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I am really interested in knowing different world opinions about iPhone 5It is come to my atention that people are spendig alot of money in my country to buy it! here in Mexico is alot expensive cause of the services, I think it is the same as iphone4 with better adjustments bt not in a way to make it more expensive! also I wanna know opinions cause Im thinking about buying a new celphoneI wanna share with you a photo work I made representing iPhone in Mexico, it is a post in CNN Mexico webpage : <snip>
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For me any iphone starting 3gs is an ok phone, in fact i bought used 3gs in perfect condition a year ago for around $200.Dont see myself spending more then $200 on the phone, since i mostly use it to call and write sms.
To answer your question iphone5 doesnt really offer me much value that i would want, although its slimmer so i might upgrade to it one day or another. In our country its around $800 so its not worth it for me right now.
To me, there is no big difference between Iphone 5 and Iphone 4s but the size. And many people have complained about that it lacks creativity. Take its high price into consideration, i realy think it not worths buying. There are many other brands for you to choose.
I am waiting of iPhone5 to the last 3 months. Now iPhone5 is successfully launched of last week with latest and new features. And Break of all records in market. Its a very hot favorite model in world.
Not that much different in my view... Apple Fan boys will love it though.
According to me there's not a big difference between iphone-5 and 4gs and the main bad point in i phone's is that there's no function of bluetooth to exchange your data with someone easily because its very simple and time saving way.
I was disappointed that they were dropping Google Maps, and that disappointment has turned out to be justified:
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I think Iphone-5 is just a new model from apple to suck more money from its all fans that's it. Its costly plus not as good as i would have thought it would be.
awesome phone i want to purchase it....
Im typing this on my android.
Truly speaking I think its worthless
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I think iPhone 4s and iPhone 5 are the same in features may the difference between the is their length. If you have Iphone 4s then stick to it! It will really be disappointing!
Rather than think about it, just check. Version 5 of course has new features that are desirable, such as a vastly better camera that gives crisp pictures even in the dark, unlike 4S.
still have no chance to operate it, hope it has more new useful features. but please don't too much high price.
It's clearly a better phone than the iPhone 4 - it has a faster processor, it has more RAM, it has a bigger screen, it's wireless data capabilities are faster, it's lighter and thinner, the camera is better - but having seen one in person, I can't say I'm that excited by it. I've got an iPhone 4S and as I find that fast enough and capable enough for everything I do, I see no need to upgrade. There's nothing with the iPhone 5 that demands my attention or need to upgrade. The screen isn't that much bigger, the wireless data transfer isn't that much faster. I'll hold on.
I used iOS 6 on my iPhone 4 during its development, and for all the disappointment as regards the mapping app, I thought it was brilliant. Worked perfectly well in my region (Sydney, NSW, Australia). I'm still not going to upgrade to the final release though. Not yet, anyway.
I'm a firm believer in "skipping a version" as far as Apple goes. The iPhone 5s(?) or iPhone 6 will be the one I go for, I suspect. Unless there's something else on the market more interesting.
I plan to buy a IPhone 5 recently. How can tell me your really feeling after you have used it. Give me some advice.
I have no idea because it's much expensive but I phone is good technology.
that's great i feel greatly good after its using..:) i hope you enjoy it.
I love it. When it was announced, I was thinking it was just same as my current iPhone but a bit longer and slimmer. When I saw it and held it, I immediately marveled at the brilliant design and engineering. I think that is the iPhone effect. You have to feel and use it to know how good it is.
Plus, it's really really fast. I didn't seem to experience any lag so far.


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4. Da Bears. See above.
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10. Buccaneers. Stopping the run, and running all over people on way to wildcard relevancy.
11. Steelers. Not the best time for a critical injury with the Ravens coming to town. But that game's rarely about offense.
12. Giants. Striving for that old barely above .500 playoff march.
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14. Saints. Making some noise, but facing a fairly intimidating schedule in final seven games.
15. Vikings. Enter the bye week feeling and looking like a wild-card contender.
16. Lions. Season on the line against the Packers. Lions need winning streak, but schedule daunting.
17. Cowboys. Too bad beating the Eagles doesn't count for as much these days.
18. Redskins. Anyone else wonder what might happen if Chip Kelly took over the RG3 offense?
19. Raiders. Darren McFadden's high ankle sprain among the many depressing facets for Oakland.
20. Eagles. Andy Reid can go ahead and start mapping out vacation plans.
21. Jets. Inside sources say the Jets aren't very good at keep disgruntlement in-house.
22. Bills. Buffalo has the look of a team that'll ruin someone's season along the way.
23. Dolphins. Ok, looks like there's still some work to be done here.
24. Browns. Well-rested heading to Dallas after a bye week. Don't be surprised if it's a battle.
25. Chargers. For this week's punishment, a road game at Denver. Mile High blues.
26. Cardinals. Now they get to travel to irritable Atlanta. Chalk up another loss.
27. Titans. Nothing like an old-fashioned beating of the Dolphins to make bye week more rewarding.
28. Rams. Is there such a thing as moral tie? A win would have meant so much more.
29. Bengals. That was no misprint. They beat the Giants last week.
30. Panthers. Firing the special teams coach should turn everything around in a hurry. Or not.
31. Jaguars. Road trip to Houston will be one ugly travelogue of pain.
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These were the words of outrage of freshman S.C. Legislator Cezar McKnight when discussing the scandal of the $123 million in fines the state has paid for its 25-year failure to comply with federal law with regard to deadbeat dads.
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The past six years have shown a division within our government that only seems to widen on a daily basis. The constant infighting within our political arena has become tiresome and now reached critical mass.
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For all he has accomplished in his 10 NBA seasons, LeBron James had never won 14 consecutive games.
While with the Cleveland Cavaliers, each of his teams' 13-game winning streaks led to losses the next game.
Sunday in New York, it sure looked as though his first 13-game winning streak with the Miami Heat would meet a similar fate.
Down 18 early. Down 14 at halftime. Down 11 late in the third quarter. Center Chris Bosh a virtual no-show, going until midway through the fourth quarter before securing his lone rebound of the afternoon.
Through it all, James now has a piece of Heat history, a self-made piece of history, this 99-93 victory over the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden tying the franchise's longest winning streak at 14. It also was Miami's first win over New York in three tries this season.
"It feels like we're playing some good basketball right now," he understated, after closing with 29 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists, three steals and a blocked shot. Oh, and seizing control late while also taking the late defensive assignment on Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony.
"His motor," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said, "is limitless. Couldn't get him out in the fourth quarter. If I would have tried, he probably would have strangled me."
Despite taking a hard foul in the third quarter and bruising his left knee, James played the entire second half.
"He was strong," Spoelstra said, "and was at his strongest after 40 minutes of basketball."
Sunday was about more than winning streaks for the Heat. To a degree, it was about a losing streak, namely the dual 20-point blowouts against the Knicks in the first two games of this four-game season series.
"We had it circled," Bosh said.
Said Knicks coach Mike Woodson, "They remembered the first two games, and they made us pay coming down the stretch."
An X-ray on James' left knee came back negative.
"I'm still concerned a little bit," he said.
Anthony scored 24 of his 32 points in the first half, before James took the defensive challenge.
Thunder 108, Clippers 104: Kevin Durant scored 35 points, Russell Westbrook had 29 points and 10 assists, and Oklahoma City held off a late rally to complete a three-game season sweep of host Los Angeles. Chris Paul scored 26 points to lead the Clippers.
Lakers 99, Hawks 98: Kobe Bryant scored 11 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter and hit the go-ahead layup with 9 seconds left, leading host Los Angeles back to .500 for the first time in more than two months.
Steve Blake stole Josh Smith's final pass in the waning seconds for the Lakers (30-30), who blew a 16-point lead in the second half before Bryant scored their last six points.
Pacers 97, Bulls 92: David West scored 31 points and George Hill added 21, leading host Indiana past Chicago in a Central Division showdown. Indiana has won seven of its past eight games, going 6-1 since the All-Star break.
