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Re: Please pray for Tiffany, she is getting a liver transplant.
Havent connected for a while and was SO HAPPY to see this news!!!
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Havent connected for a while and was SO HAPPY to see this news!!!
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Hi everyone,
I just spoke with Tiffany and she asked I update all of you. She still has an ng tube but that should come out soon. She started with three drains and is down to one. She feels pretty good but tired. The doctors were talking about releasing her in the next couple of days. She said thank you for all your thoughts and prayers.
Lisa for Tiffany
Lisa, many thanks for the good news. Can't believe they would be releasing her so soon, that is wonderful! Oh boy, oh boy!
Team Tiffany - Kicking Cancer's Butt, One Day at a Time
Quick update: Tiffany's progress is amazing!! She was moved out if ICU tonight into a private room. She got to walk down the hall today as well. She still has a tube down her nose because her belly hasn't woke up yet. This is a very normal and expected situation after a major surgery. As soon as her gut wakes up that tube will come out----hopefully tomorrow! Please continue to pray for her during this recovery
Thanks for that Lisa! Was great to see that pic of Tiff on FB today walking and smiling too! Hope that she gets the tube out today and it sounds like her recovery is going amazingly well!
A tidal wave of love and good wishes are heading Tiff's way. This is such wonderful news. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.
Dear Lisa and Tiffany, My goodness Tiff is just a perfect example of HOPE! I know when that tube is out she will even feel so much better. Thank you Lisa, again and tell her even though she is a Star we are not going to stop thinking about her and sending good juju until she is home.
So happy and so excited for Tiffany.
Please keep us informed.
Wow! Just reading over this, and it put a huge smile on my face.
Thank you Lisa for all the updates! And thank you all for the prayers and thoughts!
Hope you could feel all the love!
I sure do!!!!
Not sure what I would do without you guys!
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Posey shrugs off eventful night at home plate
SAN FRANCISCO -- A day after being involved in two important plays at the plate during the Giants' series-opening 2-1 win against the Dodgers on Friday, catcher Buster Posey offered insight into both.
The play that made the AT&T Park crowd hold their breath for a second came in the second inning, when Posey received a throw from first baseman Brandon Belt and tagged out A.J. Ellis, avoiding a big collision. It was a home-plate collision with Scott Cousins that broke a bone and tore three ligaments in his left leg on May 25, 2011.
On the play in which he tagged out Ellis: "You're kind of blind to the runner," Posey said. "The ball's coming from the right side of the infield and you're just trying to be like a middle infielder and make the tag."
Posey was tagged out at home trying to score on a Hunter Pence hit, ending the inning. Posey slid with his left leg tucked, which, he said, is how he would typically slide. He was asked if he would change anything about that play.
"I wish I was faster, so I would change that," Posey said.
Posey is one of the faces of the franchise, and because of that 2011 injury, fans are still crossing fingers during such plays at the plate. But, Posey said, he is only concerned executing his job.
"I don't sense that," Posey said of others' worry. "When you're in the moment, you're just trying to make a play."
Willie Bans is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Identification of New Markers in the Hypereosinophilic Syndrome (SHE)
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
University Hospital, Lille
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
University Hospital, Lille
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: October 22, 2012
Last updated: May 17, 2017
Last verified: May 2017
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The purpose is to characterize new hypereosinophilic syndrome biomarkers more informative and more accessible compared to those that we have already thanks to a proteomic approach. This will help the investigators to diagnose the this disease.
|Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
|Biological: biologie sample
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
|Official Title:
|Identification of New Markers in the Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics: PDGFRA-associated chronic eosinophilic leukemia PDGFRB-associated chronic eosinophilic leukemiaU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by University Hospital, Lille:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- The aim is to characterize, through an approach immunoprotéomique, new HES biomarkers more informative and easier access than those currently available to us. These biomarkers will help to the diagnosis of HES, compared with other causes of eosinophilia. [ Time Frame: one month after patient inclusion ]
|Actual Study Start Date:
|June 29, 2010
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2018
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2018 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: Hypereosinophilic syndrome unexplained
Biological: biologie sample
comparison of biomarkers between HES, HE biomarkers data and control arms
|Active Comparator: Hypereosinophilic syndrome explained
Biological: biologie sample
comparison of biomarkers between HES, HE biomarkers data and control arms
|Sham Comparator: Normal rate of eosinophilic
Biological: biologie sample
comparison of biomarkers between HES, HE biomarkers data and control arms
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- dated and signed informed consent
- virale serology negative or negative result less than 6 months
- virale serology negative for HBV or vaccinated patient
- insured
- virale serology negative or negative result less than 6 months
- negative pregnancy test or female menopause for at least 1 year
Exclusion Criteria:
- subject enable adult, under guardianship or under protective measures of justice
- Refusal or inability to give informed consent
- The hypereosinophilic syndrome explained origin other than than atopy, bullous pemphigoid, the Churg-Strauss syndrome and DRESS
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01713504
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01713504
|CHRU, Hôpital Claude Huriez
|Lille, Nord, France, 59037
Sponsors and Collaborators
University Hospital, Lille
|Principal Investigator:
|Lionel Prin, MD PhD
|University Hospital, Lille
More Information
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|University Hospital, Lille
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01713504 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
2009-A00314-53 ( Other Identifier: ID-RCB number, ANSM )
|Study First Received:
|October 22, 2012
|Last Updated:
|May 17, 2017
|Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
|Plan to Share IPD:
|Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
|Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
Pathologic Processes
Leukocyte Disorders
Hematologic Diseases
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Get an overview of this hotelLuxury Madrid aparthotel in Madrid City Centre, walk to Prado Museum
Popular property highlights
Located in Madrid City Centre, this luxury aparthotel is within a 10-minute walk of Plaza de Cibeles, Prado Museum, and Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. Plaza Mayor and El Retiro Park are also within 1 mi (2 km).
Property Features
A bar/lounge, a coffee shop/café, and a rooftop terrace are available at this smoke-free aparthotel. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include meeting rooms, concierge services, and dry cleaning.
Room Amenities
All 18 soundproofed apartments feature free WiFi and iPod docks. Guests will find kitchens with refrigerators, stovetops, microwaves, and dishwashers.
Guest Highlights
- Good location
- Proximity to public transit
- Helpful staff
- Clean guestrooms
- Guestroom size
Luxury Suites
Property Amenities
Property Amenities
The aparthotel offers a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. For a surcharge, the property provides a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours) and a theme park shuttle. This Victorian aparthotel also offers a rooftop terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff. Guests can use the health club at a partner property.
Luxury Suites is a smoke-free property.
