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The U.S. military had held them "to prevent a combatant from returning to the battlefield," the report said.
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The president's request to Congress Friday followed weeks of discussions with lawmakers and officials from New York, New Jersey and other affected states who requested significantly more money, but generally praised the president's request as they urged Congress to adopt it without delay.
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The military said serious dialogue is the "best and only" way to overcome the nation's deepening conflict over a disputed draft constitution hurriedly adopted by Islamist allies of President Mohammed Morsi, and recent decrees granting himself near-absolute powers.IBM is making changes to its employee benefits that may cause other large corporations to follow suit. The technology company will begin making contributions to employees' 401(k) accounts in lump-sum annual payments, rather than at the time of each paycheck. It's a move that will help the company cut retirement plan expenses.
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This 10-story hotel is adjacent to the University of Buffalo and is 13 miles north of downtown and the convention center.
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Located adjacent to the University of Buffalo, the smoke-free Buffalo Marriott Niagara is 13 miles (21 kilometers) north of downtown and within 20 miles (32 kilometers) of Niagara Falls.
The hotel provides complimentary airport transportation on request during limited hours. Meeting rooms and a business center with high-speed Internet access (surcharge) are available. Free WiFi is available in the public spaces, as well as wired high-speed Internet.
A casual restaurant serves American fare for lunch and dinner. Recreational amenities include an interconnected indoor/seasonal outdoor pool, spa tub, 24-hour fitness room, and game room.
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Hoarding has become a bit of a spectacle these days. Reality TV shows like "Hoarders" or "Buried Alive" have viewers sitting on the edge of their couches, wondering just what junk — or creatures might be in the next room. Remember that bedroom crawling with roaches?
But, hoarding — holding on and collecting things in extreme forms — is an expression of mental illness, and psychiatrists now recognize it as a distinct disorder. As people get older, the condition can get worse, and sometimes it's up to the next generation to clean up.
"You couldn't get into this room six months ago. It was mountains," recalled Lisa Friedman, standing in her mother's Havertown home. Her mother, Marilyn Friedman, used the screen name Margo; she had small roles in movies, and wrote articles and short stories. She lived in her house for 62 years.
"[That's a] pretty long time to be collecting things," said her daughter.
The house looks shabby, furniture, books, papers, clothes are everywhere, making it hard to walk. In one corner, hundreds of cassette tapes are stacked. Marilyn used to enjoy taping conversations with guests.
Stuff is messy, perhaps even a bit repulsive. But it tells a story — it reveals a person's dreams, and whispers about their losses.
"My mom was married for decades, then dad left for a vacation in Florida and never came back, so he left her with this house, and no money," said Lisa Friedman. Her father divorced her mother, got remarried, and died soon after.
Last year, Marilyn Friedman had to move into a nursing home after she broke her hip. Her daughter thinks she fell because of all the stuff that was creating tripping hazards all over her house.
Lisa began to dig through layers and layers of her mother's stuff — and the belongings of other people she had started to collect.
It started with newspaper clippings
"I knew from the time I was a teenager that something wasn't right. She just loved collecting clippings, and I wasn't sure, because she said she wanted to use them in her writing, but I knew other people's houses didn't look like ours," said Lisa Friedman.
Friedman remembers a time when she hid from a friend who knocked on her door. She didn't want the other girl to see the inside of the house.
Upstairs, Marilyn Friedman's former bedroom is filled with beautiful gowns, flashy outfits, jewelry, handbags, shoes. Lisa says her mother always dressed like a movie star. "She loved to pose for pictures, a beautiful woman."
After her father left, her mother's hoarding escalated, said Friedman. She would offer to help her clean, but her mother didn't want help, and didn't want to part with her belongings. She started to hoard other people's things, too.
Collecting memories
"This is a friend of hers, who was a Russian Olympic ice skater, and mom collected news articles and photographs of her, and has kept these in the house. I think she had to keep those so she could keep seeing the people who had passed on. Lisa Friedman even found the figure skater's ashes in her mother's house.
She says the process of cleaning out her mother's house has been exhausting and overwhelming, but it has allowed her to reconnect with her own childhood, and her family history. We drove to visit Marilyn Friedman at the nursing home where she now stays. She says she misses her home, and all of her things.
Help for hoarders and their families
Hoarding is especially difficult with older populations says Dr. Linda Welsh — she directs the anxiety and agoraphobia treatment center in Bala Cynwyd. Mountains of things pose a greater health risk for older people — and their habit might get worse if they develop dementia. I asked her a few questions about treatment, awareness and advice.
What does treatment look like for hoarding?
Treatment looks very much like it does for anxiety disorders and depression, cognitive behavioral therapy is certainly indicated, we have to understand the thought process of the person who hoards, and the behavior often runs in families, there is clearly a biological component, and we now know that hoarding brains look a little bit different.
Are hoarders usually aware that they have an issue?
Mostly not, a lot of them are in denial, and have very good reasons for living the way they live. It's very difficult, and there's not a lot of motivation to change, it's usually that their behavior is a bother to others. When you investigate their motives, it's often that they worry, they want to make sure that things are protected, that they have what they need, and that other people are taken care of. I had a patient who collected newspapers, and I asked her about the meaning. She said she holds on to obituaries, because she doesn't want to think that people disappear and there is nothing left of them.
What's your advice for families who have an elderly loved one who is hoarding?
First of all, lose the judgment. The worst thing to do in terms of approaching a person is to say "this is a mess." You have to understand that your relative may be very attached to their things. Be practical, and have a conversation.
"Do you want to change this situation? Can we organize things differently, to make sure you are safe?"
If this doesn't work, you have to bring in a professional counselor, and you might also have to discuss medication with their healthcare provider, sometimes anti-anxiety medications can help people who are hoarders.
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ANAHEIM -- Astros outfielder Fernando Martinez, who's been on the disabled list since March 27 with a strained left oblique, was in the lineup at designated hitter on Sunday for Triple-A Oklahoma City as he begins a Minor League rehab assignment.
The Astros are hoping to get Martinez, a left-handed bat with power, back in Houston in time for next weekend's series against the Indians.
"We want him to get a steady diet of at-bats until we come home, and we'll make a determination on the off-day [Thursday] whether or not he's ready, and if he is we'll figure out what the right move is," Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow said. "We always targeted the end of the road trip and beginning of the next homestand as the earliest possible date we could have him back. I'm hoping, based off what he does in the next couple of days, he'll show us he's ready."
Martinez was set to open the season on the 25-man roster, but he was injured in late spring and has been working out at extended spring camp in Kissimmee, Fla. Last season with the RedHawks, Martinez was a staple of the middle of the lineup, hitting .314 with 13 homers and 62 RBIs.
