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Aight. What do we need to do, in order to beat this punk? I think our pataince at the plate and all these walks we are getting so far this season will HELP us this time round against him. However he dont issue very man walks, so we'll have to Create them.
Reds vs Oswalt in 2005:
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Now Dunn seems to have had success against him. Other than that we struggled a bit. Do you all think Newcomers like Hatteburgh and Phillips should be in the lineup so he see's new people that day? Maybe a few that can spark something I feel.
I tell you this though. When we face him on the 28th of this month AT Home, with Claussen on the mound I get a little worried . I can only hope that the Claussen we seen EARLY in the season shows up and not the Claussen who made his last few starts.
Im intrested to see some ideas and discussion about what we gotta do to get a Win against this dude. I REALLY wanna see us beat him!!!!!!


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Warming up to Warmbloods
These horses have significantly more substance, heavier bones, more muscle and deeper barrels than other breeds and are known as much for their generally willing, tractable disposition as for their strength and power. Their size and presence has made these horses stand out in the competition ring, and with ever-increasing numbers, a Warmblood invasion is underway.
The Georgia Hunter Jumper equitation finals in 1998 had about an equal mix of Thoroughbred, Warmblood and other assorted breeds, but by 2005, every single finalist was a Warmblood. The American Warmblood registry has been in existence for 23 years and reports that within the last five years, the number of registered horses has more than doubled. There is only speculation as to the cause for this increased popularity, but these breeds are undoubtedly here to stay.Equine veterinarians increasingly will be called to treat these burgeoning breeds, and it will be important to capitalize on these opportunities in practice.
To say that Warmbloods are "big horses that grow slowly" may seem obvious, but this simple statement speaks volumes about the nutritional idiosyncrasies of these breeds. The No. 1 goal of veterinarians advising Warmblood owners is to create a feeding program that ensures slow, steady growth.
These horses, as a group, are especially sensitive to developmental orthopedic disease (DOD) in its many forms. DOD is a group of several related metabolic disorders that affect the young horse from mid gestation through all early critical growth stages. A predisposing genetic component, environmental factors and deficiencies or imbalances of calcium (Ca), phosphorous (Ph), copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) all contribute to these conditions, most of which center around a failure of cartilage maturation leading to soft, weak bones and joint surfaces. Epiphysitis (physitis), osteochondrosis dissecans (OCD), cervical vertebral malformation (Wobbler's Syndrome) and various flexural deformities are all manifestations of DOD.
The most common of these problems is OCD, which can be seen in a higher percentage of Warmbloods. In OCD cases, a failure of calcification leaves a plug of cartilage within developing subchondral bone. This area eventually results in a subchondral bone cyst, a cartilaginous flap or possible chips and fragments. As the affected horse develops and attempts to use this joint, the classic signs of effusion and pain result in lameness.
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This is a Friday evening off road run that starts at 6:45 P.M. We will have a few fun challenges for all ages and the course is a grassy, wooded trail. The fun course challenges will be so all ages and abilities can safely get through them. There will be no mud or water on the course, so you can wear your good trail shoes! There will be a DJ, Food, Music, T-shirts. First overall Male and Female Awards. The first 30 Female/Males across the finish line will get a custom drinking glass, cap or mug! There will be a start/finish line clock, but no awards for age groups. The overall times will be posted online within two days after the event on our website. This is a great way to get a workout and bring out some of those coworkers and friends for a fun challenge!
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Henry Roeland "Roy" Byrd - better known to the world as Professor Longhair or "Fess," for short - stands as the foremost exponent of New Orleans piano style.
Byrd's idiosyncratic style is a rhythmic jambalaya reflecting the freewheeling, good-time spirit of the Crescent City. Professor Longhair soaked up influences from close-at-hand sources - barrelhouse boogie-woogie, Caribbean rhythms like the rumba (many of his relatives were West Indian), and the Crescent City's "second line" parade rhythms - but the way he pieced these elements together is what made his style such a marvel of fluidity and drive. He has been hailed as "the Picasso of keyboard funk" and "the Bach of rock."
Professor Longhair also served to influence profoundly a generation of New Orleans pianists that came up behind him, many of whom made their mark in the interlocking worlds of rhythm & blues and rock and roll. Some of his more prominent musical heirs include Mac Rebennack (a.k.a. Dr. John), Fats Domino, Huey "Piano" Smith, James Booker and Allen Toussaint.
He was born Henry Roeland Byrd in Bogalusa, Louisiana, and lived in New Orleans from the age of two onward. As a child, he learned how to play on an old piano that had been left in an alley. He seriously began to master the instrument while working at a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in 1937.
After a stint in the service during World War II, he returned to New Orleans and began playing at clubs like the Caledonia, a neighborhood bar just outside the French Quarter. He was called Professor Longhair, the "professor" part being an honorary nickname bestowed on New Orleans piano wizards. He first recorded in 1949 and scored his one and only R&B chart hit with "Bald Head," released on Mercury Records, a year later. Soon after, he was signed to Atlantic Records and began recording under the aegis of the label's producer/executives, Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler.
As a vocalist, Professor Longhair was a classic blues shouter. As a pianist, he was a unique force of nature - or, more accurately, New Orleans. It was a city whose sense of festivity he celebrated with such anthems as "Tipitina" (now the name of the city's most fabled music club), "Mardi Gras in New Orleans" and "Big Chief." Longhair remained locally popular as a working musician from the late 1940s to the early 1960s, rarely venturing off his home turf. He abandoned the music business in 1964 to work odd jobs and deal cards for a living. After languishing in obscurity Professor Longhair was rediscovered and enlisted to play at the second New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in 1971. His comeback included tours of Europe and albums for major labels as a new generation discovered his inimitable "mambo-rumba-boogie" style. All the while he remained the patron saint of Jazzfest, closing out the final show each year until his death in 1980.


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diy days LA 2013 - 4 days of FREE events in LA - 11/15 to 11/18
Reboot Stories and Story Architect
Saturday, November 16, 2013 from 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM (PST)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
**** When you register you will be placed on the list for
diy days (Sat 11/16) and the Make with Purpose Day (Sun 11/17).
For those interested in applying to take part in the Reboot Lab please fill out an application HERE._
diy days LA
will be our largest event yet.
In November diy days will hold THREE special events in Los Angeles.
@ hub LA
Fri. Nov 15th & Mon. Nov 18th
(if you're interested in joining us space is very limited (30 participants) make sure to submit an application as these sessions fill quickly.)
A creative exploration into problem solving using storytelling, game mechanics, technology, design thinking and collaboration.
Come join us for Reboot Lab, a special two-day "think and do" lab that mixes storytelling, game mechanics, technology, and design thinking to tackle wicked problems. The two-day session brings you together with an amazing group of storytellers, hackers, game designers, social workers, policy makers, activists, educators, and scientists along with stakeholders that are directly affected by the wicked problem.
These sessions have been run all over the world and recent collaborations include the UN, World Economic Forum and the Danish Government.
@ LA Makerspace (location TBD)
Sunday, Nov 17th 1 to 4pm
OPEN to children 10 and up. Those under 13 need a parent or guardian.
Drawing from the design questions that will be collectively developed at diy days, a group of makers, tinkerers, and DIYers of ages 10 and up will collaborate in an open makerspace to imagine the future of Los Angeles. Join us for a fun filled day of making with purpose. The day will conclude as wishes for future are granted and a time capsule is designed and buried for future generations.
3. diy days LA
@ Skirball
Saturday, Nov 16th
diy days on Nov 16th will be split into a 3 act structure of learn, do and share.
LEARN – consisting of inspirational talks
REBOOT STORIES - designing "with" instead of "for"
Lance Weiler How a poor section of Philadelphia is utilizing co-entrepreneurship, collaboration and design to revitalize their community. A look at how "designing with" can create new job growth and sustainability in a neighborhood that everyone has written off as being a lost cause.
