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HARRISON, N.Y. ( TheStreet) -- Note to whomever we send to the White House tonight: Besides the national debt, foreign policy and unemployment, here's another uber-problem to solve: The "information superhighway" has turned out to be anything but super durable. Although I am ridiculously fortunate to have escaped with only a few downed trees and a week of lost power here, Hurricane Sandy has taught me a big investor lesson: What passes for Internet infrastructure -- you know, the mishmash of the real wired, wireless, power and computer technologies virtual things run on -- is nothing more than a techno bucket of bolts. And considering the cost, complexity and uncertainty in doing business on the Web, it is no wonder information giants such as Google ( GOOG), Facebook ( FB) and Amazon ( AMZN) see their margins shrink. The World Wide Web will need a worldwide rebuild before anybody ever makes any real money with the thing. The nonworking Web
The issue with the Internet is, of course, there is no single point of contact -- or responsibility -- for keeping the Web working. We all use a mix of cellphones, wired Internet and enterprise service providers to access our digital content. Most of the time the thing hums along, safely out of sight underneath the Web's digital hood. But because I run a cloud-based content shop -- and test cloud-based content tools in the process -- my colleagues and I were in the fascinating position of touching essentially every Web provisioning technology as the storm swept through. We used 3G and 4G cell modems and cellular voice service from Verizon ( VZ), Clear ( CLWR), AT&T ( T) and Sprint ( S) to file stories and check facts. We made calls from various broadband phones such as those from Vonage ( VG). We accessed the Web with Verizon fiber as well as Time Warner ( TWC) traditional cable and many others. And as Sandy ravaged our network, we saw firsthand how these platforms wobbled from nonfunctioning to barely functioning to high-functioning -- and back again -- seemingly at random. Home-fired fiber
Here is just one example of the stubborn issues Sandy revealed: While 100-foot oak trees crushed power lines and homes, somehow Verizon fiber networking lines stayed connected to my home office. The catch is that fiber plants such as those Verizon sells need external power to function. Verizon tries to do the right thing; it installs its FiOS product with a battery backup for emergencies. But in battery mode, it turned out phone service worked, but data would not.
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THE Dulux dog will be making a special appearance at Wickes in Basingstoke, this Wednesday, from 10am to 2pm.
He will be at the store just off Churchill Way West, to celebrate the introduction of Dulux paint mixing services.
Families are welcome to come along to meet the paint manufacturer's famous mascot and take photographs.
From today and until May 11, Wickes Basingstoke will be offering 25 per cent off Dulux paint mixing.

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Heathcott, Logan dealing with minor injuries
TAMPA, Fla. -- The Yankees had two injuries to report after Saturday's 10-3 victory over the Tigers.
Outfielder Slade Heathcott has been diagnosed with a sprained right thumb, and left-hander Boone Logan has been shut down with tenderness in his pitching elbow.
Manager Joe Girardi said that Heathcott's injury came after he collided with outfielder Ronnier Mustelier in Thursday's 1-0 loss to the Blue Jays at George M. Steinbrenner Field.
Heathcott's MRI came back clean, according to Girardi, and he will be re-evaluated in the next few days.
The Yankees have been moving slowly with Logan, who made a career-high 80 appearances last season. Girardi said that Logan had a spot of discomfort in the back of his elbow and had to be scratched from a batting practice session on Friday.
"Boonie was doing good, and his elbow came up a little tender," Girardi said. "His MRI came up clean, so we'll probably just rest him a few days and get him back on the bump."


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Class III opened weak, and an active spot session with sell side aggressiveness only furthered the price declines. Traders weighed the fact that block sellers returned after more than a week of being absent more heavily than that of a barrel market that closed 1 cent higher after having traded 1 cent lower yesterday. In other words, it appeared that the May to August contracts plummeted Monday on a mix of renewed sell pressure in spot blocks and technical weakness. After all, the spot market is the price today ― not for August, but August broke support last week at $15.90, so it can perhaps more easily get caught up in the selling action.
Once again, the volume and OI changes have confirmed a downside price move and affirmed the bearish trifecta of data recently provided in GDT, Cold storage and Milk Production reports.
Straight down from here on cheese and milk? Probably not. For one, there is buy side interest around the $1.50 mark. Secondly we don't expect fresh discounts on nearby futures to run much ahead of spot for now. After yesterday, the June Class III now prices $1.4725 (Cheese futures at $1.48). To see a $13 handle at the closing bell today, we expect that spot blocks have to come down under $1.50 rapidly. To begin, however, the new lows for the move made on nearby contracts ought to usher in follow-through selling this morning.
Corn never really challenged lower levels yesterday, even as the equities fell and U.S. dollar rose. Talk of china has the bears at bay for the time being, but the longer-term trend lines are in violation and the bull has at least been quelled for the time being. All that said, it was an inside day and thus no major changes to price forecasts resulted. Overnight was all too quiet in its firmness, as well.
Private analysts Informa last Friday estimated that nearly a billion bushels of U.S. corn could be potentially harvested prior to Sept. 1 this year, due to early planting in Illinois and states south/southeast of the Corn Belt. That would be almost double last year and the five-year average number, and a record by over 200 million bushels.
We look for corn to open 1 to 2 cents higher and for beans to open 5 to 8 higher.
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Block cheese: $1.5225 (down 0.5 cent)
Barrel cheese $1.47 (up 1 cent)
Butter: $1.4125 (unchanged)
Grade A NFDM: $1.1675 (down 1 cent)
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December 4, 2012
An unknown thief has made off with about $500 in copper grounding wire from the Verizon cell phone tower on Boulder Court, according to a Douglas County Sheriff's deputy's report.
On Nov. 13, a technician working at the site noticed many of the station's grounding wires had been cut and between 50 and 60 feet of copper wire had been removed, according to the report.
A Verizon employee told the deputy that repair and replacement of the damage would cost between $2,000 and $2,500.
A person could have easily accessed the cell tower through damaged fencing at the site, according to the report.


