text:
- Report: #976127
Report - Rebuttal - Arbitrate
Complaint Review: Public Storage
Public Storage6800 Riverdale Drive NW Ramsey, Minnesota United States of America
Public Storage Stay away from Public Storage - they raise the rent and charge a late over and over Ramsey, Minnesota
Ripoff Report
About you?
Ripoff Report
A business' first
line of defense
on the Internet.
If your business is
willing to make a
commitment to
customer satisfaction
Click here now..
Does your business have a bad reputation?
Fix it the right way.
Corporate Advocacy Program™
You do not want to deal with Public Storage. They will threaten and intimidate. Customer service will not do a thing. If you foolish enough about using this company, don't bother with anyone but the top level managers.
I causally mentioned that I had a Public storage locker to others and they all gasped. This is a very disreputable and dishonest(the upselling of 'required insurance') company. I will never go near them again and will discourage all others.
This report was posted on Ripoff Report on 11/30/2012 12:02 PM and is a permanent record located here: http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/Public-Storage/Ramsey-Minnesota-/Public-Storage-Stay-away-from-Public-Storage-they-raise-the-rent-and-charge-a-late-over-976127. The posting time indicated is Arizona local time. Arizona does not observe daylight savings so the post time may be Mountain or Pacific depending on the time of year.
Ripoff Report has an exclusive license to this report. It may not be copied without the written permission of Ripoff Report.
Click Here to read other Ripoff Reports on Public Storage
If you would like to see more Rip-off Reports on this company/individual, search here:Search Tips
In order to assure the best results in your search:
- Keep the name short & simple, and try different variations of the name.
- Do not include ".com", "S", "Inc.", "Corp", or "LLC" at the end of the Company name.
- Use only the first/main part of a name to get best results.
- Only search one name at a time if Company has many AKA's.
Advertisers above have met our
strict standards for business conduct.


text:
"OMG!!"Read More »
The first pope from the AmericasRead More »
"Social Justice moves to the front of the Church's concerns."369 Comments »
…Now begins a period known as the "sede vacante" or "vacant see" — the transition between the end of one papacy and the start of another.Read More »
"To love the church means also to have the courage to take difficult, painful decisions, always keeping the good of the church in mind, not oneself."Read More »
Benedict decided he would be called "Your Holiness Benedict XVI" and either emeritus pope or emeritus Roman pontiff…Read More »
"Divisions, dissent, careerism, jealousies…"241 Comments »
"It takes a lot of guts to take the job and even more guts … to quit."Read More »
"…courage, humility, inner honesty, and a great love for the church."Read More »
"The cardinals vote by secret ballot in the Sistine Chapel (also a part of the Vatican palace) until a candidate is selected."Read More »
• "After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God…"
• Report: Pope's brother says Benedict was considering move for months…
…told by doctor not to take trans-Atlantic flights
• Cardinal Dolan: Thought it was rumor at first during conversation with Matt Lauer…
…"Startled" at the announcement
• Flashback: Could Dolan become next Pope?
• Current odds: Cardinal Marc Ouellet at 5/2; Dolan at 33/1414 Comments »
"From now on you will be even more closely and intimately linked to the See of Peter."Read More »
And have you heard about Beck's trip to Rome 23 years ago?Read More »

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Please log in or register to manage your account
Model: BK93A Item: PENBK93A
Writes for almost a mile. Sturdy, well-balanced barrel makes this a favorite pen. Durable stainless steel tip delivers a consistent line without skipping. See how much ink you have through the transparent barrel. Escape writing fatigue with the latex-free Comfort Zone™ grip. Pen Style: Retractable; Ink Color(s): Black; Pen Type: Ballpoint; Point Size: 1 mm.
Printerbazaar is a one-stop destination for all your office supplies. From highly durable branded printers to a plethora of accessories, you can get your suitable product at a competitive cost.
At Printerbazaar, we are committed to make your shopping experience hassle-free by conveying the best information. We understand that office related purchasing decisions are vital and thus the right comparisons are necessary before buying.
Pentel® Permanent Marker, Broad Tip, White
$3.25$234 / each
Pentel® Permanent Marker, Fine Point, White
$4.49$283 / each
Pentel® Super Hi-Polymer Lead Refills, 0.3mm, HB, Black, 12/Pack
$1.51$104 / each


text:
- Text Size:
- ASmall Text
- AMedium Text
- ALarge Text
People living in York County will be getting a phone call Tuesday from the county's emergency management agency.
There's no need to worry though, the agency is just testing its new Code Red Program.
Launched nearly a year ago, the system is similar to reverse 911, and notifies residents in case of an emergency.
With Code Red, however, the county's residents can choose their contact number.
Today's call will deliver a message stating that the county is testing the program.
No further action is required. Click here if you would like more information on the program, or to register a phone number.


text:
It's TV Time! Shop now and get Free Budget Shipping!
Dive into the cutthroat world of advertising with Mad Men or explore an alternative method of making a living with Weeds. See what life was like in Little House On The Prairie or visit Will and Grace. Top TV is now marked down for a limited time only.
This Offer has expired.
This Offer has expired.


text:
when a guy has boobs..
dude i squeezed his fat-tits
by zach butkiss November 08, 2006
Trending Now
Can you define these popular missing words?
Top Definition
When a woman has large breasts due mostly to the fact that she is fat rather than being actually endowed. This is visually determined by the protrusion of stomach below, and barely less far, than said fat tits.
"Dude, that chick has HUGE boobs!"
"No, she has fat tits. Check out that gut. That is not cool."
"No, she has fat tits. Check out that gut. That is not cool."
by Spiden August 05, 2007
A boy with abnormally large tits, usually not well rounded, but pointy. (see moobs)
sean lavelle goes to the market to deliver the milk
by cole March 13, 2005
A woman who has large breasts, but the size of her breasts is due to the fact that she is overweight, not becuase she would be naturally busty.
Yeah, Kimberly got some big titties, but they fat tits man, you take a look at her stomach?
by Beemer July 08, 2007
Any male suffering from obesity in the tit region.
Plural: Fat-tities
Plural: Fat-tities
Fat-tities are entirely capable of doing the truffle shuffle.
by ASDFGQASDFG August 16, 2005
one fat mother fucker
"Cliff is a fat tits"
by Cursive March 14, 2005
There is a carbon-based bipedal lifeform that resides in Shenandoah Valley Governor's School that has gynecomastia, most likely from severe obesity. He is often seen scouting the jungle for parrotts and other frizzy haired art students. In more common terms, gynecomastia is also known as having 'fat tits.'
"Hey, look! It's a Fattittius Maximus and he's flocking with the Parrotius Annoyingashellius!"
by The Oxymoronic Paradox January 10, 2005


text:
Nearly 1,425 acres of Wayne National Forest will be burned over the next 30 days as part of a habitat management program, forest officials said.
The prescribed burn project area is located in Athens County, north of Ohio 33, east of Nelsonville and west of Chauncey.
The Wayne National Forest uses prescribed burning as a habitat management tool for wildlife by maintaining forest health and promoting the growth of beneficial plant species, as outlined in the Wayne National Forest 2006 Land Management Plan.
For example, fire is used to restore native oak-hickory forest. Prescribed burning also provides defensible spaces to guard communities against wildfire.
Efforts by the Wayne National Forest have been made to mitigate smoke concerns for the homeowners that reside near the project area. If conditions are not favorable for smoke dispersal, firefighters will not burn. Fire managers have begun to contact nearby homeowners to notify them of prescribed burn plans and to hand out prescribed burning educational fliers.
Fire managers are aware that the regular turkey season opened on Monday. To plan for the hunting season, the Forest Service is flagging the proposed burn area to warn hunters to stay away during burning operations.
For questions regarding prescribed burning operations, contact Wayne National Forest Dispatch Center at (740) 753-0571 or Wayne National Forest Headquarters (740) 753-0101.


text:
- Product Description
Weed Star - Pushgrinder - Aluminum Herb Grinder
There's no need to struggle to get into little nooks in your grinder to get to your herb when there's a big silver button on each lid that pushes it out for you! Both halves of Weed Star's Pushgrinder feature steel pin teeth and a rising bottom that makes it easier than ever to empty the contents of your grinder! This sleek hexagonal grinder is made of gun metal gray aluminum with a matte finish.


text:
By Jessica Elgot
June 8, 2012
Proud of her "Jewish nose"? Lea Michele
Apparently my nose is newsworthy this morning. As a woman with a natural "Jewish" nose, I am pleased to report, I am part of a new phenomenon.
The headline of the article by Victoria Wellman was "Young, Jewish and beautiful: Nose jobs decline as rhinoplasty's biggest fans no longer fear their defining feature". Apparently, we Jewish women who have longed dreamed of the cute button nose are learning to embrace our hook-nosed honks. Or something to that effect.
The line comes from a cosmetic surgeon, once the darling of "young, affluent Jewish girls", who was quoted in a Tablet magazine article.
"It was like a rite of passage, and it's not that any more," said Babak Azizzadeh, a plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, who says he no longer sees Jewish parents pushing their teenage children to get rhinoplasty the way they used to.
The article goes on: "As our ideals of beauty move away from the fair-skinned, petite features of Anglo-Saxon physiognomy, the once popular scoop-bridged, upturned nose has become less of a standard. Today's stars and taste-makers are ethnically diverse and women are encouraged to value the features that make them stand out from the pack."
Thanks guys, good to know I have your approval.
Shockingly, Wellman's piece also asserts "rhinoplasty was once a customary rite of passage around bat mitzvah time."
We can't kid ourselves, we know girls who have had nosejobs. We know people still insecure about the size of their features. Hell, I'm still not keen on photos taken of me in profile. But I'm pretty sure I've never known someone get a nose job AGED 12?


text:
[English readers: this is the start of a new series called "/dev/video" (current project name, may change without further notice) which targets PHP and other web application developers and covers interviews with public projects and tech talk between Mayflower employees and other people. The series will be both in English and German, this first video is in German with Thomas Bachem, Chief Architect at sevenload.de, one of Germany's hottest Web2.0 startups.]
Ich hatte am Montag die Gelegenheit, den Brückentag dazu zu nutzen, den …[Read more...]


