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Judge Paul Stark '75, Family Law Court, Israel
Q: Please describe the Child Abduction course you taught during the January Intersession at Southwestern. What are some of the critical elements you hoped to impart to your students?
A: I presented a seminar on the Hague Convention, Child Abduction. I tried to present a perspective on an International scale. Only recently in Abbot v. Abbot, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its first opinion on the matter. Since there are many Israelis as well as other ethnic groups which present issues of migration and abduction to and from foreign jurisdiction, I felt the time was appropriate for such a seminar. I related to the treaty, the causes of action and defenses.
Q: What is your fondest memory of being a law student yourself at Southwestern?
A: My fondest memory as a law student was my time at CLAC, the clinical law studies. Rob Williamson and Diane Wayne (Judge Ret.) were the faculty. I started as an assistant student director and then moved on to the student director slot. There were 5 of us. Judge Fainer was the advisor. It was a great learning experience.
Q: What are some of the most notable changes you've observed at Southwestern since you were a student?
A: The biggest change is in the campus. I started at the Hill Street location and moved to the current (Westmoreland) locale in my second year. There had been no time to really make it into a law school campus. Today, the addition of the Bullocks Wilshire Building adds a sense of history and grace as well as presenting a full law school campus experience.
Q: When you came to law school, did you know what kind of law you wanted to practice? What activities (organizations, honors programs, externships) did you participate in and how did they help you decide?
A: My only goal was to be a trial attorney. CLAC helped to firm that up. I also wrote on Law Review which gave me a background in writing. I had wanted to go into civil litigation, but ultimately wound up as a criminal defense attorney.
Q: Which professors were instrumental to your legal education?
A: There was more than one (other than the faculty at CLAC). They were first and foremost Professor Karlin (Contracts), Professor Fitz (Evidence) and Professor Fischer (Remedies and International Law).
Q: Why did you move to Israel after you graduated from law school? Were you already fluent in Hebrew when you moved there?
A: I had been in Israel prior to coming to Southwestern. I had learned Hebrew. I had planned to go back after law school for a while. I took the bar and completed the requirements for the Bar. Israel is a very special place and allowed me to develop my Jewish identity.
Q: What was the most memorable aspect of serving as an attorney in the Legal Aid Office for Jerusalem and the South, Ministry of Justice?
A: My position as head of the Legal Aid Office in Jerusalem allowed me to become an integral part of the justice system. I was able to contribute to the building of a legal infrastructure for indigents. I relied greatly on my education at CLAC.
Q: After returning from Israel in 1979, what did you find most gratifying about your work as a Public Defender for the Orange County Public Defender's Office and supervising attorney in the Central Orange County Municipal Court?
A: If I were to choose the most satisfying part of my legal career, the Orange County Public Defender's Office would be a major part. It was a place which allowed me to develop as an attorney. The philosophy of the office under Frank Williams and Ron Butler was the duty to defend to the best of your ability. The people I worked with - Michael Gianni, C. Thomas McDonald, Carl Holmes and Bill Kopeny - enabled me to work as a lawyer, with no other concerns. As a supervisor, I had the pleasure of imparting these same values to those who were under my charge. I must also add that the staff of the office was also very dedicated to helping the attorneys fulfill their duty defenders.
Q: What were some of the most memorable criminal cases you argued as a criminal defense attorney during the years you worked in private practice in Santa Ana?
A: During the years of my private practice, I worked on the cutting edge of forensic DNA. I tried People v. Soto 21 Cal. 4th 521, which affirmed the statistical analysis of DNA evidence (can't win them all). I tried several homicides; the last two resulted in a Not Guilty verdict and an unusual reduction to manslaughter, both under very, very difficult circumstances.
Q: What inspired you to move back to Israel in 1994?
A: My move back to Israel had been in the background for many years. I felt I could contribute to the justice system. By the time I went back, I was 44 so it was then or never.
Q: What did you like most about going into private practice? Do you still primarily work on criminal cases or has it shifted more towards family law and international contract law?
A: I am a judge in the family law court. However under the system in Israel, the family law court deals with all disputes in the family, including siblings. Thus, I deal with contracts, corporations and International matters. I still prefer criminal law, but Judging is satisfying when you do a good job professionally. My position as a family court judge requires me to hear matters relating to the family. This includes matters between siblings. These matters can be very complicated and the product of blood feuds. It is these matters, which sometimes are the hardest to resolve.
Q: What are some of the biggest differences between the justice system in Israel and the United States?
A: The major difference is the lack of a jury system in Israel. Of course the Israeli courts also lack some of the formality in pleadings and rules of evidence compared to California. I have not forgotten my training, so Israeli attorneys know that in my court the rules of evidence and procedure are not simply recommendations.
Q: Are there significant differences in the cases you see in Israel vs. family law in the United States? Or are the primary issues in family law (divorce, custody, property) pretty similar in both countries?
A: In family law court, there are no major differences. Both systems are judge based. Both try to keep paperwork at a minimum. Israel does not have the concept of depositions. Also the lag time between filing and trial is great given the overworked Israeli judicial system.


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The Hollon LC-30J is an excellent 1 hour fireproof home safe from Hollon, who are known for their high quality safes. The LC-30J features composite constuction, with a steel cabinet and a steel inner layer. In between these two layers is sandwiched a layer of concrete fireproof material which gives the safe its 1 hour fireproof rating. The fireproof rating is a UL rating, which means that the safe has been tested to withstand an 1850 degree F fire for a period of 1 hour without the temperature on the interior of the safe rising above 350 degrees F. This will ensure that your papers and other small valuable will be safe from permanent damage in the event of a fire.
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Topic: Sorafenib, is there a certain criteria?
My dad is losing this battle. I am getting desperate and looking for anything that might work. He had 3 shots of chemo directly into the liver artery..........nothing.
Has anyone had luck with regular chemo?
I have done some reading on Sorafenib and sounds good. Has anyone been offered this at Mayo in M.N.?


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"What matters for the vast majority of voters is shared values. In Mitt Romney they have a candidate who believes in faith, patriotism, hard work, and sacrifice. All they have to do is look at his family and how he lives his life."
Romney spokeswoman Andrea Saul on what she sees as overblown concerns over the former Massachusetts governor's Mormon faith.
Read more in the Faith 2012 Quote Archives.
U.S. Republican presidential hopeful former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney leaves after addressing the Family Research Council's Values Voter Summit in Washington on October 8, 2011.


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Kemp pleased with progress during recovery
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Matt Kemp took another step down the road to recovery on Tuesday at Camelback Ranch.
The Dodgers outfielder went 0-for-3 with a walk in a Minor League game against the Mariners, but walked away from the field feeling optimistic.
"I feel good," Kemp said. "I'm getting better and better every day. I'm getting a little more comfortable. I don't care about results. I care about how I feel and I feel good."
Kemp is attempting to return from a career-threatening injury to the weight-bearing talus bone in his left ankle. He sustained the injury, a stress reaction and cartilage chip, on a home-plate slide on July 21.
Kemp will open the season on the disabled list and has said he will not rush back and risk re-injury.
Jesse Sanchez is a national reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @JesseSanchezMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Did You Know?
Bald Eagles can lift up to 4 pounds!
The zoo has just enjoyed yet another May, full of school groups on field trips and visitors who are glad to finally get out and enjoy the weather. Because the crowds are so large in the month of May, there are docents scattered around the zoo to enrich the experiences of these eager children and their adult chaperones. Those are the people you may see around the zoo with the blue vest/apron, spouting off interesting factoids and sometimes with live education animals in hand. Docents, along with many other volunteers, make May at the zoo a special experience. There is always someone around to answer your questions and point you to the nearest restroom.
I have been a docent since 2006. This year, I was able to volunteer once each week during most of May to help out. I was ready for lots of kids to talk to, so when May 11th rolled around and I got ready to go to the zoo, I was a little disappointed that it was a cold, rainy, and generally miserable day. For my station that day I was handling our little eastern screech owl (who, incidentally, did not want to leave his nice warm box behind the education center and let me know in no uncertain terms just what he thought of going out in the cold).
As I and a few other docents congregated under the roof by the otter exhibit, waiting for the rain to stop and the school groups to arrive, we could see our breath in the 40-degree air. We were all wet and the cold went right through to our very bones. That morning there were no school groups. Some had cancelled due to weather, others were running late as their buses made their way down from northern Michigan. So there we stood, waiting in the cold and wet.
But during that uncomfortable and slow morning I realized something. Volunteering as a docent is not just about the people you teach—it's about the people who teach with you. As five or six of us milled around, watching an otter doing back flips into the cold water, we also talked to each other, got to know each other, shared information about animals, and asked each other questions. We gave and received advice. We told stories about funny zoo experiences. We quizzed a zookeeper about some strange information we'd received.
That little huddle of blue vests was a community. Most of those docents I hadn't previously had the opportunity to talk with much. Some I was meeting for the first time. Despite our differences in age, gender, and vocations, we all shared a common desire to teach others about animals, conservation, and ecology. And those few hours in the soggy cold were very enjoyable because of the shared conversation.
Potter Park Zoo is a great place to see animals. But it's also a great place to make connections with some wonderful people—even when you have an angry, sullen little owl on your hand.


