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Manual Therapy and Exercise Versus Home Exercises in the Management of Patients Status Post Ankle Sprain
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A recent study has demonstrated that a physical therapist directed exercise program did not result in greater reductions in disability and pain when compared to a home exercise program. However, no manual therapy procedures were incorporated into the physical therapy treatment program despite recent evidence suggesting that thrust and non-thrust manual therapy techniques may be beneficial in reducing disability, pain and improving gait. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of a physical therapy management approach consisting of manual therapy and exercise to a home program of exercise only. The investigators hypothesize that the group receiving manual therapy and exercise will have better outcomes.
|Ankle Sprain
|Other: Manual Therapy and Exercise Other: Home exercises
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|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Participant)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
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|Manual Therapy and Exercise Versus Home Exercises in the Management of Patients Status Post Ankle Sprain: A Multi-Center Randomized Clinical Trial
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MedlinePlus related topics: Exercise and Physical FitnessU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Joshua Cleland, DPT, OCS, Franklin Pierce University:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Foot and Ankle Ability Measure [ Time Frame: 4-weeks and 6-months ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Numeric Pain Rating Scale [ Time Frame: 4-weeks and 6-months ]
|Study Start Date:
|November 2008
|Study Completion Date:
|June 2012
|Primary Completion Date:
|June 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Manual Therapy and Exercise
Manual Therapy and Exercise
Other: Manual Therapy and Exercise
Manual Therapy and Exercise
Active Comparator: Home Exercise
Home Exercise
Other: Home exercises
Home exercises
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|16 Years to 60 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria:
- A combination of physical examination and self-report measures will be used to assess the patient's potential eligibility according to each inclusion/exclusion criterion.
The following inclusion criteria will be used to determine eligibility for this study:
- Primary complaint of ankle pain, status post inversion ankle sprain.
- The investigators decided to include patients with both acute and chronic ankle sprains since our previous work has shown that patients from both stage have exhibited positive benefits with manual therapy.66
- Age between 16-60 years old
- NPRS score > 3 points (average score) over past 24 hrs.
- Does not meet criteria for needing radiographs per the Ottawa Ankle Rules
The following exclusion criteria will be used to determine ineligibility for this study:
- Red flags noted in the patient's Medical Screening Questionnaire (i.e. tumor, fracture, RA, osteoporosis, prolonged history of steroid use, severe vascular disease, etc.)
- Prior surgery to the distal tibia, fibula, ankle joint, or rearfoot region (proximal to the base of the metatarsals).
- Grade III ankle sprain (as defined by the West Point Ankle Sprain Grading System and/or tenderness along the anterior medial malleolus as described by,51 fracture, or other absolute contraindications to manual therapy.
- Insufficient English language skills to complete all questionnaires
- Inability to comply with treatment and follow-up schedule
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00797368
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00797368
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|Colorado University
|Denver, Colorado, United States, 80221
|Regis University
|Denver, Colorado, United States, 80221
|United States, New Hampshire
|Concord Hospital
|Concord, New Hampshire, United States, 03301
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Franklin Pierce University
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Keywords provided by Joshua Cleland, DPT, OCS, Franklin Pierce University:
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Cleland JA, Mintken PE, McDevitt A, Bieniek ML, Carpenter KJ, Kulp K, Whitman JM. Manual physical therapy and exercise versus supervised home exercise in the management of patients with inversion ankle sprain: a multicenter randomized clinical trial. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2013;43(7):443-55. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2013.4792. Epub 2013 Apr 29.
|Responsible Party:
|Joshua Cleland, DPT, OCS, Professor, Franklin Pierce University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00797368 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|November 24, 2008
|Last Updated:
|July 8, 2013
Keywords provided by Joshua Cleland, DPT, OCS, Franklin Pierce University:
ankle sprain
manual therapy
physical therapy
Patients who have sustained an inversion ankle sprain
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Sprains and Strains
Ankle Injuries
Wounds and Injuries
Leg Injuries
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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Anyone who has had their property or possessions affected by flooding understands the enormous short and long-term damage these events can cause.
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Q: I'm looking for some information relative to a controls engineering project I'm working on. I thought you might be able to point me in the right direction. We manufacture large gas-fueled internal combustion engines. Many are designed to run on various types of gases, such as natural gas, propane, digester, landfill gas, etc. In our engineering lab we have a need to mix natural gas with propane or CO2 gases to simulate engine operation in the field across the spectrum of field gases encountered. The project involves coming up with a system to mix two separate streams of these gases continuously across a wide range of mix ratios, with automated ratio control and with automated capability to handle mix demand changes due to decreased/increased demand from the engine fed from the mixer. Precise control of the mix ratio during the transient of a demand change may not be necessary, but there likely needs to be some provision to increase the flow of each stream so the ratio doesn't stray too far. A simple controller could then be used to fine-tune the mix ratio to the desired setpoint once the new demand has been satisfied. I'm envisioning a skid with ordinary gas regulator(s) to handle the demand change, and perhaps a control valve(s) for fine-tuning of the mix ratio. Pressures are low, 60 psig max. We generally look to hold the mix output to a relatively constant outlet pressure. That constant outlet pressure then feeds an engine-mounted gas regulator. We would install one of these systems in every engine test cell. I'm looking more for some guidance as to the appropriate configuration of such a system to provide the functionality required, preferably using standard gas regulator(s), control valve(s), a simple PID controller, etc. These would be lab-only systems. Any thoughts on where to go for reference material and/or subject matter experts for help with this project?
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A: Below you will find the configuration of a blending system (Figure 1). The power output of the engine can be modulated by varying the total flow setpoint of FIC-1.
The fuel blend ratio of the gases can by adjusted by varying the setpoint of the ratio setting of FY. The setpoints can also be adjusted manually or automatically. If automatic blend composition control is needed, you need to measure the blend composition and arrange the composition controller to act as the cascade master which is modulating the set point to FY.
If the plant is controlled by microprocessor-based digital control or DCS systems, the configuration of such control loops requires much less effort. If the flow measurement signals are transmitted utilizing bus-based technologies, the associated dead time should be considered in the tuning of the flow ratio control loops because their time constants are short.
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A: This looks like a fine application for control in the field, as provided by Fieldbus Foundation devices and simple laptop applications to configure and control the devices. There's no need for a DCS. But you didn't specify the maximum flow rate and the number of cells to be controlled. The time constant of the valve determines the loop sample rate, which depends on the size of the actuator. Ten times a second is about the maximum sample rate for fieldbus devices. That matches a really small and fast valve. You did say large engines, so maybe not so small. Do you have instrument air for the valves?
You didn't specify the accuracy required, so perhaps something cheaper than fieldbus devices could be used. Digital devices will simplify logging of parameters, though they can cost more. Alarms for out-of-tolerance conditions do not cost extra with fieldbus devices. Do you need mass or volume flow measurement?
The number of loops required has a cost cross-over point between single-loop controllers and a small fieldbus system. Fieldbus Foundation control information can be found Fieldbus Foundation control information can be found beginning at www.fieldbus.org. Ian Verhappen at www.industrialautomationnetworks.com and John Rezabek are founts of non-marketing information. (Editor's Note: John's On the Bus column "Surprise! Field-Based Control Beats DCS".)
