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I have my contact lenses and solutions delivered once every three months but for some reason this time around the solution ran out quicker than it should have done, probably because I've been rinsing my lenses a lot more often due to hayfever season sneaking up on me and causing some dry eye issues. Knowing my next delivery was due any time now I didn't intend to spend a huge amount on solution so decided to opt for a simple bottle of saline for storing, and keep the last few drops of my actual solution for cleaning then at night.
The only reason I bought this one from Superdrug is because I was in there anyway doing a bit of shopping, saline is saline as far as I know so really I could have bought the same product just with a different label from anywhere. It comes in a 360ml round plastic bottle and was priced at £1.69 on the 'reduced' shelf, checking on the website the full price is £3.69 which I think is pretty expensive for such a basic product.
You squeeze the bottle just like any other contact lens solution and it will trickle or spray out of the hole in the top, there's no smell to it other than a general 'clean' smell and when I rub a little between my fingertips it feels a lot like plain water (albeit with a bit more of a silky feel). I use it as I do my usual contact lens solution; a few drops to clean them before filling up the wells in my storage case and popping my lenses in. The saline solution is fine for this minor task, as I'd expect it to be, and as I was planning on using it for such a short period of time (three days in total) I wasn't concerned that it didn't have all the helpful additives of an all-in-one solution. Obviously it's designed for rinsing the lenses not cleaning, but as I've mentioned already I already had a small amount of cleaning solution for this - on the last day this ran out and I ended up having to give my lenses a little rub with the saline, I noticed a little grittiness the next morning so assume it hadn't cleaned them as well as actual contact lens cleaning solution but this isn't marketed as a cleaner so I can't hold that against them!
Now I've got my 'proper' solution again I thought I might as well use up what's left in this bottle so have continued to use it for rinsing and occasionally storing when I remember to switch bottles. It's not the best for removing pollen (or whatever it is that makes my eyes itch during the day) from my lenses and when I reinsert my lenses my eyes still feel irritated, but after cleaning I find the saline solution is absolutely fine to rinse off the cleaning solution I've used. Likewise after my lenses have spent the night soaking in the saline my eyes feel fine once I've inserted them, there's no difference really to the feel of my lenses whether they've soaked in this basic stuff or my branded contact lens solution.
Obviously this is available only from Superdrug, either instore or as part of your online shop. It's been good for me, but frankly you can buy the exact same thing from many other stores (I know for a fact that Tesco, Sainsburys, Asda and Boots sell their own brand of contact lens safe saline solution) so I would look for the cheapest or just buy it from wherever you are as there really can't be all that much difference between the brands.
(I apologise for the absurd amount of times I've used the word 'solution' in this review, the consolation should be that it's irritated me having to write it so many times just as much as it's probably irritated you reading the word)
I purchased a bottle of Superdrug Saline Solution when I recently had an eye infection and the doctor had advised me to bathe my eye twice a day with saline.
Previously, I have always made saline myself by boiling the kettle, letting it cool and then adding salt to the water. I was never 100% sure that my home concoction was completely sterile and it was quite time consuming to do. Thanks to Superdrug however, I no longer need to do this. This product comes ready to use straight from the bottle. Just squeeze onto a cotton wool ball and bathe away. It is very convenient and is well worth the money for the price. I also feel happier knowing that the product is completely sterile and safe to use.
This product would also be ideal for cleaning cuts, grazes or bites and I will be making sure that I always have a bottle of this in my medicine cupboard now as you just never know when it will come in handy.
When it comes to saline solution I find them all the same. I've used numerous brands over the years and have yet to find a bad one. This means that my decision when it comes to buying solution is based on a) cost and b) bottle size.
Superdrugs own brand comes in 2 sizes, a 360ml which the best deal available is 2 for £4.99. and 100ml for £1.99.
Price Comparison - when bought on the 2 for £4.00 offer this solution costs around £2.50 for a 360ml bottle in comparison with:
Boots 360ml - £3.29
Tesco 360ml - £2.00
Asda 360ml - £1.97
Sainsburys 360ml - £2.00
I normally get my large bottle of solution in a supermarket as it is a little cheaper and more convenient as Superdrug isn't nearby. It is tricky to pick up the 100ml bottle though so I use superdrug for my travel sized bottles. The larger bottle is much better value than the travel sized but it's better than paying £40 for suitcase to put a large one in for a short break.
The Packaging
The 100ml is a white bottle with a seal around the lid that screws off. It has a very dark blue label on the front and back. The front label states that it is saline solution, rinses and is for all types of contact lenses.
The back label states its uses, ingredients, warns not to use with chlorine disinfecting tablets and to dispose of within 5 months of opening, the Boots solution needs to be disposed of after 2 months so if you don't use this solution often as I don't this is a factor to consider.
The uses of saline solution
This solution states it is used for:
-Rinsing lenses after cleaning and disinfecting
-Dissolving protein removal tablets
-Daily lens case cleaning
-Heat disinfection of soft lenses
-Inserting your contact lenses
A nurse once told me that this is suitable for cleaning out wounds too but I haven't tried it!
My opinion
This solution is good, it pours out in drops so is easy to control how much solution comes out of the bottle. It rinses lenses and my lens case well and I found it no better or worse than other solution. Where this solution is a real winner is the two different sizes. I find it very difficult to find a travel size bottle elsewhere so for this reason I will definitely continue to buy this solution.
There are nearly as many different types of contact lens solution as there are different types of contact lens case, it seems! each to their own, as I say, and this product seems to have as many fans as it does disgruntled purchasers. As ever, I'm fence sitting, and having used this can see the merits and disadvantages of such a product.
Firstly, the practical - it does the basics of what it needs to. The concept of the saline solution is to keep your contact lenses in their intended state and add a small element of cleaning to the process as well. Even as basic a product as Superdrug's own brand saline solution for contact lenses manages to do this. This is the first tick. The second comes in the practicality of the bottle and how easy it is to use. The 100ml size makes it ideal for anyone wishing to fly, the size of the bottle's contents fitting with the regulations governing how big a container can be in your carry on luggage. The screw thread top on the bottle works simply, no frills but it does what it should, and the squeezy nature of the bottle allows for the right dispensing power when you squeeze, the nozzle squirting it out in a controlled fashion. There's an element of dribble involved, perhaps moreso than other bottles, but nothing to worry about. The bottle should last a week or so assuming each lens goes in and comes out once per day.
The negatives are actually relatively few. The main one may be the price - at £1.99 for such a small amount as 100ml, it does weigh in at noticeably more than other similar brands when you look at larger bottles. This seems to me like an attempt to rake in a few pennies for the convenience of a travel size bottle. Nor does it compare well when you look at specialist brands in terms of quality of solution. The basics are covered well, as I have mentioned, but when it comes to removing the small amounts of dirt that can build up on lenses, you have to work harder and use a bit more solution for a proper clean, relegating this solution in my eyes to one solely for the basics of having the lenses sit in a solution and by this process having a small element of cleaning. Nothing more for your money.