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Every year since 1979, Source Interlink Media compatriot magazine Motor Trend conducts testing to determine which truck created for that model year deserves the title of "Best Truck of the Year" based on six different criteria: Value, Safety, Efficiency, Engineering Excellence, Design Advancement, and Performance of Intended Function. The Dodge Ram has officially become the first truck to win that title two years in a row.
The exciting announcement was made at what is considered the birthplace of Ram Trucks – the Warren Truck Assembly Plant in Michigan – after the Ram 1500 was put to the test against eight competitors, all of which were subjected to a battery of exercises. Competition included both trucks and vans including the Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, Ram Heavy Duty, Toyota Tundra, Ford Transit Connect, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, Nissan NV200, and Ram ProMaster – all vehicles which are new or significantly updated for the model year.
All nine trucks were brought to the Continental Tire Automotive Proving Grounds located in Uvalde, Texas, where judges testdrove each through four different exercises. The proving grounds span 5,000 acres and include an 8.5-mile high-speed oval, 15-acre dynamics pad, 1.1-mile dry-handling road course, and multi-surfaced ride road, making it an ideal location to expose strengths and weaknesses. Standard testing was done without loads and included 0 to 60mph, quarter-mile acceleration, 60 to 0 braking, and maximum lateral grip testing. The vehicles were then subjected to limit handling without load which featured closed-course cornering, braking, and acceleration. Tow and payload testing came next, with a 0 to 60 acceleration exercise being repeated with trailers attached or payload secured, with each truck loaded to 75-percent of its respective maximum rating. Finally, road looping took place with highway and real-world replication.
At the conclusion of the evaluation (which lasted an entire week), all trucks were shipped to Motor Trend headquarters in El Segundo, California and were evaluated under "Intellichoice Real MPG" fuel-economy testing. This test is so intense that it includes the use of a weather station, GPS data-logger, and flow-rate and gas analyzers. Exhaust samples are recorded every single second of an 88-mile drive in order to record totally accurate real-world fuel economy ratings. Motor Trend doesn't fool around.
At the conclusion of testing, the panel of judges met to discuss their findings and chose the winner, not based on a direct comparison against other contenders, but rather how each performed within the six aforementioned criteria.
Apparently, the judges were smitten with the Ram's all-new EcoDiesel V-6 engine paired with an eight-speed Torqueflite transmission – the combination of which allows towing capacity to reach an incredible 9,200 pounds. Combined with the indisputable fact that the Ram had dominated the competition in terms of fuel economy, it was a shoe-in for the win. It accomplished 15mpg under extreme testing and the Laramie Longhorm Crew Cab 4×4 with 3.92 rear axle produced stats of 19/26/21 mpg city/highway/combined, while the Lone Star Crew Cab 4×2 with 3.55 rear axle got 18/28/22 mpg.
High marks in Engineering Excellence had a lot to do with the Ram's optional air suspension system, which delivers a compliant ride and sturdy handling regardless of terrain. Style, packaging, and interior ergonomics each earned the Ram 1500 major points with the judges, especially the Laramie Longhorn's luxury details and real wood trim. Also, the breadth of the lineup played a major role as the Ram 1500 is capable of performing as a basic workhorse up to a near-luxury hauler.
"For 2014 we had a large and highly competitive field of contenders for Motor Trend's Truck of the Year," said Edward Loh, Editor-in-Chief of Motor Trend. "At the end of the day, though, the Ram 1500 quickly rose to the top. Not only did it withstand our rigorous testing, it thoroughly impressed our judges with its vast array of standard and optional equipment, and, most notable, its fuel-efficient, segment-exclusive EcoDiesel V-6. With 420 lb-ft of torque and up to 28 'Real MPG' highway, the EcoDiesel is a true game-changer. In fact it helped make Ram 1500 the Motor Trend 2014 Truck of the Year – and the only consecutive winner in the history of the award."
"Half-ton truck customers have been asking for a diesel engine and Ram is the only truck manufacturer to answer the bell and deliver not only best-in-class fuel economy, but also 9,200 pounds of towing capability," said Reid Bigland, President and CEO Ram Truck Brand, Chrysler Group LLC. "In a brutally competitive truck industry, the Ram 1500 is the only vehicle to ever win the Motor Trend Truck of the Year award two years in a row, reaffirming the fact that we have the best truck on the road."
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I stopped reading after a while, but I really laughed at some parts of this. I just think Schlomo has a solution in search of a problem. If he wants to run a website for beginners, than be it, but there is no need to trash the rest of the community over it.
Here are some choice quotes from the article:
Now if she knows how to use E-mail (she may or may not have such a good net-wisdom)
(remember she got a job as a "a system administrator, CGI programmer, Bio-informatics engineer, hardware designer, QA engineer or whatever")
It contains some reviews of books (which Mel may not have time to read), a free online book (again, same issue)
You know, because she needs to learn a new language but has certainly no time to READ about it...
The question still stands: why do you need a book to learn Perl? Why can't you learn it from the Internet alone?
Why do you need a book to learn Math?
The Perl Beginners List In my opinion is a bit useless. It is very high volume, and usually whenever one considers replying to a question, it receives three replies by the time he finished composing it. I was also subscribed and it was too high volume to be effective for me as a "guru". I believe newbies will not be able to handle such volumes either.
I love this one! The Perl Beginners List is way too helpful! No one reads it anymore, it's way too crowded (attributed to Yogi Fish)


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A TRAMPOLINE has been installed and fencing put up in a park by Holford Road in Durleigh.
The fencing cost £3,285 and the trampoline £1,756, both of which were funded by ward RLT2 funding from Sedgemoor District Council.
The trampoline used to be at Rosewood Park in Burnham but the area was found to be unsuitable due to drainage conditions.


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And you defintely don't need to explain to me what the difference is.
The fact remain that the head writer and the supervisor of the series aren't just "someone".
You won't have any more luck in determine if it was written in a episode script or some special series plan,or if it was just an idea Ian an Dean were toying with.
And at the end, it makes zero difference, becasue there aren't any more scripts or written plans, it all boils down to what Ian adn Dean had in mind, call it proposal or plans, it won't make ANY difference now.
You're just beating a dead horse.
If you want to know more, please ask Ian and Dean, because that's all we can tell you.


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Getting ready to start a series of Layer Browser tutorials and wanted to share the model I'll be using in most of them. It's a rigged box with user data to control the flaps of the box opening and closing individually or all together. Enjoy!
Free Rigged Box Model
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Nice, looking forward to it. Just browsed the blog and there's some great stuff in there.
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Sidney Crosby is in the lineup for Game 2 of the Pittsburgh Penguins' Stanley Cup playoffs series against the New York Islanders. It will be his first game since his jaw was broken on March 30 — also against the Islanders.
Crosby will replace James Neal in the Game 2 lineup. Neal was injured Wednesday.
Friday's game begins at 7 ET in Pittsburgh. Game preview
"I'm cleared to play tonight," Crosby told Pittsburgh radio station KDKA. "I'm excited to get back in there and play in the playoffs."
The doctor "was around and I wasn't sure if he would give me the OK or even consider it. I'm happy that he did and happy to be back. He's comfortable with me getting hit at this point. That's the biggest thing. He has to be comfortable putting me out there. To hear him say that allows me to be comfortable, too."
Crosby skated with usual linemates Pascal Dupuis and Chris Kunitz on Friday morning. As he has since returning to practice nearly two weeks ago, Crosby will wear a protective cage to avoid potential re-injury.
Crosby missed the Pens' final 11 regular-season games and Wednesday's opener of the playoff series, which Pittsburgh won 5-0.
His jaw was broken when he was hit in the face by teammate Brooks Orpik's errant shot.
At the time of his injury, Crosby had a huge lead in NHL scoring. He was third when the season ended, surpassed only by Martin St. Louis and Steven Stamkos of the Tampa Bay Lightning. He averaged more than 1.5 points per game.
Crosby had a series of dental procedures after his injury, in which he also lost several teeth.
Neal's injury remains undisclosed injury.Crosby and the Penguins dominated the Islanders during the abbreviated NHL season en route to finishing with the league's best record. In Game 1, the Pens scored four times in the first 22 minutes, driving goalie Evgeni Nabokov to the bench after stopping 11 of the 15 shots he faced.


