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Knight Commission memorandum to NCAA President Mark Emmert and NCAA Board of Directors on NCAA governance and related issues. August 2013.
The Commission officially launched its governance review in 2012 following a decision reached at its October 24, 2011 meeting that such an examination was needed despite recent progress toward achieving important academic reforms. The Commission believed then—as it does now—that significant issues continue to challenge the operation and integrity of Division I intercollegiate athletics. Many of these issues are outside of the NCAA's control and/or beyond the scope of the NCAA's reform agenda launched in late 2011. The objective of the Commission's review was to assess whether different approaches in the Division I model and governance might improve accountability and better serve both institutions and college athletes. The fragmented oversight for the highest level of college football, and for the billions of dollars in revenue it produces, was a key element in this examination.
The review focused on in-depth interviews with nearly 50 higher education and college sports leaders. The interviews were conducted in spring 2013 by Art & Science Group, the education research firm that conducted the Commission's 2009 survey of presidents at Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) institutions. Several current and past members of the NCAA Executive Committee and Division I Board of Directors participated in this new study.
Presidential Survey on the Cost and Financing of Intercollegiate Athletics. July 2009.
The survey reports the views of presidents for the Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) universities on the costs and financing of intercollegiate athletics. The findings are based on 95 quantitative telephone interviews and 22 qualitative follow-up telephone interviews with presidents. The quantitative component achieved an 80 percent completion rate. The study was conducted by Art & Science Group of Baltimore, MD, from March to July 2009. For Report Appendices, link here.
Executive Summary of Faculty Perceptions of Intercollegiate Athletics Survey. October 2007.
In a national survey of more than 2,000 faculty members at universities with the country's most visible athletic programs, a striking number of professors say they don't know about and are disconnected from issues facing college sports. More than a third say they don't know about many athletics program policies and practices, including the financial underpinnings of their campuses' athletics programs. Furthermore, more than a third have no opinion about concerns raised by national faculty athletics reform groups. ...
Faculty Perceptions of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 2007.
The main goal of the Faculty Perceptions of Intercollegiate Athletics Survey is to examine professors' beliefs about and satisfaction with intercollegiate athletics. The investigation also identifies faculty members' primary concerns about intercollegiate athletics and gathers preliminary data on whether they would join campus-based initiatives aimed at ameliorating these concerns. Further, the survey assesses whether professors think such activities would lead to meaningful change on their campus...
Public Opinion Poll, January 2006.
The Census-balanced and representative telephone poll of 502 adults among adults 18 years of age and older was conducted in December 2005 for the commission by Widmeyer Research and Polling of Washington, D.C. The margin of error for the poll is +/- 4.4%. Poll findings suggest the following:
Americans believe college sports are like professional sports. ...
Public Opinion Poll, December 2005.
A recent Census-balanced and representative telephone poll among 502 American adults completed in late December 2005 for the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics by Widmeyer Research and Polling of Washington, DC found that: Americans say the NCAA should "stay the course but remain diligent." ...