CAINE'S ARCADE - building a sustainable model for education
Caine's Arcade became an international sensation with close to 10 million views, 120 million press impressions, 250k raised for Caine's scholarship and 250k raised to start a foundation to help foster creative entrepreneurship in kids. But where does the effort go from here? Join us for an open design session to look at the challenges of building a sustainable model for education.
Mick Ebeling shares his story about developing the Eye-writer that helped a paralyzed graffiti artist tag again. The success of the eye-writer has lead to the formation of Not Impossible Labs – a movement that looks at creating low-cost, DIY open-source solutions for real people with real needs.
HUB LA – a look at social innovation in LA
Co-founder of Hub LA, Elizabeth Stewart shares an overview of interesting projects and platforms that are working to make a difference locally and globally.
Join Tara Brown the founder of non-profit LA Makerspace as she shares her vision for a world where makers, tinkerers, and DIYers of all ages can create, collaborate and innovate while learning.
DO – participants roll up their sleeves
HABITAT 67 – now and then
This talk / collaborative workshop will connect with an exhibition at the Skirball on Moshe Safdie. DESCRIPTION COMING SOON.
LYKA'S ADVENTURE provides an opportunity to harness storytelling for social change – one that is rooted in designing with rather than designing for. That's why Lyka travels the world hosting school workshops in which students become the teachers, designing ways for their fellow students to enrich Lyka's storyworld. Join us for an exciting cross-generational learning experience.
In the future, storytellers and media producers will tap more collaborative ways to co-create their projects with others, be it through crowdsharing, collective entrepreneurship or navigating interdisciplinary teams. This session is an experimental storysprint for up to 50 people to develop a transmedia storyworld in just 60 minutes. Join us for an intense, absurd and productive experiment. Expect to make new friends, rediscover playdough and have a ton of fun while learning how to harness collaboration and create a storyworld together.
Find collaborators, share skills and discover exciting new projects. 100 participants will take part in a knowledge and skills exchange. Connect with storytellers, hackers, game designers, musicians and more. Meet your future collaborators and help your creative goals grow. Learn, do and share with a group of passionate thinkers and doers.
CREATIVE SPARKS – 10 minutes / 10 slides share and inspire 10 participants compete for micro funds, mentorship and 30 days of free office space to turn an idea into something awesome.
Join the Not Impossible Lab team as they hack a solution centered on helping an individual in need.
SHARE – take what you've experienced and amplify it
Wish for the Future – designing an LA for the future In this open design session all of the attendees of diy days at the Skirball will jointly craft a number of design questions for the future of LA. The design questions will then be passed to the hacker / maker community on Sunday Nov. 17th as wishes are granted and a time capsule is designed which will be buried at the end of the day.
diy days is made possible due to the time and talents of our volunteers. This marks our 14th event and we've had more than a hundred volunteers over the last 5 years. It is thanks to the volunteers that diy days can be a FREE event.
Many volunteers have returned year after year. The event is a low key and fun way to meet interesting people and many collaborations are sparked at diy days. We're always looking for volunteers to help. Below is what is needed for diy days LA. If you're interested in lending a hand please drop us a line at email@example.com with the subject "volunteer."
We need volunteers to help with the following for diy days LA
Speaker Liaison
Volunteer Coordinator
Technical Support
Folks to shoot video
Lifestream / social media volunteers
Think Tank volunteers
Time Keepers
Thanks so much for your time and consideration
Team diy days
When & Where
Skirball Cultural Center, Hub LA, LA Makerspace
2701 N Sepulveda Blvd
Los Angeles,
Saturday, November 16, 2013 from 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM (PST)
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POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - Police have arrested six people in connection with a series of residential burglaries over the holiday week in Poughkeepsie and say they expect additional arrests.
Between Christmas Day and Jan. 2, six houses were broken into with valuable items stolen, police said.
Police said Joshua Lee, 32, of Esopus, was arrested on warrants from the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, and town police in Poughkeepsie and Lloyd. John Forester, 47, of Wallkill, was charged with felony burglary. Freddy Henderson, 50, of Poughkeepsie, was charged on a warrant for violation of parole. Jose Young, 38, of Poughkeepsie, was charged on a warrant for violation of parole. Antonio Santiago, 53, who is homeless, was arrested and charged with criminal possession of stolen property. And Sara Rifenburgh, 28, who is homeless, was charged with false personation, police said.
Some of the stolen property which includes jewelry, coins, knives, and a bicycle, has been recovered and additional property is being sought, police said.
Persons with information about the burglaries is asked to call Poughkeepsie City Police on their confidential tip line at 845-451-7577.


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Brett Lee: Killing 'em softly
Former Australia fast bowler Brett Lee, born on 8 November 1976 in Wollongong, New South Wales had an injury-plagued career; but still finished as his country's fourth-most successful bowler, with 310 wickets in 76 Test matches. Lee, who was a handy bat down the order, also took 380 wickets in One-Day Internationals and 28 wickets in Twenty20 Internationals.
At his best, Lee was one of the fastest bowlers in world cricket apart from being a useful lower-order batsman.
On 13 July 2012, Lee retired from all forms of international cricket after a calf injury cut short his tour of England with Australia's ODI team.


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Is My Excess Weight Causing Diabetes?
I am a 44 year old women, very overweight. My doctor recently told me that I'm borderline diabetic. Is this because of my weight?
Thanks for your question. Unfortunately, your doctor is right. Being overweight or obese does increase your risk for diabetes. Other risk factors include family history, lack of exercise, poor diet and medications.
When you gain weight over time, your body can become insulin resistant. Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas that is secreted in response to blood sugar going up. Blood sugar rises and falls after we eat.
Insulin resistance occurs when the cells in your body (especially fat cells) are not responding to insulin produced. So blood sugar does not go down no matter how much insulin is secreted. The body will continue to secrete insulin to try to lower blood sugar. Hyperinsulinemia (high insulin levels) are a risk factor for heart disease and cancer.
You can prevent diabetes (as well as other chronic conditions) by doing the following:
1. Lose at least 10% of your current weight (so if you weigh 200 lbs, a 20 lb loss would reduce your risk). Fat cells increase insulin resistance. If you lose weight, you will lose body fat.
2. Cut out excess sugar and calories from regular soda, sweetened beverages, cake, pie, candy, cookies and even fruit juice. This will help with weight loss and lowering your blood sugar.
3. Get regular exercise. Exercise uses up excess sugar in your bloodstream so it does not stay elevated. Exercise also aids with weight reduction. Aim for at least 30-45 minutes 5 days/week for weight loss.
4. Change from white rice to brown rice. A recent study found that people that ate 1/2 cup of brown rice twice/week VS white rice reduced their chance for diabetes by 10%.
5. Include protein with your meals and cut back on carbohydrate. Foods high in protein are digested slower and don't raise blood sugar as quickly as carbohydrates. Good choices include eggs or egg whites, peanut butter, low fat cottage cheese, lean beef, poultry, fish or beans. Limit intake of bread, cereal, rice, pasta, crackers, pretzels and sweets mentioned above.
You may want to hire a Registered Dietitian to help with weight loss and blood sugar management. You can locate one through the American Dietetic Association web site.
It's a new year- get a new start, not a new disease!
Good luck!
Lisa Cicciarello Andrews, MEd, RD, LD
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Peter Wyrick has served as Associate Principal Cello of the San Francisco Symphony, occupying the Peter & Jacqueline Hoefer Chair, since 1999. Born in New York to a musical family, he began his studies in Poughkeepsie, New York, and proceeded to the Juilliard School at the age of eight, where he was one of the last students of Leonard Rose. Mr. Wyrick made his solo debut at age twelve with the Hudson Valley Philharmonic. Since then he has performed as soloist with the Aspen Chamber Orchestra, the Queens Philharmonic, the American Chamber Orchestra, the Oklahoma Chamber Orchestra, the Kozponti Sinfonicus in Budapest, Hungary, and Symphony Silicon Valley. He has appeared as soloist with the San Francisco Symphony in works including Leonard Bernstein's Meditation No. 1 from Mass, Haydn's Sinfonia concertante in B-flat major, and music from Tan Dun's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Concerto.
