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Self-reliance and sustainability in the 21st century.
by Cam Mather
paper, diapers, environmental impact, dishwashers, Cam Mather
I believe I do a good job of pointing out my own hypocrisy whenever
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think I've got my "energy" house in order when it comes to heating and
powering my home, I live in the country and drive way more than I
should. I admit my shortcomings but also share how Michelle and I try to
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As I read The New York Times on November 28th I
noticed an article called "Living a Green Lifestyle, But Wrestling With
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and being able to grow my own food and produce all my own heat and
electricity means that I drive more than someone living downtown with
access to transit. But if you live in the city, your food is grown by
someone living in the country and is trucked to your local store. So I
think it kind of cancels each other out.
The article included an interview with the author of "The Lazy Environmentalist: Your Guide to Easy, Stylish, Green Living." Alarm
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them. In fact disposable diapers are the poster child for what's wrong
with the planet. And what is that? What's wrong with disposable diapers?
EVERYTHING! Amazingly enough, the writer of the article was able to
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truck, then use massive amounts of energy to turn that pulp into
diapers. And since no one wants a leaky diaper we then wrap those
diapers in plastic liners. And where does that plastic come from? …
Anyone, anyone?… Yes - oil. Did you watch TV last year? Did you see the
Macondo oil well blow out in the Gulf of Mexico? And you say cloth
diapers are unrealistic?
Don't forget all those wonderful "moisture absorbing" chemicals like
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retain more liquid. And since they don't leak we tend to leave them on
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diapers to a landfill. And in most jurisdictions it is illegal to put
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landfill, you're breaking the law. I'm sure the packaging today says the
diapers are "biodegradable," but they won't biodegrade if they end up
compacted in a landfill where no oxygen can get to them. I guess that's
why I see so many tossed on the sides of roads when I ride my bike – I
guess the parent is doing the responsible thing and hoping they'll
biodegrade. In all my years I've never seen a cloth diaper tossed in a
ditch. And in my home province of Ontario we've filled up 650 out of 730
landfills, so we only have 80 left. Disposable diapers are a major
problem in landfills.
The disposable diaper advocates will no doubt point to the water that
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of paper diapers? Come on. And when you rinse out a cloth diaper the
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It's like the debate over washing dishes by hand versus using a
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I put a couple of inches of hot water in the bottom of our dish pan,
start with glasses and as I rinse the glasses the pan fills up, and by
the time I'm done I've used one pan of water. And the hot water I use? I
heated it on the wood stove or with my solar domestic hot water heater.
Zero-carbon dishwashing. When I hear dishwashers working away at other
people's houses and think about the electricity they're sucking up to
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3-day-old macaroni and cheese, it's crazy. And yet some appliance
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When our first daughter was born almost 25 years ago we bought 2
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Sorrell, last in the headlines for leading a campaign against the city's efforts to expand the McCommas Bluff Landfill near the campus, has overseen the conversion of Paul Quinn's football field into a celebrated community garden. And he knew: The efforts to ban bacon from the university would come with no small amount of criticism ... and giggling.
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But Ceci Snyder, a registered dietician and spokeswoman for the National Pork Board, told USA Today that Sorrell's claims regarding the health risks of consuming pork are off base. "It's just not based in fact at all," she said, noting that pork tenderloin has the same amount of fat as a skinless chicken breast, and chops, which come from the loin, contain six grams or fewer of fat.
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- Patrick Nwadike
- October 14, 2011
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Look at this yam; you think you can insult me
I flew you to high heavens, across the Atlantic
Dodging waves and paddling canoes over Scandinavian fireballs
That balls that chased smokes out of hilltops
That frightened out sky invaders to alight their madness.
And so we cruised, exchanging pleasantries under the table
Just to secure your life and give you a pot line
Those with gloves spotted you at port of disembarkation
They said that comparable to their yam, you're huge
But comparable to them, I'm not small
For every yam is as large as its owner.
We passed the gate, my weight assisting to ferry you
Now how dare you insult me when we arrived home?
After I've taken all the sweat
After I exchanged you with dough
After I paid gratuities on your head at embarkation point
All I can get from you is some rotten treatment.
Now, you'll see what I'll do to you
You see that pot over there?
You see that sharpened knife?
Are you aware that water rests in the pot?
Do you know you'll go through a boiling cauldron?
Now, I must serrate you
Let's start with peeling you
Scrubbing out those brownish thorns
Such that we'd peep into your holy self
After which we'd cut you
And place you on that pot
The tomato stew is awaiting a fine mix
Only them would you know where you ended.
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Re: Look At This Yam
Anwulika posted on 10-15-2011, 07:52:37 AM
Oh! but Patrick, the yam could even be worse than you think! How about going through all that trouble only to realize that when you cut with a knife it was ALL ROTTEN with nothing to boil? A perfect looking yam on the outside but all mushy and brown on the inside?
Indeed! Your write up shows how big your yam is.
Good one!
Re: Look At This Yam
Chi2 posted on 10-15-2011, 13:14:30 PM
The above single line in your poem reminds me of a book I have just read. The book is The Legend of Mount Zebrue, written by a Nigerian. On page 47 one of the characters in the book asked a sage "┬ØWhy is the toad"s bucal region abnormally wide? Their conversation run thus:
"┬ØThe first generation of toad laughed excessively and had to pay the painful price."┬Ø
"┬ØCould you please tell us how it happened."┬Ø
"┬ØThe toad and the mosquito were close friends. One day the toad found the mosquito in an extraordinary happy mood and wanted to know the reason for his state of happiness. In response, the mosquito said, "┬ØI am happy because I have a good yam harvest this season, and the yams from barn are all huge."┬Ø
The toad was happy for his friends's and said, "┬ØCongratulation on you bountiful harvest,"┬Ø and added, "┬ØHow big is your biggest yam?"┬Ø
The mosquito said, "┬ØTHE BIGGEST YAM IN MY BARN IS AS BIG AS MY THIGH?"┬Ø
The toad flashed a look at the mosquito's tigh and laughed loud and lond. In the process the toads bucal region reached its elastic end and weakened, resulting in a genetic mutation, which in turn affected the mouths of other generations of toads that were born after that incident. This is why the toad's bucal region is wide,
Apart from the above single line that attracted my comment, I would add that your poem contains sufficient amount of rueful humour, spiced with a mild form of lamentation.
