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SPCA collecting household items
Volunteers with the SPCA of Santa Cruz County will be collecting clothing, shoes, small housewares and other items 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday to Sunday in the Walgreens parking lot, 1718 Soquel Ave.
The SPCA has partnered with Goodwill Industries of Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties for the event. Residents are asked to bring clothing, shoes, accessories and small housewares items, where volunteers will load them into a trailer provided. Items can also be dropped off at the shelter, at 2685 Chanticleer Ave. Furniture will not be accepted.
Once the trailer is full, the SPCA will receive a $1,000 check.
For information or to volunteer, call 831-465-5000 or go to www.santacruzspca.org.
Farm finance expo Tuesday
FarmLink will present "Farm Finance Expo: Resources for Financing Your Farm Business," 12:30-4:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Corralitos Grange, 165 Little Corral Way.
This is an opportunity to hear a panel discussion on operating, infrastructure and farm purchasing loans, learn about micro- and social network-based lending, how to build credit history and keys to successful loan applications.
Agricultural lenders represented will include: California FarmLink, Farm Service Agency, California Coastal Rural Development, Santa Cruz County Bank and American AgCredit.
Cost is $15. Scholarships are available. For information, call 831-425-0303.
Food Law workshop set for Friday
Residents are invited to attend a 9 a.m. workshop Friday to find out more about the new Cottage Food Law, which loosens the regulations surrounding the sale of homemade foods, and how to bring homemade products to market.
Phillip McCauley, environmental health specialist for Santa Cruz County, will be in attendance to provide information and distribute application forms. Two San Lorenzo Valley residents who specialize in chocolate sauces and caramels also will talk about their businesses.
Cost is $5 per person and includes fresh fruit, pastries, coffee and tea. To RSVP, call 831-345-5972 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Lions club hosts crab feed
The Scotts Valley Host Lions Club will hold its 43rd annual Crab Cioppino Feed and Dance starting at 6 p.m. March 2.
Tickets are $45 each and include all-you-can-eat crab and dancing to live music from 9 p.m. to midnight. The event will be held at Harvey West Park. For information, call 831-336-8622 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Steinbeck classic the focus of Santa Cruz Reads event
Santa Cruz Reads will kick off a month of events celebrating John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath" on Wednesday, the 111th anniversary of the Nobel Prize-winning author's birth.
The second program of events marks great literature that encourages conversation and stimulates thinking. "The Grapes of Wrath" will be the focus of 30 events, including musical and theatrical performances, discussions, photography and writing.
The free kickoff celebration will start at 5:30 p.m. at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, 705 Front St., and will feature Santa Cruz Mayor Hilary Bryant, Willing Suspension Armchair Theater, Loose Cannon Improv, the Rhythm Rangellers and noted Steinbeck scholar Susan Shillinglaw.
For a list of events, go to santacruzreads.org.
Substance abuse experts to speak at symposium
Substance abuse experts will speak on the abuse of alcohol, marijuana and prescription drugs by teens and adults at the Jon E. Nadherny/Calciano Memorial Youth Symposium on March 1.
The symposium runs from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Cocoanut Grove, 400 Beach St.
The keynote speaker is A. Thomas McLellan, immediate past deputy director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy and currently chief and co-founder of the Treatment Research Institute.
The Nadherny/Calciano family started the symposium in 1997 as a way of dealing with the loss of their son Jon to suicide. The public is invited. To register, go to www.calcianoyouthsymposium.org.
UC Santa Cruz to present gay rights lecturer
UC Santa Cruz will present gay rights advocate Karen Thompson in a lecture titled "Love is a Dangerous Promise," to begin at 7 p.m. March 7 in the Second Stage Theater in the Performing Arts Center on campus.
Admission is free and the public is invited.
Tickets are available at santacruztickets.com. For information, call 831-459-2698.
Thompson rose to national prominence after the 1983 car accident of her partner, Sharon Kowalski, who suffered a traumatic brain injury. Kowalski's biological family refused to acknowledge or accept Thompson's relationship with Kowalski, setting off a nearly decade-long legal fight over guardianship and the rights of same-sex couples.


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Today was the first day I had used the mobile app Shoebox from Ancestry. Admittedly, my photo taking and quality are not the best, but I think you can get a good idea of the ability of the application to save photos to your tree(s) on Ancestry. Please click the link for a full explanation of the features including how to use them.
To me, this is a real plus in the photo sharing department. It reminds me of the time we were at a Wilkerson cousin's home and they had an enlarged picture of Joshua and Sarah Jane True Wilkerson's formal portrait. Jim's cousin Anita Vantiger tried to persuade the owner to let us take the photo to get it copied (yes, we knew it was a long shot) but that idea was understandably rejected. So, the next best thing was to use our old film camera and we took a picture of the image in its frame.
For those "you will never have this opportunity again" moments when photos or documents are available, using Shoebox from Ancestry would have been perfect. What a time saver! What about using it in cemeteries? Imagine you've trekked through the tick infested wilds of a country burying ground and actually found great grandpa's worn and weathered headstone. Click!
Obviously, this is not my husband Jim's headstone (thank goodness!). It's my photo that was edited in Shoebox from Ancestry, sent to my email and then after checking its quality, I was able to click the link and it opened on the Ancestry site as a link to my husbands profile in our Wilkerson family tree. When that page opened it gave me the options to share it on Facebook, Google+, or email it.
Isn't technology great? Thanks Ancestry!
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Topic: Expert opinion: a US perspective on beating cancer
Expert opinion: a US perspective on beating cancer
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Hi, Gavin,
Be sure to say hi to your mum for me.
I think ,without change, USA Medicare ( health insurance provided by the government for people over 65)will be bankrupted in 2024, if I understand it correctly. The medical care for age below 65 may cost the same in the future but the limitation such as choosing your own doctors and hospitals as well as new drugs may be increased. Who knows which systems is better.
But for this disease, the answer lies on how you look at this disease and how you really want to be treated--- since there is no cure at this point for it.
God bless.
Thanks for that Percy. For sure I will say hi to my mum from you. She was at the docs yesterday as she is really wheezy right now, could be another chest infection on the way but lets hope not. Given Prednisilone and Amoxycillin for a week and Mucodyne capsules as well. She took the first Mucodyne capsule today and that experience seems to have put her off them for life. Coughing, retching and choking like you wouldn't believe for a few hours so no more of them I right now I think.
