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The Callaway Z06.R Corvettes have been cutting a wide swath through a variety of European racing events, including the Dutch Belcar, the FIA GT3, and the German ADAC GT Masters series. The GT Masters format matches the FIA GT3 rules, with one-hour races, mandatory pit stops with driver changes, and GT3-spec cars.
The final two races of the ADAC season were held at the famous Hockenheim Ring in southern Germany. Over 140,000 spectators attended this event, which featured the popular DTM (German Tour Car) series. The GT Masters contests were added to the main DTM race as a supporting event.
The Martini-Callaway team tapped its two top FIA GT3 drivers, Klaus Ludwig and Jff,rgen von Gartzen, to drive the No. 26 Nicola Bulgari-owned Z06.R. Because they did not compete in the ADAC series on a full-time basis, the drivers were listed as guest entries and were not eligible to receive GT Masters championship points.
Regular ADAC GT Masters competitors Toni Seiler and Patrick Gerling entered their No. 25 Cosmopolitan-sponsored Z06.R. Rounding out the Martini-Callaway contingent was the No. 24 MM Racing Z06.R, driven by ADAC GT regulars Jiri Skula and Martin Matzke. Incredibly, Skula and Matzke, who hail from the Czech Republic, had only recently turned 17, and neither one had a regular driver's license. All of the Corvettes were carrying an added 110 pounds of "reward weight" in the passenger compartment. Their top rivals, the Kessel Racing Ferrari 430s, were carrying no such extra weight.
Thirty cars competed for the pole positions for Races One and Two. The pole winner for Race One was another FIA GT3 regular driving a Kessel Ferrari. Second was a Lamborghini Gallardo, and in third-just 0.129 seconds behind the Ferrari-was von Gartzen. Skula/Matzke were tenth and Seiler/Gerling were fourteenth. Ludwig won the pole position for Race Two, with Skula/Matzke in ninth and Seiler/Gerling last due to an engine problem.
The green flag fell for Race One under cool, sunny skies Saturday afternoon. The secondplace Lamborghini quickly fell out of the race with a blown engine, allowing von Gartzen to take his place behind the leading Ferrari. The Ferrari slowly opened up a 5-second lead, while the rest of the field slowly fell behind the two front-runners. Von Gartzen was fighting the extra 110 pounds, which upset the Corvette's handling and punished its brakes. The Seiler/Gerling Z06.R, meanwhile, was spun out by an Aston Martin, pushing the yellow Corvette to the back of the field. Farther back, the Skula/Matzke Vette was slowly moving up the order.
With the driver changes complete, the leading Ferrari found itself only four seconds ahead of a hard-charging Ludwig. Ludwig quickly closed the gap to 0.2 second and made several attempts to pass the 430. Finally, near the end of the long straight, Ludwig made the pass stick, but the Ferrari squeezed by to retake the lead. With three minutes to go, Ludwig suddenly pulled off the track with a broken halfshaft, ending the exciting duel. The Skula/Matzke car finished Fourth, while the Seiler/Gerling Vette moved up to take Eighth.
In Race Two on Sunday, Ludwig quickly pulled out to a sizable lead over two Lamborghinis and a Ferrari. Matzke was on the move and was soon holding down fourth after one of the Lambos fell out with mechanical problems. Soon, the second Lamborghini's engine expired, making the order Corvette, Ferrari, Corvette. At the same time, the Seiler/Gerling Z06.R was moving rapidly through the field from its last-place starting position.
GT Masters rules require that all competitors make a 70-second pit stop, timed from the entry point to the exit of pit lane. Missing this mark brings a 30-second penalty. Ludwig brought the silver Corvette into the pits with a commanding lead. Von Gartzen resumed the race and maintained that lead, with the Ferrari second and the Skula/Matzke Corvette third. Unfortunately, even though von Gartzen took the checkered flag at the head of the field, the team was assessed a 30-second penalty for pitting two seconds too quickly.
This would have put the Ferrari at the top of the podium, but because the team was not a regular ADAC Masters GT competitor, Skula and Matzke got the nod. The young Czechs were overwhelmed with their surprise victory, proudly drinking champagne from their trophies as the rest of the Martini-Callaway team joined in the celebration. The Seiler/Gerling Corvette finished a remarkable Fifth overall after making a dash from last place at the start.


