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All-State Insurance has nothing on the Princeton Tiger soccer team when it comes to being in good hands. The Tigers have four good hands on goal.
The Tigers are using the platoon of senior keepers Nolan Piper and Miguel Austin as the last line of defense on the Tiger goal this season. Between them, they have been keeping it in good hands.
The best thing about the twin keepers is there's no animosity between them and they really want each other to do well. They both say they're each other's biggest fans.
"I am really proud of Nolan and Miguel about how they have responded to this," PHS coach Jason Bird said. "They are both seniors, and I know they both want to be out there the entire time, but they have responded well to their role splitting time with each other. I think if it were two other players it might not work as well as it has with these two young men.
"Interaction between Nolan and Miguel has been great, I don't know what kind of friendship they have outside soccer, but inside soccer they are each other's biggest supporter. They warm each other up, they talk about the team we are playing and which players they need to pay attention to."
Bird especially praises Piper, who had been a three-year starter on goal and recently set the school record for career shutouts, for accepting the platoon. For his part, Piper welcomes it because of what it brings to the team.
"It's a really daunting task," he said of being the team's lone keeper. "Last three years, I've had to do it alone. I'm always worried. You've got to get up after a big hit. Goalies can't really take time off for injuries," he said. "Now that I've got Miguel here, a quality goalie, I'm not afraid of going down and accepting the injury."
"If I go down, he's there to cover for me," Austin said. "I don't have a problem because I know he can do the exact same thing as me, if not better, all the time."
The two keepers dish out assists when it comes to each other's play just as quick as they make stops on goals.
"He can get out," Piper said of his partner in crime. "He's got some distance on his lateral movements. Miguel's willing to get hurt. He's got the bumps and bruises along the way. We both go through that, Miguel more so."
"He's really quick," Austin said of Piper. "He's probably got the same distance as me and can jump just as far, dive just as far. And his tactical skills are just as good."
Bird said the team doesn't miss a beat with either keeper in the net.
"Nolan and Miguel each have different strengths. I think the team doesn't even think about who is in the box for the game, they know they are both going to do a good job."
They usually have a rotation with one playing the first half of a game and the other takes the second. The next night they might play it the other way, and in tournaments they might just take turns every other game.
"Sometimes I'm the closer and sometimes he's the closer. In tight games, maybe you need a change of scenery. It's good for both of us," Piper said.
Though they each have their own individual nicknames — Austin is the "Black Mamba" or the "Horned Frog" and Piper is known as the "Wart Hog" or the "Honey Badger" — they don't have one of those Hollywood pet couple names.
They simply refer to it as "Goalie love." How about the two-headed monster?
"We can go by it," Piper said.
With their hands ready for the next enemy shot, the Tiger keepers have an eye toward their team's venture into postseason play this week in the Rock Island Alleman Regional. First up is DePue at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
"Having been here the past four years and never really get past regional finals, I feel like this team, especially with me and Miguel having the capabilities, we can go even farther," Piper said.
"This team is good enough, we get along together on the field and they respond to us both in the same way, I think we can go farther," Austin said.
And both keepers will be there on defense.


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acitretin (generic name)
It is used to treat severe forms of psoriasis.
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What is this medicine?ACITRETIN (a si TRE tin) is used to treat severe forms of psoriasis.
What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine?They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
How should I use this medicine?Take this medicine by mouth with with a glass of water. Follow the directions on the prescription label. Take this medicine with food. Take your medicine at regular intervals. Do not take your medicine more often than directed. Do not stop taking except on your doctor's advice.
A special MedGuide will be given to you by the pharmacist with each prescription and refill. Be sure to read this information carefully each time.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. Special care may be needed.
What if I miss a dose?If you miss a dose, skip the missed dose and resume your normal schedule. Do not take double or extra doses.
What may interact with this medicine?Do not take this medicine with any of the following medications:
What should I watch for while using this medicine?Your psoriasis may get worse when you first start taking this medicine. You may have to take it for 2 to 3 months before you see the full benefit.
This medicine can cause birth defects. Do not get pregnant while taking this drug. Females will need to have 2 negative pregnancy tests before starting this medicine and then monthly pregnancy tests during treatment, even if you are not sexually active. Use 2 reliable forms of birth control together for 1 month before, during, and for at least 3 years after stopping this medicine. Avoid using birth control pills that do not contain estrogen. They may not work while you are taking this medicine. If you become pregnant, miss a menstrual cycle, or stop using birth control, you must immediately stop taking this medicine. Severe birth defects may occur. Do not take this medicine before or during breast-feeding.
Before you receive your prescription review the Do Your P.A.R.T. booklet, which includes the Do Your P.A.R.T. Patient Brochure, The Contraceptive Counseling Referral Form for female patients, the Patient Agreement/Informed Consent Form for female patients, and the Medication Guide. If you did not talk to your doctor about this and sign the consent form, contact your health care provider.
Do not share this medicine with anyone else because of the risk of birth defects and other serious adverse effects.
Do not give blood during your treatment and for 3 years after you stop taking it. This medicine in your blood can harm an unborn baby if the blood is given to a pregnant woman. You can still receive blood transfusions while taking this medicine.
If you wear contact lenses, they may feel uncomfortable.
This medicine can make you more sensitive to the sun. Keep out of the sun. If you cannot avoid being in the sun, wear protective clothing and use sunscreen. Do not use sun lamps or tanning beds/booths. If you are receiving light treatment (phototherapy), your doctor may need to change your light dosages to avoid burns.
Your mouth may get dry. Chewing sugarless gum or sucking hard candy, and drinking plenty of water may help. Contact your doctor if the problem does not go away or is severe.
This medicine can increase cholesterol and triglyceride levels and decrease HDL (the 'good' cholesterol) levels. Your health care provider will monitor these levels and recommend appropriate therapy, including dietary changes or prescription drugs, if necessary.
This medicine may affect your blood sugar levels. If you are diabetic check with your doctor or health care professional if you notice any change in your blood sugar tests.
During therapy with this medicine and for 2 months after stopping treatment, you must avoid drinks, foods, and all medicines that contain alcohol. This includes over-the-counter products that contain alcohol. Avoiding alcohol is important because alcohol changes this medicine into a drug that may take longer than 3 years to leave your body. The chance of birth defects may last longer than 3 years if you take any form of alcohol while taking this medicine or for 2 months after stopping treatment.

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CITGO outlines plans to replace supply. HOVENSA has announced the permanent closure of its refinery located in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, a joint venture between Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA) and Hess Corp. CITGO has a supply off-take agreement with HOVENSA and has developed plans to replace this supply. These well-defined plans are designed
HOVENSA Closes Refinery
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Fix IT and forget it.
Standardize on SUSE Linux Enterprise and gain dominion over the data center. You'll vanquish downtime, rein-in costs, increase efficiency, and diamond-plate your security.
Standardize on SUSE Linux Enterprise and gain dominion over the data center. You'll vanquish downtime, rein-in costs, increase efficiency, and diamond-plate your security.
Data and IT demands are growing exponentially. Throwing money and manpower at it won't keep you ahead of the problem—automation will. With SUSE, you'll simplify IT management while effortlessly managing compliance and security requirements, so you can rescue your network from drowning in data.
