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Homes, renowned for the psychological accuracy and emotional intensity of her storytelling, tells how her birth parents initially made contact with her and what happened afterward (her mother stalked her and appeared unannounced at a reading) and what she was able to reconstruct about the story of their lives and families. Her birth mother, a complex and lonely woman, never married or had another child, and she died of kidney failure in 1998. Her birth father, who initially made overtures about inviting her into his family, never did.
The story then jumps forward several years, to when Homes opens the boxes of her mother's memorabilia. She had hoped to find her mother in those boxes, to know her secrets, but no relief came. She became increasingly obsessed with finding out as much as she could about all four parents and their families, even hiring researchers and spending hours poring through newspaper morgues, municipal archives, and genealogical Web sites.
This brave, daring, and funny book is a story about what it means to be adopted, but it is also about identity and how all of us define our sense of self and family.
©2007 A.M. Homes; (P)2007 Penguin Audio, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., and Books on Tape. All rights reserved.
"To my generation of writers, Homes is a kind of hero, and The Mistress's Daughter is the latest example of her fearlessness and brilliance. It is a compelling, devastating, and furiously good book written with an honesty that few of us would risk." (Zadie Smith)
"The Mistress's Daughter has the beguiling pull of mystery, memory, and surprise. I fell in love with it from the first page and read compulsively to the end. It lays bare those questions about our essential selves: How did we become who we are? What elements of inheritance, neglect, accident, and choice gave us our confused identity, our quirky personality, our urges to be wholly loved? As A.M. Homes shows, there are no definitive answers, but in our search for them, we find more important truths." (Amy Tan)
"Being a good listener rewards in the end"
The book is really about listening as another person explores deep feelings about connection, family, adoption and responsibility for personal behavior and choices not limited by time. It is all too easy to judge such a free flowing stream of consciousness tale as it unfolds, however letting the story play itself out pulls all the threads together. The need for connection and story transcend adoption issues and pertain to anyone who has struggled to know themselves better.
"Ancestry buffs and adoptees will like it, but..."
Great story...right up until the author started detailing, in excruciatingly minute details, her family ancestor quest. Yawn. Perhaps this is very interesting to people who are ancestry buffs, but I found my mind wandering to what I have next up on my "Wish List". Too bad, really, because otherwise the story was riveting right up to that point in the book. I was also put off a bit by the lackluster narration at the beginning.
"A journey worth taking!"
I found this story compelling and worth the journey. Those who stated that they did not listen to the second half missed out! I will admit that I found myself "zoning out" in a few places and being reminded of the book of Numbers a couple of times. However, I believe this was an important aspect of Ms. Homes' journey and helped her immensely to heal. I love that she comes full circle in the end. I was so worried about her throughout! I am happy that she has realized what really matters! I did not find the narrator annoying or monotone. I actually enjoyed listening to Jane Adams. I thought she was very appropriate for this type of reading.
"Craziness (more or less) under control"
A. M. Homes is clearly a mess, as she is glad to show us over and over again. In that way she is normal. But she is also a master story teller with a fine story—about herself. But she does not have have the sense to stop writing when the story ends. I enjoyed the first half of the book, but didn't bother with the second half.
"Save your money"
This book is absolutly painful to listen to. I read the reviews but did not listen because I thought the story would overshadow the narrator. The character voices are very annoying and the narrator seriously lacks emotion. The narrator's reading reminded me the way you would read a cake recipe. I am still trying to finish the book because I paid for it but I don't think i'm gonna make it. Don't waste your money too.
"A Wonderful Story"
I have enjoyed A. M Homes as an author. It is insightful to hear her past and her challenge to find her identity as a daughter, as an adoptee and as a human being.
"Unfortunate Disappointment..."
I had anticipated a story with more substance than what was provided. The author was far too hard on her biological mother and far too expectant of her father. The final chapters were too paper trail detailed and it became so boring that I gave up the read towards the end.
I am not surprised by the first two negative reviews and came to my conclusion before ever reading them.
It is unfortunate that the author wanted to "explore" her lineage after the death of her biological mother when the opportune time was during her life which the author basically ignored due to her own insecuritites, sense of shame and arrogance. Why bother with the research after the fact when during her mother's life she had a true and viable source to gain answers from. Her total lack of understanding of her biological mother and her negative representation of her mother's voice, as portrayed on the audible edition adds to this disappointment I felt, it is as if she felt her mother was a caricature.
I was definitely disappointed with this read/listen and found myself annoyed with her voice, tone, lack of inflection and "whining"... There is an old saying, "if it don't fit, don't force it". Obviously she was blessed with a good family, compassionate Mom & Dad AND a mother who cared enough to give her a better life and also never, ever forget about her to the extent that she did not marry or really get on with her own life. Great sacrifices were made on the author's behalf and yet she is very self pitying to the point of nauseam. Reconstructed and without the flooding of self pity, she could have produced a much better book with a positive message for the reader.
"OK start,"
and fairly interesting in the beginning, but grew quite boring and was a chore to finish.
"Boring and mono toned"
The readers voice was boring and mono toned. The story line, at times was engaging but I would not listend to it a second time. The story line needs some work. Left me wondering if this is the first published story belonging to the writer.
"Boring and Whiney"
I could not agree more with two of the other reviews. The way this was read got on my nerves from the very beginning. Forget about the second half. Too much detail and none of it really mattered in the end.
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Paper authored by Digestive Diseases and Nutrition Center members at Women & Children�s Hospital of Buffalo
A paper authored by Digestive Diseases and Nutrition Center members Lixin Zhu, PhD, Research Director, Susan S. Baker, MD, PhD, Co-Chief, Division of Gastroenterology, Medical Director, Digestive Diseases & Nutrition Center, Professor, University at Buffalo, Robert D. Baker, MD, PhD, Co-Chief, Division of Gastroenterology, Professor, University at Buffalo, Razan Alkhouri, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, University at Buffalo, and others is the second most highly cited paper published in 2013 in Hepatolog (Impact Factor 12.003), the official journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.
This Honor Role for Hepatology identifies the top 10 exemplary papers among the most highly cited in 2013, according to Thomson Institute for Scientific Information (ISI), a multinational media firm that is a research platform for information in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities.
The paper, titled, �Characterization of Gut Microbiomes in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) Patients: A Connection Between Endogenous Alcohol and NASH�, was published in January 2013.� NASH is a serious liver disease associated with obesity. Characterized by metabolic syndrome, hepatic steatosis, and liver inflammation, NASH is believed to be under the influence of the gut microflora.
The paper concludes that the increased abundance of alcohol-producing bacteria in NASH microbiomes, elevated blood-ethanol concentration in NASH patients, and the well-established role of alcohol metabolism in oxidative stress and, consequently, liver inflammation suggest a role for alcohol-producing microbiota in the pathogenesis of NASH. We postulate that the distinct composition of the gut microbiome among NASH, obese, and healthy controls could offer a target for intervention or a marker for disease.� To learn more, go online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)15273350/homepage/top_10_most_cited.htm
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Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo is ranked by US News & World Report in its annual special edition of "Best Children's Hospitals." Gastroenterology at Women & Children�s Hospital of Buffalo is among the ten specialty areas within children's hospitals ranked nationally in this publication for 2012�2013.
