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Sokollik, Christiane*; Bandsma, Robert H.J.*; Gana, Juan C.†; van den Heuvel, Meta*; Ling, Simon C.*
*Department of Paediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Toronto, The Hospital for Sick Children, Ontario, Canada
†Division of Paediatrics, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Unit, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
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Objectives: Congenital portosystemic shunts (CPSSs) are rare but increasingly recognized as a cause of important multisystem morbidity. We present new cases and a systematic literature review and propose an algorithm for the identification and care of affected patients.
Methods: We reviewed the charts of consecutive patients seen in our pediatric liver clinic between 2003 and 2010 and systematically reviewed the literature of cases with CPSS.
Results: We identified 316 published cases and 12 patients in our own clinic. Of the published cases (177 male), 185 had an extrahepatic and 131 an intrahepatic portosystemic shunt. Diagnosis was made at any age, from prenatal to late adulthood. Cardiac anomalies were found in 22% of patients. The main complications were hyperammonemia/neurological abnormalities (35%), liver tumors (26%), and pulmonary hypertension or hepatopulmonary syndrome (18%). The spectrum of neurological involvement ranged from changes in brain imaging, subtle abnormalities on neuropsychological testing, through learning disabilities to overt encephalopathy. Spontaneous shunt closure occurred mainly in infants with intrahepatic shunts. Therapeutic interventions included shunt closure by surgery or interventional radiology techniques (35%) and liver transplantation (10%) leading to an improvement of symptoms in the majority. These findings mirror the observations in our own patients.
Conclusions: In this largest review of the reported clinical experience, we identify that children with CPSS may present with otherwise unexplained developmental delay, encephalopathy, pulmonary hypertension, hypoxemia, or liver tumors. When CPSS is diagnosed, children should be screened for all of these complications. Spontaneous closure of intrahepatic shunts may occur in infancy. Closure of the shunt is indicated in symptomatic patients and is associated with a favorable outcome.
Congenital portosystemic shunts (CPSSs) are rare vascular malformations that allow intestinal blood to bypass the liver and are classically divided into intra- and extrahepatic shunts (Fig. 1, Table 1) (1,2). An extrahepatic shunt type I, which is also called "Abernethy malformation," is associated with absence of the portal vein, whereas an extrahepatic shunt type II is characterized by preserved portal venous flow to the liver (1). Intrahepatic shunts can occur in one or in both lobes and consist of one or multiple portosystemic connections (2). A patent ductus venosus is commonly referred to as intrahepatic shunt type 5, despite its course in the ligamentum venosum, because it originates from the left portal vein. Portal hypertension is not usually a feature of CPSS, in contrast to secondary portosystemic shunts found in the setting of liver cirrhosis or portal vein occlusion. Recently, CPSSs have been reported more frequently because of improved imaging capabilities (3,4) and the development of innovative therapeutic solutions (5–7).
On the contrary, the literature on CPSS is widely scattered among numerous clinical case reports and case series, and a focused systematic review of phenotypic characteristics, treatment options, and outcomes has hitherto not been available. We present here a comprehensive review of the published literature of this condition, to which we also add the findings from patients with CPSS who have attended our institution. We aim to provide guidance for the identification and care of affected patients.
A PubMed database search was performed using the search terms "congenital portosystemic shunt," "congenital absence of portal vein," "Abernethy malformation," and "patent ductus venosus" and limited to the English language. From the resulting 292 articles, the title, abstract, and if unclear, the manuscript, were reviewed. Articles were excluded if they provided insufficient data or the type of shunt was not specified, or they discussed patients with clinical problems outside our target group (eg, arteriovenous or surgical shunts, or shunts caused by cirrhosis or portal vein thrombosis). Reference lists of the relevant articles identified were searched to identify further relevant articles. In total, patient data from 195 articles were extracted and analyzed (the complete list of articles can be reviewed at http://links.lww.com/MPG/A199). The minimal information required to include a patient in the analysis was sex, age at diagnosis, and type of shunt. If available, results of investigations (eg, laboratory data), treatments, and follow-up data were retrieved as well. In cases in which different articles discussed the same patient, the extractable data were combined.
Additionally, we identified consecutive patients with CPSS who were referred and seen in the pediatric liver clinic at The Hospital for Sick Children between 2003 and 2010 and retrospectively reviewed their medical charts with research ethics board approval.
Publications identified by our literature review were mostly small case series that illustrated 1 association, complication, or intervention. The largest cohort was a single-center case series, which included 22 patients identified during a 22-year time period (8). We found no randomized controlled trials of therapeutic interventions.
The results of our analysis of the published cases are summarized in Tables 2 and 3. In total we evaluated 316 published cases of CPSS. Of the 185 with an extrahepatic shunt, 103 (56%) had a type I and 82 (44%) a type II shunt. An intrahepatic shunt was found in 131 patients. There was no significant difference in the proportion of male and female patients affected by extrahepatic shunts; however, the majority of intrahepatic shunts were found in male patients. The age at diagnosis ranged from prenatal to 84 years; 66% of the patients were diagnosed before 12 years of age and 24% in adulthood. There was no significant age difference at time of diagnosis between patients with an extrahepatic or intrahepatic shunt. All of the patients underwent at least ≥1 imaging modalities (ultrasound, computerized tomography, or magnetic resonance imaging [MRI]), which confirmed the diagnosis of CPSS. For 157 (49%) patients, comments on liver enzymes were found. Exact values were available for 104 (66% of these patients), and for the others statements included "normal," "slightly elevated," "mildly elevated," and "elevated." Sixty-nine (43%) patients had normal transaminases; however, it may be more likely that pathological values are reported. These values would mean an underestimation of patients with normal liver enzymes. The mean for all reported ALT levels was 47 IU/L with a maximum of 160 and the mean for AST 60 IU/L, with a maximum of 280. Hyperbilirubinemia, hyperammonemia, and elevated bile acids (mean 89 μmol/L, range 25–285, documented in 47 cases) were common among patients with CPSS, reflecting the result of intestinal blood bypassing the liver.
More than half of the patients presented with symptoms that led to the diagnosis of CPSS, including neurological involvement (hyperammonemia, altered consciousness, and developmental delay in 23%) and pulmonary involvement (dyspnea and hypoxia in 14%). In 40 neonates, hypergalactosemia (as part of the investigation for galactosemia in some countries) or conjugated hyperbilirubinemia led to investigations that identified the diagnosis.
Complications involved mainly the central nervous system, the liver, and the cardiorespiratory system (Table 2). Liver malignancy developed in 12 patients (4 boys, 8 girls) with an extrahepatic shunt (8–18). Hepatoblastoma (4 cases) was diagnosed in early childhood and 3 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma were younger than 12 years at diagnosis. Treatment consisted of resection or partial hepatectomy in 7 patients and liver transplantation in 4, without evidence of tumor recurrence during the reported follow-up between 6 months and 4 years.
Complications of CPSS directly caused 8 of 22 reported deaths (respiratory failure, malignant liver tumor). Brain abscess has been described to complicate CPSS because of shunting of contaminated blood from the intestine through CPSS and intrapulmonary shunts to the brain (19,20).
Interventional or surgical treatment including liver transplantation was considered in 142 (45%), and follow-up data were available for 161 (51%) patients (Table 3). Nearly all of the patients (96%) with available follow-up data showed improvement of symptoms after interventional shunt closure; however, 2 patients died because of complications of liver transplantation and 5 after shunt closure. Spontaneous shunt closure occurred in 11 patients; 10 had an intrahepatic shunt.
Shunt size was evaluated in 71 patients, either by measurement of the shunt diameter on imaging (median 9.6 mm, range 3.5–25.0 mm) or functionally by per-rectal scintigraphy. The latter test calculates the ratio of uptake of a rectally administered tracer in the lungs compared with the liver and thus quantifies the amount of blood traversing the portosystemic shunt (21). The average shunt ratio was 54% (range 15%–95%). Extrahepatic shunts were larger than intrahepatic shunts (median diameter 12.7 ± 5 vs 8.3 ± 4.8 mm, median shunt ratio of 60% ± 21% vs 50% ± 24%, respectively). In 4 patients undergoing both measurements, there was no linear correlation between diameter and shunt fraction, indicating that caution is required when deducing functional characteristics of a CPSS from the anatomical appearance.
A mean portal venous pressure of 19 mmHg (maximum 32 mmHg) was measured after occlusion or banding of the shunt in 29 patients. In 6 patients who underwent nonocclusive shunt reduction procedures, portal pressure increased during a total occlusion test to a mean pressure of 38.9 mmHg. In 14 patients with measurements before and after intervention, average portal pressure increase was 7.3 ± 4 mmHg.