It's up to you whether or not these things that I have mentioned matter. I find that having a small bottle such as this for travelling away for a weekend is perfect - I know I'm not going to use a lot so it helps to keep size of luggage down, and I'm not away for long enough to worry about needing to deep clean them, so this doesn't even factor in. The bottle design is decent enough, and so for these purposes it works. The price is negligible if you're using it in small doses like this. I certainly wouldn't recommend it for prolonged use, as it's neither cost effective nor is it the best solution to use. You'd be much better off going with a Bausch & Lomb or Dailies or Focus, one of the named brands, rather than an own brand, for such long use. Products such as this are probably intended for the smaller and shorter amount of use, for practicality purposes, and this is how you should use them, as it works here.
Recommended for its intended purpose, but not for further needs.
Over the years I have used many different brands of contact lens solutions and salines with the various types of lenses I have tried. One thing I have learned is that the big brands are often not that easy to differentiate from the supermarket and drugstore own brands in terms of quality and because of this I usually try to cut costs by buying as cheap as possible from Boots or Superdrug (or even Asda!).
I particularly like this Superdrug bottle because it is only 100ml and therefore small enough to take through an airport in hand luggage, this is especially useful if you want to be able to wear your lenses whilst travelling, which for short haul flights I quite often do. In Boots they do sell specific small saline bottles as ''travel size" and they cost around £4 - this one, however, is only £1.99 so represents quite a good saving.
I use this for rinsing and lubricating lenses prior to putting them in, this is not for storing (for which you need a specific storing or all in one liquid) but it can do pretty much everything else. As I currently use daily disposables I use this as a bit of extra fluid when inserting as there is only a very small amount in each small pod which the lenses come in.
This is a great product in a very handy size which does exactly what it says on the tin, no quibbles or issues and very good value for money.
I buy sterile saline solution all the time to use with my contact lenses, it's a pretty indispensible item if you wear contact lenses, it has loads of different uses, and it's something I definitely wouldn't be without.
I normally buy the Boots own brand sterile saline, but the only problem with this is that it comes in a large 360ml bottle, which is obviously way bigger than the allowed 100ml limit on hand luggage liquids for airline travel. Enter this perfectly sized bottle of saline from Superdrug, it comes in a 100ml bottle, and costs £1.99. It does work out much more expensive than my regular saline that I buy from Boots, however the fact that I can take the bottle as hand luggage on a short trip is worth its weight in gold to me. They are currently on offer at the moment though, two for £2.99, so I've stocked up on a couple. I find that the 100ml bottle will very easily last me a week, and it will certainly last for 10 days, and I've even had up to two weeks out of it as well. The saline comes in a plastic squeezy bottle, you just remove the lid and squeeze the bottle to dispense the saline; a gentle squeeze will dispense a small amount of saline and a hard squeeze will dispense a steady jet of saline.
I use this saline primarily with my daily disposable contact lenses as I only take my daily disposable lenses on holiday with me as I much prefer the convenience factor of these i.e. wear a pair for a day and then throw them away at night, no cleaning or hassle to deal with. I also like that this then cuts down one bottle - my contact lens cleaning solution, this is especially important if I've got hand luggage only.
I will use the saline to fill my contact lens case to store my lenses in if I'm just taking them out for a couple of hours, and then will want to pop them back in later. I know that in theory I should then use a new pair of the daily lenses, but I do feel that this is a waste, as I've probably only had them in for say five or six hours and then will only be putting them back in for another five or six hours, so in theory a days worth of wear.
On long days I will actually take my contact lens case out with me in my handbag, just in case anything unforseen happens and I do need to remove my contact lenses. I will fill my lens case with saline beforehand so that I've got something to put my lenses into, this then means that I can pop them back in later if I want to or need to.
I always rinse my contact lens case after each use with saline, and I then leave it to air dry. I'm not a fan of using tap water to rinse my case as there's all sorts of nasty bacteria in tap water and I don't want that anywhere near anything that I'm going to put in my eyes.
If I happen to drop a contact lens whilst handling it then I would give it a quick rinse with a squirt of saline. Also if my lenses were getting a little bit dry from handling (sometimes when I'm getting ready and half asleep in the mornings it can take a few goes to get each lens in!) then again I would give it a quick rinse with a squirt of saline to rehydrate the lens.
All brands of saline are pretty similar, and I've had no problems whatsoever with this Superdrug saline, it's really gentle and it doesn't sting or irritate my eyes in any way at all. I buy this fairly regularly, and I use it on the trip or weekend away, and then either save the remainder for my next trip, or just use it up at home on a day to day basis with my monthly disposable contact lenses.
A saline solution made and sold by Superdrug for rinsing your contact lenses.
Place your contact lens in the palm of your hand and clean with your usual solution. Rinse the lenses using this saline solution before filling your contact lens storage case with your usual soaking solution and storing the lenses as normal.
It rinses my lenses thoroughly and leaves them free from cleaning solution. I often use it to moisten my finger before inserting my lenses as the saline solution will rinse away any dirt or soap residue as I always wash my hands before touching my lenses. I also use this saline solution to clean my lens cases, especially if it's one I haven't used for a while to remove any dust that might have accumulated.
There is no smell to this solution and the bottle is designed to only dispense a drop at a time as long as you are careful to be gentle as you squeeze it. It makes inserting my lenses more comfortable than if I just take them straight from the storage case because rinsing with the saline solution removes the soaking solution that can be quite harsh on sensitive eyes.
The saline solution only costs £1.99 for a 100ml bottle, or you can buy two bottles for £3.49. Most pharmacies will stock their own brand saline solution but I have only ever used this Superdrug one and think it's very useful for contact lens wearers.
5 Dooyoo Stars.
I have been wearing contact lenses for several years now, I did try them when I was much younger but never got on with any of the cleaning solutions so reverted back to wearing glasses, however several years later I decided to give them a go again and was pleased to find that there was a lot more choice in contact lenses solution and there were actually ones to suit me. I get 6 months of lenses and solution in one go supplied by my opinions, however from time to time the solution does run out a bit quicker than it is supposed to so instead of having to keep going back to the opinions to get some more I decided to see what was available in the shops so that I could buy a couple of bottles to keep as spares in case they were needed. I discovered that Superdrug did their own version of Saline Solution, it was nothing fancy but did exactly the same things that my current solution does which is supplied at the opinions so I decided to give it a try.
The Superdrug Saline Solution comes in a chunky white plastic bottle, this has a dark blue label wrapped around most of it. On the front of the label is the Superdrug logo which is a the outline of a small silver star with the words "Saline Solution" written just below this in white. The only other information on the front of the bottle is a short sentence which states that the product rinses and is suitable for all contact lens types. The rest of the label is taken up with a large picture of an eclipse of a moon. The back of the label is taken up with all of the relevant product information consisting of what to use it for, contradictions, Warnings and Precautions, this is all written in very small white writing, however it is clearly set out making it very easy to read and follow. The bottle has a large white plastic lid which screws on and off, this covers and protects the dropper where the solution is dispensed from, to release the solution you simply squeeze the sides of the bottle and the solution comes out of a small hole in the end of the dropper.
