor. Mollere sheds light on his job (you may be surprised to learn he isn't just sitting around and listening to music all day), how music is selected for the show, and tells some great stories about how certain songs lined up with now-iconic scenes. Vampire-Diaries.net was also fortunate to speak with Mr. Mollere (just last night, actually) and we'll be posting our own interview next week. In the meantime, here are some cool tidbits he dropped in both interviews:
- The official Vampire Diaries soundtrack will be released October 12th on EMI/Virgin. The soundtrack will feature selections from Season 1 and Season 2.
- He couldn't say too much about the final tracklisting, but the special TVD Mix of "Bloodstream" by Stateless – unique to the show – will be on the soundtrack.
- He couldn't drop any hints about artists featured in the Season 2 premiere because he's pulling together the music for it now. "We've got a lot of stuff to answer. I don't know if it's going to be the most song-driven episode we've had."
LISTEN TO THE BITE ON THIS INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS MOLLERE. And keep an eye on the blog for our own interview.
Posted by Vee | July 30, 2010, 10:09 (MST) | 1 Comment
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Futon Critic has a series of "A Few Minutes With…" video interviews with the Vampire Diaries cast: Nina Dobrev, Michael Trevino, Steven R. McQueen, Paul Wesley, Matt Davis and Kevin Williamson. You can watch Kevin's interview below and click everyone's names to watch their video over on Futon Critic.
MTV's Hollywood Crush continues to toss out interesting segments from their own video interviews; this new one is with Steven and Kevin and there are some definite hints about Katherine, Elena, and why the two look exactly alike:
Over on SyFy's Blastr, Kevin Williamson discusses gay characters on The Vampire Diaries, diversity in general, and finding a good story (and provides a few more Season 2 hints in the process):
Williamson also won't force a character to be gay when they need to be something else for the show. He's writing a few guest-star parts now that won't work as gay characters. "There's plenty of characters coming, but the couple of regular characters that we're bringing in are female, so I guess they could be lesbians, but we're bringing them in for love interests. Once the wheels are in motion, it's hard just to add something simply because you want to do it."
Posted by Vee | July 29, 2010, 11:09 (MST) | 1 Comment
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TV Guide's Natalie Abrams caught up with Julie Plec, who sheds more light on the plethora of Season 2 tidbits that came out of Comic Con this past weekend, and also explains that certain devastating events happen for a reason.
TVGuide.com: How close will you stay to the novels as you carry on?
Plec: The deeper we get into the series, ironically, the more we're going to be taking from the books. That's cool because we strayed so far so quickly, just by definition of trying to shape a good story in the right way for television. To find ourselves naturally returning to the source material and the villains that you met, it's kind of awesome.
And MTV's Hollywood Crush has posted two more videos from their Comic Con sitdown with the Vampire Diaries cast. You can check out a brief video of Julie discussing Elena and Katherine here, and watch some amusing "speculation" about werewolf effects from Paul Wesley and Matt Davis below, with more reliable insight from Michael Trevino:
By the way, the TCAs are in full-swing in L.A., and the CW's session is getting ready to begin as you read this. Thanks to @stayingin for giving us all a glimpse of our very first new Season 2 promo shot. It's not the best quality, but it is shiny new promo of Paul, Nina, and Ian!
Posted by Red | July 28, 2010, 14:50 (MST) | 5 Comments
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CW Source caught up with Michael Trevino at Comic Con to talk lycanthropy, Lockwood and ladies. They've promised more interviews are to come, so we'll get them posted as soon as they're up.
And TV Guide's Comic Con photo booth pictures are up, including pics of Nina, Paul and Ian. If there are more, we'll be sure to add them.
Posted by Vee | July 28, 2010, 11:11 (MST) | 2 Comments
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So much good stuff from Comic Con – buckling under the weight of it all. First up – BuzzSugar has press room interview footage with Ian Somerhalder, Nina Dobrev, Kevin Williamson, and Matt Davis. One particularly interesting tidbit dropped: Kev says the fourth episode of Season 2 will be an 1864 flashback episode.
And DigitalSpy has several one-on-ones with the Vampire Diaries crew. You can see the Julie Plec interview below and check out Kevin Williamson, Matt Davis, Nina Dobrev, and Paul Wesley over on DigitalSpy's YouTube channel.
Posted by Red | July 28, 2010, 9:53 (MST) | 4 Comments
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Hollywood Crush caught up with Julie Plec, Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev to discuss the Damon/Katherine kiss and teasers about the season 2 opening sequence.
Entertainment Weekly's Vampire Diaries cast portrait from Comic Con is up online, featuring Paul Wesley, Michael Trevino, Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder, Steven R. McQueen and Matt Davis
and his purple pants.
Posted by Red | July 27, 2010, 16:41 (MST) | 12 Comments
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EW's Michael Ausiello sat down for a chat with the Vampire Diaries gang who were at Comic Con on Saturday to discuss all kinds of season 2 tidbits. The first interview is with Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder and Matt Davis, and the second is with Kevin Williamson, Julie Plec, Steven R. McQueen and Michael Trevino. No embed, so you need to head on over to the EW article to see
Matt's purple pants them.
UPDATE: For those of you confused about the conflicting Duke spoilers, Julie has kindly cleared it up for us. [spoiler]Elena will be accompanying Alaric and Damon on the trip to Duke[/spoiler].
And there's an interview with Matt Davis up on KTLA in which Jenna and Isobel are discussed, along with Alaric's friendship with Damon and whether he would be tempted by becoming a vampire.