Modern business is moving to a software-defined data center to optimize mission-critical availability and quickly deliver new services. SUSE solutions enable innovative open source technologies—hardened for enterprise operations and backed by outstanding support.
SUSE Linux Enterprise provides the most advanced foundation for your mission critical workloads. Our scalable flexible solution evolves with your business needs.
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GFO comes in two types:
- Granular GFO is varied in its shapes and requires the least amount of flow to tumble. Good for reactors.
- High Capacity GFO is twice as dense as Granular GFO, so twice as much material will fit into a reactor. It's extremely hard and has less dust to begin with. Fewer fines will be created during use and transportation. By volume High Capacity GFO will remove roughly twice the phosphate compared to Granular GFO. Best overall performance.
Special note on fighting existing algae problems: Algae needs three main nutrients to grow: phosphate, nitrate and light. Reducing any one of these will significantly slow down algae growth but many not completely solve your issue. Once algae takes hold, it can be a difficult battle but it is winnable. The best offense against algae is to take preventative measures and attack before an outbreak is apparent. Use the following suggestions and be aggressive if an algae problem is already present:
- Maintain undetectable phosphate levels with good feeding habits and use of a phosphate remover like GFO. 99% of all phosphate is added via foods added to the tank.
- Control nitrate levels by reducing feedings, increasing the water change schedule and maintaining a properly sized protein skimmer.
- Use nutrient free RO/DI water for water changes and top off water
- Shorten your lighting period or intensity. In some cases aquarists have found replacing old bulbs that have fallen out of their intended spectrum helps as well
- Continuously remove as much algae as possible by hand.
- Add predators nothing helps an algae outbreak as much as critters who eat it all day long. Various tangs, lawn mower blennies, crabs and snails are all good options. It is also theorized that a healthy pod population will also control algae growth before it gets a chance to take root.
Note: All Bulk GFO is packaged by weight
Sarcastic Disaster By Bork on 9/21/2017Bork wouldn't recommend this product to a friendIf you like looking at a brown tank, then this is the product for you. If you don't like looking at brown tank, but want zero flow coming out of your reactor, then this is the product for you. If you want to drain your entire tank to get the brown water out of your tank, then this is the product for you. If you want to be able to use 20 gallons of water to rinse it out, then this is the product for you* (*actual results may vary with 50 gallons). If you want to look at a tank to look like someone just committed an upper decker (google it), then this is the product for you.
GFO By Joshua on 9/9/2017Joshua would recommend this product to a friendIts GFO it does its job
Great gfo By Bakerrichard27 on 9/1/2017Bakerrichard27 would recommend this product to a friendLong lasting and very effective at removing po4
Disastrous mistake By HD29 on 8/6/2017HD29 wouldn't recommend this product to a friendThis stuff is dust--it's so fine it will pass right through a filter sock until there's nothing left. It coated my tank in red and caused an algae explosion.
Bad batch? By James on 6/2/2017James wouldn't recommend this product to a friendI decided to try this after using phosban. This was basically powder compared to phosban. I don't know if I got a bad batch or if that's how it was. Also very hard to clean using the Innovative Marine reactor
Product works great By Matt on 5/29/2017Matt would recommend this product to a friendI use it in a reactor in the sump with carbon and it is helping to keep nitrates and phosphates very low.
Best I have used By Terrence on 5/21/2017Terrence would recommend this product to a friendI really like BRS GFO. I find that it is the best I have used to reducing Phosphates. Good price as well. Worth it.
It works well (enough) By City Reefer on 5/5/2017City Reefer would recommend this product to a friendI use this in the BSR dual reactor. It works well enough but for me, it gets exhausted too fast. For my size tank (110 gal D.T. about 130 gal total water volume) I have to fill the cartridge almost all the way. That does not give me a lot of room for flow adjustment.
I like the product but I will be getting the BRS High Capacity GFO next time I order.
great product By jeff150 on 4/19/2017jeff150 would recommend this product to a friendRun this media thru a the BRS reactor with great results. Keeps my Phosphates in ckeck and last longer than the other brands i have used.
Works Great By Eder R on 3/30/2017Eder R would recommend this product to a friendHave had it running for about a month now and has significantly maintained my phosphate at ultra low levels
Great product! By Grant ON on 3/16/2017Grant ON would recommend this product to a friendI've used several different gfo's, mainly rowaphos. I prefer this product much more for several reasons- it's cheaper, better and much more cleaner. I found with rowaphos I would have to run my reactor with at least a gallon of water before it comes out clear. With this gfo it took probably less than half a gallon! Highly recommended
Still waiting for results By RBTA on 3/9/2017RBTA wouldn't recommend this product to a friendSo far after 2 weeks of use in a BRS GFO & Carbon Reactor - Deluxe I have seen no reduction in phosphates. After reading all the reviews I am disappointed in the results that my tank is showing. At this time I am not giving this product a good review, I will update at a later date if and when I see some positive results.
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There is 4 cups in our 1lb container, 8 cups in the half gallon/2lb container and 16 cups in a gallon/4lb container.
I want to mix GFO with carbon in the BRS single reactor. Is it OK to use the cheaper GFO to mix in with the carbon or do you need the high capacity GFO? I have a small system so I use low quantities of both carbon and GFO in my reactor. I was just worried about the regular GFO being too small.
It doesn't cause any issues with the reactor to use standard GFO. Really the choice just comes down to the volume of space you have to work with. If you have a large tank you may need more regular GFO then will physically fit in the reactor. Then you either need to get a larger reactor, or use the HC GFO which only requires half the amount.
The easiest way to know is to use the reef calculator at the link below. You just enter the size of your tank and it will tell you how much to run. In the case of your 90g thats about 1.4 cups (22 tablespoons). How long it lasts depends on how much phosphates you add to the tank (which is largely a matter of how much you feed). Pretty typical is 4-6 weeks though.
Depending o the changes occurring in the system you may need to change the GFO if the phosphate continues to rise. In systems with more phosphate the GFO will certainly deplete much faster and will need to be changed. Major tank changes can stir up a lot of left over waste which may contribute to the excess levels.
The best way to know would be to test your water for phosphates using an easy to read phosphate meter like the hanna checker. When phosphates start to increase it would be a sign that the media is depleted and should be changed.
The recommended amount of GFO is 1.41 in accordance with our instructions and the reef calculator. We recommend running the correct dosage when ever possible as it will limit the impact as well as be much easier to tune and tumble.
The GPH through the reactor will need to be set for the volume of GFO so that it has a slight simmer at the top of the GFO in the reactor. If the GFO if not moving it may turn into a brick pretty quickly, or if the tumble is too vigorous then it will end up as as dusty fines from tumbling against itself too hard.
Both will work well on your system! However the High Capacity is more efficient while using less space. The regular will take up more space. Feel free to let us know if you have any further questions!
There should ideally be enough flow to keep the entire column tumbling to prevent clogging. If clogging occurs try removing some media and adjusting the flow. Feel free to let us know if you have any further questions!
You can use gfo in both salt and freshwater, it will remove p04 the same.
This does not contain aluminum and from our use throughout the years unless overdosed to shock the system GFO does not tend to have a negative impact. Feel free to let us know if you have any further questions!