The Solution
The Superdrug Saline Solution is basically a clear liquid which looks just like water, it has not smell to it whatsoever. This particular solution is said to be designed for all types of contact lenses, I personally wear soft lenses which I change once a month so I was confident that this was going to be suitable and not cause any damage to my lenses, also it was pretty much the same as what the optician supplies anyway.
The Superdurg Saline Solution has a variety of uses, these are all pretty standard for this type of contact solution, but can be found on the back of the bottle as it is always worth checking first before using it on your lenses. The uses for this particular solution include
* Rinsing lenses after cleaning or disinfecting
* Dissolving protein removal tablets
* Daily lens case cleaning
* Heat disinfection's of soft lenses
* Inserting contact lenses
Personally I only really use mine for cleaning out my lens case, cleaning the lenses and wetting them when putting them in, however the solution does do a very good job of this
This is one of the headings on the back of the bottle, personally I would have thought that these would come under the warnings heading, however they do not and the contradictions consists of
* Do not use if you are allergic to any of the ingredients
* Do not use with chlorine disinfecting tablets.
The list of precautions on the back of the bottle are there to advise you of what and what not to do when using this particular product on your contact lenses, these consist of
* Wash and dry your hands before touching your lenses
* Start with the same lens to avoid confusion
* Once the bottle has been opened discard of any solution which is left after 3 months
* Do not use after the expiry date
* Consult your optician before changing solutions
* Close bottle after use
* Do not touch the end of the dropper onto any surface as this may cause contamination
* Clean lens case regularly
All of these precautions are pretty standard and to be honest I did all of these things before I even read the back of the bottle as they are the standard practises that your opinions teaches you when you first have contact lenses, however it is handy to have a list of dos and don'ts just in case you need to refer to them at any point.
Again these are listed on the back of the bottle and are what I would call standard for this type of product. The warnings include
* Consult your optician before using any eye medication with contact lenses
* Saline solution alone is not enough to disinfect contact lenses
* Never re-use solution always use fresh
* Never use tap water with contact lenses
* If irritation occurs consult your optician
The warnings do not just seem to be about Superdrug Saline Solution, but more general contact lenses and caring for them.
Price and Availability
Obviously this particular Saline Solution is only available in Superdrug as it is one of their branded products. The 360ml bottle costs £2.99 in my local Superdrug, I think they do a small bottle as well. I think that this product is reasonably priced, the 360ml bottle lasts me several weeks when I use it a couple of times a day. I would say that this is very good value for money.
My Opinion
Overall I would definitely recommend the Superdrug Saline Solution, this product does an excellent job of keeping my contact lenses clean. I have been using this product for some time now and so far have had not problems at all with it causing irritation, the solution really is gentle, although it doesn't actually promise to be suitable for sensitive eyes. The solution is perfect for cleaning out my contact lens cases as well as keeping the lenses themselves clean. Personally I feel that Sueprdrugs Saline Solution is an excellent price and in my opinion good value for money. I will definitely continue to purchase this product and would recommend it to anyone looking for this sort of product.


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DETROIT - Local 4 has been telling you about the cash crisis in Wayne County for months and the latest numbers are telling.
A $207 million budget hole exists and it's not being ignored; Governor Snyder is watching from Lansing very closely.
County Commissioner Laura Cox talked to Local 4 Thursday on whether an emergency manager is needed in Wayne County.
Cox said not only is one needed, but she is going to personally ask Gov. Snyder to send one.
Tuesday the governor has this to say regarding that possibility, "I think it's important when you have an official making comments so that's something we could look into that we need to keep track of and be aware of, so it's something treasury will be monitoring."
It's important to note this is a highly political question to answer, still the governor did not say no to an emergency management in Wayne County.
Commissioner Cox was happy to hear the governor's response. She believes unlike Detroit and Bob Ficano who have tried to blame the traditional property tax government funding model.
"That is the problem in the City of Detroit as well, it's also a spending problem, we need to fix our spending and I think an EM can absolutely help us fix out spending," said Cox.
The Wayne County Commission spends much of its time frustrated with and talking about the budget problems of a $207 million deficit, pensions underfunded by 50 percent, bonds at junk status and a 2014 budget that balances on paper only. These issues are all possible emergency manager triggers and that doesn't even take into account a failed jail project that is $100 million over budget.
Read: Rod Meloni: Wayne Co. Jail and your right to know.
"I think we need an emergency manager or bold decisions," said County Commissioner Shannon Price. "We have been hitting all the red flags all the way along and I mean, it's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when at this point unless we start taking very bold moves to change course."
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At a young age, EM7 became the monitoring and management system of the Interop show and has served in that role for four years running. Because it can combine in one view the virtual machines running inside the enterprise data center under VMware and those outside the data center running in Amazon Web Services EC2, it is one of the few tools that's a candidate for managing the hybrid cloud.
Although EM7 release 7.3 is available as software as a service hosted in Equinix, it's more typically implemented on premises with the Power-Packs that are appropriate for a given customer's virtual machine use. Power-Packs provide monitoring metrics and analytics for different environments, such as VMware's vCenter and vCloud Director, whether running in a public or private cloud, and AWS services as well. It has no problem accessing information on VMs running in GoGrid or Rackspace as well, said CTO Antonio Piraino in an interview.
Another distinguishing feature is that EM7 constantly watches for new virtual machines or decommissioned instances through its discovery and mapping feature. That makes it a candidate to track active vMotion environments, where virtual machines are being moved around. "If an instance is moved, we can automatically track that. It's continuous mapping, rather than just a snapshot in time," Piraino said.
[ Want more on how ScienceLogic manages virtualized environments? See ScienceLogic Brings Triage Approach To Virtualization Management. ]
AWS customers, of course, may subscribe to Amazon CloudWatch to monitor their instances in the public cloud. But Piraino said ScienceLogic offers advantages over CloudWatch in the amount of detail it can provide for each instance. As cloud users become more sophisticated, for example, they're often generating duplicate instances in a second availability zone or even in a different geographic region to guard against system failure.
With work divided between instances, CloudWatch will provide the customer with an aggregated view of what resources the instances are using but might leave out crucial details. ScienceLogic's monitoring will provide a view of resources being used by each instance. If database services on which the application depends are lagging for one instance but not the other, that fact will show up in the EM7 management console. That's because analytics applied to the data collection can spot a change in conditions that might be affecting the health of a running instance and increasing the risk that something will go wrong with it.
Piraino acknowledged you would see the problem on CloudWatch as well, but not until one instance or the other had failed, due to the bad performance of the database system.