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I always like to have a proper soundcheck. In my contract I state that I have to be driven to the venue before the event starts and test my set up. However, in the real world there are many times I don't get the chance. Sometimes my flight lands so late I have just about enough time to get to the venue to make my time slot. So how do I avoid sounding weak? More importantly how do I make sure I sound better than anyone else during the evening?
I have a special pre-recorded intro which I simply call "Soundcheck Intro". It's about thirty seconds long, starts with a dirty pad sound and then two loud kick drums play. After the two kicks go boom da boom I scream "Check Check!" and this repeats. During this time I'm making sure those booms are loud as f___'n possible and my voice at its loudest is not clipping the music or any limiters attached to the house system. Lastly, a snare comes in so I check the high end. A few other things worth screaming include the city your in, the name of the event, your record label's name and whatever year you happen to be in. Be warned that if you mess any of those slogans up your screwed!
I also use this intro time to double-click the title bar of my video window on the second screen being displayed by my LCD projector. This brings my live show video that is running in Ableton Live full screen. A quick touch of the projector's size and focus rings and the wall behind me is ready to entertain too.
Of course this is a painfully obvious thing everyone should do but think about how many times you see a band start and they sound bunk. Clearly they are not "braining on it" and doing any little intro diddy warm up. Another positive side-effect of a soundcheck intro is you clear or refresh people ears away from whatever monontanus boring DJ who was on before you. Yes, it's a competition and the best act of the night gets paid the most, signs the most autographs and get's the best looking ladies. The runner up can have all the booze.
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CARSON -- Talk about avoiding disaster. Only four days after a true calamity, the Galaxy turned the tables Thursday to pull out a 2-1 victory over Columbus at StubHub Center.
"If we were sitting in this locker room after a defeat, I think we would be shattered, our heads would have been down," Galaxy forward Robbie Keane said after his two late penalty kicks saved his club. "Because you do win the game, it's amazing how the confidence can get you through games and through a few more days."
Keane's second kick came in injury time and came on the heels of the Galaxy allowing two injury-time goals in a 3-2 loss to San Jose. This was their turn to heap a little misery on the opponent.
"We've been on the other side of those games a number of times this year," Galaxy coach Bruce Arena said. "At this point in the season we should have 11, 12 victories, and we've shot ourselves in the foot a number of times."
The Galaxy (8-7-3) moved into fourth place in the Western Conference standings. Columbus (5-8-5) lost its third consecutive game.
After Bernardo Anor's goal in the 78 th minute gave the Crew a 1-0 lead in a game the Galaxy had dominated from the start, the Galaxy regrouped with late offensive-oriented subs and finally broke through.
In the 85 th minute, Keane sent a pass to Marcelo Sarvas, who was stopped as the ball rolled toward goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum.
But Jose Villarreal, who had entered the game in the 61 st minute, was tripped up by Gruenebaum and referee Sorin Stoica signaled for a penalty kick. In the 86 th minute, Keane sent his attempt into the lower corner.
Just after injury time began, Keane was tracking a lob from Colin Clark into the penalty area when he was shoved by Anor and Stoica again ruled it was worthy of a penalty. Keane hit the lower corner again for his seventh goal of the season.
"The second one, we might have been fortunate on," Arena said. "The first one, I think Jose was taken down. There wasn't any of them where you could say 100 percent penalty. So the Crew's going to feel a little disappointed, for sure."
Keane was more sure of the call than his coach was.
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The Galaxy played without midfielder Landon Donovan, who is with the U.S. national team.
A case could have been made the Galaxy shouldn't have needed penalty kicks to pull out the win. They finished with 23 shots and had possession for 59 percent of the time. But time after time, the Galaxy built an attack from either wing or even up the middle and still couldn't break through.
Several times, their misfortune was their own doing, with Keane and Gyasi Zardes sending shots high or wide or both. Three times, 6-foot-5 Omar Gonzalez got his head on corner kicks but couldn't direct a shot past Gruenebaum.
In the sixth minute, Zardes led a 3-on-2 break from the middle but shot instead of passing, with Gruenebaum making an easy save.
Their two best chances came late in the first half. In the 32 nd minute, defender Todd Dunivant sent midfielder Juninho in from the side. Juninho found himself with a sharp-angle shot and sent a right-footed blast that Gruenebaum turned away with a two-hand stop.
It was Juninho's second look at a potential goal, with an earlier low left-footed shot having trickled just past the goal post.
Seven minutes later, Keane made two fakes from the top of the penalty area before unleashing a blast a leaping Gruenebaum barely pushed over the net.
Zardes had seven shots but no luck.
"I really have to work on finishing, keeping the ball on frame as opposed to shooting it off target," Zardes said. "And I think it's going to come together."
"That's what separates the men from the boys, generally," Arena said, "and players that finish off those chances make a pretty good living around the world."
The attacking continued in the second half for the Galaxy, but they still came away frustrated. Gonzalez got his head on another corner kick from Juninho. He snapped a shot on a bounce that Gruenebaum just tapped away in the 56 th minute.
In the 61 st minute, Arena made a tactical switch when he brought Villarreal off the bench to replace midfielder Hector Jimenez. Villarreal took over at forward and Zardes switched back to the midfield.
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Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
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So let me separate it out for you. I'm making a simple statement regarding only two players. Ian is SIGNIFICANTLY better than Solomon. I conclude that because Solomon cannot even stay in the league, whereas Ian is a vital rotational player on our team playing the same position.
If Ian were at the end of our bench, manning perhaps the 13th to 15th slot on our roster, I might be compelled to extend you a little latitude.
But he's not. Ian is a player who actually is a 6th to 7th player on a team that competes in a professional league called the NBA. The other guy, named Solomon, is pond scum in comparison.
By the way I believe Ian is better than Solo and I believe that Ian belongs in the NBA but not for 4mil a year.
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DC warts and all, I would run naked around the circle if he showed up on this team tomorrow to be our backup point guard.
Me too.
Collison has a knack of making expectations high when he plays for new teams. They were too high here and now they're too high in Dallas. He'll be great as a backup there eventually.
I think DC would have made a pretty good back up PG in Indiana, too bad he didn't want that. He fit this "system" well. Man at this point I'd trade DJ for a Ham Sandwich. Throw in Green for some condiments.
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Exactly. Does he have his flaws? Absolutely. Is Hill a better starter? No question. But would DC be an absolute superior backup option to DJ? Hell yes.
DC could at least make plays that would help the Pacers. Plus this would have been his third year playing with these guys. The chemistry would have been even better.
Garbage players get 1st round picks, (WTF)! All of the NBA must hate the Pacers! LOL


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I took the last 2 months off to try and let my Elbow heal up.....decided to change a couple things around now that Im back to playing.