- 24-hour front desk
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee shop or café
- Concierge services
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 18
- Laundry facilities
- Number of floors - 7
- Meeting rooms
- One meeting room
- Rooftop terrace
- Porter/bellhop
- Train station pickup (surcharge)
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Shopping center shuttle (surcharge)
- Theme park shuttle (surcharge)
- Free WiFi
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Multilingual staff
- Luggage storage
- Year Built 1914
- Area shuttle (surcharge)
- Smoke-free property
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Separate living room
- Free Wi-Fi
- Soundproofed rooms
- Kitchen
- Laundry facilities
- Separate dining area
- Sofa bed
- Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
- Microwave
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Room Amenities
- iPod docking station
- Room service (limited hours)
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Shower/tub combination
- Air conditioning
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Soundproofed rooms
- Coffee/tea maker
- Kitchen
- Microwave
- Dishwasher
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Designer toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Bidet
- Slippers
- Cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Espresso maker
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board
- Sofa bed
- Separate dining area
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
- Stovetop
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Satellite TV service
- Free WiFi
- Separate living room
- Sofa bed size
- Down comforter
- Pillow menu
Where to Eat
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 10:30 AM.
Onsite venue - This brasserie serves breakfast only. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Property Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 30 per night.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available for EUR 15 per night.
- No pets or service animals allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- No onsite parking is available.
Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: EUR 15 for adults and EUR 9 for children (approximately)
- Airport shuttle fee: EUR 100 per vehicle (roundtrip)
- Crib (infant bed) fee: EUR 15 per night
- Rollaway bed fee: EUR 30 per night
- Onsite credit card charges are subject to a surcharge
Property Name
- Luxury Suites Apartment Madrid
- Luxury Suites Madrid
- Luxury Suites Aparthotel Madrid
- Luxury Suites
We should mention
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 2500, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation. This property offers transfers from the airport and train station (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.
Awards & Affiliations
- The property is a member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World.


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Six different layers in this Mint-Chocolate Cake ($6.95) from the Rockefeller Center location of Bouchon Bakery, and I can't decide which I like best. Is it the mint-jelly and chocolate ganache quenelle that tops off the slice? Or maybe that pure white layer of vanilla bean mousse? It's hard competition when pitted against soft green mint mousse and a brownie-like chocolate cake. And don't forget about that layer of milk chocolate mousse! The very bottom crust is excellent as well, like a crushed Oreo cookie, only made of a darker chocolate and pressed tightly. Either way, it's a not-to-miss cake from the current selection at Bouchon, a cheerful reminder that spring is practically around the corner.
Bouchon Bakery
1 Rockefeller Plaza, New York NY 10020 (map)
About the author: Originally from Honolulu, Kathy YL Chan blogs at Kathy YL Chan, where she chronicles her eats and travel adventures between Hawai'i, New York and beyond. She firmly believes that there is always room for dessert.


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Oakland County Medical Examiner's Office investigators have confirmed that a man died this morning after shoveling snow.
The call for emergency help came around 9 a.m., said Waterford Fire Capt. John Lyman. The Waterford man was clearing off the snow from his driveway.
First responders said he was laying in the driveway, under cardiac arrest.
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The Regnum Christi Movement offers its members some guidelines of a gospel-based spirituality as an ideal of Christian life. The spiritual path that Regnum Christi members walk mainly consists in knowing, loving, imitating, and proclaiming Christ. This is the path and these are the goals.
Below, we offer some resources that can help nurture the spiritual life of Movement members and of any Christian.
Daily Prayer 2013-12-14
Listen to podcast version here.
Father Walter Schu, LC
Matthew 17:9a, 10-13
As they were coming
down from the mountain, the disciples asked Jesus, "Why
do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"
He said in reply, "Elijah will indeed come and restore
all things; but I tell you that Elijah has
already come, and they did not recognize him but
did to him whatever they pleased. So also will the
Son of Man suffer at their hands." Then the
disciples understood that he was speaking to them of John
the Baptist.
Introductory Prayer: Lord, your disciples sincerely
tried to comprehend your identity and believe in you.
I come before you today with my doubts and
problems, hoping to find in this prayer an answer to
my deepest aspirations. I want to believe with unwavering
faith, and I want to love you with a devout
heart. I offer you this time of prayer as
my token of gratitude for all I have received
from you.
Petition: Mary, help me to embrace God's
will in my life, just as Christ embraced the
Father's plan for our salvation.
1. John the Baptist as Elijah:
Once again the Gospel refers to John the Baptist
as the one whose role is to prepare us for
the One who is to come. Through the prophet
Malachi, the Jews' expectation of the return of Elijah, who
will prepare the way for the promised Messiah, has
grown. But they have come to view him as
a figure of great power, someone who will sweep men
away. So they fail to recognize Elijah's presence in
the person of John the Baptist, whose only power
is that of the Spirit of God, calling all people
to conversion of heart in order to receive the
Christ. How many times in my life do I fail
to recognize the presence of Christ in my life
because I'm seeking something other than Christ's promises to
his followers? Christ doesn't offer an easy path of
comfort and consolations.
2. Bethlehem and the Cross: Why did
Christ become a helpless baby at Bethlehem? Why did
he take on a fragile human body? Precisely so he
could suffer for us in order to redeem us.
What does that mean for our lives as Christians? It
means nothing less than the fact that suffering is
a gift from God. It is the Father's gentle
caress, molding us into the image of his Son. The
cross is the source of our fruitfulness, not only
in our personal spiritual growth, but also in the
mission to win graces for others, for all of the
souls God has mysteriously entrusted to our care.
3. Obedience
unto Death: Christ's desire to embrace suffering rose from his
loving obedience to his Father's plan, without condition or
limit. This loving obedience is what gives suffering its
redemptive value. From the moment of his birth at
Bethlehem, Christ shows us what it means to obey with
love. Bethlehem is a school of obedience. In Bethlehem,
Christ teaches us that only a loving obedience frees,
only loving obedience redeems and sanctifies, only loving obedience
enriches. Loving obedience alone saves, loving obedience alone frees us
from sin and loving obedience alone pleases God. Let
us embrace the cross of obedience in the challenging
circumstances of our daily lives, in the trials brought
by the passing of years, in the sorrow that afflicts
us when God calls our loved ones back to
him. Loving obedience is the path to holiness, the way
to the Father's house.
Conversation with Christ: Thank
you, Lord, for giving us a school of loving obedience
at Bethlehem, throughout your life and in your death
on the cross. Help me to embrace suffering like
you did and to be confident in its power to
make me holy and win graces for souls.
Resolution: I will seek to recognize God's presence in my
day by patiently welcoming the suffering and trials he
permits, so he can bring about a greater good.
The daily meditation is a service of Regnum Christi that offers people a Gospel reflection through e-mail. You can view the weekly meditation on this link or listen the podcast version here.
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Mystery 1: How many parking spaces has the Los Altos City Council eliminated since June 2010 in downtown Los Altos, and what will it cost to replace them?
To find out the total number of eliminated spaces, it is useful first to determine part of the answer, which is how many parking spaces the city council eliminated at First and Main streets (400 Main St.). This is complicated by the fact that two important city documents have different numbers for how many spaces were eliminated at First and Main.
The Downtown Parking Management Plan, dated June 2013 and adopted by the city council Sept. 17, 2013, counts "96 parking spaces" at First and Main. However, the Downtown Public Parking Data sheet, dated July 17, 2013, which the city council discussed and put into the record when it adopted the parking plan, states that regarding "Loss of Public Parking District Spaces Due to Downtown Improvements," the "First and Main Redevelopment" accounts for "54 spaces."