Re: Look At This Yam
Benjani posted on 10-15-2011, 18:50:23 PM
Nice one.
Cooked white yam, yellow yam, water yam, big or small.
cooked with "tomato stew is awaiting a fine mix".
"Only then would you know where you ended."
Ofcourse, "it are ended in the bottom part of my stomach of belle"- Chief Zebrudiah Okoroigwe Nwogbo.
LOL, ewo o. this guy go kill person.
infact my ribs are hurting now.
hope 'am not affected by buccalephantiasis.
Re: Look At This Yam
Picato posted on 10-15-2011, 19:04:50 PM
His imagery are incomparable. He took me right back to my natural state. This is a masterpiece.
Re: Look At This Yam
Uukaoma posted on 10-15-2011, 21:48:59 PM
Nice Poem and I' ve read it thrice! Like a great song, I ever time I read it, I found new and deeper meaning.
Re: Look At This Yam
Uukaoma posted on 10-15-2011, 21:50:56 PM
Nice Poem and I' ve read it thrice! Like a great song, every time I read it, I found new and deeper meaning.
Re: Look At This Yam
Iyke posted on 10-16-2011, 09:04:11 AM
The newyam festival is around the corner. think of the Oguta yam, zakibiam yummy yummy
Re: Look At This Yam
Williamsezigbo posted on 11-06-2011, 12:30:41 PM
you exchanged the yam with dough? paid gratuity at disembarkation? and the yam is insulting you? that yam is not well bred and i am sure it knows where is has ended..........
nice poem.


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"I really thought that we were mentally focused and ready to go," Sikeston head coach Tiffany King said. "A couple bad plays just got them down and we couldn't recover from that."
Notre Dame's Paris Burger got things started off with a single but then advanced to third base on an error. Brittney Schott then hit an RBI single to score Burger which was followed by another error by the Sikeston defense on a Nikki Chambers RBI.
With the bases loaded, Alex Fowler roped a double that scored two and then Alecia Glaus flew out to right field for the fifth RBI of the inning.
"A couple errors in the beginning kind of set the tone and we couldn't get out of it," King said.
Notre Dame went on to score five more in the third inning, one in the fourth and three more in the fifth.
Sikeston's starter, Sarah Hopson, went the first two innings but was then lifted because of an injury to her pitching arm that had happened during pre-game warmups. Sydney Davied pitched the rest of the game.
She gave up nine runs (eight earned) on eight hits and four walks.
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Notre Dame's regular pitcher, Lauren Reinagel, was also out but with an illness. Her replacement was Emily Lawerence.
Lawerence went all five innings only allowing one earned run on four hits and one walk. She also struck out three.
Even when Sikeston did have solid contact against Lawerence, the stout Notre Dame defense was there to make the play.
"I'm not real upset about the offense," said King. "If your putting the ball in play and they're making good defensive plays that's just something you take. I felt like we hit them good it's just when your facing a good defensive team like that you just have to keep putting the ball in play."
Mary Deason, Emilie Martin, Elizabeth Rains and Kelsie Cooper each connected for one hit a piece. Rains scored Sikeston's lone run in the fourth inning while Cooper's single up the middle brought her home.
"Elizabeth (Rains) was the one who stepped up and got the hit," King said. "For a freshman stepping up and getting a hit in that type of situation is big. Then Kelsie Cooper followed it up with the RBI hit. Kelsie has really been putting the ball into play too."
Burger, Jane Morrill and Alexis Ralls each had two hits on the day for Notre Dame with one of Ralls being a double. Ralls had two RBIs while Burger and Morrill drove in one a piece. Both Fowler and Glaus drove in three RBIs on one hit. Brooke Glastetter also chipped in with two hits and two RBIs.
Sikeston's next game will be on the road against East Prairie on Wednesday.


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) a good solution could be the isValid() method.
The isValid() method has no arguments and that returns a boolean indicating if the receiver has a) been fully instantiated and is a valid instance; b) has not had its
How can I know if it is fully instantiated? You can tell the object that it is fully instantiated and ready for operation. For that you can use the
. When the object is not fully instantiated it should not be ready for operation (all operations should return exceptions or the like). Another alternative would be to build a similar object that can't be operated but acts as a prototype (see
), with the following twist: One object is just for creation, the other is just for operation..
This sounds like
-- it's a
that's also a Factory.
Methods on the object can check some internal properties to determine if it is valid. In Java one could throw
(not checked) from any method that depends on the object being correctly instantiated. The
is a better way to ensure this though.
What should the client do when isValid() returns false?
Wait for it to become true? In that case, you might as well just execute the constructor in the same thread.
What if the constructor doesn't have default arguments?
Then send it the arguments it requires.
What if you don't know the arguments? Many clients of a Foo will have no idea how to create one...
Fail immediately? In that case I'd rather throw an exception than call isValid before each access.
The answer is simple. Make the operation fail. This is the same that would happen if the constructor failed (an exception is thrown). Also this is common in older C++ code, instead of an exception being thrown you would check if the result was zero and make the whole operation fail. In Java you can use
and then mask the exception appropriately.
It isn't clear what you're advocating or why you're advocating it. Are you suggesting wrapping all calls to a class's methods with isValid() guards? Or using isValid inside a class's methods to throw an
Ok, let us suppose you wrote this complex system that handles requests for rating phone calls. Some users have plans, others use calling cards and others use both. It depends on the day, on the time of the day and on several other variables how you should rate those calls. Now you are asked to build the account (read it from the database) because a customer wishes to talk. Can he talk? Well you need the account and possibly there is a complicated way to get it, you probably use the
or something like that. Is the construction fails you can always throw an Exception like ConstructionException
or if you think that ExceptionsAreEvil
, you may use the isValid() method. Both are correct, but I find that using the isValid() method is easier. Refactoring the code to throw an exception is easy. Refactoring the code to use isValid() is not easy at all, so I prefer to use isValid() and then if I need the exception I simply write if (! isValid() ) throw ConstructionException
( "Object not valid because of " + getNotValidCause() );
I don't understand the scenario. Why would isValid ever be false in this case? Why would the constructor fail? And why would you do something hard because something else is easy? --
If you think nothing could go wrong, then:
You don't throw any exception.
