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Prolonged Monitoring to Detect Ventricular Arrhythmias in Presymptomatic Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC) Patients (PREPARE)
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Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is an inherited condition characterized by life threatening heart racing, presenting with palpitations, cardiac arrest (collapse requiring an ambulance) or sudden death. The disease affects the right ventricle, the part of the heart that pumps blood to the lungs. ARVC is diagnosed with a wide range of tests that focus on the pumping function and the electrical signals from the right ventricle. These factors are summarized in a score that forms the ARVC Task Force Criteria. Genetic testing has identified 5 different genes that lead to ARVC, which are detected in about 60% of patients with ARVC. This allows doctors to test family members of the patient with ARVC to determine if they are at risk of developing the condition. Currently, family members undergo testing that includes imaging and electrical tests such as a 24-hour monitor to determine if they have evidence of ARVC. With increasing frequency, family members are found to have the gene that may lead to ARVC, but little or no evidence that their hearts are affected. This may be because the family member is too young to develop the condition, or that other factors that we do not understand have protected them from developing it.
The PREPARE study will study 100 patients that carry a gene that can lead to ARVC, but do not have anything more than minor evidence that the condition is present. These patients will not have heart racing on their initial 24-hour monitor. These patients will undergo long term monitoring with an implanted heart monitor that is inserted with a minor surgical procedure, which will detect abnormal heart rhythms that may provide a clue that heart racing from ARVC is present that is not detected with a 24-hour monitor that is performed on an annual basis (St. Jude Confirm implantable loop recorder). These patients will be enrolled in 10 adult and pediatric centers across Canada, and followed for 3 years after their heart monitor is implanted. If heart racing is detected, patients will discuss these results with their doctor to discuss what it means to them.
|Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Prolonged Monitoring to Detect Ventricular Arrhythmias in Presymptomatic ARVC Patients
- Detection of ≥8 beats of wide QRS complex tachycardia considered ventricular tachycardia (HR>120 bpm*) by the ILR [ Time Frame: 3 year monitoring follow-up ]* an algorithm to determine the ventricular tachycardia detection rate
- Comparison of ventricular arrhythmia burden between routine [ Time Frame: 3 year monitoring follow-up ]* an algorithm to determine the ventricular tachycardia detection rate
- Change in 2010 Task Force Criteria Score from enrollment to 3-year follow-up. [ Time Frame: 3 year monitoring follow-up ]
- Detection of ≥30 seconds of wide QRS complex tachycardia considered ventricular tachycardia (HR>120 bpm*). [ Time Frame: 3 year monitoring follow-up ]
- Proportion of patients that go on to receive an ICD [ Time Frame: 3 year monitoring follow-up ]
- Proportion of patients that develop symptomatic sustained ventricular tachycardia [ Time Frame: 3 year monitoring follow-up ]
- Proportion of patients that develop sustained ventricular tachycardia, cardiac arrest or sudden death [ Time Frame: 3 year monitoring follow-up ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|December 2010
|Study Completion Date:
|October 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|October 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Presymptomatic ARVC gene carriers
ARVC gene positive patients without manifest ARVC after standard screening clinical testing.
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|2 Years and older (Child, Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- Identification of a pathogenic mutation† categorized as associated or probably associated with ARVC
- Failure to meet definite revised Task Force Criteria for ARVC. Mutation carriers by definition have a major criterion, so included patients may have 1 minor criteria, but would meet Task Force Criteria for ARVC with 2 minor criteria or 1 major criterion.
- < 200 PVCs / hour on screening Holter monitor
- Age > 2 years
Exclusion Criteria:
- Implantable device in place (pacemaker, ICD)
- Age < 2 years
- Mutation represents a variant of unknown significance with reasonable probability that it may not be disease causing
- Non-sustained ventricular tachycardia on screening Holter monitor (≥8 beats > 100 bpm) and/or ≥ 200 PVCs / hour
- Previous syncope or palpitations attributed to ARVC by the site investigator
- Meets definite revised Task Force Criteria for ARVC (≥2 minor criteria and/or ≥1 additional major criterion). These ARVC patients who do not have an implanted device (ICD or pacemaker) will be included in a parallel voluntary registry separate from the study.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01271816
|Canada, Ontario
|University of Western Ontario
|London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 5A5
|Principal Investigator:
|Andrew Krahn, MD FRCPC
|University of Western Ontario, Canada
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|Andrew Krahn, principal investigator, Lawson Health Research Institute
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01271816 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
17390 ( Other Identifier: REB )
|Study First Received:
|January 4, 2011
|Last Updated:
|January 2, 2014
Keywords provided by Andrew Krahn, Lawson Health Research Institute:
sudden death
loop recorder
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Heart Defects, Congenital
Cardiovascular Abnormalities
Congenital Abnormalities
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 20, 2017


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Compliance should be something that an organization "gets" (an outcome of more meaningful work) rather than treating compliance as something an organization "does" (an exercise constantly at risk of devolving into a check-the-box activity).
If I had a nickel for every time a professional athlete lamented "It's just business, man," I'd be as rich as a professional athlete (I'm thinking A-Rod money) – or a top SAC Capital Advisors employee.
Athletes have long uttered this platitude as a way of acknowledging the often-overlooked fact that sports teams make decisions based on cold, hard economic realities. Recent business behavior, though, suggests that business may have more in common with sports that some athletes realize.
In this video clip, Bloomberg Businessweek's Sheelah Kolhatkar discusses how top SAC Capital portfolio managers could earn as much as professional athletes. Kolhatkar raises the question as to whether the sink-or-swim cutthroat culture at the hedge fund, which recently received an insider-trading indictment from the U.S. Department of Justice, "discouraged ethics."
The SAC Capital culture receives prominent mention in the indictment, and it's a safe bet that the culture discouraged a healthy approach to sound compliance. In a column on the charges against SAC Capital, James B. Stewart writes:
One new SAC employee, in an instant message to Mr. Cohen conveying information about Nokia, said he'd just gotten a lecture from SAC's head of compliance, "So I won't be saying much," he wrote. "Too scary." The government noted that this didn't prompt any reaction from Mr. Cohen.