text:
A Quote by Stephenie Meyer on twilight, bella, edward, breaking dawn, saga, book, and quote
Edward had always thought that he belonged to the world of horror stories.Of course, I'd known he was dead wrong. it was obivous that he belonged here.In a fairy tale.And now I was in the story with him.
Source: breaking dawn
Contributed by: cullenvampire


text:
A Separate Peace
by John Knowles
A Separate Peace Chapter 2 Summary
- The next day the narrator and Finny get in trouble for having missed dinner the night before. Mr. Prud'homme, a substitute "master" (or teacher) for the summer session, tries to chastise the pair.
- But Finny talks him out of it. He explains charismatically how they were swimming in the river and jumping out of the tree and how on such a beautiful day they just had to have a wrestling match, etc., etc. (He ignores the fact that jumping out of the tree is even more illegal than missing dinner, but that's Finny for you.)
- Phineas does this not to avoid punishment, explains the narrator, but to establish some sort of friendliness between himself and the master. Friendliness is "one of Finny's reasons for living."
- Besides, he explains, the masters have been a lot more lax this summer of 1942 (as compared to the regular school year). The narrator attributes part of this to Finny – he's completely ignorant of the rules, yet is fiercely loyal to and deeply loves the school. In short, they just don't know what to do with him.
- But the narrator identifies a second reason for this lax attitude. These boys remind the masters of what peace is like. They're sixteen, after all, with no draft cards; they're not yet part of the war (that would be World War II).
- Back in their room, Finny takes out a pink polo shirt that he decides to wear as an "emblem," though the narrator mocks him for looking "like a fairy."
- Finny's been reading the papers, he says, and he saw that the U.S. bombed Central Europe for the first time. That's why he's wearing his new (and very pink) emblem – to celebrate.
- While any other boy would've been beat up for such a fashion statement, Finny of course gets away with it, and the narrator is of course irked by this. How come Finny can pull off anything he wants? It just doesn't seem fair.
- And then it's time for an afternoon tea at Mr. Patch-Withers' house, along with his wife, conveniently named Mrs. Patch-Withers.
- Afternoon tea is not fun. The boys try desperately not to break the teacups, and everyone tries to pretend they're not bored out of their minds.
- Finny, as usual, is running the show and charming the pants off everyone. This goes along swimmingly until Mrs. Patch-Withers realizes that Finny is wearing the Devon school tie…as a belt.
- The narrator is suddenly excited at the possibility of Phineas getting in trouble.
- Phineas talks his way out of it.
- Disappointment for the narrator, which he mitigates by congratulating himself on being best friends with such an extraordinary person as Phineas.
- On the way home, Finny says he doesn't really believe that the U.S. bombed Central Europe after all. The narrator agrees.
- He then explains to his readers. For the boys at Devon, the war was a remote and unreal event. It didn't seem to directly affect them. He's glad of it now, looking back – they were probably one of the few groups who could maintain a sense of peace in the time of war, and he's glad they took advantage of the opportunity.
- The boys head to the famous tree, jump off, swim around in the river, same old song and dance.
- Then Finny decides they should both jump off the tree to mark initiation into what he's calling "The Super Suicide Society of the Summer Session." The narrator begrudgingly agrees.
- While they're in the tree together and moving shakily out onto the branch, the narrator starts to slip. A moment of panic follows, but then Finny reaches out, grabs hold of and steadies him.
- Phew, in a word. The narrator realizes that, had he fallen, he would have landed on the ground and perhaps broken his back. Finny practically saved his life, he says.
- Wait for it…


text:
Online Retailers Fight Sales Tax Laws
Businesses in California have their eye on a bill that would require online retailers to collect sales taxes. Last week, the measure passed the State Assembly, the lower house of the California State Legislature.
Assemblyman Bill Berryhill, a Republican, said local businesses have been clamoring for the tax measure, as reported by Bloomberg Businessweek. According to the article, Berryhill said "not a day goes by" where he doesn't hear from firms "about their ability to compete" and that the legislation "levels the playing field for those businesses in California."
The bill extends the state sales tax to purchases made from online retailers that have a presence in the state – including those working with sister companies with offices in California, according to the Associated Press. The base state and local sales tax rate is 8.25%.
The debate in California mirrors the debate taking place elsewhere. A coalition called the Alliance for Main Street Fairness is leading efforts to change sales-tax laws in more than a dozen states, according to the WSJ article, "Retailers Push Amazon on Taxes." The group has been largely associated with mom-and-pop stores but has received support from big-box retailers like Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Best Buy Co. and Target Corp.
The movement is gaining momentum. Several states have successfully passed laws forcing online retailers to collect sales taxes. And Internet sales-tax legislation is expected to be introduced at the federal level, as well.
Supporters say the status quo is unfair to businesses with storefronts, writes the Associated Press, because shoppers will try products before buying them – tax-free – through e-commerce websites.
In California, the bill's ultimate passage isn't guaranteed. A similar bill in that state reached the governor's desk in 2009 where it was vetoed.
And large online retailers are ready to fight it. Amazon.com Inc. has argued that the legislation is unconstitutional because the Supreme Court ruled in 1992 that companies aren't required to collect state sales taxes if they lack a physical presence in that state.
Amazon, based in Seattle, warned earlier this year that it will sever ties with thousands of California-based advertising affiliates if the bill passes, according to MarketWatch.
That's not an empty threat. After Illinois passed an Internet sales-tax law in March, Amazon cut ties with roughly 9,000 affiliates in that state to avoid collection, WSJ reported. The company has also taken similar actions in Hawaii, North Carolina and Rhode Island.


text:
Definition of blank call in English:
blank call
An anonymous telephone call, or one that is made to threaten, annoy, or harass its recipient.
Example sentences
- This is why there are blank calls.
- And why haven't you been getting a blank call?
- This kind of depravity is also found among people who make blank calls, or whistle at pretty women, or throw garbage on cricket fields, or scribble graffiti on historic monuments.
For editors and proofreaders
Line breaks: blank call
What do you find interesting about this word or phrase?
Comments that don't adhere to our Community Guidelines may be moderated or removed.
= trending


text:
Posted by Ujjal Kar on 12/19/2010, 11:27 am, in reply to "USITT DMX512A need a link to download it pls"
I am not aware of any site that allows downloading the protocol free of cost. ESTA & USITT are custodians for the show industry protocols. Being a member of ESTA's Control Protocols Working Group which governs DMX512, I would certainly discourage & report anyone who is offering DMX512A copy free for downloading.
A lot of hardwork by a lot of dedicated people has gone into inventing & formulating the protocol.Pl respect our efforts.
If you want purchase a copy, visit USITT at
Message Thread
« Back to index


text:
- Report: #1007259
Report - Rebuttal - Arbitrate
Complaint Review: usa benefits
usa benefits, Florida United States of America
usa benefits total scam!!!! n/a, Florida
Ripoff Report
About you?
Ripoff Report
A business' first
line of defense
on the Internet.
If your business is
willing to make a
commitment to
customer satisfaction
Click here now..
Does your business have a bad reputation?
Fix it the right way.
Corporate Advocacy Program™
A month has gone by and they called me again very slick trying to get the last four digits of my card for verification.again refusing to give me the phone # to cancel this unless I verified the last four digits of my card,they proceded to threaten me by saying they were going to charge my account anyway for $39. and another $69 unless I gave them my card #.I know they do not have my real card # but they really tried to make me belive they did. I WARN ANYBODY that deals with USA BENEFITS, you will be scamed do not give them your information,there is no way to remove your card info without canceling your card. if you see this # 1-888-326-6399 hang up! If there is an attorney looking for A good class action lawsuit this is it!!! I am willing to go to court! like I said I'm disabled with alot of time on my hands,and these type of preditors need to be stopped asap.
This report was posted on Ripoff Report on 02/01/2013 09:25 AM and is a permanent record located here: http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/usa-benefits/-Florida-/usa-benefits-total-scam-na-Florida-1007259. The posting time indicated is Arizona local time. Arizona does not observe daylight savings so the post time may be Mountain or Pacific depending on the time of year.
Ripoff Report has an exclusive license to this report. It may not be copied without the written permission of Ripoff Report.
Click Here to read other Ripoff Reports on usa benefits
If you would like to see more Rip-off Reports on this company/individual, search here:Search Tips
In order to assure the best results in your search:
- Keep the name short & simple, and try different variations of the name.
- Do not include ".com", "S", "Inc.", "Corp", or "LLC" at the end of the Company name.
- Use only the first/main part of a name to get best results.
- Only search one name at a time if Company has many AKA's.
Advertisers above have met our
strict standards for business conduct.


