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JUDY WOODRUFF: Finally tonight, at the end of this big week in Washington, some historical perspective on the financial crisis.
Congress appears poised to pass the giant stimulus bill later tonight. Earlier this week, the Obama administration rolled out its big financial rescue plan that may cost more than $1 trillion.
Our economics correspondent Paul Solman sat down with a well-known writer who studies how nations respond to crises.
JARED DIAMOND, Author: I've wondered a lot, when I look at past societies confronted with crises, why do some of these societies come out of a crisis stronger? And why do other societies tear themselves apart and collapse?
PAUL SOLMAN, NewsHour Economics Correspondent: UCLA geographer Jared Diamond, author of an economic crisis book for the ages, "Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed."
NARRATOR: One of the most original thinkers of our age, Diamond has traveled the world looking for clues.
PAUL SOLMAN: He also wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winner "Guns, Germs and Steel," made into a National Geographic documentary for PBS.
JARED DIAMOND: My years in New Guinea have convinced me that people around the world are fundamentally similar.
U.S. has 'fundamental' problems
PAUL SOLMAN: In his far-flung field work, Diamond has found societies that overcame economic crises, others that crashed and burned. So what does he think about our prospects?
JARED DIAMOND: I would be cautiously optimistic about the United States. We have professional mobility; we have geographic mobility. Fifty-one percent, I like our chances; forty-nine percent, I don't like them.
PAUL SOLMAN: So why don't you like them to the extent you don't, given our flexibility?
JARED DIAMOND: Well, even before this dislocation, the United States has well-known fundamental problems. We have fundamental problems with our energy policy. We have issues with our environmental problems. There are elements in American society that are resistant to making basic changes. There are other elements that are willing to explore changes.
Much hinges on decision-makers
PAUL SOLMAN: Of all the cultures you've studied that have tried to deal with severe economic dislocations, what's the marker of resiliency?
JARED DIAMOND: It seems to me that one of the predictors of a happy versus an unhappy outcome has to do with the role of the elite or the decision-makers or the politicians or the rich people within the society.
If the society is structured so that the decision-makers themselves suffer from the consequences of their decisions, then they're motivated to make decisions that are good for the whole society, whereas if the decision-makers can make decisions that insulate themselves from the rest of society, then they're likely to make decisions that are bad for the rest of society.
PAUL SOLMAN: Case in point, says Diamond, the place they call the city of New Orleans.
JARED DIAMOND: One could ask, why is it that, for 10 years, people around New Orleans dithered and they wouldn't adopt these plans for a few hundred million dollars to build the dikes? And part of the reason is that there's geographic segregation in New Orleans, where the rich people live on the higher ground and knew perfectly well that they were less exposed to problems from flooding.
PAUL SOLMAN: Compare that to the Netherlands, he says, where the system of dikes is considered one of the seven wonders of the modern world.
JARED DIAMOND: There aren't any mansions on top of the dikes. Everybody is living down below in the polders. And they know -- the politicians and rich people know that, if the dikes failed, they would drown.
Future depends on choices
PAUL SOLMAN: But to the extent that this economic dislocation affects the wealthy, that's good?
JARED DIAMOND: I think I would like to see the rich suffer even more and -- and the politicians suffer even more.
PAUL SOLMAN: Because it would be good for us?
JARED DIAMOND: Yes, because they would then be motivated to solve all of our problems, and they wouldn't have the sense that, "It'll be OK for us."
PAUL SOLMAN: Do you have your own economic forecast of what's going to happen?
JARED DIAMOND: No, I don't, because it depends so heavily on peoples' choices. And I don't know what people are going to choose to do. I don't know, for example, whether Obama is going to be able to pull the country with him or whether quickly we're going to revert to infighting and a stalemate.
People often ask me to make predictions, and my usual answer is that it depends upon the choices we make, and I don't know what choices we will make.
PAUL SOLMAN: And we might add unnecessarily, neither do we.


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What kind of groupings should I expect out of a most stock 10/22
I've been trying to get my 10/22 (16" barrel, ATI ITAC stock, Nikon Prostaff Scope) all lined out and zero'd and it's starting to piss me off.
I figured, as flat as .22lr flies for the first 75ish yards, I could get it good enough at 25 yards and dead on at 50, and it'd be a good plinker and squirrel killer.
Now, this is what it's doing at 25 yards, which seems to me, is more that good enough.
At 50 (didn't shoot good enough to warrant taking any pictures), I'd be getting 3-4 distinct holes each .25 inches - a full inch apart from one another, which doesn't seem good enough to me at all. It was also pretty windy that day, I'd try to wait until it died down enough to shoot, but it may have been affecting me too.
I'm newish to this range shooting and whatnot though, so I don't really know what to expect accuracy-wise. What should I be seeing at 25 and 50 yards?
That's about right with just random ammo. You may need to try a few different brands and loads of ammo to find what your rifle really likes.
I did a pretty extensive test of different brands and loads of .22 ammo to find out which ones my 10/22 really likes. Of course this was a few years ago when ammo was really available. A couple things I also tinkered with and actually noticed that seemed to improve groups a bit:
- I placed a pressure pad in the barrel channel of the stock toward the forward end, by adding individual layers of duct tape until groups tightened up.
- I also noticed that the rifle would fire the first round slightly off from the rest if the auto loaded rounds. So, I would load a mag, chamber the first round and fire it at a different point on the target and consider that a throw away shot, then fire the rest for groups.
Most of us shoot 20-50 fouling shots to season a new barrel before trying for groups. Changing ammo types every few rounds doesn't help either. Each type has its own lube. This changes POI! You should be able to get 0.5-1.0" groups at 50 yards with a stock 10/22 and ANY good ammo. The POI will be slightly different for each type of ammo. The gun may need 500 rounds or more to break in properly before it will group well.
Clean the barrel well, out of the box has factory oil and is NOT clean. Shoot 50 rounds of one type. Then run a clean, dry patch through from the breach end. Now shoot groups. Repeat whenever you change ammo types. Only oil the bore when you are ready to put the gun up after a session ...;)
Don't overclean. A full stripdown clean is only needed every 1000 rounds or so. Don't clean from the muzzle end. This puts wear on the crown and important last inch of rifling. Have a cleaning hole drilled in the reciever or get a cleaning rod guide that fits over the muzzle.
More barrels are ruined by cleaning rods than anything else! Even plastic or aluminum rods ruin barrels, not just steel! Damage is done by the grit that sticks on their sides. Think of a fine file running up and down the bore and wearing away the rifling. Try to make sure the rod comes straight out the bore with no side pressure. A bore guide help with this.
The cleaning hole drilled through the back of the reciever is the best, but it requires the action to be removed from the stock, and the bolt group out, to clean the barrel. Not the easiest option for a stock 10/22!
An out of the box 10/22 isn't the most accurate .22 on the planet.
Ssgn_docs point of a simple pressure pad is right on. Most guns, not just 10/22's need some tweaking to get the best accuracy. This does not mean a full rebarrel, trigger group and stock is nessesary to get squirrel hunter accuracy. A cheap scope, the pressure pad and maybe a light polish on the trigger should make a fine hunter. Call it $30 including the scope...;)
Take a look at the posts above see what we actually said. 0.5-1.0" at 50 yards. I can and have done this many times with my own 10/22's out of the box new. And several times with customers guns that "wouldn't group" to prove a point. The break in process needs to be followed, and a single ammo needs to be used for decent grouping. Any quality ammo is this good, match ammo is "much" better.
The gun is capable of this out of the box. Usually the limit is the shooters capabilities... ;)
I've got a 10/22 TD. The way biggest difference I've seen is with the ammo. With such a small charge and grain, itsy bitsy differences that don't amount to much on a centerfire round, make a HUGH difference in a 22lr. You need to shoot some consistent high end stuff to tease out what's the ammo, what's the rifle, or what's you.
If your getting 3-4 distinct holes each .25 inches - a full inch apart from one another the first thing I would check is the scope, make sure all the screws are good and tight.
Wally world Nikon scopes are prone to this because of how they are beat around in shipping before they get sold. Many other big chain stores have the same problem. Best thing you can say for WW is its easy to return stuff.... ;)
Here is a target I shot at 50 feet indoors, stock barrel, testing available ammo:
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The 80-year-old who also starred in 'Funny Girl' took her last breath on Sunday, January 2 after a long battle of pancreatic cancer.
Actress Anne Francis has died at the age of 80. The veteran star, best known for her role opposite Leslie Nielsen in 1956 sci-fi classic "Forbidden Planet", passed away on Sunday, January 2 at a retirement home in Santa Barbara, California after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
Francis started her career as a child model and later worked as a radio actress before moving on to the big screen in the late 1940s. She enjoyed roles in more than 30 movies, including "Funny Girl" and "Summer Holiday", as well as TV appearances in "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.", "Honey West" and "The Fugitive".
Francis, who was twice-divorced, is survived by her daughters Jane and Margaret.


