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Rima Fakih
2010 was a big year for Rima Fakih, who was crowned Miss USA. She was the first Arab-American woman to ever win the title, and the Lebanon-born Dearborn, Michigan native made a splash almost immediately after she was crowned. Gossip blogs quickly uncovered photos from a "Stripper 101" pole-dancing contest that Fakih has participated in 2007. However, her charm and poise under pressure helped her to sail through the media dust-up relatively unscathed.
AppealA true foreign beauty, Rima Fakih's spicy mix of Lebanese and Arab genes has given her features that make us desperately want to travel to Lebanon -- but we could also be persuaded to travel to Michigan. Not only a former Miss USA but also an aspiring lawyer, Rima Fakih likes to unwind while watching football (especially her beloved New York Giants), being active (running), dancing, and hanging out with her family.
When it comes to men, Rima Fakih has a pretty clear idea of what she wants. In a nutshell, confidence and humor are two essential ingredients with any materialistic tendencies making for a big no-no. Lastly, she likes a man with good style -- especially one with an eye for nice shoes. One man who doesn't fit the bill, apparently, is Doug Reinhardt, who is best known as Paris Hilton's ex. While there were rumors linking the two of them together, Fakih has dismissed them outright. The truth is, while she is open to dating, she is a firm believer in the idea of women saving themselves for marriage. So if you were lucky enough to take her out for dinner and a movie sometime, don't expect a nightcap until there's a ring on her finger.
SuccessA full 20 years after Michigan's Carole Gist wore the crown as the first African-American Miss USA, another Michigan export -- Rima Fakih -- rose to the top and broke a new ethnic barrier as the first American of Lebanese, Arab and Muslim heritage to claim victory at the Miss USA pageant. Unlike some beauty pageant contestants, Fakih is a smart cookie with a well-rounded educational background at the University of Michigan-Dearborn and strong credentials when it comes to community initiatives and nonprofit organizations.
From a professional standpoint, Rima Fakih's personality is a perfect fit for a woman who wants to continue on in the fields of business and law, as she hopes to. Not only is she intelligent, well-read and communicative, she's also brave and open when it comes to dealing with controversy. She handled pageant questions on state-funded birth control without a hitch, addressed concerns over pole dancing photos and dodged potentially hurtful comments about race and political agenda. As tempting as it might have been to fight back through the media, Fakih has dealt with every conflict by staying cool and remaining dedicated to her work.
Rima Fakih BiographyRima Fakih began her early life in Souk El Gharb, a village in southern Lebanon, where she got her first bit of formal education at a school named St. Rita's. While she and her siblings enjoyed each others' company, their surroundings were not safe. Lebanon was only a few years removed from the Lebanese Civil War and the country was still suffering from more bloodshed and overall instability. Based on that, Rima Fakih's parents uprooted the family to New York City in 1993, where her dad opened a Manhattan restaurant and she attended the Queens high school, St. John's Preparatory School.
Sadly, only eight years after their arrival in New York City, they experienced the September 11, 2001, attacks first-hand, as well as the unfortunate hate crimes against visible minorities that took place in the aftermath. Business began to dwindle at Rima Fakih's dad's restaurant, so in 2003, they hightailed it again. This time, they went to Dearborn, Michigan, where much of the family would settle for good, except for Rima's sister, who went back to Lebanon.
rima fakih wins miss michiganNow settled into another new home, Rima Fakih enrolled at the University of Michigan-Dearborn and worked toward degrees in business management and economics. From there, she began working as an associate in the sales department for the Detroit Medical Center. Through her journey from the university to the medical center, she was active in the community in a multitude of areas. For Students in Free Enterprise, she represented her peers as the president and class senator. She also donated her time to the Pink Fund, an organization that provides monetary aid to clients with breast cancer.
At the age of 19, Rima Fakih took the plunge into the world of competitive beauty pageants by competing for the title of Miss Wayne County. While she didn't win, she enjoyed the experience enough to continue on in other pageants that carried both an international and local flavor. One of the international competitions was the 2008 Miss Lebanon pageant, based on women who come from a Lebanese background. She finished third, but subsequently entered the Miss Michigan USA pageant in 2009 and emerged with a win. In her role as Miss Michigan, she joined a new group of ambassadors to help women who were interested in learning self-defense.
rima fakih wins miss usaHaving earned the Miss Michigan USA title in 2009, Rima Fakih earned a spot in the 2010 battle for Miss USA. Taking place in Las Vegas, the competition was memorable night for Fakih in more ways than one. Her outfits included an eye-catching gold and orange two-piece swimsuit and a gown carrying a similar design to a wedding dress. While her body perfectly fit the bikini, Rima Fakih had a bit more trouble with the gown, when she slipped and was on the verge of taking a tumble while walking in it. She emerged unscathed and also survived the question-and-answer period, in which she was forced to share views on whether birth control should be subsidized by health insurance. She said yes.
With that, Rima Fakih's overall ratings were good enough to get her the Miss USA 2010 crown. Although she was pleasantly surprised when she received the honors, she had a feeling it was coming based on the look that pageant boss Donald Trump had given her just before the announcement.
Rima Fakih represented the U.S. in the 2010 Miss Universe contest, but she did not place as a semi-finalist.
We've been fans of her since we first heard of her back in 2010, ans we named her No. 86 on the 2011 edition of AskMen's Top 99 Women.
Rima Fakih's Brush with the lawIn December 2011, Rima Fakih was arrested in Michigan for suspicion of driving under the influence. Apparently, she was the designated driver for an over-served friend, but she herself may have needed a DD. She has yet to be charged but could face up to 93 days in jail if convicted.
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Art in Architecture brings cultural flair to Pacific Rim's building portfolio
By Niah Whitmore
Creating art for federal buildings has been an important American tradition for more than 150 years, since Congress first commissioned artists to create paintings and sculptures for the Capitol Building. It's a tradition that GSA proudly continues today.
GSA's Art in Architecture Program oversees the commissioning of artworks for new federal buildings and courthouses nationwide. President Kennedy's Ad Hoc Committee for Federal Architecture of 1963 recommended "where appropriate, fine art should be incorporated in the designs of federal buildings with emphasis on the work of living American artists."
The Pacific Rim Region has been fortunate to have a diverse portfolio of vibrant federal architecture and artwork that, through fruitful collaboration, have been incorporated in the design of our buildings. The regional program includes paintings, sculptures, landscape design and a wide range of art, including "new media" artworks such as lightworks and video displays. Donald Douglass, Fine Artist Specialist for the region's Art in Architecture Program, strives to build a positive collaboration between the building's design architect and the artist to produce artworks in federal buildings and courthouses that create a lasting cultural legacy for the people of the United States.
"The completely revamped courtyard designed by artist Cliff Garten at 50 United Nations Plaza will be an excellent example of an artwork that is not only going to be beautiful, with its curved and twisted sculptural benches, granite fountains and birch trees," Douglass said, "but a wonderful place for employees to relax momentarily during their workday."
The new U.S. Courthouse in Bakersfield, which opened on July 16, 2012, is another great example of art complementing architecture. The structure is aesthetically beautiful and makes a distinct architectural statement that is responsive to the site and urban context. Oregon artist, Lucinda Parker, was selected to create original artwork for the courthouse. The result was Water Paintings, five captivating abstract, landscape pieces that underscore the importance of water in the parched climate found around Bakersfield. While some people may not understand abstract art, Parker believes "that individuals should stop worrying about what art means and just experience how it makes you feel."
The Federal Building located at Seventh and Mission Streets in San Francisco stands out on many levels. Its aesthetics are bold, making it a design that is easy to spot among the city's skyline, as is its Art in Architecture piece Skygarden, an installation of light which serves as a beacon to all who see it. The 18-story modern skyscraper, designed by award-winning architect Thom Mayne, is the first naturally ventilated "green" office building on the west coast. The gem of this building is the 11th floor Skygarden, an open-air, covered gathering space that is saturated by colored light that changes the way the structure of the area is perceived. As the colors gradually change, the experience can also be viewed from various locations throughout the city. Designed by James Turrell, Skygarden uses a custom built installation of light and color as foundational aspects for this captivating space.
The Mariposa Port of Entry located in Nogales, Arizona, one of the United States' busiest commercial land ports, is currently undergoing a multi-million dollar modernization and expansion project that includes an Art in Architecture component. The south gate at the land port serves as a gateway to pedestrians crossing the border to and from Mexico. This is where internationally known artist Kimsooja is using an outdoor LED screen to project panoramic video portraits of a number of first and second generation immigrants from all different continents who have chosen to live in the United States. Her artwork is titled An Album: Sewing into Borderlines.
The LED screen will be positioned in the upper wall structure above the revolving doors at the south gate. It will face the Mexican side of the border, where pedestrians enter and detainees exit simultaneously. Kimsooja's vision for this concept is to serve as an example to bring cultural understanding and positive interaction between the two countries by sharing the emotions, memories, and aspirations we all have in our lives.
Art in Architecture projects are extremely creative endeavors that consist of commitment and close and constant cooperation between GSA project teams, artists, architects, construction contractors, federal agencies, and private sector professionals, and result in an aesthetic expression through and within buildings. In all of the artwork and building designs created through this program, the talents and diversity of America's artists are highlighted as something to be cherished and celebrated. These buildings and commissions will speak to future generations and are a record of who we are as a people and what we aspire to be as a nation.
"My participation in GSA's Art in Architecture program over the last 12 years has been a very rewarding and wonderful opportunity allowing me to work with some of the nation's finest artists and architects," said Douglass. "Given my background in both art and architecture, working with artists such as James Turrell and Ed Ruscha in collaboration with architect Tom Mayne at the new San Francisco Federal Building, or Robert Irwin and architect Michael Palladino at the new San Diego Courthouse, I have found these opportunities to be most gratifying."