text:
I had a partial left breast mastectomy one month ago. Fortunately and blessed the cancer was removed and the margins were clean. However I learned last week during pre-radiation/post surgical mamography that the titanium marker clip from the stereotactic biopsy back in Aug is still present in the cavity where the cancer was removed. I am concerned that having radiation to that site w/the marker clip still inside could be risky to my health. I often experience an itchyness and occasional pain in my breast but contribute it to post surgical healing. Has anyone been in a similar situation? Should I insist on having it removed before radiation begins?READ MORE
Titanium marker clip from biopsy still remains after lumpectomy
Hi - Statistically speaking, a very tiny percentage of women do experience some allergic reaction to titanium. This could come in the form of pain or itchiness. If you're stressed that you'll be in that very small group, you might ask to have the clip removed. But there's no evidence, at least that I've found, that radiation applied to titanium in your breast causes or exacerbates an allergic reaction. Since you seem nervous about it, though - I'd ask your surgeon about taking the clip out, OK? Good luck - PJH
I have had severe pain since having a breast biopsy in which a titanium clip was inserted to mark the spot where y lump had been removed from. I have been suffering with severe pain ever since, and even had to be hospitalized because of the pain. I have been told by the doctor who ordered the procedure as well by many others that they have 'never" heard of the clips causing anyone problems. I have found countless stories though of women who are having similar experiences and are being told the same thing.
My procedure was supposed to cause little pain & some tendernous & I was told I would be back to my normal actvitites within 24 hours. It has been over a week, I am on bed-rest and am heavily medicated in order to deal with the pain & have been told that I must just be more "sensitive" than others. How can so many women experience the same problems, and yet the medical community just continues to dismiss the idea that the clips can be causing pain.
I have found through research that men have also had issue with clips that had been used after having a vasectomy, and in the particular case that I was reading the gentleman had it removed and then his pain went away.
Has anyone had their clip removed due to pain, or has anyone had a doctor who is willing to acknowledge that the body can reject the clip or be bothered by it?
Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!READ MORE
I had a breast biopsy last October (2008) which, thankfully, came back negative. I did have a marker inserted at the site of the biopsy and had an uneventful recovery.
About two months ago (September 2009) I began noticing pain in the area of my breast where the marker is located. It feels much like a bruise but has not gone away with time. I have not contacted my physician as I just had my yearly mammogram and reported these pains to the radiology staff at the time of my x-ray and thought I'd wait to see the results. They have since come back negative and the pain is still there and growing worse.
I plan to call my gynocologist and ask for a follow up. There is definately something wrong. Why it is happening a year after my biopsy and the insertion of the marker, I have no clue, but I will not let this rest until the pain is gone.
Good luck to you and please let us know what happens, as I will you...READ MORE
I am sorry to hear that you have developed this pain. I hope for your sake it does not continue to get worse.
I ended up suffering for an entire month before finding any help. I was unable to get out of bed due to the pain. I was unable to perform my daily activities, work, school etc. If I did not take the pain medication I was perscribed I would literally wail out in pain and not even be able to stand up, even with the medication I would still be in severe pain to the point that I would vomit, I could only keep Pedialite down many days and was confused and groggy from the medicine. Beyond the pain though, I just began to fell ill. My overall well being was suffering.
In four weeks I saw 11 doctors. My Primary Care Physician was convinced, as well as I, that the marker was what was causing me the pain. The problem was that some of the doctor's I saw wouldn't even consider that it could be the clip. Flat out denied that it could even be possible. The doctor that inserted the clip was one of them, so she was of no help in my recovery. Eventually I was able to find multiple doctors who said that it could be the clip; sighting the days when no one believed there were latex allergies etc. After having a couple of different breast specialist that felt it could be the clip, or at the very least, that it shouldn't be ruled out, I fould a breast surgeon that was willing to remove it. I had the clip removed and felt better that very day. I had a little discomfort where the incision had been made to remove it, but I had no pain in my breast at all. Also, I had been medicated on narcotics the prior weeks just to control the pain and I have had to take since was a few tylenol the day after the surgery. It has been 1 week since the surgery and I am dong well and returning to work tomorrow.
The doctor who removed the clip said that she had only had one other patient in 18 years who had a reaction to the clip. However, the nurse I worked with during my wire locailzation said that she had two patients. My point is that it does happen, and I think all too often it is dismissed. Also, do not believe that if it is the clip you would definitely have a rash on the outside of your skin. I didn't have a rash, and the dr. & the nurse said that none of their other cases had a skin rash either.
Unfortunately, I think I had to suffer as long as I did because the doctors will want to go through the process of ruling everything else out first; which on one hand I can understand-- but when you are the one with the pain you don't want to waste time with doctors who are just going to dismiss the possibility of it being he clip.
I wish you luck. You know your own body and if you believe it is the clip than I would go to as many doctors as it takes to find someone to help you. For me, when the doctors didn't have any reasons they could find for the pain I would say, why are we dismissing the clip if you don't have anything else to go on? Just remember that pain is a product of something else, an infection, reaction etc etc-- if you have pain there is a reason; and you just have to keep going till they find out what it is.
I have read some heatbreaking stories on here about women who have been suffering for 5 months etc wo believe it is the clip causing the pain but their doctors have told them it's not possible....just know you are not alone if that happens to you at first.
Good luck with everything. I will be thinking about you. Please keep me up to date on how you are doing.READ MORE
Although we can all be thankful for the medical science that makes detecting benign/cancerous lumps, etc. it is extremely stressful. I had biopsies done about a month ago and was totally stressed out and in pain off and on during the procedure, despiter having been able to use relaxation techniques in the past to get through painful situations. While the staff was very supportive they didn't seem to know what to do or think about the level of pain I was feeling. In the past, I have had a moderately high level of pain tolerance and also healthy awareness and intuition about what was going on in my body. When the titanium marker was inserted, I experienced sharp pain when the tissue was taken for biopsy and two of the biopsies were worse than the other two "clips" or whatever the right terminology is. In the past week or so I have begun to have pain in my breast at the site of the marker? or one of the needle biopsy areas. It feels like a deep bruise at times; other times it feels like a pinching sensation in my breast, localized to one of the biopsied areas. I will be discussing this with my doctor during my next visit.of course. I read an article recently about the high level of stress associated with repeat test, waiting for results, etc. I know from being a counselor/therapist that stress levels affect pain levels and pain levels then add stress, but the pain from the site, post reports coming back benign is still there, so stress isn't the only factor obviously here. I feel for everyone going through this. If I can get the word out there about the need for additional information and research in this area, I will. There has got to be a better way to help women with the psychological effects of these procedures. Ironically, I had no pain in my breasts prior to the biopsies/marker being put in. My pain is not as severe as what you are reporting. I hope things go well for you and that you get the answers you need about the clip removal. Best wishes to you in resolving the situation.READ MORE
In July 2010, I had a biospy on my left breast and have had a strange feeling that something was left in the area. I would feel a sensation of pain shooting up from the core of where the biospy was done. I talked to a few ladies and one said maybe the surgeon left a marker in your breast. "Marker" what is that?' I immediately called the hospital to speak with the surgeon in September 2010 and told her my concerns about the pain and if there was a marker inside that I want it removed. I was assured that if I am having pain, it is the cancer growing. The marker was placed so that when I decide to have the lump removed the surgeon would know when it is located.. She also said that if the lump reduced in size, the marker stay in as an indicator of it original location. I was also assure that the marker was made of stainless steel and it will not turn or cause me any health problems. What I failed to mentioned was the on going itching body, by body itch including my hair. I also experienced feeling dizzy while sitting.
I never gave much thought to my body since the biopsy, but here is what I have been experiencing:
1. pain
2. itchey scalp and skin (I never had this problem before HONEST)
3. body temperaure feel hot (when i take my temperature it is normal, no it is not hot flash, I was able to manage the hot flashes by changing my diet, but since the biopsy I feel like by body has changed for the worse.)
4) headaches (before the biopsy, when ever I got a headache which was rare, I always knew why, because I some type of stress and was able to manage. But now I do not know why the pain comes on so frequently.
I was also feeling pressured about having my breast remove before the surgeon when on vacation. I had a second opinion at a well known hospital and the surgeon suggested not to take drastic measures of total removal but try reducing the lump and the first doctor said it measured 6 an and when the surgeon ran test the lump was smaller. I really want to have this metal removed as soon as possible because i feel my health is at risk due to the symptoms I have never had until after the biospy. Thank you.READ MORE
September 20, 2010Health GuideSeptember 20, 2010
Caroline, I'm unclear - did the biopsy indicate cancer, but you chose not to have the lump removed? If so, I'd suggest you have the lump rmeoved, marker and all, ASAP. If not, then it was irresponsible of the surgeon to tell you that pain indicated "the cancer is growing" - when there was no sign of cancer after the biopsy.
Whether or not the marker is causing all of these health issues, you won't know unless you have it removed. So please tell the surgeon you feel you're having an unusual reaction, and you'd like the marker removed (and why not just have the lump removed at the same time?). If you leave the lump where it is, and it changes/grows (and I assume you're keeping a close eye on any breast changes), you can go through the entire diagnostic process again, with a new marker if necessary. Best of luck - PJHREAD MORE
I had a needle biopsy because of suspicious calcifications in my right breast. When I had my needle biopsy I almost came off of the table because of the pain. It has been almost a month and I am still having pain in my breast. I am just wondering since I felt the clip left in my breast if the doctor did something wrong. I wish there was some information regarding this.READ MORE
I am having the EXACT same problem. Have had 2 breast biopsies (core and excisional over the past 6 weeks), and developed a hard painful lump after each one. I am going in this Wed (6/15/11) to have the 2 surgical stainless steel markers removed (they're not titanium) since I can't think of anything else that could be causing this horrible, debilitating breast pain. I tested positive to nickel and cobalt this week, 2 products I've learned are in the surgical steel. Would love to know if removing these will solve my pain, since my doctor remains skeptical, having never seen this before.READ MORE
Hi The dr was dr Donna Vechionne; at Southwest general health center in middlebrow hrs Ohio. Any breast surgeon should be able to remove it for you I would think. Best of luck in finding some relief. READ MORE
June 12, 2011Health GuideJune 12, 2011
There's no telling beforehand if removing the markers will ease your pain; it's simply not 100% predictable. However, if you see a correlation between the markers and the pain, then it would seem reasonable to assume that the getting them out of your breast would help - let's hope so, anyway. Good luck - PJHREAD MORE
I had a biopsey almost 5 mo ago..had pain and a infection for over a month. I still get sharp stinging pain and always have a soreness that is like a constant aching in that breast. Nobody believes me that it might be the markers..all was well..no cancer..thank God..but this daily soreness keeps going on every day. Finall got a Dr who is going to do an ultra sound..hope they find out what is causing this painREAD MORE
April 24, 2012Health GuideApril 24, 2012Peggy, some pain after a biopsy is not unusual, but after five months, it should be mostly gone. Every place where I have previous surgery on my body still gives me pain from time to time, even years later, and I have no markers, so be open minded about the cause of your pain. I'm glad you found a doctor who is willing to investigate. It might be the marker, but it could be a scar tissue problem, or something else. Be persistent until you are satisfied that all is OK. READ MORE
I had a biopsy four years ago. Since then I have had severe shooting. Pain I never endured before. Recently this pain is so severe it is waking me up in the middle of the night and keeping me awake. I did go back to the place who did the biopsy and the doctor minimize my pain and told me it would get better. Nope it is worse and now it us effecting my sleep. I work a high demand job and I really need my sleep. READ MORE
October 04, 2013Health GuideOctober 04, 2013
Pain that is keeping you awake should not be minimized by your doctor. This new increase in pain may have nothing to do with your biopsy, or it may be related to scar tissue from the biopsy. Either way you need to be evaluated by a doctor who will listen to you. I would suggest seeing a new doctor; or if you have a good primary care doctor, go to him or her first and then get a referral to a new breast specialist if necessary.READ MORE
I went to the Mayo Clinic in 2007 and 2008 for a serious illness that they NEVER diagnosed...Lyme disease. While there, they ran me through the gauntlet of testing. I don't believe in mammograms, squashing your breasts and radiating them never made much sense to me, but I was desperate to know what was causing me to be so ill. They did a biopsy, and everything came back normal. So why the need for a marker at all? I believe we are secretly being chipped, especially when I found that doctor after doctor would NOT remove this marker. I set up appt after appt, only to get a phone call back, "Sorry, we don't remove markers". They'll try to convince you that IT CAN'T BE THE MARKER THAT'S CAUSING YOUR PAIN, OR YOUR ITCHING, etc etc. I'm from the tri-state area NY/NJ/Pa. I finally found a doctor in Ga. who was willing to help me after much research. There were two of them, real human beings that would email me back and forth. One of them actually wrote a book on the fact that mammograms are being way overdone. I was already to schedule the appt and head to Ga., but first I had one more appt in Nj by a recommendation of another dr. HALLELUJAH! This dr was listening, he believed every word I was saying and he agreed to do the surgery. My surgery was scheduled early in the am. I was put under and the marker removed. I went home hours later and I needed pain killers for two days. I have a slight scar that looks better by the week, but I am finally free from this VERY UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE!!! I no longer have itching, throbbing, or pain, or just the thought of a foreign body in my breast. If a splinter can be SO IRRITATING, so can a titanium or stainless steel clip? Our healthcare system is not there for your health, it's all about the almighty dollar! $$$!!! READ MORE
October 26, 2013
I had a biopsy four years ago. Since then I have had severe shooting. Pain I never endured before. Recently this pain is so severe it is waking me up in the middle of the night and keeping me awake. I did go back to the place who did the biopsy and the doctor minimize my pain and told me it would get better. Nope it is worse and now it us effecting my sleep. I work a high demand job and I really need my sleep. READ MORE
I had a biopsy of my left breast. A titanium marker was placed in the breast. Since then, I often have a pinching pain in that breast. The pain is worse after a mammogram but doctor says no harm is being done.READ MORE
March 21, 2013Health GuideMarch 21, 2013
It seems to me that if you often have pain, harm is being done to you emotionally. It may be the potential harm of taking out the marker is greater than any physical harm being done by leaving the marker in place. But if the pain is frequent or severe enough to interfere with your concentration or enjoyment of life, then another conversation with your doctor seems warranted.READ MORE
I just had my biopsy when the doctor explained to me that the titanium clip may irritate me since it's so close to nipple,I decided to refuse the clip and the radioligist told me i didn't have to get it ! So I didn't get one.I have high blood presure so I don't need any irritants.They also told me 80 % of biopsy's are nothing so don't offer it any negative energy!Good Luck to you all I hope this helps.READ MORE
Wow guys! I thought I was the only one having that same problem.
I wasn't even told about the marker until I was in the biopsy room having my procedure done!
I was not happy when I realized that I had no choice in the matter.
I asked to have it removed but the doctor said they have to mark it for future purposes,
The lump did show stage 0 non-invasive carsinomia. However, when they did the lumpectomy all of the cancer was gone. :)
But they still placed another marker in my breast after removing the lump.
It hurts constantly, but I am only 2-months out of surgery from the lumpectomty, so I am hopping the pain goes away.
I do, however, experience the burning deep inside and the sharp pains that you all mentioned.
I have a follow up with my surgeon next week and I plan to address it to her.
The original marker from the biopsy was painful as well.
August 24, 2013Health GuideAugust 24, 2013
Pearline, we're very glad you found us. And yes, it's good to know you're not alone. If the clip is giving you discomfort, definitely speak with your doctor about it. Surgeons are often reluctant to go in and remove the clip, both because it means another surgery and all its risks, and because it marks a potential cancer spot. But if a sufficient amount of time has passed since your biopsy, and you're still experiencing this discomfort, then it's time to do something about it. Best of luck to you - PJHREAD MORE
I had surgery ten years ago for a miniscule tumour of the lowest grade. The surgeon left a large number of clips inside me. I am in constant pain from nerve damage, as well as soreness and pain from the huge knot of scar tissue in my breast. Sometimes, it becomes so itchy, I think I will go out of my mind. I asked about having them taken out, but they are embedded so tightly into the huge knot of hart scar tissue you, that they say they couldnt take them out without disfiguring me further.
I wish I'd known ten years ago what I know now about cancer and its treatment--I would never have allowed an oncologist near me. There is a fear that the surgery has caused the cancer to spread. This time, I am going the alternative route and have made it clear to my family practitioner that I will have nothing to do with the Cancer Establishment.READ MORE
June 20, 2012Health GuideJune 20, 2012
Sounds like some clumsy surgery, unfortunately. But please don't let one botched surgery turn you away from all the truly talented and caring doctors and other medical professionals in the cancer community. If your cancer's metastasized, I hope you reconsider going the alternative route. I'm all in favor of alternate therapies - so long as they're done in concert with medically proven treatments. Quality of life is important, but so is life itself; I hope you do everything in your power to live as long as possible, so long as you can enjoy reasonable quality of life. Best of luck to you - PJHREAD MORE
June 20, 2012Health GuideJune 20, 2012
Tristesse, I'm sorry that your surgery left you with so much pain. This is not typical of breast surgery, so try not judge all surgeons and cancer surgeries by what happened to you ten years ago. Of course, any surgery leaves scar tissue, and some people have long-term soreness, but it sounds like your results are much worse than the norm. Whether that is because your surgeon was not competent or because the location of the tumor was in a place that was near nerves and hard to reach, I wouldn't want to guess.
Research has shown that even very tiny tumors can shed cancer cells into the bloodstream, so it is impossible to say whether the surgery would have anything to do with any spread of the cancer if you have been diagnosed with metastases at this point.
Alternative treatments are attractive to many people, especially if they had a bad experience with traditional medicine. In the ten years since your last cancer treatment, doctors have so many improved treatments, and many cancer centers work with complementary treatments like acupuncture, nutritional experts, and so forth. As you explore possible treatments, ask plenty of questions about what the research shows about any treatments you try. What are the statistics about how well they work? What are the risks and benefits of each? I wish you well as you find the best treatment plan for you.READ MORE


