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Number of iPads sold by Apple in 28 days: 1,000,000
Number of iPads in the hands of book editors: 2
Wouldn't you think that the most significant e-book reader; one that, weeks before release, caused Amazon to change it's e-book strategy and is projected by most analysts to be the device that will save newspapers and magazines would be in the hands of the people who are on the front line of book publishing? It doesn't seem to be the case. I admit to poor survey techniques. I simply called lots of editors we regularly work with and asked them: Do you have an iPad? Do you know anyone who does? Has the company any strategy regarding iPads? In almost all cases, the responses were: no, I saw someone in the office with one last week and no. Editors are largely so underpaid, that virtually none are buying them for their own use, and publishers are so cheap that we can't expect the companies to outfit the whole staff overnight, but wouldn't it make sense to have some pilot programs? I couldn't find any. Every editor I spoke with is interested and curious but there's a surprising undercurrent of "I don't see what it means for me." I attribute this to ongoing efforts of publishers to isolate their editors from the world.
Our agency has two. Our 16GB WiFi unit arrived at noon on the day of release. Our first 64GB 3G unit arrived last Friday. We will be blogging about what this product means for authors and editors, but initially we have little to say other than they work exactly as promised. What I can say is that no one can judge the iPad who has not held one for five minutes and tried to read something with the iBooks application. Getting your hands on one in an Apple store is actually harder than buying one. There's about a five minute wait to get to the demo tables.
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Sarah Jessica Parker and the girls dazzled New York last night at the premiere of Sex and the City: The Movie. And by dazzled I mean these broads look ridiculous. For a show that's about fashion you'd figure they'd at least look somewhat hot and not like my high school prom if everyone was 40. All that said, I present to you, for your mocking pleasure, the lovable characters of Sex and the City: HorseFace, Slutty Cougar, The One Who Used to Be Hot Five Years Ago and Does it Matter?
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The legal community suffered two great losses last week, with the deaths of former Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Edward J. Hennessey and current SJC Associate Justice Martha B. Sosman.
"The Massachusetts legal community grieves the loss of two exceptional judges," said MBA President Mark D. Mason. "With their deaths falling within several days of one another, the impacts and legacies of Chief Justice Hennessey and Justice Sosman's careers are especially striking. This is a difficult time for the legal community, especially the SJC. On behalf of the MBA, I extend my thoughts and condolences to the families, friends and colleagues of these two remarkable justices."
To view the Boston Globe's obituary for Hennessey, click here. A funeral mass was held for Hennessey at 10 a.m. on Monday, March 12 at St. Bartholomew Church in Needham.
To view the Boston Globe's obituary for Sosman, click here. Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall also released a brief statement about Justice Sosman's passing:
Justice Martha B. Sosman, who passed away on Saturday, March 10, 2007, will be remembered as one of the great Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court, despite her all too brief tenure on the Court. She had served as a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court since Sept. 6, 2000, and as a Superior Court justice from 1993 to 2000.
Justice Sosman was a beloved colleague, whose wide ranging contributions to the work of the Court are immeasurable. She was a jurist's jurist with a powerful intellect and extraordinary legal skills. Lawyers and litigants alike admired and respected her talents. In her personal life, Justice Sosman was an avid gardener, a serious Red Sox fan, and a gifted pianist, who often invited colleagues to her recitals. Justice Sosman will be fondly remembered and greatly missed.
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In my last post, I attempted to draw some basic distinctions between the 14 product modules that make up Adobe LiveCycle. In reality, there are more like 40 different components under the hood. Fortunately (since 14 modules are difficult enough for most of us to manage), these service components are not licensed individually. They are packaged into product modules (e.g. LiveCycle Output). However, this disparity between "license" modules and actual service components can be the source of considerable confusion. It can especially complicate the, seemingly simply, question, "Which modules do I need?" This question comes up in almost every LiveCycle conversation, but can be slightly devilish to answer. Let's explore why…
At its heart, LiveCycle is a set of service components for processing documents. The "licensing" modules that so neatly package up these components obscure some important details. When a customer licenses LiveCycle PDF Generator (PDFG), they get several service components, including:
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Similarly, when a customer licenses the Output module, they get:
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- Doc Converter
- Encryption Service
- PDF Utilities
- XMP Utilities
Notice that several components are included in both modules. This complicates the apparently straightforward question, "Do I need PDFG or Output?" Either may suffice, depending on the requirements. For example, if you only wanted to use the functionality of the Assembler component, you could purchase either PDFG or Output. Just to make things really interesting, the Assembler component is also included in the Forms and Content Services product modules.
The challenge is that the questions are generally posed from the perspective of the modules (which is natural since that's how the product is packaged), but answers must be phrased in terms of service components. Obviously, the solution is to identify the unique service components that are required and determine the modules based on those. To that end, Adobe publishes a Service Reference that describes the specific functionality provided by each service (http://help.adobe.com/en_US/livecycle/9.0/services.pdf). There is also a guide that details which components are included in each module: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/livecycle/9.0/solutioncomponents_api.pdf. These two documents are indispensable in bridging the gap between modules and components to answer the question, "Which LiveCycle modules do I need?"


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Final Keystone Brackets
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Tentative Keystone Schedule
9:00 a.m. - Championship First Round
10:00 a.m. - Championship Second Round
12:00 p.m. - Championship Quarterfinals and Consolation First Round
2:00 p.m. Consolation Second Round
3:00 p.m. - Championship Semifinals and Consolation Third Round
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PHILADELPHIA - The Palestra will be packed with top-notch wrestling talent on Sunday as Penn hosts the 18th Keystone Classic. 15 teams will send wrestles to the tournament, including No. 13 Northwestern and Big Ten power Indiana. Four of Penn's EIWA rivals will be entered in the tournament, including American, Brown, Harvard and Princeton. Cal Poly will make the trip across the country to take on the east coast's toughest competition, including Bloomsburg, Boston University, Rider, N.C. State, Duke, VMI and Appalachian State.
14 wrestlers currently ranked inside InterMat's Top-20 are on the team entered in Sunday's tournament, including No. 9 Micah Burak (197) and No. 13 Mark Rappo (125) from Penn. In 2011, five finalists from the Keystone Classic went on to earn All-American honors at the 2012 NCAA Championships. Based on this week's InterMat rankings, six of the 14 Top-20 wrestlers are currently inside the Top-10, providing fans plenty of chances to see potential high finishers in March just two weeks into the season.
Keystone Classic Weight-by-Weight Preview
125: Penn's Mark Rappo enters the weekend ranked No. 13 in the country at 125 pounds and is the likely top seed. He hasn't wrestled competitively in over a year after taking a year off top intern on Wall Street, and Sunday will mark his return to action. Other wrestlers to keep an eye on include Harvard's Jeff Ott who took second last weekend at the Binghamton Open as well as Appalachian State's Dominic Parisi and Indiana's Joe Duca - who took third and fourth, respectively, at the Hokie Open.
133: Northwestern's No. 10 Levi Mele is the likely top seed at this weight and will look to return to the top spot at the Keystone Classic after winning the crown at 125 pounds last season. Appalachian State's Jake Smith was runner-up at the Wolfpack Open last weekend, while Indiana's Quinton Murphy has a recent fifth-place finish at the Hokie Open to his credit. Princeton's Garrett Frey is another name to watch out for at this weight as he bumps up from 125.