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Hadley latest Raleigh golfer with PGA ambitions
Posted June 18, 2013
Had a chance to meet Chesson Hadley today. Remember that name.
Hadley is a 25-year-old golfer from Raleigh who is competing on the Web.com Tour and doing quite well.
As you may know, the tour is at TPC Wakefield this week for the Rex Open.
Win passes for #HadsCorner at the Rex Open
I stopped by Chesson's home to meet him and his wife. What a delightful couple. They met in high school and cultivated their relationship at Northridge Country Club. Both families were members.
Chesson talked about the tour, told me how he's living a life-long dream – to make it on the PGA Tour.
If you haven't already, check out his blog at www.hadscorner.com. It will give you some insight into this rising star, who is No. 9 on the Web.com money list.


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Detection of β Thalassemia Carriers by Red Cell Parameters Obtained From the H2 Automatic Counter
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β thalassemia is an autosomal recessive hemoglobinopathy and considered as the most widespread genetic mutation. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) between 1.5-7% of the world population are carriers for this disease, and every year 60,000-400,000 birth of new patients are reported. In Israel, the incidence of carriers for β thalassemia is around 20% among the Jewish from Kurdish origin and around 5-10% among the Arab population.
β thalassemia is a severe disease which requires many resources, both medical and financial. The disease is expressed by chronic hemolytic anemia which requires regular blood transfusions every 3 weeks. As a result of the blood transfusions and the iron absorption by the digestive tract, those patients suffer from severe hemosiderosis which is the main mortality cause in the disease, mainly in the second decade for life. Daily treatment with iron chelator is required. Moreover, despite the actual treatment, the quality of life of those patients is still low.
Therefore the implementation of a prevention program which includes finding an effective and inexpensive way for identifying the β thalassemia carriers is a humanitary and publicly important goal.
In β thalassemia carriers, laboratory tests will show hypochromic microcytic anemia. Those findings are similar in iron deficiency anemia, but the RBC number and the RDW are normal in thalassemia carriers.
Few researchers tried in the past to determine cutoff point for diagnosis of β thalassemia carriers by different formulas.
We used the algorithm SVM (support vector machine) to find a reliable formula that can separate patients with Iron deficiency anemia/ healthy from patients with β thalassemia minor (carriers). This formula can be inserted to any automatic blood counter and search for suspected carriers without deliberately intention and without any further blood test.
|Thalassemia Iron Deficiency
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|Observational Model: Other
Time Perspective: Retrospective
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|Detection of β Thalassemia Carriers by Red Cell Parameters Obtained From the H2 Automatic Counter. A Clinical Retrospective Study.
- Detection of β Thalassemia Carriers by Red Cell Parameters [ Time Frame: One year ]Detection of β Thalassemia Carriers by Red Cell Parameters Obtained From the Automatic blood count counter using mathematics formula
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|March 2007
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|December 31, 2018
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|December 31, 2018 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Screened pregnant women
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|17 Years to 50 Years (Child, Adult)
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- Blood count and Hgb electrophoresis analysis received from pregnant women send for screening for thalassemia.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Age below 17 yrs and older than 50 yrs.
- Sever anemia with hgb level below 8 gr/dl.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00481221
|Pediatric Hematology Unit - HaEmek Medical Center
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|Ariel Koren, MD
|Pediatric Hematology Unit, Ha'Emek Medical Center
|Principal Investigator:
|Idit Koren, Medical Student
|Pediatric Hematology Unit - Ha'Emek Medical Center
|Study Chair:
|Carina Levin, MD
|Pediatric Dpt B - Ha'Emek Medical Center
|Study Chair:
|Luci Zalman, PhD
|Hematology Laboratory - HaEmek Medical Center
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|Dr Koren Ariel, Head of Pediatric Hematology Unit and Pediatric Dpt B, HaEmek Medical Center, Israel
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|Study First Received:
|May 31, 2007
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|August 8, 2017
Keywords provided by Dr Koren Ariel, HaEmek Medical Center, Israel:
Iron Deficiency
Carrier screening
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency
Anemia, Hypochromic
Hematologic Diseases
Iron Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital
Anemia, Hemolytic
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
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I like to take it all in. The glossy pics, the big ol smiling faces of success, the stories. Gives me a warm fuzzy feeling inside.
Then I read it. One story at a time, sometimes interupted for four or five minutes of drooling as I day dream of being on a hunt, or remenising over past hunts. Its embarrassing if caught staring into space at work while holding the thing though. More so when you have some drool almost to your boots. LOL.
I love getting these though. Really does make for some fun to read and enjoy everyones success each edition.


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Braintree Town's FA Carlsberg Trophy First Round march at home to Havant and Waterlooville, that had been scheduled to be played on Saturday afternoon, has been postponed.
The game will now be played this coming Tuesday - November 27 - with a 7.45pm kick-off.
The club announced on Saturday morning that the Amlin Stadium pitch had been inspected by a local referee.
With the surface already heavy, with prolonged spells of rain forecast in the run-up to the scheduled 3pm kick-off and in agreement with the match referee, it was decided that the pitch would not be playable.


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World Cup: Balotelli 'very relaxed'
Italy's Mario Balotelli says he feels no pressure as the team prepares to play Costa Rica on Friday.PT2M2S http://www.smh.com.au/action/externalEmbeddedPlayer?id=d-3aire 620 349 June 20, 2014
RIO DE JANEIRO: Italy striker Mario Balotelli joked on Thursday that if his side rescue England's chances of World Cup qualification by beating Costa Rica, he expects a kiss from British monarch Queen Elizabeth II.
England's 2-1 loss to Uruguay in Sao Paulo left them on the verge of elimination and they need Italy to beat Costa Rica in Recife on Friday, and Uruguay next week, if they are to stand any chance of reaching the last 16.
"If we beat Costa Rica I want a kiss, obviously on the cheek, from the UK Queen," Balotelli wrote in a tweet to his 2.36 million Twitter followers, moments after the final whistle in the England-Uruguay game.
Relaxed: Mario Balotelli. Photo: AFP
If we beat Costa Rica i want a kiss,obviously on the cheek, from the UK Queen.������.
— Mario Balotelli (@FinallyMario) June 19, 2014
Balotelli, who spent two-and-a-half years at English side Manchester City, has already harmed England's hopes of progressing from Group D by scoring the winning goal for Italy in a 2-1 victory when the sides met in Manaus last Saturday.