My website has a manual for control in the field at http://www.hlq-ltd.com/
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My brother and I want to run our first marathon. We just don't know which one to do. We'd like a scenic one with a nice medal and after party, that isn't super hilly. Thanks
What would be a good first marathon?
For your first one?
The one closest to your house.
If you are looking for a "Destination" type race, where you want to travel, and if you aren't terribly concerned about your times, I'd recommend the Disney Marathon in January. Its flat, has well-stocked aid stations and support staff, and it's just a fun place to say you ran through all 4 parks.
The drawbacks are that its pretty crowded-the road is narrow in places and there are a lot of runners. The weather can be rough... this year it got up to 83 and had 100 percent humidity. There are parts of it where the scenery is blah and there is little crowd support.
It has a great race-week environment, and you can walk around the next few days on the property wearing your awesome finishers medal (and not be weird that you are wearing it days later). However, the drawback is that there will be people who run the "goofy challenge" (who ran the half marathon the day before as well) wearing 3 medals (apparently with the addition of the 10k race, there will be some with 5 medals for the new "Dopey Challenge" for those who ran 3 races back to back to back). If you do this race, I highly recommend trying to use a good half marathon time to start towards the front corrals to avoid too much weaving in the early parts of the race due to the crowds.
For your first one?
The one closest to your house.
I agree with this. Destination races add an extra element of excitement but, for your first marathon, there really is nothing like being able to sleep in your own bed, prepare your own food that you've found works well for you, getting home quickly after the race to soak and recoup -- not to mention the benefit of being familiar with the terrain, weather, having the opportunity to train on the actual course, general logistics, being able to see friends and family along the course that otherwise might not be there for you during a destination race, etc. Running the full marathon distance for the first time presents some unknowns and traveling for a race adds many more. I found it comforting to remove some of those unknowns by sticking to my home turf for my first.
Have fun choosing your race!
My brother and I want to run our first marathon. We just don't know which one to do. We'd like a scenic one with a nice medal and after party, that isn't super hilly. Thanks
SpeedyQuick has outlined the reasons for my original post quite well (thanks, Speedy!), but I'll just add one thought: don't pick a marathon based upon the after party. Some may disagree with me, but I'm guessing you will be far too tired and far too sore to enjoy it.
My last marathon, they were handing out free 4-packs of beer. All I had to do was walk 50 yards to the tent where they were handing them out.
I walked 10 yards the other way instead, and hopped in a cab and went straight home.
I'd agree with a local race in theory. However, if you've done multiple shorter races out of town all ready and aren't intimidated by the logistics there's something special about a GREAT destination race. Now that could mean a great race or a race in a great destination (both is even better!). I ran my first in Chicago, loved the crowds, entertainment, incredible race organization (cross the start line after thousands of other runners and absolutely no congestion? Amazing.) and of course being back in Chicago. Local races are easier to do here in Toronto (and we have plenty) but none are as much fun.
As far as after race parties are concerned, I don't know anyone who stays around much longer than they need to stretch a bit, grab some food, and possibly a blanket to stay warm. The only entertainment I look forward to is walking back to the hotel for an ice bath. Have some food, nap for an hour and then head back out and walk around the city to help speed up recovery.
I don't know what part of the country you are in but I think Myrtle Beach Marathon is a great 1st marathon. It was mine. It is flat. Great location, nice weather most years. Plenty to do.
I have traveled for almost all of mine. I really loved Napa, which was midsized and had a great party. The Air Force Marathon is September 21st and I've heard they have a really great party. That said, I've done lots of races with theoretically great parties and have never really done much with any of them. I actually quite like the one at Wilmington DE (the delaware marathon) this past weekend as it was very small and had a great party, including free champagne, but no concert or anything. Another thought might be the Monster Mash in Delaware in September http://www.piranha-sports.com/Race281.aspx. A lot depends on where you want to go, how much weather matters, what size race you want, etc. I would look through marathonguide and see which races meet your criteria
I agree with the suggestion of Disney. I did the 2013 edition as my second marathon, and it was great fun. Plus, it's a great first marathon, because the crowd is more Disney fans who run and less super-serious, super fast runners, so even if you're slow, you'll never be by yourself on the course. Yes, it can get very crowded out on the course, but if you have a prior fast result in a shorter race and can get into the first few corrals, it's not so bad. I got into A, and crowding was never an issue for me.
For your first one?
The one closest to your house.
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Crowds and scenery are great. Medals are worth what they represent. Some courses are more fun to run than others. But:
In the 24 hours before the race you can't beat home cooking or a restaurant you know, your own toilet and your own bed.
There is a lot to be said for close to home (and many have said it well) but I liked the excitement of making my first marathon more of an event. I did San Diego R-n-R and we got a vacation rental house on the beach for 4 nights, 2 miles from the finish. We went down on Thursday, so had plenty of time to settle in and a nice place to relax, could cook our own food, etc., much like being home, except a much more fun location.
I've stayed in hotels before marathons and don't like that so much. But I still like it better than staying home (which I've only done once) because it gets me in "marathon" mindset which makes it more fun. But that's just me.
Agreed with the others about doing one close to home. I have traveled for marathons before and it's tough at times. Nothing is better than A. knowing the course like the back of your hand, and B. being a short drive from your living room, which is the only place you'll want to be after a race like that.. on the couch, with a beer, watching a movie.
I'd do one of those 5K marathons. They are much easier than the longer ones.
I'm from Minnesota and ran the Miami Marathon as my first. It was a good choice for several reasons. One that I didn't realize at the time was this: It's a big race (25,000 runners) only because the 15,000 half-marathoners start with the 6,000 marathoners. So it was so crowded for the first half I basically was forced into running a negative split. Being forced to run slowly made the second half actually enjoyable! I pretty much ran the whole race
FYI, the last thing I wanted to do afterward was party. I just wanted to eat and go to bed. I was 44 then so that might've made a difference.


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Five Get Charged after the Weekends Games
There were five charges and a caution as a result of the weekends matches, although none of the potential suspensions will come into effect until the start of next season as all players cited are from sides whose season has been completed.
While a Halifax player has received a caution, charges have been brought against splayers from the Warrington Wolves, Hull KR, Salford Red Devil's, Batley and Oxford. Three have Early Guily Plea's available while two will be attending disciplinary hearings on Tuesday night.
Posted by RLFANS News Hound on Mon 25th Sep 2017 6:54 PM | Views : 5413 |
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Super Eights Qualifiers Round Seven Round Up
The final weekend of the Super Eights Qualifiers regular rounds arrived with several issues still to be settled.
We already knew that Warrington Wolves and Hull KR would be plying their trade in Super League in 2018, making their meeting in Round Seven a dead rubber. Halifax and Featherstone were simply playing for prize money on Sunday.
But Leigh needed a win against London Broncos to give themselves the chance of a home game in the sudden death knock-out next Saturday and in the remaining fixture the winner of the Catalans and Widnes fixture would be guaranteed Super League while the loser would be thrown into the Million Pound Game.