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In 2007 Rob and Katherine applied for nonprofit status as Thundering Paws Pet Adoption Center, Inc. They obtained an employer identification number for tax purposes, incorporated with the North Carolina Department and were granted nonprofit status by the Internal Revenue Service under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The organization's purpose is to prevent the cruelty of animals through the rescue, care for and placement of rescued dogs and cats and to provide education on the care of dogs and cats.
Rescue operations are limited based upon the space available at any given time. In addition to keeping animals at the Gable's home Thundering Paws utilizes volunteer foster families were dogs and cats are taken care of until being placed. Thundering Paws also assists people that contact them concerning stray animals or animals they can no longer care for. Help in given by assisting them in preparing and distributing posters, placing on-line adds, and screening phone calls if they so desire.
Thundering Paws hopes to become able to educate more people about the benefits of spaying and neutering their dogs and cats and about the basic care their pets require.
We are dedicated to the Prevention of Cruelty to animals through the rescue, care for and placement of rescued dogs and cats and to provide education on the care of dogs and cats.
Thank You!
Your message has been sent to Thundering Paws Pet Adoption Center, Inc..
You'll receive a copy, too, at to help you keep track of which pets you've inquired about, and which shelters and rescues you've emailed.
NOTE: Some shelters have physical locations you can visit; some of these shelters may only have pets for a limited time, so please do not wait for a reply—just go visit the shelter! Other organizations are rescue groups run by busy volunteers who may take a while to reply. You can find information about the shelter or rescue group caring for this pet, and their adoption procedures, on the pet's details page on Adopt-a-Pet.com.


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Russell Fradin
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Mr. Fradin currently serves as a Director and Chief Executive Officer of Dynamic Signal, a social media marketing technology company that he co-founded. He previously served as CEO of Adify, an advertising company that he also co-founded, which was sold to Cox Enterprises in 2008.
Prior to that time, Mr. Fradin was comScore's Executive Vice President, Corporate Development. Mr. Fradin currently serves on the Board of Directors for TubeMogul and CoachArt and has previously served on the boards of Udemy, Outside.in and several others.
He holds a B.S. from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.


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Amanda Spielman's speech at the Birmingham Education Partnership conference
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My mother, who is 77 now use to play with this doll. It is in my possesion now. I know she sent it to the Doll Hospital a couple of times which stated the doll is 19 or 20 inches. One receipt said circa 1937, vinyl composition, and sleeping eyes. Could someone please tell me what year it is and possibly the value?


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Student Hannah McBean earns another statewide leadership scholarship
Student Hannah McBean earns another statewide leadership scholarship
Hanna McBean, an adult student at Penn State New Kensington, was named a 2014 recipient of the Robert D. Lynch Scholarship by the Pennsylvania Black Conference on Higher Education.
McBean earned the $1,000 scholarship based on scholarship, interpersonal skills, leadership, writing, speaking and computational skills, extra-curricular activities participation and a grade-point average above 3.0. The Lynch scholarship places special emphasis on the student's leadership skills. In addition, she was judged on her essay, "Why I Should Receive a Robert D. Lynch Scholarship?" The essay question was a requirement for all applicants.
"Hanna is a highly motivated student with a sense of humor and excellent communication skills," said Angie Fisher, administrative support assistant for student affairs, who nominated McBean for the award. "She exemplifies the qualities of leadership."
Lynch was a founding member of the organization and in 1986 established the Robert D. Lynch Student Leadership Development Institute as part of the Black Conference. The group awarded $9,000 in scholarships to nine African-American students from institutions from across the commonwealth. Besides the Lynch scholarship, the organization awarded the K. Leroy Irvis Undergraduate Scholarship, John S. Shropshire Graduate Scholarship and the Esther-Jafari Haymon Undergraduate International Scholarship.
McBean is building an impressive resume with the higher education conference. Two years ago, she was the recipient of the Irvis Scholarship. Last year, she was honored as one of five students selected for the Outstanding Student award. McBean and other scholarship winners will be recognized Feb. 28 at the organization's 44nd annual conference in Pittsburgh.
McBean is a model of efficiency as she juggles her schedule at home, where she is a full-time mother, and on campus, where she is a full-time junior majoring in organizational leadership, a program designed for adult learners. The program's flexibility allows McBean to take traditional classroom instruction offered during the day, at night or on weekends, and to study online from home. She expects to graduate in 2014 with the wherewithal to begin a start-up company that addresses issues of at-risk children.
"I would like have my own corporation that offers extensive outreach to underprivileged youth and others facing difficult situations in life, said McBean, who lives in New Kensington, Pa., with her husband and their six children. "The organizational leadership degree will help me get the company going."
When she is not focused on her family or her studies, McBean can be found volunteering her services for activities on campus and in the community. On campus, she is a member of the Multi-Cultural Club, writes for the Nittany Pride student newspaper and sings with the student jazz ensemble. In the community, she holds numerous leadership positions including secretary of the youth department and assistant chair of the choir department at Bethlehem Temple Church, secretary for the United Council Home Mission Department and assistant secretary of the national youth department of True Apostolic Churches of Jesus Christ Inc.
During her "down" time, McBean is a published author, poet, singer/songwriter, radio host and motivational speaker. Her book, "Silent Spring," features inspirational poetry that she uses in her motivational speeches.
"I have traveled throughout Pennsylvania and abroad to conduct poetry workshops," said McBean, a native of North Vandergrift and a graduate of Kiski Area High School. "I encourage students through inspirational poetry, singing and playing the piano."
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I had been nervously avoiding reading The Hunger Games, but my oldest talked me into it. She was the first one to finish the series, and then she handed off Mockingjay to her younger brother, who was patient enough to wait the day it took for her to read it. My husband has been losing sleep reading the series at night. I read all three books in 72 hours -- they were riveting! And a lot to digest.
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Over 116k Sign Consumer Watchdog's Petition Urging FDA to Reject Milk Producers Petition, Fight Back Against Childhood Obesity Epidemic
Starting today, Monday, April 29th, consumer watchdog organization, SumOfUs.org will be running ads on 15 buses in the DC metro system urging the FDA to reject unlabeled aspartame in milk. The buses will stop directly in front of the Food and Drug Administration, at a special stop provided by the DC metro for FDA employees. The ads will run through May 21st when the FDA public comment period on unlabeled sweeteners in milk ends.
The ads come after Americans were outraged last month by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) moved forward with a 2009 petition from the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and the National Milk Producers Federation that seeks to drop the FDA requirement to label milk and other dairy products as "artificially sweetened" when they contain sweeteners like aspartame. Over 116,000 Americans have signed a petition by consumer watchdog organization, SumOfUs.org urging the FDA to reject unlabeled aspartame in milk. The ads were funded by over 1250 small dollar donations from SumOfUs.org members.
"America's obesity epidemic is no secret, and food companies' use of aspartame, and other dangerous additives like it, shouldn't be either," said Kaytee Riek, campaign manager for SumOfUs.org. "Being a parent is hard enough without having to worry about pumping your child full of hyper-sweet chemical additives that rewire children's brains to make them tiny consumption machines. Foods including aspartame and similar additives need to be clearly labeled so that parents can make smart, informed decisions about what they're feeding their children."
For decades, food companies have poured millions into research into creating foods that trick our brain into over-consuming. As obesity has surged and the country has become more health-conscious, the industry has moved into formerly healthy foods, pumping them up with sugar, salt, and fat until they, too become part of the problem.
The FDA has asked the public to submit data, information and comments related to aspartame and other artificial sweeteners in milk last week. The Food and Drug Administration currently allows the dairy industry use the unmodified "milk" label for unsweetened milk or milk that contains sweeteners with calories, like sugar and high-fructose corn syrup. Aspartame is used in a range of products, including diet soda and yogurt, and is sold to consumers under the brand-name Equal (which also includes some other ingredients). Some researchers have found that artificial sweeteners alter brain chemistry, making people crave higher-calorie foods, which in turn makes them more prone to obesity and diabetes.
SOURCE: http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2013/02/15/artificial-sweetners-diet-nutrition.html
For more information, or for interviews with SumOfUs, please contact Brett Abrams at 516-841-1105 or by email at email@example.com.