It wouldn't be likely to see any negative effect on your calcium or alkalinity. Its worth noting though, phosphate prevents precipitation (for example the formation of coral skeletons), so by removing phosphates your corals can grow easier which would mean they consume more calcium and alkalinity.
GFO should be changed when it is depleted. How long this takes will depend on the amount of phosphate that is added to the tank. A pretty typical tank that would usually be 4-6 weeks or so but the best way to tell is to monitor the phosphates. When they start to increase that would indicate that DI resin has reached its capacity.
The amount of media depends on the size of your tank with the maximum capacity of the reactor being 2 cups of media, though fortunately with your size tank you wouldn't be in excess of that. For a 90g tank you would use 1.5 cups of media. The easiest way to get measurements for most of these products is to use the BRS Calculator which can be found right here:
It won't be as effective as a reactor and you will want to periodically knead the bag, but it would certainly be better then nothing.
It depends on how much phosphates you have. The more you have, the faster it will need to be replaced and vice versa. As a whole though 4-6 weeks would be pretty typical. The best thing to do would be to monitor your phosphate levels with something like a Hanna phosphate checker. When the phosphates begin to rise that would indicate your GFO is used up and its time to change it.


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McClendon undecided on Thursday starter
SEATTLE -- The Mariners haven't announced a starter for Thursday's series finale against the Twins after pushing ace Felix Hernandez's scheduled start back a day to Friday, when Seattle begins a three-game set vs. the Athletics. Oakland is scheduled to open the series with ace right-hander Jeff Samardzija.
But who starts for the Mariners on Thursday night?
"I told you we have options," Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon said. "We just haven't decided what we're doing yet. It's TBA."
The Mariners probably won't promote right-hander Erasmo Ramirez from Triple-A Tacoma. He pitched for the Rainiers on Sunday and would be working off three days' rest. Ramirez has made 11 starts for Seattle this season, going 1-4 with a 4.58 ERA.
McClendon could opt to start a reliever, as the Mariners currently have an eight-man bullpen. Tom Wilhelmsen and Brandon Maurer are capable of throwing up to three innings.
The A's series will take Seattle up to the All-Star break. McClendon said he tentatively plans to go with rookie right-hander Taijuan Walker on Saturday and pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma on Sunday.
"I haven't finalized that yet. As we speak right now, it's Felix, Walker, Kuma," he said. "That could change. I'm just not sure."
Adam Lewis is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Midwifery Today, Issue 108, Winter 2013
Theme: The Umbilical Cord
Cover photo by Emily Robinson
After a birth, many midwives, doulas, mothers, fathers and even children become scientists as they explore the placenta and umbilical cord, marveling at the twists, colors and texture of what was the baby's lifeline for nine months (or more!). How wonderful it is to take the time to explore these things and give thanks for the marvelous way in which new life grows and develops. This issue specifically honors the umbilical cord with articles from Michel Odent, Patricia Edmonds, Susun Weed, Sister MorningStar and others. Enjoy!
Poetry: The Clever Cord, the Wise Woman and the Beautiful Baby
From the Editor: Umbilical Cord Mementos
Editor-in-Chief, Jan Tritten, invited her cousin to give a tutorial on creating an umbilical cord memento.
Marion's Message: The Umbilical Cord with Single Sac Twins
Midwife Marion shares some interesting birth stories involving the umbilical cord.
More departments:
Tricks of the Trade, Media Reviews, Classified Advertising, Photo Album, Cards & Letters
Optimal Cord Clamping
A wonderful article highlighting the importance of caring for the umbilical cord at the proper time.
Cord Cutting in the Framework of Neonatal Beliefs and Rituals
Natural childbirth advocate and French obstetrician Michel Odent sheds light on the history of cord cutting while interpreting the contradiction of routine interference and current scientific research.
The First Mother
A beautifully written article about the placenta and umbilical cord, also known as the baby's "first mother."
What If Anything Were Possible? Traumatic Birth as Fertile Ground for Growth
Author and therapist Keren Fridman Gadassi shares how she helps women work through traumatic birth experiences.
I Am the Umbilical Cord
A wonderful short poetic piece written from the perspective of the umbilical cord
The Navel String
Midwife Patricia Edmonds successfully details the umbilical cord's many characteristics and possibilities.
Birth and Rebirth: A Jordanian-American Experience
A birth story that captures the intensity and inner struggle a mother went through to bring her child into the world in the best way possible under not-so-ideal circumstances.
"Research shows that artificially rupturing the amniotic sac (amniotomy) can cause umbilical cord prolapse."
Umbilical Cord Traditions in Puerto Rico
Midwife Gina Dacosta Rivera shares her country's traditions and beliefs surrounding the umbilical cord.
In Pursuit of the Benefits of Physiological Birth
"This article discusses the physical, emotional and societal benefits of physiological birth."
When a Midwife Becomes a Doula
An emotional story sharing the birth of twins who were not compatible with life and how a midwife transferred to the role of a doula as specialists took over with the medical care.
Diana Paul shares about the birth revolution movement that was begun at a recent Midwifery Today conference.
"It's a Breech!"
A midwife shares the breech birth story of one of her clients who chose to try for a vaginal breech delivery.
Herbal Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage
Midwife Erika Obert provides information on using herbs in the third stage of labor.
Preserving Normalcy: An Interview with Dr. Bootstaylor
Dr. Bootstaylor, an Ob/Gyn from Atlanta and a homebirth advocate, shares his experiences and insights in an interview with author Cindy Morrow.
"Don't Go to Her—She's a Medwife"
"How should we respond when we see/read/hear something that is designed to wrong us individually or to wrong someone else in the community of women's health care providers?"
My Future: Midwifery
A homeschool graduate from a small town in Louisiana shares her big midwifery dreams for the future.
Gestational Diabetes: Real Risks beyond the Controversy
All opinions aside, author Crystal Ogle tries to get to facts about gestational diabetes and what midwives can do to educate their clients
A wonderful article about the umbilical cord and reasons why it should not be cut prematurely.
Growing American Midwifery: The Certified Midwife Credential
"If the American health care enterprise woke up tomorrow and embraced midwifery for normal childbearing and women's primary health care, there would be insufficient numbers of qualified midwife providers to meet the needs of women and their families."


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Happy December!!! Time for my two favorite things Decorating & Shopping! (Although I wish I could personally do both of them more.) I have pulled together a few Gift Guides for the next week to help you all out in the shopping department. I know everyone has those people in their lives that have everything. Hopefully I can share a few unique ideas that will be sure to make anyone smile. And a bonus… all of today's ideas are under $30! Stylish & Sensible. That's just how I roll. 🙂
First up… The Gourmet.
Created by Leah Duncan, all of the towels are screen printed in metallic gold, pink & indigo.
Jayson Home
Tutorial by Frolic!
Rewined Candle $28
Signature Wine Bottle Candles created to mimic the notes of your favorite wine varietals
C Wonder
The Spice House is located in Chicago & was introduced to us by my foodie brother. We try to order a good majority of our spices from here as they just can't be beat! Their packaging is great too.
