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Paul Chen worked nine years as a server at Ping's Mandarin Restaurant in San Rafael before purchasing it from the retiring owner, Ping Teo, and making it his own nine years ago. Now Chen is expanding to open Ping's Chinese Cuisine in the space that Mikado Sushi formerly occupied in San Rafael's Northgate One shopping center.
Chen wanted to expand earlier, but the economy got in the way.
"Now is the time," says Chen, who, with a twinkle in his eye, suggests it may not be his last expansion in Marin. Ping's Chinese Cuisine offers many of the other restaurant's beloved dishes as well as new items, including salmon spinach rolls ($8.50), honey pecan prawns ($13), crispy duck ($14) and Peking beef ($7.50).
With an opening set for the end of February, Ping's Chinese Cuisine will be open daily for lunch and dinner. Ping's Chinese Cuisine is at 248 Northgate One in San Rafael. Call 492-8808 or go to www.pings mandarinrestaurant.com.
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Denver-based Smashburger is opening its first location in the Bay Area in Novato in spring. Smashburger is known for its technique of taking fresh 100 percent Angus beef, forming soft balls with it, and "smashing" the beef after it is placed on the grill so that the juices rise up, making what the company says is a juicier burger.
And Marin will have its own specialized burger.
"We specialize in making a special menu for each region, looking at the food trends and cultural history in that market and naming a burger that is only sold there," says Smashburger spokesperson Stacie Lange. "We have not determined the name of the special burger for the San Francisco area yet."
Smashburger also researches the local craft beer scene and selects one that is sold in each area.
Smashburger will be at 7370 Redwood Blvd. in Novato. Go to www.smashburger.com for more information.
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That big line outside Sol Food in Mill Valley on Feb. 11 could only mean one thing — yep, the restaurant's official first lunch after a soft opening last week. Sol Food is at 401 Miller Ave. in Mill Valley. Hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Call 380-1986 or go to www.solfoodrestaurant.com.
With the death of the co-owner and chef of San Anselmo's Orchid Thai, Jeiranan "Tommy" Thongnopneua last month, the restaurant has closed, and plans for the space are yet to be determined. Also in San Anselmo, Lanna Thai closed, and Auryn Thai opened Feb. 5 in a quick turnaround. Auryn Thai is emphasizing traditional Thai cuisine. Auryn Thai is at 810 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. in San Anselmo. Call 455-8300.
Marin's two Bills — Bill Higgins and Bill Upson of Real Restaurants — are closing their San Francisco institution, Fog City Diner, and partnering with another Marinite, Bruce Hill (Picco, Zero Zero and Bix), to re-create it as Fog City, according to Inside Scoop SF.
It will close March 15 and reopen sometime this summer — in time, they hope, for the America's Cup. Fog City Diner is at 1300 Battery St. at Embarcadero in San Francisco. Call 982-2000.
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What heart-connection do Sausalito's Mourad Lahlou (Aziza in San Francisco), Niscasio's Michael Mina (Michael Mina in San Francisco) and Roland Passot (Left Bank Larkspur, La Folie in San Francisco) have in common besides Marin? The Constellation Chocolate Collection, for which the Michelin-rated chefs have provided a special chocolate along with other Bay Area notable chefs to benefit Share Our Strength. All profits from each 28-piece limited-edition box ($100) will be donated to help end child hunger in America. Go to www.ifonly.com for ordering information.
Popping the question is offering special sweets through Feb. 14. Choose one or choose all from a "Susie's Cupid Cake," a heart-shaped, four-layer red velvet cake customized and tailored for two ($36);
Want to propose on Valentine's Day? Here's a sweet idea from Greenbrae's SusieCakes. The Perfect Proposal lets you create your own cupcake or cake into which your ring can be baked ($3 cupcake, cakes from $330).
Other goodies for Valentine's Day include Makin' Whoopie pies ($5) and Cupid Cake, a heart-shaped, four-layer red velvet cake customized and tailored for two ($36). SusieCakes is at 310 Bon Air Center in Greenbrae. Call 461-2253 or go to www.susiecakes.com.
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is currently the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, and morbidity and mortality from COPD continue to rise. Despite the magnitude of the problem, therapeutic options are limited - particularly in comparison to cardiovascular disease. Smoking cessation is essential to the treatment and prevention of COPD. However, although smoking is the principal cause of COPD, only a minority of smokers develops symptomatic COPD and many former smokers develop COPD years to decades after they have stopped smoking. The only other medical intervention proven to reduce mortality from COPD is supplemental oxygen therapy. There is therefore an urgent need for newer understandings of the pathophysiology of COPD that might lead to the development of better therapies for COPD.
MESA-Lung is ancillary of the ongoing Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). MESA-lung will utilize the various existing measures of endothelial function that have been already been collected in MESA (flow-mediated dilatation [FMD] and related biomarkers and gene polymorphisms) to test the hypotheses that the endothelial dysfunction occurs in the clinical COPD.
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More than just purveyors of milk and eggs, supermarkets have learned how to entice consumers with smell, targeted shelf placement, and psychological subterfuge.
For instance, the layout of your local supermarket is not as arbitrary as it seems. It is designed to make you spend as much as possible on what the store wants you to buy—which is often more than what you came in for. Meat, poultry, and seafood are usually displayed along the entire back length of the store so that you will see them every time you emerge from an aisle—an appropriate placement for the most profitable department in the store!
Ever wonder why the dairy department is so far away from the main entrance? Almost everybody buys milk and eggs, and the stores recognize that. To reach the dairy case, you have to walk through the entire market, tossing a few extra items into your cart along the way. Half of a store's profits come from these "perimeter" items, which include milk, cheese , meat, deli products, and produce; the more time you spend shopping along the sides and back of the supermarket, the more money the store makes. It is no coincidence that you have to walk through the produce department just as you enter the market. Produce and flowers are the second most profitable department in the supermarket.
Here are some even subtler techniques supermarkets use to entice you to spend:
Placement of packages on supermarket shelves is very carefully planned. Supermarket executives use computer-generated planograms to help them place products on shelves in a way that creates the greatest possible profit.
As you decide which type of product to buy, determine how you plan to use it. Your family may balk at generic juices, but probably will not notice the difference between name-brand and house-brand dairy products, condiments, or canned vegetables.
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APRIL 13, 2004 - Who among us hasn't furrowed a troubled brow over the monthly mystery of our checking account?
There is, after all, a good deal of pressure involved, with the adding, the subtracting and the purely theoretical science of what has cleared and what still lurks out there somewhere, waiting to confuse us even further.