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Chances are, if you're running an enterprise-class storage product, the "failure" of the product wouldn't be a failure at all. It would be an amber light on a controller, power supply, fan tray, or disk and a warning telling you that you should probably get it replaced. You call the vendor (assuming you bought support) and they ship you a new one. You slide the replacement component into the device and off you go. Production hasn't been impacted and you're back where you started.
On the low end, be prepared
If you're running a low-end device, you might not have a support number to call. Even if you do, don't plan on getting a replacement component the same day or even the same week. Worse still, don't imagine that the component you get is going to simply fix the problem all on its own. In many cases, a hardware failure in a low-end NAS/SAN device will necessitate a full restore of the data that was on the device onto a completely new device. Most of the devices in this space are not designed to be modular beyond having RAID and replaceable disks. If you have a controller failure, you're probably starting over with a backup.
The bottom line here is that if you have the time and availability to jump in and replace the device (perhaps with a spare that you bought because you were saving so much money), a low-end unit might work for you.
Gauging the cost of downtime
The other side of the equation is who is relying on the data the device is storing. If you're a larger business using the device to store your workstation deployment images, you can probably get away without having it around for a day or two while you get a new device and restore the data. If you're a relatively small business and are using the device to provide the storage for all of your servers (virtualized or not), you really need to look at how much the absence of that data will cost you.
For example, imagine a small business that needs shared storage for a virtualization implementation. Let's say the company in question is a local insurance agency with 60 employees. They underwrite with a bunch of different insurance providers and have a document imaging system, so they have more servers than the average small business, which makes virtualization attractive. However, the relatively low number of users won't put a big transactional load on the storage, so a lower-end storage device works from a performance standpoint. The question becomes, do they spend $2,500 (or even less) on a lower-end NAS/SAN solution, or upwards of $20,000 on an enterprise-class SAN solution?


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GENEVA (Dec. 31)
The head of the International Red Cross was critical this week of both Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization.
His chief complaints against the Jewish state, he said, were its continued settlement-building in the West Bank and the treatment of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
Both are problems of long standing and there is little progress toward resolving them, Corneliu Sommaruga, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency in a year-end interview Monday.
He acknowledged that his organization has an "open dialogue" with the Israelis. But that apparently has not improved conditions for Palestinian prisoners or eased the problems connected with their family visits, he said.
Sommaruga insisted that settlement-building is clearly in violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which expressly forbids the settlement of nationals of an occupying power in the territory it has taken by force.
Sommaruga said he was bitterly disappointed that the ICRC conference scheduled to be held in Budapest in November was called off for political reasons, and held the PLO responsible.
The conference was canceled because the PLO insisted on attending as a government delegation, the ICRC president said. He said he spent 90 minutes meeting with PLO chief Yasir Arafat in Tunis trying for a last-minute compromise, but to no avail.


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TEL AVIV (Sep. 24)
Israelis joined today in a somber memorial day observance of the first anniversary of the Yom Kippur War with special assemblies at all army bases and informal gatherings of Yom Kippur War veterans from various reserve units.
Gen. Mordechai Gur, Chief of Staff, declared, in an order of the day, that since the war, Israel had increased the might of its defense forces quantitatively and qualitatively. He warned that "forces in the world" were aiding the Arab armies with modern weapons and political support and that Israel must create the capacity "to prevent war or win it."
President Ephraim Katzir received today 74 soldiers, representing all the units which participated in the war in a ceremony attended by Defense Minister Shimon Peres, Gur and senior army officers. Katzir listed one by one the branches of the armed forces and their contributions to the war, and lauded their performances during the war as he recited the courageous actions of each unit.
Peres recalled that the Syrians and Egyptians had more tanks than Nazi Germany used against the Soviet Union in World War II and more planes than Britain had then. He said also that Israel had faced nearly one million soldiers from 11 Arab armies and volunteers from other countries during the 19-day war.
In Jerusalem, parents and wives of soldiers from Jerusalem killed in the Suez front fighting were presented with a memorial book to the fallen troops. In Haifa, armored unit men recalled the perilous time when 200 soldiers manning 50 tanks fought 550 Syrian tanks on the Golan Heights for 16 hours until reinforcements arrived, losing 84 men in that lonely defense.
Crews of missile boats recalled the emergence of the Navy as a fast-hitting force which struck hard at Syrian and Egyptian vessels and installations, including Syrian oil stores near Latakia. They recalled also hitting three Egyptian missile boats, one of which was sunk on the exact spot where the Israeli destroyer "Eilath" was sunk six years ago by an Egyptian missile off the shores of Sinai.
One previously unknown exploit was the disclosure that on the fifth day of the war, a week before Israeli troops crossed the Suez Canal in force, an Israeli unit was helicoptered into Egypt and carried out a series of operations behind Egyptian lines until it was pulled out by a copter in a daring rescue because of bad weather conditions.
Soldiers who fought in the war were awarded campaign ribbons. Similar presentations were made to war invalids at their homes. One blind soldier wept when he was given his ribbon.
The army was placed on special alert, starting with the Yom Kippur fast tomorrow night, for any attack by Arab armies or terrorists. Passage will be barred, during the 24-hour fast period, between the West Bank and Gaza Strip and Israel which is normally unhindered. A skeleton staff will man Israel's radio and television stations in case of an emergency. Transmissions had been cancelled for Yom Kippur last year, as in previous years, but resumed when the Arab armed forces began their attacks.


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The XM SkyDock car dock differs from the current Sirius XM app for the iPhone because it has an embedded satellite-radio chip and it works with a plug-in car antenna, so users receive true satellite reception vs. Internet streaming. It includes an XM chip, but users can subscribe to Best of Sirius to get full XM and Sirius programming.
The iPhone/iPod Touch then becomes an advanced Sirius/XM controller that lets you flick through programming via touchscreen so users can see what is playing as they search. Users can also use iTunes tagging to purchase a song heard on Sirius XM directly from iTunes.
The SkyDock also connects the iPhone/iPod Touch to the car radio through a new technology that Sirius XM is also bringing to its plug-and-play receivers. The units now include FM modulators built into the power plug so there is no need for a separate FM antenna, as required previously. The FM signal is sent directly over the powerline. A second way to connect the SkyDock to the car radio is through an aux-in cable as the dock has an aux-in jack.
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Hi! I'm relatively new to coding for Miranda. I was wondering if there is a special API for setting xstatus messages for Miranda protocols.
What I want to do is write a procedure in nnCron that would change xstatus for icq protocol (as far as I know, other protocols don't support xstatus) according to the track names played in foobar.
I know that I can change the general status to DND for example by sending the message
or the same in nnCron format:Code:SendMessage(hwnd, 273, 171146, 0)
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Leica RedLine is more than just another product for the construction site professional it's the versatile construction site positioning range solution. With the new Total GPS and Dual GPS capabilities, RedLine significantly improves the workflow on the construction site. Total GPS changes the construction site workflow. It harnesses the power of Total Station and GNSS technologies to eliminate interruptions due to obstacles and offer a range of accuracies for every task from rough to finish grading. Even if there are no GPS signals available, such as under a bridge or a tunnel, Total GPS allows the Leica PowerTracker total station to automatically take over positioning and continues to provide millimeter accuracy. If visibility between the Leica PowerTracker and prism is cut, Total GPS uses GNSS technology to keep the machine on grade.


