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A FULL investigation of the former MoD airfield at Aston Down is being demanded after it emerged that two former workers have contracted a rare form of leukaemia.
Two hangars were used to store artefacts brought back from Britain's nuclear testing programme in the South Pacific during the 1950s.
This was confirmed in the results of a Land Quality Assessment report released in 2005.
At the time, the MoD confirmed that parts of the site, now owned by Leda Properties, were contaminated with low level radiation but nothing which could be considered 'remotely serious'.
Now the family of Ernest Jones - who worked at the airfield in the 1960s - have taken legal action against the MoD.
Mr Jones died in 1991 after contracting multiple-myeloma Ð a cancer associated with exposure to ionising radiation.
More recently Keith Turley - who redecorated one of the buildings at the site in 2002 - has been diagnosed with the same disease.
Campaigners believe harmful radiation may still be present at the site because only one type of survey, focussing on gamma radiation, was undertaken.
Members of the Aston Down Action Group have brought the case of Keith Turley to Stroud District Council's attention and are demanding a full investigation of the site.
Campaigner Sally Morgan, who lives half-a-mile from Aston Down, said: "Alpha and beta radiation is highly toxic if ingested and is not as easily detectable as gamma radiation.
"There is no documentary evidence to show the artefacts ever left Aston Down so there is a possibility that they have been disposed of on site.
"Too many times over the years we have kept quiet and left it to the authorities but proper testing needs to take place."
SDC has confirmed that its environmental health team has been reviewing previously submitted reports concerning the presence of radioactive materials.
A spokesman said: "The reports do not directly refer to the monitoring of alpha and beta radiation.
"To ensure that we have the best advice and appropriate action is taken, we are referring the matter to the Health Protection Agency as the experts on radiological matters."
IN response to claims of radiation at Aston Down, Leda Properties released this statement.
"We have been advised that although the correct type of gamma surveys would be appropriate for these materials, alpha and beta surveys were, in fact, undertaken in 1990 in any case.
"The results proved that there was no residual contamination in the buildings from any test materials.
"The council do have the reports relating to alpha and beta surveys and are reviewing them.
"We are supportive of the approach of the council in seeking the HPA to review all the reports to date."


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Welcome to our second annual Queen for a Day giveaway! Today we've got six gift baskets full of treats to celebrate the mom in your life (maybe that's you!), just in time for Mother's Day on May 13.
We love our mamas, we love being mamas, and we want to celebrate those women who do the hardest—and most rewarding—job in the world. No matter what kind of mother you are, you deserve praise and a tall glass of iced tea. At minimum.
This week, the six blogs at SLM (you have seen Simple Design, right?) are celebrating mamas by blessing six of them with a gift basket full of goodies! Each item we're showcasing would make a fabulous Mother's Day gift for the mom in your life—and most are around the $20-$50 range.
Hooray for moms! Read on to find out what's in the Simple Mom gift basket.
1. For my Children: A Mother's Journal of Memories, Wishes and Wisdom
From the creative questions to the delightful illustrations, I love every bit of this journal. So much more than a journal, For My Children by Dionna Ford is a gift a mom can give her children later in life. You know all those things you want to tell your kids, but when you finally sit down to write them, you've forgotten? Well, this journal is perfect—it asks you questions, and you can answer however you like—with words, scribbles, drawings, photos.
You're given space to share your favorite childhood games, some of your family vacation memories, the special holidays you share with your own kids. It's all the questions your kids won't think to ask, but will love discovering the answer. For My Children is a sweet, sweet Mother's Day gift from kids of all ages!
Dionna is including a copy of For My Children in the Simple Mom Queen for a Day gift basket.
2. Celebrate Mom necklace from Lisa Leonard
Sigh… I love everything this woman makes. Lisa Leonard has released this Celebrate Mom necklace, just in time for Mother's Day! Hand-cast in fine pewter and strung on sterling plated chain, this sweet piece of jewelry has that perfect blend of sweetness without being saccharine.
I've already gotten tons of compliments on it. And I'll definitely be wearing it on Mother's Day! It makes a perfect gift.
Lisa is including a Celebrate Mom necklace in the Simple Mom Queen for a Day gift basket.
Use the code SIMPLEMOM20 for 20% off your entire purchase at Lisa Leonard Designs through May 7th!
3. Sweet strawberry honeysuckle lip balm, perfume, and lotion from Live Beautifully
Okay, I can testify to this personally: you're going to have to hide this next Mother's Day gift idea from your 7-year-old girl, because she's going to want to borrow it all the time. Live Beautifully makes 100 percent all-natural lip balms, solid perfumes, solid colognes, and lotion bars, filled with natural skin conditioning ingredients and the finest essential oils.
The end results are lovely products that actually help heal and rejuvenate your skin. I'm most impressed with their perfumes—they're made with natural oils and scents behave differently than regular, alcohol based manufactured scents. They react and bond with your body's own natural chemistry, creating a scent that is uniquely "you.
Their sweet strawberry honeysuckle line just drips of summer—perfect for Mother's Day! I couldn't stop opening the perfume jar just to breathe deeply. It smells heavenly.
Live Beautifully is including a set of sweet strawberry honeysuckle natural lip balm, solid perfume, and solid lotion bars in the Simple Mom Queen for a Day gift basket.
Use the code MOTHERSDAY20 for 20% off your entire purchase at Live Beautifully until May 14!
4. Original artwork from Mary Kate McDevitt
I first saw this print on Pinterest, and I pinned it right away on my "I'd hang that" pinboard. Because I totally, completely believe this—it does feel good to get stuff done. And this has never been truer in my life right now as we work on our new house! I know exactly where this print will hang—in our new office.
Mary Kate McDevitt is an Illustrator and artist living and working in Portland, Oregon. With an avid love of nature, chalkboards, collecting vintage goodies, bike rides in the city, drawing and browsing favorite design and art blogs, Mary Kate makes art and items everyone can enjoy! This girl is uber talented.
So much of her work makes great Mother's Day gifts (I love her recipe cards!)—and this "It Feels Good to Get Stuff Done" is perfect for the moms who love crossing things off to-do lists. And who doesn't love that?
Mary Kate McDevitt is including the "It Feels Good to Get Stuff Done" print in the Simple Mom Queen for a Day gift basket.
Use the code MOMSDAY for 10% off your entire purchase!
5. Mercy House
This next gift idea makes me smile from ear to ear. Mercy House Kenya is a non-profit organization started by my friend Kristen of We are THAT Family. In March of 2010, she traveled to Kenya, Africa, with Compassion to blog their relief efforts in the slums of Nairobi. She was especially burdened visiting the Mathare Valley, one of Africa's largest slums. Just days after returning home, Kristen read a heartbreaking article about the large number of backstreet abortions by girls forced into prostitution to feed their families.
Kristen and her family prayed and partnered with a young Kenyan woman, Maureen, who was burdened to start a maternity house to support pregnant mamas. Together, they created Mercy House. As of Marcy 2012, they've housed 8 girls and 6 babies! Read more about Mercy House's history here.
As a part of their sustainable skills program, Mercy House residents of the maternity home learn various skills and earn 25% from each sold item to help them start a business or further their education once they graduate from the program. By purchasing from their store, you are supporting these young mothers and their babies.
I love their large paper bead necklaces—each bead is made of rolled paper! I wear this necklace with everything—from a tank top and jeans to a date night dress.
Mercy House is including a large funky paper bead necklace in the Simple Mom Queen for a Day gift basket.
6. Primele
I've admired the shop Primele ever since I spied their custom return address stamps on Pinterest. It's the creative design studio of sisters Patricia, Rachel, and Kim Mumau. Their current projects include their new stationery line Fawnsberg, custom wedding invitations for Bella Figura Letterpress, and calligraphy addressing.
They work together in the design process applying our strengths to a range of projects, drawing inspiration from natural elements, primitive and folk Americana, palettes of the 1930's and 40's, as well as contemporary design. The sisters live together with their families on a farm in Upstate New York orchard country on the ridge of Lake Ontario.
I love well-designed paper products, love calligraphy, and love writing—so Primele's new stationery line, Fawnsberg, is totally up my alley. From the beautifully-designed box to the quality heft of the paper, their Cora Bouquet line has a whimsical vintage feel I love. It makes a stellar gift for the mom that loves writing notes and letters the old-fashioned way! Lets revive that lost art, shall we?
Primele is including their Cora Bouquet stationery for Fawnsberg in the Simple Mom Queen for a Day gift basket.
Use the code MOMSDAY2012 for free shpping until May 14!
7. Set of three floral prints from Rebekka Seale
Okay, this next one is personal. Rebekka Seale is the incredibly talented artist that has hand-painted all the Simple Living Media logos. I have loved every single thing she's produced, and I love her blog. Rebekka is a joy and a delight!
Her specialty is house portraits—she's booked through the end of 2012 already, but I'm definitely getting in queue to get a painting of our new house. How incredible are they? She's got a beautiful home of her own—I love her taste in design and color.
Rebekka sent me three prints—her candy-stripe rose, golden ranunculus, and red poppy illustrations. I opened the envelope, and it brought tears to my eyes, they were so gorgeous. The vivid colors, the detail from her paintbrush, the beauty of the flowers captured… They're going in the front entry of our new home.
Rebekka Seale is including all three flower prints in the Simple Mom Queen for a Day gift basket.
Use the code SIMPLEMOM to get free shipping on anything in her shop, good until April 14! Her set of three flower prints are also on sale for Mother's Day, all three for $35.
8. Waterfront dress from Shabby Apple
Shabby Apple was created because they saw a need in women's fashion that was not being met: a need to make women feel feminine and beautiful for what they wear, not what they bare. They offer flirty, stylish dresses a woman can wear just as comfortably in the office, at a family dinner, or on a date. Shabby Apple is a fashion company for women, by women, and of women.
I wore their waterfront dress to church the first weekend after it came in the mail—and I loved finally donning a dress after this long winter! I wasn't sure how it looked on, but I modeled it for Kyle, and he loved it. I was convinced.
It's feminine without the frou-frou, and I can dress it up or down, depending on the shoes and accessories.
The day I shot these photos it was freezing! But it's just as lovely with a cardigan and boots. It's a delight to wear.
Shabby Apple is including the waterfront dress PLUS a $50 gift card in the Simple Mom Queen for a Day gift basket.
9. Four 5-oz. soy candles from Soy Delites
Soy Delites is the brainchild of Christy and Garland, a husband and wife team from my hometown, Austin, who started making soy candles almost ten years ago. They were first amazed at how great soy candles smelled and how long they lasted. Christy was especially surprised that she didn't get headaches from them. And once they learned all the disadvantages of paraffin candles versus the benefits of soy candles, they were hooked.
We have quite a few Soy Delites candles in our home, and they're almost always burning (they really do last forever). After they're gone, we wash and use the glasses as part of our stemware! They're the perfect size and shape.
Christy sent me four spring-y scents: bamboo garden, moonflower, jasmine, and midnight fig. I love them all, but my favorite is the bamboo garden. It's got a grassy, floral scent reminiscent of spring—perfect for Mother's Day!
Soy Delites is including four 5-ounce soy candles—bamboo garden, moonflower, jasmine, and midnight fig—in the Simple Mom Queen for a Day gift basket.
Use the code SIMPLEMOM15 for 15 percent off your order at Soy Delites.
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One Simple Mom reader will win all the items listed above, so that you can bless the mama in your life. I know, right?
Everyone has three chances to win. Here's how:
1. Comment on this post, asking this question: what's the best thing about being a mother? Or if you're not a mother, what's the best thing about a mother you love? (If you're reading this via email, you must click over to the post to leave a comment.)
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3. For an additional extra entry, tweet about this giveaway, mentioning @SimpleMom, the hashtag #mothersday, and the URL of this post (http://lvsm.pl/JOXNSA). Then come back here and leave an additional comment letting me know.
This giveaway will end on Sunday, April 29 at 11:59 p.m. EST (the deadline has extended!), and I'll announce the winner on Tuesday. I hope you win!