Stainless Steel Straws Pack of 8 $19.98
These are my latest obsession. We just got ours & I LOVE them.
Plus, I can stop throwing away all of those plastic ones.
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Britney Spears is ready to walk down the aisle again after all -- as a bridesmaid, that is. Over the weekend, the pop superstar's baby sister Jamie Lynn Spears took to Twitter and Instagram to announce her engagement to Jamie Watson, her boyfriend of three years.
"So excited and happy for my sister," Britney, 31, tweeted past midnight on Monday (March 3). "Congrats @jamielynnspears - love you." Jamie Lynn shared her dazzling engagement ring with her Instagram followers and praised her hubby-to-be's selection: "He did good."
The wedding news may be somewhat bittersweet for first-time bride Jamie Lynn's famous older sister. Britney and love Jason Trawick broke off their engagement back in January; the "Criminal" singer has been wed twice before -- to pal Jason Alexander (for 55 hours!) and Kevin Federline, with whom she has two kids.
"The romance is gone," one insider told Us Weekly of Spears and Trawick late last year. Trawick "puts her on speakerphone so friends can hear her nagging," the source added at the time.


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We almost didn't recognize the High School Musical 2 star when she showed up to the CBS "Early Show" with perfectly straight hair. We're so used to seeing the young actress with her hair tied up in a messy, curly bun — but we have to admit we actually love this look on her! Not only is her hair gorgeous down, but it's such a sophisticated and sleek look. But we do love the ease of the curly updo, too. We want to know what you think! Tell us: Do you like Vanessa's hair better curly or straight?


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BHP casts CEO net wide, says MaxstedPeter Ker
Published: November 21 2012 - 3:00AM
BHP BILLITON director Lindsay Maxsted has indicated the resources giant will consider applicants from outside the mining sector in the search for its next chief executive.
While BHP conducts ''continuous succession planning'', the process appears to have stepped up a notch in recent times after incumbent Marius Kloppers completed his fifth year in the job in October.
Speaking in Melbourne, Mr Maxsted told reporters that by considering candidates from outside the mining sector, BHP was able to broaden a narrow field.
Mr Maxsted said good boards were thinking about succession within one year of appointing a chief executive, initially as a safeguard against an unexpected loss of an executive.
''Even if the CEO has only been there for a year I think good boards have a view on if something happened unpredictably and you had to replace quickly how would you do it, even with an acting CEO,'' he said.
''Through years two, three, four, five, six and whatever, then good boards have development programs in place.
''The closer you get towards the end of the term then that's the time to have external advisers helping you in terms of what is out there in the marketplace and that could be two years, 18 months out, whatever.''
BHP has long had links to headhunting firm Heidrick and Struggles and reportedly asked the firm to help it scour the field for possible candidates to replace Mr Kloppers.
The top brass at BHP are known to be frustrated by the recent coverage of Mr Kloppers' tenure, and Mr Maxsted conceded that succession was best handled in private.
''The extent to which you can do that in-house and not in the public arena, that is to everyone's advantage and particularly the shareholders' advantage as well as all the employees that you have inside,'' he said.
This story was found at: http://www.theage.com.au/business/bhp-casts-ceo-net-wide-says-maxsted-20121120-29o18.html


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FTire (Flexible Ring Tire Model) is a full 3-D, nonlinear, in-plane and out-of-plane tire simulation model. FTire is designed for vehicle comfort simulations on road irregularities even with extremely short wave lengths. At the same time, it serves as a physically-based, highly nonlinear, and dynamic tire model for handling characteristics under the above mentioned excitation conditions. FTire is fast (cycle time only 5 to 20 times real-time) and numerically robust. It focuses on ease of data supply, is subject to permanent improvement, and shows very good correlation to measurements.
FTire is well-known and frequently applied by CAE departments in the car and tire industry. It is well suited both for classical MBS suspension simulation and for advanced chassis control systems simulation. FTire/link is a Simulink blockset, that uses well tested C++ (level-2) S-functions to couple FTire to user-defined vehicle models in Simulink. Even if FTire/link comes as a 'classical' Simulink blockset, it can easily be used both in Simscape Multibody (by connecting with the body sensor and body actuator blocks), and in Simscape Driveline (with the aid of motion sensor and torque actuator blocks).
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text: Ralph Lauren has assembled a personal collection of some of the most exquisite cars ever created. Examples of Bentley, Alfa Romeo, Bugatti, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar, Porsche and Ferrari from the 1920s to the 1990s, illustrating the technological and aesthetic evolution of the automobile, are all found in this exhibition at Les Arts Décoratifs, a stylish wing of the Louvre. Experience Ralph Lauren's car collection online in an elegant new interactive feature at Ralph Lauren.com.


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Robert Oxnam, President Emeritus, Asia Society
Dai Qing, writer and activist opposing the building of China's Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest dam
Kenny Bruno, Campaigns Coordinator, EarthRights International
Joan Carling, Secretary General, Cordillera Peoples Alliance, Philippines
Kirk Talbott, Vice President, Asia Pacific Division, Conservation International(moderator)
Robert Oxnam
Ladies and gentlemen, I am Bob Oxnam, President Emeritus of the Asia Society. I am also a trustee of the Erpf Fund which is the supporter of this new series of programs. I've always tried to be organized and I will try to do that tonight.
I have four reasons why it's a pleasure to introduce this evening's program. The first is this is the first chance I've had to welcome you to the newly renovated Asia Society. Since I'm not directly responsible for it, I can say that I think they've done a spectacular job and I hope that all of you enjoy coming to the many programs in the years ahead. Someone who is responsible both for the renovation and also the overseeing of this evening's program happens to be someone I know extremely well. I wanted to acknowledge the presence of Vishakha Desai, Senior Vice President of the Asia Society. She also happens to be my wife.
The second reason why it's a pleasure to welcome all of you is that tonight, we launch a new series of programs under the rubric of the Future of Asia's Nature and Culture. It will, over a number of years, through a variety of programs, look at the impact of development on Asia's environment and also on Asia's man-made monuments. It will feature a variety of public events drawing together, as we did tonight, a sterling panel. Other panels, in the future, will bring together journalists, scientists, environmentalists, preservationists, filmmakers, all of whom have a particular take on the issues on both Asia's nature and culture. In addition, there will also be web-based information available from this project featuring the presentations that have been made here, and information about relevant programs and publications. All of this is due to a grant of the Erpf Fund. Sue Erpf Van de Bovenkamp couldn't be with us tonight but we are extremely grateful for the support they have provided which will unfold over ten years.
The third reason why it's a pleasure to welcome all of you is that I think this is a topic of utmost importance. For many ways, this program tonight and those that follow would address a cluster of issues that are among the most important and perhaps the least understood in terms of challenges facing Asia. From my point of view, one of the fascinations of Asia is that in many countries, we are seeing living culture; traditions that date back thousands of years that are brought, often in a filtered fashion, into the contemporary world. And we're talking about monuments and man-made objects, many of which are facing enormous threats. The Asia Society undertook a project several years ago called The Future of Asia's Past and we've had ample illustration what some of the challenges facing Asia' monuments in just recent months. The destruction of Bamiyan comes to mind. Asia, also in my mind, has been widely heralded for its very rapid economic development in the late twentieth century. And there is much, I suppose, to applaud in all of that. At the same time, much of Asia confronts a tragedy of gargantuan proportions in terms of air pollution, in terms of water pollution and diminishing water supply, in terms of enormous attacks on marine resources and in terms of arable land. And so for all of these reasons, the way in which these challenges are introduced with the cultures of various Asian societies, that's our subject. In some ways, it's the question of how to struggle to preserve Asia's body and soul. Our three panelists and our moderator tonight have been very much involved, in many ways, with the struggle.