Just some back ground. I've been playing for less then a year and I only have about 300' of pure D with only about 250' of that translating into golf D (unless its a nice open hole)
X- XL (1) My main driver
Photon Glow XL (1) testing out for glow rounds
ESP XL (1) when I need something a tad more stable then the X's
X Avenger (1) for long open holes
FLX Avenger (1) for super windy days or had hyzers
ESP Comet (2) My bread and butter. Throw these more then anyother disc in my bag
D Wasp (1) When I need something more stable then the comets
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Michigan Lottery officials say the holder of a Mega Millions ticket that's worth $19 million will be introduced at a press conference.
The event is planned Wednesday afternoon at the Michigan Lottery's headquarters in Lansing.
The lottery says the sole jackpot-winning ticket for the Feb. 5 drawing was sold at Festival Foods in Houghton in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The winning numbers for the drawing were two, five, 10, 26 and 44. The Mega Ball number was 46.
The winner can choose to collect $19 million over 26 years, before taxes, or take a lump sum of about $14 million, before taxes.


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Sydney Tamiia Poitier
Besides being the daughter of acting legend Sidney Poitier, Sydney Tamiia Poitier was one of the more interesting characters on the failed TV reboot of Knight Rider. Unfortunately, it's one of many television breaks that just haven't seemed to have gone her way. She's also known for her role as Jungle Julia in Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof. Not riding the same career wavelength as her trailblazing father, Sydney is still young enough and possibly talented enough to make similar industry waves if the right opportunity presents itself.
AppealSydney Tamiia Poitier is a hybrid of two very beautiful people -- her African-American dad Sidney Poitier and her Caucasian Canadian mom, Joanna Shimkus. Named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People in 2001, she has a statuesque 5'11" frame and a unique birth mark close to her right eye. Anyone who saw Sydney in Grindhouse will remember that she had no problem filling out the form-fitting T-shirt and tight shorts that Quentin Tarantino bestowed upon her.
On a personality level, Sydney Tamiia Poitier is probably a lot closer to her chatty and carefree Jungle Julia character in Death Proof than that of her tough-minded cop from Knight Rider. Away from the screen, she immerses herself in music and has become somewhat of a self-taught expert about the industry. She also plays drums in her own band. Currently single with one rescued dog, she doesn't want children at the moment and puts her career first. We hope that her future roles will serve the dual purpose of showing off her sex appeal while challenging her acting chops at the same time. Does that make us greedy?
SuccessSydney Tamiia Poitier has strong acting roots. She's the daughter of Sidney Poitier, an Oscar-winning African-American actor who broke color barriers and helped actors of color thrive in Hollywood. On the film front, Sydney had an early role in Clint Eastwood's True Crime and later played the leggy DJ Jungle Julia in Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof segment of Grindhouse. Long-term success on television has thus far eluded her, however, as witnessed in her three short-lived TV series -- First Years, Abby and Knight Rider. A tough break also cut her loose far too early from Veronica Mars.
It's not likely that Sydney Tamiia Poitier will reach the same heights as her dad, but it isn't due to a lack of effort. She has shown awards promise and is a groundbreaker in her own way. Sydney shared a 2005 Bronze Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival for her role in the acting ensemble of Nine Lives that included Robin Wright Penn, Molly Parker and Holly Hunter. In addition, her Knight Rider role as FBI Agent Carrie Rivai made her the only African-American woman on prime-time television in 2008 to play a bisexual character.
Sydney Tamiia Poitier BiographyThe youngest of six children, Sydney Tamiia Poitier predictably gained an interest in acting from her Oscar-winning dad, but she didn't pursue it professionally for years. In high school, she acted in the occasional production, but she didn't take it seriously until she enrolled at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. There, she acted in larger-scale productions like Titus Andronicus and after completing her initial schooling, she took additional acting lessons at the Stella Adler Conservatory, which had previously taught Robert De Niro, Benicio Del Toro and Salma Hayek among others.
Sydney Tamiia Poitier split her time between acting and music after Stella Adler. She sought out acting auditions, but supplemented her income with a job at a record label. After making her screen debut in the small 1998 indie, Park Day, Sydney accepted an offer to star as a lost dropout who finds comfort from an ex-teacher in the 1999 TV movie, Free of Eden. It was a very personal and rewarding project, since she and her father were playing the lead roles. A few months later, she enjoyed another plum supporting role in True Crime, Clint Eastwood's fast-paced thriller about a journalist trying to free an innocent man on Death Row.
sydney tamiia poitier stars in abby and veronica marsDue to her father's name recognition, Sydney Tamiia Poitier sometimes got unexpected perks when shooting on location. Hotels gave her luxury suites at no extra charge, when they assumed it was her father who would be staying there. The extras were nice, but a steady acting career was what she craved most. Though she had started in movies, it looked like television would hold the answers. In 2001, Sydney landed a role in the legal drama First Years, but the series was quickly dropped. Two years later, she played a television sports producer on the new sitcom Abby, but bad luck struck twice and the show was done after just four episodes.
Things picked up later in 2003 when Sydney Tamiia Poitier enjoyed a recurring role as journalist Rebecca Askew on the Jason Ritter – Amber Tamblyn drama, Joan of Arcadia. Her pop culture meter rose yet again when she was cast as Mallory Dent, journalism teacher to Kristen Bell on Veronica Mars, but budgetary concerns forced her character out of the show after just a handful of episodes. Somehow Sydney didn't blame the karma gods and she pressed on, unfazed.
sydney tamiia poitier stars in death proof and knight riderAfter a successful spot on Grey's Anatomy, Sydney Tamiia Poitier auditioned for Death Proof, a segment of the Grindhouse exploitation-style cinematic collaboration between Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez. Sydney had unsuccessfully auditioned for Tarantino already for Kill Bill and CSI, but now things were different. The director admitted that he had written the part of Jungle Julia with her in mind, and she promptly made it hers. For the actress, it was her most satisfying and sexiest acting experience to date, as she traded barbs with pretty co-stars Jordan Ladd and Vanessa Ferlito. She also felt the horrors of Kurt Russell's road-raging lunatic Stuntman Mike firsthand, but the film proved to be a box office loser. Nevertheless, that didn't take away from the sheer fun of being involved and making her own contribution to the Tarantino mythology.