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For Xmas my brother got me an Olloclip. It's a clip on wide angle, fisheye and macro lens for the iPhone. The results are really great. Just look at that macro shot of an API 512c micpre knob!
"The API 512c remains faithful to the circuit designs of API's founder, Saul Walker. Fully featured and still hand assembled, the 512c carefully preserves the original sound character that made it so much a part of the early days of recording. Offering high headroom and a wide variety of inputs and input access points, it is equally at home in the commercial recording studio as it is in the home project studio." – apiaudio.com
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1874 v Abbey Hey: Challenge Cup preview
8:51pm Friday 14th March 2014
By Andrew Simpson
8:51pm Friday 14th March 2014
By Andrew Simpson
1874 Northwich v Abbey Hey (Kick off 3pm)
North West Counties League Challenge Cup Quarter finals
Venue Barton Stadium, Wharton Road, Winsford, CW7 3AE
Referee John Dowd
Admission Adults £5, Concessions (NUS/OAP) £3, Under 12s Free
1874 (from) Conkie (GK), Duckworth, Farnworth, Tagoe, Thomas, Aston, Bailey, Jones, Murphy, Short, Stewart, Woods, Woolley, Brandon, Ward, Wellstead
Doubtful none
Injured Foy (leg), Mitchell (groin)
Suspended none
Unavailable Bowyer; Lunn (cup tied)
Leading scorer Mike Brandon (27)
Form (Past six home in league) W W W W W W
Route to this round R3 bt Formby (h) 1-0; R2 bt Squires Gate (a) 5-1; R1 bt Hanley Town (h) 3-2 (aet)
Abbey Hey
Leading scorer Justin Pickering (9)
Form (Past six away in league) L D L L D L
Route to this round R3 bt Bootle (a) 1-0; R2 Eccleshall (h) 4-0
Match pointers
DEBUTANTS 1874 Northwich will hope to knock out another higher-ranked team when Premier Division Abbey Hey arrive in Winsford.
Ian Street's men proved too strong for Squires Gate in the second round, scoring five times.
The hosts will have available again Michael Aston after he missed their midweek win while at work, though forward Chris Lunn is ineligible.
Ryan Mitchell (groin) is unlikely to be risked as he recovers from an injury sustained in last Saturday's success at Atherton Collieries.
Northwich are unbeaten at Barton Stadium since September, a sequence of seven matches in league and cup of which six have ended with a victory.
Guests Abbey Hey, promoted to the top flight from Division One last season, have won only one of their past 10 games in all competitions. However that was in the previous round against Bootle.
Winners of the competition in 2010, when they defeated Winsford United in the final, they have fared well on previous visits there – winning on four occasions.
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Orbital Fractures Measurement: Intraoperative Versus Computed Tomography (CT) Scan
This study is currently recruiting participants.
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Purpose to compare the orbital fracture size measured by orbital CT scan and compare it to the actual orbital fracture size intraoperatively in patients who needed surgical intervention to correct the fracture.
Hypothesis: there is difference between the CT measure fracture size and the actual intraoperative size.
|Orbital Fractures
|Procedure: operative fracture size vs CT fracture size Procedure: orbital fracture intraoperative measurement
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|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
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MedlinePlus related topics: CT Scans Fractures Nuclear ScansU.S. FDA Resources
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Patients with orbital fractures that require surgical repair will have their fracture"s" size measured intraoperatively by a ruler and/or a caliper in millimeters and compare it to the size measured by the CT scan. [ Time Frame: 2 years ]Patients with orbital fractures that need to be operated. Their intraoperative fracture size will be measured by the orbital surgeon by a ruler or/and a caliper in millimeters. Size on CT scan is determined by counting the number of slides that show the fracture (for anteropsterior fracture we measure the number of coronal sections that show the fracture multiply X1-each section is 1millimeter thickness, and so on for mediolateral fractures we measure saggital sections number and for superoinferior fractures the axial sections that show the fracture.
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|December 2011
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|August 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Experimental: orbital fractures size
patients who undergo surgical repair of orbital fracture with measuring the fracture size intraoperatively and had available orbital Ct scan preoperatively.
Procedure: operative fracture size vs CT fracture size
comparing actual intraoperative fracture size to the CT fracture sizeProcedure: orbital fracture intraoperative measurement
comparing intraoperative fracture size to the CT orbital fracture size
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- With orbital fracture (trauma) proved by CT scan and need operative repair.
- Agree to participate.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients that refuse to be included in the study.
- Under the age of 18 years.
- CT not performed or not available.
- Not qualified to sign the consent form.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01464541
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01464541
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|Afula, Israel, 18101
|Contact: Daniel Briscoe, MD 972504439421 email@example.com
|Sub-Investigator: Haneen Jabaly-Habib, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Olga Zurinam, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Ilan Feldman, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Shireen Hamed-Azzam, MD
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HaEmek Medical Center, Israel
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|Chairperson, dept. of ophthalmology, haemek medical center, afula 18101, Israel
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|Resident, ophthalmology dept, Haemek Medical Center, Afula 18101, Israel
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Fractures, Bone
Orbital Fractures
Wounds and Injuries
Maxillofacial Injuries
Facial Injuries
Craniocerebral Trauma
Trauma, Nervous System
Nervous System Diseases
Skull Fractures
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SACRAMENTO (AP) -- Gov. Jerry Brown was one of the few California politicians yet to announce a bet on Sunday's Super Bowl matchup, until he offered up a characteristically esoteric wager.
Brown posted a message to his Maryland counterpart, Gov. Martin O'Malley, late Friday on Twitter, offering a book on California history if the San Francisco 49ers lose to the Baltimore Ravens.
The Democratic governor posted a photo of a weathered copy of the 1949 book "California: The Great Exception," by Carey McWilliams. He said it details the state's exceptionalism on and off the field.
O'Malley responded on Twitter with a more traditional sports offering, saying "I see your book, and I raise you a case of Natty Boh," or National Bohemian beer, which hails from Baltimore.


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I've been reading and thinking a lot about the late Steve Jobs. One thing that strikes me is how strange it sounds to precede his name with "the late." Another is how few people like him are running companies today. I believe the number might be approximately…zero.
Certainly, business aviation is among the many fields that could benefit from a dose of Jobs's thinking. That's not to say there's no innovation in this industry now. On the contrary, cockpit technology has advanced dramatically, as have passenger amenities, which now often include onboard Wi-Fi and cutting-edge entertainment systems. Many BBJs and ACJs have amazing, home-like cabins and, on the other end of the scale, VLJs are offering a new market segment at a new price point.
But business jets are still business jets. I'm not sure we've quite seen anything that reinvents a category the way iPods, iPhones and iPads did.
Perhaps one reason is that the manufacturers still spend lots of time listening to customer focus groups, then working to deliver what passengers say they want. To get really ahead of the pack, Steve Jobs believed, you can't do that; instead, you have to challenge brilliant designers to figure out what customers will want before they even have a clue that they'll want it.
You also have to focus relentlessly on detail (down to the last screw, hinge and rivet) and strive to make everything as beautifully simple as possible–-a task that is itself far from simple. My home phones and even my coffeemaker came with lengthy manuals that I find myself having to refer to periodically. My much more sophisticated iMac arrived with one well-hidden power button and no manual at all. It didn't need one. We'll probably never reach quite that level of simplicity in cockpits, but more steps in that direction where cabin technology and amenities are concerned might give us something a little more iPlane-like.
Come to think of it, we can already point to one business jet that sort of qualifies as an iPlane-–Jobs's personal Gulfstream V, which was a gift to him from Apple's board (note to my company's board: I could use one, too). Jobs didn't imagine it from scratch the way he did some Apple products but he did spend more than a year customizing the interior and, according to his biographer Walter Isaacson, drove the designers crazy with his attention to detail. His starting point was the jet owned by Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, who said, when Jobs's jet was finished, "I looked at his airplane and mine, and everything he changed was better."
Many of those changes were small. For example, Jobs didn't like the fact that a door between cabins on Ellison's jet had separate open and close buttons; he insisted that they be replaced with a single button that toggled. And he didn't like stainless-steel buttons, so he had all of them replaced with brushed-metal ones.
A little obsessive? Sure. But I'll bet that airplane is really something.


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This was copied from Wikipedia in the Vajrayana area of Prostrations:
...Bring your hands together in the 'lotus bud' mudra (the base of the palm and the fingertips together, and thumbs slightly tucked in) and place them on the crown of the head, then to the throat and heart. As you place your hands on your crown, you offer homage to Guru Rinpoche's enlightened body, purify defilements and obscurations incurred through the avenue of your body, and establish the potential to realize nirmanakaya. At your throat, you offer homage to his enlightened speech, and establish the potential to realized sambhogakaya. Bringing your hands to your heart, you offer homage to his enlightened mind, purify your mind's obscurations, and establish the potential to realize dharmakaya. The actual prostration is performed by dropping the body forward and stretching it full length on the floor, the arms outstretched in front.... Again, with hands in the lotus bud mudra, bend your arms back and touch your hands to the top of your head, a gesture that acknowledges the blessing flowing from Guru Rinpoche. Then stretch your arms out once more and push yourself up.... Bring your hands into the lotus bud mudra for the third time and touch your heart in a gesture of reverence. Then, with a smooth motion, bring your hands to your crown and perform the next prostration...
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MOUNT WASHINGTON - Thirty years ago, there was a cry at the back of a pet store.
"Help me! Please help!"
Dee Goss, being the only customer inside, searched for what she thought was a missing child until she realized a bird was yelling the words. She had been in the store to look for a bird to adopt, and knew this was the one.
"Birds just steal your heart when you are around them," she said.
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NEW YORK ( TheDeal) -- Oracle Corp shares advanced following its purchase of network management outfit Tekelec Global Inc. The Tekelec deal reflects Oracle's decision to expand its hold on technology that helps telecoms manage increasing traffic over their networks. The deal comes just months after Oracle said it would pay $2.1 billion for Acme Packet Inc. Oracle shares added 1.5% to $32.02. Tekelec's services include policy control, or helping carriers to handle traffic, target spam, charge for services and other facets of communications. Tekelec also does deep packet inspection, or digging into transmissions to help measure usage and enforce policy. The latest deals reflect Oracle's push into telecom services, and the growing interplay between information technology and communications. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is not alone in targeting companies that manage the flow of data over wireless and wireline networks. Cisco Systems Inc. and others have made acquisitions in network policy control and related services that Tekelec provides. Ovum Ltd. analyst Dana Cooperson suggested that a range of companies, from telecom networkers such as Alcatel-Lucent SA, Huawei Investment Holding Co. Ltd. and Ericsson AB to IT-oriented competitors such as Hewlett-Packard Co., SAP AG and SAS Institute Inc., might "do more strategic soul-searching." They might look at areas such as managing customer experience, data analytics and other aspects of network intelligence. As IT and telecoms become more closely entwined, Cooperson said that mobile networks are drawing much of the attention. "Intelligent network control is the most acute need because of the huge increases in traffic due to mobile broadband and the scarcity of mobile spectrum," she said. Cultivating new markets may be especially sensitive for Oracle now. The stock has been pounded over the past week after it reported disappointing hardware and software sales. Oracle did not reveal how much it is paying for its most recent acquisition. Tekelec, however, is a substantial company. A buyout group including Siris Capital Group LLC, ComVest Group, GSO Capital Partners LP, Sankaty Advisors LLC and ZelnickMedia paid $780 million to take the Morrisville, N.C., networking technology company private in January 2012. Tekelec sold its mobile messaging business to NewNet Communication Technologies LLC in August 2012.
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Careful what you sue for: A judge has ruled that David Hasselhoff's ex, Pamela Bach, has to pay him back after filing frivolous legal actions against him.
TMZ reports that the judge in their divorce case says Pamela's multiple suits forced The Hoff to pay his lawyer to fight back.
Since lawyers don't come free, the judge has ordered Pam to pay David a big chunk of change — $7,550.80.
Pam has to send him $3,000 up front, after which she can pay $500 a month until it's even, or have it deducted from her spousal support.


