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CASTROVILLE, Calif. — As peak production of artichokes began in California, early signs suggested better-than-average volumes could be available for retail shelves.
"Quality is the best it's been in several years and supplies are excellent," Dale Huss, vice president of artichoke production for Castroville-based Ocean Mist Farms, said April 4.
"We're excited about the possibilities, but when you're a grower you don't want to jinx it."
Castroville artichokes peak in April and May. Baby sizes start hitting their stride by late April.
This year's crop benefited from moderate March temperatures.
"Growing conditions have been ideal," Huss said.
"Artichokes are a lot like us. They don't like it too hot and they don't like it too cool. It's been cool, which has kept the crop growing slowly, and they get bigger when they're growing slow."
Growers saw less rain than they wanted, but were able to irrigate the crop.
Ocean Mist, one of a number of companies that produce artichokes in the Salinas Valley region, grows its perennials there year round. In winter, the grower-shipper supports that volume with a deal in Coachella Valley. As in past years, the desert proved vital.
"We had a lot of frost kiss product coming out of Castroville, but the desert growing region was pretty much clean from Feb. 1 on," Huss said. For artichokes, Coachella production finished the last week of March.
On the marketing side, Ocean Mist began its second year of offering direct sale of a case of the vegetable to the more than 37,000 members of its Artichokes Aficionados online club.
They also get weekly e-mails with local retail ads featuring discounts.
The reach of that club and the strength of artichoke demand in northern California were underscored in April when the vegetable won an online vote for top California foods, organized by San Francisco's KGO Radio.
Artichokes outpolled avocados and several other foods. Ultimately, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed artichokes the state vegetable and avocados the state fruit.
In that region, Ocean Mist ran radio ads and worked with various retailers on display contests and promotions.
In New York, the company scheduled chef demonstrations of artichoke menu ideas April 22 at Baldor Specialty Foods' event, "The Bite." Ocean Mist was on a list of attractions with Sunkist Growers, Driscoll's and others.


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Exploratory Study to Assess the Short Term Effect on Liver Enzymes and the Safety of TRO19622 in Patients With Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
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The purpose of this study is to assess the safety, the tolerability and the short term effect on liver enzymes of TRO19622 500 mg for one month in patients with Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH).
|Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
|Drug: TRO19622
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Double-Blind vs Placebo, Randomized, Exploratory Study to Assess the Short Term Effect on Liver Enzymes and the Safety of TRO19622 500 mg QD for One Month in Patients With Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Mean change in ALT as assessed by an ANCOVA with the following covariates: treatment, gender, subject and time and a non parametric test (Conover-Salsburg). [ Time Frame: Mean change in ALT at V1 (Day15) and V2 (Day 30) ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Sustained reduction in ALT to either 50% of baseline or value < or equal to ULN. Sustained reduction serum AST and GGT.Clinical and laboratory safety. [ Time Frame: V1 (Day 15), V2 (Day 30) and V3 (Day 60) ]
|Study Start Date:
|April 2008
|Study Completion Date:
|April 2009
|Primary Completion Date:
|February 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
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TRO19622 500 mg
Drug: TRO19622
TRO19622 500 mg once a day before noon meal during 6 weeks
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult subjects older than 18 years.
Persistent ALT elevation (> 2 times the ULN of the local laboratory of the investigating site) over 6 months prior to entry into study.
- No more than one ALT value within the normal range in the past year.
- Patients must have had an ALT measurement at least once every 6 months within the year before inclusion.
- Histologically confirmed diagnosis of steatohepatitis on biopsy within 2 years prior to entry into protocol.
Compensated liver disease with the following hematologic, biochemical, and serological criteria on entry into protocol:
- Hemoglobin > 11 gm/dL for females and > 12 gm/dL for males
- White blood cell (WBC) > 2.5 K/UL
- Neutrophil count > 1.5 K/UL
- Platelets > 100 K/UL
- Total bilirubin < 35 µmol/L)
- Albumin > 36 g/L
- Serum creatinine within normal limits
- No other cause of chronic liver disease (autoimmune,primary biliary cirrhosis, HBV, Wilson, alpha-1-antitrypsin deficit, hemochromatosis etc\dots )
- If applicable, have a stable diabetes, defined as HbA1c < 9% and fasting glycemia < 10 mmol/L,no changes in medication in the previous 6 months, and no new symptoms associated with diabetes in the previous 3 months.
- If applicable have a stable metabolic condition (diagnosis made at least 6 months before inclusion), without major weight or laboratory tests changes.
- Negative pregnancy test or post menopausal.
- Have an electrocardiogram (ECG) without any clinically significant abnormality.
- Subjects must be willing to give written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Evidence of another form of liver disease.
- History of excess alcohol ingestion: daily alcohol consumption >30 g/day (3 drinks per day) for males and >20 g/day (2 drinks/day) for females.
- Unstable metabolic condition: Weight change > +/- 10% in the previous year, diabetes with poor glycemic control (HbA1c >9%),introduction of an antidiabetic or of an anti-obesity drug in the past 6 months prior to screening.
- History of gastrointestinal bypass surgery or ingestion of drugs known to produce hepatic steatosis including corticosteroids,high-dose estrogens, methotrexate, tetracycline or amiodarone in the previous 6 months.
- Significant systemic or major illnesses other than liver disease,including congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease, pulmonary disease, renal failure, organ transplantation, serious psychiatric disease,malignancy that, in the opinion of the investigator would preclude treatment with TRO19622 and/or adequate follow up.
- HIV infection.
- Active substance abuse, such as inhaled or injection drugs within the previous year.
- Pregnancy or inability to practice adequate contraception in women of child-bearing potential.
- Active malignancy except cutaneous basocellular carcinoma.
- Any other condition which, in the opinion of the investigator would impede competence or compliance or possibly hinder completion of the study.
- Body mass index (BMI) >40 kg/m2 (obesity Grade III).
- Type 1 diabetes or Insulin-treated type 2 diabetes.