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The House Foreign Affairs Committee today reported favorably, with amendments, the Kee bill providing $15,000,000 for Polish relief.
The committee changed the title of the bill so as to include "and other similarly afflicted areas" with Poland. This was done to provide relief for countries near Poland into which thousands of refugees have poured.
The bill now goes to the House calendar awaiting action by the whole House. It will not have to be approved by the Appropriations Committee. Proponents of the resolution were elated by the Foreign Affairs Committee action and predicted favorable action in the House. They admitted they would meet stronger opposition in the Senate.


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The Boston Red Sox made a huge splash at the July 31 trade deadline, trading away both Jon Lester and John Lackey.
Lester was sent to the Oakland Athletics for outfielder Yoenis Cespedes, while Lackey was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for outfielder Allen Craig, pitcher Joe Kelly and minor league left-hander Corey Littrell.
That leaves Tom Caron and Dennis Eckersley wondering who will be the Red Sox ace next season, and both agree that pitcher isn't yet on the roster. According to Eckersley, one or two of the young arms that Boston has will need to step up and pitch in the rotation come 2015 Opening Day.
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We went to Yountville while on our honeymoon and didn't eat a meal at any of Thomas Keller's restaurants. Instead we had Italian at Bottega. And I got to eat duck, one of my most favorite meats.
As previously mentioned, we opted not to eat at The French Laundry well in advance of the trip, Ad Hoc was closed while we were in the area and we cancelled our dinner reservation at Bouchon. The day after the cancelled reservation, we went to Yountville with the intention of eating lunch at Bouchon and picking up some Bouchon Bakery goodies for our drive to Monterey. But once we were actually in Yountville, it was decided that we would much rather eat lunch at Bottega instead.
Bottega is Michael Chiarello's newish Italian restaurant, located just across the street from Bouchon and Bouchon Bakery. As we discovered on this trip, Joel far and away prefers Italian food to French food, so Bottega was an easy choice. That and I've adored Michael Chiarello for years as I used to rabidly watch his PBS show about 10 years ago. I have to admit that the idea of eating at his restaurant jazzed me up way more than the Thomas Keller restaurants did.
Lunch at Bottega was without question one of the best meals of our honeymoon. Obviously a large part of that was the suberb food. But part of it was also the atmosphere of the restaurant and the service.
My advice: do yourself a favor and eat at Bottega if you're in the Napa Valley on vacation. And while you're at it, get the confit duck if it's on the menu. It might be pricy for a lunch entree but it was completely worth it.
A few more details about our meal are shown with the images below. Because we were there for lunch, I didn't feel bad taking more than a few pictures of our meal. And at some point, our server started playing along as well and insisted on helping me set up one or two shots.
The salt at Bottega is served in delightful little ceramic pots with tiny spoons. And water is served in gorgeous hammered copper and stainless steel cups. Chiarello's Napa Style website sells them but they are absurdly expensive. Don't look at them because you'll want them but won't be able to believe the price.
Bread was served on the table with a yummy olive oil, herb and Parmesan cheese mixture. I think we may have asked for more bread.
Joel ordered a pasta dish, currently described on their menu as "Calabrian Sausage & Lemon Ricotta Tortellini spicy broccoli rabe, tomato-pork jus & mosto oro olive oil." It was delicious, even if I did only get to try a little bit since Joel wanted it all to himself. (Not that I was willing to share much of my duck.)
My entree was "Confit of Half Duck mostarda di frutta, panettone bread pudding, red wine duck jus." The Panettone bread pudding was marvelous. I've never much cared for Panettone as I don't really like the candied fruit that's in it and I think it's kind of dry. But if you turn it into a savory bread pudding, it's wonderful. I wanted more.
Confit duck! Confit duck! Confit duck! I have to admit that this was probably the most expensive lunch dish I've ever ordered, but I don't care. It was that good. But when is confit duck not good?
I truly love duck and really will almost always order it if it's on a menu and not served with something completely gross. Fortunately it was served with nothing gross at Bottega and it was sooooo delicious. I'm also lucky that Joel isn't as big a fan of duck as I am as we never have to fight over who gets to order the duck at a restaurant. I just have to share a couple of bites.
In the middle of our meal, the table next to us was reset with fresh, crisp white paper and a new salt pot. As the busser walked away, he jostled the table and knocked over the salt pot. And I couldn't help but take a photo of it as I was already enamored with the salt pot.
As I was taking the photo, our waitress came up and was a little shocked that I was taking a photo of the spilled salt. She even asked, "You're not going to put that on Yelp are you?" I laughed and let her know there was no chance of me saying anything negative about the restaurant on Yelp.
I think these might have been tiramisu profiteroles. If they weren't, they were still fantastic – mostly because of the chocolate sauce. You can't really tell in the picture but our waitress is actually drizzling it on for the photo's benefit.


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Lawyers fighting a two-year ban on a super trawler operating in Australian waters have been warned by a Federal Court judge to cast their nets with care when making allegations against federal Environment Minister Tony Burke.
Seafish Tasmania is asking the Federal Court to overturn a ban imposed by Mr Burke on the super-trawler Abel Tasman, while an expert panel considers the ship's possible impact on the environment.
In documents previously lodged with the court the company claimed the minister was advised that the impacts were known and any risks could be managed.
Seafish alleges Mr Burke was keen to ban the vessel and was searching for some power to justify his actions.
In his opening statement on Friday, Justice John Logan warned the company's lawyers their statement of claim risked breaking the Parliamentary Privilege Act, which emanates from the centuries-old Bill Of Rights.
Under the act, questions cannot be asked of ministers in court about their behaviour in parliament.
"Your statement of claim is scandalous, is it not, in asking this court to do what has been forbidden since 1689?" Justice Logan said.
Justice Logan suggested he may strike out sections of the claim.
"Such is the constitutional importance of the separation of powers between the state and the law," he said.
Justice Logan also warned that any allegation of the minister acting in bad faith was a "very particular and serious allegation to make".
He cautioned Mr Derrington of the consequences if he were to find such a complaint had no basis.
"I would be duty-bound to serve papers to the Bar Association," he said.
Roger Derrington SC told the court he had no intention of questioning what the minister said in parliament and did not call into question the minister's motivation.
He asked for leave to make amendments to the statement of claim.
"That would be a very prudent course," Justice Logan replied.
Mr Derrington said he would review both issues and particularise or remove them.
Any issues such as bad faith would be jettisoned in face of extending the trial in any case, he said.
The case has been set down for a three-day trial from June 25.