Histopathological examination of 87 patients' liver biopsies was, of course, not standardized. In many, but not all, cases, absence or paucity of portal vein branches in the portal tracts was reported. Bile ductules appeared normally developed. Cirrhosis was not described.
Details of our own patients are summarized in Table 4, including the clinical presentation, type of shunt, associated abnormalities, complications, and therapy offered. In all but 2 of our 12 patients, we found associated abnormalities, including congenital cardiac disease (n = 4), Down syndrome (n = 2), cutaneous hemangiomas (n = 2), polysplenia (n = 1), and a solitary kidney (n = 1). Complications affecting the central nervous systems (hyperammonemia, MRI changes of the globi pallidi, developmental/behavioral abnormality) were found in 6 patients, followed by pulmonary complications in 2 patients and a benign liver mass in 1 patient. The intrahepatic shunts in 4 patients closed spontaneously before 1 year of age. In 1 patient with hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS), closure of the shunt with an Amplatzer allowed cessation of supplemental oxygen therapy. One patient's multiple associated conditions preclude shunt closure and 5 patients are well without specific treatment.
This case series and systematic review of the literature reveal that CPSS is a disorder presenting in both children and adults, often with complex associations and complications, and for which interventions to achieve shunt closure are indicated in symptomatic patients. CPSS manifests primarily with neurodevelopmental, hepatic, and pulmonary involvement. Laboratory abnormalities (including elevated ammonia, galactose, conjugated bilirubin, bile acids, transaminases) should raise suspicion of CPSS and prompt liver ultrasound imaging and further investigation to screen for other organ involvement (Fig. 2).
CPSS should be sought as a cause of unexplained mental retardation, behavioral issues, and learning difficulties, especially in cases with additional features associated with CPSS such as cardiac defects, abdominal syndromes, or cutaneous hemangiomas. Blood ammonia may be used as first-line screening for CPSS in these cases; however, its level does not reliably correlate with the degree of encephalopathy and may be normal in some patients. The spectrum of encountered neurodevelopmental abnormalities includes subtle cognitive deficits detected only by neuropsychological tests (22), unexplained mental retardation (23), and postprandial unconsciousness (24). It may be difficult to determine the contribution of CPSS to neurological abnormality in patients with comorbidities such as trisomy 21. Further research is required to determine the diagnostic use of increased signal intensity in the basal ganglia on T1-weighted MRI images because of augmented deposition of manganese, which has escaped hepatic clearance (23,25,26).
Hepatic complications of CPSS include the development of benign liver tumors in 25% of reported cases, most commonly in patients with extrahepatic CPSS. It is postulated that abnormal hepatic blood circulation promotes tumor growth (27). The presence of malignant liver tumors in 4% of reported cases suggests a causal connection in these patients in whom no other risk factors for liver malignancy were identified. Acute or chronic inflammation does not appear as a predisposing or contributing factor because the liver enzymes were normal or only mildly elevated and there were no signs of advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis detected in liver biopsies. α-Fetoprotein was elevated in most cases with hepatocellular carcinoma or hepatoblastoma (9–12), but not in all (13), and therefore its role as a screening test for carcinoma is as controversial here as in other settings (28). Overall, regular screening should be undertaken to identify liver tumors and to monitor for any change in size or appearance with imaging modalities such as ultrasound scan in combination with regular determination of α-fetoprotein (Fig. 2).
The development of HPS (defined by hypoxemia and intrapulmonary vascular dilatations) and pulmonary hypertension (PH) may be explained by exposure of the pulmonary vascular bed to intestinal vasoactive mediators that have bypassed the liver (29–31). Although their pathogenesis is incompletely defined, recent evidence suggests a pivotal role for intravascular accumulation of CD68-positive macrophages (32). Lung biopsies of patients with CPSS and PH showed an obliteration of pulmonary arteries with microthrombotic lesions and intima fibrosis (33). It is not yet possible to determine the extent to which CPSS may exacerbate PH caused by congenital cardiac disease. Dyspnea during exercise is an indication to further investigate for HPS and PH in patients with CPSS, even though physical findings may be absent (Fig. 2).
Spontaneous closure of CPSS is mainly described in patients with intrahepatic shunts and occurs mostly within the first year of life. Therapeutic procedures for intrahepatic CPSS should therefore be postponed in asymptomatic infants younger than 1 year. Because of the high incidence and severity of later complications, shunt closure procedures should be considered for symptomatic patients and those with shunts that persist beyond the first year of life. The location of the shunt (intrahepatic or extrahepatic) should not otherwise influence the decision to treat because neurological and pulmonary complications affect both groups to the same extent (Fig. 2). The authors of the diverse manuscripts have presented objective (although uncontrolled) evidence of postinterventional improvement of encephalopathy (24), normalization of ammonia level (23,33,34), resolution of brain MRI changes (25), improvement in SpO2 (19,31), resolution of pulmonary disease (7,35), and regression of liver masses (9).
The choice of a surgical or an interventional radiology shunt closure technique depends on local expertise, the anatomy of the shunt, and the condition of the patient. Some investigators suggest a 2-stage approach if transient balloon occlusion of the shunt causes significant elevation of the portal pressure >22 or 32 mmHg (8,34). The 2-stage approach involves an initial reduction in shunt diameter using either surgical banding or placement of a reduction stent by an interventional radiologist (35). It is suggested that this approach allows adaptation of the rudimentary intrahepatic portal venous system, even when the main portal vein appears to be absent, before later full shunt closure (7). The published experience with this approach to therapy suggests the need to reconsider previous treatment paradigms that recommended liver transplantation if the portal vein was severely hypoplastic or absent. Unfortunately, adequately powered and controlled studies of different therapeutic approaches are unlikely to be feasible because of the rarity of this abnormality.
The main limitation of these data is the potential for referral and publication bias, leading to more extraordinary or severe cases and positive results from therapeutic interventions being more likely to be reported. Thus, the incidence and severity of the associated morbidity of CPSS and the success of therapy may be overestimated. Additionally, this literature review and our case series rely on retrospective data not collected for research purposes.
In summary, we present a comprehensive summary of the published data and our own clinic experience regarding CPSS. Because CPSS manifests with complications affecting multiple systems, we recommend that CPSS be sought in patients with unexplained PH, hypoxemia, HPS, liver tumors, and mental retardation or behavior changes. Patients diagnosed as having CPSS should be screened regularly for these associated morbidities. Treatment should be considered on a case-by-case basis for all patients after the first year of life or earlier in symptomatic cases. Closure of CPSS by interventional radiology techniques or surgery is emerging as the preferred first-line treatment in appropriate cases.
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When you're severely hypothyroid, days without any pain are rare. At any moment, muscle soreness, headaches, joint aches, general malaise or similar ailments are our constant companions. It can be pretty well managed with the meds, but since the body isn't a machine and doesn't work the same all the time, the same dose might at times send your heart jittering like a bug and make you feel sluggish and under the weather the next.
Today was a perfect day. NO pain! Even though I trained so hard during the week and had days on which I thought I was a creaky old lady due to being so sore, I persisted in being active EVERY day, and it paid off.
As I was starting to run after warming up, my first thought was "Huh? This is easy!". I ran harder than I had all week, then, during recovery, caught my breath completely. The second set was even better. The trail was flying by under my feet, I even overtook the Grandpa Runner I see every time I run at night for the first time ever (he caught me during my second recovery set and gave me a "You go, girl!", how nice!).
I'm definitely still riding the runner's high, so forgive me if this is a little disjointed.
So, on my route there's a few regulars. There's the Grandpa Runner, who goes for a 15k run every night at 10pm. There's the Super-Fit Architect runner who ever only runs in the most stylish outfit he can find (but who always has a nod for everyone he passes). There's me, Desperately-Gasping Chick. Then there's Sport Student Runner, who doesn't like running but has to do it for his degree (he much prefers biking and playing basketball he told me). There's Soccer Coach Runner, who has been embarrassed about not keeping up with his players and wants to get fit, too. He and I talk for a while during my walking intervals, but I'm faster than he is and usually pull ahead by the time we're halfway through (he asked about my plan, his was "Go as long as you can, walk, repeat", I gave him mine, now he's doing the same intervals). We all flit past each other in varying states of exhaustion, giving a nod in greeting or a friendly word.