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Lenovo's $1,449 IdeaCentre A720 has all the trappings of a next-generation all-in-one desktop. It has a glossy, 27-inch display with 10-point touch recognition. A well-designed hinge lets you turn the screen into a tabletop PC. It even has some touch software you might actually want to use, at least for a while. You'll find that the shine on this system doesn't last very long, though, due to its less-than-stellar touch input and a limited selection of touch-specific applications. This system might be your best bet at the moment if you want a touch-screen PC to upgrade to Windows 8 once it ships. You'd be smarter to wait to see what the full field looks like closer to Windows 8's October launch.
At least for its hardware, the IdeaCentre A720 sounds like it should be one of the most fully realized touch-screen PCs around. It's one of the first 27-inch all-in-ones with 10-point touch input, and its large, adjustable screen -- so adjustable it's one of the only all-in-ones with a screen that can lie down flat -- seems to offer plenty of opportunity for different kinds of single and multiuser applications.
Of the 20 or so touch-specific applications Lenovo has included with the IdeaCentre A720, only one, an air-hockey-like game called Wong, takes real advantage of both the multipoint user input and the horizontal display position. A few other included games, actual Air Hockey among them, also work well on the flat screen, but in general the included touch apps consist of familiar mobile games like Angry Birds and Fruit Ninja, along with some more generic games and some bland utilities. The touch apps work well enough, although the screen itself has a surprising amount of resistance. Don't expect smartphone- or tablet-level accuracy. At least adjusting the orientation of the display is a smooth and easy process thanks to its well-made hinge system.
It's not unreasonable that this system ships with only a small collection of touch-oriented apps. Lenovo is not primarily a software company, after all. The problem is that there's no great way to expand the existing app library. Microsoft is focused on developing that touch-application ecosystem to go along with Windows 8, and it would be a mistake to underestimate Microsoft's ability to see that idea through, but for now the IdeaCentre A720's app selection feels too limited. You must also ask whether another vendor won't have released a better touch-screen all-in-one than this one by the time Microsoft brings its Windows 8 App store to life.
For all of those reasons, Lenovo seems to be jumping the gun with the timing of the IdeaCentre A720's release, at least in terms of its appeal as a touch-screen system.
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|27-inch, 1,920x1,080
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|2.5GHz Intel Core i5-3210M
|2.8GHz Intel Core i5-3450S
|2.8GHz Intel Core i7-2600S
|8GB 1,600MHz DDR3 SDRAM
|1GB Nvidia Geforce GT 630M
|2GB Nvidia GeForce GT 640M
|1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 540M
|Hard drives
|500GB, 7,200rpm
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|1TB, 7,200rpm
|Optical drive
|Blu-ray player/dual-layer DVD burner combo
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|Blu-ray player/dual-layer DVD burner combo
|Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11b/g/n wireless
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|Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit)
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|Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit)
In other respects, the IdeaCentre A720 hits most of the familiar high points you should expect in a high-end all-in-one, but its touch screen seems to have led to some harsh trade-offs in its basic computing components. The
The Lenovo's touch screen and elaborate adjustable chassis perhaps make up the price difference with the Asus system in terms of total value, but those features also argue that Lenovo has emphasized touch in the IdeaCentre A720 at the expense of its basic computing features. As I argued earlier, at least right now there's not enough meat to the Lenovo touch experience to justify that trade-off.
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Our performance results show that Lenovo is indeed asking you to sacrifice on speed if you buy this computer. Coming in at or near the bottom across on benchmark tests, the IdeaCentre A720 will be noticeably slower than similar all-in-ones regardless of the task. I would forgive the IdeaCentre A720's subpar performance results if it had a lower price or a more compelling set of touch applications; unfortunately, it has neither.
Lenovo does deserve credit for offering a comprehensive set of features for using an all-in-one as a home entertainment device. On top of its Blu-ray and TV-tuning capabilities, the IdeaCentre A720 has an HDMI input, an HDMI output, and an extensive set of front-panel display and volume controls. I would like to see more granular display settings, rather than the simple "video" and "Web" presets, but the volume, brightness, and display signal buttons all make it much easier to use this system for multimedia consumption.


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text: State's best bridging students visit New River Gorge By Megan Workman May 17, 2013 Story Share Lawrence Pierce The top 20 teams of the West Virginia Statewide West Point Bridge Design Contest stroll the catwalk Friday on the New River Gorge Bridge. The students are among the nearly 300 in the state who submitted virtual bridge designs to the contest sponsored by the U.S. Military Academy. Lawrence Pierce Nick Bartusiak, 16, of Shady Spring High School, and Aniket Zinzuwadia, 17, of Woodrow Wilson High School in Beckley, won the final round of the national West Point Bridge Design Contest for the second year in a row. The team designed the least expensive, most effective bridge in the nation and both team members brought home $10,000 and a laptop as prizes. Lawrence Pierce Jimmy Wriston, senior engineering adviser for the state Department of Transportation, has volunteered at each of the past 13 statewide bridge-building contests. Wriston said students need more math and science education to fill today's jobs. Lawrence Pierce During the national semifinal round, 17 of the 40 teams represented were from West Virginia. The top 20 teams in the state put on harnesses to celebrate their success during a Bridge Walk trip across the New River Gorge Bridge catwalk. FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. -- "Do you see the bars and tubes of the bridge? See the joints?" Greenbrier East High School physics and chemistry teacher Barbara McElwain asked students as she pointed to the metal beams under the New River Gorge Bridge Friday afternoon.The 45 middle and high school students from across West Virginia who walked along the narrow catwalk directly beneath the bridge deck know all about a bridge's structure, as they make up the top 20 virtual bridge-building teams in the state.On this sunny afternoon, the students walked about 870 feet above the New River and touched the cold metal, felt the bridge shake and heard cars whizzing by above them.The students, between the ages of 13 and 18, will compete Saturday in the West Virginia Statewide West Point Bridge Design Contest at Marshall University.This is the 13th year for the statewide contest. A national West Point Bridge Design contest also is held annually.The competition, sponsored by the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., provides students with a realistic, engaging introduction to engineering, bridges and transportation through Internet-based bridge-designing software.Students use the computer program to design the least expensive bridge that a truck could cross without causing the bridge to collapse.West Point released the new software -- which is updated each year -- in January and students had until March 25 to submit their designs.Nearly 300 West Virginia students submitted designs to the national competition. During the national semifinal round on April 5, 17 of the 40 teams remaining were from West Virginia.Nick Bartusiak, 16, of Shady Spring High School, and Aniket Zinzuwadia, 17, of Woodrow Wilson High School in Beckley, won the final round for the second year in a row, which makes them the only team in the nation to win back-to-back contests.The pair constructed a bridge that "cost" $247,537 and each took home a $10,000 scholarship and a laptop for the second straight year.The high school juniors credited their success to teamwork and a personal interest in math and science. "We make a good team because we complement each other. I'm more of a numbers guy and Nick is good at application," Zinzuwadia said. "When I figure out a design, he helps me implement it. We're both really interested in how science is applied to the real world and wanted to take it to another level."Zinzuwadia said many people didn't expect the two to win because "we're from West Virginia, [and] we can't win a national contest."Not only did they twice prove those opinions wrong, but their two-time triumph shows how important the "administrators" are, especially in this state, he said. Those administrators -- West Virginia's teachers -- are the main reason students have been so successful in the contest, said Amanda McClellan, a coordinator of the contest."It takes a good teacher to take those skills you learn and use them by making it fun for your kids," McClellan said. "The number of students participating in the state has grown tremendously over the years. They're doing very well and it's because we have wonderful teachers that have stuck with this."McElwain said she and her students have participated in each bridge-building contest for the past 13 years because it's part of her job to do so. She hosted after-school sessions for students who wanted to work on their bridge designs.The state pushes STEM teaching -- an acronym for science, technology, engineering and mathematics -- and this design contest is all about analytical thinking, McElwain said.Many students graduate from high school without the necessary skills to fill jobs, such as engineering skills, but programs like this competition can change that, she said. "We have a shortage in our country for engineers and it's my job to get kids interested in engineering while they're young," McElwain said, standing in the center of the New River Gorge Bridge's catwalk. "We don't make them analyze enough, we don't prepare them to be engineers. . . . I would like to see more done in high schools to better prepare them, which means a higher level of math and science, and contests like this."McElwain's daughter, Summer, 13, of Eastern Greenbrier Middle School, and her teammate, Kyra Lampert, 13, went to the final round of the Army-Navy Bridge Design Contest, which is exclusively for sixth- and seventh-grade students.Lampert took more to the architect end of the design contest by drawing up each bridge sketch, while Summer McElwain drafted her teammate's concepts on the computer program.Arch bridges -- like the one they examined Friday afternoon in person -- are the hardest to build, Lampert said."Sometimes, you can change the size of one bar or tube and it messes up the whole design," Summer McElwain said. "It's so cool, we get to see this bridge in person. It gives me ideas for next year's design using the computer program."Jimmy Wriston, senior engineering adviser for the state Department of Transportation, said the West Virginia Statewide West Point Bridge Design Contest is one of the most important programs the state offers.The Division of Highways spends its entire educational-outreach fund on the contest, he said.Wriston has volunteered at each statewide contest by explaining to students why certain beams are necessary, how the bridge moves and more.He said the bridge-building program is innovative and exciting for students."We've got to raise the bar on math and science, and this is the way to do it, to get them out of the classroom," Wriston said. "Using the computer to solve analytical problems that are in the real world -- there is no better model or example, and to come out and walk on this bridge is the real deal."The top 20 West Virginia teams will compete in the statewide contest Saturday at Marshall University. 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Beginning Saturday, Gordon's Music and Sound of Fairfield will host a weekly concert series to support Solano County's live music scene.
The Hodges and Lemon Hammer perform at 7 p.m. Saturday; and Idle Hands and Dad's Lips will perform at
7 p.m. Dec. 8, in the music store, 810 Texas St.
Admission is $5, all ages, with parking and the entrance in the rear.
"This concert series is designed not only to be a venue for bands of any style or age to perform, but also to provide a place for Solano County's music lovers to enjoy live performances by their favorite local musicians," Samantha Lee, a spokeswoman for the store, said in a press release.
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The addition of 27 new stores wasn't enough to prevent Big Lots from reporting a 1.9% sales decline during the quarter ended October 27.
The operator of 1,482 closeout stores in the U.S. said sales declined 1.9% to a little more than $1 billion and same store sales dropped 4.6% during the company's third fiscal quarter. The addition of 27 new stores helped mitigate the comp decline and from a profit standpoint Big Lot's lost less money than it expected and most of the loss was related to Canada where the company operates 79 Liquidation World stores. The company reported a loss from continuing operations of $6 million, or 10 cents a share, that was well below earlier guidance that called for a loss in the range of 20 cents to 30 cents. Seven cents of the 10 cent loss was attributable to the relatively young Canadian business acquired in July 2011. Last year, Big Lots reported a profit from continuing operations of six cents a share.
With a better than expected third quarter loss, Big Lots updated it full year financial forecast and now envisions income from continuing operations ranging from $2.86 to $3.05. Much of that amount is expected to come during the fourth quarter when income from continuing operations is forecast to be $1.91 to $2.20, despite expectations of a low single digit same store sales decline at U.S. stores.