- Hemostasis disorders or current treatment with anticoagulants.
- History of, or current cardiac dysrhythmias and / or a history of cardiovascular disease, including myocardial infarction, except patients with only well controlled hypertension.
- Participation in any other investigational drug or therapy study within the previous 3 months.
- Be possibly dependent on the Investigator or the Sponsor (eg, including, but not limited to, affiliated employee).
- Medications that could interfere with TRO19622 absorption
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00666016
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|Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpétrière - Sce Hépato-Gastroentérologie - 47-83 Bd de l'Hôpital
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
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|Study First Received:
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|November 21, 2016
Keywords provided by Hoffmann-La Roche:
non alcoholic steatohepatitis nash hepatoprotective hepatoprotection ALT AST new drug candidate interventional study TRO19622 Trophos cholest-4-en-3-one oxime
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Fatty Liver
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Liver Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
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"Valspar is pleased to create a best-in-class retail experience for professional painters," said Howard Heckes, Valspar's senior vice-president of global consumer. "We believe this program at Lowe's provides a compelling alternative to standalone paint stores by delivering quality professional paint products at an everyday low price with the added convenience of one-stop shopping."
While Valspar has served the professional paint market for many years, this new program substantially increases the depth of products and services it provides in more than 1,700 Lowe's retail locations nationwide. Professional painters will benefit from Valspar Pro's easy application, uniform appearance, consistent hide, reliable touch-up and factory tinting, all of which reduce time on the job site and deliver a higher quality finished project. The program is also supported by a new mobile Web application at www.valsparpro.com that provides essential information and application advice on various formulations and finishes.
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Starcraft II fans have been waiting over two years for this figure (first revealed at San Diego Comic-Con 2010 - see our story HERE). The wait is now over as DC Unlimited's Terran Marine Tychus Findlay has been released... and boy does it impress.
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The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division plans to re-propose the "parental exemption" portion of its regulation on child labor in agriculture.
The decision to re-propose is in part a response to requests from the public and members of Congress that the agency allow an opportunity for more input on this aspect of the rule, according to Department of Labor official at a press conference on Wednesday.
The parental exemption allows children of any age who are employed by their parent, or a person standing in the place of a parent, to perform any job on a farm owned or operated by their parent or such person standing in the place of a parent.
Proposed child labor regulations have raised concern in the agricultural community. Until now, it has been assumed that children can continue to perform tasks if working for their parents. See "Vilsack clarifies DOL child labor proposal." But the complex nature of farm corporations or partnerships has raised questions about some of these relationships.
The portion of the proposed rule in question would have placed restrictions on the many family farms that have established their operations as a corporation or a partnership.
Until the revised exemption is final, the Wage and Hour Division will apply the parental exemption to situations in which the parent or person standing in the place of a parent is a part owner of the farm, a partner in a partnership or an officer of a corporation that owns the farm if the ownership interest in the partnership or corporation is substantial.
"I want to applaud Secretary (of Labor Hilda) Solis and the Department of Labor for their decision to re-propose this portion of the rule to ensure kids across the nation have the opportunity to learn the value and reward of good old-fashioned farm work, while still providing protection to children from the most dangerous aspects of farming," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.
Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) has called on the Labor Department to withdraw the entire rule to protect the ability of youth to work on the family farm.
"While I am pleased the Department of Labor has listened to common sense straight from America's farmers and ranchers, this proposed regulation would threaten the most fundamental tradition in agriculture — working on the family farm," Roberts said, "I encourage them to scrap the whole thing and start over," he said.
"This proposed rule is another unfortunate example of the kinds of burdensome and stupid regulations pouring out of this Administration," Roberts said. "I encourage them to reconsider the entire rule."
The re-proposal process will seek comments and inputs as to how the department can comply with statutory requirements to protect children, while respecting rural traditions, according to the Labor Department. The re-proposed portion of the rule is expected to be published for public comment by early summer.
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MILWAUKEE -- Tuesday had the potential to serve as a breakthrough for Giants first baseman Brandon Belt, who notched three hits, a stolen base and two RBIs. But Belt struggled again the following night, going 0-for-3 with a pair of strikeouts and a flyout with the go-ahead run on third base. On Thursday, he was slotted seventh in the batting order, his lowest position this season.
With Buster Posey given a day of rest by Giants manager Bruce Bochy, Brandon Crawford -- batting outside of the eighth spot for just the second time this year -- was elevated to the fifth spot in the order behind cleanup batter Hunter Pence.
Belt's batting average improved from .254 in the first half last season to .293 in the second half, with an improvement in on-base percentage and OPS. He batted .410 with eight homers in Spring Training, but has started the regular-season slowly after a stomach virus limited his action early.
"We'll see how he swings [Wednesday], but I may keep him there for a little while until he gets more comfortable at the plate," Bochy said. "I know guys get hot and cold, that's going to happen. Brandon's really made some nice strides from last year and this spring with the bat. I think in the early go here, he's thrown up some good at bats. I'm liking where he's at today.
"Sure, you're hoping going down there will take a little pressure off him."
Bochy said he did toy with the idea of starting Posey at first base, but he elected to give his full-time catcher the breather, with Hector Sanchez getting his fourth start of the year and first in a game receiving a starting pitcher other than Tim Lincecum. Second baseman Marco Scutaro was also given the day off for the 10:10 PDT start, with hot-hitting Nick Noonan batting sixth and playing second base.
Crawford came into the game deserving of the upgrade in the lineup. He's hit safely in a career-best 10 games, batting .394 in that span and reaching safely in the last 13 contests. Crawford's 10-game hitting streak matched the run by teammate Pablo Sandoval and Pittsburgh outfielder Starling Marte for best active string in baseball.
"I like where he's at, the way he's swinging the bat and getting on base," Bochy said. "He shortens up really well now [with two strikes]; his swing is more compact. He uses the whole field well."