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PLASTIC bottle and cardboard kerbside recycling in set to be rolled out to all Dudley households from next spring after Dudley Council is awarded £1.8m government cash.
Following a successful bid to the Department for Communities and Local Government, the authority will now be able to provide additional vehicles, boxes, bags and staff to extend the trial to all homes in the borough.
The scheme was previously trialled at 11,000 households in certain areas of the borough, but proved to be so successful that the council were keen to roll the extended recycling scheme out further.
After applying for the funding, Dudley Council was one of 85 authorities awarded the cash.
Full distribution is expected to take up to 18 months, with the first homes getting extra recycling resources from spring next year.
Councillor Tracy Wood, cabinet member for environment and culture, said: "I'm delighted that we have been successful in this bid, it will enable us to roll out our popular cardboard and plastic bottle recycling trial and retain the weekly waste collection service.
"Dudley Council aims to be one of the greatest authorities in the country and central to this ambition is our commitment to creating a greener and more sustainable environment for future generations."
Residents can continue to recycle cardboard and plastic bottles at a number of sites across the borough until they receive the new collection service.


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Good morning everyone. I am so pleased that we are taking the time to recognize some very deserving people—folks who took an important and meaningful mission and turned in a superlative performance that greatly exceeded all of our expectations. Today's recognition is so much more special because they were able to convince so many of their fellow workers to join them—despite the economic downturn—in doing the right thing for countless of the less fortunate—men, women, children, and charitable organizations.
The late Alex Haley, world-renowned author of Roots, and a Coast Guard Veteran in his own right, used to encourage, "Find the good and praise it." Well, that is going to be easy this morning because the "good" is right in front of us. It includes everyone in the Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office (VACO) who participated in the 2008 combined federal campaign. It includes the outstanding leadership and management of the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) program by Edith Parrish and our three executives: Michael Morgan, Office of Diversity and Inclusion; Stan Stewart, Office of Policy and Planning; and Tom Watson, from the Department of the Treasury.
Out from these individuals extended a comprehensive contact program into all our offices and cubicles that ended up being the goodness of 2008's outreach to our friends, our neighbors, and our communities through CFC. i am immensely proud of them and their determination, and equally proud of all of you for responding.
There is no higher calling in life than service to others in need. The author Herman Melville wrote, "We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men . . . Our actions run as causes, and they come back to us as effects."
We are all privileged to be among the fortunate at a time when so many face day-to-day difficulties. I learned long ago that with privilege comes responsibility. Where we can, we should be willing to share our good fortune with the less fortunate. And nationwide, CFC provides an easy way to contribute. With the number of participating charities estimated at over 20,000 nonprofit, charitable organizations, it is the most inclusive workplace-giving campaign in the world.
Just six years ago, VACO crossed the $500,000 threshold for the first time. In last year's combined federal campaign, we gave more than $886,000 to our favorite causes and charities.
Year-in and year-out, VA's charitable giving through CFC has met or exceeded our targets. In 2008 alone, we met 127% of our goal, with an average 68.4% employee participation rate. Nineteen VACO organizations reached or exceeded a 75 percent participation rate. In baseball, a .300 batting average makes you a long ball hitter. When an organization hits .750, as we did, that's Hall of Fame performance.
That's what the CFC does so very well; it provides the opportunity to give gifts of hope, opportunity, and charity in the finest sense of those words. Each one of you has made those gifts possible.
In giving, we also receive. Every year, when VACO employees hand in their pledge forms, they experience the deep sense of satisfaction that they have done something important for the larger world, the world beyond 810 Vermont Avenue.
From bringing education resources to our inner cities, to helping harness the power of medical research; from providing service animals to the visually impaired, to helping a non-profit fly a cancer-stricken child to a distant medical center for specialized treatment—your time and effort strengthened our sense of purpose in ourselves, in each other, and in the communities we serve.
Come September, we will begin this year's campaign and seek to turn in another superlative performance. But for this moment, let us celebrate 2008's record performance and honor the campaigners who delivered such goodness for the well-being of our friends and neighbors. I am honored to serve in a department that contributes so selflessly to CFC's mission, and I'm most proud of the people here at VACO, who, year after year, take on the humanitarian responsibility of digging deep to share compassionately with those in need.
Now, with Edith's help, I am very pleased to help present awards to our chairpersons, the CFC support staff, and our VACO organizations in recognition of your tremendous work in support of VA's 2008 Combined Federal Campaign. God bless you all for your hard work and generosity.
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In September, 1979, a small group of administrators at Western Kentucky University were casually discussing the peculiar problem that the University had in not having an established school mascot. Essentially, that conversation centered around Western's successful athletic traditions, especially basketball, and how important the total University image is to keeping these traditions. The athletes and coaches had always been high in ability and character, the cheerleaders were talented and attractive, the students and fans were most supportive and seemed to thrive on the "red towel" symbol that had been established by the legendary Western Coach, Ed Diddle. But yet something was missing.
You see, folks at Western Kentucky University are known as the Hilltoppers; a unique and appealing nickname especially in light of the lofty terrain of the Bowling Green, Kentucky, campus. But have you ever tried to figure out just what a "Hilltopper" might be? Many have tried. On several occasions the University experimented with some rather interesting variations of what could be interpreted as a Hilltopper. But none of these characters seemed quite right.
It was during this early Autumn discussion that a decision was made to attempt to create a totally new mascot that might not necessarily be considered as the Hilltopper but rather as a new athletic spirit symbol. The fans still needed to wave their red towels, but the University wanted to provide an additional element of color and excitement that would not only motivate crowds but entertain them as well.
Two administrators, one from Student Affairs and one from Alumni Affairs, took the initiative (under the prompting of the fiery new Basketball Coach) to explore and create such a mascot. Dozens of creatures were studied, sketches were made, but nothing seemed quite striking or sophisticated enough.
It was at this point, in mid-September, that a senior business major from Cincinnati was asked to lend his talents. Ralph Carey had worked at King's Island Amusement Park for several years and his job emphasis was in the area of live shows. He knew how the Hanna Barbera animated characters were built and maintained. He also knew how to wear and manipulate the costumes to excite a crowd or thrill a child.
Ralph was made familiar with the situation and then turned loose to dream up a character that would be appropriate to Western. After much thought and a few days of sketching, Ralph presented what he thought was a good idea. The nature of his drawing was totally unexpected. Ralph had sketched a plump, fuzzy, round, red creature that was distinguished by a huge mouth capable of smiling, frowning, and eating anything smaller than a breadbox. It could also maneuver with relative eases yet still use its arms and legs to express itself. It seemed perfect.
It was decided that this just might be Western's new mascot. But what will its name be? Only one name came up. It had to be just simply "Big Red." Big Red was born on September 21, 1979.
Ralph Carey then proceeded to design a costume that would physically and mechanically fit his sketch. He determined what materials were needed and how much his creation would cost. It was at this point that Ralph, Ron Beck, assistant dean of students, and Gary Ransdell, associate director of alumni affairs, presented the concept to the President of Western Kentucky University, Donald Zacharias. With the President's approval, the project was jointly and equally financed, at a cost of $900, by the University, the Athletic Department and the Alumni Association. On October 4, 1979, costume materials were ordered from Hanna Barbera Productions in Los Angeles, and actual construction of the outfit began.
Big Red was introduced to the public on December 1, 1979. The setting was the first home basketball game of the 1979-80 season. The crowd numbered 10,300. Prior to the game, as the teams left the floor for their last minute strategy talks. Head Basketball Coach Gene Keady was called to center court by Santa Claus. Everyone in the arena wondered what was in the big white box decorated with a huge red bow. Without hesitation, Santa wished Coach Keady a Merry Christmas and presented Western fans, friends and foes with "Big Red."
In the ensuing year this lovable furry creature has captured the hearts and imagination of all Western students, faculty, alumni and fans. Big Red has made subdued crowds roar, and he (it appears to be a "he" although that has never been documented) has made hostile crowds docile. He has thrived on a steady diet of footballs and basketballs (in season of course), and he's put a sparkle in many eyes both young and old.
Big Red is a hit. The secret to his success might be in his ability to smile or frown, to laugh, to conform his face and body to accommodate a particular situation or emotion. He is unique. He has become a symbol of Western Kentucky University. Requests for personal appearances are endless, commercialization has become commonplace. A new costume has been professionally built and tryouts have been conducted to see who would portray Big Red in 1980-81. Big Red is here to stay!
Name: Big Red
Date of Birth: Sept. 21, 1979, celebrates Dec. 1st
Height: 6 feet
Weight: 25 pounds
Creator: Ralph Carey
Offspring: Little Red
Initial Cost: $300
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Josh Smith, the enigmatic and excessively overweight yet promising center who quit the UCLA team in late November, will transfer to Georgetown, according to CBS Sports.
Smith, a 6-10, 350-pound native of Kent, Wash., will have to sit out a year and can begin play at the end of the fall 2013 semester with only one semester of eligibility remaining. Should he choose to sit out until the beginning of the 2014-15 season, he'd have one full season of eligibility.
Smith picked Georgetown over an offer from Kansas, according to CBS.
Smith had an up-and-down 2 ½ years with the Bruins. There is an amazing amount of basketball skill buried beneath 40-50 extra pounds of fat.
For stretches of time -- short periods because he lacked the proper conditioning to maintain his energy or focus -- he can be amongst the best players in the country. He's a big man with soft hands and quick feet, capable of scoring with either hand around the basket, someone with a face-up game and is a capable passer in the halfcourt and a great outlet passer to spark fast breaks.
In short, he had every skill sought in a big man. Except the desire to get in shape and drive to excel.
He was hitting 61.1 percent of his shots this season but averaging just 5.2 points and 4.2 rebounds because coach Ben Howland could play him only 13.5 minutes per game.
Smith is one of two UCLA players to quit the team in November, following guard Tyler Lamb out the door. Lamb has yet to announce his college destination.