Posted by Vee | July 27, 2010, 0:50 (MST) | 9 Comments
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Warner Bros. has a snazzy video up from Comic Con, featuring footage with Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, and Ian Somerhalder from the WB's Vampire Diaries booth signing, and a sit down interview with Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec.
UPDATE: Added the CW's YouTube video so fans outside of the U.S. can view it.
Posted by Vee | July 26, 2010, 23:29 (MST) | No Comments
Category: The Vampire Diaries TV
E!'s Watch with Kristin cornered Ian Somerhalder, Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Steven R. McQueen, Matt Davis, and Kevin Williamson on the Comic Con press line and topics range from happy endings (and the lack thereof), the fun in tricking the Vampire Diaries audience, and the weirdness of bodyguards to crime-fighting teams and new characters, and more.
You can watch Steven's interview below (we love his overall take on Jeremy in Season 2: "You know, he's got so many loose screws that I think he's an entity unto himself") and watch the rest of the interviews over on E!Online.


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|And here we are. Collage by Kyla
Let's imagine again this vast sea of data, which we now know for certain is being collected by our government, from all our personal emails and phone calls. Let's imagine it as a sort of terrain, a terrain that is being mapped quite thoroughly. Even though this terrain is mobile, since all its bits and parts are us and we are mobile, the patterns within that mobility have now been mapped and are constantly being observed.
So imagine then that there are numerous technologies being applied, to exert control over this mobile terrain of our lives, our choices, our day to day and moment to moment processes of living.
How does an individual exit from the grasp of that control? Because as you probably gather, it is both pervasive and often quite subtle.
There is a remedy.
The remedy is not what you might expect. It has nothing to do either with hiding out, or with trying to be somehow different from what you observe most people being and doing (so as not to be at the effect of whatever is motivating them).
The remedy is simple and not easy. It involves becoming ever more alert to the contents of your own mind. It involves learning, in great clear precision, how your own mental processes work. Getting very familiar with the thought streams and emotional patterns you embody.
As you do this you can begin to notice that some of what goes on in there is not really you. Jingles running through your mind? Repetitive chit-chat? Fierce urge to consume a food or other substance, or take some action, that you know on reflection won't make you feel good? Is that you? It might not be.
To the extent you can train yourself to get quiet, to witness, you can begin to discern what is your own material, cleanly present from your own lifestream, and what is alien to that. Your own material can and does include much that is unhealthy and in need of help, no doubt - so it is for all of us imperfect creatures. But that's not the measure. The measure is your own sense of what is YOU and what is not. The measure is to discern what has some of the life of your heart animating it, and what lacks that life signature.
After a while, you can even begin to sense that a lot of the inserted material (for that is what it is) has a kind of mechanical flavor to it. It may even come with physical sensations that are unpleasant, ranging from mild discomfort to truly painful electrical-feeling spasms.
You can begin, as you claim your own Being, to evict this stuff. You can become able to do more and more of that with practice.
As you have the sense of who and what you are, in your own self, you become less and less at the mercy of the pressures of the controlling manipulative processes which are informed by the invasive mapping of our collective human mind.
I am speaking here from direct, ongoing personal experience. If I can do these things, you can too. I am not any more special or equipped to face this messy old world than any one of you. But I do know now how to recognize inserted thought streams and manipulated emotional patterns, and I know that I have the ability to shut that shit down. Sometimes it takes a tremendous effort. Sometimes, in the individual instance, I don't seem to have what it takes. But overall, yeah, I can do it. I do it. So that means you can do it also. (The two meditation scripts I've posted, for core strengthening and for clearing, are directly supportive of this liberating process I'm describing here.)
The more of us who win our way free to any extent, the easier it is for still more to do so, because the mapping itself becomes less and less useful as a basis for control. Even as data continues to be gathered, it becomes less relevant because genuine human creativity is simply not that predictable based upon past behaviors.
Creativity is the remedy. But it has to be the real stuff; not effortful cleverness but that spirit of Divine Play that we all receive as our birthright and which generally gets profoundly suppressed before we reach puberty, at least in most of us. If it survives that long, the world of work chains down the rest of it.
It can't really be killed, though. That's our secret strength, we humans, we 99%. If we can remember that, and have the discipline to fortify that in ourselves, we'll remember how to claim our wings.
Now, everybody try flying.


text: Drummer legend Mani Neumeier meets up with guitar extraordinaire Oren Ambarchi and others. "Smoking the Contracts" consists of two extended tracks recorded live in Melbourne in 2007 and 2009. One a duet between Mani and Oren and the other a quartet where the two are joined by Brendan Walls(guitar) and Edmondo Ammendola(bass). Only musicians of this caliber could conjure up a performance as powerful and interwoven as these recordings.


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Kelly is not only working hard on interior design but also hasn't forgotten about how important it is for the environment and protects our wildlife.
Recently Kelly has donated a place at her design school to the WWF Auction for tiger conservation. WWF has been working in tiger conservation since the early 1970s. However, the lack of sustained political will, anti-poaching and habitat protection efforts, coupled with the rise in global demand for tiger parts, have pushed tigers to the brink of extinction.
And their online auction is now open to celebrate the WWF's 50th anniversary! This auction will help raise funds for WWF's vital conservation work and includes some fantastic lots. You can get more information about the auction here. Why not make your donation now to protect our big cats!