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Washington and Lee University's School of Law is ranked the 22nd best legal program in the country among the 180 ABA-accredited law schools, according to new rankings released Friday (March 31) by U.S. News and World Report.
"Washington and Lee University fared well on the indicators used by U.S. News that aim to measure the quality of students, faculty and the rigorous education that the School of Law provides," said W&L Law School Dean David F. Partlett.
"Our standing among the best 25 law schools in the country - and our inclusion in this elite group for over a decade - testifies to the strength of our academic program," added Partlett. "Rankings cannot reflect aspects of W&L that make its legal education uniquely excellent, in particular, a faculty dedicated to the education of students."
The annual rankings are based on nearly a dozen indicators including students' college performance and scores on the national LSAT exam for law school admission, the ratio of bar passage to state average and their graduation and job placement rates.
This year's rankings show the School of Law continues to gain ground in the quality of its students. In 2005, only one-in-five W&L law applicants gained admission. Similarly, 91 percent of W&L law graduates, within nine months of their graduation, secured law firm, corporate, government and public interest legal positions.
Moreover, among the top twenty-five schools the School of Law has the fifth-best student-faculty ratio of 10.5-to-1 - only bested by Yale, Stanford, the University of Chicago, and Cornell, which were respectively ranked the first, second, sixth and thirteenth best legal programs overall.
As one of the country's smallest law schools with 394 students this academic year, the advantage of W&L's small classes allows frequent interaction between professors and law students in and out of the classroom and while students are working at the School of Laws specialized legal clinics.
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Beginning December 7th, we'll start seeing phone books delivered to our doorsteps. While studies show that 70% of adults rarely or never use a phone book, you will get one if not multiple directories unless you opt out online. While there's no official cut-off date for requests to be honored, please try to do so by November 1st. Sign up and opt out of phonebooks and junk mail from 4000+ companies for free at www.catalogchoice.org.
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Monday 11/21, 6:30pm, Cambridge DPW, 147 Hampshire Street. Learn how to compost! Cambridge residents can 1) compost outdoors in a backyard bin, 2) indoors with worms, 3) use the City's drop-off food scraps program, or 4) even hire a bicycle company for pickup (metropedalpower.com/soilcycle or bootstrapcompost.com). Composting is easy, cheap, and protects the climate. You can reduce your trash up to 50% and save the City money. Remember, home composting is vegetarian, never add meat, bones, fat, dairy, or any food cooked with oil or butter.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The Pirates have been getting contributions from up and down their lineup to win 10 times in the last 13 games.
On Thursday, it was Gaby Sanchez, who homered and drove in three runs, and Garrett Jones hit a go-ahead, two-run double to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-4 comeback victory over the struggling Philadelphia Phillies.
"You don't try to explain it," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. "We just play the game, one at a time. I really like our focus and intensity.
"Everybody knows their role. Even if they don't start, they stay prepared and ready to go."
Justin Wilson (2-0) pitched two hitless innings in relief of James McDonald and the Pirates won their third straight. Taking the four-game series gave Pittsburgh its first series win in Philadelphia since April 4-6, 2003 at now demolished Veterans Stadium.
Ryan Howard went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs and Domonic Brown had a pair of doubles with an RBI for the Phillies, who have lost three straight and eight of 11. And the frustration was apparent in the eighth inning when Phillies manager Charlie Manuel was ejected by third-base umpire Dan Iassogna for arguing that Clint Barmes should have been called out for interference.
"We're just not playing good baseball right now," Manuel said. "We're in a bad term, or whatever you want to call it. We're trying and we have a lot of life, but we're not getting it done. We're in a period where we're not playing good at all."
Jones, pinch-hitting for Brandon Inge, laced a double off the wall in right with one out in the eighth against reliever Phillippe Aumont (1-3) to put the Pirates ahead 5-3. After striking out Jose Tabata to start the inning, Aumont hit Barmes with a pitch and allowed consecutive singles to Travis Snider and Marte to load the bases with one out.
Chad Durbin replaced Aumont (1-3) and gave up Sanchez's sacrifice fly that made it 6-3.
"I think it's the way we stayed after it against a real good pitcher," Hurdle said. "We didn't back away. Our hitters came through."
That was plenty for the stingy Pirates bullpen, which entered second in the majors with a 1.78 ERA. Watson pitched the last two innings for his first career save while closer Jason Grilli had the day off.
The Phillies scored a pair of runs in the sixth on Howard's RBI single and Brown's sacrifice fly before the Pirates tied it in the top of the seventh on two-out RBI singles from Sanchez and Michael McKenry.
"I think as a team we know that even though it's the seventh or eighth inning, we can put together some good at-bats," Sanchez said.
Cliff Lee allowed three runs and 10 hits while striking out seven and walking one. The seventh inning was his undoing.
"That's where I have to do a good job of keeping the lead," Lee said, noting that that both RBIs came on broken-bat hits. "I felt like I made some decent pitches. Things went their way that inning."
He tried to steal second base after reaching on an infield single in the fifth, but was thrown out.
"Basically I had it," Lee said. "I just got too antsy and took off too early."
McDonald allowed three runs and five hits with three walks and four strikeouts in five-plus innings.
Brown hit a blooper that fell in for an RBI double in the fourth that made it 1-0 before Sanchez tied it with a leadoff homer in the sixth.
Notes: Manuel's ejection was his first of the season and 51st of his 12-year managerial career. ... Slumping Phillies OF Ben Revere didn't start for the first time this season. He is batting .207 with 14 strikeouts in 87 at-bats. Ezequiel Carrera went 0-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts in his place. ... McDonald, a career .100 hitter (14-for-140) entering Thursday, went 2-for-2 with a pair of singles. ... Phillies RHP Kyle Kendrick (1-1, 3.28) is scheduled to face Pirates righty Dillon Gee (1-3, 5.95) when the teams open a three-game set in New York on Friday night. ... Pittsburgh LHP Jonathan Sanchez (0-2, 11.12) is slated to oppose Cardinals right-hander Lance Lynn (3-0, 3.68) when the teams begin a three-game series at 7:15 p.m. Friday in St. Louis.
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hi, i wrote to you all back on april 2008. my son is 4 years old now and he is on mestinon only. he gets 6 doses a day from 7am to 10pm (every three hours)4 doses of 1.7ml and 2 doses of 2.0ml (60mg).he is doing fine. he has a feeding tube and gets feeding every half hour after his med. he does eat by mouth but gets tired after about 4 to 7 bites.his weight is 35lbs and is 3 feet 6 inches tall.he is going to shcool and they take great care of him there. when he turns 5 they are going to put him in a regular class but a school nurse will look after his needs.he is very smart and knows about his condition.he tells the teachers he,s tired and needs to rest on his own. he has been taking his med oraly by himself since he was 2 and a half.you just hand it to him and he gulps it down. everyone is amazed at how he takes his med.when he was on the vent at the hospital he turned 2 years old and he would point at the suction tube when he needed to be suctioned.he amazed everybody with his inteligence and his will to live.he is a very bright boy and picks up on things instantly.the best part about him is that he knows he has a problem and has accepted it.he is truly amazing. my question to you is , what new kind of research is being done for mg and is stem cell a part of the new research. is there a better future for people with mg and what new studies are being done. i also want to thank all the doctors of the world for there hard work. beacause without there hard work my son would not be here. thanks again
Research continues in myasthenia, but stem cell therapy has not been one of the major explorations in research. Stem cell therapies are best when trying to replace a cell that is absent/dying and needs to be replenished (e.g. muscle cells in muscular dystrophy, motor neurons in ALS). Autoimmune myasthenia is a disease where your own immune system is attacking the muscle-nerve connection. Autoimmune myasthenia would not be fixed with this process, but there is the idea that maybe it could help with congenital myasthenia gravis.
Bone marrow transplantation is considered a form of stem cell treatment, and has been used rarely in autoimmune myasthenia. After very aggressive chemotherapy (wiping the cell's existing immune cells out), fresh bone marrow cells are reintroduced. I consider this really just an extreme form of immunosuppression. It has been used as a treatment of highly refractory myasthenia gravis, but it has a very high potential for serious side effects and even death. The medical literature on this use of bone marrow transplant is still very short on this subject. There is an ongoing study out of Northwestern University on this subject.
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Frank Ocean Wins Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 2013 Grammys
The 2013 Grammys had a lot of surprises for us this year. Not only was there a Justin Timberlake comeback performance, but also… [drumroll please]… a brand spankin' new category!
Four-time Grammy winner Kelly Rowland and four-time nominee Nas were on hand to introduce the award for Best Urban Contemporary Album. However, there were only three nominees for the new category: Chris Brown, Miguel, and Frank Ocean, making the competition, well, super competitive.
Unsurprisingly, and rightfully, Frank Ocean won the Grammy for his album 'Channel Orange,' which seemed to be to the delight of the audience.
"I wanna look at you all as kids in tuxedoes and being fancy asnd stuff like that," said Ocean, dressed to the nines in a navy suit, referencing how he was told to picture the audience naked. "I wanna say thank you to my mother for being the best, to my managers Kelly and Chris for being the best."
"And to everybody at Odd Future Records and everybody at Island Def Jam, and all of you guys, thank you," continued Ocean.
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Who is Aspera?Aspera is the creator of next-generation transport technologies that move the world's digital assets at maximum speed, regardless of file size, transfer distance and network conditions. An emerging standard for the high-speed movement of large file data over wide area network, Aspera's fasp technology is used by Fortune 500 corporations, Hollywood studios, major broadcasters, life sciences organizations and government agencies to move terabytes of data on a daily basis. By enabling the same high-performance data transport technology to, from and between remote cloud infrastructures, Aspera allows AWS users to fully realize the scalability, efficiency gains and cost savings offered by the EC2 and S3 platforms.
Why Aspera and AWS?With Aspera On-demand for AWS, users have the freedom to transfer files at their full bandwidth capacity hundreds of times faster than conventional technologies with the assurance that highly valuable content will be transported and stored reliably, in total security. Aspera's unprecedented bandwidth control allows users to automatically protect other IP traffic on their WAN link and apply relative prioritization to individual file transfers.
Particularly aimed at data-intensive applications such as video transcoding, media asset management, 3D animation and visual effects rendering, genomic sequence processing, large database hosting and more Aspera On-demand for AWS will benefit any workflow involving data transfers to, from and within the cloud, and between remote infrastructures.
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McDonalds Corp. wants to know if consumers want a salad — or fruit — with their meal in lieu of less nutritious side options.
The Oak Brook, Ill.-based company partnered with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation and American Heart Association to offer more fruit and vegetable options with its meals. The options are available in 20 of the restaurant's largest markets, representing 85% of the company's global sales, according to a news release.
The company committed to providing customers "a choice of side salad, fruit or vegetable as a substitute for french-fries in value meals" but specified that salad, fruit or vegetable options would vary depending on the participating market.
The company also made changes to its Happy Meal policy, removing sodas as options advertised in stores and in the marketplace. Patrons can still order soda with a Happy Meal, however.
McDonalds plans to include nutrition and well-being messages on Happy Meal boxes and bag panels, and ensure all ads aimed at children will "include a fun nutrition or children's well-being message." New packaging will "generate excitement for fruit, vegetable, low/reduced calorie dairy or water options for kids," according to a news release.
The markets participating in the initiative are:
- Argentina
- Australia
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Teheran carries winter success into spring
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Braves general manager Frank Wren and manager Fredi Gonzalez liked what they saw in December when they watched Julio Teheran pitch in the Dominican Winter League. During his first two starts of the Grapefruit League season, Teheran has given them more reason to believe he is ready to serve as Atlanta's fifth starter.
Teheran strengthened his bid to win the fifth spot by limiting the Nationals to one run and one hit in three innings of Friday night's 6-5 loss to the Nationals at Champion Stadium. The top pitching prospect displayed an impressive two-seam fastball while recording five strikeouts and throwing 26 of his 34 pitches for strikes.
"This is the third outing I've seen him, going back to his last outing in the Dominican," Gonzalez said. "His command was excellent there, and it has carried over. I've seen a better sinker the last two times out than I did in the Dominican."
Bryce Harper's wind-aided, opposite-field home run accounted for the only damage incurred by Teheran, who threw 14 pitches while striking out each of the final three batters that he faced.
"From what he showed today, I think he definitely could pitch here," Harper said. "He had pretty good stuff."
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Corn futures were rather mixed late Wednesday morning. Strength spilling over from the soybean pit seemingly boosted nearby futures. Conversely, the precipitation coming from the winter storm working its way across the Great Plains would seem to be improving prospects for the 2013 U.S. corn crop, but deferred corn futures had also risen slightly. March corn rose 1.5 cents to $6.9675/bushel around midsession Wednesday, while December rose 2.0 cents to $5.5975.
Soybean futures remained strong Wednesday morning. Traders apparently continue buying in response to disappointment with Argentine production prospects during the weeks ahead, with persistent dryness rather obviously reducing harvest potential. Others are reportedly reacting renewed buying from Chinese interests, particularly the fact that they have been buying old-crop U.S. beans. March beans were trading 16.0 cents higher, at $14.8625 late Wednesday morning, while March soyoil had fallen 0.15 cents to 52.39 cents/pound, whereas March meal gained $8.4 to $433.7/ton.
Wheat futures continued their late weather-driven decline Wednesday. Not only are large portions of the U.S. Winter Wheat Belt being blessed with substantial snowfall at this time, forecasters are expecting another system early next week. The predicted precipitation totals are not very large, but having it come in the form of snow could greatly benefit the soil underneath. The modest totals, as well as strength spilling over from the soybean pit may be limiting losses in some contracts and slightly boosting others. March CBOT wheat futures were unchanged at $7.3225/bushel just before lunchtime Wednesday, while March KCBT wheat rose 1.0 cent to $7.70, and March MGE futures climbed 1.25 cents to $8.17.
Cattle futures broke down badly Wednesday morning. Traders had reportedly come to expect another decline in country cattle prices this week, which undercut Chicago prices trading at substantial premiums. The plunge was rather surprising, especially when one considers the sustained strength exhibited by choice beef cutout so far this week. Futures prices are apparently headed even lower, but we would warn that the market could reverse sharply if/when cash values firm. April cattle plunged 1.82 cents to 127.72 cents/pound in late-morning activity, while August dove 1.62 cents to 124.97. Meanwhile, March feeder cattle had plummeted their 3.00- cent daily limit to 140.17 cents/pound, and August had fallen 2.87 cents to 153.47.
Hog futures proved quite weak again on Wednesday. The concurrent breakdown in cattle and feeder futures almost surely added to the downward pressure upon the hog/pork complex. However, the main driver of the drop probably stems from the threat to export demand represented by the Chinese demand for independent testing of U.S. pork. April hogs dropped 0.80 cents to 82.30 cents/pound in Wednesday morning action, while June dipped 0.37 cents to 91.60.