Which is the correct number: 54 or 96? The actual number of parking spaces (including spaces under trees) at First and Main is shown in the accompanying April 2013 Google Earth image – 96 spaces. The data sheet number is off by 43 percent.
Fiscal impact
The Downtown Parking Management Plan projects the cost to replace parking spaces with a garage as $38,081 per space if the city paid cash. If the city finances construction of the garage over 30 years, the projected cost per net new space, including construction, financing and maintenance costs, is $127,138 (Parking Plan Cost Estimate).
The projected cost in cash to replace the 96 spaces lost at First and Main is $3.6 million. The projected cost to finance construction of the 96 spaces over 30 years, including construction, financing and maintenance, is $12.2 million. The city sold First and Main to the Jeffrey A. Morris Group for $3.1 million, substantially less than what it will cost to replace the parking lost there. This may surprise people who think that the city acquired First and Main for parking.
Read more in the following weeks to get additional clues for figuring out this mystery.
Kim Cranston is a Los Altos Hills resident and downtown Los Altos property owner.


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Investigation continues into officer-involved shooting
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) Police officers and investigators were back at the scene of a shooting where two suspects were killed. Five offices have now been identified as being involved in the incident very early Monday morning.
The two injured policemen are reported to be doing well.
Officer Daniel Brewer is the one who suffered a gunshot to the head, which officials have called a "moderate" wound. Late Tuesday, Eyewitness News was told Brewer has been released from the hospital.
The officer with minor injuries is Rick Wimbish, and on Tuesday it was reported that he was "doing better" and resting at home. Police said Wimbish suffered a minor injury, not related to the gunfire.
Meanwhile at about noon on Tuesday, a number of officers and investigators with BPD were back in the hotel parking lot where the incident happened. They were tight-lipped, only indicating more information would come out later.
It was about 12:30 a.m. on Monday, when officers reportedly tried to make a traffic stop on a car occupied by two suspects. Gunfire erupted shortly after the officers made contact, according to the department. Both suspects were hit by officers' shots and pronounced dead at the scene.
Eyewitness News has learned one of those suspects was supposed to be in court on Tuesday for an arrest from four weeks before. Court records show Jorge Ramirez, 34, had been picked up Aug. 14 on drug charges. The investigation report shows officers had searched Ramirez' home and found "a large amount of methamphetamine, a scale, packaging and currency which are consistent with the sales of narcotics."
Documents filed in court on this case show Ramirez was also accused of possessing ammunition, a violation because he had been previously convicted on drug charges. A check of Kern County court records shows a series of convictions for Ramirez that include various drug charges, spousal abuse, and making threats. He served a number of prison sentences for the prior convictions.
The other suspect killed in the incident has a similar record. Justin Bryan Harger, 32, was just profiled as a fugitive sought by U.S. Marshals for an incident on Aug. 21. Their alert says Harger was "identified by the Bakersfield Police Department as an armed shooting suspect." It adds Harger should be considered armed and dangerous, and has a history of violence and firearms.
A check of court records shows Harger with convictions and arrests stretching back at least 14 years. Those cases involve various drug charges, spousal abuse, forgery, and weapons.
It's not clear yet exactly why the officers tried to pull over the suspects' car, and how they ended up in the parking lot behind the Four Points Sheraton Hotel off California Avenue and Mohawk. On Tuesday, the hotel manager confirmed neither man was a guest at the hotel.
Police have said a suspect's gun was found at the scene. There's no word yet on how many shots were fired.
Neighbors living in apartments behind the parking lot said they heard a lot of gunfire. And on at least one apartment, Eyewitness News saw police technicians marking what appear to be bullet holes from the incident.
The other Bakersfield Police officers involved in the shooting have been identified by the department as Officer Ryan Vaughan, Officer Jess Beagley, and Officer Chad Garrett. These officers have been with BPD from three to 22 years, the department says.
The Bakersfield Police Department asks anyone with information on the incident to call them at (661) 327-7111.


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The University of Alabama ("the University") is committed to maintaining a supportive and safe educational environment, one which seeks to enhance the well-being of all members of its community. This commitment reflects the institution's adherence to its mission, to its various policies supporting its mission, and to relevant state and federal laws. Within that commitment, the University places importance on creating a secure environment for children. To that end, the University has adopted the following child protection policy and procedures.
In order to ensure the safety and well being of children, individuals, including University faculty, staff, students, volunteers, and representatives as well as third-party vendors and their employees, representatives, or volunteers that contract for use of University facilities, with responsibilities that involve interaction with children (collectively "University personnel"), must carefully review and abide by the following policy regarding abuse.
A "child" is any person under 18 years of age.
This Policy applies to child abuse or neglect that allegedly occurs on the University's campus, on property owned or leased by the University, or while University personnel are participating in a University connected activity off campus.
With very limited exception, Alabama law (Ala. Code § 26-14-1 et seq.) makes the reporting of known or suspected child abuse or neglect mandatory for University employees, hospitals, clinics, medical professionals, teachers, school officials, law enforcement officials, social workers, daycare workers, mental health professionals, members of the clergy, and any other person called upon to render aid or medical assistance to a child. It is the University's position that, in addition to the mandated statutory reporting requirements for certain individuals and entities, all University personnel should immediately report known or suspected child abuse or neglect as provided in this policy.
No form of child abuse, whether physical, emotional or sexual, will be permitted or tolerated under any circumstances whatsoever. Child abuse is morally and legally wrong. It can come in many forms.
Harm or threatened harm to a child's health or welfare can occur through nonaccidental physical or mental injury, sexual abuse or attempted sexual abuse or sexual exploitation or attempted sexual exploitation.
"Sexual abuse" may be perpetrated by an adult or another child and includes the employment, use, persuasion, inducement, enticement, or coercion of any child to engage in, or having a child assist any other person to engage in, any sexually explicit conduct or any simulation of the conduct for the purpose of producing any visual depiction of the conduct; or the rape, molestation, prostitution, or other form of sexual exploitation of children, or incest with children as those acts are defined by Alabama law. Sexual abuse also includes any activity that is meant to arouse or gratify the sexual desires of the perpetrating adult or child. Sexual abuse may or may not involve touching.
"Sexual exploitation" includes allowing, permitting, or encouraging a child to engage in prostitution and allowing, permitting, encouraging or engaging in the obscene or pornographic photographing, filming, or depicting of a child for commercial purposes.
Negligent treatment or maltreatment of a child includes the failure to provide adequate food, medical treatment, supervision, clothing, or shelter.
If you know or suspect that a child is a victim of child abuse or neglect, you must act.
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Your oral report should include all available information regarding the known or suspected abuse or neglect, including, but not limited to, the name of the child, his whereabouts, the names and addresses of the parents, guardian, or caretaker and the character and extent of the injuries. The report should also contain, if known, any evidence of previous injuries to said child and any other pertinent information that might establish the cause of such injury or injuries, and the identity of the person or persons responsible for the same.