Hope that all is well with you and it's great to see you back here again!!
You take care now,
Hi, Gavin,
Can your mum use this to thin out the mucus? ask the doctor.
Expectorants are drugs that loosen and clear mucus and phlegm from the respiratory tract.
The drug described here, guaifenesin, is a common ingredient in cough medicines. It is classified as an expectorant, a medicine that helps clear mucus and other secretions from the respiratory tract. However, some debate exists about how effectively guaifenesin does this. In addition, some cough medicines contain other ingredients that may cancel out guaifenesin's effects. Cough suppressants such as codeine, for example, work against guaifenesin because they discourage coughing up the secretions that the expectorant loosens.
There are other ways to loosen and clear the respiratory secretions associated with colds. These include using a humidifier and drinking six to eight glasses of water a day."
Say hi to your mum and hope she will be better soon.
BTW, the BEARS are 10 points favorite over the Colts this Sunday.
God bless.
Hi Percy,
Thanks for that. As to teh Mucodyne, yes that was what we were hoping for. Try and break up the mucus and phlegm and then it is supposed to be easier for it to come up with the coughing etc. She has the liquid Mucodyne before and now they have tried the capsule form. However, the Mucodyne seems to work as intended to a point. But, the coughing is absolutely horrendous as a result of that, not much is coming up and seeing that amount of coughing and the after effects of it, looks like my mum is having a heart attack. Plus with that level of coughing, my mum is fighting just to breathe at the same time and that is not good at all. Face goes bright red, breathing frantically through pursed lips and making sounds that no one should ever make.
I've read loads about Mucodyne and read through many personal experiences of it on COPD forums. Some people swear by it, great, helped loads etc, and others hate it, didn't work and have the same experiences as my mum. So I guess that what you say is right about it's effectiveness. Mums thinking is that if this is what it does then to hell with that, she'll put up with the mucas and stuff. Can't blame her for thinking that. Plus, she is meant to take it 4 times a day, i think not, especially before bedtime!
The water I agree with loads, but trying to get someone who is only 6 stone to drink 6-8 glasses a day is a tough fight for me!! Bloody COPD, a horrible disease!!
Yep day 1 tomorrow, can't wait! Looking forward to stomping on these Colts hopefully! 25/1 for the Superbowl, always optimistic here!!! Hope your having a good weekend.
Thanks Percy!
Hi, Gavin,
For severe cough, try to see whether Benzonatate is ok with your mum'GP .
USUALLY IS 200 mg three times daily as needed. It is the medication I will use if the mucolytics or expectorants like Robitussin DM don't work and before trying to use narcotic to control the cough.
Say hi to your mum for me and go BEARS.
God bless.
Hi Percy,
Many thanks for that and I will look into the Benzonatate for mum. Absolutely, I will say hi to mum from you and also, I'll give her a blast of Go Bears as well from you!!!!
Take care Percy and enjoy the game tomorrow!
PS - Go Murray!! Just seen that Andy Murray has made it through to the finals of the US Open, YESSS!!!!!!!
That means Grand Slam is coming from UK soon.
Say hi again to your mum .
God bless.
Lets hope so Percy! 8 consecutive grand slam 1/4 finals Murray has made, time for his first slam victory now, I hope!! Have you been watching any of the Paralympics Pecry, just seen Oscar Pistorius run the 400m final, amazing!!! These Paralympic games have been superb!
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Highway 60 In Calif
Posted 13 October 2011 - 09:20 PM
Could be some through the towns and along some access roads. Anyone know of any vintage bridges or road beds in California on what was US 60?
Posted 13 October 2011 - 11:04 PM
Posted 14 October 2011 - 08:49 AM
Hobson Way is old US 60 (and 70) through Blythe, just north of and parallel to I-10. Farther west, Chuckwalla Road is another cut off section of old 60(/70) between Blythe and Desert Center.
Just the type of info I am needing. 60 does not have nearly the amount of information that 66 has making it more difficult to find old alignments.
Posted 14 October 2011 - 09:51 PM
Edited by mga707, 14 October 2011 - 09:51 PM.
Posted 15 October 2011 - 09:02 AM
Glad to help. You only asked about old California alignments.
Thanks for the additional info. I am interested in the other alignments as well so I will add both of those to my plans. We love to explore old original alignments. We have traveled every accessible alignment of US 66. Here is a link to my map project for 66:
I am putting the US 60 map into my laptop now for a fall trip to the east from Oklahoma and then next spring to the west. I was starting with California since it wiped out 60 with I-10. Any other original alignments you know about would be very helpful.
Posted 15 October 2011 - 03:18 PM
Both sections are clear in satellite images. Shaping up to be a great trip with plenty to explore.
Posted 16 October 2011 - 01:28 PM
An interesting factoid about this stretch of 60, extending eastward to Florence Junction, is that for several decades (1930s to 1960s) it was quadruple-designated as US/60/70/80/89. I cannot think of any other stretch of US highway that had four concurrent designators over such an extended stretch, with three of the four being 'major' zero-digit routes, and the fourth one a border-to-border N-S route (89).
The 60 segment from Globe NE to Show Low is interesting, not so much for old alignments (there are some of those, but they are all close to the present alignment on either side), but for the fact that is was the last stretch of 60 to be completed in Arizona, not being fully constructed until circa-1940. The Salt River Canyon certainly provided construction challenges. If one looks on Arizona state highway maps from the 1930s, a "Temporary US 60" is shown, over the following routing: US 70 from Globe to San Carlos, including what is now Apache Route 6 (Old San Carlos Road) from Cutter to San Carlos; thence from San Carlos to what is now AZ State Route 73 via Apache Routes 10, 4, and 9; thence via 73 to Carrizo Junction and back onto what is still US 60 to Show Low. Most of these reservation roads between San Carlos and AZ 73 are unpaved even today, and must have been a truly wild and harrowing adventure in the 1930s!
The only other major old 60 alignment that I am aware of in eastern Arizona is a drivable stretch east of Springerville that goes first north of and then south of the present alignment and is signed as Old Highway 60.
Hope I have been of help and interest.
Edited by mga707, 16 October 2011 - 01:29 PM.
Posted 16 October 2011 - 03:43 PM
Hope I have been of help and interest.