Posted by RLFANS News Hound on Sun 24th Sep 2017 4:57 PM | Views : 1183 |
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Vikings Secure Super League With Dragons Win
Two sides with a chance of guaranteeing themselves a place in Super League in 2018 met in Perpignan as the Dragons faced the Vikings.
To the winners a guaranteed return to Super League; for the losers the Million Pound Game and an appointment with the Leigh Centurions next Saturday afternoon for that final place in the top flight.
The tension was palpable as the two sides entered a cauldron-like Stade Gilbert Brutus.
Posted by RLFANS News Hound on Sat 23rd Sep 2017 7:31 PM | Views : 318 |
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Hull FC Grab Third By Demolishing Weakened Tigers
With nothing to play for, and big games on the horizon, coach Powell opted to rest a number of his stars as Hull FC visited the Mend-A-Hose Jungle to take on his all-conquering table-topping side.
Hull would have been delighted at the Tigers team sheet as they knew that a draw would be enough to secure them third spot and leave Wigan needing to do the impossible on Saturday afternoon and beat Wakefield by ninety-one clear points to get themselves above Saints.
A loss for FC would give tomorrows game a totally different complexion as a win of any description for the Warriors would be enough for them to steal fourth spot after entering the Super Eights in seventh.
Posted by RLFANS News Hound on Fri 22nd Sep 2017 9:58 PM | Views : 1000 |
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Saints Secure Play-Off Place by Downing the Devils
The maths were pretty simple as St. Helens visited the AJ Bell Stadium to take on a Salford Red Devils side already in wind down, and with nothing to play for. A win would put them in the box seat for a top four finish, and the play-offs, but a loss would see them overtaken by the winner of the Warriors game with Trinity on Saturday afternoon.
Justin Holbrooks side had no room for slip-ups but nothing was more certain than Marwan Koukash having spent the week putting pressure on coach Ian Watson to spoil the Saints party.
One sides season would definitely end tonight, but the travelling fans from Saints wondered whether it would be both sides, or would their side live to fight another day.
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Super Eights Qualifiers Round Six Round Up
With Warrington and Hull KR already sure of Super League in 2018 no other side could guarantee joining them in Round Six, but a loss for any of the challenges could signal the end of their quest for automatic promotion and condemn them to the Million Pound Game.
Friday night saw a crucial game for the Catalans Dragons at Hull KRs promotion party while Leigh Centurions were giving their home fixture with Halifax their full attention. Saturday saw Widnes Vikings looking to maintain third spot against the London Broncos while on Sunday Warrington took on Featherstone.
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Desperate Dragons Edge KR Victory
There will have been some mouthfuls of tea spat out in the Widnes Vikings and Leigh Centurions board rooms when Hull KR named their squad for tonight's clash with the Catalans Dragons. Already assured of a return to Super League in 2018 coach Tim Sheens loaded his side with junior, and out of favour, players and named a side without the lion share of his first teamers.
The Catalans Dragons camp will have been delighted when they first glimpsed the Robins team sheet as, while they were without the services of a couple of regulars, they could still call upon most of their stars as they looked to get a crucial two league points. A win could see them finish the weekend in the all-important third place and with their destiny in their own hands next week when they play Widnes in the south of France.
The Dragons had been thrown an incredible lifeline, they just needed to grasp it with both hands.
Posted by RLFANS News Hound on Fri 15th Sep 2017 10:08 PM | Views : 1268 |
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Sneyd The Hero as Hull Beat Trinity
It was the game that neither side could afford to lose as Hull FC played hosts to Wakefield Trinity at the KCOM in the Thursday night game.
A win for FC would as good as guarantee them a play-off semi-final spot (Saints would need to win their remaining two games against Huddersfield and Salford, and FC would need to lose their last game at Castleford for them to slip up). A win for Wakefield would see Trinity go above FC and set them up for a play off for the play offs when they meet the Warriors in the final round.
It couldn't possibly have been tighter in terms of league positions but the bookies had FC as the favourites for the win.
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Championship Qualifiers Round Five Round Up
The fifth round of seven in the Super Eights Qualifiers was the weekend when two sides were to guarantee their inclusion on n the Super League competition for 2018.
Warrington knew that a win over the Leigh Centurions would guarantee their safety and Hull KR were depending on a Warrington win, and their own victory, to secure a return to the top flight at the first time of asking.
Elsewhere the Catalans Dragons were desperate for a home win against Featherstone Rovers while London Broncos and Halifax both needed a win to keep alive their outside hopes of the Million Pound Game.
Posted by RLFANS News Hound on Sun 10th Sep 2017 4:40 PM | Views : 1958 |
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Dragons Up To Fourth With Unconvincing Featherstone Win
With Warrington Wolves and Hull KR having just booked their places in Super League 2018, all attention turned to the south of France and the battle for the remaining spot, and the two places in the Million Pound game, as a winless Featherstone Rovers made the trip to the South of France to take on a so-far disappointing Catalans Dragons.
The Dragons were without the services of the suspended Greg Bird as they went into the game desperate for the two points against the side from West Yorkshire who have struggled in the qualifiers.
A massive points win for the Dragons would incredibly see them above Widnes into third spot but a win of any description would see them go fourth and into the home berth for the Million Pound game.
Posted by RLFANS News Hound on Sat 9th Sep 2017 7:25 PM | Views : 1186 |
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Hull KR Earn Promotion with Nail Biting Win Over the Vikings
The second Saturday in September promised to be a defining one in the season of our sides fighting for places and promotion in the Qualifying eights. While Warrington were hosting Leigh with a change to practically guarantee Super League rugby in 2018, Hull KR and the Widnes Vikings were meeting at the KCOM Craven Park with each looking to get the upper hand in their struggle for a top three place.
A win for Hull KR would maintain their unbeaten run and depending on the outcome at the Halliwell-Jones could guarantee promotion to Super League but a win for the visitors would lift them above KR into second spot in the table and leave both clubs needing more points.
Both sides were without a number of key first teamers and the stakes couldn't have been higher as careers and club futures were on the line.
Posted by RLFANS News Hound on Sat 9th Sep 2017 5:16 PM | Views : 2152 |
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Wigan Beat Twelve Man Hull To Go Third
In a repeat of the Challenge Cup Final, Hull FC were the hosts as a Wigan Warriors side intent on revenge, visited the The KCOM Stadium.
Wigan's coach Wane initially stuck with the same seventeen who were defeated by 18-14 at Wembley a fortnight ago but the very late withdrawal of Joe Burgess saw Liam Marshall come into the starting line up. FC's coach Radford made a number of forced changes for the Airlie Birds with Thompson for Tuimavave, Bowden for Ellis and three changed faces on the bench including Fash, Green and Masimbaashe Matongo making only his fifth appearance since his debut against Wigan two years ago.
A win for Hull would put them within a point of securing a play-off place and keep alive their outside hopes of second (depending on the Rhinos outcome at Castleford). A win for Wigan would lift them into the third play-off place above last nights narrow losers Wakefield Trinity and push tonights hosts into fourth.