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Definitions of NAMED in dictionaries:
- verb - assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
- verb - give the name or identifying characteristics of
- verb - charge with a function
- verb - create and charge with a task or function
- verb - mention and identify by name
- verb - make reference to
- verb - identify as in botany or biology, for example
- verb - give or make a list of
- verb - determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
- adj - to give a title to [v NAMED, NAMING, NAMES] : NAMABLE, NAMEABLE
There are 5 letters in NAMED: A D E M N
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ALBANY, N.Y. -- A jury is deliberating over whether former New York Senate Republican leader Joseph Bruno used his political office to enrich himself.
The 80-year-old retired politician faces eight federal fraud counts. Prosecutors told a jury in Albany that Bruno schemed to defraud New Yorkers and misrepresented or concealed his sideline business dealings.
Bruno insists he never ever did anything wrong and never betrayed the public's trust
Bruno retired last year after 32 years in the Senate and more than 13 years as the leader of its Republican majority.
Jury deliberates in Joseph Bruno corruption case
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Thursday, on her 23rd birthday, Taylor Swift premiered her 23rd music video (by some counts). "I Knew You Were Trouble," like the song that soundtracks it, the video is an emotional account of what it's like to be seduced and then ditched by a charismatic bad boy. But while we were watching it, we couldn't help noticing that its technicolor seediness felt very familiar to another infamous music video, released barely one year ago. (Interestingly enough, that clip too had a plagiarism scandal of its own.) Just how similar is Taylor's "I Knew You Were Trouble" to Rihanna's "We Found Love"? Just examine the pictures below, and see if you can tell them apart!
(Watch the "I Knew You Were Trouble" video here!)
Which pre-song spoken-word section comes from each video?
"I think when it's all over, it just comes back in flashes, you know? It's like a kaleidoscope of memories when it just all comes back. But he never does."
"You almost feel ashamed that someone could be that important, that without them, you feel like nothing."
"I think the worst part of it all wasn't losing him, it was losing me. "
ANSWERS: Odd-numbered photos: "We Found Love." Even-numbered photos: "I Knew You Were Trouble." Bonus round: 1: IKYWT, 2: WFL, 3: IKYWT.


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2012 – What happened on September 11, 2001? All over the world, people question the official story and explanation about the events that took place in the USA more than 10 years ago. In this Danish documentary you will meet architect Jan Utzon, MP Benny Engelbrecht, professor Niels Harrit, airline captain Niels Studstrup, journalist Tommy Hansen and artist Jacob Fuglsang. They will talk about their doubt and skepticism and explain why they have come to feel and think this way. This film is presented in Danish with English subtitles.
Perhaps the best quote of the film: "If you fight you might lose, if you don't you have already lost."
-Niels Harrit, Danish Professor of Chemistry


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American Kestrel, Falcon sparverius: The American Kestrel is a common bird that is a small wide-ranging falcon and a member of the Falconidae Family.
They are normally found in close proximity to open fields, perched in a tree or on telephone wires, or hovering in search of prey.
They have typical falcon shaped wings that are slim and pointed; the tail is long and square-tipped.
Sexes are similar sized and easily differentiated.
The adult male has a gray crowned head, rufous nape with black spot on either side; the back is bright rufous with black barring on the lower parts; the tail is patterned with highly variable amounts of black, white or gray bands; the wings are blue-gray with dark primaries and the underparts are white washed with cinnamon.
The adult females have similar patterns to the male but with more brown on the crown, reddish brown with dark barring on the back, wings and tails and a subterminal tailband that is much wider than other bands; they have underparts that are buffy-white with reddish streaks.
The juveniles are similar in appearance to the adults but less colorful.
The American Kestrel range in size from 9 to 12 inches, have wing spans of 20 to 25 inches and weigh between 100 and 120 grams.
They range throughout North American from Alaska to mainland Mexico and are a year-round resident of Baja. Overall, the species is considered to be a migratory bird with fall migrations into the southern United States and northern Mexico although several do not migrate northward.
They consume insects, small mammals and reptiles, and do not require water for survival, living off the water provided by their prey. They build nests, well above the ground, in the cavities of dead trees, under cliffs or in the giant cacti of the southwest (the cardóns of Baja and the saguaros of Arizona) without additional nesting materials. The females lay an average of 3 to 7 one-and-a-half-inch white to cream or pale pink eggs heavily blotched with browns that are incubated for 29 to 31 days. The chicks are born helpless, with a sparse amount of white down and fed by the females. They have one brood per year.
Their call is a distinctive loud killy-killy-killy or klee-klee-klee.
The American Kestrel is not easily confused with any other bird species due to two bold dark moustache marks framing white cheeks on the face with dark eyes. They are considered to be of "Least Concern" with stable populations with increases in the central U.S. being offset by declines in the Northeast and West Coast.
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Los Angelinos know about Tommy's on Beverly and Rampart. As an old Angelino, Tommy's was the spot to eat. As a teen Tommy's thirty-three cent chili burgers fed us many days.
While riding on Boulder Highway by Nellis I saw a sign "Original Tommy's Hamburger". I got very excited, picked up my daughter and headed back to Tommy's. The prices are still very reasonable. The chili is still great and the peppers are still the bomb.
There is a technique to eating a Tommy Burger. Bite the burger, bite the pepper and repeat. Great news for calorie counters, this great burger is only around 500 calories. The calories are posted on the menu.
If you have not tried Tommy's you are in for a treat. I have been to all three Valley locations. They all have the same great taste.
