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One of the common emotions or feelings that survivors experience is a real sense of uncertainty and loss when faced with a diagnosis of cancer.
Cancer changes people in ways that aren't always visible. In a way, your life has been interrupted by cancer, which may leave you with a feeling a loss of control or that your story is incomplete.
Many of you search for a sense of meaning or purpose behind your diagnosis. As you search for meaning in your experience, the process can help you deal with the stress and feelings of uncertainty and fear.
As you complete the intense experience of diagnosis and treatment, finding meaning in survivorship can help you live in the moment. You may gain a new sense of appreciation for living and a strong need to understand what greater purpose you may have to complete.
Everyone deals with these emotions differently. Finding joy and gratitude during this time isn't always easy, but set your intentions on giving it a try. Focus on the things that are good in your life. Ask yourself — Who am I? Why am I here? As you look for new meaning in your life, you may want to consider of few of these ideas:
You may find that in the process of searching for meaning, you identify areas in your life that you'd like to change. Make a plan for how you'll do this. Remember to focus and channel your energy on those things that bring personal happiness and joy.
An excellent resource on this topic is a book titled "Train Your Brain ... Engage Your Heart ... Transform Your Life," by Amit Sood, M.D. Dr. Sood is the Director of Research and Practice — Complementary and Integrative Medicine at Mayo Clinic.
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A magistrate has vacated a restraining order against the group planning to move the historic Kent Wells Sherman House, allowing the non-profit group to resume work on its plans to relocate the building to North Water Street.
A citizens group known as Save the Standing Rock Garden, which is attempting to prevent the historic house from being moved onto the site of a community garden and performance space, filed for the temporary restraining order last month that prohibited Kent Wells Sherman House Inc. from disturbing or removing trees, plants and soils, making any excavation, and placing any structures or equipment (at 247 N. Water Street). The group also filed an administrative appeal against the city of Kent in October, alleging the city violated Ohios Sunshine Law by not properly publicizing an Architectural Review Board meeting where members of the board discussed a site plan for the house on North Water Street.
Magistrate Kent Graham ruled earlier this week that he was vacating the temporary restraining order because Save the Standing Rock Garden group could not establish any ownership of the lot. The ruling, which will be reviewed by Portage County Common Pleas Judge John Enlow and can be appealed, did not offer a decision on the citizen groups case against the city of Kent.
Roger Thurman, vice chair of Kent Wells Sherman House Inc., said the group now needs a foundation permit from the city for the Water Street site before it can move the house from its current location on Kent State University property at the dead end of East College Avenue. KSU originally set today as the deadline for Kent Wells Sherman House Inc. to move the building off its property to Water Street, but Thurman said KSU officials have told him they can extend that time frame.
The university is flexible, Thurman said. Its not an iron-clad deadline.
He said his group wishes no ill will to the Save the Standing Rock Garden Group, but added he is pleased the court ruled in Kent Wells Sherman House Inc.s favor.
Were relieved we can go ahead with our plans, Thurman said.
Built in 1858 for Frances Kent Wells, daughter of town founding father Zenas Kent, the Greek Revival house was purchased by KSU along with a group of other boarding houses on Erie Street for the purpose of demolition to make room for a pedestrian walkway. Once a group of residents announced their intention to save the house because of its place in Kent history, KSU agreed to help the group move the house out of the walkway path and sell it to them for $1 if they could find a new site.
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Man I hope so because he was making us look really bad with all of our pre-season hype of him. But tonights game was a very happy surprise for us.
I'm feeling a lot better about this season - we're about 500 without our best player and a lot of new pieces trying to adjust!
Simply one of the ugliest games of basketball I have ever seen, and from both teams. Glad we got the win, and props to the guys for fighting and gutting it out. Obviously, mad love to Hill. If they continue to bring the effort, this season will come together yet.
It's a new day for Pacers Basketball.
And 900 FGAs I think.
I hate the whole "goes for 40" when it should be followed by Attempts and FG% because Kobe was looking up at 40% FG all night and might need to skip a turn in the rotation to rest his arm after so much shooting. I thought he sucked half the time due to how he kept forcing action that just wasn't there. Kobe can be great, but other than Iverson he's got to be one of the most selfish players ever on offense. There were times I was practically wanting him to pass to Gasol or someone just so I could stop feeling bad for them having to stand and watch whatever the F he was doing out there.
At 28 FGAs he took 37% of the team's shots, and a lot of the other shots were rebounds, transitions, etc. And his 11-13 came from getting fouled on another 4-5 possessions out of maybe 10 total "going to the line" possessions they had that weren't intentional Howard fouls. If a guy dominates 80% of a team's possessions then he probably should be scoring more than half their points.
Paul did more to get someone else an easy shot with his one drive and dump to Roy than Kobe did all night, unless you call setting a guy up for a rebound chance some type of assist.
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They keep replaying Hill's game winner on Lakers postgame. This is fun.
In addition to the absolutely dreadful shooting, the refs played a big part in making this game unwatchable. They blew the whistle on everything. Roy was in poor position on his last two fouls, but those were really ticky tack. Not saying that it was one sided either. The Crawford Skip was obviously a charge, and the free throw disparity is expected with Kobe and Howard. They just slowed the game down and added to the lack of rhythm and flow. I feel bad for anyone other than Laker fans who had to watch this game.
One thing about Roy this year is the refs are letting him get some blocks that are pretty physical. He had one tonight that to me would be a body contact foul, but this year it's "play on". Whatever, works for me.
DJ Augustine has to earn a living somehow.
There are 2 Pacer fans in the background.....are they PD members?
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Young also is now aware of his shooting and at one point he clearly passed up a shot and moved the ball away, while another time he gave up the 3 and made the smart choice to come inside for a 2.
To me all 3 guys have shown high qualities but seem to be impacted due to role awareness, confidence and comfort. But they all look better now than the did. It's just taking longer than we thought it would after the solid pre-season looks.
The only thing I'm worried about is Roy's offense because that's the one thing that just hasn't had a single moment of looking really back on track. I would be worried about DJ, but I'm punting on him now. I'm shocked at his level of play, it just doesn't make sense but the low quality is undeniable.
Did they paired him with a superstar? Not really. But was it necessary? Again, not really.
Dwight needs floor spacers. That's what Orlando did.
Still, Dwight wanted to leave Orlando. It just goes to show that no matter how good of a team you build around a superstar, you are not sure that you are going to keep him in the end.
Lakers postgame show called him the league's best shotblocker.
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man 70% FG% for Dwight but he only got 10 shots to Kobe's 28....on Kobe's tombstone it will simply read "he finally passed"
I cannot disagree with you here.......I have a headache watching this game. I loved that we won....but it was terrible game to watch.
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It's nearly an hour after the game and I'm still jacked on adrenaline. How the **** am I supposed to go to work in 4 hours?EDIT:GH3 number one on sports center... Lovin it
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I'm right there with you man, got to be up in about 3 1/2 and be at work in 4...tomorrow is gonna suck but tonight makes it worth it.
Hill floater was ESPN #1 in their Top Plays
If games are won and lost on a calculator and piece of paper, then why do we bother to play them?
If games are won and lost on a calculator and piece of paper, then why do we bother to play them?
Our Defense is stellar....our Starting 4 scoring is great.....the only thing that sucks right now is the 2nd unit scoring. I think that it's just a matter of time before the 2nd unit scoring and team chemistry figures it out. Once they do...that's when we will start playing more consistently.
Right now....the weakest aspect of this Team is the 2nd unit...but I don't believe that the 2nd unit scoring woes will last for an entire season. Get Granger back by February.....push Lance to the 2nd unit and I think that we will see the Team we had last year....the difference being a much improved defense and a 2nd unit that isn't totally incompetent.
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The worst way to choose an estate agent is to instruct the one that recommends the highest asking price.