Mr. Wyrick was the principal cello of the Mostly Mozart Orchestra and associate principal cello of the New York City Opera Orchestra. His recordings include the cello sonatas of Gabriel Fauré with pianist Earl Wild for dell'Arte Records, and performances for the Stereophile and Arabesque labels. In chamber music, Mr. Wyrick has collaborated with Yo-Yo Ma, Joshua Bell, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Yefim Bronfman, Lynn Harrell, Jeremy Denk, Julia Fischer, and Edgar Meyer, among others. He was a member of the Ridge String Quartet, whose recording of the Dvořák piano quintets with pianist Rudolf Firkusny on the RCA label won the French Diapason d'Or and was nominated for a Grammy award for Best Chamber Music Performance. Mr. Wyrick has participated in the Helsinki, Spoleto, Bard, Vancouver Chamber Music West, La Jolla, Santa Fe, Ruby Mountain, and Lake Tahoe music festivals.
Mr. Wyrick plays a David Tecchler cello, on generous loan from Jacques and Barbara Schlumberger, made in Rome, circa 1724.
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Tim Kring, best known for bringing fans the television series "Heroes," returned to TV once more with the FOX series Touch. Starring Kiefer Sutherland, Danny Glover, and David Mazouz, Touch shares little in common with Sutherland's previous hit on FOX, 24. In fact, while they both feature engaging, intriguing ideas, there's no doubt in my mind Touch is the more emotionally charged for the two and should impress fans with its engaging premise that everyone is connected and everything happens for a reason.
Sutherland stars as widowed father Martin Bohm, who's having difficulty taking care of his 11 year old son Jake (Mazouz), who is severely autistic. Jake sees the world in numbers and seemingly doesn't connect or communicate with anyone, which couldn't be further from the truth. In reality, Jake "feels" the world around him and feels the wrongs in the world, seeking to right these wrongs and put the world back in order. While mute and choosing to never touch anyone - including his own father - the young boy must seek to communicate with his father and right the world, including everything from preventing crimes, reconnect lost loved ones and even saving lives. Of course, a shadow organization wishing to use Jake's gift haunt the family, seeking to gain full custody of the boy and seperate Jake and his father Martin for good.
While the series is obviously fictional and overly emotional, the premise - should one care to get religious or even metaphysical - seems frightening realistic. Anyone who doesn't believe the world is connected and that things can and have happened in a specific way is simply not noticing what's going on around them. Sure, it's debatable how much of the show's premise is based on false assumptions about the way the universe works, but - after all - it's television, it's entertaining, and in all seriousness, it's emotionally driven, tugging at our heart-strings as we watch relationships develop and grow.
The entire show revolves around Martin's relationship with his son and the love and trust Martin has for this seemingly mute and unresponsive child who seeks to have no other goals in life than to change the world for the better. What's most rewarding however isn't watching the two main characters, but watching them positively influence those around them and how these actions and the results of their actions change the world. In fact, to someone who's had an experience like the many different characters in Touch, watching this show may anchor your belief in a reason, a result, an effect, a higher power...whatever it may be you're searching for, Touch provides a purview that's wholly unique on television.
There's no doubt in my mind things happen for a reason. Maybe something seemingly random has happened to you which changed your life forever and, if so, you'll understand and immediately connect with Touch. Maybe you met someone and missed a bus which crashed, maybe you mis-dialed your phone and reached a long-lost friend in need of help, maybe you found the love of your life after spilling your food on them at a restaurant...who knows how these things happen, how the universe works, or why things happen the way they do, but Touch looks to connect you to these seemingly random events and show you just how meaningful and special the world can be.
11 episodes from the first season of Touch are included on 3 DVDs, each featuring 5.1 Dolby Digital audio as well as subtitles in English, French, and Spanish. The 3 discs also include an extended pilot episode, a number of deleted scenes, and two supplements: "Fate's Equation" and "Touch the World," which focus on the show's premise, characters, and creation.
While the show will seem overly-sentimental and maybe even ridiculous to some viewers, if you have ever considered we all - no matter where we live, what we do, how old we are, or who we know - are connected to everyone else, then you just might connect with Touch.
Look for Touch available on DVD now wherever fine home video is sold and check out more on TouchRedThread.com.
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Before we break out the germ-busting advice, a quick moment to talk about the necessity of some germs. The "Hygiene Hypothesis" loosely refers to a body of research that argues our kids need some germs in their lives to help them build a stronger immune system – which is linked later in life to preventing illnesses including allergies and asthma. However, it is important we don't swing the pendulum in the other direction; the research refers to over-disinfecting, not keeping a clean house or helping toddlers maintain good personal hygiene.
Straight after playing with pets, eating food, going to the toilet, playing in sand or with shared toys and books (libraries and play groups for example) are all times you should whip out the hand sanitiser or soap and water.
If your kids like to play on a tiled living room floor, then daily sweeping and regularly mopping is important; carpeted areas should be vacuumed. Toys should have a cleaning roster (add some disinfectant to the toys in a tub, fill with boiling hot water and then drain and dry after half an hour.) Cloth toys should be washed on a hot cycle regularly, and if your child has been ill, it's a good idea to wash those along with sheets and doonas. High chairs are another hotspot for cleaning – they should be wiped down after every meal with an extra once-a-week disinfection.
Teach your children to cover their mouth and nose if they sneeze or cough, you can talk to them about keeping their germs away from others. They should be washing their hands after blowing their nose or coughing into their hand.
Toddlers will get into anything they can – gross or disgusting objects are no deterrent. Make sure you keep items such as nappy buckets out of reach, shut the door to the bathrooms or toilets so they don't spend time in there (you'll be able to avoid the "who is going to pull the roll of loo paper out of the bowl" argument), and if it's possible, put the bin in an inaccessible spot.
At the end of the day, you don't need to go overboard with constant disinfecting or hand sanitising. As always it comes back to common sense – keep it clean and sanitary, but it shouldn't be taking over your lives!
Last revised: Wednesday, 23 September 2015
This article contains general information only and is not intended to replace advice from a qualified health professional.


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Evolution Hoax
When a question like "What acts as the lungs of the earth?" is asked, almost always the answer is "plants and forests". However, our Earth is 70% water, and forests do not count for even 10%. Yet many people still have the common perception that forests and plants produce all of the oxygen we need. But there is a group of living organisms far more effective than forests in cleaning the atmosphere. These invisible organisms are phytoplankton.
The basic nutrients of very many beings that live under the sea are plankton, which are divided into two groups, plant and animal. A decrease in the number of plankton poses a danger for many creatures, from whales to small sea animals. The importance of these microscopic beings is not limited to this; Especially plant plankton has an important role in maintaining various ecological balances on Earth.
Phytoplankton are plant plankton, and they are basically composed of single-celled microscopic organisms that drifts with the sea currents. These organisms generally live on ocean surfaces, but they can also be found in lakes, puddles, rivers and streams. These beings, which have changing sizes between 0.002 to 1 millimeter and are green colored due to the chlorophyll they contain, cannot be seen with the naked eye. Phytoplankton that multiply in cold waters close to the polar regions spread to the oceans from there and complete very important tasks that Almighty Allah commands them to do.