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Bicoastal boutique label Dais Records --founded in 2007 by Gibby Miller in L.A. and Ryan Martin in Brooklyn -- has, in its brief history, quickly amassed (with no signs of stopping) an impressive back-catalog of instantly classic releases by artists on the obscure and dark end of the spectrum. The label's roster of quality limited vinyl pressings includes albums by Cult of Youth and Tor Lundvall as well as the sought-after Cold Cave 12", The Trees Grew Emotions and Died. The label has also developed a trusted working relationship with Genesis Breyer P-Orridge which has resulted in the vinyl release of Psychic TV's recent full-length, Mr. Alien Brain vs. The Skinwalkers, and a haunting, previously unreleased 1968(!) archival recording from P-Orridge entitled Early Worm (now out of print).
A third upcoming team-up between P-Orridge and Dais is another archival release, entitled The Sound of Porridge Bubbling by the infamous COUM Transmissions. Its release will mark the first time most will hear COUM Transmissions, a transgressive performance art collective and band founded, in part, by P-Orridge in 1967 (whose detailed story can be read in a 1999 illustrated biiography entitled Wreckers of Civilisation by Simon Ford). By the time Sound was recorded in 1971 its members also included Cosey Fanni-Tutti and, by 1976, eventually evolved into the seminal and forever holy/unholy Throbbing Gristle.
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LAS VEGAS — At 89-years-young, the Snoboy brand is relaunching into the retail marketplace, focusing on independent grocers with initial offerings of fresh fruits and vegetables.
In recent years Snoboy has primarily focused on foodservice customers, said Eva Roethler, saleswoman for Amerifresh Inc., which owns the Snoboy brand. When Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Amerifresh decided to get back into the retail arena, Roethler said it seemed like a natural choice to exhibit at the National Grocers Association annual show.
"We are targeting independent retailers in this launch," she said Feb. 10 from the Snoboy booth on the NGA show floor.
"We want to empower independents with a high-quality, recognizable brand of fresh produce."
Romaine hearts are the first product to get the new Snoboy retail look, Roethler said.
The three-count pack of romaine hearts is scheduled to be followed by a 2-pound pack of hothouse bell peppers, sleeve celery, bagged red and green leaf lettuce and cello-wrapped iceberg lettuce.
Packaging designs for the romaine hearts are in the final phase of development, with product expected to be available to retailers within four to six weeks, Roethler said.
The bags have zipper tops for consumer convenience and are designed to make retail display and restocking as easy as possible, she said.
The Snoboy brand and logo were originally trademarked by the Pacific Fruit & Produce Co.
It spread across the U.S. and Canada as the company evolved into the foodservice provider Pacific Gamble Robinson. In 1988 Pacific Gamble Robinson's produce marketing and shipping division formed Amerifresh.


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This is only talking about pre-draft potential, that is all... what would you like teams to make their decisions off of post draft potentials which they won't know for years.
And reference to the players from the past just show how accurate these have been..
I think the thing is that you are interpreting this who thing wrong, if they tell you that these tiers are supposed to show pre-draft potential of players then why would you making the assumption that Jimmer will turnout to be as productive as Rush... but somewhere between the range of previous tier 4 draft picks, you are looking at one specific case.
How about this if you want other tier 4 players that were successful then here u go, Paul George... just compare those two maybe that will make u happier.
When looking at the list of previous tier 4 players and seeing what they have did the expectations often do pretty well...
Tier 4 (non all-star role players):
Darrell Arthur, Donte Greene, DeAndre Jordan, Kosta Koufos, Brandon Rush, DeJuan Blair, Earl Clark, Austin Daye, Tyler Hansbrough, Gerald Henderson, Brandon Jennings, James Johnson, Ty Lawson, Eric Maynor, B.J. Mullens, DaJuan Summers, Jeff Teague, Terrence Williams, Sam Young, Cole Aldrich, Luke Babbitt, Eric Bledsoe, Avery Bradley, Gordon Hayward, Xavier Henry, Paul George, Patrick Patterson, Ekpe Udoh
Not too many of these players have All-Star potential from when they got into the league, only a select few have showed that type of talent. So looking at the overall trend, that is most likely what the group from this year will turnout to be, most likely somewhere between a tier 5 and tier 3 player...
If you want to interpret this more you can take away that these tier 4 players have a very ultra small possibility of ever showing tier 2 or tier 1 success...
Again this is just pre-draft potential aka where do you think their ceiling is.