Posted by RLFANS News Hound on Fri 8th Sep 2017 10:17 PM | Views : 1721 |
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Saints Snatch Win As Trinity Fail to Take Chances
Tonight's game at the Beaumont Legal Stadium was critical for both sides. A win for Trinity would lift them up to third place in a congested top of the table and with third placed Hull FC and Wigan playing each other on Friday night it would ensure that they retain a top four place going into the last two games of the season.
A win for Saints would leave them outside the top four but throw them a lifeline for their own scramble for the play-offs. A loss would practically end any hopes of a top four finish.
Saints had a big 41-16 win in Wakefield back in July but Wakefield won the early season game over in St Helens by 16-12.
Posted by RLFANS News Hound on Thu 7th Sep 2017 10:03 PM | Views : 1478 |
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Dragon Bird Out for the Rest of the Season
The Catalans Dragons have been dealt a major blow with the loss of the inspirational Greg Bird for the rest of the season through suspension.
Bird appeared before the disciplinary this evening a pleaded guilty to the Grade D charge for a dangerous throw against Halifax during Sunday's fixture at the New Shay.
Bird appealed against the grading, but not the charge, but he was unsuccessful.
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Seven Charges and Three Warnings From Busy Review Panel
It's been a busy day in the video review room at the RFL disciplinary.
Out of the weekends Super Eights and Qualifiers they've spotted seven offences which they deem worthy of a charge and another three which have brought forward cautions for the offenders.
Tuesday nights disciplinary is, however, likely to be less busy as only one of the charges brought does not have an associated Early Guilty Plea (EGP) which will mean that the offender will be called in front of the committee.
Posted by RLFANS News Hound on Mon 4th Sep 2017 6:54 PM | Views : 12712 |
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Championship Qualifiers Round Four Round Up
On paper, the game of the round looked like being Sunday's clash at the Leigh Sports Village between fourth placed Centurions and a Vikings side currently residing in third. The outcome would go some way to suggesting the three sides who would definitely be playing Super League next season.
On Saturday evening the Warrington Wolves were strong favourites as they travelled to a London Broncos side who have pushed sides close in the Qualifiers without getting the points.
Sunday also saw a struggling Catalans Dragons at Halifax, and Hull KR travel to Featherstone.
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Wolves Made To Sweat For Narrow Broncos Win
After a disappointing start to the Qualifiers, London Broncos faced their stiffest test of the competition as they came up against the nailed-on certainties for an automatic Super League 2018 place, the Warrington Wolves.
London knew that a win would lift them into the second of the Million Pound game positions in advance of the Catalans facing Halifax tomorrow at the Shay. A loss would almost certainly signify Championship rugby for 2018.
Warrington made just one change from the side who beat Halifax with Kurt Gidley coming in on the bench after missing the last four. London welcomed back Api Pewhairangi, Eddie Battye, Tom Spencer, Matt Garside and Ben Evans to the side which lost narrowly to Hull KR last time out.
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Wigan Bounce Back Win Over Saints
Rarely before has a St. Helens derby with Wigan Warriors borne such importance as tonight's fixture at the Totally Wicked Stadium with both sides knowing that a loss would as good as end their 2017 season. Wigan Warriors were still smarting from last weeks Wembley loss and needed to pick themselves up to get a victory against the old enemy.
Both sides started the game sitting on twenty-seven Super League points and knew that while a loss wouldn't mathematically end their chances of a play-off berth, but would will make it extremely unlikely.
Ben Barba made his St Helens debut, completing his twelve game rugby league suspension after an illicit drugs ban, and since being released by the Cronulla Sharks. Theo Fages was the one to miss out as Jonny Lomax was moved into the halves. Wigan too made a couple of changes due to illness with Tom Davies and Ryan Sutton being replaced by Liam Marshall and Jack Wells.
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Rhinos Secure Play-Offs By Beating Cup Winners Hull
With the Ladbroke's Challenge Cup safely returned to the trophy cabinet, Hull FC turned their attention to a top two finish and semi-final home advantage in the play-offs. They needed to defeat the Leeds Rhinos at a Headingley which would seem a little less atmospheric than normal as the demolition crews moved into the South Stand. A win for the home side would almost guarantee them a home play-off.
There were a couple of changes for the Leeds Rhinos with Mitch Garbutt returning from injury and on the bench and Rob Burrow being brought from the bench into the starting line up after Joel Moon was a very late withdrawal with a groin tweak in the warm up. Lee Radford made a number of changes to his cup winning side bringing in Steve Michaels for the injured Griffin, Josh Bowden came off the bench for Watts, and Jansin Turgut replaced Minichiello in the second row, Brad Fash and Jordan Thompson were both named on the bench.
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Photograph: Wolfgang Leander, Tiger Beach 2007
Last weekend my dad and I were in West Palm Beach to see David, Dee, and Brendal (there will be a separate blog on who they are - enough to say that they are some great people, and true shark lovers). As we started talking about sharks - "a shift in paradigm" came up as a topic. How do you change the way people perceive sharks?
Dolphins, seals, dogs, cats, and most other furry animals (rats?, skunks? :-) can connect with people; they are cute, have "human traits", and are just adorable - everyone wants to save them.
The point I am trying to make is that we have to change the bad image sharks have, perhaps by playing a word association game: shark = love, endangered, beautiful ... not fear, scary, death, killing machine, Jaws.
And while I know many readers will disagree with me on this, I do think we actually need to humanize sharks, we need people to be able to relate to, and care for them in some form or shape.
It is a human trait to humanize our fellow creatures - we do that as we spend more time with animals. Disney has been doing this for some 80 years. It is amazing to see how accurately these cartoonists capture the animal characteristics / behavior and combine them with human expressions - who will forget Bruce in "Finding Nemo"?Sharks can be presented in a different light, not necessarily as cartoons... Give them faces, give them names.
As most creatures sharks have unique personalities; divers who have had the privilege of seeing the same sharks in one given spot year after year will not only recognize them by some dents on their fins or distinctive body marks but also by their individual character. Thus, it would almost seem normal that these divers give their shark buddies names.
Ask divers who went with Jim Abernethy to Tiger Beach to tell you about "Emma" a 12-13 ft tiger shark - and they will most likely show you a picture they took of her, a lovely, most serene shark everybody falls in love with.
"Dartboard", "Mathilde", "Ella" are some of the large, awesome tiger shark babes you will most likely meet on dive trips with Mark Addison in Aliwal Shoal (South Africa).
An almost legendary tiger shark is "Scarface" of Beqa Lagoon; she is a resident tiger lady measuring some very impressive 15-16ft.Should these sharks ever get caught and killed by mindless fishermen, or netted by the infamous Natal Sharks Board shark nets in South Africa, you could be sure that their loss will be mourned by countless divers from all over the world who found them to be dear aquatic friends.
The 'shift in paradigm' we meant is precisely this: If you don't consider sharks a menace or a nuisance but can instead shed tears about the death of a shark you have become close to, either directly or through a filmed story or photographs, you will be able to cry for all those anonymous sharks who are being slaughtered brutally because of their fins, and are slowly vanishing into the mist of extinction...
