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Natalie Meche weds Brady Lagneaux
An eleven o'clock mid-day Nuptial Mass on Saturday, May 18, 2013, at St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in Rayne united Natalie Ann Meche and Brady Scott Lagneaux in holy matrimony.
The bride is the daughter of Raphael Meche of Rayne and the late Ann Molbert Meche. Her grandparents are Clara Ann and the late Glynn Avant of Rayne, Roland and Hilda Molbert of White Castle, John and the late Helen Brasseaux Weber of Rayne, and Emery and Lou Meche of Crowley. She is a graduate of Notre Dame High School of Acadia Parish in Crowley, LSU-Eunice, and is currently attending ULL while employed at her family's business, Meche's Family Drugs.
The groom is the son of Larry and Delores Lagneaux of Rayne. His grandparents are Eda and the late Garland Daigle of Rayne, the late Aaron and Evelyn Lagneaux of Holly Beach, and the late Ruby Baronet Lagneaux of Rayne. He is a graduate of Rayne High School, LSU-Eunice, and is employed with his family business of Lagneaux Builders, Inc.
Against a musical background provided by Jodi Bollich, Kevin Martin and Scotty Walker, guests were ushered to their seats by John Ezekiel, cousin of the bride, and Luke LeBlanc, cousin of the groom.
Celebrated by Father Clint Trahan, altar servers for the ceremony were Matthew Molbert and Grant LeBlanc.
Paul Molbert, bride's uncle, was eucharistic minister, and Scripture readers were Kristine LeBlanc, aunt of the groom, and Neil Schexnaider, brother-in-law of the bride.
Gifts were offered by Charlotte and Paul Gauthier, bride's godparents, and Deborah and Darrel Cormier, groom's godparents.
On the arm of her father, the bride entered the church wearing an elegant wedding gown of ivory lace with the bodice featuring capped sleeves and v-shaped neckline. The gown was adorned with swavorski crystals accenting an empire waistline as beaded lace continued throughout the fitted bodice and flared skirt. The fully covered back was finished with button enclosures, while the skirt flowed into a semi-cathedral train over white satin embellished heals with matching silver broaches. For her headpiece, delicate ivory tulle fell past the fingers and was richly embellished by a scalloped lave edge and beadwork.
She carried a bridal bouquet filled with an assortment of bright spring blooms with an entwined rosary that was given to the bride by her late mother. The stems were wrapped in a lime ribbon and noted with a picture frame attached that included a picture of her late mother.
Traditional items selected by the bride for her special day included the rosary given to the bride by her late mother woven into her bouquet as something old, and something new were her wedding dress (given to her by her father) and jewelry (given to her by the groom's parents). A clutch was borrowed from the groom's mother and something blue was a handmade garter made by Angie's Alterations.
Attending her sister as matron of honor was Stacy Meche Schexnaider.
Bridesmaids were Tara Comeaux, Amy LeBlanc, Meagan Molbert, Kelly Lagneaux, Peyton Meche and Kim Watson.
Junior bridesmaid was the bride's niece, Sarah Anne Schexnaider.
Bridal attendants each wore a one shoulder, floor length, watermelon chiffon dress with floral details and silver accessories. In addition, each wore a bright color flower in her hair to match colors from the floral bouquets of assorted spring blooms wrapped in lime green ribbon with white lave with peony flowers.
Flowergirls were Madison Boudreaux, Morgan Boudreaux, Annemarie Schexnaider and Reese Meche. Each wore a spaghetti strap, asymmetrical tiered, organza gown accented with a watermelon satin bow. Also, each flowergirl wore a pink flower in her hair to match the spring color flowerball she carried.
Attending the groom as his best man was David Heath Trahan, best friend of the groom.
Groomsmen were Percy Wingate, Tommy Daigle, Chance Harst, Jason Lagneaux, Barry Meche and Blake Lagneaux.
Junior groomsman was Logan Patrick Schexnaider, nephew of the bride.
Ringbearer was Boyd Boudreaux, who carried a sign embossed with, "Mr. Brady, here comes your Bride."
Male attendants wore formal black tuxedos with ivory shirts, gray paisley ties, black vests, and a boutonniere of miniature spring-tone roses.
The former Delores Daigle, the groom's mother wore a stone-colored, floor-length gown with a three-quarter length long jacquard jacket. She was presented a corsage of spring color roses.
Also, at the church a memory table was noted near the altar with photos of the bride's late mother. During the presentation of the mothers' roses, the bride and groom placed a single rose on the table and said a silent prayer.
The bride and groom were also presented with a special gift from the Carmelite Nuns, an Apostolic Blessing from Pope Francis.
Immediately following the wedding ceremony, the newlyweds were honored during a reception held at Keith's Ballroom in Broussard with entertainment provided by Hunter Comeaux.
Against a backdrop of bright, colorful floral bouquets and accents, guests were served an assortment of sandwiches consisting of chicken salad and egg salad, meat pies, a carving station with roast beef and smoked turkey, catfish, fried chicken tenders, crawfish fettucini, jambalaya, trays of fresh vegetable and fruit served with dips, cheeses and bread, and assortment of beverages. In addition, homemade pecan praline favors were provided by the mother of the groom. Other favors were koozies with the bride and groom's names and their wedding date for guests to remember.
The bride's cake was a five-tier, buttercream cake with yellow cake, each tier with a different flavor such as pineapple, strawberry, butter pecan, and cookies and cream, and decorated differently, as well. The cake was topped with spring-color flowers to match the bright color theme. The cake was served by Charlotte Gauthier, godmother of the bride.
The groom's cake was decorated in the shape of Louisiana with the words, "Brady's & Natalie's Adventures," noting special places the bride and groom have traveled throughout their relationship. The chocolate iced chocolate confection was designed and created by Daisy Cakes and served by Deborah Cormier, godmother of the groom.
Guests attended the wedding from numerous Acadiana cities, in addition to Baton Rouge, Opelousas, Holly Beach, Alexandria, White Castle, Madisonville, New Orleans, Dallas and Austin, Texas.
For their wedding trip, the couple traveled to New Orleans for the weekend and reminised of the place where they were engaged.
Prior to the wedding, a rehearsal dinner was held Thursday May 16, at Chef Roy's Frog City Café in Rayne. The 8 p.m. social was hosted by the groom's parents, with guests served their choice of steak, pasta, seafood and chicken. Dessert followed, which included a large white confection accented with spring colors to match the theme of the wedding. Guests tables were noted with pictures of the couples engagement photos and vases of spring-colored flowers. Highlighting the night was a special slideshow of the couple provided by Blake Lagneaux, brother of the groom.


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Enchanting tea parties aren't just for springtime. With this beginner knitting pattern, you can create a Winter Queen Teapot Cozy that will keep your tea warm and keep the atmosphere welcoming. This also makes a wonderful Christmas gift for the tea lover in your life. Sometimes a good knitting pattern for beginners is all you need to lift your spirits and feel cozy all over. This Winter Queen Teapot Cozy is the perfect addition to any tea set to transform your china into wintery warmth.
Knitting Needle Size: 8 or 5 mm
Primary Technique: Knitting
Occasion/Theme: Winter
- RED HEART® Soft®: 1 ball each 4601 Off White A, 9870 Deep Sea B, 4420 Guacamole C and 5142 Cherry Red D
- Susan Bates® Knitting Needles: 5 mm [US 8]
- Yarn needle
- A, B, C, D = Colors A, B, C, D
- k = knit
- k2tog = knit 2 stitches together
- p = purl;
- mm = millimeters
- st(s) = stitch(es)
- * or ** = repeat whatever follows the * or ** as indicated
- [ ] = work directions in brackets the number of times indicated.
Cozy can be customized to fit any teapot. Tryon your teapot as you work and adjust theplacement of the handle and spout openings.
- (Make 2)
- Rows 1-28: With A, cast on 36 (40) sts. Work in Stitch Pattern, working 4-row stripes of A, B, A,C, D, A and C.
- Row 29: (Wrong Side): With B, Knit.
- Row 30: Knit.
- Row 31: K2, purl to last 2 sts, K2.