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Retailers may as well start devising their 2013 Black Friday plans now based on the popularity of this year's early openings on Thanksgiving.
The Thanksgiving evening openings by the likes of Walmart, Toys 'R' Us, Target, Sears and Kmart were denounced in some quarters as being anti-family, but a few vocal critics didn't speak for the majority of shoppers who turned out in droves and spent with gusto.
In-store sales for the full 24 hours of Thanksgiving registered a 70.8% increase over Thanksgiving Day 2011 driven by an incredible 251% increase in year-over-year sales between 6 p.m. and midnight, according to the 7th annual Chase Holiday Pulse from the Chase Paymentech subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase. The Pulse combines aggregated payment processing data from 50 of the firm's largest U.S. e-commerce merchants and this year for the first time integrated aggregated Chase cardholder spending data at brick-and-mortar merchants.
For the same 24 hour Thanksgiving Day period transactions volume increased 14% and average ticket increased 24%. However, the Thanksgiving Day gains appeared to come at the expense of some Black Friday in-store activity. Chase Holiday Pulse data shows sales dropped 7.2%, transaction volume decreased by 3.6%, and average tickets was down 3.7% when compared to the prior year.
On the e-commerce side, Black Friday sales increased 15.2% from 2011, transactions increased by nearly 30%, but average ticket was down 11.3%, suggesting shoppers were very active online buying lower ticket items.
"This year is looking like a merry holiday season for retailers with Black Friday sales starting earlier than ever, proving once again to be a bright spot for merchants," said Mia Shernoff, EVP for Chase Paymentech. "We'll see what the numbers look like after Cyber Monday and at seasons-end, but Black Friday deals online and in stores, coupled with aggressive marketing weeks in advance and more stores open on Thanksgiving, are ensuring a promising start to the holiday shopping season."
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Emerging Artists Theater Brings OUTLOOK to International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival, Now thru May 20
Emerging Artists Theater will make its third trip to the International Dublin Gay Theatre FestiVal May 14-20 with the world premiere of Kathleen Warnock's "Outlook," directed by Mark Finley ("Penny Penniworth" Off-Broadway, "The Secretaries," NY Fringe).
Now in its 9th year, the IDGTF presents work by and about LGBT theater artists the first two weeks of May. In addition to "Outlook," Finley is also directing Michael Lynch's "Living on the Real" for TOSOS in the festival's second week. And EAT member Andrea Alton is taking her NY Fringe hit, "The F*cking World According to Molly," the first week of the festival.
Developed in the TOSOS Robert Chesley/Jane Chambers Playwrights Project and EAT's Playwrights Circle and "First Taste" series, "Outlook" features a cast of Meghan Cary (also a singer/songwriter who released her 4th album, "Building this House" in March), Donnetta Lavinia Grays (Broadway: "Well"; film: "The Wrestler"; TV: "Mercy."); Irene Longshore ("Lush Valley," HERE) and Danielle Quisenberry ("Mad Hot Ballroom," Alphabet City @ Metropolitan Playhouse). The Production Stage Manager is Jennifer M. Russo.
"Outlook" poses the theatrical question: what if there were really such a thing as a magic wand? Susan Kelly (Meghan Cary) finds out when the mysterious Brown of UPS (Donnetta Lavinia Grays) delivers one, and sticks around to watch what happens. Susan's got a comfortable life with a not-quite-live-in girlfriend, Patience (Danielle Quisenberry), and a daughter, Ella (Irene Longshore) almost out of college. But times are hard, and the future looks dark; is anyone entitled to joy when they might not have a job, a partner, or even a roof over their heads at any time?
Kathleen Warnock's plays have been seen in New York, London, Dublin, and regionally. "Rock the Line" (EAT, NY) won the Robert Chesley Award for Emerging Playwright. "Grieving for Genevieve" (MITF) won the John Golden Award for Playwriting. She is also the host of the reading series Drunken! Careening! Writers! (KGB Bar, third Thursdays), and editor of the Best Lesbian Erotica series (Cleis). She is a member of Emerging Artists Theatre and the Dramatists Guild.
For more information about EAT, visit www.emergingartiststheater.org; for more information about the Dublin festival, or to book tickets, visit www.gaytheatre.ie.