My favorite location is on Craig and the 95 in the Albertson's shopping center. Their phone number is 702/207-6361. You can see Tommy's from the Freeway. It runs adjacent to the 95 freeway. Love the burgers, love the crew.
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In the Walmart center on Nellis and Flamingo
Original Tommy's Hamburgers
5208 Boulder Hwy, Las Vegas, NV 89122
(702) 456-1009
Original Tommy's Hamburgers
3009 St Rose Parkway Trail, Henderson, NV 89052
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In my opinion Tommy's has the best burgers by far. Everyone I have taken to Tommy's loves the food.
Take a moment to watch the video. Treat yourself to what I believe is the best reasonable burger around.
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Summer 1982. This is about as good a print as one can get from a Kodak 110 Pocket Instamatic. This is a northerly view of the trestle that carries the B&O Railroad's Georgetown Branch over the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (near span) and Canal Road (second span). Built sometime around 1903, this structure was engineered to support steam locomotives-- much heavier than the diesels that came along 50 years later. At the time of this image, the line was still active, but just barely: it would be used until 1985 to deliver coal to the Government Services Admin steam plant in Georgetown, located at the east end of Whitehurst Freeway. Conversion of the plant from coal to natural gas effectively put this rail line out of business. It has since been converted to the Capital Crescent Hike/Bike Trail. Shorpyites may recognize the area immediately west of the GSA plant in this image.
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Greetings! Long time reader, first time comment. I have been researching the Georgetown Branch since 1999 for fun and for the model RR I'm building in my basement. I also maintain a website devoted to the line (). Over the years I have been lucky enough to have folks share photos and stories of the line, and have found many while doing my own research.
On Jun 6, 1948 the MSME (?) sponsored an excursion trip down the Georgetown Branch with B&O Q-1c 4320 up front, a couple passenger cars and a handful of cabooses (cabeese?). They ran from Eckinton Yard in DC down the branch and back, as far as I know. Longtime resident and railfan, E.L. "Tommy" Thompson was on hand to document the trip. I've got many photos of the excursion on my site but here's one that shows the whipple pin-connected truss bridge pictured above 4320 crossing it. Pretty cool. (From the collection of the late W.M. Duvall.)
I usually worked the Baltimore area, but made several trips on the Georgetown Branch. I remember passing through Bethesda, where the railroad was positioned where a back alley should have been. You could watch diplomats in ill-fitting burmuda shorts burning a steak in their back yard...
The view into Virginia, as we passed out of Dalecarlia Tunnel high above the Potomac River will not be forgotten. Passing over the bridge pictured here, the tracks followed the Canal towpath into Georgetown.In season, you could see pretty girls jogging or sunning themselves...and of course, they would usually wave to the brave railroaders!
Yeah, the Branch was a nice change of pace from the high speed stand-back-you main line clockers. There was talk of using the Branch for light rail cars (it would have been a great trip), but the rails-to-trails folks won the day.


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The Labor Council joins the fray with a three-panel walk piece, in support of David Alvarez and criticizing Nathan Fletcher for what is inferred as a Qualcomm pay-to-play scheme:
"After serving in the Marines, Fletcher served in the State Assembly. He then got a six figure salary 'no-show job' with Qualcomm after using his position in the Legislature to help secure them a multi-million dollar tax break."
The question is whether Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs is as disappointed in the Labor Council as he is with the Lincoln Club?
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"I worked closely with Kevin Faulconer to reform the city's pension system — saving a billion dollars that can now be put back into our neighborhoods," Jerry Sanders says to the camera." Kevin is running to finish the job. His Neighborhood Fairness Plan uses savings to repave, increase police patrols and keep after school programs open longer. Best, Kevin's plan starts in communities that have been neglected too long. I worked with Kevin Faulconer for seven years. Kevin Faulconer knows there's no Democrat or Republican way to fill a pothole, he's about getting things done."
Originally published October 19, 2012
Here's the local Republican Voter Guide of endorsed candidates…
Link to the Party website.
Here's also a link to the PDF of the document.
Another campaign shares its mail with Rostra, this time from Rocky Chavez for Assembly. Janene Shepherd of Team Chavez says that this is "the only mailer used by our campaign since the Primary. However, I must point out one glaring error in this mailer (since this mailer was designed a while back); it says that Rocky and his wife Mary have three grandchildren – they now, in fact, have five grandchildren…" Rocky was blessed with two new grandkids, one on primary night and another in August.
Click here for more mail and advertising from the campaigns
Consultants and campaigns have been invited to show off their mail on Rostra. The invitation remains open. Here's a Sherry Hodges piece in Assembly District 76…
A political "gun fight" of sorts rang out late last week when American Federation of Teachers, Local 1931 threw some funding behind a hit piece on San Diego Community College Trustee candidate, Scott Hasson.
North County Times wrote about the attack, which claimed Hasson had advocated open carry for college students. Zero source citing, zero quotes, and zero credibility, I say.
AFT local president Jim Mahler said that they had gotten the information based on Scott's Facebook postings. What, no dates or time stamps? They could've at least mentioned how many likes and comments the postings in question earned.
Courtesy of the San Diego County Taxpayers Association
Courtesy of The Lincoln Club of San Diego County
Video is designed to build on the Party's Get-Out-The-Vote (GOTV) effort by ensuring Republicans don't get fooled by slick mailers and ads.