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SUPPORTERS of plans to create a cable car on the Malvern Hills are planning to talk to the Conservators about the project.
Last month High Street Malvern unveiled ambitious plans for a £5 million cable car, linking the town centre with the Worcestershire Beacon, as a "silver bullet" boost for the local economy.
Roger Sutton of High Street Malvern said: "We've been talking to the town council and the district council, and now it's time to talk to the Conservators. We're extending an invitation for them to come and talk to us and we hope they do.
"We know there's a view that the Conservators won't allow it because it's a development on the hills, but there's another view that they have to maximise access, and a cable car would certainly give elderly and disabled people better access."
But this week Conservators' director Steve Bound said he could not see how a cable car could be erected without a new Act of Parliament.
He said: "Under the existing acts, the Conservators have a legal duty to prevent building on the hills, and a cable car would involve erecting pylons to carry the cable, plus a station. "We've not specifically sought legal advice on this, but my understanding is that a new act would be needed to allow this. We will be happy to listen to the cable car proposers, but I think they need to be aware of this."
At the annual town meeting, resident Martin Burd criticised Malvern Town Council for setting up a working party to look into the proposal.
He said: "I would suggest that all aspects of this project should cease forthwith. The council has better things to do with its time than wasting it on this lost cause."
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|October 4, 2000
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"Many of us seem to lose our ability to discriminate fact from belief as we are exposed more and more to practical techniques that 'seem' to work and less and less to scientific theory and proof that our theories and practices are scientifically valid."
- Henci Goer
2) The Art of Midwifery
Relieve back labor pain and tension with a massage using an oil made with herbs such as chamomile, rose, calendula, and lavender. You can also add an essential oil with a scent that the woman finds comforting. An herbal oil of comfrey or St. John's wort works well for perineal massage before labor or as the baby crowns. If a woman does tear or have an episiotomy, this oil will promote rapid healing.
- Kathryn Cox, The Birthkit Issue 22
HERB CLASSES are included in the Midwifery Today Eugene conference in March 2001. Herbalist Linda Lieberman offers an herb walk and teaches a class called Herbal Remedies in the Childbearing Year. Adrienne Borg, ND, will teach the class Herbs and Homeopathy for Common Problems in Pregnancy, and an all-day herb workshop will be presented by herbalists Judy Edmunds and traditional Mexican midwives Naoli Vinaver and Dona Irene Sotelo. For all the information you need about the conference, go to:
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A study conducted at the Prudential Center for Health Care Research found that among its study group of 200 women on Medicaid, personal factors influenced use of prenatal care more than sociodemographic factors. More than half the women received late or inadequate care, or both. Factors such as age, race, marital status, and income level were not associated significantly with when or how often the women sought prenatal care, nor were factors such as access to transportation. Women were more likely to receive late or inadequate care if they experienced adverse personal circumstances such as physical violence during pregnancy (3.5 times more likely), tiredness (2.2 times more likely), or lack of help from the father (1.9 times more likely).
- Birth 27:1, March 2000
NEW FROM GENERATION BOOKS AND NOW IN ITS SECOND PRINTING! REAL BIRTH: Women Share Their Stories, by Robin Greene Just months after its initial publication, this critically acclaimed collection of birthing narratives is already headed into its second printing. In this unique collection, thirty-six women tell their intimate and personal stories of the transformative experience of childbirth. Read about everything from cesareans and hospital births to homebirths, car births, and multiple births.
|MIDWIFERY TODAY hails REAL BIRTH as "absorbing reading for newly pregnant women who wonder what might be ahead for them." LIBRARY JOURNAL applauds "this is an excellent complement to typical books on pregnancy and birth...these narratives fill a gap for those seeking a realistic description of the birthing process from the mother's perspective."
REAL BIRTH is available at leading online and retail bookstores. To order direct call Generation Books toll-free at 888-398-7110 or visit Generation Books online at www.generationbooks.com. [U.S. $14.95 paper (online discount available), 240 pages]
4) Prenatal Care
Prenatal care consists of everything a woman does for herself during pregnancy, punctuated by a series of visits with you," says midwife and author Anne Frye. One way a woman cares for herself prenatally is the process by which she chooses a midwife. Following are suggestions from midwives Jill Cohen and Marti Dorsey on how to choose a midwife.
Questions for mom to ask a potential midwife:
In addition to asking questions, it's important to be clear about what you expect from her. Be prepared to share your vision of the birth. Discuss any fears you may have. Tell her how knowledgeable you are about birth and how informed you would like to become.
Determine if the midwife's answers to your questions agree with your desires. If your heart trusts her and you are both in harmony physically, mentally and spiritually, then you have found your midwife.
Prenatal visits serve much more purpose than merely monitoring the course of a pregnancy. Given the incredible level of fear around birth in North America, prenatal care with midwives can provide a safe haven, a subculture in which women can reclaim trust in themselves and the birthing process. In Europe, where women are far less terrorized about birth, midwives report that they see women infrequently during their pregnancy. The midwife's job during the prenatal period is much more important in North America, where the midwife must stand between the women she serves and the larger society. Counter this undermining societal attitude by empowering the mother to realize that she is the only real care provider for her unborn baby. Show her that you value her sense of well-being or danger regarding her health and that of her baby; the baby is in her body, after all, and who should know better than she if something is not right? Your support of her intuitive perceptions about the pregnancy will go far in helping to distinguish real problems from imaginary ones throughout her care.
Supporting responsibility-taking during your care: Prenatal care is only as useful to a woman as she allows it to be. The real prenatal care in any pregnancy is what the woman does for herself between visits: how she eats, if she avoids harmful substances, when she exercises and rests as needed, and whether she works to resolve psychological issues that she knows of which may interfere with her birthing process. Your job is to guide, monitor her health and well-being and offer your expertise and experience as a midwife. Many midwives encourage women to take on specific responsibilities such as checking their own urine during care, weighing themselves, learning how to palpate and generally understanding everything you are doing and why, as well as making them responsible for following up on appointments with other practitioners when needed.
- Anne Frye, Holistic Midwifery Volume 2
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"THE USE OF ULTRASOUND in antenatal care is big business,
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result of decades of enthusiastic marketing, women believe
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During my last pregnancy (the only one I've had so far), the only discomfort I experienced was heartburn. I didn't take any medication for it. We are hoping to conceive our next child in the coming months and I wondered whether there was evidence of this condition being related to any types of deficiencies of vitamins or minerals, or is it purely because of the "squashing up" of the digestive system? It may be worth mentioning that I began to suffer from heartburn quite early in the pregnancy. Also, if there's just no getting away from it, are there any effective natural remedies?
- Jo
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While I was at the Midwifery Today conference in New York the midwife covering for me attended one of my women. The woman was dilated fully at 5 am and had no urge to push. Six hours later, after trying several things, including AROM, they transported to the hospital and the woman was given Pitocin and an epidural. She was sectioned four hours later for FTP. Heart tones were fine all through and mother, although tired, did not want to be sectioned. The mother now believes that if they had simply waited, not broken her water, and trusted, the baby would have been born vaginally. What is the longest you have seen from full dilation to the beginning of pushing--or to the birth of a baby? What were the outcomes??
- Nancy Wainer
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In my prenatal fitness class I have a G1P0 due 12-4-00 who has intercostal neuritis. She has been adjusted by her chiropractor with no result. Gallbladder has been ruled out. I intend to work on her with massage and am wondering if anyone has any other suggestions on things she may try. Acupuncture has been suggested and declined, though she was planning to have a nerve block!
- Pam Martin, MS DONA CD, CM, apprentice midwife
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Q: A friend recently had a late miscarriage (18 wks) due to a partial septum in her uterus. She is now considering surgery to remove the septum, and wonders whether the risks/complications and success rate of such surgery would make it a better choice than simply continuing to try to carry a foetus to term (she realizes she may have to endure many miscarriages if she chooses the latter). Does anyone have any experience with this kind of surgery?
- Jennifer Landels, BA, CBE
A: I am a family doc who includes obstetrics in my practice. One of my young moms had preterm labor (at 28 weeks) with her first delivery. Her second pregnancy ended in a first trimester miscarriage. Her third pregnancy ended at 17 weeks when I helped her have a perfect little girl. At autopsy, nothing was found. Because of this history, she underwent testing as I'm sure that you did. She also had a septated uterus--nearly complete, giving us all cause to once again be amazed at the wonder of nature that allowed her to carry her little boy close enough to term to survive. Anyway, she did have hers fixed. This made her "high-risk" so she delivered at our nearby university. I now take care of her three children, the last two born healthy and at term.
- Lynette I.
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1. BIRTH RITUALS: E-News is curious about birth rituals around the world that would usually be called "old wives' tales." For example, birth attendants may be told to untie their shoes at a birth so there would be no knots in the umbilical cord, or they may avoid wearing red to prevent hemorrhage. We would love to hear other midwives' stories along these lines. (E-News thanks Fiona Thomson for this topic idea.)
2. ELECTRONIC FETAL MONITORING: Does it belong in good care during labor? Why or why not? What are your experiences?
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I am a social sciences student entering my third year at Teesside Uni. I hope to study midwifery after it. I would like to do my dissertation on midwifery but I don't really have an idea for a question or research. Would any midwife out there like to suggest a research topic I could use to help midwives in the future?
- Claire Russell
Answers from readers:
I think it would be interesting if Claire examined our changing birth practices (from home to hospital, babies taken from mom, etc.) to see if there is a correlation to the increase in social unrest and violence especially in the 1960s to today. -Elenie Smith, CNM
Are the outcomes of midwife-assisted homebirth better than hospital delivered ob/gyn births? (You'd have to define/operationalize "better.") You are in a state with The Farm midwives. They are a GREAT source of data!
I'm particularly curious about any possible correlation
between vitamin K given to infants and breastfeeding
problems, i.e. babies becoming disinterested in the breast,
not having the urge to suck, after the vitamin K injection
is administered. Also, get a copy of Michel Odent's newest book, The
Scientification of Love [available from Midwifery Today. Go to:
- Robin Lim
What to do what about men in the delivery room! -Julie
The importance of fetal heart tone monitoring, frequency, to establish a protocol for second stage. Study to include how it can guarantee a positive outcome and prognosis for intervention.
For me the discussion about medwives and midwives which was going on [in E-News]is a good opportunity to study. It would be of great interest for midwives to know what kind of questions one asks themselves before entering the profession and how they think one, two, and five years later.
- Mary C. Scheffer-Zwart
I would like to see some research done to see if midwives' clients are experiencing any medical problems from refusing the vitamin K shot, and the eye prophylaxis (assuming, of course, that they tested negative for chlamydia and gonnorhea).
