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The Green Investment Bank (GIB) was set-up to help finance low-carbon projects, but its biggest loan to date has been to Drax coal-fired power station to help them convert half of their capacity to biomass.
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Manteca High's boys tennis squad completed a season sweep of Lathrop with an 8-1 victory at home Thursday.
The Manteca High swim program earned a split against the Ripon Indians Thursday, winning in the girls meet 90-79 and falling to the Indians' boys 98-70.
Both East Union and Weston Ranch have showed glimpses of possibly being in position for a postseason berth, but Thursday the Lancers asserted themselves as the more dominant of the two, winning 9-3 in Valley Oak League play.
One swing of the bat and 19 strikeouts, all rom Allie Walljasper, were all Sierra needed to grab a 2-0 Valley Oak League win over the Manteca Buffaloes Thursday at Sierra High.
One streak fell. Two are still alive.
After dropping two straight and being shut out in the series opener in Sonora, the Manteca Buffaloes responded behind a strong pitching performance from sophomore Jake Corn in a 10-3 Valley Oak League win over the Wildcats Wednesday.
The Sierra boys golf team hosted the Oakdale Mustangs Wednesday, and the Valley Oak League frontrunners continued their early season roll, beating the Timberwolves 208-234 at Manteca Golf Course.
Asia Cortez was a perfect 3 for 3 on first-half shot attempts and was one of two Sierra Timberwolves to tally a hat trick in their 11-0 blowout of Weston Ranch at Daniel Teicheira Memorial Stadium Wednesday.
East Union used a complete-game effort from Jordan Kron to cruise to a Valley Oak League win over Lathrop Wednesday, 8-1.
Sierra High pitcher Allie Walljasper was her usual dominant self Tuesday against visiting rival East Union, and the supporting cast did more than enough in a 3-0 victory.
Manteca High is suffering through a period of defensive difficulties, dropping its second straight Valley Oak League contest in a 10-0 shutout to the Sonora Wildcats Tuesday.
The strength is in numbers for the Oakdale High swimming program. Not just the numbers of the program's size, but the times the teams posted in its Valley Oak League program sweep of the Sierra Timberwolves Tuesday.
RIPON – The Escalon baseball team came into Tuesday's Trans Valley League contest with Ripon undefeated, and nothing changed for the Cougars after a 10-0 shutout engineered by senior pitcher Matt Valencia's no-hitter.
Jorge Sierra came through with the clinching point for Manteca High's boys tennis team Tuesday at Kimball.
The Manteca Buffaloes used a solid outing from Peyton Rose Tuesday, stopping the Lathrop Spartans 7-2 in Valley Oak League action.
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STOCKTON - In dire need of a new volleyball coach, it turned out Weston Ranch athletic director Craig Bingham didn't need to search far to ...
East Union's nine-year run as Valley Oak League champion in girls golf may be in jeopardy.
Often described as "old school," Joe Miller was a no-nonsense leader who expected the best effort from his players on the field and beyond it.
East Union has higher expectations after a 3-7 finish in 2015 with an experienced core of third-year varsity seniors returning.
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According to low-income and indigent health care provider AmeriCares, there were more than 1,200 free medical clinics in the U.S. in 2010. However, very few new clinics have opened since the recession of 2008-2009 started to dramatically increase demand for low-cost or free health services. A 2011 AmeriCares report found that nine-tenths of free clinics have seen a significant increase in patient visits from 2008 to 2011, and more than half had to refuse service to eligible patients because of lack of medical or support staff, lack of access to electronic health records, limited facilities, lab equipment and medications, as well as substantial decreases in financial support. That said, turnover is often high among employees at public health clinics, so a wide variety of positions are often available.
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Registered nurses are the backbone of most public health clinics. Doctors are generally paid a good deal more than nurses, so nurses typically perform a lot of the basic primary care functions at free health clinics, leaving doctors to spend their time on the more difficult diagnoses and treatment of patients. Typical RN duties include recording patient medical histories and symptoms, administering medicines and treatments, setting up plans for patient care and consulting with doctors.
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- AmeriCares: Addressing Resource Gaps in the U.S. Health Care Safety Net: An Assessment of the Free Clinic Network
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At this point in this ridiculous saga over the manufactured controversy regarding an "anti-Christian" provision in the stimulus bill, I don' t know whether to laugh or cry.
Check out this video of Sen. Jim DeMint flat-out lying on the Senate floor as he discusses the need to pass his amendment to strip this provision from the legislation, as he proclaims that Christians would be locked out of opportunities for higher education and proclaims that it was inserted into the bill by some nefarious cabal of people who are intent on silencing "traditional, freedom-loving Americans" and who are "so hostile to religion that they are willing to stand in the schoolhouse door, like the infamous George Wallace":
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This is a provision "that would make sure students could never talk openly and honestly about their faith ... what this means is that students can't meet together in their dorms if that dorm has been repaired with federal money and have a prayer group or a Bible study. They can't get together in their student centers. They can't have a commencement service where a speaker talks about their personal faith." The people who wrote this provision want "to intimidate the free speech of traditional, freedom-loving Americans ... [and] put a chilling effect on religious freedom in our country." Student groups would be banned and "classes on world religions and religious history, academic studies of religious texts could be banned ... Someone around here thinks it's a good idea to discriminate against people of faith, to deny them the educational opportunities and access to public facilities. Someone is so hostile to religion that they are willing to stand in the schoolhouse door, like the infamous George Wallace, to deny people of faith from entering into any campus building renovated by this bill. This cannot stand! It is in hard times that our society most needs faith. It provides the light that no darkness can overcome. This provision is an attempt to extinguish that light from college campuses and the lives of our youth."
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After letting all my suspension go with my last Monte, I have to get all new stuff built up again. Looking for the following and am interested in just about any brand or fabricated locally.
