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Delta Air Lines: Peak Margins, Here We Come
Shares of Delta Air Lines (DAL) flew higher yesterday after the carrier beat earnings forecasts and predicted higher profit margins. Just how high can margins go?
Very high, say Morgan Stanley's John Godyn and Nathan Hong. They explain why Delta could return to margin levels last seen during the 1990s:
[We would] make the case that if there was ever a time to return to prior peak margins (slightly above 12%, last experienced in the 90s) it's the combination of (1) the best structure the industry has ever experienced, (2) the most conservative capacity rebound the industry has experienced, and (3) an airline macro goldilocks scenario based on the view that fuel prices are likely to trend flat/ down while US GDP is upwardly biased. Suffice it to say, we're believers in a return to peak margins by 2016, thus see upside to mgmt guidance.
Shares of Delta Air Lines have gained 1.2% to $32.46 at 10:22 a.m., while American Airlines (AAL) has risen 0.9% to $30.92 and United Continental (UAL) has advanced 1% to $48.41.


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BLURR wrote:loki993 wrote:Not to threadjack but what hunter orange wizards? where are they?
These are the limited run of hunter orange wizards...and apparently they were really limited. I bought 4 of them. Then tried to order more like 3 days later and they were all gone. Guessing they only made like 20 of these things. Firm rim, a tiny bit of flex in the flight plate and ubber grippy. If the new G9i's rate a 10 on the firmness scale, these would be about an 8.
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Passive infrared sensor or PIR detects human movement by sensing infrared heat that is emitted by any object such as human body or an animal. The devices convert heat into electricity and are called passive because they don't emit infrared light but receive it.
Ultrasonic sensors produce ultrasonic high frequency sound waves that are above the limits of human hearing to detect motion throughout the room or area. These sensors use ultrasonic transducers that create vibrations and convert the returned echo into electrical or mechanical energy.
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Menomonee Falls, Wis. -- Kohl's Department Stores will be recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a recipient of the 2013 Energy Star Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award for the company's continued leadership in protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency initiatives.
The 2013 Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Awards are given to a select group of organizations that have exhibited outstanding leadership year after year. Award recipients have reduced greenhouse gas emissions by setting and achieving aggressive goals and employing innovative energy efficiency approaches. Award winners are selected from the nearly 20,000 organizations that participate in the Energy Star program. Kohl's also received a Sustained Excellence Award in 2012 and Partner of the Year Awards in 2011 and 2010.
"As a major retailer with stores and corporate facilities nationwide, it is our responsibility to carefully manage our use of resources and strive to reduce our carbon footprint," said John Worthington, Kohl's chief administrative officer. "Our partnership with Energy Star has been instrumental in providing tools to assess the performance of our buildings, set strategy and develop action plans."
Since joining the program in 1998, Kohl's has been able to Energy Star-certify nearly two-thirds of its stores, which translates to both cost savings and more efficient operations, Worthington added.
Kohl's uses the Energy Star portfolio manager to track energy performance of all facilities, assess opportunities for enhanced energy performance and implement best practices. To date, the company has more than 750 Energy Star-certified locations and constructs all new Kohl's stores with the intent to pursue the program's "Designed to Earn" designation. These stores are eligible to earn Energy Star certification after maintaining superior energy performance for one year in operation. (According to EPA, on average, commercial buildings that earn Energy Star certification use 35% less energy and generate one-third less carbon dioxide than similar buildings.)
In 2012, Kohl's furthered its commitment to energy efficiency and the use and support of renewable energy through initiatives including:
Re-Commissioning: Kohl's improved the energy management of 47 stores that were identified through a re-commissioning program that evaluates all controls, lighting and temperature equipment to maximize energy efficiency.
LED Lighting: In more than 70 new and remodeled Kohl's stores, the company upgraded to LED accent lighting that has a longer lifespan and uses 46% less energy than traditional spot lighting solutions. Additionally, more than 300 stores received LED jewelry showcase lighting.
LED Retrofit: More than 600 Kohl's stores were retrofitted for a screw-in LED lamp program that uses existing spot-light fixtures with a lamp that has a longer lifespan and lower wattage.
Wattage Reduction: Kohl's rolled out an ambient wattage reduction package in more than 200 stores that replaced lighting throughout the store with a lower-wattage lamp that saves more than 72,000 kWh of energy per year and provides an enhanced merchandise display.
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations: Kohl's continued to expand its EV charging station initiative. Customers may now charge for free while they shop at 60 locations across 16 states.
Department of Energy Better Buildings Challenge: Kohl's has set a goal through the Better Buildings Challenge to reduce its use of energy in more than 112 million sq. ft. of occupied building space by at least 20% by 2020.
Solar Energy: Kohl's expanded its solar program by installing panels at 16 new locations and activating its largest array of solar panels at its million-sq.-ft., e-commerce distribution center in Maryland. To date, Kohl's has more than 130 solar locations in 12 states, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin and is one of the largest single hosts of solar electricity production in North America.
Renewable Energy Credits: Kohl's purchased more than 1.5 billion kWh of green power, enough to offset more than 100% of the company's purchased electricity use for the third consecutive year. The company ranks first in retail and second overall on EPA's quarterly rankings of top green power purchasers.
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Menomonee Falls, Wis. -- Kohl's Department Stores will be recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a recipient of the 2013 Energy Star Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award for the company's continued leadership in protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency initiatives.


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As many of you have already heard, some racist "Hunger Games" fans were quite angry when they learned black actors were cast for the roles of Rue (pictured above), Cinna, and Thresh. Blogs and websites collected screenshots of Twitter pages and Facebook status messages where "fans" shamelessly posted racist comments like, "Sense [sic] when has Rue been a n*****" (and no, the racial slur is not bleeped out), or "Awkward moment when Rue is some black girl and not the little blonde innocent girl you picture."