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Estate agents are fully aware of this, and, as a result, many seem to quote inflated asking prices in an attempt to win instructions.
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In this case his subterfuge will have paid off. If he is unsuccessful he will have lost nothing.
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Jonny Gomes was used mainly as a platoon player in 2011 and 2012, getting the majority of his starts against lefty pitchers. And no wonder: Gomes crushes southpaws while struggling against righties.
But the veteran outfielder plans to be an everyday player for this new club, the Boston Red Sox.
"You look at baseball cards, there's no such thing as a position of a 'guy that hits lefties' or a 'guy that hits righties,'" Gomes told the Boston Herald. "You either hit or you don't. Are they different? They are different, 100 percent, lefty and righty. But I didn't hit just lefties in the 12-year-old All-Stars. Coming up through the minors, I didn't have a swing that just hits lefties. I work very hard in the offseason to condition myself to be ready for 162 (games)."
Over the course of his career, Gomes has hit .284/.382/.512 against left-handers while posting averages of .223/.307/.425 against righties. In 2012, when Gomes played for the Oakland A's, the splits were even more stark (.299/.413/.561 vs. lefties; .209/.324/.391 vs. righties).
Nonethless, the Red Sox have said Gomes, 32, will have a chance to be the team's regular left fielder.
"We expect him to play a lot," general manager Ben Cherington told The Boston Globe . "Exactly how many at-bats it ends up being, that's up to John and I guess up to Jonny. He'll have the opportunity to play a lot. We see him as an important part of the team."


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OMAHA ( TheStreet) -- With little said of a successor to Warren Buffett or where the 'Oracle of Omaha' will fire his 'elephant guns' on M&A next, the participation of Doug Kass, as a bear betting against Berkshire Hathaway ( BRK.B) shares proved one of the biggest twists to the firm's annual shareholder meeting. Kass, president and founder of Seabreeze Partners and a contributor to Real Money Pro asked six questions as a so-called 'Berkshire bear' in a question-and-answer session at this weekend's meeting, evoking strong responses from Buffett on Berkshire's ( BRK.A) ability to cut opportunistic investments, such as crisis-time stakes in Bank of America ( BAC), Goldman Sachs ( GS) and General Electric ( GE) and the logic of naming his son, Howard, as a non-executive chairman of the conglomerate upon his passing. Buffett also provided a fierce defense of recent large acquisitions such as BNSF Railways, Lubrizol and Heinz ( HNZ) when asked by Kass whether the 'Oracle' has started to overpay for deals given Berkshire's current size. On Friday, Berkshire reported it earned over $43 billion first quarter revenue as overall net income hit $4.892 billion, or $2,977 per Class A share. Berkshire closed Friday's session trading at a record share price of $162,904, or a market capitalization of about $270 billion. While Kass's participation proved a twist to Berkshire's annual meeting, it is unclear whether Buffett and Berkshire's vice chairman Charlie Munger will invite a short-seller in the company's shares to the next shareholder meeting or whether they will allow Berkshire bears to go in hibernation. As someone betting against Berkshire, Kass faced a difficult crowd on Saturday, but more than held his own. In an interview, Whitney Tilson of Kase Capital gave about 50% odds a bear will become a regular participant at Berkshire's shareholder meeting. "Doug Kass provided a little spice. Although being the devil's advocate in that situation, it was an impossible role," William Smead, chief investment officer of Smead Capital, said of Kass's questioning. Kass "raised some interesting points and drew some good responses," Smead said. After Kass's first question, Buffett said to audience laughter on Saturday he was unconvinced to sell his shares in Berkshire. Munger, meanwhile, said he could make better arguments to sell Berkshire shares. "I want to say to the many Mungers in the audience, don't be so stupid as to sell these shares," Munger said on Saturday, when asked about how a successor to Buffett would impact Berkshire's performance. "That goes to the Buffetts too," Buffett added. Still, Kass did evoke strong responses from Buffett and Munger on long-standing shareholder concerns surrounding Berkshire's succession planning, its governance and its size. Many of the meeting's memorable quotes came in response to Kass's questions.
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So it's another foggy morning (Have you heard the song "T'ick o' Fog"? It's an awesome song all about the fog in Nova Scotia. I used to play it in ukulele back when I was in J. Chalmers Doane's A Ukulele Group … and did you know he is Melanie Doane's dad? Very musical family indeed.) Anyway, where was I? Ah, yes. The fog. We're finally back to more seasonal weather: you wake up and you think "Oh no! It's so foggy!!" but by mid-morning it's turned into an awesome sunny day. Yesterday was gorgeous, as I'm sure you found when you were at the Farmers' Market in Lunenburg. Well today you can experience it all over again at the Farmers' Market in Mahone Bay. A bit smaller (okay, a lot smaller) but good things come in small packages, right? It's on main street, right across the street from Joanne Bakery where you can buy the delicious baked goods from The LaHave Bakery (and that's pronounced how it looks and following all the normal English grammar rules, so the 'Have' part of LaHave has a hard a, not a soft one!!)
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YESTERDAY WAS the 34th anniversary of my mother's death. She succumbed to breast cancer in 1979, leaving behind my father and four children aged 4 through 11. Each year I buy a bouquet of flowers in her honor, look at old photographs and think about the stories my siblings and father have shared with me about her over the years.
This year, I bought two beautiful bouquets of lilies in preparation for the day. However, instead of having some time for quiet reflection, my day started with cleaning up vomit from the floor.
My 6-year-old son had a nasty stomach bug that kept him up all night. By the time morning rolled around I didn't have the heart to pack him up to drive his sister to school so I kept both kids home. Caring for one sick child is hard enough, but adding a rambunctious healthy child to the mix just adds to the chaos.
Somehow despite my lack of sleep, I managed to muster the energy to read book after book, play with Legos and have tea parties in between loads of laundry and sanitizing the house from the vomit-fest the night before. My son was starting to feel better, my daughter was thrilled to have this special activity-filled day in the middle of the week, but I was upset that I wasn't able to spend this special day as I had planned.
By evening, I was completely drained and feeling more than a little sorry for myself. Don't get me wrong, I adore my children and when they are sick I fully expect to stop everything and care for them. But as anyone who has children can attest, caring for young kids can be brutal. They can be vicious, narcissistic and have very little tact.
At dinner when my daughter asked me why I bought flowers for my mother even though "she can't see them 'cause she's dead," I nearly fell apart. I muttered something about heaven and kept it together until bedtime.
After the kids were asleep I finally had a few moments to myself and could take time to reflect on my mother. The emptiness from her loss was always inside me, but it was more pronounced at certain points in my life. Buying my first bra with my father was beyond awkward, as was getting my period for the first time. But there were also times when her absence made an otherwise joyous event melancholy, like shopping for a wedding dress, getting married and having children. Those were all key moments that screamed out for a mother's love, support and guidance, and I profoundly felt her loss on each those occasions. But up until now I had always viewed her death as a profound loss to me.
Perhaps it was the fact that my son was now the exact age that I was when I lost my mother, but up until this year, it never occurred to me what her impending death meant to her (children are narcissistic after all). The thought of dying and leaving my children, ages 6 and 4, motherless is beyond heartbreaking.
I now have so much empathy for my mother and the anguish she must have felt in her final days knowing that she would never see us grow up. I admire her for the courage, strength and restraint that she showed in her final days. While I knew that she was ill, I never knew that she was dying, though she certainly did.
What must have been going through her mind the last time she saw her children and kissed us goodbye? She never told me then what I now know she must have wished for more dearly than anything in the world—just one more day. Even a day where she was so exhausted and sleep deprived that she couldn't think straight. A hectic day filled with vomit, laundry and never-ending chores. Because even in a day like that there would be tea parties, books, Legos and many opportunities to kiss and cuddle with her children.