It's strange how they're all men except for me. I feel so safe here in this city. I never even questioned being out this late, and my work won't permit anything else. I couldn't ever run in the morning- I'm an absolute night owl, getting up even five minutes earlier than I have to makes me shudder. I love running at night for the crispness of the air, the stillness of nature, the lessening of traffic.
And the people. When they saw me, feeling like flying today, smiling from ear to ear, music pounding in time with my feet, they, too, smiled at me.
I like to think we runners lift each other up, no matter what our level. I like to think that when we see someone flying on that special high, we want to work a little harder so we can join them.
I'm looking forward to getting the same feeling next Sunday, at the end of next week's interval program. Until then, I hope one of the others flying will take me with them.
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GOLDEN – The Colorado School of Mines men's basketball team will return to the friendly confines of Lockridge Arena this weekend when the squad hosts Regis and No. 2 Metro State on Friday and Saturday, respectively, in Golden.
Mines (7-4, 4-3 RMAC) enters the matchup following a pair of losses last weekend to Western State (94-63) and Colorado Mesa (75-56). This weekend's pair of losses marks the first time the squad has lost consecutive games since falling to Colorado Christian and Minnesota State on March 2 and March 13, 2010, in the RMAC Shootout Quarterfinals and the NCAA Division II Central Region Quarterfinals, respectively, which is a span of 72 games.
The squad currently sits sixth in the conference with an average of 76.0 points per game while giving up an average of 75.4 points per contest. Mines' 46.0 team shooting percentage is good for fourth in the conference and the team's plus-2.1 rebounding margin is fourth in the RMAC.
Junior Trevor Wages continues to lead the team in scoring and rebounding with averages of 17.2 points and 11.6 rebounds per game – good for third and second in the RMAC, respectively. Wages has recorded six double-doubles already this season, including a string of five straight that was snapped in Saturday's loss to Colorado Mesa.
Fellow junior Luke Meisch sits second on the team and 10th in the RMAC with an average of 15.3 points per game while sitting tied for fifth in the league with an average of 8.0 rebounds per contest. Meisch has scored in double figures in all but one game this year, including a career-high 28 points in Mines' 71-69 win over Colorado Christian on December 15 in Lakewood.
Sophomore Brian Muller and freshman Ruben Jackson lead the team with averages of 2.5 and 2.1 assists per game, respectively, while Muller sits third on the squad with an average of 14.9 points per game.
Regis (3-7, 2-5 RMAC) enters Friday's tilt having lost seven of its last nine games, with the squad posting wins over UCCS (77-67) and Western New Mexico (63-62) during that span. Offensively, the team is led by Jarrett Green at an average of 13.7 points per contest, while Demitrius Owens follows with 10.7 points per game to account for both of the Rangers' players that average double figures for scoring. Owens leads the team with 7.8 rebounds per game, while Joseph Bodman and Jon Conley follow with averages of 4.5 and 4.3 rebounds per game, respectively. Mines claimed both victories in the series last season by scores of 80-56 (Golden) and 75-66 (Denver).
No. 2 Metro State (11-0, 7-0 RMAC) currently sit atop the conference with a pair of unblemished records and leads the conference in scoring (87.3), scoring defense (61.9), scoring margin (+25.4), field goal percentage (.500), field goal percentage defense (.396), steals (10.4), turnover margin (+8.29), offensive rebounding (14.0) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.2) in RMAC play. Mines took two of the three matchups between the two squads a season ago, including a 68-57 victory over the then-No. 1 Roadrunners in Golden on January 6. Later in the season, then-No. 5 Mines topped then-No. 12 Metro State by a 72-67 final on February 6 in Denver to clinch a regular-season series sweep, but the then-No. 13 Roadrunners claimed a 73-64 victory over then-No. 1 Mines in the Central Region Championship of the NCAA Tournament. Brandon Jefferson leads a quartet of players in double figures with 15.7 points per game, while Demetrius Miller (14.6), Jonathan Morse (14.5) and Mitch McCarron (14.5) follow on the stat sheet.
Friday's matchup with Regis is set for an 8 p.m. tip-off, while Saturday's contest with Metro State is slated to start at 7 p.m.
To access this weekend's game program, please scan the QR Code below. Saturday's game program will be accessible on Saturday afternoon by using the same QR Code.
Regis, No. 2 Metro State On Tap For Men's Basketball This Weekend
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|Regis (Colo.) (3-8, 2-6 RMAC)
|Colorado School of Mines (8-4, 5-3 RMAC)
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|MSU Denver (13-0, 9-0 RMAC)
|Colorado School of Mines (8-5, 5-4 RMAC)
GOLDEN – The Colorado School of Mines men's basketball team will return to the friendly confines of Lockridge Arena this weekend when the squad hosts Regis and No. 2 Metro State on Friday and Saturday, respectively, in Golden.


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You are allowed to work with a partner; each pair of students can submit just one copy of a homework together, as long as each of the pair writes up one of the homework problems. In addition to your partner, you are allowed (and encouraged) to discuss homework problems with other members of the class, and to formulate ideas together. There is no penalty for working in groups. However, every pair must write up their assignments separately, and include the list of "collaborators" that you discussed the assignment with. Make sure that you spend a lot of time thinking about the problems yourself and writing up the solutions; students who only follow their partner's lead will find the exams much more difficult.
You may not copy (or near-copy) a solution from another. Failure to write the solution to a homework completely on your own will be considered a breach of academic integrity, and may result in the final grade being reduced by a letter and a 0-grade for the homework for both parties. No collaboration is allowed during exams. It should go without saying that collaborating with people not taking this class, or using any resource other than the class textbook or notes, is a serious breach of academic integrity and will be punished severely.
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Just out of curiosity, is there any special purpose in human life, the search for some theoretical particle for its uncertain benefit, to prove theory of everything which doesn't serve any advancement towards humanity (yet), using huge amount of resources which is better of allocated to fund research for alternative renewable energy?
To enable warp drive? Anti-matter as alternate fuel? To know the ultimate answer of universe, life and everything?


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March 1, 2011
The No. 17 UCLA women's tennis team (7-4) has two home matches on tap this week beginning with No. 15 USC (7-1) on Wednesday at the Los Angeles Tennis Center beginning at 1:30 p.m. The Bruins swept the Women of Troy last season, winning 4-3 at USC on March 3 and 6-1 at the LATC on April 16. Wednesday's match will not count in the Pac-10 standings. The Pac-10-counting match between the two teams will be on April 15 at USC. UCLA, however, officially opens up the conference season this Saturday, hosting No. 20 Washington (8-4) at 1:30 p.m. Live stats for both of this week's matches can be accessed by clicking HERE.
Wednesday's UCLA-USC encounter is one of the designated marketing events for the year. Free pizza will be given out to the first 100 fans in attendance. In addition, there will be a Bruin Raffle and Bruin Trivia Contest where fans will have the opportunity to win prizes that will be given out between singles and doubles. The UCLA Band will also be in attendance.
The Bruins have not played a dual match since falling to No. 3 Baylor at the USTA/ITA National Team Indoors on Feb. 20 in Charlottesville, Va. UCLA was supposed to face Pepperdine last week, however that match was postponed due to rain. It has been rescheduled for April 13 in Malibu. Despite not playing a match last week, the Bruins fell from No. 11 to No. 17 in the latest ITA Team Rankings released on Tuesday. Individual rankings were also released for the first time since Feb. 14. Senior Andrea Remynse is the highest ranked UCLA singles player at No. 64. She is followed by No. 73 McCall Jones, No. 119 Carling Seguso and No. 121 Courtney Dolehide. Three Bruin doubles teams are ranked led by Dolehide and Remynse at No. 14. Jones is part of the other two teams that are ranked, as she checks in at No. 38 with Pamela Montez and at No. 41 with Maya Johansson. The latest ITA Rankings can be found HERE.
The sixth-ranked UCLA men's tennis team (9-2) heads across town this week to face two-time defending NCAA Champion No. 7 USC (9-2) on Wednesday at the Marks Tennis Stadium beginning at 3:00 p.m. The Bruins are hoping for a similar outcome to last year's showdown at USC, when the Bruins clinched a 4-3 upset over the Trojans courtesy of Maxime Tabatruong's three-set victory at No. 6 singles. UCLA leads the all-time series between the two teams 69-36. Live stats and video for Wednesday's match is available on the USC website by clicking HERE. This week's UCLA-USC encounter will not count towards the Pac-10 standings, as the designated conference match between these two teams will take place on April 22 at UCLA.