If you haven't seen the screenshots, read these posts:
1. Why Racists are Upset with the 'Hunger Games' Casting
2. Yes, There Are Black People in Your "Hunger Games": The Strange Case of Rue & Cinna
4. Racism: Realer Than Fiction
The third link is a Tumblr page dedicated to exposing the racist "Hunger Game" fans. Aside from the fact that Rue is described as having dark skin in the book (the description is on page 45), what do the racist reactions from these fans say about the role people of color have in the realm of white fandom? What does it say about the perception of real black people and other people of color in our own world? What really disturbed me was how these fans said they couldn't develop an emotional connection with Rue simply because she was played by a black actor in the film. In other words, if she was played by a white actor, those fans would actually care for her. I can't help but think of how this racism and apathy reflects the larger society's dehumanization and vilification of people of color, as well as the utter disregard for the lives of black youth. If we are constantly being taught that only the lives of white people are valuable, then is it any wonder that there is such apathy towards the lives of young black men like Trayvon Martin or the countless other racialized youth who are unjustly murdered, not only in the United States, but in Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine, Kashmir, Pakistan, etc.?
Anyway, that is another blog post altogether. In the meantime, check out this comic strip I drew the other night. It's been a while since I've drawn something, so don't expect a masterpiece, lol. It's not meant to be perfect and I didn't spend too much time on it (as my friends know, I have other sketches that are much better than this). I knew I had to draw this when I heard the very same people who say "I don't see skin color" get angry about the casting of Rue. It just boggled my mind to listen to the hypocrisy, but it definitely reaffirmed how "colorblindness" is racism.


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Rainbow bodies have different levels. Hindu yoga also have knowledge of five colored lights. Hindus claim Mahavatar Babaji is a rainbow body, some also perceived Anandamayi Ma to be transparent. There are those Natha siddhas in the lineage of the 84 also. The texts and lineages love to inspire their followers with big talk about their best of the best path. A view that is beyond high and low cannot be bothered. When the mind is free from extremes, there's no Dzogchen.


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The news of four Inland Empire men who converted to Islam and later arrested for allegedly conspiring to perform terrorist acts has a local Imam worried it is giving a bad name to Islam and Muslims as a whole.
"When you live in this country and call yourself a citizen of this country, then according to the Islamic teachings you should be loyal to the country and not destroy that country," said Imam Shamshad Nasir, of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community's Baitul Hameed Mosque in Chino.
"Loyalty is part of my faith, so I do not understand what kind of Muslim they are calling themselves - I don't think this is Islam."
Federal officials arrested on Friday four men on suspicion of conspiring to provide material support to terrorists. Three men were arrested in the Inland Empire, the fourth was taken into custody by federal officials overseas.
According to a criminal complaint filed by the FBI, the four men were conspiring to kidnap or injure persons, kill officers and employees of the United States, use a weapon of mass destruction outside of the United States, bomb places of public, among other alleged acts.
The suspects are Ralph Deleon, 23, of Ontario; Arifeen David Gojali, 21, of Riverside; Sohiel Omar Kabir, 34, an Afghanistan native and former resident of Pomona and Miguel Alejandro Santana Vidriales 21, of Upland.
While Nasir is concerned about the negative view of Muslims, a representative for the nation's largest Islamic American relations group said he didn't believe the arrests would significantly impact the public perception of Muslim Americans.
" it is important to keep in mind, that incidents of terrorism are rare, and thankfully this is not something that American Muslims have to deal with," said Hussam Ayloush, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, of Southern California.
"The point I'm making is that American Muslim communities, survey after survey after survey have shown repeatedly that American Muslims reject extremism. American Muslims oppose terrorism and are very comfortable with their American patriotism. There is no debate where they stand when it comes to the safety of our country," Ayloush said.
Ayloush characterized the threat of radicalization of American Muslims as minimal.
"The best way to prevent self-marginalization and disenfranchisement is to promote a culture of engagement within a community, especially within the most vulnerable, younger people in such communities and that empowers people and makes them part of a positive change with their society and community," Ayloush said.
The Ahmadiyya sect believes their founder - the 19th-century Indian-born Muslim cleric Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad - to be the messiah mentioned in the Quran. Because the belief differs from those held by other Islamic groups, its members in other parts of the world have been persecuted by some Orthodox Muslims.
"This news is disturbing and I am concerned for each and every citizen in this country wether it is happening in my neighborhood or it happened anywhere else," Nasir said.


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What is this medicine?MEDROXYPROGESTERONE (me DROX ee proe JES te rone) is a hormone in a class called progestins. It is commonly used to prevent the uterine lining from overgrowth in women taking an estrogen after menopause. It is also used to treat irregular menstrual bleeding or a lack of menstrual bleeding in women.
What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine?They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
How should I use this medicine?Take this medicine by mouth with a glass of water. Follow the directions on the prescription label. Take your doses at regular intervals. Do not take your medicine more often than directed.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. Special care may be needed. While this drug may be prescribed for children as young as 13 years for selected conditions, precautions do apply.