- Row 32: K2, *K2tog, K4; repeat from * to last 4 sts, K2tog, K2-30 (34) sts.
- Rows 33-34: With A, Knit.
- Row 35: K2, purl to last 2 sts, K2.
- Row 36: K2, *K2tog, K3; repeat from * to last 3 (2) sts, K3 (2)—25 (28) sts.
- Row 37: With D, knit.
- Row 38: K2, *K1, K2tog; repeat from * to last 2 sts, K2—18 (20) sts.
- Row 39: K2, purl to last 2 sts, K2.
- Row 40: Knit.
- Rows 41-42: With A, Knit.
- Row 43: K2, purl to last 2 sts, K2.
- Row 44: Knit.
- Rows 45-46: With C, Knit.
- Row 47: K2, purl to last 2 sts, K2.
- Row 48: K2, [K2tog] to last 2 sts, K2—11 (12) sts.
- Row 49: K2, purl to last 2 sts, K2.
- Row 50: K3 (2), [K2tog] 3 times, K2—8 sts.
- Cut yarn leaving a 12" [30 cm] tail.
- Draw tail through all 8 sts, pull tightly to close and knot to secure.
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FireEye CEO: Watch Out, Competition, We're Coming Back FightingComing off a tough year, FireEye CEO Dave DeWalt told attendees at the Momentum 2016 sales kickoff event that the company is ready to take on the competition -- and hackers -- with the help of its partners.
Fortinet Reorganizes Sales Force, Says Partner Organization Is Not AffectedOn its Q4 and year-end earnings call, the network security vendor said it had reorganized its sales force in a move toward better profitability and better management of multinational accounts.
Check Point CEO: We're Evaluating Acquisitions, Both Big And SmallCheck Point is on the hunt for an acquisition and is open to either a blockbuster buy or a small technology tuck-in move, CEO Gil Shwed said on the year-end earnings call Thursday.
Security Startup SafeBreach Launches With Platform To Pinpoint A Company's Weak SpotsSafeBreach is looking to change the security conversation, launching into the U.S. with general availability for its platform and a plan to drive new revenue streams for partners.
CRN Exclusive: ForeScout Names Former F5 Exec As New Americas Channel ChiefForeScout Technologies has created a new vice president role for Americas channel chief and named former F5 executive Tom Evans to the role.
10 Most Common (And Super Insecure) Passwords Of 2015Despite a much higher rhetoric around the importance of strong passwords, the majority of users haven't taken the hint to be more creative about their password selection.
Will The Cisco Buying Spree Continue? Analysts Predict 10 Possible AcquisitionsAnalysts explain why these 10 companies, which include Check Point, Splunk and Docker, are likely top of mind for Cisco following a busy buying year in 2015.
ForeScout Lands $76M In New Funding, Hits Unicorn Status As It Invests In Beating CiscoForeScout Technologies said it has raised the sum in a late-state funding round that valued the security vendor at more than $1 billion.
FireEye Acquires Threat-Intelligence Analyst iSightAfter closing a difficult year, the cybersecurity vendor's CEO said the company has achieved 'nation-state-grade intelligence infrastructure.'
ForeScout Channel Chief Jumps To Risk Management Vendor PrevalentAfter spearheading the company's channel efforts in the Americas for more than two years, Devin Archer has left ForeScout to build a partner program at emerging vendor Prevalent.
Report: Check Point Software Technologies In Talks To Acquire CyberArkA report from Israeli publication The Market says security vendor Check Point is in the initial stages of talks to buy fellow security vendor CyberArk -- a move that would make a lot of sense for both, according to an analyst and a partner.
New England Solution Provider Snags Invite To Obama's Final State Of The Union AddressTim Hebert of Atrion received his congressman's only invitation to the State of the Union speech, in which he hopes the president will talk about cybersecurity and workforce development.
6 Blockbuster Security Acquisitions You Could See In 2016As Cisco, Symantec and others look to plant their stake in the security market, here are some blockbuster security acquisitions that could take place in the new year.
Presidio To Buy 430-Person Cisco Collaboration Titan NetechPresidio makes its purchase of $300 million Netech official, acquiring one of Cisco's top Midwest partners with expertise in cloud, security and collaboration.
Q&A: RSA President On Dell-EMC Deal, Company Transformation, Encryption And The NSARSA President Amit Yoran sat down with select Boston media this week to discuss the company's reorganization, major security trends and what's in store for the security vendor after the Dell-EMC deal. Here's what he had to say.
Partners Concerned Over Document Stating NSA Had Backdoor Access To Juniper FirewallPartners said a document saying that the NSA exploited the flaws in Juniper's firewall OS to gain backdoor access to VPN connections has them worried.
Juniper Partners See Uptick In Customer Concerns About Security Vulnerability; Cisco Throws JabsJuniper partners tell CRN that more calls are coming in questioning the networking vendor's recent disclosure about its firewall operating system, while Cisco took a swipe its rival.
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It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a real father. Pope John XXIII
Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. Bible
Joe went on a field trip with his daughters third grade class. At the beginning of the bus ride out, a young boy, totally unknown to Joe, came and sat by him. For the rest of the bus ride and throughout the rest of the day the boy clung to Joes side, talking constantly and even holding his hand as they strolled about.
On the bus ride back the boy again sat next to Joe. Halfway home the boy laid his head on Joes shoulder and said earnestly, I wish you were my daddy. Do you wish I was your son?
This story is told in a book by Rick Johnson entitled The Power of a Man.
Our young people today are craving for a man in their life that will be their father. Consider the following facts. Fatherless homes account for:
63 percent of youth suicides
90 percent of homeless/runaway children
85 percent of children with behavior problems
71 percent of high school dropouts
85 percent of youths in prison
Joes young friend on the field trip isnt alone. In Aiken County in 2013 over 47% of live births were to single mothers and in 2010 over 35% of the children lived in single parent families. (SC KidsCount).
God ordained marriage as the vehicle for a man and a woman to come together to support one another and to have a family. The primary roles for the man are to give his wife love and security and to validate his children.
In societys distorted drive for equality and tolerance today, the roles of the husband and wife, and even marriage, have become very blurred. What this means is not that the roles have changed, because Gods truths remain. What it does mean is that we suffer the consequences of abnormally modifying the roles ourselves.
Consider this quote from Frank Pittman in Man Enough: What we men share is the experience of having been raised by women in a culture that stopped our fathers from being close enough to teach us how to be men, in a world in which men were discouraged from talking about our masculinity and questioning its roots and its mystique, in a world that glorified masculinity and gave us impossible unachievable myths of masculine heroics, but no domestic models to teach us how to do it.
Our women and our young people need husbands and fathers who will fulfill the roles for which they were designed. Gangs exist primarily because the gang members are searching for a family to belong to and a father-figure they can look up to.
The opportunity to have a positive affect on the lives of our young people today is enormous. Men, consider the following Contract for Men offered by Rick Johnson:
I believe that men were created to live lives of significance. I believe men are born with the magnificent ability to lift up the lives of those around them. I believe authentic masculinity can make a difference in the world. Because I believe that, I agree to abide by and live my life by the following code and to inspire those who follow in my footsteps to join me:
A man is not passive he takes initiative.
A man uses his God-given influence to serve others.
A man defends those who are weaker than he he stands for what is right.
A man protects and provides for his family.
A man bases his decisions on principles, not emotions.
A man is a spiritual leader of his family.
A man protects all women and children.
A man teaches those under his influence what he has learned.
A man does not quit no matter how tough things get.
A man is patient, affirming, kind, and loving to his family.
A man is accountable to God and other men.
Roger Rollins is the executive director of The Family and Marriage Coalition of Aiken, Inc. Contact him at 803-640-4689, firstname.lastname@example.com or www.aikenfamco.com.


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Featuring a mix of primary source documents, articles, and illustrations, Women's America: Refocusing the Past has long been an invaluable resource. It provides selections from leading theorists and historians that offer more material on the impact of ethnicity in American culture, the roles that women have played in the creation of male-dominated structures, and the international dimensions of women's lives.