Although yesterday wasn't the day that I had planned, it was exactly the sort of day that motherhood is about — the great and the terrible. Filled with things that give life meaning and purpose. Indeed, recognizing how lucky I am each day to have one more day with my children is the perfect way to honor my mother and her memory.
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Posted in Personal Tech, 18th February 2012 08:00 GMT
Wireless vibrators activated by your mobile phone or MP3 player – who would have thought it? Growing up during a time when women still had pubic hair and leading a fantasy romance with Tony Hadley took up most of my time, if I was lucky Valentine's day involved a card and a flower picked out of someone garden. OK, OK this happened once...
These days, adult toy makers obviously think it is well past time to forget flowers and chocolates and give your girl something hi-tech that will keep her happy all year round. One thing is clear though, these pioneers of pleasure certainly don't have the budgets of Sony or Samsung but they are, nonetheless, determined not to be left behind in the tech wars of the 21st century. Innovations aside, you won't have to look too far to find variations on some of the well-worn designs listed here.
Thanks to Lovehoney for the loan of the review samples. Er, do you want them back now..?
Bedroom Kandi Happiness and Joy music-activated vibrator
Kandi Burruss co-wrote No Scrubs for TLC, perhaps a fitting song for a girl who'd rather be home alone than hang out with a loser. As you'd expect from a R'n'B diva, the bedroom Kandi is pure bling. It even has its own iOS app – FFS! A nod to the traditional rabbit it is much more slimline and expensive looking and feels silky smooth.
The Kandi Happiness and Joy has seven speeds and patterns but its selling point – and it needs one for £120 – is a special mode that vibrates in time to music on your iPod. I just press the music note button on the wireless unit and the internal motors are activated to pulse in time with my music. In my experience it's quite bizarre if you happen to be listening to Black Flag – my bad. This is obviously designed for girls with more mainstream musical tastes.
Satisfaction Rating 80%
Price £120
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Dream Egg with 10 function remote control
Be warned, this is too loud for the pub. The Dream Egg is good fun for a tickle around the house – having a remote control with a ten metre range I got quite a shock in the shower. Not literally though, because this is totally waterproof. Unfortunately the dream egg is cheap looking more Kinder egg than Fabergé. That said, its three speeds and seven patterns have impressive power for something so small.
Satisfaction Rating 60%
Price £27
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Lelo Mia USB lipstick vibrator
Now this is sexy. Of course, it's Swedish. The Lelo Mia looks like a really expensive lipstick and comes in a beautiful box all black and satin, how very enticing. Something you would want to show your friends at every opportunity, rather than hideaway, this mini vibrator even charges off your computer from USB. It has four modes all exceptionally quiet but intense.
Lasting around three hours a charge, it was plenty long enough to show to everyone at the pub Friday night and still have some power left over come home time. I will only say this once, believe me this little darling is better than flowers or chocs and at around £35 probably cost the same. Classy and value for money you say? Definitely.
Magic Wand vibrator
Terrifying. Just terrifying. Weighs as much as a sack of potatoes and looks akin to an industrial whisk. This monster is sold as a stress-relieving massager (wink, wink) and definitely looks extremely orthopaedic, and I'd know having just broken my leg. In use, say goodbye to any no erotic whispering here – with the amount of noise and vibration this baby generates I almost had to shout to be heard.
It has two speeds, both close to jackhammer strength. It's mains powered with a fittingly thick industrial cord because, seriously, if this thing ran on batteries and you gave it to someone as a Valentine's gift, you'd be broke by March. People, seriously, white is never a good colour for a sex toy.
Satisfaction Rating 30%
Price £55
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Minna Ola programmable vibrator
I always loved Simon Says and this is the Simon Says of vibrators. It looks like a alien taser, which is slightly disconcerting but hey the original Simon Says toy looked like a spaceship from Close Encounters, but I digress. In short, this adult toy follows your moves and comes in spherical packaging with a spacey looking silver bag. The Minna Ola isn't cheap but it is rechargeable, saving you the cost of batteries.
Impressively, it has ten seconds of recording time to create patterns and the harder you press, the harder it throbs. I really like the idea of customisable patterns and speed variations, I think it makes less like a piece of plastic and more like an extension of your mind and body. The Minna Ola is also fun and engaging. Now that's sexy. Just be warned, your boyfriend will want to join in the fun but might think he's laying down some tracks in Pro Tools.
Oh! Rabbit vibrator
You'd think rabbits would be old hat by now and we would have moved on to pandas or goats, but Lovehoney's Realistic Oh! Rabbit is a new and impressive take on an old favourite. The silicone feels smooth and helpful doesn't smell like a glue factory, I liked the light up pad, so it's easy to use with the lights down and candles lit. It's all about the ears with this bunny – they have three speeds and four patterns, so there's loads of choice.
Satisfaction Rating 80%
Price £40
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Rock Box
Matt black – excellent colour choice – and even a mention of the words "power tool" in the promotional blurb. Handheld sander was my first thought, but not in a bad way. With the amount of sound the Rock Box produces at 5,000 RPM, looking like you're up to some DIY is a good way to fool the neighbours.
Male and female (tongue shaped) attachments, which are simple to change back and forth, makes this good value for money for tingling twosomes. The Rock Box's six speeds are controlled by a dial and range from teeth rattling to brain embolism. Mains powered, this baby is hot off the production line and a glimpse at the future of sex toys. Check out the video here.
Satisfaction Rating 95%
Price £100
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Tingletip electric toothbrush stimulator
This idea makes me squeamish and excited at the same time – a vibrator that you attach to your electric toothbrush. Can you imagine brushing your teeth afterwards? Eeek! Being quite gentle and quiet – depending on your toothbrush, really – I can imagine this would be a good introduction to vibrators and small enough to fit in your make up case. Cheap, cute and inconspicuous this is pretty good value for money.
VibraFun VibraExciter mobile phone vibrator
Being on a unlimited text and calls contract suddenly has another upside. An obvious play to the LOL generation, the VibraExciter lacks the aesthetic quality of the expensive toys. It's a shame that something so fun can look like a torture device. Jeez, if they had just paid the product designer more, this would sell like hot cakes but it's just so unattractive.
The tiny bullet can be triggered by a signal from any mobile phone text or call – don't board any crowded trains. The VibraExciter gives twenty seconds of pulsation and has three operating buttons – on/off, cancel and vibrate. The latter enables you to control the oscillations yourself, if you are on pay as you go or just depressingly unpopular.
We-Vibe 3
It took me a while to work out how this could possibly work? Looking strangely like a tiny pair of kitchen tongs this is apparently a "couple's toy". Some instructional videos were needed, think Human Centipede. I can imagine some might find this slightly uncomfortable – I'll spare you the details – but it's an innovative idea, more please.
Indeed, I am immediately impressed by the neat charging dock and easy to use remote control. The We Vibe 3 is remarkably quiet. The six vibration modes include tease and cha cha, if only they could have been as inventive with their names. ®


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IntegRAted CarE for Atrial Fibrillation - RACE-4 (RACE-4)
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Rationale: The treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation is often inadequate due to poor guideline adherence. An integrated chronic care program (ICCP) at a specialized AF-clinic was found to be superior to usual care provided by a cardiologist in terms of cardiovascular hospitalizations and cardiovascular mortality.
Hypothesis: treatment at a specialized AF clinic is superior to usual care in terms of cardiovascular mortality and cardiovascular hospitalizations, cost-effectiveness, quality of life and guideline adherence.
Objectives: primary objective is to show that an ICCP reduces cardiovascular hospitalizations and mortality. The secondary objectives include cost-effectiveness, guideline adherence, quality of life, patient knowledge and patient compliance in medication.