With EM7 information, operations managers are not just presented with a stream of alerts but a recommendation that "you might be better off if you run Instance A over here," said Piraino.
The 7.3 release provides advanced monitoring of VMware's vCloud Director as well as AWS and public cloud environments. It can see VMware VMs, whether on premises or in a vCloud Director public cloud, leading to Piraino's claim that ScienceLogic provides "the only product on the market to support fully multi-tenant operations for VMware cloud assets."
The continuous component mapping means EM7 can be applied to converged infrastructures such as Cisco's Unified Computing Environment or the EMC/VMware/Cisco vBlock environment supplied by VCE, a subsidiary of the three. In such environments, vMotion may be used extensively to achieve more efficient operations.
EM7 release 7.3 also retains operational data for as long as the customer wishes. With CloudWatch, the operational data is held for 15 days, then discarded, giving customers an abbreviated historical view of their systems.
EM7 and its Power-Packs pull information out of traditional systems management systems, such as BMC, HP, IBM and CA, as well as directly from storage systems. EM7 is an agentless system, gathering data from device management interfaces, network monitoring points and virtualization system managers such as VMware's vCenter.
All Power-Packs are made available as part of the EM7 platform without separate charges. The core system is priced at $15 per month per monitored virtual machine or device.
ScienceLogic, founded in 2003 and funded by venture capital, doesn't give out revenue figures. But company spokesmen said it ramped up revenues 49% in the third quarter and 69% in the fourth quarter of 2012. New or expanded subscription customers in the fourth quarter included SAP, the National Academies of Sciences, Peak Colo, Cloudops, Carbonite, Virtacore and C-Span.


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HARTLAND, Mich. - The Livingston County Sheriff's Department Traffic Safety Bureau has determined a 16-year-old Harland High School student involved in an accident which hurt a school security officer was "huffing" moments before the crash.
What happened prior to the crash
Police said the teenager was "huffing" a household cleaning product from an aerosol can prior to the crash. The cleaner was provided to the driver by his 15-year-old passenger. While the driver was operating the vehicle he lost consciousness from "huffing" and began accelerating towards Susan Hazzard, the security officer that was directing traffic in the parking lot.
The passenger attempted to take control of the vehicle and avoid another vehicle and Hazzard. Hazzard was subsequently struck at approximately 45 miles per hour by the vehicle.
--Susan Hazzard was injured in the May 15th accident
Susan Hazzard's recovery
Hazzard has since been released from the hospital and has begun the extensive recovery process.
The driver and passenger of the vehicle are not being identified because they are juveniles.
The report will be forwarded to the Livingston County Prosecutor's Office for review of reckless driving causing serious injury, possession of marijuana and use of inhalant charges. The toxicology report from a legal blood draw of the driver is still pending analysis.
What is huffing?
According to Inhalant.org inhalant abuse refers to the deliberate inhalation or sniffing of common products found in homes and communities with the purpose of "getting high." Inhalants are easily accessible, legal, everyday products. Inhalants are addictive and are considered to be "gateway" drugs because children often progress from inhalants to illegal drug and alcohol abuse. The National Institute on Drug Abuse reports that one in five American teens have used Inhalants to get high.
There are more than a 1,400 products which are potentially dangerous when inhaled, such as typewriter correction fluid, air conditioning coolant, gasoline, propane, felt tip markers, spray paint, air freshener, butane, cooking spray, paint, and glue. Most are common products that can be found in the home, garage, office, school or as close as the local convenience store.
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BWW Review: Relaxing HOLIDAY in Wellesley
Written by Philip Barry, Directed by Nora Hussey; Lisa Wondolowski, Stage Manager; Andrea Kennedy Hart, Dramaturge; Graham Edmondson, Light Designer; Nancy Stevenson, Costume Designer; David Towlun, Scenic Designer; George Cooke, Sound Designer
CAST(in alphabetical order): Sarah Barton, Angela Bilkic, Danny Bolton, David Costa, John Davin, Marge Dunn, Lisa Foley, Will Keary, Charlotte Peed, Lewis Wheeler
Performances through February 3 by The Wellesley Summer Theatre Company at Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre in Alumnae Hall on the Wellesley College Campus, Wellesley, MA; Box Office 781-283-2000 or www.wellesleysummertheatre.com
The Wellesley Summer Theatre Company has a corner on the market for staging plays that define the term "comedy of manners." It would appear that they have a storage room filled with period furnishings, such as Victorian settees and Oriental rugs, and they have the best costume designs (by Nancy Stevenson) to evoke the lifestyle of the rich and fussy. Director Nora Hussey regularly reunites an ensemble of actors and actresses who comprise a virtual repertory company. Their familiarity with one another and their surroundings infuses their productions with a relaxed camaraderie that cannot be faked.
Philip Barry's 1928 play Holiday (better known from the 1938 George Cukor film starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant) fits the genre that is WSTC's bread and butter. Set a short time before the onset of the Great Depression in the Fifth Avenue townhouse of the wealthy Seton family, it is the story of a young man's desire to make his fortune early in life so that he can go into the world to really live, on his own terms. He falls in love with the elder daughter of affluent captain of industry Edward Seton (John Davin) and tries to convince them that he is worthy of her despite his unusual goals. Accustomed to dealing with gold diggers, Seton and Julia are flummoxed by this fellow who seems to want very little of what they have.
Returnees Lewis Wheeler and Marge Dunn, and newcomer Angela Bilkic front the cast in the roles of Johnny Case, Julia Seton, and Linda Seton, respectively. Eight out of the ten actors are known to Wellesley audiences, with David Costa (Seton Cram) making his local acting debut, although he has previously worked behind the scenes. The danger in recycling the same actors is conveying a déjà vu effect, so it's nice to see a couple of fresh faces added to the mix, especially since Bilkic acts like a sparkplug to fire up the dramatic energy level and Costa provides some comic relief as the prissy cousin.
Johnny Case is a happy-go-lucky guy who goes against the grain of the society he is trying to enter, but believes in a philosophy of live and let live. He hopes that Julia will want to sign on to his adventure, but he isn't bothered by her father and his ilk grabbing for more brass rings, if it works for them; he simply wants them to understand and accept his druthers. Brother Ned (Will Keary shines in the role), a confirmed tippler, and younger sister Linda, more free-spirited than Julia, take Johnny's side, but it's a toss-up as to whether their support sprouts from their own beliefs or from wanting to needle dear old Dad. Either way, they are welcoming to the fiancé and it makes them likeable as characters.
Cousin Cram and his annoyingly bubbly wife Laura (Lisa Foley) look down their long noses at Case and any semblance of fun. They get their comeuppance at Linda's intimate New Year's Eve dinner party in the family's playroom. It is a world away from the downstairs gathering of several hundred guests hosted by Edward and Julia. The joie de vivre of Linda's good friends Nick and Susan Potter (Danny Bolton, Charlotte Peed) enlivens the scene as they parody their own opulent lifestyle. They provide emotional safe haven for Linda as she tries to pull away from paternal control and redefine herself. With their help and Johnny's influence, she begins to see a way forward that she had not previously imagined.