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Overseas Union Enterprise Group eventually announced the much-awaited bid for Fraser & Neave, the listed Singaporean food and property company, offering S$9.08 for each share.
The offer is lower than the closing price of F&N at S$9.13 yesterday, but higher than the S$8.88 price offered by Thai tycoon Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi's TCC Assets Co Ltd. Probably as investors expect Charoen to fight, F&N share price today opened higher at S$9.26 before ending the morning session at S$9.33.
As of Nov 8, TCC Assets and its group held 484.46 million F&N shares, representing approximately 33.6 per cent. OUE said in the statement filed to the Singapore Exchange at 9pm last night that it aimed to accumulate over 50 per cent in F&N. In the statement, it also announced that Kirin Holdings which holds a 15 per cent stake in F&N also agreed to sell 212.77 million shares or 14.8 per cent for S$2.7 billion.
Should Charoen decide to fight, he will have to raise the bid. Or should he back off, he could fetch a total of S$4.4 billion. Given the fact that TCC accumulated the shares when they were traded below S$8 apiece, Charoen could reap an immediate gain of S$1 per share or about S$500 million (approximately Bt12 billion).
portfolio. Combining both portfolios will further establish OUE as a leading property player in Singapore and expand OUE's footprint in Singapore and regionally," the company said in the tender offer document.
Advising OUE are Credit Suisse (Singapore), Merrill Lynch (Singapore) and CIMB Bank.
OUE Baytown was established in Singapore as a special purpose vehicle, to take over F&N.
OUE Baytown is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Arbon, a company incorporated in Singapore, which is in turn wholly-owned by Arbon Holdings Ltd (Arbon Holdings), a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands of which is half owned by OUE and Orange Circle Investments Ltd (OCI).
The OUE Led Consortium comprises OUE, certain investment funds and accounts managed by Farallon Capital Management LLC and and Noonday Global Management Ltd and other investors and is led by OUE.
OUE made a $1.1 billion bid in October for F&N's serviced-apartment business and has said it's considering options that include an offer for the Singaporean company's shares.
OUE, which gets about 65 percent of its revenue from hotel operations, is planning at least one investment a year in Singapore to boost property holdings that include office towers, luxury apartments and malls, Stephen Riady, the company's chairman, said in an interview to Bloomberg in August.OUE is seeking to almost double the assets of its Singapore
unit to S$10 billion in as little as three years, Riady said.
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James T. Ryan was named Chairman in April 2009 and Chief Executive Officer in June 2008. He has been President of Grainger since 2006, served as Chief Operating Officer from 2007 to 2008 and was appointed to the Board of Directors in February 2007.
Prior to these roles, Mr. Ryan served as Group President, responsible for the company's businesses operating under the Grainger brand in the United States. As Vice President, Information Services, Mr. Ryan oversaw the implementation of one of the largest SAP systems worldwide and achieved corporate Y2K compliance. He has served Grainger in increasingly responsible roles since 1980, including Executive Vice President, Marketing, Sales and Service. In that post, he was responsible for driving growth and providing industry-leading service across all of the Grainger-branded business channels. He also has held various positions in product management and has served as President, Grainger Parts, and President, Grainger.com.
Mr. Ryan graduated from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, in 1980 with a bachelor's degree in business. He also earned a master's degree, with distinction, in business administration with a concentration in marketing from DePaul University in Chicago.
In 1999, he was awarded the Distinguished MBA Alumni Award by DePaul University, and the Illinois Institute of Technology recognized him as the 2006 Outstanding Leader in Industry.
Mr. Ryan is the Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of DePaul University, serves on the Board of Trustees of the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry and is a Co-Chair of the Business Advisory Council for the Farmer School of Business at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. He is also a member of the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the Economic Club of Chicago and the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors.
W.W. Grainger, Inc., with 2015 sales of $10 billion, is North America's leading broad line supplier of maintenance, repair and operating products (MRO), with operations also in Europe, Asia and Latin America. For more information about the company, visit www.grainger.com/investor.
Ronald L. Jadin was named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Grainger in March 2008. His responsibilities include financial planning and analysis, financial reporting, internal audit, treasury operations and financial services.
Mr. Jadin, who joined the company in 1998, had served as Vice President and Controller since November 2006. He also has served as Vice President, Finance, for Grainger Industrial Supply, as well as Director of Financial Planning and Analysis for the Company.
Prior to joining Grainger, Mr. Jadin spent 15 years serving in financial analysis and management capacities within General Electric.
Mr. Jadin graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics from Yale University and earned his master's degree in business administration with a concentration in finance from the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater.
Mr. Jadin volunteers at Habitat for Humanity and his church.
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Most recently, Mr. Macpherson was Senior Vice President and Group President, Global Supply Chain and International, where he led the development of corporate strategy and continuous improvement, the global supply chain organization, the company's single channel online business model and international operations in Asia and Europe. Prior to that, Mr. Macpherson was Senior Vice President and President, Global Supply Chain and Corporate Strategy.
Mr. Macpherson joined Grainger in 2008 from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), where, from 2002-2008, he was Partner and Managing Director. In that capacity, he served as a consultant to Grainger on a number of strategic and operational efforts including availability improvement, pricing strategy, product line expansion and sales force effectiveness.
At BCG, Mr. Macpherson was a member of the Industrial Goods Leadership Team with strong experience in production systems and continuous improvement methodologies. Early in his career, he was an operations manager for Rain Bird Sprinkler Manufacturing Company and a test engineer with the U.S. Air Force.
Mr. Macpherson holds a bachelor's degree from Stanford University and an MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg Graduate School of Management.
W.W. Grainger, Inc., with 2015 sales of $10 billion, is North America's leading broad line supplier of maintenance, repair and operating products (MRO), with operations also in Europe, Asia and Latin America. For more information about the company, visit www.grainger.com/investor.
James T. Ryan age 56, is Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Grainger, positions assumed in 2009, 2006 and 2008, respectively. Mr. Ryan became Chief Operating Officer and was appointed to Grainger's Board of Directors in 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Ryan served as Group President, a position assumed in 2004. He has served Grainger in increasingly responsible roles since 1980, including Executive Vice President, Marketing, Sales and Service; President, Grainger.com; Vice President, Information Services; and President, Grainger Parts. He is a trustee of the Museum of Science and Industry and DePaul University. He is also a member of the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the Economic Club of Chicago, and Business Roundtable.
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With UFC 134 in the books, we can add another win to the record of Mauricio "Shogun" Rua.
Not only did he avenge another loss to one of only five people to defeat him (something he's done two other times), but he showed that he is still able to knockout anyone, anytime, anywhere.
So let's take a look at the five fighters who should be next on Shogun's list of victims.


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Tracheostomy (trach) care is done to ensure your child's trach tube and the area around it stays clean. This helps prevent a clogged tube and decreases the risk of infection. Trach care includes suctioning and cleaning your child's skin and parts of the tube. Your caregiver will show you how to care for the trach tube, and what to do in an emergency.
What are the parts of a trach tube?
- Flanges: These are the curved wings on each side of the trach tube. The flanges help keep the trach tube in place.
- Trach ties: The ties go around your child's neck and hold the flanges in place. The ties may be made of fabric tape. A trach holder made from hook and loop fasteners may also be used.
- Obturator: This is a small device used to insert a new trach tube.
What supplies do I need for trach care?
Keep spare supplies with your child at all times while he has a trach tube. You may at any time need to suction or change the tube if it gets clogged or needs to be replaced quickly.
- One trach tube the same size as the current tube and another trach tube that is 1 size smaller
- Obturator for each trach tube
- One set of trach ties or a trach holder
- Portable suction machine with battery backup and tubing that connects to the suction machine
- Catheters with a suction valve and sterile saline
- Rescue breathing bag and mask
- Emergency phone numbers
How can I prevent infections?
- Wash your hands: Always wash your hands before and after any trach tube care.
- Clean the trach equipment: Use clean or sterile trach care methods and clean the equipment as your child's caregiver directs.
- Keep your child's neck clean and dry: Change the gauze and trach ties when they are wet or dirty.