SAN DIEGO — With about four weeks until Election Day and just as absentee ballots start hitting mailboxes, San Diego Republicans today launched a 1:40 minute "Official Voter Guide" video targeted at Republican voters. Chairman Tony Krvaric issued the following statement:
"It's not enough just to get Republicans out to vote. To achieve real reform, Republican voters need to know who the official, endorsed Republican candidates are. The video will increase awareness of our Official Republican Voter Guide."
With five weeks to election day, the campaign of San Diego Mayoral candidate Carl DeMaio launched its second General Election TV ad entitled "Leading by Example."
"Last week, we were proud to have earned the endorsements of San Diego's most prominent Democrat, Dr. Irwin Jacobs, and the city's highest-elected Republican, Mayor Jerry Sanders," noted Ryan Clumpner, Campaign Manager. "San Diegans are looking for a Mayor who walks that walk, rather than talking the talk, which is why our new ad focuses on Carl's record of leading by example: cutting his compensation, turning down his city pension, and reducing his own city council budget," noted Clumpner.
Today we launched our latest television ad for the campaign called "Not a Label."
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Well, according to the most bizarre political mailer I have ever encountered, the answer to that question is unknown.
The 6" x 11" mailer (which was obtained from a registered Democrat) features a black and white photograph of Zapf with an elongated nose.
"Vote No on Zapf!" exclaims the header.
Below it is a paragraph that is so poorly written, it made me question the authenticity of the piece.
Every day since June 8 – the date of the California primary – I have been disappointed.
Not for the obvious reasons, such as the fact that Recovery Summer failed to produce a recovery and/or a summer in San Diego, but because of something trivial that someone who is not a political junkie would not understand.
I stopped receiving those glossy two-sided pieces of entertainment known as campaign mailers.
As some Rostrafarians may recall, my mailbox was literally overflowing with these things just a few months ago. By the end of the primary season, I had received over 70 items of mail – with the largest percentage coming from the Lorie Zapf campaign and the Lincoln Club (Zapf supporters).
In mailboxes: A little secret the city council and unions don't want you to know
The mailer linked below from the "Committee for Jobs" landed in mailboxes today. Insiders say that at least one head honcho at the Labor Council (that may narrow the list, of course) is fuming.
"There's a little secret that the San Diego City Council and the Labor Unions don't want you to know," reads the "Urgent" and personalized message, targeting the issue over whether the city will require unionized labor on all downtown hotel projects. See it here:
Committee for jobs mailer (you may have to rotate the pdf file)
Click below to see four examples of the mail used by the Brian Jones campaign to win the GOP primary to succeed Joel Anderson in the conservative 77th Assembly District…
Jones 1 – Conservative Track Record
Jones 3 – We Must Control the Border
Jones 4 – Had Enough – Don't Believe Smears
Here is the message Jones posted on Rostra a couple of days ago.
Congratulations to Brian on a great campaign and becoming the odds on favorite as the next Assemblyman!
More Lorie Zapf for SD City Council mailers sent over to us; these are Lincoln Club of San Diego pieces…
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ZAPF3-3925_SD Lincoln Club Slate 5
ZAPF4-3937_SD Lincoln Club Slate 6
ZAPF5-3951_SD Lincoln Club Slate 7
ZAPF6-3952_SD Lincoln Club Slate 8
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conducted systematic reviews following standard guidelines, included thorough searches of PubMed and other databases of the scientific literature, and used the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) system to grade the strength and quality of the evidence.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) used the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) system to grade the strength and quality of the evidence.
A systematic review of the scientific evidence was conducted for each of the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations considered for adaptation and for each of the medical conditions considered for addition to the guidance. The purpose of these systematic reviews was to identify direct evidence about the safety of contraceptive method use by women (or men) with selected conditions (e.g., risk for disease progression or other adverse health effects in women with rheumatoid arthritis who use combined oral contraceptives). Information about indirect evidence (e.g., evidence from healthy women or animal studies) or theoretical considerations was obtained when direct evidence was not available.
The process for adapting the World Health Organization (WHO) medical eligibility criteria (MEC) for the United States (U.S.) comprised four major steps: 1) determination of the scope of and process for the adaptation, including a small meeting; 2) preparation and peer review of systematic reviews of the evidence to be used for the adaptation; 3) organization of a larger meeting to examine the evidence and provide input on the recommendations; and 4) finalization of the recommendations by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
In June 2008, CDC held a 2-day meeting of eight key partners and U.S. family planning experts to determine the scope of and process for a U.S. adaptation of the WHO MEC. Participants were family planning providers, who also had expertise in conducting research on contraceptive safety and translating research evidence into guidance. WHO guidance is used widely around the world, including in the United States, and contains approximately 1,800 separate recommendations. In most cases, the evidence base would be the same for the U.S. and the WHO recommendation, and—because of the extensive collaboration between WHO and CDC in creating the international guidance—the process for determining the recommendations also would be the same. Therefore, CDC determined that the global guidance also should be the U.S. guidance, except when a compelling reason existed for adaptation, and that CDC would accept the majority of WHO guidance for use in the U.S.
During the June 2008 meeting, CDC identified specific WHO recommendations for which a compelling reason existed to consider modification for the U.S. because of the availability of new scientific evidence or the context in which family planning services are provided in the U.S. CDC also identified areas in which WHO guidance was inconsistent with current U.S. practice by contacting numerous professional and service organizations and individual providers. In addition, CDC assessed the need for adding recommendations for medical conditions not currently included in the WHO MEC. Through this process, a list was developed of existing WHO recommendations to consider adapting and new medical conditions to consider adding to the guidance.