text:
Peaceful Swedes Battle For Killer Game
By Sven Grundberg and Jens Hansegard
In Sweden, a country that has avoided military conflict the past 200 years, a group of game developers are engaged in fine tuning one of the most talked about war games in 2011, thereby launching what looks to be the biggest battle in the global gaming industry this year.
In one of the flashiest offices in the Swedish capital Stockholm, some 300 game developers are busy shaping the fate of giant videogame publisher Electronic Arts. After being taken over by EA in 2006, Swedish computer games developer DICE has become one of the major players in the first person shooter video games, a category which represents more than 12% of the $50 billion gaming industry.
DICE is preparing for the autumn release of its Battlefield 3, the sequel to its Battlefield franchise. The timing can't be mistaken as anything else than a direct assault against its main U.S. rival Activision, the giant Vivendi-owned developer that is seen releasing the eighth installment of the Call of Duty franchise during the second half of 2011.
Until now, Call of Duty has been number one within the first person shooter category and is one of the highest grossing titles in computer history; the last installment, Black Ops, reached sales of 13.7 million units in March, according to an estimate from market research firm NDP, while the latest installment in the Battlefield franchise recently passed 7 million units. In aggregate, the Call of Duty franchise has achieved almost $5 billion life to date revenue. While other game developers usually try to avoid colliding with Call of Duty releases, DICE is actively seeking the challenge. By now, DICE General Manager Karl Magnus Troedsson and his team have been working for three years developing Battlefield 3, including building an entirely new graphics engine.
"Frankly, I don't think this game can fail. But of course that depends on what you define as a failure," Mr. Troedsson says.
In gaming, the most widely used measure of quality is the score at Metacritic, a web-based service that compiles and aggregates game reviews on a 1 to 100 scale. Mr. Troedsson said the difference between a game that gets a 70 and one that gets 90 is enormous.
We have no political or glorifying agenda as regards to war
"Among buyers, there is no longer any tolerance against 70-rated games, and that is especially true in the first person shooter category. For us, a failure for Battlefield 3 would be a markedly lower Metacritic-score than we have had for our previous games, meaning that we will have to score around 90," he says.
The players takes on the role of Sergeant Black, a U.S. Marine, fighting an ugly battle through dusty and painfully realistic streets in a Middle Eastern city, following a U.S. intervention in Iran. But DICE, which even claims to have a couple of conscientious objectors among its staff, does not reflect upon the political sensitiveness in describing a U.S. intervention in Iran.
"We have no political or glorifying agenda as regards to war. We simply want to tell a story that engages people. That goes back to childhood playing too, kids playing cowboys and indians or cops and robbers. That's what gaming is at heart. Nobody is the bad guy, just because he plays the robber," Mr. Troedsson says.
After EA bought DICE in 2006, the Stockholm-based developer has largely managed to retain its original culture and values.
"We do it very differently here and we want to keep our different type of climate. More Swedish," he says. One of the chief characteristics of game making in Sweden is the primacy of consensus-thinking:
"We work seriously on the premise that the best idea wins. It's never about who presents the idea, but simply what the best idea is. That is a very Swedish thing. No guru stands on a pedestal and tells people what to do here. This consensus approach is a culture we want to preserve," he says.
Rising costs have been the main challenge for developers in the last four years
Another cornerstone is the country's generous labor laws, which includes that working parents are entitled to 16 months paid parental leave per child, the cost being shared between employer and the state.
"Job safety and generous parental leave create a positive work environment and are actually really good for making people do great work. We joke about this and call it the 'Socialist Revolution of Game Development', he says.
Battlefield 3 will be sold over-the-counter at the established price of $60, a price that Mr. Troedsson says is tough to budge. But while price levels remain steady, development costs for blockbuster games have skyrocketed since the arrival of the PS3 and the Xbox 360.
"Rising costs have been the main challenge for developers in the last four years. Meanwhile, sales are flat or even falling in some markets. So big publishers are cutting costs and are hesitant to develop new concepts. They scale down their catalogue to spend proportionally more on big products. I believe this is sound. "
Aside from development costs, DICE sees increasing costs in maintaining its servers around the world. It has been suggested that subscription could be a way to contend with server costs, but Mr. Troedsson remains skeptical.
"Subscription was a hot topic about two years ago. But it's much harder than many people think. If you're just counting the beans, subscription could be a cash cow. But it's really not that simple and relates to deep consumer patterns"
So while subscription fees appear to remain a pipe dream and the $60 price tag to stick for the foreseeable future, Mr. Troedsson says alternatives are flourishing.
"You can break away and try something completely different, like free-to-play or mobile phone games, and so on. So while the $60 games will remain we may collaborate with other partners to develop Battlefield 3 to other platforms like mobile games in the future as a means of getting revenue and broadening awareness of the franchise.
"But the bread-and -butter will still be the $60 game. For the time being."