Adjustable upper and Lower Control arms
Rear Drag Springs
Lower front springs
front and rear drag shcoks
I have some odds and ends already, but let me know if you have anything I can use.
Springfield Mo area, but can meet up.
G Body aftermarket suspension parts wanted
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Re: G Body aftermarket suspension parts wanted
A friend of mine has adjustable control arms ,sway bar and rear shocks,give him a call at 314-487-4355 his name is dave
Re: G Body aftermarket suspension parts wanted
i can build you some , call me 417-476-3340
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I am Hari Suseelan. I live in one of the most beautiful cities of South India, Bangalore. I have been using and doing this computer Job from around 9 years. I was born in Chennai. I have spent my entire childhood over there only, schooling and college too. As I fall into October, it makes me Scorpio. correctly.
About My Educational Life:
I shall start with revealing a little secret. Mostly people around me think that I am so much intelligent. I never could understand why because there is never anything that I did so that I can feel the same too. So with that fact, let me share my educational life so far. I did my graduation from University of Madras, Chennai in Commerce stream. Besides that, I was also trying my hands with these computer applications. Somehow, I got so much interested in it only. So I opted for my Masters in Computer Applications only. As I went more and more deep in this IT arena, I tried my hands with mostly everything. At the end, I got myself focused towards Oracle, Java and SAP. I am learning and doing computer work. How's that?
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Yes I do have interests beyond the bits and bytes of computer and the list not small at all. So here it goes….
Sports :
I am a die-hard fan of Sachin Tendulkar. I practiced it for almost 10 years, Besides Cricket, I love swimming. Some people say that it's like time waste; I don't accept that and play Cricket if you are an Indian.
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Music is one of the most powerful mediums which effect one's soul to the deepest levels. I am a music-buff. Basically I like all kinds of music. But what I am going to hear, it depends on my mood. In general, all type of music are my favorites. In specific, I like soulful, melodious music with lyrics which touch heart and soul. Especially Illayaraja, Yuvan, ARR, Rafi, Kishore Kumar
Some of my favorite songs are a mix from both old and new times.
• "Kabhi Kabhi Mere Dil Mein Khayal Aata Hai"
• "O Sathi Re Tere Bina Bhi Kya Jina"
Movies & Television :
Whenever I am free, I love to watch English & Romantic movies.
Some of the most favorite's movies are:
• "The Pursuit of Happyness"
• "Titanic"
Whenever I am watching it, you can catch me watching News, Discovery Channel, NGC, Music channels
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I read a lot of SAP forum, blogs, articles & documents. Yes now when I have started learning SAP PI 7.3, most of my time is taken in reading SAP PI manuals.
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|Proficient with SAP XI / PI ConceptsPI Team Member for design and development of PI Interface involving complex graphical mappings, java and xslt mappings and involving xml transformations. Worked on several complex and diverse PI scenarios involving the use of Graphical Mapping, Java Mapping, ALE IDocs, Business Process Management, RFC Lookups, and Adapters such as File, RFC, IDoc, and PI Involved to resolve production issues Understanding functional and business modules for analyze or troubleshoot applications. Monitoring Alerts, Messages, Adapter Engine and Integration engine. Monitor message flows between A2A, B2B applications Maintenance of various Interfaces, communication channels used in applications. Manage SAP PI application and provide 24X7 global support and other major activities like month-end/quarter-end/year-end close activities Maintain responsibility for all maintenance, upgrade and implementation tasks related to the core SAP applications. Ensure timely closure of problem and incident tickets escalated by the Customer care Business Application support team Undertake continuous systems performance reviews and undertake steps to optimize system performance for all components of the underlying architecture.
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Snohomish School District is inviting the community for the groundbreaking of the Aquatic Center.
The event is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. today at the Maple Avenue Campus, 516 Maple Ave.
Construction of the 52,000-square-foot facility is set to last more than a year. The opening date is scheduled for October 2013.
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The group is working on a historical neighborhood project. They are also accepting donations.
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So does your hipster brother, or your neighborhood photographer? That's fine and dandy, but in this instance, it poses a problem for British law enforcement. Thanks to government spending cuts of £38 million ($61.6 million) last summer, many local municipalities decided to turn off their cameras. In anticipation of the lower demand, Fujifilm canceled an order of film from Japan. Now that the decision has been reversed, these very speed cameras need new film — which, apparently, isn't immediately available thanks to Fuji's amended production schedule.
In short? A speeder's holiday of sorts, provided drivers are bold enough to gamble with the chance cameras in their area aren't digital, and are also out of film.
According to Autocar, two different sources have told them that Fuji's Gatso film will be in short supply until September, but a Fujifilm spokesman said stock will be back to normal by the end of June.
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Policy Debate - still may be possible
By Joan Garrity
Originally published by East Midlands Liberal Democrats
East Midlands Executive may have opened the door for the Policy Debate to be reinstated at November's Regional Conference.
There had already been a concession to include a slot for an Emergency Item. This has now been 'extended'. Rather than this being deleted if no Emergency item comes in it will, in that event, be handed over for a debate on a selected item. Here's how it will now work.
Anyone who has already submitted a motion is asked to formally resend it, by email, to Phil Knowles by no later than noon on Wednesday November 14th 2012. Same applies to new, yet to be submitted motions.
Each motion will then be listed onto a ballot paper in readiness for the Regional Conference on Saturday 17th 2012.
As delegates arrive at Conference they will be given a ballot paper and asked to vote for the motion they wish to debate.
The winning motion will then be put to Conference for debate. If there is a tie for first place then the President, Chairman and Conference Organiser will select the motion from the joint winners.
Any amendments to the selected motion will need to be moved verbally from the floor of the meeting.