For most recommendations in this document, a limited number of studies address the use of a specific contraceptive method by women with a specific condition. Therefore, within the WHO guidance, as well as with this U.S. adaptation of the guidance, most of the decisions about medical eligibility criteria were often necessarily based on: 1) extrapolations from studies that primarily included healthy women, 2) theoretical considerations about risks and benefits, and 3) expert opinion. Evidence was particularly limited for newer contraceptive methods. The total body of evidence for each recommendation included evidence based on direct studies or observations of the contraceptive method used by women (or men) with the condition and may have included: 1) evidence derived from effects of the contraceptive method used by women (or men) without the condition and 2) indirect evidence or theoretical concerns based on studies of suitable animal models, human laboratory studies, or analogous clinical situations.
Note: The majority of the United States (U.S.) guidance does not differ from the World Health Organization (WHO) guidance and covers >60 characteristics or medical conditions. However, some WHO recommendations were modified for use in the U.S., including recommendations about contraceptive use for women with venous thromboembolism, valvular heart disease, ovarian cancer, and uterine fibroids and for postpartum and breastfeeding women. Recommendations were added to the U.S. guidance for women with rheumatoid arthritis, history of bariatric surgery, peripartum cardiomyopathy, endometrial hyperplasia, inflammatory bowel disease, and solid organ transplantation.
In 2010, based on new evidence, WHO updated its guidance on the safety of combined hormonal contraceptives among postpartum nonbreastfeeding women to be more restrictive regarding the use of combined hormonal contraceptives during the first 42 days postpartum, particularly among women with other risk factors for venous thromboembolism (VTE). Recommendations for breastfeeding women were not changed. Because of this WHO update, CDC initiated a process to assess whether its guidance similarly should be updated. Before this process, US MEC recommended that women less than 21 days postpartum generally should not use combined hormonal contraceptives, but that after that time, combined hormonal contraceptives could be used without restriction.
From a systematic review conducted by WHO and CDC and used in the consultation to update the WHO guidance, evidence from 13 studies showed that the risk for VTE among women within the first 42 days postpartum is 22-fold to 84-fold greater than the risk among nonpregnant, nonpostpartum reproductive age women. The risk is highest immediately after delivery, declining rapidly during the first 21 days, but not returning to baseline until 42 days postpartum in most studies. Use of combined hormonal contraceptives, which can cause a small increased risk for VTE in healthy reproductive age women, might theoretically pose an additional risk if used during this time. However, no evidence was identified regarding risk for VTE among postpartum women using combined hormonal contraceptives. The evidence also is limited by the small number of studies that report risk for VTE at precise intervals during the postpartum period and report baseline risk for VTE in a reference population for comparison with the risk among postpartum women. Evidence also was examined regarding the return to fertility among nonbreastfeeding postpartum women and indicated that ovulation can occur as early as 25 days postpartum, although fertile ovulation likely will not occur until at least 42 days postpartum.
As part of the CDC assessment, CDC recruited 13 persons from outside the agency to serve as ad hoc reviewers of the WHO revised recommendations; they were selected based on their expertise in thromboembolic disease, hematology, and family planning. The reviewers were asked to participate in a January 2011 teleconference with CDC, during which participants would review the evidence base and assess whether WHO's revised recommendations were suitable for use in the United States. A key issue identified was that immediate postpartum use of combined hormonal contraceptives would impose a high risk for VTE without any substantial benefit in pregnancy prevention because most nonlactating women will not have a fertile ovulation until at least 42 days postpartum. Women with risk factors for VTE in addition to being postpartum (e.g., obesity or cesarean delivery) are already at elevated risk for VTE; use of combined hormonal contraceptives theoretically would further compound that risk. Finally, access to contraceptive methods was a concern of the group; however, unlike methods that require a visit to a provider (e.g., implants and intrauterine devices [IUDs]), combined hormonal contraceptives can be started by the woman herself at the appropriate time if given a prescription or sample in advance (either before hospital discharge or at a postpartum visit).
In February 2012, based on new evidence, WHO affirmed its previous guidance on the safety of hormonal contraceptives among women at high risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and those living with HIV infection and clarified its recommendation on the use of progestin-only injectables by women at high risk for HIV infection. Because of this update, CDC initiated a process to assess whether its guidance should be updated similarly.
CDC invited seven participants from outside the agency and two participants from inside the agency to serve as ad hoc reviewers of the evidence and the WHO revised recommendations. The reviewers were selected based on their expertise in HIV infection or family planning. The reviewers participated in a March 2012 teleconference with CDC during which they reviewed and discussed the scientific evidence base, as well as information on unintended pregnancy, contraceptive use, HIV infection, and maternal risk in the United States. Finally, the reviewers provided their individual perspectives regarding whether WHO's revised recommendations were suitable for use in the United States. The reviewers considered the evidence, the conclusions from the WHO consultation, and how the WHO recommendations might apply to the United States. Although acknowledging that the United States context differs from the global context in a number of ways (e.g., lower HIV incidence and prevalence; greater access to health-care services, including contraceptive methods, antiretroviral therapy, and HIV testing and counseling; and lower pregnancy-related risks), the individual reviewers strongly and consistently favored adopting the WHO revised recommendations.