141: Harvard's Steven Keith is ranked No. 13 after earning All-American honors at 133 last season. He was a Keystone finalist in 2011 at 133, and enters as the likely top seed this weekend at his new weight. Keith was fifth at the Binghamton Open last weekend, defeating Penn's C.J. Cobb along the way. Cobb and Keith are two of four Binghamton Open quarterfinalists in the field this weekend, joined by Princeton's Nicholas Masselli and Rider's Vinny Fava. Cal Poly will be in the mix here, bring Brandon Rocha in fresh off a win at the Roadrunner Open last weekend.
149: Perhaps the most wide-open weight at the tournament, 149 will feature no wrestlers ranked inside the Top-20, but plenty looking to make that next step. Princeton's Zachary Bintliff was fifth last weekend at the Binghamton Open, while Appalachian State's Dylan Cottrell is coming off a second-place finish at the Hokie Open and a fifth-place run at the Wolfpack Open. Penn will enter three wrestlers at this weight, with sophomore Charlie Lynch expected to make his Penn debut after battling injury all of last season.
157: Depending on final entrants and if seeds hold to form, the title bout at 157 could pit national No. 3 Jason Welch of Northwestern against No. 7 Frank Hickman of Bloomsburg. Welch is a two-time returning All-American after a fourth-place finish at NCAAs last season and a sixth-place finish in 2011, while Hickman advanced to the quarterfinals at NCAAs in 2012 before bowing out in the Round of 12. Boston University will also be in the mix here, with Nestor Taffur coming off a second-place finish last weekend at the Binghamton Open. N.C. State's Mardel Gabriel was fourth at the Wolfpack Open, while Indiana's Taylor Walsh was second at the Hokie Open.
165: A pair of Top-20 wrestlers headlines the field in No. 14 Pierce Harger of Northwestern and No. 20 Ryan LeBlanc of Indiana. There is potential for a rematch of the Binghamton Open final this Sunday as Binghamton champion Ramon Santiago (Rider) and runner-up Casey Kent (Penn) are expected entrants. All four Binghamton semifinalists could be in the field, with Princeton's Abe Ayala and Judd Ziegler also entered. Boston University's Mitchell Wightman won four consolation matches at Binghamton to earn third place. N.C. State's Nigel Jones was runner-up at the Wolfpack Open, with Indiana's LeBlanc finishing second at the Hokie Open.
174: Northwestern's Lee Munster was runner-up at Keystone in 2011, and enters his second Keystone Classic ranked No. 10 in the country. Rider's James Brundage was second at the Binghamton Open last weekend, and Penn's Ian Korb rattled off six consecutive wins in the wrestlebacks to claim third after dropping his opening bout.
184: The only other weight with no national Top-20 wrestlers in the field, 184 will feature plenty of wrestlers looking to get on the national radar. Duke's Diego Bencomo was second at the Hokie Open, while Indiana's Luke Sheridan was sixth. Last weekend at the Binghamton Open, Rider's Clint Morrison finished third after reaching the semifinals. Harvard's Cameron Croy was second at Keystone last year and has hovered around the national rankings and took fifth over Princeton's Scott Gibbons at Binghamton last weekend.
197: Penn's No. 9 Micah Burak has a pair of Keystone Classic championships to his credit on home mats over his career, winning the title in 2009 and 2010. He missed last year's tournament, but is prepared to complete the hat trick after earning All-American honors in 2012. Bloomsburg's Richard Perry is ranked No. 17 by InterMat this week and is a former NCAA qualifier. VMI's Urayoan Garcia was third at the Wolfpack Open, while Rider's Donald McNeill took fifth at Binghamton. Duke will Hokie Open champion Connor Hartman to the mats, who also owns a third-place finish at the Michigan State Open.
285: 2012 NCAA All-American and third-place finisher Mike McMullan of Northwestern highlights three Top-20 wrestlers in the field. He enters the tournament ranked No. 5 in the country and was runner-up at Keystone last season. Last year, McMullan was defeated by Boston University's Kevin Innis in the final. Innis is a returning NCAA qualifier and expected to contend this weekend. Indiana's Adam Chalfant is ranked No. 12 and is coming off a second-place finish at the Hokie Open. Bloomsburg's Justin Grant is No. 18 this week and is the reigning EWL Wrestler of the Week. VMI's Juan Adams took sixth at the Hokie Open and could factor into the mix here. 2011 Ivy League Rookie of the Year Kyle Cowan is expected to make his return after missing all of last season with injury and won the title at Keystone in 2010.


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BOCA RATON, Fla. – The eighth-ranked Saint Leo women's tennis team fell to the sixth-ranked Lynn University Fighting Knights by a score of 6-3 on Sunday afternoon at the Perper Tennis Complex in Boca Raton, Fla. The loss drops Saint Leo to a mark of 2-1 on its young season, while the Fighting Knights stay perfect and advance to 6-0.
The Lions found themselves trailing 2-1 after a solid round of doubles play. Lynn's Rosalie Willig and Andrea Berkova earned the first win at the No. 2 doubles slot, defeating Maria Benkirane and Anastasia Wagner, 8-4. The Lions bounced back, earning the next victory at the No. 3 slot as Laura Kemkes and Paula Montoya made easy work of Alina Jane and Kim Przeszlowski , 8-0.
No. 1 doubles was taken by the fifth-ranked combo of Vale Confalonieri and Ioana Ivan as they took down the duo of Coralie Pesenti and Pauline Helgesson, 8-1.
Saint Leo entered into singles play dropping three quick flights, beginning with Pesenti falling to Willig, 6-0, 6-3, at No. 2. Wagner followed with a 6-2, 6-3 loss to No. 1 Vale Confalonieri at the No. 1 slot, with Benkirane dropping to 11th-ranked Ivan at the No. 3 position, 6-4, 6-1.
Down 5-1, the Lions battled back and earned the next two wins as Kemkes took down No. 21 Berkova, 6-2, 6-0 at No. 4 singles, and Montoya defeated Jane 6-3, 6-1 in the No. 5 slot.
With the overall score sitting at 5-3, Helgesson challenged Przeszlowski at the No. 6 slot for the final win of the day. She put up a good fight in the first set, but fell 7-5, and went on to surrender the second set, 6-1 to close out the day with the Lions dropping to the Fighting Knights, 6-3.
The Saint Leo women's tennis team returns to action on Friday, February 21, when they host Barry University. Match time against the Buccaneers is slated for 2 p.m. at the Saint Leo Tennis Complex.
For the latest news, updates, and information on the Saint Leo women's tennis team, be sure to visit SaintLeoLions.com. Fans can also stay up-to-date on the latest Lions news by following Saint Leo Athletics on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube.


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These last two weeks conclude my summer internship at the Oakland Zoo. During my past three months as an intern, I've made popsicles for lemurs, I've given belly rubs to pigs, and I've befriended a goat. By the end of my summer, I have become familiar with zoo animal husbandry through my daily routine and through the intern classes. The Oakland Zoo's intern program is an excellent opportunity to gain experience working with zoo animals.