All of the above 1 - 5 will be set aside in the event of a genuine emergency motion being put forward for debate at Conference but this must be a genuine emergency motion and something that having fitted into that category could not have been known before Noon on Wednesday 14th November when it could have been submitted alongside all other motions. The final decision on this will rest with the President, Chairman and Conference Organiser for the East Midlands'
The Executive look forward to a good Conference and hope to see you there


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Possible Innovative Leukemia Therapy Excites Researchers
Possible Innovative Leukemia Therapy Excites Researchers
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A new, experimental therapy for Leukemia is very promising, according to a fascinating story on the front page of the New York Times.
Innovative cell therapy using a patient's own stem cells has shown remarkable results in combating and in a few cases eliminating a very deadly, fast moving adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia. A cautious word: the patient population of these tests is small. Obviously, there's a lot of work to do and a lot more tests that have to be run.
One of the principle physicians involved, Dr. Michel Sadelain, director of the Center for Cell Engineering and the Gene Transfer and Gene Expression Laboratory at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan, says of the experiments: "we're creating living drugs... its an exciting story that is just beginning."
In addition to possible break-through therapies like that detailed in this story, America's biopharmaceutical research companies are also working on nearly 1,000 new treatments to help fight leukemia, lymphoma and other cancers that are now in either advanced-stage testing of currently being considered for approval.


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The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency said asphalt that ended up in a creek near Lowell isn't a danger, but still must be cleaned up.
Bridge construction along Cats Creek Road caused some concern among drivers who noticed that asphalt was ending up Cats Creek last week as week progressed.
Marietta native Scott Trekal, 38, said he noticed the asphalt in the creek upon visiting his uncle a week ago. He said he was concerned about the construction site.
"The (live gas) pipe going underneath the bridge didn't have hard barricades," he said. "The guys that were working on it didn't have tie offs on anything (to keep them from potentially falling into the creek). Usually, (workers) will put a net under the bridge to keep debris out of the water."
The construction on the bridge is occurring because PDC Energy, a Colorado-based oil and gas company, is looking to drill a well in the vicinity.
Ron Wirth, vice president of finance and treasurer at PDC, said though the company very recently signed a Road Use Maintenance Agreement (RUMA) with the county, the company itself is not doing the road work.
"The county (provides) a short list of contractors, we select one then they actually do the work," he said. "I believe it's overseen by the county engineer."
The contractor selected for the job was U.S. Bridge, based in the Cambridge area.
Heather Lauer, spokeswoman for the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) said an investigator was dispatched to the scene to find out if the debris in the creek would cause environmental concern.
"Our Emergency Response Unit...(said) this is old asphalt," said Lauer. "So it wouldn't be leeching oil into the creek."
County Engineer Roger Wright said because the asphalt is so old, most of the would-be contaminants are no longer there.
"Live asphalt into the stream...would have all kinds of oils," he said. "Over time the asphalt oils leech out and burn out due to the sun. We don't have any oily residue dropping into the stream; it's 10 to 15 years old and fairly brittle."
Lauer said though there is no environmental concern, the asphalt must be removed from the creek.
Wright said larger chunks of asphalt have been removed, but the finer material is harder to remove.
"After talking to the EPA, some of that material is considered rock; it's made with...gravel," he said. "What little bit of material that fell into the stream can remain in the stream. We (feel) we've done the best we could to assuage safety concerns."
Trekal said the other concerns he had come from being in construction for many years.
"I've worked construction all my life," he said. "I just want people to be safe."
Wright said the other concerns have been passed along to the contractor.
"The (other) safety concerns...are no longer present," he said. "At this point we have...(gotten) the road barricaded and the road is closed and (the contractor is) working on bridge replacement."
Wright said he feels all safety concerns are being handled well and is content with the contract with PDC Energy.
"We're happy to work with PDC Energy, who is solely funding the bridge project," Wright said. "I've not gotten any complaints from local residents...We appreciate (PDC's) cooperation."
Wright said the partnership is a demonstration of positive things that can happen in a community with oil and gas, not just the negative like excess truck activity and the like.
"This is one of the benefits we see (working with an oil and gas company); there's also a positive side to it," he said.


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I have a cellphone which is WiFi ready. I would like to use my cellphone's WiFi as a tool to enable other cellphones to connect to my cellphone without the use of Bluetooth.
I have read an article that you can create an ad-hoc, but I don't know how to create an ad-hoc connection with my cellphone. Can you please help me with my problem?
Can I really use my cellphone to let other phones connect me thru WiFi (just a peer-to-peer but not limited to 1)?


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Drug Safety:
Better Data Management and More Inspections Are Needed to Strengthen FDA's Foreign Drug Inspection Program
GAO-08-970: Published: Sep 22, 2008. Publicly Released: Oct 22, 2008.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), oversees the safety and effectiveness of human drugs marketed in the United States, including those manufactured in foreign establishments. FDA inspects foreign establishments in order to ensure that the quality of drugs is not jeopardized by poor manufacturing processes. This report examines (1) the extent to which FDA has accurate data on the number of foreign establishments subject to inspection, (2) the frequency of foreign inspections, and (3) oversight by FDA to ensure that foreign establishments correct serious problems identified during inspections. GAO analyzed information from FDA databases, reviewed inspection reports which identified serious deficiencies, and interviewed FDA officials.