After an identical front eight for the Tuesday and Wednesday lineups in Milwaukee, Bochy gave Noonan his second career start. Noonan, who delivered another hit Tuesday and has now gone 7 for 13 in his first eight big league games, started for the first time April 11 and went 3 for 5 in Chicago.
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We may be falling apart, but I still don't think this comparison holds water for the reasons Sollozzo pointed out. That 02-03 team hadn't even won a playoff series. They fell apart because they were young and inexperienced. This team is falling apart because of something else, but I have no idea what.
They are only similar in that both teams didn't play well after the all star break, but that's not exactly ground breaking.


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The worst thing that can happen to a baby whose amniotic fluid is meconium-stained is to amputate the placenta. This organ functions for as long as 20 minutes after the birth and allows the newborn to snort, swallow, sneeze, cough, spit up and do all the myriad automatic survival functions with which the human body is blessed. Of course, if the baby has been exposed to epidural anesthetics and a Pitocin drip for 18 hours before she emerges, her body will be traumatized and this automatic nervous response may not occur. If it was my child or grandchild, I'd especially want to be at home with meconium in order to give the baby the best chance possible to clear its own lungs and airway.
Leave the umbilical cord intact; really look at the baby and see if it has good muscle tone and a strong heartbeat. Research has shown that "vigorous" newborns do not benefit from suctioning. Don't mess with a baby that is doing fine. Sometimes the nervousness of the practitioner can cause the problem of meconium aspiration syndrome.
— Gloria Lemay, Excerpted from "Tricks of the Trade: Leave the Placenta Alone," Midwifery Today, Issue 80
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Jan's Corner
Meconium and the Art of Midwifery
I had a case where we had old flakey meconium in early labor, but by the time the birth happened about 12 hours later, it was completely clear. Perhaps the baby swallowed and removed all of his amniotic fluid in this amount of time. Meconium is another one of those birth issues that make the homebirth midwife go on high alert. "Do I need to transport? … Is the baby stressed or compromised? … Will there be more meconium?"
PROM (premature rupture of membranes) is another high alert issue. As I think for a minute, there seem to be many of these dicey issues. This is partly what the art of midwifery is about. I am sure you can think of many more, such as long pushing stages and prolonged labor. What is prolonged labor anyway? Is "rest and be thankful" stage okay? And how long is too long? When you boil it all down, the answers seem to lie where clinical issues meet relationships. Our relationship with the mom, baby, dad and the rest of the family, taking into consideration their wants and needs balanced with the protocols of the medical community, our back up and our license (to say nothing of the new techniques that rear their ugly heads without evidence to recommend them) all have an impact. Whatever happened to amnioinfusion? Gone, I hope!
Art, love, safety, joyous birth—how to blend these takes careful practice. The midwife really does have to be an artist in so many ways. She needs to learn the dance of putting motherbaby first, while at the same time keeping them safe without sacrificing them to protocols. One of the things I tell beginning midwives is, "Midwifery will take all the love you have to give and then some more."
— Jan Tritten, mother of Midwifery Today
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News and Research
Brown rice syrup is a common ingredient in organic foods including organic powdered infant formula. You may want to forego buying an item, particularly one that is for your baby, if brown rice syrup is listed first among ingredients. A recent study has found high levels of potentially toxic arsenic in brown rice syrup.
A team of Dartmouth researchers, led by environmental chemist Brian P. Jackson, found "dangerous" amounts of arsenic in organic powdered infant formula whose top ingredient was brown rice syrup. The formula was reported to contain an alarming amount of arsenic—six times more than what the Environmental Protection Agency deems is safe for the water supply.
Elevated levels of arsenic were also found by Jackson and his team in some brown rice sweetened cereal bars and energy bars. This led the researchers to believe an urgent need is present for regulatory limits on arsenic in food.
Jackson was originally studying arsenic levels in major brands of baby formulas, but even those made with rice starch were low. However, two organic baby formulas (one milk-based, the other soy-based) made with brown rice syrup had 20 to 30 times more arsenic than the other formulas.
"There's been quite a lot of press on arsenic in rice in the past six years, but less so on the rice products," Jackson told ABCNews.com. Americans are unknowingly ingesting more arsenic with the increasing trend of switching to more organic packaged foods, gluten-free products and products made from rice instead of wheat flour.
— Allen, Jan E. "Organic Brown Rice Syrup—Hidden Arsenic Source." ABC News. February 15, 2012. http://gma.yahoo.com/organic-brown-rice-syrup-hidden-arsenic-source-194615982--abc-news.html
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Meconium Isn't the Problem; Induction Is
Meconium is not a problem—unless it is a symptom of severe distress. Even then the problem is the distress, not the meconium. With good fetal heart tone and a normal labor, even thick meconium is rarely a problem.
Meconium is more common in induced labor. Whether meconium is even more common in postdates labor is debatable, since women with postdates pregnancies are more likely to have their labor induced. I recently came across a retrospective study that evaluated the likelihood of the presence of heavy meconium as a risk for meconium aspiration (Usta, Mercer and Sibai 1995). The study is somewhat old, but large. It looked at almost a thousand babies with "thick or moderate meconium." While a variety of factors were found to contribute to the rate of meconium-stained amniotic fluid, only about 4% of babies actually developed meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) (39 out of 937).
Induction was a strong link to both meconium amniotic fluid and to MAS but (and this surprised everyone) postdates was not found to be a factor in the babies who developed MAS: MAS was distributed equally among all gestation groups. MAS was correlated with thick meconium primarily when other risk factors were present. These include the need for resuscitation, poor heart tones and cesarean.
Induction of labor had the strongest association with MAS. We know that we see more meconium in induced babies, and we know we see more MAS in induced babies. A logical guess may be that we see more meconium in postdates babies simply because postdates babies are far more likely to be induced than are 40 week babies.
This study confirms what most of us have seen: The presence of meconium, in itself, is rarely a problem even when it is thick.
— Gail Hart
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Birth Q&A
Q: Under what circumstances do you transport from a homebirth for meconium? Do you stay home under some circumstances with meconium?