- Keep your child's mouth clean: Saliva and mucus contain germs that cause infection if they enter your child's airway. Your child's teeth should be brushed twice a day. Suction his mouth as needed to help prevent infections.
How do I suction my child's trach tube?
You may be told to suction your child's trach tube at least twice a day. Your child's caregiver will tell you if you need to suction more often.
- Watch for signs that your child needs suction: Suction when your child cannot cough up his secretions. Your child may seem restless or scared, and his breathing may be louder or faster than usual. Mucus may be coming out of the trach tube. His skin may look gray or blue.
- Wait after feedings: Do not suction your child's trach tube soon after he has eaten. He may cough or vomit if you suction too soon. Ask how long you should wait to suction.
- Prepare the suction machine: Suction machines have a pressure gauge. Your child's caregiver will tell you what amount of pressure to use when you suction the trach tube. You can test the pressure before you suction by covering the suction valve on the catheter with your thumb.
- Use saline only as directed: Your child's caregiver may tell you to insert a few drops of sterile saline into the trach tube to make your secretions thin. Do not use saline unless directed by your child's caregiver.
- Suction the trach tube: The catheter should be inserted until it is just past the end of the tube. Your child's caregiver will tell you how far to insert the catheter. The catheter may have measurements marked on it for you to follow. You can also measure and mark the catheter so you do not put it in too far. Have your child take a deep breath and try to cough up the secretions before you suction the trach tube. Only cover the suction valve as you remove the catheter. Gently twist the catheter as you pull it out. It should take less than 15 seconds.
How do I care for my child's trach tube?
Clean the area around the tube at least once each day.
- Check for signs of infection: Wash your hands before you remove your child's trach dressing. Look for redness or swelling of the skin around the tube. Clean the area and replace the trach dressing as directed. Do not cut the gauze. Fold the gauze instead so your child does not breathe in the cut fibers.
- Change wet or dirty trach ties: A finger should fit snugly between your child's neck and the trach ties. Ties that are too tight can cause skin breakdown. The trach tube can move out of place when the ties are too loose. You may need someone to help you hold the trach tube in place or attach the new ties.
How do I change my child's trach tube?
Change the trach tube as often as your child's caregiver directs. You may also need to change the trach tube if it moves out of place or feels uncomfortable. You may need someone to help you change the trach tube.
- Prepare the new trach tube: Insert the obturator into the new tube. Place a small amount of lubricant on the lower end of the tube as directed by your child's caregiver. Wipe off excess lubricant.
- Insert the new trach tube: Remove the obturator after the trach tube is in place. Use trach ties or a trach holder as directed to secure the tube.
- Check your child's breathing: Make sure your child can breathe well after the new trach tube is in place.
How do I keep my child's secretions thin?
- Keep water and other materials out of your child's trach tube: Do not let your child swim. Cover the opening with a shower shield or trach cap while your child bathes to keep water from entering his airway. Prevent him from breathing in dust. Do not use powders or sprays near your child's trach tube.
- Give plenty of liquids: Ask your child's caregiver which liquids are best for your child. Ask how much liquid your child should drink each day.
- Humidify the room: Use a room humidifier or vaporizer as directed.
- Humidify your child's airway: You may be directed to use a heat moisture exchanger (HME), a trach collar, or fabric stoma covers. An HME attaches to your child's trach tube and prevents moisture loss. A trach collar connects to a machine that supplies humidified air to the trach. Fabric stoma covers are moistened and worn over the trach tube.
What steps do I follow if my child is having trouble breathing?
- Try to clear the trach tube: Have your child cough to help move mucus, water, or irritants out of his airway. Small children often put small objects into the trach tube. Check the tube for any objects that may block your airflow. Suction the tube if coughing does not clear his airway and there are no objects present.
- Gently move the trach tube: The tube opening may be against your child's airway. Gently reposition the tube to make sure it sits in your child's airway properly.
- Replace the trach tube: Insert a new trach tube. Try a smaller size if a regular sized tube will not go in properly.
- Call 911: Call 911 if your child still cannot breathe easily.
When should I contact my child's caregiver?
Contact your child's caregiver if:
- Your child has a fever.
- Your child has increased or thicker secretions than usual.
- Your child's secretions are yellow or green.
- You see thick, red tissue growing around your child's stoma, or the skin is red, swollen, or leaking pus.
- It is harder for your child to breathe than usual. He may be breathing faster than normal.
- Your child tells you that it hurts to swallow.
When should I seek immediate care?
Seek care immediately or call 911 if:
- You see food or liquids coming from your child's trach.
- Your child's breathing problems are getting worse.
- There is blood coming from the stoma or trach tube.
- You cannot insert a new trach tube for any reason and your child is having breathing problems.
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I thought it might be a good survival exercise to try doing laundry without using the washing machine and dryer. Whenever there is a hurricane approaching one of the preparation chores that I do (in addition to making sure there is enough water, food and supplies for several days) is to do the laundry while power is available. Ideally, you'd already have clean clothes available, but what if there is an extended power outage?
I saved a few pieces of clothing, some socks and a large towel to do the experiment.
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I piled the clothes in the bathroom sink. For clothes washing, I tried using a Mobile Washer sample that I received.. It was easy to assemble. The washer looks like a plunger, but without the rubbery plunger smell.
The instructions simply say add soap and 4-6 inches of water and agitate the clothes using up and down motion. I used my homemade laundry detergent added to some water.
The socks were stained but I did not use bleach, as I wanted to keep the experiment as simple as possible.
Although the Mobile Washer instructions say you will feel a pulling action while the clothes are agitating, I did not really feel that the up and down motion was doing anything. Perhaps the clothes had to be level to the ground or bathtub for this to work, as using it on a bathroom sink level felt unwieldy to me. I wish I had a better result to report to you, but I always write the truth in these experiments regardless of expectations.
I contacted Mobile Washer after the experiment about my less than stellar results and got a quick response, which actuallyaddresses what happened:"The best way to get this action on the clothes is to make sure you have enough water so the clothes float freely, have a deep enough container (sink, bucket, tub etc) so that you can get some good plunging action without splashing the water out of the container. When these steps are followed, the washer seems to have great results. I can't say that you were doing it wrong, maybe it just required a little harder agitation.
This is actually the first negative feedback we have received, so I do appreciate you letting me try to explain how it should work and what results you should be able to expect. Normally the feedback is that the washer has pulled old stains and residual dirt and soap left behind by traditional washing machines."
I think the Directions for Use should mention the container should be deep enough forenough water so the clothes can float around. The "4-6 inches of water" was quickly soaked up by the clothes. The next time I wash off-grid, I will use a 5-gallon bucket.
Back to the story… I resorted to washing the items by hand. My hands did get all wrinkled and "prune-like" so if I do this again I would wear gloves.
After washing, I let the soapy water drain out. I then rinsed the clothes with plain water in the sink. Theinteresting part was in trying to wring all the water out. Socks and shirts are easy enough, but the towel was quite heavy. I had to wring it out in sections.
I found some space to hang the clothes using hangers and some of the shelving. Because of the humidity, the socks and shirts took about 12 hours to dry, and the towel took over 24 hours.
T-shirts and blouses dried well enough with minor wrinkles when hung up in clothes hangers. The clothes and socks smelled fresh and appeared to be clean enough. The socks did not come out as white as when bleached and washed in the washing machine.
However the towel took a very long time to dry, causing even more humidity with a slightly musty smell when it finally dried.
What I Learned
Living in a humid climate, if clothes stay wet long enough, there is a possibility of getting mildew, so you must try to wring out the clothes as well as possible.
If you live in a dry climate, the drying time would be a lot faster.
Having a clothes line outside would be much better than drying indoors as the hot sun would help dry things faster. However because we rent, I doubt apartment management would look too kindly to having clothes flapping in the breeze out in the balcony. So if I had to line dry, I would likely set the line across the bathroom.
Line dried clothes do not come out as soft as they do in the dryer. On the other hand, this saves on wear and tear on the garments.
To minimize wrinkles, you need to "snap" clothes such as t-shirt and shirts before hanging them.
If you had to do laundry off-grid, you'd best have some backup clothes available to allow for longer drying time.