text:
Most people infected with any of the four forms of dengue virus will not develop any symptoms or at most will have a mild fever. However, 50 to 100 million people a year do suffer the fever, headache, and severe joint pain that give the disease its nickname of break-bone fever. Sadly, some 20,000 people—mostly children and young adults experiencing their second episode of infection—die of dengue annually. The severest forms of dengue occur when blood plasma leaks out of blood vessels and into the surrounding tissues, which can lead to a drop in blood pressure, shock, and, if left untreated, death.
"As clinicians," notes Dr. Rothman, "we often cannot see the impending shock syndrome until it is too late." And yet, he adds, "we know that there are physiological differences between those who go on to develop dengue shock syndrome and those who do not."
Since 1994, the University of Massachusetts researchers have collaborated with U.S. scientists at the Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences in Bangkok and with Thai co-investigators on a series of studies aimed at better diagnosing, treating, and preventing dengue. One project, conducted at Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health in Bangkok, comprised three clinical studies each lasting several years. Children with fevers of unknown cause were enrolled only if the fever had begun less than 72 hours earlier. This meant that the information gathered through frequent blood sampling (as well as through serial ultrasound imaging) could be used to build a picture of the evolving illness from its early stage until resolution. To date, the investigators have followed 1,104 children. Of those, 437 were diagnosed with dengue virus infection and 273 developed dengue fever, while 163 children eventually developed dengue hemorrhagic fever, a serious form of disease that can include shock syndrome.
Already, the team's observations are helping care givers better manage children with suspected dengue infection. For example, the group showed that simple lab tests measuring white blood cell count and other parameters allow clinicians to rapidly distinguish dengue from other fever-causing infections. Currently, says Dr. Rothman, biostatisticians are searching through the reams of data for factors—either in the immunological response or in the virus itself—that accurately predict when an infection will develop into severe disease. For example, if elevated levels of a specific immune molecule early in illness can be correlated with a poor outcome, then doctors could look for that blood-borne signal by performing the appropriate lab tests and would get early warning that a given patient is at heightened risk for dengue hemorrhagic fever or dengue shock syndrome.
Next steps for Dr. Rothman and his colleagues include expanding the clinical studies to include more seriously ill children. In Thailand, the investigators are developing novel, minimally invasive ways to measure immunological responses in infected children without taking blood samples. These minimally invasive techniques could be used more or less continuously to give clinicians a full picture of the developing illness without subjecting children to frequent blood-draws.
Another project is based in Massachusetts and involves collaboration with a local biotech firm, says Dr. Rothman. The goal of the project is to develop an inexpensive, fully-automated, and simple-to-use device that can rapidly diagnose dengue infection. Diagnosing dengue (and other hemorrhagic fevers) is currently difficult and requires specialized labs and technically trained experts. In resource-poor countries, such facilities and expertise are not readily available. With the so-called lab-in-a-tube technology now under development, a healthcare worker would simply insert a blood sample into the tube and seal it. The sample would then move automatically through series of compartments and chemical processes that would reveal the presence of dengue virus genetic material in the blood. When perfected, the device should be able to detect the presence of dengue virus in a plasma sample in under an hour.
back to top
Last Updated November 10, 2009