— Midwifery Today
A: Speaking of meconium, there is a lot of confusion differentiating between "old" and "new" meconium. Old is greenish or yellowish and thin, but I have seen countless doctors and midwives declare it to be "new." New meconium is ropey or clumpy, thick and black or dark brown and is much less commonly seen during labour, and somewhat more of a concern than old meconium. Correctly identifying whether the meconium is old or fresh is an important clinical task and is so often misidentified.
— Serafine Nichols
A: I've not seen PROM with meconium end well at home.
— Erin Ellis
A: Three questions: 1) Mum okay? 2) Baby okay? 3) Midwife okay? If you can close the circle on all three, then stay home; otherwise, transfer!
— Maureen Collins
A: I've actually never had a case of a baby aspirate meconium as it's being born. The cases I have read about are where the outdated practice of suctioning on the perineum actually caused more harm than good by doing "blind suctioning."
— Carrie McIntosh
A: If ROM occurs with thick meconium before labor or in very early labor (not yet good contractions), I will go in even if heart tones are good. I think this is a bad news situation. If ROM occurs in labor with meconium, then I will stay home if heart tones are perfect and labor progress is normal. I will transfer if anything is not "perfect." I may transfer if the waters started clear at ROM but meconium is passing and becoming thicker unless progress is fast. Slow progress with meconium is another bad combination. I will always transfer if meconium occurs with poor heart tones unless it is too late to go; the same applies for poor heart tones with clear fluid. If I see no signs of distress, then meconium is 'almost' irrelevant.
— Gail Hart
A: I never break membranes at home. Most of the time, they break spontaneously when pushing is near. With meconium, transporting or not depends on how fast labour is going and also if it is old or fresh meconium. When water breaks in the beginning of labour and shows meconium, I will suggest a transfer. Most importantly, when you have meconium, respect the time between the birth of the head and the birth of the shoulders. When the head is born, usually there will be a pause, sometimes more than one contraction before the shoulders are born. You can clearly see then that the mucus and fluids come out of the mouth and nose of the child due to the compression of the thorax. When you keep your hands off, the baby will clear his airways himself in a noninvasive, nonharmful way, and he will be able to breathe without risk of meconium aspiration. Most problems with meconium occur when the child is suctioned on the perineum. You see that those babies are shocked at birth and have low Apgar scores. Most problems with meconium are iatrogenic, caused by the way the practitioner handles it. Since I know that babies are perfectly capable of clearing their airways themselves, I never need to suction anymore.
— Lieve Huybrechts
Wisdom from the Web
Robin Williams once described it [meconium] as a "cross between Velcro and toxic waste," and he wasn't just being funny! Why does it look like this? Because baby's intestines have been accumulating this gunk for a good portion of your pregnancy, and it's a concentration of the solid parts of things floating around in the amniotic fluid.
— Angela Burwick, midwife
Meconium is a mixture of mostly water (70–80%) and a number of other interesting ingredients (amniotic fluid, intestinal epithelial cells, lanugo, etc.). Around 15–20% of babies are born with meconium stained liquor.
— Rachel Reed, independent midwife
The use of acupuncture in late pregnancy is very valuable in preparing the body for labor. Find a practitioner who has experience with induction points, and expect that it will take about three treatments around your estimated due date to have an effect.
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I totally enjoy Facebook. I use it almost exclusively for midwifery and birth. It is such a great way to get feedback and opinions from all kinds of midwives, doulas and other practitioners. I ask a question on my profile page and many diverse answers come. Midwives and moms message me with questions they have from politics to hospital protocols to shoulder dystocia and everything in between. The wise words of the varied voices make for an excellent way to get an answer, learn midwifery or keep up with new and old ideas!
Donna, our Marketing Director, and I create a page for each conference; here you can meet each other and have conversations. We also put up relevant information and changes to the program. Our 2011 Germany page is up even though we have a new one now for 2012. You could go read the older threads if you would like. Facebook has made for some fun communication. I really like working with it and the wonderful people I have the chance to meet on it!
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http://www.facebook.com/MidwiferyToday — This is our overall page. Donna puts up great MT articles and there are good conversations here.
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— Jan Tritten
I went to a homebirth and everything went fine. We gave the new dad the job of taking care of the placenta. Usually, people here bury it under a tree. The next day, when we came back to check on the mom and the baby, we found out that the dad had flushed the placenta down the toilet! It had clogged the toilet and was causing a problem!
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Rockies are bringing back right-handed pitcher Aaron Cook -- their career leader in starts, wins and losses -- on a Minor League contract. The deal was first reported by the Denver Post, and the club acknowledged Thursday there was an agreement. Cook, who declined to go to the Minors with the Phillies, will pitch at Triple-A Colorado Springs. A second-round Rockies pick in the 1997 First-Year Player Draft, Cook went 72-68 in 206 starts plus 32 relief appearances in 2002-2011. His time with the Rockies included an appearance in the 2008 All-Star Game. Cook went 4-11 with a 5.65 ERA in 18 starts for the Red Sox last season.
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10 Hearty Casseroles That Welcome Fall
In terms of sheer comfort, casseroles are high on the list of our favorite autumn cooking. Double points if they have a good amount of cheese and triple if they also contain pasta. I am so happy that the chilly evenings of fall have brought casseroles back into my weekly meal rotation. Big batches of tuna noodle casserole or shepherd's pie make the kitchen cozy on Sunday and then become easy lunches and dinners all week long. And if company stops by, no problem — there's plenty to share.
Here are 10 of our favorite hearty casseroles — filling and nourishing, and all homemade. Not a can of cream of chicken soup in sight.
Casseroles and other hot bakes are definitely one of the most serviceable dishes in a cook's repertoire. They can feed a crowd, be carried to a neighbor's, or simply go back in the fridge after dinner for leftovers all week long. They can be easily vegetarian, as our much-loved Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie and All-Vegetable Lasagna can attest. They can be the main dish or the side dish or just one of many potluck dishes. Casseroles, in short, are the best.