Study design: randomized controlled trial with two study arms: usual care provided by cardiologists (control) versus ICCP at a specialized AF-clinic (intervention) in 9 hospitals in the Netherlands. In total 1716 patients with newly diagnosed AF will be included. Total duration of the study is 4,5 years and total mean follow-up will be 2,4 years. Data collected at inclusion, after 3, 6, 12 months and every year thereafter.
Study population: Patients older than 18 year with newly diagnosed AF.
Intervention: treatment through an ICCP at specialized AF clinics, consisting of a nurse specialist, cardiologist-supervisor and a guidelines-based information-communication technology (ICT) decision support program and a web-based patient centered medication management tool and tailored telemonitoring.
|Atrial Fibrillation
|Other: Specialized AF Clinic Other: Usual Care
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|IntegRAted Chronic Care Program at a Specialized Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Clinic Versus Usual CarE in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation, a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
- Primary endpoint is a composite of unplanned admission to the hospital for any cardiovascular reason and cardiovascular death. [ Time Frame: Participants will be followed at yearly intervals, an expected average of 2.4 years ]
The endpoint events associated with hospitalisation or death are
- Left or right ventricular heart failure which is independent of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and requiring intravenous diuretics;
- Ischemic thromboembolic complications including stroke, peripheral, pulmonary or systemic emboli (confirmed by a neurologist on the basis of computerised tomography or MRI);
- Acute coronary syndrome (acute myocardial infarction or instable angina pectoris, with two of the following characteristics: chest pain and/ or ischemic electrocardiographic changes, and/ or cardiac enzyme rise);
- Bleeding (a bleeding with the hemoglobin value decreased by > 20 g/ L (>2g/ dL) or requiring blood transfusion
- Arrhythmic or potential arrhythmic events (atrial fibrillation, -flutter, other supraventricular rhythm or sustained ventricular tachycardia confirmed by ECG, syncope or cardiac arrest)
- Life-threatening adverse effects of rate or rhythm controlling drugs
- Costs and cost benefit of the intervention by means of a cost effectiveness analysis [ Time Frame: Participants will be followed an expected average of 2.4 years ]
- The extent to which the comprehensive cardiovascular treatment is in accordance to the 2010 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) AF guidelines, the 2008 ESC Heart Failure guidelines and the 2007 ESC Cardiovascular Disease Prevention guidelines [ Time Frame: Participants will be followed an expected average of 2.4 years ]
- Patient quality of life [ Time Frame: Participants will be followed an expected average of 2.4 years ]
- Patient anxiety and/ or depression [ Time Frame: Participants will be followed an expected average of 2.4 years ]
- Patients' knowledge of AF [ Time Frame: Participants will be followed an expected average of 2.4 years ]
- Patients' compliance in medication [ Time Frame: Participants will be followed an expected average of 2.4 years ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|December 2012
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|June 2019
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|June 2019 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Specialized AF-clinic
Management of AF patients in specialized AF Clinics according to the principles of an integrated chronic care program (ICCP) performed by nurse specialists, supported by an ICT decision support tool based on professional guidelines (CardioConsult AF®) and supervised by a cardiologist. In addition, a web-based patient centered medication management tool (Medication Manager(TM)and tailored telemonitoring at an outpatient AF clinic. In addition, the intervention is based on identifying risk factors and potential problems in patients, and addressing needs through dynamic use of personalized education and adjustment of treatment.
|Other: Specialized AF Clinic
Active Comparator: Usual Care
Usual care provided by cardiologists at the regular outpatient clinic.
|Other: Usual Care
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with newly diagnosed AF detected on electrocardiogram (ECG), holter recordings or event recorder with a duration > 30 seconds, 3 months before inclusion or
- Patients with a history of diagnosed AF, with no regular control at a cardiologist for AF in the last 2 years and referred by a (non-)cardiologic medical specialist for new diagnostics or therapeutic issue;
- Age ≥18 years.
Exclusion Criteria:
- No electrocardiographic objectified AF;
- Unstable heart failure defined as NYHA IV or heart failure necessitating hospital admission < 3 months before inclusion;
- Acute coronary syndrome (acute myocardial infarction or instable angina pectoris, with two of the following characteristics: chest pain and/ or ischemic electrocardiographic changes, and/ or cardiac enzyme rise) < 3 months before inclusion;
- Untreated hyperthyroidism or < 3 months euthyroidism before inclusion;
- Foreseen pacemaker, internal cardioverter defibrillator, and/ or cardiac resynchronization therapy;
- Cardiac surgery ≤ 3 months before inclusion;
- Planned cardiac surgery;
- Regular control and treatment, also for AF, at another specialized outpatient cardiac clinic;
- Patient is not able to fill in the questionnaires;
- Participation in other clinical study.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01740037
|Contact: H.J.G.M. Crijns, prof. dr.
|Contact: E.P.J. Wijtvliet, MSc
|Martini Ziekenhuis
|Groningen, Netherlands
|Contact: R.G. Tieleman, MD, PhD +31505446245
|Principal Investigator: R.G. Tieleman, dr.
|Groningen, Netherlands
|Contact: I. C. Van Gelder, MD, PhD +31503611327
|Principal Investigator: I. C. Van Gelder, prof. dr.
|Spaarne Gasthuis
|Haarlem, Netherlands
|Contact: R. Tukkie, dr. +31235453545
|Principal Investigator: R. Tukkie, dr.
|Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden
|Leeuwarden, Netherlands
|Contact: J.R. Folkeringa, drs. +31582861214
|Principal Investigator: J.R. Folkeringa, drs.
|Maastricht, Netherlands
|Contact: H. J. Crijns, MD, PhD +31433875093
|Principal Investigator: H. J. Crijns, prof. dr.
|Canisius Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis Nijmegen
|Nijmegen, Netherlands
|Contact: L.H.R. Bouwels, drs. +31243658782
|Principal Investigator: L.H.R. Bouwels, drs.
|Zaans Medisch Centrum
|Zaandam, Netherlands
|Contact: P.N.A. Bronzwaer, dr. +31756502911
|Principal Investigator: P.N.A. Bronzwaer, dr.
|Zwolle, Netherlands
|Contact: A. Elvan, dr. 0031(0)38 - 4244273 email@example.com
|Principal Investigator: A. Elvan, dr.
|Principal Investigator:
|H.J.G.M. Crijns, prof. dr.
|Principal Investigator:
|I.C. Van Gelder, prof. dr.
|Principal Investigator:
|R.G. Tieleman, dr.
|Martini Ziekenhuis
|Responsible Party:
|Maastricht University Medical Center
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01740037 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|October 16, 2012
|Last Updated:
|September 14, 2017
Keywords provided by Maastricht University Medical Center:
Chronic care program
Nurse specialist
Atrial Fibrillation guideline
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Atrial Fibrillation
Arrhythmias, Cardiac
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Pathologic Processes
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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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 2012-10-16
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Father Daniel Ray, LC
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Luke 11: 37-41 After Jesus had spoken,
a Pharisee invited him to dine at his home.
He entered and reclined at table to eat. The
Pharisee was amazed to see that he did not observe
the prescribed washing before the meal. The Lord said
to him, "Oh you Pharisees! Although you cleanse the
outside of the cup and the dish, inside you are
filled with plunder and evil. You fools! Did not
the maker of the outside also make the inside? But
as to what is within, give alms, and behold,
everything will be clean for you."
Prayer: Lord, I believe that you are present here
as I turn to you in prayer. I trust and
have confidence in your desire to give me every
grace I need to receive today. Thank you for your
love, thank you for your immense generosity toward me.
I give you my life and my love in
Petition: Lord, grant me this grace
of conversion.