FDA databases contain inaccurate information on foreign establishments subject to inspection. FDA uses information from a database of establishments registered to market drugs in the United States and a database of establishments that shipped drugs to the United States to compile a list of establishments subject to inspection, but these databases contain divergent estimates--about 3,000 and 6,800, respectively. FDA's registration database contains information about establishments not subject to FDA inspection. Although annual reregistration is required, FDA does not deactivate in its database establishments that do not fulfill this requirement. The agency also does not routinely verify that a registered establishment manufactures a drug for the U.S. market. The accuracy of this information is important in FDA's identification of foreign establishments subject to inspection. FDA inspects relatively few foreign establishments each year to assess the manufacturing of drugs currently marketed in the United States. FDA inspected 1,479 foreign drug manufacturing establishments from fiscal years 2002 through 2007.Because FDA does not know the number of establishments subject to inspection, the percentage of those inspected cannot be calculated with certainty. However, using a list FDA developed to prioritize foreign establishments for inspection in fiscal year 2007, GAO estimated that FDA may inspect about 8 percent of foreign establishments in a given year. At this rate, it would take the agency more than 13 years to inspect these establishments once. In contrast, FDA estimates that it inspects domestic establishments about once every 2.7 years. Unlike domestic establishments, foreign establishments were generally only inspected if they were named in an application for a new drug. While FDA made progress in fiscal year 2007 in conducting more foreign inspections, GAO estimated it still inspected less than 11 percent of such establishments. As FDA plans additional inspections, it is important that it ensure that foreign and domestic establishments with similar characteristics are inspected at a similar frequency. FDA's identification of serious deficiencies has led foreign establishments to take corrective actions, but inspections to determine continued compliance are not always timely. FDA identified deficiencies during most foreign inspections, but determining how the agency classified the results of a specific inspection is hindered by inconsistencies in its databases, particularly on the classification of inspections with serious deficiencies. From fiscal years 2002 through 2007, FDA issued 15 warning letters to foreign establishments at which it identified serious deficiencies. FDA generally determined the adequacy of actions taken in response to these letters by reviewing information provided by the establishments. FDA's subsequent inspections to determine establishments' continued compliance were not always timely. Of establishments named in the 15 warning letters, FDA subsequently inspected 4 establishments 2 to 5 years later, generally because these establishments were named in a new drug application. At 3 of these 4 inspections, FDA verified that corrective actions had been taken but identified additional deficiencies.
Recommendations for Executive Action
Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: FDA has been taking steps in response to this recommendation for several years and its implementation is now complete. These steps included two phases of action and enforcement. The first phase began in the latter half of 2011 when FDA started a cleanup initiative of its registration data to eliminate inactive establishments from the database and bring active establishments into compliance by getting them to update their records. According to FDA, it sent letters to foreign establishments reminding them of their annual obligation to renew their registration and information on how to do so. The agency specifically contacted drug establishments that had let their registration expire or that had failed to notify FDA that they no longer performed drug operations at the facility. It ultimately deactivated the registration of 1,623 foreign establishments that failed to re-register or otherwise respond to FDA. The second phase of enforcement, which began in fiscal year 2012, involved identifying and contacting establishments that had let their registrations expire, but were still actively engaged in drug manufacturing. These establishments were sent official warning letters with a charge of misbranding. These letters indicated that the agency had identified violations that may lead it to initiate enforcement action if not promptly and adequately corrected, based on the distribution of a drug produced at a facility that is not duly registered. FDA has taken the additional step of issuing import alerts aimed at stopping the importation of drugs from establishments that fail to properly register. These import alerts subject the establishments to detention of their products without physical examination at the U.S. border.
Recommendation: To address weaknesses in FDA's oversight of foreign establishments manufacturing drugs for the U.S. market, the Commissioner of FDA should enforce the requirement that establishments manufacturing drugs for the U.S. market update their registration annually.
Agency Affected: Department of Health and Human Services: Public Health Service: Food and Drug Administration
Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: FDA has now implemented this recommendation. After GAO's report was issued, FDA requested that establishments submit a unique identification number?a Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (D-U-N-S) Number. The use of this unique identifier and the associated data had the potential to enhance FDA's ability to verify information about foreign establishments, including whether they have gone out of business or relocated, as well as help the agency avoid duplications and errors in its data systems. However, FDA could not require it the D-U-N-S Number be used and so an establishment's use of it was voluntary. Several years later, in July 2012, The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act mandated that the Secretary of HHS designate a unique facility identifier and require its use in establishment registration. The Secretary designated the D-U-N-S Number as the identifier to be used. FDA issued draft guidance in September 2013 that, when finalized, will implement this provision.
Recommendation: To address weaknesses in FDA's oversight of foreign establishments manufacturing drugs for the U.S. market, the Commissioner of FDA should establish mechanisms for verifying information provided by the establishment at the time of registration.
Agency Affected: Department of Health and Human Services: Public Health Service: Food and Drug Administration
Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: In 2011, FDA reported that it would be replacing its Office of Compliance's Foreign Inspections Tracking System (OCFITS) database with a new database--the compliance management system (CMS). In 2012, FDA reported that the new CMS module became operational in October 2011. CMS is linked directly to FDA's Field Accomplishments and Compliance Tracking System (FACTS), thereby, eliminating any possible discrepancy between the two systems. The implementation of CMS allows FDA to generate consistent and reliable information about foreign inspections. When a firm's information is updated in FACTS, the same information is updated in CMS. This allows FDA to generate a variety of reports, such as inspections by countries inspected and the inspection outcome and also enables FDA to generate timeline metrics. FDA is considering adding more functionality to CMS such as identifying inspection reports not yet received or reviewed by agency officials. FDA's new reliance on CMS should enhance its oversight of foreign drug establishments and improved the overall management of its foreign drug inspection program.
Recommendation: To address weaknesses in FDA's oversight of foreign establishments manufacturing drugs for the U.S. market, the Commissioner of FDA should ensure that information on the classification of inspections with serious deficiencies is accurate in all FDA databases.