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UPDATE: Video of Hawaii Senate voting.
Out of "an abundance of caution," the Hawaii Senate is delaying the final vote for civil unions until Wednesday.
The Senate was poised Tuesday to pass civil unions legislation and send the bill to the governor for his signature, but Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Clayton Hee proposed the delay to make sure there was adequate public notice after the bill reached the Senate.
The measure had passed the House on Friday.
Hee called for the delay out of "an abundance of caution," although he said he believed the two-day notice period had already passed.
If the bill is signed into law, as expected, then Hawaii will become the seventh state to grant same sex couples essentially the same rights of marriage without authorizing marriage itself.
Sure, I would rather it be gay marriage, but I'm going to celebrate passage of this bill into state law with the understanding that every time we move a step closer we are that much nearer to realizing "The Big Kahuna," or full marriage equality. Our enemies know this, as well, and it is why they gnash their teeth, and howl, every time another state approves gay civil unions.


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I thought this was pretty cool when I found this out earlier today and I think other mma/dg fans will think the same.
Ben Askren who is the Bellator Welterweight Champion is also a sponsored player by Discraft. Ive been watching Askren even before he was an MMA fighter back when he was just a westler and thought it was cool to find out he is a golfer as well.


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Groups Team To Stock 300,000 Striped Bass in Lake Buchanan
BURNET, Texas — Several resource agencies, a local conservation group and Burnet County have teamed to ensure Lake Buchanan receives a healthy stocking of striped bass this spring.
The fish stocking is good news for many people who enjoy fishing for the popular species in Lake Buchanan, the uppermost of the Highland lakes created by damming the Texas Colorado River. It also is good news for local businesses that enjoy the economic benefit of lake visitors.
Since striped bass do not reproduce naturally in most Texas lakes, the fish are stocked annually by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) in reservoirs throughout the state.
Production of fingerling striped bass has been reduced since 2000 due to the presence of toxic golden algae in TPWD's fish hatcheries. Thus, there have been fewer fish available for stocking throughout Texas. Lake Buchanan did not receive any striped bass in 2001, although the lake did receive annual stockings in 2002 through 2005.
Members of the recently formed Lake Buchanan Conservation Corporation asked LCRA and Burnet County commissioners for help to expand the striper fishery in Lake Buchanan.
As a result, both entities intend to contract with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Inks Dam National Fish Hatchery to produce about 150,000 fingerling striped bass. These fish will augment the 150,000 fish that TPWD plans to stock later this spring in Lake Buchanan.
The 300,000 striped bass should provide abundant fishing opportunities in future years. It takes about four years for stocked fish to reach legal size of 18 inches.
Under a tentative agreement reached by the participants, TPWD will provide striped bass "fry" to the Inks Dam National Fish Hatchery where the fish will be grown over a five to six-week period until they are about 1.5–2 inches.
At that point, these "fingerling" fish will be transported and stocked in Lake Buchanan. Burnet County is providing $10,000 and LCRA is providing $5,000 as their share of the project.
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At a city budget work session Tuesday, Councilman Brook Baker asked why some preliminary estimates indicate the city property tax call could go up by 9.5 percent.
Baker raised the question as the North Platte City Council continued hashing out the proposed 2013-14 city budget.
Councilman Jim Carman said the city needs to reduce its debt.
We need to quit borrowing money we dont have, Carman said. Every time we get to where we can see light at the end of our debt, we get foxy and think we can build something else.
Carman said the Golden Spike Tower and Visitors Center is an example of something the city overbuilt.
In reality, the $26.6 million city budget contains a 4-percent increase from city property taxes, according to documents prepared for the council and the news media.
Utility promotions
Baker and Councilman Tim Barrett both asked about a budget item listed as advertising and promotions in the Municipal Light and Water budget. The sum amounts to $133,750.
Baker and Barrett wanted to know why promotions come out of the light and water budget.
That is how it has been done for a number of years. Hawks said.
When asked why the amounts show up twice in the budget documents, Hawks said one of the pages is only for informational purposes for the council the page that shows where the promotions money goes -- and does not represent a second set of expenses.
According to budget documents, municipal light and water promotions money goes to:
Lincoln County Development Corporation -- $11,250.
Nebraskaland Days -- $11,250.
North Platte Chamber and DevCo -- $100,000.
Rail Fest -- $11,250.
Carryover funds
Baker also asked about unused emergency funds that are reserved for disasters, especially in such departments as streets and utilities, as well as regular surpluses at the end of a budget year.
Hawks said emergency funds are carried into the next fiscal year and are startup funds. The carryover emergency funds become emergency funds for the new fiscal year.
Hawks also said ordinary carryover surpluses are carried over as cash balances in the general fund. Those too are set in the budget from the beginning and help keep the new budget lower. The surpluses reduce how much some departments request for the new fiscal year.
Barrett, Baker and Carman are taking a conservative stance toward the budget, to keep expenses low. They are also asking a lot of questions to make the budget more transparent to the public.
Baker especially is concerned about items that seem excessive or repetitive to him and is on a learning curve to understanding it.
I know I am new to a lot of this and a lot of people say I dont know much, he said at one point, but he kept asking questions.
Barrett is combing the budget too. He told the Bulletin a few days before the meeting that he is really teed off about this budget.
Hawks said the proposed budget is a good one.
I think weve done a pretty good job on this budget by keeping it (total expenses) at only a 1.15 percent increase over last year, Hawks said.
Public hearing
As required by law, a public meeting on the budget will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3 in the council chambers at City Hall. Anyone with questions or comments is welcome to speak.
A special council meeting is planned at 6 p.m. on Sept. 5 to approve the budget.
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Lipscomb among top universities in nation for salary potential for graduates
Lipscomb University has been named one of the top universities in the central south region of the country for best salary potential for its graduates in the newly released 2013-14 PayScale College Salary Report.
Lipscomb University is in the top 20 percent of universities in the central south region whose graduates have the greatest salary potential upon entering the job market. The study shows that the average starting salary for a Lipscomb University graduate is $40,600, with an average mid-career salary of $77,700.
"Lipscomb University graduates are ready to make an impact in their careers from the first day they enter the workforce," said L. Randolph Lowry, Lipscomb University president. "We prepare our students to be successful in their churches, homes, communities and careers. This study is a measure of the quality of Lipscomb University graduates as well as the value that employers place on having these individuals as part of their workforces."
Lowry said this data is also a measure of a student's return on investment in a Lipscomb education.
Lipscomb University was ranked above a number of prominent institutions such as Birmingham Southern College, the University of Alabama, the University of Kentucky, the University of Mississippi and Middle Tennessee State University. Lipscomb, ranked 32nd out of 148 institutions in the central south category, was also the highest-ranked Church of Christ affiliated university included on the list.
This is the latest of several recognitions the university has received for its quality and excellence.
In September, Lipscomb was ranked in the top 12 percent in the nation in Washington Monthly's list of "Best-Bang-for-the-Buck Colleges." The list is based on the economic value students receive per dollar invested.
This fall, Lipscomb was again ranked among the top 20 regional master's universities in the South, according to the U.S. News and World Report's "2014 America's Best Colleges" guidebook. Lipscomb University was also ranked in that guidebook as one of the top 5 regional universities in the South whose students graduate with the least debt.
The university was also included on the 2014 Military Friendly Schools® list, which recognizes the top 20 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools in the nation that are providing services and programs to ensure that military service members, veterans and their spouses and dependents are successful on campus. This is the fifth consecutive year Lipscomb University has been included on the list.
In July, Lipscomb University was named a top university for lifetime return on investment by Affordable Colleges Online, a leading national resource for college affordability and financial aid information. Lipscomb was ranked in the top five percent of Tennessee colleges analyzed for the ranking. The university was also recently one of only 54 universities in the nation honored as a 2013-14 Christian College of Distinction.
In addition, the National Council on Teacher Quality named Lipscomb's College of Education one of only four top teacher-training programs in the United States.The College of Business was ranked 24th in the nation in the Military Times' 2013 Best for Vets: Business Schools Guide for veterans based on financial aid, academic policies and participation in the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The university set an enrollment record this fall with an official enrollment of 4,593. The university has experienced an 82 percent enrollment growth rate since 2005. This year's graduate enrollment after the official count is 1,696, an 11.5 percent increase from last year.