Wheeler is low key, but appealing, donning Johnny's persona like a comfortable sweater. He gradually peels back layers to reveal an unexpected strength of character, especially in the way he stands up to the glowering Edward and sets boundaries with Julia. There's too much acting visible in Act One by most of The Players, but they tone it down in the second and third act, trusting the characters to show their stripes naturalistically. In subtle ways, Dunn replaces the love struck Julia of the opening scenes with a practical daddy's girl. Davin is the master of bluster, and Bolton and Peed look like they're having lots of fun, even as they wear their hearts on their sleeves. Sarah Barton is feisty in the role of Delia, the maid.
Holiday is a product of its time, but a couple of factors make it interesting and relevant. When Barry wrote it, he couldn't know about the cataclysmic financial crash that would soon occur. As Johnny talks about his plans to live off the money he is accruing in the stock market in January, 1929, our knowledge of what was to happen in October of that year informs our experience of the play and, perhaps, influences our response to how he wants to live his life. The other dynamic at work is the economic realities we face in 2013 and the impact they have on our choices and priorities. Who wouldn't want to retire young and live an examined life, if the money was there? Johnny seems to have figured out that one's genuine life is worth living, with or without the money.
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The quality of care provided by Airedale staff impressed the shadow health secretary during a visit to the hospital with Labour's prospective parliamentary candidate for Ilkley.
Andy Burnham MP toured Airedale NHS Foundation Trust alongside the Labour parliamentary candidate for Keighley and Ilkley, John Grogan.
They saw the hospital's temporary accident and emergency unit – in action while a new emergency department is constructed – and visited Airedale's Telemedicine Hub.
The telemedicine secure video link facility, which Mr Burnham described as "brilliant", allows patients to receive treatment from Airedale without actually having to go to the hospital.
Mr Burnham added: "This is a model service and a glimpse of the future. I think it can be used more widely, as a lot of older people end up in hospital when they don't really need to be there.
"It's probably more cost effective too, and if it relieves pressure on the hospital and saves money, then it's a winner."
Commenting on his visit to the temporary A&E, he said: "The staff there are doing an outstanding job in difficult circumstances.
"I find it hard to believe that the Government hasn't honoured a one per cent pay rise for nurses, given the lengths that these staff go to keep the NHS going."
Responding to a recent Airedale staff survey, which found employees were proud to work at the hospital but were coping with heavy workloads, he said: "We're probably asking too much from hospital staff.
"Cuts are being made to general practices, community services, mental health services and social care. Combined, these cuts all place hospitals under increased pressure.
"People should only end up in hospital as a last resort and as other things are taken away I worry about NHS hospitals having too much to do.
"I want to fully integrate health and social care, so the NHS can think much more about looking after people in their own homes. It's a long-term strategy, it won't happen overnight, but it's where we have to go.
"We can't expect hospitals to absorb all these pressures and never get anything wrong."
Mr Grogan said: "Airedale Hospital is the institution that unites the entire constituency. With 3,000 staff it's the biggest employer in the constituency, and if I was to get elected it would be my number one priority.
"I do feel the staff here are under pressure as never before, but they are doing their best to maintain standards.
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Study to Evaluate the Safety and Activity of BB3 to Treat Heart Attack
This study has been terminated.
Angion Biomedica Corp
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
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Angion Biomedica Corp
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First received: February 22, 2012
Last updated: November 7, 2014
Last verified: November 2014
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Detailed Description:
The study will evaluate the effect of BB3 to preserve myocardial (heart) tissue and function following myocardial infarction (heart attack).
|Myocardial Infarction
|Drug: BB3 Drug: Normal saline
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Phase 2 Pilot Study to Evaluate the Safety and Activity of BB3 as an Adjunct to Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) in Subjects Presenting With Acute ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)
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MedlinePlus related topics: Heart AttackU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Angion Biomedica Corp:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Evaluation of Reduction in Infarct Size [ Time Frame: 6 month ]Evaluation of reduction in infarct size by MRI between the BB3 and placebo treatment groups at 6 months based on index of myocardial salvage
- Evaluation of the Degree of Late Ventricular Remodeling [ Time Frame: 6 months ]Evaluation of the degree of late ventricular remodeling between the BB3 and placebo treatment groups at 6 months, as measured by increase in LV end-diastolic volume index (LVEDVI) from initial MR image (day 5±1) to late MR image (6 months).
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Change in CK-MB and Troponin [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- Change in BNP Levels [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- Change in Symptoms and Clinical Signs of CHF [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- Change in LVEDVI, LVESVI and LV Ejection Fraction (EF) After MI Assessed by Cine MR (SSFP Imaging) [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- LVEDVI, LVESVI and LVEF After MI Assessed by 2D and 3D Echocardiography [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- Change Between Initial Semi-quantitative Regional Wall Motion Score (17 Segment Model) by Echocardiography [ Time Frame: 1 and 6 months ]
- Change in Regional Myocardial Radial, Circumferential and Longitudinal Strain [ Time Frame: 1 and 6 months ]
- Frequency of MACE [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- Frequency of New Onset CHF Through 6 Months [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- Number of Hospitalizations for CHF Through 6 Months [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- Incidence of Complete ST Segment Resolution 60 ± 30 Minutes After Last Angiogram [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- Frequency of AE, SAEs [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- Frequency of MACCE [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- All-cause Mortality [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- Development of Ventricular Fibrillation or Other Life-threatening Arrhythmia [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- Change From Baseline eCrCl [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- Change in Body Weight [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- Symptoms and Clinical Signs of CHF [ Time Frame: 6 months ]Symptoms and clinical signs of CHF measured by NYHA classification
|Study Start Date:
|July 2012
|Study Completion Date:
|November 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|July 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: BB3
Daily intravenous administration of 2 mg/kg BB3 for four (4) days
Drug: BB3
Daily intravenous administration of 2 mg/kg BB3 for four (4) days
Placebo Comparator: Normal Saline
Daily intravenous administration for four (4) days
Drug: Normal saline
Daily intravenous administration for four (4) days. The volume of normal saline will vary by estimated weight.