Agency Affected: Department of Health and Human Services: Public Health Service: Food and Drug Administration
Status: Open
Comments: FDA is continuing to implement this recommendation, which is consistent with a requirement in the July 2012 Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act. This law mandated the incorporation of a risk-based model to scheduling drug inspections. The model is to include specific factors, such as facility manufacturing metrics and foreign government inspection findings. In August 2015, FDA reported it has refined its risk-based model to include the achievement of "risk-adjusted parity" by using the same risk factors to identify both domestic and foreign establishments to inspect. One combined model is now used for all identified establishments. FDA said it is now scheduling inspections based solely on these risk factors, rather than on geography. FDA also explained it has taken several steps to enhance its foreign drug inspection capacity. The dedicated foreign cadre of drug investigators, established in 2009, increased from 15 to 20 full-time equivalents (FTE). In addition, FDA committed to increased hiring of investigators to conduct inspections. In 2015, the agency hired 80 FTEs whose inspection work is primarily focused on generic drug facilities. Because a significant number of generic drug facilities are located abroad, these new investigators are expected--after a period of training--to focus their inspection portfolio mostly on foreign sites. In addition, FDA emphasized that it has steadily increased the number of foreign inspections it has conducted since 2011. FDA also cited a report by the HHS-OIG which indicated the agency had made progress in achieving parity. We are leaving this recommendation open until it is clear that parity has been achieved.
Recommendation: To address weaknesses in FDA's oversight of foreign establishments manufacturing drugs for the U.S. market, the Commissioner of FDA should conduct more inspections to ensure that foreign establishments manufacturing drugs currently marketed in the United States are inspected at a frequency comparable to domestic establishments with similar characteristics.
Agency Affected: Department of Health and Human Services: Public Health Service: Food and Drug Administration
Status: Open
Comments: In August 2015, FDA stated that, in order to ensure that re-inspections are occurring in a timely manner, the need for a compliance follow-up inspection at a particular facility is now routinely identified as part of the surveillance list that the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research provides to the Office of Regulatory Affairs to accomplish. FDA reported that of the 22 warning letters issued to establishments in 2013, 13 have been re-inspected while the other 9 remain on import alert, which allows FDA to detain products or to refuse admission of future shipments. For the 19 warning letters issued in 2014, 2 establishments have been re-inspected, 6 remain on import alert, and FDA is assessing the responses to the warning letters for the other 9 establishments. Regarding the 5 warning letters issued to date in 2015, none of the establishments have been re-inspected, but FDA is reviewing responses to 4 of the warning letters. FDA did not provide information about the status of the fifth establishment. For those warning letters issued in 2013 and 2014 that have been officially closed, the average number of days elapsed from the issuance of the letter until the matter was closed exceeded 200 days in both years--the average was 279 days for letters issued in 2013 and 211 days for those issued in 2014.
Recommendation: To address weaknesses in FDA's oversight of foreign establishments manufacturing drugs for the U.S. market, the Commissioner of FDA should conduct timely inspections of foreign establishments that have received warning letters to determine continued compliance.
Agency Affected: Department of Health and Human Services: Public Health Service: Food and Drug Administration
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April 10, 2006
Daniel DiPofi, Chief Operating Officer of the Buffalo Sabres and Randall J. Latona, Owner/Partner and Chief Financial Officer of the Rochester Americans, today announced the two organizations have signed a one-year NHL/AHL affiliation agreement.
"We are very happy to continue to have an affiliation with the Rochester Americans," said DiPofi. "The city of Rochester and the Amerks organization are a very integral part of the success of the Buffalo Sabres both on the ice and in terms fan interest."
Buffalo and Rochester will enter their 28th year as affiliated partners during the 2006-07 season. This affiliation is currently the longest working relationship in professional hockey between an NHL club and its AHL affiliate. Over the last seven seasons, the Rochester Americans have been the most successful AHL team in terms of number of points earned.
"Over the past 27 years, our affiliation with the Buffalo Sabres has proven to be a successful and winning partnership," said Latona. "I am looking forward to the synergistic continuation and success of both organizations and I am happy to have had an integral part in the future of our affiliation."
Rochester will continue to be the top developmental team for the Buffalo Sabres. The affiliation agreement calls for the Buffalo Sabres to provide the Amerks organization with a minimum of 10 prospects and the entire coaching staff. The remainder of the roster will be filled by Rochester. Both the Sabres and the Amerks felt it was important for the Rochester management to have a greater involvement in determining the veteran talent on the ice. This agreement allows Rochester to have such control.
"We feel it's a great environment to continue the development of our top prospects," said Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier. "Many of the players on our current roster have developed their skills in Rochester. The close proximity of Rochester to Buffalo allows our organization to better monitor the progress of our top prospects."
"It's gratifying to extend the longest affiliation in professional hockey. We've had a great balance of winning and developing players over those 27 years," said Rochester Americans General Manager Jody Gage. "It's also nice for our fans to see players come through here and excel at the next level."
During their affiliation with the Sabres, the Amerks have compiled a record of 1063-856-231-8 in 2,158 regular season games. Over that period, the team has captured nine regular season titles. The 2004-05 was a banner year for the organization. With a record of 51-19-4-6 (112 points), the Amerks captured the McGregor Kilpatrick Trophy (Overall Regular Season Points champion) and the Sam Pollock Trophy (North Division Champion).


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Hello there! It feels nice to be back to the blog after brief hiatus. What have I done in the meanwhile? I did some interviews that I'm proud of with the Chicago Sun-Times and Groupon, which I do hope you read because they meant a lot to me. And I've been busy planning my wedding, though it is now happening next year instead of this year because weddings cost SO. MUCH. MONEY. Mostly I've worked through some things in my personal life, which I think for a lot of us can often feel like a minefield, in that there seems to be explosions everywhere and no matter where you step you're going to set something off. None of us are Katniss Everdeen, we can't shoot an arrow and disarm an entire field, it has to be done piece by piece. And that takes time. But! I did recently had a chance to take some photos with my dear friend Emma. This is a collaboration we worked on with Warby Parker, who sent me these glasses, the Marcel in Plum Maplewood. I didn't get a chance to try them on before I picked up them out, but I know that big round frames tend to suit to my face, and trusted in Warby Parker's design that they wouldn't look silly. When they arrived I fell in love immediately. We took the photos at the Bourgeois Pig cafe in Lincoln Park which suited the old-timey vibe I was going for.