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The NAMM Show acronym stands for "National Association of Music Merchants". The event takes place twice a year. There is a summer event in Austin, Texas but the bigger of the two happening this week in Anaheim, California. There are many websites covering NAMM down to the very last detail. I'd like to only list here what I personally think are the most interesting new products. So without further ado here is Wire to the Ear's Winter NAMM 2010 hot picks:
Soundcloud Integration With Audio Software. I'm a full on web junkie and I like my stuff in the cloud. I think redundant servers spread out around the world are far better places to store my precious files than my own home and Lacie hard discs. I also love to share. That's the point of being a musician no? Soon you will be able to render and send a file from Ableton direct to SoundCloud. My music from me to you faster than ever. I like it! link
Mungo Enterprises State Zero. A giant hardware interface full of knobs. 8 voice polyphony. Anything to anything patching. Patches store in memory. If this is real analog and less than a price of a car I'm sold. If it's digital or crazy expensive I'll play with the one you buy. link
Jomox M.Brane 1_1. Wicked snappy sharp analog snares and percussion. I have the Jomox Mbase 01 kick module and it's wonderful so as soon as the M.Brain is available it's mine. I'll trade gigabytes of snare samples for one real analog snap. link
Dave Smith Instruments Mopho Keyboard. (photo credit: Synthesizers) The spiritual descendant of the Sequential Circuits Pro-One has arrived. The Pro-One was the main keyboard used by Vince Clarke on the amazing Yaz albums so you know the Mopho's got mojo! Why waste desktop space with a empty Oxygen 8 or like controller when you can slap one of these new Mopho's in its place? Thanks to internet nagging the price will be right on this new guy too. link
Akai iPK25. A real hardware piano keyboard for the iPhone. If other Apps can access the keys then this is nice. If not it's a full on dud. link
Teenage Engineering OP-1. Here's a product that looks like special care has been baked into it's DNA. A small super stylish hardware TAPE sampler with a FM receiver, G-Force Sensor (Wii), OLED display, speaker and USB connectivity. TAPE mode is awesome. The graphics on the display are awesome. If you're a musician with a sole you have to want one. If you want to show up your hipster friends with microKorgs this is the guy to do it with. The bad? It's still away off and who know's what the price will be. link
So how are you going to spend your money in 2010? Do any of these or other NAMM new releases tempt you?


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Bryant Is Leaving ... His Options Open
T.J. Simers
Sat down with Kobe Bryant for his first one-on-one interview with The Times this season after Saturday's Western Conference All-Star practice and a few hours after Bryant had called the NBA to say traffic would keep him from meeting with the national media.
Before we began our little heart-to-heart on this Valentine's Day, I reminded Bryant, of course, that he'd be getting the "Boston parking lot attendant" treatment if I learned later he wasn't being completely forthright.
He nodded, so when I asked about his relationship with Coach Phil Jackson, he didn't seem to hold back.
"I don't like Phil as a person, but I love him as a coach," Bryant said. "Would I go to lunch with him? No, but I like playing for him."
He talked about Shaquille O'Neal: "I'd be lying if I said the challenge of playing on a team [without Shaq] doesn't interest me; everybody who knows me, knows how much I love a challenge, but that doesn't mean I'm leaving."
More than anything, Bryant said, he wanted to discuss the media's run-away conclusion that he had already decided that "he's outta here" at season's end because of his decision to opt out of his Laker contract.
"The people who are saying that haven't done their homework and are not being fair to me," he said. "The way I understand it, if I opt out of my contract with the Lakers I will have the chance to sign a contract that will keep me with the Lakers longer than if I accept an extension right now."
If Bryant signs a contract extension with the Lakers today, as some have suggested, he could extend his contract six years. If he opts out of his contract at season's end and then re-signs with the Lakers, he will be allowed to sign a seven-year deal.
Take it one step further. If he promises now that after opting out of his contract he will sign with the Lakers, he loses all leverage and the Lakers would be under no obligation, or pressure from other bidders, to offer him top dollar.
He said Saturday, "Money doesn't do anything for me," and wouldn't you like to see the look on the face of the Boston parking lot attendant after reading that?
Now I'm not buying the notion that money doesn't mean anything to Bryant because I've never meet a millionaire, or billionaire for that matter, who didn't want more money. The fact is, if Bryant accepted top dollar from the Lakers right now and signed a six-year extension, it'd cost him $30 million, which he could get from the Lakers if he opted out of his contract and then re-signed with the team.
Maybe money doesn't mean anything to him, but he's married.
"It's just business," Bryant said. "I promised the Lakers I wouldn't think about the contract until the off-season. I talked to Mitch [Kupchak, Laker general manager], and we're on the same page. He said we will get together at the end of the season.
"Listen, when you take everything I've said that I want to be a Laker, I want to be here forever, the option gives me the opportunity to be here for a longer period of time anything anybody else has to say is pure speculation."
Now, if you talk to the media here for the NBA All-Star game, a number of reporters will be happy to tell you they've "heard" that Bryant has told other players in the league: "I'm outta here."
None of these players has been identified, which makes you wonder if they really exist. I poked a finger in Bryant's chest, reminded him what happened to Kevin Brown in this space, and asked if he has told anyone he won't be back with the Lakers.
"Nobody. That's nobody," he said. "I've told nobody anything like that.
"Listen, I say I'm going to opt out of my contract and I say I'd be interested in the challenge of playing on a team without Shaq, and some [reporters] just run with the story thinking that it means I'm leaving."
The speculation that Bryant has already decided that his Laker career is over mushroomed when Bryant was quoted as saying, "I don't care," when quizzed about Jackson's contract status.
I offered him an easy out. Were you just being flippant? Or stupid?
"No, I felt I was speaking for myself and my teammates," Bryant said. "It's not a big issue to us because we have something to take care of right now, and speculation whether Phil is here or not doesn't matter. He's here. He's our general. Let's focus on that. We don't care about all that peripheral stuff or what might happen next year."
But what about Jackson? Did Bryant go to owner Jerry Buss and suggest something like it's Phil or me?
"No, I didn't talk to Buss," he said with a laugh. "I've got enough stuff to worry about without getting into something like that."
Some people have suggested, though, that Bryant doesn't want to play for Jackson, because he feels too confined.
"Do we get along man to man? No," Bryant said. "But it's a good relationship from coach to player. I think it's good to have some kind of push-pull relationship.
"I wouldn't have learned the mental aspect of the game without his help. You look at some of the other All-Stars, and they're playing on potential and talent. Phil has shown me a game at a different level, and so I've started to dissect it, understand momentum shifts and the little nuances. That's all because of Phil and his assistants. For me to say he restricts my game would be crazy.
"We don't have to have dinner together. We don't have to like each other. We coexist just fine, and to me that's what is important with me playing here for the rest of my career. It's not about getting along with somebody. It's about winning."
That brought us to Shaq.
"He makes the game so much easier for me, but last year I scored 40-some points in a bunch of games and why? To just score points? Do you think I want to go someplace and just score points? I score because I want to win, and we've won three rings with Shaq on the court.
"Does it interest me to see what it would be like without him? Sure, I think about it. I love challenges. But that doesn't mean I can't play with him or I want to get away from him. Where do I have the best chance to win? We won three straight here, so this place is looking pretty darn good to me."
Unless someone really understands the machinations of the NBA's complicated salary cap, however, Bryant's declaration that he wants to opt out of his contract, and maybe pursue the challenge of not playing in Shaq's shadow, seems to leave the door ajar for his departure.
"Depends if you want to look at the glass being half full or half empty," he said. "Just look at my track record. I've been a Laker fan since I was 6, Magic [Johnson] was my favorite player forever, since I came to this organization I've busted my butt, I love the organization, I love the fans, I love the city, I love Phil as a coach, love Shaq as a player, we've won three rings. With a chance to win four, the fans know me, they know I want to play every night, and they know how much I want to win.
"Now if you want to take all that stuff and throw it all away because someone writes an article based on speculation, it's just not fair. The fans here have been great to me and I can be here longer if I opt out of my contract. You're hearing that from my mouth. Everything else is pure speculation."