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The chairman of a Trowbridge community group which has raised thousands of pounds for local causes was among the unsung heroes recognised by Wiltshire Police last week.
James McDonald has been chairman of the Longmeadow tenants and residents' association since 2006, and was named runner up community champion of the year at the first Neighbourhood Policing Awards.
The awards were set up by Police and Crime Comm-issioner Angus Macpherson to recognise the work of volunteers across the country.
Mr McDonald said: "To be recognised is a great feeling, but we do it as a team, all for the benefit of the community.
"We run two youth groups a week, which can attract between 65 and 90 kids on a Saturday morning.
"We have families coming along from Westbury, Brad-ford and Melksham because nobody else does what we do.
"We have got lots of consoles, four pool tables, table tennis and DJ equipment the kids can use, and we have coffee mornings where people come to use the computers for job searches, CV checks and to check the housing lists."
The tenants and residents' association also rallied to raise funds for residents at the Weavers Drive sheltered accommodation bungalows, after a fire last November.
Mr McDonald said: "We helped to organise their Christmas dinner, and we're making plans now for another one this year.
"We stepped in to help where we could and over a 10- week period we managed to raise a total of £4,200.
"It just shows what you can do when the community comes together for a common purpose."
The awards were presented by Wiltshire's Chief Constable Pat Geenty at police headquarters in Devizes last Friday, following Mr Mac-pherson's recent heart attack.
Awards were also presented to the Trowbridge Neigh-bourhood Policing Team for the speedy response to local issues in Hilperton and North Bradley, and to the Warmin-ster CCTV team.


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In one study, researchers compared lung-cancer tissue and healthy tissue from 86 participants and found far greater levels of the destructive enzyme in the cancer tissue.
Five years later, those with the highest enzyme levels were half as likely to have survived compared to those with the lowest enzyme levels. Doctors are hoping to find a way to block the destructive enzyme and combine this treatment with vitamin D, to optimize and preserve the anti-cancer effects of vitamin D.


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Time Perspective: Prospective
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|Research Registry for Juvenile Arthritis
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|October 1994
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|September 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Two or more biological siblings affected with JIA.
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JRA is the most common chronic inflammatory pediatric rheumatic disease. JRA may be related to a complex genetic trait. It is rare to have two or more affected siblings, or sibpairs, within one family. The JRA ASP (Affected Sibpair) Registry is a nationwide effort and will collect information and blood samples from JRA sibpairs and their families. Unaffected family members (e.g., mother, father, and unaffected children) are also invited to participate.
Patients and their families may enroll in the registry in one of two ways: patients may contact the registry directly, or they may be referred to the registry through their physician. Once the family has qualified to join the registry, the family will be asked to complete a questionnaire on the medical history of their JRA-affected members. Physicians of the JRA-affected members will be asked to complete questionnaires about their patients' conditions. Family members will also be invited to provide a one-time blood sample. Information collected through the registry will help researchers identify genes involved in JRA susceptibility.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00090571
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|Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229-3039
|Principal Investigator: David N. Glass, MD
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|August 27, 2004
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Keywords provided by National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS):
JRA ASPs
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Arthritis, Juvenile
Joint Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Rheumatic Diseases
Connective Tissue Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
Immune System Diseases
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Although LED lighting (also referred to as solid-state lighting) is one of the hottest topics in the industry, it's not always easy to distinguish between the reality and the hype of this still-emerging technology. But speaker Kraig Kasler did just that at the SPECS/2007 session, "LED Lighting: Inside and Out." The workshop, part of the conference's energy management track, offered a comprehensive overview of LED technology, including the benefits and challenges therein.
There are hundreds of different LED "package" types (indicator, standard, high current and high power, to name but a few). And once a package is selected, there are still many other factors to manage, including, color bins, voltage bins, intensity bins and optics.
"LEDs are a complicated business and science," said Kasler, VP of marketing and product development, Lumination, LLC, GE Consumer and Industrial's LED business. "They are highly technical products, and performance varies significantly by color and material type. It's important to do your homework [in selecting a system]."
Solid-state lighting has many benefits, including efficiency, long life, durability, compactness and color (and color-changing) capabilities.
"All the talk about LED efficiency is causing a lot of confusion in the marketplace," Kasler said. "The reality today is that LEDs are much better [in terms of efficiency] than incandescents and halogen, but are not as good as fluorescents. However, the efficiency of LEDs is improving every year and we expect the trend to continue. The technology has the capability to get to 150 lumens per watt, but that's not where it's at today."
LEDs vs. Fluorescents Savings Comparison (based on a five-door refrigerated case)
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LEDs are very robust, with no filament or cathode failures. Plus, end-users don't have to worry about shattered glass, as there is no glass to break.
"The durability of LEDs is a big advantage," Kasler added.
The color capabilities of LEDs allow end users to create interesting effects with the technology that are not doable with traditional light sources.
But LED technology is not without its challenges. Cost tops the list.
"While the cost is coming down," Kasler said, "it is still significantly above incumbent technologies."
Performance in terms of brightness also needs to be improved.
'We're doing 15 to 20 company-owned stores and 50 licensed ones. We're also starting a new franchise program.'
"It's getting better, but further improvements are needed," Kasler said. "Another hurdle to overcome is color consistency, or uniformity. There are lots of variations, and different shades. You can live with this in certain applications, but in some retail applications this can be a problem. It's important to remember that not all LEDs are created equal."
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Acceptance is another challenge.
"We still have a long way to go in terms of acceptance," Kasler said. "The end user has to understand the value of LEDs and, as an industry, we have to get standards out there. And we have to continue to improve on efficiency—lumens per watt—and cost."
The LED industry is growing about 15% a year, with strong growth potential. Currently, the vast majority of LED use is found in mobile applications, primarily cell phones, which accounts for about 58% of the overall LED market. The auto industry is next, at 13%.
"Retail illumination, at 5%, is a small slice of the pie," Kasler said.
To date, LEDs have not been widely adopted for general illumination. But as the technology advances, it is expected to become more widely used.
"We believe that violet chip and multi-phosphor technology has a lot of potential for general illumination because it allows you to get a high quality of light," Kasler said.