Greetings from Fortaleza, Brazil! As you may know, in Brazil, a country where midwifery does not exist as an established profession, the cesarian section rate in most private hospitals is as high as 90%, whilst poor women give birth in degrading conditions in the world's most crowded hospitals.
What you may not know is that in the same country, a number of initiatives have been created since the 1980s that attempt to recover human values in childbirth, a movement known as the "humanization of childbirth." On November 2, 3 and 4 midwives and others interested in maternity care from all over the world will gather at the International Conference on the Humanization of Childbirth to promote humanized childbirth.
Contact the Conference Secretariat at +55 85 246 4302/246
I am a first-year student midwife in New Zealand. When first listening for tones the midwife I worked with used a sonic aid so everyone could hear the heart loud and clear (mums-to-be love it). It was just a matter of learning where to position the aid after palpating. Experience was the best teacher. I still have problems listening with a Pinard, especially after using a sonic aid but what helped was reading in Maye's Midwifery that using a Pinard the FHT sounded like a "watch ticking under a pillow," which is the best description I know.
- Pauline Dawson
I am one of those "hidden midwives" because of the state in which I live. My potential clients must hear about me through the underground. I too am appalled at the number of so-called midwives "with woman" who are supposed to be protecting our women/couples from unnecessary medicalization. Please, let's take care and do sit on your hands. Midwives can practice without any tools other than their hands, and that should be limited!
- Anon.
A woman in my childbirth class had heard there is a correlation between the use of Pitocin in labor and autism in children. Does anyone know of studies or articles on this?
- Robin
Is there any way to increase the fat content of my breastmilk? I have noticed that it looks rather like skim milk. My daughter continues to gain weight but she is dropping "percentile-wise" on the growth charts. I desperately want to continue exclusive breastfeeding but fear that the doctor and my husband will insist on formula supplements if she does not gain more weight.
- Anon.
I am a hospital-based CNM with my heart in homebirths. I have used misoprostol (Cytotec) for most of the inductions I have done until recently. (I haven't done too many inductions--less than 5% over the past two years). First, let me say I truly hope the rumors that homebirth midwives are using miso and telling clients it's a homeopathic or that it is slipped in with a vaginal exam and not told to the client, are urban legends and not truth. I just can't believe there is that little integrity in any midwife.
Second, I have decided not to use miso anymore. If I have a client who demonstrates it is more of a risk to either herself or her baby to remain pregnant, but her cervix isn't ready, I am again using prostaglandin gel. It has been my experience with miso that it starts out making the uterus irritable. It is usually slow going to get into active labor, but once labor begins it goes unnaturally fast and babies come flying out. I never leave once miso labors start contracting because I know I can miss the birth. In fact the hospital's QA committee looked at unattended births to see if there was a pattern and how they could be prevented. They found the majority of unattended births were primips on miso.
I know fast labors are what everybody wants and maybe they aren't such a bad thing. But it just doesn't seem quite right with the miso. I don't think we have studied it enough to find the best dosage and route.
I also know it is miso that has caused so much trouble with VBACs. Ever since using miso in VBACs and the unacceptably high number of uterine rupture, all VBACs have come under question and it looks like there is a trend toward hospitals not allowing them because they don't want to assume the liability.
This is not a benign induction agent. It is very potent and potentially dangerous. Frankly, I'm not convinced this should be used even in a hospital setting unless we are allowed to study it much more carefully.
- Molly, CNM
As far as I'm aware any "risks" of ginger are simply word of mouth and are not supported by any evidence [Issue 2:39]. Getting solid information about herbal danger in pregnancy is nearly impossible. Many books offer only quotes from each other as evidence for the opinions presented. Almost all information about herbal benefit and risk is simply opinion. It may be true. It may be false. There is not enough data to support either side. Ginger has been used for many generations and across many cultures without observable danger. I think any risk must be minimal.
- Anon.
Marilyn Shannon's book "Managing Morning Sickness" suggests that blood sugar levels affect nausea in pregnancy. Her recommendations are based on good nutrition and getting enough protein. This book is available from the Couple to Couple League at www.ccli.org.
- Kathy
Two of my moms-to-be were told by other moms that their bodies will naturally tear to protect perineal nerves, leaving perineal sensation intact and promoting quicker healing vs. episiotomy. Does anyone have a solid reference on this for me?
- Kelly Barnett
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BOE wary of teacher unions in reform talks By Amy Julia Harris September 29, 2012 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The members of the West Virginia Board of Education knew that responding to a $750,000 audit of the state's public education system would be politically dangerous.If they outright agreed with the audit that tenure decisions should be tied to a teacher's effectiveness, the unions would jump down their throats.If they came out and said a new teacher evaluation system should be used to pay good teachers more and fire bad teachers, it would put lawmakers into a politically compromising situation.If they gave principals too much power over hiring teachers based only on qualifications rather than on seniority, they knew there would be a union backlash.But the board had to give the public a real response to the $750,000 education audit, which was released by the governor in January.The audit, conducted by Pennsylvania-based firm Public Works LLC, said West Virginia has one of the most highly regulated education systems in the country and recommends a series of major educational changes -- from recruiting and retaining teachers to implementing energy policies in schools that would save millions. If fully implemented, the audit said, West Virginia could save $90 million a year on its education system.At a retreat at Stonewall Resort in March, the nine-member board went point-by-point through all the audit's 100-plus recommendations to draft a response. In some cases, they decided to keep their comments vague and use language that wouldn't incite union anger.In others, they pushed the thorny specifics onto the Legislature.On several issues, though, they took a firm reform stand that pits them against the state's two largest unions, the American Federation of Teachers and the West Virginia Education Association. In a voice recording and draft audit response obtained this week by the Gazette-Mail, the state's top education policymakers candidly detailed all of the messy political concerns wrapped up in responding to a sweeping audit of the state's public education system.Foremost in the board members' minds on some of the audit's most controversial recommendations -- such as starting a Teach for America program and allowing principals to hire teachers independent of seniority -- was how West Virginia's powerful teachers' unions and politicians would react to their proposals. Hiring on qualifications, not seniority West Virginia Code ... in practice, severely limit[s] a principal's ability to recommend for hiring the most qualified and best person for a position if that person is a new employee to the system. While intending to permit the hiring of the most qualified teacher, it in effect defines the most qualified as a teacher in good standing already employed by the county. -- Education Audit Among the audit's chief recommendations was to revamp state rules regarding teacher seniority. The audit said West Virginia should change state code so that principals could hire the most qualified teacher for a job opening rather than the person with the most seniority. It sounds simple, said board member Lloyd G. Jackson II at the March retreat, but state officials tried it before and it cost them."I remember we had that for about two years in West Virginia after we gave teachers a $5,000 pay raise," said Jackson, who used to be a state senator. "We changed the law and it was a quid-pro-quo. I was there when the teachers unions came in and cut the deal. We put seniority on the list for principals to hire teachers, but it was just one thing among others to be considered. But later, people in charge just undid it and changed the law ... and it just became impossible to hire people not based on seniority."West Virginia law says principals must use seven criteria for hiring a new teacher, and seniority is one area principals must take into account. If a principal chooses to hire a new teacher who does not have the most seniority, "a written statement of reasons shall be given to the applicant with suggestions for improving the applicant's qualifications."What that boils down to, said Jackson, is that "the senior person gets the job. You have a few principals who stick their neck out, but that's how it is."Taking out the seniority provision of the hiring law would make the teachers unions go crazy, said board member Lowell Johnson."I guess it's a question of whether you want to get into some kind of disagreement with the unions," Johnson said. 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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) - A string of sexual assault cases has neighbors on edge and on the lookout.
Fliers are out in the Riverlakes area with concerns the rapist was spotted there, and suspecting the assault cases are linked to the same man. Police say that is not the case, but they urge caution and ask the public to report any suspicious activity.
That's exactly what Tara Carter did on Thursday morning, and officers say she did exactly the right thing.
"It was a little scary to go home and you see your front door open," Carter told Eyewitness News. She was still shaken up by the incident. But, when it happened, Carter did not go in the house. She called police from inside her locked car.
Carter said officers were at her house in just over six minutes.
"They came in, guns raised, yelling through the house," she described. When they found no one, Carter went inside. She's sure someone has just been there and left.
"The dowels that I use in my door were removed," she described. "It just felt wrong, something felt off in the house."
She had been at the gym and returned to find the door open.
And, she had just heard about the flier posted in Riverlakes.
The flier says: "I saw this rapist this morning at 7 a.m."
The neighbor making up the sign said they saw a suspect "cruising" in the area. The flier also has a composite sketch from a recent sexual assault in northwest Bakersfield, and the neighbor wonders if the suspect is the same as in several other incidents.
Bakersfield Police Department spokeswoman Michaela Sims said officers do not believe one suspect is linked to all the recent cases.
In July and August, four women were assaulted in three locations in east Bakersfield. Then the first week of September, police reported a victim was sexually assaulted in the 800 block of Oak Street. The most recent incident was Sept. 9 in the 8700 block of Fox Run Drive near Brimhall Road.
Sims said that based on their investigation, officers do not believe the incidents on Fox Run and Oak Street and connected.
"And, neither of those suspects, at this point of time in our investigation, are thought to be the suspect of the sexual assaults in east Bakersfield," she added.
Carter said that last location on Fox Run is near her home, that's why she worried someone in her house could be the rapist.
"I absolutely worried that was what it was," she said.
She also said the officers who responded told her she did the right thing by not going in the house. And, Carter said one policeman offered more advice.
"He said self-defense, he said you have to make sure you're prepared," Carter related. "He said Tasers. He said that women need Tasers."
And, Carter is sure she will get more Tasers, and plans to have them in various parts of her home.
Police have been urging precautions since the incidents were first reported. That advice includes leaving on lights at night around the home and installing motion-detection lighting. They also urge residents to put wooden dowels in windows, and making sure locks are working on doors and windows.
And, officers want the public to call law enforcement if something seems suspicious. Sims said the department will follow up on information that comes in, and she said the investigations continue on all the recent assaults.
Police also urge neighbors to pay attention to their surroundings, and be more vigilant.
Carter said that's exactly what she will do. On Thursday, she followed her instincts, and did not go into her home. She'll be extra sure to do that in the future.
"I'll be turning around next time I wonder if my door's locked," Carter said. "I'll be turning around to make sure it's locked, and I'll listen to myself even more next time."