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Baylor Commencement producer serves on national stage
This weekend, thousands of Baylor students will become Baylor alumni as they cross the Ferrell Center stage. They'll hear their names, shake hands with Judge Starr, and exit stage left, diploma in hand.
If only it were that simple. Orchestrating such a massive undertaking — with students, speakers, faculty, musicians and more — takes months of planning, plotting and practicing. Just like an orchestra needs a conductor, Commencement requires a leader who understands the roles of everyone in the event, knows where they're supposed to be (and when) and has the ability to get them there. At Baylor, that person is Lois Ferguson, BA '68, MSEd '94, manager of commencement and facilities planning, and it's safe to say that Commencement couldn't take place without her.
When all goes according to plan, Ferguson's efforts go largely unnoticed by the graduates and their parents, who aren't thinking about logistics on graduation day. But even as she stays in the background, making sure the students shine on their big day, Ferguson's talents have taken her to the forefront of commencement planning nationally.
The Baylor veteran is president-elect of the North American Association of Commencement Officers (NAACO), an organization that describes its members as "the standard bearers of an academic tradition reaching back a thousand years" and provides resources and networking for the men and women who make sure commencement ceremonies go off without a hitch.
Ferguson has been responsible for Baylor Commencement for more than a decade, and she was also co-chair for President Ken Starr's inauguration in 2010. But her planning duties don't stop with Baylor; she says her "first love" is weddings, and she serves as a wedding day consultant at weddings across Texas, making sure that they, too, run smoothly.
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Glaucoma is not diagnosed using a physical exam alone. A medical history and other tests are also needed to diagnose the condition. During the physical exam for glaucoma, the eye doctor will:
- Measure the eye pressure ( intraocular pressure ). Often pressure in the eye is high when glaucoma is present. But a person can still have glaucoma when the pressure in the eye is within the normal range (10 millimeters of mercury [mm Hg] to 21 mm Hg).
- Examine the structures in your eye. The doctor will look at the optic nerve in the back of the eye to check for signs of damage that could be caused by glaucoma. He or she will also check the drainage angle in the front of the eye.
- Take photos of the optic nerve and/or do imaging tests such as optic coherence tomography . This can help your doctor detect signs of damage to the optic nerve.
- Perform visual field tests which can detect loss of side (peripheral) vision and central vision. Loss of vision may indicate damage to the optic nerve caused by glaucoma.
- Test how quickly the dark spot in the center of your eye (pupil) closes (constricts) when bright light is shined on it. If the pupil does not react to light, closed-angle glaucoma may be suspected.
- Look at your eyes for signs of redness or excessive tearing. Redness and excessive tearing could indicate closed-angle glaucoma. But glaucoma most often has no symptoms.
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Hunters Urged To Enroll in Hunter Education Courses Now
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is encouraging hunters in need of certification to enroll soon as hunter education courses are filling up fast.
"It would be much better to enroll early and avoid the rush right at the beginning of hunting seasons," said Terry Erwin, Coordinator for Hunter Education at TPWD. "If you wait, you might find that getting into a course will be more difficult."
Hunter education courses are conducted year-around all across the state of Texas by certified volunteers. Courses cost $15 and students have three options: take the classroom study portion on-line plus a one day field component, complete the at-home study packet plus a one day field course, or take the traditional two-day course that averages 14 hours of instruction at a location near home.
Due to all the rain, wildlife habitats are in excellent condition and wildlife biologists are predicting an abundance of game animals. Erwin is hoping the forecast for good hunting will spark more people to enter the field this fall.
"This means we must increase the number of courses we offer, which will enable those in need to become certified," said Erwin. "Don't wait, because the number of available courses begins to taper off as the hunting season grows closer."
Anyone born after Sept. 1, 1971 is required to take the Hunter Education Training Course and the minimum age of certification is 12-years-old.
Hunters who are at least 17-years-old and have not completed the hunter education course can defer completion for one year. Hunters who opted for "deferral" last year must complete the hunter education course to hunt legally this year.
"The deferral is only available once. The license point-of-sale vendors are not allowed to sell a deferral once it has been purchased by an individual," said Erwin. "The database keeps track of the sale, and will not allow a sale to occur with the same individual."
More than 30,000 aspiring hunters become certified every year in Texas and since 1972, more than 713,000 Texans have completed the hunter education course, which is mandatory in all 50 states and 10 Canadian Provinces. Currently, hunter education courses are taught by 2,900 volunteers comprised of game wardens, professional educators, and volunteers at TPWD.
As a result of hunter education courses, hunting accident rates have steadily decreased since 1966 when 12 accidents per 100,000 hunters were reported and the last three years have seen the rate lowered to 2.9 accidents per 100,000 hunters.
"Hunting is safe and getting safer because of hunter education," said Erwin. "Make sure you are part of those responsible individuals who wish to continue the heritage of hunting for generations to come."
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The aim of the study is to assess the incidence of patients suffering from ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attacks who have underlying asymptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
Patients who have suffered an ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack, without a history of atrial fibrillation, are planned to be included. Starting within 14 days of the ischemic stroke, participating patients are asked to perform 10 second ECG recordings using a handheld ECG device twice daily (mornings and evenings) during 30 days. These recordings are transmitted via telephone to a secure encrypted Internet site. Within these 30 days the participants also perform an ambulatory 24 hour Holter recording. Handheld ECG recordings are evaluated continuously. In case of atrial fibrillation the patient is informed and offered treatment with anti coagulant medication (Warfarin). The investigation is a comparison between 24 hour continuous ECG recordings and short intermittent ECG recordings twice daily over a longer time period to determine which method is the best to detect atrial fibrillation in this patient group.
Hypothesis: Short Intermittent ECG recordings over a longer time period is more efficient, compared with continuous 24 hour ECG recordings, in detecting silent paroxysmal AF in patients with an ischemic stroke and without a history of atrial fibrillation.
|Atrial Fibrillation Stroke
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Improving Screening for Silent Atrial Fibrillation, After Ischemic Stroke
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|June 2007
|Study Completion Date:
|November 2010
|Primary Completion Date:
|November 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
ischemic stroke, no atrial fibrillation
Patients who have suffered ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack without known atrial fibrillation
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|Child, Adult, Senior
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- No previously diagnosed atrial fibrillation.
- Acute ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack verified by computed tomography or clinical diagnosis using the National Institute of Health Stroke Score within 14 days of enrollment.
- Ability to understand study instructions both verbal and written.
- Ability to perform and transmit ECG recordings according to study design.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previously diagnosed atrial fibrillation.
- Hemorrhagic stroke
- Low compliance
- Pacemaker carrier
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01160406
|Halmstad hospital
|Halmstad, Halland, Sweden, 30180
|South hospital
|Stockholm, Sweden, 11883
|Danderyds hospital AB
|Stockholm, Sweden, 18288
|Study Director:
|Mårten Rosenqvist, M.D.Ph.D.
|Karolinska Institutet
|Responsible Party:
|Mårten Rosenqvist M.D. Ph.D., Karolinska Institutet
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01160406 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|July 9, 2010
|Last Updated:
|June 22, 2011
Keywords provided by Karolinska Institutet:
silent paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
tele ECG
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Atrial Fibrillation
Cerebrovascular Disorders
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Arrhythmias, Cardiac
Heart Diseases
Pathologic Processes
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 19, 2017


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How to raise happy toddlers
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Every parent of a child with ADHD worries about what's going to happen when their baby grows up. True, there can be challenges ahead, but with the right support and management ADHD kids will thrive.
Early diagnosis and treatment is the key to helping a child with ADHD enjoy success and happiness in adult life, says Blythe Corbett, an associate professor of psychiatry and behavioural sciences at the University of California.
But she doesn't gloss over the facts. "They have a much higher rate of divorce. They have a much higher rate of car accidents, of having difficulty getting jobs and keeping jobs; and the percentage of individuals going to [university] and graduating…, despite being very smart people, is considerably lower than the general population," she says.
"And so it does have a lifelong impact on many individuals, but we also know on the positive side that if we intervene early, we give them the appropriate supports, that they clearly can excel and do quite well actually in their lives."
Leading Australian ADHD advocate, Michele Toner agrees, saying there are many successful people who have admitted to having ADHD. US Olympic swimming champion and mega-gold medallist Michael Phelps was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 9, was treated with a combination of medication and behavioural therapy for a few years before learning to manage his ADHD without drugs.
His mum credits swimming as an activity which greatly helped Michael's ADHD.She told US magazine Good Housekeeping: "Swimmers have to develop good time management when they're juggling school work and hours of practice.
"The pool itself helped Michael, too. ADHD children need parameters. Even if Michael's mind was all over the place, he could focus on going up and down the pool. Plus, water itself has a calming, soothing effect."
This article was written by Fiona Baker for Kidspot, Australia's best family health resource. Sources include Michele Toner, Living with ADHD, Raising Children Network and the National Health and Medical Research Council.
Last revised: Tuesday, 20 July 2010
This article contains general information only and is not intended to replace advice from a qualified health professional.