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U.S. Head Coach
On the match:
"Well, it was a hard-fought match. We were coming off a disappointing loss, in the last game we played against Poland. We had a short period of time to rest. We needed to get our guys to get ready to play, come up with the game plan, allow them to endure for over 90 minutes. Our guys executed it beautifully, played well against a great Mexican team, who has impressed everyone at the World Cup so far."
On the changes in the U.S. line-up:
"It was tough getting our guys back from the game on Friday. Obviously, losing to Poland, (and it was a) short period to recover physically. We had to go with the game plan that made sense so our guys could endure (playing) for 90-95 minutes. Our guys left everything on the field today. They played great and I'm proud of them."
"I thought we needed some fresh legs in here today. It's been a difficult tournament with a number of games in a short period. I felt Eddie Lewis time had come. And Gregg Berhalter and Josh Wolff were ready to go. A bunch of guys gave a great effort and our veterans did a terrific job. (Claudio) Reyna played a position he was not used to and he came through big."
On why the game was so physical:
"It's a rivalry. We know each other. There's been a lot of bad blood over the years. But when the game's over we're friends again. Mexico is a great team and I'm proud of my guys. It's a great day for U.S. Soccer."
On whether he thinks the USA has been lucky:
"I don't know if we were lucky. We beat the group winner of the group with Italy. We beat one of the top five teams in the world. ... Then we got a point with Korea, the host country, which no one else has been able to do. We've had some impressive results in this World Cup. I wouldn't call that lucky, I think we have a good team. We will prove that we have one of the great teams in the world with Germany."
On the physical fitness of the team:
"Physical fitness is very important. Today it was very warm out there. We had a short period of time to recover from Friday's match (against Poland). Our fitness paid off. It was very difficult out there. Physical fitness will be very important against Germany, whose physical fitness is very impressive."
On whether he expected more from Mexico today:
"No. We got exactly what we thought. They have a great team and we respect them greatly. Mexico have been one of the most impressive teams in the World Cup. They were a few minutes away from winning 3 games in the group phase, they are a great team."
On his expectations for the quarterfinals:
"We have a very difficult opponent in Germany. But I think when Friday comes around, our team will be ready to play."
On advancing to the quarterfinals for the first time:
"That's terrific for our region. Our region is underrated around the world. With the showing of Mexico, Costa Rica, and USA in this World Cup, we have got a lot more respect."
On playing Germany:
"We are familiar with Germany. We played them last March and they have an outstanding team. They soundly beat us on that day. We understand that they are overwhelming favorites against the U.S. on Friday and on paper, it looks to be no match. However, we don't play this game on paper. It will be difficult because they have the best goalkeeper, and some of the leading goal scorers in the world. However, we will get our players to regroup, recover and put our heads together to get a game plan."
U.S. Midfielder
On his opinion about Germany:
"They are a very good team and are playing very well. We played them a couple of months ago and lost so we want a little bit of revenge on them."
On the advantage of Germany in terms of experience:
"It doesn't matter. It's the World Cup and we are playing games. We are not worried about it."
On the influence of the victory in the World Cup on the future of U.S. Soccer:
"If we beat a team like Germany, it will do even more to open people's eyes to us."
U.S. Goalkeeper
On the USA team's progress:
"There are a lot of reasons. After the match against Poland, the manager emphasized very strongly that if we lose we are going to go down swinging. We were going to do everything right today. I think the boys reacted absolutely brilliantly today and defended everything superbly."
"If we defend properly, we'll always get chances to score."
On the team's spirit:
"We've always had it and I think Americans are born with it. Sometimes in games in the past, other things have let us down. But the effort and the heart were never lacking from the American players."
U.S. Defender
On the United States' performance in this World Cup so far:
"It's been amazing. It's been a long drive coming in and this is the icing on the cake. Now we have another game and there's no reason why we couldn't beat the Germans. We beat a quality Mexican team. It's just an amazing accomplishment for us."
On USA President George W. Bush's phone call:
"We were in the mess hall in some dormitory coming in for a meeting. I didn't have any idea why we were there. To hear his voice and to hear him wish us luck was a great way to start our day. He said he would be watching and he'll support us with the entire nation."
On whether the team's performance would change the low expectations of the squad in the U.S.:
"Hopefully our younger generation can keep American soccer hopes alive and I also hope that they can make heroes out of some of the players on the field."
On how the USA can beat the Germans:
"By putting the ball into the back of the net. They are very physical and good in the air. We have to believe that we can win and come up with a good game plan and stick with it."
U.S. Midfielder
On Brian McBride's first goal:
"It was such a great feeling to get a goal so early in the game and put the pressure on them (Mexico). They had to step it up a notch and I think they exerted a lot of energy to get one back."


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Alfred Atherton, the United States special envoy in the Middle East, returned here today after four days of talks in Egypt with President Anwar Sadat and other Egyptian officials. "I am still convinced the peace process can and must go forward," Atherton told reporters. But Atherton, who said he will report on his talks to Israeli Premier Menachem Begin, said he had not brought any message from Sadat to the Israelis.
The American envoy will remain in Israel to prepare for the arrival of Secretary of State Cyrus Vance who is scheduled to arrive here Saturday. Vance will try to get Egypt and Israel back to the negotiating table, an effort that was torpedoed Sunday when Sadat said Egypt would not negotiate with the Israelis until they agreed to complete withdrawal from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.


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There's no doubt Apple's announcement about the iPhone 4S, the next iteration of its smartphone, was the most-talked about tech topic on Twitter this week. But it wasn't all about Tim Cook and the shiny new device. Online banking fraud, BT's boost to fibre broadband speeds and a camera simulation site were also pretty hot topics on the micro-blogging site. Here's how our five favourite tweets from the past seven days.
Apple iPhone 4S launch
It's been the most-talked about smartphone for the best part of this year, and so yesterday we were in a frenzy of excitement when Apple finally unveiled the iPhone 4S. Yup, you heard us right, not the iPhone 5 like we'd all expected. Editor MattJEgan was on hand to give us the news from Apple's event.
"Definitive iPhone 4S details," he tweeted.
Online banking fraud drops by 32%
Online banking fraud has fallen by almost a third since last year, says the UK Cards Association. According to the organisation, £16.9m was lost due to online banking fraud between January and June this year, that's a 32 percent decrease on figures for the same period in 2010.
"Get in there! 'Online banking fraud drops by 32%'," we said in a tweet.
BT boosts fibre download speeds to 300Mbps
BT has revealed its fibre broadband service will offer speeds of 'up to' 300Mbps in some areas from next year. The telecoms company is currently in the process of rolling-out a £2.5bn fibre network across the UK in a bid to give two thirds of the UK access to fibre broadband by 2015. Locations where fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) technology has been rolled-out will be able to benefit from the faster download speed from spring.
Deputy news editor CarrieSkinner said: "BT boost fibre download speeds to 300Mbps".
Twitter's iPad app exposes users' accounts
Users of Twitter's iPad app risk leaving their account exposed, after a PC Advisor test showed people's status and bio can be updated despite them being signed in to the app with old credentials.
"Uh oh...'Twitter's iPad app exposes users' accounts'," we tweeted.
Play with an online simulator to learn camera settings
We uncovered a great website, CameraSim, which simulates the operation of a digital SLR . You can use it to tweak the settings and teach yourself how ISO, shutter, aperture, and other settings affect your photos and even see the results instantly
"Cunning! A camera simulator that helps you understand camera settings," tweeted Associate editor RosieHattersley.