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Texas Rangers to host Japan America Friendship Night
Arlington, Texas - The Texas Rangers will host Japan America Friendship Night this evening when the club plays the Tampa Bay Rays at 7:05 p.m. at Globe Life Park in Arlington.
The honorable Nozumu Takaoka, Consul-General of Japan in Houston, will attend tonight's game and will participate in the ceremonial first pitch ceremony. A number of other dignitaries will also be in attendance this evening.
Students involved in the Fort Worth Sister Cities Program (11 each from Nagaoka, Japan and Fort Worth) as well as a group of Young Ambassadors who have just returned from a trip to Sendai, Japan, will participate in a pre-game on-field flag ceremony. The Japanese Drum Groups Dallas Kiyari Daiko (centerfield above visiting bullpen) and Dondoko Taiko (outside Southwest First Base Gate) will perform at Globe Life Park from 5:45-6:30 p.m.


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This morning I burned the kids' toast. Never one to be defeated by a situation, I stood over the kitchen sink and scraped off the burnt places. I smiled at being able to salvage the situation.
Taking burnt toast and making something good from it is pretty much a theme in my life.
I like seeing the bright spot.
I like intentionally looking for the good in all situations.
I like being positive.
But there is a time to set down all the positivity and just simply ask your girlfriends for prayer.
A week ago Friday I had to have emergency surgery on my ears. And while the pain is gone, there's a really loud constant ringing in my left ear that hasn't stopped. It's now been two weeks with this awful ringing and while I'm trying to be brave, I'm feeling super weary.
And I'm having a hard time hearing. A really hard time.
When the doctor tested my hearing last week it wasn't good.
Please pray for me. I really need the Lord to miraculously touch my ears.
And please pray for me to be able to concentrate.
When I'm supposed to hear something, I just want to hear it. And when there is supposed to be silence, I just want there to be no ringing.
These things are such gifts I have taken for granted.
God forgive me for taking so much for granted.
Thank you sweet friends. I really appreciate your whispers to God on my behalf. I need them. And I will certainly be praying for you today as well.
God treasures the prayers of His girls. Psalm 141: 2 (Message) says, "Treat my prayer as sweet incense rising; my raised hands are my evening prayers."
Oh that we might fill the heavens with the sweet aroma of our prayers today. Which is a whole lot better smelling than burnt toast.


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Anime of Tomorrow
Mawaru Penguindrum Ep 1
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Initial impression – unimpressed
Himari and her two brothers Kanba and Shouma haven't drawn the best lot in life. They live in a run-down, tiny house and Himari's poor health has her constantly in and out of the hospital. One day they decide to forget their troubles by visiting the aquarium where Shouma buys her a penguin hat. Later that day Himari's illness accelerates and her life ends before the eyes of her shocked brothers. But just as they begin to plan the burial rites, Himari awakens in the morgue to the brothers' jubilation. However, there's a catch. Himari's penguin hat has possessed her body and now demands compensation from the brothers for extending her life.
Mawaru Penguindrum has a glaring lack of tone control. One minute the anime is dealing with the serious vicissitudes of free will and fate while Himari lies on her deathbed. Then the next scene involves Himari marching down a flight of stairs dressed like Lady Gaga; possessed by said penguin hat, talking about finding "strategies for survival."
I have little hope for the future of this anime producing anything entertaining after that glaringly inconsistent first episode. I'm willing to give it a little generosity because there's a few redeeming gimmicks. The style is at least attempting to go somewhere with a plot, which is more than can be said for other wacky anime of this caliber. But what may just keep my attention is finding out what is to become of Himari when the penguin hat has fulfilled its goal.


