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Here is actuially a great column by Kravitz. He has never written anything nearly as good about the pacers.
Will Colts defense ever catch up?
October 31, 2004
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- It has come to this: Peyton Manning's offense is now playing against two defenses every week. The other team's defense, and its own -- the latter group being the tougher challenge.
What we have here is what many of us suspected we would have: A reeling, 4-3 Colts' team that not only has no appreciable defensive presence, but a wanna-be championship contender that must continue to play as if it can't count upon its defense to do more than dress properly.
That means going for it on fourth-and-whatever, no matter how misguided a decision it may be.
That means trying for two-point conversions on most occasions, even if The Book insists otherwise.
That means considering a return to the slower, more traditional style of huddling up and milking the clock, just to keep the Colts defense on the sidelines, where it can't do any further damage.
"No way," tight end Marcus Pollard said when the idea was broached after Indy's 45-35 loss to the Chiefs. "If we're scoring a bunch and scoring fast, we've got to keep scoring a bunch and scoring fast. Like when the Lakers had Magic running the point. They fast-breaked, got lay-ups, it was Showtime. That's how we are."
Except, well, Magic, James Worthy and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar aren't playing defense for the Colts. Although they're always welcome.
So tell me: You have a better idea? The Colts quarterback, Manning, just threw for 472 yards and five touchdowns and LOST. Think about that. You know how hard it is to have your quarterback put up those kinds of numbers and lose?
They are out of options. They have to play as if their defense is stuck in stadium traffic. They have to approach every game like they need 50 points to win.
Manning recognized pretty early Sunday his offense was going to need extraordinary measures to overcome both Kansas City's defense and his own.
Did you see him gesture angrily when Dungy decided to punt with the Colts trailing by 10 and fourth-and-six at the Indy 48 with more than 11 minutes remaining? Did that look like someone who trusted the defense to get him the ball back with a 10-point deficit?
Then came fourth-and-3 at the Chiefs' six-yard line, 5:31 remaining and the Colts down 10 points. In a two-score game, the smart move there was to take the easy three points. But no. Manning was going for it. The only thing that saved a truly bad decision was a great result. And even then
"I told the offense, {grave}Y'all stay right there (on the field),' " Manning said. "They were going to have to pull us off. I know he (Dungy) wouldn't have wanted to burn a time out."
Manning quickly wanted it made clear that Dungy gave the decision his blessing.
Anybody else buying that?
Still, it was understandable, and it showed the depth of the offense's desperation. They don't trust the defense. And they shouldn't trust the defense.
Nobody wants to be mean-spirited about this -- really -- and it's not lost on us that the Colts spent less on defense than any other NFL team. You pay K-Mart prices, you're not getting Fashion Mall quality. Bashing the Indy defense has taken on the feel of clubbing baby seals.
But it's impossible to ignore.
Their defense is a joke.
"I've never been involved in 590 yards of offense," said Chiefs head coach Dick Vermeil, who saw lots of offense during his days in St. Louis. "I don't add that high."
So what's wrong with the defense?
Dungy gave an answer after Sunday's game that he knows, deep in his heart, is complete nonsense.
"I told the team in the locker room, I don't think it's talent and I don't think it's effort," Dungy said.
Then what is it? Coaching? Suddenly, the cover-2 doesn't work? No, it's not coaching, and Dungy knows that the way we all know that.
The problem is talent. It's always been a problem of talent. They couldn't stop anybody under Vic Fangio. They can't stop anybody under Dungy and Ron Meeks. The common denominator? It's team president Bill Polian, whose job it is to handle personnel.
The minute Polian decided he could get by without adding a single defensive free agent, the die was cast. They're too young because they didn't bring in any veteran help. They lack depth because they counted on rookies.
And injuries? Please. Everybody's got injuries. This defense wasn't any good when it was healthy, so that's no explanation.
Polian believed the group he had was going to be good enough. Clearly, painfully, they are not. And that leaves the Colts looking like a group that is once again going to waste another year -- maybe the last year -- of Manning, Edgerrin James and Marvin Harrison.
Which is more than just a pity. It's a crime.
For the time being, the Colts are publicly saying all the right things about winning as a team and losing as a team. But these are human beings, and they're not blind to what's happening before them. It's going to be hard -- very hard -- to keep this from becoming a simmering, festering issue.
"We can't let that happen," Manning said.
All the Colts really wanted from a defense this season was to be ordinary. Now, they're three bus transfers away from ordinary.
Tough enough that Manning and Co. have to face everybody else's defense. For now on, they've also got to deal with their own.


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MAX McKONE
What he did: McKone has been on a mission since the start of the 2012-2013 basketball season. That mission has been to help the Hornets any way he can. He certainly did that this past week as he put up 50 points and collected 14 rebounds in Novato's 73-59 win over Alhambra. However, he wasn't done yet. McKone scored 24 points and collected nine rebounds in Novato's 57-43 win over Albany. McKone has been the Hornets' leading scorer all season. His low mark of the season was an 18-point game.
What he said: "I didn't think I had that many points. I was just focused on each possession. "... Obviously, I was excited. That's insane. I never thought I could get a number that high. My success is built off the team and playing off of them. Without them it's nothing. My teammates are able to cause the defense to move. Then they get me the ball in the right spots."
What's next: Last year, he received first-team all-MCAL honors as a lacrosse player. After losing to Redwood in the MCAL championship, Novato is looking for another shot at the title come this spring.
Off the court: McKone has a 4.25 cumulative GPA. While he has applied to colleges like Harvard, Princeton and Stanford; McKone's top choice is Cal.
Trivial matter: McKone has been a Cal football fan for his entire life. He says he's been to every Cal home football game since he was born.
Coach Damon Uriarte: "His No. 1 asset is his motor. He is just relentless and persistent. When he scored 50 (points) none of us knew until the end of the game when a ref told me because he isn't selfish. He scores within the flow of the offense."
— Mark O'Meara

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Clevelanders celebrate LeBron James' return
The oft-maligned city of Cleveland is on quite a roll.
The oft-maligned city of Cleveland is on quite a roll.
Survey finds many families spend more than planned when they take vacation road trips.
A state prison inmate who was in prison for killing a 15-year-old Salina girl in 1984 has died.
The news sent Amazon's shares up nearly 5 percent in midday trading.
The Shawnee County Sheriff's Office says the 19 year-old who was shot Thursday at 4420 SW 61st has been identified.
Top executives with Amtrak and Burlington Northern Santa Fe are on a whistle-stop tour on the railroad's Southwest Chief Friday.
LeBron James tells Sports Illustrated, that he's decided to go home.
One victim of Massachusetts' deadliest fire in 20 years had fireworks in his apartment.
Four adults and three children were killed when a massive fire ripped through an apartment building in Lowell, Mass. on the morning of July …
If you haven't registered yet to vote in the August 5th primary you only have a few days left.
A man will serve two years probation for his part in a robbery at a Lawrence McDonald's.
The Kansas wheat harvest may be one of the worst on record.
Although the city remains in a drought, the Hays City Commission has voted to ease water restrictions.
The solar panels that Idaho inventor Scott Brusaw has built aren't meant for rooftops. They are meant for roads, driveways, parking lots, bi…
The checkered flag has been dropped on the Valley Speedway in the Kansas City suburb of Grain Valley.
The Benghazi matter and the "stand-down" theory have become a rallying cry for Republicans.
The recall is for certain 2011 to 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango models.
The American Civil Liberties Union and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach are heading to court again in their battle over Kobach's attemp…
Officials say a tourist from the United Kingdom lost two fingertips on his right hand while riding on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride.
Saline police say a woman reported that someone photographed her while she was trying on clothes at a store.
A suspect is charged with first-degree murder after a Wichita man was killed when he tried to retrieve his father's stolen pickup truck.
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ST. LOUIS—Twenty-one months after Albert Pujols signed with the Angels, his new life in Southern California isn't exactly going according to script.