Casseroles also don't deserve their reputation of being overly-heavy and loaded down with cream and cheese. Oh, they're certainly delicious when they are (I'm looking at you, King Ranch Casserole!), but they're also just as warming and satisfying when we pack them with veggies and ease up on the dairy. Look no further than our Big Hearted Macaroni and Cheese for evidence of this.
Do you have a favorite casserole? What are you making right now?
- 1 Potato, Squash & Goat Cheese Gratin
- 2 Lentil, Mushroom & Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie
- 3 Grown-Up Tuna Noodle Casserole
- 4 Cauliflower and Chicken Sausage Casserole
- 5 Big Hearted Macaroni & Cheese with Artichokes
- 6 Pumpkin and Ricotta Pasta Casserole
- 7 Classic Shepherd's Pie
- 8 Sweet Potato Gratin with Caramelized Onions
- 9 Cheesy All-Vegetable Lasagna
- 10 King Ranch Casserole
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To make a flower, cut out circles from several pieces of tissue paper. (Tip: Fold a sheet into thirds lengthwise, and then into quarters, so that you can cut 12 circles from one sheet of tissue paper.)
When you have made about 10 to 12 flowers, tie them together with a piece of yarn. Or cut lengths of tissue paper and tape them together to make a tissue paper "string." (Tip: A long strip of tape down the middle of a tissue paper string will make it stronger.) Wrap the string or yarn around the flowers' twisted stems. Then tie or tape them into place until you have a long strip of flowers. Tie or tape the ends together to make a circle of flowers.


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A high-speed chase that began in Contra Costa County early Wednesday, ended with the driver of a Jaguar registered in Fairfield dumping it in Vallejo and fleeing on foot, California Highway Patrol spokesmen said.
"Originally, we tried to stop the vehicle for speeding, but the driver failed to yield, and took off at speeds up to 120 to 125 miles per hour," Contra Costa County CHP spokesman Sgt. Steve Barruel said.
That was about 4 a.m. near Bailey Road on State Route 4, he said.
"The driver continued to northbound 680, then to westbound 780 then westbound 80 to Magazine Street," Barruel said. "Officers gave chase through a few surface streets, and all this time, (the driver) blacked out - turned off his headlights."
The driver turned right onto Sonoma Boulevard and accelerated, at which point officers decided to disengage for safety reasons, he said.
Solano County CHP spokesman Sgt. Phil Grant said his officers responded when the chase crossed into their territory.
"We lost sight of it in downtown Vallejo, but the car was later recovered," Grant said.
Barruel said he was among those who located the Jaguar, parked inconspicuously in front of a house on York Street. Though not reported stolen, the 1997 dark blue or black Jaguar was taken as evidence, he said.
"We're pretty sure we know who (the driver) is and are investigating," Barruel said. "We have some leads. The car came back out of Fairfield, which is how we were able to find out who had the vehicle last."
That person, the Jag's registered owner, is now "a person of interest" in the case, he said.
"According to witnesses, there were two people - a male and a female - in the car," he said.
It is not unusual for the owner of a car involved in police pursuits to dump it and make a run for it, both officers said.
"It's quite common to abandon the car if they're familiar with the area; disassociate from the car and get some distance," Barruel said.
"In the last two or three pursuits I've been involved in, the car was not reported stolen," Grant said. "The people inside were wanted for some reason."
Barruel said the officers did the right thing calling off the chase.
"I'm glad it ended well. The officers used sound judgment," he said. "We don't know why this person refused to stop, but obviously he was trying to conceal something from the officers and that's what we're following up on."
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NATHAN Tinkler is scrambling to refinance the $US11.9 million ($11.42 million) debt on his seized private jet and chopper before receivers sell them.
The embattled former billionaire lost his Dassault Falcon 900C and AgustaWestland helicopter to receivers last month after failing to make $230,000 monthly payments to a creditor.Mr Tinkler has told the receiver of his private company TGHA Aviation he hopes to pay out the creditor to secure both the jet and chopper.
Mr Tinkler has estimated the jet is worth $16.23 million and the helicopter $5.3 million.
But receiver Nathan Landrey of Taylor Wooding told The Sunday Telegraph regardless of Mr Tinkler's talks with lenders, he would press ahead to list the aircraft for sale. "I can't stall the process of receivership every time a director floats that they are going to refinance," he said.
Mr Tinkler has revealed in documents filed with the corporate regulator that TGHA Aviation owes GE Commercial $US11.9 million. TGHA Aviation's directors are Mr Tinkler and his right-hand man Troy Palmer.
Mr Tinkler estimated that less the debt owing to GE, the company's surplus was $9.54 million.
He also revealed in the report filed with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission that $1201 was spent on a towbar for the jet, $554 for a wheel check and $43,134 for aircraft and helicopter insurance. The loan worth $13.5 million was taken out with GE on October 22, 2010, according to the documents.
In March last year the repayment amounts escalated, with the interest bill doubling from about $53,000 to $100,000 a month, and the principal owed jumping from $46,000 to $136,000 a month.
In the assets column, TGHA was owed a $3487 refund from Australasian Jet after accidentally twice paying hangar fees at Essendon Airport, documents show.
Mr Landrey said he had sought expressions of interest from aviation sales agents to sell the aircraft but was yet to place them with an agent.
As Mr Tinkler prepares for his 37th birthday on February 1, a raft of creditors are heading to court.
On Tuesday a dispute over mining royalty payments brought by Matthew Higgins, the former friend with whom Mr Tinkler made his first millions, is scheduled for an applications hearing in the Brisbane Supreme Court.
Another two of Mr Tinkler's companies are in liquidation, Mulsanne Resources and Patinack Farm over unpaid debts.
Listed junior coal company Blackwood said last week it would summons Mr Tinkler and other Mulsanne directors to court to answer questions over the company's alleged failure to pay $28.4 million under a share placement agreement.