You don't catch any exception.
You simply use a
and you avoid the isValid() method.
But if something can go wrong in the constructor, for example you initialize the data by reading information from a file or database, then you can use:
that throws an exception, or
and finally call an isValid() method, or
: One for constructing and another for using it. Once the first is constructed, it can't be used directly, because it must be transformed in the second which can't be modified, but it can be used. This may or may not use the isValid() method internally, or
What advantage does isValid() provide over throwing an exception in a
? --
None. I would go with the exception in a
, but some programmers really don't understand exceptions very well. FOr example they are reluctant to mask the exceptions appropiately so that they make sense, or they simply do not handle exceptions appropiately in catch. See ExceptionsAreEvil
. In those cases I recommend the
What should the client do when isValid returns false?
Clients don't (directly) call isValid, at least in my code. I usually make isValid() a private method. It is only called by other methods of the class, something like
ASSERT( this.isValid() );
at the start of the method.
Does anyone use isValid() for anything *other* than this sort of
I never use isValid() method for asserts, because asserts are typically not executed on production code and that's exactly the interesting case. In debug mode, asserts are usually useless, because you are debugging something that already has broken the
, so asserts pop windows several times for every loop. This is not a
I use isValid() method for
s. One object can contain several objects, therefore it makes sense that when the big object is valid, all its internal objects are valid. This seems so simple, but you will be surprised how many times you get this wrong. The isValid() method is a very powerful tool in this case. --
Why not use a class factory method or a null object instead?
A class factory method is a simple way to combine a constructor and an initialize statement into a single user call. This is appropriate when the the initialization is too complex for the constructor or the language does not allow parameters in the constructor.
If the problem is time driven, try using a null object instead. One can avoid a lot of conditional guards in either the class or user code by simply having two versions of the object, an uninitialized null object and an initialized object.
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"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting health care providers and patients of a voluntary nationwide recall of all lots of Omontys Injection by Affymax, Inc., of Palo Alto, Calif., and Takeda Pharmaceuticals Company Limited, of Deerfiel"...
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Aranesp Side Effects Center
Medical Editor: John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEP
Aranesp (darbepoetin alfa) is an erythropoiesis-stimulating agent, or ESA, used to treat anemia (a lack of red blood cells in the body) in people with long-term serious kidney disease (chronic renal failure) and people receiving chemotherapy for some types of cancer. Common side effects of Aranesp include headache, body aches, stomach pain, cough, skin rash or redness, diarrhea, and injection site reactions (pain, bruising, swelling, warmth, redness, oozing, or bleeding). Aranesp may rarely cause very serious side effects, including blood clots, which can be fatal.
The dosage is based on your medical condition, weight, and response to treatment. Aransep is given as an injection under the skin or into a vein, usually once a week or as directed by your doctor. There may be other drugs that can interact with Aransep. Tell your doctor about all the prescription and over-the-counter medications you use, including vitamins, minerals, herbal products, and drugs prescribed by other doctors. Do not start using a new medication without telling your doctor. During pregnancy, Aransep should be used only when prescribed. In some women of child-bearing age, menstrual periods have resumed during treatment with a similar drug (epoetin alfa). If this occurs with Aransep treatment, it may be possible to get pregnant while using this medication. Discuss the need for birth control with your doctor. It is not known whether this drug passes into breast milk. Consult your doctor before breast-feeding.
Our Aranesp Side Effects Drug Center provides a comprehensive view of available drug information on the potential side effects when taking this medication.
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
What is Patient Information in Detail?
Easy-to-read and understand detailed drug information and pill images for the patient or caregiver from Cerner Multum.
Aranesp in Detail - Patient Information: Side Effects
Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Contact your doctor if you feel light-headed or unusually weak or tired. These may be signs that your body has stopped responding to darbepoetin alfa.
Darbepoetin alfa can increase your risk of life-threatening heart or circulation problems, including heart attack or stroke. This risk will increase the longer you use darbepoetin alfa. Seek emergency medical help if you have symptoms of heart or circulation problems, such as:
- chest pain or heavy feeling, pain spreading to the arm or shoulder, nausea, sweating, general ill feeling;
- feeling short of breath, even with mild exertion;
- swelling, rapid weight gain;
- sudden numbness or weakness, especially on one side of the body;
- sudden severe headache, confusion, problems with vision, speech, or balance; or
- pain, swelling, warmth, or redness in one or both legs.
Stop using darbepoetin alfa and call your doctor at once if you have other serious side effects such as:
- fever, chills, body aches, flu symptoms;
- feeling like you might pass out;
- easy bruising, unusual bleeding (nose, mouth, vagina, or rectum), purple or red pinpoint spots under your skin;
- seizure (black-out or convulsions); or
- dangerously high blood pressure (severe headache, blurred vision, buzzing in your ears, anxiety, confusion, chest pain, shortness of breath, uneven heartbeats, seizure).
Less serious side effects may include:
- stomach pain;
- mild cough;
- mild skin rash or redness; or
- pain, bruising, swelling, warmth, redness, oozing, or bleeding where the IV needle is placed.
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Read the entire detailed patient monograph for Aranesp (Darbepoetin Alfa)
What is Patient Information Overview?
A concise overview of the drug for the patient or caregiver from First DataBank.
Aranesp Overview - Patient Information: Side Effects
Remember that your doctor has prescribed this medication because he or she has judged that the benefit to you is greater than the risk of side effects. Many people using this medication do not have serious side effects.
Darbepoetin alfa may sometimes cause or worsen high blood pressure, especially in patients with long-term kidney failure. This effect may be caused by the number of red blood cells increasing too quickly, usually within the first 3 months of starting treatment. If you have high blood pressure, it should be well controlled before beginning treatment with this medication. Your blood pressure should be checked often. Ask your doctor if you should learn how to check your own blood pressure. If high blood pressure develops or worsens, follow your doctor's instructions about diet changes and starting or adjusting your high blood pressure medication. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and further kidney problems. Keep all laboratory appointments to have your red blood cell count (hemoglobin) tested regularly to reduce the chance of this side effect.