A word of caution lest some readers get this all wrong: Sharks are NOT pets, even if they have friendly sounding names such as "Emma" or "Julia"; sharks are very efficient predators, and as such potentially dangerous, at least those you are likely to encounter in the wild.
Sharks deserve our admiration, our protection, and our respect. Do NOT engage in close interaction with sharks, no matter what size, unless you have acquired sufficient experience in understanding their body language.
Needless to say, interacting with sharks requires much sensitivity for animals in general, and a high degree of "oceanic emotional intelligence" when it comes to them.


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SWINDON Mayor Teresa Page teed off at the 21st charity golf day at Wrag Barn Golf and Country Club.
The golf day, which included a raffle and an auction, helped to raise £3,500 for the Children's Cancer And Leukaemia Movement which supports youngsters diagnosed with the disease and their families.
Sixteen teams of four players took part in the day last week, including a team sponsored by Pebley Beach which included Swindon Speedway manager Alun Rossiter and former Swindon Town footballer Paul Hunt.
CALM chairman Richard Crowley said: "It was a fantastic day and the weather was brilliant. it was a bit cloudy in the morning but then it brightened up during the afternoon.
"Last year we raised £3,000, so it is good that we have done even better this year.
"The money won't go towards a specific project but will go to support the children and families who need it, as we give grants to families to help with costs after diagnosis and also for convalescence holidays.
"In the evening the awards were presented by the deputy mayor Andrew Bennett."
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Phoenix Green consumers are the top spenders in categories offering a higher selection of sustainable choices, such as produce, eggs and light bulbs, according to a new survey by The Nielsen Co. and the Natural Marketing Institute.
Green households, according to the survey, account for 81% of organic-product purchases, nearly four times as much as "unconcerned" consumers (consumers not on the eco-radar).
These consumers are also more likely to purchase products with health claims, such as gluten-free and multi-grain.
Green consumers are also more likely to shop in warehouse clubs than non-green consumers, the report said.


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Targeting Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor-gamma in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients - Will it Reduce Inflammation, Atherosclerosis, Calcification and Improve Survival of Peritoneal Dialysis Patients?
The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.
Verified July 2010 by Hospital Authority, Hong Kong.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
Hospital Authority, Hong Kong
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First received: August 15, 2007
Last updated: July 6, 2010
Last verified: July 2010
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Peritoneal dialysis patients are at increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality and are related to the presence of accelerated atherosclerosis. Our recent data showed that inflammation predicts mortality and cardiovascular death, independent of other cardiovascular risk factors in peritoneal dialysis patients. As a considerable proportion of peritoneal dialysis patients showed evidence of inflammation, it raises an important question as to whether anti-inflammatory treatment has any cardiovascular and survival benefit in these patients. The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-g) agonist is a class of drug with insulin sensitizing property. Recent experimental and clinical studies demonstrated that this class of drug has anti-inflammatory and anti-atherosclerotic properties other than insulin sensitizing effect in type 2 diabetics. We therefore hypothesize that modulation of the PPAR-g activity may be a novel therapeutic strategy for reducing inflammation and retarding the progression of atherosclerosis and possibly lowering mortality in our peritoneal dialysis patients.
|Chronic Disease Kidney Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases
|Drug: rosiglitazone
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Targeting Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor-gamma in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients - Will it Reduce Inflammation, Atherosclerosis, Calcification and Improve Survival of Peritoneal Dialysis Patients?
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MedlinePlus related topics: Atherosclerosis
Drug Information available for: Rosiglitazone Rosiglitazone MaleateU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Hospital Authority, Hong Kong:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- carotid athersclerosis [ Time Frame: 6 month, 1 year and 2 year ]
- endothelial function [ Time Frame: 6 month, 1 year and 2 year ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- all-cause mortality and cardiovascular event [ Time Frame: 1 year, 2 year ]
- pulse wave velocity [ Time Frame: 6 month, 1 year, 2 year ]
- inflammation [ Time Frame: 6 month, 1 year, 2 year ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|March 2006
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|November 2008
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|20 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Both prevalent patients or patients newly started on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis with age between 20 - 75 with or without diabetes mellitus will be considered eligible for study entry. For patients newly started on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis, they will be suitable for recruitment into the study after one month on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with underlying malignancy
- Patients with chronic liver disease or liver cirrhosis
- Patients with hepatitis B or C positive
- Patients with active infections
- Patients with other chronic active inflammatory disease such as systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis
- Patients who refuse study participation
- Patients with underlying congenital heart disease or rheumatic heart disease
- Patients with poor general condition
- Patients with plans for living related kidney transplant within 2 years
- Female patients with pregnancy
- Patients with history of recurrent hypoglycemia
- Patients with Class III and IV congestive heart failure
- Patients already receiving glitazones treatment at the screening visit
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: NCT00516880
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00516880
|Contact: Angela Wang, Dr
|(852) 2855 4949
|Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital
|Hong Kong, China
|Sub-Investigator: KN Lai, Prof
|Department of Medicine, Tung Wah Hospital
|Hong Kong, China
|Sub-Investigator: WK Lo, Dr
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Hospital Authority, Hong Kong
|Principal Investigator:
|Angela Wang, Dr
|Department of Medicine/Nephrology, Queen Mary Hospital/ The University of Hong Kong
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00516880 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|August 15, 2007
|Last Updated:
|July 6, 2010
Keywords provided by Hospital Authority, Hong Kong:
chronic kidney disease
cardiovascular disease
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Cardiovascular Diseases
Kidney Diseases
Chronic Disease
Pathologic Processes
Urologic Diseases
Arterial Occlusive Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Disease Attributes
Calcium Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Hypoglycemic Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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I purchased 4 of the "complimentary" balcony tickets to tomorrow night's preseason game. I have already invited some friends, but I won't know until tomorrow if they can make it or not.
If the tickets become available, I'm willing to share the wealth here. I'm still going, so you'd have to suffer with me , but they'd otherwise be free.
If anyone is interested, let me know and I'll let you know tomorrow if they're available or not.


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Eagles destroy Kangaroos in elimination final
West Coast smashes North Melbourne by 96 points in Perth to set up a tantalising semi-final against Collingwood next Saturday.
Any prospect that North Melbourne could conjure its own travelling miracle vanished within half an hour of Andrew Swallow leading his team blinking into the Subiaco sun. This was Perth's hottest day since summer - 29 degrees at the first bounce - and the Kangaroos walked into a furnace.
The result had nothing to do with the conditions - the west has been so wintry that Nic Naitanui was pictured on the front page of the paper during the week holding a handful of hailstones he'd picked up off his front lawn - and everything to do with a finals-ready team meeting an opponent that went miserably stale after beating Collingwood in round 21.
The Roos, the play-on junkies, were run off their feet. Andrew Embley was chased down by Andrew Swallow on the first forward thrust of the day, but all the visitors looked like catching henceforth was heat stroke.
Brad Scott rightly noted that they'd been beaten at their own game. ''Transition's been a great part of our second part of the year - very rarely have teams been able to get the ball out of our forward line and run the length of the ground as the Eagles did today.''