Phytoplankton Supply For the Oxygen Needs of the Earth
All living beings need energy to maintain their lives, and to grow and develop. As it is known, living beings' need of energy is provided by the Sun. The energy coming from the Sun turns into chemical energy, thanks to the chlorophyll cells in the plants, and organic matter forms out of inorganic matter. Other beings supply their food and energy needs by eating plants. This process carried out by plants is called photosynthesis. Phytoplankton does this process, done by plants on land, by the chlorophyll pigments in the oceans. These micro- beings emit carbon dioxide into the air during photosynthesis and thus contribute more than 80% of the oxygen we need to the atmosphere. Phytoplankton, with their limited life span of one or two days, and that we cannot see without the help of a microscope, produce more than the oxygen produced by plants and trees, and constitute the basic source of oxygen for the Earth.
There is no doubt that Almighty Allah, Lord of the worlds, is the One Who created this detailed and flawless system that enables us to maintain our life.
"And in the alternation of night and day and the provision Allah sends down from the sky,bringing the earth to life by it after it has died,and the varying direction of the winds, there are Signs for people who use their intellect.." (Surat al-Jathiya, 5)
Phytoplankton Are Responsible For Protecting the Level of Carbon
Carbon is emitted by the phytoplankton in the oceans at the rate of over two billion tons per year. Plants use lighter gasses called "Carbon 12"; and despite "Carbon 13" gas being accumulated in the atmosphere, the oceans aren't selective about carbon gas; therefore the ratio of carbon dioxide dissolved in sea water via photosynthesis has an important role in cleaning the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is dissolved very easily in cold ocean waters, and marine plants have an important contribution to cleaning the atmosphere by feeding on dissolved carbon. As it is known, carbon dioxide is responsible for 50% of the greenhouse effect alone. Phytoplankton thus has an important contribution in controlling the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and therefore the overall level of greenhouse effect. Almighty Allah creates the number of these beings in large quantities so as to balance the carbon level in the atmosphere.
Our Lord revealed the superiority in His Creation in one verse of the Qur'an:
"…Allah always achieves His aim.Allah has appointed a measure for all things." (Surat at-Talaq, 3) 3)


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HIV Rapid Testing & Counseling in Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Clinics in the U.S. (Aware)
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|HIV/AIDS Sexually Transmitted Infections
|Behavioral: RESPECT-2 Counseling
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Screening
|Official Title:
|Project Aware: HIV Rapid Testing & Counseling in STD Clinics in the U.S. -- an Adaptation of CTN 0032
- STI Incidence [ Time Frame: 6 months post randomization ]Composite STI incidence (Yes/No) at 6-month follow-up in which a person is considered positive for STIs if they are positive on any tested STI.
- Sexual Risk Behavior -- # of Sex Acts [ Time Frame: 6 months post randomization ]Self-reported continuous variables to determine number of (vaginal and/or anal) sex acts.
- Sexual Risk Behavior -- # of Unprotected Sex Acts [ Time Frame: 6 months post randomization ]Self-reported continuous variables to determine number of unprotected (vaginal and/or anal) sex acts
- Sexual Risk Behavior -- # of Partners [ Time Frame: 6 months post randomization ]Self-reported continuous variables to determine number of partners with whom the participant had (vaginal and/or anal) sex.
- Sexual Risk Behavior -- # of Unprotected Partners [ Time Frame: 6 months post randomization ]Self-reported continuous variables to determine number of partners with whom the participant had unprotected (vaginal and/or anal) sex.
- Sexual Risk Behavior -- # of Sex Acts With Substance Use [ Time Frame: 6 months post randomization ]Self-reported continuous variables to determine number of (vaginal and/or anal) sex acts in which the participant reported using substances before the sex act.
|Study Start Date:
|April 2010
|Study Completion Date:
|February 2012
|Primary Completion Date:
|July 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Rapid HIV Testing w/ Counseling (Group 1)
Individuals who screen as eligible will complete written informed consent procedures, be enrolled, be tested for STIs, and be asked to complete a baseline assessment using audio computer-assisted self interview (ACASI). Then participants randomized to group 1 will receive rapid HIV testing and RESPECT-2 counseling.
Behavioral: RESPECT-2 Counseling
Specifically designed for use with the rapid HIV test, involves a brief (approximately 20-40 minute) counseling session which includes an orientation to the rapid testing procedure, an explanation of the testing window period, routes of HIV transmission and the meaning of test results, a personalized exploration of risk, the creation of a risk-reduction plan, identification of sources for support and referrals, and HIV test results.
Other Name: RESPECT-2 Protocol
No Intervention: Rapid HIV Testing & Information Only (Group 2)
Individuals who screen as eligible will complete written informed consent procedures, be enrolled, be tested for STIs, and be asked to complete a baseline assessment using audio computer-assisted self interview (ACASI). Then participants randomized to group 2 will receive rapid HIV testing with information only.
Detailed Description:
An estimated 56,300 Americans are newly infected with HIV every year. In addition, of the more than one million Americans living with HIV, approximately one-fifth do not know they are infected. Identifying these individuals is among the biggest challenges for HIV prevention in the United States. Early diagnosis of such individuals, combined with prevention counseling and provision of health care, could decrease the spread of HIV and improve the survival of HIV-infected persons.
The recent introduction of rapid HIV testing offers a critical public health screening approach for facilitating earlier diagnoses of HIV infection. Rapid tests permit a sensitive and specific, fast, simple, minimally invasive, and cost-effective method to screen for HIV.
Project Aware expands on the CDC's Project RESPECT-2 study that was an expansion of the RESPECT study (a randomized controlled trial conducted in STD clinics in the mid-1990s before the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy and before the advent of rapid testing). Project RESPECT demonstrated that a 2-session, client centered counseling session based on behavioral theory with HIV testing was superior to a program with HIV testing and information only. This project showed that the counseling arm had significant reduction of STIs compared to those in the information arm. However, RESPECT did not include men who have sex with men (who account for 53% of all new HIV infections in the U.S.) and did not examine the cost effectiveness of the intervention. RESPECT-2 did include MSM, but it only compared a 1-session counseling session with rapid testing to 2-session counseling with traditional testing and did not address the question of whether counseling and testing is more effective than testing alone.
Project Aware combines the RESPECT-2 counseling approach by adapting the HIV Rapid Testing and Counseling in Drug Abuse Treatment Study (CTN 0032), a NIDA-sponsored randomized controlled clinical trial being conducted in the NIDA Clinical Trials Network (CTN) to sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics to provide important and timely data on the effect of counseling in high-risk populations tested in health care settings. In this adaptation of CTN 0032, we will assess the relative effectiveness of (1) on-site HIV rapid testing with brief, participant-tailored prevention counseling vs. (2) on-site HIV rapid testing with information only (as recommended in the CDC guidelines). Secondary outcomes are reduction of sexual risk behaviors, substance use during sex (i.e., being under the influence during sex) and cost and cost effectiveness of counseling and testing. Participants (approximately 5,000 from 9 STD clinics) will be assessed for STIs, HIV testing history and sexual and drug use risk behaviors at baseline and at 6-months follow-up. The battery of STI tests will screen for Neisseria gonorrhea (GC), Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), Trichomonas vaginalis, Herpes Simplex 2 (HSV-2) and Treponema pallidum (syphilis). HIV test results that yield a reactive result will receive a confirmatory HIV blood test that day, with results delivered 5-10 days later. All participants will be randomized into one of two arms: Group 1- HIV testing and brief, client-centered counseling or Group 2- HIV testing and information only. Group 1 will receive a rapid HIV test with brief prevention counseling that addresses risk reduction based on an evidence-based counseling approach (RESPECT-2 counseling), while Group 2 will receive a rapid HIV test with information only.