text:
For Institute program-specific acronyms, go to NIAID Profile and Fact Book.
Written report from a sponsor notifying FDA and investigators of serious and unexpected adverse events or adverse device effects with an investigational new drug or investigational medical device.
Go to these resources:
See Small Business Innovation Research.
See NIAID Advanced Technology Small Business Innovation Research and NIAID Advanced Technology Small Business Technology Transfer.
See Small Business Innovation Research Fast-Track.
See research misconduct.
Overlap of support that occurs when substantially similar research is proposed in more than one concurrent PHS grant application.
Formerly used term. See scientific review officer.
Chartered committee performing initial peer review in either the NIH Center for Scientific Review or an institute. SRGs are managed by a scientific review officer.
Institutes review grant applications with their own review requirements. See study section, integrated review group, and peer reviewer.
See Scientific Review Program for a list of application types reviewed by NIAID.
Go to these NIAID resources:
Federal scientist who organizes and manages the initial peer review of grant applications assigned to a scientific review group.
Scientific review officers act as intermediaries between principal investigators and reviewers and prepare summary statements for applications that are reviewed. Also see not discussed.
NIAID organization in the Division of Extramural Activities that oversees initial peer review of grant applications and contract proposals with Institute-specific requirements:
Go to NIAID's Grants and Peer Review portals. For contact information, go to SRP Contacts.
Also see Center for Scientific Review (CSR).
See technical evaluation group.
Human subjects term indicating an initial peer review group's determination whether gender and minority representation conform to NIH guidelines and pertain to the science.
A determination of unacceptable bars funding an application or proposal until NIH staff and the principal investigator resolve the issue. Criteria are different for clinical trials and other clinical research.
Scientific parameters of a funded research project. Grantees cannot change the scope of a project without NIAID approval because that would significantly alter the project the peer reviewers and Council recommended for funding.
See prior approval for grants
Go to NIAID's What Constitutes a Change in Scope? in the Strategy for NIH Funding.
Grant application a study section judges to be competitive, generally in the upper half of those assigned to it. The application receives an overall impact/priority score and summary statement and may be funded by an Institute or center. Also see not discussed.
Review generally conducted by an institute's advisory Council that results in funding recommendations to the NIAID or other NIH institute director.
Second-level review looks at program priorities and balance and a lack of barriers to funding such as unresolved human subjects issues. It does not reassess the science. See expedited second-level review and initial peer review.
Assignment of a grant application by the Center for Scientific Review to an institute or center (IC) as a backup for funding should the primary IC decide not to fund it. Either a program officer or applicant can request secondary assignment.
See primary assignment, dual assignment, and receipt, referral, and assignment of applications.
Go to these NIAID resources in the Strategy for NIH Funding:
Peer reviewer who serves as a backup for a primary peer reviewer. Both read a grant application thoroughly before an initial peer review meeting to lend their expertise to the group discussion. The secondary peer reviewer may also write a critique.
Also see reader and scientific review officer.
Secure system peer reviewers use to receive electronic reimbursement for expenses and honoraria that result from participating in initial peer review meetings. SPRS is in the Commons.
Go to NIAID's Reimbursement for Peer Reviewers SOP.
Biological agent or toxin that has the potential to pose a severe threat to public health and safety, animal or plant health, or animal or plant product.
CDC in HHS and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) in USDA administer the National Select Agents Registry.
U.S. investigators who possess, use, or transfer a select agent must register with and get approval from CDC or APHIS depending on the agent.
As outlined in NIAID's standard operating procedure, both domestic and foreign institutions using select agents are subject to NIAID's select agent terms and conditions of award. NIAID also has special procedures for international awards.
Also see dual use research, highly pathogenic infectious agent, NIAID category A, B, and C priority pathogen, overlap select agent, restricted experiment, and USA Patriot Act.
For R01 applications at the margin of the payline, the funding of a small number of grant applications that are programmatically important or from investigators who are new, as recommended by NIAID's advisory Council.
Investigators cannot apply for selective pay funding; rather, they are nominated by NIAID program officers. Also called select pay.
Go to these NIAID resources: Selective Pay SOP
See Research and Related Senior/Key Person Profile.
Information that could have a serious adverse effect on a person or an organization's operations or assets if lost, stolen, or tampered with.
Examples include the following:
See special emphasis panel.
Adverse event that results in death, life-threatening experience, hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization, significant disability, or a birth defect.
Investigators must file serious adverse event reports with a sponsor and institutional review board, which reports them to FDA. IND sponsors must notify FDA and NIAID within 24 hours. If applicable, investigators must also file an FDA Adverse Event Report.
Go to FDA's Adverse Event Reporting System.
Monies budgeted for a defined purpose in a fiscal year. NIAID's set-asides include selective pay and R56-Bridge awards. For congressional set-asides, see earmark.
Instructions for completing a Grant Application Package. Each funding opportunity announcement has its own application package and uses one of several standard application guides.
Go to NIH's SF 424 (R&R) Application and Electronic Submission Information and these NIAID resources:
Cover page for a Grant Application Package together with the PHS 398 Cover Page Supplement. See funding opportunity announcement. SF 424 also signifies these forms:
See model organism sharing.
Predoctoral trainee supported for a two to three-month training experience, usually in the summer.
See principal investigator signature assurance.
1. One of the standard NIH initial peer review criteria used to assess the extent to which a research project addresses an important problem or a critical barrier to progress in its field.
Significance does not evaluate the significance of the field or the ability of the investigators to conduct the research. Also see Approach, Innovation, and overall impact/priority score.
2. Section of the Research Strategy in a grant application that describes the significance of the research.
See other significant contributor.
Human subjects term indicating a difference of clinical or public health importance based on substantial scientific data. This definition differs from the commonly used one, which refers to statistical significance.
Investment, income, property, or equity as defined in 42 CFR 50.603. See financial conflict of interest.
Term used in the Commons to denote person with authority to legally bind an institution for grant matters.
In the Commons, signing officials can register an institution, create and modify institutional profile and user accounts, and view all the institution's grants, including status and award data.
Business independently owned and operated and not dominant in its field that meets a size standard.
Organization that assists and protects the interests of small businesses and helps families and businesses recover from national disasters.
Go to the Small Business Administration.
Grant under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program.
For-profit business located in the U.S., independently owned and operated, not dominant in its field of operation, and qualified as a small business using criteria in 13 CFR part 121.
Go to 13 CFR part 121 and FAR 19.102.
Government-wide program that promotes R&D with the potential for commercialization at small business concerns.
See NIAID Advanced Technology SBIR, SBIR Fast Track, Small Business Technology Transfer, and Bayh-Dole Act.
See NIAID Advanced Technology Small Business Innovation Research (NIAID-AT-SBIR).
See NIAID Advanced Technology Small Business Technology Transfer (NIAID-AT-STTR).
Type of contract that fosters technological innovation by small businesses. Eligibility is limited to for-profit businesses that qualify as a small business concern.
SBIR award that allows concurrent submission and peer review of phase I and phase II grant applications to reduce a potential funding gap between the phases.
Government-wide program that promotes R&D with the potential for commercialization at small business concerns. It differs from Small Business Innovation Research in requiring a formal collaborative relationship with a university or other non-profit research institution.
See Small Business Innovation Research and Bayh-Dole Act.
Business that is at least 51 percent owned (including publicly owned) by socially and economically disadvantaged U.S. citizens who control its daily business. Companies are certified by the Small Business Administration under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act.
Go to the Small Business Act.
NIH grant that supports new research projects that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources. R03s are not intended for new investigators. They are awarded for up to two years and are not renewable.
Go to NIH's Small Grant Program (R03).
Formerly used term. See Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR).
Term used by the U.S. Small Business Administration for people who have been subjected to racial or ethnic prejudice or cultural bias, including blacks or African Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, American Indians or Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders, and Subcontinent Asian Americans.
Contracting process to acquire supplies or services after soliciting and negotiating with only one source. Go FAR 6.303.
Formal document that elicits proposals for acquisition or financial assistance awards. Includes requests for proposals (RFP) and broad agency announcements (BAA).
Go to NIAID's Contracts portal.
See targeted research.
All cells in an organism except germline cells.
Transfer of a nucleus from a somatic cell to an unfertilized egg that has had its nucleus removed. See cloning.
Process for selecting a contractor after initial peer review.
Go to NIAID's Contracts portal and the Negotiation, Source Selection, and Award SOP.
Committee that reviews final proposal revisions from offerors in the competitive range, resulting in an award recommendation to NIAID.
Notices in FedBizOpps.gov that survey the market to determine if there are potential contractors that can satisfy government requirements.
See statement of work.
Single project assurance.
Ad hoc initial peer review group with expertise to review a set of research grant applications or contract proposals. NIH's Center for Scientific Review uses SEPs for continuous submission, fellowship, and small business applications and in other special situations.
See scientific review group, integrated review group, and study section.
Go to NIAID's Peer Review at NIAID questions and answers.
Section of an NIH grant application's Research Plan describing the objectives of a research project.
Go to NIAID's Explain Your Aims in the Strategy for NIH Funding.
Person or organization that initiates but does not conduct a clinical study, usually a drug or device manufacturer or the research institution that developed a drug.
Sponsors distribute investigational new drugs or investigational medical devices to principal investigators and ensure compliance with regulations, for example, obtaining FDA approval to conduct a clinical trial and reporting results to FDA.
Go to FDA and 21 CFR 812.3.
Negotiated contract usually between an academic institution and a private corporation giving the institution financial support in return for an option for the company to license patentable items stemming from the research.
Go to NIAID's Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Office.
Clinical investigator acting also as a sponsor, i.e., who both initiates and conducts a clinical investigation. Go to 21 CFR 812.3.
See Secure Payee Reimbursement System.
See scientific review officer.
See scientific review group.
See Scientific Review Program.
Special study section.
See grant start date.
Detailed description of work written in a proposal to be performed under a contract. Go to NIAID's Contracts portal.
Cell that can divide indefinitely in cell culture and produce specialized cells. Usually derived from an early embryonic stem cell or embryonic germ cell, but certain types can be derived from adult cells. For policy term, see human embryonic stem cell.
See multipotent, oligopotent, pluripotent, totipotent, and unipotent stem cells.
Go NIH Stem Cell Information and the NIAID Human Subjects Resources portal.
Student financial support for living expenses on National Research Service Award (NRSA) training grants and fellowships. Grantees may supplement stipends from non-federal funds only. Also see compensation.
Practice through which grant applications judged unanimously by peer reviewers as unlikely to be funded are not discussed and do not receive an overall impact/priority score.
These are roughly in the bottom half of applications being reviewed, though the percentage varies by study section and grant type. NIH sends the investigator the primary and secondary reviewers' initial scores and critiques as feedback.
Formerly called triage. Also see recommended, not discussed, and summary statement.
See Small Business Technology Transfer.
Component of an integrated review group of the NIH Center for Scientific Review that conducts initial peer review in a designated scientific area.
Composed of scientific experts, study sections are managed by CSR scientific review officers. Also called scientific review group. See initial peer review and dual peer review.
Collaborative arrangement between a grantee institution and one or more participating profit or nonprofit institutions in support of a research project. Also known as consortium agreement.
Contract between a prime contractor and a subcontractor to furnish supplies or services. Go to NIAID's Providing Consent to Subcontract SOP.
Healthy person or patient who participates in a clinical investigation of an investigational drug or investigational medical device or who is a control.
Invention defined by the Bayh-Dole Act as emanating from government funding conceived of or first reduced to practice under an award.
Go to 37 CFR 401.2 and full 37 CFR 401.
Formerly used term, relevant to paper applications only. For electronic applications, see receipt date.
Submission date also differs from closing date.
Human subjects term indicating a group further defined by geographic origins, national origins, or cultural differences. Subpopulation data can be defined and reported by self-reporting or other means.
Mixed racial or ethnic descent also applies to subpopulations, and such combinations may have biomedical or cultural implications for the science.
Roughly the number of grant applications funded by an NIH institute divided by the number of applications referred to it that were peer reviewed. Applications resubmitted during the fiscal year are counted only once.
For data, go to Research Project Success Rates for NIAID on NIH's RePORT Web site.
Official document showing the outcome of initial peer review, including overall impact/priority score (and percentile for an R01), codes if there are areas of concern (e.g., a human subjects concern), and a recommended budget.
Summary statements also have a short synopsis prepared by a scientific review officer based on the discussion.
Noncompeting—money NIAID adds to an existing grant, including research supplements and administrative supplements.
Competing—now called revision; adds funds to a grant to expand its scope or meet needs of a research protocol following a competing application.
Go to NIAID's Supplements to Grants questions and answers.
See administrative supplement.
See research supplement to promote diversity in health-related research.
See research supplement.
Monies added to a budget appropriations bill. Supplemental funds bolster an existing appropriation deemed insufficient by Congress or pay for activities not covered by an appropriation.
Action taken to disqualify a contractor temporarily from government contracting and subcontracting. Go FAR 9.407 and NIAID's Contracts portal.
Temporary withdrawal of a grantee's authority to use grant funds, pending either corrective action by a grantee or a decision by NIH to terminate the award.
Database that institutions must register with before they may receive a grant or contract from NIH.
SAM consolidates award information from registrations of potential grantee or contractor institutions, federal procurement systems, and the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA), and it replaces the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) system.
Go to System for Award Management (SAM).
Last Updated March 29, 2016
Last Reviewed April 30, 2012


text:
schlabach wrote:Is this expected to fill?
EliaK wrote:I DID talk to whoever was the TD, or a helper, whoever was organizing the score cards at then end. If I hadn't brought it up, the final total wouldnt have been changed, yet it was. Matt S was standing there the entire time and also having to have an error corrected. It's the player responsibility to turn in the score card with the correct score. It's the TDs responsiblilty to transfer that info over. The number that was written on the final score card up on the board did look like a "59", rather than a "51" that wasn't written by a player, that was in sharpie written by someone helping with scoring at the end. Thank you for getting on it.
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 2 guests


text:
Children's Health
Genes Drive Kids' Changing Fears
Child's Development, Environment Affect Fear Genes continued...
Kendler believes that what is true of normal fears is also true of the more intense, disabling fears known as phobias. That is, he feels the genetic influence on these disorders changes through childhood.
"Phobias represent an extreme where the fear is high and then it begins to either incapacitate or substantially interfere with life," he says. "I cannot say for certain the patterns we saw in this study extrapolate to phobias, but from other data I can say that the same factors that govern normal fears seem related to predisposing a person to having more phobic disorders."
Joanna Ball, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at New York's Montefiore Medical Center, works with fearful children. Kendler's findings are in line with her clinical experience.
"As kids get older, their ability to make sense of things matures," Ball tells WebMD. "Maybe they are frightened of thunder at age 8, but as they get older, they see people don't typically die in thunderstorms. So they can call on their experience when faced with thunder. But as they get older, they understand other frightening things and may develop fear of illness, fear of death, or even fear of money issues."
Genetic influences, Ball says, are just one of many factors that contributes to a child's fearfulness.
"Everyone is predisposed to a lot of things, but how that manifests depends on what environmental experiences you have and what developmental stage you are in," she says. "If you are prone to something, whether it is anxiety or phobia, a lot has to do with where you are developmentally and in terms of your environment."
Helping Children Deal With Fear
When children are afraid, just telling them to get over it doesn't help. But it also doesn't help to give in to a child's fear.
"Listen to the kids, let them express themselves. If they feel heard, it makes a big difference," Ball says. "But the more parents give in to the fear and make accommodations, it gives the fear more credibility. Parents come to me, and the kids are sleeping in the parents' bed, the parents are sleeping in the kid's bed, and the parents have so accommodated the fear it seems valid. Instead, help the kids produce evidence: Look under the bed with them, for example."