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A SENIOR Essex police officer has been arrested on suspicion of committing a sex offence.
Essex Police confirmed the arrest but refused to reveal the identity of the suspect or whether the alleged offence involved a minor.
The officer was suspended in May.
A spokesman for Essex Police said: "I can confirm the man is a police officer and the officer has been suspended from his post pending the outcome of the investigation."
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Pilot Study:Role of Dietary Fiber in PCOS Anovulation
This study has been terminated.
(P.I. left University. Study terminated)
Virginia Commonwealth University
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: June 20, 2008
Last updated: June 27, 2014
Last verified: June 2014
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The purpose of this study is to determine whether 6 months of fiber supplementation will improve ovulation in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
|Drug: Fiber-Stat
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Pilot Study: Role of Dietary Fiber in PCOS Anovulation
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MedlinePlus related topics: Dietary FiberU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Virginia Commonwealth University:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Generate Preliminary Data on the Range of Outcome Measures at Baseline and After 6 Months of Fiber Supplementation in Terms of: Ovulation Rates, Insulin Sensitivity, Concentrations of Circulating Androgens and Satiety. [ Time Frame: 10 months ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Quantify Enrollment Strategies, Retention, Compliance, Participant Characteristics, and Data Collection Challenges. [ Time Frame: 10 months ]
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|February 2008
|Study Completion Date:
|March 2010
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|March 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Experimental: Fiber-Stat
2 tablespoons daily
Drug: Fiber-Stat
Liquid fiber supplement, 2 tablespoons twice daily.
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We hypothesize that 6 months of fiber supplementation will improve ovulation in women with PCOS by improving insulin sensitivity independent of weight loss. In this pilot study, we will determine the feasibility of conducting a larger double-blind, randomized trial in women with PCOS to test this hypothesis. We will evaluate 15 women over a 10-month period, starting with a 4-month intervention-free observation period to determine the effect on ovulation of adding up to 22g/day of fiber supplementation to their usual weight-maintenance diets (to achieve 28-36 g fiber/day assuming baseline dietary fiber intake, could feasibly be translated into clinical practice.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 45 Years (Adult)
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- Women with PCOS between the ages of 18-45 years and with a body mass index of less than or equal to 45
- Less than or equal to 8 periods annually
- elevated serum free testosterone concentrations
- normal thyroid function tests and serum prolactin
- exclusion of late-onset adrenal hyperplasia
- acceptable health based on interview, medical history,physical examination, and lab tests
- ability to comply with the requirements of the study
- ability and willingness to provide signed, witnessed informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Diabetes mellitus
- Clinically significant pulmonary,cardiac ,renal,hepatic,neurologic,psychiatric,infectious,and malignant disease
- high blood pressure
- current or recent(within 2 months prior to study entry) injection of any drugs known or suspected to affect reproductive function including oral contraceptives,metformin,thiazolidinediones,glucocorticoids, GnRH-agonists, or anti-androgens (spironolactone,flutamide,etc)
- documented or suspected history of use of recent (within one year) illicit drug abuse or alcoholism
- ingestion of any investigational drugs within 4 weeks prior to study onset
- pregnancy or lactation(less than or equal to 6 weeks postpartum)
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00703092
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00703092
|United States, Virginia
|VCU General Clinical Research Center
|Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298
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Virginia Commonwealth University
|Principal Investigator:
|Paulina A Essah, M.D.
|Virginia Commonwealth University
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 17, 2017
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|Virginia Commonwealth University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00703092 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
2U54HD034449 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|June 20, 2008
|Results First Received:
|May 27, 2014
|Last Updated:
|June 27, 2014
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Ovarian Diseases
Adnexal Diseases
Genital Diseases, Female
Gonadal Disorders
Endocrine System Diseases
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Today's post is by my lovely friend Clare. Clare is a mum of 22-month-old twin girls and is sharing with us some ideas and suggestions on what to do with little ones when it's practically a monsoon outside. Over to you Clare!
While the Domestic Princess has been basking in the Indian sunshine, those of us in the UK have been plagued by rainy weather (which, if we're to believe the forecasters, is set to stay for the rest of the month). Wet weather isn't much fun for anyone, especially those with toddlers who suffer easily from cabin fever.
I've listed 10 of the activities that have proved winners with the girls once they've tired of their toys. As they have quite short attention spans (butterfly minds as my Mum would call it!), each activity might last around half an hour so I do a mixture of them each day.
1. Play-Doh
This is always a winner with my girls and they'll quite happily sit for a while rolling and cutting out shapes. I've been a bit lazy and never tried making my own, but to be honest you can get the Play-Doh Big Barrel for a reasonable price and that includes everything you need to get started – including two animal moulds which have proved very popular!
2. Cookie baking
The girls aren't showing too much interest in the whole mixing process yet, preferring instead to fast-forward to sampling the end product! (Who doesn't like doing this?!) However, after the success of the Play-Doh, I've found that they enjoy rolling and cutting out shortbread; as the recipe is egg-free it doesn't matter that they eat some of the raw mixture along the way! I tend to halve the batch and keep one lot in the fridge for another day. Lakeland do some lovely ranges of cookie cutters, which are perfect for little hands.
3. Gluing
Keeping on the creative theme, gluing is very popular in our house and also inexpensive. Just equip yourself with paper, non-toxic glue and a load of pictures, flowers, sequins etc. and you are all set to make a collage. I cut pictures out of magazines and find that the local pound shop is a good source of glittery bits and pieces.
4. Chalk board
This idea came from our recent holiday at Center Parcs, where there was a chalk board in our lodge, combined with my daughters' persistent desire to colour on our walls rather than on paper. So my hubby painted a section of our kitchen wall with blackboard paint, bought some chalk and hey presto! If you're after a less permanent chalk board, these can be bought from Early Learning Centre as well as other retailers.
5. Dressing up
This is just starting to gain popularity, several weeks after me leaving out sparkly winged fairy dresses around the house in the hope that they would pique the girls' interest. I have to admit that they seem to have as much fun with blankets, sheets and a pair of their Dad's shoes – anything that gets their imagination going!
6. Chase / hide and seek
Being indoors doesn't necessary mean there isn't a chance to get active, and the girls love tearing around after each other, or getting me involved in a game of hide and seek. But you can also introduce a pop up tunnel, balls and cushions to climb over and they'll soon burn off some energy.
7. Music
All children seem to love music, and the girls now mime the actions to the song they want me to sing (our version of charades I guess!) It doesn't always have to be nursery favourites; they're partial to a bit of Bruno Mars as well! Bring out a box of instruments (tambourine, maracas, drum etc.) and you're ready for a fun (and noisy) half hour!
8. The box game
What child can resist a box? It can be a boat, a den, a house for their cuddly toys….add in some of the vast amounts of paper packaging that the online retailers seem to use with their deliveries these days, and my little ones can be entertained for ages.
9. DVD Time
I'm sure some people might think this is a bit of a cop-out, but there is definitely a welcome place for a Peppa Pig DVD in our house (usually at the point where toys are being bickered over in tug-of-war style ; the mere mention of Peppa's name brings an immediate end to hostilities). It also gives me the chance to grab a well-earned cup of tea!
10. Puddle Splashing
Unless the rain is lashing down, why not venture outside? The girls are quite happy to don their wellies and rain macs and head over to the park in search of some nice big puddles to jump in. I've found one essential item of clothing for this activity is waterproof trousers, and I can highly recommend JoJo Maman Bebe's pack away ones. The girls love sitting down in puddles and these trousers save them from having to be changed when they get home. Tip: as the reviewers say on the site, the trousers come up quite small, so you may need to buy a size or two up.
So, there you have it – 10 excellent rainy day ideas for entertaining toddlers; thank you Clare! Look out for some more guest posts from Clare over the coming weeks. How do you entertain your little ones? What are their favourite rainy day activities – we'd love to hear about them!
With much love
The Domestic Princess