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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.—C.J. Spiller has comfortably shed the "bust" label.
He's working on achieving a new one—superstar.
Spiller, the Buffalo Bills' third-year running back, has flashed immense potential this season, but there's a sense he's just scratching the surface.
"He's a dynamic player, to say the least," Bills coach Chan Gailey said.
"He's shown us what he can do time and time again," quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick said. "I think we're all excited when he's out there."
Despite those glowing remarks, it was only two weeks ago that Spiller supplanted Fred Jackson as the team's starting running back. Spiller has gotten 15 or more carries in just two games this season, despite leading all running backs with a 6.6 yards per carry average.
"If he needs to run it 20 to 25 times a game for us to win, or 30 times a game for us to win, that's what we'll do. We're not afraid to do that," Gailey said. "We don't think he's a fragile player or anything like that. We think he's a strong player that can carry it as many times as we need to carry it to win."
Both for the rest of this season and next year, Gailey needs to back up his words with actions. Even the Bills' opponents would agree.
"Every game, opponents are coming up to me talking about the guy. That's something that doesn't really happen that much, just in terms of how electric he is," Fitzpatrick said. "I think the biggest thing with C.J. is his confidence. He's always had the athletic ability and the talent. It's just his confidence is at another level right now."
Spiller's emergence actually began at the end of the 2011 season. After gaining just 398 rushing yards in the first 24 games of his professional career, Spiller was staring at the "bust" label. But when Jackson went down to injury, Spiller ended last year with 446 yards over the final six games as the featured back.
"It was huge because I gained a lot of playing experience. That's the main thing in this league, just getting out there playing. A lot of people questioned if I had lost confidence because I wasn't playing (early in my career). I never let my confidence get down," he said. "I know things happened, things that I can't control. I always had the confidence, it was just all about getting out there and having the opportunity. Once I did, I just tried to take advantage of it."
With four games left this year, Spiller has 907 yards rushing on 137 carries. Barring injury, he should easily attain his first 1,000-yard season.
"If I'm able to get to 1,000 yards this year, it'll be great for not only me, but our offensive line. That speaks volumes to how those guys are blocking up front," Spiller said. "But at the end of the day, they're going to question, can he repeat? Can he do it again? It's always something that you try to use to motivate you."
Spiller several times this season has referenced his critics, ignoring the fact there aren't any left. The only thing that could be standing in Spiller's way is his coach's insistence on spreading out the work load.
"People are going to question, was it a fluke season? There's always going to be something that people will try to question," he said. "I'm going to continue to work hard in the offseason like I always do and just try to continue to stack great season after great season."
A 1,000-yard season will no longer be the goal for Spiller in 2013. He's got the type of talent that makes talk of doubling that number seem reachable.
Spiller smiles wide when asked about that possibility.
"You definitely want to set the bar higher for yourself," he said. "I was always told you set it high, because you don't want to limit yourself. If I'm fortunate enough to get that in my career, it'd be awesome."


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If States behave in a predictable and transparent way, including being open about arms transfers, this could build confidence among them and help prevent conflict. For this purpose, governments can report to the UN Register of Conventional Arms. The Register is an important tool, giving practical significance to the concept of 'transparency in armaments'.
- Albania
- Argentine
- Australia
- Austria
- Belarus
- Bhutan
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Comoros
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Finland
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Mexico
- Monaco
- Nauru
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Poland
- Portugal
- Republic of Korea
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Uruguay
- Viet Nam
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Transparency in armaments
Transparency in armaments can help determine if excessive or destabilizing accumulations of arms is taking place. Being open about armaments may encourage restraint in the transfer or production of arms, and can contribute to preventive diplomacy. Since its inception in 1991, the UN Register has received reports from more than 170 States. The vast majority of official transfers are captured in the Register. Reports include data provided by countries on arms transfers as well as information on holdings, domestic purchases and relevant policies. Upon its establishment, States decided to continue working on expanding the Register's scope. They have done so through Groups of Governmental Experts (GGE) that convene every three years and report to the General Assembly, which may adopt a resolution incorporating the GGE recommendations. The last triennial review by a GGE was done in 2013.
Not all arms covered
UNROCA covers seven categories of arms, which are deemed the most lethal ones. In 2003, countries decided that small arms could be added to the Register. Many countries now include small arms in their yearly reports.
Governments may buy arms domestically
If countries without a domestic industry dutifully report their imports, it would be fair if countries who produce arms themselves report on their domestic purchases. In that way, all purchases are covered. Therefore the Register includes a provision for reporting on procurement through national production.
Defence policies, military holdings
Reporting on a transfer is even more transparent if the context for the purchase is given. This is why countries can report on their national defence policies, and on the total amount of weapons they have available.
Related Links
UNODA Occasional Paper No. 16: Assessing the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms (PDF) SIPRI Arms Transfer Database IISS Military Balance


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In a recent article for The Ecologist magazine, writer Josh Bateman notes that one unintended consequence of China's spectacular economic growth is a growing water shortage that makes California's problems look minor by comparison.
Bateman quotes Jiao Yong, China's vice minister of water resources, as saying that the country has more than 400 cities that are short of water (and 110 of which are facing serious scarcity). And a study by Yong's department found that 55 percent of that nation's 50,000 rivers have disappeared since the 1990s.
But what's most worrisome is that China is over-exploiting its groundwater supply by 22 billion cubic meters a year — all while per-capita water consumption is less than a third of the global average, according to a senior irrigation specialist at the World Bank in Beijing. A higher standard of living, urbanization and a growing middle class will put major additional pressure on water supplies in the coming decades.
Of course, agriculture remains the greatest user of water, with data from China's Ministry of Water Resources showing that agriculture accounted for 62 percent of demand in 2008 vs. industry's 24 percent, domestic's 12 percent and replenishment at 2 percent. But that percentage is set to decrease as demands from industry and domestic segments increase greatly, Bateman writes. McKinsey data project that by 2030, agriculture demand will account for just 51 percent, whereas industry will claim 32 percent and 16 percent will go toward municipal and domestic uses. Unfortunately, both agriculture and industry use water extremely inefficiently.
But that's not the only challenge, Bateman notes. More than 60 percent of China's water is in the southern part of the country, but most of the usage is in the north and coastlines.
"Forty-five percent of China's GDP is derived from water-scarce provinces," says Debra Tan, head of China Water Risk, a Hong Kong-based nonprofit. "It is not easy to grow your economy with limited water and geographical issues beyond your control."
In addition, a study by Shourong Wang and Zuqiang Zhang concluded that climate change is compounding the problem. The authors found that China's average temperature rose by 1.1°C from 1908 to 2007. They expect that from 2000, the annual mean air temperature in China will rise by 1.3 to 2.1°C by 2020 and 2.3 to 3.3°C by 2050.
Then there's the fact that China is a coal-powered nation, and coal production is water-intensive and often results in a pollution of the water supply.
It is impossible to overstate how badly China's water scarcity presents security issues for the country and its inhabitants, experts note, with agriculture and energy production at the top of the list of impacted sectors. This issue also affects the nation's neighbors, as water is being diverted from the nearly countries of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, India, Thailand and Bangladesh. And it promises to raise global commodity prices, Bateman writes, because "without enough water, the production of all raw materials will be materially impacted."
According to Reuters, China's current five-year plan calls for the country to invest $304 billion in various infrastructure projects. But, as Bateman points out, "with the different backgrounds and views of the various stakeholders — agriculturalists, environmentalists, government, citizens, foreign countries — this is a complex situation without an easy solution."