In 2008, Sydney Tamiia Poitier returned to television for a re-launch of the 1980s TV smash, Knight Rider. It was a project that was exciting for her, since she was a childhood fan of the original series. She was also eager to add female influence and sexual tension to the show, playing bisexual FBI Agent Carrie Rivai, a protector to Michael Knight (Justin Bruening) and Sarah Graiman (Deanna Russo). It seemed like a good idea on paper, but the final result proved that some things are best left in the '80s. Poor ratings, writers strike woes and sudden story changes left Sydney out of the show after 11 episodes and the series was canceled after one brief season. Far from giving up on herself, Sydney remains committed to her future and will keep her beautiful eyes out for the next role that will satisfy her creative hunger and maintain her acting diet.
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Metabolic syndrome (MS), comprised of central obesity, glucose intolerance, hyperinsulinemia, low HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C), high triglyceride (TG) and hypertension, results in markedly increased risk for cardiovascular disease in the general population. The National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP ATP III) report recommended the use of five variables for the diagnosis of the MS including waist circumference (WC), serum TG concentration, serum HDL-C concentration, blood pressure and fasting glucose concentration. A waist circumference of 80 cm in women and 90 cm in men would better identify those with the MS in Asian populations. However, the studies of modified asian criteria of metabolic syndrome in hemodialysis (HD) patients are scarce.
We will perform prevalence investigation, cross-sectional study, and prospective investigation for metabolic syndrome in our HD patients (around 360 at present). We will enroll all the patients who receive maintenance HD more than three months in our HD center. The patients who are hospitalizing, suffered from active malignancy, active infections, recent cardiovascular events and surgery will be excluded in the beginning of study. Biochemistry and anthropometric parameters including HDL-C, TG, insulin resistance index, high sensitivity C-reactive protein and WC will be collected and analyzed. We will also prospectively establish the mortality and hospitalization indices of these patients, to study the prognosis of HD patient with or without metabolic syndrome.
This study will be helpful to understand whether the application of a modified criteria of metabolic syndrome in HD patients is capable to predict cardiovascular events, hospitalization and mortality rates.
|Hemodialysis Metabolic Syndrome X Insulin Resistance
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One of the telltale signs that you are eating a surface-ripened cheese is when it tastes mushroomy. That's why I combined cheese with mushrooms to create this recipe. Although it calls for the Italian cheese Rocchetta, you can choose from a number of different surface-ripened cheeses. You want a cheese that will soften on contact with the hot mushrooms and stand up to their earthy flavors.–Laura Werlin
Mushroom Toasts with Rocchetta Recipe
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- Makes 6 servings
- 6 slices sourdough bread (crusts removed) cut in half crosswise
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 small shallot, minced
- 1 1/2 pounds assorted mushrooms, stemmed and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher or coarse sea salt, or more to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 half wheel Rocchetta cheese, about 4.5 ounces, cut into 6 equal-size pieces (or use La Tur, Perail, St. Andre or any double- or triple-creme Brie, rind removed)
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped flat-leaf parsley leaves
- 1. Place an oven rack 6 inches below the heating element and preheat the broiler.
- 2. Put the bread slices on a baking sheet. Broil until golden brown, about 45 seconds. Watch to make sure the bread doesn't burn. Turn the bread and spread with 2 tablespoons of the butter. Broil until the bread has a few little brown spots and is a half-shade darker, about 45 seconds to 1 minute. Do not toast too much. Set aside.
- 3. In a large saute pan, melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter over medium-high heat. Add the shallot and cook for 2 minutes. Add the mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until they are soft and have released most but not all their juices, about 10 minutes. Add the salt and pepper.
- 4. Turn the heat to high and add the vinegar. Cook for 1 minute. Reduce the heat to medium, add the cream, and cook until the sauce has thickened slightly and the mushroom mixture looks creamy but not soupy, about 1 to 2 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary. (Note: You can prepare the mushrooms up to 2 hours ahead. Cover and keep at room temperature. Reheat to piping hot.)
- 5. Place 2 pieces of toast on individual serving plates. Distribute the mushrooms on top of the toast. Place the cheese on top, sprinkle with parsley, and serve right away.
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803.5 B. Casual Obstacles to a Stance: A player may obtain relief only from the following obstacles that are in the stance or run-up area: casual water, loose leaves or debris, broken branches no longer connected to a tree, motor vehicles, harmful insects or animals, players' equipment, people, or any item or area specifically designated by the director before the round. The player must first attempt to remove the obstacle. If it is impractical to move the obstacle, the player's lie may be relocated to the nearest lie which is no closer to the hole, is on the line of play, and is not more than five meters from the original lie, as agreed to by a majority of the group or an official (unless greater casual relief is announced by the director).
In the past I have (mistakenly?) assumed that it meant that any deadfall on the course could be moved. Reading it more closely carefully, it appears that you can only move debris or dead limbs that are in the way of your run up or stance area. If I have a big dead branch that isn't attached to a tree, lying directly in my line of fire but just ahead of my stance, I'm not allowed to move it. Is that right?
Is the same true for a large branch that has landed on the basket, effectively blocking it? It can't be moved until after the round is over?
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Cupcakes are one of my favorite things, so I thought I'd died and gone to heaven when I saw Renees3's recipe. She starts with chocolate cupcakes, stuffs them with a white chocolate filling, ices them with a cream cheese frosting, and tops them off with a drizzling of seedless raspberry sauce. When Renees3 couldn't find an adequate cupcake recipe, she decided to adapt a bunch of different recipes to make her own customized cupcakes. To me, that's one of the true virtues of cooking: You can tailor any recipe to suit your needs, which can result in something even better! To see how her cupcakes came together,
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- Cupcakes –
- 1 1/3 cups all purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup milk
- White Choc. Filling
- White Chocolate Filling:
- 4 ounces white chocolate, chopped
- 1/4 cup milk
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Cream Cheese Frosting –
- 2 (8 oz) packages of cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 2 cups sifted powdered sugar
- 1 teaspooon vanilla extract
- Raspberry Sauce –
- 1 (6oz) basket fresh raspberries
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar (or more or less to taste)
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In the top of a double boiler, combine the white chocolate and milk. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring, until the chocolate is melted. Let cool to room temperature.
In a bowl, beat the cream cheese, and vanilla. Gradually add the cooled chocolate and beat until smooth. Chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours before filling cupcakes. Do next three steps while waiting for this to chill. This will be used to fill the chocolate cupcakes.
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a muffin pan with liners. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa and salt. Set aside.
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Bake for 15 to 17 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. While cooling make frosting.
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When cupcakes are cooled, cut little plugs out of center.
Once filling has been refrigerated 2 hours, pour into hole then top with plug.
Frost to cover the top.
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PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Watson subsidiary Watson Labs is seeking approval for a drug designed to treat symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia in men with an enlarged prostate.
The company filed an abbreviated new drug application to market dutasteride capsules in the 0.5-mg strength. The drug is a generic version of Avodart, which is made by GlaxoSmithKline.