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Westar EnergyDividend Yield: 4.30% Westar Energy (NYSE: WR) shares currently have a dividend yield of 4.30%. Westar Energy, Inc., an electric utility, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in Kansas. The company has a P/E ratio of 13.57. The average volume for Westar Energy has been 1,026,600 shares per day over the past 30 days. Westar Energy has a market cap of $4.0 billion and is part of the utilities industry. Shares are up 10% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. TheStreet Ratings rates Westar Energy as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its notable return on equity, increase in stock price during the past year and expanding profit margins. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. Highlights from the ratings report include:
- WESTAR ENERGY INC' earnings per share from the most recent quarter came in slightly below the year earlier quarter. This company has reported somewhat volatile earnings recently. But, we feel it is poised for EPS growth in the coming year. During the past fiscal year, WESTAR ENERGY INC increased its bottom line by earning $2.14 versus $1.96 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($2.25 versus $2.14).
- The return on equity has improved slightly when compared to the same quarter one year prior. This can be construed as a modest strength in the organization. Compared to other companies in the Electric Utilities industry and the overall market on the basis of return on equity, WESTAR ENERGY INC has outperformed in comparison with the industry average, but has underperformed when compared to that of the S&P 500.
- Compared to where it was 12 months ago, the stock is up, but it has so far lagged the appreciation in the S&P 500. Turning our attention to the future direction of the stock, it goes without saying that even the best stocks can fall in an overall down market. However, in any other environment, this stock still has good upside potential despite the fact that it has already risen in the past year.
- 42.17% is the gross profit margin for WESTAR ENERGY INC which we consider to be strong. Regardless of WR's high profit margin, it has managed to decrease from the same period last year. Despite the mixed results of the gross profit margin, WR's net profit margin of 19.15% compares favorably to the industry average.
- WR, with its decline in revenue, slightly underperformed the industry average of 1.8%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues slightly dropped by 0.1%. The declining revenue appears to have seeped down to the company's bottom line, decreasing earnings per share.
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The First Photos From Mercury's Orbit
Earth has a lot in common with Saturn's largest moon, Titan. Both worlds feature liquid lakes, clouds—and rain. A March 18 study in Science, led by Elizabeth Turtle of Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, reports that Titan is experiencing spring showers. That 190,000-square-mile dark patch on Titan's Belet desert, seen in this image by NASA's Cassini spacecraft, represents liquid methane raining on the moon.
The study was a surprise because Titan's methane lakes are found at its poles, and the equatorial region is made mostly of dry dunes. Turtle's images showed that methane rain in the deserts is not simply a thing of the distant past, but an ongoing meteorological phenomenon.
Besides its great spots, the solar system's largest planet also boasts great belts. But last May scientists noticed that Jupiter was missing one of two of its main belts, the South Equatorial Belt. This brown stripe that intersects the Great Red Spot suddenly vanished, replaced with a band of white. Then in November, the belt reappeared just as mysteriously.
Glenn Orton, a planetary scientist for NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab, says that clouds deep inside Jupiter's atmosphere thickened at the same time clouds higher up in the atmosphere thickened, "a change that appears to be coincident with the change of color," he said. Why did this happen, and how are the two connected? "It's this superultimate question that we can't yet answer," Orton says.
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Chemoradiation-Induced Nausea and Emesis: Quality of Life
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The primary objectives of this study are:
To assess the preferences of cancer patients scheduled to receive chemoradiation and caregiver controls for side-effects of chemoradiation.
- To compare preferences of cancer patients to those of healthy individuals.
- To compare how patients' preferences for side-effects of chemoradiation change over time.
- To longitudinally assess the quality of life of cancer patients scheduled to receive chemoradiation.
- To determine the impact of nausea and vomiting associated with chemoradiation on patients' quality of life and evaluate potential change throughout the duration of chemoradiation treatment.
|Gastric Cancer Pancreatic Cancer Cervical Cancer Vulvar Cancer Endometrial Cancer Anal Cancer
|Behavioral: Interview Other: Questionnaire
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|Observational Model: Case Control
Time Perspective: Prospective
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|Chemoradiation-Induced Nausea and Emesis: A Prospective Study to Assess Patient Preferences and Quality of Life
- Longitudinal Quality of Life + Symptom Assessment Data [ Time Frame: Survey(s) & Interview(s) at baseline (beginning of chemoradiation treatment), 3 weeks after treatment starts, the last day of treatment, and at the first follow-up appointment after chemoradiation treatment ends. ]Quality of life survey instruments scored according to EORTC QLQ-C30 scoring manual. Patients and controls compared with respect to preference data. The control group preference data collected at only 1 time point, but patient preference data from each time point will be compared to these control group preference data.
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|April 2004
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|April 2018 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Patients receiving chemoradiation for abdominal-pelvic tumors.
Behavioral: Interview
Interview regarding perceptions of side effects that are related to chemoradiation treatment.Other: Questionnaire
3 Questionnaires regarding quality of life given during and after treatment, each taking about 20 minutes to complete.
Other Name: Survey
Caregiver Controls
Healthy controls with no prior cancer diagnosis.
Behavioral: Interview
Interview regarding perceptions of side effects that are related to chemoradiation treatment.
Detailed Description:
You will be interviewed about your perceptions of side effects that are related to your chemoradiation treatment. The interview will take about 20 minutes. You will be interviewed at the beginning of your chemoradiation treatment, 3 weeks after treatment starts, and at the first follow-up appointment after chemoradiation treatment ends.
Chemoradiation is a type of cancer treatment that involves both chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
You will also receive a packet of 3 questionnaires to complete at different times during and after treatment. The questionnaires include a quality of life survey that asks about physical, social, and emotional well-being, a self-report symptom evaluation that will ask whether you are experiencing any particular side effects and if so how much it bothers you, and a brief survey to asks questions about anxiety and distress.
The questionnaires should take about 20 minutes each to complete. The questionnaire packet will be given to patients at the beginning of chemoradiation treatment, 3 weeks after treatment starts, the last day of treatment, and at the first follow-up appointment after chemoradiation treatment ends. If the you do not have time to complete the questionnaires, a stamped, addressed envelop will be given so that you can mail the completed packet back to the research team.
Your participation in this research study will be over about 4-6 weeks after chemoradiation treatment ends.
This is an investigational study. Up to 208 individuals (104 patients and 104 caregivers) will take part in this study. All will be enrolled at M. D. Anderson.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
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|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients receiving 5 to 6-week course of chemoradiation for abdominal-pelvic tumors (gastric cancers, gastro-esophageal (GE) junction, pancreatic, cervix, vulvar, endometrial, or anal) using conventional fractionation [(180cGy-200cGy per day)]
- Patients receiving concurrent abdominal-pelvic radiation and single agent or combination of cisplatin, paclitaxel, CPT-11, oxaliplatin or 5-FU, capecitabine, gemcitabine, or bevacizumab (Avastin).
- Patients must be least 18 years of age
- Controls must be individuals with no prior cancer diagnosis
- Controls must be at least 18 years of age