Four key Bulls were out with injuries: Kirk Hinrich, Richard Hamilton, Taj Gibson and Derrick Rose.
Spurs 114, Pistons 75: Manu Ginobili scored 17 points, Tim Duncan had 16 points and 11 rebounds, and host San Antonio rolled to its most lopsided victory of the season in its first game since All-Star point guard Tony Parker injured his left ankle. The Spurs had 35 assists on 45 field goals.
Rockets 136, Mavericks 103: Chandler Parsons scored a career-high 32 points on 12-for-13 shooting, and host Houston snapped a nine-game losing streak to Dallas. Jeremy Lin and James Harden added 21 points apiece, and Lin had nine assists for the Rockets.
Wizards 90, 76ers 87: John Wall scored the game's final six points after teammate Bradley Beal left the court with an ankle injury, leading host Washington past Philadelphia. The 76ers have lost eight of their past nine.
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Responding to stinging public criticism, BART directors on Thursday will consider terminating a perk that gives them and their family members free travel on the train system for life.
A month after voting 5-3 vote to keep the benefit, the transit board members will consider limiting their free travel passes to their time in office.
The Bay Area Rapid Transit District is the only large Bay Area public transit agency that offers free travel privileges for life to board members, spouses and dependents.
"It's a perk that needs to go," said BART Director Robert Raburn of Oakland, who voted a month ago to keep the benefit but tighten eligibility rules. "We didn't go far enough last month."
Raburn noted that an online reader poll in this newspaper found that more than 93 percent of the participants favored ending the lifetime perk. "I think the people have spoken," he said.
A smart card provides directors free travel on BART but not on other transit systems.
Board members defend the free passes for current board members. They say that riding the trains keeps directors in touch with riders and the transit system.
Board President Joel Keller of Brentwood said this week that doing away with the lifetime pass "is the right thing to do" and would bring BART benefits more in line with other transit agencies.
It's a change of heart for Keller, who last month successfully proposed setting an eight-year service requirement for board members to receive the lifetime passes, over the objections of directors Zakhary Mallett and Gail Murray, who wanted to end the free rides.
Some residents have picked up the pen to express their displeasure with the lifetime perk.
"It is a disgrace this ever came to pass and has been continuing all along," Ralph Hernandez of Antioch wrote in a letter to the editor of this paper. "Stop the BART gravy train and let them pay for their own darned choo-choo train ride.
Former BART Director Robert Allen of Livermore, however, supported lifetime privileges for board members with eight years in office.
"One who has passed the grueling tests of running and winning two elections to the BART board and serving two full terms merits being treated as a career employee," Allen wrote.
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BOSTON -- Shane Victorino will not return to the Red Sox lineup before the All-Star break and the start of his rehab assignment will be pushed back from Wednesday to Thursday, manager John Farrell said Tuesday.
Farrell said the outfielder had "increased symptoms" in his lower back this week, but responded well to treatment. Victorino sustained a slipped disk in his back during a rehab assignment with Triple-A Pawtucket on June 24.
"There was a tentative plan in place that had him up to five consecutive days of games played. And that was going to include a progression through the typical 2-3 at-bats all the way through a full nine innings," Farrell said. "So we're still following that guide. We didn't anticipate him back until after the All-Star break."
Victorino hasn't played since May 23, when he aggrevated a hamstring that caused him to miss the first 22 games of the season. During his most recent rehab stint, Victorino felt a "click" in his back prior to that June 24 game, but didn't think anything of it. Then when tagging up from second to third on a flyball, he felt it pop.
During Boston's 2013 World Series run, Victorino experienced lower back soreness, but described that as just a muscle spasm, different from the injury he sustained nearly two weeks ago with Pawtucket.
"I want it to be sooner than later," Victorino said last week. "I think from an aspect of making sure that I'm ready and healthy and ready to play, I have no time table. I'm hoping by the end of the homestand."
That goal has obviously been changed, as it was last month. While Victorino recovered from the hamstring injury, Farrell said he hoped to get the 33-year-old back during a seven-game West Coast trip that began on June 19.
Victorino is hitting .242/.276/.352 in 21 games with the Red Sox this season. In 2013, he hit .294/.351/.451 with 15 homers and 21 stolen bases, and won a Gold Glove.
"He's been missed. His energy, his defense, what he's done at the plate for us," Farrell said. "His vacancy has left a hole in our lineup. That's not to single out anyone else that's played in our outfield. That's to say Shane Victorino was a heck of a player for us last year. And we miss that player."
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brownie Points, and follow him on Twitter @IanMBrowne. Stephen Petrella is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Lacunar infarction
Do I have a lacunar infarction? I am right handed. My right arm, hand, leg is weak. My right eye is blurry, also. I have a pain at the base of head that continues down my neck and right shoulder, under my arm to my wrist. The pain is on the right upper chest and is felt through my back tricep. My fingers were numb 10 days ago. My blood pressure was very high 177/97 five days ago.
A "lacunar infarct" is a small area of damage in the deep structures of the brain. Often this can involve the fiber tract that controls movement as it descends from the surface of the brain down to the spinal cord, leading to weakness of the face, arm, and leg on one side of the body. These symptoms are consistent with a lacunar infarct, which is often related to uncontrolled hypertension (high blood pressure).
The other symptoms don't really fit very well with a lacunar infarct (i.e. the pain and the blurry vision), but I'm not able to comment further without being able to talk to you in detail and perform a full physical exam. Certainly if you have not seen your local doctor about this, you need to do so ASAP. He/she will want to determine what has happened and why it happened. If it is a lacunar stroke, they'll want to take action to prevent any further stroke and will want to get your blood pressure under better control. Finally, but very importantly, if you've had a stroke you will likely benefit from physical, occupational, and speech therapy and the sooner you start, the better.
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EngageMedia has released the Secure My Video Guide, which contributes "to best practice tactics ensuring the publication and access to social justice video is secure under volatile conditions." The guide is an open document, a work in progress and encourages contributions. It includes links to resources advancing safety and security for those using video.
This work-in-progress guide is the result of a one day sprint held in Jakarta on 27 July 2011. Where possible, information gathered during the sprint has been reviewed, cross-referenced, re-drafted and added to the most appropriate issues and solutions. Where possible, the guide provides recommendations for how best to deal with them. In other instances the guide points to where additional research is required, or where outstanding questions may best be answered.
We did not set out to provide answers to all the questions raised nor provide a comprehensive response to all the issues videographers face. What we did achieve, however, is a contribution towards the work being done by groups such as WITNESS and Tactical Tech, specifically noting the issues faces by video activists in Indonesia.
What was clear from this process was the need for more training, and more consciousness raising. There is a paucity of security and media literacy knowledge in Indonesia, there is even less access to the skills to secure video from inception through to distribution and archiving.
As an open work-in-progress we encourage the ongoing development through review and contributions from our networks, friends and colleagues of EngageMedia's Secure Video Guide. Download the preview and working files, or read on and comment below.
Add your comments here and recommendations here or email contact AT engagemedia DOT org.
An impossible to imagine number people and plenty of utilities, it seems, are doing video. Children, teachers, sports professionals, activists, workers and the unemployed, radio and print journalists, the police, military and security firms are all swinging cameras some where on planet earth. In many countries now we are videoed in trains, elevators, in our cars in traffic, from the skies and even from space!
Video has become, as Witness's Sam Gregory describes, spreadable, mailable and accessible by more means than ever. It has become, in less than half a decade, ubiquitous. It's portable, potent and powerful. Hollywood and the largest media corporations in the world, Disney and News Limited, no longer command the public's total attention at the screen. No country and no individual is immune from the lens.
In a country where internet security issues are either unknown or are not taken seriously, where more and more people are using video to document abuses and record first-hand testimonials, and where Facebook has become the internet for millions of citizens, the means to both securely publish and access video in and from Indonesia is more critical than ever.