Yes, very helpful. You can only assume I know about what I have posted here since I am just starting the planning. I will include the other alignments you mentioned on my map also. At some point I will put it out there in a .kml format for Googlemaps. I would like to compile this information since there is not a lot out there on US 60. Having lived on or near it in Riverside CA and in Oklahoma I have some interest in exploring and documenting it.
I have downloaded some USGS topo maps from the 40's and will start with those. I have found them to very pretty accurate sources of information for old roads. I have already located the original alignments through Beaumont, Banning and Blythe on them. The USGS map project will wrap up next year and they will have every map they ever produced on line for download. They have a lot done now but CA and AZ are in the works to be complete by spring 2012.
Thanks for the additional tips. Send anything else you think of my way.
Posted 17 October 2011 - 01:32 PM
I have been following this series of posts with interest, and I'm pleased with several things....first that you have the interest and knowledge, second that mga707 provided such great info, and third that you noted that the USGS historical map project has gone live.
I knew that the USGS was collecting their old maps wherever they could find them, and planned to scan them. I feared they would "franchise" the job to some private concern, and we would end up paying again for what we already paid for once. I was delighted to visit their site and find them on line for free. Thanks so much for returning my attention to that project!! The old USGS maps are terrific for following old alignments.
Their news release announcing the live results is below, and a few clicks will take those interested to a world of great old maps. They say they will be releasing TIF versions soon (they are now pdf) which should allow overlays on Google Earth.
USGS New Release
Keep the Show on the Road
Posted 17 October 2011 - 08:23 PM
Got that alignment on the map now
Posted 17 October 2011 - 09:41 PM
Thanks to mga707 for the tip on Temporary 60 from Globe to Show Low following 73. I found some good Arizona maps here:
Got that alignment on the map now
You're quite welcome. I see from looking at your old AZ map site that my fuzzy memory was wrong in one respect: The 1930's "Temporary 60" did NOT turn westward upon reaching what is now still AZ 73, but rather stayed to the east and went through Whiteriver and McNary on it's way to Springerville. I had forgotten that the stretch of 60 between Show Low and Springerville/Eagar, via Vernon, was also a later construction.
My memory was based upon several visits to the map collection at the University of Arizona library. They have an extensive Arizona (and Tucson) map collection in their basement map room. Well worth a visit.
A digression: One thing I love about the 1930s Arizona state highway maps is that for a number of years the borders of them were decorated with what are now known as swastickas. Yes, the infamous Nazi logo, back when it was still an innocent Navajo symbol. You see, those dastardly National Socialists in Germany took the native American symbol, turned it around 180 degrees, and made it into something evil. The Navajo had used it for many centuries before the Nazi's swiped it.
I've also thought of one other area where there is an old 60 alignment, in my neighboring state to the east, New Mexico. Some years back we took one of many weekend trips to the "Land of Enchantment", and one of our stops was the Very Large Array radio telescope site west of Socorro. If you've seen the movie "Contact" you know the place: Dozens of radio telescopes radiating out in three lines from a central point. The visitor center and site headquarters is located a mile or two south of present-day 60, and I distinctly remember that the access road to the visitor center and the 'scopes was a road marked as "Old Highway 60". I also seem to remember that old 60 continued on to the west past the VLA site, still well south of current 60, but I don't know if the full segment is drivable or not.
Anyway, there's another one for you, in yet a third state no less!
Edited by mga707, 18 October 2011 - 11:24 PM.
Posted 17 October 2011 - 10:53 PM
I've also thought of one other area where there is an old 60 alignment, in my neighboring state to the east, New Mexico. Some years back we took one of many weekend trips to the "Land of Enchantment", and one of our stops was the Very Large Array radio telescope site west of Socorro. The visitor center and site headquarters is located a mile or two south of present-day 60, and I distinctly remember that the access road to the visitor center and the 'scopes was a road marked as "Old Highway 60". I also seem to remember that old 60 continued on to the west past the VLA site, still well south of current 60,
That section is labeled in Google maps and on my DeLorme Topo map as old 60. Looks like it goes right through the middle of the VLA facility.
Posted 18 October 2011 - 09:42 PM
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Pharmacokinetics of Rifabutin Combined With Antiretroviral Therapy in Patients With TB/HIV Co-infection in South Africa
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The overall aim of the project is to evaluate rifabutin (RBT) as a replacement for rifampicin (RMP), for the combined treatment of tuberculosis and HIV infection. RBT represents an alternative to RMP for HIV infected patients as its half-life is longer and the enzymatic induction effect appears to be less important on the associated antiretroviral therapy (ART) drugs.
This phase II trial is to determine precisely the pharmacokinetics parameters of RBT in combination with different ART regimens in Vietnamese HIV infected patients with pulmonary tuberculosis, in order to define optimal doses that will be further tested in a larger phase III trial comparing safety, tolerability and efficacy of RBT and RMP regimens.
|HIV Infections Tuberculosis
|Drug: rifabutin in combination with efavirenz Drug: rifabutin in combination with nevirapine Drug: rifabutin in combination with lopinavir/ritonavir
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Pharmacokinetics of Rifabutin Combined With Antiretroviral Therapy in the Treatment of Tuberculosis Patient With HIV Infection in South Africa: A Phase II Trial
- Area under the curve (AUC) of rifabutine measured (a)before introduction of ART;(b)after ART initiation (two different doses of RBT in combination with efavirenz, nevirapine or lopinavir/ritonavir) [ Time Frame: 2, 6 and 10 weeks after randomisation ]
- Area under the curve (AUC) of efavirenz, nevirapine and lopinavir/ritonavir in combination with two doses of rifabutine [ Time Frame: 6 and 10 weeks after randomisation ]
- Safety : proportion of patients with grade 3 and grade 4 adverse events [ Time Frame: through out the trial ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|February 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|October 2010
|Primary Completion Date:
|October 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Experimental: 1
RBT associated with EFV based ART
Drug: rifabutin in combination with efavirenz
Ia. arm 1a:
D4T/3TC/EFV(600mg)+INH/Rifabutin(450 mg OD 4 wks switch to 600 mg OD 4 wks);
Ib. arm 1b:
D4T/3TC/EFV(600mg)+INH/Rifabutin(600 mg OD 4 wks switch to 450 mg OD 4 wks);
Experimental: 2
RBT associated with NVP based ART
Drug: rifabutin in combination with nevirapine
IIa. arm 2a:
D4T/3TC/NVP(200mg)+INH/Rifabutin(300 mg OD 4 wks switch to 450 mg OD 4 wks);
IIb. arm 2b :
D4T/3TC/NVP(200mg)+INH/Rifabutin(450 mg OD 4 wks switch to 300 mg OD 4 wks);
Experimental: 3
RBT associated with LPV/r based ART
Drug: rifabutin in combination with lopinavir/ritonavir
IIIa. arm 3a :
D4T/3TC/LPV/r(2 tabs BD)+INH/Rifabutin(150 mg TPW 4 wks switch to 150 mg OD 4 wks);
IIIb. arm 3b:
D4T/3TC/LPV/r(2 tabs BD)+INH/Rifabutin(150 mg OD 4 wks switch to 150 mg TPW 4 wks).