1. Law for the Law's Sake:
The Mosaic Law was intended to free them for
worship, delivering them from slavery to pagan gods and
from slavery to sin. When the Law (and the
added customs and regulations) became an end in itself, it
was truncated and severed from the One to whom
it was meant to lead. Today in the Catholic
Church there are enough laws, customs and regulations to make
even the most rigorous Pharisee proud. The danger is
that we can fall into one of two traps.
First, we can adhere to them with such vigor that
we lose sight of the One they are freeing
us to worship. We don't allow our hearts and minds
to be educated and formed by them, we just
follow them blindly. We wind up cleaning the outside
of the cup and stopping there, without going on to
see God's love and let it purify our hearts.
2. The Second Trap: The second trap we
can fall into is at the other extreme: to
give ourselves an easy pass by presuming that "if
my heart is in the right place, I don't need
to worry about all these rules and such." With
a lax attitude we permit ourselves to ease up on
fulfilling these laws which in truth will free us.
"I know today is Sunday and I should go
to Mass, but it's vacation! God knows I'm a good
person." Yet it is in the Sunday Mass that
we receive the many graces necessary toward our being
that "good person". The commandment to keep the Sabbath holy,
as with any of the Ten Commandments and customs
of the Church, is there to lead us to God.
These free us from our often confused subjective conclusions
about how we should worship God and live our
3. Cleaning the Cup: "Charity covers a
multitude of sin" (1 Peter 4:8). The law of
love is the most important of all the commandments of
the Lord. In Chapter 12 of the Gospel of
Mark, Christ responds to a scribe's question about the
first of all the commandments: "The first is this: 'Hear,
O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone!
You shall love the Lord your God with all your
heart, with all your soul, with all your mind,
and with all your strength.' The second is this:
'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no
other commandment greater than these." Love of God and
neighbor is both the source and the summit of
the Law of the Old Covenant and of the New.
Living these two greatest commandments purifies and cleanses our
hearts—the inside of the cup. So when Christ says
to give alms, he is telling the Pharisees to love
their neighbors. Then their hearts will be clean.
Conversation with Christ: Lord, I
want my heart always to be focused on you.
I need your guidance, for I can't do it
alone. I need you to teach me how to love
you, how to worship and serve you. The laws
you give me free me and guide me toward you.
Help me to see your hand leading me ever
closer to you.
Resolution: If
there is a rule or custom of the Church
that I don't understand or don't practice, I will read
up on it to come to understand better how
it frees me and guides me in my relationship with
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"My mother-in-law lives in Reseda," Tali Barbosa wrote me in a recent email. "She has an old lawn that is barely hanging on and at the same time, her sprinkler pipes have 'aged-out' and need to be replaced.
"I am doing my best to persuade her that a water-wise front yard would make more sense given the existing and probably more restrictive water policies going forward in the City of Los Angeles.
"I have shown her pictures of plants and some landscapes, but she can't really get the gist of what it might look like to see whether she could embrace the concept and what choices she might like to make for her own front yard.
" I would like to drive her to some residential areas where we are most likely to see lawn alternatives put into practice. Could you suggest some specific neighborhoods of renovated water wise front yards?
"Seeing low-water plants that look attractive in a front yard landscape may make the difference in persuading her."
The best place to observe a concentration of water- wise gardens is in Santa Monica. Many homeowners there have eliminated front lawns in favor of water-thrifty plants.
One area you might want to canvas is, roughly speaking, between San Vicente Boulevard and Montana Avenue (north and south) and between 26th Street and Ocean Avenue (west and east).
If you can wait until spring, Theodore Payne Foundation sponsors an annual tour of water-thrifty gardens, including some in the Valley, that consist primarily, if not entirely, of California native plants.
If you were restricted in your garden design choices to nothing but sages, you could still — and easily — have the most memorable garden in town.
There are 900 sages (Salvia species) to choose from and many of them are perennials that bloom for months, with flower stems that are often more than a foot long with dozens of flowers adorning each stem.
Flowers are typically lavender, blue, purple, pink, or red, but you can find just about any other color. The vast majority of salvia species are indigenous to Mexico and Central America, but lots of species are native to Europe and Asia, too. The word salvia is taken from salvere, a Latin word that connotes both saving and healing.
From the time of the Romans, there are records that common sage (Salvia officinalis), the sage used in cooking, was effective in treating a broad spectrum of medical disorders, especially skin conditions as the plant has anti-fungal properties. Modern research shows that common sage may be effective in preventing heart disease, boosting the immune system and combating Alzheimer's disease.
Not long ago, I saw a salvia I had never seen before. It was a variety of mealy cup sage (Salvia farinacea), most likely a cultivar called 'Strata' or 'Victoria Blue.' Mealy cup sage derives its name from the mealy covering on its flower buds. The species name is derived from farina, the Latin word for flour.
In the planting that I encountered, this mealiness was so pronounced that the overall color impression of the salvia bed was silvery gray and blue.
Salvia 'Mystic Spires Blue,' a widely available cultivar, is a hybrid between mealy cup sage and a salvia that grows in Mexico at a height of 6,000 feet. Thus, 'Mystic Spires Blue' is cold tolerant and will handle temperatures as low as 10 degrees.
Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' and brown salvia (Salvia africana-lutea) are just two of many, many other salvia options to consider.
Time for mums
Fall is chrysanthemum season. What most people don't know is that the same species of chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium) you plant in garden beds is the species grown in pots as a gift plant for Mother's Day, Thanksgiving and other holidays.
You can find potted chrysanthemums at your neighborhood florist in every season. The reason for this is that chrysanthemums are short-day plants, meaning that they require long nights in order to develop flower buds and bloom.
To create blooming chrysanthemums in every season, the plants are grown in shuttered greenhouses. The shutters are kept closed, as needed, to increase nighttime hours so that growers can force development of chrysanthemum flower buds throughout the year.
If you take the chrysanthemum you received as a gift and plant it in the ground, it will flower happily each year in the fall, although the blossoms will be smaller than they were grown in the pot.
Plant needs
Coral fountain (Russelia equisetiformis) is one of the longest blooming, yet easiest plants to grow. I always wonder why more of it is not seen.
It makes an ideal subject for a sunny container garden and blooms spectacularly when drifting over a block wall.
Plants are funny that way. Some need to grow up and some need to grow down to maximize their horticultural potential.
Take grapes, for example. If you do not provide some sort of trellis or other accessory for climbing, you will see lots of grape leaves trailing along the ground but few, if any, grapes.
At least you can use grape leaves for cooking (stuff them with rice, green peppers and beef), or a variety of other comestible combinations.
Bougainvillea may also be grown as a ground cover. To achieve the desired look, all vertical shoots are pruned to encourage horizontal growth and shoots may be pinned to the ground with U nails.
You will see your grounded bougainvillea burst into color every now and then, but unfortunately, you will not get the months-on-end surge of color that is the time tested result of growing bougainvillea as a vine.
In the manner of coral fountain, balcony geraniums (Pelargonium peltatum 'Balcon') flower much more heavily when hanging over a balcony than when planted in the ground. Their lifespan in balcony planters is also significantly greater than when they are used as garden ground cover.
Balcony geraniums are available in red, pink, and lavender.
Fan flower (Scaevola aemula) also seems to perform best when planted in a container. Moreover, it is a plant that needs to be appreciated up close.
While easy to overlook in a flower bed, it is impossible to miss fan flower when it spills over the side of a flower pot, where it feels most at home and blooms most prolifically.
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Future Bhikkhu wrote:I know that it states in the vinaya that they may not.
Future Bhikkhu wrote:I don't think I should worry about it because I'm not going to commit it. I will stay with Theradava. I guess the rules need to be tough or else the tradition wouldn't last.
Thankyou anyway.
Future Bhikkhu wrote:That is true. Another thing I read was that if the monk falls into defeat but admits his weakness then it is not treated the same. Does admitting weakness lighten the punishment?
Also, if a monk kills an animal, what seriousness of offence does it come under?