Pujols has battled injuries and has struggled at the plate—his career slash line with the Cardinals was .328/.420/.671, with the Angels it's dropped precipitously to .275/.338/.475. Then there was that recently reported clubhouse dust-up with teammate Torii Hunter in 2012. And the Angels, as a team, have been a massive disappointment; they failed to make the playoffs last year and haven't been a factor in the American League West at all this season.
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But in St. Louis, the place where Pujols spent 11 seasons building up first-ballot Hall of Fame credentials, it's a much different story. The Cardinals narrowly missed making the World Series in their first year after Pujols signed his 10-year, $240 million deal with the Angels, and they're one of the National League's best teams again this season.
The ballpark is, as always, full on an almost nightly basis.
Sporting News spent the month of August in the shadow of the Gateway Arch examining the often-complicated relationship between the Cardinals, their fans and their once-upon-a-time beloved superstar.
Twenty-one months after Pujols signed with the Angels, the slugger hasn't been entirely scrubbed from Busch Stadium, but he's not exactly prevalent, either.
He's still the occasional subject of a between-innings trivia question.
The main Cardinals team store behind home plate has only one Pujols item remaining, an $899 autographed baseball, and it's tucked away down in the bottom corner of the main display case. The folks working the smaller merchandise stands across the stadium offer up a good-natured smirk when asked if they have anything Pujols-related for sale.
The Cardinals Authentics store on the outfield concourse has just three items of Pujols merchandise; two posters, and one autographed plaque with a piece of the first-base bag from when he set a major-league record with his 185th assist as a first baseman during the 2009 season. That's been marked down from $99.99 to $49.99.
This is the same store that rather prominently displays a rack of broken Colby Rasmus bats and two pieces of Nick Stavinoha memorabilia—a blown-up faux baseball card and an oversized nameplate from an autograph session at a charity event. Stavinoha had all of 265 at-bats for the Cardinals during the 2008-10 seasons. The employees working at the Authentics store don't remember the last time anybody actually asked for Pujols stuff.
Fans still wear Pujols jerseys and t-shirts to Busch Stadium, though it's a relatively rare occasion to see one that hasn't been altered in some way; the most common adjustment is to draw dollar sign lines through his No. 5 on the back. Others take it up a notch.
Marti Ashley still has bitter feelings toward Albert Pujols. (Photo by Ryan Fagan/SN)
PHOTO GALLERY: Albert Pujols' St. Louis years
Cardinals fan Marti Ashley showed up to the ballpark for the Cardinals' game against the Reds on August 27 with her own version of a Pujols t-shirt, with his name crossed out and three words written on his number: loser, trader (sic) and creep. "My son is a huge Cardinals fan, and he was so broken-hearted when Pujols left," she told Sporting News. "He begged me to put this shirt in the Goodwill bag, but I had to do something with it."
During that game, SN asked Cardinals fans on Twitter for their thoughts on Pujols now. Here's a sampling of their responses.
There's a video touting the franchise's rich history that runs throughout the stadium on a constant loop before games—on the massive video board in right field, at every television along the concourse and even in the team's clubhouse. The roll call of revered players and their colorful nicknames pop up on the screen in chronological order: Rogers "Rajah" Hornsby, Joe "Ducky" Medwick and Dizzy Dean, to name just a few.
The video rolls through Stan "The Man" Musial and into the modern era. There are just three players mentioned in the 2000s—Scott Rolen, Jason Isringhausen and Matt Morris.
Walk around Busch Stadium and it feels like the man who often said he wanted to be the next Musial—a lifelong Cardinals superstar—has been gone for more than 21 months.
Twenty-one months after Pujols signed with the Angels, no story about the player and the city he still calls home is complete without venturing away from the diamond.
The Pujols Family Foundation was established in 2005 as a charity focused on helping kids with Down syndrome—Pujols and his wife, Deidre, have a daughter with Down syndrome—and other severe disabilities and illnesses, and they also organize multiple humanitarian mission trips to the Dominican Republic every year.
That hasn't changed, or even slowed down. The foundation put on more than 60 events in 2011, more than 80 in 2012 and is on pace to exceed 100 events this year, with the vast majority of those happening in St. Louis. (The photos from the annual Autumn Prom last November in St. Louis will melt your heart).
From the very beginning, the goal of the foundation was to focus on the mission of the baseball player, not the baseball player with a mission.
"Whether it was free agency or whether it was injury or whether it was retirement, there's a lot of ways that Albert could no longer be a Cardinal," Todd Perry, the foundation's executive director and CEO, told Sporting News in a phone interview. "And I knew that going into this. So we have made a very deliberate point of building the foundation on the mission and on the work that we do."
Albert and Deidre Pujols announce the formation of the Pujols Family Foundation in 2005. (AP Photo)
There was some push-back when Pujols signed with the Angels after the 2011 season—a "blip," Perry calls it—but the overall response remained overwhelmingly positive.
The foundation held its annual Christmas event at the Chase Park Plaza that year on Dec. 3. Pujols signed with the Angels on Dec. 8, and about a week after that, Perry emailed out a survey to those who attended the Christmas function, asking who would be back for 2012's event.
"I was braced. I mean, I'm listening to the radio and I'm hearing everybody talk about the things they talk about on the radio," Perry said. "I'm thinking we're probably going to lose 30 percent, maybe 40 percent of the people who came. Out of the 70 tables we sold, there was only one table that said they wouldn't be back."
That validation of their work, their mission, was heart-warming to Perry and the rest of the people who run the charity. In that moment, so soon after Pujols chose to leave the Cardinals and caused so many hurt feelings, those Cardinals fans involved with the foundation were able to separate Pujols the baseball player from Pujols the charitable man.
Twenty-one months after Pujols signed with the Angels, the only real certainty in the Pujols/St. Louis relationship is that the Cardinals, on the field, are better off without him.
That has nothing to do with his struggles or injury issues—he's done for the year with foot problems after 99 games—or the Angels' failure in the standings. Those things just are icing on the proverbial cake. Even if Pujols had spent 2012 and 2013 matching Miguel Cabrera hit-for-hit, the Cardinals are in a better position now than they would have been had Pujols accepted their final offer, which exceeded $200 million.
Why? Because the Cardinals invested that money wisely.
A few weeks after Pujols left the franchise, the Cardinals agreed to a two-year, $26 million deal with veteran outfielder Carlos Beltran, with the idea that he could help replace some of the power they lost. He's exceeded all but the most lofty expectations; in 2012, he had 32 homers and 97 RBIs, then hit .357 with three homers and a 1.154 OPS in the playoffs. This year, he has a .310/.343/.522 slash line to go with 23 homers and 71 RBIs.
Three months after Pujols left, the St. Louis front office locked up catcher Yadier Molina with a five-year, $75 million contract that includes a 2018 mutual option with a reasonable buyout ($2 million). Molina finished fourth in the 2012 MVP voting and is one of the leading candidates for the award again this season. He's hitting .327 while maintaining his reputation as the finest defensive catcher in baseball.
Allen Craig has proved an able replacement for Pujols in the Cardinal lineup. (AP Photo)
This spring, the Cardinals gave RBI man Allen Craig—Pujols' replacement at first base—a club-friendly five-year, $31 million deal that runs through his arbitration years and the first year he would have been eligible for free agency. There's a $13 million club option for 2018 that looks like a great deal for the franchise, too. In the two years since Pujols left, Craig has produced a .312/.365/.490 slash line, hit 35 homers, driven in 189 runs and hit an incredible .431 with runners in scoring position.
Less than a month after the Craig deal was finished, the Cardinals signed ace Adam Wainwright to a five-year, $97.5 million extension. Not only is he 15-9 with a 3.14 ERA, five complete games and an MLB-best 6.45 strikeout-to-walk ratio, but he's the unquestioned leader of the rotation, the one starter capable of replacing Chris Carpenter in that role.