text:
Nearly 50 Y-12 employees served as Santa's elves in the 2012 Angel Tree program. Now in its seventh year, this program is run by the Y-12 Employees' Society and works with charitable agencies to provide holiday gifts to children of families deemed eligible for assistance.
This year, Y-12 elves donated enough time and money to fulfill the holiday wishes of more than 497 children living in counties around the complex. Wish lists often reflect passing trends, but every year there are requests for bicycles. In 2012, Y-12 employees' efforts brought in a total of 44 new bikes and helmets to be donated, meeting more than 80 percent of the requests for bicycles.
Y-12 employees participate in all aspects of the toy drive, including donating money, shopping for toys, and collecting, sorting and delivering gifts to the agencies.
Read more about the Angel Tree program and Y-12's participation here.
In an effort to continue to support small business, Y-12 has selected GEMTech Y-12, LLC, (GEMTech) and Technical Resource Alliance (TRA) to help with staffing needs. The agreement between Y-12 and the two companies address Y-12's existing need for experts from various types of engineering and technical-related disciplines. The agreement also helps to streamline more than 50 existing subcontracts to better serve the site with respect to efficiency and overall cost savings.
The two companies' focus on meeting Y-12 needs, relationship building with both Y-12 and their internal team, and utilization of unique, effective tools have enabled them to provide quicker-than-expected response times and reduced project staffing costs, resulting in a smooth, professional relationship with Y-12 personnel.
In FY 2012, Y-12's collaboration with suppliers was vital as the complex faced budget reductions and uncertainties. Both TRA and GEMTech offered a rebate to Y-12 based on the revenues generated in FY 2012.
NNSA officials recently participated in an event at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the last U.S. underground nuclear explosive test and to highlight the successes of the NNSA's Stockpile Stewardship Program.
Don Cook, Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, was among the participants of the event. He talked about the future of the Stockpile Stewardship Program and acknowledged the achievements of the past.
See the video from the event.
Small businesses continue to play a vital role in the day-to-day operations of Los Alamos National Laboratory, as evidenced by the amount of procurements from small businesses in fiscal year 2012.
In the recently completed fiscal year, LANL purchased $603.2 million in goods and services. According to LANL's Small Business Program Office, 52.5 percent of this amount went toward goods and services from small businesses, exceeding LANL's goal of 46 percent. LANL surpassed its goals for purchases from Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Women-Owned Small Businesses, HUBZone businesses, Veteran-Owned and Serviced-Disabled Veteran-Owned small businesses.
Warren Finch, LANL's acting small business program manager, says the outstanding results demonstrate LANL's commitment to strengthening its relationship with the small business community.


text:
Definition of unmoor in English:
verb[with object]
Release the moorings of (a vessel).
Example sentences
- The earnings from mooring and unmooring vessels shall be distributed in equal shares amongst the Pilots, and past and present Apprentices so employed, as well as the Pilot on watch and the one next in turn.
- Unable to answer this question, I unmoored my houseboat and set off round England's waterways, in search of happiness.
- Permanent Vacation and the movies that follow it are unmoored drifter's stories, and, to borrow from Down by Law, they simply realize that the slums can be pretty 'sad and beautiful' when you're just passing through.
For editors and proofreaders
Syllabification: un·moor
Definition of unmoor in:
What do you find interesting about this word or phrase?
Comments that don't adhere to our Community Guidelines may be moderated or removed.
= trending


text:
DEAR CAROLYN: I've been in a relationship for 10 years. We split up a year ago and I moved on, but he didn't and wanted to try again. I did, too.
I think the time apart did worlds for us, but now I see an old problem creeping back in: We define our future differently. He wants to continue our two-city commute and stay together. I can only do that if I feel like I have two homes.
He has helped to shape ours here (new place, buying furniture together), but he won't change anything at his. I feel like a visitor there and just know this will be a replay of why we parted.
I've tried everything but an ultimatum. It's not my style, nor do I think it'd be well-received. I'm out of ideas and falling out of love again. I do love him, but I love feeling like I'm home with him wherever we spend our time more. Thoughts?
Not So Sure Now
DEAR NOT SO: I never want to be the messenger of shouldas -- useless things, usually -- but this one's glaring: Before you gave this relationship another shot, while you were still discussing it, was the time to draw this line.
It's not impossible now, it's just harder because you don't have the natural, unspoken leverage afforded to you by the open question of whether you'd get back together. Now you have to spell out your terms, including the consequences of not getting what you want, and that does put you uncomfortably close to an ultimatum.
You still need to talk about it -- it is a deal-breaker, right? -- so take care to frame it not in terms of consequences to him (lobbing an ultimatum), but of consequences to you (articulating a need).
Start by taking responsibility: "I should have recognized how important this was to me before we got back together. I've helped leave one of our past problems unresolved."
Then state the need: "I love you. I also love feeling like I'm at home. I still don't feel at home at your place -- there's zero imprint from me."
Then state the significance: "This is starting to affect my feelings for you."
That's it. The unspoken question you're asking here is, "Will you do this because it matters to me?" where an ultimatum would ask, "Will you do this because I'm taking hostage something that matters to you?"
It's not about the substance of what you're asking; one half of a couple is always free to ask, and the other half is always free to say no -- and both are free to decide how to handle the relationship based on the outcome of this exchange. What's relevant is the difference between asking him to give to you, and threatening to take from him. The former stays on your side of the line, the latter crosses it.
Carolyn Hax appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Send your questions to firstname.lastname@example.com or fax 202-334-5669.


text:
Definition of craniometer in English:
Entry from US English dictionary
A device for measuring the external dimensions of the skull.
Example sentences
- He knows the craniometer is a rare item, he said, 'because I've never seen another one.'
- This craniometer includes various hinged attachments to aid measurement of skull sizes.
- Being a specialist precision instrument, a good craniometer is quite expensive and will set you down at least $350.
For editors and proofreaders
Syllabification: cra·ni·om·e·ter
What do you find interesting about this word or phrase?
Comments that don't adhere to our Community Guidelines may be moderated or removed.
= trending


text:
Issue No.04 - April (1969 vol.18)
pp: 333-342
M.L. Dertouzos , IEEE
This paper is concerned with a general approach to the on-line simulation of block-diagram systems. These systems may be analog, digital, or hybrid; memory or memoryless; explicit or implicit (i.e., possessing loops of memoryless elements); vector or scalar; or of a more specialized nature, such as dynamic systems with integrators as memory elements; and simulation may be conducted in one or more dimensions, such as time and/or space.
Analog simulation, digital simulation, interpretive programming, list structures, numerical evaluation, integration, iteration, on-line system design, signal-flow ordering algorithms.
M.L. Dertouzos, M.E. Kaliski, K.P. Polzen, "On-Line Simulation of Block-Diagram Systems", IEEE Transactions on Computers, vol.18, no. 4, pp. 333-342, April 1969, doi:10.1109/T-C.1969.222661


text:
©1970 Elizabeth Janet Gray and Robert Lawson; (P)2008 Penguin
"Wonderful story, well read"
Love this story. We know the whole story, and now listen to it piecemeal all the time. Gives the boys (ours are 5 and 7) exposure to language and life in another time, and the adventure doesn't end.
"Amazing book."
Now I know why it won the Newbury Award. I felt like I was there, where Adam was in the time of the bards.
Report Inappropriate Content
If you find this review inappropriate and think it should be removed from our site, let us know. This report will be reviewed by Audible and we will take appropriate action.


text:
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2014 9:02 pm
Post subject:
Hi ladies, well I rung the hospital and they said they are behind on letter's/treatment etc!! It will nearly be 3 months since our first attempt so it could be any time soon, I am not in a major rush I am trying to get myself healthy, am back at the gym 3 times a week and back to weight watchers
How is everyone??
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 7:40 pm
Post subject:
Hi girls how is everyone? Well I got the letter we can call next af, I am not sure when to call as I have a hen do in august, holiday booked for Oct 😊 I might try this month I am due Friday for af, I just wanted my a f's to get back to normally so.if I get on Friday then back to 30 day cycle so might give it a call just not sure if I am ready yet, I have lost weight and been to the gym and generally starting to feel better
How is everyone? Xxxx
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 9:50 pm
Post subject:
Hi girls!!
Update from me 😊 well we are starting again! Would you believe that injections start exactly a year to the same date as last year! 17th feb we start burserelin which I have just been reading this thread and it's the exact same date 😲😲
They have doubled my dose of gonal f it's starting on 350 this time!
We have to go in the morn for my scan and bloods, oh has to come to sign, but we won't have to go back for another 4 weeks as I won't go back till I have been on burserelin for 2 weeks so 4 weeks away!
We are making a day of it, I have taken a day's leave so we are going to go shopping afterwards and treat ourselves!
how is everyone?
I am in a much better place this time, what will be will be 😊 xxxx
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 12:11 pm
Post subject:
Hi girls well after scans and bloods wr can't start this month! I gave a small cyst and my oestrogen levels are too high!!! Apparently nothing to worry about 😕 but they want me to go again next month on day 2-5 to do them again today, they think the bust is causing the high levels ?? Any and vise ladies??? Xxxx