Bankei wrote:I recall seeing a Thai TV show where they investigated this monk who was doing naughty things like tattooing a lady on the breast alone in his kuti (caught on video) and other things. He was disrobed by the abbot and sent on his way. The show then tracked him down in another town where he simply reordained. They tried to have the abbot disrobe him again, but the abbot refused.......
So I imagine it would be possible to re-ordain in a different area where no one knows you, but this sort of thing is becoming increasingly difficult because of modern technology such as news reports and internet etc.
Bankei wrote:Pilgrim.
That is correct, though I am not sure if it was implied that the monk did have sex with women as well.
However, in Thailand the Sangha leadership often disrobes monks for all sorts of 'offences'. The famous monk, and now nationalist, Phra Bodhirak, was disrobed, stripped of his robes, his offence was being politically troublesome (and claiming he was the reincarnation of Sariputta).
There are also frequent stories in the Thai newspapers about drunken monks, monks singing karaoke with women etc and being forcedly disrobed too. I think the authority to do this is in the Sangha Act.
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"For the people that are still alive."
This month's release of NECA's first Portal 2 prop replica, the Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device, has left many collectors pleased as punch... and just as many disappointed that they missed out on the fast-selling unit. 5,000 pieces sell-out quick when it comes to millions of Portal fans, so NECA as hatched a plan to try and make everyone happy. Presenting a new Portal Device replica based on P-body's Aperture Handheld Portal Device.
Looking to arrive this summer, P-body's Portal Gun features:
- 5000 units will be made
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- Replica shell features yellow racing stripes
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text: Before fatal leak, DuPont scrambled to fix phosgene problems By Ken Ward Jr. June 25, 2010 Story Share Read the reportCHARLESTON, W.Va. -- In the hours before a fatal Jan. 23 phosgene leak at the DuPont Co. plant in Belle, company officials were scrambling to fix problems with the phosgene tanks and hoses involved in the accident, according to a newly released DuPont investigation report.The day before the leak, DuPont was having trouble with pressure from one of two phosgene cylinders that supplies the chemical building block to a pesticide production unit, according to the report.DuPont replaced the supply hose on one of the two tanks when it discovered damage that had been covered up by a manufacturer's label, but apparently missed similar damage on the other tank's hose, which eventually leaked, the report said.Shortly after 2 p.m. on Jan. 23, longtime plant worker Danny Fish was sprayed with phosgene as he conducted a safety check inside a shed where DuPont keeps the phosgene supply cylinders.DuPont initially said Fish was transported to a local hospital "for treatment and observation as part of the standard protocol for exposure to this material." Fish died the following day.Phosgene is a valuable building block for making other chemicals and DuPont uses it to produce various crop protection chemicals. But, it is also extremely toxic. It was used as a chemical weapon in World War I, and is considered dangerous even in very tiny levels.Previously, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board has said the braided-wire phosgene hose that leaked at DuPont showed signs of serious wear, and the federal Environmental Protection Agency reported that it was long overdue to be replaced. But the new DuPont report provides the most details to date of what happened leading up to the fatal leak that has prompted numerous federal investigations and led Sen. Robert C. Byrd to say he was "alarmed" by safety lapses at the Belle plant.Last week, DuPont provided a copy of its internal report to various regulatory agencies. Initially, the company insisted that 24 entire pages of the 31-page document contained "confidential business information" that could not be released.The Gazette-Mail asked the state Department of Environmental Protection for a copy of the entire report. DEP officials reviewed it, and questioned DuPont's broad claim for confidentiality. Earlier this week, DuPont withdrew most of its claims for confidentiality and DEP provided a copy of the complete report.According to the report, DuPont had begun mixing a batch of chemicals at about 10:45 a.m. the day before the leak. But the flow of phosgene from one of the two tanks -- the one referred to as the "hillside" cylinder -- was "insufficient." Plant operators began "switching between" the hillside cylinder and a second tank known as the "riverside cylinder," the DuPont report said. "Sufficient flow was obtained from the riverside cylinder, but switching the cylinders did not resolve the low flow issue on the hillside cylinder," the report said.According to the report, plant operators thought, "the flow issue was due to a problem with the valve on the hillside phosgene hose assembly" because the valve would not open as much as it usually did."The operators left the manual valves from the riverside cylinder to the process open after the batch was complete," the report said. "The liquid phosgene was not evacuated from the hose and valve assembly." That evening, DuPont decided to replace the hillside cylinder's hose assembly the next morning before starting another batch of chemicals.Workers cleared phosgene from the hillside cylinder's hose assembly, and at the same time closed the valves between the riverside cylinder and the pesticide unit, the report said.At about 9:15 a.m. on Jan. 23, a mechanic replaced the hillside cylinder hose and valve assembly. The next batch of chemicals was started at about 9:55 a.m. using the hillside cylinder.Workers put the hillside cylinder's old hose into a bucket of water to decontaminate it, the report said. Later, they noticed "there was a section of the wire over-braid approximately one-half inch long that was missing around the full circumference of the hose."The missing over-braid on the hillside hose had not been apparent to the operators or mechanics when they removed it from service because it is believed that a manufacturer's tag was tightly wrapped around the hose and covered the area of missing over-braid," the DuPont report said. "The manufacturer's tag was no longer present when the hillside hose was removed from the bucket of water."After the missing over-braid was observed on the hillside hose, the operators visually checked the riverside hose for similar damage while it was in service," the report said. "A manufacturer's tag was wrapped around the riverside hose, and no deterioration of the wire over-braid was apparent on the riverside hose." At about 2 p.m. that afternoon, Fish went into the phosgene shed to check the hillside phosgene cylinder weight on a scale."While the operator was checking the hillside phosgene cylinder weight on the scale, he heard a 'pop' and was sprayed with phosgene from the riverside hose, believed to be in the form of a fine mist/vapor," the DuPont report said. "The operator passed away the following day."Reach Ken Ward Jr. at email@example.com or 304-348-1702. 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Month of Holiday Giveaways
Ok I know I use the word "ultimate" a lot, but seriously, this giveaway pretty much defines the term. This Ultimate Blue Diamond Almonds Giveaway is HUGE!
I'd say I really got into almonds in 2012. I've always read that almonds are a good snack to have around for, well, snacking, but never really made the leap for whatever reason. Now I can't keep my hands off of 'em and Ben and I keep at least 3 different kinds in the house at all times for variety's sake.
I really like almonds because they're so satisfying. I could eat an entire bag of chips, but am good with 1 handful of almonds. WINNING! Anyways, prepare to join the almond-lover's club, because one reader is going to win this entire prize package, including:
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People living near the spot where a body was found say they are surprised it took so long to be discovered in a popular walking area.
The decomposed body of an unidentified man, who police estimate had been dead for up to two months, was discovered in woods in Hermon Hill, near the junction of High Street, Wanstead, on Sunday.
Residents of New Wanstead, living a matter of metres from where the body was found, said the area is popular with walkers, especially those with dogs.
John Duckitt, 41, said: "It is horrible, I feel for the children.
"It is really nasty situation and for it to happen in Wanstead is a real shock to the system.
"None of us noticed there was a body there and we walk past the woods every day.
"For it to have been there so long is frightening."
Jean Buniak, 90, walks her Jack Russell every day in the woods near the area the body was found.
She said: "People regularly walk in those woods.
"I am shocked that it was hidden for so long. I am just amazed and think it is incredible that this has happened here.
"My dog is really inquisitive and sniffs at everything, I am surprised he didn't find the body when we walked through the woods. "
Eileen Esparon, 66, said: "I am scared and saddened that a body could be there for so long without being found, those two boys will have to live with finding the body.
"It is shocking that someone could not have been found for so long. I have lived here 36 years and I have not heard of anything like this in Wanstead."