Including option buy-outs, the Cardinals guaranteed a total of $232.5 million to Beltran, Molina, Craig and Wainwright. After the last of those four commitments end in 2018, the Angels will still have to pay Pujols $28 million in 2019, $29 million in 2020 and $30 million in 2021, when he'll be a 41-year-old designated hitter.
Pujols hasn't had much to cheer about with the Angels. (AP Photo)
Oh, and the 2012 draft pick the Cardinals received from the Angels when Pujols signed? They used that 19th overall pick to select right-hander Michael Wacha, who spent most of 2013 as one of baseball's top prospects and figures heavily into the Cardinals' postseason plans this October. That's icing on the icing.
In the end, the way things have played out could not have gone any better for the Cardinals. Pujols' issues in Anaheim provided instant validation to their decision not to match the Angels' offer—even though, as mentioned, it would have been the right choice even if he still were a superstar—and they've made exceptional personnel decisions, too.
In a way, Pujols's struggles have lessened the level of vitriol initially directed toward the slugger. He's become almost a sympathetic figure in St. Louis, the punch line in a cautionary be-careful-what-you-wish-for tale. If and when Pujols and the Angels visit Busch Stadium, he will be given one more standing ovation.
And for at least a moment, it will feel as if almost no time has passed.


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PHILADELPHIA, PA. The Chesapeake Bayhawks of Major League Lacrosse (MLL) added 9 rookies in the 2012 MLL Collegiate Draft on Friday, January 13 th. Head coach Dave Cottle and general manager Brian Reese focused on the transition game with CJ Costabile as their first selection. The Collegiate Draft was held at the Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and boasted appearances by many MLL stand-outs, including Bayhawks' All-Star defenseman Michael Evans.
Long-stick midfielder
Costabile was the 5
th pick overall by the Bayhawks in the first round. The Duke University senior from New Fairfield, CT is a two-time USILA All-America third team selection and a two-time All-ACC team selection. During the 2011 season Costabile led team with 95 ground balls and ranked second in caused turnovers with 23. The defense standout boasts 232 ground balls and 31 points over his three year career with the Blue Devils. The rookie is sure to bring a new level of energy to the powerful Bayhawks' transition game.
"CJ is a great athlete," Reese stated. "He will play long stick middie and help in transition and facing off. He can make plays all over the field."
With their second selection, 10
th overall, Chesapeake selectedPrinceton University goalie
Tyler Fiorito. The Phoenix, MD native and McDonough High School graduate was a 2011 third-team All-American nominee and a two-time first-team All-Ivy League selection. In 2011 Fiorito ranked second in Division I save percentage (.615) and eighth in Division I goals-against average (7.53) with the Tigers.
Cos Cob, RI native and University of North Carolina midfielder
Jimmy Dunster was selected in the third round, 22
nd overall by the Bayhawks. Dunster tallied 51 points overall with 30 goals and 21 assists during his career with the Tar Heels. He was also selected to the Face-off Yearbook preseason second-team All-American and to the Face-off Yearbook preseason All-ACC Team for the 2011 season.
The Bayhawks had two consecutive picks in the fourth round. With the 26
th pick overall, Chesapeake selected Pennsylvania State University attackman
Matt Mackrides. The Newtown Square, PA nativegarnered All-CAA First Team recognition and led the team in goals (20), shots (80), and shots on goals (48) in 2011. With the 27
th pick, the Bayhawks continued to boost their attack arsenal with
Grant Kaleikau from the University of Delaware. Reigning from Germantown, MD, Kaleikau registered 20 goals and 27 assists for 47 pointson attack for the Blue Hens. He is Delaware'sactive career leader in assistsand posted 20 groundballs and five caused turnoversin his career.
In the fifth round Chesapeake selected Yale University attackman
Matt Gibson (38
th overall). The Point Lookout, NY resident boasts a First Team All-Ivy and a First Team All-New England selection. Gibson led the Bulldogs with 16 assists and ranked second on the team with 20 goals and 36 points in 2011. In the same year, Gibson was honored with the Walter T. Collins '23 Award winner for the Team Offensive Most Valuable Player.
Towards the end of the draft Chesapeake focused on building depth in their midfield roster. University of Maryland midfielder
Drew Snider was selected in the sixth round, 45
th overall. Snider reigns from Seattle, WA and tallied 16 ground balls and 35 points from 25 goals and 9 assists in his career with the Terrapins. Fairfield University midfielder Brent Adams was selected with the 53
rd pick overall in the 7
th round. As an All-ECAC First Team selection, Adams boasts 62 career points for the Stags and resides in Norwalk, CT.
For their final pick in the draft, 61
st overall, Chesapeake selected University of Delaware midfielder
John Austin. From Shoreham, NY, Austin was previously selected in the 2011 MLL Collegiate Draft by the Bayhawks with their final pick, 48
th overall but gained another year of eligibility at Delaware. Austin boasts a career total 24 points with 16 goals and 8 assists for the Blue Hens.
"We are excited about our draft," Cottle stated. "We were very fortunate to fill several holes and get great athletes in the process. This draft is the beginning of a very exciting season.
The Bayhawks kick off their home season on May 5
th and will be hosting a Cinco De Mayo Tailgate celebration. Don't miss out on all the fun, fireworks, and the best lacrosse in the country. Bayhawks 2012 season tickets can be purchased online at
www.thebayhawks.comor over the phone by calling the box office 866-99-HAWKS (42957). Reserve your seat today and don't miss out on seeing the Chesapeake Bayhawks battle at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium this summer.


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My husband has been trying to get me to do this for a long time. Smooth is far, smooth is far. He is a much better player than I am so I should listen right? He has spent a lot of time reading here, and it has really improved his game. I have spent quite a bit of time reading here as of late, and trying a lot of different things. I have been spending a lot of time in the field working on my drives lately, and on Sunday he took me out and was helping me again(for the five millionth time)
Well it finally clicked. He had me just working on getting my hips around and keeping the disc flat. By focusing on those two things, it really helped to smooth out my throw, and I really got it. Now this isn't to say that I am crushing them 400 feet or anything, but the consistency was really noticeable.
I went out and played a round today, but before I started I went to the field and threw 50 drives or so working on what he had taught me. Then I started my round. I must say I was blown away to say the least. I mostly stuck to my slower drivers, after reading some on the topic, I realized that I too have small fingers and the smaller rimmed discs are the best fit for my hand.
I mostly drove with a leopard and a teebird, and I shot the best round I have to date at my home course. My previous record was a 58, which was still 3 shots better than my average there, but today I shot a 55.
I talked to my husband today, and decided that the direction my game is finally going is exactly where I want it to be. I am not going to worry about the distance, and am going to continue to focus on my putting and getting my hips around, and I believe that the distance will continue to come as I gain more confidence. But even if it doesn't I think that having a consistent drive will get me quite far.


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Join us as Rebel Race and The Survival Race present ZOMBIE RACE! A 5k & 15k obstacle course with zombies.Survey the wasteland an apocalyptic mix of mud, danger, and undead terror. From the moment you leave the start line, youll be running, climbing, crawling, and fleeing in horror from the hordes of undead whose only mission is to devour you alive! Will you survive not only the obstacles and the ravenous monsters, but the fear within yourself? Only you can decide. Whether youre running from zombies, watching, or camping, itll be a weekend youll never forget! Event schedule and times9:30am (5k) 11:00am (5k) 12:30pm (5k) 2:00pm (5k) 3:30pm (5k)10:00am (5k) 11:30am (5k) 1:00pm (15k) 2:30pm (5k)10:30am (5k) 12:00pm (5k) 1:30pm (5k) 3:00pm (5k)
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CoolCap Trial, Treatment of Perinatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
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|Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE)
|Device: Cool-Cap
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Brain-Cooling for the Treatment of Perinatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
- Combined death or severe neurodevelopmental disability in the first 18 months of life.