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Bob and Johanna Titus, authors of "The Hudson Valley in the Ice Age: A Geological History and Tour," will talk about the book on Saturday at 3 p.m. at Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 200 Main St., Saugerties.
The book takes the reader through the Catskills, the Shawangunks, the Taconics, along the banks of the Hudson River, to Bash Bish Falls and Lake Taghkanic -- to all those unique and beautiful places that make the Hudson Valley "the landscape that defined America." The book also demonstrate that all this beauty seen every day rose phoenix-like from the devastation caused by the slow, inexorable advance of a grinding, half-mile-thick bulldozer of ice and the raging flood that followed its retreat.
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Board members named Membership Manager David Hunter as interim general manager, a news release said. Hunter has been membership manager for the past three years and has helped grow membership revenue by more than 25 percent during that time.Grand Effect Productions is seeking individuals to finish casting "O Holy Night" a holiday musical about the first Christmas. No experience is necessary and all are welcome to audition.
For more information, call Paul Allen at 1-260-579-6277.Arts United announces that two new organizations, Unity performing Arts Foundation and FAME have been invited to join the Arts United Umbrella as provisional principal partners. Principal partners are seen as the foundation of our cultural community through their mission, work and impact, and have shown sustainability through operations of at least 10 years.
FAME and UPAF previously were members of the Regional Arts Advocates, an arts council managed by Arts United, and have received program grants from Arts United.
Arts United currently has 10 principal partners. ARCH, Artlink, Fort Wayne Ballet, Fort Wayne Cinema Center, Fort Wayne Civic Theater, Fort Wayne Dance Collective, the History Center, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne Philharmonic and Fort Wayne Theatre. Funding for the initial two-year operating support grants for the two new provisional groups is made possible through the generous support of two Angel Donors, Sweetwater Sound and the Knight Foundation.Fort Wayne Civic Theatre will hold auditions for the musical "The Drowsy Chaperone" 7-11 p.m. Dec. 9 at the Arts United Center, 303 E. Main St. The principal characters will include a cast of five females and eight males, and a small ensemble of two women and two men. Actors of all ethnicities are encouraged to audition.
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Miles going in the first was a silly move in the first place, so I wouldn't worry too much about that.
Why so SERIOUS
Yup a win is a win, and oh well, we have had positives to take away from this year, but we need more I think.
Why so SERIOUS
Painter's all of a sudden working hard to get another 2013 PG. Scouting Petar Rusic and Cornelius Elder, neither of which seems to be anything special. There's an open scholarship but kind of makes me wonder who's going to transfer given how late he got in on these kids. I'm not excited about using a scholarship on either one to be honest.
Transfer....or draft....
I don't think Ronnie's a one and done.
Toyra's last game has the Association buzzing.
Do we have any shot tonight against MSU? Should i even pop a beer open for this one? I feel like I might be wasting the beer.
I'm expecting a blowout loss. But either way, it's a gut check game. Plenty of familiarity between the teams, if they show the same effort they have been then I'll welcome transfers.
I think it could be close, depends on how we handle Dawson and Harris I believe, wish they would have been on our team instead but oh well.
Why so SERIOUS
Yeah, when I saw that he was targeting a 5'11 PG I was kind of surprised, but the player fits the Purdue style of play, Cornelius that is, but it seems hard to find where his minutes will come from.
Ronnie is still young, we have Scott coming, I guess he could beat out AJ for minutes possibly, but then that makes the 2 position kind of packed.
It will be surprising, also I would keep in mind that Cornelius is a 4 star football recruit, and he might be more interested in a school where he can play both sports, kind of surprised he did not just go and focus on FB, but oh well.
Why so SERIOUS
Elder's apparently signing somewhere on the 20th, Purdue's got a hoops only offer and Georgia Tech's open to letting him play both I guess. And he cancelled a Purdue visit this (I think) weekend. So seems like it'll probably be GT, and honestly, good.
I'd take him just for the name...Corn Elder...scary as hell...could have a cheering section "Children of the Corn..." or the fans can dress up as spooky little kids, freak opponents out...
I think you will be wanting about 20 beers.
"I had to take her down like Chris Brown."
-Lance Stephenson
lol @ Byrd's statline...
Didn't Painter take a trip down to visit him this week?
Why so SERIOUS
Sounds like he should be right in Painter's wheelhouse.
Ready for the game tonight. Hoping to go 2-0 vs Illinois this year
Cornelius Elder commited to Miami, playing both football and basketball
whatever. the NIT sucks anyway.
you better destroy that damn locker room Painter
I hate this season.
I like Hammons. I think he will stick around for 2-3 years, but man...you guys have to surround him with better talent. Outside of Byrd, you have no shooters, and I'm not sold on the Johnson brothers quite yet. Painter is a good game coach but his recruiting leaves something to be desired. And it's pretty clear after the rivalry debacle you guys have pretty much given up on the season.


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I've been playing for ~10 years, and have not really ever thrown any kind of fairway driver. I'm not coming to realize that there is a gap between my putter/midrange, and my drivers.
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MVP ION, BUZZZ, Glide, Nuke, Destroyer.
With the ion, buzzz and glide I use the fan grip, and have pretty good control of angle whether it be hyzer(more with the buzzz), or anhyzer(with the glide).
I can throw my ION nearly 250ft on a rope, and the buzzz and glide ~300.
I use a 3 finger power grip on the Nuke and Destroyer, only using the destroyer for large helix shots or hyzers, and both go just less than ~375.
I am not looking for recommendations on what disc to buy, but rather how I should ease myself into throwing a fairway driver, and well how to throw one? Grip? Power? I need help with accuracy on 250+ holes with defined fairways.
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As the Burbot Bash gets closer the ice continue to thicken and expand its reach on Flaming Gorge Reservoir. Ryan Mosley, Flaming Gorge Project Leader for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources sent in this report Wednesday. Brrrrr.
Ice continues to grow and as of January 16 there was even some ice starting to form in Linwood and Sheep Creek bays. Maybe we'll get to ice fish the Utah portion of the reservoir this year! Safe ice now extends down to the Pipeline, with the exception of some open water pockets in the main lake near Anvil Draw. The inconsistencies in ice on the Gorge can be treacherous, so always take precautions while venturing around on the ice, especially at night. We fished as far north as Holmes Crossing last night and found 9-inches of solid, clear ice.We braved the cold and wind for a few hours and found the fishing to be really good for both lake trout and burbot. Lake trout pups were active along main channel points in 60 ft of water. They hit a variety of lures tipped with sucker meat, including Rapala Jigging Shad Raps, Northland Buckshot spoons, and 3-4 inch tube jigs. Active jigging worked best. We found burbot still haunting the shallows in 10-40 ft. Last night they appeared to prefer dead-sticked presentations over active ones, and fell victim to a variety of glow lures tipped with sucker meat. I still prefer the 4-inch Yamamoto single tailed grubs rigged on a 3/8 oz jighead due to their simplicity and overall effectiveness. The Burbot Bash is only 2-weeks away and it looks like there will be plenty of safe ice for this year's event! Good luck and be safe on the ice, Ryan


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The agency that acts as the county's air quality watchdog said Wednesday it will cite the owner of the now defunct Escondido Country Club for creating a public nuisance by spreading chicken manure over several dying fairways, causing a stench that residents and an inspector described as horrible.
The owner, Stuck in the Rough LLC, hasn't watered the course in months and wants to build houses on the site — a plan that has been stymied by the city in response to neighborhood opposition. Several residents said this week they believe the stinky manure was spread as payback.
Stuck in the Rough issued a statement Wednesday saying the course is being maintained through "an industry-standard landscaping program" and that a less-odorous fertilizer will be used in the future.
The Air Pollution Control District said it received 17 complaints from residents on Tuesday and Wednesday about the smell and Inspector Kent Mesplay went to investigate.
"I could smell it yesterday quite strongly by the fence line and then today I was granted access behind a house and had a Level 5 odor coming right off the fairway," Mesplay said Wednesday morning. "Level 5 is bad. Level 5 will just about make you gag."
Pollution Control District Director Robert Kard said "we will be citing the responsible parties for public nuisance. They may not know that yet, but we will be doing that because its clear what has occurred here."
Kard said he couldn't say what penalties might be assessed. "It all depends on how long it goes on and the reasoning behind it. We look at a number of factors under state laws when assessing penalties."
Stuck in the Rough owner Michael Schlesinger declined to comment Wednesday beyond the written statement issued by the company, which noted that it has "never been fined or reprimanded in any way by any authority or city or state department."
The statement went on to say that Stuck in the Rough "continues to maintain the property through an industry-standard landscaping maintenance program. In response to complaints about fertilizer odor, SITR will work with its vendor moving forward, to ensure that a less odorous fertilizer is used on the grounds. We are taking that action immediately, and hope that reduces the odor."
Schlesinger closed the failing Escondido Country Club and golf course shortly after buying it in late 2012 and announced he planned to build houses there.
Residents launched a ballot initiative to have the site declared permanent open space and the city signed the measure into law last year rather than putting it to a public vote.
Schlesinger sued the city, claiming the law amounts to an illegal "taking" of his property. That suit is still pending. In addition, he recently launched his own ballot initiative that would undo the open-space designation.
Country Club area residents said Wednesday it makes no sense to put chicken manure on the course since it's clear the developer has no intention of reopening it.
"You don't need fertilizer to grow houses," said resident Paul DeLaurentis, who recently was diagnosed with a form of lung cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy treatments.
DeLaurentis said Friday he was at home Friday and watched as a truck spread the manure behind his house which sits near what used to be the 7th green.
"It smelled so bad it brought tears to my eyes," he said.
His wife, a registered nurse, told him he had to move out of the house right away for the sake of his health. They left Friday night and stayed with friends until returning Sunday.
Mesplay, the air quality inspector, said he could think of no reason to put the manure on the course. "It's odd because the water has been off for about a year. My take on it is it looks like an intentional nuisance."
Laura Lee Parker, who lives along the 17th fairway and watched as trucks dumped chunks of manure all over the area Friday, said she thinks the motive is obvious.
"It's just to cause us irritation. Why else?," Parker said. "We know it's not for fertilizer because you have to water."