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In scenes reminiscent of the Hollywood movie Armageddon, a meteor shower has lit up the skies over Russia [2], with the shockwaves blowing out windows and injuring at least 250 people.
People in the Chelyabinsk and Sverdlovsk regions reported seeing "burning objects" in the sky, which also fell on the cities of Yekaterinburg and Tyumen - a sparsely populated area of about 500km (310 miles).
About 600 sq m (6,000 sq ft) of a roof at a zinc factory collapsed, the Associated Press quoted an interior ministry spokesman as saying.
The Chelyabinsk region is Russia's industrial heartland, an area that has many factories, a nuclear power plant and the Mayak atomic waste storage and treatment centre.
The emergencies ministry said that thousands of rescue workers had been dispatched to the area to provide help to the injured.
Officials say that the shower began after a large meteorite disintegrated above the Urals mountain range and partially burned up in the lower atmosphere - resulting in fragments falling earthwards throughout the Chelyabinsk region.
Coming just hours before the close pass of 2012 DA14 [3], some in the region may well have been thinking the end had come as a series of massive explosive sounds echoed around the region:


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Energis poised to flog Euro ops
Announcement due later today
Energis is reportedly set to confirm later today that it is to sell its European operations.
The troubled alternative telco confirmed this morning that it would issue a statement later today about its future.
The FT reports that Energis has blown around £1 billion on its European operations but has little choice but to flog them and concentrate on its UK business.
Today's announcement follows last month's warning that turnover and earnings before interest etc (EBITDA) for the financial year were "unlikely to meet consensus expectations".
Shares slumped 50 per cent on the news and have continued to slide since then.
Energis' share price was up 11.32 per cent (1.5p) at 14.75p in early morning trading. ®
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Swift is branching out to the fragrance realm because she loves how a certain scent can remind someone of an event and people.
Taylor Swift has conquered the world of music and had a little taste of acting. The 20-year-old is now trying her hands on the perfume business, teaming up with Elizabeth Arden which has bottled Britney Spears, Hilary Duff and Mariah Carey in the past.
"I have always loved how fragrance can shape a memory," she said in a statement to WWD. "The way certain scents remind you of events and people that are imprinted in your thoughts. Lately I've been having fun experimenting with combining some of my favorite scents, so I'm really excited about working with Elizabeth Arden to develop my own unique fragrance."
The singer will be totally involved in the development including packaging and advertising. While there is no information on the name or how it would smell like, it is reported that the fragrance is coming fall next year.
The announcement came in the middle of Swift's promotional marathon for her latest album "Speak Now". Led by single "Mine", the third studio album was released on October 25 and is expected to reign the Billboard Hot 200 chart this week. Billboard.biz said the album will shift at least 800,000 to 900,000 copies in the first week but 1 million copies is also likely.


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Ramona Quimby Gets Prettified
Before I got obsessed with the Little House On The Prairie series or the Anne of Green Gables series, and well before I tackled Sweet Valley High or V.C. Andrews, I was obsessed with Ramona Quimby, the protagonist in Beverly Cleary's AMAZING series of books. To this day, there are two scenes I remember vividly — when Ramona squeezed and entire fresh tube of toothpaste into the sink, because she just couldn't resist, and when Ramona's mom served tongue for dinner. Those books were freaking awesome and in 1988, there was even a shortlived, Canadian-produced TV series based on the series, starring Sarah Polley as Ramona.
Well now Ramona is headed to the big screen, which would be exciting, if not for the casting. In the forthcoming "Beezus & Ramona" (also the title of the first book in the series), Ramona will be played by "up-and-coming" actress Joey King, while, Beezus, Ramona's older sister, will be played by…wait for it…Disney pop star Selena Gomez. Say WHAT?Problem #1: Beezus is just turning 10 in the book, and Selena Gomez is 16, while Ramona is four in the book, and King is nine in real life.
Problem #2: Whatever, so they're making the characters older, I can get with that. But Beezus is the sensible, well-behaved sister and is a bit of a nerd — she's not some little tart! Selena Gomez is far too much of a glamour girl to play Beezus — Abigail Breslin would be better suited to play her. Or, hell, even Dakota Fanning!
Problem #3: Rambunctious little Ramona was always adorable, but she wasn't supposed to look like some obnoxiously pretty and doe-eyed child model. Joey King, who I'm sure is lovely, just seems too girlish to play Ramona. Ramona is a trouble maker. She gets dirty. She misbehaves.
Problem #4: Back to Gomez. Seriously, is Beezus gonna have a boyfriend too, played by Nick Jonas?
Problem #5: I swear to God, if Henry Huggins is 18 in this movie and played by Shia LeBoeuf, I will cry.


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GET A ROOM! to Launch in June 2014; Pairs Alex Rubin with NYC Composers
From June through November, Rubin will be matched with a mystery composer each month and tasked with writing a brand new song. The entire process will be filmed and posted online as a mini-documentary series. The project will culminate in a concert showcasing the composers' established work as well as the songs written with Rubin.
Alex Rubin is the 2013/14 Big Vision Empty Wallet Playwriting Fellow, a member of the BMI Workshop, a 2012 SPACE on Ryder resident artist, and recipient of the Frances Ford Coppola Award for Excellence in Theatre. Musicals and cabarets include At the Edge; Sorry, Not Sorry; and The Best Little Hoarder in Television. Published songs include "Mars or Bust"; "Hey, Ry"; and "Hacktivist". Her work has been produced in concerts, readings, and workshop productions at Theater for the New City, The Union Club, The Dramatists Guild, The Laurie Beechman Theater, The Duplex, John Hopkins University, The Fringe Festival in New York City, The Metropolitan Room, The Tank, The 45th Street Theater, Hofstra University, Thunderstruck Productions, and Bookshop Workshops.
Composers interested in participating in Get a Room! should contact Producer Michael Hull at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Workspace will be sponsored by Breather, private spaces for work, meetings, and relaxation that can be reserved on the go! Breather has five locations in Manhattan from midtown to SoHo, offering amenities for artists and professionals in a beautifully designed private space.
Visit www.AlexRubinWrites.com for developments on Get a Room!