Detailed Description:
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 65 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Pulmonary tuberculosis (proven by AFB positive sputum or culture)
- Having completed and adhered to 6 wks of intensive phase TB chemotherapy
- Positive HIV antibody and CD4 count >50 /mm3 and <=200
- Weight > 50 kg
- No ART in the preceding 3 months
- No more than 2 weeks or ART previously
- No grade 3 or 4 clinical or laboratory findings
- Negative pregnancy test and appropriate contraceptive measures during the duration of the trial for female of childbearing age
- Having a firm home address that is readily accessible
- Karnofsky score>=80%
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of TB within the 3 years preceding the presenting episode of TB
- Previous treatment for MDR TB
- Concomitant OI requiring additional anti-infectious treatment
- Formal contraindication to any drug used in the trial
- Diabetes mellitus requiring drug treatment
- Recreational drug or alcohol abuse
- History of drug hypersensitivity to TB or related medications
- Interrupted TB therapy for more than 1 week
- Less than 90% adherent to first 6 weeks of intensive phase chemotherapy
- Mental illness that could impair ability to give informed consent or result in poor adherence to trial protocol and therapy
- Neutropenia <1200 /L, anaemia <6.8 g/dL, liver function test > grade 2
- Requiring concomitant medications that may potentially interact with study drugs
- Pregnant or lactating women
- Karnofsky score >80%
- Any condition rendering the patient unable to understand the nature, scope, and possible consequences of thes study and to provide consent
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00640887
|South Africa
|Unit for Clinical and Biomedical TB Research (Medical Research Council)
|Durban, South Africa, 4067
|Principal Investigator:
|Anthony D Harries, MD, PhD
|The international Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (IUATLD), Paris, France
|Principal Investigator:
|Alexander PYM, MD
|Medical Research Council, South Africa
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|Last Updated:
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Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Communicable Diseases
HIV Infections
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
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MassResistance calls for pro-family 'interview boycott' of Boston Globe & Springfield Republican newspapers [MR]
Right, it's Boston Globe reporters who are on the attack, not the man who called Uganda's heinous anti-gay law a "step in the right direction" or the group that's turned staking out LGBT existences into a Saturday afternoon hobby. Good luck with working that line, MR. Even better luck with the grand plans to guide an entire movement's communications outreach.
Though we do have to wonder: Under MR's new rules, are conservative movement folks still allowed to secretly film Globe reporters en route to the pisser? Considering their odd organizational lines of acceptability, Brian and Amy might wanna clarify.
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After a couple of lousy days, I had 30 minutes of unexpected joy, courtesy of TiVO. In its infinite wisdom, TiVO decided to record Illustrated Wonderlands: The Beauty of Books. Whoever at the BBC chose to make this short program, I thank you for a delightful experience. I even took notes! (Yes, I know I'm a little odd).
It was a double delight featuring the works of not one, but two, of my nonsense heros: Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear. I wonder, whether you can get any higher in the nonsense world than the works of these two wondrous men? Actually, no, you can't.
To start with, Edward Lear loved cats.
He wrote about pobbles with no toes, 'people' who went to sea in a sieve, quangle wangles and, of course, my personal favourite, the scroobious pip. Yet as much as I adore the work of the bearded man with the little round glasses, I cannot go past Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass.
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|June 5, 2013
Volume 15, Issue 12
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"Undisturbed Birth"
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Today, where childbirth is concerned, we are like travelers finding out that we are on a wrong path. In this case, usually the best action is to go back to the point of departure before it is too late and to take another direction.
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If undisturbed and able to stay instinctual—moving about and pacing her breath—[the mother] will work her baby out as if she were on an island by herself. Confidently, she will twist and turn, bellow or moan, breathe deeply, squat or lie, drink or seek a corner. The most important thing for the midwife during the pushing phase of labor is to refrain from engaging the mother's thinking brain. Stay sensual with her. If you feel she needs to slow her breathing down or to breathe more deeply, sit nearby and do that. Breathe the way you want her to breathe. She will do exactly what you do.
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Jan's Corner
Undisturbed Birth
Do we really know what undisturbed birth is? Are most of us able to really refrain from disturbing this ancient and knowing process? Do we get in the way too much, thus causing some of the complications we hope to avoid? I just read Michel Odent's article for the next Midwifery Today magazine. His idea of undisturbed birth includes not being in the laboring woman's sight so she doesn't feel observed. According to Odent, the midwife should sit in the background knitting or doing some other kind of repetitive task in order to keep her own adrenaline low. She is not even to respond in language during transition when the laboring woman says things like, "I want to go to the hospital…take this pain away…kill me!" This is because language stimulates the neocortex of the brain. How many of us have attended a truly undisturbed birth? What about checking fetal heart tones? Can we do that quietly and with a fetoscope so a noisy Doppler doesn't stimulate the mother's "thinking" brain? Could we inadvertently be causing complications or even longer labor with our actions, or what seem to us like "midwifery model of care" necessities?
My friend and physician/midwife from Venezuela, Fernando Molina, teaches classes called Magical Beginnings. He says that if we midwives can clear all emotional issues in the prenatal period, birth will happen. His Magical Beginnings course is designed to do that. Italian midwife and teacher Verena Schmid purports the same thing: Get fears and issues taken care of in the prenatal period and the birth will go well. Even if you are not able to clear up the emotional issues beforehand, it is still possible to conduct births in an Odent manner and not hinder what Odent calls "the fetal ejection reflex," which is the involuntary act of pushing that happens when mothers are undisturbed—they don't need to be told to push; the body will do so on its own. These are interesting aspects to ponder because the less interference the better, mostly. As we all know, there is that occasional need to intervene. It is always a good idea to reevaluate what we do based on new evidence. The problem is if we are regulated, we have protocols that dictate interference. We use outdated procedures, such as giving oxygen, at births. Regulations cannot move quickly with evidence. That is really very sad for midwifery. I hope you will find ways to help fight this trend.