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Emily Murgatroyd | July 24, 2007
By Emily Murgatroyd • Tuesday, July 24, 2007 - 13:17
Despite a very public announcement by News Corp. owner Rupert Murdoch, to reduce his corporation's carbon footprint and encourage companies who work with them to do the same, Fox news continues to feature opinions that challenge, ridicule and misrepresent any forward thinking around combating global warming.
The latest attack comes from host Sean Hannity who calls carbon offsets a 'sham' and a 'crock' and, suggests that purchasing offsets is akin to buying one's way out of committing adultery. On the other hand, Rupert Murdoch has endorsed carbon offsets, saying that they are a measure to be taken when emissions are unavoidable.
I wonder if there's anyway to offset Hannity's verbal pollution? Perhaps Murdoch should address reducing his appearance entirely and that might legitimize an intention that we've yet to see any evidence of on Fox. Thanks to Media Matters for the editorial.
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Totalitarian Temptation
French thinker Jean Francois Revel wrote decades ago about how the left is constantly tempted by totalitarian ideas. Could there be any clearer example than this musing by Ms. Murgatroyd who wants to silence someone whose view disagrees with her own?
Her view also reinforces the contention that the desire to save mankind from itself really masks a desire to rule. Re-education camps anyone?
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She doesn't want to silence
She doesn't want to silence anyone who has contrary views. She probably wants to silence the ideologically-blind who can't seem to actually talk about the science because their "science" has been completely debunked.
It is not a symptom of the
It is not a symptom of the left. It is a symptom of ideology; left, right, blue, yellow, happy, sad. You are practicing this phenomenon by claiming it as a characteristic of the left only. I don't expect you to get this, by the way.
"Could there be any clearer example…" Do you have any idea how ridiculous that sounds? It is a blog, not Dostoevsky.
oh, btw…mission accomplished. I actually DID waste time responding to you, which means I didn't do something useful instead. Your paycheque is earned.
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– Do you think there's student interest in a basic, 1-hour literature review workshop? Yes, especially if it's available online for asynchronous viewing. Online tutorials for different levels (basic vs. advanced) would be useful.
– Are you aware that librarians can help you develop search strategies for a literature review or grant proposal? Based on the feedback received, the department needs to improve marketing this service. Suggestion: Portable posters advertising these services in TML. Posters can compare user vs. librarian searches, or they can feature liaisons. Additional suggestion was made that being on the 2nd floor of the Hunton Student Center from 1-3pm instead of 11-1pm might help librarians reach their intended audience.
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For additional information, please see "Taylor Farms keeps operating through cyclospora investigation"
Taylor Farms has voluntarily stopped production and shipment of all salad mixes, leafy greens or salad mix components from its operations in Mexico to the U.S. until further notice, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
Foodservice packages of salad mix from Taylor Farms de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V., San Miguel, have been linked to some of the illnesses in an 18-state outbreak of infections from the cyclospora parasite.
"This decision allows Taylor Farms de Mexico to focus more resources on assisting the FDA in their investigation of the June cyclospora outbreak," according to a notice on the Salinas, Calif., company's website.
"To maintain supply for our customers, Taylor Farms has shifted production of salad mix and leafy greens to domestic crops and processing facilities in California, Colorado, Texas, Tennessee, Florida and Maryland. We expect the suspension of salad products to last several weeks. The production of broccoli products will continue in Mexico as broccoli is not subject to this investigation."
As of Aug. 9, there were 535 confirmed cyclospora infections in 18 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency reported 32 patients had required hospitalization because of the infections. CDC and FDA continue to warn that there may be other sources of the cyclospora parasite that have not yet been identified.
Even though the implicated salad mix has been out of the supply chain since late June, the illness count continues to increase on a daily basis as sick people seek treatment and are diagnosed. The parasite infections cause symptoms that last up to three months in healthy people and up to a year in elderly or immune compromised people who do not seek treatment.
Iowa and Nebraska health officials linked cyclospora infections in their states to salad mix distributed by Taylor Farms to Red Lobster and Olive Garden restaurants in their states.
Bruce Taylor, chief executive officer at Taylor Farms, said Aug. 8 that the salad mix had been sent to thousands of restaurants via 14 distributors. He said the salad mix containing iceberg and romaine lettuce, red cabbage and carrots went to all of the states that reported cyclospora infections, as well as other states.
The FDA has consistently said Taylor Farms is cooperating with the investigation.
"This voluntary action goes beyond the implicated salad mix and includes iceberg lettuce, romaine lettuce, green leaf lettuce, red cabbage, green cabbage and carrots," the FDA's Aug. 12 update states. "The action of Taylor Farms de Mexico exemplifies the company's cooperation with federal and state officials throughout this ongoing, complicated investigation."