No doubt about it, washing and drying clothes are chores that would be much more challenging without electricity. It is doable, and I am glad I tried this experiment.
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Budding trees and greening grass may bring a sigh of relief to some Chicagoans, but for 40 million other Americans the signs of spring leave them gasping for breath.
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A record 7 inches of rain combined with the spat of 100-plus degree Fahrenheit days has spawned the highest mold count recorded for the year, just short of an air pollution warning.
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History of Finansbank
Finansbank's 29 Years of Success...
Finansbank was founded on October 26, 1987 under Hüsnü Özyeğin's leadership with a pais-in capital of USD 4 million. With its founder and the leading team it was differentiated form other bank established at the time in terms of both its main philosophy and its view of banking, and has become a success story brought to life by professional bankers and where smart banking is performed.
Finansbank is the first private bank that went public. With its shares beginning to be traded on February 3, 1990, it has become a model in the sector.
Right after opening four domestic branches Finansbank took over Privatbank Geneve S.A. (PBG) operating in Switzerland and changed its name to FB Suisse S.A. In 1991 it participated with Emlak Bankası, Vakıfbank and Banque Worms in the establishment of Banque du Bosphore in France. Finansbank Holland started operations in 1994, Finansbank Russia in 1997, and Finansbank Romania opened in 2000.
Developments during and following the 1994 economic crisis constitute major events in the history of Finansbank that has closely monitored market developments since its inception. As a result of its meticulous scrutiny, Finansbank updated its business plans, resolved to enter retail banking and started to put into practice its breakthrough decision.
Galaxy Card, offered in 1999 as the first installment credit card, carried out in 2001 the "skip an installment" and "miles through points" campaigns, thus contributing a vital know-how to the sector. Its name later changed to CardFinans, and it became, in a short period of four years, he brand with the most visa card holders.
Finansbank ranked fifth among private banks in terms of asset size in 2004, due to its superb understanding of service and its innovative and proactive approach. This accomplishment was achieved n a very short time by banking sector standards.
In the same year Finansbank secured a subordinated loan of USD 200M, which is an indication of trust in Finansbank by foreign markets.
In 2005 Finansbank signed a 7-year, uninsured securitization loan of in the amount of USD 500M, the highest of its kind in Turkey, thus increasing its prestige in the international arena.
As the biggest Turkish bank abroad in terms of investments and branch network, Finansbank was acquired by National Bank of Greece (NBG), the biggest bank in Greece, in August 2006. As a result of this merger NBG's leadership position in Southeastern Europe was combined with Finansbank's high potential for growth in Turkey.
Finansbank speeded up the network process in 2006 and 2007, significant of the importance of Retail Banking, and as a result of 203 new branches opened in this period of two years, was recognized as the fastest growing bank in terms of branch network. In 2009, Finansbank offered CardFinans Nakit, "the first debit card worldwide that offers installments". In the next year Finansbank was awarded the prestigious Cards and Payments Europe, in the category "Best Debit Card Launch", the only Turkish bank thus awarded.
Finansbank continued pioneering in retail banking as well. Enpara.com, the first bank with no branches in Turkey that offers services exclusively on digital channels, was established in October 2012. Thousands of customers got to know cost-free digital banking by Enpara.com. With its first and foremost priority on customer satisfaction, Enpara.com grows on a daily basis, mainly through user recommendations via word of mouth.
In 2015 Finansbank established Small Hands Big Dreams ("Minik Eller Büyük Hayaller "), a social contribution and development platform with the aim of transferring to children, creative leaders of tomorrow, its characteristics of innovation, creativity, analytical thinking and trustworthiness
Combining "dealing with people not numbers" approach with the support of voluntary Finans-ers ("Finansçı") all over the country, Finansbank undersigned many projects within the platform.
Finansbank is acquired by Qatar National Bank S.A.Q (QNB Group), the biggest bank in Qatar and a leading financial institution in the Middle East and Africa region. The Group's presence extends to 30 countries across 3 continents through its subsidiaries and associate companies, providing a comprehensive range of advanced products and services. The total number of employees is more than 27,300 operating through more than 1,200 branches. Bloomberg Markets, the leading provider of Business, Financial and Economic news ranked QNB as "One of the World's Strongest Banks" since 2013. The Global Finance Magazine ranked QNB as "One of The Top 50 Safest Banks in the World" in 2013. For two consecutive years, 2014 and 2015, the Bank was recognized as "The Best Bank in The Middle East" by Euromoney Magazine.
Finansbank Financial Services Group includes Finans Leasing, Finans Invest, Finans Portfolio Management, Finans Factoring, Cigna Finans Retirement and Life inc., the technology firm IBTech, eFinans, and Hemenal Finansman inc. Employees sharing creativity, leadership, respect and loyalty, all values of "US", Finansbank continues to offer creative, swift and simple solutions to the financial needs of its customers.
Finansbank in Numbers
Finansbank's profit was 553 million TL in the second quarter of 2016.
Finansbank's total loans rose to 60 billion 161 million TL, total assets to 92 billion 647 million TL and customer deposit portfolio to 50 billion 800 million TL.
Finansbank's total equities are 9 billion 445 million TL.
As of June 30, 2016, the Bank operates with 630 branches and 12,785 employees.


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Gzip compresses by replacing text with pointers to earlier parts of the text. Here's a visualization of what actually happens when you decompress "The Raven". It highlights the bits of text that are copied from previously in the poem.
I showed this as a Thursday talk at Hacker School today :) I really like how you can see the rhyming inside the poem like (rapping... tapping) come out in the compression algorithm.
No sound, just gzip.
You can try it out if you want by cloning https://github.com/jvns/gzip.jl and checking out the 'visualization' branch.
Edit: Thanks to a suggestion in the comments, here's the whole poem and Hamlet.
Edit: Some clarifications, for the interested:
I implemented gunzip from scratch to learn how it works. This visualization is a small hack on top of that, just adding some print and sleep statements. You can see the source code that produces it.
This in fact shows how LZ77 compression works, which is the first step of gzip (or DEFLATE) compression. The second step is Huffman coding and isn't shown in the video at all :). If you want to know more, try this excellent but very long page.


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No longer enemy combatant
No Longer Enemy Combatant (NLEC) is a term used by the U.S. military for a group of 38 Guantanamo detainees whose Combatant Status Review Tribunal determined they were not "enemy combatants".[1] None of the detainees who were determined not to have been enemy combatants were released right away. Ten of the detainees who had been determined not to have been enemy combatants were allowed to move to the more comfortable Camp Iguana.[citation needed] Others, such as Sami Al Laithi, remained in solitary confinement.
Thirty-eight detainees were finally classified as NLECs.[2] The fifth Denbeaux report, "No-hearing hearings", reported that an additional three Combatant Status Review Tribunals determined that captives should not have been determined to have been enemy combatants, only to have their recommendation overturned.[3]
The Washington Post has published a list of the names of 30 of the 38 individuals who were determined not to have been enemy combatants.[2]
The delay in the release of some of the detainees was due to considerations of their safety. Some could not be returned to their home countries, out of fears of retaliation from their fellow citizens, or from the governments of their countries. Some, like Al Laithi, were returned to their home countries after the US secured a promise that they would not be punished by their home countries. Others, like five of the Uyghur detainees in Guantanamo, were released when the US found a third country which would accept them.[4][5]
Three further captives who had been determined not to have been enemy combatants, who had been occupants of Camp Iguana since May 2005, were released in Albania in November 2006.[6][7][8]
Multiple CSRTs[edit]
The fifth Denbeaux study, entitled "No-hearing hearings", revealed that some Guantanamo captives had second or third Combatant Status Review Tribunals convened when their first tribunal determined that they had not been enemy combatants after all.[9]
H. Candace Gorman, the pro bono lawyer for Abdel Hamid Ibn Abdussalem Ibn Mifta Al Ghazzawi, expressed surprise when she learned that her client had initially been determined not to have been an enemy combatant, after all.[10] Gorman described traveling to the secure site in Virginia, the only place where lawyers were allowed to review their clients' classified files. She was told that the justification for convening her client's second tribunal had been that the DoD had new evidence. However, when she reviewed the transcript of his second tribunal she found that there had been no new evidence.
Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Abraham came forward and swore an affidavit, describing his experience sitting on Al Ghazzawi's tribunal.[11][12][13][14][15]
NLEC captives[edit]
On 19 November 2007, the Department of Defense published a list of the 38 men finally deemed to be no longer enemy combatants in 2004.[16]
|Returned to Pakistan on 17 September 2004[17]
|Maroof Saleemovich Salehove
|Date of release to Tajikistan unknown
|Saleh Abdall Al Oshan
|Repatriated to Saudi custody on 20 July 2005[18][19]
|Ahmed Adil
|Sent to Albania with four other Uyghurs
|Akhdar Qasem Basit
|Sent to Albania with four other Uyghurs
|Mohammed Ayub
|Sent to Albania with four other Uyghurs
|Abu Bakr Qasim
|Sent to Albania with four other Uyghurs
|Sami Abdul Aziz Salim Allaithy
|Repatriated to Egypt, after assurances
|Adel Abdulhehim
|Sent to Albania with four other Uyghurs
|Salih Uyar
|Released to Turkey on 18 April 2005[17]
|Abdul Rahman
|Date of return to Afghanistan unknown.
|Mohammad Gul
|Returned to Afghanistan on 18 April 2005[17]
|Gul Zaman
|Returned to Afghanistan on 18 April 2005[17]
|Sadik Ahmad Turkistani
|Uyghur born in Saudi Arabia, repatriated to Saudi Arabia
|Abdul Rahim Muslimdost
|Released to Pakistan, disappeared mysteriously
|Shed Abdur Rahman
|Date of release to Pakistan unknown
|Karam Khamis Sayd Khamsan
|Date of release to Pakistan unknown; charged with attempting to assassinate US ambassador to Yemen in December 2005;[20][21] acquitted on 13 March 2006[22][23]
|Khalid Mahomoud Abdul Wahab Al Asmr
|Returned to Jordan on 19 July 2005[17]
|Padsha Wazir
|Returned to Afghanistan on 18 April 2005[17]
|Mustaq Ali Patel
|Returned to France on 7 March 2005[17]
|Zakirjan Asam
|Set free on 17 November 2006[17]
|Hammad Ali Amno Gadallah
|Returned to Sudan on 19 July 2005[17]
|Allah Muhammed Saleem
|Released to Albania on 7 January 2007, where he applied for asylum[24]
|Fethi Boucetta
|Released to Albania rather than his home of Algeria
|Ibrahim Fauzee
|Citizen of the Maldives, release date unknown
|Qalandar Shah
|Returned to Afghanistan on 18 April 2005[17]
|Shahwali Zair Mohammed Shaheen Naqeebyllah
|Returned to Afghanistan on 18 April 2005[17]
|Rasool Shahwali Zair Mohammed Mohammed
|Returned to Afghanistan on 18 April 2005[17]
|Abdul Qudus
|Youngest person ever detained at Guantanamo only 14 years old when he arrived in Guantanamo early 2002, he returned to Afghanistan on 18 April 2005[17]
|Returned to Afghanistan on 18 April 2005[17]
|Returned to Afghanistan on 18 April 2005[17]
|Mohammad Nasim
|Returned to Afghanistan on 18 April 2005[17]
|Kako Kandahari
|Returned to Afghanistan on 18 April 2005[17]
|Feda Ahmed
|Returned to Afghanistan on 18 April 2005[17]
|Returned to Afghanistan on 18 April 2005[17]
|Habib Noor
|Returned to Afghanistan on 18 April 2005[17]
|Returned to Afghanistan on 11 March 2005[17]
|Hukumra Khan
|Returned to Afghanistan on 18 April 2005[17]
On 17 January 2009, Carol Rosenberg, writing in the Miami Herald, quoted Guantanamo spokesman Jeffrey Gordon, that a panel of officers had recently reviewed Bismullah's "enemy combatant" status, and determined, "based on new evidence", that he was not an enemy combatant after all.[25] Bismullah was released to Afghanistan on January 17.
See also[edit]
- ^ Kathleen T. Rhem (March 30, 2005). "38 Guantanamo Detainees to Be Freed After Tribunals". American Forces Press Service. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
- ^ a b "Guantanamo Bay Detainees Classified as "No Longer Enemy Combatants"". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2007-02-04. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ^ Mark Denbeaux et al., No-hearing hearings", November 17, 2006
- ^ Albania takes Guantanamo Uighurs, BBC, May 6, 2006
- ^ Freed from Guantanamo, 5 face danger in Albania, Boston Globe, May 18, 2006
- ^ U.S. Releases Three Men From Terror Camp In Guantanamo, All Headline News, November 17, 2006
- ^ Albania Agrees To Resettle Three Detainees from Guantanamo, US State Department, November 20, 2006
- ^ Pentagon sends Guantánamo captives to Albania, Miami Herald, November 17, 2006
- ^ Mark Denbeaux, Joshua Denbeaux, David Gratz, John Gregorek, Matthew Darby, Shana Edwards, Shane Hartman, Daniel Mann, Megan Sassaman and Helen Skinner. "No-hearing hearings" (PDF). Seton Hall University School of Law. p. page 17. Retrieved April 2, 2007.
- ^ Secrets of the War Criminals, Huffington Post, December 12, 2006
- ^ "Gitmo Panelist Slams Hearing Process: Lt. Col. Stephen Abraham Is First Member Of Military Panel To Challenge Guantanamo Bay Hearings". CBS. June 23, 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-23.
- ^ "Declaration of Stephen Abraham, Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army Reserve, June 14th, 2007" (PDF). United States Supreme Court. June 14, 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-25.
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By Al Doig
January 6, 2009 | As of early 2008, there were 50,629 clinical trials ongoing globally (Oppenheimer & Co.), up by 1.3% from 2007. While the United States still hosts the largest number of clinical trials, there are more than 150 other site countries around the globe. Growth in numbers of clinical trials conducted has led to increased competition among sponsor companies and CROs to find clinical sites and to recruit clinical investigators and treatment-naïve patient populations.
Europe offers a vast new opportunity for clinical trials as a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union. Dozens of sovereign countries have emerged, and gone is the political dividing line between East and West Europe. Now these countries join the countries of Western Europe as well as the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) to offer a spectrum of clinical trial options. A new publication from Insight Pharma Reports, European Clinical Trial Site Options: An Insider's Analysis, provides a penetrating review and summation of opportunities for clinical trial programs in 44 countries, with contributions from 25 locally based, clinical trial specialists.
With the dramatic geopolitical shifts that have occurred over the past two decades, Europe now extends from Iceland in the West to the Ural Mountains in the East. The expansion of NATO and the desire for EU membership have been major drivers. This report organizes the countries within this enlarged geographical area into three groups: EU members, non-EU members, and CIS members.
The growth in EU Member States has carried with it the integration of EMEA regulations governing clinical trials, thus expanding the clinical trial options beyond the "cold war" countries of Western Europe. Countries such as Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia are EU Member States and were already hosting 2.5% of all global clinical trials recruiting patients at the end of 2007.
A second group of European countries have either decided against EU membership or have applied for and are awaiting EU community acceptance. These countries, either because of historical affiliations or applicant status requirements, have also integrated EMEA standards into their policies and regulations governing clinical trials. Among the countries in this category are Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia, Switzerland, and Turkey. Bosnia, Croatia, and Turkey were hosting 194 of all global clinical trials recruiting patients at the end of 2007.
The third group of countries consists of members of the CIS and includes Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, who together were hosting 393 of all global clinical trials recruiting patients at the end of 2007. These countries have been updating their policies and regulations governing clinical trials in order to attract clinical trial projects. Related to these efforts, an analysis within a report of FDA inspection outcomes of clinical trials conducted in these countries indicates that their performance is equivalent to—and in one case better than—their "Western" counterparts.
The countries covered in this report differ widely with regard to population size, distribution and quality of health care, forms of health care delivery, and availability of state-of-the-art facilities and trained investigators. However, in an increasingly competitive environment for patients and investigators, many of the countries of the New Europe offer attractive options.