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hurt our chances for 16-0? I think it did. Nobody chasing us now.
The best exercise of the human heart is reaching down and picking someone else up.
Screw 16-0. It's all about the ring. My biggest fear is we go 16-0 and lose in the playoffs. Too much pressure.
I do agree with you on that gildawg. 16-0 is not nearly as important as the Super Bowl and I don't like the pressure it puts on a team.
The best exercise of the human heart is reaching down and picking someone else up.
And I'm not sure I like the thought of shutting things down with 3 games to go in the season and also a bye week effectively making it 4 weeks of downtime for what has been a machine on a roll.
Cruising in the last game is one thing, especially when you have no bye, but I'm not sure I would want to risk the momentum this team has right now.
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
-John Wooden
Yes the Super Bowl is the most important thing, but...........
We are the best team in the NFL by alot, if we don't win the Super Bowl it'll be a monumental failure regardless if we are 16-0, 16-1, 2 or 3. I'm not sure the pressure would be any different.
"Just look at the flowers ........ BANG"
As has been stated by many people, the Colts shouldn't start resting yet due to the fact that they will probably become rusty which would really hurt them in the long run. I can understand the Colts resting their starters last year with them not getting a bye week and also knowing they would face Denver the very next week. But this year they get a bye week, they won't face any of the teams soon after (with the possible exception of Seattle assuming they win the NFC), and they can rest anyone who is mildly injured for these next couple weeks. I think they should just keep playing the way they normally do, and not change their gameplan. They say that oftentimes if you change what you're doing in order to avoid a certain outcome, the chances of that outcome happening actually increase.
What Denver loss?
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when KC beat them, the Jax game was the last one that truly mattered, Denver still would have been in the hunt if we had lost all three of our games to end the season.
No we are going to play all our starters..this week,
I did hear the next few games Sorgi may get a few alternating series perhaps.
Withuot Actually taking over the end of a game so to speak.
The more I hear lately from players and Dungy. It appears more now than ever they are going for it.
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With the return of the brave English sergeant Richard Sharpe, set to battle the mercenary forces of the Mahratta confederation in India, Bernard Cornwell claims his rightful place among the masters of historical narrative. Sharpe's Triumph is a riveting story of betrayal and revenge that, like each new installment in the Sharpe series, was an immediate best seller around the world.
Don't forget to check out the rest of Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe series.
Don't miss the rest of Bernard Cornwell's literary masterpieces.
©1998 Bernard Cornwell; (P)2000 Blackstone Audiobooks
"Cornwell's fans will dance with delight as horsemen charge and sabers swing through chaos and terror." (Kirkus Reviews)
"Consistently...brilliantly realized...the Sharpe novels are wonderful." (Stephen King)
"Great story - Poor narration quality"
This was a very odd recording for the novel. It seemed to me that narrators were switched in the middle of story off and on. I love listening to Frederick Davidson, but in parts of this, his voice either changed or someone else was brought in to do the narration. My recording also repeated several times in the 2nd part of this download.
All in all, the book is great but the quality of the narrated product is far below others I've listened to Audible.
I hope this is not a trend that continues.
"great series!"
Very impressive early work. I had only heard the later versions through Books on Tape and was quite happy to see that Audible has gone back for books 1-6 (well 1 and 2 so far) to complete the story. Good read and wonderful reader!
"Sharpe is my new Lewrie, who took over for Aubrey"
I love Napoleonic War/Age of Sail stories and the Sharpe series promises to fill the void left by the completion of Aubrey/Maturin and Alan Lewrie series. It appears Audible has done it again, however, by not stocking the complete list of titles, they have left me hanging. Audible, get your act together and offer the complete Alan Lewrie and Sharpe series.
Actor/director/teacher. Split my time between Beijing and Seattle now. Listen to Audible on the subway and while driving or riding my bike.
"Very good book, Very bad reader"
Sharpe in India at the beginning of his career. This book has all the typical strengths of Cornwell's series: flawlessly developed plot, richly textured period and locale description, just the right momentum to keep the story moving and interesting as it rises toward a climactic ending, and characters you will not forget. Unfortunately the reader's vocal pattern is relentlessly repetitive and gives new meaning to the word smarmy. It authentic dialect and might be useful as a character voice, but as the narrator it almost made me lay aside a wonderful book. Cornwell won out, but I will never buy another recording with this reader! Listen to the sample before buying.
"Errors in the audio file!"
This is a good story and an enjoyable presentation. However, it is marred by a number of audio file errors. It surprises me that today, such errors can make it through to production releases. It's a pity because they do detract from this book.
"Poor production quality."
The story is great--this is a solid sequel to Sharpe's Tiger. I give the performance two stars, though, because of the poor production quality. A few times, I could hear the difference where the narrator had read something at a different time from the rest of the passage. Worse, the audio had some glitches and stutters, causing the same word to play several times before the audio continued. Not the quality I expect from Audible.
"Audible--How could you???"
I have read many other Cornwell books but always thought the Sharpe books wouldn't be for me; I was soo wrong. I have read first two and am absolutely hooked. I came tonight to find the next one and Audible doesn't have it--at all!!
How could you get me addicted to the series and then not have them all available?? Where is your humanity, Audible? Where in the world is Sharpe's Fortress? I need it.
It says on Cornwell's website that it's next. And I can see there IS an ongoing storyline here, so leaving out a book leaves a hole.
"Very enjoyable listen"
Good story and excellent narrator, especially for the different accents. I would highly recommend this series for historical fiction fans.
"Great book ruined by horrible narration"
I thoroughly enjoy the Sharpe series, but Frederick Davidson's narration is so off-putting that I cannot listen to more than one chapter of the audiobook. Davidson's voice for Sgt Hakeswill sounds like the cacophony of a bullfrog mating with an alley cat. Really. If Audible.com is listening, PLEASE offer the full Sharpe series as read by other narrators (e.g., Patrick Tull).
No finer reader than Frederick Davidson; his range of accents and characterizations is unmatched; I have enjoyed greatly all his readings.
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For their study, published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, Katherine Goldey and Sari van Anders randomly assigned 128 women and 98 men to one of four groups, or "arousal conditions."
The results: The first three groups all reported experiencing increased genital and psychological arousal, as well as higher "state" desire, compared with the neutral group. The group who engaged in unstructured fantasy had the greatest arousal.
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- 1 cup Fair Trade Certified quinoa (rinse and dry before using)
- 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves, minced
- 1 tsp Fair Trade Certified dry ginger*
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup water
- 2 Tbsp toasted walnut oil
- 3 Tbsp fresh lime juice
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- In a frying pan, lightly toast quinoa for 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat and combine with mint, ginger and salt.
- In a large 2-quart saucepan, bring the water and quinoa mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer, and cook for 6-8 minutes, until the water is fully absorbed and the quinoa is light and fluffy.
- Meanwhile, in a cup, whisk together the oil and lime juice. Pour the quinoa from a saucepan into a mixing bowl. Fold toppings into the quinoa. Pour the dressing over the quinoa mixture and combine well. You may serve this warm or cold by allowing it to chill at least one hour (better if overnight).
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Bridge or Continue Coumadin for Device Surgery Randomized Controlled Trial (BRUISECONTROL)
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|Drug: low molecular weight heparin or unfractionated heparin Drug: Warfarin or coumadin
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Bridge or Continue Coumadin for Device Surgery Randomized Controlled Trial (BRUISE CONTROL)
- Clinically significant hematoma (defined as hematoma requiring reoperation and/or transfusion and/or unplanned or prolonged hospitalization and/or interruption of LMWH or IV heparin or oral anti-coagulant. [ Time Frame: Device implant until first routine post-op visit ]
- Components of the primary outcome,composite of all other major peri-operative bleeding events and thrombo-embolic events. [ Time Frame: Device implant to first routine post-op visit ]
|Study Start Date:
|December 2008
|Study Completion Date:
|March 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|March 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: Bridging anti-coagulation
Low Molecular Weight Heparin or IV unfractionated Heparin
Drug: low molecular weight heparin or unfractionated heparin
For elective patients with greater than 5 days pre-implant; discontinue oral anti-coagulation (coumadin) 5 days before the procedure. Full therapeutic doses of subcutaneous LMWH 3 days before the procedure.
Patients with less than 5 days to implant can be given vitamin K (up to 2 mg) at the investigator discretion and start full therapeutic doses of either subcutaneous LMWH or IV Unfractionated Heparin (choice is at investigator's discretion) when INR is below the upper limit of the prescribed therapeutic range for the patient (usually greater than or equal to 2; 2.5 for some valve patients) and surgery to proceed when INR is less than 1.6.
Last dose given in the morning(ie. > 24 hours)of the day prior to the procedure.
Oral anti-coagulation (coumadin) will be resumed on the evening of the procedure.
Full dose LMWH or full dose IV heparin will be restarted 24 hours after surgery.
Experimental: Continued oral anti-coagulation
Drug: Warfarin or coumadin
Continue on oral anti-coagulant (coumadin). INR on the day of surgery will be < 3.0
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Eligible patients will be equally randomized (1:1) to the Conventional/control arm (bridging anti-coagulation)or to the Experimental arm (continued coumadin). In the Conventional arm there are 2 options. Patients with greater than 5 days pre-implant will discontinue oral anti-coagulant (coumadin) 5 days before the procedure,and start full therapeutic doses of subcutaneous low molecular weight heparin (LMWH)3 days before the procedure. Patients with less than 5 days to implant can be given Vitamin K at the investigator's discretion and start full therapeutic doses of either subcutaneous LMWH or IV unfractionated Heparin (choice is at investigator discretion) when the INR is below the therapeutic range for the patient (usually greater than or equal to 2; 2.5 for some valve patients) and surgery to proceed when INR is less than 1.6. Oral anti-coagulant (coumadin) will resume on the evening of the procedure. Full dose LMWH injections or full dose IV heparin will be started 24 hours after surgery.
In the Experimental arm patients will continue on their oral anti-coagulant (coumadin). The INR on the day of surgery will be < 3.0.
ASA will be continued in all patients. Plavix will be continued in patients with drug-eluting stents.
Patients will be monitored for the development of any hematoma or bleeding event during admission. There will be a unblinded team responsible for device implant and follow-up and a blinded team responsible to monitor any bleeding events or hematoma and determine if it meets the primary endpoint criteria for the study. The blinded team will have no knowledge of the treatment arm and will be involved only if the patient develops a hematoma or bleeding event. All hematomas and bleeding events will be followed until resolution.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|Child, Adult, Senior
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Any patient undergoing elective device surgery (i.e. de novo device implantation or pulse generator change or lead replacement or pocket revision)
Patient at moderate or high risk of arterial thrombo-embolic events (ATE) or high risk of venous thrombo-embolic events (VTE) (defined as one or more of following):
- Prosthetic mitral valve replacement
- Caged ball or tilting disc aortic valve prosthesis
- Bileaflet aortic valve prosthesis and one or more of: AF (atrial Fibrillation/Atrial Flutter), prior stroke or TIA, hypertension, diabetes, CHF age >75
- AFib/Flutter associated with rheumatic valvular heart disease
- Non-rheumatic AFib/Flutter and CHADS2 risk criteria SCORE > 2
- Non-rheumatic AFib/Flutter and stroke or TIA (within 3 months)
- Persistent/permanent AFib/Flutter on day of acceptance for device surgery AND plan for cardioversion or DFT testing at device implant
- Recent (within 3 months) VTE
- Severe thrombophilia (Protein C or S deficiency or anti-thrombin or anti-phospholipid antibodies or multiple abnormalities)
- Willing to self-inject or have a relative or friend or nurse inject LMWH
Exclusion Criteria:
- Unable ro unwilling to provide informed consent
- History of noncompliance of medical therapy
- Renal failure with Cr > 180 umol/l
- Prior Heparin induced thrombocytopenia
- Active device infection
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00800137
|Instituto de Cardiologia - Fundação Universitária de Cardiologia
|Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, 90620 - 000
|Canada, Alberta
|University of Calgary
|Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 4Z6
|Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute
|Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
|Canada, British Columbia
|Royal Jubilee Hospital
|Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, V8R 4R2
|Canada, Manitoba
|Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre
|Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R2H 2A6
|Canada, New Brunswick
|St. John Regional Hospital
|Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, E2L 4L2
|Canada, Nova Scotia
|QEII Health Sciences Centre
|Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H 3A7
|Canada, Ontario
|Hamilton Health Science Center
|Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8L 2X2
|Kingston General Hospital
|Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 2V7
|St. Mary's General Hospital
|Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, N2M 1B2
|London Health Sciences Center
|London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 5A5
|Southlake Regional Health Centre
|Newmarket, Ontario, Canada, L3Y 2P9
|University of Ottawa Heart Institute
|Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1Y 4W7
|Rouge Valley Hospital
|Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, M1E 5E9
|Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
|Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4N 3M5
|St. Mike's Hospital
|Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 1W8
|Canada, Quebec
|Cité-de-la-Santé Hospital
|Laval, Quebec, Canada, H7M 3L9
|McGill University Health Center
|Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3G 1A4
|Centre Hospitalier de L'Université de Montréal
|Montréal, Quebec, Canada, H2W 1T8
|Hôpital Sacré-Coeur de Montréal
|Montréal, Quebec, Canada, H4J 1C5
|Hôpital Laval
|Québec, Quebec, Canada, G1V 4G5
|Sherbrooke University Hospital Centre CHUS
|Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, J1H 5N4
|Principal Investigator:
|David Birnie, MD
|Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|David Birnie, MD, University of Ottawa Heart Institute
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00800137 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|November 26, 2008
|Last Updated:
|April 8, 2013
Keywords provided by David Birnie, University of Ottawa Heart Institute:
device surgery
pocket hematoma
Pocket hematoma and device surgery
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Pathologic Processes
Calcium heparin
Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight
Fibrinolytic Agents
Fibrin Modulating Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
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Don't misconstrue the wide-eyed look of the Cal State San Bernardino men's basketball players when they walk into Pauley Pavilion today.
Like all of those in attendance for the first men's basketball game since the arena began undergoing renovations more than two years ago, they're curious.
Once tonight's exhibition game against No. 23 UCLA begins, don't expect Cal State to remain awestruck.
Considering its four Division-I transfers this year, playing basketball in a high profile environment won't be eye-popping for plenty of the Division II Coyotes.
They'll be wearing Cal State across their chest tonight, but a year ago Kirby Gardner, Andrew Young, Donte Medder and Jordan Burris were representing Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, Tulsa and Nevada, respectively.
And those were just the transfers that Cal State accepted this season.
The looming question for the Coyotes: how quickly can the new roster mesh?
"That will take some time for sure with all the new guys," Cal State head coach Jeff Oliver said. "But the chemistry is great. That's something we struggled with last year, but it's already clear that it's better this season."
Point guard Lacy Haddock, a senior who led the California Collegiate Athletic Conference in assists last season, is helping with that.
Josh Gouch, who will join Haddock, Gardner, Menner and Young in the starting lineup tonight, is encouraged by not only the on-court relationships, but the off-court bonding.
It was just a few weeks ago that Oliver had the team navigate a towering ropes course on campus that stretches 40 feet off the ground. Initially, the team was far from unified in its effort, but each and every one of them finished the task.
"He just told us to put on our outdoor shoes," Gouch said. "As soon as some of the guys figured out where we were going, some of them said 'No way.' It took a lot of team work, but we got everybody through it."
Cal State has reason beyond its talent to believe it won't get run out of the gym by UCLA. Two seasons ago, the Coyotes led the Bruins with six minutes remaining in an 80-72 loss.
Today marks the third time in six years the two teams will have met.
"We almost snuck one in on them two years ago," Haddock said. "This year we plan on finishing that off."
Cal State won't begin the season at full strength. Burris, who played three seasons at Nevada, is sidelined with a stress fracture in his foot. The 6-foot-7 forward is scheduled to get his cast off Nov. 3, but isn't expected back on the court for a minimum or two weeks after that.
The player Oliver said could potentially be the Coyotes' leading scorer and rebounder is hoping to return by the beginning of conference play Nov. 21.
Young, who stands 6-8, will be the tallest player on the court for Cal State opposite a UCLA lineup featuring 6-10 twins David and Travis Wear and 6-9 preseason All-Pac-12 forward Kyle Anderson.
In the back court, the 6-3 Haddock is a sizable point guard alongside the sturdily built 6-2 Gardner. Despite averaging five assists per game last season, Haddock wasn't the team's point guard.
Gardner may not have been Haddock's backcourt mate had Oklahoma State's Marcus Smart, the reigning National Freshman of the Year, left for the NBA.
After two seasons at San Bernardino Valley College, Gardner played one season in Stillwater, Okla., before returning home.
"I most likely would have stayed if Marcus left for the NBA," Gardner said. "But it feels good to be back home. It was tough being away. I'm excited to be here. I think this team has a lot of goals. We want to win the 'ship."
Two seasons ago after Cal State gave UCLA a scare, the Coyotes followed with a slump. Oliver isn't quite sure what to expect once the game starts, but a shiny new Pauley Pavilion won't blind the Coyotes.
"We've got guys that played in the SEC, Big 12, Mountain West and Conference USA," Oliver said. "This isn't going to be a new environment for them. They've played in that atmosphere."