Oftentimes, I work in the Children's Zoo contact yard, where visitors brush and pet the plethora of sheep and goats. The yard houses five sheep, six Pygmy goats, four Nubian goats and one Boer goat. The Pygmy goats are particularly popular among the zoo's children visitors because of the goats' short stature and tolerant attitude. Working in the contact yard involves keeping the area clean while ensuring the safety of the visitors and animals. There is a retreat pen in the barn where goats and sheep can retreat, if they want some personal space from visitors.
Three long-haired cats named Billy, Cali and Scarlet live in the "cat cottage" adjacent to the Contact Yard. After feeding the goats and sheep in the morning, I usually let the cats outside into the Contact Yard and made sure they didn't wander off. Whenever the cats roam outside, they wear "cat bibs" that are designed to prevent them from successfully catching birds. The bibs are supposed to inhibit their normal pouncing motion, and I think they're quite the fashion statement.
Part of my routine is brushing Ginny, one of the rabbits before letting her out of the night house. She was slightly skittish the first time I brushed her, but soon after she relaxed and began munching on her hay. Rabbits shed quite a bit of hair, but the FURminator helped me loosen and remove the undercoat.
On Tuesday, I got the chance to spend a few hours working up at the giraffe barn. I helped fill containers with pellets and produce, while the giraffe intern hung up branches of browse. My absolute favorite moment was hand feeding carrots to Tiki, one of the zoo's giraffes.
Summer is quickly coming to a close. Shortly, I'll be back in college fighting sleep deprivation and jumping headfirst into fall quarter classes. In some ways, it seems like I've been interning for far more than three months; I can't imagine not feeding breakfast to the lemurs or hearing the familiar bleating of the goats in the morning.


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Earlier this week the governing body that oversees soccer in South America met in Buenos Aires to discuss the minutiae of sponsorship deals and pose for a series of sleepy-eyed group photos.
They also released a post-meeting story, published on CONMEBOL's official website, which included nothing of interest for most Canadian soccer fans until the very, very bottom.
It seems the grey-hairs had been discussing the idea of a unified North-South America tournament in 2016, to be held in the United States, and their brainstorming session, however brief, somehow found its way onto the publicized version of their meeting minutes for all the world to see.
Nevermind that CONCACAF -- the administrators of the sport in North and Central America and the Caribbean -- suggested the following day that their South American counterparts' announcement was slightly premature. For all we know the phone in the New York City office might have been ringing for days with no one there to pick it up.
The fact of the matter is this: a unified tournament (it's tentatively being called the "Centennial Copa America") would be a win-win for both regions, and for Canada in particular.
Without it, our men's national team would have only the 2018 World Cup to target following their disgraceful exit from 2014 qualifying earlier this month.
With it, they'd be able to focus on a major tournament that would be taking place two years sooner, with the 2015 Gold Cup serving as qualification.
Here's how the thing would work:
All 10 CONMEBOL members would be given automatic berths to the group stage along with the United States and Mexico. The four remaining participants would be determined by their placing in the 2015 Gold Cup and would conceivably include Panama, Honduras, Costa Rica and, hopefully, Canada. Play would begin in July, shortly after the conclusion of Euro 2016 in France.
This sort of competition has been talked about for years, and for good reason. It just makes sense.
Currently, the biennial Gold Cup generates precious little interest outside the hardcore support in Canada and the United States and the Latin populations of the host cities.
Matches are played in half-filled (if that) NFL stadiums unless Mexico happens to be on the marquee, and the television footprint is next to non-existent.
South America's Copa America, held whenever CONMEBOL feels like it, isn't much better off.
Yes, there is obviously significant interest on the continent, itself, but what the Copa has always craved is to be a world class competition with a world class roster of sponsors and rights-holders to match.
That, and a few more countries so as not to be required to invite the likes of Mexico and Japan to boost the tournament roster to a more workable 12.
Both the Gold Cup and Copa America have needs, and as it turns out the satisfaction of those needs can be found in each other.
South America has the talent base to lend the North some credibility; North America has access to the type of sponsors the South, until now, has only been able to dream about.
Talk about a match made in soccer heaven.
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-- The spectre of a major tournament in 2016 could end up having something to do with how the Canadian Soccer Association goes about its search for a new manager. If qualification for the 2018 World Cup was the sole target, a case could be made that a company man versed in the language of Long-Term Player Development such as Tony Fonseca, might be the optimal choice. But a competition two years sooner would require the national team being whipped into competitive shape by the 2015 Gold Cup, in which case a more experienced coach, likely from outside Canada, would be a more attractive option.
-- National women's team captain and iconic striker Christine Sinclair has been shortlisted for FIFA's World Player of the Year award.
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THE adventures of a Tottington man who quit his job and travelled the world are the subject of a new book supporting Bury Hospice.
Phil Beswick, who was a civil servant, spent 12 months volunteering in south-east Asia, Australia and New Zealand to help people in need.
His projects included helping to build a house in Sri Lanka, working on a cattle farm in Australia and teaching English in Thailand, Cambodia and Bali.
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Portland, OR (SportsNetwork.com) - Not even a return to Moda Center could help the struggling Portland Trail Blazers.
Tony Parker scored a game-high 29 points, Tim Duncan had 19 and the San Antonio Spurs took a commanding 3-0 series lead with a 118-103 road win over Portland in Game 3 of this Western Conference semifinal.
The veteran-led Spurs, who needed seven games to get past the pesky Dallas Mavericks in the opening round, have made it look easy against the upstart Blazers here in the second round. After winning by 24 and 17 points in Games 1 and 2, respectively, San Antonio shot a perfect 25-for-25 from the foul line on its way to a third consecutive blowout.
Kawhi Leonard tallied 16 points with 10 rebounds and Manu Ginobili netted 14 off the bench for the Spurs, who committed just seven turnovers while forcing 14.
Four Portland starters poured in 20-plus points, but with sixth man Mo Williams sidelined with a groin injury, the Blazers reserves contributed just six points -- four of which went to C.J. McCollum in the final 1:34 -- on eight shots.
Wesley Matthews led the way with 22 points, Damian Lillard and LaMarcus Aldridge had 21 apiece and Nicolas Batum scored 20 in the deflating setback.
"It was disappointing to have a game like this," said Portland head coach Terry Stotts. "To have a game like this, the crowd was great. We made it interesting in the second half, but against San Antonio if you put your guard down, they take advantage of it. They're good because they have a lot of options."
Lillard, whose buzzer-beating 3-pointer in Game 6 of the first round eliminated the Houston Rockets, has struggled mightily from the arc in this series. Lillard made 23-of-47 against the Rockets but is 1-for-12 from distance in three losses to the Spurs.
No team has ever come back to win a seven game series after trailing 3-0.
The Spurs scored on five straight possessions early on, with Parker following a Duncan layup with four consecutive jumpers for a 10-3 lead three minutes in.
"Tony has been the engine for us and he started out really well tonight," said Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich. "He made shots, he involved everybody else. He played D at the other end. He really played a whole, complete game."
Portland briefly led, 13-12, on a Lillard jumper, but San Antonio quickly went back on top and built a comfortable lead as the quarter went on. Duncan's jumper ignited an 8-0 surge to make it 20-13. In the waning moments of the period, Marco Belinelli got an off-balance jumper to go to push the margin into double figures, and the Spurs led 28-18 after the first.