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Is this real? I thought for the hundredth time. The sun shone bright. An army of conifers surrounded us, and a heavy layer of snow coated everything, including the craggy peaks of the Eastern Alps in the distance. Everything, that is, except the solid sheet of ice hundreds of yards long where I stood.
Along with several other journalists, I'd traveled to this frozen field outside the small Austrian ski town of Seefeld to experience Audi's quattro all-wheel-drive system while drifting, power sliding, and negotiating a fleet of supercharged 350-hp, 4.2-liter diesel A8 quattros across this icy tract. Occasionally, cross-country skiers would stop to watch.
The ice-driving program is just one of many "driving experience" classes Audi offers across Europe for anyone who wants—or, more accurately, can afford—to improve their driving skills, get to know Audi's technology, or just plain hoon. Ours was a modified version of the intensive training program, which costs around $1800 but is all-inclusive save for airfare. For a day and a half, a team of accomplished instructors guided us through icy cone exercises.
Unsurprisingly, the quattro, with its ability to shift power distribution among all four wheels, was quite advantageous on the ice. And that Eurospec engine? It's a Hoss. (Audi will be launching an A8 TDI in the States sometime in the next year.) But when the course concluded, what stuck with me most were all of the pointers that helped me successfully handle the vehicle in such terrible conditions. Here are seven handy tips to remember the next time you encounter a slippery patch of pavement.
(Editor's Note: Only one A8 was hurt during the making of this story. Yours truly was not responsible. However, many orange cones were killed by all involved.)
Unfortunately, most of us were taught incorrectly. Forget 10 and two. Your hands need to be at nine and three, and this doesn't only apply to driving in treacherous conditions, either.
Here's a simple test: Hold your hands in both positions and try rotating the wheel a full 180 degrees without adjusting your grip. At nine and three, you have a much wider range of motion than you do at 10 and two. This is important for counter-steering and reacting quickly to emergencies.
For the purpose of our class, we shut off our vehicles' Electronic Stability Programs. This made it easier to engage the car in understeer or oversteer. Oversteer is most often caused by hitting the gas or brake after you've already turned the wheel into the corner, causing the back end of the vehicle to swing out. The appropriate response is to immediately countersteer by turning the wheel in the same direction the back end swings out until you feel the car start to correct itself. The quicker you can countersteer, the faster you can regain control of the car.
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hanami wrote:Is there a love without sexual wants on the earth? I doubt it.
Rui wrote:of course it exist pure love without sex, i love my mum... and you can believe that i have never thought in sex
in my opinion love and sex are two total different things… i can love women and have never made sex with her, but I can not love a women and have sex with her, isn't it? we can have sex with everybody we want… love is not easy, we don't love always the right person.
Dixie wrote:hanami wrote:Is there a love without sexual wants on the earth? I doubt it.
Of course not! Love and sex are tightly connected.
And why do you call it "pure love"? Can't a love that includes sex be pure? I think we understand the concept pure love in different ways
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Please take the publication date into consideration for any date references. ] [ Media Contact: TPWD News, email@example.com, 512-389-8030 ] [KE] Nov. 22, 2004 Protected Whoopers Arriving in Texas AUSTIN, Texas -- Wildlife authorities expect record numbers of endangered whooping cranes to arrive in Texas this fall, provided they make it through the hazards encountered along the way. Canadian biologists report that as many as 212 whoopers (including a record 41 young) may have left their nesting grounds beginning in September. Most (186 including 28 young) had already arrived at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) near Rockport, by Nov.16, according to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service counts. This leaves 26 still unaccounted for. A few were known to still be in Colorado, Kansas, and Oklahoma a week ago. Most "stragglers" may not arrive until mid-December, and occasionally young get separated from their parents and remain with sandhill cranes away from ANWR throughout the winter. Wildlife authorities are again requesting that anyone who sights a whooping crane this fall call (800) 792-1112 extension 4505, so they can monitor the animal's progress and determine potential hazards. Migration hazards include utility and fence lines, early severe storms, eagle predation, and illegal shooting. The cranes usually pass through a migration corridor that extends from the Texas panhandle eastward to Dallas-Fort Worth and southward to the wintering grounds on the central Texas coast. Sandhill crane hunting season is scheduled to open in north central Texas Nov. 27 and later along the coast on Dec. 18. And hunters are cautioned to be aware of the possible presence of whooping cranes with the smaller gray sandhill cranes and avoid those areas. Whooping cranes are protected by federal and state endangered species laws. Standing at more than four feet, whooping cranes are the tallest birds in North America. They are solid white except for black wing-tips that are visible only in flight. They fly with necks and legs extended. During migration they often stop to roost in tanks and reservoirs or feed in agricultural fields, but seldom remain more than one night. They nearly always migrate in small groups of less than six birds, but they may be seen roosting and feeding with large flocks of the smaller gray sandhill crane. For whooper-sandhill crane identification materials, go to the Web. This won't be the first year authorities expected winter numbers to surpass the 200-bird mark. Scientists began anticipating exceeding this milestone after the winter of 1999-2000 when 188 birds wintered at ANWR. But reproduction on the nesting grounds was low during following summers until 2003. A record number of nests during 2003, (28 chicks surviving to late summer) was also expected to help break the mark. However, only 194 whoopers (including 25 chicks) showed up at the peak in late December of 2003. As many as a quarter of young known to leave Canada never make it to Texas. If most make the 2,400-mile migration to Texas, not only will the flock set a new population record since counts began in 1938, it will also begin a new chapter in the comeback story of an endangered species that once numbered only 21 birds. Texas' winter flock of whooping cranes (the flock summers and nests in northwestern Canada in Wood Buffalo National Park), represents the last remaining natural flock of whooping cranes in the wild. When the ANWR was created on the Texas coast in 1937 to conserve migratory waterfowl, it also preserved habitat for the last migratory flock of whooping cranes left on earth. Habitat protection and protection from hunting facilitated a slow but steady recovery for the whooping crane. With a slow growth rate and low reproduction (whooping crane pairs usually raise only one chick), the Aransas flock did not reach 50 birds until 1968. It took an additional 28 years to pass the 100-bird mark. Texas' whooping cranes are considered a national treasure, and people outside Texas and Canada are likely to celebrate when the species reaches 200 birds as well, according to Lee Ann Linam, biologist for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. "People all over the world value whooping cranes, and that brings benefit to communities and wildlife habitats in Texas. In addition, conservation of whooping cranes in Texas has helped to bring the species back in other parts of the country, because eggs collected from our flock have been used in captive breeding and reintroductions in Wisconsin and Florida," she said. Remember, whooping cranes are protected by federal and state endangered species laws and Texans can help safeguard this national treasure by helping to prevent harm or harassment to whooping cranes. Anyone sighting a whooping crane is asked to report it to TPWD at (800) 792-1112, Ext. 4505. Sightings can also be reported via e-mail to email@example.com. Some whooping cranes are marked with colored leg bands and information about those bands, including on which leg they were found, would also be useful. --- On the Net: http://migratorybirds.fws.gov/issues/sandhillcrane/sandhillcranehunters.htm http://tpwd.texas.gov/hunt/regs/2005/waterfowl/pdf/besure.pdf -30-