The primary outcome will be analyzed using logistic regression for the binary outcome, new diagnoses of STIs (Yes/No). The logistic regression analysis will predict 6-month STI incidence as a function of randomization group controlling for the baseline incidence of STI. ANCOVA will be used for the secondary continuous outcomes, number of sexual risk behaviors and number of sexual episodes involving substance use. Costs will be compared based on study records supplemented by site-level data collection. Primary analyses will be performed under intent-to-treat (ITT) criteria.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
Site Eligibility:
- high rates of STIs and HIV in their geographic target area,
- sufficient number of patients so that they would be able to recruit the required 556 participants over the study time period,
- prior participation in research and clinical studies, and
- previous collaboration with investigators.
Participant eligibility:
- be seeking medical or health services at the participating STD clinic,
- be at least 18 years old,
- report being HIV-negative or status unknown,
- provide informed consent,
- provide locator information,
- be able to communicate in English,
- agree to be tested for STIs/STDs and HIV;
- sign a HIPAA form and/or medical record release form to permit medical record abstraction of HIV and STI/STD tests, results and treatment; and
- report living in the vicinity of the clinic and being able to return to the clinic for the 6-month follow-up visit.
Exclusion Criteria:
- low rates of STIs and HIV in their geographic target area,
- insufficient number of patients to meet study needs of 556 per site
- no prior participation in research and clinical studies, and
- no previous collaboration with investigators.
- Not seeking medical or health services at the participating STD clinic,
- under 18 years old,
- HIV positive,
- unwilling to provide Informed Consent,
- refuse to provide locator information,
- not able to communicate in English,
- Disagree to be tested for STIs/STDs and/or HIV, and
- unwilling to sign a HIPAA form and/or medical record release form to permit medical record abstraction of HIV and STI/STD tests, results and treatment,
- report living out of the vicinity and unable to return to the clinic for the 6-month follow-up visit.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01154296
|United States, California
|Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 90028
|San Francisco Department of Public Health
|San Francisco, California, United States, 94102
|United States, District of Columbia
|Whitman-Walker Clinic
|Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20009
|United States, Florida
|Duval County Health Department
|Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32206
|Miami-Dade County Health Department
|Miami, Florida, United States, 33125
|United States, Oregon
|Multnomah County Health Department
|Portland, Oregon, United States, 97204
|United States, Pennsylvania
|Allegheny County Health Department
|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
|United States, South Carolina
|Richland County Health Department
|Colombia, South Carolina, United States, 29204
|United States, Washington
|Public Health Seattle & King County
|Seattle, Washington, United States, 98107
|Principal Investigator:
|Lisa R. Metsch, Ph.D.
|University of Miami
|Principal Investigator:
|Grant N Colfax, M.D.
|San Francisco Department of Public Health
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Lisa Metsch, Stephen Smith Professor of Sociomedical Sciences and Chair, Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01154296 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
1RC2DA028973-01 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|June 29, 2010
|Results First Received:
|July 29, 2014
|Last Updated:
|September 23, 2014
Keywords provided by Lisa Metsch, Columbia University:
Rapid Testing
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Virus Diseases
Genital Diseases, Male
Genital Diseases, Female
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Colbert kicks off Hobbit week
Stephen Colbert has kicked off his Hobbit week by sharing his second breakfast table with Ian McKellen in his newly Hobbiton styled studio.
The Colbert Report host proudly revealed that director Peter Jackson said about him that he had never met a bigger Tolkien geek in his life.
"You hear that, girls from middle school?" Colbert quipped. "I'm not a geek - I'm King Geek. Buddy, just hang in there for another 35 years.
In his conservative pundit character he challenged McKellen's engagement for gay rights. "Here's my beef with you...You don't just make gay seem acceptable...You make it seem heroic. Are you the sharp knifepoint of the gay agenda trying to brainwash our children?"
McKellen then told Colbert about a Hobbit sequel that was in the works. "You know we're making a sequel, in Middle-earth," he said. "It is going to star Gandalf the Gay and you get to find out who is his favourite dwarf."
He also reveals who would win a fight: Magneto or Gandalf.
Colbert has been rumoured to have scored a cameo in one of the Hobbit movies.
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Holstein Association USA Board of Directors Meets during National Holstein Convention
The Holstein Association USA board of directors met June 26 and 27, 2012 in Springfield, Mo. President Chuck Worden chaired the meeting held in conjunction with the National Holstein Convention and Annual Meeting at the University Plaza Hotel and Convention Center.
During a dinner on June 26, the board honored retiring Directors Robert Nigh of Viroqua, Wisc. and Hank van Exel of Lodi, Calif. Vice President Glen E. Brown of Coalville, Utah presented each with a framed resolution, highlighting their service on the board.
Update on 2012 Business Plan
During the meeting, staff presented updates on the 2012 Management-by-Objective Business Plan and year-to-date financials. Three updates of interest on year-to-date activity include:
· Registrations totaled 157,338, up 2,209 showing a 1.3 percent increase from the same period in 2011
· Transfers totaled 31,775, which were up 3,412 (12 percent) from 2011
· Holstein COMPLETESM enrollment stood at 277,695 cows and 1,845 herds. Compared to June 2011, these numbers represented a 12 percent increase in cows and a 3 percent increase in herds.
2012 Financial Update
During the meeting, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Barbara Casna presented the Association's consolidated financial statements through the end of May, 2012 and reviewed the reserve fund report for the same period. The Association and its subsidiaries show year-to-date profit on operations of $245,000.
AgriTech Analytics (ATA)
AgriTech Analytics (ATA) General Manager Bill VerBoort reported May 2012 enrollment of 901,825 cows, which is an increase of 22,500 cows over December 2011 numbers.
Other Board Action
The board reviewed the proposed Cooperative Agreement between USDA and the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding along with the draft Business Plan. Discussions centered on the impact of creating an alliance which could ultimately privatize the entire U.S. dairy genetic evaluation system. Inherent differences among the current Council members and how those differences drive conflicting goals became a focus of those deliberations. The board voted to support a resolution presented by the Pennsylvania Holstein Association which was later passed by the delegates of the 2012 Annual Meeting:
Whereas: The United States Dairy Genetic Evaluation program is the best in the world due to its unbiased nature.
And Whereas: The cost to continue the program at USDA is less than 1% of the current USDA budget.
And Whereas: The current system is beneficial to the United States dairy farmers and to consumers alike.
Therefore, be it Resolved: That Holstein Association USA Inc. encourages USDA to continue performing dairy genetic evaluations for the dairy industry.
The Holstein Association USA, Inc. board of directors also passed a motion which states, "The Holstein Association USA, Inc. board of directors is committed to keeping the U.S. dairy genetic program at USDA-AIPL (U.S. Department of Agriculture-Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory)."
Finally, the board approved several recommendations made by the Type Advisory Committee, for the classification program:
- That 56 inches in stature be the ideal for first lactation Holstein cattle, and that stature for first lactation Holstein cattle be evaluated as a two-way trait with an intermediate optimum.
- That first lactation cows have an acceptable range for stature of 53-59 inches.
- That the linear trait Stature be rescaled so that 56 inches equals 25 points.
- Change the weighting of the Feet and Legs breakdown to 20 percent of Final Score, with 5 percent deducted from the Front End/Capacity breakdown.
- That classifier staff make a deduction for short teat length and close rear teat placement.
- That the Genetic Advancement Committee consider placing teat length in the Udder Composite formula.
Watch for more information about these changes to the classification program in the upcoming Summer 2012 issue of the Holstein Pulse.
Next Meeting
The Holstein Association Board will meet November 14 and 15, 2012 in Chicago, Ill.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Christy Bowie said she doesn't feel secure knowing the store where she shops has been hit by a group of thieves.
And it's one of several Walmart and Target stores hit in the county and region.
"You feel like if that behavior is going on in the store, when am I going to get robbed, you know, and coming out to the parking lot," Bowie said. "If those people are in the store, they're eventually going to come out with their merchandise into the parking lot."