GlaxoSmithKline last Friday confirmed that it filed suit against Watson under the Hatch-Waxman Act in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. GSK is seeking to prevent the generic drug maker from commercializing its dutasteride capsules prior to the expiration of patent No. 5,565,467. GSK is hoping for a stay of final FDA approval of Watson's ANDA until Nov. 17, 2013, or until final resolution of the matter before the court, whichever occurs sooner.
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Experienced striker Sergio van Dijk has been granted a release from his Adelaide United contract, allowing him to leave the A-League and join Indonesian club Persib Bandung.
Van Dijk has endured a bitter fallout with club bosses and new coach John Kosmina, resulting in the 30-year-old playing just three of 16 matches this season.
Van Dijk, whose contract was due to expire in April, leaves as one of the A-League's most prolific marksmen, having scored 50 goals during his five-seasons at both Brisbane and Adelaide.
He was the golden boot winner in 2010-11 with the Reds and only Shane Smeltz and Archie Thompson have scored more goals since the competition's inception in 2005.
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Does anyone own hard copies of parts of the cannon that are not so widely known?
I think there is a section that talks about the other Buddha's of this cycle?
Also Buddhist legends as in Jatakas are welcome and not necessarily strictly Theravada. Right now I own Edward Conzes Buddhist Scriptures.


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DATE: August 12, 2013 PIO NUMBER: 13-8-15
The Broward Sheriff's Office will hold a memorial service at 10 a.m. August 15 to honor eight former Broward law enforcement officers and two fire rescue personnel.
10 a.m., August 15, 2013
Public Safety Building
2601 W. Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale
On August 24, 1915, a month before Broward County was created, Gus Fears ended an argument with his wife with his shotgun, shooting the woman four times. A neighbor ran to summon Dania Town Marshal W.L. (William Louis) Cox, 32. As Marshal Cox approached the house, Fears cut him down with a shotgun blast. Dade County Sheriff Hardie was called "by long distance telephone" and he immediately drove to Dania with two deputies. When they arrived they found Fears shot to death, apparently the result of suicide.
Deputy Arthur Fillebrown was 24 years old when he became the first Broward County deputy to die in the line of duty back on August 26, 1957. He had been on the job for just three weeks - long enough to be trained in those days - and it was his first day alone on patrol. The rookie deputy responded to a call of an overturned truck in a canal at Bailey Road and State Road 7. Running with his lights and siren on, his marked unit collided with a passenger train at the Prospect Road crossing, which had no lights or signals back then. Deputy Fillebrown died instantly.
Deputy Robert Milligan was an experienced and well-respected law enforcement officer when he was shot in the line of duty on August 9, 1978 and died three days later. He attended high school in Hollywood, and after leaving the U.S. Army, joined the Hollywood Police force, serving from 1949 to 1974. In 1976, he joined the Broward Sheriff's Office as a civil deputy. Deputy Milligan was serving an eviction notice in Lauderhill when he sustained a fatal gunshot wound.
On July 13 1979, Deputy Joseph Conte was ambushed and gunned down while escorting prisoners from the Broward County Jail to a medical office in Fort Lauderdale. One of the inmates - a man whose nickname was "Mad Dog" - had planned an escape. He got his girlfriend to hire a gunman, promising to pay him $15,000, which they did not have, and then he complained of a toothache. As Deputy Conte led the inmate from a detention van to the doctor's office, he was confronted by the gunman and was shot and killed.
Pompano Beach Police Officer Scott Winters was shot and killed July 29, 1990 during a struggle with a violent suspect. Officer Winters and his K9 partner, Baron, were assisting in the search for a man wanted for beating and raping a young girl. When Officer Winters located the suspect a violent struggle ensued and the suspect gained control of his service weapon. He was shot twice below his vest. The suspect was apprehended and sentenced to death.
Broward County Fire Rescue Captain Raymond Kerr passed away on August 8, 2003. Capt. Kerr began his fire service career in 1982 as a volunteer with the Town of Pembroke Park and soon became a full-time firefighter. He obtained additional training and rose through the ranks, eventually becoming a captain and acting fire chief. In 1999, when Pembroke Park merged with Broward County, he continued to serve with dedication and distinction.
On August 19, 2004, 33-year-old Deputy Todd Fatta was working with a special task force targeting traffickers in child pornography. While serving a search warrant at the Fort Lauderdale home of registered sex offender Kenneth Wilk, who was suspected of being involved with child pornography, Deputy Fatta was shot and killed by the suspect. Wilk was apprehended and charged with Deputy Fatta's murder.
Driver/Engineer Michael Douthitt, a 23-year veteran, was assigned to Station 17 in West Park. In the early morning hours of July 2, 2007, Station 17 units responded to a working structure fire at 61 West Lake Dr. in Pembroke Park. After returning to the station, D/E Douthitt felt ill, went home and was subsequently hospitalized for a cardiac event. He was released from the hospital later that week. On July 13, 2007, while at home with his wife, he went into cardiac arrest. He later died at Wellington Regional Hospital in Palm Beach County.
Sergeant Chris Reyka was highly praised by his superiors and peers for his steadfast dedication, keen eye and reliability. In the early morning hours of August 10, 2007, he was gunned down while checking on a suspicious vehicle outside a Pompano Beach Walgreens store. Sergeant Reyka was 51 years old. The homicide is still under investigation.
Deputy Christopher Schaub began his career with BSO in 1990 after serving for four years with the Livingston (N.J.) Police Department. At age 47, he was fatally injured in a traffic crash while on duty Sept. 26, 2012. He had been riding his BSO motorcycle at the time. A dedicated employee, Deputy Schaub's personnel file is filled with awards and letters of commendation. His son, Tim, is also a BSO deputy.
During the service, Sheriff Scott Israel and others will say a few words in remembrance of the fallen heroes.
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Samma wrote:Its one of many synonyms for nibanna. I'd guess that it comes from description of death as experienced by a tathagata:
Death as experienced by a Tathagata is described simply as, 'All this, no longer
being relished, grows cold right here.' All attempts to describe the experience of
nibbana or the state of the Tathagata after death—as existing, not existing, both,
or neither—are refuted by the Buddha (Thanissaro, Mind life fire)
"'I tell you, the ending of the mental fermentations depends on the first jhana.' Thus it has been said. In reference to what was it said? There is the case where a monk, secluded from sensuality, secluded from unskillful qualities, enters & remains in the first jhana: rapture & pleasure born of seclusion, accompanied by directed thought & evaluation. He regards whatever phenomena there that are connected with form, feeling, perception, fabrications, & consciousness, as inconstant, stressful, a disease, a cancer, an arrow, painful, an affliction, alien, a disintegration, an emptiness, not-self. He turns his mind away from those phenomena, and having done so, inclines his mind to the property of deathlessness: 'This is peace, this is exquisite — the resolution of all fabrications; the relinquishment of all acquisitions; the ending of craving; dispassion; cessation; Unbinding.'