Here's a word of advice: If you are among those who believe that you can't be out of money because you still have checks left, stay clear of the annual East Central Colleges Mathematics Competition recently won by a four-person team of students from Muskingum College. It was the best finish for Muskingum since a team tied for first place at the competition in 2000.
At the competition, held April 3 at Hiram College, the team was given this as its first problem: "A circle of area A1 is contained in a circle of area A1+A2. If the radius of the larger circle is 3, and the three numbers A1, A2, A1+A2 are in arithmetic progression, what is the radius of the smaller circle?"
The students faced this problem, along with nine others in only three hours, without the benefit of books, notes, calculators or computers. Of course, they did get a break now and then, with perfectly obvious advice on their test sheets like, "You may take the most basic properties of logarithms as given."
The winning Muskingum team was comprised of Richard Shawger '05, Christina Ainsley '06, Laura Anderson '07 and Nanase Harda '05. They traveled to the contest with their faculty advisor, Associate Professor of Mathematics Richard Daquila.
"This is a tough competition with tough problems, and they just did so well." Daquila said, in a moment of staggering understatement. "I have to admit, I'm really proud of them."
The students faced off against teams from 13 other schools and wound up with a total of 73 points out of a possible 100.
"This is very special for the students, and kind of amazing," Daquila said.
Almost as amazing as the last line of instructions on the teams' test sheet that would never, ever occur to the math-impaired--Have Fun!
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Four years after a third place finish, Arizona resident Benjamin Bruce had only goal in mind entering Sunday's 10th annual Big Sur Half Marathon.
"I was going for the win," Bruce said. "When you're that close, you want to come back and finish higher."
Mission accomplished. Bruce, 30, broke away early and only stretched his lead later, easily capturing the Big Sur Half Marathon of Monterey Bay with a time of one hour, 4 minutes and 45 seconds over the 13.1-mile course.
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Following his win, Bruce only celebrated for a few minutes. His attention immediately turned to his bride of three weeks, Stephanie Rothstein-Bruce, who joined him in the winner's circle.
"This makes all the training worth it," said Bruce, who won the Santa Monica 5,000 in October. "It's very satisfying to win."
A finalist at the Olympic Trials in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, Bruce and the other early leaders started the race at a 4:22 pace through the first mile. By the time the group got to mile 10, Bruce had opened a 30-second lead.
"Around the 8-mile mark I started pressing a bit. After that, I started sensing that I had a cushion. So I just kept on pressing," said Bruce.
Even with the cushion, Bruce said he still began second- guessing himself. The pain didn't help either.
"Even when I got the big lead, I was wondering, are they coming back on me?," Bruce said. "You feel hurt, too. It just becomes a matter of hanging on from there."
Having looked at the elite roster before the race, Bruce knew that at least five of his competitors had half marathon times of 63 minutes or equivalent.
"The thing is, you don't know who's in or what kind of shape they're in," said Bruce, who earned $3,000 with the win. "It worked out well for me."
Defending champion Joseph Boit of Kenya, an eight-time All-American at the University of Arkansas who won last year with a time of 1:03:50, did not run. Neither did fellow Kenyan Benson Cheruyiot, who placed second in 2011 at 1:03:53.
Samuel Kosgei, 28, who originally hails from Uganda and now resides in Santa Fe, N.M., was second with a time of 1:05:59.3. Third place went to Fred Tumbo of Kenya at 1:05:59.6. Taking fourth and fifth were Kenyan Joseph Mutinda (1:06:13) and Oregon's Ryan Bak (1:06:41).
Kosgei, coming off a seventh place run at the Twin Cities Marathon, where he finished with a personal record 2:17:17, said he decided to not push early because of a nagging cold virus. By the time he wanted to make a move, Bruce was long gone.
"I was taking it easy in the beginning. I thought I'd move in the second half of the race," said Kosgei, who was making his Big Sur Half Marathon debut. "By then, he was way ahead."
Also missing from the field was Castroville resident Daniel Tapia, winner of the 2010 Big Sur Marathon.
Locally, the top male finisher was King City's Jesus Campos. Winner of the 2011 Big Sur Marathon, Campos came in eighth at 1:10:39.
Placing ninth was Monterey's Adam Roach. The defending Big Sur Marathon champ came in at 1:11:31. Also placing in the Top 20 was Monterey's Chris Ulrey, who placed 19th at 1:18:09.
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Lockstone has been a familiar name in Malmesbury since it was first started up as a grocery store in 1808 by Edward Heath Lockstone but it has been trading with a new look more recently.
His great grandson, David Rogers, who grew up in Malmesbury, now runs Lockstones as an estate agents.
The grocery store operated until the late 1960s when it closed in competition with supermarkets.
Four years ago the familiar name returned to the town after Mr Rogers decided to open his estate agents following in his family's footsteps.
"We have had people drop in lots of old ration books and things," Mr Rogers, 33, of Oxford Street, said.
"My grandfather (Douglas) worked in the shop and it was in his generation where it all stopped, so my mum was quite young when it closed, but she did work on the farms as well.
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Heather....hoping and wishing for a rapid, positive response with the anticiotics. Have you noticed any sign of improvement?
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Heather....hoping and wishing for a rapid, positive response with the anticiotics. Have you noticed any sign of improvement?
Heather, Teddy had an exterior drain, not bad but takes some getting used too. Let me know when you know and I will give you some good hints on caring for it. I fully understand your security blanket, Charlie Brown! Why the Morphine, didn't know he was in pain. Do you know what they are giving him? Teddy used to get these blood infections often and we found that Levaquin knocked it right out of him. That's all he took nothing else and it worked wonderful. It's one of the strongest there is and his ONC used to say it will kill anything that should be there! Not sure why MDA want to do an external drain instead of where Gordon is being treated. Our hospital did both kinds of drains. Please stay in close touch! Be Strong.
Yes he has been in pain, Im not sure what type of antibiotics but they will keep him on levaquin until surgery. They have him on hydro morphine for pain....he just pushes a button when he needs meds. He has never had this much pain with one of these infections. Tomorrow they will attempt to put new stents in with the dr we really like and we do not have to go to Houston yet. But if they have trouble the gi dr here will send him because dr vauthey wants to do the drain because of the upcoming surgery I guess. I was heading home from the hospital and got a call from my very upset 6 year old(who is staying with his Aunt) and so I had to go get him. he needs his Mommy so he will go up to the hospital tomorrow to surprise his Daddy before the procedure starts.
So yes he is improving but will not completely be better until they get those nasty stents out and replace them. and look forward the the surgery when he wont need them at all!! Thanks so much for keeping up on your minds and in your hearts!!