Police arrested five people they say have each stolen more than $100,000 worth of merchandise in a total of 19 cases, including 12 in Duval County, three in Clay County, two in Putnam County, one in Waldo and one in Orange County.
Investigators arrested Arkeem Woods, Samaria Gay, Antonio Calhoun, Jaron Scott and Wesley Walker, charging them all with grand theft.
Police say the suspects worked together. They say one would man the getaway car, another would be on the lookout and a few would go in the store.
They'd start by taking some clothes off the rack and throwing them in the cart, police said. Then they'd go to the electronics section, grab some hard drives and wrap them up in the clothes, according to police. Investigators said they'd stuff it all into a backpack and run out the front door with it.
Sensors on the merchandise often set off the store alarm, but the suspects were able to get away for months before they were caught, investigators said.
It's organized crime that Channel 4 crime analyst Ken Jefferson says a lot of thought went into.
"When you're looking at a store or retail merchant that's open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and then you've got this elaborate operation of thieves coming in, that means that they've sat down and they've studied the movement of the people, what they want to get," Jefferson said.
A spokesperson from Wal-Mart issued this statement:
"We have a dedicated team of associates in all of our stores who are diligent in identifying those who break the law, and we've had strong success in stopping and preventing those who try to steal from us."
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I have several embedded units that need to be maintain by untrained technicians
so replacing unit from stack needed to change the IP address according
the unit location
I am using sbrio 9642XT
the IP need to be changed by using digital inputs that coming from IP connector
so I need to write code that change the IP of target on reset using some IP address
can anyone help me?
01-16-2012 07:43 AM - edited 01-16-2012 07:45 AM
I believe you can change the IP of the target by programatically editing the ini file on the root of your RT target. (Just open it in notepad, its human readable). After modifying it, you need to reboot the target. This can be done using VI's from the RT utility palette. I'm not sure what you mean by "using digital inputs that coming from IP connector"? Your digital inputs would need to come from a digital input module.
Alternatively, you could have the technicians ftp in and edit the ini file, or make a small utility they can run on their laptop to configure the sbrio. Another way could be to include some code on the sbRIO which looks for a USB drive to be attached (look for U:\ drive) then if the file "updateIP.txt" exists on the thumbdrive, read in the new IP from the file, update the ini on the rio and reboot. This way the technician only has to insert a thumbdrive with a "config file" provided by engineer to update/configure the sbRIO.
EDIT : Just noticed that your particular sbRIO does not have USB so that would not be an option. Do note that using VI's in the RT palette, you can scan for and edit IP's for unconfigured devices too, either by scanning (can take awhile) or if you know the MAC of the RIO you can skip the scan and just apply new network settings that way.
Hope some of these ideas help you out.
The technician have no skill of computer and software
the solution is outside and is integrated in big system the idea is that
after booting the system get an IP that the lsb's are bits that come from Digital Inputs
the solution needs to be local without intervention of auxiliary equipments or computer
01-17-2012 06:06 AM - edited 01-17-2012 06:11 AM
This should be easy.
Do you know how to get the bits you talk about from the FPGA? I assume you will use some of the 110 digital i/o's on the board?
Once you read the bits, just check the ini text file located on the root of your RT target (using code) to see if the last digits of the IP match your bits. If not, update the file and reboot the target.
I will have similar hardware tomorrow so I could give more detailed instructions then if you need it.
You should look into using the LabVIEW System Configuration API
It is automatically installed for certain NI-RIO / LabVIEW configurations. You can look for the pallete in LabVIEW
Otherwise you can manually install it since it support LV 8.6 and higher.
I've never noticed that pallete before.. maybe because it is "hidden" away under the measurement pallete?
I would still look into the "RT Restart Target" and "RT Apply Target Network Settings.vi" under the "Real-Time --> RT Utilities" pallete as it may be a faster simpler way to accomplish what the thread opener is trying to do?
hummm. I'll have to take a look at that "new" pallete I found now..
how can i find out the structure of the folders and files at my target?
and do you know how to restart prorammly, the vi in the RT utilities are used for remote targets
Thanks for your quick and accurate answers
The VI in RT can also be used to restart the "local" target. It is a polymorphic VI, just drop it in your code and select the instance "restart self".
To see the file structure of the target, just open up windows explorer (not internet!) and in the address bar type ftp://192.168.0.1 except you replace the numbers with your ip address. Or use any other ftp browser/program you are familiar with. You can use this to copy files to and from the cRIO or sbRIO, such as data log files and such.
Hope this helps
For compactRIOs there's an FPGA I/O on the targets that allows you reboot the controller programatically.
NOTE: This will only reset the Host/RT side. Code on the FPGA will continue to run uninterupted.
In addition to the response above (FTP) you can also use some of the Advanced File Functions. I believe they should work on RT.
Functions >> File I/O >> Advanced File Functions
It contains functions like "List Folder" and "Recursive File List"
I have tryed to find in the files structure the file that contain the IP
do anybody know which file contain it


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Remember you don't meditate to get anything, but to get rid of things. We do it not with desire but with letting go. If you want anything, you won't find it.
sundara wrote:Get rid of things, that's not reality. How can you get rid of your body, your feelings etc. It's impractical.
sundara wrote:You're just asking me to die. Because these things will be wth me all the time, until death. Like I go around all the time saying not mine, not mine, it's impractical.
genkaku wrote:In meditation...each of us sits down, erects the spine, sits still, shuts up, and finds a focus point ... perhaps the breath, perhaps something else. In this exercise, a little at a time, the mind that leads us around by the nose on most days is carefully brought into a more relaxed and easy and quieter place. And it is in this (so to speak) place that the uncertainties and disquiet that brought us to meditation in the first place can walk away all by themselves ... not because you want them to or I want them to but because that is what actually happens. And coming into accord with what actually happens is just plain more sensible than pretending we are in control or wise or kool or filled with nifty results.
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An Evaluation of Routine Developmental Follow-Up in Infants and Children With Congenital Heart Disease
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Time Perspective: Prospective
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|An Evaluation of Routine Developmental Follow-Up in Infants and Children With Congenital Heart Disease
- Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development Third Edition [ Time Frame: every 6 months ]test of developmental skills
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|January 2009
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|December 2025
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|December 2025 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Research suggests that children with congenital heart disease are at higher risk for neurodevelopmental and psychosocial problems. Routine developmental screening and early intervention have been suggested as strategies to identify and ameliorate these problems. The purpose of this study is to describe the developmental trajectory and psychosocial functioning of children referred to the Herma Heart Center Developmental Follow-Up Program for routine developmental assessment.
The specific aims of this project are:
- to summarize the results of developmental screening, quality of life, and family impact in subjects that have been evaluated in the HHC Developmental Follow-Up Program since its inception in 2007,
- to evaluate longitudinal changes in the trajectory of development for subjects that undergo repeated developmental and psychosocial screening,
- to characterize how subjects with congenital heart disease compare to normative data for the instruments utilized and samples of children with other chronic health conditions, and
- to determine what factors predict variability in developmental outcomes i.e. demographic and clinical variables such as gender, race, socioeconomic status, diagnosis, type of surgery, and length of hospitalization among others.
Because our research and the research of others have indicated that children with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) are at higher risk for neurodevelopmental and psychosocial problems, the Herma Heart Center Developmental Follow-Up Program was created in 2007. All infants who have open-heart surgery within the first 30 days of life, and all children under the age of 3 years who have a cyanotic lesion are referred to the clinic.
This study will utilize both retrospective chart review and prospective collection of data from new subjects entering the program.
No additional procedures are required to participate in the research study. Participation in the research study involves granting permission for the research team to systematically analyze the data obtained during the HHC Developmental Follow-Up Program clinic visits that a child participates in and to aggregate these data with all subjects that have received these follow-up assessments.