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text: Sexting, kids' tanning, cramped cells addressed in 217 new W.Va. laws By The Associated Press July 4, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia is repealing, updating or expanding dozens of state laws this month, and the wide array of topics include prison conditions, tanning salons and Supreme Court elections.Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin signed 217 bills passed by the Legislature this year. More than half of them take effect this month, with most becoming law July 12. About 25 took effect Monday, the start of the state's new budget year.Perhaps the highest-profile measure targets West Virginia's inmate overcrowding crisis.Starting July 12, circuit judges can begin including six-month early supervised-release terms when they sentence nonviolent offenders to regional jails. The courts also will begin using a research-supported method to assess an offender's needs and risks. That legislation also sets a timetable for expanding the drug-court system, deemed successful in deterring repeat offenses, to all 55 counties.Jason Pizatella, Tomblin's deputy chief of staff, cited how such state entities as the Division of Corrections, Regional Jail Authority and Supreme Court have worked together to make this new law work. The state has led the nation in the growth of its prison population, and more than 1,700 convicted felons are serving sentences in regional jails because the state's prisons lack the needed bed space."This is really going to require a team effort," said Pizatella, who was the governor's legislative director until his promotion Wednesday.The legislation reflected findings from the Justice Reinvestment Initiative, a project of the Justice Center at the nonpartisan Council of State Governments. The U.S. Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Assistance and the Pew Center on the States funded the in-depth study of West Virginia's criminal justice system. Pizatella said project team members will remain in the state for another year to help carry out the new law's provisions.Another measure that took effect this month should help ease overcrowding in the prisons, as well. On Monday, the Industrial Home for Youth, which had been a facility for juvenile offenders, became the Salem Correctional Center for adults. The switch should help resolve a legal challenge that targeted conditions for juveniles on the Harrison County campus. Its residents are being moved to other facilities. It also will add 400 beds to the adult prison system, with inmates expected to arrive later this summer, Pizatella said. Also starting July 12, children under 18 will need a parent's written consent before hitting a tanning salon. Another measure bans sexting by youths while offering an alternative to juvenile criminal charges.Public funding for qualifying Supreme Court candidates becomes permanent July 12. The program operated under a pilot basis in 2012, with now-Justice Allen Loughry its sole participant, offering an alternative to traditional fundraising.Another program expanded this month allows the Division of Highways commissioner to reach public/private road project deals without legislative approval. These deals would allow the private-sector partner to assess temporary tolls, for instance, or mine the coal beneath a planned roadway to help the state complete a project."Using traditional funding methods, it would take 20 to 30 years to complete some of these projects," Pizatella said.Legislation that took effect July 1 continues a pilot program that's granted more powers to cities, in a state where government is heavily centralized. As amended before passage, it limits gun-control ordinances and tax changes while making such other topics as annexation, pensions and marriage off-limits.Also beginning July 1, all 55 county sheriffs must ensure that their deputies have bullet-resistant vests. With the needed funding pledged by the West Virginia Beer Wholesalers Association and a statewide group representing sheriffs, an estimated 50 vests were needed to meet that mandate.The law was prompted by an August shooting that left Roane County Deputy John Westfall wounded, after the suspect had shot down West Virginia State Police Cpl. Marshall Lee Bailey and Trooper Eric Michael Workman. Another July 1 change expands a scholarship program for the children of slain state troopers to benefit those of all law enforcement killed in the line of duty. The measure increases the scholarship from $7,500 toward tuition at state colleges or vocational schools to that amount for each year of college.Repealed provisions include one that allowed for the sterilization of people deemed mentally incompetent. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 WVU pulls away from Kansas for 56-34 win 2 New company planning $73M synthetic fuel plant in Greenbrier County 3 'Heroin(e)' spotlights women helping combat Huntington's drug crisis 4 Philanthropist Betty Schoenbaum of Shoney's fortune turns 100 5 Getting deep on WVU's penchant for getting deep Felon in Glasgow police shooting awaits gun sentence Previous Story 'Celebrate Independence 5K' helps kids at language center Next Story


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The Business of Sequestration: Kogod Faculty Sound Off
With an automatic $83.5 billion reduction in government spending going into effect now that the March 1 deadline has passed, workers in Washington, D.C. and beyond wonder what tangible effects the sequester will bring. Kogod faculty experts examine the hairy issue with business stakeholders in mind.
Hitting Close to Home
The Washington, D.C. metropolitan economy is likely to be the hardest hit.
"There's going to be a big impact locally for sure," said James Moser, executive-in-residence in the Finance department.
Moser expects the likely layoffs of government contractors and furloughed government employees will impact local businesses first, as people begin tightening household budgets.
"The first thing people usually do when bringing in less income is they start buying lower quality goods at cheaper prices," he explained. "This means an increase in shopping at big box stores and less business for local businesses."
Moser sees the process of household budgeting as a better example for Congress to follow when planning spending cuts. Rather than the broad, sweeping cuts proposed by the sequestration plan, elected officials could be more deliberate in their reductions.
"When employees know less money will be coming in, they prioritize their budget and generally eliminate those expenses that are least likely to negatively impact daily life," he said. "Congress could take a lesson from this and be less sloppy."
Playing Hardball
From a negotiation standpoint, the sequester is a great tactic, according to Associate Professor Mark Clark, an expert in human capital management.
"Sometimes doing nothing is the strongest tool in a negotiation," Clark said. "It's like when you go to buy a car: unless you're willing to walk away from the table without a deal, you're not going to get exactly what you want."
If the government were a business, with the Senate and House representatives as the workforce, Clark believes that a case could be made that President Obama has failed as a manager.
"A good manager might be placing some blame on both sides of the political aisle and encouraging each to make concessions, so business as usual can carry on," Clark said. "Obama hasn't been doing that—so through that lens, he's guilty of mismanagement."
Hurry Up and Wait
The immediate danger to the government and contractor workforce is a passive work attitude brought on by the uncertainty of job security, according to Executive-in-Residence Meredith Persily Lamel.
"When employees don't know if they'll have a job next week or next month, it's very easy to fall into an attitude of 'Why bother?' I think that's what government agencies are probably already seeing."
For a sector that has historically benefited from a reputation as a stable employer, the possible sequester, coupled with other government shutdowns in recent history, has the potential to stain government work going forward, Persily Lamel said.
"Obviously a shutdown is a bad thing for people out of work, but additionally, a lot of people choose agency work for its stability so damaging that reputation is hitting recruitment where it hurts."
Missed Opportunities
Beyond the frustration of partisan politics and job uncertainty, the ongoing budget conflicts represent a missed opportunity in the international scene, says Executive-in-Residence Robert Sicina, former American Express executive.
"While it'd be difficult for our finances to be worse than the EU right now, this mess isn't helping our global image," Sicina said.
Instead of setting an example for countries like Italy and Greece to follow, Sicina sees the U.S. "muddling around" like most of Europe.
"This is a golden moment to be world economic leaders again, and we're missing it."
"A Tiny Step Forward"
Trimming the proposed $85.3 billion from the national budget is a very small step toward fixing a debt problem that dwarfs the sequester, according to Executive-in-Residence Mark Waldman.
"This is just a 1.5 percent reduction, that's just nothing at all," he said.
While Waldman admits the cuts will have a negative impact on some Americans, especially military communities, he sees a worse future on the horizon unless more cost-cutting action happens in the coming years.
"What this country and its budget needs are actual reductions in spending, not just a slowing down of spending," he said. "If we don't see real reductions, likely in the neighborhood of five percent or more, then we're headed for an economic future that would make 2008 look like small change."


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Blu-ray recordings may be video, audio or most commonly video plus audio. If the video is a distraction turn it off though I would suggest watching the video at least once as at times it can be interesting or entertaining. The first review this issue is a particularly fine example featuring stunning costumes and widely appealing music. Naxos has immediately followed their first high definition audio only release that I reviewed in the previous issue with more audio only here. For many listeners that will be a distinct improvement in audio quality if the HDMI digital output signal is used instead of the analog. Greater clarity and a smoother treble range will be noticed with many audio systems. Easier connections needing only one cable for even multi-channel surround sound output from a Blu-ray player is appreciated by all. Sometimes new-fangled things are even easier to use while offering better quality, at least in the audio musical field.