Hi Heather,
I hope the stenting goes well today for your husband and that he starts to feel better and in less pain. My sister had 2 external drains - one was put in before they bulked her liver in the run up to her resection.
How is your little boy doing?
Our little one is mucho better since he is with and was able to see his Daddy. Gordon is in sugery now to replace the stents. He has improved alot over night an today. Not much pain and his white blood cell count is normal.
Heather, good, good news. I bet the little man helped too as the best RX as far as I am concerned are the children! GOOD NEWS FOR A Friday NIGHT!
my poor husband.....he is struggling with gas build up from the procedure and is also having pain from I guess having two procedures in two weeks. His pain is under control and he is able to rest which i have been able to work but I cant see straight anymore so the computer needs to go off!! Hoping he will get some relief tomorrow.
Heather, I also hope he gets some sleep, he certainly has earned it.
Heather....both of you need sleep - I bet that things will be better by tomorrow.
Gordon should go home tomorrow. He is much better, he was up all night last night getting rid of the "discomfort" I stayed home with our little one, he had been left so much he needed me. Gordon got alot of rest at the hospital believe or not. they knew he needed and I got caught up on things here at the house and some much needed time with our son. And after sleeping I was able to think clearer. When Gordon was in the hospital for 16 days when he was diagnosed I never left the hospital, unless it was running a quick errand. I pray he stays healthy and surgery goes well. His beliruben is lowering after the stent replacement but his white blood cell level is still high. They dont seem too worried about it....
I do have a question....I was reassured from the doctor that the surgery is 90% sure should be a success. I have seen post that maybe it happens more time than realized that they get in there and it can't, can anyone get me advise on this?
Heather glad to hear of the improvements and may they continue. I know this sounds rather cliché but none of us, know what is really in there until the Surgeon goes in. Teddy's Surgeon said the same thing before his Whipple. Oddly enough he had to abort after 4 hours as he needed to cut the head of the Pancreas to make sure the CC had not spread. He could not cut it due to the fact that the dye from the Endo leaked on the Pancreas and destroyed it to the point it could not be cut. Teddy should have been in crippling pain from this but never said a word. We had to give it 3 weeks to heal and then the real deal was done. I told him I was sorry he had to go through a rehearsal first! This shows how no one knows until they see. The Surgeon also told us that the longer he was in there the better the news. For now the good news is Gordon is coming home and I bet your son will be ecstatic too. Try to concentrate on today more than tomorrow.
Hi Heather.
When we met Dr. Aloia in March he gave my husband a 70% possibility that Le would be resectable, the 30% he will confirm with his retinal scan once he opens Le up. Le's labs were normal with negative tumor markers. CT scans only showed the primary tumor in the bile duct. So we scheduled the surgery for April. When Dr. Aloia opened Le up, he said he could see abt 20 metastasis in the peritoneal so he had to abort the surgery after 3 hrs. He did remove the gall bladder though and said that should prevent the metastasis from spreading to the gall bladder and having the possibility of dealing with that in the future and it also helps with the chemo side effects.
Prayers for a successful surgery for your hubby.
Thank you Susan.....how is your husband doing?
Gordon isn't getting out of the hospital until tomorrow, his white blood cell count needs to go down a little more. I'm waiting to here from MDA if they will want to see him too, just hoping they don't change the surgery date but understand.
Heather....I would like to add to Susan's great response that the plate thickness of a scan machine is 1cm. Hence anything below that size is not visible and that is why we are told that the true extent of the disease only can be determined by the surgeon during surgery.
Hugs and good luck on the reduction of the white blood cells.
You husband and your family are in my thoughts today. best of luck on reducing the WBC count for Gordon. I hope that you are getting some support from your family and friends during this tyring time... keep us posted.
Gordon is home now. Doing well, the surgery date is still August 20th. After visiting with the drs on the phone today and updating them we feel good about this surgery. Thank you guys for your thoughts and prayers.
Hi Heather,
Glad to hear that Gordon is now home and doing well. I hope his surgery goes well and my fingers will be crossed for him for a successful surgery too! Remember please to keep us updated on how everything goes, we are here for you.
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The graduate student is responsible for completing all program requirements within the permitted time limit. Academic policies of the Graduate Program are made and enforced by the Graduate Council. Requests for clarification or exceptions to these policies must be made through the Associate Dean for Graduate Education to this body.
Graduate study is generally more research oriented and more specialized and in-depth than undergraduate education. Graduate students are expected to show maturity and resourcefulness and to accept the responsibility of meeting the demands of challenging course work. They are also expected to have organized and disciplined work habits that maximize success in demanding courses.
A student is admitted to the pool of accepted applicants after she/he has submitted all required materials to the Graduate Education Office and they have been reviewed by the Program Director. Formal admission occurs after the student has met with their advisor and signed a curriculum contract. Admission allows the student to take initial coursework and to receive financial aid. Formal admission and continuous progress requirements vary by program; see program sheets (curriculum contracts) for specific programs. Successful scores on all program assessments, meeting requirements at the various checkpoints, a 3.0 GPA, and compliance with the qualitative standards for coursework are also requirements for the degree. Graduate Education students, by Graduate Council policy, must use their Georgetown College email.
Graduate Council
The Graduate Council serves both as the governing and advisory board of the Graduate Education Program. The Graduate Council admits or rejects candidates to the Master of Arts in Education Program and to degree candidacy, recommends program changes, and evaluates the Graduate Program. The Council also serves as a review board in student academic matters and approves new courses, programs and policy changes. The Graduate Council is composed of the Associate Dean for Graduate Education, the Provost, three K-12 classroom teachers, two school administrators or their designated representatives, two graduate students recommended by the Graduate Faculty, and three faculty members who teach in the Graduate Education Program. At least two of these faculty members shall be from the Arts and Sciences. The Dean of Education serves as a non-voting ex officio member.
Degree Application and Graduation Information
Granting the M.A. degree and/or certification requires successful completion of all coursework and all required program performance assessments that demonstrate proficiency on the Kentucky Teacher Standards and the Georgetown College Teacher Educator Conceptual Framework Standards. Exit requirements vary depending upon the specific program. For initial certification programs, teacher certification is recommended upon successful completion of all program requirements.
Students who plan to complete degree requirements by December and/or August of a given calendar year should make arrangements for degree completion and graduation by attending an exit interview.
The procedure to make arrangements for graduation is as follows:
- Attend an exit interview to check graduation requirements.
- Complete all necessary paperwork required for graduation and for upgrading your teaching certificate.
- Complete the required exit assessment(s) as instructed before the designated due date.