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Guest Post: Ford: How IT Put a Charge in EV Infrastructure
A few months ago I met Nancy Gioia, Director Global Electrification at Ford Motor Company, at a sustainability meeting in DC organized by the Trans-Atlantic Business Dialogue (TABD). Nancy's comments at that meeting about the role of IT and telecommunications (ICT) in supporting the use of Electric Vehicles intrigued me then and still do now. In this guest post Mike Tinskey – Ford's global manager for electric vehicle infrastructure – explains how ICT infrastructure will support the user experience.
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I'M CALLING IN concerning the former federal judge in Atlanta, Jack T. Kemp, who pleaded guilty to drug charges. Only got 30 days in prison. To me, that's a slap on the wrist because he was involved also with a stripper. Married man with two elder children. I would sentence him to five years at least. It's a waste of time for all that.
I'M 53 YEARS OLD, and there's always been wars, rumors of wars, earthquakes, storms, drought, pestilence, plagues, ever since I've been alive. So much for that theory.
RANT TO OBAMA and the Democrats for putting the brakes on nuclear development. They want to end our use of fossil fuels, coal and now nuclear. What are we to do? If we could harness all the hot air in Washington, we would be set for years of living green.
HEADLINE FROM an online column: "Records request issues persist ... City lawyers still provide hefty bill." We've reached the point where government works to hide as much of its actions as it can get away with. Thus, excluding info about innocents, is it not sensible to assume any info a government refuses to publish, or stalls on, contains something that will tend to show that government is involved in some kind of corruption? Otherwise, why do they hide stuff from those they "serve"?
THE U.S. NAVY , under commander-in-chief Obama, sent some ships to help Japan and sent them downwind of the problem nuclear reactor. Finally, somebody woke up and moved the ships out of the path of any radiation that might leak from those reactors. Why did Obama send them downwind to start with?
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THIS IS A RANT for Richmond County. Instead of building a pond out there at the old Regency Mall, with all these shootings on Tubman Road and all these robberies on Gordon Highway, why don't you just build a prison out there and then you wouldn't have to transport them as far? That makes more sense than a pond. All they're going to do with that is throw garbage in it or dead bodies or used needles.
THIS IS ABOUT the bicycles. Think about this. The highways were not built for bicycles. They were not built for airplanes. They were not built for boats. If so, why not let the airplanes on the highway, and let the boats on the highway and everything else that comes along? I am definitely tired of this bicycle situation. I'm not completely against it, but the bicyclists should have more common sense.


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April 2016 Embellishment Kit - Samantha Peyton
Hey everyone!
Today I'm sharing a Valentine layout I recently made with the April Freckled Fawn kit. This kit worked perfectly along with these photos. When I saw this month's kit, I immediately wanted to use it with these photos. I pulled out some previous kit items to use on this layout also.
Lately I have really been digging these simple layout formats where I just put 3 photos across the page. It really makes the photos the star of the layout & it's very easy to layer, embellish, and title around the photos in this configuration. I also really love being able to put 3 photos on a page.
Here are some close-up photos of my completed layout:
And that's it for today. I hope that you enjoyed it. Have a great day!


text: Fifita the second 'could be a Blue' Fri 12 Jul, 2013, 6:51am Nicholas Janzen,, Big League Tweet Email Print Inside this week's Big League magazine... Credit: Big League Copyright: Big League TOWERING Cronulla forward Andrew Fifita is no longer the biggest member of the Sharks squad now that brother David has signed on until the end of the season. Andrew predicts "the sky's the limit" for his identical twin whom he says could find himself in the blue of NSW within a season.Andrew, fresh off a two-try, man-of-the-match effort against his former club Wests Tigers, says his brother could develop into one of the game's best forwards if he stays focused."I learnt all my game off him," Andrew, preparing for Origin III, told Big League of "bigger" brother David (above). "Once he makes his mark in premier league he'll make his mark in first grade. You never know, the sky's the limit for David. He could even be in the NSW Blues by next year or the year after. I believe he can do it and I believe he can play first grade footy. It's all up to him and he's got to take it step by step… First grade's within reach."Cronulla and Melbourne battled for David's services before the Sharks confirmed his signing from France in June, but Andrew said he didn't need much convincing."I didn't have much to say to him to be honest," Andrew said. "I did want him to stay but at the end of the day it's about the best thing for him and his family. I think he chose the right club. "If he just puts his head on right and knuckles down, he can go anywhere."David, who said Andrew's predictions made him "nervous", has very attainable goals for the rest of the season, which were simply "to earn that contract for next season and to play alongside [Andrew]".Cronulla NSW Cup coach Tony Herman described David's first outing for the club against Windsor last week as "powerful", but stressed more game-time, improved match fitness and better support play would be vital to David gaining promotion to the NRL. Poll Big League Fan Poll: Which is your favourite Origin memory? Allan Langer's 2001 return from England Wally Lewis and Mark Geyer standing toe-to-toe in 1989 Mark Coyne's 'miracle' try in 1994 The Blues' 56-16 hiding in 2000 Cooper Cronk's Series-winning field goal in 2012 Andrew Johns returning from injury to inspire NSW in 2005 Allan Langer's 2001 return from England 11% 125 Votes Wally Lewis and Mark Geyer standing toe-to-toe in 1989 21% 236 Votes Mark Coyne's 'miracle' try in 1994 15% 167 Votes The Blues' 56-16 hiding in 2000 12% 132 Votes Cooper Cronk's Series-winning field goal in 2012 9% 97 Votes Andrew Johns returning from injury to inspire NSW in 2005 34% 382 Votes Vote Tweet Email Print Send to a friend: Your Name: Your Email: Friend's Name: Friend's Email: Close Submit loading image needs to go here


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Adobe Photoshop CS5 12.0.2 update
Updated Note 12/20/2010:
The Photoshop team has discovered a couple of issues that affect Windows users who installed the 12.0.2 update that was released on December 6th, 2010.
1. Tooltips no longer display on Windows XP
2. Photoshop reports that a .dll file is missing on start up or when accessing TWAIN/scanner device on Windows Oses
The 12.0.3 update is now available: http://blogs.adobe.com/csupdates/2010/12/20/adobe-photoshop-cs5-12-0-3-update-for-windows/
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Size: 14.7 MB
Description: The Adobe Photoshop 12.0.2 update fixes a number of high priority bugs including painting performance and type-related issues. The most significant fixes in the Photoshop 12.0.2 update include the following:
• A number of potential security vulnerabilities have been addressed
• Top type and font crashers found in the field have been addressed
• A number of performance issues have been addressed
• Crash opening 3D layers has been addressed
• Color Engine crash has been resolved
• Intermittent file format issues addressed
• Shift scrolling bug fixed
• Sharpen crasher fixed
• Marching ants not seen at certain zoom levels fixed
• Metadata focus distance issue addressed
• File info bug addressed for Orphea Studio jpg's
• TWAIN crashers fixed
• Brush cursor bug fixed
• Histogram progress bar issue fixed
• Droplet issues addressed
Note: Applies to all languages EXCEPT Middle Eastern, North African and Greek.
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NORTH Yorkshire Police are hoping to recruit 100 volunteers to help in the fight against crime.
The volunteers are set to assist behind front office inquiry counters, offer crime prevention advice out in the community and help with administration during major investigations.
A force spokesman said they would also carry out checks on the vehicle fleet and help ensure callers to the force control room are dealt with politely and efficiently. However, they would not be answering calls themselves but would instead be involved in monitoring the way staff handled calls.