Jan Tritten, mother of Midwifery Today
Jan Tritten is the founder, editor-in-chief and mother of Midwifery Today magazine. She became a midwife in 1977 after the amazing homebirth of her second daughter. Her mission is to make loving midwifery care the norm for birthing women and their babies throughout the world. Meet Jan at our conferences around the world, or join her online, as she works to transform birth practices around the world.
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Knitting Midwives for Drugless Childbirth
I cannot forget the time when a woman could give birth in a small, dimly lit room with nobody around but an experienced and silent midwife, sitting in a corner and knitting. The situation was obviously conducive to easy births (Odent 1966).
The Physiological Effects of Repetitive Tasks
It is fruitful to reinterpret such a scene in the scientific context of the twenty-first century. At the April 2004 British Psychological Society conference, Dr. Emily Holmes from Cambridge University presented her studies on the effects of repetitive tasks, such as knitting, in stressful situations. In one study, volunteers were recruited to watch video footage of real car crashes showing dead bodies and a lot of blood. Some participants were given a repetitive task, such as tapping out a complex five-key sequence of numbers on a keypad, to do while they watched. Those who were given such a task experienced fewer flashbacks during the following days than the others. The author concludes from Dr. Holmes' studies that repetitive tasks are an extremely effective means of reducing tension. Dr. Holmes emphasized that her research was consistent with the actions of notorious French tricoteuses of the French Revolution, such as Madame Defarges, who knitted while watching people being guillotined, apparently never experiencing posttraumatic stress disorder. She also referred to the use of worry beads in many cultures, such as Greece, as a way to cope with stressful situations.
We might translate such findings into physiological language and conclude that when midwives spend hours and hours knitting, their own levels of adrenaline are kept as low as possible. Since high levels of adrenaline are extremely contagious, the progress of labor is to a great extent dependent on the adrenaline levels of those around the laboring woman.
Primary Objective
Such considerations are of paramount importance at a time when we must learn to think long-term and to think in terms of civilization. The aim of any futuristic birth strategy should be that as many women as possible give birth vaginally, thanks to an undisturbed flow of love hormones. The future of our civilizations is at stake.
— Michel Odent
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Q: Please describe your concept of an undisturbed birth. What does it mean to you? Have you ever seen one or had one personally?
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A: One where the mother is in an environment that supports her biological instincts. She is comfortable, trusts the people surrounding her and listens to her body for movement, positions, vocalization and the need for assistance. Yes, I had one and, wow, what a difference from my other birth. I could tell the difference in oxytocin at the moment of birth—the instinctual birth had much higher and profound levels. Both births were at home.
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A: The process unfolds without interruption, with only support and love from those around. Yes, I have seen a few. I have also experienced it.
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A: Great question, Jan, especially when we are celebrating the International Week for a Respected Birth. Our theme this year is Silence. Please…mom is giving birth…baby is being born. That is all there is for an undisturbed birth: love, silence, reverence, trust, empowerment and a "do not disturb" philosophy for the cocktail of love hormones. Indeed I have been honored to see many undisturbed births.
A: I have had two. It means, "Leave me the hell alone unless I ask you to do something."
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A: I always like the births that are just as they would have been if I wasn't there at all. Homebirth: the standard of care.
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I have been a longtime reader of Midwifery Today, and I was overjoyed to take part in this last conference. What struck me most was the amazing energy that radiated from all of you. The sisterhood and love was infectious! I was able to tear myself away from the registration desk now and again to soak up some of the classes. As a doula, and self-described "birth nerd," it was such a thrill to sit in on classes taught by such brilliant speakers. I admit, I was a tad star-struck getting to meet so many of the people whose work I have admired.
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After experiencing very painful contractions, I called my midwife and she advised me to call back when they were 4–5 minutes apart. We were planning our second homebirth with our third baby. After an hour of continued inconsistent contractions, I called my midwife again and asked her to come because I wasn't coping very well. Within two minutes of hanging up the phone, I felt the urge to push. I was trying to take my pants off when I reached down and felt a head. Within seconds the rest of our baby was born. My poor husband missed the birth as he was running towels to the dryer and phoning our midwife, who arrived five minutes after our son was born. Talk about a surprise!
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The state investigation reports that from January 2009 to present, Campbell has "victimized in excess of 20 women in the state of Florida within Orange, Seminole, Lake, Marion, Pasco, Brevard and Port Lucie counties.
The state estimates losses to exceed $1million. Campbell's most recent relationships came from online dating sites.
But state investigators say Campbell also targeted women in casinos, shops and "various other places under the pretense of selling and investment opportunity."
Campbell has no Florida property in his name, and no Florida driver's license.
He has been known to live in Kissimmee at a home on Snapdragon court.
Campbell declined a request from Local 6 for an on-camera interview .
In a recent voice message to one of his alleged victims he said, "I will have my day in court.."
His arraignment has been set for next Tuesday before Judge Jon Morgan.
Campbell is being held on $500,000 bond.
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My girlfriend and I were having sex and the condom broke. We immediately went to the pharmacist to buy Plan B but we didn't have the money. Is there anything we can do?
– Julio*
It's frustrating when you take all the right precautions and things still go wrong. It might help to check with your local health clinic, like Planned Parenthood, or with an STD clinic. They may provide Plan B at a lower cost than drugstores, and some may even offer it for free. Ask for payment options and let them know your situation.
All couples who have sex should be tested for STDs, but this is especially true if a condom has broken (or if a couple doesn't use a condom).
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PEORIA, Ariz. -- The D-backs trimmed their number of players in camp by 15 on Tuesday.
Pitchers Chase Anderson, Charles Brewer and Alex Sanabia were optioned to Triple-A Reno while left-hander Santos Rodriguez was optioned to Double-A Mobile.
The team also reassigned 11 non-roster players to Minor League camp, including Andrew Chaffin, Mike Freeman, R.J. Hively, Justin Greene, Sean Jamieson, Evan Marzilli, Willy Paredes, Steven Rodriguez, A.J. Schugel, Seth Simmons and Jess Todd.
The moves leave the D-backs with 53 players in camp.