Along with the opportunities afforded by new technologies, there too are the threats. Creators of social justice video, for instance, can be located if they use an internet cafe and are not aware of how easily their location can be traced. The video they carry on USB sticks can be read on any computer and the people they capture on video may not be aware that they could be seen by thousands of people, all over the world, including the perpetrators of the injustices they may describe or have been subjected to. Anonymity and consent are little understood in Indonesia.
People have a right to free expression, but they too ought to have the right to anonymity should they wish it. Being seen and heard is one thing, being recognised and literally hunted down is another. It happens. Israeli authorities used Facebook to gather names of pro-Palestinian protesters and had them black-listed to prevent them travelling to Isreal. Iran's authorities scrutinised mobile phone footage on Youtube to identify demonstrators whom they later arrested along with passers-by who just happened to be in shot. Iranians are also using crowd sourcing, a common social networking technique, encouraging the general public to identify alleged protesters in photos and video found on the web. A more recent initiative has seen the general public swarm to Tumblr and Facebook offering their videos and photos of the hockey riots in Vancouver that raises serious questions about "name and shaming" and whether this constitutes "vigilantism or community policing."
In addition to these ethical issues, many of which are being tackled through international forums and public discussion at every conceivable opportunity, there are immediate concerns regarding the day to day practise of video activists. For example, video files can be large and they can take time to upload. Getting them to a server from an internet cafe in Aceh, for example, can pose problems, particularly if connections are not secure, or more commonly, slow and costly. People need to be prepared, they need time and they need to be anonymous. Additionally, once online how secure and / or reliable is the site one publishes to? Youtube looks like a public space, but it isn't. Facebook encourages openness and sharing, but why does Julian Assange describe it as "the most appalling spying machine that has ever been invented?"
As more video is produced and as more people, from all sectors of society use what ever means available to them hold up their cameras and send their images across networks and devices the means to do so ethically and securely needs to be both understood and readily available. The Secure My Video Guide contributes to this pool of knowledge and resources.


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Investigation in Pregnancy Associate Cardiomyopathy (IPAC)
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|Cardiomyopathy Pregnancy
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Case Control
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Immune Activation and Myocardial Recovery in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
- Evaluate systemic immune activation as the etiology of PPCM [ Time Frame: 6-12 months ]determine the degree of immune activation in PPCM and the relationship of autoimmunity to left ventricular dysfunction and time course of myocardial recovery, in 100 women enrolled at multiple centers.
- Investigate frequency of myocardial injury or inflammation on cardiac MRI and the ability of tissue characteristics to predict subsequent recovery of LVEF [ Time Frame: 6 months ]Cardiac MRI with gadolinium enhancement will be performed in 50 subjects with PPCM from Aim 1 at presentation and repeated at 6 months post partum. We will test the hypothes that subjects with more extensive injury (defined as % myocardium with late gadolinium enhancement) will have less recovery at 6 months
- Long Term Survival Data [ Time Frame: up to 5 years ]We are asking women to extend thier consent for 5 additional years from thier delivery date to collect survival data (alive, transplanted, VAD implanted; medications; NYAH Class; subsequent pregnancies)
Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA
|Study Start Date:
|October 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|August 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|August 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Acute Peripartum
pregnant women who have recently given birth and diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy
Healthy Peripartum
Healthy pregnant women who have recently given birth, used as controls
Healthy, non-pregnant women
Healthy non-pregnant women without cardiac disease, used as controls
New Non-ischemic CMP
Women 18-60 years old who have been diagnosed with non-ishemic cardiomyopathy within the last 6 months and have an ejection fraction less than OR equal to 45% by echocardiogram.
Detailed Description:
Specific Aim 1: Evaluate systemic immune activation as the etiology of PPCM. We will determine a) the degree of immune activation in PPCM and b) the relationship of autoimmunity to left ventricular dysfunction and time course of myocardial recovery, in 100 women enrolled at 30 centers. Subjects will have blood drawn for assessment of autoantibodies, and cellular immune activation at presentation, 2 month and 6 month postpartum, and will have assessment of LVEF by transthoracic echo at presentation, 2 months, 6 months and 12 months post partum. This aim will explore the hypothesis that more prolonged activation of the cellular and/or humoral immune system is associated with greater likelihood of persistent chronic cardiomyopathy.
In addition this aim will determine genetic and clinical predictors of LV recovery, and evaluate racial differences in presentation, remodeling and recovery. This study will evaluate the echo parameters of dysynchrony, diastolic function, LV size and volumes to determine echo predictors of subsequent recovery. In addition racial differences in presentation, remodeling and recovery will be investigated.
Specific Aim 2: Investigate frequency of myocardial injury or inflammation on cardiac MRI and the ability of tissue characteristics to predict subsequent recovery of LVEF. Cardiac MRI with gadolinium enhancement will be performed in 50 subjects with PPCM from Aim 1 at presentation and repeated at 6 months post partum. We will test the hypothesis is that subjects with more extensive injury (defined as % myocardium with late gadolinium enhancement) will have less recovery at 6 months.
Specific Aim 3: Establish DNA and serum to facilitate future investigations of the pathogenesis of peripartum cardiomyopathy. All subjects enrolled will have DNA, RNA from peripheral blood and serum banked at entry. Serum will be repeated at 2 and 6 months post partum.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|16 Years and older (Child, Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patient of 16 years of age or older
- Diagnosis of peripartum cardiomyopathy
- Presentation for enrollment no earlier than one month pre-term and no later than two months post partum.
- LVEF less than OR equal to 0.45 by echocardiogram
Additional inclusion criteria for MRI substudy:
- Must be post partum
- Participant is not breast feeding or is willing to forego breast feeding for 24 hours post gadolinium.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previous diagnosis of cardiomyopathy, valvular disease or complex congenital heart disease
- Evidence of CAD (>50% stenosis of major epicardial vessel or positive non-invasive stress test)
- Previous cardiac transplant
- Chemotherapy or chest radiation within 5 years of enrollment
- Evidence of ongoing bacterial septicemia (positive blood cultures)
- Medical, social, or psychiatric condition which limit the ability to comply with follow-up (Example: alcohol or drug abuse)
Additional Exclusion for MRI Substudy
- GFR < 30mL/1.7 m2 by MDRD equation (http://www.kidney.org/professionals/kdogi/gfr_calculator.cfm)
- Currently breast feeding or unwilling to forego for 24 hour period post gadolinium
- Implanted devices (cochlear implants, pacemakers, defibrillators, infusion pumps, nerve stimulators, etc)
- Cerebral aneurysm clips
- Swan Ganz catheter or intra aortic balloon pump
- Ocular metal or metallic splinters in the eye
- Pregnant women
- Metal shrapnel or bullet
- Allergy to Gadolinium
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01085955
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|Principal Investigator:
|Dennis McNamara, MD
|University of Pittsburgh
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|Responsible Party:
|Dennis McNamara, Prinicipal Investigator, University of Pittsburgh
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01085955 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|March 10, 2010
|Last Updated:
|January 14, 2016
Keywords provided by Dennis McNamara, University of Pittsburgh:
post pregnancy
myocardial recovery
pregnant women with peripartum cardiomyopathy
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
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Paul Sellers took a seat on the cement and pulled a string of rosary beads from his pocket. He was bound for Petco Park from his home in Chula Vista, dressed in a Padres jersey and cap, but the events of the day demanded a detour, a pilgrimage, and some prayer.
With floral tributes beginning to accumulate in front of Junior Seau's Mission Valley restaurant Wednesday afternoon, and camera crews descending on the donors like so many pigeons chasing bread crumbs, Sellers sat unobtrusively against a wall facing the front door and softly recited the ritual devotion of Roman Catholics.
"I saw the news on TV and said, 'I've got to go down there,' " Sellers explained. "I wanted to say a prayer for him and his family."