text:
Year of Mercy
Catholic News
Special Reports
Catholic News
Middle East
Pope Benedict XVI
Year for Priests
Economic Justice
War and Peace
Saints in the News
Respect Life
Interfaith Relations
Sexual Abuse
Death Penalty
Health Care
Pope Francis
Saint of the Day
St. Francis
St. Anthony
St. Patrick
Mother Teresa
Patron Saints
Saints by Date
Saints by Name
Saints in the News
St. Clare
Seasonal Features
Christian Unity Week
Valentine's Day
St. Patrick's Day
Earth Day
Mother's Day
Father's Day
Back to School
St. Francis
All Saints Day
Special Reports
Middle East Christians
Food, Family, Faith
Pope Benedict's US Visit
Pope Francis
Buy at Audible
iPhone App
St. Anthony Messenger
Catholic e-Greetings
Franciscan Media
Contact Us
About Us
Site Map
St. Anthony Messenger
Current Issue
FM Books
Servant Books
Saint of the Day
Minute Meditations
Catholic Greetings
Friar E-spirations
Catholic SAMPler
Web Catholic
Franciscan Radio
American Catholic Radio
Sunday Soundbites
Sharing the Word
Advent Radio Retreats
Contact Us
Writers' Guidelines
Jennifer Scroggins tells the story of an Iraqi refugee family in Lebanon.
Special Features
Day 6: Sin El Fil, Lebanon
Fadi, Mark and Donia Habou with their mother.(photo by Jennifer Scroggins)
In his 15 short years, Fadi Habou has lived a story almost too tragic to believe. He was kidnapped off a street in Baghdad at age 9 and ultimately set free in exchange for the life of his father.
His family, part of the diminishing Christian minority in Iraq, fled to the north of their country for four years before moving to Lebanon, where Fadi now works up to 11 hours a day wrapping chocolates. The $300 a month he earns pays for his family's rent in a rundown neighborhood north of Beirut.
Fadi doesn't go to school, doesn't have friends. In the eyes of the Lebanese government, he is illegal. In the eyes of the United Nations, he is a "displaced person." In his own eyes, he is a lost boy.
"Before, I used to be very good at school, and I had lots of friends," Fadi says, speaking Arabic through an interpreter. "My only hope is to return to school. … I have no sense of humor now, no friends."
Fadi Habou, 15. (photo by Jennifer Scroggins)
The story of Fadi and his family is truly horrific. Yet such atrocities are becoming increasingly common among Iraqi Christians, who are targeted by Muslim extremists in their home country.
As the violence escalates, Christians are seeking refuge outside Iraq's borders. Although they might find relative peace and some degree of physical security away from home, they also find estrangement, poverty and a lack of civil rights as aliens in a land where they are trapped between religious and geopolitical forces.
Fadi lives with his mother, Amal Toma; sister Donia, 13; and brother Mark, 6, in a sparsely furnished apartment in a Shia-owned building. People on the streets speak Syriac. As young Mark watches Japanese cartoons, the evening call to prayer can be heard emanating from a mosque directly across the street.
Fadi's mother, Amal Toma. (photo by Jennifer Scroggins)
If ever a family were caught in a cultural clash, Amal Toma and her children are the perfect, painful example. Amal, whose name means "hope" in Arabic, can only assume her husband of 22 years, Fouad Habou, is dead.
No one in the family knows who the kidnappers were – or what religion they practiced, if any – but the sense is the family was targeted simply for being Chaldean Christians.
In 2005, Fadi was taken, and the family received a note with a phone number to call. Over the phone, the kidnappers demanded $20,000 in 24 hours or else they would "cut (Fadi) into pieces and put him in a bag on the front door."
Amal and Fouad, a taxi driver, approached local churches and friends for help and managed to collect $5,000. They contacted the kidnappers and negotiated a meeting spot, and Fouad made the journey to rescue his elder son. He never returned.
Fadi remembers being told by his captors that his father had paid. He then was dropped off in an unfamiliar place, where he was scared and didn't know the way home. Ultimately, he encountered an acquaintance who took him to Amal. But Fadi never again would see his father. The kidnappers contacted Amal again and told her she had 24 more hours to raise $20,000 for her husband's return. Knowing the task was impossible, she told police of her situation. Shortly thereafter, kidnappers told her, "Consider yourself a widow; your husband is dead now."
After two months of continued threats, Amal took her family north, leaving behind Baghdad for good. After four years in the north, she relocated again to Lebanon. Having secured tourist visas, she brought her children to Beirut, where she thought she'd find greater job opportunities and more money than in Syria or Turkey. Her aspirations, though, have been thwarted at seemingly every turn.
Donia Habou, 13. (photo by Jennifer Scroggins)
Amal suffers from rheumatism, which prevents her from working. Her son Mark suffers from epilepsy, which prevents him from attending school. Donia works alongside Fadi and says her only dream is to return to school someday. The $300 a month she earns pays for the family's food and other needs.
Donia and Fadi say their co-workers are largely Iraqis, under 18 years old. Their hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with a 15-minute lunch break, though Donia says the children often stay until 6:30.
When they come home, they enter a living room furnished with two old, hard sofas, a TV resting atop a cabinet, and two yellow plastic chairs. A fan sits in one corner of the room, helping to circulate the stagnant air.
A shrine to Mary in the living room. (photo by Jennifer Scroggins)
The walls are virtually barren, but for two items. Above the TV is the wedding photo of Amal's oldest daughter, who now lives in Australia with her husband, an Iraqi with Australian citizenship.
The family has applied for refugee status with the United Nations in the hope of being able to move Down Under, a common location for Middle Eastern émigrés. After seven months, however, there has been no word on their paperwork.
Yet somehow, hope remains. Amal says her greatest dream is for every one of her children to have equal rights. As she speaks, she sits across from her apartment's only other decoration, a picture of the Virgin Mary, with a candle and ribbon dangling from the image.
Her Christianity is what sustains Amal, even through unspeakable adversity. "I still have a lot of faith," she says. "I am a strong believer, so I have hope."
Click here for more daily reports from Lebanon.
ACO in Lebanon
in a larger map
Paid Advertisement
Ads contrary to Catholic teachings should be reported to our
. Include ad link.
Back to School
We ask God to bless their school year with friendships, wisdom, and peace.
Send someone an e-card today just because you love them.
Every day is somebody's birthday and a good reason to celebrate!
Pray for the Church, especially for those who have been ordained to the priesthood.
St. Monica
The tears of this fourth-century mother contributed to her son's conversion to Christ.
Come find us at:
American Catholic is for Catholics, all Christians and seekers. Find
Roman Catholic Saints
Minute Meditations
Catholic Church Questions
Catholic News
Post Prayer Requests
send Catholic e-cards
. Discover
Catholic Books
Catholic Audio Books
Catholic Videos
, and a leading
Catholic Magazine
Site from the
Franciscan Media
© 1996 -


text:
Full CoverageBreaking News
Police say Ohio man came to OU campus to kill womanUPDATED 8:45 PM CDT Oct 24, 2012
Officers arrested Naasik Ferdous after, police say, he traveled 900 miles from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Kansas and then to Norman to commit murder. KOCO's Anita Blanton has the story.
CommentsThe views expressed are not those of this site, this station or its affiliated companies. By posting your comments you agree to accept our terms of use.blog comments powered by Disqus


text:
BERNIE -- Reva Medlin, 83, died June 16, 2012, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
Born Feb. 8, 1929, at Bernie, daughter of the late Ralph Beaird and Cassie Onedia Murphy Beaird, she was a former line worker for the Rexall Factory and later employed by Dr. Bess in Malden from 1995-2011 as a secretary.
On Oct. 29, 1944, at Malden, she married Melvin Medlin, who preceded her in death on Oct. 20, 1995.
She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Weston Beaird and Kenneth Beaird; and three sisters, Ruby Nunn, Geneva Poston and Louella Smith.
Survivors include: three brothers, Donald Beaird of Maryland Heights and Wesley Beaird and Ronald Beaird of Bernie; and three sisters, Mary Blevins, Audrey Hatchel and Neva Wilson all of Bernie.
Funeral services were at 1 p.m. today at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie.
Burial followed in the Bernie Cemetery.


text:
April 20 — To the Editor:
One of the Republicans' most basic laments about the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare") is that there should be less government interference with the free market system of health care and insurance. But they have no problem talking out of the other side of their collective mouths to criticize the ACA. They complain that people have had their old insurance canceled, which has happened, partly due to controls in the ACA like eliminating lifetime caps, and they claim prices have gone up, which is largely untrue. But the basic point is that before the ACA, in a free insurance market, people regularly had insurance canceled and anyone with any sense of what has happened to insurance rates knows that they regularly were increased.
I understand liberals like me complaining that the ACA did not go far enough in instituting controls on the health insurance market, but it's a little strange to hear Republicans attacking the law because it interferes with the free market and then also complaining because it allows insurance companies to continue free-market activities like canceling policies or raising prices.
And then there is the Republicans' fact-bending claim that the ACA takes money away from Medicare. This relates to Medicare Advantage plans created in the Bush administration because, the Republicans claimed, substituting commercial insurance for existing Medicare would produce free-market competition and lower costs. Despite that claim, the law provided for "startup" subsidies from the federal government to the commercial insurers who offered these plans. Medicare Advantage has been more expensive for the federal government than basic Medicare and all that the ACA does is remove some of the excessive federal subsidy — government payments to commercial insurance companies. So the Republicans apparently want the government to subsidize the "free market" that costs more than the government-operated Medicare insurance.
These intellectual inconsistencies demonstrate that the Republican opposition to the ACA is based on politics, not principle. What a surprise!
Robert Wilkinson
Location, ST | website.com


text:
Trail Solutions Assists with Design
Trail Solutions' Project Manager Alex Harrington recently assisted with the design of a short segment of the General Dacey Trail located in Shelbyville, IL. The General Dacey Trail Committee and the US Army Corps of Engineers along with many other stakeholders are installing a 7-mile mountain bicycling trail with the assistance of the Student Conservation Association. The Committee contracted with Trail Solutions to provide technical design assistance for a short segment that will connect the existing General Dacey Trail with the new mountain bicycling trail now under construction.