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MIAMI—As tenuous as their hold looked on the NBA championship at times throughout this postseason—they went to Game 7, both against the Pacers in the conference finals and against the Spurs in the Finals—the Heat are once again the holders of the Larry O'Brien trophy, thanks to a 95-88 victory.
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But in the coming days, when the Finals hangover kicks in, the Heat will have some concerns to address. Among them:
Big Three conundrum. The Heat trio of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh are all signed through next season, for a combined $57.5 million. Consider that the salary cap is expected to come in at $58.5 million next year, and the luxury tax should be about $71 million, and you can see the Heat's problem. They have $82 million committed to 11 players (assuming James Jones and Rashard Lewis opt in), and that could be $85 million if Ray Allen stays. That means, without changing the roster, the Heat will pay a luxury tax of more than $25 million next year. The easiest way to dodge that would be to break up the Big Three, with Bosh being the most moveable/expendable piece.
To amnesty or not to amnesty? If you're not going to dump Bosh, the Heat should still look for ways to dull the blow of the tax bill they face. The most convenient way to do that: Let Mike Miller go. Yes, Miller was a starter in the Finals for Miami, but he is eminently replaceable and simply not worth the two years, $12 million remaining on his contract, especially with the tax. He is amnesty-eligible and rather than a $25 million tax bill, removing him from the payroll cuts the payment to about $16 million.
Ray Allen. Allen has an opt-out clause in his contract and he has said he is not yet certain whether he will exercise it. He struggled at times during the playoffs but overall was exactly what the Heat were looking for—a 41.9-percent 3-point shooter who made an enormous game-tying shot in Game 6 of the Finals.
Chris Andersen. Andersen proved himself to be a very useful role player with the Heat, but because they are a taxpayer, they can only offer him a three-year, $9.3 million contract. And that accounts for the entirety of their mini mid-level, meaning it would be veteran minimum deals for anyone else. That's a reasonable contract number for Andersen, but he probably could command slightly more on the open market.


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From November 25, 2012, stalking
will become a criminal offence. Two new specific criminal offences
of stalking are being introduced in England and Wales.
• Stalking
• Stalking where there is fear of violence
The new offences of stalking and
stalking where there is a fear of violence will be created to sit
alongside existing offences of harassment in the Protection of
Harassment Act 1997 (PHA).
The police will also be given new powers of entry to investigate
stalking offences. Until now, the police have only had a right of
entry in respect of conduct that puts people in fear of
In addition to the introduction of these new offences, the
government is looking at better training and guidance for the
police and Crown Prosecution Service so that victims of stalking
get the support they deserve.
Detective Inspector Duncan Sales from Hertfordshire's Harm
Reduction Unit said: "We welcome this change in legislation to help
us combat this insidious crime. The key to protecting victims and
alleviating the fear and harm is through people having the
knowledge of what stalking is and what to do about it.
"We would always ask victims to
contact us to report any offences of stalking or harassment. You
can get in touch with police by calling 101. In an emergency – if there is
imminent fear for someone's safety, ALWAYS call 999.
"To seek advice and guidance, you
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Stalking is defined as repeated,
unwanted intrusions into the victim's life that cause them to feel
scared or distressed. It doesn't have to include threats of
violence and will usually be carried out by someone the victim
Stalking isn't a 'one off' crime.
It's a series of incidents – taken in isolation they can appear
trivial (bumping into someone outside your house for example or
getting text messages) but put them together and they become far
more sinister.
• Over 1.2 million women and
900,000 men are stalked every year according to the British Crime
• 8% of women and 6% of men are
stalked every year (BCS)
• 19% of women and 12% of men have
experienced stalking or harassment at some point in their lives.
• 50% of stalking cases involve
ex-partners. Statistically these victims are at a higher risk of
• Early intervention in a stalking
case is important
Hertfordshire Constabulary is
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stalking and harassment.
Stalking and harassment can be life
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Just a quick note to let you know that I was out of town for almost a week and am now home in Chicago catching up. I spent a few days a the SCGS Jamboree in Burbank, California and then headed east to Palm Springs for a few days of vacation.
During this entire time I had little or no Internet connectivity and guess what? My world did not end and it was a good thing. It gave me time to think through a lot of issues that have come up lately in terms of administering the GeneaBloggers site and also how I approach making money in the genealogy field.
I've reached some preliminary conclusions which I'll share with you over the next few days. Don't worry – while some will affect how GeneaBloggers is run, especially now that we have maxed out Google Reader with its 2,000 blog limit, some changes will be minor.
And some changes are personal and involve lifestyle changes – all for the better and when I feel comfortable sharing them with you, I will.
I strongly encourage that at least once a year, you take a "total disconnect" vacation as I am calling it. While I did this unwillingly in the beginning of my absence, by Sunday I was able to take a "let go and let G_d" attitude which has been very peaceful, and surprisingly productive.
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The BBC - affectionately known as 'Auntie', and long thought of as the UK's most-respected media organisation - has had a torrid time in recent weeks.
'Control freaks and cowards' and 'lasting damage to its reputation' are not the words most people would have expected to hear in relation to the broadcaster.
Yet, in the wake of the Jimmy Savile child-abuse allegations, the BBC and its employees have suffered an onslaught of criticism from the public, media and government alike.
The broadcaster has been accused of turning a blind eye to the allegations, which include claims that some incidents of abuse took place on BBC premises. The Savile scandal is likely to continue to make headlines for months to come, piling pressure and embarrassment on the media organisation.
Just as important is the fact that the scandal has prompted a fierce debate about the culture of the BBC, past and present, and raised questions over trust. According to a recent survey (see box), the public's trust in the national broadcaster has been eroded to such an extent that it faces an uphill struggle to win back viewers and listeners.
Now the situation has further deteriorated, with director general George Entwistle resigning from his post in the wake of over false child abuse claims on flagship current affairs programme 'Newsnight'. Former P&G and PepsiCo marketer Tim Davie has stepped in as acting director general.
With the BBC's reputation on the line, what steps can it take to ensure that its image does not suffer further - and how can it recover from the furore surrounding it in recent weeks?
We asked Gail Gallie, chief executive of agency Fallon and previously head of youth, news, education, sport and online marketing at the BBC, and Ruth Darrah, director at marketing consultants Brand Catalyst, and the former head of marketing at the corporation, for their insight.