And the fourth reason why I'm delightful to welcome you tonight is that the panel consists of three remarkable figures who have been at work in China, Burma, Myanmar, and in the Philippines. I will turn to our moderator tonight, Kirk Talbott, who will introduce each of them. Kirk is the Vice President of the Pacific Division of Conservation International, formerly with the Nature's Conservancy and with the World Resources Institute. He has written and talked widely on environmental security, environmental law, and on human rights. He's the author of several books and articles on these subjects. I look forward to this evening's panel and I would ask all of you, along with me, to welcome our moderator Kirk Talbott.
Kirk Talbott
Thank you very much Bob. I appreciate that introduction. I actually have only written one book and I don't think I'll even be able to write another one. It was so difficult to get through that one. We'll see. It has been a real pleasure and privilege to be associated with the Asia Society. The last couple of years, I've been joined by several of my colleagues in the conservation community to work in a very authentic collaborative way with the Society in trying to get critical issues that we're seeing, those of us who are practitioners, if you will, of development and of the environment. To get our perspectives integrated into the programs of the Society is really to heighten the power of this forum. It's really marvelous to see you all here tonight and with all the recent events and the reasons to stay at home, to see this many people coming out is terrific.
I just wanted to introduce the speakers and set the framework for tonight's discussion. I think it's fair to say that when people talk about the environment, whether it's in the Asia Pacific or anywhere in the world, you cannot ignore how important politics and economics is. Then the third distant cousin that's often mentioned is the social realm.
But tonight I think this great. For the first of this series of talks that we are looking right at culture and here is Asia Society being on the cutting edge of looking at the nexus between culture and environment. We couldn't be better served tonight than we are with the three panelists we have with very different backgrounds, but are all certainly working on that nexus, on the cutting edge of linking their actions, their contribution to our global society with the issues of culture that are universal. Since we only have a little bit more than an hour, as is always the case, these society meetings, we are filled with an audience tonight of people who have a great deal of experience and perspectives. It is good to see many friends here. what would be good is that we are going to keep to ten minutes or so. I'm going to try to be organized too, along with Bob, and keep us to just about ten minutes per speaker, which is less than we'd want, and which all the speaker have agreed, but this way we can really engage in some discussion. After each speaker, I will just take a moment and if there's one or two really burning questions, feel free to raise your hand and throw out a question or two and then we'll move on to the second speaker to the third, and then that way, we'll still have several minutes to engage in discussion at the end.
So without further ado, I'll just introduce our first speaker, Dai Qing who is from China. All of you actually have the bio and I don't think we need to take up our precious time with reading through the bio, but you can tell that this is a person who has been in the leading edge, who's been at the forefront of some of the most contentious, or the center stage, if you will, issue in terms of environment. She's won the prestigious Golden Award for Freedom and she has just a long record behind her. It's a real privilege to have you, Dai Qing, tonight. And why don't you start off with the discussion.
Dai Qing
The day before yesterday, China had formally entered the WTO. From now on, formidable and rigid China will completely open its market to the outside world. Within 5-10 years, no need of any war or cold war, only reached that growth in business and trade. The communist ideology, which has held this country for more than hold a century will become nothing but empty words preached by the officials. But China, really a member of the global family, sharing the same standards, having the same sense of human rights and environment, willing to take same responsibility, just like Americans.
Being a member of the WTO, how will the Chinese government behave when they face the two most crucial pressing problems of human rights and environment? I just want to give some words about the human rights issues in China. China has been a kingdom under the central government since Chin dynasty. It means it has lasted over two thousand years. People will argue that right now, in the beginning one had a republic, and now we have People's Republic, we have law, we have constitution, we have courts, police, we have People's Congress, and state council, and we have guided missiles, nuclear bombs, and the biggest dams (Three Gorges). How can you call that a kingdom? Since last year, the person who got their positions through arms use all the title which the modern society title always use just like president, chairman, or chief secretary, but actually they just use the modern administration to try to push his own will to this dictator and all the people. Right now, the majority of the Chinese people just think how to keep themselves safe and make more money. So the whole society is still that traditional society.
Even after WTO, the society cannot change immediately, especially when the person in the position are dictators. They're so happy to be there, they try to keep the army for themselves and strictly control the freedom of speech. What will happen then now that China is totally open to the world?
After the WTO, the worst, but the biggest possibility could be the powerful foreign capital which will rush to China will have close cooperation with the communist government, working hand and glove with the corrupt head officials turning a blind eye to the nature of authority. The authority that represses thought and free speech. The authority that controls the troops and the secret police disregard the regulations of the environment and human rights. If the investors can behave like that, it will be very comfortable to get profit because it's very easy for them to make close friends with the corrupt head officials and escape the supervision and monitoring from the other government departments, the environmentalists, human rights NGOs because nowadays, we don't have these kinds of NGOs. Then in 5-10 years, with the help of the foreign capital, a more powerful military force will appear in the world with depleted natural resources, destroyed environment, terrible gap between the rich an the poor, continued social turmoil and illegal immigration to other countries including NY harbor. This is not a happy future, but if we don't give enough estimate to the positive side, it could be like that.
I want to tell you one story about me. Right now, I live in Beijing. Do I have my right as a citizen in China. Maybe you all already know about the Three Gorges Project. Besides the central government and right now, they foreign banker, not your American government because in 1994, the American Bureau of Reclamation announced the withdrawal of financial support to the Three Gorges Project . When they announced this decision they said, "If the U.S. government does not want to use our money to destroy our rivers, why should we spend the tax payers money to destroy other persons river?" Then the American government, the World Bank, Export and Import Bank totally withdraw. Right now only Merrill Lynch. and Morgan Stanley is trying to cooperate to support the Chinese government with the Three Gorges Project. They just keep it a secret from all of you.
In the American side, we just support China's building and something but inside China, we try to raise money for the Three Gorges Project because this is a paid project by the government when promised the government will give Merrill Lynch and all that lots of benefits. So this is exchange.
For me, when I was in Beijing, I just wanted to sue the authority of Three Gorges Project. I'm only one person, a citizen, and I want to sue the Three Gorges construction I wrote my paper and I tried to find a lawyer. The lawyer accepted my case tried to do this. And then the lawyer laughed. "Dai Qing, are you a Chinese? All the years, have you lived in Beijing? Do you happen to know who leads the country? And everything under the leadership of the communist party. No one will accept your paper, so forget it."