Wearing a top by Rodarte (purchased on SUPER sale at the Barney's Warehouse site), vintage tie-dyed slip, Rag & Bone jeans and boots (available here), and Venessa Arizaga bracelet (similar here) that was a gift from my sweet friend Dana. All images are by Emma and edited by me.
BONUS!! Here's what I wore after the shoot, all bundled up to trek back to Logan Square in the snow. As you will notice, my poor Rag & Bone boots have not taken favorably to winter but I think they look better with some distressing. Also, Risto Bimbiloski kindly sent me this sweater months ago and I have worn it obsessively throughout this never ending cold. It's cozy and I love the interesting textures. You can purchase it here if you are so inclined!.


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"If you're not already aware, everyone in Shorewood should keep everything locked up very tight. There have been a lot of break-ins and night prowling in the last month.The King County Sheriff's Office has promised to put extra Deputies on patrol at night to hopefully help control this issue. We were personal victims last night, Feb.18th 2013. Our storage shed was broken into and a lot of tools were stolen. Please be on alert for anyone who looks suspicious. We have been told by other victims and police in the last couple of days that it is bicyclists wearing back packs or people on foot being followed by a red pick up truck."
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One of the things to do when analyzing a supply and demand graph is to shift the demand curve. When we consider what factors will shift a demand curve, we need to make a distinction between the endogenous factors (those contained in the model) and exogenous factors (those outside of the model). The easiest way to tell the difference between endogenous and exogenous factors is to look at the graph. You can see from the graph to the right that both quantity and price are on the axis, which means they are controlled for within the model, or they are endogenous. Every other factor that is not controlled for would therefore be exogenous, (determined outside of the model and held constant).
If the exogenous factors change, such as income or preferences, then we would need to shift the demand curve. In this example, demand shifted right, so we would need to see a rise in income (assuming a normal good/not an inferior good), or a change in preferences towards more positive feelings.
Let's look at another example using math.Consider the following demand function, which shows quantity demanded as a function of exogenous variables and price.
Where Q is quantity, a is the intercept, b is the slope coefficient for P price. So when we consider the endogenous factors in this model we only have one variable on the right hand side which has its own coefficient, which is price. Quantity is on the left hand side so it is considered the dependent variable (but also endogenous). The exogenous are all considered within the a variable, which gives us the intercept. Let's consider another example:
Here everything is the same except for the I variable which represents income. Because income is on the right hand side with a coefficient (which determines the slope) it is now the endogenous variable in this model. Now the price variable is exogenous and is considered in the a variable which determines the intercept. Here is what the graph would look like below for a normal good (as income goes up, quantity demand goes up).
So this post went over an easy way to remember the difference between exogenous and endogenous variables. If you have access to the graph, or equations, look at the variables controlled for on the axis, or controlled for on the right hand side with a slope coefficient.


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Tuesday, May 4, 2010
If you happen to read this blog...
It's always fun to see the mix of excitement and fear cross their faces when you start talking about Singapore Math, and recess, and they start actually invisioning their child on campus in their uniform.
Were they to know my children better, their faces might read a little heavier on the fear side.
Oh, I kid.
Anyway, I was talking to a couple of women who will have Explorers in the fall and they mentioned that they read this blog. I told them that's Trey's favorite thing - when he's telling a story and someone says, "Yeah, I know. I read it on your wife's blog." Fantastic.
It is a strange relationship, though - the one's created in the whole blog-world. I feel like I know people really well even though we've never met face to face. I like the people who's blogs I read and I feel kind of like a friend even though they have no idea who I am. I'm not the most consistent commenter but I'm a faithful reader. As a writer, I love comments because it helps me know who's out there reading. I also have to be careful not to get my feelings hurt if I write something and no one says anything. It could be because the post stunk to high-heaven, or maybe they were just busy and had to go change a stinky diaper and cook dinner and drive carpool and go to work. At least, that's what I like tell myself when I go to my happy place where there's only rainbows and sunshine.
What I try to do is remember why I write this thing in the first place...I'm not a scrapbooker and writing all this stuff down sure helps alleviate the guilt I feel for checking the NO box on yet another Creative Memories Evite. I also really want to share with whomever might land here about the work the Lord is doing in West Dallas. Sometimes it's easier for me to laugh about the craziness than it is to really write about some of the heartache that's going on all around us.
All that to say, the ladies I was speaking to today were asking about the neighborhood, and the blog, and I asked them if they remembered a family of kids we kept about six months ago. Back in September, we had, for the second time, part of a family of seven kids come stay with us. CPS got involved and basically did nothing. I may or may not have written an ugly letter to them on this here blog.
Now, six months later, just as we told them would happen, the family is coming apart at the seams once again. The kids haven't been in school in a month, they're wandering the streets at all hours, hungry, and dirty. We're finding ourselves stuck between a system that won't act and a momma who can't take care of her kids but won't let anyone help her.
In the middle are seven really great children who break our hearts and eat all our popsicles. We're O.K. with the popsicles, we just wish we had a little less of the heart breaking.
So, these ladies I was talking with today - the blog readers - encouraged me to share what's going on so that, if you feel so moved, you might pray for them. And for us. Our hearts are all pretty heavy and burdened and I want to fix it and can't.
This whole blog thing is still kind of weird to me but when I meet women like I did today, and read posts like this from my blogger-friend Traci, whom I've never met face to face, I'm assured there is a powerful, gracious God who uses really strange ways to get our attention and uses really strange venues to bring His people together.
33 comments:
- Dina said...
I will leave a comment so you won't get your feelings hurt! I love your blog and it's so encouraging. I can't believe what you and your family have sacrificed to do what you do. And I can't imagine the heartbreak of trying to help those kids. You and the other family will be in my prayers tonight.
- May 4, 2010 at 11:10 PM
- pendy said...
I am a retired teacher of special needs teenagers and understand that feeling of helplessness and heartbreak over situations in which children find themselves. *sigh*
God bless you and your family for your open hearts.