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Topic: update on Joe
I thought I should start a new topic even tho I posted on Charlene's post. Joe entereed hospice yesterday. We got back from Boniare on Friday night. He eanted one lat time to go there and say good bye to all our friends there. We have been going there for 12 years and it weas painful being there. He slept til noon and then just laid on the couch all afternoon and evening til it ewa time to go to bed. But he loved being there and our friends all casme to us. Our dear neighbors Ed and Jayne came down with us or we wouldn't hve been able to make the trip. Joe seem to be in the final stages. No interest in anything of this world, not much emotion, is eating just to please me but small amounts. His ascites is as bad as ever and we ren't sure if hospice will let him have it drained. He has no pain but his queasy stomach is back again. He doesn't want to take the Lasix anymore because it is too hard to hurry to the bathroom. I guess I just have to let him make the choice now. Our daughter is getting married on December 27th and he really wanted to see that happen but both she and I have said it is Ok if he can't hang on that long. He just wants it to be over. I have done a lot of crying as I watch people say good by for the last time. Now our family is coming over one by one to have some quality time. Two of our kids are out of town and I am not sure when to have them come in. It seems everything else in life has come to a standstill. I can't think of anything else. Thanks heavens for our faith and the word to sustain us. Our pastor in Bonaire came to the airport to send us off with a verse and a prayer. I don't know what has gotten in to me but I have been getting up in the middle of the night and writing poems about good bye. I am not a poet but God just seems to place the words on my heart. It is hard to try and plan a wedding and a funeral at the same time.
I guess that's it for now. I have been up since 2 unable to sleep so I thought getting some of it out might help. Thanks for being there day and night for all of us. Take care and God bless. I will keep updateing the blog. www.joesinformation.blogspot.com. Mary Anne


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Chevy Chase Village Looking For Volunteers
Chevy Chase Village hopes resident-run activities can bring the community together. The Village is asking for resident volunteers to plan and manage a number of events this year. Contact the Village office for more information or to volunteer. January—American Red Cross Babysitting Course (ages 11 +): Course for potential babysitters that teaches basic childcare techniques and first aid. February—Movie Night (all ages): Families enjoy a movie shown on the big screen in the Village Hall along with snacks and drinks. March—Saint Patrick's Day Party (toddler age): A green party to celebrate St. Patty's Day with green goodies and crafts. April—Earth Day Event (elementary school age): Respect for Mother Earth starts at a young age. Kids will plant an herb garden that they can take home and watch grow. May—Parents' Night Out (all ages): Parents' Night Out: Parents get the evening off while their kids enjoy crafts and entertainment in the care of babysitters at the Village Hall. June—Backpack Donation & Ice Cream Social—(elementary school age): Celebrate the end of the school year by donating your lightly used backpacks and unused school supplies while enjoying an ice cream party with all the 'fixins. Backpacks and school supplies will be donated to local kids in need. September—Welcome Back BBQ at the Large Oliver St. Triangle Park (all ages): An event the whole family can enjoy., with entertainment, food and activities for the family to celebrate the return to school. *Seasonal Food Drive will Run October through December*: Bring canned and other non-perishable food items to all Village events from October through December. Donations will be provided to a local food bank. October—Costume Swap (all ages): Kids can exchange gently used Halloween costumes. November/December—Gingerbread House Workshop (all ages): A local Gingerbread House building expert, will teach families how to construct their own house. Each family will get their very own Gingerbread House to take home for the holidays.


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Mohammad H. Qayoumi, president of San Jose State University, is scheduled to speak 1-4 p.m. March 10 at the Los Altos main library, 13 S. San Antonio Road.
Friendship Force of the San Francisco Bay Area hosts the free talk, titled "Higher Education at a Crossroads."
Qayoumi, in collaboration with Silicon Valley leaders, has developed objectives for reforming higher education. He will answer questions on education and on his native Afghanistan.
Friendship Force International has more than 360 chapters on six continents that promote global peace and friendships through hosting of club members from all over the world.
A social time is slated to follow the talk, including light refreshments and the opportunity to learn about club activities.
For more information, call 961-3539.


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The Theatre School at DePaul University Presents THE WITCHES, 10/25-12/3
The Theatre School at DePaul University will present THE WITCHES, by Roald Dahl, adapted by David Wood, and directed by Ernie Nolan, as the first installment of the 2011-2012 Chicago Playworks for Families and Young Audiences Series. This production opens Tuesday, October 25, and runs through Saturday, December 3, 2011, at DePaul's historic Merle Reskin Theatre. Performances are Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 10 AM and Saturdays at 2 PM. There will be no performances on November 11, 22, 24, 25, 26, or 29. An additional performance will be held on November 30 at 10AM.
Do you know how to spot a real witch? Identify a real mouse? Join us for Roald Dahl's belovedchildren's tale of a boy and his grandmother who find themselves in wild adventures while putting a stop to the witches at work. By scheming to bring down the Grand High Witch and her troop, Boy and his grandmother discover the power of using mind over matter and the strength of love. Recommended for ages 7 and up.
Tickets are $8. Subscriptions and group rates (15 or more people) are available at (312) 922-0999. DePaul employees, alumni, and college students receive a discount (with ID). Tickets are available online at http://theatreschool.depaul.edu or by calling the Box Office at (312) 922-1999.
DePaul's Merle Reskin Theatre is located at 60 E. Balbo Drive at Michigan Ave., in Chicago. For information about parking, please contact the Box Office. The theatre is accessible via CTA busses (3-King Drive, 29-State Street, 146-Michigan/ Museums and others), and CTA El stops (Red, Blue, Brown, Green, Orange, Purple and Pink).
A wide range of events will be held in conjunction with this production including Community Partner Days, as well as an Ice Cream Social, Opening Day Autographs, Post Show Discussions, and much more! For details or a free Teacher Guide highlighting curriculum connections visit http://theatreschool.depaul.edu or call (312) 922-1999.
The cast features Daniela Colucci (Second Chef/Passerby/Passenger/Nurse/Meeting Witch/Frog Girl), Trent Eisfeller (Doorman/Fater/Sailor/Meeting Witch/Waiter), Julian Hester (Bruno/Passerby/Sailor), Steven Burruano (Mr. Jenkins/ Passerby/Passenger/Meeting Witch), Moira O'Neill (Edith the Acolyte Witch #1/Passerby/Passenger), Allison Martone (Mrs. Jenkins/Passerby/Passenger/Meeting Witch), Sophia Reppert (Boy), Alex Seeley (Grand High Witch), Sam Tank (Chef/Passerby/Lawyer/Late Passenger/Meeting Witch 2), Autumn Teague (Tree House Witch/Mother/Meeting Witch/Maid/Hostess), and Ann Wakefield (Grandma). Ensemble includes students from The Theatre Studies department at The Theatre School.
The production staff includes Ernie Nolan (Director), Tierra G. Novy (Scenic Design), Molly C.V. Ryan (Costume Design), Elizabeth G. Smith (Lighting Design), M.E. Moran (Sound Design), Jacob C. Shuler (Dramaturgy), and Rebecca Rowlett (Stage Management).
Ernie Nolan (Director) is a proud graduate of both the University of Michigan Musical Theatre Program (BFA Musical Theatre) and The Theatre School at DePaul University (MFA Directing). He is a director and playwright dedicated to new works and re-imagining classic stories for young audiences. As the Associate Artistic Director of Emerald City Theatre in Chicago, he has created The PlayGround, a process for the development of new works for ages 0-10. His work, featured both nationally and internationally, includes A FAIRY TALE LIFE: THE STORY OF YOUNG Hans Christian Andersen; SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS AS PERFORMED BY PROFESSOR TJ BARKER'S TROUPE OF THEATRICALS; IF YOU TAKE A MOUSE TO SCHOOL; DON'T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS!; THE ADVENTURES OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE; TREASURE TRUNK: AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 STORIES, and the upcoming FIVE LITTLE MONKEYS. Nolan currently serves as the Vice President of Theatre for Young Audiences USA, the national service organization promoting the power of professional theatre for young audiences. He is also a visiting faculty member in the Theatre Studies Department at The Theatre School at DePaul University.