"Volunteers work alongside police officers and police staff, supporting their work to keep the communities a safe place to live and work," he said.
"They offer a different perspective to delivering policing services and increase engagement with the communities, providing opportunities to develop positive relations among people from all backgrounds."
He said the force already had 120 volunteers but was aiming to recruit another 100 by July.
Assistant Chief Constable Paul Kennedy said the force already had an excellent working relationship with volunteers across North Yorkshire who provided their valuable time to work alongside officers and staff.
He said: "They are an integral part of the policing family, providing an enhanced policing service to communities and enable police officers and police staff to spend more time performing their core role.
"Volunteers bring with them a whole range of skills and experience which complement the work of their colleagues, while developing their own abilities. This is a great opportunity to join the team and work alongside the local police in supporting the community."
Nigel Drayton, Deputy Head of Volunteering, who has worked on the front counter at his local police station, said: "It's a great experience and very worthwhile."
• For more information, go to northyorkshire.police.uk/volunteers
Open days are also being planned, including one at the National Centre for Early Music, St Margaret's Church, Walmgate, York, between 2pm and 6pm on Monday, March 17, and another at the Selby District AVS, Community House, Portholme Road, Selby, between 2pm and 7pm on Tuesday March 25.


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Katie Price takes her 6-year-old son Harvey to the Junior Blind of America school in Los Angeles on Friday.
The Price-Andre family just re-located to LA for at least three months in an attempt to build up Peter's music career in the US. Peter currently produces music in the genres of pop, R&B and reggae.
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15 Years Post-op + Breast Implants Q&A
18 Yr Old Saline Implants, One is Noticably Larger then Other, Do I Need New Ones? Is This Normal? (photo)
I have 18 yr old saline implants, have never had a problem aside from the right has always been slightly smaller then left. Now it seems to be more... READ MORE
Is It Normal for Saline Implants to Deflate After 10 - 20 Years?
I had saline implants 17 years ago. I noticed about 5 years ago that I could feel the implants from the top of my breast. I could press on the top and... READ MORE
Is it True that Lung Cancer is 3X More Common in Women with Implants?
I have had implants for 15 years 8 months now I have pain in my chest wall and back I read a study that said lung cancer is 3x more common in women... READ MORE
Is It Common to Have Chest, Rib Pain, Burning Sensation and Pinching from Lateral Displacement and Bottoming Out,15yr Implants?
I had a breast lift with saline implants 15 yrs ago. I noticed a pinching on left breast a few years back, but went away. Couple months ago, noticed... READ MORE
Repairing Capsular Contracture? (photo)
I had breast implants put in when I was 19 (I'm now 36). I almost instantly started forming the capsule. I want to have them repaired but every... READ MORE
Should I Get a Mammogram Before or After I Replace my 15 Year Old Implants? Or Can They Doing Something During the Procedure?
I'm thinking of replacing my 15 year old saline implants. My implants are over the muscle and I've never had any issues with them but after having 2... READ MORE
How to Get my Implants to Move?
I have had implants for 14 years. My implants have moved from underneath my breast to the top of my breast now. I have tried to move them back to... READ MORE
What is the Risk of Reencapsulation in 12 Year Old Implants After a Capsulectomy is Done on One Breast?
I have 14-year old sub-pectoral saline implants. I am taking singulair right now to see if it will resolve the situation. If not, I will need a... READ MORE
Cystic Breasts?
I have saline breast implants that were placed over the muscle 15 years ago. I am now 37 and discovered at least 10 cysts in each breast in the last 4... READ MORE
I Have Had my Breast Implants About 15 Years, I Have Never Had Pain but in the Last Year I Have Noticed They Have Gone a Bit?
Smaller and have sagged quite abit, is this normal as i cant afford to have them re-placed READ MORE
14 years old saline Implant deflated, how long can I wait?
I have a deflated saline breast implant 14 yrs old, can't financially fix it now. How long can I wait? Past the 10 yrs so surgical cost is not covered... READ MORE
What Type of Treatment for Saline Implants That Are Encapsulated? I Also Have A Few Health Issues.
I went for a mamogram and was told that my implants are encapsulated. They are not painful but both feel hard and have felt that way for some time. I... READ MORE
My Implant Has Suddenly Become Hard and Larger This Morning. I've Had It for 15 Years and Believe It Was Made in Germany?
I believe it is made of two parts. It was filled with saline I think. Tanna READ MORE
Saline Breast Implants 14 Years Ago?
I had saline breast implants put in 14 years ago, I have had no problems. This past year I have been sick over, and over and over, not even clearing... READ MORE
Scared of Lung Cancer or Bacteria from 15 Year Old Implants, Can the Implants Release Toxins?
I have had saline implants for 15 yrs,and I notice under the right breast my bone or cartlidge that meets up with the sternum is very tender, I also... READ MORE
Saline Breast Implants 16 Years Ago - Illness?
I was 19 when I had the breast implants and now I am 35 years old, for the past 6 to 7 years I have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, check for MS,... READ MORE
Is a Mammogram a Good Diagnostic if I Am Having Pain Around my Breast Implant?
(15yrs Post Op) I had a bilateral breast augment (sub-muscular) done 15 years ago. Recently I started to get pain in one breast. It comes and goes,... READ MORE
210cc saline implants filled to 240cc 14yrs under muscle, left side deflating, 'moving around'. If there's no leak, what is it?
3 wks ago I fell asleep with a pushup bra on and woke up in intense pain as I was sleeping rolled over onto my left side. 3 days later I noticed that... READ MORE
Can an Implant That Was Placed Under the Muscle Move That Position if It Has Ruptured from a Fall?
I had breast augmentation with placement under the muscle 17 years ago. Then, 2years ago I fell rupturing one implant and was told at that time there... READ MORE
Heart Broken over Capsular Contracture?
Had implants put in by a dermatologist when I was 20. Foolish. Almost instantly formed horrible, painful capsular contracture. They are crooked and... READ MORE


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Inspired by user feedback, our new iPhone app transforms your iOS device into the most powerful Roku remote ever! Launch channels, manage your line up, and browse through the Channel Store with ease, all with the swipe of a finger.
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Ashley is a 20 something year old, who loves crochet, music, and anything black, gold, or rustic looking – but most of all she loves being herself. She has found that nobody including herself, can categorize her style, music or anything else, and decided that's exactly how she likes it. It's the easiest way to be herself after all.
During the day, you can usually find her watching old shows from the 70s to 90s, an earbud in (listening to music), and a crochet hook in hand working on her latest design. At night, you'll find her with a guitar in hand, belting out notes, or working out. In between all of which she finds time to pester her kitties (don't worry, they don't mind).
In 2012, she became a 3rd generation crocheter, and later a 2nd generation blogger – and would love to help you too!
Her mother says, Ashley,
- Loves bling (sparkly things), shopping, large purses/bags, photography
- She has a huge shoe fetish, and wishes she could have a different pair of shoes for every day of the year.
- Goes all out for the holidays. Seriously, she starts watching Christmas movies in July…
- Hates math, although algebra is okay sometimes.
- A DIYer, and loves to teach herself new things.
- Writes songs almost everyday.
- She's not fussy at all. Easy to get along with.
- She doesn't really cook.
- Visits her grandmother every week.
- She is very put together and organized.
- Has a huge movie collection.
- Sends an ear piercing scream through the atmosphere almost every time she sees a spider…
- She hates surprises.
- Loves to stay up late and hates to wake up early.