Aloka wrote:In his book "The Sound of Silence" Ajahn Sumedho described "the Deathless" as "the unconditioned"
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That's my take on it, but if I've misrepresented anything, someone please let me know.
m0rl0ck wrote:So then a stream enterer has seen nibbana?
[Immediately after attaining the stream] Sariputta the wanderer went to Moggallana the wanderer. Moggallana the wanderer saw him coming from afar and, on seeing him, said, "Your faculties are bright, my friend; your complexion pure & clear. Could it be that you have attained the Deathless?"
"Yes, my friend, I have..."
— Mv I.23.5
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/stud ... tream.html
SN 47.41 Amata Sutta: Deathless
At Savatthi
"Monks, remain with your minds well-established in the four establishings of mindfulness. Don't let the deathless be lost to you.
"In which four? There is the case where a monk remains focused on the body in & of itself — ardent, alert, & mindful — subduing greed & distress with reference to the world. He remains focused on feelings... mind... mental qualities in & of themselves — ardent, alert, & mindful — subduing greed & distress with reference to the world.
"Monks, remain with your minds well-established in these four establishings of mindfulness. Don't let the deathless be lost to you."
reflection wrote:It does describe the absence of something rather than the presence. Like we could say going on pension is 'the jobless'.
"There is the case, Ananda, where a disciple of the noble ones considers this: 'Sensuality here & now; sensuality in lives to come; sensual perceptions here & now; sensual perceptions in lives to come; forms here & now; forms in lives to come; form-perceptions here & now; form-perceptions in lives to come; perceptions of the imperturbable; perceptions of the dimension of nothingness; perceptions of the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception: that is an identity, to the extent that there is an identity. This is deathless: the liberation of the mind through lack of clinging/sustenance.'
Samma wrote:Its one of many synonyms for nibanna.
ancientbuddhism wrote:'deathless' (amaro) was also an epithet for the ātman of the Upaniṣads:
sa vāeṣa nahān ajātmā, ajaro, amaro' mṛto'bhayo brahma; abhayaṃ vai brahma, abhyaṃ hi vai brahma bhavati ya avaṃ veda. || Bṛhad-āraṇyaka Upaniṣad IV. 4.25 ||
"This is that great unborn Self who is undecaying, undying, immortal, fearless, Brahman. Verily, Brahman is fearless. He who knows this becomes the fearless Brahman."
(Translation by Ś. Radhakrisnan The Principle Upaniṣads)
This may be one of many instances where the Buddha punned on the epithets of ātmavāda contemporary to him.
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This product is ideal if you want to visually explore the spatial distribution of a Census topic as it provides thematically mapped Census statistics for your chosen location. MapStats is fast and simple to use and no mapping skills are required.
Start at the ABS homepage and click on 'Census Data' on the left hand navigation menu. Find 'MapStats' in the body of the page and choose which year's Census data you want displayed. Search for a geographic area by using any of the tabs above the key word search box.
In this example, we will search using the keyword: 'Ballarat'. Click on the 'Search' button and a list of all the places that include 'Ballarat' is displayed. Select a specific geographic area from the list of results. In this example we've selected Ballarat Local Government Area. A Map of the selected area appears; check it is the wanted area and click on 'Select Topic'. Notice the default count method is set as Place of usual residence. Place of usual residence is where people usually live, as opposed to place of enumeration which counts people based on where they were on Census night.
Now choose a topic and subtopic for which you want data. Let's choose Language and Proportion of People who speak a Language other than English. Click on 'Select Sub Location'. This will determine how the map of your chosen location will be divided. The options depend on the size of the location you have selected. Here we have the choice of a Collection District or Statistical Local Area. Let's keep it as a Collection District and click on 'View MapStats'. The map opens in the Summary tab and may take several seconds to load. You are now presented with a map for your chosen geographic area.
The areas are displayed in a range of colours to convey differences in the Census topics being investigated. Please note the legend at the bottom of the page. The percentage breakdown will change depending on the distribution of a particular variable in the area you select. Note that you can also view a copy of the map in Acrobat Reader or Portable Network Graphics (PNG) from the Downloads tab.
The Portable Network format should be used to copy, resize and paste the map into a report. Click on 'Free Download' to open file. The best maps to use are Local Government Areas by Collection districts as they display the smallest geographic area data and give a better spatial distribution of a variable. Why not generate a MapStats report for the local government area of your school and ask students to observe a topic of their choice. Can you see this being of use to your students?
The economics curriculum relies on real data, and students are expected to understand what's happening now. The ABS is Australia's official provider of economic data, and teachers can access this free data any time for use the in classroom. The following tutorial segments aim to provide a quick overview of some key national statistical products for economics and commerce teachers.


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Churchwood Valley4
Churchwood Valley Wembury, Plymouth, PL90DZ
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- Very Good
- 4 guest reviews
"Loved staying here. Very quiet tucked away in the hillside, with the only sounds being the birds. Our log cabin had all we needed to be comf..."
"Very cozy Chalet in among the sweet chestnut tree. View through trees to Wembury Bay. Staff most welcoming and helpful...."
"Basic but clean.A little outdated furniture but ok..."
About the hotel
Churchwood Valley is a beautiful, natural wooded valley running down to the sea at Wembury Bay in South Devon. Look closely and, hidden among the lush green foliage, you'll see wooden cabins nestling on the hillside. It is a haven of peace within an environmental paradise, Churchwood Valley is a few minutes' walk from a safe family beach and the South West Coast Path.
If 'getting away from it all' is the most important part of your holiday – Churchwood Valley is for you. Each holiday cabin has its own plot on the hillside, surrounded by trees, flowering shrubs, hedges and rustic fences. By moving no further than your armchair, you'll see delightful displays of bird life, and a trip to your private patio may well afford a glimpse of badgers, foxes, squirrels and other wildlife. There are no discos, bars or cafes – just rock pools, wildlife and breathtaking scenery. Secluded it may be, isolated it is not. Churchwood's licensed shop sells a wide range of food and drink, beach toys, gifts and many other products, so you don't even need to leave the site for those 'essential' items. We also have a fully equipped launderette. Situated just 7 miles from Plymouth Churchwood Valley is an ideal base to explore many of Devon and Cornwalls main attractions. Please note: Due to the park being located on the side of a valley, much of the access is not suitable to those with mobility problems. For more information please contact the laterooms team. Cots and high chairs are available on request for a £5 hire charge. We allow up to 2 dogs per cabin at a cost of £5 per dog per week, or part of a week. We do accept arrivals after 7pm if the booking is made over 24 hours in advance.