That depiction makes "compliance" sound more like "inconvenience." It also sounds like compliance—at SAC Capital, and no doubt at other companies in many different industries—is ineffective. Everyone is looking for an edge, even those at the very top of their games, including SAC Capital traders and A-Rod. In enough cases, compliance has proven incapable of preventing individual behavior from going over the edge and beyond the rules to gain an advantage.
Who knows if SAC Capital's compliance program was as procedurally impressive and sophisticated as it sounded? Stewart reports that SAC Capital invests "'tens of millions of dollars,' on compliance, 'deploys some of the most aggressive communications and trading surveillance in the hedge fund industry,' has hired big-name lawyers like Peter Nussbaum and Steven Kessler to oversee compliance, and has a staff of 'no fewer than 38 full-time compliance personnel.'"
However sound the program was on paper, we now know that its processes and internal controls were not sufficient.
Certainly, SAC Capital employees could have benefitted from more ethics lectures as well as from a culture that treated these discussions as "meaningful dialogue" rather than as "lectures." But my sense is that most companies would benefit from a dramatically different compliance mindset.
One game-changing idea on this count—an idea put forth by a leading ethics thinker—is to treat compliance as something an organization "gets" (an outcome of more meaningful work) rather than treating compliance as something an organization "does" (an exercise constantly at risk of devolving into a check-the-box activity).
I'm open to other compliance ideas, so long as they are game-changing. Changes are absolutely necessary now that it has become difficult to distinguish among our rules-breaking professional athletes and our rules-breaking business professionals.

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Electronic attacks on the nation's largest banks seem to be increasing lately. In the past few months, we've seen a rash of massive cyberattacks take down several megabank websites.
And late last month, a gang of criminals in California allegedly exploited a weakness in Citibank's electronic transaction security protocols to steal more than $1 million by withdrawing much more than the balance of 14 checking accounts set up for the purpose. The total time that elapsed between the beginning of the attack and the end? 60 seconds.
From the U.S. Attorney's Office:
According to court documents, the alleged scheme worked as follows: Defendant Ara Keshishyan recruited conspirators who were willing to open multiple Citibank checking accounts. He then supplied his co-defendants with "seed" money, which was deposited into the recently opened accounts. After the money was deposited into the checking accounts, Keshishyan and his conspirators would travel to nearly a dozen casinos … When inside the casino, the conspirators, including Keshishyan, used cash advance kiosks at casinos in California and Nevada to withdraw (all within 60 seconds) several times the amount of money deposited into the accounts, by exploiting the Citibank security gap they discovered.
The indictment alleges that, after the cash was collected from the casino "cages," Keshishyan would typically give conspirators their "cut" and keep the remainder of the stolen funds, which were often used to gamble. The casinos frequently "comped" the conspirators with free rooms due to their extensive gambling activity. As part of the alleged scheme, the defendants also were careful to keep both their deposits and withdrawals under $10,000 to avoid federal transaction reporting requirements and conceal their fraud.
Like the hacking attacks on the websites of big banks we've been seeing lately, this incident emphasizes one of the big disadvantages of being a megabank. They're a huge target for criminals around the world.
As a result, they have to spend millions of dollars hardening your networks against attacks mounted by some of the most talented and well-funded hackers in the world -- a threat their smaller competitors may not have to worry about quite as much.
If you're wondering what that has to do with you, Citigroup alone spent $5.133 billion on technology and communication expenses in 2011, according to financial statements, a good chunk of which I'd bet gets spent on information security. Those costs are then passed on, to the extent possible, to customers in the form of higher fees.
What do you think? Do big banks have a bigger target on their backs than their smaller counterparts?
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This is probably delving fairly deep into the esoteric realms here, but I was wondering if anybody has any knowledge about this Sanskrit saying?
I've heard of it being used as a protection mantra/spell or purifying Mantra, but I can't seem to find any info about it. The place I found it initially used it in a ceremony to feed hungry ghosts with some rice and water.
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Nothing happened for about two and a half hours. I just sat on the couch expecting to cramp any second, but I just waited. The prep kicked in gradually (still not that bad) and then it was time for the second set of pills. Even though there were fewer pills to take, it was getting harder to take them. I spread the doses out more than the recommended 15 minutes, sometimes just taking 2 pills at a time every 10 minutes. I figured it was better to take longer to finish the entire prep than get sick.
I can honestly say this was the first time I had ever finished a prep of any kind. That was a small victory in itself. Everything went pretty quick after that, within two hours after the last dose I was pretty much done. No cramps, no vomiting, just tired, hungry and slightly dehydrated.
I know few people use this prep, mostly because it's not usually offered unless you ask for it and it's not recommended if you have active disease. I think it's a little cruel actually, if you are already sick, you get stuck with the yucky liquid version. If you do use the pill prep, it's important to drink LOTS of water, even before you start the prep. I tried to drink a lot and I still got a little dehydrated.
Once I got to the hospital, I was nervous until they knocked me out, which is always the best part of the whole process. Fortunately there was no inflammation and no polyps, but I have to wait a few days to find out the biopsy results. Overall, I finally did it, I don't think I will dread doing it as much in the future…but I don't think I will ever be excited to have a colonoscopy.


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Adjacent to Los Angeles County, Ventura County is located in California's Southern Coastal area, which is often referred to as the "Gold Coast." The region is picturesque as it is comfortable, in fact, the area is considered to be one of the safest and most affluent areas in the country. The county's location also gives it a great reputation as well, being close enough in proximity to Los Angeles that residents can commute there for work and still return home to the confines of this secluded paradise. Being such a neighbor to Los Angeles, the area has also felt the influence of LA's Lowrider scene. Over the years, there have been quite a few award winning and magazine featured rides from Ventura County, which boasts a number of car clubs with many years of history in the area.
One of those car clubs is Ventura County's own Connected Car Club, which was established in 1999-2000 by a group of dedicated riders with a singular vision. Bound together by car enthusiasts who all started their Lowriding careers at a young age, the club's bond goes even deeper than that; they've also been good friends since childhood as well. With each rider finding themselves as a member of a car club, they decided to band together and form their own club―adhering to the moral standards and ethics they all shared.