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I have a form where the user can select a date using a series of dropdowns for Month, Day, Year. Upon selecting them all I want to test it to make sure that the date selected is not today's date, nor a weekend date, if so, I want to show them an alert and return them to the form to make an adjustment.
The code below is working fine for the weekend test, and when I use the alert to show me what values are being created I see that both tripDate and todaysDate SHOW me the same values, IF test is not working (just for todays test, the weekend test is working).
Hoping someone much more familiar in javascript (which is pretty much anyone other than me, I compiled this from several google searches and a VERY basic understanding of javascript) can point out to me what I am overlooking.
Thank you for your assistance!
<script type="text/javascript">
function isTodayorWeekend() {
var todaysDate = new Date();
var tripDate = new Date();
alert('Today is: ' + todaysDate + '\
' + 'Trip Date: ' + tripDate);
if(tripDate.getDay() == 6 || tripDate.getDay() == 0 || tripDate == todaysDate)
alert('Not today or weekends!');
When I test that same code with my own HTML, the code works fine, so you may need to show us the HTML code that you are using in relation to that function.
Here is the HTML, it is dynamically created via PHP to update the selected option to match the current date (+1 day to minimize people trying to schedule "same day" transportation requests) but this is the final output. Once I get this javascript functioning properly I am most likely going to change the call to the function happen upon form submission, I just have it triggered at the change events for this dropdown now to allow testing to be more direct.
<label>Pickup Date</label>
<select name="pickupdate-month" onchange="isTodayorWeekend()">
<option value="0">January</option>
<option value="1">February</option>
<option value="2">March</option>
<option value="3">April</option>
<option value="4">May</option>
<option value="5" selected="selected">June</option>
<option value="6">July</option>
<option value="7">August</option>
<option value="8">September</option>
<option value="9">October</option>
<option value="10">November</option>
<option value="11">December</option>
<select name="pickupdate-day" onchange="isTodayorWeekend()">
<option value="1">1</option>
<option value="2">2</option>
<option value="3">3</option>
<option value="4">4</option>
<option value="5">5</option>
<option value="6">6</option>
<option value="7">7</option>
<option value="8">8</option>
<option value="9">9</option>
<option value="10">10</option>
<option value="11">11</option>
<option value="12">12</option>
<option value="13">13</option>
<option value="14">14</option>
<option value="15">15</option>
<option value="16">16</option>
<option value="17">17</option>
<option value="18">18</option>
<option value="19">19</option>
<option value="20">20</option>
<option value="21">21</option>
<option value="22">22</option>
<option value="23">23</option>
<option value="24">24</option>
<option value="25">25</option>
<option value="26">26</option>
<option value="27">27</option>
<option value="28">28</option>
<option value="29" selected="selected">29</option>
<option value="30">30</option>
<option value="31">31</option>
<select name="pickupdate-year" onchange="isTodayorWeekend()">
<option value="2013" selected="selected">2013</option>
<option value="2014">2014</option>
<option value="2015">2015</option>
<option value="2016">2016</option>
When you change one of the select boxes, does the Trip Date that is alerted to you show a similar change?
Yes, the alerts show just as I would expect them too, it is just the IF clause for comparing tripDate and todaysDate that doesn't validate (even though the alert box shows me the EXACT same data for each of those 2 values. So unless the "background" data is something different than what gets displayed in the alert then I am completely baffled as to why it fails
Ahh, I see. It's currently the weekend for me now so it's trickier than usual to test that the day is not the weekend but is the same as todays date.
The issue you're facing is because you are trying to compare two different objects. Each object may have the same values for their year month and day, but because they are different objects they will always compare as not being the same as the other.
So you can have the following code that compares falsely to all forms of comparison.
var d1 = new Date();
var d2 = new Date();
console.log(d1 > d2) // false
console.log(d1 < d2) // false
console.log(d1 === d2) // false
console.log(d1 == d2) // false
What does work though, is to use the .getTime() method which retrieves a numeric value for that particular date, which does compare well.
var d1 = new Date();
var d2 = new Date();
console.log(d1.getTime() > d2.getTime()) // true
Thank you! After some trial and error I finally got the following code to process as I want it (from the testing I've done so far, going to have to wait for the weekend to pass to test it more but pretty sure this is handling it. Now just have to determine when the best time to run this should be (and how to most gracefully inform the end user and have them respond).
<script type="text/javascript">
function isTodayorWeekend() {
var todaysDate = new Date();
var tripDate = new Date();
//alert('Today is: ' + todaysDate + '\
' + 'Trip Date: ' + tripDate);
if(tripDate.getDay() == 6 || tripDate.getDay() == 0 || tripDate.getTime() == todaysDate.getTime())
alert('You have chosen today\\'s date or a weekend');
As a minor improvement, you may want to break out the checking if it's a weekend, or if it's today, to separate functions.
function isWeekday(date) {
return date.getDay() === 6 || date.getDay() === 0;
function isToday(date) {
var today = new Date();
today.setHours(0, 0, 0, 0);
date.setHours(0, 0, 0, 0);
return date.getTime() === today.getTime();
function isTodayorWeekend() {
var tripDate = new Date();
if(isWeekday(tripDate) || isToday(tripDate)) {
alert('You have chosen today\\'s date or a weekend');
See how that simplifies the functions so that you can now easily tell at a glance what is happening?
If you want to use that isToday() function in some other code though, there is a side-effect from the technique that is currently being used. Currently the isToday() function changes the time parts of the date. Those changes will remain in effect after the function has finished, so if other code relies on some of the time parts of a date being checked, that will result in a problem.
The solution to this is to not change the time parts of the date that is being checked.One simple solution is to set the time parts of todays date to be the same as the date that we are checking:
function isToday(date) {
var today = new Date();
// We only want to compare the day month year parts of the date, so set the other parts to be the same
today.setHours(date.getHours(), date.getMinutes(), date.getSeconds(), date.getMilliseconds());
return date.getTime() === today.getTime();
Another technique that results in less confusion about what is going on, is to just check the year month and day, which results in a function that is much easier to understand.
function isToday(date) {
var today = new Date();
return date.getFullYear() === today.getFullYear() &&
date.getMonth() === today.getMonth() &&
date.getDate() === today.getDate();
Now on to my next adjustment for this site.