45% of licence-fee payers believe the BBC is trustworthy
62% of viewers say the BBC is something to be proud of
Source: ComRes on behalf of BBC Radio 5 Live. The poll of 1000 viewers and listeners was carried out in October, to gauge the impact of the Jimmy Savile sex-abuse allegations.
Gail Gallie, Chief executive, Fallon (and former head of youth, news, education, sport and online marketing at the BBC)
The reputation of the BBC is now truly on the ropes, and, in my view, in far greater danger of irreparable damage than it has been in previous scandals.
This crisis strikes at its core output pillar - its news division - and central brand value - trust. The horrific Savile situation raises far grimmer questions for our nation than whether a Newsnight investigation was deliberately suppressed, but that has become the main story, and the longer it goes on, the deeper the damage will become.
As ever with the BBC, I wish it would come out fighting for itself harder, instead of wringing its collective hands and setting up a series of internal investigations.
The BBC did not abuse children, and I am sure its current presenters and staff remain committed to the glorious principles upon which it was founded and has thrived for decades.
- Enough apologising - engage in some proactive rebuttal PR.
- Open up the message boards and forums to allow the public to ask their own questions and engage directly with BBC management.
- Keep calm and carry on.
Ruth Darrah, Director, Brand Catalyst (and former head of marketing at the BBC)
Disasters befall branded organisations predictably regularly: think Northern Rock, BP and Deepwater Horizon, the BBC and the Hutton Inquiry.
The BBC has a unique position. It is central to our culture and, apart from the Royal Family, probably the biggest component of Brand Britain. The BBC's vision is to be the world's most creative organisation: the crimes of one man, or men, shouldn't change that.
Let's not confuse current management standards with those of a generation ago. Today's managers were watching Jim'll Fix It on the sofa with their parents, like the rest of us.
Trust is the lead value underpinning the BBC, supported by independence, impartiality and honesty. No other media organisation turns a forensic spotlight in on itself as the BBC does. Self-belief is its issue, not integrity.
- Do not force today's management to atone for the 'sins of the fathers'.
- Be absolutely sure that this could never happen again and reassure the public on current procedures.
- Get on with running the world's best, most creative, media corporation.


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brick, B on two bricks, and so on. How many bricks will be painted
by the time they have got to other letters of the alphabet?
Buzzy Bee was building a honeycomb. She decided to decorate the
honeycomb with a pattern using numbers. Can you discover Buzzy's
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PITTSBURGH – Jamie Dixon insists he's not going anywhere. The same goes for Steven Adams.
After another March disappointment for Pitt, it's a start.
The Panthers (24-9) bounced back from a miserable 2011-12 season to get back into the thick of the Big East, but the rousing send-off Dixon and company had in mind before moving to the ACC never materialized.
Pitt rallied from a slow start to finish 12-6 in the final incarnation of the Big East before it breaks up. But the Panthers failed to win a game in the conference tournament for the third time in four years. Things didn't get any better in the NCAA tournament, when ninth-seeded Wichita State had its way in the second half of a 73-55 romp in the second round Thursday.
Not exactly a swan song to sing about.
"We just simply weren't the right way from start to finish," Dixon said.
A rarity for a team that for long stretches played better than the sum of its parts. The Panthers stuck with a 10-man rotation all season, relying largely on unselfish play and solid defense to handle more talented opponents. Every Pitt player averaged at least 12 minutes a game, and no Panther averaged more than 11.5 points.
Senior point guard Tray Woodall returned from an injury marred junior year to become the unquestioned leader of a team that featured five new players, including impact freshmen in the blossoming Adams, steady point guard James Robinson and raw talent Durand Johnson.
Adams started slowly while learning to adapt to the more physical play in the United States compared to his native New Zealand. The 7-footer was arguably Pitt's best player by March. He scored 13 points and grabbed 11 rebounds against the Shockers, practically keeping the Panthers in it until the bottom fell out in the final 5 minutes.
Considered a potential "one-and-done" player when he arrived on campus, Adams remains a project offensively and said in the locker room on Thursday he has no plans to declare for the NBA draft.
If he sticks around, Pitt should have little trouble adapting to life in the ACC. Having familiar faces around will certainly help. Lamar Patterson, J.J. Moore, Cam Wright, Trey Zeigler and Talib Zanna also will be back.
Dixon, too, apparently. Despite growing speculation the California native is the top choice for the vacant job at USC, Dixon downplayed the idea of leaving, calling it just typical chatter this time of year.
When pressed on if he planned to be back at Pittsburgh moments after his 10th season as head coach ended, Dixon nodded to a distraught Woodall and responded "that's the farthest thing from my mind."
While his team won't be playing this weekend, Dixon will still be in the tournament. He agreed Friday to serve as a guest studio analyst for CBS.
Whenever he gets back to his regular job, Dixon's toughest task will be finding ways to come through when things get tight. Pitt went just 5-7 in games decided by less than 10 points and there were times when the offense just disappeared.
Zanna appeared on the verge of a breakout season in December, dominating games against inferior competition. He scored in double figures 10 times in Pitt's first 14 games but did it only four more times the rest of the year.
Zanna would certainly benefit from another season paired alongside Adams, and though the Panthers will find it difficult to replace Woodall's shotmaking, they already have their next floor general in Robinson. Thrust into the starting lineup because of his defensive tenacity, Robinson proved to have a good head on his shoulders and a flair for the dramatic. He hit two big 3-pointers in a win over Syracuse in February and had an assist: turnover ratio of nearly 3-to-1.
After failing to make the NCAAs for the first time in more than a decade in 2012, Pitt recovered to look like its usual self at times. Dixon doesn't want the disappointing end to mar the bigger picture: Pitt is on the way back.
In the despondent locker room Dixon challenged his players to start moving forward. It's the only way he knows how to approach things.
"Our first thing was talking to those (seniors) and thanking them for all they have done for (their careers)," Dixon said. "But for our other guys returning it's something we've got to learn from."
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ASR caught up with San Diego State signee Dakarai Allen to hear what he's been up to, what he's working on and what we can expect from him next season.
Agustin Gonzalez: What are you up to nowadays? How's everything been since the end of basketball season?
Dakarai Allen: It's been cool. I've just really been working out, trying to get down to San Diego and be as prepared as I can be.
AG: When are you getting down to San Diego State this summer?
DA: I'll leave here sometime before July 8, because that's the day summer school starts. I want to be settled in before that starts. I'm very excited and I just want to get out of Sacramento and start fresh. I'm looking forward to a new start and beginning from the bottom of the totem pole and working my way up.