Junior Seau was dead of a gunshot wound, and that seismic shock was intensified because the police said it was a suicide. Yet while the news itself was numbing — terribly sad, profoundly troubling — it provoked the kind of spontaneous outpouring seldom seen in our society.
Within minutes of official confirmation of Seau's passing, fans began arriving outside the closed restaurant that bears his name. They arrived on foot and on crutches, in wheelchairs and in tears. They left flowers and votive candles, T-shirts, caps, photographs, handwritten tributes, a large lightning bolt logo, a stuffed bear in a USC jersey and a Wilson NFL football inscribed, "Thank You For The Memories."
Some of them said they were slight acquaintances of the Chargers' iconic linebacker; others complete strangers, and they were drawn together to pray, to ponder, to gawk, to reminisce, to share in the communal catharsis usually reserved for autumn Sundays, and to cling to the faintest hope that they had heard it all wrong.
"Tell me it's not true," said Ronnie Paglingayen, a retired Navy cook. "I can't believe it."
Facts were few in the first hours after the story broke, and all of the explanations mostly speculation. If Seau sustained significant head trauma during his football career, he never appeared on an NFL injury report as suffering from a concussion. If Seau's career beyond football was personally and financially turbulent — if he deliberately drove his Cadillac off that Carlsbad cliff in 2010 — diagnosing depression is a job best left to doctors.
Still, the evidence already before us fits a disturbing pattern. Seau's end echoed that of Pro Bowl safety Dave Duerson, who shot himself in the chest 15 months ago with the intention of preserving his brain for science. Former Atlanta Falcons safety Ray Easterling, who had joined a lawsuit against the NFL over the league's handling of concussions, fatally shot himself last month in Virginia.
A 2006 Scripps Howard News Service study of football mortality rates showed that NFL players were twice as likely to die before age 50 than were their counterparts in Major League Baseball. At the time, the leading culprit was thought to be size-related heart ailments. Yet as NFL players have grown bigger and faster and their collisions more convulsive, the toll taken by brain injuries and depression (both in terms of life and litigation) have shaken the sport to its brawny foundation.
Only hours before Seau's body was discovered at his Oceanside home, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell suspended four members of the New Orleans Saints for their participation in a bounty scheme aimed at inflicting injuries on opposing players. Goodell's vigilance on this issue is consistent with the NFL's growing concerns about football's long-term health risks and the recent spate of related lawsuits.
Along those lines, few players have placed themselves more aggressively at risk than did Junior Seau. Indeed, many of the fans who gathered outside his restaurant Wednesday cited a sideline-to-sideline style verging on recklessness as a reason he resonated so much with spectators.
"He played with so much heart, so much desire, tremendous energy," said Ocean Beach's Lido Ortuno, the first fan to show up wearing a No. 55 jersey. "I don't want to get too deep (but) he was San Diego's favorite son and there will never be another one like him."
Ortuno, a former Morse High School football player, met Seau as part of the player's postgame security detail at Qualcomm Stadium. He lingered outside the restaurant for a long time, "trying to sort out what happened," trying to make sense of a hero's decision to end his own life.
In the absence of answers, fans settled for shared grief. Several of them stood there for an hour or more, just watching the procession of respect-payers leaving flowers in front of a locked door.
"He means so much to so many people," said Sheldon Stern, a website developer from La Jolla. "This guy had such a legacy. I think everyone in San Diego just loved him."
Stern was already shopping at the Westfield Mission Valley mall when he learned of Seau's death through an email advisory. He made his way to the restaurant without retrieving his No. 55 jersey.
"If I had been home," Stern said, "I'd probably be flying it from a flagpole right now."


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Gov. John Kasich prides himself on an outside-the-box approach to government, firmly believing that "thinking big" is what it takes to be a transformational leader.
Not surprisingly, his proposal for an overhaul of school funding is anything but timid, taking aim squarely at one of the biggest shortcomings in the present system, which is funded largely by property taxes: the disparity in income that tends to lift students in wealthier districts to the top while consigning those in poorer districts to the bottom of the academic barrel.
The plan he unveiled Jan. 31 increases funding for poorer districts across the state through a new funding formula that takes into account property values and income levels. Wealthier districts will receive less state support.
"If you are poor, you're going to get more. If you are richer, you're going to get less," was how the governor put it. Had his predecessor, Ted Strickland, proposed a similar plan, cries of "income redistribution" undoubtedly would have been heard.
The plan, dubbed "Achievement Everywhere," proposes bringing all schools up to the tax base level of a district with $250,000 in property value per student -- the 96th percentile of districts statewide -- to ease wide disparities in millage revenues from local levies.
Kasich proposes to spend $15.1 billion on K-12 education over the next two years.
The plan sends $1.2 billion more to districts over the biennium than in the last budget, including a nearly 6 percent increase in fiscal year 2014, and 3.2 percent more the next year. No school gets a funding cut next year.
The plan also includes a $300 million "Straight A" fund for grants to districts for innovation and efficiency measures.
"There is no politics in this plan," Kasich said Jan. 31. "We are attempting in this plan to make sure that every student in Ohio, regardless of the kind of a district they come from based on wealth, has an opportunity to compete with a child in a district that has greater wealth. We think that's really important."
It is difficult to argue with that, but there are many unanswered questions.
As Senate Education Committee chairwoman Peggy Lehner, a Kettering Republican, said, "The devil is in the details, and we haven't seen all the details yet."
One big question is where the money is going to come from to fund the program.
Kasich contends the plan is "fully funded," using more than $7 billion in general revenue and lottery funds each year in the biennium.
He also mentions an expansion in vouchers, which have drained resources from public schools in the name of educational choice.
It is unclear if the reform plan actually provides relief from property taxes or if school districts will continue to rely on them for a share of local funding. The Ohio Supreme Court ruled more than a decade ago that using them as the primary means of funding schools is unconstitutional.
Also unmentioned, regrettably, is the need to address consolidation of school districts.
Ohio has 613 districts, including many that are in chronic dire financial straits with little hope of attaining stability.
Continuing to prop them up in the name of local autonomy makes no economic sense, but mention of consolidation is a political poison pill. Not even Kasich will think that far outside the box.
Kasich's "Achievement Everywhere" will be part of the biennium budget he will sent to the legislature.
Hearings will begin immediately, with passage expected by July. The governor is hoping for an "A-plus" on his plan.
Time will tell.


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HepZero:Heparin Free Dialysis With Evodial
This study has been completed.
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Statistical Analysis : CIC CHU Brabois Nancy
Gambro Lundia AB
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: March 11, 2011
Last updated: April 4, 2017
Last verified: April 2017
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The study hypothesis is that with Evodial in patients requiring heparin free dialysis, the heparin free treatment can be performed easily (without saline flushes or blood predilution) and is at least not inferior and maybe superior to the standard care heparin free treatment in terms of clotting.
|Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Requiring Heparin Free Dialysis Treatments
|Other: Heparin free dialysis technique Device: Evodial
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|HepZero:Heparin Free Dialysis With Evodial: A Prospective Multicenter, Open, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Study With Parallel Groups
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Blood Thinners
Drug Information available for: Heparin Heparin sodiumU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Baxter Healthcare Corporation:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Clotting of the dialysis session [ Time Frame: During first dialysis session_Dialysis duration: 4 hours ]
To evaluate the rate of successful treatments, clotting in the air traps will be evaluated using a scale grading from 1 to 4 and previously described in the literature.
The first heparin free dialysis treatment will be considered successful when there is:
- No complete occlusion of air traps or dialyzer rendering dialysis impossible (grade 4 of the scale),
- No additional saline flushes to prevent clotting,
- No change of dialyzer or blood lines because of clotting
- No premature stop (early rinse-back) because of clotting
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Clotting during consecutive dialysis session [ Time Frame: 2nd and 3rd consecutive dialysis sessions ]
As for the first heparin free dialysis treatment, treatments will be considered successful when there is :
- No complete occlusion of air traps or dialyzer rendering dialysis impossible (grade 4 of the scale),
- No additional saline flushes to prevent clotting,
- No change of dialyzer or blood lines because of clotting
- No premature stop (early rinse-back) because of clotting.