Macmillan- Elite Syncopations, The Judas Tree and Concerto Ballets. Orchestra: Royal Opera House. Conductors: Robert Clark, Barry Wordsworth and Dominic Grier. Opus Arte Blu-ray OA BD 7074D
Mahler- Symphony No.3. Orchestra: Lucerne Festival. Conductor: Claudio Abbado. Contralto: Anna Larson. Medici Arts Blu-ray BD 2056334
Mahler- Symphony No.4, Ruckert-Lieder. Orchestra: Lucerne Festival. Conductor: Claudio Abbado. Mezzo-soprano: Magdalena Kozena. Euro Arts Blu-ray BD 2057984
Dvorak-Symphonies Nos. 7 and 8. Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony. Conductor: Marin Alsop. Naxos Blu-ray NBD 0010
The three ballets by Kenneth MacMillan offer an extremely wide range of musical composition and dance performances. The Elite Syncopations is of strong, really strong immediate appeal to all who have viewed it with me-even those who are not ballet or dance lovers usually! The female dancers are simply very attractive with very vivid costumes to accentuate their beauty. Women are as impressed as the men watching their performances. The music, mainly by Scott Joplin with ragtime piano playing is appealing in the extreme and so are the male dancers' striking costumes. This ballet with excellent audio quality easily receives my highest possible recommendation; no more needs to be said. The other two ballets are very different than this one and from each other. The Judas Tree is 180 degrees removed from the Elite Syncopations. It is almost starkly and certainly powerfully performed by mainly male performers. There is no beauty in this almost oppressive composition of dance accompanying music by Brian Elias. It demands attention though possibly nothing much more from many viewers. This is MacMillan's last work for stage. The third and last ballet presented here is accompanying Shostakovich's second piano concerto, specifically a pair of allegros flanking a lyrical andante movement. There are four dance couples, one of which is a traditional lead couple. There is no plot though the attractive music and outstanding ballet dances have long made this a ballet favorite. As with the other two, the audio quality is simply excellent with no negatives though not quite the almost instant projecting appeal of the first.
Mahler's third symphony is an outstanding though complicated work, perhaps not easily appreciated by those new to classical music. Possibly though, the many beautiful passages would be appealing enough to easily outweigh that potential negativity. It is the longest of Mahler's symphonies taking almost two hours to perform. Adding to the complexity is the presence of six movements instead of the more common four. Originally there were seven and the one eliminated eventually became the basis of the much shorter fourth symphony, kind of building it backwards from the last (fourth) movement. Here the third symphony features soloist contralto Anna Larsson, a good solid choice, plus the female voices of a choir and in some passages a children's choir is also apparent. The variety of styles and juxtaposition of life and nature is fascinating and ever changing as envisioned by Mahler here. Repeated listening would be required and easy on the ears with the excellent full range recorded audio quality doing its best with Blu-ray letting us look and listen to a great dimensional depth of soundscape. At this point I am returning after listening to the other reviewed recordings and some that will arrive within the next issue.
Hindsight is 20:20 so they say and now I say that the overall sound quality on this recording is absolutely superb and not surpassed by recent others. The richness of the trombones, horns, cellos and orchestra overall is not to be missed though just as your listening room affects your loudspeakers, surely the gorgeous recording/performing venue is probably a major factor; we must add the contribution of many superior musicians that regularly join to form the Lucerne Festival Orchestra to play with Claudio Abbado. This model formed in 2003 has as its model the elite group founded by Arturo Toscanini in 1938 as the first Lucerne Festival.
Compared to the third, Mahler's beautiful fourth symphony might seem to almost be a miniature composition. Long my favorite Mahler work, surveys indicate that favoritism has become world wide. To my mind it is not really representative of Mahler; it is just my favorite and relatively subtle overall. The great third symphony, as above, is much more typical. All the positive audio qualities attributed in the above review of the third symphony are to be found here also, just not quite to that glorious extreme.
The vocal performed very ably in the last movement by mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kozena sometimes arouses comments. The song is based on a child's view of heaven as mentioned by Mahler. The potential conflict is simply should it be sung by a vocalist that has some child-like qualities or not. Here the vocalist's voice is definitely not child-like. The Ruckert – Lieder were first performed just over one hundred years ago by a baritone. They were not published until after Mahler died and here they are sung by Magdalena Kozena seemingly to fine effect. Though there are other fine performances of Mahler's fourth symphony I am not certain if any have the outstanding audio quality of this one. So I can confidently recommend it as near if not at the very top of my recommendation list.
Antonin Dvorak's compositions are popular world wide and particularly here in the United States possibly partly due to the fact that he lived in Middle America for a number of months and that obviously influenced some of his compositions (notably his Symphony No. 9, "From the New World").
Many musical experts believe that number seven with its dramatic passion predominating, is Dvorak's finest symphonic effort. Personally I really admire its third movement scherzo but overall I definitely listen more often to No.8. Here Naxos offers a pair of solid performances surpassing what I had anticipated with conductor Marin Alsop. Alsop and the Baltimore Symphony are definitely in sync here and can stand comparison with many if not most recorded performances I have heard. Whether it is due to the recording venue, the orchestra or the audio engineers I can not be sure, but the overall audio quality, while very acceptable, simply does not have quite the full, rich and enveloping sound quality of the above reviewed Blu-ray recordings that are or almost are, state of the current recording art. The Naxos recording offers value, excellent performances and their perhaps unique ability to be easily played without the need for a monitor or TV set to be used for setup. We hope that ability becomes more common with other companies soon.


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The Science Museum's Dana Centre was very pleased to host Nice and Serious last Wednesday night to screen the documentary Revenge of the Electric Car. For those who didn't make it, you missed a fascinating insight into the burgeoning electric car market. We followed Nissan, GM, Tesla and Greg 'Gadget' Abbott, as they try to corner the market in electric vehicles (EVs), while staving off bankruptcy and, in the case of Greg, fire and a factory full of poisonous dust.
After the film we had an absorbing discussion with the Director, Chris Paine (from his garage in California!), and Clemens Lorf, a researcher from Imperial College on electric car batteries.