AG: I remember you telling me that you're keeping a daily countdown?
DA: Yeah (laughs). I think I'm in the 30's now.
AG: What are you most looking forward to when you do finally come down here to San Diego State?
DA: I'm just looking forward to getting better. I feel like my coaches and the facilities we have down there are really going to elevate my game. Also just meeting new people, that's one of the biggest things I'm looking forward to.
AG: Looking back on your senior season, I'm sure it didn't end the way you wanted it to with that loss to Aaron Gordon and Archbishop Mitty in the semifinals of the CIF State Playoffs. In a few years when you look back on the season and your high school career in general, how will you remember it?
DA: I'm going to remember it as a fun time. I really had a great time playing high school basketball. Basketball took me a lot of places and I've met a lot of people from across the country. I'm just really glad that I got the opportunity to play high school basketball and that's how I look back at it. I got a lot of accomplishments and I'm going to look back at some of the things I could've done better as fuel in the future and make sure some of those situations never happen again.
AG: How's D'Erryl doing? What's it like knowing you'll be playing with one of your best friends all through college?
DA: He's doing good, he's getting his ankle back into shape before we get back down to San Diego. I feel like we're going to have an advantage over normal freshmen going into college not knowing anyone and being completely new. I'm glad I've got somebody to go through it with.
AG: I'm sure by now your guys' chemistry on the court is off the charts (laughs), like he knows where you're going to be before you're even there.
DA: Yeah, we read each other pretty well and we know what each other's going to do before it even happens. It's like we look in each other's eyes and we just know what's going to happen next.
AG: You have a reputation of being one of the best -- if not the best -- perimeter defenders in the 2013 class. How much pride do you take in your defense and how did you develop those defensive skills?
DA: It's more of a mentality. I don't like when my man scores and that's something I think about during the game. When my man scores I really get mad at myself and feel like I'm not doing my job out there. I like to use my defense to create offense, that's one of my main things.
AG: Speaking of offense, you made some big strides in your offensive game your senior year and seemed to be more confident and assertive. Talk about that and what do you feel like you improved on the most offensively?
DA: I feel like the thing I improved on the most was being assertive and looking for my shot more. My coaches really helped me out with that; Tony Bland really told me I needed to start shooting more and Coach Dutcher said I was being too passive when he saw me. I just want to be really aggressive and show that aspect of my game.
AG: How would you describe your playing style? Is there any player in particular you think you resemble, or want to model your game after?
DA: I think I play more like Kawhi Leonard. You see what he does on the defensive end and on the offensive end and I feel like I can bring that into my game. I really like watching him play and when I leave San Diego State, I want to be exactly like Kawhi.
AG: How do you feel about making the transition from high school to big-time Div. I college basketball?
DA: I don't really know what to expect. A lot of people have told me a lot of different things. Some people have told me that if you miss a defensive rotation you're going to get cussed out or that the playing style is really faster than high school. So I just really want to get down there and get used to it and contribute to the team winning any way I can.
AG: Is there anything you really want to work on basketball-wise before you come down here?
DA: Yeah, I've really been working on my jump shot. That's one of the biggest things I want to have in my arsenal before I want to get down there. Watching the (SDSU) offense, we shoot a lot of three's but they come off drives and kick-outs so I want to be a guy that can knock that open shot down.
AG: What have the coaches been telling you about this upcoming season? SDSU is losing some key pieces like Jamaal Franklin and Chase Tapley but also returns some key guys and is adding a few big-time players too.
DA: Coach Fisher told us that they could've used us last season, and is really excited for us to get down. I just can't wait to get down there and start playing.
AG: Do you feel like you can come in and make a big contribution right away?
DA: Yeah, I feel like if I play how I did in high school I can really do some big things my first year and I just want to have the opportunity to show that.
AG: Last question man, for your new SDSU fans to get a better idea of what kind of person you are off the court, tell us a little something about yourself.
DA: I'm a pretty funny guy and I'm really personable. I'm not a Hollywood guy, you can come up and talk to me because I'm really easy to talk to. I just want to tell the fans that I really like communicating with them.


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Most of the coverage of the changing regulatory landscape for banks has focused on capital strength, since the bursting of the real estate bubble made it clear that many banks didn't have sufficient reserves and core capital to cover loan losses. The perceived weakness in capital strength fed fears of a liquidity crisis, and large thrifts that failed early in the credit crisis, including IndyMac Bank and Washington Mutual, experienced alarming deposit flight before being shut down by the Office of Thrift Supervision and placed into Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. receivership in 2008. Following the closing of Washington Mutual -- the largest bank or thrift failure in U.S. history, with $307 billion in total assets when it when it failed in September 2008, after which the institution was sold by the FDIC to JPMorgan Chase ( JPM) -- the federal government took very strong measures to preclude additional retail runs on bank deposits. The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act was signed into law by President George W. Bush in October 2008, and included the $700 billion Troubled Assets Relief Program, or TARP, as well as a temporary increase in the basic individual limit on FDIC deposit insurance coverage to $250,000 from $100,000. The deposit insurance limit increase was later made permanent.


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ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. - A 33-year-old Georgia man was arrested early Friday evening when he traveled to a St. Johns County motel thinking that he was meeting a girl for sex, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office.
Stephen Woods, of Savannah, Ga., was charged with four felony counts to include use of a computer to seduce, solicit or lure a child; use of a computer to solicit parent or guardian's consent; travel to meet after using a computer to lure a child; and using a two-way communications device to facilitate a felony.
Woods was booked into the St. Johns County jail, where he remained Monday with bail set at $400,000.
A detective working cyber crimes began an electronic conversation with Woods in the middle of October, investigators said. They said Woods believed that he was conversing with the guardian of a special needs girl.
Over the course of the conversation, Woods solicited sex with the minor from the guardian, investigators said. They said Woods also believed he was communicating with a 13-year-old girl and indicated that he was still interested in engaging in sex with her.
Woods agreed to meet the guardian and child at a St. Johns County motel between 7 p.m. and p.m. Friday, investigators said. Woods arrived just before 7 p.m. and met with who he believed to be the child's guardian outside the motel room, investigators said.
He was actually meeting an undercover detective, and following the brief encounter, Woods was taken into custody.
Detectives said their investigation is continuing. They said they learned of other potential pending cases for online enticement involving Woods.
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