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Search your device by using your voice and now search by drawing the letter gesture. If you want to search for something with an " a " just draw an " a " on the device screen!
search does not search the internet, you have Google search for that. Search offers a complete search for finding items on your phone, tablet or device and then lets you launch or start it from inside the search device application.
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Valero Alamo Bowl TV ratings fourth-best in game history
Updated 12:15 am, Saturday, January 5, 2013
Valero Alamo Bowl officials received an expected strong television rating to go along with one of the top box-office showings to this bowl season.
According to ratings released Friday by the bowl and ESPN, the local game produced the fourth-highest television rating in the bowl's 20-year history.
Texas' 31-27 victory over Oregon State notched a 4.8 household coverage rating. It also averaged 4.7 million households, making it the fifth most-watched game and 14th most-viewed non-BCS bowl in ESPN history in terms of household impressions.
Valero Alamo Bowl president/chief executive officer Derrick Fox said the game's strong rating was a combination of several factors.
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"I think it's was a great matchup with two teams from strong traditional conferences with a strong time slot and a competitive game," Fox said. "All of those things came together and worked well for us."
In terms of household impressions, the Alamo Bowl has five of the 15 top slots for non-BCS bowls in ESPN history.
The top ranking in the bowl's history came in 2010 with 5.55 million households for the matchup between Michigan State and Texas Tech.
Other rankings that beat this season's game included 5.52 million in 2006 (Texas vs. Iowa), 5.06 million in 2011 (Baylor vs. Washington) and 4.88 million in 2005 (Michigan vs. Nebraska).
This year's game also attracted the fourth-highest attendance in the local bowl's history with 65,277 fans. It was the bowl's fifth sellout in the past seven years and represented one of only two true capacity crowds to date in this bowl season.
When compared with seating capacities listed in the Football Bowl Association's media guide, only the Rose Bowl has similarly attracted a capacity crowd so far this season.
"We're fortunate with a great destination city and two teams that did well in terms of selling their tickets and we have continued to build on our local base," Fox said. "Oregon State and their fans were excited to be here, and Texas just being an hour and 15 minutes away and their fans coming from throughout the state. And then playing on a Saturday night enabled the stars to align for this game."
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Reports Detail More Drug Industry Ties to Medical Societies
Recommendations made by two medical societies give at least the appearance of a conflict of interest.
As we reported earlier this month, there are often deep financial ties between professional medical societies and the drug and medical device industries. This week, other news outlets chimed in, detailing how recommendations made by two medical societies raise at least the appearance of a conflict of interest.
Professional groups represent physicians in specialized areas of medicine. They are responsible for writing the guidelines that those physicians use to decide on treatments and care. The organizations also lobby for the interests of their members. But recent reports question whether some of the groups' recommendations are in the best interests of patients or are tainted by industry support.
The National Lipid Association, for example, has been working on recommendations for the screening and treatment of a group of genetic disorders that can lead to premature coronary artery disease. It turns out the development of those recommendations was supported by $112,500 in grants from six drug companies that stand to profit from the results, according to the website Cardiobrief. Many societies explicitly ban such funding for guideline writing because of the appearance of conflict.
The association told Cardiobrief that the grants were among various sources of funding for the development of the guidelines, but it did not specify what percentage of the funds came from drug companies. The Lipid Association hasn't responded to our request for comment, but it gave the following response to Cardiobrief (the genetic disorder is known as familial hypercholesterolemia, or FH):
"The [National Lipid Association] maintained full control over the planning, content, quality, scientific integrity, implementation, and evaluation of the FH conference and resulting recommendations, as well as the FH public education campaign. All related activities are free from commercial influence and bias."
The guidelines recommend increased screening of children as young as 2, which one expert said would be excessive. One of the companies that sponsored the guidelines -- and that has a drug in the pipeline for the condition -- has been quick to promote the association's new recommendations. Aegerion Pharmaceuticals obtained early copies, apparently as a result of a publishing mistake, and sent them to physicians with an accompanying message, saying, "These publications illustrate the need for wide-spread screening and early diagnosis and treatment of FH."
In another recent case, reported by BNET, the U.K.'s Royal National Institute of Blind People came out against the use of a cheap alternative for treating a type of macular degeneration. The institute, as it happens, has long received support from Novartis, the U.K. marketer of Lucentis, which is 40 times more expensive than an alternative drug. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health recently found that a much-cheaper drug, the cancer treatment Avastin, is just as effective, though it is not formally approved for treating macular degeneration. (In the United States, both Lucentis and Avastin are marketed by Genentech.)
But the Royal Institute criticized the British government for encouraging the use of the cheaper Avastin, saying, "Safety should not be compromised by cost." In written comments to ProPublica, the organization elaborated on its position, saying, "There is still insufficient data to draw firm conclusions on the comparative safety of these drugs."
BNET details a number of financial ties between Novartis and the institute, including a recent grant worth more than $500,000. The institute pointed out that the grant, which Novartis issued this year, is a tiny percentage of the organization's funding, representing about 1 percent of all donations received last year.
"We have relationships with a number of companies whilst always maintaining our independence," an institute spokeswoman said via email.
Novartis told us it works with many organizations to support education and raising awareness for different medical conditions and that all financial support they provide is compliant with industry guidelines. The money does not buy influence, the company said.
"How patient groups choose to spend funding provided by Novartis is entirely their decision," the company wrote in an email.
As we reported earlier this month, financial links between these professional societies and the drug and device industries are a widespread concern. The Heart Rhythm Society got nearly half of its $16 million in donations last year from companies that make drugs and devices used to control abnormal heart rhythms. The Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions took in $4.7 million, more than half of its total receipts in 2009, from drug and device manufacturers.
As we put it then:
Professional groups such as the Heart Rhythm Society are a logical target for the makers of drugs and medical devices. They set national guidelines for patient treatments, lobby Congress about Medicare reimbursement issues, research funding and disease awareness, and are important sources of treatment information for the public.
The groups say the industry money helps them provide better education and that their members develop better treatments. They say they have guidelines to ensure the money doesn't buy influence.
But as our nifty interactive graphic shows, it does buy -- or at least get your name on -- just about everything else, including tens of thousands of dollars for coffee cup sleeves at the annual conference, $15,000 for goodie bags, or as much as $70,000 to get your name on hotel key cards.
We also reported that Heart Rhythm Society tip sheets tout the effectiveness of some medical devices without mentioning dangerous side-effects. The sheets are posted on the society's website and are meant to help patients research options for treatment. But the sheet for one defibrillator, for example, says the device is 99 percent effective while failing to mention that it can deliver unnecessary and painful jolts. The makers of these devices are among the society's biggest funders.
As the Cleveland Clinic's Dr. Steven Nissen told us, "What you're exploring here is the subtle ways in which the companies and professional societies become partners and -- wittingly or unwittingly -- physicians become agents on behalf of the interests of the sponsoring company."
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I believe that it is quite apparent from any Patient's perspective, one that has actually seen it for themselves that when we are sitting in the waiting rooms of some of the Physician's offices, patiently so to speak , waiting for our appointments/to be called back, then walks in a nicely dressed Pharmaceutical Representative with lunch, i.e. pizzas, sandwich trays etc. and called back ahead of us to speak with the Physician, while we are still sitting in the waiting room , that this is common practice. Now, this is on such a smaller level than you are speaking of and no, all doctors do not fall prey to this type of salesmanship but if they are promised percs then of course I am sure some of them accept. Pushing the very pharmaceuticals for the companies that they are accepting gifts from . I have very good physicians that have never fallen prey to this type of behavior but I have seen it throughout my long medical history. I mean, really, isn't this what goes on in all aspects of medicine, It has become such a business, rather than the physicians that used to go into medicine to actually uphold their oath "First do no harm". Now it seems it is first, lets see if you have insurance, secondly, lets try this medication, even if they know that it has severe side effects, as long as they prescribe and get their percs, dare I say vacations?? paid.
Please note my article in the current Rag Blog…
I am entirely on board with ProPublica and as a retired 90 year old retired rheumatologist, member of Physicians For A National Health Program, appreciate your excellent reporting.
The two major vet associations are also included in the same scheme.
Our pets and animals are all being subjected to unnecessary vaccines!
Here are letters between the vaccine manufacturers and the American Academy of Pediatrics, revealed during "discovery", that demonstrate clear conflict of interest. http://bit.ly/gBpV3e
What don't we know about this cozy relationship, but should?
This is what happens when there is no handle on out of control drug manufacturers. I can't totally blame doctors for this practice, as I know a few who actually try to "heal" people. Pharmaceuticals are a business, plain and simple. They will always do what they can get away with to ensure there products are utilized by doctors. There influence is way too much in our healthcare system. When you look at the actual numbers of people who are addicted to prescription medication, how can anyone think differently…
We Americans have developed no habit more inherently insane, than forcibly drugging an entire population of healthy people.
The legal drug cartels chum poisons out at an astonishing rate; the FDA approves them; and our otherwise ethical doctors become the most rabid drug pushers the world has ever known.
The pharmaceutical giants, for their part - GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Eli Lilly and Schering-Plough - have stolen more taxpayer money than any known criminal organization, accounting for more than half of all federal financial penalties since 1990, paying $10.5 billion in fines collectively. The two largest criminal penalties ever assessed by the U.S. government against anybody. were against Lilly (1/2 Billion) and Pfizer ($1.2 Billion), just in the last two years.
And exhibiting an idiocy of Olympian proportions, we allow then continue business as usual. Why on earth would anybody else with a finger in the pie, even bother to remain honest?
Having morphed into the monsters of the Midway, the legal drug cartels have amassed an army 80,000 strong to overpower physician doubt – a well-equipped battalion of ground troops armed with the deadliest, most effective weapons known to mankind – spray-on tans & the world's greatest legs. They have their banter down so well they effectively lecture physicians on what the new diseases ought to be.
More often than not, our doctors buy the spin, hook, line & sinker.
We now live in a true "tail-wagging-the-dog" society, where "you might get sick" has become the disease de jour.
And we are not merely poisoning our animals and ourselves. We are poisoning our food and our water and our soil. Where else could it possibly end up?
How long before the human race discovers – wonder of wonders – that the "process" itself is far more devastating than the diseases?
Well, we never really got to the weird science punch-line anyway. At least, not until the very, very end of the Twilight Zone.
Cue Rod Serling.
so pleased that others see as well…Thankyou to Dr. Stephen Keister, I will see your blog, and to all…. Bravo , K. Patrick McDonald…Wow !!! It has all just become unbelievable…
In general I am leery of the large organizations that are running our country right now, I mean, if we take away the that good ole american feeling of patriotism and look at what is really happening, the conclusions require little speculation to come to. For example company X likes getting it's huge special interest tax breaks each year so it supports the candidate that makes that a reality. Now, the fact that this now means in a tight budgetary year that educational programs like "Smart Start" that do real good for thousands of children each year wont be funded. Do you think Company X cares? no of course not and if you think so I have some beautiful marsh property I'd like to sell you. However, Drug companies, I think sometimes deserve just the tiniest of breaks and here is why (I learned this from a Man that has impeccable credentials in the pharma industry, however, feel free to fact check this yourself.. i have…
Here we go, imagine a situation where I have on staff of my Big Pharma Company 10,000 of the brightest people in the world, that do nothing each day but try to understand the body in a better way and the interactions of various chemicals upon the body in an attempt to come up with the 1 drug in 9000 attempts that year that has the possibility of becoming commercially available via prescription to the general public.
Now Lets say I hit the Jackpot for the company that year and we find a new drug that if everything pans out MIGHT give a child with an incurable disease a chance at a normal life (this is not the norm, most drugs do far less but every once in a while a home run is hit). Now guess what that Big Pharma comany now needs to do to get this new wonder drug to market. here it is.
In 2003 it took about 800 million dollars and 15 years to bring a drug to market, today that estimate is almost 2 BILLION dollars and 20 + years.. why is it so much more expensive one might ask.. a number of reasons, but the biggest is costs of litigation in the event that a drug has a long term side effect that no one could have possibly predicted would occur. So now that dad with a 3 year old, in 2003 is told that his baby's prognosis is (I love this one, not!) incompatible with life, but that there is a company that is running a trial right now that Might offer your child a chance. The Dad says of course, lets go, anything to save my Baby's life. the child enters the study and 5 years later is running and playing and is a joy to that family.
Ok now it's 20 years later and that child has a couple of issues one of which that makes her lose her hair every year on the first of january, another a bit more serious, but that prevents her from having children of her own.
Now lets cut to the sets of words that together in some semblance form the laws of this once great country.. and no i am not talking about the constitution or the bill of rights or anything that the framers did. I am talk about all that other @#$@ that gets bigger but not smaller and shows no sign of becoming anything that a citizen of good will ever be able to successfully navigate without a lawyer. Now just like anything else there are good lawyers that are good people and there are good lawyers that are bad people and there are bad lawyers that are good people and and bad lawyers that aren't very nice people either. so you know the story, the family that was so happy 20 years ago sees and add on TV that describes them to a T, they call the lawyer forgetting that this child originally had a prognosis that was incompatible with life and that lawyer tell them that they are going litigating a class action lawsuit against the company that made their wonder drug and if there information meets the criteria, they stand to make thirty or fourty thousand dollars. the family says YAY, the Lawyer says YAY..,, and now because the suit that the company lost cost them 5 billion in payments (with 2.5 billion going straight to the lawyers). they say well we now have to make sure that 20 years after taking this drug that nobody ever loses their hair or becomes infertile, now guess what there is another dad that would love to be on this new study, but because of the new requirements the studies on human subjects wont begin for another 10 years.. the dad say but, but what I am to do? The doctor sits back in his chair looks at the weeping mother and father of this beautiful child and explains to them that their child has a condition which is incompatible with life.
Thank you for this article.
I regard legal prescription drugs as far, far more harmful and dangerous than illegal drugs because they compromise the health of such vast numbers of people the world over.
Remedy is extremely simple!
First and foremost, Ban BRAND NAMES. USE ONLY GENERIC NAMES.
Secondly, withdraw tax breaks for so called research and development. When tax breaks are given, how intellectual property rights are given to the discoverer?
New discoveries then, becomes the property of the tax payers/ public property, and the cost- fixing of the newly discovered product comes under the authority of the public as the research has been done at the cost of tax payers money.
Once a well known Indian Computer CEO who stole his own companies funds said, "It was like riding a tiger, not knowing how to get off without being eaten" some how looks apt for the American economy, this is quite hard to digest when spending 70,000 dollars on keycards? could have fed poor children not in Africa but in America itself,
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Dollars for Doctors: How Industry Money Reaches Physicians
ProPublica is tracking the financial ties between doctors and medical companies.
The Story So Far
ProPublica is investigating the financial ties between the medical community and the drug and device industry. In October 2010, ProPublica compiled the list of payments that drug companies make to physicians and built a publicly searchable database so that patients could look up their doctors.
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April 19, 2012 by staff
NFL Players Sue Coaches, In a legal skirmish between unions, the NFL Players Association is suing the NFL Coaches Association in D.C. Superior Court for about $650,000. he NFLPA's complaint says it loaned the coaches' group that amount "to cover payroll and other NFLCA expenses." The players' union is also asking the court to determine whether NFLCA executive director David Cornwell was "lawfully elected" to that post.
NFLPA spokesman George Atallah wrote in an email to The Associated Press on Wednesday that the lawsuit is "about settling that debt, nothing more."
"The NFLCA has made it explicitly clear that they were interested in severing official ties with the NFLPA. As one example, they no longer wanted to be housed here," Atallah said. "A significant debt was accumulated as a result of our support to them over the years. The current NFLCA leadership doesn't want to settle the debt."
In a statement, Cornwell said "the lawsuit and the alleged debt is a smoke screen to prevent the NFLCA from breaking away from the NFLPA. I have seen no evidence that the NFLPA sought to collect this alleged debt when they thought De controlled the Coaches Association."
Cornwell added that "the players we coach are acting against our interests through their union."
Cornwell is a lawyer who has represented the NFL and several prominent players, including Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. He also was a candidate in 2009 to become executive director of the NFLPA, a job that went to DeMaurice Smith.
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The menu includes New-York style pizzas such as the chicken-parmigiana pizza ($15.50–$21.50) and the veggie primavera pizza ($15.95–$22.95), 12-inch baked subs such as the baked sub with sausage and peppers ($6.95), and a section stuffed with Italian entrees, including the lightly battered chicken francese ($10.95), manicotti ($8.95), and eggplant rollatini ($8.95). Once finished, patrons can chase their main dishes with tiramisu ($3.50) or a slice of cheesecake ($3.50) for dessert.
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Durban - Education has improved in South Africa, the ANC Youth League in KwaZulu-Natal said on Sunday in a statement ahead of Youth Day.
"Thanks to the ANC which has since 1994 prioritised education and ensured that the state of schools and the quality of education received the attention it needed," African National Congress Youth League provincial task team convener Nontembeko Boyce said.
"As a result, millions of children are now receiving free quality education."
On June 16,1976, thousands of high-school students in Soweto protested for a better education system and this will be commemorated on Monday.
Pupils clashed with police resulting in deaths and injuries in the days that followed.
"The ANCYL in KwaZulu-Natal salutes the role these young people played in contributing to the overthrow of the oppressive apartheid regime.
"Their heroic actions which saw many young people losing their lives led to the freedoms that we as South Africans enjoy today," Boyce said.