- She's really good at planning events.
What Ashley is good at?
Ashley is great at designing patterns. She has had a passion for designing in one way or another since she was about 10 years old. She also wanted to teach when she was really young. Ashley learned how to teach others, from other's teaching her, and teaching friends. Lastly, being her. Ashley is really good at being herself for sure. You may see her personality shining through all over this site, and social media.
Who does Ashley want to help?
The real answer is everyone, but of course everyone learns differently – so one person can't help everyone. Even though Ashley wants to help everyone (it can be a weakness of her's sometimes), she knows that for you to get the best help you possibly can, she might not be the person to help in some cases. Ashley is great at teaching beginner/intermediate and visual crocheters with her tutorials, and also crocheters that know how to read written patterns.
Why does Ashley want to help?
Well as we said earlier, Ashley loves to help others. She always has, and always will. It's truly who she is.
How does Ashley want to help?
Ashley has been providing free patterns for a few years now, and recently started providing video tutorials. She loves releasing patterns to the public so that it creates a ripple affect of giving back. The crochet community gave her increased crochet abilities, and she wanted to say thank you in the only way she knew how; giving back – giving the crochet community more free crochet patterns and video tutorials.
About Cream Of The Crop Crochet™
Ashley's mother came up with the name Cream Of The Crop Crochet in 2014. Ashley was hesitant to make that the name, but went along with it because it had some country in it, and is easy to remember.
Cream Of The Crop Crochet Blog is known for making adorable patterns for preemies, although has a few other types of patterns in between from time to time. In addition to patterns, the blog tests products to tell you about, offers giveaways for you to win, tutorials to help you out, and other happenings around Cream Of The Crop Crochet.
Cream Of The Crop Crochet is on Ravelry. We have our patterns linked for you to add to your library!
Cream Of The Crop Crochet Directory is full of your favorite patterns, all in one place, stored in an eco-friendly way to stock your pattern stash even more! You can find patterns by Repeat Crafter Me, Moogly, Petals to Picots, and so many more wonderful designers.
Cream Of The Crop Crochet Support offers fast answers by searching your question. You can use the search bar, or search by subject. We also have a contact form for you to contact us directly.
Cream Of The Crop Crochet Advertise is for companies and businesses looking to grow their audience, promote their product/event, and hire our designer, Ashley. You can find packages, stats, our portfolio, and pricing there.
Cream Of The Crop Crochet™ has left a trail…
Cream Of The Crop Crochet™ has been featured on About.com, Children Pictures Creations, and Crochet Pattern Bonanza.
Our Preemie/Newborn Flower Hat Pattern has even been featured on the front page of All Free Crochet!
Our designs are on The Stitchin' Mommy, Crochet N' Crafts, My Hobby Is Crochet, Petals to Picots, and Simply Collectible Crochet as guest posts.
We got an awesome interview with the amazing Dianne from Same Dinamics Crochet!
You can also find Ashley helping Sarah from Repeat Crafter Me in her Facebook group.
Our Chain Scarf Pattern was used as a teaching tool for a Crochet Guild of America chapter. School teachers frequently use our patterns to teach their students as well.


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Apple ID credentials at risk on jailbroken iPhones to newly discovered malware campaign
0. phoneArena posted on 22 Apr 2014, 02:22
For those that know what they are doing, the chances of this being a problem are relatively low...
This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here
1. BCMWorld (Posts: 22; Member since: 24 Mar 2014)
Why are u itards trying to get more productivity by jailbroken? Switch to the more open n productive OS- Android and save your arses
5. mrblah (Posts: 577; Member since: 22 Jan 2013)
I did switch, in fact i do every two years or so, point is Android isn't ready for prime-time still, glitch junk pros can't use.
8. Finalflash (Posts: 3527; Member since: 23 Jul 2013)
Right but then why use a glitch junk OS with less functionality like iOS? It's like saying "if I'm going to shaft myself, I wanna make sure it hurts".
2. thealphageek1 (banned) (Posts: 942; Member since: 02 Feb 2013)
Wow. This is bad. Lots of people that use iPhones get them jail broken to enable more features being that iPhones don't have too many features to begin with. Not taking a shot against the iPhone, just stating a fact.
There are one of two options here that iOS fans can do:
Either don't jailbreak your iPhone(thats rather obvious).
Buy the most secure device in mobile(read: a BlackBerry).
6. mrblah (Posts: 577; Member since: 22 Jan 2013)
The 64 bits aren't at risk.
9. Finalflash (Posts: 3527; Member since: 23 Jul 2013)
LOL looks like we have another Jakelee
11. express77 (unregistered)
Where is he by the way? Was he hired or fired?
12. Finalflash (Posts: 3527; Member since: 23 Jul 2013)
Well months of us commenters telling him he was full of it didn't phase him until one of the authors here (Michael I think it was) wrote an article about how he was full of it. Then he disappeared and only rarely pokes his head out. iOS and Apple talking point fans lost a hero that day.
3. hassoups (Posts: 473; Member since: 06 Jun 2013)
The thing is that once you jailbreak or root, you're always under threat.
4. jroc74 (Posts: 6019; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)
What?? Malware on iOS? Impossible!!!! Hogwash!!!
Just like with Android tho....side loading is nice at times. I guess the key word is untrusted people.
The developer for TelsaLED...you can get the apps from their website or the Play Store. I guess if it isnt a forum like XDA or whatever forum Apple devs hang out in..be careful.
7. mrblah (Posts: 577; Member since: 22 Jan 2013)
i checked with iFile, i'm clean! I can't image what sketchy software you would have to install that this would be attached to it.
10. Sauce (unregistered)
find /System /Library /usr /private/var -type f -print0 2>/dev/null | sudo xargs -0r grep -EHi "P5KFURM8M8|Unflod"


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May 24th, 2013
Policy of Social Responsibility
April 29th, 2010
Stay in Costa Rica´s big project is to help children; during years we have been helping different groups to make a real Christmas party for children around the country. Now we know that a good education is the ticket to a secure future, which is why we have decided to help schools around Los Sueños Resort, based on the characteristics of the community, culture and the problems that affect them. Community involvement is part of our culture and everyone at Stay in Costa Rica is part of this new challenge; to raise money for charity.
We have beautiful places around, and we send customer to explore the region in different tours that we offer, reason why we want to make sure that every tourist area that has a small forgotten school will be favored by this initiative.
The first chosen is Escuela Jose Salazar Zuñiga, a small school located in Bijagual de Turrubares, Stay in Costa Rica´s donations of a photocopier, scanner, fax and printer, a CD Player and a DVD player is part of a big project that will help thousands of kids to receive a better education.
We are now encouraging people to help donate as everyone usually has the tendency of wanting to contribute, they just do not know as to where to start from. We are sure we will get a tremendous response in everything that we undertake with a good heart. We are honored to have the opportunity to contribute in helping the world become a better place.
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Diane Thompson, the majority owner of School & Carnival Supplies Inc., had worked for the IRS for many years when she lost her husband, Terry Thompson, in June 2005.
"When my husband died, I had to take over," Thompson said. "I wasn't really very involved with the store before. Since my husband's death, I have had to come in and learn a lot. It has all been an incredible experience. It really helped that we have very, very good staff here. They knew the operations and have handled everything very well. Our general manager, Dionne King, located in the Gulfport store, is also part owner of the store, and she knows the business in and out."