- Controls must be the caregivers of patients on this study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who do not have a diagnosis of cervix, endometrial, vulvar or anal cancer
- Patients who are not scheduled to receive chemoradiation treatment
- Patients who are not at least 18 years of age
- Controls - individuals who have a prior diagnosis of cancer (with the exception of non-melanoma skin cancer)
- Controls - individuals who are not at least 18 years of age
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00394602
|Contact: Charlotte C. Sun, MD
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|Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
|Principal Investigator: Charlotte C. Sun, MD
|Principal Investigator:
|Charlotte C. Sun, MD
|M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
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|Responsible Party:
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|Study First Received:
|October 30, 2006
|Last Updated:
|January 10, 2017
Keywords provided by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center:
Gastric Cancer
Pancreatic Cancer
Cervical Cancer
Vulvar Cancer
Endometrial Cancer
Anal Cancer
Quality of Life
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Uterine Diseases
Pancreatic Neoplasms
Stomach Neoplasms
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
Endometrial Neoplasms
Anus Neoplasms
Vulvar Neoplasms
Digestive System Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Endocrine Gland Neoplasms
Digestive System Diseases
Pancreatic Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
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Pallet Town is the home town of many of Kanto's well known characters; Red, Blue & Professor Oak. This small town has three houses and Oak's Laboratory and a small bit of water heading to Route 21.
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Providence, RI, US
I am interested in the social production and use of space, mainly as a driving force that influences design and life. My dissertation is on the topic of cities as a social community, the city as a living citizen. Utilizing research found in all sectors of life, from governance to economics, I plan to grasp a much deeper understanding of the social needs of a community and how to plan and design accordingly. This will help my future career as I will be able to truly design for the social context.
My architectural interests lie in sustainability, more so, the triple bottom line of sustainability. While my formal education and interests are in conceptual and environmental design, my passions lie in social sustainability and how architecture can influence society. I have been labeled an idealist, polemist, and an utopian dreamer, but I have an opinion that architecture can have the most positive influence on society by shaping the built environment to better fit everyone fairly.
Architectural | Graphic | Social | Environmental Designer & Postgraduate Student, Sheffield, GB, Designer
Currently, actively seeking professional employment.
While undergoing the search for a professional career, I am designing small interventions, installations, and additions to existing structures as well as marketable goods. This work is mainly outside of the realm of the requirements for licensure and are done for private owners. These services include ADA ramps, small additions to private residences, graphic design, branding, jewelry design, and photography.
2012 Isover Multi-Comfort House Shortlist with Jordan Lloyd and Chris Matthews:
- Shortlisted and Commended by the Architect's Journal for our "Imaginative and Controversial" Self-Build strategy for sustainable homes in the Nottingham Trent Basin area. One juror wanted to live there most and a few others wanted disqualify the entry for challenging the brief beyond numbers and data...to a more socially sustainable future of development.
Sherry Chancellor, P.A., Office Clerk
Off and On employment
Law Clerk/Office Intern- Learned how a professional office operates and increased productivity over previous interns. Reviewed case files and input information into client databases, prepared Attorney for court, courier for out-of-office communications, file clerk.
Florida Atlantic University, Full Time Student
I chose to focus primarily on my studies instead of working while in college. I feel this choice allowed me to excel in school and gave me the best possible chance to get the most from my education.
Kamp Kohut, Photography and Waterfront Couselor
Taught children from 9-15 years old at a sleep-away camp. Instructed in photography, canoeing, kayaking, and some soccer. I also cared for the children and supervised them 24 hours a day. This helped my communication skills as well as allowed me to find joy in the work I do. I have brought this sense of excitement and enjoyment to everything I have done since.
The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, GB, Masters, Masters in Sustainable Architectural Studies
Masters in Sustainable Architectural Studies, Architecture, Social Design
2011 – 2012 (expected)
My Master's Dissertation is on the topic of "Cities as a Social Community, bringing the city back down to a humanistic social scale."
Recently, while working on my own research, I have been tutoring undergraduate students, helping with design and sustainability issues. I am not really lecturing them so much as I am mentoring them and encouraging them to think critically and conceptually. This usually includes full days of tutorials and workshops with them.
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Florida Atlantic University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, US, BArch, Bachelors of Architecture
Professional BArch. At FAU I was considered a studio leader. I was always a go to person within my peers for questions and critiques. I also performed highly in design and theory, with a special interest in history. My mentor, John Sandell made me realize my true passion in architecture lies in Social Change. Creating social equity and community through design. I bring this mindset to everything since.
Special Commendation from the Architect's Journal, Isover Multi-Comfort House, Honorable Mention
2012 Isover Multi-Comfort House Shortlist with Jordan Lloyd and Chris Matthews:
Shortlisted and Commended by the Architect's Journal for our "Imaginative and Controversial" Self-Build strategy for sustainable homes in the Nottingham Trent Basin area. One juror wanted to live there most and a few others wanted disqualify the entry for challenging the brief beyond numbers and data...to a more socially sustainable future of development. http://www.vimeo.com/38120306
Twice showcased on the Architect's Journal Footprint Sustainability blog., Other
Was twice showcased in Hattie Hartman's sustainability blog for the AJ. Both my Trent Bank Competition entry and the Birmingham Eco-Hotel were featured. I am proud to say out of only four projects chosen in this round of publication, two were mine.
Architectural Research Consortium Award, Award
2011 Recipient of the Architectural Research Council Consortium Award: Nominated by my professors at FAU and awarded for excellence in research.
Award of Excellence in Research, Florida Atlantic University, 1st Place
Competition for Re-design of FAU Campus Quad, 1st Place
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FONTANA, Calif. — Danica Patrick didn't have a great race Sunday at Auto Club Speedway, but it was less miserable than the other three races since she left Daytona last month.
Patrick finished one lap down in 26th but it was her best finish in the four races since the Daytona 500, where she made NASCAR history with the best finish ever (eighth) for a female driver.
Her performance at California wasn't great by any stretch as she started 40th and ran in the 30s for much of the day until the final 40 laps.
MORE: Danica's birthday celebration | Junior takes points lead | Logano stands tall
Patrick said the Stewart-Haas Racing team used a new setup Sunday after their struggles in practice and qualifying.
"The car started off a little bit loose, but once we dialed that in, it was decent," Patrick said. "At the end of the race, I really thought it was pretty good. So I felt better at the end of the race than I did in qualifying.
"We made big improvements. We all want better than 26th and that's what we had today, and it will be better next time."
Losing one spot in the standings, Patrick is 29th five races into her first full season as a Sprint Cup driver. She has finished 39th, 33rd, 28th and 26th in her last four races.
"We're pleased," crew chief Tony Gibson said. "We're making small gains and finishing races, and that's what we've got to do.
"We struggled Friday and Saturday. We kind of leaned on the 14 guys (of Tony Stewart) on part of their setup there and made our car definitely better there. We got better as the race went on. Our adjustments were working. … We put ourselves in position to have a good day, and we had a good day."
Patrick, who turned 31 on Monday, will enjoy a rare weekend off as no NASCAR national series races during Easter weekend.