Detailed Description:
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has become the mainstay for treatment of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Whereas early recanalization undoubtedly salvages myocardial tissue, reperfusion following prolonged ischemia can also exacerbate injury. Infarct size needs to be limited, and the conditions favoring adaptive ventricular healing and remodeling optimized because in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) who do not die of out-of-hospital arrhythmias, long-term prognosis is dependent on the amount of myocardium that is lost, and the outcome of ventricular remodeling. Angion Biomedical Corp. has identified BB3, a small molecule mimetic of hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor (HGF/SF) whose activity is expected to preserve tissue viability and attenuate dysfunction in the setting of organ injury while obviating the logistical difficulties associated with gene or protein therapy. HGF/SF is a naturally occurring cell survival factor that holds significant therapeutic potential. BB3 has been shown to possess HGF/SF activities, including protection against heart injury following myocardial infarction. This study is designed to evaluate clinical efficacy of BB3 in patients presenting with acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (A-STEMI) who undergo PCI.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|21 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- The subject or legally authorized representative has been informed of the nature of the study, agrees to its provisions, and has been provided and signed written informed consent, approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB), prior to performance of any study related procedure including screening procedure.
- Subject is male or female
- Subject is 21 to 80 years of age
- Estimated body weight < 120 kg and BMI < 40
- Subject is experiencing clinical symptoms consistent with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) (e.g., chest pain, arm pain, etc.,) >30 minutes duration and unresponsive to nitroglycerin; with ST segment elevation of more than 1 mm in at least two contiguous leads of ECG or new or presumed new onset bundle branch block (BBB)
- Fulfills clinical center's criteria for primary PCI
- PCI will be done within 12 hours of onset of STEMI.
- The subject and his/her physician are willing to comply with the requirements of the study and the specified follow-up evaluations.
- If female, either surgically sterile or post-menopausal or using acceptable contraception and agree to use effective birth control regimen during the study period. Men must agree to use condoms during the study period. Women of child bearing potential must have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test.
- In the opinion of the Investigator, the subject is capable of understanding and complying with the protocol.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant or nursing subjects and those who plan pregnancy in the period up to 6 months following index procedure.
- Cardiogenic shock (Killip class 4) or cardiac arrest
- History of prior myocardial infarction or pre-existing Q waves on ECG
- An elective surgical procedure is planned that would necessitate interruption of anti-platelet agents during the first six months post enrollment;
Any contraindication to undergo MRI imaging. This will include any of the following exclusions:
- Cardiac pacemaker or implantable defibrillator;
- Non-MRI-compatible aneurysm clip;
- Neural stimulator (e.g., TENS-Unit);
- Any implanted or magnetically activated device (e.g., insulin pump);
- Any type of non-MRI-compatible metallic ear implant;
- Metal shavings in the orbits;
- Any metallic foreign body, shrapnel, or bullet in a location which the physician feels would present a risk to the subject;
- Any history indicating contraindication to MRI, including claustrophobia or allergy to gadolinium;
- Inability to follow breathhold instructions or to maintain a breathhold for >15 seconds;
- Irregular cardiac rhythm not expected to resolve after treatment of the acute cardiac condition (e.g., chronic atrial fibrillation)
- Known hypersensitivity or contraindication to gadolinium contrast.
- Subject has active bleeding or a history of bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy (including heparin induced thrombocytopenia), or refusal to receive blood transfusions if necessary;
- Subjects presenting with cardiogenic shock (SBP <80 mmHg for >30 minutes, or requiring IV pressors or emergency IABP for hypotension treatment) or cardiopulmonary resuscitation prior to randomization;
- History of intracerebral mass, aneurysm, arteriovenous malformation, or hemorrhagic stroke; stroke or transient ischemic attack within the past 6 months, or any permanent residual neurologic defect; known preceding cardiac ventricular arrhythmia
- Impaired renal function (eGFR of ≤30 ml/min/1.73m2, as estimated by the MDRD4v equation) or on dialysis.
- Impaired hepatic function (ALT > 2x upper limit of normal, or a total bilirubin greater than 1.5 x upper limit of normal).
- Currently participating in or has participated in an investigational drug or medical device study within 30 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to enrollment into this study
- Have an active malignancy or history of solid, metastatic, or hematologic malignancy with the exception of basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin that has been removed
- History of positive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) test
- History of rheumatoid arthritis
- History of proliferative retinopathy or laser surgery for retinopathy
- Subjects who require cytochrome P450 1A2 (CYP1A2) inhibitors, ciprofloxacin and/or fluvoxamine (Luvox®)
- Subject has other medical illness or known history of substance abuse (alcohol, cocaine, heroin etc.) that may cause non-compliance with the protocol, confound the data interpretation or is associated with a limited life expectancy of less than 6 months,
- Any significant medical condition which in the Investigator's opinion may interfere with the subject's optimal participation in the study;
- Subject has a known hypersensitivity or allergy to stainless steel, nickel, cobalt chromium, nitinol, titanium or known hypersensitivity or allergy to contrast media (e.g. rash) that cannot effectively be controlled by premedication with steroids and/or diphenhydramine. Subjects with hypersensitivity or allergy to any of the components of the device (structural, drug or polymer components) and subjects with true prior anaphylaxis to contrast media should not be enrolled
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01539590
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01539590
|United States, Minnesota
|Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation
|Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55417-1139
|United States, New York
|Yale University Medical Center
|New Haven, New York, United States, 06520
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Angion Biomedica Corp
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
|Study Director:
|Weizhong Cai
|Sponsor GmbH
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Keywords provided by Angion Biomedica Corp:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Angion Biomedica Corp
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01539590 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
5R44HL091699 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|February 22, 2012
|Results First Received:
|October 29, 2014
|Last Updated:
|November 7, 2014
Keywords provided by Angion Biomedica Corp:
hepatocyte growth factor mimetic
hepatocyte growth factor(HGF)
Myocardial Infarction
Acute ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Myocardial Infarction
Pathologic Processes
Myocardial Ischemia
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Vascular Diseases
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Major gifts are critical for realizing the Arboretum's bright future, whether they finance construction of an entire building, support educational programs or fund the upkeep of our spectacular gardens. Generous supporters have contributed to the Arboretum and made an incredible impact on the institution. The buildings, gardens and programs they fund will be a testament to that fact for many years to come.
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Dec. 18, 2013--Alice Tashjian grew up in her father's garden in upstate New York, with wonderful memories of watching the gentle bees dance as they pollinated flowers. Years later, when she and her husband Harry moved their family to Minnesota, she vowed to raise her own children in a backyard filled with flowers. Son Joe Tashjian remembers tending his mother's three formal gardens, a rock garden and one with wildflowers, attracting hummingbirds, cardinals and insects, especially honeybees.
When the Tashjians' learned of the crisis facing honeybees, their passion for gardens blossomed into a generous gift to establish an outreach center about bees at the Arboretum. Alice became concerned after attending an Arboretum workshop about the crisis facilitated by U of M honeybee expert Marla Spivak.
Professional beekeepers across the country are worried about the mysterious demise of entire colonies of bees. Why they are disappearing is still being investigated, but one fact is certain: a threat to honeybees is a threat to fully one-third of the world's food supply.
After Harry passed away, Alice and Joe decided to honor his memory with a transformative ($2 million) gift to establish the Tashjian Bee Center at the Arboretum. Joe, now in his second year as a member of the Arboretum Foundation's board of trustees, states. "We hope the Center will raise awareness and support of Marla's
research. Dad would have loved it."