The big questions the audience wanted Chris and Clemens to answer? When and how will EVs become the norm on our roads?
Clemens, Chris and nearly everyone interviewed in the film agreed; EVs and renewable technologies, will only become a normal part of our lives when they make economic sense. There will never be enough eco-minded people with disposable income willing to buy an electric car instead of a cheaper petrol model to keep the industry afloat.
With rising oil prices and advances in technology bringing down manufacturing costs, the scales are beginning to tip in favour of EVs. As our societies become increasingly urbanised, owning an EV for driving around a city can be a very practical option. Most of your journeys are well within the battery's capacity, and in a city you're never too far from a charging station.
Our traditional notions of car ownership are evolving as companies like ZipCar allow members to rent vehicles with no notice, for a few hours at a time – 'usership' over ownership. These companies are increasing our access to electric vehicles by making them an affordable alternative.
The tipping point for a future full of electric cars is getting closer as the big car companies continue to take EVs seriously – but we're not quite there yet…
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I'm a little tired of reading about how "buy and hold" is dead, and diversification doesn't work, and how "target-date funds don't work," and that there was too much risk, especially for pre-retirees, in these balanced funds. These stories seem to continue regardless of what's going on in the real world.
So I won't discuss much. Instead, here's some math.
Suppose you were 54 at the end of 1999. You had $50,000 in your 401(k). You planned to retire in 2010, when you turn 65. You were a big fan of diversification and balance, and wholeheartedly believed the buy-and-hold story, and so you used Vanguard Balanced Index Fund (view standardized performance) in your 401(k). Then, in June 2006, when Vanguard introduced the Target Retirement 2010 Fund (view standardized performance), you switched everything to that. You dutifully put $500 a month into your k-plan at the end of each month, every month, starting January 2000. What would your balance have been in September 2009?
This chart assumes funds were held in Investor Shares of Vanguard Balanced Index Fund (view standardized performance) from 12/31/1999 to 6/30/2006, then in Vanguard Target Retirement 2010 Fund (view standardized performance) from 7/1/2006 to 9/30/2009. The chart also assumes $500 deposits were made monthly at the end of each month beginning in January 2000, and that all fund distributions were reinvested. All returns are net of fees.
Two observations:
1. Your ending balance would have been a little less than $135,000, and your overall annualized internal rate of return (IRR) over this period would have been 3.07%. Nothing to write home about, but certainly not the end of the world. If you made regular deposits, you would have built a decent nest egg, in spite of two major bear markets. And you still have a year to go before you plan on retiring.
2. Even at the low point—the end of February 2009—your balance would have been roughly $101,000 (before your monthly contribution), and your annualized IRR would have been –0.50%. So, yes, you lost money—but, again, it's not the end of the world.
I suppose things could have gotten a lot worse in February. And maybe they could get much worse from here. But even with little more than a single year's time in between us and the beginning of the financial crisis, I can't see what supports the notion that balanced investing "doesn't work" or that the 401(k) system is dangerously broken …
• Investments in bond funds are subject to interest rate, credit, and inflation risk.
• Investments in Target Retirement Funds are subject to the risks of their underlying funds. The year in the fund name refers to the approximate year (the target date) when an investor in the fund would retire and leave the work force. The fund will gradually shift its emphasis from more aggressive investments to more conservative ones based on its target date. An investment in a Target Retirement Fund is not guaranteed at any time, including on or after the target date.
• The performance data shown above represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, so investors' shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit Vanguard.com.


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The Upper West Regional Directorate of the Food and Drugs Board (FDB) has asked some manufacturers of herbal products to stop their advertisement on the radio stations in the region since a lot of their product are not registered with the board.
In a strongly worded letter signed by the acting Upper West regional director of the FDB, Mr. Gordon Akurugu to the manufactures of the herbal drugs and copied to all local radio stations in the region stated ''your company had been carrying out advertisement of numerous herbal products on various radio station especially Radio Upper West and making claims of using medical device for medical diagnosis''.
Mr. Akrugu further said the acts contravenes section 3, 14 and 18 of food and drugs law, PNDCL305B which states ''A person commits an offence if that manufacturer, labels, package, sells or advertise a food, drugs cosmetic, medical device or chemical substance in a manner that is false, misleading or deceptive as regards its character, nature, value, additives, substance, potency quality, composition, merit or safety''.
Section 15 of prohibited advertisement also states a person shall not advertise drugs (herbal), cosmetic, medical device, and a chemical substance to the general public as treatment, prevention or cure for a disease, disorder or an abnormal physical state specific in the schedule II. On section 18 of the registration of products,(1) he further stated ''A person shall not manufacture, prepare, sell , supply, export or import a food, drugs cosmetic, medical device, chemical substance unless the article has been registered with the board''.
Mr. Akurugu penciled St. Francis herbal center, Rakson herbal centre, Bahas herbal centre and Dr.Heavens through Wongwaana Pharmacy as some of the culprits.
He warned them to desist from associating FDB in any form in the advertisement of their products and also visit their offices to regularize their products and adverts. He stated any failure to comply will be in contravention to PNDCL 305B section 9 or 26 and will attract the appropriate sanctions.


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Many residents in Aldbourne have been forced to abandon their houses because of flooding.
The most severely affected roads in the village are Lottage Road and West Street. Pauline and Brian Warneford, of West Street, have lived in their house for four years and have never had a problem with flooding before. They first discovered water in their home in the early hours of Friday morning when the electricity went.
Mrs Warneford, 57, said: "My husband noticed his clock had stopped at about four in the morning so he went down stairs to flick the trip switch and the floor was squelching.
"It's been a nightmare.The worst part is not knowing what to do but our neighbours have been a fantastic help.
"We don't know when it's going to stop and we've found out that we're not covered by the insurance because it only covers flood damage if the water comes into the house not if it comes up the through the floors.
"We've had to take it in shifts to monitor the pumps so we've hardly had any sleep.
"The house was built in 1760 and nobody has any recollection of it flooding before which shows just how bad the weather is."
The Post Office has been pumping out 2000 litres of water from its well every minute since Thursday evening.
Sue Rendell, who owns the Post Office, said: "We've had to keep pumping the water because if we didn't the road outside the shop would be flooded.
"A lot of the houses in Aldbourne have wells but it's a lot worse for those who don't.