The name Connected was chosen for the new club for its simplicity. There simply was no better way to describe the ties the members felt to one another personally, and as fellow Lowrider and car enthusiasts. The goal was to collaborate to establish a strong and elite club with their standards that would not only represent the finest in Lowrider builds but would also focus on their friendship and dedication to the lifestyle as well. With that in mind, the members of Connected designed their plaque and club colors with their collective personality as the focus. Since they shared such a unique vision, they wed to make sure that the design of the plaque was different and used a strong lettering that was easily identifiable on the streets and at the shows. They also wanted to stand out with their color choices as well. Connected club members all agreed upon the blue and gray club colors to separate them from the look of other clubs. This proved to be a great idea because in a sea of black car club shirts at the shows, Connected Car Club's blue and gray tees stand out just like their club cars.
The club used a traditional hierarchy as they do believe very strongly in being organized. Connected has a president, vice president, a sergeant-at-arms and a panel of original members that oversee the club and ensure that the club members adhere to their standards out in the scene and in their own garages as well. They do have one differentiating guideline, however. Unlike most clubs, Connected Car Club members do not pay dues; instead, they all contribute when the club has a function or when the club enters a car show.
Initially the club began with nine members, but has since expanded to a 20-member roster. As far as new membership is concerned, the club is very protective of its reputation, so prospects can only be introduced via a current club member who is in good standing. The prospect must then be introduced to the club officers before being considered at a club meeting, and they must be willing to show commitment to organization and uphold the club's standards. Once they qualify for a club vote and are voted in, they are placed on probation for a period of time. After that period is over, the prospect becomes a new member, which the sponsoring member is responsible for, for one year.
As diverse as the membership is, Connected also boasts a variety of car makes and models. The club has street cars, full show cars, and hoppers in their arsenal; and these all get plenty of use on the Boulevard. The members of connected insist that they aren't afraid to get any rocks in their treads, get their undercarriages dirty, or bang a bumper, either!
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Because the club members are lifelong friends, keeping the club active and motivated is certainly no difficult task. They play softball on a regular basis, barbeque, attend shows and events together, and hang out with each other as often as time allows. Family is a big priority with Connected, and the club encourages family members, to club functions and help with club activities. Connected members will also attend other members' family events too, going above and beyond in supporting one another. This family dedication is definitely the key to the success of this great club, and the members share this sentiment.
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The fifth annual Breck Snowflake Challenge amateur snow sculpture competition brings snow sculpting back to its roots and onto Main Street. No prior snow sculpting experience is necessary. Deadline for entry is Dec. 6, competition begins Dec. 7 and judging culminates Dec. 14. View registration details at http://www.BreckSnowflakeChallenge.com or call Breckenridge Associates Real Estate at (970) 453-2200. Cash prizes total $3,250.
The Breckenridge Music Festival and Hang Time Custom Framing is now accepting entries for the 2013 poster contest. Original oil, pastel, acrylic, watercolor and mixed media paintings are being accepted until Saturday at Hang Time Custom Framing in Breckenridge. Public voting will take place from Dec. 1-12. Art must be 18″ x 24″ or larger. Drop off or Fed Ex/UPS to Hang Time, at 135 S. Main St., Breckenridge, CO 80424. Winner receives $500, and 25 posters and cards of their featured art, and must donate original art to the BMF. For more info, contact Hang Time Framing at (970) 453-6335 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Mark your calendars for Saturday and come out for a unique shopping experience at the town of Silverthorne's annual Holiday Bazaar. This year's event takes place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Silverthorne Pavilion, 400 Blue River Pkwy. Thirty vendors will be selling a variety of holiday items sure to please even the pickiest person on your list. Jewelry, ornaments, stained glass, sweaters, mittens, candles, soaps, lotions, scarves, holiday dcor, toys and books are some of the items that will be for sale at this annual event. Along with shopping, holiday entertainment will get you in the spirit of the season with children dancing and singing. The bazaar would not be complete without a visit from Santa! Santa's hours will be from 10:30 a.m. to noon and again from 1-2:30 p.m.
The Family & Intercultural Resource Center is looking for event volunteers to help with the Frisco Santa Dash for Cash from 2-4 p.m. on Dec. 8, and at the Summit County Cares Kids' Party at the Silverthorne Pavilion from 2-5 p.m. on Dec. 9. Contact email@example.com or call FIRC at (970) 262-3888 ext. 306 if you would like to help with these fundraising events.
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David Ives's Adaptation of Corneille's THE LIAR Opens 2/1 at Shakespeare & Company
Following last winter's wildly successful run of Molière's The Learned Ladies, a hilarious French farce will once again heat up the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre in February and March at Shakespeare & Company. This year, a talented ensemble of Company artists will take on award-winning playwright David Ives's (Venus in Fur, All in the Timing) razor sharp and rib-tickling adaptation of Pierre Corneille's classic farce, The Liar, running from February 1 through March 24. The production is directed by founding member Kevin G. Coleman, the critically acclaimed director of The Memory of Water (2011) and The Winter's Tale (2010), among many others.
Shakespeare & Company is elated to welcome David Ives to the Berkshires during the first week of rehearsals, which begin this week. Mr. Ives was present for rehearsals and the reading of The Liar at Shakespeare & Company in 2011 as part of the Company'sStudio Festival of Plays, and will offer his distinct playwright's perspective in the Early Stages of the rehearsal process. To arrange interviews, contact Associate Director of Communications Greg Hughes at (413) 637-1199, ext. 145 or email@example.com.
"We did a reading of The Liar at Shakespeare & Company a few years ago in their play reading series and I'm looking forward to having it in their winter season," says David Ives. "To be part of the rehearsal process, to be in the room in the early days of rehearsals working with the director and actors is something I very much enjoy. Hopefully this will be the first of many more collaborations with the Company."