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- Horse Riding, [Channels] News, [Channels] Music, [Channels] Childrens
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75% would recommend it to a friend
Customer service
Room quality
Never Again
Upon arrival we were asked to pop to the little cove nearby as the accommodation was not ready we arrived at 2.15 hoping we could check in 15 minutes early.
we came back approx. 1 hour later and were given a map and key to the chalet. We were very disappointed with the accommodation, even though we had booked a double we had the push together two single beds the bedroom smelt musty and was quite small. The bathroom although very clean; had a very small shower so if you are slightly on the larger size you cannot move your arms without hitting the walls and door the water was not fast enough but was hot. The outside area was just some concrete slabs with a picnic bench and two plastic chairs. One of the highlights of the holiday was the squirrels, robins and mice which frequented the patio area constantly looking for food. Overall a disappointing stay.
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We are always disappointed to read a review such as this, as by far the majority of our guests are extremely happy with our cabins and the way we look after them. The authors of this review had presumably not read the descriptions and dimensions of our cabins (in our brochure and on our website) otherwise they would not have been surprised at what they found. In our entry on LateRooms we state that we cannot guarantee a double bed but will endeavour to provide one: in this case we were virtually full and we were unable to do so. We will, however, investigate the musty smell. We are sorry that the guests did not enjoy their stay.
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Fiorentina forward Stevan Jovetic looking forward to joining Manchester City
Fiorentina forward Stevan Jovetic has expressed his happiness at the opportunity to join Manchester City.
By Simone Bargellini
Last Updated: 19/07/13 9:27am
Fiorentina confirmed on Thursday that an agreement has been reached with City for the Montenegro international to move to the Etihad Stadium.
The forward, who scored 13 goals in 31 appearances last season, has previously been linked with several of City's Premier League rivals.
However, he is looking forward to linking up with Manuel Pellegrini's side and a reunion with his former Fiorentina team-mate Matija Nastasic.
"Florence will remain in my heart," the 23-year-old told firenzeviola.it. "I came here as a boy and I'm leaving as a man. This is a beautiful city and I was really fine.
"But I'm happy to go to City because they play in the Premier League and they are a very important team. I just want to win something.
"And then I'll find my great friend Nastasic.
"I will be leaving a very strong Fiorentina and I'm happy about that. I wish that they can win the scudetto.
"It would have been nice to play with Mario Gomez, but I wanted a change of scenery.
"I know that Fiorentina's fans are a little angry with me, it's normal, but I have never said anything bad, either about them or about Fiorentina."
Viola coach Vincenzo Montella added: "Stevan gave so much to Fiorentina, but he had expressed a desire to grow elsewhere and I wish him good luck."
Jovetic joined Fiorentina from Partizan Belgrade in 2008, but is now scheduled to travel to Manchester to finalise personal terms with City.


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Effects of Endurance Training on Patients With Reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) and Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy Especially for Cardiac Arrhythmias
The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.
Verified May 2007 by Charite University, Berlin, Germany.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
Charite University, Berlin, Germany
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First received: May 10, 2007
Last updated: November 19, 2008
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A severely reduced left ventricular ejection fraction is associated with increased mortality due to pump failure as well as to malignant ventricular arrhythmia. We hypothesize that targeted training may lead to improved survival and to increased parameters of risk stratification for malignant arrhythmia. Additionally, the training may lead to an improved psychological and mental condition of the patients
|Heart Failure Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy Sudden Cardiac Death
|Behavioral: endurance training Behavioral: exercise training
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Effects of Endurance Training on Patients With Reduced LVEF and Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy Especially for Cardiac Arrhythmias
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MedlinePlus related topics: ArrhythmiaU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Charite University, Berlin, Germany:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- left ventricular function [ Time Frame: 3 months ]
- aerobic threshold [ Time Frame: 3 months ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- quality of life [ Time Frame: 3 months ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|August 2007
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2008
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: 1, Training
Group for training therapy
Behavioral: exercise training
Treadmill exercise training to optimize physical endurance
|Active Comparator: 2, Control
Behavioral: endurance training
control group.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- CRT Device
Exclusion Criteria:
- refused informed consent
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00472238
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00472238
|Charité campus Benjamin Franklin
|Berlin, Germany, 12200
|Contact: Dirk Müller, MD, PhD +49 39 8445 ext 3554 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Contact: Fernando C Dimeo, MD, PhD +49 30 8445 ext 2098 email@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Dirk Müller, MD, PhD
|Principal Investigator: Fernando C Dimeo, MD, PhD
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Charite University, Berlin, Germany
|Principal Investigator:
|Dirk Müller, MD, PhD
|Charite University, Berlin, Germany
|Principal Investigator:
|Fernando C Dimeo, MD, PhD
|Charite University, Berlin, Germany
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Dr. Dirk Müller, Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00472238 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|May 10, 2007
|Last Updated:
|November 19, 2008
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Heart Failure
Death, Sudden, Cardiac
Arrhythmias, Cardiac
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Pathologic Processes
Heart Arrest
Death, Sudden
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ONeal Hurting, but Artest
Getting Closer to Return
By Conrad Brunner
Indianapolis, March 1, 2004
Ron Artest will join the Pacers on their final extended road jaunt of the regular season, four games against Western Conference opponents beginning Tuesday night at Golden State, and it may turn out to be a business trip for the All-Star forward.
Jermaine ONeal suggested Artest might actually return to the court this week. Artest has been out since undergoing surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb on Feb. 19. Hes been on the injured list five games and is thus eligible for activation when medical clearance is given.
I think we may have Ron back this week, ONeal said after practice Monday at Conseco Fieldhouse. Thatll be good for us.
Artest had a doctors appointment to examine the thumb, and possibly remove the hard cast. He did not attend practice.
Hes been shooting, and I think he comes out of his cast pretty soon, if not today, ONeal said. Talking to him, hes really in a hurry to get back and he feels like hes going to come back. Hes a guy that did 10 push-ups after he had heart surgery (to repair a minor problem during the 2002 offseason). If he can do that, Im pretty sure hes going to try to get back.
He understands we can win without him, but we need him to excel, especially for the stretch run of the season. If were going to contend, were going to need all of these guys. We cant have anybody hurt because theyre important to what we do.
Carlisle said he hadnt heard anything specific about Artest returning. Asked if the forward was getting close to coming back, he replied, He might be.
It depends on what the doctor says, Carlisle said. But I havent heard any word on anything, so I dont know.