A sample size of 1000 subjects is needed to ensure adequate power to detect medium effect sizes for the multiple outcome measures that are proposed (assuming p = .05 and power = .80). Therefore, recruitment for the study will continue until a sample size of 1000 subjects is reached. Estimated recruitment duration is 7 years.
There are no anticipated risks related to participation in this study.
Descriptive analyses will be conducted to summarize characteristics of the sample and to determine the frequency of developmental/behavioral/emotional problems among children in the present sample. Correlation and regression analyses will be conducted to examine the relationships among demographic, clinical, and outcome variables. For children with multiple visits, longitudinal changes and the pattern of developmental trajectory for children with congenital heart disease will be examined.
Results may point to possible areas for intervention to improve child and family psychosocial outcomes.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|6 Months to 18 Years (Child, Adult)
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- Referred to the Herma Heart Center (HHC)Developmental Follow-Up Clinic for assessment.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Non-English and Non-Spanish speaking families
- Children with extremely complex co-morbidities
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01567579
|Contact: Kathleen A Mussatto, PhD, RN
|Contact: Mara C Koffarnus, MA
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|Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
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|Principal Investigator: Kathleen A Mussatto, PhD, RN
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|Cheryl L Brosig Soto, PhD
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|Kathleen A Mussatto, PhD, RN
|Children's Hospital and Health System Foundation, Wisconsin
|Principal Investigator:
|Laurel M Bear, MD
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Keywords provided by Cheryl Brosig, Medical College of Wisconsin:
congenital heart defects
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Heart Diseases
Heart Defects, Congenital
Cardiovascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Abnormalities
Congenital Abnormalities
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BOSTON—It is fitting that the Miami Heat's chase of history brought them here, into a building that has, over the three years that Miami's supergroup of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh has been together, been decidedly unkind.
The Heat entered Monday night's game against the Celtics having lost 10 straight regular-season games at TD Garden, but they emerged with a 105-103 win. They broke the streak while, more important, also protecting their historic winning streak, which moves to 23 games and into second place in NBA history, 10 behind the 33 consecutive games won by the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers.
What is significant about the Heat winning No. 23 against the Celtics is that no team has been more crucial to the development of Miami as a potential dynasty over the last three years than Boston. It was only 2 1/2 years ago, remember, that the Celtics were sourly watching the Heat celebrate the signing of James, Bosh and Wade, irritated by the parade the Heat put on before the three ever played a game together. In the season opened of 2010, the Celtics delivered a body blow to Miami, winning in Boston, 88-80.
Looking at the Heat as they stand now they're a lot like the Celtics were around the time they broke through for a championship in their first year together, 2008—only Miami's core is much younger. The following year, the Celtics started 27-2 and had a 19-game winning streak, though the team was eventually undone by a knee injury to Kevin Garnett.
Still, Miami's current phase of development can be compared to where the Celtics were back then. The Heat maintaining their streak as defending champs bears similarities to what that Boston team dealt with.
"They have pride," Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. "They're champions and they take that mantle and they want to prove it. We went through that. Listen, even though you, as a coach, are thinking, 'Oh, man, this is exhausting, every night they're attacking us, every team.' The players are thinking, 'Man, we're the champs and we're going to act like that.' What they're doing right now, they're acting like they're champs."
If any team has taught them how to act like champs over the years, it has been the Celtics. That obviously has been the case in the playoffs, such as last year's thrilling seven-game Eastern Conference finals in which the Celtics had Miami down, 3-2, before James took over Game 6 in Boston and the Heat finished off the series in Game 7. Had Miami lost either of those games and failed to earn a Finals trip, the whole Wade-James-Bosh experiment would have been declared a flop, and the Heat would have been labeled chokers.
In three seasons, the Heat have come far in that regard. That first year was a disaster late in games, but learning to beat smart, veteran, precise teams like Boston has caused the Heat to push their collective game forward to reach a different plane.
"It's time and experience," coach Erik Spoelstra said. "We have been through countless times. Sometimes you have to fail. Two years ago, we went through, it seemed like every late-game situation, we lost. Whether it was not playing or executing well, we just couldn't get over the hump. That started to change last year. We've been in so many situations now, the guys feel very confident and very poised."
They were in a tough situation on Monday on two different occasions.
First, Celtics forward Jeff Green, joining the starting five in place of the sick Garnett, had an astounding night, scoring a career-high 43 points and leading the Celtics to an early 41-24 lead in the second quarter. The Heat clawed back from that deficit, only to have the Celtics power their way back into the lead, taking a 13-point edge with 8:27 to go. But, powered by 13 points in the fourth quarter from James—including the decisive shot, an 18-foot pull-up with 10.5 seconds to go—the Heat were able to pull ahead of the Celtics just enough.
When Shane Battier blocked Green's tying attempt in the lane and Paul Pierce missed an awkward 3-pointer in the corner with three seconds left, it sure looked like it was Miami that was the more poised, composed team, the team that executed better down the stretch.
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One man is in custody and a second is at large after a police chase through downtown San Francisco that ended outside a Costco store in the city's South of Market neighborhood Wednesday afternoon, police said.
Around 2:10 p.m., plainclothes officers in the area of Broadway and Front Street saw two suspects in a vehicle associated with a burglary, police said.
The suspects fled in the car, a silver Pontiac, and a police chase ensued.
During the chase, the suspects struck several other vehicles, including two cars at Broadway and Stockton Street, according to police.
No one was injured in the collisions, police said.
The car eventually stopped at 10th and Harrison streets, outside Costco, and the suspects fled on foot, leaving the Pontiac — which was missing a headlight and had scrapes along the passenger side — blocking a lane on 10th Street.
A search area was set up around the Costco. One suspect was found and arrested on suspicion of burglary, evading arrest and multiple hit-and-run offenses, police said.
The second suspect, a male wearing black baggy clothing, ran through the Costco parking lot and disappeared, police said. He remained at large mid-afternoon.
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Last year's weather pattern ended in the record books as the most extreme – and hottest – year for the Lower 48. So far, 2013 has yet to break this trend.
According to the latest "State of the Climate" report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), January was warmer and wetter than average, but much of the moisture missed the areas that needed it most -- the Plains. Lakes Michigan and Huron fell to their lowest levels last month, the lowest occurring since 1918 when record-keeping began.
Other significant weather events skipped over the parched heartland. Snow coverage dominated in the Northwest and the East, while a severe weather outbreak along the Gulf Coast brought rain -- and tornadoes -- to the region.
By the end of January, more than 57 percent of the contiguous United States was in drought, with the majority of the highest levels of drought located in the nation's midsection.
Temperatures across the continental U.S. kept with the warming trend, reported at 1.6 degrees F above average. Across the High Plains, temperatures were generally below normal, though some weather systems pulled warmer air from the South for a wild temperature swing. Topeka, Kan., for example, set a record on Jan. 28 with a record-high temperature of 77 degrees F.


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LAGUNA HILLS – Dori blinked her stubby dark lashes over wide-set doe eyes as 9-year-old Catherine O'Donnell stared intently at the spindly-legged heifer calf.
For third-grader Catherine and hundreds of her peers at Valencia Elementary School, it was the first time touching a cow.
"The baby was soft and cute," she said. "I've never seen cows in person, just in pictures."
Dori and Fiezty, an 8-year-old, brown-and-white Jersey, stopped by the school Thursday with Dairy Council of California instructor Steven Miller.
Miller, who teaches about cows and milk through the industry group's Mobile Dairy Classroom program, joked with the seated students as he explained the origins of milk during back-to-back morning presentations.
Six Mobile Dairy Classroom units visit California schools between September and June each year. The instructional program, which emphasizes healthy eating, began in the Los Angeles area in the 1930s.
Miller told the students how cows are born, how they grow and how their milk gets to the breakfast table, holding up at one point the apparatus factories use for automatic milking.