His players were, Scott said, ''deers in the headlights'' at times. ''It only takes one to slip out of the loop.'' He mentioned Embley, Andrew Gaff and Luke Shuey as exemplars; all three at some stage found themselves in a paddock of space, careered away, and made the Roos pay in a manner that has been their template.
''We've been doing that to the opposition for a fair while now,'' Scott added. ''We got beaten at our own game. We got beaten by weight of numbers.''
On the ''inside'', the Roos competed manfully; Swallow, Jack Ziebell and Ben Cunnington's effort and output were glaring in comparison to many teammates. But everywhere else was a loss; even after mustering a six-goal third quarter - perhaps as much a function of the Eagles being mindful of the black-and-white mission ahead as any colour the Kangaroos added to a bleak palette - they were put back in their box by an opponent not prepared to concede anything. West Coast slammed on eight in the last, stretching the final margin to its most bloated all day.
The first quarter was a massacre. Jack Darling went to the first break with seven kicks, five marks and three goals from five scoring shots to his name. North had scrounged just 11 marks in total, none of them contested. They trailed the Eagles by 43 points and Darling alone by 17.
There was no breeze, yet all was blowing West Coast's way. Embley pulled a set shot from 50 metres out on the full, but when Naitanui marked the returning free kick and handballed backwards to him, he hammered it home off one step from 60. When allowed to run hard in attack, Embley can still resemble a younger, Norm Smith medallist version of himself.
Darling kicked one from the boundary line, then got ridiculously free on a West Coast rebound, bounced three times through half forward and slotted another. Eric MacKenzie left Drew Petrie, snuck forward, marked in the pocket and kicked his first goal in his 78th game of AFL football.
Other than a burst of energy when it no longer mattered, Daniel Wells was back in the team in name only. Lindsay Thomas was rendered invisible by Sam Butler, Lachie Hansen was strangled by Darren Glass, Robbie Tarrant wasn't noticed, either before or after he was subbed out of the game.
Brent Harvey finished his 17th season missing a goal he would normally kick in his sleep - but to be fair he kicked three and was far from his team's worst - and being jeered off the ground after lashing out at Daniel Kerr just before the three-quarter time siren.
Todd Goldstein could not shake off his recent struggles, nor land a decisive blow in the most unfair of fights against Dean Cox and Naitanui.
Even when the latter camped deep in the forward line after another display of tap work that blended athleticism and art, Cox fed Matthew Priddis and Kerr as if intravenously.
The most pleasant of Sundays for West Coast was disturbed only by a foot injury likely to end veteran leader Beau Waters' season. Quinten Lynch's clattering of Scott McMahon amid the first-quarter carnage is bound to attract attention at today's video review; in keeping with the tenor of the day, the Eagle's knee spearing into the back-pedalling Roos' ribs did not even draw a 50-metre penalty.
It was that sort of day for North, when the tank ran dry.
Quarter 1
Some hard tackling and tight play in the first couple of minutes from both teams looked to set up a tight contest. North got the first score, but it was all West Coast from there. It took eight minutes for the Eagles to score a major, but then the floodgates opened. It took more than 20 minutes for the Roos to register their second behind. When defender Mackenzie marked a wobbling Naitanui floater and scored his first goal in AFL footy, it was clear the day belonged to West Coast. Eagles by 43.
Quarter 2
North Melbourne showed more intensity at the start of the second quarter, but it could not capitalise, kicking several points before the Eagles broke away again with nice goals to Lynch and then Embley. The Roos finally registered a major when Matthew Campbell ran onto a loose ball and in to goal at the 18-minute mark. Even though the Eagles lost Beau Waters with an Achilles injury, they did not miss a beat, scoring two more goals before the Kangaroos could notch their second. Eagles by 54.
Quarter 3
North began the third quarter well, with a goal to Hansen. The Eagles responded quickly, but again the Roos scored another, only to blow an opportunity to go back to back when Swallow missed on the run shortly after. Two quick goals to Embley looked to end North's mini comeback but the Roos persevered, ending the quarter with three unanswered goals. A miss by Gibson at 24 minutes, from 30 metres out and almost directly in front of goal, summed up the afternoon for the Roos. Eagles by 43.
Quarter 4
West Coast came out in the last quarter looking to finish things quickly and would have scored in seconds had Shuey's kick been on target. It mattered little though as the Eagles kicked the next three goals before Harvey even got a look in for the Roos. His first shot missed, but he was set up by Swallow for a goal at 11 minutes. After that the Roos hardly seemed to touch the ball and it was party time for the Eagles as they stacked on 6.6 in a crushing win. Eagles by 96. - CLAIRE SIRACUSA


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Friday, November 25, 2011
The Black Friday Snooze
12 comments:
- Victoria said...
Happy Thanksgiving, Grace! I was at work here in London, running stories and pictures of Black Friday. Huge crowds in Macy's. I think you had the right idea. You can save the economy next week!
- Friday, November 25, 2011
- Sue said...
Black Friday-I laugh at the fools. I spend mine making garlands and wreaths and putting up my string lights. Coffee and leftover pie. And catching up on mail. Love it!
- Saturday, November 26, 2011
- catmint said...
Dear Grace, I hate bargain shopping, the crowds and the excitement and have developed what I call the swoop method - in and out in the shortest possible time at a time when there are fewest people around. I do disagree with you on one point in this post - dogs not cats rule. cheers, catmint
- Saturday, November 26, 2011
- Diana said...
You pulled me right in there, Grace... really like your post, and no, we would never be a part of Black Friday.
Let's see, what did we do? Regular early morning ritual... cup of coffee, read, a second cup; hop on the eliptical for 20 minutes... a "shake" for breakfast and out to the garden. The sun was shining, Grace!
We cleaned up the last of the tomato vines and most of the other raised beds, dug the final potatoes, had turkey soup for lunch...
... to friends for dinner and to look at our new kitten, just captured... wild cats that had been abandoned and they found. Can't wait to show him to you.
Now, we are back out to the garden: sunny and time to spray the fruit trees. The fun never ends.
I can now envision sitting on the sofa with "..." curled near me, and "stirring my muse". I hope your day is a splendid one.
- Saturday, November 26, 2011
- Alison said...
I spent my Black Friday very much like you did, curled up on the couch, or sometimes at the computer, watching some TV with either the kitties or my husband, drinking coffee, reading books, eating leftovers. Just before the sun set, I ran out and fussed in the garden for about 15 minutes, just because I was feeling guilty about wasting a sunny day.
I can understand the retailers wanting to make money, but that crowd is not for me. I freak out in crowds. My family are all back east, so I usually buy online and have it shipped directly to them.
I'm thinking today might be a repeat of yesterday. Maybe tomorrow too. Except for the garden part. It's raining again.
- Saturday, November 26, 2011
- Lona said...
We had beautiful weather here so I spent the day playing outdoors putting up Christmas decorations while the weather was kind. No way do I go to the Black Friday stampedes. LOL! After so many years in retail I do not want near the places. I got so tired of complaining people that I had to retire because I was afraid I was going to injure someone. LOL!