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As Americans wake on New Year's Day, they'll come together in the annual ritual of promising to immediately stop doing x, y and z and then break that promise within 72 hours.
Sometimes I think people should make resolutions to do things they already do. Think about it. There's little chance you're going to break it. And you can feel successful at keeping your resolutions as you do laundry or take the dog for a walk or pick your kids up from school. You know, the mentality of "keep on, keepin' on"?
I was asked what my New Year's resolution was recently and an awkward moment of silence followed. It was a bit like asking someone how he or she is doing. Is there really any answer other than "good"? I just said the first one that came to mind because let's face it, are there really any resolutions other than the standard few? Thinking back, I should have said something odd like "To get the oil changed on my car every 3,000 miles" just to see the reaction. Although, oil changes really are something I should pay better attention to, so does that make it a resolution?
I'd be lying if I said keep on, keepin' on wasn't my motto on New Year's Day every year, or any part of the year.
I'm not a New Year's Resolution-maker. I stopped after about the second New Year's Day I made resolutions. I had written a resolution down, only to find the piece of paper eight months later while packing to move and thought, "Oh yeah, I was going to do that." Not only had I forgotten about the resolution in a matter of days, but when I found the paper, my life was in a completely different place than when I had written it down and it wasn't even applicable anymore.
I realized my life isn't going to drastically change just because the calendar went from Dec. 31 to Jan. 1.
Instead, I enjoy that, although news never takes a day off, I do on Jan. 1. I take a moment to reflect on the past year (while drinking a delicious cup of coffee because ruminating and coffee on a relaxing morning seem to go together), and then just keep plugging along at life.
Because after all, life is fluid and the idea that we've moved from 2012 to 2013 doesn't matter in the large scheme of things. The issues, problems, hopes and dreams people have in 2012 will still be there in 2013.
Sure, some people are among the estimated 20 percent who really do follow through on resolutions. They're like the people you pass while driving who are running 10 miles uphill in shorts in a blizzard and you think, "Wow, that person's either tough or insane."
But how important are New Year's resolutions when I can find resolution generators online? All I have to do is click my mouse on a button and presto-chango, a resolution pops up. It's like something that so saturates society that no one blinks an eye at it anymore. According to one resolution generator, I should sing out of tune. Done. You should be glad you can't hear me when you see me singing in my car (Yes, I'm that girl).
Whether you pooh-pooh New Year's resolutions or take them on like the world's greatest challenge, we're all going to be one day further along in life on Jan. 1, so keep on, keepin' on.


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discspeed wrote:pask2155 wrote:What have you guys noticed is the difference (IF ANY) from the PD to the ORC? They seem the same except the orc may be a touch less HSS, but surely it isn't that much...
There is a LOT of difference between a PD and an Orc. For starters, the Orc is faster with a wider/more flattened wing. This makes it longer and definitely a distance driver rather than a tweener like the PD. Also, Orcs are absolute crap in the wind. I never understood how such a nice flying disc in calm that has a stabilizer on the wing could dump so hard in a headwind, but they do. Even the older more HSS Orcs would flip quickly in a headwind, even if I couldn't turn them at all in calm conditions. Not only do they lack the HSS of the PD, but when they do turn they turn fast and fade late. In contrast the PD is one of the most wind resistant disc I've used, especially considering it's not that overstable. The PD likes to fly flat and straight into the teeth of the wind, and when it does turn you can know it will come back...It's very predictable in that regard. Finally, the Orc is more power hungry than the PD due to it's wider rim.
In conclusion, the PD is a verstatile control driver for all conditions. The Orc is a distance driver that booms as long as there is no head/crosswind.
Huh I have never viewed the Orc as power hungry and both discs are a speed 10. I guess you would have to have them side by side to see... Well either way the head wind is why for me this thing is a workhorse. If fall and the wind blowing every day. So this disc is solid.


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Helen McKay recalls meeting the team and navigating potholes
I was doubly nervous because this would be the first time the team would meet as Team CTC.
The women's racing scene is even smaller than the women's cycling scene (which we all hope will change), so we are not strangers. That said, there's a kind of nervousness that comes with meeting people you know in new circumstances. This manifested itself in nervous giggles. Luckily Nikki found an age-old method of breaking the ice by stepping in a doggy-do.
We had been asked to meet in a café in Hackney which was great because it meant we could add caffeine into the mix of nervous giggles and our natural inability to understand the poor photographer's instructions. Herding cats would have been easier.
It was pretty chilly out, so the green jackets - yes very green and any comments on their green-ness have probably been uttered by one or other of us, but we all warmed to it - were very welcome and proved that two coats were better than one.
After some group shots outside the café, the photographer bravely suggested that we get on our bikes and go into the marshes for some action shots. Asking us to ride together in a group was OK, but then asking that we did it so that each person could be seen, whilst at the same time avoiding the large potholes, riding towards her, and smiling, resulted in a lot of takes and much more giggling.
Having got thoroughly cold whilst getting individual portraits done, we raced back to the café for lunch and a manager's briefing, going through calendar, kit, bikes, etc.
Parting ways that afternoon, I felt that we had taken an important first step in bonding and becoming a team. It is not possible to say what results we will have during the year, but if we can laugh together, we are half way to success already.


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SAUGERTIES, N.Y. -- Exchange Hotel/Naccarato Insurance/Ward Backhaus Collision rallied for a 7-6 victory over Pineapple Express in the Saugerties Hockey League.
Matt Yetter had a hat trick for the winners, while Jeremy Farone had two goals and single goals came from Zach Hoffstatter and Eric Wilsey.
Goal scorers for Pineapple Express were Brendan Sullivan (three), Doug Byrnes (two) and Brian Haller.