Hunter Sports Group, owners of Newcastle football teams the NRL Knights and A-league Jets, faces wind-up proceedings in the Federal Court on February 20.
When the proceedings were launched by the Australian Tax Office before the Federal Court in Sydney on December 12, Mr Tinkler's spokesman said the $2.7 million tax owed would be paid "over the next week or so".
Last week Mr Tinkler paid $583,000 stadium rent to the NSW government.
Mr Tinkler did not respond to requests for comment from The Sunday Telegraph.
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Caven has just announced that the "Ice Cream Truck" is heading to Station 4 next month. And by that, I mean hip-pop homo hottie Cazwell is coming to town. The last time we saw Cazwell in town was at the now-defunct minc in Exposition Park. The rapper-singer's hit is big on the dance floor which I'm sure has NOTHING to do with the above video.
He was first touted as the gay Eminem, but instead I think he's in his own league layering outrageous raps over dance music. He's more fun than Eminem with other songs like "I Seen Beyonce at Burger King" and "All Over Your Face" from his 2009 album Watch My Mouth.
He performs an 18-and-up show at S4 on Sept. 30 at midnight. After his performance, he's gonna stick around for a Meet and Greet. Maybe he'll have a Bomb Pop just for you.


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Making your own holsters with kydex.
Well I'm a do it your self type of guy and I'm getting an itch to start making stuff out of kydex. Specifically a couple AR mag carriers for 3 gun, some shotshell holders and a holster for a FNX and a 1911. Any of you guys have experience or advice for working with kydex? Good places to buy the materials at a good price. Tools required etc, I'm trying to get as much info as possible.
|August 30, 2013, 09:08 AM
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Kydex was made by the Kleerdex Corporation, but they changed their name to Kydex LLC in the not too distant past. You can order it from Amazon for a good price.
One method you can use to form it is called drape forming. You simply drape the heated material over a form that's shaped like your gun. You could use the gun itself I suppose. You heat the material in an oven per the following instructions:
You don't want to overheat it or heat it to quickly.
You could also use a heat gun being careful not to burn the plastic but an oven would be better.
After the material is heated you drape it over the gun or form and form it around the contours. This can be accomplished easily by making a form with two pieces of plywood. Line the plywood with 1" foam on the inside. Lay the pistol on the form. Drape the hot sheet over the pistol and then close the form. The foam will form the plastic uniformly over the pistol.
You want to form it so you have about a 1/2" flange where the outer sheet will be attached to the inner.
After you form the outside piece to the shape of your gun, you can form an inside piece to the approximate radius you want for your hip.
You need to consider slots for your belt on the inner part. It needs to be 2-3" longer than the outer piece so you have room for a belt.
Once thats done you can use a heat gun to form just the flange of the outer formed sheet to the same radius as the inner sheet.
Once you have that all done you can clamp the two parts together (with the pistol installed) and match drill holes through the flanges (after clamping the two parts together for the best fit). You can look at some Kydex holsters online to see about how far apart the holes should be.
Then you install either rivets or eyelets to hold it all together. Grind off excess flange. Cut or route belt slots.
You could also form the inner sheet to the contour of the other side of the gun.
"If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun." The Dalai Llama (5/15/01, The Seattle Times)
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|August 30, 2013, 09:44 AM
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I bought Kydex and forming foam from http://www.knifekits.com/vcom/index.php
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|August 30, 2013, 09:57 AM
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I use my wife's counter oven and heat the sheets in a cookie sheet.
The gun is the form
The press is plywood with two pieces of foam glued to it
Looks like a waffle griddle in shape
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Hollister Family Farm specializes in grass fed beef
Abe Hollister and Jason Baca recently opened Hollister Family Farm in Jenkins, producing 100 percent grass fed and grass finished beef without any grain, antibiotics, hormones, implants, etc.
The farm's philosophy is simple: "Provide from our pastures the highest quality, most nutritious, tender and tastiest beef possible to our customers in a way which improves the land and improves the health and eating experience of our customers."
In the lake country, grass, trees and water are the three most plentiful resources. Hollister Family Farms strives to improve the soils, reduce nutrient runoff from pastures and turn the grass into tender and tasty beef.
The company sells directly to customers hamburger, quarters, halves and whole cows, and individual cuts can be bought at Crow Wing Food Co-op.
The farm is quite simple but upon request it's always open if anybody wants to see the farm or try the burger. Meat is USDA processed. The farm is located just north of Pequot Lakes.


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Eagles keep Bucs out of tournamentfrom staff reports
JOHNSON CITY -- Georgia Southern scored five runs in the top of the ninth and held on in the bottom of the inning to defeat East Tennessee State, 12-10, in a wild matchup Friday night from Cardinal Park in Johnson City, Tenn.
With the loss, the Buccaneers (15-35, 9-19 Southern Conference) are eliminated from contention for the eighth and final spot in the Southern Conference Tournament.
For the second consecutive night, Georgia Southern (34-19, 18-10 SoCon) got on the board quickly, scoring a run in the top of the first. Catcher Brendan Gilligan led off the game with a single to right field. Gilligan moved to third following a sacrifice bunt and a fly ball, then scored on a two-out single up the middle by third baseman Carlos Love.
ETSU tied the game at one with a run in the bottom of the second. Junior center fielder Tim Turner (Marietta, Ga.) hit a single to center field with one out. He then stole second and third, crossing the plate on a throwing error. The two stolen bases were the first of four for Turner on the night and seven for the Buccaneers as a team.
The Bucs widened their lead to 4-1 with three runs in the bottom of the third. Junior shortstop Andy Howdeshell (Maryville, Tenn.) led off the inning with a double, then advanced to second on a balk. Another double, this time by freshman third baseman Shane Byrne (Johnson City, Tenn.) brought Howdeshell home. Freshman right fielder Jordan Abromovitz (South Park, Pa.) then laced a single to right center, driving in Byrne. Abromovitz took second on a wild pitch and to third on a sacrifice bunt by freshman left fielder Beau Alford (Johnson City, Tenn.) before scoring on a single by freshman first baseman Steven Calicutt (Spartanburg, S.C.).