There is another health issue to monitor, and it involves O'Neal, whose right knee has suffered a recurrence of tendinitis. So far, it has only limited his practice time, but is a situation that will bear watching.
My knee is really struggling a lot when I play back-to-back games and play a lot of minutes, ONeal said. I had (Sunday) off and coach Carlisle gave me today off so I could get some rest and treatment. I definitely want to be able to play these next two games. Then theres a day off after that. And as long as I can put some days between games, I think I can get through the season.
The afternoon of the Sixers game (Saturday night), I thought I may not be able to play. Its going to be a while before it gets better. But if I keep getting it treated and we put some space on the second-place team, in the last week or two I can sit out and get some rest for the playoffs. The playoffs start three days after the last regular-season game, so I dont have much time to rest.
After playing Golden State on Tuesday night, the Pacers face the Clippers on Wednesday. After a day off, they travel to Utah for a Friday night game, then wrap up the trip Sunday night in Denver. After returning home to face Toronto next Tuesday night, they hit the road to face Boston (March 12) and Cleveland (March 14). Then comes the season-closing stretch in which 10 of the final 16 games will be at home.
Interesting....I don't know if it is good for him to come back early, but hey, if he is healed, why not?


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Marte has first full workout in concussion recovery
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Pirates won't be able to add one of the biggest possible boosts to their offense prior to Thursday afternoon's non-waiver Trade Deadline -- although that is merely a coincidental observation.
Left fielder Starling Marte had his first on-field workout Tuesday, the day before he becomes eligible to come off the seven-day concussion list. There is a process for getting confidently activated from such an injury, a slow and deliberate one Marte has just begun.
Marte saw some game action -- even made a start -- after getting beaned by Colorado's Adam Ottavino on July 18, in the first game after the All-Star break. The club diverted him to the concussion list five days later.
"He just had his first full workout," manager Clint Hurdle said before Tuesday's game vs. the Giants. "He shagged balls, took [batting practice], ran the bases. We'll see how he functions through the evening and how he feels tomorrow. Today was a good day to build some momentum."
"I felt fine. More tomorrow," Marte said of his return to the field.
Between injuries and personal issues, Marte has had a trying second full season. He lost his leadoff job even before the arrival of Gregory Polanco and has struck out 95 times in 314 at-bats while batting .255.
Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog Change for a Nickel. He can also be found on Twitter @Tom_Singer. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Life in the fast lane...
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Strep throat is an infection in the throat caused by bacteria.
Strep throat is caused by specific bacteria.
The bacteria enter through inhaled air droplets and grow in the throat causing the infection and symptoms.
The strep bacteria is spread by airborne droplets. This occurs with coughing or sneezing from infected people, or by touching a contaminated surface then touching your eyes, nose, or mouth.
Strep throat is more common in children and adolescents. Other factors that increase your chance of strep throat include:
Strep throat may cause:
Complications of untreated strep throat can be serious and include:
is also rare, but it can occur, even with treatment
Your doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. Tests to confirm strep throat may be used and include:
Only a rapid DNA test or throat culture can confidently distinguish strep throat from throat infections with other causes. Doctors will often make a diagnosis and decide about treatment based on symptoms, physical findings, and test results.
Most sore throats, including strep throat, will get better on its own in 7-10 days. Although the sore throat disappears, the infection may remain. It is important to follow through with proper treatment to prevent serious complications.
Your doctor will prescribe antibiotics to treat the infection. Antibiotics may be given as a pill or a shot. Symptoms will often fade in the first few days of medication, but it is important to take all of the antibiotics as prescribed.
Your doctor may advise over-the-counter pain relievers and fever reducers to ease symptoms.
Note: Aspirin is not recommended for children with a current or recent viral infection. Check with your doctor before giving your child aspirin.
To help reduce your chance of getting strep throat:
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SOUTH WEST men, women and children are being urged to join forces and Stand Up To Cancer.
A joint fundraising campaign from Cancer Research UK and Channel 4, Stand Up To Cancer aims to raise money to fund vital research which will get new and better treatments to cancer patients faster.
By joining Stand Up To Cancer, supporters in the region will be uniting with doctors, nurses, scientists and celebrities to generate funds, raise awareness and bring forward the day when all cancers are cured.
Stand Up To Cancer is launching now and will build over the next few months as more and more people join the fight.
It will culminate in a live TV fundraiser on Friday 17 October as an army of millions tune in to Channel 4 for a live show hosted by Davina McCall, Alan Carr and Dr Christian Jessen. Stand Up To Cancer took place for the first time in the UK in 2012 and raised over £8 million for ground-breaking research.
This year, there are many ways to get involved and help save lives. Cancer Research UK is urging everyone in the South West to stand up and do something to help raise money at work, school or at home. A free fundraising kit is available to help spark creative ideas and provide support tools.
Men, women and children can register now to take part in the first ever March On Cancer events which are taking place in 15 cities across the UK, simultaneously around the UK on Saturday, 11 October.
The locations are include Newcastle, Edinburgh, Sheffield, Manchester, Liverpool, Chester, Birmingham, London, Norwich, Bristol, Cardiff, Southampton, Portsmouth, Cambridge and Plymouth. Karen Davis, Cancer Research UK's spokesperson for the South West, said: "Thanks to the incredible progress that's been made in the last 40 years, more people are surviving cancer than ever before.
"In the 1970s, less than a quarter of people with cancer survived. But over the last 40 years, survival has doubled – today half will survive. But we can't afford to stand still. Stand Up To Cancer is our chance to make history and we hope everyone across the South West will join us."
"This is the first year we are holding our new March On Cancer events, which are open to everyone - adults and children.
People across the region can also show their support for the campaign in style as a fun and fashionable range of clothing and accessories for men, women, children and dogs is available online now at standuptocancer.org.uk
It includes T-shirts (from £10) onesies in sizes for adults (£25) and children (£15) watches in bold bright colours (£5.99), pin badges (£1), travel mugs (£4.99), snapback caps (£8) festival wristbands (99p); and, for man's best friend, a must-have dog T-shirt with the words 'Sit, Stay and Stand Up To Cancer' (£8).
Stand Up To Cancer was supported by stars from TV, film, fashion and music when it took place in the UK in 2012, including Gwyneth Paltrow , Samuel L Jackson, Bradley Cooper, Leona Lewis, Cheryl Cole, Keith Lemon, Heidi Klum, Jeremy Piven, Heston Blumenthal, Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall, Alesha Dixon, Ashley Walters, Russell Tovey, Bear Grylls, Jack Whitehall, Tom Felton, Warwick Davis, Jimmy Carr, Derren Brown, Martin Freeman, Dawn Porter, Micky Flanagan, Stephen Graham, Max Beesley and Jonathan Ross.