Rarely, this medication may suddenly stop working well after a period of time because your body may make antibodies that make it work less well, and a very serious anemia can result. Tell your doctor right away if symptoms of anemia return (such as increased tiredness, low energy, pale skin color, shortness of breath).
Though very unlikely to occur, this product may contain substances such as viruses that could cause infections because it may contain albumin from human blood. Careful screening of blood donors, special manufacturing methods, and tests are all used to reduce this risk. Discuss the benefits and risks of treatment with your doctor. Tell your doctor right away if you develop any signs of an infection (such as persistent fever/sore throat, increased tiredness, yellowing eyes/skin, dark urine).
Get medical help right away if you have any very serious side effects, including: seizures.
This medication may rarely cause blood clots (such as pulmonary embolism, stroke, heart attack, deep vein thrombosis). You may be at increased risk for blood clots if you have a history of blood clots, heart/blood vessel disease, heart failure, stroke, or if you are immobile (such as on very long plane flights or being bedridden). If you use estrogen-containing products, these may also increase your risk. Before using this medication, if you have any of these conditions report them to your doctor or pharmacist. Get medical help right away if any of these side effects occur: shortness of breath/rapid breathing, chest/jaw/left arm pain, unusual sweating, confusion, sudden dizziness/fainting, pain/swelling/warmth in the groin/calf, sudden/severe headaches, slurred speech, weakness on one side of the body, sudden vision changes, blood clots in your hemodialysis vascular access site.
A very serious allergic reaction to this drug is rare. However, get medical help right away if you notice any symptoms of a serious allergic reaction, including: rash, itching/swelling (especially of the face/tongue/throat), severe dizziness, trouble breathing.
This is not a complete list of possible side effects. If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
In the US -
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
In Canada - Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to Health Canada at 1-866-234-2345.
Read the entire patient information overview for Aranesp (Darbepoetin Alfa)
What is Prescribing information?
The FDA package insert formatted in easy-to-find categories for health professionals and clinicians.
Aranesp FDA Prescribing Information: Side Effects
(Adverse Reactions)
The following serious adverse reactions are discussed in greater detail in other sections of the label:
- Increased Mortality, Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, and Thromboembolism [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS]
- Increased Mortality and/or Increased Risk of Tumor Progression or Recurrence in Patients with Cancer [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS]
- Hypertension [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS]
- Seizures [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS]
- PRCA [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS]
- Serious allergic reactions [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS]
Clinical Trial Experience
Because clinical trials are conducted under widely varying conditions, adverse reaction rates observed in the clinical trials of a drug cannot be directly compared to rates in the clinical trials of other drugs and may not reflect the rates observed in practice.
Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Adult Patients
Adverse reactions were determined based on pooled data from 5 randomized, active-controlled studies of Aranesp with a total of 1357 patients (Aranesp 766, epoetin alfa 591). The median duration of exposure for patients receiving Aranesp was 340 days, with 580 patients exposed for greater than 6 months and 360 patients exposed for greater than 1 year. The median (25th, 75th percentiles) weight-adjusted dose of Aranesp was 0.50 mcg/kg (0.32, 0.81). The median (range) age for patients administered Aranesp was 62 years (18 to 88). In the Aranesp group, 55% were male, 72% were white, 83% were receiving dialysis, and 17% were not receiving dialysis. Table 4 lists adverse reactions occurring in ≥ 5% of patients treated with Aranesp.
Table 4: Adverse Reactions Occurring in ≥
5% of Patients with CKD
|Adverse Reaction
|Patients Treated with Aranesp
(n = 766)
|Peripheral edema
|Procedural hypotension
|Angina pectoris
|Vascular access complications
|Fluid overload
|Arteriovenous graft thrombosis
Rates of adverse reactions with Aranesp therapy were similar to those observed with other recombinant erythropoietins in these studies.
Pediatric Patients
Adverse reactions were determined based on pooled data from 2 randomized, controlled trials [see Clinical Studies]. In one study, Aranesp was administered to 81 pediatric patients with CKD who had stable hemoglobin concentrations while previously receiving epoetin alfa. In a second study, Aranesp was administered to 114 anemic pediatric patients with CKD receiving or not receiving dialysis for initial treatment of anemia. In these studies, the most frequently reported serious adverse reactions with Aranesp were hypertension and convulsions. The most commonly reported adverse reactions were hypertension, injection site pain, rash, and convulsions. Aranesp administration was discontinued because of injection site pain in 2 patients and hypertension in 3 patients.
Patients with Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy
Adverse reactions were based on data from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of Aranesp in 597 patients (Aranesp 301, placebo 296) with extensive stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC) receiving platinumbased chemotherapy. All patients were white, 64% were male, and the median age was 61 years (range: 28 to 82 years); 25% of the study population were from North America, Western Europe, and Australia. Patients received Aranesp at a dose of 300 mcg or placebo weekly for 4 weeks then every 3 weeks for a total of 24 weeks, and the median duration of exposure was 19 weeks (range: 1 to 26 weeks).
Adverse reactions were also based on data from 7 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies, including the SCLC study described above, that enrolled 2112 patients (Aranesp 1203, placebo 909) with non-myeloid malignancies. Most patients were white (95%), male (52%), and the median age was 63 years (range: 18 to 91 years); 73% of the study population were from North America, Western Europe, and Australia. Dosing and schedules varied by study from once weekly to once every 4 weeks, and the median duration of exposure was 12 weeks (range: 1 to 27 weeks).