Terry Thompson started the business in 1983 with a few other investors at 311 Cowan Road in Gulfport. Today, it has grown to 24 employees at three locations — a retail store and warehouse in Gulfport and stores in Moss Point and Hattiesburg.
"The original idea was that teachers needed supplies, and there was no place here to provide those supplies," Thompson said. "But teachers run out of money after a while, so the business then sold prizes and tickets for the PTAs having fairs and carnivals to make money to subsidize teachers. Hence the name, School & Carnival Supplies. Later on, because of the 'carnival' part of the name, people came in asking about Mardi Gras supplies. Now, we carry extensive Mardi Gras supplies, and the Mardi Gras sales season is one of the high points of the year. We carry all kinds of beads and other throws like footballs and stuffed animals, which are good for Carnival, Fourth of July or events like homecoming."
The store in Gulfport began small at 3,000 square feet. Over the years, other businesses moved out of the building and School & Carnival Supplies incorporated those parts.
"Now, we have about 18,000 square feet in Gulfport including a warehouse," Thompson said. "In 1987, a second store was opened over in Gautier. It was a victim of Katrina. It was replaced with the 6,000-square-foot Moss Point store at 4930 Arthur St., across from library, that opened March 1, 2006."
By the carload
Because carloads of people were coming down from Hattiesburg to purchase things at its stores in Gautier and Gulfport, a School & Carnival Supplies was opened in 1995 in Hattiesburg, on the Highway 11 bypass.
"We figured Hattiesburg was a good central location that wasn't being served with a store like this," Thompson said.
In addition to the storefronts, the business also does a lot of mail order sales. A catalog comes out every summer that can be ordered through their Web site, www.school-carnival.com, by calling to request a copy or by picking one up at any of the three stores.
The catalog, which is also on the Internet, has gone all over the world with the company taking orders from as far away as Japan and Canada
The catalog focuses on the educational part of the business. Besides public and private schools, there is demand for the educational materials from parents who home school and from vacation Bible schools.
The store also carries extensive party goods, and does imprinting like napkins for weddings.
"We can do it in a very short period of time," Thompson said. "We noticed a lot of people after Katrina were discombobulated like all of us. They forgot to order napkins until a week before the wedding, but we're able to turn around orders quickly. We also do a lot of imprinted pencils for teachers. And we do a lot of imprinting for specialty advertising.
"We have an amazing variety, over 100,000 different items in the store. If we don't have it here, we can probably get it if you know roughly what you want. We have very reasonable prices. We often have the lowest prices there are on items. We carry balloons. We rent helium tanks. We have piñatas for parties."
Other items carried by the store include furniture and even carpet.
Thompson said the business is helped by there being little competition in the southern part of the state. But another important factor is its major focus on customer service. "It is probably our strongest point," she said.
'Big challenge'
It was quite a change going from the IRS to retailing.
"It is certainly a big challenge, but I like doing it all," Thompson said. "We recently started a computerized inventory system, and launched an interactive web site in the summer of 2006. It still needs some tweaking, but we are working on it. There is a lot we can do to expand."
Thompson has advice for others considering going into business. Good financial backing is critical because you always need more money than you originally think.
"Get the best help and advice that you can," Thompson said. "And don't be afraid to try new things. I've been really fortunate we have been able to keep some fabulous employees who really know a lot about various parts of the store and how to keep it going. Keep your employees in the loop and listen to their suggestions. They come up with some awfully good suggestions."
She also credits the chamber of commerce for important assistance. It belongs to the MetroJackson Chamber of Commerce, which is the outlet for insurance for their employees. It also belongs to the Gulf Coast Chamber and the Jackson County Chamber.
"The chamber helps us connect to other companies and get discounts at various companies," Thompson said. "They have ribbon cuttings that are free publicity, and things like that. I find the chamber of commerce tremendously helpful.
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Jenna A. Robinson
Jenna Robinson joined the Martin Center in January 2007 as campus outreach coordinator and later became the center's director of outreach. She was previously the E.A. Morris Fellowship assistant at the John Locke Foundation, where she had worked since 2001.
Robinson graduated from N.C. State University in 2003 with a major in political science and French. She has studied at the University of East Anglia School of American Studies in Norwich, England. She received her master's degree in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2005 and her Ph.D. in political science, with a concentration in American politics and a minor in methods, from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2012. Robinson is also a graduate of the Koch Associate Program sponsored by the Charles G. Koch Foundation.
Robinson's work has appeared in Investor's Business Daily, Roll Call, Forbes, American Thinker, Human Events, Carolina Journal, the Lincoln Tribune, the Hickory Daily Record, the Gaston Gazette, the Mountain Express, and the (Raleigh) News & Observer. She has taught courses in American politics at UNC-Chapel Hill, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Wake Technical Community College. In 2013, she testified before Congress on the Federal Pell Grant Program.
She served as a member of the North Carolina Longitudinal Data System Board from 2014 to 2016 and currently serves as a member of the North Carolina Advisory Committee for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
Robinson lives in Raleigh, NC, with her husband, son, and two cats.
George Leef
Director of Research
George Leef holds a bachelor of arts degree from Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin, and a Juris Doctor from Duke University School of Law. He was a vice president of the John Locke Foundation and director of the John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy until the Pope Center became an independent entity in 2003.
Previously, Leef was on the faculty of Northwood University in Midland, Michigan, where he taught courses in economics, business law, and logic. He has also worked as a policy adviser in the Michigan Senate and was book review editor of The Freeman from 1996 to 2012.
Leef is the author of Free Choice for Workers: A History of the Right to Work Movement (2005) and editor of Educating Teachers: The Best Minds Speak Out (2002). Leef has published widely, with articles and reviews appearing in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Regulation, the Christian Science Monitor, the Detroit News, the (Raleigh) News & Observer, the Cato Journal, and other publications. He has testified before committees in the U.S. House of Representatives and the legislatures of Michigan and North Carolina and has made numerous TV and radio appearances.
Leef is a regular columnist for Forbes.com and See Thru Edu.
Jay Schalin
Director of Policy Analysis
Jay Schalin joined the Martin Center in August 2007. A Philadelphia native, he began his writing career as a freelance journalist for the Asbury Park Press in New Jersey and wrote for several other papers in New Jersey and Delaware. He also worked as a software engineer for Computer Sciences Corporation. Schalin has a B.S. in computer science from Richard Stockton College in New Jersey and an M.A. in economics from the University of Delaware.
His articles have appeared in Forbes, the Washington Times, Fox News Online, U.S. News and World Report, Investor's Business Daily, Human Events, and American Thinker. His op-eds have been published by the McClatchy News Service and Raleigh's News & Observer. He has been interviewed on ESPN, National Public Radio, and UNC-TV, and his work has been featured on ABC News and Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor.
Schalin is a member of the National Association of Scholars and is on the Board of Directors for the Academy of Philosophy and Letters.
Jesse Saffron
Managing Editor
Jesse Saffron joined the Martin Center in 2013. He is a graduate of the University of Baltimore School of Law and the College of Charleston, where he studied economics. Saffron has also studied at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland.
His articles have appeared in Modern Age, Newsweek, Minding the Campus, Business North Carolina, the Carolina Journal, Greensboro's News & Record, and See Thru Edu. He also has contributed frequently to National Review Online's Phi Beta Cons, a higher education blog. In addition to editing and writing Martin Center articles, Saffron manages the Center's summer internship program.