Among these attractions are large, treatment-naïve patient populations eager to participate in trials in order to receive advanced treatment. In certain cases, the population density of these treatment-naïve patients is within acceptable travel distance to a country's most prestigious university and medical school complex, where medical staff and administrators are eager to conduct clinical trials, and where costs are low.
What becomes clear from the report is how heterogeneous this landscape is on a number of dimensions. For example, even with the EMEA policies as a common denominator, most countries have layered their own sovereign view to aspects of the clinical trial process. This is best illustrated by the variations in clinical trial approval procedures and required documents described in the report for each country. These differences are likely to decrease as efforts at harmonization continue to evolve. However, what is encouraging from the report's analysis is the degree to which the EMEA policies are the scaffold for clinical trial regulation across Europe.
Further Reading: European Clinical Trial Site Options: An Insider's Analysis, by Pavle Vukojevic, MD. Published by Insight Pharma Reports, November 2008, www.InsightPharmaReports.com.
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Activision: Titan Unlikely a Subscription-Based MMORPG
In a financial call after Activision Blizzard's Second Quarter 2013 financial results, Activision CEO Mike Morhaime said that the secret project "Titan" will likely not be a subscription-based MMORPG.
The news follows a report that the company pushed Titan's launch date back to 2016 at the earliest and "reset" the development, reducing the team from 100 people to just 30. The remaining 70 were reportedly distributed to other projects like World of Warcraft, Blizzard All-Stars and Diablo 3's expansion. Insiders claim that the game "just wasn't up to polish" thus forcing Blizzard to restart from the ground up.
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"We're in the process of selecting a new direction for the project and re-envisioning what we want the game to be," Morhaime said on Thursday. "While we can't talk about the details yet, it is unlikely to be a subscription-based MMORPG."
Back in May, Blizzard said that it came to a point where the company needed to make some large design and technology changes to the game. "We're using this opportunity to shift some of our resources to assist with other projects while the core team adapts our technology and tools to accommodate these new changes. Note that we haven't announced any dates for the MMO," the company stated.
In April, a dedicated Titan website leaked what was supposedly actual information and images provided by an insider. The story was reportedly based on Earth's history with heavy use of Greek, Roman and Viking myths, but would also incorporate a high amount of fiction. There would also be a lot of time travel, and a wide range of weapons spanning magic to guns and more.
The source confirmed that Titan was an MMORPG using a completely new game engine. Titan's supposed focus would be the PC platform with eSports in mind, but would likely wander over to the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 much like Diablo 3 has done. Other features included clan housing, an Auction House, "Blizzard-style" graphics and more.
With the project "reset", it sounds like all of that may have been flushed down the toilet. Many were expecting to see something this fall during BlizzCon 2013, but fans will likely only get a taste of the next expansion packs for World of Warcraft and Diablo 3. Still, does Morhaime's comment mean Titan could still be an MMORPG? Free-to-play perhaps? We'll have to wait and see.
Martell1977So, now that ActiBlizzard has been set free we will see what they can do on their own. Titan will be a truly Kotick game. I bet the work was scrapped because Vivendi set a specific direction for it and Kotick doesn't agree. Now separate, he can really soak players.
Also, no mention of the next Starcraft 2 installment. HOTS took 3 years, they better get a move on or it wont be released until 2020.
Yes, Mike Morhaime is the boss of Blizzard, however, Bobby Kotick is his boss and has been since Vivendi purchased Activision and merged them with Blizzard and named Kotick as CEO of ActiBlizz.
And it's not an affiliation. Blizzard is owned by Activision Blizzard. When Vivendi bought Activision, they merged the two companies making a holding company called Activision Blizzard but also kept Activision and Blizzard as separate entities as subsidiaries to ActiBlizz. When Kotick and his financing partners bought out ActiBlizz, that means they own what ActiBlizz owns which means Activision and Blizzard. And yes, it gets a little confusing at times.
Martell1977@eodeo - HOTS took them 3 years to make, I would hope that LotV development would already be started. Kind of hoping to get it around 2015 or 2016.
The thought of Activision merged with Blizzard has always left a bad taste in my mouth. I can't think of a single Activision title I have liked since MechWarrior 2. However, I have owned every Blizzard title since Warcraft 1 and even played WoW for a couple years (Started with BC and sold my account a few months before Cat dropped.)
sjc1017What is interesting is that Blizzard have not attempted to develop the world of warcraft franchise into a completely new game, with so much tradition to work on and a relatively stable player base, a revamp would make sense and something before 2016, so it's an interesting decision. Surely, now, the genres are so saturated it's getting harder and harder to make a game that's ever going to do what WoW did, since there is so much competition and fragmentation.
Actually it's quite understandable why they haven't done anything with Warcraft. They drove off the hardcore Warcraft fan.
Those currently playing WoW, the vast majority have no clue, nor any interest, in knowing Warcraft lore. Of course with all the retcons, one can hardly keep up with the lore to be honest. Retcons may be an occasional, rare thing in an ongoing fictionsal universe, but Blizzard has done it way to many times over the years.
In fact, little of the story is even presented in game. One of the major storylines when WoW began was Varian's disappearance. Blizzard constantly promised that the storyline would be finished in game (was the Missing Diplomat questline). However, a game that charges $15 a month to play decided to wrap up the storyline in a series of comics that cost about $30 total to see completely. There are numerous other examples as well.
And then you get to the fact that WoW gives so much experience so fast, that even if a player doesn't wear heirloom gear that they will gain so much experience as to need to skip over zones from the order they were originally designed to present the story. But then the vast majority of players don't read quest text anyway to get any of the story, they merely see "Go get 10 of item X" and do it. Bosses and mobs in dungeons may as well be white square boxes with the title "Raid Boss 7 of Tier 12" over their head.
I think Blizzard knows that a WoW 2 or a WC4 would likely bomb out as the current playerbase does not have that same loyalty to Blizzard as the playerbase Blizzard pushed away after Kotick took over once had.
Mathew ReutherEverQuest Next fuses builder games with open world sandbox freedom in a free-to-play bundle...Titan is scrapped at a point in time where that information could have leaked to Blizzard.
I'm not saying that is what happened. I am just saying that to scrap Titan as far into dev as it was, and with as many people on it as there were indicates that the game wasn't where Blizzard sees their market going.
Not shocking that they say it is unlikely to be a subscription MMO. Very few MMOs are launching with ONLY sub options any more. Most of them are calling themselves f2p and allowing subs as an upgrade.


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Bugs in and out of the pool, run-down, small/tiny pool that's cloudy.
They could not have made it less appealing for a mother with three boys.
The rest of the main hotel looks nice upon first inspection. But things like storing your coffee maker in the same room the toilet flushes is disgusting....
I'm so sad I used some of my SPG points on this room.
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Pleasant Experience
Room was clean.. Staff was pleasant.. Just a tad off the beaten path, But excellent value.. Checked in at 3:30 PM. Noticed that the AC was not functioning properly. Advised front desk and went to Old Town shopping. When we returned at 7:00 PM, AC was fixed. Would definitely return.
Very good hotel!
We stayed here twice in July and enjoyed our stays. Great location - close to a mall and restaurants. Staff was very friendly and informative. Would definitely stay again. I wouldn't consider it a top luxury hotel, but definitely above average. Clean and comfortable.
Disastrous! Stay Away!
Stay away from the Sheraton Albuquerque Uptown in New Mexico until the hotel's owner(s) or the chain itself completely rennovates the hotel. We went through Priceline, trusting that Priceline's employees investigates a hotel/motel/resort before giving it a star rating.
I went online and bid on a 3-star hotel in the Albuquerque-area, and the Sheraton Albuquerque Uptown is what we got. This was from May 26 to June 2, 2005. We were there for a wedding.