Table 5: Thrombovascular Adverse Reactions in Patients
Receiving Chemotherapy
|Adverse Reaction
|SCLC Study
|All Placebo-controlled Studies
(n = 301)
(n = 296)
(n = 1203)
(n = 909)
|Thromboembolic Adverse Reactions, n (%)
|24 (8.0%)
|13 (4.4%)
|73 (6.1%)
|37 (4.1%)
|10 (3.3%)
|3 (1.0%)
|15 (1.2%)
|5 (0.6%)
|Myocardial infarction
|5 (1.7%)
|7 (0.6%)
|2 (0.2%)
|14 (4.7%)
|10 (3.4%)
|60 (5.0%)
|32 (3.5%)
|Pulmonary embolism
|5 (1.7%)
|3 (1.0%)
|16 (1.3%)
|6 (0.7%)
|Cerebrovascular disorders*
|14 (4.7%)
|20 (1.7%)
|17 (1.9%)
|* "Cerebrovascular disorders" encompasses CNS hemorrhages and cerebrovascular accidents (ischemic and hemorrhagic). Events in this category may also be included under "thromboembolic adverse reactions."
In addition to the thrombovascular adverse reactions, abdominal pain and edema occurred at a higher incidence in patients taking Aranesp compared to patients on placebo. Among all placebo-controlled studies, abdominal pain (13.2% vs. 9.4%) and edema (12.8% vs. 9.7%) were reported more frequently in patients receiving Aranesp compared to the placebo group. In the SCLC study the incidence of abdominal pain (10.3% vs. 3.4%) and edema (5.6% vs. 5.1%) in the Aranesp-treated patients compared to those receiving placebo.
Postmarketing Experience
Because postmarketing reporting of adverse reactions is voluntary and from a population of uncertain size, it is not always possible to reliably estimate their frequency or establish a causal relationship to drug exposure.
The following adverse reactions have been identified during postmarketing use of Aranesp:
- Seizures [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS]
- PRCA [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS]
- Serious allergic reactions [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS]
As with all therapeutic proteins, there is a potential for immunogenicity. Neutralizing antibodies to darbepoetin alfa that cross-react with endogenous erythropoietin and other ESAs can result in PRCA or severe anemia (with or without other cytopenias) [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS].
In clinical studies, the percentage of patients with antibodies to Aranesp was examined using the Biacore® assay. Sera from 1501 patients with CKD and 1159 patients with cancer were tested. At baseline, prior to Aranesp treatment, binding antibodies were detected in 59 patients (4%) with CKD and 36 patients with cancer (3%). During Aranesp therapy (range: 22 to 177 weeks), a follow-up sample was taken. One additional patient with CKD and 8 additional patients with cancer developed antibodies capable of binding Aranesp. In two studies of pediatric patients with CKD aged 2-16, 20 of 111 patients with CKD (18%) receiving dialysis and 6 of 69 patients (9%) not receiving dialysis had anti-ESA antibodies at baseline. During therapy, 4 additional patients receiving dialysis and 4 additional patients not receiving dialysis developed antibodies capable of binding Aranesp.
None of the patients had antibodies capable of neutralizing the activity of Aranesp or endogenous erythropoietin at baseline or at end of study. No clinical sequelae consistent with PRCA were associated with the presence of these antibodies.
The incidence of antibody formation is highly dependent on the sensitivity and specificity of the assay. Additionally, the observed incidence of antibody (including neutralizing antibody) positivity in an assay may be influenced by several factors, including assay methodology, sample handling, timing of sample collection, concomitant medications, and underlying disease. For these reasons, comparison of the incidence of antibodies to
Aranesp with the incidence of antibodies to other products may be misleading.
Read the entire FDA prescribing information for Aranesp (Darbepoetin Alfa)
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Photo and caption by Bonnie Bryant
Watching the back of this gorilla as he ate some plants with all the patience that I could muster waiting for him to turn around and look at me. The wait was worth it as the picture makes me think that he is looking straight into my soul.
Location: Smithsonian National Zoological Park, Washington, DC USA
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Firefighters are on the scene of a small fire in Wirt County.
Wirt County Emergency Services Director Bo Wriston says the 911 center received reports of two explosions Tuesday afternoon.
He says it happened in the area of Burning Springs Run Road.
West Virginia State Police say it happened at an oil well and it is under control.
No injuries have been reported.


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ISO Vintage Dazzleaire Yarn by Caron
Hi. I am looking to buy vintage Dazzleaire yarn by Caron. Interested in any color. Will send payment through paypal. Zip code:61011 for figuring shipping. Thanks... Ang.
I have several partial skeins of this yummy yarn. I have a few petite Dazzleair and the regular Dazzleair. What information should I send you? I have about 10 partial skeins but most of them are close to full.
vintage Dazzelaire yarn
If you still have it, I am interested in purchasing it. Jan
If she no longer has it, I have some. PM me.
I am interested in vintage Dazzleaire, especially pastel pink or blue or mint green. Does anyone have any?
vintage Dazzleaire
Will check on exactly what and how much I have and get back with you soon.
I believe I have some if you are interested, just let me know
I have 2 skeins of Dazzelaire yarn. 1 skein baby rainbow ombre and 1 skein silver sparkle
If you have not yet been contacted about your petite Dazzleaire yarn, please let me know. I have several skeins of various colors and need some "fill in" skeins. I am making baby blankets for one of our local homes for unwed new mothers. I've resorted to stripes to be able to mix up some of these skeins that I have left, so anything would be welcome.
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How many times have we all run across a situation where the performance tests on a piece of software pass with flying colors on the test systems only to see the software exhibit poor performance characteristics when the software is deployed in production?
A lot of time is wasted on verifying(and re-verifying) the validity of the test, checking for hardware/network differences, checking hundreds of parameters on the test systems versus production in the hopes of finding a meaningful difference.
By far the biggest reason I have seen for the performance discrepancy above is not due to a faulty test but due to the stress test being executed on wildly different data sets than what is in production. The data sets between production and test systems in many cases are an orders of magnitude different in size and richness.
A quick example to make the point
- Lets say that there are 1 million users in production of which 1,000 at any one time are using the system.
- Lets say that the new system requirements(after some scalability refactorings) are to support 2,000 concurrent users.
- This is typically simulated by creating 2,000 users and then scripting appropriate actions for these 2,000 users simultaneously. Typically all is great, everyone high fives each other and the release is scheduled
Technically the test is correct. It simulates 2,000 concurrent users. However the data that the action is performed on is almost 3 orders of magnitude greater on production(1 million users versus two thousand)
It does not take much for a non optimized SQL query or a full directory scan on a NAS to cause the slow down in production
Ensure that the data set you run your stress tests on is representative of the data set in your production system. This is a great way to gain confidence in your Data Storage Layer and this also appropriately tests how your software interacts with this layer.