Second, do not directly question or solicit information from the child or from the person suspected of improper behavior. That is not your role; the role of investigation lies with city, county, and state officials.
Third, in addition to making an oral report, you must also complete a Child Abuse or Neglect Report Form and deliver the same to the UA Police Department.
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GCST4108 - Gender Studies Honours Thesis D
Semester 2, 2011 | Credit Points: 6
Coordinator: Kane Race
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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?This medicine is for injection into a muscle, or into a vein. It is given by a health care professional in a hospital or clinic setting.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. This medicine should not be given to infants and children younger than 2 years old.
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Muscle Strength and Inflammatory Response in Patients With Inclusion Body Myositis (IBMan)
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Comparison of a group of 20 IBM patients with 20 controls matched on age, gender and weight.
|Inclusion Body Myositis
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Case Control
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Evaluation of Muscle Strength and Inflammatory Response in Patients With Inclusion Body Myositis
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics: idiopathic inflammatory myopathy
MedlinePlus related topics: Myositis
Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center resources: Inclusion Body Myositis Idiopathic Inflammatory MyopathyU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Institut de Myologie, France:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- muscle strength [ Time Frame: 2 evaluations at an interval of 9 months ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- immune response [ Time Frame: 1 measure at inclusion ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|April 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|April 2010
|Primary Completion Date:
|April 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Inclusion Body Myositis
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
Primary care clinic
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age > 18 years old
- Written consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Current infection
- Cancer within 1 year
- Immune deficiency
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00898989
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00898989
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|Paris, France, 75013
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|Olivier BENVENISTE MD PHD, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
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|NCT00898989 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|May 11, 2009
|Last Updated:
|December 18, 2010
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Myositis, Inclusion Body
Muscular Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Neuromuscular Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
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The E350 is Mercedes-Benz's sensible sedan. Standing in the shadow of the extroverted E63 AMG and conceding the efficiency crown to the forthcoming E250 BlueTec diesel, it earns respect by effortlessly balancing form and function in a practical and attractive package. In many ways, the E-class is Mercedes; integrity is everything when you have that kind of weight on your shoulders.
Honing and Toning
Freshly resculpted for the 2014 model year, the W213-generation E-class traces its lineage to 2010. Although the grille covers roughly the same real estate, its corners are now softer, and the previous quad headlamp lenses have been shaped into two longer, leaner units that blend more naturally with the sleek rake of the fascia. The Mercedes shape-up program didn't neglect the glutes, either, as the formerly flared rear fenders now appear more tight and toned, and the overall package displays a more cohesive and athletic look than did the previous car.
Our pair of test cars—one rear drive, the other with Mercedes' 4MATIC all-wheel drive—came in a slimming shade of Lunar Blue ($720) and were equipped with the no-cost Sport Styling package that brings a sport suspension; 18-inch, twin five-spoke wheels; and interior touches. The package also swaps the standard grille and the traditional stand-up three-pointed star for a two-bar grille with an integrated emblem. Weight was shaved by rendering the fenders, hood, and doors in aluminum and the decklid from a composite. All in, our all-wheel-drive example tipped the scales at 4136 pounds, and the rear-driver weighed 4000 pounds on the nose.
To give you an idea of how thinly the V-6–powered, four-door, four-wheel-drive premium-sedan market is sliced, consider that the last BMW 535i xDrive we tested weighed 4187 pounds and the last Audi A6 3.0T Quattro, 4105 pounds; both were a tad portly compared with a Lexus GS350 AWD, which crossed the scales at a comparatively breezy 3977 pounds. As you might expect, the acceleration numbers are grouped nearly as tightly, the E350 4MATIC handling the 0-to-60 sprint in 5.8 seconds, the Lexus in 5.6, and the latest 535i xDrive in 5.3. (We have tested the Audi to 60 as quickly as 5.1 seconds, although our latest example posted a 5.6-second time.) Lacking the 4MATIC model's off-the-line traction bonus, the lighter E350 needed six seconds flat to hit 60 mph.
The 302-hp, 3.5-liter V-6 is the E350's silent partner, sending its output to a seven-speed automatic, where the shifts are fully automatic or activated at the behest of the standard steering-wheel-mounted paddles. We can't say acceleration is neck snapping, but the forward urge is strong and steady, and responses to pedal inputs are decisive.
Reality Check
Even though the E350 is a product of a luxury brand, its suspension settings favor a European preference for road texture instead of isolation. Frost heaves, expansion strips, and broken pavement transmit impact harshness through the 4MATIC's 245/40-series Pirelli P Zero tires. (The non-4MATIC four-door's identically sized Continental ContiProContact rubber was slightly smoother and quieter.) Even so, the cabin remains tight and rattle-free, and the suspension (independent three-link front and five-link rear, variable-rate dampers all around) remains planted. Vehicle control is never compromised.
The variable-effort electric power steering is superlight when stopped in traffic and at low speeds but firms up nicely as speeds and tire loads increase. It's short on contact-patch communication, but at least it's consistent and accurate. Lateral acceleration registers 0.86 g in the 4MATIC and a barely lower 0.83 g in the rear-drive E350, and given the choice, we'd take the Sport package's firm body-motion control over a setup that goes weak in the knees when challenged. Still, this isn't a car that begs to be tossed around corners. Instead, the E350's braking and handling seem tailored toward competency for the sake of safety, not fun, one of the main factors in the rear-driver's third-place finish in a recent four-car comparison test.
An engine stop-start system is standard for 2014, as are a few safety features such as Attention Assist, which monitors your driving behavior and lets you know when it thinks you are drowsy or distracted, and collision assist, for when you're clearly not paying attention at all. Our cars had the optional Lane Tracking package ($875), which includes blind-spot assist and lane-keeping assist, two features that go unappreciated until you need them.
Namaste, the New Zeitgeist
From the driveline and seating to the steering and suspension, from the exterior refresh to the conservative yet elegant interior, Mercedes has taken a holistic approach with the 2014 E350. Although it might not stand out in any single category or scream sportiness, the way the E350 seamlessly blends its many strengths is a work of art in its own right, and a longtime Mercedes skill. The pre-refresh W213 had us wondering if perhaps the lines of communication were degrading slightly among engineering, product planning, and design. They all seem to be speaking clearly to one another now.


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Currently, about 25,000 pets become homeless in Delaware and over 15,000 are destroyed in Delaware's publicly funded shelters. The vast majority of these pets are destroyed because there are no homes for them immediately available. And these numbers do not take into account the thousands of homeless cats that huddle near dumpsters, living in fear.
Pet overpopulation and homelessness is a community problem, not a shelter problem. It takes a unified effort within the community to solve the problem and to do so in a humane, effective manner. We hope you will join this effort!
Our Mission
Ending the routine killing of dogs and cats through rescue and adoption of homeless pets, affordable spay/neuter programs that target the neediest pet owners in our community, and outreach programs that prevent pet owner relinquishments.