"What an important role the bee center will play in telling the story of bees and their role in nature," said Arboretum Director Dr. Ed Schneider. "Its location near the iconic Red Barn will make that area accessible to visitors. The Tashjians' generous support is a marvelous expression of their love of gardens and learning." The bee center opening is planned for 2015.
Alice added. "We want future generations to understand the importance of bees, and find ways to protect them. We want to make a difference."
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When asked what she was most pleased with in her team's first two wins of the season, North Platte Community College volleyball coach Sally Thalken said that it was the resiliency the Lady Knights showed on Friday in their victories over Williston State College and Sheridan College.
NPCC opened the Subway Invite with a 25-23, 25-17, 25-14 win over Williston State.
The first set was fairly even with both teams being tied at 23. A kill by Samantha Byrn gave the Knights the lead and a hitting error by Williston gave NPCC the set.
In the second set, the Lady Knights broke away late to take a 22-15 lead and they went up two sets shortly thereafter.
NPCC cruised in the third set to get the sweep over the Tetons. The Knights scored the first three points and the lead grew to 9-4.
Williston came within two at 11-9. But a kill by Kylie Wroot gave the Lady Knights the serve back. Byrn then served for six straight points to give NPCC an insurmountable lead.
"I think the kids were nervous," Thalken said. "You don't know what to expect in the first match and we had a slow start against Williston."
The Knights saw a tougher battle against Sheridan but they persevered in four sets; 25-22, 24-26, 25-14, 27-25.
In the first set, NPCC took a 23-22 lead after Wroot made a kill on the left side and then Byrn served for an ace to give the Lady Knights setpoint. On the next play, they closed it out when Sam Kennedy made a kill from the middle.
The second set was also played evenly. Sheridan evened the match up after Tyler Chrisman made kills on each of the last two points.
In the third set, NPCC raised their intensity. They countered the taller Sheridan hitters by moving quicker on defense.
The Knights scored the first four points of the set with Laura Beckman serving and they never looked back.
Both teams battled in the fourth set. NPCC had matchpoint at 24-22 but the Generals won the next three points to get within one point of forcing a deciding fifth set.
But the Lady Knights took the next three to close it out and end their first day of competition 2-0.
"They're a bigger team but we had a little luck," Thalken said. "We're a bigger team than we used to be but we're playing bigger teams and we're going to have to get used to that."
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Long Beach native Jenni Rivera's journey from the impoverished daughter of Mexican immigrants to the renown "La Diva de la Banda" isn't only reflective of the superstar singer's ability to straddle popularity on both sides of the border, but to also honor the traditions of two countries.
Appropriately, Rivera's death in a plane crash early Sunday has elicited an outpouring of response and reflection from fervent fans in both the United States and Mexico.
Her success story is representative of the booming Mexican-American and Latino communities who seek a place in this country while remaining deeply connected to their cultural roots.
For those who are unfamiliar with the Spanish-speaking star, Rivera's tumultuous life mirrored that of a heroine typically portrayed in Mexican telenovelas -- set to her own soundtrack. Indeed, she had a popular 2007 album called "Mi Vida Loca," or "My Crazy Life."
As the product of Long Beach's rough-and-tumble west side, Rivera was a straight-A student at Poly High when she got pregnant at the age of 15. Undeterred, she attended local colleges with the help of scholarships.
Her musical career was finally launched during the 1990s and was immediately revered among fans of the polka-driven rhythms of the Mexican regional style of music known as norteno and banda -- her voice rising above the oompa-oompa chords of accordions colliding with trumpets. She went on to sell more than 15 million records and earned three Latin Grammy nominations.
Rivera was also popular in television with a reality show revolving around her life and by serving as a coach on the Mexican version of "The Voice" singing competition show.
She was reportedly on the cusp of a cultural crossover by developing a sitcom with ABC, which would have finally catapulted her into mainstream America media after years of popularity among Spanish-speaking fans.
Outside the music industry, Rivera operated a cosmetics company, a clothing line and produced television shows. Despite the public highs, the mother of five children also had a share of lows with three divorces. The most recent split came earlier this year after a two-year marriage to major league pitcher Esteban Loaiza, who played for several teams including the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Rivera was a role model for the Mexican-American community -- specifically for Latinas -- and her death is a tragedy that has reverberated on both sides of the border.
The entertainment industry took to Twitter to express condolences:
Comedian George Lopez (@georgelopez): Rest in Peace @jennirivera My love and Prayers go out to your family and everyone effected by this Tragedy.
Actress Eva Longoria (@evalongoria): My heart breaks for the loss of Jenni Rivera & everyone on the plane. My prayers go out to her family. We lost a legend today.
Mexican-American pop singer Thalia (@thalia - translated from Spanish): My God! I just heard the terrible news about Jenni Rivera! Praying for a miracle! Chain of prayer for Jenni and her family!
Crooner Tony Bennett (@itstonybennett): My performance tonight in Mexico City is dedicated to the wonderful artist Jenni Rivera and everybody involved in yesterday's tragedy.
Singer Christina Aguilera (@therealxtina): #TheVoice & Latin community has lost someone so talented & special. Thoughts & prayers are with you all as we mourn the loss of Jenni Rivera.
Rapper and Long Beach native Snoop Dogg: Rip jenni rivera- sweet lady n a beautiful voice she will b missed we were supposed to do a song together Im so sad!
Readers have also posted their feelings on a Press-Telegram online story detailing the singer's life and death:
Carmen Estrada: Jenni will be missed, she struggled and she made it. im working on getting a mural painted of her in our community.
Yolanda Rivera: R.I.P. JENNI...she went through so much in her life just like lots of women still do she inspire many women that u can a fall but u get up stronger and face the next punching bag....i send all my blessing to all her family only GOD can heal that pain...GOD BLESS!!!!!
Janeth Nanis Gonzalez: We will always remember you Jenni!!!!!
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Teresa Scanlan of Gering, the youngest Miss America since 1938 and the only Nebraskan to win the title, had to pull some all-nighters but she finished her first semester of college.
Scanlan is interested in a career in politics, the World magazine reported recently.
In a feature article, World said Scanlan was bright eyed and nervous at her first beuty pageant. She was 13 years old and wore a $12 dress from a sale at J.C. Pennys. Her mouth was full of braces and she wore glasses -- and she won the title of Miss Scotts Bluff County.
Scanlan went on to win the title of Miss America 2011, not long after she claimed the Miss Nebraska title in North Platte during an annual competition.
Scanlan is the fourth of seven homeschooled children in a conservative Christian family. Her parents initially were skeptical of pageants, but they more they learned, the more they liked, and their daughter rocketed to success.
Once she won, Scanlan faced other challenges: She said the fame was very flattering, but it started to feel empty because people were just fans because of the title, she told the World.