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MIRAMAR, Fla. - Fewer students are learning how to write in cursive.
"I can read it just fine, but writing is a struggle," said 17-year-old Sam Reich, a high school senior.19107456
Reich, like many other students his age, is headed to college without learning cursive handwriting.
"After fifth grade, I never was questioned for not knowing cursive again," he said.
"Unfortunately, it's a dying art," said Lucy McGuire, a teacher at Coconut Palm Elementary School in Miramar.
McGuire has been teaching for 19 years.
"I don't think these days it's essential. Now that we're living in the digital era, students feel more comfortable -- they rely more on texting, instant messaging, emailing as forms of communicating," she said. "Cursive handwriting is not mandatory, according to the common core (state) standards."
But many still argue that it's important.
"If you know how to write in cursive, then you can relate to the reading in cursive," said one fourth grade student.
"When you swipe your credit card, you need to sign your signature," said another.
"I know enough cursive to sign my name," said Reich.
The basics of cursive handwriting is typically taught to third grade students after FCAT exams.
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For people who suffer from mild to moderate chronic pain, medication may offer relief. But many people find they can gain long-term control over their pain through complementary methods. Pain can be a chronic condition, just like hypertension or diabetes that you need to learn to self-manage and control.
In addition to traditional pain relievers, nondrug methods of pain relief may help you gain that control. Some techniques, like imagery, relax the muscles, help you sleep, and distract you from symptoms.
While some techniques require little expertise or help from others, some may require instruction from a professional. Patients can seek advice from a chronic pain specialist who can coordinate all aspects of management, including physical therapies and other techniques.
Below are examples of the many nondrug options that are available.
Most of us are familiar with holding an ice pack on a twisted ankle or lying on a heating pad for a sore back. But hot and cold treatments can be used in other ways. For example, moist heat, which is often more effective than dry heat, can be applied with a warm towel or a soak in the tub. A small paper cup filled with water and kept in the freezer can become an excellent tool to apply to a painful area, while iced washcloths can be used to cover a larger area.
When using heat or cold therapy, do this for only 15 minutes at a time. Allow the area to return to normal body temperature before reapplying the therapy. Some people obtain added relief by alternating heat and ice. Others use heat before exercising and ice after.
Always place a towel between the cold or heat and the skin. Never lie directly on a heating pad, and if it feels too warm, take it off.
The relaxation response is an array of beneficial physiological effects associated with focused relaxation, some of which may reduce the perception of pain. For best results, make relaxation a part of your daily routine.
There are a number of ways to invoke the relaxation response, and many audio and video downloads are available to help. One popular approach is to get in a comfortable position, take several deep breaths, and then focus on your breathing, or a word or sound, while passively avoiding intruding thoughts.
Progressive muscle relaxation is a technique that may be effective for both muscle spasm pain and stress reduction. It involves focusing your attention on each muscle group until it feels heavy and relaxed. You usually begin in the feet and gradually progress upward.
Imagery, which often accompanies the management of pain through relaxation, allows you to visualize what it would be like to let the pain go. If you know what is causing the pain—for instance a pinched nerve in the spine—the idea is to picture the encroaching vertebral space opening and freeing the trapped nerve. By calling on a variety of senses, you can take yourself to a favorite place, like the beach or the mountains and redirect your thinking away from physical pain. Music, nature sounds, and instructional audio make it easier for beginners to escape to a mental paradise.
Biofeedback offers a measurable response to relaxation and imagery techniques. Through the use of sensors connected to a computer, you receive visual or auditory cues that indicate an increase or decrease in muscle tension, heart rate, and skin temperature. Using this feedback, you train yourself to control body functions that you normally don't even think about. Biofeedback may be useful in chronic pain or other conditions associated with muscle spasm or tension, like some headaches.
Although you may not feel like getting off the couch because you hurt so much, exercising within the confines of your physical limitations can decrease pain. Why? The reasons are complex, but one prominent theory is that exercise releases endorphins, which are natural pain relieving chemicals in your brain.
A physical therapist can tailor an initial exercise plan based on your capacity to exercise, and then gradually make recommendations for increasing how much you do and for how long. Pain experts recommend pacing activities. Overdoing it on good days can come back to haunt you later. It's fine to cut back on your exercise during a flare-ups of your pain, but it's important to resume your exercise routine as soon as you feel better.
Acupuncture is a form of Chinese medicine. It involves inserting very thin needles into the skin at different and very specific points of the body. While the evidence to support the use of acupuncture for the treatment of chronic pain, like back pain, has been mixed, acupuncture may be worth a try if other self-care options have not been helpful for you.
The benefits of meditation go beyond relaxation response. Daily meditation may be an excellent tool in fighting chronic pain. Since there are a variety of different meditation techniques, try to find a meditation style that is right for you. Meditation can be done easily in a privacy of your home.
When you think of hypnosis, you may picture a performer on the stage with a handful of audience members. But, hypnotherapy is done by a trained and licensed therapist who uses several techniques, like progressive relaxation methods, to create a hypnotic state. This alternative therapy has been used for a number of conditions, including pain relief.
The way you think about your aches and discomforts, your level of anxiety and depression, your expectations, and your ability to cope determines how much pain you feel. Cognitive-behavioral therapy can help change unhealthy attitudes and habits that can develop when pain is chronic.
There are many nondrug options to reduce pain. Talk to your doctor about whether these options are right for you.
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WYVERN College students have been raising money for an African orphanage by taking part in a special sleepover.
Around 20 pupils joined two teachers to spend the night at the school gym in a bid to raise money for St Trizah Orphanage School in Nakuru in Kenya.
The year 7s entertained themselves with a few games of capture-the-flag, benchball, and football-tennis, using a street ball made from plastic bags and tape.
Students were sponsored by parents, friends and neighbours as they tried to mimic the day-to-day activities of their Kenyan counterparts.
Teacher Steve Lines said: "In true Wyvern fashion, the students were great fun, thoroughly mature and remarkably generous."
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- 16 oz Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Pie Crust Mix, prepared and chilled