Our Vision
That Delaware will become a state that cares for and protects animal companions, eliminating abuse, neglect and the routine killing of homeless pets.
Our Goals
Significantly increase adoptions of homeless pets by building a state-of-the-art Adoption Center that provides medical care and a homelike setting where dogs and cats can live free of stress and fear until new homes are found for them.
Provide care options for homeless pets that need more time and training to become adopted or who need lifetime care by creating a Sanctuary in Delaware. Here, animals who are difficult to place in homes because of age, illness or temperament can live out their natural lives in safety.
Create therapeutic programs that bring animals and their gifts of unconditional love, companionship and healing to children and the elderly in residential facilities who suffer from isolation, depression or the effects of abuse or illness.
Reduce overpopulation by providing spay/neuter programs which target the neediest pet owners and feral/stray cats.
Reduce pet relinquishments to shelters by offering support, training and alternatives to owner give-ups.
Faithful Friends Animal Society
12 Germay Drive
Wilmington, DE 19804
Public Adoption and Service Hours
Sunday, Monday & Tuesday - Closed to public
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Saturday 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Adoption Costs: All animals are spayed or neutered and up-to-date on shots at the time of adoption. To help defray the cost of this medical care, we request an adoption fee. Please call for fees.
1. Begin your search by selecting the animal type: dog, cat or all
Faithful Friends has pictures and information about the dogs and cats up for adoption and foster care. You can search for the perfect pet for you. Just use the search links to the left to begin. Our animals are also listed on petfinder.com under Delaware organizations. Think about your work schedule and lifestyle before choosing a dog or cat.
2. Print and fill out an application
Once you have selected an animal that you are interested in, you need to fill out an adoption form. Click here for a printable adoption form for a CAT, or a printable adoption form for a DOG. Mail your completed form to the address printed on the form or fax it to (302) 427-2855.
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Our goal is to put a pet into the home most suited for that particular pet, and we screen and review applications personally. Once the Faithful Friends case manager has reviewed and accepted the application, it is time to meet the pet you have selected.
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We work with the you to arrange a home visit with your family and the pet you have selected. This allows you to see how the pet interacts with you and your family, and allows you to get to know the pet. If there's a match - the adoption process is complete.
5. Faithful Friends comes back to check in
A Faithful Friends volunteer will come back within one week, and again over the next few month to make sure that all well. We can give advice for training, housebreaking, and socialization of your new pet as well as review any veterinarian visits with you. We will stay in touch, as each animal that we place becomes a member of our extended family!
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The mythical secret vault of truly unique baby names is real, but only the US government holds the key.
To protect privacy, the Social Security Administration doesn't release names given to only one child, drawing the line at five or more. So the names given to five babies are the most unique we're able to learn about. Most of those on that rarefied level are tortured spellings of more familiar names: Mikeila and Scarlotte, Masun and Stanlee. And there are truly terrible names at the depths of the extended list too, as detailed in our recent blog.
But then there are those nearly unique baby names that are eminently usable, ripe for the picking for the parent who truly wants a distinctive choice. These are not for everybody, but we found over 50 excellent choices that were used for just five children each in 2012. Among them are names that are among our all-time favorites, such as Petal and Tiernan for girls, O'Brien and Poe for boys.
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Life at Mines
Have you heard that Mines is all work and no play? Our students will tell you that living in Colorado offers many opportunities for taking a break from the books and enjoying a healthy social life.
With more than 220 different student organizations, clubs and recreation activities, Mines students keep up with their academics while following diverse interests and enjoying balanced, active college lives.
Living on campus is a new and exciting life experience. You'll meet new friends in a small, safe and fun community. You'll share the challenges and rewards of a Mines education. And you'll develop relationships that last a lifetime. Learn more about student activities, outdoor recreation, Mines traditions, student housing or read our student blogs.
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We're the Office of Intercultural Affairs, and we're committed to social justice and parity. We partner with the campus and larger community to increase cultural awareness, cultivate diversity, promote social justice, and create substantive intergroup partnerships. Get to know our students, explore our programming initiatives, and get involved.
Come see us. We're found all over campus, but our office is located in The Journey House, located at 1000 E. Porter St. (adjacent to the fraternities). Our new home offers an expanded space for departmental programs and leadership development. Feel free to stop in and say hello.
The Office of Intercultural Affairs advocates for Albion College under-represented students and strives to engage all students in the work of diversity on a domestic and global level to grow personally and develop into interdependent citizens.


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March 20, 2013
Whooping Crane Migration Watch Gets Under Way
AUSTIN — Heralding an early start to spring, whooping cranes began breaking camp at wintering grounds in Texas sooner than usual and are making their way back north.
Wildlife officials are asking the public join Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's Texas Whooper Watch effort and watch for the endangered birds as they close out an unusual winter season in the state.
Whooping cranes traditionally winter in coastal Texas on the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge and nearby areas, and that site continues to be the primary winter home of the flock that now numbers around 280 birds; however, a significant number of whooping cranes explored new wintering areas in 2012-13.
Among the nomadic whoopers, at least two whoopers spent most of the winter in Matagorda County near Collegeport, at least five were observed wintering in Wharton County near El Campo and Louise, and at least 10 whoopers occupied country far from the coast in Williamson County near Granger Lake. In addition, several individual sightings of whooping cranes were reported in Lavaca County and as far north as Wilbarger County.
Some of those "non-traditional" whooping cranes also broke with migration tradition this year, said Lee Ann Johnson Linam, a wildlife diversity biologist with TPWD.
"Normally, whooping crane spring migration begins in late March, with nearly all birds departing for the nesting grounds in Canada by mid-April," she noted. "However, a USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) radio-tracking study and observations by volunteers with Texas Whooper Watch detected an earlier start to migration this year."
Some of the Granger Lake whooping cranes departed their wintering grounds as early as February 24 and have already reached northern Nebraska, some of the Wharton County birds are also in northern Nebraska, and one Granger Lake bird that departed on March 12 had already reach the South Dakota border by March 18.
The new patterns for whooping cranes are an interesting development, according to Linam. As the whooping crane population that winters in Texas continues to recover, it is a healthy sign that the species is exploring new wintering grounds.
"The expansion of whooping cranes that we saw last winter and this winter brings new challenges, such as public awareness, adjusting management strategies, and trying to obtain population estimates," she said. "But there is additional security in not having the species concentrated at one location."
Linam also noted that the expansion has been a success in terms of winter survival on non-traditional sites, landowner acceptance, and public enthusiasm for additional opportunities to view whooping cranes.
"In fact, while two whooping crane mortalities were documented on the traditional wintering grounds this year, no mortalities were reported from non-traditional sites," said Linam. "On the other hand, little is known about how well these cranes fare when they return to the nesting grounds. More information is needed on productivity of whooping cranes wintering in agricultural areas and whether food issues contribute to an earlier departure time."