Front-row students shrieked and squirmed when Miller unexpectedly shot at them a stream of hot milk as he demonstrated how to properly milk a cow by hand.
"Are you a creature of habit?" Miller said to the students, many sitting on the edges of their chairs, necks craned toward Fiezty as she methodically chewed a wad of alfalfa.
"Fiezty is, too," he said, pointing out similarities between the children's and cow's regular routines – eating breakfast, behaving well at school, washing up.
Third-grader Tennyson Smith, 8, said he expected Dori, who clocked in at 53 pounds at birth, to be smaller.
"The little cow wasn't what I expected," Tennyson said, running his hand from Dori's shoulder to hip and pronouncing her hair soft and her attitude surprisingly calm.
The line of children filing by the baby cow for a chance to touch her coat occasionally backed up as students lingered to bestow an illicit head scratch.
At one point, three students were petting along the calf's spine, but scattered, squealing, when Dori began relieving herself on the blacktop.
Students gasped when Miller revealed Fiezty's weight: a whopping 900 pounds.
"I didn't think they would weigh that much, maybe 200 pounds," Catherine said.
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TORONTO — With the official opening of the Reena Community Residence at the Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Jewish Community Campus on Sept. 14, Reena has come light years from its origins, says CEO Sandy Keshen.
"When Reena started up almost 40 years ago, we [operated from basements}. This building is an example of our journey. We've come a long way," said Keshen, who has been with Reena since 1967.
The new residence, the first of its kind in North America, provides housing for up to 84 people with varying needs, including physical, mental health and developmental disabilities, women and children in crisis and the elderly. Reena's major partners in the venture are Kehilla Residential Programme, Circle of Care and UJA Federation of Greater Toronto
Support staff are available around the clock, a feature that's built into the cost of the rent, and families contribute to the support system, she said.
The residence, which offers one-, two- or three-bedroom apartments, includes a greenhouse, a literacy centre and a multi-purpose room for residents and their families. A dedicated space that simulates a real-life apartment where residents can learn to care for themselves in a safe and nurturing environment has also been created.
Another unique feature is the Maxwell and Ruth Leroy Holocaust Remembrance Garden, which will convey how hundreds of thousands of people with physical, mental or developmental disabilities were victims of the Holocaust.
Government funding for the project includes $4.2 million from the Canada-Ontario Affordable Housing Program. Federal and provincial funding was complemented by more than $1.1 million in municipal financial incentives, and $2.6 million was provided by the Ministry of Community and Social Services.
Keshen said Reena Foundation also raised about $6.8 million for the building, and is still raising endowment funds.
The idea for the project, she said, "came from my head. I started with the idea of creating an integrated apartment building, but [I knew] we would have to start from scratch, because we can't evict current residents of a building."
When the land was bought for the Lebovic campus, she said, she approached UJA Federation to see if it would be possible to build on the site, and "that was that."
New residents, many of whom attended the opening along with representatives from all levels of government, "are so proud to have a building of their own. They have the right to quality of life, and they will not be stigmatized there. They will also have the whole community right at their fingertips. Integration is pivotal. They have to be part of society," Keshen said.
"They also have to learn how to live in a community and be respectful of others. The campus provides part of that learning, because they can volunteer at [the Anne and Max Tanenbaum Community Hebrew Academy of Toront] or attend programs at the Schwartz-Reisman Centre. This building offers them visibility in the community. It's a continuation of what Reena has been doing for 40 years."
She said she's "just overjoyed to see the first residents slowly moving in," and there are still some vacancies.


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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have announced they are expecting their first baby.
THE timing of the royal pregnancy has caused a bizarre legal twist in the succession of the throne and left the future of the coming baby in the hands of New Zealand.
The tiny Commonwealth country, half a world away from Buckingham Palace, is co-ordinating unfinished succession law changes in 16 realms.
If Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge have a daughter and then a son as a second child, the little princess would only become Queen if New Zealand can successfully co-ordinate the changes and end a three centuries-old succession law that says royal daughters be passed over by younger male siblings.
Should Wellington fail to work quickly enough, constitutional monarchist David Flint believes the result could be messy, as it was in Sweden where succession laws were changed in 1980, demoting a baby prince behind his older sister, Crown Princess Victoria.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard's spokeswoman said Australia would have the law change before parliament next year.
Ms Gillard will finalise legislation with state premiers at a Council of Australian Governments meeting later this week.
The change, of which the Queen approves and which is driven by UK Prime Minister David Cameron, was agreed to at a Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Perth last year.
A spokeswoman for NZ Prime Minister John Key said the country's cabinet secretary was "charged with implementing" consistent succession laws in the realms, with New Zealand legislation expected to go before parliament early next year.
Law changes are advanced in most Commonwealth countries including Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Jamaica, Antigua and Bermuda, the Bahamas, Grenada, Belize, St Christopher and Nevis, St Lucia, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, St Vincent and the Grenadines and Papua New Guinea.
Presuming the laws are successfully changed in all countries, they can be backdated.
But while Prince William may have had the expectations of the Commonwealth on his shoulders, uppermost in his mind would have been his pregnant wife.
Instead of keeping the pregnancy a secret to tell the royal family on Christmas Day, the news was released after a day of drama when William had to rush Kate from her parents' Berkshire home to London's private King Edward VII Hospital as she fought severe morning sickness.
After consulting his private doctor, the worried prince - tailed by his security team - drove his wife to hospital, where she was reportedly placed on a drip to replace lost fluids after suffering intense vomiting over the weekend.
St James's Palace, which would not say when the baby was due, confirmed the Duchess was being treated for hyperemesis gravidarum, which causes dangerous levels of dehydration in pregnant women.
The Duchess, 30, last night remained in hospital, where she was understood to be under the care of obstetrician Marcus Setchell, surgeon to the Queen for 18 years.
While the pregnancy has sealed what has been a magnificent year for the British monarchy, its announcement broke with strict royal protocol.
Etiquette dictates the Queen should be the first to know, but because Kate was ill and her condition deteriorated while staying with her parents, it was unintentionally the in-laws, Michael and Carole Middleton, who were the first to find out.
Sources said William and Kate had planned to announce the good news when the royal family was at Sandringham at Christmas. By then, she would have had her all-important 12-week scan.
Members of the royal family - including the Queen and grandfather-to-be Prince Charles - were informed less than an hour before the statement was put out about 4pm London time on Monday.
Uncle-to-be Prince Harry, serving in Afghanistan, was told by email.
Outside the hospital, police had to hastily erect barriers to hold back more than two dozen live cameras from a variety of the world's media that rushed to the central London hospital after the announcement, but also dozens of local well-wishers.
The Duchess had a number of engagements this week, including a visit to London's Docklands tomorrow for a charity fundraising session on a brokers' trading floor, but they have all been cancelled.
The baby news led to national jubilation in the UK with messages of support coming in from around the world from US President Barrack Obama and his wife Michelle and other world leaders through to ordinary Britons via websites and Twitter feeds.
"I'm delighted by the news that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting a Baby, they will make wonderful parents," British Prime Minister David Cameron tweeted shortly after the announcement was made by St James Palace.
He later said he had been advised by a paper slipped to him during a meeting and he added: "I'm sure people round the country will be celebrating with them tonight."
And many did, flooding websites with messages of congratulations.
Rumours of a pregnancy had been rife for days since the couple's tour of South East Asia where Kate twice turned away a glasses of wines for a formal toast and instead raised a glass of water.
Bookies suspended betting on whether there would be a royal birth in the new year on the grounds that couple looked "broody".
Last night, betting agencies in Britain were already running books on the likely baby name and colour of hair. Favourite names are Frances and John, both at 9/1, while Charles, Victoria and George are 10/1. Elizabeth is also expected to be a strong place while royal watchers expect Diana to be a second name if it's a girl.
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