One Solution:
One simple and easy way to run meaningful performance tests is to take a snapshot of your production data (minus any personal/private information of course) and to execute the stress test on this data set. I prefer to go one step further still and make sure that the data set in the quality system is 2x or 3x of what is in production.
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Judge Kaplan Takes His Plea to the Second Circuit
Prior to joining the federal bench, New York federal judge Lewis Kaplan had a long career as a litigator at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. Well, he's getting to play lawyer again. On Monday, Judge Kaplan filed a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on behalf of, well, himself.
First, a little background. In June, Judge Kaplan ruled that that federal prosecutors violated the constitutional rights of 16 former KPMG partners indicted for tax fraud by pressuring the firm to cut off their legal fees.
Following that ruling, Judge Kaplan created a separate civil proceeding to determine whether the accounting firm should pay the defendants' legal fees. Motions and an appeal followed. Now, the criminal case is on hold while a Second Circuit panel determines whether Judge Kaplan overstepped his authority by creating the ancillary civil proceeding to resolve the legal fee dispute.
Judge Kaplan isn't necessarily in the clear. At oral argument, Circuit Judge Ralph Winter said Judge Kaplan "created a proceeding without any expressed authority," calling the move "extremely dubious." Still, the three-judge panel invited Judge Kaplan to defend his ruling before making a final decision.
Judge Kaplan filed his 47-page response on Monday. Judge Kaplan explained in his brief that rather than dismiss the indictment after his June ruling, he set out to remedy the case by creating an ancillary proceeding that would enable the former partners to sue KPMG to get their fees paid. Kaplan acknowledged it was an unusual move, but added that the complex issues surrounding this case are unlikely to recur again, if ever. "In short, this case is a perfect storm," he wrote. Creating the ancillary proceeding should only be used in "exceptional cases." He added: "this is such a case."
If Judge Kaplan's plea falls upon deaf ears, the appeals court could issue a "writ of mandamus," which in effect would tell Judge Kaplan he was out of line and order the civil proceeding stopped. Alternatively, the circuit could let the civil proceeding go forward and then allow KPMG to appeal again at the end. That would likely further delay the criminal case, which has been put off twice and is now scheduled for September.


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Definition of goodness in English:
1The quality of being good: a belief in the basic goodness of mankind
More example sentences
- Hope draws its power from a deep trust in higher being and the basic goodness of human nature
- Basic goodness transcends the concepts of good and bad.
- But along with my innocent childhood belief in the resurrection of rock music and the essential goodness of mankind, this myth was shattered too.
virtue, virtuousness, good, righteousness, morality, ethicalness, uprightness, upstandingness, integrity, principle, dignity, rectitude, rightness;
honesty, truth, truthfulness, honourableness, honourability, honour, incorruptibility, probity, propriety, decency, respectability, nobility, nobility of soul/spirit, nobleness, worthiness, worth, merit, trustworthiness, meritoriousness, irreproachableness, blamelessness, purity, pureness, lack of corruption;
justice, justness, fairness, equity, equitableness, impartiality, lawfulness, legality
kindness, kindliness, kind-heartedness, warm-heartedness, tender-heartedness, humaneness, humanity, mildness, benevolence, benignity, tenderness, warmth, motherliness, fatherliness, affection, lovingness, love, goodwill;
sympathy, compassion, care, concern, understanding, tolerance, patience, indulgence, generosity, charity, charitableness, leniency, clemency, forbearance, magnanimity;
helpfulness, considerateness, thoughtfulness, consideration, niceness, courtesy, politeness, decency, graciousness, neighbourliness, pleasantness, public-spiritedness, friendliness, geniality, congeniality, amiability, cordiality
2The beneficial or nourishing element of food.
Example sentences
- Some of them even went so far as to ingest tape worms to avoid their bodies absorbing the goodness from food and so remaining thin (some people today still do this).
- The food nourishes, provides nutrients and goodness, yet the left-overs are generally uniform and of a recurring theme.
- At least, not now, with the goodness and warmth of the food spreading within him.
nutritional value, nutrition, nutrients, wholesomeness, nourishment
rare nutriment
(As a substitution for 'God') expressing surprise, anger, etc. goodness knows why she didn't go herself my goodness, you gave me quite a fright!
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- I went and looked down it and thought 'Oh my goodness!'
- In my own half-asleep state, I heard her go through to Alex's room, and then there was an exclamation of 'Oh my goodness!'
- Ben Pimlott (who calls her Alice) records that the young princess once said 'My goodness!'
for goodness' sake
- see sake1.
goodness of fit
- Statistics The extent to which observed data matches the values expected by theory.Example sentences
- In addition, we tested goodness of fit of the observed frequency spectrum to that expected under the neutrality and panmixis with constant population size.
- We used a chi-square test of goodness of fit to test the null hypothesis that usage occurs in proportion to availability, considering all habitats simultaneously.
- The statistics of the headway distribution and the goodness of fit between the observed and detected distributions are shown in Table 2.
have the goodness to do something
- Used in exaggeratedly polite requests: have the goodness to look at me when I'm speaking to youMore example sentences
- I wish to speak to Dominick alone, so please have the goodness to go.
- Might I beg that you would have the goodness to sit down upon one of those boxes, and not to interfere?
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Earth Stove HP40 Pellet Stove Insert for sale – Used -
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Teachers from Roanoke and surrounding counties aren't in front of the class teaching. They are learning. Hollins University Science Institute is showing teachers how to make science lessons more hands on.
"If you actually look at elementary school teachers, they are not necessarily taught that much science when they go to college. So, they could focus in and major in biology or physics, but many of them don't. So this give them an opportunity to brush up on their own background," said Professor Renee Godard.
In a life science class teachers were shown just how hands on they could be when it comes to science education. It isn't too early to start these lessons in kindergarten, according to teacher.
"Kids ask questions. We need to stimulate them asking questions and if you actually look the S.O.L's, the S.O.L's have a requirement for science in kindergarten," said Godard.