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HOCKEY: Ready for revival
10:00am Thursday 9th January 2014
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10:00am Thursday 9th January 2014
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WINNINGTON Park could move into the Division Two West table's top half if they defeat Liverpool Sefton when the North Men's League resumes this weekend.
The teams shared four goals when they met in October.
Park are without a win in three league matches, a sequence they will be desperate to end at Moss Farm on Saturday. Push back is 2pm.
Winnington Park Ladies, fifth in the Cheshire Women's League top tier, travel to third-placed Chester seconds.
They too drew earlier in the campaign, also 2-2.
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Let's go ahead and get this out in the open. Evan Turner has a unique voice. However, before you start with the jokes you should probably know he had serious speech problems as a child that required years of speech therapy. I suspected he might've had a hearing problem when he was very young but that wasn't the reason.
I just thought I'd acknowledge the white elephant in the room so we can all just focus on Evan Turner's game. In a great article about him, his mother describes the very difficult childhood he had and the speech problems he dealt with.
After reading that article (and that's only a small snippet of the difficulties that he's had to overcome), I certainly have a greater appreciation for his determination and commitment to play basketball at the top level of the game and be one of the best players in the league. I loved his game while with Ohio State and I think he could have a really good career with the Pacers.Quote:
Perhaps it was the simple miracle that Turner lived long enough to be baptized that made Iris believe he would leave a mark. The first 12 months of Turner's life were filled with such fear and anxiety, illness and hospitalizations, that Iris didn't even christen him until his first birthday.
"So many times, I thought he wasn't going to make it," Iris said as she watched her son play at the Garden. "People walk up to me now, strangers with articles or just to tell stories, and tell me how much they look up to my son, and I think, 'How far can this go?' For the first year of his life, I kept asking, 'Lord, when is he going to get better?'"
A strapping 10-pound baby at birth, Turner had chicken pox, pneumonia, asthma and measles before he celebrated a birthday. When a measles epidemic swept through Chicago in the winter of 1989, Iris found her baby so ill he couldn't even cry. She called a doctor who, presumably figuring she was exaggerating, suggested she come to the office. Guided instead by her mother's instincts, Iris took him to the emergency room.
"Doctors took one look at him and just took him away," Iris said. "They had tubes and machines and everything there in a second. He nearly died."
Turner survived the measles but had severe breathing problems. Surgery to remove his adenoids and tonsils eventually eased the struggles, but for the first year of his life, Turner slept on his mother's chest every night because when she put him on his back in his crib, he would almost stop breathing.
Continuing through his Job-like childhood, Turner survived being hit by a car as a 3-year-old (his mother saw him flip in the air and land on his head, but Turner walked away with just a concussion and stitches).
He also struggled to speak as a toddler. Saddled with oversize baby teeth and a difficult overbite, he was capable of talking, but only his older brother, Darius, could understand him. Even Iris would turn to Darius for interpretation and translation from the boy who called her "Bobba" because he couldn't say "Momma."
"I don't know what he would have done without Darius," Iris said of her two boys' special bond.
When Evan Turner was a sickly child, his mother Iris probably didn't think she'd be watching him play big-time college basketball one day.
Intense speech therapy helped Turner, but the sting of special classes and the frustration of not being understood left Turner reserved and insecure. "I'd be yelling, 'Darius, what does he want? What does he want?' and poor Evan would get so frustrated, he'd say, "Oh, nebber minb [mimicking the way Turner spoke]."
"I'm still shy, but I'm not insecure anymore," Turner said. "I just know how to hide it better. When I was little, I just didn't like being around big groups of people. I would just go outside by myself and play basketball. It was almost therapeutic."


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The spirit of athleticism
October 26, 2012
It turns out that a winning football season is more fun for everyone, not just the players.
The South Tahoe High School football team wrapped up its best season in almost a decade Friday night, and the 20-person varsity cheerleading squad supported the boys from the sidelines for every touchdown and field goal along the way.
"It's way different to cheer for a winning team. It's way more exciting and the crowd gets way more involved," STHS senior Heather Dominguez said on Thursday as the varsity squad prepared for the final game of the season.
The group of 19 girls and one guy – as the only male cheerleader on the varsity team, Gustavo Rodriguez has to put up with a lot of girl talk – gathered at the middle school on Thursday to prepare for the game against Truckee. For some of the athletes, Friday would also be their last home game, and in keeping with STHS cheer tradition, the squad wanted to make all the seniors fly.
Each of the nine seniors got the chance to leap above the stunt group as a flyer during the home game. Safely, of course, Varsity Spirit Coach Lia Story said.
Safety is a big concern for the squad. The number of cheerleaders injured annually in the past 20 years has increased dramatically nationwide, and Story said stunts that involve throwing cheerleaders more than 10 feet in the air or difficult back flips have made cheerleading the most dangerous high school sport, even though it technically isn't considered one.
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The Nevada Interscholastic Athletic Association doesn't recognize cheerleading as a sport, a common policy that the American Academy of Pediatrics labeled as dangerous in an online statement released on Oct. 22 in the journal Pediatrics.
According to the academy, cheerleading should be designated as a sport to make it subject to safety and better supervision rules. Just like the football players, cheerleaders should need to pass physical exams and do conditioning exercises, the policy read.
The STHS cheerleaders started preseason conditioning this year in early July and have continued with the exercise regimens throughout the season two hours per day, Monday through Friday. It takes an enormous amount of balance and core strength to perform the stunts the cheerleaders do almost daily, Story said.
That doesn't mean the team doesn't sometimes feel relegated to the sidelines though. The whole squad trudged outside on Thursday when they were told that they couldn't practice in the middle school gym because Pop Warner had reserved the space. Shivering in the 40-degree air in shorts and a T-shirt, sophomore Trinity Latella sighed.
"Sometimes we get the short end of the stick," she said.
Story fixed the misunderstanding, but she agreed that cheer is often marginalized – and not just at the high school level. While professional football players can makes millions of dollars a season, professional cheerleaders make about $75 a game, according to Jeanne Marie Laskas' book "Hidden America: From Coal Miners to Cowboys, an Extraordinary Exploration of the Unseen People Who Make This Country Work."
Laskas calls cheerleading an invisible profession and Story said she also sometimes feels the girls' efforts go unseen.
"They work really hard. From mid-July until the last day in February, they cheer every day. People look and see that they're just jumping up and down and dancing. They don't understand all the work they put in to it and the risks involved," Story said.
In the meantime, the squad continues to challenge stereotypes while still supporting the school's official sports teams. The National Federation of State High School Associations approved a rule change that allows cheerleaders to do back flips and other inverted stunts and Story said the team has continued to push its elite stunting abilities.
So when the crowd sees the team on the sidelines at the STHS basketball games this winter, they should look beyond the pom poms and the uniforms and recognize the athleticism involved, Story said. When STHS Principal Ivone Larson saw Rodriguez pulling back flips at the Home Coming dance two years ago, she knew those talents would complement the squad well.
And hopefully the basketball team can countinue the momentum that the football team started.
"It's difficult for the cheerleaders when the team is losing and you're trying to rally the crowd and the score is 45 to zero. You still have to be happy and smile since it's a performance sport," Story said.