Tickets are $15-$50, and S&Co. offers a wide range of discount options, including discounts for groups, students, senior citizens, military, teachers and our very popular 40% Berkshire Resident Discount. To view a complete schedule, receive a brochure, or inquire about discounts, please call the Box Office at (413) 637-3353 or visitwww.Shakespeare.org. For customized group visits-which may include artist talkbacks, tours, and catered events-contact the Group Sales office at (413) 637-1199, ext. 132. The Bernstein Theatre is hearing aid assisted, heated, and wheelchair accessible. Back by popular demand, Shakespeare & Company's annual Valentine's Day Brunch will return on Sunday, February 10th. Visit www.Shakespeare.org for further information and to book brunch and show packages.
A tangled web of lies, misdirected advances, and the unmistakable confusion of love, The Liar has all of the ingredients of a perfect French farce. The truth will set most people free, but for Dorante (our disingenuous hero) a series of fibs may pave a convoluted road to happiness. The Liar was originally penned by the classic 17th Century playwright Pierre Corneille, in 1664. This translation by award-winning American playwright David Ives merges the iambic humor of classic verse with a contemporary twist.
The Liar reunites several of the stellar cast members from The Learned Ladies,including Dana Harrison (As You Like It), Alexandra Lincoln (The Venetian Twins), and Enrico Spada (King Lear). The leading role of Dorante will be embodied by Company favorite David Joseph, who was last seen in the summer's sold-out run of The Tempestfeaturing Olympia Dukakis. The ensemble is completed by Jake Berger (Tartuffe the Imposter), Emily Rose Ehlinger (the New England Tour of Macbeth), Douglas Seldin (Tartuffe the Imposter), and newcomer Marcus Kearns.


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Idris Goodwin's HOW WE GOT ON Gets Industry Reading at Davenport Studios, 11/27
On Tuesday, November 27, a developmental staged reading of Idris Goodwin's new play "HOW WE GOT ON" will be presented at Davenport Studios in midtown Manhattan. Directed by Wendy C. Goldberg and presented by Davenport Theatrical, the private reading is set to begin at 1 p.m.
Originally developed at the O'Neill's National Playwrights Conference and a hit of the 2012 Humana Festival, "HOW WE GOT ON" is a hip hop coming of age story set in 1988. A DJ/Narrator loops and blends us through the beats, rhymes and lives of three Midwestern 15 year olds who are captivated by this new show called "YO! MTV RAPS!"
The play's form and structure is adapted from the DJ driven underground rap mix tapes, as the play's narrator scratches and blends scenes together as if they were records.
The cast of the staged reading of "HOW WE GOT ON" features Deonna Bouye, CrystAl Fox, Brian Quijada and Tyrell Donnell Sledge.
Playwright Idris Goodwin has been recognized for his work across mediums by The National Endowment for the Arts, The Ford and Mellon Foundation, The New York Times and National Public Radio. His play "HOW WE GOT ON," developed at The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center premiered at The 2012 Humana Festival of New Plays. "HOW WE GOT ON" will be remounted in 2013 by Boston's Company One. His latest play, BLACKADEMICS, kicks off the 2012/2013 season of Chicago's MPAACT. He is currently under commission with Denver Center Theater. Other staged works have been featured at Steppenwolf Theater, American Theater Company, Pilsbury House and The Los Angeles Theater Center. He's appeared on HBO's Def Poetry, The Discovery Channel and Sesame Street. These Are the Breaks, his debut collection of essays, was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. An award winning educator, he's taught at The University of Iowa, Northwestern University, and is currently a Mellon fellow in performance writing at Colorado College.
Wendy C. Goldberg is an award-winning theatre director and the current Artistic Director of the National Playwrights Conference at The Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center. Under Goldberg's tenure, The O'Neill was awarded the 2010 Regional Theatre Tony Award, the first play development and education organization to receive this honor. Goldberg is the first woman to run the Playwrights Conference and was named Artistic Director when she was just 31 years old.
For more information, visit www.DavenportTheatrical.com.
Photo from production at Actors Theatre of Louisville's 2012 Humana Festival.


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Lotus and Goodwood
What's the strategy behind the Goodwood partnership?
Goodwood has become the most important car culture event in the world. It's set in such a beautiful environment, complimenting these wonderful automobiles, and attracts hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts. The similarities between what Goodwood is trying to do and what Lotus would like to communicate are clear. It's about showcasing the past, present and future of sports cars and motor racing.
Goodwood is a very English event. Lotus has ambitions to be an international player, but at its core it's an eccentric and traditional British company isn't it?
The principals of innovation, hand-built craftsmanship and style are at the heart of Lotus, and those values are never going to change. This is why the Goodwood Festival of Speed is a perfect fit for Lotus, because it's a celebration of four-wheeled excellence, tradition and perseverance. Lotus wants to play on the international scene more than it's doing today. The scale of the ambition has been well documented and Goodwood is the perfect opportunity to show where Lotus has been coming from and where Lotus is going.
How important is heritage in the vision for the brand?
If you don't understand your past, you can't realise your future. Lotus remembers not only the good times, but the bad times too, it's what makes the company stronger and gives it depth of character. Lotus has been pioneering both on the road and on the track for six decades. At Goodwood everything the company has done will be showcased and will be used as a foundation for the future.
What about the sculpture? Any hints as to what it will be like?
Right now it is the very good hands of the artist Gerry Juddah. It will be a strong, dynamic and beautiful centerpiece for the event, but the investment is not just for the benefit of Goodwood. Right now, the Lotus factory in Hethel, Norfolk, is transforming. One day, in the not too distant, this sculpture should be erected beside the factory gates and serve as a landmark.


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The 20-year-old suspected of going on a killing, carjacking and shooting spree across Orange County last week that left four dead wrote a suicide note within an hour of the 911 call made by his mother from their home, authorities said Friday.
"Within the note were indications that the events Ali Syed was responsible for were premeditated and planned," Orange County Sheriff's Department officials said in a Friday news release.
Investigators recovered the note from a desktop computer removed from Syed's bedroom in the Ladera Ranch home.