The Bruins are coming off just their second loss of the season after falling 5-2 to then-No. 20 Cal on Saturday. After dropping the doubles point, UCLA's Adrien Puget (court No. 5) and Clay Thompson (court No. 3) were the only Bruin players to win singles matches. UCLA was supposed to play Stanford last Friday, however that match was canceled due to rain and will not be made up due to the fact that it was not a Pac-10-counting match.
Despite losing to Cal last week, the Bruins slipped only one spot in this week's ITA Team Rankings released on Tuesday, falling from No. 5 to No. 6. Virginia, Tennessee, Ohio State, Illinois and Texas are the teams ranked ahead of UCLA. In addition to the team rankings, individual rankings were also released on Tuesday. The Bruins have four players ranked in singles, led by No. 43 Daniel Kosakowski. He is followed by No. 99 Clay Thompson, who makes his debut in the rankings this week, and No. 108 Maxime Tabatruong. In doubles, Alex Brigham and Amit Inbar are ranked No. 47. For a complete listing of this week's ITA Rankings, click HERE.
Following this Wednesday's USC encounter, the Bruins will head to La Jolla, Calif. for the 122nd Pacific Coast Doubles Championships, March 3-6 at La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club. The tournament is an open event and features former collegiate players, current collegiate players, former professionals and even highly-ranked juniors. It is not an ITA sanctioned event. The Bruins are sending four teams to La Jolla. Click HERE to see the complete draw.
As always, don't forget to follow the Bruins on Twitter. Team manager Barry Goldenberg's blog, which gives fans a behind-the-scenes look at the men's tennis program, can be accessed HERE.


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One of the biggest fireworks festivals in the world, at Christmas in Remedios (Cuba), two camps battle it out for hours on end, upping the ante until, at last, the camps run out of ammo in the early hours of the morning.
A veritable war zone, no security measures whatsoever, a thick flow of Cubans marching around the town square, singing, chanting, defying the fire and the opponent.
The relentless party punctuated by sirens, canons blasts, and monstrous salvos of rockets. The hysteria that ensues, the frenzy of people defying the danger, trying to be one with the fire, like flies to the light.
Truly one of the most intense nights of my life.
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Career Statistics | 2014 | 2013 | 2012Arizona 2014 Played in 43 games with 33 starts over various positions … Made 17 starts at first base, 12 in right field and four in center … Finished season batting 2-for-10 in three games played – two starts – against Abilene Christian (5/23-25). Tripled, scored a run and drove in another in the finale … Batted 2-for-8 with two walks and a run scored in three starts at California (5/16-18) … Hitless in seven at-bats over two starts against Stanford (5/9, 5/11) … Went 0-for-4 over two starts at Oregon (5/2-3) … Combined 0-for-6 in two starts against ASU (4/25, 4/27) … Hitless in eight total at-bats in three games at USC (4/17-19) … Went 1-for-5 with an RBI in two starts against UCLA (4/11, 4/13) … Reached via a hit, a walk and a hit-by-pitch while scoring two runs against ASU (4/9) … Combined to hit 1-for-5 over three games at Utah (4/4-6) … Batted 3-for-13 with two runs scored in three starts against Oregon State (3/28-30) … Hitless in four at-bats but drew a walk in non-conference game at ASU (3/26) … Tallied six hits in 10 at-bats over three starts at Washington (3/21-23) … Combined to go 1-for-3 with two runs and an RBI in three games against Washington State (3/14-16) … Hitless in six at-bats but had an RBI and a run scored in two games played at Hi Corbett Classic (3/7-9) against Mississippi State and UC Santa Barbara … Batted 2-for-6 over three games against Seton Hall (2/28-3/2) … Tallied two hits in four at-bats, walked four times and scored three runs in two starts against Alcorn State (2/22-23) … Went 0-for-5 with a walk and a run scored in game against Utah Valley (2/18) … Opened season with 2-for-10 hitting and two runs scored in three starts against Kent State (2/14-16).
Arizona 2013 Played in 51 games with 48 starts as an infielder/outfielder … Made 26 starts in right field, 17 at first base, three in left field and two at designated hitter … Final 14 starts were at first base … Finished season tied for the conference lead with .447 on-base percentage … Led all Pac-12 players in both batting average (.388) and on-base percentage (.505) during conference-only games … Totaled 14 multi-hit games on the season … Capped season 7-for-10 weekend at the plate to go with three runs scored an RBI in each game of sweep against USC (5/24-26). Had four hits, including a triple, and a walk in second game … Combined 4-for-9 in series victory at Arizona State, including a run scored in each game and two sacrifices. Turned in two hits and three RBI in series-clinching Sunday victory … Went 4-for-10 with an RBI in three games at UCLA (5/10-12) … Recorded a base hit in each game of series against Washington with a run scored (5/3-5) … Hitless in three at bats but added a sacrifice against Arizona State (4/30) … After going 0-for-5 in first two games, bounced back with 3-for-3 that included a walk, two runs and four RBI to cap sweep of Alabama State (4/26-28) … Went 2-for-8 with three runs scored in three games at Stanford (4/19-21) … Helped knock off Arizona State (4/16) with 1-for-3 effort and two RBI … Combined to hit 2-for-10 with a pair of runs, an RBI and a double in three starts at Washington State (4/12-14) … Turned in a pair of two-hit games and went 4-for-9 with three runs, an RBI and two walks in sweep of California (4/5-7) … Went 4-for-7 with three runs and two RBI in sweep of Utah (3/28-30). Collected two hits, two runs, two RBI and two walks in second game … Tallied three hits, a run and two RBI in three starts at Oregon (3/22-24) … Went 0-for-6 in first Pac-12 series against Oregon State (3/15, 3/17) … Combined to go 3-for-9 with two runs and three RBI in two-game sweep of Butler (3/12-13) … Went 1-for-6 with an RBI over three games against Columbia (3/8-10) …. Hit by a pitch twice in start against Texas Tech (3/5) … Went 1-for-10 with a run scored in series against San Francisco (3/1-3) … Collected a hit in four trips to the plate in start against Utah Valley (2/26) … Went 1-for-5 with a run, a walk and two RBI in two games against San Jose State (2/22, 2/24) … Batted 1-for-6 over two games at Long Beach State (2/19-20) … Opened season with 3-for-10 series against Coppin State (2/15-17) … Scored three runs over three games, and added two RBI with a walk and hit by pitch in series finale. Arizona 2012Played in 45 games and made 45 starts ... First 14 career starts were as designated hitter before starting 27 games at first base ... Also made four starts in left field ... Finished season with a .326 average, highest among UA's freshmen ... Scored 19 runs and added 19 runs batted in while committing just two errors on defense ... Had 11 multi-hit games during season and hit safely in six-straight games from April 4-17 ... Hit .308 with a pair of doubles and three runs scored over team's perfect 10-0 run through postseason ... Tallied Arizona's first hit of the game - a double off Michael Roth - and scored the game's first run in the third inning of second championship game against South Carolina (6/25) ... Hitless in two at bats of first championship game against Gamecocks (6/25) ... Went 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI in victory over Florida State to advance to CWS championship series (6/21) ... Went 0-for-2 in start against UCLA (6/17) ... Hitless in three at bats of College World Series debut against Florida State (6/15) ... Went 2-for-6 with a run and an RBI in two Tucson Super Regional games against St. John's (6/8-9) ... Collected three hits in eight official at bats over three games against Missouri (6/1) and Louisville (6/2-3) at Tucson Regional ... Had one hit and an RBI in three games against Arizona State to end regular season (5/25-27) ... Registered a hit in each of three games, including first career triple in second game, to go with a pair of RBI in series at USC (5/18-20) ... Went 2-for-3 with an RBI in victory at Arizona State (5/16) ... Hitless in three at bats in one start at California (5/12) ... Went 2-for-4 over two games played against Oregon (5/4 and 5/6) ... Combined to hit 6-for-14 in three starts in left field against East Tennessee State (4/27-29). Set a career-high with four runs scored in first game, and capped series with three runs, two RBI and a double as part of four-hit day at the plate in final game ... Hitless in 10 at bats in series at Washington (4/20-22), where he started two games at first base and the finale in left field ... Collected a hit and an RBI in each of two games against UCLA (4/13-4/14) ... Batted 4-for-9 with a pair of RBI in first three career starts at first base at Utah (4/5-7) ... Drew a walk in pinch-hit at bat at Utah Valley (4/4) ... Hitless in four at bats in one start as designated hitter at Oregon State (3/23) ... Went 2-for-6 at plate with an RBI in two games against New Mexico State (3/20-21) ... Batted 3-for-6 with two runs scored in first two games against Washington State, then had a walk and two sacrifices in final game of series (3/16-17) ... Hitless in seven at bats over two games starting as designated hitter at Rice (3/13-14) ... Batted 3-for-8 with two runs scored and two RBI in starts during first two games of series against Eastern Michigan (3/9-10) ... Went 4-for-7 with a run and a pair of RBI in two starts at designated hitter against UC Davis (3/6-7) ... Batted 2-for-6 with a run scored and a walk in first two career starts at designated hitter against Harvard (3/3-4) ... Opened collegiate career with a hit and a run scored in each game after pinch-hitting in both games of double-header against Auburn (2/25).