- Length of hospitalization during NICU course in those surviving to discharge and for whom support was not withdrawn.
- Multi-organ dysfunction (3 or more organ systems) in the neonatal period.
- Rate of multiple handicap in survivors (Multiple handicap will be defined as the presence of any two of the following in an infant: neuromotor disability (Level 3-5 on GMF classification), mental delay, epilepsy, cortical visual impairment, sensorineural
- Bayley PDI score
- Sensorineural hearing loss >= 40 dB
- Epilepsy: recurrent seizures beyond the neonatal period, requiring anticonvulsant therapy at the time of assessment.
- Microcephaly: head circumference < (mean - 2SD)
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|Study Start Date:
|July 1999
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|September 2003
The objective of this study is to determine whether head cooling with mild systemic hypothermia in term infants following perinatal asphyxia is a safe procedure that improves survival without neurodevelopmental disability. Outcome will be assessed by survival and neurological and neurodevelopmental testing at 18 months of age.
Within 6 hours of birth, infants will be randomized to either a non-cooled control group with rectal temperature kept at 37+/-0.5 degC or to head cooling with mild systemic hypothermia as follows. A cooling device capable of circulating cool water in a temperature-regulated manner through a cap fitted around the infant's scalp will cool the head. The core rectal temperature of the infant will be maintained at 34.5+/-0.5 degC by adjusting the cap water temperature. The infant's rectal, nasopharyngeal, scalp (fontanel), and skin (abdominal) temperatures will be continuously monitored. Also, metabolic, cardiovascular, pulmonary and coagulation laboratory measurements will be assessed at predefined time points. Cooling will be maintained for 72 hours, followed by four hours of rewarming, with the goal of raising the rectal temperature to normal body temperature by 0.5 degC per hour. The outcome measure of severe neurodevelopmental disability and survival rates at 18 months of age will be assessed by blinded, independent observers.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|up to 6 Hours (Child)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
Infants are assessed sequentially by criteria A, B and C listed below. Infant must meet all three criteria to be eligible for trial enrollment.
Criteria A: Infants >= 36 weeks gestation admitted to the NICU with ONE of the following:
- Apgar score of <= 5 at 10 minutes after birth;
- Continued need for resuscitation, including endotracheal or mask ventilation, at 10 minutes after birth;
- Acidosis defined as either umbilical cord pH or any arterial pH within 60 minutes of birth < 7.00; or
- Base Deficit <= -16 mmol/L in umbilical cord blood sample OR any blood sample within 60 minutes of birth (arterial or venous blood).
Criteria B: Moderate to severe encephalopathy consisting of altered state of consciousness (as shown by lethargy, stupor, or coma) AND at least one or more of the following:
- Hypotonia;
- Abnormal reflexes, including oculomotor or pupillary abnormalities;
- An absent or weak suck;
- Clinical seizures
- Criteria C: At least 20 minutes duration of amplitude integrated EEG (aEEG/CFM) recording that shows abnormal background aEEG/CFM activity or seizures. The aEEG/CFM is to be performed from one hour of age. If subsequently an abnormal aEEG/CFM is recorded before 5.5 hours of age, the infant is then eligible for enrollment. The aEEG is not to be performed within 30 minutes of IV anticonvulsant therapy as this may cause suppression of EEG activity. In particular, high dose prophylactic anticonvulsant therapy (e.g., >20 mg/kg phenobarbitone) is not to be given prior to performing the aEEG/CFM.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Infant expected to be > 5.5 hours of age at the time of randomization
- Prophylactic administration of high dose anticonvulsants (e.g., >20 mg/kg phenobarbitone). After trial entry phenobarbitone or other anticonvulsant therapy is allowed to be given as clinically indicated to treat seizures.
- Major congenital abnormalities, such as diaphragmatic hernia requiring ventilation, or congenital abnormalities suggestive of chromosomal anomaly or other syndromes that include brain dysgenesis
- Imperforate anus
- Evidence of head trauma or skull fracture causing major intracranial hemorrhage
- Infant < 1,800 g birth weight
- Head circumference < (mean - 2SD) for gestation if birth weight and length are > (mean - 2SD)
- Infant "in extremis" (i.e. an infant for whom no other additional intensive management would be offered in the judgment of the attending neonatologist)
- Unavailability of essential equipment (e.g., Cool-Cap, aEEG/CFM)
- Planned concurrent participation in other experimental treatments
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00383305
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|Principal Investigator:
|Peter D Gluckman, M.D.
|The Liggins Institute, University of Auckland; Auckland, New Zealand
|Principal Investigator:
|John S. Wyatt, M.D.
|University College London; London, UK
|Study Director:
|Alistair J Gunn, M.D., Ph.D.
|Department of Physiology, University of Auckland; Auckland, New Zealand
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|NCT00383305 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|September 29, 2006
|Last Updated:
|September 29, 2006
Keywords provided by Olympic Medical:
birth asphyxia
neonatal encephalopathy
Asphyxia Neonatorum
hypothermia, therapeutic
brain cooling
selective head cooling
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Brain Diseases
Brain Ischemia
Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain
Pathologic Processes
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Cerebrovascular Disorders
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Hypoxia, Brain
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Two shows worth checking out tonight:
Originally from New Zealand, singer, guitarist and songwriter Ruban Nielson is the leader of psychedelic rock band Unknown Mortal Orchestra. He is joined by bassist Jake Portrait and drummer Riley Geare. The trio released its second album, "II," in February on the respected Jagjaguwar label, home of Bon Iver and Dinosaur Jr. New Zealand and the States are much different, said Nielson in an email interview. "It's very small and isolated," he said of New Zealand. "The States are like a big open space to me. One thing that people don't really know about Americans is how warm they are. Warmer than New Zealanders in a lot of ways." Nielson said he finds Portland, where the band calls home, "such a comfortable place for me. The pace, climate and natural beauty remind me of New Zealand in some ways, but there's a whole other element of music, bars, restaurants and strip clubs that isn't really found anywhere else." UMO's success has surprised Nielson. "It exceeded my expectations from the very start," he said. "We're just working really hard and having a lot of fun and riding a wave of good luck. … I'm really proud of what we do live. Some nights I feel like the best band in the world." Foxygen and Wampire are also on the bill.When • Tuesday, 9 p.m.Where • Urban Lounge, 241 S. 500 East, Salt Lake CityTickets • $10 in advance, $12 day of, at 24TixDon't Stop Please, an Arkansas-based dance-pop band, will stop in Salt Lake City for a one-night show. Then it will travel to Boise for the Treefort Music Festival. It's the group's first performance in Utah, said multi-instrumentalist Anna Horton, who has driven across the state to get to Burning Man, the annual event in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. Born in Eureka Springs, Horton said people from all over the world come to her hometown to drink and soak in the springs, which are said to have a healing power. Don't Stop Please is based nearby in Conway, in the Ozark mountains. Despite stereotypes about Arkansas, "There are normal people there," said Horton. After this tour, the ensemble will finish recording its first full-length album for release later this year. The band doesn't plan on visiting Black Rock Desert any time soon. "Guitars and amps don't take too well to the desert," Horton said.When • Tuesday, 9 p.m.Where • Bar Deluxe, 666 S. State St., Salt Lake CityTickets • $5 at door


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'"You make a lot of good friends and get to know people around the town," stated MacArthur, who looked like a kid in a candy store in Rochester's locker room. "(Medicine Hat) was a great hockey town and we sellout almost every game. It's too bad but everyone has to move on and this is what I'm hoping to do. I'm just happy to come up (to Rochester) and get a taste of it."'