The note was discovered Thursday night; the computer was confiscated last week.
Before releasing the statement, authorities contacted the victims' families and other law-enforcement agencies working on the case.
The Sheriff's Department did not release the text or more details of the note.
Sheriff's investigator Dan Salcedo said the fact that Syed wrote the note within the hour of the 911 call leads detectives to believe that the acts were premeditated.
In the note, Salcedo said, Syed was not "victim or location specific."
Although this investigation will continue, detectives have not found connections or relationships between Syed and his victims.
Authorities said Syed carried out last week's rampage that began at his parents' home where he lived and ended in Orange when he killed himself.
Syed's first victim, who authorities identified as Courtney Aoki, 20, was shot multiple times in a bedroom of the home early Feb. 19. Authorities were not sure what she was doing with Syed; his parents, who were home at the time, told investigators they had never seen her before, and authorities did not believe that Aoki and Syed had been dating.
The Sheriff's Department believed the woman was shot about 4:45 a.m. and said Syed then fled in his family's SUV.
Sheriff's detectives still do not know how Aoki got to Syed's home, Salcedo said.
"Was she part of the plan? We just don't know yet," Salcedo added.
During the ensuing rampage through Santa Ana, Tustin and Orange, Syed is believed to have carjacked multiple vehicles, fatally shooting 69-year-old Melvin Lee Edwards execution-style even though he was complying with his orders; shooting to death Jeremy Lewis, a construction worker, and injuring another; then fatally shooting himself as authorities were catching up to him.
Courtney's mother, Annette Aoki, remembered her daughter as a free spirit who went from dressing all in black to wearing splashy theatrical garb. She was especially interested in vampires and zombies, making home movies with her friends.
Edwards of Laguna Hills was the chairman of Rubicon Gear, an aerospace manufacturing company. He was remembered as a devoted husband, father, and grandfather.
Neighbors of Lewis remembered the 26-year-old a "good kid" with a calm demeanor. He had a passion for riding dirt bikes, camping and tinkering with his cars.
Investigators are waiting to receive Syed's phone records, which were requested in a search warrant approved over the weekend. Once they receive the records, the investigators will spend several days looking them over for any link between Syed and Lewis, Lt. Paul Garavan said.
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Who is on the Sony Centre board?
The Sony Centre board has been in the spotlight since the auditor general's report on the theatre's redevelopment was released (story here).
Auditor General Jeff Griffith's review focused on the Sony Centre interior renovations during the period from 2008 to 2011.
Now council is about to consider a request from the audit committee to dump the current board. (story here)
But who was on the board in the past and who is on the board now?
Here's a rundown of the councillors and the citizen members who were on the board and when:
Councillors on the Sony Centre board
December 1, 2006 to December 31, 2008
Councillor Michael Feldman
Councillor Gloria Lindsay Luby
Councillor Howard Moscoe
January 1, 2009 to November 31, 2010
Councillor Michael Feldman
Councillor Howard Moscoe
Councillor Bill Saundercook
December 8, 2010 to December 31, 2012
Councillor Paula Fletcher
Councillor James Pasternak
Councillor David Shiner
January 1, 2013 to November 30, 2014
Councillor Paula Fletcher
Councillor Frank Di Giorgio (replaced Pasternak)
Councillor David Shiner
Councillor Gary Crawford (Mayor's designate)
May 11, 2014 to November 30, 2014
Councillor Pam McConnell (replaced Fletcher)
Councillor Frank Di Giorgio
Councillor David Shiner
Councillor Gary Crawford (Mayor's designate)
Citizen Members
Murray Makin
Andrew J. Laffey
Giles Meikle
Walter Oster
Michael Pittana
Karen Shaver
Wayne Squibb
Edgar Ware
Lewis Reford
Here's the current list of citizen members – most of whom were appointed by city council at the October 24/25, 2011 council meeting:
Ronald Forbes, Chair
Sharon Groom, Vice-Chair
Caroline Abela (replaced Luigi Ferrara in November 2013)
Chester Cheang
Brian Cheng (replaced Kelvin Browne in May 2013)
Dustin Cohen
Ihab Khalil (replaced Ingrid Walter in November 2011)
Gail Matthews
Chief Financial Officer [non-voting member] – the City representative is Judy Skinner


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Sore triceps lands Ramirez on disabled list
CHICAGO -- Reliever Neil Ramirez, who was optioned to Triple-A Iowa on Saturday to give him some rest, was placed on the Major League disabled list on Tuesday because of soreness in his right triceps.
Ramirez had given up three earned runs over 28 innings in 33 games, for a 0.96 ERA, and the Cubs made clear that Saturday's demotion to the Minors was not performance-related. But Ramirez experienced some soreness, which prompted the team to switch him to the DL, retroactive to Saturday.
"All year we've talked about giving these guys some rest," general manager Jed Hoyer said on Tuesday. "You convert a bunch of starting pitchers to the bullpen, they've never done it before, and that was the intention -- to give him a rest. We've tried our hardest to be careful with him, getting him up and down, and not pitching back-to-back days."
When Ramirez was optioned, the plan had been for him to be sidelined the minimum 10 days, but now he will have 15 days to rest, and he is expected to return once the DL stint is over.
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"He's a pretty emotional guy, and sometimes those guys fare well out of the bullpen," Hoyer said of the rookie. "You see the fist pump when he gets a big punchout. He doesn't shy away from the big at-bat."
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Touted prospect, Minors slugger homer in win
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Two Dodgers slugged home runs on Friday.
Joc Pederson, 21, is rated one of the top two prospects in the organization, depending on the source, is the son of a former Dodger and was signed for $1.5 million to pass on a scholarship to USC. Don Mattingly often says he loves Pederson's swing.
Clint Robinson is not Pederson. He's 29, signed to a Minor League contract, now in his eighth professional season that includes a four-game cup of coffee with Kansas City in 2012. The homer Robinson hit Friday was not his first in a spring game, he said.
"I'm letting them know who I am," said Robinson, a left-handed power-hitting first baseman who figures to be Triple-A insurance if anything happens to Adrian Gonzalez, a left-handed power-hitting first baseman and now a Dodgers fixture.