Whoopers usually follow a migratory path through North and Central Texas that includes cities such as Victoria, Austin, Waco, Fort Worth and Wichita Falls. During migration they often pause overnight to use wetlands for roosting and agricultural fields for feeding, but seldom remain more than one night. They nearly always migrate in small groups of less than 6-8 birds, but they may be seen roosting and feeding with large flocks of the smaller sandhill crane. They are the tallest birds in North America, standing nearly five feet tall. They are solid white in color except for black wing-tips that are visible only in flight. They fly with necks and legs outstretched.
Texans can help by reporting sightings of Whooping Cranes and by preventing disturbance of cranes when they remain overnight at roosting and feeding locations. Sightings can be reported to firstname.lastname@example.com or 512-389-TXWW (8999). Observers are asked especially to note whether the cranes have colored leg bands on their legs.
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Holy Roller: Excerpt
The following excerpt is from Holy Roller: Growing Up in the Church of Knock Down, Drag Out; or, How I Quit Loving a Blue-Eyed Jesus by Diane Wilson.
Momma's pregnancies were hellacious. First she vomited her guts out and then she cried about it. If that wasn't enough to cement the connection between hell and pregnancy, six months into her fourth pregnancy, while hanging out a washtub of wet clothes on a line tied to a rain cistern where rats and birds fell plus we got our water, a blood clot froze in her eyes and she went blind in one. One-eyed and one year later, Momma had me. (Nothing slowed down her baby train.) It was October, the dead-last phase of the moon, and summerlike with the windows open but screened to keep out the mosquitoes that were always worse after dark. I was delivered, howling like a banshee, in my grandma's bed by Aunt Teny, whose curly, frizzy hair mine eventually resembled.
I was not the first grandkid born at Grandma's but the fifth. And while babies might have started at home, they always ended up at Grandma's because she had an indoor toilet and many helpful girls: Goldie Belle, Silver, Tena Perlina (Teny), and June Bug. (Grandma had attempted to name all her girls after precious jewels mentioned in the Bible, but she quit and settled on a month of the year for the youngest girl because a neighbor lady said Garnet sounded like Jezebel.) Grandma had a couple of taboos on childbearing. One, don't mention that nasty word! But if you must, then call it PG. Two, a woman's insides would fall out if she set foot on the floor too soon after delivery so for two solid weeks, Grandma and her three girls waited on Momma hand and foot (this was the only time Momma was queen of anything), and in the evening fried chicken and dumplings and biscuits in a covered skillet were toted from the bayou house (where Grandma and the girls were) to the shinnery house (where Daddy and the boys were).
Then Daddy showed up from shrimping one day and, lo and behold, there was a new screaming baby in the house. Daddy was indifferent to the whole baby thing and the most he'd do was put one rubber fishing boot against the baby's butt and say, "Goldie, this baby's diaper needs changing." Only once was a baby (my brother) delivered in Momma's iron bed and for once Daddy got to see the whole messy little affair from scratch and in her delirium Momma called Daddy Billy Bones, which she never did again.
Most screaming babies take a couple days to calm down, a month at the most, but I never calmed down. I screamed like I had a hot poker stuck to my foot—until I didn't. And I stopped because I was sent to Houston to visit my curlyhaired Aunt Teny (who had only one kid) and I fell in love with their cement sidewalk. Momma thought it was the 150-mile ride that ended the crying, but it wasn't. The cement sidewalk did it.
The cement-sidewalk love affair was cut short, though, 'cause Daddy liked all his kids in one spot and not farmed out (for a starving fisherman, he had an inordinate amount of pride), so I was sent home to Momma, who had two more babies, and my fascination with cement was transferred to a baby bottle that I sucked until I was four. I didn't see my Aunt Teny again until a hurricane sent an open invitation to her and her feisty union husband and her one kid: come to Seadrift and live with Grandma in the Land of Plenty. Which was exactly what they did. They moved from Houston to Grandma's bayou house that had shifted off its blocks in a storm and left them a leaning metal bed to sleep in.
If Aunt Teny's husband had a horse he would have rode it out of town quick because Seadrift was a town that had no love of union men. She only loved fishermen. But he didn't have a horse so he got over it soon enough and set up a store that for nine long years was a Main Street attraction along with a picture show, a dry goods store where unsold clothes hung so long on the racks that the sun rotted the seams, and a Western Auto store where fishermen bought rope, shackles, and webbing with promises of payment come a good shrimp season.
I was sitting (hiding) in Uncle Bill's empty potato bin and not because I was scared of Uncle Bill who cussed on a dime, shouting, "You demon, you demon! I'm gonna keeel you!" if you messed with one iota of anything of his; I was hiding because crying had wore my young life out and hiding was the extent of my projection into the world. And anything would make me hide. I hid because the sun came up funny. I hid because of a bad dream. I hid because somebody said I had a big bottom lip and did I play the trumpet? Did I pout a lot? Once I hid because my brother burned my paper dolls that I'd cut from a Sears catalog and had propped up on a pillow with a quilt covering their paper legs.
And the potato bin wasn't the first place I'd hid, it was just the latest. I hid in weeds and in ankle-deep mud with foam nearly in my nose, and sometimes I hid in an old wrecked car in the pasture and watched a million yellow jackets track across the blurred windows and beat their wasp wings like Momma's finger beating against my chest. You listening to me, Silver? You listening to me? Well, one part was and one part wasn't and the part that wasn't, Momma said, was one queer girl. One time I hid in a high leafy branch overhanging the only road in front of our house and a man on a tractor came by, looked up, saw my funny little face, and nearly ran into the ditch. Another time I was underneath Momma's bed and I forget who all was left in the bedroom while Momma was pulling off her Sunday dress, but Pill was warting the fool out of the cat hiding under the bed with me.
Pill leaned down and her voice cracked when she bent over. She said, "Whooo do you luuuv, Siiilvaaah? Whooo do you luuuv?"
I grabbed the yellow cat lying in the dust and shouted, "I love Jesus and Brother Bob! And Abraham Lincoln!"
Momma yelled, "Leave her alone!" and Pill said, "Whyyy?" And Momma said, "You know." That's what Momma said: "You know."
Well, half the you know was five women in the same house with one having a whole room to herself while three slept in the same bed with the one nearest the window hiding and taking notes on the windowsill. Of the three sisters in the same bed, Sheena was the cleverest, the oldest, and the prettiest (Pill was just the cutest) and she liked conflict as much as Momma hated it and I disappeared before it arrived. For instance, in the cold early-morning hours after a howling norther blew the leaves off every tree and shoved half the water from the bay, Sheena tossed us out of bed just to rearrange the quilts and the pillows and the sheets. She was boss of the bed. Any questions? Any takers? Well, not Pill, who just grogged around, saying, "Ughhh." A real deadhead seeking warmth. Even a thimbleful. So half the time she ended up curled in a knot on the floor while I ticked away in silence and devised a bomb for Sheena's fat head. A big ax to fall on her big fat skull. Finally she told me to go back to my spot at the window. And I did.