Police are not treating the death as suspicious and efforts to identify the body are ongoing.
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Scottish-based Standard Life Investments has become the first worldwide sponsor of golf's Ryder Cup after signing a deal to back the next two editions of the biennial team event.
"We are delighted to welcome Standard Life Investments as a worldwide partner to both the 2014 and 2016 Ryder Cups in what is an historic agreement," said Pete Bevacqua, chief executive officer of the PGA of America.
"This announcement follows the launch of the unified Ryder Cup global brand identity and the stated aim of Ryder Cup Europe and the PGA of America to secure global partnerships going forward," he added in a statement.
Holders Europe take on United States at Gleneagles, Scotland next year before the event is staged at Hazeltine, Minnesota in 2016.
Europe will be captained by Ireland's Paul McGinley while eight-times major champion Tom Watson is to lead the Americans.


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|July 5, 2000
Volume 2, Issue 27
|Midwifery Today E-News
"Premature Rupture of Membranes"
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1) Quote of the Week
1) Quote of the Week:
"It wasn't long before I could see that there was a lot more to being a midwife than doing deliveries."
- Gladys Milton
2) The Art of Midwifery
Several of my clients thought they'd like to deliver on a birth stool, but after trying it decided they weren't as comfortable as side-lying. One of the reasons they cited was the inability to totally relax and let go between pushes. Another important reason why clients decide against using the birth stool is that sitting on the sacrum reduces the pelvic diameter. The sacrum and coccyx encroach into the birth canal, sometimes dramatically. Rolling a woman back off the sacrum will increase the diameter, especially if she is assisted in pulling her legs up as well. In addition, this also helps pull up that cervical lip that seems to plague so many women.
- Alison Osborn
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3) News Flashes
A study of 199 pairs of twins evaluated the effect of delivery interval on the outcome of the second twin. All twins in the study weighed greater than 1,500 grams and were at or beyond 34 weeks gestation, and the first twin was delivered vaginally. Neonatal data evaluated included the five-minute Apgar score and evidence of birth trauma. Time intervals between the births of each twin were divided into four categories: 15 or less minutes, 16 to 30 minutes, 31 to 60 minutes, and greater than 60 minutes. The range of delivery interval was two minutes to 866 minutes. An interval of greater than 60 minutes between twin deliveries did not have an adverse effect on outcome, as judged by Apgar score, length of stay in the hospital, or birth trauma.
Researchers concluded that a prolonged delivery interval between twins did not have an adverse effect on the outcome of the second twin.
- MIDIRS, June 1996
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At the Midwifery Today conference in Philadelphia, we became increasingly aware of the hurt and bruising that midwives endure as they try to fulfill their call to serve women and babies in the birth journey. This is nothing new, but it seems to be increasing. Its cause is rooted in the witch hunt from the culture around us and from the midwifery community itself. We cannot seem to form the kind of unity and protection that draws a circle to include everyone.
In response, we formed an informal healing task force with Yeshi Neuman as our mother. Yeshi has a gift for helping women work through issues and arrive at healing. We are blessed to have her teach at both the Oregon Coast Retreat and the New York conference. These are great opportunities to meet and work with this gifted healer. Because we will be living together at the Oregon Coast Retreat at a beautiful place right on the beach, it will be an especially good place for you to come to be loved and healed.
The retreat also includes great educational sessions for the seasoned and aspiring midwife, doula and childbirth educator. Please join us for healing, loving and learning on the stunning 7-mile stretch of beach between the sweet coastal towns of Yachats and Waldport. We plan good food, classes and the delightful company of your sisters.
- Jan Tritten, mother of Midwifery Today Inc.
Midwifery Today's intimate healing retreat on the exquisitely beautiful Oregon coast will be a special time and place to learn, nurture and be nurtured, connect and relax. The retreat's theme, "The Heart Of Midwifery," means that we will discuss all the realms of midwifery in its pure form. There to guide us will be a panel of educators full of wisdom but open to learning. Practical sessions on labor complications, fetal monitoring, postpartum and more will be complimented by time spent on the more refined aspects of midwifery care: communication, diversity (creating a safe place for all women), and using our hands and senses as vital tools. In addition, we'll have plenty of time to make new friends, walk on the beach or enjoy quiet moments surrounded by Mother Nature's treasures.
Come join us! Whether you are a student, aspiring midwife, midwife, doula, doctor, nurse or educator, everyone will have something to give and something to take home in respect to better care for birthing women. Rejuvenate yourself and nurture each other--it's what we are renowned for! Come join us!
- Jill Cohen, midwife and associate editor
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5) Premature Rupture of Membranes (PROM)
Following are excerpts from numerous articles on PROM in Midwifery Today's Wisdom of the Midwives: Tricks of the Trade Volume II:
A team of nurse-midwives from Cooperstown, NY reported on the success of an essentially hands-off approach to premature rupture of membranes (PROM). Where appropriate, women with ruptured membranes were permitted to wait at home for labor to start. In the year that the program has been in effect, it has led to a decreased cesarean section rate without increase in neonatal or maternal morbidity. Crucial to the program's success was refraining from performing digital vaginal exams on women who are not yet in labor....
- CBE Reporter, Sept. 1994
The cesarean rate is between 30 and 50 percent for women who were induced to deliver within 24 hours of PROM. Since most women will spontaneously go into labor within this time frame, the patient (and wise) birth attendant will wait.
- Yvonne Lapp Cryns
Teach the parents how to listen to fetal heart tones at least once a day--it will save you many trips to their home. Have the mom drink at least four to eight ounces of fluids per hour, preferably water. The mom should check her temperature every morning before rising; the reading will be more accurate than after she has been up and moving around. Have her take up to 1,000 grams of vitamin C daily. Check for an amniotic fluid thrill daily. This will tell you if there is still plenty of water for the baby so the cord does not become compressed.
Parents can be taught how to do the fluid thrill. Have the woman relax in a semi-sitting or almost flat position. Put your hand on one side of her abdomen, flat against it. With your other hand, very gently flick your finger against her tummy. You should be able to feel the ripple of the water against the hand that is flat on her tummy. Do this all around, feeling for pockets of water, until you have a general sense of how much water is around the baby. If her bag is leaking, and if you feel like there is less and less water as the days elapse, seek medical advice and/or ultrasound.
- Patty Sherman
A good, healthy diet will help keep the immune system strong. Have the woman eat a diet low in fat and sweets, lots of green leafy vegetables, and drink plenty of water or tea to replenish lost amniotic fluid. Herbs and vitamins help boost the immune system and fight infection. Have the woman take 1 tsp. echinacea tincture four times daily, 1/4 tsp. goldenseal powder, twice daily, 4-5 grams vitamin C daily.
- Clarebeth Loprinzi Kassel, CM
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7) Question of the Week
I would appreciate any information about caring for women with vulvar and leg varicosities--easing, reversing the effects of or treating them during pregnancy, the actual birth and for postpartum care. Do you have documentation or studies about the possibility of rupture at any point, techniques used to support these women during birth, and information on the usefulness of a waterbirth?
- Kathy Berry
Question repeated:
My wife gave birth to a 10 lb. 1 oz. baby boy on June 15. According to her doctor, the baby was six days late. Currently our baby is suffering from meconium aspiration syndrome. My wife had an emergency c-section; however, our boy had already taken the meconium into his lungs. He is being given oxygen through a ventilator and appears to be having a difficult time at the moment breathing on his own. It appears the levels he has are relatively rare from the few articles I have found. My questions are:
* What are the percentages of babies that get this type of syndrome?
If there are any books to read on this syndrome, please let me know.