- Saturday, November 26, 2011
- Sherrey said...
Grace, I loved this post! Black Friday doesn't exist on my calendar, and never would I consider even being a part of such a ploy as this. Spent my Friday with family curled up reading books, sharing memories, drinking coffee and cider, and got in a little knitting. Absolutely perfect day!
- Saturday, November 26, 2011
- linniew said...
Oh Gracie, I love the image of you and the kitty and the blankie and the great contrast to that hectic dinner day! I'm no shopper. I spent most of the day with my computer too. Aren't leftovers the best thing ever? Guess I better think about Christmas one of these days...
- Sunday, November 27, 2011
- Donna@Gardens Eye View said...
I have never shopped a Black Friday. It has become a dark day to me certainly changing what the Black means now especially after this one...so much violence..Ok, I spend mine now traveling back from family in AZ. So much better although I love your celebration Grace!!
- Sunday, November 27, 2011
- bakingbarb said...
Happy Holidays (to cover Thanksgiving and the rest cause I tend to miss saying it ahead of time). It's wonderful to have family around at this time of year.
I'm with you, black friday is great for retailers but not for me.
We did support our local retailers on Saturday though!
- Sunday, November 27, 2011
- Darla said...
Well I guess the likes of us here, so far, didn't help the economy at all. :) I have never been shopping on black Friday. I was actually putting the nursery back together at church. We had a pipe burst and the bottom floor flooded...today I am getting the church ready for a memorial service tomorrow. Trying to get wrinkles out of 15 round table linens as I type..we lost one of our dear members on Thanksgiving, so we have all been in a funk.....
- Monday, November 28, 2011
- kathleen said...
Hi Grace,
I love the image of nestling under a blanket on the couch, which pretty much describes how I usually spend my Black Fridays. The last place I would ever want to be is at the mall or anywhere near a retail store. I think I just rebel against the commercialism of the season. The spirit eventually strikes me but not on Black Friday. Enjoyed visiting your site and this post!
- Monday, November 28, 2011
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How many items in your makeup bag have a whole song dedicated to their appeal? I'm sure that I'm not the only total makeup junkie who got an extra kick out of Lil Mama's hit "Lip Gloss." (Click here to watch the video on aol.com) From my first Lip Smackers to the many, many tubes of sparkling gloss that dot my desk and fill up my purses, I am a lip gloss girl through and through (just like Mandy Moore). And while my allegiance can vary wildly week to week, I'll always come back to my MAC Lipglass. Now we want which one you can't live without. Tell us: What is your all-time favorite lipgloss?
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David and Crystal Webster would like to announce the birth of their son, Eli Patrick Webster.
He was born at 5:06 p.m. Nov. 26, 2012 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Edgewood.
He weighed 7 pounds and 2 ounces and was 20 ¼ inches long.
His maternal grandparents are Robert and Judy Grant of Dry Ridge.
His paternal grandparents are David and Patricia Webster of Dry Ridge.
Jeanine Lister and William McCann Jr. met online in September 2011 through a dating site.
They had both been in long and short term relationships, but were looking for the "right" person to build a relationship with.
They spent 10 days trading emails. Some containing the standard early relationship kind of information, while others contained what some may consider quirky, random thoughts, where they would finish each other's sentence or line of thinking.
It didn't matter that Rebecca Henry was off duty from her job as a 911 emergency dispatcher with the Kentucky State Police, when she heard a call for help, she answered .
Her selfless act earned her statewide recognition as the recipient of the 2012 Kentucky Governor's Ambassador Award for Courage.
After finishing up a night on third shift on April 26, 2012, she went home to get some sleep, but a loud noise awakened her around 3:30 p.m.
Terry Smallwood, of Lexington, vice president – investment officer of Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC of Lexington graduated from Union College with a degree in accounting and business. Since then, he has been putting that degree to work, making himself one of the top financial advisors with Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC.
Since 2011, Smallwood has been ranked in the top 25 percent of financial advisors for the company, and also has been named vice president-investment officer and premier advisor in 2011.
Kentucky's latest class of elected circuit court clerks got a jump start on preparing to take office at a comprehensive orientation program that the Administrative Office of the Courts provided Dec. 11-13 in Lexington. The new circuit court clerks were elected in the November 2012 general election and will take office Jan. 7, 2013.
Tina Melton of Grant County participated in the 2012 Circuit Court Clerks' Newly Elected Officials Orientation.
Three members of the Williamstown City Council were recognized earlier this month for their combined 55 years of service to the city.
Williamstown Mayor Rick Skinner presented Robert "Bob" Perry, Stanley Woodyard and Glenn Caldwell with plaques at the Dec. council meeting.
Caldwell opted not to run for re-election. Perry and Woodyard lost their bid for re-election in the November election, which garnered a field of 10 candidates for six seats.
Rebecca Bowling and Charles Lewis would like to announce the birth of their daughter, Charlee Mae Lewis.
Lewis was born at 9:04 p.m. on Aug. 20, 2012 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Edgewood.
She weighed 8 pounds and 4 ounces and was 21 and a half inches long.
Her maternal grandparents are Gary and Barb Bowling of Dry Ridge. Her maternal great grandparents are the late Bob and Dot Bowling and the late James and Rose Ann Thomas.
Recently, the Grant County Farm Bureau was recognized for the achievements of its women's program and received the 2012 Gold Star Award of Excellence during Kentucky Farm Bureau's annual meeting in Louisville.
Troy and Ashley Gordon of Dry Ridge would like to announce the birth of their daughter, Tessa Renee Gordon was born at 9:11 p.m. on Aug. 12, 2012 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Edgewood.
She weighed 7 pounds and 2 ounces and was 19.29 inches long.
Her maternal grandparents are Jerry and Pat Lower of Dry Ridge. Her maternal great grandparents are Ella Simpson and Lora Lower of Dry Ridge.
Her paternal grandparents are Joe and Rosemary Gordon of Dry Ridge.
Fred and Evelyn Brock will celebrated their 60th anniversary on Dec. 13, 2012. They were married in Pikeville.
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Vesta Williams, the singer that was known for her powerful voice when she hit the scene in the 1980s, was found dead in her hotel room in California.
The 48-year-old singer who stated she was 53 in an interview passed away with no details given at this point to the cause of her death. Williams lost her recording contract due to her weight gain, but years later she lost over 100 pounds and was able to release new music.
Friends like Bowlegged Lou, Jackee Harry and Shanice have began to express their sentiment and Vesta has an upcoming feature on TV One's Unsung.
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NEW sightings have emerged of missing York man Ben Clarkson as police continue their search for the music shop worker.
Ben, 22, was spotted at 3.40am on Sunday in Layerthorpe, close to the junction of James Street.
At the time he was wearing dark skinny jeans, a grey t-shirt with an Eiffel Tower logo on the front and dark pumps with white trim and white toe caps.
Police officers and PCSOs are searching of Ben's route home from Stonebow to Heworth Green, the regional underwater search team and a specially trained scent dog have been brought in to assist the investigation.
Further searches of the Heworth Green area and the River Foss will continue throughout the day. Divers resumed their searches of the River Foss around Heworth Green.