Sheena was twelve years old and every boy cousin we had (we had six) was in love with her. She was as sophisticated as it was gonna get at her age and living in the country like we did. (My oldest sister's, Nina's, level exceeded all our expectations. She was sixteen, had a room to herself, and possessed a huge can of perfumed talcum powder that she got as a graduation present and for being so smart and she used it on every nook and cranny in her body and in the process drenched the floor, the walls, and a cedar hope chest where a half dozen of Grandma's string rugs and one crocheted white-shell afghan nestled until the D-day of her marriage.) After Momma hid Ticky's box of California underwear out behind the cow shed to keep us girls from rushing headlong into prostitution or Jezebel-style dressing, Sheena was the first to find the box, cut off one of the black silky nighties up to her bum, then swing through the trees, calling herself Sheena, Queen of the Jungle.


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My school-age son has a terrible cold. I have him rubbing with mentholated ointment and breathing in steam, but he is so miserable! Is there anything else that will help?
Dr. Greene`s Answer:
Here's my favorite recipe for a natural cold treatment:
- 2 cups of water (we prefer filtered)
- the juice of one lemon
- zest from half that lemon
- 1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper
- 2 cloves of chopped garlic
- an inch of chopped fresh ginger
- honey to taste
Combine all and bring to a boil. Pour through a strainer, add honey to taste and drink it hot.
All of these ingredients have proven natural anti-cold properties and it tastes a bit like Thai Soup. The flavors may be strong for a child. You can adjust the cayenne, garlic and ginger if he won't drink it as is. Most adults enjoy it — at least the second or third time they try it.
The cold virus lives best at 98.6 degrees, so raising the temperature in the throat and nose can help. Drinking lots of hot tea and chicken soup and breathing in steam can help. Salt makes it more difficult for the cold virus to replicate–another good reason for chicken soup, which is often loaded with sodium. Some canned soups have more salt than salt water. Acid is also tough on the cold virus, which is why lemons and tea are a great idea in a cold treatment. Honey helps as well, but shouldn't be used in children under 1 year of age due to the risk for botulism.
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Look out for Junior
The Maradyne Junior Jet 150 portable air compressor supplies air to your Corvette's tires whenever they need it. Powered by a 9-foot-long cord, which plugs into your cabin's 12V outlet, Junior Jet 150 features a heavy-duty, gearless, direct-drive motor; an oil-less design; and noise-free airflow. Its 27-inch-long air hose and quick-release thumb-twist valve connector make fill-ups a breeze.
Check it out! www.maradynehp.com
Spraying a Mist, Checking It Twice
Mothers Complete Hardcore Enthusiast Kit is a must for the detail-minded Corvette owner. It has everything needed to make your car show off its Christmas best from one end to the other, all year round. The kit includes a California Gold Clay Bar System; one 32-ounce bottle of California Gold Car Wash; one 16-ounce bottle each of Reflections Car Wax and Reflections Top Coat; one 24-ounce bottle each of Reflections Spray Wax, Reflections Tire Care, Reflections Leather Care, and Foaming Wheel & Tire Cleaner; and one 8-ounce bottle of Back-to-Black. It's available from amazon.com.
Check it out! www.mothers.com
First-Class Delivery
VETTE columnist K. Scott Teeters is serving up something new and unique for Corvette fans for the holidays: his Corvette Postage Stamp Series. While not authentic U.S. Postal Service stamps, they borrow classic commemorative-stamp design to celebrate all 16 Special Edition Corvettes— from the '78 Silver Anniversary to the '13 60th Anniversary 427 Convertible Collector Edition. Choose from your favorite Special Edition, or a single print with all 16 Corvette stamp layouts together—just like a sheet of commemorative-edition stamps. The prints measure 11x17 inches and are suitable for framing.
Check it out! www.illustratedcorvetteseries.com
Have a Very Shiny Nose
Meguiar's new DA PowerSystem breaks down the barriers of machine polishing, giving you an affordable, safe, and versatile solution for your detailing needs. Unlike other dual-action polishers on the market, the PowerSystem uses a common household drill as its power source, removing the anxiety frequently associated with rotary machine polishing. Simply attach it to a regular 3⁄8-inch corded power drill with a recommended speed range of 1,200 to 2,500 rpm, then compound, polish, and wax like a professional in no time.
Check it out! www.www.meguiars.com
I'm Not a Snowman, Darn It
The Michelin Man—formally known as Bibendum—is perhaps the best-known and most-recognizable mascot in the automotive world. The Michelin Man Collector's Series Figures are made from solid poly-resin and stand approximately 13.5 (H) by 8.25 inches (W), elbow to elbow. Fully approved and licensed by Michelin Lifestyle Ltd. as part of Coker's Michelin Collection, these American-made pieces receive a hand-painted, antique finish, assuring that no two are exactly alike. Buy one or collect all four.
Check it out! www.cokertire.com
Glove at First Sight
Gojo HiTactile Professional Technician Gloves provide protection against lacerations in applications where dexterity and hand protection are both critical. They feature a Chemtrile nitrile palm coat that repels oils and liquids, a breathable and lightweight Maxflex weave with multi-directional stretch for comfort, and ergonomically shaped fingers for excellent fit and dexterity. They're machine washable and reusable.
Check it out! www.gojo.com/automotive
Un-seize the Moment
Promech Professional Mechanics Formula Penetrating Oil is faster acting and more effective at freeing up rusted, corroded, or seized bolts, nuts, and hardware than traditional "slippery" lubricants. Its formula focuses on penetration, allowing it to fizz corrosion out and creep into seized fasteners. Studies have shown it also works well against the galvanic corrosion of dissimilar metals, such as seized steel bolts in an aluminum block or those nasty water-neck bolts in your aluminum intake.
Check it out! www.promechoil.com
Save the Water for the Tree
Prolong Super Lubricants' Waterless Wash & Shine delivers a beautiful car wash in less than 15 minutes, without the need for water, rinsing, or drying. Its formula features special lubricating agents to encapsulate dirt, sap, tar, and bugs so they can be removed with ease. Simply spray the product on your Corvette's surface and easily wipe away with a terry-cloth towel, leaving a just-waxed shine. Waterless Wash & Shine works on most exterior surfaces, including paint, chrome, plastic trim, painted plastic, wheel rims, headlamp covers, and glass.
Super Stocking Stuffer
Philips CrystalVision Ultra Headlamp halogen bulbs let your Corvette light up Christmas night with the extreme blue/white brilliance typically found in high-intensity-discharge (HID) kits. These 4,000K bulbs increase nighttime safety and daytime style, conform to DOT standards for street legality, and install in your '97 and newer Corvette in minutes.
Check it out! www.philips.com/automotive
On the Grand Sport for Christmas
American Hydrocarbon's new Grand Sport fender badges are a direct-fit replacement for the chrome OE emblems because they start out as factory hardware. American Hydrocarbon removes the chrome and applies a black hydrocarbon finish for a more-aggressive "stealth" look. Body-color-matched (with your choice of letter colors) and personalized custom emblems are also available.