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Fluoride Metabolism, Bone Remodelling and Mineral Density in HIV Patients Treated With Tenofovir +/- Emtricitabine
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HIV+ patients are considered at risk for excessive bone fragility. Several factors could contribute: age, male sex, low body mass index (BMI), HIV infection per se, vitamin D deficiency, using tenofovir/a protease inhibitor (time on and/or current use). Tenofovir is used in a backbone of nucleosides/nucleotides analogues with emtricitabine (FTC), licensed as TRUVADA®, or without this analogue, licensed as VIREAD®. FTC closely resembles lamivudine (3TC) but is 5-fluorinated, the daily intake of fluoride is ~15 mg. Fluoride induces bone formation by stimulating osteoblasts, of often impaired bone quality.
The aim of the study is to compare in a cross-sectional design fluoride levels, bone renewal, bone mineral density (BMD) in HIV+ male patients treated by TRUVADA® or VIREAD® for more than 60 months. The patients will be randomly selected, then matched according to age, ethnic origin, BMI.
|HIV Seropositivity
|Study Type:
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|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
|Official Title:
|Comparative Study of Fluoride Metabolism, Bone Remodelling and Mineral Density in HIV + Men Being Given Tenofovir With FTC, Emtricitabine (TRUVADA®), or Without (VIREAD®), as Part of Their Antiretroviral Therapy.
- Areal bone mineral density (aBMD) of the lumbar spine, femoral neck and distal radius measured by Dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) [ Time Frame: ongoing, during the study period, according to the availability of DXA ]
|Study Start Date:
|May 2013
|Study Completion Date:
|July 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|May 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 55 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- HIV+ patients
- male patients
- patients treated by tenofovir+emtricitabine(TRUVADA®) or tenofovir(VIREAD®) for more than 60 months.
Exclusion Criteria:
- chronic use of fluoroquinolones, antifungal agents, steroids
- malignancy (current or previous) requiring chemotherapy or radiotherapy
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01813292
|Hopital Lariboisiere
|Paris, France, 75475
|Principal Investigator:
|Pierre O Sellier, M.D, Ph.D
|Hopital Lariboisiere, Paris, France
|Responsible Party:
|Célia Lloret-Linares, MD PhD, Professor, Medicine A Department,, Hopital Lariboisière
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|NCT01813292 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|March 12, 2013
|Last Updated:
|November 21, 2016
|Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
|Plan to Share IPD:
Keywords provided by Célia Lloret-Linares, MD PhD, Hopital Lariboisière:
male patients
treated by TRUVADA® or VIREAD® for more than 60 months
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Seropositivity
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Anti-HIV Agents
Cariostatic Agents
Protective Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
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A 71-year-old Ladbrokes betting shop customer is one of two punters to scoop a massive £139,665 on last Saturday's totescoop6.
The retired labourer, who lives in sheltered accommodation, was playing the Scoop6 for only the fifth time and placed his £2 bet in his local Ladbrokes shop in Barnstaple.
The pensioner, who visits the shop each day, had £2.70 left in his pocket after placing his usual bets so decided to have a crack at the Scoop6.
He wrote his selections out at the counter and incredibly picked all six winners. The lucky punter, who has chosen to remain anonymous, now has the chance to win a further £119,713 if he can select the winner of this Saturday's bonus race.
He said: "I watched the races at home with my friends and I couldn't believe it when the last one went in. "I've only been playing the Scoop6 for a few weeks after I heard about the huge rollovers.
"I do a Lucky 15 at every meeting so I stuck Australia in with my other selections from Epsom. I had one horse left to pick at Musselburgh, which was Hesketh Bank, who I thought ran well last time.
"I'm still in shock. Winning all this money is going to change my life and I'm now going to enjoy my retirement!"
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RUGBY: Droitwich recorded their second successive draw in the Midlands Division Two West (South) as they recorded a 13-13 tie with Leamington at home.
Spa had been 13-3 ahead at half-time but were pegged back.
With four matches of the season left, second-from-bottom Droitwich are four points away from safety.
They go to title-chasing Earlsdon on Saturday (3pm).
l Meanwhile, the next generation of Worcester Warriors players will lock horns on Sunday under the watchful eye of Sixways skipper and back-row forward Jonathan Thomas, as clubs from around the Midlands battle t make it to Twickenham in the Land Rover Premiership Rugby Cup.
The event this weekend, which will feature youngsters from Bromsgrove Rugby Club under-12s, will be hosted by the Warriors and take place at Bromsgrove Rugby Club.
The competition has run successfully since the 2008-09 season – and the Land Rover Premiership Rugby Cup is the first national grassroots tournament officiated by Premiership Rugby.
More than 40,000 children have played in the tournament to date, with the winners from each festival taking part in the Parade of Champions at the Aviva Premiership Rugby Final at Twickenham in May, where they are presented to a sellout crowd at half-time.
Bromsgrove will go head-to-head with a collection of clubs from the Midlands, including Worcester, Kidderminster, Newport and Tamworth.
The teams will also be lucky enough to get the chance to meet and obtain advice from Worcester Warriors' skipper Thomas.
Speaking ahead of the event, Thomas, who has taken time out from Worcester's Aviva Premiership campaign, said: "These grassroots initiatives – supported by partners such as Land Rover – are the foundations of rugby in the community, and something we should be really proud of.
"I'm sure the next generation of Worcester Warriors players will be on show."Land Rover is proud to be supporting the development of rugby through their sponsorship of the Land Rover Premiership Rugby Cup, Premiership Rugby Academy and the award-winning Hitz programme.


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Alexandra Zissu | The Conscious Kitchen | Clarkson Potter, 2010 | Serves as few or as many as you like
This isn't really a recipe—which makes it the perfect recipe. It's seasonal and doesn't call for anything that isn't growing in the same region at the same time. Plus it gives wonderful insight into the mindset of a deeply green thinker. "I tend to make things that are related to what I have," says Joan Gussow, a completely store-free American. In her Northeastern garden, Gussow grows everything from artichokes to figs, and has raspberries that put out "fiercely" until November. She relies on nature and makes do with what she has.
"I save recipes when they come along, but I don't make as much use of cookbooks as I might. They have an assortment of things I might not have. If I'm thinking about dinner during the day, I'm thinking of the fridge: What's in it should use up? What's in the garden I should use up? I'm aware of what I have at a given time. I had my first Burbank russets this year that were big. I love to dig potatoes. It's a pleasure, like finding gold in the earth—a wonderful bucketful of potatoes comes out of the ground. I rolled them in oil and stuck them in the hot oven. Then I thought, I'm not going to waste that oven heat." She remembered that a friend had done a potato-and-green-beans things, and called her to find out how to proceed. She wound up roasting potatoes, green beans, and Jimmy Nardello peppers on separate sheets in the oven for about a half hour. "It wasn't a meal," she says. "It was potatoes and green beans and peppers on a plate. And it was delicious."—Alexandra Zissu
LC Note: Sounds like dinner to us. There are all manner of theories as to what temperature and timing to use when roasting vegetables, whether hot and fast or low and slow. At the end of the day, they all get the job done, some just take a little longer than others.
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VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Former Romulus Police chief Michael St. Andre and his wife Sandra along with two former Romulus detectives and 3 former police officers were in court Friday to learn that they're going to have to wait longer to go to trial.
READ: Wayne County prosecutors square off with attorneys in Romulus police corruption case
The former chief is charged with embezzling drug forfeiture money and using it to buy his wife a tanning salon.
The officers are charged with allegedly using thousands in the drug forfeiture money to
buy sex and drugs at a strip club near the Romulus police department.
The group was originally charged in 2011. It is now may of 2013 - and family members of some of the officers were furious outside of court. Several family members say while they wait for trial some officers have lost their homes and lost their wives.
Mike Rataj is the attorney for former detective Richard Balzer. He says one reason for the wait is that the Michigan State Police continue to come up with new witnesses and new evidence - making for a seemingly endless investigation.
The trial is expected to start in September.
WATCH: Ex-Romulus Police Chief, Wife, 5 Officers Appear In Court
Recap of charges against former Romulus police members:
St. Andre and detectives Richard Balzer, Richard Landry and Donald Hopkins face numerous charges, including conducting a criminal enterprise and embezzlement.