Shannon Watkins
Policy Associate
Shannon Watkins joined the Martin Center in March 2017. She holds a bachelor of arts degree in Spanish and Linguistics from the University of California, Los Angeles. She has also studied at the University of Carlos III in Madrid, Spain. She speaks Spanish fluently and has previously worked as a Spanish tutor. She currently leads a reading group for college women discussing topics related to marriage, family, and culture.
In her free time, Watkins enjoys reading philosophy, history, and classic literature. She lives in Chapel Hill with her husband.
Ashley Campbell
Operations Coordinator
Ashley Campbell joined the Martin Center in 2015. She was previously program coordinator for the Alliance for Historic Hillsborough in Hillsborough, North Carolina, where she also worked as interim executive director. Campbell has a bachelor's degree in history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a master's in public history from North Carolina State University, and has taken courses in nonprofit management studies at Duke University. In addition to planning the Center's events, Campbell also manages the Center's communications internship program.


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A couple weeks ago, floods and mudslides forced over 3,900 tourists to flee the area. Most were flown out by helicopter because the flooding destroyed the trail system that people use to go to and from Machu Picchu and Aguas Calientes.
Machu Picchu remains closed to tourists and will stay that way until the Peruvian government can rebuild the rail system. Machu Picchu already had a weakened structure, growing more weak with each of the thousands of tourists who wander on top of its stones each year. The flooding will undoubtedly affect the tourism economy. Peru officials are worried about these effects, and they are already lowering prices trying to lull tourism back to the country.
The fact that people lost their homes, livelihoods, and businesses is enough to bear, but the effects will be even harder to recover from if tourism doesn't pick up eventually. It is a sad truth that locals who depend highly on tourism will be affected the most, at least the most directly.
One of the reasons I avoid writing about such tragic events is because my words always seem trivial compared to the events themselves. Rick Steves does a great job with this sort of commentary such as his response to the earthquake in Haiti and his commentary on the poverty in Haiti even before the disaster struck, but not all of us have that ability.
Having been in Peru less than a year ago it is extremely sad to see the same places I visited destroyed. Again, this is an egocentric feeling that displays how the places you visit form a personal connection with you always. The footage of the wreckage, as well as a post from Uncornered Market, inspired me to go through my pictures of Peru. The photography section is back up with pictures from Peru, including Machu Picchu.
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Melatonin Treatment and Inflammation, Oxidative Stress and Autonomic Function in Connection With Surgery
The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.
Verified February 2006 by University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen.
Recruitment status was: Not yet recruiting
Recruitment status was: Not yet recruiting
University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen
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First received: April 3, 2006
Last updated: NA
Last verified: February 2006
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The purpose of this study is to determine whether treatment with melatonin can reduce cell damage and inflammation in connection with laparoscopic gall bladder surgery.
|Oxidative Stress Inflammatory Stress Myocardial Ischaemia
|Drug: Melatonin (drug) Drug: Laktose
|Phase 2
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|Allocation: Random Sample
Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
Time Perspective: Prospective
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|May 2006
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|November 2006
Laparoscopic gall bladder surgery is connected with changes in the body resulting in cell damage and inflammation. Melatonin is a hormone produced in brain and regulate sleep rhythm, temperature, production of other hormones and function of organs. Furthermore melatonin can modify cell damage and inflammation. After surgery the production of melatonin is disturbed. The purpose of this study is therefore to determine whether treatment with melatonin can reduce cell damage and inflammation in connection with laparoscopic gall bladder surgery.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- indikation for laparoscopic cholecystectomy
- women between 18 and 70 years old
Exclusion Criteria:
- men
- acute cholecystectomy
- pancreatitis
- renal insufficient
- well-known liver insufficient
- cardiovascular disease (arrhythmia, well-known ischaemic heart disease)
- drug therapy (digoxin, Ca-antagonist, amiodaron, beta-blocker)
- anticoagulation therapy (marevan and marcoumar)
- praeoperative therapy with opioid, anxiolytica and hypnotica)
- well-known sleep disease
- endocrine disease in drug therapy (diabetes mellitus, thyroid disease)
- daily alcohol consumption (more than 5 drinks)
- bad compliance (language difficulty, mental problems etc.)
- pregnancy and breast-feeding
- lack of written consent
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00311259
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00311259
|Contact: Bülent Kücükakin
|+45 39978224
|Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, University Hospital of Copenhagen in Gentofte
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Paediatric Infectious Diseases (PMED5100)
This unit investigates in-depth the epidemiology, diagnosis and management of paediatric infectious diseases. Modules of study within this unit will include: worldwide patterns of infectious disease, including assessment of scope of problem and burden of disease; common paediatric infectious diseases; current evidenced based practice for diagnosis and treatment of common childhood infectious diseases; infectious diseases in special populations such as immunocompromised, malnourished and indigenous populations; issues of policy and public health; emerging infectious diseases in paediatric settings.
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Online. Students will spend approx 10 hours/week (x 13 weeks) engaging in case-based learning, incl. online discussion of case scenarios, self-directed case reviews and literature appraisal. Regular access to an internet connected computer is vital.
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Hello all,
To start I will give you a little background into my situation and then explore the techniques I used to help curb the screaming behaviour and then on to my recent situation.
About three years ago I had my computer set up in the same room as where Pluto had his cage. Over time Pluto learned the behaviour of screaming for my attention and through desperation of peace I responded in the worst way possible – yelling back at him to 'stop it' or 'be quiet' – only reinforcing the behaviour. I was going insane, couldn't get any work done, was unable to talk on the phone in a professional way with a screaming parrot in the background and I had to find a solution to this mess I had created!
I tried a number of different things that were suggested such as:
Time Out (covering his cage when he screamed) – this did not work with Pluto. Firstly he was rewarded by getting my attention when I went to his cage and often I would need to trick him into the cage which became a game in itself and once he was covered he would just scream louder anyway.
Moving my computer to another room – I ended up moving my computer to another part of the house. Unfortunately I still couldn't close the door and Pluto was STILL screaming. However, there were quieter patches and I was able to begin thinking again.
Leaving the Room – Pluto would continue to scream when I would be in the room where he was situated. His screaming had now become associated with wanting food or attention. I attempted a technique of leaving the room when he would scream. I would not look at him, leave the room, stand quietly behind the door and wait for him to stop or make an acceptable noise and then quietly return to the room. I continued with this technique for some time with a bit of success and I will still ocassionally use this technique as Pluto HATES to be ignored. What he has learned is that if he screams I go away and if he wants me to come back he must be quiet or talk properly.
Distraction – I tried a technique of distracting Pluto when he would scream by playing with one of his toy bells or by asking him to sing a song. Playing with his toy would work sometimes but I wasn't always in a position to do this and often when I went away he would start again. I often felt that this was letting him get what he wanted anyhow and wasn't actually solving the problem at hand. Talking to him would often make the situation worse. He didn't want to talk. He wanted to play with me or receive food and he wanted it now!
Ignore – As hard as it is to do this, the best way to prevent and fix a screaming bird is to ignore them. Turn your head away from them, leave the room, don't call out to them, talk to someone else and put simply – just don't react to them at all in anyway.
The key to any technique is patience
The thing to remember is that it can take a long time to reverse any behaviour. Persistance, patience and repetition are key when you have a situation such as a screaming parrot. If you have done well for a few weeks ignoring your parrot screaming and then you happen to react – you have just reinforced the behaviour again. Don't see it as the end of the world however, just remember that by reacting you have gone back a couple of steps and need to push through it again. If you feel you are about to react – remove yourself from the situation – take a break, calm down and then return.