"Unfortunately it's just a freak of nature and nobody could have done anything to stop it."
Today Thames Water and Wiltshire Council have been in the village trying to alleviate the problem.
Aldbourne councillor James Shepard said: "What is good is that the council have been out here today but our main problem is stopping traffic driving through the village at inappropriate speeds."
She explained the cars driving fast forces the flood water to spray up and into homes.
Coun Shepard: "The water is not drinkable but it is not polluted. People just have to make sure they wash their hands and their boots."


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NEW ORLEANS — A historic St. Charles Avenue hotel used most recently as housing for the elderly can return to its use as a hotel, the City Council decided Thursday.
The council voted 6-0 during its regular meeting to allow the change in operations for The Pontchartrain Hotel.
Councilwoman Cynthia Hedge-Morrell was not present at the meeting.
While the building, located at 2035 St. Charles Ave., can once again house short-term guests, the majority of the space will still be used for apartments, said Richard Ganucheau, an official with The Pontchartrain.
Ganucheau could not say how many rooms would be used for hotel guests but said the goal is to house people who can't find places to stay when hotels in the French Quarter and Central Business District reach capacity.
"We just wanted the opportunity to take advantage of that," he said after the vote.
A side effect of the council's decision also allows The Pontchartrain to return to its origins as an apartment hotel.
E. Lysle Aschaffenburg built the 14-story Spanish Colonial Revival structure for that purpose in 1927.
Stars including Richard Burton and Mary Martin stayed at the hotel, and prominent New Orleanians such as Sears and Roebuck heiress Edith Stern and Frankie Besthoff, whose family cofounded the K&B drugstore chain, lived there.
The well-known Caribbean Room, decorated with pastoral murals, was frequented by Walt Disney, Charles Laughton and Tennessee Williams.
The Pontchartrain remained in Aschaffenburg's family until the mid 1980s.
The building's current owners decided to do a complete renovation of the building in 2009, reducing the number of rooms from 118 to 82 and reopening The Pontchartrain as housing for the elderly.
It will mostly continue to serve that purpose, even with the permission to once again serve as a hotel, Ganucheau said.
Since The Pontchartrain is once again a hotel, it also can offer live music in its Bayou Bar, something that was recently prohibited.
The city last year began to enforce live-music permits, and the Bayou Bar went silent.
The new zoning allows the bar to once again to host live music.
Ganucheau said no work will need to be done on the building since it was renovated so recently.


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Letters: We should care for all animals
I'm happy to see Veterinary Medicine openly explore the many facets of animal welfare in the August 2006 issue. And I'd like to thank Dr. Rollin for a thought-provoking opinion on animal welfare and the veterinary profession (Guest Commentary, "Now is the time to take a stand on animal welfare," August 2006). I agree with Dr. Rollin's viewpoint that veterinarians should "shoulder the burden of animal welfare in a consistent and systematic way."
Pet overpopulation in the United States has several causes, but the veterinary profession is, I believe, a chief one. In general, our profession supports the puppy mill-pet store trade, does not push spay or neuter aggressively enough, and has neglected to address overpopulation as a united front and instead has allowed humane organizations to take the lead.
If a million dogs or cats were dying of a mysterious disease each year, you can bet our profession would be mobilized to determine the cause and find a cure. Why aren't we equally concerned about the million (estimates vary) pets that are dying each year in shelters and pounds? Could it be that our profession is only concerned about owned pets and not about the unowned ones? Does profit really outweigh compassion?Donald K. Allen, MS, DVM
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Gucci Mane was showing out for Atlanta's Zone 6 on Saturday night — and well into Sunday morning. Not only did Gucci Mane and DJ Drama release his first post-prison mixtape, Mr. Zone, over the weekend, but the street favorite headlined a concert that followed by a packed-to-capacity afterparty.
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June 09, 2010
In case you didn't get to catch it live, you can watch this video of Gucci Mane and Waka Flocka Flame on stage at New Meadowlands Stadium in front of 55,000 people for Hot 97's Summer Jam. In this clip they are performing Gucci Mane's hit "Wasted"
Also watch Gucci Mane as he records some of his popular ad-libs for his upcoming iPhone App. He also passes on a message to fans and has some things to say about Twitter.
June 08, 2010
Gucci Mane played a big role in VH1's Hip Hop Honors tribute to the Dirty South. Not only did he perform his hit "Wasted" as part of the Atlanta medley, but he also took to the stage to pay tribute to Master P. Watch the videos below. First up is "Wasted", and below that is the Master P tribute, where Gucci Mane performs "I Miss My Homies".
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Gucci Mane will perform his song "Wasted" in the Atlanta Medley and
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Here's a video from Gucci Mane's appearance on BET's 106 &
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more. He also offers some advice to young people who might be going
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NEW YEAR, new you or so the saying goes. Personally, I don't know anyone who's had a crack at a new year's resolution and actually succeeded, but I guess the fun is in the delusion that you will be a better person in 2004.
www.how-to-keep-your-new-years-resolution.com is a good place to start and explains a little of the psychology behind making and breaking new year's resolutions.
A kind of self-help site for those who lack the motivation to go the distance and quit smoking/drinking/eating/working, the site is written by a incurable resolution-breaker.
The section on how to successfully give up smoking offers straightforward advice and practical tips.
However, even an internet-a-holic like me can't stop a touch of scepticism at the usefulness of www.get-a-grip-on-your-life.com.
It does have tips about meditation and mental well-being but I will take my hat off to anyone who can learn self-hypnosis online.
Apparently, one of the most popular resolutions made as the clock strikes 12 is to relax more. This strikes me as a little strange as relaxation is more of a state-of-mind thing rather than something you can switch on and off.
If you could do with a little help, though, www.handbag.com has plenty of inspiration for pampering and relaxation, including breathing techniques, essential oils and how to get a good night's sleep.
If your resolution for the new year is to get fit, why not ease yourself in with some mind and body bending yoga classes? www.yogauk.com is a pretty comprehensive beginners guide to the practice which every celebrity worth their salt has pledged their allegiance to over the last couple of years.
As a newcomer to yoga I can testify that it's a nice gentle way to ease yourself into exercise, but it's worth checking out this site to explore the different forms of yoga and know what to look out for when trying out instructors.
If your resolution to get fit doesn't extend to actually leaving your house, check out www.yogaclass.com. It has online classes which talk you through basic breathing and stretching techniques.