- Follow up of clotting during the dialysis sessions [ Time Frame: During all dialysis sessions ]
- Grade 1: No detectable clotting
- Grade 2: Minimal clot formation (Presence of fibrinous ring)
- Grade 3: Clot formation (up to 5 cm) but dialysis still possible
- Grade 4: complete occlusion of air traps or dialyzer rendering dialysis impossible
- Efficacy [ Time Frame: During all dialysis sessions ]Measurement of urea, creatinine and ionogramm, UF achieved
- Ease of use [ Time Frame: During all dialysis sessions ]Collection of saline flushes performed (volume and time)
- Safety [ Time Frame: During all dialysis sessions ]Follow-up of AEs/SAEs
|Study Start Date:
|March 2011
|Study Completion Date:
|February 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|February 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: Heparin free dialysis standard of care
Standard of care: can be either saline flushes or predilution (on-line or bags)
Other: Heparin free dialysis technique
Saline flushes or predilution
Other Name: Standard of care
|Experimental: Heparin free dialysis with Evodial
Device: Evodial
Evodial dialyer
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients requiring heparin free dialysis treatments on nephrologists' prescription,
- Chronic ESRD patients treated by maintenance hemodialysis for at least 3 months,
- Patients with a well functioning blood access that can allow a blood flow of at least 250 ml/min,
- Patients aged 18 years or more,
- Written consent to participate in the study (informed consent).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients in ICU settings,
- AKI patients,
- Patients dialyzed in self care, satellite HD units,
- Patients treated in single needle mode,
- Known heparin contraindication (HIT type II),
- Patients requiring blood and other labile blood products (i.e. fresh frozen plasma, platelets, etc …) transfusion during hemodialysis treatment,
- Patients receiving oral anticoagulants (including Anti vitamin K),
- Patients receiving a combination of anti-platelets agents,
- Patients treated with unfractionated or low molecular weight heparin beside the dialysis treatment to prevent deep vein thrombosis,
- Pregnant/ planning pregnancy and lactating women during study period,
- Adult patients protected by the law,
- Patients are not affiliated to health insurance system (beneficiary or dependant)
- Participation in other interventional studies during the study period,
- Patients that have already been included in this study.
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01318486
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01318486
|Erasme Hospital
|Brussels, Belgium
|UZ Brussels
|Brussels, Belgium
|Canada, New Brunswick
|George Dumont Hospital
|Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
|CHU Edouard Herriot
|Lyon, France
|CHU Brabois
|Nancy, France
|CHU de Saint-Étienne - Hôpital Nord
|Saint-Priest en Jarez, France, 42270
|Groningen, Netherlands
|Gdanski Uniwersytet Medyczny
|Gdansk, Poland
|Hospital Universitary German Trias i Pujol
|Badalona, Spain, 08916
|Vall d'Hebron Hospital
|Barcelona, Spain
|United Kingdom
|Royal Liverpool University Hospital
|Liverpool, United Kingdom
Sponsors and Collaborators
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Statistical Analysis : CIC CHU Brabois Nancy
Gambro Lundia AB
|Study Chair:
|Maurice Laville, Pr
|CHU Edouard Herriot Lyon
More Information
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
Kim YG. Anticoagulation during haemodialysis in patients at high-risk of bleeding. Nephrology (Carlton). 2003 Oct;8 Suppl:S23-7. Review.
European Best Practice Guidelines Expert Group on Hemodialysis, European Renal Association. Section V. Chronic intermittent haemodialysis and prevention of clotting in the extracorporal system. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2002;17 Suppl 7:63-71.
Chanard J, Lavaud S, Maheut H, Kazes I, Vitry F, Rieu P. The clinical evaluation of low-dose heparin in haemodialysis: a prospective study using the heparin-coated AN69 ST membrane. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2008 Jun;23(6):2003-9. Epub 2007 Dec 21.
Lohr JW, Schwab SJ. Minimizing hemorrhagic complications in dialysis patients. J Am Soc Nephrol. 1991 Nov;2(5):961-75.
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Laville M, Dorval M, Fort Ros J, Fay R, Cridlig J, Nortier JL, Juillard L, Dębska-Ślizień A, Fernández Lorente L, Thibaudin D, Franssen C, Schulz M, Moureau F, Loughraieb N, Rossignol P. Results of the HepZero study comparing heparin-grafted membrane and standard care show that heparin-grafted dialyzer is safe and easy to use for heparin-free dialysis. Kidney Int. 2014 Dec;86(6):1260-7. doi: 10.1038/ki.2014.225. Epub 2014 Jul 9.
Rossignol P, Dorval M, Fay R, Ros JF, Loughraieb N, Moureau F, Laville M. Rationale and design of the HepZero study: a prospective, multicenter, international, open, randomized, controlled clinical study with parallel groups comparing heparin-free dialysis with heparin-coated dialysis membrane (Evodial) versus standard care: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2013 Jun 1;14:163. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-14-163.
|Responsible Party:
|Baxter Healthcare Corporation
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01318486 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|March 11, 2011
|Last Updated:
|April 4, 2017
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Kidney Diseases
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
Urologic Diseases
Renal Insufficiency
Calcium heparin
Fibrinolytic Agents
Fibrin Modulating Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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The Budget announcement that duty on ordinary cider will be frozen and that on beer cut by 1p a pint has been welcomed by South West England Liberal Democrat MEP Sir Graham Watson.
He said: "Freezing the duty on cider is a welcome hand up for cider brewers, pubs and other local businesses which have been badly knocked by the winter's storms and floods."
"Apple orchards across the Somerset Levels and the South West have suffered serious damage from the excess water."
Cider missed out on a cut in duty in last year's budget.
The alcohol duty escalator, which has increased duty on cider by two per cent above inflation every year since it was introduced by Labour in 2008 has been abolished after it was scrapped for beer last year.
Sir Graham said: "The cider industry is worth £3 billion to our economy and there is no reason to cut duty on beer and leave out its apple-based cousin."
"The food and drink industry is a vital component of the South West's economy.
"The pub trade alone adds over £2 billion to the region and employs nearly 100,000 people. This is not just about drink – it is about local jobs."
Fiona Andrews, director of Smokefree South West, welcomed the rise above inflation in tobacco prices announced in the Budget but said: "Given real concerns over hand rolled tobacco use in the South West, it is disappointing this Budget has not narrowed the gap between manufactured and hand rolled brands.
"Seven out of ten smokers want to quit. Saving hundreds or even thousands of pounds each year can be hugely motivating in today's climate when household budgets are over-stretched."
Roger McKenzie, Unison assistant general secretary, said during a visit to Somerset: "The Chancellor has run out of time and ideas. His claims that people are feeling the benefits of his austerity agenda are wearing thin it's a low wage economy here in the South West, since April 2008 we have seen a 13.7 per cent reduction in wages.
"The public are not fooled, they know that the gap between the rich and poor is dividing society. They know that their pay has failed to keep pace with the rising cost of everyday essentials such as food and fuel. And they know that fears over job stability are making them fearful for the future and the future of their families.
"Hundreds and thousands of public service workers have lost their jobs since the cCoalition came to power and Osborne has signalled more cuts to come and their hard-saved pensions under threat again.
"For those that remain, their pay has been frozen and its value cut between ten per cent and 18 per cent since 2010.
"UNISON has more than one million members in local government, education and in the NHS and they are upset and angry at the Government's pay cap.
"Not lifting that cap in the Budget is a clear provocation and they will feel the backlash from nurses, homecare workers, paramedics, therapists, librarians, social workers, teaching assistants and many more.
"Public service workers don't care about the shape of the £1 coin – they would just like to see more of them in their pockets."
"Osborne's sleight of hand over tax changes will do little to close the gap between the haves and have-nots. Those on higher incomes are the majority beneficiaries of such a move, while the low pay stand to lose through cuts to universal credit and/or council tax support.