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The mission of Ingram Image has been and will continue to be to bring glory to Jesus Christ through service to others.


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Diagnosing and treating primary hypoparathyroidism in dogs and cats
In the preceding article, we discussed the pathophysiology of primary hypoparathyroidism and resulting hypocalcemia. The clinical signs of hypocalcemia are the same regardless of the underlying cause. In this article, we review the differential diagnoses in patients with hypocalcemia, the diagnostic testing to investigate clinical signs consistent with hypocalcemia, and the treatment of primary hypoparathyroidism.
The various differential diagnoses in patients with hypocalcemia can be organized based on the degree of hypocalcemia and the prevalence of the underlying disease causing hypocalcemia. An important cause for a falsely low serum calcium concentration is laboratory error or improper sample anticoagulant (addition of EDTA, which chelates calcium).1Common causes of low serum total calcium include hypoalbuminemia, renal failure, puerperal tetany, and acute pancreatitis.1,2 Less frequently, hypocalcemia occurs with ethylene glycol intoxication, administration of phosphate-containing enemas or intravenous sodium bicarbonate, soft tissue trauma, rhabdomyolysis, and primary hypoparathyroidism.1,2 Other causes of hypocalcemia include rapid intravenous administration of phosphates, dilution when calcium-free intravenous fluids are administered, intestinal malabsorption, starvation, citrated blood or plasma transfusions, hypovitaminosis D, thyroid tumors, cervical trauma or surgery, hypomagnesemia, aminoglycoside intoxication, and nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism.1-3
Causes of hypocalcemia that have been identified in people but have not yet been clearly established in cats or dogs include pseudohypoparathyroidism (end-organ resistance to parathyroid hormone [PTH]), drug-induced hypoparathyroidism (most commonly from chemotherapeutic agents), sepsis, primary or metastatic bone tumors, hypercalcitoninism, and 131 I radiation damage.1,2,4
Primary hypoparathyroidism may be due to the absence or destruction of the parathyroid gland (as with surgical removal or immune-mediated disease, respectively). Transient hypoparathyroidism may occur with rapid correction of long-standing hypercalcemia (hypercalcemia causing temporary atrophy of the gland), as can occur with surgical removal or ablation of a parathyroid adenoma causing primary hyperparathyroidism.1,2 Thyroid surgery in both dogs and cats may result in removal or damage to the parathyroid glands. Thyroidectomy is the most common cause of hypoparathyroidism in cats.1,3 Parathyroid agenesis has been reported in a dog1 and was suspected in a cat.5
A serum chemistry profile may reveal results that are indicative of primary hypoparathyroidism. Primary hypoparathyroidism can be definitively diagnosed by measuring serum pth and ionized calcium concentrations.
Biochemical profile
In addition to ionized hypocalcemia, animals with hypoparathyroidism have relative or absolute hyperphosphatemia.1 In a case series of 37 dogs with hypoparathyroidism, the serum phosphorus concentrations were greater than the serum calcium concentrations in every case.1 Young animals normally have slightly higher phosphorus concentrations, and most laboratories include these values when establishing their reference ranges, resulting in higher reference ranges for phosphorus concentration.1,3 However, anorectic hypoparathyroid dogs may have relative phosphate depletion, which may or may not be reflected in the serum phosphorus concentration.1 The combination of hypocalcemia and hyperphosphatemia, with normal serum albumin, blood urea nitrogen, and creatinine concentrations, is indicative of primary hypoparathyroidism.1,2
Parathyroid hormone measurement
In the past 15 years, human PTH assays have been validated for use in dogs and cats.1,4,6-8 Before a validated PTH assay became available for use in animals, a histologic examination was used to confirm the diagnosis of primary hypoparathyroidism.6,9 With the advent of a reliable PTH assay, biopsy is no longer necessary to confirm hypoparathyroidism.


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3DS MAX v.2008-2013 V-Ray (.max)
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Cinema 4D v.5-11 (.c4d)
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Lightwave v.6-11 (.lwo)
Maya v.8.5 - 2013 (.mb)
Autodesk Drawing (.dxf, .dwg)
Google Sketchup v.6-7 (.skp)
Rhinoceros 3D v.4-5 (.3dm)
Stereolithography (.stl)
Softimage (.xsi)
Wavefront OBJ (.obj)
NURBS/CAD/Solid (.iges) (paid)
Our process of creating 3D model based on attention to each small details. Model looks like a real so time to time people ask us to deliver some parts of real cars. It is good to have iPhone 5 just for $40. Nonetheless detailed 3D copy of Renault is possible, because we creating all models on real items bases and all of them ready to be downloaded. Save your time with us.


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For the past week, rumor had it that we were going to select Draymond Green with the 26th pick in the draft. A lot of posters (myself included) were angry at the fact that Bird would pick such a small, un-athletic player for our frontcourt. Basically, If we were going to go big, we needed someone that was athletic, could run the floor, and could play defense and rebound.
Green was there for the taking at pick #26, and the Pacers (surprisingly) selected Miles Plumlee instead.
In retrospect, we picked up a player that fills a need on this team, but would you have rather taken Draymond instead??
Both of these guys were four year players, yet are polar opposites on the basketball court.
Green is skilled, has a high bball I.Q, but lacks the size and athleticism of your typical NBA Forward.
Plumlee on the other hand has all the size and athleticism in the world, yet he lacks in the skill and basketball I.Q department, and does not have any type of offensive repertoire to speak of.
If you HAD to choose one for the Pacers, who would you have chosen?


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ARRRGGHHHHHHHHHHH, my DVR messed up last night and I lost like 2 weeks worth of shows.....I'm so pissed. The wierd thing is, all of a sudden, shows from the beginning of october appeared but you could not access them. I'm not sure what the hell happened, but I'm pissed.
Anyways, I watched the Unit last night. I can not believe they killed him!!!! Damn good episode.


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Tropical Storm Andrea wreaked havoc on vegetable crops throughout the South, including Tennessee and Kentucky.
"The whole spring has been the wettest anybody can remember," said Lewis Walker, president of Tennessee Vegetable Packers Inc., Crossville. "There's a tremendous amount of acreage lost."
In late June, Tennessee Vegetable Packers was shipping a few squash and peppers and "a very precious handful of green beans," Walker said.
"This is the latest I've ever seen green beans in the Cumberland Plateau in my whole life, and I'm pretty old."
Rocky prices, volumes
Prices for Tennessee vegetables were very high in late June, and they were not expected to come down significantly anytime soon.
Corn also is expected to be down, and Walker said he's sure Tennessee tomatoes also were significantly affected.
"It will be extremely tight through July," Walker said. "We might have more after that, but it's going to be a tough summer. There are a lot of long faces around here."
Quality was good on vegetables that were being harvested in June, Walker said, but that also could change.
"Squash can't stand a bunch of water," he said. "In some areas, I'm sure there will be some quality issues."
An overabundance of rain here, a lack of rain there, and other weather anomalies has made things interesting for vegetable shippers and receivers this year, said Kenny Pendergrass, vice president of purchasing at wholesaler Dixie Produce, Inc., Chattanooga, Tenn.
The South Florida corn deal, for instance, was a roller coaster for Memorial Day promotions, Pendergrass said.
It hasn't been just local and regional deals that have affected Dixie's spring business. Mother Nature also has had her way with celery and other western vegetables, Pendergrass said.
"The prices on celery were unbelievable," he said.
Grow Farms shipping
Grow Farms, Louisville, Ky., began shipping hothouse tomatoes from its Granger County facility in May, president Brian Knott said.
The company is growing hothouse product on about 130 acres, 10% more than last year and 50% more than three years ago, Knott said.
"It's a hot item for us," he said. "It's like having a homegrown vine-ripe, only six weeks earlier. It's a great-quality tomato."
Grow Farms also began shipping cucumbers the week of June 10 and squash and zucchini the week of June 17.
New this year, Grow Farms will ship miniature sweet peppers in 1-pound bags packed under the Grow Farms label. Two of the company's grower partners are growing them this year, Knott said.