Yoga devotees will tell you there's no substitute for a qualified teacher but if you really just want to try it for size, this site is a good start.
Another popular resolution for the new year is to eat less. This is actually a fairly sensible one after a month or so of stuffing our faces with turkey, mince pies and chocolate.
If you are intent of becoming waif-like before Valentine's Day rolls around, however, you would do well to visit www.nutrition.org.uk.
The official site of the British Nutrition Foundation, it is packed with tips on safe and successful weightloss and healthy eating and explains the basic principles of how food is broken down.
And finally, if you're still got leftover turkey in your fridge visit www.deliaonline.com where the cookery goddess herself helpfully provides a few recipes which should turn your dry old bird into Thai curry and fancy quiche. The diet can start tomorrow.


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I think Choo will sign with a big market team. Maybe the Yankees. Hope I'm wrong.
I'm expecting Ludwick in left next year. I think Hamilton will be on the big club, not sure he will be the starting CFer right out of the box. He will be soon.
Man, a lot of people think the Reds have a shot at bringing Choo back. I just can't see it. It will be Ludwick, fully healed or not (clearly he will be "healthy" but whether he is back to a normal expectation is another story).
I love Choo, but whichever team signs his next deal will be taking on a huge risk - investing 40 -60MM in a guy on a the wrong side of 30. We could see his speed and defensive skills declining fairly quickly. Better to take the draft pick and be happy with having him play for the Reds at what could very well be his peak year. I'd rather see them just stick with Ludwick/Heisey/Lutz/Paul with Hamilton in CF and use the big money to extend Latos.
Anyone, but Heisey.
"....the two players I liked watching the most were Barry Larkin and Eric Davis. I was suitably entertained by their effortless skill that I didn't need them crashing into walls like a squirrel on a coke binge." - dsmith421
I am hoping Jocketty comes thru with some of his "sign'em to extension" magic like he pulled off in St Louis in regards to Choo.
If Mez continues to improve, he may be ready in 14 to take over a more crucial hitting role on this team (middle order type) which would help offset a Ludwick shed.
Then we would have Choo-Hamilton-Mez as fixtures with the Votto's/Bruce's etc.
I think some of us are underestimating the effect the Reds' clubhouse may have on Choo. After the walk-off today, Choo ran back to BP and hugged him for a LONG time celebrating the win. He already seems to fit in very well with the ball club, which is awesome to see. It really seems that Jocketty has not only constructed a talented team on the field, but potentially even a more talented team off the field. Im not saying Choo is going to take a 50% discount to stay with the team but rather we shouldn't be so quick to dismiss the potential of the Reds re-signing him past 2013.
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Would love too Choo come back --
wow -- I bet I'm not the only one -- but this is not the Yankees' pot of gold so I just can't see it happening.
The older I get - the better I was
and yes - I hate the Cardinals (Reds fan since 1958)
I'd do everything humanly possible to sign Choo.
He's Walt's Jim Edmonds for this franchise.
Cincinnati Here We Go.
26 Years and Counting...
I'd love to see the team re-sign Choo, but I think I'd rather see them lock up Latos and Homer for the next five years. A Ludwick-Heisey-Bruce outfield (as the worst-case scenario if Hamilton tanks) could still be quite serviceable -- especially if Mesoraco and Frazier continue to develop and the pitching staff dominates as it has been recently.
"Ill kind of have a foot on the back of my own butt. Thats just how I do things. -- Bryan Price, 10/22/2013
I would rather sign Homer ,but I don't foresee him or Choo in a Reds uniform next year.So I say Ludwick,with Paul in the mix.
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A woman asks for suggestions on how to deal with a disability that now makes it impossible to complete her usual pre-Passover cleaning and cooking rituals.
Dear Miriam,
I have always strictly prepared for Pesach, but this year I am disabled. As much as I would like to scrub away the chametz, I cannot. I have an aid and a husband at home, but if my husband does as much as pull out the dishes, I'll be surprised. My aid is very nice, but she will remind me that preparing for Passover is not in her job description, and she is correct. I have already ordered most of the seder meal from a kosher caterer. I know my husband's attitude is that my health is what I should be concerned about, but the translation is, "do not depend on him." Should I consider myself lucky if he just follows my shopping list? What suggestions do you have?
Unequipped for Pesach Prep
Dear Prep,
I'm sorry to hear you're having a difficult time around such a joyous holiday. For a holiday that is fundamentally about liberation, Passover can be a huge source of stress to families regardless of their physical abilities or limitations, and your letter is a good reminder to keep things in perspective. Yes, cooking and cleaning are central to the holiday, but so is spending time with family in a respectful and harmonious way.
Implicit in your letter is disappointment in your husband, and I'm sure that's hard for you to feel on top of your disappointment in not being able to do your usual level of preparation for yourself. I do, in fact, think you should consider yourself lucky, but not in the way you imply. You are fortunate to have a husband who is concerned about your health and who wants you to take care of yourself. He values your health more than a set of rituals. While that is a complicated view in light of the extreme number of rituals surrounding Passover, he's actually right that your health comes first. Jewish law dictates that prioritization through the concept of pikuach nefesh (saving a life). While I may be taking an especially liberal approach to apply that to your case, I'm going to stand behind it. If preparing for Passover is not possible given your physical limitations, then preparing for Passover is not possible given your physical limitations.
That being said, you may have more options than you're currently considering. You've already gotten food catered, which is great. If you have some more money to put toward the preparation, you can hire cleaners, or people to shop for you, or people to do pretty much anything you want. You may be able to give your aid extra money to help with very specific tasks, too. If none of this is appealing, perhaps you have family or friends who would be willing to help you for a number of hours in exchange for some kosher for Passover food that's arriving from the caterer or just because it's a real mitzvah to help someone be able to celebrate a holiday.
Beyond the cooking and cleaning bit (no small thing, I know), I would encourage you to focus on the family piece. Find a time to sit down with your husband and explain to him how hard the holiday is for you this year. Explain to him that you want nothing more than to be able to do your usual level of preparation, and you're so frustrated by not being able to. Discuss how you can help each other have a satisfactory holiday experience both for yourselves as individuals and as a couple. He may need to accept that for you to be happy, he has to do more cleaning than he would prefer to do. You may need to accept that the matzah balls won't taste the same as when you make them yourself. You may both need to accept that to live together happily, you need to make compromises, if not globally, than at least this year, at least for Passover.