- May 4, 2010 at 11:16 PM
- Traci said...
Mmmm mmm mmm. Yes- this blogging thing is a strange and wonderful thing isn't it? Friendships based on words and thoughts and hearts across hundreds of miles - and yet it's as comforting as someone sitting across you at Starbucks. We are praying for those babies and for you all and for Child Services because I surely wouldn't want to be around when you get to them!
- May 4, 2010 at 11:30 PM
I'm so proud to be your friend. Your heart is precious. It's like 9-layer dip. Each time you scrape the surface of a new layer, you find it surprising and satisfying at the same time. It's late and the reason I don't blog is because of analogies like that.I love you, M!
- May 4, 2010 at 11:55 PM
- TDM Wendy said...
First of all, I love your blog. You are one of the few blogs that I read consistently of someone I don't know. Just check the links on my blog. You might be surprised. You are the valedictorian of "people I don't know" blogs.
Second, I feel like you totally misled me on this post. I totally thought you were going to write that those new moms were going to say, "We work for CPS. Thanks for blogging about us jerkface."
But I forgive you and will totally praying for the heartbreak to end. For God to rescue them using CPS or whatever. The system is so broken - here in california too.
- May 5, 2010 at 12:12 AM
- Misty said...
i always read your blog. watched you fix a washing machine too! :) i love your heart and how your family is living out God's word-and how i'm continuously encouraged to do more! sometimes i don't comment due to lack of words on my end...ok i'm sometimes intimidated by your cleverness! i will remember you all in prayers! i'm so thankful our paths crossed, via orthodontia, and we have met face to face! :O) <3
- May 5, 2010 at 6:56 AM
- Jess said...
Will pray for those kids for sure. Your blog is always a refreshing and encouraging reminder to me on how to not only talk the talk but to WALK it daily. :)
- May 5, 2010 at 7:18 AM
- little miss can't be wrong said...
your family, your children, and the children of west dallas and mercy street (and most especially these special seven) are in the hearts and prayers of the can't be wrong family.
- May 5, 2010 at 7:43 AM
- happygeek said...
We do pray. I still pray for the guy who went to camp last summer and had break-through moment.
Please do share those stories, the good, the bad, the snake.
- May 5, 2010 at 8:03 AM
- The B4 said...
I want to cry reading about those children, that family and their mother. We just went through an adoption opportunity with two little girls from a family where the birth mom could not care for all of them. The adoption did not occur, and we are left with rehearsing His truth: He loves those children more than we do; He is Sovereign; Nothing can thwart His plans, and He calls us to take up our cross and follow Him, even in the heart ache. So Melissa, my heart aches with you. You are in the trenches, experiencing the joy of popsicle sharing but the heartache of depravity and systems that frustrate.
Father God, You are good. You are perfectly good, patient, and gracious. You sit in the heavens and do what pleases You. You can change a king's heart and intervene in the bleakest, darkest of circumstances. We ask that You continue Your work in the Hills and in this family that is falling apart, poor, broken, and needy. We ask for lovingkindness to win them over to Your Son Jesus, and we ask for endurance, wisdom, discernment, and mighty prayers as the Hills press on in West Dallas. In Jesus Name. Amen.
- May 5, 2010 at 10:23 AM
- CATHY said...
Hoodmama, my sister-in-law is Dona Bush. She recommented your blog when I was in TX in Nov. I read it regularly. Love it. Love you. Love your family. And, yes, I pray, pray,pray. My husband is a pastor & I was complaining to her how the church doesn't seem to care about lost people, and wanting to be in the middle of changing lives. Your blog encourages me. Keep seeking Him. Keep making a difference. Oh, and you're so funny. Cathy Bush
PS: even baked the brownies. big hit.
- May 5, 2010 at 10:31 AM
- Legally Fabulous said...
I always read your blog... not even sure how I found it, but I love it!
I was a Theta in College and am from Dallas, so I always feel somehow "connected" to you, even though we've never met. The internet is a crazy place!
I will definitely pray for those children and for their mom... I hope it all gets sorted out ASAP. Breaks my heart to think of children in such terrible situations.
- May 5, 2010 at 10:37 AM
- These Three Kings said...
love this blog, love your family,praying for this family and their situation! praying also that the Lord will continue to Rebuild your city!
- May 5, 2010 at 11:00 AM
- Carly said...
I read it. I want to have coffee soon.
- May 5, 2010 at 11:04 AM
I enjoy your blog, although I often need a box of kleenex after. I admire you and your love for people who need... I can't imagine what those sweet children are going through, however they have an advocate in you~keep fighting for them. Ultimately, we all have an advocate fighting for us and with us~our Father in Heaven. God bless you and your family.
- May 5, 2010 at 12:16 PM
- Tricia said...
Our family will pray, thank you for sharing...I have wondered about those kiddos, esp the older boy who (along with the twin babes!) stayed with you for a while who was wanting so much to make it a permanent arrangement. Getting tears just thinking about him.
What you do (in real life, and as shared here on this blog) touches so many, and brings smiles to the face of our Lord. Thank you for being his instrument.
fyi, most of the time when I don't comment it's b/c I have nothing of huge consequence or meaningfulness to say after the profundity (eh, nice vocab word, wonder if I used it properly in context!) of what I have just read. You amaze me.
- May 5, 2010 at 12:42 PM
- emily said...
Wasn't this the same Covenant event that you asked that lady if she was pregnant? Seriously, that was one of my all time favorite posts.
Oh those sweet kiddos. Have you seen the twins? Would call to ask if I had a voice.......
- May 5, 2010 at 1:22 PM
- Jill said...
Melissa, I am one of those faithful readers and sometimes commenters...but I want you to know that there is not a time I hear Dallas mentioned whether it be on the news or in a blog or anywhere, I do not flash upon your family and the ministry. I have told you in the past there is a group of mom's who know about Mercy Street in Central Florida. Thanks for asking us again to join with you all, even friends in cyberspace can extend themselves.