"There is an alternative. The Chancellor should have had the courage of his convictions and stood by his support of a £7 minimum wage.
"Moving to the Living Wage is the best way to raise tax revenue and put money into people's pockets. It would boost consumer confidence and increase spending in local shops and businesses."


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INDIANAPOLIS – Honoring student-athletes for their success both in competition and in the classroom, the Horizon League announced its 2013 Spring Academic All-League Teams on Friday. A total of 91 student-athletes from eight spring sports were honored in balloting by the League's faculty athletics representatives and sports information directors.
UIC and Valparaiso led the Horizon League with 19 honorees apiece, followed by 12 from Detroit, 11 from Loyola and 10 from Youngstown State. Milwaukee had seven winners, Green Bay and Wright State each had five and Cleveland State rounded out the voting with two honorees.
The Horizon League recognizes student-athletes with seasonal Academic All-League Teams in each of its 19 championship sports. To be eligible for Academic All-Horizon League consideration, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade-point-average of 3.20 or higher (based on a 4.00 scale) and have completed at least one year at the member institution, having earned 24 semester-hour or 36 quarter-hour credits.
Horizon League Academic All-Horizon League Teams – Spring 2013
(listed alphabetically by school)
Baseball (12)
Name School Yr. GPA Major(s)
Sam Koenig Milwaukee Jr. 3.79 Education
Michael Porcaro Milwaukee So. 3.44 Journalism
Joey Begel UIC Sr. 3.40 Management
Alex Grunenwald UIC Sr. 3.49 Movement Studies
Andrew Bain Valparaiso Sr. 3.80 Civil Engineering
Karch Kowalczyk Valparaiso Jr. 3.49 Biology & Chemistry
Spencer Mahoney Valparaiso So. 3.24 Psychology & Secondary Education
Tanner Vavra Valparaiso Sr. 3.63 Sports Management
Michael Timm Wright State So. 3.90 Finance
Drew Dosch Youngstown State Jr. 3.97 Integrated Social Studies Education
Marcus Heath Youngstown State Jr 3.57 Criminal Justice
Phil Lipari Youngstown State Jr. 3.87 Finance
Softball (12)
Name School Yr. GPA Major(s)
Erica McNew Cleveland State So. 3.32 Exercise Nutrition
Dara Toman Cleveland State Sr. 3.37 Communications
Sara Cupp Detroit Jr. 3.81 Nursing
Jessica Hrncar Green Bay Sr. 3.80 Human Biology
Brooke Andersen Loyola Sr. 3.80 English/Secondary Education
Brittany Gardner Loyola Jr. 3.55 Social Work
Coryn Schmit UIC Sr. 4.00 Kinesiology
Jacki Fletcher UIC Jr. 4.00 Kinesiology
Kara Komp UIC Sr. 3.85 Urban Planning
Angie Doerffler Valparaiso Jr. 3.74 Mathematics & Political Science
Joylyn Ichiyama Valparaiso Gr. 3.23 Health Administration (Master's)
Colleen Schnieder Wright State Sr. 3.93 Mechanical Engineering
Men's Track and Field (19)
Name School Yr. GPA Major(s)
Aviram Campbell Detroit Gr. 3.54 Intelligence Analysis (Master's)
Edwin Gay Detroit Sr. 3.29 Biochemistry
Taylor Hennrick Detroit Sr. 3.72 Physician Assistance
Vince Lefler Detroit Sr. 3.22 Biology
Bob Radlich Detroit Gr. 3.62 Business Administration (Master's)
Chris Smalley Detroit Sr. 3.99 Engineering
Andy Fenske Loyola Jr. 3.45 Marketing
Declan Murray Loyola Sr. 3.53 Psychology/Economics
Sam Penzenstadler Loyola So. 3.36 Mathematics
Mike Wetzel Loyola Sr. 3.61 History
Alex Chollet Milwaukee So. 3.46 Mechanical Engineering
Angelos Karkalis UIC Jr. 3.52 Psychology
Cody Lee UIC So. 4.00 Medicine/Biochemistry
Roy Mwale UIC Sr. 3.46 Architecture
Wally Bradford Valparaiso Sr. 3.45 Elementary Education
Jacob Frey Valparaiso So. 3.68 Civil Engineering
Jeremy Getz Valparaiso So. 3.66 Communication
Andrew Rixon Valparaiso Sr. 3.64 Civil Engineering
John Seaver Youngstown State Sr. 3.61 Integrated Social Studies Education
Women's Track and Field (20) (Note: Ties are not broken)
Name School Yr. GPA Major(s)
Candice Carajohn Loyola Sr. 3.29 Biology
Alyvia Clark Loyola Jr. 3.57 Accounting
Gina Valgoi Loyola Sr. 3.34 Accounting
Sarah Finer Milwaukee Sr. 3.32 Education
Chantel McConville Milwaukee Sr. 3.85 Nursing
Shelby Schaal Milwaukee Sr. 3.65 Conservation & Environmental Sciences
Ericka Suchla Milwaukee Sr. 3.38 Kinesiology
Andrea Crump UIC So. 3.46 Biology
Mariya Denisnico UIC Jr. 4.00 Kinesiology
Valere Guertin UIC So. 3.84 Kinesiology
Sharon Mwale UIC Jr. 3.37 Mathematics
Aimee Schuh UIC Sr. 3.40 Movement Science
Jessica Richardson Valparaiso So. 3.93 Economics & Mathematics
Jazmin Taylor Valparaiso So. 3.35 Chemistry & Secondary Education
Jessica Berry Wright State Jr. 3.89 Accountancy
Joanie Ma Wright State Sr. 3.77 Biological Sciences
J. Chicka Morah Wright State Jr. 3.54 Biological Sciences
Kendall Homan Youngstown State Jr. 3.52 Exercise Sciences
Anna Pompeo Youngstown State Jr. 3.93 Early Childhood Development
Brittany Stockmaster Youngstown State So. 3.72 Geology
Men's Tennis (7) (Note: Ties are not broken)
Name School Yr. GPA Major(s)
Craig Cox Green Bay Sr. 3.52 Psychology
Erik Finkenbrink Green Bay Sr. 3.89 Business Administration
Michael Tenzer Green Bay So. 3.84 Business Administration
Gautham Oroskar UIC Sr. 4.00 Bioengineering
Alexander Raa UIC Jr. 3.90 Biochemistry
Eric Honert Valparaiso Jr. 3.99 Mechanical Engineering
Silviu Mistreanu Youngstown State So. 3.87 undecided
Women's Tennis (6)
Name School Yr. GPA Major(s)
Elena Strakhova Detroit Jr. 3.25 Business
Christina Colarossi Milwaukee So. 3.85 Biochemistry
Haley Craig UIC Sr. 3.38 Sociology
Jana Knoppe UIC Jr. 3.62 Civil Engineering
Kathryn Sharples UIC Jr. 3.72 Anthropology
Marta Burak Youngstown State So. 3.55 Biology
Men's Golf (7)
Name School Yr. GPA Major(s)
Simon Reyers Detroit Sr. 3.32 Business Administration
Cam Fuller Green Bay Sr. 3.58 Business Administration
Nick Dennis Loyola So. 3.53 Finance
Austin Gaugert Valparaiso Sr. 3.39 Marketing & Sports Management
Kyle Henning Valparaiso Jr. 3.81 Civil Engineering
Thomas Wettstein Valparaiso Jr. 3.72 Finance
Eric Winters Valparaiso So. 3.81 Finance
Women's Golf (8) (Note: Ties are not broken)
Name School Yr. GPA Major(s)
Collette Hansen Detroit Sr. 3.74 Nursing
Lindsey Lammers Detroit Jr. 3.87 Business Administration
Christina Thorne Detroit Jr. 3.49 Psychology
April Olendorf Loyola Jr. 3.86 Psychology
Kayla Stueland UIC So. 4.00 Communications
Michelle Kleckner Valparaiso Jr. 3.97 Mathematics & Secondary Education
Kelly Voight Valparaiso Jr. 3.35 Physical Education & Secondary Education
Allison Mitzel Youngstown State So. 3.68 Business Management


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November 18, 1999
Explanation: In the sky or on the web, have you seen this year's Leonid meteor shower? If you have, a bright meteor flashing through the night sky should be a familiar sight. Recorded last year during the 1998 apparation of the Leonids, this time-exposure of the sky around the constellation Canis Major (big dog) shows the trail of a spectacular fireball meteor. The meteor, by chance, seems to leap from the constellation's brightest star Sirius, near the top right. In the foreground is the beautiful desert scenery of Joshua Tree National Park. Reports of bright meteors from this year's Leonids are already wide-spread, with the 1999 shower predicted to peak around 0200 UTC on November 18 at rates of several hundred to thousands of meteors per hour. Awe inspiring as they are, the Leonids pose no danger to earthbound skywatchers.