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City Running Tours - Pilsener Haus Running Tour
Pilsner Haus & Biergarten
Sat 12/22/2012
5 mile, 5K, 8K, 10K
100 Participants
Runs are lead by the knowledgeable guides of City Running Tours. The tours will be run at a casual pace to suit all running levels, but average about an 11 min/mile with designated stops along the way. The run will take up to an hour and a half. Time will vary by group. There will be a coat/bag check available at the Pilsner Haus & Biergarten. For questions or more information send an email to [email protected]
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March 19, 2007
Experts Say Education Key to Solving Urban Coyote Problems
DALLAS, Texas — Seeing a coyote in the countryside is a part of nature, but when you spot one in your backyard, that's a different story. As urban areas continue to expand and develop the rangeland that was once coyote habitat, sightings of the wild canine continue to grow, and so do the problems.
While injuries to people from coyotes are extremely rare in Texas, domesticated animals don't tend to fare as well. Pet cats and small dogs left outside unattended may become easy meals for hungry coyotes.
While it is almost impossible, as well as impractical, for suburbanites to get rid of coyotes, it is possible to learn to live with and manage coyote problems, according to Dallas County Urban Wildlife Biologist Brett Johnson of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
At Texas' first-ever Urban Wildlife Conference, "Managing Urban Wildlife: Planning for Success," Feb. 20, Johnson explained that coyotes will not simply move out of an area because development moves in. In fact, human activities may unintentionally draw coyotes into an area.
"On a regular basis, cities and private industries try to remove coyotes from an area, but they are incredibly adaptable," said Johnson. "In fact, a coyote can actually make a better living in an urban area than it can out in the country because there are more food resources available. Coyotes are here to stay."
In order to coexist peacefully with the coyote, Johnson advocates a few simple steps. First and foremost, people need to be more aggressive toward coyotes in urban areas.
"If you see one, you should try to scare it," he said. "They're not out to hurt you, but if they get used to humans they have the potential to get bolder."
Combining a loud voice with a negative physical impact increases the likelihood of deterrence.
"Either spray it with a water hose or literally throw something at it. Use a stick or a small rock or something that will create, in the coyote's mind, a negative association with humans," said Johnson.
Johnson said it is also most important to eliminate incentives for coyotes to hang around.
"If coyotes are showing up in your neighborhood, it means they have found a food source of some variety. In urban areas, that often means they're going after pet food or discarded table scraps."
Putting cat or dog food bowls outside can attract coyotes or other nuisance wildlife. Homeowners using bird seed with corn mixed into it, or leaving corn or other food out to attract deer will likely lure coyotes as well.
"We just have to make some simple changes to our behavior, like proper pet food management, keeping pet food indoors and keeping our pets inaccessible to coyotes," said Johnson, who added that garbage is another potential problem. "People need to keep garbage, especially food waste, securely covered or otherwise out of reach of coyotes."
City officials and neighborhood organizations can also help mitigate coyote-related problems by enacting a coyote management program like that which is currently being used in Austin.
When coyotes in northwest Austin began preying on pets in broad daylight in 2004, some of whose owners were just feet away, residents grew concerned, and managing the coyote problem became a priority.
Dorinda Pulliam, Animal Control Director for City of Austin Health and Human Services Department, had been collecting data on coyote sightings for several years.
"I knew that some day somebody was going to ask me about this problem, and that if I could answer with real data, we could get a response based on what's really happening in the community," said Pulliam.
Pulliam suggested a coordinated effort between the City of Austin, Travis County and Texas Wildlife Services.
"The city and the county own most of the properties available as habitat, so collaboration provides not only seamless customer responsiveness in both jurisdictions, but also an ease of coordination on properties where removal activities might be required," Pulliam said.
Because Pulliam's data collection could pinpoint repeated patterns of aggressive coyote behavior in specific locations, the city was able to focus on eliminating only problem coyotes.
Pulliam said another key to Austin's success is a continued effort to educate the public. This bolsters the program's effectiveness, as human behavior is an important part of managing coyotes. She and Randy Farrar, a wildlife biologist with Texas Cooperative Extension in Austin, give presentations to area neighborhood organizations who want to be better informed about coyote management.
The City of Austin also keeps an email database of neighborhood organizations that allows Pulliam to disseminate coyote information throughout the county with just a click of a button.
"It works well because we can efficiently reach people. We can let them know when and why to expect increased coyote activity and we also do seasonal news releases to alert people about coyote issues that can get worse at different times of year," she said.
Johnson and other urban wildlife biologists hope to see program's similar to the City of Austin's duplicated in other Texas cities.
For more information about how to manage urban coyotes, people can phone the TPWD Wildlife Information Hotline at (512) 389-4505 and ask for the number of an urban wildlife biologist near them. Interested parties can also call their local Texas Cooperative Extension county agent. For serious coyote control problems, call the Texas Wildlife Wildlife Services state office in San Antonio at (210) 472-5451.
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Census 2009 Report
On September 15, 2009, 83 percent of identified domestic violence programs in the United States participated in the 2009 National Census of Domestic Violence Services. The results were published in the NNEDV report: Domestic Violence Counts 2009. A 24-hour census of domestic violence shelters and services.
For the fourth consecutive year, NNEDV conducted the one-day, unduplicated count of adults and children seeking domestic violence services in the U.S., documenting the number of individuals who sought services, the types of services requested, the number of service requests that went unmet because of lack of resources, and the issues and barriers that domestic violence programs are facing as they strive to provide services to victims of domestic violence.
Summary for Each U.S. State/Territory: [1 page color PDF files]
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Purchase hard copies of Domestic Violence Counts 2009 to share with your Members of Congress, board members, funders, community partners and others.
Other Resources:
- Frequently Asked Questions About Domestic Violence. [As Adobe PDF file]
- Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Factsheet.
- The Impact of the Economy on Domestic Violence.
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SAN DIMAS – The San Dimas Corral of Westerners will have columnist Mark Landis speak about about the history of Arrowhead Springs resort in San Bernardino at 6:15 p.m. on Feb. 6.
This program chronicles the 150-year saga of the sanitariums, hotels, and resort facilities at Arrowhead Springs in the foothills of the San Bernardino Mountains.
Landis is a freelance correspondent for the San Bernardino County Sun newspaper who has been writing local history articles since 2001.
Anyone with an interest in local or Western history can attend. The cost including dinner is $13, $15 for non-members.
The meeting is at the Atria Rancho Park, 801 Cypress Way.
Reservations should be made by Feb. 2 to Vera Hoover at 909-593-1585.


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Myelomeningocele, or spina bifida cystica, is a birth defect that occurs in the early weeks of fetal development. It is the most common and most serious type of spina bifida, a neural tube defect that occurs in about 1500 babies born each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and the National Birth Defects Network.
In babies with myelomeningocele, some bones of the back (vertebrae) do not develop properly and do not close completely around the spinal cord. As a result, portions of the spinal cord, nerves, spinal fluid, and surrounding tissues push through the incomplete backbone and are exposed. These tissues often form a sac that sticks out of a baby's back.
The myelomeningocele opening or sac can form anywhere along the back, and most often occurs in the lower back area. Infants typically lose nerve functioning below where the defect occurs in the spine. In many cases of myelomeningocele, infants and children have sensation loss, paralysis, and bowel and bladder problems. The paralysis can lead to deformities of the legs, feet, and back.
Many children with myelomeningocele develop more severe deformities of the spine, such as scoliosis. This article focuses on the treatment of spinal deformities associated with myelomeningocele.
Because children with myelomeningocele can have a range of medical issues, treatment involves a team of doctors and health professionals from different medical specialties working together to provide care.
The cause of myelomeningocele is unknown.
It is known that taking folic acid reduces the risks for neural tube defects like spina bifida. Because these types of defects develop so early in pregnancy, doctors today advise prospective mothers to take folic acid prior to becoming pregnant, as well as during pregnancy. As a result, the incidence of neural tube defects like myelomeningocele is declining.
The development of a spinal problem, or curvature, is prevalent in the more severe cases of myelomeningocele. The three most common types of spinal deformity are:
- Scoliosis (sideways curvature of the spine to the left or right). Scoliosis in children with myelomeningocele often results from a lack of neuromuscular control — not being able to consciously control movement.
- Kyphosis (exaggerated round back). Kyphosis can develop from muscle imbalances in a child's trunk that are associated with paralysis.
- Lordosis (exaggerated sway back). Lordosis can occur when a child's hip muscles are tight, causing the pelvis to push forward and an exaggerated swayback to develop.
A child with myelomeningocele requires the ongoing care of several medical specialists.
- An orthopaedic surgeon manages any bone or muscle problems that interfere with the child's ability to function
- A neurosurgeon monitors the health of the child's brain and spinal cord
- A urologist manages any bowel and bladder problems
- A physical rehabilitation doctor helps customize braces and/or make any necessary wheelchair modifications
Treatment for a spinal curvature is led by a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon, but because these children have wide-ranging medical needs, the entire medical team must be involved to ensure the best outcome.
Physical Examination
Most children with myelomeningocele use wheelchairs due to partial or complete paralysis in their legs. A spinal curvature can cause sitting imbalances that put too much pressure on certain areas and result in skin problems. For example, a kyphosis curve may force a child to lean forward and rely on his or her hands for constant support. Without the use of his or her hands, the child is not able to perform many daily activities. In addition, the kyphosis prominence may press against the back of the wheelchair causing pressure sores that become hard to heal.
The orthopaedic surgeon will examine the child's curvature and assess any problems with sitting balance, skin breakdown, or daily function.
Imaging Tests
X-rays. Images of the spine help the doctor evaluate the condition and position of the child's bones. An x-ray will also show the doctor how severe the curve is.
Degree of curve. To determine the right treatment, the doctor will measure the degree of the curve as it appears in an x-ray. In general, curves measuring 20° or more are considered serious and require treatment. Curves greater than 45° to 50° will likely need surgery to restore a more normal posture.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. These tests provide clear images of soft tissues and help the doctor to evaluate the health of the spinal cord.
Many spinal deformities in children with myelomeningocele will worsen. As a spinal curvature progresses, risks for skin and functional problems increase. In addition, severe curves can collapse space in the chest, which can potentially cause heart and lung problems.
Nonsurgical Treatment
Bracing. If a child is still growing and the spine curvature is flexible, the doctor may recommend wearing a brace. Although bracing cannot straighten a spinal curve, it may slow down the curve progression and allow the child more growth before surgery is required.
Braces need to be custom-made so that they fit the child and do not cause any skin irritation or other problems.
Wheelchair modification. If a child has a shifted pelvis that affects balance, the wheelchair can be modified to improve posture. Like bracing, wheelchair modification can improve a child's function and slow the progression of a curve, but it should not be viewed as a cure.
Surgical Treatment
If bracing and/or wheelchair modifications are not effective at controlling the progression of spinal curve, or if a child comes to the doctor with a severe curvature of the spine, surgery may be necessary.
The operation for a spinal curve is a spinal fusion. The basic idea is to realign and fuse together the curved vertebrae so that they heal into a single, solid bone. Screws, rods, hooks, or wires will keep the bones in place. Spinal fusion can:
- Straighten the spine to improve posture and alleviate the need for the child to use their hands and arms to support their upper body
- Avoid pressure points from developing due to uneven sitting that can cause the skin to break down
The surgical treatment of children with spinal deformities associated with myelomeningocele can be difficult because of additional medical problems, such as hydracephalus, skin conditions, and urinary tract infections. However, careful preoperative planning with a team of medical professionals, as well as new fusion implant designs, can result in successful outcomes.
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Rosemont, IL 60018
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After you receive the alert, you would have to Commish Cancel the trade. After the season, it will reset and allow offseason trading for dynasty leagues.