- Dan
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8) Question of the Week Responses (discussion continuing)
Q: My friend suffered from pain caused by "pubis symphasis" during her past five pregnancies. She is currently eight weeks into her sixth pregnancy, and she's already experiencing pain. Are there any exercises that can help? Any magic cures (homeopathic remedies, etc.)? She broke her coccyx during her first labour 16 years ago, but went on to have normal, uncomplicated births with her fourth & fifth children. Her youngest child will be two when the new baby arrives. Her birth was extremely fast (40 minutes). Is homebirth an option?
- Chamutal
A: With my three pregnancies I experienced pubic pain. My independent midwife, who has a certificate of midwifery homeopathy, administered bryonia 1M with immediate and wonderful results--no more pain.
- Kirsten Millinson
A: Rest is very important, and as the pregnancy progresses the need will likely increase. Nonessential weight-bearing activities should be reduced (e.g. climbing stairs, shopping, lifting, carrying, etc.). Elbow crutches may be needed if weight bearing is painful. Straddle movements (e.g. getting in/out of bath, bed, and car) should be avoided due to the hip abduction involved. Avoid standing on one leg, like when getting dressed.
Exercise should be approached with caution. Swimming is acceptable, as long as the breaststroke is avoided--it further stresses the symphysis pubis.
I had success with the homeopathic remedies arnica, bryonia and symphtum. Chiropractic care can provide wonderful results if the practitioner is very knowledgeable about the symphysis pubis area and this condition.
Homebirth is definitely an option. Sometime before labor begins the pain-free range of hip abduction should be measured. During labor, the legs should not be separated beyond that measurement. Prone kneeling or the left lateral position is best for keeping hip abduction to a minimum. Lithotomy position should definitely be avoided.
Immediately postpartum the woman should maintain bed rest for a day or two if there is acute pain. Getting up and around should be a gradual process.
I would like to invite anyone who has suffered from symphysis pubis pain/dysfunction to take part in a survey I have prepared. This will help the director of AAMI and myself with the booklet we are writing about the condition. Email me at email@example.com to request a survey, or if I can help you in any way.
- Dawn Sempek
I heard of one case in which the only thing that relieved the pain postnatally was for the woman to walk backward until the condition resolved.
I have a couple of questions: First, in regard to the broken coccyx, how did pregnancies/births two and three go? Basically, if the labor/birth is "normal" (by midwifery standards, not OB standards), then this mom is a pretty good client for a homebirth, especially with a forty minute labor! As for dealing with the pain of the separated pubic bone, the only thing I have heard that helps is to "bandage" the lower abdominal area with an Ace bandage, sort of like a supportive girdle for the pubic bone.
- Karla Morgan
9) For Coming E-News Themes
1. What do you carry in your birth bag? Anything unusual, and if so, for what purpose? (July 12 issue)
2. How do we help women in isolated communities birth with dignity and freedom, trust themselves, and not be separated from their families? Who in their communities will provide midwifery services and how will they go about doing so? And what can we do to help? Where do we start? (July 19 issue) (Editor's note: These questions were asked by a midwife who lives and works in the Yukon Territories. Let's help her help her communities!)
3. Who most strongly influenced the way you practice, and in what way(s)?
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10) Switchboard
My daughter has hepatitis C. She does not have the active disease but is a carrier. She has been advised not to breastfeed her newborn. Is this good advice? She really wants to breastfeed. Now she is suffering from breast engorgement. If she can't breastfeed, are there any remedies that will help alleviate her discomfort?
- Anon.
In response to the inquiry about breech birth in Issue 2:26:
I have personally delivered full-term twins at home, both breech. The mom was scheduled for a c-section when the ultrasound revealed one breech. The first baby was frank, weighing 6 1/2 lbs. The second baby was complete, weighing 5 1/2 lbs. Both were delivered very easily and quickly, with no problems at all. The mom had an intact perineum. The family was very grateful and happy. Too many birth attendants have lost the art of delivering twins or breeches. C-sections are now the preferred choice. What a shame!
- Alison
This is a hard one to comment on but I'd have to disagree with the "all breech c-section" idea. Part of the problem is lack of confidence and lack of experience on the part of younger OBs who've mostly never done breech deliveries. That's a compounding factor. The twin pregnancy is another factor but a confident, experienced OB who is "noninterventionist" in outlook would probably say that the advice given is defensive medicine--i.e. they are afraid of legal complications more than anything else.
- Phil Watters (OB in Australia)
More on the urge to push:
I am a midwife who has worked with families during birth for more than 35 years. I have worked both as a midwife and a labor nurse (bringing, of course, a more holistic world view to that role than would have been possible without my midwifery background). I have been present during more that 6,000 births.
It is my experience that it is rare when a woman has an urge to bear down that the cervix does not move back to allow the descent of the baby. And of course, it is usual for a woman to have a lip of cervix present when she has the urge to push in a posterior presentation.
I have had the privilege to spend time with two traditional South American and Jamaican midwives, both who massaged plant oils on the cervix to support effective labor and to shorten transition. I would love to know more about this.
- Anon.
I have delivered six babies and I did not always have the
- Anon.
In regard to ob/gyn protocols for working with pregnant women [Issue 2:26]:
Ambulatory Obstetrics: Protocols for Nurse Practitioners/Nurse-Midwives by Star, Shannon, Sammons, Lommel & Gutierrez, published by School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, 1990. A new edition is supposed to have been available by now - I tried to get it in 1998 and couldn't but was told that it would be out any month. (Ed Note: This was recommended by two other readers.)
Also, Anne Frye's Holistic Midwifery, Vol I, Care During Pregnancy. It's not exactly a protocol book, but it is for complete care of the pregnant woman. I think it would be a great addition to a conventional medical setting.
- Karen Ehrlich
Two wonderful books for protocols of OB/GYN related materials:
1. Protocols for Gynecologic and Obstetric Health Care Mary K Barger editor with Vanda Lops, Judith Fullerton and Mary Ann Rhode, authors. This book may have been updated with different authors. The WB Saunders Company carried it in the early 1990s.
2. Varney's Nurse Midwifery.
I encourage you to study obstetric procedures and protocols if you are going to be assigned to pregnant women. It will only be for their benefit. The University of California San Diego has a family nurse practitioner to midwife program. I encourage you to become a CNM. It will benefit your patients greatly!
- Sandra
In regard to the question about use of ring forceps {Issue 2:25}:
I have worked as an L&D nurse for ten years and I am now in midwifery school. We have residents at our hospital who are taught OB by the attending family practice doctor. They are taught to pull the cervix out with ring forceps to check for tears. I find this practice horrendous and unnecessary. When one of the obstetricians witnessed this he told the resident that that was bad medical practice! I am sure we all agree.
- Anon.
I am searching for the video "Birthing in the Squatting Position," the classic film of South American Indian women giving birth. It seems unavailable at Cascade Health Care. Any suggestions as to where else I might find it?
- Rochelle
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The Philly accent is fading
This just in from researchers at Penn: The Philadelphia accent is changing.
According to Penn linguists:
The traditional Southern inflections associated with Philadelphia native-born speakers are increasingly being displaced by Northern influences.
Apparently, hoagiemouth owes a lot to Southern dialects. (Who knew?) The researchers crunched nearly a million measurements and found that almost two-thirds of Philadelphia vowels sounds are undergoing "northernization."
Doctoral candidate Josef Fruehwald says you can really hear it in words like "cow," "now," "sound" and "house." (See 0:50 in the video below for a demonstration.)
But fear not. One of Philly's most distinctive pronunciations seems to be A-OK.
"Philadelphians say 'wooder,' and that's that," Fruehwald told NBC 10.
You can read an abstract of the new study over at Project MUSE.
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Classes will begin at 6:30 p.m. starting Wednesday and conclude May 15, said John Schmidt, Pomona's emergency services coordinator.
The classes are free and open to members of the public who are age 16 or older.
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Wednesday - Emergency preparedness tips and how to mitigate issues in your home.
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