The Eagles responded with three runs in the top of the fourth to tie the game. Right fielder Brent Stephens hit a solo homer to right with one down in the inning. Shortstop Rocky Baker then doubled to left field and second baseman Brandon Burnsed was hit by a pitch. Center fielder James Payne singled up the middle to score Stephens. Burnsed scored the final run of the inning on a throwing error on a sacrifice bunt by Gilligan.
The Bucs stormed right back, scoring three runs in the bottom of the fifth to take a 7-4 advantage. ETSU loaded the bases with no outs as Turner led off the inning with a bunt single, Calicutt walked and sophomore catcher Caleb Moore (Knoxville, Tenn.) reached on an error. Sophomore second baseman Justin Clear (LaFollette, Tenn.) then brought home Turner and Calicutt with a single to left field. Byrne then picked up his second RBI of the game, scoring Moore with a single to right field.
Georgia Southern tied the game at seven, scoring two runs in the top of the sixth and one in the top of the seventh. After Payne and Gilligan led off the sixth with consecutive singles, left fielder Brandon Long hit into a fielder's choice, scoring Payne from third. Designated hitter Grant Burress then came to the plate and hit a double to right center to bring Long home.
With one out in the seventh, Burnsed walked, advanced to second on an infield single and went to third on a ground out. He would dash home from third to score on a wild pitch.
The Bucs took the lead right back, striking for two more runs in the bottom of the seventh. Clear led off the frame with a walk followed by a single to left by Howdeshell. The two runners moved up to second and third on a sacrifice bunt by Byrne. Howdeshell moved to third on a wild pitch, while Clear was thrown out at the plate. After a walk by Abromovitz, freshman designated hitter Blake Church (Roswell, Ga.) hit a double down the left field line to bring home both baserunners.
Georgia Southern had one more comeback left, scoring five runs in the top of the ninth to take a 12-9 advantage. The Eagles loaded the bases with one out on two singles and a walk. Long then forced a run in with a walk of his own, followed by a Burress double that scored Gilligan and Payne. Love would single to left with Long scoring on the hit and Burress scoring on an error.
East Tennessee State mounted a comeback of their own in the ninth, but could score only one run against GSU closer Steve Cogswell. Howdeshell led off the inning with a single to right, followed by a double to right center by Abromovitz. With two outs, Howdeshell scored on a wild pitch, but Cogswell would record the final out on a strikeout with the tying run at the plate.
Cogswell earned the win, pitching the final 1.2 innings and allowing one run on two hits and striking out four. ETSU freshman righty Jeremy Hall (Gray, Tenn.) was charged with the loss (0-5) after pitching 1.1 innings and allowing four runs on two hits, striking out two and walking three.
There were several great individual performances in tonight's game, but none was better that Howdeshell's, as he went 5-for-6 with three runs scored. Calicutt had three hits on the night, while Byrne, Abromovitz, Turner and Clear each registered two.
Georgia Southern was led by Payne, who went 4-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI. Baker and Burress added three hits each while Gilligan and Love both had two.
East Tennessee State and Georgia Southern met Saturday at 2 p.m. from Cardinal Park in Johnson City, Tenn. for the final game of the regular season.
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NITRO, W.Va. — St. Albans police arrested a fugitive Monday near Nitro.
Capt. James Agee of the St. Albans Police Department said detectives with the city's Special Enforcement Unit were asked to intercept a suspected fugitive spotted in a car near Nitro. Detectives stopped the car near Goff Mountain Road and W.Va. 25 around 5:30 p.m.
Rusty J. Martin, 34, of Cross Lanes, was driving the vehicle, Agee said. Martin was wanted on a Kanawha County Circuit Court warrant related to a charge of burglary and grand larceny.
Martin was convicted of breaking into a house on Oakland Avenue in St. Albans last year, Agee said. When the woman who lived at the house came home and found Martin inside, he grabbed some jewelry and sped off in a car.
Martin pleaded guilty to burglary and grand larceny in connection with the break-in but did not show up for a sentencing hearing, Agee said. He was arrested Monday and taken to the South Central Regional Jail.
Detectives also found Erin R. Bays, 31, of Charleston, in the car. Bays allegedly gave police a false name when questioned, and allegedly had several drug syringes on her. She was arrested and charged with obstructing officers and possession of a controlled substance.
Bays was free on bond Tuesday. Martin was being held without bail.


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Is your kid a reluctant learner?
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New parents all know that moment: watching your angel sleeping in her crib so soundly, you begin to wonder if she is actually breathing. While it is common and normal for babies to have short breaks from breathing as they sleep, your baby may actually have sleep apnoea.
Sleep apnoea is a potentially serious sleep disorder caused by abnormal pauses in breathing during asleep. There are two types of sleep apnoea:
Central apnoea is almost exclusively a condition found in babies under 12 months old. While any baby can have sleep apnoea, premature babies are more likely to have the condition. Experts agree that it is usually caused by the immaturity of the central nervous system although it can signal other more serious health problems such as a respiratory disease, bleeding on the brain and problems with heart and blood vessels.
It is common for babies under six months to have periodic breaks in their breathing as they sleep anything up to 20 seconds at a time is not uncommon. But when your baby stops breathing for more than 20 seconds and then gasps or gags as she commences breathing again, it is likely that she has sleep apnoea.
Sleep apnoea should not be confused with SIDS - but it can be just as dangerous. When your baby suffers from sleep apnoea, with each break in her breathing, the oxygen levels in her blood can drop, which means conversely the carbon dioxide levels can rise to dangerous levels, which can become fatal.
The more common form of sleep apnoea is Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA), which is estimated to affect one to two percent of children over 12 months. Childhood obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is characterised by repeated episodes of partial or complete upper airway obstruction during sleep which disrupts normal breathing and sleep patterns.