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NExT ERA: National Expertise Based Trial of Elective Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: A Pilot Study
Recruitment status was: Not yet recruiting
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To study the feasibility of an expertise-based randomized controlled trial (RCT) testing the role of traditional surgery (OPEN) versus endovascular repair (EVAR) for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA).
Study design.
We will conduct an expertise-based RCT comparing OPEN to EVAR of non-urgent abdominal aortic aneurysms in patients referred to vascular surgeons practicing at Hamilton Health Sciences, to determine the rate of death and other complications. Quality of life and status at 6 months will also be recorded. The ultimate goal is to determine the feasibility of conducting a pragmatic expertise-based RCT and to inform a future larger study at a national level.
|Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal
|Procedure: Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Procedure: Conventional open repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Expertise Based Randomized Controlled Trial of Open Versus Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: A Pilot Study
- Mortality from the time of randomization until hospital discharge or 30-days after surgery
- Non-fatal myocardial infarction.
- End organ ischemic event rates (including Renal Failure, Limb ischemia, Bowel ischemia, Non-fatal stroke)
- Reintervention
- Quality of life
- Success of repair
- Mortality at 6 months
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|September 2006
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|January 2008
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|Child, Adult, Senior
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
All patients with an AAA determined to require non-urgent repair after assessment by one of the participating surgeons will be considered. Patients must meet two eligibility criteria: Medical and Anatomic.
Medical Fitness for surgery will mean that the patient is a candidate for elective open repair, and has none of the exclusion criteria listed below.
Anatomic Eligibility will be judged by the endovascular measurement team, and will be based on a score of < 3 on the following scale. (This scale was developed at our centre and is currently being validated.)
- Neck Length (20 - 15 mm = 1; 14 – 10 mm = 2)
- Quality of Neck (Thrombus 90 -180 º = 1, 181-270 º = 2; calcification 90 -180 º = 1; 181-270 º = 2)
- Presence/absence side branches (IMA or lumbar vessels = 1; IMA and lumbar vessels or other = 2)
- Landing zone (aneurysmal or occlusive disease = 1; aneurysmal and occlusive disease = 2;
- Degree of calcification of aorta (25 – 50% calcification = 1; > 50% = 2)
- Access (stenosis = 1; stenosis and tortuosity =2)
- Stenting of accessory renal arteries necessary
- Embolization of internal iliac artery necessary
Definition of Surgical Experts
Expertise in endovascular surgery will be determined by completion of a vascular residency at a credentialed academic centre, a period of study in a formal training programme dedicated to acquiring endovascular expertise, and experience with at least 60 previous EVAR procedures.30
Expertise in open aortic repair will require completion of an accredited vascular surgery residency programme and demonstration of expertise by having completed at least 100 consecutive elective AAA repairs in their career.32
Endovascular Measurement Team The Endovascular Measurement team consists of at least one vascular surgeon with expertise in endovascular surgery, at least one vascular fellow in his/her first or second year of training and a representative from an endovascular graft specialist who is familiar with graft measurement and deployment. This team, blinded to patient demographics and surgical fitness, will judge anatomic eligibility.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Exclusion due to Medical Risk: Patients with severe cardiac or respiratory disease that limits their activities of daily living and would make them ineligible for open repair. BMI greater than 45. Any known diagnosis or condition that renders a lift span of less than 2 years based on available and tolerable treatments.
- Exclusion due to Aneurysm Factors: Patients with ruptured or symptomatic aneurysms requiring urgent surgery. Any aneurysm that extends proximal to the renal arteries (suprarenal), involves the renal arteries or is less than 15mm distal to the level of the lowest renal artery.
- Exclusion due to Operative Factors: Patients with multiple previous laparotomies making open repair contraindicated due to adhesions (a 'hostile abdomen'). Any patients with stomas or exteriorized bowel. Patients with previous abdominal radiation, Fitz-Hugh-Curtis, or history of other conditions that would render open operative intervention contraindicated.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00358085
|Contact: Tara M Mastracci, MD, FRCSC
|Contact: Claudio S Cina, MD, Spec Chir(It), FRCSC, MSc
|Canada, Ontario
|McMaster University, Hamilton General Hospital
|Not yet recruiting
|Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
|Contact: Tara M Mastracci, MD, FRCSC firstname.lastname@example.com
|Contact: Claudio S Cina, MD, Spec Chir(It), FRCSC, MSc email@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Tara M Mastracci, MD, FRCS(C)
|Principal Investigator:
|Tara M Mastracci, MD, FRCSC
|McMaster University
|Study Director:
|Claudio S Cina, MD, Spec Chir(It), FRCSC, MSc
|McMaster University
|Study Director:
|Catherine M Clase, MD, FRCSC, MSc
|McMaster University
|Study Director:
|PJ Devereaux, MD, FRCSC, PhD
|McMaster University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00358085 History of Changes
|Study First Received:
|July 26, 2006
|Last Updated:
|July 26, 2006
Keywords provided by McMaster University:
Vascular Surgical Procedures
Expertise Based Methodology
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Aortic Aneurysm
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Aortic Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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NEW LONDON, Ohio (AP) -- Authorities say a 25-year-old man has been killed by a train in northern Ohio.
It happened at about 4 p.m. Sunday in New London.
Police in the village southeast of Sandusky identified the man as Christopher Dunn. They say it appeared to be an accident, and alcohol may have been involved.
Police said Dunn had no permanent address but had recently been living in the area.
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SANTA CRUZ -- Recipients of a newly resurrected homeless shelter program inside Santa Cruz churches speak of the joy in a warm, safe place to sleep and a dinner and breakfast with friends.
The Interfaith Satellite Shelter Program consists of a handful of churches that provide shelter, dinner and breakfast to about 20 people. Five nights are covered and two more churches recently signed up to make it a nightly event, organizers said.
The program was administered by the Homeless Services Center for several years but was discontinued a few years ago when the shelter lost funding, said Jim Weller, a minister who volunteers at the Sunday night shelter at First Congregational Church.
"We decided we needed to revive it earlier this year, and to start with churches close to downtown since we don't have transportation," Weller said. "They get there on their own. It's kind of been a shoestring operation."
Monday, the group goes to Calvary Episcopal Church; on Tuesday, to the Circle Church; on Wednesday to Trinity Presbyterian; and on Thursday, to Holy Cross. First United Methodist and Messiah Lutheran have stepped up to cover Friday and Saturday nights, respectively, Weller said.
The Rev. Steve DeFields-Gambrel of Circle Church said participating has been a great experience. The program has one paid staff member, Ian MacKay of Calvary Episcopal, who brings sleeping gear to the churches and screens those who stay at the churches. Homeless monitors and volunteers do the rest.
"It's been nothing but wonderful for all of us," DeFields-Gambrel said. "It's become very important to us to serve people from all walks of life. We have to take seriously what Jesus told us to do."
Donna Hurley, who is homeless, can attest that Circle Church helps those in need.
Hurley and her service dog, Einstein, were at First Congregational Church on Sunday night, sitting at a table with several others, talking and laughing quietly over dinner. The group included men and women of diverse ages, including a woman and her young daughter. The little girl sat on a window sill, apart from the crowd, her eyes down on a laptop.
Hurley, 54, said she worked as a housekeeper for years and had an apartment in Beach Flats but became homeless about a year ago because she couldn't afford the $950 rent. Circle Church allows her to park a van at the church, but things got tough recently when her van broke down.
"I've lived in Santa Cruz most of my life and I've had jobs and apartments and a life," Hurley said. "I guess I still have a life. I have a lot friends and family right here. I'm blessed; I'm a member of the circle."
Hurley said the program has been great and that some of the regulars have become like family. As one man put it, they are well-fed, safe and able to get out of the rain. A big treat, he said, is when they get to sleep in. Sometimes, they see a movie.
One of the others at the church Sunday was William Henderson, a 25-year-old veteran of the war in Iraq. A Tahoe native, Henderson said he came to Santa Cruz after suffering a head injury in Iraq. He lifted off his beanie to show a horse-shoe shaped scar on his scalp.
He stayed at the Vajrapani Institute in Boulder Creek for about a month and sometimes camps in the mountains but said the church shelter program has been a nice respite from the cold.
"I like it," Henderson said. "The people are nice and it's warm."
Henderson said he is deciding his calling in life.
"I've seen absolute violence and I just want to be peaceful," he said. "My parents don't really like what I'm doing, but I'm just figuring out who I am."
Another man at the church, Robert Doty, was sitting and reading The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Doty said he had been staying at the Homeless Services Center but reached the 30-day limit.
Doty, 37, lived in Santa Cruz years ago, he said. He earned a high school degree through Santa Cruz Adult Education, joined the Navy and lived other places before becoming homeless when he lost his job.
"There are just too many people at the Homeless Services Center; unfortunately, it's a big population and it can just be a mad house," he said. "This is more intimate, and I like the church aspect of it. I'm grateful; it's either this or sleeping outside."
Doty said he hopes to obtain transitional housing so he can get back on his feet and get a job in a restaurant. He said he has worked as a cook for 22 years.
"I've never had to look for a job while living on the streets," Doty said.
The shelter program is run by the Association of Faith Communities, which formed after a conference on homelessness in December 2010 at Calvary Episcopal Church. Each person is screened and prioritized by vulnerability and ability to get along with others, Weller said. Many hear about the program at the Monday night dinner for the needy at Calvary Episcopal Church downtown.
Weller told the group he believes he is called to serve people without any conditions.
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At a glance
Santa Cruz churches have worked together to restart the Interfaith Satellite Shelter program offering shelter, dinner and breakfast in a different location each night. The churches can accommodate about 20 people, and those interested in staying must first call coordinator Ian MacKay at 831-325-6511. Here is the schedule:
SUNDAY: First Congregational Church, 900 High St.
MONDAY: Calvary Episcopal Church, 532 Center St.
TUESDAY: Circle Church, 111 Errett Circle
WEDNESDAY: Trinity Presbyterian Church, 420 Melrose Ave.
THURSDAY: Holy Cross Church, 126 High St.
FRIDAY: First United Methodist Church, 250 California St.
SATURDAY: Messiah Lutheran Church, 801 High St.