- Order cap and gown through the exit interview process scheduled by the Graduate Education Office.
- Complete all coursework, required competency assessments, and portfolio.
Graduation exercises are held in August and all candidates for graduate degrees are required to participate. If because of unusual circumstances it is believed necessary to graduate in absentia, a written request to the Associate Dean for Graduate Education is necessary for waiver of this requirement.
Certification Procedure
Teacher certification is a function of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and satisfactory completion of a graduate program does not automatically result in certification or a change in certification. The following procedure should be observed in applying for any certificate:
- Secure an application for certification (TC-1 Form) from the Graduate Education Office. Complete the appropriate sections and return to the Graduate Education Office.
- In Kentucky, there is a charge for the certificate (currently $50). The candidate will be notified of this by the Education Professional Standards Board prior to issuance of a certificate.
- The Graduate Education Office mails the completed application and official transcript directly to the Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) office.
Post Graduate Courses
Courses taken after the completion of the Bachelor's Degree, but prior to admission to a graduate program may not be counted toward the Master's Degree without the written permission of the Associate Dean for Graduate Education.
Each graduate student will be assigned to a selected graduate faculty advisor. Students are required to attend a scheduled advising session and sign a program sheet (curriculum contract) prior to enrolling in their first semester of study. Students will not be permitted to register for classes if these two steps have not been taken.
Student Load
Students enrolled for at least six semester hours are considered full-time. For the purposes of federal aid, enrollment in three semester hours is considered halftime. Students who are enrolled in the Teacher Leader MA program and who are employed full-time may not enroll for more than two courses or 6 hours per semester (whichever is less) during the term of their employment. This regulation does not apply to candidates who are enrolled in an alternative certification program for secondary teaching; however, the program director must approve the additional hours.
Dropping a Course or Withdrawal
When students find it necessary to drop a course during a term, the drop/add must be completed through the Graduate Office. Drop or failure to attend once a class has started will incur a portion of the tuition charge as well as the drop fee. The date on which the drop/add card is processed and signed in the Graduate Education Office is the date for calculation of refund. Failure to complete the withdrawal process will result in a grade of "F" in all courses and no refund. Students may drop a course without a grade being assigned prior to the mid-point of the semester. After the midpoint, faculty are required to submit a grade of "WP" (withdrew passing) or "WF" (withdrew failing). A grade of "WF" will be calculated as an "F" in the student's GPA. The WP/WF dates are posted on the graduate education website.
Registration Confirmation
To complete registration for classes, students must confirm their registration by paying charges in full or making arrangements to pay the bill in installments.
Both methods require contact with the Georgetown College Business Office. Course registration will be cancelled for students who do not confirm registration through financial arrangements by the second week. Such students will be subject to the refund schedule and fees.
Research Study Requirements
Throughout their graduate study, most students will be required to conduct one or more research projects. Many research studies require the approval of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) prior to the initiation of the proposed research. For additional information, contact the course instructor. IRB approval forms can be downloaded from the college website.
Independent Study
Independent Studies are created courses and not regular courses listed in the course offerings section of this catalog. Students must obtain the approval of the Associate Dean for Graduate Education prior to registering for independent study. Students who wish to enroll in an Independent Study (or in rare cases, a Course by Approval), are required to submit a proposal using the form designed for this purpose.
Candidates in the Teacher Leader Master of Arts Program may take Independent Studies as part of required electives, determined by their advisor and listed on the curriculum contract. The Arts & Sciences faculty may request to utilize a pass/fail grade for Independent Studies related to the Teacher Leader Program. Faculty will outline on the Independent Study form the course requirements and the specifics for earning a pass/fail grade. A passing grade adds credit hours but no quality points. A failing grade will be included in GPA calculation. Forms can be obtained in the Graduate Education Office.
Grades and Scholarship Standards
All students are expected to maintain a grade-point average of 3.0 which is the minimum required for graduation. A grade lower than a "C" will not count for graduate credit in any program. A cumulative point standing of 3.0 must be attained for the M.A. in Education Degree. A grade of "I" (Incomplete) must be converted by the end of the following semester, or the "I" automatically becomes an "F."
An overall GPA of 2.3 or lower after enrolling in at least 8 hours of course work will result in automatic suspension from the Graduate Program. Students may be readmitted to the Graduate Education Program after a period of one year. A second suspension will be final. No credit earned by a student during suspension at any institution will be honored by Georgetown College.
Students with a GPA of 2.31-2.99 after enrolling in at least 8 hours of course work will be placed on probation. The student may not earn less than a "B" during the probation period or automatic suspension from the Graduate Education Program will occur.
Students are considered to be on probation for at least 2 semesters or the next 12 semester hours (whichever is greater). Failure to raise the overall grade point average to the required level of 3.0 within the next two semesters or 12 semester hours of enrollment (including summer terms) will result in suspension from Georgetown College for a period of one year.
No student may graduate with less than a 3.0 GPA. Students who fail to achieve a 3.0 GPA after the completion of all course work will be required to repeat courses in which they received a "C" until they achieve the required 3.0 GPA for graduation.
Appeals Process
Students who are making satisfactory progress and have raised their GPA to at least a 2.8 after 2 semesters or 12 semester hours of probationary status may make appeal to the Graduate Council to continue the probationary period for an additional semester. No student will be allowed to continue on probationary status beyond three semesters or 18 hours.
Continuous Progress
As students progress through a specific program, they are required to complete successfully several specified major performance assessments. These assessments are completed in specific courses, and measure the candidate's competence in meeting state, program (Conceptual Framework), and specialty standards. Major assessments are used both to track the progress of individual candidates, and to inform the unit of any program weaknesses that need to be addressed. Candidate performance on various major program assessments–along with other criteria used to assess progress–are formally evaluated at various checkpoints, and candidates are provided with formal feedback on their progress at these junctures. Students who fail to meet minimal requirements for passing a particular assessment are required to meet with the course instructor and devise an action plan. All major assessments must be satisfactorily completed before the candidate can graduate from the program. Candidates must also complete the major assessments designated at each program checkpoint before progressing to the next sequence of courses. Candidates must adhere to course sequence and priority checkpoints before advancing in a MA program.