I was forced to pay for the project. I was against it but if you live in China, everyone who uses electricity, then you have to pay for the Three Gorges Project. Right now, as the Three Gorges Project is a political project, it's a red empress pet project so it uses the political way to try to push for its approval in the National Council. Then the central government uses the whole nation's money to support it. Then in the name of the government, in the name of the whole nation, try to borrow foreign money to support it. So, right now, it is underway and right now the forced resettlement is very dangerous. Then the government uses political power to try to move the people to other provinces in the eastern coast, a rich place. Then force the people in the rich place to welcome them. Settle down here. So everything from the beginning is a political issue.
So we are against it. For the environment, for the human rights, for everything we try to change the political system today in China.


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There was a time when you couldn't flick on Coronation Street without seeing Ant and Dec prance about on a Wii Fit Balance Board.
If a game was worth stocking, it had a TV ad. And there were hundreds of them, often found alongside big football matches orThe X Factor.
But that was then. Today games like Gears of War are launching without so much as a 30 second teaser on ITV.
During 2012, video game TV advertising dropped by 35 per cent year-on-year. So far in 2013 that's fallen even further – down 44 per cent. And that's despite the fact that the overall TV ad market has grown.
"The really big years of TV games ad spend are closely linked to hardware releases. In the years following the launch of Wii, 360, PS3, Kinect and Move we've seen large spikes in software and above the line advertising," says Andrew Mallandaine, the UK sales director of Turner Media, the firm behind kids channel Cartoon Network.
"There have not been major hardware releases in recent years which has impacted expenditure. We've also seen a consolidation of spend behind key franchises such as FIFA, Assassin's Creed and Call of Duty, which has been at the expense of smaller titles.
"This has been compounded by the economy. Marketers are reluctant to spend big when the retail environment is so unstable and disposable income is under pressure."
But there's more to it than economic uncertainties and the absence of a new consoles.
How people watch TV has changed due to the dramatic rise of on-demand TV, Sky+ and the internet.
This change in viewing habits is even more evident amongst gamers. According to Google, video games is the second most popular category on YouTube. Meanwhile, Twitch TV, an online video network that specialises in games, recorded 28m unique viewers in February.
"TV's starting to be seen as a bit of a blunt object versus the fine targeting that's available online," says Twitch TV chief commercial officer Jonathan Simpson-Bint.
"This is exacerbated hugely by the fact that both video-on-demand and live video online are now exploding at phenomenal rates.
"Live internet video allows for interactivity between broadcaster and user, and among users, so the dream of an 'interactive' and 'shared' TV experience is now finally happening, but it's happening on phones and computers and not the TV set. This interactivity creates lots of engagement opportunities for advertisers, so it's natural that they'd start to gravitate there."
"Live internet video allows for interactivity between
broadcaster and user, and among users, so the
dream of an 'interactive' and 'shared' TV experience
is now finally happening, but it's happening on
phones and computers and not the TV set.
This interactivity creates lots of engagement
opportunities for advertisers, so it's natural
that they'd start to gravitate there."
Jonathan Simpson-Bint – TV chief commercial officer, Twitch
But there are risks to this form of advertising, warns Mallandaine.
"It would be foolish to suggest that online video networks don't have a place on a well-rounded and targeted media schedule but there are aspects of their usage that need to be taken into consideration," he tells MCV.
"TV gives instant scale, the ability to regionally target, very defined launch dates, the ability to control the way the message is received and a defined target market. No other medium can create brand fame in the way that TV can.
"You can also rest assured that the quality of the content within which your ad will be aired will be of a very high level.
"My biggest concern with online advertising is that of control. Who's viewing the ad? What comments are being made below the content in an open forum? Will there be a backlash from parents of children watching inappropriate content? Anybody who wants control over
the way their brand is being perceived is always taking a risk in the online space."
Despite the drop in spend, statistics from Nielsen suggests that the share TV has of all video game advertising has remained largely the same over the last five years.
Online advertising for games has grown from one per cent to ten per cent between 2008 and 2012, the firm says. But this has not been at the expense of TV, which has seen its share remain static at 53 per cent [54 per cent in 2012]. The biggest loser has been print media, which has seen its share fall from 27 per cent to 14 per cent.
But that's not the full picture.
"This evidence suggests that TV advertising is still as important to video game advertisers as it was five years ago," says Jonathan Chambers, audio visual manager at ad specialists Generation Media.
"But Nielsen's reports give us a distorted picture. In terms of online spend, only display activity is captured, with elements such as SEO and preroll not accounted for. So it's likely that TV's influence would be reduced."
Indeed, although television remains a crucial part of video game marketing campaigns, advertising budgets are now being stretched over a wider spectrum of channels.
"TV advertising is still one of the most effective – but no longer the only – means to create awareness by reaching lots of people repeatedly over a short space of time," says the UK marketing director at Xbox, Harvey Eagle.
"There is still much to gain from airing a beautifully crafted TV commercial in a highly watched media environment. We used the England vs France Euro 2012 match to air the worldwide premiere of the Halo 4 live-action trailer. By doing so, we were able to reach a large part of our key audience at a time when they were highly engaged in viewing something they liked.
"TV advertising therefore has its role, but in a crowded marketplace such as in the lead up to Christmas, the best way to get cut-through is with an omni-channel approach, combining different elements of the marketing mix to drive success including but not limited to TV."
Although core gamers may be increasingly watching their entertainment online, there are still audiences where the television set remains king.
For children and mass-market consumers, TV is still hugely effective. That's why King has decided to book TV ads for its hit casual game, Candy Crush, or why Nintendo and Mind Candy are amongst this year's biggest TV spenders.
"The average hours of kids TV viewing in the UK has stayed stable at around 2.5 hours for over a decade with no marked decline despite other media platforms becoming available or growing," says Mallandaine.
"According to BARB, the majority of kids TV viewing is live, linear broadcast with only 10 per cent watching via playback, such as Sky+ or Tivo. And despite the growth of on-demand services like iPlayer, 4OD and ITV Player, an Ofcom report says that only 28 per cent of kids claim they've watched a programme or film on demand in the last year.
"So you can see why 95 per cent of the toy industry's above-the-line media spend still uses TV for its high return-on-investment delivery. This figure has barely changed since our channels launched and it's testament to the enduring power of TV to drive sales."
"The majority of kids TV viewing is live, linear broadcast
with only 10 per cent watching via playback, such as Sky+
or Tivo. And despite the growth of on-demand services
like iPlayer, 4OD and ITV Player, an Ofcom report says
that only 28 per cent of kids claim they've watched a
programme or film on demand in the last year. So you
can see why 95 per cent of the toy industry's
above-the-line media spend still uses TV for
its high return-on-investment delivery.
Andrew Mallandaine – UK sales director, Turner Media
Indeed, TV is not dead. It's having to fight a little harder, be a little more creative (just look at the tie-up between SyFy and Trion Worlds on Defiance for example). But there are still audiences out there that TV can reach that YouTube does not.
But there is a new generation of consumers coming through that no longer see the TV as central to their entertainment. Young 20-somethings and teenagers that spend more time in front of their computer or tablets than sitting on the sofa in the living room.
"Kids simply don't have the same relationship with TV that previous generations have had," adds Simpson-Bint.
"They don't watch as much and they watch on their own time. TV used to be a sort of omnipotent entertainment and information force and it's not anymore. It's gone from being the screen to a screen.