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Topic: Mom Just Diagnosed with CC
I guess I'm still in a state of minor shock but my mom's diagnosis was confirmed yesterday and she starts chemo treatment today. The shock is minor only b/c over the years my mom (age 62) has suffered from numerous ailments the least of which has been gall bladder surgery and colitis which has brought us to her present problem. She is a strong woman and has over come a lot of health issues to raise her family. Her attitude...we'll do whatever it is we have to and deal with it.
My dad on the other hand, though equally as strong as my hero, is more fragile emotionally to all of this ahead of us. He is actually a lung cancer survivor, free of cancer since his surgery this past February having gone through the chemo treatments a year ago and lucky enough to be relatively healthy while on Tarceva for the past 7 months. They have gone through a lot the past 2 years with my dad's cancer...a rollercoaster ride of emotions. And now it seems it is my mom's turn...the docs are describing her cancer as advanced...the oncologist is hoping the chemo will control the spread and even reduce the size of the tumors. I guess we can only hope for the best and stay strong for my mom.
I live on the east coast while they are in CA closer to my brother. My dad doesn't talk about it much over the phone...rather express it in email. My husband and employers have been very supportive...and I am able to go where I need to virtually at a drop of a hat. My biggest wish is for both my parents to be able to have as much quality time with my son who has just turned 5. He is their only grandchild and they simply adore him.
Wishing everyone strength and hope!