In addition, all candidates enrolled in the Graduate Education Program must demonstrate the professional dispositions expected of teacher candidates as outlined in the program's Conceptual Framework. Students' dispositions are assessed upon program entrance and also throughout the program at each checkpoint. When a student's dispositions are inconsistent with the Conceptual Framework, faculty submit a "Dispositions Evaluation-Record of Concerns" specifying the specific concern(s) for which the student is being referred. Students who fail to meet program standards are required to meet with their academic advisor and the Associate Dean of Graduate Education to develop an action plan and address all areas of weakness. The Conceptual Framework of the Georgetown College Teacher Education Program includes standards on the moral and ethical dispositions of students. If at any time during the program a student is found to be in violation of the Honor System at Georgetown College, such violation will be taken to the Vice President for Student Life and the Associate Dean for Graduate Education for resolution. For severe infractions, sanctions may include expulsion from the program. Infractions are outlined in the Graduate Student Handbook and include cheating, plagiarism, stealing, lying, and double assignments (the use o one assignment to fulfill the requirements of more than one course).
Students who are enrolled in an initial program at the graduate level and who wish to maintain their temporary provisional certificate must be continuously enrolled; that is, they must take classes during the terms in which they are being employed as teachers. The Kentucky Teacher Internship Program (KTIP) will count as continuous enrollment, if the student has completed the required course work, for the purposes of maintaining the temporary provisional certificate. Special circumstances will be reviewed by the program director and recommended for approval by the Associate Dean for Graduate Education.
Confirming Enrollment
For online and blended classes: The town meeting constitutes the first class session for online and blended courses. Course content and information is shared at this face-to-face session that cannot be provided through an online format. Therefore, for classes that meet during the town meeting, attendance at the town meeting is MANDATORY. No excuses will be accepted except for clear emergencies that could not be anticipated (e.g., death in family, severe illness or accident).
Should you find that you cannot attend the scheduled town meeting, you are advised to enroll in that class during a different term. Students who do not attend the town meeting and cannot provide evidence of an emergency (e.g., written note from physician) will be automatically dropped from all enrolled courses.
For on-campus classes: Students confirm enrollment by attending the first class session or by contacting the course instructor. Students who do not correspond with the instructor after the first two class sessions will be automatically dropped from the course. Additionally, to complete registration for classes, students must confirm their registration by paying charges in full or making arrangements to pay the bill in installments. Both methods require contact with the Georgetown College Business Office. Course registration will be cancelled for students who do not confirm registration through financial arrangements by the second week Such students will be subject to the refund schedule and fees.
Procedure for Appeal: Should there be other extenuating circumstances which make it impossible for students to attend the online town meeting, appeals should be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Graduate Education, preferably at least a week prior to the scheduled town meeting date. The Associate Dean for Graduate Education, in consultation with the Program Director and course instructor, will make the final determination in granting a waiver.
Dropping out of the Program
Students who intend to drop out of the Graduate Education Program for a period longer than a year should send an official notification to the Associate Dean for Graduate Education or to their graduate advisor. Students who drop out of the program for a period of five years or more and wish to return must be readmitted to the program. Such students will be required to meet all requirements for admission and will be issued a new curriculum contract. No courses will be counted toward the degree that extend beyond the required time period for program completion.
Inactive Status
Candidates who have not registered for classes for two calendar years will be placed on inactive status. In order to register for classes, deactivated students must contact the Graduate Education Office or appropriate program director and submit a short form in order to reactivate their status and enroll in additional graduate classes. Candidates who are placed on inactive status will be notified by letter from the Graduate Education Office at least one month prior to changing their status to inactive. In addition to submitting an amended application, those who wish to return to active status must also attend an advising session and review their program sheet as part of the readmission process. This process may include updating of enrollment forms.
Georgetown College Honor System
The Graduate Education Program adheres to all policies governing the Honor System. Violations of the Honor System include cheating, plagiarism, stealing, lying (in academic matters), and double assignments, and are subject to college sanctions. (See information under "Continuous Progress.") Procedures and processes relating to these policies, including the right of appeal, are included in the Graduate Student Handbook.
Georgetown College Technology Ethics Policy
The Graduate Education Program adheres to all of the principles outlined in the Technology Ethics Policy. A statement of the policy, enforcement of the policy, and guidelines for use of computing resources including the internet, worldwide web, email, and related networks are included in the Graduate Student Handbook.
Academic Appeal Procedure
Students who wish to appeal a grade or other faculty decision have the right to appeal. Students should first seek to resolve the problem with the specific faculty member involved. If a student wishes to lodge a complaint against a faculty member in an academic matter that cannot be resolved directly with the faculty member, the student should first consult with his/her academic advisor. The advisor will guide the student through the options available to the student (informal or formal complaint). When there is an informal expression of an academic concern, the student's faculty advisor should convey the essence of that concern to the Associate Dean for Graduate Education, who will investigate the issue. The Associate Dean will take any necessary action to help resolve the issue. If the faculty member in question is the Associate Dean for Graduate Education, the advisor will convey the nature of the concern to the Dean of Education, who will investigate the issue and take any necessary action to help resolve the issue. If the faculty member in question is the student's advisor, the student should contact the Associate Dean for Graduate Education for resolution of the problem.
Formal complaints should be reserved for situations in which a student believes he or she has been adversely affected in a way that cannot be or has not been resolved through informal intervention. When the student wishes to lodge a formal complaint, the student should generally seek advice from his/her academic advisor about the best way to proceed (unless the advisor is the focus of the complaint). To make a formal complaint, the student must submit a written statement of the difficulty to the Associate Dean for Graduate Education and request that the issue be resolved through the Graduate Council. This statement should be no longer than two pages and should concentrate on the facts of the issue in question.
The Associate Dean for Graduate Education then reviews the facts, communicates with the person(s) involved, and attempts to resolve the difficulty to the student's satisfaction. If that attempt is unsuccessful, the matter will be forwarded to the Graduate Council for review. The Council will review the facts of the grievance and make a recommendation to the Provost for resolving the problem. The final disposition of the issue is in the hands of the Provost and is final and binding.
Comprehensive Examination
In addition to the continuous assessment requirements noted above, candidates are required to submit a final assessment (currently a portfolio and accompanying reflective essay) at the conclusion of their program that demonstrates that they satisfactorily meet all Kentucky Teacher standards and Conceptual Framework standards. Details of this requirement are provided during the Exit Interview. Initial certification programs and some endorsement programs also require that students pass certain PRAXIS exams prior to being formally admitted to and/or exited from the program.
Transfer of Credits
Candidates enrolled in the MA program and MA-AC program are permitted to transfer up to 6 hours of graduate credit from another institution. Credits must have been earned from a nationally accredited institution or a regional institution of higher education accredited by EPSB. Candidates enrolled in the MA-LBD program may transfer up to 12 hours of graduate credit from another institution. All credits must be current (within the required time line or "window" for graduate study), must meet the equivalent syllabus of a Georgetown College course, and must have been earned from an accredited graduate school. Transfer credits must be approved by the candidate's advisor and by the Associate Dean for Graduate Education. By Graduate Council policy, the Kentucky Reading Project will not transfer for course credit for students in the Teacher Leader MA-Reading/ Writing Program.