- 1 Egg
- 1 Tbsp Water
- 1/3 cup Evaporated Cane Sugar or Turbinado Sugar
- Powdered Sugar as needed
- 2 lbs firm Pears, peeled, cored and sliced 1/2′-inch thick
- 1/3 – 2/3 cup Granulated Sugar plus 2 Tbsp
- 1/4 Vanilla Bean, scraped
- 1 Tbsp powdered Pectin
Almond Paste
- 1 cup Almond Meal
- 3/4 cup Powdered Sugar
- 1/4 tsp Almond Extract
- 1 Egg White
Cook Time: 25 – 30 minutes
Yield: 8 servings
Meanwhile, combine the remaining 2 Tbsp of sugar and the pectin. Add the pectin mixture to the pears and cook until thickened and bubbling, about 5 – 10 minutes. Remove the vanilla pod and set pears aside to cool.
To make the almond paste, combine almond meal and powdered sugar in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse several times to thoroughly combine. Add the almond extract and egg white and process until a thick paste forms. Remove from the food processor and set aside.
To form galettes, roll prepared Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Pie Crust between two sheets of parchment or heavy-duty plastic wrap to 1/8-inch thickness and cut eight 8 '-inch rounds (reroll the dough as necessary). Carefully transfer one round to a parchment lined baking sheet. Assemble each galette one-at-a-time on the baking sheet.
Press 1 Tbsp (about 24g) of almond paste into a 3-inch circle in the center of one dough round. Fan out pear slices, about 1/4 cup, in a decorative pattern on top of the almond paste, leaving a 1-inch border of dough. Carefully fold the edges of the dough over the filling in small sections, overlapping the edges as you go. Leave about 2-inches of filling exposed in the center of the galette. Try not to move the formed galettes as they are very delicate.
To bake the galettes, preheat the oven to 400°F. Thoroughly whisk together 1 egg and 1 Tbsp water. Brush each frozen galette with eggwash and sprinkle with evaporated cane sugar or turbinado sugar.
Bake galettes until the crust is golden and the filling is bubbling, 25 – 30 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes then dust with powdered sugar to serve.


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|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double
Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Triple pain measurement using linear Visual Analogue Scale (at rest, at coughing and in supine position lifting of straight legs)
- - CRP levels in first three days after the donor operation (indicative of the magnitude of the surgical trauma)
- - Abdominal wall muscle function (testing the functional integrity of the abdominal muscles)
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|March 2004
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2006
Living kidney donation has become an important source for kidney transplantation because of insufficient numbers of post mortem kidney donations. To reduce the surgical trauma of the donor operation and improve postoperative recovery minimal invasive techniques have developed. Especially the laparoscopic and the hand-assisted laparoscopic technique gained wide popularity. Minimal invasive open techniques have had less publicity. One of those open techniques is to perform the open donornephrectomy by means of an anterolateral approach. A transverse subcostal incision of 10 cm or less is made. The abdominal wall is opened by splitting the muscles and sparing the nerves. Staying in the retroperitoneal space the kidney is freed and taken out. Laparoscopic approaches have especially become more popular after the hand-assisted technique had developed. By means of an 8 cm transverse suprapubic skin incision and a vertical midline fascia incision the abdominal cavity is opened and a hand is inserted in the abdomen through an air tight sleeve. Three more trocarts are needed for the insufflation, the video camera and surgical instruments to perform a transperitoneal donornephrectomy. The hand in the abdomen assisting in the procedure has especially increased the sense of safety compared to the full laparoscopic technique without compromising the advantages of the laparoscopic technique.
So far no prospective or retrospective study has been done comparing the hand-assisted laparoscopic with the mini-incision muscle-splitting technique. Most studies that have been done comparing the (hand-assisted) laparoscopic technique with more invasive open techniques resulted in favour of the former technique.
Comparison(s): The study compares the effects of hand-assisted laparoscopic and mini-incision muscle-splitting donornephrectomy on living kidney donors.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Accepted as living kidney donor by local protocol
- 18 years or older
- Excellent understanding of Dutch language
- Able to be operated on by both surgical techniques
- Having read patient information and signed informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previous surgery using subcostal incision(s)
- Not meeting the inclusion criteria
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00258986
|Contact: Hendrik S Hofker, MD
|+31(0)50.3616161 ext 12283
|Contact: W N Nijboer, MD
|+31(0)50.3616161 ext 12283
|University Medical Center Groningen
|Groningen, Netherlands, 9700 RB
|Sub-Investigator: Hendrik S Hofker, MD
|Sub-Investigator: W N Nijboer, MD
|Principal Investigator:
|Rutger J Ploeg, PhD, MD
|University Medical Center Groningen
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00258986 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|November 23, 2005
|Last Updated:
|January 31, 2006
Keywords provided by University Medical Center Groningen:
Living donors
Kidney transplantation
Randomized Controlled Trial
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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Do you find yourself charging your lunch daily? Do you finance your wardrobe via credit? If you depend on a credit card to simply make ends meet consistently, re-evaluate your finances.
Making daily purchases using credit cards not only drives you deeper into debt, but also makes every single purchase costlier in the long run.
Think twice about discounts
Sometimes, it can seem like credit card companies are trying to fool you into saving by spending. When you go into a store or shop online, there is bound to be an offer to entice you to apply for credit.
From an in-store discount to free travel mileage, the end result is the same -- you increase your debt.
Some insist that paying the bill fully and within the promotion period keeps you from worrying about finance charges and other penalties that may apply. If this works for you, no problem!
But consider this: Nearly 34 million Americans admit to paying their credit cards late, and more than half missed paying altogether, according to a survey conducted by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling.
Do things differently
Instead of running up your credit card debt, take a different approach. For starters, re-evaluate your daily expenses to determine the areas where you can cut back to reduce your reliance on plastic.
If you are not disciplined enough to pay off your cards fully and on time, just say "no" to credit offers that tease perks and discounts.
Instead of using your credit card, save up money for large purchases. Do not buy something until you have the cash to pay for it.
You may love those fancy high-tech gadgets, like the latest smartphone. But buying them new is costly, and it becomes even more expensive if you finance a purchase through credit card debt. Instead, consider purchasing slightly used items to save money.
Before swiping your credit card, always determine whether it makes sense to borrow.
Remember: your choice, your future!
Kemberley Washington is a certified public accountant and business professor. She writes a personal finance blog at Kemberley.com. Follow her on Twitter and on Facebook.