"I think with kindergarten, it's great to really use that sense of wonder and help them inquire and actually build upon that," said teacher Crystal Betteridge.
A federal teaching grant is helping to make the instructional time possible. After sessions at Hollins Monday afternoon, teachers got another lesson at the transportation museum.
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50 marathons in 50 states to raise stroke awareness
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A Vermont woman is on a mission to run a marathon in every state as a way to raise awareness about strokes. NewsChannel 5's Courtney Kabot is on the health beat with more.Video Transcript
RUNNING ONE MARATHON TAKES HARD WORK AND DETERMINATION. AND ONE VERMONT WOMAN IS CHOOSING TO RUN NOT ONE... NOT TWO ... NOT EVEN TEN OF THEM SHES ON A MISSION TO RUN FIFTY MARATHONS IN EACH STATE... TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT STROKES. AND SHE HAS A PERSONAL CONNECTION TO HER GOAL. SARAH GREENE IS ON THE RUN. nats running AND FOR A GOOD CAUSE. FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS... SHE HAS BEEN A PART OF "TRAIN TO END STROKE"-- A MARATHON- TRAINING PROGRAM BENEFITING THE AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION. IT STARTED WHEN HER GRANDMOTHER HAD ONE. 12:55-13:08 Sarah Greene, Marathon Runner, When she had her stroke, it was a very helpless feeling, it was a devastating stroke for her, she lost a lot of her cognitive and physical ability. So I wanted to do something to honor her. ALTHOUGH SHE IS WITH THE GROUP... SHE'S RAISING 25- THOUSAND DOLLARS ON HER OWN. AND SHE'S DOING THAT BY RUNNING FIFTY MARATHONS IN FIFTY STATES... OVER FIVE YEARS. SO FAR... SHE'S HIT ABOUT NINE OF THEM. 14:45-14:54 Sarah Greene, Marathon Runner, I knew when I crossed the finish line in my first marathon, I wanted to continue running and I wanted to continue running with the American Heart/Stroke Association. THE MONEY SARAH RAISES GOES DIRECTLY TO THE ASSOCIATION... FOR STROKE RESEARCH AND AWARENESS. 2:46-2:56 Ruby Souhan, MS, NP, Board Member of VT Heart Assn., The whole goal is to create an awareness about how a healthy lifestyle change, such as exercise and nutrition can really help prevent strokes from happening. EXERCISE IS JUST ONE OF THE WAYS PEOPLE CAN LOWER THEIR RISK FOR STROKES. 00:17-0:26 Ruby Souhan, Strokes are the #4 leading cause of deaths in the nation right now-- bringing that closer to home in Vermont, heart disease and stroke combined is the #2 killer for Vermonters here. SARAH SAYS SHE RUNS FOR HER GRANDMOTHER WHO HAD A STROKE AND HER FATHER-- WHO SURVIVED A HEART ATTACK. BUT THAT'S NOT ALL. 18:35-18:48 Sarah Greene, Marathon Runner, I also run for everyone-- throughout all of my time running with the American Stroke Association, I have met a lot of people who've been touched by stroke or they're survivors of stroke or they've had a family member like I have. AND FOR SARAH... THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. 19:58-20:02 Sarah Greene, Marathon Runner, I'm not out there to win, certainly I'm nowhere near the front of the pact when I'm running 20:07-20:16 Sarah Greene, Marathon Runner, It's just everything I'm running for in mind. If I'm having a hard time or I'm struggling, the cause really keeps me going. ON THE HEALTH BEAT... I'M COURTNEY KABOT... NEWSCHANNEL FIVE. SARAH SAYS HER
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As LB noted a couple of months ago, some law schools are facing suits from former students who want their money refunded, but two law schools recently got some of their own money back.
The University of Baltimore School of Law will see an increase in its operating budget of $1 million a year for each of the next five years, after the university reviewed the law school's funding structure, The National Law Journal reports. This summer, the dean of the law school, Phillip Closius, resigned over a dispute with university administrators over the amount of law-school generated money going to the larger university.
University President Robert Bogomolny announced yesterday that the law school's operating budget would eventually be increased by about 25%. Under the new funding agreement, it is estimated that 90% of the funds generated by the law school will return to it, according to law professor Michael Meyerson, the Law Journal notes. A spokesman for the University wasn't immediately available to comment to the LB.
In a separate matter, New England Law Boston has recovered about $173,000 that it says a former administrator stole, according to The Boston Globe. The school's former controller pleaded guilty last Thursday in federal court in Boston that he stole the funds. A spokeswoman for the school said there would be no further comment beyond the dean's message that the matter was believed to be an isolated incident, The Globe noted. A spokeswoman for the dean's office wasn't immediately available but we'll let you know if the LB hears back.
Meanwhile, some law school grads looking to get back some of the money they spent have gotten the attention of the National Review, which both supports their cause and suggests it won't get very far. As LB noted, plaintiffs in cases against their former law schools seek tuition refunds, among other damages, claiming that the schools purposefully inflated employment statistics to attract more students.