The culminating experience in the Graduate Education Program is the action research project, which is completed in EDU 594/595. Candidates must take these courses at Georgetown College. Research courses taken at other institutions cannot be transferred to satisfy these requirements.
Time Limitation
Time limitations for program completion vary by program, and are noted on the program sheet (curriculum contract).


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Dozens attended Mass on Saturday at the same spot general absolution and a blessing were given to both Union and Confederate troops nearly 150 years ago.
The president of the University of Notre Dame, Father John Jenkins, flew in to celebrate the Mass. The symbolism of the mass to honor the sacrifice of Christ mixed with honor given to the fallen soldiers at Gettysburg, to the sacrifice and dedication of Father William Corby, and to the two martyrs who shared a feast day on Saturday.
"This is very sacred ground for us," Jenkins said.
Father Corby was the chaplain of the 88th New York in the legendary Irish Brigade.
Corby stood on a rock and soldiers, both Catholic and non-Catholic knelt to receive the blessing before going into battle on the second day of the three-day Battle of Gettysburg.
"Today, we are not on the verge of a civil war, but we are still conflicted and divided," Jenkins said. "Too often the conflicts among us become standoffs and staredowns."
Mass on Saturday took place near a statue of Corby erected on that same spot in 1910.
The same day, the Catholic Church honored the sacrifice of two martyrs in particular with a feast day for St. Thomas More and St. John Fisher.
Jenkins linked the sacrifice and tragic realities of war and martyrdom by saying, "Moments of greatest challenge and crisis are where we face the deepest questions of our lives."
He said Saturday's mass was a celebration of the reality of God's comfort during times of despair.
Jenkins challenged the congregation in an address after the Mass ended to follow in the footsteps of Father Corby. Even though he was on the side of the Union, he made good friends with Confederates. Even though he was a Catholic priest, he granted absolution to everyone.
After the war, Corby was one of the founders of the University of Notre Dame. The school is still known as "The Fighting Irish" in recognition of the Irish brigades Civil War service.


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Persistent drought sparked a rush in irrigated farmland sales during the fourth quarter of 2012, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's quarterly Survey of Agricultural Credit Conditions.
Stronger sales vaulted irrigated cropland values in the seven-state Tenth District 30 percent above year-ago levels, with a 13 percent jump in the fourth quarter alone. Farmers were the predominant buyers of farm real estate and placed a premium on irrigated land due to water scarcity stemming from drought. Non-irrigated cropland and ranchland also posted strong annual gains between 20 and 25 percent.
Farmland values rose with stronger-than-expected farm incomes. High pre-harvest crop prices lifted incomes, especially for farmers on irrigated land, while crop insurance payments compensated for yield losses on non-irrigated land. A post-harvest decline in crop prices and strengthening cattle and hog prices improved livestock profitability as losses narrowed.
Higher farm incomes boosted capital spending and led to improved agricultural credit conditions. Expectations for capital spending in the coming months varied, as bankers surveyed generally expected that areas still experiencing drought would make fewer capital improvements in early 2013.
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What is an interoperability solution project?
An interoperability solution project is an on-line group of users with communication and collaboration tools for people who develop or use particular interoperability solution.
What is displayed on this page?
On this page, you can see a list of projects with the author, the creation date and a short description.
How is this list sorted?
- The list of projects can be sorted by creation date, by title, by the number of downloads and by the rating;
- A select list of sorting criteria is available at top right of the page.
How to consult the description of an individual interoperability solution project?
Navigate to the information on Joinup about a project by clicking on its name in the list. The interoperability solution main page will be displayed.
Subversion: source code repository
Joinup offers each project a free Subversion (SVN) version control system. A good introduction to Subversion (sometimes referred to as "SVN") can be found in this on-line book: http://svnbook.red-bean.com .
How obtain anonymous access to Subversion?
Each project's SVN repository can be checked out through anonymous access with the following command(s).
svn checkout https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/svn/<PROJECT-NAME>
Users can provide these URL to the SVN clinet tool of their choice. Tortoise SVN is a popular, easy-to-use graphical SVN client: http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org.
How to obtain developer access to Subversion via DAV?
Only project contributors can access the SVN tree via this method. Substitute developername with the proper values. Enter your site password when prompted.
svn checkout --username developername https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/svn/<PROJECT-NAME>
File sharing service: WebDAV
On Joinup, each project has a file sharing service, accessible at:
Each www-public folder is mapped to the folder:
How to add content to a specific www-public folder of a project?
1. Make sure that:
- you are a member of the specific project.
- the option "Display WebDAV link" is checked see here on how to do this.
2. To add content to a to a specific www-public folder of a project, use the map network drive tool that is standard in Windows. Login with your Joinup credentials.
Nexus repository manager
Nexus repository manager
On Joinup, a Nexus repository manager can be used by build tools such as maven to:
- proxy a remote repository and cache external artefacts saving both bandwidth and time required to retrieve a software artefact from a remote repository, and
- host a repository providing your project with a deployment target for local artefacts (e.g. development build).
The Nexus repository manager is available at https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/nexus and can be accessed by users with the developer and project owner roles using their Joinup user credentials. The release manager can also upload artefacts within the maven repository (nexus).
The user guide "Repository Management with Nexus" provides you more information.
What are the prerequisites to use the maven repository?
To populate the maven repository of Joinup with the releases coming from your project, you need to:
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- Have requested the creation of a maven repository for your project (see below)
- Have the developer or the project owner role to publish on the snapshot repository associated to your project
- Be the project owner to publish on the release repository associated to your project
How to request the creation of a maven repository?
Creating a maven repository is not an automated process on Joinup.
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- The groupId of your project.
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Elliott Sadler and Richard Childress appeared as if they were punched in the gut after NASCAR's decisions in the Nationwide Series race Saturday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Whether it was the right or wrong call to penalize Sadler on that late restart, should NASCAR have had to make a call in the first place? Why does NASCAR decide to put its credibility on the line when the situation could be black-and-white?
The staff of Sporting News and NASCAR Illustrated tackle that issue and others in this week's roundtable.
Should the NASCAR restart rule be a judgment call as it is now or black-and-white with no review for the circumstances?
Kenny Bruce: It has to remain a judgment call because there are too many scenarios that could allow someone other than the race leader to get to the line first during a restart. NASCAR has to weigh each and then determine if an infraction occurred.