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Jerry Bonnell (USRA)
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Children from Lacock School have been promoting the annual scarecrow trail by showing off some of the creations which will be on show over the May Bank Holiday weekend, May 24 to 26.
There will be nearly 50 scarecrows and models on the theme of countries on show in Lacock, with an additional pre-school children's trail with its own theme of animals of the world.
Every year the event attracts thousands of visitors to the village, all helping to raise money for the local primary school.
Now in its 12th year, the trail has raised thousands of pounds for the village school which has benefited from new equipment, library books and the refurbishment of a new computer suite.
Local businesses in and around the village get behind the school's efforts by sponsoring the event.
Whitehall Garden Centre and Sound Marketing in Melksham have again sponsored the event, while village jewellers Watlings have donated a £300 gift voucher to the winner of the trail.
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Office Hours: Winter 2017: Wednesdays, 5:30-6:00 pm
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PhD (The University of Western Ontario)
MEd (Queen's University)
BEd (York University)
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Jordana Garbati began as the Writing Consultant at the Laurier Writing Centre in July 2013. She graduated with a BA (Hons.) with a specialization in French at York University and concurrently completed a BEd degree. She completed her MEd degree at Queen's and her PhD in Education with a focus on applied linguistics at The University of Western Ontario. She has taught students at the elementary, secondary, and post-secondary levels in Ontario and abroad. Her teaching and research interests include English language learners, French as a second language, and writing.
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Garbati, J., & Samuels, B. (accepted, 2016). Analyzing stories from Canadian academic writing instructors: A collaborative autoethnography. Educational Studies.
Garbati, J., & Rothschild, N. (2016). Lasting impact of study abroad experiences: A collaborative autoethnography. Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 17(2).
Garbati, J. (2015). Book review: Language & learning: An introduction for teaching, Canadian edition. Canadian Journal of Education, 38(4), 1-3.
Garbati, J. F., & Mady, C. (2015). Oral skill development in second languages: A review in search of best practices. Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 5(9), 1763-1770.
Garbati, J., McDonald, K., Meaning, L., Samuels, B., & Scurr, C. (2015). Writing assignments and instruction at Ontario's publicly funded universities: A view from three disciplines. Toronto, ON: Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario.
Garbati, J. F. (2013). Core French teachers' perceptions of ELL inclusion: A mixed-methods investigation. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
Garbati, J. F. (2013, August). French is hard: An English language learners experience in core French. In
C. Mady & K. Arnett (Eds.), Minority populations in Canadian second language education. Multilingual Matters.
Garbati, J. F., & Samuels, B.* (2013). Publishing in educational research journals: Are graduate
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Garbati, J. F. (2013, March). Curriculum as car. Réflexions, 32(1), 24-25.
Garbati, J., & Rothschild, N. (2012, October). Creating a positive core French learning environment.
Réflexions. 31(3), 20-21.
Garbati, J., & Samuels, B.* (August 22, 2012). Reflections on mentorship. University Affairs.
Garbati, J. F. (2009). [Review of the book The bilingual child: Early development and language contact.] The Canadian Journal of Linguistics, 54(3), 567-560.
Upitis, R., Smithrim, K., Garbati, J., & Ogden, H. (2008). The impact of art-making in the university
workplace. International Journal of Education & the Arts, 9(8).
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Garbati, J., Samuels, B., & Khimasia, T. (2014, February). Welcome to the Write Place: A reflection of our roles as writing instructors. Writing Research Across Borders conference, Paris, France.
Study finds a lack of structure and cohesion in how writing is taught at university. Written by Natalie Samson. University Affairs, October 14, 2015.
English Language Learners (ELLs) in the classroom. Written by Alyson Watson, Faculty of Education, The University of Western Ontario. Research in Action: Western Education's Research Report, Volume 2, Issue 1. Fall 2013.
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I think it goes without saying I have a tiny place in my heart for Lisa Frank – remember the wine charms I made? Well, when my friend sent me this Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre clip yesterday, it made my day and then some. A "mockumentary," if you will, this trailer tells the story of a young Lisa Frank trying to make her way in the art world. Failed Trapper Keeper deal? It's in here. Criticism of purple whales? Yep, here, too. The quotes from this are too good. You'll have to comment and tell me your favorite. Right now mine is, "Before I met you, I didn't know penguins could hug." And with that, I ask any reader who's ever made a Lisa Frank sticker collage to go forth and watch after the jump – and think fondly for teddy bears in top hats.
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Bandai America announced today that it will continue as master toy licensee for the Power Rangers. Under the deal with Saban Brands, a new subsidiary of Saban Capital Group, Inc., Bandai America will continue its nearly twenty year tradition of developing action figures, playsets, role play items and more for the Power Rangers brand worldwide. The partnership comes on the heels of the announcement that the worldwide brand rights have returned to original franchise developer, Haim Saban.
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I was discussing this earlier with Hicks and I thought I gave an example that accurately explained why a player such as Danny Granger, who's had a low FG% his entire career is actually an efficient scorer.
Obviously we've had threads turn into train wrecks over the years because so many people truly believe Granger isn't an efficient scorer. Well, I get that it can be confusing at sometimes, so for those who do NOT understand, here is an example to help clear it.
Note- For those people who are into advanced statistics and completely understand this concept, this is not for you. I realize that there are many other issues that come into hand when scoring the ball. Such as too many turnovers, taking the shot within the offense, stopping the ball on offense etc. There is much more that we have to understand when evaluating an individual player.
One more note: I did not get into the difference between eFG% and TS%. This has to do with freethrows. Please note, that if a player shoots well from the field, he could still not be as efficient as another player who gets to the line at a much more frequent rate. TS% accounts for how many times a given player can get to the line as well as shooting three pointers.
What TS% tells us in an a vacuum, is whether one player is more or less efficient at getting the ball into the basket. That's it. Just because one player is more efficient at scoring does NOT mean he is better than another. It just means based on his role in the offense, this is how efficient he is at scoring.
Once again, while it is probably a rare event, I DO believe that a player can have a high TS% yet be detrimental to the offense. This can happen. We are not trying to put too much faith into one particular statistic. However, I use it all the time because it is generally pretty accurate at assessing whether a player is doing well scoring the ball.
Now, for those who do NOT like this statistic, one of their biggest problems is they don't see how a guy like Danny Granger, who makes only 42% of his baskets is scoring as efficiently as someone like Kobe Bryant who in most years has a respectable FG% of 46 or 47%.
This is the problem as they see it: Player A misses 58% of his buckets. That means the other team has that many more times to score!! The problem with this thinking, is people wrongly believe a defensive rebound is giving them an EXTRA possession. A defensive rebound is NOT an extra possession. (again, please don't make fun for pointing out such obvious **** like this, while it may seem obvious, some people are having trouble understand this).