Belinelli and Patty Mills stepped into back-to-back 3s early in the second. Boris Diaw followed with a sweeping layup and less than two minutes into the period, the lead had grown to 16. It was 60-40 at halftime.
A pair of Batum 3-pointers highlighted a 17-4 flurry to open the second half, as Portland showed signs of life for the first time since early in the contest. But the deficit was too much to overcome.
Any momentum that San Antonio had lost during Portland's run in the third was restored heading into the final frame, as Diaw's offensive rebound and reverse layup in the final stages of the stanza had the lead back to 14.
The spread hovered between 11 and 22 the rest of the way.
The Spurs improved to 13-5 all-time in postseason matchups with the Blazers ... San Antonio swept the most recent playoff meeting between the two teams, a 4-0 series win in the 1999 Western Conference Finals ... Duncan passed Karl Malone (4,761) for fifth all-time in playoff scoring with a short jumper midway through the second quarter. Duncan now trails just Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal ... The Spurs have now scored at least 60 points in the first half of four straight playoff games. They are the first team since Portland in 1992 to accomplish that feat ... San Antonio's bench is outscoring Portland's 140-43 in three games.


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The consultation will include business organisations, as well as groups representing local firms and the voluntary sector.
The meeting will give them a chance to give feedback to the council on its proposals for expenditure for the next financial year.
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What Exactly is Monitored During MAC?
I am having lacrimal duct surgery performed for a blocked tear duct. The surgeon is using monitored care anesthesia with sedatives. He said I would be very drowsy and possibly asleep. This is unclear to me. I would like to be prepared to ask the anesthesiologist a few questions regarding this type of anesthesia. Any light you can shed on the topic would be helpful. Will I need to be intubated? Will I be monitored? Is this type of anesthesia suitable for this surgery? What is the recovery like? Will I remember the procedure? How is the anesthesia administered?
The following detailed definition of "monitored anesthesia care" (MAC) is from the American Society of Anesthesiologists:
"Monitored anesthesia care is a specific anesthesia service in which an anesthesiologist has been requested to participate in the care of a patient undergoing a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure.
Monitored anesthesia care includes all aspects of anesthesia care - a preprocedure visit, intraprocedure care and postprocedure anesthesia management.
During monitored anesthesia care, the anesthesiologist or a member of the anesthesia care team provides a number of specific services, including but not limited to:
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- Administration of sedatives, analgesics, hypnotics, anesthetic agents or other medications as necessary to ensure patient safety and comfort
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Monitored anesthesia care often includes the administration of doses of medications for which the loss of normal protective reflexes or loss of consciousness is likely.
Monitored anesthesia care refers to those clinical situations in which the patient remains able to protect the airway for the majority of the procedure. If, for an extended period of time, the patient is rendered unconscious and/or loses normal protective reflexes, then anesthesia care shall be considered a general anesthetic."
The choice of a particular anesthetic technique (MAC, general anesthesia, regional anesthesia) is normally a decision made by the anesthesiologist, taking into account the type of surgery as well as the needs and preferences of both the patient and the surgeon.
A monitored anesthesia care technique usually involves the administration of intravenous anesthetic drugs, oxygen (given with a nasal cannula or face mask), and standard patient monitoring procedures similar to those used during a general anesthetic. MAC implies that the trachea (windpipe) is not intubated. Because MAC usually entails the administration of lower doses of anesthetic drugs than with a general anesthetic, the recovery period tends to be shorter. The drugs that are used definitely affect one`s ability to remember the procedure, but periods of awareness can occur.
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|Cancer of the Upper Aero-digestive Tract Alcoholism
|Procedure: Hospitalization for a week
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|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
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|Impact for Care for Patients With Alcohol Addiction and Treated for ORL Cancer
- The primary endpoint of the study will be to compare the duration of post surgery hospitalisation between the patients who benefit with an alcohol weaning and the patient treated with usual methods. [ Time Frame: two weeks ]time between the surgery and the exit of the hospital
- The secondary objective is to note: the presence of weaning syndrome, the diagnostic of Delirium tremens, the occurrence of post surgeries complications. [ Time Frame: two years ]
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|January 2009
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|January 2013
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|September 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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patient in hospital a week before the date of surgery for the treatment of his addiction alcohol
Procedure: Hospitalization for a week
Patient in hospital a week before the date of surgery for the treatment of their addiction to alcohol (alcohol weaning)
No Intervention: 1
no treatment of his addiction alcohol during a week before the date of surgery
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Alcohol, associated or not associated with tobacco, is known to increase the incidence of ORL cancer. So, in fact many patients perform their ORL surgery operation in spite of their alcohol addiction.
Many studies showed that a post surgery weaning syndrome increases morbidity and mortality.
So our study will focuses on the benefits of pre surgery medical weaning program.
The protocol is an open randomised, prospective study. The patient will be divided in two groups. In one hand, the first group is designed as "treated" will get alcohol weaning in the hospital alcohol department. The patient will be hospitalized during one week before the ORL surgery.
During this hospitalisation, the patient will receive medicinal treatment, medical follow-up and psychological counselling.
In the other hand, the second group designed as "control group" will be hospitalized directly in ORL surgery department. The patient will be received a treatment for alcohol weaning according to their symptom.
After their hospitalisation, the treated group will be followed-up regularly for their alcohol addiction either in support group or in individual counselling. The control group will be followed-up with the usual method in the ORL surgery department.
The expected result is to improve the care for patients with alcohol addiction and who must have an ORL surgery reducing the hospitalisation duration, the level of post operative complication and increasing the abstinence level. 115 patients will be included in this study.
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|18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Senior)
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 18-80 years, male or female
- Clinically and histologically verified ORL cancer required surgery
- Patient with alcohol addiction
- Men must consume 21 glasses of wine a week
- Women must consume 14 glasses of wine a week
- CPAM affiliation
- Able to give written informed consent to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria:
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- Patient with regulatory authority or private patient freedom
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00825448
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Keywords provided by Department of Clinical Research and Innovation, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice:
alcohol addiction
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Behavior, Addictive
Compulsive Behavior
Impulsive Behavior
Alcohol-Related Disorders
Substance-Related Disorders
Chemically-Induced Disorders
Mental Disorders
Anti-Infective Agents, Local
Anti-Infective Agents
Central Nervous System Depressants
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Lewis Platt, age 18, of Rushwick, was runner-up in the non-trade apprentice category at the Direct Works Forum annual awards ceremony in Coventry.
Mr Platt applied for the award after encouragement from his boss, David Baddeley, commercial director at Fortis Property Care, formerly Festival Housing.
"We are really proud of Lewis being recognised at a national level as it is a significant achievement; this reflects his passion and commitment to his job," said Mr Baddeley.
Mr Platt is currently working as a trainee maintenance contract surveyor and attends college one day a week. He says the recognition will give his career a boost.
"I worked hard on the submission for the award and I am please with the outcome. I hope to continue to progress up the career ladder once I have completed my training. This is a great thing to have on my CV," he said.
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Great Britain's David Stone successfully defended his Paralympic Games title with victory in the mixed T1-2 road race at Brands Hatch.
The 31-year-old relinquished his time-trial title on Wednesday and was disappointed with bronze.