Be well,


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The ideal solution would be to place select data on hold and only collect the data being held. The next best solution would be to conservatively hold broader categories of data and only collect data imminently needed for e-discovery. However, placing a legal hold on data stored in the cloud is challenging as there are no turn-key solutions to implement and manage this process. Some providers are working on integrating these features into their hosted solutions for email, but the execution and management is extremely cumbersome and an all or nothing solution implemented on an entire mailbox. Additionally, collecting data from the cloud can present new technology challenges. The IT department that used to be able to run scripts or other backend processes to collect data may find no such options are available with data stored in the cloud. Many times this process is developed during the heat of litigation, which increases the likelihood of mistakes and potential sanctions or adverse inference instructions.
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Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Stimulation in Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
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|Official Title:
|Aldosterone and Sodium Regulation in Postural Tachycardia Syndrome Participating in the Dietary Salt in Orthostatic Tachycardia Study.
- Adrenal responsiveness to adrenocorticotropin hormone. (ACTH) [ Time Frame: 24 hours ]To assess the adrenal responsiveness to adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH), as measured by plasma aldosterone level, is contributing to the pathophysiology of Orthostatic Tachycardia.
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|Study Start Date:
|January 2013
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2017
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Low Salt Diet
Each participant will be asked to sit in a chair for 30 minutes prior to a blood draw. Then a small dose of cosyntropin is administered intravenous. Blood samples will be drawn again at 30 minutes and 60 minutes after the drug has been given.
Drug: Cosyntropin administration
After 30 minutes of rest in the seated position, participants will be given cosyntropin intravenously. Blood samples will be taken 30 minutes pre-drug administration, 30 minutes post and 60 minutes post drug administration.
Other Name: Cortrosyn
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Patients with postural tachycardia syndrome had a subnormal increment in aldosterone with upright posture, which might reflect a blunted adrenal response to stimulation upon assuming upright posture. In this AIM, we propose to assess the adrenal response to aldosterone stimulation with intravenous adrenocorticotropin hormone.
For this protocol, subjects enrolled in the parent study will be approached about this sub-study. Subjects will be assured that they are not required to participate in this study even if they choose to participate in the parent study.
There will be no randomization for this specific sub-study. The order of diets (low sodium vs. high sodium) will be performed as a part of the parent study, and not as a part of this sub-study. This sub-study will only be performed in the LOW dietary salt phase.
All subjects will be previously screened and evaluated as a part of the parent study. No further screening will be performed exclusively for this study. Women of childbearing potential will have had a serum pregnancy test as a part of the parent study. Pregnant women will not be allowed to participate.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 50 Years (Adult)
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Inclusion Criteria:
Subjects will be enrolled in the parent study "Dietary Salt in Postural Tachycardia Syndrome" during the "LOW SALT" phase
Postural Tachycardia Syndrome Diagnosed with postural tachycardia syndrome by the Vanderbilt Autonomic Dysfunction Center Increase in heart rate ≥30 beats/min with position change from supine to standing (10 minutes) Chronic symptoms consistent with POTS that are worse when upright and get better with recumbence
Control Subjects
- Healthy, non-obese, non-smokers without orthostatic tachycardia
- Selected to match profiles of POTS patients (gender, age)
- Not using vasoactive medication
- Age between 18-50 years
- Male and female subjects are eligible.
- Able and willing to provide informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Overt cause for postural tachycardia (such as acute dehydration)
- Inability to give, or withdrawal of, informed consent
- pregnant
- Other factors which in the investigator's opinion would prevent the subject from completing the protocol.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01764711
|United States, Tennessee
|Vanderbilt University Medical Center
|Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232
|Responsible Party:
|Emily M. Garland, Research Associate Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01764711 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
R01HL102387 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|January 7, 2013
|Last Updated:
|April 3, 2017
Keywords provided by Emily M. Garland, Vanderbilt University:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
Pathologic Processes
Arrhythmias, Cardiac
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Orthostatic Intolerance
Primary Dysautonomias
Autonomic Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Neurotransmitter Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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THE leader of Hampshire County Council has written to the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Local Government to invite them to see the problems caused by flooding in Hampshire.
Commenting at a meeting of the full County Council on February 20, Councillor Roy Perry said he was pleased that Hampshire County Council had been congratulated in Parliament by Ministers for the effective and cooperative way that problems were being tackled.
He also said that he wanted Prime Minister, David Cameron, and Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Eric Pickles, to come to Hampshire to see firsthand how the county is coping.
County Councillors paid tribute to the people of Hampshire who turned up to help their neighbours in around 100 communities affected by the repeated high winds, local flooding and unprecedented rainfall.
Cllr Perry said: "When the weather calms down, we will find an appropriate way to express our thanks to all who have helped. They have been saviours and saints."
The leader of Hampshire County Council led tributes to staff for their work, day and night, to keep Hampshire moving and help people protect their properties.
He added: "Not only have our Highways, Environment and Emergency Planning staff been involved as front line responders, but all departments, from Children's Services springing into action to arrange temporary accommodation for St Bede School in Winchester, to Adult Services being on hand with help when people in Basingstoke were flooded out.
"I pay tribute to our ACSOs who have been deployed in Hambledon, but also to the staff of our contractors Amey who have given great support and responded to our requests for additional resources, and also the officers and staff of the district councils, the emergency services, Environment Agency, utility companies, and the military."
According to Cllr Perry, 70,000 sandbags have been distributed around the county so far, adding: "Members will no doubt be familiar with the problems related to the River Itchen at Winchester and River Test in Romsey, and other problem areas such as Buckskin in Basingstoke, and the winterbournes in Test Valley and Basingstoke. Highways have been the main source of sandbags through their highway contractor Amey, and sandbag production has been helped enormously by the military. Our depot at Micheldever, in co-operation with the military, became the strategic supply source for the emergency response."
He also said there are lessons to be learned, and as the Lead Local Flood Authority, the Council had already instituted an independent investigation into the New Year flooding in Romsey.
Cllr Perry added: "Highways have been working with Emergency Planning colleagues, participating and contributing fully to the multi-agency response to flooding issues across the whole of Hampshire, and they will take a leading role when the multi-agency work enters the recovery phase.
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