High SchoolEarned varsity letters at Brophy College Prep under coach Tom Succow ... Named 5A-I First-Team All-State by the Arizona Baseball Coaches Association following senior year ... A first team All-Region selection in 2010 and 2011 ... Returned as starting outfielder for senior year after recovering from ACL injury sustained before start of 2010 football season ... As a junior, hit .446 with 41 runs scored to earned second team All-State honors ... Stole 20-of-21 bases ... Registered 74 tackles and four interceptions as a junior for the Broncos' football team in 2009 ... Football and baseball team captain senior season.
PersonalBorn in 1992, in Phoenix, Arizona ... Graduated from Brophy College Preparatory in 2011 ... Son of Craig and Sara Maggi ... Has six total siblings, including older siblings Craig Jr., Taryn, Drew and Beau, as well as younger siblings Christian and Dane ... Older brothers Drew and Beau played baseball at Arizona State ... Younger brother Christian plays baseball at Yavapai Community College ... Brother Dane plays high school basketball and baseball at Sunnyslope High School … Besides baseball, video games and basketball ... Favorite professional sports teams include the Arizona Cardinals, Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Coyotes … Considers his brothers the most inspirational people in his life … Is enrolled in the College of Letters, Arts and Science as a general studies major.


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Michael Chiarello's Bottega to run weeklong truffle-infused celebration starting 12/7
It was approximately one-year ago when Chef Michael Chiarello opened Bottega, his latest Italian restaurant located smack-dab in the heart of Yountville.
To celebrate the anniversary, Chiarello has cooked up a special menu that will be available for one-weekly only starting on 12/7.
Diners visiting the restaurant during the week of December 7th will have the option to enjoy a five-course truffle dinner and Italian wine pairing (the regular dinner menu will also be available as usual).
Each night of the week, Chef Chiarello will create a truffle-themed tasting menu as well as a la carte truffle dishes using the very rare Tartufo Bianco di Alba, or white truffles of Alba, which are found in the countryside of northern Italy's Piedmont region in the late fall.
The five-course menu is $95 per person and $35 per person for the Italian wine pairing. Here's a sample menu:
Truffled Chestnut Vellutata
Deltetto, Spumante Brut, Piemonte
Crispy organic farm egg with Truffle and Tallegio fonduta, braised spinach and grilled brioche
2008 Vietti Roero Arneis, Piemonte
Sautéed San Pietro with Truffle and Fingerling potato puree
Warm frisee insalatina with Truffle vinaigrette
2007 la Scolca, Gavi di Gavi, 'Black Label', Piemonte
Howell Mountain Porcini Mushroom and Truffle Fettuccine
2006 Bruno Rocca, Barbera d'Alba, Piemonte
Tournedos Rossini alla Bottega
Piemontese filet mignon, Truffle Duck Liver paté, and Truffle Marsala jus
2004 Elio Altare, Barolo, La Morra, Piemonte
Blood Orange Tortino with meringue baci
2008 La Spinetta, Moscato d'Asti, Piemonte
[techtags: Napa, Napa Valley, wine, winery, Bottega, Yountville, Chef Michael Chiarello, Bottega Napa Valley]


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JWC TO HELEN WELSH ; 12 March 1853; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18530312-JWC-HW-01; CL 28: 70-72
Saturday [12? March 1853]
Well! certainly! dearest Helen anything like my perplexity over that beautiful piece of work yesterday morning is not easy to conceive— Was it a delicate attention to my dog, carried out on the most foolishly extravagant principles, both as to materials and pains? to increase my confusion of mind I could not determine whether the address on the packet was in your hand-writing or Geraldines— You write my name and address—tho nothing else—so excessively like Geraldine— Now Geraldine couldn't have done that work herself, but she was quite up to to having imposed it on some female friend, with an eye to Nero!—then if it was not a bag to put my blessed dog into; surely it must be to put feet into—but again "what a waste"! (as Dwerkanaught said to Lord Ashley of the eighteen young women burnt in a Suttee.)1— The feet that went into that must be Venus's feet to begin with and attired in cobweb-stockings and white satin slippers!— At night came "the solution"—if solution it could be called! to put over a teapot!!! Mercy of Heaven! all that lovely braiding put over a teapot! that seems the absurdest waste of all! Indeed my dear, I shall do nothing of the sort—I will keep it till—I have a baby! and as it is likely to be "a very small one" it shall be a little bed for my baby!—
I am glad to see such signs both in your letter and in this labour of love that you are about and active—much should I like to descend on a "wishing carpet" now and then and have a fireside talk— I wonder if I shall be in Scotland this summer—Chi sa [who knows]? I am trying to get off from my visit to the Grange at Easter— I shall be better here with the house all to myself—besides the Reichenbachs are going to America soon, almost immediately—and I have been very intimate with them for the last year—and am become so deeply attached to them all, man woman and children!— Oh such people they are when one knows them!—and the idea of their going away—under all the circumstances—is heartbreaking to me!— I did not think I had so much heartbreakableness left—and I cannot and will not cut off ten days of them, out of the little spell left—not for all the Lords and Ladies in the kingdom— There will be time enough for the Grange and any good that is to be done there, when I am again without real friends near me—for what do I really care for all these London people or do they care for me? London friendship!— Ah God! Henry Taylor truly told me long ago "its ruling principle was locality," and its minor principles are ennui, vanity, convenience,—I have found out for myself—
But—but—quietness is best— Do you know if John Greig be still at Canadegua2—I should have heard surely if he were dead—I dont suppose the Reichenbachs will be in his direction—but I should like to know if he be still there; in case of any possibility of an introduction to him—which were as great a kindness to him as to them.
Lady A is in town and was to have gone back to the Grange today but she has now sent a man on horseback with one line—"ill—and can't stir" which means I suppose will you come and see me—so I must "go and put my bonnet on"— How glad I am dear Uncle has got his little Benjamin back!3—it will do him more good than all the medical advice in the world
Poor old Gibson! I was thinking about a month ago where was he? I would ask you and write him a letter; it would please him so much" Now one can do nothing to please him never more—oh that sad word nevermore! Your affectionate


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The mystery succinctly: What happened to Malaysia Airlines plane Saturday while flying over the South China Sea? Did Flight MH307 disintegrate in mid-air at 35,000 feet? The almost total lack of a debris field (a plane door and some oil slicks might indicate a downed aircraft) seems to indicate it may have. And if it did, what caused its disintegration? Was it a structural failure that cascaded? Or was it terrorism, a bomb that destroyed the Boeing 777? And do a set of stolen passports used by at least two -- and perhaps four -- passengers to board the flight have anything to do with the missing plane?
The Associated Press reported (via Yahoo News) March 9 that experts and authorities are feverishly attempting to cobble together the various bits and pieces of information concerning missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH307 in order to find the airplane and determine why it did not finish its flight into Beijing, China. With the limited information so far gleaned from various sources, several scenarios of what might have happened to the massive airplane and its 239 passengers and crew have presented themselves. But one overriding detail -- that the aircraft disappeared from radar over the South China Sea without so much as a Mayday call -- has left investigators and experts little room to stray far from outcomes that are relatively dire.
The scenarios suggested: Catastrophic structural failure, bad weather, pilot disorientation, failure of both engines, a bomb, a hijacking, and pilot suicide. Several of the scenarios are difficult to imagine occurring without the pilots getting off a distress signal, especially given that the airplane was cruising seven miles above the surface.
Coupled with the sudden disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines 777 is the growing concern surrounding at least two passengers that boarded Flight MH307 under assumed identities using stolen passports. The Daily Mail reported that Interpol has been apprised of at least two more names on the flight manifest that could also belong to individuals that have had their passports stolen -- meaning that there may have been four passengers on the airplane traveling under false identities. The fears surfaced after it was discovered that none of the passengers on Flight MH307 were checked against Interpol's international database of stolen and lost passports.