Stone, who has cerebral palsy and rides a tricycle, bounced back in the 24-kilometre road race to win his third Paralympic gold medal, seven seconds ahead of Italy's Giorgio Farroni. David Vondracek of the Czech Republic was three minutes 17 seconds behind in third.
Stone said: "I made my move, but the Italian (Farroni) stayed with me. It was so hard.
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Lora Turnham and her pilot Fiona Duncan finished eighth in the women's tandem road race.
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Google I/O 2013 Keynote: Live Blogby Brian Klug on 5/15/2013 11:38 AM EST
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gregounech - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linkLooking forward to it. I hope the livestream will be smooth and in good quality. Reply
Skolde - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linki had to block the top image in the article, it takes up way too much space for the auto-refresh to be useful. Reply
CrystalBay - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linkNo Touchwiz on the SG ? Reply
sherlockwing - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linkIt is stock android with nothing on top. So no Touchwiz. Reply
CrystalBay - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linkAwesome thanks... Reply
gregounech - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linkWhen the stream showed Matias Duarte, I'm pretty sure he was filming it with the New Nexus Phone didnt look like any other Google Phone yet. Reply
darwinosx - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linkAt least Apple only wants your money. Google wants your money and personal data and hides that behind silly talk of "open" blah blah blah, so transparent unless you are really gullible.
I've never seen a more lukewarm audience. They can barely get them to applaud. Maybe because so few Android developers actually make any money.
I have both iOS and Android devices btw...I prefer Apples straightforward approach to Googles lies and subterfuge. Reply
LizaWitz - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linkThe only way iOS is less open than android is that Apple screens out porn and malware from the store. The reality is, you can install whatever app you want on your device just by paying $99 for a developer account--which means open source iOS software isn't stopped.
Plus if you'll develop using web technologies (the only way to develop for google glass, btw) you can bypass the appstore completely to install javascript apps on people's devices.
The "apple is closed" is not reality, but propaganda from the android ideologues. Reply
Bob Todd - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linkThe secret to excellent trolling is making it look like you aren't trolling at all. You know, seemingly very close to unbiased but still slyly favoring whatever you are illogically a zealot about. You've got a long way to go.
Now about this "less open" business, there are still some extremely basic things I can't do on iOS that are maddening. Like changing the default browser. How "open" is your platform when users can't even make basic choices like that (I shouldn't have to jailbreak just to use Chrome by default)?
I like my iPhone 5 (work), and my Nexus 4 (personal). But iOS being as much of an open platform as anyone else isn't an argument you should bother with. Stick to fragmentation/updates or other good troll bait. Now I'll go enjoy the rest of your lunatic ranting which is sure to appear on all of the upcoming Google posts, with a bowl of popcorn and a coke. Reply
Flying Goat - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linkErm.... Android *is* open source (Though there's an internal repo that people actually open, source is released when new versions come out). And you can install stuff on an Android phone without going through Google.
There are certainly plenty of reasons to get an iPhone, but I think Google wins easily in the "open" department. Certainly could do much better, of course. Reply
tnygwek - Thursday, May 16, 2013 - link"you can install whatever app you want on your device just by paying $99"
Thank you for that sentence.
You just made my day.
I also think that open source for an OS means more than just apps. Reply
ananduser - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linkNaive fanboy. Why do you need to justify your "love" for Apple ? I thought macusers need OSX and thus have to use Apple's hardware or perhaps they appreciate the company's "culture". Yet here you are venting your frustrations towards Google. Keep buying Apple and ignore Google, MS and others. No need to burn braincells for nothing.
PS: This is not appleinsider. Reply
thrawnis - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linkAnyone else notice that the screenshot here (http://images.anandtech.com/doci/6956/GoogleIO2013... shows a Nexus 5 with a 4-inch screen? Reply
mayankleoboy1 - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linkHmmm Strange..... link 404'ed for me.
This is probably the Nexus5, accidently slipped. Reply
angryblanket - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linkNeed..this..link...reupped... Reply
Machelios - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linkhttp://images.anandtech.com/doci/6956/GoogleIO2013...
I dont see anything special... Reply
LizaWitz - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linkSo, 400M activations in 2012, 900M in first half of 2013? That means 12.5 BILLION activations by the end of 2014. It will be really impressive, especially given that there are still only going to be 7B people on the planet.
The reality-- These numbers are just made up. Google doesn't report them to the SEC. And no android manufacturers report sales numbers. When they have to reveal them -- as samsung did in the trial last year-- they turn out to be pitiful.
The whole "android is winning" and "android is most popular" claims are bullshit buttressed by lies like these made up activation numbers and "analysis" by companies like Gartner that just report what they're paid to report. Google pays gartner and they dutifly claim that android is gaining marketshare.
Independant analysis shows the iPhone outsells al other smartphones combined-- android, blackberry and nokia, etc. ...and that's not even including tablet figures (a market Apple owns.)
It's sad that people are so unaware that they can be manipulated simply by lying to them.
And of course, every faboy with an android wants to believe that android is winning. Pathetic. Reply
moltentofu - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linkeh I don't really care who is "winning", as long as the OSes are still actively being supported (in the sense of - has there been an update in the last 3 months?). I used the iphone 4s for the last year (2 years?), before that the original moto droid / droid 2.
I'm going back to something android - iphone5 doesn't excite, imessage is flaky, email client in iOS is meh, and so is calendar integration (company I work for uses google apps to boot). And discovering apps in the iOS appstore is awful (though I'm not sure it any better on Google's app store, whatever the h@ll it's called now...).
Not the galaxy s4 tho... build quality is probs terrible (I miss the original droid build quality!!!). Can't lie, it feels like apple is the only company that builds each phone like it's their last. Reply
mayankleoboy1 - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linkHow is weather there in TrollLand ? Reply
Tankbot85 - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linkThat is funny because i do not know a single person that uses an iPhone. Everyone i know is starting to go to android. Reply
cryosx - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linkreality hitting you hard i see Reply
len0808 - Thursday, May 16, 2013 - linkyou're the one thats pathetic. check your basic math again. that's 1.25 billion, not 12.5 billion, based on your own projection. your ifanboyism is clouding your brain. Reply
LizaWitz - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linkGee, you can now get location on android? Like you could on iOS 6 years ago! LOL. Geofencing? Only 3 years late on that one. Reply
LizaWitz - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linkNotifications on multiple devices is new? Jesus they are 4 years behind on that feature. Reply
LizaWitz - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - link13! years behind Apple on integrated IDE, only 3 years behind on gamecenter.
It's kinda sad how all google can do is rip off from innovative companies.
Oh, it was wrong when microsoft tied windows to IE to gain marketshare, but it's ok that Google pushes chrome on anyone who does a search... right? Hypocrisy much? Reply
LizaWitz - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linkAnd the ONE THING they really SHOULD COPY from Apple-- respect of users privacy-- they never will.
Because, with google, you're the product. They give away this crappy ripoff of apple innovations in order to sell you to advertisers. Reply
thesavvymage - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linkapple does nothing to help the world of technology progress. Apple creates devices for simple people. Google is becoming a company of productivity for professionals. Yes Apple builds good quality hardware. Yes iOS is popular.