Detectives Jeremy Channells and Larry Droege are charged with misconduct in office and neglect of duty.
Sandra St. Andre faces acquiring and maintaining a criminal enterprise, conspiracy and tax charges.
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Yeah, toss-up between that loss and the one against Minny.
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Yeah, toss-up between that loss and the one against Minny.
LOL! My mistake I meant Brand.
I want Hibbert to destroy Spencer Hawes.
Looking forward to the Thaddeus Young versus Tyler Hansbrough match up.
Mike Wells is saying Granger is out tonight
So this should be interesting, Iggy is a top notch defender, Paul George should get a ton of opportunities if DG is out. I'm pretty excited, even if he fails miserable it will give him a good experience being the man, moreso, and also something to feed the fire in the offseason.
BTW, is they win without Danny tonight, whats the ETA on a thread saying to trade him immediately, I have 3 mins.
Someone will probably mention it either after we score our first bucket or take our first lead.
From what I can remember, we've often done well in Philly.
I remember when half the team was out, we still managed to win.
Should still be an interesting game. Paul will have a big job tonight.
I am mildly intrigued to see what PG24 can do at the 3.
Should be an interesting game with no Granger and Hill looking like he's out with Big Roy playing banged up. We need our PF duo to bring it strong tonight and take the load off Roy and the others.
well doesn't look like hill is playing..... should be very interesting with a front court of DC,Price,Lance,PG,and DJ....... I still believe we can win this game.... every player has to step it up a notch though.... thank god hibbert is playing
Maybe David West can have a big night?
I bet Hill will at least give it a shot.
So looks like we are looking at a DC,PG,DJ,West and Hibbert starting 5......I am mildly intrigued to see how we do with granger out but i wish george hill was playing..... I am also super excited about this opportunity for Paul George
Where has anyone said that Hill is definitely out?
I said looks like the starting lineup.... i never said anything factual... just stating way i think is going to happen.... i could be wrong
"looks like" is a pretty definitive way of saying something IMO. I was wondering if you had seen something on twitter.
this is the latest i have seen
MikeWellsNBA Mike Wells
Hill didn't sound too optimistic that he would play. He said he's having a difficult time exploding. We'll find out in less than 60 minutes
Hmmm, that doesn't look good, but I'm not really sure why Hill couldn't at least give it a go and see how he feels. I'd like to see him do that at least. Otherwise, Paul is gonna be playing 40+ minutes.
If I had to guess, I would say the same exact thing he can do at the 2.
Pacers Indiana Pacers
Per @Mark_J_Boyle on @93wibc: Granger out, Hibbert to start, Hill to play off the bench. Jones to start.
MikeWellsNBA Mike Wells
Sounds like Hill will dress but only play if the Pacers run out of bodies. All this because of Gerald Henderson's WWF wrestling move on him


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Outraged at the abuse animals endured on a daily basis, and frustrated that the authorities were not enforcing the few anti-cruelty laws that existed at the time, Mucklé decided to follow in the footsteps of Henry Bergh, the father of the humane movement in the United States, and take action. On April 27, 1866, he inserted a notice in the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin announcing his intention to form a government-sanctioned humane law-enforcement society like the one Henry Bergh had founded that very same month in New York City. After more than a year of campaigning, the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was organized on June 21, 1867 and officially chartered on April 4, 1868. The Pennsylvania SPCA (PSPCA) was officially the first humane society in the state and only the second in the country after Henry Bergh's American SPCA (ASPCA – note: The PSPCA is not associated with the ASPCA).
Support began trickling in, led by early donations from S. Morris Waln, J.B. Lippincott, George H. Earle, William Porter and others. Their generosity made it possible for the new Society to launch an offensive against animal cruelty, specifically aimed at the city's horse population. Reforms for the horses took place gradually. The Society brought about corrective actions such as the availability of watering troughs for work horses, frequent rest periods, curtailment of whips and blanketing in the winter.
Although these changes may seem simple, consideration of animals' needs was not a universal trait in those days. Gradually, protective measures became part of the culture. More and more, people felt that treating horses properly was only common sense.
As the Society gained successes in helping horses it was able to further expand its attention to other areas. Working with the Pennsylvania railroad, the Society helped design a new and humane livestock car that made travel easier for cattle, sheep, swine and poultry. Securing the humane treatment of agricultural and pet animals became a natural part of the Pennsylvania SPCA and was enforceable under its legal jurisdiction.
The Pennsylvania SPCA's first motorized horse ambulance.
With the reduction of the use of horses in daily life, the society continued to shift its focus. Investigations and prosecutions of the abusers of dogs and cats curtailed the violence in the lives of these innocent animals. Shelters were erected to house, feed and care for homeless or unwanted animals. Over the years, the Society launched programs focusing on humane care such low-cost veterinary care for companion animals, adoption of homeless animals from shelters and spay & neuter to prevent unwanted births; programs that exist to this very day.
Humane issues concerning animals have continued to shift throughout the history of the organization. The demand for our work is as overwhelming today as it was when Colonel Mucklé founded the Society. We must constantly struggle to replace ignorance and callousness with knowledge and kindness. With your help, the Pennsylvania SPCA will continue to make a difference in our world through education, compassion and consideration.
Come to the shelter and meet our wonderful pets! Our staff and volunteer counselors are available to help you find a perfect match for your lifestyle. In order to complete your adoption we require the following:
Photo Identification
Proof of Address
Adoption Application (available online or fill it out at the shelter)
How much does it cost? The Pennsylvania SPCA runs special adoption promotions with reduced pricing on select animals each and every day. The Pennsylvania SPCA regular adoption prices are:
Dogs and Cats
Kittens (under 6 months) — $75
Cats over 6 months – $50
Dogs over 6 months – $75 (some dogs quality for discounted training class enrollment, please inquire)
Good Samaritan Dogs – $300
What are Good Samaritans you ask? These are easier placed animals with a higher adoption fee, and this extra fee helps support the other animals in the shelter who take longer to find a permanent home or who are on hold for Humane Law Enforcement. Each animal in our care costs the shelter anywhere from $250-$350 just to provide basic needs. Good Samaritans are typically small dogs and pure breed animals.
Small Animals
Rabbits – $40
Guinea pigs – $10
Ferrets – $75
Parakeets – $10
Cockatiels – $35
Small parrots – $150
Large parrots – $300
Equine and Large/Exotic species
Prices vary and are at manager's discretion.
We accept cash, Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, checks (with ID) and debit cards.
Thank you for considering adoption from the Pennsylvania SPCA as you looks to add a new member to your family!
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Monday – Friday, 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Saturday- Sunday 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
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Your message has been sent to The Pennsylvania SPCA.
You'll receive a copy, too, at to help you keep track of which pets you've inquired about, and which shelters and rescues you've emailed.
NOTE: Some shelters have physical locations you can visit; some of these shelters may only have pets for a limited time, so please do not wait for a reply—just go visit the shelter! Other organizations are rescue groups run by busy volunteers who may take a while to reply. You can find information about the shelter or rescue group caring for this pet, and their adoption procedures, on the pet's details page on Adopt-a-Pet.com.


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Lower corn values spurred by increased production numbers are affecting rural economies as subtle growth continues, but retail business and hiring retract.
A survey of bank CEOs across a 10-state area shows the Rural Economic Index remained steady with the previous month at 54.3. The monthly index is only 4.3 points above growth neutral and 3.2 points below the index from a year ago.
Results show month-to-month increases in farmland prices and farm equipment sales, with the farmland-price index advancing for only the second time in the past 12 months. Farm equipment sales increased by 2.7 points to 47.3, showing losses are slowing, however this month's index figure is much lower than the 60.4 recorded a year earlier.
The long-term outlook for farmland price growth is expected to slow and potentially decline over the next year.