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In February 2009, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) held a meeting of 31 experts who were invited to provide their individual perspective on the scientific evidence presented and the discussions on potential recommendations that followed. This group included obstetricians/gynecologists, pediatricians, family physicians, nurse-midwives, nurse practitioners, epidemiologists, and others with expertise in contraceptive safety and provision. For each topic discussed, the evidence from the systematic review was presented; for most of the topics, an expert in the specific medical condition (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis) also gave a brief presentation on the condition and specific issues about contraceptive safety. CDC gathered input from the experts during the meeting and finalized the recommendations.
Note from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC): This guidance will be updated as new evidence becomes available. Please check the CDC's Division of Reproductive Health Web site for any changes that have been made to the recommendations since this guideline was published.
How to Use This Document
These recommendations are intended to help health care providers determine the safe use of contraceptive methods among women and men with various characteristics and medical conditions. Providers also can use the synthesis of information in these recommendations when consulting with women, men, and couples about their selection of contraceptive methods. The tables in this document include recommendations for the use of contraceptive methods by women and men with particular characteristics or medical conditions. Each condition was defined as representing either an individual's characteristics (e.g., age, history of pregnancy) or a known preexisting medical/pathologic condition (e.g., diabetes and hypertension). The recommendations refer to contraceptive methods being used for contraceptive purposes; the recommendations do not consider the use of contraceptive methods for treatment of medical conditions because the eligibility criteria in these cases may differ. The conditions affecting eligibility for the use of each contraceptive method were classified under one of four categories (Box 1).
Box 1. Categories of Medical Eligibility Criteria (MEC) for Contraceptive Use
Using the Categories in Practice
Health care providers can use these categories when assessing the safety of contraceptive method use for women and men with specific medical conditions or characteristics. Category 1 comprises conditions for which no restrictions exist for use of the contraceptive method. Classification of a method/condition as Category 2 indicates the method generally can be used, but careful follow-up may be required. For a method/condition classified as Category 3, use of that method usually is not recommended unless other more appropriate methods are not available or acceptable. The severity of the condition and the availability, practicality, and acceptability of alternative methods should be taken into account, and careful follow-up will be required. Hence, provision of a method to a woman with a condition classified as Category 3 requires careful clinical judgment and access to clinical services. Category 4 comprises conditions that represent an unacceptable health risk if the method is used. For example, a smoker aged <35 years generally can use combined oral contraceptives (COCs) (Category 2). However, for a woman aged ≥35 years who smokes <15 cigarettes per day, the use of COCs usually is not recommended unless other methods are not available or acceptable to her (Category 3). A woman aged ≥35 years who smokes ≥15 cigarettes per day should not use COCs because of unacceptable health risks, primarily the risk for myocardial infarction and stroke (Category 4). The programmatic implications of these categories may depend on the circumstances of particular professional or service organizations (e.g., in some settings, a Category 3 may mean that special consultation is warranted).
The recommendations address medical eligibility criteria for the initiation and continued use of all methods evaluated. The issue of continuation criteria is clinically relevant whenever a woman develops the condition while she is using the method.
When the categories differ for initiation and continuation, these differences are noted in the columns Initiation and Continuation. Where Initiation and Continuation are not denoted, the category is the same for initiation and continuation of use.
On the basis of this classification system, the eligibility criteria for initiating and continuing use of a specific contraceptive method are presented in tables (Appendices A–M in the original guideline document). In these tables, the first column indicates the condition. Several conditions were divided into subconditions to differentiate between varying types or severity of the condition. The second column classifies the condition for initiation and/or continuation into Category 1, 2, 3, or 4. For some conditions, the numeric classification does not adequately capture the recommendation; in this case, the third column clarifies the numeric category. These clarifications were determined during the discussions of the scientific evidence and the numeric classification and are considered a necessary element of the recommendation. The third column also summarizes the evidence for the recommendation, where evidence exists. The recommendations for which no evidence is cited are based on expert opinion from either the World Health Organization (WHO) or U.S. expert working group meetings and may be based on evidence from sources other than systematic reviews and presented at those meetings. For selected recommendations, additional comments appear in the third column and generally come from WHO or the U.S. expert working group participants.
Recommendations for Use of Contraceptive Methods
The classifications for whether women with certain medical conditions or characteristics can use specific contraceptive methods are provided in several appendices in the original guideline document for the following contraceptive methods:
Tables at the end of the document summarize the classifications for the hormonal and intrauterine methods (Appendix L) and the evidence about potential drug interactions between hormonal contraceptives and antiretroviral therapies (Appendix M).
Contraceptive Method Choice
Many elements need to be considered by women, men, or couples at any given point in their lifetimes when choosing the most appropriate contraceptive method. These elements include safety, effectiveness, availability (including accessibility and affordability), and acceptability. The guidance in this document focuses primarily on the safety of a given contraceptive method for a person with a particular characteristic or medical condition. Therefore, the classification of Category 1 means that the method can be used in that circumstance with no restrictions with regard to safety but does not necessarily imply that the method is the best choice for that person; other factors, such as effectiveness, availability, and acceptability, may play a key role in determining the most appropriate choice. Voluntary informed choice of contraceptive methods is an essential guiding principle, and contraceptive counseling, where applicable, may be an important contributor to the successful use of contraceptive methods.
In choosing a method of contraception, the risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), also must be considered. Although hormonal contraceptives and IUDs are highly effective at preventing pregnancy, they do not protect against STIs. Consistent and correct use of the male latex condom reduces the risk for STIs. When a male condom cannot be used properly for infection prevention, a female condom should be considered. Women who use contraceptive methods other than condoms should be counseled about the use of condoms and the risk for STIs. Additional information about prevention and treatment of STIs is available from CDC's Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines (http://www.cdc.gov/std/treatment ).