For the last couple of years I have continued to work on Pluto's screaming. He has calmed down a lot however I am still battling it during food preparation. Pluto can see me in the kitchen and this causes the most problems however where he is positioned is the most suitable in the house. For some reason, food is a big issue and I am still trying to figure it out but I do have a few techniques that I am still working with. Pluto has an issue with the fact that 'his' food even if it is the same as 'my' food couldn't possibly be as good as what I have or what I am making. I will often try to give him his dinner before I begin to prepare our dinner and this keeps him happy for all of 5 seconds. 🙂 As soon as I return to the kitchen and open the fridge he is back to the corner of his cage screaming for something else. If I go to his cage and show him his food he will go back to it and eat it for a few seconds and repeat the process. If I leave the room all-together he will happily eat his dinner but that doesn't mean he will be full and not scream when I return to the kitchen.
So you are thinking – argh this would drive me insane! Well yes it can do. But now this is my routine:
Give Pluto his dinner. Pretend I am eating it with him and how yummy it is.
Begin preparing our dinner.
Pluto screams. I do one of four things:
a: I leave the room and wait for him to be quiet before returning. Not always possible if you are busy doing something.
b: I simply ignore him. I don't look at him. I don't speak to him and I wait for him to say something that is acceptable and THEN I respond to him; rewarding him talking and hopefully he will carry on talking. Sometimes he will talk to get my attention and then immediately after I have responded he will scream cause I am looking at him. 9/10 times when this happens I leave the room to show him that I am not tolerating this at all.
c: I sing to myself and dance around having a good time without paying any attention to him. He HATES this and can't help but start to sing too. At this point I then involve him in the fun. Again this is not always something that is easy to carry out if you are busy.
d: I start talking and paying attention to others in the household. I have found when I do this he has to be quiet so he can listen in. He wants to know everything that is going on.
Often through ignoring Pluto and just continuing on with cooking he will finally retreat to inside his cage or start playing with a toy. The key to my success is not to react. My 'success' is a parrot that screams less. I don't believe he will ever be a non-screamer, he just screams less and less. 🙂
But my parrot screams when I 'LEAVE' the room.
A lot of owners have an issue where their parrot screams when they leave the room. Their parrot is calling for them to come back. A couple of methods you can try:
a: When you are about to leave the room for a moment, say "I'll be right back', leave the room for just a moment and return saying 'See I'm back". Give your parrot a bit of attention and then repeat.
b: Similar to above but if they scream when you leave, softly call back once "I'm just in here". Then quietly wait for them to break from the screaming or make an acceptable noise before returning and saying 'See I'm back".
c: Ignore the screaming. If you have to go into the room when they are screaming, do not look at them and do not talk to them – even if they stop when you enter the room. You don't want to reinforce the behaviour that if they scream, you will come running in.
So what brought me to writing this post today?
Well… I had thought that the screaming had calmed down a lot over the last year. Pluto was happily playing and talking all day in and around his cage. We would have the odd screaming session around meal times or if he was missing out on some attention but I have equipped myself with much knowledge and techniques to deal with it.
Four days ago I decided to move my computer back to the room where Pluto's cage is. I guessed there would be a few issues and that Pluto would scream here and there and I was willing to accept that I was going to have to deal with this as it is a change for him too. But I tell you what, I was not expecting him to scream from morning to night. lol He sat on top of his cage whining and then screaming all day long. If I happened to glimpse at him he would bop his head up and down with fury. He was absolutely furious with me. How dare I move back here.
Well as hard as it was. The first two days I was strong and simply didn't react to his screaming. If I went off to another room he would often start talking or singing. Talk about feeling rejected! He wanted to talk and sing to me but only if I was in another room. Then yesterday he started to talk a little whilst I was in the room. I rewarded this with much excitement and went over to play with him and talk and sing up a storm. He thought this was a lot of fun but of course I don't have time to do that all day so eventually it had to stop and unfortunately he then began to scream for more attention.
Today however, he has talked more than scream. We have played head bops across the room, sang some songs, done our animal noises and now he is taking a nap after having had a bath and preening session.
There is still a big learning curve ahead and I have to remember that this was where the whole situation began those years ago and I am now back in that same spot. We both need to adjust and it will take some time but if I don't react to the screaming I believe things should be a lot better in the coming months.


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Since Wendell Willkie's name had been in the news this past week, it's time for this scribe to tell a story … a past memory of this fascinating would-be politician. So, here goes.
Once upon a long-time-ago, Wendell Willkie was in the news as a possible candidate for president of theUnited States. He didn't make it, but he sure had some help behind the scenes. For some strange reason, the "Women for Willkie" (which this scribe organized) began with a parade downMain StreetinLos Angeles, to honor our possible candidate. We liked his boyish smile, slightly chubby face, sparkling eyes (can't remember if they were blue or grey, perhaps a mixture), but we all thought he was handsome.
I gathered all my lady friends at my house for the big plan to make our good-looking candidate president. Everyone agreed and we went to work. For a parade, we had to have signs to inform the public. For signs, we made posters. We needed paint, brushes, posters, and, of course, amateur painters … girls on the social register but not in the painters' union.
The night before the big parade, we gathered and handed out brushes and canned bottles of red, yellow, and white (also some green and blue) paint to the enthusiastic socialites. Armed with enthusiasm and a hope we would never be caught, we went to work. We made signs that took until the wee hours of the morning, vowing our names be kept secret.
The parade was to start later that day, so there was no sleep for my purloined painters but plenty of excitement. All hid our masterpieces and met for coffee later in the morning.
Finally, the time arrived. We all fought over which signs looked the best, but everyone was thrilled. We had the masterpieces clutched in our hands. All I remember was we had no permits, letters of commendation, or praise from the White House. So, hopefully avoiding being arrested for our patriotic prank, downMain Streetwe marched. Traffic stopped. People ran for their lives. Police got out of their squad cars but we were faster than any "good" criminal could be.
So, for some strange reason we became fearless, and were determined to make a mark. Naturally, the Republicans did not speak to any of us for several days. Democrats thought it was funny and hoped it would help them win.
Our families went into hiding. As for the rest of us, we became proud rascals. We ended up hiding in somebody's underground bomb shelter. As for our gang of lovely lady thugs, all we did was borrow the evidence, use it in our parade, block traffic, and cause a few car crashes. Still we didn't shoot, maim, or terrorize anyone.
Did it do any good? Was our candidate elected president because of our publicity? NO. Still the name of Wendell Willkie made the press and people were talking about our happening. There were some 150 socialites, a few Junior Leaguers, Junior Auxiliaries, etc. But somehow we kept our names out of the public eye. Oh, yes, no talking to friends or foes, and we even turned down a trip toNew Yorkto explain how we got the organization going without any organized help. And only women were involved. Did some of us leave town? You bet!
Remember we had no money, no financing from the big boys, families, or politicians. On our march one rotten egg hit me squarely in the head which I am not bragging about. But this did not dampen our spirits.
Was it a success? In our diaries, it was. Even if we could not brag about our escapade, we did have fun. Don't remember what happened to our signs. They actually disappeared after the parade. Maybe some jealous boyfriends took them. They were great souvenirs after all. And we kept on marching…..
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