"Despite the expansion in the index for the month, I expect farmland prices to grow at significantly slower rates for the first six months of 2014 than they did for the same period in 2013. In the November survey almost half, 49.1 percent, bankers indicated they expect farmland prices to decline by an average of 1 percent over the next 12 months," said Ernie Goss, the Jack A. MacAllister Chair in Regional Economics at Creighton University.
The November hiring index shows growth is slowing as the index fell 1.7 points from a month earlier, but remains 1.4 points above this time last year.
Results from the survey reveal bankers still expect the rural economy to decline, but at a slower rate than a month earlier. The confidence index increased from 44.7 to 48.3 in November, showing rural bank CEOs still expect a decline in the rural economy six months from now, but at a slower rate than previously thought.
"The lack of a farm bill, lower agriculture commodity prices and the EPA's proposed changes in the mandated ethanol blending level weighed on bankers' economic outlook," said Goss.
The survey includes community bank presidents and CEOs in nonurban, agriculturally and energy-dependent portions of a 10-state area are surveyed regarding current economic conditions in their communities and their projected economic outlooks six months down the road. An index of 50 is neutral. Higher numbers show expansion, and lower numbers show decline. Bankers from Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming are included.


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i kinda disagree with that. I dont use pars really at all, so it dosent effect me. In a tournament, or anytime your playing with people, your score is all relative to the people your playing with. if you scored +5, and still got second place in a tourny then thats all that matters.
i do think par helps when playing a new course though. I hate going to a course that has no signs to say what par is because you just dont know what to expect. like someone said before, you would drive a par 4 different than if it was labled a par 3.
i think that every hole should have a birdie possibility. To me that means one drive, and one reasonable approach. if it will take 2 300'+ drives, than that should not be a par 3. a pro might be able to get a 500' drive, but then that still leaves a 100' putt. sure people may average around 3 shots, but every hole should have a birdie attempt if played well.
and again, i dont even play the course par, i just judge myselfe on my own average, but i do think that if pars were taken seriously every hole should have a birdie possibility for anyone who can drive an average of around 350'.


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Topic: Update on me
Hi everyone. I am on here all the time reading, but haven't been posting much lately.
I just turned 33.
I have a family vacation to Disney World this week and then it's scan time.
Oh, I am nervous, as I know all of you understand. I am thankful to have this trip to distract me. Plus, I get to see my family.
I am 1 1/2 years post resection now. I feel just fine, but then again I felt just fine right before my resection!
I hope all is well with everyone. I must admit I have been kind of sad lately, which makes me feel horrible because I should be so grateful and happy to be alive. I keep thinking about right before my resection, how I was trying to get pregnant and instead of growing a baby, I grew a cancerous tumor! How different I thought life would be.
Please say some prayers for my upcoming scan. I have been getting more involved in church and it helps me so much.
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A MURDERER who strangled a retired teacher during a robbery in 1991 has breached the terms of his life licence after being released eight years ago, police said today.
Jason 'Jay' Soal, 37, served 12 years in custody for the murder after being detained 'at her Majesty's pleasure' - the equivalent of a life sentence for a juvenile. He was 17 years old at the time of the killing. Police say he has links with the Risca and Rhymney Valley areas.
Soal, from Trethomas, who is also known as Jason Brindley Davies was convicted of the murder alongside a Cwmcarn 20-year-old at Cardiff Crown Court on September 11 1992.
Soal admitted both charges of robbery and murder.
The pair had gone to the retired teacher's Llanbradach home in September 1991 planning to steal £2,000 and steal his car. However, once the victim had invited them, he realised they were there to rob him.
When he asked them to leave they dragged him upstairs to his bedroom, and smashed a cupboard drawer over his head, tied him up with an extension lead and strangled him with a telephone cable.
The pair then jumped in their victim's car and went to Gloucester for the night, before returning to Gwent the following morning.
They then spent the day using the £45 they had stolen from their victim to drink in Cwmcarn pubs.
Soal was released in 2004 on a life licence. As he was released on licence, and has now breached his licence conditions, he has been recalled to prison, officers said.
Soal is described as 5ft 10ins tall, of medium build, with brown eyes and short dark hair. He has scars to the right side of his neck and on his right hand.
He has a tattoo on his left arm of a dragon in black ink. On his left arm he has a tattoo of a dragon and feathers in black ink.
Officers are advising anyone who sees Soal not to approach him, but to contact police immediately.
Call Gwent Police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 with information.


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- Lauren Alissa Hunter said...
Ah, I understand, I am completely struggling with a lack of balance in my life right now as well. It's so hard not to abandon one half of your pursuits so you can run--arms flailing of course-- towards the other.
BALANCE! How?!
- Tuesday, January 24, 2012
- Tatyana@MySecretGarden said...
Some useful information here. Thank you Grace!
- Tuesday, January 24, 2012
- Jenni @ RainyDayGardener said...
I need a clone too Grace. I am so embarrassed by all the unread or half read books now piled by my bed and there's more I want! (oh..let's not mention the recent shopping trip to the used book store in Bend).
- Tuesday, January 24, 2012
- Diana said...
"...no more dirty floors. No more unread blogs. No weeds in the garden.." Ha! have you been looking in on me?
And now I've begun starting seeds for the early spring garden: kale, lettuce, cabbage... and then there is someone who needs my undivided attention about 3 hours each morning.. Guess we just have to do what is most important to us, don't we. ;) The rest can just wait.
- Tuesday, January 24, 2012
- Donna@Gardens Eye View said...
Great to know on the app and you are certainly busy...keeping good thoughts going your way...I have not gotten into Pinterest...no time for one more thing...
- Tuesday, January 24, 2012
- Angela Ackerman said...
I'm glad you won. It's pretty neat seeing your name in a book!
I'll check out that pintrest article...I've only just recently started using it!
- Thursday, January 26, 2012
- Darla said...
But how would the family respond to more of 'me?' Frightful probably! Sounds as if you have found some very infomative and helpful sights Grace.
- Friday, January 27, 2012
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Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) is a progressive liver disorder of unknown cause. Current evidence suggests that genes, the genetic material we inherit from our parents, in combination with environmental factors, likely play an important role in the development of PSC.
This study is being done to investigate whether genes make people more likely to develop PSC. Discovery of these genes will help us to better understand how PSC developes and subsequently, to apply new approaches for its prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
|Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
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|P.R.O.G.R.E.S.S.: PSC Resource Of Genetic Risk, Environment and Synergy Studies.
- Mapping of Susceptibility Genes in Adult Chronic Cholestatic Liver Diseases
Adult chronic cholestatic liver diseases, such as Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC), are progressive liver disorders of unknown cause. Current evidence suggests that genes, the genetic material we inherit from our parents, in combination with environmental factors, likely play an important role in the development of PSC.
This study is being done to investigate whether genes (the inherited genetic material passed from parents to their children) make people more likely to develop PSC. Discovery of these proposed genes will help us to better understand how PSC progresses,
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A YACHTSMAN feared missing at sea after setting off from northern Germany last week has been found safe and well.
The 69-year-old was found onboard his 17.5ft Scarborough-based yacht, Equinox, approximately 80 miles east of Spurn Point (at the mouth of the Humber) when an emergency beacon was activated.
Humber Coastguard had appealed for information to help trace the missing skipper, from Driffield, who last made contact with his family on July 4, when he set off from the Kiel Canal, at Brunsbuttell, East Germany.
Watch Manager at Humber Coastguard, Mike Green, said: "We are all absolutely delighted that this gentleman has been found alive and well.
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"It is important that yachtsmen planning this sort of passage have adequate communications and log a passage plan with a shore contact.
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Appearing at the final rally of the 2012 campaign, Vice President Joe Biden said Monday that the nation was hungry for bipartisan solutions, such as those demonstrated by governors and mayors of both parties during Superstorm Sandy.