Recently, CDC assessed evidence regarding the safety of combined hormonal contraceptive use during the postpartum period. This report summarizes that assessment and the resulting updated guidance. These updated recommendations state that postpartum women should not use combined hormonal contraceptives during the first 21 days after delivery because of the high risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) during this period. During 21–42 days postpartum, women without risk factors for VTE generally can initiate combined hormonal contraceptives, but women with risk factors for VTE (e.g., previous VTE or recent cesarean delivery) generally should not use these methods. After 42 days postpartum, no restrictions on the use of combined hormonal contraceptives based on postpartum status apply.
See the text of the 2011 addendum for complete recommendations for use of combined hormonal contraceptives during the postpartum period and for use of other contraceptive methods during the postpartum period.
Recently, CDC assessed the evidence regarding hormonal contraceptive use and the risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) acquisition, transmission, and disease progression. This report summarizes that assessment and the resulting updated guidance. These updated recommendations affirm the previous guidance, which stated that 1) the use of hormonal contraceptives, including combined hormonal contraceptives, progestin-only pills, depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), and implants, is safe for women at high risk for HIV infection or infected with HIV (US MEC category 1), and 2) all women who use contraceptive methods other than condoms should be counseled regarding the use of condoms and the risk for sexually transmitted infections. However, a clarification is added to the recommendation for women at high risk for HIV infection who use progestin-only injectables to acknowledge the inconclusive nature of the body of evidence regarding the association between progestin-only injectable use and HIV acquisition. The clarification also notes the importance of condom use and other HIV preventive measures, expansion of the variety of contraceptive methods available (i.e., contraceptive method mix), and the need for further research on these issues.
See the text of the 2012 addendum for recommendations for contraceptive use by women who are at high risk for HIV infection, or who have HIV infection, or who have acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
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The type of evidence is not specifically stated for each recommendation.
The third column in Appendices A-M in the full version of the original guideline document summarizes the evidence for the recommendations, where evidence exists. The recommendations for which no evidence is cited are based on expert opinion from either the World Health Organization (WHO) or U.S. expert working group meetings, and may be based on evidence from sources other than systematic reviews and presented at those meetings.
An implementation strategy was not provided.
This guideline is adapted from: World Health Organization (WHO) medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use. 4th ed. Geneva: WHO; 2009. Available from the WHO Web site .
United States Government
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Steering Committee
Chairpersons: Herbert B. Peterson, MD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Kathryn M. Curtis, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Committee Members: Kathryn M. Curtis, PhD (Chair); Denise Jamieson, MD; John Lehnherr; Polly Marchbanks, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Reported by: Naomi K. Tepper, MD; Kathryn M. Curtis, PhD; Denise J. Jamieson, MD; Polly A. Marchbanks, PhD; Div of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC
Electronic copies: Available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Web site .
Electronic copies: Available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Web site .
Print copies: Available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, MMWR, Atlanta, GA 30333. Additional copies can be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402-9325; (202) 783-3238.
A summary chart of the U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, 2010 is available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Division of Reproductive Health Web site .
A Birth Control Methods Fact Sheet is available in Portable Document Format (PDF) from the Womenshealth.gov Web site .
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On this day
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Phillips nets award on this day in 2000.
2000 - Kevin Phillips was named the Carling Player of the Year after finishing top of the Premier League's scoring charts.
1999 - Sunderland manager Peter Reid appointed England U21 coach in addition to his role on Wearside.
1957 - Gary Rowell born in Seaham.
1908 - Arthur Bridgett became the first Sunderland player to score for England, netting in a 6-1 win over Austria.
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A Quote by Arielle Ford on love, soulmate, manifesting, relationship, and happiness
The universal Law of Attraction states that we draw to us those people, events, and circumstances that match our inner state of being. In other words, we attract experiences that are consistent with our beliefs. If we believe that there is plenty of love in the world and we are worthy of giving and receiving that love, we will attract a different quality of relationships than someone who believes in scarcity or feels unworthy of happiness. If we believe the world is a loving and friendly place, then most of the time that will be our experience. If we believe the world is a chaotic, stressful, and fearful place, then eventually that will become our reality. So, believing and knowing that your soulmate is out there is a critical first step in the formula for manifesting him or her into your life.
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JWC TO JOHN GEORGE COOKE ; 21 December 1858; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18581221-JWC-JGCO-01; CL 34: 251
5 Cheyne Row Chelsea Tuesday [21 December 1858]
Oh my dear, kind Friend—what a shock for you! And what a loss!—the loss of one's Mother!1— You can hardly realize it yet; so suddenly and softly it has befallen; but I doubt if there be any other loss in Life equal to it; so irreplaceable, so all pervading!— And the consolation given one, that it is a loss "in the course of Nature," and "common to all who live long,"2 only makes it the sadder; to my thought. Yes; the longer one lives in this hard world Motherless, the more a Mother's loss makes itself felt—the better understood—the more tenderly and self-reproachfully one thinks back over the time when one had her, and thought so little of it! It is sixteen years since my Mother died3—as unexpectedly—and not a day, not an hour has passed since, that I have not missed her—have not felt the world colder and blanker for want of her—
But that is no comfort to offer you!
Come tomorrow—I shall certainly be at home and shall take care to be alone— I feel very grateful to you—very—for liking to come to me at such a time of trouble.
Yours affectionately—
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