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Grade: 11
Favorite subject: Math
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Other interests: Helps promote cultural awareness and appreciation for our world
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What Is Shingles?
About 1 of every 3 people in the United States will develop shingles at some point.
Shingles, also known as zoster or herpes zoster, is a viral infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox.
While the disease is not life-threatening, it can cause a painful rash anywhere on your body and usually appears as a single stripe of blisters that wraps around one side of the torso.
Almost one out of every three people in the United States will develop shingles at some point, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Of an estimated one million U.S. cases of shingles each year, about half of them occur in people 60 years of age or older.
In fact, half of people who live to age 85 develop shingles.
Most people who receive treatment soon after shingles blisters appear will experience relief from pain and heal from the lesions within three to five weeks.
Additionally, the blisters often leave no scars.
Shingles Causes
Varicella-zoster is part of a group of viruses called herpes viruses, which includes the viruses that cause cold sores and genital herpes.
However, the virus that causes chickenpox and shingles is not the same virus that causes cold sores or genital herpes, the herpes simplex 1 and 2 viruses.
Anyone who's had chickenpox can get shingles, including children.
After you've been infected with chickenpox, the varicella-zoster virus lies inactive in nerve tissue near your spinal cord and brain.
If the virus reactivates, it can travel along nerve pathways to your skin, and cause shingles.
Most people who get shingles will not develop it again, but some people may have it a second or third time.
Shingles Risk Factors
The risk of shingles increases as you age, which may be due to lowered immunity to infections as you grow older.
People with a greater risk of getting shingles include:
- People with weakened immune systems caused by certain cancers like leukemia and lymphoma, or the HIV/AIDS.
- People who take immunosuppressive medications, such as steroids and other drugs after an organ transplant
Is Shingles Contagious?
Shingles cannot be passed between people, but the varicella-zoster virus can spread to people who aren't immune to chickenpox — those who have not been vaccinated against chickenpox or have not had the disease.
The varicella-zoster virus usually spreads from person to person through direct contact with the open sores of the shingles rash when blisters are present.
Once infected, the person will develop chickenpox, not shingles.
If the rash is covered, the risk of a person with shingles spreading the virus to others is low.
However, chickenpox can be dangerous for some groups of people, including newborns, pregnant women, and anyone who has a weakened immune system.
So until your shingles blisters turn into scabs, you are contagious and should avoid contact with any susceptible people.
The following can help keep you from spreading the virus:
- Keep the rash covered.
- Avoid touching or scratching the rash.
- Wash your hands often.
Shingles and Pregnancy
While it's rare for pregnant women to develop shingles, if they do, most experts agree that it's unlikely to cause harm to the fetus.
However, pregnant women who have never had chickenpox could experience complications, with 10 to 20 percent of those infected developing varicella pneumonia, a condition that can be fatal in up to 40 percent of people who develop it, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.
If a pregnant woman gets chickenpox during the first half of her pregnancy, there's a 0.4 to 2 percent risk for birth defects or miscarriage.
If she gets chickenpox during the second half of her pregnancy, the baby may get the infection without having any symptoms, and then get shingles later in life.
Pregnant women who have been exposed to the virus may be given varicella-zoster immune globulin (VZIG) injection to reduce their risk of complications.
Additionally, newborns whose mothers develop varicella rash from five days before to two days after delivery should receive preventive treatment with VZIG to avoid neonatal varicella, which is associated with mortality as high as 30 percent.
- Shingles; Mayo Clinic.
- Shingles; National Institutes of Health.
- About Shingles (Herpes Zoster); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Varicella-Zoster Virus (Chickenpox and Shingles); Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.
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Hello, I have only just started using mysql. I created a database and named it "databasename" and my username is "marcus". I have given my database all the privileges. I copy and pasted this code below into my database from a tutorial i read.
CREATE TABLE databasename.users (id INT(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,username VARCHAR(300) NOT NULL, password VARCHAR(300) NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (id)) ENGINE = MyISAM;
When i pressed the go button this error popped up. #1142 - CREATE command denied to user 'me'@'localhost' for table 'users'
I know nothing about php so i am unable to figure out what the problem is. I really appreciate if someone can tell me what i have done wrong and how i can fix this. Thanks
Try the following command, just to make sure that you really do have the correct privileges:
GRANT ALL on databasename.* to 'marcus'@'localhost' identified by 'password';
Then try re-running the command.Does that work?
Thank you Pullo for your reply. I did has you suggested unfortunately it didn't work. In the error it said "access denied" #1044 I on't understand why this happening. If you or anyone else has any more suggestions it be great to hear from you. Thanks
Hi there,Since no one else replied to this thread, I'll have a go at helping you out.Be warned however, it might be a case of the blind leading the blind so if anyone else has any suggestions, I'd be glad to hear them.
Anyway, let's take a step back.Are you working on your local machine?What is the OS?How did you install MySQL?Did you install only MySQL, or did you install one of the packages such as Xampp, Wamp, Lamp or Mamp?
Pullo is on the right track but I think you need to use 'Me' instead of 'Marcus'
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON `databasename`.* TO 'me'@'localhost'
Can I also confirm that you changed databasename to the correct value too?
Thanks guys for your help. Sorry i took a long time to reply. Okey these are the details: I am using Windows 7. No mysql came free with my webhost. I did not need to install it. I did has you suggested Richard still receive that error. Database name i believe is correct. I can't figure it out at all lol. I have only been using using mysql for about a week so im still learning the code and the meaning of the keywords. I think i will give up on this database and attempt a new one to see if i have any better luck!
Hi there,
Ok, there is always the chance there was a glitch in the Matrix and creating a new database will sort things out.If the error persists, then let us know and we'll try to get to the bottom of it.
Good luck!


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Woman arrested in alleged post-rodeo assault on her husband, daughter
May 22, 2013
A Rough and Ready woman who reportedly was upset that her husband made her leave the Penn Valley Rodeo early was arrested Saturday after she allegedly assaulted her daughter and her husband.
Christina Marie Salinas, 37, had consumed about four large beers at the rodeo, said Nevada County Sheriff's Capt. Jeff Powell.
She reportedly was there with her husband, her daughter and her ex-husband.
"She wanted to stay and dance, and he wanted to go," Powell said. "He wanted to leave — he had to get up early."
When they got back to a residence on Highgrader Road, Salinas allegedly became enraged, and an argument ensued.
"She grabbed two kitchen knives and was waving them around," Powell said.
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Her husband was able to get out of the residence with four children, but Salinas reportedly followed them. Her ex-husband convinced her to drop the knives, which she did, Powell said.
But as her husband was loading the children into the vehicle, Salinas allegedly began fighting with him. She then allegedly punched her daughter in the head several times.
At some point, Salinas allegedly bit her husband in the hand, drawing blood, as well as on the genitals.
The two men eventually were able to get her back in the residence, Powell said.
Salinas was arrested on suspicion of spousal abuse and child endangerment, booked into county jail and released on $25,750 bail.
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Has anyone heard of this alternative treatment or done it? My mother-in-law lives in London, England. She was just diagnosed with Cholangiocarcinoma Jan. 20, 2009. As my husband & I live in NJ we have been researching so many things to try to feel apart of this with her and be there for her if not physically then in action. We have been looking into many nutritional and complimentary/alternative methods for treating this. Her oncologist is extremely traditional so he had no interest in listening to our questions. But we did find a very kind and compassionate doctor - Dr. Julian Kenyon at the Dove Clinic in London & Twyford who does this therapy. He says it can be done in conjunction with Chemotherapy. From what we can tell there doesn't seem to be a down side, but I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this? I will certainly update this with our experience when and if she goes forward with this treatment.