Check it out! www.americanhydrocarbon.com
Accessorize Your Sleigh
Italian designer Sergio Santolin is famous for creating gorgeous leather seats for luxury auto manufacturers. His new company, Inpelle, now produces hand-crafted, custom Italian leather car mats for the Corvette. Inpelle's special tanning processes—known only to a handful of tanners in the world—produce leather that is supple and soft to the touch, while nearly impervious to the elements. Even high heels are no match for these sturdy-yet-elegant mats. They're designed for a perfect fit and come in a variety of colors and finishes.
Check it out! www.inpelleautoaccessories.com
Clean up Before Christmas Dinner
Oil Eater's five-gallon Table Top Parts Cleaner features a high-impact plastic body, a heavy-duty pump, and an ergonomic, flow-through nylon-bristle brush to clean parts quickly, safely, and easily. Measuring only 13x14x5.5 inches, it's ideal for home garages or race trailers. One gallon of environmentally friendly Oil Eater Original cleaner/degreaser is included with every purchase.
Check it out! www.oileater.com
Shake, Rattle, and Roll
OER factory wheel coatings from Classic Industries help do-it-yourself Corvette enthusiasts avoid custom paint mixing, the hassle of spray guns, and even the need for an air compressor when it comes time to restore classic OE wheels. Whether you choose Argent Silver for Chevy Rallys or Nevada Silver for YJ8 aluminum wheels, the paints duplicate the color and sheen your rims had when they left the factory, simplifying the restoration process while providing professional-grade results.
Check it out! www.classicindustries.com
The Grin That Stole Christmas
Mid America Motorworks' Corvette Leather Jacket is crafted from the highest-quality lambskin leathers, making it a treat both for the eyes and to the touch. Officially licensed by General Motors, it's offered in red or black with your choice of a C1 through C6 custom-embroidered emblem on the front left chest. Styles for both men and women are available.
Check it out! www.midamericamotorworks.com
All the Trimmings
Mid America Motorworks' Stainless Steel Rear Lettering Set can give your '97 or newer Corvette's rear fascia a subtle touch of distinction. The letters are made of high- quality, laser-cut, and hand-polished 304 stainless steel. The polished finish is indistinguishable from chrome, yet will never rust or peel. Each set includes instructions and everything necessary for a trouble free-installation, which can be completed in minutes.
Check it out! www.midamericamotorworks.com


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Remember last year when former head of the Securities and Exchange Commission Mary Schapiro pushed for further regulation of money market funds? The most controversial aspect of the proposed regulations was changing the fixed $1 per share net asset value, or NAV, to a floating NAV that would reflect the actual value of the fund.
As you probably know, the fixed NAV is one of the defining features of money market funds.
That plan stalled last summer, but the push for further regulation from the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, didn't end. In the interim, many money market fund sponsors have voluntarily moved toward more daily transparency on money market funds -- showing the actual net asset value while maintaining the fixed $1 per share NAV. Huge financial firms such as Goldman Sachs, Fidelity Investments, JPMorgan and BlackRock all began voluntarily disclosing the daily fluctuations in share price earlier this year, according to a January story on CFO.com, "Money-fund disclosure could aid Treasurers."
Money funds were hit with regulations following the financial crisis, but many felt they didn't go far enough to protect investors in case of a run or to prevent the possibility of a run. Now, a new proposal to strengthen money market funds could be coming very soon, according to a Bloomberg story that appeared Wednesday, "SEC money-market fund proposal two months away, Gallagher says."
From the story:
The money-fund industry has said a floating-share price would ruin the funds' appeal. Allowing the share price to vary also would create new tax liabilities for investors, who would have to account for small gains and losses. The SEC has discussed the tax issues with the Internal Revenue Service.
No one wants to face the possibility of losing money in what has always been billed as a stable, liquid account but that's what a fluctuating price could mean. While that sounds alarming, the fluctuations are typically less than 1 cent, according to the Investment Company Institute, the mutual fund industry's trade association.
From the 2011 paper, "Money market funds' 'shadow prices' fluctuate regularly; historical data show limited movement":
The report finds that events large enough to move per-share market values by $0.0050 are extremely rare. The report's economic analysis shows that four factors likely to change a fund's market value are falling or rising interest rates, a portfolio's dollar-weighted average maturity, investors selling or purchasing shares, and a credit event, such as a ratings upgrade or downgrade or a default, affecting a security in the fund's portfolio.
For many large entities such as endowments, corporations or institutions that use money market funds for daily short-term cash needs, the difference between $1 and half-way to $0.99 can be substantial.
"If you make a withdrawal a day later and get back $0.999999, that makes it difficult to many entities who have obligations on their investment parameters," says Tim Cameron, managing director of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association's, or SIFMA's, Asset Management Group.
For instance, endowments, municipalities and insurance companies may have restrictions on investing in funds with floating NAV.
So they take their money elsewhere?
Money market funds are important because they not only give small investors higher returns in relative safety, they provide liquidity for businesses through the market for commercial paper. Not only do investors need protection, but global credit markets are at risk from disturbances as well. As in, for instance, the series of events in 2008 when credit markets froze.
"Because we transact in a more global way, the interconnectedness between different funding vehicles makes things more complicated," says Cameron. "If you have a Lehman Brothers going down, if you held Lehman paper in a money market fund like the Reserve Primary Fund did, how do you resolve that without the rest of the market pulling back and freezing up?"
SIFMA and others in the industry proposed instituting short-term redemption restrictions, or gates, and temporary liquidation fees in case of market disturbances.
"In theory, the gating option would be very temporary so that you don't lead to further panic in the marketplace. You would have gates come down for an hour or two hours for the fund to institute a liquidation fee. The liquidation fee would go back into the fund so that people who are left in don't get left holding the bag," says Cameron.
The theory behind instituting a floating net asset value is that if investors are accustomed to seeing the fluctuations, they won't freak out and clamor to get their money all at once. Of course, it's all conjecture at this point -- we'll see what the SEC has to say soon enough.
What do you think? My question is, how does a floating NAV prevent runs? If you have the answer, put it in the comments.
Follow me on Twitter: @SheynaSteiner.
Senior investing reporter Sheyna Steiner is a co-author of "Future Millionaires' Guidebook," an e-book written by Bankrate editors and reporters. It's available at all the major e-book retailers.


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Cespedes may make return to field soon
A's left fielder tests strained left hamstring in running drills
HOUSTON -- Yoenis Cespedes could be back in action Sunday.
Oakland's left fielder, who suffered a strained left hamstring Friday in Houston, went through a variety of running drills Saturday afternoon. If it all went well, the team's medical staff could potentially give him the green light.
"When I'm told he's available off the bench," said manager Bob Melvin, "that's a nice little thing to have in your pocket.
"We'll get a read on what his running ability will be, which is obviously important for him getting back in the game."
Cespedes is just 2-for-15 over his last five games ,but has hit the Astros well, batting .333 (25-for-75) against them in his career.
Brandon Moss started in left field in Cespedes' stead for a second straight night, while Craig Gentry played in center, with Coco Crisp getting the start at designated hitter for the third game of a four-game set.
Jane Lee is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, Major Lee-ague, and follow her on Twitter @JaneMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.