Kris Johnson: Make it black-and-white to reduce the chance of human error. Furthermore, rewrite the restart rule to have it mirror the start of every race whereby the flagman determines when it's go time. If the leader fails to go for whatever reason then we have no argument about jumping the restart.
Jay Pfeifer: It's always going to remain a judgment call. But what they need to do is deal with the procedure. They should have thrown the yellow and forced another restart instead of penalizing Sadler and taking him out of contention.
Bob Pockrass: The current way is best. Better to put credibility on the line than an unfair black-and-white call. It would make things easier on NASCAR, but the teams work too hard for it not to be a judgment call. Just have to hope that NASCAR is consistent with its judgments.
Should NASCAR, as it is discussing, get rid of the top-35 rule and return to qualifying with a set of provisionals?
Kenny Bruce: Does it matter? The top-35 rule was instituted to protect top teams that compete every week, but it's rare that one of those teams has to resort to owner points today to make the field. Instead, it's the same handful of teams that are fighting for the final one or two spots in the lineup each week. Getting rid of the top-35 rule isn't going to change that, especially if the new system awards provisionals.
Kris Johnson: Yes. The essence of the sport is speed and the fastest cars on a given day should earn the right to compete on Sunday. As it stands now, qualifying is meaningless. Having a handful of provisionals will safeguard those who've performed well during the season should they have a disastrous qualifying run. The top-35 rule made sense when it was rolled out in the middle of the last decade because so many teams were vying for spots in the field. It doesn't anymore.
Jon Gunn: Yes, get rid of it. On-track competition should trump marketing shenanigans when it comes to performance-related rules.
Bob Pockrass: No. Well, it's no big deal if NASCAR does return to the traditional style of qualifying but it's not necessary. Sponsorship is so fragile these days, anything NASCAR can do to help it should be heavily considered. Those in the top 35 earn their spot—by their finishes every week.
Every year Jimmie Johnson has won at Indy, he has won the title. Will the same happen in 2012?
Kenny Bruce: Since he won Cup titles twice without winning at Indy the same year, I'd say it's not a given. However, his team certainly appears to be rounding into championship form once again.
Jon Gunn: As impressive as this stat is, the championship race wasn't just decided at Indy. Johnson could win, but two or three other drivers are going to have a say in the matter.
Kris Johnson: Betting against Johnson and the No. 48 team this year? Do so at your own peril. It's not just the fact that he won at Indy nor that he shares the lead in series victories with three. It is the Johnson-Chad Knaus mastery of the Chase that shifts the balance in their favor when it comes to landing title No. 6 this year.
Jay Pfeifer: No. He's looking awfully strong—but has there been a time since '06 when he hasn't? I think he'll have some very tough competition. You have to think Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth or Brad Keselowski will give Knaus and Johnson all they can handle.


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California Attorney General Kamala Harris and other officials have come out swinging in defense of the psychiatric program at Salinas Valley State Prison, saying doctors' warnings of serious problems at the facility are "not true."
Harris' statements came in the form of a court declaration made just before Gov. Jerry Brown filed paperwork on Monday asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider whether further prison population reductions must continue in the wake of health care improvements already made.
As Brown's budget revision was picked apart Tuesday, observers noted it includes no funding for prison reforms he — "under protest" — promised before filing to appeal the case on Monday.
"We have a plan and if the Legislature votes for it, then we'll have to find money," Brown told reporters on Tuesday.
In the long-running court battle, which years ago led to federal oversight of the state's prison mental health care, the Salinas Valley Psychiatric Program and the California Department of State Hospitals that runs it have become flash points of controversy.
Harris charges that attorneys representing mentally ill inmates are asking the state to "radically reconfigure the state prison system to their liking."
Harris wrote that inmates' attorneys haven't proven there are "ongoing constitutional violations," nor shown the state is "acting with deliberate indifference to inmates' mental health needs."
She singled out declarations and testimony from two of the nine psychiatrists at the Salinas Valley unit who earlier this year warned that "severe" psychiatrist shortages have put inmates and staff at risk.
Dr. John Brim, Dr. Joel Badeaux and seven colleagues twice sent letters to superiors saying their concerns about unsafe staffing levels had gone unheeded.
Harris dismissed the claims.
"Dr. Brim and Dr. Badeaux's testimony on staffing shortages does not establish that any patients were harmed by the psychiatric turnover, and the evidence presented by (the state) shows that the inmates are receiving adequate mental health care," Harris wrote.
She said that because the two doctors were not qualified to speak as expert witnesses, they should not testify about anything they hadn't personally witnessed.
Attorney Ernest Galvan, who represents mentally ill inmates in the case, said Harris hasn't produced contradictory testimony from anyone who worked in the program.
"Brim and Badeaux worked on the units with the patients and they testified to what they had personal knowledge of," Galvan said. State officials "haven't produced one single person who worked at Salinas Valley who actually said, 'I was there and these things aren't true.'"
Instead, the state had Kathy Gaither, chief deputy director of the Department of State Hospitals, file a declaration that Galvan said "demonstrates the 30,000-foot view" state officials tend to have of the program.
Without naming him, Gaither mentioned the case of inmate Desmond Watkins, a 36-year-old who died in the facility on March 22 of acute water intoxication.
Galvan said Gaither failed to note that the man was diagnosed at the facility with primary polydipsia, a psychological condition causing unquenchable thirst.
In some psychiatric hospitals, patients with the condition are kept in cells where staff can turn off the water so they don't overdose. Officials haven't disclosed whether Watkins' one-man cell had such a feature.
In the wake of Watkins' death and the suicide last year of another inmate, Galvan's firm has called for a team from the federal Special Master's office to investigate the safety of staffing levels at the unit.
Even before learning of Watkins' death, Badeaux asked U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to get involved.
State hospital officials insist the staff-to-patient ratios at the prison, one of two in Soledad, are kept at safe levels, although Gaither acknowledged low staff morale has plagued the facility.
But she said steps have been taken to fix the problems. In recent weeks, the department replaced the program's top staff, though a new interim director only lasted two weeks before leaving Friday.
Employees at the unit who spoke to The Herald on condition of anonymity, saying they fear reprisals, have agreed with Brim's claims that soap, clean bedding and undergarments have been in short supply this year.
Salinas Valley warden Randy Grounds last week filed his own court declaration supporting Brown and Harris' stance. While he said the prison has an ample supply of soap, bedclothes and other patient essentials available whenever state hospital staff asks for it, Grounds did not say whether such requests come often enough to keep the unit well-stocked.