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Friars add three September callups
SAN DIEGO -- The Padres on Monday took advantage of the expanded rosters by adding three players to the club for the season's final month.
The team selected right-handed pitcher Leonel Campos and infielder Cory Spangenberg from Double-A San Antonio, and recalled left-hander Robbie Erlin from Triple-A El Paso.
Spangenberg was in the starting lineup on Monday, making his Major League debut at third base in the series opener against Arizona. Campos and Erlin will be available in the bullpen for Monday's game as well.
To make room for Campos and Spangenberg on the 40-man roster, the Padres transferred outfielder Carlos Quentin and infielder Yonder Alonso to the 60-day disabled list. Alonso had surgery on his right wrist on Friday, and Quentin has a bone bruise on his left knee.
Campos began the season with El Paso but struggled in 11 games with the Chihuahuas, posting a 11.70 ERA over 10 innings. After a demotion to San Antonio, however, Campos improved and struck out 95 batters against 38 walks in 31 games to go with a 5.60 ERA.
"Campos has got a big arm," Padres manager Bud Black said. "He came on the scene last year with a good year in Double-A in relief. He went to Triple-A and struggled a bit out of the gate, so the organization took a step back and moved him back to Double-A. At the suggestion of our Minor League evaluators, we put him in a starting role to build his innings and get him some repetition, which I think worked."
Erlin returns from a sore left elbow that put him on the DL in May. He pitched in nine games -- eight starts -- for the Padres prior to the injury and had a 3-4 record and 4.53 ERA. Erlin will be available in the bullpen in the near-term, but may be used a starter before the end of the season.
Black also indicated that pitchers Frank Garces and Joe Wieland, the Padres' No. 18 prospect, will join the Padres, as soon as Tuesday. Garces is currently with San Antonio while Wieland pitched Sunday for El Paso.
Tim Powers is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I'm an ultimate player (nearly retired) and, for some years, a disc golfer. I just joined this forum so thanks for hosting me.
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AN AGEING, ailing and arguing Kingswinford side made a magnificent start to their West Midlands League Division One clash with Wolverhampton side Old Wulfunians when Kaz Purewal cracked home an early cross which managed to put his side ahead.
Sadly, the superb start didn't last as Wulfs hit straight back to equalise on their way to a resounding 7-1 win.
Although Kingswinford had the better of play for the following 10 minutes, tired legs soon started to set in coupled with a loss of concentration as Wulfs were allowed to take hold of the game. Despite their efforts, Kingswinford were unable to stop ball possession going straight to Wulfs who were then ruthless in front of goal.
Kingswinford had their chances to redress the balance, but both Takhar and Taran fired straight at the goalkeeper when they could have done better.
l Colin Morris cracked home a couple of goals with Andy Cutler adding a third as Kingswinford Second's lost 5-3 to Pershore while the Badgers were blown apart 10-0 by Kings Heath Pickwick.


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Mayfield football coach Larry Pinto and Cleveland Heights coach Jeff Rotsky spent their Sunday afternoons doing the exact same thing.
They were scouting film of undefeated St. Edward in anticipation of playing the Eagles next Saturday in a Division I, Region 1 regional quarterfinal.
One of them will have done so in vain.
A ruling by the Ohio High School Athletic Association suggests that person is Rotsky.
The OHSAA on Sunday denied a plea by Cleveland Heights to consider Cleveland JFK's forfeit to John Adams binding. If the state's governing body for high school athletics had agreed with Cleveland Heights, the Tigers would have gained enough second-level points to overtake Mayfield for the eighth and final spot in the Region 1 playoffs.
Instead, OHSAA spokesperson Tim Stried told The News-Herald on Sunday afternoon the forfeit will not count and it will be 6-4 Mayfield who will take on 10-0 St. Edward next Saturday at 7 p.m.
"Of course we were worried," Pinto said. "You hear stuff that is going on and we were concerned. I was concerned."
He still might have reason to be. Rotsky told The News-Herald on Sunday afternoon that his school stands by its original stance that the OHSAA should recognize JFK's forfeiture.
Rotsky declined comment on if his school would take legal steps to question the OHSAA's ruling.
"I'm not going to go there," he said. "But we will do everything we can to support our kids. We owe it to the kids because they earned the opportunity (to play in Week 11).
"We're going over film right now, and the kids will be in here shortly to do the same."
At the center of the controversy is a forfeit by JFK on Oct. 18 against John Adams. According to published reports, JFK forfeited the game because a player participated in the game who did not meet the school district's academic eligibility bylaws.
Stried said the case exceeds the OHSAA's eligibility bylaws and the organization will not require the forfeiture and that "our appeals panel does not hear appeals of such rulings by a member school."
"If the school wishes to consider this game as a loss in its records and in terms of league standings, that is the school's choice," Stried said, "but the OHSAA will not consider the game a forfeit in terms of the football computer ratings."
Rotsky doesn't agree.
"We believe it is a pretty simple thing," he said. "Every school is allowed to have more stringent requirements to impose on their players. If somebody doesn't abide by those rules and plays a player who is ineligible, it is a forfeit.
"A forfeit is a forfeit is a forfeit. Have you ever heard of a forfeit not counting?"
Rotsky said his school's case has nothing to do about Mayfield, a program he said he respects and a school district in which he lives.
"This is about our kids not being in the playoffs when they deserve to be in," he said.
Pinto believes his Wildcats do, too. Mayfield was 4-4 after a Week 8 loss to Hudson, but bounced back for wins against Cuyahoga Falls and Elyria in the final two weeks of the season to get into the field of eight.
Mayfield played one of the more difficult schedules in the area, with seven of its 10 opponents winning seven or more games. Mayfield's four losses came to 10-0 South, 9-1 Mentor, 9-1 North Royalton and 8-2 Hudson -- all playoff qualifiers.
"Friday's game (against Elyria) was basically a playoff game," Pinto said. "They win, they're in the playoffs. We win, we still need help to get in. I'm proud of our staff and our kids for fighting back at the end of the season like they did.
"We have nothing to be ashamed of."
Besides Mayfield, other area teams playoff-bound, including their first-round opponents, are (by division):
Division I, Region 1
-- Mentor (9-1), which will host 9-1 Warren Harding on Saturday.
-- South (10-0), which will host 9-1 North Royalton on Saturday.
Division II, Region 5
-- Chardon (8-2), which will host 8-2 Warren Howland on Friday.
-- Kenston (6-4), which will travel to 8-2 Tallmadge on Friday.
Division III, Region 9
-- Chagrin Falls (9-1), which will host Peninsula Woodridge (7-3) on Saturday.
-- NDCL (8-2), which will host 8-2 Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary on Friday.
Division IV, Region 13
-- Hawken (9-1), which will travel to 7-3 Akron Manchester on Friday.
Division V, Region 17
-- Kirtland (10-0), which will host 8-2 Fort Frye on Saturday; and
Division VI, Region 21
-- Fairport (7-3), which will play at 9-1 Malvern on Friday.
Kirtland aims to repeat as Division V state champion, while Chagrin Falls will look to advance to -- and this time win -- the Division III state final four for the fourth year in a row.
"There's nothing like playing a home playoff game," Chagrin Falls coach Mark Iammarino said. "Everybody's senses are a little sharper this time of year. To have that game at home is really exciting, and we're looking forward to it."