"YouTube has made everything available all of the time. You want to see that funny scene from The Office? It's on YouTube. And you can watch it, share it, talk about it anywhere at anytime.
"We've got generations of people growing up now for whom the web is primarily a 'now' experience. Look at Facebook, Twitter and Reddit and so on. These are instant gratification machines. Little dopamine generators. My kids have almost no concept of waiting for content, be it music, TV, video, news and so on.
"Here's an analogy for you. The decline of magazine sales has largely come down to a breakage of the business model. The magazine experience – that oasis-like private time with a cup of coffee and beloved read – is not broken. People still crave the experience that magazines offer. TV's different. Whereas, tablets thinly replicate the magazine experience, web video completely enhances and revivifies the video experience. Magazines have struggled because the business model is broken not because anyone reimagined the experience. But with TV that's exactly what's happened."


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Twynsta Study With Lifestyle Modifications in Korean Patients With Hypertension
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|First Received Date ICMJE
|March 15, 2011
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|September 8, 2015
|Start Date ICMJE
|March 2011
|Primary Completion Date
|June 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|The primary endpoint is the mean blood pressure change systolic blood pressure/diastolic blood pressure(SBP/DBP) from baseline after 24±2 weeks of treatment or at the last observation in case of early withdrawal (i.e. last observation carried forward). [ Time Frame: 24±2 weeks ]
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|Twynsta Study With Lifestyle Modifications in Korean Patients With Hypertension
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|An Observational Study to Evaluate the Effects of Twynsta Tablets (Telmisartan and Amlodipine FDC, q.d.) With Life Style Modifications on Blood Pressure, Quality of Life, and Other Risk Factors in Korean Patients With Hypertension
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|This observational study is designed to evaluate the effects of Twynsta tablets with life style modifications on blood pressure, quality of life, and other risk factors in Korean patients with hypertension in a routine clinical practice setting.
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|June 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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'Ignorance causes volitional formation ', as i understand, means that : Ignorance of anatta create a volitional formations; when there is duality view that devides on 'me and not-me', and by this illusion causes volitional formations. If is that, so in the next step of causation 'Volitional formation causes consciosness ', consciosness can be understood like identification?
Also I would like to ask if the pali word that was traducted as 'consciousness' ma be traduced as 'identification'?
Thanks you.


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Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Athletic Training
Why Does My Sprained Ankle Keep Swelling?
I sprained my ankle about a week ago. I can walk on it and it's not very painful. I wrap it with an ace bandage and swelling will go down, but when I take off the bandage and walk around it normally swells up again. I've tried ice packs, elevation, and epsom salts. I wrapped it back up for now, but I was told by a friend that it will continue to swell if I keep it wrapped. What to do? Why does it go down then keep swelling back up?
Ankle sprains are one of the most common and most frustrating injuries that we see in our athletes. A sprain itself is damage to one or more ligaments that surround the ankle joint. There are 3 main types of ankle sprains: lateral, medial and syndesmotic (or a "high" ankle sprain).
The lateral ankle sprain is most common and involves 1, 2 or all 3 of the ligaments which support the outside part of the ankle. Medial ankle sprains involve the larger group of 4 ligaments in the inside aspect of the ankle. "High" ankle sprains involve 1 or 2 ligaments which hold the two bones in the lower leg together. Usually this occurrs when the foot is planted and the body twists, often occurring if the activity is on a poor playing field with many "potholes".
We usually classify ankle sprain as mild (1-4 weeks until normal), moderate (4-8 weeks) or severe (8 weeks plus). The best treatment follows the RICE Principle (Rest, Ice, Compression Elevation). If the athlete cannot walk normally, we will crutch them (Rest).
Ice should be applied for 15-20 minutes (on both the inside AND outside of the ankle) several times a day (Ice). I often recommend an "ice bucket". Take a small trashcan, fill bottom layer with ice, fill half way with water and soak entire ankle joint for 10 minutes. Take 20 minutes off and repeat soak for 10 more minutes.
A compressive ace wrap should be applied starting below the injury and rolled up (this pushes the swelling towards the heart) and should not have any gaps or skin showing (even cover the heel) in order to be most effective (Compression).I recommend wearing this at all times, even when sleeping and at work. Be wary that you may apply the wrap too tightly: watch for a "blue" foot, numbness and tingling. If this occurs, undo the wrap and reapply with more slack.
Finally, the ankle should be evelated above the heart to prevent recurrent swelling (Elevation). If this treatment is followed for 1 week and there is minimal improvement, I would recommend that you see a physician who will most likely order an x-ray to make sure that you are dealing with a ligament injury versus a possible bone injury.
Often times it can take the full 4 -6 weeks to feel "normal" even after a mild ankle sprain. Once the swelling is gone and motion is restored, you should perform some ankle strengthening and balance exercises before returning to full activity. I would contact a local sports medicine clinic to have some initial formal instruction, but most of this rehab can easily be done at home.
Additionally, we recommend a lace-up ankle brace to provide extra stability during the first few months of activity after such an injury. Most pharmacies or your local sports medicine clinic can present you with several choice of braces to use. Good luck!
Vincent J O'Brien, ATC
Head Athletic Trainer
Clinical Instructor at the School of Allied Medical Professions
The Ohio State University


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A burglar rode off on a bicycle he had stolen from a home in Wheeler Avenue in Stratton, at about 6.15pm on February 8.
Wiltshire Police say the man was seen to scale a fence into the back garden and make off with the bike a few minutes later.
He was seen riding along the alleyway, which leads from Wheeler Avenue to the hydrotherapy pool and Kembrey Park. He is described as white and of average build, wearing a hooded top and trainers.
Anyone with information should call the priority crime team at Wiltshire Police on 101 ext 507912, or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.


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|October 24, 2012
Volume 14, Issue 22
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"First Stage Labor"
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The first thing I do for a woman with obstructed labour is to ask her to go for a short walk. If there is a stairway in the house, I ask her to walk to the top and down again. I explain to her that the changes in posture, particularly in the movement of the lumbar spine, frequently enable baby to alter the position of its head. The head then enters the pelvis, causing descent and moulding to start. Moulding is a valuable clue in these cases; the head propped on the brim does not mould, but as soon as progress commences, the moulding saggital suture becomes easy to feel. This simple trick works so often that is crazy not to try it.
— John Stevenson, MD, excerpted from "Managing First Stage Problems," Wisdom of the Midwives, Tricks of the Trade, Vol. II, a Midwifery Today book
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Jan's Corner
Cytotec and Cell Memory
I was talking recently with a dear friend and experienced midwife, and she told me something she had noticed about Cytotec—something I hadn't previously known, though my fight against it has been strong. My friend and several other midwives have noticed that if a woman has been given Cytotec during birth, her next birth can be greatly affected with increased laboring time, as well as other issues.
Later that same morning, I was talking with Eneyda Spradlin-Ramos (another midwife and friend). Eneyda is also a massage therapist and she told me cells have memory. She explained it so well that I asked her to write it for us. Here is her explanation:
The Golgi tendon organs and muscle spindle cells are both sensory neurons called "proprioceptors." These sensory neurons are located in nerves and tracts, but their cell bodies are found just outside of the spinal cord. They move messages from sensory organs in the tendons and muscles to the spinal cord. Some of these neuron fibers are called "proprioceptive fibers." These fibers monitor the way that a muscle contracts and stretches, as well as measure the tension that is in a tendon and transmit that information to the spinal cord in order for the information to be processed. This feedback allows the body to know positions and postures of the limbs even when they cannot be seen.