You say google shits on privacy. I say their data collecting makes EVERYthing they do for me more relevant. If they somehow anonymously know I as a datapoint in their tables like sushi, and I do a search for food and it brings up sushi instead of pasta, i LIKE that. That is a good thing. Google knowing what I like makes all the information they give me more relevant.
You act like google could actually do something to harm you with your own data. Who gives a crap if Google knows I commute at 8 (in order to serve me traffic updates automatically)? Who cares if they know I live in some city somewhere (So they can give maps recommendations easily).
You're being asinine. Reply
angryblanket - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linkAbsurd amount of Apple fanbois here today. Reply
andychow - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linkApple knows they are losing the war. Therefore they hire bloggers to promote apple products. When is the last time a real apple fanbois read anandtech? This is a site for people who love hardware, not love brands. Reply
CrystalBay - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linkShe's probably a Shill from Cupertino. Reply
nathanddrews - Thursday, May 16, 2013 - linkVP9 looks terrible. Was their intent to demonstrate how bit-starved content looks worse? Banding and blocking galore:
If that comes through on a JPG of a photo off a projected image, I can only imagine how much worse the comparison looks in person. Reply
Chris Oz - Saturday, May 18, 2013 - linkYup have to agree says a lot about the comparison. VP9 looks terrible. If that is what they are offering VP9 is dead in the water. It looks like the VP8 game replayed all over. Lots of promises about how good it is but when we get down to it the only advantage is it is free (as in open source) - ie no hardware acceleration, no pro tools, same bandwidth for the same or worse quality. Reply
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SMWC ranked Best in the Midwest for the fifth year in a row
September 13th, 2011 | SMWC
Once again, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College ranks as one of the Best Regional Colleges in the Midwest by U.S. News & World Report in its 2012 Best Colleges guidebook. The exclusive rankings, which include rankings of more than 1300 schools nationwide, are available today at www.usnews.com/colleges, and will also be on newsstands beginning September 30, 2011.
According to the selection methodology, the regional colleges focus almost entirely on the undergraduate experience and offer a broad range of programs in the liberal arts and in fields such as business and education. The 371 colleges in the Midwest category draw heavily from nearby states. Among the 73 top-ranked Midwest colleges, SMWC was recognized for having one of the highest percentages of classes under 20 students at 90 percent and 40 percent of the freshmen were in the top 25 percent of their high school class.
"We are proud to be recognized for the fifth consecutive year as one of the top colleges in the Midwest," said Dottie King, Ph.D., president of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. "We continue to advance the liberal arts education that defines us. Students are trained to think abstractly, to devise creative solutions to complex problems, to engage in leadership and service, and most importantly, to become well-rounded human beings, determined to make a lasting impact in their careers and communities."
Over the past two decades, the U.S. News college rankings, which group colleges and universities based on categories created by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, has grown to be the most comprehensive research tool for students and parents considering higher education opportunities. U.S. News recommends that readers think of the rankings as one tool for selecting a college. Prospective students should gather information on colleges in a number of ways-by talking to parents, high school guidance counselors, and other advisers; from college catalogs, view books, and websites; and from campus visits to form firsthand impressions.
For almost two centuries, SMWC has enabled students to think critically, communicate responsibly, grow spiritually and effect positive change in a global society. In other words, SMWC is where students flourish, find their voice, and make it heard across the country and around the world. The College offers these educational opportunities to both men and women through distance and graduate programs, while remaining committed to its heritage as a women-only campus. Founded in 1840 by Saint Mother Theodore Guerin and the Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College is the oldest, private, Catholic liberal arts college for women in the United States.
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So you're standing in the freezer section at the supermarket and you're thinking about buying some fish. The problem is, you have a general sense of environmental issues facing the worldwide fishing industry.
For starters, many ocean-going species are suffering from decades of overfishing. Other species are caught through means that scar the ocean floor or coastal areas, damaging the environment and harming the livelihoods of the people who live there.
Fish farms, presented as a solution to a worldwide protein shortage, come with their own environmental impacts. And then there was that report in February from marine-conservation group Oceana, which used DNA testing to demonstrate about one-third of all fish sold in U.S. groceries and restaurants wasn't what it was billed to be.
For the ordinary consumer, all this doom and gloom can be daunting. While we all want to make good environmental choices, the fact is few of us have the time to research every grocery purchase or restaurant-menu selection. Even fewer of us have the disposable income to only purchase premium groceries.
In Winnipeg, this confusion is compounded by the fact we live so far from any ocean and have little first-hand knowledge of any form of fishing that doesn't involve pickerel, pike and other freshwater species. That means even the two most popular seafood-purchasing guides -- Vancouver Aquarium's Ocean Wise and Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch -- can read like ancient Greek to a Winnipeg consumer.
For example, both guides advise consumers to ask fishmongers about the country of origin of any potential purchase. In Winnipeg, however, a supermarket retail clerk may not be any more knowledgeable about fish and seafood than the average shopper.
To that end, I've compiled advice for Seafood Watch and Ocean Wise through a Winnipegger's lense. Here's a summarized list of what's good, not so great and downright ugly about some of the more popular fish and seafood sold in this landlocked corner of the planet:
- Basa/Catfish: When you buy basa, you're buying river catfish farmed in Asia. Sustainable-seafood advocates consider it an OK choice, despite concerns about effluent from Asian catfish farms. U.S. catfish farms are considered a better choice. So are wild catfish caught in Manitoban rivers, when and where you're allowed to fish for them.
- Clams, mussels and oysters: Bivalves aren't just tasty -- they're excellent for the environment. The vast majority of clams, mussels and oysters are farmed sustainably. Bivalve beds actually improve the marine environment by filtering out organic matter, so eat as many as you like.
- Crab: Most of the crab available for sale in Winnipeg is caught in a relatively sustainable manner, including live Dungeness crab from British Columbia, frozen snow and king crab from Alaskan waters and blue crabs from the U.S. East Coast. One exception is king crab from European waters, where stocks are dwindling. If Russia is the country of origin on a package of frozen king crab, buy something else.
- Halibut: White-fleshed Pacific halibut tends to be pricey, but you're paying for sustainability -- there are strict quotas in place for this large flatfish in Alaskan waters. Avoid halibut from other sources.
- Mahi mahi: Also known as dorado or dolphinfish, the ocean sportfish continues to be plentiful. Buy it if it's from U.S. waters, where fishers don't use the longlines that ensnare other species.
- Lobster: Lobster trapping in the Canadian Maritimes doesn't capture other species, so feel free to eat as much of this very sweet and very expensive creature as you can afford. Spiny lobster -- the kind without claws -- are also OK from Florida or the Caribbean.
- Octopus and squid: Stocks of octopus are being depleted around the world, but they tend to be taken sustainably in U.S. waters. Squid, or calamari, are generally doing better and are OK from just about everywhere.
- Pickerel: The fish officially known as walleye is plentiful in Manitoba waters and is in no danger of being fished out. The long-term threat to the pickerel fishery is environmental: Lake Winnipeg in particular could suffer from the collapse of its food chain, if nutrient-loading continues unabated. But for now, pickerel are plentiful and not just safe to eat, but among the better animal-protein purchases you could make.