The two known individuals on the Malaysia Airlines plane that were using stolen passports have yet to be identified, but they were discovered when the true owners of the passports announced they were alive and well. Austrian citizen Christian Kozel, 30, was shocked to discover he was dead but informed Austrian police that showed up at his door (to inform relatives of his possible passing via Flight MH307) that he had reported his passport stolen while in Thailand two years ago. Italian national Luigi Maraldi, 37, also reported his passport stolen last year (in August) in Thailand.
Interpol is now checking the passenger list to see if more stolen passports may have been used. The passports of Maraldi and Kozel were listed as stolen on Interpol's international database, prompting the agency to question how the two passengers were allowed to get on the airplane at all.
And then there is the added detail that the plane might have turned back toward its departure location, Kuala Lumpur.
Rodzali Daud, the Royal Malaysian Air Force chief, told reporters at a news conference: "What we have done is actually look into the recording on the radar that we have and we realised there is a possibility the aircraft did make a turn back."
Much of what is known has given rise to a lot of speculation that the airplane might have been brought down suddenly due to a bomb, a hijacking, or a combination of scenarios that created a "perfect storm" of factors that either caused the airplane to suddenly disintegrate or fall from the sky. For example, a terrorist act could involve a hijacking, a bomb, and/or pilot suicide (said pilot plunging the plane into the ocean to stop the hijacking terrorists or the pilot as terrorist ditching the plane into the South China Sea).
So, until at least some part of the Malaysia Airlines plane is recovered -- or evidence surfaces that points to an act of terrorism -- to help illuminate what might have happened to Flight MH307 and its 239 passengers and crew, there will continue to be speculation aplenty. Because, thus far, sans definitive evidence of even wreckage from the plane itself, additional details seem to only deepen the mystery surrounding the jet's disappearance.
Suggested Links
- Men on missing Malaysia Airlines plane with stolen passports were Iranians
- Malaysia Airlines plane: Missing jet last detected hundreds of miles off course
- Asiana Airlines crash: Did rescuers run over and kill a survivor?
- Man crawls off plane, sues Delta: Offered only cardboard to protect his clothes
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The climate of this mountainous country on the eastern shore of the Black Sea is almost tropical in summer, while the winters are warmer even than in the mild southern Russian regions to the north.
Cold spells, however, do occur and low temperatures are frequent in winter, both on the high mountains and in the deep, enclosed valleys. The western part of the country is rather wet throughout the year. There are lowlands along the shores of the Black Sea. Here conditions are milder in winter and quite hot in summer.
The table for T'bilisi in southeastern Georgia illustrates the conditions inland.
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By Ruma Sanyal-Oracle on Jun 04, 2009
Oracle is announcing the call for submissions for the 2009 Oracle Excellence Awards for application grid solutions. This award is designed to recognize organizations using Oracle Fusion Middleware technologies to create an application grid foundation.
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3. 1-3 meetings with Oracle Executives during Oracle OpenWorld 2009
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The Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Gengashuu [officially translated as "Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Original Picture Collection"] are artbooks which reprint the color illustrations drawn by Naoko Takeuchi during each year of the Sailor Moon manga. These artbooks have been out of print for many years; if you look for copies second-hand on eBay, be aware that there are many bootleg versions.
Below is a full set of scans from my personal copy of the original Japanese edition. Some of the two-page spreads have been edited together by fans who sent them in to me; I have also included scans of the illustrations as they were reprinted in the manga.
Liner Notes
Visit this page for translations of the liner notes printed in the back of the book.


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A Different World TV Show
Television Show Summary for A Different World
Television Show Summary
The TV show A Different World was a comedy spin-off the popular 80's series Cosby. The show plots mainly dealt with 80's college-aged issues such as racism, fraternity pledging and college romances.
TV Show Plot For A Different World
In the series A Different World Denise Huxtable (character for the Cosby Show) enters her second year at Hillman College where she shares a dorm room with 26-year-old Jaleesa Vinson and roommate Maggie Lauten.
Cast of A Different World TV Show
Cory Tyler - Terrence Johann Taylor
Trivia for the TV Show A Different WorldDespite terrible first season reviews, A Different World benefitted from its placement on the NBC lineup between The Cosby Show and Cheers on Thursday nights, and finished second in the nielson ratings during it's first season.
Cosby Show actors routinely showed up during the first season of A Different World in support of the Cosby spin-off, including Keisha Knight Pulliam, Malcolm Jamal-Warner, Phylicia Rashad as well as Bill Cosby himself.
Guest appearances were also made by Keenen Ivory Wayans and other In Living Color cast members, like David Allen Grier.
Top 20 Ratings Info for A Different World Series1987-88 - 1st Season - Ranked #2
1988-89 - 2nd Season - Ranked #3
1989-90 - 3rd Season - Ranked #4
80's TV Show Facts:
The TV Show A Different World was televised from 09/24/1987 to 07/09/1993, on the NBC network.
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Pharmacists (Pharm.D.) are the primary dispensers of medicines and health supplies. They serve as a prime source of information on health topics. They are specialists in the science of drugs, including their composition, chemical and physical properties, manufacture and use, purity and strength. Pharmacists may work in community practice, hospital pharmacies, federal programs, sales and marketing, or research and development. The Doctor of Pharmacy degree takes four years of study in pharmacy school. The Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT) is required for all applicants.
Minimum Required Courses
- Biology
BIO 123 Biology I
BIO 222 Cell and Molecular Biology
BIO 325 Microbiology
BIO 363-364 Human Anatomy and Physiology
- Chemistry
CHM 111-112 General Chemistry
CHM 201-202 Organic Chemistry
CHM 305 Quantitative Analysis
- Mathematics
MTH 222-223 Calculus
- Physics
PHY 101-102 General Physics or
Special Considerations
- Additional Courses
- CHM 415 Biochemistry
- Shadowing and/or internship experience with a pharmacist
- Volunteer work
Admissions Tests
- Apply to schools through service
- Pharmacy College Application service -- PharmCAS Home Page
- What schools look for:
- the interview
- grades
- test scores
- recommendations
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- shadowing/volunteer work
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- American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
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A reserved approach to structured tailoring—best characterized by the catchphrase "less is more"—has defined the fashion design of the past few seasons. Celine is leading the mainstream movement, but Carol Christian Poell and Martin Margiela, who have been proponents of the subtle look for years, are imbuing simple garments with the ability to be worn multiple ways, a quality that is perhaps better described as being "interestingly uncomplicated." This notion also applies to Tokyo designer Yoko Ito's Individual Sentiments, a label that deftly mixes Japanese conceptualism with precise Italian tailoring.
Ito enjoyed the freedom she found in Italian design and the understanding that came from using such delicate yarns while working under Maurizio Altieri for Italian labels Intervallo and Avantindietro for more than a decade. "I learned about construction under a thorough concept with Maurizio, and, compared to working in Japan, I was encouraged to design with a certain sensitivity and that was very freeing," she explains.
Inspired by such visionary philosophy as the "aim to arouse emotions and feelings usually hidden, and a need to provide a chance for mutual understanding between people via clothes," she eventually launched Individual Sentiments in 2008. Although the brand is housed under the menswear category for purposes of simplification—it showed at Paris Men's Fashion Week for the first time this January—Individual Sentiments generally defies gender trends. The directional label offers fine knits, drapery and structured suiting that are all defined by bold silhouettes and an approach to craftsmanship that is almost origami-like in nature. Made in limited quantities using fine Italian yarns, past collectors items have included such striking items as a high-collar angora jacket featuring cotton jersey sleeves and extended lining with a thumb hole clasp, an angora stole and box layering cut on the bias.
Each collection is accompanied by short black-and-white films that double as style files and add to the dark mystique of the brand. And with pieces only available in Japan, the US and London, it's easy to see why Ito has garnered a cult following with her designs. She seeks to encourage the co-evolution of culture and art through her work, hoping that people who buy her pieces are "those that are ever evolving, like the clothes."


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Beer Market Insights Italy
Beer Market Insights Italy
Published: June 2014
Publisher: Canadean Ltd
Product ref: 217319
Pages: 149
Format: PDF
Delivery: By product vendor
The Beer Market Insight Italy report contains detailed brand, distribution and packaging data and analysis across the Italy beer market for 2013. Brand and packaging volume data is available whilst value data is also available for distribution data. Text analysis reveals the drivers behind the data.
Key Findings
• Beer sales suffered because of increased taxation.
• Promotional activity particularly in the buildup to Easter saved the category from a steeper decline.
• Market polarization increased during 2013.