She has pulled six all-nighters so far in college. She said she might have overestimated her ability and underestimated the difficulty of her courses.
If she can stay with it, Scanlan plans to attend Harvard Law School after Patrick Henry. After that, she wants to be a stay-at-home mom but work on a future political career.
She has high ambitions.
She's eying one of Nebraska's U.S. Senate seats and repeatedly tells interviewers she plans to run for president one day, the World reported.
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The Ohio Machine, which begins its inaugural season as part of Major League Lacrosse in May 2012, received the first overall pick in the 2011 MLL Expansion Draft, as well as the first overall pick in the 2011 MLL Supplemental Draft, after a coin flip between the Machine and fellow newcomers the Charlotte Hounds.
The Expansion Draft will be held on December 7 followed by the Supplemental Draft on December 14. Both drafts will take place via teleconference between all teams participating. The current six MLL teams will protect up to 12 players on their current roster from being taken during the December 7 draft. The maximum number of players each current team can lose is six. The Machine and Hounds will be allowed to trade expansion picks to existing teams.
"We are excited to hold the first overall picks for the upcoming Expansion and Supplemental Drafts," said President and General Manager John Algie. "We have the opportunity to select from some of the best players in the world and make them cornerstones of the Ohio Machine."
Along with the first picks in the Expansion and Supplemental Drafts, the Machine also received the second overall pick for the 2012 MLL Collegiate Draft, which takes place on January 13, 2012 in Philadelphia. All 2012 MLL teams will be drafting from the 2012 NCAA senior class with those drafted players eligible to join their respective teams at the conclusion of their senior season.
From the end of the Supplemental Draft through the end of training camp, the Machine are allowed to have a roster of up to 40 active players, not including collegiate draft picks or other inactive players. During the regular season, the Machine is allowed up to 25 active players eligible to dress for MLL games.
The Machine recently announced it will be playing its 2012 inaugural season at historic Selby Stadium at Ohio Wesleyan University and season ticket deposits are available now for only $20.12 at www.theohiomachine.com. Season ticket packages will be announced at a later date but most season tickets will be priced at $100 for all seven home games.


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DAVE Webb was left in delighted mood after Swindon Supermarine won their first Southern League outing since January 22 last night.
The South Marston side triumphed 2-1 at Clevedon in Division One South & West with Ash Edenborough putting the visitors in front in the first half.
A Chris Taylor second-half free kick from the right went all the way into the net to double the lead, before Issac Reid pulled one back for the Seasiders.
However, ultimately Marine held on and manager Webb was pleased to have three points in the bag.
"I'd take any sort of victory having not really played for three weeks," he said.
"I was so pleased the game was on and I'm more pleased now that we've got three points.
"I think it was vital we played tonight before we go to Tiverton on Saturday which is going to be tough enough.
"Hopefully now we can go there and have a good go at them."
Webb felt Marine got their tactics right on the night but admitted that fatigue had played its part in the second period.
"I had a good report on them and we knew they were going to play out from the back which they did even though it was a tricky pitch," he said.
"We really did try and press them in the first half and it worked a treat. I thought we played well and had numerous opportunities to score.
"We lost a little bit of impetus in our play and a little bit of fitness, so in the second half we probably didn't work as hard as we did in the first half.
"We had a tense last 20 minutes and had opportunities to score and although we didn't take them, we managed to nudge through."
Marine face four more fixtures before the end of February, ahead of eight in March and a further five in April due a string of recent postponements.


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Disease causing bacteria, such as E.coli, can have very negative effects on calves, especially calves under five days of age. Land O'Lakes Purina Feed Calf and Heifer Specialist, Jason Leonard, offers the following tips to aid in reducing the exposure of newborn calves to E.coli and other bacteria:
- Clean and disinfect calving pens in between every birth.
- Maintain normal stocking density in calving pens even during high calving times (at least 144 sq. ft. /cow). Overcrowding the calving pen will increase the amount of bacteria being shed from the cows to the calves as well as increase stress which can increase E.coli shedding by an estimated 10,000 times.
- Do not move the cow into the calving pen until she is starting the birthing process. This decreases disease shedding time in the environment where the calf will be born.
- Move the calf from the calving pen into a clean individual pen within 2 hours of birth.
- Do not allow the calf to suckle its mother. Udders are often contaminated with bacteria that can harm the calf.
- Dip the navel of the newborn calf immediately after birth, 7 percent tincture of iodine is recommended but a 50/50 blend of Nolvasan and 70 percent rubbing alcohol is a good alternative if the iodine is not available.


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PORTLAND, Ore. (TheStreet) -- It's been seven years since I've called New Jersey home and six years since I paid it any tax money. It's been nearly two years since I lived within 2,800 miles of that state.
So why does it still dominate headlines, feature prominently on the sports page and dot the television listings?
What have I done so wrong that I have to be subjected to a live feed of Gov. Chris Christie's State of the State address about lane closures on the George Washington Bridge -- which I haven't had to cross in roughly half a decade -- on an Oregon network affiliate? What did I ever say to a columnist from the Oregonian to make him turn Christie, the Super Bowl and a stadium 10 minutes from my parents' house into a clumsy metaphor for this state's own governor?
Why has the transformation of Carlo's City Hall bakery in Hoboken from tiny neighborhood shop to camera-crowded den of TLC's Cake Boss extended into a sixth season?
I should know better than to ask these idiot questions about my former home state. New Jersey is a loudmouthed mess that gets really irate when it's ignored for too long. Allegations that Christie had his aides prod connections at the New York/New Jersey Port Authority into closing lanes on the George Washington Bridge and backing up traffic as a rebuke to the mayor of Fort Lee -- also known as that cluster of high rises surrounding the bridge's New Jersey side -- are damning, but mostly to Christie's New Jersey constituents and the New York commuters (as NBC's Late Night host Jimmy Fallon and Jersey's own Bruce Springsteen illustrated in song).
As former Lawrenceville, N.J., kid and Daily Show host Jon Stewart noted about a week ago, this scandal that Christie's denied direct involvement in would be lucky to crack New Jersey's Top 10 political scandals of all time. Keep in mind, the state is only five years removed from Operation Bid Rig that not only resulted in more than a half dozen of the state's sitting mayors being arrested for corruption, but in a group of Orthodox rabbis being arrested, charged and sentenced for organ trafficking.
Even that's pretty low-stakes poker for the portions of New Jersey that produced many of those arrested -- Hudson and Bergen counties, surrounding the site of the upcoming Super Bowl. Former Jersey City Mayor Frank Hague, whose political machine held the area in his grip for roughly 40 years, used to have a desk in his office with a two-way drawer just for accepting bribes. The Roosevelt administration gave him funding for a medical center in return for Hague's help getting him elected. Long before Judge Dredd uttered "I am the law" in comic books, Hague did so to his opponents. Seem familiar?