- Salmon: Among the most popular fish in North America, salmon poses a quandary for the consumer, both because of the environmental impacts of Atlantic salmon farms -- found on both sides of the continent -- and the relative scarcity of certain wild Pacific stocks. Salmon pens in open water are blamed for encouraging the proliferation of sea lice that kill wild salmon. Salmon farms also litter the ocean floor with waste. What's more troubling is the food required to sustain farmed salmon, as the pellets tend to be made from other fish, including stocks that may be struggling on their own. As a result, wild Pacific salmon is generally considered a better environmental choice. It's certainly tastier and doesn't require any dye to attain its deep, red hue.
- Sardines: Contrary to popular belief, the sardine is not a species, but a name given to a number of small ocean fish, including juvenile herring. Since they exist lower down on the food chain, sardines of all types are not laden with toxic metals and other environmental contaminants that can be concentrated in larger fish. More importantly, most sardine stocks, except those from the Mediterranean, are still in relatively good shape. Look for a Canadian or U.S. label on the can.
- Scallops: While most Canadian scallops are dredged up off the bottom of the Bay of Fundy, the fact is the damage to the ocean floor is already done. Scallops from any source are an OK environmental choice, although other shellfish are even better.
- Shrimp: The toughest news to swallow in Winnipeg is the fact the vast majority of the shrimp sold in our grocery stores and by our restaurants are farmed in a way that's terrible for natural ecosystems. Asian tiger shrimp farms tend to be carved out of coastal areas, where they cause irreparable damage to habitat that serves a wide variety of species. Open shrimp farms also tend to use large quantities of piscicides (substances that are poisonous to fish), including those considered toxic in Canada. Shrimp farmed in closed-containment tanks pose no such problems, but are not easy to find in Winnipeg. Instead, look for wild-caught "white shrimp" or "pink shrimp" from U.S. sources, or if you can, sweet but expensive spot prawns from B.C. That said, even wild-caught shrimp may be caught by trawlers that capture undesirable fish and result in a large bycatch. The bottom line: If you care about the health of the oceans, eat less shrimp.
- Snapper: There are dozens of snapper varieties and many of the stocks are declining. Given the difficulty of discerning one from another in landlocked Winnipeg, it's safer from an environmental standpoint simply to choose another fish.
- Tilapia: When it comes to farmed fish, there aren't many freshwater species that are better for the environment than tilapia, which tend to be vegetarian and thus do not require farmers to use food made from other fish. Commercially bred tilapia are actually chichlids native to rivers in Africa and the Middle East. They're farmed around the world, especially in the U.S., South America and Asia, and are generally fed vegetable and grain products. Closed-containment tilapia farms in the U.S. and Ecuador have little impact on the environment, according to Seafood Watch. Asian tilapia farms have a higher impact, but even Asian tilapia is still a better choice than many other fish.
- Tuna: Buying tuna is among the most problematic decisions facing a consumer, given the variety of species in the ocean and they way they're caught. Tuna stocks are heavily depleted around the world but can be managed sustainably. When you're buying canned albacore or skipjack tuna, look for "troll-caught, "line-caught" or "pole-caught" on the label. If you're buying fresh "ahi" tuna --- marketing name given to yellowfin or bigeye -- make sure it's from U.S. or Canadian waters. Avoid bluefin, which is in danger of extinction.
Sources: Seafood Watch, Ocean Wise


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Penn State Extension is offering a "Best Milking Practices" workshop, Feb. 19 in Meadville, Pa.
The goal of the hands-on workshop is to reinforce best milking practices, including proper stimulation, teat-end health and the essentials of milk let-down.
Participants will learn:
- How to milk for speed and teat health.
- Best prepping procedure to reduce mastitis.
- Tools and tips for monitoring milking performance.
- The importance of early detection of clinical mastitis.
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Place bread cubes in a large mixing bowl. Heat oil in a skillet and sauté the onions for 2 to 3 minutes. Slice and discard the shiitake stems. Reserve soaking water. Slice the mushroom caps thin. Add the shiitake, button mushrooms, 1 teaspoon shoyu and the celery. Sauté for 3 to 5 minutes. Pour into the mixing bowl and mix with the bread. Add sage and remaining shoyu. Combine shiitake soaking water and Edensoy. Mix the liquid with the bread and vegetables. Use as a stuffing for winter squash, mushrooms or fish. The stuffing can be baked by itself as well. Oil a baking dish, place the stuffing in it and cover. Bake at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes. Remove the cover and bake another 5 minutes or until browned.
Per serving - 249 calories, 6 gram fat (21% calories from fat), 11 gram protein, 40 gram carbohydrate, 9 gram fiber, 0 milligram cholesterol, 251 milligram sodium


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EDI 331 - Methods and Strategies of Secondary Teaching
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Half-day field experiences as teacher assistant in a secondary classroom for a minimum of 13 weeks. Includes two-hour weekly seminars covering content area methodology (with major field advisor) and instructional strategies (with Education field advisor). Note: Music majors complete Teacher Assisting fall semester only. Prerequisites: admittance to the College of Education. Corequisites: EDF 310, EDR 321.


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Apple Valley Animal Services
22131 Powhatan Road
Apple Valley, CA 92307
Adoption Hours:
Tuesday - Saturday 9:00am to 4:00pm
Sunday, Monday & Holidays - CLOSED
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All adopters must submit an adoption application for review and approval. When multiple adopters are interested in the same animal, approved applicants will be placed into a lottery, which will be drawn the morning the pet becomes available for adoption. AVAS staff will work with interested adopters/rescuers to determine the best placement for animals in our care. The priority will be placement into a permanent loving home.
Adoption fees:
Cats: $35 Includes: Spay/Neuter, free well pet check (participating veterinarians), first vaccine, and an educational adoption packet
Dogs: $75 + $10 for rabies vaccine + license fees in your area ($12 for residents of Apple Valley, $15 SB County) Includes: Spay/Neuter, first vaccines, free well pet check (participating veterinarians), a microchip (life-long registration) and an educational adoption packet.
Tax-exempt 501(c)3 Animal Rescue Organizations (as defined by the Internal Revenue Code) may transfer animals into their care at a reduced rate. Proof of tax-exempt status and a current Cooperative Transfer Agreement must be on file with AVAS. Terms and Fees outlined in agreement.
Animal Rescue Organizations or individuals forming a group to rescue animals that do not have a tax-exempt 501(c)3 status may contact AVAS staff for pre-approval of an Animal Rescue Organization Agreement (valid for 1-year). Terms outlined in agreement.
Microchips can also be purchased for owned animals for $20.00.
A microchip is a life-long form of identification that can never be lost or misplaced like traditional collars and tags. Microchips help us to get animals back to their owners even months after they have given up hope!
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NOTE: Some shelters have physical locations you can visit; some of these shelters may only have pets for a limited time, so please do not wait for a reply—just go visit the shelter! Other organizations are rescue groups run by busy volunteers who may take a while to reply. You can find information about the shelter or rescue group caring for this pet, and their adoption procedures, on the pet's details page on Adopt-a-Pet.com.


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STOURBRIDGE continued to put pressure on their title rivals with victory over Otley.
The win last Saturday pushed the Stourton Park side up to second in National Two North, just three points behind current leaders Macclesfield.