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Lazaridis School of Business & Economics
Laurier MBA alumni honour Professor Hugh Munro with scholarship
Communications, Public Affairs & Marketing
Aug 15/13
As part of their 10-year reunion, Laurier MBA Toronto alumni endowed a scholarship in honour of Hugh Munro, professor of marketing and director of Lauriers MBA program.
The reunion of the 03 and 04 alumni and presentation of the new scholarship took place June 26 at Torys LLP in Toronto.
The scholarship, called the Hugh Munro MBA Award of Excellence, presented by Torys LLP, recognizes an outstanding Laurier MBA Toronto student who exhibits the values of inspiring lives of leadership and purpose through demonstrated leadership and community involvement.
This is a unique group of talented individuals who are doing just what we would like of our graduates making a difference in their chosen fields, said Munro. I am deeply honoured and moved to be connected to them in this meaningful way.
Munro has inspired and engaged many students through his 33-year career at Laurier, encouraging them to pursue excellence throughout their program, their careers and in their communities.
The award reflects the leadership and values of Hugh Munro, said Mitch Frazer (MBA 03), partner at Torys LLP. Hes enthusiastic, available, accessible, and helpful to students in choosing a career path. He was a mentor to many of us and, really, your ideal professor.
With a $10,000 contribution from Torys LLP, the alumni raised more than $27,000 to endow the scholarship.
For more info about Lauriers MBA programs visit lauriermba.ca.
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Royals claim Nix off waivers, activate Downs
Hendriks optioned to Double-A following solid start Wednesday vs. Twins
KANSAS CITY -- Infielder Jayson Nix is being brought on board strictly to improve roster depth, Royals manager Ned Yost said on Thursday.
Nix, 32, was claimed off outright waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates and is expected to join the Royals by Saturday.
The Royals also activated left-handed reliever Scott Downs off the disabled list and optioned right-handed pitcher Liam Hendriks to Double-A Northwest Arkansas.
Hendriks, in his first start for the Royals, held the Twins to one run in seven innings in the club's 6-1 victory on Wednesday night. Downs has been out since Aug. 2 with a stiff neck.
To clear space on the 40-man roster for Nix, the Royals placed pitcher Michael Mariot (right hamstring strain) on the 60-day disabled list.
"We got another guy for depth in the infield. We really love the job that Christian Colon has done but going into September, we felt we needed another infielder for depth," Yost said. "Jayson Nix is a veteran guy and has played in big markets and fits our mold here of players that we like to bring in."
The Royals must put Nix on the 25-man roster as soon as he reports so it's anticipated that Colon will be temporarily optioned to the Minors until he can be brought back in a couple days.
"Nix is a wonderful guy they say, a gamer-type guy who'll do whatever you want. He's going to fit nice here," Yost said.
There are no plans to put second baseman Omar Infante on the disabled list because of his sore shoulder. He's expected to be back in the lineup on Friday or Saturday.
"We might give him one more day, but he's feeling much better. It'll either be tomorrow or Saturday for sure," Yost said.
Infante's shoulder bothers him primarily when he throws so he was going to try some tosses on Thursday.
Hendriks will report to Northwest Arkansas but will return to Kansas City when the Naturals' season is over and work out of the bullpen.
"The kid comes in, got good stuff, throws strikes and he's not scared," Yost said. "He's just another guy we can use along with [Jason] Frasor and Downs, and Aaron Crow. He's going to be of benefit to us."
Crow is also with Northwest Arkansas, optioned out to make room for Hendriks' start in place of Yordano Ventura.
After being signed as a free agent, Downs appeared in 12 games for Kansas City with one loss and a 3.48 ERA.
Yost wanted him back in time for the weekend series with Cleveland because the Indians have many left-handed hitters. Downs has held lefties to a .182 (4-for-22) mark.
Dick Kaegel is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Full review coming at you soon, but we wanted to share with you now over 160 new photos of Square Enix's first assortment of Mass Effect Play Arts Kai action figures. Pulled from the hit BioWare video game, this series stars our main hero Commander Shepard (Male) and two of his loyal crew: Ashley Williams and Garrus Vakarian. Check them out in action by following the link below.
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Medico Economic Evaluation of Dermal Substitute Integra® for Coverage of Inferior Limb Traumatic Skin Loss (INTEGRA®)
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|Leg Injuries Ankle Injuries Foot Injuries
|Device: INTEGRA® Procedure: Flap technique
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Occurrence of at least one complication requiring a surgical re-intervention [ Time Frame: Within the first 18 months after surgery ]
- Persistence of an important / major trouble of the scar measured by a "scar-trouble scale" filled in by the patient. [ Time Frame: at 18 month-follow up ]
- Auto-evaluation of patient's scar esthetical result with a visual analog scale. [ Time Frame: at 18 month-follow up ]
- Occurrence of all post surgical complications [ Time Frame: Within the first 18 months after surgery ]
- Duration of hospitalization and healing [ Time Frame: Within the first 18 months after surgery ]
- Period until return to work and re-start of daily activities [ Time Frame: Within the first 18 months after surgery ]
- Ïntensity of scar pain during cares evaluated with a visual analog scale and quality of life (EuroQol) [ Time Frame: Within the first 18 months after surgery ]
- Human and medical requirements [ Time Frame: Within the first 18 months after surgery ]
|Study Start Date:
|June 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|January 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|January 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: INTEGRA®
Device: INTEGRA®
A plaque of dermal substitute Integra® is adjusted to the size of the wound and sutured. A negative pressure bandage is placed on the wound. 7 to 11 days post surgery, the Integra® silicone layer is removed and the neoderm is covered with a skin graft.
|Active Comparator: Flap technique
Procedure: Flap technique
A flap is a part of skin, cutaneous tissue or muscle that is taken from an healthy area of the body and put on the damaged area for coverage.
Detailed Description:
Traumatic skin loss with bone or tendon exposure essentially affects inferior limbs. There are considered serious as they often lead to functional and esthetical consequences, and they generally affect young people.
Flap surgery is the treatment of reference for these skin losses. This technique requires expensive material and a lot of medical staff. The intervention and duration of hospitalisation are often long with heavy medication. Post surgery complications or disabling sequelea involve surgical re-interventions which increase duration of hospital stay and medical staff availability.
The dermal substitute Integra® (Integra LifeSciences Corporation) is an advanced wound care device comprised of a porous matrix of cross-linked bovine tendon collagen and glycosaminoglycan and a semi-permeable polysiloxane (silicone layer). This medical device allows formation of a neoderm. The silicon layer is a temporary layer which is removed when the neoderm is totally built. This surgery is fast, non-invasive, with short hospital stay and limited complications which can be treated easily.
Objective of the study: to assess medico-economic interest of innovative surgery using dermal substitute Integra® compared to the reference using flap surgery in the treatment of traumatic skin loss of inferior limbs. Assessment will be based on re-interventions incidence, long-term functional and esthetical scar results and total cost of each technique.
Study design: multicenter, randomized, open label, parallel design, clinical trial in 12 French plastic surgery / burn care centres.
Planned number of enrolled patients: 120 (80 patients receiving Integra® and 40 patients receiving the flap surgery). Patients will be randomized in 1 of the 2 groups, with an imbalance in favour of the innovative technique.
Duration of enrollment: 24 months Duration of patient follow up: 18 months
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|15 Years to 80 Years (Child, Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- patient with skin loss traumatic or chronic wound
- wound located from mid third of the leg to distal extremity of feet
- with muscle and/or tendon and/or bone and/or articulation exposure
- requiring a first surgical intervention for the coverage of the skin loss
- patient eligible to the Integra® surgery techniques
- patient with social security affiliation
- written informed consent signed by the patient or representative
Exclusion Criteria:
- Bone fracture located in the skin loss
- Non traumatic wound
- Wound with muscle exposure only
- Immunocompromised patient
- Allergy to bovine collagen, glycosaminoglycans or silicon
- patient with an healthstate that compromise the 18 months Follow-up
- pregnant women / who intend to become pregnant within the 18 months of follow-up
- Patient under administrative or legal supervision
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00906672
|University Hospital
|Besançon, France, 25030
|Universiy Hospital Bordeaux,
|Bordeaux, France
|University Hospital
|Clermont-Ferrand, France, 53003
|University Hospital
|Grenoble, France, 38043
|University Hospital
|Montpellier, France, 34295
|Saint Roch Hospital
|Nice, France, 06003
|University Hospital
|Pointe-à-Pitre, France, 97159
|Study Chair:
|Geneviève CHENE, MD-PHD
|USMR (University Hospital, Bordeaux)
|Study Director:
|Vincent CASOLI, MD-MHD
|University Hospital, Bordeaux
|Responsible Party:
|University Hospital, Bordeaux
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00906672 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|May 20, 2009
|Last Updated:
|May 7, 2014
Keywords provided by University Hospital, Bordeaux:
Dermal substitute Integra®
traumatic wound
medico economic costs
esthetical and functional scar results
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Wounds and Injuries
Ankle Injuries
Leg Injuries
Foot Injuries
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) -- Authorities say a northeast Ohio judge has pleaded guilty to failing to report campaign contributions and expenditures in his 2008 campaign.
Federal and state authorities reported that Mahoning County Probate Court Judge Mark Belinky pleaded guilty Thursday in Youngstown to one felony count of tampering with records.
Prosecutors said the 61-year-old Belinky failed to disclose between $7,500 and $150,000 in campaign contributions, expenditures and loans used for campaign purposes on his 2008 finance reports.
Belinky, a Democrat from Boardman, was first appointed by then-Gov. Ted Strickland in 2007 and elected to another term in 2008. He resigned in March.
Belinky and his attorney declined to comment after Thursday's hearing. A sentencing date was not set.


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Free-agent reliever Brian Wilson is moving closer to signing and has drawn serious interest from two teams, according to CBSSports.com.
The Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants are the biggest suitors for Wilson but there is interest from other teams as well, according to the report.
Wilson has narrowed his decision down to three or four clubs and is in the offer, counter-offer stage, according to the report.
The Pirates' interest is obvious. They could use bullpen depth with closer Jason Grilli out four to eight weeks with a strained tendon in his right arm.
The Giants appear to be out of the playoff race but have a long history with their one-time closer. Wilson spent seven seasons (2006 to 2012) with the team.
Wilson worked out for a number of clubs last week. The 31-year-old underwent Tommy John surgery in April 2012.