Inspector Richard Abbott, who is coordinating the search for Ben, said: "I would like to thank the members of the public who have already helped in the search for Ben and ask people to remain vigilant and report any possible sightings.
"I am also appealing directly to Ben. Please contact us straight away to confirm that you are safe and well. Your family and friends are extremely concerned about you and are desperate to know that you have not come to harm."
Police also said a number of reported sightings of Ben in the city since he was reported missing have not been confirmed.
Ben, 22, was seen outside Fibbers nightclub in Stonebow at about 3.30am on Sunday, and police said it was unusual that he would be out of contact with his friends and family for so long.
Yesterday the underwater search team searched the Foss between Huntington Road and Heworth Green, near their junction with Monkgate and Foss Islands Road, and also further down the river towards the Foss Basin.
Ben, a former York St John University student, who now works at Music Room in Lendal, was wearing dark skinny jeans, a grey T-shirt with an Eiffel Tower logo on the front and dark pumps with white trim and white toe caps, when he was last seen.
Police have carried out a number of inquiries including searches of Ben's route home and examining CCTV footage.
The search for Ben follows the discovery in the River Ouse on Sunday of the body of Megan Roberts, the 20-year-old student who had gone missing after a night out in the city centre six weeks ago.
Yesterday the River Ouse Safety Group urged people out in town at night to stick together when walking home, to prevent avoidable tragedies.
The group said: "We are determined to work with colleagues across the city to prevent river-related incidents where we can.
"We urge everyone who is out and about in the city centre to watch out for each other and stay together when heading home so that should an accident occur, there is someone to raise the alarm."
Yesterday's searches in the Foss were overseen by Sergeant Steve Birss of the marine unit.
He said two officers in a boat used scanning equipment up and down the river, while three more entered the Foss to search by hand. He said divers would not be used unless further scans deemed them necessary.
He said the Foss flowed more slowly than the Ouse and was a lot shallower, and was relatively free of debris.
He said: "Most of it seems to be reasonably well covered from a safety point of view, with railings and life rings. The Ouse was six or seven metres deep and this at its deepest is about 1.5 metres. If we're going to dive, that's in our favour but it makes scanning just that little bit harder."
Inspector Jo Brooksbank said: "Ben, if you are safe and well, I urge you to contact the police immediately. Your family and friends are very worried about your welfare and are desperate to know that you are safe and well."
A spokeswoman for York St John University said Ben had been a student there between September 2010 and March 2011.
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GlosVAIN say incinerator appeal 'could go either way' as inquiry comes to an end
4:16pm Thursday 30th January 2014
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4:16pm Thursday 30th January 2014
By Chris Warne
CONTROVERSIAL plans for a giant waste burner at Javelin Park near Haresfield are 'in the balance', according to Sue Oppenheimer, the chairman of anti-incinerator group GlosVAIN.
Following 23-days of painstaking argument and counter argument, the tense public inquiry into the £500 million project has finally come to a close and Ms Oppenheimer, the head of the grassroots opposition movement, believes the outcome 'could go either way'.
Speaking on Thursday, the day after the protracted and costly planning inquiry finished, Ms Oppenheimer rated the group's chances of success at '50/50' despite the 'David and Goliath-like' nature of the contest and thanked all of GlosVAIN's backers for their 'terrific support'.
The inquiry, which often seemed to centre around obscure pieces of planning legislation, saw all sides call expert witnesses in a bid to reinforce their respective cases.
It came about after Urbaser Balfour Beatty, the multinational waste consortium behind the scheme, appealed a decision last March by Gloucestershire County Council's planning committee to unanimously refuse its application.
Held at the Hallmark Hotel in Matson and presided over by a Government-appointed inspector, the inquiry saw a top barrister acting on behalf of UBB pitted against legal teams brought in by Shire Hall and Stroud District Council.
Campaigners from GlosVAIN also hired a planning consultant, funded via donations to the group, to put forward their arguments.
Last week, closing statements were made by all the different parties involved in the appeal, which is estimated to have cost GCC the best part of a million pounds after it signed a contract with UBB last year that committed the authority to paying the company's legal costs in the event of an appeal.
On the penultimate day of the inquiry, GlosVAIN's representative Alan Watson said the proposed incinerator was far too large, would not deliver the benefits claimed and "would be a long-term legacy to the profligate way in which we have wasted resources we should be sharing with future generations."
In his closing remarks, he added: "GlosVAIN feels more strongly than ever that if this incinerator was to be approved in spite of the scale and detail of the objection more fundamental questions than just those of the planning regime would be raised.
"Overriding such strongly held and widespread objections would challenge both the meaning of localism, local democracy and ultimately the definition of sustainable development."
Zack Simons QC, for Stroud District Council, said the proposal was 'fundamentally out of keeping with its location' and insisted 'genuine and proven alternative solutions' existed, while GCC's QC Richard Elvin said the harm to the landscape was not outweighed by the public benefits of the scheme.
But in his closing statement Richard Phillips QC, tasked with fighting UBB's corner, said: "However one approaches it, there is we submit a demonstrable and overriding need and policy support in Gloucestershire for the sustainable waste management facility represented by the appeal proposal."
Brian Cook, the inspector overseeing proceedings will now write up his report and submit it, along with a recommendation about whether or not the proposal should be approved, to Eric Pickles, the secretary of state for communities, who will have the final say.
The inspector's report is due to land on Mr Pickles' desk by the end of May and the Conservative MP could announce his decision in the autumn.
Casting an eye back over the inquiry proceedings, GlosVAIN's Sue Oppenheimer, said: "I think we have come out of it with a 50/50 chance. It is anybody's guess now how it's going to turn out. I don't think even the inspector has a clear view yet.
"I think we did the best we could do. The support we had from our supporters was terrific and we made a very strong case but in the end it all comes down to planning law and not common sense sadly.
"I think it is in the balance. We will just have to wait nine months or so to find out. In the mean time we have to work on a plan B so there is a really good alternative if we do win."
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Detroit - Sugar cookies are a holiday favorite probably because of all the possibilities for decorating. Here's a shortcut recipe from Meijer Healthy Living Advisor Tina Miller
Shortcut Sugar Cookies
Makes about 3 dozen
1 17.5 oz. pkg. Betty Crocker sugar cookie mix
1 egg
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter or butter blend
Decorating supplies:
Cookie cutters
Decorator writing icing, String licorice, Mini-candies (mini-M&Ms), White icing (canned), Colored sugar and sprinkles
1. In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, butter and egg until soft dough forms. Cover and refrigerate dough for 1-2 hours (or more.)
2. Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees. Remove dough from refrigerator and let stand for 10 minutes. Lightly dust rolling pin and rolling surface with flour. Roll a "handful" of dough 1/4-inch thick and cut shapes using cookie cutters. Place on cookies sheets lined with parchment paper. Add leftover cut out dough to the batch of remaining dough. Repeat rolling and cutting until all dough is used.
3. If desired, lightly brush cookies with egg white. Bake 10-12 minutes, until lightly browned. Remove from oven and cool completely. Decorate as desired.