Grounds explained the rationale behind the program's practice of placing newly arrived patients on "cuff status," meaning they are restrained for up to 10 days until their security levels, medical history and other issues can be assessed by a team.
"Many inmates received into the Salinas Valley Psychiatric Program are the most behaviorally and emotionally challenged inmates" in the prison system, Grounds said.
He did not discredit the two doctors' testimony about staffing levels and other issues that fall under the state hospital department's control and not his.
Harris has less than 60 days to file Brown's full legal arguments with the U.S. Supreme Court, which may not decide for months if it wants to revisit the case.
The high court has once upheld the case and ordered California to quickly reduce its prison population, saying overcrowding has created unconstitutional health care deficiencies.
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Mesna (Mesnex®)
Pronounced: MES-nuh
Classification: Uroprotectant
About Mesna (Mesnex®)
Mesna is not a cancer treatment, but a medication, called a chemoprotectant, used to protect the bladder from a harmful side effect of certain chemotherapy agents (ifosfamide, cyclophosphamide) called hemorrhagic cystitis (bleeding in the bladder).
How to Take Mesna
Mesna is given by intravenous (IV) infusion or by mouth, in a pill form. It can be given before, after, and/or at the same time as the chemotherapy. The actual dose is dependent on the patient's body size and the dose of chemotherapy he or she is receiving.
If you are in the hospital, the nursing staff may use a test strip to check the urine periodically for microscopic blood (not visible to the eye) to be sure that cystitis is not developing. You should report any burning or urgency with urination to your doctor or nurse. You should also let your doctor or nurse know if you are taking any blood-thinning medications (coumadin, aspirin, Plavix), as these put you at a higher risk of bleeding. Drink plenty of non-alcoholic fluids while taking mesna.
Possible Side Effects of Mesna
Most side effects experienced while taking mesna are actually caused by the chemotherapy medication it is given with. Intravenous (IV) mesna contains a small amount of alcohol, which may cause patients to experience drowsiness, dizziness, lightheadedness and blurred vision, which can impair your ability to drive.
Some patients reported a bad taste or nausea when taking mesna in a pill form. Talk to your doctor or nurse so they can prescribe medications to help you manage nausea and vomiting. In addition, dietary changes may help. Avoid things that may worsen the symptoms, such as heavy or greasy/fatty, spicy or acidic foods (lemons, tomatoes, oranges). Try antacids, (e.g. milk of magnesia, calcium tablets such as Tums), saltines, or ginger ale to lessen symptoms.
Allergic Reactions
Some patients may experience an allergic reaction to this medication. This can range from a mild reaction to anaphylaxis. Symptoms of a reaction include itching, flushing, burning, swelling of the face, or difficulty breathing. A serious skin reaction that starts as a rash and progresses to painful blisters, can happen in rare cases. Report any unusual symptoms to your healthcare provider.
Reproductive Concerns
Exposure of an unborn child to this medication could cause birth defects, so you should not become pregnant or father a child while on this medication. Effective birth control is necessary during treatment. Even if your menstrual cycle stops or you believe you are not producing sperm, you could still be fertile and conceive. You should consult with your healthcare team before breastfeeding while receiving this medication.


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This set of 3 tables works together in a nested design or as separate accent tables throughout a room. The mission oak finish and styling create a simple and elegant look that is also functional.Product Features:
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By Frank
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Comments about BJs Wholesale Club Powell Nested Tables - Mission Oak:
The table set showed up just as pictured. The quality of workmanship and wood was just what I was hoping it would be.
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Great tables for the price. They arrived quickly and were very easy to put together. Great nested tables!
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Well Made, nice finish, and good quality
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We couldn't be happier with this purchase. The quality of the wood is fantastic...it has a nice finish and the color is perfect. Since space is limited for us, these are perfect to pull out when company is over and then easily slip under each other for every day. This was definitely worth every penny.
Easy Assembly, Even I could do it!
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I use this set of tables as a side table then use the other tables for when company comes for uses for glasses and dishes. Very attractive piece in my home. I assembled it myself and did not need any help at all! Very clear instructions. The table was not completely sanded, so when I was dusting it, some debris got stuck in the "rough" parts.
Three in one space!
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Quick and easy orderinf and delivery. Easy to put together, take up limited space while offering triple the usage. Construction is average but staining is sloppy and wrong side quite messy. Doesn't show on right side.
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Editor's note: This market commentary is provided by the Dairy Division at FCStone/Downes-O'Neill in Chicago, Ill.
The Class III futures market closed last Friday's trading session posting nearly 800 trades as the 2013 contracts settled with mixed results. The futures contracts settled between 12 cents lower and 6 higher with the slight gains contained within the February through April and October contracts. The 2013 second-quarter futures pack lost 5 cents Friday to close out the week at the price of $18.04, 18 cents higher than the week prior.
Friday's World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report from USDA placed the estimated milk production for 2013 at 201 billion pounds, up just 0.3 percent from the estimated total for 2012 due to stronger than expected fourth-quarter production levels. Milk production across much of the nation remains strong despite the dip in California's production rate, led by the strength in the Midwest.
Spot session results:
Block cheese: $1.65 (up 0.25 cent)
Barrel cheese $1.56 (up 0.5 cent)
Grade A NFDM: $1.52 (unchanged)
Butter: $1.555 (unchanged)
Friday's grains trade was dictated by the results of the USDA's supply and demand report, which pushed the grain markets mostly lower. The Mar13 corn contract slipped 1 ¾ cents lower Friday to settle at $7.09, with a total weekly loss totaling 27 cents. The Mar13 soybean contract dropped 34 ¼ cents on the day to settle at the price of $14.52 ½, 21 ¾ cents lower than the Friday before. The Mar13 wheat contract managed to gain ¼ penny for the day to close out at the price of $7.56 ¼, 8 ¾ cents lower than the week prior.
The bearish mind-set of the market was instilled mostly by the USDA's estimates for South America's crop-production levels. The USDA pegged Argentina's corn production above trade expectations as corn production was estimated at 27.0 million tons versus the expected 26.3, while soybean production was slightly below expectations, 53.0 versus 53.1 million tons. Brazil's corn production was pegged at 72.5 million tons, versus the expected 71.3, while soybean production was estimated at 83.5 million tons versus the estimated 82.6. Turning towards the U.S., the corn carryout was estimated to total 632 million bushels, up 30 over the USDA's previous estimate, accounting for a 50-million bushel drop in exports over the January report. The soybean carryout figure fell 10 million bushels to 125 from the January report as a result of an increase in crush demand.
We look for corn to open 2 to 4 cents lower and beans to open 18 to 22 lower.
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