This is one of the reasons that learning appropriate technique is always stressed with many activities that involve the body's muscles, such as playing an instrument. You want your muscle memory to reflect the correct way to do things, not the incorrect way. Your muscle memory can actually play against you if you've constantly been practicing something the wrong way. Likewise, the muscles of the uterus can send the wrong message to the brain and, therefore, not be able to kick into labor during the subsequent pregnancy if Cytotec has been used.
— Eneyda Spradlin-Ramos
My hope is that all midwifery is protected and that motherbaby is protected, too. I think we midwives are that best option for motherbaby care, but if we get off course, we jeopardize our beloved midwifery and each other. We cannot do birth as medicine does. Cytotec is so pervasive—unbelievably so—but we are held to a higher standard. Please do not use Cytotec. The lives and subsequent births are in your hands and care.
— Jan Tritten, mother of Midwifery Today
Jan Tritten is the founder, editor-in-chief and mother of Midwifery Today magazine. She became a midwife in 1977 after the amazing homebirth of her second daughter. Her mission is to make loving midwifery care the norm for birthing women and their babies throughout the world. Meet Jan at our conferences around the world, or join her online, as she works to transform birth practices around the world.
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The Amniotomy Question: Examining the Pros and Cons of Rupturing Membranes
Abstract: The culture of birth establishes practices and embraces rituals. Currently there is a movement toward midwifery and away from hospital births as women and professions question the value of some practices and interventions common in hospital births. Amniotomy is a well-established practice that is accepted as an intervention to help women in their birth process, with the hope that it will shorten labor. There is little research regarding the psychological implication of amniotomy on the infant. This paper explores the pros and cons of amniotomy, its role as a ritual for birth attendants and the possible psychological effects on the infant.
Artificial rupturing of the amniotic membranes (AROM), or amni-otomy, is a common and even routine practice in the North American culture of birth. Amniotomy is accepted as a useful means to get labor going again if it has become stuck (1). Throughout gestation, the amniotic fluid is an integral component of the baby's environment. The baby learns to move in this fluid, breathes it into his lungs and swallows it in preparation for sustaining life outside of the womb. At the time of birth, amniotic fluid functions as a cushion for the baby during contractions and passage down the birth canal (2). The decision to rupture the membranes or to wait for spontaneous rupture is an important part of the birth plan. But with amniotomy having become such a common practice, and so accepted within the realm of natural childbirth, this decision is often overlooked.
When the doctor or midwife makes the decision to rupture the amniotic membranes, it is done by inserting an amnio hook into the birth canal to snag and break the membrane. In deciding to break the amniotic membrane, the hope is that the baby's head will push against the cervix, helping to open the cervix and shorten labor. Some studies (3–6) have found that amniotomy to shorten labor is not helpful because it shortens it by only one or two hours. One study (7) found that amniotomy increased the pain of labor and interfered with the onset of maternal affection immediately after birth because many women felt that their body's process had been disturbed (8). In some women however, especially multiparas, amniotomy during the second stage of labor is reported to alleviate pain (9).
— Verna Oberg
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Birth Q&A
Q: Looking back, what helped you most get through first stage labor?
— Midwifery Today
A: Surrender. Letting the contractions come, do their work and go without fighting them. Being separate from the labour and letting it run its course through my body.
— Serafine Nichols
A: Being at home with no pressure to perform! It was just my husband and I—we kept our midwife in the loop via phone. We readied the house, ate and watched a funny movie together. Only my sister and midwives knew I was in labour, and it was a great feeling to be able to hide in our cave while my body readied itself to birth our baby girl. She was born into the water at the birth centre 24 hours after I felt the first twinges of labour.
— Sophie Merchant
A: Privacy in my own bathroom, a nice big tub full of water and a really, really good book I had saved just for labor!
— Gail Hart
A: What can help women most is actually making sure she is actually in her first stage of labor! Lots of contractions do not necessarily mean you're in labor! If it isn't changing your cervix in a reasonable amount of time, you need to go home or the midwife needs to leave. Wishful thinking with herbal use or stripping membranes will only cause trouble.
— Carol Gautschi
A: Sitting on a toilet will help speed up labor. I keep my mommas on as long as possible. It works like a charm!
— Heidi Basford Kerkhof
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It is settled—we are sending off our contract to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, this week and will be going there for the 2014 USA conference. This is a venue we enjoyed very much. We haven't settled on a theme for the conference yet, so if you have any ideas you might like to share with us, e-mail me at email@example.com. We are facing so many issues in birth practice these days. I would like our theme to reflect that, but also to give hope because there is a lot to be hopeful for.
For our European 2013 conference we are going to Belgium. It is in a beautiful venue on the seacoast with fantastic meals at a reasonable cost, with room and meals included in the price. The dates are October 30 – November 3, 2013, so please save the date. Moscow is another possibility for 2013.
Eneyda Spradlin-Ramos (midwife friend) and I are going to check venues in England and Cyprus this month, so we will see where the future takes us! There are other places on the conference radar—I will keep you informed as we explore locations, themes and speakers.
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The Theravada school had also reached Burma around the time it arrived in Sri Lanka and something of a synergy gradually developed. Around the end of the 10th century, for example, war in Sri Lanka had extinguished the Theravadan ordination lineage, and a contingent of Burmese monks had to be imported to rekindle it. Burmese and Sri Lankan Theravada reinforced each other sufficiently, so that by the time Buddhism died out in India in the 11th century, it had established a stable home in these countries.
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It seems to me that this claim is overrated. I feel it is difficult to find documents about early buddhism in Burma. The first documents relate what happened during 11th century. Is it that sinhalese chronicles support this statement about relations between Sri Lanka and Burma?


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The Minnesota Twins are looking to trade first baseman Justin Morneau, a former MVP and four-time All-Star who has spent his entire 11-year career with the club, ESPN.com reports (insider).
Among the interested teams: The New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates and Tampa Bay Rays, all of which are looking to add offense as the second half begins.
Morneau was once one of the game's brightest young stars, winning the AL MVP in 2006 and finishing second in voting in 2008. He was an All-Star every year from 2007 to 2010 and helped lead the Twins to a series of AL Central titles.
But injuries have limited his playing time and productivity since 2008, the last season in which he played more than 135 games. He has been healthy this season, but his power numbers are down from the period in which he was good for 30 home runs a season. He has seven homers.
The 32-year-old Morneau is in the last year of a six-year deal he penned before the 2008 season, and the Twins are in the midst of their fourth straight losing season, so trading him for prospects would make sense.
The Yankees have lost first baseman Mark Teixeira for the season, and the team's offense has been anemic. Despite that, they are still only a few games out of a playoff spot as the second half opens. The team has put pitchers Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain on the block, but it's not likely the Twins would have any interest in those two. The Yankees also are making catching prospect JR Murphy available.
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