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I think he had his best game so far as a pro tonight.
Good enough that Vogel put him back in at the end of the game instead of Greene. But then Vogel replaced him with Augustine, which I can understand. However, the way things turned out, it would have been nice to see what might have happened if Lance was in at the end.
Lance is playing with confidence on offense and seems to be vocal and aggressive on defense.
I wouldn't call last night a breakout game for him, but it was close.


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Fire Emblem: Awakening Pre-order Bonus Revealed
Fire Emblem: Awakening, the next game in Nintendo's long-running strategy-RPG series, will have a bonus in store for fans who pre-order at GameStop.
According to a post on Destructoid, the bonus comes in the form of a Limited Edition character art book. There's an emphasis on the word "limited" here, so go pre-order the game if you haven't already.
For those unfamiliar with the series, the Fire Emblem games feature epic sword-and-sorcery stories with turn-based strategy RPG gameplay. Players take turns moving their characters around a grid and trading blows with the computer.
Characters can use swords, axes, lances, and a variety of similar weapons in a rock-paper-scissors hierarchical style pf battle (swords beat axes, axes beat lances, etc). These games can prove difficult for some players because character deaths are permanent, resulting in repeated restarts of a level in order to save a favorite party member.
The game will be out for the 3DS on February 4th, 2013, so the window for pre-orders isn't very big. Check out the trailer below and decide whether or not you'd want a part of the tactical action. If the answer's "yes", then pre-order to get secure an art book!
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Police say things suddenly got very serious after a domestic argument spilled out of a west Salt Lake City apartment.
When a disagreement between a 27-year-old man and his 23-year-old wife reached the boiling point Tuesday morning, the woman took refuge in a neighbor's unit near 1300 West and 500 North. The husband then forced his way into that apartment, fought with residents who got in his way and then dragged his wife from upstairs against her will.
Police later located the couple and arrested the man. He was booked into the Salt Lake County jail on suspicion of single counts of third-degree felony burglary and second-degree felony kidnapping, two class B misdemeanor counts of assault and one class B misdemeanor retail theft charge.