"You never know what can happen," Robinson said. "Any time you sign as a free agent, the goal is to show you can help the big league team out."
Robinson has an impressive 123 career Minor League home runs, but all that's earned him are four Major League at-bats. Why?
"You're asking the wrong guy," Robinson said. "A lot of it is being in the right place at the right time. I was with Kansas City a long time and it just didn't happen. I just play and never give up and do the best I can."
Robinson's path in Kansas City was blocked by Eric Hosmer and Billy Butler, and now by Gonzalez. Pederson is a longshot to make the Dodgers coming out of camp, although Matt Kemp will open the season on the disabled list, and that will open an outfield spot.
"We've got a good feeling what Joc can become," said Mattingly. "The guy needs to continue to play and get better making adjustments. Experience can't be bought."
Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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This is BS. thank the hackers, that they will bringing siri to us.
There is HUGE reason not to port siri. Profits. Plain and simple. Dramatically fewer people would buy a 4S if the 4 had siri too.If there was even the slightest of monetary incentives for apple to port siri to any other device, they would do it in a heartbeat. Apple isn't out there to bless the world with iproducts. They're out there to make money. Thazit
[QUOTE=Michael Steeber received an email from Apples tech support claiming Siri only works on the iPhone 4S and we currently have not plans to support older devices. The current plan is to not support any other devices. However, plans change, and the evidence is mounting against Apple that there is no reason to not support Siri on other devices.
Wishful thinking. They will NEVER release Siri on anything earlier than the iPhone 4S because that takes away incentive to buy the 4S. If Hackers eventually release the ability to use Siri on older devices, Apple will obviously put a stop to it because Siri has to "phone home" every time you use it - which makes it easy for Apple / Siri to block all devices that are not iPhone 4S. Plain and simply - if you want Siri, go buy an iP4S.
Ok, first off we know that Siri can run on phones as old as an iPhone 3G (perhaps older) because it was originally in the App Store and worked quite well. Bottom line is this is an obvious marketing ploy by Apple.Now, there are other similar apps, such as Vlingo, but they obviously don't integrate nearly as well, nor do they do everything that Siri does (or even did as an App).
The inevitable thing is going to happen. Some hacker is going to figure out how to make it work, and they're going to release it to the general public. If Apple was smart, which I know they are, they would release it first, but put a price tag on it. I would pay $20 to download Siri onto my iPhone 4. I think I read somewhere that there are over 10 million iPhone 4 users out there. At $20 a pop, you know that people will pay it. That's just the iP4. Make it available for the 3Gs, iPad 1 and 2, incorporate it into MB, MBP, iMac... There are so many cards Apple can play, and for them to bank everything on getting people to upgrade to a phone that looks EXACTLY the same as the previous version, but with a slightly faster processor a better camera, and a personal assistant that will soon be released for free just isn't smart business. Just my $0.02
Another reason to jailbreak.
Hopefully someone will bring Siri to Cydia and all iPhones. Well if not Cydia still release it so we can all enjoy it.
I've seen the TV ad and I don't use the voice command as it is so I highly doubt I will use Siri anyway. I've got the Voice Activator upgrade from Cydia and still don't use it often enough to make it useful. I mainly show it off to friends and thats it.
If you ask my iPhone "Siri" it says "Siri sucks". LOL
Prediction: Siri will be enabled for iPhone 4 with iOS 6. By then it will be iPhone 2012 (let's just call them by years, it's easier) and Siri will have been seriously beefed up. Not to mention Siri will most definitely be on iPad 3.
If the devs find a way to successfully port and release Siri to the general jailbreaking community Apple will have a phone call in to the lawyers as soon as its released. The postings of a ported Siri alone would let Apple know. And like somebody said earlier, Apple will know which non 4S iPhones are using because of the servers. Then there goes your warranty if you have one. It's not like you're able to restore so you can take the phone in for repair. Apple will have digital evidence proving you jailbroke your phone. Plain and simple, the lawsuit alone will stop any porting to older devices UNLESS Apple does it themselves which won't happen because of the reasons already given in above comments, revenue and a reason to go to 4S.
I predict Apple will likely be decidedly apathetic about it. It's minimal skin off their nose. Perhaps there will be lawsuits, but I doubt that will halt a port's dissemination or use.


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"As the price of scrap metal increases, thieves are growing more aggressive and taking advantage of a quirk in the law which allows them to dispose of vehicles eight years or older without proof of title, District Attorney Richard Brown said. "They simply show their driver's license at the scrap yard, fill out a DMV form stating that they are the delivery agent or the vehicle's owner and leave with cash in their pocket – and their victims without a ride."
John M. Brew, 35, is accused of pawning off 12 vehicles to Universal Scrap Processes and Gershow Recycling facilities on Long Island between February 4 and April 7 of this year.
He was allegedly paid $600 to $750 per vehicle, which would each then be crushed.
Brew was able to sell the vehicles by showing a DMV form signed by him that listed himself as the vehicle owner, along with a New York State driver's license, Brown said. He sometimes would also trick the scrap yards into thinking he had the vehicle's key by allegedly saying the ignition was broken and placing a fake key in the ignition.
The stolen vehicles Brew sold included two Dodge Caravans, model years 1993 and 1995, and 10 Ford Econoline Vans with the model years, ranging from 1998 through 2006, according to the district attorney.
Brew was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court Friday on charges of grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property, falsifying business records and unauthorized use of a vehicle, prosecutors said. He faces faces up to four years in prison if convicted.