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iTunes®: How to install, use, and enjoy
The basics you need to know to get started with iTunes
Ralph Graves is one of Crutchfield's blog editors, and part of the company's social media team. He writes about home audio/video gear, specializing in Apple-related and wireless technologies. Ralph holds a master's degree in music composition, and his works have been released on various labels. He's served as product manager for an independent classical and world music label, produced several recordings, and worked extensively in public broadcasting. Since 1984 he's hosted a weekly classical music program on WTJU, and is also active as a blogger and podcaster.
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Heads up!Welcome to this article from the Crutchfield archives. Have fun reading it, but be aware that the information may be outdated and links may be broken.
iTunes® is currently the most popular (and one of the most versatile) media programs around. It can organize your digital music library — and serve as its player. It also has a built-in connection to the iTunes Store, where you can purchase music, movies, TV shows, and other videos. You can even download apps for your iPod touch®, iPhone® or iPad® through the iTunes store.
You can watch videos through iTunes on your computer, as well as subscribe to podcasts, and share your music through Ping, Apple's social network for music. When you sync your iPod®, iPhone® or iPad® to your computer, it's iTunes that updates those devices.
Sounds great — but where do you start? The following guide will walk you through the basics of setting up and using iTunes for the first time. iTunes is available for both Mac and PCs, and these instructions pretty much apply to both.
Once you've conquered the basics, check out our other articles on how to do even more with iTunes, and iTunes-compatible devices.
Installing iTunes
Navigating the Main iTunes Window
Creating an Apple ID
Adding Media to iTunes
- Importing, or "Ripping" CDs into iTunes
- Importing media from your computer
- Buying Content from the iTunes store
iTunes Playlists
Copying to a CD, or "Burning" a CD, with iTunes
Managing Your iTunes Library
Installing iTunes
- Go to www.apple.com/itunes/download/
- Select your operating system and which communications you would like to receive from Apple. You can also enter your email address into the field provided but this is optional.
- Click the Download Now icon.
- Save the iTunesSetup.exe file and open it once it is finished downloading.
- Once the file opens you will be presented with a series of dialog boxes. Follow the prompts to complete the installation. This will take several minutes.
Navigating the Main iTunes Window
Below is the main iTunes window. From the left bar (1) you can access your
Next you'll see the Store section (2) where you can purchase content and share it through Apple's social network named Ping.
Towards the bottom you will find Genius (3). This feature suggests content from your library and the iTunes Store based on your listening habits. You will also see the Playlists section (4). Initially, this section has some playlists that Apple has included to get you started, but you can always create your own, too.
In the left side bar you will also find the Devices section when you have an iPod or other device connected.
Creating an Apple ID
- Open iTunes.
- From the
Store Menu in the top tool bar, choose Create Account. Click Continue on the resulting screen.
- You'll be prompted to read the terms and conditions for use of the iTunes program. After doing so, click the checkbox next to "I have read and agree to these terms and conditions" and then click Continue.
- Complete the form and click Continue. After that, you will need to verify your email address. Check your email for a verification email from Apple.
Adding Media to iTunes
There are several ways to import content:
- Import audio from CDs
- Import music and video that are already on your computer
- Download music, video, and more from the iTunes Store
- Import songs and podcasts from the Internet:
- Open iTunes.
- When you find an audio file you want on a website, click the file to download it to your computer.
- Drag the file to the iTunes window.
- Add items from other applications using the Automatically Add to iTunes folder:
In the exporting application, set the destination folder as Computer\Music\iTunes\iTunes Music\"Automatically Add to iTunes."
Importing, or "Ripping" CDs into the iTunes Library
- Insert an audio CD into your computer's CD or DVD drive.
- When the list of songs appears in the iTunes window, you'll see that all of them have been checked by default. If you want to import them all, proceed to the next step. if there are some songs you don't want to import, simply deselect (remove the checkmark from) those tracks before proceeding.
- To add the selected songs to your library, click the Import CD button (at the bottom of the iTunes window). To cancel importing, click the small Delete icon next to the progress bar at the top of the iTunes window. Any songs that iTunes imports before you cancel importing are added to your iTunes library.
- When the songs are finished importing, click the Eject symbol to remove the disc. You'll find it to the right of the CD title under Devices in the left menu bar.
The default encoding format is AAC (Advanced Audio Coding).
You can continue to use iTunes while songs are importing.
Importing Media from your computer to iTunes
- Drag a file or folder from the desktop to the iTunes window.
If you add a folder, all the files it contains are added to your library.
- In iTunes, choose File> Add to Library to locate a file or folder, and then click Choose.
By default, adding items to your iTunes library places a pointer to each file in the iTunes folder; the original file remains in the current location. Just be aware that iTunes will not be able to play the file if the original copy is moved.
If the file is an unprotected WMA file and you have Windows Media Player Series 9 or later installed, iTunes makes a copy of the file and adds it to your iTunes library. The original WMA file remains unchanged. You can't add protected WMA files or protected WMV files to iTunes.
You can change this setting so that iTunes creates a copy of the file and places it into the iTunes folder.
To copy items to your iTunes folder when you add them to your iTunes library:
- Choose Edit> Preferences and click Advanced.
- Select the "Copy files" checkbox.
The next time you add an item to your library, iTunes places a copy of the file in your iTunes folder; the original file remains in its current location.
Buying Content from the iTunes Store
- To visit the store, click iTunes Store (on the left side of the iTunes window):
- To navigate the store, use the buttons at the top of the iTunes Store window:
To purchase items from the iTunes Store or use iTunes Ping, you need:
- An Apple ID or AOL account. If you already set up an Apple ID account (on the Apple Store website or on Mobile Me, for example), you can use that account and charge purchases to the credit card or account (including PayPal) of your choice.
- An Internet connection. A broadband connection (DSL or cable) is recommended.
To purchase content from the iTunes Store:
- Find the item you want to buy. For some items you can hear or watch a preview before you buy by double-clicking the title or clicking the
Preview button.
- Click Buy.
If you quit iTunes or restart your computer before a purchase finishes downloading, the download should resume at no additional cost the next time you open iTunes. If it doesn't, choose ; "Check for Available Downloads.
Some items in the iTunes Store may not be available in all countries.
If the iTunes Store is disabled in >Parental Control preferences, it won't appear in the iTunes window unless you also selected Allow access to iTunes U
iTunes Playlists
Playlists are easy ways to organize your music. You can put all your favorite songs into a playlist folder, so you don't have to continually hunt through your entire music collection to find them. You can also create playlists of party songs, mood music — you can group together your music any way you like.
To create a playlist, start by clicking the Add button in the lower-left corner. Give your playlist a name. Then drag songs into it. Rearrange the order of songs in your playlist by dragging and dropping.
You can have iTunes create a playlist for you based on your desired criteria, like all the rock songs you've added to your library in the past month or songs you've listened to more than 10 times. These are called Smart Playlists. You can create many rules for a single Smart Playlist, based on media type, genre, and more. iTunes finds the songs, podcasts, movies, or TV shows that match your rules and creates a playlist that updates itself automatically.
You can organize playlists into folders. To create a new folder, choose New Folder from the File menu. Double-click the folder to highlight the text so you can rename it (double-click on the folder's icon if you want to open the folder).
Copying content to a CD, or "Burning" a CD, with iTunes
To burn a CD of music from your iTunes library, do the following:
- Select a playlist in your library by left clicking on it.
- Insert a blank CD.
- Under the File menu, select Burn Playlist to Disc.
- iTunes will give you options to burn an audio or MP3 CD. Select the options you want and click Burn.
- You can change the gap between songs. This can be important if one track flows into another. Select Gap Between Songs and choose None to have no silence between your tracks. You can also choose to have more space between tracks, too.
- If there's a lot of volume difference between the songs you want to use, and you want to even that out, select Use Sound Check. iTunes will automatically equalize the average volume of all the selected tracks.
- If you check the Include CD Text option, title and artist info will display in CD players and car receivers with that capability.
Managing Your iTunes Library
Backing up iTunes
Backing up iTunes to CD or DVD
- Choose Library from the File menu, then choose Back Up to Disc.
- Tell iTunes what you want to back up and insert a disc.
- iTunes will prompt you when each disc reaches full capacity and will pause the burning process. Insert a new disc and choose Continue.
Time Capsule (Apple OS X Only)
- Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu, then click Time Machine.
- Slide the switch to On.
- Choose your Time Capsule and click Use for Backup.
- Give your mac several hours or even overnight to complete the initial backup.
Choosing Your iTunes Storage Location
- in iTunes choose Edit>Preferences>Advanced
- Set the iTunes Media folder to the desired location on the hard drive on your computer, or a connected external drive. The Change button will open up a window that lets you browse computer (and connected drives) to select the location you want.
- Check Keep iTunes Media Folder Organizsed and Copy files to iTunes Media folder when adding to library. This will ensure that, going forward, all additions to your library will go to the new location.
The default setting for iTunes is to store media on your computer's C drive. One advantage of changing this setting is that you can change the location to an external hard drive (or even one connected to your network). If you have very large audio and video files, this keeps you from being limited to the space available on your computer.
Keep in mind that if you choose an external drive, and that drive is disconnected, iTunes won't be able to find your music (the directory will be on your computer, but all of the addresses and files will be on the external drive). When you reconnect your external drive, simply repeat the process above to select the external drive and reestablish all the links.
You can have multiple iTunes libraries on the same computer, even under the same user account. Switching libraries or creating a new librtary requires restarting iTunes.
Creating a New Library
- Close iTunes
- Open iTunes while holding the Shift Key
- To create a new library choose Create Library
Choosing a Library
- Close iTunes
- Open iTunes while holding the Shift key
- Click Choose Library
The bulk of this document was researched and created by
Adam "Wayne" Sullivan
Crutchfield Tech Support Specialist


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Jermaine ONeals passport goes missing so he misses game in Toronto
Golden State could have used Jermaine ONeal Sunday night in Toronto.
However he was back in the Bay Area not making the flight with the team. Not because of injury rather because he couldnt find his passport, reports Monte Poole of CSNBayArea.com.
(Warriors coach Mark) Jackson during his pregame news conference told reporters he was unclear whether ONeals passport was lost or stolen or whether the veteran big man was facing another issue. ONeal, who played 68 games as a Raptor during the 2008-09 season, is expected to reconnect with the Warriors prior to Tuesdays game against the Pacers in Indianapolis.
Losing his passport isnt going to win any fans with Warriors management. Its also going to ruin his future chances of being a contestant on The Amazing Race.
Toronto showed better poise down the stretch and beat Golden State 106-98.


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Through Percy and Sam to Hydro and Bubbles, we finally arrived at our goofy and fun-loving mascots, Curley Fry and Sunny C. Gull.
The original idea behind having a seagull as a mascot sprang from the popularity of Curley fries and the infamous (and sometimes aggressive) appetite of seagulls. Everyone has some kind of "a seagull swooped right down and took my right out of my hands" story. We thought it would be funny to have a seagull chasing a giant Curley fry around the piers in a Tom and Jerry kind of relationship.
Though, now that I think about it, what would happen if Sunny C. Gull actually did catch Curley? shudder


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SRAM started life as a mountain bike company peddling parts out of the founder's trunk. Early industry insiders were quick to dismiss the ideal of anyone competing with Shimano and Campagnolo, but they made some great stuff and gained traction with the MTB crowd. They introduced innovations like GripShift and when they released their first road group in the 2000's, DoubleTap shifting. Today SRAM has cemented its place, along with Shimano and Campagnolo, as one of the major component makers. SRAM components are known for their ability to take some serious abuse and keep on going, which is why they are so beloved by mountain bikers and cyclocross racers. They're ever expanding line continues to push the envelope, and includes everything from value oriented gruppos like X5 or Apex, to the PRO-level XX and Red groups, with plenty in between to satisfy any level of cyclist out there.
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