The hotel-from the front entrance to the lobby and especially the rooms in particular-I say rooms, because we were moved 4 times before we got a room that was acceptable-the entire hotel was filthy! Seriously! The maintenance staff, for 2 1/2 days, did not clean our room: sink, tub, toilet. What they did was replaced the soiled towels with clean ones and fresh soap. The furniture was never dusted. Nor was the floor vacuumed. The carpet in the room was so soiled, until I had to lay towels from the bathroom on the floor to walk on. Furniture in the hotel's lobby was visibly filthy. Front desk staff was young and very immature and insensitive to our complaints.
Our initial room was a handicap accessible room. We asked to be moved, due to huge bars surrounding toilet, but was told by an employee that "smoking" and "handicap accessible" rooms is what there hotel gives to Priceline customers! After complaining I was a heart patient, and could not accept a room that had been smoked in, I was moved. The situation was not any better. The entire hotel, even their suites, have 20" televisions. We were told that the hotel will be undergoing a complete rennovation in December 2005. The hotel desperately needs it.
We were not the only guests complaining about the maintenance people just refusing to clean their rooms. We stood at the front desk with other guests making the same complaint.
This hotel does not deserve even a 1-star rating. It should not be rated until it is completely rennovated. It was filthy to the max. First impression was a disastrous impression. Had I not be burned by Priceline, who, by the way, says no refunds, I would have checked out as fast as I checked in.
Good experiences each time, including this one.
We have stayed at the Sheraton, through Priceline 5 times in the past year, including this past week. On each stay, we have been happy with our room, particularly the beds. They are so comfortable! Also, they do allow pets, which is something we need. On each stay, we have been treated courteously and not any differently because we are through Priceline. The public areas and the rooms are a bit worn and could use a remodel, but I wouldn't call the carpet threadbare, like the other reviewers did. We have noticed on some rooms there is an occasional stain, but overall, the rooms have seemed clean to us.
Our recent visit was typical. We were greeted with a friendly smile. I happened to notice that in the lobby, there were about 50 school age children milling about in various soccer uniforms. Being through Priceline, I hardly expect special treatment, but nevertheless, I asked if we were placed on the same floor with the soccer teams and she smiled and said no. She placed us on the Businsess/Club level, which is an upgrade. The room was the same, but we did have access to some food, etc on the Club floor.
When we got to our room, we couldn't find the remote control. We called the desk and they brought one to us. A few minutes later, the front desk called and told me they were giving us a $15 credit to use in the bar, restaurant or to rent a movie, since we had to call for a remote. We never ended up using it, since we ate all meals with relatives in town, but it was nice of them to give it to us.
Our room had a desk and chair, two queen beds, a sitting chair, a table, the TV, a small fridge, two sinks and a closet. Everything was in good repair, not new, but certainly not too worn. We ate breakfast in the restaurant in the past (April, February and Christmas) and although it's pricier than Denny's, it was a good breakfast and great coffee.
Convenient and Comfortable
This Sheraton is a good mid-range hotel with a few benefits and some drawbacks.
The hotel converted to the Sweet Sleeper bed in 2004 and the results are well worth it. We recommend paying a little extra for the Club Floor level as the Lounge, with its wonderful views and good food and service, is worth it.
Inexplicably, the rooms still retain their 70s-era (?) wet bars, despite an upgrade to the beds and the bathrooms. We have stayed at this hotel about a half-dozen times in the past three years and have consistently experienced below-average service from the front desk staff. With few exceptions, the staff needs training: they're not very friendly, and don't seem to get the Sheraton ideal of service. It's odd that the management of this hotel has yet to understand how important first impressions are to setting a positive tone for the rest of the stay.
Despite the drawbacks, however, this hotel is in a good location, and it's generally a good value.
This was one of the worst hotel rooms that I have stayed in quite some time. The common areas of the hotel (i.e. lobby, bar, etc...) are deceivingly nice in appearance. It is a different story once you step over the threshhold into your room. I was staying there two nights, Feb. 15-17, 2005, and checked in late (after 11:00 p.m.) as I was traveling on business. I think they gave me the worst room possible. To start, the entire room's decor was 20-30 years out of date. The carpet was severely worn and threadbare, the towels provided were hard and scratchy and stained (yes, STAINED!), and the wallpaper in the bathroom was peeling off the walls. Most of the light switches did not work, so you had to turn them on by hand, which was extremely difficult. The room had a humongous "bar" that served no conceivable purpose, but to take up space, as there was not even a working faucet in it. (There was a sink, but the faucet didn't work.) The refrigerator which they advertise is empty and not even plugged in. The t.v. was probably no bigger than a 19-inch. The heater took forever to warm up the room (i.e. I turned it on before going to bed and finally felt its effects at 4:00 a.m.) The heater's fan was also very loud. Additionally, you could hear every passing in the hallways and every door "slam" (all the doors closed loudly), and my toilet ran all night long and kept waking me up even with the bathroom door closed. The next morning I discovered that the shower was plugged! (Go figure.) The final blow came when I received the bill, the room has two bottles of water set out with notes attached indicating that they are complimentary; however, when you get your bill, you will note that you are being charged for them. Seems like they should put that information with the water and skip the deceiving note. The only good thing about the room was that the bed was comfortable. Oh. Forgot to mention they gave me a nice view of the roof! I don't know if this was just a bad room, but I expect a little more when paying $120.00/nt. in Albuquerque, NM. I would only recommend this room if you are blind and either deaf or a really heavy sleeper. Sheraton should pull their franchise agreement for this place as it falls FAR below the quality I have come to expect from this chain. I would have left after the first night, but had an out of town meeting I had to drive to and would be getting in late again, so I didn't have time to look for another room. I probably would have slept better in my car!
Don't Stay Here
This hotel doesn't meet the standards you'd expect at a Sheraton - or a motel 6 for that matter. The rooms and the common areas are in deperate need of a rennovation (one the staff said is planned). The carpets are threadbare and filthy and the rooms have water stained ceilings, scuffed walls and feel generally shabby. The place is not clean and hotel staff admitted that they have a housekeeping issue. Not a good experience!!!
My husband and I stayed at the Sheraton Uptown on a recent one night stay in Albuquerque and were very disappointed. To begin with, when we arrived to check-in, instead of having one king bed for 2 people as I reserved, it was reversed. 2 beds, one person. They acted as though we were being totally unreasonable when we requested it be corrected. The clerk rudely assured us that is what we had reserved. When we finally got into our room, it was very hot, and the a/c would not come on. We called and someone quickly came up. He did something to the controls, and it sounded as though it began to work.
We were given a room which allowed access to the hotels club floor, where a complementary cocktail buffet was offered. This was a joke. When we arrived there was nothing but a chaffing dish of steamed clams, and a few dried up pieces of cheese. My husband and I opted to go out to dinner instead. Breakfast was also served in this area, but we did not get to use it. We had to leave the hotel the next morning before it was open, so I cannot comment on it.
A few hours later, my husband and I returned from a nice evening out, to a still very hot room. While the bed was very comfortable, the room was so hot it was impossible to sleep well. We tried to open the window, but it would not budge.
Additionally, we had the strangest wet bar sitting in the middle of the room. It looked like something right out of the 70's. It had a sink, stainless steel wells for trash, or limes or something and a large opening for a refrigerator that had been covered up with paneling. There was a small frig in the armoire.
At checkout the clerks were very rude, and we were overcharged by about $50 for our room. Unfortunately, I did not have a copy of my reservation information. I booked the room through their website, but after I put all my information in, all I received was a confirmation number. No rate or room information appeared along with it, as it does on most websites. We were informed by the clerk that because our trip was during the Balloon Fiesta, there were no discounts on rooms, and that that was the rate we would be charged.
My husband and I make this same trip each year on our way to a conference in Santa Fe. We will not stay at this hotel next year.
Great stay at the Sheraton
The hotel was very beautiful and accomadating. The room was one of the best we stayed in on our whole trip. Brand new sheets and very soft, fluffy, comforter. The pool was pristine. The staff friendly and ready to make sure our stay was pleasant. The continental breakfast, although running a little late, was fresh and tasty and plentiful. We enjoyed our stay. Well worth the expense!
Perfect Location & Ambiance
A first class hotel with fantastic shopping and restaurant access. I've stayed in the hotel many times. In fact, my husband built this hotel in 1981!
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