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Not for meI didn't like this at all. It's way too expensive, sticks in the pump and gets all gloppy, and didn't give any better moisturizing than the average body lotion. Not a fan of the scent, either. — 6 years, 7 months agoLittleBunny | 545 reviews
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NiceI've had problems with Eczema in the past, but also I live in hot and extremely dry Arizona. This keeps my skin hydrated with daily use. I like that it's not too thick and it absorbs well. I have sensitive skin and a lot of different products irritate my skin, but this does not. — 6 years, 6 months agovolta | 566 reviews
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FantasticSince I was little I had really bad/dry skin on my arm fold, I used to have bad rashes. I had to have a forty dollar out of the country cream to treat it, and if I stopped using the cream it would go back to rash-ville. I tried other "moisturizing" lotions before and they did work.. for the first two weeks after that again with the same problem. Then Aveeno came into my life and I was darn happy! ...read moremy rashes/dryness is gone which means no more itching! I also used to get really flaky white all over my face when winter hit every time, and after wearing Aveeno for a month my face was smooth and flake-free! Aveeno skin products are my favorite, and this is no exception. I use it everyday. I love the fact that it has SPF, but obviously if you are going to be out in the sun for an extended period of time, you have to use regular sunscreen as well. This lotion is a staple for me! My hubby turned me onto it a few years back and even though I've tried other lotions, I keep coming back to this one! It retains its moisture without leaving you greasy, slimy or slippery. I get really dry skin during the winter months and this is my savior. It works wonders. I also like the fact it really don't have a smell so it doesn't "interrupt" with my perfume or body spray. A little goes a long way and when I run out of facial moisturizer; I use this in the interim. The price point is perfect that delivers so many pluses. I researched a lot of moisturizers commonly available and this one was the clear winner if you are looking for a combination moisturizer/sunscreen. If you're going to the beach, this is not the product you want... stick with a full 30+ SPF sunscreen. But if you use a moisturizer daily and also want to protect yourself from the incidental sun exposure we all get throughout a normal day (driving around town, walking through the parking lot or builiding to building, eating lunch outside, etc.), then this is what you want: moisturizing, non-greasy, moderate SPF, and non-fragrance. I like the feel of this over Lubriderm SPF lotion. I think it moisturizes better and feels better on my skin. I used Lubriderm for a long time because no one else had an SPF lotion, but I am glad I tried this one. Works well, although I don't like that it doesn't seem to have much UVA protection. I like this product very much. It is very gentle, doesn't sting like other sunscreens. It is a bit thick and takes some rubbing to get it to soak in, but it doesn't have that sticky feel of waterproof sunblock. Great for any day you aren't going swimming. Since I'd never used any Aveeno lotions before I wasn't too sure what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised at the light scent the lotion has. Also I liked that it had, what I thought, a nice beach type smell to it. You will love the way it makes your skin feel and the fact that you also have sunscreen on also which will help protect from some of the sun's harmful rays. I have finally found a sunscreen moisturizer that really works and has UVA and UVB. I have been using Aveeno products for years. You will love how your face and hands feel!! You can't go wrong with Aveeno — 5 years, 7 months agomihshelle | 182 reviews
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PerfectI love this lotion. I've even tried other Aveeno varieties before that I liked, but this one is the best. It has healed an eczema-like rash that I get when I consume gluten or alcohol (had wine last night...today? no rash!). It provides great, long-lasting moisture, too. I shower at night after the gym and again in the morning before work. I only put the lotion on at night, but my skin still feels...read more well moisturized, even after my morning shower. I haven't noticed any scent to it at all (the bottle is labeled "fragrance free"). I keep a small bottle at my desk for use during the day, too. I honestly think I might be able to stop buying prescription cream for my hands and legs because this stuff really does the trick! — 5 years, 6 months agotallredamanda | 433 reviews
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amazing!this healed my itchy, dry shoulders. it instantly absorbs and is not greasy at all. it s great for sensitive areas and truly moisturizes. it doesnt last all day and you might have to apply about 6-12 hours later. otherwise, it is excellent quality and totally lives up to all its claims. — 8 years agokenya | 504 reviews
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Good moisturzing lotionThis is a good moisturizing lotion. Its not sticky but rich and creamy. I have really dry skin and I feel like this lotion does a good job. — 6 years, 9 months agoladyboarder9669 | 210 reviews
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A OK.....I've decided to use up the whole bottle just to see my thoughts on it. After using this for a month, I have come to a conclusion. It is pretty moisturizing without leaving my skin feeling too greasy. It also absorbs pretty fast. I was hoping this lotion would clear up my PUPPS from my pregnancy but it didn't do anything to improve it except for making my skin feel more moisturized. The smell doesn...read more't bother me compared to all the other reviewers. Because I've been using Aveeno products so much, I think I've just gotten used to it that I don't notice the scent anymore. It just smells like the natural signature Aveeno scent that's pretty much in all their products. Well, at least this product didn't make my rash worse. I don't love it or hate it. Still searching for my holy grail lotion that works for me though. — 2 years, 7 months agobeautypoet101 | 581 reviews
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I blame the law of averages.
The Reds had a 3.17 ERA earlier this week. Saying the Reds and 3.17 in the same sentence doesn't work.
The law took over. Bailey had a bad one, now Leake.
Soon the team ERA will be around 4. Then the law of averages will go away for awhile.
I will change my avatar to Chris Carpenter if the Reds win this game
Gio is at 41 pitches through 2 innings, so the hitters are seeing pitches. It probably doesn't matter at this point with the way Leake is pitching, but it is a good sign.
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You know, a few years back there were actually people on RZ who said they were happier with Leake than they would have been with Strasburg.
Cincinnati Here We Go.
26 Years and Counting...
Thanks for the pbp
Simon in....Desmond hits a seeing eye single over second base...
Bernadina flies to Stubbs 1 out
Zimmerman singles moving Desmond to second
Wild pitch moves runners up
Laroche singles in Desmond.....this is hopeless. Somebody else do pbp....haha
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The biggest change in a person's life comes when they become a parent. No longer is their life their own! From then on, the tiny bundle of joy (and occasional exasperation) is the master, with iron control over sleeping times, feeding, play time and leisure activities, housework, and rest. New parents can sometimes feel overwhelmed with it all, wondering if they're doing it right? Doing too much, too little? It's no wonder that Dr. Spock's famous book on parenting is one of the biggest ever sellers (50 million copies since 1946!), as anxious parents try to prepare as best they can. Perhaps it's also a function of the declining birth rate: new parents more often come to adulthood with little experience of caring for children. (In China, for instance, because of the one-child policy, a baby will be brought up by six people – two parents and four grandparents, an inversion of the typical two-parents and numerous children model which was the historical norm until the 1970s or so).