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In the recent past Humminbird has made some changes to it's base and they no longer line up perfectly with this base. The holes line up but the base won't fit in perfectly. A spacer and longer screws can make this a cleaner install.
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NEW ORLEANS — Top-seeded Warren Easton is back in the Class 4A quarterfinals, but Thursday night's 65-46 win over Broadmoor proved to be no easy accomplishment.
The Bucs pushed Easton for nearly three quarters, matching its athleticism, intensity and during certain stretches of this regional, converted more perimeter shots. While Easton never trailed, the Eagles, unbeaten in the state this season and a favorite to win the Class 4A title, failed to dominate like they have during much of this season.
The Eagles (33-2)didn't seal their second trip to the third round of the playoffs in as many seasons until the fourth quarter, a point of emphasis coach coach Darius Mimms stressed to his players.
"Our last 20 games, we haven't really been challenged, and that's the thing that concerns me," Mimms said. "I'm just trying to make sure I challenge them in practice, put them in situations we haven't been in before and hopefully, we'll respond.
"I think we responded —somewhat — tonight. But we have to get better."
For all the posters hung around the campus, right outside of downtown New Orleans, for all the calls they've received from well-wishers, Mimms sees the added attention as a blessing and a curse, depending on how they handle it.
During Thursday's game, he had to ignore comments from Easton fans in the stands, telling him that Helen Cox won its regional game, setting up a potential matchup against Easton next week.
First, Mims wanted to make sure Easton took care of business Thursday.
Lawriell Wilson scored a game-high 20 points, and Jeremica Edwards added 19. The duo, which accounted for more than half of Easton's scoring, ended the high school career of Broadmoor point guard Shantrell Lumar, who scored a team-high 19 points.
Along with teammate Honchea Thornton (14 points), Lumar pushed Easton, by penetrating to the rim and on defense, pressuring the Eagles, antics usually reserved for Easton.
"We came hard because we knew they had not been challenged throughout the year," Lumar said. "They're undefeated (in state competition), so they have the big head. We came, played hard and tried to show them that they weren't the best team on the court."
Despite a slow start for Broadmoor — by themselves, Wilson and Edwards outscored the Bucs 13-4 during the opening six minutes — Broadmoor recovered. With 46.3 seconds left in the second quarter, Lumar made a layup and was fouled. She added the free throw to trim the deficit to 25-22. Easton's Wilson countered with a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
The Eagles' lead grew in the third quarter as Broadmoor failed to adjust to playing without senior Erica Teschke, who was lost in the second quarter with a knee injury.
In the fourth uarter , Thornton's three-point play in the post with 5:31 left trimmed the deficit to 47-36, offering Broadmoor (21-8) one final opportunity to start a game-winning run. But Easton had other plans, starting its own 14-4 run. It started with a layup by Sabrina Banks and ended with 2:37 left as she scored on a put back and converted a free throw.
"It was intense," Wilson said of the regional playoff. "But we we just had to play hard, play smart and play our game."