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Burlington city councilors want to reconsider ordinance, secret memo released
Critics are calling the trespassing law unconstitutional, illegalUPDATED 12:00 AM EDT Jun 24, 2013
The debate is growing louder over a new trespassing ordinance on Church Street.Video Transcript
EVENING, I'M STEPHANIE GORIN- I'M GEORGE MALLET - TONIGHT THE DEBATE GROWS LOUDER OVER A NEW TRESPASSING ORDINANCE ON CHURCH STREET. CRITICS ARE CALLING THE LAW UNCONSTITUTION AL, EVEN GOING SO FAR AS TO CALL IT ILLEGAL. NEWSCHANNEL FIVE'S BRIDGET SHANAHAN JOINS US LIVE WITH THE STORY. BRIDGET? NEW AT 6 STING THIS ORDINANCE DOESN'T JUST AFFECT THOSE WHO LIVE IN BURLINGTON...IT'S ALL OF US WHETHER YOU LIVE IN VERMONT OR OTHERWISE, IF YOU VISIT CHURCH STREET THIS AFFECTS YOU. AND THAT'S WHY SOME ARE NOW CALLING FOR THE RELEASE OF THE BURLINGTON CITY ATTORNEY'S ORIGINAL REVIEW OF THE TRESPASSING LAW...IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIND OUT WHY IT PASSED IN THE FIRST PLACE. 17.24 :05 MAX TRACEY/CITY COUNSELOR If a constituent asks me to look into the constitutionality of something I've done I'm going to do it plain and simple. PROGRESSIVE BURLINGTON CITY COUNSELOR MAX TRACEY VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE TRESPASSING ORDINANCE THAT WENT INTO EFFECT IN FEBRUARY...AND SO DID THE OTHER TWELVE MEMBERS OF THE COUNSEL ...BUT NOW HE AND SEVERAL OTHERS RETHINKING THE BAN. ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC RELEASE OF A MEMO WRITTEN BY THE CITY ATTORNEY. 1.33 :11 SANDY BAIRD/VT LAW CENTER It became very important to us to see the constitutional rational that was put forward by the city attorney's office and sent, apparently, to the city counsel members THOSE AGAINST THE RELEASE...SAY IT'S PROTECTED UNDER ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE. 41.26 NORM BLAIS/CITY COUNSELOR this is an issue that unfortuantely has been cast in the light of there must be something to hide, but there's really nothing to hide. It's just that we want to protect the constitutionality of which we have exchanges with our lawyer. AND WHILE THE DEBATE PLAYS OUT, THE TRESPASSING RULE IS IN PLACE. ACCORDING TO POLICE DOCUMENTS, IN THE PAST MONTH AND A HALF, TWO DOZEN PEOPLE WERE HIT WITH VIOLATIONS FOR DISORDERLY CONDUCT OR UNLAWFUL MISCHIEF. 4.53 :11 JARED CARTER/VT LAW CENTER It is incumbent upon us to make sure that all Vermonters and all citizens and residents of this city have equal access to public thoroughfares that they own. 37.13 STANDUP :20 Critics say part of the problem with this trespassing ordinance is it allows police to be both the judge and the jury. So if you are issued a violation, you're banned without any due process. You can't even appeal it in person because you'd have to come here to the Marketplace offices which are also on church street. 44.50 NORM BLAIS/CITY COUNSELOR if we ever found out that the police were abusing that power then i think at that time we should be should step in. 12.56 :10 JOHN FRANCO/LOCAL LAWYER the problem is that its being invoked against the people who are usually under class. They don't have the money or the inclination to go to court and contestest this thing. JOHN FRANCO IS A FORMER ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY. HE BELIEVES THE CITY SHOULD RELEASE THE CITY ATTORNEY'S REVEIW... AND COMPLETELY RECONSIDER THE ORDINANCE. 13.06 :11FRANCO some people have said well isn't somebody going to sue. my concern is not that somebody is going to sue, my concern is that somebody won't sue. My concern is somebody wont' challenge this in court because they don't have the time the inclincation, the experience or they're too intimidated to do it. . LAST WEEK, THE COUNCIL VOTED AGAINST RELEASING THE CITY ATTORNEY'S MEMO. THEY PLAN TO TAKE THE ISSUE UP AGAIN AT TONIGHT'S MEETING. IT'S AT 7 AT CITY HALL. BRIDGET SHANAHAN FOR NEWSCHANNEL FIVE. A HOT AND
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PORTSMOUTH — Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will make an appearance in the city on Monday, April 30, with U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H.
According to Romney's press office, Romney and Ayotte will hold an event at 10:50 a.m. at the Portsmouth Fish Pier at 1 Peirce Island Road.
The press office did not release details on what the pair may talk about. However, Ayotte has joined with other senators including Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., to seek changes in federal regulations of the fishing industry, including the controversial "catch share" system that has been in effect since May 2010.
Ayotte and Brown last fall introduced the "Saving Fishing Jobs Act of 2011" in response to the heightened concerns by fishermen in their respective states that the federal "catch share" programs are creating too great of a negative impact on fishermen.
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The iPhone still dominates mobile app development, with 53 percent of mobile developers working on the platform, and half of developers currently not involved with the iPhone planning to be in the next 12 months, according to FierceMobileContent.
The BlackBerry comes in at number two for app development, followed by Android and Windows Mobile 6.5 apps. The latter will likely cease shortly, as Microsoft has declared the platform dead ahead of Windows Phone 7; the report notes that last year, the same iGR survey found WinMo 6.5 development at the top, even past the iPhone.
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5K fundraiser to benefit peace, justice center
A 5K fun run on Sunday will raise money for the Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center and benefit its programs, including an annual Creating Peaceful Schools conference for educations.
Dog walkers and stroller pushers can compete as well, with special awards planned for the fastest dog on a leash and for the first baby to cross the finish line in its stroller.
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Race day registration begins at 8 p.m. The race begins at the intersection of Stone Valley Road and the Iron Horse Trail. The starting gun will be fired at 8 a.m.
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The East Bay's geographic crown jewel, Mount Diablo, takes center stage in an exhibit at the Museum of the San Ramon Valley.
The "Perspectives on Mount Diablo" exhibit, which closes Sunday, explores the mountain's history starting with 19th century surveying instruments accompanied by stories, photographs and history about the 3,864-foot mountain.
The exhibit features a display about the mountain as a state park with attention to the Mount Diablo beacon. The beacon, originally lit in 1928, will benefit from funds being raised to restore the historic landmark.
The museum at 205 Railroad Ave. is open 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and noon to 3 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $5 for a family, $3 for adults, $2 for students with I.D. and $1 for children.
Visit www.museumsrv.org for details.
-- Zoe Francis, Correspondent
Get informed Thursday on Affordable Care Act
The San Ramon Valley Democratic Club will present a speaker on how the Affordable Care Act will be implemented in California in a meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Don Wetter, the community and government relations manager for Kaiser Permanente's Diablo Area, will discuss key elements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, with emphasis on Covered California and changes are occurring in the health care industry as a result of the act.
The event will be at Crow Canyon Country Club, 711 Silver Lake Drive, Danville. The public may attend for free. There is a dinner option for those interested. The dinner begins at 6:45 p.m. and costs $25. Dinner reservations must be made. Call Jim Donnelly at 925-570-9289.
-- Kelly Gust, Staff


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