Beer Market Insight reports provide detailed data and textual analysis of the beer category and the report contains four sections plus an Executive Summary, a concise summary of the report including key findings and drivers.
Section 1: Market Context
A summary of the external conditions and factors which impact on the beer market
• Market Context
• Market Environment
• The Consumer Palate
• All Commercial Beverages
• Legislation and Taxation
• Market Parameters Tables
• Legislation and Taxation Tables
Section 2: Market Background Briefing
A brief history of brewing in the country proving context to current market structure
Section 3: Market Update
Each section contains text explaining the main drivers behind the 2013 data
• Current and Emerging Trends
• Outlook
• Imports and Exports
• Segmentation
• Brand Analysis
• Private Label/Private Label Producers
• New Products and Photo Shots
• Market Structure
• Brewers
• Packaging Trends
• Channel Analysis
• Market Valuation & Pricing
• Distribution Trends
• Beer Pricing Tables
• Beer Data Tables*
Section 4: Brewer Profiles
A brief history of each major player in the country along with discussion of facilities, key events and developments in 2013
*Data is segmented by the following attributes in Beer Market Insight reports;
• Alcoholic Strength
• Beer Type
• Brand
• Brand Owner
• Brewed In
• Calorie Rating
• Country of Origin
• Geographic Scope
• Geography
• Local Operator
• Local Segment
• Modus Operandi
• Price Segment
• PL indicator
• Trademark Brand
• Off-premise
• Off-premise sub channel
• On-premise
• On-premise sub channel
• Price Segmentation
• Pack Material
• Pack Type
• Pack Size
Refillable Indicator
Reasons To Buy
The Market Insight Italy report contains detailed data segmented by many attributes which gives you a cohesive picture of the market and this data is combined with insight into the drivers of trends allowing you to identify opportunities and threats within the Italy market. The extensive data shows you the performance of brands and brewers allowing you to compare and track performances. This report will show how brands can consolidate and build volume in challenging circumstances it also explains niches within the category that are likely to prove profitable in the Italian market.
Table of Contents
Data Revisions Summary
Executive Summary
Executive Summary
Section 1 Market Context
Market Context
Market Environment
The Consumer Palate
All Commercial Beverages
Legislation and Taxation
Market Parameters Tables
Legislation and Taxation Tables
Section 2 Market Background Briefing
Market Background Briefing
Section 3 Market Update
Market Commentary
Current and Emerging Trends
Imports and Exports
Brand Analysis
Private Label/Private Label Producers
New Products and Photo Shots
Market Structure
Packaging Trends
Channel Analysis
Market Valuation & Pricing
Distribution Trends
Beer Pricing Tables
Beer Data Tables
Section 4 Brewer Profiles
Brewer Profiles
Carlsberg Italia Spa
Birra Castello Di Udine SpA
Fabbrica Birra Forst SpA
Heineken Italia SpA
InBev Italia Srl
Menabrea SpA
Peroni Industriale
Smaller Brewers
Methodology & Product Definitions
List of Tables
Table 1: Italy Population Size and Growth, 1991-2016F
Table 2: West Europe Population Size and Growth, 2003-2014F
Table 3: Italy Economic Indicators, 2005-2015F
Table 4: West Europe Commercial Beverage Consumption - Per Capita, 2003-2014F
Table 5: West Europe Commercial Beverage Consumption - Per Capita % Share, 2003-2014F
Table 6: West Europe Commercial Beverage Consumption - Per Capita Growth, 2004-2014F
Table 7: Taxation Base
Table 8: Historical Excise Rates of Beer
Table 9: Legal controls on Beer
Table 10: Tax Burden on Beer @ 5% Abv, 2013
Table 11: Leading Retail Groups for Beer 2009-2013 (number of outlets)
Table 12: Beer Key Facts
Table 13: Top 10 Beer Brands - Volume, 2011-2013
Table 14: Top 10 International Premium and Superpremium Beer Brands - Volume, 2011-2013
Table 15: Licensed Brand Owners and Licensees
Table 16: Beer Market Valuation (Local Currency), 2012-2014F
Table 18: Selected Consumer Beer Prices: On-Premise, 2012-2014
Table 19: Selected Consumer Beer Prices: Off-Premise, 2012-2014
Table 20: Commercial Beverage Consumption - Liters Per Capita, 2003-2014F
Table 21: Commercial Beverage Consumption - Per Capita % Share, 2003-2014F
Table 22: Commercial Beverage Consumption - Per Capita Growth, 2004-2014F
Table 23: Commercial Beverage Consumption - Million Liters, 2003-2014F
Table 24: Average Beverage Consumption - Liters of Pure Alcohol (LPA) Per Capita, 2003-2014F
Table 25: Beer Production/Trade/Consumption 000 HL, 2003-2014F
Table 26: Beer Production/Trade/Consumption - Growth, 2003-2014F
Table 27: Consumption of FABs and Cider (000 HL), 2003-2014F
Table 28: Beer Foreign Trade By Country (Imports), 2010-2014F
Table 29: Beer Foreign Trade By Country (Exports), 2010-2014F
Table 30: Beer Market Valuation (Local Currency), 2012-2014F
Table 31: Beer Consumption by Local Definition, 2010-2014F
Table 32: Beer Consumption by Standard Price Segmentation, 2010-2014F
Table 33: Beer Consumption by Alcoholic Strength, 2010-2014F
Table 34: Beer Consumption by Type, 2010-2014F
Table 35: Beer Consumption by Geographic Scope, 2010-2014F
Table 36: Beer All Trademarks, 2009-2013
Table 37: Beer Brands by Local Definition, 2009-2013
Table 38: Beer Brands by Standard Price Segment, 2009-2013
Table 39: Beer Brands by Alcoholic Strength, 2009-2013
Table 40: Beer Brands by Type, 2009-2013
Table 41: Imported Brands by Origin, 2009-2013
Table 42: Beer Licensed Brands, 2009-2013
Table 43: Beer Private Label Brands, 2009-2013
Table 44: Beer Trademark Owners, 2009-2013
Table 45: Beer Local Operators, 2009-2013
Table 46: Beer leading Brewers/Importers, 2009-2013
Table 47: Beer Consumption by Pack Mix: Refillability/Pack/Size, 2010-2014F
Table 48: Beer Distribution: On vs Off Premise, 2010-2014F
Table 49: Breweries Capacity (000s HL)
Table 50: Carlsberg Italia Full Brand List
Table 51: Carlsberg Italia Brand Volumes 2009-2013
Table 52: Breweries Capacity (000s HL)
Table 53: Birra Castello Full Brand List
Table 54: Birra Castello Brand Volumes 2009-2013
Table 55: Breweries Capacity (000s HL)
Table 56: Forst Full Brand List
Table 57: Forst Brand Volumes 2009-2013
Table 58: Breweries Capacity (000s HL)
Table 59: Heineken Italia Full Brand List
Table 60: Heineken Italia Brand Volumes 2009-2013
Table 61: Inbev Italia Full Brand List
Table 62: InBev Italia Brand Volumes 2009-2013
Table 63: Breweries Capacity (000s HL)
Table 64: Menabrea Full Brand List
Table 65: Menabrea Brand Volumes 2009-2013
Table 66: Breweries Capacity (000s HL)
Table 67: Peroni Full Brand List
Table 68: Peroni Brand Volumes 2009-2013
Table 69: Bavaria Italia Srl
Table 70: Ceres Spa
Table 71: Paulaner Italia
Table 72: Radeberger Gruppe Italia Srl
Table 73: Warsteiner Italia Srl
List of Figures
Figure 1: Beer Leading Brewers/Importers, 2013
Figure 2: Beer Consumption by Pack Material/Type, 2013
Figure 3: Beer Distribution by Channel, 2013
Figure 4: Beer Consumption by Price Segment, 2013
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Ahead of the next pre-season World Superbike test to be held at Phillip Island, Ducati Alstare after their good-bye video to Suzuki, has taken off the wraps off the livery that they will sporting this season on Carlos Checa and Ayrton Badovini's Ducati 1199 Panigale R.
The Alstare Panigale livery reflects the classical red of the Ducati marque and also introduces four of their main sponsors, Energy Trading International (an Italian energy company that also backs MotoGP rider Andrea Iannone in Pramac Racing), FIAMM Group (batteries), FICC (energy drinks) e TIM (ICT phone company).