"Now it's time for our politics to be as good and as noble as our people," Biden told a crowd of about 1,200 at an outdoor rally Monday evening in Richmond, where he wound up a campaign blitz that took him to eight states in two weeks.
Biden repeated familiar themes in defending President Barack Obama and challenging his opponent, GOP challenger Mitt Romney. He said Romney and running mate Paul Ryan have run away from their records.
"He's got a backbone like a ramrod," Biden said of Obama. "It's not close on the character question."
The rally at the historic Tredagar Iron Works, featured a free concert by musician John Mellencamp, who urged Biden to "give 'em hell, Joe."
Earlier, Mellencamp said the election was a chance for the middle class to continue the progress made under Obama and Biden after being hurt by eight years of the Bush administration.
"The middle class is going to rise up again, and the rich are going to pay their fair share," Mellencamps said. "Let there be no haves and have-nots -- just a level playing-field that makes everything possible, and that we can still believe in the American dream."
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., warmed up the crowd by reminding them of the importance of the vote in Virginia, saying: "If we do our jobs, this election will be over before Ohio votes."
Polls close at 7 p.m. in Virginia, 30 minutes before Ohio, a crucial battleground in the 2012 election.
Biden started the day with a Sterling campaign event before heading to Roanoke. He repeated his prediction that Democrats will win the battleground states of Ohio, Wisconsin, Nevada and New Hampshire. Florida will be close, he predicted, and of Virginia he said: "in this state we got a great shot."
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Aj price might be the best PG for running an offense. Also Garnett might seemed afraid to jaw with Hans. That's pretty cool.
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Aj price might be the best PG for running an offense. Also Garnett might seemed afraid to jaw with Hans. That's pretty cool.
In all seriousness I agree with you, I expect teams like NY, Celtics and many others to start playing better, lets hope we start playing better so we can stay in the same position we are now.
It actually wasn't a typo... when I wrote it, I was kinda imagining Paul George standing out on the court, and a "whawhawhawhawha" sound out of nowhere, and shooting once he was about 3 or 4 feet above the ground.
Yeah, I'm a weird dude.
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record probably Yinka Dare, '95-'96; 58 GP, 626 Minutes, 0 Asst.
Tyler needs to go more than three times longer to get that.
Frankly, I think winning those games (obviously) makes us better than last year, but we will have to be able to win games while playing strongly in order to actually end the season as the team just out of the top tier of the East as so many are already starting to hype about.
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...
Nice to check in after months of being away and read through an Odd Thoughts post. This place continues to be the best Pacers fan forum going.
It's been a long, long time since being an Indiana basketball fan has been this much fun. IU, Pacers... it's all good right now!
"I had to take her down like Chris Brown."
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If Baron is healthy he is going to make a huge difference, I agree in part with what you are saying but at the moment they just don't have a floor general who can do what Mike wants to do in the offensive end, right now their offense is as horrible as their defense but they have the talent to have a good record at the end.
This new Pacers team might revive some old PD legends.
"Look, it's up to me to put a team around ... Lance right now." Kevin Pritchard press conference
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I have a feeling this team will keep me interested. Good seeing you guys again.


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Looks like Stephen Stagliano's ring-shopping trip was successful! After Stagliano, 26, told PEOPLE last month of his plans for a big jewelry-store excursion with then-girlfriend DeAnna Pappas, 28, now comes word that he is indeed engaged to the former Bachelorette star. DeAnna was snapped in Los Angeles yesterday showing off the stunning sparkler that Stephen purchased from Boston-area jeweler Kings Jewelers. And that's not the only big wedding announcement in the Stagliano family: Stephen's twin brother Michael, who was on Jillian Harris's season of The Bachelorette (and who introduced Stephen and DeAnna), is also newly engaged — to Holly Durst, 27, who was on Matt Grant's season of The Bachelor! Got that straight? "[Stephen and I] are honestly so in love and so happy," Michael told PEOPLE of the brothers' mutual bliss in July. "Rings are coming!" There's no word yet on a date for either marriage, though the couples have broached the subject of having a double wedding. "We've already talked about it, all four of us," Durst earlier told PEOPLE. "If we were to do it, we'd have two different ceremonies and one huge reception." –Tim Nudd


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As organizer of the Center for Rural Affairs Land Link program, which matches beginning farmers with landowners, I talk to beginning farmers every day.
Their situations are diverse but they all share a common dream of operating a farm or ranch.
Our Land Link participant list contains over 250 beginners and fewer than 20 landowners.
Recognizing this "bottle-neck" in the match making process, I encourage beginners to get creative in their search for land.
Were you aware that in Muslim and Communist countries Christians don't walk the streets in the daytime? At night they sneak out to a house where other Christians gather to pray and worship God.
If they are found out, the young girls and women are raped by gangs of Muslims and then are put on trial as prostitutes, thrown in jail until they renounce Jesus or die. The press will not tell you this.
At least that is what our governmental administrators and legislatures are saying, and no doubt that is the belief of the general populace.
The U.S. ranks 33rd in National Test Scores out of the 172 countries in the world. However, when you compare the test scores to other countries that believe all students should receive a free public education. (Oh, none of the other countries that score higher than us educate the entire populace). The exceptions are countries i.e. Norway, Sweden, Denmark, which have a population about the same as Montana with no diversity.
I had the opportunity to grow up in Chiefland and play several sports. I now live in South Florida and I never thought I would envy or have a desire to return home.
Now every week I read the Citizen and I am so proud of what our coaches are doing with their athletics. I had the privilege of playing beside some of your coaches and against them. I also taught school and was on the same coaching staff with a few.
In reply to Ginger Fuller's letter of last week ...
I am the first one to admit I know nothing about sports — love the kids but sports is not my cup of tea! But I have been around long enough to see and know the impact they make on our kids. I know a little about families and those without. I know a lot about relationships and "needing to belong."
I know first-hand about compassion when life hurts! I know that there are kids out there that get no encouragement at home, or direction for that matter.
The world sees the United States as having a weak government. They ridicule us for our debt. We are an absolute nothing in their eyes.
The following may seem disengaged from that conclusion, but try it on for size.
The energy department did an audit of Solyndra and stated the company would run out of money by this September. Washington was well aware of this, yet put $535 million into the company for political gain—not for economic income.
And our law says no more taxpayer money would go to Planned Parenthood, but Obama just gave them millions.
What we need in Florida is solar panel factories. If we had several solar factories, there would be competition, and everyone could afford solar power. And we would not need the atomic power plants in this state that Florida Power is trying to push on the people. Also, they are very dangerous. One blew up in France just recently.
With all the sun that we have here in Florida solar power is the way to go. Everyone should call the Governor's Office. The phone number is 1-850-488-4441 and tell him to get some factories going and get these people back to work.
Half way through 2011 America and Florida continue to struggle to find solutions that will stimulate our respective economies and get us back to work. For Floridians, frustration results directly from the state's high unemployment rate (10.6 percent) and low economic growth. Hopefully this will refocus policymakers' efforts on job creation and economic growth.
So how do we get things moving again? One way to help jumpstart the economy is through the expansion of broadband access.
Don't you agree that the majority of the population appreciates the trailers provided for our recyclables?
To be able to separate items and not make our landfill that much larger seems a real blessing.
Last week, a gentleman was replacing a full trailer, and I mentioned how sad it is that some people use them as garbage recepticles.
He replied,"Yes," pointing to some open garbage bags. "They are full of dirty diapers."
Another time, a man was parked by the trailer and was actually using a shovel to scoop trash into the windows
This is a message for the person who "appropriated" the historic Town of Albion, Fla., railroad station sign which stood on the south side of State Road 24 across from the entrance to University Oaks.
Your actions clearly demonstrate what a selfish, inconsiderate, and disrespectful person you are.
You are selfish for robbing everyone else of a marker denoting the history and heritage of Levy County, so you can decorate the walls of your shop or hunt camp.
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