Because OSA can disrupt good sleep patterns, and therefore cause behaviour problems during the day, sometimes the symptoms of OSA can be confused with conditions such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) but with close monitoring, the symptoms of Obstructive sleep apnoea become easy to identify. The most common symptoms are:
Night time symptoms:
Daytime symptoms:
The most common reason children develop OSA is because of enlarged tonsils or adenoids, your doctor suspects that your child may be experiencing breathing problems because of this, a sleep study might be suggested.
A sleep study, officially called polysomnography, involves wiring your child up to computers that measure chest movement, oxygen levels, REM, leg movement, brain and heart activity while she sleeps. The study is usually conducted overnight for older children, or during the day for babies. The measurements are non-invasive and parents are welcome to stay with their children the whole time.
If sleep studies show that your child has sleep apnoea, there are a couple of different treatment options available:
For children who have enlarged tonsils or adenoids, surgery is usually recommended to remove them. The surgery, called Adenotonsillectomy has a success rate of about 80 percent in curing OSA. In some circumstances, the tonsils and adenoids can grow back, which then increases the chances of OSA returning and therefore the need for more surgery.
If your child's obstructive sleep apnoea is severe and surgery is not deemed to be a solution, using a CPAP mask at night may be recommended. This involves your child wearing a mask which is connected to a pump to continuously blow air into her nose. The continuous pressure from the air prevents the collapse of the upper airway, thus reducing the symptoms of OSA. However, this form of treatment doesn't cure OSA - it merely reduces the symptoms while the mask is worn.
Certain lifestyle factors may increase OSA. These include:
New products and therapies are under review to improve OSA, with two of the most promising being:
This article was written by Lakshmi Singh for Kidspot, Australia's best family health resource. Sources include NSW Health Support Services - Enable NSW, Sleep Disorders Australia and The Cochrane Collaboration.
Last revised: Monday, 5 December 2011
This article contains general information only and is not intended to replace advice from a qualified health professional.


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Instead of its usual three-day convention, Chevron hosted a two-day business summit for its franchisee and company owned businesses last month, to discuss the state of the economy and best practices for flourishing in hard times. Key economists spoke on the state of the industry, alternative energy, climate change and the future of fossil fuels.
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Bizarro Back Issues: So They Did A Comic Book Adaptation Of 'Space Jam' (1996)
On the off chance that you haven't heard the single most important piece of news of our entire generation, there may or may not be a sequel to Space Jam in the works that would star LeBron James. The jury's still out on whether this particular Shrödinger's cat is dead or not, with the news being debunked by ESPN just as quickly as it was originally reported, but one thing is certain: We will always have the original Space Jam.
And, if you're me, and you've spent your entire life gathering up as much weird and forgotten comic book ephemera as you can, you will also always have the 1996 comic book adaptation of Space Jam. Seriously, I can't get rid of this thing, so since now is one of exactly two times in the past 18 years that there has been renewed interest in Space Jam, we might as well have a look back to see how it translated to the comic book page.


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Creating Yard Art
Thursday, May 2, 2013 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Kimberly Public Library
Looking to add something special to your yard or garden this year? Join Gail from the Outagamie County Master Gardeners for a presentation all about Yard Art. Whether you call it "art," "junk," or "trash to treasure," we'll share ideas for creating garden art using found objects.


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Head circumference correlation to weight.
My 15 month old daughter weighs 18.4 lbs, height is 30 inches and head cir. is 42.75 cm. Her doctor is worried about her head size being below the scale. While I am concerned too I would think that you have to look at it inrelation to her weight, which is on the low side for her age as well. Is there a correlation between the two? Wouldn`t you see a smalled head circumference with a smaller weight child?
I think your daughter's doctor is correct in raising concern about her head circumference. As her doctor may have shown you on a growth chart, her weight is below the 5th percentile, meaning that very few little girls at 15 months of age weigh less than she does and over 95% of them weigh more. In contrast, her length is between the 25th and 50th percentiles, indicating that she she is close to average in length with other little 15-month-old girls. Her weight for length percentile, not surprisingly, is at the 5th percentile. She is very lean for her length compared to other little 15-month-old girls.
Having a nearly average length for her age, is very reassuring in that she is not receiving so few calories that she is unable to grow in length. It also indicates that a chronic health condition is unlikely to be the cause of her low weight gain.
In terms of her head circumference, she is even below the 3rd percentile for her age and gender. This may be because she inherited a tendency to have a smaller head from her parents. If both you and her father wear a small hat size and are small in stature, this may be the reason for her small head circumference.
If she has always had a small head circumference but on the same growth curse, there is less cause for concern. This may be her innate growth pattern.
However, if her head circumference has dropped in growth percentiles over time, this is concerning. I am thinking this must be the case if concern is only arising now at 15 months and not sooner. Normally, the brain grows most rapidly during the first two years of life. For that reason, the first 24 months of life are also known as the "brain growth spurt" period. This also explains why we measure head circumference throughout the first two years of life. Declining head circumference growth percentiles during this time may indicate failure in brain growth. Usually head circumference is the last measure of growth to decline in a child not taking in adequate nutrition for growth. Since her length is fine, the possibility of a problem in brain growth is greater.
Developmental progress is another window into brain development. Concern increases if developmental milestones are not being reached on time or the child loses developmental skills, for example, she was walking and now will only crawl.
I can only imagine how worrisome this must be for you! All parents want their children to be healthy and normal. Nothing may be wrong or perhaps there is something that needs to be diagnosed and treated. If there is a condition that is causing a slowing in head growth and therapies with specialists would benefit your daughter, then you really do want to have a reasonable number of tests done to reassure yourself that all is well or begin the treatments she needs if there is a problem discovered. The first three years of life are the most important for providing extra services to young children that will help them do their best in school when they are older.
Mary M Gottesman, PhD, RN, CPNP, FAAN
Professor of Clinical Nursing
College of Nursing
The Ohio State University


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