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from The New Movement, New Orleans
with Cecile Monteyne, Christopher Kaminstein
Machine A is what happens when acting meets improv, when time meets fast forward, when characters meet given circumstances. Machine A is what happens when the train starts to wobble off the rails, when a couple becomes two singles, when your one great moment happens while you're busy eating a sandwich. Machine A is what happens when routine meets road-block, time meets cliff edge, baby meets grandpa-baby, crush meets expectation, end meets beginning. Machine A is what happens.
Based in New Orleans at The New Movement, Machine A is the creation of performers Cecile Monteyne and Chris Kaminstein. During the course of their fully improvised show, the pair follow two characters over time to create moments of comedy, tenderness, and dramatic climax. Machine A performs regularly at The New Movement, and also tours.
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from HUGE Theater, Minneapolis
with Dan Jaquette, Sean Dillon, Casey Haeg, Anna Weggel, Andy Katzung, Nick Decker, Ian Fishman, Maria Bartholdi, Jordan Bainer, Kenny Pierce
Minneapolis-based Crab Hands came together in 2012 to perform The Harold as part of HUGE Theater's Throwback Night. The ten-member team immediately clicked, bonding over their love of off-kilter humor and on-stage murder. Crab Hands promises to bring fun, bad dancing and an empty promise of your money back or your money back!
from The Torch Theatre.com, Phoenix, AZ
with Bill Binder, Jose Gonzalez, Shane Shannon, Jon Jahrmarkt
Galapagos was formed in the Fall of 2003 and is devoted to performing longform improvisation based in strong ensemble work and characters & scenes rooted in truth. Our improvisation is often in the form of Harold, a structure and philosophy of improv developed by Del Close at ImprovOlympic in Chicago, the Deconstruction, the Armando, and include longform structures that we have developed ourselves. Whatever the specific form is, a single audience suggestion serves to inspire our explorations.
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Arthritis affects close to 50 million Americans. The pain can range from mild to crippling. Patients and doctors have explored numerous methods to ease the pain. Unfortunately, a miracle cure simply does not exist.
Many patients purchase copper bracelets or magnets to help manage arthritis pain. They often report that the bracelets and straps actually reduce their suffering. The claims prompted British researchers to conduct a study.
The scientists randomly selected 70 patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis. Each patient was given four devices, including a copper bracelet, two magnetic wrist straps of different strengths, and a demagnetized wrist strap.
As reported by PLOS One, the patients wore each device for five weeks. Between each five-week period, they went one week without wearing any device.
Each arthritis patient completed a pain assessment throughout the study. Doctors assessed the patients' blood work and joint swelling.
Five patients failed to complete the study. However, the data from 65 patients revealed some interesting results. The devices did not seem to provide any relief from pain, immobility, or inflammation.
Stewart J. Richmond, who led the research, acknowledges that the devices do seem to have a placebo effect. Essentially, they work because patients expect them to work.
Richmond acknowledges that placebos can be somewhat helpful. However, he feels patients have a right to make informed decisions using honest information.
The biggest issue with the bracelets and the magnets is the cost. People suffering with arthritis spend over $1 billion on the bogus devices every year.
As reported by Web MD, there are natural treatments that have proven effective in relieving arthritis pain. Richmond specifically suggests dietary fish oils. However, he cautions patients to consult their doctor before starting any new treatment.
Arthritis patients are often overcome with pain. Unfortunately, countless companies have found ways to capitalize on their suffering.
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