Though Stourbridge had secured the try bonus point in the opening exchanges of the second half, a late Otley revival brought the scoreline uncomfortably close before a late Nathan Bressington try secured the points for the home side.
With Macclesfield and third placed Darlington Mowden Park both struggling to secure narrow away victories, Stour - who have just five games remaining - turned up the heat at the top of the table.
Visitors Otley opened the scoring with a penalty after Tom Jarvis was caught in possession and penalised in his own half. A heavy early penalty count made both sides struggle for early momentum, but after a set of forward drives in the Otley 22 it was fly half Gary Dipple who sidestepped a defender to score the opening try.
Mark Ireland hit back with another Otley penalty when a defender went off his feet at the tackle, but then Dipple secured a second try with a well-executed loop move to open up Otley's midfield defences.
The visitors secured the restart kick but were turned over in contact, the alert Steff Shillingford feeding the ball to Bressington who chipped forward, regathered and outpaced the cover to score in the corner to make it 17-6 at half time.
Otley tried to run the restart but again lost the ball in contact, Stourbridge working the phases in the counter before fullback Jarvis was brought down just short of the line. Scrum half Pete White stepped inside the stretched defences to put flanker Nigel Mukarati clean through to score the bonus point fourth try.
Otley weren't finished though and struck back by securing a strike against the head in a midfield scrum. A neat kick through the misaligned defence was gathered by winger Nazir Karim who scored in the corner. The visitors continued to press but an overcooked lineout throw relieved the siege and Stourbridge were able to kick a penalty to the corner where a catch and drive was finished off with a second Mukarati try as the maul was driven over.
An Otley attack seemed to have stalled when a lineout throw drifted not straight, but the Stour scrum conceded a soft free-kick that was moved swiftly wide for scrum half Steve Depledge to squeeze over at the base.
Alarm bells rang shortly after when the Stourbridge midfield defence was uncharacteristically sliced wide open and Nazir went clean through for his second try, the successful conversion putting them within a score at 29-25.
Otley pressed the attack but were forced to kick for position, White securing the ball to launch an attack that saw Ben Barkley and Dipple drive deep into Otley territory down the left flank. The ball was recycled to White, who spotted holes out wide and threw a long pass to prop Mark George whose neat draw and give put Bressington in at the corner for Stourbridge to secure another vital five league point win.
They now enjoy a break this weekend before a trip to Herefordshire to take on Luctonians. The next home game is the crucial encounter with fellow contenders Darlington Mowden Park on March 29. With leaders Macclesfield making the long trip to Darlington on the final day of the season, it is looking as if the fight for the promotion and play-off spots could go to the wire.


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Download Talking Phone apk 1.1 free for Android smartphone
Posted by [email protected] in Entertainment | Sept. 12, 2014 | 1 Comments
Apk file size: 4.0 MB
How does it work?
Two android devices are needed for the app to work. Load the app (Talking Phone) on both phones and then follow the on screen instructions to connect the devices using bluetooth. The same way you pair two devices via bluetooth. Once the Talking Phone is launched it will start talking, asking you to connect it to a friend.
Once connected the devices are talking to each other by having a "human" like conversation based on the current weather conditions, calendar entries and call lists.
Smartphones have been in our lives for the last few years and changed the way we communicate.
We use smartphones to set reminders, to share calendar entries, to check and send emails, to access the web, the weather and many more. One would say that smartphones have become an extension of ourselves.
That was my initial thinking when I first began to develop the Talking Phone app and that is how two android devices can have a "human" like conversation based on the call lists, the weather condition and calendar entries.
Talking Phone is an android app that will put a smile on your face.Talking Phone is an app that uses two android devices and a sense of "Artificial Intelligence" that makes these devices talk to each other. It uses bluetooth for the two devices to communicate and it checks the weather, the calendar entries and the call lists.
*WARNING* if you do not want your phone speaking out loud your call lists or calendar entries or your last known location please do not use Talking Phone application.
For the app to be able to check the weather there must be either a wireless connection or cellular data connection.In addition to that your location services should be enabled.The app checks the current weather conditions based on the last known location used by Google Play Store. Please bear in mind that this is optional. You don't have to enable location services if you don't want to.
Calendar Entries. The Talking Phone app checks the calendar entries. It searches for keywords such as: appointment, interview, date, travel to, holidays, name day and birthday. If there is such an event within the current week then it will be added to the conversation of the two devices.
Call lists. The Talking Phone app uses the call lists or calls log in order to search for calls that have been made mostly to family members. The keywords used to search for calls are: brother, sister or sis, dad or daddy or father, aunt, uncle, boss, mum or mummy or mother, doctor, son and daughter.
*WARNING* if you do not want your phone speaking out loud your call lists or calendar entries or your last known location, please do not use Talking Phone application.
It is recommended that your device's media volume is set to high in order to be able to clearly listen to the two devices talking.
Thank you for using the Talking Phone app.
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Criminal Justice Collaboration on Mental Health Issues Task Force Final Report
What are Mental Health Courts?
Mental health courts are a type of problem solving court that combine judicial supervision with community mental health treatment and other support services in order to reduce criminal activity and improve the quality of life of participants. The first mental health court was established in Florida in 1997 with California implementing its first mental health courts in 1999. Mental health courts are established to make more effective use of limited criminal justice and mental health resources, to connect individuals to treatment and other social services in the community, to improve outcomes for offenders with mental illness in the criminal justice system, to respond to public safety concerns, and to address jail overcrowding and the disproportionate number of people with mental illness in the criminal justice system.
California Department of Health Care Services, Mental Health Services
California Mental Health Directors Association
Criminal Justice/Mental Health Consensus Project
Council on Mentally Ill Offenders (COMIO)
Judicial Council Mental Health Issues Implementation Task Force
King County Mental Health Court
Mental Health Services Oversight & Accountability Commission's Stigma and Discrimination Reduction Advisory Committee
The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
AOC Literature Review: Mental Health Courts (April 2012)
An overview of the literature on mental health diversion programs and mental health courts.
Mental Health Courts: A Guide to Research-Informed Policy and Practice
Improving Responses to People with Mental Illnesses: The Essential Elements of a Mental Health Court
A Guide to the Role of Crime Victims in Mental Health Courts
Mental Health Courts: A Primer for Policymakers and Practitioners
A Guide to Mental Health Court Design and Implementation
A Guide to Collecting Mental Health Court Outcome Data
Navigating the Mental Health Maze: A Guide for Court Practitioners
Building Trust and Managing Risk: A Look at a Felony Mental Health Court
"Rethinking the Revolving Door: A Look at Mental Illness and the Courts"


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According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, it's of the "You better sit down" variety, rather than "Daddy flew home early, aand brought us pie!" kind of news. More as I hear specifics.
UPDATE: Davis will be shut down for three weeks. If he doesn't heal by then, season-ending surgery. Can't imagine how much David Wright is kicking himself right now.
Initial thoughts: Daniel Murphy can't be wasted at first base any longer, since that isn't a position his offense can justify. Lucas Duda, on the other hand, is an option, especially with Jason Bay showing signs of life (and with a contract that demands he get every chance to find his swing).
Think it's time for Ruben Tejada to go back to Triple-A, and give Murphy that long-overdue chance to hold down second base. He'll be 27 next year. Time to find out if he's a regular player or not.