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What videos from Asia Society did you find most interesting in 2013? A look back at our five most-watched videos shows viewers' tastes running the gamut from music to politics to film.
In a rollicking 30-minute Q&A which saw an animated Chan spend just as much time out of his seat as in it, the superstar said China should use Hollywood to tell its story.
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The resumption of California citrus exports to China is still on hold after a meeting between Chinese and American officials.
Two Chinese government officials met with U.S. Department of Agriculture and California industry officials and shippers June 23-27 in California, said Joel Nelsen, president of Exeter-based California Citrus Mutual.
U.S. officials hoped the meeting would finalize a proposed agreement allowing California citrus back into China. China banned California product in April 2013 after brown rot was found in shipments.
Unfortunately, Nelsen said, there's still work to be done.
"They were positive about they saw, they said the right things, but it didn't conclude as we had hoped. We had hoped to have a signed agreement."
One sticking point, Nelsen said, was a disagreement over the level of standardization growers and packers need to observe to prevent brown rot.
"The Chinese are more used to a regimented approach," Nelsen said. "They wanted more specific language for protocols."
USDA and California officials tried to convince the Chinese officials that that wasn't always possible — what worked for one grower or packer, Nelsen said, didn't necessarily work for others.
The Chinese officials said they would relay that information to their government and give a response soon, Nelsen said.
"I continue to be reasonably optimistic," he said. "We developed a good rapport. I believe they're receptive to this."


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It seems that last year was the year of the cloud and this year is the year of "big data." Precision ag companies are talking big data in many ways, and presentations referring to big data were a large part of the three-day schedule of the precision InfoAg Conference held during July.
Big data's primary attribute is data volume. Whereas in the past we talked about batches of data to process, now we are talking about continuously gathering and adding data. Then this leads to velocity in gathering data as another defining factor. Ultimately, real time is as fast as data can possibly be compiled and that is the goal for working with big data.
One of the things that makes big data so huge is that links and systems are being put in place so that data can come from a larger variety of sources than ever before.
So, one definition that I dug up to define big data makes the most sense to me. "Big data is high-volume, high-velocity and high-variety information assets that demand cost-effective, innovative forms of information processing for enhanced insight and decision making."
What seems obvious is that big data can have different meanings to different ag professionals and different companies, just like sustainability has different meanings and definitions by different companies and groups.
Cloud computing and data storage makes the use of big data possible. Discussion of the cloud and how it relates to big data was included in several presentations at InfoAg.
Even prior to the conference starting, SST Software conducted an education and product introduction meeting for hundreds of customers that included a presentation about big data from SST's point of view. The company explained that its Sirrus product plus the cloud plus agX allows the use of big data for its customers. Sirrus is a mobile interface that allows the collection, viewing, reporting and transfer of site-specific data.
As was explained, there is easily the potential to gather 225 megabytes of data per acre per growing season, including video, from a grower's field. But data doesn't have to stop with one farmer's field; it can include hundreds of farmers' composite data, U.S. government data and a multitude of data from various agricultural sources.
What remains as the most important question is whether growers are willing to "interact" with large data pools—share their data in a secure method—and feel like they aren't losing privacy or a competitive edge.
Customized looks at big data and analysis is becoming really huge in agriculture. In another year, precision ag using cloud-based technology and big data will be a lot further along than this year.
For more than this one reason, the InfoAg Conference is going to become an annual event. The conference has grown tremendously from more than 700 attendees in 2011 to more than 1,100 in 2013. This year's conference included the biggest trade show in its history; part of that was because there are more companies offering precision ag hardware, software and services.
With rapidly growing precision ag acceptance and enactment by ag retailers, crop consultants and farmers, it makes sense that InfoAg become an annual conference instead of an every other year event. The 2014 conference will be held in St. Louis for the first time.
It appears that an explosion in use of precision ag technology by a much larger percentage of farmers is just around the corner. Ag retailers, crop consultants and farm managers have to show leadership to their clients in this arena.


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An object was thrown from a footbridge over the A120 on Saturday.
The incident, which happened near the B1417 Rayne Road, near Braintree, occurred at around 2.30pm.
A driver reported that she had to swerve when a small piece of wood was dropped from the footbridge.
She believes the object was thrown by a youth, so police are asking parents to ensure that it is not their children committing this dangerous act.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at Braintree police station on 101.


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The classic Henrik Ibsen play, "An Enemy of the People" — presented on a floating barge stage in Charleston last month — tells of a physician who discovers that pollution from a tannery has corrupted local health baths, the chief economic support of his town.
When the doctor warns that using the baths may cause illness, townspeople and leaders turn on him savagely for damaging the town's prosperity. They drive him away as an enemy of the people.
This message — that honest science can get researchers into trouble — was repeated last weekend to more than 100 brilliant students as they arrived for the yearly National Youth Science Camp. In the Martha Wehrle Opening Lecture at the University of Charleston, Dr. Felix "Jay" Lockman of the Green Bank radio astronomy observatory cited various scientists who were punished for discovering the truth. His examples:
n Galileo was kept under house arrest until his death for teaching that Planet Earth orbits the sun. In a letter to astronomer Johannes Kepler, Galileo wrote that rival scholars refused to look through his telescope and see proof. "What shall we make of this? Shall we laugh or shall we cry?" he wrote. (Dr. Lockman didn't mention a fellow Italian thinker, Giordano Bruno, who was burned at the stake in 1600 for teaching the same theory.)
n Rachel Carson, author of "Silent Spring," was denounced fiercely by chemical industry leaders for writing that pesticides such as DDT were killing wildlife and causing human cancer. Yet her warnings proved true. DDT was banned, and her work helped create the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
n Academics Paul Crutzen, Frank Rowland and Mario Molina won a 1995 Nobel Prize for proving that CFC chemicals in aerosol sprays were damaging the protective ozone layer in the sky — although they previously suffered endless attacks from chemical chiefs. DuPont's chairman called their work "a science fiction tale... a load of rubbish... utter nonsense." He was wrong, and CFCs were banned.
n Decades ago, several researchers warned that tobacco smoking caused lung cancer and other deadly illnesses. They were trashed or ignored — but today, the whole world knows that cigarettes are lethal.
Here's a local example: The late Dr. I.E. Buff of Charleston warned that miners suffer "black lung" disease from breathing coal dust. He was disputed and attacked — but in the end, he was proven correct.
Science is an enormous boon to humanity — but the struggle to reach the truth can be stormy indeed.