- May 5, 2010 at 2:34 PM
- Jennifer said...
My family will be praying for those sweet kids!
- May 5, 2010 at 4:26 PM
- Stephanie said...
My heart is heavy for those precious children. Praying for them and for your family. Reading your blog (for about the past year, learning about your family and your amazing story has been a blessing to me. It's seeing God's love in action. Thank you for loving on God's children, when their parents can't or don't even know how.
Have a fabulous Mother's Day too!!!
PS My Roomba is still scooting!
- May 5, 2010 at 4:55 PM
- Becca said...
Hi friend! As one of those weird blog-friends-turned-real-friend-whatever that means, I know your heart and love your family so much! We talk about coming back out to visit again all the time! Adam and I were thinking that hopefully we could come in the fall sometime. Ok this is totally besides the point, Adam and I did our foster care training this weekend and are getting all certified ...we've been learning so much about the system - it's disastrous really, what a mess it is! I hate it! Anyways, I'm praying, and let us know if there's anything else we can do!
- May 5, 2010 at 7:19 PM
- Kim said...
Yes, I feel moved to pray ... again!
And this faithful follower (who has to be reminded that we've never met), remembers all too well your previous posts about these precious children.
As a former foster parent, who is all too familiar with the broken system, I loved THE LETTER.
I also know, we squeaky wheels do get oiled ... even in a broken system.
We will keep praying, as you keep serving as the voice for these children.
Let our story serve as a reminder that the system does work sometimes ...
Love & Blessings from Hong Kong,
- May 6, 2010 at 9:56 AM
Melissa... As your college roommate, Theta sister, and most importantly sister in Christ...I stand in awe at the woman you are & have become! I am so glad that we have gotten back in touch-hopefully I will see you again, soon!
I have thoroughly enjoyed reading about your life through your blog. God works in AMAZING ways. You are a true servant. Reading your blog makes the last 16 years seem like a small amount of time. Your personality shines through your writing and makes me feel like I am sitting next to you at the Theta house.(in our TINY little room on the 3rd floor...) Yet as the title of your blog reads, your life is so far away from what we lived there. God is smiling at you. I will continue to pray for you... Love, Linda
- May 6, 2010 at 9:25 PM
I have been a reader of your blog for a while,don't know how in the world I found it. I have no blog of my own so I guess I don't feel right about leaving a comment, but I will today! I am a pastor's wife, stay at home mom to 2 from Baton Rouge, LA. I will be praying for the family you mentioned and for yours as well. You encourage me to think outside of the box as far as what the Lord has for my family and how he may use us to minister. The bonus is you crack me up in the process. God bless, Carrie Miers
- May 6, 2010 at 11:15 PM
- karen said...
My friend and I read many different blogs and one thing we've noticed is how reading these blogs has increased our prayer life tenfold! I'll continue to pray for you! KT
p.s. tonight when my husband and I were buying doggie treats at Petsmart, he wanted me to look at all the snakes for sale and I immediately thought of you :) ewwwwww, SNAKES!!!
- May 7, 2010 at 12:26 AM
- Grace said...
still loving your sense of humor even on the other side of the world!
- May 7, 2010 at 5:47 AM
Praying for everyone involved. Also waiting for an update on the car/purse incident and hoping your AC is back on!
- May 7, 2010 at 6:25 PM
- Kimberly said...
Love it! It was so fun to meet you in person, and I only felt a little bit stalkerish. And I am surely not afraid of your precious children, just worried they may have a reptile stashed in their backpack. I will pray for the kids involved. Love the blog! By the way, great article in the Briefing--and beautiful photo on the facing page. I am part of the photo below--the group Julie wrote about. It's starting to feel like a small world! I hope this didn't post twice. Tried to do it on my phone while feeding baby and I don't think it took. Take care, Kim F.
- May 7, 2010 at 6:40 PM
- Sumer said...
Praying. I heart your blog. You are doing great things!
- May 8, 2010 at 10:16 AM
- Lea said...
Love, love, love your blog! God uses it over and over to encourage me, challenge me, draw me closer to Himself as I watch how He draws you. Thanks for your diligence to keep this up! Praying HARD for the family right now. It is such a mess and so gut wrenching to hear of...know you feel so helpless (and frustrated). Can't wait to hear how He works this time around!! Love, Lea
- May 8, 2010 at 2:50 PM
Melissa - Already have the Sunday paper!! Beautiful picture of your family and wonderful right-up, authentic and moving. You and Trey and your family are such fine example for us and for our family. You are such a godly example and your light is shining before God and man. I know it is not easy at all. We pray for you and for Mercy Street. Loved being able to hang out with you at Drew's bday. Feel like I could be your close friend. Although, I think everyone wants to be your best friend. The Holy Spirit shines through you. Always following your blog and praying for you, Trey the kids and mercy street ministry.
- May 8, 2010 at 9:02 PM
- Kim said...
I read your blog because of what you write...life, family, ministry... And you do it in such a way as to encourage, cause us to laugh, compel us to think.
As a missionary wife it's good to hear what God is doing in other places. It's easy to get so focused on what is happening right here that we forget He is changing people, changing lives ALL AROUND THE WORLD. Even right there in Dallas :-)
Praying He changes the really hard situation with those precious children who must feel so lost and abandoned right now. Praying for you and the others at Mercy Street, to know what to do, when to do it, and how to do it for His glory.
I don't comment often because even finding the time to read is sometimes a stretch! I whip through as many favorite blogs as I can when I have some spare minutes :-)
- May 9, 2010 at 7:02 AM
- patty said...
what a beautiful {and truthful} post. i am so sorry for those children {and the many more who don't have observant, pop-sicle sharing neighbors}, and sorry for the stress it puts on you, too.
- May 10, 2010 at 7:37 PM