In the following example, I'm showing how a team with MORE misses would actually be an advantage! (Note- in real life, if you shoot too many three's, you don't get to the line and earn points at the free throw line. This example is only created to show that if a player has a lower percentage, because of higher 3pt attempts this is NOT giving the opposing team an advantage.)
So here's the example. Once again, please try to understand that this is an example giving an impossible scenario. This is merely helping people understand that if a player shoots more three's, as long as they are efficient behind the arc, they are helping their team score.
Example number 1:
One team plays an entire game shooting three's, one shoots all two's.
60 possessions all game for each team, and 60 shots.
Assume the following: No turnovers, no offensive rebounds.
Team A makes 20 3's, and scores 60 points.
Team B makes 30 2's and scores 60 points.
Now in that given scenario, they tied and both teams had the same possessions.
They tied. No team won the game.
Now what we are going to do is change up that first scenario above and imagine those teams are getting offensive rebounds. We'll assume in this second scenario, both teams have the SAME offensive rebounding percentages.
Both teams in the next scenario get offensive rebounds 10% of the time.
The team that was taking the three's ends up with 4 offensive rebounds. They had 40 misses, so off of the 40 misses they ended up with 4 rebounds.
The team that was taking the two's ends up with 3 offensive rebounds. They had 30 misses. So three rebounds off of the 30 misses.
We assume now instead of 60 shots for each team, there is 64 shots for the team shooting three's, and 63 shots for the team shooting two's.
Now, we assume that all shooting percentages are the same, so they score the same amount of points per shot as each other.
So the team shooting all the three's wins the game because they actually had MORE misses.
Remember, no team shot a better percentage, no team had a better rebound percentage.
So, for those who didn't understand, does it make sense now? Do you see why Danny Granger, tho not half the player Kobe Bryant is, he is actually a MORE efficient scorer?
Now, with all of that said, when we talk about Danny Granger in particular, he definitely needed to improve in some areas. As the primary scorer he forced up too many bad shots late in the shot clock. As good as he is at getting to the line and shooting three's, he still was not as good as he could of been had he better looks at the basket. But either way, he was relatively efficient at scoring.
Edit - It should be fairly obvious, but since it is not I will say it anyways, I am not arguing that misses are a good thing. They are never a good thing. The point of the example above, is to explain in detail, that you cannot get an extra possession from a missed shot. So, in the long run it doesn't matter if you NEVER make a shot, or you make every shot. The only thing that matters is the end result. POINTS. How you got those points is meaningless. The foul line? Three's? Layups? Who cares. Points are what matters.


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Coutinho pulls strings to torment Toon
Relief. That was the palpable and unanimous emotion emanating from St James' Park on Saturday evening. Liverpool had proved that they were not the talismanic team that is so oft claimed - a theory Rodgers believes is a media construct.
That didn't stop them showing solidarity towards their fallen hero. "He bites who he wants," the vocal backing to a banner that claimed hypocrisy during his sentencing.
In recording their biggest win of the season they also condemned Newcastle to their worst home defeat in 87 years. Their relief came when the final whistle sounded, ending a tormenting evening that did not go well against the backdrop of the spring sunshine that draped the pitch.
The Magpies were looking for a response to the recent humiliation of losing 3-0 to Sunderland. Hoping to witness a repeat of the first game Alan Pardew had managed when they battered the Reds 3-1, instead they received an altogether more harrowing example of deja vu from the season in which they were relegated.
Liverpool put five past them that year, as they began a post-Christmas slump into the relegation places and eventually the Championship. A disjointed eleven highlighted the pandemic levels of instability surging through the club. While it hasn't quite reached those depths yet, fans will be forgiven for feeling the same sense of unease at their Premier League status.
Perhaps most concerning of all was how meekly they fell to their opposition. Just like that ill-fated side of 2009, they lacked enthusiasm or fight despite holding a number of internationals. Admittedly there were bright periods, particularly at the start of the second half. That was a consequence of Pardew's half-time decision to bring Yoan Gouffran and Hatem Ben Arfa into the game, the latter of whom had heard his name ring round St James' Park, as is par for the course when Newcastle fall behind.
Even the introduction of the mercurial wideman could not change the game's complexion - by that point it was over as a contest. That's because Liverpool had been unusually clinical. Discussion was meant to centre on an exciting diminutive South American, and it duly did. "He could be a top player." Rodgers said of Coutinho, who had just enjoyed arguably the best game of his short Liverpool career.
Content playing deeper or more advanced the former Inter player consistently carved channels through a fragile Newcastle defence. Providing Daniel Sturridge with ample opportunity to impress in Luis Suarez's absence, it was the club's other January signing that did most damage to the scoreline.
A kindred spirit with Suarez, his close control is supplemented by clever positioning that saw him inhabit exactly the kind of positions that centre-backs are loathe to engage in. Providing a complete performance, there were even brief glimpses at the facets of his game he can improve upon.
Over complicating play and even engaging in the occasional dive, his actions did not befit a player blessed with such talent, and one that is benefiting from playing in a side that holds a strong team ethic. That same mentality is one that is not currently present at Newcastle.
By the time Sturridge had added a third, their performance had become ragged as they chased the game both figuratively and literally. With a clutch of players still learning the nuances of the English game, they often found themselves on the wrong side of the rulebook.
It was something that became a more relevant issue when Mathieu Debuchy was sent off. Sporting a new more refined haircut, his performance was bereft of the composure associated with an international calibre player. Scything down Coutinho to earn his second yellow card, there was every chance Liverpool could have recorded double figures in the 15 minutes that remained.
As it turned out they actually only added one more, with Henderson netting his second of the match from the resulting free-kick. Having endured a testing time at Anfield since his £16million move from nearby Sunderland, he is one of a number that Rodgers seems to have revitalised.
Channelling his athletic assets into a role that negates Steven Gerrard's aging legs, he even added to the side's creative output with a precision ball to Sturridge that should have seen the striker earn the match ball. By far his side's best performance of the season, Rodgers desire to nit-pick shows a meticulous approach that will serve him well as he looks to build Liverpool's exciting new future.
Meanwhile, for the loyal pockets that remained until the end, gallows humour as they cheered 'ole' at each completed pass.
Fandom of Newcastle is often a masochistic pursuit. Pardew offered no excuses in the wake of the game, but the message that his side would come out fighting. Looking punch-drunk at present, Newcastle have to win one of the final three rounds if they are to avoid a knockout that could easily see them struggle to return to the biggest stage.
Man of the match: Philippe Coutinho. Rodgers was right to describe Coutinho as a top player in his post-match press conference. A delightfully gifted player, despite his slight frame he showed that he can more than cope with the physical demands of the Premier League. A central figure to everything his side created, Liverpool would be wise to build the team around the Brazilian, giving him even more license to create.
Newcastle verdict: Against a rampant Liverpool side the Magpies picked a bad time to put in their worst performance of the season. Ragged and lacking in leadership, the lack of effort from some of the club's key players is a worrying sign. As is Pardew's persistence with Jonas Gutierrez. Once a rampaging winger, his constant selection in the first time is a surprise given how little he now offers.
Liverpool verdict: Clinical, dangerous, and quick in possession, Rodgers side hold a level of potential that should really excite Liverpool fans. If the club can secure the right pieces in the summer then they could begin to look at challenging for the top four. If they can also add quality reserves to supplement the first team that goal of the top four becomes even more achievable.
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Fianna Fáil TD Billy Kelleher has said he will be voting against the Constitutional amendment strengthening the powers of Dáil committees.
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The Fianna Fáil frontbencher says the measure needed more debate and conferred sweeping powers on members of the Oireachtas that would have a quasi-judicial effect.
He also said it would give enormous powers to investigators who would be able to secure warrants to enter people's homes.
The Cork North Central Deputy accepted that he had supported the measure in the Dáil, but said there had been a very short timeframe for debate.
He said the measure clearly contained powers which should make TDs tread warily.
The two referendums, on Oireachtas inquiries and judges' pay, will be held on the same day as the Presidential election - 27 October


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