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The second part of the Municipal Services Review for the Ukiah Valley is now available and public comments will be accepted through the first week of March.
The first part of the MSR prepared for the Ukiah Valley by E. Mulberg Associates focused on the City of Ukiah and was approved last year.
The second part focused on the special districts in the valley: the Ukiah Valley Fire District, the Ukiah Valley Sanitation District, the Millview County Water District, the Potter Valley Irrigation District, the Redwood Valley County Water District, the Russian River Flood Control and Water Conservation Improvement District, the Willow County Water District, the Calpella County Water District and the Hopland Public Utility District.
Bruce Baracco, executive director of the Mendocino Local Agency Formation Commission, said the comment deadline was March 1, but it has been extended a few days.
"Because the MSR concerns nine special districts, Frank McMichael, district manager of the Ukiah Valley Sanitation District, was concerned that each board of directors had adequate time to review the document," Baracco said, explaining that Monday's "kick-off workshop" for the MSR was continued until the LAFCo board's next meeting March 4.
Baracco said the LAFCo commissioners also commented on the MSR, and when the document comes back before the board for formal adoption in April, "it will include all the comments, responses and revisions."
According to the MSR, four of the water districts are under a moratorium for extending new service: Millview, Potter Valley, Redwood Valley and Calpella. The only special district that applied for a sphere of influence update at the time of the MSR was the UVSD.
The MSR made several recommendations, including:
Calpella CWD should consider annexation, because "it may allow the district to collect some additional property tax revenue. Since the average of revenues and expenditures has shown a deficit in the last couple of years, the added property tax may help resolve the deficit."
The UVFD and City of Ukiah Fire Department consider a formal consolidation "that would include a more formal chain of command, common training ... and could help fund new equipment."
The Redwood Valley CWD and RRFC&WCID also consider a formal consolidation that "would offer Redwood Valley CWD a more reliable source of water and the RRFC&WCID an opportunity to acquire more water rights."
Willow CWD, Calpella CWD and Hopland CWD "consider consolidation so that policies and service delivery are consistent." Currently, the three have management agreements where "Willow CWD provides office space, administrative staff and field staff for the two districts," which the MSR describes as a "functional consolidation of the three districts."
Hopland PUD should "adopt a rate schedule that provides sufficient revenue to cover debt service," because "although the district's revenues exceed expenses, the interest payments on debt service have exceeded net income in two of the last three years."
The Ukiah Valley Sanitation District "should review its sphere of influence proposal to be sure it has sufficient Equivalent Sewer Service Unit to serve the proposed sphere. That can be demonstrated by adopting a sewer capacity plan with each annexation."
The MSR also recommends that all of the special districts consider creating a website as a way to notice public meetings and communicate with residents and other agencies. Currently, only Redwood Valley CWD, Potter Valley ID, RRFC&WCID and the UVSD have websites.
To comment on the MSR, contact the LAFCo commission via regular mail at the Ukiah Valley Conference Center, 200 S. School St., Suite F, or via e-mail at email@example.com.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - This year could be one of the worst flu seasons in years, with 47 out of 50 states reporting wide spread cases of the virus.
Boxes of tissues and hand sanitizer at work and at school are very common now as people try to take cover from the sickness.
Health experts say the single best way to prevent the flu is to get the yearly flu shot.
To help promote that, several companies have been offering free flu shots at work.
ADT, a nationwide home security company, is headquartered in South Florida. There and at its national sales center in Jacksonville, the company set up a clinic and gave employees the chance to get the flu shot at work for free.
At Blue Cross Blue Shield's headquarters in Jacksonville, free flu shots have been offered at the office for years. This year, the company partnered with CVS to get people vaccinated at work.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates flu outbreaks cost employers in the U.S. $10.4 billion in hospitalizations and outpatient visits. That doesn't even include other costs associated with sick employees, like the loss of productivity and people missing work.
The CDC has created a toolkit for employers called "make it your business to fight the flu." It includes flyers for businesses to use if promoting a flu shot clinic at the office, a podcast and some strategies.
To view all of these resources, click here.
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You'll make so much more of your wardrobe (and know what to buy next) simply by understanding your body shape. Identify your body shape and learn more about what suits here.
Hilary gave us some great tips and advice. She said,"Celebrate the fact that everyone's different and make the most of what you've got."
We printed out some notes from the website to help us identify our body shape.
Banisha from Property is the perfect hourglass. A 'squash'!
She looks great with her waist nipped in.
"Face shape is also important when choosing clothes. If you have an angular face, add angles to a round neckline; a longline necklace is great for this."
Ketisha from Customer Care tries a scarf tied in an angular way, but discovered she suits more rounded looks, so a looped scarf or snood, round necklines and rounded jewellery will work best.
Olivia from Wholesale could pull off a round neckline...
...but she looked better in angles!
Angles worked best for Banisha too.
"Wrap dresses suit Apples and Squashes beautifully." Toni from I.T and Danielle from Customer Care would look great in this.
Hilary offers Kate from Accessories some advice on colour.
The muted polka dots on this jumper suit her perfectly!
Hilary helps Sally from the White Stuff Foundation find the perfect shade for her winter coat.
"The ideal body shape for men is the 'Mesomorph' (Strawberry). Apple shapes are 'Endomorphs'. In men, this means an undefined waistline and often sloping shoulders. Rob is a Mesomorph!"
This gilet is a great option for Rob from the web team.
This waistcoat looks pretty dapper too!
This floral shirt has definitely made it onto his shopping list!


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LAKE COUNTY -- PG&E announced the start of its Winter Gas Savings program, which gives eligible residents and businesses an opportunity to earn an automatic bill credit of as high as 20 percent for reducing natural gas usage during peak months.
Customers who lower their usage during December and January by as much as 10 percent will receive an equal percentage credit on their February or March gas bill. Those who conserve 10 percent or more will receive a 20-percent credit.
Customers do not need to apply for credits; they will be determined automatically by comparing natural gas usage reductions this season to the three previous winters, adjusted for weather.
Nearly 2 million customers earned credits totaling $41 million during last year's program.
"We appreciate the dedication and commitment our customers have shown to conserving their usage of natural gas," Steven Malnight, PG&E vice president of customer energy solutions, said. "We are excited to help them adopt easy ways to save energy and reward them for their efforts to reduce their natural gas usage."
The Winter Gas Savings program was established in 2005 to help conserve natural gas following the supply squeeze caused by Hurricane Katrina. The program will come to a close this winter.
PG&E suggested several ways customers could reduce their natural gas usage and potentially qualify for the credit.
People can lower the thermostat to 68 degrees during the daytime if safe to do so, reduce shower time by half to save as much as 33 percent on water heating costs, set the water heater to 120 degrees or the "normal" setting, wash clothes in cold water instead of hot, open blinds and drapes on sunny days and microwave small amounts of food instead of heating them up in the oven.
Customers can track their progress toward earning bill credits using a web-based, Facebook-enabled Progress Tracker tool. Through the tracker, customers with a gas SmartMeter can compare their current estimated average daily usage to their three-year daily average to determine if they are on track to earn a credit.
The Progress Tracker is available at www.pge.com/progresstracker and www.facebook.com/pacificgasandelectric.
For additional tips, tools and resources for conserving gas, see www.pge.com/wintergassavings.