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SANDAG is tracking your license plate all around the county, and 25 local law enforcement agencies are using tablets to scan faces of many people they come in contact with.
"Orwell, Huxley and Hersey all warned us..no one listened and it's all coming true now," Tracy McPherson commented at UTSanDiego.com.
Ali Winston and G.W. Schulz of the Center for Investigative Reporting have been looking into local governments' growing surveillance infrastructure and hosted an online chat on the subjects.
[See what they discussed here.]
For a primer on how local agencies are using surveillance technology, here are a few cases they are following.
- Facial recognition technology: In San Diego, law enforcement agencies are deploying what could be the largest expansion of facial recognition technology for civilian use. The Tactical Identification System allows law enforcement officials to use a mobile device to snap a photo of an individual and run the image against a database matching criminal history, mug shots and other personal information of about 348,000 arrestees in San Diego County. "If you're not in a criminal database, you have nothing to hide," said Officer Rob Halverson of the Chula Vista Police Department. While officials value the efficiency of being able to easily identify someone, critics argue that how that information is stored – especially for those who have done nothing wrong – raises serious privacy concerns. More: The rollout of facial recognition technology in San Diego and its military ties; how facial recognition technology works
- Oakland's Domain Awareness Center: In the port city of Oakland, Calif., a federally funded Domain Awareness Center is being expanded to allow local agencies to track Twitter feeds and use license-plate scanners, gunshot detectors, crime mapping software and stationary cameras. The Domain Awareness Center began as part of a nationwide initiative to secure ports by networking sensors and cameras in and around the facilities. The project will cost an estimated $10.9 million to complete. During a city council meeting in July, Oakland residents protested the city's decision to accept additional funding to streamline intelligence gathering by incorporating data across different agencies, including local and state departments of transportation, the city's school district and sports/entertainment venues like the O.co Coliseum and Oracle Arena. More: The progress of Oakland's surveillance center and the debate around data collection
- License-plate scanners: One technology law enforcement agencies in California are using is scanners that sit atop police cars. The scanners document license plates and geographic locations of cars passing by – even when drivers have done nothing wrong. Winston reported that "the intelligence center database will store license-plate records for up to two years, regardless of data retention limits set by local police departments." Critics are concerned about how this data is being stored and the privacy implications. Last year, following a California Watch investigation that revealed a private company was stockpiling half a billion records on drivers using license-plate scanners, state Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, attempted to increase privacy protections. But under pressure from lawmakers and lobbyists, he backed away from his bill to regulate how such data is stored. More: Private company hoarding license-plate data on US drivers; License-plate readers let police collect millions of records on drivers; Police, lobbyists defeat bill to regulate license-plate scanners; DEA launches license plate scanners along border
- Your digital trail: Schulz has reported that, "Many Americans would be surprised by how easily local law enforcement, IRS investigators, the FBI and private attorneys can reach into the vast pool of personal information about their lives with little more than a subpoena, which no judge needs to review." Your medical records, online dating profiles, public transportation records, even unopened emails – all of these things can be accessed with a subpoena or court order by private investigators, private attorneys and local law enforcement officials. More: Easily obtained subpoenas turn your personal information against you; Watch how private companies track your digital trail, even when you're not signed in


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"It's getting better" in New Hampshire
"I serve everybody, but mostly my customers come from the Latino community. Three or four years ago, a lot of stores closed. I thought I might have to close the doors because I couldn't pay the bills. Right now, you don't hear about so many companies closing their doors or sending thousands of people home. It's getting better. A lot better.
"To me, [President Obama] seems like a person who gives everything just to see that his country gets better. He fights for what he believes people need the most. If we understand that we can work as a community, that we can work together, big things can be done."


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Topic: Still stable!
We received my husband's scan results today and were happy to learn that there was no change from the last scan eight weeks ago. He started FOLFIRINOX last November after a recurrence of intrahepatic CC but, after eight rounds, the doctor eliminated the oxaliplatin and made some dosage changes in the other drugs to reduce side effects. As a result, my husband has been feeling very well and his energy level and weight have increased. His labs today were the best they have been in months. There will be another scan in eight weeks but we plan to enjoy ourselves as much as possible in the meantime.


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(Berkeley, Calif.) – Gladys Biscocho, a teacher at Franklin Preschool in the Berkeley Unified School District, has been recognized for her achievements as an early childhood educator by being featured on the cover of NAEYC's Teaching Young Children (TYC).
"We are pleased to feature Gladys Biscocho on our cover," said Derry Koralek, Editor-in-Chief of TYC. "She is a dedicated, experienced educator who is committed to the children she teaches and to her own professional growth."
Biscocho is one of a series of excellent preschool educators chosen to be featured on the cover of TYC since the magazine's debut in fall of 2007. TYC is distributed to nearly 30,000 readers nationwide. Each issue provides useful, research-based ideas that preschool teachers can use in their work with children and families. TYC is also available in Spanish as Tesoros Y Colores.
Biscocho, who is a Master's degree candidate in the Educational Leadership Program at Mills College, describes her teaching style as engaging and individualized. She says she became a teacher because she believed that she could make a difference in a child's life. In her classroom she strives to discover each child's learning style, follow their interests, and build strong relationships with their families.
She believes her program is strengthened by partnerships with the YWCA Pre-Kindergarten Enrichment Program and Berkeley School Volunteers, which she says "provide opportunities for leadership, growth, mentorship, and service" and demonstrate "the community's commitment to supporting early care and education."
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Such a system would ostensibly have two benefits: increasing the legitimacy of the drone war and placing a check on the executive branch's power to decide life and death. On closer examination, both advantages prove illusory.
First, few outraged Pakistanis would be assuaged by the distinction of judicial scrutiny, and civil libertarians would point out that the target is never given a chance to make a case before the judge. This lack of an "adversarial setting" for the subject might be defensible in the case of FISA warrants, but the stakes here are far higher than a simple wiretap.
As for the balance of powers, that is where we dive into constitutional hot water. Constitutional scholars agree that the president is sworn to use his "defensive power" to protect the U.S. and its citizens from any serious threat, and nothing in the Constitution gives Congress or the judiciary a right to stay his hand. It also presents a slippery slope: If a judge can call off a drone strike, can he also nix a raid such as the one that killed Osama bin Laden? If the other branches want to scrutinize the president's national security decisions in this way, they can only do so retrospectively.
There is also a human problem: Few judges would be eager to find themselves in this role.


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Hey there,
What is the most popular URL shorteners? I have a blog and often leave URLs to another sites. My friend told me that I can get much money with URL shorteners.
No, URL shorting does not make you money. But it could get you into trouble if you try to make money off someone else's work. Putting ads on your own pages that contain that site's link, fine. But using that site's link that points to advertisement before the site, not fine.
Of course, url shortner is not good or legit way to making money online.
I know, you may have seen some sites which offer money for promotion but it is very hard to earn few dollars from these methods.
If you are new to making money online then you should find some legit ways for making money online..... join any freelance site and bid on projects within your skills, it would earn you good and fast money, you can also create your own blog, use Adsense when your site is qualified this is also legit way of making money online and people are making hundreds of dollars daily, people like you..
Both are tell the truth but I want to add something here- URL shorteners is not a good way to earn money although you can earn a little bit money. I recommend you to be add publisher. You can earn a huge of money by placing add to your blog. A good blogger can earn huge money. Try to be a good blogger. best of luck.
URL shorten er totally illegal in term of seo and for user point of view, if you put your actual URL, then user may open and visit your blog but seeing a shorten url they leave it and move from your blog site .
How URL shorteners can helpp earning money online? I have not heard about it anywhere so far. I think promoting links may help earning money. But the link not necessary to be shortened URL. o
I haven't heard this before. URL shorteners can make their own blog or sites more popular, i think you can make money by putting ads on your sites.
tiny url, bit url .........
Bitly is good according to my knowledge!
Dude - no, URL shorting websites does not make you money. By the way - best URL shorting website in my opinion is: Bitly.
This thread doesn't seem to be going anywhere, and the OP hasn't returned, so I'm closing it before it gets any more repetitive.


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