I can only be pleased and optimistic with a team like this, and a bike of this level, with our two riders and a team of friends and sponsors that will support us throughout this demanding season.The challenge that awaits us is not an easy one but thanks to our partners and the trust Ducati puts in us we will find the strength and the incentive to tackle the new season. I thank everyone who believes in us; we will do all we can to repay such passion and respect," said team principal Francis Batta.


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Operator: Hello and welcome to Time Warner Cable's Fourth Quarter 2011 and Full Year Results Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Today's conference is being recorded. If you have any objections, you may disconnect at this time.
Now, I'll turn the call over to Mr. Tom Robey, Senior Vice President of Time Warner Cable Investor Relations. Thank you. You may begin.
Thomas Robey - SVP, IR: Great. Thanks, Candy, and good morning, everyone. Welcome to Time Warner Cable's 2011 fourth quarter and full year earnings conference call. This morning, we issued two press releases, one detailing our 2011 fourth quarter and full year results and the other announcing the reload of our share repurchase authorization and an increase in our regular quarterly dividend. Before we begin, there are several items I want to cover.
First, we refer to certain non-GAAP measures, including operating income before depreciation and amortization or OIBDA. In addition, we refer to adjusted OIBDA and adjusted OIBDA less capital expenditures. Definitions and schedules setting out reconciliations of these historical non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are included in our earnings release and our trending schedules.
Second, today's announcement includes certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which are based on management's current expectations and beliefs and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by the statements herein due to various factors, including economic, business, competitive, technological, strategic and/or regulatory changes that could affect our business.
These factors are discussed in detail in Time Warner Cable's SEC filings, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Time Warner Cable is under no obligation to and in fact, expressly disclaims any such obligation to update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Third, today's comments on our outlook for 2012 do not include the impact of our pending acquisition of Insight Communications and the expected sale of AWS spectrum by SpectrumCo, and finally today's press releases, trending schedules, the presentation slides for Mr. Marcus and Ms. Esteves and the relative reconciliation schedules are available on our Company's website at timewarnercable.com/investors. A replay of today's call will be available beginning approximately two hours after the call has ended and will run through midnight Eastern Time January 30.
With that covered, I'll thank you and turn the call over to Glenn. Glenn?
Glenn A. Britt - Chairman and CEO: Good morning, and thanks for joining us today. Time Warner Cable capped off 2011 with a strong performance in the fourth quarter. We grew revenues of 4% and adjusted OIBDA almost 9% on a year-over-year basis. These results were driven by our focus on improved top line performance and tighter cost management even as we invested in new growth opportunities.


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By Michaela Gibson Morris/NEMS Daily Journal
Northeast Mississippians poked at the key provisions of federal health reform at a set of forums late last week.
Questions about Medicare, health insurance exchanges and access to physicians of choice were top of mind.
"I feel like there's a lot of misinformation out there," said Holly Bullock of Tupelo, who is personally facing serious medical issues. "My life is on the line here. I want to know the facts."
Orlando Ivy of Tupelo came to get information to take back to his church.
"We need preventive medicine more than anything," Ivy said.
Sponsored by the Jackson-based Mississippi Health Advocacy Program, the programs were designed to focus on what's in the law and how it fits into Mississippi's health landscape. The Thursday forums at the Link Centre are part of a statewide series of meetings paid for by a W.K. Kellogg Foundation grant.
Medicare reform is largely a separate debate from the Affordable Care Act, although there are some provisions that cross between the two issues, said Corey Wiggins, program manager with the Mississippi Health Advocacy Program. The Medicare debate is focused on making the program sustainable for the next generation.
"They're not talking about people currently on Medicare or people closely approaching Medicare," Wiggins said in response to several questions on Medicare.
As things stand after the U.S. Supreme Court decision, the Affordable Care Act is the law of the land and is moving toward implementation. Republicans have vowed to repeal the law, but some have talked about keeping certain elements.
"There's a lot of questions about how to approach repealing the law," Wiggins said.
Certain provisions such as young adults being able to stay on their parents' insurance and guaranteed issue – not being denied because of preexisting conditions – are quite popular, Wiggins said. The individual mandate, which is enforced with a tax penalty, is less popular, but insurance industry considers it essential to spreading the risk to allow affordable premiums and guaranteed issue.
Mississippi will have to weigh the pros and cons of Medicaid expansion, a key component of expanding health insurance coverage.
The Center for Mississippi Health Policy estimates 270,000 Mississipians would qualify under the Medicaid expansion.
If Mississippi Medicaid expands, it will cost about $1.6 billion annually. Between 2014-2019, the federal government will pay for 97 percent of the costs. Starting in 2020, Mississippi would be responsible for 10 percent of the tab. Mississippi current Medicaid match is 80 percent.
"There are great concerns about the deficit," Wiggins said.
Hospitals – and by extension, people with insurance – already are picking up the tab for the uninsured and costs not covered by Medicaid and Medicare, Wiggins said. Under the health care reform, payments for hospitals that care for large populations of Medicaid and the uninsured would decrease. Those payments could go away whether or not Mississippi expands Medicaid.


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What materials did you use? Quilting cotton, 11" regular zipper that I bar-tacked and cut down to fit the bag, mid-weight fusible interfacing.
What are you most proud of? I found a tutorial on how to cover the ends of a zipper before installing it, so I tried it on the last one I did. It looks a little more polished to me since the previous versions had a little bit of a gap at the zipper ends. I'm sure it's b/c of the way I sewed it, but w/the flaps over the ends I didn't have to worry about that. I didn't do the strip on the sides since I was sewing the actual bag for that section. Here's the link: http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/sewing/accessory/sewing-a-zipper-into-a-bag/18746 Thanks to - http://patchouli-moon-studio.blogspot.com/p/items-for-sale.html.
Nice! I've had a zipper for 2 years . . . I'm afraid to take it out of the packet! lol! Great job!
Thanks, but OMG, I'm the same way still. Actually the trick with the glue definitely helped. Easier than pins and since it pretty much stays together on its own, sewing isn't as hard. Also, I unzipped it a few inches at the beginning, then zipped it back up and continued to sew; that way I didn't have to go around the bulky part. Sew a few stitches, leave the needle in, but lift the presser foot and unzip/zip. Good luck!


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Senior pitcher Brittney Lang
April 10, 2013
By Bill Ford
MARTIN, Tenn.-- The Southern Illinois softball team couldn't capitalize on early scoring opportunities and the bats went cold for the Salukis late in a 5-4 loss to UT Martin in 11 innings Wednesday evening.
Southern (16-20) pounded out nine hits in the first four innings, but tallied just three runs in that timeframe while stranding nine runners. SIU's offense went stagnant after the initial flurry, with one run and no hits in the remaining seven innings.
"We didn't get a hit after the fourth inning, and to me that was the difference in the game," said SIU head coach Kerri Blaylock. "We just left the bases stranded and didn't make adjustments off of a couple of their pitchers that don't get many innings. That part is very disappointing."
SIU started the game in a 1-0 hole after giving up a solo home run to UTM's Kayla Wade in the first inning. The Salukis responded in the second inning with an RBI double by Michelle Bradley and an RBI single by Morgan Barchan to give SIU a 2-1 lead.
The Skyhakwks (28-11) struck back in the third inning with a two-run homer by Kenzi Tate, but Southern again came up with an answer in the fourth as Barchan doubled, advanced to third on an error and scored on a passed ball to tie the game at 3-3.
After a scoreless fifth inning, UTM reliever Morgan Lewis walked SIU's first three batters to open the sixth, and Taylor Orsburn hit a sacrifice fly to put the Salukis up 4-3. Lewis, who came into the game after not having seen any action in nearly a month, went on to retire the next 11 SIU batters she faced.
The two teams went through three scoreless extra innings before the Skyhawks' Becca Williams came up with a game-winning RBI single in the 11th inning to score UTM's free runner from second. SIU got its free runner to third with one out in the top of the 11th, but UTM's second reliever, Autumn Glenn, coaxed popouts from SIU's next two batters.
Glenn (2-1) took the win while Brittney Lang (8-10) suffered the loss for SIU, despite tossing 6.2 strong innings in relief of starter Alyssa Wunderlich. Lang gave up just one earned run on three hits with two walks and six strikeouts.
"Our pitchers threw probably as good as they have thrown in a long time against a very good offensive team," Blaylock said.
Barchan went 2-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored to lead the SIU offense while Bradley and Orsburn also picked up two hits apiece.
SIU will be back home for a three-game Missouri Valley Conference series Saturday and Sunday at Charlotte West Stadium. The Salukis and Bears will play a doubleheader starting at noon Saturday with the series finale starting at noon Sunday.


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