Personally, I've been fortunate in this respect. I come from a large family in a small town, with both my mum and dad having four brothers and sisters, giving me countless cousins, and beyond them second cousins, great-aunts and great-uncles, all of whom I knew. I was early-born in my generation within my family, and so vividly remember being a young lad and there being a new baby (so it seemed) every few months. When I got to about fourteen, I was often summoned for babysitting duties, and so gained great experience with nappies, wipes, bottles, babygrows, talcum powder, Disney films, temper tantrums, and having to adjudicate wars and disputes. Even small tricks like "burping" a baby after bottle feeding and how to hold a baby correctly (head resting in the inside of your arm), which to me were second nature, gained puzzled, never-seen-that-before compliments from friends who weren't used to babies. Now I'm expecting my first child, although I naturally feel anxious, there's a certain confidence that comes from experience.
So, dear reader, allow me to give some tips and pointers on babycare in bathing and feeding. In all probability, you'll know them already – the great insight of Dr Spock was that "you know more than you realize". We sometimes overanalyze and overthink about our behaviors on what is, after all, the most natural of experiences.
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Not Exactly On Heidi's Christmas Wish List
I always knew my daughter and her husband were strong, but I never had any idea how strong they are.
For the past several months, Heidi has been dealing with some serious health issues that have brought her a great deal of pain.
In a previous post I mentioned that I had gone up to Salt Lake to be with her and Daniel as they visited with her surgeon, and he discussed the surgeries he felt would be the best for her. I sat there in shock as he went over the procedures. Daniel asked all the right questions. My heart broke for my sweet daughter as she sat there in tears. I'm very impressed with her surgeon, and I am so grateful that they have confidence in him.
She had the first of three surgeries today. I am so glad we are here in Utah to be a support to her and her husband. They are amazing to me. The surgery went well. She has already sat up and will be up walking around later today.
She will be in the hospital for 3 - 5 days and will be back again in a few months for the 2nd surgery and then a couple of months later for the final surgery.
I so appreciate her sweet husband who is great with her. He is one of the sweetest young men I have ever met. Knowing he is here to take care of her will enable to me to get in our car and go back home. I know she is in GREAT hands.
They have been trying very hard to keep a stiff upper lip. I also appreciate their sense of humor and have laughed at some of their comments. I don't think I could laugh at a time like this, but I'm glad they can. (I guess laughter truly is the best medicine)
Last night we had fun "skyping" with Heidi's "little" nephew, Chris, and his wife, Heather. That was good medicine for Heidi, too.
Had to take a picture of her last night before I left. She been spending the afternoon and early evening getting prepped for her surgery. (Believe me, I wouldn't be smiling ; )
So grateful for the Priesthood. I know the blessing that Heidi has received will be a help to her.
I'm grateful that Allan is here and so appreciate the support of good friends who have been a listening ear and a shoulder for me. I especially appreciate Natalie whose daughter has gone through similar surgery and understands all that is involved. Allan and I visited with her and her husband this afternoon. Thanks, Natalie.
Sidenote: I will do a post about Christmas later. We had a wonderful day.
The food was good, the company was great and we loved our chat with our Elder. He looked great and sounded WONDERFUL.
14 comments:
- Cherie said...
Poor Heidi. Surgery is no fun. I am glad things are going well though, and I hope all of the surgery will bring relief from her pain. She and her husband are so cute - I can tell from the pictures he adores her :-D
Glad you had a good Christmas! Love the big family picture!
- December 27, 2011 at 6:05 PM
- Cherie said...
P.S. Hope you have a safe trip home.
- December 27, 2011 at 6:05 PM
- Sheri said...
Sorry to hear about Heidi needing surgery. I hope all goes well and she has a speedy recovery! Glad you are with her now. Merry Christmas and I hope you have a fabulous New Year. Hugs!
- December 27, 2011 at 7:18 PM
- Connie said...
I've been thinking about her all day today and wanted to call you but didn't want to bother you. I'm glad it went well. How sad that she has to have 2 more surgeries. So glad you can be here for her AND for you! It's worse when you have to be away and worry about how things are going.
Take care and give Heidi my love and wishes for a speedy recovery.
- December 27, 2011 at 7:44 PM
- gigi said...
Prayers for all of you and quick healing!
- December 27, 2011 at 8:50 PM
- Randi said...
I'm so glad Heidi is in such good hands. It is so much easier on moms when they feel their children are getting good care!
- December 27, 2011 at 9:04 PM
- Randi said...
PS praying for you - and have been.
- December 27, 2011 at 9:04 PM
- Garden of Egan said...
I've been thinking about her and hoping all goes well. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.
- December 27, 2011 at 9:41 PM
- Lana said...
So so sorry. I know how hard this is and you and Heidi are in my prayers.
- December 27, 2011 at 10:12 PM
- Steph @ Diapers and Divinity said...
Merry Christmas. I hope you (and Heidi) get everything you're wishing for.
- December 28, 2011 at 10:22 AM
- Carrot Jello said...
It must be hard to have everything out of your hands. ((Yvonne))
- December 28, 2011 at 11:27 AM
- ShEiLa said...
My thoughts and prayers will be with Heidi... and Daniel and YOU. It is never easy watching your child suffer. The times I have had to witness it... the worst moments of my life. I would rather it be me... than them.
- December 28, 2011 at 5:22 PM
- Heffalump said...
I'm sorry this is happening to your sweet daughter, but glad they are able to have a good attitude. That can make such a big difference!
- December 29, 2011 at 1:22 PM
- Valerie said...
Best of luck to Heidi and Daniel! I'm glad you were there for her and she will continue to draw on your support as she continues her journey. She's definitely your daughter: She seems very strong and has such a positive attitude! Hang in there!
I thought about you Skyping with your Elder on Christmas Day and knew that it would be wonderful for you!
- December 31, 2011 at 12:58 AM