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In regards to blight, I think it is a more pressing issue of businesses that close virtually "overnight" and leave the building looking ratty. One case in point is on lower East Main Street in the former Bogey's Tobacco Shop. A faded and tattered American flag sadly remains along with other mess that was just left behind. Not a very nice welcome or impression to anyone coming into downtowntown. Have some pride and take some ownership to whomever owns this property.
There is nothing wrong with what Donald Trump is doing. We should be ashamed of ourselves as Americans for not demanding the utmost scrutiny placed on filing the highest office in this great land. There are specified requirements to fill the office of the presidency. It could very well be these constitutional requirements have been compromised.
Democrats are rallying around Chris Murphy and Elizabeth Esty because they know those two are in big trouble. Bringing in Bill Clinton is not exactly a feather in Murphy's cap. Clinton exhibited the morals of a skunk while president. He brought scandal and disgrace to the presidency. He lied repeatedly. Clinton has probably coached Murphy on how to selectively forget the truth.
This past Saturday, it was so nice of Linda McMahon to be a no-show at the NAACP'S State Convention in Waterbury! Instead, she went Trick or Treating in downtown Torrington, with Mayor Ryan Bingham! Chris Murphy showed up with his invitation, Linda must have thrown hers away! I just hope she doesn't get a belly ache from all the candy she ate, and also, didn't lose her broom stick from her costume!
I would like to know if/when The Register Citizen is going to cover the new developments in Benghazi. Those that died asked for backup three times and were denied. Please have a heart.
Go, Wendy (Traub)! I'm sick of politicians who say one thing at home but vote in an entirely different way in Hartford. No "mistruths" about it, Michelle (Cook). Fact is, you voted for a bill that gives people convicted of these crimes a path to earn these so-called risk reduction credits. Over the last few months there have been high-profile crimes allegedly committed by people who earned these credits. And, fact is, you voted against amendment after amendment that would've taken some disgusting crimes out of the eligibility pool. Cook knew what she was voting on--she was told repeatedly.
First let me thank the sponsors (of Torrington's Trunk or Treat), the mayor, the Torrington Police, and all those who volunteered because it had to have been a great effort. But (critics) are right, it was extremely crowded, kids were standing in line for hours with no candy, and eventually parents started zig zagging the lines to get their kids to cars. Who can blame them? Parents were getting cranky too, one guy even got nasty with me which is when I left. Maybe if the hurricane wasn't threatening Halloween the crowd wouldn't have been quite as large. Perhaps extending the event or having it multiple nights would help, it was just huge, cramped, and slow moving. The other issue, Linda McMahon handing out candy with her campaign sticker. COME ON! Way to politicize a children's holiday, that completely disgusted me, any politician there to take advantage of kids being accompanied by voters makes me sick. All evening I had to answer question about who Linda is and why she put her name on the candy and why, why, why. Opportunistic.


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Even houses are on some lists in the last-minute buying spree before Christmas
SATURDAY was the biggest auction day this close to Christmas for at least 12 years with 73 scheduled to go under the hammer.
Buyers were motivated to sign on the dotted line and sellers were eager to close a deal, which helps explain the 71.7 per cent auction clearance rate.
The house that achieved the highest price was a renovated five-bedroom home with city views and water glimpses at 29 Cavell Avenue, Rhodes. It sold for $1.19 million.
Australian Property Monitors data shows it was first listed for private treaty sale on August 21 for $1.4 million. But the owners must have been keen to dispense with their investment property, which had been rented out for $850 a week.
The most recent sale in the street had been a five-bedroom home two doors away at 33 Cavell Avenue, which fetched $1.37 million on May 14 last year.
The most expensive apartment sold was 1/14 Freeman Road, Chatswood. The modern ground-floor two-bedroom apartment with two bathrooms, car space and north-facing courtyard went for $677,000. The vendors had paid $524,000 five years ago. Saturday's result looks to be a good one since a similar two-bedder on a higher level with better views sold for $675,000 in October.
Bargain hunters were out of luck in Hornsby on Saturday. Two people had registered to bid for a four-bedroom home in Peter Close, Hornsby Heights, only to be told the auction was cancelled because two groups with bigger wallets hadn't arrived.
APM's definition of the reported clearance rate is: (Sold under the hammer + Sold prior)/ (All Sold + Passed In + Withdrawn).


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I think victor has a lot more of a shot. But yeah scouts are watching him and Crean said he's one of the most improved players this years. I agree with cdash though. Probably next year if at all. We'll see.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Awesome we got Williams I really wanted him. Also that gives a connection with Boo Williams and Oak Hill Academy. Nice pipeline there. Williams has a lot of potential. If we get Vonleh I think 2013 has a shot to be just as good as 2012.


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|Counter Terror Expo 09
Your attention is drawn to an important opportunity to attend the Counter Terror Expo 2009, a two-day conference and exhibition which has become "the leading international event for security and counter terrorism", held at London's Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre between Tuesday 10th - Wednesday 11th February 2009.
Praetorian's Mr David Heeley MBE will be presenting a workshop seminar on one of the latest projects Praetorian is involved with, the Tactical Virtual Reality Training Programme (TVRTP). For in-depth details of all speakers, lecture subjects and timings, please see the attached PDF brochures.
As a valued client/colleague of Praetorian International, we are pleased to be able to offer you a 50% discount on the cost of the attending the conference, bringing the prices to £162.50 for a one day pass and £287.50 for a two day pass for bookings received before 15th December 2008, and £212.50 and £337.50 respectively thereafter (all prices exclusive of VAT). To apply for the discount prices, please simply quote the reference DISC50 in your registration details.
We very much look forward to seeing you at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre.


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Upper GI (UGI)
How do I prepare?
- Nothing to eat or drink after midnight.
- Have a light supper (no meat)
- No smoking or chewing gum until test complete
What will the exam be like?
You will be instructed to change into a gown. This is to remove all metal from the area of interest. This also will protect your clothes from getting stained. The technologist will greet you and ask a few questions about your identity and the reason you are being tested. The technologist will then ask you to lie on a special tilting table which is capable of fluoroscopy (Moving x-rays with a TV monitor). You will be asked to drink a white liquid barium mixture while the radiologist watches the barium flow through your esophagus and stomach. In addition, "spot images" will be taken of areas the doctor wants to study. You will be asked to turn in different directions and hold several positions while the x-rays are being taken. The whole exam takes about 10-20 minutes. Once your exams are read by our radiologists, it usually takes two to three business days for your doctor to get a copy of your report
What do I do after the exam?
Unless you are on a fluid restricted diet, drink at least 6-8 glasses of water a day for the next two days. If you have any questions concerning your exam, please contact your physician or the Medical Imaging Dept. at 356-8117.